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Port Perry Star, 2 Jun 1927, p. 6

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dence, it became clear I Soviet House and there reproduced by means of photostat apparatus. . ; Subte; j Ho 38 Sufvimay ? in raid answered d nada. Stands Shoulder to ously given police. hood Leo" Shoulder With Mother Investigation showed emt Country, The past weck has. possibly seen which will write history in ap letters within the British Em- "First came the report from the eh ital of the Empire that a upbire i x sy ¥complete and final" had germina : Lo * Britain's relations with Russia, both with Russia, diplomatic and commercial. afternoon and Premier King stated jon HOUSE BREATHLESS. hat fe apeweuiont would be Jeti. The members of the House wera | ated forthwith on the ground that almost breuahless with suspense as Provisions had bésn violated by agents Mr. Baldwff made his statement. His Of the Soviet. The Canadian Prime indictment of; the Soviet Government | Minister so advised L. F. Gerus, offi- and its ayonts here, delivered in tones cial agent of the Soviet Republic in ""unuguaily loud and clear, dropped Canada who came up from Montreal : word by. word intola wold of silence Wedneuday evening, Premier King ones or twice by Labor S8id the statement, of the -Brijish | Conservative cheering. | Prime Minister left no doubt' that Wy i: | propaganda against the British Em- China" campaign. 3 CANADIAN GOVT. ACTS. . - The decision was reach- ed at a meeting of the cabinet this rippled only laughter By coincilence, either accidental or intended, Wednesday is known in the Pire had been conducted from Arcos J Sritish 'calendar, as. Empire Day. House, the Soviet headquarters in| There seemed ito he a certain fitness London. The agreement contained a rranean photostat oom found} ffices. of Arcos and Trade "Delegation dealt] with correspondence in "Hands Off] Premier King "announged Wednes- |. Heavy Explosion fin. Royal City Fortunately Unattended With F; atalities. Quelph, Ont.-Windows in seven ouses were shattered to fragments, & man was thrown bodily out of and an automobile was' almost wreck- ed, when a charge of high explosive, presumably #ynamite, was touched off y unknown persons' on Waterloo avenue, oné hundred yards east of St. dn choosing it es the | occasion of | breaking off, relations with a nation | y tivities, as recited by the; Prime Minister, seemed to be directed 80 persistently against Britain's Em pies According to, My.: Baldwin, the So- viet, with singular audacity and cynie-| Ls, had selected the Capital of the | British' Commonwealth itself "ns the | "headguarters of its: propaganda and; __éspjonage designed 'to déstroy that "far-flung sovereignty. POLICE DISCOVERIES, It was to be ferred . from hig! statement that the results of the! Arcog rald, if entirely the occasion,! were not entirely the cause of the rup- : He menticned po- antécedent to the raid ties in China n. | Soviet acti age ih 'Londo The British Government apparent- | ly had beep for some time! anticipat-| , ing: the necessity of breaking off rela] % tiong; and it is understood that the Dominions had been consulted about | such step. Your correspondent also! understands that the discoveries made by the British police regarding nnti-} American propaganda carried out from Soviet headquarters here have been communicated to Washington. The only 'qualification «of the com-| plete séverance 'of relations announc- ed hy the Premier was his statement that the legitimate use of the Arcos business would be allowed to continue, and thit the Government was prepar- ed to make all a geme neces- | for ordinary trade facilities be-| the two countries. "The view been -expressed in Government | sia must continue to with Britain whether she wish- es to or not, sincesshe can find no other market so good. CANADA AFFECTED. List of addresses discovered in raid showed means of communicating with Communist parties in Canada; the United State, Mexico, South America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. i Documents read show that Bor- odin, "in" China, despite Soviet dis-| claimers, was under orders from| Moscow. Arnaud street, "at ' an early "hour Thureday morning. Sleeping residents within a radius of several blocks were awakened and provision that the Soviet must re- frain from hostile action or propa- ganda. against Britain and this had béen infringed. There had been some doubt: whether the agreement with shaken by the terrific blast, the reyer- : Canada terminated automatically | berations 6f which were heard all dver when relations were severed by Bri- | the city. The force of the explosion tain or whether Canada would have CUE a pit several feet deep next 'the to take specific action to cancel the curb, above the old Kennedy quarry, agreement, In any event the Can-|Where the charge had been tamped adian Government would take what. and detonated, ho ki : J ever action was necessary. Canada, ar Bell, who lives at 261 Water- | however would continue to trade with 100 avenue, just-across the road from Russia and would maintain trade | the explosion, was thrown out of bed coniniissioners in that country, Pri-[o1 the ground floor and he and his vate trade would not be interfered ere Showeted with fragments with, The situation in this country? 