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60 Persona

for the plig t Persons on lonlly Wales Island. 800 miles north of ban up the Pacific oosst were ltlrilied tonight The lil white persons and 50 Jgpsness an on the Island and have not been heard from dur ing three weeks of storms and bitter weather.

Theymayheinnoedoffood

md medical attention, British Oolumbla police radio reports indicated.

ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS,

MEETINGS, ETC

"Annauaumruh Us inserted in Nsoauma *locate par word mietg payllla ia advance.

*voice to the Bchool Concert in nnerald Ha-ll, Saturday night. 3876.

"Borden Rink. special skate to- sisht assi

“skating at Cornwall tonight. Admission loo and ibo. 3870.

"Wheatley River Rink open to- night. Skstin¢.- 383)

“Dance at Florida Hail. Pownal.

y, December Nth. 3$8.

"Notice -» Hansville Christmas Concert postponed until saturday, Dec. 23rd. 3540

“Come to Ditortaininent in Tracadie Hall. Wednesday, Deg- imber 2'!!-ii. 3805.

"J`\mmy.Powors Heart Breakers l. _ Grunitea, Highfield Rink, Christmas night. Bieate after match.

3870

"Clpe Traverse Juniors vs Bor- den Juniors, Borden Rink Tuesday.

December 26th. One hours skataing.

993

"H°°k¢'y. East Royalty rwysis vs Bt. Avards Beavers. at East ROW-liy Christmas aftcmoon at N0. Skate after, Return trip from Bt. Avards 10 cults. 3890

"Chicken Supper and Dance at N1 Ines. China Point, wednesday. December 21th. If stormy, Thurs- “Y- saoa.

"Hockey at when Rink christ-

has afternoon a¢ 230 p.m.. second Mmm vs olaszvw msd. sms at night. 3335

"Cl-mivsl and Moccasin Dance

Eeihe Kensington Rink. Pridsy, *mbsf Nth. lm. at e P. M. sd-

mission lbo and No. 3851.

“°y'Bo'e°o.ia.l Christmas dance Mon-,

- - U95. at Urapaud Hall.

Mfflif-sion. gentlemen noe, ladies . 8877

‘°Mt-- stewart club mum; uve :awk 'liushy afternoon, December "if Phu use max. n. J. Me- D°’**1d»§B\oretary- amz.

"°Whl¢ batter Christmas present 'for your family thin an Insurance ll¢r.lrh» sim me of canada. "“”°“l» for sz today. J. s. Moore. Hemp. onaristtmvh.

“lilsann-Jesus momma "°h~ln. the saturday night-s

°1ristmaaln&inth¢n.r.eL ”‘“iil\isht. _ xequeatmuszié.

(Canadian Preset

vsNOOUVl!IB, Dec. 22.-Fears '

, h of 60

Produce a Non-Starch Potato

'fr J.-

FRANCE NI ll NUT ACCEIJE T0 GERMAN TERMS

Boncour-Simon Talks

Fail to End Dead- lock - Question For Geneva, Claim.

...__ , ,

PARIS. Dec. Il.-(AI-‘.)-During

talks today of Joseph Paul-Bonoour. French Foreign Minister and Bit John Simon, British Secretary for Foreign Affairs, France stood by her guns against German rearmament and Premier Mussolinl‘s demands for changes in the League of Na- tions.

British support for at least a part

of the French programme was an- nounced in French quarters.

It was ssid that the statesmen a-

greed the fundamentals of the Lea-

(Oominued on Pig! 8)

fiarztaildals-

James Pendcrgast. Ch‘Town, R.

R. l. E. J. Mclidillan, A Friend. pupils of Ca'edonis School, Ren Longworth, Hnzobrook Junior Red Cross, Harold Messervey. Mrs. O. P. Bt wart, Ke rpoch. Edna Bose, Mrs. Howard. Mrs, S. T. Gallant. ,Kstblren Hutcheson. Fred and Lorne Ke ter, Lime roi, uabsl and Amy Keller, Little York, Mrs. James Wsite. Audrey Campbell, Bonney Leslie, Etta Rnal, Florence R.. Mac.Phe.=, Hazelbrook Women's Insttute, Hemel Moran Mrs. How- ard, Miss Erma Meilett, Master David walker, rims Doreen sney, Miss Lillian Mcxenrie, Bedeque Young Perple Boc‘ety, Frvnk Me- Kiwron, Mrs. J. A, 01l"s, Phyllis Rrssiter, Lousa Rositer, Frances R.ossit~r, Philip Jr. Rossitcr, Lily A. l"a'rclough_ Ms Warren Duche- min. M31. Bon), Rogers Br.. Miss Helena Rogers, Ines Marie McDon- ald, 0r`oe Joan McDonald, Doug- lll McDonald, Mary Blairlto, Mal- peque, David Adams. Bla view: Ruth Carruthifl, Albany; Lewis Turner, MII. L. D- Murray. Ann

