CI‘ A» MERCHANT fl-III". r fir" “fills-W's? chili’ Mint-toys .0 ‘$578.49 Was Financial Statement. v Th, annual meetinl oi ‘the Oity gguncfl was held last night in the gguppfl (§hllBhQfI, I”! VVCTIIHP “yo; Yeo Presiding. Councillors new”, Real-don. Holman. 301mg, and Foster were present. as were also the City Rec- order. the City Health Omcer. and ms Milk and Meat InePlllW- Business was opened by the read- m‘ of communications by the City clerk. The first communication wee from x. J. and K. M. Martin. etatiw "W" the claim of Jamesflrralnor re con- struction oi the cillvert was not valid sgsglst the city. ., There was also another letter from tbisiirmregardlnitheelaimf ‘da- “ ...... by Catherine Gorl-nan _o ac- count ofiniin-iea received in a fail... This‘ claim also was held lobe i!)- valid In cases where accidents are caused owing in the condition oi the sidewalk or obstructions thereon, the City is not liable, unless at least three months notice in writing after the date ofthe accident is given. A letter was read from c. A". Beer. Secretary of the Board of ‘Fire Un- derwriters >lfi_ regard to the lrlsur- suce of $180,000 carried by the City. Owing to an amendment made with regard item. 4, the insurance oi $14,000 on fire fighting apparatus il not effective, except when it re- ; atus left bull Esured. 1t whs hct fair is the city Ito have surcharge made. f councillor Holman spoke strongly brunet the fbhalige. nus lathe first {time the city _ had a claim asaihst Ethe insurance ‘mpanies, and the ac- ltion oi the underwriters is a strange ‘and small one. If insurance is need- ed. it is when the apparatus goes on the street. The underwriters hays gone to an unreasonable length. While insurance on ladders might not be expected. it was phisir a w" take it oil’ the entire equipment. Moreover the agents have not com- ilied with the law requiring fifteen . OUNCEIMIENTS. ECQMING EVENTS. . MEETINGS. ETC. “Dr. Kmart new home M iiiveiitio '. Purdy‘ Station. West- tuctcr 01%., use. la-la-amos" "ROBIN HOOD‘ RAPID CHINA ' One, bet ' in . Au Gm". tey Oats, better Ch a i “Buying dressed hogs levery day at Rutter River Station, organs at- ilcied. Apply James I. Andrews. 4144-1-26-41. The executi... of the Provincial W en's Christian Temperance l! on will meet nphworth l-ieil. Enamel-side, Thu ay, ‘January alst Ii 1-80 p. m. A mu attendance re- Iilated. iilee-l-al-li. “Reserve Wednesday, February 0th i0: Basket Social inLlong Creek flail. 4809-14141. I _ . , . “Ladies. cell at more s» stances llliirday afternoon and view the Mir cakes. rests is to‘ but. and this help the P. a. 1. nespitsi. "H k tch Phid ht be- mfiflsz‘. s. slisfiitifiylséir at t W1 ‘luau I I 4 ' - .; ieee-i-so-si ‘ ‘i us-shd aim Tueedlicfllifllll’! titre I R- ‘sstiss be a half-baked seeker .... other: welfare than a faIl-witted Annual Meeting of City Council Reports of Various Departments ' Presented-an Small Deficit of ..,,,.,,.~m mpg; , w‘ at tlseilstbeileceauiuJtK was}. -.,,,,..,,,,,~,~ we... ...... smtitstsuiibsetmuim mag“ m, what, m, 5pm. measures would be taken tn ‘ensure Shown by the days notice by registered mail. ‘If these companies will not insure the apparatus when it is out of the building. the city must look else- where ior lire protection. Of course. if other companies will take insur- ancethsthssbeentui-neddownby the underwriters, it is only fair that they get a share of the city’s insur- ance business. After further discussion. the clerk was instructed to ask for the restor- ation of the old schedule. otherwise, the city must look elsewhere for iu- surance. . Ills Worship the Mayor themread his annual report, CounciilorPl-owse occupying the chain, ' The adoption of the report was by Councillor poster. second- ed by Councillor Kennedy. and sup- ported by‘ Councillors Holman and Macheod. all oi whoni ‘congratulated His Worship on the excellence of his report. and added warm words oi appreciation for the way in which he ‘performed his duties. "I‘he'~votie' of thanks