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$50,000 Property Dam- age In W i d e l y Scatter-ed Fires Throughout P r o - vmce.

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) HALIFAX, Dec. lib-Fires took the joy out of Christmas in widely separated communities d Nova Scoiia. causing more than $60,000 property damage and driving two score people, including 25 hospital patients from their quarters.

A whole wing of the Nova Scotia sirnatorium near Kcntville was dcstroyed today and 25 tubercul- osis patients- were forced out just aitcr thew had finished their Cirristlnets dinner. Their presents and belongings went up in the $20,- 000 blaze. Other buildings in the institution were not threatened.

Mel Williams, one of the Kent- vilia firemen, nearly lost his liic Chri as eve when the homo oi Go v-Bianchard at Upper Dykc Villa vitae gutted. Members oi the chemical a crew fought the flames from inside the dwelling until smoke forced them out. Then it was noticed Williams had not come out. Captain Arch Mcfnnis rescued him from the kitchen where he had been overcome by smoke.

Two more fires in the vicinity

of Windsor destroyed homes early ‘I ‘ u

this morning. At Upper Falmouth, Frederick Smith, a farmer, fought»

intensewheat and $0M t0 bfilll» em pa“ o’ m‘ mnpke I on"

his mother, wife and two children to safety. He was able to save only four small presents from‘ the Christmas tree as the flames bum- ed his uninsured home to the ground. Clarence Edwards, care- taker for the Newport home of Grey Dimming now in Rhode Is- land, was awakened by a stifling smoke. I-ie escaped in his night clothes just before the roof crash- ed in.

A home at Upper Prospect near Halifax, was destroyed by flames that nqarly took the lives oi Rus- scl Christian, his wife and four young children. Awakened by a howling dog, the family escaped by climbing down knotted sheets from their second storey rooms.

' Scattered fishcrfoik formed a buc- krit brlgadexdrawing water from tho angry Atlantic, but could not save the house.

A family. oi nine. wasforced in- ln the bitter cold oi dawn Tuesday morning by a fire which destrsjrl l.'~..~ home oi Thomas Gilbey at North Beaverbank, Halifax County- Giibcy, his 70-year-old father, his wife and six children, well all for- ccd to lower themselves from a VTCIKI storey window to safety. (liibcy ran half,a mile for assist- mice but when he returned the liousc was in ruins.

A Christmas eve fire at Digby did heavy damage to a provision more owned by George C. Ryan. Anrcnia fumes from a refrigerat- ing plant in the store made it dif- flcultto fight the flames. and one fireman. Loren Hayden, was overcome by fumes. The whole stock of merchandise in the store was destroyed by amonia, smoke and wafer.

TR AIN'S 100011! RUN

BWINDON, England-The Chel- tcnhamlilyer, the United Kingdom's fastest regular train, recently com- pleted its 1,000ih _run at its record speed of 71.8 miles per hour.

ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC

"Hockey in Graham's Road rink tonight at 8 o'clock, Dairy Kings vs. Monarchs. Skating Saturday night. \ 1.400s

"Klnkora Hail-Come and en- ioy the social evening in Kinkora Hall Friday, Dec. 27th. Good mu- slc. Refreshments served. 11-4004

"Poultry. Buying drcmied chicken and fowl until March. Market val- lws- Correct grading. Geo. freight-

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935

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KING GEORGE V ‘ In Europe and in many ports oi

an enemy of none. “May tho spirit.‘ grow and spread," Iii: Majesty said, blcociag of peuco but a solution c.

_ To those who are sudcring orin

trosrwhcthcr in this ‘country or my deepest my , ‘hy but I would also give a Christmas message oi hops and cheer. United by bonds oi willing service, let us prove our- selves both strong to endure and resolute to overcome. Once again as I close I send you all, and not. least to the children who may be listening to me, my truest Christmas wishes and those a my dear wife, my children and grandchildren, who are with mc today. I add a heartfelt prayer that wherever you are God may bless and keep you always.

Fisheries Export’

(C. I’. by Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, Dec. 25—Canada's

export trade in fisheries products has been substantially greater in i935 than it was in 1934. 140!)- ~7- E. Michaud, Minister oi Fiseries. said in a statement issued today.

“Exactly how great tho increase will not be known, oi course, un- til the export figures for Decem- ber are completed; but in the first l1 months oi the year there was a betterment oi nearly $2,400,000. with the total reaching 822,823,000.

