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THURSDAY.

Canada ’s Envoy In Army Zone

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Acsompnnlr-d hi Mrs. Viinicr, (‘nlonel Georges Vanler, the Csnadin Minister to Paris recently made an u- and were widely acclaimed. This picture urlniils ".\(ll'IlC\l'h(‘l’(‘ 1n ‘l-rance" Col. Vanler standing hare-headed at the left of the group. .\ll~. \.lll!i'f l\‘L'l'l\t‘ll ll bouquet of flowers from "l6 Kl"! ill the Win35?-

\l‘llil"il lnur of ilic l-rc-nch .\i‘niy Zone

gri-vivil h; till 4i-

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN.

‘Canadian Guns Blasted Siege , Mafeking, 1900

(By The Canadian Press)

Forty veers lac Canada was s - ulatlna on the fate of its “lost m- neJs." unheard the height of the South African War 1899-1902. On May i6, i900 the miss- lflll unit "C" Bat r3’, Canadian

emerged from

Kalahari Desert, Becliuanaland and sealed the historic Relief of Male- witn a telling cannonade. The ruelieving force t marched into the wn early nex morning. ‘Then as now in the S

. re rting nothing more than they cou d help that would give "aid and comfort’ to the enemy. There ivere lots of 11111101‘! about the batte , which was gm of Canada's secon contingent the Anglo-Boer conflict down at titre other end o1 the Eastern hemis- 9Y9

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Perhaps the most logical story n the time had “C ‘ Battery \\'lp(‘d out in one of the sanguiriary enggge- merits marking British reverses in the first few months of the war. An- other rumor marooned the Canadian unit on a. cannibal is1and_ in the In_ dian ocean after the sinking of their transport off Madagascar. Some ‘ armchair generals maintained the Canadians had been transferred to , China where John Bull had utlici‘

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"— irons the lire-helping to sup- press the Boxer rebellion.

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“HELL BELOW”

ROBERT MONTGOMERY MADGE EVANS ROBERT YOUNG

The Most Colossal Drama ever Filmed of Submarine Warfare.

SOURlS-THURS. 16th.

MURRAY RIVER-FRI. 17th. AIUIVIZJGUE-SAI‘. 18th.

I 3rd Charlottetown Troop 1 I

The third Charlottetown troop |launched into its outdoor program | with a hike last Saturday afternoon. ‘The two patrols, the Beavers, un- der Donald Martin and the Hornets Iunder Walter LePage, setour under segleiil orélci-s S) a reudezvlous cu):- si e 1e ity. n arr vingliere, t e scouts built their fires, and cooked

Mrs. DM. Robinson. Twenty-three pairs socks, one pair ivristlets, six scarves and one sweater completed in April. Report adopted.

Sewing. Mrs.

Sentner reported

Iflaucus Sends yManion Letter r lllf Appreciation

cam / \ ALEXAN RI 1. 1 B Y A 1: c; y 5R,

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.\lnre ihrin at any time since the war began, Eur-ow‘; 5011mm“ "lll'lli‘i‘ is talking “llilpf as a possible theatre of war. Arrows here ~liiiw “llUTi: lrnvps movements may form new fighting fronts. (m; ~r>prrt. ill'llil’tl in licrlin. said two Nari columns were moving against llu- \i‘llli‘l'l.lllll\‘ ill. Other arrows 1'1) show how Germany might I'l'lfl\'l' against Yiicnslavin; linlinns l3) might, grog; (he Adria“; and Allied snlllirrs might pour from Alrvnndris (41) and Palestine toward the llulkiins in slnvc off aggression,

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_ lappointed life members of w» Veterznnrv erinarv Association of Sits} iacin. nun vain for outstandimz services . \cterlnnr‘.‘ cause of veterinary science 1n \'n1i,_llczilili ma,

BR OOK VILLE LIME

Will sn-ecicn your Land making It grow Larger and Better Crops.

BC!’ NOW WHILE THE PRICE IS LOW.

$3.00 PER TON BULK. $73.75 PER TON BAGGED. 1n Car Lots of 80 Tons n: nearest Railway Paint, 1n P, l, 1,

Take Delivery Early and avoid the Rush. Order today from the

Brookville Manufacturing Co., Lid. Brooltville, Saint John Co., N, B, flprlng 1940 Mrs. II. G. B. Adams. Pres.

