a rdlan Iesadsd Ill‘! ggrr-lbIticfcw‘: Guafdian Two Canto Téél-AN iIllliliiTilAiiliE lAPAN-iillfl illfiR_E_S_S|iiN Britain May T a k e Steps To Guard Ter- ritorial Integrity Of China Under Nine Power Pact. l (A. P. by Guardian's Special. Wire) The Chinese Government, it was reported in London Friday night, nay charge Japan before. the league of Nations-with aggression in Norih China. An informed some indicated Great Britain slight also take steps to safeguard China's territorial integrity, guar- rsteed under the Nine-Power ‘hasty. » in Pciplng Unoliiriui sources nid i. tentative compromise on North China autonom troubles has been reached ‘at a conference teiwecn territory leaders and em- hsries oi the Nankln, Govern- lueut. _ Planking observers said that If Chiang - Kai-Shelf, . Central Gov- ernment military ovcrlord, was made chairman of the Executive Yuan he would assume full rea- pcnslhiliiies of a virtual dictator- ship. Thc nppomtrnent was report- ed imminent. LObDON, Dec. 8—(A.P.)--'rl'ie Chinese Government. it was said in msooniibl!" quarters tonight, may take itrdisputc with Japan- to the League of Nations, charging ‘P-“va wzrn aggression in the l.’ "firm Provinces oi Chins. The British Government. an in- fir-med source indcatcd. also may llllf‘ steps to safeguard the terri- iori~l integrity of Chfjs, guru-sn- lezii under the Nine-Power Treaty. Th! curce said Britain was con- side .g representation to Tokyo, drawing sttent‘on to Japan's ob- liigsilcns under " the Nine-Power r. The date of China's formal sp- pesi to the League of Nations, it rss rtnorted reliably. depends on how the situation develops and how the signatories of the Nine- Power dresty react to, the North china situation. The Chiress Ambassador to London. Que Taiaehi called the crisis to the notice oi the British Guvrvument early this week, Ptlntinc out Britain's obligations u... ‘N'v~a_D-v~"-v< up)‘ m... (Continued on Page (i) AN‘ V“ INITEMFNTS COMING EVENTS MEETINGS. ETC "BOY Scouts‘ Rumln ‘Prinity Social Hall. Satur "W" 7th. mo p. m. e Sale. Ill. 96¢- D3580 "pmlllfF-Bllyllig All klnrh GIGS!- ” llllllilrl’ on graded basis. George llisinizci- 60., next Queen Hotel. 11-3593-12-741. "Basket Social and Dancc- at Alton lloll. December llth. Variety "lllmm by Charlottetown actors. fleeces in no of new shed. Ad- mission 15c and 20c. ussso-la-r-io. “Fl will be buying dressed poultry, h “"118. Wednesday, December ll. Fins-highest market prfces. C. H. "W1. Murray River. L-acir "Lkcserve Priday, Dee. 20th for ch ion Band Concert, Cornwall mulch st 1:80 o'clock. Admission and 20 cents L-iidls r~sr"~.s.=s.c- . on m , c- Iflber 9th. 1i stormy, ‘meaday. li-Sbdd-ll-‘l-li. n3 t? ' ' mmouvlnl Poultry at Ivan Brown's. m] n. on ‘Pundit. December 10th _ 1P. n. Also buying at m‘? 517- Goo. A. Wcbltor. ‘Q ‘ls-sslu-ls-‘l-sl. llll be U. all ‘ “nwm. . l. Prelim -of her fiends.‘ Her mom was a 'O'O'O-O-O-OO-O-U ‘ l O-O-O-OQ-OO-OQ-O- CHINA EMA] CARR Y gAPRE illlH e-oo-e-cloo-e-ou ... kill». g Read by Everybody , Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Cl-IARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 193s Ontario I Govt. Cancels Power Contracts __..,_. (C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) TORONTO. Dec. 6—'l‘be Ontario Government tonight proclaimed its Power Act, cancelling power purchase contracts with four Que- panics failed to reach an agree- ment. Further negotiations, it was announced, would be delayed until after the Dominion-Provincial Conference this month. e An crder-in-councll was poled following the futile negotiations proolvming the Act which was llasaed at the last session of the Legislature. The Cabinet conferred for some time and decided the of- fer oi the companies for revision of contracts wasfaltcgctber nu- satlsfactory." , Further nolotiaticua for pur- chase of power it actually requires, pending definite settlement of the question, will be canted on by the Olntarlo Hydro Electric Commis- son. - - (IBSERVEI) 50TH or liRiiiliiAiliiN Jubilee of unusual interest was ~40 a m Wednesday, December 4, that being the 50th anniversary