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60 Persona
for the plig t Persons on
lonlly Wales Island. 800 miles
north of ban up the Pacific
oosst were ltlrilied tonight
The lil white persons and 50
Jgpsness an on the Island and
have not been heard from dur
ing three weeks of storms and
bitter weather.
Theymayheinnoedoffood
md medical attention, British
Oolumbla police radio reports
indicated.
ANNOUNCEMENTS,
COMING EVENTS,
MEETINGS, ETC
"Annauaumruh Us inserted in
Nsoauma *locate par word
mietg payllla ia advance.
*voice to the Bchool Concert in
nnerald Ha-ll, Saturday night. 3876.
"Borden Rink. special skate to-
sisht assi
“skating at Cornwall tonight.
Admission loo and ibo. 3870.
"Wheatley River Rink open to-
night. Skstin¢.- 383)
“Dance at Florida Hail. Pownal.
y, December Nth. 3$8.
"Notice -» Hansville Christmas
Concert postponed until saturday,
Dec. 23rd. 3540
“Come to Ditortaininent in
Tracadie Hall. Wednesday, Deg-
imber 2'!!-ii. 3805.
"J`\mmy.Powors Heart Breakers
l. _ Grunitea, Highfield Rink,
Christmas night. Bieate after match.
3870
"Clpe Traverse Juniors vs Bor-
den Juniors, Borden Rink Tuesday.
December 26th. One hours skataing.
993
"H°°k¢'y. East Royalty rwysis
vs Bt. Avards Beavers. at East
ROW-liy Christmas aftcmoon at
N0. Skate after, Return trip from
Bt. Avards 10 cults. 3890
"Chicken Supper and Dance at
N1 Ines. China Point, wednesday.
December 21th. If stormy, Thurs-
“Y- saoa.
"Hockey at when Rink christ-
has afternoon a¢ 230 p.m.. second
Mmm vs olaszvw msd. sms
at night. 3335
"Cl-mivsl and Moccasin Dance
Eeihe Kensington Rink. Pridsy,
*mbsf Nth. lm. at e P. M. sd-
mission lbo and No. 3851.
“°y'Bo'e°o.ia.l Christmas dance Mon-,
- - U95. at Urapaud Hall.
Mfflif-sion. gentlemen noe, ladies
. 8877
‘°Mt-- stewart club mum; uve
:awk 'liushy afternoon, December
"if Phu use max. n. J. Me-
D°’**1d»§B\oretary- amz.
"°Whl¢ batter Christmas present
'for your family thin an Insurance
ll¢r.lrh» sim me of canada.
"“”°“l» for sz today. J. s. Moore.
Hemp. onaristtmvh.
“lilsann-Jesus momma
"°h~ln. the saturday night-s
°1ristmaaln&inth¢n.r.eL
”‘“iil\isht. _ xequeatmuszié.
(Canadian Preset
vsNOOUVl!IB, Dec. 22.-Fears '
, h of 60
 
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Produce a Non-Starch Potato
'fr
J.-
FRANCE NI ll
NUT ACCEIJE T0
GERMAN TERMS
Boncour-Simon Talks
Fail to End Dead-
lock - Question For
Geneva, Claim.
...__ , ,
PARIS. Dec. Il.-(AI-‘.)-During
talks today of Joseph Paul-Bonoour.
French Foreign Minister and Bit
John Simon, British Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, France stood by her
guns against German rearmament
and Premier Mussolinl‘s demands
for changes in the League of Na-
tions.
British support for at least a part
of the French programme was an-
nounced in French quarters.
It was ssid that the statesmen a-
greed the fundamentals of the Lea-
(Oominued on Pig! 8)
fiarztaildals-
James Pendcrgast. Ch‘Town, R.
R. l. E. J. Mclidillan, A Friend.
pupils of Ca'edonis School, Ren
Longworth, Hnzobrook Junior Red
Cross, Harold Messervey. Mrs. O.
P. Bt wart, Ke rpoch. Edna Bose,
Mrs. Howard. Mrs, S. T. Gallant.
,Kstblren Hutcheson. Fred and
Lorne Ke ter, Lime roi, uabsl
and Amy Keller, Little York, Mrs.
