-- --.--=.--»»------.--a --.= --<ac-i=-e eaeeee-zaacazaaauaesgeggg QFO-rees-s-ses-eam».._,.»..w..-.-...-_ -.._ Al l MONDAY. GRIPPE shiver go unchecked. tri-litntcnt acts last. Jill’! and refreshes. non ct‘ the neses. sinriir mill lluN-‘lcy nu prompt relief rail NU “I your doctor. if Fight Fast-Spreading THIS PRO VEN During the present. epidemic don't let a cough, sneeze. ache or At the very first Lunmunuteu Capsules and Buckley's Buckley's Mixture eases the cough almost ‘ and helps eorrcct over-acidit_v._ _ _ s give you the benefit oi'_ not 05F but THREE Pillfl- . told-dispelling ingredients. el‘ from aches. pains and _ The third induces a_ beneficial re- m Ajuurth ingredient-Oil of Cinnamon —h:is lung he n a standby in Europe for fightinl ("PM I115 Be Prepared. If this treatment i -GOLDS WAY! llgn take Buckley's Mixture. This double- lluckleys Cinnamated , One ingredient bring: cold misery. Another two dependable Get these ‘ dues not bring an ‘Hall's Royal "iostess Real Princess Uovtviiuv-(Zciicriifs \\'ifc Hit‘ “QIY 0f Pldcing, Uticis At 'i‘hcii" EJSC" lakes 15111 in M11113? i Activities- i O'l'i‘.\\'t'.\. D.‘ ._ l‘ l7 5'77"!“ Ll g Jtlon in H v; n a young of (1 . sood nc ' a t val.‘ C11; t. en in the uni- gl, ~ :('i\'lC'3$ and a; _ afternoon i; he “as shy and 8i nobody. "l stepped Prin- ulcd the young and with qtlick tr ' lit l0 ~ anti evidently quite stroke to me as a1" .j.s knew" me- and I mct a lo: of pe "’ 0's a rcal princess." 1 of the Earl of _ 2t equally well be Alice who share; ‘hat "he is really ‘es lives. in their "eLarc ac .. . of culture have e busy. Slic is tnada ivhat the First oe lmpo-sible a: was when nor-general t was called to duty up ralil or sh.n. n soldiers. Lcu polzfs Daughter Priri cr-ss (. fflire Mary was born in Ffl) ' which giv s step and youthful re today. c hair has sfivered but the brown o.’ hr-r eyes has not dimmed siizce the rin s when she played wrli lifii‘ ro} l cousins and was teased by a l; ly, kindly young man who tvas later to become George V. Hefr quick mind. high spirits and for detail together with " cilriositt‘ led her in- " pade which she three grandchil- Esymecialx" anticipated treats of her childhood dnys were gay visits to relations in the different Europ- ean courts I-Ior French. spoken with an exquisite accent, was ner- frw-"ed on the continent and hnr intcres’ in and understanding d other nationalities was gained by knovrinyz the people themselvas. In i904 soc married bordAzhlone, "the f: s’ royal prince to be educat- or‘ n" P - " and lacrtnn a trew life. . inch ravrl and brill- l fife WiilVll did not, hotv- hcr fundamental t" and love of outdoor for si lifc A‘ hr." home in Balcombe. Sus- s" a l3"! ¢- shiic of magnificent in‘ u" covr-rr-d Will‘. trees. * . w one of her pilnripal 1c l.l\'<".’l tennis and bad- ond skatmiz is one of her hmcnts. .. or BOCOYTID. African Adventure wt 1 I I02 P -< Alice. actvlnjflll- ni her h ‘.1 to Souls Africa whcrc he had been appointed mv- ernnr-ttcncriii. ‘The popularity of 1... bring cccn{cr'.s_ -- ~ dian Affairs Branch of the was evident in the ex- tiieir term ‘can five to v cull: years. Ti rc Princess fcuuzl the livcs and customs e peoples who Ro on to iriake up the nation most fascinating She loved to hunt and is an excel- ' ' shot and in Afiica she bagged antelope, and an elephant to .o".c her pimvess. One day shc took hcrydaugnel" Lady Hay mountain climbing. Ti cii" n was delayed and the s t mg of the African winter A obliged them to remain where their were. as they‘ could not sec a yard ahead. In the pitcii darltness