tutor"! Guuillln Two Ce I I oples Paper y - Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1925 ' OFA MERCHANT in Buy Dartmouth: N. S., Gasoline. k I The first picture taken of the beautiful Mumtaz Begum, the Indian dancing girl, since tho wealthy merchant with whom ‘h, was motoring at Bombay was shot. The assailants tried to disiigure her face with knives, but they succeeded only ininilicting wounds on the fore- md, which is bandaged. Mum- (p; Begum was formerly in the relinuc of the Maharajah of in- dare. Kingis Temperature. (Canadian Press) IDNDKIN, Fob. 23.-—’I‘hie King's physirtins nunainritl with him only aisw mitiutvs ‘this morning. I‘t is understood his "temp"rnture Js ni- nosi normal. ‘ L ER IDNDON, Fob. 23—~Ilis blnlcs-iy Khflliurgc with r"pot"ti‘il resting mlvrtzihly tonight with his cou- ilitimi satisfactory and the patlilii trim and clieerftil. ‘ Baiilbrmer Mayor . .l.0ii'D0.\'. ()ilt., Fob. 21-13111] 0f lit000 piitlgctl by ion r London bust nesi men fnrithc rt-icnsc from cus- tody of (‘. .\i. ‘It. (irahum, clerk oi’ lllcdirisiou court hero und former mayor oi imndun, trhiirgctl with tllotiitft iii $8.000 (livisityu court funds, \\'t‘!t‘ rcncwcil ycntcrilay in cilypoiit-o court. llr.(l1'tih:im will uni. be trird for snorhtr \\'i". k. Au audit of the (livluiou court ‘books by \\'. l‘). Ililis, movlnclail in-- $00010!’ iii iliirisioin courts, wins - made ll fi-ir duyn ago, loiiowing the refusal oi‘ hunks ‘to Iiouor chtiquos issued by thc ‘division court here it is claiinrd. ‘ ' lhurch Union Vote hliutn-ili n‘, Toronto. for, C; lllillt, 1T7. n" W's, Sitimithroy, for 56; . ~72. Ymfi" iii for, 42 nguiinst. ‘mimic, 44 for, 15 ‘against. ‘Sim, st, l-ntirn; s"! for, 101i drains‘. llonitinn Knox. 15 ‘for, 157 against “Biflliiliilll, 47 for, 50 ugninst. ngiiiihiunnitlviillc, Lunily's Lane. for. i-iil against. iiiiissitnt. Cooke's, 25o m, 1m Quinn". Dmiifii. 10 for, 818 ‘against. mm»? “~+»+o+o++»+»»+¢>¢ Condensed Specials RATE-qt: per word, not‘ . Eiiiih insertion in this column. i “QWGOOOfWO-O-OO-O-O-O-Qfi-O t ‘iricuii. orrsn or -H|GH trade envelopes, 60, for 20c, 125 iiir 350,, 25o for 55c. 50o for “"00- 1000 for $1.05. Guardian Office, ' Milerniuc NEW-MAN CAKE iii" with puffed rice, 25 cents ‘mlckiigc. Cudmore Bros, li ‘was s01 a. m. noon e co. wolesnle Pork Packers 89 , lter Street, Charlottetown‘. 382-14041. t g 'Fc°ii PAN CAKE NIGHT-PAN rliie flour and lMbpla Syrup just “sired. See our window. Cud- "iiire Ilros, - 11 I "iiiNeoMs sAusAoas MADE t h W18!- Saundera. Newsom 00., Market Building. 0050-184-0-moe. U T: Palm-mo or evsnv khmhlion, cheaply and exped- miili! executed. Guardian Cen- 3°il Prlntsry, ‘Phone 188. IBN-B-G-tl. \‘__ “Pganrou con-minim: .1 vac. "m. 1 ‘Ivory “egg-a a p. o. minim Soap ell é iiii i lilllfl ill till. illlil Hon. W. R.) Mother- well Expects Prices t0 G0 Very High in That Country OTTAWA, Feb. 23.—That it "was only a urn-tier of ‘tinro whim thr pricc‘ ct‘ ltltlflfviillllfii in the United Siizrlisiivnulil go so high that ‘UHPFO would "b0 a cltrulur from ill‘C consnm cr oi‘ ‘that coundiry I'm" (‘unzuliiziiii products. wins ‘the hope (‘Xilrtifitiliil by Hon. W. It. i.