RIAD IV 'l‘H]§i,GUARD(AN ARD_I\!`l'.AND LIKE 'PHE DEW. OVER READERS DAILY *QI- 'rul Plovurl null W . .,,-_ ,i» I o .s 1 _ if S.cHsRLoTTE_'royvN,‘cANAr>A, ERIDAY, DECEMBER 12 .1919 s‘y uoii. condo. sun: U. l. A. Annual i Y YA . ls Greeted by Cheering Crowds as He Lands. He was l' 0iiicially Welconied b ~ and Imper (special to The Guardian.) i.oNi>oN. ooo 11.-eoorges cisin-i amend, Premier of France, arrived morning Durl his sta here this - H8 Y ,D London he will confer with Prem- ior Lloyd George and Vittorio Scialoi po,-sign Minister of Italy. A_ special mln had been sent to Folkestone to mpeg Clemenceau but the French des- twyor on which the Premier crossed mg channel encountered rough, seas and it was decided to proceed to Dov Station cheered the arrival of thei ei' instead. Line and steamef Pfqcgeded Halifax, ins Petit Pnrisisn with reservations it crowds outside snu inside victoria - , y is said ins Dannnnsio troops had pii- lSs=¢=i=l__ to The Guardian-) French Premier who was greeted 'by (Special to The Guardian.) Maryland had been in collision five _ --- mamma th si 1 nh t PLEASANT HATH THE RETA Notable Function at the V s When Retail Merchant Together. Splendid Re Tho retail merchants of Charlotte- town held a very enjoyable "get to gather" meeting at the Victoria Hotel lust evening ' The affair took the form of a dinner do :in opener and the spacious dining room of the hotel presented' an ani- mator] uppeurance when nearly forty business -men -gathered around the tables and partook of the excellent repast prepared in the Victoria/s best style. The President. Mr. S. A. McDonald, presided. After all had done Justice to the good things vprovidedthe toast of the King was called and the National An- them was heartily sung. Next came the singing of a chorus --"Smile, smile smlle," followed by re- marks from the president Mr. S. A. McDonald who happily remarked' that it was a .plea.sa,ut_ thing to see the merchants eating together. This was quite a change from the olden ilays when they used~ to be “eating each other." _ Mr. 'M>cDon`iv.ld"referred to the suc- cess of the local organization and showed that all had come to realize that more could be done through co- operation than by individual e-fiort_ He then read the annual report in which hc said that in “glancing over tho past year and surveying conllit- ions as they exist today, we can well say that trud‘e conditions throughout tho province are in a more satisfact- ory condition than at any other por- ioii in its history. lfrom making n closer study of the economic law of supply and demand, the report went.on to say, one is for- ci-d to the conclusion that there are no immediate prospects of a. decline in prices either from the product of the furuis, the factory. or the mines. While the above is true, the policy of caution would new seem to be it sale' course to pursue in the retail distribution of merchandise, as it re~ qulres far more business foresight to finance on a declining market than it iii on an advancing one. f -It is a. well known fact that the great majority 'of the goods sold' in this' city during the past few years hive' been sold at prices by which théy could not be replaced by the merchant. we doubt it tho pnbiio novo glttenus due credit for same. fllhil 9001110 of the province as- ii whole are prosperous, ‘ thrifty and contbintod . We are 'not subject to conditions olfbabor and Capital as in the larger trade centres. 