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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

1 ETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1932

Read by Everybody

THE WEATHER

Fresh northwest to wont winds mostly fair and cold, local snow flurrics.

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Annual, Bubncrlpil-mu Delivered use n; min Clnililu ma u_ s. a, use

British Pay Without _Any Flourish

Need Is Urgent

As List

Is Long

_ More Than 300—C_hildren Depend On Santa - Pals For A Merry Christmas. ou Fail Them?

-Once upon a time Santa Claus

made his annual visitto you. . . .

How eagerly you woke up on

- cnnstmas morning and sought

'guui~ stocking‘. Was it filled? Had he really called?

What a thrill it was-a thrill of exquisite joy-when, in the dim light you felt big, lumpy packages inside your stocking; llSi(‘llC(l to the iii-Felons crackling of paper.

Yvs, Santa Claus had culled-he hail not forgotten you. Good old Bantu! Hurrah for ricar old Santa!

And now suppose he had not called. Suppose that, \\hen you felt (or your stocking you found it limp and empty. There were no irres- cnts, no jolly ClIIXI-l/Kllﬂﬁ gamis to play, nothing execp. the stark or-

Wouldn't you have been inexprcal- ibly sad? Wouldn't you have cried and wondered what you had done to be so neglected?

Reader, there are hundreds in this city who may find themselves in that very situation on Christmas morning, if you do not do your ‘bit to relieve them. Just look at that list of children on page 3.

Render, what are you going to do about. it?

Why not become a Santa-Pal? Call nt the Guardian Office or phone 133, and signify your inten- tion, then forward as soon as pos- sibte your gifts oi candy. toys and i_i‘llll. or your contribution to the Emp y Stocking Fund. '

dinary things of the day. . . .

(Con inued on Page S)

Liquor Prices

Are Cut In N. B.

FREDERICTON, Dec. lb-Pol- lowing a. meeting o! the New Brunswick Liquor Control Board here today it was announced a new price list would be issued effective Monday, i9. This will show reduc- tions ranging from 40 cents to 85 cents,

"The larger reductions are in the liquors affected by the recent tariff changes, those originating in the “United Kingdom and spirits manu- factured in Canada," a statement of the board said. "In addition to ihcse, other liquors will show a

iiiii BiiiliETi iuisi iii lllii i llN n iii E Ell

(Canadian Press Cable)

LONDON, Dec. l5.—!'rlmc Minister R..- B. Bennett of Can- ada dined tonight at Bucking- ham Palace with King George, Queen ltfory and the King and Quccn of Denmark.

Merrie a C}: r1’ etmds‘

names on our list of

ﬁrs! He is speaking

PY~

Let’s Give the Kiddies a Right Jolly I

ITIZENS! Guardian llead.

There are more than 300

whom Santa-Pals can make hap- '

to you.

children

Our slogan is: “No unhappy children this Christmas.” May

King Christian X and Queen Alcxsndrln of Denmark, who have been visiting Thclr Majes- lics for a wcck will return 00 Copenhagen tomorrow.

During the day, Mr. Bennett attended a session oi‘ the Privy Council, which was presided over by the King. He had lunch with a number of London bank- crs.

LONDON, Dcp. IS-(Cana- Gian Press (labial-Reports r0- lﬂred from Paris that Amy Johnson, premier British avia- trix, had lcft 01w, Algeria, to- dﬂv on her homcwnril flight 7mm Cape Town. wcrp, dcactlb- crl tonight as erroneous and Miss Johnson was said to he remaining‘ iii Onn till tight O'clock tomorrow morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS, MEETINGS, ETC ~ “Unloading: car of Albion nut

coal at Milton, Thursday and Fri- day. B. c. Webster. 7131-12-15-21

{Tome to the Christmas concert Cornwall United Church, Fri- ilir. December 1cm. 7099-12-14-31. "Hazelbrook School Christmas Concert will be held December 19th. 7140-12-16-11.

b"$enson tickets for Mount Her- "i Rink. Apply management. i 7148-12-16-21

H"C0me to bazaar in Bradalbane L?" Friday, Dec. 16, at 6.30 p.m. 7 ciure by Dr. Genge beginning at

i"! am. Admission 15c and 10c. -~ 7010-12-14-16-31

"The annual meeting of the Mllrﬂlﬂcld Farmers’ institute will held in the hall on December

lower price in the new list. "There will be no change in beer or Can- adian wine.

