“dv”-_-_--_ :_r.\_¢_J:_‘f_1s~r.'.'_'. _ _ __~_;-_-v-_-_-_-_-J _ _ ________ ____ ___ _ _ - - .» .- - . ». t ' "“** -_ -- _ _T .l Eih_tD_ lril;~;.l_f.°.§ _ ve limhti _ _lure tslipltititi- cm. ` "ll"Roulig0 t '_ _ ` _, (Special to The -Guardian) DQNDON. D66- _ 20.- _Christmas amo_n¢st‘.Canld|¢n_B in England will be \,t~.;.l1%PDY- 'time all round. Eight days; leave,._ with free railway wer. rsa¢i,is'. being treated. troops .in tlla"_e_Qll\1>B_ _h0l’°.` 0l1ly_ this- arrange- men_t‘__iS D0! l|!0.l§¥_l to interfere with the nturu ot. a_n_J.1 lean.. to. Canada. A good un_an_y_ vlito. -had_.boen,. long .to ¢et_b_§I1__l\undrnd Canadian _prison-_ ers »v¢ho‘ halls now. reached. England are»l>'elng dealt -with at Dover and Ripon. This makes. about half thc total;--number of Canadians awaiting repatriation: Three- shiploadsof- Gan- adlans fwjlli _ape|isl_.Chrlstmes.`day_ on the _water returain ,homei These vos- sels`_leavs on F‘lfiday'and Monday, The imperial war cabinatmet yes- terday at ¢10 fanning Street, the ov- °l'B9¢_ll D_0lIl_lil___0lta~___lr_§l,ng»- represented bl t\\¢._Prli1i_e-_ ‘M_ini_q§qlfs_ of Canada, A z-39595.51 "`4‘f\‘lGi “|14 N13* to I I V . ( ` _ I _R§q`rosel_ttatiy_egi o_f-__n_dia were a_l_so in fi'-l-011481100. and Reading took 3- Dart in the conference. ‘?l>°l\» the Proposal. et. slr nooen. B°'d°“ it WW <1_°°|.ded'i-llllt in view of the change of-' programme .the wa,- |cublnet and the sub-committees ‘?l\ll'80d. With, the preparations for U19 l>_e_aCe_ conferel1¢9 should- hpld COBV8l'sa_li_0ns with President Wilson opolrthe attitude-ofltile British rep- _l'0l9l\i-BJ-lves upon the large quest tions which will arise in the confer- f'-.uce willibe substantidliy deiinite._ All arrlnsentente for me canst. mil-9 h0lii_lays.by< those taking part in the deliberations will he 'cancelled Bild they will remain in London. The Dileposed 'visit -of Sir Robert Borden andrhis associates- to Canadian .head- quarters in Gef-utanv~to.soend christ- mas is therefore off. Bllt=.alos.u_r watson. G_U.l'»_S1' or kms. wall.: lu snot/wo‘ 1 \ (Special to The Guardian) LONDON, Dec. 20.-Rresident Wil- son will__.nr9l!@b_ly!»be_'the -guest of'the' King at lBuc_ldll_g_h_aln Palace during hls`visit'to-I0nglga,gd`3 _ -' ‘ _ ` `_` TMS' "=’0W¥l_&_l '-_ `- ¢1\li0\1l1_¢BilIeat_ was lnade-tonight# - _ -_ __ ‘L ..,.V__._ _ ;,_ _ - a. ‘~gsp¢elq__|'.ts via* an-felon' cars sown. _ o_o.-lt. is ._ eo. tue.1gitlv.el'y__- states.. that tne_sns_n1e_a 1=l\`m=\f§.°ilul;siie;.1aiSttiltus Africa. re sul'-.ll-i_n_s.' _` Initial-`ioss _to_th__e.1n- sursnlje ' (>_om:A`id's_ for a nililion and e_ unf_et¢;1lus. ' "A:-_1¢tale¢;maniaer ptnteslthat 'the levy w_eol_<.s_'oi'_=_tl'l_e_-_cpr iilomic ` cost. tho-' Golnl'pull|es_f_'cojssider- ably. mora~ftll_an~the- heav- ien_e_leiine_;_ o'g._ute -__vter._ns_ts. _ ent; in _Cape Co_iqa_`y_f-_ahd‘_` the Orange. »- Free State. _~ _ i'-'_ ’_f - "' ¢--...__ :_ 3 _ Q ~ - _..._ -,.1 .___. 1'" F. e J . ttruu ltluuu .uf l-‘ horstivltui Llewnqnt |l8_l._' lliflltl b!_ tile S* *Niles mot. wa.sf_.`9P|y_ “Mus them. He arrived vi; mon' There P. West. ‘at the Storns ~M.;.C,, who low boys or the upth "all wvllf’ 01' 01° Ba ry he hadvllttle to say more than ` EW ' i_ - that they, were equal to aavnwd did Iwi huve~to reln0Y9_ their hats-t_0 U10 WS!