.. - JANUARY? 6. (1927

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Taking Advantage of the Absence 0f Brit- ish Marines Chin ese Coolies Invaded the British Conc ession After Destroy- ing the Unguarded Barricades-Situa- tion Said to be‘ “Very Discouraging” '

(Canadian Press) lp-EKPNlG, Jan. 5. — Oflficial des- emlbarli patches from Hankow, where the British British colon-y is being besei-ged by lilousailds of infuriated coolles, as the result of anti-foreign agitation, shows the situation is growing in-i creaslngly serious and indicate that the angry natives are out of con- trol of the Chinese military forces which undertook to maintain ord- clsrPractically all barricades to the concession have been destroyed and a consular despatch says the British Band, the principal thoroughfare for foreigners along the waterfront there, is "unsafe for

authorities here have he unable to confirm the report.

Confidence In

(Canadian Press)

integrity of Ty Cob‘);

d, l _ Detroit and anznézrlllgfz lllifloélfragvixllf stabbed team” “"15 “dmlled “"1, serloufily wounded Monday by by the- City Council last night zllzitutolu within the British conces-

siellille British armed forces feeling

that it would have been impossible, to hold the masses without flFillF retired, leaving the concession in change of Cantonese troops. The (Canadian Press) Iirtleh war memorial opposite tiic NEW BEDEORD, Mass" Jan. coilsulatewug damaged and lill biir- '—The Steamer Carl Matthew ricades at entrances to the coilccs- sion were demolished. held here today while As a result of a conference ycs- men headed by Owen P. McKenn terday beiiween British and Chinese Boston, investigate her cargo. authorities by which maintenance -

caries unguarded. The coolles, ap- was allowed with her nor

lIIVlVSlOIl of the concession started. vestisatlon- The available British armed force was inadequate to (lBfll with the above (he water line. situation and had it not retired ii! possibly would have been over- whelmed, with great resultant dan-

l ger to the civil population. Bflliill authorities feel lllfll ll l-lle "lalln" land again there will be an immedi- ate crisis.

FOREIGN OFFICE VIVEW

Charges Brought Against Loeb

(Special to the Guardian)

Hankow have been instructed to DPBDar-atory to leaving-port.

City Council Express

Ball Players

‘DETROPT. Jan/ii. - A resolut- ion expressing coitlfidence in the s k and Tris

a H. u, w pea er, former managers of the Iomgnen n adds ma! he s Cleveland baseball unanimously

ing Investigation 4

Brockfield, Nova Scotia, is being cue-toms

She was brought into the harbor of. order wag left to the Chinese, last night by the C. (l. 131. and EBritlsh ‘marines were not landed closely guarded by three patrol which consequently left the barri- boats all night. No communication was pareutly acting under an organized coastguard authorities or customs jilauyreinovsdthe barricade by sec- men allowed to make any stats- tions and py 5.30 p. m, gradual illPflt until after this mornings in-

The bow of the boat is stove in

and Leopold

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

clllolllllllill soclllll- llllllls llllllllll MEETING

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Three Small Children I o . . Perished in Fire (Canadian Press) I y CHAMPION Ml h. J . 5.- Three small til-users; ‘o’; m. i and Mrafl‘ omaa Snell Thomas - an 4; Earl. 3. at: Villliamx. l ereauoca“ yzsgme , rt:",:'.'.:.r.';ri:".*::.':raw: 111 Z1011 3111111011 Inst ' I was absent when the firs start- ed ag-‘lved stoma in time to res- cue ebo sef th b - lng house, but sign-Ta toe-adv; them failed.

Attendance.

l Maintenance Men l Asking Increase

(Canadian Press) AIONTIf/EAL, Que, Juli.

Tile Annual Meeting of the

8!]

lal report was submitted and

employed on all Canadian railways| opened lbetlveen the wage C0l1l‘mli-

for the men here today.

The men who are members of'l-lollse to House collection by Men .. 109.50 705.25 elevallml 0i’ ill?! £11116 0T 11 Cflllllfll the United Brotherhood of Muin- St. James lSliniliuy School . . . . . .. 5,00 Ships. tenance clf Way Employees. are St. Pauls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 28.50 _—“—<°'>'—"—— making for a general increase ofjlaptlst 1.50 ' ten cents all hour. A ituiuber of Trinity . . . . . . . .. 30,49 71.49 In Wflflilllg conditions are also at is-l t st , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ".20 ' “ " 0f Broadcasting - The nleellns today nnllkell the le- Total , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 s17 7i stimptiou ol’ negotiations which MONCTON N ii Jun 5 -—- were adjourned some months use.‘ , EXPENDWURE Cfljnfngnchlg '.Tp',‘,,-5,1,,'y' J,,',,_ bu,’ the hours for afternoon broadcast.- " Paid Dr. ll. ll. Jollusoil ins from radio station C N R A.

