m‘? ~. AXIMS_ OFA MERCHANT ' Make your plans for the year at its begin- ning; correct your wife the first day. ll x‘ Cents 188'! Charlottetown Gnu-din ‘IWB Morning Guardian, Flllllltllll The Jury Drank the “Evidence” SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 31.—Five ilnches of liquor in a quart bottle is too much for twelve jurors to consume in determining whether the “cvidence" contains more than one-half of one per cent. alco- hol, In the opinion of Federal Judge Odlin, who ordered a min-trial of a hearing because the jury spent pant of It; time in the courtroom. and part in the jury-room, and because too ‘ much evidence disappeared. The botIt-ie in question, ‘was ai- molst full when it was deliver. ed to the jury. The lat-tu- n. tired with the “evldence" and after several hours, reached a Vfldlfi- Burt when the verdict was handed in, the bottle was empty and the courtroom was found in_ "great disorder." The judge discharged the jury, NEWIIiIHE .\ll'l‘(‘.liEL1. FIELD, L. l., Dec. 3l.-—.loe tiling. Brooklyn garment worker. is dctorlnincd to get lnio the United Slates Anmy, even if he lull; to fall a couple of miles frolu the clouds to do it. For l0 years Joe has‘ ‘been trying to swap ills needle ‘for a gun. He is big and strong and he knows he would lliaki- a better soldier tilan a tailor; -i)ill. he's deal‘. 4.1a lil- iliiis iill lilliililli Total Immigration to Dominion From all Sources 121,685 in 11 Months MORE BITITISHERS ENTERING _. CAN. Movement of Ameri- can Citizens to this Country Shows De- crease. OTTAWA. Dec. ZlL-Inlimigra- lion to Canada ‘froln all sources for the first 11 months of the pres- ent year totalled 121.085. accord- ing to an official statement issued today by the Department of illi- m-igr-atlon and Colonization. (if fills n-unlber 56,025 were British. 15,587 from the United States and 10.173- from other countries. Tho total movement is 9,046 less than f0 rthQ same period lastycar. a decrease oi‘ 7 per cent, but ‘this difference is more than accounted for by the fact that a movement of 11.700 llritish harvesters ill 1021i was not repeated iu 1924. Returning Canadians bldliillll- ael th.‘ To counter- l‘y propaganda of the lluv iiHlllDZ. all his books which \‘. found in Madrid were burnt puhllvll‘ on New Year's Joe heard that a fall through 500cc somelinles restored onefs hearing: no today he will b,» taken aloft 10,000 feet in an airplane. Lieutenant 1.. M. Elliott, ‘who will in‘ ill tile drivers seat, will start a nose dive to tlip field‘. if the euro succeeds. Joe is going ‘to ‘make a mad dash for the recruiting office. \Vhcn allolvllnco is ‘nlado fur the Sud}, tfdgggll Joe h“ same harvester movement. "British iln- ' migration shows a align; incl-page " -—-———-- —-—-—-—--—-- -~--- over last year. Immigration from n I _ntries,__,qxcludin$’ hill: _, __ __ atosfincrolised by 6.130. " ' ' ' " ‘ 'l‘h‘e movement of United Staten citizens into tho Dominion decreas- ed this your by 3,645 when. com- (Special to The Guardian) pared with 1025i, ‘but these figures LONDON, Dee. 31.—New Year's lmzlkc no allowance for the large Day will ‘see big payments ‘made nuuillel‘ oi’ Canadians now return- t0 Canada. through the High lllg to Canada after havlllg lived Commissioners oftlices here. The on the other side oi" the boundary French Government will pay off for ‘six. months or ions?“ tile Canadian loan amounting to Canadians who have returned $5,500,000, the Belgian Government from the United States in the will liquidate its loan from Canada, eight months for ‘which records are which totals $3,000,000. the Greek - now complete total 34,152. Government will pay the interest cu Canada's loan to (lrccce. the interest amounting to $282,000. —- - . . , _ Wits save H18 Llfe Make Public Bonfire ANDOVER, Mass, Dec. s1.