._',"' _.>;"'§\ ".`-5 TEES .l "“ ‘ _, H f it ,~ i (410 'r"l!1°'_ '_.-Closing-~out the few thi CENTRAL DRUGSTORE _“W8 .Q tbl!! __ , ' Rive you a little bit more. ' _, 5 / - ".1 Y , . .» _,af fe ~ .ifmlf L` , _ _ Melting the Stock I *_ _ llvlulays-ai: icwescprices. . SUNNYSIDE GUA RDI PAGE ` y ' I I V 9ll¢l9(3cl,ioit»is'only what lieth ‘\\‘ \\\\`h ’§\.i\\ ,_-. \\\ \;\ i\\ \`\\\ ,_ __ are \\ ngs left- .over from the ‘-.l-T _ .L e Fill BHEEDEHS ii _ --@___i__ ‘ t., . ` iC_on'tinued_~ from page one) according to the_point of view of him who utters it-.i _ _ To the man who has downed his mmpetitor, competition is the life of Trade; to the competitor wiio is downed, competition is death. All over the North An`ierican‘ con- ' tinent to-day, in Canada as well as in the United States, there is n ferment. oifnew ideas. of protest, of doubt, of' dlscontisnt regarding this matter of wmpct tion. The old ideas do not si-cm so sound, they do not ring so imc as-.-they-once did, tliey do not ilt present conditions. there is something wrong. The times seem out of joint. As a ,niatter` ol' fact. they never were theynever were more than super- sound. Competition was the trade when trade was Competition, to trade's huccaneer- every industry flew the and the appearance of a meant war to the knife. have changed. men no upon one another as ln- and commercial brigands. far from an era off of mutual con- of generous the world fox breeding join the advance and ~ electricity have brought countries, cities and individ- t the mail order m lncr in i or Nova the -next the one has to a very sense. Dis- ellminated l' near neighbours, they speak to ono oi' isolation is no was never proilt- dlsastrous The the Enilllaii, speak- recall. The new is as surely as the cou- and international coming, coming as n inve “ “till the 961188 tl BWIITG- ll have 3 tho and want fur having been dele- the best possible for- fostering and fsrminl and fox all branches. ill Canada. 003|” rep0rt:- that we and in iimdiiis lwlilllfl- s¢ys.ot,ni'ir_ new ill' idea ln science of is iiiiaef\ll*`°'Y “°"” rom created and stimulated. which cannot fail to_result iii beneficial measures being instituted, having iii view the industry, and thus securing to our- selves and for ourselves the best cut-throat com- possible results and the largest pos- sible rewards as the legitimate fruits of our labours. ‘ taken u great variety of forms, and it is elastic' enough to adapt itself with modifications to a great variety of conditions and circumstances. tions of cmpital and labour has oper- ated succesefully and with encourag- ing results elsewhere, and in these men en. days of high pressure civilisation- rapid _transit and world-wide competi- tion--the average man is confronted . with so much to absorb and divert his attentlonnthat it is assuredly worth our while to consideawhetlier the- 'cinnez wge|_ne|- that 'me 0|.; cooperative principal of- social econo-' -nf - nmnr nngngnnpnn fn mics cannot be applied with advan- nf ine nnnntry and general welfare ot' the hir farming gennw nn me and fox breeding industry. The and sa in advisedl that no more 19 not attention oi' the t'ur farmers and com- but the Dany managers at the present time, ng and no more urgent question confronts the industry today. Upon the proper. practically (7 and me At. lottetown Guardian and to ineetior once (ar apart and further consideration on January 4th gr- . M.. Opp rtuni Sllliiliii lliilH UF men n fullon. of the Eastern S. S. Coinpany's staff. whose death took place this mornin". I following a stroke of paral sis on Tn .z day evening. Mr. Thomll90l\ W9’ "‘ of llll l0 and removed liiin to the Prince Wil liam Apartments. He never regained consciousness and passed away' lllllllll son, who was well known in Char lottetown. naman ` make a striking and correct impres- sion on the public mind. Tlltl Proposed organisation should be immediately consummated and its membership widely extended, because it affords the machinery whereby the combined intelligence and business acumen _oi the representative mon engaged in the fur farming and fox breeding industry can be brought to bear at short notice and with authori- tative effect upon any subject. 