r .r I (iurloltetel Guardian“ lllvroil"tieutl"le"' Inning unldlen. Founded Ill‘! r People m" ivnlllugte help a nine who can?! help hlmeelf. but up neon ee e lnnnie able’ to help hliypelf, and _-lt, thggvjohrlvi; winking" bl: life as unconvfolfglhle nqlpibv ‘n y ' I l‘! F ~ w-s-g, “are Prim We?‘ (it tI-ilélllle . tum; meke 1...»... [rowel ‘a. s-uvq ' talent iejveiflhh-he I net knewvrlnewh It: "1 t> ly map‘ known‘ u" telene e e _men reipeetable-tadui’. '2 makes hlmlreepeetldr talent p», wealth-erect le ready ‘magi. ~ M .» .. - -,_r,...._1. ~ .3='\=‘-"*--"-T'- , Llnlnnl. lubeorlrpjtrlp-nl, Th!!!‘ l " fir“ IU- IQIL Celeb all lI-Iv-LIIJO dud SAYS i. s.‘ Ill N- .lHlltE1llliHiil ._ L’0euvre, A-sks How America Can Press France while Crush- ed With grid. ‘ iPAIUS. Dec. 30.—-The Oeuvre today publishes an article describ- ing the United States as leading the world in military, political. ec- onomic and commercial fields, say- ing ‘that its national income is two} and a half times greater than the‘ incomes of France, Germany, Ilrit- uirr and Japan altogether. "in the commercial and industri- aliields," the ne-wspaper says, "the United State's sovereignity is most clearly seen. The co-untry produces 6U per cent of the world's cotton, valued at 37.000.000.000 francs, Iu i021 1,600,000,000 tons of combus- tibles were produced. lt furnishes three-fifths of the world's copper Qntpul. The capital value of.its rullririiils is 575.000,00ll,000 francs. its eiectrlcilLfleld is ‘led by the tli-ucrai Electric Company which sold 7,000,000,000 francs worth of fittings in i923. Forty-five percent of the world's gold sleeps in New York cellars. - ~ "In the diolltical field the Amer-L, can grasp is not less evident. By‘, suggesting the Dawes Plllll. by Si“, ing to ‘Germany several hundred‘ million dollars. America has retitle- eil her relative state of servitude. "As a. consequence of the loan wlltfllfitell lll Amellllll by Belglllm ‘Parliament next week. Premier Vandervelde was obliged to modify his-budgetry proposals. "Italian capitalism is consideredI as having pledged the bulk o.‘ its industrial and economic forces to obtain financial support in theUnit od States. “Poland obtained an advance of 11:54:00,000 by niovtgaging ‘heavily irer railroads. , , “lln- Norway -. ‘ft-g! b01165 "9 tbeilng coiiiider ' w ddlne. “in France some speak ofdellv- ering the tobacco nlpnllllvly W the tobacco trust, which owns mOStI 0f tlic tobacco in the world-mot ours however. _ “The United States seizure of the wirrld is no longer a. chimera, Am- qricun rliuruco has become the mas- ter or‘ raw muiirriuls. Today it is ‘,‘lic ‘straw iucii’ who hold all the strings of power. Washington de- muuds from Fiance the sacrifice of ti0,000,000,000 francs, would swell the crashing ‘burden we face b)’ two generations. Who can make us believe that ‘the United States. villi-flied by its gold, needs our 111a?‘ l-|".’" Turkish War Council Meet (Canadian Press) UQNSTWNTIINOHDE, Dec. 30.-— The Turkish war council went nto secret session at. Angora W519 l1)’ afternoon to devise rplans in con- formity with "the new Russo-Turk- ish treaty and rclzuidinl; ll"? llllclll‘ ion of the council "of the IABKIIB °l Nations iir [uutlug the Mosul rel;- icu o; lrak tinder British mnllllnlli- DOQ-O-Q-O Condensed Specials '. RATE-dc. per word. m 1 each ‘neelrtion in till-e oolllmll- uO-O-O-O-O-OQ - ‘#‘< ‘l FOR SALE-QTYLI-SH SEMI- spued sleigh, practically new. \Vill sell cheap. Apply W. H. V. Dunbar. City, 6940-12400!“- .____....__.____._..._--- “VIOLIN TUITION: KATHLEEN Hornbywlli re-open her violin classes on January 4th.. 1925- Q091-12-31-2i ‘YOU WANT GOOD INVELOPES Prices 50 for 20c. 15° 1°? 