Postage and Excise . . . .. .. Balance in Bank of Nova Scotia ..

Marines Landed

°- (Canadian Press)

5- MlANuAlGlUA, Nicarguu, Jail. 5. - A force of 160 sailors and marines today disemlbarked from the U. S. S. Galveston. at Corinto, and begun entraining for Managua to guard the United States legation and to protect United States lives. and property.

Addition to the l Chateau Laurier

(Special to the Guardian) OTTAWA, lOut., Jan. 5. —-An- nouncemeut is nlade today that the Canadian National estimates will "ontalln two millions for a two- butldred‘ room addition to the Cha-teau iLaurier, the C. N. R. Hotel ‘n the capital, and for the covering in of the tea room above the can-

Total W.

a‘ December 3i, 1926.

by tho President, Dr. Ayers. After a committee consisting o

gregatlpn in part as follows, tak Book: The Bible."

qpflng" ‘Each mom l“ we new never to he written again. true re

W. B. Bentley. J. I’. (tor-don and Murdock Ross. had been appointed for the selection of officers, Rev. Ross C. Eaton addressed the cou-

‘lng as his subject “The Church's

Christianity is not a. book relig- ion, but it ‘is a religion with “The Great Book." We are -not enslaved by tn.- ‘Wlilllllg oi’ some (lead iiaaiilondlnnry reader understands and of the -past as strict and stern de- votees of the letter of the law of

_ some SElCl‘€(l_ writing. ‘If all the work Wm be Blane‘! l“ m“ Bibles “in the woiltl were destroyed

-LONIDON, Jan. 5. —— The Foreign ollliioe today slllll ilnll 111° llllllllllll" at Hanikow, was frail-sh! ‘Yllll ill“ slayer of '

JULIET. Ill., Leopold. Jr.,

gravest dangers blit that it we! brought into court here today fro

felt that thedirltish autllvllllflfl 911 the gtgte successful in “ed m, d9 averting armed conillnl- Tile nilllll- $100,000, tion is considerably 886ml‘ h)‘ lllfi Chicago evacualtion of the Bnlsh marines that

the spot would he

they kidnapped

and the pliollll of resnnnslbillli" ed him iu November. 1923.

for lsw-‘a-nd order within the Bril- ish concession on the Chinese aill- his

thorities themselves. It was ‘sitiltell Whhlh he identified [hem as ms a

that the position of the British gallant“, marines who were holding mobs now scrviu

Neither of the slayer

at bay but under the strictest ord- ed awed with the proceedings.

ors ilot to fire a shot. wills unlcll- was ilic side

able. uni] thuit consequently evil-caution has been directed,

‘The Foreign Office says that tiic l0

<Hankow ilistulibaitces was duc

tiic prison lli two years. i

Increase in Com-

Jan. 5. —Natha' and Richard Loeb IBobby Franks. wer

penitentiary and identi fendants iii a suitfoi brought by Charles Ream. taxi driver. who charger and mutilat-

‘The prisoners heard Ream lei‘ story of the attack. durin: g ilfc sentences. seem

lioelfs first uplltlurailcc out-

Cantonese agitation attempting to [JPOVCRB the British to use force in delfense of the British conces- slon. thereby stirring lip another crisis such as occurred recently ni \Vilnitsiell, in order to enlbrasll (irzat Britain's newly ileclareli policy of conciliation. l

mercial Failures

(Canadian Press) TORONTO, out. Jan. 5.

Henkow could not be confirmed. erallle ‘lecrelwe l“ llllllllll-les

forces are leaving there at full

speed rm, Hankow. tie more than 2 per cent tliosc fol

IONIWON Jan 5 _Fl.amlc my 1925. whereas an indebtedness esti- . , . . the

,, , ._ mated at $409,232,278 for géilirgogglilsgangzgg ggrdnigalggiliyg‘, twelve months Just ended is nearly

uomnlumly M Iiunkow to um “rm ii percent below tho amount for the

“h govt immediately preceding your. 'i‘he . , ‘ , , " -. iusolvciicics is the lair!’- slrAuouAli Jitll. n-loospiitlitis ""1"?" °l_ -

