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HEAVY FIGHTING

Nankiug Holds Out Against Desperate Attacks

13y The Assnrtlfltrfd Press) tllANil-lill. 13—(Monday) .4313!“ war machine. striking it stouilv-resriting blanking and nthrr Yangtze River- ports. today "was involved ina. new Anglo-Japa- n", mo.

,-\ llritish seaman was killed lnfl a ilritish naval officer and inolhrr woman wounded off iviil-u. fill miles upriver from Nauliiirz. in one of severiil incid- this rri lug from heavy Japanese icriai and artil1rry bombarilmrnts alonr ion miles of the broad Yang- tze waterway.

T111- lritilc for Nanking. the raplitil from which the Chinese. Govemni-nt fled three weeks ago. went into its fourth day with both tides rcpllrling “satisfactory prog- ress" iii bloody fighting that ririimrd thousands of casualties.

The lanzvntse havinc thrust a icoi in lie the. door, Friday, ap- |\ll"l1iI_V made little headway since rnil that little at great costs, al-

in gunitplzin r and tanks was un- kasiierl rmlust the city.

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' Aililviciv Christ-mas Concert December 17th. L-801-l2-13-3i. "lift. ALbiou Cirristmu: Concert Dec. 2i). L-iiiii-IZ-ili-Ri.

' ‘New Argyle Chri limos Corr- cert Wtfllltlitlll)’, Dec. 22. Anguis- lion 10c. L-785-12-11-2i.

“No. ti Signals miniature rifle 11111:: (it'll; this. evening '1 to l0. L-SID. "Chrzsiurzis Concert Control Roy- \"-i-‘ Scliirol, Tuesday, December 21st. LJQT-IZ-lii-Zl.

- Earl. Wlltsliire School at, North River Hail, Mon-

th)‘. Dcvr-urbcr 20th. i.1-804-12-13-20.

_"B1‘R11 Supper‘ in Orange Hall, diililrl‘ lilior, Dcccmbcr 14th. L-711-12-10-13.

__ - Concert. Granville Ha... \ . nsilny evening, Dec. 22. if not 1111c first. fine iright. L-ii21.

"lit-servo Monday December 20th Vtor llrlhi-i Christmas Concert. Ii lot [1110 Wednesday. L-'l06-l‘.i-13-16-1.7. "Aflm Hall Tuesday. December ill". .l‘._=11:o. Lirnclics and Dance. Piocrlus in aid oi Hull. L-803-l2-i3-1i. germ Oonci-rt. Winsloc South noo, ‘Tuesday, December 21d. If Mi flue following night. L-799-i2-l3-2l.

“Borden Linc Club loading hogs, "1111. calves cvcry Wednesday at. boos". Hours 12-41.

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hfliorrlon Line Club loading hogs. m“. Paves nt Albany every “"5011: hours 12-3. -

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W"B“Y 11B live and dressed poultry

h‘e%n°-‘(1i1l'. December 15th. Paying

K 0st market prices. signed Mut- ‘w Wclean, Bridgetown.

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nLm-‘lnl! live and dressed chick-

l‘, 51111 fowl Wednesday. December

“h- M50 dressed geese turkeys i‘? ducks. Signed Delaney A: Mac- 1- L-ioo-iz-ra-ai.

"We will be buyin g dressed fowl “éldfhickens on a graded basis each I Imfixiidfly until further notice be- ! Sllecember first. C. E.

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“mtg, _ L-ifii-li-ZB-IZ-O-ifi-ZO-Tl. ‘JLIZMY To! Cochrane, trail rider "Wt Mt. Albion Hail Tues-

Igél‘ gee. 1411i. Admission 10c and ' 00 of candy. Dance after. L-a2o

"B11111: live and dressed chickens

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}_ Charlottetown Guurdlun Two Cont.

IINDERHRE,

‘Warplanes Pave 'Way

For Advance

(By The Associated Press)

HEN!) AY E, Franco -Spanish Frontier, Dec. lZ-The Spanish Insurgent armies today launched their long-awaited general oflcns- ive, Insurgent authorities announ- ced at irun. They struck simul- taneously on the Toledo, Brunete and Tereul fronts.

An Insurgent communique un- nounced the government lines hail collapsed under the ofIenslve, which hit “like a. bolt of lightning." “The Reds (government) were unable to resist tho attacks,” the Insurgents declared.