James Wsite. Audrey Campbell,
Bonney Leslie, Etta Rnal, Florence
R.. Mac.Phe.=, Hazelbrook Women's
Insttute, Hemel Moran Mrs. How-
ard, Miss Erma Meilett, Master
David walker, rims Doreen sney,
Miss Lillian Mcxenrie, Bedeque
Young Perple Boc‘ety, Frvnk Me-
Kiwron, Mrs. J. A, 01l"s, Phyllis
Rrssiter, Lousa Rositer, Frances
R.ossit~r, Philip Jr. Rossitcr, Lily
A. l"a'rclough_ Ms Warren Duche-
min. M31. Bon), Rogers Br.. Miss
Helena Rogers, Ines Marie McDon-
ald, 0r`oe Joan McDonald, Doug-
lll McDonald, Mary Blairlto, Mal-
peque, David Adams. Bla view:
Ruth Carruthifl, Albany; Lewis
Turner, MII. L. D- Murray. Ann
Diam~nd. 010'-'a  m
Large, Mix Jean n, larl
Thompson, Albany: Uraswell
Btudo, Mrs. Frances Rall Trainer,
Kenneth l"ar.ruha|-am. John il.
\lulllgan;nnoraid. R. R. I.
(Continued m PQQ O)
Joe
gg .
Long Awaited Crown
Prince Q.f.~~Japan, Born
na
Prol. R. F. SIL! (1)
ologsit ol MacDonald
Anne do Bellevue, quo., Prof.
amid nibbsn (L2). wiv wi sov-
er Research Institute attached to
McGill University, who. by feeding
boxicria down potato plants, have
produced a potato with a non-
stamh content. The Cecovcry is
expected to icvolutionine plant cul-
ture.
fbzris .ldolice
Clovzténzne 151-
vestiga tion
(Canadian Press and annotated
Pros Cables)
PARIS, Dec. 22-Pollm 811118114
continued their investigation into
the affairs of Benjamin Bercowitl
and bk wife. Clara believed to be
naturalized subjects of Canada.
who werg caught in Mondays
roundup of supposed members of an
intemationnl spy ring.
i men said the case
reth-
sas.
Secret servoe
of the Bercowitz's, oi' two Ameri-
cans, Robert Bwiia and his wife
and fly, others accused. involved
suspicions thee they had divulged
army secrete
Ce'nfreProbeonliuaalan
However, tonight, police centred
their probe on Mme. Lidia Tchek-
sloff Stahl, a 48-year-old Ruxian,
who was one of the li) arrested.
As investigators delved in s mass
of papers seiscd when the arrests
were made. Secret Service men in-
dicated that ‘over-eager police
might have arrested merely the
“tools” of master minds and in
their seal allowed the leaders to
secape.
Consequently it was said that the
Becret Service might have months
of investigation before them in
getting to the bottom of what they
hinted might be two separatg plots
-that the band might have been
a commercially organised spy ring
that bought secrets where they
could and sold them to the highest
bidder, or that the suspected spies
worked for a foreign power.
SUP”-Ill!
The men who arrested her called
llms. Stahl a super-spy and claim-
ed she had access to French cm-
fidohttai information throupi ber
clon connection with Louis Martin,
il, a translator in the Marine mn-
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and that
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BANKLETTER
(CRES EACTURS
IN NPSNINB
All-round Gain of at
Least 17 Percent
Since 1932 Reported
By Bank of Mon-
treal.
(Canadian Press)
MONTREAL, Dec. 22 --
Christmas shopping has devel-
oped satisfactorily and _prol-
pects are it will be well in ex-
cess of volume oi' the last two
years in both quantity and dol-
,lar value, says the Bank Of
' Montreal monthly business suin-
lmary. An exception is noted in
the Prairie Provinces. however.
where indications do not point
to a larger volume.
li
In the year now closing
has particlvlicd !\111Y in
proved characteristic of aixlnlhib
conditions in the most favorably
situated countries. i-110 l'°P°\'¢ FUN*
In the second quarter of tha yeli’
a marked reversal of trend accur-
nd mer em-ee years of #UMD
declines. Al
if
EEE;
iii.
Eli
miie-
follnwbd
. ad-d 
A gain ol about one-third in N9'
;-esentutive economic barometer!
was dwwn af, the height of recov-
qy in late summer and there has
ound gain of at lsaat
the year draws to its
the standpoint of in-
production along in the
post 12 months (!ariada'l Iain is 25
percent ss compared with United
States 15 percent, United Dugdom
eigm percent, France 17 percent
and Germany li percent.
November and , December have
seen Canadian bminess on an even
keel, the main tmdemy being t0-
wards strength and consolidation.