00N|)ENSED SPECIALS. \ port and Good Speeches. ; The retail trade as a consequence P. UE. island Hospital, wus a distinct Japanese troops 'are being sont into is in 'a better condition than ln for-i _ E. , ing to ii Geneva despatch printed by ' laged French depots at Fiume ~ Premle \ _ - _ ... ...f..%;;i.? sisrsffr, E:s.,t.1.~'i.';~ :.§:“;::;..§fi t‘i:.°ii: r.iri;i°s.f.‘:‘;£i:..i`;’i'i:.fiLiberal wider 0°-» 12"5iiil’i1» I1‘;§;i;1€1;!_i;;{fs;r;rduniil Xeno;-d uomolnsirs broouin lost night wnsn one ngod, cnptsin Nelson of ine esrnisnia 0 this “fi°f“°°” was-iH1<1°fS°iHs twe- vinieti the Pi-srniergrestgd Mi? s?iirirsi.ln§tssn‘:g?-|hélirliixifidulilixiiajhagrnhfghglxsggstxgssiglséiI U S 08°F” 11° Bald in Ellgliiih “I am glad Maryland crashed together »in the was then made and happily it ‘was ° ' to ses yolk" The Premier then drove‘ storm tumbled waters off Cape Race found that the big liner was in no '° the F\`°“¢l1 EU1b8-BSY- early last evening. danger. She had been struck by ther (sP°°'°' *° TM G"°"d|a"') ' Stations along the coast picked up Maryland on the starboard side a.nd` £1TTAW'A' Dicegéfkggnlgg' M085' **-" l l _ K , h S 0 i h b zle King, r PD - Caimania aid Btildalgtailgisgdnggysudi fini? damage was an 8' we the WMBNUOH °0i1i0l’l1l>li1i-88 8 trip 10 U16 Mall once revived memories. of the Bour- The Carmanla then wirelessed that time P"“Wf“°°° and 'p“"'u°“la"1y "° Prince Edward Island, early in the t P ' gogne and Titanic disasters. she was not serltvuialy damaged, did New Year. T,heremer he Wm, pn) e Later the wireless supplied the in- not require assis a ce and' was .p 0- ~. *L M formation that the Carmanla and thsicecding to Halifax. “ed l°' the West- °I'“°j"" ' V _ Hospital FEARED TUG HAS I iotoriaHtli.-til .' » Associatioii M2i;iiiher‘se_n Elffgftalnment GONE DDMIN STRMT Jap Troops The entertainment given last even- ing in P. W. College Hall-under the auspices oi’ the Nursing staff of the crcdlt to the lailios-wliohaii taken the Two Steamers Ashore 0fl G0lllg i0 Sib0l‘i2= ._ INDLANAPOLIS, Dec. 10.-The gstrlke of 400,000 bituminous coal min- ! I PARIS, Dec 11.-The German re- ply to the Supreme Councll‘s note de- Fiiuce nuoizoi iiiii sin ’iN~vN11 run GERMAN REPLY if in iouoou iveiuiiog,,_, ,§,‘§§-i;§§f,§f,§§f§ onus iiuusiiiii "”`"‘”"f" l 0n Both Sides Premier Lloyd Gem e _-Carmania With 950 Passengers and Steanier Marylandl m,5§.,,5.w,, 'I1,',,_3;,e,1;,l;,,_,W Stated it Was a Virtual Capitnlation of Soap: 'Flew g Crashed 500 Miles Oli Halifax SOS Signals ...ws o..... no n.......... ,.,... Incident With Request for Discussion of » 'al ommls' Sent 0ut` But Fortunately Daniage'Was'Aliove Water; §‘i$`”_.‘t.‘..”Ii‘;?°.:.‘“‘i.’€i‘“.idZ."§’°..’2éL3.‘i Other Points. lation by the German lsgetion. de- xrding to the lntransigient. The howl per declared that the reply in sub- stantially s capltulation on the Scope Flow question and a propoiialto dil- cuss other points. - HAS BEEN SETILID l’resideiit__ Wilson. Provision for _ Helping Soldiers (Special to The Guardian.) y OTTAWA, Dec 11.-The Order! il Ccultcil covering the djauding (Nd to patriotic fund oiiicials of tho Bob diers' Unemployment Fund provide) that financial assistance to eblnem- bers of the forces for the purpose ers of the country was settled herei today when the General Committee of F the United liiiuo Worliors of Ainoricai agi-ood to accept the plans offered by i Pre-sidont Wilson. I Tho plan provides that the mineral Cape Breton Coast---News asurer, Mr. J. P. Gordon :thou submitted their reports which lodged, like :lint ol tho president were welli received. »»sting addri-ss on the Romance of War . Afwr a was by Mr- E» A. Foster. This address was one or .ui-. 