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Chledonian Clubl Banquet Enjoyed Members and Friends Honor ,

St. Andrew With Haggis, Songs and Speechmaking. Blast wrecks Powder Plant:

ls sabotage?

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The annual festival of St. An- drew was celebrated last. evening by the Caledonhm Club at the Chap- lottetown Hotel, where Club mem- bers and friends gathered to do honour to Scotland's patron saint. The banquet was followed by a’; en- joyable and inspiring program of songs and speeches.

President Alex. W. Matheson pre- sided and extended a cordial wel- come to the guests. At his left was

"ntctlnlli. “$1511., mm g_ _ seated His Honour Lieutenant Gov-

‘Alikfiyb-qcriuus “cgmmtmn u; ernor LcPuge, and at his right Chief a ton of dynamite blew four W- R- Show.

nirn lo bilsvfit the Fredericksun flit: toasts following that of “The plant of the Columbia. Powder lng were: “The Day And A‘ Who.

Honour’ It." responded to by Prom- ler the Hon. Thane A. Campbell, I-L- D4 “The British Empire," .a- spondcd to by His Worship Mayor Holman, who left a slckbed to be present.

Company today,

tionipany otilciuls and police indicated c Ktuicrnl govern- netnt ivuuld investigate ic bias! 0n thc theory it resui d from

sabotage. the second such ex-

l \‘fl5 pitiful. in the Tacoma region in The Hug“ w” “Played m" Wllll- ni-o oars. Lust Thursday. a. lllne-lwfloled ceremony by Film‘ black p0,..." comm“ my“ ex- BruceMacLaren, and acclaimed in ploaul at Dupont, nem- Fm-t; Burns immortal :‘Address To The lleuis. No one was killed. 308815’ by EX-Chlcf Malcolm Mac-

J. A. Donn, vice-president of Klnnon. It was borne l by Claus- the (Iulunibia ComDfl-n)’. which man John 1.. Bcatou. xlflper Mac-

ls u Sllliellliflry 0i "10 Wlnches- Larens instrument was one of con-

tci- Arms 'nd Winchester Pow- sldel-able hlswn 1 .6 or ¢.<""P="'"§- M "w vie-u- ». Mr. w. a. All... aorta ififf" l5 mil“ “um ‘l! here’ w“ n0" of Strathgurtney the pipes. ‘were working on government orders, originally pmseméd to Mr Sm v butthat lt had iust finished a. grandfather b Li w -L Gwlil: 5 nutloniti defence contract. r D d yd e“ n“ 9km‘ Under-Sheriff Clyde Knowles f dim fis- B“ are upwards of a m.‘ m. Fun...“ Bureau o; 1n- lun rcd years old The chantcl and in- wlndbag have been renewed, but

vestiglitiun at Seattle had formed hhn the federal govern- ment. "probably would 100k into the ca. "

the drones, with their silver and ivory mountings bearing the stamp of an Edinburgh firm long since ex- tinct are a genuine antique. Their tone. as demonstrated by Piper MacLaren, is excellent. and it would

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lllan in street" Will feel pinch “llllllar economy

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UITAWA, Dcc. citizenry" wall fccl the pinch time economy undcr the prohibitions and "restrictions an- nounced by Finance Minister Ils- ley. ’l‘hc restrictions cover a reuse of BTLZClQS. varying from pnsscuscr autumn-titles to rflotcd carnation cuttings.

To conserve Canaduts supply 01 foreign exchange. particularly Un- ited stares elhhange. the giivem- neat placid thcsc two unrelated articles on the list oi 111109005 PW‘ hibitccl t-izrcolt when olaglnatlnll Within the Empire.

with Lilo-m were such every-day things as drninplpes. table-ware. bathtubs alumtniun foil, perfum- ery. vacuum cleaners, refrigerators. lawn mowers, cutlery of ircn 01' lt/eei including penknlves, and elec- tric liglzt fixtures.

Evcu the fisherman is EOlHB i0 feel the restrictions because much 0f Canoclirs imported tackle comes from South Bend. Ind. On the mu- Elnpire proliililtcd list are such things n5 trnwls, trawling spoons. fly hoclu, sinkers, bait, and tackle.

lleputy Minister ill Transport dies

OTTAWA, Dec. 2 —-(CP) -—- Col. V. I. Stuart, deputy minister of "Munro and a practical an well as theoretical expert on railroad work. died suddenly at. his home -hlI€ today.

