_ -_ .y -_ .. GUIRDYKN _ ' ~ §~_.DECEi?MBE1.¥l80 1916 'F' -. - -7 lltilllltllltllaun"9iItrtlar . ri an 'mon _ __ ___ _' __ _ _ _%*l""""_ _ """°°‘:_ ..'.:fr.".:.'.:'.:f::*.»sx:‘“ "'" " 1°' " ivortlrrg pulp trpurure mn 01-I0. fmmru ar sy "ln nt nigga. up-_sa.oo in u.a.4\. _ _ ' wr llzirilnfp lhaldvolloor ot.-_ ,J .JB-D = '- lt _ - _,__ _._._._ ,_-_-_-_-_-_-_~_-_-_-_-_-_- -. .~.~_-_-_-_-_-,~,-es,-_-:efe.-ef; -;::: r ~:.~.~::::::-'J-‘ff-'I Mdirday, January il_~vfq,__' lieing New Yeaf’,v Day and n statutory holiday, the 'Morning Guardian will not be -issued on t~Tue.rday. The Ez/em`ng Guardian 'will' not l»u`i.s.rued on Monday, but will be published as usual nn `Tl1c.nlay.»ri/1dl.'r.frtisers please note these changes. . FR1o.\\', Dccelunlzk 29, 19l6. -_-_-s- ~.-:,-_-_-,-_- _-_-_~_~_-:f-_-.-. r--'-=-A-‘f-=='-'ff-'-'-'-‘=-`f- '-~ - - - - ~ ~ - - rm-: ctoslua 'YEAR The year now closing will be memorable not only 'as one of the years of the great war but because of other events of far-reaching importance, events grow- ing out of the war and to be woven into the future his- tory of the British Empire and of the world. ` The war was the outstanding colossus which gave colour and directionto the activities not alone of the ‘belligerent nations but of practically all nations, so closely had they become related in their commerce, _iii tlieir increasing neighborliness, in their constant in~ ffercottlriluillicatioll. The European nations and their fdoniinions beyond t§g'_s_e§',is have -been plunged together `5`iuibl7the confriioii melting pot and will emerge purged _,pl_l_r_if`1etl. _' _Natiotlal__g_li_seases will haye been burned out b`y'fhe war 'and whether 'at the énd of ‘the struggle tl_lg;_g_§l1all be fewer _or smaller or larg__e__r nations they will be clearner, soberer, saner because of the war and civilization will move along anew and a smoother pntlllvay. lt will, not, wc trust, be unprofitable to review briefly the outstanding events of the year, at home and abroad. IN THE UNI'I`lED KINGDOM. lu Great Britain where the war and preparation for carrying it to a successful issue _dominated every other collsideration, events of serious import torthe limpire followed each other in rapid succession. lluring january compulsory military service was adopted by both Houses of Parliament against strong opposition from a certain section of the Labour Paify. Ireland being excluded from the operation of the bill. The British Parliament which was prorogued on _lanuary 27th was opened on February 15th by Royal Commission instead of by the sovereign for the first time since the death of Queen _Victoria. February 15 an Order-in-Council empowered the » ~ Admiralty, the Army Council and the Minister of Mu- nitions, to take possession of any war material, food, forage or stores and also of any factory in which goods of any description needed for _war purposes could be manufactured. . - l )n Easter Monday, April 24th almost coincident with the sinking of a German steamer bearing arms and ammunition to Ireland and the capture of Sir~Ro- gcr Casement when he landed in Ireland from a Ger- man submarine, a serious revolt led by the Sinn Fein- ers, broke out in Dublin. The rebellion was short lived, the authorities taking immediate action. Before the end of the week the rebels- had thrown down their arms and surrendered' but not before many lives had :been sacrificed and much property damaged. The cas- ualties in Dublin were I24 killed, 388 wounded, and 1) missing, a total of 521 aming his Majesty’s troops and the Royal Irish Constabulary. No official figures have been given of the civilian casualties, but 160 deaths were accounted for. Property damage in Dub- lin was estimated at $10,000,000. _Over 1,000 rebels were made prisoners in Dublin alone and many at. outside points. Fifteen of the rebels were executed and many others given various terms of imprisonment. Sir Roger Casement was tried for treason, found guil- ty and hanged on August 3~°d. On June 5th Earl Kitchener