- ’ ' ' Ellsworth G. Rood cheated death by his presence of mind ““"" when his clothing became caught in whirling rshafting in the mill where he is employed. Rood, instead of struggling to disengage himself and risk- ing certain death by being "v9; . _ flung again.“ the comma. wrap_ H illls was pilll"! ll ‘an lhlllllllifgxlllklpi. till ill‘ Iii}. ‘l (ii L'_ Ii ' I_\' ‘. ' "ed his arms around the shaft‘ fonso, . I ‘;lll>\\'.\' luridelllnlly flattening himself against it, Ho Was dropped to the floor Wily slightly Injured when his the .\lll'l'l',.li lllailw. has hull with the. I: 00'1,0I'0 booklels ll-- suit iuto iliilil l] l -—i N——THE——DA~RK——--—- custody taken ‘by customs officers. certain quarters that the ‘arrests are due to resentment by the com- mission because the taken over by the customs and ex- cise department. it is pointed out that ‘the excise duty is a. primary charge against any imported goods whether oiltered legally or seized because of attempted The department hero is concerned only ‘with getting its excise rev- enue. When this is paid, probably thorn would -ho no handing tho whole cargo ovor to tho commission. clothing, with the exception of Mzithl-pln,,.,,,_h. WWW.“ hum], fir neckband of m‘ shirt and leis iuainsl illilnl-v. ilurl‘ b is‘. M’ ahoeig’ had bu," tor" ‘mm suill. one lliliiiiflli "lulu-lilies 0i ti!" m‘ King". and another "Tin. Writer '_' Who Sold lis Country." lbunez is aroused ill these booklets of difiill-‘g ill the pay of the itussiun Sovitts. Tho posters which called for the Nmv Year's ev.‘ bonfire read: "On New Year's eve theroavill ‘be an auto date with illp hooks of the miserable scrlbbler. lbnncz. We are ransaclliug the bookshops for all unsold copies, and invite every- :. Condensed Specials RATb-lo. per ‘word, net each insertion colulnn. ‘SAUNSOM s eAusAoss MADE i , l l b i ll ' " ‘lpy l) bring his 5i°'2§i..“iii3li.i“§li‘l§{;‘,"°"'°"‘ ..‘.’.‘.i..“‘.".‘ii".i‘.-..‘..? the go5o_9_124'_6_m°!‘ Castellana Promenade at the loot ‘LOST GOLD EVEARUHLRP PEN- cil-dnitialcd H. L. N. C, 1g Noll. of the Statue of that __ Spanish thought, Elnlllo Caslehlr. beacon of fy A. Plckurd d: Co. Reward. 713-1-1M1i. ___ ‘WE WANT SOME CRATE-FAT. dlflllfid Chickens, Fowl. J. B, qlp & Son. 711-11443, ‘LOST-MALE FOX, DARK BIL. ver with a good tip-Reward. w, A. Mutch.—637-12-27—-tf. -__-— (Canadian Press) OTTAWA. Dee. 31.-—Ca~niad‘.1's total foreign trad-o rfor 1924 118-50" on complete ‘returns for ll months. with Docunbeir limit?” (‘fillimliiai ——~——~—————?_- i; $45.000.000 less ihon ma! of 1913 °FOXES FOR SALE-FROM on: lltnporis ‘were $800,900,000 compar- to flvo pairs of registered Silver ed with $903,030,515, a reduction of lliank Foxes. Will rnnoh them m” than ninety millions, but e‘!- lf require-d at a very reasonable ports were 81.960.000.000 compared price. ltpply to Box 1X5, City. with $l-014.794.27l in 1923, an i-n- 700-l-1M3i. "one of approximately $45,000,000 Govdrs Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1925 llilisliil IilillEjliIlN +'II'I'1IHI-II"IHI'I"I'+ Further Developments s in Half-Million Rum .