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llining llooiii At The Charlottetown is lleileoorateil

A newly-painted and. beautifully decorated main dining-room, the work of Mr. J.A. Doyle and his staff of capable and experienced painters and decorators, will greet the large number qt Christmas guests at the Charlottetown Iliotel tomorrow.

The walls and panels have been painted sea-sand, one of the soft- est and most restful of colours:

the moulding on the upper walls ierwe whicth you have

is in taupe} the ceiling is new- t-ziin; and the whole decorative scheme i5 brilliantly but astefully illuminated with flashes of 80111 interspersed among the trimmings.

It is understood that alter the Cilristntas holidays. the lobby and the main lounge will also be dec- oraied.

Tire Charlottetown. one of a chain of Canadian National Rail- Wily hotels stretching from coast to coast, is under the capable mali- tisement of Mr. W.G. Foster, who. before coming to the Charlotte-i town. was assistant-manager d! tile Fort Garry Hotel, wionfifi-

Reaction To Liberal Win

OTTAWA, Dec. 23 —- tCPi -, Victory fcr the Liberal candidate iii today's Federal by-eleriicn in iitc Qllrbe: riding of Richelieu- Vcrciityrcs increases the govem- nlentfl; majority in the Commons- recently reduced by losses in other mntests-to five votes.

On t-lle basis of this result. the standing of parties in the 245-seat. t-iiambel‘ now is: Liberals. 125; Pro- gressive Conservatives, 6'7; C C FR, 28; Social Credit, l3; others 11 and one vacancy.

This standing gives the Liberal administration a five-member edge not. including speaker Gaspard Fziuteux, who votes c.nly in the case of a tie. The vacancy is in Halifax, where WR. Macdonald. Perliamen‘ tarv assistant for navel affairs and the sitting Liberal. died recently.

Prime Minister King in s, state- ment tonight said the “overwhelm- ing" majority of the Liberal can- didate “speaks emphatically of the piles which the Liberal Party con- tinuel to hold in the Province of Quebec."

John Bracken. Progressive Con- servative leader, commented brief- ]y that the result was “not surpris- ing" atnd observed that the riding had been Liberal for the last 50 years.

MJ. Coldwell, 0.0.1". leader, de- clined comment as his party did not run a candidate in the cam- pattern.

There were some observers 116W» who thought today's victory 101E111 hasten the setting of a. date for the by-electlon in Halifax. Ml‘- Maodunaldh former seat. How- ever. because cit the time element. it would not now be PO-tslble l0 hold the vQtiy-ig before parliament meet, Jam 30, While there ts no rule against by-elections during the session, such procedure is not cus- tomary. _ _

In any event. political sources. agreed that the Rlchelieu-Vercheres trllflnph had regained fo-i- the 84W- cmment some of the prestige 105i in th’e fall months when Liberfll candidates met consecutive defeat-S by hv-elections in Pontiac. Portage la Prairie and Toronto Parkdale. Pontiac and Portage ‘had been tra- ditional Llberal teats.

ANCIENT RIDDLBS

Riddles were known to the anci- ent, Egyptians.

BIITIIS.. MARRIAGES. ' IIEATIIS

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BIRTH S

MloDONALD-At the Grace Mater- nity Hospital. Halifax, on December 19, 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce

Appreciative Letter From Chairman Cf |llllilll Commission

The following letter has been re- ceived by Mr. JusticeA. E. Arsen- ault from the chairman of the Commission on Indian Affairs:

"Personally, and on behllf of my

colleagues on the Commission for Indian Affairs, I wish to thunk you for the many kindnesses which you, ‘showed Us on the occasion of our, recent visit to Prince Edward ls- iland. ' "The brief and tho corrapond- submitted will be incorporated into the report of the Commission

“It is our firm hope visit, not only to LBILHOX Island,

that our

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CHRISTMAS ECHOES

what spirit hovers o'er each home when Christmas hours drw nigh? 111st bringl l brelth of heaven rielr, In whispers from the lky.

What music plays within elch hell-t - A mspsody lo sweet,

That sounds the chords of tendernesl

O'cl- hill lnd. plain lnd street?

