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nuance in Iona Hall Tuesday night, October 26th. 1-1060-10-28-11

‘ "Buying live hogs Albany Thurs- dgy, 28th, Emerald 29th, until noon. q, C. Green. L-ZO-tlb-W-t-t-w-t-tf.

"Annlliil chicken supper, dance, 3i. Jiim65 Hall, Summerfield, Iuesday, Oct. 26th. VL-850-10-21-5l.

wi-laymakers" dance, Himm- giver, Tuesday. Transfer leaves surlnyside 8 O'clock. L-9'ii-10-25-2i.

"Dance in Victoria Rink Wed- nesday night—Music by Summer- side lviuslc Makers. L-2063-T-W-tf.

"Dance in Forest Hill Hall Wed- “may, October 27th. Webster's Orchestra. L-l039-10-26-li-.

"Trinity Sewing Committee Cake Sale Saturday, Oct. 30 at Prowse Bros. 31-10%

"Borden Line Club loading hogs, lambs, calves every Wednesday at Albany. Hours lfl-‘i.

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"Annual Chicken Supper and Dance in C. M. B. A. Hail. Vernon RlVEi, Wednesday, October 27th.

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"ltiasquerade Dance, Legion Hall,' Mount Stewart. Thursday. October lBill. Prizes. Women's Institute.

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"Reserve Wednesday, November 3rd, Unilcd Church Chicken Sup- pcr and Bazaar, Hunter River Masonic Hell. 11-1043-10-26-11-1-2-3.

"Dance in Irlshtown- Thursday night also supper in Irishtown Hail. Come and attend both.

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"Alpha Rebekah Lodge is hold- lilg their annual birthday at the regular lneeting Tlltedly even- ing. ~ L-l067.

"Masquerade dance at Canoe Cove Friday, Oct. 20th. Music by lei ieBlanc and his “Faiininiers?

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"Sunday School Rally, St. Catli- irincs lliill, Friday, October 29th at 1,30 o'clock. An address will be given by the Rev. Mr. Manzer.

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"ifilton, W nsloe and surround- ing roilntry take notice that the vlleilern Relief Car will be loaded it Milton on Thursday 28th.

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"Reserve Wednesday. October lltli for chicken Supper from l5 to l0 o‘c ock in Winsloe Hall.‘ Prices 25c and 35c. If not fine following

Canadian Na Schooner For

(GP. By Guardian's Special Wire) HALIFAX, Oct. 25-The 190-ton, three-masted schooner Venture built to give Canada's tars training iii sail as well as steam, was taken over by the Royal Canadian Navy tonight, ending a seven-day period in which the craft was "nobodys child." '

The schooner was arrested at the dockyard of John F. Deveau of Mieteghan, NS, her builder, on the claim of the Halfax spar-making firm of Bentley and Fiemmlng. They claimed they had not received payment for three masts in the new craft. She was sailed to Halifax by

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Canadian Attacks At Passchendaele

Written for The Canadian Press by CAPT. W. W. MURRAY, MC.

Four major attacks were deliv- ered by the Canadian Corps at Passohcndaele. A pro-estimate oi the casualties which the four div- isions would suffer had resulted in the figure of 15.000. When, after nearly a months in this area, the Canadians were withdrawn it was noted that actual losses corres- ponded very closely to the estim- ate. The Canadians projected them- selves into the abomination of de- solation which was Passchendacle with unfalterlng bravery. They executed their operations with the acme of efficiency, with magnific- ent. discipline. Their leadership, from the corps commander down to the last promoted lance-corpor- al was confident, careful and in- telligent.

When the 3rd and 4th Divisions reached the area in the third week of October, they found the British line had crept slowly. but with appalling loss, across the low-lying ground north and east of Ypres. The salient had been greatly widened. Messlnes Ridge, Wytschaete Ridge, the hish around encircling Ypres from St. Elol to

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"Come to Bonshaw Hall Friday.‘

October 29th., at 8 p~ m. and see the play "Hired Husbands" pre- tented by Marshfied-Dunstaff- lllBe Y. P. B. 11-10/15-10-26-31.

It Webster's Corner Hall, Tues- PBY October 26th. Admission free from 'l to 8 o'clock. Special music.