"Sales to the United Kingdom incleued by about $1,117,000 and sales to the United State: by a0- proximatcly $791,000. Even if De- cember business should happen to have been smaller than it was last veer, the export total for the full year 1936 will still be very sub-. stantially larger than the total for ' i934. This is a. very gratifying she ‘ _,, both because it is evi-l denoc that the fishing industry in '3 all parts of the Dominion has met _ its marketing problems with en-_ crgy and determination and be-; cause it indicates that trading conditions are improving in world markets when, in the nature of‘ things, a country with C ‘ ‘s vast fisheries resources and com- paratively nnsll population must always sock outlet for the gxeatcri part. of its production."

Catastrophe

IIIBINGBM. Germany. The bodies of 86 persons. ovcd today from the a be: of a local train

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Text Of His Majesty’s

Christmas

Message

(C. P. Cable, By Guardian's Special Wire) EANDRINGIIAM, Norfolk. England, Dec. of the speech broadcast throughout

_25—F0llowlng is thc- text the British Empire today by the I wish you all. my dour friends. A happy Christians. I have been deeply touched by tho ‘greetings which in the last few minutes have rescued inc from, all parts of the Empire. let mo in response send each of you a greeting from my- self. My words will be very simple but spoken from my heart of this family festival of Christmas.

The year that is passing (the 25th alncc my accession) has been to rue most memorable. It called forth a spontaneous offering oi loy- alty and may I say oi love, which the Queen and I can never forget.

How would I fail to note in all. the rejoicing not merely-respect for

the throne but a warm and gener- ous remembrance of the man him-

self who, may God help him, has

been placed upon it.

It is this personal link between

rnc and my people which I "value

more than I can say. It binds us

together in all our common joys and sorrows, as when this ycar you showed your happiness in the mar- riage of my son and your sympathy in the death of ‘my beloved alter.

I feel this link now as I speak to you, for I am thinking not so much of the Empire itself as of the

individual men, women and children who live within it, whether they are dwelling hero at horns or in lame" dbtant outpost oi the Empire.

the world anxieties surround us. It

l9 good to think that our own family oi peoples is at peace in itself and united In one desire to be at peace with other niifolis-o friend oi all,

oi goodwill and mutual helpfulness Then it will bring not only the th; economic troubles which still

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Unhounded Generos- ity Of Santa Pals Brings Happiness 'TOMany.

All day Monday the Rover Scouts and Guardian staff were busily en- goged making up the parcels of toys, candies, and fruit for the little ones Santa Claus might otherwise have f rgotten: 1t was a busy time, the w ling workers being occupied until midnight, but when they left

everything was in readiness for de- "

livery next day. At 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning a number oi cars and sleighs were at work delivering the welcome parcels to deserving homes. At the last moment an ad- ditional list was received and for these also provision was made.

In all no fewer than 596 parcels were delivered. no application re- ceived through recognized sources being omitted. It is with the utmost satisfaction the Guardian records this successful termination to its appeal on behalf of those in the community in less favorable circum- stances than the rest of us. By 5 o'- clock -in the afternoon the work of the Guardian and Rover Scouts was completed and all went home tired but happy.

Once more the Guardian returns thanks to all associated with it in carrying out this annual scheme for the benefit of the under-privileged.

Novelist Passes

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wine) PARIS, Dec. flb-Leon lienniquc, French novelist and dramatist. died today at the age of 84. Among his best-known books are "The Accident of M. Herbert,"

;"‘Poeuf," "A Character" and "Min-

nie Brandon." Iie collaborated in some works with Emile Zola and Guy do Maupaasant- ‘

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In Germany

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wreckage.

Besides the dead, 2! critically and 50 slightly injured persons were removed to hospitals and dwellings -

The local train was packed with a holiday throng. They had just boarded the train at the nation.

According to railway officials.

0. none of the passenger aboard the

real were injured. - Iill Dcrpmueller. chief of the national railway‘ administration. hurried to this intend rescue work; "b ordered " zlcf“

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710 Young Guests En- tertained At Hilari- ous Party at Gov- ernment House.