while on his way to _Russia on a diplomatic mission, was drowned when 'his ship, the British Cruiser, Hampshire, struck a mine just west of the Orkneys. Sir William Robertson was _subseqlxently appointed to succeed Kitchener as chief of the war office. Many important events succeeded ____ each other in rapid succession, both in the cabinet and in the House of Commons even mention of which is impossible in the space at our disposal. The culmina- tion of all the events and one which many of the poli- tical movements" of the year had foreshadowed, came during the present month' when a crisis occurred in the cabinet which resulted in the resignation of Pre- mier A__squith, the appointment of Mr. David Lloyd ‘t{(1iui’ghlas” his inoécdsor and the' formation' of a` war '__ cop_nc_il_o_f five _members with an _executive of three. - Ain offer from Germany tothe Entente govem- _ ments' to hold a peace conference was submitted but Germa.ny’s motives and her bona tides are too strongly suspected under present conditions to make such a -conference at this stage effective and it is improbable that any immediate results will accrue. The time for peace is not yet and neither Great Britain nor 'her i ° ~ - - » _ i' ` 'I ' if-fi ‘ “ ni", R I All iH;ii\ ‘_ -_ i '_ ' ii; ‘I All ei are looking for peace in the immediate future_ THE UNITED STATES_ \ 4%? Sides $1.25 706 Und 75C L .' ' I _ ~ . , i » '_ __ _ ‘ ' _ . ' , ';:‘- __- ____Our neighbors to the south were bccupied for th l`“ 'lt' if ' LAIIIBS' '0Vel'Sh0¢8 $2.00 and 2.50 M ’ i Ong h 1 ~ __ v _ll)0_\¢ part dllrmg ik yl_G!.vr_ith endeavours taémaintaiii _ , _ ;t0颧5"1C‘:;t , Men B ""l» except on the basis of an assured and honorable peace reparation, restoration ard sluhicicnt guarantees of 8ood_`féli_tll_beifig_»a_.¢iire fun nah. _' _ »` \'~~» ' f -. ~ ."`f' -. DOMINION OF CANADA. , . ~~ ffm-I l .. _ and ___ _ __L;._ua_' `_war. ` Special attention was given to the manufacture _those of Mr. B. B. Law, M. P., for Yarmouth, N. S., the~_0¢tiw'_h'll ' of ills* . l._go_v___erut_ne11t were dircsted almost exclusively to the assistance of the Empire in the prosecution of the of munitions and so successfully have the potentiall- _ties of the country been exploitedin this regard that Canada is now able_ to supply _the_munitions_hereto- fore manufactured in the United States. Recruiting ialso, although it had slackened considerably after the abnormal enlistments of the previous year, continued during the year with satisfactory results. 'The total number of volunteers since the beginning of the war is upwards of 382,000. ' Heavy* taxation of those best able to bear it,'in- cluding manufacturers of munitions,"was the feature of the Dominion War budget _introduced on February 15th in Parliament. Sir Thomas White announced that the _government would tax all abnormal business profits, the tax to be 25‘per cent. of the profits of all companies and corporations, including Insurance Com- panies, earning in excess of seven per cent. Upon in- -dividuals, firms, partnerships and associations the tax was a quarter of all profits above ten per cent. The _taxation does not apply to persons or firms whose ca- pital is less _than $50,000, except when they are en- gaged in manufacturing war munitions. Canadian In- surance Companies are obligated to invest half of the increase of their assets in Dominion bonds, while Bri- tish, American and other foreign insurance companies doing business in Canada must deposit with the Cana- dian govemment Dominion bonds equal to the amount of insurance they have written. There were several other customs duties imposed and the Minister of Finance estimated the_ revenue, therefrom at $50,- 000,000. -'I`he'am0unt needed to carry on the war for the current year he estimated at $250,000,000. ` " _In February the Parliament buildings were des- troy_ed?by' fire and seven lives were lost, including and Mr J. D. Laplante, Deputy Clerk of the House of Commons. ' _ ' On March 30th the Prime Minister