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THE HAILEYBURIAN "THURSDAY, APRIL 16th, 1931 Conference of Provinces Held During Easter Recess Empire Status and Amendments to British North America Act Discussed, But Ottawa Letter Says No Statement as to HowComplicated Angle of Law Decided The Easter recess was produc- tive of much general interest at the capital, though there is little from it in any way of political dividend. The conference of Provincial premiers and Attorneys-General with the Dominion on the ques- tion of Empire status and amend- ments to the British North Am- erita Act was productive of noth- ing. As was anticipated the pro- vinces agreed to such phases of the Westminster 'Magna Charta' as applied to the Colonial Laws Validity Act, etc. Under this ancient law no act of a Dominion which came into conflict with an act of the Imper- ial Government at Westminster was effective unless specially ap- proved by the mother of parlia- ments. The net result was that all Dominion enactments affect- ing international trade and ship- ping were without force and ef- fect until approved by the Brit- ish parliament. The new laws affecting status ~ make approval by Britain unnec- essary and these were at onec ap- proved by the Provincial confer- ence held during the recess. The more complicated angle of the Westminster agreement, which is an off-shoot of the Im- perial Conference of 1926. and its 'adjourned sittings of 1929 affect- ed the rights of the Dominions to amend their own charters or constitutions. In this respect it was anticipated that the"com- plete autonomy" which was talk- ed of so lustily by ex-Premier King and his chief aide, Hon. Ernest Lapointe, would be the last thing in the world acceptable to the Province of Quebec. If it were accepted holus polus, it would mean that the .B N. A. Act could be amended by vote of the Canadian Parlament. Thus, the securities and the guarantees accorded minorities under the ag- reement of 1867 could be wiped out by ballot of the Ottawa House. It has always been the contention of the original parties to Confederation that the articles of the pact could be changed only by unanimous approval of the or- iginal contracting provinces. The point has not been carried to law but few, if any, statesmen have had the courage to challenge it. It was surprising( therefore, that the Easter conference re- fused to budge. Even if eight Provinces were agreed that new conditions and factors rendered it advisable to rest the whole con- trol of fundamental Canadian rights and authority in Ottawa, it was not to be expected that the ninth Province, Quebec, would a- gree. So far there has been no statement as to how the Provin- ces lined up but the lack of unan- imity is expressed in the official statement which says that as re- spects constitutional amendment the statue quo will endure, which is that things will remain as they are. The welcoming of the Bess- boroughs was a pleasant inter- lude to the holiday. Their Excel- lencies measured up to the glow- ing advance notices. They appear to possess all the attributes of humanness and of distinction nécessary to make a steel cable out of the silken threads which unite the Empire. The kids are like yours. Lord Duncannon lost his dog in Halifax and was wor- ried about it as your "Bill would be if the dog-catcher got his. Lady Moyra is thirteen and look- ing at the world out of saucer eyes. I miss another guess if the Bessboroughs do not find a niche among all the distinguished Gov- ernors-General Canada has known. As this is written the capital is getting itself sartorically togeth- er for a social event of the great- est popular interest, the wedding of the Premier's sister, Miss Mil- dred Bennett, to Major Herridge, on Tuesday, April 14th. A thous- and invitations have been issued for the reception to follow the "quiet"" wedding and a hundred thousand would be glad to attend. Few women who ever made their residence here have, to the same degree, captivated popular affec- tion. Ottawa, as a city, is jealous of Major Herridge. Out of respite we are back into the wrangle and tangte of affairs political. As the debate upon the Speech from the Throne con- cludes the estimates will be ready and a week or so later the Gov- ernment will be prepared to sub- mit what will be in many respects the most interesting budget in the history of the Dominion, The policy of protection is to be given full and free application, if ad- vance reports are trustworthy, and the record of the Prime Min- ister presents nothing to show that he lacks the courage of his convictions. 