That spirit of the long IIO When Cllllltmll nrst.wel born. Still breathes a blelsing through the y To greet each Yuletide morn!

A voice that changes not with timel Words that lhlli not grow old!

A enrol gllddening every heart

As countless years unfold!

That message old though ever dear The newborn King proclaimed,

when angel hosts from heaven's choli- His wondrous praises named.

but to the other reservations ‘iii tlhe Mariciinaee, will be of some value to all concerned. t

“We are indeed fortunate that we, had the opportunity of our meet- ing with ycu in Charlottetown and also your valuable contribution which gives us the complete story of what you have done for so many years for the betterment of the Indians not only in your own Prov- ince but in other parts of Canndd as well. I

"We shall all remember with pleasure our trip to the Garden of the Gliif, which even ill autumn. is a very llrzititiful spot.

“Very Sincerely‘ yours. “Dun. F. Brown. .\I.P."

Revise Casualties In Japan ‘lluake

TOKYO, Dec. 23—(AP) -L-1test, figure; tonight on casuaities in Japan's titanic submarine earth- quake cnd tidal waves were placed at 1.125 dead, 104 missing and 1,471 injured as authorities hastened to provide shelter from bitter wlnter weather for thousands of misery able survivors.

A survey of property damage in Saturday's disaster had not even beguii, but the Japanese Home Mlfllll’)! said it was certain to run into many millions of yen, es 24 of Japan's 4'1 prefectures were. affected.

LL-Gen. Robert 'L. Eiehelberger,‘ commander of the United States 8th Army. announced thlt no cas- ualties among allied personnel had been reported.

Trading Volume 0n Toronto Market ls Maintained

TORONTO. Dec 23—(OP)-’1‘rad- ing volume was well maintained despite the holiday atmosphere today on the Toronto exchange and prices held up apart from mild weakness in the senior golds. Base metal stocks closed with l small index gain.

Weak spots in the gold list in- eluded Dome, Hollinger, Lake Shore, Chimo, Beattie, Diversified. Kirkland Lake, Louvicourt. Pickle Crow, Sena-tor, Sigma, Sylvanite and Upper Canada. Amalgamated Lerder was in demand anti the price shot up to 1.72 and closed at 1.60 for l net gain of 30 cents It tnadde 41.000 shares. The close was up narrowly for Chestcrville. Dirk- enson, East Malartlc, Ellie‘; Fro. bisher. Giant, Lager-m, Lime Long Lac, MacDonald, blalartic Gold Fields, Ogama. Rlchmuc and Winchester, Osisko advanced 19 cents to 1.80 in heavy turnover.

The close was down narrowly for some of the senior base metals. including Nickel, Smelter! and Noranda. Steep Rock gained 10 cents.

Royalite firmed 3-8. Home added 3 cents anti minor loelel appeared for Roxana, British-Dominion and Mid-Continent.

FIGHTING WORDS

TORONTO. Dec. 23 — (OP)

MacDonald a son. ' DEATHS

8ltflTll—At 122 Elm Avenue, on Monday. Dec. 23, 1946, Vllléfll‘ Jean Smith, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Smith. Remains resting at I22 Elm Av- enue, from where the funeral will tlke place this morning at ll

Wllfll Rllisvll Stewmtt, 21, today

Within the earth's most humble home, t Within the palace hall. The Christmas spirit breathes the words A Merry Christmas alli -- John of “The Lilacs“

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Gallup Poll of Canada

RAND FORMULA APPROVED BY 52% OF CANADIANS

Public Bucks Union Support By Non-Members

By Clnldinn Institute Of Public Opinion

TORONTO, Nov. 26 - Payment of regular union dueslby non- molnbcrs who enjoy wage rates gained by union effort, is advocated by a slim majority of Canadian voters.

This proposal, which foruns the basic measures applied by Mr. Justice Rand in the now historical settlement of the Ford strike in February. 194B, was submitted to a cross-section of adult Canadians in the latest Gallup poll, with the question:

“In a factory which has a union, should the workers who are not members he obliged to ply the regular union feel if they are getting union rltel of ply?"

