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The People's Paper
CHARLOTTETOWN, ‘CANADA,
Covers Prince Edward
Island Like the Dew
WEDNESDAY, “pacer/ram 1939
The grace.
MAXIMS or A
MERE MAN
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buorlptlon Delivered “.00 ‘L00; Cnnndu and U8. 80.00
ayda Warns Italy Has Power To En- force “National As- pirations.”
govlE, 13cc. 12—(CP l-lavas) -
ay that Italy is Great Britain's rsoncr" in the Mediterranean. lie said the Italian Government ust sock “freer exits" and ad- uonal colonial space since Italy's dom of movement and its in- ependence are threatened in the editerrancan by the fact Britain u.d close Gibraltar and the suez Final at will.
Gayda warned that Italy has a ificient military power to eii- orre these inaticnal aspirations” mi that the time would come to eiine the country's demands. "Whatever the outcome of the resent conflict," he said, “Italy u‘: realize her national aspira- . ..
lions. A colonial settlement. he added. asessential to any constructive uzopszm settlement and was of
' "poor, hard orking Italy.
Observers recalled that a year o Italy opened a "colonial cam- lf'l
French port. o in Frengh Somaliland ind shores in the Suez Canal. Her territorial demands 0n France rtriined relations between the two iountries. .
Garvin's speech today. delivered i a broadcast to school children, . ~. observers to wonder whe- cr it would mark launching of renewed campaign.
The Fascist press tonight warn- Rllffilil that. Germany stands idlr behind Italy in the Balkans nd Will help to bur any Russian Jrinzrmcius of the “identical in- Rome-Berlin axis
‘the Popolo D'Italla's Berlin cor- resoondon’ sold the Danubfan- Balkan s; l"l‘C would prove the "moonstone" of the German-Rus- an agreement.
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really belongs to them.
Unly Eleven Days Till Chrétimas Eve
Santa Pals are Urgently Needed to Bring Joy to Many Little Ones.
Ch _ This seasonable weather turns one’_s thoughts to
v rlrstmas. And after all this happy event is less than two “e9 l-lflvlly- Naturally everyone is looking forward with keenanticipation to spending a Joyous Christmas. Family reunions will be the order of the day, and those who are unable to be home will be warmly remembered. grown ups it will be a joyful celebration but for the chil- rlren it is the greatest day in the whole year. To them, Santa Claus is somebody real. somebody who will bring them the things they have wished for. compare their toys to other little chums.
At least we hope this will be the case. Surely Santa Claus won’t forget a single boy or girl on the day that But there is always that chance that good old St. Nicholas might pass the house of one of these innocent little children.
For
How eagerly they
It is to avoid this catastrophe that we are asking you
Claus.
Miss Mickie hfacL-eod. Mrs. Miss Agnes Clinton. Mis Marlorle Carr. Miss Carolyn Keppcch.
Mrs. Ewen Cameron. Mrs. Mrs. Marv A. Taylor. Mrs. P W Clarkin. Miss Madloyn Clarkin. Mrs. G A Spink.
. E A. Foster. . W. H, Prowse. Miss
Hazelbrook W. I. Mrs. Harry Miler. Miss Joan itflller. blaster Stanley Miller.
From A Friend
It for Notices in this column 8 cents per Word. ‘Reserve ‘Thursday. December
to"; l rcdericton ~- L-Lisi-iz-ia-"ll. "Kinknra school Concert Mon- l‘. Dcizmoci" 18th.
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U“ l>ll.\’ goose and duck feath- =. not mixed. Henry MBCFBYJIHG W. L-20i-12-7-lf.
"Wanted! Dressed geese, ducks. km. chickens and icwi_ r‘. ti. "M1- ii-aii-lz-s-oz.
Leigiitizer Co.. Water tlllillixng crossed poultry ail we prices. fly u..
iu-20-lz-2-17l.
"Ctnie to the Christmas concert
l!“ SPIN-I: brook nail Auoiiuay. i’ ~16. u not fine. first fine night. 14-550.