Prin- ecss Alice (lcrided resolutely to et- 1l~:~ down (l'.l the mcuntainsidc with her youthful daughter and irlake the best oi it. Worried searchers found them at dawn, and were sur- pr‘ td to find her gay and fit. Recalling er work in South Af- couple on oi .1. _ pied children. the money for which 15100000) Princess Alice raised in three months with the supper: of all serious of the community, Dutch and English alike. k For the first time here was a home where both white and cc‘o'"- cd children were given cqua. i/Vhen the hospital was opened h 1933 fer Ravel Highness returned to South Africa to open it. The ward for the white babies and chil- '. l is all decorated in pale blue. that for the native " en is c lctiy fire same only in rxnk. Afci" rciilrniiig to England 193W she travelled cxieltsive in ivith Per- lost she never to come to Canada. BOOFTS INDIANS I.\' IIANDICRAI-‘TS OTTAWA. Dec. 29 Groiving attention is be Canadian Indian handle W141‘ closed the doors of Europe the thcusztlcis of American tourists in search of hand woven mit- erials and the producis of the ar- tisan: it is learned frcm the In- Depart- ment cf Mines and Resources. Evidence of this interest was brought. out n1. fall exhibitions where booths exhibiting and selling In- —iCPi ' paid to since dian work took in much American . money. "We have a powerful magnetl for tourists if we develop the In- dian work." said an official in the branch. "The demand is already greater than can be filled." According to the rccoids of the Handicraft Guild in I\\"lLI‘{'fll. al- though the numbers of tourists decreased this year, those who came from United States spent larger sums on peasant. and Indian work. They were the p-eopie who know hzindicialt and can tell the best stuff instantly. They" are the peo- ple who spent large sums in the Balkans, who bought the tyrolean jackets and the Hungarian and Czccho-Slovak embroldcrics, hand- made blouses. scarves and costume Jcivclri". Or. three reserves. St. Regls near Cornwall, at Cauzhnawaga and the Odenak reserve. the Indian Af- fairs Branch has encouraged the Indians and in the past year over $301700 wcrih of articles have b"en sold without counting individual sales. Examples of work at the Indian " Ft ITJILIIICIII reveal the Indians‘ master craftsmen at depicting na- tive scenes and such symbols as the “thunder bird." One such sells easily at $5 and the workmanship compares favorably with silver bracelets produced by the smiths the demand far exceeds supply, of- ficials said. vo, _'_I_'_I"IE__*CHARLO'I"I‘ETOWN GUARDIAN The Oentral Guardian Canadian Navy's I iThls column ls reserved for news o! l local interest, hut advertising of ; a newsy nature may be inserted at 5 cent: a word. strictly pay- able in advance. CONFIIDERATIUN LIFE INSUR- SNCE. L-BISiJ-I-Zi-IZ! l ALL CIVIC taxes not paid by Dec. 31st are subject to interest harge of ll per cent. THE UNION COMMERCIAL COLLEGE reopens January 7th. Get your applications in early. See muncipal Moran. L-827-l2-30-1i. TURNIPsZ-Buvinsz turnips dallv ‘at market price at our Charlotte- tcwn tvzirchousc. If the roads are Dassable to vcur farm. we will haul DINNER DANCE AND CELEW BRATION. — New Year's Eve at Cliariottettnvii Haicl starting IO 1 P. M. Al Blanchard}; Orchestra. .. Novelties. Lions at desk. IIAAIPIUN- 0n Sunday evening, L11» 22nd. the Hauipton Young Union was m charge of ‘he ‘ The church was led with candles and was love- with its decoration of small Christmas trees hung with silver icicles and whize bells. Mrs D J. Mo." " is’. and Mrs Edwin Fe st led