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GREEK SIT A I

|SIL0l;N°|;ER|0USGENE»RAL SUMMARY I ‘

,oi= wiiii siluiinoii

An Outbreak Momentanly Expected.

'Greek Forces Secretly Arming. Cen-

tral Powers l'lave_ Promised Constan-

tme Full Support

if lie Joins Them.

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(Canadian Presb Despatch.)

NEW YORK, Dec. 11-The London

correspondent of the Tribune cables

lfearcd by the Allied authorities that the temptation may prove too great.

under Sunday’s date as follows: ~8EEKlNG SOLUTIONS

Trouble isbrewing in Greece and

an outbreak is ex ected at an mom

_ D Y ' ent. The exact conditions- are ob-'

scured by the constantly conflicting reports from eve-ry side. Officials here are extremely sceptical of re- ports from Greek and Teutonic

proved.

sources that the situation has im-‘problem

OF GREEK PROBLEMS

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, Dec. 11 The Foreign

Office today stated that the British Government was consulting with Great Britain's Allies in an effort to reach a radical solution of the Greek

Rumors of the secret mobilization CANEA CRETE DECLARES

of Greek troops- gain added weight from Berlin deapatchss. The “Vosr-i-

, AGAINST CONSTANTINE

che Zcitung" declared 'today that.' PARIS Dec. 11- 'A despatch to

as soon as'the Entente authorities announced the. blockade of Greek ports, Constantine began making preparations tomeet'it . The Greek army is well equipped for service, the newspaper' adds. I That an Entente ultimatum would

be presented to Greece today was the report of Reuter’s Athens corres- pondent, under dato of yesterday. The nature of the proposed docu- ment 'was not disclosed. f The Enlente is watching every

move Constantine makes. It is known that -the Central Powers have promised him their full support if he casts his ‘lot with them, - and it is

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La Liberte from Canen, Crete, says the inhabitants of that city held it -largely attended meeting and passed a resolution declaring for the de- thronement of King Constantine and denouncing him as a traitor to his country for -having turned the arms of Greece againist the sons of the lib- erator of the nation and the guarantee of its independence. The monarch was denounced for having, it declar- ed, diplomatically tried to impose a policy contrary to the traditions in- terest and aspirations of Greece. The soldiers, the despatch adds, tore the crowns from their uniforms and sang patriotic songs.

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REGULAR MEETING

-_ (OF CI

<"""N"`I_l`=’li,'i!§lFl` #-

The regular monthly meeting of the`

City Council was held last night. his Worship the Mayor, Health Officer McMillan and Councillors McNevin, Jenkins, McKenzie, Wright, Miller and Rattray present. -

After the regular routine business

had been transacted a delegation from the Children’s Aid Society, consisting of Rev. Dr. Fullerton, Rev. Maurice McDonald and Rev. R. G. Fulton was received and invited to address the Council.

Rev. Dr. Fullerton introduced the

delegation. ,They represented, he said, a society that had dealt* with a thousand cases among children during the past year and was deeply interes- ted in the moral condition of the City and especially of its children. ln

this mattsr the delegation felt that the City ouncil was' equally interes- ted. The moral condition of the City stood high and compared favour- ably with that of most cities, never- theless it was felt that there were many glaring defects which, with the machinery at the disposal of the Council, could be remedied. There were three matters to which, on the suggestion of the -society, they desir- ed to direct the attention of the Coun-

cil and to ask for ig; assistance, name- ly the admittance young children I0 the picture theatre unattended by par- ents or guardians; the roaming of the streetguby young girls at late hours,' and the cigarette habit amons b0YS-1 There were laws Zovernini HBCU °f| these an they asked the Council to'

rv cfouiicii

Dr. Fullerton on behalf of the dele-

gates thanked his Worshlp for the re ception and assurance given them and the delegates departed. '

An application from Arthur Camp-

bell for the position of chauffeur for the chemical motor engine was read and referred to the Fire Department Committee.

Application for exemption from tax-

ation from the Charlottetown Can Company was read.

