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i Every Little Child

Dreams __O'f Santa

WillAny Of The ListHerewith Given Waken Up On Christmas Morn To Find Ashes In Its Mouth In- stead Of Toys In Its Stocking?

WHEN Lewis Carroll wrote his inimitable account of

Alice's adventures in Wonderland he professed to record the dream of a little child sleeping by a river bank- Eantastic as many of the conceptions are yet when examined critically they are found to bear a relation to

that truth which philosophers tell‘ us is stranger than ﬁction. Any or every, healthy child going to sleep thinking

of Santa Claus and his reindeer might ﬁnd itself in just

such a_ world of wonder and

expectancy as did Alice. But.

whether or not, one thing is certain, there are hundreds of

children today having day

dreams of what Santa will

bring them Christmas Eve who will be sorely disappointed and disillusioned unless some more Pals come to Santa’s

aid.

Look over the subjoined list of little Kiddies of ten and under and see if you could ﬁnd it in your heart to turn them

down if you met them face to

face on Christmas morn. That

is what the parsons and social workers who vouch for them will be up against if you fail them now. Advise the Guardian by telephone or letter, and send your gifts addressed to the

numbers and names selected,

care of The Guardian.

Continued on page 3

ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS, ETC

"School Entertainment. Emerald Hall, December 17th. 10907-12-15-21.

“Don't forget the Dispensary in your Almsgiving. 10812-12-14-21.

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

"The Dispensary Christmas de- pends cn your giving. Send early.

10872-12-14-21. '“Buying Poultry and Fowl Thursday all clay. P. J. Noy.

10905-12-15-31.

"Don't miss, Kingston School

Concert Wednesday. 23rd. 10904-12-15-21.

"See our Christmas Gifts for Father, Brother and Him. Est. W. B. Leard, Sollris. 10886-12-15-11.

"Come to the Alexandra School

Concert Monday night. December 11st, 10911-12-15-21.

"Come to the Concert and Christmas Tree in Clyde River Hall on Saturday, December 19th at 8

‘ _ _ 10912-12-15-11.

Till] SHIPS BlllllDE IN HEAVYFHB

Shipping Demoralized In Boston Harbor Yesterday.

(Canadian Press) BOSTON, Doc. 14-—Two ships sol-i iided and shipping was demoralized for a time today as one of the worst fogs in recollection of water- front men blanketed Boston har- bor and bay.

The United States steamer Com- mercial Pioneer of the Mack- Guif lines. ln-bound from New Or- leans, while anchored off Fins Ledge waiting for the fog to lift, was struck by the British motorshlp Twcedbank, in-bound from Oriental ports. i

The collision was in the nature oi’ a glancing blow and the Tweedbank was undamaged. The Commercial

"Don't forget the big dance to- night, Tuesday, 15th, at Newstead inn. Come and bring your friends. Robert Weeks will play- 10920

“Come to the Concert and Xmlw Tree in St. Catherines Hall, on

Monday, December 21st, at B P. M. , loalz-lz-ls-u.

"Come to the Christmas Concert in Kertsvllle Hall. Tuesday. Dw- amber 22nd. n swnny. ﬁrst ﬂee night. 10B62-12-14-3i.

5' "Como to the concert in North Milton Hall, Friday, December 18th. 2 stormy, come Saturday.

. 10900-12-l5-li.

- "The Christmas Holidays in the Public Schools will extend from December 24th to January 4W 1"" cmm, 10B'i0-i2-l4-3i.

"Buying live and dressed Poultry Wednesday, December 18th from 1 P. M. to 4 P. M. Cutcllﬂe Bros. Fredericton, P. E. I. l09l3-12-l5-2i.

oq w“; be buying dressed chick- ens and fowl mursdlly next. Dw- ember 17th, paying highest market prices. Roy P. Brooks. Murray H"-

bdh P. E. I. 10888-12-14-31. "Christmas Gifts, Novelties.

ncy Work, Passe Partout Pictures

s ttes and Artiﬁcial Flowers.

’ loan ﬂnlayaon Crockett. ill! Hills- ooro Strict. l0l00-l2-l4-2i.

“Alpha Robotics lodge mrcts Panda. December 15th. orlciai vilit by Bilber- Ruby M. Houle. Vice- Preoldont of Robson Assembly.

