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High-Powered Explosives Are iFound In Mails

,Wide-Spread PF-To Deal Death And Destruction Through East ,_And MiddlilVestem States.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 31r- (By the Canadian Prwsl-The pick 0f federal investigators tonight tore It the haza cf an apparently wide- gpmad New Year's eve plot to dell

4st and middle west by means of

Italian ofllicials and public figur- es were the immediate object oi the hi3); powered .. explosives spread through the malls and by eXllffis-‘l- Following closely on the heels of an cxpiosion of two bombs yester- day in Easton, Pennsylvania, cost- ing two lives, others of the deadly packages were delivered today at the Italian Consulates in Cleve- land and Detroit. ,

In Chicago the vice president of ths school board and editor of a pro-Fascist paper, Oscar Durante. was the recipient oi a. bomb. Other suspicious packages labeleld simil- arly to those already found (,0 bei ' plosives were received by the ‘It- alian consulate st Youngstown. Ohio, and at the Associated Press Dmce in Chigago.

Meanwhile, at Washington, a. special guard of police was placed at the Italian embassy. 11; was re- quested by Ambassador do Mzrt- inc. ' -

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_Warns Public‘ Against False Ten Dollar Bills

(Canadian Press)

QUEBEC, Que. Dec. lib-Officials b! the Banque Chnadlcline Nation- lie here. have warned the public to be on their gwrd against false ten dollar notes oi this bank which are in circulation- The spurious $10 hills which have come into the possession of the bank authorities all bear the numbers 347301.

VIENNA, Dec. 3i. (A_._P.l—-'I‘li8 music cf Johann Strauss, the fam- ous Austrian waltz composer. will be anybody’s property after Jau. l.‘ because the Austrian Cabinet fail-l ed to extend the copyright law from thirty to fifty years.

‘In 1920 the Strauss Copyright was exiendcd for two years when it. was expected that Austria would Join other nations in aborting the fifty year copyright proposed at an international conference in Home}

ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS. j MEETINGS, ETC

"Cardigan Club loading hogs, January 6th. _ 11247-12-31-31. "Dance in East Suffolk New

Years night. Admission as cents. Ladies with cake iiresi 11254-12-31-21

"Covahead Club loading hogs at York Wednesday aitcrncn, January fill. 11256-12-31-21.

“It. Stewart Club loading hogs, ‘Tuesday, January 5th. Afternoon only» non must be previously listed with Secretary, D. J. McDonald.

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;“'I‘ho Annual Meeting oi ‘the Fltlhlm Dairy co» will be held hi till lull at North Wiltlhin

. January Ilth at a P. u.

,_ d Iutvr, secretary.

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TRllllBlE is PREBICTEI]

If Nationalists Renew

Autlioress if

New Year's Greetings From Empire Premiers.

(Canadian Press) ‘That 1931 was a. year of deep anxi-

authoress,

written a novel dealing largely with life in the U. S. western states.

Their Civil Disobedi- ~ ence Campaign the British Govt. Is Pre- pared To Meet It.

(Special to The Guardian)

BOMBAY, India, Dec. IiL-Iord Willlngdon, Viceroy ‘of India, tele- graphed Mahatma Gandhi today that if the Indian Nationalists re- new their civil disobedience cam- paign the government is prepared to meet it.

This means war, said one oi Mr. Gandhi's closest advisers,

The Mahatma took to his tent with a solemn expression to write an answer to the Viceroy.

“In the one or two days more of freedom, he said. let us say our prayers in peace."

(By James A. Mills, Associated Press I Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1931, by the Associated Press)

BOMBAY, Jan. l.—(F‘riday)—Ma- hatma Gandhi informed Lord Wil- iingdon, Viceroy of India, today that he would withhold renewing the civ- il disobedience campaign of warfare against the government if the vice- roy would grant him an interview for the discussion oi recent restric- tive ordinances.

“Ii you think it worthwhile to see me," Gandhi said in reply to a tele- gram in which the viceroy warned him the government would ruth- lcssly crush agitators, “the working

committee of the nil-India Congress lcarload oi dried fruit was trans-

will suspend operation of a resolu- tion renewing civil disobedience which, at my suggestion, the com- mittee tentatively outlined."

(Continued on page 3)

Lucky Number Means Big Trip

(Canadian Press)

VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 91- Scmewhere in Western Canada is a New Year gift for someone who is u- ' -"- oi his, or her, good fortune. The gift is a free trip to Australia from any point in Can- ada, and return, first class all the way. The lucky person will bc brought to Vancouver, placed aboard a palatial Canadian-Aus- tralian liner, transported through the south seas to Australia's sum- mer. There he or she will be shown the big cities and the scenic beau- ties of the" Antipodas-Iwlth all ex- penses paid-and then l ‘ ‘ homo to Canada. But the receiver oi all this must possess a certain numbst-IUJM. This number is on acouponwhichwasonecithooe enclosed in every case oi Australian oranges that came in Canada in the past year. The idea was to

0" boost the sale oi Australian cr-

anges, and fruit dealers could keel! the coupons they received or give them to their customers, as they law fit.

