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._Falconwood Hospital is today a

' “ w of sulouiderlng ruins, the re; null; of the disastrous fire which broke out between '1 and 8 o’clock Monday evening, and which raged with unabated fury all Monday night and until a late hour yesterday morning.

A checking-up of

addition to two patients, John Mac. Kenzie, aged 65, of Wood Islands. and Francis MacDonald, St. Pet- ‘é er's Bay, killed by filling from up- .‘ per windows, six others are miss- 3 lug. They are: Michael Smith. shoemaker.

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CARE OE‘ PA TIENTS FIRST CONSIDERA TION 05,1115 GOVERNMENT

Citizens’ ‘Committee Appointed Yesterday To Go-operate With Falconwood Trustees. New Brunswick Generously Offers To Acco1n- modate 100 Patients. Fulllnquiry Into Cause Of Fire Will Be Made.

Herbert Warren, North River. William McQueen, Belfast. Thayer Howard, hbrth River. David McLeod, Bradalbane. -I..emuel Compton, “ gor.

Those who visited the fire site yesterday saw that the flames had consumed every veetsige of wood- work within the main building, and if any unfortunate victims had perished, there is no doubt the bod- ies must have been completely cre- mated. There is the possibility of some of the missing patients hav- ing made their escape. Up to last

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Group Of Ninel

MassBanksGlose

iiaepeeire On HeTETelellea More

, Than Fifty-Eight Million Dollars

BOSTON. Macs, Dec. 15.—A

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having aggregate deposits of approx- imately $58,700,000 and of which the Federal National Bank of Boston was the central figure, ViLIS closed today.

' The Federal National Bank, with which the other eight were affiliat- ed, had deposits of 328.235.2218, ac- cording to its most recent statement

. of condition.

Three other national banks were in the group that closed today. They included the Mlddlesex National Bank of Lowell with deposits of ap- Jtoxlmately $4,000,000, the State National Bank of Lynn, with about $2,013,565 of deposits and the Glou- cester National Bank, G‘ ‘ ,

which has deposits of approximately

81,600,000.

1‘ _ V NOUNCEMENTS, .. _OMING EVENTS, MEETINGS, ETC

"School Entertainment, Emerald Hell. December 11m. 10901-12-15-21.

'"Borden Line Club loading hogs,‘ lambs, calves. Albany, Thursday. Dec. 15th. 10918-12-15-31

"Buying Poultry and Fowl Thursday all day. P. J. Noy. . 10905-12-15-"11.

"Don't miss Kingston “School Concert Wednesday. 28rd. 10004-12-15-21.

"Come to the concert at Cross Road School fruesday, Dec. 33, at 7.30 sharp. 10044-134“,

"Borden School Xmas Concert in Borden Hall, Friday, December 18th. 10020-l2-10-2i.

"Concert Martinvale Hall. ember list. If not fine. first nne Ifllht loaav-ia-le-ii.

"Hunter River Club loading live @9063, lhllreday, December 17th. __ IUSS-lfl-lfl-ll.

* w-Aumen Forty-fives t ed "l Immla nfifi“

Hall until , 1'"- ioaaa-lz-ia-zi.

"P117111! f Hope .. “we Club 13cm $3.15". ""h- lms-u-lo-a .

"Come to th Olxnstmss In Bartsvlllc 8:11. mmuwd-T-t m ma. 1f stormy. first ano

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Five State banks, trust companies,

group of nine Massachusetts banks ‘had their affairs taken CV91‘ by the i

issioner who announced ;their deposits to be approximately as follows: The Bancroft 'I‘rust Company, Worcester, $0,000,000: the Lawrence 'I‘ru-st Company, Lav/- rence, $8,860,000; the Brockton Trust Company, Brockton, $1,500,- 000; the Inman Trust Company, ‘Cambridge, $3,500,000; and the Sal- em Trust Company, Salem, $2,200,- 000. The bank commissioner estim- lated that 75,000 depositors were af- fected by the closing of the state banks.

