_,“q.,;.—v. iilbfilnft?‘ l?‘ <2m€1fi 2?."- FHE CI-IARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN“ CHRISTMAS Moirs 3 1-2 lb. box assorted CHOCOLATES MIXED CANDY. lb. — -— — PEANUTS, fresh roasted, lb. — -- — — MIXED NUTS (without peanuts), lb. — — WALNUTS, highest qua NEW FIGS, lb.—-——-— — — — — —-—— ORANGES, new crop, Su APPLES (McIntosh), doz. — -—- — — — -— GRAPES. per lb. — -- — — — — — — — PLUM PUDDING (Pyre Bulk Seedless RAISINS, CHERRIES. red and gre CRANBERRIIIS, per lb. SHORTENING, 2 lbs. — liARl), per lb. — — —- — 'I‘EA, all kinds, ii). —- — Quaker CORN FLAKES. llllXlill COOKIES, per l JAM, raspberry and stra IIAIUIALADE, 32 oz. jai waassrests= \".\Nll.l..~\, Artificial, 8 o P. Bulk Seeded RAISINS, 2 lbs. — — l.l.\‘lE JUICE, 13 oz. bottle — — Raspberry and Strawberry SYRUP SPECIALS 85c 32c 15c 15c, 25c. 29c. 22c 49c 11c 49c 29c lity, lb. — — — nkist 29c, 39c and 15c x dish) — i 95c 29c 3*" 25c 19c 1 9c 25c lflc (354: ‘ 23¢ , 15c I 29c ' 27c 23c 1 23c T l Sc - I 2 lbs.—— cn, 2 pkgs. flpkgs. b.—--——- w berry, 32 oz. — z. bottle - APIIIUIYPS, bulk. fresh, lb . — — — -- - 26¢ ‘ t Rlill ROSE COFFEE, lb. ln addition to the above we carry a complete — — — — — - 19c line of everything in groceries. Also gift pack- ,M.L.A., John J. McInty-re. The Central Guardian This column is reserved fur news ti i local interest, but Llufktfiiblll“ ol ' o uewsy nature may be insertid l i at. 5 cents a worn, strut-y pay- aiilo in advance. IIEADQUARTEILS C ii r i s i in a s Chappell and Com- L-Tid-ill-LZJ-Ql. Tree lights. puny. i COOK'S for Photographs. y L-Lill-lll-ltl-llil. i CONI-‘EDERAIIUN Lll-‘E IN SUR- ANCE. L-aitiu-miw.‘ COAL DISCHARGING TODAY.- Cars of Sprlnizhill. Invcrness. Sulli- van and Bras D'Or screen. W. D. Gillis 8s Co. Phone 176. L-fi33-l2-2l-2i. THE FOLLOWING‘. War Savings Committee have bcen appoiuti-ti for Mount Stetvtirt: Rev. S. J. Boyce, Chairman, W. L. McLeod. ltfcLeod Douglas, Russell C. Clark, 11-722 CIVIC TAXES - Fllllflll install- lnient disc0uiits_uuti. Dot-unbia- 31st. L-8I-12-o-7-10-l2-l-l-19-21-133 Tree lights. Chappeli and Cont- pziny. L-7l8-l2-23-2i. ARRIVE FOR. H01 ll)»\'i\ Among" the PihSCllgPln urciay night. on tlic S. i town to spend their Cllfksillllls days on the Island ivcre: Cut beck and Mrs. Callbetk. Sgt. Bishop and Mrs. Bi niersitlc; Lieut. S. Nit-N loiictowii; Cpl. Brown, town; Lieut. Bessie Mat- Miss Jennie Clarke. R. on. TRAIN DELAYED- Passengers from the mainland. who were on- rcute to their homes Stiturtitiy for the holidays. arrived in iltt- city about five o'clock _\'(‘St€l'(ittjv moi-ii- ing when the train was hours late owing to heavy traffic and train connections on the mainland. Sonic passengers were forttniiite enough to catch an earlier train which arrived here about midnight. A/fiiil for citizens was also carricci on the tin: his address on the Lukon vor- HEADQUARTERS‘ Christmas 15m" °f ’VERNON RIVER , AND VICINITY illany bargains at the S eclsl ‘i( fl" P‘ s‘ s‘ stile of HAROLD S. llfcI-EO ‘S. i Don't forget to purchase s blg [of PUIWKY FLOUR. which will en- ttitle you to four guesses on th ‘weight of Jumbo Purity bag on display in the store. This bag will be presented free on January 8th to the person guessing nearest liorrect weight. l _€____ ______________ __ I HARBOR. BECOMING ICE- ‘B0tlNl)—Cliarlottctotivn is fast be- |connng ice-bound although the 'i£‘l'i‘)' ODEPTAUIIg between the city and Rocky Point is still operating. The three tidal rivers emptying into the harbor are all frozen over but the tide is still breaking up the iharbor ice in places. 1t is not heavy enough on the rivers for ,ll‘&\'91llllg, however. ST. JAMES CHURCH _'I‘lie inoi-nfiiiz ore-Christmas ser- vice at S . James Presbyterian church was conducted by the minis- ,-icr. the Rev. R. Moorhead IAEREIB. l). . The sermon was preached by iftcv. J. lgeir Fraser. D.D.. who. bas- _ the Nativity. pointed out that m the launching of all RCOd, Christ. was being re-born today. Shepherds. humble men. the min- ister said. were given the news of the great event. They were overv- dav workers. iincl by such revela- tions. humble. honest. hard-working iiccpc were honored. The choir assisted with the ser- vice of sontr. A duet. Continue Dc Ncel (Adam) suniz by Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Reymonri-an anthem. "I Cattle Upon a Midnight