‘Qt! at Kelly's Cross Mondsy. Jan- may 4th. Ii stormy on following Qumr- _, iizu-i-z-zi

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Long hair on a man is very likely to cover a multitude oi cranky than

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WRITES NEW BOOK Mine. Martha Weiss,

who after spending a.

I N I N n I A year with friends in California, has

Riley. Section of Build- ing Saved In Fire, Which Completely G u t t e d DeBlois Bros’ Premises.

Folluwing‘wednesday night's de- - struotive fire in the Riley building, Messrs. DeBlois Brothers have se- cured temporary office quarters in Clarke Brothers‘ building, lower Prince Street, and through the co- operation oi the wholesale houses oi the City and the neighborlna provinces who have offered to fur- nish supplies required for immediate use they hope to be re-establlshed at an early date.

The loss on DeBlois Bros. stock

$75,000, with $43,000 insurance. While the heavier class oi goods was carried ln the lower warehouse on Fall's wharf, the cash value o! this stock is less than a third of the value oi the stock carried in the Queen Street warehouse. Only this week the greater portion of a

ferrcd from the lower warehouse to the Queens Street building.

No attempt has yet been made t0 salvage goods from the bumed premises. It 1s thought that practi-

Canadinn Prowl-Genuine and emotion was evidenced tacky as the members oi the staii gath-

flvanddlltreuisadmittcdbyllm. pire Prime Ministers in New Year's messages gathered by the Canadian Press with the co-cperation of Rleu- ters’ Limited. but a sincere belief the coming year will be more hope- ful, is voiced. Australia and Now Zcaland in particular look to the coming Imperial Economic Confer- ence confident it will result in mut- uaily-beneficlal increases in Empire trade.

Great Britain

From London, Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald sends his mes- sage: "The year we have just rung out has not been one on which we shall dwell in our memories. It has been a. year of crisis and hard struggle which was borne heavily upon all sections oi the community to prevent crisis from developing into catastrophe. I am afraid in many a home this Christmas the severity of the times made itself harshly felt.

"Ono bright feature has distin- guished the old year; the determin-

- tackle and will continue to give us _ their understanding support."

ed and gallant way in V/hlfih the great mass of people have recogniz- Bd the difficulties that confront the country, and have braced themselves ' to face them. The task oi which all of us have to bind ourselves is to keep that spirit alive till we win through to better times. The gov- cmment faces the new year deter- mined to act in a manner worthy of the confidence so freely given to , it.~ I hope that the nation will ap- 1 preciate the difficulty and complex- ity of the problems we have to

Canada.

From Ottawa, Prime Minister R. B. Bennett sends the following mes- . sage:

“We bid the old year good-bye without sorrow or regret. We wel- come the new year with confidence, and the firm belief that by courage, perseverance and mutual help we may be able, under Divine Provid-

ence, to so improve conditions that when it ends we will bid it a reluct- ant farewell. I wish my fellow can- adians health, happiness and prcs- I perlty." y (Continued on page 3)-

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TUIIRNMIST

w . ‘more than flvc hours to rescue them. P AY‘ themifnadiiintliireslfi-lzhe my M" phrcugh Simpson and Cavinstcnl shots and interior furnishings o! m e m‘ me comer‘ C01mli0$.MiS-§i5$llll>i< lthc bus were burned to keep thc

(Associated Press) MANCHESTER. Eng"

(FfldaW-O. P. Scott, managing

m o! the Manchester Guam“ Association. has issued the follow- ian, died at I30 am. today.

m. Scott, who was regarded as

one of the greatest ioumalists in British history, contracted a chill shortly before Christmas. were ielt about the outcome of his illness, as his heart was condition. Mrsscott was 85 years

is estimated at between $60,000 and 01' 88°-

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Deputy Minister Of Tlie Marine Dept. Retires

OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 3i. (By the regret

Jan. 1-

cslly nothing oi value will be sav- ed as goods not destroyed by fine arc crushed by fallen floors or mined by water.

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Settlement

Is In Sight

-plan is in sight, according to the

(Special to The Guardian) LONDON, Dec. 3l.--A settlement oi the difference between the Gov- ernmontand the British millers rc- garding the proposed wheat quota

News Chronicle today. The millers, the paper said will be prepared to work on a. quota basis ii a duty is imposed on imported ilour with em- pire preference.

To Retire

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3i. (A.P.)-Willam Cameron Forbes, United Btatcs Ambassado to Jap- an, his notified the State Depart- ment he desires to retire from the diplomatic service.

