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ZDN CHURCH

G. Carlyle Webster, the pulpit wit! uibly filled by the Rev. D. l... Grif- flths, who as usual delivered two ‘able addresses Bfllllllllflllio 9° the Christmas season. Rcv, Mr. Grif- fiths based his morning discourse on the words of the Ell-WEI 0f sl-

Luke "Let us go even unto Beth- Yesterday the fourth Bundo! 111 lehem» and the gyening theme from Bank examiner was on his way ‘m, gospel o; 5i, John "Aild the here to take charge‘ of the bank's

Advent, the usual three services were held, at all oi which Rev. Can- on Malone officiated. Today is the Feast of Saint Thomas, Apostle and I

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Martyr. Friday is the Festival of

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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN '

Another U. S. Bank Closes

(Canadian Press)

CHARLESTOWN, N. 3., Dec. 20 -0filciais oi the Connecticut River National Bonk. announced tonight tllat the institution would not open

tomorrow and that a National,

Wheat For 77w Unemployed

Grain Exports From Argentina

(Canadian Prom Cable) (Associated Press)

BUENOB AIRES- DW- Bil-Very WASHINGTON, n. 0., Dec. 2o- heavy QXPOFW 01' 8111111 3mm Araen- The ggnglg agriculture committee tina are assured for January, 800,000 yesterday afiprgygd g, bu] gughoflg- tons oi splice having been coutract- m; me gum bum-d go 31y, 40,009,- cd fortdurlgl! tllie ‘past four :18!!! for 00o bushel, o; "5 ‘urpgug when picscli an eary anuarys camera. It is expected that similarly heavy for feeding the unemployed. n Wm

DECEMBER 21. 1931

‘cohodoiilzmri. clzllinlli cilllllllllll I To New Zealand orncuu H. o... n“? - ~ » willreocivcfoapcitiatliovorcfi, (Olllldlln PIQ) UITAWA, 0110., Doc. 204-01118-

tel on Wed. Deb. 2a. -.i;‘€-’f,‘ HOGD-II-ZI-flli , d" export! to New Zclllnd during in the general electionl of Satur- the first nine months of the cur- gy, , rent calendar year amounted 1!! '.l‘lle Prime Minister's words aptly value to S5091-535- l 9'9’? 9t 99 P“ summed ~up the result. The Labor cent from the 11811"! 03 014-574-475

Government, in power since Oc- during tho corresponding perligildleoai

Trinity United Bhurch

MONDAY sac-Intermediate C. G. I. '1‘. regu- lar meeting-Social Hall. 'l.00—'rra1l Rangers. rcrular meet-

_ lug-Social Hall.

small orau each evening until; chi-helm. Mloorc c. McLeod, 11054-12-21-12‘. v.1‘. l‘ GRAND muiwmo of Hope Ghee; lottery tonight at n. r. s. Hall din-i‘; uoo‘

- affairs.

I mo!!! 118-" The reverend gentleman! The bank, organized in 1853. hos used very apt illusii-Iltioiis during deposits oi $400,000, bonded invest-

' merit 0i.’ $100,000, capital, of $25,000

called Christmas Day‘ m, which the Hng his hearers upon the nature and surplus of $10,000. Heavy with- Cathedral will be decorated with ""1 illfpllllws" “i m” Imam“ “ml” “m” ‘m 9”‘ “wk “m” evergreens. The first service in M10" 07 Christi‘ “u 9' Whml “'35 L it 1106055321’ W Sllsloend business at connection with the Festival will lushll‘ uvvlfclaied bl’ 0"‘ m“ w" [he rvzulur closing time Yesterday.

take place at 11.45 Christmas Eve. 8T98lll1°l1 FY9501"- wlien there will be a choral celebra- tlon of the Holy Eucharist to which taken up by a Pl-ulvYuP-"CB bl‘ 01°

service all lire invited. This service ‘church choir, under the lcndcrshiP

will be broadcasled over C. F‘. C. Y. ‘of Prof. Louis D. Thompson, of llie

‘There will be a celebration of Holy {beautiful Christmas cantata, en- Ccnimunion at 8 o'clock on Christ- mas morning and a choral celebra- Apart from four par; choruses the fioii at ll o'clock. to which service book includes several scpzirrite mule all arc lnVlUWl. Saturday is the land fenlilg choruses, also $0105 for Feust of Saint Stcphvn. D9500" “"5 ‘all four voices. The solo parts were hluflkf. While 590003’ m“ is the finely rendered by Messrs Malcolm Fcast of Saint John, Apostle and Licxlnnon‘ Harry Craswfin, and Elunsvlist- (Rev) Webster, Min-cg Mar- ' ion McLennnn and Flora Camp- bcll. The mixed qunrtcifo was ef- fectively rendered by Miss Flora Campbell, Mrs. F‘. A. A. Mutch, ‘Messrs J. A. ltfcLcod 1nd Norman 'McPhcrson. All the choir sczlts were ‘occupied and the unitcd efforts of the ensemble left nothing to be de-

