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Is who is unwilling es m“. u,‘ sacriﬁce oi sell. whatever that is, can never know tile depth oi real rriand-

/.~y 7/, “qvsqrw . QfT-e ‘we?

accounted tor by the increased rais-

motoring by misnrarvbiab the sab-

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lnrnlsg (luarulan, Iouliisd llll. (iharlotteiows Guardian ‘lave Cents.

Min. Reports _

a Crop Conditions

Agricultural Season of 1929 Re- viewed By Hon. W. M. Lea,

Who Expresses (iii-eat Satis- faction With Progress Made.

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The agricultural season oi 1920 in Prince Edward Island was one oi the most productive in the past ten yours. stated Hon. W. M. Lea. Min- ister oi Agriculture. in an interview with; Guardian representative yes- terday. Bwlﬂllink with a rather Its, cool spring the crops made re- pidgrvwthandthsyieidoigrasses, eercalsandsllrootswsswellupto the average. Prices received we're the highest since the war years. All classes o! ‘vestock were in keen de- mand and s. considerable hunter oi ears o! breeding stock were purchas- ed; (or United States and other nprkets.

The second restricted area test tor eradication oi bovine tuberculosis resulted in an unprecedented low percentage oi reactors. '

Despite the high prices ruling ier livestock over a recent period or years the census shows a gain oi L000 cattle, which may partly be

irlg oi calves during the past season.

price received ior the better. grades oi beet cattle has encouraged‘

agreater production oi this class oi livestock in the Province which will be‘ iurthei- increased through the adoption oi ' ‘ sl grading. The are now graded _ in the lbackim houses withsed. "and blip

‘stunt: may identity choice and good beef. the iormer by the red and the latter by the blue moi-kinds. Such

On

conducted by Dr. Lionel Stevenson 0i Guelph Agricultural College ﬁlly. lng Farmers‘ Week impressed upon our breeders the necessity oi pp- iocting lambs, sheep and hogs iroin iniectlon irom internal parasites. Following this demonstration the Department oi Alrloultilre provided isomers at coat prices with the ne- cessary remedies. which have “w. ed oi great value to the infected ﬂocks. The percentage o! iniecisd animals discovered on poet nlortsm examination in pork peeking plants by Dr. Stevenson was greatly below that o! other provinces.

The production '0! eggs and poul- try was wall maintained throughout the seasoh. ‘Billie who carried on Wirilm‘ production by improves m6- thods were compensated by high values urrcusheut the winter months An incieas‘ nilnber o! poultry. men are taking advantage oi the beneﬁt o! ﬂock culling, and oi lin- proved srsdinl and ieedlng to pre- duce a larger proportion oi’ eggs dur ing the season oi greatest necessity and corresponding highest prices.

rowan) oeors The harvesting rascal-rails; o! =ass....~.rbp,.enaeas and hills class table steel: potatoes proved

that the I020 crop was one ogthc hiahcst in quality ever swwn in the

graded and stamped beet indicates the high quality that the consumers are new demanding. It is anticipat-

ed that the diﬂelence in price re»

“ceived by the best grades over the

province, and it is antiliipated that a larger wrcentsge oi this crop will bomansqtedsaccrtiiiedseedsndas lCans/da No. l than cd any previous icrcp in this Province. The value has been variously estimated at between:

our acacia sac llbtly’. tllabratcdP

common butchers’ stock largely now: alstoocooo and 85.000000, wmuud’ “m “Cont.” a much The season oi i919 has demon-

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UHARLO'l'l‘E'i‘(JWN, CANADA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1929

tFATHER ANO sol ll NEO lnll ln

(Special to ‘nu Guardian) EDMONTON. ‘Albcrb. “so. s0.- Bushiﬂs back Mo his burn“)! hclne to rescue a young boy who was asleep upstairs, John Adams. iarlncr at Ponoka. Alta, was burned to death along with the boy. Roy Fiddler. both being overcome by smbke when tbeirhomewss ‘...2B ‘y. ma. Adonis’ daughtsr-in-law. who was keeping house ior the iamily. was iirst notice the tire. She screamed for help and Mr. Adams. who wu out in the yard doing the morning chores. rushed into the building in e. gallant eiiort to save the boys’ liis.