The Ambassador said he was wil-

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cred to say farewell to Alex John- ston, for more than twenty years Deputy Minister cf the Department of Marine who is retiring at his own request. It was stated by de- partmental cfllcers tod\y that there were few if any government ofllc- ials who-were-helchin higher es- teem by their fellow workers than the retiring deputy.

Negotiations

Are Successful,

(Canadian Press) 5T. JOHNS, Nild. Dec. 81-No-

gotiatlons with a syndicate oi Can- adian banks for funds to meet Newfoundland interest obligations due January 1 were successfully concluded. Premier Sir Richard

announced tonight.

Levinsky

‘ls Matched

(Canadian Press) CHICAGO, 111., Dec. SL-Kinl

Lievlnsky, Chicago's reformed fish peddler. today was matched for a ling to remain at his post until the ton round bout with Pauline Uncu- acutc phase of the Manchurian dun at the Chicago Stadium, Jan. crisis is over. but he wishes to 15. Uscudun, leave within two months. H; plans chopper. never hm been knocked of! his foot.

the Basque wood

Back - To -Church

Movement

HALIFIX- N. 5.. D00. 3l—(l3y

Ience, United Church of chords,’ {will startthe New Year with a "back-to-church"

Gass of Halifax, President of the,

"The'Lay Association urges development of prayer life amongst all interested in the welfare of! church and country. It also seeks to Promote the

I ing statement:

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Outstanding

SHOWS-EM HOW All astonishing performance was turned in by Miss Gladys‘ Parrish of the St. Anne's Church League, zit the Runnymede alleys, Toronto, when slic scored 399 for tile high feminine single 0f the season. Few better scores have been made by

any mule rollers this year.

uuii TAKES niiiljoii

(Special to The Guardian) JACKSON, Miss, D00. 31.-Fivc persons dcrid, three dying and fifty persons estimated as less seriously injured wcrc counted today in the trail of last night's tornado that tore

Mrs. Arise Everett was instantly killed when licr home three miles

mm/ement- J- C'IS0lli.ll of Mugcc was demolished by;

the tornado. Early today the boily of Wilbur Brown, Jr., aged two ivns discovered iii the ruins of the home

the of lllS parents ill the Mt. Zion com- |

munity. v The home cf John Rankin was rc- portcd blown two and one liiiif miles

On The

General Chien’s

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PASSENGERS

0N BITS HAVE iiunviscivi.

Are Rescued After 21 Hours in Deepi Snowdrifts — O n e

i Apple Divided Be-

tween Six.

(Special to The Guardian) LIMON, Colo, Dcc. ISL-With only one apple to divide among them for food and suffering from cold and

bus were rescued today after spend- ing twenty-four hours in deep snow- drifts. Highway employees with _snowplows and tractors worked

:passcngcrs from freezing, a tool box

ISCFVTHQ’ as an improvised fireplace.

nu iiissis

(Canadian Press) l ronozvra. om. Dec. 31.—Fire

lback..to_church‘ to block highway 49 ncnr Magoo and l “$05 in Cmmd“ during the week

“by; New year's Sunday has been the farmer, his ivifc and one son film!“ Dmmliber I29- 231p “S; chosen as the ‘my on wmch this ivcrc missing lust night. Mrs. Dolly llm-llffl b)? 119 ll 0m‘ ‘r5 --'i a

movement begins."

Alberta Farmer iNeglects Cattle And Is Fined

McAiphili was reported perhaps fat- ally injurcd near lvlogee.

imiigiiiiiu

SPRINGFIELD, ’Ohi0., Dec. 31.-

Three pcrsons were rcportcd kill- ed when an American Airways passenger piruic crashed ihere tonight,

cost of the ship war cn-

l CALGARY- Dec- L4H] 0159" route from Cincnniitl to Cleveland. farmer c! the Jenner district, was Several other persons were benev- found guilty oi neglecting to feed edlo hive bccn injured.

and water his catltc and was fined) $5 in o police court at Jcnnei yes-l ,terday. A provincial police oillcer? ‘testified that more than 30 head of; catle on Olsen's farm here were,‘ nothing but "skin and bone." i

The officer also stated that he: found three dead cattle in the} farmer's barn and three h lf-starv—' 9d "W! 1Y1!!! on the prairie. The policeman said that Olsen had in- formed him that the cattle had not received water for a month and that he did not think it was time to feed them.

Arrested On Theft Charges

WINNIPEFG, Mam, Dec. ill. (By the Canadian Freon-Thai; charg- es worc laid against Maurice Jones and James F. Bplwls, employees oi the provincial treasury department, late today after auditors who had worked for several days on books of the department announced a shortage oi oioanoo which they ma accumulated over a ilve year per- icd.