Clear" (Stsiiiiert bv the choir. soloist. Mr. R. Rcvinond-and a ioint hymn of praise by the Boys‘ Choir and choir. The First Christmas Morn. (New- ilianadian lled Gross Sends Greetings The following cable has been re- ioelved by the Headquarters of the 'Canaaian Red Cress in Toronto:- "The staff of the Overseas Office extends Season's Greetings from London to the National Executive and to all Divisions and Branch workers of the Society throughout Canada. The comforts and stipiiiies mace by loving hands oi Clllild- tan women have been and will con- tinue to be given to all nnnslof the ‘Canadian Forces and to victims of bombed areas and. evacuees.’ Dr. Rnutley, National Comiiiisaltnier, said that hqhad been informed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation that the Christmas Day broadcast at 9:00 A. M. from Eng- land will include a broadcast from the Canadian Red Cross Hospital therc. Personals Miss Jean Macdonald of Queen's University arrived home Saturday night to spend her holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Macdonald, Charlottetown. Miss Lillian wonnacott of Bos- ton. Masr... arrived in the city the Christmas holidays with licr t sister, Mrs. Melville Androw. Lieutenant James E. Burnett, R.C.N.V.R. arrived from the main- land by plane during the vyedceiid ton) soloist, Master Kendrick Gor- ‘ don. comprised the special musical of ferina. The cveninr: service. conducted by ‘ Mr. J. O. Denniztock the form of a service of praise and song. Two solcs were suns. AngclsSerena/de (Brass) 13V Miss Annabelle Lawson -- and Jesu Bumbino (Pietro Yon) by Miss ltfai-guerite cudmore. .The Boys’ Choir stint: the carol. See Amid the Winter's snow. There were three anthems bv the choin-In Revcrert Awe anti Sclemn State (Nevin—f0r to spend his leave at. his home in the city. Mr. B. Graham Rogers. Super- visor of the Prince Edward Island Travel Bureau is ill at his home in Summer ide with influenza. Hon. Cyrus MacMillan. M.P.. ill‘- rvied in the city over the weekend and will spend the holiday here. Senator J. J. Hughes of Souris returned to his home recently after siver the Greeks and black puffs mark where shells strike horm- ilessly. several hundred yards to: ishort. By MAX HARRELSON ENS. Dec. 22.-—(AP)—G troois were reported today to have skirted the well-defended Adriatic Coastal Cltv of Chimera in Albania, leaving other units behind to clean out Italian oposition there. The advance units pressed ori- ward toward the strategic port of valona about 30 miles farther north. timl in fierce htind-to-hand fighting hundred Italians on important heights bordering the sea. A government spokesman said Chlniara was under the "absolute control" of Greek artillery and that the Greek army alone the Albanian front was advancing "steadily and securely.‘ Choice Italian troops fighting in the Klisura-Tepelenl region resisted strongly. btit were unable to check the Greeks and suffered heavy loss- es. the spokesman added. Frontier dispatches said a “verv miles northeast of Chimera in the Tepeleni-Kllsura area in one of the war. "Brilliant where units - struggled northwest- rollaose of ii‘1 Fascist resistance in over the weekend and will spciidrsflllfhem 11117811111 One report said an entire Wnlian outside Teocleni one c‘ the began their counter-invasion. Tl“ Fascist. regiment there. the repm‘! said. had put no a terrific several (lays before crumbling. Another report. telling of the can- ture of important lieiahts in _ same BN3 said two Italian battali- ons ivei-e surrounded. Some idea of their victories can be paused by the number of prison- ers. approximately 2.000. taken dur- int? the last seven days. The Italians are now int: of rear-line towns and villaets l Associated Press Staff Writer ATH reek iiireek Artillery Puiils taking l i were said to have captured several o ie large sca‘e" battle was raging 20 l maior battles oi’ the ItaJo-Greekt successes" were an- ' French Doll. Veana Bueli: Japanese pounced by the Greeks in that area Doll. Joy?‘ Partridge: To y. ward to effect a function with the ering: ‘Scotch Doll. Ede Rodd. Greek coastal units and to force the Canadian Doll. t t regiment had been decimated lust Scronlt‘: Chrlfltmls! created victories since Greek trooN ‘ more: Bob Cratchit. Bernice Boyce; routed the Italians from Greece and t, Fred, Miriam Netting; Mrs. Dliber. fight for mas. Past. Present and Yet t0 t"c Rita Tweel; Mrs. Fred: Adele Cal’.