__ jiorial relations. reassuring statements font two re- lldole sources -¢the Bank of Mon‘ tread News Letter and the Dominion Direau of stazistkzs-shcwiving aj oontsnucd upswing in economic‘ conditions. with the avrproach of another calciidar year 1t as pleas- ing in not» that Canada's trade abroad continues- to incense. with a favorable balance far in cxcess of tho estnnati- 01' one hundre-d million dollars. made some time ago. During the twelve complete [months since two Blilbll Empire hide nRrvoinr-nts ivvn‘ into effect last Novrmber. ilin- A_\ from De- cember 1932 to N \ v.1: i- i933 in- lluaive, Canada's (lOIHCQ/l exports _fi Empire countries totalled in ‘value $25l.l80,000, wmparod with I2l727IL000 in the prcvious twelve “months, an increase of $33.90'I.000 yr over 15 1-2 per cent. 1n the period. The greater part of this increase is in exports to Great Britain but the percentage of ex- ports to British Dominions is near- i as great. the most notable be- hg to South Africa, which 1n the l” months since the trade agree- neat with that Dominion went in- fo affect £01k P‘ adian products lathe value of USA3000. compar- Il with 81,917.00!) in the corres- Imding period of last year. Indicate-I. Quota I. labia. locoaary—lilaaa Alaoolaao Idlaaaa- IIIIII‘ Dally (lauded III) ll-Dilayoarflnalvaaaflnallodla CHRISTMAS CHEER lion than the usual warmth and ____!eartinea| characterised the oele- bration this year of Christmas throughout the city and Province. _ lilo church services were very largo- y attended, and were fully in keep- hig with the spirit of the occasion. Vbitations were made to the hos- pitals, the orphanages, the Sanator- hm and the Infirmary. Many needy children were the recipients of Christmas cheer at the Dispensary Ohrishnas tree. by the Salvation Army and other organizations; and all those on the Santa Pal list were attended to. There were many happy family reunions, and the ex- ahaiige of presents, cards and greetings was naver more in evi- dEDCE. 1t was evident. also this year that more money was in circulation, and é-Qghere was a greater spirit of optim- ‘am among merchants and others. ‘Tfhan for some years past. The jjooras for several Christmas were crowded with shop- pers, and there was a great rush of business through the post office. The weather also was favourable i0 the CXlJOffHICIlI. of Christmas in the tune-honoured fashion. There was a sufficiency of snow to make good roads. and the temperature was mild and agrccuble. 1n addition to the magnificent religious music provided at the church services. a fine Christmas broadcast was heard on Christmas Eve over the Canadian Commission hookup, including the chanting of Lauds and Benediction by the Ben- edictine Monks in Germany and the singing of Christmas carols by a boys’ choir in Berlin, as well as a fine rendition of several of the choruses from Handel's "Messiah" horn Vancouver. Of special interest was the Em- pire broadcast on Christmas morn- ing, the message by His Majesty the King. and the exchange of greet- ings DCIWCOn the far-flung ccntrus of the Empire, living hrard with great appreciation and enjoyment he re. From thr- news despzitclies, it 1s avident that the Christmas 5911'"- vms vcry generally lflflflllCSlCd on this occasion. and that the feeling of returning economic stability is widespread. Such feeling is it in itself an important factor iii mak- ing for bciicr times. It should give an impetus in (‘RXTYIDIZ us into tlic coming New Year with renrwcd hope and confidence. The signs and portciiis are favorable; and 1f we succeed niso in carrying over acme Hlflisllli" o.’ the rood will and harmony ifrllcrnicii bv the Christ- Iias celebratnn. than‘ can be no doubt asto lhr- bmiviicial result, not only upon individuals and commun- ities, but in national and interna- BRIGHTENING SKIES Saturdays Guardian ri-ntuncd .-c-:'|'o'.a. ' _ latter aal it; Blanche-LI. tuna, I.J.l. Ira-i I oorruponclng period in 1Q. ‘Ibo total o! eapenditun, ism by $13,600,000. Since there re- fisoal year-Jiisssmbei’ to March- tobereportedthetotalotihercv- enue is likely u» be in eaoeas of that of u» 1m fiscal year and u» "mi ll" "W" “m!” Finance Minister may be ab]; ta report amnething like a balancing binding m" of the budget, so much to ho de- I80 in the lvuwr cites but which has not been effective in rural ' izricts. The Goya-runner. and organisations are baoklnl it. Austria is hard-pressed by trade A _ compet tion from countries upon her Canada. recently had another in I l ' H“ as“, obligations u‘ such that were all the parties and racial elements within RURAL MAIL DELIVERY days before terssting anniversary. It was the Silver Jubilee of the inauguration of Rural Mail Dellveiy, which has 5115*?