t.".c (flair of ycuxlg 13.1,’) in the njvly beauti- ful Christmas hymns sung. Arthur Morrison very capably presided over the following programme. Doxology ——“I-Ioly Night, Silent Night." In- vocation, by presiding officer. Sing-- song by choir and congregation. While shepherds Wutclzci" Their Flocks by Night, It Carlie Upon the Midnight Clear, Gentle Mary Laid Her Chid. The scripture reading was the Christmas story taken from Luke 2: i-20. and was read by Mrs. R ' Ferguson. Prayer was cff "ed b_ Edith IIclm. The Wor- sltip S oiy Christuiii.» Vision was given by th Eamon. Hy'nili,.As With Glad . liitii of Old was sling. Ad ss on Keeping Christ- mas in the Heath was given by Iva French. Solo. N0 ilotm in the Inn, by Claylon Mort ’ _ taken, titxriitq w.i ius..ii". music (organ and \lOl.Y!i of O Cuine All Ye Faithful was played, with choir sinnng ciaortis. Patromlm Joy to the World was given. l-Ijrinns, Angels frcm the Realms of" l and 2d Save tire King were 110v b; by benediction Personals _Mrs. _iC0l.l Crrckctt, York. is in- disposed at the hcme of hcr (laugh- ter. l\f,vr..c. Mis. ucorce Watt. Mi. Clccrtzc Niifictt. Clkiilottc- town. i.» lll Lit l’. ELI I-icspltal. ..suifci"ini1 zrcin "c cltlLs and ,ast'iima and. is nuikliiu suiistacrort’ 1D3C2l'(‘i.5._Hi.s sister. Maime. who l‘ a so was in the hospital. has flllllfl- eci heme. " ti Gtzihlun‘: 1m ' c past thrcc 111' .Lll‘l1£f‘i home lu ' 14-749-12-27-41. I i same lll our trucks. frank B.Clarke.l L782-l2-27-3i | Tickets $2.50. Reserve-i L-7B7-12-28-2i. i . .. ‘ . , vy played a vigorous part. 11b" the l. I’. CIIRISIWIAS SERVICE AT‘ m“ the m history 0mm": d“ a serious bone ivn. Isaac Maliczt oi‘ Union Rradi _L.ot 33, w-e iii tlic L1H‘ Sziiurdav, ;vi.<...lnz I‘ vcs and It~ iWIi be reta . bv main" that his’ iinsihcr M" Man Afailett. attcnd- | icd the ma. _. here ill-iv vc rs wDL i ' iviil Cufifi ‘ :1 nw.\ . l\' mis<crl in tl~c l son ImIhlC fees‘ proud to in her footsteps. ,thou\:l1 still hrucfxil of stirviviiuz foi" iricnds. manv Nmv Y:ars. Her (laughter. Mrs. Ralph Owen now lives at 9 Franklin St. Ni ford. M s.. U. S. A, . i R.O.N.i!.ii. stiffcns Test for Officers OTTAWA. December 27 ——ICP) - Each candidate for rank of officer‘ in the Royal Canadian Naval Vol- unteer Reserve taking a three- mcniii course at one of Canada's nova: bases must aszrcc to leave the service if lic fails to pass the cx- amtnatoins or is fcund undersir- able fcr other reasons. Defence DC-j partment. headuuarters announced plcvcd bv the R.C.NV.R.. a can- didate elven a tcinnorarv naval commission had the rank of actintz sub-lieutenant if under 26 vears of i alze and of aciinsz lieutenant if older. iSeniority dated from the time the candidate was attested. Now. the statement from De- fence Headquarters stated. all can- didates for the executive branch i between the a2 s of l9 and 35 enter ins sub-Lirumi ~> 2s and he i" sen- ioritv datcs from thecav thev were called for active service. i When the officers start training, 1 they agewsaid to no on‘ active ser- vice. r one year o serv ce. an i officer who ls then 26 automatically | becomes a lieutenant. Those be- i low this ace will be given the rank ‘ of lieutenant as soon as thev 0f Algeria and Morocco. In all linen» the required age_ Keep Minardh in the home. \ hnlvdy pooch to have urrund where folks swiln s King Serius. III. a Isa-pound Nrwfrumlland dog. uivnlgine ti» Kitty Davin. Miami lhovr. demonstrating his skill with n; a hand in his mouth, his grip ll lo gentle It's Ul-‘flvh Iillhldllb operator. Scrius. trained as a lie-save." in