A letter from Mr. W. F. Tidmarsh

was reall urging the Cc-uncil to inves tigate the special claims of the Char ldttetown.Can Company for exemption before giving it special privileges in competition with ‘other can companies in the City.

The application was ordered to lic

on the table.

An offer from Mr. J. A. McEachern

to remove the upright boiler from thc market building and pay _the Ci,'i1_y $25.for the same was read. The of- fer was on motion accepted subject to the approval of the City Engineer and on condition that the removal would not damage the main wells of the building.

The clerk was instructed to cali for

tenders for printing the town ac counts, printing to be completed by the lst of February.

The Mayor stated that in looking

over the accounts for the past year he found certain payments 'had been made without his consent for special work by the police. He wished it understood that such payment! With

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, Dec. 11-Hungarian and

German troops fighting on the Centre of the line in Roumania have emerged from the swamp lands of .Ialomitza river and made a crossing of the stream ofNortereceans about midway between Bucharest and the important railroad junction town of Buze. Be- fore the invaders lie 35 miles of plains with no more rivers to cross until Buze itself is reached. Despite heavy rains and soggy ground the forces of the Teutonic Allies all along the front in Roumania continue to make pro- gress. Rc-umanlun attacks which had held the invaders in the Plocop- tic region have now been broken ac- cording to Berlin. Several thousand additional Roumaninns have been made prisoners. in the fighting in

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oiilce. Coniiderable heavy fighting has again ts en place in the Cerna River region of Serbia. Both the Berlin and Bulgarian war ofllces re- port the repulse of strong Entente Allied attacks in this sector, Berlin, asserting that French and Serbians suffered sanguinary losses. .

However, an advance of several

hundred yards against the Teutonic Allies west of Suhodel, northeast of Monastlr, is reported by the Serbian Fenerai Staff while the French official communication records the pushing forward of the Entente lines about 80 miles near Vaklar.

ON WESTERN FRONT.

the eastern Cnrpalhians, along the(

Artillery actions and small engage-

Moldavin front Russian attacks have ments continue to prevail on the wes- all been repulsed, says the Berlin war

tern front, in France and Belgium, also in the Austro-Italian theatre. Quiet prevails in Russia.

The Greek situation remains tense.

Conferences between Entente Allies in an endeavor -to reach a radical so- lution of the problem are in progress, according to announcement of the Bri- tish foreign ofllce. `

Unofficial report says a revolution

has been started in Cyclades Island in the Ae-gean' sea. GERMAN CHANCELLOWS SPEECH.

A speech by the German Imperial

Chancellor at opening of Relchstgg 'IUGHUHY IS being awaited in Germany with much interest. The speech, it is said will be the most remarkable

world wide historical importancel

GERNIANS REPUISIU

tish operations in German East Afri- ca by which the British line of invest- ment was advanced sixty miles along 1 front of 200 miles, are described in 1 Reutel"s despatch from Nirggoro. The advance was made from Now Ir- lnga. and Kissaki to the coast. ln the course' of the operations a. detach- sd German corps, consisting of se- ven white oillcers, forty-seven white soldiers and 240 native soldiers, were captured. t I

REGULAR NIEEIING EI’S`S|UE IUWN IIUUNIIIL

The regular :monthly meeting of

the Sunlmerside Town Council was held last night, the Mayor, the Record er, the Health Ofllcer, and all the Councillors present. The usual mon- thly bills were disposed of an'd order- ed to be paid A communication was

iiiisi iiiiici Pugpiiu. iii.

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

LONDON. Dec. 11-successful Bri PE§?§{‘§g§'E) P85: °§,'§c°'°§‘i)__An

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SEXPIUSIUNS AI

explosion caused by spontaneous com bustion, in the engine room cf-‘ the Quaker Oats plant here at 10.30 this morning, blew down the walls of the building burying at least 12 per- sons and starting a fire that is de- stroying thc entire.plant. Twelve employees, all injured . have been taken to the hospital and it is be- lieved that others are buried in the debris and are dead.

(Special to, the Guardian.)