of Miss Geor- gins Fem Pope's _ duatlon from the Bellevue Hospital, New York. The esteemed jubllarian was ‘the recipient of numerous mecssges of congratulation and many tangible tokens of the love and admiration veritable bower of fragrant flow- ers, the-Prince Edward Island Nur- ses Association bclng among those who rcmnnbered her. The Charlottetown Nurses Alum- nae made a pwssntatlon and road the following address: Miss Georgina Fans Pope, 3.8.0. Desr Miss Pope, Fifty years ago wllh the mark of youth still fresh upon her brow there graduated from the "Mother of Nursing Schools in America.” s young lsdy~sn eager servant in the great work of humanity and fove-srrayed with bhg high prin- ciples oi her profession-Ac fight against the life drstroying powers of sickness and death. ‘lloday, on her Golden Jubilee, we honor her- (Oontinued on Page d) Conway Man ‘Injured In Crash Bradley McKinnon lay in his Conway home last night seriously injured alter the truck he was driving lost out with a freight train at the Portage intarsectlon. l-Ils father, driving with him was badly cursbout the face 1n the crsshgThe truck was demolished and the freight was held up for two hours. Bradley Mtekinnonk ankle was broken and two ribs were smash- ed. I-Ie was knocked unconscious and d.d not recover until several hours later. Dr. l-lolload of 010st’! attended the injured father and son who were taken to their home in uonway, s. short distance from Portage. ‘Rte freight - was proceeding westward on its regular afternoon run from Summerstde to Tlgniah. Mcliinnou laid he tholllht he had ANNIVERSARY cheated. in" Charlottetown oil" NEil nuciv iwmilliln Expect To Launch Steamer At George- town Monday. m new Rocky Point ferry, uu- der construction at Captain Ohsr- les lltisgcraldk shipyard in George- town since last Juno will slide down the ways Monday if weather and bldg conditions are favorable. The new steamer is 115 feet lcng, 2d feet wide, l0 feet deep amidahlps and will have a draft of '1 feet. A Canadian lltsirbanks 5 cylinder 1'15 horsepower crude oil engine will supply the power. The cost is esti- mated to be in the vicinity of 880,- 000 and $35,000. The work has sup- plied cmployment for more than twenty men all summer. About fif- teen of tbs men were carpenters. practically all of them men experi- enced in shipbuilding, and the rc- malnder ordinary laborers and painters, Captain Fitzgerald, the contractor, has had wide experi- ence in shipbuilding having worked in shipyards in the United States for many years. Pie also built the Montague and Newport ferries, The iramewcrk is oi oak and pine and the flanking of three inch hard pine ‘fastened to the frame with trenails, wooden pieces‘ about twenty inches long and rather more-than an inch In diamettr driven tblmigll the ribs and wedged at both ands. The deck is of spruce ‘covered with one inch» asphalt plank similar to that used in the construction of "the S. S. Charlottetown. ‘ m cabins are finished in Douglas m. Space is provided on the deck ,for two| rows of vehicles and a. second deck provides covering for them for most of the length oi the boat. The craft, which has a propeller st each end, is also equipped with two pilot (Continued on Page d) I N.B.BONB |S8lIE_F_l_iiiTEii $2,750,000 3% Percent Isstc Sold at 98.57- Tenders Were In- vited. (C.P. By Guardian's Special Wire) MONTREAL, Dec. I - The province of New Brunswick to- day scid an lsaue of $2,150,000 I 1-4 per cent sinking fund deb- entures at 88.57 to a financhl syndicate Tenders were invited for ‘l0 or Id year bonds and the prov- ince accepted the bid for a 10- year maturity, made by Domin- ion Securities Cw, ration‘, Wood. Gundy and Company. A. l. Ames and Company. lloyal Bank of Canadq Bank of Mon- _ treat and lastcrn Securities Company. There was one other bid, submitted by a syndicate beaded by the llauk of Nova Scotta which offered ($.34. Cost to the province will be ‘ l.“ pes- eent, thg debentures to be dated Dee. l0. 1985. with principal and interest payable in fun ._.. , "Heavy Snowstorm Blocks Traffic In Nova Scotia” (c. r’. s} Guardian's lpaclal was) HALIFAX. Dec. o-osovs ‘s second snowstorm of the i..'