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ilv Pal Usslml I'm-x: staff Writer) 1,95 ..\‘ Dcc. 22-(0? Goblet- W, bqn.» > met a hot reception wjgv om Scotland and Suffok ' l; believed two of the enemy lwrc shot down. -- Force fighters drove ' ls whlcn sought to 1h of Forth, where the l base ls located. and dived through clouds

nc bases which on rated the greatcstair

that encounter, while more than l2 Gel‘- said in

planes and one Ger- chmidt fighter were in a western front . t today. . .l lounccnlent said four, dt llullters divcd out onto a British patro- n craft. .l German plane was um "but not sccn to

own (iuudlnn Two Outl-

USSIA Hot Reception Given Bombers

~By RAE Planes

i Two Enemy Bid-hes Believed Shot Down Over British Isles. - Security Patrols Continue.

(toll for the week ending today at 33 vessels. a number of them trawlers sunk by German air at- tacks. Although the loss was heavy numerically, the tonnage was low because many oi’ the txawlers dis- plaoed oni 200 and 300 tons.

Britain as a large secret le- scrvc at warplanes, according to a clleelllrlg pamphlet, "assurance of victolw." issued by the Ministry o! Information.

It said it ls officially disclosed that Britain‘ has four times as many first line planes as in 1934- 35 and that this “leaves out. of ac- count very Large number of undis- closed additions to the R. A. F."

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. SATURDAY, lDECEMBER

& Att’y General Dies In Oh’tovvn

A rcmlnent citizen passed awn at hi; home, 222 been Street, yes! tel-day afternoon n the person o! the Hon. H. James Palmer, K. O. for sixty-three years a membe the Bur of Prince Edward Island. a member of the Legislature for seven years and a [onner Attorney (Tieneral and Premier of the Pro- v nce

Though in his 89th year, Mr. Pal- mer remained active up until a few weeks of his death, and dolly at- tended to his professional duties.

Born in Charlottetown on Aug. 26. 1851, Ml: Palmer was the son of B- dl-itlnsulshed father, the late Hon. Edward Palmer, a former Chief Justice of the supreme Court of the Province and one of the Fathers of Confederaton. His mother, Isabella Phoebe (Tremaln) Palmer, was a. native or Quebec. He W55 the latt survivlnf member of their family, one bro her and seven sisters have predeceased him.

Though only thirteen years old at the time of the historlc Confedera- tion Conference in Charlottetown, Mr. Palmer could recall incidents

connected with the period. His fath- to at both the Char- Quebec Conferences.

er was a dele lottetown an

Today ls The llay Santa Pals Live

I n Hearts 0 f Grateful Little Ones Santa Claus Had Somehow Forgotten

Our concluding list 0f de- serving children appears in this issue. Must of the names were received‘ too late for earlier publication, but an endeavour wil\‘ be made to

c announcement said. I

. , _____.______._ l-cd new photograplc .ts over the western

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"ry patrol" over Ger- blscs was institute . F. to halt the men- suwing airplanes at its ..c. the reduced rate of Af-‘ics was pstntcd, to as

“ shipping vlctimsme- u-crc the 8.053-ton user Doslrra, which ll with a sllwht list as a n mine blast. and the l‘ lrlsh tralvlcr River An- .l.‘i‘. survivors reached Norway. l1:.r Annlm was carrying l crow cf the lzl-l-lcn llo-n. which was sunk bv ‘Di . 19. Survivors of both c .1? w from the Norwegian ‘i170 llnnd " ‘.'.f‘S placed the shipping

Iollling Events

-()_ ltc lvr Noiir-cs ln this column 1‘. cents per_word.

"We bJV goose and duck footh- ulol ul::.c . Henry MacFarlane 9“ L-204-12-‘7-Lf.

" \~llle' Concert postponed Jfilfly. December 23r

L-lsas-laizl-al. 'Pt\'ll'tl\‘ — Buylng live and

u. poultry llll kinds. Paying lop 1m lIYlCOS. Island cold Biol-age . Ltd. L-34l-12-13-ti. .

fslmlv and Dance. Cardigan Hall

lmlwjl 21th. Webster-s Orchestra.