1080U-l2-l5-li.

"Annual Meeting of the Stenleyl

Bilﬂrtlng Club will be held in the

m slim..- Emmi" ‘.21’; “ - r , eere .

-- ' ' ' i tolll-la-ln-n.

Pioneer was damaged on the port

side. but was able to make her way to dock unassisted.

Several incoming ships were held‘ outsid; tho harbor during part of the day and ferries operated on a curtailed schedule.

Electrocuted

(Canadian Press) MONCTON, N. B., Dec. 14.—A Coroner's jury this afternoon view- ed the body of Bliss Rogers, 22, who was killed near here when he grasp- ed o live wire, and adjourned until tomorrow. No evidence was taken today.

The electrocution happened when Rogers, said to have been unloading supplies, slipped into a ditch and in attempting to avoid failing, caught a wire that was crossed with l hydro electric line.

No statement was made bY "l! foreman oi tho crew with whom Rogers was working.

(Special to the Guardllll)

rasscoﬂ. Dec. II-rhmrh this district in the put two weeks over 50.000 Chrlstmll trees have been shipped from Cundh to tho United Stat". a big increase over the shipments

In this distrioa iui; year. ' A l0 per cent duty is col- | Ieebd on the trees. Carﬁoode of

_ be rescued, and was killed, his neck being broken in the fall. i

' Four, is believed to have perished in the flames.

.Government officials were also on the scene.

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER: 15, 1931

ER MILLION DOLLARS.

STILL

MAXIMS ‘"-———-- or A MAXIMS MERE MAN °F e ' a -- MERE MAN ‘IDQQ I! k QQOIP Ijlll g [In __1___ mnhhnndnnnnvpoa. Ailwofilndllﬂlllilhkqqlyg _ leave their hnbaalb. Covers Prin_ce_ Edward IslandLlke the Dew

F 131ml mysterious death in RAGIN G UNCHECK- OVER QUART-

Isl 051G of the worst fires in the history of Prince Edward _ an occurred last night at Falconwood Hospital, hous- "l8 the Insane patients of the Province. The main section fhf the bullying. at the time or writing, is in flames, with e "Ibis?- Wlﬂg and main section completely destroyed.

Threefatalltles among the patients are reported.

_ e financial loss ls estimated at about a quarter of a million dollars. This loss may well be doubled if the en- tlre building is destroyed, as it is feared likely.

Although the City firemen were on the scene as promptly as possible, they found it impossible to do any- thing to check the_flaltl_es,_ the water, supply being totally inadequate, rendering lt Impossible to _lu=o the hose in throwing water to the burning upper sections. On their ar- rlval the firemen found the upper section and roof of the west wing completely in flames.

It was in this section of the building, in the men’s ward, that the fire is believed to have started. Its originl

ls not known. I

_'I‘he staff of the hosptial, assisted by the firemen, city policemen, and hundreds of citizens who motored to the scene, made heroic efforts to get all the patients out of the burning section of the building- ‘, Unfortunately one patient, John McKenziqFlat River, ' In Ward Five, leaped from a top window before he could ‘

Another patient, William McGuinn, Vernon, in Wartlf

So far as The Guardian could ascertain last night) these were the only casualties amcsg 320 patients of the institution. ,

Another patient, Francis MacDonald, lilorell, jumped from an upper window, sustaining a fractured shoulder and forearm and internal injuries. He was removed to the Charlottetown Hospital but died half an hour after reach- ing the hospital. '

For the most part the patients were quite docile, and assisted the rescuers in every way.

Clothing, bedding, and supplies were rushed from both hospitals, the Jail, the Armouries, and merchants’ stores for the relief of the victims. The Infirmary and ad- joining buildings were used for housing the patients. Taxi cars, motor trucks and every available vehicle was utilized to rush out supplies- The Armouries and Strand Theatre were got in readiness to be used if required. A number of patients are being accommodated in the City Police Court.

The road within a mile of Falconwood wasjammed with traffic, passing to and from the city.

The City Council, which was in monthly session at‘ the time of the fire, adjourned when news was received of the seriousness of the situation and His Worship Mayor Prowse and Councillors proceeded immediately to the scene and rendered valuable assistance in directing re- lief work.

