w, ,1) EnuRcl-llzs rot-4?)-l..a-i>.0wi| i - cpliuilul oi izuutlwo, sol-smock so, 1939 BAPIISI’ $1‘, PETEWS CATHEDRAL g", canon Malone, MA. LTb. Moi lloly Communion. 11.00: Choral Eucharist and Ser- "233; School. - '1 P. M.~ Evensong and Carols- Sermon. sr. rlluus 'CHURCH_ lev. A LeDrew Gardner. Rector (designate. 0r anist-Miss Lillian Earle Clio Directprl-Acibert Dlnnis .. , a ._ . . ter 11.00 Morning Prayer and Ser- n. Imaiiertory Anthenn, “Sing, 0 lleavenlm- — — — —- —(TOIII'IJ Service conducted by Mr. R. Burleigh Taylor. 2,30 Sunday School and Bible Class"- 11.l5 p. in. “Watchnight Service." Evening Prayer and Sermon. Offertory Solo, by Mr. V. Leigh pingweil. Service conducted by Rev. W. .I. Phillips. EVERYBODY WELCOME cw“ 4T PRESBYTERI "Che Presbyterian Church in Canada. ST. JAMES CHURCH Pcwnal Street Minister RIV. It. Moorhead Legate, 0.1). Organist-—Mrs. it. S. R0 ers Choir Director-Mrs. .I. A. awson THE BAPTIST CHURCH Cor. of Prinoe and Fitzroy Sta. Minister Rev. Harvey L. Denton, 8.1). Organist and Choirniaster - John inch, Mun, Bac. Morning Worshi _ 11 can. Sermon: “Our " Anthem: “O Zion That Brlngest T "— - — - (Steiner) The Church School I. 30 p, in.-— Senior groulil inset at close of morning service. All other groups at_z.30_ P. M. Sermon: "The Mirage Shall Be- come a Bleality." Solo: “Bethleheufa -Plain"-- (Spence) Mr. .I. L. McAuley. P WDATCII NIGHT SERVICE 11.15 From 11.15 to 11.30 P. M. Organ music by Mr. Inch. From 11.30 to 12 Watch Night Service. You are invited to worship with THE BAPTIST CHURCH. CHURCH OF CHRIST CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH Kent Street Rev. Roscoe W. Nice A. 8., B. D., Minister l Organist-Mrs. V ll. ilingweil Morning Worship 11.00 mm: Carol, "Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn," (Wain- wright.) Sermon, IIABIT Public Worship Morning at Eleven, and Evwi"! at Seven Wciotk- Morning Music:- Apfljefllf '10 cc-w- Unon The MM- uight CleaP-Stnlner-Soloist-—Mr. mluul itcymongl. Evening iVll|€lC2— Anthgm; "While Sheplerlls Watch- edW-Itlliuml Smart. HOIUiSiI-‘M - Arthur ‘nice. Prea: ~l-: The Minister. Sunday School at 2.30. strangers and Visitors Cordlaliy Invited. >_.___--———i-- ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Prince and Grafton Street Minister Rev, G. Carlyle Webster Qygnnist -—- Miss Rena Wood Morning Worship 11.00 a.m. Theme: ‘The Race of Life.’ llymns: 27. 7'73. 519. 544. (‘lirulz ‘We Thee Kings oi Orient “g - _ - - The Mae Choir. 2.30 [l-lil. ’i‘hc Sabbath School and 51b)» (Jlasses. Evening Worship 7.00 p.m. ‘ ‘Thelma: "Facing The Future. llymna: 109. 697» 5Z7- Anthem: ‘Just As I limJ-Bowles Solo; selected —Mrs. Arthur Roper. "Forgetting those things which are behind, and rfiiwlliflll "mil unto those things which are b!- , I press iuniafii ti?‘ ‘““"‘ "" the prize of the hit!" 05m"! i" 2.30 p.m. Lesson: King- Bihie School —- “Friends and I-‘oes oi the dom." Evening Worship 7.00 .m. The ale Choir will have charge oi the music at the evening service. Sermon: A BACKWARD AND FORWARD LOOK. A Church with ii welcome to all. See you at church Sunday. C NTRAL CHRISTIAN’ CHURCH I uuiitrmljfc rill m CANADA _'_TRIVNITY (inhibited-viz? Prince Street Minister Itev. Hugh Miller, M.A., ILD. Assistant Rcv. LCWII M. Murray, B.A., 13.1). A. Roy Kendall, L.R.A.llI..A.A.G.0.. Organist 11.00 a.ni. Public Worship. Rev. liugh Miller. "Give Peace in Cal 2.30 p.m. Sunday School Bible Classes. 7.00 p.ni. Public Worship. Sermon: TIIE MOST DEADLY SIN"—-Rev. llugh‘ Miller. Quartette: "Only a Little Vii- lagn" ~ _ - — — — —Maunder Selection for Choir: "Star of Our icot. and Christ Jesus" PML 3.133 1L gleam: to Wanderers Weitry"_ Zion congregation wishes all ii “§Q"- _ _ , ll very blessed New yum Visitors anliveblzlgiilifgts Coidia y _'“ - a ~ lew has been reported since the ‘tusslans were observed trying to ntrench themselves and end rec pltote threat. _ There were unconfirmed reports I hgltlJoscpth Stalin “wit; iiioglgs . o e ra e c ee . C: (Qoi\§1!}u°q._"°“‘_Ap“¥°_» FL: pile; 6:)! e rifisiin attain. g meant lo be another drive lllrollfih the centre of the little ‘(Tilllltly But the attack bogged down, lt was vague RlLLiflll OIICUSNG showed h‘ tie pYOQIfSS act 211:0 end of .30 day! oi lludec are w '. ‘rite Finnish command ‘meantime announced that 90o Russlllui hi!" been killed m two separate, ilnsu._- cessful thrusts on the Kltrcllun ls- ssid, when Soviet planes lncl__ new cannon rained ucolh 0n tlirll 0b" inlantlymen. (Recent report; from Finland have fold of it giant gllll wh ch reg- ulmuy dropped shells cu the miter- iant p:rt ol Vllpurl (Vlborgl hS ivas reported ciICIICOd last nisih and the latest Ftnulsh colnmulilqle today suolzed that a RlliSllln at- tcmpl to capiidllze on the ioni- range