team's-Advice nwunmnetrlnlllontu per- iggfl, when Ion onn nee pl "Ignnlli- ‘ a.“ m“ (no one yon don't know “h; g nlttvntnl be In your ‘ , _ 7:‘: lope of develop-ant. u" economical, nnfc nnd lure W“ peach the unknown Gnnohor ' t all known one back. h fl (no newspaper. \\l. />%//9 //// The People's Pape "Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Ilew CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1s, 1922. cl 1.0 (l) (3) (3) \ Prov ____The Y _ He'll-ow damnin- tzmmbsml t, lo than t nu - $10!! ill nun’: Inllnlll rn malt-n t- . would Ho“! ::ri. 910%!“ lellln ltd-HEM onlolnoonll in lo!- ‘w lllllllrs llllslllws SIIMMIEI IN HIIIIF (BY OUR OWN WIRELESS.) ASHINIGTON, Dec. 14.—Presi-_ tliflfillllc in letter 1o farmers clntlons meotin! lauds COOpQr. e organization- of farmer's ket their products." WASHINGTON, Dec, 14.—-Scna- tor Brookhart, Republican, pro- DOBBG an amendment to the ship to subsidy fbili: today which would {Tlrgldilde a sltlbsidy for American D1‘ neers Id r - . NDON. Dec. “I_ Attempt tum]. n ust Isl and agricul a to assassinate Home eecre- l W. (J. Bridgcwan by menus ndy filled with arsenic through mail. l PORT COMBORINE, Dec 14—— and Steamer bellieved Thunder Bay, owned by Canadian (Steamship |Liue ashore on Morgan's Point, ‘IDON, Dee. 14.—- Germany and blowing dslstress signals n, very near collapse, Prime Min-"peatedly, blinding north west i- Bonar baiw tells house of snoiw storm raging. Tug M. J. mnlons. , , Hogan has put out to her assist- mice Thunder Bay carrying cargo lZdSlllII-NGITOIN, Dec 14_P19a(1..0f wheat from Fort lvilliwnt here. . for new navel treaty confer] ce to llimiit: corvstruction of light LONDON. Dec 14—Steamshin vessels IicD- Kclly points oiutyEnctci-n Sun is standing by Eust~ vv dopartlnent asks $33l,000,O001c-rl1 Glade which took fire sevcrai Jill for construction program. ‘days ago near Capo Verde islands Ictrroute to Cube Town, South Af- !~‘\N FILADICISICO, Dec 1~i—-lli‘l-1'lca from New York. Salvage tut; I1 tramp steamer Oricric haislwlirblcr left Azores to rclicvc ‘okcn in two after being agroiludfidastern Sun. 1 rocks about 70 miles north of r1> since Monday night. captain (SAUII/l‘ STE. MAINE, Dcc 14- iands, Dec. 14.—'1‘ho UnitediStutcs, steamer Cape Colony, Is on. fire at sea, ac- cording to a wireless de=pz1tcl1 re-i ceived from the liner which picked u-p a. radio from the Anlerlm“ Vessel Tl"! Almllm-flrfl‘Nianrllcsti-l‘ lmth cxptrritrnctetl this feilorled the Eastern Glade h:1s,w<-ilk their first divorce trial. “topped l" l!" 12.50. Nllrilliiflllililiicr ilu: now rouulatioils which long- 3225- SlIB reported thaw-he ztffllttl 3lIiJX1lIiIlt1lV0 (IISIICIHIIILH (it H"? W115 “éillnlflil rapidly. ljusticc‘. for the poorcr (ilassos. Twent-y Killed, Fifty Injured In Train Wreck Mongolia Went Aground In New York Bay IlOU-STON. Dee. 14.— Twenty NEW YORK, Dec 14——'l‘hu .111... persons were killed and fifty ‘Jaqericnn lino passenger steamship l-Prd in 11 Heushrn east and west Mongolia, sailing for Hamburg 1o- TtX-‘is train wreik atHumhlc. Tex-Fnight ‘vent tiground on her way as. 17 miles north of here, accor-zl- 110w“ the pay, Eng to reports tcephnncl ti.