MADRID OBJECTIVE

The offensive at Brunete and Toledo were directed at Madrid, Spain's long besieged capital, while the drivc on the Teruei front faced toward Valencia.

Insurgent dispatches reportedto- day massed air fleets totalling 270 warplanes clashed over the Zara-

f goza civil war front in one of the

though all available striking power f

greatest air battles in history.

In accounts of Friday's spectac- ular engagement. in the clouds now reaching the border. Insurgents said 25 government planes were shot down and only one Insurgent plane viras lost.

The ll-month-oid Spanish civil ivzir was turning more and more to the air, Insurgent and government communique: showed.

ISLAND BURN PASTUR iilES

Rev. J.H.A. Anderson Succumbs Suddenly At Musquodoboit.

(By The Canadian Press)

MIDDLE MUSQUODOBOIT, N. S, Dec. 12—-Rcv. J. H. A. Ander- son, 62, pastor of the United Church oi Canada. here. died sud- denly today only i1 few minutes after he had preached at the morning service. fie was chairman of the Halifax Presbytery.

Born at Si. Peter's Bay, P. E. I.. Rev. Dr. Anderson entered the ministry 34 years ago.

He held piistorates at Florence- villc, Saint John and Chatham. in New Brunswick, before coming here in i930. and was well known as a contributor oi articles on soc- ial reform and religious work to Maritime newspapers.

He married Flora Carson of St Martin's. N. 11.. who survives. Mrs. Walter Ross of Syd1rc_v.N.S., Grace in T1'iiro, N.S., 11nd Jcau at_Pias— tcr Rock, Nil. are daughters and Nlrs. W. MncDoiraid of Pinette. P. Nlrs. Irirt McEwcn and Ber- ihri of Si. Peter's Bay. and Annie 111 Ccutrcvillc, N. 3.. are. sisters.

High-t‘ Miners Injured In Blast

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Bi-ICKEMEYER. Ill. Dec. il— Eight miners were injured. 1°11!‘ seriously, in an explosion 450 feet iuidcrground in the Beckemeyer Coal Company mine here Satur- day.

Fred Bockemeyer, one of the seriously injured, was reported in a critical condition 1t i 1105911111 in Brcese. '1‘i1e other three were Alex Marshall, Malcolm Jarvis and Wiiliiimjrinkmirnikdr. and fowl also drssed new. 1111'- kcys iuid ducks Thursday, D90- 1W1 paying ifgirest market Pflcu- 5181161‘!

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"Livestock Markctinti Bond is looking for a stronger market 11110- taiion on 11ers 1011111 111 WM‘ IOBI. Bell your hm w-ooefltlvfl!’ rind if uio priciris usher W W111

get. it. for you.

"Livestock Murltctintl Boo"! loading livestock tit railway stock pens Charlottetown every Mm“? afternoon and Tuesday foronoora. 5150 each Thursday afternoon an Friday vforenoon. until further; n0- tlce. Bring your stock in enigma

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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

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Mussolini Shouts De- cision To Huge Crowd Following Meeting Of Grand Council.

ROME. Dec. 11—(AP)—-Ite.ly Viiihdfew Saturday fight from the league of Nations but. announced her determination to continue to collaborate for ‘b68011.

The action, decided ilpon gt, 9, seven-minute meeting of she 111,5- clot Grand Council, was proclaimed by Premier Mussolini from the balcony of the Paiazzo Venezla.

One of the greatest crowds ever assembled in the vast squirm? in front of the palace, deupitc a. heavy rain. roared its approval,

"We withdrew without regret," he shoubcd, “from the shaking tem-

ple where they are not working for peace but are preparing for war."

Italy thus followed in the foot- steps of Germany and Japan, with whom she Ls joined in an Anti- Communist pact, among the leading nations to depart. from the League.

Memberihlp in the League will not end until two years after for- moi notice of withdrawal. given '00 Geneva today, bu‘. Italy for more than a. year has pursued a. "policy of non-oo-operation" with Geneva.

This estrongcmerit dated to May 11, 1936. when the Italian delega- tion walked out of a meeting of the Lrugruc Council after it had voted to continue sanctions against Italy because of the Et-hiopianwar.

Arraigning the League in-a vig- orous attack. Muesoiini declared:

“It was necessary to choose" whether to be in the League or out of it.

