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Just keep on smiling.

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

MrMMr-‘i Read by

Everybody

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Hatred is love at low tide.

Col. ‘Amery, in Ad- dress at Canadian Club Banquet

ofthe Future, and Canadzfls - Part its Upbuilding.

(From Our Own Cv-iespondent.)

Sketches Picture of? the _British Empire;

in; check of the twenty-one reveal-

1“‘“S11:;iri.:i.i;i‘s£1il 111151151111‘ 1111111111 1111111?

islkclal to the Guardian.)

l DETROIT, Jan. ZIiq-Twentyr J one drug starved cderal prison- l el-s who dug the r way to free- l

dom from the Elmwood branch i 0f the Wayne County jail early .‘ 1/0118)’. were the object of an in- k tensive search without parallel l

[HE Kllliil‘

in the history of the city. At

. 2..°°£.t"“’ iri"":..'."r . par c pa n y Dc- . l gheafg, fedderallt narcfitlc Pllmged Ovel‘ 1 . S an o cc, , - -, o . 1 IIOIIC of the mo...“ downs... . . Bridge ln COIHICCtIq apprehended. i t 1 mThjiinsslhizity that several of c“ ~ i, o rea ers ma v fled —-—— 1 to Canada‘ was sugygehsate: by‘ NORWICH, C011n., Jun. 24. —— 1 government officials when a Seven persons were killed llero| lust night when an automobile in.

which they were riding plunged over Preston Bridge into thei lshettuckot River. . . ‘The dead are Mr- and Mrs. Hort». .‘ert F. Whitaker of.’ Norwich and‘

ed that twenty were drug ad- l dlcts many of whom were sus- i pected of having been engaged , in narcotic traffic between De- . troit and Windsor.

‘Automobile With P-ar-“"‘°"""“"

I ‘The first witness culled was M1‘. he found yesterday. Said ho found

_i_l.lRY 1on1

Gil Til THE

| N 5‘T A N T 'i‘l1u cilsc against Ross 11ml Stev~1thu1 (lily and going with him (l1 _ -1onson charged with theft resumed

‘Fllflilffltlflll- They saw Stevenson yesterduywind iritness asked him what he ‘ was going to do about the money

at the- Suprcluc Court

D. Edgar Show. Chief Magistrate no IIICIICM Witness told him he did

,for Queen's County. Ho- conductedlantl they had proof of it- Ho did

the preliminary enquiry ‘against the not answer for three or four minu- prisoners lust April. There was a1tes» ‘Said they came out that day l0 letter produced at. that time nd itisivc him u chance. Ho said he tron handed to Mr. Donald Kln-llwr-ultl fight the case- Asked him to non who was acting for thd’ At- toll his father to come out which tcrncy General. When asked yéster-[lle dld- Prisoner's brother also daYfor the letter he wont to the At-losnle out and said he droplied 111-9 torney Generate office and search- mill 1001111118 for tobacco‘ l-Ie told cu the. tylcs for this letter but his nephew (Simpson) to drive n11 could not find it. The letter was and not waste time. Thoy left then produced and rcud at the iuveatigu- 111111 Wont to Rnsir- Saw the father- tlml but not placed in evidence, The atrcuscrl was not ‘there at the

the largest in the club's history.‘ Among those seated at the head of the table were: His Excellency. Lord, wnlingdon, the Prime Munster, Sir, Robert Borden, several cabinet and, ex-Oa-blnet ministers and members

worked quietly digging through a brick wall one foot thick in the rear of the jail.

119, oi‘ this city. came iTho machines collided

-~——-—~¢0>————-—- ‘ bclow.

cycle driven by Harrison Preston,

and tumbling into the river. 30 fcct‘111V-"1'<

(Purse produced), that is tho one.

