l 1, i _-,__' _.f ,___ _,'.i_. “-5, -._ ‘ '__-li‘\ -" i `,i3,;f,‘--\ ._~_ xx-i -_ in .___ __ _ v, ' - ' ' , { i'>i-"=‘.v.‘.~i¢¢»'i ~.i.',.»i ..~ ,,.,-.¢l>"‘;~2iii';$'i{‘f~'»i,L1»"‘i§’, ‘til ' -~ 'l " ` " "t',.¢i,'; ff* >l» ‘eil/" 5,' -3, ,.,... At., _ ,mai . . 1 nf ¢. _ ' I lr A s »f /ri _ »= - » _ _ _ ‘_ -l _ ,_ _ _ _ -i -f _. _ - >. . __ _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ f _ _,V _- ~ 1 l-_~ iw;-'_"' _ l nf- '.‘-fi. ._._ti_.'.,._.~_'~_l~ith. _ - __ _ Y _"_-_» = g(';_lgi&_p'-En`--,=f5',»--f§f‘_g‘=l--'- ' fl fl A' of -_ » - _ f-_ __ » _ f fi, ~ » ~ l - _A ggi-“~ 1 -_ , - _ i - - - _ _ _--r»l-__ =-_,... ._~ wr, __ ;,_._, _, ._~_», ,~__. _ _ _ - __ ~ . _ ». __ ._ -<- __ _ . ' ,i,' _i ~ __ _ _ n _ , 1 ‘~ <' . __ _ ing -- _ l _._ _ _ _ _- _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ /_ _rrnii ci-mntorrsrown cunnonm PAGETHREE ~.»,~-we ~_,\ 1 . Wdwould like io ° fi - - l Holiday nods is _nl°_€‘3”..li‘;‘_;‘l:.°l;i‘;2lz‘i.il A find no difficulty in selecting a suitable gift fro 't . are some of the inai_iy thingswe nlgpi-5'i_. ~ Chocolates Perfumes _Cigars in beautiful pack- ages. _ Toilet Sets Manicure Sets Travol,iiing Sets Brushglnii Comb Military Brushes Ivory and Ebony Goods Cigar and Cigarette Cases = i _._ "'We">w‘ill be pleased to show you our goods and put away anything you may select( Call early as the best-articles are quickly pick~ _ ed up. FOSTER _ "' ' - _ '_ --- -_ .f i i ` Q (Continued from page one) _ A large and enthusiastic *Liberal-_ __ _ onsorvaltive Convention was held at ' l_’ipes in Meerschalim and _Briar ' _ Walking Sticks Thermos Bottles Lunch Kits. Tobacco Jars _ Cameras _ _ _ Safety Razors and Sharp- _ eners Sllftvillg Mirrors (ite, ei;c_ . F W 'E-W" -014./ LET HER Be sure Mother gets all O-(‘edal' Polish Mop for Xmas. McLean by‘the Chairman. after which ders with the object of entering the No gift could be more appreciated. lt will lighten her work _ every day in the year and will make the home brighter and _ ' for their choice and promised to make gold reserve in the bank of_ France. .' cleaner with less effort. At *our dealers-75c. 1.0 1.2 “ ”"f0l‘ U16 Llll€I`2lS f0l` ill CHI GM y , S 0, S 5, it warm e "Although the Belgian govern- ;;_50_ ». next two weeks and particularly ment,‘s principal ammunition works CHANNEL CHEMICAL C0. LTD. ' ' 369 Soraurcli Ave., Toronto. nz-_-1 r-»~_ TRUE _.u _, ' § l lllllllll-GERMAN EGYPTIAN llllll IS PHUBABLY l Billl LONDON, Dec. 21.-Britishers iii' general regard Germany's much ad-_ vertised Egyptian campaign as mostly, though n'ot entirely, bluff. ' | Amsterdam despatches. reporting_ that`Field Marshal Von Der Goltz has arrived ,in~ Syria to lead a Turco-Gel* man invasion, were read with interest. But they failed to agilate military circles in London. _ _ Officials ;lntervicwed by the United Press to»day said they believed a more formidablenrmy would be rcrlulroll for a suc¥essful invasion via the Suez Canal than Germany and Turkey can__ possibly muster and equip, ill view of i-onditionB`~0n.,other fronts. _ If suel‘l"-'an~ekpedition is attempted Germliiy willfiind it necessary .to ro- lahi hitl‘;`q»-forces hi the Balkans to prevent_'.._‘khglo-Frelich troops, co»~ ,-1-_,i -if ._ _ . F _`_\\\\\\\\_ iiliinlis " D N EY .0//,__ Pl l. l. 5 _-_in _ ` _ _ __?3f'F‘ ' (MRA L \ \ \\`\`\\\ _ _ tipg K l D_N__E`\/6_3 5' Cli _W H s,’~§__*;§_v_'S~'gT§'r_§, ,lf _ ,_'f'_"_ "l/illgrcs "___ i'l"`-,._;L_`i \\\\ \ \ \‘ __\\\\\ \ l* operating with Russians, and possibly Roumanians. from cutting her lines of communications. Nevertheless. England is taking no chances. The United Press is not per- mitted to specify the extraordinary defences erected in the Suez Canal region since the abortive attempts of the Turks against Egypt early in the war. But British military experts agree that these defences are iio\v` practically lmpregnable. ' "It would require at least two months for the Germans and Turks to assemble lnen8.cing_,_,iorce§ ,_ou._ the Egyptian front,” one ofllcial said. " In the meantime England would have ample opportunity .to reinforce her Egyptian troops sufficiently to meet any attemptat an invasion." A ._ watched. but Englan`d's more i me The Egyptian situation is iieiii?