a i r r \ I lg?" “. V 1 ,.. , _,_ .._.__ ___._.._,____._... I I I _ , , "Jr _ | ` , THURSDAY, , _ _ _ ..'.`-(li/3l*jf?f'_T!f_li1Ql5’N.f`;ll5R_¥!is1_r_§ Q H_ __ , _ ___= 3_1, 1,36 __ f - f ' -~-~»~- l~-~~ » -___-~ _Dfw _-_ _ _, ~-~_;= __ 1. 2. 3 4 5 G r i l r li l . \ 1 l . l I i F i l l - 4 i l I N | l J. f 19-11-#sri \ o n l ll ' `, l , . f.N|V Ili. ffl Il; , rl lhas We 'Q ,‘ In Extending HAPPY the I it B od som have aiu look. Practi y every line Of W5’-' Illinois, California, New Jersey, e o .ness reports better conditions than An ini! Canadian National Railways reflect vm, d this NEW YEAR , . perl end in ` ,SEAsoN's GREETINGS M has been for some time past. It canada is visited by twice her pop- dxpected the lumber out in New ulatlon, is runswick and Nova Scotia will be The attractions of the Maritime -Revie Of Canadian 0 ~aff~~~1Raffw°y fur Trimmed GUATS shown uch an optimistic out- se erly which is s. favorable aug are crm - ury for the. oomin¢ year. Carload- ,sh W 91° Al-I““l'I° R¢¥I°n °f l-he onies being served by a direct s; hal JUS W ~ four progress is indicated in business be,- 00l’id.Iti0l`ll in th! llhrltlmoe. It is M|cmgan_ Next In una is vu-mo _ e years now since trade returns followed by washingwn' Massaa ,__ (B. W. U. Apprefm Vice _‘resident Great Britain, France, Germany, It and General Manager, Atlantic Re- aly, Ceylon, Chile, the Panama 54011. Cllllvillll Nl'-|0lll»l Railwilybl Canal Zone, Colombia. and even ' China. Oi those from the United on www ml: ow we vw sims our so por ooo som. nor; . _ that tcome a close mark- wen ,mm md of mu num. ‘ over half from New York std tts, Ohio, Maine, Pennsylvuni, increasing number of tour. it visiting Canads. from the Br - West Indies, these Empire co by the "Lady" liners of i..i. uvwlrd WM wi! fha °X*¢1\t°f canadian National smmsliips mm iUlP!`0V°m°l1~‘» Gm be 800864 BP- Halifax all the year round with ar- ximately by the incrw-=°_!°r f»h° rival st ssinc John, N. za., to no - od from the end of Junetothe mu a _ of November this year U °°1“- rsrsnss, zisrbsdos 'ri-lnldsa sm pared with last which amounts to British gum., via, Bmwn, and the Leeward and Windwu’ 7.000 ¢&\’8- from and to Montreal in summer over The improvement in business has and had ment which rose from an index Pm number of 102.2 in January to 110.4 visited by such a. large number oi October. The outlook in the lum- mu s beneficial effect on employ- of trade is more optimistic than sri- Halifax in winter in the care the Bahamas and Jamaica. bably no country in the world is rists as is Canada. It is eatims,-' thatirithsooruueofaseasou 'U “Y “UV 'Wd f"ie"d"' about silty psr ssrll. greater inis Provinoss would seem to bs draw- ' ,I sea :nv this ' am able building activity has been in th gress throughout the Maritimes increase in comparison with other' ring the but year ,comprising parts or canada, Along with the w structures and improvements increasing number of American vip, additions to existing ones. ltors. the greater portion of whom/ _ V wish also to express our sincere thanks for _,_ pm r the spirit of friendship and co-operation which gg n. th son as compared with last and ing should afford a considerable judging by figures showing entries cunt of employment. Consider- at the various customs ports, ton 05’ increasing numbers of visitors, show the greatest percentagel ughout the year in the prop and New York states. there is e i d I0 0790"!! h¢lP¢d U3 danny the past year' mlmpmvements have been made 'come from Massachusetts, Maine ro - Y look forward enthusiastically to the co Moy 1931 bring each one of you renewed me in HEALTH, HAPPINESS, and PROSPERITY, hal ral _ . R GUIIPIIIIY _--.