'inyioi-‘s Mr. Reid' of Sliebenucadie. N. S.. First Vice President of the Nova by all, Scotia Retail Morcliants Association, gave it short address. He saiil it was by Mrs. Dingwell, Miss Howard, Miss by acclilent that he happened to be Annie McKinnon, Messrs. Charles on the island. His previous visit was 20 years ago; he noticed agreat many improvements since that time. H0 congratulated the members upon hav- ing such a live organization and said the was only sorry that the whole ls- lahd was not represented. The active support of the retail merchants all over the province was needed, No city or town on the mainland he said` made as good a showing in proportion; , to population as P. E. island ~ i After dealing with several pliasosi . of trade conditions the speakers con eluded by expr-ossin the satisfaction it gave him to meet ‘Fine members face! to face and to be able to compare ex-i periences. I Mr. C. H. Chandler followed withl s very happy speech in which he; ipointed out'the need of paying more' attention to the boy customer. His, address abounded with alll &\l°Cd°i°i . and bright humor and kept his hear-‘ ` ersin a state of morrlment through-I out at the some time conveying some raised through this entertainment, he liucw wouiii not bo sufficient to pro- cure tho pifino and he hoped Hint gvncrous citizens' would seo their way clear to contribute to the fund. Any one disposod to help in this could do so by enclosing to the Mzitron, shall return to work at once at an` increase of fourteen per cent, in wages that at commission of three persons be i appointed to investigate and determine . within sixty days ii' possible, a bnsls‘ for a new wage :igri>omf>nt. Tho con- icrencu was made up of international gziud District officials and members of tilt) F1Xf>(5llliVi.‘ lifmrl rl genie com- mittee of the organization M. Clenienceau Plea_lh_ for Unity PARIS, llcc, 10.-~Thr~ love feast, l sc-he-iluli-d to welcome the return of! diputios i`rom Alsace and Lorraine to ; the "h:inib~.r oi' D: piiti s. ut iii' first' ...-:on of tin, n~_wi_\~ oi- ot--fi Chninbsr, 1 lui‘u~,1 into Li vocil piiched battle.; 'wh-'ii the Soclsliits iiitompted to road l their politiculpzirty iioclaratlou. Thibi camo after the speiiclios of Promlor` Clcmenccau, Jules Siogfrit-il, tho old-;' ost niuiiibor of tho t"li:\iiibor, and Jean °ff Tigmsh “U dal’ Yesterday °’ ° ,sistf-fi are yo: to be iissrd. 'rho tug, ‘Wild £215 JZ.‘E,“'§Z'$.‘.¥s`i‘$.’.§‘°fe°`§’.}‘.'iZ’.; 3 '¥{,‘-gggi, “5,=h°f 3`i°;Z1§, S>'“g§tv1r'g; eijggi ; -» »-» .2 ». .... .;....‘.:... .r..i.;. ‘is ?;;’brT3;:dcg:§'t“(§nh;‘;:c%‘:;?‘:§ gags; mishap at Glace. Bay. Sho is coilleili ' ti; e' ~md n d h 8 V ur and rozidy to sail whonithose clriinisl nm W 5 W S “ e VY up ' .ire com lotcd Tho velur of ihr lnsv ~ which would be gratefully oclinow-1 i ltl-v. G. C. Taylor gave a most inter-` ! mustvrpii-cos and was hcartly enjoyed Solos in oxcollent voice were given Earle, and Parker Hooper; a duet by Miss McLeod and Miss Annie McKin- non, a reading by Mr. D. Edgar Shaw, also choruses, all of which were ad' mirably _and enjoyably rendered. The Guardian understands the pro- ceeds amounted to about $107 and it is hoped that this amount will be siipplomented byfriends of the Hospi- tal and of the nurses. Many Companies Formed to Work Cold Mines WINNIPEG, Dec 10.