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0m- 40,000 Readers "in-yeti Daily Issue . ‘punctuated ‘ Member A. B. O.

Illmtnwn Gtumllnn. ‘In c u. $7M!“ Handful. Founded 188:.-

lli;ilpr,csentai ive

Tile two-duty convention of the ‘Scoiiia and ‘P. E. island branches of the Retail Merchants Association oi’ Canada opened yes- terday tnorning \vitlt u vt-ry repre- sctitatlve attelttiati-ce iii the Legis- lative building.

President A. J. IReid, of the Nova Sccltia Board. in opening tlte earn- vetltion, expressed iiis pleasure at the -privliege of welcoming the as- sembled tieltlgzttcs to the sixth ntinuui tneetltig oi t-lte Nova. S-stitia and P. l0. island ‘Retail Mercitatits. He referred" i-n ('(lil\lliiiliillllili_‘y‘ terms to, the island, and to the part played iiy tills province front Confederation, but stressed also tile fact that the proviticial outlook should give way to the itatioti-wlde outlook and tho twelfare of tianuda as a whole. Towards t-lte better- litrougltout-(lnitztda it is the de- sire of the Association to work.

ills lilo-nor Lieutenant (iovcrnot- MzttiKiutlou tlXlfliititlti u warm wel - lneut of conditions come frolti the tirovliufce to delegates. ’i‘ho Retail lllerr-ltaltts Association is in very close tottcit with tihe country and tto organized body is mere deserving oi‘ a wei- cottie to the city. ills iionor "re-i ferred ‘to the serious declltitl.» iii population i-u this proviniue, whicii ltecessttrily affects very ttiaterlztlly" the retail trade. '

lPrettilt-r Bell,

ivcicoming the

delegates oli lichali‘ of the kflV"1'11-|sniitll bosses, with their owtt uaiiu-s nlottt, sztid he titoped they utouiti 111i over their (i\\'~u shops. ttble to rcmuin 10m; 011010511 t" £11811‘- ltiort- lllixllvy itivestod than all otlu-rl p, m the full “beauty of the province and P133903 (,,.P;,.(h,.,-_ m,“ “'h“‘ m1.- ‘ 1i. the roinltry as a whole neces is, ite titidcrstuoti, the (iOSiYtE of the Hy (mun-w [hpif ])[[g[[](»5',\'_

tile ltospltulity of its div-old"-

Asstitiiatitin to extent] trade rela- tions liltitwtltlll the provinces to a great-er extent and lttcltluntltily to lepsen the cost to the cottsutncr. Lower first-girl. rates from this pro- vince tu the heart or the Domin- ion, the speaker emphasized us aln. essential and urgent strut- Ade- quate trade facilities for the out- iyiing provinces were promised at (Tottfttrlrradiotl and yct last your island potatoes rotted in the (val-i iurs iwctttise ‘tile high freight rates] ovcti tn iialifrtxttttd lSt. Joittt were 1irtiliiitit.ive..

“is wnrsiilp Nl/Lvor Jcttkitts ex- tended the frot-dotn of the city lil n vt-ry cordial atldress, and ex» press-mi the optimistic. helicf that. the lbusliitlss title has titruetl for the better attd that the tltllliilig years are rich in possibilities.

President A. J. llcid respondcti to the vudrlress oi welcome. (Ibeap truusptirtittititi, referred to ihy tithci‘ stieltktirs, is a very serious 011111-0111. iindeetl, and one whit-ii tottcltes Vt‘l‘y closely the retail trade. Distribu- tion oi tnercitlttitllse is an rsxtzeetl-

and P.li.lsiand‘ . Retailers 0pen Conference Here

Attendance from Many Partidf Dominion. Impnrtaut ile- soiutiotié Discussed 3nd Pasiséd. A

a convention opening when there

Bvittttvlllyltiie iltlllilfiliililt of the retail trade, llleflattd tcottseqtte-tttly ‘the country. lie

C.N. a Railways Make Big Cut “ in Wages

(Special to The Guardian.) t‘I(J1NT!wA1lA, Aug 15~Ctttiatliatl railways today slashed some $200 000 l‘rottl the selni-tiltitttiily wagi bill to their siltlp t-rtiplnycs tics 1111111111111" pile tho overwht-ituilatt strike bu‘. - lot which lntion leaders lteid in their bands -frotti about 37,009 mm

(‘.llllli()yl*.l| .l‘rotn coast to coast.

