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ant tn 1.3% saluted.

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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

MAXIMS

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MERE MAN

When we consider courage we cannot forget those whose long 5nd patient endurance has almost ex- hausted suffering itself, n: the anvil ends by wearing out the hummer.

Charlottetown Gluudiun Two Centl.

Iornllll (lulrdlrn, Founded I587.

FIVE “U? B

WCERMANS PREPARING F05 _ EARL Y DRIVE?

REPllllTS 0F lililP MASSING IINBIJNFIRMEI]

Enemy Sinks Into In- activity After Six Patrol Raids Fail,

(By Axel Dc Holstein) (Havls Staff Writer) PARIS, Dec. B-(CP Havasl - German forces today sank back into inactivity after being decisive- 1y recuffed 1n six patrol raids [Imﬁl against the central sector of the wcsieni front during the last

Z4 llours.

Kin: George put in another long day visiting his troops at t-lie front. Yesterday he came close to no- lllllns-land. He spent. today re- viewing artlllery and engineering come. and visiting an air base, where he studied the equipment designed for sound detection of en- emv aircraft. .

As the briefly-interrupted lull was resumed t-o the west, dis- patches from London and Rome told oi’ reports ill British and It- llliiii iwivsnaners that German div- isions were massing on the Lux- embourg ‘border for an attempted drive into France through the neu. in] Duchy. These advices found no

(Continued on page 3, Col 2)

Coming Events

_Q_ hie for Notices in thin column 3 cents per word.

F ..___.,_.___ "Come w Southport Christmas

Cclicerl. ixcemoor 20th. L-98-l1-5-3l.

"Talkles—Murray River Monday. Special silow. L-lsli-lz-l-si.

“School Concert, Howos Hall, ETMZKAtTrHOlIIL, wcunesuay 20th. ii not mic iilursday. L-ll7-lZ-l-ll.

"Uigg School Christmas Concert, Decenmcr 21st. 11 stormy, followllzl,» millil- la-lii-‘i-lii-I-ll.

"B-iigc and Dance, Powlial 511F118»: liall, Friday lit-h. L-162-12-7-1l.

"Quccn Square School Annual Concert, '1‘uesday—Wedncsday-, l)cc. 1H4- L-164-12-7-9-11.

"'l‘r11lliy Mlsion Band Concert Thursday. December 21st, 7.30. L-lB-l2-7-14-2l.

"We are buying new goose and duck l(illll"l'S, not mixed. Henry MacFarlallc and cq

L-204-lZ-7-tf

"Baptist afternoon tea and sale 0i fancy work, home cooking and

"My. Friday. Dec. a, in School- "vm- L-l51-l2-6-3i. "Gco. _Lcightizer Co., Water Etrect buying dressed poultry all ‘nds- TOD prices. T11,‘ 11;. L-20- -2-171.

"Sllll- of Christ-mas cake in aid 0i Bzvilicll illar Society at Prowsc

. Saturday afternoon. L-l15-l2-5-5i.

"Dance Hunter River Hall Fri- CY- December 8th. Music by Geo.

helmeii and his Orchestra. L-192-12-7-ll.

Pynilckﬂfv League Meeting at Mlwnel. Monday, December 11th. r time in the surrounding dis- ncLs lire requested to attend. L-iilii-IZ-‘l-li.

“"3110 Sows for sale: Wc in- " Wu to place your order with iii for a carefully selected oung "We Sow. bred to reglsterc sirc.

9 iliicll is not high. Livcstock Markﬂmil Board. L-20l-l2-7-2i.

"BOal-s for service: We have n 11in. class registered boars “our bleeding pens Charlotte- mlm- to which we invite you to Me _v<1ur brood sows. Terms aiﬂ-ionable. Livestock Marketing °‘“<l» L-301-l2-7-2l.

"Tiiklilz ilogs at. cllnrlottlllllwn

‘Yell’ ‘Wok-day excepting Satur- gi?‘ Shibning car 10L; every Bﬁdov and Friday. We invite

‘W’ “Wolwiiiticn in our effort to

cnaizcorrarowlv, CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER l7, 1939

lHere We Are Again Seeking Santa Pals!

War, or No War, the Little Ones Must Not be Disappointed at Christmas.

