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If the public weal require that men should betray, and lie, let 1|; leave this to men who are mm obedient and more supple of eon. science. ‘

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The human spirit is not s pathetlq wandering phantom of the universe. but is at home and meets with spir- itllli hospitality and response every- where.

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Morning Guardian, Founded 1.561. Oh-ITMUQIOWI flunr Two Canto.

q Nationalists Willill NlY FIVE TDe/y Covernmentlllll REMAIN

Indians Intenld-T-Fo Hold Pro-‘IN "TTAWA vincial Conference Notwith- standing Orders To The Contrary

RIGHT WING 0T VATICAN LIBRARY FAllS

Feared That Three Persons Were Bur- ied In the Ruins -- .Priceless Treasures

, Inst.

(Special to the Guardian)

VATICAN CITY, Dec. zit-The entire right; wing of the Vatican library collapsed today. It was fear- rd three PET-Sons were buried, in

‘ the ruins. The loss was expected to ue tremendous.

The collapse occurred shortly be- lore 5 p. m. and most of the per- sonnel had quit work a. short time aciore. The wing, part of the orig- inal building built by Sixtus V in i588, contained two floors. The en- lire fire brfguig of Rome came to the scene, the Vatican City flre~ men being unable to cope with the situation.

Priceless frescoes decorating the walls of the wing were destroyed. It

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“Mother Won't Do It Again”

CAMPBELLTDN, N. 13., Dec. 22- (Ey tbs Canadian Pressl-A moth- er W85 frantic here today. Her child also become somewhat un- easy. While mother lunched at the railway station, time flew and the little one was canted away on the Ocean Limited, C. N. R. express.

Mother dashed out, quite inco- herent. Railwaymen finally realized the situation. Despatches to Dal- housie Junction ordered the train held there. A taxi covered the in- tervening ten miles in record time

(Canadian Press)

BOMBAY, India, December 22.__ “Determined organization along the whole front and not isolated acts of terrorism is the best reply to the new ordinances."

Newspapers here reflected the view that Mahatma Gandhi, upon his arrival here next Monday, prob- Bbly would be met with an insist- ent demand for lmmedl to and vig- orous action.

The no-rent campaign in Bengal and the United Provinces, and the ordinances giving the authorities emergency powers to deal with it, continued to hold the country's at- tention. _

Arrests under the ordinances were reported today from Allahabad, Cawnpore and elsewhere. Pundit Jaworhalal Nehru has been served with s. notice under the ordinances

iPalace Of

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of less than twelve minutes. Moth- " Jqlnbd the child and will not ussll lunch solltarlly of! the train durlfl8 this triv- -

Shot Dead

CLYDE RIVER. N. S., Dec. 22- (By the Canadian Pressi-A flock of wild-geese cost Clarence Smith of Saxon River his life today. The geese, ellghting on the buy this limiting, hsd brought out nearly everyone in the settlement, gun in

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Egyptian Queen Dis c o v e red

CAIGO, Egypt, Dec 22.—(A.P.)'-

(lovers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1931

Christmas Day Will Find the Strength of the Cabinet Reduced to Five - Where the Others Will Spend Yuletide. A

OTPAWA, Ont, Dec. 22. (By the Canadian Pram-Christmas Day‘ will flndthe strength of the Coir, inet in Ottawa reduced to the well, known "corporaPs guard.” From‘ the palm-fringed shores of Hawaii to the coral reefs of the West In-l dies, Canadian Ministers will cele-, brute the festive season in varied, spots and climates, with only five‘ 1m 1n the capital. This quintettev is comprised of Rt. Hon. Sir George Parley, Minister without portfolio: Hon. E. N. Rhodes, Minister of Fisheries; Hon. T. G. Murphy. Min- lster of the Interior; Hon. Robert

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IINBBVER "fill

residence of the ancient Queen . Nefertiti, has been discovered by the Egypt Exploration Society, excavat- l ing at Tell El Amarna.

Among numerous beautiful ob’- jects found was a handsome box overlaid with ivory in colors and bearing the cartouche of Amen Ho-

tep 111.

Vessel Will Be Completed

PARIS,_Dec. 22.-—(A.P.)—Minister

of Merchant Marine, De Chuppcdc- lalne announced in the Chamber of Deputies today that lf the Cunard Line stopped construction on its new I vessel, France was prepared to do the same with the super Ile De France now in process of construc- tion. . When it came to a vote the Gov- ernment's e to provide assist- ance was defeated by 275 to 265. A question of Confidence was not in- volved.