-Although wiii- . D A _ _ _ _H_' ;I;gl"'e temperaiure W" 2 hem” at the, »~iro, together with cargo, was estimat- g . ‘ . . ' , ` .4 ',~ . ~ ~ ~ ,, The cable steamer Tyrian with the ml b’ th” Bmrd UK ‘A""`)'°u"'"` ‘U M" crow ot’ the Aranmore aboard was M'400'000' still in Wulf Bay yesterday. ___ FORMIN-G,_B_A-FTK CLERKS' ' ‘ uNioN iN moN1-nisAi_. i MONTRFLXI. Dec. 10.-Keen interest R F d i;::;:..‘°‘.;2‘:.‘“;i::§.“,r:‘.‘:,‘;;'i.t‘.i‘;,:';“.i‘;st; 2108 0f0l0 by tho effort made this week to organ . ` ‘ ize a union of bank clerks. A meet- B ing was held on Wednesday evening a it o innin made. The attend- nd b.g Q ance was about four hundred, and the TORONTO, D06- 10--D€V€l0Dm0I1iB proceedings in the main were in the in the foreign Glwllililge Blake!-5 dill- haniis of roprvsentaitlves of the In- ing tho past week, when the pound, gternatlonal body, the American Fed- franc. lira, and the C-anudiiin dollar `<-ration of Labor. and of several of- all went to new low lcvols in Now flccrs of other Montreal unions. York, have made bankers chary of For the prosont, opinion is divided predicting what may happen ni.-xt. De- in banking circles as to the outcome finite prediction, they say, is danger- of the movement as well as to its ous, yet there is no doubt that the iucrits. maiorit»y are not looking for any im- provement in the present position: in U. S. BAPTI-STS ASK fact ii much weaker market is looked FOR $100»000,000 lor. The United States has still a ---- large part of its cotton crop to export. Amerlcanlzallon Work One Object of and this is only one of the many nrii- Fund Church Will Raise cies of export that that country will --- bo shipping to other countries in large NEW YORK, Dec. 10.--Baptists of quantities. There are no signs of Cun- thirty-six States Joined today in a ada or any ol’ the European nations ter is beginning to hold up exploration and development work in the Rice tric interest in the various _J ' ll-#HKS 1115 1. ' _______________ vary essential truths. ,com _ , ponies which have been organized To LET-*F UNFURN|5HE° Rooms Mr' D` OM' Reddm “mowed WHS to develop prospoctive gold mines in 36 Grafton Bt. 2980-12-12,'M3lPd TRAPPER8-UNlNJURED ISLAND lfiilllled mink wanted. Nelson Wald- ron, Tyne Valley. 2981-12412-ltll3l GHRISTMAO STATFONIRY WITH Selected initial letter in gold bron'ze‘ trim 1.00 to $1.50 er. box. Central .lo Printery, 176 l&nt Street. tl. I-081'*-A H'AT - -Great George . ` by leaving at treat. Of 0 a characteristically witty speec which was also much enjoyed. i ‘I Mr. J. Cuthberlson Doyle, organizer lfor the Maritime Provinces was the .next speaker and' he spoke at con-t slderuble length. . f He thanked the president for in-I t iting him over to the island and D0i“¢‘ ed out that the Association had be- icomé. a mighty factor for the mould- :mg or the future, I-le referred to the ,unrest which prevails evel'YWh9l'° and the necessity of all doin! their part to endeavor to steady conditions fund io get wrong ideas out of the 1 ( The membership of the main 259001"- tlon is now sis and it was sratityinz to him to loam of the progress which lend been made in the association here. Mr. Doyle submitted- s 'lengthy statement of legislutiontbitt had been secured