During n fcrm at McGill Unlvcr- lllY he made investigations and rec- milmelldfltlons for improvement in “llelflilllil conditions on tne ‘inter- wlonlal railway between Trulo and Moncton. and also parts of the Canadian Pacific and Canadian Na- tional Railways,

KING Ont. —(CP) - zltitumust Jack Miner turns an-

" lmkc ln his migratory bird h lfilrv. A Florida correspondent M" llfltlflcd him of detention there a l bird banded in the Miner san-

ll"? here ten years ago.

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y.M,‘tml,1vélrifie;ll-ea§figlv loguitrv. all L-‘IBI-ll-Ztlto Dec. 31.

Como tn 75 mfm "will dinner? nteA Pirnilgiliili "m- “PPI- 4- L-as-lz-e-zif

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“Bum ‘_. wl l‘ “V? llCRS a. usu l for Il?éell0fTi°htha' Albany‘ Thirsday o'clock Aiwmllczaia Prldav until ll

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seem that bagpipes like violins im- prove rather than deteriorate with

age.

Solos by Miss Audrey Gillls and Miss Annabelle Lawson. with Miss Mary Bentley as accompanist, were enthusiastically encorccd. "Scots Wha’ H06." “Auid Lang Sync" and the National Anthem ‘were sung “a’ together" at.‘ the close of thc function which was a most enjoy- able one.

resident's Remarks

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President Matneson. in a brief openlnglspcech, acid that even iu London, under war conditions tho festival of St. Andrew is being duly observcrl. ScotsmPn take a pzrlicu- lar pride in tnc 1.x loits of their fellow-countrymen t the proscni ivar. Three Scottish heroes oi‘ the evacuation of Dunkirk were refer- red to by the speaker, whose cour- age won for each of them a military '

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R.A.F. if... , Italian Troops In Africa

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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, TUESDAY, macaw/rang 3, 1940

ILL TUUGH LIVE

No news of. Spanish ship; Asked help

AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT. Dec, m-(GM-Sclvage com-

Thc Motomar. a 5,239-ton freight- er. wirelessed vestlerday her engines were disabled and called for elp. She was on the Atlantic about 400 ml es south of here.

_Tlie tug, at sea on another mis- slon, turned for the Motomar and hnd been expected to pick her up today. It was considered possible the tug had taken her in tow and was maintaining radio silence until she neared port.

Magazine and Comics readers Get sharp jolt

OTTAWA Dec. 2 —(CP) — The magazine and comic readers of Canada received a Jolt from Fi- nsiuce Minister Ilpley today when he presented his list of prohibited imports designed to conservg 10;. clgn exchange for esesntinl war pm- chasing. .

l-lc placed the following reading material on the list of imporzs pro- hibited except when originating Within the emplre;_

picture. Spending his nights

morning paper by the door of his

The Morning Milk Keeps Coming lPurghases of

P"!!! Officials wele without word to- _

flllzht on whether a. Canadian tug inine passion f: i‘ ilks, furs and

glégceerxitiutzf tomhthe rescue of the ilslltll0f3allflll lllll other cgmmqrhl ‘d "iv-t

lus re ter Motomar had 4e: an ccnnucil designer! tol '

reached th l, hll .k - _ ‘ . a 1

... r...itir..za.ll.fec"ed wit.‘ l‘ e Range °f Amdes Included Clllfllil as 2t "suit cf ltitinys 1m-

How London 0311169 on under bombardment is illuslratcd in this _ in an air raid shelter nmr his blasted home, this Londoner emerges in the morning to find his milk and

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Annual Subscription Delivered, $5.00. By Mall: P.E.l., “.00; Cllnlda lllll LES. 16.00

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Furs and Silks To he reduced

OTPAWA- Dc". fia-wm-reai-

pcrt pvhihltlolss.

in new tax and TradeProvisions.

And even when the Canadian .__.

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Xlllmll hcr hoireliclcl slw- mav l)? OTTAWA» D°°~ 2—(CP)—B! im-

hnndirar,.,ed_ A ">:(!(\ vnrietk, ofjpClL llcence,_ taxation and tariff ‘ '

mmw; toads d, mm t,‘ -mqmll'crluctlon, Finance Minister llslcy prcuarntlon of !Il€£"\ ‘llfifllé’ yet lmovvd tocluv to ilreveut dissipation

it'll‘: uttflflcf’ . w,“ "MM; lui lll‘t',t‘ill.i_\‘~lltlt3(itlti foreign ex-

‘changc on non-essential commodi- ties and to increase trade with the United Kingdom.