Diam~nd. 010'-'a m Large, Mix Jean n, larl Thompson, Albany: Uraswell Btudo, Mrs. Frances Rall Trainer, Kenneth l"ar.ruha|-am. John il. \lulllgan;nnoraid. R. R. I.

(Continued m PQQ O)

Joe gg .

Long Awaited Crown Prince Q.f.~~Japan, Born

Prol. R. F. SIL! (1)

ologsit ol MacDonald Anne do Bellevue, quo., Prof. amid nibbsn (L2). wiv wi sov- er Research Institute attached to McGill University, who. by feeding boxicria down potato plants, have produced a potato with a non- stamh content. The Cecovcry is expected to icvolutionine plant cul- ture.

fbzris .ldolice Clovzténzne 151- vestiga tion

(Canadian Press and annotated Pros Cables)

PARIS, Dec. 22-Pollm 811118114

continued their investigation into the affairs of Benjamin Bercowitl and bk wife. Clara believed to be naturalized subjects of Canada. who werg caught in Mondays roundup of supposed members of an intemationnl spy ring.

i men said the case

reth- sas.

Secret servoe

of the Bercowitz's, oi' two Ameri- cans, Robert Bwiia and his wife and fly, others accused. involved suspicions thee they had divulged army secrete

Ce'nfreProbeonliuaalan

However, tonight, police centred

their probe on Mme. Lidia Tchek- sloff Stahl, a 48-year-old Ruxian, who was one of the li) arrested.

As investigators delved in s mass

of papers seiscd when the arrests were made. Secret Service men in- dicated that ‘over-eager police might have arrested merely the “tools” of master minds and in their seal allowed the leaders to secape.

Consequently it was said that the

Becret Service might have months of investigation before them in getting to the bottom of what they hinted might be two separatg plots -that the band might have been a commercially organised spy ring that bought secrets where they could and sold them to the highest bidder, or that the suspected spies worked for a foreign power.

SUP”-Ill!

The men who arrested her called

llms. Stahl a super-spy and claim- ed she had access to French cm- fidohttai information throupi ber clon connection with Louis Martin, il, a translator in the Marine mn-

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BANKLETTER (CRES EACTURS IN NPSNINB

All-round Gain of at

Least 17 Percent Since 1932 Reported By Bank of Mon- treal.

(Canadian Press)

MONTREAL, Dec. 22 --

Christmas shopping has devel- oped satisfactorily and _prol- pects are it will be well in ex- cess of volume oi' the last two years in both quantity and dol- ,lar value, says the Bank Of ' Montreal monthly business suin- lmary. An exception is noted in the Prairie Provinces. however. where indications do not point to a larger volume.

In the year now closing has particlvlicd !\111Y in proved characteristic of aixlnlhib conditions in the most favorably situated countries. i-110 l'°P°\'¢ FUN* In the second quarter of tha yeli’ a marked reversal of trend accur- nd mer em-ee years of #UMD declines. Al

if EEE; iii. Eli miie-

follnwbd

. ad-d

A gain ol about one-third in N9'

;-esentutive economic barometer! was dwwn af, the height of recov- qy in late summer and there has

ound gain of at lsaat the year draws to its the standpoint of in-

production along in the

post 12 months (!ariada'l Iain is 25 percent ss compared with United States 15 percent, United Dugdom eigm percent, France 17 percent and Germany li percent.

November and , December have

seen Canadian bminess on an even keel, the main tmdemy being t0- wards strength and consolidation.