+ Scandal Expected "' Il- PRI-sorfizs our “ i-r-l-o-i-b-l-+++++++++ie++++o++++++++e 140 DEGREES BELOW ZEROVON A FROSTY MARTIAN MORNING SAYS WASHINGTON PHYSICIST WASHNGTON. Dec. Sit-That the inhabitants of ma", if "l": are any. are either cave dweller; g,- they npbu-"age m winter like polar bears is the Opinfiion of Dr, w_ w, Qgblengz‘ physicist of the Bureau of Standards, exprewed in a paper read today to the American Physics] A"°°|ag|°n_ Dr. Coblentz descnibed his resent observation; e1 m, pmngf when It came comparatively close to the earth, deqlarlng {flag they convinced him that winters there were w "y", ha; are“. urea like man could not live without burrowing into the ground The Nmperatures at the Martian equator at noon, Dr, gob. lcntz opined, lls about 4O to 60 degrees of our temperature. but it drops about 180 degrees at night so that dawn rind, i; a; about 140 degrflis below zero. ++++++++++++++FI~+++++++++++++++ ++'I"l"l'..'l'l"l"l'i":~l"'l"l"l"l' _[iE5N’i lill l lull ‘llllllifi FrenchFinance Min- ister Declares His Statement Miscon- strued POSITIO_N~ OF U. s. Department Kept in ‘ Dark by Liquor Board I MONTREAL, Dec. 1i1.»1<‘ur-lhcr_ developments ill the alleged con- spiracy to s-lnuggle llqllor into this province and thus violate -both ‘the federal and provincial laws are ex- pected to occur Wiliilill the next twenty-four hours, in the form of additional arrests in Montreal- and perhaps ill the (i-sspe region where some of the ramifications are said to have extended. All those arrested have now, been released on bail, the last one‘ to obtain -tile necessary ‘bonds he» lug David Pcreault, assistant har- bor master, who had bren ap- prehended last week, and who was allowed ollt late yesterday after- noon by Judge Chnquette. it is be carried out with still better CIIStOIITS l-i-Gl-d EXCiSC S a y ‘,5 Trembling - Bride is a Myth LONDON,_ Dec. SL-There may be they have no trembling hand-s when in the church or Vestry. says the pastor of a prominent church In Southport “The girl; write in a bold. fl‘rm, free hand. it is the man who has the wind up. “The bride gets hold of tho in one hand, gathers up her draperies in the other and pen . . . in a statement when he learned of a?" wgnmg the Hawk’ Wm be "lad" l0 Wild-ii" Ciqmflfi- ‘the impression created by the in- "°‘"‘5 dciw" U" P6" 39 much ' cy for Lankford. ventory inthe United States i-Ie as m say’ ‘That’! ma“ TM ' "—‘“-*<*>-—-——— declared he was the victim‘ ofzi pool- man always makes a mess | practice of quoting isolated pas- °f ‘t- T T H I N Ksages without reference to the i context. On the next three pages of the known that additional search war- rants have been issued ‘to allow the preliminary investigation to chances of success. The customs and excise depart-V ment harFfiot been taken into the confidence of the Quebec Liquor Commission as to the reasons be- hind the arrest of the ehlef 01' the ’ customs preventive service and , certain port officials of Montreal ; runlllng ease. There has been no exchange oi’ correspondence or verbal interviews or advices on the question, it was learned today. it is no secret that the activities of the officers of the liquor the ,_'__._Says Qagjdurand Iliad- 3,2781‘ Champions -- Will Communicate With Covey p _ ‘MONTREAL, Que. Dec. fll.—beo 4n connection with the recent rum- DnndurmuL nlnnaging (“roflnr of Mum“, that “he general world's champion (fanadlena Hockey Club, who ‘was responsible for bringing Edgar \Vade up here Japan cannot fcr a professional trial. announced today that. he would inform A. W. 60m‘ Covey that Wade had ncvrr signed 10-Year 50-Cent Theft HAFiLlAN, Ky., Dec. blushing brides, but Rev. Joseph Waiiett, visitors at the jsl|_ The attracted unsusual mountaineer. convicted of his crime. ill, UAIVIUIIH ll Sentence 31._ WW4 l-inkford. a mountain- eer, hap just been sentenced to ten years in the State Peniten- tiary for stealing 50 cents from C3 BO attention because John Wyatt, another THU!