Schooner Is Believed Lost

NEW YORK. Dec. l5—(A.P.)— Represcntat ves of Capt. F. gA. Clapp of city Point, Me, said to- day that the u. ‘s. coin guard ma been asked to hunt for the schoon- er Frederick J. Vlovattgn owned by Capt. Clapp, which left for I-lal- ifax three weeks ago and has not since been reported."

The sehooners cargo of coal was said to be covered by insurance but the schooner itself was uncovered. The schooner has a crew oi seven men.

“War Debt

Resolution”

(Aloclnied PHI!)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15-5 $5.- 000 fee for passport visas to Am- erican citizens desiring to travel to a country in default on her war debt payment was p. posed in a resolution submitted in the United States Senate today by Senator Kenneth D. Mckeilar, Democrat, of Tennessee.

Will, Not Visit France Until

Christmas.”

your conscience say: “Let's give the kiddies a right jolly Merrie

Word H

11,500Bars OfG

(By Alvin llallman Assoclai -‘ Press slur Writer, Oﬂwfleht. m: by the Associated Press.)

LONDON, ma. l5—'I‘all, brawn!’ huskies with rolled-up sleeves and time-worn aprons before noon in- day performed the actual opera- tion which told the world that (ma; Britain’; word is still her bond.

‘lb most of the world the actual operation oi payment oi Greet Britain's instalment on the war debt was secret.

What actually took place is this:

This forenoon an cmisary from the Governor's office went dovm below Threadneedle Street to the bullion department vault; watched by military guardsmén with bear- skin hats and fixed bayonets. The emissary had in his hands a. num- bcr of white tags and a paper on yhich was written an order for the removal oi H.500 bars of gold from the mass which represents the note reserve of the bank to mother vac-

Great 'Britain’s

Actual Operation-Of Removal Of England's Wagebt Installment.

er Bond

old Representing

are kept on flat ivoodcirbottom trucks fitted with rubbertircd wheels a few inches in diameter.

The actual tagging of the trucks and their removal across the room to another wall was therefore a matter oi comparatively fcw minu- teg work, The gold which paid Great Britain's mid-December debt was not actually moved more than l0 yards.

Tonight it is Just a mass of

(Continued on Pas! ‘ll

NewBookRacket Nipped In Bud

(Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Dec, i5-Customs of- fioials have stopped a new book racket. When Canada bars a book, foreign publishers sometimes cam- ouflage it in a mild-looking paper

Debt Is Paid

NEW BERN, N. 0., Dec. 10-in- soclated Prom-Organisation of a group of New Bern society women who pledged themselves not to villt France so long as that country re-

d“ B o- in. 'll35-l2-16-1i.

"The representatives of m. gzlbm and surrounding lzmkey m“ "0 requested to meet nr. the

- Hui-loft Rink, on December l’! M‘ ‘he Purpose oi forming n hockey "i- 7l38-l2-l6-1i.

“meme to the Presbyterian fuses to pay its war debt tn the ‘"1" 001mm. Orange Hall. United States was perfected here m-

um"!!! River Wednesda y- r‘ "5' 3M. Adiiltl 20 cents, children “nl-i- "nu-ii-ie-ii.

day. .

In the group are several women who said they an planning Euro- pean trips next summer but that France will not be included in the itinerary unless the war debts am they sail.

