__ -_ __,. -_, “ """ "Moo r “"f '*‘i'*—""—~—~—-"~——~ - - --—~ ~ — —~ ———-——- Jv- —< »- -- w“. A -.;_--\'_-._ __._.___.,.___- ._ ____ , , .__ s ‘llilllléillfli-jfi-lig-g P xllt‘ FOUR i nu: oiunionrrdwn GUARDIAN {News by the way‘ Pvrll|lenf—\\‘. (‘huts-r B. bit-Lure. M. P. secretary-Limit. Col. l1. Editor nml Managing - ' Yicr-rrelldeul-J- I}. l7urnelt A. Mlwlilnliun, l). h‘. 0. t —-.I. It. l‘\l\’\1.‘§‘ Anon-late Bullion-Funk Walker and ll. K. Currie Morning Daily (founded I387! $5.00 per yrur (in advance) delivered. 86.50 per yelr (In advance) mulled in Canada and Unltcil Staten. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24,1930 ‘.__ s Viceroy Of India vants, wherever he catches them. As b0 the poor relations, they kiss Canadians cannot but feel com-leverl/bw-ll’. 111'"? 6Y9" excepting the piimented upon the selection of His Excellency, the present Governor General _of this country, as Viceroy of India. Lord ivilllngdon, during the four years in which he has rcprc- sented his Sovereign in Canada. has endeared himself very much to all Indeed, his whole career has given cvidencc of classes of our citizens. the possession of rare qualities of lac: and statcsmansiiiis. From i913 It ill! he was governor of Bombay and from i919 to i924 hc was gov- crnor of ltfiidras. In flies/g positions of high responsibility he won praise from both the Indian Government and the people of India. It is by such that have conscientious and wise service conceptions o! British justice laden built up L“. India. Great men have held the office of Indian Viceroy. Sonic of them have first spent some ycars as Governor- Gencral of Canada. Lord Dufferin, who was Governor-General herc from 1372 to 1877, was Viceroy of 1mm from i844 .0" i888. 1.0m Lcms- downe, Governor-General of Canada from i883 to 188B, became Viceroy of India. from i888 to i893. Lord Mirito, Govemor-General of Canada from i898 to fool, was Viceroy of In- dia from 1906 to i910. Present troubled conditions in In-- din. warrant the appointment as Viceroy of a. diplomat and statesman of the highest calibre. It is a grcat responsibility, a. great opportunity for service to the Empire. Lord Will- lngdon's selection is generally ap- proved, especially in of his previous success in Madras and Bom- bay the native‘ element. “Needless to say, he will he followed to India by the best. u-lshcs of all Canafi-“nrls- view among Old Fashioned Christmas Ere Exc=pt for the- story of the con- version of the immortal Scrooge 'herc b no passage of Dickens which breathes more of the spirit of Christ- mas than the description, in The Pickwick Papers, of the festivities at Dingley Dell. Every lover of Dickens Ls familiar with this pasage; none nas ever exhausted‘ its charm and meaning. m: there is a. perennial freshness about it, just as there Ls a. perennial frxhness about Christmas. Among $11G ICSHVB company in H161 great kitchen at Dingley Dell the reader, once introduced, ls ever after- wards at. home. He is aware. as he enters, that from the centre of thc ceiling old Mr. Warule has just Z suspended with his own hands a huge brand: of mistletoe for thc Christmas Eve merry-making. in preparation This same branch of mistletoe instantaneously gives riw to a sccne of general and most dc- lightful struggling and confusion, in thc midst. of which Mr. Pickwick. with, a gallantry which would have lone honour to .1 dsscmdaut of Lady ‘Trollimglowcr herself, takes thc old lady by thc hand, lends hcr beneath the mystic brunch, and salutes her in '1hc old Indy submits to tit s pic"c of practic- al politeness with all tlir- dignity which befits so importuizt and serious a solcmnity’, but th: younger ladies not being so thoroughly imbued will". vcncration for tho all courtesy and (lccorum. a superstitious gustom, or imagining that the value of c. salute- is vcly much enhanced - if it costs a. littlc trouble to obtain it. scream and struggle. and run into corners, and threaten and remon- strata. and do everything but leave the room. until some loss adventur- ous gentlemen arc 0n the P011115 0f daslstlng, when they all at once find it useless to resist any longer and sub- mit to be kissed with a good sme- Mr. Winkle kisses thc Young lady