PETEREGORO. Ont., Dec. 11.-

The casualties. resultant from the ex- plosion and fire which this morning detsroyed the plant of the Quaker Oats Co., now number four dead, twelve missing, flve merely injured and ten less seriously hurt. The majority of cases are likely to reco- ver. -

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RUUNIANIANSANNIHIIAII IWUHUSIIIE SUUAURUNSI

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

LONDON, Dec. 11-The stand made

by the retreating Roumanian army east of Plc-echti, in eastern Wal- lachia, resulted in the driving hack of the Teutonic forces a distance of several kilometres, according to a Petrograd despatch relayed in a wireless message from Rome today.

in the course of the Roumanian at-

tack two hostile squadrons are said to have been annihilated.

A howitzer, three Maxim guns and

;i_00 cattle were among the booty ta- cn.; ‘

AUSTRIAN AIIAIIKS REPUISEU BY IIAIIANS

(Special to the Guardian.)

ROME, Dec. 11- Surprise attacks

by Austrians on' Curso front on Sat- urday and Sunday were repulsed by Italians, says today's Wor Ofllce an- nouncement, which also records the beating off yesterday with consider- able losses of forces which attacked

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since the outbreak of the war and of

enforee'I1hein. If these laws werevout his knowledge and permission enforced, the 'Society felt that, with mugpbe- discontinued. the aid of their agent. much 8000] A general discussion here f0ll0W@‘l could be done. At a m86tIl\5 0! ¢h9,and by-laws were consulted when it l‘.hildren's Aid Society that afternooniwm, shown that the Magistrate had It WB! Sllll8ested that the Council be sole jurisdiction in this matter. _ asked to enforce the curfew law,l The Mayor stated that an order which had -never been repealed: IC' from the Dominion Government with raise the age limit for children al- reference to the cost c-fllvins hnd been lowed on the streets at night from 14 plaged on the desks of the Council- aa prescribed by the present \>Y'I“W '-0 lors on which it mizhf be deilfable t° 16 and to enforce the by-law, with re- take some action-

ferencs to the sale off cigarettes to‘ A gegfml disxisslonafgglrgegrelg minors. which e weB 0 0 V

rather Maurice lucDonaia_ana Rev. som in the city was thrashed mfr at

R; G_ Fpl¢qnhfol_l_g;1`edb;al11`i;:h taftrgrlfzolll' eolrisiderable length but no action was emphasizing t "6 Bn _ Y 0 ' ta en. sing the laws 1-starred to. Mr. 1-‘ul-; councillor asm-ay asked if if W" lon ,gated th” _t g goolety had anti- the pu;-pose of the Council to take any clpated the fact 4-_|l»lt,fh° ‘l“°“'-1°” °*f action in the matter submitted bl' Ulf? expense wo id be 1,0300 bl' UW C°““‘ delegation from the Childrens Aid So eu. in th`I| retraction he W°“\d eisty. - - suggsgg that gg t e principal reforms, A lengthy discussion followed _this asked for Wrohld necessitate only two all the Councillors takin!

ei-'three hours every evening, the Council might sppointspeclalpolicefor these ho ’_nttl the children were taunt t "Env must keep 011. th*

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theses! TlTeFe" I _ t y of himself and

question part and expressing their _full coucur» renee with the delegations represen- tations and declaring that all that WHS necessary was to enforce the exlstlns Ilaws which each Councillor stated he »-was heartily in favour of havinl done. No dennite action was taken lt belnl informally understood that all that

