-—un-If ‘ ‘waist To The Guardian) “DON, Deo 15—-'1‘hs British Wynne-at wssl lpaorogued today ‘um February 18th. The pro- m“, (or the adjournment went mgugli without a hitch. pbrsonnel ‘Of New ' Zealand Govt. (Special to The Guardian.) , WEILINGTON, NZ. Dec i5 - hompletsresults of the federal ‘lputiblm held on Dec. 7th show t the Government party under mis: W F Massey new numbers ‘ the Liberal opposition under ', llford 20, the Labor Party under olland .17 leaving 5 Independents. in t-he last lliouse of Representa- tives thcJGovernment party num- pcl- 48 against 82 represenging all other parties. Scott Act versus Quebec-Liquor Act Being Voted 0n lSI-hERJBIRKJlOK-E. Que" Dec 15—l Misslsquoi County voters went to the polls today to determine. whet- her the lScott Act at present in force will remain the law of the mnnty or be replaced by the Que- bec Lflquor Act but, the result of {no voting willnot be known un- til December 2-1 when it will be announcer! by‘ the returnins 0111' Ce;- nt, the town, hall at Bed Weather conditions would brought out a large number voters but tll people apparently d‘ overkeen interest in th the general conce is that the vote not‘ heavy- woMATu WHO STARTED - FLYING AT 10o D155 l e issue and ILONDON’. ‘Dec- l5-'-'M“‘- A“? Simms’ of Mansnakhtl 11120 aftlegr veloped a nlanls for- Y ~Ot he turned 1.00. died at the age 103 and m, lbilfled vvilih erect ‘nnors this week. A kindly 111101 5;)“; her a. flight, which she e11- joyed so much that she went a§8111 and as teen flights with almost as many hem-B in the air. She always said when she started out on a flight flint she could crash with the greatest happiness and would never regret having gained this final thrill our. of life. She, bud ‘become known as the ‘flying centennial. gne voted in the recent elections. “ARRIAGE LICENSE 0F DICKENS IS SOLD department wflll have been) saved -a l LONDON, Dec. I5.—<The origin- ‘s! license granted lby the Arch- bishop of Canterbury for the mar- riage of‘ harles .l ~-1‘3,-“"‘I_022. collided with the Hamilton of the, Old Dominion Line, incoming from: ford. Norfolk, in a heavy sonwstolun off have the Statue of Liberty today 0f mained on the ship tonight awulr- o Misslaquoi Oouutfing her return to her lpler tomor- id not take an row. ns-us of 09111110111114; water line. several plates on cast today W!" the Mexico's port side being tom away by the Hamilton's which was slightly Smashed, The ITO Reward l For Saving Cash l aln until ‘she had had thir-l '*"I AIlegedDeilcit In Merchant Marine (Specie? to The Guardian) OTTAWA. Dec 15—'l‘ho Cona- dian Government Merchant Marina is winddng up the YBBII‘ with no operating deficit of $1,000,000 apart from fixed ‘charges 1o meet this the Government has recently ap- propriated that amount by the pro- cess of a Governc»: Generafs war- ran . Premier Poincaire Becomes Optimistic (Special to The Guardian) ‘EARLS, -Dec .15-—1Premisr Poin- caire told the ‘Chamber of Deput- ies today that the general situation nlld recently gmum better instead of worse, and he prise at the feeling‘ of fear and anxiety he had found when he re- turned from the ‘London Confer- ence of premiers. LONDON, Dec 15—lAmlcabls dis- position of the Mosul Oil Fields the prize of the Near East is an- ticipated following the decision of Turkey to join the League of Na- tlons. Steamers Collide In. New York Harbor NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-—d>asse=n- gers on the Ward liner Mexlom, ouliward bound for Havana, which‘ T9- lBoth ships were damaged albove bow, Mexico anchored for the night near the Statue. The Hamilton llroceeded to her pier. El 6111191111911 lur-Qthe previous government. The re- Bonar Law Declares For Cancellation 0i War Debts (Special to The Guardian.) IDENDOM Dec. QB,~—<PI'BII\1Q[‘ Bonar LLaw in an important state- ment in the ‘House of Commons ltoday declared frankly Ior- the {policy oi‘ the Balfour note, which advocated an adjustment of inter- Allied debts ‘by an all-round can- cellation. England on her part surrendering bar share of report» lions to be paid by Germany. Thus 1111c Prime Minister indlcatedthat [-1116 new government, despite its_ first declaration that the Balfour lnote no longer existed so fer as the~ ‘present