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'" """ M‘ "" "i" The People's Paper Read by Everybody , M»; - m»- - -» - l Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Zliilrgiiirdigrdlin-zfldhliinzrcl. lung“ 10 P Annual lluhlorlptloi Dolivund .00

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1938

II By lllll-RJLI, “.00; Onllarln Ind U.l. I.“

BRITAIN iii/sacs HONG KONG Foa TIFICA

Non THERN LIGHTS -- Observe

BISP-l-il 0F EXBIEPTIUNAL .BRIL.IANBE

“Fire, War Or The End Of The World?” Many Ask.

(A. i’. liy Guardian's Special Wire) GRENOBLE, France, Jan. 25- A huge blood-red beam of light

which scientists said was an Aurora Boreaiia oi’ exceptional amplitude tonight tied up tele-

phpnr iwstems in parts of France and spread anxiety in numerous suits Alpine villages.

Emifazoncd in the northern skv the light brought thousands of telephone calls Swiss and French authorities asking whether It was fire, war or the end of the world. ,

Seienfsts at. the Unbvcrsity of Grcnnblc said a similar Aurora Borozilis had not born seen in xvi-stem Europe since 1709.

Brilliant Spectacle

LONDON. Jan. 25—'I‘he North- ern LlEiliS——ll. familiar spcctade to most Canadians but rarely seen in DlfIidi1d-—hlt the front- D3805» 0f British newspapers tonight.

Britons for two hours after sun- rci watched the brilliant spectacle of a sky lit up with weaving shafts of light flashing in colors of red. gold and purple.

A dearth cf important hflfiilen" IlllS and the rarity of Aurora. B01‘- ealis__n_iaia__the_ speciaclc_ “new "

(Continued on page 9, Col 8)

CQMING fVfNli

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"Announcements are insert!‘ fl tiiiii colunin at 1 "ill" P" w”, strictly paynblo in-mlialwli-

M "Baptist High Tea Tucsdflv- Ffb‘ ‘ “my 15,“ i. 20s9-1-25 a1.

.-Tnlkies-MontagueL3ofifi{<i§g;41_

_ A11; _ Thurs- dutlalkllytyhnzlilliiiltsrdliigziith Eilxfxiyiii noon.

o. c. Green. L-205G-l-25-3i. "Card Party‘ and Dance. Kelly's

Ci-oss Hall. Wednesday. January W“ L-20-i3-l-25 2i. "Rummage sale _ oi» Fflnlty Cnuicl: social hall :Bbl“.1all 5-h- by Girl Guides. V2106"

"Queens County l:- O- L- meets

. litoti. February

113.13%”; hidge’ ML-2085-1-26-29. hogs

. A u Tuesday Folalltastmliglve lYIiiuses. Slilmdoglasl“ ten Larkln. L-ZOIB-l-M-ZG-a - -

"Huskies vs. Rovers. Mill“ Rink tonight. Game starts Z8 oclock. U210 ' "East Royalty Rink tonight. Central Royaty vs. St. Avards, league game, skate after. 1-4109-

"Comwall C. C. vs. Cross Rood Bulldogs, Cornwa"! Rink ionlzht. skating after game. 1-4195-

"Buying ‘dressed chicken and fowl daily. Correcig gaging. C3513 Island C0 L_;i75_12_3p_tf_

"Wiltshirc All sports vs- Hi1"- tcr River Maple Icafs at Wilt- slurc Rink tonight. league fioéqsé

"Special Haircut. ladies and - floats 15c. children 10 cents. Wed- nesday. ‘Thursday. Fridav only this week. Worth’: Barber SliopL 21m

"The Annual Meetiniz of Kin-ROTH- Doirvlmg Association will be held on Tuesday. February 1st in the hall at 3 P. M. J. W. Farmer. Secrctafli-

14-2083-1-26-29-31.

"Alden Moase. Kensinizton. billing live hogs Monday. Jnnuafli’ 31st. Lemuel Craswell, Hunter River. buying same date.

Ia-ZIM-l-BG-fl.

"Seven Mile Iiay card parties this week, tonight at Peter Gal- lant/s, Friday at Joseph Murphy's, Saturday at Mrs. Charles E. Mac-

nald, Borden. L- -

"Come to the big card party and diince in Hunter River Minonic i-Iiill Wednesday. the 20th. Music

by "The Lumberjacks”. Prizes awarded. Admission 25 cents. 11-2065-1-25-21.

"Shin your pcu'tr.v before Feb- Pillry 1st to set rebate. That's Co- operation. Also a special on hard- wheat flour at $8.50. Same price to non members but no profits. Ea a Pwltry Assoc. Weymuutn Btree .