nl-t" -:l vnilli-rcll- “though he can pull in a dishes-led swimmer hy sell- hi! teeth don't leave s scratch. Glorious Record, Throughout 1940 By FRANK FLAIIERTY Canadian Pres: Staff Writer OTTAWA, Dec. 29 —(CP) —-The fcurtges of war 1040 thrust on an a‘: snail grawhg navy a greater burden of arduous work, danger and loss of life than ft-Jl to the lot of cit-her the army or the air force. The teak of komng m0 leo- lanes open to British ed one of the essential per- mitting the British nations to out- stay the first. mathful thrusts of a _powerfuli_y-uniod enemy and 0.11116 1.01- tice days of offensive lighting ahead. Early in December the Canadian destroyer Saguenay I t with a German submarine in convoy lanes of the Atlantic and suffered the loss of 2i men missing and i8 wounded -— the snip itself being badly damaged. In the task of keeping the sea.- ianes open the Royal Canadian NA- stroyers travelled overseas to share in the defence of Britain. There one was lost in a collision during tit-e evacuation of the Hench city of Bordeaux under the and bombs of the enemy. whmoth- er went. to the bottom in the North Atlantic. Both disasters were he result of collisions. In the first the _F'raser was cut: in two by another warship and in the‘ second the Margin-cc puffergd a similar fate when smack by a lin- er. The necessity of travelling with- out lights in danger mneg was m. sponsible for the collisions. The Sag- lmlflk engagement and loss of ships in collision together with that, of the Bras d0r, a. minesweeper which disappeared instormy weathei- in Eastern Canadian waters and oth- er incidental casualties made Can- ada's naval casualties heavier than those in tae army or the air force ~about 300 officers and men. Besides aiding Great Britain 0v. 975*“ m? HWY Buflrded Canadian ports and coastal waters and rang- ed over ivide areas of both the At. lantic and Pacific oceans. Aidcd in Captures ‘The Flotilla leader Asslnibglng aided a British cruiser in captur- "igvand salvaging a big German “ighter- Trio Hannover in Wes, Indies wafers early in the war. The Gciman crew attempted (t; scuttle the ship by fire but fail. Wren Italy entered the war the Italic-u frciriier Capo Noll wasi making a l'ij'l down the st, Law. 1e - fcr safety but W35 captured hi‘ the Bras d‘Or --latei" to be lost. . "est single achievement of mo a. an navy". however. was the lax ng of illC German express C“- go-boat, Weser, cff the west coast, of Mexico in September. The cap- ture was effected by the auxiliary cruiser P rice Robert. one of two fqflnfil‘ DRS-‘EIIECT liners converted to naval usc. Overseas Canadian destroyers “"~"-‘E 91133295 bV Cflfimlr‘ aircraft and dropymd depth cltarqes aimed m- encml’ submarines. The tradit- _io_nal rctfcciics of the “silent ser- was obscrvrd in reqard zhcsc o ‘aticns and details d to were cver. took nari; in, the evacuation nf Dimkerquc and in numerous res- cucs at sea when ships were tor. -De<iced by the enemy. As the i" started Canada had seven dc yers and a growing number of small auxiliary craft; rcquifiticned for naval purposeg, T‘ "c acnuisldon of six destroyer; out {the 5° ecqtiireci by Great Britain fi..m the United States after the loss of the Fraser and the Marzaree “'1\i¢h,1‘@§1‘1c"d the Fraser leaves Canadian destroyer strength at 13_ Iu adaiiicn there are auxiliary cruisers converted from merchant Shins. mmesweeners. corvettes tnd ‘Ofllcdo boats built in Canada with- in the past year. As the year draws to a close plans for the building of larger na. val vcs=c's. ctuisers and destroyers in Canadian