intimated the appointment of a Commission consisting of Sir Wil- liam Meredith, Chief justice of Ontario and _lustice Duff of the Supreme Court of Canada to investigate the charges made by Mr. Cr. W. Kyte, M. P., that middlemen’s profits, aggregating $1,500,000 were gained through the awarding of contracts and that Col. Wesley Allison was the chief beneficiary there- from ,while suspicion was cast upon Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of__ Militia and Defence. The Commission reported, completely exonerating the Minister of Mi- nister of Militia, but blaming Col. Allison for conceal- ‘ing the fact that he had a pecuniary interest along 'with B. F. Yokum and Eugene Lignanti, in one of the firms to whom contracts _were awarded. On September 11th the final central span of the Quebecm-Bridge, the largest cantilever-structure in the world, collapsed and fell into the St. Lawrence River while being hoisted into position. The span was 640 $500,000- N'uety or more men were carried down with the span and all but I3 were rescued by launches success from every,point of view __ _ _ 'llllllflllil [li llll Take a 'N¢'ni'Yolr'| gneetlng Slmple lwlot and true Ml! ywr Joys- be many \ I And your grief; be few. - S C O r Christmas has come and 'gone hap- plly. but quietly for the majority who, notwithstanding the joy of glvlng and recolvlng. could not forget the du-k_ douds of war hanging over the nation' and in which this Province ls taklng auch an active part. . ' O U ` Cohgratlilatlons are being extended to Gunner W. '1‘. Dawson of the 8'l2nd now in England, the- Rhodes Scholar from Mt. Allison, for 1917. l l l The boys in khakl did not forget home friends and dally for the _past week Christmas cables. cards and gifts have been coming to relatives and others. The splrlts of the boys overseas are not easily dampened and they certainly seem to “Pack all their troubles in their old klt bag and smile, smlle, smile.” I 0 U ' Miss Helen Mathleson ls enjoying a pleasant week with relatives. ln Am- herst .where she went to spend Christ- mas. _ _ _ . Dn and Mrs. Anderson, of Charlotte- town, who spent some' time ln Ha\ll- lax on their way south, are now ln Somerville, N.'C., enjoying the'P_lno Bel; tllll later. when they expect to go to Florida ln search of warmer wluds. ~ » o s ¢~ Mr. .lack Haszard home from McGill University, in being welcomed by his many friends. ' I O U _ The Christmas servlces ln the sov- eral churches, which were nlccilyl dec- orated lu evergreens, holly and sen- son’§ greetings were well attended. the lovely Christmas anthems and car- ols lending a brlghtness greatly en- joyed by all. ‘_ _ ’ Among the hollday visitors to St. John for this week are Mr. and Mrs. J. E. B. McCready who went over to spend Cm»1g.tn1as~ with relatives and friends * ~ . Major A. A. Bartlett and Mrs. Bart- lett spent this week In St. John stop-_ ping at the- La Tour apartments. On Thursday evening the genial Major, who is. an exceptionally fluent speak- er, entertained at a lecture In the Sl. Joint Art club in ala or the Patriotic Fund. Major Bartlett took as his sub- ject. 'rho Patti or nie' Hun. and having traveuled extensively over Europe be- fore the outbreak of the war spoke from personal knowledge of the war- burdencd country. It is hoped _that Major Barblet; may be persuaded to favor a Charlotterxown audience Wim his lecture, whlc would be deelllll Interesting as so many Island boys are' part clpatlng In the fight for free- dom. . _t ' Mr Charles EarIe’s HIHHY "lend" were sorry to learn of his lndtsposlt- lon this week. ~ o _a nr Again the call for more ne-WBDHDBYS feet 100g, Welglled 5,000 tons and in material cost comes. this time from Lady' Drum- : 1 mond, stating that nothing like a large! _ enough supply ot’_Canadlan paD0l‘B 19 being received by the Canadian wound- eo. ana asking that publishers °f ’“' and tugs which had brought out sight seers to see the dmduals so sending will forward to , completlon of the bndge- The bridge W35 being