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Morning Daily Founded 1891
Weekly (Now Evening Daily) 1887
_ CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY! JANUARY 4, 1917
$3.50 Per Year (delivered) In
__ {$2.60 Per Year (Mailed) in A
- W =&
advance . '
A PITIFUL WAIL .
FROM GERMANY
. ,,- _
“We are Starving. Tell Them to l'lave
Pity_ on Us. Death Better Than Suchi
” ` Condition in North-
a Life. Terrible
western Germany.
_ (Special to the Guardian.) go on selling our children suffering
_ _ Ldeprivation and hunger. We cannot
'lhe following message has come_and will not. Death is better than
from Germany in a letter which es- such a -life. Tell the-in. ask them to
*`9~D€\1 U19 CGHBOFI- Ihave pity on us. if our owii` govern-
Amsterdam, Jan. 3- “We are ment has not, tell them we are starv-
starvlng. Tell everybody' outside of ing. The misery in the little towns of
Germany we are starving. lf our sol- northwestern Germany is terrible, de- C
diers can stand it any longer we can- spite continual smuggling of food- 0
not. We women of Ge-rinany cannot stuffs from Holland. __
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_,___ .____ _________,__,_______,v__,_`.,__,,_.___._.___._.,_._._ _
ISLAND 0APTAIN’S VESSEL
SUNKWIT   I if
.i.___....i___._ _
Hour wiiN|No_
i l. lit 'l'|| iSh
Ca; aiu owrie oltharlo e own, e s o . ip.
' eing 'iorpedoed by a Submarine. Crew
Rowed 68 Miles a
Experience. *
ml iiaii Very 'frying
____ =,,___
Mrs. 'l`hoiuas Louric, city ilias ro-
neived a letter from her hus'band,
Captain Lourle, announcing his safe Tiie submarine iire‘d about twenty J
arrival in London, England. lt will
t I
‘be remembered that the Captains the fifth shot we took to the boat and 1
vessel, thc' Roma was torpedoed on Such 8 Dllil HS We hi1d.f0i` iweiify-Six ii
N0v_ 30th_ hours. l often wonder how we got* L;
Tho captain states that ihis vessel
while' two days out from Naples in
ballast was fired on without any
warning. I-_Ie says:
The crew were 26 hours iii the
boat and rowed 68 miles and landed
at‘Aibctix Sardinia in a pretty well
exhausted condition, no water and very
littleto eat, but the 'people were very
kind to ns. They -were all soldiers,
(italian) and the Captain was so kind
to me. He gave me dry clobhes and
his dinner. ‘Such kindness as we rc-
ceived that day and night. one would
not expect from nearer friends. Next
day he' put us on the train and told
some of the people who we were
(Canadians) and they did not know
how to use us good enough; until we
arrived at a place called Colgalres
where a man met us and treated us
the same. There was an»English
Consul there, an Italian, and we re-
ceived the same kindness. We were
there three days when we took the
train and started the whole length of
the island on our way to Genoa. We
got on a steamer at 10 p. m. and ar-
rived on the mainland of Italy next,
morning at 9.80. The steward was
very good to us and they treated us
well on the' train and in Genoa, only
a policeman made a. mistake and ar-
rested us and took us before the.
judge. II had to show my passports.
also my certificate. the only thing l
saved out of the vessel. The judge
very nearly punched the policeman
but it was so late before we got clear
that we ‘had to sleep on the floor of
the police- station.
it was hard stone not too comfort-
able, but here I met a friend, a police-
man who spent twc- years in Canada
and could talk ii little' English. You
must remember all those people we
were talking to could talk nothing but
italian and we nothing but English
so wc had a job of it. Anyway we
§0J...ta..Genoa..and the Consul was an
Englishman and he _fixed ns- up for
here.
l was in <l’arls yesterday for four
hours and I used the time as well as
I could, then went to Havre and took
boat here. Arrived in London at
oonnnnslon Abs.
T00 LATE FOR
ULASSIFIOATION
Y »___
, TWO CENT! pci' worn each inser-
tion for advertising in this column.
Cash moat accompany order. __
enuneoiil iauanoie 'minus
 laonzierl. Newsome C
Co., Market Building .
