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Morning Guardian, Founded 189i. Evening Guardian, 1887.

TITITDT DIDTIND IN DEITTIN STAHTTD DY HTVDLDTIDNISTS

Revolutionists Attacked b Great Body 0f workmen when Former Turned Mach- ine Guns on Citizens, Killing and

Wounding‘ Many. __ é Stores.

(Special to The Guardian.)

BERLIN.‘ March 17.—'I‘1‘0ops marching through the northern sub urbs today and carrying an old flag at the head of their column for the purpose of exciting enthu- siasm and winning followers for tiie new government, were savage- ly attacked by u great crowd of workmen singing “Deittscblniitl llber Allies." and forming itito a hollow stluitre. Tho stildiers turn- cd titacltiuo guns nu thc tltroitgs which rapidly itit-lted tiiway into thc side streets. ’l‘ite cttsualilies were uukuowit bttt a dozen bodies ivt-ri picked up later lit thc avcuitc \VTil'I'i‘ the fighting occurrcd. Iii otht-r parts oi’ tho capital wild looting

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‘JNO. ALFRED MCDONALD, Land Surveyor, Souris. 7565-3-12-ME9lpd COMPARE OUR VALUES ‘IN household linens, we have what you want. Beer and Vlleeks.

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Soldiers Looted

and rioting were taking place.

During the afternoon soldiers dis- persed crowds lbcfore the shops and begun plundering on their own tlC-

wei-e ltilletl lu one busy street anti fourteeit were shot oti the walks before a large departuteitt store in another thoroughfare.

IlEiRIAN, biarcli i7.——i"ieiti Mal"- sliztl Voit iiludcti-bttrg ltas sent a tclcgraut to Di‘. Wolfgang Kapti. urging him lo withdraw ltis troops and restore the (‘()IlST.Tlllii()iI.~ At. the saute tittic lliittleitburg soul . message to l~‘i‘eitlt‘irh liiliort, llt- Jurn Nittioititi Prt-sitit-ut, ‘atlvlsitti: liitu of his [cit-grunt to Di‘. kapp. appcalittg to ltlbcrt to considot‘ the iiut-stioii of national clot-lions.

Ftiritttir IVTTIITSTPI’ of Finnittrta lit-l- fi-rit-lt also rcftlsi-s tii suporl. titt- Kupp (itivorittiictit. The Tllllififiiii i-‘iitanct- Ministry today t-t-ftist-(l to ttti‘it ovot‘ ton million ittarks foi‘ ‘i-ttrt-i-til oxpoitilittii-t» iii thc payuu-Ili of 'tltc trottps, as dcniaitilctl by (‘lianccllor Kapp.

President Ebert has notified (iii financial ilcpartiticuts that honor- ing of Kripp's demands for tuoticy will be regarded as treason. De- puty finance minister Moesl has left Berlin.

The Imperial office for the distri- bution of cereals ‘has issued an ultimatum lleutantiittg tho resigna- tinnot t‘ltaitcellot‘ Kapp within 24 hours. the dcspatrltsttys.

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Revolutionists Bombard Kiel Kill- ing 500 Persons (Dom. Press Special.) COPTENAIIAGPJN. TVItlrcli I7.—A

wire from Kiel reports the town botnlbartleti liy the (fritisci- Lcketit- foetdc which» is ‘at tilt: tiiflllnsili I" the new government. The cruiser shot through the streets from the ltaifiior killing some 500 914F501“ and demolishing a nunilbet‘ of bulld- ings.

Kgpp says Negotiations Are Off. (Dom. Press Special.)

LONDON, Nlarcli 17.—~A 110s- patch flied lit Berlin yeslvrdlly w"! rr-ceivcti itcro today slain-d iillll Wolfgang Kztpp illftlfllivtl} thc vol- rcspittidt-ul. that uvtlllllililllll-a‘ Wm‘ thc lilbcrt cttbiiurt had ln-t-tt ilTlilTilT- lilit‘(l TNWIITISI‘ JTT TIUWIEVS lllll.<i T)!‘ mm.,.nl,-fll(-,i ngttltisi. thc (‘outnum- isls. ‘_ V

kapp, accotwlaug to this ilvspati-lt. irttltl lill‘ ('l)lillll*l‘ riiviiltttitiiiui‘y_gov" i-ruuietit cxpcctizil a radical revolt null Wllflllgll t‘tirrcsptnttlcnts to slay oiT tin‘. streets. '

Ebert Government will Have No Dealings with Revolutionists.