The Cunard Steamship Company suspended work on its giant new liner several weeks ago, throwing 3.- 000 men out of work, but later an- nounced that the vessel would be completed at some future date.

Decrease In Unemployed

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IDNDON, D60. 22.-—(A.P.) —Great

HALIFAX. N. S., Dec. 22—(By the Canadian Press)—The rum runners of Pleasant Point are con- sistent, but so are the preventive officers. Beginning‘ on December

'1'. Logan made successive daily finds of contraband rum at this eastern shore point, until this morning they had uncovered more than 600 gallons.

This afternoon Officers Larsen, Pugh and Shroader dug up 75 kegs on the beach. Each keg contained five gallons of over-proof rum.

Today's haul brought the Pleas- ant Point total to 1,015 gallons, conservatively valued at $14,000.

Railway Offer Turned Down

(Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 22.—An

A Little Child

Wards Has Died.-

Whose Name Was On Oar List Untaken Up Has Passed _ Beyond The Need Oif An Earthly

Pal. ___

A WELL-KNOWN city minister called at the Guardian and asked that one of the names he had submitted should be removed. Asked if the child had found a Pal or had been otherwise provided for, “Both,” he replied, solemnly, “he died today and has no more need for an earthly Pal.” If the Pals had known that this little ward of theirs was so near death's door do you think for a moment his, name would have been allowed to run ten days in the? Guardian without being taken up T l There are still many names left- 0f your charity and in loving memory oi’ the dear little chap who has not been spared to enter into the joy of Christmas here below, let; Guardian reade a rally to the support of the Clubiand have j» every child provided for before the dawn of Cllfisilmlls’ morn. Santa Pals to date :

Santa Pals l

i Marian Clark, Mrs. B. L. \V,ood,l

Pal; One 0r YourilARliEST MAIL m HISTIJRY or LUBALQFFICE

Postal

Employees Working Day and Night To Stem Tide of Christmas Mail Matter— Record Stamp Sale.

0n Monday night the Char- lottetown postal officials hand- led the largest mail in the his- tory of the department. A whole baggage car in addition to a large n» mail car Wlfs requir- ed to bring this mall lo the city. Last night the record was repealed, two cars again being required to carry the mail.

During the Christmas rush a stall’ of fourteen men ls work- ing day and n‘ght to handle the immense viiume of mall.

On " ' y the largest stamp sale in the history of the 0mm! was recorded, there being elev- en hundred dollars worth of

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MUKDEN’, Manchuriu, Dec. 21-, Pigeons, substituting for disruptedl telephone and telegraph communic- ations, brcught back newsto Jap- anese army headquarters today that Fakumen had been occupied. This was the first major victory 1n the large operations launched by the. Japanese against bandits north of, Mukden and in the zone of thel south Manchuria railway. Some 4.- 000 troops are taking part in those operations, about 1,500 of whom, un- " der Malcr General Kamuru, reached Fakumen. The General started consultations with Chinese dignit- aries for the maintenance of order. Fokumen. with a population of 50,000, is the largest and most im- portant city in the district immedi- ately north of Mukden. During the last three weeks it has been irate.-

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Japanese Troops Capture Fakameiz

Believed That Occupation Took Place Without Serious Fighting.

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Gross Earnings of At- lantic Region C. N. R. Have Decreased $5,000,000 -— Oper- ating Expenses Re- duced $3,000,000.

Special to the Guardian) MONCTON. N. 3-. Dec. 22—'I'nB gross earnings of the Atlantic Re- gion of the circadian National Rall-

;ways which comprises the lines ir

the Maritime Provinces and in the Province of Quebec as for west m

msriciiinsl GllllllNS. RIJMi

1i, the preveutlves under Chief A.‘

The following Santa Pals have answered the call:

Frederick Seaman; Donald Sea.- man; a friend, t2; Mrs. James T McKee; a friend $2. | Mrs. W. H. Prowse, Iouis H. ‘Lowther, Jean Lowther, Mrs.

George Waller, Helen DeBlols, Rob- i ert DeBlois, Gordon_ DeBlois-Lella Worthy, Mrs. Murdock McKlnnon, Mrs. Dr. F. C. Taylor.

Mary Catherine Wright, George Burnett, James Burnett, Miss E. Burnett, Mrs. J. M. MacFadven. Mrs. J. E. B. McCready, Ann Sad- dler, Frank Saddler, Mrs. Isaac Car- ter, Miss Bertha carter, Mary Walker. John Walker, Corinne Walker.