'con- nected with the prosperity and well- being of the industry in all its branches. Tlirougii the work ni' this Association. a healthy public opinion favourable to this industry can be fostering and developing of the Cooperation may take and has Such combinations, such associa- age for the conservation. up-building We have no hesitation in saying, Y 3 Y. mportant question could engage the udicious and effective solution ot' this aiiada. it was resolved. to circulate this eport and send a copy to the Char- MH. Lili. IHUMPSUN uly when this second stroke coinc- iid friends tenderly aired for him o'clock this morning. Mr. Thomp in his 54th Year and Mr. Tyler Tholnp entered the ser e late was cas. of "l racy-leVol has been ropiilsc-1. \\`e buve rrganised the trenel-:os mp- stani, asking him ilie number ot’ his tired the day before yesterday ri-_.vit 'r Puissienne, the ground taken in llc bound up his wounds, gave Bac-de-Sa|it and the region ueirr l Lounios. north ot' St Die, has been c hold and organised. No other in.-\v.z r-:' , j iniporiiiiicff has been receivriil from ‘o _ __ I _ 5 _ question depends the whole mmm of the rc.-t ol' the trout. ' The G-urkha as a rule is direct and from the rest ot the front. excess ol .£1,:i00,000 ($7,500,000). ‘specialty of it. _ the fur farming and fox breeding iii- . -1' - - - f - :- dustry in the United States and ~ _ _ I L F I J ig -PERSONALS _ -_.&'.,L_l`,'L`.=. ‘- `i‘ ia ottetown. Street. who is improving slowly from Conroy. Their other son, Mr John Conroy, who is a student at Dalhousie.. has also arrived home. ill! lvl' Goorsetown. en route to Ma- lione Bay, N. S., to resume his posi-- tion in the Bank of Montreal at that t ing to note he has ‘fully recovered from his indlsposltion and is now enjoying his usual good health. . Mr .lohn Hodgson, Tryon, Mr Fred liollaml,Tryon; Mr Jerome McGuigan, Melville; 'Mr Birt Stordy, Cropaud; '- Villett, South Melville.-V ‘ THE Ili illiililili I (Special to The Guardian) t TORONTO Dec 26 -The ice races bil: ilslds and fast time in each event. i The unfinished trot was won by Peter Clay. Monarohlal Lady, second; Black Cat third. Dr. Sharper showed great breaks. in the three heats of the 2.24 race. He looks like a high class horse after a few races. The conditions are so new 1 to the island horsemen that they will FRENCH REPORT. PARIS." Dec. 25.7-Olllclal-To the north of Lys the enemy bombarded rsclior 'iclently the approatlie.-S of the ioad-~iroiii Y_prcs_ to C'oui_.i<-s :md those ci' -i.angemarc_k,_ bui`_.li:is _uc- iivurefl no ‘attack before lifivlskuiiio. Noriiiesst of Albert our troops last iiiglit marie slight progress. \ ;\ Gcriiian attack cn St lliail \\’ood, lx Among the visitors to Victoria Wed- 1 W , . . t' were well attended to-day. There were a mono `1'i-as' tuouin wounnso tai/‘sa Aiislernaisn One would not have recognised the . Mr. Chas. H. Earle of Montreal and tired,.wst‘-V_°fl\ crew who came in Mr. W. D. Bhrle of Brockville, -_ Ont.. yesterday in sbait. or petting sleet. are the guests of their parents. Prof. Most of; them were sitting up in-their 8. N. and Mrs. Earle. Charlottetown. beds chatting and laughing; pears. --- apples, cigarettes, chocolate and war Mr. Jack Hansard and -Mr. Walter pictures were strewn on tiie_tabl_es by Mathieson of McGill College. Montreal their side..A. hot scrub-down and the are on a short visit to their homes in oillng and massage of the head, which Cl l'l ' the Indian, loves. had altered the col- ourvof life for - them. A Musuiman , Di- Harry Hodgson. Ruffell, Man., from the Kiiyber whom 1 had sen arrived inchariottetown on Christmas lifted in the day- before oatlie should- Day on a visit to his parents, Mr. and ers of two orderlles. his face pitted Mrs. S. F. Hodgson. 