Then he cried tihe question: “In.

it?"

“No!" answered the multitude.

"Out of m"

“Yesi" responded the throng.

Booes remarried when he spoke derislvely of the great democracies.

Assailirrg the League as "pie-par- lug for war" rather than working in the interests of peace, he said Italy would adhere io her policy of “collaboration and peace."

“It. is simply grotesque to believe. or to have it believed. that pres- sure determined our attitude." he said. "There is none, and there has been none. There could have been none. Our comrades oi the Berlin-Tiokyo axis were-sand this is

the niain tmiih——a1b1o1utely' dis- erect." Immediately after the Grand

Council session, Pbroikfl Minis-W!‘ Count. Ciano notified Joseph Aven- oi, Secretary General of the League of Notions, of Italy's resignation “its of December 1i, i937."

Island Student Wins Scholarship

HALIFAX. Dec. 12-—(CP)—-R.0d# erick Ennis Smith of Summerside, P. E. I.. Saturday was announced as the 193'! winner of the Nova Scotia Rhodes Scholarship. He is a utudent at. King's University hm?

Smith was born in Loudon,Ont., 19 years ago, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Ennis Smith, but the family iras lived at Summerride for the last 12 years. He will graduate from the faculty of art-s and scl- enca next spring and will study science at. Oxford.

At King's he has been promin- ent in nhtletica and student activ- ities as well as the classroom.

Windsors To Visit States In Spring

(A11. By Guardian's Special Wire)

PARIS. Dec. IL-Frimds of the Duke and Duchess ‘of Windsor said today the couple planned to vi-it the United Stat-es early next 51111118-

They reported the coupe ivould spend Christmas in the Rvieru villa of Mr. and Mrs. Herman I.. Rogers or New York. Then. it~ was said. they would spend the rest of the winter at. Kitzbuehul. Aimtriiin sports resort.

.€__---—-—- REBEL LEADER SLAIN

GUADALAJARA. Jaiiseo. Mexico. Dec. 12~Pcblo Cnncieiurio, a rebel lender, was killed Saturday in an

enmm-i-i- wuh federal troops near Atrmajac. His body was exhibited) ‘n the pubrc square as a warning

to other rebels.

“Let us not miss one lonely needy

child

Because the Christ was born in Bethlehem:

For all the gifts that we would bring to Him,

He bids us take to them." —~Grace Noll Croweii.

Opportunity knocks but once is a. proverb heard occasionally. But opportunity has been knocking at the door of Santa Pals for the past week; and will continue to knock until Christmas, or until the needy children on our list. have been as- sured of d visit from an alias San- ta Claus.

Helping in this work has a. two- fold result. It brings happiness to the children and it brings satis- faction to the Santa Pals who en- joy their own Christmas more fully in the knowledge of a. good deed done.

Adults forget. to some extent the thrill Christmas gave them when they ivere children. The writer had it brought to his mind vividly a. very wet Saturday at the begin- ning of this present season.

He had occasion to co up to the second floor of an office building in the aftornoon and there in the hall grouped shivering around a radiator, were three little urchins, all under five years old. Water dripped from their drenched cloth- ing and spread in streams across the floor. They had removed their shoes and stockings and were at- tempting to dry them on the rad- iator. “We're waiting to see Santa Claus down at ‘s store, mis- ter." they replied to the writer's amazed question as to ,_i1§t in the world they had been ing out on such a rainy day. “Please let us wait here," they pleaded.

What compciiiirg absorbing inter- est. they must: have had in Santa Claus to brave such a ctay. And it is the sfnckinizs of just such little children that’, will be empty when their small owners behold them in the enriv dawn Christmas Day- irnicss Santa Pals fill them. That: is the pin-nose of this Department, to seek oirt the needy through the nierirvmcn and make it easy for i-zind hearted citizens to assist.

Meanwhile the time is setting short. li/ould-bo Sonia Pals have

but a. few days left in which tr. assist. Turn to page 8 of this is- sue, select tire child you wish to bi- a. p111 to, and telephone your reser- vation to the Guardian, 133. Or have you more work to do before Christmas than you have time for, as so many have? Then send in a. money donation; the Santa Pal Department will buy your gift.