°‘l‘..~‘°'.§.iiit ‘t; iifilltb ...- IR.‘ i all mantled reads “to lt-lll choked. and traffic lflh and out of tovrn was - lh the surrounding country districts, schools had blur closed all day. the day. (m. the scum fleet stayed to Dish! 1W- b ADMIRAL WILLIAM STANDI-EY President Roosevelt, after sp- pointing , ll. Davis his rov- ins ambassador. to hesd the Amer- ican delegation to the Inndrm na- val conference. declared that the United States would oppose in- creases in world navy expenditures. The chief " ‘s statement was interpreted as a rebuff to Japan, which has denounced , ‘ limi- tations on her aa- power and has hunched a billion-dollar annament pr ‘ , _. _ ' dela to; will‘ s: ilnz sr< William rhlllirs and Minn-n wu- iianrM. Stasidiey, chief of naval operations. Phillipa, however, will rcmaln for only a few weeks st the conference in order to gain famil- iarity with the negotiations. He theft will return to report to the White House. The conference is scheduled to begin on Dec. 12. ARRIVE FOB. CONFERENCE LONDON, Dec. 6. - The United Stain, French and Italian delegates to the fiftirNsvsl Conference since the Great War arrived today. But little optimism was exhibited in naval circles or by any of the delegations. Admiral Deco and Capt. De- leusc head the party from Paris. The Italian delegation was led by Admiral Vladimir Plni and Bear Admiral Bsmleri Illscia. Ambsssa‘ dor-so-Larga Norman ll. Davis beaded the American delegation. One hopeful aspect which silver lining to the cloud of (CJK-llilvll republican history. rliament. / The franc rose ' “ ‘ ‘-, and a wave of relief swept the country. The franc jumped b 1-2 centlmes in relation to the dollar, closing at 18.120 (c.6110 cents to the franc). The franc also gained against tho British Pound. The confidence vol, came after non/um Socialist and Communist parties had muting tag; desire to prlaerve thg repub c. ey agreed llgmimfll b0 disarm bldlih “m:- crgsuisa cns an roug to malleable end a debate which had psogreaced through several bit- m- sessions. , oacsme so suraa suns _ ' Guardian‘ smut Wire) ‘urrhtvs. o». 01mm Board of ICIIII °0mht ill b lnuad mum to was the .llld who: t a‘? at- lfifllllllibgfllllll message " ll! for Iolld. bdhilid on trellht‘ lllifllnants tboalbacarflvdoolyl crates between dansdaand thoUnited of lobsters Abe nesrblla- slates concerning which a com- ma bad the iisbumcu iplliatbldbeeamadeby the van- gjq, ' . _ Ulflfifllrdflfllslo. according to ' ' was that amid the many discourag- ing factors was the mutual desire of all the powers to avoid a costly naval race. The Americans, it was ' “, brought no definite plan. t s minions will attend the conference, loom, opening formally next Monday. PremicrILaval Upheld By (Confidence Vote In Tense Chamber Of . Deputies Wave Of Relief Sweeps Through Country As French Premier Scores Ifriumph. Attention Now Fixed On Italic-Ethiopian Struggle — (Copyright, 108d, by The Hlvaa News Agency) by Guardian's Special Wire) PARIS, Deed-Premier Laval today won a emadring victory in the‘ Chamber of Deputies in one of tho molt dramatic sessions in French Th; ro-eallrd Fascist leagues along with lnfttat leagues, announced they would disarm, saving France from the threat of civil war. Premier Laval won his third triumph since the Chamber recon- vened, receiving a confidence vote of 3S1 to 219. Tomorrow he will open negotiations for pence in the Itch-Ethiopian quarrel with British For- eign Secretary Sir Samuel lloarc with a IND hand and ilrm backing of WILLIAM PHILLIPS headquarters, Five powers and the British Do- MIJSSULINI EXPiEtTEiiTil iiEFYllfiiillliE Determined To Settle Crisis His Own Way B_y Crushing Ethio- pia. . (By John Evans Associated Pram Foreign Staff) ROME, Dec. 6-(A-P.)