5s 1rom 'a large front window, differs om that in Britain, While | which was smashed by. the concussion, Britain severs diplomatic and com- (Mrs; Bell 13 Suffering from shock and 1 relations Janada merely; 8 Physician is attending. her. | iy > Tati as on hi or] Every window in the dwelling of had diplomatic representatives in[Mr. Arthur ood, 25} Waterloo sia. Premier King stated that the avenue, was broken by the force of tuation wo far as Canada was con-| the explosion and fiirnitare was' shift- cerned would be much the same as in|€d: Windows were also shattered: in the United States. Referring to the several .other houses. allegation. that the Soviet has agents| I L. Block, of 13 Eramosa Road, on this continent the Prime Minister | with his wife was driving on the high- aid the evidence received in Canada Way and had just reached St. Arnaud | dees not disclose "any. espionage or street in their car when they. saw the subversive propaganda so far as the | flash ahead of them' and. heard the Montreal office of the Soviet is con-|roar of the explosion. The machine corned. tuned around against the curb and was almost turned over by the con- SITUATION FULLY DISCUSSED. | cussion. 'At 'the sane io they saw The Premier. declared: that this ac-|{a motor car drive. furiously away | tion had been*degided upon after a|from the spot. The police, who are| full discussion of tHe situation creat-| working on the case, have a deserip-| ed through the decision of the British tion of the motor, through which the Government to sever its relations with | officers hape to trace those respon- Soviet Russia. Evidence in the hands | sible for the outrage. of the Canadian Government made it r--G-- ? { Brantford 'Affected clear, the Premier sald, thak certain ween By 'Russian' Situation! sections of the agreemen Canad and Russia had: been: violated by the Russian Government. Brantford, "Ont.--With four local Premier King pointed out that the! gring, 'Cockshutt, and. Verity Plow agreement was subject to kevsmitiation Company, Massey-Harris and Brant- unless certain conditions iwere full ged Cordage all working on Russian filled. He specifically. gyoted a pro-|,nders, heads of these firms, and the vision that the parties hoo the agree-| ity a5 a whole are deeply concerned ment agreed to refrain "from Sogtile in the possibilities following the can- action or undertakings against the | coliation of the. trade treaty between other and from' conducting outside of | piftain and the Soviets, and adoption its own borders any official propa-|,¢ guch action by the Dominion. The ganda direct or indirect against the| ,.jers in question have beer of idon- institutions of the British Empire 2 siderable: size and have had consider- the Russian Soviet Republic respec-}gple effect in putting Brantford back tively." Premier Baldwin's statement; tho industrial map, The hope is | { 1aye-Ter bus., $1.05, in carlots out- "The House will observe that the in the British House of Commons and | pa1q locally, though even the treaty Soviet representative was soliciting | evidence before the Canadian Govern- is suspended, the two counties. can information for purposes of a politi-|ment had made it clear, the premier | .,ntinue to do business through pri-|to 8be cal campaign in this country and giv- ing' the substance of messages which he desired to see retransmitted as news from China." Police investigated formanymonths activities of group of secret agents engaged in endeavoring .to othain highly - confidential documents relat- | ing to the armed forces of Britain. ! One document 'of highly confiden- said, that this agreement had violated. vate sources. » "pnp enti The names of those Canadians i 8 ( found and forwarded from London No Risks: were made public and interviews ap-| Ohio State Journal: President Cog- peared in the daily press. Law-|lidge impresses ns as a man who would abiding, true British subjects can-|not only stop at the grade ng. not but be gratified that the Secret |but get out and look up and down the' 1b Service can and does assure us that|track and maybe put his ear to the they have the matter well in hand, y i § i SI ho SCE : XK Close Call When Car Leaves Road... t drastic, amd the close May A bel er. Sh RE ANGLO-RUSSIAN PACT Up 0 "tlie waists | Hctions, Vosar 'actors France, and Forelgn Secretary Briand | Guelph, Ont--Up 4 within five' minutes of In the drama now being enacted on the. of France, who, it will be noted, had in a creek which borders the Guelph- had sunk back to. $1. Anglo-Russian stage. At the top'ftom conferences with Chamberlain during Hamilton Bway, about $hres mies ily nought about a left to right are Sir Austen Chamber- the recent visit . of President Dous above Freelton, Mr. and Mrs vance, with closing / value laifl, British foreign secretary, who mergue to London. Below,\at the left, ence Gall, .of} Hespder ! 