from liaukow‘ say iliut lit llovcn ml" wlwrml m" ‘my Y9“ 3m“

. 1022, but tho lilrbilitlcs aro Shilli- oclock yesterday evening a ClYlil- _ __ _ _ mu uiob cntorod tho iiritisli cou- 1”“- lm‘ “ll “a” “Mk l” 1930' ccssion (hero. occupied iliu ClH- "“_—'“‘°‘"""-—— lotus lion-so, Lho lululiiilipal bu-ild- Corns And Athletes hlss and "expelled tho lirltisli from

the Concession." Chinese pol-loo TWO Nebraska. CrODS lift} patrolling tllo concession. mlllll- i- - liiiniilg order. lOMAiliA. Juli. 5.--Corn is not tiic

'l‘l'1Ki-NG. Jan. 5. —Au official only crop produced in Nebraska. llr-ipaltch fronl Nanking says the Although the Cornhusker state city of Wiiliu, Anlrwei ' province. has but a luillioli alld a half pop i-lhou; 500 ntilcs up the Yflnktne uintion it produced a 1926 crop o.

liiver, from Shanghai. itus bean athletes wllo gained fame in a var- looteil presumably by northern led tield~nli the way from win troops. iliug the world's pig calling cham-

The United States destroyer piousliip to high honors on the John D. Ford, has been ordered to track. baseball, football fields and ‘Wiiilu. ' in the squared arenas of wrestling

‘HOMO/KONG, Jan. B‘. -The Bril- isll wdsrsllips Vlndicative. Carlislv- and Wishart today were ordered to lianlgko.

lSHAlNflhl-A-l. Jan. 5. —R9P°l‘l5 here say all women and children at

* O-O Condensed Specials

RATE-Jo- ner word, net - N011 insertion in til-is column.

aild pugllism. _'

Here are some of the Corillllisk- ers laying claim to athletic prom- inencc:

Steeher, Mann. Peeek

Wrel-itliilg: Joe Stecher. claim- ant oi tiic heavyweight wrestling championship; Wayne ("Big") lMunil, former heavyweight cham- pion anii challenger of champion- ship aspirants. and John Pesek. “Qw “Neilln-‘lhll ~'l'll!"1‘ Mlw- °n° °l ll" "-—— _,.._ loading heavywelghtlcgiltendors.

"three -- ssoono mun iBoxing: Monte Mlmll, rome-

‘lie. slate price. no: m. City. lNebraska legislator. who has won

. JIBTT-I-Q-tfmany of his bouts by quick knock- I""""- . ' ' out; and Ace lHudkins. "The Ne-

WMlTEO-INIOHT roirrea. APabt-agka Wlldcat", who has beaten

p17 ll Queen Hotel. OiiIB-I-Gllljomo of the leading lightwelshi-

"' “——-————---—-—---——-contenders. . ‘Ylfw wmv oooo dfllll-OPII

rnrlcss 50 for I00, 1 M‘ 85o 250 Locke And Alexander

During 1926

— A A report that British wolnen and “lllllll lllcrease l" ll"? 1l111l1l1@1‘ °l clmdren already have evacuated commercial failures, but a coilsid- is .LO.N,DON_ JUL 5_ __An exchange shown by the report of failures Telegraph despatcli from Shang- m” 1926 wmplmll by R- G- Du“ “d llal says that all availlrble naval Company," Wm‘ a “m” o‘ 21-7731 st years defaults exceed by a lit-

last wing will have a built. “gum would SH“

land. A great admirer of that olitstaud lug Christian shlpowner and truld

... Merger Story Denied ($l>ecial to‘ the Guardian) one occasion DETROIT, MlciL. Jan. 5. — 0f- Bible of the ficials of a number of automobile long us there manufacturing conlpallies denied a. story reported -to been carried in the London,

that. were

have believe lll.Clli‘ilStlllll’li.y-" it is

ilourislt in the

esman lSlr George Burns, said on “were all the land destroyed. as men of the today stamp and type of Burns, lIElJvVOUd-Ll . some years ago. Ellk- primarily u. religion oi‘ the Spirit

Night With a Large Ex cellent Address, by Rev. Ross C. Eat on. Report of Secre- tary Treasurer and Election of Officers

Charlottetown Branch of the Prince Edward Island Bible Society was held! llast evening in the Zion Church. There was a large attendance over which- lVlr. Murdock Ross presided.