“ “néwélhem "m"! an heart, wpe o account been such ‘ boon 1° m’ “m” and produce a balance: blanket, the would requi-e a. concerted and nous heave. But s situation in tural sections of the Formerly the farmers were oanpel- stren to m u, the nun,“ p0“ “m, m‘. which at least a half-dozen difler- . _ ent political parties are fighting each their mail. sometimes at o0nside.- “bu, n”, precedenc ‘n the mush” able inconvenience. Twenty-five ma, Wars ago conditions were improved, in! 0:21 Oil" 6?" 0111i’ l8- afl grava a most d1 cut problem m6 m ex“ “g “a” Nut“ me and servos to show that whatever glamor inheres the democratic sys- tem upon Austrian territory, the soils for raising a good crop Dominion. gut residents were permitted to install mail boxes, into which a inail car- rier would deposit mall addressed w them and collect mail matter m" °'°.""“°d“Y ‘l’ "Ylhl" W‘ they wished to go forward and tab: mum)“ same to the post ofllce. Unaan poe- tal condtions were thus brought to imhiv. “$6M M’ Will-Illumi- l! rural residents. Substantial was the endorsation of the scheme by thc public. New regulations were enn- April, i912, extending the service residing in rural (llziflCl-S along and oont guous to well-defined main thoroughfares. Couriers on these routes Were com- missioned to sell stamps and take appucagions M o”; u, day Times, London. ungmtefully. a u Mn” always look to the future. never to the pan. What the Govetmient has done-and how wonderful its suc- om in the coonomc sphere is prov- cd by the state of other countr es- is less relevant to the formation of popular opinion than what, a La- bour Government would do if it‘ succeeded to power and dved oil orders and postal notes. There were at that date about 900 such routes. The part the system has played, if! bettering living mn- Gltions in rural Canada, is cbvious. Thre aie now in operation about 4.400 routes, with over 2.36.000 mail boxes-the farmer's 90st. office at m9 mum“ ‘wmgbmrd “t mm‘ prative prosperity that the Nation- al Government has erected. EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM The annual survey of education in Canada, published with a. wealth of tables by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. has this interesting speculation on school enrolment: “For the first time in the his- tory of Canada the census of 1931 showed a smaller number of children under the age of five than between the ages of five and nine Ia i'.ve year group in each case.) This moans that the num- ber starting to school in the next “V! years will not be sufficient to replace those who started in the preced ng five years and school attendance will consequent- ly declne unless children stay in school to a later age and thus keep up the total enrolment." that Education is one of our greatest enterprises. In 1982 there was a t0- tnl enrolment in Canadian schooLs. colleges and universities of 2.593.- 116, whch was one-quarter of the PUBLIC FINANCE Evidence of the eomomy Prim!" ed by the Bennett Govcrnrnnt is shown .n the latest figures issued by the Domin.on Bmvau of Stat- istiu. The total current expendi- twe in the first eight months of the current fiscal year was I064.- _ and the adoption of protective tar- mm‘ u mnpred ‘mh ‘mm’ ills pvo various countres the first 56'! in the some montlu of last year. The grand total ewmdituio in- Junta-as alaauvthalawkasgoltantaaan- and mnumnvwul ‘meilloimqyoouislnedwithaflloyelof incroaaaoffifilflla in Norman: up ssoomparodwlhtlaoua-rupcnd- I ingmmthoflastysarhaattluto- talfortbclllhtnuaithadthlflt- mfignwmum"m""'“h"’°““w mlycar,whichbaginadgrilll,tsdtho the conference tslble find themselves at war. II ‘E i Bail I I iiiili ll: 0o the an. ' 1m f - a! aatolaoliil: o! fil-rofflzleealriileflshghtmng’ lilo!" an surrounded b l a 5i 5 5 FEE 3i i i Iaoarnodara and tbatiaway aaeetoprotoctuailn Wearclnapoaltloato anoa service, and welcome your inquiries for m]. vlcc and information. Hyndman & CC” Limited , Tho Oldest Insurance Agents in P. E. l. Lower Queen Street i .s ‘f is WI olploy the system of insur- anciaily. F E5 iii? r i §§§§§§§3 t ragga E355 5; §5§§§§a 101k in the Provision of 19:11. China, want brides with perfect feet. They have started a oampa‘ E E E i ‘u began to have some ‘ dltions made to his ually helped the other mechanics in Within a short time take a little interest _ | fession. finally opened his now his old self 53 =r girl with boimd The drive is an in‘ d‘ tion of the lntl-‘COL merit started r E i it .5; 