- ine Music-rs o1‘ wrecking tugs which Southern Pacific IP-spitfli f" 10 liilwent to her assistance expected to "Jillglll- ‘TWO ilmlllllfllltlfib 8W1 I! irelcrzise her before midnight. She store '1 nhyslehns are vs the was fast 111 the 111.1111 off Bay Ridge. way io tho scene. Two hours after she ‘NONI W laground a heavy fog descended U S ‘over the harbor and officials at ' ' quarantine and at dandy “Hook rc- purtcti silo was lost to their vision. On Fire At Sea ‘Pliny \'.'1:1‘t‘- in (ffllilillllfilftlllltlll with |thv lllfongtlllu, Ilowevor, by _\_vi»r1-- isr. vmioswa‘, ‘Capo Vcrilo ls-lless- ' 2.1211 Eds-tern Glade, bound, from New York ito Table Bay,‘ First Divorce Trials Under New Laws llcc I4—1Lceds Almanzora l.O.\‘l)O1\'. all" The Eastern 618118 fiflllfiil from (Jilly iluilcikandi-il actions were a. New York November 30 for (‘ape 1.11 111111 111v, prlvw-cilings were offh- TOW". S-A- She is a vessel of B524 11-111, to the 1.111111! of ilillllwss. 'I‘ll~ tons net and is owned hy C. D- ‘siltiiltzs ililfllltlGil no more than Ill“ 1d crow of twelve hul been trails Navigation Is to close here next rrcd to salvage yteamer Ielumc- _ of steamers wro on the lakes to ____- warrant keeping of ‘lakes open, \V.ASHING'I‘ON, Dee. 14-- 590' siince it Is interfering with down tar-y Demby announces under ex- bound steamers. need contracts between EOVCYYP‘ em; and pan-American Petroleum, BOSTON. Dec. lit-United Fruit d Transpflrt (30,, drilling of off.‘ Company announces that to con-l gen wells to prevent draining solidate its steamship interests naval oil reserves on naval rc- It was dissolving its twenty-twol Ilnitcd Fruit iSteamship edgd with immediately, navahlzing .111 under the American "more say will expedite building companies tanks at Pearl Harbor building. flag. ngc fuel reserve for Pacific coastJ "oneer Boys Club like Honors At Winter Fair ‘(5980/8) to The Guardian) Grease, widow of Sir Henry Azmmg-p‘ NS’ Dec 14__T11g Crease, of-the Bni-tish. Coluzrfnll 0pm- no B Aryshim Club c“. Supreme Court Bench. is‘ d-. ’ _' Offj-fiéajla" m the judging her home here, aged 96 years. niests at thewlnnger F5111- 1191-9 dnterest-Ing. associations lmling beatihhn John Andrews Dickens‘. Thackeray and ‘best tilt-ti men John Ahdnws brilliant writers‘ of the early Unjqqflfi, .5419“; 5nd wanna torian era have been s-vertill by Id and highest standing of any b in Minritimen. he prizes include a large silver p, $25.00 in cash and a special ze to each of the three best n. This club was trained and ched by W J Reid of the Prov- ial Department of Agriculture“ -—<4>—~—— lLady Crease Dead- At GrcatiAge Oi 96 nren of the drav. hcr father. late Dr John Llndley, entertainlnc Gimmes Dickens, Thackeray and child she attended as a irllcst in Westminioter Abbe-y at the corn- nution of Queen Vlrtnria and silt- has lived I11 the reign of five sovi- Vega-B. George lV., William IV.- Qneen Victoria, Edward Vi! and George V. Lady Crease exhibited n series of our own watercolor paintings rlemcting the early days oi Ilri- iI;-!1 Columbia Ir the great exhlbie lion held at Crystal Palace In 1862. She married Sir Henry Crease in 1853 and came to this province in 1862. Two ihuzhters lné-Trouno MAN snor HIS FATHER FOR A DEER BANGOR. ‘Me., Dec. 14.