-Premier Mussolini, informed sources said tonight, probably will defy the League of Nations anew when he addresses the opening session of Parliament tomorrow. The Government remained ob- durstc despite the peace overture voiced yesterday by Sir Samuel Hoare, British Foreign Secretary in an address in the House oi Commons. Sir Samuel's speech, a. government spokesman declared, “presented no new elements which can justify s. change in the sit- ustidn. It, is known that the Ital- lan view-point has not changed." Another fiery appeal to the nat- ion by I1 Dues was anticipated to- morrow. l-Iis words will be broad- cast into every town and village. Mussolini‘ is represented as de- termined to settle the crisis in his own way. His way k a. crushing victory over Ethiopia, with Em- peror Hnile Selassie suing for BIAT-il 01F MR. NEIL MACKENZIE IASTEVENING The death occurred at his home in Charlottetown last evening of Mr. Neil MacKenzle. 73. a well known and highly esteemed real- dent of the city for many years. The deceased, although ailing for some time, was about his duties as usual until s few weeks ago. The late Mr. MscKenzle was born in l-lsrtsville in May, 186d, and as a young man came to Charlottetown and entered the tailoring firm of his brother, the late J. T. MscKenzle. He remained there as a cutter for many years and on the death of his brother took over the management of the firm which he has since con- ducted. He always took on Active interest in church work and was for many years a. member and later an elder of Zion Church. Since the union he has been s. valued member of Trinity United Church. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. liked Bourke, Charlottetown; also two sisters, Mrs- Nell MscLeod, Hartsville, and Mrs. Alex Meiheson, Brsdalbsne. BUNFERENBE UPENS MUNIJAY (C- P. by Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, Dec. tl-Provincial and Dominion Governments alike are determined to "get down to bed-rock" on the various problems they face in common which will be attacked when the Dominion- Provincisl Conference opens here Monday, Prime Minister Mackenzie King declared tonight. 12 PAGES A By blall Canada and USS. A. H.110 Uder allicflon we should seek not merely to be supported, but to be _ sanctified by it- MAXIMS OFA MERE MAN IMPERIAL ETHIOPIAN palace, , Seizing a machine gun t sprred his subjects as women naual Subscription Delivered $6.00 Fllloflvzss irAfiv Q2141}! “ozv DESSYE Ll TO ‘LEAGUE . rt (1.5. Naval Delegates PiilNl FERRY" I Sltreets-Strewn With Many Dead And Vlounded Courageous Em p e ror Inspires g Frantic Subjects. Women And - Children Among Victims. Hospital Bombed. (By James A. Mills, Copyright 1935 by The Associated Press) (A. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) , HEADQUARTERS, Dessye, Ethiopia, Dec. 6-A silvery fleet of Italian battle planes rained death and horror on this war headquarters of Em- peror I-Ialle Selassie today. They strewed the streets with at least. a dozen dead and nearly 200 wounded and bombed the American Hospital, Red Cross tents and the Imperial he courageous Emperor in- and children fell screaming in the streets. He fired a stream of lead into the sky and later was located, unharmed in the old Italian consulate. dltgntia powegul tri-motors, an e r mac ne guns spouting bullets, dropped more than 1,000 bombs during the 17-minute aaault. Cables Protest their engines thundering (A few hollrl later, the Etl’ r’ llrotest to the [magic of Nations. In Nfilus asserted: "We ourselves have In‘); rumors of 400‘ dead in a fierce batti where the Italian front lines in No Population In Paulo Roaring onto the horizon, their silver bodies gleaming in the morning sun, the Fascist (planes threw the civil population of Des- sye into a panic at exhctly 8 a. m. I saw many women and children among the dead and wounded. One ward of the American Seventh-Day Adventist hoqoital was wrecked. Pounded by 100 bombs, the Emper- or's palace was damaged. Miss Petgs. Hovlgn a Norwegian nurse, suffered s. broken leg. The Belgian Major, G. A. Tleiralpont, was wounded. Georges Gcyon, the correspondent for the ‘Haves (French) News Agency, was shot in one knee and wounded severely. With rare presence of mind, the director of the American hospital evacuated the institution a iew minutes before the raid began. But beds, surgical instruments, oper- ating tables