C011' Lady Drummond their names so ack- __-_ \ ts may be sent S"ucte.d at a.C0st of $I7’o0o’o00’ -in order to shorten ‘nowledgemen sl * U _i by Mrs. Allen J. Macdonald; Albion the railroad Journey from .Halifax to the Canadian M,-_ and Mrs, A, E. Morrison' return- Cross, from Pte. John M . Macdon- W dnesday having Md Il Vert' North West by 200 miles. _ giefsgnt ti/lslt ln 'I-Ialimx, where they 105th Batt. and ls now in France: In the same month the Directors of National Ser- lf uostc. of Mr and Mrs. Hee- Dear F‘rlend:-- Just a line to let were t e E end Rev George and MW" I""l“” also to allow a number-of Liberal membe‘rs'of Parlia- Clmonl ,ind their um' Gunner John Well the 105th ls drafted at last. t ' ' ' ° _ ll( _ There are one hundred . and ment to join with a corresponding number of Conser Agnew from I-la. atx. _wa_________ve men gums tom°____ow_ I vatwe members to act 310718 Wlth the d\\'eCt0l`5-Of N3' ' Capt. John Blake, A2 M. C.. and Mr- ‘am one of the number. None of the tional Service ' r ` ' i ' ` d Bl k , f Royal Bank lnspec~ Dundas boys are -going with me, but m ca rymg gut th-C Icheme' - S" Robert Sigh litafhaciimg over from Halifax to I-have lots of chums. We had a very conveyed the request to Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who af- and C_m.|,mm,, at their home' here- nlce tlme last night, at a farewell" . . __ BD _ te h ' ` ` _ Wed sday. concert given us by the officers. _ r.gwmg. t e matter.c0nsider€'tl0_n’ declined to cf) 1 They returned mi s n ne none of whom are' going with us. It o_perate with the Premier»._or to invite his followers in Ch,,,,m,,, ,karen from an _over tn; |,,..n0¢ a very nice time to. into t e H - ` ' ' » ' ‘ ' ‘ d G mem, Pond an th trenches, but tt doesn't 'o to ' h ousepf Comme? to rim the Committee’ gwmg Sdihyhiithhigzdne \ilt`iii.iii§ afforded earl- wtiirry. "Pack all your troubles ln as t e grounds for his decision that the work_.of the im. m me week, but which was gat your Qld lm has and ,mn¢_- smile- __ _ _ _ directors was being interfered with by the government. suortopw_l_\;gw;_in:_l;: ::§op_§;oixJd_mThe :_n;lLc_-_.B g'f_l_i:t_;ewé1;_tm:;B.d:__c__{_dg:;;,_ _ _ _ . . Managers for P EJ. In October their Royal Hxghnesses the Duke and gfggem sudden cum ,nap ly, quite wel-‘ way_ i t - l r _ 6018"? Th Rod Cross ave us lots of warm """"'**"' Duchess of Connau h ' ' ' folk USD 8 s g t and the Princess Patricia left como to the younger . _ _ - _ - . . Ch I tlmas stocking C011' clothes and socks so we are not too " Halifax for lllngland at _the termination of the Duke’s m°°° whose r E et d nnk ticket. badly °fr_- 1 was to hear _ML Martin tained the much 60;/ 0 .__ -» -. ' ' . ,ta _»... strict neutrality in the war, and in the elgmgn of a Yearfp' Afternoon at ` Governlilont House. ' ` ' ' O O O Charlottetown war mam privileges to welcome home two more ilolaud heroes and it was a warm and hearty one whldh they received on Friday morning at the Clty Hall. O O I » The Masons held a ‘larr'c!y attended Installation and smaller on Tuesday evenlng‘and 'arg to attend sorvloo ln St. James Church tomorrow morning, as la usual with them once yearly. U C O ' THE (ll FIIIID minds ua that the prlce _of céal ln high and many have been unable to resist the cold. _ _ luxury, cold ls misery; let those who so fortunate. lf your gift ls small send lt in “many mlckles make a muckle". and you wlll have the satis- faction of warming some poor llttle fingers and toes. Mlss DeBlols at the Dlspellsary, Pownal Streetlwlll receive contribu- tions and-dispense to those who are ln need. I nm Bir, etc., ' J T. JENKINS. Ill! PRISUIIERS Sir.