35"" 25o for m, too ior $100- 1-°°° for $1.95. Postpaid. Guardian Office. IWANTQpaF-IVE OR OIX 000D by three cheers Bi sirdii . Nlltillfi Get Million Dollars Worth‘ ‘of Liquor in Series of Raids in Gotham. mMEW YORK. Dec. 30.-—A mill- .on ‘dollar's worth (‘bootleg prices) of high grade liquor was seized to- many “rues u", annual Tevenuu day by prohibition agents under Director Foster. whose efforts coin- bined with-those of District Attor- ney ‘Buckner against bootieggers of donuitu-red aiicoliol Assumed llru proportion of- a sweeping pre-Ncw Year's offensive. ‘The liquor consisting of as yet |undiluteil whiskeys. wines, cordials and liquors, was seize-d‘ in two raids ln Manhattan and the Bronx. least halt a million and would have had been “cut" and put on the market. Apparatus for diluting was seized in one of the raids. Attorney Bucknei-‘s agents made no arrests lu addition‘ to the ten lers of alcohol through illegal chun- nels. llo said the 11110.9, of allcohoi to boot-loggers hail almost. quad- rupled ever-night. Ilo said it bad jumped from $1.50 to $5.20 u gal- lorr. 700 Invitations For House Opening‘ (Canadian Press.) ' OTTAWA, Dec, 30—More than 700 official invitations have been issued fc-r the ‘opening of the 15th. has been the demand on the gen- ltiemzin usher of the black rod that it is now announced that uo tur- ther invitations can possibly be is- sued for the tlocr of the Senate. Canadian Left; Large Estate ficiary under the will which pro interest nature and the distribu among nephews and nieces. ment In St. James Hall The Sunday School tree and entertainment in St James llall lust niulit was a. splen il ladies parlors were opened ‘for the occasion. be stand. A handsomrlv stage and was lillnv among tho chililw-u. ovorv and fruit. The lengthy 1rrocr“ m attendance and outlook for the Sunday’ bonnet. During an interval in the pro gram the of the parents present- hy Ml‘. seated in Mil!!! success it W115- firm“: 135w l” mm 6 w a ye." Sam“ Claus andNatlonui Anthem. old. we M10307» A Large Hi-(‘TIMIAVGTY l ‘ e 000842491481. r-‘aiujrrua or‘ IVIIIY ‘JOB . - _ - . ' ‘inscription. cheaply 1nd 089ml!- tiouilyexauatoil. Guardian Gent.- "1 3,1, Q's-mtg”. lfhene ill, ‘ -~--A-¢~u--—-~<-:— adwlflfl To-AN ADVANca IN ' kl m ts 5 h- m“ and” o! p" p eetllllcng i?» some Quasar! l, ctr. per 1b. s rll.. ‘Normal ~—> WANTIU IVIRV "mlAl-ol. ‘ lb of our e It Geofle and “$15..- .90? . nliiwjneefroeirotll‘ ' ‘ ' ‘,_,",- net market prices paid. Thames mild day ‘u wnrelml Lents corner of Ore irllero Streets. R. Beer. Charlottetown. ‘i. l ‘,_, e , . e 00.. mum Bl" $33-29 ‘ma m: i: n in. (II. Apply closed with. til! |FOll0WlDK is’ the Dflllllllllll ll A l Sini- thglllllizrasbll). nligiiriorie Chandler. Recitation. Ruby Bmllll- t Recitation. Gear!» B""‘° l- Dlalogue. Janet McLaren lliargaret Prowle- flong, Away in 8 MMIKBT- _ Iiecltation. Msrilnret lllllllll‘ ‘ Solo. Janet Mcb-‘lfell- dlecltatlnn. Pauline LePaiie- Solo. Billy ROKHH- I awunflon, (ii-urge ‘Clitllifl er. Recitation. and" “~"'@Y'l"*~ _ (Dialogue, The Wondrous Still. Solo. Lyn Burnett. Recitation. Josie Smith. Roeitgtion, Jack Chandler. Recitation. Artie Wright- Solo. Mnrnret Cameron. Minteter tremhrks.) Recitation, The: Billet- Authoritice said it was worth ‘at vmpe m ma sumlne], nlonms of S0 lzreatdollars. Thus it can be seen that “deg for mm- “uat funds 01> a [ifelflilibtllii of ruouey investor] in tour- tion lof the residue ot_’,the eslatcllcfr‘ lll-“lll 551m". ceptionally curly, and by the lilthl Christmas id success. the hall including the in: filled to their utmost capacity. 