‘- dflring Mrs. Lena Guriey, re- cellved a similar sentence for it is reported that an effort F Plililiifill Have no Legal Right For Share ‘of Dawes’ Receipts Says Cle- ‘mentel PARIS. Dee. ‘El-Finance Min- ister Clemente] has no intention Oi’ proposing pooling of the inter-al- lied war debts; he merely ma“. lloned it as a ‘theoretical view‘ in ills recent inventory of France's financial position. This explan- ation was given by M. Clemente] inventory to that containing the pool idea, occur paragraphs giving the strongest assurances that France does not intend to repud- iate her debts and emphasizing the fact that the new cordiaiity which has developed in her rela- tions with ‘the allied countries -dur- ingthe last six months warrants 4» I The ‘sweet year be- fore thee lies. Vex not yourself with vain re- grets for A past mis- takes. MAXIMS OF A MERCHANT v Annual Subscriptions By Mull, Canada um! L‘. ti. .\. ‘L50 We Wi$h a Happy and Prosperous New Year toTAII ilifilililiillil ilsllls iii ill. lull Great Amount of Da- Bootleg Whiskey Puts Town in Dark LOWVlLLE, N. Y., Dec, 31. --Bootleg whiskey is believed to have been the indirect cause of four hours of dark- ness in this village. A young Indian, in a fren- zied condition ticoause of ex- ce-sslve holiday potatione, en- tered an ice cream store in a‘ neighboring village and threat- ened to kill all the customers with a knife. He was subdued and bound. While on the way to the county jail here in custody of the Sheriff, Ariettckicked the Sheniff through the windshield. The car ‘went into the ditch. breaking an electric light pole and severing the electric light ‘wires running from Eagle Fails to Lowville. w» llillil illl iliii isili IN l iliiii Of Empireis Destiny-- College - bred Men ‘ Compose Present Cabinet -- Oxford and Cambridge i Have Educated ‘Ten and Four Respectively . LONDON’, De . 3l.—S-.lf- .11.- wars. - heliei that the problem of lnter-Jai- mm, hm.e‘upn,_,e,|cu, have ,(\n;ns,-:;£ Al Port Herbert, South Wales, y (biflifllilfl PTEII) 11Pn (ll-Uta C8111)? ilpiulullcu wlllr ‘ _ m" "' “(ff """' 1 f" ‘:—75T nffnmwgg-"r- 0f Wofld S v LONDON, lice. 3l.——'l‘.here sailing mutual, desire for onneiuslon oi’ yids?”hgfiltisilncfiziisfié},t ‘T3131 r,‘._‘q,-,X::.(,)]lfi;, lipz-Llyllqlmjtl home _ reason to believe lthat the (J-anml- an understanding which wllljle ‘ ‘ ' ' Iilln G-ovorlllnlcnit i-s iiiilf‘. co ill Lon-don in March be allowed, tralia, New Zeialand intliimatting to (lovernnlen-t oourteously but firmly. tlhat lthe. propose-d conferen- for the qucsihlorl 0|? the Peace‘ and Arbitra- ition Protocol would be futile. if. is fee-limg ‘ here is limb the Protocol as ‘amclnd- ed in Geneva at. itlhe suggestion oi‘ Great Brfita-in herself, ‘Rlnid centai-nly Alls- and Conrado mission detected ‘the cargo of whis- ‘ ,1 prngpsswna] comract, and “m, he WW3‘! no‘ like“ swum“ "lam" M‘ key Minx: smussled Into ‘the ccun-‘alone was responsible for bringing the player u here. later tnrllin‘ him over to Rweulsy" Lalonde ofimmnetnrs wmmum‘ the Saskatoon Shicks for a trial because of the fact that he was not in 110€(i of substitute defence ilien. Wade, he says, did not sign a con- tract wltll Iialonde either as he was also unable to use him and he was llcwed to return home. "I-t is a shame to pick on Wade that way, when so many others who have done exactly the same thing h-re pcrlnitte-d to return and have ‘an amateur card grantl-r ," Manager Ilandurand nothing but oxlpcnsl- money for his lFiP llh here. llo signed no iifllifi?‘ slonal contract. 