British Government was oUlcerned, and that it would not limlilfilled ‘to the saute policy as consider itself lbeund by it, feels malndsr of 'Mr. Boner Law's Bbeech was clearly addressed to both the French and the United States. It iwas a. plea for ‘modera- llon in dealing with Germany, on the Ground that that country is already on the verge of collapse; to the United States a call for help and cooperation in settling the difficult problems of repara- tions ‘and inter-Allied debts. Another important phase ofhis‘ speech was the dark picture drawn, of England's economic and Indus-l trial future should the much hoped for-improvement in trade not ma- terialize. The lPrlnile Minister showed the utmost anxiety thatl there shoul be no misunilerstailcb‘ lng-of Bri ish feeling towards France and the United Slates and difficult position be was making clear. England was burdened with very heavy taxaticn, which wag n closing on lindusirial ‘enhelfprisel resulting in terrible unempioy. nrent-a problem that made it necessary first that there should ‘be no military occupation or Ger. mun territory. which would still further handicap European trade without producing results in cash, and, second, compelled him frank- ly to face the fact that England was unable to pay the American debt if she received nothing from Europe. Strong points in the For Government OTTNWA. Dec 15—ll:lcllael ‘Coonlbes, daughter of the keeper of the cable station on llle re- mote Gooseberry Islnnd, in the Straits of Belle Isle, is the star in an absorbing drama which has lust come to light through the ac- tivities of officials in the inspec- tion branch of the post office lie- pnrtnlent here. By llcr presence of mind and’ her promo-t action the large sum of money by reason of not having lo pay lndsmnlties to clallmantls on‘ account of the theft of a money mailbag on the White Dickens, the ‘Star Dominion liner‘ Reg-inn early novelist, an Catherine Hogarth at this‘ fall. l-l. E. Altwntcr, chief of St. It was part-of a collection of Fred erlck S. Crisp. ...’1‘1lc..-docllment....vzas signed... by John Moore, registrar, and is da tell lllarch 29, 1838. iw-Qotii CANADIAN QLUB PLANNING TRANS CANADA EXCURSION MONTREAL, Dec. 15.—— A trans Canada excursion, along similar lines i0 that conducted with such notable success inst summer by the IMontrr-nl Board of Trade, is rhedargoet project to be taken up lby the Montreal ‘Canadian Club. This excursion if the scheme worloe out, will take place late noxt summer, either in August or Septemlber, so lie to coincide with ille annual convention of the lCa- lladian Clulhs which will be held at Vancouver some time next Sepi- ember. » Billiard Tournament (The first game of the finals in 1119 Billiard . Tournament at Lam-bros Bros was played lost "light between Bill Nicholson nnd llarry Redmond and resulted in n win for the iflorlmer, winning both lmmes by B1 and 71 points respec- lively. Nicholson made some nice inns 0f 31. E8. Maud 22, Redmond only Betti!!! as far as 20 points. The game this afternoon is be- tween Sam Doyle and Frank Nic- holson. wmmencing at 2.30. ——-—-nb-oo-——— if Hard-int is given as many turkeys Christmas as Thanksgiv- 1111! there will] bo a turkey short- i180. Condensed Specials RATE! I. ' . u "n. S; t per line. per e7 to l l . cfmmglgs an later 0 den or over l- ‘- flsurssazgagfoi 1:: -. I‘ least: , , us on "HIM. for seven we on. E1501: per u nartmc ¢ forts h Luke's, Church was sold at the inspection branch. has now ta- nnction this was: for 35 pounds. ken steps to reward the girl for her splendid services. iAu eniploye of that steamer, ac- cording to information in thc hands of the department, removed from lho mail, carried by the steamer on one of her eastbound trilps to ‘Liverpool, a bag contain- ing rc-gislteredl lctlcrs, and then took unusual lncans to dfisposo of the ‘bag "without a trilce." ‘I-le placed in it an eighteen pound llolystone, "togethe; wi-tli two or three metal wedges, and when the vessel reached the straits on her westbound trip to Montreal threw the bag overboard. But the bag d‘id not sink. It was l large "international" container so securely fastened at‘ the that it was aimos-t airtight and there was» sufficient space in the l bag for air