\lill‘lli‘.l‘\\'i‘ll, ‘Mini-st-i ritsnioil fiid) iloclarcd ‘til-at lit! hail rrcently viniti-il ‘the tint-clings oi’ ‘the Illinois there iiu-ii liven S00 ilelogzuioo pree- i-nn, iiu h-zrii takr-il the oppnrttinli-ty rl‘ in‘:i rviiwvini: llillilliy oi‘ ‘the 110lo- tzzrtita, ‘and hail not found Ollq. who \v‘"|~in‘t in favor nf reducing or abol- isl m; l-hn duty Ull iflanziiiizm feed in what blrcy said to inc. lltlCflll-SO is i . r, anti for such an incre r , Ililillllll‘): ‘a-t uil nu. lfish in tilcfr a-t- in‘): iihcln. ll ‘thc ‘ cattle ralscr i-s willing to abolish ‘the iiuty, surely "lhn cnustinlv-r “till bc." ‘Mr. Iloey lz-riiicvcti ‘that ‘r- ‘iproeily could ‘be ubtirnctl ‘by pivcvnrcul. The Mlulsitcr ntatril that efforts hnvl iictn- inaiit‘ in t-hc past to do -h"i, but that tho question ivzis a d-eliirtrh,‘ our. IIon. hluilnlirg Dober- y lrzitl ilccn oriticizctl by II-uited States ziuthoiiittiis for pwnsuiuluz nu.- ‘JflllflflllX nnithotls. ’l‘hr.rc was a lii-nger in ilryiilg to get mkirkeiie by n ‘skle ‘door. The liiiniritri", however. bolicivetl tirnt opinion was rapidly changing in ‘the United tS/mites, wit-h ' t diau products. ‘in earlier ‘diiscuosinn, II-nnry Lend- quiitevi statistics showing ‘bile more ‘favorable prices existing ‘on Chic- irgt) nrrirkcihs for lives-lock, ‘as conn- ‘purisil with ‘that of W-in-tripog. Ho. hiuiltlc-rn (laud-iiu ‘llllil evcir made was ‘in turning down rtrcliu-ociltylle cnniissc-il to having votcti again» it the prcposiril reciprocity ‘treaty ill lilll- but. dcclurvii ‘i hut if another op vii-to for such a 111ml. ——€-—¢o>—--—— Wane in Montreal .- (Canadifln Press) l hlON'l‘Iti'}A"I.. Ifrb. 23,- An opi- drmic of grlppi.‘ ‘which hue I‘i'illl(‘i‘(l the attrniizrnvi‘ nit the schools as tnurh in; fifty ‘perccilt was‘ iiiiiiiiy "W" pnrizyl on ‘ihi- wzulo, til-though lllllllly st-h iis 1nd busiuesm offitir-s are (Canadian Press) I UIAHIOESTPIII, hither-.- Orzo man was illiul injured in :1 firt‘ which tics- tznyvtl Jacobs lllnrk, izii-iutlitzg the Ili-lnnout. llo7til h‘ rc t-"ilay. The ilamzigc is plncrtl a. $75,000. MO} Fvll. 23. Before Easter (Special to The Guardian) ‘OTTAWA, Fob. 2Jl.——'lho llfiili" cnt intention of the Government is to bring down tho budget brfori: tho Easter holidays anti to permit tncmbcrs to digest its provisions during tho recess, Already it is bi‘- lioved that the general fiscal und tariff policy of the Ministry has been decided upon. "lid i-iic Only possible change will be in matters of detail induced by depututionn which muy come here in the inter- val. Broadly speaking the budget will provide for few changes in the customs tariff. iPartly as n reeultpof the reduc- tion laet session in the sales tux and partly as a result of a very considerable falling off in customs receipts, ‘Hon. James Robb, acting Minuister of Finance, will be coll- pelled to announce u reduction o nearly $50,000,000 in total receipt! for the present fiscal year as com- or oi’ A‘l.‘,‘ricill‘iiiri.‘, in ‘the Commons mo" “mm kmm] last nip-ht. 'I‘h‘t- subjict tiuditr tiiis- “my Shmqff a ‘tltdcgzition to Wushlngtnnl‘ ‘to ‘zrsk 000 francs 'I‘-h<‘ire was halnn. American arcouailt. government Bring Down Budget il,"i‘§.."‘.°..t abqh d. ‘ (Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Feb. 23- Be- cause he was behind In rent, a NOtre Dame De Grace land- lord had the light and water cut off in a cottage occupied by a man who was out of work a shnrt time before his wife gave birth to a baby. As a result the doctor and nurse had to bring the child Info the the police. Two Killed And Six Wounded In Gun Battle (Canadian Press) IIIARTIN. Ky, Feb. 23- Two including u dd‘- ll‘ll(l ‘six othes were ‘VM ifh" ‘ilmsmln 0f ‘UM woundvil during a gun ‘battle hero shipment of iiviia-totak. y‘..,,l,,,.duy‘ Tm, It. A. IIucy (i'l‘(),‘.{I‘i?SSl\'(i, Spring shouting is no, mum,“ yet {C} causc of the Agriculture Association. ‘at which 25,000 Franc Prize (Canadian Press) PARTS, Fob. 23. ~~ Ailjutant .'