In a miniature budget address the Minister announced that Can-

c. l“ "W m - Zillll0lil1(".‘(i the House nf Cclvimcns lofinv bi" Fi- nance lWnlafcr I‘slc,v

Clothing arr‘ cloth fnhrira (if up

Garages are Ruled out

klhfls r“ ‘outwi- 'il1 tli - thwlysfcrlitl?» 1:29:51‘: “Elf?” muff Ref alum; wéithout a _ <~ ..- f‘ Z . ,.“ , \_\’ L‘_\'£\1‘lc,\_' 0f proccsse_ foods ‘in f2‘, lpfrfqirq‘, 110011112. cigars and CIEETGTJES: "*- pnsseugt-r automobiles and many

City Council Issues an Ultimatum to Over- night Parkers, Pro- vide for Refunding

fldCTlUWfWll’.

other articles imported from the {lulled States and other non-ster- ling countries.

Entry of t-licse commodities will he tntallv prohibited as from to- -d\\'- Plwllpt when they originate in

Alaska Shows

s Briillsh coilntries, Newfoundland, ar. such yilaccs as m ' b d-

slgnated as sterling area? e e Bonds‘ l lAdnother list of commodities. in- c u mg motor vehicles other than

Over Japs and A i»- ...,‘.‘.$llf°l.‘.“é2..?.‘2..?.li‘§‘li€ll§..ll2§§2

trolciun products. will be entered flom_ non-stcrling countries only 8y llccucc Illlld these licences will - e p -

pa. Y§1RK.dD§r-2-—<AP> is; “2l§‘.‘;l§'“°l‘.§f. us a lS "a arme 0 a certain ex cu ~ - ~ -

algcut Japan." iautnzlls-srlilnts thelpos- gigfgggélles wmlm" “Sing foreign si i‘it_\' of invo vcnlcut in mi itary ‘ '

conflict with Russia. vilhjalmur exggngiufllllgghgli] dlfiilgxlfiflgemeng a‘, Stcfniisson. noted lilnuitoba-boljn prevmn ‘mam, expmsiorls oémcmb

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iy by City Police, it J. E. Stems,

ced by Councillor chairman of the Police Commit.- tee, at a s cial meeting of the City Counci yesterday. Cars which are left parked on the side of the street interfere with the snow plow which makes its rounds of the City in the early morning hours.

impnovised quarters,

“Periodical publications, unbomyd or paper bound, consisting largely of fiction or printed matter of similar character, including detec- ilve. sex. western and alleged true or confession stories, and publications, bound or paper bound. commonly known as comics. but not including bona flde supplements used with newspapers? ,

It is left to the Revenue Minister to decide whether or not any pub. licatlon is to be included in the lfliegcing description and his word shall be final and pouclusive. Bulk of such publications rend in Can- ada come from tile United Slams.

Just what effect the prohibition itivill have on Canadian subscriptions o such reading matter has not been decided yet. according t0 a

Flllllme Dclwltment source. - ———————_ OTTAWA. Dec. 2.—-(CP) —— Con-

- - fill.“lilitafilévilliffi-Zklifid? mill’; line" was urged upon the govern- . I Spain sign Agreement

lncut tonight. bv Vincent Potticr

(Lib. Sflftlbillllfi-Y{\I‘lIi0lll.lI-Cii11‘f3) during the Throne Speech debate. MADRID, Dec. 2-—-(A.PJ——GI'€l\i Britain Spain signed an designed to re-

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Tile ships could be bilill. in Atlan- tic Coast shipyards as they were in ngr it to lease Spansih funds blocked ln

the first Great war. he said. Reports that Britain was losing shipping at the rate of 2,000,000 trons a Year was en London and finance increased pur- chases of British products by Gen. Francisco Franco's government. The accord was signed by For-

the situation was so

tier said. The United States could eign Minister Serrano Suner and Ambassador Sir Samuel l-Ioare

not hope to replace more than half following conclusion of negotia-

thal. deficiency. tions here among British and

In 1915, Mr. Pottier said, Canada ships. This was increased to Spanish financial authorities. An the

in 1917, $74,000,000 in $86,000,000 in 1919.

were 250. This expansion was caus- ed by a situation exactly the same as the one now facing British ship- ping interests, and could be rcpcnt- ed on short notice. Mr. Pottfer dc- clared.