enough to make it loaf. The bug drifted ashore on Gooseberry island, about scvcn miles south of the straits, and was discovered ‘by Miss Ccombes. who took it to her home and had the bag: and its contents dried. Then her father in a small boatl took the bag to the mainland of Newfoundland nnd notified the nearest post office authorities who in turn, sent word to the lic- purtment here. Considerable difficulty has been experienced by the department of ffcinls, 1t is understood, in getting the command of the Regina and the officials of the steamship company to admit liability in the case. The clincher in this matter however. developed 111171115 111° postalconference which was held here in October. ‘So soon as word‘ of the recovery of the bag had been received in- structions were sent to have the bag forwarded spo6<111y 10 Mont- real, where the Regina was ex- pected to arrive in a short time. There Division Inspector Gnbari‘ confronted the command of the Regina with tho recovered bas- They were, it is rsDOEBd- 1151mm“ cd by the discovery and immedi- ate steps were taken by i110 0111' clsls of the comb"? 1° “"9 u“ guilty one apprehended. ‘No word n” yet been received by U19 11°‘ nt here whether their ef- ave been successful. Canadian SPevnator _ Received In Paris "on m4 l sense ol-lolos Ltlnglllwh el§11w§nh1lat§ll:§ ‘(Qnoeiai to The Guardian) office like-isle: - lamls, Dec 15—~Senator Charla! Know voulliurl - tars?! Canadian Parlia- ' h Beobien of t e My ,Tecelved meat was the other scientific mull Develop your b ‘n. Millerand. illfflillmllt 01 "if wvm. ‘ . ‘ om; m Itvepdilic who promised h" 1'““‘°“,‘ Whips. in“ ion teed age to the Trnln Exhibition o filter Winston Ksnilwoft11. 88 Canadian products in the prllwllm , trance. towns ‘in Erance next sari“!- lmade sacrifices to pay he;- way £013 . Sbeech were the unfairness of the view that because England llad Rho should be expected to pay hel- debts. while others who had mnde no such sacrifices escaped nnd the wnming that too sudden defla- 1" ‘Qermflfly might produce . elc all tne evils of unemployment from which other countries are al- ready suffering. l I Soviet Chief ' Arrested In Italy (special to The Guardian) LONDON. Dec. 15- Zinovie ‘$01101 911161. has been arrested at ‘Bologna. lltulv. ‘He "is charged Wm! 1193111118 a plot to overthrow the Fnr-istl Government. Kinglteceived Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux ‘LONDON, Dec 15—— His lMajgg-ty K1118 George today received in audience Hon. Jtmlolpho Lcluleux, ISpcnker of the Canadian ‘Ilouse of (Iumnlous. Woodstock To Wrest Crown From J. R. Braden WOODSTOCK, N B, Dec 14 _._. A‘t a meeting of the Woodstock Driving iClulb this afternoon it was unanimously decided to buy the famous Grand Circuit pacer, Dan lHedlgewosd. ‘Councillor ‘Jimmy’ Gallagher and Robert Hamilton leave in the morning for Adhol, lMaes. to bring the horse here. The purchase price is said to -be $6,000. Hockey At ‘Boston BOSTON, Dec I4—ll—larvnrrl open- ed its hockey campaign inst night by defeating Boston University, 2 to 0. EBoth goals were scored in the first four minutes of play. George Owen. Harvard's captain. scored -the first goal and the sec- ond was lfrom the mick c-f Crosby. League Bowling lLast night on the League of ihe Cross Al'c.\‘s the Eskimos and ‘L. of C. battled a real lively three games of Uowllin-g. leach having large scores and only 30 pins se- parating the tenms at the finish. S. Paoii had the hllghest individ- 1f. can firms already forced to close Sllllllllilll ‘PABSENGERS FROM wnscxsn u. s. casmer Discuss REP THOUSAND I50 (sv ourl own ‘CQRJWT 11. Miss" Dec IE-fiionn, OEDOphE tanner pregidem or local“. m!