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v/"f- hn Pon AGENT. Mrs. Jo (l. 3! Church Street MMEBSID and rumor. com“

should be left with Mrs. Pond. iii-i

— Phone 289

n: c-ugrflllll may be Willis‘ dill!

k t re Water Street. Zfiiftlfifsler’. Wit-er Street.

111a Guardian will be delivered to w" 2e per day. or 10c per weak I we yflul‘ order to the b0 res nsible

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| is reserved for news "Lhlffii ulnrmerest, but navel-on» of r nflvsy nature mnv be : n; wits a word. strictly payable |n gdvance. r;——-"-' ..x0DAKS for Christmas at Tay- m. Drug Co. Kensiflillbn.

JTANLEY adjustable squares, Mme“, planes, rules. etc.. sold my at Bruce's L-424-l2-10-2l. ‘ .-Pair second hand Write box 2H Sum-

, L—445-l3-1'I-2i.

JICTORY Restaurant, Sum- nerside \\'lil take orders for Xmas dlllllflfi served in tiieir restaurant. up to Monday, Dec. 23. Place your prior early. L-482-12-1'i—2i.

JTOCKEY CLUBS wishing to nter reams in the North Shore Home League. Kensingtcn, notify me undersigned or or before Friday. December" 0:li, 1940. W. L. Delaney, sqqi-elary, L-297-l2-1Z-l4_

-C!l0C()L.-\TES — Just come ma see those attractive Christmas ciniges lvioirs. Ganongs, Page we SllLIWS and Hunts. Foley's

pm] stoic, Stimmerside. L-4-85-12-l'i—5l.

bring your pelts

.\ir. oliiyan of Holt, Renfiew uti 00., Monti-cal at C. R. Rogers pm, Cllllildlllll Bank of Com- merce Building, Summerside. You rzll not be disappointed with the

prices he is offering. L-436-12-I6-6l

-SU.\l.\lEltslD]-2 lllGll SCHOOL CLOSED-Diving to 60 percent of the pupils at the High School be- ing sick with either measles or the flu and several teachers also be- lng at lioiiie sick it was decided so clone thescliool until after Christ- mas. —S.

-FUI\'ERAL TOMORROW The funeral of John Crawford Mac- Plierson n-ill be held on Wednes- thv afternoon at two o'clock from Tr tr United Church, Summer- ine. The funcrnl was held over until Wednesday to await the ar- rival oi Mr. MacPhersonZs sister, libs Dorothy MacPherson of the Civil Service, Ottawa, who is ex- fiected home this evening. The body

Street and will there niil Wednesday when it will betakcri to Trinity United Church for the funeral services. -5.

svuettkti. Holds regular l llonthly meeting

‘llie rezular monthly meeting of the Sumircrside sub-division of the catholic Women's League was held in tho K. of C. Home on Wednes- lfil. December l1. As the president,

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button was humiliated to preside.

The minutes of the previous meet- iuvwere road and. approved. as wen-w tso lite reports of the different ttilimlttoe_g_

Tao Social Service convener re- lillfll lltlvlllv purchased manv ar- ticles of clothing for needy children, lilies. rubbers stockings and other

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letters were read at this meeting tronilfiss Amelia Haley. National (loniotier or War Services. and Mrs. Kllllcrine Crcamcr, Diocesan Con- Elltl- A letter was also read from rs. Jump, . cizdergast, convener o1’ the Sttntv clubs,

“Ml” lllllrv snake of the distribu- un oi utcruture to the armed forc- Hud explained how this shouldbe my: to itisnre the greatest effici-

thM ;‘Ci'eamei' spoke of how well m; (iii-clout sub-divisions had re- mdn(n\l' to the call for knitted goods year-mil garments during the past i- 811d urged its crntlnuance ‘[111! tne coming winter. m] sllciidcrizustspokc about study D3 and tier . tter contained many ma" Sutzucsiions for the differ- lislllsdsv t u; 1 c o carry 0n e gltlglrept Christmas charities as {o} {id committees were appoint- The iliiinllflk‘ m 1 ~ P0111 e annua en- "lgll; Collection were received Mon,” “l? lllld braved very satis- fildlgNRfid Cross converter. Mrs. D. ‘,5 o; l. reported turning over l8 1 socks, also sweaters and 0 the local Red Cross

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Auornsav roar FALLS

.3111 "Flared Italian min hkrm ‘Mlle marched into Porto ‘ "t Dee. l3. while their forces "m" ‘central and northern fronts thrown in‘ "alien reinforcement! '1 lo stem the advance.

