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Wheat Quota Is F oreshadovved

Great Britain P-rzpared To Ap- proach The Coming Imperial

MAKES ill

Conference Wi

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Of Empire SolidarityAnd Unity.

IN N 0N S E CUMMUNS

(Canadian Press)

LONDON, Dec. lL-Richard Law, a son- of the late Andrew Bonar Law. a former Prime Minister of Great Britain, made his maiden speech in the House of Commons yesterday. The Daily Express des- cribes the occasion today as follows:

“The House of -Commons yester- day enjoyed an experience it always relishes-a first appearance in de-

(Canadian Press Cable)

LONDON, Dec. iL-Establishment of an empire wheat quota was fore- shadowed today as one of the prob- able results of the Ottawa Imperial Conference. Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions, told the House of Commons the Govern- ment was committed to the scheme.

Great Britain was prepared to ap- proach the conference with the one purpose of empire solidarity and lin- ity. A wheat quota would be offer- ed to the Dominlons in return for “real, genuine" compensation. Can- ada, for instance might say ‘we are interested mainly in wheat‘ and from the standpoint of Great Bri-

deed the only, factor is what they will do with regard to our manu- factures," said Mr. Thomas.

"Let there be no mistake," he pro- ceeded. "We may be called upon to

tain. "the most importantjand in- ,

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-~TBTZ Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1931

.555 PREMIER RESLGNS

Possibility That Japan Might Suspend the Gold Standard.

(B! J8me! P. Howe, Associated Press Staff Correspondent)

TOKYO, Dec. 1l.—(A.P.)—-Pre- mier Peijuro Wakatsukfs Cabinet turned in its resignation today in the face of internal criticism.

Leaders of the Minselto (Govem- ment) and Sciyukai (Opposition) parties went into conference at once to formulate a new Ministry and the present government continued until they had reached an agree- ment.

The possibility that Japan might suspend the gold standard and levy restrictions on the exportation of gold was foreseen in authoritative quarters as one result of the tum- over. Specie shipments to the Unit- ed States since have totalled 304,-

Continued on page 10

Ottawa. Receives

For The First

"11s West Ninety-fifth street.’

not believe except they see.

little. In this great universe

Is There A Santa Claus? “Be Not Iiaithless”

The Guardian Reproduces In Full

Editorial Of The New York Sun Of September 21, 1897 In Which The Reality Of Santa Claus Is Proved Befyond Contradiction.

, i “WE takepleaure in answering at once and thus prom- inently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among our friends :

‘Dear Editor-I am 8 years old.

‘Some of little friends say there is no SANTA CLAUS. P5118 says If you see it in THE SUN it's so."

‘Please tell me the truth, ls there n Santa Claus?

“Virginia, yourlittie friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. minds, Virginia, whether they be men's or children’s, are

an ant. in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you

Time The Classic

‘VIRGINIA OTIANLON.

They do All

of ours man is a mere insect,

Canadian may b0 obi»: to build up a trade in Canada in lemons, wool and cor- taln canned fish. Hon. H. H. Stev- ens is on his way to Vancouver from ivhcncc hc will sail to Hon- olulu to cuter into discussion with Stewart, New the

Hun_ W. Zealaiidls hope of framing a satisfactory trade agreement between the two Dominions. A difficulty which the conference will scck to solve will be to select preferences that will give substan- tial advantages to each country in the markets of the other without injuring any domestic From New Zcalsndls standpoint it

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Greets Gandhi At Milan

(Associated Pros»)

MILAN, Italy, Dec. lb-Mahaimo Gandhi passcd through here by train tonight on his way to Rome and was greeted by a small crowd who claniorcd for his autograph. As a special courtesy the Italian government attached a special coach to the Rome express for him and his party. They are due to ar- rive early tomorrow morning.

MAR. PINNTRY BREEIIERS NRGANIZE

KENTVILLE, N. 8., Dec. 11-—(By T110 Canadian Prassl-‘Ib benefit the poultry industry of the Mari- time Provinces by making available superior chicks of standardized qualify under government inspect- ion. zi group of breeders from the thrco provinces gathered hcrc last night.

They formed the Hatchery Alp- proval Association of the Maritime

Annual Subscriptions lh-llvi-reii 8.1.00. "v Mull (‘umillia riml l‘. s. n. $1.50.

smalwmwd AGGRESSIVi

TRADE PINIBY IN BRITAIN

“Buy British” Cam- paign Taken Anoth- er Forward Step.