‘"11 tmc. tollowlna night. 111-31-12-23-26.

‘Billing live hogs at Albany. ‘llfgvlv 21st. Friday 22nd at flald until noon. .5! ed G. C. mo. L-Iidfi-IZ-IS-ll-M Thu u.

ftvrlcr Bcd Driving club will tmffl-"Z at E. M. Cudmore‘; to- ‘ t L-aa-lll-xa-u.

‘-"-'- - MONDAY Being CHRISTMAS The Next Issue 0i The Guardian Will be Tuesday December 26.

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em Oollcla and tho Carolin!!!’ Motmtalns. German troops forced retirement of Portuguese in M18018. Portuguese West Africa.

find Santa P1115 for each and every one 0f them. The response has been magni- ficent, and the Guardian extends heartfelt thanks i0 llll those who contributed. Today the final stage has been reached. and delivery will he made of all the par- cels in lime to be- hidden awrly for Christmas» morn- ing.

vlzsrlmnsrs SANTA PALS

Master Myron Ling, Broolifleld. Isabel and Marlon Goodwin. Mrs. R. W. Hogg, Wtfmot. P. E. l. Margaret MacMlllan and Robert. MllCMlllllll.

Catherine and Betty Ann Smith. H. R. Hllison.

Mrs. Roland Ooady.

blrs. Anna D. White.

Misses, Eileen and Mary MoPhbe. lllrs, A. J. Heartz. '

Ml»; Lillian Thompson.

Bctty June Bruce.

Mrs. W. G. Bruce.

A Friend.

Mrs. C. N. Blsiett.

Judy and Barbara Willard. ' Miss Margaret Mellett.

Mrs. D, A. MacKlrlnon.

Mrs. PhyTls Walker.

Mrs. Douglas MacDonald, Oom-

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John Allan mKenzie. Barbara and Gordon igldy. Marjorie and Janet 8p lent. Mrs. E. Warren Houston.

Joyce and Keir Proctor.

Rev. J. A. Murphy. st. Dunstan’:

R. W_ H013. Wilmot.

In Memory of Norma 001cc. Maurice Goodwin.

Brownies 1700b.

Mrs. Howard Mnolnnls.

Mrs. C. M. Cox. s» Walter Cox. Anonynrzlous file

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Ago Today

(B! The Canadian Press) Dec. 23, 1914—Mlawa, northern

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rtm reverses reported in south-

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Chamber Of Deputies Told Fran-ce’s Cas- ualty List Low In War.

(By ll- Taylor Henry, Associated Press Stall Writer)

PARIS, Dec. ZZ-Premie: Dal- adler told a cheering Chamber of Deputies today that France will "continue" to aid Finland in her war lllzailavlkRu-‘nia.

The Prenuer said that Frame already had done “her entire duty" toward Finland in furnish- ing help which he described as liven "in a measure which is not inconslderable."

Daiadier said the help was giv- an within the framework of the Covenant of the League of Na- tions immediately after the League expelled Russia. as an aggressor against Finland. He did not ex- Dlal-n in more detail.

In the first: oirflclal announce- ment of French war casualties the r-Prolnler said that 1.434 memb- men had been killed ln action up to Nov. 30-—1.136 in the arm-y. 256 inthenflvyandfllxltileairfome ‘Ian average of less than 16 a

y.

He pointed out tJw-t this was low coma-zed with tfglucs for the comparable opening period of the first Great War in which he said French losses were 450,000. pre- sumably including killed, wound-

franc (about 81258000900) war budget for the first three months of 1940, which was adopted in the Cham- ber by a vote o! 536 to 0.

The war budget for 1939, cover- ing four months. was 69.000.000.- 000 francs.

The hie Hon. n. J. Palmer. K-C-i

and one of the souls recollections was of being in his office Whm H1 ..elegation including Hons. W. H. Pope and J. ‘C. Pope called to sce 31m with a vlew to enlisting his ac- Jve Suppgft o1 the Confederation movemen . _

Last July. on the occasion of the 15.11 anniversary celebration at‘ the Charlottetown Conference, Lvlr. Pol- mer was chczen "s one nf the d r'ct descendants of the confederation Fathers to unveil a. tablet. ln hi5’ fathers honor.