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"Loading live hogs and lambs at Kcnsington till noon Thursday. Oct. 28th. Nicholson Bros» i084!- be at Hunter River Friday till noon. Bin-ed McEwen do Campbell.

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"Amateur Concert and Box Soc- ill. Wood and Hall, November lrli. an». ieceived till November ind by Ru McMillan or Marion McPhee. Wood Islands. Good prim worded. - L-083-i0-26-1i.

"Another ca: of “Gilt Edit! Flour", Bran, Shorts and Middlings Will arrive in a few days- will?" for unloading annmlncemelt in nil-i column at later date. Book Yliilr requirements. Li ‘ ‘ Mur- ittlns acre L-l078.

"our "Gilt ‘Edge Fiour" supply L‘ l“ 8011c. but we expect another m‘ to arrive latter part of this "Pelt Book your orders for car- "Pflr delivery. Watch for announce- ment. Livestock Marketing Board.

11-1076. 1"5"Y1!\l Olubl, Institutes, Ship- mif Clubs and other farm organ- ‘utions should get their supply of Mi" Elise maul" and mill feeds I ore the unfavorable weather

“d b" TOId lesson sets in. Book ‘ca: our next ear. Livestock Mn- ° “I Board. L-love.

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Dlxmunde, along whose crest the ‘rench-lines had run for the pre- ceding thrce years. were in the hands of the British.

Battles were in daily progress from Broodselnde Ridge, southeast of Passchendaele. But immediately in front of the Canadians were Gravenstsfel Ridge and Abra-ham

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N. B. Conservatives To Elect Leader

FRIZDERICTON. N. 3.. Oct. 26- Choice of the leader of the Conscr- vative Party in New Brunswick to be selected at provincial convention here on Wednesday afternoon nar- rowed down to two names today. F. C. Squires, Woodstock, leader of the Opposition in the House and Hugh Jnbn Fiemminl. of Juniper. Carle- ton County, according t0 Wliimfll

gossip.

More than 3.000 delegates are ex- pected to have their say at the 0P9" convention w be presided 0"‘ PY Hon. m. R. a. Hanson. K- ~- the opera house which h" M?‘ tViNd for loud makers for ti" '21,‘, side‘ as well as the Y. M. C. A. a. wh'ch has been secured to take Pl" of the overflow of party 1011mm‘

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navy men but was not taken over officially.

Today the firm withdrew the claim. "

The Venture. first schooner built for the Canadian Navy for training purposes, is a graceful. shallow- hulled craft. She was built under the supervision of W. J. Rouc. de- signer of the Bluenose of internat- ional fishing schooner racing fame, and was launched in June.

She is 140 feet overall with a watcriitie of 110 feet, carries about 12,000 square feet of sail and has a 120 horsepower engine. Her form- al trials will take place next week.

Japan Magjgifriilze 5i; R

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TOKYO, Oct. lie-General Baron Sadao Araki, who as minister of war directed Japan's conquest of Manchuria in 1931-33, declared to- day it “probably is necessary for Japan to strike directly at Russia" to eliminate Communist influence from the Far East.

Communism, he asserted, is the root of the present turmoil in the Orient and the cause of the Chi- nese-Japanese conflict.

General Araki, in retirement since the Tokyo Army uprising of February, 1936. recently emerged to become a member of Premier Fuminare Konoye’; Advisory Coun- cil.

“There are two principal causes of the present conflict,“ the Gen- eral tnld the Associated Press. "The first comes from the Chinese violation of the agreement signed alter the 1932 fighting at Shang- hai which provided for a..demili- tarized zone around Shanghai. As soon as possible the Chinese built fortifications there and moved garrlsons into them.

“Beneath this tangible fact lies the invisible influence oi Com- munism. Chiang Kai-Shek (head of the Chinese Government) first used Japanese aid in unifying China. He has switched from one to the other several times in the past. Undoubtedly he is merely using the Communists now and when they no longer are available he will turn elsewhere, perhaps to Japan.

“Therefore it probably is neces- sary for Japan to strike directly at Russia."

Insurgent Police Arrest Britons

GIBRALTAR. 25 — (CP- Havasi-The arrest. of a number of Britons and other foreigners by Insurgent police in southern Spain aroused comment here today.