‘ ‘ rk the , a ar was for the MHYOI' °

2:)-ec iiI2‘th':IA°dv:IIIln8°°'M iv::i:eniel1cst;.rTxctTons to the l1°U0° W °“' to cooperate' with them in raielnl force the laws. "3 n'f°\`°I UNT- °' ""3 °°°"““““y'A Conn.. Rattrsy'here broulhf- UD the H9 019795594 IKM' d°“m “ ‘° ‘M matter of receptions to returned sol- efllcscy of the cu few law which dur., 1-his question also was '°“‘° '-551° ° MJ b°°°'“° " 1°-“'h` thrashed out at conlll‘l°l‘l\lI0 lénlth “lt °t°°k- 11° ¢\\°\\l'1¢ if “'° f“‘"°‘ an the councillors exorerllns rest-et of?the City would ndsrtalre the cur- ‘Q me n||u,-gm pwpgrly welcome the “Y tllltlss they mike s success mt no soldiers who returned’ and ofriti- the Illll _Milli not. He con- mnenlng wsyeand means by which *NM in elle M01'-Nd *ill* f°i°"”°° me regrettable neglect nneuia _be to the running at, e oi young _slrls "WM ,B m,,,.,_

Mt the st ts si* t and the evils of ul lager", me bm l-Ils Worm » tea out an 1111"'

. s c _ t _ s A 93% ll ` ` w lf. I ll ,sd lil been no-

ME' sl_IuTI|h'$q°|r‘%°;p`?l?r\~‘l:;."'l'lm=_l :folio 0: l{sATfsx of the

_ _,_mw__ ,M '_ _ _llntsnrlgll return at soldiers aeoee . 'Connell sdl0nr\eu__. __ , . Mijas.-we Llnlmellrourss' Dlplnherla

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,Q-¢ ' `-,~ '.‘I ‘ -_--av “’.‘f","_"_' -._, -

read from Mrs. Gaifkly and other re- I

sidents of Upper Central St. asking "

for the extension of the sewerage _

system to 'the stand pipe. The peti-f

tion was referred to the Board oi’ ‘ Water and Sewerage Commisslonersfi LOIg%'8;d|‘g'ecP";‘;'L?,;:_=’_?;;°)!"§_loyd_

A communication was road ’ ' f-»- M- G. -_ &;".;f.z.;":.'ia'.s';‘:..;°"i’.:"as..'.‘;.':.l

ing for a renewal of his - _ __ billiard and pool license which ex-`I,EI.}:‘:_“sKi‘:_"n€_“a’;°eg`lgfgizgilly“S davgith

mms M' the end of the Yen” The N* thc task sf forming u government. I "UWM was gmmed' Ihnvo carried out the commands. I

A communication from thc Domi- had hoped to make a statement to

nion Government enclosing copy of _ . the Order in Council re high cost of 3'°[0I{l‘)’;’s;’m‘I’_;‘l_;1;:;l“_§"l“y' I "ow "nd living was read. The communication U ‘ ' was laid on -the table for further lang; ;I_`_“°t;%"'5;_Ixg_‘_ ?v"‘;‘la‘;__g“;‘0W' ali; constdemtgpm ' ‘ Ijournmc-nt till Thursday

The Health omcer reported that' “The ,one pre-dominant task before

me health of the town Yagi flglly the government is the vigorous pro- good’ there being no con ag ous B~|secuticn of the war to a triumphant eases. ‘

t I i M ._“c_ conclusion. I feel confident the gov-

The mat er 0 algpo glam; ‘gs nie," ernment can rely on your support,

cessor to the late r. c i _ I and milk inspector, was discussed ag I°t’i‘gef;,” __tgi°_5;u;I_e‘;‘;_t(‘l’_,°,h° " e““5 es

said the appointmentrofferedutodDr.Ie ec V _

C urch, .who formery priw Ce ll Summerside and had fiately returned! FRENCH STE/AMER SUNK‘ wounded from the front lt is under-| '__ -

' (Special to the Guardian.)

stoodutgat the appointment will bel PARIS’ Dem u_ The French

accep ‘ I steamer Phiilippe. of 3,419 tons has

A couple or quotatloss Wim ill; been sunk, 'according to a despatch

ceived .on a stone crus er an "

to Havas Agency from Havre. The

matter was discussed in committee. ld _cl mms _hu two or me crew

Reports- of the different comn1itteos| “P3 1 _ A _ _ were read and approved .Council ad- _‘;'_;f‘;hI;IlIlI_‘f5i ¥::;I°(_aII‘)'€ ‘_’_‘:_‘:l9°fI‘v‘;'“_’:_el:_‘_’_ burned ml 26th mst' ~C' bers of the' crew have just arrived at

comme EVENTS "“""°'

ANNOUNCEMENTS, Mlnardi Llnlment etlres garpet in cows

MEETINGS, ETC.

