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UNPREIIEIIENT- EII BUIU GRIPS P R U II I N I} E

‘cw Minimum Record Set For December A s Thermometer Records 17 Below.

Probably not 1n the present ntury have temperatures in this province during the month of De- ember reached the low record of terday, when thermometers at e Experimental Farm and st tire 1- zeurological bureau registered 17 egress below zero. At ‘rigritsh the - inimum temperature was 24 be- w, at Alberton 22 below, a‘. ‘ll/cl- glon end Tyne Valley 20 below, d at Summerside 1B below. Read- gs on private thermometers in the iy 11nd in the near vicinity ind c.1- d s temperature of about 20 below. 1n Derinber 1919, the flilfillLllln mpcratum was 14 below, in De- embi: i022 11 below, and in De- rnber 1914 10 below. Only mire- tiently since 1900 have llmdWllllPf zmperatures descended be! "r that

the present cold ‘sow f‘, . 1g are some o! ‘m0 loivcst reco ed AJQQIZiiRIIQ-l since 1001: J.-Dl.il‘y 930,17 below; 10.5, 19 b u‘; 11123, '1 uciow; 19:40, 17 bcloii. 1917, 21

w. February, 1.126, i8 beiuw; 91-1, 21 below; 1013, l7 below, 190.), i below,

indications at a late hour 111st

iglit were that thc Iillflpflfii-thrt:

Jtild fall beiow even yesterday's iimum i_ f?‘ - uvuuivcitiviuorrs,

COMING EVnN is, iviiseiiiyus. bit;

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his r0 uam st. z: cents per vunri """"! PIDIIII in udislics "New Year's Concert, Vernon All, Monday night, 40,3, “Whist and Dance in Vernon

- ll Wednesday, January Ird. 4033.

"Montague Club loading livc- iock Tuesday aitemooii, Juiiuiiry iid. Please list stock. 40,14,

_ “Come to the opening of Central 111k at York, Monday, January 1st. - “tins and Hockey- 4010.

"A 800d New Year resolution- That I will secure promotion for lnliyseli and iamtly with the Sun Jfe Assursnoe co. Arrange it with - A. Moore, manager, Chariots- “ml- 392s

"The Cornwall Y. P. s. will DH‘- "E "W" Plkeant by request in

ltlignwail Church, Tuesday, January

' 4035' iurin of Fri Ranuc. h neIZIYmY i‘) sunimuii hi-fp, but his father was "P°l|0@d entertainment to be bcyondresc fI-_____

“I'd T115511’. January 2nd, Kelly's

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Fighting Fires In 30 Below

(Canadian Press) HULL. Que, Dcc. 29.—Hul1 and Ottawa firemen were put to 11 severe

test this afternoon as they battled|

a. stubborn blaze in a. temperature ranging irom 25 to 30 below zero in a three-storey office uiid residence building on the main strcvt of the town. The building was completely destroyed with damage about $50,- 000, with no loss oi life or serious injury. The fire was extinguished tonight.

IIIILIEAXEIRE UIIUSESIUSS UFRZIIILIIIIU

Howling Northwest Wind Fans blames to Fury.

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY,

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tinnitus‘ smuuiuw YEAR iwiiiiis

Resumution of Tradi- tional Custom of Subrltting Recom- mendations to t h e Kin". ‘ ""0‘.lIlC€Cl.

(Canadian Pres)

OTTAWA, Dec. Zil-JIPCOIIIYIIFHG- ntions have been made ‘hat certain Canadians should share in ihe new year list oi “honors and awards" bestowed by His hiniesty. according to a statemrnt lSfiliEd tonight by Prime Minister R. B. B"Ill‘i8il.

After recalling his sirtcment in tho House of Commons lust session, in which he hilii that the resolution aifziiiist ililits, adoptcd by the Cem- niuns in 1019 iliri nofrkfrict the royal prcrogarive, Mr Bennett's siatcmcnt, continued “the govern- meii; is of the opinion that the