Witness put

can. Wiiilcss explained locality

up pocket book-

could not giro what he did not

a]ung91d,._l}ie took it home and put it on ‘tin! ‘have- nm] whom-table. lie opened 1t and saw tho ‘nkewn car vegpgd w one 6M9’ going two cheques. They were drawn on Was not sure whether accused ro- ythroltgl] n wgmlen and m,“ |-5]][1|g:i1lB Royal Bunk oi‘ Canada, Hunter unlined silent 3 or 4 minutes or 5 pocketbook (Must fbo five minutes if said so a! lnnruy- Whcn nunoi-i Simpson c8.m8_'l11‘6111f111li11‘)' lnvestisatlon- Yes .to home of iviilibstl latter took out was five ulinutes- pocket book 111:1] guvo to Mr. Simp-

of the supreme court bench. , Col. Amery‘s adtdresls. though £10m‘ _ ." ‘*_“<’*—_—“ ' ten ny u. variacn. hligmtgcigixiiataxhas aiready aPFcarcd: 1 EIGHT DRY‘ YEARS 1vhc1c he risked

(Yross examined by Mr. Bentley:

it Have ' never rheen in Charlottetown at an Armis- ltice ‘Day observation. Don't. think ‘I ivas ever at. one Stevenson said

visitor. with the aid of it few notes

a picture of the British Empire of the future and of Canada's ever- growing part in its upbuilding.

He sees the Empire as a comn1u11-‘ ity of equal nations which are equal with Britain and equal in the common unity which exists by vir- tue of tile fact that the same crown is the crown ln every part of the Empire. Equality with Britain as, a nation hacl been registered at the imperial Conference of 102G and Britain was no mean or ordinary nil-l tion, but a great Imperial nation with a great tradition behind her ‘and a great ideal before her. ‘- Canada, he said, had . passed‘ through and concluded three great epochs in its evolution. The one‘ beginning with Bord Durham's tam-f ous dispatch upon which followed responsible government. confedcrn-j tion and the period ending with‘ the great war. peace 11680110110115] and the League of Nations in which the complete nation and status as an equal partner in the Commonwealth of British nations was first com-‘ pletely recognized. _ ‘

The ideals of the British Empire were service to the world. responsib- ility to the world, servcle to other nations and co-operation in a wide field with other countries. In that sense Britain as a. nation differed from many other nations. l

After referring to the great D1110 played by Canadians in Great Brig

tain. the Dominlons. in many of the-

dependencles and in the Great War he referred to the unequalled adj vantage of cooperation in the tradlr. and economic life of the Empire as.

a whole, to Great Britain. Canada.

’ and the other Domlnions while each‘

retained unimpaired its fiscal lice-i dom and without any written treat-l I lea or code of procedure. the 111111111‘ spirit of coopcrat n would so react that strength would come back to each in increasing measure. 1 He stressed the great fact that Darts of an empire in unity were; 1111' greater. more secure and cxern cited greater influence in world af-, fairs than as wholly unrelated na-; tions may possibly exert, and he pla-l cod on record this striking episrcm, that “united freedom was worth more than freedom and separation." In conclusion, the , aker said he looked forward with unquestionedi confidence to the future of Canada‘ 11s a. nation cradled in a great tra- dition and destined t0 Dill’ 11, 111811 part in the development of this, Wtltinent. As a leader as well as, 11 Nrtner ln tl-ie great Common-i wealth of free nations which c011- stitute the British Empire, Canada would also play a worthy part in the 1111i1r0vement of the lot of mankind.

N. H. L. RESULTS

(Canldlln Frau) Ottawa S, at N. Y. Americans 0~ Chicago 0, at Canadians 10~ ‘Pittsburgh 0, at Boston 0- (110-1

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Condensed Specials

RATE-lo. per word. not each insertion in this column.

n ‘LIST IOYB WANTED- APPLY Guardian Office. 1.24.31 I

‘I911 rams-mo or EVIIWl description.‘ cheaply and 0x99111- 110"!!! executed. Guardian cen- tral Jon prlnul-y, Phonelafl.

‘You wllur coon asvsuorlis Prices 90 for file; 100 for 8611:3511 for m; coo for 01.00: 1.000 for

d. Guardian Ofitee.

Gun-aim Job PrinlAry. t1-

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TEACHIR WANTED ...ro1\ m1‘. Vernon sellout supplement 8'15 W‘ your. J- ll. Pin-chase. 8e07-

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scribbled on the tablecloth sketched!

rejoicing in goodness, as theyshotlld.