shelling had been beaten Oil alter heavy fighting on the isthmus. Unexplained Fightng (BritLsh reports also‘ told ci blood; and unexplained flglrlng b2- twccu two Russllln regmcnis in the sails aha. If was bcllved, however. ths. each reglnent took the other ior n Finnish it "On the vii iTgil culllntanus cc “the enemy ugnn ~ nled on Dec. 28 at the ncrlhcrn elm of lane Hitiyeiiflildfill and en a of Summit Botll attacks wsie l-cpulsed and al- togcdic; lzve enemy tanks were des- troyed in addition to the two we .) loll) isthmus," the mmunlque sad. E l ill: enemy also resumed his M- tack on lsoun but was lxalen off." Th: Flnns- id Rlls an (lead were leil ill ll brittle at l. i, oi. the isthmus, belwccn ll p. ill. Dec 26 and 11.1011 0i Dec. 2i and thal 3B0 Russ all Citfillilillei were icll on in: flcld alloy li'?lli'l'l-', oil llle by,~ky lake s: or Dcz, 27. P‘lul'll h SDKilCYS so zed rifles, au- tomatic weapons and onlmunltion l iii both actions. “in lho Kuhulo rector." the com- munl ue said. "our troops captured B i811 and an autl-lank gun des- "Oyed a column of 40 packliorses. "North oi Sucntussalmi a battle around Lake Klanta continued all clay. Our troops destroyed an enemy supply column and one armored crr all? captured three tanks and lwo is." Red Planes Attack i The Red air force again flew a- cross southwestern Finland, bomb- ing MEI/CTR] rltilwa junctions and sea coast towns uring the briei dflyllsht hours, but it still was not clear tortght whether there had been any serious dam e. In the icy loom of e Petsamo "EB. in Arc! Finland i Picked troops of Russian sharp- .hoo.ers accustomed to fighting on kis were said to be cn route to the rout from as far alvny as Slberla. other hard-bitten battalions. ex?"- enced in dealing in errlla war- larc now favored by he Finns ill lome sectors, were movmg ti? from the Caucasus. Regiments of (mack tavnlry were being sellt to~ replace lllikhbattallcns stalled in the frozen l?!‘ . LONDON, Dec. fill-Saturday)- -(CP CABLEn-A Reuters News Agency dispatch from Stockholm said today that the first contingent of Finnish volunteers from Canada arrived at I-Ielsingfors today. "Many of the men left their homes, families, and good jobs to fight for Finland." the dispatch said. “They said that sympathetic Canadians stuffed their pockets with dollar bills when they left." WARSHIP IS {Continued > from‘ poge_1) ively reconstructed in recent years. All five have "blisters" or bulges of armour to protect their hulls a- gainst torpedoes, which may have accounted for the small damage re- ported by the Admiralty. The normal complement oi the bnlzloshlps l»: bet-ween 1,240 and 1,- 184 men. Eight 15-inch guns form the main battery of each vessel. Britain's mam naval losses of the war have been illg battleship Royal Oak and the aircraft carrier Cour- ngecus, both victims of submarines. , The armed merchant cruiser ‘Rawalpindi, which went down after a heroic fight with the pocket bat- tleship Deuischland and another ‘German ship, three destroyers, a ‘submarine and nine minesweepers Ior naval trawlers completed the list of British naval vessels sunk, some by mines or collision. The Press Association comment- od: "When it is remembered that the British fleet always is at sea. our losses have been smell compared with those of the Gerri-labs who pre- fer to keep most of their vessels ln home waters." The list of victims oi the war at sea was increased today by the sinking oi the British fishing traw- ler Resercno, 258 tons, after strik- ing a mine in the North Sea. The 110mm‘ [crew oi nine was rescued. 0060664044 Happy New Year To our many Customers and Friends we ex- tend a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR. W. 1). GILLIS & c0. , Worship ‘l p.ni. Music led by THE MALE CHOIR.‘ THE" CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN Th! is reserved for news local interest but advertising ,1 newly nature may be inserted at 6 couta a word strictly pay- able advance. CONFIDEBATIO ANCE. —M- - LIFE INSUR- L-Bllit-‘I-ZI-iili. ATTENTION ADVEITISEBS. - advertisements for insertion the following day must be in this office not later than 11 A. M. POLICE COURT —In the Police Court yesterday a charge against a woman for obstructing a Police 01- 11 A M flcer was changed to assault of a Police officer and the case was ad- journed until Wednesday. NEW GLAS 0W CHARGE. - Ohristlan Chur . Hear the message for the New Year. Sunday Dec. am at 11A. M. end mso P. M. Cav- endish Baptist church 7.30 P, M. I, Oavender, r. ‘ L-234-12-30-1i. YORK UNITED CHARGE. —Bev. J. A. Nicholson. Minister. Services, ,December 31st, 11 A. M. Central Church 2.30 P. M. Funeral service of liJhE lltte Hammond Vessey, York Church. ‘L30 P. M. Braekley. L-228-12-30-1i. BREAK SIGN —A.b0ut 9 . m. yesterday a cltr ran into the e ecfrx: slgn hi front of Burhoefls Grocery and clipped it off. City Police the trail chOIiiY after caught with the car wh ch ls supposed have done the damage an ossession of it ndlng fur hcr ion, The front was damaged but none of the occu- pants were injured. NORTH RIVER UNITED BAP- TIST PASTORATE. — Rev. J. M. Blesedell, B.A., Pastor. Sunday, ember 31st: North River 11.00 AM. Clyde River 3.00 P. M. Kingston 7.30 P. M Long Creek 7.30 P. M. Special service featurin a Christmas Plig- eant by the C yde River Baptist Church. As we come to the New Year, “may we try to see the beauty spread about us, rain or shine." L-2l3-l2-30-1i. f on no t0 0O m- HOME ON LEAVE-Members of the P. E. Island Highlanders (Black Watch) who arrived in Charlottetown Thursday night for a short vlslt inciude Captain the Rev. W. J Eliright, Chaplain of John Williams and Gladstone O'- I-ianlley. Summerside boys were Cpl. Goodwin and Pte. Clarence Vin- cent. Pte. Plus Smith of Ke'ly's lCrcss also arrived home for a short. cave. - MR. F. J. ilEYLECit-l-Mrs. Wilt lism M. Flynn. Wchmond Street this city, has received the news of the death on December 23rd, of her brother-lu-law, l". J Reyleck, of Winifred, Mcntana. Mr. Reyleck passed away aft-er a. few days illness. He had carried on an umper on the clir| the regiment, Lleult. W. S. Mc-l Nutt, Privates Lawrence Dayle, Herbert Douglas, Hlllson Proude, i GOVEIIEAD-ITA Sun my, Decem r 31st era will ba no services in the churches of Cove- head charge. L-2i7-l2-30-1i. CHURCH NOTIO - Cornwall d Pastoral Charge: Berv o; on Bun- c. 31st. Klnfiston ll A. M. 3 P. . Cornwall 5.5. A.M.Bervce'IP.M Rev l: R i PARISH or MILTON AN nus- TICOP-St. Johns Church. ton ct _ ..an . P.M.St,Markt ;Chuioh Rlustico at 3 P. M. Rev. Wm. J. Phillip! L-zill-ft-ao-li. | TIIE BAPTIST CHURCH. -- The Plev. Harvey L. Danton B. D., will ‘take as the cub ect of hi; morning sermon "Our ask." e 1160111 anthem will be S ‘fliers " Zion music will be ‘That Brl evening the in e choir with Mr. J. lng es solo Spence‘: Ania; tnk "Be lchem's Plain." The cvenln sermon will be “The Mirage She Become a Reality. A Watc Night service will be held from 11. 5 to l2 o'clock midnight. From 11. ii 11.30 there will be c ‘Mr, Inc . The Church Bchoo: h its weekly session at 2.30 P. M. 35s i Christmas Closing k rut: CIIARLOTTETCWN BUSINESS COLLEGE l , The Christmas closing of the Charlottetown Business College was held on Wednesday morning. 20 December, 1939. MrcJSutherland, of the shorthand Department. spoke briefly to the student, compliment- lngthem on the results of their work of the past term and espec al- ly on the way they had applied themselves to each day's work. She {stressed the point that high marks alone at examination time were not in solid foundation for the work for |whlch they were prepimng them- selves, but backed by the fact that they had mastered each part as it had come, would carry them through any dlfficullles that might arise in their chosen profession, At this time we t;ke the oppor- |tlinlty to make special reference lo the introduction tllz»: term of a Modern Bcokkeeplrg and Accauntzng Course. Thls change was ma: e wltn .the idea of giving the students a ‘thorough and practical course in modern business methods of back- kceplng. The slullents in this de- partment. under the inslructon of ' ,'Mr. MacKlnnou, were informed that nheir progrest was very SILLSliICLOIY iaud most encourligng but, due to the length and thoroughness oi the ‘course, no student has as yet cam- lpleled the allozed spun of work for ‘ extensive general business for many ‘his or her diploma, ,yea.rs, retiring about fifteen years ago. lie leaves to mourn his widow. Grace Lewis, daughter of the late W, P. Lewis, of Cardigan, and sis- ter of Mrs. Flynn; also one blo- ‘ flier, W. J. Reylcck in Lcs Augeles, California, and four sis- ters residing iu Minnesota. Ti students then presented Mr. lMacn nnon and Mrs. Sutherland ‘with suitable gifts‘ for the occasion to ivhlch flttlug relezcnccs were made. Following ls a Pan List oi the different subjects: Elementary Thecry of Bookkeeping MARRIAGE IN MONTAGUE — (Order of Merit) Eve Roper, Beth On Tuesday morning at nine o'clock a the msfrrlage was solemnized in St. Mary's church, Montague of Cora lviargsret, dauailter 0f Dr. T. V. Grunt, M. P. and Mrs. Grant, and Mr. Stephen D. Glllis son of the late Dr. S H. Glllls and Mrs, Frank Slgtsworth of Charlottetown. Rev. Fa. her Klgglns brltted the Nuptal Mess. Chven in marriage oy her father, the bride wore a wool lull; of raspberry, a matching hat and ccrsrge bouquet of yellow roses. The bridesmaid wrs her sister, Miss Beatrice Grant, who wore a dress of blue velvet, her flowers were red roses. The