MONDAY _ “we aacarvsn-Mr. B. “anon cf Sumrnerside. ed the sad news that his v .13 g, 5, Jackson (S12) Am‘ 0,, Jen, 24m at her stay“, m the Isle of mung, Much symPlthy ‘ .,-. for Mr. and Mrs. Ind gemily in their sad . eat. 5~ mp5s ELECTED-At a reg- mmlng oi the Charlottetown . No. l5 National Alswlfltlfln n9 EnginCETS of Canada rated) the following offic- m duly elected and installed ,, president, G. Charles Batt; pl-esident, G. C. Gillis; Sec'y ‘I [I Lem Winchester; Con- lloward McDonald; Door I philip Bridges. The bian- elierence met at Ottawa on A 15th, to which G. C. Gil- electcd as a delegate from tctown Council. t T£CllNlCAL EXAMS-In file-year examinations re- Mhe Nova Scotia Techncul , llle following two Charlotte- pudents are noted— R1. G. “d M, c. Archibald. Mr. , e150 took honors in , h e1 Material, mgineerng. ‘m, Technical Writing. m shop Practice, Mechanical up, Stealn engneering, Elec, w, glee, Machinery. Mr, ml; honors in Strength of V Bngineefng Mathema- mhwey Engineering, Ad- sunt ‘pg, Highway Mater- ul,“ Technical Writing. ‘I “l Eng, Lil-b“ Steam g, Elcc, Eng. Prac. Elec. Pi’. uu-l “m; the (Iisusirous fire on, ,,,, morning which left; the eiwlles College, centre oi’ “would activities oi the UARY 13, 1706 wide we much headway before be- ing discovered. building had been adequately equip- ped by the Minister of Education equipment proved valuelass, the out. break having occurred st a time when it was unnoticed until too late, ' The loss in library equipment is particularly to be regretted. All the teachers suffered personal loose, 1n this respect. and plrticularly m, Robertson and Professor steel, who both had valuable and extensive libmrltfl. of many years collecting, housed in the College. A Baunt chimney, standing amid 111118 Dflrtiorls of wall and amok. 111s ruins. Was all that met the irlze oi visitors who thronged to the scene of the fire on Saturday and Sunday. TUESDAY SERIOUSLY ILL-The Gunpdlen feflreis to learn of the serious ill- HCSS 0i’ Di‘. Martin 0f Eldon who has returned homo from the P, E. Island Hospital. ANNUAL P. w. c. DANCE—A most successful annual dance ar- P1108011 by the students oi Prince‘ of Wales College was held last evenins in the Odd Fellows Hall, Richmond Street. Nearly one hun- drecl couples consisting oi P, w c, [students and others were in at- tendance. Music was furnished by Dixon's Orchestra. Special permle. sion was obtained from the Mayor to continue the entertainment un- til 2.30 a.m. WEDDING BELLS —- A qulet Wedfillil; was solcmnizcc at the Presbyterian Manse, Cornwall, on Wednesday all. 6, i932 by Rev, D, K. Ross. WliEll Miss Myrtle Mac- l Phee of New Haven, was unltcd ‘in ‘ a, emloulderlng ruin, im- , sslppl were taken by 1110 , m; oi Education to contin- llengular courses of Studies lleltuclents. The arrangements ml are as. follows: ' pljnte cl Wales students will’ cm care of at Prince Street en Quecli Square school hullslls. All 1st year stud- eluhlv at Prince Street l... _ at one ll. m. and all nlmi your sludcnts at Quccn n: pupils of the model school “ aoictiend classes until furth- llciice, which will probably be iileuld of the week. h assembly hall of Queen» School will be used for 6- drill and other purpc-cs. --- public are urgently warned t- away from the ruins oi.’ the ~ building, as the walls arc very dangerous condition and to collapse. i the intention of the Educ- Depnrtment to have the work the Mince of Wales students uusunl, so that there may *- his of time. Although there b some inconvenience and l: 11cc, which will be more bpcrt oi the teaching staff "bone else, every effort is be- lfde to give the students a » tc continue and finish their Much Excitement _, " 19v er the flre which. from lmkaawn cause, blazed up so "1 Ind completely destroyed 11m building in the early > oi Saturday morning, was ‘ ' in Saturday's city edlton m Guardian. Following as it m! disastrous outbreak at Fal- H°5Dlt‘.1, the news natural- “md the Zreatest excitement. 