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- _ ‘slash-lug of this ' -l , .k f - W111 119 Longest S11‘ szgoaotoeo on yeofetihifjxhgé‘ folio f; ' ' ' ‘“c uca " . c nex . T c Prohibition‘ spenslon 1n Bureau is at sixes and World. . tionxfl-‘t or an‘ t‘ " "111. .l'ttl1 NEW YORK. J1m- 24? 1" i‘ 111109‘ slot: in gorglnggavlfillcllvit urgiilzcl, ii. lul despatch from Detroit, the Her-Wm be “final... 81d T110000 311N111 _ 4 there the hired men of the Lea "Contracts for supplying the wlrc 1.01am, everything». m the ancient. for the main cables and suspendcttwaah Prohibition has brought five‘;

ropes of the new Detroit intcrnationngrcat jmprovenwnts» They are 1.0;‘

o1 bridge 1111110 110°" 11111111111911 i-miindustrlal, economical. social, moral American Cable Company. Inc.,

_ 3112mm‘! civic nature." The industrial, assooifli-e 001111111113’ 01' 1110 Ameimu“ economical and financial improve- Chain 00111110113’- 111115 11111111118 1111 i“ ments assumed rest mainly on post surcd fact of the 1011f‘. 001110111I11111m1hoc, ergo propter hoe; and the fan- suan Ovcl‘ 11w DQ111111 1111/0110 0011- tastic guesses of calculators with ncct the United 51810-9 111111 (71111111111 Brookhariian imagination. at Whfii- 1'11 P91110115 1119 111180511 11011 The blessed social. moral and civic 0101111”)! 1110113 0111‘ 11011110111 11011101 results are as notorious as noxious.

"Thc new brldec 1v 11 bc 1'! 1111101 The Prohibition Administrator" fol‘ 1011i!- W1111 11 11111111 hi1‘ 11 01 1.350 101W this district ingenuoilsly observes This span ls 100 lcct longcl‘ 1111111 that “prohibition enforcement has that. of the ‘Philadolphifl-Cflnwlf?" never had a chance." The tender bridsc. at present the 101111051 $11.?- "criticism from both its friends and pension bridge in the W011d- 511001" its foes. What it needs “is the sup- flcations carry Dfvvisions for five port of all lair-abiding citizens and lanes of motor traffic and I111 1118111 all organizations that stand for law foot walk fol‘ pedcfitfiflflfi- T115‘ enforcement." The support of all Vol- wire for the cables is made by 0. 110W stead law enforcement societies 1t process which is said to increase ‘its has. The support of perhaps half of working strength by 29 D01‘ 00111- otherwise law-abiding citizens it does not have. It stands apart from other

ccl to pass the civil service cxaminew

' laws. It seeks to impose on, shin. 139131.81‘ Pr 01160111011 half the population the thcor and ‘habit of the other half. Conceived

in fanaticism and sustained by hypo-

0f jcrisy. it is without moral sanction for

(Cunadhm press“ a large and ever larger part of the.

_ SEVGIISIVAISO ulet :‘.U':l‘.‘5 Three-fourths of its agents have fail- ’1‘|1crc \\'.1:1 a slvigll

11$ 11511111. H610 and tor homo in the lttttirnoorl. F5110 s1 11 win; sitting on something

m, s lgndidly balanced,‘ ' 1 . ‘(Jr-ooh (tiutuitli-nl by Mr- Bentley ho had‘ lots or money to fight the lcrlleglyzrln exzgltloei, succinct 1n forum 1 (New York Times, Jan. l8. Editorial) brought out nothing new. ivuso and so 11nd Ross. Was examin- and $01,018“! The dtgtinguished ' j ———— 1 Austin lisllrul- on being swornled before, ilcfurc Mr. Shaw. Mem-