shipyards are under cmsideraticn. Eiremtiowt I Clamps down av. Under the previous svstem em-| DUBLIN. Dec. 27 —(AP) -The Eire government announced t0- iiight restrictions on the distribu- ‘tl0l1 of gasoline "owing to unfore- sccii difficulties in connection with the maintenance of supply." During the day Irish officials had acce ted as a natural conse- quence o Britain's curtailed chip- ping a London prohibition against the exportation to Eire without li- cence of cattle feed, fertilizer. un- msnufactuicd tobacco. oranges, lemons and several classes of tools. "We won't starve," sold one Eire official, "we are an agricultural country." The British restrictions apply nnwiflcellv to commodities which must- be brought across the Atlan- tic in conveyed British ships. Ottawa is Surprised by Complaints OTTAWA. Dec ficials of the Department of Trade and Commerce said tonight. thev t3; reports ton. Bennuda. at some. merchants there were exp no disappointment with the duality of the Canadian goods delivered there for the Christmas trade. “It so very seldom that any com- plaint is made aauinst Canadian anode on the basis of quality." one department spokesman said. He said that the Canadian Trade Mission headed bv Trade Minister Mactfinnon which reoentlv vslted the Bahamas and Jamaica "didn't. run nto anvthina aiotuz that inc." and hst purchasers of Canadian Rcnds there seemed well satisfied. The Trade Mission. cancelled at Balboa. Canal Zone. because of ill- ness of Mr. MscKlnnon. did not call at. Bermuda. Ull Mirth-lid‘; for thy-am" Jrcst to remember. i PRESSURE , ly’ GIOROI AGNIWI (IIAMIIIIAI N _Q_ O 000m Anew almond-in when he uttved he ilmored the took possession of it was too cl Dirk promptly showed the caliber of I brain bv ordering a maimum of never an absu: ty to a maitre dhotel and seldom to anybody else. In due course the lure worked even on Arnaldo. Durtiaflg an interlude he e. he asked with a Inn. e "The worst. in an." laid Dirk. "Mind if I sit own?" "Not at all. I'll order another." "Nonsense. man. One glass is all wan ." "sorry." slid Dirk. “this bottle is" No offense. Arnaldo: you can have anything also you want." Adan ordered a. wine. ‘You're clever. you know. A vintage wine is the one thins: we don't dare take." Dirk leaned forward. "Listen. Arnaldo. I'm not such a. fool as to trv anv slick business with ou. Some people think the presl ent {:11 tltis country. but I know bet- 1... "Flattery!" said Arnaldo. "and how I love it! But let's be fair to mvself: I run onlv the town." "All rllzht: leave it at. that. Do you remember the last niizht I was here-the night you had to do your stuff on some sort of a Renerai withl a . lrun "Sure-our last incident but one. Four nights EEO to be exact." "Here's the dirt." said Dirk with a ouick ncd. “General Onella was sitting at the end of this row with. a woman called Manzarida, Fonseca and a young American girl who- doesift seem to be here toniaht.‘ I've Rot to find that zirl and find her quick. Can vcu he‘p me?" . During the sucech Amaldds face had. zone completely blank: now ijei frowned as if he were doing his "A vounz Rirl. elflaAre you sure she was Ameri- can." "Whv stall?" asked Dirk sharply. “I'm playing straight with you. vvhv not trv it with me? Her name is Joyce Sewell. Do vcu know whe".e she is now? Amado. if I don't find her I lcse mv self-respect and per- haps mv lob." _ Adan nodded as if he had come to a decision. "Stay here. Wait for me. Without her permission I'll tell vcu noihinz." I-Ie was acne before Dirk could protest. ' heart sank to a. new