_ IMI-9-lelflmce.
 nooM
iii* ‘i‘ “‘e‘."i"'i°°i‘."'i".‘i.‘l"' 33"(
a c o .
Y °°" ° ” aua~u-mm.
Wm3?T 
io room  imnroventc.
A l . . c nnon.
” ’ '° ___ ion_.1-1_amr._
TWO l.A5ili OR GENTILEMEN
can obtain board and room in pri-
vate :emily by applying to 67
Elm Ave. 8706-1-4-Msipd.
.lemon Wiii b itiieyn. works.
Apply at 0 _ oiilce.
' . 891-1!-leliftf. -
Loe nanA.
silver watch fob. engraved ist di-
ving. Finder please leave at 58 Bey-
iield » Bt. _ 8774-4-1-Mai.
` i0.30 today. Doi|`t know when we will
ltuve yet.
shots at us, they struck her. A
clear as the shells were bursting iiil
around us. I could feel the heat from
one shell as it passed me and burst
about ten yards ahead. All I saved
was my coat and watch."
The ‘Roma was owne'd_ln St. .lohn’s
Newfoundland and was formerly
_owned by Captain Alfred McLeod oi'
New London, P. E. l. She left St.
.Iohn's with a valualble cargo oi’ fish
and made the run to Gibraltar in
eighteen days. This was the' first
vessel Captain Lourie ever lost in
his experience of over thirty years
as a sea Captain. His many friends
here will be pleased to know that he
is safe and expects to be home' again
shortly. '
SAY GERMANS ARE
PLANIING MINES
(Special to the Guardian.) _
NEW YORK, Jan. 3- Passengers
arriving here on the Holland-Amerf
can line steamer Nieuw Amsterdam
say that German mines- containing
exceptionally high explosives have
been planted close to all large har-
bors ln England, Scotland and Wales.
Upon their arrival off Falmouth. Eng-
land. from Rotterdam. a British traw-
ler was sent out of Falmouth to -sweep
for the entrance of a Dutch ship. The
trawier stiruck a mine and was blown
to bits. seven of her crew of twelve
men being killed. Passengers heard
that the mine planting was- started
two weeks ago. They asserted that
the mines were anchored instead of
being set adrift promiscuousiy' in the
war zone about thc British isles and
that submarines with campatments
t`or divers- were _used in laying them.
li-
RIIMIIUR SAYS
SENAIIIR BEAUBIEN 1
PIISIMASIER GENERAL
_ .___ .
_(Special to the Guardian.)
OTTAWA. Jan. 3- A rumor as-
sociates the name of 30113101' Beau'
bien with the position of Postmaster
General.
THE WEATHEBB
TEMPERATURE
TIDE» MOON. ETC.
TORONTO. Jan. 4.-Strong east,
shifting to westerly winds. snow at
first then clearing.
The highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 28 degrees above: at 9
s.,m., it was 11. at 9 io- in-. 22: the
coldest the previous night was 8 do-
grses above. _
The tide will be high this mornin!
at 8.08 and tomorrow at 9.085 ii Wm
be high tonight at 7 o'clock and 10-
morrow at 7.56.
The sun sets this afternoon and to-
morrow at 4.52; it rises otin-orrow and
Saturday morning at 7.53-
iThe moon' sets tomorrow nornins li
5'5'l€he last quarter of the' moon was on
Tuesday. Doc. 31st at 8-07 I- “1-
'rne moon win be irish 011 Mimdlr.
e 8th et 2.42 a. ui.
J°"il'L|ic”isngtn ci today viii be HSM
hour; and fifty nine minutes.
