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4 Growing Newspaper in a Growing City | Thye Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer ¢ "All The News While It Is VOL. 8--NO, 72 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1931 Yt 5 Coos Coy TWELVE PAGES SINCLAIR MAKES STRONG PLEA FOR FARMERS * Telephone Company Manager Says Business Now Better, NEW INSTALLATIONS IN MARCH INDICATE THAT ~ CONDITIONS IMPROVING Shviileegs in in Nuss of 'Telephones Last Year Was Only 2.2 Per Cent. in Spite of Depression NUMBER NOW ON .UPWARD GRADE Increase in Installations in Last Few Weeks Taken as \ Indication . That Condi- tions Are Picking Up - Contrary to what some people might "expect, the telephone busi- ness in Oshawa has not suffered greatly from the *'depression' of last year. And already there are gigns that it is returning to nor- malcy. _ lconomists admit) that the tele- Phone, in these days, a fairly ac- -eurate barometer of business con- ditions. When business is good and getting better more telephone ser- vice is used and more telephones are installed. When there is a tightening up in business, there 1s lable to be a shrinkage in the tele- phone installations, but this does not come until a pinch is being felt because the telephome is re- garded as a necessity not only for business men but for even the average working man's home. That Oshawa was not too badly hit, if the telephone company's figures are any indication, was learned by a Times répresentative Sea .vigited the local district office ; Bell Telephone Co, of Can- eb, jesterday, H. M. Black, man- 'in answer to the reporter's sald that only a 2.2 uiries, fs shrinkage in installations been noted over the last year. Today there are 5,681 telephones in use in Oshawa, and that is just 127 less than at this date one year ago, Turning Upwards So far this year the company has been holding its own, and during March there has seemed to be an upturn that may indicate that, slowly, bit surely, conditions are picking up. There have been «76 installations of telephones in the city this year, as compared with 65 cancellations of service for various reasons, a net gain of 11 telephones in use for the month. The situation in the rural dis- tricts has shown practically no change, and the cancellations of service that have been received (Continued on page 3) SLAYER OF WIFE WOUNDS HIMSELF Domestic Differences Lead to Tragedy, Witnessed by Family, at Kitchener Kitchener, March 26,~Mrs. Mike Urschel, Ontario Street, is dead and her husband is in a eriti- cal condition in the Kitchener Waterloo General Hospital as the result of a shooting affray last night in the apartment of George Kenyer, West King Street. Urschel .has only a slight chance for life, the hospital authorities say, Mrs, Urschel was visiting at the Kenyer home, witnesses say, when her husband arrived. He asked her before the Kenyer family whether or not she planned.to retufn to his home and live with him, Wit- "nesses state that she answered "No," whereupon Urschel is sald to have drawn a revolver and fired two shots into . his wife's breast. Before the startled onlookers). could move, Urschel, they say, placed the muzzle of the gun in- s,ae his own mouth and pulled the |. trigger twice, He then opened a drawer in the kitchen gr grasped a knife and attempted to stab himself, He staggered into the hallway and collapsed on the floor, "he shooting created great ex- citement on King Street, Kit- chener's main thoroughfare, Crowds of people were leaving theatres when the sound of the #hots reached their ears. 'WEATHER Lower Lakes-- hh morth. and northeast, 1, 1-'r and colder vomght 2 Friday. Georglan Pay Ls Ferecast: 4 Tacping cars and a waiter in the |CHAS. LOVE HAS FILED APPEAL IN LIBEL AGTION Formal Notice Sets Forth Reasons in Whitby Paper Case Gurofsky and Altman, solicitors, of Toronto, acting for Charles Love, of Reach Township, have filed notice of appeal. from the verdict of the jury in the libel action against the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle. The case was re- cently tried at the Supreme Court sittings at Whitby, with Mr. Jus- tice Kelly president, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, dismissing the action. The appeal will be heard by the appellate division of the Supreme Court of Ontario at' Osgoode Hall as soon as it is reached on the list. The reasons for the appeal, as cited in the formal notice filed by the solicitors for the plaintiff, are as follows: 1. That the said judgment fis contrary to law, evidence and the weight of evidence. 2. - That the Learned Judge and Jury erred in not holding that the publication in question was plain- ly a lbel and that the Plaintiff was therefore entitled to damages. 