11511519.; 1119 90551511114135 O1 W051. even the aisles being provided with em Canada and the, 111,119“ $13183. extra chairs and marry obliged to and new efldenuy 1001,1115 10,- new ‘llllcll l" fir the furtherance of the tourist appended was nniriruvw-i-d by the Sunday School Superintendent, Mr D. A. McKlnnoii who spoke a few words of appreciation rnr the large the t-uc rurngint; Minister, Rov. W. l]. Miilr spoke to the children con- gratulating tllélll l!" lllell‘ exml” association, not only for the splen- lent performance and also express- ("d canlpmgn of 9,091,311,111“ 11 has ing his illcaflllrfl l" "elllg 5° mall!’ carried on. but also for ‘the service A hearty vote of thanks moved lw Mr, K. J Marlin llllll B°°°llll°ll large and centrally located office, ‘ A. w. Hyndmun was pre- Ethel Stewart. quarters of the Women's institii-t- whose umlrlniz efforts in tratntnil as, whose display or the children during the M8! T9" made the office a very intrreatini vw-oks are Rrelllly nmlfonllllflll- l1l'|and instructive‘ place for tourists so to Miss Jessie Fullerton. Mill! Tait. nun all those who unsalted iu making llle lllllerllllnment “l” ority that the local tourist associa- ruur was followed tion is the best equipped. m» hast and ii tiger for Qfggvnilfld. and boat run oririnitnv] tho entertainment- tion in the rMaritimc‘ ‘Provinces. Chorus by audience, Hymn. He'll and _ nett. .. Tourist Traffic Brought Island ‘ $825,000 In 192E,»- That the summer tourist ‘traffic into Prince ‘Edward ‘Island has in the pasg few years grown ‘by leaps and bounds, is clearly shown by statistics that. have been ‘made available -to the Guardian by the ‘P. E. ‘l. Tourist Association. The work that has already been done by this Publicity organization in fostering what promises in time to be the LPiovlncehi greatest la- dustry, has even now multiplied that the Island derives from this source. This years summer palssenger traffic was thirty percent greater than that of 1924, and in 1924 ‘the number of people coming to Prince Edward Island durirrg the holiday season‘ was approximately 36,000. which would make the number for 1925 about 47.000. Twenty one hun- dred tears crossed over to this Pro- 1025, compared with fourteen hun- “lll ll" “ll” "lll" "WWW" "m" l‘ tired n. 11m, and eight hundred in- joy health and prosperity during tlhe coming New 1923. lt has been said by some that the Island bias a short tourist gea- son, and therefore‘ is not so attrac- tive ‘tn tourists as those of yeslerlllly l" his mllnlhlll M “l that enjoy longer suinmerslflalfitl‘: M 3. I1 y this year 1he tourists ‘bl-gnu t) pour into the island early in June, and tho tourist business wits still boom- ing in September .t_lius giving this Province a season of at least twelve weeks. which is ‘as loirg as ‘the sea- son in almost every well-known. tourist resort. ~ a‘ A conservative estimate of the, boua fide- tourists who visited P. E. I. this year would 1iiuce the num- ber at about eleven ‘thousand. and according ‘to the Government bur- eau of statistics the average tourist. in bis stay of about two weeks. leaves behind about seventy five the industry was worth to the ls- lainl last year approximately 8825,- 000. ‘lt is interesting to compare the revenue f-roni this comparativ- ely new industry, which requires no capital to operate. wl-th that derived from the other leading in- dustries of the Province, which generally operate- with a overhead. Though the fox industry bmught $2,750,000 ‘into tbe Island OTTAWA‘ Dem 30_A" 95mm o1 this year. this was returns on an $2,703.80!) was left by Sh. phmry investment 0i’ approximately 820-. KellyEgan, well known Ottawa "Ollollll ‘l-Flllewllle‘ wllll ll"? "llleri Lumberman, who died in October. _ Lady Egan is the 1rrillclpdl ‘bciio- can‘. rents-scaled ‘lltercsl industries, the incomes i uevery on‘ ra Jorge capital investment. Brit the Jliits by the island ‘this year was r Although tho irlg mouths for ftcurlst traffic this year were July iiud August. the Season stmrte-d ex-‘ of June five hundred auii twenty‘ Raven curs compared with three Tbuuilrcd dud ‘twcuty seven in 1924. came tirrouizh St. Stephen, the American gateway for tourists com-‘ ing lIlt-"l ‘Plasrtrrn (lairailzr. rNova Scotiu had 115.000 summer -visltors and New Brunswick, 100.