- (Dom. Press Special.)

S'i‘ll'l"l‘GAR'i‘, March trfirrcsl- Ebert's cabinet, in session hero, has decided unanimously to continue in its stand against. iitiy dealings wllit Berlin rcvoititiotiists._ (iencrul Itiercktit‘, who claimed to rcprcsettt the Ebert Government iii negotiations with rcvoltitionlsts in

lIt-rliit, luts been relieved of his

trouunattd.

Von Kapp Defies Counter Revolu‘ tloiiists.

(Dom. Press Special.)

LONDON. lliurclt 17.——A News Agent-y di-sputch via (Tolwilllill-IPII says ltidtipcitiltints uiul (‘timniiiitists iii Ilcrliit have proclai-tiieil a repub- liq anti‘ delivered an ultimatum to Di‘. Vqti Kupp, head of the rcvolu. tionzii‘y government, Von Kupp rc- plioti by establishing ntartial law. the dcspaitch twill-

75 Persons Killed In Berlin.

(Dom. Press Special-i

BERLIN, March l7.——-Il was uu. officially tistitnutcti today llllll 75 persons have been killed in TIMI!‘ lng in TBPYTTII nud its suburbs. 'l‘hl' counter revoititiounry RtWPFIlmPm tT'(‘ili0(i ofllclully the r9110?“ ‘PM n intends tn bring the former Kaiser bm-k m Germany, The revolutiottlsts ulso itisisteil that General Merckct‘ came front Stuttgart ivltlt full au- thority front President lobert mid lMar Minister Noske to conduct net! otiatlotu-i. No reply has been f0- celvetl to the revolutionary mes-- sages sent to Stuttgart.

THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE TIDE. MOON ETC.

TORONTO, Match 17.—-Woster-

couut. More than a dozen civilians ._ --,-tn_g vessels that were bought l.‘_/ a

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1920.

STATTDH TDD SDNKTN TITT SDHT PDDVTS WDNDTTTTDT SDDDESS

DWiiw-id‘ ~ l‘ Brought upfront

gineering‘.

(Special to The Guardian.)

LONDON, March l7.—~Sttnlu~u treasure worth $350,000,000 has been raised sitire the ivar bogait urouttd the British Isles. Tlu- Rt» storci‘ and the Rcliutit, two salv-

Tiiritish cutireru front ilit- built-ti States itnvy have a llt-'\\’ tit-rive, tlll exyzttzettileiie fltiute wliirlt is work- ed iiitdet‘ water foi‘ culling iltiit‘: iu the sides of tilllllllt*l'gt‘d vi-s

- THE P

An Excellent Irish Play in

A fitting climax to a ivoll-obsier-

vcd St. Putricidsdhty was thc splendid lrislt drama, in three arts “Erin G0 Bragh" ptit on by tho Pastittie Amateur Draitiatic Class lttst night under tho altspiccs of thc Ileuevolcttt Irish Society of this city. Tho pcrftiritiers iii this‘ pi-odttc- tioti itoarly all tnadt- tltcit‘ initial appi-aratictl in tltt-atrii-als iii _tliis play, litany of tiu-lu tiol yo! bciug out of tileii‘ tccus. Tho play was an- otlti-t‘ apt; tit-uioiitatrttlittii til’ thc fact iTlill, Fitarltiltcioivtt ha»; tto Tacit of tltatittatic talrtit and fritttt titt- capabio local director, Ilir. J. Aus- tin ‘Frainor, down, all took their various parts in i1 iuzitincr \VTli('Ti was ltigltly creditable indeed.

Tito play was rlcaii devoid of blood and thunder, cviclioits, :i‘t<l‘ other sensational fralttrtis and lltcrc is not an (iffetisivc lino iii the piece. It. was written by liernurrl Francis Moore the great Irish play- wright, who has utaity sticcesses to his croiiil, v Tito spacious Prince Iddivartl Tlinittri- was filli-d to capavily and Till‘ play was tiitiroltghly t‘lljti_\'(‘<T liy all.