2%¢ Yo. 4 8c et ga wig reported to bo in opposition Lo a. is Michael Borodin, responsibility for thrown from thelr motor 'car, i i distontinuance of the trade treaty with whose intrigue against Britain in overtutned, * were Wednesday. nigh thie peak of $1.7 the May ] Mogcow; ht Who evidently capitulated China is reasserted ~ by Baldwin as forced to superhuman efforts to save a ea ny Vig 3a tothe demands of the right wing in 'proven by alleged seized documents; their seven children, ranging in age Beinn 5 gn 1 Sete Since the cabinet; Premier Baldwin, who an-| Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the British. {tom a baby in arms, four montha-ald, | 2EANNE oF BT : nounced the government's intention in {home secretary, who ordered the re-ito 13 years, from drowning before Strength to-d 5 f, on i the: Commons yesterday; Georges on the Arcos, Limited, in assistance arrived. yay ais inated the Tehftcherln, MoScow's : cammissa present | + The creek-bed is about seven feet| COATS grains, with rye closing fi torgl ; below the level of the road, andide: fonts above Monday's; close, spite frantic shrieks and cries, they| e-- ep were unable to attract the attentior ALIN A of a half a dozen whotors Which' and carried | The ie red % Toros EW oy a Following the announcement of 't ation of the trade agreement hie tween Canada' and Russia, Sir Jo Aled Ge axed: st "a hiale thre is ittls I can add to what I have already on this' : ire thé natuny for the. rest of the.empire +1 with Britain in this matter, { TORONTQ,, | (057 5 vy Beans-<Can: I d-pioked, '$3.60 to Nolan, wheat--No. 1"North, $1.69%; la: bushel; rites, A $3.60. 'od to' Hiotike "nf proj Not 2 North, $1.66%: No. 3 North.,,! = Maple products--Syrup, per imp. | struck, r occ in Te lpn BH ROR IF oF Jpn Se the boy; No. Z 4, not quoted, we Tea er Ei MATS supe 2, Ce w= Soon a Yellow, track, To-| Honey---Co-lb. tins, 13 to 13%e; 10-| Order of Merit ron, $1.06%; No, 3 yellow, $1.01), "tins, 19% to 19%e; 5olb. tins, 1410 gested for Canada " : ' v » y 3 b-lb,. 148 ' ] 4 both grass-kiln dried. to. 14%; 2-1. tins, 16e. ins, # x } Sug : for tada | Pomb honey, $4 $0195 por dozen.| | «Inasmuch as most civilized conn-! tries, whether monarchical or repubs tid lican have, Some di which is Shebtaaily Ned ed for the réward-of very dis-|:® | fished service--the Legion | efjDyiher rights. Honor of France and British O even. of Fern Oriental aly Merit being "conspicuous examples, | ¢¥en a -Orient; ew! eBoy Sect mud 4 ngly o the opinion that it would that Brit a hap ai; 2 i aga row Ahn red jooti "as possible but, of course, sug "| relations must not be to the detrime: ne part of the empire. T L: s-settleme; 8 & : a Sour Firat pats., $8.95, Mon- real 'freights; do, 2nd pats, $8.30. Millfour. Cartotet A iered ok treal: Bran, per ton, $32.25; shorts, bey ton, $34.25; middlings, per ton, 40.25; screenings, standard reclea od it. the bay, per Son, 326. ; 32; gooked ln os 9 ht~oats--Good so avy. oats, | rolls ; breakfast bacon, 28 to 83¢ in garlots, 58¢, Tb, dnteids Yate 'backs; boveless, 82 to 42s Ont. wheat--Good milling. quality, | Cured meats---Long clear baco carloty, $1.85, f.c. igide points; |i60 to 70 Ibs, $21; 70 to | hridy- Malting, 986 per Bust Tab : 1 Ongario points, in earlots X £5 PROVISIONS. < A holesalers are quoting to the ked meats-~Hams, med., 80, cooked ha 436: AN, 1 lead to a new agree sh people wish to, be frien n, 9 19; 90, to 100 lbs, dnd up, S38: Tight- _ [weight rolls, in barrels, 11.50; heavy: | ght rolls, $38.50 bbl, ? bs. tiarebh 14. 19, 14 5%c; pails, 16% to 17c¢; shorten 13%; a oivoasy the 81 a 5 3c; | tubs, 15 to 6c; | prints, 16% 13%ec; tubs, fand t ns, 16 . 4k v v . -Buckwheat--Per bus., 80c, outside, in earlots. 3 : Yc. y_ stears, # C1 steers, choice, fi $8 to $8.8 60; butcher ); do, fair to ge i COM Dd : to med:, $5 to $6.75; do, canners bulls, hoy a 26c; do, 3 to b 1bs., 24c; do, under §|and eutters, $2.50 to $3; butc! 0, 0 b lbs., 24c; do, r 3 50 to $7.60; Ibs., 18¢; ducklings, 26; roosters, 16c, good c * Poultry, RR i chickens, | to 25; do, bol (48¢; hens, 5 to-6 Iba. 98¢; do, 4 to b|to $4.20; baby beef, $10:60 3 ta 5.1bs., 24¢; do, $8.50 to § I Sl, dot -38%.0; do, ingiprints to ers Yk. hum > c; firs ; AS 4 do,. chickens, 35¢; | do, 4 to"B Ibs. 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