1 will communicate The ‘whole initiative in the ‘mat- "i "me “M ‘Wilfiliiilli- fill‘. (‘Hvry _ fer appears ito have ‘been taken by the Liquor Commission and in ar-l rnlling officers 0f tho customs d1‘- pilrtlnent and ‘harbor board there ilzls been no consultation wi-th de- , , . - pnnilncnts here. So ifar as the har- mmm “mm bur officials are concerned, they an‘ wholly under ‘tho Harbor Com- try, but the seizures was made and As regarding ‘the iuslnuati-on in liquor was smuggling. objection to ullssion. and in no sense are Mar- ine. Department employees. ill the case are ‘being watched. with these facts." ‘Infected Rats Cause Quarantine (cflnadlan P1455) QAKIIAND. Cfllfo Dee. .'l1.—’l‘ile The entire western wnierfronit. here is (tustunls Department is not tak- under quay-ant“... as U“, result of lug any part in the prosecution of a discovery of a small number of ing terrorism but disapproving gov- lrsilillon, although developments rats infected with bubonic fectin-g the On ‘the ll-fllllti it. is thought th-alt lllt be ----<o@-—_ PEEVEII‘ (Canadian Press) llOMllAY. Dec. 31.~--'I‘hn said. "Wade Pl‘t‘l':\‘G(| dnr, bllt. condemning British gue which plague. crnlncnt measures in Bengal International Govern- ments of the Dominion; lto any ex- othc" advis- ‘aible for tire Premll-ers of the Do~- miinilons and Great Bnltiaim to m-ee-t before the next. Ixralgaio of Nartlo-nis Assembly in September to Formul- late some suggestion lfor a oom- rmon policy which probably itihely all ‘could algree uipon. Such a met-t- ing may materialize ‘in June next. All-ln- diu lieaguo adopted a resolution to- day doloring the rocen-t assassina- tion of Sir bee Stack. Egyptian Sir- repris- als as unwarranted and aimed at crushing the independence of Eg- ypt. The All-Indan Christian bea- ls also ill conference here. adopted a resolution condemn- equita-blc for all parties." the interested United States Claim in a statement before the Cham- ber of Deputies yesterday M. (Jlcmentei declared that the Unl- td States. as a non-ratifler of the (iTi-liliiitlfi treaty. hall no strict leg- right to share in the receipts om the Dawes reparation plan ut that in equity i-t was impos- sible not to recognize the Ameri- can claims. l-le also announced his expecta- tion thnt the inter-allied debts question would be considered h)‘ the conference of finance millis- ters ‘to open here January 6, and added that if such were the ease. hp might profit ‘by the occasion to obtain a larger percentage ‘than than ‘given France under the Slla agreelment in order to cover a portion of France's external debts. He would, however, subscribe. to no agreement reached by the fill- anrn ministers‘ conference without first submitting it. for pariiamntary approval. ' °"7-i"?_‘.< A44‘ g NEW YEAR'S THOUOHT5 i Each of us has some weight In the comm-unity; the only ques- tlon is whether ‘we shall use it to pull up or to pull down. God broke olll‘ years to hours and days That hour by hour And day by do?! J-uat going on a little way We m"ght be able all along To keep quite strong. God lays a little ou us every day And never, l i)(!ii(‘\'t‘~ on all the way. Will ‘burden ‘bear so llecv Or pathways be so steely _ llut we can it". ‘if. it)’ Gilli“ PW“??- We only bear the burden by tho houn ‘SPECIAL OFFER OF HIGH grade envelopes, 50 for 200., 125 for 850., 250 for 550., 500 for 81-00, 1000 for $1.96. ‘JOB PRINTING OF EVIRY description cheaply and exped- itiously executed. Guardian Gen- trai Job Printery. Philllg 133. tMtI-i-B-tt . . ‘WANTED-A ‘PAIR OF REGIUT~ ered Silver Black Fonel- W .