ST. JAMES CHURCH

Finely appropriate to the Christ- mas season were the services in St. James Church yesterday morning mid evening, at which the Minister, Rev. R. Moorhead Ilegate, B.D., of- iiclated. The morning sermon was on the ltlessage of the Nativity. The service oi praise included the Pro- i-cssional hymn, "0 Come All Ye

fully in keeping with the spirit of the words and music. The morning’ offering by the choir was the 811-; them “Rejoice Yc With Jerusalem";

Frank W. Hamlin. President, and

A Daft of the evening fivlvl“ “'85, Fred. H, Perry, cashier. said in a

joint statement:

“At the conclusion of the recent periodic impaction of the accounts ‘of the bank by the bank examiners,

[was necessary to obtain additional ffunds to replace impairment of jcapital caused by serious depreci- l aticn of the present market value of bonds held by the bank. "Immediate steps were taken by [the officers of the bank to obtain I this addtional capltal_ Heavy with- drawals were made in the last few days which constituted a. run on lhe bank. Up w within a few min- ~ uios of the regular closing time on I Saturday hope. was entertained that help would be forthcoming. gcoopcration of the depositors imd_ if funds are forthcoming, businessi can be resumed with safety and‘ scculuty," ‘

Faithful“, the anthem, "The First Christmas Hymn" (Newton); and the anthem "There Were Shep- herds," (Gaul) in which Miss Jac- queline MacDonald took the solo ginsl. At the evening service the Minis- tcr preached an inspiring sermon on nllrisgiving as exemplified in the teaching and life of Christ, his text

Mr. Harry Craswcll taking the solol

grain shipments will be continued throughout the early part of next M°”‘"‘Y' year.

R a crating Gets Contract ec p

_.._- (Associated Press)

OTTAWA. Ont, Dec. 20-(By tho LONDON, Dec. Zil-Ri- H°"- Al" Canadian Press)—'l'he Minister of mill‘ K911497590’ British Lab“ pa” Public works yesterday announced ty leader, who is recuperating in ‘the award to the Eastern Conatruc- I the south of France from the. m‘ | tion Company, Limited, Saint John, ness which overtook him during the ‘N. B., of a tender for the supply- British election campaign, is pro- lng and filling in of approximately ere-seine fevorably- but he may MW 4,000 cubic yards with large stone w uuderw a mill“ °P°l°“°“- Th”

titled "The Adoration” by Nevin; the dyed“, Wm, mmnned ma, it on the outer side of Negro Point in laceration has not been definitely

that city. The tender was for $19,- decided upon vet- .‘ 400. Mr, Thomas is expected to return

i to his home here just before New Year's and lie hopes lie W131 b0 Well enough to preside at the disarra- ament conference when it meets in Geneva in February,

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glimpse of a landing field, throughl the heavy haze that cloaked his ship and hid the wound, Bill-ton travelled toward Detroit east along the northern shore of Lake Eric to Lowbanks, 10 miles east of Dunn-

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sired‘ the chorus rc-nllez-‘ngs hclngi “The directors feel that with the vme’ and men jumped’ not ano- mcosnkwd a leader o’ the modem

sether sure he was not falling into clement in the Labor party, Mr. 118KB Erle- Scullin leaves office after perhaps

left to itself, the plane, scooted l the most troubled experiences that ahead and fell into McCallums ‘ have befallen a. Prime Minister of Marshes a mile from where the the Commonwealth. not evcn exq pilot landed. It was a total loss, but‘ cepting the war years. He went ln-'

be Pressed 1°” °°"°" i“ 0“ “m” tuber, 1929, was decisively defeat- i980. rwohgoi- vehicles,

ed. Prime Minister Scullin retain- ed his seat for Yarra, Victoria, but the majority oi his Cabinet ' ist- ers failed to gain re-election. The Un'ted Australia Party in co- alition with the country party can command a majority of two to one

in the new house of represents ‘v es. The party standings will be: United Party . ...., 36 Country . . _.. ... ... 14 Moderate Labor 16 Left Wing Labor coo 7 Independents . . . 1 Total . . .. 75 Australia's prospective Prime

Minister is Hon. Joseph Aloysius Lyons, leader of the Australia party since its formation less than a year ago. In the ‘last elections Mr. Lyons was elected as a Labo and he was prominent in the Lab- or Cabinet until Psi: December, when he resigned in protest against the pcl'cies of the Labor left wing.