, The saints of prohibition are not

said ho lirrzzi at llope River. Ho ory was fresh then- Mr» Bentley rclnemhercd April 2nd. Went out read portion of evidence given by to ilunicr ltivm- 11-111. ll. load of noi- witness at nrclimilnn-y hearintl atoms. Saw iiupcrt Simpson that which crniriltiictcti that given in day- iii‘. caught up to wiinoss- llc direct, l-xuuliuntiml. Tho boys (olil lirovo In 111111! him. Sow him gcthvitncss n1. 1M1‘. Ross’ llousn that out 0|’ 1hr.‘ sll-igll ill, l’roc.tor‘s lliil. they did not have tile money. other sieighs. Lcnluei (Yrnrnvoll on being sworn passed coniqsuhl he “'11s a l'.ll‘lll€l‘- Said ho did inf: from behind» Suw it mini 1103,1101 relncnilycr pinch nbout the dill! lozullln: hay ill. :1 burn at top oflio quw-‘iioll. lio went to llunlm‘ i~ro.-ior'..~. Hill. ‘Ll-ii lilminr Itivcrdiivrr with 21 load of potatoes- Sinll1'|D"11't rcmr-nlhl-l- very lunch about imwlloul hr.- llltil- fPirzkm up no purse. in (no slolkhwo; down on the bot-lSaw no purse. Saw Simpson in tum of tho slvlgli- llc wore a fulinlllltel‘ RiVCT- (zoui- Would judge- the pockets of‘: This concluded. the Evidence N1‘ tho c0111 would ‘bc lownr than tlloillw (71I0W11- top of (ho sleigh. To ills Lordship,‘ in 1111111111111: the czisc for the dc- ---l could nrt shy wllctllcr 01‘ nutifcllce Mr- lientlcy said he coulll illrrilling full from his pill-km. ghhilll: witlusscs lo prcvc innocence (‘1'(1"‘ Wt.- \\':‘.1'c quite 1:19.541 logctllcr, talk-i it’ ll .11.... worth while to DFOCOGI]. 111g. “Illness jnnlpmi out whml Ills Lordship rcplicri in tho uifirur Hinmsvm jumped 1111i. Saw ilntlling zllivo. (lrl-p out m’ his poclu-t- As ' illov.‘ ‘T110140 51111111! 111011 111'!“ $111101‘. wzllkcd flu-y lillknll. Saw iloilliilg mpiltllt-Sl. and indniitriolls young mun. 111,. cnniv. l1‘ nnylhinl; f||'(}[J['lL‘|| our. .\fr. Si(:\'t‘ll.~1t>ll drives from his

of ill..- lHtthPl, would expect lo sec ltllonu: in tho moi-hint: and 11111111111

on (lic snow. |lll1 M1‘) floss» They iiccllleti to no

llnrr_v .\l<‘(iouh1'ey, on bciulzltq New (liasguiv and Hunter Rive‘.- S\\’(ll'll. said llc ljvctl at New (ilus-‘Tllcse young moll llilfl both bccl gow- RCIIICIIIDCNHI lilo tiny in qucr-‘F»—-——-—-—-——

(ion ’l‘old oi‘ uleeting Simpson 1111 (1011111111011 011 P1130 l3

1101111111 lllillAliPlllS 1112111111.: 111 READINESS ‘ 10111111110111 00111511

Intending Competitors Should Fill ‘Out Coupon Which Is Published Today.

Let 'c1n all comc—-so long as thclnallmzl-n doesn't protest.

cxnlninozi by M1‘- llcntlcy": 1 of EICCIISBII 11ml ilSkCii ills Lordship _

makes his achievement so much the more remarkable.

Elilnlnatlon Contests.

elimination contests, must be con- cluded by March 1. This prelimin- ary contest will decide the champion of each school. the boy or girl who will be matched against the cham- pions of all the other schools in the same district. And not. later than April 10th. will come the district contests.

Any boy or girl in the province, under 10 years of age on ‘February l, 1928, and attending any of the grades above 8,‘ in school. public or private, ls eligible.

Teachers. see if there are any of your pupils who wish to enter.

Use the coupon on this page. Some iCanadian boy or girl will get a free trip to Europe.

_ Time counts now. for the school‘

Bill. 111E111‘

SIBNIFIEANEE

Question of Brit. Re- presentative to Ot- tawa Will be Dis- cussed With Prime Minister.