through the efforts of the ns- sociiitlon bud the need of the mem- "Mmy I , ` ` 1 pngé all of which were list- a close. ‘ minds of the people. | that area has not waned. Winnipeg is passing through an experience somewhat similiar to that enjoyed by Toronto twelve or fifteen years ago when the Cobalt silver ai'-ea was first opened Pup. Winnipeg .people have faith in the mineral area which is al- most at their doors. but there have been so many comPHIii°B 0\`i6riD8 stock in their gold mines that it has been difficult to choose bctweon the genuine and the half-hearted at- tempts at. development. Although the Rice Lake area has hardly reach- eil' the stage where companies pro~ moted for the benefit of the promoter rather than for the benefit of the in- vestor are appearing, there have been many over-enthusiastic advertise- ments appearing in ,Wil1lliD6K l'ti1D6l‘l inviting the public to come in. The majority _of the mining com- panys; new operating ln the field have been organized by Winnipeg business men, who have put in their money in an honest effort to prove up their' holdings They are not all iitrictiy , seven-day drive for the enlistment of making any 'pronounced curtallincnt ithe entire denomination ina cam- in their purcliases from the United ipupgn dE,nn,\,| as me New W0;-ld States. Another factor that compli- i Movemgni of Northern Baptists, Each catrs the situation is thc depreciated or ins 7,000 Baptist chin-oi1ss`wii1 bi- currency of practically all the Euro- i asked thi sweek to sign s pledge oean countries- ` promising to set aside a portion of its » time and money to help attain the ob- , _‘*‘“'"°°‘°;””'“ jects of the movement. ` 'riio raising or sioo,ooo.ooo during MAY BE T“°i-al-§R VACCINATION the next tivo years within the Baptist , , ‘ 'll f h """" " Sgxvggtiogl bl?o:(aJiI'x:'s eatzrrzgraihmeg TORONTO' Dec- 1°~`°'Wl'h the .City Among nm purposes for which ,hu Council seemingly about evenly divid» Francois, the yo1in_i;rsl. iicputy. who had boon solfctfd by the members, from Alsace and Lorraine io spi-akj for them. The lloiisc voicil to plicnril through out France, tho iidtlressi-s of l’roni.~~r i.li-niieiict-au, Il. Sli girl -ii and M. Friiu- ols, ignoring ilii>s~.- of M. Tliomzis and; \ai‘ri:n~_ This diputfi'-s, with the ex-i coption of i-lghi Socialists, who ro-; -it' M. Frliui-ois, i,.;iiitl.u=;. The ;=. ;itei= Siicialists wi-r-i "iioiioil" by doputics anti spoctsitors alike. ' ; Tho only voto tnk`i-u was upon the' D0-ilU1i-I oi' spiwchos, in which tho S0-, cialists woro crushoil. i M. Clomonco1u`s speech was very, brief. "We must. rebuild France, let us hai:-ten to commence; we must work and forget party politics," was the. substance of his plea. i !Whlle M. Thomas was speaking? Marshal Focli rose from his sent in the i balcony and loft the chamber, Gener- al Miingin remaining throughout the session, as did tho Earl of Derby. the Briiisli ambassador and all the heads of allied missions in France. FORTY CASES IN MANITOBA ALONE OF 80' CALLED SLEEPING SIOKNESS O'I‘TAlVA, December 8.-Dr. J. A Amyot. deputy minister of the depart- ment of health, who has just returned from Winnipeg, where he has been in-| vestigating the cpidoinlc of socallotil sleeping siclini.