vii‘ . (8 Continued cn page l0

Morning Guardian, tended 1'1, Charlottetown Gulllllnu jun on“,

ackers roble Lobster

H

Federal Cont-FM Of Cannery Licenses And Grading Of Factories Discussed At Re-

present ati v Packers H e

l lIEIlWHEiMING lulovll lll ‘llllVT. PlliltY

National Gov’t. Given Vote of Confidence Regarding Indian Home Rule.

(By George IL bletoll, Canadian Press Staii Writer)

LONDON, Dec. 3--'l‘h¢ House oi Cnnlrnons tonight gave its over- whrllning approval to the Govern- ment's policy of home rule with safeguards for federated India. The adoption oi a motion of confidence closed two days 0f debate and fol- lowed the rejection by 3B9 to 43-h government majority of 326-0! an amendment moved by Rt. Hon.

Discuss ms Of

Canning

e Meeting Of re Yesterday-

The annual meeting of the Can- ners Branch ior the Maritime Pro- vinces of the Canadian Manufac- tures Association was held yester- day in tllq Canadian National Hot- el with a large and representative attendance. This association has D8611 Optllltllll I01‘ thirteen years and represents over ‘l5 per cent of the capital invested in the indust- W.

Various phases of the lobster in-

Pldywrigh t

NOVELIST ARRIVES

Edgi-r Wallace, British novelist, and playwright, as he arrived in

America.

>I/,%// 4/ '

The People's Paper

New York recently on a, visit m!

1/,

Covers Prince Edward

Empire. Quota

Bennett Paid High Tribute In England

(Special to the Guardian) LONDON, Dec. 3-—Lord Stonehsven, farmer Governor General oi Australia and now

dustry were considered at the meet-

ing yesterday at Which a general

discussion of this subject took place] Among those present were Mr. J.‘ J Cowlc of the Federal Department

oi Fisheries, Ottawa: Mr. Emestl Hess of the Biological Board, Hall- llllf. and Mr. H. B. Thompson of Amherst.

The morning session yesterday n-t which the chairman Hon. Fred- McGee presided, was devoted to bus lneés regarding the exchange sit-l uation throughout the world.

l l I

Continued on page l0

Nillilll SYDNEY?

slllous llliill, FRllNl BLAZE

(Canadian Press) JACKSONVILLE, 5'19... Dec. 3—A fire of apparently serious proport- ions broke out on the Jacksonville River front about 8.15 p. m. (E. S.

SEE STEAMER BAlTiE Siillill

Cross-channel Passen-

ger Boat in Bad way |

When R u d d e r Breaks During 60 Mile Gale.

NEW HAVEN, England, Dec. 3. (Alb-Th, French cross channel steamer Versailles, with twenty eight passengers rand sixty membe n oi the crew aboard. was towed into this port tonight by lrtug after

having tossed helplessly ior hours

llloi alloy

Sussex coast. : The tug picked up the steamer.

0 N s T R I K ,whlch had a broken rudder. by ‘shooting rockets carrying a. hausar,

NORTH SYDNEY, N. 5., Dec. 3. which was secured to the dlsrbled (By the Canadian Fraser-North boat. The two essels, as they finally Sydney's two hundred fishermen plunged and tossed into port, were Vwcre out on strike tonight and given a cheer by a large crowd

thirty-three boats were tied up at gathered on the shore. their wlmves, l When the wind was blowing sixty

“A drastic cut in the price of miles an hour early this afternoon

i . in a tumultuous sea five miles ofl the RY.

chairman oi the Conservative I party, last night told the Un- .‘ lied Club he thought Prime 1 hlinistcr It. B. Bcn-ictt of Cali- lda. and former Prime Minis- ‘I tcr Stanley Bruce of Australia ., were the two most important men in the British Empire next i lo the King. l “Ziir. Bennett and Mr. Bruce" i b,- said, “have both made it I him that although we have 1 deliberately destroyed the pol- lifcal link that united the com- llonent parts oi the self gov- erning Dcmlnlons, yet the call o’. blood, common "y, u. | plrstions and ldealsghould be I converted into a practical-en- ) deavor to raise the standard oi life in all parts of the Empire

', ..K'_z"" we"

Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1931

l

Wheat

Forecast l

English Newspapers ‘Make Pre- dictions Regarding British Government Plans —- Premier Bennett Returning With Pro-

visional Order.