111B benefit of out oi town read. 7110M Saturdays issue went to More the ilrc, the report is ‘ I-‘d elsewhere in today's " n” "my is a graphic one, “with written hurriedly gives ‘refill details. The estlmat llc cl the property was $350,. o“ "115 there is an insurance -°1° on the building end ‘m Pqllibment. lPortunaiely hpftvince, the insurance had H fiised by the present Gov- "lm $45,000 to $165,000 ‘ the Falconwood disnste. “"0118 was in first class gar class-work at the time ' i“ it had been almost . hggzgfivftt: and many new ‘um n: alled during the ,, 2'31": and equipment are m“ dud indeed it was fol-- _ m’ ‘tether and his fa- lble to effect their cs- "l ma“ bllming filing, ,, '_ 2:21: g1 stream onthe remen J. Aus- mm" and James Bell nar- ~ ., orth‘°"°‘ll 11111117 when hm ‘h B wall fcll outwards. ° "ti! hours ci the "mm worked heroically 1'" <11 n» mam. but l school Llxlay at the some v remains 108 feet to be dug out and Cilndlll state marriage to Mr. Robert Samuel MacDonald of Nine Mile Creek. T1193’ were attended by Florence J. MacDonald and Richard Mac- Phec. Tile bride's dress was of brown flax crepe‘ with coat-coat and shoes the some shade. After the ceremony they drove to the homc.of the bride where a special- ly prepared supper W115 served. Af- ter spending a few hours of music and enjoyable conversation, they drove lo the llcmc oi the groom. Their fricnds all wisll them a bon voyugc on the lnnirlnlonini sea. The action ol’ the Perth, N. B. potato growers yesterday in threatening to boycott British goods ii’ the British embargo on (JnnadZ-‘n potatoes were not lifted was an unwise procedure from every stundpfntpin the opln'on o’ lion. G. Shelton Sharp. blinsier of Agriculture for this Province. _ While the local department of Agriculture has done every- thing to cooperate in persuad- ing the British uutboniies to lift the embargo. and willie deep regret is felt at ihc loss of the British potato market to growers in this Province at the pmscnt time, it is believed that no good purpose can be guin- od by sectional threats of re- taliation against the British Isles. Regret was also expressed that publicity should have been giv- en to the resolution in ques- tion. which is little calculated to support tho efforts the Dominion Government is sill rnalfrlg to secure a suspension of the emirrgo. A strictly routine meeting o.’ the City Council held last evening marked the completion of the pres- ent Counc’l's term oi office. His Worship ltiayol‘ Pl‘O\\'.'20 prcwldcd. with all the councillors present. At the close of the nlceting, His Worship announced that the City Hall annex had nil lwcll cclnlllet-cd and on election li'f_"ll.'. would be thrown open to i‘:.c 1...'c‘-;c for ill-l spection. The minutes o.‘ previous meet-l ings were reafi s: rioptcd and the - ruled. the Health 0.. "fs wpflrt 115 11 ‘i911 below was presented by Dr. 1". A. Creelman and adopted. The Meat and Milk Inspector's report also given below was read b!’ Dr. I. E. Crokcn and adopted. Councillor Foster for the Fillancc Committee reported all routine matters attended to and business ready for the incoming council. Councillor MacDougnll, Chairman of the Public Property Committee. reported the work on the Park breastwork nearly completed. There in all, 270 feet to be finished. B6- tween $17,000 and $18,000 has been expended on this work, 63 per cent- oi' which was paid for labour. The Cundall Home brcastwork cost $2.- 400 of which 01,600 wu paid bY 131° were unsuccessful, the flre having a safeguard against m; the with hand extinguishers, but this known whether or not the present THE CHARLOTTETOWN QUAKDIAI)? _ 4}‘; PAG_E ‘ELEVEN eek’s News Budget for Cur Satuiday éiifisoriboi? —CONDITION STILL CRITIC- AL-The condition of Hon. Leo- nard McNeill remains very orltleel according to a report received iron; Montreal yesterday. C, G. S. MONTOALM-The C. (1 S. Morltcalm will leave North Syd. Bel’ for the ‘Mlagdalen Islands en February 15th, with passengers, ma" 311d ifeiiht and will return t: NQPi-h Sydney wth mails. etc, ATTENDING BANKERS CON. FERENQE '- Mf- Philip Noenan, Mflbv-ser oi the Provincial Bank left yesterday aftemom by plane to attend a business conference at the head office oi the Bank in Montreal. rsasno LADY DEAD-Word has been received oi the death oi Mrs. Percival Bowl fl Goodwin, (nee Mar. cell Forsvthe). 