Christmas being now within reasonable distance, most people are looking forward to it with mixed feelings, hoping the Prince of Peace may make His Presence felt on earth, and_dreading the consequences should Paganism lloldsway instead. _Whaiever may be the fears and fore- boadlngs of the seniors, the children should have no part ln them. Christmas to them is the greatest event of the your, and Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, their most cherished and generous benefactor. Not a few children in the cliy would have their faith shattered were Christmas t0 pass by without a visit from Santa. Alas, many will be so grieved were it not for the fact that Guardian readers gtlllllsdon the garments of Santa and play the part of Santa

As most readers are aware, the Guardian Santa Pal plan has been in operation since 1916. It was in that black Year of the last Great ‘War that a delegation of citizens waited upon the Editor and asked him to devise some means of providing toys for the many poor children whose stock-

ings otherwise would be empty Christmas morning. Santa. Pails were _tlle outcome, and now at the beginning of an. 0t er horrid war, the end of which no one can forecast, the Guardian once more appeals to its readers to provide wgkfiew Christmasluxurieapvllinlugladdelntlle hearts of

lttlc ones. It ls_"not their fault, but their misfortune, not to be on the calling llst of Santa Claus.

All tile clergy and Salvation Army officers provide ille Guardian lists of needy children whom Santa may neglect A flrstllst ls appended with the Christian names", gumllicrs,‘ and gifts desired. Let those whose hearts are

ove se ect a number and name and advise the Guardian "Heller. nliviie (183) or call that they will adopt the clilld. or children, as a Santa Pal, and then forward the glft_ without delay to Santa Pals Department, Guardian Dfflcc. As fhcrhlldren are adopted their names will be “mick "ff U18 llSl. and 0n the Saturday before Christmas tlziésllilrlclels will all be delivered t0 the llonlcs of the little thqt.eachls leqlllesied no second hand toys be sent. and wé" as u‘ péilce include an orange, apple and candy as n m“ Iwemol-lil make the hearts of the recipients glad. and iii. so 1h (ire colrlvenlent to send money than toys, etc,, __ ' _ _e 1111"‘ 11in will see that the necessary gifts are |"."‘h“>°d ‘"14 dwllzliclled. As usual an audited statement ulll published immediately after Christmas. ease do not delay. NEEDY CHILDREN l Roy 8, Hockey Stick. Jack '1. Hockey Stick Elallle 3, Toy_ LQROY 6. Game Vivian 8, Glrly Book l-iozcl 5. Doll. Jack 4, Building Blocks, . Earnest 7, Boys Annuap 9 Christine 6. Dish soc, 10 Nowell 5, Thain, 11. Arline 5. Dish Set.

(Continued nn page ll, Col 4)

Two Divisions Continues

(By Frank Flaherty, Canadian Press Staff Writer) OTTAWA, Dec, B-Jfrainlng of the two divisions of the Canadian

wqgqcrilswwl-n

L‘ Active Service F0rce_ advances ; steadily at scurcs of points across Canada.

60,0()0 men into Canada's three fighting services. the army, navy and air force, the first few

Recruiting which brought some

weeks of the war was si/ODW-‘d 50m“ time ago but. may be resumed at guy time g5 mOTB men are 1'9-

qulred.

The First Division of the Cana- dian Active service Force is de- signated an overseas division and is destined to cross the Atlantic.

ANNIVERSARY

0FFR_i_EilllM

(By Lynn lieinzerling, Associated Press Staff Writer)

HEILSINGFORS. Dec, 6—-Em- battled Finland celebrated the 22nd anniversary of her indepen- dcnce today with the whole coun- try anxiously awaiting an expect- ed ncw blow from Russia further threatening the coulitrys freedom.

President Kyosti Kallio in an in- dependcnce clay speech told Finns tilnt they could “absolutely trust" their army to fulfill its "heroic duty". and lic asked them t0 re- member that. they were defending not onl their homes but western clvlliziiton. He said:

“I/etk ring forth on this indep- endence day, throughout t-hc laud. stronger than evcr before, the 400- vcilr-oid hymn of Luther so fli- milinr to all ollr people: ‘A Mighty Fortress Is Olll- God.’ "

Declaring that Finland has ol- wslys bccli "the (i(‘f€ll$‘lV" wall" of western civilization in the north.

m 59W‘? nriccs. Livestock Mar- lil Board. I, _ mrlllllllllﬂ‘ Mill: We hove ill-

" MW Massey Harris llam- glfifiiiil for grain grllldilw pui- Wm Will do custom grinding in noynlilli to milling our own im- Mml 1 tizlaln. Bring 1n your gram do“. ° ‘"8 ilrlnd it for you willie m]? iﬁur owll business around

- Livestock Wcds Fltvrcy L-203-l2-T-2l.