-.'.| tic. ‘I "um sure. they were sincere Idloronttin dlonncl. wiirliVii ilifdliiiiie pod record holder with an nver- ill. illlil lump ‘time, they ilcciaroil age of 443.171 ltilon1ct».ni, approx- .ha2. they were in favor 0f "an i-n- imatcly 278 ulilco per hflul‘. H1009 crcasr in the dirty on (Tnnailiant but- over a’ three wrrt‘ prcpuiiiui: to send has bout awarded the-Drill! 9f 25-‘ kilomizters CGIIFSU" iloilatcd by Frank l’. Almost Normal liiiliifi."tiiil-.fii".‘lilii‘l .°.l‘.’..fi‘l'"‘.l‘.l‘it‘.’fiii Rum Runners Shot When Craft Seized ‘GIAOUCESTER, Muss» Feb- 23-- Two xncn are in o. ‘hospital hcrc Hill’ foriilg from wounds received when‘ tlrclr craft .wa‘s fired upon b)’ 11 coastgu-tiril bout ail-d its can?) (W271i (Zilhiilfi of alcohol iscizcil. The mean‘ are John lilavlruga and Jos. Grace, bu-tih of this place. Grace's induries are isuid "to be nerliouii- Thielr launch was fired upon by a. coastguard, boat when it failed o thtnlt. nponsummons and led the craft. n long chase be sea ‘bcforo ‘bt-ln-g subdued. nuiilfttiiinctl .t‘ha‘t om- nf ‘the ‘greatest I Saved From Sea IUIAMiI, F111,, Feb. 23.—‘At‘her d‘rif‘t~ [itrrtiiiiiiiy prvscllic-il lisnil‘, ‘bi- would mg dupiplessly for more than five "rnmged and the greatest cred“ is houna ‘in a ‘disabled bomt in the Gulf ‘We the pii°dllctfg~ Lied" Stroll-til,‘ John MoCormuck, Itihe Ir- K111610118 012W 0106 0 Y 11th ‘ton-or, mats rroscued shortly be- was cleverly flew/Bred "lid mam‘ I'm-ti ilnrk ‘today, The famous sing-ed the hearty encore it received. cl"-s nerves were buddy upset "by Th8 hiupfowlng experiglpcg ‘and he was Night" very nicely. The audience u‘.-‘hi“tl to his‘ ‘hoitiel. liitrutlrmiaek. nccompmn-iod by Geo. F- Anvil". 0f NQW York. 111141 Wu‘ nounced. This wad an ‘unlocked for icim Vernon. of ‘Piii-"ttibilfgh- 19“- Miiiiiii U"! "ifmling ‘m 3' ‘tmimg was not on the programme. I-lar trip. Carried to Sea. Shortly uric-r noon ‘the boat's on- tllilifll". ti mtirnlizoil by the number 4 M.‘ n. 1 ‘ “a the emu’ n 204030. oi‘ [lfiilitlllll sick Pllyilllflilillirl tstild this :‘,,.'_]_‘,v,,'; Jifssllmnto 1,19,01,15‘, of "be and the end men (Tnmbo, Messrs Ft-‘brunrv hnd Imcu the \Vil|‘Sil in G l, s, “my Uatrfled 0M mo J. Austin Trainor and Mike Camp some y. airs as isr-gurils sickuixe-s. 52,1, rem“ bell, Bones, Messrs. Dixon and Wm. ~<‘"_——‘ ’i‘hn (Taiptnln Bill, ‘opera-ted by M01111") kept ‘he “udience l“ G1 t H (‘apiaiu Willinm Neiwinnn, isigihted roars by their iiluinv sass mid wit" tho frail craft und 0H0!‘ much di-f- ticlsms. The accompaniments were lino and ‘towed ‘lit Into port. The Drown and Mr. Golclateln, ticuity managed ‘lo reach it wdth u ndmlrubiy played by MFB- Byfflii '_ ’ boat hail been ‘nilrlft more than five lOllilN. killed and firc- of Much Excitement SOFIA. Feb. 23.— Excitement uturdcro of Deputies ‘Strnchimlrof is un- ln the Sobrauji Govern- miut, dc-putivs lioinieli W‘ m“ two members of Parliament had been nssiissilnntctl within n Week und asked what mctisurtt: the ud- llllIilfl-ll‘ili.lt)ni proposvil i0 tflke- Nu answer has yet been forthcom- ing. Anoihnr tmnrtior attracting ut- mmmn is that of ll soldier on sentry duty outside the Sfiiii! barracks. Ile was shot (l9i1tl by a passer-ily who is reported t0 ‘be a notorious Federalist Macedonian lgmlipr, Accompanying iiie "B" uniinnt was n woman who wile caught whtlle the murderer escap- ed. The ‘woman refused to say anything, and finally huliiifli rim?" self. She ibeloniilfld l0 11 Him“ M" ily and bud been noting i"! i‘ Bolshevls-t K189i"- » .