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srelepliooe And Telegraph Line- fnen. Of‘ Halifax Work Hard To Get Lines In Condition

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" phyfiwhgvoo with telephone Mid tel-

cmouuuiicetion. linemen for the three it!- ggqwq meal companies to announce legs-night thee, busineu was beinS melee astusuul. n. many we: only "mponirympdi-ISNW been rrmdebut “u, flu exception o! some sections encumber-land County and Prince mwipd Island, where some local tel- gpipqe hues an still out of order. regular sfivioe B being maintained.

Hum Wednesdly night, hundreds of men faced rain, sleet and snow and sometimes wortzcd when the mer- c,” jrevqed little above mo. In pieces the roads were next W inl- pesstlie, the Maritime ‘Iielnraph Ind Telephone company reported iddi nigllhbilt uie men godded elonscnd

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Children Are Adopted

. 3 .. Th: last tew days have been ex- ssptlinally busy ones (or Santa

olauai assistants at The coal-dim

9mg“ m preparing the parcels sent

‘ in byi-Bauta-Psls for delivery. Yes-

ierdai-Jerternoorr all the parcels for. city Ahildivn were delivered in We ears, it tg pleasing to be able to say leeches one eiriid an the list re- nuflld_ unadopted owing to the

I splendid response oi the Santa-Pals

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to whom" The Guardian extends sincere thanks for their making it ‘ to create so much happiness mpg many little hearts this morn- Hs the past number of years The cuisine with the hearty oo-orcrd- tlci o! generous-minded people o! clfi-fittetcwn and Prince Edward ls- land in general has been conducting theufianta-Pal Club with a view to

macaw children happy 0" __ ‘ mqming. This year ell ef- forts have again been crowned With success, Pals have come to the front remarkably. and aitiioush both dod- Is and raoiphnts are unknown t0

ANNOUNCEMENTS. MING EVENTS. EETlNGS. ETC. "sullen was. svddlll m" °" Christmas atternoon. 3 t0 4-

at ooreweiiainir christ-

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Pmmpt service is now available on lines to Montreal, 8t. Jdua, Bump Monctnu and other outside poll-m, he said. ‘

wire sweetest losses werefeurree-ed by tnecompsnyin Prince Edward Island where more than‘ 100 poles were levelled during storms, and in Cumberland County. Wihile some loc- ellineiinthesedislrictssirestiuout or order, Mr. McKay said. Will-ire will be made as soon es possible.

Canadian Press reported their line working sstislbflwry “at night, and c m. '1'. and 0.1a‘ a. chief oper- ators reported their lines had been repaired and business was being handled es usupl ' "

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on} another it is hoped um Christ- mas may bring as much satistac- tion to one as it does Joy to the Oth-

er. Santa-Pals will all have I- mdffl’ r

Christmas. That is a foreordained conclusion. However. The Guardian wishes to add to the cup o! bliss the sincerest wishes for a happy hdlidly and the compliments 0! the season. Following are the names o! some Santa-Pals: Mr. A. A. Ailey. Mr. B. Bremncr. Misses Doris and Elinor Tanton, Mrs. Dr. Yeo, Mrs. H. B. Henderson, Mrs. Walter Hess. Mrs. Crabbe. "Bants-Pli." Oherldtietdwd- Swastika Group. Zion Ohurch C. 0. I. 'I'.. Mrs. R. B. Hunt. Mrs. J. lit McFadyen, Miss Mary "Katherine

(Continued on page 8) .

Midnight Mass At Catholic Churches

Last night midnight Mill“ W8" celebrated at 5t. Winston's Bllillcl and the Church of the Most Holy HA- deemera, At the former Mesa Rav. Monsignor McDonald was the cold- brant with Rev. hther McMahon and Rev. Father McCarthy, Deacon and Bub-deacon respectively. Rev. Father Sullivan, who was the preacher, spoke cn the Nativity.

At the Church o! the Most Holy Re- deemer. Very Rev. Monsignor McLean

Father McQuAid and Rev. Chas. Mc- Cormick. no newly. formed choir rendered special music.

