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kinds alimen- sinllmmsrrlctnlldbroke.

Io ‘Gunilla, Ioniided lhnrlotletewn Guardian Two Cecil.

Burning‘ Coal

tflauses Anxiety

At Falconwood

spar-k sThreaten-O-utbuilding, And

Firemen Are Summoned. Chan,

red Skeleton Found In Ruins Yesterday. Plans Underway To ‘Provide Winter Accommo- dation For__liatients.

lielieved to be the rentalns of one day, however, an attempt will be oithe six inmates of Faiconwood made to carry on the search. Hospital missing since iuanday About twenty tons o! coal in the night's fire, a chlrred skeleton was fire hole were burning last night in round in the basement of the west o,’ solid mass, and sparks were being wing of the‘ ruins of the building carried dangerously near the Kesterday afternoon. There was no laundry building in which equip~ or other means of identi- merit salvaged from the Hospital - itlon, and only parts of_ the was stored. The city firemen were ikeleton were found. notified. They went to the scene "Amlmg the still smouldering ruins with a quantity of sinali hose to it was diiflcult to penetrate yesier- fit the Falconwood water system. lay. The walls in the west portion A line was laid and the fire was of the building are still standing subdued. Asylum employees kept aut threaten to collapseuit any mo- the pile wet all night. ment. If the welither is calm to- Continued on page i0

France Knocking At_Britain’s Door

(By George Harnbleton. Canadian for a tariff understanding with '- Press Staff Writer) Great Britain.

PARIS, Dec. lc-(Ganadlan Press When the pound sterling slump- Csrbltn-France is holding out the|ed, France imposed an additional olive branch. Shela hoping now customs duty of 15 o'er cent on

V, goods from countries with depre- ciated currlencieis. she ‘ltrlertieh plea Q. was thatt .. a di ona u y mere- .. . , ». NEETENGS» . ' ' rate but the ction caused- Rmk feeling inllngland. It hit British lmgmosl exporters, in particular. pret- > > ity hard. Specific cases are given of "Buying dressed fowl. chickens threQ mnmcgs gm- gng supply .31 g

ggfi,§§fsf,u“‘{§ ufffftligwtal oi 100.000 tons of coal being

l0 buying poultry this seasonuiwt-

Bring your poultry and do your? m turn, under the Brtlsh antl- Christlnas sholmus. 3999101 Prim dumping duties and the duties on on certain goods for cash or pro- ‘any ‘runs and vfigcmblcs’ u“,

"Opening skate at Milton tonight.

committee.

a day oi parliamentary dramatlcs which saw the President's debt holi- day proposal move slowly toward s. vote which its sponsors predicted would give it house approval by Saturday.

President Hoover and his charge that the chief executivehad “sold out" to Germany made him the target oi denunciatory speeches as soon as the congressional day be-

ABBIISES ILS, PRESIDENT 0E SElLINB llllT

(Canadian Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.- Unbowed by the repudiation oi his colleagues and the bitter censure oi others, representative McFadden, stocky Pensylvnnio Republican. calmly but defliantly opposed the Hoover moratorium late today be- fore the House ways and means

His appearance brought to a close

McFaddeNs severe, criticism of

gall.

Beedy oi Maine, angular Yankee Republican, accused him 0i utter- ing falsehoods and members of both parties arose to applaud as he vig- orously defended the President. I

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iivultroon. Que, (Canadian and Associated Press Cablesl-The board oi directors of

"liner now lying partly built in a

1y levelled -ul> the old Protective

duce. Walter S. Weeks, Fredericton. - 10961-11

"Old-time dance at Lyceum to- night (Thursday). 100 " ._.__

“Christmas Concert in Afton Hall, Friday night December 18th. If not fine, first fine night.

' 10950-12-17-11.

"Come-to the Christmas School Concert, Iris, December 22nd. ' 10955-12-17-81.

, "Buying live hogs, Hunter River, Tuesday, Dccembe 22nd till 11 a. m. Everett Hnslsm, Emerald, buying some date. Signed Everett Wed- loek. 10956-12-17-31.

irfi-‘Pvillage Green School concert saecembsr 10th. If not flne Tuesday suing 10951-13-17-31.

"Borden Line Club loading hogs, lambs, calves. Albany. Thursds , D!!!- lbth. 10018-12-15- i

"Come to the concert at Cross Road School Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 7.30 sharp. 10044-12-10-21

‘."Bcrden School xinaa Concert in Borden Hall, Friday, December 18th. . iooao-ia-io-ai.