Premier Stewart, Hon- G. Shelton Sharp, and other

A number of city doctors and clergymen were among , the volunteer workers.

The sight of the dazed inmates being ruhed out of the burning building, wrapped in blankets, to the waiting cars-a scene which continued for hours-was reminiscent of the flight of refugees in Belgium and France during the war.

The west wing, principal scene of last night’s spectacu- lar conflagration, was bult about 1878, together with the main part of the building. The eastern wing, which is still

Relatives Urged To Communicate At Once i/Vith Hospital Trustees

As the result of lllst nigh"s

pital and the dltliculty to secu "e emergency o,¢¢ommcd,g|on

disastrous ﬁre at Falconwood Hos.- for

the inmates, relatives and friends of inmates are urgently re- lllleslﬂi t0 set in touch with the trustees oi the institution today. n? h 55501115451? 1196965"! for fiends and relatives to co-operaie in this matter at. once. until sneh time as some permanent arrange- ments can be made for housing the plticnts.

AT 2.15 , THISAM; .

At 2.15 this morning the fir: was still raging, and it is rea- sonably supposed that the structure will be g total loss.

About 2.20 the ambulance was again called out, but the Guardian could not ascertain before going to prtss whether further casualties hall occurred or not.

The fact that the tide was out at the time of the out- break of the i'lrc rendered it impossible for the pumping en- gine to be operated.

PUMPER AT SCENE

About 130 the pumper was taken to the scene as by that time the tide was thought to be sufficiently high to allow a line. to be laid.

The easterly wind which ac- companied last night's snow- storm retarded the progress of the fin, which, with a west- erly wind would undoubtedly have swept the building in a short space of time.

At no time was the intim- lry Ulllllngered. although sparks were occasionally blown across from the west will! 0! the ‘ building.

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lBy James A, Mills, Associated Press Staff Writer)

BRINDIEKI, Italy, Dec. 14-Ma- hatma Gandhi sailed for hamc i068? )lI‘C1)iil".‘d “for whatever or- ‘09111 mﬁi’ ‘no in store for llly coun- ltry and Inc."

AW?!‘ 11111013’ divs in Europe. most oi’ which was spent qt; the sggqmd Round Table Conference =n London, he stood at the rail of in. third class dock on the Italian Siﬁﬂmcl- _Pllsna, and gazed sorrowfuliy atthe

Continued on page l0

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(Special to the Guardian) WASHINGTON, Dec, lit-While ‘illﬂ world lags, commcrcl "ily speak-

Ry. Employees To Decide Today

(Canadian Prowl MONTREAL, Que, Doc.

entact at time of writing, was added in 1896.

The construction cost of the whole building was about a quarter of a million dollars, though it would cost much more to replace it today.

-The insurance amouts to about $107,000.

It is suggested that defective wiring may have 506R responsible for the outbreak. Workmen have been engaged repairing tho wiring for the past few weeks, and the Work

had not been completed. The reflection of the flames could be seen for mile!

were turned in that direction when the news‘ all"!!!

Whether or not a. genera! referen- dum will be taken among railwul’

throughout Canada on tho ,

irow. Following the announcement i that l. majority report oi the con-

ing. the Canadian situation shows improvement and thorn is an am- elioration of the depression ln Great Britain, accordnlz to the Un- ited States Depolilncll.‘ oi’ Com- mercc.

In its weekly survey of buslnes conditions the Department siys ‘Canadian retail trade is larger: manufacture of agricultural lmple~

l4— ments is more active and lumber fl-jim Juliu-

prospccts brighter. The demand for industrial chem-

[employees in the running ‘l.'l'¢ldC3|!c\-ls l5 good. Christmas hardware’ (wok-trade is active. Conditions in

tion of the l0 per cent wnsl‘ m" ‘med c“ mark“ “e good Md d6.‘ will b9 m“; known here tomor- "mid for rcplnrcmcnt parts con-

illzles. Dairy :"..l P-"ﬂmfry fiiuip"

mcnt ls moving wrll.