14-2060-1-25-0.

"Pb: Club members Attention. We w ll be unloadiniz second car fox meat. at Railway dump. Charlotte-

wn. Wednesday and Thursday of gal; week. Limited quantity not

ked. Come early and get your "iiillrcmenta at (lo-operative off car "lou- n-aose-i-ais-zi. .

I 79th

Anniversary ‘Of l Scotland -’s A Poet

Clansmen Hon-dFNatal Day Of Robert Burns At Delightful Banquet — Presentation To Judge Shaw,_(_3_uest Of Honor.

Members of the Prince Edward Island Caledonian Society, to- gather with friends and guests at- tended a dinner at the Canadian National Hotel last. night in honor 0f the 179th anniversary of the birth.of Robert Burns, Scotland's poetic genius. Guest of honor, past chief, Hon. D. Edgar Shaw, recently appointed to the Bench as Judge of the Prince County Court. was presented with a. gift us a “symbol of apprbciation for your valuable service as a member of OLLi‘ society."

An address on the “Scottish National Poet" was delivered by the Rev. R. Moorhead Legato, DD. Short addresses were given con- gratulating Judge Shaw on his! re- cent appointment and expressing Rood wishes for his Shaw's happiness in home at Sunimerside. Speakers yvere: Clnnsman A. W. Matheson, who read the address from the Caledonian Society; Judge C. Gav- an DiiiTy, Premier Thane A. Camp- bell. and His Worship Mayor P.W. 'I‘urncr. Presentation of the gift to Judge Shaw was made by Miss Norma E. Walker. W. R. Shaw, president of the Society was chair-

man.

Included in the delightful pro- gram were vocal solos by Mr. James Calder. Mrs. Fkanccs Holl Trainer and Mrs. A. H. Roper, and the sword dance by MissJosephine Ielghtizcr and the Highland Fling by Miss Marie Walker. Mrs. K.S. Rogers and Piper Wilfred Burke were ucoompanists.

At the speakers’ table were: President W. R. Shaw. Chief Neil hfcczinnell. Judge D. Edgar Shaw and Mrs. Shaw, Premier Thane A. Campbell, Hon. B. W. LePage, Clansnian John Anderson, Worship Mayor P. W. Turner, Judge C. Gavan Duffy, and the Rcv. Dr. R. Moorhead Legato.

Referring to the somewhat dif- ferent observance of Burns‘ anni- versary this year Mr. Shaw, presi- dent of the Society. said that it had been becoming increasingly difficult in recent years to carry out the usual concert successfully. Competition from various other fonns of amusement was probab- ly responsible. the speaker said. In the course of his remarks the pre- sident recalled the large numbers of people from the country who uttended_the_Burnsjgconcertsgaome

insurgent Planes Subject Barcelona To Heavy Raids

(By The Associated Press)

BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 25 -Insurgent bombers in two heavy raids on Baalfllltilll to- day killed about 150 persona and wounded almost twice as many, it was estimated tonight.

First of the day's attacks came in the early morning when 40 bombs, most of’ them small, fell on the city within three minutes.

Six struck within a city ‘block. each killing from one 40-- six sleeping persons. The jlil in the central section was damaged.

Tlie warplanes fled toward the Mediterranean but five raiders ca-mc back in the nt- ternoon and subjected the Pueblo Nucvo and San Andrei suburbs to a heavy bombing.

Good Market For Dairy

years ago. Mr. Shaw concluded his introductory remarks by ex- tending to all a. cordial welcome to the dinner.

Address To Judge Shaw

“It. was with particular pleasure that we, your fellow clansmen, learned of your appointment to the responsible position of Judge ofl the County Court of Prince Coun- ty“. the address read by Clans-i man Alex Matheson said. "On the Bench of our fair province we fully believe that you will effic- iently uphold the great principles of British Justice so largely re- sponsible foi‘ the strength and unity of’ our Empire. We heartily congratulate you and, although we regret that you and Mrs. Shaw must needs remove your rmidencc from Charlottetown, we know you will be welcomed and enjoy living in the progressive and. hospitable town of Summerside...."

“You have fully earned your Diiomotion in your long and hon- orable career as a. member of the Bar of this Province, in experi- ence as chief magistrateof Queens County and in your late position as ‘assistant to the Atwrney Gen-

a

er . “The sift which iwc l this address is a small sfigoalngfs appreciation of your valuable ser- vices as a member of our society."

The address concluded with ex- pression of the hope that Judge Shaw would not be absent from future Scottish celebrations and would 10m: be spared to partake of the Hwzis.