__-—i Prominent Canadian ii‘ Dies in Monte Carlo DRLANTPORD. OM... Feb. 23.- pared with‘ those for 1928-24. On the other hand he will be able to announce e decrease in expenditur- es for the current your and a slight surplus of revenues over expendit- ures on consolidated revenue fund". Word was moeiived ‘here Wflelii" but Mrs. Wood- widow of ‘Hon. . Wood. known an '3“ Thwnlliere tn ‘Ontario polltiica, and 011B ‘ i" Chief Justice of Manitoba is deed et Monte Carlo. . a-» world by the light of a candle. was Grflat Suc- lt is not expected to live. The case was reported to / /, (Bess ‘his number "In Wrong." Miss Lucy rcsircct to ‘the keeping out of Cwuu- “mm _ Illnnchard sung “Swance River" to “ gh the tint-knees. ‘When over hauled the pair of-ferc-tl ritrlliilfillCiiinn "Prlmgemenl- wise“ fgliflvmie“ h ) I _ m we cnafi,t_gua.rd,s,neul “ml nom-iylthe audience. Her ecu u vo ce .r (I regressive, Port-ago la Prairie) ‘Judge-ii two of ‘their captors into KFWO Ereilt BXDYBBBiOII i0 the 5011K 5PiiENi| i] Eiiiiii Concert Strand Theatre Attended by Capacity Audience ‘Dilflpllt! the inclement weather the Strand ‘Theatre was filled to capacity last evening when Mr. J. Aiustln 'I‘rulnor und Miss ‘Lucy illuuciluril produced u splendid pro- gramme by “'i‘ii_e Mierry lillnntrels" tinder the auspices of the Catholic Women's Leuguq iPromptly nt 8.15 the Casino Orchestra rendered l1 ilelightfill overture nud the pro- grzinlme was started very shortly afterwards with an exceptionally fine chorus by the entire company. Mr, Mike Campbell, (Tumbo) sang "Ulti lilac-k Joe" in u. illeusing mull- ner. A violin solo by Mr. Ilurry Webbrr was heartily applauded. being rendered in o. manner which cbnrmed the audience. Mr. Fred tiuiiy's rendition of “Lonesome and Illuc" was splendidly done and earned the full support of nil prea- rut, Miss Rose Iiyuu sung .“Pal of My Ilreumn" with great charm and was well received. A saxophone solo by ‘Mir. ‘William Loeb brought a very hearty encore und was one of the big hits of the programme. Au instrumental quartette by Mea- srs_ A. Blanchard, J, Johnston, H. Webbcr and ‘ll. Porter created tumultuous applause nud their en- cnrc itunlbei" "Say it with u. Ukul- ele" was demanded again, The in- struments were, violin, harp, burr jo-ukes, Mr, Wm. Morgan's (Bou- es) cud song Down in de Cornfield was a great success, Mr, iGeorgs Moran's rendition of “The Pul that I Loved" made a great hit. The vo- cal duet by Miss K. Hughes and N. Illuncharil. "Georgia Lullaby" was one of the prettiest numbers of the programme and was render- ed with the feeling and grace for which the young ladies are noted; Mr. J. Austin Trainer was kept busy singing repented encores to and earned ‘the sincere applause of the audience, Mrs. ‘Curl Kelly suni-‘I "What's become of ‘Sully?’ unil nmdc a tremendous success of it. The entire company sung the chor- uses of the solo numbers und the singing was very beautiful. The harmonious blending of the mule and female voices was splendidly Dixon's Mr, ‘Elzoar Arsenuult sang “Juno was greatly surprised when u dnn- co by Miss Mary Trainer wns nu- plensure as the little lady's name interpretation of an Irish Dance was very pleasing and was given n storm of applause. Between the song numbers ‘the iuterlocuton. (Mir. Fred I’. Duffy) The ensemble wna composed of the following indies and gentlemen who ure well known in musical clr cles in Charlottetown: Miiases Rose Ryan, Isabel Trainor, ‘Irene Arsen- nult, Blanchard, ‘Kathleen