L; paternal grandfather, James Bordon Palmer. also a barrister, was a native of Dublin, Ireland. and came to PrtncoEdward Island in 1802 as the agent for One 0f the jcnded proprietors of the Islflnd. He afterwards entered public llfct help and wok an active part in af- falrs.

Legal Career

The late Hon. H. J. Palmer re- ceived his early eclucatlon in the public schools of Charlottetown. Bf-

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International At A Glance

(B? The Gmadlan P1685)

LONDON-British lighters drive oft‘ [our German raiders. Air Min- utgy report-l two British planes. one German fighter downed in wuicrn front battle.

PAYtlS-Daladler tells chamber Franco will continue aid to Fin- hnd; dgpuflgg IQQIOVG W8? IDIIIO- platinum for first quarter o! 1940.

MOSCOW-General K. A. Mel-et- 5K0" who directed Russian invas- ion o! Finland reported dlamisled; Russians chin: "important encam-

es" during flnnilh war, put cunni- tleo at 1,823 dead.

IIELBINGPCIIS —- Bunions IG- kcst In hr north: Flnnl force Rus- llnnn back on Eastern front, fight lvvieiu to ltauhtlll on Karolina Isthmus.

COPENHAGEN — Norwegian dia- pooehen any Russians retreating northward hastily and without

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Drag Seine For Missing In Bridge Crash

PARIS, Dec. 22—(A.P) —Pollce and firemen dragged the Seine River under searchlights tonight

for l3 missing persons alter the St. Louis Bridge collapsed, plung- ing at least three persons to death and injuring five others seriously.

The BO-yard-lon stone structure connecting lrwo Isandsln the Seine.

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rAllan Findlay 0n Trial In ll. S. Capital

(By Clarion B. Lynch (Canadian Peon Staff’ HALIFAX. Dec. 22-(0?) — A

saga-of which tho dofflelnoo ad- authorshl‘ p-con lning a diagram which a military witness testified would "prejudlco the saf- ety of the state i1.’ communicated by mail to a. country bordering on Germany.” was admitted as evid- ence as the preliminary hearing o! Allan Findlay opened here today.

Findlay, youthful law school lecturer, ls charged with attempt- ing to forward military and naval lnfornlation to Bodll Klerulft‘ in Copenhagen.

Illeut-Com. Morris Gauvreau, tn charge of naval intelligence hem. looked over the diagram and said it showed “in a general way” the positions oi’ warships and merchant grips in Halifax harbor on Oct.

Commander Gauvreau also said that a sketch in the ter, 8.1- iegcdly showing an air base across the harbor from Halifax, was “sub- stantially correct."

The hearing was adjourned un- itzill 10.30 o'clock tomorrow mom-

g.

After Commander Gauvreau made tabla statemmzt, L. A. bovett K. 0., took up the cross-examin- ation for the defence. He asked only two questions when the question of whether or not the pub- lic should be permitted to remain in the courtroom was raised.

Mr. Lovett asked the witness when the seaplane base across the harbor from Halifax was establish- ed. Witness said he didn't “think an answer would be advisable."

This led to an exchange which culminated ln J. Gordon Pogo, K. 0., counsel for the crown, moving that the public be excluded. Mag- istrate It. E. Irlglis agreed. The balance of the session. in which two witnesses were heard, was held behind. closed doors.

Shortly at‘ the public had been removed, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police inspector appeared on the scene. Therg followed a conversation in the courtroom, but when it was over Magistrate Inglis stood pat on his order excluding the public and the pres. A short while later. a press censor went into the courtroom. He said after the adjournment that “nothing of importance transpired."

At the conclusion of the hear- ing. R.C.M.P. told this reporter to “be here tomorrow morning," indicating that he would be admit- ted to the session."