Christmas Eve Mail Heavy

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celebrated tho Mall. assisted it)’ Rev.‘

DIPHTHERIA INREJSLANB?

Questions and Answers 0n A Subject of Vital Importance to Child--

Throughout The Pro. vince. .

The following questions and ans- wers on the timely subject o1 diph- theria, its prevention and neat- ment. have been m. ’ ‘ed to the press by Dr. Creelmesn ' Pfovinciai Health Ofncer. The article should be read carefully by parents throughout the Province:-

i" o. What is dipiillieriai

A. It is a very dangerous. highly infectious or catching disease calls- od by diphtheria. germs which lodge in the nose and throslt. s. s rule the disease is characterized by in- flatrunation of the throslt and e disturbance e: the whole system.

2. Q: I! the diphtheria .ge'rins lodge in the nose and throat. how dodthey cause‘. s. disturbance throughout the entin, system?

r s2 ‘poison which enters the blood slrcslrrsnd‘ causes hem! to tiuues .1 difrercnt parts of the body. es-

xpeciallythe heart. This poison is

called diphtheria toxin. 3. Q: When is diphtheria at its worstsnd what classes o! people does it attack? _ A: Records show that the isease most. common between November and January and ‘at its lowest be- tween June and August. ' It chiefly attacks children under ten years of age. It is much more fatal to little children than to old- er persons. In {act the greatest number of deaths from diphtheria occur‘ in children under five years of age. 4. Q: How can one recognise diphtheria‘) _ ' A: ‘Hie child may complai o! a sore throat or that the throat hilrts or there may be a croupy ooimh. Thm is usually some fever with en increased pulse rate. . All sore throats are dangerous. Babies cannottand young children do not know how to ifldidflib thflt “my have; g, 50m throat. Diphther- ia is too dlsigoroia to trifle with or take chances. ‘rims is all im- poi-tent. Call a doctor at once.

5. Q: Cari anything be done to lessen the numbers! cases" and‘ deaths from diphtheria?

A: Yes, a crest deal can be done and has been done. As a result oi.’ and faithful research

by mew men in many lands a great deal has been learned ss to how diphtheria il spread, as to the action of the deadly W110i"! 011 W tiasuasotthebodsnendsstctl-ie way (he body fights against this poison by product diphtheria

discover-y o! how to obtain very potent antitoxin in lergequsntities was snalde. Finally. s. means o! vac- cination against diphtheria hes been developed. The prover use d! these discoveries wtll reduce the cases and deaths to ihlllfliilwt numbers. l _ , s. o; Are some children deioni- 1y ,_ tested against diphthariat A: Yea but 1 years of llfi ' ‘i-Qzwbatistnebetureoftbia natural protection? A: ‘lune individuals have s1 diphtheria antitank! in - /

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Gen. Jan C‘ ' ‘ cilmmnder of the British troops u. iEast Alrica during the war, lg he“ iseon welcoming m; ' "any. .Gen. von Lettmv-Vorbeck, common. if!‘ 0! "l! Gcrlliln East Africa foreq,

Eslllllld. Root to la .

Former Enemies Meet g

honor. in London recently. Gen. Smuta, __ on the

Jan. 815$ “’ a ' ‘ ., , lion of the university.

' i LONDON, Dec.

er which he gave in‘ his were even more happy.

.~| is seen in the picture ht, is to visit Toronto on

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No ald’s Coal l"ll t ass ing Unnnrcrtilcd.

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was a battle whose result gave su much gratification to the defeated army as Thursday night's division on the coal bill. The Labor members were exultant enough when they learned they had a majority of eight. they stood on the benches and waved handkcrchlefs and order papers and one of them blew o. whistle. The op- position parties. though less excited,

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Is Chairman

Pcrliament Adjourned ._ , Lloyd George. Once

LONDON. Doc. WL-Parllament edidumcd» Oluietmes eve with the P°1itlcal situation all odds and ends m4 with the compelling figure er Right Hon. David Lloyd George, Liberal leader, once more dramatic- dlreddv swims into the limelight.