‘ ‘ wn eoilnnnuv lll wlllls iillfil NEWS Zlll lN lllllll STEAMER I LANDED SAFELV. ARATIONS QUESTION. TWELVE ‘V-‘nlllllnlls in an address in flic- Bill PATIENTS niFul-sl-alldoBsgzsicnégs-o SEIZED. cunso LEPER ‘ llll'li ARRESTED 0N QHARGE OF E l ONY. BANK PRESIDENT ll-lfi‘ in RESPONDENT UNDER AR R53 MBEZZLEMIENT. U. S. COR- T IN RUSSIA. WIRELESS.) ‘LONDON, Dec l5—Ambassador_ l Lemieux Says i.lllol‘c:'<4 null lnrlllci-s --xpel<l< m "ll '1ll'l- i'l"'i\i lll. lii"1 ,\Y‘-11_1l'l"‘11(‘-B. lTurks- Are . l l l No Unemployment In Canada (Special to The Guardian.) IONIlUN l)--l- 15-—lion lre-UIHJHX ~¥ll-"Zl1(*‘i' 0i' 11:0 ‘Llilrilllz-n 11“.ll:§l* o‘ Still Haggllng‘ (Special to The Gunman.) LAUISALNNE, Dec 15——-Althlugb iurkey wzl-s lilll-stiozi of acceptance l...» of supervision no . n," ,c.le:-al treatml-nl ‘nllnhltzllgl populations Pllrliamelltury Association s‘ night, poinied to (‘nn- shr- piovs-ll adalillzlnl in lib‘ .l<l:1's trzllie revival and said ilii1i-5191111J 11111111 111B 1191107111110" 110111 lllvrc is no llllélllplf-‘YIIIGIII tlvrl». '1'l'1'st“m“°ll1e 0i the lSllllllflulll (‘anzllizl is anxious to lliwrvrlsn Painarch oi’ the (‘urevk Orthodox ‘is pnpulaiiml by immigration llf (‘llllr-‘ll. This is one of the ili41i=i 1H. supp nloljiizlporthilt issues o!‘ the Lallsllliil» Round it. surge all? l~-.-~ lll‘ lllilifi] nnd reLgious 111K161"- l'.i\ ‘,\ 1's lit-Oil culled home for- u, l‘. l.~. -:-.l\ "I “fink arrresm] ‘m ‘M19731 “T111811! COIISl11‘lt\'1‘1‘(11ll, stated at American ' I (_,,‘,, _ »-.<- . wwecn Cllrslianly null hllflrslni, embezzlement of lllllL-fy . 1- h . . -. . , , , , . Lhousand of fund“ of the bank. dligléu-nslsynerinvgéilé’ s.l.i Dec Zhwhalt \l l» .l.l: ll-.~li.lll.slll. ,, . common, n .. 15.—lBil .‘ , ' ' ' l ing embargo 32.“... lnlmiflilli,‘QTL131“,g;§,,;5;§gn$;;a;§; Cost Great Britain Whlskel’ 11311911 01' Canadian Cattle w . f.’ ‘ v - - v '1 I and given l-Qyu] 5559M .g:jsuyl,)flssed’iy;,gehttll,'sei ggfimggatgugvlbr: (Special to‘Th-s Guardian.) 1 ‘ a ., - ‘ i..0.\‘n0:~r, ‘Dec 1s-- lit. lion. - l lLONDON, ‘ IDBQ is-llncilpawh ‘,‘,‘EZ,,,,?,"{,§,‘;°,,','§$ ,,g},'_*“}.j;E,,,,‘,1§ Stanley Bnldlvin, Chancellor of 001111111118 VOYagGl 1mm 9111118 Bill's Mrs. Marguerite E. Iilarrlson of Baltim _ , Amerl. can newspaper writer i9 ndor ur- resi. and is being escort to Mos- cow on orders from SOY t govern ment. ‘SAMiSUN, Turkey, Deo 15-Tur ke-y‘s tobacco industry largely slip ported. by Americans, faces ruin by departure of.G‘reeks and Ar»- inenian workers and some Ameri- doors. WASHINGTON, Dec 1‘5——-Amnrl can Relief Association new fuell- nig a million and a half Russian said that, ll, w“ only Enginmye children. Secretary Hoover. llllildlor senator Moms mp yrshr~lfll‘a of organization says he bollcvvs, number may rcnch three million. | ,_____ I s1‘- urn-onus‘, Dec. 15.~~—~Fll"3| which staretd several days . bankers of steam ihip EilfliirTll ,-\llll1(€ has been broughtmcder control, and the vessel is expected ‘.11 ur- rlvc in this o"! tomorrow l a WAlSi-IINGTON. Dec. 1‘5.— Ad- ministration of Red ‘Cross rciicf in Greece lulacell in bands of \Vllliam N. Haskell, who also will continue as director of Russian‘ mission of American rel-ief ndlnin-' lstratlon, WASHING-TON, Dec. lFh-Filrgo‘ of liquor valued at twelve ‘hou- sand dollars seized aboard British schooner. Message nf Peace. or- dered dumped into Cape. Fear river ‘by plrlnlfltlon forces suiiloll when vessel limped into North Clarolinu port for repairs. WASHINGTON. Dec IFr-Ifecall for consultation of Ambassador patients on ment are loathe to enter outside land on the island. through ice fleidf won the first fall. IiIONTOlLIIlLU, Dec 15—— Lept-l‘ island of Molokai‘ cured by discovery of new treat- worlll again: and ask for tracts of lflAlUiLT STE. MARIE. Mlcll XVASIIINGTON, Dec. 11- Illll to establish a hundred million dlllU lnrs, government corporation i0 finzllice sale-of ngflflllllvlf-d D10" ducts ordered favorably reported to senate from conlmlttee. ‘LONDON. Dec 15-—Britlsh pm‘- liament adjourned today until- Fob l4 prcceeibngs going through with ollt n hitch despite rumors of in- tcrilleil battle by Labor members to prevent action until remedy found for unemployment. WASHIINGTTIN, Dec. 15.—Over subscription of recently announced combined offering of treasury iloios and certificates assured to- iiny, as T" ‘,\ll‘y hlgan lllihurse- ll‘€"ll of bi '1 rl..crs in r-‘fclup 1111.1 of vlclnrv poles canl-cil-llll-n of maturing cerlliicates of lndcbtq course nnd certain lntcres: pllyrl lll‘ 11ft‘. r l WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.