'with the debris thrown up by ‘a shell, ' was lying hack peacefully smoking a Mr Thomas Taylor, of 296 Fitzroy cigarette. ` ‘ it is not always easy to get the Se- a very severe illness. was downstairs poy to talk, but today I found him todinner Christmas Day for the first communicative. Ease after stroln.and time in three weeks. the unfamiliar warrmth and bright- ness and comfort all round had loos- Mr. Frank Conroy, has arrived ened his tongue. I found the Dogras home from Halifax to spend Christ- and Gurghas. together. They had come mas with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. from the same .pert of the field., "i-low were you blt?” i ased one. “By a patka. Sahib." "A cracker!" At first I did not un- . y . Mrs. Harry C. Connolly, Charlotte- when the religious processions pass town, left by the mail special last. even- in the bazaar. "A bomb." he explained. lt slowly dawned on me that the man has lightly dismissed a "Jack John- place. Mr. Connolly arrived home son” or a “Black Marla." “The war from Mnhone Bay some months ago, is suffering from pleurisy, but it is pleas- retlretfully. not the war in old times." he added = Complaint Against the Enemy Some of the wounded had not seen he Germans. Those who had did not iiesaiiy were: Mi- waiter nice. Hemp- sneak respectfully of them Ono mlm ton; Mr Roland Learn, Tryon; Rev, who had come to grips with a fat James MeD0nga\d_ Cane Tmvnrge; Prussian complained that he could Mr Will Dungford, Sqntn Mglvme; not get the fingers of both hands round i is oppoiiont’s throat. "They are not » l Wilson, Westmoreland; Mr W. B. ‘b0l\Y_m6ll." he added But this Willllll Trowsdale, (ii-apnuq; Mp Cnmdgn mean less resistance to the kukri. hiie lie was stru ling and rolling - KK Kolly'g Ci-oss; Mi- A, Wnug, South on the ground he was shot point blank hrougli tlic lung and the bullet had Mr ll, H, Lea, Tryon; My Qnni-gn como out through his shoulder. , l noticed on his table a dainty little cnamellod puff-powder box with a mir- ror ou the lid; :i. faint perfume still clung to lt. "W\l€l‘0 dill YOU [lei llllii'-"` I llSk0ll- a lingo placard on a pole with the. "A inenisaliib gave it to mc," lic nmwuurwwosM~ - C it was the spontaneous gift of a Holy \Vnr_ 1| 7 . Frerwll lady in Arrus-present-eil in' liiriiaiis I-‘ight mi our sale. iseiiieniiiit.. .. .. ao io 6 9 ii . ' the spirit in which favours were Wnn fn tn., ];m|n|,_ ~ lill‘0Wll \0 kYllKh|S by lllfllf’-rl ill Old It at once bccniiie a target. 2nd i.ieutciiaiiL .. 86 9 G I. li lines. The niaii's clicery, confident ace might well have attracted her in crowd. niatter-of»fnot. more interested in physical than abstract affairs, as when he complains of the thicknessof the NEW FRENCH UNIFORM CALAIS. Dec. 23.-Trains have heen Germau's neck But one meets a more pouring through Calais full of soldiers Duiriaseaque type sometimes ‘iamonil .Ur an unfamiliar uniform of-~a light the Sikhs a.nd.Mshomodl-11!-E il lUk0l1'ilfr.lo-troy colour. which "mal-(es peo- a Pathan how many of the enemy ho. p e stop and stare when they see it. had killed. _This is the new French field service "A great many," lie said, “one can- uniform which is just beginning to not connt." - ‘ make its appearance. lt is being issued "Hut about how many?" ' ~ to the class of 1914, the training of After a little consideration he. 're- which is nearly complete and to plied, in his own expressive argot, " So some of the older troops who are be- many bullets, so many dead." i ug re-equipped. touch. An orderly exclalming at the and to make up for the blow to the devastation of a village near Haze- sensibilities of French patriots which The Sikh often has the Homeric The colour is agreeable to the eye, h brouck asked his British oiilcer: ` t e disappeareuce of the old red trous- ",,_Sahib, is it a true word that the ers and blue tunic with its historic German Padishah wishes to make the associations will naturally cause. red same ruin in I-lindustan?" and white threads are woven into