—Ilar- y Clubbuck, Carroll, was shot d killed Saturday, ‘by his sou elsea, who mlistook his father a deer, It was learned today. cording to the young man, ‘his thcr stepped from behind a tree tor he had jllmlped a deer, The lzedy occurred In Hancock "My. where the big some sllml- two sons. seven grantl-chililren K B91150“ W93 ‘Dmlimged I111!" and twelve great-grand children camber 15, with the shooting re- survive, ricted to residents of the county A Penny for Your lltoumils a Christmas I A One-Cent Stamp on a Post-card Will Carry Your Christmas Thoughts to Any One of Your Friends , Inexpensive Cards of . Greeting‘ or More Handsome Engirf veil Ones Speak the Sam" ' ' guage of Good Cheer These Days . \ You'll Find Olin-o of Unusually. Armani» nine Listed n. m "cm-Mme 0011f lucgmlonn" Coi- umna In Tedlfl Glnllfiod Section. Miontlay unless sufficient number an“ cargo We, No 1 California is to be pro-i subsidiary companies and orgaa-tPouncil c!‘ Ambassadors for 1.000.- Mullory and C0.1She carried a gBD-lugufll runlber of itllc spectators. The court I11 an average hour's work disposed of a dozen cases. A remarkable numbnrof tho peti- IIICIIS wore presented by mtil. The recital became srliunst monot- Germans Apologize AS _onous of how the wife became un~ faithful when tllc husband was OII IPAlRIS, Dec 1.’i— A German notclflviivil Service- Ccnlplying W111, the demands 0.14pm All the cases taken in the prov inces are concciructl with persons 000 gold marks m 1111191111113, and o-f limited moans, wealthier applie n; i 1,; attacks on VICTORIA, B. C, Dec 14-445.!’ ‘I at will h other itdzrfnirlinrttiion, _ Vic- certain (Ilsclplinury nlcitsilzrvs have,“ the “Gus? of CQ,“,,,,,,,S 3119f fthl i .'i‘sI‘-' ' ietteors‘, gcienzeq‘ acrftll gllltgPrll/lhlen a‘ a rune-dud apology for the recent inter Allied military control officers at Passau and, lnltnldstadt. in Bavaria, was ilellv- cred today at the Foreign Office. The note, previously publishctl in ‘Ilrrrlin says that tho million, marks is at the disposal of the AI- lics. It (‘P1101115 Gcrlnanyls former apology, but protests 111:1 11st. pro- posed Allied extictions it Germany, refuses to remove the Ilurgolnast‘ era Cf Passnu and lilgolllsttiilt. It; declares that Germany i=1 powers less to do this, as the burigoinasi-i crs were elected by an autonomous; but (IEISGFIH that; been taken. The 110-tc adds iliati ‘conduct international affairs. 1 Victims Of Ottawa { Fire Tragedyi (SoecI-al to The Guardian.) ' OTTAWA, Dec. 14.——Two chil- dren of ‘Thomas Hanna, aged years and 10 months and 18 nwflllli are dead as the result of a tiro which (lestr-‘iy-"ed the family home here today. Gerald. the Younger‘ Ol’ the two children was dead befyse firemen were allile to effect a res- cue while littlo~ Beatrice was so badly ‘burned that she died a short time after being taken ilrom the hauling ‘wining. The cause of tir- fire Is unknown. Mrs. Hanna re- ports she tad left the house for 1 a few minutes ‘to borrow some kitchen netyssitles from a neigh- bor and r1101". returning found the home to he a mass of flames. An inquest xvii! be held. / Opening Parliament Is Postponed (Special to The Guardian.) OTTAWA. Dco. 14. ——'l'l1e opent lag of parIlam-nnt which it was, expected would NIT’) place during the latter part of January. will in all ‘probabilities be delayed until imply In February Pr-eluitrr King stated this evening that there wnuld be no announcement regard- the Opening date until earlv in the new year, after the return o.‘ lion. W. S. Fielding. Iliinister oi Finance from England. ‘§-O+O-O-O'O-Q-O Condensed Specials §"."