low for the EV‘. . out. his sixth alas of wine. g looked up to see Arnaldo returning frcm the telephone booth at a pace that seemed slow vct. moved with the speed of a Stalkllll cat. “Get vour hat and coat." whis- pered Adan. "Folicw me." Riding alone in the night Joyce did not think of La Barranca as a spat but as a world. and she was right. Hei- childhood memories would have falcn short of lavlnz out a blueprint but thev were Quite capable of leading her with accu- racy throutzlysucli a mare as the uninitiated mind can scarceiv con- ceivc. In her thcuchts hcv feet hurried throuah one cf two ltreat cafes at exch cud of a narrow ccurt WhlCIl in timc< of ncacc could be an cuen thorouchfarc. Midway between them tliev uatlscd to await the openinc of a zartuan. a m"ssi\'e no"- tal of solid ialenks. flanked on oi'hcr side bv administrative end executive offices. Bevorid. it they entered the first of tit: great courts. a hune ccblfed sriunrc surrcimrfled b" sheds. tack roam and zranaries — a sow» capable of Wrborlvtit a thcusend head of livestock in addition to a. fair-sized thicshinc floor. Over the pine-clad mountains. winding down into tho vallcv of ilic Lerma and then shcotinsz in a bee line across the plain into the citv of Toluca the road had been excel- lent. but from that ooint on it was proving unbelievabiv bad. e err. running without liahts. was pitch- ing. rearinrt. weavinl like a mad- dened br ncho. She grasped the struts a ve her and danszicd like a v monkev in the mo. Hours passed. but at last she caught a first glimpse of the white-walled crud e, of her childhood and cried, full- voiced: "La Barrancnl Yo la veol" She was so absorbed in watchin the approach of the white blot c buildings that she failed to note a flure squatted beneath the candela- bara of a monster cactus. but Pan- cho saw it and sto "Direcho. ‘"Nc." A Deon. izhoativ in cotton jumper and pants. stepped forth. lira-me. Obedlently the car followed him off the trail and over the smooth rairie. necessarily at a snails pace. ntiv thev swerved ft and» continued aionl! the edlze of the bar- i ranca that had vlven the hacienda its name. It was an i cleft s hundred feel. deep an with sl- most perpendicular walls which ran for miles. it was over 50 yards wide. but oc- casionallv it narrowed to i0 and at point to less. Here a awinltinlt robe bridge had been thrown across and upon catching s glimpse of it Joyce buelv man to stifle s cry. This had been the outermost boundary of her childhood cantor-s. Eusebio pointed and stood uide. Carefully Pancho drove the car un- til if. stalled into a Klllll! 30 deep the rallied surroundma n and so did Joyce. Noticimr he had. omitted turned of‘! the i nltlon and too the key. He carri the iiahter petaco and Eusebio the heavv suitcase. When thev reached the budge Eu- seblo stepped llahtiy across. Pancho waited until he reached the other side and then fol atlchinl ailrriiaa-x-iillmnli‘ lowed .W them. Joyce's hair began to tin le. The steep can of its own welht was stamina enouah. but under a burden the angles. churning at ev- erv step. became preposterous. Add a swsv which resembled that of a trapeze in full swing. J , started cautioualv down the inc ineJmich .pr0mntlv dipped so sharply I110 would have been hurled hesdlon! had she not had a firm drip on the vupper ropes. Afwr what seemed DDCG. Euseblo?" he asked. . i Along most of its length v __ “QUALITY.” Raspberry. b ICE CREAM SALES OI" OUR SPECIAL CHRISTMAS BRICK AND FROSTY ‘FRUIT ICE CREAM CAKE " ', Wm sufficient to servo 8.000 people with s good liberal