The bitter attack which Lloyd Gebrse mddc cseinst the coal mines bill. and the governments narrow eel. cape from detest in consequence has widened the breach between the Lih- erals and the govomment. Neither o! the two leaders is presently, at "W ffildfln any mood for comes-- sions. Yet the ntajsrity of only eight votes on the Conservative amend-

Political sliced... , In _ (jjlreat Brit"

Chritsrnas Eve With More Stepping Dramat-

ically Into The Limelight.

mcnt for the rejection of the bill is owl-lovely ricer the precipice. m his attitude Wei-Mt iurther negotiations with the Liberals. Premier Mac- Donald is reported to have the en- thusiastic support or his loliowers. Labor men make light the Llbarg] threats and predict that another gen- eral election would reduce the Lib- eral Party to extinction. Some o! the Laborites even new are prepared to pick up the Liberal gulmtlet and take the issue to the polls. ‘they argue that in the break up of the Liberal Pd"? they could secure the clear House majority they need,

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Year.

lrived here to spend Christmas among their Norfolk tenants in the old Eng- lish fashion. The royal party includ- es the King's children and grand- children. . '

At the King’s iequeet Queen Mary has selected an extra large Christ- mas tree. Mid-day dinner will be served instead oi the usual evan- ing mill for thmflneiit o! Princess auaatltth. amen daughter er eiie Lu“ QM Duchess ot York. and he: ecueiiit.‘ ‘wiry: children. Gerald and George Laseeilas.‘ A bscond miniature been clldlln‘ 1G‘ tbs diildron .of ' K1118 Ooclgfa totlalifi the Bendringi-

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A And Grand Children About l Them-—Occasion Is In Happy i .. Contrast With Gloom Of Last

i ’ . . SANDRJNGl-IAM. England, Dec. planned by the Queen and the wholr . the d rf l ' mmmdn m m“ w“ e u i24-—'l‘ho King and Queen have ar-‘royal farniiy will sit with the child-

ren during the cinema programme.

IDNDON, Dec. Edi-Christmas Day will be one of the happiest in thc history of the royal tsmily oi Eni- land. Lest Christmas was a day of gloom for them and for the Eng- lish people. The King was battling for his life. It looked as though he _ live to see another Yuletide. But new be is completely

never would

recurred to hollth.

On November datum. the brief announcement was made to the nawlpapers that the King was con- lioed to his room. having caught d chill while duck shooting at Band- fmillil/ Bulletin followed bulletin

with rapidly ionising. gnflty.

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Dr. C. M. lllncks, Toronto, medical" director o! the Canadian national committee for mental hygiene who has been named chairman of a special commission to carry out a mental survey of the province of Sou-- katchewan, according to an sn- nouncement by Saskatchewan min- ister of’ public health.

BELIEVE SKULL; i8 FiRST MAME

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Peiping Sicclctons May l Bare Origin of An- cestors of Human Race.

PEIPING. Dec. Zt-Sclentists hi‘; hinting that ten skeletons unearthed simultaneously with,~s.n unbroken ‘skull found in the quarries at. Chow Outelir, ten miles from here, may be mo nearest approach yet made w 1;». ,3 the ancestors of the hum-

| l. ..su1l was unearthed by a Chin

. »..- geologist who claimed it belonged itn a species o! the famous "Peking man," the liinantliropus Pekinesis," said to be associated with the per- iod of the Piltdown skull and the Java apelnan. '

While the socientists who knew the secret were sworn to secrecy, it was understood here they regard the discoveries es perhaps‘ the greetast human find ever made. The skull as weli as the skeleton. was said to be in a splendid state of preservation. scientists continued their search in the hope of finding more skulls. Nine of the skeletons were headless. The disoovrea were made in the same lime-stone quarry whore the "Mon-

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iof Italy had been discovered by Bel-

~ Jrhiehris tonconvoy King Albert and

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Annun Nubanrlpflasra hallowed U.“ llv llall Canada and ll. l. A $010..‘

GIAN R0 YAL TY

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‘Plot Frustrated .

To Assassinatet

Members Of The Belgian Royal ‘ ~

_ Family And Prevent Marriage,

Of Princess Marie Jose

To?

