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jg eiiviorry nE`ist1nastoA11 nr`Read`e1~s
Remodellingg Pllililill llllff if  I   "”sllrri|l“ I I - '
Work staffed spill llroli I- EANE ARR"/ED " 0"” PM Off”
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Much Interior. Work Needed To  
Fit Building For Falconwood To Bo Guest of Honor
 Patients. Fire Inquiry StartsOn
| _ Monday
BAN. NURSES
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Or Vacate Their Posi-
At Function To Be
Tendered Him By
' the Liberal-Conser-
vative Business
Men’s Club.
Wm be co (Special to the Guardian)
28 III w’;"“;§;°dG°‘1 M°“d“iI- DEC- 'ron.oN'ro. Dec. 24.-Rt. Hon. R.
‘ °ve"‘m°"ts ln' B. Bennett, Primo Minister of Can-
tention to noni the inquiry tnisi
week, but the christmas holiday f ma’ has °°"”““’d U’ be me “W”
and the work involved in preparing I of honor and speaker at a function
plans for housing the fire victims  t;°I_T tengered hh; m93t2h°bR°Iy:1
on anuary 1 , y e
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A full investigation into the clr-
cumstancel of the Faleonwood me
necessitated postponing the inquiryi 1
unm me mst of next week  Toronto Liberal Conservative Busi-
Work on the bnci: buiiéing pur- - “ess MENS Club-
the male Falconwood patients has . first address of the new year, and
5981111. and-will be pushed to com-  his first address to a political or-
chased for the aecommqdauon 01’ This will be the Prime Ministers]
tE0l`\S, IS Ol°d€l° Of pletion at the earliest possible date.  ganizntion in many months.
C 0 m m  S Si 0 n e 1. ;he work is being superlntended by |
_ . r. A. H. MoD ii, ith fi I
of Hospltals F 0 1° of Macbougalfi Elgin M<?Auia; 
Manhattan_ der the foremanship of Mewrs. Wil- .
fr
In view of the opening of Pur-
liamcnt being scllcduled for,Fcb. 4
the Prime Minlster‘s address two
weelcs earlier will it is understood,
(Special to the Guardian)
NEW YORK, Dec. 24-Several
ed Burke, Thon-ia H d , ’
Charles Coles_ 5 _“rp” an Ihava especlal significance. George
The complete remodelling of the I Bridgen’ Plleslfient °fI the club' Im'
Interior Wm be necesSm_yI as wen as I nounced Mr. ilcilnetts decision last
hundred Canadian nurses are af-Ithe cutting of 44 new windows In, night. '
acted by lm °rqe.r just lsslwd by the 117652110 b11ildli'i§- When l‘-i»!'n- _____I______ SATVELA CLAUS CAME THANKS T0 HIS PALS t01¢1~g_|;e any further suggestion of a
of non-resistance."
is  is ATTITUDE
TUWARIJ IIIPS
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Fundamental Changes
In Chinese Foreign
Pglicy Contempiat-
e .
(Canadian Press)
NANKING, Chino., Dec. 24.-Fun-
damental changes in the Chinese
Iforelgn policy, especially as regards
templated by party leaders meeting
here to form a new government
U group, their spokesman said today.
He declined to furnish details of
the contemplated changes, but com-
Imcnting on the policy under Chiang
‘Kai-Shelf, he said, "lt placed llnre-
fifrvccl coilfidrlliw iii the ability ol
,tile League of Niuions to solve tile
';lrobl':m" ’lhis srfttellieilt inclined
observers to believe tile new leaders
Ilzlay attempt a stillcr nttziiidc til-
‘ward J21i>i111~
u “Tile garrisoil at ,Chiiikhow will
resist any Japanese attcillpt to call-
tiire the city". the spokesmen said.
I We do not pretend to hope that the
‘Chinese troops can make a success-
ful stanfi at onillcliow, but the mor-
ale of the Chinese army and the
opinion' of the entire nation will not
Ur- J- G- William Gi`€€‘if. C0111- pieted there will be comfortable pro- _ poppy
l‘iltitsE:ineiIncI,fbii;I<(:li;llsm M Man- lUl.t1;mi£E;l§ ighgdm iiglllsentisalin mid 0 H R I S T M A SI Yesterdiiv was a busy day for Santa Claus for he wilsl -
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The order stipulates that nil nurli- Iilaiients. as wil as Provision in the I -
I ble. no fewer than 317 little ones not  
es empwyea by the my must be lbasement for a staff of sixteen HaVe him' Was inva lm '
me naturalized cmzens ,mmm noises and attendants Extensive on his original list being visited by him, to their intense
eil and satisfaction as manifested this morning fin
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L My or vacate their poSmons_ additions to tile plumbing and heat-  f-' I d ghi. ‘ . ," ' . .