was presented by Councillor Prowse. who added his tribuiebf praise to that of the other Councillors. '“"' The Financial Report was then presented by Councillor Prawn. He streeud fact that the‘ appalling Sfiiflllntb! some $01,000.00 in unpaid taxes was outstanding, and urgadon more. prompt collections. been’ borrowed from the bank. and there was a small deficit of 0578.19. CITY OF CIIARLOTTETOWN El- ‘ cums frhe amount oi money received for Civic purposes from January let to December aist, line wab-RMJQL- 9'1. ‘ Horse and Carriage Tax-tzdiliil. Auctioneers‘ Licenses-flaw. Bank License £775.00. Warehouse Hent-"W-W- ' Wharf and Property Rent-flint). Government Grant Fire Dept. — $650.00. ' Market Rents-seesaw. Market Tclu-Jlflw-Bi- ‘i. i, City Weigh Scales-WSM. Total-teatime. - Truck LiccBeeI-NW-W- ' Milk Vendors’ Licenses-Cfliim. Insurance Company Licenses-OB.- assoc. - ' Police Court-47959-57- City Court-Ni.”- Dog Tax.-—$l.046.00. Automobile Tax-Oiifflilcc. Taxi Li 91099- Gasoline Tank rsa-_a1.ie0-00- Investment Brokers’ Tax-OHM)“- lfisceiianeous Receipts-ohmic. Street do Sidewalk Assessment - avlivitio. v Transients from Water ti: Séwirl Acct. for lnterest-Jilflllflfl. . Royal Bank of Canada (spec. loan) 400,000.00. h itesl Estate. 193311144911"- Real asters. lose-MOMM- ‘lbtal-Nfflllll. Personal Property. 1m-W-4°"~°“- Personal mptrty. 1018-4943941"- Total-MIMI“. Poll (rad. imam-calico. sou m. _me-e6.M-00- t-ctsi-ttmlic- . lends issued-teamm- Iless Disoliiint-4i.ifl.fl—'01l.\fl»-' 1:- mist-unsuit- ihisiua sin feiind scrim. r. is scslsuisii. a i». remiss. Airtim- li _ and kin. . "°’°“"- ~ i "“'"’“‘" or - a / "Come ts the: ‘in lanes PAYIIIWI 'v M- ’ casein _ nits paid is moi "“" "Jciifriiigiaaiidrtistto ' "IL, l ' w, u “III”. ‘ i t dietitians-MIMI.- Comparison of " Naval Strength v v _ (Comedian Press) WASIIIZNGTON. Jan. Mv-The naval luau of the nations in the Wailllfliiion arms confer- ence was eonsid ’ by the house l-Wlvlirlaflonl committee in al- locating money for the expenses of the navy in the annual supply hill. Admiral Charles I‘. Hugh- es, chief of , , submit- hd a table to the committee showing the comparative strength of the naval personnel in which Great Britain's forces ex- “eied the United States by more than 10,000 oilleers and men. Ja. vsursnss third. Great Britain's strength was shown st 184,431: United States 98.086; Japan e1.- 595; France 60.334 and Italy i5,- 397. ’ Admin‘ Ilfllol asked for an "m"! B! ‘.000 of enlisted per- some! 0o flil out. the comple- ments aboard the vessels in eomualsiscn which he declared woraundermanned. The United states exceeds Creat- Britain, ' PWWII‘. in the number oi mar- lllee. the ‘ having 10,807 and the latter 10,454. ‘ iniiisinii SEHlJIJEE Car Ferryfls Inst Pro- pellet Hoisted Onto Pier at Borden. _i_ THE CAR FERRY ._ l‘. , I.” i H“ on time. ’I‘wo freight trips were made, in addition to the passenger trips. The missing propeller was dragged by the steamer to the end of the dock. where it was lifted by the railway ci-ane about 8 p. m. It was practically undamaged. and will be railtwd to the steamer when she goes to the dry dock. S. S. Stanley and S. S. Terne There ls no further information regarding these vessels. m. Aii- mil Yesterday N5 flight by the aeroplane was made yesterday. Early in the morn- ing. a wire was received from Mone- ton rehdingthit the Weather condi- tions were bad and that the night was postponed until 0.80 to see ii the weather would improve. but at l0 o'clock another wire came through, reading: "Pilot regrets that weather renders any trip todayii ,ossibie,aii mail being forwarded by train." In connection with the air mall service now. being operated in the Maritime Provinces, it has been as- sertsiued that the Postmaster Gen- eral has been at Moncton and 5t. John, personally looking into the question of air mail service. Word has come through from Moncinn that the idea of linking up thb three Maritime Provinces by air mail ind connecting with the Mont- real-Ottawa air route, is engaging the atteiltlon of the Moncton Board of ‘Ii-ads.