'Food blockade

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Gourlieu Drugst

Mart Guide o'l"<'i’u‘l§u“i§ $3:

In! home in Somme b;

' -—LUNCll KIT thermos bottles, 501% s§’i§l'.l§§‘.“'"° L-424-12-16-2i.

—Wl'-‘ XMAS wra an l;

bought t g ‘S s... ;r.:..:.s;r..ir*~ Mo" L-40Ii-1Z-14-2i.

—SEE OUR . ment of Xmas paiptgiléci-lbltfongsiglils “lad tOYS- Rex 5 and 10. Summer-

e- L-486-12-l7-Zi.

-LATEST STYLE C. C. . m’ skates and 1100“. sold iltlwfifgggb. L-450-l2-17-2i.

—LOOK spic and span for Xmas by having y0lll‘ clothes dry

cleaned at Mills ~ Cleaners and Clothiergodgillmmlz?! side. Lflwh

—SLEIGll nouns. wind proof, sold at Bracxllter and L-450-12-l7-li.

—IS FINED - Paul Yockcll who was arrested in Montreal recently

satllfdtly by Constable Percy Klncii of the Summersldc RCMP. and appeared before Magistrate Dario; on Monday on a charge of fraud, and leaving without paying his board bill. The RCMP. were no- tified and they traced him to Mon- "Blll- He Wa-s fitted $62 or cite month imprisonment in ilic CFYHT- ty jail. He took the month. -S.

Outlines policy In announcing Shipping losses

OTTAWA, Dec. 16.-—(CP) - Navy Minister Mucdonaid - "in view o1 the number of rumors, press reports. etc. which have been lll Clfiliilltiml during the week-end" -ioiiiglit is- sued a statement otttliiiiiir the "general policy" of iiuvoi ilL‘2I(.tll.lLi.- ters in regard to aiinounceniciit of Shipping casualties zificcting Cana- oian ships and subjects.

"No announcement. can be made until the ship or. in tho case of a sinking. the survivors lizivc reached harbor." the statement said.

Mr. Macdonaids stutunrnt (lid not mention anv particular shipping msuaitl‘. but obviousy referred to torbedolnz on Saturduv of the Fur- ness Liner Western Prince. Muni- tions Minister Howe und three of his department officials were nbuuid the liner. Hope increased tonlalit that they were sale. but no official announcement has been made. The Navv statement said were three brmclpai reasons vvhv announcements of shipping cnstuii-

survivors reached port;

. The announcement t-liut o, shlo has been damaged is cf Ltrettt value to the eneinv until the s l‘) i185 reached p011. as such announce- ment mav enable him to dispose his forces for a further attack upon the criDDied vessel.

‘ . The announcement that sur- vivors of a ship have becii picked up may enable the enemy to niake an attack upon the rescue ship.

"3. The announcement that the

survivors of a ship are still in boats may enable the enemv to make con- tact with the boats and, l5 he so desires, to take prisoners. some or all of the survivors.“ Furthermore. the statement said. "in the interests of common liuin- unity and decency." it was the boll- cv it old the announcement of casualties until all the next-of-kin of those who were missing or wound- ed could be orivatciy informed by authorities.

- Phillie 289 for this servi e l" fliliu

‘lily of the following stores in

was brought back in the Island or '-- fOX SklIlS

ties were delayed until the sitip or u,

MERSIDE

AND PRINCE COUNTY

rumor ttttféb.

SUMMERSIDE

Silver Fox Pelts W A ll T E ll

Mr. M. Maurice of Maurice and Marks, Ltd., is now in our office and will be buy- 511.11 daily all grades of silver and other raw furs. Paying highest market prices. G. R. MACQUARRIE Summerside L487.