- I _ relylns iJoseph, Verna Maclnnis: She herds. licavilv on their airplanes in an cf- l Mafgprqt MticLennan. Jeann eliow- fcrt. to halt the Greeks. The bomh- 1mm; Doris Christmas enneert The following pupils took part in the Christmas concert of Prince St. school which was staged at Prince of Wales College Auditorium Friday night last: The Old Woman Who Lllved in a Shoe- Charscters: ‘mic Mother. Mar rid MiicPherson; Mia Mulfett, My’ r Macmod: Jsc ‘Sig: er: O oman. Marion Pyke: Boy on Hobby Stick. Dorold Tanton: Old Kim: Cole. Donald Collbec : Mis- tress Mary. Audrey Dalziel: Humpty Dumpty. Buoii: Bo-Peep, Nancy MacNev n: Queen of Hearts. Anna Matheson: Jack and Jill. Wendell Rodd and Roma Constable: King. Queen and Mal Cannon Thompson. Olive Downe. Joan Rod- serson: Fiddlers. Skippy Murlenv. oforman Kelly and Harry Allen G s. Tho Runaway Soldiers: Characters-General. Neil Foster: Second-ln-command. Frank Clarke: Jean Homm lsh D011. Bar am Pick- m . Constance Cooke; Dutch Doll, Phyllis Brehsnt: Irish Doll. Noreen Smith. .- t Characters — Scrooge. Iv0 Cud- “DECEMBER 23.1940 G (tum Ant» sitnmmvli ' REDDIN’ Stop That Cough With REDDIN’S BRONCIIIAI SYRUP It takes “Weeks” 1.; break up a cold. W e ek s’ BREAK-UP- A. COLD 'i‘ABLE'l‘S-_ __ 35c Per Box REDDIN BROS. Margaret Lawson; Marley's Ghost. No ‘een Campbell: Ghosts of Christ- Come. Marion Harper. Ruth Mac- Millati. Betty Lou Bentley: B0)‘. b ck; Guests. Freda Blanchard and “(Ellnlll nine; Tiny Tlm. Earl Hen- nessey. ,1‘ t: ‘glTgilatters-Mary. S11E16? 391169111 Downe. Elizabeth Prowsc. Marjorie sptllett: wlsemen. nsxu-sm n-m I.- oiifkiiie When training Planes collide he'd by the Greeks and the mach-‘ hie-guanine of Greek troops “We increasing. these reports said. Elizabeth Simmonds. Helen Stewart. Btetty Kink): Attendants. Melds Mac- Neill. Miiriorie MacLean. Mildred More than 50 bombs were dropped Ami-n; Women. Florino Evans. Mary r-n P"f"ll'l6‘i in the central sector {f Wright, L_v_e Farquharson. Barbara un- Albanian front and were said . Nash, Myrtle Macbeod. Bessie 0011- to have caused heavy ciistialttes and mcp Rosemary Rogers; Children, ' Fernc Morcside. Morrison‘, airmen were aiding tlielJoan slllle-Y- Teddi’ MMDOI-lllal. 18W "5111- Women's Voices). soloist. Mrs. N. D. lvlacLean-Whiie Shepherds Watch- cd 'l'll€ll‘ Flocks by Night-and Hark What. lvfean Those Holy Voices? (Portnianskv). _ The choir was directed by Mrs. J. A. . rson. the organist Mrs. K. spending several days in the Char- lottetown Hospital. He was receiv- ing a check-up in the hospital. British sit“ TORONTO, Dec. 22 -—(CP) -- Lav. C. R. Dickie of Calming. N. S. titis kilicd Saturday when . t 1 plane in which lie was ly 4 t. i Temporary Sergeant R 'l‘. Jewit: of Bonclhead. Ont. collided uuh mi- other nischine of the Royal (Tin.- S T U DE N T S ARRIVE‘ FOR Il0LIDAYS—Sttidents arriving in ages of Cigarettes and (Tigars. the city over the weekend for the holiday season include. ' ‘s ALBERT J. ZAKEM Phone 1505 i=|Lorne McKay. all theological s Lor. (iirafion and Weyniouth “dents M McGm Unwersnv. Mp“. A Royal Air Force com-I ‘O t;onooonQc-oooooonomooctaooooooomooooooooooncaannntog BLYTIIE qisc-ooooo. _ _ (Continued from page 3_ Long, Long Ago By IIURST Sr. $82111000QOQQQQQQOCQQOLQQQQQQQOLCLQQQQQQQOQQQQQQQQQQQg ticiice she had already . GPOYC P DPWII l‘, lyrank McKinnon (Arts) and Mul- colm Reeves (Engineering: also oil McGill. Students from Diilhott-iie University arriving home wrre: Mes. ‘s. Lesl Stewart. Beth» Rive Block. O'Iictir_t': New Pei-tli atiti Bruce ivlcCannell of Charlottetown. Douglas AIRPORT WORK SEARS END —Work on the blillfllllt. (it ‘ the Bombing and Guniit at. Charlottetown. \ started about Aug. l. is ,. ‘be finally completed within a fort- Hnmk." “on, m each o‘ me audience night. At present only {l0 men are ——'-’——‘~ i rattling the employed on the project Cittilllllll: tlioitali the whole faJnilv were total ‘received. in a tin canister. as an in- 111* A‘ m‘? 