- Ali that is necessary at present is to bridge the ‘gap between Monctcn and st. John. and it has been sug- giatsd that this is a msster that. might will be taken up by our rap- i-eaeutativss, for a suitable _ made bt‘ this timiin conjunction with the Monet/ca acsrd of Trade ‘Clans, a The wihiYEFct‘ the ca. Oratorical i . Melrose Abbey; m visit Westminster. ,.¥"*"w we , seniors . r n as. -. . . “a, ., F it... 1v...» Meeting. I AN EUIIIIATIIIN nadian Champio n ship is Going to Europe -- Your Chance is as Good as Anyone’s. As an adjunct to an education no- thing can equal travel—in fact one may go so far as to say that travel is an education in itself. All oi us, in our study of the mast- erpieces of English literature have been made familiar through the de- scriptive pcwers of great writers. W155 the places in Europe where history has been made. And many of us have longed to see them with our W51 W" —to look upon the broken archesol shrine of the great oi our Empire; to see the majestic ruin of the cloth hall at Ypres-that monument K185108955 forever more to those who have fal- len in France and Flanders that we might live out our lives in freedom and in peace. A JWell, it is to such places as these that the student will go who is so for- tunate as to be the ‘winner Jn the Canadian Oratcrical Championship. He might as well be a. Prince Edward Islander, for Islanders have a weiiles- tabiished reputation throughout the land for prowess in the art of Pllbu? speaking. And he misht as Well be YOU! If you are under 19 years of age on February first, and are enrolled 111 Grade 1x. or above in any school 0r college in the province, fill cut $119 coupon youwili findrielsewhere in this issue, and mail to The Guardian at once. _ Entries to date are as follows; as " H, a~_ ... lustre"; ‘Ritec abuser Claire Brehaut, X._ c Helen Reynolds, IX Benjamin J. Heck. X. = ',_ Janet MacLeod, IX. Sourlg High School ‘ ' CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. THURSDAY, JANUARY a1, 1929.. ‘rnivii t BULLETIN 1s SA TISFA C TOR Y (Special to the Guardian) LONDON. Jan. ail-Kins Geor- Ifa physicians today issued a bul- letin: ‘The ling continues to gala strength slowly and Ilia Ma- featyb progress is aaisfactory." (Blnadl-“Blgby, Dawson." This morning's bulletin, which was the first ainoa Saturday night, Ill "lulled in authoritative quarters as the most definitely ‘satisfying yet issued. It was stat- ‘ed lhlt further bulletin! would now ‘be given out at considerable intervals. Opening of Ont. Legislature " (Canadian Press), TORONTO. Jan. tic-Considerable legislation. of an important nature will be brought to the attention of the tisird session oi the eeventseuth legislature of Ontario, which form- ally opened at 8 o'clock this after- noon. This was indicated in the speech from the throne read by Lieutenant Governor W. D. Rose. The government's intention oi launching a scheme for old ‘age pen- sion was announced in the speech, which said enabling. legislation would be in reduced. A revision oi the tax on gasoline is anticipated in order that the cost of construction and maintenance of highways may be "borne by those who receive the_ad- vantage oi this public service." legislation will be submitted on the following lites. m preservation oi the pulpwood, of the province; dealing with frauds in real estate tbeprotaiaaflon act; lei ‘ the sale o! Alberta coal in Ontario; respecting" provin- cial forests; respecting widows and orphans; res, ‘lng the elections and registry acts. Owing to the fact that public con- (Entered by Principal). ' ‘ Mt. Stewart School Margaret Martin, IX. Alice Martin, IX. ‘ QUEEN'S COUNTY Hunter River School W. Ira MacDonald, X. Euiaiie‘ M. Macuod, IX. Sutherland MacLeod, IX. Frank G. MacMilian. X. Dorothy Dingweii,“ IX. Howard Houston, X. _ A. E. Wediock, X. f Irene wedlock, IX. . Dunataifnage School Robert E. Calms, PRINCE COUNTY Alherton