3. That the Learned Judge and Jury erred in not awarding the Plaintiff at least nominal damages. . That the Learned Judge erred in: admitting character evi- dence and evidence of reputation in view of the fact that the De- fendant did not plead justification or lack of reputation in mitigation of damages, 6. That the Learned Judge er- red in rejecting admissable evi- dence and in admitting inadmiss- ible evidence. 6. And upon such further and other grounds as counsel may urge and as may appear in the notes of evidence. KINSMEN'S CLUB NAMES DELEGATES Will Be Represented by T. L. Wilson and Russell Storks at Convention in Chatham Next Month The Oshawa Kinsmen's Club will be represented ut the district convention, to be held in Chgtham early in April, by Thomas L. Wil- son, President of the Club, and Russel Storks, as offi- cial delegates. This was de- cided at @ meeting of the club ex- ecutive held last night. The ex- ecutives also decided to hold an "At Home" in the Hotel Cenosha on Friday, April 17 which will be ap outstanding social event. In addition to the local Kinsmen and memhers of the other clubs in the districts, invitations will be ex- tended to other service clubs in the city of Oshawa, and to friends of the Kingmen"s Club generally. Cliff Palmer has been appointed chairman of the committee in charge and is planning some un- usual features for this occasion, ONE KILLED AND 13 INJURED IN WRECK OF TRAIN Canadian 'Pacifiéy, Railway "Train Dersiled West of Swift Current, Saskatch- "ewan Winnipeg, March' 76, --One death from shock and 12 persons injured was the toll of a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train derailment, 16 'miles west of Swift Current, Sask., last night, Striking a broken rail five cars of the westbound train were hurled from the track, bring- ing injury to passengers in four NAIOh Fisher, of Cleveland, elo. ica af rly atter tlie derall- ment from shock, according to the official' statement in the raflway offices hére this morning. He was northerly winds, fair and and cold tonsght and Friday, a victim of heart disease, tho Al Lendant, physician aids . oa? Wuried WORKS DEPT. HAS STARTED ANNUAL | SPRING CLEANING Flusher Makes Appearance Eatlier- Than Usual, And Street Cleaning Gang at Work 2 ul The works department's annual spring cleanup is under way. One of the real signs of spring is to see the big 'motor flusher once more making its rounds of the city's streets, flushing the pavements and keeping the dust from blowing in clouds across milady's weekly laun- dry hung so beautifully clean in the back yard. The flusher was brought out this year just'a few days ahead of the average time for it to make its ap- pearance, and abotit a weck ahead of last year, according to City: Engineer W, C. Smith. This was necessary due to the carly spring drying up of the streets. A gang of men has been working all this week scraping the winter's accumulation of dirt from the gutters alongside the pavements, It is prag- tically impossible to clean this off 'in any other way, and this job must be done before the flusher can do very very effective work. In some places there is still an ae- cumulation of ice along the shady sizes of the pavements, but a pick and shovel gang with. a wagon is speedily removing these, and soon all remaining vestigaes of king win- ter's glory will be: removed, except for the occasional small heap of ice in the back yard, that is sheltered from the dire direct t rays of the of the sun, BiG CONVENTION OF LEGION LIKELY Official Organ of Organiza- tion Makes Optimistic Re- ference to Oshawa Gather- ing This month's issue of "The Duck- board," the official organ of the On- tario Provincial Command of the Canadian Legion, makes a special re- ference to the provincial convention which is to be held' in Oshawa, the dates having now been definitely fix- ed as August 26, 27 and 28. The con- vention is to be held in the Genefal Motors auditorium, and according to the "The Duckboard," is going to be the most important convention ever held by the Legion in Ontario. On account of the great increase in membership, and the organization of many new branches since the last convention the numbers of delegates is expected to reach a high record and it is anticipated that at least 500 delegates will be on hand. A large delegation is expected from Northern Ontario, and in order to stimulate interest in that part of the country, M. McIntyre Hood, provincial second vice - president of the Legion, is to make a tour of the north country about the middle of April, to address district rallies at Pafry Sound, Timmins, Sudbury, Sault Ste Marie and North Bay. In past years, the north has been very poorly represented at conventions, but this year it is expected that be- tween forty and fifty delegates will come to Oshawa from that section of the province, HEROIC FARMHAND SAVES BOY'S LIFE BUT LOSES OWN | Horses and | Sleigh Carrying Four People Sank Through Ice on Trent River Campbeliford, March 26.