‘ ' 000. in 1925. Thlsis an inororase in 8118i.- ‘ wards. after having almost ex- caannorrarowu, canard, "luau-SD ‘chase GeneralA1111‘:;‘5Y32“'..?l"“i:;.°‘.;‘.2'°$li.iii? ‘heavy , ‘both these ‘Provinces and a sign‘ llllinllllntl Wlllllll that ‘the traffic is turning ‘t- l r OTTAWA, Dec. 30, I925--Your correspondent called upon the Leader of tihe Opposition ‘last even- ing and was favoured ‘Wiilh the following New Year’s messa e for tihe people of your province :— - ‘-‘ ‘oniglit. we say farewell 0o the year 1925. Tlhe twelve months so soon to ‘close brought with it difficulties to be surmounted and problem's to be solved. 'D'i1ese”are now. ‘belhind us. The year 1926 will bring ‘its inevitable responsibilities and oppor- tunities, but remembering bhe experience and the "teaching of 1925 we face Che future with renewed hope ‘and confidence. Maly tlhe readers of The Guardian and the people of Prince Edward Island en- Year.” ' ARTHUR MEIGHEN i$iglledl l Drug Addicts About 2,000 (Canadian Press) (Canadian Press) ‘BERLIN. Dec. Kid-There was 8, TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 30.—A sudden and remarkable increase in challenge to a statement recently the number ct‘ unemployed in Ger-‘publlshed that there were from five many receiving relief during tire,to.six thousand drug addicts in eurlylweek or‘ ‘December. On DecemzToronto alone and that the number ber first the n-umber was 677-000 in the province of Ontario is very and on December l5, it bad mount- large, was issued last night by Rev. ed to 1,057,000. Gilbert Agar, Secretary of the Soc- lai Service ‘Council of Ontario, Rev. Mr. Agar declared that 1,500 to 2.- 000 in the whole province was the Unemployed Re- lief List were residents of Toronto. moo-i Bomb British Now In ‘."‘.?a‘=::.::::.‘>.... first.‘ 1°! ' ' ‘ ~' pational Z o n e Shit Cheng and several members of (Speelr to The Guardian) his staff have been murdered ~by a bomb after reporting yesterday to Tsian Chi Jul. chief executive on ‘wugggAmgN, Rhlneland. Ger. the results‘ of his recent tour ofmany‘, Dem 30|__-1~1w Occupauona] Europe, United States and Japan. laummm. 1n the “nesbaden zone (lent-rill Chung left lo visit- oti1er,1-01,10w1ng the evamauon o! C01. Staff Killed By about five o'clock, a star-or comet fully ‘the size of AY, neoplasms a1", "1925 it Hlllltllilifil llilM lltliiiilli llll- lllllllllll"uir:.:;l°"ireri: Northern Skies by Clergyman, at Chel- sca,Quebec. ‘OTTAWA. Dec. 30.—In the opin- ion of Ralph Delury, Dominion gav- ernmvnt astronomer, an unusual phenomenon witnessed in the nor- thern lklfig this evendag by Rev. E. G. May. rector of the Anglican church at Chelsea, Qua. and other residents of that district. may mean that a huge meteorite has dropped tic earth somewhere in this dis- trilct. The interest of the astronomical authorities has been aroused by the report which has been furnished by Rev. ‘Mr. Mfly and an effort will eh made ‘to ascertain if possible where thevtsltor f-rom the skies muted. and to locate it if mae- e. lRev. Mr. May stated that he was seated in his study. the window of which faces the Kingemere bills. when-be saw the eastern gwr. which flashed ac- mss-the ‘sky in a brilliant illumina- tion. and disappeared over the rim of the hills, which were fully lit up ‘by the reflection. After it had passed beyond the horizon formed by the hille. 