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CIIAIEIlQTTISTCWN. CANADA, ’I‘UESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 193s

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Province - wide Silver Fox Pelt ShowOpensToday

First Event ofiTs‘ Kind Will Get Underway This Morning At The CanadiaiNational Hotel.

houses as Silver Fox

bercpectfild to

ger

and no drenfiglt when 193? show 113$ this will

succiff m BATAHINIAN inmvr BLAIMEI]

Borjas Blancos Falls To F r a n c 0 As Troops Launch Maj- or Offensive. ._

IIINDA . E." PJ-Slliie 5 a; C re M

0 Bot Bia

lnlllflfllln radio rt

ultimately at Barcelona, the Gov- ernxfint ca. ital. J ‘ c011 Bo: as Barrens, the- lnmrgcnte Nmrted the en edtheProvinceof yp xIfaI-n "w vicinity of the Sierra. de 1-1611. where the Government has erected a. strongly fortified line. The Insurgent columns in the mountains and those at Borjas Blancas apparently were m- MWTIIXS in term a Junction at Monfiblamch. 20 miles to the east for a combined push against ‘Ibr- "milmlfl. 30 W188 ll Uiil southeast.

Morwbldnch is a Junction on the curving main Iierida-‘Iurragona. highway.

Insurgent plans, flying e11 an gage“) m“ forces. es from frag

thamghmy- diam , one on Ovlernmcrrt whee said the rim-them defences of Catalonia “WM “W1? hydroelectric centre were holding firm agningf; 31mg- Iegllw trocé we ‘mgontled w? 1'9 11-.‘ -

alrfrrismrer the Segre River sec-

Fmnco used his tithe-tried metros of sin-rounding and slashing off Government sectors in cries-cram IIOBIQ inward his final goal. Hi5 nsht wins turned southeast in I- wnoelm to cut off south- mmomv"aha at" ea; O OTIS!!! Mountains. 0n left of the

spear-h now

e Segre Ri it?» mutiers a? 1M

. vea-

ws-hum of the way man-fog . llmawning from the rear

alignment troops along the Ebro

Santa Pals §

To Many

Santa Pal: and the mcmhw 0T the Santa Pal Department 01 the Guardian Saturday for er season. noon approximately” 1005 parcels had been delivered needy child- na In this Oi . nks in "I contributions o kind friends man? a little heart was gladdened at ibis season of general Joy.

A few Santa Pale caznc to the rescue Saturday with were much - P"

A W

- lllmfi becw. “W35 SANTA PALS

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Charles daon Prowse. D001“ Macbeth.

AMY-l. lhrion and Marilffi

comma rvrun cm==nn

l . Aucti do Vernon 1'11"‘ fir. “ti. am. L-Imd-ii-QT- ..._.._.

"Borden lam Club ioldin hOII m 1=;\§'l.°‘"" "T-$3i'f57r- 335'. , ._..___

"Dame in n ma. Wad-

hv. I‘ 9"’ ' u IL-NIDON-IPIIIPII.

Sm" 51$... 0e, r.- ‘ua-aa- . _ ......._... _ gafutsM-razrrsrilnsa. -' , ‘a-urw-o. Q In! Decanter

Whb

‘as dam.

. was made und

feted their work ' Y

first Province-wide silver fox pelt ahcw in Prince Edward Island will come into being today in Char- atwwwn. True it will no: be ready for the mlblic, or even for exhibitors today, but the 250 pelts among them the aokrwwledged "creme de .la. creme" of the 80,000 odd silver fox l-trles, the annual product of Is- nd fox farms will be pnced on the special tables provided for them in themalndiriingroomatthecan- Milan National This sirow oommi set techie: while in e afternoon the pelts will be placed and Judging is expected to be complete tomorrow wl h ribbons and awards placed on winning pctts for successful

e Canadian presenmxim of trophies will rogram. , Thursday the show WlII be to tléi publitc) with mlsnnoiréifinal 1831011 B-Pile Dari my cost of the exhibition. The show will con inpe until 10 . rn.. wihen the pelts will be tra erred to the fur auction corrvpany which will mark them.