We also manufacture Burnt Lump Lime, Masons Lime, Hydrated Sprly Lime. Ind Hydrated Lend Lima. Prices and particulars furnished upon request,

Dr. A. B. C meron. Dire‘ .5 C‘

more Delivered to your

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SPRING GOODS

car Seeds (Including Seed Oats and Seed Wheat) car llzirlc_v' Mcnl

car Quaker Feeds

car Purina Feeds

car Robin Hood Flour and Feeds

Car Oil Cake Meal

car Hay

car Springliill Coal

1 car Inverness Coal

l0 cars Fertilizer and Ground Limestone

l5 I E5 ' . :9 ‘ ‘cause for :1 The following goods irate either llfrlycfl during :. I W105,’ glmnel._,_.. I the past week. are now arriving or are due to arrive . I. —-i~-— i: within the next few days. ‘p, m“, “mama”, dwmflo", W“, _ _ - and w I , lrl h b I. IE l cur Lump l.1me_ln Casks and Barrels l, “In gflwrfgz: “Tpdfgn: 35,3411’; i: l] u" l? dgnted Mme you clown. Toke ENO every momlng ‘n 1 Ftrrxycllll Plaster 3 0 . keep YOW Iysiem huh . . . your , llie Ode. Roll call ivns answered by :: 1 c‘ T'e~ PT t I nerve! Moody . . . your heod clomillwenly-thle’? mSIYlbQYS- s ill‘ n 0S . Eva: ol dd k ENC) I I . _ ~ < I? y” " 7°" " "Imceting rend and adopted. Mrs. R. F: f gillifrgilllxlrrrillqlizfile! doing Zola good, cleansing, refreshing , (‘my reported " l cnr Rnolinu and Building P'i er I‘; you” ouylmm :5 l car Nails ‘p ‘II \‘\\ °\° ‘Uh/é - . .,, 0 g 2 Hqifiliilllluilll l car Brick "’ . _. 1 cnr Fencing Wire ' I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Oils. Varn ishes

fh55 fi5fUBVl-F- , a

liliiieiirnsh Brushes, Muresco, Wall Paper, Pumps, a , Cylinders, Pipe Fittings, Pump Paris. Well (Iasings, $1 :1 Slwci Lead. Sheet Zinc. llown Pipes. and Window I. (Jlnss. :iII sizes. We are also buying potatoes daily at I" s mnrkci price-s. :- POOLE a niomrsoii Limited l‘ MONTAGUE l‘ f ‘I

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OTTAWA. May lk-JCP) -'n19 caucus of Conservative members of the House o.’ Commons tontzm sent Hon. Dr. R. J .\l’:inion. tor- i . “no! lwnrler, a letter of i “of 'hr- gallant fight d the rcccnt elec-

. Dr. lifariion nick‘ 11v the “ =1‘ lion. R. I!‘.I)lll'_\' as llS

Toronfn- Fmnn. instructor! 0. hiiii ill!‘ "rim". ‘The ("nl/‘ug ndu-ryrrw‘. t0 FY3153’ N10711- 111g.

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antiquated “scven-poundcrsfl military and civi'aii impuiution of the place was reduced speedily to exiting horsellcsh

The situation was desperate and and ,tlie British force of Imperial;

the bele modern urllllery, Guns were an im-

Long Way Round

M1110 truth was the Canadian bat-

was an instrument of British oinac and military strategy in e we: in South Africa. to

triumph of British arms For

a . seven months the frontier town of Mafeldng, on the Cape-Transvaal border was surrounded by a large and determined force of Boer troops, well-armed an one of their last stands against the Edtlsh

Defending the town was the re- doubtabie t.

d well-fed, making

-Colonel R. s. s. Bad-

en-Powell with a British force of ir- regulars, including a detachment c! the Protectorate police, the civic guard 21nd so on- about 1.000 men all told. 'I‘he1r "ar- tillery" amounted to a couple of

Regiment, some

ten pyjama suits and one hospital shirt handed in by her group, while Mrs. Douelas‘ group reported ten pyjama suits.

Treasurer's report (iven by Mrs. Cook in the absence of Mrs. New- son. Cash on hand $31.87. Report adopted.

Present sick and school commit- tees reappointed for the coming three months. Correspondence read by secretary, Annie Hudson.

Decided to hold a bridge party in the near future. Committee in charge appointed. Mrs. G. Beer, Mrs. W. Bums. Mrs. Moore, Mrs. hfexflllmi. Mrs. Sivan and Mrs. Senlner. This to bci followed if pos- sible by a-progressive auction. Also a committee of four \'i2., Miss N.