Hughes. Irene Duggun, Margaret Duggnn. Mabel Murphy, Millie Walsh. Pearl Burke, Teresa Higgins, Angle Deir- on, Annie Egan, Lucy Blanchard. Georgie Trainer, Mary Maddigan. ‘Martina Monaghun, Gertie MacDo- nnld, Bernadette Connolly, C. Campbell, Mrs, Carl Kelly; Messrs. Albert Blanchard, Ellear Arseuoult C, ‘Iiowatt, ‘Leo. ‘Chaisson, G, ‘Mud- dignn, Fred IP. Duffy, Geo. Moran. Frank Reardon, B. MoQuaid. J- Mclsanc, Louis ‘Dugggn, , The National Anthem concluded one‘ of the most enjoyable Minstrel Shows seen here for some time. -<-oo->i— Americans Celebrate Birth of George Washington (special to the Guardian) NEW YORK, Feb 28~Thie 193m anniversary of the birth of George Washington passed yesterday and tho event was being celebrated to- day throughout the United Staten A Presidential Proclamation eat aside today e "holiday. All Markets were closed, ceremonies were being held‘ tn various cities with a‘ vast amount of speech- making recalling the life and ao- iiiillilii IIIIElN l] Hi H i5 E5 (Special to The Guardian) IiIONTIhEAL, Que, Feb. 23.-—Tlie establishment of a Government -su‘bsid‘ized ‘transatlantic service us proposed in the Petersen Con: tract now before Parliament will reduce ocean carrying charges from $5 to ‘$8 per head of cattle, in the opinion of Duncan Marshall, former Minister of Agriculture in Alberta, who told the reform club here that such an achievement would be the biggest impetus ever ‘given to the Canadian cattle rais- ing industry, Canada-U. S. Discuss Immigrant Smug- gling N‘EW YORK. Feb 23~Hlgh of- ficials of ‘the immigration service, including Com-misisloner-Geileral IIui-limnil. Assistant Secretary of Labor White and. Commissioner Wixson, head of the service in Canail-n have just closed a cmfer- once lasting two days on Ellis Is- land. it was learned “today that in- spection of the extensions and re- novations of buildings was one of the objects of the conference. Mr. Wixsotl was summoned from Cun- uila to report upon ‘the matter of immigrant smuggling across the border. Gives Warning To Keep The Navy ' Ready To Act LONDON, Feb. ZIi-Rudyard Kipling, who was one of the prin- cipal guests at the annual banquet of ‘the ‘Chamber of Shipphg of the United Kingdom, held dn London lust night. deprecated. time new world war ‘which, he laid, was be- ing carried on with ‘invisible wea- pons-the warfare of ill-will. Hie likened‘ this island to n ship which he called H. M. B. Britain. “H. M, S. ‘Britaiuf’ said Mr. Kip- lixig. "ca-rriea n ., .8€lltg-8l‘ l-ist, in- cluding stoma-ways, of 45,000,000. and owing to the peculiarities of her construction there are nevi-r more ‘than six ‘weeks’ supplies of consumable stores aboard ‘her at one ‘time. The balance mus". come by ship. and if the shipping does not come, a fortnight would deliver us to panic ‘indescribable, and three months would see us embarked on the gallant advent- ure of cannibalism. Have Suffered “These are facts which underlie the camouflage of our existence on‘ II. M. ‘S. Great Britain. Nat- urally, they do not trouble the pas- sengers aboard‘ her ‘anymore than the sight of the sea worries ‘the passengers on your fioatiugpal- aces. But once in a while some- thing haippens at sea to remind us that ‘a ship can ‘be lost in a new hours. and on land we have seen ull the Russiannone-sixth of ‘the laud area of the Globe, dive under in a fcw years. "Now, ships are lost for all sorts of reusons- But when a nation in lost ‘the u-nd-erlylng cause of the collapse is already that 8118 011i!