5? scientific name 1a- treatment that cured this prod’ ional man is "oocupatimal “dim-w lmsuln it ain- ply means "work." A great mental specialist has aald "Occupational thera rank with anacsthe suffering out of disease, and with antitoxins in shortening of time a disease lasts." “Occupational therapy ~ yq-g _ should be used 1n all kinds o! hos- pitals and in almost all kinda o! cures. It stimulates the muscles and circulation and satisfies the mind and emotions. The artic the patient is simply a A "cured patient" if pywiliauaoday tiasinfakiulthe g5 s§aE and at woof the voice shout- The thought then. when you me the various articles made by return- ed soldiers or patients of various in- stitutions, is to remember that the article itself is not 1m is simply a by-product. but that in the making of the article tho patiant himself was undergoing tnatlnent, which may have brought him back to his family, and to the community, entirely cunt! of his mcntad illness. It is possible that many of in who are not patients in these initi- tutions might be helped by using our hands and minds at some form of work that would require our at- tention to develop or complete it, and would give us that much leaa time to think about ailments, real staturo, and many among m, have tho manners and bearing m- usually men. and with a atom of knowledge far beyond farming matters, m solitude and ths long winter om- inaagivo themtinie toicaduil reflect, and they are for the zma part keen politicians, with tbewia of eoonomcis based on intelligent study. The days of rapine aid plunder are happily passed way! And now we bid a long farewell» dale. and fell, moor and m and all the glamorous scenery g Old Northumlaia. and passig a fann- houso at Down Burn. near Now- oastlgapairoffat oxen aoat- tractod his attsntim that at nliht time he drovg them off. At Lahor- costhesoldthemtoanoldfarmsr whom he met, and over a bottle of wins offend to buy the beautiful that the farmer rods. "My man!" was the reply. “no, not for all Cumberland would I sell her! Jlerilih h not to be found." “I cannot blame you," said Dicky, “but with so many thieves about, I would W0 have no more use 1hr dicta- Great Britain than we have gunmen, HKKNJCXS, concentration camp and other modern features of life abroad. Our fast dictator was 5e mm] t Cromwell. We got over all that sort q y adopted a omwa m of thing three centuries ago. Now, with a. stable Government and a constitution based on common sense, we owe our lead in world affairs to the absence of civil and political up- beavsls-‘Innday Sunday Chronicle. Democratic polltiu, says the Sun- Monaco & Mississippi ITorontn Mail and Empire) In recent years the American pub- lic has berm reminded, rudely per- haps, of what it had forgotten thus many years, namely, states of the union had publicly ro- pudiated debts owed to foreign cred- Ii. was suggested that these debts, amounting with interest to scores of millions of dollars, might 0G be regarded as a set off against war debt-s owed the United States. But there was no favorable response. rcpudiating states have no more ides of making good these debts than o! making good the grcenbacks issued by Jeff Davis at the time of the Civil War. Nor baa the United States Government any power to force payment by the in- dividusl states. although it has been argued that by withholding Iladcrai subsidies it might br time. But there is no chance in tha world that it would apply this kind Dicb departed. The hex; morning the mare was gone. ‘rho robber was on his way homo across Balt- whiatis m1, when he met a farmer whoaskediffiohadaevnayoksof ouch in his travels. Without heal- tation Dicky said he had. and di- rected the enquirar to die place sold them. “Look hero." said the farmer, “I'm com- —-0l‘l-- Wcdnesday 6' ’l‘liursday The qacallon la whether Ihnoc and Germany. in collaboration with the other Great Powezs of Europe. can resolve ther differences common objectives and methods of diplomacy. Oan they reach an un- derstanding on the claims which each is pwpamd u» uphold by war. lothatlfllrflpcmuyoomebackw POOLE o THOMPSON 9 icky soidthemumuidthofumoriode s? 5E? and hqotflte an agreement reg- ulating national armaments on an equal and defensive basis? If the negotiations do not lead back to Geneva, they have failed of their primary purpose, because there is nothing more certain than that na- tions which rely on armaments for their security will sooner or later 5 E E L‘ I I I RIOR PELTS llbalally wlila IIIIIIAL FOX BIS- t Ideas sa all far nan-iota an realised by IIPIBIAL PRODUCTS their staple INCREASED PELT VALUES foilowrualarusallllPIllAl-lwlilolaareprcparedfrom world's loading far exports. mglhtsning, rally worth-while pelts. 