Pelta on displa wm be the £0- duct of 88 0t Rovinceb slver fox farms.

there had been talk of silver fox pelt show remained

For ears a. vIrmial ifm it ended 611$» and 1

0r.» Jaws . Han mum fogalvnnize conversation in- to action and by radiating sparks of en/tlursiaewn and selecting a cem- mittce. who backed him up togeth- er- with co-cperetion from fur con- sbnment houses and ranchers. make possible "a show” that WLII really call for e remion of admirat- ion when view by silver fox conn- cisseufs.

A manila of preparation with a thousand details to be attended to is practically clumxed now. There remains the final act of appraisal and the placing of the awards on the meritorious skins, The main object of this show, it was explain- , is of course to give the breeders 0f silver foxes an o pcriunity o‘ comparing

a rectifier; r31 the cold that all m It t y B 6X99 911°?» The ‘Ilagt that the select qllelity chow pelts wi‘! be trademarked and offered for nle as a group of Prince Edward Island skins should go a great disiance towards creatingkla avomble oppression for Prince - were Island pelts in world markets. In addition w the fox pelt show seal of quality the Provincial De- tmem of Agriculture has kindly oancd its fox fieldmon, W. Fred the committee and 11s that come up to ty dard set by the De- tmem will be marked by a spec- committee arui worked are particularly general high qual- es ‘mere were very medium quelit , it

that the mn ere ions carefully and

Various plans have been suggest-

ed for meeting competition w ich

has developed from other countries

since the days of pioneer ranchers ce

on classification pleased with the ty of the ent few of them

in this Provin ‘and the best brains of the fur trade in Canada have been workim

on it. One plan is the for grad

toting or Miller 33$.- fox pelI. branded as

is in a progfil‘ authority. §bmla< ha

an Ontario ve their pelt shows and their quality peliswvillbesoldateudtlonesahcw noe Edward

mill. its. Now Pri aixiitlle late in the game but nevertheless never loo ‘ate to follow suit, “angst? the selection mad: 9mm D9 “um”

miftee‘ l gtzlirgliiiyshagwd ‘IIilghet witah age De- partment of Agriculture seals of ap- proval will be sold by one of bon-

50 Persons Insurgents

a Bnitidi Vice two British

. , , 11-188-12-21-11.

p. 4: “ i

If Jay‘ V

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For

don’s leading auction “Prince Edward Island Show Pelts."

This ygcaris shDW is be the of around the entries of year at least have doubled.

There will be surprise in store for many persons, the committee of classification believed last night. When the piercings are made by the ranchers who have

unheard of will enter test

Strange to say. and mnirury to the show com- and classes dpredornlnate in oubt due to the many more pup case of There 9W I'll 04f IND Perl-S.

Edges many uherto been the “hall of fame". The acid will be one of quality.

the expectation of mlttee. m? numbers. i. fact there were pelts marketed than is the adult skins. it was explained, is every large i_ particularly ln the h 1 U G Dawson

WESTIO

ghter classes. 0d.’ side are the show committee incl d Lowell W. Hancock. chairman, Lt. Col. D non, D. S. 0., E. Claude Smith.

don cMillen. Cornwall: em. Kens : H, G. B. G. Rogers. Surnrnersdde. Trophies described as “g challenge trophies" are as allows. » Grunt» l

of Show“ o he

ward Island.

Champion Adult Silver Fox Pelt Hon. 'I'he.ne

of Show-donated bk A. Campbell. M. A. Province of Prince Edward Island

Champion Silver Fox Pup Pelt of ted by Hudson Bay

Company. _ Best Dork Medium Silver Adult

Shc-w- dorm.

Pelt of Show- Best Dark

Pelt of Show Show—Donare:l by the National Railways

Best Medium Silver Pup Pelt

shcvw-— Donated by Domini

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(Ccnilnued on page '7. Col 2)

lleath 0f Mrs. Dahon In United States

received f th death 0m was o e in iheir annual pilgrimage to religious

Charles

W at 10 o'clock Sunday! evening

in her . . the late Hon. word Island. She is survived bv the follolwi sons and daughters: Dr. C. ard Dalton Mrs.

Edward Islan

d. The funeral will be bold on Wed- oward

fromDnl-I

ngsdav morning Som l1

Bolton's home. A funeral service in Charlottetown.

acme of her moi-tiers deemh.