The

and lllllll‘0l'iSlllg' water supply.

and oninl troops attempting to rclicv I iuzured ioivn was without

Brenton, BA. Mrs. R. Beer. Mrs. Puncher and Mrs. R. Gay was ap- pointed to arrange for a variety concert. all to be held in the school hall. Qucsiionnairc on Home Eco- nomics and two interesting guessing contests were conducted by Mrs. R.

0 Boer and M:s. P. Seniner. Lunch

was served by the committee. Meet- ing closed by Singing the National

pcrative need and it was impossible at that: time to not ihciii from the llialn theatre of war south and cast

All

them.

Lunch committee for June: Mrs.

That's where came in. Perrnl from neutral Portugal for

British diplomacy ssion was obtained passn go

Widening‘ The Use fi’..l'..’f’ii°iiiiiél‘l“i‘é..‘ié’ét‘“"iii.o?l

‘of

of Farm Accounts

.i1‘.d cic-

‘l ID0- lpnrfment of Agriculture, have been V0‘-

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l (Ill llic pui 1:11 i‘ lu <10 s0. <i;i‘,>ic<I_1'o1' de- . coiitniiiinq in- JVPIlw

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records. oi

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.. (1.111 upcrsilioiis. l('ll vt-l s a num-

' Svrvicl‘, Dominion ' 01 Acrlculfurc. Ottawa. an ' ll iviili the Provincial Zillll Aariculliirnl Cul- iuivn for ills-sc- stud- it vi lroni farinci-s, in

muiiioii for these stud- oiiumei-ators. or. us in an Ontario iDuilv Fhrin Study which has been ‘in pro cs5 for the past three years iiiiroiiiziout rho nroatncc. bv t farmers recording l_.('ll‘ operations in specially‘ prr-pzircl books. I The RSHWIIIJUH" ‘these daia bv n ‘is makin: no“. .0f standards

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. p‘ 111d 1 Feb. 22 inst. The Bfll‘ methods, _'__ Sgllllltéwllilt l5 H‘ memento oi’ i111‘ _______7 i. Siege of Malt-king ~15? “Tim "5.

KEEP YOURSELF

wit Cu from Cape Town to Portugal's Bewo a (‘Olnmcrcinl 900 1111105 up the African East coast. ‘ ~11 imp npv Then cmiic B00 miles tiiroucli fever- nl n'- sirickcn and locust-clouded 1119319 zpls and and desert by rail and roan trek to} the north of Maiekiiig, rear of the] ~11 ill,‘ of 11w cncmv lines. "The puns (C Batlcryl ivcrc rl I

.. . _ sum-Inf it

lIl('ll (‘Olll- . Canada." opcraiioizs Ninv 16, _ ians) were subicr" int! fire from ill y rifles... .'I‘I1cv soup iocfliifd the 13001‘

‘ionjxvzis forced from its position and l- ‘ "completfi victorv 7T se io ivords l tliuc lKlOIIlIIlRFICICP-lli-f‘lllCi, the ‘on did “csscniial ivork" in ll“?

s of ocliievoiiieiitcrcdible rlipidlll” A Cnlmdx“ filly, the 10.000 miles it (the cry) had taken bv land and sea."

, i, wars have sliak Billllglizrélnplre since south 590-1902, but no lll(li\'.(l\1€ll

klqullbuft‘ hilsls liilcr ciie y or i‘ -

achievement ~ti:e fouiidiiiiz anti lcnxlcrsliip of the Boy Scouts

cral Lord Robert Gllwcll he

h quiet trans-shipment of i! nzidian batten‘ and a COlilIPIZQHlZ Australian mounted infantry

by hand into a mcalic fieid l

r bv shell bursting right ill frcnt ' " savs the "Mllitllfl 11 story ‘l. 1on6. “They (the

o rm €lllllflil—‘ pom-poms filldl

11s rind had the SLEllSIIlCllOlI <1

ll ;.~ Cqililllv 11n- sccinu the enemy flwus fro“ 111v" position."

The tic-Hon so far as ll _ , the Canadian Runners lasted ihicc

iuvolvcl‘ I

urs when the bes-eglng (“P111320

. (‘l Mafeking ‘falter a march Ofhllg", 1. - W35 Dit-

remarlts "Th? Vlcw

Tension Relieved

on the!