After devotional librercises, followed by prayer the following financ- adopted" as read;

. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT or THE CH-ARLOTT-ETOW w- - l i v - . 353%,? “S121? BRANCH oF THE BIBLE SOCIETY FOR, YEAR-ENDING oec.s1,192o

RECEIPTS tee of [he Runway Jxssockmon of Balance from 1925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Canada and the 99mm] commjuee Collection ilom annual meeting. i925 [House to House collection by Ladies ..

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8.00.00

1.3

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ......... ..s 817.74

B. ROBERTSON Secretary and Treasurer

Tile reading of the financial rc-the Bible is the revelation of God- port was followed by a few remarks

progressively developing as mind of the different age period t

that was previously given. erently sought for seekers, we lla.ve a. Book that th sees more

tury axo-

treasures. As well. might we fear the man who aims his sun at the . sun to hlot out the light of heaven - as the one who ‘attempts to iulvali- date the truth of the Word of God. Any anxiety on our part betrays our confidence in the ability of God to cure for l-lls interests in this world, We recall a lpoem learned

“i1 stood one evening by the black-

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the

was able to understand. This reve- lation culminates in Christ who l-i Central and by Wlhom all other events and characters are to be tested. His words become supreme - for us and fulfill and supercede all Thus as the result of those who lhave rev- light on this great Book as the fearless trut-h-

intelligently than the most learned theologian of a celi-

The Bible needs no defence. We - need fear no investigations of its

Bmibfl SWP

ols. a member of the liousc Naval Committee. announced today he would immediately reintroduce ills bill for elevation of guns on United i-States battleships.

’l‘he committee was told by Rear Admiral Bloch, Naval. Ordnncc lChief, that at 23,000 yards tile Bril- ~ 18h could array 20 ships algaiilst l0 of this country; the; at 22,000 yards, 12 United States silips would oppose 20 British; and that ratio would be 18 000 yards. -Britten’s bill would provide or

0 Mono-ton, will be frcni 2:30 p. m. to l p. nl. Stock market reports and time signals will be broadcast- ed at tiic same time heretofore.

Sir John Willison To Administer Act

. (Canadian Press)

a OTTAWA. Ont.. Jan. 5. ——The Journal carried the following news ‘ Gilli

W A H B H A F nocturnal ulilu-scnlent ' throughout italy are bclllg “tuiucd" by order ——- se ‘to

MWSHINGTON, D. C.. Jail. 5. ——- After listening to testimony that nritnli naval ships materially Olll-I lllnwlllnls plan l0 make this veal" lauge United States craft, Repres- entaltlve Britten. Republican, illili-

against 20 at J following stalff special from Ottawa,

Year of Intense Labor Is Dic- l tator’s Plan

(Canadian Pleas) 110MB, Jan. 5. —~Caibarets, night clubs. and all similar haunts of

0i’ tile authorities, giving ri stories of of the res

possible complete closing orti-hiu line with Premier

one cl‘ intense labor. with a mini- main amount of pleasure.

W. H. Moore to Be Chairman of Tariff Board

l (Canadian Press) | TORONTO, Oiit., Jail. -—'i‘he Gloibc this morning publishes the

under date of Jun. 3.: "W. ll. Moore of Toronto, ‘will be appoint- ed chairman of the advisory board of tariff. and taxation, the Globe was informed on good authority. lie will succeed Right lion. George P. Graham, who goes to the Sen- ate.

it h; expected that Mr. Moore will assulllc his new duties ivilhill

ii few weeks. .\ir. Moore was in Ottawa today. RCOFKZIIHZHUOI] uf tiic Depart-

ment of Customs and Excise is also before the Dominion cabinet, and

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FHENQHSHIP

Explosion Occurred in ' Pitch-Filled Hold a Few Moments After Score of Workman Had Left For the Day.

(Canadian Press) BALTIMORE. Md., 1on5. —-One man is tleafl three missing and thirty six injured as a‘ result of on explosion in the pitch filled hold of the French barque Richelieu, of 3,000 toils, that transformed the mm (our roaster into a seething in- feruo.

Percy Lewis, 25. negro. lllell early today of burns and inhaled smoke and flames. All the ship‘! officers and ten French cadets aboard the vessel escaped injury. The 36 injured were in hospitals here suffering from serious burns. Thirty one of thciu are negmcs. The explosion occurred in the vesisc-Fs number three hold as she lay alongside a railroad pier at Curtis, loading pitclifwithout warn-

the apilolnilneilt of Cheater S. XVal- ten; oi‘ liamiltoln, as Deputy Min- ister may lbo expected in the near future. “hir. Walters. was in Otta- wa today, ant] called on Premier King, in company with lion. WV. D. Euler, Minister of Customs. ————<oo-—--

Development Within The Empire Goal of Premier Bruce

"According to rumors in political circles here Sir John Willison, will be selected by the Ferguson govern- ment to administer the new Ont.. liquor act. He will act alone and, with wide powers, the report says".