- et. John to latnelr commander colonel. Proves hroughtover theunelahers of» the Battery have li mamwhom they fairly ldollze, 'and would n. lslseaol-_ follow to tae eau or-the earth- W.- M`oll`tnl|~ Before leaving France he saw 011110 hut. who a_ numlbar of the other lslandmillcers remiss in' melanie; _Muon-D. in Mcliluspu. ht lloooer,1.t. ltoy_~~Met.ig_Ersu¢e.'= fi _ - Before- leavin: 'Enslsuu' he \1t°¢»Ig}_- lci-iieet vvioeke. Meier MGNW-,G°*P~ and.cottoa'a`nkl`0ihQrl- 7. -li ` tm. of _aa nuliurv. _°xv.eri°l\s°e<-W' is ei- aaa nothing to l-`eiate`."'liut as -l most. of his frien4l~|i_'_W."'-,IM W" 'M Mnnary Crogg ggd_nQ|, 0Hl)' l.hBl. bill. or Mons no received -his promotion on _'the ward' battlefield. He is the son of Mr- 0- H- `_ F: Steins. of ~Sol_irle.» ‘_ _ . he.flelttlia_ ' ' ' 5-` "_" nr" ' , r, _'_ _ c'-5. '_ \. (Special to The Guardian) UTTAWA. Dee. 20.-Opportunit- |05 ful. elnipioyment of men_aro many in Canada. According to the collect- or of the. repatritltion and employment Canadian Pacific Ilailwayf 4.000- om- ployes of the Grand Trunk Railway and 3.290:-employees of the Canadian Northam enlisted in the Canadian committee 8000 employees of the ’,_ .. ' *Y*-.7 ' » e _ A _ ALL 'rss Anvrs. W ' ` 25'- S-"n a anim. Road __-`~' I; 3 l ., ». __._-._._ ,E ' ' Url. li ' 1 . _ . . , <5 Q.. l ‘. t ' 'M' _ _ ~.- ....,.... . ,p , _ . _. . ._ r (._ _ n '-.,..-Tvs, ___.__._.._.. __ ,___ QECEMBEYH 2" 19,18 rn vase (avian in `°" army. These will all be absorbed ily those railways on their return. Next season the Canadian Pacific will re- quire .froln 10,000 to 15,000 men, the' Grand Trunk 4,000 and the Canadian Northern 5,000. Besides that in 1919 the Governmeht liail-way ana the Canadian Northern Railway will require 11,501)_men to work on rall- way extensions. ; _Wim will lrlactlceily be continuous -_sessions in. order. that by the time- _.f t. v~. _ "- ' _ _ _ __ _ cousin-nu l1__l"_if" ._ f by Pulianemuv Cou.ni;0e_e_ |.__:_lst_ are-,_ Adopted anti§Will1be_ Passed." ily- in Council. . ` I (Special to The Guardian) will be -passed -by Order 'ln Council: OT’I‘A'WiA-, Dec. 20.-During' tllelthls week. The Parliamentary com- pust week the Callillet has had un- mittee took a large anlount of evid- V _ _der consideration the recommends-'ence and laid its regulations before tions made -by' the Special Parlia- the i~louse_in the closing hours of the mentary Committee on Pensions last sessions when it was too late to take session and it is understood that it action. This coull-llltteo, 'it has been has been decided tonecept the com- decided, will ho reappointed this sos- mittools recommendations. Tile new sion to again, look into thc whole regulations are _being adopted and question ol- _peneiolie,___; ._ -' . K. , __ . w. - lleiiei:uus_[_'.ll_il:lnthtttlgi§t Mikes Provision. for a Merry l3litistmas_ for e Two P.E. lSlluli_0r|1lltngeS. 'I‘he_follo_\v_ing»lette1' from Mr. J. D. O’Conncll the widely kllowil philanthropist of Galnaguey, Cuba to His Lordship Bishop O’Leary speaks for itself: . " Dec. 11th, 1918. ltt. Rev. Henry J. 0’Lca1-y, _ B_lsl_1_op of Charlottetown. Your Lordship,- '_ ' _I hope you._will. not tllinlc that 1 have forgotten thc Orphans, because I have not written sooner, first. I wus. prev.