IClnadisn Press) HALIFAX, Dec. 29.—~Losses from fires that svicpt through u series of I Halifax buildings within the last 24 1 . . . .- .._» “.1. _ night its insurance ndjustci.» coni- niunccd a iiruliiiiinary survey among , the ruins of a business block and roznry vvuielioiisi‘. . In the block bounded by 3111111151‘ ton, Buckingham, Argyle and Bel strccts tlicrc was only a muss of debris and skeleton wills that our: housed 111 stores and upper apart- mcnis, and the three-storey‘ ltoyul Hotel, which guests were forced to flee scantzly clad. In all. some 30 persons wore made hoinelc s by the blaze that broke out in Jlo-ZCYO weather yesterday morning and dc- iicd the uiitirirg efforts of IIFUKIWD until late this afternoon when the last embers WLTC extinguished. Before they could rrtiivi from 1.11011‘ all-night and day brttle with the big blaze, urged on by a howling northuest wind, firczncn were riish-, pd to the northcnd of the city wcrrc the big warehouse housing $40,000} worth of products belonging to the, Johns Marisville Company and; Building Products Corporation W118 in flames. Company oiiicirrs said the building also was worth $3.000.

Son Escapes Father’s Fate

(Canadian Press)

MARYFIELD, SaSIL, Dec. ‘ML-Oil! Nelson, 56-year-old district farmer was burned to death when fumes swept through his farm home cur-Y today". 111s son Lloyd, l8. Plilluifd through his bedroom u'ii~.dou' when he awokc io find the room 1t mass of flames. Cliid in his 01211151"?!- Lioyd run a mile 40d B m" I" We

traditional custom of submitting‘ recommendations to His Maicsiy for the bestovral of honors and

' ‘ "'5' n»: i and the acted accord-

‘si . ' Prime Minister has incly." l

No indication has been given oi. ivhnl. Canadians have bwn singled out for the King's n"w honor 11>‘. bin it, is assumed that Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Connci an High Commirsioncr, is one of those se-l- cctcd, and the names of Dr. 0 D. Slvllon. Under S cretary of EX.C1'-. nal Affairs, and Thomas lviulvcy, former Under Secretary of State. have bccn mentioned in this con-i ncction. I~ is also believed that the chm Jiistlc“ of Canada. lion. i.\'- mun P. Duff and ltir. Just ce Tul- licr of the Quebec Court of Aptu-nl. might bc honored.

Tituiar Hon ours

There has bicn a prevailing ru-' mor for some diiys that the gov- criimen: would make recommend- ations in oonriccLion with these of- ficials, but for honors that did not carry titles. ln view of tonight's s ntoinont it is now usumrd that the H‘00li1|l’l"l7flf\[I0ii$ \v.ll be for titular honors of whatever rank His Majesty desires to bestow.

The Przme Minstcris siateniznt. Lssucd in reply to queries as to the nccuraiflv of rumors that the 20v- rriimciit proposed to TPIIIIITIP the practice of submlting Canadians for iitiiii-ir honors, wzis as follow

“A5 I intlmard at the last ses- sion of Parliament, the Psolution payed in i019 by the House of Commons, b01111: one branch of Parliament. is without validity in (‘IIIi(‘l‘ i‘\‘.\ rioting the rovfll PW" rngniivi- or fililPlHIiiQ or rcponling m,- pxkiiflfl 1:111. it will readily b’: rr-cullvd tlizi‘ pri~1~iud.iius were luk- nn many yrnrs iiizw iiszunsi the pub-

(Continucd 0n _P0g_§__l) M

0”" Hill- 8 o'clock. Ii not 1.110 “w” 403a

“lilvcrsidel vs, U" Glnirov tonight. ‘i iiigiit. »

“Hwil? It Whcatiey River Rink Im¢k Hilton Hornets vs. Stars. 4041

Impe rials at Special sirri t e 4040

"lksu QR ullliOfl R11! N h." WIN. Ewan vs] Horns; 1i UIIIL 4044

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st Isst Rrgealty Rink “image bonds vs. Univ swims sun flier. G345

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1933 ESTIMATE OF

P. E.I.

Whfie the following skull-kl. pt nmmivlnr. m It"! In "w

with regard t ilsii imlu of the “productive wealth oi

PRODUCTION IN BASIC INDUSTRIES

revised from the igures published “tum or an estimate. psrtlculsrly

cries and fox pelt production. they iurniih s vnlusble the Province during the year.

Yl iii Price

M bus. per sen lie per bu. S “L944

153,110 3a b‘. prr sen 30c per bus. 1,752,194

33“ 3g 5g, per sue 50c per bu. 61,160

up“) 4g p‘; per scre 00o per bu. 352.000

315” 13s big. p" scre 40c ptr ht. 1.966.200

g3," s“ h‘. per sen Mo por bu. 1.178.000

54,000 15/, tgna per sen 00.00 per ton 2,688,000

100.80 Armour“ $'!"-°°' "fill-W

H _ 49,“. AYQII‘! price $11.00 440.000

m“, ‘Li lsmbs use: Averlflilfi" HM 1mm q ‘fllqr $88.00! lbs. Ave. prim l0: par I». I 645,000

ted .