Earlier in the day Jones

and

for John Bracken, were remanded until Stiturday when they appeared in city police court, charges oi theft were laid several hours later and

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News Briefs

(Canadian Press)

YOUNGSTOWN, 01:10., Dec. 3l-—.\n cxpi-ss package suspect- cd oi‘ containing a bomb, W's rcluscd by Dr. Attllin Rasnpcpc liallan Consular agent here to- day. The paikagc was mailed from New York. It was turned over to police and taken to n flJd near Youngstown for cx- amlnation.

NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 31. Directors oi the Dellwai-c, Lack- awanna and western nilrosd today decided to defer acUon on 1932 dividends until the June meeting.

TORONTO, Ont, Dec. 31. (By the Canadian Prcsn-Irv- ing E. Robertson, Editor of the Toronto Evening Telegram is, seriously ill at his residence here. According to his physic- ians he passed a better night hat night and his condition is somewhat improved today. hilt h’: condition remains critical.

Spawil, accountant and chief clerk -,—*—"—'—;“. in the department headed by Prem- W0fkmg‘ To Raise British Embargo ,,

(Canadian Press) FREDERICTON, N. 13., Dec. 3l.——.

line two will hear the charges Bat- Hon. Lewis Smith, Minister of Agri-

urday.

culture for New Brunswick, who has

$598375, as compared with $153,- 700 for the previous wcck and with $1,062,075 for the corresponding week of last yew. From January 1,‘ 1930, to Dcccnibcr 30, 1930, iirc losses ioihllcd $29_392,700 and from Jan- .uary 1, 1981, to December 29, 1931. they ivcrc $36,884,309.

bccn in communication with the Depm-tuiciit of Agriculture at Ot- tawa in an cilort to have the British embargo on Canadian potatoes rc- movcd. received word from Premier R. B. Bennett that the Dominion Govcrmncnt was doing everything posslbic to rclicvc a situation that seriously affected Ncw Brunswick potato growers. The situation had been thoroughly canvassed in Grent ‘ Britain by Hon. G. Howard Fcrgu- i son, Canadian High Commissioner, said Prcmicr Bennett.

The Provincial Minister of Agri- culture conferred yesterday with Mr. T. W. Caldwell, who sails from Saint

,'Jol1n today -in an attempt to have l the British embargo lifted.

Record & Forecast of the Weather

lJaps Moving In

Chinese

Last Stronghold

Army Pouring

Out Of Walled City Of Chin- chow In Di_s_o_rflered Retreat.

(By Glenn Babb, Associated Pros Staff Correspondent)

MUKDEN, ManchurLa Dec. 31~ General Jlro Tamon, conqueror of 'I‘sitsihar, scnt his Japanese cavalry down from Kowpangize to the Ta]. ing River, fifteen miles from cliiu- chow tonight ivhiie the main body of his troops followed for what ap- peared to be the filial drive on China's last ltlaiichurizin strong. hold.

Astrlde his black horse, this five- foot soldier led his men into Kow- pangtze without a struggle this ab. tel-noon and camped ihcrc Wlllli) General Knmurzrs division came in from Hslnmintun, 69 miles to the north. Scouting airplanes went out ahead oi the cavalry and cams back to report that the Chinese were leaving Chinchcw in droves. The advance guard wcnt down to the Taling, and Japanese troops

exposure. six passengers on a motor ‘continued to pour into KOWpilllgiZu

until there were nearly 15.000 of tham.

Tlic League of Notions council .,provided a troublesome complica- ltlon in the Manchurian prollm, ‘General Tamon said, because tho

,council members do not ilndi-r-

i‘ stand the real situation here.

I LATER

. CHINCHOW, Manchurfii, Dec. 31 —-Japancsc troops were only V fif- teen miles away from this walled icity tonight and the Chinese army (was pouring out in disordered re- treat.

Swre keepers had nailed their doors and windows shut, fearing lootcrs. and ordinary civilians re- mained indoors as the soldiers hur- ried through the streets to the rail- road yards. They coilpled box cars into long trains, three locomotives to a train, crowded into tlicm and rolled on down toivnrci the grcnl.‘ wall. Oncc a squadron of Jziiluiieso airplanes, iicw ovcr and lllC panic-

lstricken soldiers. expcciirii; bombs, raced for dugouis built within the past fciv days. The entrances were narrow and wmetimos iiicrc “we desperate fights to get iii. The pianos looked the town over, circled and headed north.

Most of tllc railwuj; employs": have quit, and one tclcgraphcr who stuck by his post asked anxiously if the Japanese were likely to kill the railroad crew's when they took the town.

General Yiiug Cliicn, whom litur- shal Chang ivlaccd iii command of the Chlnchow force was back lil town today from Pclplng, but ho

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