and other equipment were strewn about in confusion by the three bombs which pierced the corrugated roof. Some parts of the town resem- bled a shambles, with dead and wounded filling the streets. With- in an incredibly short time, the wounded began pouring into the hospital and the camp of war cor- respondents. , The Negus was talking to Ded- kszmatch Birru and Doctor Zer- vos when the high drone of the planes was heard. Caimly, he shouted orders for his troops to. scatter, seized his own machine gun and began firing. His courage inspired others. (By Christian Dunne) (Copyright, 1935, By The llavari News Agency) ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 6 —— Italy launched its third major offensive of the war today with a series of air bomhsrdments on both fronts preparatory to placing its armies on} tbs move again after several weebs of comparative inactivity. i Marshal Pietro Badogllds deter-VI mlnatlon for a new advance to-. ward this capital stood revealed to- night as all Ethiopla was warnedl to glrd its_e__lf_fo_l'_s._lsst£i_tcl_1__-18ht, “I think thgrovinces have the Young Traveller Enroute Here _ _(Continued on Page B) Hoffman To Done To By John Ferris, Associated Press Stafl Writer (By Guardian's Special Wire) Thurman, n.1, Dec. a-a source close to Governor Harold l-loflman disclosed today the Governor is de- termlnqi to "see that Justice is done" in the Lindbergh slaying and will delay Bruno Richard Haupt- menu's execution if an "Plflllfllbll" evidence ll the con- demned mans favor. ‘me Governor said Illia Parkat’. noted Burlington county detective. is working on the case and that Parker is "under the deflnlto im- pression that l-lauptmsnn is not the m .. n. Parksaqwhoisandhashada (Continued on Page d) See Justice Hauptmann high percentage of successes in homicide cases, could not be reach- ed today. Governor l-foflman visited Hsupt- mann in the death house of State Prison the night of Oct. 1'1. He de- clined to discuss the details of the call and l-lauptmann was silent to- day about the visit, his attorney, Lloyd Fisher, said. Hauptulannk pctltio to the Su- preme Oonrt of the nited States for a review of his Flemlngton trial is still pending. It was believed a decision would be handed down bigot. Should it be unfavorable ‘to uptmaun he still stands a good chance, in view of Hoffman's at- titude and unforesben developments I d, . a , ‘ ‘_ . his note, published at Geneva, the elllblllhed the deaths of a woman und two children. The American hospital at Dessye, which carries‘ with thoriaation the markings of the Red Cross, has been seriously dam- (From Addis Ababa, Reuters and Bavas News agencies reported e ln the Dolo region, near lvlskale, rthern Ethiopia are located). Gives Vivid Account Of Air Attack (By Georges Goyon, Haves Special Correspondent at Deasye, Copy- right I935 by The Ravas News Annoy) . (C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) DESSYE, Dec. 6-(0. E-Haval) —I am dictating this story in an improvised boapltalv ‘ tonight with my left leg propped on a stool. I was hit by a. fragment from an Italian bomb, one of many hundreds dropped by 30 planes when they swept down on this city this morning and loosed their car- go of dutructien. sending an Am- erican field hospital up in flames. The pain l; considerable but l have no tlrneto think about it in _.._ a (Continued on Page 6) MORE A , pPiNfi. JHODAY} (as Wut- To- oc ARE HARD 1'0 0O f Moderate to fresh northwest and west winds; falr and moder- ately cold. (Canadian Press) 1030MB, Doc. b-Minlmum and maximum temperatures»- Ssint John .... 4 Halifax .- .. 16 2o Charlottetown ll la FORECAST Maritime Provinces: Moderate to fresh northwest and west winds; falr and moderately cold. High tide this morning at 8.1! and tonight st 1-53. ' Sun sets this afternoon at 4.10 ‘fir: rises tomorrow morning a! Full moon Monday. Dec. 0, 10.10 P. m. Summerside tide eighteen min- lites later than Gmrlcttctown. CAI IIIII have Infill! Ill l, I. (llllll l I. I. ' have Tornmulne (Extra) ll A. I- Ldd l‘. ill. llnliy except Hunting. tooseapathechalrfcrsometime. HW-V