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Former President Bank of Montreal Seriously lli

(Special to The Guardian.)

M()N'i‘ltl'JA|i., ltug lfiflt. B, Au gas, ti tiirectot- and fertttcr presi dt-tit of the llauk of Moirtrcal. am a director m‘ tin». (iamidiiin llaci lic is sreriuitsiy ill here.

Strike 0i N.S.

ure <ls bound up in ‘the tittSlilLGS of the country. When the fut-titers’ cellars are full of [io-tatoes the re- tail iilf‘l‘t‘3ilii.lli.‘l' books are full oi’ bills. '

‘IWr. Watson. ‘of the vXHCliidVl‘, itt a brief ' silreti the delegates that tin. . Scotla and l’. id. lslauti ilratirltt-s are it vital part. of the Dotnittiuu Association. and that the executive are prcsrttt. to receive iiilslrlltfiitlilt-l and suggestions for the 'i)i‘il9l‘llit)lli of (tintiltiolts and to ltelp cart-y them cut.

Ml‘. l3). 1M. Trover, {secretary of the lloutittioti board, said it was the first time in iiis experience at

were prcsetit all the leaders ot‘ a province, front the [Jillilililiililictflil- erinr to the ‘Pity liViiiyOi‘. This is significant of the age, witeti the leaders of the people must tnect with fife (tcopie 'l‘hi.s cotlvcutioti is important becuttsr: it taoticertts

imped the day would soon routi- when all classes would tneet tu-

lfbousands ‘of Miners on

Strike in tun Sicptia

6,0004 Miners in Circe Bay iliitl Besides Thousands in fither Mines. Ships tying idle in Putts Accumulating Deurrage. '

(Special to The Guardian.)

the district.

\Vurk itas stopped dead at the coal piers at Sydney, Lottisburl-l. and North Sydney. and numerous steamers waiting for cargoes and bunker are accumulating detour-- rage tahurges.

llainis oi‘ ulinrrs are sci-it pic- ketittg at. the variuats tnitttts- =htti as far as irau be learned not. u. man

fiYrDNlfiiY, N. S.. Aug Iii-Every- thing is uuiict and orderly i.iii‘i.lil'-Zit ottt the cnlliery district this morti- rig. - 'i’lte tniticrt: are not working at my oi‘ the trolliorlivs, Since miti- night last ti-lgiit the strike for the i021 rates becnliie i-fftictive. and

‘Vlilfil’ 11111101‘ lll llifilrici. 26 \\‘i111 ztttretttgitr-ti to rt-lttrtt to work this the l-xcepiiott oi‘ the piiillplllvn.‘ ]||()|'||[|1g_ flrctitrtt and other protective llltlli‘ six [hnugflnd “Hngfs i“ (in

Itavr- been idle. Glace llay are idle besides those Till‘ 111011 111'" P111011)‘ Ullcupieil of the parts oi‘ Nova Scotia. Sy in cashing their ballots in iiic m») kitties. inverness. Stellarton.

h-lectlott of a new executive for Wt-stvtilc, Sprinrltlll. and Joggins.