_1._..____-1-n-»-
macros Linimqnteuno p»'pi_|n gowoninnvws uolmoi GW' "°°*"“.°"°'
_ _  ,_-_ww ._,,.-' » -_-il's.iif
» _
IN ALL THEATRES
Comparative Quiet _on all Fronts Except Roumania
Where Fighting is Silll Fierce and Teutonic Allies
ilave Made Furiiier Gains, ilie Roumanians Suc-
cessfully liesisling ai Some Poinisii I
(Special to the Guardian.) ` river bends' and separiite'g Dobrudjn and H ggvw-8| Sector in me region
LONDON, Jan. 3.-The period. of from Bessambia. In Moldavia andlof Vgrdun. S ' I
oiuparative caliu which has existed northern Wallaclila the invaders areL On the Austro-italian l`roiit hom- C
n all battle fronts i’or some tlnio. ey-_ keeping up their gains -both northward bardments alone have taken place. I
_epttiii Ro_u_n1a_nla, c;>_ntinue=i. _ in no and eastward from the 'I‘ransylvanla There is still nc- news concerning op- S
ea re as e rom ouinania las an'Aps region. At several points in eratlons in M ' d i . A i »l' ~ . _ _
mportant engagement taken place. tilcithc centre of the lines in northern report from Biéileinmbifbdlted tbv gewsisg ed acquamtauce Wm’ the tanks' They
activities ‘being carried out by means Wallschia. however, the Russians and sources. advices to thc effect that
of the artillery and by siuiill patroiiltoumanians are tenaciously. fighting a German submarine has torpedoed “mg tricks as "wugh In sheer "gm
parties.- _ ' _ [to hold -them back. according to Pe- and badly dania. ed Mal h heanedness of spirit' Like Mdwly
In Roumunia the '1‘eutonic Allies trograd. In the' region southwest of|Fren<'h Ibattleshig Vedizgrls detgaicd
FL sani h '
ave gained another considerable_ -c . near t e river im ' , - .A - . '_ "
uccess in the- capture in northcrniTeut0nic Allies were rlefea}Eed,ntxNe tdhee- LRi,te'R;freElzicllsReRnarme today to be abs() "'
obrudja of towns of Matchln and Ji- fe'nde'rs taking several villages and Another Berlin repr/rt says that holes' the gmund beneath them was
ifa on the eastern bank of the Da- capturing six odicers, 250 men. five sliice the beginning ofthe war Enten-
nube, oppc-site the important town oficannons and elglit machine guns.
Bralla, forcing the Russians to it pointi On the western front lively artil-
ust south of the' Danube where the lery duels are in progress in Bel iu L l
te war ships of a total tonnage of
75,943 tons, not including auxiliaries
PROGRESS OF I THE WAR A
Unbelievable St
Greatest Difficult
(Special to the Guardian.)
pito German reports otherwise.
He says: "This afternoon' I renew-
were in a frolicsome mood. doing am-
elepliants who had heard the call of
-priig these great monsters were
porting in fields pitted with shell
lust a quagmire oi' mud and slime. I
hardly believed brother tank could
'nove in it but he did more than move
g m am Special type ships have been Bunk in it and came in' his curious ste-a'lthy
' l
in his pocket which he appur-
ently took by mistake for a liarniless
medicine.
IRIIUBLE IIIINIINUES
M
Record office Monday night was
and Toronto but so far are unable to
establish whether or not some- of the
hold oi' some German suliinarine
leaving the American coast i`or Hre-
uicn
\
were cheerful in' all cases
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Jan. 3- Captain .Ioliii
Lauder. of the' Argyle and Suther-
'niid l-iighlandeis. son oi' Hurry Lail-
lor, the comedian and singer, has
been' killed at the front. He was
wounded twice previously.
BELGIAN BAIIERIES
MARE GERMAN
~ DA PIISIIIIINS
(8 eelai tc the Guardian.)
PARIS, Jan; 3- An oiiiclal com-
munication issued by the French War
Oflice tonight reads: The usual can-
nonnde took P1809 Htl V“"’°“5 90m"
along the front.
The Belgian communication reports
violent artillery action in the vicinity
of Steen Straete when the Belgian
batteries severely dBmB€0d il 091"
man position.
i Piosiits
L"m"[oN_1i§i|s fini
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON. Jin. 3- Further pro-
gress hae been made by the British
on the Tigris front where offensive
operations recently were resumed
after a long period of quiet during
-wet weather. - ‘
tl iiglrb div crl ‘lcd thc men‘R"”“Ia“5'
D’
(Special to the Guardian.)
BERLIN. Jan. Il-» A despatch to
the Zurich Post from Milan reports
that the French battleship, Verite,
has been torpedoed by a German sub-
marine near Malta, says an overseas
news agency annouiiceineiit today.
The Vcrite was badly riamaged and
is -lying near the port oi' Malta, the
despatch says.
Son oi -Mr Jnsiice Gall
Killed in Aclion
(Special to the Guardian.)