- Inc‘ pearlimiuit proceedings against] Attorney ‘General Dauglletry‘ came lll llralnzltic ("l-use yuaslcrdny urhenl liarvev rollnlell with n conference 111,111‘ Kong“ who brought charms this week between J. P. “own Elves credit to reports hcl-l- i1‘. the United States is consfiicrllv» irivinlg Germany a huge loan lo save the reparations‘ tan-gin which threatens‘ to separate France and England. The router- ence will‘ not meet until early in January. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—— The European reparations. i‘lll'.‘.'1l‘\\‘lll(".l is thrca-tenlngfl n ihrezllc bcluloim England nrlll France ‘was lllllll‘l'- stood i0 have ‘been (llscusscd by ,Pres-illent Harding and ni‘; cabin- ‘ot today at a meeting which lasted linore than two hours. l \ Clue-boo Murder Investigation Just Getting Started QUEBIEC, Dec 15-lt is under- stood that I-lon. L. A. Taschcr- eau, Premier of the Province of Quebec, and Arthur Snuve, leader of the Opposition lll tile Qlwbefl ‘legislative assembly, will appear before the Commission illvcstlgat- lng the circumstances surround- ing the murder of Blanche G111" nenu in Quebec City two years ago. Another lnzpol-llinl. witness wlill probably be J. C. Langlulfl- K. C., of Qua, Conservative can- liidnte in the recent bycclcction in Labellle County. ’l‘w_o years for the AlturllcyGH1 oral'si rllelpzlrtnlent‘ llilvl» now (lou- cludell the presentation of their avid-once with the excoplion of the‘ three above mentioned witnesses. It is said‘ that tlleer arc no less than eighty names mclltiollcl 118 posslfble witnesses‘ for till‘ lawyers representing the public unll inde- pendent interests but so far only ililfteem subpoenas havol 118611 15~ sued. lMrs Barlbeau, the foster mother of Blanche Gurneau, and police of- ficers- who hall been cngllllflil i111 the case were tile chief witness- es at this afternoon's session of the commission. Amateurs May Organize Hockey League Tonight ANFITGONIIlS/H, Dec 14-4! B1111!“ factory arrangements can be made. the proposed Ooichester-Pictou- Antigonlsh amateur hockey league will be organized at NOW Glnszflll‘ tomorrow night when rcplresoiilcr tives from Truro, New Glnsiluw. Thonburn and Antigonish will meet in conference. The locals held n meeting this afternoon ‘when 1t was decided to enter the teum. ual score. 191. The following is the scores:- ESKIMOS ‘L. Wynne 141 149 142 E. Acorn 148 146 157 E. Paoli I 157 .185 191 L. Doyle 103 148 145 P, ‘Coylle 119 142 112 667 770 747 ‘folil .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2184 L. OF C. G. Maddigan 176 ‘I75 127 J. Callaghan 1.29 167 11R ‘F. Reardon 1.10 104 i135 A, Dufly 154 134 16B A. Jny 146 139 143 714 ‘I50 676 Total . . . . . . . .. 2149 Majority providing suit-lhle financial uud other terms arc agreed upon. ‘I-ladley MacDonald and Vesty Hanrahan will represent the A A A A. Th8 pl ,- J 193K119: 1t “- mnterializcs, should he one of the i» flirlrelv raw in committee hear-l llmd ‘Secretary or state Hughes‘ lug in house clezlrong, committee m‘ ""11 C911’??- The committee tollny orllorlzl Mltl Ilir-llov [ll ii'l‘l|6>"ii' balm-o it iOlflllT-l‘ l‘ow and eXnLjlln his actions. NE\V YORK, Doc. lo.——l’ilssen-l ‘lzcrs for Hzlvzlila aboard Wzlrll ll-' ncl‘ Mexico, which urn-shed wltil '~'l(‘illllS1lll) HilllllilOil in Laluvrr Hur- ‘bor during snolvslorm yesterday,‘ ‘game ashore today when vessel Hindu-vi null will sail tomorrow zlilollrll .“l(.'i!i~f‘0y. Pol" ski-l sic-i‘ Niexican ports will ‘sail Thursday inboard llientr-rcy port side steel [lnlcs of Jlioxico. rlppcll forty fl><t to ii ilPDill of if ‘foot ab ivc ‘wall-r line. Ilzllllilloil only slight- ly (lillliilllffl, I lsglppelflelily" l Penal Delegate To United States ‘ROWE. Dec 1‘f-—'.—\l‘C1ll1).'l“fi Pit‘ rm Fllnlullsnrfillkonlli has been ilppnluled Apostolic Delegate in Washington to succeed Monsignor G-‘nvhnnl Ilonmno. who was rnls- rl to the oarllinalntc in tho lzls‘ consistnuv. ___Z-<0a--i HE IS A CANADIAN ‘NFW YORK, Doc l4——Tf0110l‘l. D. Emslie, of St. Thomas. Ont. who scrvml as llimplre in tho N League for 11H‘ rapt R1 yours‘. was lr~:l;l,v' :l1lpoiillcll in an advisory cup- nciiv ‘to the president of lllli‘ lon- nlio, at lilo sccnnil day's session of the ‘National League club owners. l l -i-¢+>-i-- ENGLISH MINERS’ SERIOUS PLIGHT. LONDON, Dec. 15—— Labor ques- tions continue to eligross the i-iollsc of Commons and tllu nlr-nl- bers were engaged during the cvcning in dicussing J. Ifanlsny lMacdonalifs licmuiiil for an inquiry ‘into the position of the miners,.wllosc serious plight me‘. wl-th sympathy from both sides of the house. ffherefore, the matter was ainlicably debated. 