Resulutionsddopted by Assdlnrirds 0i Trade

Following is the text of tile rc-lfroltt the proper tieveiopttiettt oi solutions, iiirieilly referred to in‘ her National resources, consisting yesterday's Guardian tiiscussvti principally of agriculture, live

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gether ltt working intrttiotty attd then tho world will see 11 Ptllii in-agtte. of ‘Nations. lit.- was not lit- favor of cl: s‘ KllV4'l'liili(‘.iii, bill. nfi a govoruttitittt. that. bud a sympath- eti- tilttlerstttlltling with cvety tla t. ill-tall tttr-rcliitltts are a pe- r-ttllar class. 'l‘lts-.y are a group of.

iiliinets Assumes Serious Aspec

(Special to The Guardian.)

SWIJINPIV, N. 8., Aug l5- Th: strike ,of Nova Setititt ltiiiicrs i: lio-w said to be one ltunilrctl per

‘Pitvy have

‘ All mine tenlpltiyt-s ilt Cape lire "lion are now out including pump iilltlll aud sail-Ly ttppzirattls in pin "*5 (2“"b“_‘7~ ‘iX1“"""-'_""1 is bciltg tipcrrttctil by mine official: " Plm“ h“ m“ vlflltlililii clerical stall’. l‘hn ill0l'i‘. br- studl--

‘Mr. Szitlsr great plea. to the island. ed the problems 0t‘ trade relational

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u.*t:."::.r:r..l:r":t“s.‘tstzzrzsdllleged Revelations- the Retail ‘Met-cilanis‘ ASt-mlliltlitilli a n anti the grout results that tnay be.

- 0i Employer

(Special to The Guardian.)

\l\"'lN'Nl.l'l<Ii(l, i\'itili., Atlg 15-490] lowing alleged startling rcvt-la tions by all auditing tiirttt everi one of the city empioyw-s of SI Boldface adjoining this cily itztvi been given notice to ietivc.

Every possible error anti units sloli had been made ill the book» the report said.

Sir William L. ‘Ailardy Governor 0i N'fiand

achieved by rerti ctr-operation, - Mr. .i. H. Curio, secretary oflbei Mtntltolitt tbrattcii, vrvicerl his lie-

lii-oi iii the real value of tho .1\.=.:~oci-' rttlotl. it is easy indeed for rtdnll- crs as n class to be tiristrtttlerstctttl. lit a tlviotttreztl paper recently a lllliillifilciliftli‘ lays the blame of bad iiusiitt-ss t-titttlitions largely upa-tt the retail trade But ‘this could not justly he done.

‘Secretary .i. C. Doyle, oi‘ the Nova tSt-otia brunch, emphasized the great attivzitttagcs oi‘ mettibersltip iti the Associtttrlotl, apart ultn-getlter front tilolltllltry remuneration to the nir-ttlbr-rs. ‘but. ill solid value to the t-otisuttiitig pulbilitr. Tile speaker ‘had had the. honor of establishing the Assc-ciatloti in this przivitn-u, attd Nova iStzotla, znnd lit was u great. pleasure to hear the \il1'*.'i‘(ih

ingly dliiitrttit mutter under pre- sent cottditlntts, and today "l" farmers are .not rectiivint! 1111 ilfill‘ qunte return for their lirbor owtuz to the hrlgh cost of iilfiiiti-ciioilflilti‘ transportation.

‘President (I ‘li. tliiutitlicl‘. ol‘ i111‘- leciti ussotrlittioii. utidcd 111-“- \\‘l‘-1" come to the visiting ntelnlulffl-

The retailers are. as ittts been said. an-pnnqrgpnr body ;t|tey have tut-tr fingers on the business pulse of thr- cotttttry, and their su css or foil-

Announcements , limiting‘ Events, Meetings, Etc

letters _ . 10 per cant. dlscountt to; can . Address form: n!" ° '

and must b0 911G411!-

“Tmq ggrvlce stand d1)’. 11- S

wemock‘ nrgmdmrnest McCurcY

38 Sydney St., James POWES-s) H

“COME TO TH€ ICE Ci-IEAM Social in Siimmerflnid Hall, Phurs- duy evening, August 17. if storing); first ilncunlgiuti ifqliewlng. 1000-10-

.),'-"’__ .