0n rep. 4. at Brock- tOfl. Mass. Deepest sympathy is ex- tended to the sorely bereaved moth- 91‘. husband, and child, from rela- tives and frends here, MAY USE SCHOOL ACCOM-| MODATION ONLY-As reported- in yesterday's Guardian, a test is] being made thisweek of the facil- ‘ ities at Prince Street and Queen Square Schools to accommodate the Prince of Wales College stu- dents. Ii the accommodation proves satisfactory this temporary ar- rangement may be continued with- out having resort to the additional expense of- equipping the Sunday school rooms of St. Paul's, Trinity United, and Zion churches with desks. etc. The offer of the use of these and other church school rooms is much appreciated by the education officials, but it is hoped‘ they will not be required in view of the accommodation at Prince‘ Street and Queen Square Schools.‘ The annual Gyro-Gyrette Supp per Party staged by the Gyro Club. was held last evening in the Can- adian National Hotel and was a huge success. ' Nearly one hundred couples were in attendance. Dancing novelties and cards occupied the evening. A buffet supper was served. Music was supplied by the Can- adian National Hotel ‘Orchestra under the direction oi Miss Kath-|, lcen Hornby. The ballroom was, beautifully decorated with many, varied lighting effects. Mr. w. A.: Gaudet was chairman of the com-| mittee in charge. Last evening's entertainment was preparatory to the convention of Gyro District 6. including the Maritime Provinces. which is to be held in this City in September ncvt. WEDNESDAY the Prince oi Wales College classes ' being carried on in Prince Stl"eet_ and Queen Square Schools is pro- grossing satisfactorily. It is hoped. that advantage will not have to be taken oi the offers made by the different churches. However, by the end of the week, it will be facilities are sufllcient. l '_WI.NNERS 0F BAG 0F FLOUR. —lVI.r. W, B. MacNcill was the win-i ner of the bag of flour donated bylnpssgy, Messrs R. T. Holman, Ltd, for a match in the curling rink, Sum-l , merside. Mr. MacNeill won fromi H. M. Baker with a score oi 11-102 "The consolation prize went to H. T., (re-elected), Mr. W. P. Doull. Holman, who played T. A. Camp-l bell, score ll-10, The rinks were all closely cont ted-S. t wsuofuo BELLS-A qulosf wedd ng tank place at Saint Dun-F stanls Bllsilea when Mr. M‘cllsel ltfivrplvy of bflllvaie null Kntntrint; Ryan were united in thrll lloiy bonds of matrimony by Rein. Father Murphy brother of the! groom. After the ccrmcny the‘ newly m'rrled couple retumed in their home in Millvalc where they were welcomed by u fcw relatives of the groom. ‘Their many fricnds wish them a. baPPy wedded life. —Bll.TDGI-‘. AND DANCE-The young people of St. Eleonora gavc a Bridge and Dance in the PMil-‘h Hail on Monday evening irl honor of Miss Jessie Hunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rich-rs Hunt, who.» left on Tuesday morning for Wind- sor. N. S. There were nine tables of bridge. Contests and games were played. An impromptu dance wound up a most successful evcninlf- A dointy lunch was served by the ladies-é}. SOCIAL EVENING-The regular B. I. S. social evening was held lost night with upwards oi three hund- red people in attendance. 11w forty-five tables of auction was closely contested. The prize win- ncrs were as follows: Ladies‘ First. Mrs. A. QOHIIIUY; M is: *7 elected Florence McDerlniit; Gent; ill-st, Mr. Ralph Tralnor; second, Mr, Earl Ranahan; Lucky Table, Mrs, Bert Paquet. After the cards, the remainder of the evening was en- JOYcd by old time dancing, which the society is noted for. THURSDAY RESTING COMFORTABLY-The ,111B11y friends oi Mr. wllllem Q, Davey will be pleased to 191m that he is now rcsting comfortably af- ter a severe attack of acute indi- gcstion. g Owing to the recent sliver thaw, l which made the walking so slippery, Mr. Watson Sample, oi this com- munity, fell and the result was a broken rib and a bad shaking up. On Friday last, Ml‘. Harland Hill. while sawing wood, had the misfor- tune of having his thumb badly cut in two places. Medical assistance was necessary in both case's, LAID T0 REST—The funeral of the late Miss Eliza A. Flanagan was held Monday morning from the residence oi Mr. W. H. Scott, 66 Great George Street, to St. Dun- stan's Basilica, where High Mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Far- rell. The pali bearers were: Jas. P. Duffy, Wm. Grimes, John MacDon- ald, P. Fitzsimmorls, C. Kelly and Jas. Hennessey. Services at the grave were conducted by Rev. Fa.