ll IVIMG. nee l‘

MERCHANT.

mlhdaloolwiuheluuave.

A wise huh will be mum of nu

' sari u: Delivered 88.00 .Q"y':u."lr=na£ u: u. c. A. use

iety Felt For

perations: .11.... 1.. Still‘ Considerable A111.‘-

Tlle Royal Pat-

ienf. and In Reliable Quarters

It is . Stated

(Canadian ha) LONDON, Dec. lily-Mae King's physicians” tonight ﬁll the iowllil, "W311... i?" ,.9° .'- = ' ough the Klnfis Illlﬁ sjiferlngfrom exhaustion there ls slight improvement in Ills Majesty's condition this. even- ing. The local condition remains . satisfactory!’- (Signed) Hewett Bigby, Dawson. (Special to The Guardian) IDNDON, Dec. lib-While an "authoritative" pronouncement from Buckingham Palace this afternoon stated that tho King _wss "pro- gressing” after his two operations yesterday, and wh Princess Mary pas quoted as- having announced publicly that i-Iis Malestyb condi- tion was "satisfactory." concern still prevailed for the loyal patient. ‘ 1n reliable quarters irwss stat- ed that the next 48 hours might decide the King's fate. While he had stood the strain of the opera- tions well. considering his weaken- ed condition. it was admilied that his weakness and the poisoning of his system. were "oonsinerab ' An omcial bulletin issued at 10.45 a. m., today said: .“The King had sdne sleep and the local condition is satisfactory. The weakness and wximu are conziagevniiasie, bjuttthjo; pulselssteadqy H _asy s‘ not losing ground." BPBQEIZ‘ at u League qf_.Mel-cy meeting fat St.

James‘ Palace this afternoon, Prin-

tion of the King is satisfactory.-

Announcements, A Cominglilvents, meetings, m.

"Robin Hood not: is marshal: i0 please you better. 911341-21 u]

—--.- . "North River School‘ Concert.

9126-12-14-10-19

. ._..1... "Reserve Friday, Dec. 21 for Wihsloe Soutly sclicol '

mao-iz-‘is-ul

"Como to the concert in South Milton School on Iimrsday, Dec. 20th. Admission 25 cents. v l

- oeas-la-ié-zl

"Come to the l-mnpshtre Concert in Kingston Hallcn Thumday Dec. 18th. If not fine the following night;

ooos-iz-la-al.

“School Concert Iii 370413151319 llall Monday. Decem r 11th. If not 2n

fine Wednesday. _ nose-l ls-si. ' | i "u "h "E .1 4 ‘ "Reserve w .‘ Dec. 19th

for canoe in. Hall. Ad-

mission c.‘ ‘ aosu-ia-ia-si

“on. Clift, m. Dp-C ' l‘, A flow-home Prevention curc. 2'. . Station Westchester C0,, N. l. . ‘Ar ‘ a

a . . _“~1_Q-1.2-8mos. "Vern m, 0' halal." Con» on. mill‘.- shells, “ n I

_ l " lia-u-il no ' e .- l “ V. "Maud-u. was» . i-h- Besuletoattnndaw? s, l vwi-da-la-al Wed- JWV- .

If‘!

eess Mal-y said: ‘iYou will be pleas-‘theirish Club dinner 1h London last " " conlii ‘ night.»

souris . noon, Poo.‘ ilth. Book»

‘ sung" John's

That the sNext

Forty-eight Hours Migllt ‘De-e cide the ‘King's Fate.

Sh- Hugh Rlglby, who was called into consultation for the ﬁrst time yesterday, and who performed the operation by which a. quantity of Dus wus drained from about. the base of the patients lung is consid- ered one of the most skilled sur- geons in England. He operated on the Duke of York {or duodenal ul- oer in i927, and on Prince George for removal of the appendix in i922. Both operations were successful- Sir Hugh has been honorary sur- geon to the King since 1917. He was also surgeon to the household cf the late Queen Mother, Alexandra.

uuvcmsn wan MEMORIAL "

IONIDON, Dec. 13—Queen MBW joined with thousands oi’ her sub- jects on Tower Hill Ye-‘iwfdlil. 5111B‘ ing, "cod Save The Kins!’ H" Malesty went through the coro- mony of unveiling the mercantile marine war nlemorial with, almost calmness thollﬂh she WWW! h" eyes with her hand as the arch- bishnp was reciting s. prayer.