"bu" mllthe Preeybterian B “hi”! Christmas Concert, Orange t Brookneld, Tuesday evening, "Ibo! 20th. Adults i5 cents. Wren 1o cents. viu-ia-iei-alleiiled Wm

jacket with the object of deceiving the customs officers.

Collectors at Toronto recently became auspicious of a book “Rats andI-Iow to Destroy Them." The paper jacket was mild and unof- fending but the book itself was particularly lurid-one the censor had held to be offending to Can-

ant spot next to one of the walla 0f the vault which for the next few day! will bclang to the federal INQPVQ bill:-

Thl foreman in the bullion de- partment serutiniaed the paper. acoepted the tap from the omis- sary and gavoinstructlons to his workmen to remove them from one

adian morals.

The Department of National Rev- enue has issued instructions to burnished ei- corroded but some- customs collectors to dll deeper what grainy in appeirance, are thin thﬂ DIP" J10"? will" ‘W111i-

aide oi the large room to the other. "rm gold bars, which are neither

never actually deposited on the in-ing books for entry into the floor, but for piupom of inobiliiw. WWW-me? m!!!“ 118" W rem

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French Minister Airs His Views Re War Debts

TORONTO, Dco. l5-—tC.P-)— "Probably the bulk of tho French people iecl that 5m?!" m. should not be paid." said lion. Anne llcnrygn, French Minster to Canada, in an in- ierview today durinii his P"? cnt visit to Toronto.

"They my them- ivnr debts are not in the snmc cities as ordinary dfhlﬁ," tlic MinMcr added. "After nll, most nf "N: money was spent right in Am- erica for supplies with which to‘ fight lhc war. From-i- sul- iercd the devasiatlon c-i hcr northern districts. Why .~lmuld she now also have l0 Pa!’ l"

THELI} WAR

France, Belgium, Poland, Hungary And Esthonia Default Payments ——Great Britain’s Debt Install-

ment Was $550,000.

w’ NGTON. DB0- ll-(LPJ-Thc United Stulcs Zlrcusury‘; bunks jamglght 796975495 France’ BBIZIY-lm and three lessor liurivicnxi liniions in » u nuli. 0n their obligations to the United States “liilc. UPIIUSliC thi- names

“I Gm“ Britain. 11111)’. Czechoslovakia, Flnlnnil, Latvia nnil Lithuania ,

“'11s ‘written the word "paid." Thus the first gcncrnl war ili-bt payment

date since inauguration of the Hoover one-year moratorium on inter-

governmental ilebts—mlil-sumincr a year ago-found ihc natiom owing ‘ American sharply divided lnio live groups. . l Exccpimg Italy the paying nations, like tlii- ili-fnultcrs, linil protest-

lll il-wl cldllhfed u" dllllomniiiv means to win puniponcnicni of loilnfs ‘ inst“ ‘mcns and reconsideration of their enﬁre ivnr ilcfii. llmvcvcr, upon " flmcrfc s insistence that ihcy pay, they chose to kccp their credit stamp lily; with lh ' mted Slates unmnrred and in so dnini: (hi-y liccilcil the rlqwmlﬂl "reins ﬂl’ St‘("‘v‘"'1‘v oi’ Slate Ilcnry l.. Stimson tliut sui-li ac- ﬁil" W0"!!! P"! "W!" in p “Wrcil position i0 obtain a rcstuily of their obligations.

U- 3- CW?" N91 hli-WII latter had been heard from oiilci- ally, and the iiatle Bottle state 11nd a note on its vray here saying it could not pay. The exact amount defaulted by all these was $24.84!),- 141. This was $1,215,000 less than

How the delaultcrs will fare in this could not be foreseen tonight. No official up to now had said a word as to this countrys future

course, but an impression was cur- rent that until some settlement of their past due payments has been made, these nations will receive no concessions from the Unitcd Silica.

The Defaulters With France and Belgium in the

defaulting column yvere Poland, Hungary and Estonia. All but the

the original December 15 items. Po- land and Esilionia had taken ail- vantage of funding agreement clauses to postpone for two years part of the principal owed.