“A wonderful time;

I think I

enjoyed it more than the kiddia did themselves!" This was the comment of His

Honoun Lieutenant Governor De- BQQ; after playing host to 710 children, including all those on The Guardian "Sarita Pal" list, at a most delightful Christmm Tree and entertainment at Govern- ment House yesterday afternoon. Ice cream, oranges and candy were liberally distributed to each of the children, tho boys receiving in addition, a hockey stick and puck and the girls a doll or box of chocolates. The eager u“. elation of the youngsters, their shouts pf laughter and happiness, left no room for doubt as to the succem of the “party," at which, as al- ready intimated, His Honour join- ed wholeheartedly. , To climax the entertainment, each of the children was present- ed, before leaving, with a bright 25-cent piece. - Beautifully adorned for the fes- tive season. Government House yesterday uftemocn, with its hos- pitable host surrounded by romp- ing children. presented a scene which would have inspired some- Oneto invent Sarita Claus-At he _.,did not already existl ~ The gifts were distributed by His Honour assisted by Mrs. De- Blois. members of his staff and Miss Izme Newbery of Yonkers, New York. who is a. guest at Gov- ernment House during the Christ- mas season. The lame Christmas tree in the hall of , Government House was beautifully decorated and lighted. The many decorated trees on the grounds were also illuminated in Splendour. The presence of Santa Claus added to the delight of the kiddies. Ice cream and cake was also seryed. A number oi kiddies unable to attend through sickness were not forgotten and their treat was sent to them. - A quantity of provisions re- malulna was presented by Hi5 3mm"? l0 8- Broup of boys and Girl-S Skating on Government Pond.

We l l Known Newspaperman Dies Suddenly

(C.P. By Guardian's Special Wire) MONTREAL. Dec. 2s - Alfred

the Sherbrooke, Que. Dally Record, died here today, aged 66 removing a distinguished figure from the Canadian newspaper field.

Mr. Wood came to Montreal from Sherbrooke to spend Christmas with his family at his home here. 11b1- lowing_ dinner he suffered a stroke and died shortly afterwards.

His death terminated a career that covered a wide experience in newspaper work. From tne time he began as a. typesettcr in Pickering, Ont. when a young. boy until his death he was ccnflected at various times with ner. ‘pars from Van- couver to Sheiimsre.

, War Briefs

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GENEVA, Dcc- sin-no Ethiopian government today fo accused Italy of apt-ending reports concom- ing use of dum-dum bullets by Ith- loplans to justify "future Italian

cum-ten." "The Inmcrlai Ethiopian Govern- ment denies in tho moat categorical

f nlsshoodl Qteell b! tho I press con we of dum- dum oil.” a t nut to the Molnar: N ‘snorted. “a emulsion rQorts sin-looted iuatify future Itoifnlloutrugcl. mo, . Th!!! trash lpiccfoli Italian

mica, were sentenced today to shut in the buck. '

Nine other: were aontouocu ‘raugusg from cue 10 years in III!)

Wood. President and proprietor of I

Middlewestern States. Swept - By Blizzard“

(A. P. by Guardian's Special WIN)

CHICAGO. Dec. 25—A blizzard blustered out of the north country today crippling air, rail and. ‘high- way traffic and spreading zero cold through the middlewestern Unltzd States. ‘

Tr snow was heaviest in Illin- ois. Indiana, "Michigan. Wisconsin, Ohio and Kentucky, but the frigid wave that accompanied it moved to encompass most of the north- ém states and tmpenetrate some of their southern neighbors.

The storm deposited three inches of snow in Michigan four or more, in Wisconsin and Illinois, five in l/ilinnesotalstwin cities and six in central Indiana.

IWIBIISANIIS

FEARED DEAD I N ll ll A‘ KE Belated Reports From Southern Szechuan Province, C h i n a ,

Tell Of Havoc Wrought.

(sf "P; by coercion‘; ‘Special Wire) CHENGTU. Szcohuan Province. China, Dec. ill-fragmentary re- ports from Southern szechuan Province told today of an earth- quake Dec. i8 that shattered en- the villages and caused a. death toll that may reach thousands.

The remoteness and inaccessib- ility of the quake area made it. im- Eeossible to determine the full ex-

nt of the disaster.

Primitive. mountain dwelling Olo tribesmen were the chief suf- ferers.

Villages and forts near the tops of the mountain range that ex- tends north and south through the affected region were torn from their foundations and hurled into the‘ valleys.

The communications system, un- dependable under normal condi- tions, brought scanty, incomplete reports of towns of 100 and more families being wiped out. Freakish landscape distortions followed the upheaval.

A mountain was split wide for a distance of a mile. _

In other places avalanches dam- med rivers and formed lakes in what formerly were fertile valleys.

The Yangtse River in its upper reaches dropped five feet sudden- ly when the tributary Kinsha River was cut off abruptly by such a landslide.

First reports trickling from the southern region told of houses falling "like packs of cards)’. and that "trees were uprooted and hills split."

The shocks occurred at intervals over a period of five hours.

P‘: blis her 0f Pictoa Advocate Dies

(0-1’. By Guardian's Special Wire)

HALIFAX, Dec. 20 -— John A. Fisher, publisher and editor of the Piotou Advocate, died in hospital hem Christmas eve after a long illness. Ho was formerly president of the Maritime Weekly Newspaper Association and at one time on the executive of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association.