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UNION MEMBER-T

‘Iihe national result was:

Yes, should be obliged to pay 52% No, should not 38 Undecided l5 100% Response on the subject indicated wide popular interest and

knowledge of the issue, the Institute found, although women and farm voters tend slightly more to be undecided.

As would be expected, union members and their families support the principle more unanimously than the non-union public:

Union Non-Union Ffllnllle Flmlllel . 7'5 ".5 47 % 36 l7

That labor is not unanimous in supporting, noi- business in opposing, the Rand proposition is shown by the following table: '

Yes, should Should not: Undecided Pl!

Labor ............ _. 26% 13% White collar .. . 84 i2 I Small business 36 41 20 Business and ri-ofessional 39 0 12

Tile general evidence or this survey supplements and conforms with results of other recent Gallup polill reflecting public attitudes to- wards unionization lnd union security. On the one hand, l majority of Canadians held that the worker should be free’ to join a union or not to Join a union, as he sees fit. On the other hand, there is strong support for the right of workers to organize for collective bargaining.

The pubilcs acceptance of this Rand formula principle presents interesting evidence of the influence of politicl viewpoint. Seventy per cent of C. C. F. supporters voted "Yes" on the question, as compared

ireceived six mouths for assault, J.L. [Dennison testified icailed his wife “old funny face" [twhfln she tripped over his logs on a street car. When the couple got off the street car. accused told two companions: "Come on boys, let's get hill." witness aidod, "They pounded me and smashed a m1] bottle of beer over my head," Den-

o'clock to the R. O. Cemetery. IiUND-At the residence of her son, John R. Lund. Afton Road. Sunday. December 22. i946. Mrs. John Dund in her Nth your. ‘mo: remains are resting at. her rest-I once from who the funeral will] be held Tuesd y morning at nan. to 5t. Bonlventureu Church. Tracldle. Interment in Church Cemetery.

MUICHISON-At Snn Rafael. Cali-i fcfnl}, Deoem‘ 17, I946, Capt, N011 Murchison. BIO 89, formerly oft Mount Buchsnln. He was married to lion Murchison. Yofk P0111!- MnolINZIE - st PEI. Hospital on Monday. Dec. 22. Mrs. Charles A. Mlolfcnllo. of Newton 01'0" lnd Charlottetown. ln her 70rd. year. Funeral (Westley)

rooming from the Madmen Hm- crll Home. service starting at l0 o'clock. then to Belfast for 1M6!’- meut at l! o'clock noon.

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108 YEARS OLD?

VICTORIA. B.C.. Dec. 23 — (OP) —IAn Indian chief. Sherrnln Merit

9 Lewis. reputed to be 106 years old.

died Sunday at the home of his daughter. He had lived for many years on the Squamilh reservation on Howe Sound. near Vancouver.

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here mid marked their ballots by noon. ‘

Two LCM 0! Vlolclwi

The alleged ‘abduction of one Union uel liiecteura offtcill lnd l physical attack on mother marred whlt otherwise appeared to have been .1 quiet day.

J. I2. Gregoire, nlt-lonll vice- presideiit of the Social Credit Plrty and held of the union iii Quebec Province, llld that early this morning three men forced Gerard Mercier of Montreal, chief organizer of the union, to go with them from his hotel room and de- tlined him forcibly in l ceiilr un-

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with 48 per cent of Liberals and 48 per cent of Progressive Conserva-

accused had tive adherents.

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said. stluck Louis Even of Mont- real over the held with on Iron bsi when lie some out of hie room to see whet was happening to Merciet Even is provincial direc- -tor of the Union des Electeurs. i Municipal police investigated .l)0ll‘l the detention and the heat- {ihg and slid Even required hos- ipllll treatment for is one-inch |iiuperficlll cut on his heed Mer- Icler was not harmed.

i Sorel has been a Liberal riding for more than 5o years and Mr. Cardin was its member for 35. In

1945. vihen he ran as en indepen- dent, ivrr.‘ Cardin polled 12,613 votes against {LEO for the Pro- gressive Conservative and 1.045 for the Social Credit candidate. Standing in the House today's byeiection was: Liberals 124. Progressive Con- servative 67. CCF‘ 28,‘ Social Credit ll, Independent four. Bloc Popu- iaire two. Independent Liberal, In- dependent Progressive Conservative, Illdépéfldfiit C.C.F.. Union Deg Electeurs and Labor-Progressive, one each. One lest, in addition te Richeileu-Vei-cheres, ll vacant.