1191131“ 01 m" “'°'~'=i dill“ austziincrs. custom ordained that it was to be oii_ hand for the enter. tattilnt-tit o1 visitotsi. At Cliuieli Alter lareaktiist, dinner was got under way. and at ha.f past ten tie a 1 (except one of the maids) went to church. "itneiv and warm." and the tvoinaii 12h is "s had >cnt the two previ- ttu» t ‘will tic-ruratizie it. “ll-ll holly. tirittcinniv, Hundreds of lciives had j been l.)1'.l('1'(t'(i from the branches and titreatietioti strum" to make "chains". Those t-liiiitis were wrcatltcd round: illf‘ fonyt. the tiiliars. and the chart-t u. tircii. Appropriate texts in. \\'llll(‘ cotton batting letters (silo-l llO.\[‘(i t» represent snow) on a tiink‘ ptottiiti. and bordered with holly. hung on" the walls and circled the art-ii. rioivers there iroi-e none. but tiir- altar seamed with the scarlet- of v berries and the sheen of the ‘c4. "l he SGTYICJ was shott 1' not cult‘ tiie choir but . L.‘ f? . audience give them thrcepence or Talumas lind the t‘llill'('.1‘l s‘ ivas lilL-Clbli: and siioo‘d them after the first line lZTOQLlllE. -1. . centive to further generosity". A Survival ‘Tlitast- iruizcrs illilllafcfi) a5 11.9‘: till; ll('illS(.'i\'CS, were perhaps a lvlll of tho 0id_"lll.‘y'ste1‘v play- ot iiiediacval times, Mcsilv the with which they were perfectly ilfJti. but t)t‘casioiia.l,y' they tick ti household ivlierc the heati! out I of their sudden’ i ' in the dining room. was a some hat more stately affair than dinner. I thought. Four tall Cllllfilfs at the corners of the table. lent an actditional lustre to the silver tcapzt and clot sugar bowl and the white "table h . 1 had been accustomed to Ras-liizht. but. here I found wax and. ‘dip’ candles were commonly used. There were three oil-lamps. one in the study and one each for the ircnt kitchen and the servants’ kitchen. Tlicv were looked on with disfavvor. Hit-if.‘ boiigiegatloii "sane their however. as being dangerous. They lirsF-tiittt is to say, their loudestl; Only the anthem was reserved forl the choir. and I noticed that all thel ‘ psalms ivei-o chanted -- not merely! age of the lighter Oils recited. it c had participntctl in a true st vice of praise: even the small bov t felt that! t was cleared. and the members of t-he dirt roads in the 05.. 1 have said that all but one went. choir and other young folk to church. and this must be explain-l in. ed, In England. Christmas is chief Din’. border. and so both days came in Christmas day we had a big round We were not so far from the and what. these home-made entertainments. were. too. there was no fractional distillation in those days. and so the ‘ke1'osene" oil had a good percent- and lamm _As we departed hometvard; blew up so frequently that at last s with a whole-hearted SPDS6;?1lIlACl. ‘Wéls passed regulating the RF l-DOIH . After tea. the servants’ kitchen rifted There weie games of all sorts. thei and it would surprise us. in these festival. but. in Scotland thevt davs of ecmmerciahzed amusements seemed to think more of New YenVsi to not e ivliat comedies would arise fun would rcstllt from pint: contest (the floor was stone) in for their share of the festivities. Qfilsmlléllmes they wotrd stage a skip- ofthe “mighty roast beef of 0'd England" and for New Year's Dav we sacrificed the best goose of the flock. Hanging from the liiuh man- tel. before the huge cpen fireplace... “His a neat contrivance called at "bottle nick." In appearance it was cotacilv like a bilzlzish bottle ttle" there hung a hook upon‘ which the roast was suspended. 'I'hej lack ivns wound un with a kev and‘ tlir- hock slowly ivcnt rotirid several times iii oiic direction then “click-l ed.“ reversed. and swung round as nisnv times in the other. continual- madei taenalties. highly cr figobfilfi-E. but from the bottom of the . ingenuity of tli which the servants were easily the VIIIIIIPTS. for thev came from Cum- berland. where skipping was a sort of national pastime. and it was as- tmiishinz what they could do with a rope. lvlostly. however. it was sonic forfeit game. ivlien ridiculous editable to the e party. were impos- ed. At half past tcn——whioh was late for Us in those days — grand- father came in and wished thcm ill“ coniplitiiciits of the 81335011. ni- timatiiig at the saute Lime that "time was up." though not in those words exactly. After a snack of lv tiiminiz the meat before the fire. supper (the fourth meall) in the A biz. polished metal tilaced behind it to concentrate the heat of the fire. and a. dripping pan underneath to catch the “gravy? It . was necessary for one tucrson fostav. at lioinc to make sure that the lack 1 did not run down, and to haste the l roast with the fat from the nan. Meat cooked in that way had a. flav- or that no oven could Rive. SCFCGII WES [ Village Youngsters Dinner over. we were sitting “in y measurcless content" when the dcorl was bunch of sootv voumz scallawnizsi from the village. "Open the iloor! and I enter in" was their RTPCHHQ at the ton of their voices. and forth- with they began a kind of drama in dotlgcrcl rhyme. in which figured such mcoiitzruotis characters as St. C-oorge, Napoleon. Alexander the. Great. and other heroes. all him!