'i'lic part of Jtiitios tflirit-it, tho ilcrii of iTil‘ play was l'ii]lilTli_\r' luk- oti by .\lt'. Jack ‘(‘oitiiolly_ who iii his first nppoat'a|it‘i\ on lltc stugt‘. ccrtailtly looltt-d anti at-totl his part anti in nvcry voice and gesltlrt- lie- trayw-tl (‘arciul iruitiitlif.

The part lll"St|ilil‘B Dounolly was laktvii by flit‘. Walter 'l‘raintit~ who gart- a ntost realistic, portrayal of

Mi‘. Wilfrid Pinoati. its Ilarllol Ilraitnigzin thc cliaraclot‘ ltcatqv- pnrt ltadwt (Iillitttill. role. btit stistttiin‘

ed itt a manner which reflected great t-rndit upon ltini. ' l As “Philip O't'.otitioi‘." a ynuuit

Irish American. Mr. Iildtlic Duffy fill cd the bill admirably and tuldcil to his lntircls already‘ won in the part hc played in “Tltn [louse Ncxt Door" '

Already Fifty Million

Marvellous Contrivaiice in Modern En-

“ERIN on tilt/inn" AT I

Acted by Local Talent, and will be Repeated ' Tonight.

this t-httrat-l or. e

Pottinls,‘ been Sunken Ships by itiost

ldtit-li ship has twenty-five electric pumps Uflpiiiiit‘ of puttipiiig 10,000,- 000 gallons of ivatet‘ ati itotii‘ and cai‘t‘il~s two divers, scarcltligltts, line throwing gitns. (‘Tt'(‘ll'T(‘. \\'l'TtT- lug pluuts, rook ilrillers and other acccsories each diver is cqtiippetl with tclephout‘. The TTPHTIJYUI‘ last

year l‘t'i‘.l)\’€i‘l‘ii. £l0,00ll,0tl0 in gold front the Lattrcittic, otf Loukhsiviliy. and both vcsst is

art‘ now tiperating oft‘ New ilavctt on tho t-littuitt-l coast.

RINCE EDWARD

Three Acts Most Capably

t

Tho (‘ollltitiy cud was ntost ably and happily played by .\ir. Ivatt Illlt-rhcs as “Fflrry iliurpby", "proud of his birth." liis interpretation of the i-olo furnished‘ abundant itierri- nti-nt.

The loading juvctiilo lady's role of lirtrgairct Dnnuclly was very real- isitirttlly‘ l)l)i'll‘i.l_\'l‘tT by “Miss bitty lirolltt-rs, who is ii wolcoitie atldii- iou to local tltcitlrit-ttls. IIcr enun- r-iailtiii ivzts oitci-lli-ti d hilt" play iug was i-ttiitit-itlly’ sati\f:tctoi‘y.

Miss Louis- Arsciutult, as lllztiiclti-

o ‘s- t-ittisiit, took this important tot... yi-ty i-ffcciivcly. With i-at-lt uuw appearance of ‘Miss Ai-x-citault on the titago isbv shows docidwl iuipiuivciiit-itt.

Tito part of Alicu Gornlan. 'i‘erry’s future bettcr-lialf, was played by Miss Joan 'l\'<-ll_v. who gives every promise o1‘ lit-lug u ilocltltnl acquis- iiioll to the local stage.

As “(lid Nancy" who tells lll0l'o truth than folks like to ltear, .\Iiss Annie Egan took this ltcztvy cliai‘- il('l.l‘l‘ part in Tlt‘l' \V('TT-iIil()\l'li rzrp- alilo tiutnut-t‘ and titltictl lllll('Ti sit‘: uullt to tlu- cast. .\.~‘in tho past Iii-i‘ wot-k \v.i~: up to a ltiglt statur- lll‘lT.

Tito St'l‘]ll' iii‘ tho play \\’.'l.~1 laid in (Till‘l'_\‘ii\\'i‘|i. lrt-laiiil ililll ‘tlit-rit

ivas iliul pleasing touch 0f thc olil land about it whit-it is iilivays fotiiiil iii lrlslt plays of llu- tight t_vp<-.