The report says that since the

cliiation board set up to scttlc tilgsuspemion of m” gold shndard m W!‘ ililﬂltion had recomme dc Great Ema," mm, and pg,,d“c,,on against the blackness of the sky, and many anXiulI l?“ the "iiumom vowel °h“‘"“°“ °‘ show some improvement. nnd mot

"i! “H1011! conferred here and dc‘ the textile steel nvlri engineering in-

‘cued 9° Ill local unions

evergreens are shippedto Penn- qlvnie, In Importing cooln-

osatlnnodollllell

views on e general vote, Rcplio. are‘

m“ dustries are boiler. I

Building nctivivivs show more

"Wan W N, complete tomorrow- [than e seasonal increase.

‘h’ leyn-llmlcrlllv- ullllls; lllosily fair .lllll

Annual Subscription: Delivered $5.00. By llall Canada Ind U. B. A. $1.50.

12 PAGES '

US FI RE AT FALcoIlu/oop

COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF INSTITUTION FEARED AT THE TIME OF WRITING

ONE PATIENT KILLED IN LEAPING FROM BURNING BUILDING. ANOTHER DIES OF INJURIES AND A THIRD FEARED LOST IN FLAMES. HEROIC WORK OF HOSPITAL STAFF, FIREMEN, POLICE AND VOLUN- TEER HELPERS SUCCESSFUL IN RESCUING REMAIN- ING PATIENTS FROM HOLOCA STARTED IN WEST WING, ED. MATERIAL LOSS ESTIMATED AT

i2nd. Mysterious

iDeath In Nova Scotia District

New Germany-E-cenei Of Two Tragedies And A Probable Fatal Shooting Within Two Weeks— Mystery Surrounds All Three.

F IRE CAUSES

NEW GERMANY, N. 3., Deg; 14,

the Canadian Press-The this district within two weeks, and the third tragic occurrence for which "0 Qxbianation has yet been follnd.

‘occurred today when Lemuai Smith ldrcpylczl to the ground in the woods 119"!‘ Nlilcvch. dead of gunshot 4 ' . i i

wounds. A lllfCzliClllllg letter was.

iRegu l ar Monthly g Meeting Postponed i

‘ Continued on page l0

For Two lVeeks.

The regular meeting of the City Council held last, evening was in- terrupied by the alarm for the fire at Faloonwood.

i ‘ The meeting opened with reading of the minutes of tho last monthly

G0v’t. Had Sub- meeting and of a special meeting ' held Novembe 23. ” k The bills wefre read and payment

_ confirmed.

A Sk l fl g Hundred J The Health Officer's report was , For TerrL presented by Dr. Keeping. ilrwhich tory. t a

Continued on page l0

null N t‘ lN,,T‘1ii.‘s0l’l§..‘i£?%“.f.3f cil Made Public Last Evening.

foundland (snvornment officially had submitted proposals to the nation of $100,000,000 net. The R l] s s w I l l Canadnn Government did not turn idown the proposition, but. was un-' W?" '"'"'“""~~~ In E ‘Canadian Pressi-Raw furs from v ‘Russia will. in future, be permitted |to come into Canada, Dried, dress- Ciulildiill Prc )-—“You can say, authomalhyexv 5Z0 action has batman order-in-council made public this evening.

HALIFAX, N, S., Dec. 14—(BY‘ Government. of Canada for the La- ’ Continued on page l0 i rd or manufactured furs will still taken in my manner, ha or a pe ‘ The order-irl-council which vra:

The Canadian Presw-The New- brador tcrritorys purchase at o. val- i OTTAWA, Ont.. Dcc. 1<t—l'Ey the 0'1 . TAWA’ 0m" m“ H my m“ be kept out. This is the effect of form nor has the matter been dls- 1

L-“Lspd Sh“. my Wtmqmo Th wusiannounccd this evening amends ‘the sialelnz-llt of Rt. Hon. R. Elma" 0f February last, placing an Bennett pl-lmc Mmster, when “p. ‘embargo on the importation of cor. preached lot:- tfdqv, Pllowing a 1 min Slated Russia" SONS 11110 Cm- lTlCiilllg of Cabinet Council, in re- ‘ado. The order-in-council of last gal-d in rumors that Canada wzsi ----—~ going oil the gold standard.

Continued on page l0

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