M pie in g9 3:93.009 111 aémo who” gamma every d07- P hil its. home Island. 6 North ._ Read The g Quardian is read 1n tactically every worth ce ast Gales And Flood Tide Sweep U._._S. Coast spray Washes Digby’s Main Thoroughfare, ButNewBreast- works Withstand Battering- Saint John Steamer Unable To Dock In Heavy Seas. ‘ .nteresting Figures On, P. E. ‘Island (Canadian Press) OTTAWA. 0nt., Nov. 30.- Tiie Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports that 794 re- tail stores in Prince Edward 15mm in October had sales i 011135503100 and 311 service establishments receipts of $511,500. The gfllflfll mer- dflIIllSC group led a1 others wit); sales of $6.1 7,300 for is! reporting stores. Iliere were 152 gin" a1 stores. Sixteen nuz. ; dealers did a busiucs: 0i $1,- iifitilfl. In the scpvLc tild the amusements group did the largest amount of busi- ness with receipts of $193,800 for 13 establishments. There were 5 movie houses, 4 billi- srd halls and 4 amusement places. Census population, 88,038. 1 NOUNCEMENIIS. COMING EVENTS, MEETINGS. ETC. "llfiTEz-zc per word strictly payable in advance. ' Plluying Hogs-P. J. Noye & Co, _ Hunter RlVBI‘, buying dressed hogs , dsiiy, organs out. 6B32-ll-30-J. ' “Friars of Liars" tonight, St. Peter's liaii at 8.15 P. M. 5845-12-1-11. "Ladies of the Y. M. C. A. aux- iliary will hold a cake sale at IIol- "m" Lid. Saturday, Dccembcr 3rd. 6843-11-30-31 "Bazaar, Home Cooking Sale and Afternoon 'l‘ca, Christian Church Sciioolroom, Thursday, December "it 6810-11-30-21. “robin loading hogs and lambs at "mil- Rivci- Tuesday afternoon, f‘ . 6th. List stock with Secretary, n w. McLean. 6858-12-1-11 wWJm-istmas Sale. Novelties, Fancy tiifk, Silhouette, Pictures, blown-s, ‘lmn Filliflfffioii Crockett, 103 Sim-1- 6857-12-1-31 . Bnédllilllilgiw Club loading hogs 5m iuiibs biondiiy afternoon, Dec. \ - Pit-use list stock with Secre- "IYY- blunt. Anncnr. 6861-12-1-11 uéxlcill" “Militia iiocs at Yolk std- Tiwfilifly forenoon. Dcc. 6th, illiiil i0 orloek. J. S. A‘lcn, 6359-12-1-11 h W? T!" Nfiilloned Chicken Supper held in Argyle Shore Hall, we “Y night. December 2nd. supper "l1 15a Jfl855-I2-1-1i. ls dang)!“ i0 the entertainment and l Ii. ill Afton Hall, Thursday, Dec. lawn‘ not lino first fine night fol- Mo 5s}; Admission 20c. Lunch 10c. "P- 6841-11-30-21 "Hi" Goose Supper in Cape mails; Hail, Friday evening, Dgg- "ti. under auspices Mission n M, sinner served 5 to o. 5- 8848-12-1-21. i Ci"; “M11118 h0g8 and lambs at “may afternoon, Dec. 5th. k ' Ehliillfllseinents with Secretary m, Sf?’ "8 space. c. n. McKin- . crctary. 8860-12-1-11 "Deliti “"8 home cooking, fancy Lilftllllfld suitable for gifts, ilhriitlnn Clcked childre“ table. _ {m lllfch Schoolroom to- ‘cms icon tea sewed. Price ' 6851-11-14]. "Ltiifldii it uin silltihogs‘ “lives and lafnbl comb" 6?]? Thursday afternoon pm! a Piflm list your ping club: l" Grand ViQW Ship- ‘ Olfl-HJ-li. CO ilomnkmw“ W6. fsricywork Q. . M, Wiing. Baptist School m’ miilll’. Dec, m1, I Taxes ‘promptly and the annual tax sale 6868-12-1-11 (Canadian Press) DIGBY, N. 8., Nov. {lo-North- esst gales and a flood tide com- billed today to set the Annapolis Basin shore seething with breakers. Al; high tide spray washed Digby‘s main thoroughfare, but the new breastworks set up to replace the embankment washed away in 1080, withstood the battering without we ‘ ting. The steamer Princess >‘%//’ The People’ aper p A Covers Prince Edward island Like the Dew GERMANY MAY BE illlilliill i APRE_S_IIIENT Hindenburg May Re- sign In Disgust As Result 0i Party Bickerings 0 v e r Formation 0f Next Parliament. (Canadian Press) BERLIN, Nov. 30-—If Germany's political chiefs do not watch their step they may find the "Father- land" without s. President as a re- sult of the ‘possible resignation in disgust of the aged Paul Von I-lindenburg, For several days there have been whispers in political circles that the President was sick and tired of party blckerings over the for- Helene from St. John, arrived on schedule, but was unable to dock because of the high sea. She an- chored in the stream under the protection of the North Mountain on the Granville shore where, in March, 1930, she was forced to seek shelter aor 48 hours. It was expect- ed tlie suamer ivouicl wait unul morning before attempting to dis- charge posse ers. City D bt .Down BRANDON, v. 30.