High School Arthur 0'Mailey, X. Conference on Church Union (Canadian Frees) PITTSBURGH, Jan. {L-Overtures of the Methodist Episcopal Church oi America looking towards a merger with the Presbyterian Church inthe United Church of America drew leaders oi both denominations to Pittsburgh today. The Pittsburgh conference was decided upon follow- ing receipt at the Presbyterian gen- eral. assembly at Tulsa. Okla, last May by Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of ‘a definite request by leaders of the Methodist Church for eiioh a merger. which have exceede‘ the amount provided by the legislature, an in- crease will be asked. Extension of the -work oi the department oi health to cope with disease in indur-“y will be undertaken. A paragraph was de- voted and a "rapid spread of the service throughout ‘the rural parts oi the province," was forecast. Im- migration was mentioned. . The speech reoied "negotiations have been carried on between the overseas settlement board and rep- resentatives of thelfederai govem- merit and my ministers with a view to the encouragement of British iln- migration oi this province." mu H.111 Inquest LOB ANGELBS. Calif. Jan. 30- Filneral arrangements for I-Ion. John H. Bell, distinguished Prince Edward Islander who died last night follow- ing injuries receivedwvhen struck by an automobile Saturday night, had not been completed today pend- ing word from eastern relatives, Mrs. Valentine Buehner. a niece said to- day. Ari inquest will be held at one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Bell was fatally hurt when he stepped in thepathofacardriven byLeeter Bradford. ‘Ihe police have released Bfldfml. but they would question him again. _ - I DRATORICAL medal the. orsiurissl contests Jlfifl. flame sbsssarasnssssasgbno (one, albeit-T’ ‘ f, i-‘zl z. -l'l:. Y" I am a pupil oi....\.......'....'.....ooiiege or school. I am inter and Iwcilidlil tetalmpartin OnIbIn-uaryhicimlsnalihalalliiietlilysanafage. s;spasa‘a’:oneseescan;aaeaaenaosaaaeaeeqelaaaaeaanoaaoae-IOQ ‘m "isa(eo-olavdflliioiodonelantaeeaoauaellesqaa_m‘nsdg nu. our suntan. m-lnnoiwlolar sot-con. CHAHIUITIIOWN costume. onsnuo-rra-nowu " CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAD: CONTESTS ncmosssscucismsssmnisasbaissoasslstistsn tributions to the research foundation PHISIINEHS SEN T_E_N [IE1] Brydges G e t s Five Years In Dorchester; Heron, Six Months 1n . Jail. i At the Supreme Court, sentence was passed on William Brydges by His Lordship Chief Justice Mathieson found guilty of attempted rape. Mr. Justice Haszard sentenced Ro- ldnd Heron to six months at hard la- bor in the Queens County Jail for stealing poultry from the warehouse of Mr. J. D. Jenkins. The evidence for the defence in the case of Acorn vs. MacDonald was concluded yesterday with the testi- mony oi Daniel A. Macdonald and his wife. At 4.15 p. rn. the Court ad- journed to meet at Ii a. m. today. when Counsel will address the Jury. who will ‘then be charged by Mr. Jus- tice Arsenault before whom the case is being heard. Meeting of United Church Presbyterial Tile Prince Edward Island Presby- terial of the United Church oi Cau- ada met in Trinity Church, Summer- side, yesterday with sessions, mom- ing, aftarrnoon and evening. There was a. large attendance oi delegates and visitors. The morning session which opened at eleven o'clock was devoted to the business oi the exe- cutive committee. The afternoon ses- sion opened at 2.30 with a devotion- al service conducted ‘by Mrs. (Rev) George Ayers o! Margate followed by s-‘cuiesu ofthe "saciaties. “m. aa- dress oi welcome w... read by Mrs. T. ‘M. Linkietter of Suntmeraids and sat-plied to by the prasident, NIH. W. A, Thomson of Charlottetown. Greet- ings were then conveyed from the Prince Edward Island Presbytery by Rev. A. J. Reynolds of Bedeque,» 'I‘hie epealoez- said that he felt a great honor had been bestowed upon him in being chosen as ths member of the Island Presbytery to carry the greetings to the