5E ZEE ranchers who nah Among the debt-repudiating states w“ Migsisslppi; and among Missil- sipprs creditors. hopeful to this verge of lunacy, are some citiaens of Monaco. They realised that as private individuals they had no chance of collecting the inomy duo them, but thought that if the ap- peal was made 1n the name of the Prince of Monaco it might ho more successful. Bo they turned over their venerable bonds to him, and he has now applied to the Ulllfbd States Supreme Court for leave t0 A committee of the British Med- ical Associaton has created some- thing in the nature 0d’ a scnmtion by declaring that the average man doing moderate muscular work can be fed for 5s. 10d. (about $1.40) pt‘? week. The committee is not con- tent with a. generalization, makes a detailed statement of ihc various articles of food 1n the dict- total population and the oust of m? ' ' ' n is l“ "w we“ w “y operating all those insttutions was $l63,944,758--s. reduction of 000000 from the high point reach- ed in 1931. This was accounted for largely. it is stated, by lower teach- rrs‘ salaries in all provinou. all approval by highest- lllPIlIAl-l nit b fast appnaalalng. Got your tom IIIPIIIAL! Iaraalabyllatrlbaton lnlaallngaaln t d amen-mun. P "mmm f hi that. the dietary provides an average we doubt’ 1 my‘ n‘ of 3,36 callories per dray, but how “,5.- is the two-ounce egg. to bc distri- buted. how many meals will one-half pound of liver, or minced meat. or bacon or corned beef pro- vide for a hungry man. The distri- bution of the one and three-quarter PM of milk ovar a full wei ls somewhat or a. problem in wa m weather when supplies have to he bought daily if they are to be reas- onably fresh. Practical caterers pm- viding for large numbers of men might keqi to the cost as an aver- plrn of Monaco that it offers an opportunity to Misaialipfi! "W 9"” this stigma from her reputation." Tlicrc arc other-and more 110GB?- stigmas related to lynchinll lmdfl‘ which the state does not appear to Ibo unduly uncomfortable. According to the New York ‘Hmsa the Pbderal judicial power extends to controversies "between a state or the citizens thereof and fonifll th states. citizens or subjects." no foreign power has evcr M01181“ suit. Madison expressed the opin- IIPERIII. BISCUIT Charlottetown, P. E. f. la i; 5 i s: iii i? .13 l’ perils, provide a complete insur- - - Charlottetown those are my c . l in Wtir ram. How am you mm, it them?" "And I'm d-d." no“, ,,_ toried the other, “that's my m“ How did you come by her?" the two poor fellows, (‘Ompgrlu 500$, found that they hsd be; dupedbyarogueofnocomnq wdsr. 0h, well; this was in the bu“ times. long agol The poimlatimd these ancient valleys, prooably aim; one-third of what it was in u,‘ reign 0f Henry VIDI is now || peaceful, industrious and law-abid- ing as any of King George's slum“ They an moltly engaged 1n m”. farming and cattle-breeding 1Q which the high mom-land paszuyq and rich valley meadows are ‘q adapted. The dalesmen, lira up; anoeatml. are mostly men of great associa‘ with great geniu- POUIITRY Buying and paying highest market prices for DRESSED PO L‘ LTRY all kinds of each week until further notice. LIMITED ' 318i to" m. PIONI ‘Ill. age, but the indivdual kept to a scientific diet would soon become a man with a grievance lhiiist the world. r i 5 ion that no such controversy 0W1! ever be decided between an Ameri- can state and a foreign Ital-o with- out. the consent of the riff-Bl- Th’ idea was that since the United States Ooverniuant oouldmot male a foreign state appear as a defaul- ammanynieneauitwouldll unfair in P9115" l" w IPDUP ll than. ‘nasnhowm iii; a I ‘l i 5i i I.K.8.lHHllNll,IumJ;rnucu;A CIITIIIII PUIIIO LOOUUITANT i G oasanuasbuaa-roroonsooonirrms ooaanmaaa ma aaaauoamaavmaoi m svIaaaaoouaa-nrmai. aaraasanauu an: oaanoraaaowu. .1. i? it; gr iii. iii? Egg i? its The abandonment of free trade ii; ti?" sgi "i? l,‘ aigg I i taste of what Britain could do in tho matter of retaliation when dil- cluding special and capital cxpen- "l1 i0 15°99 "I91? l"! 9M9“- Th‘ dim“ lung“. u" ,.l, u“, remit. is that her rovcnuc returns sauna as compared with CUM“.- 8 I 3! i g- ills: have hem materially iufleassd, and bunny countries have lama it advis- . on to enter hto ode agreement ‘u. with her. Q0 1 UIII Ilat last month was the moat year were 137007.100 as enamored with “GU59” in the III I ik incfaash may be noted. of i582 The total revenue for tlaa 00.18.00: that from 013360000 oiaht months of the current iii