- Drieo to Box 55, City. 07142-808 Funeral Pnt Chancellor. ‘ WALTER lMlT-H. K. R. l,» 3 \ KNIGHTS O F PYTHIAO All members pines meet In the Ledge Rooonu at 0M1- thlrty. today. Thursday, to attend the funeral of their late Cari Mlifor d. Ordinary dross. ' l Notice Impire Lodll A New Year's Prayer "Leave us not. ‘Lord, alone upon this edge ...... -- Between tho oil-d and new-one yet, in- light. Tihs New Year. walking o'er the ‘Eastern. ledge Calls joyou-siy~"Awakei, the path is bright!" “Be with us ‘in this dull, regretfuli llwar, Bid us look forward. ltinidls us with. ‘power: All that was iii. bumm ‘Dhovu wrltih clesnisiing fire, All that, is good, osymbiisih and inspire. "And thou whom years of stifle-ring could nlot fret. Child, dltrtiend mud Bmther. Lover of Malnlklnd, Speak to us ouw, unidor our vain regret‘, Call us from graves, our death in life uniblmi. "Cry ‘Wake slnld dos. 0 thou ltlhat liest tn ollseip; The morning dew ‘is failiiing. and the deep Full heaven is dirimht find l wtlii amnion thee- Linlgsr no more; come tlorth and follow (Mo; "lTmke up tiny cross and losetlry life itlhmtollou Maoist and the liiile ofiiovo; and iottibedeed Bury their deed. lay hand upon the plough, Amid look not backward; God is overthend!’ "Yes. iiord, we rise with tlhoa from your to year; Dsgltlh beget; life. and love 0150b out out (oer, A-lui oil thelhiolrmoftimb. tunneling-thy, Strengtbenitn us ltibeObrlstthetoemlotdie." —-6flwfotd. Smoke. #¢*'.‘ 4d roaouro. Jan. lfhfaritime strong vrinds from the north-east. local snow flurries. fair and de- cidedly ooid. Maximum and minimum tem- pcratures. Toronto. snow . . . . . . .. 2B 20 Montreal, clear 28 10 Quebec. clear . . . . .. 24 2 Charlottetown. fair 23 Halifax. cloudy 3o ’ St. JOhII- fair . . . . New York. cloudy . . . . .. . _ High u“. n“! “lawman M 4m pgrmamenried on the result of their of and tomorrow morning at 3.56. 7 42. > January ilt. . .. ' .._ .. n: -.ma...-»---" --.~nn\rw--“ ‘ seemed to run strong when, only Stanley iifliiil\'ill,"i.iiié new prl-lniler and brought lback strong. All bu. two of the 19 men ill his cabinet are college bred, and i.il('li0 two ilttended public schools, which are 1‘ peculiarly private institutions ill this country. frequrlucd largely by the sons of people of moms or Cili- ture or both. The new (‘onserva- tivo ‘cabinet is ‘rich in nalnec long associated with positions of prom- inence in Iirilish life. The tide of opportunity for those e horn ill the lower classes to rise to s political power and fame that ten months agol Ramsay bfacDon- ald as premier surrounded himself with colleagues who were ex-min- ers. exenginl- drivers, (‘x-office boys and nrill workers and clerks, has dropped to the ebb of the days oi‘ old. No on-e in Ml‘. Ballhvilrs new cabinet ever "polished up lhl‘ handle of the big front-door." Ten of- the 19 nllnes Illr. Bald- win lll'('nl.‘lll.f'fi to the king as his ministers are Oxford products. idour can look bat-k to happy days in lhe hails of Camilridge. Of [he rum lining five, all had tll"l“‘l' 25luui.oefi ‘bounds of inferior Ullit- vintages of public school training. N,’ q Mr. (‘llurl-llill, upon leaving the ancient hill where liarrow turns out. young ‘Il'ilii(‘ii\(‘ii, ilotoolc him- self Io Saniihilrsl. iili‘ Weld Pwinl of England. Neviiil- (‘Ilaulberlaim like his ilrolhcr Auat“n, wont to Rugby, bllt unlike Ann-lien did not go on to (lambridge- lie. finished up al Mason "ollege. Sir Douglas HoKK. the tlttorney general, is an Eton product, and Sir W. Joynson- flick-l, home secrelzlry was educat- I — Continued ‘Oin Page 3) -¢-oc——-- 7"- SEA GULFDSUFOOLED Flying 0y; Playing Fields of Eton--Play- whil-h has been sweeping the Eng- lish coast, and causing considerable damage, has subsided. at least for the pres- n: which \\'v]i as disastrous, continue to be I. surrounds ‘the towlfon three sides the sen advanced like a tidal wave and caused the only road lead-in; inland