Crown Prince Humbert Of.

Italy.

(Special to The Guardian)

BRUSSELS. Dec. 24.-'I‘he news- paper Indepeiidence Beige tonfght 881d that a plot to csscssinete mem- bers 0i the Belgian Royal Family and prevent the marriage of Princess Marie Jose to Crown Prince Humbert

gian and Italian police. The plot was said to have been aimed s‘. the Bel- gian and Italian Ministers, if plans for the marriage were carried out The newspaper said that. the police hero arrested during the pest week end a young Italian Communist nam- ed Bicrni, who was alleged to have confessed that he came to Belgium to murder the Italian Minister of _Justice, Prolessor Rocco. He was fulfil!!!‘ 111M611 to have disclosed s. 1119b to bomb the Italian Royal Train

Queen Elizabeth toltsily for tile w - ding. As lie-described the plan, anar-

chists were to throw bombs tron another train which would pass thl Royal Coaches at Milan. flhe news- paper said iurther that Premier Henri Jasper, Minister o! Justice Jsnson and Defense Minister, Broquevilie o! the Belgian Cabinet had lately receiv- cd letters threatening death unless they prevented the marriage schedul- ed for January 8.

It was believed that Bierni may ~l

have bene associated with remand! Di Rosa, who tired a shot at. Princt Humbert while he was here on Oo- tober 24th, in connection with thl formalities of announcing the en- gagement.

The Independence Bclge 1s the or- E

gan of the Liberal Party and giver special atten" to diplomatic an( foreign news. The Liberal lhrty t! one o! those making‘ up tbo -ooalitiol of the Government.

cllliliiils 0N iiaisiillvi AMEiiiiMENT

Judge Refuses to Exer- cise Discretion Given Him By Legislature In Re Children of Un- married Parents Act.

At. the opening of the December term of thc Queen's County Court yesterday His Honor Judge Stewart made an important statement with reference to an amendment to "The Children of Unmarried Parents Act." The Judge stated than an applica- vion had been made to him a Iew days previously to have a sum of 815 ‘raid to the Provincial Guardian out of an amount which had been award- cd in an action under ,"'I'hc Child- ren of Unmarried Parents Act," vzilnst the father of a child begot- ~n of an unmarried parent. The , ..ur'ned judge having refused the ap- "lllcation and having since rendered Lie reasons of his refusal to writing] “are them as trTcwsz i "Before rm xng with the regu-| .111‘ busincr- of the Court I wish to- call the amrition of the public and gcveming az-thorities to an Amend- ment made by the Legislature at its

Gets Dirty Look Wolf Quits Town

Lennon.’ Dec. zc-neepiie an inclination in police circles to treat his complaint humorously, George H. Upton of 58 Bruce street, insists that last night at midnight, a block from his home. he encountered a timber wolf. Upton, who lived for years tn Northern Ontario, insists that he knows a wolf from a police dog, and that ho was not wrong. Having no weapon he stared the wol! out of countenance and the stranger- fled, he relates.

ti‘. Weather, Etc

lristscszlon to "The Children of Un- carried Parents Act“ whereby it was jfOVidQd that the Judge on the near- , lng and determination of a case against the father of a child begotten of an unmarried parent might or- rlcr such father to pay a sum of money not exceeding fifteen dollars for costs of the provincial guardian in connection with the case. 1 "Ibis was to be in addition to the large sums directed by the main Act to be paid by such father to the pro- vincial guardian for the maintenance and care of the mother of the child for a reasonable time before and af- ter the birth of such child, for the

Montreal, cloudy . Quebec, snow Charlottetown. cloudy . Halifax. rsln Saint John rain . .. Boston, rain sc-zi

~New York, cloudy 14-46

High tide this morning at 0.22 anti Wllight It 0.38. _ Sun rises this rnoming at 7.40 an!

care and maintenance of the child sf- sets this afternoon at 4J1.

ter its birth until it attains the agei New moon Monday, Dc

of sixteen years, and tor the neces- k . (Continued on page I)

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