- ther C. McCarthy. APPLICATION REFUSED — Al; the Supreme Court yesterday morn- ing before the full Bench, the Chief Justice presiding, an application was made for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada by the defendant in the case of McNoill vs. Stewart. At the close of the ap- plication, judgment was delivecd by the three Judges refusing the application. Mr. J. J. Johnston, K. C., for the defendant and ales-rs. Campbell and Campbell for the plaintiff. LAID TO REST-Tile funelan’ o. Nfaulzce Clarkin was held from the home of his parent. 49 Upper H.115- bol-o Street yest.rday morung to ‘ St. Dunstans Basilica where a Re- quiem High Mass was celebrated by Right Rev. Momignor Maurice Mc- Donald. Twenty ilve members of the Rotary Club, of which the illlllcl‘ of the dcco sed is a member at- tended in a body, while the pup- lls of the sen or grades of Queen Square School preceded the hearse. The pall bearer: were: Messrs Ed- ward Owen, Earl Rtardon, Cyril Arsenault, Wilfrid Duffy, John A. MacDonald, and Patrick lvfurnagh- an. Service at the grave wvs con- ducted by Rev. C. McCarthy. ,cd. to .thcrc was no loss of life, althour, Q-TRANSFERRED _ m, c, n, Cameron, who has been Manager o! the Provincial Bank here for the past year, has been transferred to the Pcsition of Manager of the Summerside Branch and takes over his duties there on the 10th. While here Mr. Campbell made many staunch friends and will be greatly missed in the business and social We 01 Tillblsh. All are pleased to see him advance‘ in his chosen pro- fession and wish him much suc- cam-II’. —PROHIBITION CASES AT AL. BERTON-Mr. G. M. Matthews, the Prohibition Magistrate for Prince County, held Court in Alberton on Tuesday. Several cases were heard. One man was fined $200 or thrcc months in jail for selling liquor contrary to the Prohibition Act. Two cases were dismissed for want of evidence and one case was ad- journed. Mr. W. Henry Noonuu prosecuted for tllc Crown and Mr. Lowell Compton and Mr. Wilfred l ing the Blessed Sacrament from the {of age alhl unmarried, was living l Total for the Dollllniolr-Adult ltar in the chapel which they car- 110111 11- liel-brvllwr Wilbur. and l chmml- 4°19“; ‘mllefled- 351121 a ' . rled to the church. The boarders and the nuns were provided with accommodations by Rev. Dr. Chaisson in the Church ' presbytery. Father Chaisson is in his 79th year and has not been "1 very good health recently, but did werything he possibly could to as- sist the distressed nuns and child- ren and to provide them with the necessary comfort and accommoda- tion. It is ascertained that the fire oc- curred amongst kindling stored in the South East corner of the cel- lar, about 20 feet from the furnace, and it worked its way to tlle ceiling which was directly under stairway leading to tllc second floor. All that was saved from the firc were two pianos and some kitchen utensils. The estimated loss in building and equipment is $25,000 to $30,000, on which there is insur- ance of about $10,000; Tanton appeared for the accused. —S. -—-WEDDING BELLS-An lnter-' estlng event took place in Tignisll Church on Tuesday, ninth, when lvfrs. Margaret Arsenault, of Peter- ville, became the bride of Mr. Stan- l ley J. Perry, oi Acension. Tlley were attended by Mr. Joseph A. Gallant, and Mrs. Agape Perry, of Sea. Cow Pond. After the ceremony the ill-; tercstcd parties repaired to the ‘ home of Mr. Archibald Arsenault, where a sumptuous dinner was served in their honor, after which the bridal party drove to their fu- l ture home in