Wholaale commodity prices. say!

up in November gm index num- animal products

showed a rise of two points. Other advances occurred in grains, lum-

(ihnlillllbil Gi ERIC I)

Alleged Member Of Bootlegging , Rin g Fr e ed

‘ (Canadian hm)

QUEBEC, Dec. 22. - Antonio

araveline, alleged member of the million dollar Quebec booikillilll ring who has been in jail for con- tempt od court after refusing in give information to the Quebec Liquor Commission, has been given his lib- erty by Mr. Justice Wilired lalib- aria.

lkallowing 0s1veline‘a arrest on a

charge of conspiracy in connection with the bootlegging rinl. WG' I fortnight ago. he was summoned U! the Quebec Liquor Commission to give information relative to the seis- ure of a Dedlboat and a carlo of

of eumraband Liquor

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which $1.000

Henry Will Probe

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novel to m

Recommended F o r L ieut.

Go vern orship

MB. GEORGE D. DEBIOIB Who, it is authoritatively rm-

dervtood, has been recommen- ded to the Governor General in Council for appointment as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island in auoemion to the laic Uoutenant Governor Dalton.

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lanatcrl

was through tion cl $10,000 that tha lauaton- lam subscription campaign was -coenfully hunched a few YN" 8(0-

Ch u rc h es Issue

Appeal To All

Christians

(Aloelatod Prom)

IDNDON, Dec. 22-A joint

Christmas appeal to all christian

been iasued by church

help the refugees

Tha appeal is aimed by the

Archbishop of Canterbury, York and Wales and the heads of the Baptist Union, Conl!¢89-1:i»onal 'Urs- ion, Methodist Oonference. Presby- terla Church of higland and the Presbyterian Church of Wsles.

The number of refugees-Jewish,

political snd christians of Jewish descent-is esttmatnd in the appeal It 60.630.

"I’he majority are in France."

the appeal states, “but there are many in other European coimtriee, including Great Britain, and many in Palestine.”

“'I‘he League of Nations Council

appointed Mr. James MacDon-

Hlgh Commissioner. whose

do hh utmost to find home and work for

ali eoimtries which

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must take while the refugees ir omdi-

that-win:

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Monday, Christmas Day being a Public Holiday there will be no issue of the

Guardian till

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UBIECTIVE UFSANTAPMS ATTAINED

All Children On List

Will Have Happy

_ Holiday - A Merry

Christmas to Santa’s Helpers.

It is with great plessuu- inet the

Rover Scouts inform the Santa Pa-il and the public generally that every boy and girl on the published list of needy children will spend a Merry Christmas. Several times the out- look was black, and it appeared that there would not be sufficient Santa Pals to cover a UA of children. which exceeded in length by s wide margin that of all past years. But the faith of those conducting the campaign that an appeal based on aworthyoausewouldnotloun- answered was amply justified. and it was with great satisfaction that the Rovers found early yesterday evening that their objective had

been attained.

Today tha gifts will be delivered

to those for whom they an intend-

ls look forward to

od. Santa Pa may christmas with that satisfaction which arises from a feeling of duty

done.

The necessity was greater than

ever tl\iayea.r,and ss.ntaPalsarcae

bo the oocaaiih w1lg12!ll\atBt generosity, During owdays

egeoially the rea-

irumbers was

wiaheafor

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d. the

_Cuban.Reg‘ime

Launches Drive

HAVANA, Dec. 22.-(A.P.)-Btib

dents asemhied before the Presi- dential palace :bday in I Gemm- .strstion against President R-I-H1011 Grsu Ban Martin and his chief of staff of thi army, Col F\l¥C\°|° Batista.

their number steadily increased as

operating through tne crowd U! 4°- monstretors who lay on their beck-S 01.1 the tracks and shouted accusa- tions of “assuming bandits" at the Batista followers.

zu-ner in on day ¢b° svvemmwt

launched a drive against bombers.

For Maritimes

QUEBH3, Dec. 22. -- lhiroute t0

Sydney, NB., out of which port she will operate on patrol duty dining the winter. the EOVGFD- ment icebreaker Mmitcaim sailed from here today. The icebreaker also carried a shipment of mall for inhabitants on usadslw 1110245 and other points in tba vioinitr-

Aooompanying the Montealm was

the icebreaker B. M nina down to pi house keeper at S ‘Bt Roch Tr-averse

pected the latter vadel 'radousac on her return and escort back to Quebec two coastal steam-

era, the Gaapesia and ml; I. which

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E e 9 r

hsvobeemhsld upby and lea

Icebreaker Sails '

ecovery

Bureau

regarded as valuable in the

of production and in whol February last, the first qu gsrded, at least temporarily, depression.