_"' m li -_ ate concerni-to-day isfthe situation at ‘ Saloniki and at the Dardanellel Theriili is little chance of a. German ogensii/é§ on the western front during the win- ter, in view of the weather conditions thus fur, hvhich are worse than last year. JAPANESE IN CANADA ' _ OFFER BATTALION FOR' _ SERVICE OVERSEAS, in tiie suse pport or uint mot ii, S _ _ _M 5n,q___,u,__'_{fl?hE_ sum? I don-t “'|_.,_ . o\iris,_ on Saturday. the 18th lust., to _ Wham _ _ Liber I 0 Conan* nominate a candidate to contest the _ °"\§'“'“-TQ’ a' r - forthcoming election to illi the vacan » - “Ve-l~l1°l'9 WIS 0l1lY 0110 C0\l\‘S° ODGY1 cy in the Legislature caused by the in the matter for any man who had the :_pp0£tm_ent _vs_ Hola. Juli? tan dffth _ _ e naeo anna. owt n- __ l=‘$3_»3=-1-1"-5-`§‘_§l‘.“i,§f2` &`Z`§»5»"-315 L'tz.;“i_..‘.“'=.L°._'*:elsi.°&.;:a.i::i“°; _ ‘f ~ l* v4' .~ _ ,4 I “lied f°l' U10.. Ill- 8 Of 3.000 l° special train from Elmira bringing _tile island. and tlioss __ yiio voted- ms_in___y ig the Eastern delegates. __ ' _ , _ _ `it_‘ ‘- e onven on was called to or er ' ' H ' ]' "___ _M’ 'ffl St dmnn _ _ :_l:i\lllel_§__t____._4\n¢i.__vglie_l'e ii|¥f_§ii\,,Hughela_s by ML C_ H_ s_ S_e__nB_ who ably __ Miriam Strange, The Wild Oive, y e e f _-‘t l 9,\-E‘°¥_°l.i_"°9°3'd°'l1- ‘wt ° acted as Chairman. In opening, he' ' _ R b _g ve this province an additional $28,- J-ennllefi the fnct tnnt goin- months “gn Evie Wayne . _ . . . _ _ _ .. . _ _ . _ _ . _ . . _ .. Mary u y 000. Here is the rece;-d,~gnd_nn man, they had assembled in Convention - jlldge Wayne _ . . _ . . . . . . . . . . _ . __ Charles Marriott neen leave this room _wnhovt knowihz ggidrtinttz ;\¢;__I=1in:>_te cgndidares ioruthe lust how Mr. Husserl voiefd then- 1° lf Mrlfw lifciieanisc iiiipoiitiiivesf tio iiilé lilly Wvlldel' he his bel!!! 1111111118 8-Hd Seriate, they were again called toge- _ working himselfup into a rage to try ther to nominate a candidate .to con- , is indicted on the terrible charge of “murdering lils uncle, to divert public attention from his te" tm’ g)l?{*"i$_t in ‘els "'°“d- §l°t‘;';'5 _ < '~ sure a a p esen were prou o e 1- _ - . 8 sorry o use in as t e r represents- - _ _ _ _ aid of two Liberal Senators. We got tive in the Provincial Government. the mollntaliis where. he is hidden from the pursuing it with the nssln-ance of every person '1`l\9 Clllllfnllill lllell Called “D011 Sena-~ ~ posse ill thc cabin of zi liiysicrioiis liiountaili girl of representing this Island in Ottawa-‘ t°rSx1g“.;3:'nl"4cLea,l on ,ming congrw except Mr. Hughes. He is the only winged the delegates 0,, their am_md__ - tc;_ Argelitinc, :liter they have vowed their love for each man who failed to give us any np. ance, It augured well for the success 0 lor. nn;-g_ 1 of the Party, asnd although he had been called to the enate. he would still be Wi ‘““"’ a candidate ll* Ml* MC' able to take part in the political nat- Lannn place. It would have been very iles or the county, and particularly proper. while this country was en- l_ll&l___ Dlsllgff- Tllet S@Il_;li<_Jl‘ £11911 d 1 _ we on e amoun s an mprove- sxgsld Saxageenuxgeagl im; ‘mums ments brought to the