the “ Perfectly true." blue. -. - ,. be over the dead bodies of us sll." for escaping notice. it will blend par- A simple and genuine speech, very ticulsrly well with the grey winter "Then, if he comes to india, it will The biue-grey is an excellent shade a characteristic. It reminds one of the ‘l ndscapes iii which the troops are story of the Sepoy who asked the now lighting. it is perhapsnot quite embareation ofilcer at Bombay how so good in this respect as the Ger- many were coming hack. man uniform which is distinctly “Ten thousand, Sabin?" l _ “i cannot say." p derstand. A pataka is the cracker " A hundred? ” ii Mr Charles Connoli son of Mr and which is thrown about the streets lghter and greyer. it would be im- osslble to confuse the two except at great distance, and in any case, the "l think i can promise you that." flat German cap will remain a ' dis- “lt is good. They will be enough tinctive mark. the cap of the new to carry word to our homes that we French uniform being something like have died fighting lionouralily." t lie glengarry iii shape with flaps iii the native officers' ward there which can be folded down over the were two patients. Oiie of a distant ears. Cap, coat and trousers are all Portuguese origin; we will call him oi' the same colour. De Souza. Ile same out as liospital‘ assistant to a battery. The other is HIGHER PAY FOR Sikh Jemadar, ol' the llonibny Sappers and Miners. The Jemadar spoke Urdu and Gurmukhi; the hospital assistant English, Tamil. Tclegu. Malayalam r COMPANV OFFICERS LONDON Dec. 24.-A Royal War- ant revising and increasing consider- and Burmese. 'l`iioy had iio common ably the pay'ot' oillcerrs has been language. and could only conimuui- issued as an Army Ordcr._lt affects, cate through the oillcizil interpreter, g econd lieutcuaiits, lieutenants. and ii-ll-Ellilllsiimnii. -captains in practically all branches of thc Regular Arrmy, and in the case German Overtui-es. of the Army Service Corps.majors De Scum zi delicate culturoil outli iii addition. The rate of pay for such rank var- . . , _ _ , . y , who was laid up with ii slight attack ies accorrdiiig to thc branch of thc of' pneumonia. gave inc ii vivid picture Service, cavalry regiments receiving of life in the trciiclics. The Gerinan liigliur pay than the iiii'aiitry. The trenches were not 200 yards from his f allowing table gives some examples own, and lie lay awake at night listen- of the new scale of daily pay and thc ing to their accorileons and concer- old:- “ -I tinas. lie seemed rather to like the music. One morning they hoisted up inscription in large leticr;- if it ever entered oiie's head that trio Indians had drifted into this war lightly and were now depressed by 1 (`avulry oi' tho lt. ll. A. R. F.A. Infty Lino s. rl. s. tl. s. <1." s. s. il. api.:\in"‘ . . ..lllli 15' 013 ii T215 ()lii scale . . . . _.130 15 0 117 ‘l b Oli] Sculv.. 78 810 iili 76 fill ii ll) Old scale.. till 7 8 5 7 *A captain after threc years in he rank null 12 years service will flflfllllffr mlm wld me “OW his will' their hardslilvs and losses, half au receive iss. ii any iii the n. u. .\. ami lllllly allll l1!l0lh0I‘ were Ollfillldell by hour among these Sepoys would dispel machine-gun fire in the trenches and the idea at nnQe_ \vnn|-0 the,-0 in dis. "|081 llll their Bl'illSi\ 0fllC0l‘FS- A lllwll' couragcmeiit or discontent it must ilnd of less than two years' service iii the speed-but was very wild and made had <1 l' th » l lil Ill] led lllem 14s. Gd. in the liifuntr 5'. The pay of a major iii the A. S. C. HF H0 6111911 026 Orll expression. directly or indirectly, ranks ig fixed at 15g_ _ hack in the dark to the lliies behind. espn(-,inliy among the si.¢k_ gn; inn;-n Angus Dilliid made his debut in miie T heats. He was tenth, sixth and fourth 8 he Seaforths. The Highlanders and Gurghlls N0 Oill C°“U'adeS in fafllls- from Sepoys of all castes and creeds. require n few mr-,eg 9_0 get nn gn then; The Seafortlis in particular have a. tradition of good fellowship with these Sm-vine mnn nr 3 regimental nmner _ N0ill1\0S0 lllll 111011 Wllllfh dll'-GS 71001! wiio does not tcll me the same thing. ie M_utiii_v days; they have Frontier _._.