"Pans tonight. Excellent Ice, excellent music. Admission 15 cents.

it Borden Rink I i l

L480.

ll-joscists seek To bolster Morale at home

ROME. Dec. iti-JAPY-An in- tensive campaign to reinforce mor- ale ill industrial north Italy began today as the high command an- nounced btter fighting is going on ll‘ Albania and Libya against Silfllll.’ Greek and British attacks.

“Coiisidorable" losses on both sides restilicd. the communique u said. when Italians "repulsed" ‘we Greek attacks on the Albanian

battlefronts.

Italian planes. bombing British _iits m the Egyptian-Libyan fron- tier offensive. were claimed t0

thave caused heavy casualties.

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t inns into

Meanwhile the Italian people, told officially oniv yesterday of the fall of Sidi Barrani (which the British forces captured last Wed- nesday) and retreat of the Ital- _ Libya. were declared in Fascist circles to be "unshakably decided to face any events."

This assertion came from Adelchl Serena. Fascist party secretary, as he announced a winter "battle of the internal front" following a con- ference with Mussolini.

Serena ordered increased aid for the needy, visits to military hos- pitals and soldiers‘ homes by Fas- cist. women, and a strict watch over supplies, rationing and prices. with severe suppression of “any attempt at hoarding or speculation."

Fascist party headquarters will be kept open 24 hours a day, Ber- ena said, predicting at the same

"Bv this means. relatives of per- sons who mlght be concerned. are_ spared the needles anxiety and llll- ' certainty which they would natural- | ly feel were they to rend that cus- ~ ualties had been suffered bv the crew or bossenizers on board a ves- sel in which their relations ivere known to be." it sai . l “When the official announcement of casualties is accompanied bv the. statement. "the next of kin have l been informed." those who have not. been so informed are immediately freed of anxiet "

No imiications Britain will lift

(By Put Ussher, Canadian Press Staff WP"? N, Dec.

l‘)

LQNDO i6—tCP Cable) -There is no indication that Bri- tain will lift. her blockade to W1" nut shipments of food to rcarli France and SD81"- (A Washington dispatch Mon- day said the American Red Cross had made “tentative arrange- ments" to send food sliiPS lo Sum" and unoccupied France. The dis- atch said that negotiations be- ween Washington and London are under way and that the prospect» for their successful outcome aie considered ) ‘There was no comment. immed- iately from official sources on the reported re uest Of lllt‘ Alllmml" gal Qrogg or permission i0 $9116 two food ships thtftllllfill the block-

) ‘ ‘ PS. _ adfet ‘gzatgllrftpclglmrli. however. that the British Government is scckillt! to distinguish between Rod C1088

5,9513% glaggllifighhlld foodstuffs. If a sa s ac l’ -- _ evolved. it is understood that. mcdi a | guppllefi consigned to neutrals. . ffay be allowed through the block; -, acle. But foodstuffs can Mdgl}: vol-ted into war materials an 1 t in is not. prepared tn run the y?“ of Germany obtaining hold uf

n», is pointed otit

h “Bird's for Qrelul.

Phem for that purPOSP-

One solution.

time that the Blackshlrts would break lip any counter-movements.

"Absurd hopes of the enemy so far as the Italian pepole‘s resist-

lance is concerned are and will be

. ill more bitterly disappointed by facts." he argued.

Western Canada Expects more Guest Children

(By fliadys Arnold, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

OTTAWA. Dec. 18 — (OP —- Throtighout Western Canada. the- work of organizing reception an distribution centres is .ing for- ward in anticipation new ar- rivals of British guest children. expected to come to the Dominion in the spring. Keith Jopson. Bri- tish Government representative for the children's overseas reception board, said today.

Mr. Jopson has just returned from a 15-day tour of centres as far west as Victoria to meet pro- vincial authorities and deliver the thanks of the British Cover ‘ for the care provided for children who have already come to Canada.

“In speaking to le in the west I was glad to e able to say ‘when’ the flow of children across the Atlantic begins a ain and not ‘if’ it bcgans," he sai .

In Canada now are 5,868 child- ren 1.532 brought to the Dominion under Government sponsorship and 4.326 under private auspices.