. ‘Founder-t Morttnvale nail. Dee- ember 21st. If no fine. first fine night. 10087-124041.

"Auction Forty-Fives postponed in Emerald Hall until December ID. 193i. , 10025-12-16-21.

"Drawing for Hope Chest in Cal- edonin Club Rooms Friday evening, 18th. 10030-12-10-31.

"Auction Forty Fives in Caled- inia Club Rooms Friday evening, ‘llth, s o'clock. Tickets 2b cents.

l 10038-12-16-31.

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I "Come to the School Concert in reZntrai Lot i0 Hall, Monday, Dec- “ ber 21st. If stormy, first fine night icllcwing. a lms-ia-is-zi.

\ "Christmas Concert at Kenning- .¢l......"““' "°..in°"'§§’a'f. "lit.

_ you y remem- m. _ mvst-ia-ia-ai.

uQ-a-en-ns

"Canadian mien n. r. s. L. "Iullrmonthly meetingwiil be W» IlIfleul-lalimdrafton "invariant-sax militiam- ‘Moaai-aqmitattcadaatt

a this a th mt . "I N all m. iiui-iaTlltii

French exporter suffered. for Brit- 'uin has always been a large import- er of French products,

An official statement is expected very shortly indicating a French move toward a compromise. Tile French government. it is stated, is willing to consider the situation in the most amicable spirit with the hope that London will» not only show the same spirit of conciliation in regard to tariffs, but also with regard to more harmonious cooper- ation between the two countries gneraliy.

‘Coal Industry Would‘ Not Be Affected.

CALGARY. Alta, D03 IiF-(BY Thecantidien Press) -- Alberta's coal industry would not be affected to ply great extent if Canada de- cided to accept British coal in re- turn for the wheat sne would ex- port to Great BYWUII under the Ypi-oposed wheat quote plan. A des- lpatch from London lest night quot- 'ed the Morning Poet as stating that such a step may fault from the forthcoming Imperial Economic Conference. Ii such an agreement resulted, stated P. R. Shields. Managing nir- ector of Cool Sellers 00.. Limited, it would have its greatest effect on importation of United States In- thracite. Canada, he saw. rained no anthracite coal and if the no- iniaicu decided to went the Bri- ish product the United States im- portations would bear the brunt c! the competition. > He pointed out that Alberta coal operators at violent we Immat- ing to secure lower freight rates to enable them to enter the On- [.110 market, with their coal. He admitted, however. that the British w‘; mm“. hinder the province's

the Cunard Line .today announced the company would complete its new

e0p|e’s Paper

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THlJRSDAY

Dec. 16.

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A CHRISTMAS MORNINGi SMILE FOR SANTA PALS

If Expectation Fails Faith Is Blightecl

Parents Of God b Poor May. Have No Hope OfA VisitFrom Santa Claus To Their Little Ones, But Santa Pals Can, If They Choose, Give 772cm TlleSurprise Of Their Lives

PERHAPS Shakespeare was thinking- of those families most in need of Santa Pals when he wrote : l

“Oft expectation fails, and mvost oft then Where most it promises; and oft it hits Where hope is coldest, and despair most fits.”

Clydebank, Scotland shipyard, with or without assistance from the Bri- tish Government. ,

Suspension of construction on the giant ship last Saturday threw 3,- 000 workers out of employment and was the immediate cause of repre- sentations in Parliament and else- where that building be resumed as

announcement the company said it was forced to suspend work owing to s. drop in the depreciation fund from which money for new vessels is drawn.

Bruening Is S u sta ine-d‘

BY LOUIS P. LOCHNER Associated Pftss Stat! Corresponll‘ ent

BERLIN, Dec. 16. (APJ-Chm- oellor Heinrich Brueniniffl Gill/Em" ment weathered another storm to- day when the council of elders re- fused to convene the RElCIISEF/z- Th6 council turned down by l VOW 01 s21 to 250 a. Joint motion eallinB for convocation which was submllr. ted by the National Socialist, Nat- ionilists, Conununists and Peoples parties. This action meant that Dr. Brueninf will continue unhamllfl‘ ed in his virtually dictatorial rule.