LARGE NUMBER

ln the year 1029 there were sci ar- rests in the Cit-y oi Charlottetown, as compared with 48b in 1920. There were in addition more than 900 pro- secutions in which no arrests were made. .

Following is a classiiiﬂl luminary qzgwoziensessndnumboroiar- rests: ~ Drunk and Disorderly ........ ~10 Drunkand incapable ... no vlfflli ....-._-I....-.-.-‘s-il-.-T] “we: .;...;a;; lmlawiul posselsion c! intoxicated lo

Ban-st...-

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‘ﬂreakingand entering ...... ti Drunk‘ while operating- motor

vehicle .......... ..... l4 Common Assault . Thcit ............... . . . Non-support oi family Disorderly conduct .. . .. Attempted rape Indecent r ure .

oﬂered at. our best markets. The

pa“ mmwhou‘ m yo" vmed be_[1sland can produce a proﬁtable crop"

tween 7c and 18c s pound which.“ °‘9°°“°“““Y an‘ mum” m; ‘spits oi dry weather such as wit". es- l

‘Wm “vm” 2° t“ 3° ' mundfperienced last season. While - ‘

higher than the previous year.

"The production oi hogs showed “an increase and the price was well maintained throughout the year. The one dollar bonus per-head ior bacon hogs under the system oi comp ‘ y grading has proved en- couraling to our breeders. Oo-opcr- ative marketing through shipping clubs has made encouraging pro-

gress. ‘ i AND LAMB PRODUUIION

The production oi sheep and lambs also showed an encouraging The breeders who catered t» the only market received as high ls 14o per pound live weisht which amply repaid them ior the oars ne- canary ior early matured lanliba.

~'l‘hs lecturas and demonstrations

plvnouucsmcurs. .1 comers pvsms. WMEETINGS. cm

"Wm"

"Isiraet Club shipping live stock at ' ‘ Thursday, Jul.

sla-u-sl-ti ' “can team amiss New

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uwnsmarnm- tbs Oonosrt v f Thursday night, ta cuss.

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suotioniin Caledonia ‘rooms-Iridayrilailuary 3rd. Admis- ts. ‘clc-rz-sl-ll

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lqaehaep and Lamas ""l'i‘“.".".“.tl".'.'.*

early maturing Green Noun were'reduoed by excessive heat and? attacks o! aphids the crop o! thhf .variety proved to be one oi the best‘, ‘in our history. many yields oi 300.‘ ‘to soobusbes to the acre being re- ported by our best growers.

_Tumips and all other root crops. although arlected by dry weather and attacks oi aphids, were vary little below the average, and a large lqunntity was exported to United, \E»tates. During the early part oi the‘ season 50c a bushel was received icrl turnips. The present price is about 30c. The turnip crop is becoming a

and those who prepare their land ior early seeding receive very pro- iliable and satisfactory returns. The yield oi oats. especially that grown on well icrtiiised potato land,

iproveduptc theaverageperacre b and was oi exceptionally high qual-

ity. The higher price has encoural- ed tlis airport oi a neatly increased quantity.

A good average crop oi hay was grown, and was harvested in splen- did condition. The comparatively high price oi all to alt a ton ior high class timothy has resulted in a considerably increased export oi this commodity. The prospects o! lily m4 pasture ier the coming year are geed. In general.‘ the season was

g, isvorable both icr the Fowl-b

‘_ ‘tn-op; and all products: in this

respect the Province is one oi the moat iavored in the Dominion.

‘ '13,; holding 9i our met provincial

iessbowinoctobcrprovadeiin-

estimable value to the ibcmirv and

especially to ti‘ snlailsrbrsed-

' . The ontraiitle o! m high class

valuable cash crop to the tanner. .

Diechargihs iireanns .. Besmcn deserting ship .. Paddling without license... Ohatructirlg police oiiieer in ex ecution oi duty ............. .. Ulmbiing in public place , _ Absconding irom home .. Robbery with violence .. Assault on iemaie...-. ........ ... Obtaining money under ialse pre- tenses ..... 1 Contempt oi court ..