- gnig of their mighty deeds: and it.‘ ended in a succession of duels int which St. 0001119 always killed Ms, man. These tragedies W611‘. to-t wards the end. remedied bv the arrival of "old doctor Brown. the. best old doctor in the town." who produced frtn is surgical bait a ‘ohial which ha the untisual effect ot‘ reviving the fallen heroes. whom he pronounced capable of fighting attain. The audience was saved from i! repetition of the bloodv scene by the interposition of a lioiriblv-dress- oil individual with a sooty face and a loniz tail. who announced himself as "little Divvle Doubt." and made‘ plain the rbifKtt of his visit bv tell- ‘ his us that:- "Moncv T want and itioiicv I crave. Il vuu don't uivo its iiioiir-v I'll sweet) ,' vim all to the izravc"- . . . Brandlsltiiiita broom ilfillfllliiPf- ("l "t" ltrribl~ words Lastly flir- big front kitchen. the nartv left for home. and I ivent of! to bed. per- fectly satisfied with my first Christ- mas abroad. But now. in the words of Tenny- son- "Toniclit untzaiherd let us leave This laurel. let this holly stand: We live within the straniters land. And strangely falls our Christmas eve. Our father's dust ls left alone. And silent, undcr other snows: The violet comes. but we are lone." blinds-it's removes dandruff. How Are Your Eyes? I! you are having symptoms of strain -- headaches. sort eyes or dizziness - consult s sprcfsllit. At your service with years of experience and a thorough retracting service. (‘all in and discuss N" difficulties. ti. F. lluteheson O. F. IIUTUIIESON itig tlic latter part of fie stinitnri- over 700 mcn y/crc \'.':')l'l>£llll‘, on illL‘ job. The buildi gs. iiiiiiiuciriig: oit-i" 40. have all 110M] completed for sonic time. Mr. J. C Finch, Cliict Eitgineer of the izttildiin; Dl\l.'>iOll of the S.:rins Contracting Coniiritiv was in charge of the tvtnk m-we by Mr. lihl‘\t'_\' Thorn. . Engineer for [.10 Dtllllllitttl (in .. mviit. NEW GOVERNMENT PLOW Ali- RIVES — The new lfill-httrs er Walter's truck ploiv, by the Provincial G" ' '- rivctl iii the city re il_v and \ ll be put into operation on tli» . ways of the tirovincc wlzcn the ii arises. This is a V-sliap d. m-i: with a wing attached to lite I of the truck. It is a speed plow , signed for operation 3n ti‘ - pron..- icial highways. It i cd the ‘highways will be k ti. long; as it. is possible d1 n fY.l tlic amount of snow in the rfilliliil‘. Th.“ roads to the C. and .Summcrsitlo airpc _ open all winter. There arc tuo pious --a. tractor type a d a tttiwl ~s‘:i- tioned at Sunune ii- as wcll us lithe machine in t ' ". . t pr. rti‘. tall the highways one of ‘the "y are open ‘for wheeled traffic. i NEW OUTBREAK 0F SPINAL MENINGIPIS — A six- "car-old Charlottetown girl and licr five- year-old brothel" are patients in the Charlottetown Hospital at pre- sent both sitffering from attacks of spinal meningitis. The chlldien |were removed to the hospital Sat- urday from their home WllPll it was discovered that they wcrc stif- ferltig from the disease which tilaimed the life of a young trainer- at. the Military Training Centre at‘. Beach Grove about two ivcoks ago. Their home was immediately phio- ed under a 10-day quarantine. Only one other case of tho disease is reported in the ])l'()\‘lll('C~ll school child tit Lot l6 in tlic ivest- ern part of the Island. This child was taken ill with spinal menin- gitis several dtiys ago. The two Charlottetown children were suf- fering attacks of influenza bcforc developing the latter tliscnse. The epidemic of influenza is still sweeping the province. Reports from Kensington last. night iiidl- cuted that several people near that community succumbed to the "flu during the past few days. SUCCESSFUL CONCERT PRE- SENTED — The P night as a successful Christmas flung open and in bounced a ‘ 'I‘here in due time the wodblrie blows Charity Concert was presented by the Charlottetown Male Chorus and assisting artists. The concert was under the distinguished patronage of His Honour Lieutenant Govern- or B. W. lnaPage and Mrs. LcPayzc. ' Premier T. A. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell and His Worship, Mayor B. Roy Holman. and Mrs. Holman. The program was featured by Christmas numbers ivliich were greatly enjoyed by the audience. The Male Chorus, undcr the (tli-cc- tlmi oi’ Mr. John Inch. rendered some fine selections including a number of familiar carols. Selec- tions by the Community Band ini- der the direction of Baiidmastcr Thomas McFarlano were illSD n pleasing part of the program. A- mong the assisting artists were: Miss Audrey Gillis who was ac- companied by MLss Mary Bentley: Miss Laura Jeanne Arscnault: Miss Kathleen l-lornby; Mr. Al Blanch- ard,- Mtsses Audrey Gillls and Nan ‘may. A vocal solo by Miss Anna,- brlle IAIWFOII, "There Wore Shep- licrds"»— after Angels Serenade ~- Braga (adaption by Mrs. Keltii Rog- crs) was oiic of the selections. F. G. IIUTCIIESON "Betty" a bov dressed ln girl's liar-i Mlnardiii kills pllll. ' lll'"lli\' tiuitishment. BRITISH millet-z (Cotitinticd from page 1) _ .. . L..- .,,__.__v. An actual assault on the town's defences, military sources say. is likely to come. Tho pairs-e around Bardia has lactic-fitted the British troops, prin- cipally" bv enabling them to im- prove their communication lines with their bases. now 150 miles to the rear in the western desert. The its." of the port of salum is impor- tant in this even though the har- bor is small. dia harbor also would be . On Saturday some of the . ish forces struck beyond Bar- dzn toward the important Fascist linso of Tubruk. clearing the areas to the west and northwest. In these areas the British com- nnotl reported the capture of 900 iltldlil0llill prisoners. fllOilg with trur euus, add to the '. in a circle of stncl \‘l'Ill1'I liiilf by the Jand forces and half’ bv BiTliSll warships intermittently .‘»l‘i"llilll:' the town from the Medi- t rianean, appeared to be taking The only road out-that. west- ward to Tobruk where the Italians ‘may make their next stand-was icomtnaiui-d not onlv by the guns tor ill!‘ fleet but by raiding British i1l'|lllili"l'\‘. Thus the estimated 20.- ,0‘.') l! linii soldiers still defending ,1'.'~-"rlia were undcr a full state of l siege. ‘HALIFAX NAMED fimtCoiitintiedMfrom page 1) _ ___ ...__ . when, as Lord Irwin, he was Viceroy of India. rointmciits (itsclosed that His Mal- esty also has conferred a barony of the United Kingdom on Viscount Cranborne. the Dominlons Secre- tary. who has sat hitherto in the House of Commons. Closely associat- ed with Mr. Eden when he was last foreign secretary. Viscount Cran- b': e will speak for him in t-lie Iiousc oi‘ Lords. At. the same time he will ziiaintaiu the proper repre- scnttifion of the government in the upper house as a result of tne transfer of Lord Halifax to the United States. Capt. ltlargesson. 50. known as "Big Davy" in the corridors of We tniinsfcr, completed his ninth year as chief government whip last month and his 16th year as whip He served under four Prime Minis- tors since his‘ appointment in L824 in the House of Commons. Hallfaxs appointment to Wash- ington removed the last great fig- iuc in Britain's government who was associated closely with Mr. Chamberlain in his appeasement policies before the war. Prime Mmister Churchill had never questioned Lord Halifaxs in- (egrity and ability in those bitter years but had consistently attacked tire ‘pOllClPS of Mr. Chamberlain, as had Mr. Eden. The British press reaction to his appointment perlirr» was gauged l-n by the Yorkshire Post which said: “It. is no spellbinding orator we want (in Washington) but a man of absolute integrity whom Americans can unrcservedly trust." -O-O+O-O>O+O-O-O-GO4+GOQO-§OO O The announcement of these ap- . Feared lost LONDON. Dec. 22 -(Cl=t -Loss of the submarine Swordfish was announced tonight by the admiral- éy, which said she was long over- ue. The Swordfish was credit/ed witn having torpedoed and sunk a Ger- man torpedo boiit. off the French coast last October. Submarines of" , type usually carry a complement of 40 men and mount one titres-inch gun and six 21-inch torpedo tubes as their chief armaments. The Sivordflsh class atiiiotiiiccineiii. " i; boaid of admiralty regrets to announce that H. M. submarine Swordfish (Lt. M. A. Langley. D. S considered lost “The ncxt of kin have 1.)