8. narrow band of brilliant ll-glrt remained visible for fully five minutes. ‘to gradually ‘disappear as though dispersed by wind, ‘Mr. Delury stated that in all pro- bability the phenomenon was due tn ‘the ‘fall of a large meteorite somewhere lit the Ottawa district and an endeavor will be made to locate i-t. ‘HAM-ELTON. Dec. 30.-—<A failing star or meteor wee noticed ‘by sev- era-i people here tonight, as it dee- crlbed e. wide arc over the city. Ac- cording to one witness lit. first be- came visible in the south. It trav- eled at" greats speed and left a trail of light blue flame. Wheat Prices Soar To New Levels military lenders and iris train wairogne w,“ turned over by they bombed at Luugfang. The hOlllrlllprelych to the Brmsh today at a; was thrown by llu Cheng Wu. simgsymple mung”, ceremony on the- of tien. Lu Chief Chung who waiuscmusspla ‘the French genera] head lllllell ll)’ Gen‘ H5“ lll 1918 ill “charters. The tricolor was lowered, llllllllilel- l-ll Cllellil W" l-‘Xllllllllellirnil the l‘ulou Jack hoisted after his act as revenge for his father‘s.'wh1ch the troops marched 1n m. death. v19“, Floods Cause Damage Attempting ‘r0 Deal Ill lflllialll With Communism I (Canadian Frees) In Army ‘LONDON, Dec. iilk-éltapid thaw- (Canadlan Press) iirg of snow and continued heavy LONDON, Dec. 30.— Communist r playgrounds. The tourist supply is "Clilllalllll allll ‘therefore.- being brought. nearer to electrically lighted Christmas tree made u vary pretty setting for the “ll'llll‘l‘ll ll-l’ their eyes to the‘ fact ‘thll-t u wond- Santo ltllll lt-‘i lillllllllw‘ lll-‘llllllllllllllll orful investment ‘is being offered l‘l t present. receiving a bug of cuuily Prince Iddwnrrd island every day, and people are now obliged to open to them. Ontario has taken iiill cognizance ol‘ that fact. and this yurr will expend a sum of 535.000 trade in that Province. During the present Christmas season ‘the prevalence of American money here was remarked upon by many, and this is only one other indication of the returns the- trof- ' flc broirght ‘the island during ‘the present season. Great credit i5 due to the local it rendered to the visitors ‘by the establishment in this city of n with which was combined the head- handicraft to visit. it has been stated mi good auth- Recitation. Frances Titus. , .- Recitation, Gordon Hyde. ' Solo. Susanne Mclflnuon. Recitation, Bobby Large. Recitation. Doris Prowse. Recitation, Ralph Smith. Chorus, "Once in Royal David's rains are causing serious floods iirl . r ' it nd' .‘.‘I.“.’Z’..-ZIZ{.‘.“.E l.§.l°.‘ii.‘§'..r.i'.'é.§.d.Iv-ov-s-r-d- ‘n w» ‘my m1 “=1- ‘mlvops l“ n my are mp1,"), rlslngllng been dealt with the authorities lthe Avon is seven feet out of its'lll'° "OW- attempting to ‘break up 8i- lbairks, and rxruch farm land along “llllll Plllllallalldll lll ‘he "my- the Doc, Seven and the Clyde is in’ The “my collmlll ll“ lllllllell ll ‘mdmum letter to all cominnudiirg officers at (home and abroad calling attention to a leaflet recently distributed T Toldnroirg troops throughout the coun- W, le G try by Communists. Fathers Body May Be llONDONkDeciyiid-TA ‘wireless Fed To Vultures IIIBSSIII-Ie t0 4 oyl S reve VCI )y Way . ' Before He Arrives of Valentin. ‘Ireland and signed by] the Captain of the Dutch steamer, "TORlONTO. Dec. 30.