He said many of the children had decided they want to stay in (lanazia. Others told him they xv-anted their parents to coins to the Dominion when the war is over. Few problems had developed and the shiidftfl settled easily into Canadian life.

here, might be the placing of con- trol and distribution in Europe in

the hands of l United States OI- ficial.

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Well known S’side Taxi driver passes

Mr. Wallace E. Basler, 27-year- Old Sumnierside man died yester- day. He had been ill for some time. The young man was very well known in Summerslde where he operated a taxi stand. Always friendly and obliging no had a host of friends who will regret his early passing.

Surviving are his mother, Mrs. George B85191‘ and two sisters, Miss sally Basler and Miss Hilda, Easier. both at home. Ills ftttner is dead.

The funeral will be held from his mother's residence Wednesday afternoon.

War debts owed The ll. S. come liuc; Few paid

WASHINGTON, Dec. ill-LAP)- Tlie ltrsi. Great War w. bu. owcct the Uiiitcu States cattle clue aunni to- (tay. but oniv hunazirv lldltipiillfl she an. not. luv in iuti.

For the first itnic. I-‘tnlatid nus absent llcln the lillV wliiaoiv, amin- ing neiscn oi a special Act t the ‘uiiiieu States Congress lllllllufllllllj,’ her to slut) the Iiifllilbllt ill VlUW of iicr heavy war losses.

Great Britain not ciiy failed to pay the $121,610,165: tiriiicipat and

.. interest. illfildillllflllt tiuc lurid)‘, but

was (iickcrina with the cusliicrui h a view Lo llbtdillllll; more lll0lll‘_\'. Sir Frerierlck ililtiilliss. under-- c tarv Oi the fillllSil 'i‘rc.i;.ii'\'

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town, DICSCIAHIIE the facts i’ rit- ish financial resources to 'I'rcsstiry Secictaiv rlenrv MOlQOlllllHll. l-Iuiigail‘. which has iiizrce a Drac- tice in Leceii‘. years oi lJflVlll! only a portion of the transmitted $9.828 of the $52,770 currently is paying. Greece makes token remittances. but her bill docs not come due tintli Jan. 1. Although. $186,834,588 was due tcdav from 13 nations, the amounts due on this semi-annual navmcnt date. and the total debts of the countries follow: Behzlum, $4,642,453 due todavand $461,781,161 owed altogether"; Czech- oslovakia $l.682.812 and $l65.ill5.132: Estonia $468,850 and $2i.6l2,5941 Finland $235,598 and $8,126,622; France $31,569,744 and $4,220,036.11 . Great Britain $127,670.765 and $5.- 65l.792,208; Hungary $52170 ($8,- 828 paid) and $2,436,640: Italy $3.- 387930 and $2,026.901.552: Latvia. 94,883 and $B.9l2.0l9; Lithuania $121,466 and $1900.14 ~ Poland $5.- 798039 and $270,464.5 3: Rumania 8956.309 and $65,828.75? and Yugo- slavia $l54.061 and $61.865.093.

Ashes of Lord Lothian are Placed in vault

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—-(AP)— In a foggy rain. the ashes of the Marquess of Lothian, British Am- bassador, were deposited today in a. vault beneath the mast of the battleship Maine in Arlington Na- tional Cemetery.

A caisson drawn by sh: horses of the "Resident's gray horse bat-

tery"--bore the catafalque con- taining the ashes to the ceme- tery. The catafaique was draped

with a Union Jack, and the small box containing the ashes also was wrapped in the British standard. A French ‘l5 boomed a iii-gun salute, and a United States army Chopin's funeral march as the caisson proceeded to- ward the vault. , It is believed that Lord I-Dthlflh! remains will remain in the vault until after the war and then be removed to his home country.

pastime passing excellent, if ll.

be husbanded with modesty-

whom N... lord loveth l-Ie chast- cneth.—Hebrews.