Dt-liglilftil SIWPTiITiTUS worn ‘u pliod by Air. (‘littrltts l‘l:trlt-,'l\ii (lt-tirgio ilclly. .\It‘. (l. id. Ritchie _uuil Mi‘. Joseph Doylc. Mrs. Frank Aitrtitiigtiti was the capable pianist for tht- occasion. hiuch credit is dun to Mr. J. Austin 'i‘r:tiiitit‘ whoidirereteil the qini-formaiitri- on behalf of thc Pas- timc t‘ltib. Tho only regret. on the part of the audience was that Mr. ‘Prainor did‘ not taki- a speaking part liitiisclt‘ in this pleasing production. ‘iuiin Go Iiraglt" will be rcpt-til.- ed‘ this (‘vetting whi-u another bumpci' itouse is assurud.

Soc

Tltc ziiiitual nteotitii: of the Dio- cesan (fltttrrlt Society took placc iii St. Paul's Parish Hull inst cvt-u. ini: .-\i‘('Tl(Tt‘il('tlI‘l Watson prcsltlintz. ‘flit-re trtts a large attctitlaurv. (‘anon Sitiipstin, lit-v. ii. I). Ray uiontl, hicssrs W. L. (‘oltott and J. E. Bell were clcctctl WDFSHPIIVI‘ lives to the Domestic llfissiou Iionrrl.

Tlic spctikers of tlu~ evr-ttlitg weri- (‘olonel It. II. (‘aiupbclL SIIDQPTL- teudent of Education and Rev. ll. D. llityntonti.

(‘oloncl (‘itmpbelFs stibject was

Diocesan Church

nicagrti pay 0|‘ tlu- teachers and‘ ‘tltu DYUSt-ill. high cost of living ivltit-lt has brought tiialtcrs to a crisis here.

iety Meetings

"Ilural Schools“. llc referred pat;- tictilttrly to the litclt‘ of stipport giv- ti“ tho scltools of this province, the

Tito low Stiillfivs paid. he said. was catisittg many of the host teachers of both SPXDs to sock cutployitictit iii thc west where they are itiuch .bc.tiei‘ paid A great number of schools lhrottgliittit tho Province

(‘ouiluticd On Page Twelve.

Horse

Owing tn ilic judges from Onlnr. lo, Messrs Schurfe itud (irellory. having been tinallile to make train cottnections at Sackville, judging in the Provincial Horse Show will not

ly winds fair.

The tide will be high this tuorn- ing at 9.35 and tomorrow at 10.13; it will be high tonight at 9.28 and tomorrow st 10.11.

Sun sets this evening at 6.10 any] are entered m makes

tomorrow at 6.111; it rises tomor- row morning at 0.04 and Saturday] at 6.02.

Last nuiirietr Moon Friday March 12th 1.57 p. m.

start until today. The program as arranged for yes

terdoy will therefore ‘bu carried. o “i

ut. A total of ninety eight ltorses the show which it the biggest ever held terc. ’l‘liese contprlso some decid-

cilly fluc spec-futons oi t‘lydosilttles,.

The Provincial

Show Opens

li(‘l‘(‘Tl(‘i‘0i'iS, grade draft mores, stitiulard breds, huckucys, etc.

As judging did itot take place yesterday only a few owners of ltorscs aiablcti their auintitls at the Agriculltuuil Hall, which has been splendidly fitted up for the purpose.

Tho building When filled with horses and people today will pre- sent a lively scene and’ all inter- ested should make it a point to

(Special 1o The Guardian.)

benefit. by the

ari- lo bo shipped to (‘aiiuila from London at wholesale taxport price of about 54 shillings pet‘ suitt which ill present extrltaitge rtttcs is about $12.00.

'i‘—lti> stilts (‘UIIIIJPTSO (lovermiieui TWPWTS, si-igcs- and ivorstcil and ari- not. of liit- typt- kitowu hon‘ as Slilliliili“ suits. Th4- sliipiut-ttt

(Dom. Press Special.) wise shipping was, practically at a standstill toilay as xi result of the \\'(II‘T(I‘I"S (‘ll the triers of all Sound

sliorettinn In sirikv for higher wag-

TIETIET NDW lN SIDHT TDD

b,‘ tltt- tiritislt (iliVlTlililUiil. 'l‘\vcttty (‘unadiatt products. The l'€f('(‘lll esb‘ thousand retitby lttatic utcits suits ablisliitieut oi‘ lilc tailoring business

7,000 LONGSHOREMEN T;ST.,PATRTCK’S DAY a STRIKE TN NEW YORK?

