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HAY SALVAGE CAIIGC -1i0pu for re-floating the sdiooner Lorne A. aground at Salutation Cove, five miles from here with a o of

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of-ihe 00-ton cargo o salvaged if ice formed on the where the oraft lies before heavy storms broke her up. ‘Hie schooner, owned by Ray Tanton of Surnmerside, went ashore in a blinding snow stnnn last week She was enroute to her home port with a cargo of Inverness coal.

TREACHEBOUB WALKING - Preeiiing rain last hight turned Charlottetown streets and side- walks into sheets of ice. Pedestrian

rforrned acrobatics and motor rafflc crawled along at a snails pace. City Police announced how-

.ever, they had no reports of colli-

sions although motor vehicles were ss llkeiyrto go sideways a; in any ased

other d action. Rain ce falling sfter about an hour although the skies remained overcast and the

temperature low enough to keep the ‘be from melting.

BUSINESS BRISK — Christmas trade continues brisk in Charlotte- town merchants said yesterday. Travelling from mama” country o1llnts_ is possible for lmo tmsvehlcle; o owing a aw ear ler wee which made huge inroads into snow drifts from the season's first minor ulizzardr.‘ Meanwhile rail traffic con- liilues eavy 0n all Is and lines. it “as learned from Canadian Nation- al Railways officials. Last night the train from the mainland was two Roars latemari-iving her; due to envy mar . express an passenger traffic. On other Island lines trains were running somewhat behind

5111941116 for the same reason.

PERSONALS

Mrs, Wm. White, formerly of York Point left. to spend the winter in Boston with her sisters.

The Guardian regrets to learn that the Hon. II. J. Palmer K. C., is on the sick list.

Mr. James Rattenbury. medical student at Dalhousie, has arrived hOme to spend Christmas with his Dlrente. M1‘. and Mrs. Arnold Rat- tenbury.

GRAF SPEE

rContinugd from_pa.ge_ 1)

Forced to seek refuge in Monte- video harbor, the commander on orders from Adolf Hitler blew up his ship rather than farce intern- ment or run the gauntlet of allied warships off the coast.

Instead of going down with his ship "he postponed fulfillment of his design" until he had seen to the safety of more than 1,000 young seamen in his crew and h in- formed his superiors of the fate which had befalien the Graf Spec. the embassy communl ue said.

An aide found his lfeless body in his arsenal quarters at 8:30 a. iii. 17:30 a. m. AST).

Preparing for the end, Langs- riorff called all the officers of his staff about him last night and inked with them for three hours.

Shorty after midnight he rose, circled he room for a last hand- shake with each man. Then he retired to his room. requesting that 11c one disturb him as he was fatigued by the week's events.

Germans 551d ihere was no doubt In the mind of any man at this zonference that he was sp ills commander for the last time.

German associates had expected the captain to take his own life. An embasy attache said he gave his camera and other personal effects to a member of the embassy staff saying: “Take these;,I shall not need them anymore.’

pull honcrg due his rank will be accorded in a funeral service at the embassy tomorrow at 3 p. m- Burial will be in the German ceme- ‘an; here.

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bitter assistance from her mid-BEI- foe. World opinion has branded Russia an outlaw.

In Italy, despite continued lip- service to the Fascist-Nazi rap- prochement out of which was built the Rom -Berlin Axis. now all but broken, the Nazl-Commurltlst fel- lowship is viewed openly with deep frowns. An Italy prepared 1i ne- cessary to march against Russia to halt. Soviet encroachment in the Danube Basin and the Balkans is

on the alert, aireadv associated with the Allies in giving practical aid to Finland.

Dwindled Russian military pres- tige and a mounting toll of Ger- man reverses at sea. are affecting the diplomatic scene. Unquestion- ably, Franco-British statesmen are reaching out to take quick advant- age of increasing doubts among European neutrals that Germany can successfully challenge‘ Allied sea power and economic resources.

There are hints from Paris that some now Allied diplomatic blow at Hitler is lmpendinv, It might b" an understanding with Italy that would finally sever the weakened tie that holds Rome and Beriln to- gether. for Hitler's deal with Rus- sian Communism and Soviet ag- gression has stirred Italy deeply.

NEWS FOR. MULTITUDE

‘LONDON-NJH-Forelgn langu- sge service of the British Broad- cas-iinz Corporation has doubled with‘ the war. and one department now employs 250 where 100 worked s. year ago. News is broadcast in l5 languages.

Too Late To Clasify

Eosr MAN'S BLACK FOUN- tain pen. Apply Guardian. L-s-iz-sl-zt

EXPERIENCED GIRL WANTS housework. Apply 00 Grafton. L-3-12-1i-8l.

COOK WANTED. APPLY GUAR- dlan. Ir5-I2-2l-2l.