WINNIPEG. Jan. 3- Lieutenant
Gerald Galt. eldest son of Mr. Justice
Gait. was instantly killed by a shell
on Christmas night, according to a
private cable.
MIIRE SII_II’_S -SUNK
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON. Jan. 3- The British S.
S. Hollybranch, 3,568 tons. and the
Norwegian' S. S. Erica. and several
other craft have been sunk.
GERMAN PRISONERB TAKEN
BY FRINGH PATROLS.
(Special _cc the Guardian.)
PARIS Jan 3- French strois
__-1s
`M|n.lf\l's Hoimsoi we Piviwrvr-
 I r _ _
‘('ham_p:\gne Inst night,
. . D ~
.ruptured -German prisoners in the.
Minii"¢'i\ Llnlinent curse colds Ac.
SUDDEN DEATH DE ISIIILEN NIIIKLE IRACED A HALIIAX MAN
N.B. IIIIJGE UI PRIIRAIEL III igIi__I}._II%|i]A__L__N__] IIRIIWNED IN SIIDILANII
HD . Ll`i}‘.`I`tT. N. li. I \ ~ __ ' .
nn. 3 -Allen W. Bray, Judge of Pro-I _ .i _ i'cc?ivIeRiF A)RhaI€mI" 3J \N’,gRl(EliAalals3oll)i?,ilR:l]
late, formerly of Moncton, ilicd suil-. _(_Sp.?¢_|a| to the Guardian-) has been dr0wned`m 'Scotland Boland
ienly at Waverly House, Albert, last _Q_b|'#BL(- -[ML 3- DQAUUUVQS IIHVC'-went over with the first Né-wfoumy
ight. A small empty vnu winch mu iiflceii the Iiwkei and corner stolen Iam, regimen, and when heard ,mm
omamed poisom wus found from the Quebec arsenal to Montreal - _ -
(S ecial to the Guardian
in Septembei had been wounded and
was waiting to be s-ent to England. I-Ie
scrap found its way to the Amerie-anI leaves 8' wife and four children' ‘I
l
maikct and thence pregumahly to the _*W* N
IMYSIERIIIUS MURDER
IN K|D_HiNii- UNI-'sH|Psi oirmiis I ..  L"'LILEIP"'L
 - [}|_A||V| ig HAVE SUN   'i"'-f --
Glace (‘olbert Roberts. a comely
manicurist and art model twenty tlire
, ,, . -. a .
ayor J. E. Hctt is- still pe<i'foi'iiilng K_ - _ 8
U10 ‘Lillies Uf hifi UIHCU- Gm” Ui' _ 1° . ` years of a e, known to craftsmen' as ' U
:lines t° take the Oath or Umce “nm (speclal to 'Ne Guard'an`)~ |“tho onvxggiri”becnuse ofa rf-produe n
‘lic 'military guards have been return- LONDON- Jflil- -»- Oilfi l‘i‘01l<fIlI Um, of hm. ph0wgmpm._ in an advm,
._,d to Galt and order is resto,-e,]_ A stoaincr, one hrcncli sailing ship and! USUHIEM ol. hosiery ' was found
"UW Plate 51953 Wi“‘l0“’ whmh ""` one `S“'edlSh steamer have been w"p°` strangled to death by: a silk stocking
placed that in the front of the News D090- ~ -
in her apartment at Fliteenth and
m
_ _ Polard Street. The' cause is a baffl-
Jillilshed again this ln0rliiiiZ by <1_ ing mygtm-y_ The degemives say that “.1-oss. The third number was an ex-
Soldief- _' the woman was .slain by a man who W' ' `
-W--* - cnc had beggar-ea and was about if ibl b Master Charles Prau ht. The
isc ‘I
no wuuintn suiniinsl IN Noni noinuniic 
agree as to the probable cause of _l _
___ death. Her face was covered with 199-Ufiflil ballad- ill S\i'9Bi SODFHDO
specm to the Guardian) ,|005 she was in he, nigh; c10th|ng__ voice by Master Leo Chaisson.Beautifui
( . _ '| _ _
‘ 1. _ l<--- _ ,_
   _D355 IN’0_, Janualrgtchig £25 ielection. the “Swanee liiver sung
lijilaR in northern Dobrudja have by Messrs Laurier Mcmman and
_ (Special to the; Gua_rdla_n_.)_ _ _ `b__eu’caDtm,ed_ ‘it is mmmm’c€__| om Jictor Chaisson, so ranos. and Mr.