best man was. Mr. Vincent Grunt, bro h- cr of the bride. During the cere- lnony and signing of the register appiggriaie hymns were sung by the olr. Afler the ceremony the bridal party drove to the home of lhc bf-de‘! parent's where a wedd- ug breakfast was served to ther relatives. The bridal couple left by motor for Charlult-etoivn en rcule .0 gt. John, N. B., where they will ."es e. SERVICE REWARDED — Fcr numy years a faithful engineer in charge of the Upton Mrport, Mr. Ibeo cwer was recently honored by the Cnnad an Airways when he was Eresented with a badge bearing the sljrnla. of the company. This dec- oration wls presented in apprecia- tlon of the ten years service given the com-pony by Mr. Power. Alorg with me badge was a letter thank- ng Mr Power for his long and nfthful servre and expressing th» _l';pe that he would continue lon~ >1 the services oi the company, Ai- hough he seldom does any flylnp, ‘everiheless the safety of other people while they are “up there’ ‘spends on the eiflclencv of Mr. ‘cweric work. His position is a re- "nonslbie one and the airworthiness '3! lain-raft here depend: 0n him. t ‘s pleas ngz to note that in all ‘re cars of service here Mr. Power has lever had an accident occur to any o! the plan's under his care. Personals m. am mToKllT-and w. Ollie Mccavln of Albany left for Nova Scotlc Wednesday morning. Lieut. 1". J. Storey, RG63. has returned to the mainland after spending Christmas at his honr in this Cit Mr. and Mrs,“ thur Seaman and er spending Cur.’ imas at woman's home, 217 Grafton 5t. Mm Ru Benoit. has returned ‘rom an ex ended visit to her sis- ei, Mrs. (Dr) N. F Waters, Ehst (arising. Michigan. She also vis- ‘ted Toronto and Montreal. lvflss Martha Cudmore Upper Prince St. has returned to the lCity after spending the Christ- mas holidays with her parents in Brookvale. Gnr. Lelth D. Bculter, R. C. A., and his sister. Miss Jean Boulter returned to Charlottetown Tuesday evening after spending the Christ- ians holidays a. their home in Al- ny. L 3 Z 3' >1 8 5 :1 P”? Mr. Ham Noel-ion has returned to Nova. Scotia, after spending Christmas with his parents, Mr cnd Mrs. Thomas S. Noonon, Al- ! bony. Sgt. Roy N. MscKenrie of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signallers has been granted leave of absence I and is spendinl the New Year's holidays with his parents in Chor- lottetown. officiated and cele-= MscConnell, Arnold MBCLEEII, Dor- is Dalzlel. Mary MacQueen, Alice Howard, Donald Cameron, Laura Hughes, Daniel Keenan, Jack Harp- er. Everett MacLeod, Katherine MaoQueeu, Bernard Mentnilng. Modern Accounting: Eva Roper Arnold Macl/aan, Beth MscConuell, Daniel Keenan, Jack Harper, Doris Dalzlei, Allcc Howard, Everett Mao- Lteoci. Donald Cameron. Commercial Arithmetic: Eva Ro- per. Beth MacConnell, Donald Cam- eron, Daniel Kesnan, Doris Dalzlel, Everett MscLeod, Alice Howard, Jack Harper. $-P€lli1l"S2 Margaret MacLeunau, Eugene Richard, Beth MaoConnell, Eva Roper. Gregory Kelly, Edith Agnew. Donald Cameron, Mary MacQuoeil, Katherine MacQuéen, Daniel Keenan, Irene Fari-‘sh, Mary Dowllng. Harry Downe, Edgar Ho- grlil, L-aura Hughes, Doris Dalzlel, Alice Howard, Bernard Flemming, Jo~k Harper, Everett MacLeod. Business Correspondence: Doris Daizlel, Edith Agnew, Mary D:\vl- lug. Dan Keenan, Eva Roper. Beth MscConm-ll, Alice Howard, Ever-om; MscLeod, Jack Harper, Donald Cameron, Pmgltshzlodlth Agnew, Beth M“. Uollllfill. Eva. Roper, ,Allce Howard, gMnry Dowllng, Donald Cameron, Everett MacLeod Jack Harper. shorthand (Theory): Alice Mac- lfllllflll. Mnrganrt Mecbennan, Eva Rcper, Beth MacConnell, Irene Farrlsh, Edith Agnew, Doris Dal- Zlel. Mary Dowllng. I Arrested For ,50 Million Swindle In ll. S. ORLANDO, Fla. Dec. ill-MP)- George Henry Garlick, 60, was ar- rested at his winter home in near- by Mount Dora. Commissioner Alcx Daley said he had fleeoed the American public of I50.0°°.099- The charge was based on Gar- llck's activities in originating and promoting the Grand National Horseraclng Charity Fund of Liver- pool. England, said Postal Inspector Tennyson Jefferson of Boston. Mass. Garllck posted $15,000 bond for his release tonight geveral hours al- ter his arrest at his expensive Mount Dora home by Deputy Unl- led States Marshal Roy Larson and Jefferson on a Federal warrant is- sued at Boston. He waived a prelim- lnary hearing. The warrant charged Garllck with being a fugitive from justice, and with conspiracy to violate the postal laws. Garllck and some oi his associates‘ who reside in Piichburg, Mass. Jefferson said, were indicted by s Federal grand jury in Boston in March, i938. on five counts, which included charges o! conspiracy in transport lottery matter in inter- state commerce, and with maln- tslng