Another storm which had been gathering for some time built t0‘ day, but did not cause as much excitement as had been expected. Adolf Hitler's 1010?!!!” "N! 5° the Chancellor's recent attic! 011 Natohalisln appeared in the form oi an open letter in which the Fascist leader accused the Govern- ment of pursuing a policy oi illus- ion.

Glothing Workers a Accept Gut

(Claudia Pres)

8061013, Milt. Dec, lb-Mem- im, o! 1am unions affiliated pith the amalgamated clothing worker! o! America lest night voted to ac- ceptacutofeiclitperesntin wales. Genenl President Sydney iiiiimcn of New Yuk, who recom- mended the acceptance of the out. seiditwasabouttwopergentleu than reductions mans in Roch- ester, N. Y., and Chicago. Stillman left last night for ‘lbs-onto, to pre-

erforts to obtain the Ontario mark- “ I . . , 7-‘

veil on Canadian workers to take similar action. ""*"‘ ‘*-\

Few of the parents of the little ones on Santa Pals list have any hope of a visit from Santa Claus this year; are sophisticated rather than sceptical and know’ full we'll through whom mostly Santa Claus makes himself manifest. It is for Santa Pals in these cases where “hope is coldest and despair most fits" to bring glad surprise, joy and iliankfuinens by acting the part of Sonia Claus. Adopt the child or children you desire for Christmas morn. advise the p

Guardian of the fact, and send your gifts addressed andé

s°°n as pmible‘ I“ m’ prevmus numbered t0 The Guardian. One Wom_en’s Institute and one

country Sunday School enjoy the enviable reputation of being on the honor roll. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Miliar who have not missed once all these years and who are no longer resident here, are once more i0 the fore with their kindly- thoughi and action on behalf of Island Santa Pa! little

ones. “God bless them l ” ~

Santa Pals to dale are: Mzithiesoli, Mrs. George Pearson, Hamid. Stewart, Evelyn Stewart,

Santa Pals ~ Boots McLeod, Misses Home, Joyce

The mmwlng Santa Pa“ have Hessian, Blair Hessian, Eric Hes- answered the call: 5mm - Frederick segman: DOME Se“. lllrs. Wlnnifred Lodge, Mrs. Harry ma“: a ‘fiend’ $2: Mrs’ ‘Emma T "Millar, Joan Miller, George, Bobby- WK"? l‘ "m"! ‘2- and Mickey McLeod. A friend. $1.00; ~

m" w" H‘ Pmwsel mm“ H‘ Miss Helen Ceilings, Pownai United Lowther, Jean Lowther, Mrs. Sunday school, cymhga Kendall, George Wallar, Helen DeBlois, Rob- Qladyg w“; ert DeBlois, Gordon DeBlois. Leila Pow-no] United Church, Mrs. C. ’ Worthy, Mrs. Murdock McKlnnon, l-l. B. Iiongworth, Norah Longworth, Mrs. Dr. F. C. Taylor. A Friend, Mary Campbell, Nora

Mai-y Catherine Wright, cieci-geraylor, Allison Foster, Phyllis, Fos- Burnett, James Burnett, Miss n. ter, Miss Elaine Mutch. Doris and Burnett, Mrs. J. M. MacPadyeu, Esther Mcnousall. GQOTEB- T010- Mia. .1. n. n. McOready, Ann Sad- vand Rose Mary Rogers. G- H- Talc, dler, Frank Saddler, Mrs. Isaac Car-‘lor, Mrs. Mott, Miss Lilla Coles. ter, Miss Bertha carter, Mary John C. Doull, J. cummisky. Dor-

, DECEMBER 17,4 1931

DETAILS 0E WHEAT lillilTA IINSETTLED

‘ OTTAWA, Ont., Dec. 16. (By the Canadian Pressl-Premler R. B. Bennett made it clear tonight that the details of a. British wheat quota had not been in any sense settled u- even discussed, but at the con-

been suggested that the quota for Great Britain would be 15 per cent, it being estimated that that per- centage of their requirements could be grown in the United Kingdom. If 15 per cent were appropriated for foreign grown wheat, 70 per cent would remain for the Dominions and other parts oi the Empire oth- er than Great Britain.

The Prime Minister also made it plain that these percentages were purely estimates.

PAYS TRIBUTE l0 MEMORY UFBANKER

MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 16. (By tile Canadlin Prcssl-The financial and sporting lire of Canada today

-mourlled the passing of a great

banker and a great sportsman, rit the age oi 58 years eccurred in Royal Victoria Hospital here.