Miss Hungary

LONDON, Dec. 4—- (Friday)- (Canadisn Press Cabin-Varying I forecasts of the empire wheat quo- lta to be adopted by the British Government, are made today by two Ipndon newspapers. The Daily ‘Telegraph suggests the ‘lilmplre quo- ta. should bc fixed at '10 per cent of Great Britain's wheat requirements.

is adopted, the home-grown quirement will be fixed from 13 to

ment, 43 to 45 per cent. The rc- uiainder would come from foreign countries.

Prime Minister R. B. Bennett of Canada. (says the Dally Telegraph) has discussed the quota question

_ Wild Prune Minister Rannay Mac- Donald. Rt. Hon. Neville Cilalnber- llin. Chancellor" 2i‘ the Exchequer, and Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, Domin- ions Secretary. Details of the scheme, the paper says, have been 111d before him and he will return ‘to Canada with the assurance a quota likely will be adopted.

The Telegraph says it is doubt- lul whether details oi the Empire quota can be worked out before the Imperial Conference meets in Ottawa next July. '

l The nauynersld says the sud-

Idcn dccliiion of [Prime M‘ '4 to return to Can- ada ls ‘ ‘__, he will carry back

the

MARKING TIME

UITAWA, Ont, Dec. 3-(By the Canadian Press)—with the 21 gen- eral chairmen of the rail/way run- ning trades waiting to hear from local Unions across Canada rc the attitude of 20,000 employees inward

Tm one steamer’ bleleved t‘) be l fish," said unlcn ofliclais, hid caus-I

, Hospital on or before December

the ocean going Belize, and possib- ly several smaller craft appeared in be endanger by the flames

At cs0 pm. huge billows of flam- cs and smoke were rolling up from the river front. All available fire fighting equipment was called out. A third alarm was turned ln at 8.30 o'clock.

~ NNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC

"Dance at Newstcad Inn tonight. 1674

"Montana Gaturday. Talkies. Young Sinners. iossi-iz-z-ai.

"Catholic Women's League Cake Sale at Hoimans. Saturday after- " "W- 10041-12-3-31.

"Old-time dancing in Lyceum to- Yllaht. Good music and excellent floor. 10671

"Como to the Christmas Tree and Entertainment at Whcatley River Hall, Wednesday, December 23rd. 10647-13-4-81.

,ed the men to furl sails and waits iFlsh firms, on the other hand,’ .claimcd to have made no decrease ln their rate of isea product.

The fishermen of North Sydney, Union were out-or rather "in"- all day today, one hundred per cent strong. They were offered, they said. 1 1-4 cents per pound for Haddock, one cent. for hairs and three quarters oi a cent for mark- et cod. The price oi bait was too high. The prices offered were one quarter cf a cent lower than they had been receiving.

payment for the

slim llln, TREMENIIIIIIS; M A ill: | l,

LONDON. Dec. S. (A_P.)-—Rt.

“lecture on Fiji and Hllans by Rev. Mr. legato, in St. James Hall. ""007. December 8th, assisted bl’ Mr. and Mrs. Raymond and Mr. Allan Masher, vocalists. lOOiIB-IQ-S-Bi

"Hope Chplt lottery-All parties bnvlnl books out on this lottery bleaec make returns" oi name to the

lflill-II-I-U.

"Come the - Winaloe South

chi-mum noert in Wineloe Hlll-murgin favoring the United minimum!‘ o, cum“ W: m‘ under I,

onDcc. 2i, at 8 o'clock. If not fine. Daajflnd. Admission. Ito» children free. 10009

"Be sure to attend the Twilight Recital given by Miss Helen Dudhe- min , an Alisa Margaret

. in Central Christ-

Hon. Waller Runclman, president,

Continued on page 10

No Reason For Apprehension

LONDON, Dec. 3. (AP.)——Rt. Hon Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor oi the Exchequer, told the House of. Commons today that he understood the weakness in sterling in recent weeks was "primarily due to fec- tors abroad over which we have no control. coinciding with heavy sea- sonal and other payments for im- ports."

l He said he saw no reason for ap-

prehenslon.

Union President N o t W0 rri ed

LETHBRIIDGE. Alta, D60. 8. (BY

oi the Board of ‘Trade, told they m. 03mm“ Hanan“, 51mm 39"” °' cmnmm“ “d” m‘ i“ President oi the mine Workers’ Un- thc twelve months ended Sept. 80' m“ or 0min, ‘fprfleut 1M,“ m i‘: Umiz‘: Ema?‘ h:dn‘":£°;o,1athbrldu will, his family. stated ‘qodl l! O l u ’ ' that the union ofllctels were not Kugixgofioefogngtfifin Mm worrying" over the Judgment o! e a export- J O icy t Elwvan in the ed to that country goods worth ‘Tm 3:0“ £96m "I have only 528900.000, creating s tremendous m“ to my w“ m, Mme worker.