- uot handle her ‘transport. Every- thing in life. from marriage to manslaughter turns on speed, and the cost. at which men, things and thoughts can be shifted from one place -to another. If you can tie up a nation's transport you can take hier off your books. “We have suffered from one scientific attempt to prove this which veny nearly succeeded. For the moment. however, there is a lull in wars fought with visible weapons. We are deep now in a world war that aimfs to destroy the spirit and will of mun in his home and at his work. Ebert Undergoes Cp- oration (Clnedinn Press) BERLIN, Feb. Zlb-Preaident Ebert will undergo an‘ operation for appendicitis‘ tonight. Chan cellor Luther ‘will be acting -presl- dent durhg Herr Ebert's illnem as stipulated by the constitution. Besco Gets Large Order For Rails SYDNEY. Feb. 28—-A 85.000 ton Canadian National Railway order for rails end RlIlIBdlll6‘val6llll0h of operation! at the Brit.- leh‘ ism-mire Steel corpora- tions oteel pleat here were hievements of tho father of his cairn-try. _ __,_ _ ____ announced by Vice President J. Iii Mel-um here this morning. (Canadian Preu) 8T. JOHN. Feb. 23-—Next Thurldly morning at 11.30 iNOIOGK R!- HOIi. W, mlgKgn. lie Kiing and members of the Federal clblllei will fQQQIVQ the Maritime Provinces de- putation which will plead the intereeto of the Marltlmee. It I: now Being sought also to not a hearing before the Par- liament of Canada, also on Thursday. The 8t. John dele- gation now numbers 164. lt leavee here Wednesday after- noon. Parents Absent, Two Children Burned to Death (Canadian Press) ALEXANDRIA, Ont" Feb. 23 —-While "her ‘fa-their’ was absent ‘i-n Vermont on. business. and her mother at the bedside of her stricken‘ son in a Montreal Hos- pital, ‘Pearl. aged l2 and Paul, aged l0. children of Mr and Mrs C. Lacomb were burned to death. when a fine destroyed their home here- Sunday morning. Miss Marsala, in change of the house and children in the absence of the parent-s narrowly escaped with her life. Relatives of Stella Doyle Not Yet Heard From (Montreal 8hr) Miss Btei-la. ‘Doyle, living at 257 Union Avenue died in ‘the Wooten-n Hospital shortly after miiduiiflht on Friday from a fracture-d sk-ul-l sua- tiahred when one ‘was knocked dowrn byva street car at ‘the corner of M-aidiison -avenue and ‘Siberbrooke stroeit all. ‘ten o'clock lust night. The accident occurred whom Mil-as Doyle woo crossing ‘Siherbrooke Street, Motorman E. Bochard, who was driving ‘the ‘Windsor-Montreal West ca: which caused tihe accident did not see ‘the victim ‘peeping in front of tthe car until itoo ‘latte to stop. Dr. A. J. Martin‘ of 300 ‘Oxford Avenue was coiled and the victim was ‘sen-t ‘to ‘the Weattern Hospital butt efforts to aid her failed and she died about nu ‘hour ‘later. The body ivas ‘removed ‘to ‘the morgue where on inquest was iheld ‘this morning. iMleis Doyle is ‘from ‘Prince- Ed- wniml Island amid boarded ‘on Union Avenue at ‘the ‘home of ‘W. Piper. Am effort ‘is ‘being mode to oonrmuni- coite with her ‘family, Up to itiime of going to press no word ‘had been received from any ofthe relatives of ‘the unfortunate g r . 1,343 For Union ' (Canadian Prue) TQRiON-TO. liieb. 