Pctcrvillc, where their many fricnds welcomed them-T —SAD NEWS RECE VED. ~Mrs George C>!l(l'y of Long River ha: received ihc srd news of the death of her broth l‘, Daniel Sullivan, on \Dec. 2‘, 1931. Mr. Slrlivan ha" been in failing hcalill for th“ nos‘ year and pressed pea"cfully' alvd- ‘t llLs home a‘ 5S ffanley S rm‘. Boston, Muss. He lcnvcs lo nlollrll F‘or the present tllc nulls have been taken into Notrc Dame Con- vent, at Charlottetown, but ar- rangements are being made to sec- ure the use of the old Gallant house, owned by Doucette, opposite the church, and now vacant, which could be used by the nuns and boarders, while the old Farmers‘ Bank Hall, a two storey stone build- ing, can be iltllizccl for school pur- poses. The convent was constructed by Mr. J. S. Blanchard, father of Prof. Blanchard, of the Prince of Wales College. FRIDAY ISLAND LADY DEAD — Mrs. ...lchc1 ltluc-Phersol. sister of Mr. Simon MucKinnoll, Bangor, P.E.I., l Jlcd m Arlington, lVfass, Feb. 4th. Lfcr son, Ml". J. D. MHCPIILYSIJI], is ectud to arrive from California . worst-d ulln him on the farm. The late All‘ Grills was a brother of Mrs. Urban Gills, of Mlscouche. . . PAINl-‘UL INJURY — Willie M7. Alfred Afflcck, Baggage Master on the Borden train was empoyed about his work this mornng he had the misfortune to have two of his fingers crushed by the car door, necessitating ills receiving medical attention and remaining in the city. "DISLOCATED SHOULDER- Mr. Fred Large, son of Mr. and Mrs. _E. A, Largo of Summer-side, had the misfortune to fall while skating at the rink on Wednesday and ditlocutcd his shoulder. The injury was attended to and Mr. Large is able to bc out and about. S. Citizens of Charlottetown on Wednesday voted not to adopt Day- light Saving by a majority of 252. Following arc the final results by polls of the plebiscite, taken in con- nection with the civic election. Ward For Against 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 216 2 96 ll2 3 98 157 4 .. 253 314 5 . . 494 534 Totals .. . 1081 1333 MONTCALM T0 VISIT MAG- DALENS-Thc post office auihor- itcs here have been advsed from Ottawa that the C. G. S. Mont- calm will leave her station at North Sydney on a second trip to thé Magdalen Islands on the 15th ill- stant. Mail to the Magdalens will be carried by the steamer on this trip. This does not mply, inspector vi/‘hcar slates, that there will be any discontinuance of the present .n u few days. —BAR.-. iLURNT nu .il0U.\l.' ~54 Colin MacGregr of Lust Bidcio... l st a barn l- st Sat- L Ah. weekly airmail service to the Mag- lialens, The oath of nillce will be admin- r/ercd to Mayor Stewart on Mon- ‘ pups marked, 53,607; inspected, 52. ' w. 1 (Sllcclznl lo the Guardian) l The second horse race on Sum lnerslde Harbor held yesterday wa a good one. There was a record at tendance from the country. Then were four ClflficéS entered and eacl race was closclyl conic-sled. Lady Helen 1, who nlzldc llcl" first appear ance oll 1S0 fills winter, shmvcfl some speed, Sllc made wollderfu time doing fill.- quarter mile ll. 31 l-2. Yorkolu, owned by Roy MacDonald is zlllotilcl" fast one and his owner has offered to race for sport any horse lll Prince County. Witty Jim and Aubrey Cope, olc favorites, Cfillli“ first ill their class- cs and were loudly chccrcd as the; cllne post the wire. There will be a race every Thursday while the ice is good. Tile ice yesterday never was in bczlcl- shape. It is earnestly requested that tllc ll0l‘5"lllf.‘ll will cnicr their horsvs on Wednesday as other horsemen do, not like to keel) their horses standing on the lcc. A largo. number of friends of till. contracting parties were present a‘ the marriage which was 5016111111281 at St. Boniface Church, New Yor’. C ty on Saturday, January 30th, o, Miss Elranol" Anne Moscr. daughter o.’ Mr. anti Mrs. Gcorgc H, Maser 0f DCllilflllCL’. Ohio, to Mr. Frederick P. Duffy, associate manager o! Hotel Montclalr, New York City. Row Father Hogan performed thc ceremony and calibrated the nuptlzr mass. The bride was bewrnlngly attired in a Copenhagen blue dres and wore p. hat of eggshell straw, trim- mcd with blue flowers with glove: correspond ng with the trllnming: on dress, oi eggshell colour, blue kid shoes and wore a corsage bou quct oi gardenlas. Miss Anne Cinnamond who a‘ bhydes HS sonowinq widow R 1mg, urclay evening by lire of UDKIIJWXlLdB-Y M 3 D- m. in U"? chambers Mlendcd the bride was attired in a ‘family of sells and daughters: also three s’st"rs, Mrs. Mary O‘Nt~ill. Brighton, Mnss" Mrs. Delia Clark '-f Porthlllcl, M"".c; Mrs. Georg: Colldly of Long River; nllcl on“ brother, Corneiille of Boston, Mass Much synlpnthy is cxtmtlcd to th‘ bare vvd family nnzl relatives-S. i | Another dlmstrous flrc occuncd ill the Pro. nce ycstelda, morning. 'WllGll the St. Augustine Convent ,'ancl school Szzutll Rustico, was raz- thc ground. Fortunatril‘ at the time the convent Wits oc- cupied by five llllllS and thiltcrll . boarders. | The building, which was n thrc Favorable weather. and consider- able public interest in the event P- W- C- QLAS$lib‘-—i'ne W011! 0f resulted "n a large turnout of vot- crs in the civic election yesterday, the result being a victory for Hon. W. S. , Stewart in the Mworalty contest by a majority of 405; the return of four members of the past City Council, also three new Coun- cillors and one former Councillor. Following is the line-up or the new civic government: Mayor Hon. W. S. Stewart. Councillors Ward One-Ex-Coull. A. A Hen- Ward Two-Coun. M. W. Rear- don (elected by acclanlntioll). Ward-Thrcc-lvfr. F. H. Trainor. Ward Run-Coun. B. R. Holman, Ward Five-Coun. Samuel Ken- nczly’. (re-clectcdl, Coun. W. E. Burke, (re-clectedl. Mr. R. L. Day. Water Commissioners Mr “rs. J. ‘A. Webster, Hugh F. s iiilil (f. l). Wrlgzilt, (all rc- by acciamation). The total votes polled in the may- oralty contest were 3567 as com- pared. with 2757 in the last mayor- aiiy election of i928. In 1930 Mayor PIOWSO was elected by acciamntion. Mr. Stewart received a total vote oi i265, as against 860 for Dr. Blan- chard and 442 for Coun. E, A. Fos- ter. In Ward One, Ex-Coun. Hcnncs- seys vote was 249, a majority of 102 over his opponent, Mr. J. T. Doyle. In Ward 'I‘hree, Mr. F. H. Trainer received 155 votes, a majority of 42 over Mr. VanIderstlnc. Coun. Holman was at the head of the polls in Ward Three, with 379 rota-n, a majority of 50 over Mr. Doull. who in turn had a majority of 147 over Mr. Brown, his nearest competitor. Coun. Kennedy scored hi8 votes in Ward Five. Mr. Day folloa-‘nz with 719, Coun. Burke with 702' and Mr. Geo. Wheatley with 359, The full returns in the plebiscite on Daylight Saving were not receiv- ed last night. but the voting in the polls counted. indicated a strong mtorcy one abcui '70 feet by 70 fcct. in dimensions, hurl bccn erected fifty-two years ago and has been in occupation as a convent and school ever since. In addition to the boarders there is an attendance of about sixty day pupils. Tile dor- mitories are on the 3rd floor, the school and otlilt rooms on the sec- ond floor and on the main floor were the Superior-s apartments, re- Y ceiving room, chapel, ctc. In the basement were the usual ccllaragc accommodation and the furnace, the building being heated by steam. The caretaker, Mr. Emil Du Long. a native of Quebec, and an excep- tionally eillcicllt officer, has given the utmost satisfaction in the dis- charge of his duties. 1t so happen- ed that on Tuesday night he had a sick child and after attending to the ' furnace and ‘seeing that everything was alright, he lci L for home shortly after ten uclock. About two dclock, one oi the nuns in the dormitory on the third floor, was awakened by crackling and the smell of smoke. Getting up and pulling oll thc light she found that the whole place was fill- cd with smoke. Immediately arous- ing the sleeping children, she order- ed them to gct dressed, telling them thcrc was no danger, but they must illlrry and get out. This thcyhdld and all got safely down just before the flames broke through into the apartment. The other nuns were aroused and the Mother Superior, who sleeps on the ground floor, just hnd time to get out. in her night