-—-M. Jal Crijusscu says: J “P . lEll d ff t r Ganglia; “t {fQ-Qigck 1:13:15 igilfisgbnstur C. lPavry, Pb. D.. sailed off poqmon 4849 norm lamude 1037 eastward today. His tiestination is ivest longitude steering 258 de-‘n°l"llay‘ where ll“ Wlll become lllgll glee“ She ‘did fiat answer m“, wlregpriest of the ‘Purses. the spiritual lelsits gall," nothing seemed wrong gsilghrgs ‘zagllllgglfll °t lndllm mo" w l‘ m" Dr. Pavry is only twenty-six years old. ‘In Bombay they will wel- Rlldyard Klrllns 0011- 1x:1i‘r.;r:::.,i'*i.z.zzir:ii.iz'zrnz ‘ izor-coastsrlans. Dr. ~I"-avry's father. ;the priest of the Purses. is dying in ‘Bombay. (Canadian Preee) Even ‘before the- 30D arrives. the llUItWASH, Eng, Dec, 30—Rud- body of his father may be placed yard Kipling. who has been ‘ill in the ‘Tower of Bilence" where with pneumonia, is still confined vultures will‘ take the flesh. leav- to his room, but is making stendy1ing the bones to ‘be spirited over progress toward convalescence. “(‘.hinvad" the ‘bridge of heaven. . l‘: 922281213318 religion of Dr. Chamberlain And ’T“_.__..'.___- Mussolini Confer 901111111011 Apples --<0 may." i Recitation. Newton Large. 1 Recitation. Sarah Hyde. Recitation, Niol Burnett. Duet. MiifiP-Yi Rogers and Cath-llni and ‘oriue ilyndman. |F0relsn Recitation. Betty Drift. 1st the Bristol rliotel Tuesday- Recltation. Lemuel Prowss. . ‘ist i Recitation. ‘John Denney. Oberlin Holy Night (by the boys) ‘, Solo. Ina Muir. 1 Dialnzue. The Christmas Spirit-- Recitation. Good-alibi. Lyn mil‘ l ..i1- ' Snln and Chorus, Doris Tait. solowacation. Mussolini met him at the Dept, RAIPPALLO. Italy. Dec. 30.- Dt-bm "ind disarmament were leng- nmy discussed by ‘Premier Mussol- ‘OTTAIWA. Dec 80-May Majesty. Sir Austen Chamberlain. the Queen, and the Prince of Minis-tor of Great Britain. Wales. have each accepted e box cf Canadian apples, according to Sir Austen ‘i; on a Chrietmas a communication received by the of Agriculture from the station and immediately after the High Commlslione ‘s office in Loll- conversatlon the Premier returned don. _ 1o 11mm, ‘ These applee were Ontario Nor- For The King- ‘boa-ts from reaching the The ‘Italian debt. funding mission thern 8W8. flown tn Western On- ls expected to arrive in London tar-lo: and formed part of n ship- iduflu‘ 11.9 g1"; week of the New meat. to the high Commissioner for which wold have tot-ll rceourcee of i m", prelentltiou purposes. (Special to The Guardian) ‘SOFIA, Dec. ilCr-‘Premrer Thcauk off was notified by the .‘\-rllud rtp- reseutatives today that the Allies will withdraw their military con- trol commission from Bulgaria _iu the immediate future. This decis- on has been taken as the result or‘ a report to the Council of Ambas- sadors that all the military provis- ions of the peace treaty with Illul- garia have ‘been complied with. The commission will marks its ilnal inspection of Bulgaria's armaments this week. Cannot Rescue Light Keeper (Canadian Prue) sr. ‘lVlES. ‘Cornwall. England- Dec. 30,-Out in the Godfrey light- house on a storm-beaten rock o the Cornish coast Young ‘Thornllfi Evans has been working Single- handed for five sleepless days and nights to keep his llsht in order.’ while parties from shore have lllll- ‘tled vainly to take‘ him aid through the gale-swept 598B. Evans‘ co-worlter was taken from the lighthouse last Thursday with’ pneumonia, and since then the fierce storm hes prevented all beacon. Nevertheless. the great light has continued nightlyto warn shipp- ing away from the dangerous rocks. dlior murteen hours each nisllt- Evans has had to keep ‘the lflIDD burning. By day he bu to clean the lamp and replenish it with nil. which is raised laboriously ‘by wind- lass from the bottom of the light- house. ‘How he hag stood the strain without sleep aobodpy understands. Further attempts are being made m reach him with the 9t. Ives life- boat. Huge Banking Mer- ger In N. Y. Ru- mored Near ‘NEW YORK. Dec. 80.