Jill-life sllflw Iolilled and in a few well chosen words thanked the Society for the gift and the ex_ prcsslon of good wishes. He paid tribute to the Caledonian Society, declaring that it had been like mother and father to him since he came to Charlottetown from the country as a. young man.

SCOTLAND'S BOETIC GENIUS

"I have been paid the coinpij- merit of being asked to speak for a minute or two about the great poetic genius whose 179th anniv- ersary we celebrate tonight.” Rev. DT- litigate said. "Now everything that is worth saying about Bums has already been said, over and over again. by the pens and tong. ues of writers and speakers whg have the highest qualifications for deflllnil with the subject-so what is there left for one like me to add?__g\_ll__thigt I can do is to pick _;»___ ~-

(Conllvvod °n Pose s. Col s) '

Attempt To Save Life Proves Futile

(Associated Press) SANDPOINT. Idaho, Jan. 25- The futile fight of an heroic mountain woman to save a trap- per from an icy-filled creek was old yesterday by Sheriff Warren Rapp. Mrs. Fem Geisener was alone in er cabin when George Ducom- n broke through soft ice on oroughfare Creek. and cried for help.

She leaped into the water with an axe and tried to hack her way to him through cakes of ice. Fail- irw, she swam ashore and cut a pole but only in time to see Du- commun sink. the

Two trapper-s recovered body

Cows

In Britain And U. S" Claim

(GP. By Guardian's S clal WIN)

OTTAWA. Jan. 25- em i4 I good market for Canadian dai cows in the United States all Great Britain. Dr. H. Barton. l d- ei-al deputy minister of fllflill-ll 11"!- said today in addreasirl8 a loll" session of the Canadian Dairy FBI“ i“.°"°.5éi“°éf.‘ii%‘;.l2€ °""“‘“"°

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"Only quality cattle. free 7mm disease. will satisfy them, he Slit!- There is a chance for addi d income for Canadian dairy” 1&1‘ V owners with auitab e. cattle. B! cattle farmers sometimes felt oom-

etition from dairy cows was un- Fair on the iilomegteiscf market as it- was ow ouaiy -

Veal calves was another 801MB of incom that should not be 0V9):- kcd by the dairy farmers. lo said. Export of live cows and sel- ing of calves for veal would heiP prevent depressions on the bear

caused by 01d dell‘! W"-

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their times as mllkera up. bein: thrown on it.

If 1938 la aa good aa 193'! Cana- dian dairy and cattle men. except- ing those h the drou t areas, should be reuonably so fled. Bar- ton said. Beef pricca in 1937 were at a peak. the average price of hogs meant profit for some farmers, cheese and butter ices increased and sheep and 1am markets were

rm.

R. H. M. Bailey. Edmonton, man- aging director of the Alberta Milk Producers’ Association, told the Dairy Federation of Co-operation between the Aaaociatim and the Consumers‘ Research Council for the protection of producer mo con- au er.

hiith bodies were turn'n atten- tion to kcenin down dia itnition costs. he said. ti the Alberta Milk Control Board ad re-ected

BITTER BATTLE iiiiiiss AlilNG YANGTSE RIVER

Heavy Casualties On Both Sides Report- ed —- Chinese Claim New Gains.

(lugflllygylfieatllzn. Zii-Iiwednea- . ~— ——- causu ies we

YODWT-ed today in bitter hand-tor? hand fighting along the Ysngise River above Nmiking n5 Ielnfoged Ciiine:e and Japanese 571111433 launched new offensives simultan.

eoual .

Chiiiese said both sides suffered severe loxses as they‘ fought for hours at close range nem- wuhiu, 6O miles up the rivor from the far- men Chinese capital.

Th“? placed their own casualties at 400. But. made no estimate of the enemys.

CLAIR! NEW GAINS

Chine~e commanders scnit WOTCI

of new gains today on their fight‘ to keep Japanese invaders fromi linking tozelhitr the conquered

areas of North and Central China.

Chinese cavalry was said to have surrounded the Japanese g-arrkon at Tsinging. Shantung province city on one route of the temporar- ily stalled Japanese drive toward Suchow. 320 miles northwest of Shanghai, the core of Chinese re. sbtanoe.

Up the Yangtse River Valley, Chinese reporteilrecaptiircd Hoh- sien. Southeast of Shanrzhai. Chin- ese declared their bombers attack- ed a fleet of Japanese army boats,

aeroplanes subjected wideiv scatter. ed pain-ts in intermittent bombard- menit.