(By George ‘fambleton, Canadian

Press Staff Writer, who continues

a series of weekly cabled reviews

of the European economic situ- ation.)

(Copyright. 193i, by the Canadian Press)

LONDON. Dec_ ll-Industrlai Lancashire is preparing to adver- tise. The home of the British cot- ton industry is seeking new indus- tries. The publicity scheme has been drafted by Lord Derby and an all-Lancashlre publicity confer- ence will meet Dec. l7. It contem- plates (1) articles and photograph- ic publicity in the foreign press; r2) coordinated display advertis- ing, r3) preparation and distribu- tion of booklets and leaflets, <4) broadcasts and (5) direct mail propaganda.

The scheme proposes that in each tovm, an authorized person working

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~_ bate of a young man bearing an honored parliamentary name.

"No one who ever heard him will forget the compressed lucidlty, mar- shelled inclsiveness and mdered ex- positorvpowers which characterized the speeches of Mr. Bonar Law whose charm dominated the House of~ Commons.

v “Yesterday, his son, Richard Law. in a fine maiden effort, reproduced something more than a promise of l. qualities of which his father was ' (“deter and in doing so earned one > of the highest, and quite most af- fectionate, of British titles ‘a chip

of the old block.’ "

know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make ‘tolerable this exist- ' ence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. ,

“Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus,‘ but_.even ii.’ they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus. but that is no sign that there is no Sant Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

the Canadian Pressl-The price Canada would likely pay for the re- moval of tlic British embargo on Canadian potatoes is too high, ac- cording to B. Frank Smith, M. P. for Carleton-Victoria, who has been active in promoting the search for further outlets for this import- ant New Brunswick agricultural product. Canada maintains an embargo . against potatoes from Great Brit- _ aiu. This was established due to Pfotest the prevalence of wart disease and

_ (Canadian Press)

SYDNEY, N. 8., Dec. lL-Deplor-

in the interests of Eastern Canada ing "the "wiaesiirrsa custom of rais- 1g

growers. i ing money for various objects by

Great Britain is not prepared to remove the ban on Canadian po- such gambling mciliods as card par- ties, lotteries, raffles. and other

Definite Assurance From Australia

give up ideas and fiscal Provinces. with Donald Ells of Port

Williams, N. s.. as President, A. W. . Jones of Saint John, N. 13., as Vice Richest

President and Norman I. Clark of _

Berwick. N. S.. as Secretary 'I‘reas- Veln Fgund A urer. A. F’. Curran. senior Federal F‘

Continued on page 10

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, 0nt., Dec. lL-The Canadian Government has re- ceived tho assurance from the Commissioner _ flint no more Australian butter will be shipped to Canada with- out the cone from 0t- tawa. Hon. Robert Weir, Min- ister of Agriculture made this announcement today.

sin TRAGEDY

Report Likely I To Show Germany Unable To’ Pay

(By Melvin K. Whiteleatber Asso. slated Press surf Writer) BASED.‘ Switzerland, Dec. ii- Strong indications came tonight from persons close to the Young Plan advisory committee that the

poultry promoter and hatchery in- spector for Nova. scotla attended the meeting.

(Special to the Guardian)

PANAMA CITY, Panama. Dec. ll. _.A:rmouncement of the discovery of one of the richest veins 0s’ 201d y; in the world was made here today by the British owned Panama Cor- poration Ltd. The vein is said to be worth $16,000,000. ‘

tatoes unless the Canadian barrier is also removed. according to Hon_

Reconstruction Of Sanatorium

MONCTON, N. B., D20. 1l-(By the Canadian Preach-The Board of Commissioners of the Jordon Mem- orial Sanatorium, at their monthly meeting in River Glade today, authorized the construction of tem- porary kltchens, dmingvrooms and store rooms in the building knovm as the soldiers’ pavilion, according to.“ statement made this afternoon by Dr. P. M, Knox, superintendent of the hospital. The nurses‘ home, containing the main kitchen and dining rooms, and three sleeping pavilions were destroyed by fire last / ‘s-Hiiy. These arrangements, it I expected, would be adequate to care comfortably for the patients during the winter months.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS, 1 MEETINGS,» ETC "Come to Pleasant Valley Concert

and Xmas ‘free December 24th. , 10838-12-12-21.

"North Wiltshire Xmas Concert, Tuesday, December 22nd. 10851-12-12-11.