Arrested By E sp i 0 nage

ui-tugilraln of Nationalist o

dim mmlahm tun Salli‘; ma t?‘ °‘ romroarommoaru

In;

C0 . . . Charlotte-

town and C. B. Rogers of Summer-

judges. Members of the u .

c. Summnsid _ A. MacKin S. Coffin. and G. Charlottetown; G e Maiclntyre, Montague; Gor-

A. L. Rog Mutrtert. and

erpetual

Ion SHINE-Fol Felt

by T Hon. George DeaBrisay Dehilcis, lit-Gov- emm‘ of the Province of Prim» Ed-

Medium Silver Pup

Best Medium Silver Adult Pelt of Canadian

of Shcw—Donated by Canada Packers,

Limited. _ Best Light Medium Adult Pelt of on Sil-

, Ltd Basal. 1m Medium Silver Pup E.I<.>'W:PQII=?L%Q_)_>Y__SIII¢3Q§I

Mrs. Char-

es Lieutenant Governor of Prime Ed-

in How , Somerville. Mass, A. H. Orsrtelfen. Chicago, Mrs. Poul Murray. Charlotte-town. MTS- W. J. Cox. Belmont, Mrs. Walter Spillelne. Belmont, Miss Irene Dal- ton. Newionville. Mass. Mrs. Dal- ton was before her marriage Annie Gavin. native cf Tlimtsh. Prince

ervi . e. Mass. will later be held

Mrs. Murray left for Massachu- vesterdev on receipt of news

(mm:- rcee. The pouch also was

were cooper-

tion of the espionage. in- Bri- leit to the

AS CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATE!)

Wars Rage, Troubles Loom ——Day A Fam- ily One Throughout Empire.

By The Canadian Prose

Peace on earth — shattered by staccato gunfire and bursting bombs on far flung battlefront; 1n Spain and China.

Good will toward men-imperilled by nationalistic animosities and rac- ial outbreaks in central Europe and Ralestine.

Such was the piciure that Qan- adlans saw across the seas Sunday as they celebrated in peace the Christmas holida , _

A symsbol of t fact this day is o family one throughout their vapt

N. the King and Queen goth- er about them in snow-covered flnrgham. in Norfolk, closest relatives in England.

A gay Christmas tree, personally chosen by the King from his es- tate, dominated the celebration as $119 giro young Princesses, Eli

9 W’ ecmrerr. and Margaret, rpened their gifts.

Attend Dedication

Accompanied by the Queen. Queen Mar-y and other members of the hoirie party. the Kin? at nded the dedication of a tabe‘. the memory of his father, George V. in Sandrimliam Parish chm-

As a. Christmas gift to em world. the 21 American u'b- lics signed at Liana, Peru. a. pac for intercontinental solidarity against

foreign 55.011. .,:...In.$ . ..-~birthda.v of Christ was (Riser-ye -~as last ear-under the threat of death. 1c Lens of thousands prayed in snOW-mantled cathedrals for an early peace, Insur- llen‘. umles pressed forward at Christmas dawn in the third day of a determined offensive against the Government capital, Barcelona. - And in China. Japanese bombers

continued roaring overhead, system- atically raiding important ci ies in tihres provinces.

The mass of German citizens eb- served Christmas in me old-fash- ioned, christian way. despite a Na- ?! edict for a nee-pagan celebrat- on.

B»

Strong Denunciation

In Rome, Pope Pius XI. aged and irculblcd Poirifi’ the Roman Camhoilc Church, rested and prayed after the exertion of celebrating three meses and delivering a. strong denunciation of svha‘ he termed Italian disregard of the Papal con- cordat.

In Palestine. where n temporary lull was observed in the conflict between Jew and Amb, the LAM-n Patriarch, Mgr. Luigi Berlassini issued a. Christmas message of "Rood xviil End osl wishes or atinz in the hoy town of B e- hcm" to the Americas.

Tycn y thousand British troops maintained the troubled peace n the land of Chrisnls nativity and an iron ring encircled Eothehem while

the hol drama of the gentle teachers birth was recnacted. From m until nightfall

ldnight Sunday. count as thousands made shrines to nay homage to the Prince of Peace.