)'M£$f_’_;[;_(3lN;,_o`{§ine‘rs Tmgsed ltzrgsgfl cially. /Phe capture of the Roiunniiian xt,
Moncton -enroute- to their homes in ww" of Lgncavnza L" “mthem D°b` ' )
UDDEI' Canada and U19 Wegt- The Eggfgllizlgiggfégf  §;nug__H3,ci.?&d  W VlcQuaid then gave a recitation' which
train carried abou_t 280 officers ai_id _er _“ost tellqciolw “gh_mg'_h; en`emy (Special to the Guardian.) 'eceived great applause. A well ren-
mcn and many of tiese were severe y '_ _ ‘ ‘ __ _ _ ('H1QA(;0_ [,]_,L__ Jam 3_ A keen
wounded. There were 72 Hlllbllfli- “ah driYen from P(.Jwe"_“] Lmtmfd demand from the-senboard gave fresh "igott, was much npprcciatcd. Band
- slti . ill .lofi iiil
H .ind l 1.)7
tion cases on thc train. These were 9° _om fm _ _ ‘ strength today to wheat opening viaster. Mr. W. J. Brawdlcrs, next
,mm who had lost either legs or m.mH_ neiii l.unt.avltLn. The statement says prices which ranged from the same
. > " .itioii was occupied by , _ _ .
in one case u man IOSL- D001 105%# tm enum PM ar- yestcrdavs finish to 1 1-8 higher unny reading. The comic song bv Mr.
- - Bulgarian troops who rapturoil 217 - .' '
:eauscd bv the exploding oi ii shell.
 H 'R W ' _""” IWII MIININEAL PAPERS f..;‘;°:;‘-‘-“:.?:f1..t..r:.‘:i- 
ii~,,ig{,,Hi,i;ig,i,i,1;,ifi.fliiiiiiii' iliiio SiS_P§if_i_€_ii_i@iiIii~
9' .
_ ind provoked much mirth and ap-
_ L- -I l1_5 T119 DHHS' plause. The' clear and highly modu-
' f ' lated voice of Mr. Laurier McMillan
Mail and the Evening News both
suspended publication today. A heavy
financial backer declined to providt
i'urther funds and the suspension was
sudden and unexpected.
GERMANS CLAIM -
  I ADVANTAGES
(Special to the Guardian.)
l_rEIl.LlN, Jan. 3- The War Ofiicr-
cliilnis slight advantages practically
on cvery flront but on the threi
fronts, western. eastern und Von
Mackensen. it claims a total of 600
prisoners.
COMING EVENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
MEETINGS, ETC
ilu
TWO CENT! 'Jer word .Ach inner
tion for advertising in this columr
Ceah must accompany order.
“The Annual Meeting of Lots 49
and 50 Fermer's Institute will be held
in the Hall at Miilvlew on Monday
evenin .ian 8th if stormv follow-
- . 3761. `
"Annual meeting of the Beechhill
Fox Company will be held at the of-
fice of J. S. Wqdlock, Friday Jan."
5th, at 2 p. m. J. S. Wedlock.
Sec' 3780.
Y.
B- - - ' _
ing night. ‘By order of Directors. .
nanner nosiiig forward hesitated a
moment in fron; of a deep crater and
then' went down into it sweeping the
'noist earth from his flanks and then
-ierawled up on the other side and-
nadc off very .steadily to some
reaches, smashing through their
¢..¢~.-..¢-v.-v.~-~»..~.~,~_.~.__.__....,_ ,.»-. _-_._
The first of a series of' entertain-
nents to be given by the League of
be Cross took place in the Societ_v`s
all Tuesday evening, when the meni-
ers of the Entertainment Commlttcz-
ere "at home" to a large assemblage)
if their brother members.
The vice-president presided, the
ares-ident, Mr. Raymond MacDonald,
icing overseas. The affair was a decid-
~.d success from every point of
/iew and a more enjoyable evening
could hardly be imagined. The' newly
eorganized band (the old band be-
ng disbanded, as practically all the
iid members have gone overseas)
ade its initial effort, which proved
os; pleasant and successful.