with the black eyes, and Mr. Snod- grass kisses Emily; and Mr. Weller, not bring particular about the form cf being under the mistletoe. kisses 3mm; end the other feimle cer- I imlalncr portion of thc young-lady vis- itors, who, in their excessive confus- ion, run right under the mistletoe. directly it is hung up, without know- ing it! Wardlc stands with his back to the firc. surveying the whole sccnc with the utmost satisfaction; and the fat boy takes thc opportunity of ap- propriatting to his own use, and sum- marily devouring, a, particularly fine mince-pic, that has bccn carefully put by for someone c-lsc. ’l‘hci\, when thc scrcaniiiig and kis- slllg have subsided, and faces are in a glow and curls in a tangle, it is a pleasing thing to see Mr. Pickwick in the centre of the gicup, blinded ivith a silk handkerchief, falling up against the \\'3.1l, and scrambling into com- ers, and going through all the mys- teries of blind-man's bluff, with thc inmost relish for the game. When thc company tires of this sport, there is a great game of snap-dragon, and when fingers enough are burned with that. and all the raisins are gone, they sit down by the huge fire of blazing logs to a. substantial supper. and a mighty bowl of wassail, “some- thing smaller than an ordinary wash- ‘house copper," in which the hot ap- ples ere hissing and bubbling. There the company remains till the‘ clock strikes twelve, to usher Christmas in. and while awny the time with forfeits and old stories. “Trundle, my boy. rake up the fire!" Up fly the bright sparks in myrlads as the logs are stirred, and the deep red blaze sends forth a. rich glow, that penetrates corner of the room. and casts its cheerful tint on every face. Diligley Dcll. if it ever existed out- side the imagination of the great English novelist, must have seen max1'y"'siicli'"]oyous Clirlsthiiiswlirves. V The ghosts of old Wardle, of Mr. Pick- wlcl: and the fat boy must haunt it yet! But it is immaterial whether thcrc was ever a real Dingley Doll‘, its ideal image is what matters. ‘that is something which we can all evoke at this Christmas season, and if we catch nothing of it but the atmos- phere of innocent merviment and good will, we shall be amply reward- ed for the half hour spent in perusing thc immortal chapter from which we have quoted. They Also Serve An expectant recipient of Christ- mas cheer who should not be forgotten is the riewsboy. His is no casy tlisk these stormy ivintei- mornings. Day in, day out. he ls alivays on the job, always cheery and bright. Here is whet a great English journalist wrote about the newsboys on Fleet Street; it is superbly inspired, and is as applic- able to Charlottetown as to London: I‘ never sec the uewsboys run Amid the whirling streat. With swift untiriug feet. To cry the lfltest venture clone. But I expect one day to hcar Them cry the crack of doom And rlsings from the tomb. With great Archangel Michael 1188.1‘: ‘ sec them Fleet As messengers of God. With Heavens tidings shod About their brave unwcaijlcd feet. And running from the The llmnls arc Full of Them More than half a million Christ- mas trees hnvc bccnshippcd this year from thc Province ol‘ New Brunswick to points in the United States, says a writer in "Natural Resources." For the past, few months gangs of men have bccn busy in the woods cut- ting the young trees. From the woods the trees are hauled to railway sta- tions, wlicrc the butts. are sown off before bring shipped. The supply of Christmas trees from New Brunswick for the United States comes entirely from privately-owned lands, as the exportation of such trees cut on Government-owned lands la forbidden into the furthest - A Canadian Government official who spent several years in that coun- try writes that he is very much inter- ested in India. and still keeps infclrly close touch with what is going on there. “It is interesting," he says, t0 . r ‘ te on what would happen if the British withdrew or gave India complete responsible government. I would give the Afghans and Pathans and Wazlris about one year to over- run the northern part of the country, although Bengal and Bombay would, no doubt, be their final objective." This agrees with the view