Africa. CH“

gemnnt has held so 20m! U"? Fm‘

pires spotlight as the Sivlw 0} 3101i." king. For sevcii months it ‘has ‘ill the iicivslieazlliiics and at lllllf‘. nnxt- . lctv in the United K1l1i§<10l}\v95l1‘~-' lgrtlly twas (BDY/ldlil li Bil/Ch 0W1 s ua ion. _ {he $19; (gagng‘gxtirlculgsrioniid-Afil_ can wn _' , years elven stirring theme to screen and story

the ndoifs fEllCllOll o

recent

Baden-Powell was thchcro of the faint: noiv endures international

and

irl Guide movcnitgiiltdplrixsplsléfefiflé?

celebrated his ililril

' counterpart when his nnmc was Ull cverybodvls lip

s. In Canada tlicre was addition!!! gratitude when news

qdmc May 17-18, 1900, Oi the RUIIPI

cl Maleking. Tiicv lirid found 110T

PARKDALE W. I. This Institute met in the school

llinll on May 6th with the prcsidcnt Airs. E. 000k in the choir. Mcc-linlz _opened by sinizinsz and

rcpcniinq

Ono new

member enrolled. Minutes of last

Joseph Gnuclet. Mrs. H. Frizzcll, Mrs. R. Gay, Mrs. P. Gav. Mrs. H. Gallant and Miss. A Hudson.

Cardigan Head And Vicinity

Mr. Joseph McAulay, P.E.I. tele- phone employee, City. spent the week-end lit his home in Cardigan Head.

Mr. Earle A. McDonald, Lorne,

w the bnitcrv poi its first instc of rcnl ‘Valley, motored lo Montague dur- -

ing the past wcck.

Mr. Allan Hughes. Avoiidalc, was

' a rccciit visitor to 48 Road.

Gunner llizirlin Corcotan. R.C.A. M.C., City, visited his foimei‘ home l3uiciiviiis Ronni, 011 Sunday ac- compsiiied by his ivife.

Mfr. Edward Qglgns, Baldwin's Road, motored 1o Montague onl Tuesday. I

A iiunibcr of vessels are daily ar- riving at Cniwiilzmi and dealers arc disposing of lnruc quziiiiiiies of pro- zluce. During the week two vessels were loaded by J. A. McDonald and left for their destinations.

lVIiss Hclcnn Cullen and Mr. Ches- tcr AIcQuuid were visitors lo Si. Peter's Rood on Suiiclzii‘ the gucsls of Mr. and Nirs. Siiiirkcy.

, Mr. George McAuiuy was n. vis- liior to Cardigan on Saturday even- sing.

1 Ml‘. John C0l'(‘0l'l\ll and Mr. Wil- f frcd McArcc were l‘C£‘(‘llt visitors to l‘ Cazdignii.

Farmers in this vicinity are busy |])l‘\"])fll‘l1llZ for tli spring work on ilhc land polling their fields in ircaciinvss for seeding and planting. iDuriiig flu‘ past wot-k two rnrlonds ;ol lime were unloaded zit 48 Road station.

Mr. Jack McCormick. St. Georges IWIiS n visitor lo Cardigan on Sat- : iirdny. I —-—_-_-. Sergeant David Sheppard return- ed to join lils unit on the mainland ‘liriviwiz lX‘l‘ll home on furlough for Iillf‘ pist ivcck visiting his former lliome in Cardlqnn. A vrrv (‘IljDVIlDIEJlIIHCC was held in Cuirliunn Hnll on Monday night by tlu- school trustees. Tlicrc was |a fnir crowd in attendance. Music llnr the evening was supplied by

‘\vl\;JSlL‘l"5 Orchestra. Lunches were SO .

v Cars and trucks are rimnlng It , zilmost all coiiimiry roads. In some ; places the roads have been dragged

for school commi tree.

cars Cement a\ 'I I

In addiiion we carry complete stocks of Paliiis, Lin-Wed Oil. Turpentine, Paint and '1,

CAM/W

1A request had bccn made that the

number of new pupils likely to be in attendance ncxi fnll be nsccr- rained. Report adopted. Mrs. P. Sentner reported for sick commit- tee. A number of cards were sent. Mrs. W. Burns reported $26.00 col- lected for YMCA. drive. Report adopted. Campaign dinner was at- tended by Mrs. Burns, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Puncher who all enjoyed the evening very much. Report of Red Cross knitting was gijetLby

TILLIE THE TOILER -

Yauv

HAMSNFS

"THE HIGHT PAINT TD PAINT FIIGHT"

DOESN’T EVEN HAVE TO TRY.

their suppers. On the way home.

each patrol took turns tracking the

other in two mile distances. I regular meeting of the troop I was held last Friday, in which Mr. y Ralph Creighton instructed the, boys in their Second Class First- Aid iogtl. l

making some improvement on them. but they can stand a lot more 1 work especially the 48 Road and Baldwin's Road WhlCll are in a dc- ‘ plorablo condition. -‘

_______ i Mr. Thomas Sheppard, Oudlggni Head, has recently purchased a new i car. I

Our very efficient truckman in this vicinity Mr. George Moai‘ is read again this year to serve the peop e, with his truck in tip-top, shape.