At the end of the ceremony B8 the Queen was leaving, a. woman in ‘the crowd shouted: “Have WWI-Ee- he will soon ‘be better." There i5 further admiration of the way i" which the royal family and clos? connections arc refusing to let anxiety about the king ovcrclﬁlld normal MQNUMS, I " Lord Inscelies was the speaker at

He came twenty M91119” “m, ‘and explained he felt he could not leave Princess Mary un- m. tlm rault of the operation on thoKing was known. He then dc- llghtlzdphltsu audence with a. talk or mnu.

akin few hotheads, he said. hi“! tried to burn the corner of his house but that did not disturb him or Princess Mary. Princess Mari! while in Ireland became more Ir- lsrl than the Irish and wanted m owback on the first opportunity-

celles in Irelan because there is nothingi ‘or that snobbery about snort "h Ireland which is metsometirnes in

England. LONDON, Deon lit-King George's doctors issued this bul- mlh at 10.45 h. mqwdlr- The ' King has had some blotll- TM

local condition is satisfccto _.. Thcwvecilnebs and tononila Ire considerable. but the pulse is steady and Ills Monks‘! l5 m"

losing ground-

"Reserve Monday, Dec. 17th for bazaar and luncheon in Stanley Hall.

If t fi following night. - no ne 9712-13-14-21

"Belfast Club Jauying Poultry at Grandview station on Wednesday Dec, ‘E31. ﬁighest market price paid. J. R. Mcwilliams. Secretary. \'

A 97i3-l2-14-2i

"Xmas Concert in North Riv"

Hall, December 19th. _ 9689-12-13-18-10.‘

"There will bo a meeting of the Society for tho n vention of Cruel- ty toAnimals, on Friday evening at 8 o'clock; in the Mayor's office. Pub- lic welcome. - 0619-12-12-3!

"Christmas Concert at Kingston ‘mun-eddy, December aom. If not fine Saturday, December 22nd. _

' 9680-12-13-81.

"Club hogs and lmibs will taken at on ‘Noll!!! l1"?- at co. , 9701-1248411 "The-Yb Peoples Saviour of ma}; ‘ Belfast. will ‘edcill in

\‘1is home at nine

b‘ WWII,

South America

(Canadian jH-ess)

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.--'l‘hc Paraguayan charge dbiifaira de- livered ident cal notes today to the state apartment and in Dr. Victor Mauriua, of Peru, chairman of the Pan-American conference committee locking into the Paraguayan-Bolivian boundary dispute, In which he described the situation as giving rise i0 the danger of “immin- ent war."

WA [INEIINSFJUUS

Dies Later at His Home, Bedeque, Fol- lowing Sudden Stroke.

M: John Peacock, on aged man living at Hcdcque, left o'clock on Wednesday morning in company vith a young man, a Mr. Affleck, ‘>0 go to the shore to look for ‘zeese. Shortly after the young Fellow decided to return home. When Mr. Peacock did not return ‘my four o'clock in the afternoon a search party was organized to look For him and found ‘him lying on "11s back unconscious near the shore. He was taken to his home and a. doctor summoned but pass- ed away about, ten o'clock that night. It is thought he had had n stroke. Mr. Peacock was 81 years of age, formerly of New Brunswick and leaves besides his widow in Bedequc one son in the States. The funeral takes place this after- noori at two o'clock from his late residence t/J the United Church ‘and cemetery at Bedequc, Rev. A. J. Reynolds emulating.

._._._-¢O->i— N. H. RESULTS

New York Rangers 3, Canadiﬂlw 2. (overtime).

Montreal 1, New York Americans 2. » Ottawa 1. Demos. 1, (overtime).

For killing boll weevils an Oklaho- ma. man has invented a mil-Chine to generate and distribute a P08011-

d he enjoyed the BPOHSIQQQ gas as it is driven over o cotton

field.

A Snowiiil. us» dusf A BUNCH 0F SNowFiAKEs ‘THAT MADE

'_ Coo

TORONTO. Dec. 13.-—Maritime moderate westerly. winds. Dirt cloudy. stationary or a little higher temperature.