. ins nrnniiiemonts will be made. .- I behalf of the little recipients and grateful relatives the orriointea at the Pontifioai High
-_-ml' The b“’Id"‘3 has been d‘SI“f"°°°d . -. I Guardian says “Thank You Pals, Come again next year.”
from lop to bottom with lysol. and  I ,
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Lieut Governor Dal
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(Cimldllm Press)
ALBANY. N. Y., Dec. Z4-A bank
teller, boulld hand nrid foot, dialed
a telephone number witil his tongue
early today to let the outside world
know he had been held up and the
bank robbed of $4,200.
John Hand, 23, was leaving the
Albany Mon-is Loan Bank shortly
before mldliiglit alter working over
accounts. At the door two men
thrust gunsIagalnst his ribs, forced
wi back inside and made him
' allen the safe. His hands were then
bound tightly with wire and he was
loft lying on the iloor. The gun-`
men took his keys, scooped up $4,-
200 from the anfe and fied, locking
the front door behind them.
0NTIIRIO HUUSE
0PENS FEB. I0
(Canadian Press)
TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 24.-The
Ontario Legislature will open on
February 10, Premier George B.
Henry announced today. This will
be the third session of the eigh-
teenth legislature.
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
COMING EVENTS.
‘ MEETINGS. ETC
m‘Wammg Talkfeo Montague on
Mondlf. 11161-12-26-31.
.‘.!Au¢tion forty-fivea and social
Wdilihg, Keliy'| Oman, Monday,
28th.` 11174
:°_‘,Don‘t forget the Salvation Army
Uhristmu Entertainment, Christ-
‘HM nilht at 0 m. 11175
ii.
“Attend the Highfield nina
cnnstmu night. iiisi-in-ai-ai
°' iivo ii 'nissan , Deo-
emm. itunt=.itiver. Axtouo,
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1:14 ‘harms grim' igffl
5\eW»¥1.°@1oois.,_ _ nits-ia-za-si.
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I At noon cn Thursday the follow-
'""_“' Iing Christmas messages from Hon.
Icharlos Dalton, Lieut.-Governor.
LONDON- DW' 2'l""C“"‘“Il““ and Holi. J. D. Stewart, Premier of
M955 CaI’I") “P CI“`Isl"‘““ Eve Prince Edward Island, were broad-
woathcl' in England llrollliscs to be cam to the radio audience of the
mild, and the same conditloris ai'eIP1.ovmce over CHGSI Holmmfs
promised fm' CIITIS'-“lm Da-"' L°“'I broadcasting station at Summerside.
don has had 13 days with out sun-
light- i.ii:u'r.-o0vEi¢Noit‘s Gm-:E'riNc.
On the continent, however, many .
place” report 59”" cold Wlth ple” To the people of Prince Edward
ty of snow. and there are storms Island:
at sea, so those who follow the ill-, It is my great measure to send
junction in take their iioiirinys aiIC,,,,s,,,m Greetings to the ,,,,O,,;C
home have the double pleasure of of this p,0vmc9_
following the cali of patriotism and Dmng the ms, year we have
d°I“3 the best fm' then' °W" mm' been blessed with rlbundaut crops
ff-"Io and while the prices for the crops
The day before Christmas sees
m=.-- l ffl"
EIUNE BAIIUIT
,T-GETS AWAY
.WITII $20,000
(Special to illc Guardian)
SEATTLE. Dec. 24-A lone bandit,
armed with two gulls, held up the
ca.shier‘soffice of tile main Seattle
Ipost office late today and _escaped
with approximately $20,000. Dozens
of patrons were iii the lobby n few
feet away.
were not so good ns usual, yct we
have cause to rejoice that our Prov-
_inec has been free from the troubles
affecting other pzirts of the world
and that business conditions hilvc
Cznliilucd on P1130 10
“Minister made it clash for Christ-
(Canadian Pressl
Prime Minister non-ons, Mn... nc., --i,1~....
small boys and the parents of one
An10ng' Last of them were drowlied in the swift
:running water of Squadabsook
' stream today when they broke
Mtn’ Shoppers Ithrcugh the ice.