--Today this town and district are mourning the death of a hero--a young farm- hand who gave his life to save that of his employer's eight-years-old son, He was Theodore Barr, and he worked for William Barrie, a farm- er and trapper, of Trent River. It was another tragedy of treach- erous ice. Just before 7 o'clock last evening, Barrie boys, 8 and 4 years old, drove as usual to the river bahk to set muskrat traps on the ice. The sleigh was 20 feet beyond the bank when the ice cracked beneath the teams's hoofs, the sleigh slumped sidewise into the river, and its four occupants were tossed into the water. Le a giant of a man, snatch his four-year-old son and him bodily to safety on a near-by wharf. Young Barr went to The world's only male Siamese twins arrived in Oshawa toda have been taking a look around Can i ada"s Motor City before engaging in their act at the Regent theatre. Hl played to a large matinee crowd this afternoon, and will be here for the evening shows tonight and for three performances tomorrow. They are known as the Godino twins, and. are natives of the Phil- lipine Islands, They are Lucio and Simplicio, and were 23 years old on March 2. Incidentally, they brought with them to Oshawa their two pret- ty brides, who assist them in their stage performantes. representative of The Times who called gn them at their room in the Genosha Hotel this morning, was surprised at the excellent English that they speak. In fact, Lucio, said that they had been in the United States and Canada so long that he would be almost lost if he return- ed home and had to speak the native dialect again, They were educated Male Siamese Twins Are Looking Around Oshawa (AVE [EGTURE at Manilla High School and at l John's College, Washington, D.C. Simplicio is much stouter than Lu- cio. This Lucio explains by saying that he has suffered from influenza, which made him lose much weight. Either one of the brothers can be ill without the disease affecting the other. Lucio said, adding "this is one case in which the innocent suf- fers with the guilty," in being forced to stay in bed when the other is un- well, The twins delight in outdoor sports and even a strenuous round of ten- nis is not toq much for this' agile pair. They also bow! und play golf. They have become adept at occupy- ing a single chair, and they walk, roller skate and otherwise live an almost normal life, except for the fact that they are "inseparable com- panions." They have their own in- dividual tastes, and do not like ex- actly the same things, as might be A most enthusiastic reception was given to the idea of forming an Oshawa Boat Club at a meeting held for the discussion of the sub Ject in the Board Room of the Chamber of Commerce last evening, The meeting which was attended by 16 enthusiastic prospective mem- bers was very much in favor of the forming of the club. To that end a business executive was elected, who are to go into the question more fully and report back at a meeting to be held, it is expected, in a week's time. Following the meeting last night it was the une Committee Appointed to Formation of Oshawa nsor Be at Club animous opinion of all present that a boat club in the gity would be a decided asset to the community. The business executive elected was as follows: President, Eldon J. Stacey; vice president, Ralph Scho- field; secretary treasurer, Mr. R. E, Aridiel, The executive committee elected were: Jack Henry and C. Nicholson. Those who attended the meeting were Glen Mundy, G. Gordon, C, Nicholson, Eldon J. Stacey, Ralph Henry, R. M. Miller, J. W, Worrall, Jack Cornwall, R. E. Ardlel, 8, J. Collacutt, W. M. Gilbert, A. G. Storie and Lorne Ardiel. One of the best known amateur gardeners in Toronto will visit Osh- awa on Tuesday evening, April 7, and will give a lecture on horticul- ture and civic beautification as ap- plied to the city of Oshawa. The lecture will be given at a general 1 Society to be held in the General otor Auditorium, Mary Street. All interested citizens are invited and there will be no charge for ad- mission. The lecturer will be John 8. Hall, who has been well recommended to the local society for his wealth of meeting of the Oshawa Horticultur- |w Noted Horticultural Lecturer to Address Meeting on April 7 knowledge of horticultural and also for' his interesting manner of de- liverance. Mr. Hall was sucessful in winning three first prizes and a sil- ver medal for his display of flowers at the spring flower show, held in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, last veek. His talk here will consist of the proper methods of planting popular flowers and shrubs, and it will be fllustrated with pictures. Mr. Hall will seek to show how that, with a little interest, the amateur garden- er can accomplish. much in the way of beautifying his premises. FRANCHISE DENIED 10 QUEBEC WOMEN Bill to Give Provincial Vote to Women Is Given Six- Months Hoist Quebec, March 26.