Turn to page 8 then before you forget. We would like to impress on Santa Pals the need for im- mediate action. A grcat deal of work is necessary in preparing and assigning parcels by members of the Santa Pal Department and Santa Pals can help greatly in the work by sending in their contribu- tion promptly.

YESTERDAYS SANTA PALS

Joan Wood. David Wood. Jim Wood. Mt. Meiiick W. I. Billie Bourke. Vincy Watts. Lois Watts. lsand Securities Co, Ltd. I Wildey lodge, N0. 27. Helen Moore. Jean Moore. Miss Eliza. Webster. Lilian, Helen and Billy McLean. Mt. Edward Road. Allan and Junior Doyle. Miss Marjorie Doyle. A Friend. A Friend. , Anita G111. Geo. J. Rogers. Tom N. Rogers. Rosemary Rogers. Mrs. Geo. J. Rogers. ¢~oorrlpg W ker. Maiy Wal r. John walker. Helen and Everett Cilicliffc. l-faroicl Mcsscrvy. Joan Williams. , Mrs. Lorne E‘. Birrleigir, Eilers-

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Elwin Mill, Ciermont.

Mrs. A. J. Matheson, 0'l..eary.

Jimmie MacNcill, Kensingiorr. t Donald John MacNeifl, Kensing- on.

Past. Noble Grands Club, Ro- Bikilwdfls-

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OTTAWA, Dec. i2-Opcnlng date of the forthcoming parliamentary session will probably be announced this week ivrth the third or fourth Thursday in January as the likely selection.

Prime Minister Mackenzie Kng starts back from his Florida holi- day tomorrow or Tuesday and will be in Ot-utwa the iost. oi the week, possibly in time to preside over cabinet council at the regular Thursday meeting.

No definite date for the Prime Minister's return has been. announ- cedbut it was bclicvcd he would desire to celebrate his birthday at home 11nd that anniversary comes Friday.

Only one cabinet session was held last week ivit-ir Justice Minister La- pointe acting for the prime minis- ter. Last. Thursday's session was cancelled but a mceing is sched- uled for Tuesday.

Many ministers have bean out of Ottawa in the past week, including Agriculture Minister" Gardiner, Dc- fence Minister MacKenzie. Tram- port. Minister Howc, secretary oi’ State Rinfrct. Works ltfiiristcr Car- din and Fisheries Mntstcr Mich~

May Announce Opening Date Of Parliament This Week

iiiTsiiiii iii ATTEMPTED PRiSiiiLBREiiK

COLUMBIA, S. C.. Dec. i2—(AP) -—A machine gun company of Nat.- ioitai Guardsmen fired war-gas shells today to subdue six convicts who stabbed a prion guard captain to death and barricaded themselves in the captain's office in a, desper- ate attempt to escape from tflio Slate Penitentiary.

The victim, Captain Olin Sanders, was stabbed five time: alter the felons ilafi defied a dranratic tivo- hour pica by Governor Olin John- ston to give themselves up.

The youthful Governor shouted tn them, through the door oi their barricaded refuge, urging timnr to‘

sud. Mr. Howe will go away again this , week. filling u. speaking engage-i ment. in Boston Wednesday. It. is not expected he will return unti‘ after the Christmas holidays. in i Boston he will be among his home ' folks, having been born in Wal- tham. He will address the . Boston Canadian Club Wednesday.

Note Improvement In Steel Industry,

CLEVELAND, Dec. 12 -(A.P)- Marked signs of improvement in United Stat; industry were evi- dent during tire past week, the magazine "Steel" said todry.

Both eastern and western centres reported it slightly better volume of orders from miscellane- ous sources. and in some cnsos im- portunt. sellers booked the bat. tonnage in six to eight weeks.

Buying was still in small lots roi- immediate delivery, but. indi- ‘ cubed inventories were being de- ‘ pieted. a harbinger of larger buy- i irig after the first of the new year. i

- ing, with tear-ii

submit to avoid bloodshed and 0b- § vinte the neccstity of calling out; the National Guard. l "Get. us B. car. (men trhc gatasi Otherwise it'll be too bad ior San- ders," one oi’ the felons retoriml. 1m, hours later. the troopers ar- rived. Anotirey- pies as made by Adjutant General Jamm Dozier. commanding the Guardsmen, Again the convicts refused, announcing they would stay there “until helll freezes over." I Governor Johnston nrado one ‘ final effort to persuade them. "1f you boys will walk out of

there and let Captain Stllitivl" walk out. first, I'll reg that nothing goes osainst. your record.‘-

I-loiirsc nimble of

def lance re-

‘plied. and Governor sig-nailcd tho ‘ Guardsmen. l "(to ahead. luvs-Act, [Jlcm have;

it."