-ss, today issued tho following statement in regard to the matter: "The department of health, as it result of its own observation, and information furnished by the prov- lnces, reports in reference to the present cases of ‘sleeping sickness' occurring in Canada that the disease is at present largely confined to the ypruiiiico oi' Munitobu, having ap- peared there about six weeks ago. Since its appearance, at this time only forty cases have been reported in tho rovince. lt would there- among new citizens and foreign-born Health un _ d .issue a proclamation to workmen’ the exmm°l°" M mi”I°“` compel evory resident of Torontiy to the negro, :he furtherance of Baptists Mon on his own bat it loot,” R., gf interests in South _Amercu., and tho mum might be 3 contest of strength pmvmmn M an adsquam p°“'l°“'mg bi-t\vi~i=n the Provincial Health .iuiL.\iii- , fund for ministers and missionaries MOB 35,; ,hp my gn R 1...., finvs 'rh.- ' iis sppoiirnncs- in tho United States* ',°f um d°”°’“m“"‘°°' A Mayor says he has no power to issue \,Tl10i‘@ is as Yet 110 Sviwific l'Bl“°d5'l Now- _-- _nn order for c0mm,|s°,-y v,,¢¢1||;,f,l,,n', ielthcr for prevention or treatment* __ *ms power being vested in the Conn- of the disease, but under careful in-, -_ THE WEATHER cil and he said this evening it was 1 f|.EMl,ERA,rURE ‘noi probable that ppm Counoll would `in a large majority of cases affected., _ TIDEQHDON, ETV ` lsr way. His Worship' said he thought I , t-hc Board of Control would not take . id th» > ti f ti gu on th ‘D l “°°“°" ‘"1 be “pm” °"" "°“‘“`° "°"‘ Stag: oft B ixlofiiigifain Bogrd oi fore. seem that no such iiweeiiliisi pepidomic as happened in the case. of infiuvnzu is likely to occur. ary work in foreign fields; the con- b_ I ted B d' nh the Mayor! "The disease is not a new one,l 3 iinlllince Of ROUVB 6d\lGM.i0l‘lB.l tlld to d;’Binv:l?§(:iato ‘sage :Ich B prm,lam1_`ihavlng been Qbser-ved In Vignng sev-} ‘oral years ago; in England in 1918,i when 200 cases were observed, and ,during the same time it had made _dividusl treatment, recovery results . 1 meet before next Monday, in the regu- ` "The term ‘S100-DIHB 5101018!! il 5' ,mlsnomsn in that the disease is in ‘no way related io the true African bers sliciiilill C103" l°5"“‘°" “nd Du" ' . NT D _ _ d '|~ gr pods , boi, would leave sleeping sickness, but the confusion "n “P “ “gm t° protect me" Hzhuhew companies' many of mil? Gold; lTd)R0 ec' X2' Nonhwenl tire? tiiizaettgs tor? the Council todocidi-_ ihas resulted froiu the lethargic con~ s ‘“¥“'““ °""“‘“ “°“°° °' the B°“d'§1° °5if1°'of»nr§;:ii‘i§'o asfiiiroeifxfsi- iigldwiii be iiigii isis oasrnooni hi the niiuwtimff- the P1'°'i11¢i°i"”“°“ °°°‘“""“S ‘“ ““"°“' °”°°-" °f C°'“‘“°'°°‘ li-onions have tsiisd to complete me at 2.52 nod tomorrow st 5.s7; it wiii Health authorities are awaiting ec- **"”“'““”'T”i°"”` i, E H nt nddroue, ,mowed ¢mm» work they started. One mine, the Gm be high tomorrow morning at 2.30 und tion on the part of the City Council A CASE IN HM-IFAX -'Y Youna' me 9 1-l J iiine ‘brielie is being operated .by a group Sunday at 3.28. _lf this is not taken soon there rnuyl i th" °"°d°°" M°"" J' P' Gordon' R' ' an ` f mliitar odlcers who have held on Sun sr-is this afternoon and tomor- bo irobulo. The Provincial Board ofi A case of sleeping sickness was 'G' B A Mcmod Hon G 'E Hughes' and l) their cylnims siiice 1911Hwhen thll` row at 4 41' it rises tomorrow and llvillth ll! \‘M0Klli2i‘d l¢f‘“@i`H\l'.Y RS SUP-|i“ki'il 10 U19 Hallml illffffliiiils mfr. Deo 9-aint' W' B' A °in.~, use pioneer of the district woe suiidsym`orn'ing si. 