Governor Joseph B. Ely, of Mass- achusetts expressed the belief that if prompt action were taken by the

bank comm

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Condition Worse

the Canadian Pressl-‘Ihe condit- ion of C. E. Neill, Vice President and mznaghg director of the Royal Bank of Canada who was operated ‘on some weeks ago, took a. tum for the worse this afternoon. At ‘the Royal Victoria hospital. where Mr. Neill is a patient, u was feared he might not live out the day.

"Come to the School Concert; in Central Lot 16 I-lall, Monday, Dec- ember flist. If stormy, first fine night iollowins- 10038-12-10-21.

"Come to Xmas Concert 1n C. M. B. A. Hall, Vernon River, on Friday, December 10th, by Vernon River pupils. 10082-124041.

"Christmas Concert at Kensing- ton. Friday, December 10th. A pro- gramme you will enjoy and remem- ber. . 10928-12-10-31.

"The Christmas Holidays in the Public Schools will extend from December 14th to January 4th in- clusive. 10810-12-14-31.

"Buying livc and dressed Poultry Wednesday, December 10th from 1 P. M. to 4 P. M. Cutclifle Brod, Fredericton, P. E. 1. 10018-12-15-21.

"I will be buying dressed chick- ens and fowl Thursday next, Dec- ember 17th, paying highest market prices. Roy P. Brooks, Murray Har- bor, P. ill. I. 10068-12-14-81.

“Canadian Legion B. l. B. f... regular monthly meeting will be bnldlin the legion Hall. Grafton 5%.. Thursday evening at a o'clock. An important speaker will addreu the cunrades, Full attendance is redacted as this is the last meet-

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lulu iiliiiTA ALLEGEIJEXPLAINE iKliiER |sBY P5§MIER

l5 P. c. Wheat Grown

A P T u R ED In Gt. Britain, 70 P.

_ C. Wheat Grown In N- S- Police POE-Se Other Parts of the

R0111"! UP M a ll Empire and 15 P. C. Wanted For Murder Fgfeign,

of New Germany

Farmen orrrAu/A, Ont, Dec. 15—(By the

Canadian Pressl-Ihe wheat quota under consideration by the British Government is 15 percent wheat _ grown In Great Brtian, '10 par cent wheat grown in other parts of the Empire and l5 per cent foreign grown wheat. These were the fig- ures glven by Premier R. B. Ben- nett in an interview today ioliow- lng his return, from lnndon.

Th1", is considerably larger quo- iu. of Empire grown wheat than the flgurss given in a London cable to- day which quoted “the Miller," of-

NEW GERMANY, u. s, Dec. 1s -<By the Canadian Press)--'l‘en miles from the Nineveh woodlot where Lemuel Smith fell dead with a bullet between the eyes yesterday morning, Naamln Smith, wazltedl for his murder, was captured to-

iice. Naanlan was taken at the ihUfhQ of William Falkenham in ‘ Pleasant River, where he had gone to obtain food and shelter. between

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Transportation C o m m i s s i o n Ric-Established

MONCTON, N. 8., Dec. .15. (By l". M. Sclanders, of Saint John, mem the Canadian Prese)—-'1‘he ‘lrans- ber ex-ofilcio. portatlon Commission of the Mari- It was stated in the resolution time Board or Trade today was re- that the re-est/abZ-lshment of the established by a resolution passed commission was imperative in view by the executive of the board at a. meeting in Moncton. A. P. Patter- son. o.’ Slint John, was appointed iPresident; D. R. Turnbull of Hali- fax. vice pr t; E. A- ' l‘ ‘ of Halifax, honorary secretary, and

iPresident or China Resigns‘

"(By Morris J. lhrrls, Associated Nationalist Party, Marshal Chiang‘

Press Stilt Correspondent) was stripped of all his ministerial: (Copyright, 1981. By The Associated posts.