28. —'l‘he int- est Church Union summary showis 1,343 churches for Uniiou- and 463 against. Army Estimates In Britain Are Cut LONDON, Feb. Zil-The British army estimates will shows. de- crease in‘ both money and men. The ‘proposed expenditure is half a million ‘pounds less than i.n the year now closing, and the estab- lishments ‘are down by 900 men The ‘total vote is £14.500.000, and practically represents a return to normal "pre-war-expenditure, when allowance its made for the higher costs of today, The cardinal point in the new estimates, says the London Times. "is the tact ‘that the military bud- get hos been brought down in ‘three years by £18,000,000 and has reached a minimum comput- ‘ibls ‘with safety. The regular army fighitlnig line will not there- fore suffer further reductions in men. and the smell decrease for 1935-20 le in the main auxiliary and administrative. Roughly 148,000 men, exclusive of India, ere needed for home sta- tions and vv " is which are still lame An expedi- tionary ‘force llll to be maintain- ed as such, and its machinery has to ‘replenish the army ini India which stands at over 60,000. "The army being email, close at- tention le to he dlmeoed- t0 the building up of an adequate army reserve to enable it to take the field quickly. The estimates ‘will contain a. provlllou under this head. onid the 90.000 men now on tho roll wli ibe gwldually mined ito 100.000 and in four yeem perhaps to 30,000. Alto 6t be: been made poelibl to increase the mobilinble numbers by‘ taking in. when y, dnfmtrymen on u militia ibui: in n. special category provided for them in the rente- tious for ‘ ' ‘ or lur’ ‘- airy nourve." ‘ WITH [ilNiUl I iliiiiiiii Aligned Them-selves With Other _British West Indies NASSAU, Bahama Islands, Feb. 3~ ~—ivio.» IIaitfax)—l3ah‘am-a Is- luuils ullgiucd themselves with till the other British West Indies. in fxprelssing a desire for closer trade relrdtions yycutcrday when fiance J. Logan, M. I’, Amhemt. N. tSn iapeciul commissioner from Canada, discussed the possibilities with this officials here. (love-ru- or Sir Harry Cordcaux, .‘C0l0nltii ‘Secretary Bllfllfl and speaker of the Aisisembly, IIou. Ilnrcourt Malcolm. together with the hciults of the connmwrcial and trades or- ganizations, tendered‘ a banquet in honor of tbe- Cunuilinu‘ delega- tion, und the assurance was given that there was a strong d-ey-ii-re for closer relationship "with the Brit- ish Dominion to the north. Better tron-spur tiatlon facilit- ies and direct Canadian official trade representation through‘ n properly appointed trnde commis- sioner were among ‘the requisites mentioned by ‘the Bahaimuns ns neceqsary -to accompllishnrent of the aim toward stimulated busi- neas relations. With the cull at Nussu the tour of the Canaulian missionaries ‘through res-sessions in and around the Car- ribean Sen was concluded. Two Dead in Pistol (Canadian Press) MARTIN. Ky., Fob. 23—'l‘\vo men were ‘slain and BlIEVGII, includ- ing women, were wounded in a pistol ‘fight at -the railway station- here today. Thie wounded ‘were among the passengers in a train that stood at the station. They were watching a pistol duel b0- tween a sheriff and a. miner, both of whom were shot ‘to death- Stray bull-eta from their revolvers cums- cd the other casualties. Duel p).._._~__ Plans Under Way To Salvage The Empress of Ireland (Canadian Press) QUEBEC, -I<‘eib. 23.—-+Pluns are ibe~ lievod underway ‘to sialviage every- tihiu-g of value aboard ‘the C. P.R. steamer Empress of Ireland which sank ‘i.n May, 1914. off Farther ‘Point in ‘the ‘St. Lawrence river when rammed by hho steamer Slbfflillfltl ‘mud resuiitin-g iiu a ‘boas of a thous- and lives. The ‘liner mink in 102 feet of water and csrrried sufficient valuables to make the project ut- traetive. The Weather, Etc. WE ARE ALL. QliiPS OFFN “THE S‘) "if- BLOQKHEAD ~ W WE, i-UIN - HJE ARE. SMART? ii= THE. OTHER FELLOW WINS — H TORONTO, Feb. 24.