'mai crior to the City in matters eii<>¢iius‘f>1\=‘~'“S liosviiiil I ff‘“' iifiyii “S°- Th” GM!! F0 “nh me “me” °“°mi°“|gi|o°'vsi-ed Anot or mine' the Broom- -Full moon Sunday December 7¢ri the public hhalili, but some of tlic-`p.°itir-nt is a returned man. who hail, sud “rv °“ih“°'°":§°ll{h:°§':,};d°g§ My mm-o`,|ugf|Sl¢.[f pjmiooding now, 5,04 o, rn. , members of the City Council of Tor-‘Zbnen woi-iiins for s clay contractor.: l' it was well lowest: u brought ls aww by .mwmi of mg Cup-i Last quarter moon, Sunday Dooom- onto seem inclined to debate on theiends with it onogriim_ of sealing mul *‘“"‘“"“ "“°“ “‘° “ ' " tis./ivistion company ot some » ‘ bei-_iiiu 1.02 ii. ni. ' inieiiieii- _ is twins "1 il" mul “"- herein referred to shall be given only during or for the months of Deoonv bor 1919, January, February All March 1920. It is provided that in cae where extreme hnrflla might otherwise prevail an omcor _` oiiiccrs. designated by the Co.|m&g` Patriotic Fund with the concurrence of the government repreaen'tnt1v`§ may extend such_assistanoo for the mouth of April, 1920. Clause 13 provides that finnncil ll-` sistance shall be given only in cute of necessity arising from unavaihbflr ity of employment for the applinnni or enforced inadequate employment.. _ Viscount Grey’s . Departure from lJ.S. (Special to The Guanilan.) WASHINGTON, Dec 11_--Vjggouni Grey of Fulloden, British Ambassador to the United States, notified Secro- tary of State Lansing today that he was returning to England very soon on leave of absence. Whether Lord Grey will return to Washington il deprnileni upon,th:>, porsiliility of his being able tn.a.1'r:tngc his private bull ness lnieriss and upon the deciglfm of the British Foreign.0i1lce ll U ivhf-ther he alone can carry forward the great projects for common action by Greit Britain and" the United States in tho re-organization of ffl- nancrs and commerce and interna- tional relations. $Z5,000 in Halifax (Special to The Guardlsn_) Il -‘iLir`.-\.\` D.~c. 11.--A tW0~it/orlry nlziiiii-il si-itiietl, lii-itiiii-il to the sipeoch` gmm.-. bu;],1i'ng on Home Str,,,\¢ mn South ol Bishop S'r -vt used by Gf~0rg0 Ilrlsior as ii s'ore house for automo- bilirg and uccossoi‘lis. was completely destroyed by fire lust night, with a probable loss of $25000 only partially covered by insurance, Fi-inned bv u sfrong Northwest gale, the fire, which liroko out from some unknown source about eleven-thirty, spread with great rapidity ihrough the whole structure, and by the time the apparatus arrived on the scene had obtained such A hold that nothing could be done except to prevent its spread to the houses in the vicinity. The building burned finn- ce y. , Mayor Wright Supports Port ol Call Movement llis Worship Mayor Wright yOl!Ol‘~ day sont the following telegram 11154;) speaks for itself. Charlottetown, Dec. 11th 1010. To It. B. Toakle, Manager Oenedhn Govt. Merchant Marine, Monitrel1.,. The movement to have Gbvorlimelb steamr-rs making Charlottetown I- port of call on way from Montrretl to Great Britain and West ladies would be of great benefit to City and F701 vluco. l um confident that all lplcl asked for and allotted to this PW! will be t`ill0d._Tl1e increased trldl which a monthly service as contemplat- ed on these new routes will encourage greater production and it may not he longibefore an extra steamer will be required to handle all the freight U!- ferlng. Mayor of 5Hoo ,I A LOT O' ~