m u” “M” Nam‘ Dominion chbrter secured in 191l- .We are an economic not a politic“

period of marking time has followed (the publication oi the conciliation board reports. Today the Depart- -ment of Labor. which ls watching

‘the 10 percent wage reduction, a

fthe situation carefully, announced

that_the Canadian Railways are prepared to negotiate with the em-

ployees’ representatives on the bas-‘

is of the majority report, on the

a

Continued on page 10

-Six Hundred Million Me rgel’

. (Canadian Press)

.NEW YORK, N. Y. Dec. Merger oi the Manufacturers Trust 00., and the Chatham Phenlx Na- tional Bank and’ Trust Co. into a ‘$000,000,000 institution was regard-

~ed as assured in wall Street late

itoday, following meetings of the directors oi both lnstitutlons- It was said at the bank oillces that an announcement would be made shortly. '

Settles Million Suit For $3,000

(Canadian Press)

‘with him a provisional order min the British Government.

‘The Royal “Commission

To Meet Today

UITAWA, Ont., Dec. 3. (By the Canadian Presm-Faced with one oi the most difllcull: problems of 17011000. the seven members oi the Royal Commission on railways and

transportation will meet here for the first time tomorrow afternoon. With Rt. Hon. Lyman P. Duff pre- siding, the commlssison will lose i110 time 1n turning lis attention to the transportation situation. Presidents oi the two great railway .- ‘ , Sir Henry Thornton, of the Canadian National, and E. w. Befitii. 0f the Car-uidlan Pacific. have been asked to attend the meet- 1-‘18 tomorrow.

,Acquitted On Charge Of Theft

i In Supreme Court

(Special to The Guardian) A verdict ci "not guilty’ was re-

;tumcd by the jury 1n Thursday ev- .

eninl in the Supreme Court at Bum- lmelrsidc in the ease of the King vs. Bernie Grady, charged with theft of several oases of butter from the

l5 per cent and the Empire require- z

Canadian

MAKES NICE POPULAR.

l2 PAGES

By James P. Howe, Associated

Mailchllrlan pczicc progr. m on two scores today and drew up counter

MAXIMS

OI-‘A

MERE MAN

How should ! hate a . ommenda- tlon of being s clever fellow at writ- llll. and an ass and an inanlty in "Qfythlng else.

Annual Rubsrrlpilunn Delhi-roll 5.1.00. liy lilull Cuniulu llllll 1'. h’. A\| SLJU.

Japan ‘Rejects PeaceProgramOf League Council

Have Drawn T}; Counter Pro- posals To Be Submitted At Paris Meeting Of L- Of N. —Peace A Long Way Off.

THIRD 000i DISCDVERED

Press Sfafl‘ Currespcndent TOKYO, Dec. 3- iAPJ-Japan rcjcocd the League of Nations

Mlle. Maria Fclccic von Tasnadyproposal". to be submitted to the

0f Budapest, "Ziiiss Hungary’ 1031, is drawing a big crowd to,

The Daily Herald $5375. if 9- llW-lifl bTcc from all ovcr llzc ltivicra. by - rrfitd illc League plan as restrict- Te" doing hl-r physical cxrrcfsrs in pub~ ing Jzlplizesc activity against ban-

Tis. l

3 080005005003- ill 0 RE l: ii Mi

$2l5,000,0,

iIn Space of One Week

Canadians Oversub- ‘ scribed Service Loan , By $65,000,000.

OTTAWA, Ont, Dec.\3. (By the Canadian PI€S5)——T0i’.‘.l subscrip-

iamcunted w more than $215,000,000 when the book". were closed, it was made known tonight in a statement issued by Hon. E. N. Rhodes, acting Minister o.’ Finance. The Govern- ment will accept the full amount subscribed.

‘Tile statement follows:

“The amount the Government asked the Canadian people to sub- scribe was $150,000,000 and when it became apparent on November 28th that the full amount was in sight the Government decided that the books would be closed on November 30th-

Contlnucd on page 10

SAN SALVAIJUR

of ‘ League Council meeting in Paris.