Practically all Shipping Tied Up and 2,000 Men Thrown Out 0i Employment.

NFHV YORK, March 17.-~—C0'nst“

lines jnlnfiug with coastwise long-

Suits to be Shipped to Canada. at Who1e- i sale Export Prices of About Fifty-four Shillings or About $12.00

i l i

has been arauged under thc auspiq

PUNDUN. March 17.—’i‘lt‘e Call- cos of tho (‘ziitudiati Export. Pioue; adiau clothes buying public will ors of 'I‘i‘oti.tti by J. Murray and (TIJ-|€ reccnt release of largo tlttntttltics of wouleit clntltos;ilovolopliig the lmllnn [nufkgt {mi

who have recently’ bcii active in‘

iii London by Mr. Jiultiliy Declvy. iiiillituialro utonibet‘ oi" purliatiiettct with thc. avowed objl-ct of fight-l iug clothing profiteers is itioetiitg with great success, so uiany orders‘ having bot-it booked frottt two to four tiotinds pct‘ stiit that a bun ball to bt- li-uiporarily iuiptisctl on illl'iTil‘l‘ lli'lTt'I'l~'.

l l i

es. About 7,000 longsliorenteu. stevedorcs and checkers have gone ou strike slut-e Saturday morning and itiore titan 2,000 members of tho crows on vessels who were un- able to operate have been thrown out of ctnpoynictit as a result.

'l‘lit- following tncssagc from Lon- doii ivas rccvivcd by a privatt- wire- less plant iii (‘ltariotli-ttiivii _‘v‘t"hll'l‘- day ti l'--.\' utfiuutt-s aili-t‘ llic unveil-

‘iitg |'cl'~i‘it»il to (ll't'lll‘l't'lTI

_'i‘lto statut- iit iticittoiy of lddillt (‘arcll was uuvniiod totiay iii lTli' IiI'('Sl'lll'I'. ot a largo ituiuber of inou on active service,

.'l‘lii- '_)llt‘\‘li iii a spcrwh said: "’l‘ltis bcatitiful sizitui‘ will stand for all limo as t itil-uitirizil to one ivlio lllt'l a iiutrt “ and rcsigiitttititi whit-h has rarc been cxitllt-d. (‘otiutlt-ss

EDITH CAVELL STATUE UNVETLED IN LDNDDN.

impressive‘ Ceremony in which Tier Majesty the Oueenftirticipated Reported by Wirelsss , to Charlottetown. '

‘ talc with (‘alut courage, y; is s_vnibol1t‘;tl of the fricndsltlp and thous-lulliaucte which existed-and please ‘ands won will pass this spot. in ouri God time and ‘in future gcttcratlous trilliour countries."

think with sorrow of her (irucl ili-atli, with pride iit her splctidld foriirtuli‘ and with atlrclioti for her liiisqllislt ‘and l-Iibtli <‘:tvi>ll's Tl\llitii'l'tT ltitfld iltc T‘T'l|l]iiI"l'.T' llvr .\l:ijt~.<ty zidtit-d: “i am partic- ularly glad to weli-titttt- tlit- IIt-lgian di-lcgtilitnt today and to join with tlio Qll"(‘|l of tlu- Ili-lgiuits in lire- si-itliltg our lliiilUllili flags upon this lit'("fs‘i(ill. ills-titling thoin together

woiiutuly cliaraclvr.i

itauin will remain rovt-twtl ‘throughout

will always exist-between

liitiilill'l'i‘t)\\'.\', .\'. S, Illurclt Ili. ~~Tltc flood ivltlclt covt-rctl parts of this lowu and thc surrouuditil: rnuittt‘_v' during Saturday night anti Suitdzty‘ ltas stibsltiotl considerably‘ aiul is .=ti.ll going steadily‘ down. al- tlitittglt thc situation is far from itorititil. The rivt-rs arc styollt-u, an‘; tin-t" is iiS yi-t ito i-oiitnittitlra- tlon by rnil with tiutsldti points. 'l‘lto \\'£li.\li‘ bus T€3('.t‘(i(‘IT, leaving the railway lino exposed. but particul- urly licnvccit Niiddlvton and Annap- olis titers‘ arc large soctiutig of ihc tracks covert-ii ivlllt blocks of loo.