White Home Celebration

President Roosevcl‘ of the United g Slates. after attendin": services in _ Waslung-ton._spent a merry (lay with four genzratuons of his large Emily in the Whip House.

Brliain got out car muffs for the

snowy day. perhaps the colde=t Christmas there In 10 gears. It cherlshedpthe tenorhoo C rlstmus

(Continued on page ‘I. Col 2)

King _Ackn0wiedges Canadian Greetings

OTTAWA. Dec. 26-—(CP)-—Gover- nor Lord Tkvecdsmuir sent m6 CH0- adian people‘; Christmas greetings and best wishes for the New Year

to King o Queen Eliza- beth cnd race ved an acknowl - ment, It was ced here

on . _

Hie lllxoellenc nwssage reed

Modesty the Queen our eings and gqood we": or C and the cw

e King's reply: "The Queen

I sincerely thank you for the kind and loyal message which you have sent us on beh of the peo- ple Olmada."

posse ofdfiwnlsh namu of two matllrifmeubjachig: can a =- m-m-n Mancton Observes

Boxing llay _ I

(O. P. h Guardian's SpeolAl Wire)

MUNéIIUN, N. 13.. Dtc. Bil-For - the firrt time in many veers Box- ing Day will be observed here tc- mm, by numimos business es- tabi whose doors will have to

BRIM ncnmtl

ch. the West- '

glmr-‘m-igp weather. City churches

88 Lives Lost in Rumania Train Wreck

BUCHAREST, Dec. 26-—(AP) —-0fflcial circles said today 88 Pflrlons were killed and 250 eer- er

of Frekatzci and Etulea.

It was feared deaths might tolnl 180 because many of the inlllrbdwere saldto be Ina hopcleau condition Most casual- tiu wen pennants, workmen. amall tradesmen and soldier: on their way home for Christ-

mas.

Two relief trains carrying doctors, nurses and salvag‘ e- quipment from riuchareat, a Ill 200 miles to the south, reached the wreck today. Th1: lnjurzd were fouled in cars for transfer to lie town of Bolgrnci

One wrecked locomotive and seven coaches were mlled ulp as an investigation comm ttee, headed by the minister of cun- muniol and public health, hurried w the scene. 'I‘wo stat- ion masters were sold to be un- der arrest.

Bccauae both trains were lo- cals officials said ii. was impro- bubIc any foreigners were pas- aengere.

Enjoyable Ghristmas Festivities

Peace was the theme stressed from Inflniv culmlis Chrwlnws PM’ as Prince Edward Island

vuletide

were cronies! for all services- Sgvecial Christmas services were

held in Silmmerslde churches and in almost every church throughout the Province.

Only one serious accident was rerported. Mr. Raymond Hambly o4.’ Oh suffered serious in- juries Christmas night when he was struck by what Mounted Po- lice said was “a hit and run driver." He was taken to hospital.

Yesterday, with the weather man on his best behavior. young P600115 took to sport. Skiing and skating parties were evewwhere in evi- dence. A 1: card was staged at the Sporting Club last night.

At Government House Governor and Mrs. DeBlols played hcs-t Lo 925 needy children. His Honor pre- sented each with a bright new 25 cent piece. the boys with a. hockey slick and puck, the girls with a doll. condzv and ice cneam.

His Honour was attended bv his aides while other willing workers asvlsted in passing out gifts w the children during the afternoon.- Muslc was furnished by Mia; Iiil- lien Farie, pianist.

In Charlottetown the Canadian National Hotel was ihe scene of manly cheery Chris-lanes dinner parties both on Sunday and attain yresterdny. Guests were personally received by Mr. A. H. Mould. mun- ager of the hotel mid lVLrs. Mould. Special Christmas music was ren- dered by Miss Kathleen Horn/by.

Expect Surrender Of Rossiter Today

HAL-WAX, Dec. 26 —(CP)-— Royal Canadian Mounted Police said tonight they understood ‘Thomas Rosslter. Halifax man sought. on a conspiracy charge since Dec. l5, would surrender tomorrow.