32.07130 100.0001); Amprinsiiieper lb. If!“ . I 700.000

130M!

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Encased In Ice

TOLEDO, 0., Dec. I9.-(C.P.)— Creighton Dennis 18, Meaclowwood. W. Va, was recovering in hospital today from exposure. the result oi a SCI-mile ride irom Bryan, 0., last night encased in ice as he clung w the rods under the baggage car of a train. He was sprayed when the loco- motive took on water on the run. Trainmen removed the ice with s chisel here end sent the boy to the hospital.

BRIRRT FUTURE REIIR FUR IRAIJE

(Canadian Press

OTTAWA, Dec 29—Carada‘s old- est i dustry the fur trade. is still going strong, Its origin dntrs back three centuries ago to the days of "Now France" and its future ac- cording to those in touch with the trade is b und up with the destin- ies oi’ the bomirlori

Three hu d"d years ago the trapper penetrstcd the unexplored wilds of Canndri- 0t even named Canada thw-for the furbearln! animus th"r’ n Today he still ptes his (‘TGUOUS trod“.

Drprc ron came to dnunt the Wdlisiry but todav the fur trlldfl future is rec'd» "d brght Dom- inion Bui-"eu of S atistics figures s ow how it is eX"fl‘i‘Il1g agifn In Norrmbr", 1932 Canada's iur exports were valued at "Q0000 The va'u h"d "Wnped to 3217.000 i" November, 1933

Dwt‘ ‘s grin s'*"c‘"e is as close now to the trap" r1: doc‘ as it was in th' fme of R""'.="'n rd Lu V"l‘€'i'i<i“}.'0 Pom Nilrtnn Ont. comr- a shrv of n mnn who froze f0 (""111 w’ 1'0 ‘owing his trim liens in tho mwr-Hv r1'"\<'r‘.< that "' ‘rrii-oiv 40 m‘i's frm Tororto Ou thr- ctlvr side of th‘ rorvtim-vi‘ northern P'b"r‘r‘s Preiv “up. a-d riv"r (‘Oil t " wit" F" <>‘t.i*~ of n rim but‘? Vtwcen Iii- a“fl (with 1Y1 WuPh (‘Mrcr A-‘rans w": the prri-‘nai inure.

For weeks As'"as ldv sick with a" obsess-rd livpiz. more than two mrrtb- i-ian-"c fr i» tui- timi- h» f‘ '1' b""'"’71" i" u“i“ h» fppriknr‘ Edmonton nrd M: “We to rccclve Rdflliilflie hill? till trcnimcnt.

FIRE IIESTRUYS RUE. BULIERE

(Cannafsn Press)

ST. RAYMOND. Pontncuf County, QURE. 29 -—Tlie 2l-yeai-oid at. Raymond Colcgc, udmirisirrcd by Christian Brothers, was a mam; of ruins tonight, destroyed in a blaze today which caused damages of 8100.000 or more and ior a time threatened the cntiro viilngc.

Volunteer firemen were fighting a blaze in 200 cords oi wood near the college when suddenly flames were discovered in the second storey of the building. The alarm was im- medialcly raised. Rev. Brother Rob- ert, Dlrector o! the college, ordered members of the stafl and the few students who were in residence dur- ing the Christmas holidays tn lraie the building. All escaped without difficulty, carrying as much oi their belongings as they could,

Monday, New Year's Day being a Public Holiday there will be no issue of the Guardian till

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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

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IRRII’ 0F SUB- ZERU BLAST

60 Below Recorded In Sections of North- ern Ontario — Toll of lives And Fire Losses.

(finsdian Press)

King winter unleashed a savage attack of sub-zero ingidity oicr al- , most all o! Canada yesterday, tak- i iiig toll oi’ nearly a score oi ilVCSI, and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars‘ damage .1 seiious liresI across the country.

As the severe cold wave swept cast the mercury was forced 1&5 low as 60 below here in sections oi north- ern Ontario. Toronto, Ottiivvu and Montreal suffered in vcathcr of Z0 to 40 degrees below. It was as cold in the Maritimes, xclipt around Halifax,

But Ihe oold is moderating in the west and in Ontario and Quebec will be slightly easier tomorrow, while further east it will remain de- cidedly cold.