"MW!- your friends at a. bingo
Wit lu St. Andrews Hall on “Wt-u Dec. ma, Time mo p. ~ . L-349.
"Burton dressed ultr daily. my‘: 5P°¢lfll buying GxlloYS llecembci" .X Mill 15th. signed Giltedge ' “melt C0. Vernon.
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M" Filmer. we are buyln ‘and dressed poultry daily. lb? llliiliest market prices, See lore selling. Bwlft Canadian - l-"l- L-32i.
"Monthly Meell Ladies Aid "l" EdWfl-rd isiuilg Hospital tan "W011 3.30 P. M. Cundall Home. L-azo-ia-iaai.
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- gs at Kenning- mnpmfiflflv Deo. 14 till a p. m. Hume“ Bulman and R Bagnall. "meal River Friday ill Mflbven and Campbel. lriififl-fl-ll-l.
uB 1 “lmlllirrlg 14%?
Christmas Con- I
(Twrrv Fleur and Doris
‘Division Mrs D. F. Arrlfbald. Bi‘lie Bernice. Joan W"c:l. Tlavirl W-"orl.
Jim Wood.
Rev. Mrs. Fred Andrew bliss Dorothv Andrew Master Harold Howatt Mrs. Arnert Hovratt. Nllss Ruth Chrlstie
Douglas McEwen. Misses Marion and Ed Mrs. W. R. Altken. Miss Lila M. Cotes. Master Earl Dunning.
on. Miss Margaret Coffin. Mr. Arthur Coffin. Miss Laura Hughes. Miss Sandro. Currie. Miss Lena McLure. Mrs. C H. Black. Mrs. McCready. Mrs. Marl: McGulgan
Miss Roberta Ann Mc Miss Isabella Goodwin
Eleanors.
In memorv of Mr. John T. Power.
Mrs.
John T. Smith A S81- Mlss Annie Matheson
Mrs. G. i’) DeBlols. Miss Helen DeBlols
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to become a Santa Pal. tion if a child is in need.
YESTERDAYS SANTA PAL! Mary and John Fielding. A. V. Saunders.
Joyce MacKie.
Mundock Mcginnon.
Mary Lee MacMilian.
Nancy Hyndman. Master Frcf-zrlck Hyndman. Master David Paul Cudmorc.
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ltllss Barbara A-rin Cronin.
Hillion.
Catholic Women's League. Sub- E. D. Fraser, Elmira.
lows A. Dcugan.
Miss Isabel l-lowatt, Summer-
dds. SANTA PALS T0 DATE
"An old Friend of the Llltle Children".
bliss E. Burnett.
Miss Elizabeth Anderson.
Miss Mar aret Irving.
Mrs. Bar ett.
Mrs. Cosh.
In memory of Mr. and Mrs.
1th HUME.
Kenslng-
Master Mark McGuigan (Jr)
Guigan.
Master Maurice Goodwin. Major and Mrs. F. P. Mai’. 3t-
and Mrs.
J. M. MacFadYen. Officers and other ranks of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. 5yqn¢y_ Detachment of the Char- lottetown 6th District Signals. per
Melon.
Miss Shirley Jana Dunning. Miss Roma Anm- DunninB- Mim Elizabeth Simmonds. Mrs. W. C. B. MOT-ill"-
J A. McKinnon. Georgetown. Miss Bally Forbes. 299 mule"
(Oomhued on new 3- °°l l)
Race, color or creed is no considera- Every one of these unfortunate children must be spared the terrible anguish, that would be theirs if they felt that they had been slighted by Santa Everyone of them must be looked after.
Day after day we are receiving numerous letters, in hand writing of tender aged children, containing a heart- felt appeal io Santa Claus asking for nuts and candy. some little toy or article to wear. letter closed with the expressed hope similar to the one used by a little 8-year-old girl who finished by saying: “I hope Santa you won’t forget me.”
And so Santa Pals we will also close by saying to you “Please do not forget them.” tion right away to Santa Pals care of the Guardian.