"Will buy Lambs and Fat Sheep Wednesday. December 16th until noon. E. J. Redmond, Cardigan.

10808-l2-ll-3i.

"Come to the Christmas Tree and Entertainment in Brcadalbane Hall, Monday. December 21st. Ihrmv. Tuesday. 10797-12-10-31.

"E1711! livs hogs. Hunter River, l7. . 15th till 11 s. in. Ev-

t liaslsm. Emerald buying some . (Signed) Everett wedlock, tar Rivor. 10865-12-2-21

3W1!!! Geese, Ducks, Chickens

fowl. Highest market prices ‘mssdsi’. December 16th. l". E. Murphy, Emerald. 108042-1241.

"Come to the Xmas Concert in

committee's report will declare Ger. many unable to make the condi- tional payments which form about two-thirds of the total war repar- ations.

The report is still in the making but it has been discussed in detail among the ("mmittee members and probably pill be ready for consid- eratlon by the full committee near the end of next week.

President Hoover's message to Congress, in its references to the debt moratorium, was interpreted as a. proposal that the moratorium be extended in some manner, and it was believed that without such an extension the committee's report would be somewhat different.

The entire committee is intense- ly interested in Mi; Hoover's mes- sage on United States foreign ml- ciy, and the members have studied it closely.

Prince Is Now “Private Citizen ”

WARSAW, Poland, Dec. 1l.~—(A. PJ-Prince Nicholas of Rumania received a visit from Minister of the Interior Argctoianu today, said advices from Bucharest, and was informed that King Carol had ao- cepted his renunciation of his royal right and declared him a private citizen.

M. Argetoianu also told him that the Government was prepared to re- cognize his expulsion from the Roy-

11 a1 Family and had summoned’ a

Cabinet meeting for tomorrow when formal recognition of his status will be taken and public notification made.

Prince Nicholas said ho was fully aware of his position and in the future would livs ss he P108896. P91‘- mitting no one to prescribe for him or interfere with his morganatic marriage to Jana Deletj. Ho said he was also prepared to livs up his share in the family estates which

‘iyno Valley Hall on December 25th. I not fins, following Monday night. lflfll-lfl-lfl-Qi.

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vin Pays Highest Prices for Silr

he holds jointly with other members of the Royal House. ‘

Canadian Pness)—It was all in'good fun. A group of colored people had gathered in the kitchen where Mrs. Alice Tasco, also colored. was wash- ing the dinner dishes. Someone re- ferred to her as "fat" and she drop- ped her dish-rag with a ‘good- nat- ured smile and picked up the pol:- er. Hc-r cousin, Freeman Barton. was cleaning his gun to go hunting rabbits. As Mrs. Tasco advanced he’ used the gunvto ward off her jabs with the DOREY. The Elm 9X" ploded. Mrs. Tssco fell to the floor with the contents of' e. li-guage shell in her head. She was dead when the others reached he!‘-

Denies Report

(Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 1l—Of- flclals of the running trades unions of (he railways today denied a re- port attrlbuted to Hon. James Mur- dock, Vice-President of the Broth- erhood ol Railway Tralnmen, that the results of the vote of local un- ions throughout the country favor- ed a, strike vote as the result of the recommendation of the major- ity repori, of the conciliation board that railwaymenh wages be cut l0 per cent. retroactive to November 15.

Union chairmen here awaiting word from the locals on the men's attitude. declared today that the ballot of each union or division is a secret ballot, the contents of

‘which will not be known till all are

opened when the general chairmen convene at a conference here De- cember 15.

samr 1on8, u. n, Dec. ii ' -(By The Canadian Press)- Th; steamer Duchess of moh- inond, dnrat Halifax tomorrow morning from lumps, has four- teen oars of mall Isr Maritime and Western point in Canada. officials here said tonllht»

moor, N. s.. Dec. 11—(By mo‘

heart of childhood.”

AWHRTHY

BUNTRIBIITIUN

T0 THE NEST

AMHERST, N. 5., Dec. ii—(BY The Canadian Preach-A carload of clothing, a carload of fish and $17.- 500 will be donated by the Maritime Provinces Presbyterles of the Unit- ed Church in Canada to help fel- low Canadians in the stricken areas of the Western FRY/info!-

This was announced today at the concluding session of the Maritime conference of the United church in Canada at which the missionary and maintenance fund was the chief subject under consideration. The situation in the Western Provinces was outlined by Dr. Peter Bryce, Missions Secretary, and Rev- Dr. Clarence MacKlnnon, principal of Pine mu Divinity mu, Halifax. Dr. Bryce explained the during three years oi’ hardship in the west the church had to draw upon "-9 ressflb funds to balance budsets- He estimated that the $12,500 ill extraordinary contributions to be

assist H chamber in the west.