~..._,-, ,__.. _`-.:;v- f , Spring' l~`;:rli , . barilooi Concert On L11? c‘.-..lu,. ci Dec. 23rd the puplo or ;.;l_'...,l i-ali.; School pre- sented. their \.....-.iz.u..; closillg ell- i»crlu»11illcllt. 1.1.: lfl.:r.»1d iwcwsoii, 5Ch0l1l'llf.iC. :.t...ci its cllzlunlarl. ‘H The pl‘0;l‘.lnl c..l ......ii-5 ol pi;l_,¢_-.W5 l the path of totality of the only to- ; dialogues, re.-.._..;.;ll.:, utc., was ex-1 r.c11t.oliully \-.t.l c:__.'i'.ci cu. allu' greatly lrljo,t.. by .lie pa.-.rits und \'lsit0l's li.-untill. i.lc clarisloom was ` artist_cally1_1-.o.._.:;l with spruce, il‘iniilililg_~, o_o, 1~.i-L1 displayed a Clii';.~tul1:.- l:l.» ylxclliy clccolated min' boliii coll lg: .llriell with appro- iiriatc :,l1l.._ _/‘lc lilo cone usion of thc ¢;:;ci.;.~.;~s L.l;1;i Cialis mane his upper: fills.; :hill lllsmbutcd cindy alul llw gill.; li |nl;si‘s and teach- ers. 'lliie lcllliwillg; is the program: Clioi'll.;~-l‘l~ilnu; _v Pupils. ram-|l.illoii _ "A Welcome." by Harold (rrrgluy. RcLlt.l|.;oil~--‘A Collundrum", by Vcrlloll Cole.; Priniogllc-“Brill alifl Bam", by E`.<.tc`.lc Roda .~..iil Rooei". F.'.'.ver Doll Dl'1l]--liillrtzllcdiate girls. Rccitzztioli - ":5;lntu‘s whiskers" by Roy Purscy P.zly-"Miss Christmas Aczluit- ted"--Senior Dnpamllcnt. Rccltutlon-»-“Not too small" by Bad Dreams -- Three Primary Boys Cliorus-Senior Pupils., Rccltnlion-"The lnfali King" by Le CYir\ir`_L*~__ _V OUR WAY tral America, but the period of to- tality, during which thc moon ~ completciyy covers the sulls sur- Threg Efillpses ` face, starts near Lima, Peru. and ______ ,sweeps in zz great nic across tht TQRONTO DHL 30_ __ RemQl¢vPz1cii`ic to the islands mst oi Aus- islonrls cf me Pacino orosn willltmlill. , of th rlod loo we goal or scientists on June| The =°ffi011 0 P0 , ~ V 1 of , f l ‘S \ futility ;<. cvcl' tile ocenli, Cll:~i:‘., ycill' for thesc will bc rl tal eclipse of the sun in 1937. Two other eclipses are scheduled for the year, nn ulin~_il:u‘ ofthe suli on December 2 and 3, and a partial eclipse of the moon, November 18,1 tinumce of our pleasant relationships. Reg y tained at a high standard of énva- I and the realization of your fondest hopes. ,' fb_ r ove W 8. 3. 3 C ‘S l. 13 teri $5,000,000. have been expended- on the maintenance of track and ment in accommodation. Dom .c '- uctures during the year, which g wide bodies are looking upon the ciuded over 200,000 cubic yards of l Maritimes with favour for the hold- X _ _ of W to C. M. COX, Manager to volume of traffic. so"i:‘f.‘ni1 w!1'v!i was held in Chi"- ls The main line between Hall- ge lon last and several mies of new ing steel rail, fully lic-plated ani son r 90 per cent oi' the ties arc rtion and lhc Nat1onBlC0\-\Y\°U UI treated hardwood which sivfs Women in canada, both in Halifax. ger life and smoother riding ‘torn Scstia, with the Nova Scotia aities. Passenger" and freght ser- llolcl one of the “Hotels of D.s- QU , vices have been accelerated and ini- .lm-.tiori" of the Caliadinn National i l ' proved with a view to pl'o\'ldil‘{; linilways System, as headquarters. _ faster and better service wi.li econ- riiliers \-:ci-.