Women's Missionary Society. He felt that the auxiliaries were accomplishing n. great work and proving themselves a vast help to the church. He referred to the im- portant place that women held in the church and the sacrifice that ri- hoodwiia making in carrying on the great work the supreme sacrifice of their own personality. Rev. Mr. Rey- noida concluded with the thought that in their work they had the pray- ers of the Island Presbytery. After a short and fitting reply by Mrs. Thomson and a beautifully rendered vocal solo by Miss Doris Nlaiiett of Simmer-side. Reports were audible Mill! moccasins-summarises onllsi-bienolllillVfi oIL MERCHANT soundalthavoleeolafncc- King's Monogram -——-——v T500018! i0 the Guardian) UITAWA. Jan. Sit-The King's monogram, G. R. is likely to go on the mail waggons which do not carry it now.‘ No such offers have yet been issued, but it is learned that repre- sentations have been made to the prime minister directly and that he is busying himself with the matter. When he does usually the source of a complaint is removed. Mr. Veniot. the postmaster-gener- al, says he didn't do it: it was the work of Hon. Charles Murphy he contends. As stated at the depart- ment the monogram is on the old waggons and the contractors wag- gons, but not on the newer ones. The term “Canada Mail" is used. It is likely to be put there although in the absence of the postmaster-gen- eral it has not been decided. life t0 missionary work in India. This same girl is now teaching little girls in the mimionary schools. We feel more girls would become workers in the missionary field if they realized that it meant teaching. helping and nursing more than public speaking. Our representative in India is mak- ing an appeal for money and work- 6T5. Following the gratifying report of this treasurer, Mrs. Lucas Alien oi Slllflmcrslde and the singing oi hymn number g8’! a pageant "Not Exempt" was nicely presented by embers oi the executive and Summerside young ladies and a. vocal solo “Jesus Lover oi’ My Soul” was beautifully render- ed by lvirs. MacPiiaii oi Sui-limer- side, The speaker of the evening was Rev. Andrew Thomson, M.A., B.D., from China. His subject was on the need cf work among the women of ‘Chins. This highly gifted speaker ,gave a veryinteresting description of life in the native villages of H n, Northern China. Theywomen gym- bscted to spend theii-‘iivés ashame- makers and mothers. Although they all are farmers they live _in group vlllflsre. All the needs of the fam- ily are furnished by the women, The cotton is raised on the farms and. spun and woven into cloth for clothes. Hardly-i any m: bhgm can read- They are denied the inspire.- tion of our family life, through not having the opportunity oi hearing God's message. That is where the mis- sionary is able to help so much, The ladies in living amongst the native women help in this evangelistic work. The use of tents to hold meetings in has been found to be very success- ful. The inese are very fond of children especially whim chuqmt Splendid work has been done by the hospitals and has been found a Emit help. A number of primary schools and high schooL; have been established. It has been proven that the Chinese women are just a; my. (Continued on page 3) ted from the different departments by the leaders oi the various com- mittees. These were all very encour- Bflflfi and showed wonderful pro- SWSB. Lunch was served in the Ep- worth Hail and the meeting adjourn- ed until 7.30. The evening session at which the church was filled to capacity, pregld. ed over by the president Mrs. Thom- 800. We! Opened by a. hymn followed by scripture reading and a prayer by Rev. J. P. C. Iih-aser of Summer- side, an anthem by the choir, Miss Jessie Strongpreeidlng at the organ. The president then delivered her sid- dress. In scrutinizing the work oi the past year she said it would be found to have been a year of many advan- tllel. Nevertheless all inlist keep on ' so thatjhe future bears fruit. Ser- vice to Cod means service to our fellow man. The spirit that bears no fruit withers lhd dies. We are standing on the tbfelfscld, of a new yeanayearoigreatopliorhmityis before us. Christianity is a layman's and a laywomanb work. ‘The ‘past year has been one oflwerltion and HIOINIIIIBIINUWIIIIMLWU 9.