at- tire and her bare feet. The children ran to the neighbors and raised the alarm, the bcll bc- ing rung to call further attention, Men hurried to the scene and by means of buckets carried water from the convent well attempting to prevent the flames from spread- ing to the neighboring buildings for that was all that they saw could be done. Within half an hour of the alarm. the building was n mass of flames and burning furiousiy, il- luminating the country for miles around. Men were placed on guard of thc church and the barns, until of which caught fire twice but the flames were extinguished without sentiment against m-lntl-q“ In‘ second. Mt“ Devlisht Blvinu. any serious damage being clo-zc. Before leaving the burning build- ing the nuns were successful in sav- | origin. The fire started about eight, o'clock. Foluunrnxlyl it was. on some land some disancc from the house or that nlny have bzcn burned as well, Ncgilbors as istcd Mr. Mac- (lrcgor in bringing out some wag- ons and other "rticles. One large truck wagon was burned and some feed. Ml‘. MarGregor did not know how the fire started. He had been hauling feed the day before and ‘aft everything n; usuaL-S. NEW NAVAL COMMANDER -- ' cutcvnnt GOVJFIlOl‘ Dalton has re- -ivcd a communication from the "apartment of National Defense ztatfng that the Lord Comm ssioncrs of the Admhalty have appointed Rear Admiral the Hon. R. A. R. Piurkctt- Ernie - Erie _ Dlxlx, C B. D.S.O., to succeed Vice Admral Sir Vernon H, S. Haggard, K. C. B. C.M.G., as Commander in Chief oi the Amcricn and West Indies Sta- tioll, the appointment to date froln Aprl 2nd. Tile new appointee will assume command oi‘ the Station on, May 9th oi this year. ‘ —DEATII 0F FORMER ISLAND LADY.—-Fl'icnds in Sunllncrsldc and Alebl-ton will regret to hear of the death under very sad circumstanc- es of Mrs. Percy Goodwin at her home in Dorchester, Mass, on Feb- ruary 5th. Mrs. Goodwin was bonl in Alberton, the daughter of the late A. E. Forsythe of Alberton and Mrs. Forsythe now of Dorchestcr, Mass. She spent hcr girlhood days on the Island and was a gen- eral favourite. She often visited Sumcrside as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers. She leaves to mourn besides her sorrowlng hus- band. one little girl, Miss ‘Anne, aged three years; her mother who resided with her and one brother, Ralph, of Charlottetown, who left immediately on receiving the sad news to be with his mother. Island fricnds extend sincere sympathy to tllc bereaved family-S. A sad fatality occurred at. lviont- rose on Tuesday, when the death occurred under tragic circumstances oi‘ Mr. Stephen Gillis, a respected resident oi’ the community. On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Gillis went to visit friends about two miles from his home. He did not return that evening, but his absence did not cause alarm. as llc frequent- ly went visiting for several (lays at a time. Yesterday when he had not rc- tumed, enquiries were made alld it was found that llc had started for home on Tuesday CVCIDI‘: ill the storm. _ A search was lmmcdfiltcly bfgun and about 2 o'clock yesterday after- noon hls frozen body \\':1s found about a mile and a half from his home. Coroner Morrissry was sum- moned and proceeded to (llc at once. It was not known l." 5 night whether an inqwst would be Imude within two days Mr. Justice Saunders, Law Courts building, U"ually the Oath is ad- ministered on the day fuilflwillf; the election but it was decidPd 10 delay the function until Monday in view of Sec. 19, sub-sec. 61 of the Consolidated Acts of mcorpvrrfl10n| of the City oi Charlottetown. i931. V'hlCll provides that "any candi- date at an election or his duly authorized agent in that b01111‘, may in writing by him addressed to tile City Clerk ‘demand a scrutiny of votes cast in the election of any candidate; such demand shall b:- from the day on which the returning offic er shall ll:\\'c'decl"rcd elected the candidate in respect to whose el-, cctlon the scrutiny is demandcdj’, cic. | Mayor Stewart was officially dc- clared elected on Wednesday night. following the