Puss ‘Iho removal of Chiang was look- NAlNKXNG, China, Dec. l6 -‘ed upon as bhg on; thing needed

(Wedncsdayr-wh complete shake-Win close up the Nation's political in the Nluking Government was ex-' cleavolge which last spring resulted pectrxl today to pave the way for in the formation of the Canton Cov a untied China. Bowing to bittei-‘ernment, composed of many of criticism of llil “waak-llnced" for- China's leaders who refused to eon- cign policy which came to a head tlnm their association with the Na- in tumultuous studenwrlmachiang tionnllst regime under his domin- Kai-She! resigned yesterday fromhtion. the Presidency and was replaced by Win Ben, veteran naember of the

now being conducted in the Dom-

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Man. . Governor Severely Ill

(lflolll to 1110 Gfllllfl) WINNIPIG, D00. 1l.—flll Honor J- D- Mwrelof. Lieutenant Cover- nor of Manitoba lllflerlly ill at Covernmt House, following an at-

IUCIIAIIIIT, Romania. Deo- la-Pflnee Nicholle val N“ ported tonight to have agreed null Ring (hnl u»: no recent muganstle Icahn was mer- al and to have renounced Mad- ame Jana Lucia Deleil. his bride.

Mlldtatcd ahow-s-cevery-lllikclv tobcalos,

inquest IIItOTBAXTER l3

Falconwood Slrp-e-rintendent And Other Witnesses Testify Before

A Coroner’s Jury. Attendants’ Efforts To Save Building Des-

u! the tmngportltlon investigation

inion by a royal commission, and

tack of acute bronchitis. Physicians ing signs of improvement, but m‘,

’ DeathiilENTHiNEil AS BHiiIiiE

It Is Understood He Will Be Asked To Accept Seat On Can- ada Supreme Court Bench.

At a coroner's inquest held last night the following verdict was rc- tumed in the case of the death of two i of Falconwood Hospi- I ‘u.

(Canadian Press)

OFITAWA, Ont., Dec. 15.—Rumors in the capital mention Hon. J. B. M. Baxter, of the Supreme Court of _ New Brunswick, for elevation to the ‘ ewe‘ u“ underflpmg‘ h, |nv¢s¢|- ‘Supreme Court of Canada. Mr. Jus- ‘lung me death o, Funds Mucfltice Baxter, it .15 understood, will be ‘asked to accept appointment to the

Donald and John MucKenzie, two, p A ‘nmates o’ Fulconwood uospml" highest Judicial body in Canada. Evacancy was recently created on the

and u 1on0“: that Frank Mac- iSupreme Court Bench of Canada by Danna came to m‘ 6mm from h“ i the deaill of Justice E. L. licwcolnbo, lurks "coma by ‘alum; from a l ufho was bom at Cornwalii-s. N. S. 10p storey wlrdow of l-‘nlconwooll‘ : Hospital in an effort. to escape from ‘the burning building. Also John ‘Maalicnzle came to his death by linluries received by‘ falling from a ladder while making his exit from the burning Falconwood llc-spital. iSignedlz J. A. Mclsaac. James M. Benn y, E. A. Fcrguson, A.

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i In the evidence It was stated that: ‘ zilrxvfi,igzeFx°tzwl°lazfr Live Wire Maritimers o1‘ a rubber “expansion joint b: In Toronto Ihtepare '

to Boost Home Pro-

twcen the tank and the building. Had a water supply been available vujces In Central ‘ i Canada.

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‘Monsignor Villeneuvel ' Appointed By His; Holiness The Pope)

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in this ancient city today received‘ with gratification‘ word from the’ Vatican City that His Holiness the! ‘Canmhn Pram POW m"! ‘minim Mmsemel": SAINT JOHN, N. 1a., Dec. 15.-0n 59m M5716 Dildrlill-le Vmellwve as November 22 the county line Archbishop o! Quebec. one of the freighter Evangcr completed loading infill? lmpiiltflllii di°°e595 in Clinlldll-Jl. general cargo at Antwerp and

lu- Viiifiiellve, one of ‘ sailed for Saint John. Ships of her the youngest members d? the Hier-t type make the passage in from ten archy in the country, has bcenlto fifteen days. Slxc was reported Bishop of Gravelbourg. Snskntchew- 400 miles cast of Cape Race, Nfld.. an, since 1930. At the age of 48‘ on December 0, when other steam- years he is recognized as an out- ers in the north Atlantic were ex- standing scholar- and priest, perlcnclng difficulty and delay due