of thought- ful Canadians who have not had the practical experience of our correspon- dent in Indian affairs. M. Theodore Steege, France's latest Premier, had the unusual distinction of meeting both defeat and victory on his first appearance before the Chamber of Deputies. When he pre- sented his programme of good will and non-controversy it was with some doubts concerning its accept- ance. That his fears were justified was shown by the fact that on the division of the House he was found to be a minority, with the PTOSpCPt of the resignation of the government and another search for a successor who would attempt the task of carry- ing on. They have their own meth- ods of dealing with a situation like {hilt in the Chamber Of Deputigg and another voice was taken. This time a. larger number of Deputies votcd—-and the new govcrnmentwns found to have a majority of seven. That is sufficient for the present and Premier Steeg remains in office. How long he ivill remain cannot be predicted, but yesterday's votes give some indication of the difficulties of his position and hardly justify a. prediction of long life for the pres- ent. administration. Guatemala has gone France one better. by having three govern- ments within a week, but the changes lll the former country were effected by more violent means. The govern- ment which was established follow- ing the first revolution has in turn been upset and is succeeded by an administration friendly to the elect- ed president who is seriously ill and thc latest president has pledged him- self to hold office only until the pat- icnt has recovered. The Latin-Amer- icans manage to get a lot; of excite- ment out of the business of running their country that vile, of more temp- crate climes and cooler blood, are glad to do without. A beard, or rather the lack of one, l uus the origin of centuries of badi fllibat £01m , of flours ~ . lip/mum Bgggn. M.D _.,,_,_ THE HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF YOUR. CHILD Some day it may be possible to tell any particular child—b0y» or girl— exactly how tall he or she should be. and the proper weight for the age. Despite all our-knowledge and de- spite all the work that has been done on child nutrition. it is not possible to say that any child is ex- actly the right height and weight for its age. ‘Of course many valuable tables have been arranged, and every doc- tor, including myself, ls guided to some extent by them, but every day we meet cases where the youngster does not conform to the height and weight of his or her age and yet common sense and tests show that the youngster is normal in every way. strong and healthy. _ At other times we come across youngsters who appear to be of nor- mal height and weight for the age whereas a little more weight would be beneficial. __ ‘What is wrong with our system of measurements? Simply, as mentioned before, that. bodies cannot be classed all alike. and of same height and weight at any given ago. What will likely be arranged sometime in the future will be meas- urements of the bones as to their thickness and length, and length of the trunk as compared ivith thc length of the legs; the width of thc chest as compared with the depth; the girth of chest as compared with girth of nbdomcii; the width of shoulders and hips, thc shape and size of the bones that form the spinal columrcand other points that will help the physician and nurse ln their endeavor to estimate whnt should be the height and weight of anyparticular child. Roughly for adults we speak of thc greyhound and bulldog type of phy- sique; one slender and sincwy, and strong. and the other short and strong with wide shoulders and chest and a long body as compared to length ofdegs. But in youngsters, bl. fore reaching the age of fifteen, it is rather diffi- cult to classify them in this manner. However the big thing, the one important thiugto remember. is that boys and girls should be continually growing in height and increasing in THE CHARLO'1°l‘E'1‘OWN A Jape For The V. C.’s (Manitoba Free Pfflb) If the Victoria Cross winners of the Empire can be peruunded, they are to be paraded at next year's Toronto Canadian National Inhibi- tion. The announcement my: that