The voters have given Ml‘. Lyons ample power to carry out hi5 P01- icies of sound and safe finance and government.” One oi the chief dec- laratioris in his campaign policy was clso: "There should be an ec- onomically sound tariff, with ef- fective Brlt'sh preference and in- ter-Domlnion reciprocity." Today Mr. Lyons made his stand on our‘ pire trade absolutely clear in these words:

trucks, etc. tiles and newsprint all m‘ ‘°*?°Y""'°"-

d°§£°déemnd., w“, 1mm,“ m, orrrcuns of iho'can. Nationaly” th lho months amounted in value ‘Fm ‘"99"’ 1°‘ Pa!“ “t new" 3°‘: wzgsoooooo u ‘gum “$900,099 tel on Wed. Dec. 23. ' > last year. a drop of 42.7 per cent. l Exports from that Dominion were valued at $138,000,000 as against $155,000,000 for the nine months in 1930. ‘

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cmusmas Mam-rho nuhiggj are advised that Christmas mail Jo: 3 local ‘delivery should be posted not}; later than Tuesday, Decem‘ 22nd. a one no also rehiindod that all

' offices are closed all ciu-utmosboyi.

Trades and that there is no delivery. byi} o letteficarrier or rural courier on‘.

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ST. DUNSTAWS BASmICA-"t

(A-“MM”! ha“) The last of the services ‘for Adventf COPFWHAGEN‘ m“ “PM” e" was held in st. Dunstans Builioofél "Y “m0 p13 m mama‘ i‘ 5°!“ last evening. The sermon to market-at least one went to the “ma,” by my; Leo HmeL-ilqige‘ holldresum music rendered by the Corpus. 300N918 '- "Mvn °t “w” by Christi choir was as follows: "Coma barter I“ o refill" 0f o," wiilllllw" Holy Ghost," "Sc Nascens" (umb- 31 strmiencY» a 1am 3m m" the ilottel, “Sweet Sacrament German border was Elven suckling wrmmm Ergo-v (Noble), “mm” pigs in place oi money as wages. Praises," "Suva Resin-y she 9°°k m" °* u” 9L3‘ 9° t“ nouncement was made at bot! hairdresser m“ “med mm m’ ' Catholic Churches yesterday that; 99b ""9 a’ penmnent" the usual midnight Masses will iii held on Christmas Eve, when ape-A, CHINESE

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crowds are expected at both cbufljf. es. . . .../

SHIPMENTS r0 culls-A it...

NANKING, China, Dec. 20.—Thc

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cial music will be heard. Lara... .

“The United Australia Party Chinese Government was faced with

oi over 20,000 ‘sacks of seed

parts with pleasing effect, The vfs~ itlng minister felt moved to 51n- cercly compliment the cliolr's de- votional performance oi the can- tata.

TRINITY UNITED Cf-I-‘IYRCH

The Christmas message supple-

looming of Christmas and the birth 50f, our Lord formed the central ltiiouglit. In his morning sermon Dr. Vincent spoke of the personal- ities round the cradle, taking as his

.text Gen. 49, 10: “And unto Him

being taken from 11 Corinthians 9. malted by Christmas music was shall the obedience of the peoples "Alllhcm 961959101" (Adams) w" presented at all the services ycster-lbe", As a‘ magnet Jesus attracts

fiiicly‘ rendered by the choir, Mr. Arthur Bruce taking the solo part. At the close oi the evening ser- vice the choir rendered a beautiful Christmas cantata, "The First Christmas,” (Barnby). The choir and congregation then Joined in

day and met, with a Joyful response by the people. At (he request of the Presbytery and under its direc- tion and with the cordial co-cper- ation of Radio Station QI-LQK, the Sunday School lesson is Broadcast

singing "o Little Town of Bethle- "m 29° 9° 2'3” P- "l- “w” Sm“ hem" Mrs. F. M. Nash sang Wm, day. Dr. Ramsay conducted the ser-