Knllio nddcd:

“The Finnish pcoplc awaits (ix- pccialitly to scc wlletllcr other lla- H0115 will tolerate the destruction aimed against us.“

Aid to Filllnlvils defending for- ces Cfilllc from the‘ wcatller. A ncw snowfall ill tile south brought an-

(Cuntiuucd oll page Ii. Col 5)

The second division, according to plans announced up to the prcs- ent is a. reserve division which will remain under arms in training in Canada.

Naturally the first overseas div- ision has advanced more rapidly with its organization, training and equipment than the second. So far n5 new equipment, including the battle dress uniform, is con- cerned the first overseas division gets first call.

Units mobilized for both divis- ions havc completed their recruit training, for the most Purl. Mid are now engaged on the more specialized training to fit. them for functions they may be called 111101’! to perform in war.

Recruit training is tlhe drill and instruction which amustoms and hardens a civilian t0 army life and army routine. After that come tactical exercises, instructions and drill on guns for the artillery, on rifles and machine guns for the infantry and so on.

Some further appointments may lle made lll tile first division but so far lls unit. brigade and divis- ional staffs are concerned it organized almost completely. units lll it ore understood to be at full war-time strength.

_1'1;'s=s92ii_d_iliv_le1°ii_le_1§ss-gem:

(Continued on page 3, Col 3)

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Annual Subscription Delivered 15.00 By Hail-ELI. $6.00; Cnnndn 5nd U5. I100

Temporary custody of the Lincoln Cathedral copy of England's Magma Library of Congress in Washington for safe-keeping during the war_ lic

of Congress (left) acknowledges acceptance of the famed document from

blissador to the United States.

If Soviets Move.

Against Ramania

Preparation Of Warning Gestures To Russia Rumored In Rome. ‘

Soviets Claim 1 ‘Break Through

(By Roger Molfre Havas Staff

Writer) Dcc. ii-Pcrslstent rum- ";i iii Home today tllillt a, strolll: alliance belu-ccn Hill‘.- gary and Italy lllay emerge from

ROME, ors cir: '1"

tomorrov-"s lllceting of the Fascist Grand Council.

The reports, not confirmed, were heard lll lhiltllly reliable political and diplolllnilc quarters wllcre it was suited such a move would be int-ended 11.5 rl warning to Russia to kecp out of southeastern Eur- ope. < Another rulnor was to the effect. the Grand Council, highest body of ilic Fascist regime, may issue a declaration stating llllytliilig that happens in Hungary is of vital interest. to Italy, which cannot tolerate Conlmunist expansion to- ward thc Balkans, the Bosporus and tlic lvlmiiterrnllcan.

The Grlmd Council will meet at. .1 time ivilcll anti-Soviet agitation in Iizllv i< reaching a peak, fol- OWlIIiZ implied thrcalts to Rllmlllllil pilbll>ll~l ill lvlcwziw newspapers. inc: to tllc a, militrv alliance and Budapest. would be

rlayl-(AP) -— Soviet Russian 1 military commanders announ- ccrl tonight they had broken through the main Finnish de- > l l

MOSCOW, Dec. 7-—lThurs- r 1

fence line-"known among Fin- nish white guards as the Mog- inot-Kirke Line" — on ihc Karciian Isthmus.

"On the eastern section of the Karellan isthmus Suvlct troops, after artillery prepar- ation, broke through thc main defence line of tile l-‘inns along the Vuoksi water system. klmw" among Finnish while guards n; the ‘Mnginllt-Klrkc’ llnc,” the announce... ..., claimed.

Sixteen Home Improvement Loans For Nov.

OTTAWA, Dec. ik-tCPl-Finance Ministcr Roiston announced to- night that Home Improvement loans reported to the Department i in November numbered 3,054 val- ‘. ucd at $l,099-929.

November figures for provinces include: Prince Edward Island, l6 jvalued at $4.171: Nova Scotia, I55 ‘at $41,609; New Brunswick. 95 M 328,934.

reports liclc, bctlvcen Rome followed

(Continued on page 8. Col 5)’

War-Zﬁears Ago Today

7. 1914 -~ Bitter attacks

in Argonne rcgion on SI-cond battle of Warsaw P12111111. (lrncral Christian F Bilvcls. South Afrlc.ll rcbci, killed l10fli Grcyaing. Cl-lndiall government arranged temporary loan of s2,(x1o,0oo lnl-ougn Bank or l Montreal, |

DEC launched Wcster i1 b‘; nt.

ﬁality Quaranteed H

LAM‘

TBA

Fascists 1T0: "Acct-i. .