headquarters at Pllchburg fir distribution of lottery tickets. ruE CENTRAL GUARDIAN callm Holds :1 °'""'“-‘:'1-'1°""""i Favored Place ill NH PE. - On ll. S. Fur Trade , l i orrfwa. Dec. 2a —-(OP) -—CBil-' ada ho ds a favored itlon in pro- posed quota restrict ons in im-porls woodame‘ hnmsmn Ipziblziaoddl: g1 silver fox pelts into the United tales. it was learned tonight. Can- ltilan government officials hate en negotiating With the Urlltéfl totes government and an agree- ment upon lioxes is expected shortly 1f the Canadian quota basis of 1989 ex rts, 85 expected, this domlnion w l hold a favored position over Norwegian fox pelts, g5 Canada in 1939 exported some l per cent more silver fox to the Jnlted Suites than in _the previous year. Bhi ents for the first 11 monlns were 4,667 elta valued at $602,342 com ared wt 7,586 valued at $200,- IGM n 1038. 1n November alone, C xgaorta were- 8.565 foxes valued at ll 1,487 co red with 473 foxes valued at I ,'l in No- vember 1938. Much of the increase .3 attributed to a shortage in the United State; and a reduction of the duty under the 1938 United Ststes- Canada trade agreement. The dominion government ls lud- lug Canadian fur ranchers to inar- loe their silver fox and mink its under revisions of the ltgricul ural produ cooperative marketing acl assed last session of Parliament armors deliver pelts they have ‘Fwdufied to the cOODeraLLVc nlaizket- ng organization and receive an 1n- ltlfll Payment o: 50 per cent of the basic market value of his skins, which are then placed in a pool and sent to market, after which he re. calves the balance of lhelr value. Should the market price fall be- low the liutlal paymeln nius actual cost nt handl n and grading by the cooperative poo exclusive of the sell rig commissions q! guctlgn mm- Pflnie». the dominion government will make up the differences, Such (YO-Ollelkltlve marketing agreemgn 5 have ailezlny been entered luto by fgepilxggllglgélg gvllln] m; Dltldllgli t‘ s anq ue and Western Canada, - Q ec éFre oh, British Alliance Open To All Nations. PARIS. Der. ‘ill-Tire British alliance l." open ll. t‘.on= a out l0 t-‘yllf-ibiil-‘ll mans-mt .. pa. world, Premier Driacller day in an acidross French Senate. He spoke as the Upper House unanimously voted the Govern- ment mllltary budget of 55,034.- 000900 francs (Sl,2l0,'i48.000) i.o' cover this first three months of ‘is fixed on‘ i"l'l‘ll('il - un- per- the said to- ‘ocfore the ii, order lii i. Edi i m-QY. expor o! cm anlTo work with courage and to play. [Not se-lfishly, but as a friend. w. c, T. u. sores __.._i.l A NEW YEAR'S WISII To help and cheer my fellow man. ,To smooth his pathway when I l can; To bear my bit of care and hold Myself above the lure of gold; To keep the faith, let come wlict To live this year from end to and. 1 do not ask the coming year To shower me with gifts of cheer. Or have my pathways strangely tiifiled To selfish Joys I have not earned; I do not ask one single day Of merrlment or idle play Beneath a sky serenely fine, If it shall not be rightly mine But from the coming year, I ask The strength to do my daily task: God grant that I may do my part And show no bitterness of heart: I would go forth from day to day To service in a bigger wav Ami ti by true endeavor here To in e of it a haPPY ear. —-Edr:ar Allen Guest. "I crald and Presbyter." G01) IS NOT DEAD “In the year that kink Uznloif died, I saw also the lord sitting upolfa throne. hish and lifted up, and his train filled the temple." (Isaiah 6, l.) A disaster of the first magnitude had come upon the ancient nation of Judah. The good king Uzzinh, the greatest and most powerful monarch since the times of Solomon. Led died under peculiarly tragic circumstances. He had been smit- ten with leprosy under mysterious circumstance-s, and the foul disease had soon plunged the nation into mounting. There was a young courtler named Isaiah. probably it cousin of the dead king, who was i even more than others cast. down hv the sari event HP fell that i ill," riuliil of the king ivns f-ln irre- 1 vo?.'ib'e d‘=?.sler. He was nrepared to write “lchabocV-“flte glory has Ci'SDBl‘i.P(l"—(§VEl‘ the life of his na- tion, He was sure that a rapid de- c'iue of the national life would set in. that nothing could lave thc ‘ ilrrcplc of JilCii-‘il. In a mood of blank despair hr went up lo the lcluple to prav And there an some nolcnln srrl -n uplifting vision smote upun has. spiritual ])€i‘CF[)— tlon. He saw the Lord "sitting upon u throne. high and lifted up." What n revelation that was. Ile Zeal-nod that God was the true ruler of the nation, and that His throne is Tlii/El’ vacant, He made the grand discovery that God ls nor. dead l l one 1940. "We are ready for cur part to collliborale with a‘1 those who pursued the some w w] as we, I,‘ add that all attempt at dlvlsiun.