Yorkshire, was almost washed out by tho rising of the by the flood and light was floating in the residences for a while. “YiiOF “WIS 21K boat cruised about through a window. Thames the water is and the adjacent meadows are lit- fully a mile wide. the flood at Richmond. Hampton (Fourt. - the playing fields at Eton, appar- noted water. lNlillllldiNE. (n way it hat. ILhe-y ler (ianmdlzi-u bacon. ‘turn i-lnqulry‘ ivlilllllllii‘i.l'o oi the On- tario legislature has been carrying on careful suit of their finding. it is under stood Ithu-l they ward ito bu a joint \Vi»ll() mmmiiittet! of llht‘ federal house a stronlg roc- unlme-ridllilic-n in favor of the bran- dlng cl." all home-grown Canadian bacon. Delivered [£1.00 mage Done -- Town ‘Almost Wiped Out grounds of Noted School Under Water Dee. 31.~—The LONDON. gale endangering shipping nt. ‘bllt reports have of the results. been remarkable as l-eeivod ilere. Al Fleetwood. where the sea to be impassible. The quaint little. town of Selby, River Ouse. {oust-hold tires were extinguished furniture rooms 0f the Preston flooded and when its heigllt a motor on the high- Wlllé reaches of ‘the still rising ill the upper rlllly lakes, some of them being Thirty sheep were drownedgin A house boat was sunk at Sca gulls have been flying over ntly being under a misapprehen- ion as to the playgrounds of the school being under the (Special to The Guardian) 'l‘QRQ:~;.'l‘0, Del‘. 31.---0a.nodlan xlpolu. bacon ‘will in future been!‘ a ' cunlplallllg from l-lnglanli Ito the ffect. that during lust. year alonio ‘ PH hogs ihaid been exported rozn lCillladil, ‘marked in such a were confused in marklt with the bob Tho Agricujl- ln- British i investigation al- esending for- Funeral of the Late i ‘ZPS 8. TB‘ I lllllli- l. iiiiNlii Mr. S. F. Hodgson i. A i. ~4_ q ma" The funeral of the late Mr. S. F. llodgson was held yesterday from 2 Cosh, Mrs. (Dr.) l. E. Croken and 20 Mrs. P. E. Palmer. The function 7 was perhaps the most successor Bun sens on. afternoon oi 4.27 of ail-d rises tomorrow moming at “hm w“ m, w“ o’ M“ PM“ . , ,1 ‘l, Pint malt-tor moon frtrlnudny. The dance w... tlfldflflm '. ti: of our Hlllii BURGESS The New Year's Dance put on by the G. W. V. A. in the Prince of \Vales College flail last evening was a great success. over four hun- drrd being in attendanceThe decor- ative scheme was most attractive null greatly enhannced the general effcrLThe Casino Orchestramiuat- ed in on artistic bower of fir rend- ered excellent music. Supper was served nt 11.30. The New Your was ushered in with a special waltz. accompanied by the blare of trumpets. The chaperones were Mrs. A. B. ever put on by the G. W. V. A. and the oxcutflve committee are to be Special mention should be made the beautriful- lighting coho . Palmer. IZQIDWVIINQ his late resilience to the People's Cemetery and was very largely st- tended, delegations of the Sons of England Society and the Masonic body forming part of the cortege. and holding their ‘funeral rituals at the grave. The Rev. W. M. Ryan conducted services at the house and grove. ' The pail bearers were Messrs. George . E. Hughes. E. T. Riggs. John McLeod, F. H. Beer. George i-iolbrook and (l. H. Taylor. Man! and ileautlful floral tributes testi- fied to the respect and esteem ill which the deceased was held. Announcements, Meetings, llliii , "The sol-lien n -. - tilt: present its - drama "A W)!!!’ Hill, Ioldfl,‘ - tun neon at s evict. . . ammonia: ud mi - ‘ ' _ v - E v V _ _ a. 1.4mm“ mé mlt ltllaaoutensnt Covet-nor and ‘Mel 35o and lie. 1 _. . . .. ..._....__..... mink, n i Coming Events. ; ‘ , i‘ -=...-;~ -....'.;.:*.'.».:ue...-.a hs${3wé‘