- cuted by sickness and later by tl Railway-Strike whioljnstopped. ull trains here for a lnollth, only starting again* today. Now I. uni sending' you it check for $100.00, so you can give the or- plluns some kind of utreat for Christulas if you have not ul- routly- donoso, unclil' you h_av_e, whatever you have done in the matter*-receives my hearty approval and will settle in full when l learn-'how much i-t~ is . The wuy I-have done in St. John, N- .B., for a nuulbcr of yoursis to send' money to buy a 25 cent script und-five. new ‘pelllilee-for each child in ull the Orpllunages, both Catholic and l’rotes'ta11t:. [~ llu_vc done the same ill llulilax this your; thel‘_o_ are over 700 children there, cotu1tiug_200 in the Good Shep- herd Hume, Infants’ Home alld_ull. - New you are atliberty to use tlli_s_l'ol'_ themany way you see flt',ib'llt1 merely mention what 1 do.in.othcl'. places; but in each of these other places. they have hadu sunllner picnic and etlchiolllld' received n 25 cent script at the picnic. ` ."I‘Ile_;.'orpl1'ans of;.C_har1ot_taLo_wn _ J will have u.. picnic next- sr.lritn'i>t‘_ for sure and. forever uftcrwal-.d-s; I have nm'aliged~ lor- lllut_uB I' think I lm.vc toId_you.bcl'ol;c Il' there is an' Iulnllts llo1no`tli0i‘_e-ii:_m_ig`ht be w.ell to-*give money for them, L also tllillk it dwell-_»to.gilve_ equally to Protestant Orphans, but your liccislfon is final and approved. by me. ' ` Yours Obediently, ‘ ‘ ` _ J; D. 0’00NNBLL. ~ ' A cvimnittc consisting oi' Ex-Mayor Brown and Mr. F. J. N:lsh__l\l_i_efbee1l formed to curry out the wishes ot' Mr. Q’Conncl us expressed in thc above letter, Arrangements will be at once coutplctq¢l._A_1l honor and thanks to Mr. 0’Connol for his tilucly_tli_oilg_l;tt`uluoss and generous giving. ` .' _ __ '~ ._ -..,__- .. _ . W. V. A. Employment __A§G_n_cles e -_- . ,.'-_ .¢__...,,_ _ 1'--.. '. _.lt ».,lk».th_tis_ -:l`__u.» _ emit we “$10418 veterans Mseolntloa new lm aunt ' _ --- _ _ esters me sleeves; ssneliom -' taseoialite rn. col.-.nam proudest, r._,a_.' lilgnes; 1 - - _~ . _.. vice ilralitim, .».. n. s. not-pl.y on-itw.i, bq¢.__zo.-waeatiis new V ____- » . . lutnt1n¢tne.uul..runo.ltu.a. 0 __ _-_ RP !ll_S0rbed' .lu lit liii1l_Wavs.anlliiiilny. Ilousmdt.A"M"¢t3”'§xlf,';¢'.',L,tP|],|f,§,;fl'}'.',‘! Dapogitetat 4. l'.21 per. cnt, _ ktldli.-tonal; Willa h_c_»Wa_ntetll _ . night from owsm oi. Prince Eltel _Now liead_; off ` Mr. l’. A. Hughes, oi the Pensions Gram last evening stating that the following forty of our retumed lnen wore. leaving Halifax last night and are expected to arrive on tho Island tonoghtz- P. Arsensuit, Wellington. A. Arsenault, Summeralde. J. Araenault, Howlan. C. Arsenault. '|91 Weymouth St., City. W- Bryant. Ellenlle. H. T; Currie, Rookey Point. J. Doueette, South Ruatlco. H. D. Douglass, Mt. Stewart. J._ A. Doyle, Eprnacllffe, J. R. Getaon. Kildare Capps, C. Gallant. Ahram'a_ Village. J. Gaudet. Lower Bedeque. E. Gallant, Summerslde. E. C. Garrett, Moreli. . H. J. Gillis, Cardigan. W. W. Gorrill, 0’Le_ary. W. Heron, 21 Hensley St., City. A. G. Judson, Alexandra. D. Lewis, Port Hill. ' P. w. Leclalr, 47 aan.-vs st., city. F. Lockerble, 17 Bishop _St., City. E. L. McKay. Bangor. Lot 40. Fi. L. Molllson, Summeraide. W. E. Matthews, 15 Olsbar. Sf., City. H. Martin, Montague. - Nt'-F_¢1_iv_em Brsdajlllsne- _. N. McGinnis-_Earnscllfle. . . R.