“cone To THE LONG cREFK Tlitptlst. Sunday Hchflql 1'1_°}11‘*,l32 Thursday, Au»: lbvlillilgais m‘

ovt . . and refreshments p1‘ 100+ mm

"Owing to tho conflicting da- tea the Tryon Home Brellllef-‘i

(Special to The Guardian.)

LONDON, Aug l5~'i‘it<-. Colon- ial Oflilce announces the foliowin; 1W iMl‘. 11100501111 111111 ill/Pr. ‘Bentley. appointments, Sir William La 0i 118M011. 11W!‘- 5: A- 10111111701101" utond Allitrdy ti. 1d,, former gover ulul -Mt‘. B- \V. LHPHKP» Will‘. MT.‘ nor of ‘Pnsttiaiiiti. to ‘be goveruoi iv‘. ill. iiarrls, Altnupolis VaiieyJVir. m‘ NQ\\]]'Qu]\|_]];rnd_

Murray, tlttpo llretotl, and .\'it'. _. (irattt. New Glasgow.

Sec- any Doyle read a ttlitlgraltljstorcs. Mr, Ullultdle-r believed was ,_.Xp|-,.s$1,",g (he gum) wgshes or (pnla splendid tiling and was bene- (ltttarlu provincial board 0f the as-i 11111111 11111113 10 fillliilllflf-l "l"! 111"‘ soclatioti, illilylles-

Nir. V. E, M. 'l‘rowers, Dominion Secretary, reported with regard to the recent Dominion (Yonvantititi at Halifax. Tile Dflllilliiiml brattuh.

of appreciation expressed today. iil‘it’['_l'tiilli1l‘i'(tl were then tnade

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Afternoon Session

After roll call attd the readbil-i

of tlttnnlinitter-roi‘. last meeting by 1i“ "3915111911 15 10111113“ 0t 11"“ Secretary Doyle, President llcirl11l‘1i‘l-lil‘18i'1 from every d/oarrl. 11w ,,|- H“. Nov“ 5mm, hour.) an.) council consisting of one tnembei-

frutti every province. At ‘the pre- sent time Nova Scotiu and l‘. l‘). island are represented only by one mentbcr, but there will proli- ably be, u resolution suggesting a change tin contfortulty with other yirovinces, Tiilrty trade sections have been foruled by the Domiti- ion Association and the organiza- tion of these sectiutis has proven very beneficial. ‘.

Tile (iuestion of taxation was Very Widely discussed at the Hait- trtiu mcetlngund will no doubt re tieivti further attention at the tire- cnt conference. Unfortunately tile question is tied up with poli- tics and it is hard to keep irolii treading on sometiutfs political lteeis witen discussiugjt. it was never tho intention of the federal govertnticnt to put the sales lax tut rota-tiers bttt it technically ap- piicd to nnyolte making anything

ilrrasltlettt (‘handler oi‘ the local hoard Ibrlofly addressed the tnct-t- utg. _ President RcitL referred to the great difiereitce iu business met- hods and tnodertt trade require-- tnelits of today and ill past tithe. Demands hitherto unknown have been (tffiflitliiyily tnodcrn lilo flnfl aha stipplving of tilt-so de- mands has opened up new lines of‘ iinsitulss activity. The growth oi business requiires greuterutiion and (KO-OINBPHHOH and tho retail or- gunination has learned the vital importance ‘(if working iogetlter to achieve results. At the present time the fflrilteffl as u. ciuss tit-ti. tint .rt-.eeivitig,uny more l‘0r their labor. in the net results. nt. any rate no far as the eastern proving; e5 are concerned as they did be- fore the war. Between union 11ml iion-ttnion labor litere is n lrreot

|",.nm,||;y_ mp1 berm-e buginnflfl -—ttte.rr.hunt tailors, dresstmikors, conditions, can get regulated ibis ntiillners, etc, Tile red tape con- lpnqttnllty must. go dotio ltwav neeiedwitli cleaning itp illtiuttl-

ind adopted at the illfltllilill, of tliepdoelt, fisheries and tourist rc

\ssociatt-ri ‘llourtls oi‘ Trade oi stirts.