Miss Jane Bonncll Johnston, Mrs. Lelth McLeod, Mr. Benjamin Brem- ner, Betty Bruce, Joyce Warren Doris Howatt, Frances Simmons, Doris Simmons, Sarah Forbes, Mor- garct Prowse, Fairlie Prowse, Eulalla Mcleod.

Helen M. wood, Mrs. M. W. Wood, Doris Affleck, Ross Affleck, Joan Williams, Peter Jay, Eleanor Clapp. D. K. Currie, Rev. George Millar in memory of Douglas H. Mlllar, Mrs_ Noel DeBlols, Tomi DcBlois, Beryl DeBloLi, Ernest Worth, Mrs. R. MacDonald, Ernest C. Holm, Mrs. A. E. Inga I Mrs. W. Chester S. McLure, Mrs. C. H. Block, Florence Warren, Ail- een Campbell. Audrey Birch, In memory of Bradford C. McLurew‘ Miss May McRse, Ebenezer Wom- en's Women's Institute, Jock Saund-

Bernice Wood, Lorena. Sample, Mrs. George S. McLeod, Byron Brown. Mrs. G. F. Hutchcson, Dorothy Hutcheson, Miss Gertrude Vaughan, W. C. Whitehead, Eleanor Ramsay, Thelma Matthews, Lloyd Hawkins, Bruce Hawkins.

Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan, Norman Lowther. Dorothy Lowther, Sanin Pal Sourls.

St. James C. G. I. '1‘., Gordon Riggs, Frankie Riggs.

Brian lillllter, Eleanor Toombs, Mrs. William Macbougall, Mrs. Harry Mathieson, Gladys Mathia- son, VonClure Gay, Mrs. John A. Oolllngs, A Friend, Mrs. W. B.

Prowse, Edna Gordon, E. B. Dlg-'

nan, Christine Dignan, Zlanche Griffith, John Carson, Robert Steele, A Friend, Mrs. Norman McLeod, Mrs. George Buntain.

stamps sold at the stamp vcn- dors irvlckct during the day. Anti yesterday's sale is thought t0 he as great. ’ j The city nnil carriers are 3 forced to make their deliver- i ies by team and are able to i make only one delivery each i

I 5 day. The carriers begin work at 5 a. m. and are occupied until < eleven dolock sorting their i ‘I mail. The time from that hour l i until late In the afternoon is

. required tu make the deliveries

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E Those who have not seen the post cfllce staff in action can scarcely realize the enormou! amount of work required in handle the mail during the Christmas season.

Mrs. George McLeod, Mrs. Ewan.

MacDonald, Mary Elizabeth Prowse, Brenton Stewart, Mrs. Inrne Weeks, A. H. Cameron, Florence McPhee, a friend, G. M. Taylor, Leighton Warren, Junior Red Cross Warren Grove School, John Nicholson, Miss Haul Moran, Mrs. Boswell Jenkins, Errol Lund, Mrs. J. C. Dollar, Keith Dougan, May McRae, Harold Doug- an, Mrs. J. G. Jamieson, Mrs. Ar- thur Duvar, Captain and Mrs. R. Dicks, Jennie S. Hillson, Edm Gor- don, Mrs. W. A. Johnston, David Adams, Mrs. A. J. Mathleson, Mrs. George S. Pearson, Elmer Ling, Stanley and Buddy Thompson, Eric Forsythe, Mrs. Thornton Plneo, Mrs. Brooklyn Vail, a friend.

‘Killed Over. I25 Cent Piece

l BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 22. (AP) ~Carmcno Albarelle, 35, was kill- cd today during a quarrel which vpollce said apparently started over u Cmadlan 25 cent piece offered ‘n payment for a drink. ' Albarelle-‘s body was found by a patrolman ln n-n alley near a hotel where the quarrel is beYeved to ‘have occurred. There was a deep g"sh between‘ the eyes and a med- ical examiner sald the man prob-

IILS. SENATE

River Du Loup and Monk, have dropped about $5.000.000, while the operating expenses have been re~ " duced by" approximately $3,000,000, declared W. U. Appleton, General Manager of the Atlantic Region when spanking at the seventh an ,nual banquet .01‘ the Moncton

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held here last night. This cut in expenses he stated had been made without impairing the physical wnditiorl of the property which has never been in better shape than now. lie appealed for greater sup- port ot the railways on the part of commercial men in view of the important position they occupied with regard to the welfare of the country.