--~Women will not receive the Provincial vote this year, it was decided in the Quebec Legislature today when a bill, introduced by Irene Vautrin, Deputy Speaker, was given a six months' hoist by 47 votes to 21. Party lines were broken in the vote which followed. Premier Taschereau, Hon, J, E, Perrault, Hon. Emile Morgqau, Hon. A. LE. Leduc and Hon. Adelard Gadbols, Cabinet Ministers, together with Camilllen Houde, Leader of the Opposition, supported the delay and therefore voted against the measure, Those opposing the delay and supporting the women' demand in- cluded Hon. Honore Mercier, Hon. Athanase David, Hon. Laureate Lapierre, Hon. J. H. Dillon, Hon. Hector Laferte, all. members of the Cabinet, DEBATE ON CENSURE' MOTION DEFERRED Londony Jiarch 26~--Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, Conservative lead- er, today asked that the debate over a vote of censure on unemploy. ment be deferred until after the easter holidays. His request was in reply to Premier Ramsay MacDon- ald's offer in the House of Com- mons that the date be set for next Wednesday afternoon. gét him ashore. Although weakened, he returned to help Barrie, who was struggling to get the plunging team to safety. This they managed be- tween them, but as they approached the river bank Barr sank back be- neath the ice. Search for the body was made last night, but without success. Barr was well known and well liked, and tonight all the neighborhool felt the tragedy. The young man wag a nenheéw o rs. Barrie. An Asausst the assistance of the other boy and 'a dinedity ta will pe holds NEW HALT OCCURS TONAVAL TREATY New Difficulties Are Rumor- ed to Have Arisen Be- tween Italy and France Paris, March 26. -- Technical difficulties have caused a brief de- lay in the drafting at London of the naval accord among Great Britain, France and Italy ¢nd Count Rene Massigli, chief of the French delegation, started home last night "for further ijugtruc- tions." His return was interpreted In some quarters as confirmation of a report from Rome that new dif- ficulties had arisen between France and Italy, but in eemi-cfiicial circles it was asserted that only technical considerations had caus- ed the hiteh, It is expected that the difficul- ties will be overcome without mo- | dification of the priuciples of tie | agreement, LIST OF DEAD IN RIOTING NOW ell Cawnpore, India, March 26.-- The list of dead in yesterday's communal rioting between Hindus and Mosleing was increased to eighty when the hospital records were checked, It was one of the most vicious communal battles In- dia has ever seen. Even children were slaughtered and the hemes of peaceful citizens were burned to the ground. TO INVESTIGATE VIKING DISASTER St. Johns, Nfld, Mar. 26--A com- mission of inquiry comprising chief Justice .Sir William Horwood, Cap- tain M, Dalton, ahip's husband, and Captain J. Rendell, has been appoint- ed by the government of Newfound- land to investigate the disaster to LIEUT. W. G. CARR ON SUBMARINES Graphic Story Told of Part Played in Warfare by Un- dersea Boats The story of the British submarine service' during the world war, was told to a fair sized audience at Rot ary Hall last evening by Licut. Wil- | liam. Guy Carr, RN.R. The pro- ceeds of the lecture went to help | equip the local Sea Cadets bugle band. Although the British fleet sank 284 enemy submarine, this was not the primary cause of the failure of Germany's submarine campaign dur- ing the war, Lieut, Carr asserted, The real failure was because Ger- many could not produce enough of the right type of officers and men to make a success ol submarine warfare, At the end of the war Ger many had 274 seaworthy u-boats, yet only 12 of them were in service, the crews of the rest being in a state of mutiny despite the special bonus- es and inducements held out by the Germany admiralty. "Only 22 of the enemy commanders were responsible for 66 percent of the total losses suffered by allied shipping," the speaker remarked, The British submarine forces dur- ing the war sunk 57 enemy war- ships, 174 large transports, and 480 other vessels, yet not one non-com- batant lost his life through the British submarine activities. That was because the Dritish crews took extra risks