{be prov-nice held on Monday at lh- it tbtireftiro rcsolved—'l‘ltat

iouris: the lioittipirui (lovt-rtitttetit be peti- tioned to grant this Province spec

diiilillltiigfl of

‘terrible accident is given 11,-; foi-

' nit Curran But) 'wlii U8

with. There must he a Rrent level- ling up or levelling down. In the adjusting of this lniportllllt 1118i‘ ter the iitetallers‘ Association mnv, tin f1 grenit deal.

pyngtdent chandler of the ionnl imnwl spoke nf the present trade conditions rind the dent-easing in-

Alutociation Races are llllllllwlflgf until further notice. 983-1 i- -

"Remember the sule <11 W» l1- Collett Victoria. Friday 18"‘- nm¢p_ implements, and 1101111! ih-usehoid furniture. See htind- pnt, for full particulars. 988-15-31-

_i']||n|1(t(t m‘ ?"-"r-nr\nl high freilziti. osmium“ o] dam owing l0 mom, Thorn should be rt better the Scottish Gathering £11111"? nitdrarntttnti-lnv between the fnrin-

n!‘ ~01 n". wit-titer and the tat-tutu‘ should rsmptnber that tim. busi- "pgq m.~n ‘who mnir‘ troll-l ill till’ wllv Vflf‘: not“. pflfitn fro" the fat-m. The early closing; of my

_ g (L 1h picnic place on Attgust 2 r 61mm on Saturday. Aux. ma. H110‘ 11"“ on Saturday will in iuid on Morn ‘hy I 14'“

errrbieJittle tax hills oats away all tho revenue derived from collect.- iug thorn. The tnx should-be pluc- 0d at the source of supply, other» wllse it will fall upon the retailer, who must sell his goods tit it fixed price. it is only in the inst fifteen or twenty yearn that. the nttmo "retail" bits been prominent iy carried by tilereitmtts; before this they scented rather to like to be cons-‘tlorerl us manttfttrtttrers ‘The retailers figured that when the last rederni government came

(Coniiuued Oh Page 8.)

Immigration and Publicity ial i-otisirltaratiuu in tile promotion of a colonization and Publicity

\\“l\c.1ri-.:ts--—llt the opinion of the Policy, to ltclp offset tllc incalcul- Mssot-izttr-tl ilonrtls oi‘ 'i‘t'atlc ofiablt: loss stisttt-itietl ill the past.

‘ri .0 Edward island ill fiillilltlilllilr] that a copy of this rc-soiutltnt '.t=s"uli at Souris, this fourteu-ltllticr.» forwardtnl to the llrinic lay m‘ Aiigitsi, i022, the prt-s-i-itt-Aiittistet" of (Zrttnidu, the Depart- iiin- -i (illsidt-riati npportittie. forkttttzitt of llumil ‘iiillii and each of