(‘lbllflitlwllﬂ committed to the re Archibald MztcLeish. librarian Lord Lothlan, British Am-

Tlili TATE IVIRL H. H. ACORN.

M A Wﬁmd H; H: l war efforts of the Dominions, llda, Australia, and New Q land soon would lle lIPfL‘. . N. ’ , Ml‘. Oliurchil‘. silld destruction of Q] , w. .\' ' sllbnlnrillcs unis going on llt .- J

1st. Kingrsiljscs- A1119 ; lffllihiWielliilllyTi Af-*

ter Brief Illness.

Guardian regrets t0 T990“ mt. death ill lllc Prince Edward Island Ilospioi yesterday after- llnoll of Mr. Ilcuocrt Hunt Acorn. l\i.L.A.. oi Sourls. Ml", Acorn cntcrcd the llilﬂﬁliﬂl a vrcck as“ lost Sunday. 'I'll(l‘.l'l‘ll his condition was rcc l‘(‘l( .1 in scrlcus. his sud- irll-ll l) as ll urea‘. shock to his l‘l"l(i'.l\'(< llllzi lllnllr iriflirls. Born August 14. 1868 at LOW’? (Montague. ll so of the lat» Char- llrs illlil Caroline Acorn, tllc de- ‘crlscrl shorted an curly aptitude crs, first in the cliipioy of illc l. Ilnll. Dnni-ul Gordon. Gcorgeiol . which lic cllirrrd in 1884, (illfl two ycars later with tho

The

OATSQDEST R

Chamberlain Is

Given Confidence Vote In House

Commoners Told Of Im- proved Method Of Detecting Enemy Under Water Craft.

(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

LONDON, l)ec. 6—(CP' Cable)--Prime Minister Cham- bcrlain’s (lovcrnment won its biggest parliamentary vio- iory of the war tonight when the House of Commons turn- ed down a want of confidence motion directed against the administration by the Labor Party.

By a voic of 2i0Il-l25, the House rejected an opposition motion criticizing the Government for its methods of 01n- ganizing the resources and manpower of the country frrr

_ the war effort.

As a prelude to the division Winston Churchill, First

Lord of the Admiralty, announced that five German sub- marines llad been destroyed by the navy and Royzil Air Force during the past week, and hinted at an improved method in detecting submersibles by a special type of liydrophone apparatus. ' Known technically as the “asdic method," the device ls a perfection of the crude under-water sound recording units employed during the first Great War. It. is one of the Adrniraltys biggest secrets and Mr. Churchilfs reference to lt was the first hint dropped in public.

A few hours after the meeting of Parliament, Bri- tish planes roared over north Germany in the vicin- ity of inlporizlnt German

llrnillg-zzr For Two Weeks

His Honour. Lieutenant-Governor

naval bases. ’l‘lle Ail‘ Min- istry announcement 0f the flight gave no details be- yond saying that it was “successfuP. German charg- es that the planes returned

"over Dcnnlzlrk were denied.

mercantile firm of MacDonald nnd .

Wcstowny About the roar Mr. Arom rnnlc to Chnrlmictou-n. nnd rzslillcd fllrtllcl" exocrirncc with tb-e flrlll of Prruvse Brothers. Ltd. licht. ycors lllicr llc ﬁlfiflPd a con- crzll stnrr- at Souris. which lic con-

ductrll for n {cw years, when his store was flP$fl‘(‘\"(l hv firc. lic then built. thc KYlitlflYki‘ Lumber

Tiills n? Sriuris, which hc continu- cn to nlvrntc successfully until his 'l("‘ll Ills llusillcss iilcllldrri nll l""li""~'l\'(‘ .'~'ll“lilll'l‘! trlillc with Si. PlPil“ zlllli the. Milﬁtlfllfli Ishlllds as troll as with many scciiolls of

ills Provlncc

Pl‘l.l1lll‘('llil_\' associated with pol- it‘ < for lliuni: ywnrs. Mr. Jiclllll wlls SPYPFTll times liollllllrllcll as

Llbl-rlll candidate for the Firs-t. Dis-

trict of Kings. imrl was elm-loll in ,

tlic. Legislature in the

i (Colltuiucrl on page 3, Q91 3)

1838 j

gr-llcral l ( ciziciiolzs of I935, and ngrlill in tllc a mam sawed

Anthony Eden, Dominions Secretary‘, told the House that the ncw Empire fill‘ scheme, involving advanced training in Canada. Willllil produce thousands of pilots. and air crews.