~_ McLaren, Forest Hill. McLean, Long Creek. . McPhee, New Haven. ' N. C. McNollald. lrle, Lot~li2~_ . J. G. McArthur, Box 53, Bayfield. E. McKinnon, 260 Grafton St., City. » Ai M¢Rhali, Argyle Share. G, M°lL_¢lr\¢ Dance Gave. W. R. McD__onald, 43 Pownal St. . & McDonald. Bradalbsne. A. P. McDansid,,Murray River. D. Maylevln, Coleman. H. W. Oakes, Crapaud. C. Paquet, Spuris. H. Poirier, 81. Lo\ilS.-U G. E. Burke. Malpeque. rlglw_1|v§- A later despatch received last ngiht said the following were also coming:- ` Lt, w. Mepepalu. clennfmsn. G. E. Boyle. Charlottetown. E. Comier, 50 Gt. George St., City. Joseph Holland, Fairfield. J. Waite, 0'i.eary. Owners of automobiles are asked to kindly place their cars at the disposal of the returned men to_convcy them from the Charlottetown Railway sation tu the G. W. V.A.hosd._ Dec. 20.-Australian fighters from-France will not be al- lowed to cross Canada on their way. to Australia as _they wlsll to do until ’..'nnada’s own soldiers have been. .--.°:,**‘¢v's'-*:w'=v~='-1 ._f_ _‘. _ . ; . _s S21 S. ~ =.-;».i’-» ada on lillle,`lli1ti£ Cannutias' Til] hC _. _ __ S Catgtligans lltve:-tll~ r ” _ff brougfht back and t.hel[__ children returned 'to -`th5flif_ ‘Canadian homes . A _ ataltelnent tl;'i"s__§_ ekaet was 'issued this morninl lfbaxfthi tate flees of tha. Cqlldfltkllé Board. ' ` 1 __',“f_f Leglslaturef M a Jzuefelllls Oftlle Executive yes- tcrdlay letters patent were granted to tile following: “Alley nm.d_CUi!upauy, Llmivted" Cap- ital' $50,000. Head office, Charlotte tonall. "Goff Bros. IJllnited” Capital $35,000. llead office, Charlottetown. "samuel craig uqmltee" capital $2.500. Head office Cllarllottetown. ‘\Sunllmersid1e Ranching :Company Ltlmited" Capital $20,500. Head office. Summersllde. Messrs Daniel F. -McDonald, ex- Sheriff M0 t ue nd J, Foster White Peace and- Commissioners. » 'line Jtatnrmd Snidie_rs__ Uonurtltteo was reo_l_‘@.i`llletl and eal»$l‘l0ll'.to in- clude a representative from each of tho follo`win¢~centres: . Squrip. George- town, liarliour, Mol-eil. Kiri(’s County; Brsdaibalhe, Stewart, ` Pownal( Queens County: 'Summerside, ltensiington. 0'l.»8l~r¥, ’l'l.~znlsh., Prince County with several nlembam from Charlottetown where the central or- posail»le`_way and 'fare of returned 1 3| 55. 3. . - _- ' -- Albelton were upp_oint_ed_ Justices of. ($000111 55; ganisatlon will ‘lie located. _Each of the. above representatives wl'l ho the chair- uiatl ofa local or_ganla_sh1ull whose bb-. clar_ea ject will 'he to ltiok after returned sol; clerk!-" ' diem. rto work in _colliunction with an, a employment Bureau to be _opened ln_ Uharlni.i»to_vm.' oaneruiy-and in every promote tha wel- sive 10.60# . , _ ._ Nclalar- __ jf. _(Special to 'Tha Guardian) rants, nee. zo.-ssltsuea tfeeel were- brought to Paris [QI tire vlai_t___ except a_ band of sixty places, Victor Emmanuel 'hrohlht wlth_ his orderly sergeant, lQu§so.._vho his beeawlth aim since me ssliaiilliboii the war and live culi'asli_dH5‘iIe\il¢- ing to h_is`peraonal'body-gii_\hi. _ --¥-----P* ¢-. island. UWMWX- vw patrlated K. P. H.: W'|1lB»_ 99% money. 1. I.. Tra.iatlr."`_\ltli.;_-§s.`yq.is..`leeull`at¢. at systssiyaf. i»¢ail!i.’el»ft0ili.v and tomorrow sight ""1 ' A scum Wm ,M 9'- 1- P~*i~" .national lube; bureaus as Candi. _tem so minutes. _ |¢,,'l',,' . g_¢,0__.