‘n aggressive and rtrtigressive-otti‘ island t-epresr-titrtiives. iallry for (‘olonizatioti and tlt-ve- Be it further rrssoivetb-Tiitit a opntr-tit of the national restiurct-s i-ttpy of this resolution be forward it’ (‘anada in order to help‘ soiveir-ti to the lionpthe Premier tur trotnpiex railway and littnucial llritirtt Edward Island with the problems. recotntitetititition that this Pro-i A1141 Wlleleflfi 11 1-‘1 ll~r11*!1‘fl11.l‘ Boil-Witter lttaurgttrzite. an immigration: ‘Ptiflli that iit the past. otin-r llflflfllfllili Publicity Depnrtlttetil at the it‘ the Doitilnlult have lmr-ti boost» r-ztrllesi tiosslbiil. date, to work ilt, 1d and favored largely ttl the ex- t-ti-tipt-ratiott with the other Mari-i tense anti tiogiect of Nittrltitnc time Provinces and the Depart--. “rovlticn interests. tut-tit. oi lintu-lgrntioti of the D0liliil| Anti lbliiercxts Tile population in ton and to assist in every way iu_ “rltiro Etiwnrtl island has dwllld- prontntittg a policy that will at-i led from l09.07il lu i891 to 88.536 tract lint only suitable lluuiigrunls n 192.1, or a loss of over 20.000 in ‘.0 yr-nrs. loft-loll’ 1111 1100011111111‘ 111" but. also with u view 0t‘ intiuring. ‘ark of traitsporatintt facilities flllliilglflndrgl‘); in other parts or (mp- ‘ton-fullfiilzlieni of the terms of ’.‘0nl‘erlcrriiic.t. for ntatty years ‘iast, leaving otlr Prnvltit-o in stirll ant] through a proper publicity‘ i positi-ntt that site could not take r-(unpmign (0 endeavor (Q pefsfladg i119 lfllllfiDllll-‘lilllll ottr boys and girls to remain in ‘Facilities nvalilnble to citizens oi -. . lie rttainitpiti, and thus deburreti

iiini Nurthclifids A Brother t0 Admit- iSiQi Ebiiiifl

(Special to The Guardian.)

LONDON, Aug iii-Lord itutlter tnere, brother of Northcliffrx, prob ably will be nattied ittiiniltlslratot" 1t‘ liltlxiiililiisiififS vast tetlillttl,

li. i; not expccteil that titere will ht- ritty discoistirr-s us to dis-

o >=

turtt to Prince Edward island‘,

(Continued rid-Page flSlx)

Berlin is Scared i By Rumors of llrcmh Activity

BERLIN, Aug 15—Anxliely is fcit hero following unconfirmed runitirs that Front-it colonial cav- alry is advancing toward Trier aild Frankfort.

Silch action ntiglit be the first step toward l<‘re.uch sanctions in

position oi the Norlitt-iifft: news- view m’ Gernnttlys not paying the paper properties tintii ztfter the peppy-aprons installment due h, funeral. (l;ty_

‘iurme-rilhagidents (if island Meet With Tragic Bereavement

Caleb Jordan of Murray liar her arrived in city Monday tiiglit. iiis visit. to Charlottetown is con- nected with very stui circumstanc-

Smashes Skull In Movie Stunt

(Special to The Guardian.)

NEW YORK, Aug. l5. --~ ‘ills judging his distance when he nt- l-clupted to iGlltp .i‘rtiitt the top oi‘ a “bus" to catch a string -piece tin- der the elevated structure at 72nd, "ti. as be tiutiie to tnect Airs. L. 0. and (Yolultlblts avenue today, John Fraser oi‘ Kutnioops, ll. l‘... who Stevenson, 38, a moving picture arrived iii tilt.- city i_tcc'.it'ilul'1\‘111'; rte-tor, pittuged to the street, fruc-

tltr, rental s of itei" illlil.) s‘!'t turiug his skull and suf-feritt-g in- aud daugtttir. the Viili. if n ternal injuries. ‘He was taken to very; (thigh; drowning dt'.;\"tl in tho ililllipitlii iii a critical comm. the 'l‘itotiipson River at'Katiiioops, ion, Stevenson (lrrasseti as l1 wt). B. (‘.. titan, was said to be ltnpersontit

_ The son was sixteen years of ago and the daughter iitlrtt~..-t1--- two very bright and promising young people. Au flCtUiiilL of the

111$ Pearl White in a. scene of "plunder" rt ntotlnu plctittre play. ‘Several other maul-hers of the cast were also on tin- hus, which had been citztrtere-J for the occa- lows: sion.