they are to be combed out of all the Empire, but it may have stepped be- yond the bounds have meant only those within Cana- da. It might be expecting too much of the Exhibition to ask that it bring V.C.s from everywhere within the Empire. It is going pretty far when it invites the V.C.s within Canada. There will be some who will feel that it has gone too far to invite even one of them. But that's a. regret that may spring from our mean disposition. It would be a. pity to deprive the V. Cs of a chance of being made a show of. If they can stand for it, Toronto will do its share. Those of them who are unduly modest will be illuminated till, as the despatdh pointedly promises, they will be turn- ed into the highlight of the Exhibi- tion. They arc to be the feature per- foruiancc. Could anywhere but To- ronto think up such a charming idea? Think of the good taste in it; think of the felicity it; will afford tiin V0.5 themselves. Did not; the Prince of Wales himself privately entertain them at dinner in the halls of West- minster? The Toronto Exhibition will go him one better. Hospitality can- not do more, or, in the opinion of Toronto. be meant better to gratify the hearts of the gallant V.Cs It is so appropriate to their fastidious must be blushing at such attentions them. Perhaps they will be unable to restrain their feelings at the sugges- tion of being turned into a spectacle to delight thc rest of US. Such a. pleasure ncvcr could have been an- ticipated by them, nor by us. the thought of Why Babies Laugh iLltcrary Digest) Ten things made one baby laugh. Listed in order of their appearance as the boy grew older, they were dc- scibed to a recent meeting of the British Valentine, of the Unversity of Bir- mingham, says Dr. E. E. Free, in his Weeks Science (New York): “This baby's first laugh appeared ut. thc age of thirty-nine days, and was caused by delight at thc ap- proach of food. “The second was at the age of ten weeks, and was in imitation of thc laughter of mother or father. At this same age it was noticed that tickling caused lauglitcr. At twelve ivceks, laughter was caused by sight of a bright attractive object. "Six weeks later. wlicn the baby of accuracy. and” tastes. to their innate modesty. They ‘ to be lavished on‘ association by Prof. C. w.,. mmvaaavmnn-mmnwu........................ 1. —-—-—-_ DECEMBER 14, 1,5,, The Public Forum i m column a w» n» u» l albumin u; currfliwndonh ’ a question: u mums. nu Charlottetown Guardian does CHRISTI-AS REMINDER Elia-Christmas has come B86111. the season that brings gifts and fes- tivities and that leavening of human hearts that means 80011 Will- It 15 1* d“ of deeper meaning than a good many persons realize, yet because of the centuries since the birth of Christ 8s one of joy and kindness no one can doubt that e. great pur- pose is cei-ved. We are all better for Christmas whatever interpretation may be given the holy mrilversarY- Sanita. Claus is real enough in spir- it‘, and he ls destined to immortality. No creation known in the World 1188 ever fastened itself more firmly 111 human imagination. His personality cannot; fail to endure down through the ages. Today he ls here, bringing joy to all Guardian ieaders and es- pecially on Prince Edward Island, that country which is blessed With opportunities for a glad Christmas celebration. Meanwhile let Us who my tribute to the spirit of this great festival day with exchange of gifts, fun mak- ing and feasting. inspection of decor- ations of evergreen, tinsel, toys and ?other ways of cognizance of the an- lnivcrsary of thc birth of the Savior ibe mindful of others whose hearts may be heavy, little children whose faith may have been shaken by an unexplainable failure of Santa Claus to appeal‘ and others to whose homcs iliavc come slcspaii- and grief. Good will! May it be expressed as fervent- ly as is humanly possible in the hope that it may assuage in a degree the Ysorrow and disappointment that iliave ciitcrcti the lives of others at this time. ' . i I um Sir, etc. f DONALD w. srcwnnr, lBuckspoi-t, Me. ' 1 I The iuorc I think over human life ‘ the more I am porsu-irlctl \\'e ought to g choose Irony and Pity for its aszessors Mind judges, as the Egyptians called ‘ upon the goddess Isis and thc goddess 5 Ncplitys on behalf of their aéna. 1 Irony mid Pity are both of good coun- isel; the firs; with llCl‘ smiles makes ilife agreeable; thc other snnctlflcs .it to us with hcr \i3‘l\l.'S-.