LOST CHRISTMAS PARCELS between Charlottetown and Hun- ter River. Finder leave at North American Hotel. L-‘f.

bade.

l. 011%“ W the h a ly l W ar 1' w 3...; °“° very pretty program under the dlrectionbof Miss Berna Huestis as-

some in their pretty dresses and

decorations festooned

walls and in the centre a huge Christmas tree laden with lifts for mothers and fathers mode by the children was mud: admired. by the

pupils and- visitors Good Morning. Ring Merry Christmas Bells. “Jlngigrlgggells, Stglgktby Sonn uare , sssis Wheatley, Ian Gillies, Robert,

ul Davey.

My Kitty, soloist, chorus. Eileen Livers, ris chand- ler. Janet Cameron, Wilsns Tay- lor and Ens Rigel.

Action Song: I Saw ‘Three Ships. Pantomime: Rocking Horses, all the children; Mama DoPs-Dorls Chandler and Eileen Layers. Jumping Jacks-Everybody. Train Music Box, Air Planes. Top dance, Joan ‘Danton. Nursery Rhymes. Miss Muffett. Barbara Wran. Wilma Taylor, Ena Engel; Spiders. Robert Jones, Paul Davey, Cyril Wheatley, Jun- ior Craig.

Jack Be Nimble-All the child-

ren. Old King Cole-Solo Billy M0- Cannell. Wind Thro‘ The Olive Johnnie Bentley. Recitation-Christmas Dolly- Jean Tani/on. Chorus-You Better Watch Out. Solo-The Blrdle-Eilene Layers. March-Ian Gillies (leader). Reciatlon, Old Jack Frost, the children. t Solo-The Swing, Tommy Den- on.

lvia Super,

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All

‘The Ctuistrnas Message"—All The Children.

Good-by Song.

The King.

Neutrality Zone Violations Are llnderlliscussion

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20- (AP) _..,A joint declaration accusing Eur- opean belllgerents of repeatedly violating the western hemisphere neutrality zone and warning them against future violations was being drafted tonight by the 2i American Republics in common diplomatic consultation.

The declaration, it was learned, will be a general, but strong state- ment of determination that the zone created at the Panama con- ferenoe in October must be respect-

The declaration, which will be communicated w the belligerent: by Don Augusto Bovd, President of Panama, will contain a clear- cut indication that the American Republics will be forced in future to take more than diplomatic act- ion to see spected. It may be issued Friday. The document also will state that the American Republics will hold further consultations to de- termine a common policy in deal- ing with belligerent warships which will begin immediately after Christ- mas, will seek to prevent future in- cldents such as that surrounding the destruction of the German pocket battleship Graf Spec. forc- ed to take refuge at Montevideo. Various suggestions have been ad- vanced -one by Brazil that war- ships fleeing to Pan American ports be automatically interned. and another by other American Republics that warshi damaged in battle and taking re uge i-n such ports be refused all assistance and required to leave or be interned.

Train Service Changes For New Year

MONCTON. N. 13.. Dec. 20~The following changes in train ser-

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vice are announced by regional headqusr s of the Canadians National llwayu

Commencing Monday, January 8 next, the train from the m d for Prince Edward Island, leaving Morlcton at 10:50 a. m.. daily ex-

cept Saturday and Sunda. will be operated daily except. unday. This will cancel the afternoon

service from the mainland to Prince Edward Island on Satur- day, leaving Moncton at 3:50 p. m. Train leaving Sackvilie for Cape ‘Iformentine at 1220 p. m. Saturday only will also be withdrawn.

Between Summerside and commencing Tuesday, January 2nd, and continuing until and includ- ing Saturday, January 8, train leaving Summerside at 12:01 m. will be operated Tuesday, urs- day and Saturday instead of Mon- day, wednesdav and Friday, leav- ing on Tuesday and Thursday at 12:01 p. m. and on Saturday at 4:30 p. m. Commencing Monday, January 8. the Saturday train will revert back to departure from Sum- merside at 12:01 p. m.

Commencing Monday. January 8. between Charlottetown, Summer- side and Tl nish. train now leav- inq Chariot town at 3:20 p. m. daily except Saturday and Sun- day, will be operated daily except Sunday, and the Saturday service leaving Charlottetown at 7:20 p, m. WlLI be cancelled.

Between Slunmerside and Bor- den, train leaving Burnmerside at 2:45 p. m. daily exicept. Saturday and sundsy will be operated daily except Sunday. Canoe ing the Sat- urday service leaving Bummerside at 6:46 p. m.

Commencing Monday. January 1 next, train lesv Tignish for Summeralde at 8: a. m. will be operated Monday, Wednesday and Friday instead of ‘hsesday, Thurs- day and Saturday, arrival time at 15° “ remaining the same,

p. m. On Saturday December 28. train leaving Summerslde for Borden at 3:20 p. m. will not leave until 0:16 p. m.