The question o: Mlemer or not the public should be allgwcd to re- main came up previous to the ln- cident which lad to the clearing of the courtroom.

Mrl Fogo asked Commander Gauvreau if he thought that infor- mation on the position of war-ships

the lie St. Louis and Ile De La Cite Just behind the famed Ca- thedral of Nntre Dame, crashed when an oil barge struck a central pliar.

Gas mains, broken by the bridges collapse. burst into itlwmc. 1nd about 20 persons, including the occupants of two automobiles, were spilled into the icy Seine.

The stcel Barge Turnsie. which caused the accident when it was caught in a current and crashed with great force acalnst the bridce pillar. drifted 500 vards down- strellm before its crew regained control. The Barge Captain was seriously injured.

Rescue work was hamrptued ' submersion of part of the bridge structure and the automobiles.

Originally constructed in 1M1 when it was known as the Pant Donne (Red Bridge) because it was of red painted wood, the bridge had been rebuilt three times, the last. time in 1871. >

The twp islands which it eon- ncctcd are in the centre of the city. with many historic putbllc buildings and residences nearby.

Small ilraft Gompletes Trip

BABSEYPERRE. Si. Kittl. Dec. 22 _(OP OABLih-The eight-ton yacht Reverie swung at mchor in the harbor of’ this British Welt In- dies island tonight, a transatlantic passage to her credit.

Rev. John Autle. owngr-sklpper, sailed out of Ply-mouth. Brlglarld, .last summer with two companions. At their first atop, at Funohal. Madeira. they learned war had been declared and on the advlu o1 naval authorities stayed there two months

Finally. the Reverie reamed her voyage Nov. l9 and leached here 27 rlays later. They met no ships on the entire voyage.

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Walks Five Miles Over Rocky Shore

ZKBALLDB. B. 0.. Dec. 22—(CP) --Hugh Skinner, young Vancouver fisherman. wdoy mid ol walking for five days in his bare feet over the rocky shore of Quatslno sound after the fish packer Great Northern was wrecked on the west coast 0d Vancouver Island.

Ted Bernard, engineer o! the fish packer, was washed overboard and apparently drowned when the vessel struck tbs rocks. the youth said. He and his father, Captain George Skinner, managed to rmoh shore.

The youth stayed with his laurel- bwo days before leaving in search od aid. The older man was becom- ing weak from exposure and hun- ger. A police launch is now seal-ch- lng for the elder Skinner.

Young Bklnmlr said on his hike he obtained water by sucking mom. Ho was sighted yesterday by pilot Don Lawson in a search plane.

Pilot Lawson flew to Wlntor Har- bor. about 15 miles from where he sighted Skinner, and sent a motor launch back to resuce the youth who will be token to Vancouver by plane for hospital treatment to his

lnjlned feet.

STEAM!!! FEABED LOST

LONDON Dec. 22 ~40?)-

cxohange télegraph agiency dlspe 8

.254 tons which left. Dec. 14 for a Scottish port was now feared

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As nu the holy Chrlohu birth, be this, good Mandi. our mo! till- be peace on earth, be pence on earth to men o! gentle will.

1939

Arman Subscription Dolivurcll 84.00 By lllnll-PJEJ. $6.00; Canada and IL!- “.00

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Fully Clothed Body 0f J a m e s Dunphy Found In Bed-In- quest Ordered.

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James Dunphy. 61- ear-old bach- elor was found dead his house at Johnston's River, ten miles from here, it was learned last night. The man was lying on a. bed fully cloth- ed. Royal Canadian Mounted Pol- ice said.

Coroner Dr. J. D. MacGulgan or- dered an inquest for next Thursday. Meanwhile a post moriem examina- tion would be mad,e it was an- nolmced.

The man. who was a bachelor and lived alone since the death of his Barents was believed to have been to Charlottetown on Wednesday. He W95 lihfillght to have arrived home just before dark that evenln . Dis- 001/811’ of his body was made one of the neighbors yesterday,

The man appeared to have been injured about the head it was leafineddfrom laolice.

e 609859 was a farmer Johnstonb River.