The amount paid was $90,685,910 Latvia's payment was cut $31,000 by a prior funding agreement post- ponemcnt.

(Continued on Page 7)

l‘ Q I Beer, Wine Blll Before U.S.House

, _.._

l WASHINGTON, D00. I5-(A.P.l

l-The United States House of Re-

‘SIX NATIONSWMEET

WQEBTS

iiiiiihﬁis HUGE NEW viii niiicu

iFormer illllinistei‘ 0i I (Interior Is Asked < To Form New Gov‘

i ‘ eminent.

(Canadian Press Cable)

PARIS, Dec. 15—Camille Chau- temps, former Minister of the k1.- terior, will reply tomorrow to Prea- ldent Albert Lcbrun] invitatiol that lie attempt to form a govern- ment to succeed that oi formal _ Premier Edouard Herriot which re ‘ signed yesterday after being defeat ed on a vote of confidence con:

nr-cted with its war debt policy.

M. Chautemps spent the evenirn in consultation with his politic ‘friends, going first to M. Hen-id zand offering him the portfolio d Foreign Affairs. M. Herriot ha‘ previously said he would accept no 1 office in the new government and tonight he was said to have repeat

' ed his refusal. l Apart from the debt considen

lotion on which public opinion aps

pearcd divided tonight, there apw- pcared every reason to hurry (b4 formation of a new government tl

Ml N E 3i 0 L D k face Breat problems which will arlsq ibefore the end of the year.

P R 0 P E R With December half over Franco l faces the prospect of a new year‘!

budget deficit 0i 8,000,000,000 franc;

presentutive ways and means com-

mttee today ordered reported a bill i0 legalize the manufacture and sale of 3.2 percent beer and another bill to legalize the manufacture and ‘sale of wine of an unlimited alco- holic content.

llEll iii wists,

(Canadian Pri-ssi PASCALIS, Que, Dec. 15.-A group of miners, retaining posses- ,slon of the property in lieu of wages, and resisting any efforts to penetrate their stronghold, was the situation at the Leroy Gold Mines north of here, described by a group of employees of Consolidated Min- _._..__ ing and smelting Corporation to- (Canailizm Prcssl ‘day. (

,Doctors - liVill Be iPaid By Gov’t.

TORONTO, Dec. lfr-Mcilical fees The minors supplies arc about ex- Of dOctOrS for service rendered jlinustcci and actual starvation faces ithose on relief will continue to be them, ‘they have been paylcss for 'paid entirely by the Ontario Cvov- unonths but arc determined to re- . crnment, Premier George S. Henry iymoin un the property until pay day l flllllOllllCtfKl today. He laud discussed r0115 ﬂfﬂlillil- ‘the question ycstcrciny ivith Hon, Consoiiilnicil sent a number of W. A, Gordon, Minister of Labor men and two teams with supplies m, Ottawa, from Sennetcrre to the min:- to ob-

ln me Cnfnpbpl] laeiief report 1g, lain sampler. of the workings. The “'11s rcconunendcil those fees be i m9“ l“ PO55 “km ‘Tnwd w “lmw paiil on a similar basis as relief Um“ 1° PM ‘l mm m‘ m“ Vwilwly‘ contributions, by ihc Govemmcntsi A“ 391w“! to Qmmc for Wow“-

(about $320,000,000 in Canadian funds) and a railway deficit of 5,- 000,000,000 francs (about $225,000,- 000», ivliilc within the next few

IitOoix-i-ijnued on '1) The Weather, Etc‘ MORE

PINR 1 3m AYS i‘

aim til 1 ioNit Will Acton‘, lies ALWAYS foo Sear. or ilis

and ,n,,n1¢ip,,11ﬂcsA The Dunno cini po'i<'c aid to cnubin the smelt-

jaowmlnom has done this m the ing COlll]li\il_\"S (‘l'("'\\‘ ‘.0 curry out past mm 91.0mm. Henry EndelHGiHlOll‘ nrtlors \‘.'.l_\ (Mr-toil.

ored i0 hnveihi- federal govern-I Cum-l “mm l“ Wmmp‘ dwmid ment include the fees in rclicfimm back pay‘ Sum“ lnunths as“ manm This was refused and comb Arthur C. biclkmun, mine munug~r_

iquently the Ontario Government,

the cost of the war."