A Manchester opticlan, Roy Winston, accompanied by his fath- er and mother, disclosed on his arrival here that they had been placed under arrest at Insurgent- heid Cadiz and imprisoned for flve weeks. No charges were pre- ferred againscthem.

The Colonial Auditor 0f Gibral- tar Herbert Merrick. was reported under detention at Malaga.

Bulgaria Royal A Family 0n Tour

BOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. 25 - fAPr-King Boris, Queen Giovan- ns. and their four-year-olddaugh- iki’ Marie Louise, left Sofia today on a journey that was expected to take them to France, Germany and Great Britain.

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aauasszis. Oct- P6 - Pmm" Paul villi Zeeiand resigned We'll" to defend himself as a 914's! M: isen against charges of lab 1:6- iticai enemies concerning u O N.- ministrstion of the B"! t: W e_ tional Bang: whenmhzszf“ i °. president ve Ye! -

His cabinet reslsflfid Vi?‘ v3 Iceland and drafted a 10 l’ confidence in his infill"?-

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for a showdown on h critics’ charge of "scandal" in connection with his bank administration threatened to force at least a few days postponement of the nine- power conference called for Oct. so ‘at Brussels seek "amicable means” of e lng the Chinese- Japanese war. ' Moves were under way to retain the some kind of coalition govem- meat with little change of per- sonnel. perhaps headed by For- eign tor Speak, Finance Min- ister do Man or even a non-politician as Pranks.

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TENEMENT AT MT. sliwinl.

Several Thousand Dol- lars Damage Caused In Midnight Blaze- City Firemen Called.

Fire. discovered at midnight last night, destroyed a two-t it. house at Mt. Stewart owned and occupied by Mr. Roy Ileard. Vol- unteer fire fighters were unabe to save the building but succeed- ed in removing the greater part of the furniture. The Charlotte- town Fixe Department responded to an urgent call for assistance when residents feared the flames would spread to other buildings. strenuous efforts of a bucket bri- gade, however, kept the flames from spreading. Flying cinder: ignited the roof of Mr. Chester Coffins residence some distance away but the fire was extinguish- ed before much damage was done. When the Charlottetown fire- fighters arrived after a fifteen mile drive with one of ‘the city engines they directed a powerful stream of water on the blazing ruins and Mt. Stewart residents breathed more freely. For a time they had feared a portion of the village would be wiped out. p

The fire was believed to have originated around the chimney in the attic. Neighbors had gathered at the house for a cooking dem- onstration and were about to de-d part when the fire was discovered. Volunteer fire fighters were hamp- ered in their efforts by difficulty in reaching the fire under the roof and between the f‘oor. .

An exact estimate of the loss was not availablereariy today but; it was expected to be in the vicin- ity of several thousand dollars.

llEAlH or MR. n. H. HiliBilililK list EVENING

Mr. G. H. Holbrook, one of Charottctowns most estimable citizens, died at his home, King square. last evening after a three weeks illness. He was in his 81st

Mr. Holbrook. born at Brocton, Mesa, had been in the inc-utilise business here for the past 40 years and was‘ secretary-treasurer of the Charlottetown Fire Insur- ance Company. He was also Pay- maiter Lieutenant 0f the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve for many years and a. valued member of the Masonic Order.

Besides his wife he i; survived by one son, Harold. S. Holbrook of Toronto and tvxi daughters. Mrsi fDr.) John Y. MacFadyen of Nevis, British West Indies and Mrs. W11- fred F. Taylor of Kensington, Prince Edward Island.

Police Chiefs Seek Closer Co-operation

MONTREAL. Oct. 25-Co-oper- ation across the border ling; or nations was urged_ today before the polize chiefs of the world for their fish! Bleinst the criminal. Chiefs o.’ the International World Police Convention were told they must eta-ordinate in their fight lgalnst the international crook.

More than 50 of them, at the biennial convention of the I. W. P, from a dozen or more countries, heard appeals for closer work be- tween their forces- They were here for a two-day session of their association, formed to knit them into a c'oser unit for fight. against

intemstional crime.