~ nli German prtlpligillldn lies, villi have no effect on Franco-Brlllslt l solidarity." Would Welcome New Europe Dsialllci‘ snlrl that Flume vs; “lCiCiJilllt a new Ellrups of fro. r nted slates. but film (in: Rrpubll. would continue to i1 “material and posl l ' against further ru‘ l ' uluuu open to all," lic (llxclarcd, "but I formally say that Franco will not lity down her nrlns wllhcllt lull- terial and positive guarantees. against ti. return of events such ll» those from which we suffer today _ _ , thg new EulOpe will have lo be given more OXICIUHE.‘ oil-lull"- anon than Lllili’. existing up to lhc zl l; a: 3 E .. present g “If, will be necessary to increase trade and perhaps to consider ledcratlvc links between the dif- feiflli. states of Europe.“ Th2 bill posed in tho Sunni,“ authorized the Government lo resort to borrowing lo mcct war mpenses. Yesterday the Uppgl jouse approved the French civil Qudget cf "19,247,()00,000 francs ($l,775,132,B00). Take Prisoners I I The French army took German prisoners today lu an engagement in thevosges foothills, this even- ing's war communique announced, New activity in the air also was disclosed. The communique stated: "There was a resumption of aerial activ- ity, There was several actions by clu- advanced elements. In the Vosges s. reconnaissance detach- mfléltufukfpfixied lgiyfuemy patrol an o prsoue . A concrete picture of the _8'f0,- 00o mm of war contraband seized b;- me allies was given here today as fol‘.ows:— To transport the gasoline seiz- ed, 600 iflhdihflfieiflg-iélléiilggd 30,000 tank cars, two q Y - l To transport the metals 640 trains, 32.000 cars, would be need- The total culltrilballd seized would fill 116,500 care. in 2.530 alns. m m“; cu; were lined up they would stretch about 569 mil?!- international At A Glance (By The Canadian Press) LONDON-British battleship dam- aged by U-boat torpedo attack ar- rives ln port, four men believed killed. PARIS-French parliament ap- proves basic war budget oi $5.931,- 100,000 for 1940; Poiliis take pris- oners in Vosges Mountains brush with German patrol; Daladler says British-French alliance open to all nations. WANTEik-CAPABLE MAID. illi- ferences. M. C. Guardian. ‘Too L_a_te__:i'o Ciasify L-244-l2-30-2l LOST IN TIIE MARKET‘ OR ON Grafton St, ladies ye‘low lzold wrist watch. Iulllalled B. N. l Flnrhi‘ leave 264 Grafton Si ‘ Reward. L-24l-l2-30-2l. ‘have an incident is" In the life of Martin Luther we i which tells us how the great Reform-er made the Ffllllt‘ discovery. At a time when evelythlug 5E(‘lll(‘fi to be going against the cause for which he fought. he was piulllzrd info iil(‘ vcry depths of despair, He thought that everytlrlng was lost, lind won- d rd whether it was worth whllc {zlllrg cu. Our: , _, when czvlile clown to I) -,kfa<l. he nol- iccd lillll ills tvlfr- was dvcsscrl in deep mourning. "Who ls ficacl?" ll: enquired, “Hulmirt you heard." was ' ‘Thnt God ls dead?" slllcl Luther, “God crin- Tlzru why l'll'C you acting and looking as if He were?" said ills wife. ‘TF0 Rifolmcr had bccn he 'i’JDi(il‘g round upon the grim Silllli- lion which coilfrontcd h‘ln and ills follow RPIDIIIICIS, Bllt he had for- lzzllrn to look up. Aull it ivns not until hi5; wlicls drilmtllic at‘! “stub- bl-d his snlrlt broad awake.“ tlrlt he realized that God is not dead. e t o Sill-h a reminder we need today. fihlsr may rule over eighty llliiiiOH pwplr- in Central klurope, but hr (hes not sit on whlll the prophet cllls “llic circle of the world." Stalin may exercise stvay over one hundred and fifty mlilloll Russians but he ls not that finnl arbiter of the life of man. There is one King who rules over all, the Moral Gov- ernor of the universe. Whose plans cuunoi. go astray, Whose will must finally triumph. The ultimate vic- fory is not tvlth a. pagan Nazism, nor with a godless Communism, but with Him who has never let slip ’ the reins of the universe from His , Almighty and All-Wise grasp. And ‘ so we can sing with the Psalmist: I “The Lord relgneth; let the people ] rcpolce." THE PRESIDENT "The melancholy days come. The saddest of the year." 1 1 have So wrote tho poet long ago. bo- CMISE of the appearance of decay ' and death everywhere. Leaves and flowers are all gone and the deso- lation is ailgmenled by the depart- ure of tlhe song birds, A solemn sll- i once prevails as if waiting for the finality. when frost and snow senis up everything. This year the sadness ls increas- ed by the war clouds that hang over us as llie training of young men for another “world war", vzllh its dreadful consequences. goes on. ill/hat a terrible thing it ls that women are called upon again. so soon. to part with their loved