'Mr Mncllonnld, dilating on the serious crisis ill the coal trarle. said the. miners were not asking for a subsidy ‘but an enquiry. Premier Bonur Law in a reply which was not interrupted by the Lahorltes declared he was unable to grant an enquiry which, he fear ed, would perhaps raise false ex- pectations and would be useless unless it was thought desirable lo raise tile question of nationaliz- ation. All were agreed on the deplorable condition of the indus- try and that the miners were about twenty per cent. worse off than before tho war, but other in- dustrics were in a similar condi- tion and tho (l-lfficulty was to find some- immelffate alleviation. [He hoped for much from the evidence of general improvement in trade. and undertook to ro-ccnsldcr the most important hockey combina- tions lathe province. question at a later period if tho situation hail not ‘improved. the Plxchequor. replying to u ques- tion lll stntcll tllut grunts for unemploy- ment ‘lilciurling tllosc onls, (luring the past three years total 19,565,420 pounds. Lion llierc zlrc rcpnyablc advances Lausanne Conference ille th roe angled “Ham, for him. the Hollsl- o-i’ Commons. SYDNEYN IS, Dec 15—Because she is so badly strained that she; will be unable to continue her voy-' age to Si. Pierre, Mlq, without sub-l stantiul repairs, the steamerl Bernard M, Captain Nelson Dix, with four thousand cases oi‘ Scntclv whiskey on board left Louisilurg [this afirrnoon for ‘North Sydney to llcpcnii- lll addi- uvhich alllount to 4.590.000 pounds. Doc 1‘5—|S&'VOIl steamers held in iwhere the necessary assistance. ice near here, six in difficulties - 'wlll be given. above locks and three held hero The vessel loaded her liquor; indicate government w-ill be call- , ' ___,__ cargo at hiontrenl, touched at‘, 011 1111911 $0911 10 011911 Channel IIALISANNE- Dec‘ 15L_,l,he Con. North Sydney and then sailed for‘, at. Pierre, but encculntl-rled u storm which drove lie-r into Louis-L burg lll n leaking condition. Boy Killed By Truck In Halifax‘ fercnce chunlbel‘ alt Lalisailnc is like o, gl‘()\\’ll-Iip history class. At tuhlc prr-silles, My Lorll Curzon, with the dignity‘. oi’ ii llezlll-lilastcr. Some lllvillbllfs of filo class atll-irrpt t0 argue. 1111c is defiant, but four are content tn do as they are tolll. Sonlciilnes My Lord nnd Master scold‘? 2011K;- H L] k D 1 Linn-s lectures, ‘OCCIVIOIIG y t ran - Al EA ', ec 5— James, ens, often gives advice. Ills iu- lllurshf, eiglgtcgn, who will sentl Willi enlotion usually is not ex; lore ronl y ney a woe ago as prlsseci in words. but cxpel-ieucedmn iunlutc of St. Patrick's Homefl observers rend him by the chang- was run over and killed by n lug color in ills face, ‘ _ Up to (late, the Allies are Slllf-llhlfi morning. ' _ v 1 prlsingly friendly. France will on the tlllck which vies return n5 ngrce to anything on account 0L1’ x " B, znl illligllzsfllli snteghigreglgnlllixrllfrltellltmhnd‘ came to n standstill. Hc ‘ “ ‘ ' l th fl flll'.l1'~1l| o’. ltg-rlmmpt? zfitllzgnlfl agetrgegoigilllgllllliglcf 11?: Ill?) rggr wheecls 111:1‘ ill; 212cc. gnlllow ling som- 113555111; 0"" m5 smmach‘ Th“ rinient Marquis Gnrronl, half alive,l-"°“1h' 11"“ 1°“ emmgh 1° 79' . < - - ‘ .h ,3 ‘l ,_ I I l t _ b t d es celve the last rites of the churc , i“)? (Sicfifs: ¥V§?PHISHTSSA11;LS ore, administered by Father Martin. of l quire his voice i118)’ nudge his in-ISL‘ Patrick's‘ crt mass, which stirs, as if in a‘ _" _‘ 4" dream, nnd says: 1 “tftalls is agreed itio whatever- tllo Allies proposed." _ l The Roulnanlllns ‘are trying to. b0 worthy of their greatness, but l Exchange Rates lo think, nnll they obey." Tllrro zlro Illilgillialls, well bczlt- en, hut not dispirllerl. unreliable. but also trying tn be good. They. Argentine Gold Peso $5- ILLpnnesc Yen 43- Shanghai Taei Indian Rupee 99 93 i mo. are currylnl: favor nnd hopes, ' 63% -- ‘ of ‘lloln: zlwzli-licll the l-‘lflt! (lrozlmed B“ guy”? ' '_ ‘ _____'_ _.