In almost every case the
Send your contribu-
Priee Decrease General At Fur Auction
MONTREAL. Dec. l2 —fCPl Price decreases were general today as 10.000 silver fox pelts. uicre plaic- ed on the block at opening of the annual four-do tale of the Canad- lan Fur Auct on Sales Complmy.
Limited. ,
Selected 1-4 to 3-4 silver foxes was the only group to hold steady‘ with f!) per cent of the lot sold at an average prce of $28.61 a pelt un- changed from last year's averse?-
Regular 1-4 to 3-4 silvers sold at
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LONDON, Dec. 12—Prices for
4 silver fox skins In the auction
< opened by the Hudson's Bay
‘ Company y erday are aver-
laging 7 1-2 per cent less than
a your ago. 0f 18,800 Skins of-
fered, 71 pcr cent were Sold-
Due to lessened demand for
capes, full silvery skins declln-z ed 1 per cent to $21.15. The
average for the whole collec-t tion, including faded skins, was, $15.15.
+o++++0+ $15.85 a. pelt, a decline of I191.‘ C9"! over the i038 average price, wllh 64 per cent of the lot being bought. Largest price decrease was in the low grade silvers where 70 per c6111
of the lot was sold at a decline oi 42 per cent over last vcars aver-as? price. The elts brouaht $5.39 each. selected ull silvers were down 12 r cent, with 79 per cent of the ot being sold at an average of s22.- 92; regular full silvers were oft 1_7 cent with 87 per cent of the lot 8g sold at a S 9.77 average while inferor t sold at $12.77, c1‘ne on
per cent.
Balance of the silver fox pelts- about 12.000 —will be up for auction tomorrow while 1.310 white foxes. 40000 ranch miniq and 1.550 wild mlnk furs are scheduled for sale before the auction closes Friday.
Conservatives Not To Oppose llol. llalston
At a meeting of the executive of the Prlnco County National Conservative Association. held at Summersld yesterday ll wee decided that, in view of the need for ooulolldutlng the Na- tional effort owardl winning the war, and of the proximity of a general cltcllun tire Con- servatlve Party would not op- pose the Finance Minister. llon. Col. ' ‘ ii, in the coming by- elecilon for the Prince County seat In the llouse of Commons. The action In: taken with the approval of the Federal Conser- vative leader, Hon. Dr. Manlon.
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Well and energetic, Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett. raphed in animated debate with Sir John Reitli
Minister was pli ‘ (left). director of British Overseas
from Britain. Mr. Bcnnott driving home his point with forceful finger. Mn Bennett will make a brief stay in Canada in mnnectfiin with the Red Cross work which he has undertaken, before returning
to his home in England,
the former Prime
Airways, on arrival in New York
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this sour. llEll outrun,
Three Soviet Battal- ions Reported "Wip- cd Out.”
HEISTNGFDRS. DIC. 12—Fin- nlsh troops and airplanes smash- ed a large 56.710 Russian offensive tod. . a Finnish communique re- por .:l. wiplrq out "three enemy battalions" and leavin-z “hundreds
. ‘on enemy lying before our posltic s."
The Russians were repulsed with "tremerdous losses." in hard fighting on an BOO-mile front from the Karclirm Isthmus to Tolvajacrvl, about 75 mi'es north of Lake Ladcga. the Finns said.
At the same time, a report from the Finnish port of Manytluntn said the 2,2l7-ton German freighter Bolllicim had been sunk in the Gulf of Bothnio by u. submarine. Sev- eral of 29 survivors insisted the submarine was Russian al- though tlicrc was no positive identification.
The catitain. scconrl officer and. radio opciiitnr were killed by shcll fire. Survivors said the submar- ine tossed 15 shells into the vessel.
The Finnish military communi- que indicated today's fighting unis some of the most severe since the war started.
“The enemy launched a power- ful attack today along several sec; tors of thc Kznellrm Isthmus," Lhc communique reported.