helping, ‘w. give than figures not as l. bout but merely to convoy the fact w". must. be some good reason for the great popularity of Perfection Ice Cream. The reason is simple and the answer can be given in one word Both Products will b0 on sale throughout the Holiday Season and nag be purchased from any Perfection Dealer. I EXTRA SPECIAL SI-IERBET in Flavors of Orange, Pineapple, Lemon, Strawberry an Order 24 Hours In Advance. ' Phone 848-849 Princess Alice Heads French War Charities U. S. WANTS CANADIAN SEED rand carafe an affiliated organiza- i ti The Chtf Supervisor of the Illus- i tration Stations Division. Dcmbv‘ ion Experimental Farms Seiviclaj ire-ports that United States buyersf are anxious to obtain Canadian i northern-g own seed of alfalfa. clover, and pwas. Th.» supervisors in Alberta are assisting funnies iii obtaining and dilstributin serd. particuiarlv in the Cheddervl and Winfield distzicts, so that cirlot- shipmnits may be ntacie to the U. S. bugs‘ rs in the future. C8I‘I'_\‘il’i§ on the tradition of lead- raisiiip in sccial and CIIILIIBDlC act- ivities citatcd by the wives of for- mer GG\"f~l“‘Il{ll‘S-G0iIII'8,l, H: :- Rcyal . Highness PI'IIIC'.SS Alice has ban.‘ instrumental in founding a, socirtyi fc-i" the suceor of French n iugets ' in British. Through Beatrlc- Belcctirt. public rz-latioxis officer of the Canadian B oarlcasiing Ccrpzrii isn. vri-n I acted a; her iiitl rmcdisr". Prin- ccss Alice called tcg‘ tlrr a large group cf Pouch-Canadian wctnki. and womm frcm fiance. . The nileinz was held in the aftemcon a: Gcvernmcn; House. HONORARY PRESIDENT Princuss Alice. althcugh now Canada with hc~ hucbantl. the Earl cf Lthlonc. is hcncraty presidrnl- r-f the. Anglc-Fraich committee for t1 French Red Cros= and other \\ a1" chaailies cr-atcd in Londtn in i914 by Vlcomtesse d; la Panouse lvad of the pres int Anglo-French ctinmitfcc. SH called the riveting of the F‘ each-speaking wurirn to desczib, tin: work of this London ccmmottoe commandlnz a full view of the cast- ern entrance sate. Joyce was placed in i aioniz with her basilica and told not to budge un furth orders. Beside her crouched Eusebio. await- inlz the dawn. Pancho had disap- neared. He had chanited from his wcll-fittcl uniform into clothes exactly Eusebio s-o neat. conical straw hat. and pants of white cotton. son sis held bv s than: between . his biz we and the next. She failed : as. l'°.i."1m.."“"i° i e e umper. a twin bulile to Eusebids. I (To be Continued) an age she was across. Then they moved forward. a silent and rthostly procession. The hovel; of peony. amt tiithtlv 388196 aaalnsfthe nilzht utir, belmn to appear to riaht and left. lookina like whitewashed tombs. In one corner of a corral, | H’ '- . a y: a . if bowling awalttng Dfllhh lie-vi” m‘ h l‘ ‘ he ll | wen ey ' font er. ‘n nterestlng to note that the girls‘ seq W ‘n; “mo, butIIm he nation, becoming expert, '51]; m” n" Iq- mg; ‘u, on in Canada. Princess Alice herself spoke ex- quisite French when shl: made a brief axldlrlss to the ‘i6 women gctherzd in the spacious ballroom at Govprmnent House. _ "i want to thank you. fcr your response to my S. O. S." she said WORKED TOGETHER Then she told how Etc-nah and English living in London during the first Octet War had worked tofl ithar to provide clclhing f0." soldiers and iuiuflees. tobacco. scap. and other comforts. ‘Fri. committee was ne-org-mized at the start of the prelim ivai- to send parcels to s01- film's and to help refugees and wa- cu t s in Ftaiice. Al: one example cf its tvork I-Irrr Royal Highness cited