-Fifty slx War Prisoners have vlnclal Red Cross, tfirough the kind-_ ne-ss of varlouai Soc etles and lndlvl- duals. The Re,d Point Christian En deavour and the Freetown Red Cross have adopted prisoners thls week. The Heatherdale Hall Co., sent u donation of $2.00, Mrs. Bearlsto _60c. Dr. J. T. Jenkins has given ten pairs and addltlonal Christmas presents were contributed by Mrs. E. A. Fos- ter, Mrs. Thos. White. Mrs. Slmpson. Misa Tlnle C; 'Slmpson, Mrs. Tid- marsh. The Hunter River Red Cross and the Cumberland W.omen'a Instl- tute. You had a statement in your paper recently, that “lf all the other lprlvlnces of Canada contributed to the Prisoners of War Fund ln. the same ratlg as the Island one thousand five hundred prlsoners would be sup- ported." 'I thlnk-this should .read fc-ur. thousand five hundred. I‘ have gone carefully over the census re- turns by provinces and flndthls is the proportion. ' We are glvlng all the Provinces a lead ln this very charl- table work, let us keep our lead and adopt as many more' prisoners as |iosslble._' ' `5" » The ' Prisoners of War De- partment izwes a debt of gratitude to the Guard an, for. the generous pub- llclty lt has given to this Fund Full information will be given dbout Prlsonorg__to any who wlll write' to Ca- non Sllnpson, Treasurer of Prisoners of War Fund, 21 Fitzroy St. Charlot- tetown. C I am.-Sir, etc., JAMES SIMPSON, Canton, The following letter was received ald of Dundas who enllstedlln the you know I am well hoping the ar- ylce sent a written requ_e'st to the Prime Minister to 1°' M°I““°‘5~ -_ _ , rival of this letter Wu] and you an ,ha _"Wife S11* VV|l|frld Laurier to co-operate with him in Mayor and Mrs. Agnew had as their same. we are having - flue weather ' ° ` ' C t f th Christmas week here~ hardly any frost. I suppose lt lssumg a 10"" appeal 30 the PCOPIC Of ,Canada and house sues s or_ e of ___ mme com on P_ E__ ___ n0w__ _ c L ' (_ if: lit-: 1 . ...l , _ slr.- 'rms bitterly cola' day ro ' ‘ 'ffl it-fl* __ __1,_ __ ll, _ ..,._ lay ln I. supply sufficient w 'effectually . __ - 1 have md before nun “ndnt is ri < " of socks, which have been forwarded. ___ vgff lg f|lAN[;|§ V* What Ex-President I _ 5. _ 3 4*'-.;._~_ \~J¢__i~` 4 YQ' ° fe _ /2""l§§ _. _ _f.’ _,‘W}"»__ e»,;a_=__ - _ ll I , _l __»l`_'~flH_c 'iii ull , l_ \\ " ' __ _ _,_ _ it 2 1 _ _ 4". 1'” \_ c ‘J -ff, tl __ ° Q.) sm _ - 5, =\~"T . _ . 's /,". __-_ ___ -1**-is ` -`. ’ ~ _. ` I *L_ -' -5;., _-jf___., -<` ' I __ r ,_».. .43 'I . J _x ' , /' - 1 _ . . -'l..»;`Z. f .'_/L" A i 4 ' _ _ .§;\.~ .. .li-l>_‘._'._f°e¢_:lhl_l;l_:_e;x Ma mg “ek _____1__d___g _“___ A ”_d_"_ was shot by!" “___ on the Minister At the same time Sir Geo l ' P ul' st. lm B l "li bel' » ’ f¥¢ PU' one ot. Bt.. Peter s, St. a s. own. egu n w o ollgs to North _ B _ . | A H ' - ~ - . zl Ch rchea. The llttle Hatley, was on his way to join the l'8l‘)CI! HOUSES Ill all-‘FOYCI »-MlfIfCt8"’ Y» C n§_H|§h C0mm\5Sl0t‘l¢f; ln L0l1d0lI, was-3PP°m' {iiinelie:tilli1lost(i“iheli"z6¢t for a school regiment. I-Ie had just left a lunch _ ' led Overseas Minister of Militia to supeivigg and di: _“Bit ,md gm, yarn-'» was even' better cart to go to the G. 'f‘. -R. station v - . la or lr t ni a. ° ' ""` '°°* “‘°"°"‘ °f “'=v;D=e=e°»fe»- E...l...._ ..... .°‘“ ..:°:‘..... :.:“..;l.‘:. °. ‘:.:.'.‘::s..‘;:°l...f’t';l;: Shipments Solicit tort l S In Diticmllizer the Director in-Chief of National gziiliiilririiiiiliiiiillilliiiililiiii-ii't»'i-_‘£11118 _:_l_;<:__;t_ro_ynanéi__x»_~rev:»lyor -not tar el-yi _ ._B_ " - . . ~ -_ - use ' s . uncamstohavo ce’ r Bennett' accompanied the Pnmq Hin Honor, the Lieutenant Governor. 59°" 'U01 by lI1`\l\\lU1°W\\ ' WDM f0T Illf0Im8ll0fl and PUC t Ml“i‘"7'»-°" “i“°“' ""°“8h 0"*~“fiQ- Qusbfcl .1M2nit6~ -ir m.\»o' At nomo tram li to s on new - ~ ' -' ' 4 - 4 , Q3 ii ba and.the western Provinces outlining the aims and '_ ~ _ ~ - » ~_ _ __ _ . ‘:21°§:‘.:§.:".:.f::‘.:‘1.i°';;::..ir.:l :rd ~ e -= I 'RU BBERS RUBB ` . _ e successful - ~ -_ =~ -_ - ' __ ' - f '» carrying on of the war.' The tour proved ai great \_ " " _ 1- .- - _ , I , _ _ . I _ . s., . . _ ._ -_ _ _ .___ J: __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ l P"°°ld°“l~~ . TP* ¢r_est European holocaust has roved " 1'; ._ ‘ ' ' ` ' ‘ ” . _ ' ` ,a great blessing, lndust1'ialy,-,to__,¢l|¢'.Un{_¢ ;__._g¢_atc,__ i » ¢._` -- -ni ' ' _ “ F ‘1 ' B ~ _ °"';. kite.