At the present time only 5,000 tons (if wooden shipping was under

produced $7,000,000 worth of wooden announcement said

$35,000,000‘

i918. and

In i914 til-ere were 40 shipyards agreement established a. special ac- counting systcm covering pay- ments between the two countries.

on the Atlantic Coast building

wooden vesses, and in 191B there except those falling within the of the Anglo-Spanish clear-

OAIRO, Dec. 2——(CPt-Extenslve activities by the Royal Air Force in the African thentrc of wnr, All‘)

eluding attack: on Itnlfnn troops, and motor transport in Ethiopitul were arincunccd tonight by the‘ R.AJF. command. i

A communique said four direct hits were registered on motor transports along the Matemma-

Gondnr Road l0 miles west c! war- nf in Ethiopia. ‘Troops were ma- chine-gunncd along the Same road and heavy casualties were observed.

In the western desert, the corn- munlque sold. enemy aircraft were attacked on the gfflll-‘ld 8t B911- ina. At least. four bcmbcrs were destroyed and (impinged. and bombs fell among other aircraft on the

rimwa th tfhe RAJ". at-

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Tarther sou _

tacked Giabba, scoring direct hits numerous

on barracks. starting V fres, and lnccnrilarles in porte- ular, setting ablaze store bulld-

l u-nft. attempted to raid Colony on Nov. e said. bilt were

gs. Italian all- Burma in KcnYfl 22, the communkiu attacked hv RAF. fighters. One encrnv plane was shot down ln flames and its sole survlvcr taken prisoner.

pram n11 the opcrnllom the Bri- tish planes returned safely.

War+ 2s u... Ago Today

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fianz von

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military n nnvnl

Dec. 8.01915 — Papen. crman and Karl Boy-Ed- ziecland no long" acceptable Unlfgd slates government. British

scope fng accord reached March 18. construction in Canada (or merch- agreement ant purposes. ‘This was less than

Under the March Britain agreed to loan Spain £2,- 000,000 ($8,900,000) to be spent on goods, including raw materials, or- lglnatlng in nations linked with the pound sterling.

OTTAWA. Dec. 2.—(CPJ — Gil- bert: E. Fauquler, one of Canada's early railway, dock and ship bulld- ers. died at his home here today, aged '17. A fcw years before the first Great War he undertook con- struction of the first great docks at Halifax and engaged. in building ships throughout the war. _

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l0 per cent. of curlucity. Mr. Potticr said chief wooden ships was small capacity. slowness and sclircltv of Defsflflnel- If they had a similar calla/filly they were much less cost y. he said, nnzl with Diesel engines they could cas- lly maintain convoy spe .

With regard to personnel. if the time ever came that ships were tied up on the Atlantic Coast for lack of crews it would be the end of tlic empire. Mr. Poitier said. There

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Fascist Bases‘

- OHRID. ‘ON TIIE ALBANIAN-YUGOSLAVIA}! FRONTIER. Dec. z-(AIU-Two columns of the northern Greek army were reported to- night to have fought their way Into strategic valleys leading tn I-Zlhns- anl. the next Albanian objective of the Grerft command

One, column was said to have smashed its way into the upper Skumbl river valley which leads to Elbasanl. while the second, operating to the‘ south, pushed through the Dcvol river volley northwest of Mos- llopolls.

There was a furious artillery engagement as the Greeks sought to dislodge the Italians from the village of Mamullstc, the Fascists‘ last foothold on the western shore of Lake Ohrld near the Yugoslavian frontier. r

in most rectors the Italians were reported continuing a slow retreat- the mass surrender of 5.000 Fascist

forces retired in gtod order from Clcslphcu Mrivilfllnmla. after CHIC- and prisoners.

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central defence line in Albania with] (Continued on page 8, Col 8)

Urges. Btu illdling

it; is claimed. To overcome this condition over-night parkers will be “prosecuted without fear or favor," councillor sterns added. The purpose of the meeting “"1:

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s;:.:l..:.>".lu%..l§:.l‘at.:f:“u....:" gglp; mpg-mp also. mo... t. , .7 _ - . a -» ' (‘ISLIIPC on war wnr , an txtcud tho good neighhol policy to excise t“ of 25 Per cent on the

ilciudc tl Sov" t U 1o . , aw)“. Sllfnuldnlf wendollin “me__ manufacturers price has been im-

Of Woollen Ships

Commons Member gives suggest- ion for maintaining British

oilgh proof thatl rlous. Mr. Pub.

ob-lecllm? ml come by conipillsi

“Willi the exception of and Mexico,” hc said "h Union is our ncarc than two lllllcs ltWllV."