§§§ nATldfh-loo per line per day. 9c per ine per day for i! any: or over. 8c a Inc per day for 6 days or over. Count 5 words to a Ilne. Groups of figures, Initial letters. count as one word. I0 por cent. dincnunt for ouch. Address forms part of ad. lBonar Laws oants for freedom from nlatrlinon- ilal bonds having shill to appear in chat Whip Elected By Big Majority (special to The Guardian.) Messages Of Good- Will Between Can- ada. And Free State (Special to The Guardian.) O'I‘TA\\’.A, I)ec. liqlvlessages of governments of (Janada and Irish Free State were made 111111111: f tonight by the Prime blinks-tor. In t said: "My colleagues in tale rrmucnt of (liinada join me in ‘wol- coming the Brotherhood of self - irovcrning Domiuions of tho llrit- ‘sh Enrlrire. \Ve send the best 'r'isllos_i‘or qlcace, progress and "Piuiicrily in all that pertains to 15811.) MaeKIdNZlE KING." I _ The reply of PFGSPlCIIt Cosgrove HIHHVSI Sincere tllanlzrl fur \\'i:<hi-.»: and kind words of wol- 1~_:l.nl1 intn ‘the brotherhood of no - trons fornllng the commonwealth. llfllhlliulizlies rultl myself on be- .l:ili of the Irish people scclil beet ill‘ of your grout Canadian Nation. ($1111.) COSGROVIJ. "President Irish Frce State." Six New Cardinals Receive Red Hat ‘1<'\‘-'l.\' erezltvili eurdinilfsi today rev v - mom lilo hands of Pope 511s tho symbol of their office. ii the form 01’ the red hat, 11' C I i111. Rocllet. 1 (finals Locatalfi. l('(' their former 11f the Stale-s. tulle :1 artlng: 11s dean of the ldillisu of iiIZllllIS for the honor bcisttnvcil upon them. Ill» illludcd to the rlspivnsibility’ r1 sting upon the‘ rorvrsuoiwrll, Ens. Dec As,- |,"f11[[;}1l1»\lll. Colonel Lcsilc Cfnwl Chief Government “.1111 1Y1... w whrfentEil in the l;i‘II1_i‘i1l purlinllttwltllljv‘ ciectltln its mtlililcrl for Itcailiug has boon elected to l'(ll"l‘l| . u‘ . - . t». -1- --\ - '1‘ 1 ~ I ‘ vows _- dezvous of many of the brilliant ors in its own name, as it. and notflitgilcafil for me ]n,h,.,,,,,,,],.,-,, [,_l.,l the Bavaria, is the proper authority truck“ cmxdmlatg Ml.‘ .1.hm“,,s_ as zisziillsi After the defeat. cf Cfllfillvl WI!- snn ‘in the general election ‘flit! sitting nlembor for Pnrtslllniltlil. \Vils'cn might make a contest 1.1!‘ his sccrt. Anxious To Save Turkish Harems ILAUBANNE, Dee. 11. -— 11115111- pha Kemal Pasha has dctcrnllntatl that Constantinople shnil W" l!“ converted i-nto an international Reno. He and the new (lalillll “Tint Turkey to have nothing to do with the marital affairs of tliooo W110 do not turn their eyes tmvard itlecoa. They are anxious thril- thc faithful Mohammcdnns. gfl tlicrcd at Angora to give form Io New 'I‘11rkey. shall‘ not have the tranquility of their harcms (lis- turbed by Christians whc profess monogamy but lightly throw aside their marriage vows with the help of the ‘courts and take 111110 themselves new wives. Ontario Village Is Threatened By Fire NVOODSTIOCK, Ont., Dec I4. - A serious fire occurred at an t-alrly hour today in the village of Port Burweli on Lake Erie, and hefcft‘ It was got under control threat- ened to (lesiroy the entire village. At it was the tug Vliilrase, where the fire originated was destroyed, together with a nunlber. of fish houses. The Van Ordner anti Davis freezing plant and some flghtlnif paraphernalia the barns oi the American Hotel, the rcsldccce of of Mrs, Tweednle and the Bill) tlst parsonage were on fire from blazing brands but were soon ex~ tlnguished. -<o->-————- 1N EW APPLE V-ARIETIES. IROOHESTICR, N. Y.. Dec 14 —— Two new appies, the Cortland and. Tioga, the former a cross between the Ben Davis and McIntosh. and the latter between the Northern Spy and "Sutton. have been develop- ed by horticulturalists at the state agricultural experiment station at Geneva, according reports from that city today. The Cortlonds are said to be most promising ifor New York, New Enizland and the commercial nppilc regions of Canada. ’l‘i1cy mm Inrscr and brlghtkir hucd than Ihn hicintosh. have the same flavor hut Its-op longer. and must be. paid for. Special Rate! Furnished Room Id. 15c for seven words for one week. Situation wanted, for lcven words. 