“You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor e_ven the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. It is all real! Ah,_Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding. _ “No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the

Please stimulate the faith of the little ones by becoming a Santa. Pal, adopt a child for the blessed occasion, and send

your gift or gifts to it care The Guardian. (Continued on case 32

B.

Wolverines And B e a r c a t s I n

Exhibition Game

- (Canadian Press)

EDMUNDSTON, N. B.. Dcc. ll.—- The Wolverines of Halifax, and Bearcats of Truro, will claw cach other when they open the new hoc- key arena here next Tuesday night. The former rink, built a year ago. collapsed the night before it was scheduled to open.

Operation of the new urcna means that northwestern New Brunswick will have a fcgiilnr ex- perience of organised hockuv.

i Killed

FREDBR-ICION. N. B. Dcc. li— (By The Canadian Press) H H's chest Ctlilhbd llndfl‘ the Wheels of a hlY-ladsn wssm, Everett Piers. of Fredericton, died instantly this.

The

medical and

to moriiv

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Well Known N.B.

Doctor Passes

CHATHAM, N. B., Dec. ll-(BY Canadian Pressl-Dr. G. J- Sproul, well known in New Bruns- wick and a member on numerous organizations, died at his home here today after

other

lingering illness.

Duke Refused License To Marry

(Canadian Press)

NEW YORK. D-cc. l1—Thc Duko of MXIIlCllPSiOl‘ was refused a liccnsc Knthlccn Dawes when he applied today n2. the mur- ringr- licvns»; bureau in ill!‘ IViunl- cip Building. .

City Clerk Michael J. Cruse, rif- ter confciring with assistant Cor- poration Counsel George H. Kelly. turned down the Duke's bPFHlISI‘ his divorce, grnntrd last ivr-ck in England was on Statutory grounds and under the laws of this Stare he must wait three wars for a license after such a rilvnrrc.

M I as

Bogus Beggar

NEW YORK. N. Y, Dec. ll

118d l‘.4¢‘

the Canadian Prcssl-An nwxl bog- gnr who ran afoul of th» ‘or: :<~rlny' told police lic square meal for scvsn claimed to have subslsird on crumbs

Bggemwm a. “d l compamonlsnlvogcd from garbanc cans. lic five

mail-ii a lie

years.

wgfg mun‘ m,’ neon moss m“, “fr: wearing two over-coats.

way tuck; win“ m, o’ the “W, vnsis. two pair of trouser-R and in horses balked, whm “in lflemm, ihis mass of clothinr: police found ed to start thy “gun it bawdy $183 82, including 3.232 collllcrs,

made by the Maritime church would {

lmwklns him beneath the team.

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schemes which are botn immoral and illegal, and the advertising of these schemes by the local papers," the Sydney Presbytery of the Unit- cd Church of Canada has decided to approach Hon. John Doull, Attorney General of Nova Scotia, with a view to curbing such activities, it was an- nounced last night.

Incorporated

OTTAWA. Ont, Dec. ll-(By the Canadian Pressl~lncorporatlons of the lilstate Finance Corporation, Limited, 10,000 N. P. V.. Charlotte- towvn, P. E. l., and the Federated 011 and Refineries Limited. $1,500,- 000, Saint John, N. B_,_were re- ported in the current issue of the Canada Gazette.

Admittance

TRURO, N. S. Dec. l1—IBy The Canadian Prcsw-Adam Biswanger, who declares he has been a resi- dent of United States for 36 years, returned to his native Canada. this fall to visit his daughter in Cal- gary. On his way back to his wile and family in Mcdford, Mass, ho was stopped at the Quebec border which he had crossed several other times to and from ‘visits such as this one. He was informed that he hurl not paid his head-tax and muld not pass, At Yarmouth, ‘N. S. he blade no better progress, and he i5 110W biding his time at the home of his brother, Nelson Blswnnger in Truro. while it is safd Governor Ely of Musssehus - is interoeding for him at Washington.

Record & Forecast of the Weather-J

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