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IIOI DAILY TODAY - Our ltore closes at 0 pm. Henderson b Oudmore.

IIIIGIITEBB LOADING -'I‘wo freight steamers, t the “North Coalter" lnd the "Meigie" arrived in port yesterday to loud live stock

land. They are expected to clear from port today.

DON'T M158 ‘I'll DIG DANOI lt the Sporting Cit!) tonkht. Christmas night.

CHRISTMAS IN CHICAGO Mr. lnd Mrs. George A. Burtii have received l letter from their son Hllir il-om Columbus, Oiiio where he ll attending the University of the state of Ohio, inforr-Ehg them that he and lVDrs. Butch are going to Ohlclgo. Ill.. to spend the Christmas holidays visiting friends.

nliflbnltsoiv a cunnromrs store will close at B pm. Shop olrtly In the day. Henderlon O Cohen

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FUNERAL YESTERDAY - who fuinoral of the late Ashley A. Mlo- Lauchlart was held from the Mac- Lean Ptmeral Home ywstenday af- ternoon to Zion Church wvhere service was conducted by Rev. G. Carlyle Webster who also officiated at the grave-side in the People's Cemetery. The pallbearers were: J. Lester Douglas. George Sutherland. Cecil Miller, Watson Ross. George Keilley and Stewart Jones.

PATIENTS ENTERTAINED _.. The patients of the Provincial Sanistorium were pleasantly en-

tertained last night by the Y. M’. C. A. Choral Club directed by Mrs. Rena Johnson. The group sang familiar Christmas caroll which were greatly enjoyed by at; pyg- nent. For the beenfit of those un- able to attend the program was broadcast through the public ad- dress system. During the inter- mission. Miss Shirley Darrel-h P119611 a piano solo: "I'm Dream- ing of a White Ohristmll.” An sp- preciattve vote of thliilol on be- half of the patients and the staff of the S-ariatorium was tendered to the Club for its fine pvrform- snce.

OIGANIZATION meeting of strawberry growers was held on Dec. 21st in the Legion Hall at Mt. Stewart. The object. of the meeting was to form an organization which would as- sist the growers in the produc- tion snd marketing of strawber- ries, and as l resitlt the Mt. Stewart Strawberry libnohange was organized. Last ytear a few of the growers shipped by plane s portion of their crop to a market in the United States and it is the intention of the Bloch-tinge to ex- pand its activity and thus provide an outlet for this ever increasing and profitable product of the; land. It is the intention also of, the Exchange to handle berries‘ for non-members as well ll for its active memiberu or as many ll the market will absorb both loc- ally lhd elqpcrt. A full slate of officers were elected, viz: Presl-

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dent, vice-president, secy.-treas. and seven directors. Personals

Miss Marion Flood of Montreal is spending the Christmas holidays at her home in South Melville.

Mrs. Harriet Fsrquhar. Bolton, has arrived tmspend the C1111!!- mls season with her brother-ln- law, Mr. T. Roy Cudmore and fam- 11y.

Mr. Jamel J. Coyie, student at McGill University. he; arrived home to spend the Christmas hol- idays with his parents. Mr. lnd Mrs. James Coyie, Feast-n v Street.

Mines Marjorie Quikshazik and Elaine Porter, who are ilk-it'll l Lab. Course at Royal Victoria Hos- pital. have arrived home to svmd the Christmas holidays.

Misg Audrey Gillls, who has been receiving treatment at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. B0810“- Mass, has arrived home.

Dr, Han-y Q Hogpqr has iii-rived front Boston to spend the 1101108)’ season with his sister, Mrs. FY9411! Hobbs and. lVLr. Hobbs.

Miss Muglret Lawson. ltudflt 3i. Queens University. hls arrived to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents. MT- and Mls- ~74- Lawson.