(".‘ll in- formed." The Swordfish was one of fotir submarines built at. Cliatliatii anti completed in 1932. TEA FOR sTiYFiEiYs Baker Stnfot shelter - but patrons are invited to subscribe something towards Spitfire Fund. The tca iii- crensed the generosity of the "cus- tongrs" custodians of the fund re- DO . LONDON.-—(CP)— Ali- mid way- dens in one London horot" in a i:- Tlicv but a mattress tiiei-clng the top. FRUIT CAKES. PLUM PUD- dings, doughnuts and fancy cakes. Phone 87s or call at Martha Pooles. 9'7 Upper Prince. ' L-7l7. l——--i-—-_ __. _..__ .. . _ WANTED-A RE G I STERED nitrse for permanent duty at the Kings County Hospital. Mon- tasue, P.E.I., on January 15th, 1941. For particulars apply to the Secretary of the hosptal. L-720-l2-2.'l-3i. C., RN.) is overdue and must be. LONDON-ICE’: -Tcti is frcc in v i on the car's rcof to stop shrapnel, T... t... T. ictaitiir] iniiiiioue today said British planes shot dcivn one Italian bomber in a formation encountered Friday near Teneleni. and that the some EA F. tiatrol later ititercepted another Fascist. formation of which ore plan.» was shot. down and another forced down. The Greek-British allies. working closely together. also dealt Italy slialrp blows Saturday. by land. sea tli" all‘, _ _ Royal Air Force fliers participat- on iii iwn of these. directly in their own attacks at. Italy's home and Al- b.inia.i oases and in sitDport of Greek troops in the front lilies. ‘Iliey earned thereby the praise of (their commander for doing what lie lcalcd ciie otthe best alviatlfm .1095 .of the. war undcr about the worst i conditions. i RJLF. bombers baseti in Greece bciiibcd oil tanks and railways over- liiiglit at the Italian port oi Brind- isi. across the Adriatic Sca from iAibiiiia. dropping all their bombs fin the target. area and setting ofi "i "t; fires" anti "several (shitl- sitnis." Also, the R.A.F. l‘Cl)0l‘l(‘(l_fli.iilCl>iS on Bcriiti, at a vital road function [on the Albanian front. and on an Italian airfield. _ , A naval ccniniuniritie said a Gieek over force preceded the British ship-ci-uiscr-destroyer Armada into the lower Adria- tic t. 18 and shelled Viilona. lIta'v's giart ot‘ entry into southern Albania. Thc Greeks said their ‘ MATIIESON - ROBERTSON — A‘- wtcszrovcrs penetrated the Adriatici ‘as far as the island of Saseno. at the entrance to Vaiono harbor. on the night of Dec. 15-16. With-Cu ' ......ii= any suns of the t-no- ,.. mliir Vice Marshal John HNIYV Al- _ t tcmiiiitiei" of the RAF. in Greece. expressed satisfaction with t .. - it.s oi the air war. Albiac summarized the R. A. F. rt-twnrd tiius:—~ Fighters-ill! Italian craft destroy- ed and 12 probably destroyed: RAF. pilot killed and one misslnll. Bombers-JO raids carried out. 120 touts of bombs dropped. nine aircraft os . RUBBER nioovr. HALFON ST. GILES. England. --‘(:CP) -- Si? Herbert Wrlaht, 66. died at his home in this Buckins- hamshire village. He was a direc- tor of more than 30 rubber com- panics. ATTENTION Fritz Weisslei- buying silver fox furs Paying Highest Cash Prices at W. Chester S. McLure's Office Monday, Tuesday and days following. Ii-7l9-12-23-2i. i; l l iwidowmf the late Donald Munn. t Large SILVER POULTRY We are Buying CHICKEN & FOWL Daily All Grades, Live and Dressed Paying top market Prices island Cold Storage Co. Ltd. 3 vQQQQ§§'§'§§Q.'Q-§QQ-§ Quantity F OXES For Immediate llse Paying. Highest Market Prices I. WEININ GER —-i\T__ PLYMOUTH SHOW ROOMS CHAR LO'l‘TE'l‘OWN ‘Hennessoy’; Funeral Home Tues- Angels. Elaine Porter. Joyce Coffin- shirlie Stems, Kathleen Royston. Fleur Hilhon. Linda Larter. Alenll Palmer. Roma Rodd. Romp Downe- ivttii-ioi-tetyvesg. Joan Eiéyelgr. Aggro!!! ' Offl. - val" Blind] Docuglas, Elaine Hillier. Carr. BIRTHS ‘ YEO-At the P. m. 1. Hospital. Dw- 21. 1940. to Mr. and Mrs. Orman Yeo. K 9el1s13te_r-,__._ MARRIAGES MacPHERSON-Macli 00- At i119 United Church Parsonage, Chag- lottotown. on Dev- 22. 194°. 1W l F Rev. Hugh Miller. Miss Helena- Annie MacLcod of Valleyfleld. to JQhn Min-dock ivtacPlierson of the some place. MELLISlI-CARVER. — At the cliiiicli of Christ Parsonage. MOH- tzigue, on November 23. 