(From Our Own Correspondent) OTTAWA. Jan. 2t —(Spe‘clali-—

ment is ‘being ushered in by scr- eral inlportont semi-social. senil-

Ottawa. Col- Amery is here on n visit. which is part of his Empire- wlde itinerary, on which this in the ‘last lap homeward. The importance of the occasion is ‘the opponunity afforded to make a pronouncement in connection with affairs of inter- lmpcrial interest. and thoso with which Canada is particularly ass- dciatod. While proclaiming the doctrine of Empire wherever he goes, Amery has been careful t‘ eliminate Imperialism ill its 21c- cepted sense, and to emphasize equality of status, which makes Great Britain. as 11o cxprossell it somewhere, (mo of tllc Ilonlinions. ro-oqual illlti (so-oxtcnsivta ivitllin (ho limits of the idmpiro its to rights or jilrisrliction, and only exclusively respcllsiblo for world affairs 011i- slde bf the zone of Dominion do- mulu. He.‘ has (‘Scilllifd criticism oxccpl from papers oi‘ iho typo of tho Fnrlnlaris Sun and Lo Deuolr. (Quolnnr. 11nd i1 low individuals of ille "(iuluuln ifirst" cult, who ill- wilys in anything emanating from u orthodoxly British source scent ilmlgel- to Canadian autonomy ‘and a conspiracy to entangle us in the woof oi’ Britain's wldo spreiul 11st of world interests, the some kiuzl of morbid scusitironcs possessed by “liig Bill" Thompson of (‘hi-

(Continued on page 6.1

01.1111 Burned . “ T0 Death. Mother May Not Live

Press) .1. Jun- 21l- ~ A

. (Canadian 'l‘ltldN'l‘Ol\'. N.

_ child was lnlrncd l0 death u111l i101‘

mother wus so seriously injure-l sh: is expected to die while flllOfllUF child and the Norman's brothel‘ were severely’ hurt in u firc which destroyed a bungalow in tho s11!!- urbs toda)" ‘ ii

ProposesSpending" Million Dollars On Publicity

(Special to the Guardialbl MONTREAL, Jan. Zir-Spendillg $1.000,000 on publicity t0 b11118 10 Quebec. tourists from other Canad- ian provinces and the United States; who would spend 31.00.000.000 in 11 Sllmlllbl‘. is the proposal 01 a mun of citizens who want to centralize and consolidate all tourist traffic activities in this province.

liffiau ALL . flu: frimclml.