...1.~.':.°.'a':;'.':..':;;i:fi.r°;..r.:.r wsvrsssn ADS- Cash must accompany order. ' T00` LATErFOR N _mom _om Bm supper in 1 LASSI1 tolvrlo

U“‘°“ R°“d mn ""5 W°d“e‘;g';§~ Two cEN'rs per worn .een inser-

evenmg' :lon for srl rertising in this column.

si-iAnEHo|.oEns. Cash l11“3¢_ _'§§§9_\1!PH”Y °l‘d¢f- _

-'T"Ilp;oArrIg§alTlt?eeting of The J. H. BAUNBGME 8;US?Gl\ ludson Fox Ranching Co.. Ltd., will fresh every HY P0112* _l°9¢ be held at J. H. Judson's, Alexandra young pork. Saunders, swsomo C on December 19th at 1 o'clock p. m. Co., U83" Bllmllll 2-"s_9_“"_mm_ Pope Noy, Secretary-Treasurer. _

3389-12~11M2L vo |.s1',-- clomronrasts ation

with all mo ern conven ences. en-

*°THE M°D0NA|-U* W0m9U'9 Inf trally located_ Apply at this ogze.

atlanta will mqelet as theDConsogidatis;i 8188-11-21 tf. C °° °“ “" W- °°““‘ °‘" ' ” ’F"“"s`A1.s or Lumen Nels V- 7 9° m' Th°"° Wm h°".‘ d°m‘,m" Aligazgggook Station five acres of °."\"°“ 1'* °““‘1‘"°" "‘“‘.W¢'=i.*““°“ musing timber in mt. rumble for wm be “Wed up-m 9'30~1&%° P2'M";,' boards or shlnSles. Near ssw_mill. Pri!" 1° °°"*°' ' 33 ' 2' ' '» see nam-1biiis.w.E. smith. '

lar reparstlohwwzrxlways made. s352`12`“Ma-“ld‘

Y " r .wA'~re“o-"T 'rTo'ao`uo"ll_V”|. ns-

Thsre had been several disappoint

arrive on the date named although a bond and welcoming oltlaens awal-V ted them. Since that time the mat ter of receptions had been taken over by si government committee and the Council took no part in the recep- tions. . - -

On motion of Councillor Jenkins se-

conded by Councillor McNevfn a com-

ntltteg consistlnr of Counolllors Mc- Kenai and Milerwss obllllillted -to set in eenlunetien with the 'htrletle Society in welcoming returned sol-

msnts; the expected soldiers did not; wholesale Grocery Hm____ Exim

liable man as head shipper in

rienced man preferred. Splendid opportunity for right man. Refer- ences required. Apply Box 133 Oharlottetown 8800-12-IRMBI. BTRAY HEIFER.-Tilill FII!

been on my rremlsee slnoe,0ct. 12th s‘ helfer, co or biac-lt, and whiter," ll years old. lfnot claimed before Dec. lbth she will on that dats be sold by public auction on my premises, Wallace McKln_t1on.,Fr\deriet»on.

stems-tsirma. ,miisioni hae te ee wml the where

dlers.

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in the coastal region. The statement follows: iln Trentino persistently bad weather hampered military opera- tions on Carso. During Saturday and Sunday nights enemy patrols at- tempted surprise attacks in Boscom- aio, and Ludllog sectors. They were promptly repulsed. Yesterday enemy artillery was more active against our lines between Hill 144 and the sen. During the night under cover of demonstrative attacks upon Hill 208 and Hill 144, enemy troops attacked our.positions in t-he coastal sector. They were driven off with material losses leaving prisoners in our hands.

coNi=EssED some

Pi.AN'r_En wil.l.