3 EMPIRE THEATRE Richard Barthelmess, who is to be seen Monday and Tuesday, April 20-21, in the latest First National production, "The Lash", is without doubt doino the most effective work of his remarkable career. He plays the part of a hard-riding, fighting, loving vaq- uero of old California, in a way to make the galleries and the pit, too, yell for more. Mary Astor and Marion Nixon are the fine cast, as well as many masculine screen favorites. The white rhinocerous, as rare as the proverbial hen's teeth, has been caught by the eye and ear of the camera in the Columbia jungle romance, "Africa Speaks" which will be shown on Wednes- day and Thursday, April 22-23. The picture is a tale of life and love in deepest Africa, the heart of the Congo, and reveals some | Sport Notes Romley "Rusty" Hughes, Hail- eybury boy, who spent the past winter playing on the defence of the Syracuse Stars, of the Inter- national Hockey League, return- ed to town on Monday, and is looking right in "the pink'.' "Rusty" is quite satisfied with his birth in the New York Stae team and predicts a much better show- ing for the squad next year. The players were, for the most part, young and their professional ex- perience was limited, but they were battling all the way, and fig- ure on being among the leaders next spring. Harry McKnight, of New Liskeard, was a team- mate of "Rusty's", and it is prob- able that another couple of boys from the North will be going down with him in the fall for try- outs. Montreal Canadiens are holders of the Stanley Cup, emblamatic of the world's professional hoc- key championship, for the second successive year. ~They accom- plished this feat by dc'--ting the Boston Bruins in a gruelling five game series, which left several of their players badly used up, and then fought the Chicago Black Hawks in another five-game set, which concluded on Tuesday night, with the French Canadian lads taking down a 2-0 decision. Baseball in the Major leagues got under way early this week, and about 250,000 people attended opening ceremonies, in eight cities. The American Associa- tion opened on the same day, and the International got under way yesterday. In the latter, the two to be the weakest in the circuit, and no great hopes are entertain- ed for a pennant by either team. The golfing season will soon be under way, judging from present weather conditions, and the local club expects to have a much bet- ter summer than was experienced last year. At a meeting of the directors on Monday evening the resignation of Mr. Hugh Park, as president was received, and re- gretfully accepted. Mr. Park is president of the Northern Ontario Golf Association, and decided he could not give the local club the time necessary for the~ position. Mr. H. E. (Tim) Cawley was el- ected president in place of Mr: Park. Dr. C. W. Haentschel was elected to the Board in the vacancy caused. Mr. F. C. Trott, of Cobalt, who had_ been elected to the Board at the annual meet- ing, tendered his resignation, as he was being moved to Sault Ste. Marie by his bank, and Mr. W. O'Flynn was elected to. succeed Mr. Trott. : D. E. Sutherland was appointed Captain, with John Blackwall as Assistant Captain. D. H. Millar was named Chairman of the Greens committee and E. W. Kearney as head of the House Committee. amazing slices of the untouched untamed trackless wilds. THE VICE-REGAL FAMILY Baers they stepped ashore from the Canadian Pacific liner Duchess of Bedford at Halifax on Saturday April 4th, Their Excellencies and their children posed for their first Canadian photograph. we Shown above as they waited in the Writing Room of the Duchess of Bedford for the Prime Minister to from left to right is: Lady| parts on the greet them, the part; party took Moyra Ponsonby, The Earl of Bessborougn, the| respectively. Countess of Bessborough and Viscount Duncannon- Fellow passengers on the liner said the Vice-regal 1 part very democratically in the ordinary shipboard life, His Excellency presiding at the concert in aid of Seamen's Charities and Viscount Duncannon and his 13 year old sister, Lady Moyra, taking their programme as elocutionist and pianist Canadian Cities represented look; Cobalt Postmaster Resigns After Thirteen Years Service Walter J. Binny, postmaster at Cobalt for the past thirteen years and a veteran of two wars, has resigned his position and will, ac- cording to his own statement, take a long holiday before set- tling down to another occupation Mr. Binny was appointed to the office in 1918 after his return from overseas, where he served with distinction in the great war. He had also served in the South African war and was one of the first men to enlist at Cobalt in 1914, when he joined the 15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders. He was gassed at Yyres in 1915 and in the following year suffered wounds on the same battle front, which resulted in the loss of one eye and one leg. Since his return Mr. Binny has been one of the most active men in the veterans' organization and has been presi- dent of the G.W.V.A. and Canad- ian Legion in the silver town ever since its inception, with the exception of one year. + DACK'S "Bond Street' Shoes $10 Young men! 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WOOLSEY with DOROTHY LEE and 500 others in "Half-Shot at Sunrise" SERIAL--Third Episode of "THE LONE DEFENDER" MONDAY and TUESDAY APRIL 20th and 21st RICHARD BARTHELMESS # in "The Lash" 4 Follow him on the trail that leads to thrill-packed adventure and ends with a maiden's kiss! WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY APRIL 22nd and 23rd "AFRICA SPEAKS" A thrilling all-talking romance of adventure in the unexplored regions of Equatorial Africa. Special Matinee Wed. at 4.15; 25c and 10c. Don't Miss It! |. COMING--"Man of the World," "Abraham Lincoln" "The Man Who Came Back," "Finn and Hattie" ' Try Our Want. Ads. Haileyburian Condensed Ads. Will Bring Res