Hon. Dr. Cyrus MecMlllan and Mrs. Macmillan. Montreal, are spending their Chrintmll and Ne‘?! Year's holidays at their home here with Hon. Dr. MuoMilisnb sister. Miss Christine MacMillan.

Universities To [Confer This Week i

TORONIO. Dec. U -- (O?) — Fifteen Canadian universities will be represented army when. the Notional hderltion of Olnadten University students holds til sec- and poet-war contention st tho Uhtverlity of ‘Iiotpnto.

Housinl. tmployntlnt, ichotlr-

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ships. um the orllnlltlun’; i-ois-'

tionlhtp with other national lnd intemltleoill student notion will be smmig the toplol under discus- lion.

Member lnfvctlltlel include glrltlsh assume, Qlfiglwllll,

blfll. 8m Mill“. orouoo. MoCill, New limerick, Dlihoulie lnd Aoldil Iloli intvmlty il ox- Ikoted to mid two “listen to the conference. -

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we wish You and Yours

A Very Merry Christmas

May the New Year bring an abundance of the good . and may we say, in all

sincerity

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for your friendly patronage, cooperation and under- standing during this period of shortages, quotas

and restrictions.

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in Washington Jon. l5.‘

The committee. composed of leading figures iii Boston's fishing industry, will protest the propos- ed lowering of tariffs.

The association has issued a statement charging that 43.000000 pounds cf filleted fish have been imported into New England in file first i0 months of this year. This figure i: about one third til New England's average snnuli produc- tlon.

The association also contended that tart-ff rates had already been lowered to such a scale that New England fishermen could not com- pete with foreign-processed fish. It was stated that the foreign fish could be sold cheaper because of cheaper foreign labor and modern- ized methods of processing de- veloped during the wlr.

The association has appealed to New England congressmen for support. In addition, union rep- resentsitlves and fishing executives from Boston, New Bedforri and Gloucester have expressed their intentions of adding their support at the Jan. ill conference.

One of the nine named to the committee. Edward H, Cooley, p”. sident of Atlantic Coast Fisheries, said today:

"The New England fish industry cannot compete with Newfoundland, Iceland and other fnrel-xzn nations without 1n ade- fillate tariff. We should not allow foreign imports at the expense of our domestic fish industry."

Tile present tariff rate on fillets from Canada is 1 7-8 cents e pound up in‘ 15.000000 pounds lnd z 1-3 cents a 00111111 over that amount

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of estimates and analyses wilds ll -e.ffort to isolate freight cost; lnd revenues from the other facet; o; railway income, reserves, and ex. perises.

Illlwly Viewpoint

'I‘he Railway Association counsel, 0.11‘. Carson of Tomnto, outlined

the information wll not pertinent to the epplioltlott for nos-ease, Preparation of the date. e eon. tended. would divert for months staffs now buoy preparing the n11. ways’ own cue.

001.. Ralltnn laid the lppliol- tloot for informltlooi hul already beenmldelnllettlrolDédll, do which m. ou-lm replied thlt the request wu generally too bmqd lnd that the lllooiltioii had taken its stand in its own written reply ‘Of HIQ 19th. Pilflhfi, Mr, Cm-ggn slid. he trusted the provinces would 330M their lpplioltim immediate-

Ooi. Rlllton interiected that he couldn't understand " this whip is being held by the rel ways." eit-

their request for immediate dllmlsnl of the poltponerneig n. _QllQll l: m eauuiple. "I thong-tit we milbt lt lust be given Christ- mlifnfi." f” ‘3.i"'"i..i l7. . lton lnd Lime! rtirsyth of lfontreli. com. It! for the four wentmi provinces. laltl termed the railways’ attitude

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today its viewpoint that much of,

"intolerant" and "arrogant."

Their contention was that since there had been no general freight i" in some 25 years, it was unsound for the rail-trays to argue that any further three months ad- Jourrunent would prove disastrous to firms with war-swollen reserves. The railways had been in fair worse position financially in the years before the war.

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ther signal was received.

Quebec Airways officials, whose compciziy is l stibsidirlry of Cana- dian Pacific Air Lines, said any statement about the missing plane would have to come from the pur- ent- company and declined to dis- cuss the rescue operations.