-— Maritime. fresh winds, iohitltiug ‘to north-west, clearing, a ‘little ‘lower ‘temperature. Maxhmm and Minimum tunpem- tun»: To o, rain‘ . . . . . . 38 32 ‘Mon real, ‘rain .. 34 Quebec, enow 22 16 Haiiiiex. cloudy . 46- 22 ‘St. John cloudy M 24 ‘Bfbtdllmftlll 84 30 New York, cloudy 02 38 ohnowm. cloudy .... as 2o High ‘tide this afternoon at 12.08 and tonkht at 11.08. Sun sets this afternooon at 538 and‘: nines tomorrow morning n) First quarter moon Matilda Ind 7.43 p. im. Cumin “ M: eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown Monday, Bahama islands Have the British , iNiiiI] iiiiii iiilsiiiiis iiviiiiiviii wi li5|iii iiiiiiilfiifiii Perilous Voyage Dr. W. T. Greniell, C.M.G., famous Labrador medical mis- sionary, will attempt to cross the Atlantic from England to Labrador, in a ninety-foot steel yacht. This beat will replace the one lost off the Labrador coast ‘in ice. When this vessel reaches its destination it will be used to visit all the stations the doctor has set up, carry necessities to the people and convey tho ill or Injured to the hospitals he has established. Dr. Grenfell works as far north as the Arctic Circle. City Churches , For Union MONTIbEAI;~St. Giles Presby- iterilan Church, blunt-real, has ilccid- ("ll to enter the Unite-d Church o‘ (lunatic. by ‘a vote of 50810 145. 0TTAWiA.—Two city churches. Finsit. (‘oii‘grvga‘t‘ion:_il and Wflstinin- star Iuwrsliyiti-lfinii irainc together on Sunday, i~‘i b, l5 an the “First. U1!- itcil (fhuri-h of Ultiiwn iviibout iralt- ‘inig for ‘tibe consunuulzition of Union. England Anxious About The King (Special to the Guardian) LONDON. Feb. 23~Ail England is tremcziilom-ily stirred by the nowsthzit the King has bscuudviei» id by his physicians to tukc a res: in Htllllllrfll Iiuropt‘ iluriilg con- vaioscenso from the attack cf imrontzhial influenza from which he has been ‘suffering several (lays. ——-—-—<-0-}-—- - New Bishop Named OTTAIWA, Feb 23——Despa.tches from Rome from Mgr. Di Marin. apostolic ‘delegate in Canada, con- firm the appointment of Monsig- neur Dcochlnaps, vicar ‘general of Montreal. to be auxiliary bishop of Montreal. and ‘the appointment of Migr. John Kid-d, president of St Augustine's Seminary In Toronto to be Bishop of the Roman (iatboiic diocese of Calgary. —i<-o>————- Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc. Rntee-Zo. per word each lnoertlon. "Brooklyn Egg Circle Annual Meeting Wednesday, February 25th at 7.00 D. m_ 62412-160011. "P. E. l, Hospital _Aid Meeting Tuesday 3.30 p.m. in St, Paul's Parish Hall. 589-2-23-2i "Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary ‘monthly meeting Tumday 3.30 p.m. 805-2-24-11 "Warning-everyone come to Mt. Stewart, ‘Monday, March 2nd. Special moving picture show. 01-2-2-24-21 "The Annual Meeting of the New Wlltehlre Shipping Club will be held in the North Wlltshiro Hull on Thursday, February 26th at 7.30 p. m. 582-2-28-2i "There will be a concert and sale of candy in New London Hell, Tuesday evening, Biobruary 84th. If not fine following evening, 6802-23-21 "The Annusl Moevhhig of this Humor River hive Shock Shipping Club WI! be hiel-d imi New Ghlgow Hall. on ‘Wednesday. February 35th. N1 3 p. m. (881) Aden Brown, Bacredary. 5884-28-8. "The Annual Meeting 0| the Comwisll mrmero imitate will be held ‘in ithlohel , Feb, iflfl, mt 7.30 p. m. Mme Oicle meet- ing wftlbeheldntthoolole of this meeting. lfnotflnewflbo held the first fine nightfollowlm. SOO-i-ll-h. "cg-f Fit ‘at LJASFJAVTTT" A‘ T