District by the ° ° P the present Government. When they had great °““59» instead Of lllivlllg ll C0n- been represented by a farmer he had test forced upon us now. Mr. McL_ean, not done as much for the District and whom you elected a. little while ago, pe°l'1° as he' when he had the h°"°" i _ _ *of being their representative. Ili fact has gone to the Senate, and there he me present Government had done will 5"l'V° llllB Dl‘0vince well (Ap- more for the farmers then any previ- plause) We are all sorry to lose__him gun Gove_rnment, either L_il_ieral or ill the Provincial Government, but he '°"se"'at VB' Eve" 'f nm "5 was is going into a wider new of __§e.t____ taken into consideration but the man- ' _ ‘ ner they had handled the mussel-mud I ,__ _ _ __ _ - _ _ _ V _ l_ I _ ,_ __ _ il nens_ _ _ _ ___ s“_uau0n_ Senator Mchenn closem Jill .l so o .ill fitiorllti _siiltui ini will llllnl l l.ll lt i t.ll Mr. Matlileson resumed his sent nlnlll deafening applause. by thanking nnlidst great aM,lause__ f tl_ie peopl_e fog t_he_:~,_onfldence they had li ways p ace in ni. Other addresses were delivered-lil D,._ A_ A_ McD0nn|d_ M_ L_ A__ be. order by Messrs. J. J. Hughes, Holi. ing called on, thanked the electors fo senator McLean. who was received lno llnndsome rnaiority rolled up for ` with the warmth and eordialit "ever him °“ the wth Sept' mst and was l y confident. after the 5th of January _ . _.._-._.».-_-,s t,e_:.-i»l.t.-....,...__;_as»_¢|¢.1o|u¢ asslolol e Trenio 350,000; from the Dnliulle to =-~-wif "W PEOPLE’S THEATRE 2 Sh 2 ‘ d 7 anf(l`.g§45_ To N I <3'-I-r H elhilldgen 10:; MUTUAL MASTER PICTURES The American Film Co., Presents “The Lure of the Mask’ A FOUR PART DRAMA T FROM THE NOVEL BY HAROLD MCGRATH extended ‘° him _“nd “'h° mf"-le ll l>\`l°f next, the First District would still b but characteristically able address. represented by two Conservatives., the Vardar 350,000. Mr. J. J. Johnston, K. C., and H0n_ li was then moved by Mr. Andr_ew “Germay wants victory and peace Mn;-dock McK|,mon_ who dealt in, a Mooney, seconded by Mr. Patrick l_mmediately_i. Bays Gabriel _Hano_aux_ lucid and convincing manner wml____he (1l'll»dY» l_1!lll S\lDD0!‘l€d bi’ M€SSI`S- J0llIl otherwise _she plunges_ lllto utter - D. Lavie. Varlsh Gallant. Sewell Rob- ruin. That is why I believe that she criticisms of Opposition candidates ertson, John Keays and Alexander Mc- again is abouut to attempt _to smash and members. The meeting cloned Isaac, that Mr. Harry D. Mc_Lean_be the ll-on circle which is strangling her. ith th ~ 1 _ the candidate at the forthcoming eec- Well informed opinion is that the Hmm e smg ng of the National An tion, which was carried unanimously. blow on the French front will be _ on the 5th prox. NI' 'Mr. Andrew Mooney was pleased to in France is held to be over-whelm- ' nary for Mr. Harry McLean. __ __ w_.;ngtl_i_er_spleli_dti recruiting meeting nplliriilsiidln n ligdea gxxiieiiiexililrgg §§\lfl¢rniniiEti:§~ie};e?i i e “st n g t at Kingston’ when "800d llllllg" 8-Hd llllll they Bll0\llfl all Austrian 16-inch guns are known to _S X 1{°“"H men f‘1lPol__v<;_oil Agipnsgndgrs d 10 . __ ports wil be warned t at they w d str iu e on t e-_var ous r n s as age .n .onion all erar n er n, a _ ' e_ not be allowed to disembark without follows. On the Franco-British fronts nnd__u`e .mail slid s Dutch steamship y 8° m at the Theatre Box 0 lc permission from the general oiiicer 1,800,000; from Livonia to Galicia will have to be utilized. commanding in Egypt.” ‘ 1,500,000; along the lzonzo and in ls it the beginning of the end? l A llllllll lllllllsll -llll..°ll-l:llliillvlllli______i is . 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