A barrage of tear-gas brought quick surrender. Gasping and chok- otremning down their cheeks, the dcspbradoru em- crgcyii. can by one. ivit-h their hands

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Passengers ()f Presi- dent Hoover, Leak- ing In Forward l-Iclds, Landed 0n Islands.

(A.P. By Guardian's Special Wire) hfANllcrl, Vbec. 13-11\londny)_ Arri r . 1 1i iiio ;.iii}J-\\.'1'Ct,'l{t3(.l p11".- sini .11.. of 1311c Lioiudr iiucr President llcoicr‘ ' alien tire United Sales. rlest-royrrs Barker and Aidcu, bucking iicuiy 1.1; as and high winds, ‘ . 1 island, off the . 0111151. 011s at the 5113118 remained use. to lire utsiuc ivorid b:- causc of the siic-ir. manila ned by tiiirrc, but the passengers, pre- biy nuuitrierrirg 11110 to 400, were be ashore on Horshow irzroving is and, Itayake. r .ble rcporxs indicate the liner, which ran onto rocks early Saturday

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$8,000,000 l-lonsiroiols

forward holds, which contained 90 per cent of her 7.000 ton cargo. Al. Dollar Linc headquarters in San Euancisco, Hugh corrrpnnyr extcutive, said the Dollar- Steamship i-‘rcsicieirt McKinley also 'hd.d rtaciicd the scone; that. the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Asia. and t-hrce tugs were on the was‘, and there was no sickness or inyizry among the passengers. McKenzie said 200 of the passen- ger s iraxl been irrovcd to l-luyroke ls- larrti because it. luid wooden hous- cs. lioislroto, a. scrni-tropcai isle,

etl (iivcllings offcrr sizcftcr‘ in i-assc. of 11c ,' rains. be marlc to piv. the _ aboard ihc Meiiiricly at daylight,

sirnycrs might. be used ii the Mc- Kirreiy hurl insuificicirt room to ac- couunirtlnte all of them. They were destined for Mairila.

Two thousand bags of mai, in- cititii-zrg much Christmas postage, were in the leaking holds, and re- ports rcasiriiig here indicated some of the liners 408 crew members hari moved it up between decks to prevcirt. uni-er damage.

How tho lint-rs crew took the passengers ashore safely puzzled maritime circles here. It. was as- sllntcll 111,- vrusol was sirfficieirtly near tiic shore in permit. the low- ering of lifciroubs on the leeward side and allow 111cm to nrdke short: in the stroller of the hull.

Redo messages from stranded pnssetiyzers t/o relatives 1m. Mantis said they were all safe. The strick- en liner sent some messages but. accepted none addressed to pas- sengcrs.

Unique Operation Proving Success <11. r. by Guardian's spevlol 11'1"“ NEW OR-LEANS. Dcc. i2~llopos

qnnuniccl today ilint Frank Chab- lua. vouiv: Albany, Lil. T111111"

cornea of an eldory man's 0Y1‘ which was transplanted to his own lcit cyc last Wednesday.

1')". George liaik, the upr-ratiult surgeon. wilinrcd the bnlldflRcS ywnstcrclav and said the tperation “looks good." "Whether Chabiira w“; 3X. “bp- in sec," 11o arldctl. "vriil not be known for some time."

The bnnrlanc: \\‘f‘l‘(\ f0 be rc- movcd every two or three days so that. the $ill‘i.!f‘0i'i might, watch the progress oi‘ his patient.

Chnblnn 1ost, the sight oi his eve through an accident and Dr. Hail: fODlflPFd the cornea with the one from the left eye of John, Amos. G8. another patient whose eye hurl been removed because of a cataract.

Drop Is Shown In Fish Receipts

of iooooo pounds in the ground fish rcccip‘, at the Ber-ton fish trier lost. wok comparcci with the some period inst. war was today and Hflcials also announced a drop cl’ troooooo pounds from the fir-v. 1f ‘he your. compared with