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The election In the province of Montreal, 3 Quebec resulted in the complete over-{throw of the interim Liberal Government of Premier Godbout—a government which had not really had any. Tuthority from the electors. Mr. Duplessis, the Jeader of the National Union group, was swept into power with 77 seals to his opponents 13. Thus ended 30 years of Liberal sway, during "which "the "government "was never seriously threatened.
The defeat of the Liberals was unexpected in Its magnitude, for the leader of the party and halt of his Cabinet went down at the polls. Already the new Cabinet has been formed, and Premier Duplessls 1s showing a firm hand in his attempt fo reduce expenditures and put the Gnanees of the province on a better basis. He started out by. reducing the salaries of himself, his ministers, and the members of the legislature, end has now gone ahead to examine all other expenditures. He has made clear, however, that no employees who were carrying out their duties faithfully' need be concerned about their jobs.
Tragedy of Railway Crossing Connected with the closing days of the strenuous campaign, there was a very serious and decidedly unfortunate level crossing - accident. Some forty men and youths were re-tuming to Loulseville, a manufactur-Ing town near Montreal, from an election meeting in a neighbouring' parish; they were crowded together in a motor truck, snd some were almost asleep, as it was quite late in the evening. The truck approached 8 railway crossing just guide of the lown, where several passenger: automobiles were drawn up waiting ere. (or a freight train, which had just whistled, to pass, For some' unknown reason the river of the truck did not heed the warning, but turned past the other: cers and continued at a high speed over the tracks. The train struck the leaded truck full on, and hurled it into the air, a mass of wreckage mingled with mulated "bodies. Twenty-two of the passengers were Gisen Hilled outright, and several more died from injuries; AN but a few will be scarred foF life as a result of the terrible. impact.
These few. were Joes who sensed the approach of danger and jumped from the truck before it reached the crossing.
The accident was the worst railway Grossing disaster in Canada for many years. At the Inquest great emphasis was laid on the necessity for taking slops rigidly to enforce the law respecting crossings; in the province of Quebec it is required that motor ears come to a complete stop before prom ceeding over exposed railway tracks, was also recommended that further steps be taken to abolish Tevel crossings as rapidly as may be.
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