The iArchbishopric of Quebec was‘ touheavy weather. Since that date ,mdend "an; “me month, ago‘ no word has been received concern- by m’ deny.‘ of H13 Emmence“1ng the Evanger and as she should

I '"“_—*~ i (Spccinlpio the Guardian) ‘ i TORONTO, Ont, D;c. l=—-T0 stimlllatc further the 1rrLcA~5L o i I Central Canada in Maritime pro- ducts and Maritime affairs the‘ Torcnto executive committee oi tire] nfllntimc Pruviqccs Trade Com-l, mission today decided to reconr‘ mend to the annual meeting of the‘ Commission that carefully prepar- od addresses on Maritime indus-‘

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|have reached this or some other port by this time, some anxiety is felt for her safety. However, one prominent shipping man expressed confidence the freighter had en- countered nothing worse than great delay and said he expected her to reach Saint John momentarily.

The Evanger, 2,327 tom, sails un- ‘der the Norwegian flag and is regis- i tered in Norway. _

The cheduled arrival here of sev- eral other ships has been delayed by stomls, but no particular fears are entertained for them.

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TUTHTKLIIES‘ 0F MARITIME FIELD BRiiP

urmwa‘. Ont, Dec. 1s. (By thcl Cllllllllll PIQh-g-‘Illg total value 91 13111011’!!! Golden]! producod in 91"!“ “l1!!! the ‘i081 season is estimated It $51,351.90!) in a rc~

CAMPBELLTDN, N. 3., Doc. 15- lflv The Canadian Prom-The north shore of New Brunswick is in the grip of winter. A blizzard

Santa Pals Now NearlyAfandred

But There Are Over Two Hundred Little Ones Santa May Forget. Wont You Join The Happy Band Of ' Pals Desirous Of Making Christmas Merry For Others Less FortunatelySituated Than Them- selves.

most gratifying to find so many good people respond ing to this appeal on behalf of the children Santa Claus may inadvertently overlook. For the past number of years there never has been a disappointed child on the Santa Pa? list. and it would be a thousand pities were this Christmas to he an exception. Not much is expected of the members oi of the Santa Pals Club, only a few toys and candies or the money with which i0 procure them. The little tllillflS done for His sake shall verily bring its reward in due season Some people intend becoming Santa Pals in the morning,' and then, with the cares and worries of the day, forget all about it. Better telephone or write at once to The Guardian, -phone 133—and give your name, and the name or names and numbers of the children you desire to provide for on Christmas morn. Subjoined is a list 0f the Santa Pals already enrolled.

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Santa Pals

The following Santa Pals have ‘answered me can. Blake, Pete Cosh, Jack Bell.

Fmchflck Seaman‘ Domld sea Mrs. O. C. Cruswell, Crnswcii T Studio, Mrs. W. H. J. Gill, A‘lison

‘Match, Mrs. C. D. McLean, Mrs. P. J. Proud.

Audrey DeBlols, Miss Anna McIn- nis, Gordon R. Carver, Betty Flood, ‘Mrs. .1. A. Mathicson, ‘Miss Avila fMathieson, Mrs. George Pearson,

Harold Stewart, Evelyn StBWB-rt. Boots McLeod, Misses Home, Joyce Hessian. Blair Hessian, Eric Her- sian.

Mrs. Winnifred lodge, Mrs. Harry Millar, Joan Miller, George. Bobby and Mickey McLeod. A friend, $1.00;

ers, Douglas Saunders, Joice Nichol- son, Constance Hyndman, ltlallriri

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man; s. friend. $2; Mrs. James McKee: a friend $2.

Mrs. W. H. Prowse, Dous H. Lowthcr, Jean mother, Mrs. George Wullnr, Helen DeBlois, Rob- crt DeBlois, Gordon DeBlois, Leila Worthy“ Mrs. Murdock McKinnon Mrs. Dr. F‘. C Taylor.

