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,TELEQRAPl>'-l' A TELEPHONE WIRES ARE DOWN

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c o vtr. SUSTAJQED 11v VOTE 01v COAL Muwzs mu; i Sleer Damages

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gor Party Cabinet was saved from possible resig-

iation tonight when the House of Commons de- Mr. Peter Brodie Elect- Plan to Take Advan- ed To Board of "Can- tage of Tax on Traw-

ieated a. Conservative amendment rejecting the

Coal Mines Bill by the narrow margin of eight adian Swine Breed; ler Caught Sea-f0od ere‘ Association. -_ Hold Meetings,

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mun, Founded mu. Guardian Two Cantu.

VCHARLUYFETOWN. CANADA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1929

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1s SANTA COMING?

All Communication With Eastern And Western Sections of The ‘Island Stopped——Wires_ Down, In All Parts of The Province.

‘ i As a result of tile heavy sleet Wed- (University and the water worn

YOtQS. '

Transportation In

iWestern

Ontario

Mr. R. W. Wade, Secretary-Treas- urer of the Canadian Swine Breed- ers’ Association, announces that. the. mail ballot, closed. December 15th electing Directors for the Marltimes

BOSTON, Dec. ill-Boston fisher- men have organized to go after Can- ada's fresh fish market. This became known today following a largely at- tended meeting of prominent and in. flucntiai fishermen here this morn-

‘Wsdfly hi8!“ 811d yesterday morning all 1°!!! distance telephone lines zhrougllout the province have been

There is also a break in communica- ii°n 5i Kemirlston. St. Eleonora Hm Wt‘ River 811d at several places no’

put. our, of commission. Communica- yet definitely ascertained. Telephon. tlon was maintained till about 10.30 crews, throughout the province ,3;

yesterday momlng whenia 1fghtrdpjz_ zle of rain began to Ie-lhlfreczin! on the already sleet encrusted wires and

Wrldns day and night. constructin WMWTBW 11ml. fiiri-nzirlg wires ovt themowwonferlupoetsund trog-

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Is Broken Down

Most Severe Early Winter Storm Within Memory Ties Up Busi- ness and Traf-fie-Drifts Three To Five Feet Deep. m Dhwm m, Qua“, W,

~- ~ Quebec will be elected at the prcvm!

_ f" (Special to the Guardian) ence with business and with local an “Sign mgtrifnoéeisfuakhjsoitg ' TORONTO, out... Dec. 19—’.l'.‘rans- services last night. 1t was all the best °“ sum: hi’ at the 81mm‘, Dortatlonthrollfl-lout western Ontario prepared municipalities could do to ‘°‘ m o: gwazamlan Assoc“: has virtually broken down under the keep their down town streets clear. a‘: l: Muche '

ins, the object of which was to llnd. ways and means of securing Canad- ian business if they proposed, tux, levy on trawlers becomes effective by Eemml vf the Province was swlrbed law. Those behind the movement "l? the Hiilsbofo bridge Where all t-he here, which include some of the blg- Wires are down, a number of which ‘breaks are constantly appearing t gest of Boston fish flrmg, have gp- are frozen into the ice of the river. ithe lines. The telephone compel Dflrcntly no desire that the fact thatiimd 1mm the West by a mile of hopes to have a complete tempura: they intend to bid for the business broken poles between st. Dunstans system installed by this evening. timated by some o! the leading

bewme krwwn at this time. How- g

ever, the Canadian "business has been ,8 I

fimls, and e ded that they} c R E w n R E can send fresh fish to the north l t tlvl lllnlrlltls wllllll vlllltl ness relations with the far western: o: ll _

most carefully investigated and I states.

Manitoba. Alberta and British Col- I

lunbia. resulted as fol-lows:-

Msritlmea Mr. Peter Brodie, Lit-

tle York, Pin. I.

Mnnitoba, Mr. A. C. McPlzdil. No.

5. Brandon. Man:

Albert-I, M1", W. L. Gray, Millet .

Alta. '_

Briteh Columbia, Mr. J. W. Shun-l , .