announcement of the election returns, by Returning Of- ficcr D. Edgar Shaw. Scr 22 of the Acts provides that "the Mayor and the Councillors shall before entering on the duties oi their offices respectively be sworn by taking and subscribing the oath of allegiance and oath of office; and such oaths shall be administ- - cred to the Councillors by the May- or. being himself first sworn be- fore one oi the Judges of the Sup- rcme Court." Prince Edward Island, home of the silver fox industry, still leads all Canada in both adult foxes and pups, according to figures complied by inspectors of the Cauadias Na- tional Silver Fox Breeders’ Associa- tion for 193i. The figures given arc 1 of the animals inspected by Associa- tion officials. The Province of Que- bec comes second, and in number of pups registered, almost tics with Prince Edward Island. New Bruns- wick and Ontario are close behind. ‘The figures for each province show a considerable decrease in those oi last your. ‘they are as follows: Prince Edward Islaud¢—Adults checked, 12,259; inspected. 8,366; pups marked, 13,513; inspected. 13,- 299. New Bruusyvickz-Aduits cllcckcd, 6,654; inspected. 4.883; pups markcd. 8,045; inspected. 8,034. Nova scotinz-Adults checked. T..- 063; inspected, 2.299: pups marked, 3,574: illzzpectcd. 3,422. Qllebcc:--Adults cllcckctl, 9,260; inspected, 7,266; pups marked, ll.- 339: inspected, ll,020. Ontarloz-Adults cllcckcll. 6,672; inspected, 4.940; pups marked, 7,- 354; inspected, 7.342. Manltobm-Adults checked. 2,- 486; inspected, 1.824; pups marked. 3,158; inspected, 3.153, Saskatchewan: -- Adults check: 1,357; inspected. 1.020: pups mark- ed, 1,480; insprctcd, 1,400. Albsrtaz-Adult; checked, 3,161.", insprcted. 2.831: pups marked, 3,- 897; inspected, 3.397. British Columbia :—Adults, chock- held or not. Mr. Giliis, who was thirty years ed, 2,062; inspected. 1.084: pups beige dress with coral trimmings. wearing brown hat with shoes tc math and a beaufful corsage o.’ ‘swvci liens. ,1 The rtrrvilll was ably supported b_\ .Mr. Albert Blocdgood. After a sulllpiuous wedding break fast a‘ the hotel Mr, and Mrs ‘Duffy lei: for Atlanic. City whcrl lthey will spcllrl their honcymoor fand on their rciunl will take up IlllClI‘ rosiclonce at tllc liblltclalr‘ Hoirl. ' Many beautiful nlfts received ai- ,tr~.=icd to the polmlnrifl’ cf the ‘ycuilg couple. ' Th: Guardian wth- numerous ‘friends in ths city, where the groom, a former resident, is well and favorably known, join in ex- tending hearty fcllcitatiolls. BIRTHS CAMERON-alt the P. E. Island Hospital, Feb. 7th, to M2". and Mrs. Mark Cameron, Hampton, a daugh- ter. ~ MAHAIt-In the City Hospital, on Fob. stl, to Mr. and Mrs. William Mnlrr, u son, John William. MARRIAGES GARD-SMALLWOOD-At "ll. Up- per Prlllcc SL, City, the residence of Rev. E. H. Ramsay of Tlzllity United Church on February 10th. Kenneth Edward Gard of South- port to Margaret Emma Smallwood of Bunbulyv. ~ DEATHS MCLEOD-At Kirlross, on Feb. 8. 1932. Angus A. McLcod. GILLlS-At ltiOlliflgilf‘, February ll, i932. Stcpllcll Gilljs, age 30. ‘VElf.L~At North billion, February ll 1932, John Neill. lllzcd 6B GAUDI-IT-Jn this cit)? Feb. ll, M‘! Joscph (irludct, aged 66 years, POII- D—On Thursday, February ll, 1.1131. Mrs. David Pound, aged 83 lllfifilNS-At Kcllsingtoll, on Feb- runcv ll. i932. Lillian Higgins. aged 54 _\'£2\l‘.7 llARVl-‘fi-On Wednesday, Febru- ary 10. Miss Eleanor Harvey, age 90 years MURPHY-Al illt‘ Sacred Heart Home, Fob. l0, airs. John Murphy. aged 95 yrllrs. " RUDD-Suddenly lit Camp lilli Hospital, Halifax. Feb. lu. i032. James Ernest lied-J, Sr. Arm-dz, Charlottetown. MCDONALD-At Bristol oil Feb» -"~ Alfred Augustine M-‘ilfilliili azc 29 days, infant son oi Mr. and Mrs Vidllnm w. McDonald- lIEIVSON-At 173 Ell=iou Street on Thursd y. February llth. i932. Mrs. Elizabt-‘h Ncwnoll ill llcl" 94th 3'31" widow of thr- latc Jollu Ncwson IIOITI.E—.'\t the Provincial Sent orillln Dlllrsclal‘. Februnl?’ 11. Wil- liem Arrhiblld Haulc. as» 49 years yrrv/“si S'll oi’ the late Mr. and C2 marked, 1,749; inspected, 1,740. Mrs. Harry i-loule oi this City. '