Wholaale commodity prices. say!
up in November
gm index num-
animal products
showed a rise of two points. Other
advances occurred in grains, lum-
(ihnlillllbil Gi ERIC I)
Alleged Member
Of Bootlegging
, Rin g Fr e ed
.9
‘ (Canadian hm)
QUEBEC, Dec. 22. - Antonio
araveline, alleged member of the
million dollar Quebec booikillilll
ring who has been in jail for con-
tempt od court after refusing in give
information to the Quebec Liquor
Commission, has been given his lib-
erty by Mr. Justice Wilired lalib-
aria.
lkallowing 0s1veline‘a arrest on a
charge of conspiracy in connection
with the bootlegging rinl. WG' I
fortnight ago. he was summoned U!
the Quebec Liquor Commission to
give information relative to the seis-
ure of a Dedlboat and a carlo of
of eumraband Liquor
i“i
lil;
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S?
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‘iiigiiiigig
iiiiiiiiii
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.re ;
which
$1.000
Henry Will Probe
` "Charge
novel
to m
Recommended
F o r L ieut.
Go vern orship
MB. GEORGE D. DEBIOIB
Who, it is authoritatively rm-
dervtood, has been recommen-
ded to the Governor General in
Council for appointment as
Lieutenant Governor of Prince
Edward Island in auoemion to
the laic Uoutenant Governor
Dalton.
 Eli!
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Elglrlillill
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a
lanatcrl
was through
tion cl $10,000 that tha lauaton-
lam subscription campaign was
-coenfully hunched a few
YN" 8(0-
Ch u rc h es Issue
Appeal To All
Christians
(Aloelatod Prom)
IDNDON, Dec. 22-A joint
Christmas appeal to all christian
been iasued by church
help the refugees
Tha appeal is aimed by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, York
and Wales and the heads of the
Baptist Union, Conl!¢89-1:i»onal 'Urs-
ion, Methodist Oonference. Presby-
terla Church of higland and the
Presbyterian Church of Wsles.
The number of refugees-Jewish,
political snd christians of Jewish
descent-is esttmatnd in the appeal
It 60.630.
"I’he majority are in France."
the appeal states, “but there are
many in other European coimtriee,
including Great Britain, and many
in Palestine.”
“'I‘he League of Nations Council
appointed Mr. James MacDon-
Hlgh Commissioner. whose
do hh utmost to find
home and work for
ali eoimtries which
lil
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Es
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°r grégs g §r'§si
l§lliE‘iiE=ir§i2‘
§e§»i;i3i~§§§.5‘
°'ii'§ri§‘§ri§
`§;,§§l$e§i
must take
while the
refugees
ir omdi-
that-win:
n
worship Q
__.....____.__l.
Monday,
Christmas Day
being a
Public Holiday
there will be
no issue of the
Guardian
till
vm¢'u»-m
‘Weil
if "“’i
UBIECTIVE
UFSANTAPMS
ATTAINED
All Children On List
Will Have Happy
_ Holiday - A Merry
Christmas to Santa’s
Helpers.
It is with great plessuu- inet the
Rover Scouts inform the Santa Pa-il
and the public generally that every
boy and girl on the published list of
needy children will spend a Merry
Christmas. Several times the out-
look was black, and it appeared that
there would not be sufficient Santa
Pals to cover a UA of children.
which exceeded in length by s wide
margin that of all past years. But
the faith of those conducting the
campaign that an appeal based on
aworthyoausewouldnotloun-
answered was amply justified. and
it was with great satisfaction that
the Rovers found early yesterday
evening that their objective had
been attained.
Today tha gifts will be delivered
to those for whom they an intend-
ls look forward to
od. Santa Pa may
christmas with that satisfaction
which arises from a feeling of duty
done.
The necessity was greater than
ever tl\iayea.r,and ss.ntaPalsarcae
bo the oocaaiih w1lg12!ll\atBt
generosity, During owdays
egeoially the rea-
irumbers was
wiaheafor
an
Siiiéiii
§§§°r§3§
tri;-it
tg? “
d.
the
to
_Cuban.Reg‘ime
Launches Drive
HAVANA, Dec. 22.-(A.P.)-Btib
dents asemhied before the Presi-
dential palace :bday in I Gemm-
.strstion against President R-I-H1011
Grsu Ban Martin and his chief of
staff of thi army, Col F\l¥C\°|°
Batista.
their number steadily increased as
operating through tne crowd U! 4°-
monstretors who lay on their beck-S
01.1 the tracks and shouted accusa-
tions of “assuming bandits" at the
Batista followers.
zu-ner in on day ¢b° svvemmwt
launched a drive against bombers.
For Maritimes
QUEBH3, Dec. 22. -- lhiroute t0
Sydney, NB., out of which port she
will operate on patrol duty
dining the winter. the EOVGFD-
ment icebreaker Mmitcaim sailed
from here today. The icebreaker
also carried a shipment of mall for
inhabitants on usadslw 1110245
and other points in tba vioinitr-
Aooompanying the Montealm was
the icebreaker B. M
nina down to pi
house keeper at S
‘Bt Roch Tr-averse
pected the latter vadel
'radousac on her return and escort
back to Quebec two coastal steam-
era, the Gaapesia and ml; I. which
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3
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sigg
gif?