‘!"f'f'\.."";' ............................................ "is ‘h; St, John, snow,. 4R00Blss. Lilli-i. $NOW BALE CET BIGGER ‘(HE Mons You uuasu tam ALoNc, TORONID. Jan. 80.— Maritime. northeast winds, mostly cloudy, some light snow. ' Tvwnw. cloud»... ... ... 22-12 Montreal, cloudy.... .. io-a Quebec. mom... ... ... ... 10-11 obsrictibicwn. sum... ... “st-a: Halifax. cloudy. ' ... .. si-sc ,... ... al-ea Boston, cloudyn’... .'. ‘... ... 20-15 New York-cloudy"? ...'... 20-20 High tidd thisjfternikirrat no and icinorrowmorniug,» ass. sci. ssis this sitgrsbch stats _ and rises tomorrowsildhhl-at m Last quarter niopn Friday. Tab. ‘are ‘i . Bumniereide tide sislllsch min- thlit-QMKINNWIL ___.,_ g Ell. fillMPlill Ftllli SME Five Thousand Silver Fox Pelts Disposed ofl at Good Prices to European Buyers. The following wire was received yesterday from Mr. W. Chester B. McLure, who is at present in Lon-v don attending the fur auction saiel of the Hudson's Bay Co. "Hudson's Bay Company completed sale oi five thousand silver fox to- day. Prices on ‘fine clear full furrcd skins were good,» but darks slightly ailvered and fiat unprime skins were not so popular. Top price was seven hundred dollars and second best price six hundred and fifty dollars. Both these skins were from McLuro and MacKinnon Silver Fox Farms, Limited. Thirty skins from same branch averaged over three hundred dollars each. Being a choice lot they created "much interest. The sale generally was good." Noted Medical _ Doctor Passes Word was received by telegram yesterday of the sudden death of Dr. F. H. Mewburn of Edmonton, from pneumonia. The late Dr. Mewburn was one of the most noted surgeons in Canada ‘and had a Donlinlon-wido reputa- ‘tion. Dr. Mewburn was well known in Prince Edward Island and was mat- iie MacNutt of thlslCity. Dr. Mewburn spent a holiday at the Cox Hotel, Souris, two summers ago, where he made many friends. A great many, Islanders included, will remember Dr. Mewburn by his marvelous surgery during his war service, when he rebuilt many Can-a adian boys who had suffered what was regarded as irreparable injury. FOR GER Y CASE Timton, charged with uttering a. iors ged document came up for trial be- fore His Honor Judge Inman in the County Court judge's criminal court of Prince County yesterday, under the provision of the Speedy Trial! Act. The Attorney-General was rep- resented by Mr. C. St. Clair Trainer oi Charlottetown, and the accused was represented by Mr. Heath Strong K. C. The following witnesses were e:- amined: On behalf ‘of the Prosecu- tion, Mrs. Jean ‘Taylor of Hamilton, Bennett R. Kelly, Assistant R683" t-rar of deeds, George B. McNutt. registrar oi deeds. William C. Clark. of S stic, Basil S. Deacon. of erside, and F. Wallace Wil- liams of Summerside. No evidence was given for the defense. - M. the close of the case for the crown. Mr. Strong asked that an ad- journmmt might be granted until Thursday morning in order that be might present his argument on be- half oi the accused. I-Ie intimated that he intended in argue that the accused should be acquitted ss these was not sufliclent evidence that be knew the document to be a forgery as is provided under section 401 cc the criminal code of omsds. The court adiom-ned until 10.90 morning. , i l New Your. Jan. tor-advices‘ i here late sissy islii nist tbs Hawaiian-American Line steali- er Alaskan. carrying a full gen- ersl cargo from the Paoififlsonst tc New rel-s. was ssilaiwbu tbs Bahamas. g -s 0 iuusnlrsil fried to an Island lady-a sister - firs. F. W. Hyndmaii and Mrs. LEN] The case against Banrzie-rnlan W. ' coral ism of cssilsnssua tbs; y ¢II~>IIQZQUBD J's-...»). lanthanum-s- »“I~§l