The Japanese naval spokesman. said a. Japanee raid on Icahng, in Central China had destroyed 16 Chinese planes. and damaged a hangar, field depot and barracks.

With three-fourths of China's ancient Grand Canal in the hand: of the Japanese. mmed-‘ate Japan- ese objectives included another 50- mlle stretch of the LZOO-mile wrat- erway in Slianlung Province. Only 250 miles of the canal were still under control of Chinese.

SElTtiilSEll iiiiiiiiiiis

Conversations Under- way To Establish Lasting Peace In Mediterranean.

(Canadian Hess)

LTNDON, Jan. 25—I~‘rcsh moves are under way to csbitblish more intimate relations between Great Britain and Italy. Conversations have already taken place betwtch Foreign Secretary Eden and Count Dino Grancli, the Italian Ambassa- dor. Paraliei conversations may be expected in Rome.

Britain is anxious to bring real peace to the Mediterranean. Italy. still spendinz licavilv in Ethiopia. wants to raise money abroad. But prgliminary conditions have still to be at

. m .

Britain's terms are understood to be: That Italy cease anti-British propaganda among the Arabs in the near East;

That Italy withdraw volunteers from Spain.

Ita'y, on the other hand. stands by hcr old demand: recollriitlfin 0i .the.lta‘ian conquest of aiblooiii- To that end the Italian lovem- mcnt declines to receive, a FYZIPEIEII Ambassador unless he is accredit- ed to the King of Italy as lihnper- or of Ethiopia.

Eire alone among the British Commonwealth units has so ac- credited ts ministers at Home. Prime Minister Eamon de Valera declared. however, that this does not imply Irish recooniiion oi’ Italy's conquest. The British Am- hassador at Rome. the Earl of Perth. is there under credentials issued before the Italian conquest.

Lighthouse Gets Bigger Lights

(By The Canadian Press) HOBART. Tasmania. Jan. 25 — Deal Island lighthouse on the Tasmanian coiist—-957 feet above sea level and claimed to be the hi host lighthouse in the world- wii receive more liizht. new electrical system will boost the beam from 3.000 candle- power to 1.000.000. Stores for the light-keepers and their families are hauled up the 900-foot cliff from sea-level on a

me application of Cali dia ribu- tors for hllbier retail eea.

counter-balanced calble railway.

NE W5 11v EUROPE

‘Awgxm livkpvxgvu’ Aurora At Work

Aurora boreaiis was hard at

work last night, presenting a flaming sectacle in the north- ern sky and disrupting elec- trical communication in Can- ada, the United States and many other parts of the world.

Commercial telegraphic wire chiefs in Canada described the rays as colnparabl to those of

‘ last Monday, which were the heaviest in 10 years. Press wire-services were sorely tried in getting news reportsthrough to newspapers.

At times the static was so intense that when operators sent such a phrase as “diplo- matic sources" the ivords ar- rived as “Awgxm Kvkpvxgvu."

Scientists at Hayden Planet- arium in New York mxplaincd the northern lights are formed of gases ot’ the upper air touched of’! by the electricity of magnetic storms high above the earth. These magnetic storms penetrate the earth, thus interfering with telegra- phic ilnca “grounded” in the earth.

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iiuiiiiiiiiiiiiii ALTERNATIVE ‘T uscisii

Herridge Urges “N a- tional Reform Party ” To Meet Growing Threat.

TORONTO. Jan 25-(CP)-—F‘0r- motion of a. “National Reform Party" on a platform of incl-cased piirt-lirnsiig powers for workers. l nininiiim farm prices. moneiary and tinnkina rcfoi-iii. and PCOilOIlllC s-elf-s-iifliuicncy: xvas prcscrlbcd hora iodruv by W D. Herridi-Zc. former Canadian Mi itcr to Waihington.

C'lil<(‘l'\’.'ll,\lIi\ national ‘artiiislit up i0 dnfo. was oifCrcd by l; Hcrridl-Zv as >1 liisis upon which ‘.0 ciziaiiize a "i

w c1 ‘i taiism ivhose piirpo e is lfilhllllilill product-on ‘ li pzofitn crmpzu-‘bc with it." ili‘= now party lit‘ invited “Con- spi-vaiiirs. the independent parties. anti those Lzbcrals who love liberty more than pm" v label. ‘ cilllfltllflil Yfiitisi-Pr to Washing- ton frm 15W) to 1934 hfr. Horridvr- has brrn l)i'.’i."ll'il!lfl law in Ottawa during the inst two years. He has i made several public addresses on anndnls economic situation and

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Z5 YEARS Til REBUILI] CITYl

Madrid May Become

m ' i ,(‘ i.i m It‘. 1-. qoyovzd torefonn mg 335th... norms-actual C ty mp5,: ,.;,',_,m mfm m ms o, V Both Chinvre and Japanese In tlrnpe Ill PrO- Illflvbfilflléllh, rrar-ton sets in. and

(BESS.