I

Mr. Joseph McArec, C.N.R. em- ployee, Grand River, motored to his I home in St. Teresa's evening to spend the week-cud. Mr. Wm. Goodwin, C.N.R. ,tlon man now stationed at Vernon 1 ,Rlver spent. the ivcck-ciid nt his home in Baldwin's Road. c,

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Honor Roll lor April for Vernon

School Grade V-l. Lloyd Furness. Grade lX-l. Beryl Furncss; 2..

Cora Fraser; 3. Pcrlcy Drukc. . Grade V1II—1.

Anne Furncss; 2.’ Beth Jenkins; 3. Alillll lift-Quiiid.

Grade VI—-l. I. Isobel] MacLcod; 3. Drake.

Highest average: 94.3 per cent. Perfect attendance: Cora. Fraser, Beth Jenkins.

Grade V—-i. lvinrion Fin-nose; 2. Arthur Merrill; 3. Georgina Mur-

Olynstoii Lloyd Furness

phy. y Grade IV—l. Russell Jcnkins:, is)’ Buddy liicQuriid; 3. Cflllllllil‘ Grade IlI-1 Jcnn Murplrv: 2.I

JO-‘ln llluriiluw :1. Puirick M1“. ‘lV

Grade 1 (al —l Jimmy‘ Juy. Grade I il)l __1, Ilcii A1111‘ 2. Helena Dchcrly; 3, Alfrrrl Mu I DIW. | Perfect attendance: Marion Fur-l iicss, Phyllis Furl Russell Jon-I ns. Arthur Mei

Camilla Jay, Auti" _v Ilbnry, Aifrcrl‘ Murphy, Olen Jenkins.

HlQIlESI nviemgc: 91.5 per ccri,

Margaret Sill ‘Villl.

. - I All formality wa dropped w ‘home of Canada's

Pilttlthillfllllféfll Star.

Saturday I I

sec- l

Grade VII-l. Alvin Murphy. 1 ~ Marion i\i<‘.Quaid;l ,

llc1‘bcrtrli‘11r_v.|(‘0L0R scours ACCESSORIES

Marlon Furnesslchoosivig basic colors for outfits. but do not select accessor-

Tcncliers: J. F. Gordon Alurrnyglivs flint rLrL‘ n bit brazen. Rosc- > 1 niny innc, screen slur, likes to'vivlrl rcd wooden golf icc"

Royal llighnesscs the Enrl of Mhlone new Governor-General. This to rlslvh Mvsners. Penman. (of Renter's) Stevens. (Winnipeg Free Press); m. Earl of Al-hlflne llnll Mn

E HATE WAR!

Bill illlll BUYS ARE IN IT And Need Support Behind The Lin;

QINHELP

BY CONTRIBUTING ‘r0 Tl-lE

Canadian War Service Fund

CHARLOTTETOWN RESPONDED NOBLy

RURAL DRIVE BEGINS MONDAY, MAY 20

GIVE THROUGH WUMEWS INSTITUTE

OR OTHER ORGANIZATION THEY STAKE THEIR LIVES! \VHAT WILL YOU STAKE’?

THE BOYS DEFEND ON THE “Y” THE "Y” DEPENDS ON YOU

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Word has been received that these two Canadian mL-mbci oi the RAJ‘. are missin, after their participation in recent action Pilot Officer F. D. Middleton (LEFT), 24, of Brandon, learned tn fl) I11 the west before going to England in 1937 to Join the R.A.F. llr has two lirntlicrs in the air force and liiid participated in North scar plllffil

work and prc-ivur mock raids over Paris. Pilot Officer l). ll. llnle lltl(ill'l'l, 25, of Swift Current, a. farm boy. was educated in Multa-

toon and went to England a year ago to join the Il.A.‘F, Ills purl-ms lizid rcccivcd letters from him since he entered hospiiii? in .\l.irch tn linve stitches in his face after one nctlon and are unable to ovplnln how he could have seen action again so soon.

weiir with her brown

———— s Be conservative if you like inlsucdc belt, s maichi sports ‘ Izod Cuban fashion hm‘ and a I.)Z‘fl'.\Il '.r"(‘vfi

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Newsmen Meet Their Excellencies

. 1d ll nmi hrmsn, vi re received II,» Princess Alice at Brantrlilge Lodge, Surrey. it" "“"""7 photo tnlicn during the reception shows from "H

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