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Britain Leads In Aircraft Construction

LONDON, Oct. zit-fraught, ‘C? Clb|c)—The air correspon- dent of the Daily Herald (Lab. or) today stated Great Britain now was capable of building aircraft more swiftly and in greater numb: u than any other liurcpean c o u n t r y, lllclufllng lcrmany, . ills front page article des. crihed new fllrlllflne factories built or nearing completion by t. ill t. A U. lie described the Austin firm's Birmingham factory as the big. gcst aviation works in Europe. It. will include an alrdromc built on rubbish hcflpg anti u semi-underground factory, lie aided.

illansmen liame New Slate At Annual Meeting

Mr. Neil MacCannell Elected C h i e f Of Caledonian Club.

Mr. Nell MacCannell of Char- lottetown was elected Chief of the

‘Prince Edward Island Caledonian

Club atthe annual meeting of the organization last. night. Other officers elected include: Messrs. Walter R. Shaw, Cornwall, presi- dent; J. G. MacFadyerl, Charlotte- town, lst vice-president} John L. Beaten, Charlottetown, 2nd vice- preiident, ire-elected; A. B. Brown, Charlottetown, financial secretary; John Anderson, Charlottetown, treasurer, re-elected; T. M. Mac- Mlilazl, Charlottetown, recording secretary, re-elected; W. H. Scott, Charlottetown, corresponding sec- retary; J. B. Manderson. Char- lottetown, Club Piper. l-c-electcd. Directors: Messrs. J. J. McGilliv- ray, Vernon; Wallace McNcili, Vernon River; J.R. BllYllBtt,Chal‘- lottetown; Albert T. MacKinnon, Charlottetwon; F. A. A. Mutch, Charlottetown; D. B. MacDonald, Bedeque; J. W. Shaw, Charlotte- town; Alexander MECDOXIBJILCIUH- berii-ind; Ronald MacDonald, Chur- lottetown.

Retiring president Neil MacCan- nell presided at the meeting at which routine business was tran- sacted. Arrangements were made for the annual celebration of St. Andrew's Day November 30. Tile following committee was appointed to carry out arrangements for the observance of the day: Messrs. J. G. MacFadyen, J. W. Shaw, W. R. Shaw. Neil MacCannell, A.T. Mac- Kinnon, Alex -Mathcs0n, A. B. Brown, and T. M. MacMillan.

The recording secretary was re- quested to tender the sympathy of the Club to the families of Claus- men Maxwell Henry and Neil MacNevin who died since the last quarterly meeting.

Ciansman John Anderson pre- sented s statement of the finances of the Club and snid that a full report would be made at the next quarterly meeting. _

Brief addresses were givcn by Clansmen A. T. MncKinnomJsmes, S. Walker, J. G. MacFadyen, T, w, White, and A. B. Brown. "

Three new members were added to the Club. It was decided to call a special meeting of the Club when flnal arrangements for the St. Andrew's celebration would be completed.

POTATO RECORD

VICTORIA-A. Miles, Victoria. exhibited at the Horticultural so- cietyls Chrysanthemum Shaw 52g 1-2 pounds of potatoes grown, he said. from one pound of seed. Miles said his mark was more than 150dpounds above the British re- eor .

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Hand-to-hand Combat Waged in Streets of Tazang-—Jap Lines Bombed.

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) I SHANGHAI, Oct. 26- (Tues- . dayi-Chines‘; bombing ‘ carried the fight to Japanese posi- ; lions on Shanghai's northern

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PARIS Oct. zs-(AP) Europe with a new Iiiediterrzi French vessel was bombed zin and burned by planes marked

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‘fringe early today while, Chinese lnfantrymcn held doggedly against, the onsiaughts of somg 160,000: Japanese along the twisting front ' north of the city. E

A Japanese army spokgimgn gd-I miffed the Japanese drive ma‘ “slowed down" after six days of flfffllilve operations. ‘Foreign ex- perts estmlated some 30,000 chin. cse troops were holding the line northwest from Shanghai to the Yangtze estuary.

The City's international areas rocked to the bomb losiom. Fragments and shrapnel fell in these districts. Police reported three Chinese had been killed and 19 ifliured in those areas in the lest .24 hours.

Hand-to-liand Combat

Chinese and Japanese were fighting hand. to hand ih the streets of Tazang, key to cheap“); of the Chinese positions at Kiting. wan and Chapel, where the Chin- ese flank is protected by the hem. mity of the International Settle- merit.