~ the Dominion Associ- omy oi’ operation and safety. n' art and faculties of the Canadian . growing volume of visitors fron National Railways in thc Atlantic other provinces of Canada, pal‘llC- ion and the have been main- ularly Ontario and Quebec. Ona of the factors in the `iii- al fitness and efficiency. er creased number of tourists visi~i 8 Maritimes ls the great improv- n i of conventions. Among the lar- r conventions held in the Mari- and Montreal is laid with 101 time Provinces during the ,postsea- were the Canadian Bar Associ- iou of Chartered Accountant#-; We are looking forward to 1937 Calinrliziu llifnritry Association; Gy- Lh every expectation that the lm- lo increased volume of tiafhc .fu take care of a. greatly increased nu --1- Yi (ay M. F. Tompkins, 'ri-anis Msn- j wi lnterlintioiial; also held in Ha!- socinilon and the Canadian So- , _ proved conditions will continue with ` lfax: thc Ccnatilnii Seed Grcwe s n ` ` . ' hi _ . ch the railway is well equipprd ricfy of fccliiilcnl Agricliitilriftsf handle, its facilities being able l held iii Fr¢c'.c:'iclcn, l“»~w Brunswick, cl thc Ccnadian Ccsd Roads As- tcfclrn, Prilice Edward Island, th flue Canadian National Hotel li ~”_'Ifunl'fci's. a- ' I . ` 1 ...i ' -5 -Z. "‘ ' _ J. 4, '- ~-.» __‘j‘ “"1 A"““_l'|° R°5i°“» C“““d["“ ‘ In rt survey of the modes of trav- ‘ - \ - After the setback msuhng from cllfi there are indications of a nlcr use of trains. Improved ser- _ V i ,irc me ecormmic uphelvul °f “ 1°* l vibe: cnribiiicd with greater speeds ers ago. the tourist illcllv.-'ily luis, nn., Cnmfm_t_' along with the safety D goin commcrlced on the upward- "tsr, nrc largely responsible for mb w new helm” l~i.~=_ A fcniul-c of passenger train be compiled in 1920, the tourist. th 9,000 and ln 1933, the Lot om ol' of 37 _ ' ~ ‘_ . ‘ thc rl-c-,pl'efsic.ii, it dropped to $117,- 5 th 124.600. Since then, each ytar has F.. shown an increase uiilll it now st " f li ' _ ._ I ‘fl wwhc/n official figures first began ` mC_,.at50nS during rho past two or t' fi ' ' l : ' _ - 1§;,9°it“,fj d"lf;1;fh‘E(‘,“a ffilglllggflllélé-Oélf ciLii'r.ioiis_ inaugurated in 1932. each rr: _vcurs has been the conch ex- nl' has .=.ho\vn a. greater number those excllrslons, which are on e basis of st cent a mile, and nur. l'c\c:z‘.lcs this ycfr :how ani ilmztfcll iuci~cn.se cf $21,000. over micls at an estimated value cf } ...-. . . _ 275,oo0,0c0. for tho season ol' 10sc.l ;,“,f,,.§‘,°f,§‘,';§'; ;l,°,§r'0;°f§§6g§;f§gr;;. °"“ 5“°°f“ f°°°1'dS fm 1I1~ffC=1-S2 cf l timoh-a of $125,000. for the Atlantic 0.2 por cc lt. New Bxcullmvick 10 pm' - R cclou of the Cnnzidiali National l - .' . ._ s _ l°)gIT‘t 'TMI mince Ed“'m'd Ishml 32\ l't11_'l\=.'zi_\'s, It is aniic‘pn.te:l that i937 l cent 4 ,,_ ill show ri greater increase in In an analysis of the tourist sta- ’ gross I-evenu(.s_ The total eclipse of the sull will . be partially visible in the south-` western United States and in Cen- Dinlagllc -- “A Chl‘ist-mas Excl Dream", Interincdialc Department Exercls\.