___._---l of port on the Aegean. Alexander are always imposing their pleas-l Sinmboullski, their (thief, stormy lll homo. hero is quiet and sullr duell. His spokesman is the only izlrl at the conference, When he needs her. or says two unknown words. ‘the tzlll. white-faced Nad- l-ju Stain-luff llollls forth in nny Llllgllngil perfectly. Silo holds the cnsiilllizcli hopes of Bulgaria in her lnpering hands, (Fliers are less zlmsmlhie t0- wniils whom Lord (‘llrzon is ob- l-gcrl to chance his manner. The Take ZI‘i|Illl‘P careful llnnrlllnlz. ‘l kindly word, :1 promise of reward. They are very slolv nnd careful. ivller, chllcrl on to speak. often they (lo not nilssvor. lsmot Pasha sit-i ("‘i'|l0IllD]Iil1V€'.l_V, oblivious to rill eves that are‘ llpnn him. His riczlflllsa spurns him intimidation in the grnvoliko silence he creates. At first his peculiarity was mis- understood, now lic is known and fro‘, B1Mk.S(.a_ 1111911 One present at this Midwinter lSome limos the Russians answer day's dream, nlthQugh unseem l; T1115 111111034? 110111 C111“ Puck. He. holds his sides with zon, ‘who insists on each speaking lnnghler nnd ghyg ngnln; 101‘ 1111118011- "Oil Loni, what fools those mm‘ Tho Russians arc the llilfl 1)0y‘<l,iil1i1 br-V” of 111i‘ class, rebellious, lvltllolit , . lThe Weather, Etc ure on others. Why 111111 DOVIWWMI desire fol: 111T? 110V" 1119?’ nmkmfll and sea. enough? The ltallun Ail-- mlral, Fragile, being used to the‘ sllltl-m s of the lhllic MOlllKCTTZIII-l 9-111, vcrilps n curtain around 1119‘ bully as though it were his nation-y nl ling, unll, like o Turkish l.'l'.ly,; hull-veiled, protects his fur-cl nizalnst the cool Swiss air. Allnostl an international situation is created but is saved by fl sudden, diversion. ‘ Who is this assistant muster 1o Lord (‘urzon Whail is lie srrvintt? listen. He aildresses the Turks. The words he speaks lire not hisl words. No one smiles except the Russians. ‘ It is America spenklncthrnnch‘, Anubllssnllor Child, and 5fly1l1Zllilll_ every missionary nnd all canned pol‘k must be escorted through that. discipline, recognizing no rule, de- vnill nf respect. They hate the fillies, take joy in teasing thcnl. Their lawless courage was pleas ant, their friendship useful toihe Turks. Tchitcllerinfs qilarulous voice and quick wit‘. gave the s D\ l Turks n scmlblancc of strength. | Hut today lsmct hesitates. per- o. 1 pllexecl between the devil, in tile slope of Tchllcherln and lhedeep ‘ sen, represented :by Admiral llogcr ICr-ycs. Penllaps the British is a €UE$s IvLLF-‘AVE To better friendship than tllc Rus- mm G-IVEONTH§' when Tchitcllerln. a typically " MENT rebellious school boy, nudges lit- tle Ismct, urging further deeds of mischief, the (leafness of tho pru-| dent lsmet becomes acute. lln! conciiialory or. lllr- 51mm). o’ m1 111': Germany by United ‘Grates bankers frl-‘m Wllllflu‘ is prominently displayed ~11 l1"‘- local newspapers as one o? lwith the fieparatious. problem... | Eilro pe. ‘plniliing is to be taken as an indi- S. ll. Jenkins, Mrs. J. O. Hynil- llnotoi" truck in front oi the Home by 1119 0011111111169 111 0118MB. DRIP Marsh was rillililllclng 11nd card-playing were < tiff l. PAGENINIY‘. l l lu.‘s. May Iioliii 4' MOIulTQsPIul-us , 9‘ __ ‘. ’ of abig privtt-e 11111111!» .~ the lut- es! developments in ulnnealon Tho visit of J. P, Morgan to Seo- retary of State. Bushes ..on Wed- nesday it was learned was in con- nection wilhjuch h product. British Anlbassador, Returns T0 U. S. l (Special tc The Guardian) LONDON, Dec. 1.}- Aillhasslldur George returns t0 ‘Washington on Dec. 23rd to advise and confer with President HMNHDB regarding pus sibie American intervention in This was the uud-‘r- stnncLng in lnndon.‘ Community Clubs . ‘ Reception Last Night ‘, If the opening recepflon and brill given last night by the Com- munity Club in the Navy League cation of the pdpularlly of the club, its immediate success is al- ready assured. Between 175 and 200 gpests were present and the evening was mlost pleasantly spent. The assembly hall on the lower floor was artistically decorated as indeed were the card-rooms and the hails. The reception was under the’ patronage of His Honor the Lieu- tenant Governor and Mm. McKin- non and the guests were received ‘by Mrs. J. A. Mathieson. Mrs. man nnd Mrs. C. L. Miles. Supper was served at 11 o'clock m. joyed till aibout midnight and all to the lionlc after delivering represent were delighted with their he stepped off beforelfirst evening with the Community Club. ,*Dead In Texas Railway Wreck Numbered. 