50c Der won SALE so ACRES cl-IBTEE 13nd with good buildings there- on nenr the city Amil)’ Guardlfl" office 10780-13-51 ‘AUCTION BALE OF STOCK 11nd farming Implements on the promises of John Williams, Prim rose, Lot 54 will take pmce Fri- day Doc. 15th nI: one oeIm-k sharp. No reserve J.\V. Scrim- Kmve. Aucmneeh 10733.13.“ apple, with a pleasing flavor." The Tiogu is‘ Ilescribcil as n “latc kr-cpinlx Yfillflwlho rxromisedhtn dinnsgbruary but I " o was ere e , to tllo fltlfflllOll-‘i efforts belnq: mudo bjr 5111111‘ IIJHOIIS to maven’. peace ztmlong tho i. return of r ~ . .. no concludud by. . that, while. OVCI‘ .. ';1ne.l| lv." tllc grl-ziilltss of the i ek were. dotcrln-iucd to give "to tior. of the llo‘, Iiiiith 111111 tl1<~ IIOIICL‘ illltl tranquility’ of the (Illrist inn peoples " T110 P0110 synlpatllctj ' Home Secretary (Special to The Guardian) LONDON, lice. 14.—An atteniDl has bruit made to assassinate (I11:- llonw Secretary, W. C. llridgenmu by tilt-ans of poisoned chocolates, sent through the mail. The caud)" arrived at the Home Office ycs- terday and the police found Itcon- talned arsenic. Explanations On Gounaris Letters LONDON Dec Iii-Tho mystery as to whether the Gouna-rlstlur- zun corrcspontlence of Fcbruay was or “'11s not circulated among the ‘Cabinet mlnistzrs was cleft-red 11p in Parliament today In rather strange fashion. In both Lords and Commons there was promise of a big (lob-ate on the subject in view of the cm- phatic doubts expressed I11 Parlia- ment Tliurstliry. tllr Lloyd George stated ill Commons today that at the time of the circulation o1‘ the correspondence he was ill and saw no papers. lie assumed that as the head of the Government the correspondence was sent to him Lord Birkenhcad also made m1 apology in the Lords, his explan- ation being that at the time he was suffering from an affliction of the eye that prevented him reading written matter. He went on tu soy that some of the ministers stlil had no recollections of seeing the papers. but he took i-t that "in at least two or three cases the corres- pondence had been discovered in boxes of papers of the ministers concerned. While Lloyd George was, speak- ing in the Commons, he took occa- sion to reply to statements that 11c had In conversation with Gounaris encouraged the Greeks to remain In Anatolia He said: "Lord Cuvrzon and I saw Gounar- is on January 12 together and I told him there would be no peace unless the Greek forces retired from Smyrna. I told hiim of Lord Canon's memorandum which we were submitting to the Allies which involved that withdrawal I said that those were the terms of the British Government and urged him very strongly to place himself In the hands of Inn-d Curzon and Russia Wants Howl will exchanged between (he 11115 not abandoned hope of [Ox-dug the her position on the Lauzanne con» his ilaiblt- to President ‘COSgFOVEJ, of 0115 or at 193st of reducmg to a .l.e Irish Free State Premier King 1111111111111“ QiIV-[vcsscls "which will be (permitted to pass through thcsc waterways to U10 Block