Mr. Neil devoted his l-ife to the Royal Bank of Canada, rising stead"

‘sy in the service crtha-t institution

until he became its vice president

ing figure in Canadian financial life.

He had apparently been ill good health until shortly before enter- illg the hospital in October last. It ivas only at that time that th"

Continued on page 10

iilliiliE FELT

IN TENNESSEE

(Canadian Press)

MEMPHIS, 'I‘cllri_, Dec. l6 liull- (ireds oi lvlempllitms and residents of north Missiaslgrpi reported to the Commercial Appeal that an ca Vill- quake llad rocked their homes to- night. They set the time oi the tremor at 9.38 o'clock. _

Professor W. L. Kennon, professor 0i physics and astronomy at the University of Mississippi. said by telephone from Oxford, Miss, “It was a mild shock with considerable rumbling and lasted about 30 sec- onds." '

BIRMINGHAM, Alan, Dec. 16— Several Birmingham residents rc- ported to the Age-Herald that they

(had felt an earthquake tonight.

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Among women the greatest ur- torlaleinseemstobenslilnyncse.

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Europe Hit By Storm And Flood

First Taste O-i-Winter Accom-

ference last year in London it hadi

(Associated Press)

LONDON, Dec. ld-Storm and flood were reported from widely scattered parts oi Europe today and ,s. cold wave gave many areas their ffirst taste 0i winter. A blizzard

tea-ring doom the Baltic Sea. im- perllied shipping and caused minor damage to coastal districts, A sail- ing ship was torn from its anchor- age and was wrecked in the roads at Llbau, Latvia, the‘ crew of seven belnE drowned.

A fishirg vessel was sunk in the Stockholm Archipelago with the loss of one lfe. The Soviet ship Illltch from Odessa, foundered near Smyrna. following a violent storm which has raged over the Aegean Sea. for several days. Six other ves- sels were driven ashore and salvage operations were started.

I .

New Dept. In Newfoundland

lGovernment

ST. JOHN'S, Nil/i, Dec. 16—(By (the Canadian Resin-The consol-

lCharlcs Ernest Neill, whose derth idatlo,» o’ the Department of Mm“

line and Fisheries with that oi s;- ricuiture and Mines into one De- partment,.with the subsidiary di-

visions or Forests and waterpower,‘

announced some time ago as gov- Iernmerit policy, has been complet-

they and mznagilig director and a lead- . ed and Wm take enact January 2v

Premier Sir Richard Squires an- nounced 00.08110. ‘Ille inclusive de- partment will go under (he name of Natural Resources, with Deputies for Marine and Fisheries, fllower, Mines and Forests and Ag- Ericulture. I Overhead expenses of the two departments for the past five years have averaged $670,000, and it is‘ estimated the consolidation will ei- feet an annual saving of $300,000.

'l"he premier also announced that ltlic llighroads commission and gov- crlilnent engineer's officer were to be combined under the Depratmenl. oi Public Works as a fissure of economy, also to take effect Janu- ary 2.

To Probe Effect Of Depreciation

(Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. l6- The United States tariff commis- sion was ordered by the Senate tn- day to investigate the effect of de- preciated foreign. currencies upon importations of wood pulp and pulp

Water- '

panied By Blizzard Plays Havoc On _I_._zindAnd Sea.

Northern Algeria. was sufferins from floods and damaged com- munications as the result oi s. gala Telegraph lines were down for many miles around 'I‘u.l'iis and rail service to Algeria was out oi oper- ation. ‘The inhabitants oi some dis- trlcts were cut oii by floods and awaited rescue on housetops.

Two more survivors oi the wrecked French submarine chaser No. 96 were found alive in an Arab hut in the forests oi Algeria, but floods prevented natives from bring- ing them to civilization.