In connection with the earferry service between Cape jlhrmentine

" The Kgdiirgarten rerun sixth“. ' r Control lurd

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Discusses All

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"The Board the t m“ I011 the have arisen in Prime Edward w sdlmrigliisllt: exchange eon-

'.. 9 OI arid MoBaTrT: of the Ibrieips $512.1}

the kindergarten 100,"?! $1130.“, n m

ormal ting lchubt Kim-legend staff in the ‘Rum tfiriown Hotel on Tuesday

IID the gatheringby w, w Adams. manager of the Bank Nova Scotia,

"Thanks to the oo-operatiori which we are receiving- from gm. sdian mdirstrisl and inancial in. stltutlone and the n- erally, exchan mum of interference with normal business," he said,

Mr. MoBaln paid a warm tri- bute to the Canadian banks. “ ey have a particuarly difficult role to lay. as our Authorised Agents. the administration of such a highly technical measure] and their oo-operatlon the.

has en liiid

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from

line, I plete and sympathetic under- standing exlsts as to the necessity of exchange control as a logical and unavoidable measure of any

nation at war."

Established under the War Measures Act, llioreign lbrchange Control became effective in Can- ada on September 16th, alined to control foreign exchange and for- eign trade. Foreign exchange coins info the hands of the Board as a result of Canada's exports, income from our foreign invest- ments. from tourists and other sources and ls used to pay for im- ports, many of which are of a vital nature in connection witn our wartime effort. It is also used to pay tron-residents the income arising from their investments in Canada. “Without control, there could be no assurance that suf- ficient foreign exchange would be- come available for these piwposes. Control iii no way intcreferes with Canadians meeting their contra/c- tual obligations in the terms of their contracts, either at home or abroad, whether expressed in Can- adian or foreign currencies," Mr. McBaln pointed out.

“Realizing the importance of tourists to Canada — and here the Marltlmes have a special intcrist — the Board has taken extra pre- cautions to avoid any interference," said Mr. MoBaln. The tourists are as welcome in Canada today as they always have been and may bring in with them, as heretofore, their automobile, golf clubs, fish- ing tackle and other personal cf- fects without inconvenience or hindrance, when coming in, during their stay with us. or upon leav-

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Joseph Stalin To Celebrate 60th Birthday

MOSCOW, Dec. 20--(AP)—-Jos- eph. Stalin, inscrutable leader of Soviet Russia, will be 60 years old ‘tomorrow, and his birthday will be ,celcbrated on a nationwide scale for the first time in 10 years.

While his armies press their in- vaslcn of Finland, Stalin is expect- ed to receive literally millions of congratulatory messages.

The anniversary already is the subject of a. flood of Soviet news- paper articles hailing hlm as “the greatest man of ourepoch" and "the leader of the tollers of the world."

Important decisions of policy by Stalin which have resulted in mil- ltary and diplomatic achievements oi’ the U, B. S. R. since the eut- bieak of the war are to be noted in the national acclaim.

The son of a shoemaker and serfs daughter, Stalin now rules Russia with not. a shred of hl-s former op- porstlon left, at least openly.

Only a few details of his private life are known. He lives in closely- guarded seclusion in the Kremlin, with occasional weekends at his country house near Moscow,

He is aging slowly, but is in ex- cellent health and possesses an physique. He sieeyss eight hours a night, keep; regular hours. walks a great deal within the Kremlin Wang and indulges in sport.

International At A Glance

(By The Canadian Press) BUENOS AIREB—CI taln Hans [Angsdorff of destroy Gemini mocket battleship Admiral Graf i Spec commits suicide.

LONDON —Frenoh-Brltlsh naval leader: reported mapping secret strategy against. German air st- . tacks on flahlng boats; Govensment to recognize Czech national eom- mitiee headed by Eduard Bones.

ALDIIRSHOT —- Duke of Con-

“ former Canadian Gover-

nor-General, visits Canadians en- camped at. Aldershot.

IIELSINGFCRS - Russians l drive hard against Finns on Karel- ‘Ian Isthms: bomb n-iamy Finnish cities from alr.

NEW YORK-Crew of scuttled German liner Columbus brought to ‘Port. by United States cruiser Tuscaloosa.

BUCHAREST - Germany wins agreement doubling llumassian oil shipments to Reich.

BERLIN-Nut Government pre- PINI l0 protest Argentine intern- Znrznt of Gnf Spec officers and

and Borden. eommenclrg Monday. January B. service will be. leave ‘Borden pier at 9:45 a. m, and 1:00 .11. m, and leave Ol-pe ‘Ivrrnentine pier at 11:00 s. m. and 8:06 p. or. daily adept Sunday.