__..l._ m tampaign lu india one often hears picturesque incidents of the entente The Gurkhas were delighted to find themselves among their old friends The Good Samaritan Tlierc was a story iii the ward ol' a. vouiidcd liavililaif who foil into the ands ot' a Good Sainarit:-in. The Ger- au oillcer spoke to him in lliiidu- egiment and wiiere he cnnic from. iim a drink, and -brought him a bun- le of straw to support his head This l . -will be remembered on the credit side f' our German account the cost. I have had it at iirst hand and I have not niet an indian Medical, 'The daily rratcs of pay oi' officers ilel’ lllill been llllllllt' llllllllilffll lllld felt is the same story of cheerful patience promoted from the ranks will bez- llllle \1llC9l‘lllll1 Whole U10!! W0“\d.and endurance everywhere. Our iillfl Ul€lllB€lV¢S. BY H- lJl€C€ Of i!00d'cause is theirs; they are proud to he f0l'lllll0 mel' llll 011 the '~\°€ll¢ll€S Of lighting for us; and they do not count 2;-nl Lieiiqgnnnt Cavalry ll. ii. A. ll. F. A. R. E. infty. s. il. s. d. s. ti. is. s. ti. & liienteiiniit 110 120 105 110 100 CaDtali1".. ...150170 140 146 140 The rates date from November 5. LITTLE lg/\RY'8 »$200i0N_ FOR TW LVEMDNTI-l8» ‘- ‘ New voiuc. nec. 24.-,wins is.-uni doubtedly the most stupendous con- tract ever entered into' for' tho- sor- vices of a. moving picture player. and certainly one of the most'lniposing'in salary involved fora Dlayeriof suv' cl_assiflcatio§i_ is,.the one~tha.t._._is» beil1¢_ `slgned by ary Pickford, the petite star of the motion 'picture world. The contract with Miss Pickford is iiiiuiriiby the Nevada:-ru. ;»1et'iqii.Picuii-e Corporation. -'hiiow ' to” thebtrwdo _aa the Kessel and Baumann combination. it calls for a salary',_of, 12,500 a week for 5.2 weeks, together with.50 per cent' of the proceeds -front each picture, aftennedueting certain expenses. The net 'um which it is expected Miss llickavrd wili‘re`alise ini'the*-year is $200,000, Za regular. .prima donna "him ri ar 'ki' 'ti 'uit ° "ti ss c .s e t_ e._ur_ twelivfe ‘pictugrlgs `du!i.~i`ng '.flie°?y?ga§,"i'ii the selection-ei wiiieii she is to save a »volce. ~-:»it.~\i_si.&lso1- Hgfmdiqtzhat' she shalhchqosc her own,dire<:tor.,,,, , V _ ..'. ,'i,~-i.‘.".`.§__ .s » H . .... - ~ _..', . . _V H 'J _ is.:'..1.. __ 1 eistoreii ’fo”Deai 1 I ...U-.--if `,i,i=¢.,..~;;;,g;,_~g-»t~v,§,_i.i'.il;.w~.~'oveill* ,im-‘. witiibut Mechanical er Artificial _ Hearing Devices. Deaf Hear Witty, gheirioyqsi Ear_s'.'.A- Wander- .-- 3 fui English Discovery. :H ,. Thousands btjltgopie suffer ca- tarrlinl deafness or poor hearing. who FRENCH REPORT. PARIS Dec. 25.- (Oiiicisl)- “To the North of Lys the oiieiuy has bom- barded ratlier violently the approach- es ot the road from Ypros to (ionincs and Uiose ot Langeniarck, but has de- I livered no attack before Boisselle. , Northeast of Alberta our troops last night made slight progress. A (lcrmaii attack on Saint Maid Wood. East ot' 'i‘rac_v-le-Vui has been repulsed. We have organized the trenches capturori thc day before yes- terilny iit'-ar }’uis:ilciinc. the ground takcii Iii Bau-. - i ‘ . for you lasting only till W. I-Ti# ,. .rt ni "i is i . _.'fi ii _i. 'iv |\i it li N ii- U si -_n ..;5_ ,_ 'F si *S ,.1 . ii ..a; .ll fr 5! if nas; are in--_ it ,vs .ff J 'i i . i D . 31, 1914 and WELL ESTABLISHED Company. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $7 50.000 PAR VALUE OF SHARES $10.00 _4 0 ,.15 ~_,,.9#vaas-ff-ef.ae`._io fyy did _i;““’¥ ,i=_ - iffort ~_._.§¢e of ,Edge _-§Marc; .$101 A l f ( l ith a .li i "rind S .dread ;.`»;_;1,20t? =,*-‘ind o gigrty o ‘vs de _;’,sole ifdlecc .L "I1 riir' f 3, t ft? is ,__ ._ _qi ll ft; ' ffrr i is si sxcL_..-1 fl: giléi ._-il Y? :`-`i. .;. .I i .., ii i . ` I `} -i .ii <. .~: _ *,..¢-.._ .Z - 5 i i i .lt ,.i L