OTTAWA‘ Om" Jun‘ 24-"801181? W111i}. the saloon was gone "o11r‘ promctm“ of levfl frofismgs ‘vab‘flhlldl‘6ll“ were never to know the "med m‘ m‘? govcmmcm todayiuse of thcgrapch deliclousjuicc. To when the Lcgwlumvc commnwe ofiiorbld was to invite’ and whcrc is 11"‘ "aiiwiiy ““‘°““ m“ p'°"“"'%ihe drinker with ~o.:.. Price" unable‘ K1113 "m "wmbers of m5 cgbmetito Bet “the stuff"? The saloon has 11111111111 Th” °°"‘"“"*’° ‘°1"°S°"i"movoa into the home. The cocktail ed u?“ Order o‘ Rnmvay conducplshakcr is a necessary part of domes- 1115‘ bmiherhmd °f ‘ocomotwe en"tic equipment. The more thrifty ginecrs, brotherhood of railwaymmake their Own" as the honest trainmcn alld brotherhood of loco-lprohibitlon Iarmér is permmed w 1mm“ fuemc“ and enmiuien‘ ‘do. Materials for many concoctions,‘ ‘ ‘are on sale. Wine grapes are stcad-. Alma“ W” “mdems " Hamid 1d “y snapped up The spealbeasy andiBuntaln from Prince of Wales Col- Wor its congeners thrive indestructiblyflege 01111 11111111901111 01 P1111“ B ‘ In the very heat o! prohibition’ mystreet SCh0Oi—llitVG Gill/EXEC their Dollar asls . the South, the most stills are seized.‘1111g1°i-1'T11i$t<’>ntl:l1t tottput other boys iMr. Borahs Idaho can shake no a" 8!’ 011 11-‘1’ 111° 0- Says McKennalaccusing finger at New York or -, ‘|chicago_ g Canada s Future. (Special to the Guardian-l b,Agé1éftsd1f1gfé§rg§1fe$s?b§flcf§$v Don't forget that nothing else LONDQN- J1m- M-Thc “mm land the naive reply of the Drys is’ counts in this contest except the on rt dollar basis. K081110101 Mcxeizn that the police used to be In but, ability to deliver a good oration on nn, chairman of 1110 1141111111111 31*“ ‘mow are rigid seeking w “dlséljedlv. Canada's Future" ivlthin the time said in addressing tbs ohnuaihmeclté‘ the "cod cans-g. But we need!“ Con; imlt of 10 minutes. Neither looks. mg of the bank‘ Althougf gtdtficcm‘, ourselves about tho drinkers.'“°r bmh’ “or a’? “bun-v ‘i’ dun“ is still lthe rkilzihzrggérgzsisugieficz. The evil 1111115 01 cflfvrvcment havelgracefully. are 801118 to hell). currenc es. ~ =1'=1""1‘“““‘ °‘ “‘°"°“‘°“‘ ‘“ m“ ihiifiegnointlhffffihi oThiéiufiffi r31‘. §°““°°‘ "“?.°"-‘° °’ wmim" P111‘ o mg powgr Q . i a _ _‘ . "r z“ lr"..isriiz.t t.f.“'i..‘“l'.‘..f.‘°i3°‘.3£§.‘ “My 1- o - 1111 511111“ ° " ' wet ht‘ pursue her credit policy without re-l mom‘ recklessness or decadence’ emp at ca ly ept in ts place, which K0111 m 3°“! mmwmen“ and {gracious many of the young. Thevsee malinaitm 110411110‘ w“ me Wm‘ 101d crime undlmlnlshed and the Vol-; 101° ° 1"” ' - e source of new M" Mmmm“ spoke a “°"°§¥“§"i°.'2§‘ bgsleigtilho little delicacies‘ ‘V0111 1°” 3mm‘ tmde m 1928' ‘ilof spying. informing. violence. and "mired 1° the “m” "Wmvelmendfunlawfld search and seizure, futility 1“ 1h" relamns betwe“ “PM m; lmingied with corruption in the en-l 105°‘ "d 1° 1m gradual bu” 5w“ y; forcement service. . '°°°."°"y“1';2§md° “m” the genera.‘ Worse. ilcrhapi. than what ls plainf 519111.11. hopeful that these tendenc-l °" Sammy ‘Mpiwmd u‘ “mom or‘

.. _. ildemoralization. is the rank hi: 111111531,“ yoftrggggét he use“ 133.21.; and cowardice of so many‘ e .

use m, unboungézt Dvgci politicians in Congress and both the‘ a . 311111;; gilvltctilf.‘ backsround is bright-

er than a year 1180-"

Fourth Session 0f Legislature Opens

“m” ““°°°“i“‘ v°‘m“d' the“! them. On February 1. 192a, r

i Lady Roblin Dies

___... ‘(Special in the alternation-l‘; d 1 ' Press.‘ INNIPEG. Man‘. an. .- a y vrorogihmglnid. Jsn.‘24. -Th Rovlglin. wife B11" 11111111101111 110111111-1 fourth and probably thelastsession Oilformer premier of Manitoba died: , the thirteenth Legislature of Britlshi here today. She had been in poor! Columbia‘ was formally opened by health for the put five Years. Ladyl Liout Governor Brut-r at three Roblln was a native of Princi- na- m-loc-k (hi; afternoon. ward CouniY- 011111110 ' '

Teacher's Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Being conducted in Prince Iidward Island by the Charlottetown Guardian. ’

CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAL ORATORICAL CONTESTS

Vgrmt political parum The“, are my,‘ I am a pupil of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

. college or school. Ism intcr- would like to take part in

shalibe less than l9 years of age.

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VISIT Hi5‘

This is the first week of Parlia- ‘

‘today, January 25111 in Si.

England Flooded

‘ (Canadian Prcssn‘

LONDON. Jan. 24.—Hcav_v

rains during the past twenty- four hours have again caused floods in many districts of Eng- land. The Thames is rising and about Teddington was in full flood running brlnkhigh and in many places overflowing the banks. _ Only yesterday the Thames conservancy commission issued a warning to those living in the low lying sections of London to izlkc precautions against n pos- sible recurrence of the Thames flood several weeks ago which caused loss of life and heavy Dmllefly damage.