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I153 ivldual acts of bravery by French

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I LONDON, D00. ZIF-(OIW-Indi-

soldlem st the front were described today in a ministry of information communique based on data fum- ished by the French high command.

During the night of Nov. 20-28 an advance. post commanded by Ser- geant A. Souls wes established on

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McSsin was introduced the principal road leading to Sass-- . bruecken. Towards 4 am. a patrol

of German soldiers was sighted. Sergeant Bonis decided to let. the enemy come close to try to take

ru. As soon as ‘the Germans came

Public control is TETIC- within range they were greeted by thy Ind with I mini-la hsll of hand grenades. ‘They re-

plied in kind and s lively fight developed.

Although his right hand was fractured during the fighting, Sonia continued to throw hand grenades with his left hsnd, pulling the pin out. with his teeth, until two fingers on his left hand were smashed by an exlpiosion.

The German attack was repulsed largely due to Bonis’ courage, but his bravery cost him his right hand, while his left hand was mutilated. He was decorated with the Military Medal

At dawn Nov. 28 a patrol corn- manded by sub-iieut. Boulubsche left on reconnaissance. They mov- ed toward a small enemy observa- tion post, taking precautions to a- void a sudden encounter vlrlt-h ene- my patrols.

Hounds began to bay and it was decided the patrol should make a detour to avoid being detected by the dogs. This manoeuvre appeared to have succeeded when suddenly the French saw an enemy patrol composed of a sergeant and four men asleep l5 yards away.

Lleut Soulubache and Sergeant Fulget took the Germans by aur- prise, hurling two of tlwwi into a ditch. Then the French patrol hurled grenades and put a third German out of actAon.

The mtcnant, wounded in the right e , held back the two other Germans and his patrol got back to its lino; before enemy rein- iorcements arrived. On his return illeut, Boulubache reportmd valuable information ,Cn the advanced ene- my positions to his superior officers.

Former Governor General Impressed With Canadians

By Glllls Purcell

Canadian Press Staff Writer

ALDERSHOT, England, Dec. 20- (CP cABhEi-The Duke of Conn- aught, one of Canada's best-be- loved governors-general, come to Aldershot today to cee the Canadian Active Service Force and to empress approval of its bearing and discl- pline. _

In a black limousine the great- unole of the King came quietly to C. A_ S. F. headquarters with an equerry, Major Hubert Fyers. after a drive around the various barracks

and parade grounds where the Canadians are bllleted and train- ing.

No one reallmd hLs identity as the car pulled up to the door. A messenger informed Colonel G. R. Turner, General Staff Officer, who with Major-General McNaughton. commanding the Canadian force, came up to shake hands. The Duke who is 89. did not leave his car.

_ “As senior field marshal of the British mnplre and on account of my long connection with Canada dating from 1889 it is a great pleas- ure to welcome Canadians back and T0 55y how impressed I am with the bearing and dfiscipline of those I have seen so far," the Duke said.

(As s youth of 20, the Duke had

his first baptism of fire in the Do- minion of Canada when he served- qs a lieutenant under Sir Garnet Wolseley ln putting down the North- west Rebellion of 1870, He wa-s vis- iting Canada in i889 and joined -Sir Gamet’: force upon its forma- | tion.) l 'I'he Duke expressed hope that he would soon see all the Canadian troops on parade. In a few minutes he departed quietly for his home at Bitgshot, 10 miles away, where he has lived in retirement for many years.

The Duke was Governor-General of Canada at the outbreak of the last war, having taken office in 1011. I-Iis term expired in 1010 when he returned to England. He visited the Canadian corps in France several tunes and always has maintained the lfieheet interest In things Can- adian. One of Canada's most fam- ous regiments, the Princess Pamela's Canadian fight Infantry, is mm- ed after his daughter.

The Canadian oops were de- llifiiled willy by an announcement that leaves would be granted in the approaching holiday period, They "Te "V1118 to dscover relatives and friends nearby so that they may qualify for leave. A flood of invita- ilmis for Christmas and the New Year ls making possible many such concessions.

General McNaughton received a 019-18880 from Canada's Defence Minister. Norman Rogers. express- ln! the happiness felt in the Domln- ion over the safe arrival of the troops and appreciation of the language and e of General McNaughton! order of in; day u- sued Sunday. the day the Canadians arrived In the United Kingdom.

KILLED BY TREE MONMON. N. a, Dec. il-(CP) —The Christmas season brought with w, knelt Bishop. 1s. Willie he and school mates were cutting a large Ohristmast tree for me

school house at Gunelrigsviilg w. day, the tree fell, ctr-king Bebop on the heed. He died h lwplfl 008% .

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