Rossiter is one of 24 charged with conspiracy to defraud the federal government of $4,000,000 through illegal importation and transportation of liquor. His sur- render would leave Jack Creighton also of Halifax, the only one of the group to evade police so fur. Twenty two already have appear- ed in Magistrate's court here and been remanded on $3,000 bail to Jun. 3 for preliminary hearing.

Said Seeking “Truce” Terms With Japanese

HONG KONG, Dec. 26-—(AP)— Reports

that ang -Wei,ior-

mer president of the C inese Ex- ecutive Yuan (cabinet), was en Kn use

H1738 n8 "truce" teams with Japanese emis- mrles have caused lively discussion in diplomatic circles here.

N!“ P600114 "were that Wang, head of the ao-‘alled party‘, would arrive today, tonii is whereabouts was n mystery. e left Chungking. provisional Chinese 08191001. on a “sick leave," and was

i be "m b; w" W; m", -- .. gggotiatiohs could Boqmuce

J :4 B‘

impe not be irm-

Prominent Halifax

Businessman Dies

HALIFAX, Dec. pa _(cp).__ William G. Hnberiloh. Halifax businessman and only eon of mo, late William Robertson. one-time president of the Union Bank oi’

-~prcg*ra.m are com e/ce

Rift Paris, R

nnusrvm m mcnusr REARMAMENT

Calls For Stronger Defences In Record Peace - time Prol-

gram.

PARIS, Dec. Zfi-France

WASHINGTON. Dec. 36—(AP)_& President Roosevelt was reported authoritatively today to havg dead. ed on a doublo-borreled recommend- Rllfln l0 C011 Jess for United States defence reinforcements of unprece- dented peacetime magnitude,

Persons close to the Administrat- ion said the President intends to re- port. in the annual message he will (lelflvr personally to a join: Senate- | House ses<lon Jan. 4, that the sec- urity _of ‘he nation and its neigh- bors IS threatened bv the armed

Thus. the next move in

Premier Mussolini.

A week later. under present ar- rangements. p, specii; DfESen‘ detailed recommsn for an army air force of some 10.000 planes and numerous other mews-

iues . administration con-

official channels he would

Thus. the ierrmintes a quadrupled military air fleet of at least 13.000 aircraft. in- cluding the minimum nf 3,000 Con- guess authorized for the navy in his year's fleet elfliansion act,

_ Supporting the proposals con - SlOllfli circles have heard. wig be "swirillng" evidence that German '5 aerial force and aircraft factor es ared w xvar demands threaten to upset completely the world balance of military and political power.

From usually well-informed ad- ministration and legislative wurces (‘Dine reports of these developments

Ill Diwe would name the Ger- man Fuehrer, this rt. said, as his representative, wh_le the sug- gwtion intimated that. Prime Min- ister Chamberlain of Great Bri- tain might stand for France.

This reported suggestion, how- ever, met with a na mfusai in Paris where it was. considered an Italian" manoeuvre to make Italy's demmcinticn last week of the 1986 Hench-Italian treaty regarding Tunisia. an entering wedge for further expansion at fiance's ex- P9009»

Such an arbiimflon agreement. the French intcd out, would put the Fmench- talian quarrel on an entirely different plane from the one on which the French main- taln it now stands.

l-‘lul Ended Differences

N ra

1. Details of the new reaminmen»; . They were shaped in close co-olpem-tion with General ItIflIIll Cmig. m-my chief of staff, and ohm‘ military advisers, 5111C?‘ Fhlrcpels uneasy peace agree- ment was reached at Munich. War and navy department budgets a1- reazly have been approved.

2. Convinced that United States air power must be quickly augment- ed, lVLr. Roosevelt has been unmov- bv the arguments of some congres- sional critics the‘. the United States, protected by two oceans. needed no su:h force as 10,000 army planes.

3_ The President and intimate advisers are confident congress will approve at lmast the basic recom- mendations.

Christmas Week-end Deaths Reach 361 In United States

NEW YORK. Dec. 26—(AP) -'I‘he United Siateepaid with mo.“ than 400 lives for ita

Hench quarters pointed out that Premier Mussolini himself. following the signing of the i935 level-Mussolini agreement, said all differences between the two ne- iions hvad been settled. Paris 0f- ficials said that since Italy d6- clared that agreement invalid Iiely alone was to blame for the Rome- Parls diplomatic differences.