=Prlmuly Pupils. song-Home on the Range- boys and girls of Grade 'I mid 8 Exercise - "December Spelling Matcli"-Pl‘ima.i'y Pupils. Rccituticn-“lt Coll1dn’t be Done" -by Marion Thomson. I Exercise-Best Things-Prlmaiy ' Pupils. Rtecltatiori--When Pop was a. Boy-Jack Garnhnm. Dialogue--"Susie’s Lesson", Inter- mediate Department R/ecltation-"Christmas East and West", Eric Robinson Recltation.-Is It anybodyls Busi- ness. Chonis-Intermediate pupils. Recitation-Good-Bye, by Joyce Shaw. National Anthem. A -L »-- 1.~--» M tiw- _‘::ll.. In color the corona is pcnrly white _l:_'.: l.» _ -._ .ll'.‘. u_.il deter- l;;=_ll;li_ .Silas pl'oml1lcnccs_ great Ienplllg tongues of gaseous matter. often hundreds of thous- nnzls of miles in length can also be examined. The annular eclipse of the sun. whrn thc moon docs not complete- ly cover the sun`s disc. leaving ii bright outil' ring, begins south of Japan, progresses across the ls- Iands of the North Pacino Ocean and concludes near Southern Ci\‘- lfornla. Like the total eclipse, its course lies mostly ovcr the ocean. Inhabitants of thc Northern Hemisphere will witness the partial eclipse of the moon, Novi-mbcr 18. It :tarts in Northern Sil:i‘l'io, and sweeps iu ii broad semi-circle across Scandinavia. the British Isles, thc Atlantic Ocean and North America, eild_ing in the Pacific. By WILLIAMS '£- A v\~ ~ .\g\7\4\_ l______._.. .71 ou? _. if* " "_’i'_` ` ' ~f l;$iL§:|_ .~ I eoatl ‘¥H"2T`/ `/F-“Q5 "°° SOON- ..._‘i’§'1"..`.'1'I'.¥.';'3»°_"” so l vw V* Ann( a "‘ . I_'(` raw §3f I FOR GOT ABOUT _ THAT FOOL ‘ 4 rv ‘W I l l listics for the past seascn, it is in- * - ‘ “YCSUHK W nm *he* t°111l-‘Sta have V ui? ri§1diisfl1rl1lev:f<`i‘;lrlthft gmdiiiin come to Canada from many ccuii- Dated tmt ,fm mums; t d afnwc; tries in sositlon to me Unison Wm ,,.,,,C.. ,, much "‘ 18° ff, States ,although by far the Brtltllifr vruire the tourist tradegxfseir B portion come from the la‘t:r coun- 1 allpiiiig the rise in industriiflpab *YW COUUEQC-‘l 1°¢P1‘¢Sen'c£ f~c‘uf'll‘| iivitv rfencrnllv ac N l l " " it E “ ~LATE Houo/.\Y" lp.. ro. ri.. 1...... or on... 1... _.___ 1 upon hillside and field, (Continued from page 12) l And Keith was there too. “Dam bracken which is sprinkled with it 2111,” Said he, "but I feel like buy- diamonds on an autumn morning. mg S0m€ Ol my 0Wn leaves." Here or there some particularly "That wouldnt be very economi- lovely picce of autumn caught her el." and she laughed. fancy; some golden curl towed into “Why dont you live down here a tree. some russet spray. .llzd make a fortune?" "And," said a voice what are you "You see, I have to work in an doing in my woods?" office, I hate it, I know, but it has Much the same as the big bad fi very Satisfactory pay envelop; bear! Cherry turned and stared. ‘CvC"_' week, and a. bed-sitter takes Here was a young man, n red- 521110 keeping up." haired young maxi, with wicked “I sec." grey eyes. "1 , _ _ 1 uidift know That evening Clive was restive. I was trespsssii-lg," she raid. "That man been hanging about," “You most certainly are. What ho asked her. are you going to do with that old "Yes, he came to ses how the truck?" sale was Icing.” ‘ “I wanted it to sell." "Well, it went a. darned sight “To sell? He came closer. 