assistance given w hundli ds of thou_ sands of peecrsons who fi-ed before tliv Nazi invaders from Asace Lcrlint: to olntral Fbunce. Princes Alice said the fflll of Franc: brought to an end direct aid ‘ to m; Frwnch people but crea.e:i analzo: problem. Thousands of Ibcticn refuges had ilecl to En;- iand when: they have become an extra burden ti the British propie wihcl hands already are full with victlml; cf air raids and nzifugees from other invaded ccuntries lcs canto MAY WE SUGGEST AS AN EXTRA DELICACY KOLD-PAK STRAWBERRIES , eeflileaeaazeo 1111111111111’! IIIIIIIIIII eiectkd secretaries. First meeting of the new organ. izaticn will b: lqld NOV. ‘i as Jmnne d'Airc convent. writer-g hem. ail-art ls will be established. 00m- mittees will be set up for sewing, flitting, cutzne. and packing pam- Princexs Alice ha; offered to pm. vide wool to thus: wiio wish to knit for the group. explaining fheze is an url mt nced for socks and puli_ oven; and work must begin or. once. "Don't forget Flench feet are smaller." ahe said with a smile, "Knit tllim size 9 1-2 to i0 1-2 in- stead of the big socks needed for Canadians." It was annoiuioed that, subl crip- tlons to buy materials and cal-r.» or. . tlhe wo Ik Willi be accepted grail ful- ly. and that thrw mav be for- vvarcld directLv to Her Royal l! gh- n-sss at. Government House. Select B. c: iSite to train Naval Officers OTTAWA, Dec. 27-—tCP)-Bab- icy Park, the former Dunsmtiit estate near Esquimalt. B. C.. has been taken over by the Defence Department and was commission- ed Dec. i3 as H.M.C.S. Royal Roads, naval service headquarters announced tonight. The navy statement said steps "Pcol" flsktrmen from the coaztqm. be.“ taken now to cgnvgrt m; of Ncnnandy and Brittany calm over in their little boats, bringing their wives and childrl n a Bltain. after the fall of FTflIl-SQ." shg said. IN DIRE NEE‘) ‘Tl: re are hundreds of boys too young for military service, many soldiwss who were wounded in Nor- way and at Dimitri-Que and are still in hospital, and other RIllgg-g who esczpvxi fzcm Grnnan domination. "Many of thcse are in dre rt e1 of the moral and materiel aid u! can bring them." At the iequrst of PTIIICIE! Alice, who consented to beoonw pmident of the Canadian Society, Mime Rme ' Rlstelihueber. W151i? o: thlg French Minister to Canada, and Mother Supwior St. ‘Fholnas of Jeanine d'Arc convent here. will serve as v1.4 l-picsldenfs. Mme Thibodeau Eli-met wife of Mr. lmsbiee T. Rinfnet of ti!" Sup- reme Court o: Canada, was elect/ed vrraeurer while Mme Noel Chassis and Mme Leo InFleche Mare i olrwlls m»; “menu u aroa I"! lpropcrtv into an officers‘ training, establishment. with accommoda- tion for 100 probationary Bub" lieutenants of the Royal Cllnadia“ Naval Volunteer Reserve and the necessary staff. Acting Cmdr. J. M. cram. R-C-N- (temp). has been appointed t3 command the establishment‘ urge Lieut. A. webber. R.C.N.. w executive officer. Additional cers will be appointed for train- ing and instructional duties required. Cmdr. Cratii; is the son of iiw 1am flan, ivlacCalum Grant. fvlmf scctla. He was one of the first er Lieutenant-Governor of NOW Canadian officers to receive train; ing as a cadet. at the ROY!" N“? College of Canada in Halifax ad- ter that ‘establishment was fmui i ed in 1912. During the First Greg War he served aboard units of t ff Royal Navy. and for 2 1-2 HR" after the war he served as ex-l ecutlve officer of the ROW" Nflvl“, College of Canada at Esquimlfl; 131a college stlhsenuepfl" was C0! e. _ _ _ [e to I Pa: of boys l 5:0 lsndlnss i" q- agaln in W‘