To the eight deaths attributed to the cold in the west have been add- ed several in the cast, while hun- dreds of others suffered injuries re- sulting from cold. weather mishaps, or severe frost bite.

Of the many cold-weather stories of the day that came in on disrup- ted telegraphic communicaLons had been more or less restored, perhaps the most pathttic was from Lu- combe, Alberta. There three chi d- ren, the youngest a baby, the old-' est five years old were found blue with cold, huddling in their un- heated home, only partially clothed. The father, who had been spending his time in a billiard parlor, WJS sentenced to thrcc months for neg- ligence. The mother, working in a home only 50 yards away iroin her own, was fined. The (ildreri were made wards oi the government.

lviost serious of iho sent-s oi big fires that followed the udvcnt oi the cold snap occurred iii Halifax, a downtown blaze wiping out a block of old lauildiiigs. oiisng $150,- 000 damage and (lilting 110 I)<‘.,p.It' into the cold. Twenty peopli- uc-rc made homeless and $75000 diminut- was caused in a downtown iii-c iii Hull. Damage of $50 000 was iauscil and scantily-rind rcsidculs forced into 30 below zero weather uilien iirc drstroycd a block in Camphcllton. N. B.

Four young people returning from a holiday par v more killed when tlioir car was struck by a lraiii at Rodney, Ontario, and the third vic- tlm oi Thur ,'s storm sriinsh all an Orillin IEVrI-Cflhifinfl died. Ati Woofer, Ontario, 75 year old Miss Georgia Smith was .l.i.-:1d frozen to death In her backyard, vihiie Mrs. James Ray, 60, was found irirru to death in her home at Rinhvnlcii, Ontario.

Temperatures rose 10 degrees in the west, bringirg blizznrds. in the far northwest, however, the mor- cury remained 40 degrees or more below tero while at Winnipeg it im- proved to 16 below and was climb- ing. Whlte River. most noted cold- est spot. was 52 below, Budbury was rnider than that. Toronto. 21 de- grres below. was colder than at any- time sinoe i914. Ottawa was 32 be- low at the worst, Montreal 30. Saint John 20. Halifax 6.

At Winnipeg a whole family was saved from asphyxiation by escap- ing coal gs! fumes. but Mrs. Leslie Ringer died while her husband and son and two other-a remain in s scri- oua condition.

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Tuesday

DECEMBER 30, 1933

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Far Reaching Consequences Fear- cd —— Ly n ching Of Assassin, Suspecte d Of Nazi Affiliat-

ion, Prevented

By Police Inter-

vention-Many Arrests Made_

\ (Associated Press) BUCHAREST» Rumania, Dec. 29—Ion G. Duca, the Rumzinian Prime Minister since November l2 and a life

long foe of King Carol, was

assassinated by a young stu-

defll 106B)’ I" the city of Sinai. the seat oi’ the Royal Pal-

3C9.

The Premier was about to board a train for Bucharest

after conferring with the King when an assailant fired four revolver bullets into his head at close range and hurled a hand grenade that wounded Due-it's companion, Dr. M. (ostines, a deputy. The assassin who gave the name

of Nicholas Constan tinescu,

and two alleged accomplices

were immediately held by police. Authorities said both the student and the other two were members of the anti-Jewish and Fascist iron guard, which was outlawed by a. govern. ment decree on Dec. l0 after nation wide police raid; and

resultant battles and riots.

Duca, 55 yours old, had been a leader of the Libcrzil party since 1907. That group has long been op- posed to King Carol. itccrnily a gradual rapproztchement between the Liberals and the rulcr 1.111111111- utcd 1n Duca's appointment to the premiership.

Carol provisionally entrusicd the oflice 0f Prime Minisur w Con- stantine Atgelcscu, Minister of Education, who was summoned to Suioia as soon as he monarch was informed of the assussxisiion.

Atgclescu, 64, is ihe s iiior incin- bcr of the cabinet and .1 professor of surgery Ln the Uniicipsity of Bucharest.