1-lv better than I had expected, though was attracted by the fare wisplsh- I wish he'd keep his face out of it." nc.s of Cherry. By her eyes above The old lady looked up over her the armiul of bracken and brown knitting. They thought she was leaves. counting stitches, but it wa.sn’t Shu explained that :hc was stay- only that. Bhe was a. clevcr old 1 ing at the farm, and that she lady and she knew how thing; wanted the leaves to put in the W0fKed out. wayside hut. Cherry saw Clive's eyes. she "Nobody‘ll buy them," he said. WI-*hm H1 B WW that sbs had not "We'1i see," she retorted with como back here. She wished she some sph-it_ , had nevcl' tempted providence. He Hu walked home with her. His was sweeter than he had been be- name was Keith. she found and he =i’ore; all the time sho had loved only left her at the gate leading ‘him though she did not know it. down to the little farmstead. All the time she cared for him and when she went indoors Clive was , after this holiday there womq bs g, watching hcr. ` great deal of heartache, a gi-eat “Who was that?" ,deal of longing which would be “Mr. Keith Steven"on." Idifiicult to silence. "And where did you pick him up "What next?" she thought. pray? He hasn't a very good It wa.sn’t exactly next; it was a name." week later, when the sale in beech Bhe told him what had happened. leaves. Mid golden sycamores and He seemed scornfui of her suggcst- chestnuts_ and red ripe berries was ions. In the hearth the old lady at its height. She ws.; sold qui; s*‘1l knitted. Her pins msde a. every evening, She just mum nog queer jangle together like a clipp- cope with the demand. "Why do ing little song. When Chcrry people pay for something they could looked at her rho was laughing. quite easily pick for themselves?" Next day the little hut opened asked Clive. again. It had brown boughs in Why? blue Jars. It had rowans scarlet Just because idcss do not occur and lovely, briony in trails. It had to people until they seo them msd bracken that the frost had only up in a bunch and stuck under made more beautiful. A car stopp- their noses. Just because ydll ed. it had been attracted, by the spoil your best high heals scramb- unusual dirplsy. Then another ling. in wet autumn woods, and you drew alongside. Suddenly Cherry cart a lot of mud into the car, and knew that she was on a good thing. your humand :aye things, very rude People, artistic people wanted the things about it afterwards. lovely wildness of the countryside That’s why. Kfblrn glorious in autumn. They Things were going brightly, until wdnted heather in great purple that evening oi' vanishing blue-ness clusters. They were prepared to into the vslIey,ani=rrlcs,’ lie sa‘d. ‘bs absurd, she és) émued) hut and started talking' to Cheiiy. Thcre__w_as somethingvalbout his _ __(_'1f0 P_¢;_§__________` CHINESE COOKS IN TORONTO'S CHINATOWN offered Bobby Reade: Bear’s Paw Soup, Fried Shark P3118: Live Lobster Sausage and many more strange and won er ful dishes. Read all about it in the New Year’s number out to-dai’-i And a fleet of other good things to :nd-norles . . . coml'¢l . . . wemsifa own pages . . . radio . . . |70# - - - U“'l° ' ~ ' movies . . . besides colored illustrations . . . news PIC"-U" from all the world . . . and 16 pages of colored comics. I On sale to-day at your News Deale_r’s The New Year's Number THE TORONTO STAR I 10: EVERYWHERE I, ...s i - ¢ .».. ,- WEEKLY