Hard Fighting
‘iiing took place all ou a hill overlook- 1 at Muola. Almost a attacks were
“Hard dav e-p tug a ch constant scrics of repulsed, the enemy suffering tremendous losses. We destroyed many tanks and left hundreds of the fallen enemy lying before our positions.
"Severe fighting occurred rflso at the eastern front. particularly at ‘Iblvajaervil and cost the Russians a severe defeat. Three enemy bat- talions were destroyed. We cap- tured 27 machine guns. 25 express rifles, 13 machine pistols and other materials and in addition destroyed several tanks." .
The communique concluded by reporting that the comparatively small Finnish air force which re- cently had been supplemented by Italian and British planes bombed and machlnc-g-uruied Russian troops.‘
Despite favorable flying weather l-iclshigfors was not bombed. Fin- nish military authorities said the reason was the effectiveness of anti-aircraft defences. They ris- sorted that within the past wcck numcroris cnemy planes have been driven off by batteries on is- lands in the Gulf of Finland.
In their haste to escape. the
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Plane ls Reported
PARRSBORO. N. S., Dec. l2 —(CI')—Residcnts of this d’s- trlct were puzzled tonight by reports that the sound of an unidentified airplanehi engine had been heard near here "ur- lng a heavy snowstorm today.
Frank M. llolllns. telephone llnesman, reported hearing the plane at intervals for about two hours at Wharton. sévlén mites from this Cumberland County town on the Bay of Fundy_ No plane. however, was known to have been over the region dur- ‘ng the day.
(In Halifax. Royal Canadian Air Force officials said u check had failed to clear up the Parrs- boro report. All military and civilian planes in the district had been accounted for.)
(Except for scheduled air line. no civilian planes are allnivcd to fly over Nova Scotla without special permission.)
Piekets urmi Lines before Fish P_l_a_iits
LOCKEPORT, N. 5.. Dcc. l2’ Pickets barricndlng the railway tracks leading to two fish-process- ing plants opened their lines today to allow the removal of an empty box car, but that was the only re- laxation of their guard against ship- ments by the companies engaged In a dis utc with thcin.
Pic eta. who yesterday blocked a Royal Canadian Mounted Police at- t/cmpt to escort two loaded cars out of the plant yards. Dbjqgtion B5 a locomotive went through for the empty. About 150 men were on the picket line, against 600 yesterday.
0f the 40 R. C. M. P. officers who struggled with the crowd in yester- day's clash. only two were at the. scene today. l
Meanwhile, there appeared no change in the status of the dispute l between the companies and 1-1101!‘ fishermen and ftlihandlers. The men. members of the Canadian Fishermen: Union, are demanding recognition from Swlmm Brothers and the Lockeport. Company. Limit-
The plants were closed seven
‘total wreck. Ray Taiiton. owner of
e 1' rounded Mondnv by
Snow, Sleet In N. S. And P. E. Island
The first snmv storm of the sea- son appeared to have finally blown itself Out last night. Motor traf- fic ‘between here and Surnmerside and one or two oi.’ the larger towns was at a complete standstill. D: artment of highways snow plows were going into action but it was not expected paved high- ways would be open for several days. Dirt roads would be blocked
to wheeled traffic until banks thawed. it was said. A low ground drift that kept
filling in rcads in the late after- noon gave place to light freezing rain rind sleet last night. The wind remained in the northeast.
During the storm which began late Sunday" night nine inches of snow fell in Charlottetown. Wind velocity was not great, not ex- ceccling 30 miles per hour for most of the storm. Twmpcratures were only a few degrees below freezing.
The 80-ton schooner "Lorne A” of Summersidowas still hard aground at Salutation Cove, five miles from Summcrside last night. Loaded writh coal from Invemess the craft drove ashore yesterday afternoon in a blinding snow storm.
Shipping men at Suinmerside last night believed the vessel would be a
the schooner. was making prepara- iicus to salvage as much as possible of the standing rigging. The ca o of 4on1 for Holmans at Summers: e was expected to be 105i.
The crew ro\ved ashore Monday vizht urhrn they were unable t0 free lllCiT craft.