Comoquenrm i-"ezared

Carol ordered Dixon's body brought to the royal (‘£15118 in Sin- sta. The opinion was expressed in political circles that the killing would have far rcachiig consc- qucnces, and it was pointed out that Duca upon bccoming Prime Minis- ter immrdintely began a campaign Lo combat a rising wave of initi- Sciiuiniii in Rumania and that his rnbiiicl in rd to dissolvr- two of the Niill bodic. of Riimaniu. the iron Illllild zuid tlic anti-Semitic Nalioii- Iii Clirtsiiiiii puny hvudid by Alvx Cum.

The assuzlnnt refused to make any statement.

Dunn, 55. lzitcly had been an out- sfanding figure in an international fight to suppress a rising \\'.’1\f‘ ni an l‘1“lSlll iii Eiuropo. Au hor- il".s' Illii lrvli the student and the iivcii arrr-aiiii \\'..h liiin vvvri- incin- ini.» oi the iiiitz-Jcivish and Fus- ris‘. iron iziinrd.

The lliimuuiiin cabinet mci in cxiraortknniv session shortly after the R.\\IL€SiI1I\iiOn and fiFdFlTd a

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SNIIII AND ICE SIIII CAUSE II E I A Y S

“The car ferry, which loft Tormen- tine at 4.48 yesterday afternoon on her regular crossing, docked 51,301» den at 7.05, uitcr experiencing cori- sicleruble trouble with ice. The train from Bordon bearing the Moncion hockey team arrived in the city at 10,25 p. m.

Last evening, the first train from Tignish since Wednesday arrived in 1hr‘. Clly- A Diflugh train broke the road ahead of the regular. The snow ivas wry (ior-p bi-twccn OLeary and Tigiilsh. purtlruinrly at Alma and n1 Hainilrnliiiiis Cutting ncar ‘Pig. rush, and u-as very difiii-uit to han- dle, as ll. was parked hard and was.‘ i“(‘.."f‘i'i1l'I\' cold due to tho severe fros‘. Till‘ pruciiliirc it Ito-NW] mI rle- irig the roud was to stop the rotziilzir truiii hi. a siuliiui mid to send the snowpiough and two en- ilIiWS ahead to open the cuttings. When the plough reached the next station tho regular train followed.

APPOINTED ROYAL BANK DIRIN TOR hifiNllil-IAL, Der. 29—J S M01‘- ias, PTPMLIWIL of Miinlrixtl Light Heat and Prvurr, (ioit-olidnlcd. has boon aprxiiiifvtl to the Board of Di- rcriors of the Royal Bunk of Can- azin. according to an announce-

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FROM PREMIER MACMILLAN

Pannier‘: Offiof. Chariollrlnwfl.

The people oi Prince Edward hisnd loo! forward to the New Ya: with justifiable confidence. l-‘insnolai difficult-lea. common lo every Province, hsvs been experienced snd will necessitate a con- tinuance oi rigid economy in public slisin, But we hsve gone farther than perhaps we Rslise along the road u» economic recovery in (hind; and in no section are the signs more favourable thsn ill

this Goa-den Province.

Th4, "rally incrcsQvl opportunity [or sgdcultlarsl (rule within the lupin, and aspechliy in the Pulled Kingdom, finds us ideally gun-s h supply this lflisnd. We have retained the high repu- tsiloa at our seed potstocs in the United States market. s-nd have soon during the year s mast [Iztiiying advance in "I! Pflcc of our liver [ox wit». Wlfllc there have been dssppolntmnits and diiii- ruiflq, Chm! more cmolrsgi... factors should stimulate as to n- newea sum. [I-rtieslslly in the vvsy oi m-owrltlve mArkr-t-lhs and

ablation tn quality production.

(Jmipiiring our pudlion and opport-

unities with other agricul-

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(Canadian Pres)

‘IORONTO, Dec. 29.—T1ic Pro- vince of Ontario has a surplus 0t 8016.000 ior the year 1933, Premise George B. Henry announced 1n presessional statement tonight. deficit oi nearly 83,000,000 had been lhtlClplXfid.

In the absence o! Hon. E. s, Dunlop, Provincial Treasurer, WM is critically ill, Mr. Henry declared] "It is a. very great pleasure to b! able to announce that during the past fiscal year the revenues oi the province were greater and the ax- penditures less than the government has anticipated As disclosed in the budget speech. A deficit as between ordinary receipts and ordinary c» penditures of almost $3,000,000 was anticipated. We have not only wip- ed out the expected deficit, but have actually a surplus in ordinary ao- coiiiit of 3476.000, the ordinary ea- periditure bcinll ‘50397000 and thl ordinary revenue $51,373,000.