Toronto, cloudy . . . . . . .. 40-46

Montreal. cloudy ,.. - 33-33 Quebec. cloudy 32-28 Charlottetown. fair .. 33-23

Halifax. clear . St. John. fair .

Oil .

New Y ' . cl udy . _High tide thil afternoon at‘l.0il

and tonight It 1.43.

_‘ Bun rues iiiillliloming at 7.3:! and

l‘! Q 4.10.

music»

rim--

murmur . Covers Princelillclward Island Like the Dew Cl-IARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14,1923

W... Feagd 1.. a |_|.|],E.E'F0h. Killed in

5 FUIJNII»

_l

dlllﬁfbilt by the

llll PHIIBATE WPPIIINTEU.

i

lMr. H. L-Izllmer Ap; pointed Yesterday by Order In Council.

At a meeting of the Provincial Government yesterday an Ordeﬁﬁ

Council was passed appointing Harold L. Palmer, acting Surroga and Judge of Probate during the iii. ness of the present incumbent, Hon. A. B. Wnrburton. '

Mr. Palmer is continuing his pro,- sent duties as Prcthcnotary and ‘Clerk of the Crown.

‘ Train Wrec

(Canadian Press) I CARTIIAGE, M0,, Dec. Four men were killed and half a donen injured when a Mis- mom-i Paciﬁc freight train cul- lided with s. work train at Lar- ussel l8 miles east of here, this afternoon. The dead and injur- ed were members of _the work . train crew.

~~—~<0>-——---

E WITH SHUWS H [i 5 E

would

JINIT E H V ICE

IPBQViRQiRI G () v e 111,; in New Brunswick commodities be-

ment Indorses Reso-l

lution re ‘Steamship

Service, St. John to j Cuba. '

Yesterday afternoon. o deputation. representative of the Boards lTrade and Potato Shippers met withl {Premier Saunders, and Hon. W. M. rhea, Minister of Agriculture, to re-l quest that the resolution, recently {passed by the Maritime Board of llTrade, asking for a steamship ser- ‘vice between St. John and Cuba; receive the endorsatlcn of the-Pro‘, lvinclal Clo ment. ' ‘

The repr_ ‘entatives of the depu- |tailon were favorably received, and. as a result autelegranl was dispatch- ed to Ottawa asking that the pro-l

posed steamship service be put into |effect, supplying regular sailings in order that a permanent and satis- factory trade may be developed for the potato industry of the Maritime Provinces. ‘

The resolution passed at the MariilmeBoard Meeting on Nov. 21st, referred to above, is us fol- lcws:— '

RESOLUTION | I ‘WHEREAS, the potato industry is| on agricultural activity of para-i mount importance 1p New Bruns-|

(Contiuncd on png€3i

l Taking

Great Encouragement is ber of Good-hearted Who are Following

lsnvlllolnul

“the Provincial‘ Government to have la regular steamship schedule- bc-

.Value of N. B. Com- modities Shipped t0 Island Republic in October and Novem_

‘ ber Reached Total

10f $711,903.40. *

. (Canadian Press i '51‘. JOHN, N. 3., Dec. lit-Trade

tween the port of St. John and Havana, Cuba. for the ﬁrst two months of the present shipping sea- scn-October and N ‘ - con- stitutes a record for all time, or that, is ever since the consulate was es- tablished in St. John when the total leached $711,903.40. according» to a. statement issued today by Senor Renato Canizares. Cuban consul for the Maritime Provinces.

' Senor Canizares thought that in view of the efforts being made alu the present time by the potato growerscf New Brunswick through

k i

u; [IEJAHTMENT Muulunln

Action Still Pending ‘ on Strong Itesoiu- , tion. Presented to, l» Government Sever-i l a] Months Ago.

Interest in the subject of immi- gration ancl cclnnlzarlnn and of Lhal need of an authoritative bureau of information in this Province for the‘ beneﬁt of prospective settlers has |been revived by the interview, pub- lllshed in The Guardian of Dec. 11th, with Mr. Wlliium Slater, who came here two years ago from Der- byshlre, England, and has since re- turned to the Old Country.