Towns in Darkness.

Itt Rtfldgnltiivti tho sltuatinti is very lllllllil improved. biost of the pi-ople who were forced front lltcir ltoiircs on Sunday ltairc been able to rnttirn. The cellars have been

TODOTl-Allied Troops Police German Areas

(Special to The Guardian.) (‘OIILENZ March 17.—The Am- cricau army of occupation number- ing 10.000 men is being issued with ftill field oqttlpuiont and is-untler orders.‘ issued before tho German revolutions. There have been no movements however to reinforce tiny pOSilTOlis or an-y military ncti- vity except those concerned with

attend. There will lu- n sale of hnrscs before tho show closes.

policing the nccuped territory. The total tlTTiPi] forces along the Rhine tire estimated at slightly more than 10,000 itiou, a _ I

noon SUBSIDIND lily/tutti TOWNS

The Situation has improved and People have Returned to Their Homes-Annapolis, Bridge- town and Lawreucetown without Lights.

l

pumpt-tl ottt. mid along lho wntcr~ front. the strcots and trareliouscs art‘ licgiiitiiug lo assume their pre- dclttgo anpeartiitce. This afternoon thc south cud of thc town was re» coitnectcd with the north end by tolopbouc. Tlicre is no light and no water i" the south cud as yet, Tl(i\\'(-VOI‘. and townspeople ore pre- \'(‘llil'lT from crossing.

Iiridgtsttnvu, TAIYVFUHCPTOWII and Aitttapoils are without light, and in thc I'll!!!‘ nf the last named it ‘is ex- pected that it will be a month at least. before power is available on tit-count of the destruction of the electric plant at Lequille.

The flood did no (illiiiflge tit (ll-an. ville Furry, tho piers at the bridge, tvltit-li is iii process of construction, standing tilt‘ strain well. As far as could bo learned. there were no cas- utilities.

Billion Dollar Credit by U.S. to Germany

WASHINGTON, March 17.—Ex- tension by‘ the United Statestreas tiry of one billion dollars credits to Germany for the purchase of food and raw material in the Unit- ed ‘States, is proposed in n tbill in- trndticed in (‘ongress today. The credits would be controlled ‘by the war finance corporation ‘which would regulate the purchase and acceplin pa-ytmctitt: lol Kiermanye obligations to ‘this country, having such security and priority as per~ milled by the peace treaty.

Ir

as Treason.

(Special to The Guardian.)

LONDON, March 17.—~The Ger- man revolution iteaded by Von Kapp was today, Kapp, faced with growing orpositiott on all sideg and desert- cd by uuuty curly stipporters, bad ‘lntitlerctl his resignation. The ac- lion of the ilictator is believed to havt- beer. just time to avert. a tvltlnspreail civil war.

Scot-cs of liven ltavc already been

snri-tilecti and buttdreds wounded. by way of Frnnkfflrt today-

wts o_t_i_t_i_l_ HONORED

Parade of Irish ‘ Societies

the Morning. Appropriate Sermon for 0ccasio T

by Rev. Fr. St. John.

Tho feast of Ireland's Palm“ Saint yesterday was duly 1101107011 by tlte sous of Erin of this Bill'-

Tltough thr- weatlier in the morn- ing was tiisagrceable it did not (iautpen the enthusiasm of the nicutbers of the local Irish Societ- les-the Benevolent Irish Society and the ancient Order of Iieberniatis, who turned out in large itutttliors for tho annual par- aili- and church service.

The parade bcatied by the Lea- gue of the Cross Band playing the ever-pcpuiur Irish melodies, left the ital], lower Queen Street at 9.45 proceeding 11o St. Dunstaifs Cath- edral, ivliere High Mass was cele- brated with Rev. lliaurice McDon- ald as celebrant, Rev. R. St. John us deacon, and Rev. Lawrence Sniilit as sub-deacon, and an able sermon appropriate to the occasion was preached by Rev. Father Si. John.