civs sv|oENcE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.- Spec-

ific admissions by the defence yes- terday were said to have paved the way for appearance today on the witness stand of Louis J. Smith, con fessed bomb planter. by whose testi mony the Government expects to con- nect Consul-General Franz Bopp and six c-:hers of the personnel or employ of the San Francisco German con sulate, indicated with violations oi American neutrality, with exploits al ieged to have been directed at prop erty and ships of the Entente Allies

Besides Consul General Boilll. Bar

on von Schack, Baron Lt. Geo. von Bricken, C. S. Crowley. a detectlvr Mrs. Margaret Cornell, his secretary and Smith are on trial in the Federal Court. The seventh person indicated is Johannes Van Kootbe-rgen, who is beyond extradition in Canada. Smith is said to have been promised immunity in return for his revelations to the prosecution.

Yesterday's session was occupied

principally by witnesses whose testi- mony apparently was intended to preface that of Smith and his wife who accompanied him to Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., when he was in tile employ of the consulate Code messages sent from Crowley at Tacoma to Mrs. Cornell were read tt

ur .

thTlAesg messages were sent on Mal' so. 1915. the any after a barse 1°? ed with dynamite in transit to to; 'Russian Government at VlsdivosMt ‘was blown up in Seattle harbor.l omeys for the Government deg :rio _one of these messages referre h b luis failure oz 'smith w.o\s¢° 1 °";_ aboard a munitlon ship at T°°° and asked whether he should l'°D_°_:& the attempt at ivictoria. B. L-- mon the other to the Seattle 0_l_llI0ldmm_-_ The defence however. DIHCB A ent construction lll>0\\ "Wm-. I More than 6 h;\‘:1&\;_°d'l;‘:_|:°gx|p__‘__?el:l’ had been eu D0 ‘to be excuses from ¢e»tlfrln:_°l»_°°_|;\_;_'_°j 'of yesterdllil \'_1m‘"I°“ W Prawn é° S"-ml Dmrml Mwdileyof estab- said precludes the M00! Y M _

details through PM

Elin

{':,'{\“m‘m°;" rm- the meet pm than

,Nuts of Smith and his activities ull

Fighting Prevails liampered by Weather. Fighting in Belgium;

“fall r rf

(Special to the Guardian.) glon of Steenstraete there have been

_ ,reciprocal bombardments. Nothingor

thP%l71t-lS,oD_;ac. 11-; _A bulletin’ from partlsularhimportance has occurred e ar ce ton g t says.: iolent On e w ole front. ` _ artillery fighting occurred during the' British aeroplanee also atlflcllerl day in .the region of Ville eu Bois, military works at Bussels. Olldopslrde northwest of the Reims and Douau- and Louvain train” trahlc l1dl'b D mont sector. A surprise attack on the impeded as a result of the niryflgs. enemy trenches in Le Prete Woodi (Special to the Gusrd|sii.)_ '- " west of Pont, a mousson gave good re-| LONDON, Dec. 11- An oillelhi suits. There is nothing to report on statement from Britishilesdquarters the rest of the front. in France tonight reads: lA.st~n' ‘

ARMY OF .’I‘HE EAST- On Dec.Awe carried out 'successful rsids'_$1 toni, snacks by Allied troops in the or Neaviile st. vaaet and south' 'x sector north of Monastir were ham-_of Armentleres destroying pered by bad weather. Germano-Bul- gun emplaceme-nts and "taltingf |- garians made desperate resistanceioners. An attempt by the enelh ‘tn gale struggle wlas particularly spirit- raid east of La Bouteillerie

north of Hil 1050 where a height Working parties were dis 'el-so ' y

attacktlsduby Rigsiansh chixiilmlged-h?n\tyl{sf Kar ilre. t1l)lurlng the past t'genly‘}{`_o)t)1|*” se-vera mes. ear e v age o ours ar ery trench mortar! “on

aklter theo Frgelnch siadvglngedfabotut S0 _both sides hageybeon l;.ctIv: in the' me res. n' e re o e ron ran' eos areas an res. n t e sector

and mist have causedsuspension of north of the Anorep and south of tant operations. river there has been some lids le