1940. by the Rev. W. L. Outhouse. Miss Mar- jorie Carvcr of Alliston to R428- iiiald Meliish of UXIIOII R01"!- f Cl i t Par onage on 3‘.".,°i'£f'°.i}i& $5.. Riv. w. L. Otitliouse, Miss Marsflrét 3011"“ son of Brudenell to Malcolm Matlieson of Dundas. DEATHS Cain-putt. - at. Irlshllown, Dec. 22. 1940. Mrs. John Campbell. M? '78 years. Funeral from her late residence Tuesday at 1-30 P~ m~ In‘ ferment Spriii! 3mm‘ Cemef-BYY- CHAMPION -At piimiey, Dec. 22. 1940. Elsie Champion, age 51X 1/9515» Funeral from Pivfibyteflflfl church Monday at 3.30 p. m. COUSINS - At Baltic, December 21, 1940. James Cousins. 9 59 years. Funeral from his lac resi- dence Monday at 2 p. m. Interment Malpeque Cemetery. MOASE - At New Annsn. Dec. 21. 1940, Mrs. Isabelle Moan. m 88 years. Fameral from her late resi- dence Monday at. 1 p. m. allowed b i i st. Marks . y servo! n Interment Kensington at 2 p. hi. Kensington Cemetery- FOLLAND-At Graham's Road. Dec. 19. 1M0. Mrs. Robert Folland. age so years. Funeral Monday. short service at the house alt 2 o'clock followed by service at the English Church Springfield. DINGWELL —At the Prince Co. Hospital on December U, 1940. 59-1" ah H. Dingwell, aged '16 years. Her body u resting at P. f... Bowness Funeral Home. Bummer-side until ‘Tuesday morning when it will be forwarded by train to Fortune. MUNN-At Cherry Hill on Decem- bei- 32 1940 Mrs. Margaret Munn- a .d 88 years. Funeral 'I‘uesday.De- cgiiiber 24. A short service at her late residence at 1 p.m.. thence t0 Mermaid church. where service W111 be held. Interment Memiald cem- ctery. GORMAN-In the City Hospital. Doc. 2.2. mo, Joseph German. w» 7a years. formerly of New Zes- land. PEI. Funeral from Frank day morntns at 8:45 to 5t. Dun- stnnfls Basilica thence to R. C. Cemetery. ROWE-At. 21s Prince street on Saturday. December 21, 1940. Mrs. John Alfred Rowe in her 90th year. Funeral from the MacLean adian Air Force over llialton atr- port. The two fleet Finch trainers were circling; over the airport, nine titties nortliyvest. of Toronto. when iliey collided. Jewitt was initirr-d Srflulls- ly but the two nieti hi the other plane, Lac. E. Freeman of Toronto and C. S. Poetic of Toronto, a civ- ilian instructor, were uiiliiirt. The plane carry/int: Dickie and Jcwitt pancake-d into the nearby‘ farm of Hurry Walker after the crash, burying its nose in the ground. Both men WET!‘ rushed by ambulance to St. Michael's Hospi- titl here but Dickie died before it arrived at the hospital. The iocottd plane managed to land satciv ric- spitc a torn wing tip. An eyewitness Slilfl tli" crashed about 150 imi- grotmd as they come in to n landing. One was a short (it. The second plane got. too clos its propeller caught the tint t-i plane nhlid. Two Canadians Are casualties in Royal Air Force ‘thhe LONDON. Dec. 22 —(CP Cabli- -'1‘wo Canadian airmen fmni Wcsfl ern Canada were iticltideti iii the castiaities of the Royal Air Force's 54th casualty list issued ioillgilt which contains 331 names. They were:- Previously reported missing tutti believed killed in action now pic- sumed killed in action:— Bgt. F. F. Bestick, native of Sel- kirk, Man, whom father, J. A. Bes- tlciii lives in Winnipeg. Po Hurdle G. De Forest. born in Winnipeg; parents live in Drum- heller, Alta. The list was made up of 43 kill- ed in action, 45 killed on active service, 70 presumed and believed or reported killed in action. l5 P1P‘ sumed and believed or iepnrtcd kt‘!- ed on a_ot‘vo ervdge. _____‘ _ IPuneral Home day) service starting at z o'clock funeral leavinq at 2:30. Interment People's Cemetery. PERKINS-At the PEI. on Sunday, December 22. 15"" John Perkins in his 51st vcltl‘ Funeral from t_iie MacLean Fun: eral Homo. tomorrow (Tuesdnft service starting at 3:15. Interment People's Cemetery. Pi JONES-At Boston on Sunday. Dri- 22. i940. Mrs. John William 10'1"‘ Her remains will arrive Thursday evening and will be taken to tlu‘ residence of her sister. Mrs. M- “'- Wood. Southport. Fainci-al from Hazelbrook Baptist Chtircli on Fri- day, December 27. service sl-Rfllllfl at 2:30. Interment Hazclbrcuk Cemetery. Vu'h'l-'¢'lfu'n'bl"u%'l|'fi'l¢\'-H|'JJ‘- 1V. D. MacLean UNDERTAKER EMBALMER ' "attrition" é Phone lltt Hnspttn Buying All Kinds iii Poultry Daily Highest market prices Correct Gradin! For Satisfaction consult iis F. B. Conrad 8i Bu. Corner Water and Quflfl shut‘