4 l raid on ltakan warships at. Naples. lllStflllll6lli~ ttnep L1g};ll(,\',\1§;lg9d wnighl,

due today. Oniv one other couiitiy_

'S’siilc Trade Board discusses Rail problems

A eéieecial meeting of the Bum.

mersi Board o! Trade Counei was held on M -‘ to discuss the railway passenger service. Amn-

some discussion the following m. solution was passed:

Moved that this Board is in fay. or of the double carferry passeng- er service throughout the whole year, each operated as a through ast passenger service and that failing the ovislon of the double service by e railway in the win- ttlekr that; wehhave at least one of’

e 0118 passe r services. and that it is the use opinion of this Board first service should be the through passenger service for the winter months. 'I'hat any double service that would interfere with the first service would not be satisfactory in the opinion of this Board and m“ P91161118 any such change that this Board ask the railway to operate a train going west out of Summerside, leavng at 5 .m. on the three remaining Ba urdays, namely December 21st, 28th and January 4th.

Motion moved by J. LeRoy Ho}- mfln. seconded by W. J. Lidstone. Carried unanimously.

Mr. A. R. Brennan presided. pl-e. sent at the meeting was Mr, E, w MacKinnon. Superintendent of the ant. Division of the c. N. n, as ' w-eil as Hon. Thane A. Campbell. ‘ Premier of the province.

The meeting was called on ac- count of the inconvenience to the public west of Summerside on ac- count of the trains being held un- ' til the late service of the car ferry On Saturday last visitors to Sum. rnerside from the west had to wait until 1.10 am. Sunday before they could leave for their homes in the ivc-st. of the province. Mr. J. Le- Roy Holman pointed out that this , xvas very utisatisfactory and that ilicrc should be least; one through service.

Mr. MacKintion said after Jan- iiarv 4th the late train on Satur- day would be ctit out. The Board asked that a train should leave stnnmerisde for the west about 5 ' o'clock on Stiturdziv afternoon while ‘this late train is in operation. Mr. l/IdcKiniion said he would take it un with the atttliorities and the above resolution was then drafted.

Italy’; fleet ‘Still remains

_ I I t lilstlll I l!‘ Bring action

t I Against BBB

ll. strong force

Air Force

Saturday‘ nlgi s Royal that the ttallan fleet “remains a not incon- idciable fcrce" capable of doing ‘great damage if properly handled.

This summing up of the enemy's ~.ea strength was made as the Air Ministry and Admiralty listed at least 45 Italian ships sunk or dam- aged in attacks up to. but not in-

said the Britwh airmen socrecl di- rect hits on a concentration of cruisers and destroyers with re- suit-ant “large explosions."

Two battle ships also were at- tacked, the communique said. but no direct hits on them were an- nounced.

The joint Air Ministry-Admiralty list of Italian "casualties." prior to the Naples raid was:—

Four battleships damaged

One cruiser sunk, four damaged

10 destroyeis sunk, four damaged 24 submarines sunk, others presum- ably damaged.

This leaves. British authorities

Two battleship! 16 cruisers

eager to bring it into action, naval circles. added. but the Italian!» "have proved experts at kedPlnfl °l1l of corners."

FITNESS PEP-UP

__ FOR AUSTRALIA CANBERRA, Dec. 16 —(OP) -

A” “" “d? °l~ ‘it? "m’°°%3i“ii1 men fo i!‘ ‘Z l

Australian Commonwealth Council 0i’ National Fitness has "Wm" mended a Commonwealth b11195“ to co-ozdinate Physical ‘ducauml

in Australia. Reallmfon of under-develoll- ment and malnutrition i.n this

country of fine climate and abund- ant. epporttinity for open-air We! one of the most remarkable 6W1- oponenls in Australia since the out- break of Wm’-

State govemmenis have already appolnflid directors of ohys-col training and municipalities are to be asked to help by iwwvtdins swim-

ming pools end recreation areas.

Gooderliatn ltilleis, today 3250.000 in the Canauia ation. _ concernin

including. the Naples foray. the Caiia In the last mo, a Royal an corolla“ Force communique issued at Cairo mghéaa

adian R 5km with“, nt was eme ed urllnthe radio station. formerly

lease O prrvatciv by the plaintiffs.

operated

ls remanded For hearing

RIMOUS , f Pri Jolt-m 12.2.

Antonio Couillard

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