Christmas Greetings From Premier King

OTTAWA, Dec. 22 -tCP) -The Cluuslnla; 11105-336 of "peace and good Will’ sets lolm m a single plllaz-e one one ODJCGtiVB of the a1- l.eu loroes in the war agalnsl, U81‘- many mum: Minister Macxenzlie lung 581d tonlgnt ln a holiday greeting to the Canadian people.

‘text. of the Prune Munster’; mas- sage;-

inls year, the Christmas message Shvlud make it.» appeal, as never be- fore. w every human heart. 1t is a. message o1 heme BUQ 01 good wJl to men of good wlll. That surely. sets forth in astnglc phrase the one obyectlve o1 the amen force; in the present war.

It was nottc disrupt and to des- troy that Brltaln and France and. within the past weeks. Finland tuck up arms to wlthsland aggresslon and w end oppresuon. It was to save fluthler slalflhler of innocent peoples and to make possible a world at peace.

On‘ the outcome of the present conlllct will dupend. for our day and the days of many gclluatlons to come. whether the lives of na- tlons as well as of individuals are to be governed by the methods of Herod or by the spirit of Christ.

It matters not our race or creed. We. in Canada, can all rejoice that, in the pages oi’ history. our country wlll be numbered amon those that, with clear vicon. saw e present inoerélacebatclll mrtilfikind. lgefgonded

e ' o umanl y hour 0f atost need.

o my fellow citizens throughout the dominion who ,ln so [r630 a cause. have So wholeheartedly sup- ported my colleagues and myself ln our endeavors to further to the ut- most. the war eflortpf 8. lmiI-ed Canada. I desire to extend my best of wishes for the Christmas season and the New Year.

Saint John Steel Employees To Resume Work

SAINT JOHN. N. B., Dec. 22- (CEU-strlklng steel workers oi’ the St. John Dry Dock and Shipbuild- ing 00., Ltd. who have been idle since Tuesday will resume work to- morrow, C. N. Wilson, manage-r of the company, said tonight.

The decision was leached after M. S. Campbell. Ottawa. chief conciliation officer of the Pcderal Department or Labor, had held several conferences with company officials and representatives ol the men. Mr. Campbell left for Ottawa this afternoon.

The company had offered to sub- mit the matters at issue to a con- ciliation board if one were estab- lished, said Mr. Wilson.

Frank Hill. member o! a com- mittee representing the men, said no decision had been made to set up such a b0ard_ After the mcn re- turn to work the company and em- ployces will discus wages and working conditions, he said.

About 250 men are involved, stat- ed Hill.

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GAS PRICE UP

N. Dec. 22 ~19?) -- A halfpenny a Fallon increase in the price of Rasoi no was announced to- night. The new rprlce of one shill-

so lo overdue that. she was last hm crew of 16.

Chief or Staff‘ Of Red Armies Said Removed

Belief GCHCFZITMCFGtSkOff Being Made Scapegoat For Failure Of Finnish Campaign.

(By Witt Hancock, Associated Press Staff Writer)

MOSCOW. Dec. 2f§-(Saturday)—(AP)—Red army communiqucs on the Finnish war for the third successive day failed to report any important gains and lent credence among foreign observers to Finnish reports of important setbacks to the Soviet war machine.

Among the more sensational reports circulating in Moscow was that General K. A. Meretskoff, chief of staff of the Leningrad military district who has been in cilzlrgc of the Finnish campaign, had been retired from his post.

Although not confirmed officially, it was reported he was summoned to the Kremlin two days ago and asked for an explanation of the army's failure to score decisivn- successes on the various fronts.

BLAMED FOR FAILURE

Among things for which he was blamed, it. was re- ported, was an inadequate preparation for a qulck vlctory.

Noted by foreign observers was the absence of pub- lication of any congratulatory messages to Joseph Stalln on the occasion of his 60th birthday anniversary yesterday from two-persons intimately connected with the Flnl-llsh campaign. ‘

One of these was Andre Zhdanoff. generally believed to have been slated to become Stalirfa successor as boss of the Communist Party.