House Resolution of Ratification W a s Adopted Without Change.

L egion Ma k es Representations

(Canadian Press)

WASHINGTON’, D. 0., Dec. 22.—- The Senate today approved the one year intergovernmental debt mot-I SYDNEY N s Dec 22 Better atorlum. The vote was 89 for the ' ' " ' ‘_ ‘ratification and 12 against. Ilimlmcs ‘Fri ‘Led “s: b?if‘t_“““*;“°“

The House resolution of ratlflca-i ° me“ c a m 3 S“ l‘ ‘"5 mm tion was adopted without change.) W" “W”? are 5°u5h5 i“ 9- rewl‘ Fhls completed formal congressional: UUOn adopted by the CB-mP Bin‘ approval oi’ the debt holiday. i011 ~c°mmandi 931mm“ I-QSIOIII

The Senate accepted the House Whlfih 118-5 been 59m W OW-lvfl- provision, banning further revlsionI The dflcllmenl Eels 1011b lhllli cf the war debts or their csncella- the medical examination on do- tion without even discussing it. mobilization was inadequate, and was further nullified by anxiety of the men to get back to Canada, lmmy concealing for the tme being

|lP°m December 11 W“ f-“med 4°“! §Mathioson, Mrs. George Pearson,

one; by Qfflclglg or me Canadian ers, Douglas Saunders, Jolce Nichol- National and Canadian Pacific Rail- son. Constance Hvndman. Maurice ways to refund a. cut ‘of ten per Blflke- Pele 9°91. Jlfill B911-

cent. made in the cheques issued to Mrs. 0- C- Ore-swell. Craswell certain classes oi the “running ‘Studio, Mrs. W. H. J. Gill, Allison trades" to cover the period from iMutch, Mrs. C. D. McLean, Mrs. November 15 to November S0, pro- l‘p_ ,7, proud,

vided the conference of general‘ Audrey 9,3310% Mm “m, Man. chairmen would agree to the ten ‘m,’ Gordon R, Qgrver, Betty Flood, per cent cut going into effect as 5M,‘ J_ A juagmewn. M155 Aqua

b? the chfllfmlm he" wdaY- "1 W“ ' Harold Stewart, Evelyn Stewart, . announced this afternoon. Boot, McLeod, M1535 Home, Jgygg ,' Hessian, Blair Hessian, Eric Hes-i sian.

Mrs. Wlnnifred Lodge, Mrs. Harry Miller, Joan Miller, George, Bobby and Mickey McLeod. A friend. $1.00;

Ch ea p Turkeys

(c ti o“ med T“ page 3) ably had died of a fractured skull.

At the hotel, police were told of the fight which ensued after Alb- arelle offcrrd the Conadhn money.

rdllgéS l , They arrested John Riley, 42. night 0 W' 1 clerk at the hotel, on an open

Entef Free chwge. pcnduv: further investiga-

tion. Jnnc Williams and Jose Indiana lfound in tho hotel. were detained orrawa, Ont., Dec. 22. (By the i i“ mfllPrW Wltnfiw-‘S- Canadian Press-Seville oranges.‘ when imported, prior to April 1 next “- .

by manufacturers for use in their .

own factories in making mums-E Return Fran] Job‘ lode will be admitted to Canada. free under the intermediate tarirhi‘ Announcement of this was made‘

SAINT JQHN, N. IL. Dec. 22.

App reh en dedi i (Canadim Press) . SYDNEY, N. S., Dec. 22.—-J0hn uinn, Sydycy man wanted in Mono- ton on a charge of false pretenc- cs. will leave for the New Bruns- wick city tomorrow in charge o! Constable I. L. Wilbur. Dlnn, pol- ice clr-im, tendered a cheque of questionable validity lnfetum for flowers at s. Mnncton florlst‘s shop.

Record & Forecast of the Weather

symptoms which might have caus- ed delay.

The command requests that steps be taken at the cumming session of Parliament to amend the Pen- sions Act, to provide facilities for examination of men denied this privilege by the prercnt act.

The amendment would make this posblc upon the written re- quest of any medical practitioner af- ter he had mflde u personal exam- ination of the petitioner.

hand, with his brother Murray. Smith set out to bring dawn a bird for Christmas dinner. Murray, as he turned to loosen the painter which bound their bout to the shore. heard his brother's It!!! dil-

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charge and the wordsfTm shot." A jury returned a verdict of eccl- deotsl death. p ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC "special slutongtopmins of

W11 tie Rlnr Christmas In?‘ y msa-iz-as-zi.