themselves to make sure that no ship not actually assisting in fighting and no hospital ship was attacked, The submarine corps, how- ever, lost the highest percentage of its men of any branch of the British services, 33 percent of the total per- sonnel being killed, Although 63 British submarine were sunk. The speaker used a large number of slides made from actual wartivie photographs, to illustrate his rerharks and 'to show actual incidents in the hazardous submarine warfare. One of the most remarkable was a pic- (Continued on page 5) . w ----------------------___ DENOUNCES METHOD OF VALUATION OF LAND BY HYDRO LINE VALUATORS APPEALS IN LOVE. | CASE. DISMISSED AFOSGOODE HALL Sentence on Whitby Farmer of 18 Months Imprison- | ment Sustained by Ap- peal Court Toronto, March 26.--The appeal | of Oswald Love, Whitby former, | convicted of cattle stealing at Osh- awa and sentenced on two counts dismissed today by the first division court at Osgoode Hall, Love was sentenced for stealing two steers and a heifer from Roy Champlin at Oshawa, on the evi- dence of his brother, Clifford Love, who was ultimately sentenced to four months for the same erime, Judge Ruddy found the accused guilty, Mr. Levinter submitted. Love was convicted on a second charge of stealing a sow. Since the sentences in each case ran concur- renely, Mr. Levinter did not think it necessary to argue an appeal on this court. The court could not consider Mr. Levinter"s request for a reduced sentence. W. B. Common of the at- torney-general"s department, ap- pearing for the crown was not call- ed upon to argue, When the appeal court dismiss ed the first appeal, appellant's counsel sald they would not go eon with the action which was accord- ingly dismissed. I. Levinter for appellant ex- plained that the main ground of appeal was "that the Magistrate had made a conviction on the un- corroborated evidence of an ac complice."" This accomplice, Mr, Levinter went on, was the brother, Clifford Love, who after giving evi- dence on the two charges against his brother, was himself sentenced on a similar charge. At the preliminary enquiry Clif- ford Love was told, while his own sentence was pending, that his sen- tence would depend upon his evi- dence. The counsel declared, "A TO BUILD CHURCH AT NEWTONVILLE! Plans Nearly C Complete for| Building to Replace the| Church Which Was Des- troyed by Fire Plans for the new church to be | erected at Newtonvilie by the! United Church congregation, are nearing completion in the office of C. C. Stenhouse, local architect. | They will be ready for a tender | call about April 2, and it is hop- ed to start work on tte building by the middle of next month, The church will be of a very at- tractive design, and will be con- strueted of brick, with a full base~ ment for Sunday School and other purposes. The church will be 38 by 74 feet In size, over all with an auditorium of 36 by 44 feet, seat- ing about 200 people. ¥ will be trimmed in the interior in fir and mastic hardwood floors will pe laid. The building will cost about $18,000. This church is being built {0 re- place the building destroyed by fire last fall. Rev. Thos. Wallace is pastor of the Sengregation. | LAUDS WORK OF TRAINING SCHOOL Hon. W. G. Martin Says Racy Bond Eo manville School To Be In- creased Toronto, March 26.--A speech on the work at Bowmanville Boys' | School was made in the ataxia | legislature yestarday by Hon. W. G. Martin at the second reading of | his bill respecting training schools, He said that the act provided for the creation of a similar school for girls at Galt, the two institutions to be called training schools. The school for girls, as for boys, would be specially designed © for those between the ages of 9 and 16 years, who presented problems of behavior and who needed guidance and direction, the present advisory board for Bowmanville School would be in- creased to fifteen members and serve in an advisory capacity for He explained that |g c, M. Gurofski, Love's counsel, has filled an affidavit as to that." "That isn't what the affidavit | Claims Lake Shore Town: ship Farmers Suffering Serious Inconvenience Be- cause of Hydro Transmise sion Lines SAYS LEGISLATION UNFAIR TO FARMERS Premier Henry Says Govern- ment Has Desire to Treat Farmers Generously in Connection With Right- of-Way Toronto, March 26.