The Japanese spokesman said the main body of the Chinese were retreating westward from Tazang, While the Jellflnese were pressing Sifiadlly Bzalnst Chinese units left to fight the covering reargugyd action.

A correspondent of the Dome; (Japanese) News Agency feporfed not a wa..l1 was left standing in Tamas- He described the city as "a. thin strip of ruins."

The Japanese said the Chinese We" 1011102 back on Nanzlang and Chcniu. main bases of their “winter line" about 10 miles 1h rear of the first line of defence where the battle began six days ago.

Foreign military expert; behave the Japanese will lake a breathing spell to bring up their hggvy artillery to blast out the barbed wire that has sfowed their ad- . vancc» 4 I As tne result of the Sunday

mflmins plane attack in which a British soldiers was killed, 3mm;

all their defence posts to 11m without hesitation on any n. tacking planes.

Britain Threatens Armed Retaliation

SHANGHAI, Oct. Ltd-Uhlesday) ~—(CP Havasi-Great Britain's threat of armed retaliation against Japanese attacks on its nat.onals ill the Shanghai area appealed today to have borne fruit.

While BrltLsh soldiers on duty here swung their batteries skyward following the machine-gunning of one of their comrades Sunday, the Japanesg Government was report- ed ready to pay an indemnity for the killing.

The attack led British authori- ties here to order their troops to open fire on" any aflplsne which ventured dangerously close to their

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A cross-marked air raider

Spain, _ plane sank the French freig ern Mediterranean.

Ordered To Scene

The French ‘Government orricr- i ed its destroyer Milan, which; arrived at Toulon with l1 sur-S vivors of the Oued Mellah, to; speed immediately to For-hells. The y Foreign Office issued the following i communique: ~ .

"Following attacks by 031010116. oi which two French boats have been the objects. the Government has taken urgently necessary dis- positions to determine and identify , the aggressors and adopt meanii-cs 1 which are called for by silcli zit-- bilfiki.

"Already one warship has iclt, for the scene. The Gowrnment aiso is taking dispositions to assure protectionfor the air France llne between Marseilie and Algiers."

Government officials who have insisted communication lines bc- tween France and her Nor-ill African colonies must be protect- ed said they considered the two

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May Stlffen Stand i l

Diplomats believed the immcd-l late reaction would be a stiffen-tr ing of the French stand at the London meeting tomorrow of the‘, Non - Intervention subcommittee , which is seeking an agreement for ' the withdrawal of foreign voluu-l teers from the Spanish civil war]

An unofficial and UHCODflImCtZL,‘ report said a French freighter was sunk at Barcelona.

A Valencia defence ministry coin- munique said papers found in the wreck of one of the bombers shot down at Barcelona proved they were Italian and came from the island base at Mallorca.

‘ Insurgent insignia

Fkench frontier police and mis- toms officers at Pcrpigilan said insignia was, painted on insurgent Spanish planes which have been bombarrh‘ ing Portbou, just across the hor- der.

The Maltese-Crors-markeri mid- er attacked the submarine chaser No. 91 this morning off the ticvtil coast of Mlnorca ivllcre ihc Air France line between Marsciilc and Algiers has a base.

The submarine-chasm‘ “as a5- signcd by France under the Nyon Anti-Piracy Accord to patrol the‘ Mediterranean and aid common‘ call planes in case of attack.

The plane bombed and machine gunned the chaser, setting it ablaze with a bomb which struck it squarely. The craft hastened at once to its regular station inside the port and permitted the crcw of six to land. The fire, however, was ssid to be out of control and the ship waa believed lost.

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(C. P. _by Guardian's Special Wire) HALIFAX, Oct. 25 —(C'P)— | Bent on salvaging the hulk of the ; French Warship Marquis de Mfllflllle. sunk in the Restigouche River 111 years ago when the Seven Years War raged, three men . left Halifax today for Campbell- ‘ ton. N. B. Frederick G. Robertson. former ' New Brunswick resident who said he hnd s. financial interest in the ex~ pcdition, G.A.Glenden and George Rigley, Halifax divers, were the three. Robertson said he and Rev. it. P. Pacifique, Roman Catholic Missionary to the Micmaca at Sh. , Ame a lsut-isweho. 1M In”!