Budnenvolamelnenalol

The volume of buaim

ations is do\1bt& one

significant factors

general welfare. quarter of 1888.

&3E;°

physical volume of

recently about 1'! percmt high-

than in the corresponding month 1931.

While the betterment in employ-

ment, after adjmtment for asv

peroem between June and Novem-

since 1920, the exoqation being the same period of 1928.

Wholesale prices, after dipping

slightly below the pre-war level in the early months of 1938, staged a sharp recovery from March to July. The official index on the 19% base moved up from 63.8 in liebruary to 70.5inJuly,agninofllpercent in the five months.

The finudamsntal position of the

banks tent to be strengthened to- ward the and cl a depression by the reduction in outstanding credit and the relative stability or gain in deposits and liquid reasveo. The sum of notice and demand deposits recorded considerable accumulation from January to November. while loans for commercial and industrial purposes recorded resistance against i‘u.rther decline.

Tha close iniavonneotiou of var-

ious economic functions was shown

e recovery in common ated

033. The low point reached in March, ot' il0 comma: d base was 473.

in November, nt from July percent over

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iii. g lnliig It iliillt 'liiiii iisgll _,till

KU Qld have been

‘i is si

Heavy Casualties Shown

Dispatches

_.__.,._.

raneollelhbi aign lnnurnoei’ in the Ranking

HONG KONG. Dm. I-Heavy adminmz-altiori.

esqalug and erterlve damage Nsnkins shwrs N'-irnod UW! were reported as a real today d another southeastern province. mmmg “ids by Ndenalisg cow. xwanni. and swpwtad asanrs-noes ernl@t aviatas ovl' Uhmgobvw, that that district would remain in nbsuiods runes rmmen. loyal in the Fltillliilts i! NH* as troops or tn. revolutionary Kina void them MAN Merit"

“peeps” ¢<>vemmeat" m ramen dousrs about stint) monthly.

M°m &°“ny_ gh* tomorrow rvwrnln at IS. Ewa; E- _“mm” I In sets th'a a‘t~moon at Ll all

the

iliilé Eiiliga sgigaiglga séiitiit

sonal tendencies. was delayed untd early summer, the gain in the lair tcr half of the year was of a pro nounoed character. The adiusted indexes of manufacturing and for all indumioa moved up show 12.5

ber. 'nk trend Of llldllltfllvl Wi- ploymeng reflected oonaistmt ad- vance afte A l, rsulidng in the

T116 d°m°“i-Tim” N3” 'ml °’ reinststesnbntmg many anployeea.

Wilt 30° *UNH* ““m°u`"' lm the expansion being much greater

thoduwonm thannorma.lfor'theeeesori.'rin»

' ldvliwb dilfllll Ulla r'l0d Of 1938

5i»1’°°i- W1 "°"° V’“°°"°d mm was only once exceedelde inthe years

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Figures

Most Reassuring Since Depression

Economic Barometer Steadily

Rising In Canada Since Last

February, With Pronounced Gains In Past Few Months.

(Canadian Press) `

OTTAWA, Dec. 22-A survey oi* economic conditions

confirms the belief that considerable betterment was of- fecicd during the year just drawing to a close, the Domin- ion Bureau of Statistics reported today.

Most of tha statistical factors useful in measuring lie

trend of general welfare are now at higher levela than ai the end of 1932. There is strong evidence that readjuab ments are now being effected, leading to s reversal of the downward trend which had obtained for several years. The betterment was general in the eight major factors

determination of the economic

esale prices was reached in

trend. As the lowest point for some years ia the volume

arte

r of the present year k rie-

as the minimum of tha llreaeal

Would' Rebuild Relationships With Far East

ROMI,Dao.2l.-'I‘haayingQsa\

theoastandweatoannovulnad isnonsenaarremisrnenitoamhdn ini declared today, speaking I

mglilh at tha inaugilailun of new nomo Inadtute m Au-ieulbig Relations with the Orimt. Western capitalism and dvilhf tion has destroyed the union and harmony which once axiod, ha da- clared. And it is Iuacist Rornofa mission to rebuild that understand-

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