ones. ll-b give Lhcln cp to the demon of war. i Lot, us be constantly in prayer for all involved and especially for those upon whom the responsibility for directing the affairs of the na- tion lies, and that in I-Iis own good time our Heavenly Father will give the victory to those fighting for liberty of conscience and the rights lo worship I-Ilm according to their to six p. m. minister to .Iapail, which has been l His Worship the Mayor i w_lll receive on New I Year's Day at 40 Green- field Avenue fi'om 3:30 Commissioners To Australia Ami Eire Are Named PAGE THREE His Honour The Lieutenant Governor it will receive oi Government House k on Monday afternoon January the First from 3.00 to 5.30. Gentlemen culling will present their cords, one to the Private Secretory and one to file A.D.C. in woii- a OTTAWA. Dec. 29 -—lCPl --i-lon. John Hall Kelly, member of the Quebec legislative council, has been appointed Canadian high commis- sioner to Eire and Dr. W. A. Riddell Charge D’Afialres of the Canadian legalfion at Vlashlnglon, has men named high commissioner to New Zealand. the prime irunlstefs office announced tonight. Edward JOSEIITI Garland. an lil- dependent member of the House of Commons for Bow River. Alla, front i921 ~36, wll be fiCClfiliiVy of fhc nigh C0l1lilli.\,S‘l0llf‘l"S OifiCE in Dub- n The fllilpUilliiliEfii, of the two new high commissioners marks (he first lime (Juliana has been represented in Eire and New Zczllnud, Mr. Kelly of New Curllslc. Que. and ucber. City will be lilt‘ first Calutlllau high columlssioner m Dublin. He was a luelullcr of the legislative assembly 0i Qubeec from 1904-14 and was appointed to the legislative council. n 1935-36 he was minister without portfolio in the Tascilcreau overnment. Ml‘ Kelly as carried on a law DfBCiiP/g in New Carllsle and has been active in inning and industrial companies ullzl in the consersvtlon and development of salmon fishing, .art_lcula.rly in the Gaspe peninsula e is a graduate of St. Josephs college and Laval University. _Last August, J, J. Henrue look u illS p051 _hel'u as the first Irish hlg (OIllllll3Sl0llCl' to Canada and Mr. Kellys appointment is of a recip- rocal nature. In October the British government nzlmed Sir John Maffey rls lli i'epre.,l.-lil,a‘.lve 1n Dublin, _DP. Rlddfiils flppohlment is in line with the _gavcrnmen'.’s policy of EIIIILJHKLLIIQ, high comlnL-sluuehs B. WONNACOTT. Private Secretory. Nazi Freighter To Be (iiven_ Choice 0f Action MONTEVIDEO, Del.‘ 28 --iAP- President Alfredo 138141017111‘ “5-‘5 1'9‘ ported tonight to have decided (o pm; me Qcrman me-rchanlmar; Tfilcolul-l Avilltil tool: off lirl‘ (‘WVYP um German raider Aumlrrll (ale! spec bclore lhe wtilhllll) W35 54!!" lied. 24 hours to leave port or be 1n- terned. It was learned that President Balrlomlr reached his decision after a conference with foreign mln.sler Alberto Guam but the date on which his decree wll be promulgated was not ascertained, The Tuccltia still is anchored m Montevideo harbor, She has been held here since the pocket battle- ship, Admiral Grsf Spec was blown up by her captain on Dec. 11 on orders from Adolf Hitler alter be- ing chased in to this port by Brit- Lsh crirsers. BIRTIIS nZtRANn-Al the ‘City Hospital Dec. 25, 1939, to M21 and Mrs. Frank Holland. a daughter. to the other dumlnlous to coord - QFNTNER ___AT NA“, wmsmre on ale “he WLJ: effort. more’ close Q15,“ 193g m '14; mm Mrs, Chime“ Butch“ of Ham“ Ivan H. Seutner (nee Viola Blrt) a. recently arrived in Australia high ilOffilTiiSsOlilCl‘ there, Attached to the Cnnzicllan legu- iiOll lit ii/Itsillllfllfln slucc 1937, IJr. lhddrll was Cililllfllilll rl-prrsrillii- llun fl) lhr: i_,(‘ll*.‘,ll.'> of Ntluoiin for lilP l2 years hrrrclling. Hr l. a gruclualc ol lilo Uzllvcr. Mil’ cf lllailllobn nnci of Uolulnbla. UlHYPY-SILY. Bolero ii .= nnpnlnrlncnt lo (jcuova he had a wlrio range ol experience including posts as direc- tol" of social surveys for the Presby- terian and Methodist churches and (‘Cpllty mlnlszer of labor for Ontar- B5 lo. . The government also plallg m 11111118 ii. TCDICSCIIKBUVO 1Q SOuth A1. rlca. Tile only other senior diplo- matc post now unfilled is that of ractllli for from time (inc to the res- lllnalioli of liJil. Randolph Bruce. Canada now hrl-s high cnlnm s- slonqrs in the United Kingdom, Au- itffiilh, New Zealand Eire and inln- lslers in Franc-e. United States, Bel- gium and Holland, l l i i Royal Train Conductor Passes Away VANCOUVlblLMl-JIW tu-Joln son. Alton William. DUFFY-At the City Hospital. i ‘ in hirfunli Mrs , ..li). Duffy wrllxl-crn Comer. it RILIAOES OA'l‘V\'.AY - CLAPKIN — At St. Dunstzms Basilica on Wednesday, December 27,1939, by the Rev. Patrick McMahon, D. D., Mlsi Mary Laura Clarkln, St. Theresa. to Joseph Vernon Oatway of Charlottetown. STONE-CLOW-At the Parsonage, Comvfall, P E I. on Wednesday. Dec, 27th, i939, by the Rev. E. R, Woodside, Sanlh Elfll Clow to John Harold Stone, both of Mea- dow Bank. MURRAY —GE'I‘SON ——On Satur- dlzy afternoon, Dec. 23. 