— (OP) — Capable not only of taking care of its obligations Brandon ls actually reducing its bank indebtedness des- pite difllcultics it has faced during thc last depressive years. At the end of 1031 the city owed a bank loan of $481,884 but accord- ing to present indications the end of this year will scc the balance re- duced $2,175 to $480,709 city ofllclols ssy. Tax payments have been mode list is insignificant. Talkies To Have _ Chinese Dialect (Canadian Press) VICTORIA, Nov, 30——It may be difficult but it's going to be done, l,‘ according to Charles S. Rosselot, secretary of Bong Kong amuse- merits. Chinese are tired of listening to foreign language talking pictures and then having to sit through old type silent pictures when their fclloiv-couiitrymen appear on the silver screen. ' But they won‘t have to put up with that more than six months more says Itosselot, whose com- paiiy controls 40 theatres in the Orient. The Chinese tongue soon will be heard from the screen though it may be difficult to con- tend with ull the difficult dialects and the necessity of curtailing s. dialogue so the film may by flown at one performance. I Suffers Injury SYDNEY, Nov. 80—Friends in the city of Andy Campbell, one time member o! tho city police force and manager of the Ashby hockey team, will be sorry to learn that he is a patient 1n the Polytechnic Hos- pital, New York, with severe feel: injuries. sustained when he fell off a building to the ground below, s.. distance o1 forty-eight feet. The accident occurred a week or so ago, and his oondlt'on continues to re- main satisfactory, accord rig to word received by friends here. "Buying live and dressed poultry Friday afternoon, Dec. 2. A. C. Green, Albany. 0882-12-1-11 "Reserve Tuesday, Dec. 8th, for concert at North Milton Hall in aid of Highfield Granltes. - 6809-12-14! lUrged To Retire ‘some position in the United King- mation of the next Cabinet-that he was disgusted in the inability CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1932 10 PAGES Annual Subscriptions Delivered £3.00 B] lllil Cinudn llld U, B. A, 81.00 searching the f and only (our have been been definitely determined. Miles of sewer Dsmaged Miles .1- sewer were damaged and miles of street paving tam up in area 10 blocks long bv eight blocks of the Rlghtlst parties to form s. “Ministry of national concentraU tions." These whispers were boldly reported today by Der Deutsche. officleldaily organ of the Chris- tian ‘Trade Unions, representing 500,000 workers asserting that the President had seriously considered resigning, the paper said that was exactly what the Monarchists de-- sired for it would open the wsy for a. Vice-Regency. ~ Workers Over 65 (Canadian Press) CALGARY, Nov. 30—-Retlrement of all men on reaching the age of 65, years was urged by Frank Newnhum in an address to the Probus Club here on "The Modern Edition of Utopia." He contended all work should be done by young men and the pension _for men over 60 or 05 years could be raised by sweepstakes. If economic stress continues, said Mr. Newnham, serious trouble might be anticipated in 1935 or thereabouts. “People today consist of two classes, those on relief and those who work," he said. "The past three years have witnessed s. com- plcte reversion of the ides. thrift and honesty are their own reward." Canadian Wheat Ousts Russian OTTAWA, Nov. 30.—Cansdn has replaced Russia. as the dominant er- portcr of wheat to the United King- dom. The October trade and navig- ation report of the United Kingdom received here today, shows ‘this country occupied almost exactly the dom market as Russia. occupied in October, 1931. Of n. tctsl importa- tion of 19,632,048 bushels in Oc- tobcr, 1932. Canada supplied 11,- 204,620 bushels, or 57.2 per cent, while Russia supplied 3,061,974 bush- els, or 15.6 per cent. In October, 1931, of a total importation of 27,- 575,542 bushels, Russia. supplied 11,- 897,143 bushels, or 43.2 per cent, and Canada. 