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LATE WIRE BRIEFS

(Canadian Press)

NEW YORK. Dec. 15—-(A.P.i _ﬂ,iehanl F. Hoyt, president oi’ aviation corporation, announces‘- tonight thﬂt directors of "mi company had authorized the purging,” of trans-American nir- plancu corporation.

TOKYO. llec. llL-(Fridayl- (All) —-Fire in the Sliirnlilya, one of Tokyo's largest depart- ment stores. trapped scores of customers and salesgirls tnilay and numerous casualties iii-era feared. iilany persons lcnpcil from third story \\‘ll'l(I'\\\'S and were injurcil.

_______-_- -— onough to be sure the mnniwrript corrisponils with the jacket ilczrigm

and title.

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, .some days but was released ivhcn “m Stand m? entire charge' I the owners stint up a >i1l*“l.\' 0i W0-

visions.

The nicn have sinvc Sisting upon those Silpplllh’. which l are ncarini: exhaustion

s1‘. MALO. France, Dec. 15- l ' -

(u. r. (fulﬁl-Disappointed lil- Flsh e’ having to make a forced land- ing here while on route to Capo Town from England in an effort , to wrest the record from Amy

(Fnnnillim Prcssi QUEBEC, Dec.

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Johnson, View!‘ Smith was preparing to return to Croydon flying field, London, tomorrow.

of London.

EDMONTON, Dec. 15.—The spirit of Jcsse James rides the cow trails of Alberta. Mounted on a black steed a masked rnb-

l gating.

Si. Mnln ls 205 miles southwest

her “flugged" Leo Lcmlskl, cat- tlc buycr in true two-Kiln 5MB. relieved him of $200, pockctcd thi- ignition kcy of his car and rode away. Police are Invest-

country folk and liairrly fishermen twur s, ,_,‘“,,_,,,,,, \-,,|i,._,-_.pr.-_=\ of Quebec's picturesque Castro Pen-E ui-‘riﬂvlhsl niinw: fair zwi noun-m; insula arc in n desperate p110“! de": h (‘our ‘llitl _ vim. soar»). i-‘rrsa spite Pl'(!llll('l' l.. A. Thsclicroniral 'I\"kvY‘l"lli\\~"~l \\'ii\~l~I portly (Ii-Y l" published cicninl, lion. John llaii| “I.,,=,,,.. “mu it'll] mo: -l-‘rr\>\

pivlhﬂ» i to ivnsi l\lliil§‘ i-i-isiiy iiili

Kelly, mombcr of the Quebec Log-l M vi,“ 1M", m,“ “m, _,_ islstivc Council. stzvcs in an open llivli if-i» lli’.“vilvlif‘flll‘li>‘\li“lil 171T nnl letter handed to the press imlny. "‘_‘\I‘"“,“'"}‘,‘_,v'_“',',,’§_,' “,,,,',',l,,,,,',_.' ..,

Lumber and pulp mills have‘ llilT"lfkainrlllﬂﬁfvlvnzii qimvinm closed iio\\'n_ ill!‘ potato ciop HHS‘ ,_,,,_ I, ',,,‘ ' _ ' _ failed hccuurc of ll?il‘.'_\' summer‘ utwufliylu"ﬂlfxﬂsllfu."'::l:""'“ ""“‘“‘ ruins and the lisllcrlcs have been mu FERRY sinrtnru’. wry unrcmuneraiivc, the vcirruhii Ww” mcmlicr from New Cariislc in . c.

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