—~A gigan- tic banking merger. embracing several of the citfil largest banks. with combined resources in ex- oene of a billion dollars. was re- ported in Wall Street yesterday to be imminent. Bevan institutions were mentioned in varione com- binetione. John Mcl-Iugh, president of the Mechanics‘ and Metals‘ Bank. ed- THE lllllllll Amendmch? u» Ad- dress May be Moved by Hon. Mr. Meigh- en. (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Out., Dec. 30.—-Con- servative members willhold a can‘ cus as soon as the members elect foregather here to attend the open- ing of ‘the 15th. parliament. As yet. definite date for the meeting has not been determined but in all probabilities it will be held im the date ‘parliament, convenes or on the following day. conference between Right lion. Ar- thur Melghen. Conservative leader and other leading members of the party. The date for this conference has been tentatively set for Wed- nesday of next ‘week, (Special to The Guardian) OTTAWA, Dec. BOP-While no definite decision will be arrived at until the Conservative members hold their caucus here on January 7 or 8 it. is generally believed in ‘welt informed circles that an am‘ endment to the address in reply to thqspeech from the Throne will be moved by the Conservatives early in the debate. Present indications point to the likelihood of the ani- eudrneut being moved tn the House by lRt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, Con- servative leader following his speech‘ on the debate. The nature of the probable amendment will of course not be decided upon until the caucus is held. Arrangements are also being ‘made for a contem- plated (mucus of the members of the Ginger group tentatively sche- Participation in Arma- ment Discussion is Regarded of Great Importance. (Canadian Prue) ‘GENEVA. ill-v. illL-Despa-tclres froin tiii‘ Univ.‘ Rtates prodl-‘tnrg that tlu- lfiur- ‘i tastes will ucupt the invltiltiorr oi ‘the IA-zruuc- 0f ‘Nations to parllcipata in its pro- llrninary dlssruiarnent studio; and ‘The general caucus it is under-rl-llflt the Selnlte is readyto approve stood will likely be preceded by all-lll-llell States adherence to lire Pcrnraneut Court of Interiratloiral Justice‘ are causing intense lin- terest iii League of Nuitious circl- es. There they are interpreted as indications of increased United States cooperation with (huc-va Beginning with the meeting in Peb- ruary of the preparatory cuumiss- ion on ilisarrnaiue-ut the League is looking forward to a formidable program of activities for 192G. With Germany probably entering the League in lMarch. League officials expect Geneva to ‘become an in- creasingly important international centre possessing a ‘growing pract- ical interest for tbe United States. Therc- is a rising emphasis plac- ed hore on the probalbility that Eur- ope is elaborating an economic un- lcn based on Geneva but which re- ally has its gene-sis in the iucords reached at Locarno, which are linked with the League. 'l‘her:-fore. it is the be-lief of offciais thdt Washington will find it increasingly to her advantage to deal with Gen- eva, which is beginning to become the seat of international affairs. ‘The expected participation of the duied to take place January 5th two days ‘before Parliament assem- bles to consider matters respecting; the attitude to be pursued by this‘, group in the next parliament. The question auto which slde_of the chamber‘ ‘they will occupy will come before the meeting for coir- Ulllted States in the League's di:- armamrrit activities is regarded as particularly fortunate, as it is be- lieved that the United States dele- gates can beef considerable aid e0 the attainment of practical results provided ‘they avoid taking‘ sides on laud armament questions which sideration. in the meantime seating arrangements have ‘been made for‘ the other parties in the chamber. , The Progressives have chosen to‘ sit on the governments’ side. Mem- bers of' the Ginger group may de- ,ci<de to sit on the opposition side it .l;; bellr-veil. United Efforts To Eliminate Waste‘ 1 (Canadian Press.) 