illie effect the solo “Jesu Bambino," Vi“ yesterday wxswd by mem‘

land repels, lie cannot be ignored. about the cradle and the child oi Bethlehem there gather all types, ' all conditions of men. In the early clays of the Master's ezrly life He drew and affected many personal- ities. The old and young. Simon and Anna behold in His coming the ar- rival of the long looked for Meo- slah and having seen they feel

iPletrJ Yon). The choral service also included the choral singing of "There was Silence O‘er Bethlehem," l ‘(Stainerl and “See Amid the Wln- ' tei-‘s Snow," (Goss) and "The First Nowell" and “Holy Night, Silent Night," by choir and congregation. Tile boy choristers made their ap- pearance for the first time yester- day in .St. James and’ sang excep- tionally well. ' The services were attended by inrgc congregations, and were rich

in spiritual inspiration. I

bers of the choir and the school. The attendance at Sunday school was 308.

The visit of the Moderator of the General Council to the Iilaritimes to which reference was madc last week has focussed our attention lip- on the important place held by The United Church of Canada. in the religious life of Canada. It ls not only a. great Church but a groiving Church proclaiming the gospel from 7000 different points in Can- ada. It is the United Church which

their lives completed. The little ones of Bethlehem are connected to him through the word of an evil Kin! and as Holman Hunt depicts the thought, their pure and innocent souls look forth upon his perfect ‘life. Gentle woman and wise schol- arship. In His mother we find the perfect type of motherhood through all the ages, gentle, timid, shrinking nnd through Him dowcred with the pcrfecl; love that casteth out fear. In the coming of the wise men we see that offering of all know-

tlie mail was unharmed, save for‘

slight damage done when a flare exploded.

The first act of Burton. who was a. Canadian Airways Limited em- ployee oi Toronto, was to get in

touch with his wife who had lust‘

left the hospital that day after presenting him with his first son.

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fective and quick in action would be acceptable to France.

“Never will we commit the im- prudence oi contenting ourselves with mere formulas oi’ hope, which would only endanger France's na- tional surety." the Premier said. France would never ‘permit repara- tion payments to be sacrificed to private debts, he said. Any modifi- cation of the payments due from Germany, he insisted, could only be corisdered as affecting the present period of economic stress.

"In some countries people have too quickly announced that debts 511d rolourations should be cancel-

to power in October. 1929, and for a few months thereafter was able to make some headway with the Labor policies. |

But a. year and a half ago the storm struck Australia. Wheat and wool sank with terrifying rapidity. Financial crises followed inevitably —and then one political crisis ai- ter another. Mr. Scullin's hair turn- ed white between his accession to office and the 1930 imperial con- ference. While he was in Eingland his chief lieutenants, Hon. J. A, Lyons-now to succeed him in of- fice-and Hon. James Fenton, kept the Labor extremists at bay. On his return he brought back into his cabinet Hon, Mr. Theodore, who had been appointed treasurer in 1929 but who was forced to re- linquish this post in the summer of i930 owing to the graft charges made against him by the present Queensland government, charges of which he has been acquitted. Mrnscullln for the last year has fought an unceaslng battle with the left wingers-who finally turned and defeated his government in the house 0n Nov. 25. lvlr. Scullin is 55 years of age.

_lnet, it is generally believed an im- 93°“-

stands for the fullest obtainable a new problem today when word mirsure of preferential Empire was received from Hangchcw that trade. As soon as the British gov- students had organized a “crying u People of Great Britain we will ‘The students plan to come to Nun- the mm‘ ‘hawk 0°‘ °z m‘ my’ H strive earnestly to make cooperation kins and cry lustilv before the tomb “l” datum‘! m" 0"“ Th’ 3'1"“; between the mother country and of Sun-Yat-Sen, father of the Re- Edwm-‘l 33nd Pmm’ Gmwe" ourselves a. very real and active co- Pllbué» 111 the MP9 that 011917 ""5 socmkm have been sending mp‘ opmquonv will move otllciala to adopt a policy molli-il 0! 560d P0001098 101' 880190813} when Mn Lyons forms h;s.¢ab_ more in line with the students’ months, totalling slightly overhaul a. million bushels. About a week. portang place will be found roi- at. WNDW- '5“- ‘Fl-‘MP-l-n”. 58° I 45.000 bushel Como W" IMP-g Hon. Stanley Melbourne Bruce, still Elwlml“ Tekmllh 08'1"“? Yelm" ped. At present an order for ‘seine an outstanding figure ‘in the circle m dlspawhes ‘mm T°ky° m“ the 39-000 Suki 18 0" hind. bill Whig. of Empire statesmen, My, 13mm, Jflllfllleso "my ill Nit-hob“!!! to the lateness cf the season it-il t

toes is being loaded by .1. AKmQ-itT" . Donald of Cardigan for shipment? to Cuba. Another cargo of ghoul...