Young Plan
Satisfactory
To Germany
(Canadian Press)
linute shoppers tall draw conso-
MONTREAL, Que., Dec. 24---Lust
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lation from this--even tile Prillie
BERLIN, Dec. 24-The Gcrirlzlli
govemments official reaction to the
report of the Young Plan commit-
tee at Basel was voiced ill state-
ments by Chancellor Bruenirig and
Finance Minister Hermann Dic-
nias presents nt tile last possible
minute. '
the Mziiitiilies and a llol day with
relatives, passed thloilgh Montreal
:ist night and in tile low minutes
hilt he had to sparc. made rl swift mm'
rush up to Il hotel \\‘llc:'<- he sl~:irni-I The Chancellor Said that tfikilig
isiicd iiirsllgll the ai'f::icle stores, into Consideration what “'55 GX'
mCi..,,,I, gms which he had not pected of the committee the result
Premier' R. B. Bennett, bclillci forl
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cnrlicl' llnd ille time to hlif-'. - Could be Called s“tI°E9'°l'°l'Y. HI-
illollgh it fell short of being a. large
minded solution of the fiirliice
il glut oi' turkeys geese and poui
Whale Is
Not A Fish ”
. (Canadian Press)
POR/TLAND, Ore., Dec. 24.-A
circuit court decisi thnat oetaoiri
circuit court decision that a whale
is not a fish won acquittal for the
slayers of Ethelbert, who happened
to be a whale.
"Ethcibel‘t" was so dubbed by
one of the thousands of landiubberl
who watched him disport in the
waters of a siough of the Colum-
bia Rlver; then he will harpooned
and slain by Edimrd O. Lessard,
and his son, Joe.
` The Les:ard's were convicted in
district court of killing ii. fish by
use of a llarpoon and spear, and
were fined $200 each. They op~
peaied to circuit court.
Now Judge Hail S. Lusk hos dir-
ected o. verdict of acquittal. hold-
ing that an Oregon statute prohib-
iting the killing of fish except by
rod and lim. il not applicable to
WIDTH.
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.‘.§l..§“..”§§..§"5llT..§i$T"“°“  Puddings Bring Christmas Cheer
.Ie ‘ooh 3 thongs Christmas were coming sure enough. You dont get n gm' 9| oh," Dunn' nm,,,,,,~ I _
this Ohriotmll pilddihl ltiifl without something coming of it. And when lo toll you it’l in London mldt PbrTii;nad\;‘lll:i§<Tsfs'u;)i.;-disymglettjdib
,tha chefs are making over time, the matter is cinched. _ immgdim, “mn but 'hm Ib. "_
probieril.
(Caiiiidian Press Cable)
LONDON. Dec. 24.-Lady Fanny
Houston. dame of the Order of the .
,British Empire. thinks soviet mis-
Isia had something to do with block- I
1118 the British broadcasting corpor-
ation's attempt to carry out an ail-
Empire and round-the-world Christ-
mas broadcast.
Lady Houston cabled Prime Min-
ister R. B. Bennett, of Canada as
follows:
"Cannot you circumvent the trick-
"Y Preventing England receiving
Cilrlsllnes messages fronl the Em-
hire? The newspapers put the
| illnme on Canada. I think it cm- I
Innntes from Rumia. Klndilest
Christmas greetings."
Prime Minister Bennett replied:
"Il the British Broadcasting Com-
` i1~”\il.V had originally taken the mat-
`P1‘ UD with the High Commissioner
or- in"-‘°". the arrangements would
(Special to the Guardian)
I Burns To Ground
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Thousands of Valuable Christmas
Gifts And Letters Destroyed In
Conflagration
Telephone communication to the
NORTHCOTE, Ont., Dec. 24- post office was cut off, the wires
Thousands of valuable Christmas having been burned down.
lthe Manchurian dispute are con- gifts and letters were destroyed to- Incoming and outgoing mail went
» day when the Northcote post of- up in flames and thousands of peo-
1 lice burned down. Northcote is sev- ple will waitin vain for Christmas
‘en miles from Renfrew. letters. The amount of damage is
I not yet known.
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C/.fisfmns Mails  A N TA 
Tl::'rush al. the
Thursdziy night was
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paicels was somewhat less. tl e
ter mail however increased. In a
.
  ciiiilisili
Ii . _- .. not quite  -L 
igrcat as tie roco - set up the two .