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Heavy Fire Loss During Year 1929

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Wm b: ﬂro lllliillghcnt. Prince Edward Island tor the year 1020 will approach 0000.000. states Mr. C. A. Beer. Provlnelel lire Marshal.

Last year's ilre losses amount- “ 00 INF-l”. or at the rate oi 81-91 Dal‘ “His. The i098 losses in Charlottetown alone we" “K010, or at the rile oi ‘$11.13 F! carill-

WILL NOT BE

(Canadian Press)

wnnilrso. r Lilli». Iii-Nil married woman whose husbands are wage earners will be einPlWad ami- the new year by the Manitoba Dev- erniasist. w» C. O. iloﬂsnnfdivil sum oernurislion. acting on cab- inet instructions. nctiiied all depart-

UFIARRESTSR nuiuu YEAR

EMPLOYED

oi the provincial government

Italian Royal

any attempt mo... the lives oi the mess to woiect thelbnyal ‘Ira

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All and

IJONDON. Dec. Il-Tlae Dike 0i

“to British Ambassador.

Operating capsules on the Prince Edward Island division oi the Cana- dian National Railways los- 191-0 were SlJBIMLII awarding to oliiclal in- iormatlon inrlilshcil -'.l'lie Guardian , tel-day. Capital expenditure was $210,189.82 Ins-king a total expendit- ure oi $1,081,039. .'

It is anticipated that $4,000,000 will be expended ca.’ new work in 29st. ‘rhs wag‘ on the new teirininals in‘ Charlottetown, the standardization oi the Min-ray Harbour ash-division, the bililding oi the ton. miles oi-traok between Lake Verde and Pisquld. and tiio. bﬂwlction oigths ‘new Canadian ivatlossl ill-notice cob- stnrction program.

During the ilrst eleven months oi the year 9650 cars ct freight were (err-led Borden to Tornlentino sscompared with 910d cars m: the salne period in 1928. The correSPOnd- m: iisurco icr cars sci-rice mm Tor- mentlne to Borden are 11629 cars in 1920 to 12000 in 1928.

Automobile tire-tile increased con- siderably during the comm! Y0" ll indicated by the iact that i269 cars entered the province at Bordon as compared with 363$ ior the year pre- vious. The respective iigures ior the return route are 6242 cars in 1929 as compared with seol in ma. _

Rail shipments oi potatoes through

Be .Well Guarded

. (Ipecial to the (Insoles nauseous. Ialslani. Dw- lii-Poiicc authorities saaMllis Isl-III!

wedding party to Home next Friday evening tor the marrissv 0! PrmcessMarioJcasioCrownPrlncsllumbert-Thelloyalltelisn ‘Traindaecnwsdnesdayeveninginkuaselshssalghteeaclles and wlilbasntirelylnchargeoiltallanpcraousettrictcnlershavebecn allpw any one es basrd the coaches during their stay will be guarded day and night by special detectives. The Brussels northern station. whence the party will entrain will be gnarled-heavily by poles and scores oi detectives posted -rosseiotbsstatiouandalvusthstrackstotbe

dsnne J3 polio: All known Anteliisls. Communists and Anti-Fas- cists are also bslngoioaely wretched. Similar measures are stated to have been taken on Luxembourg. French and lwiss territory.

week at the marriage oi Crown Prince Humbert oi Italy. and Princess Mario Jose of Belgium. While in_ Rome the Duke will be the guest cl

F reig-ht Movement And i Railway Activities Over. , ‘Island Division In 1929

Train,

loyal Family are taking extensive in which will convey the Belgian

dong the Luxembourg frontier. '

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will,“ , by military gen-

Iost will represent the King next

moist the present season there were lnisch more intensive shipments by water than by rail. There were! shipped irom, the province by steam- ers ham the ports oi Silmrricrside.

rm and Charlottetown to

Cuba, Norfolk. Va. Jacksonville. Pia. and New York hum October 17th to Dec. 8th. 1290MB bushels o! potat- oes as compared with 912,003 bilsh- els icr the same-period last. year. thus ahoirlngran increase oi 685.512 bushels in: iihoociment year. '