The band opened the entertainment
ilaying a most acceptable and be-
iiitiful selection. This was followed
my a Patriotic chorus by the Juvenile'
'Jhoral Club ol' the League of the
llent recitation given very credit
Y Y R
.ong, Long Trail" was next sung, in
manner which did full justice to the
iarmony characterized inf- .fnl‘n~.viiig
D
nthony Francis, alta. This was one
the best, if not the best. contribu-
ions- of the evening. Mr. Patrick
lc`r_ed patriotic song by Mr. Bruce
:nt-ertaiiied the audience in a ‘really
Patrick McTague fairly brought down
o house, thc audience insisting upon
highly apprccintivo manner'
cssrs A. Francis. und IL. McMillan.
ust for New Yenr’s" was cleverly
NEW YORK. Jan. 3- Phillip Gibbs
cabling from Britis-h headquarters
in France on Monday. says, that there
was on the Somnie front a soft rain
with mild weather. and with continu-
cd muddy conditions. He- then pro-
eeds to give a description of the
alike as still being in operation de-
dvance In 
Y 1' ‘ -'~r;l~. it. _
GRAPHIC- DESCRIPTIQ 
OF BRITISH TN-   
An Eye Witness Describes the Almost
unts Performed :by
These Monstersjn the _Face of the
ICS. I _ --
parapets and straddling across in
splendid style. Other tank( camp out
from their lalrs and hdfe down
through hedges, climbed up steep
banks and manoeuvred for a position
like land dreadnoughtsu But the
greatest achievement. at leant, th'-
most spectacular thing done li"
these things was when one climbed
over a. high brenstwork of sand- begs.
it was a fearsome and fantastic sight
and made me grow cold with-A sence
of terror as though I 'were suddsnli'
confronted by this monstrous appari-
tion. it approached the bmsastworx-
slowly, halted a moment and than
be-gan to climb up. its huge form lift-
ed itself higher and higher, hearim'
forward and over obstacles as
though the body of the beasts were
crsning forward like a use elephant.
challenging a rival; then suddenly
il Dlunged down on the ' other side
with a sudden swing and the clanlc
of its gun turre-ts. These' tanks tak-
ing exercise were a comic sight, and
as ludicrous as a nightmare from
which one wakes laughing, but be-
lilnd them is a sense' of the horribk
because of their power as a machine-
of death.
LEAGUE DF DRDSS “AT HDIIIIE"
was- heard to best advantage in thc-
popular ballad “Mother Machree."
The vice-president sang "Then You’li
iicmeber Me.’f and received generous
applause.
Before the conclusion' of the pro-
gramme the spiritual director of tht-
Sooiety, /Rev. Father Frank Mc
Quaid, made _a most appropriate ad-
dress-, complimentlngtlie memberson
the excellent entertainment and ax-
horting them all to remain true- to
the League of the Cross in its work
of te'mp.e1-ance. He appealed parti-
cularly to the younger members who
had given great share of the
evenings entertainment to continue
true to their standard. He said: "A
gre-at many of our members had gone
overseas and depleted the ranks or
the older members and for this rea-
son we- wererecruiting among thc
younger members to iiil their places.
if we are patriotic we will stick by
the Society which has nurtured us and
the fruits will be of une:-tunable
value. if we did this it would be the
greatest thing we could do nor our-
selves. our Society and our church."
it was a sincere and eloquent appeal.
Rev. Father Maurice ‘MacDonald
complimented the Society on the en-
tertainment. given by talent, he said.
second to none in the city. He heart
ily agreed _with all the spiritual di
rector had said and stated that he
thought there was not ir _ -better Bo-
ciety in town' than the Lengueof the
Cross. To show his appreciation -of the
work or the' boys- of the League of
the Cross Choral Club. he- would give
them $5. He said further: "Our ac
commodation is small, as’ls'-evidenced
oniglit, and we need the co-operation
t
of every member. If we' get this wo
will soon be in more proton lous and
commod lous quarters." .
A hand selection and some-iivelf'-'
by choruses by the L. of the C.' Choral
Club were next given. The national
anthem concludedthe rugram. -_
'cited bv Master Clarence l-lowatt
On the whole, the nsair was our
of the most successful in the history
of the League' of the Cross Society
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