Londoners shlvered from a sud- den. drop in temperature and Paris was reported very cold. A number of villages in South Bulgaria were severely damaged by lnundatlons but details were lacking becausl communications were severed. ‘

The Sale OI Labrador

MANCHESTER“ £213., Dee. 16- (Canadian Press Cabin-Comment ing on the Newfoundland Govt'l offer to sell theliahradcr territory to the Dominion of Canada. at s price oi $100,000,000, the Manchester Guardian declared editorially to- day:

“The proper development of this sub-Arctic territory, however, great may be its potential wealth. is at the outset a very formidable task. It is no discredit to the C0lllpl1r- atively small Dominion that New- foundland has so far been able in make little progress,

"A short time ago when Germans offered to lease the territory there was an immediate outcry from Canada. and even the United Stilt- es press began to cite the Monroe

Doctrine. Now it ls being offered

to Canada once more-no longer, however, a8 an unwanted child. but ‘for the substantial price of a hun- dried million dollars. Thus the Whirligig oi time brings its reveng- rs."

i

i - , To Investigate Depreciations

(Canadian Press) WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.-

The Senate today ordered the U. S 'tariff commission to investigate the effect oi deprcciations in currency from the importation of wood pulP and pulpwood. Senator Charles L. lvicNary, Republican, Oregon, was responsible for the move.

The tariff commission, it is as- sumed, has already in its 005595- slon information on the question presented to it and is expected to make a report within a few days.

‘ DeBloil. Beryl

Walker, John Walker, Corinne Walker.

Miss Jane Donnell Johnston, Mrs. 101th McLeod, Ml‘. Benjamin Brem- ner, Betty Bruce. Joyce Warren Doris Howatt, Frances Simmons, Doris Simmons. Sarah Forbes, Mar- garet Prowse, Fairlie Prowse, Eulalin Molded.

Helen ‘M. Wood, Mrs. M. W. Wood. Doris Affleck, Ross Affleek. Joan Williams, Peter Jay, Eleanor Clipp- D. K. Oilrrie, Rev. George Mlliar in memory of Douglas B. Miller, Mrs, Noel DeBlois, Tom DeBlois, lilmest Worth, Mrs. a. MacDonald, Ernest C. Helm. Mrs. A. E. Inga.

Mrs. W. Chester S. Mciiure, Mrs C. H. Black, Horence Warren, Ail- een flllnpboll, Audrey Birch. m IIIQMU 01 B11610!!! 0. McLurO. Mini May ma», menezt-r Wom- en's Women's Institute, Jack Saund- ere. Dcllllol Blunders, Joloe Nichol- son. Cmiltlncg Ilyhdmsn, tfsurlcs Bloke. Pete Ocsb, Jack Bell.

Mrl. O. 0.. Oraswell, Craswell studio. IRI- W. H. J. Gill, Allison Mutob. Ill-l. C. D. McLean, Mrs. P. .1. Proud.

Audi” beliefs, Miss Anna Moln- nis, Gordon it. Carver, Betty Flood, Mn- '8. A. int-humon- w" M“

een Dunlop. Mary and Eleanor Williams, Mrs. H. E. Cantwell, Stirling Walker, Mrs. Benjamin Rogers, Annie May MacKinnon. (Continued on Page?!)

Preference To Ex-Service Man

UITAWA, 0110., Dec. 16—(By the Canadian Prom-The Ottawa cit- isen publishes the following today:

"Amendment to the Civil Service Act to extersi to the sons 0i ex- service inenln the Great War the preference in Government appoint- ments now enjoyed by the fathers Will. it is said here, be suggested in i-hI comics session of Parliament.

"aim! l amour found favor at i-hl convention 0f the Canadian Lo- sion. Under the present law, in all Civil 5617160 Ofilhllitltimas, the ex- service men bu a preiei-encc. ii one who was octaves-seas received one hundred ll! the examination and the es-urviee man just cot w» Wm‘ "WW7. the letter. imdcr "l" lmlfilflfl. Would receive lilo. alluvial-mm. The low is not dis-- minors-iii!

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The time was fixed at 0.40 o'clock.

{Life Insurance

TORONTO, Ont", Dec. 16. (By the Canadian Pressn-A gain of over $2,000,000 in new piid for ordinary life insurance in Canada and New- foundland was shown in November as compared with October. For the first eleven months of the year new business to the extent of no lass than $442,149,000 was written by 15 companies having in force 84 per- cent oi the business done in the Dominion, according to figures giv- en out today by the life insurznce sales research bureau.

November sales were $38,860,000. lllc totals by provinces being:

Alberta 01,800,000.

British Columbia, $2,237,000.

blitnitobl $2,517,000.

New Brunswick, 5950.000.

Nova Scctia, 9.407.000.

Ontario, $15,787,000.

Prince Edward lwlillld. $108,000.

Sivkatchewan, 0.1055000 and in

Quebec, $11,836,000. Ncwfoundlllii. $245,000.

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