The reason for this unity of act-

LcPage has received tllc follcrrxing telegram: iiawﬂ,

Dec. 4, i939. To His Honour

The Honourable Bradford W. Lo- Pngc, Lieutenant-Governor 6i P. E. I.

I have the honour t-o lniorln you that Court Mourning should be worn for two weeks from Sun- day the third instant for her late Royal Highness the Princess ljllllSﬂ Duchess of Argyll

Floss on public bilildings wiii be half mnstccl on day of iullcrrll, the twelfth lmtant.

(Sgdi OSCAR CODEHRE. Acting Uzldcr-Sccrctary of State.

-ion was not sclitllilcllt or loyalty.

not alone ilic <1 c to 0\'0r‘.li1'o\v I-Iitlcrislll. but "l. 1 lll pllriinllicn- tary Government by a ircc colli- lliunity. It is in that spirit WlIlCll I find daily 1n the work I have to do that Ilcs our certainty of lilti- lllrltcly winning LlllS. collfllcl," lic

C’. n.

Mr. Ellen, rcfcrring tn the

from (‘an- Zea-

‘lilld that slllrllcrs

ll mic fasicr than Germany could ii-place them.

Declaring an average of two to four German undersea craft were being sunk each week. Mr. Church-

COPENIIACIEN. Dec. 6-—Ger- man claims that British planes were fnrcc to fly from Schles- wig-llolstrill over Danish terri- tory were questioned hcre to- night,

Dnlilsh authorities formally denied that any foreign planes

MORE

Siwtiiiif;

woauulo 1N "-7., A GLUE FACTouY 15 ‘ i

A Goon dole 1o

TORONTO, Dec 6—iCP|~.\iin1- lllum and maximum iclnls-rrnturcs:

were seen over Danish territory , giggglxllver Z923

‘may’ . "tllllontoll 3i 39 . - Rggina 21 56 ill announced that. Great. Britaini ‘lhmnpeg 3} 52 had ‘tripled llcr subrllarillc hunt- g‘), ing Leer, since tho \\'.'ll' stalled and , “Onufcql f7} 24 thllthrlicarly 111100.000 tons OIIIICW éuobec‘ :28 wars ps of nl cusses ucrc icing , I rushed to COTIIPlCUOIT to augment 53"," 50h" 32 areas...“ .2 2i

‘lll’ .

Special Developments

His report to the House of Com- mons, in which he sillfl also that

(Continued on page 3. Col 7)

Thirteen Italian Army Fliers llie

ROME, Dcc. 6-—(AP)-'1‘liirtcc1l1 army fliers and one izirllirl‘ were reported klllcd this allcrllurll WllCll‘ three Italian liombcrs crcslicrli

wllllc llylllg from Mllnll in iconic. | lliklﬁlllvl‘, liitll

‘Pile illrl-c 11111111,. licllr tlll- llllL-klris lll miles norm lll’ ltolllc.

l"ivc mcnlocrs oi inc rrcus. (01.1.1-

lPll l li(‘(‘1l_

l.ll(‘lllfs'(‘lVt‘S Will‘! parachutes. Tlic civilian \’l"‘lll‘i - ‘was crushed bcllcatll one 01 illc

i lzllllilg lliaclilncs_

generally fair and prairie provinces and n 1.1 . Cl‘ in Ontario.

Gulf and north shore: frc h south

and southwest winds; partly cloudy il-lill much the some lillti sllowfalls or flurrics.

temperature;

lilaritime Provinces: nlnllcrn to

southwest winds, becoming fresh at vilglli; nartlv clnutiv iviill much the same temperature.

been the .1 n1 1 l'i -

Synopsis: the weather ha‘ mild '

High tlrlr- tlli< rllorrlizlif i1‘ 7.38

unrl toiliuht ot '7 fi-i.

Sun sets this rlflcrnrioll at 4.1!?

and riscs tomom-li- fllO“llll1'! (it 7.25. New nirinll Dcr l0 5.4.‘) p m. Rummcrsirlc till“ c‘"ll(1'-~ll 11.111-

‘rs lnlcr than (‘ll:irloiivio\\ll.

H"; 1w.‘ ryrfﬂn‘ <\ii!‘.'(!: lo". l‘ I.

lrnrrs illlfilPll ll 1'- fl ‘l ll‘; 74-.

vs ‘Flllnlcllilll. llol A Til"? P M.

SATT. RDA Y S ONLY

Lcnvcs Borden 445 P. M. Leaves Tormelltlne 7.00 P. M,

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