. Additions-l Work In 49°00?‘ i" °°"' .~ iiaildiiivorisiiraﬂ-‘l way \ in Charlottetown was. caraplscesbaaooo cilbtc yards oi mat- erial having been med in building the new yards.

n. preparation m- the standesiza- tion or the Murray Barbour sub-div- ision three briQlee were put in piece _ at Glenooi. Uigg and Melville. and‘ iollowing the letting oi the oontroct workwasbegunont-‘inilaightllne 1T0!!! Pilqllid 0o Isks Verde.

At Hloomrield a new water tank was installed and at Elmira s new engine house was lmilt to replace the old one which had been burned.

Passengers And

, day in an aeroplane crash st the

FISHERIES SITIIATIBN

23w. .

Pilot Killed

(Canadian Press) AMABILLO. Texas. Dec. 30.- Flve pencils were killed late to-

lVlillcreat Country Club here. The plane ' had been taking up pas- sengers at the Country Club all aiiternoon. Alter circling over the field ior s. sliort time the pilot started to make s. landing. About 200 icet irorn the earth the plane went into a apln,_believed to have been caused by some iault in the tail oi the machine. - All were killed.

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‘ Increases over last year in the catch oi lobsters, oysters and mackerel. with a decrease in the catch oi slneits arc reported by Mr. S. T. Gallant, In- spector oi Fisheries. The take o! oth- er iish remains much the same as last season.

There was a largeincrease in the catch c! oysters this season over last year. This increase was particularly noticeable in the Percival area. The Richmond Bay area will be closed ior iisliirlg (or the next two years in or- der that as many sprat as possible may set. East. and West Rivers had a very heavy set of small oysters, and good ﬁshing is assured in these local- ities icr the next few years. This also

‘Great Britﬂh. Western France and

A woman killed and iour others severly injured

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Scores Injured Many Killed In; Southwest Gale

(Special to the Guardian) LONDON. Dec. 30.—At least seven Parsons were killed and scores in- lured in a soiltihwest gale which swept the inliervenlrlg sees over the week- end. The ‘Wind leached 80 miles an hour It Boil-i? Isles. Aliihﬂllﬂh that gale subsided night, the weather bureau promised I929 would

probably pass out boisterously. and her daughter were

in Manchester at. the height o! yea- terdayh‘ gale when s house was wrecked. At mvro. France s. clans was blown over and the tug Abllle-

Wsunkﬂlhzeeoiitscrewweredrownsd.

sheep weredrowned androsdsHsula-H mergediihreeioetdeep. "’

Annus transcriptions ﬂallvoaod ll-ﬂ. liy all’ Canada and U. l. A-

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Ahugeeimlalibeiorvetbewindbi Haaebloiroh and killed two, Coll.- siderable damage was reported irorn mm? towns in South and Wat Brit- ain and in Normandy. The aerial o! the broadcasting station at obeims- iord was blown away preventing prp- pceed translniuion overseas oi the, Archbi-ﬂiop o! Canterbury's sermon. Rain which accompanied the ' gale greatly increased floods in comedie- tricts particularly in North more the river went out of its beaks and swamped a. wide ares. ma‘;

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New Yearb Eve C. N. R. Program Over The Radio

“MONUION, N. 3-. Dec. sixth anniversary program radio department oi the‘ ltlatione-l Railways will onNerwYearueveatlilrannAt-

BOP-The o! the Canadian a. .. t

applies to Vernon, Seal and Orwell Rivers.

The catch oi lobsters will be in the vicinity o! 900.000 pounds in excess oi last year, Inspector Gallant reports.

Smells have been’ scarce and the aiatch will?! ‘lhllclrsmtﬂd?! than-hat

i year. The catch oi scallops will also

the tact that the scallops died and

servations that have been made there will be little or no iishing carried on

new drop will bo large enough.

There has been a good increase in the catch oi mackerel both in qual- ity and value. The cat-ch o! the other iisheries will be about the same as “will. A tabulated statement oi the fisheries is not yet available.