‘sv

- tions for the National service Loon‘

The Tokyo G overninvnt inter-

lli MUNTREM

Further Mystery Sur-

ills and cs fixing a. virtual time Zniit for the evacuation of troops

ihpxil." the liizlllchurian treaty rounds I\esecration

YJlli‘. , v BLlFOlI Slrdvlizirn. the Foreign of Grgves l" BIO“-

Mlllister. hurl lllc other members treal (,enlet€l'y.

of lhc cabinet drew vp the count. or lll'01‘.€l5.l‘S at a mrelillg which h ilfi most of lllc night ‘Fhcsc proposals vacfc to be (iispulclzcil '0 IUONTFWEAL, Quin. Doc. 3.--'l’llc Kfilkichi Yoshiznvr-i, Joplin‘; spokes third lwldy. nlystcriously taken from lllzlll rlt the {league Council. zllongits grave and coffin in the cast of with new instructions. lMoutrcnl cemetery was discovered The flilh pnrug-mph of [hp mun“ today. The body, that of n woman; oils’ prepared settlement resolution unclothed except for a sheet, had been placed in the some grave cs were two men which also had been removed from their coffins and the clothing stolen. The woman's body

,was buried two feet deeper than \ lthcse oi the men. l The case has aroused intense in- . i . l

terest in police circles 0n Monday

. ithree empty coflins, with the decor- ‘ lotions removed, were found, hidden ‘ ‘in bushes, in a field adjoining the

cemetery. The next day all graves

(Qiinzidir n Press]

Continued on page l0

I

SYDNEY, N. s- Dec. 3. (By the Canadian Pressh-Flames that lcapt to life in the heart of Syd- ney's business district early today were controlled only after the 131-, mun building and the stocks of, cstnbllshmcnls within its walls, val- ued at .1 quarter million dollars,’ had been reduced to ashes. The building and stock owned by Her-i

ry Elman was valued at $50,000.‘

at the cemetery were carefully ex- ’ crnined by the superintendent, Al- l—-—~r—

Continued on page 10

iBe ss b o ro ugh To Be Honored

OTTAWA, Ont.. Dcc. 3. (By the Canadian Prcssl-‘Ihe Honorary

Bezansonh jewelry store, owned andyDcgrc-e or Dodor of Laws will be managed by George Hoult, sustaln-' conferred upon His Excellency L0"! ed a loss in about the same amount. Bessborough. Governor General of Destruction oi D. A. Cameron's Canada by the University oi law offices caused the barrister alotinwa, on December 12. His loss o.‘ about $15,000. In consuming, Excellency will bc ilic third Gov- Christies; sweet shop. the blaze ernor-Gccnrnl of Canada to be so

l

llEPllSEB

PRESIDENT l8,

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 3, (A.P.)—

Mexican aviation headquarters re", cclved a radio rcport today frcmi Snn Salvador that President Arturo Araulo had bcon deposed and ai military directorate of three men was in control cf the country. l SAN SALVADOR. Republic of‘ Salvador, Dec. 3. (A.P.l-A milit- ary dircctorateassumcd tho powers, of government today as President‘ Arturo Araujo fled from the Cap- ital.

i

Is Convictedl

(Canadian Prcssl

imwsnn " 40 {in y

‘llni-i-llver l i l-llllllllllliln ;§1'.':.‘.:.,..-~~ l 4m: Cllllil’ (RWBL: lazlsglizz. ii ‘ilifii Revise. rliloios relics... 2:: = 40m vols is l! ’ i" "Pm? llnliinx .. '1') iii)

. Charlottetown . . . . . . .. , H 24

cok with it a stock valued a-tihonorcd. the same dog-roe having been conferred upon Lord Aberdeen. i804. and the Earl of Mlntc, i899.

Continued on page 10

Record & Forecast of the Weather

.\ll-‘.'l‘l~l0llOl.O(‘l(‘.\l. OFFlCE, 'r r- _ a M m.” ::~ ' " “MQQE l . l.\l.\il.\i .\.\n .\l.\.\l\ll u Thll- (l $3 Q‘ u rrzlmrruiis a

SYNOPSIS

The weather has lwcn for the mmlt pnrt fnlr llllll lnlld from tho Croat linkr-l onstwnrul, with fresh in strong northwnst wlluln ill lhn- Gulf oi‘ Si. linwrcuoo. Pressure ls falling (lvr-r the

Dunk River factory at Bedeque. Considerable interest has been tak- , m m u“ u...’ ‘uch had occupmf In the Fall-ville Police Court. todny, m; ‘gungkm 0| the court ‘or your’ Magistrate G. Earle Logan found‘ up", Yggq-“y ‘u “km up with i Stephen Burt, of Queen's l-larbnrfi, the pfldggg] 0g Mame] md Com-t to l Nfld-, guilty of violating section 50. the jlry. sub-section 2. oi til} N. B. intoxic-

Mr. Ill-nest H. Birong, KC, spoke sting liquor act. or "having lllelz-‘l- on behalf oi the prlnoner, non 1,13, ly," and sentenced hlm l0 six