Canadian Alruiays resumed their crvicc between here and Morictcn "o ierdny. Their planes were snow and‘ ‘rrrzirig rain. The eastbound flightl from ltfsznctcn lo Charlottetown was" not mndc last niclit. however, be- cause of lzvic Cfllll"‘l‘llfili.s on the mainland. it “n; s. id hcrc.
HALIFAX, Dec. l2 -(CP) Snow and sicet. drove down 0n sections of the Maritime Provinces
today. bringing the worst condi- tions of the young whiter. No Snow ln N. B.
While NHV Brunswick enjoyed‘
modcrato cold with no snow. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward island met weather that. pnrtiallv crippledl some communication facilities and’ seriously hampered traffic. I
iWidow 0f Famous
Habitant Poet Dies
IVRY NORTH. Que, Dec. 12 — (C?) —Mrs. William Henry Drum- mond, widow of Canada's famed "poet of the habitant." died today at hcr country home in this villa e
weeks ago, when the issue crop up Yesterday they opened oific n1- iy. but only a few men returned to work.
Today. the union addressed e. telegram m Premier Macdonald claiming the "companies again re- fused yesterday to meet with em- ployees" and asking him to "initiate negotiations.’ The telegram aim‘ protested "use of the R. C. M. P. as strike-breakers and their breaking of the good order which was in Lockeport."
(Ass taut Commissioner F. J. Mead of the R. C. M. P. said in Hal- ifax last night the purpose of his men's gresence in Lockeport was "to allow 0e use of the railway with- out force it at all possible?)
r50 miles northeast of Montreal. c [W03 60. ' PFEIlBCEB-‘Ed by her husband in
1907.. Mrs. Drummond had been in '
ill health for some time. she was a daughter of the late Dr. 0. C. Har- vey of Savannah La Mar, Jamaica.
RECRUIT IS APPRECIATIVE
LONDON. Dec. l2 -—(CP Cable)- Licut- General Sir Guy Williams. conrmandcr-in-chief or the eastern command. tells this story:—
A newly joined conscript in one of the training camp; w“ so up- pereciati-ve of armv cooking that of.
r the first meal he left twopence under his plate.
Superigf Planes Are Developed To
Oatclass Nazis
New Ships To-B-o Even Better Than Present R. A. F. Machines Against Best Enemy Air Force.
(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer) LONDON, Dcc. 12—(Cl’ Cable)—Great Britain, it was
disclosed today, has developed new types
0-f extremely,
fast and powerful aircraft which will emphasize the prov- en superiority of Royal Air Force machines over German
fighters and bombers.
Sir Kingsley Wood, Air Secretary, dropped a hint of
the new super airfleet when
Ministry has “new and more powerful
he told the House the Air types” of planes
which will be in operation soon.
He referred to the “definite superiority” of Britain's present models over the German Dorniers, Junkers and l-leinkel bombers and Messerschmidt fighters, and infer- red that the new planes would do even better.
Squadrons of the Royal Canadian Air Force “will in due course be playing a part in active air operations in Europe.” he said and in the meantime a Canadian fighter
squadron has been formed in
this country from Canadian
personnel now serving with the R. A. F. and which is about
to take its place in the first country.
He concluded his general picture of three months of aerial war with this state- mentz-
“We must be prepared to face, perhaps in the spring. another and more stren- uous and difficult chapter. We must continue unceas- ingly in all our efforts and extend them, and we must not for a moment relax the state of our preparedness.
“But we can be confident that our air defence system is sound and that our per- sonnel and aircraft are su- perior to the enemy’s, and that our strength, defensive and offensive, is growing steadily, so that every day we are in a better position to establish our ascendancy in the air.”
Sh" John Simon announced Brit- ain and France had signed a com- prehensive agreement establishing wartime monetary co-opcration be- tween the two allies. 1t touched such questions as currency control, the floaLng of loans and the avail- ability of currency.