4 . OTTAWA. Dec. 30—An lmp0rt~ growing out of the trl-al ‘of ‘ant step in the (iii-action of econo- my_for the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways by the elimination of needless and costly ‘duplication of train service was launounizetl today. by Right I-loii ‘George P. Graham. Minister of Railways and Canals. who stated [that according to communications ljust received from Sir Henry Thornton and Mr. l-J. W. Beatty. K. C., the traffic and operating of- partlculnrly concern Europe and which ruay cause differences b0- tween Britain, Germany and Fran- ce. Germany is expected to make a strong bid for tbe disarmament of her nefghhors in the same prqpor. lion ‘Ils iivr own t-uforccd disarma- ment. 1 1, : .- .....‘,‘,. -».1...,»,..,. M,“ "W. -,,, ,‘_ H. _., , . . . ,. ,. r 1 4 '1. ,. 1...,‘ ‘:r-' I uiutuul tins. s-rn-lar L0 Lil-Al. WlllCll obtained ul, Locarnu. rllcaulvlrilc Geneva officials are much concerned over the relations between Russia and Switzerland the the ,1 . ,.' Swiss engineer Conradi, for Vorowsky murder. Chinese In Action Against Christians TOKIO, Dec. 30—An anti-Cirris- tiarr demonstration occurred at Nanking, China, over the week-end naccording to despatchos received flciuls of the two rallrviigrs have hem ‘constituted themselves into a joint permanent committee to deal iu a fair and broad way with all ques- tions of i-oirrpt-litivro service in ef- fect oronoruy dud 1irescrve at tire siiiue time t-ffir-ieircy. r l ‘fi-rli‘. lHVEHTOR ow fat: snow SHOVEL l5 N0 FfilfiND O‘ MtNE; roaorvro. Dec. ill-Maritime fresh westerly winds. fair and mod- l. Students of the American lliis- sion University are reported to have partieliraf~li in the outburst which caused tome concern be‘ cause of the four that it would spread. i___-alv 6 Announce-meats, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc. "lit. Stewart ‘Special show. Hall, Tuesday. 6982. "Remember clearance sale or‘ stock, crop and farm implements. Cap. Duthlefs, Cornwall, Wednes- day, January 6th.. at 1 o'clock. 8990-12-3-41 "Warning —See the Big West- ern Show thrills, adventures. Vic- toria Friday 1st, Fredericton Mon- day. if stormy show cancelled. 7004-8-11 "Belfast Farmer's institute An- nual IMeetlng. Saturday. Jan 2nd. 6983 12 81 21. "Come to the Christmas concert at Christian Church, New Glasgow. Friday. January 1st. Admission I5 cts. 6980-30-2i. erately cold. Tomato. fair . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25-16 .. 6- ‘Sun sets this evening at 4.20 and mlttnt IMP rirlit that negotiations rises to moi-row morning at 7.41. were under way with the Chue dust quarter moon. Thursday. National Bank looking to e merger January 7th 7.28 m m. nine hundred inllllen dollars. uIIIIIIIDOIIIGB tide eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown. "Coming. Xvi-stern Show, One 2 Shot, Ranger. with Pete Morrison.‘ Montreal, clear ‘G Helm“ 1e“ ‘ . _ _ H __ uopgetown ‘Friday; hlontague, gharlotiefown. fair . 2g»? Saturn“ 8mm" mama,‘ Halifax. cloudy 18-4 ‘ M“ St. John. clear .. . 16-—¢ "Hnpailwfinmatlc soda" §Z§§°§‘,;,,?,‘,"“{,,;,.'" ' gté: Will Dresetlt the four act drama, ~ ‘ --------- “ "Home rm" In Hope nivsi- tutu rl-iigh tide this afternoon at Mona‘ J 4h ' 1119 and tonight M, 11.10. QDECM{1BI‘““"Y l bi;- "A meeting of the Sharehoidere of York list] will be held hi the Hall, January mu at a cfclocbi" ‘Heath Velny, 8ec‘y. ‘ "--=' riwas- wm"-.ecI.-'-auea_r>.t“ M|:*|;l‘)7‘r ‘. 1A‘- s-Tiffv. .1‘ .-....-.... “.77., .