Sea, Pasha today with counter-propo sals. He Informed Ismet that Rus _ sia would never ll‘(liIII(l'il future. settlement, Allied project is that the Straits good shall lho Open ito as many win ships of each nation as are pos sessod iby the greatest maritime power of the Black Sea, will certainly be 111155111; nlshr-s for the continued 1irivsper- In asked that the Turkish dele girics support a plan whereby for cign throu-gh the as many warships as Russia malt tziiilctl in the Black Sea. This, h’ iiritued was only fair to Russia Ir cuilso the Eaton-to Powers coul" til-ways amalgamate and thus ibe as powerful as Rue From The Pope .1... 110m; Dec Mwsix m, the eight that tho world wanted (the Straits lopened on a reasonable basis an" that Turkey should not COmlbIl.‘ the whole world. P berrcta, and the ciluborate surplice ‘Vhlnh made it ‘Flam twill’. l!‘ 918"‘ and ca.” comp of the London reparations nova were not present being res- lwgmlnllmil- 130m CIITZC" mill M To Dominate Dardanelles (Special to The Guardian.) LAUSANNE, iDec, 14.— Russia Ismet Pasha Accedes ercneo concerning the closing 0f he Darduneiles and the Bosphor- the number of foreign (Special to The Guardian.) LAUSANNE, Dec. 14.—-War and massacre in the Near East feared. inevitable if the Lausanne peace conference broko up, was averted at the eleventh hour today. Ismet Pashsfs Turkey's spokesman ac- cepted a proposal for protection of christian minorities in Con- stantinople and other parts of Asia Minor determined by the Turks. Moreover the Kemalist leader innounced on behalf ‘of his gov- ernment Turkey's willingness to join the League of Nations as a M- Tchitcherln called on Ismet sign a Straits _ which followed t-he mos of the Allied project. The whicl As a counter measure Tehiteher EIIIIAIIIIN IN NEIH tl5l [INIIE MHHE l5 PHIIMISINE to Allied Proposals for Protection of Christian Minorities and Conference Proceeds. . ' , result the ‘barley will not break n p. LAUSANNE, Dec. 14.- Turkey will join the League of Nations la soon as peace is signed at Lau- sanne, Ismet Pasha, announced at the Near East conference today. As the League exercises general supervision over minority popula- tlirns. Ismefs announcement was iatepreted as meaning that Tur- key will accept the Rogue's lu- pervisiou over the Christian peer pies of Turkey, Three Killed In - Bandit Raid On Texas Oil Field (Special to The Guardian) HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 14.— f-wo Texas youths and one Mexi- can were killed and s third young Texan wounded in tho latest oll ‘ield payroll raid by bandits, ac- ~ording to word brought to Hous- ton by Glen West, of Humble. and u brother of one of the dead. t Will Demand nations could desipatc‘ Straits onlyono-thirr’ their forces Ismet Pasha. told Tohitcherir The near Eastern conference y marking time to await the out vt-ly ill Portugal and Spain at Barrie, in dealing with Turkey 1111" 1,05“ where “my Russia have established an Anglo were to be invested by the headsfrmlcll Enleme which they had hoped would be (‘zlrilfnzil ‘Ilorfzano, former apes Btfeflgllleliled bV dciegatc tn the Uni-ted Stzl-IFBI-Ween England 811d FPMICB 11' M“. London. There is an inter-locking llrclulzlls ‘T11 Ronlc, drfivelcd thmof interests involved which is 0f highlgreat concern to both Turkey an" ‘Russia as well as England‘ and additional France. sacred coll-go at this time owinguipn. Ismct Pasha may hasten t! _ IIS-lcxnerta admitted to the informal YilmilldWliscussions ‘between the Turkish PQIPland Flntente tiff their ll"tillt‘i‘.