' preceding nights. Tnc quantity ofIP U S S E S 3 I E Pg
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period of a day and A half over
40.000 letters were mailed. The sight MONTREAL Que-1 D69- 24-035/
of immense piles of parcels and let, the Canadian Press)-Although the
world moves forward at a rapid
I who has not seen it.
Christmas Masses
His Excellency Bishop 0'SuIiivan
Mass in St. rJunstan's Basilica on
Christmas Eve, At the Holy Re-
deemer Church Pontificai High Mass
was celebrated by the Rev. stephen
Connolly, assisted by Rev. Father
Johnston as deacon, and Rev. W.
E. Enright as sub-deacon. An elo-
quent scrmon was preached by Rev.
Joseph McGreei C.SS.R. who also
directed the choir.
Philadelphia Arrows
Defeats New Haven
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I (Canadian Press)
I PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 23.-
}The Philapelphia. Arrows scored
their fourth straight victory on their
N .
home ice last night defeating the
cw Haven Eagles by the score of
3 to 2 in a Canadian-American Lea-
gue hockey game. The victory en-
abled the Pililadelphlans to tie Pro-
videnceior first place with 13 points.
Ray Kinsella scored two goals for
the Arrows, both on passes from
Jean Pusle. Art Coulter tallied the
Arrows' other goal on o. pass from
ITommy Anderson.
New Haven launched a strong of-
fensive in the last period, Burmeis-
ter scoring on Ca'.°son's pass, and
Speycr tallyiiig on a double pass
from Carson and Burmeister.
Ca fl , ‘pf eyn ie r  Lol~_il~_g siippy . . .the dancing
'instructor wh-. teaches skating as
R' ep lies R e “3Ifl.°f‘,"."i°__,__ , .. . .....
ters is almost unbelievable to one,
. pace and customs soon become out-
lmoded, the glamor of Santa Claus
Icantlnued to exert its magical in-
Ifluence over t/oday’s children. The
Ifamiliar figure in his fur trimmed
| red suit who travels in a red sleigh
ldrawn by six teams ,of husky rein-
Iaeei- still holds his youthful follow-
‘ing despite claims that the modern
child is forsaking him.
Investigation by Montreal school
teachersdiscloses that most child-
ren up to the age of eight years
are firm believers in Santa Claus.
lAt the age of nine, a scepticism
creeps in and belief in the old gent
is about equally divided, they re-
port.
To the store Santa Claus goes
the credit or discredit for holding
the childremi thoughts. The aver-
age age of children to visit St.
Nicholas is between, as close ob-
servation by Montreal store ,offi-
cials. three and eight years of age.
Though most desert ‘Pere Noe1,'
Itheir places are taken by other
children who snuggle up to the
white bearded uid gentleman and
tell him what they want for Christ-
mas. Of course there are excep-
tions; those who find out all they
desireto know about Santa Claus at
H11 Oilily age and those who con-
tinue to visit him and write him
letters at the age of twelve and
. thirteen. Bo the time honored Santa
|Ciaus is despite all a cherished
IDOSSession of the modem child.
I
I PARIS, Dec. 24.-The Journal Of-
,ificiai today published a Govern-
ment decree fixing a quota on im-
ported canned fish as of Dec. 1 at
1,660 metric tons from the United
States.
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B r ° a d C a S tI Record&Forecast ofthe Weather
T()li0N'l'(), lieenlllllvr 25--Ii`r\‘,nT\ in
illrollg lloriil in-sr willlis. fliir with
lllitill. slmlv fillrriva toward lliizili.
illgll (lilo this lllnrlilng at 11.44 and
tnlligllt lit |032.
Bun si-la this illierllnnll nt 4.27 and
HIE! ttonlorirlw lllorl|l|l;rInt ;l.iiIi.
us qllnr er llll.i»|l "lllrsill,v, Doc.
31. 0.23 n.m.
ilumrnersllle lille eighteen minlltel
later than Cbnrioliclnwn.
rnngements were completed I was
informed the Brltlsli post oflloe and
British Broadcasting Company
stopped the progl-anime."
Lady Houston, widow of the mii-
iionairo shipowner sir Robert Hous-
ton, takes more than ordinary in-
terest in matters of Empire conccm.
It was through her generosity the
British Schneider cup team were
enabled to curry on their work and
put up new speed records last Sept-
ember, for the former Labor Clov-
ernment had decided not to allow
my appropriation for the extensive
W°1”|¢ Of Preparing the planes and
Ceffying out the arrangements for
ttbo lacing.
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