era-merits of 1923 to 1929 when the Labor Party went into power. The

WES Prime Minister u. the Nation- launched on =11‘ =01“ W“! °" not ovmldered advisable to

izig on Iifilkden. ' The strength of ‘the Chinese

allst country party coalition gov- 19-000 011111909 PC8111" "will WW‘ it, MORE TO c

1"st elections resulted in the return 1011303 111 m“ INI- lllllll-ldln! "Eli's of 4e Laborites, i4 Nationalists, 1o 1m and bandits. was estimated at. Country Party members. four Inde- 60,000 men. Regardless of Chinese! pendelits and one counrty-Progreg- denials. the dispatches said, Jap- slve. Mr, Bruce lost his own seat. arlese officials maintain that regu-

Yesterdny Fllnders returned Mr. lars are acting in concert with Bruce lo the house. He will be ask- guerillas and the latter are equip- ed to state his exact positionaad ped with machine guns. will probably offer his services. It chow and retire beyond the Great is expected he will either become Wall, he said, “within a. fortnight, treasurer, or else Honorary Minis- thereby avoiding a possible clash." ter assisting Mr. Lyons, in which The dispatches reported that "a event, Mr. Lyons would take the grove situation threatens here- tiesury portfolio for a time. And 110N193’

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king, Kirin and other pointsofiNu "1 merous reports mentioned engage-g merits with bandits north and south-i- oi Mukden and one referred defin-lt ltely to troop movements. F

_Chiei of Staff, Jiro ilflnami, If Prior to his departure for Miidcn} issued a. statement saying all mn- itoi-y operations in Mfllwhllrllfji¥u:

been - lted with th - “ The ofllcial news agency, Kuo b mp e e “own”

dominates the West. In the strick-

lcdge and all wisdom at his feet. led." M. Laval sald_

THE NEW CABINET in informed circles it is believed Mr.

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH

en area of southern Saskatchewan

‘ - th Ki .Hi n- there are 310 charms and 1000 The mums and e ng s a

iiuliclatioii was not to the power"

“Now that we know the attitude of the United States, the govern-

Bi-uog will be sent, to London to Min, announced that Finance Min- (T531155 Emph-e “we Elation, Wm, istcr T. V. Boong had tendered his

of that affecting Chinchow.“ chief object in going to the game; it was announced, was to q .

‘preaching places. Ii; is this area ‘which requires our help throughout the coming months. At the present time arrangements are under way to send forward 2 or Ii cars of po- tatacs vcgefablcs, fruit etc. Let the response ‘o;- geizcrolls and prompt. Message oi the Bells. All the es- The goods are bang assembled a; sonllais necessary for e successful the wlrxehilise I)! Mr. .1. L. Douglas. presentation of “White Gifts for the‘ The pnipit and choir loft were K5112" “'01? bTBHdB/d $08901"?! 111 decoratc-d with floivcrs, spruce, holly this sz-rvicc. The three speaking tinsel and Christmas trccs bclluti- parts were taken by Misses Emily fully adomud. Prat, Kendall and Plotts, Hester Enmarl and Bertie the ch-riil- rendctei‘. a delightful pro- smivgrt, ' zgrhrtino of Christmas milsic. Rev. The action of the Pageant wasDr. f-‘arr-ziy spoke from the ti-xt, presented through living plcturesjilohn l-il: “The word was made or tableaux, and a hidden choir. flesh and dwelt among us". The The idea of the "Bells of the Ages" ,"W°Td" l5 the cx. “on the rcvcl- sounding form the Chflgtmgs mgg- atlon of God, Jesus was iliat. yvord. Sago wmbmed Wm, a musical w, 1-1.3 revcaicrl tho righiooilsncss and ting featuring church chimes, made, lend";- oompasalon of (foil. lie was a charming and unusual bub the expression of tho liilml of God, grmmch among men and we should br- like The chast oi characters was as l1; f“ W“ l" Jmls 011F150 gonows. en s in all mmi. This is our Hidden Choir, Soloist, The Ail-Fm"-