14 HOUSTON, Tenn/a, Dec JF>~A re- icheck this morning by railroad in- vestigators placed the tnll of lnsf nlnhtis Southern Jhu-lfir‘ vxrer-knl Hlvmble, seventeen miles from han- lhcy uro not secure. Currylnt: fsv- Noun "K611911116 “b?” l“ New Ill. fourteen, of whom flvc WPTP. they 110118 for ilaoflgsrlapfc 16'_ 4M 01 cpmsfwhltc men. Three of the dPfiil tor-lion 0n a not fur distant fig t-- H1 ‘i’. ~ ~ - - - ~ - - - -- < - __ j-s-npp mm have in..." idguflfial‘, 1.1a inl: ilny. ‘So flood tile)‘ are, llllli. it FY0110" ‘Ffanc 7,33}, ‘ .. ‘Vi’. zl ‘r, of Lurk-in T: .., .ls not necessary lo explain or Italian 15rd“ “.4304 n w,“ MHPR_ ‘.H,,h,,.,,,,. ,,, 3H,”, ,ill'f-!llF‘. A scribbled. note is passed 21.11911 " 0142 .. lion. llnll Al. (“Lorin n0\\'...i:-.'ll--;' m’ < ll-nwri the lino \\'illl orders what ‘Wmim ‘ ‘Swami .. l-liougtun, Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘vfln, ‘Of the injured sl-vlcnlei n still receiving medical nlllv-niinn a‘! hospitals here. The illnjclrlty are nogror-s. All wi-rc vl- llllll- m scalding by oer-spin; <~l1~.‘l.lll ‘in. Vfuiiigilll-“IIS were "mli-rvllly. by lll!‘ i‘ ‘lTLil-l rozllpilny 1.11:1 u. 4lnlPTiJi1llG the accident. - r-‘grlr! 1711"’ President 0f Irish Free State Speaks Plaiulyy IIFTILJN‘. Del l3 -l':‘l-.~-i<l1'l.l inc. nxnll- .‘ l'-.-- ll:‘ l 1- ‘l-zlllll l\-,ll_.lrl_l' l .l -l “Iii if‘. 111*‘ g- .i.- lvwllll I nlls J. lilo l‘ .1, llilrll ll lwlulblb sllll» e= iil Willi-ll Lin lull nus lirrtlrd M) itppoiiil .'l l'(\iillilllll*i' 1;! ' l-lw-t 1hr lSl-Jlzlto polllu- i-fnnlnlliov, says: "if pcnm» 1:410 b" F‘fili'i.hlibli' oil n1 the cost of dill-wing pulvlllv- in villlllllrlll-lla 1' |_'|li'41<5. Jllfil-Jli tl1l7.i'llfd :lilil l1l"lh ll‘i'"ll soil-uni Pal‘! 4‘. mllnts math‘ with Illllillvl‘ lhiillll‘, , ~ . the sooner l am informed Ulfil l ~‘ do not‘ represent public opinion the better. I am not prepared to recommend that the Dnil go farther than it nlrozxdy has gone. -——-¢oo--_-_ Mr. Austin Cass. son of Mrs. Thomas Cnss, North River, loaves this morning for New York City, wlllcro ho has secured n position with his uncle. Mr. James ' E. Trainer. President of The Trainer Nlctel Lalh Company, 1517 Com- monwealth Ave. Mr. has a‘ creditable overseas record and we predict n good future for him in the great metropolis of America. Announcements, ' Coming Events, . Meetings, REBEL-doc. per line per-why. Co. eriine per day for I days or oven i ilorslanrling tho clouds. tile Rus- sians shrug their shoulders and whistle sulkily tunes like those whistle who do not care. “How stupid are the Turkshow frightened of the British.“ In desperation. Tchitcllerln turns his mischief on the Rou- maninns. A wnming finger is shaken: "Be careful how you move for fear we reduce you to the level of Greece." The amiable Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, with perfect manners, but devoid of llumnr, thanks the threatening Tchiiehcr- in for l‘.ls friendly advice. ‘Suddlanly flcgtoss hthe tllicks-ninglgg i" 111091‘ 9Y8 l e conference » ohanuber there is an icy blast. The 201e,?“ man Monday Dam ma“ a British Admiral has opened wide ' a window. The "1' O-RONTO . snow flurrics. High tide this morning at 8.55 and tonight at 8.33. , Sun sets this afternoon at 4.16 I 11198011111 Bflflflh utes later than Charlottetown Dec 100~Mlarltlme frcsh winds partly cloudy. {and rises tomorrow morning at. 7.- ummmtss tide eighteen mu- and‘ P1384.) .., . c. a line per d“ for 6 days or ov r. l. figures nltlnl letters count a one word. 10 per cent. discount for cuh. Address forms part of n4 and ltultbe paid for. _ ,__,. "Courting- Btupsndiihs "Mm ticn Du Souris. Tuesday. 10839458 "my J c Martin will lecture?‘ ‘ o'clock. Subject, __ Scott". Admission , _ _Proceedn in aid Cavendish Ll Society. ' "n ‘ .Nfld.. kor, dnos. | wwusi,. 0o lesion an» on b: I.’ is consumm- megs-l ewe- ton " Blvd donning. R... OUR CHRISTMAS BAKING USE ROBIN y FLOUR. YUR GR _ l‘. , ¢5R ELLS 1T never-ll‘ - . Steel nqm featuring “ " hcan. Montague, Situa- i W B‘, is’ , n. oilrt. ‘sii; 1pm,‘, “ ' mama " ~~ ‘