Mary Clthcrine Wright, George Burnctt, J-ltncs Burnett, Miss E. Burnett, Mrs. J. M. MncFadyen, Mrs. J. E. B. McCl-endy, Ann Sad- dler, Frank Saddler, Mrs. Isaac Car-

ter, Miss Ilnrtha Carter, Mary M155 He,” ComnfiL pow“; Umgcd ,Welker, John Walker. Corinne Sunday School‘ gyngfla Kendall, ‘Wfiikef- Gladys Wise.

lVl_iss Jane Bonnell Johnston, Mrs. Leith McLeod, Mr. Benjamin Brem- ner, Betty Bruce, Joyce Warren i -

Doris Howatt, Frances Simmons, . , Doris Simmons, Sarah Forbes, Mar- Clalfns At Island Lake

garet Prowse, Fairlie Prowsc, Eulalin WINNIPEG. Mun. Dlc. l5.-

Mclieod. ‘ Helen M. Wood. Mrs. M. W. Wood, Doris Afflcck, Ross Affleck, Staking of claims at Island Lake in northern Manitoba near the On- tario boundary where promisinil

Joan Williams, Peter Jay, Eleanor

Clapp. D. K. Currie, Rcv. George gold showings were found recently is continuing. Today a plane re-

Millar in memory of Douglas H.

Miilar, Mrs, Noel DeBlois, Tom turned to Winnipeg from scene of the gold rush bringing trek John

DeBlois, Beryl DcBlois, Ernest

Worth. Mrs. R. MacDonald, Ernest Dryborough. "who represented a Winnipeg sl-lfeaie. l-le declined to

C. Hoim, Mrs. A. E. Ings discuss the masibillties o! the ar-

Mrs. W. Chester S. McLure, Mrs.

C. H. Black, Florence Warren, Ail- ea, but. said there was not enough snow to hamper prospecting opera-

ocn Campbell, Audrey Birch, In tions.

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|menwry of Bradford C. McLure, ‘Miss May MlcRae, Ebencze: Wom- en's Women's Institute, Jack Saund-

Record & Forecast of the Weather

XlllfflilfilltllllilIVA]. Ub‘l<‘l('l~1.A'1‘or- onto. 0nt., Dec.

MINIMUM AND "AXIS"!!! TEM- PERATPHIIR

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Dawson Vnncouvor Edmonton llnnff Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa Montreal Quebec . . . Saint John lllllifnx . , . , , , Charlottetown

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FORECASTS

Ottnvva Illll Upper Si. Lawrence Val- lsyw-Fresh Iflllthwcalvrly wimls; mostly lair and humming milder. Lower Bl- Lnwrcnro Talley-Fresh northwest to nnllthu-ost winds: moist- ly fair with slowly rising temperature; probably lnnwllurrlos at night. Gulf and North Shore-Strong northwest vrlnds and moderate Illlflll

7°" 115"“ b? fit Dominion Bur-

llil 0f this afternoon.

1n mo the total ‘value was $631;

5.9”“ "l4 “$531,000 in 1929. Qnvbvc Province. Hoax-y snow has The total for 1931 is commwi fnlhn in northern, eastern and

o’ ‘he mnowh. “'93”. W"?! the 15"" r-znirzl New Brunswirk. lrhilc west-

..‘,.-~.1 and southern districts had a, llishr. ill-emanation

inday resulted in a blockage of the (‘nmpbcllton-Bt. {Aonnlu highway, hri-rrrupting motor cur travel from

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llccrcnsing in fol-co: fair nnd cold; possibly Inowflurrlos nt night. lllarltlme PPBVIIIPPI—~FI‘I‘FY1 or strong northwest winds, decreasing in force; fnir and cold. lllgli tide fhil afternoon at 4.13 and tomorrow morning. ‘Sun arts this afternoon at 4'13 llnll rust-s tomorrow morning n! 7.291. First. quarter moon ‘VQlITlOSIlIY, Doe.

CAI FERRY SCHEDULE Week lllYlP-lflflvi"! Borden daily 0.15 mm. and 11.40 a.

10. 0.43 yam. Leaves Tnrmentlno dually! 1080 am l:“:"“‘°"l¢°c‘ ‘We eilhtccn minutes and 2.56 D-D.<