--Three gov ernment bills got a rough passage through second readings in the On- tario Legislature yesterday. One Government bill, to provide for Police Court action against per- sons retaining rented storage bate teries, received its severest buffet ing from the Conservative ranks. The two other bills most hotly de hated at the second reading were, one to amend the Power Commis- sion Act and another to amend the Cemetery Act. Although Hon. J, R. Cooke, Act- ing Chairman of the Ontario Hye dro-Electric = Power Commission; said the principle of the amends ment was to simplify the method of acquiring easements for towers in transmission lines and also 'to treat more generously the farm- ers on whose land the towers were placed, the bill drew the fire of Willlam E. N, Sinclair, Liberal House Leader, "Not Anxious to Inform' Mr, Sinclair denounced the man- ner in which this and other Hydro amendments were drawn up by the Commission's Legal Depart« ment, He complained that the bill was a series of amendments, and, unlike other bills, did not contain an explanatory note nor state how the amended sections would now read, "It bears out what I gaid yesterday," declared the Opposi- tion Leader, 'The Commission is not too anxious to give this Legis- lature information. These amend- ments would be unintelligible to most members." Considering the clauses which changed the method of abritra- tion between the Commission and says," Justice Middleton pointed (Continued on pdge 3) LECTURE GIVENTO POULTRY ASSOC'N, | Diseases § in Poultry Subject | of Demonstration at Meet- | ing Held Last Night An interesting lecture on the cause and cure of diseases of poul- try was given before the Oshawa Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock As- sociation at a meeting in the Osh- awa Club Rooms last night. There was a fairly good attendance of pountry men of the district at the meeting. The lecturer was Mr, Gleave, of Blatehford's Feed' Co., who was ae- companied by Messrs. Clark and Lowe, also of the company. In connection with his talk, Mr. Gleave gave a demonstration of the proper method of holding a post- mortem on a fowl, and explained where trouble is generally caused by the different diseases. It was an- | | Canadian Companies Are nounced that Mr. Clark, who is dis- trict representative for the com- pany, would visit the city early in April and will answer any questions regarding poultry troubles for per- SoH who leave their names and ad. esses at the office of Cooper | Smith Co. 148 = © Ltd. BOY FOUNDGUILTY OF BANK ROBBERY | Youth Remanded for Sent- ence Until Next Monday ~--QOther Trials Are Pend- Cobourg, March 26.~The jun- for member of the trio charged with robbery under arms in Feb- ruary whep nearly $2,000 was stol- en from the Dominion Bank here, dfter the bank staff bad been ush- ered into the vault, appeared in Connty Court yesterday before Judge Huycke, Colonel F. D. Boggs prosecuted and T. ¥, dal, he d, wno is said to be a Montreal boy. He was found guilty and remanded until' Monday for senténce. The other youths alleged to have tak- borg institutions. Two sub-commit- scaling 'steamer Viking, which 'took a0006- than a-score. of lives, .- foes would serve each gchool, en part in the robbery will come up on March 27 snd Masel 50, the property owners in the matter {of easement for transmission lines, Mr. Sinclair noted that it provide (Continued on page 3) vor E DEFERRED London, March 26--After liyten~. ing to Rt. Hon. David Lloyd Ceorge urge a "policy of co-operation, not | rse 2 (ve) ' the Liberal candj- dates' Aséociation deferred till next Wednesday a vote on the question of general support of the Labor Government. ------------------ SHIPS IN COLLISION New York, Mareh 26. -- The freighter, Pacific Cedar enllided in the darkness off Baruegat, N.J., early today with an unidentified ship which immediatoly disappears ed. The Pacific C gaan limped here on her own power. Coast guards are searching fr ths other hig PULP AND PAPER HERGER PLANNED Involved in Scheme for Consolidation of Largs Interests New York, March 26.--Negotia tions for a $350,000,000 consolida« tion of leading Canadian pulp and paper companies into a corporation to be controlled largely by Canas «| dian interests have veached an ad- vanced stage, it was learned yester. day, and an agreement is believed to be imminent so far as the Cal dian International Pa) Com A the Abitibi Power and Paper Com= pany, Limited, and the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company ate concerned, Discussions between the Canadian. and United States interests, repres senting these and other paper coms panies of the Dominjon, have held and in Canada at varfou times in recent weeks. Among companies reported to have e ed in the conversations are Canada Power and Paper Co tion, the St, Lawrence Corporati Limited, and the Price Brothers Company. Limited. Huge Properties Involved 2 The proposed fusion does not {ne elude any public utility properties, and includes only such power plants as are wholly devoted to the ¢ tion of pulp and paper avn aceording to those 'clode to the # the + jations