In connection with the terminaln tor the new carierry ‘at Borden and Tormentine the contract was let. a

Borden up to the present time are

shown in the iolicwing summary

with comparative figures ior 197.9 l0)!

Dot... ... ... .. slicers litiucars Nov... .. ... ...81_'lears 973ears {Dec- .. ... ...‘ ... ﬂocars 2l2cars

An interesting report oi egg and poultry production for the year has seen supplied by Mr. J. J. Leightis- cr oi the P. Ii. Island (lo-operative Egg and Poultry Association, who states that the year has been the most successful in the history cl the Aaoaiation. Approximately 1.383.000 dosen eggs passed through the cand- ling station in the city, a gain oi 10000 doom over 102i with a total value oi almost 0200.000.

The amount oi dressed pvultry handled induce to 110.000 pounds. about 00000 pounds more than the previous year, while the amount c! live poultry shipped decreased to ta.- ale pound! or ,il.0ss pounds below use ol last season. The dressed poultry included 80000 pounds oi tur- key. This is the first year thatgtur- keys were handled by‘ the Alecia- i-icn. The totd value or the poultry

‘Eggs Arid iPoultry Reach New Production Standards During The _Season Of 192‘

i sslluiniiy 400 was registered at the

certain amount oi dredging done and ‘new n»: lilline won. i Work on the new Canadian, Nat "Mal hotel was also begun.

Jive miles oi heavy weigh‘ lrails laid to replace the lighter ones hitherto used.

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mead oiiice oi tno IaN-AEMUOD. Owing to the lack ci_ interest shown by people in raising iield (nope the hatches o1 chickens were low and the mortality high. Many poor grade chickens were marketed this iail and a llrge number ofthese were immat- ure. This is a. deplorable state o! ai- isirs, considering the tact that Prince Edward Island chickens have gained u high reputation on the Montreal market and have been considered by many dealers tcbetbe best in Ounads. This is larsciy Owing to the close attention oi Island dealers to government standards ior dressed poultry. as a result our chickens bring a premium.

One oi the features oi poultry raising in the province in recent years is the ieeding o! milk to

Predicts Good

l HogPrices For l

July and August

operativoly from the province this year amounts approximately to the some as that o‘! i028. about 14.000 states Mr. W .l-I. Clay, oi the Dom- inion Department oi Agriculture. The prices oiiered were considerably higher than those oi last year. runn- ing irom i cent to l 1-2 cents more pi-r pound during the iall months than those oiiered during the cor- reqsondin period last season.

Thirty two shipping clubs are new in operation throughout the Prov- iroe. Oi these Hunter River is the moat active. having shipped i550 hogs during the year.

The number c! hogs in the Prov- ince remains unchanged. approxi- mately 32.000

Concerning the industry in gener- al on the Island Mr. Clay says: "The hog situation does not look prornia mg for next year irom the stand point oi numbers due to the prevail- ing high prices rbr srain and nom- oes. Many swine growers have killed their rslnltim at‘ iarrowins time- ln addition te thLs the boar owners report a decided decrease in the num- ber- oi sows bred for sprins “mm Everything points to a scarcity o! youh} pip during the spring and summer oi next year.

Predicts Good Prices “Irons the standpoint ci_ pricsl. however. the situation could not be more promising. Durinl the iall

showed a decidedly strung tone with prices resisting all aiioris to brina

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bebel thtii , int .. ow n ° “tye” owzolK.B.E..chalrmanasldpreoideslt

ﬁshermen did not operate this iali as’ may did 1 t _ A d to _ by W D. Robb. Vice President will go as year ccor lrlg ob out m u! d ‘on.

i thislin 1 t h n e or we yenuwen the lanBurtbar-ltorleoiIoi-ontimwillbc.

lantlc standard 'l‘llrle. A special Frenchprcgramwillgo ontiieair over the eastern grwp oi stations andsslldolocktheelstirecosstto wastnet/workwlllbelihkedwﬂlhis networkwillinalildeﬂil. l-l. N. B. _ QIQQQBt-Jﬂiltﬁ, " n.N.B. i ‘g4 AddresseebybinKvvttrixos-nton