In this connection it will be re- called that on March 30th lust a de- putation waited on Premier Saund- ers and the Executive Council rep- resenting the agricultural and co- operative societies and Boards of 'I‘rade of the Province, emphasizing among other things the urgent need jot a. Colonization and Publicity Dc- partment. The delegates to the meeting consisted of Messrs. S. A. McDonald. president of the P.E.I. Associated Boards of ‘Trade. S; A. McLeod. plesident of the Charlotte- town Boards of ‘trade, CE. McKen- zie and W. W. Crosby, representing

(Contiuned on page 3)

before. First shipments were con- siderably smaller than in previous years.

Never interview l. man on husiael

ufier hours.

MAXIMS‘ or A ' MERCHANT.

\

Charlottetown Ion-hing

Anniversary

Delightful Function in I-‘Iotel Victoria

in Commemoration 25th Anni-

versa ry of

Foundation‘ of

Charlottetown Council.

The Banquet, given Inst night in the Victoria Hotel on the occasion of the twenty ﬁfth anniversary of the foundation of their Charlotte- town Council, the first in Lhe Morl- tlme Provinces, was a most delight- ful function. '

The speechbs made ‘in the course of Lhe cveing were of the highest order, and were calculated to in- spire the Knights assembled them to do honour to the occasion, to g0 forth with fresh energy Lu do even greater things for their faith, their country and their community than they had done in the past.

The menu and the appointments were all in the Hotel Victoria's best. style. No higher praise can be giv- en. At the close of the evening a toast to the Host, Mr. Brown, and the management of the hotel, was drunk, by the assembled company with the greatest enthusiasm.

The menu was us follows:—

Menu

Fancy Grapefruit Cream cf Pens with Croutons

‘Z511 here 911d i-ilclsland republic! is record was of particular signlﬂ-l OM00 and the opportunity for al still larger expansion of trade would’ = be greatly enhanced through the-

provisicn of more adequate trans-f

portatlon facilities. l

Speaking of this fall's trade rec-f

ord. Senor Canizares, who took oven-l the consular oﬂice here on the transfer of Senor R. G. Belanccurt to New Orleans last spring, polnm out that the shipping of pota 568ml thlsyear earlier than usual and in the first month there were 13 vessels cleared, which! was quite un- usual. In November six steamers. were cleared, carrying cargoes of‘ potatoes, mainly, with some liquors and ﬁsh.

He emphasized the fact that ln October $122,637.50 worth of whis- keys and gin had been Shipped from St. John to Cuba. a figure which he believed. had never been reached

Now Santa Pals Are I

.. . , Tlzezr Places Being Given by the Num- Ladies and Gentlemen the Example , of Queen

i Mary and Becoming Santa Pals. There, is ; Qulte a Lot of Help Needed Before the Needs

of The Poor Little t Won't You Help?

Great encouragement has been given the Editor and his sta dur- ing the past two days by the num- ber of Santa Pals who have regis- tered. and the good wishes‘ they have. expressed for the success of the scheme. Here. is a sample of the letters received: -

"Dear Mr. Editor-z I am enclos- ing cheque for $540 help make some kiddy happy Christmas morning. I am not able w come to town to make necessary pur- chase and hope Ibis contribution will enable you to buy something which some child needs. with best wishes. for your good work, I

sin, etc!‘- ' ‘ ~ Another Santa Pal in taking care of two children's needs wrote: “This is, the fourth-year I have w. through The amt-believe me they “him e lift-from which I

m“...

had the pleasure of sending gifts '

Ones Con» be Supplied.

the Adjutant ofthe Salvation Army. Many plilable requests came from children direct. and an endeavour is than made to find out to which church they belong and their cases are referred to the respective clergy for report. The gifts asked for are indicated: by theclergy who are in a position to Judge o! their actual needs, but where boots and cloth- ing ‘are ukedv-for, that does not mean the children do-not want wys They do moat decidedly. in even" case. and the foot that toys are no? mentionedds dim to the fact the‘ the clergy are more concerned ahou the children's bodily needs, leaving 1M0’ the goon-lheartedness cf th< Bantu his’ to provide for their spiritual-needs in" the shape cf toyl --the things which "make glad thl hearts of thi ‘little ones. - lollniuﬁliswiiibear in mind that when they see only articles of cldtrdlwnentionaatfuiet do» not i’ ~ that mu he Jmweloﬂne. ut-

, v the mpst satisfac- -_We'w1sh to

ml». nipeqih 11mins ﬁiilibmre not nrllilrodihyw eOu-aga

W?

i

“W11” ma! casual-la he iowmpaliiod wwipsift o! reward

I 19* w- v.