MADRID. Jiln. 25 — Spanish ,~ architects say it would take at least 5 25 years to heal the scars of this i former republican capital and in

the process Madrid might become the most modern city in Europe. , the midst of war the architects I

In talk of rebuilding in peace.

About one-fourth of Madrid and ‘ its suburbs-even on the basis of present damage-must be rebuilt from the foundations. inciuciingl the devastated Arguclles sector in West Madrid. once a show-place; ; a'l the suburbs lying beyond the _i Manzanares River. University C ty, , a ccnsiderable part of the Cuatro y Caminos district and small areas i elsewhere.

Metal for Munitions

Salvage crews are reducing tliesc buildings to avert throats of col- lapse and to glean scrap metal for munitions. Meets of trucks roll out of Arlzuelles with broken pliimb- inlz. heating apparatus, iron beds, stoves. steel furniture and kitchen Dots and pans.

The war halted government and private construction. The artly competed new government uild- inizs rising from the Hippodrome in Northern Madrid are just as they were 1n July. 1936, when trade un- iunists dropped their troivels and took up rifles.

The city's streets. too. must un- derlzn major reconstruction.

Won But Train Held His Bags

(Canadian Press) CANBERRA. Jan. 25~A bet i

with friends on a train {ed lo T. ‘_

Heath. private secretary of Ai- torney-Genoral R. G. hicnzics. ivnlking 26 miles for a WilQPf‘.

On a journey from Melbourne

reform. Ho. i‘ a brctlicr-in-law of Crinvrrvolive Leader Bennett.

Rflfrri-ii i0 his previous reform Slifitmilfik’ Mr. H-ri i-jc said he W35 mzikinw “a political speech“ Today. snce hc was dealing with the mean‘. by which rflorm could be effected.

Need for reform W38 urcent. he d-oclarrd. if Canada w-aq to be savvd from fascism. "Reform" he said. "is the business of government. The

rear-lion in control of government» is fascism."

Pi~oprri_i' was ihc natural ncrmal state for Canadians, Mr. Herrid-zc sold. 71c livTdfi that. now. another depression made it impov- . ilc. the C"ll“'f‘I‘V"iil\'t’ national pol- irrv slioiiiri be put. to work to rmp the lycnwil- for which it hcd licfli

TPFPYlTYl at considerable cost to re this purpose. o (lfl!l"'f‘\‘ i-f f-issist rule in Ca ab. is ii!‘r11"i’l"ili. The 9’S°’i'l!!0 of fnsri=m is frircizn conquest. mil- itary of monetary. as you like. Their purpose is the some. Mone- trii-y Cflllllll" it of Canada would hfPw (lcivn iilvriiv mini l)1‘(l"]'>(‘l‘.'i_\' like a cruel sivnrti."

lbristlinc with heavy chine-gun and anti-aircraft ‘ placements and Tliere are hundreds of lights to spot aerial attackers and mythical raids are staged periodically to train the populace.

lions in authorities that the colony's air de- fences were far

Fears

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Of China Cause

Precautionary ‘Strengthening Of Defences May Make British

Crown Col

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“GibraltarThe East”.

(By The zissocinted Press)

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HUNG KONG, Jan.

M Fearful that Japan mighii

attempt to extend her military activities in China. toward this British crown colony. Hung Iiong is foriifying to

such zin extent ihzit ii soon other "(lilii-iiitzii‘ of the Ens

may be, with Singnpiirc, an- t".

‘IA-HOUR SHIFTS Crews of military and naval engineers, technicians and

laborers are working 2-1 hour

s a day to complete a $40,000,»

000 programme of harbor. land and air defences.

The hills and islets on the fringes of the colony already are guns. ma- em- other weapons. search-

arid "blackouts"

Observers say the numer-

nus machine-gun nests could hold up an attacking land force for two wrecks. The

larger naval and land zuns in the hills-said to include sev- eral 16-inch and lR-lnch can- non of range greater than any ship-mounted gun-could hold back an attack ‘by sea. Even so. the authorities claim only sufficient precautions to kccp an invading force at bay until help could arrive from Singapore or even Austrnia or India. Singapore is three days away bv sen.

Centre of Interest

Chief military interest centres

“for” on the hrovv calibre guns behind mounted on Hmir! Kona and in the high hills just. behind Kowloon.