'i‘lte gll‘i went in bathing about noon on Jilly tliltfl. Site hail not i)(‘.l'll itt very, long when it illlls evident something was lilo inal- tcr. After sitik-itrg twice. site cull- ed for help. Her hr-ithat- who was standing nearby ilcarlltg ilt!‘ cry riishcti to her Pflflfflit! fully tin-ss- ed in bouts anti overalls, The’ cur- rent was very swift tit this point tutti it drew botit of thcnt ttttrler. Tile father who was sltanittg at the time just happened to conic nut of the house took offhts slip- pers nml Jacket and hnstr-ttrlti to the scene only to share the some trite its his children. A mun near- by by the name of _Ernest' Hodges uiso went to the help of the drown lug people but only succW-dod in

ed t.o be the home of Mrs. Fraser. and this was the first intimation She hurl of the terrible tragedy.

The bodies will be conveyed this afternoon tn Murray ilnrbor and interment will be at Cape Bear Cemetery.

iMr. Fraser who was a butcher. was employed with the firm of P. Burns and 00., of Kamioops. H. C. He wan a native of Black Rock,- Nova Sr-otia.

iMr. nnd Mrs. Fraser formerly resided on the island, afterwatis moving tn Cambridge. Music, anti after some limes-going‘ to Calgary and from there to Knmloorw,

getting the girl's bathing cap. He

This is one of thrvntost lit-aft cnmn ashore and rushed tn the

rending- accidents it has ever

“°"°" l°1°il11°ll° will“. llllilllell" been our painful duty to reccrtl.

-,t

llilmbcr

and detectives tire investigating.

Fnndal Service for

ciiffe's body will be buried Thurs-

day inthe St. Mary Lebow Ceme- desn-(EUOIL teryy, Finchley. V Citizens are fleeing in terror The futierai service will be held from (he (Republicans who are

French Cabinet

front abroad. to 1iiztce on the lund,lexpected_

lililt and the United States to rc-lin [en days if not Sooner.

"left yesterday.

Irish Republicans liave Cflillilrcd ' ‘

4

% Dundaiil, Surprisingi

of Valuable Foxes Ali Poiscned

(Special to The Guardian.)

iKllNiG-STQN‘, Aug l5—-About twenty valuable foxes in Fronte- nac iloiinty have been poisoned

of Money. F

(Special to The Guardian.)

DHELPNST, Aug l5——'l'ile irre- gulars captured Duudalk yester- day ntoruiuu. They surprised the garrison headquarters. ntarchell on the jail, released and armed the prisoners and joined the forc-

Lord Nortbclifie in v p tisoriritlnedd vibe FrggniSitiatgn strong-s-

holds, putting the Nationals t0 flight,

The attackers captured the post office and railway station, block- ing the line by running engines to

(Special to The Guardian.) LONDON. Aug l5—1l.ord North-

1" Vi/"Silllillsml" A81”?- now patrolling the town. The Free

State troops captured in Dundaik have been lodged in prison.

The irregular-s raided all the’ banks, purioiinlng huge sums. - The irregulnrs have moved

south and are blowing up bridges bcilinti them, and they ate report- ed to have captured Droghedn. l

DIIBIJLN’ Aug 15-—'l‘he latest] news received here coneerningl

To, Hold import- alt Meeting

(Special to The Guardian.)

Brunch-unintui- - Auwlllwvlattmlnllvwn "

Raided Jail, Rtlitlflseii and Afllliili. Repub- lican Prisoners, Seized Post Office and Looted Banks Taking Large‘ ‘ Surtis

tile iillfiillll

the situation at Droghada is to the effect that the town hall is still held by the nationals who have lifted the rails on the via- duct north of the town to prevent a train with irreguiars getting through from Duudaik. where the irregulars are now tn control.

tin Dundslk Queen's Hotel was destroyed and the Anne street bar racks blown up, The irreguiars captured the workshops of the Great Northern Railway. At Kei- iystown the irregular-s ieift the train to ntarch on Drogbeda. Re- inforcemeuts 7'0 being sent to the aid of the nationals.