Here Is a Big Group 0f Children Who won't Have a Merry Christmas Unless the Santa. Pals Are 0n the Job. They Have. Implicit"; "Faith That Santa Clans __ Won't For ,_ get Them. - Wonit You Help See That l. ‘They Are» N otFor- gotten? ' It Will Make q Your . Christmas ' Happier;

W/LL You HELP THEM} s

I Celery Olives | Sweet Pickles | Boiled Halibut, Egg Sauce Fnncy Potatoes Lennon Paints Sardine Salad with Mayonnaise Com Fritters, Maple Syrup l Broiled spring Chicken on ‘roost Creamed Potatoes GTCCII Peas Fried Parsnips Strawberry Shortcake, Whipped ream '

OhOW

Icc Cream and Cake Fruit Kraft Cheac Canadian Cheese Coffee Dinner Mints

TOAST LIST

Toastmaster: E. J. H. Mon-hey, l Grand Knight

saltines

Tea Milk

l Arm

The Pope and The King. The Church: Proposed ‘by 1i". P‘. Arsenault, M.L.A. Responded to

' by Rev. G. J. MacLellan, DJ).

The Day We Celebrate: Propos- ed by W. J. P. MscMillan, M.D., M.L.A. Responded to by J. J. Jchxiston. Esq, K. C. _

Our Charter Members: Proposed by Wm. Moran, Esq. Responded to by Mr. Justice Arssnauit.

Our Province: Proposed by J, A.

. MacDonald. Esq. Responded to b?

C. G. Duffy, Esq, K. C. City: Proposed by F. J. Casey, Esq. ' Responded to by M. W. Rcardon, Esq., C. C. God Save The King.

CHARTER MEMBERS

Following are the charter mem- bers cf Charlottetown Council, No. r124, Knights of Columbus: Hon. A. E. Arsenault, Rev. G. J. MaoLei- lan. P. W. Clurkin. E. P. Doegan, Rev. T. Curran, J. F. mglestlcai. "A. P. Edntonds, ‘J. P‘. “Edward Hackett. ‘W. T. ltaddlu- ‘v. "Charles Hermans, ‘J. M. Hughes, Rev. J. F. Johnston, ‘James Kelly, ‘Dr. F. F. Kelly. "F. Kwughnn, James Mcqmvon; D. J. McDonald, Rev. J. J. Mc- Donald, E. F. Ryan, C. S. nan, Rev. A. P. Mchellan, Peter McQuuid, Rev. M. Monaghan, ‘Dr. P. C. Murphy, J. S. O'Neill. J. F. Reardon, D. J. Riley, ‘C. W. Sullivan, J. J. Trainer, ‘P. J. Trnincr, ‘Dr. W. W. Wiokhain. Dr. J. A. Johnston, J. F. Amen- ault, ‘Rev. A. E. Bllrké. ‘J. Con- nolly, C. Ci. Duﬂy, ‘DI. P. P. Duffy, James Eden, Judge A. L, Fraser, ‘Richard Grant, J .' A. Hmo- kelt. J. M. Hennessey, J. J. Hughes. J. J. Johnston, M. .J. Keailng. Joseph A. Kelly, Landrigan, Joseph MoCaa-ey, ' McDonald, J. A. McDonald, ‘A. E. McEachern, ‘P. McGrath, D_r. A“ a. McLellan, Sixtus MCLQIIBILL. B. McMillan. Right REV. J. M0?- rison. “B. Oﬁallaghan, M. Pacquet, M. W. Real-don, ‘T Riley. “J. A. ‘Irainor. Mldild Tralnor, ‘S. C. D‘. White. M. V. Blake.

"Deceased. '

(Continued on page 3)

00004-0’

Condensed Specials RATE-do pa: wold mt each insertion in this column.

i u-‘on SALE-SIX IMIIBOAN- um.

nuns. uric! - Mutch. I

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‘ATIUNIK. or c. atom?” I Celebrates Its

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