Son of an Irish sea captain, he was born in Belfast, c7 years ago. His parents settled in Pictou when he was a boy and he studied at Pictou Academy and Dalhousie Uni- versity, graduating in- arts.

Ho began his newspaper cares; in Halifax and later worked on the Sydney Reoold and th; Glace Bay Colette. About I0 years ago he rc- tumedioPlotouandinlboohc purchased the Advocate. A fearless cdiwrial writer, he was widely quoted.

MnFlshcr-wasatrusiscoi the not..- Academy Pounds“ and

prominent in educational and com- munity efforts of the town. He wu a member of the Picton f and Country Club. the New Ca inn Curling Oiub and the Welt‘ Pictou m and Gun Oiub

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EM If! RE LINKED’ BY B-RUAIIBAST

C h o i r s Throughout Canada Successfully Synchronized In the Singing of Carols.

OTTAWA, Dec. 25 —- Invisible waves were flung around the world ioday to unite an Empire in a com- mon espression of Christmas good- will. Canadians heard an Empire radio program in the morning which linked th; far-scattered units of the British Dominions and in- cluded a IIICYBBB from Ills Majesty the King at Sundringham and this afternoon turned their dials to hear a. Canadian Christmas program bringing logeiiher artists and spokesmen from all parts of Can- ada.

Reception of tbs Empire broad- cast in Canada was excellent. The King's speech was heard perfect-l! in all parts of the country as well as the singing of God Save The King by various choirs. ,

As if to emphasize the King's reference to the Empire as a great family conversations over the radio between private persons in far-Sev- arated parts of the Empire were B- part of the program. Scotland, South Africa, Australia, Northern Ireland," New Zealand and Canada were all represented in these ex- changes, some of which were be" tween members of familis separat- ed by thourands of miles.

In the afternoon program the Ciriiflian Radio Commission scored a. new triumph when cfioirs all across Canada were successfully synchronized in the singing of Christmas carols. In previous blood- casts orchestras had been syn- chronized but nevcr before had an attempt been made to link choir-S in a trans-continental chain 0f vo- cal music.

In the singing oi “Good King Wenoelas" and ‘The First Noel" choirs in Halifax, Saint John, Mon- treal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Regina. Edmonton, and Vancouver linked. cach singing a line of the piece in turn.

Lord Tweedsmulr, Governor Gen- eral, delivered his Christmas mes- sage from Ottawa as a part of this program. He said he and Lady Tweedsmulr, were now Canadians, although they hfld been 0111i’ 3 short time. They were proud of their association with Canada and happy to join in Canada's Christ- mas celebration.

The program presented a cross- section of Canada at work and at play and at religious devotions from coast to coast. More than 500 pri- vale citizens found a. place. A min- er in a Nova Scotia coal mine far under the waters of the Atlantic Ocean had a few words to say. At the other end of the country a de- scription of Vancouver‘; busy water- front and of a golf game on Van- couver Island presented climatic as well as geographic contrast to the scenes portrayed in other sections of the country.

Saskatoon produced a, description of a hockey game; Prince Albert, Sash, a service in a tiny church; Montreal a French Christmas carol written by the Canadian martyr. St. Jean Brebeuf, 300 years ago; Lcthbridge; Alta, an Indian tom tom; North Bay, s. message from Dr. A. R. Daioe on behalf of the Dionne quintuplets; Winnipeg. a to- boganning scene.

Young Canada was represented by a~group or children in a dozen communiti- who were interviewed

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Killing.

(A. P. By Guardian's Special Wire)

SHANGHAI, Dec. zfk-(Thursday) ticnai settlement early today

—Tension mounted high in the following the assassination [all

night of Tang Yu-Jen, Vice-minister of Chinese Railways, by gunmen

in the French concession. Tang was pro-Japanese.

He was the former Vice-minister of Foreign

Affairs under Wang King-Wei, former Premier of China and president of the Executive Yuan, who was shot by an assassin Nov. I but survived.

Wang

from the killing.

Tang's chauffeur fold was killed by two men in close range.

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Tang had just left his automo- bile to enter a. house in the French concession.

The French police said the mo- tive of the crime probably was pol- itical. '

Tang had arrived Tuesday from

Nanking where he interviewed Major-General Rensukc Isogai, the Japanese military attache, who is reported to be studying pending Sim-Japanese problems. _The Japanese Embassy issued s. statement deploring the assassin- ation, and describing it as a. do- mestic issue.