1939 at the P csbytcrlltn Manse _SUll_ll1‘i01'51(‘.i(‘, Rcrv. Will. Verholf olfltuatlllg. Muss l/Iarlon Jessie, oldest. daughter of Mr. slid Mrs. Wm. Gefsou. Kildere Capos lo Sidney James Murray of lhc . C, A. 50h of Mr. and Mrs, l-lugh Murray, Bedequc. iiUiillES—JONES-Af Zion Manse (m Saturday, Dcccntbcr 23, 193b, by 1hr. Rkvtlfliii G. carlvle Webster. Miss Blmlcllc Wlleua Jones of Ha:- Jniul-s Alixnllu. c-Uurlaid, 75. l‘ - 3153911“ conductor o1 illi.‘ blue and bill/Cl ‘ ‘vamfmml ltoylll flxllu ullsll l,.c Kulg and l l‘ V.l_.lcollvcl- ins‘. lll..,,.:1:l. ll“: lust . born ll‘. Bnltk N. 15., null came to Van- 49 on» ago. lie entered l iii 18:18 liS a brake- uc a l-oilduclol" iJl lull?» Wlla ill change of the ltuyul llrliu Zlctuccu hliluluops, B U, and hcrc. why-Boys "AANITG-RIILSABEGIN TO DRINK Y» lib Wily do people. particularly young people, begin to drink? Various rcasmls are given, chief among them being: l. Scclal pressure. 2. Escape from reality. Undoubtedly the major reason, but not mentioned, is that given by Jack London, "easy accessibility of alcoholic beverages." ‘The young people of New York city and slate questioned by Dr. Paul Btudenskl. professor of eco- nomics. New York University, gave as their reasons for drinking: l. Like the taste. 2. Makes one gay- cr and more entertaining. 3. Other people drink, and. they desire to be bilClllblt‘. 4. '1‘o forget trouble. 5. To brace 0110's self pliyslcslly, Similar reasons were given bv we owls people of Maryland lu- Tfifvi 6d by (he American Youth Commission. They said they drank; l, Jilsf. to be sociable. 2. People are L00 feetlllillcd ill-hen sober. 3. If you are at a party. you don't like to bc backward, 4. If you go out at all with a crowd, you've got to. 5. it's all right if it makes you happy. 6. call you a poor sport if you TIIE SUPER MONSTER Grim arbiter. am I, of human fair. More p0\l'(l'illi far than smiles all combined, And they who me embrace, too lolc do find ‘ I spare not l‘i(‘li, nor poor nor any stale; But atlcakilila. creeping, swooping leave behind death, the Destruction, sickness, maimed, lhc biillfi, A super monster, fnlr but vllc am belief. Though we must do all that we "tn to help win the war we must strive just us earnestly to maintain the war against the trade in bever- alzc alcohol, knowing ihat while lhe war among nations may ma‘m and kill the body. our war against lnlsmnerance seeks to protect that body and soul from the detrimental effects caused by the use of ln- toxicating liquors. War among the nations may lest. for several years, ltéikillfi its toll of adults and cans- ing much anxiety and sufferlnv but sooner or lat-er it comes to an end. The trade in alcoholic bev- erages zoos on ad lnflnltum, rllln- lnz bcdv and soul of young and old so if behooves us lo keep ihv ivur aialusi it going ln tunes of conflict as well as ln times of peace. And warned against. But warnings sodom inst! i _____.__ Driive out ACl-IE 5 . MATIIESGN~JA Dlllldhii. DCC. M, i939. Mrs. Flora Mall-leach, widow of George Matheson. Funeral Sun- day", Dec. 31, from Duudlis United Church at two P M. (‘lfltllilfliil-Ii. --A(. Albau" on De- cmbor 20. 1939, Robert J, Carnuch- ilCi, ligllii G7 fifltlfr. Funeral from hll late residence, Albany. Sunda‘ e1- ternoon. funeral leaving the oine at 2.30 p. n1. for 8t, Peter's Church Seven Mile Bay, VESSEY-At York. Friday. Dec. 29th. 1939. Hammond S. Vcsssy in his 77th year. Funeral on Sunday Doc. 31st. Short service at his late residence at 2 o'clock, funeral ser- vice ln York United Church at 2 30 Interment York cemetery. Ca rd Of Thanks Mrs. John Argyle Shore, wish to thank neighbours and friends for kindness dilriug the sick- ness f\ll(l (lcalh of a flu-bond, Faihcl‘ and Brothel‘. L-ZZiZ-lfi-PO-li C. Liar-Mice. In Memoriam In loving memory oi Ellsworth 5mg; who departed this iiie Dec. Five your, has paused gince that slld dav When one we loved was called away We mifffid him lhcn. we miss him ‘I I Forgot: him no. we new-r will. inserted by lllnillcr, Sister rotlirrs. Il-m-IZ-QO-ll. zind In Memoriam ln loving memory of W. J. Puyntci who passed away December 31, 1936 There is a iztmiiy \\‘ii0 misses yoi. sadly And finds the time long since you went, There is one who thinks of yo! (l . And tries tn be bravo and content. Sadly mlsseii by his Wife and Fam u -. L-lfifi-IZ-‘JO-li. 3 - namv.-'-.-.-l.--.-.'-.'.m'.v.-.-l. l : N. D. MacLcan - . UNDERTAKER ' I EMBALMER . i i Charlottetown and i | : North Wiitsliire “ l ' rilone no .' ‘ .'