“t "for 1110 Phil-l" lions bearing on tlle Straits con _ “Mi”? statements, Russia's demand , _ -1 ., ~ ellllbra§lllg “m” "he heard In all informal as wel‘ ‘Smllh rp-Q-glud so ma‘ ‘(MW it-zirdilizil and imparting LIIE nposto-lnfi fomml dlscussmns m, slubieck ll‘! mnemctlonr ‘rr-lotwl to the Straits, and refuse‘ P _ lot’ this demand framed (by Lord Cilrzon in behalf of the inviting Attempt To OlSOIl at Lausanne s. understandinx If a Christmas recess is decider‘ Angora to consult with the tional assembly. ‘Russia. and the Inviting power‘ t-iluagcd in an exchange of note‘ today relative to Russia's insis truce upon her naval and "military I19. experts on ques trci. ‘fliosc notes were merely formal to Lord Curzon explains that the Russian experts are free to tnllr matters over as they wish with the Turkish experts ‘but are not lilstifitwrl In demanding entry to llrivntn conversations mmcerninn mlcstlcfls iwhich will be taken ur Inter in sub-commission and in full commission which the Rus sans are privileged to attend. Buried Under Falling Chimney, Instantly Killed ILAKE MECANTLC, Que, Dec. 14.-~I\Ir. Charest a well known to cal resident, was instantly killed Wlllli: aiding tile firefighters t0 ClIOCIII t-o flames that destroyed the Church or England parsonwc (‘Imrcrt was buried ilnder a “IVWI; of bricks when the pitrsonage chin. ray tell. A number of other men had narrow escapes when the chimney fell. Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Plummer who occupy the parson- age were away at the time of the fire, the former in Quebec and the latter In Montreal. Sinn Fein Delegates Want Peace (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON‘, (Dec. 14.—-An exchange telegraph despatch from Dublin says that delegates of the Sinn Feln branches in Dublin (‘liy and County will confer here Sunday for the oibjeet of establishing peace. -—-o0>—i YALE AND McGILL. before January 15 perhaps at the January 2, British statesmen In- quer-n o‘ the occupawzru of 11-1 here late yesterday. While :11 “nrk with several other 1r=v handling a ltose at the fire, Mr. ‘ Showdown On _ Ruhr Question (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, Dec. 14.—~So1ne time Paris Conference of. premiers on end to bring t) a showdown the ituhr Basin ‘hy F-rench troops. fhey intend to align, if possible all the powers great and small, ei- .her for or against the French iroposal for further military ac- tion against Germany. LONDON, Dec. IL-Gennany is lery near to complete collapse. Prime Minister Boner Law told the House of Commons today. l-Ie leclared that this was the only information ho could give the louse an the subject of reparu. lions. Cocaine Figuresiln yiontreal Love Affair IiIONTt-IEAL, Dec. 1d, ——Anxious to get rid of a rival, u you; .'.llll, ‘.1. love with the same 511-, in; :1 .. rkage of (ocalue deliverol to him for being Ill possession 1.’ which (Lo unfortunate rival was irroetcd a few ‘IIIIIIIIEES after its It-Ilvory. This nlurning in. the re- mrili-rs court, Ps-nadie Chicayae, vie girl 11111.1 ‘ter. that she had been uzlablo to choose between the two men, and that one of her lovers 111d decider. ‘1- time the matter In- to his own hands. The gi-rl stated that she had heen told by this en~ ierprising suitor that he knew a WHY l0 Bel rill of his rival. This boast was made the day before Charles Thibault, “'21s placed un- der arrest, for being in possession of dross. Thus. because of the sworn testimony of his sweethetrt young Thiibault was this morning acquitted after spending a. month In jail awaiting trial. The Weather, Etc MORE DAYS TO §HOP IT'S AN ECONOMICAL XMAS 1F THE GIRLs HANG up THEIR STOCKINGS A5 SHORT AS THEY ROL 132M _ MONTREAL, Dec Iii-The Yale football authorities have wired the officials of the lfcGlll football team offering them a game to be played on the Yale gridiron on October 20. 1928, a date which is open for McGiil in the Intercollegi- ate Rugby schedule. The date has been accepted and a request made for the game to be played half under Canadian and half und~ and tonight at 7.411. and rises tomorrow morning a TORONTO, Dec. lti-slilnritiane fresh or strong winds with snow. High tide this morning at. 7.52 Sun solo this afternoon at 4.18 A I r 1 . 7-36- TILT. 00mm nu“ _. New moon Monday Dec 18th did not see him. iI-io asked to see 8.120 n. m. imtnu 2,500 Telegrams Protest. Against Receipt Stamp Tax (Special to The Guardian.) OTTAWA, Dec. lti-Uowsrds of L500 telegram protesting against Ibo application of 'hc lump tax on receipts had bu! received at the Prime Minister's office W9 to this morning, nearly 2.000 mec- sages harinl’ arrived in the form of night letters. last nlghtwhieh wero delivered today. As the an- nouncement set Thursday morn- ing as the time by which the f.'ood of DIJJBII was to have reached the Prim. Minister, it ll not thought that a great many more will now arrive. Lady Thornton Ar- rives From England (Special to The Guardian.) NEW YORK. Dec. 14.— Lad? Thornton wife of Sir Henry Thornton. President of the Cano- dian Government. Railways, was a 111188911801‘ 0n the MaJestIc ari- rivlng hero yesterday from South- amptoly Lady Thornton, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Ann; Thom. ton. and her friend, Misc Turner, .1: enroute to join Sir Henry at Ottawa. Sir Patrick MoGrath of i Ngy. fonndlandshsbrador boundary qua: lion, was also a pnsnenge on tho Maieatio. Asks For Clemency For Rand Rioters J OflANNEISBURG. South Africa. Dec 14—ColoneI Orasswell, Labor leader. has Issued an ‘can-nest ap- ooal for the men who were last week sentenced to death for parti- cipation in (the revolt on the Rand last summer. Col. Cresswell recalls the fact that clemency was extended to fire of the leaders in the Jamioaon maid. In 1895, and to the rebels of 1914. fie-declares that the carry- ing out. of the present sentences of death will exacerbate class hatred throughout the country, Eight men have been sentenced to death. (but in the cases of five of them the trial judge has stated that he would recommend that their sentence be commuted to life imprisonment. as they were not armed on the occasion on which eight men were killed by coin- mandos of which the eight accus- ed were msmberl. Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc RATE! 10a. bor not per day. I er lino {G an for I days or on: c. a lino par day for 6 any: or over. i. figures Initial lotto count no one wo 10 per cent. iloonnt for cuh. Address forms port of n4 and Inuit be plid for. "Comint- itilvendoao produc- tion Steel Heart featurlnz Within: Duncan, Montague, omit" Souris, Tuesday. "IRev J C Martin will lecture In Cavendish HID, Dec 18th at 8 o'clock. some». "Sir Woitnr Scot ". Admloolon 20 canto. 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