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9
r
hsvobeemhsld upby and lea
Icebreaker Sails '
ecovery
Bureau
regarded as valuable in the
of production and in whol
February last, the first qu
gsrded, at least temporarily,
depression.
Budnenvolamelnenalol
The volume of buaim
ations is do\1bt& one
significant factors
general welfare.
quarter of 1888.
t
&3E;°
physical volume of
recently about 1'! percmt high-
than in the corresponding month
1931.
While the betterment in employ-
ment, after adjmtment for asv
peroem between June and Novem-
since 1920, the exoqation being the
same period of 1928.
Wholesale prices, after dipping
slightly below the pre-war level in
the early months of 1938, staged a
sharp recovery from March to July.
The official index on the 19% base
moved up from 63.8 in liebruary to
70.5inJuly,agninofllpercent
in the five months.
The finudamsntal position of the
banks tent to be strengthened to-
ward the and cl a depression by
the reduction in outstanding credit
and the relative stability or gain
in deposits and liquid reasveo. The
sum of notice and demand deposits
recorded considerable accumulation
from January to November. while
loans for commercial and industrial
purposes recorded resistance against
i‘u.rther decline.
Tha close iniavonneotiou of var-
ious economic functions was shown
e recovery in common ated
033. The low point
reached in March,
ot' il0 comma:
d base was 473.
in November,
nt from July
percent over
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Dispatches
_.__.,._.
raneollelhbi aign lnnurnoei’ in the Ranking
HONG KONG. Dm. I-Heavy adminmz-altiori.
esqalug and erterlve damage Nsnkins shwrs N'-irnod UW!
were reported as a real today d another southeastern province.
mmmg “ids by Ndenalisg cow. xwanni. and swpwtad asanrs-noes
ernl@t aviatas ovl' Uhmgobvw, that that district would remain
in nbsuiods runes rmmen. loyal in the Fltillliilts i! NH*
as troops or tn. revolutionary Kina void them MAN Merit"
“peeps” ¢<>vemmeat" m ramen dousrs about stint) monthly.
M°m  &°“ny_ gh* tomorrow rvwrnln at IS.
Ewa; E- _“mm” I In sets th'a a‘t~moon at Ll all
the
a
E
iliilé
Eiiliga
sgigaiglga
séiitiit
sonal tendencies. was delayed untd
early summer, the gain in the lair
tcr half of the year was of a pro
nounoed character. The adiusted
indexes of manufacturing and for
all indumioa moved up show 12.5
ber. 'nk trend Of llldllltfllvl Wi-
ploymeng reflected oonaistmt ad-
vance afte A l, rsulidng in the
T116 d°m°“i-Tim” N3” 'ml °’ reinststesnbntmg many anployeea.
Wilt 30° *UNH* ““m°u`"' lm the expansion being much greater
thoduwonm thannorma.lfor'theeeesori.'rin»
' ldvliwb dilfllll Ulla r'l0d Of 1938
5i»1’°°i- W1 "°"° V’“°°"°d mm was only once exceedelde inthe years
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Figures
Most Reassuring
Since Depression
Economic Barometer Steadily
Rising In Canada Since Last
February, With Pronounced
Gains In Past Few Months.
(Canadian Press) `
OTTAWA, Dec. 22-A survey oi* economic conditions
confirms the belief that considerable betterment was of-
fecicd during the year just drawing to a close, the Domin-
ion Bureau of Statistics reported today.
Most of tha statistical factors useful in measuring lie
trend of general welfare are now at higher levela than ai
the end of 1932. There is strong evidence that readjuab
ments are now being effected, leading to s reversal of the
downward trend which had obtained for several years.
The betterment was general in the eight major factors
determination of the economic
esale prices was reached in
trend. As the lowest point for some years ia the volume
arte
r of the present year k rie-
as the minimum of tha llreaeal
Would' Rebuild
Relationships
With Far East
ROMI,Dao.2l.-'I‘haayingQsa\
theoastandweatoannovulnad
isnonsenaarremisrnenitoamhdn
ini declared today, speaking I
mglilh at tha inaugilailun of
new nomo Inadtute m Au-ieulbig
Relations with the Orimt.
Western capitalism and dvilhf
tion has destroyed the union and
harmony which once axiod, ha da-
clared. And it is Iuacist Rornofa
mission to rebuild that understand-
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