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FUR THREE BY ElE0li0NS

_ (Canadian Press) UITAWA. Ont» Dec. SW-Impﬂfr ' ant announcements made by Pram- ier Mackenzie King tonight were as ioliows: Hon. T. A. Orerar has been lWWDinllMiDBNt0IRl-ilWlﬂlBd' Canals; Hon. Robert Yorke. has been appointed to the Senate; he resigns as Minister o! Immigration and 001-. 1013991 .¥.151_JI..“\°_._'1E.°.‘ don in the House o! Hon. Charles Stewart. Minister’ wthe [lb- terior. has been appointed acting Minister oi Immigration. He will also be aeting Minister 0i Agriculture dut- ing the illness 0i Hon. W. R. Mother- well. There will be iurther readjust- ment oi portiolioa so as to maintain

Marguerite Nuttall, soprano and Al-

“the soloists. i A iew minutes bcdore one o'clock‘- .whor-ol will be switched to Ottawa! The dying moments oi the Old F“ willbemarkedbythepls-yirlgoithe ‘last post. the clock in the victory ‘tower will chime and toll midnight

the position oi Quebec in this re- gard. ‘This will be made wtlhout un- due delay. Arrangements are unriel way (or changes in the Civil Serv-

icc so as to bring scattered service: oi the same character together. Ne deiinite announcement can be made‘ ' as to just what is intended at pres- cnt- Writs have been issued rcrtl-le

iand New» Year will be awakened by a. j-reveilie." 'I‘hen the whole noiork will

three by elections in Bagot, Chet- eaug-uay and Bi-andon. In Chaieiil-

The number of hogs shipped oo- '

moritha Just psned the market

. e . 3911:!‘ ‘ﬁat; guay and Bsgot nomination day ha: Wm some new the beginning o! the been est (or January T! and election " {day tor February 3. In Bran on m“ ML m“ wh° is he“ ° nominations will take place on 3i

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.;_ne Radio Department as Vice Pnes- new“. “ma” s’ ma pom" m’ _.

vldent will address his unseen - waned“. n“ 1m era in French.

A concert orchestra will play. a varied group oi numbers including, the composers Sullivan Weber and German and two movements irom the sccctish symphony. Paul verses. tenor will be the guest. artist dur- ing th: ‘French Canadian hour.

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The Weather. Etc

N0 Maw YEAR'S Rrscturioris ; ‘foa Ms. liiavr. ...: A Lorin unusual cuss races " Lasr Yeas.

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New Minister

(Special to the Guardian)

OTTAWA. Ont. Dec. 30-11011. '1‘. A. Orerar arrived in Ottawa this morning to be sworn in during the day as Minister oi Railways. Mr. Orersr had luncheon with the Prime Minister and was to be initiated at a cabinet council during the sitcr- ncon. Beyond stating that he had come at the appointed time and that he was to go to the Railway Depart- ment. the prospective Minister had no statement t0 make.

TORONTO. Dec. Sit-Maritime Northwest winds, iair and cold.

' to .. Boostms Trade .. . m Quebec iair .. .. ... ... ass l0"-l~._l

Halifax cloudy .. ... ..~

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media Cable) Si. John cloudy .. ... ... ... KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec. 30,- Boston clear .. ...... u “a ‘ " With the idea oi increasing trade be- New York cloudy .. ... ... u ‘liq-Ii > tween C " and ' ' vu- Ga- . ... . . ~'

4 clmlii! ~

l-Iigh tide this morning ati

and tonight It 10:08. '

"Bun rises ctlis"evsllhlg'*at"l&

cots this afternoon at ‘ti met cuariu- areas

bl!» 18.68 a. m. 1‘

countess Willingdon is taking back to the Dominion several samples o! "m"!!! Droductl. including citrcos. grspeiruit and oranlll. pimsnto. coi- iee and cocoa. Those. obtained through H. H. Oﬂillﬁl. Director oi $100101!“ will lil aﬂlbilad I Osc-