3,429,707 bushels, or 12.4 per cent. British import figures for the first ten months of the year show Canada has moved up from second place in 1931 to first place among the supplying countries. Russia dropped from first place to fifth. . Rich Beet Crop In South Alta. (Canadian Press) RAYMOND, Alta, Nov. 30- Bouthern Alberta farmers will be shout $1,000,000 richer from their sugar beet crop this year. For greater than ever estimated the crop this season will produ about 150,000 tons of beets, tanner-s say, which sre averaging 17.04 sugar. Slicing of beets is continuing 2d "The regular monthly meeting of the B. I. S. will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1st, at. 8 p.m. All members please attend. Initéggon. hours a day with an average of wide. The d‘strict affected is bounded by Delfeiirimont Street. St. Lawrence Boulevard, Jean Tel- on street and Bt. Hubert Street. Money estimates couid not be gauged early but the disaster meant work for thousands of un- smnbved in Qli"‘"-'.§i"] repairs. Cause of Disaster Iirknown The cause of the disaster we; un- known. More than 100000 people huddled tenor stricken in their homes for three hours as the ex~ ploslons roared out (lit, gftei- an- other. ribbed up nouns. mashed windows and culminated in the collapse of the three storey build- ing which imrnedtefely’ caught fire. A manhole at the intersection cf st. Denis and‘ Belvieer Street shot EXPLOSIONS ROCK MONTREAL s ECTION Qwer And Gas Mains In North End Explode Caus- 111g Huge Pfflperty Damage And Terrorizing Thousands Of Residents—No Lives As Yet Re. Weed Li i (Canadian Pres) MONTREAL, Nov. Sit-Firemen and rescue gm“ w", ("nanny m" °l I "We lime: building here tonight, for possible victims o! s disastrous series of explosions in sewer and gas mains Ill “It! I011]! fill OI MNISIQL FTC!!! two to twelyg pgnqn; we" feared caught in the debris of the building which caught m, a, g ,-,,,u||-, M’ u" "Phlilml- 51""! DNPIQ are known to have lived in the block v y accounted for. _ City hospitals held six persons more or less injured in various sewer ex- plosions. One nun wss blown 85 feet ss s gas station shot to pieced, One boy was lifted from his bicycle sud catapulted in the sir. No deaths have 20 feet into the sir, n terrific mm- followcd. Sheets cf flame botched from manholes for three quarters of a mile and the district was cov- cred vrith s. psll oi gitasy. black smoke. That was the beginning of the Citys worst sewer explosion disaster. For the next three hours, blast after blast struck more and more fear into the hearts of s. sixth of the City's population. Later-No Deaths Last of the persons trapped in a three dwelling building here was rescued late tonight and firemen were satisfied that a disastrous ser- ies of elfnlosions in sewers and gas mains held claimed no lives. The building collapsed when n tezrlfic explosion occurred in the main dir- ectly beneath it. Ten persons were trapped but firemen and iiiternes from the city hospitals dived into the wreckage and pulled out the family of Frederick Verrelles and a family named Caron. (Canadian Press) PARIS, Nov. 30.—l'~‘rance will in- sist in a new war debt memorandum to the United States that the $20,- 000,000 payment due Dec. 15 must be postponed, it. was learned today on high authority. One of the points incuicated in France l/Vill Insist Half Million Be Postponed New War Debt Memorandum Sets Forth Difficulty Of Meet- ing December instalment. the memorandum, an authoritative source asserted, ls that France has served as the monetary and finan- cial supporter cf many European , ‘bank cillcials absolved Drummond countries and that in consequence payment of the December instal- ment would prove general difficul- ties. 50 Countries Connected By Cable With Can. (Special to the Guardian) MONTREAL, Que, Dec. 1—I~‘if- ty different countries are connected by cable service with Canada sc- cording to s. tariff schedule issued by the Canadian National Tele- graphs today. Included are the Ar- gentine, Hawail, Palestine, South Africa. Messages are classified ss follows-Ordinary for immediate transmission, half rate deferred, ‘cable night letter, week end letter, post letter telegrams. Girl Best Judge At Chicago Show Trans-Oceanic Aviation Planned (Canadian Press) NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 30— Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, with of- ficials of the Pan-American Air- ways unfolded plans today for de- velopment of trans-oceanic aviation by which they hope to dominate intercontinental