FLUTTERING DRAPERIES

8 Ilfllpllfll‘); nil ill!‘ i-vi-liillg frocks ut pri-tlcllt i-lillor zlllii-r or fluiii-r. if ilu-l llltii-r, lfl1'_\' usually ilro forlncil of fringe] or ostrich pllllnilll. lililivr f_\'|l0 illily llo iIHl-tl t-ffis-ilvoly lo uvci-iiiullii- or i‘0ll' (‘Elli lllicll flllll curves ut‘ Illl‘ illruri- aliil lo add iilillvlduillliy lo i.'\’l.‘ll u siulplil costume.

>

Tile nleit were addressed by Rev Bruce Muir, Rev E. M. Malone and Mr. S. A. MaoLeod. Scc'y of the local branch of the Navy League. Rev. Mr. Mlllr in addressing the men said he wlis glad to llo able assist at-the function, and felt

(Canadian Press)

TORONTO. 0nt., Jan. 6. Speak- ing here last night at a banquet tendered him by the Ontario gov- ernment. Premier Stanley M. Bruce of Australia emphatically declared that the hope of the British Em- pire r-ested with Canada and Aus tralia and that if the Empire lwerr to regain the commercial promin once of old, it behooved the people of these rwo doinlnlons to awaken to the value of the resources at their command, to abandon the de- velopment which so often charac- terized the efforts oi’ young coun- tries and to set their faces earnest- ly toward a goal of commercial energy within the empire. “The greatest ambition of my life". said Mr. Bruce. "is to get people to real ize that".

that those who were responsible

for tile clltertaiilntcilt leserv d the I ' thanks of all. He 88W bcforee ltinilshow

and, Westminster Gazette. that up i iti . I the tables of liv- smiths door . . S lwelve Alllellcllll alllolllolllltl Pull” lhg stlille. lgllgllaeélillbie is the ivritton And heard the anvil ring the vcs- Q1233: ‘gm ifiielwmilrlfirjezfiz; s bzfilllulacltjulietrs Pad,“hme'ifi“‘l i" (lcolarntion of tiic living truth. llwl‘ 010111059 _ rl-fcrred to Mlllllltll‘ iiisiituiiilns ill u m ‘I l“ F‘ Baal“ “ _ dwlQlllf" liocilgiiiziilg this. how large is And looking ill. 1' 511W llllvll lllylthosti ports-mil (voj-(py of 11,0 mfrlkulJb I l ‘m font-l" our indebtedness to iltc (‘rrcat iiuol‘. smallest. support of the i-{ouii peo-

tlul truths oi Christian faith.

ow eloquent

llltl

British Still Under been the testimony of the Word of

God, speaking bravely when hum- "*—"" [an toilguo is often silent and jour- LONDONl Jllll- 5-‘ “Blllmlli 119V‘ iieylng to the llitel-most ends of the ’l' Wlll be slave“ 1° Plilllllllllml-‘eartli. making its visit iu millions ioast many of King (ieorges sub-of “veg where ma" himself coup] iects wilo, nevertheless. still putuevel; hava gong

lp with anomalous restrictions im- During the past“, years “.9 have

loeed during the war as precaution , , ,, i ‘ l lgaiiist air raids and to savc fuel come m a new uppru" at on 8m

nd Con, ‘fuller ilnderstautililg lot‘ themBiblel. The ilJaiiy Mall, which has re- S‘) quiet and 5mm“ has l’ 5 a "ived its campaign to abolish these coma 8mm“ M“ few ‘maple, loan," ~s_strictions, imposed by "Dora"— wmlld ream“ mm ‘wmemng ‘y lefsnse of the Itcalm Act-lists mmlf “km l° l‘ 5'91“ remlmlm‘ l‘ ixalnpies: mens ways of thinking. or sonic- lspongg cakes may be sold “mp ‘thing similar to the Reformation 9:130 p. in.. but the sale of buns has ‘his when ‘illllcil- The Bl-llll? llllll be‘ ‘.0 stop an hour caller. come a new Book to many of us. Potatoes must not lic sold in Wycllff and Tynillilo in their day; heir skins aftor iold as n salad. Easel cannot be sold uitor 8 at. unless boiled nayounalsu. ' Chocolates can lic bought in tho- ters until 9:30 o'clock. but. not cigarettes or cigars.