"Dance Int I Ball Tuesday night, December Nth. Admission ascentsrmlunsittiaot tine next night. uns-is-aa-ii.

“Don't miss the Concert in T7116 Volley Hell Xmas nlsht. Whoopee I I l 11110-124841.

“Dino and deuce, New Year's Eve at the Clnldian Nations! Ho- tel, Good music, novelties, favors Ind noise makers. $8M pel- pistol under the auspices of the Canadian lesion. Phone reservations to 1170.

reparations committee expects to

ma: in international

document will put the mstwr re- mained for tomorrow to reveal, but

Britain registered s decrease of 54,- 122 in the number of unemployed during the week ended Dec. 12. On mat date the total was 2,572,602, , which was 273,010 ntore than at the same time s year ago.

Young Plan Threatened

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355m, Switzerland. Dec. 32-

Ths tenor of the Nlwrt which the

present tomorrow is s veiled threat on the life ‘of the twc-yssr-old Young Plan, it was reported l0- banking quarters.

Just how straightforwardly the

CHICAGO, Ill., Dec. 22.-—'I‘urkeys. this Christmas will be the cheap- est in many years. From north to south. east and west, prices on toms and hens average today seven to ten ocnts a pound lower than last Christmas.

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Miss Helen Ceilings, Pownal United Sundsy School, Cynthia Kendall. Gladys Wise.

Pownal United Church, lvirs. C.’ 1;, n, mngworth, Norah Longworth.‘ s Friend, Mlry onmobell. Nerf Taylor, Allison Foster, Phyllis, Fos-

today by the Department of Nat- ional Revenue. The rates covering the importrtlon of Seville oranges for manufacturing purposes w-'i1 be: 3Y5‘!!! preferential. free, intermed-

.»(By tho Canadirn Pross)-1Sixteen_ workmen from the Maritime Prey vinces and Canada who have been engaged on the project of spon-. ning the Island of Bermuda by;

“l”- fi"? iffllflfll, DH‘ Cllbl" foot,‘ rnllway, returned to their home-

llilllfl! killed. Whynot. with sever-

tor, Miss Elaine Match, Doris and llhther McDougall, George, Tom. and Rose Mary Rogers. 0- H. Tay- lor, Mrs. Mott, Miss Lilia coles. John C. Douli, J. cummlsky. DOY- een Dunlap, Mary and Eleanor Williams, lillrs. H. ll‘. . Cantwell, Stirling Walker, Mrs. Benlsmln Rogers, Annie May MacKLnnon. Mary Elisabeth Prowse, Tomlins’ Grocery, s Friend, Walter L. Beef. Mrs. l‘... B. Hunt, Mrs, Col. D- A- llsoltinnon, Mrs. '1‘. G. Taylor. Al- lin Macmillan, Margaret and Ar- thur Coffin. s. Friend, Isabel Mc- been, W. K. Mgsrs, Jack McCourt.

Instant Death

LIVERPOOL, N. S., Dec. 22-487 the Canadian Preach-Seeking safe- ty from a csrlodd of sulphur which hsd caught fire, Andrew Whynot, flverpool sfevedore, today fell from e M‘?! loot trestle and was in-

ol other men, had been attempt- 1118 to start a sulphur-laden car by prying it with planh. whirling

persons usually well-informed. said! certain ti-fiservstions will be made’

which clearly indicate some chang- forty feet to the wharf, and thence es in tbs Young Plan should bs ef- to s boom of logs in the harbor.

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wheels threw off mun which ig- nmlil n" 1°04. Ind the stevedorss rm for cover. Whynot stumbled "Id i911 from the trestle, dropped

V. Sclflh. Il-il Scsrth, Ella Simp- son. Dorothy Andrew, Mrs. Ira J. T00. Grads 8 and 4 Model School. Katheryn Hyndman, Annie Cronin. Phyllis Cronin, Kathleen" Hornby, Delilols Bros, W. C. Lawson, El- l some, o. wood, p. A. Bruce.

peel of ldnrd Glesby 3pm,,“ m, tionsl Railways, the North Fraser m" °' u" lllvnme Court oi No- " 5M" f" I new trial o1 u.» w- PBHIIIT/l DONOR “gin” J_ n 311g. chell of Hailing (m. the amount, or inns on the Vancouver and Lulu- t"° P"°ml"°l7 notes totsuin: s12,- 5°°- W" fulfilled with costs iiv the “PM! M» o: m... today.