Secret Session Today
For: the first time since the last war Parliament will hold a. secret se on tomorrow, workmen were busy during the da_ nailing up ex- tra doors and barriers. The Kiugi Slglied a special brder-in-councll to} assure secrecy. l _ The order-in-council forbids put»: lication of any proceedings of Lhril secret session ‘except such mntgrjg] as may be officially communicated
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International
At A Glance
(Canadian ‘Prcsst
LONDON-Commons told of new, powerful aircraft developed by Brit-ll"; Admiralty announces
British submarine sighted Bremen but refrained from firing in "strict observance of the chivalry of the seas"; Foreign Office says Ger- many blinking supplies 1,0 n". lflllfl and aiding Russia,
GENEVA-Jlussla reject; League mediation in war with Finland; reply opens way to condemnation of U. S. S. R. as aggressor and perhaps expulsion.
IIELSINGFORS- Three Russian battalions reported wiped out, large scale Soviet offensive smash- ed. Finnish communique reports; Finns my submarine sank Gcrmun freighter in Gulf of Bothnin,
line of air defence of this
King And Queen Attend Funeral 0f Princess Louise
WINDSOR, England, Dec. 12 u (CPJ ——'l.‘iie King and Queen M» tended the funeral at St. George’! Chapel here today o1 l-lis Majeet ‘g great-aunt. Princess Louise. l) ess of Argyll, who held a siwclnl place in the hearts of Canadians as
the widow of a former governor- general of the dominion. _ Hon. Vincent Massey. Canadian
high commissioner at Landon. wan among those present at the bCPVICBS, held in the same chapel wiicre on March 21. 1871, the Princess, (laugh,- ter of Queen Victoria. became tho bride of the Marquess of Lorne. Princess Louise Was the first Eng- llSh princess in 350 years to marry outside royal circles.
Seven years later the couple went; together to Canada for the ‘ - uess’ term as governor which ended in 1883. He lawr oe- camelilie Duke of Argyll and died
in .
At the time of hcr death Dec. I at the age of 91. the Princess was the eldest surviving child of Vic- toria. ’I‘wo of Queen Victoriafls <lnl- dren —-the Duke of Connauglit 89, and Princess Beatrice. 82, mother of former queen Victoria of Span -
iving.
are still
MORE
PING SHOPDAY
lF You 4am. Your’,
AlLMeufs You MUST
TAKE 174i: REMEDms 1
Maritime East: Strong north- east winds or gates ivith snow or rain.
TORONTO, Dec. l2—-(CP)—l\lini- mum and maximum temperatures:
l MOSCOW-Unofficial advices “Y Red lnny casualties streaming into Lenlnllflld from Finnish war front; Red comma ’ claims ad- ,vance “In ull directions."
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l COPENHAGEN-Finnish Tele-
graph Agcnry reports irritated ‘Russia prcpariri to send 1.500.000 troops and 1.0 planes against p llclslngfors
reports 500100 Russian troops con- centrating attack on Finnish rall- "BY north of Arctic circle.
PARIS-German arthritis bclwccn
Saar Rlvcr and Wnrndt Fort-st rc- pulserl, French high command any;
France and Britain complete fin-
ancial alliance.
r STOCKIIOLM — Correspondent
Dawson 4B Victoria 44 51 Edmonton l7 36 Regina. 2i 24 Winnipeg 10 26 lhronto 20 3G Ottawa Zero l5 Montreal 6 16 Quebec 7 19 Saint John 19 25 Halifax 28 32 ‘Charlottetown 25 3i
l-Iigh tide today at 12.50. and at midnight.
Sun sets this afternoon at 4.18 and rises tomorrow morning at 7.30. ‘ First quarter moon. Dcc 18, 5.0-1 . m
p . S..mmcrside tide eighteen min- uics later than Charlottetown. THE CAM FERRY SAILING.‘ L/‘avcs Borden 9.45 A.M.. 1.00 PM. Leaves Tormcntliic 1100 A. M '05 P M SATURDAYS ONLY
Leaves Borden 4.45 P. M
Leaves Tormentlne 7.00 P. M.