Out of such an cxtcusion of good nclglibol" policy, said, the United States stands

Canada , e Sovitt st neighbor-less

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gain certain bcucllts related to its}

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what me British are crying m do- ——~—--—— ' ———- § to rant authority to the Finance too late?" asked Stefunssou during; g 1 -

a V“??? h» "cs5" a Co‘ ~> 8i"ani::::l...°‘..“l.:“ Essential, t. tum-m?“ F‘ monah“ s“."°-" 0i Mp5‘ issue refunding debentures. In this kn, including thc neuP-cxpandlug connection me ‘onqwmg resohk “med Sm“ “m” “““'°5' I |s|and students tlon was adopted. “Resolved that

the Finance Committee be auth- 'ori1cd to issue refunding deben- tures uncler authority of Act 25. Geo. V, Cap. 22, to the amount o! $7250. being one-half o! tho per- manent. works issue of $14,500 re- tired as at December l. 1940. Such. debentures hereby authorized shall

' 99 n1 defcnrc no ~am. ,'__ __ _ _ _ Alaskans, mlstclfnulssolgo treportcd; , i300 in ddesrétsmlnactlonls “of, $rl,000, ' " " > "\l\'01‘l'_V a gooc (ca a u anon‘ , l" Ell . B11 5 B E 01" 8 nntl have "noticed that ‘scare’ stor- MONTREAL- De“ 2_‘CPl-— term not exceeding twenty years l’ les concerning Rllfirlii conic fromlplmPf‘ Eilwmil Island Q-llflelllfi Bl from date of issue, shall bear in- . Shanghai — a. Jupuuvsc-dominatedfii/lbhl Umvi -. y. tCvtfillllilz ipprox- {flesh at; g, rate mt exceeding flvg city." |llT1_1\lPl\' a sccrc. have formed a pei‘ cent per annum payable hall- l He said Alaskans resented Japan-j Prince Edvard Island Club of Vln- 3vear1y, shall be 1n (gym hereto an- "" ' ' ‘vac fishermen close u. AmcrlcaulGllf. l!‘ announced. nexed and that a proper approp- _l o s1 ‘PPS, and declined it was the‘, T‘. ouricciuent said titr- club rlatlon to the general sinking fund llIlUli lit-lief iu A‘ ‘at. that “the. 1 il.'\"0ll(‘l. Drc. 1'2. at be hereafter maintained to enable l , p J \ l\ll1-\=\1l<ll1¢l\‘@l 1'10 lucru highlights "will be retirement at maturity." Moved by y‘ t mu : lllvfc hfllllltllllflfi l fvllc fifllllll“ wl nroiir» such as owtcrs. Councillor R. C. Chandler and sec- . 1| Whit COR-W lllflll “'0 IWW- ch kcii and potnltr~, ondcn bv Councillor J. E. stems. .. ______ Present at the meeting were His

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, TORONTO. Dec. 2—-lCPl-~iPrr=-. micr Mitchell Hepburn of Ontario attacked Canada's war effort in nu address here tonight, (lirccting his criticism at the Fcricrfll CiOV-I erumcnt generally. the “tight lltt 1c: group turning out propaganda" zit lOttawu and the people of Canada ' ‘who were not taking, the war sen- . ously enough. l t He remarked at the outset that he was neither an optimzst nor a} pessimist but considered hlmsclf a; clded that it wast

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for "a more realistic ivlir u n ) h d was immediate adoption‘ of cnr- e . rcucy control. He‘ said if} Sllfliqfl. , v __H V‘ _ __ , .___._ __ 5 ~ -. t t. {c vo uu nri -———— . itl/wtilltléull. soon ‘would have t“ g Wll5lllNG'1‘0-\. ucc. 2.—- tAP:---

Laliilillililli Nililtlil LJLn nppttillllg

on lllld sclf-suc-l l of capital zmrl l of labor as ivcll. l'\".t‘i‘t'l‘.CU l0 ilil training lu Cnnnda, the Ontario lPrcmLcr said that the scheme had tbeoomo effective in the war" effort only since the appointment of l Hon. C. G. Power as Dclcncc Nlin- l islcr for Ail‘ uurl Jzimcs Duncan as ‘the deputy nlr luiliistm‘. ‘ Mr. Hepburn directed his first ‘prducxlt me criticism lit information iillfflflil ‘ “as a subscuubm officials in Ottawa. Canadians rc- j. »