air transportation. Within two years this airline plans to set out upon oceanic schedules a fleet of four-motored, all metal, monoplane "clipper ships." As were the “clipper ships" of sailing days these airliners, built for efficiency rather than for size will be sent into the trade routes to gain pass- enger and day load traffic. Their design contemplates use on all the present ocean routes, America to Europe via Newfoundlsnd-to-Ire- land and Bermuda-to-Azorcs and Hawaii. CHICAGO, November flu-Jean Leoke, 10, brown-eyed and pretty, whose grandfather came from Novs Scotts, conquered the International Livestock Exposition on her first trip from her North Dakota fsnn borne. Twenty-four hours sfter arriving, she won her first 911F010 ribbon at 1,200 tons prepared daily-end growers are receiving s. "fairly good ‘ price" for their product. the big show, taking individual hon- ors in the non-collegiate judging eoutestJlow/slselsgoinltospend s week seeing the city. It is thc first time she has been this far cast. Boys predominated in the cham- pion three-men teams from 16 farm states, but Jean's score was 2i points higher than her closest com- petitor. With her help, the team from Grand Parks County, North (Continued on Page 7), across the Pacific with a stop 1n siiiiiiini iicisoiisi ANB,tiANl Disease Which Has Attacked Eel Grass A 1 0 11 g Atlantic‘ Coast Deprives Gan-i adian Game 0f Chief Food. (Canadian Press) NEW YORK. Nov. 30.—Starvaiion faces Cfllliltllilll geese and brant, the American game conference was told today, as a result of a discflge which had attacked eel grass along the Atlantic coast. A paper written i ‘by Harrison F. Lewis, chief mlgra- i, itory bird officer of the Dominion ' [Department of the Interior, and l Iread. before the conference by I-loycs Lloyd, supervisor of wild life of thc some department, described the sit- uation. The papvi- said the 0e] grass, chief food of the geese and brnrit, has been attacked by an or- ‘gnnism not yet isolated, but believ- ied to have come from the tropics [by way of the gulf strenm._ Dollars Stolen; From U. S. Bank NEW YORK, Nov. 30.—(C.P.)-— Half a. million dollars in United Stutesliibcrty bonds were stolen to- day from a paying tellers cage in the Continental Bank, in the heart of New York's financial district. The teller, Robert Driimmond, said the bonds, five of $100,000 each, dis- appeared from a shelf in his cage. Two other banks were robbed else- where in the United States. After llof any suspicion of any sort, in- vestigating detectives advanced thc belief the bonds were filrlicd from the cage possibly by a cane with gum 0n the end iviiilc the teller was absent. Two strangers seen in the bank were sought. Meantime four Hartford, Conn., men were uiidcr arrest as a result of police search for a group of men who today looted the North Brook- ficld, Mass“ Savings flank of $1,200. Getsvj/ail Term For Work Plans (Canadian Press) SWIFT CURRENT, Sosic, Nov. Elk-Louis Newar, Waldock district St. Andrew’s Day abserveiBy Club Ladies Participate In Observance of “The Day” At Enjoyable An- niversary Dinner Under Auspi- ces Of Caledonian Club Last: Evening. A feature new in recent,‘ years} and one WiliCll added much to inci- nractivencss o1 the prcglammc at, last evening's annivcriary dinner,‘ in honour of st. Andrew's Day, was‘ the presence of a number of ladies”: The dinner was held in the Ciillii dian National Hotel under the aus- pices of tne Cnlcdoniiin Club and. ivar. a. most successful and enjoy- able function, though the attend»: ancc, dub to unfavorable weather. and counter attractions, was not ast large as on other recon‘. occasional The president, Clansman Malcolm} AiacDoiiaiil, presided. Seated next to him were Chief J. M. hlacFad-i yicn and Rev. D1‘. G. J. Mcbellazi.’ D. D., whose address on “The Day and a.’ ivlia Honour It," was n feature of thc cvcniiig. Oihci" speakers were the president, Rev. C. st. Clair Jeans. B. D., bu". A. A. McLean, K. 0., MnWslt-e." Shaw. Hon. G. Shelton Sharp, Iiiinistcr of Public Works, Councillor A. A. lien- nessey, and Mrs. Andrew lilrNair, whose eloquent response to the toast “The Losses" was one of the big hits of the evening. Rousing bagpipc music was fin-rushed by Pipe Major MacDougald prior i0 the dinner and also whilc the hag- gis was broughtinwlth appropriate moqucnily delivered by Mr. D. Erl~ gar shew, K. 0., whose rendition OI Bums’ immortal poem elicited warm applause. Greeting from other Clubs were read by Rev. Mr. Jeaiu. The tcxt of’ these messages appears else- where in today's ‘Guardian. illeissges of regret at- being un- able to attend the function were read from the social secrefsfy of His Honour Lieutenant Governor Dalton and from Mr. J. R. Bur- nett. The menu and service provided by the Hotel were excellent, and the function was in every way a most enjoyable one. As usual. the musical side of the onterfainmvflii received attention. Scottish B178 were played during the dinner by an orchestra under Miss Kathleen Hombys direction, and the fol~ 10M“; songg ivere rendered with stirring effect: "March of the Cameron Men." sung by Mr. Mosori l3. McKay. “hlcGrcgors Gathering“ suns by Mr. James Calder. “Bonnie Prince Charlie," sung bl’ Rev. B. Gillis. The accompanist was M? Al"; McLean. 1 National Anthem. Th", The Maple Leaf, The. Island llymn aildi ‘ianid Lang sire “rte Joined l" ihcartiiy by all DTPSP"? l-Iczvhcr sprigs were provided for. oat-ii quest. thc gift. of Mr. Donald-i Fx-Chlcr James Paton. (Contiiued on Paco 7i Names I Of Peers farm hand, had been studying ihc economic situation carefully. Thori- shouldn't be so much unemploy- ment, he believed and so evolved a plan to give inorc work to needy mcn. Police didiri. rnnciirr in the Wiildcck scheme but just the same Louis got work, hard work and lots of it for two months -in Regina jail, Louis was working with n. thresh- 1 ing crew mid was discharged. The same day the rest of the crcw was forced to quit work because of rain. Waldccks economic brain began to function, lir- says, and in a few minutes many parts of the separ- wlth a crow bar. Hc did it to provide men who would have to the machine, Louis said. work for rebuild atcr and its engine were smashed, On Water Tanks i i PRINCE ALBERT, Nov. 30.—(C. ' P.)~-Wnici" tanks on the Canadian Pacific Railway: branch line into ithe Meadow Lake district are be- ] coming very sophisticated-in name. Imagine riding into the far north- cm district, opened to provide ' homes for farmers who lost cvcry- iliing in the southern wheat. belt. and passing Havel-show, Ciiniifre. Stamp and Mollisoii. Previously the tanks and sidiiias were merely designated by their mileage number but now they have been named after Viscount Hover- shawn, Sir Phillip Cunlifle-Idster. Sir Josiah stamp and James Mo‘.- llson, Sczmish aviator. son of Glasgow, forrvrmlod lliromrli, , E E ii ii i ii SUPREMIEMRT Evidence 0f Several C r 0 w 11 Witnesses Heard Yesterday’. The can: ui The Kiri; \-_., Lrjynq Sentiicr, who ialesdcd not guilty ho B Charge of causing grievous bodily harm to Wilfred iifcNuily of Bor- den through furious dznving of | mot/Jr vr-lreic, unis commenced a1 the OllCillilg of the second day c1 the Supreme Court at Siiziinicrsidl yesterday. His Lordship Chief Justce John A. ‘Mnthieson presided’. Mr. Gilbert Caudct, K. C.. of Charlottetown and Mo‘. W, Henry Noonan of Summersldc appeared cofemony, by Clsnsmisn l). B. Mac- for the C n and Mr. Thom Donald. Campbell, h. C.. of Siimmerids for The address to the Haggis was the defense. After the jury lmcl been duly sworn Mr. Gaudct opened the ease for the Crown. The jurymeh on the case we Charles Liclstone, Tyne Valley, forc- niaii; Einesi. T. bill's, .\I.l1s Point: Rcgis Gsudet, Miscouchc; Curtis, M ddleton; ' Lea Carleton: Guy W. Bouiter, Hamih ton Road East; Scarltoivn; ivcslcy hlworc. Victoria West; Edward Ramsay, Tyne Val- ley: Clayton Forbes, Belmont, Loi Prank lmvther, Walter Wright, (continued on Page 3i The Weather, Etc ‘igigfilin ('- . JAYS hi0 iiliifs Mutants ‘lo ilir. 0L0 Souc, 'i.\ii.\\‘iB00‘( ‘M00110 sot raiser.’ ° ii I 7/! I (‘imvlnllidlfiv ll‘ -' - 4 Ylllilfll‘ \\ I‘ 'h-.l gum viiiwl= l‘ .;-<|.- .1 . ii l‘:\ a ill 1PM .\i.i vim-ls illiil pal-s \\ iii llwsh lilinl ~i nfirril a: - I i Tls‘ :i.i\ if“ a‘ l‘ i- 507M t l-‘i r qmvrlt-r llli|4i.l ll \ ll‘l_l‘. p. m. _ xiii ntllffillll‘ fill-- vhlniuvi li-l\l"\ lull-r iifai- Pita-l -il4‘ii r. (‘All PENN! SCIIEDYLI! Wei-l; ilii_vs--l.ravcs llllfllfll ll.lll\ M.’- s. in llllll l p, lll. Work ilays -l.ravrs (‘ape "Barman tlnp 10.30, l. Ii. and 2.55 P- "h