SAINT JOHN. N. 8., DFC. 3.-—-

Los mamm- Cfl" Dec- 5”“ Stewart, 110., Attorney General, ior months‘ imprisonment, wllh a fine

Mil-king l. surprise appearance in m, 0mm

Superior Court, minlpe Prlnsle ret-

ci $1,000 and costs. and four ad-

lowr-r billion nml ill:- lflllilflVllli Qlnlnu willie llilzll prnnsul-r- Illlll rnlilcr u-oillll- or rnrors nnrllloru “flllllflllil and Slink- nicllmviln. lrlxvopl for amm- llrlil snow ill Allvorla it lllla lll‘l‘ll fair llLlllf‘ ivcsl.

FOINTFAQTH

Oilnwu nnil Twirl" lit. Lawn-nu- \'nl- leyiw-Frnsh southwest to norllnwsi winds: fair: her-inning annlmvhni (‘filli- 31 lit nlgln with possibly rillllf‘ 10ml snow.

liovrrr M. Lou-renu- \‘nllr_v-\l-nlvr- nto lo fresh southwest winds: mouth- fnlr and u lltilc mlldr-r; ilurrlvs. _

Gull and North Sharp-From

loonl sumo‘,

in?

i

\ tomorrow’ morning nt 0.30. Nun sol! this llfli-rnoiull at 4.23 and i rim-a lnluurr-nv Ililvrllillf lil 7.17. New moon Wnilnl-silny, Dec. 0, 0.16 ii Ill. .\lllllllli'i'l'll\ll‘ rim- oigllicen mluutol lull-r lhnn (‘llnrloltcun-ln. l §lllllllll*l'filili' illll‘ (‘IIIiIiPOH mlililtcl llll .-rlllnli (‘hillli-lii-iuuil.

"“The Old Peabody Pew," quaint dramatic ploy by Kate Douglas Wig- gins, under direction of Mrs. Houle, also splendid musical programme. Heart: Memorial mil. mid "The W11-

Btcrns, flcpreno Ian Church. Saturday st 4.80 chm‘.

Sliver col. 1

1M0 .

ling Circle. of the Kim's Deushterl.” p x l be mo. ~

organization and are registered with the government, s, point the ludsc apparently n not aware ol- Tile de- clsiondoesnotworry m in tbelecst"

i .

m l

result of an alleged criminal at- tack.

\ I

In chlrrlnr the jury the um

unnei on m. w

idltional months’ inlnrlsollmcnt if

fled h’ “A000 “d” h" ‘Loon-ow Jlldll, Mr. dultice Saunders, stated the fine is not ptild. Burt ivns skip- hm-u m" ‘num Aland" PM” m9" V" in the evidence conclusive , per of the schooner Tclophone. seis- "95- “"1911”! Illllflflie- l! "l! W00! that the butter was stolen ed on November ‘l. oiT Chance liar-

bor. N. 13., with a liquor cargo oi 825.000.

strong northwest in sioufhwi-ll u-lmlw;

partly cloudy and u llillc mlfilcr; lo- (yy- runny gcunnthg cal lnnvrflilrrlos. Maritime Prnrlnctl—l"l'fllli west to ‘vfiflk ...|_va~l.c.-ircs Borden dull!

southwest wlnils; nlnally fnlr llllll .115 (LII), nail ll.-l0 n.m. somewhat mllilr-r: lvrolmhh- n h-w seat-l Leaves Tornlcnllno dolly: l0 3d n.m. fared lliowerll nr nnowflur-ie-n. land 2.55 pm. "it"! t|_d_z-_ibis evnnlng_.il v-niwlrnil

Zun-

. PAGE THRPIF. Y

lllrf

a coin- ayihai If pro- s from

nber cl l Gov- lropcsel wo per ur per actured manu-

l as not ice. and

of the awn sp- .es fear- t of liv-

er com- .ys about

Britain. lared the “made a llgh dut-

s friend," lid, “but lake mis-

itcnds to .- as pos- own con- zts hit by

y spokes- rports to gh French few items he French cmentarlly

an; super- Jier Great "old stand- ent 50 per easures in

vere among of the lar- the Cham-

lOOL

yan, 2 Anne i 4 Leonard

Murphy 2 lls Agnew, 4 llan Walsh. IwcAulay and lan Sullivan.

een Ryan, ‘l ylna Byrne. e Vlclcerson. on MacEach- nald. 3 Bam-

garet Gallant (equal) 2 ly Agnew.

aity. She bore uch cheerful- at even those = she was suf-