A Belgian communlcation. reads: shelling of Monquet Fargo, oliethc

North of Dixmude and also in the re- extreme right of our front. "

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A BEAUTIFUL GANTATA

SPLENDIUIY RENIlE|lE§_

tlaplisi Church Crowd 'il Last I-Zvenill

the Christmas Cani‘“a "lhe Light” was Sung' ` ' " }jj’__-‘

The christmas eantata, "The Ev-,rendition or the "Rosary" by Nevlg,

erlasting Light" given by the choir of was also very pleasing. 7' ” ihe Charlottetown Baptist Church in: Part Two, the cantsta 'prohdl'. that edifice last evening was the fin- opened with an organ prdludo follow- zst thing ln the way' of Sacred musi-I ed 'by a bass solo and chorus. “Break cal entertainment heard in this city Forth into Joy.” the solo being._t|- for a long time. | ken effectively by Dr. Yoo. A loprlho

The church, which was most taste-,obligate “Break Flirth. illll' #Off by

'ully and artistically decorated in the Miss Blanche Bovyer, was s eudill- Yestive adorningg of flowers and ly rendered. “I-le Shall "l‘ee'X‘ His lilruce and a representation of Flock," a quartette -by Miss Bovjer. Bc~thlehem's star, was crowded. | Mrs. Henderson, Dr. Yeo. ` '\lld`I'l”-

The cantata was a splendid ar-|

'angement of Biblical' texts and] ‘iymns bearing on the subject of the_ nativity of the Redeemer, with ela- borate musical settings for solo and :horns work. The choir of the Baptist Church

leserves no smald mecd of praise for their able presentation of this beautiful cantata, and everyone was ielighted with the very effective ren- lition of the different numbers and ,he expression so well brought out in‘ auch.

The programme was in two sec-

zions. Part I. consisted of a chorus ‘Gloria”- from Mdzart’s Twelfth Mass, magnificently rendered, a /iolin solo by Rev. Mr. Little;lohn'e', so well done as to call forth an encore; solos from Handel's Messiah, "He Shall Feed His Flock,” by Mris. S. H. Henderson, and "Come Unto Me,” by Miss Blanch Bovyer, both very sweetly sung. Mr. Charles Earle also contributed a solo which' revealed 1 voice of quite wonderful power. clear and true. Miss Lilian Earlefs

W. B. Duffy brought out with One effect the excellent voices of these singers. The “Virgin Lulll’lIY" solo'

bg' Mrs. Henderson with fpcompsuy- i g chorus was a musfcs gem. and the duet, "come to myJleert'.‘** 'ltr Mrs. Henderson and lt. Quigley was s brilliant- and tuneful »nn_lnD_Qt. Worthy or special note woe' the vbosl solo "And There Were. Bllbfllltll". by Mrs. (Rev.) C. R. Freeman who was heard with great delight.. ` Elle e. voice of wonderful clelmoll ,IGI to e and rare beauty. <~ lIA‘he chonrs work in general was of a high order and reflects great cre- dit. nog only upon the choir, but l/llo upon Mrs. Freeman who b0l'0~hl_\s "bulk of the burden of training them. and also Miss Lilian Earle. ' Ui" organist whose work all _ thronlh was highly creditable. PI'of. lEai'le who is the trainer of the developed a very eillcient muhicst or- ganization. Already nuntenous' -I0- quests have been mad# A-014810 ,H10 cantata repeated. _ _

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CHRISTMAS CARDS

T0 UNITED STATES.

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There will be a large reduction ln :he Christmas mail from England tn :he United States in consequence of the Defence of the Realm regulations forbidding transmission to neutral countries or other pictorial repre- sentations.

There is no protesting against the

regulations except from a number of fond parents who will be unable to send to relatives in the United States photographs of the newest additions to their families, which have been a- bove the average lately. Mrs. Max Green, daughter of John Redmond. the irish leader, tried to send to her sister in New York, photographs of bouncing twins which recently sul- mented the Green household, but the censor returned the photographs.

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