-Ail3i0i0 i France. t the mt that u has developed in ' f” (Ibriiftiuas Qtatiunerp w for Individual . Business . and Professional Us Packed u Sheet mi u Blank “v.10,” e to mulch In lllch. lhndsomo Persian Mocotan Portfolios THESE PORTFOLIOS are very beautiful. Having the lppeamn“ of lucid tooled leather. embellished with a beautiful cm; ‘m; Mb ed with n modulation of Block and ‘deep Maroon-they lngkg l m“ eted, very desirable contI-lner for the beautiful Christmas Stallon- ery they enclose. And after the C‘ ' ‘ Season. when their immediate pm. pose has been answered. they will serve as a handsome decoration for library fables. reading tables or desks, or a; g y", cnmmc‘ convenient concspondence Portfolio for home, office or travelling’ use. They are very durable. They will not fray. crack or scuff ami IIQ sunproof and waterproof. Thus, these wonderfully attractive Portfolios of Christmas ' a very , ' ‘ ’ ’ fl =1 :_ INDIVIDUALS WILL uss 11mm ma. Invitations to Christmas Holiday Function. Acknowledgements of C rlstmaa Gifts. General ‘correspondence during the Christmas Season. Personal Greetings. Christmas Gifts. Professional Men and Business Houses having a limited numb" of friends, clients, customers or business associates whom they wig); to remember with a friendly word at Holiday time should be qnlcl: -" to seize the opportunity to purchase this beautiful Holiday 51mm“ cry in these compact, convenient Portfolios which have a utlllty value and an intrinsic worth after the Stationery ha; M“, “m. PRICE $2.00 EACH Society Persnnnl Christmas Cards a Specialty. s" “Runes a“ prices. The Bharlottetown Guardian “re-v:- fccling and bloodshed between France Weigm and as girls roach the age “m1 E“gla"d' ‘wstml minim“ M. of thirteen to fourtccn, and boys fif- mes? I-‘Wis ‘he Ymmg °f “all”- Slm icon to sixteen, there should be "I L°ui5 m‘? F"- mamed 3193"“ °Y ' nlmo=l twice as 4 much increase in Aquitaine, who brought him as dowcr ‘- growth and weigh,’ as during the the rich provinces of Poitou and years before and after the“, ages‘ Guicnne, In atonement for having; I; your child eats plenty of good sacked a town, Louis shaved off his ' food and gets plenty of sloop, don't board, and thereafter Eleanor an I “m.” if he is not exactly .standard_. was eighteen weeks old, there ap- peared for thc first time what some psychologists consider thc chief CIlllSc of adult. laughter. e laugh at some‘ simple, non-painful shock or surprise. At six months, thc boy's laughter had i become frequent, aml could bc in-i voked. Professor Valentine found. by; C930332 fi¢LU3Z92 . E. R. BROW l46 Richmond St.. Fire, Life, Accident, Sickness‘ i and Plate Class Insurance at Lowest Rate. Charlottetown mifilifiirvfiififiifflf Agent at Summersicle, Lloyd Lewis ruwqgigumqvunu crux uJcnu "M" n crux KJINMMIIII ll)(IlI()lD1)1 Mnklfllnvln) A Large Assortment of Yardleys -~l-'oi|et- Preparations At The Central Drugstore Youshnuld find no difficulty’ in making your se- lection of a gift from our large stock of ‘Yardleys goods. We have everything you could desire in this and other lines of Toilet Preparations. for ladies and gentlemen- Lavender Water, (Iolognc. Perfume. Vanity Pow- rler, Talcums, (Jump-acts, Face Powders and Creams admirer of beards, would have noth-l liig to do with him. Her infidclitics with bearded men became so scan- dalous that Louis divorced her. Eleanor promptly married the beard- ed Duke of Normandy, who later be- came Hem-y II of England. She took her dower with her. Louis, shavcn and chagrined, declared w'ar—first of the wars which kept France in flames for years. i President Hoover went. I. message to the Senate recommending thc adoption of the World Court proto- cols. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has voted to defer con~ slderctlon until next December. The resolution was carried by a majority of only one vote. Evidently there- fore the feeling that the United States should be a member of the World Court is steadily gaining favor. Doubtlcss some Senators adopted this plan of getting back at the President, who has not been disposed to lavish praise upon that body in rccent months. We would like to believe, for the ‘honor of the people of Quebec City, [says Le Soleil that the unemployed who paraded under the red flag did not comprehend the significance of the display of that emblem. In any event, if it should reappear the au- thorities ought to be prepared to take thc necessary measures to immedi- ately repress any manifestation of disorder which its appearance is calculated to stir. We know what to do with undesirables who would attempt to initiate Canadians in the sabotage of our institutions and our laws. The duty of the directors of law and order is not only to prevent the reappearance of the red flag, but to make the agents of Moscow under- stand that their p. in " ‘ will not be tolerated in any way. We are not yet prepared for the Soviets‘ "paradise." Japan, nn exchange observes, la he- comlng weatemlzed. People from the West any it ll becoming modem- lzed. The process la going on with But rcmcmbcr he should be always gaining some weight and some height. If he is not doing so, see your doctor. rm: LAW or ocAu-rv The trccs draw closer at thc even- ticlc. Night like a bird swoops dovm with wings spread \vidc And in their purple folds the stars nblde. ' Across thc uorld the incense of a FUSE Rises and falls with that blows. And who shall tell us ivhlthcr either goes? every wind But onward, upward, outward to the end Each seeming trivial thing its way must wend Through earth's revcrberant music to ascend. We know not whence, nor whither, nor the why, We only scnsc through beauty God is nigh And scatters gifts for every seeing eye. The rose whose petals wither ln the ruin. May never be a perfect rose again. Yet something sweeter blossom for her pain. - But if a rose coula live and breathe and pass As withered beauty through the not forgetting that she belongs in the Orient and that she has her routs in the past. So, on thc- streets of the great cities of thc empire, one finds the mcient rubbing shoulders with the modern and the Far East lnd the Went walking together. Japan is an induct 2-‘. and commercial great rapidity. But Japan, while she looks forvmd and westward. ll wisely» l nation, but also a nation of beauty, poetry and literary umlltlonc. imitating thc child's own actions or] by mere repetition of something, as‘. when a stage comedian itiakcs his,‘ -audience laugh, some incongruous or} iuzeanlngless phrase. 5 l, “Al: seven months, thc baby laugh- Icd for the first time at what might lac callcd intellectual surprises, llkcl the father speaking in a falscttol voice. At seven months, also, there ivcrc uncertain signs of laughter: icauccd by merc recognition of o. fn- A‘ millar person or thing. Between eight months and twelve months ap- pcarccl the laughter of accomplish- ment; induced, for example, by suc- cess in standing alone. "Finally, when the child was al- most a year old, the tenth cause of laughter was noticed, the mild dis- cc-infiturc or embarrassment others, a cause which many psy- chologists hold to be the chief one among adults." greening grass, What hope would lesser beauty have? Alas! —Laura Bedell, In Canadian Book. man. of. GUARDIAN SHOP EARLY ~ AND sA v12 i at the . Metropolitan Store . " 4r. L‘; LAD§ECRK$iRCOPUBL RHEUmA-(ISI u .01C'¢€€€QQ'CEC€QQCEQQQ03J‘ k219i} C“ and beautiful Combination Sets suitably boxed for Christmas. Come in and look over our various lines. lt will please us to show you our goods. ’E. A. CENTRAL DRUGSTORE Perfection Ice Cream. Bricks and Jack Frost lce Cream Bars fresh daily-Let us have your order. UENTKAL JOB PRINTERY TAKE HOME NEW VIOLIN, CASE AND BOW 50c a Lesson Joni to-day- ‘No mm;- of vi»; klmll Information cheerfully glvrnf (IIIARLOTTETINVN VIOLIN RCIIOQL Prof. Emlnucl, lmltruclnr I07 quot-n Hlvert. (llpnlnlvn) mun every “mtlncmlny am! Thurmluy 1 I‘. ill. nnlil l0 I‘. M. lhlnlln nml (fhlldren Reclfnl glrcn annually OMI-Ifl-lll-I Ieti “ Annual Examination u Your Eyes will Safeguard You Vision cm! Comfort J. W. JOHNSTON Optometrist ll’! 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