Dulce. Communication with the Char-l Reinforcement an expected ted; lmmbwn BXChB-Hm from the easternl from Halifax. The repair work how.

ever. is greatly hampered by weatl-u I conditions and by the fact that no

non. No. 2 Cloverdale, B. C:

moot severe early winter storm with- in mcmory. Staggering successfully through Tuesday's downfall o1 hail and sleet and rain and snow, most municipalities in the path of the two lllyc storm admitted serious interfer-

EWXP L u Wind Storm

ncnllal annulus

[Canadian Press)

XJONDON, Dec. 19~Brltlsh explor- m in London have exchanged Christmas and New Year's u. etlngs With Commander Richard Byrd and lib rxuedltlcu m the Arctic. Lieut Commander J. H. Mather, Secretary 1f the Anti-Arctic Club sent o. wire-

but some of the main highwaylwe" reported impossible. In Essex County drifts are three to tlve'feet deep. and o1 p peculiar character. like sand-

CANADIAN SHEEP BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION DIRECIORS lVLr. n. w. wade. secretary-Tues" urer of the Canadian Sheep Breed-i ers’ Association armounces that the mall ballot, clécd Deccmber 15th..

(Continued on Page 3)

Manitoba, Alberta and British Col- umbia, resulted as follows:- Mnrltfmes, Rnnalld Chisholm‘ An-

Plays Prank

.__- 1110311811, N. 5-! (Speclalto the Guardian) Manitoba, G°°T8e Gordon. 93k ALEXANDRIA, LL, DEC. l9.-— L839. Mim-

Mbq-m, John Wilson. Sr., Innis- fail, Alta, and George R. Ball, No. 3. stralthcona, Alta. -

British Columbia I£°DlTd Higgin son, R. R. No. 2. ardis. B. C. Thel Directors for Ontario and Qllfibec will be elected at. the Provincial annual meeting of the Association calling place Ln February, and for Saskatchewan at the annual meet- ing o! tho Canadian Association in

A wiudltorm of tlornadlc propor- tions struck the Elderflile com- munity, between Glenmore and Oskdlle today dclnollsbffll lhm residences and inlurlng MM M?" sons. Six members of the John Hogan family were DIM!!! l!" the air tn their house and dump- ed h, the wreckage on the ground They were only slightly hurt.

electing Directors for the Mnrltimes,

~1 ~ ' 0| chase um; chaps. Surely Santa's Pals will not forget them.

See the eager faces

Cable Steamers Fail Find Trace of Cable In Earthquake Area

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HALIFAX, Dec. 19- -No repairs have yet been made to the ex- tensive cable damage caused by

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ship the John W. ltiaclray, which

arrlvcd In port last night. The ‘ John w. Mackay hcd been grap- the upheaval of the ocean bed in pllng for cable for four wccks the earthquake of November l8. and after rel-stocking at. Halifax according to word brought back i will return to the scene of 0p- from the area of operations by l-ratfons. the Commercial Cable Company's

Last Day ForMSanta-Pals.

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llllit truth, lull. PRESIBE,

(Special to the Guardian) LONDON, Doc. l9 ~i.":"me Mlnistevl "ncDondld announced in the Hons"? "l Commons today that King Georg‘ . as consented to preside over th

‘rcnlng meeting of the five poweli, naval conference, January 21, andl Ito deliver the opening address. His, Majesty's participation in the oprnfl ing ceremonies of the con be the occasion of his first public speech in more than B war. On Oc- tober l0. 1928, more l‘ before his serious illn"' ed an address at the opening of thc< new bridge across the River Tyne at Newcastle. This was his last

ll REAL THRILL

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tic Attendance at Re-; ollcninlr of Prince

W ‘Edward Theatre Yes-l SEATTLE. wish, Dec. 19-!‘

ferd ay,

Large audiences yesterday after- noon and evenir: enjoyed a truly wonderful prowl-amine which featur-

ward Theatre. The entertainment from every standpoint, was B, d9-

"Tfigfillmllfi

' “drunk the entire

BAPTAlh SAYE

Large And Enthusias-i‘ Ship Roaring Fuma‘

When He Was Fir Told of Fire Aboarf

crew of the steamer Skagway r trip from S Francisco to Seattle," Captain E Strandquest who beached the cr~

‘ near this port, told officials today

fcrence will Pd the re-"fv-ninl: of the Prince ‘Ed-K

"l a month; lizhtful one. The pictures did more 11c deliver-i than “taiif: they Sang. Wpi- lflllltil- I strand the craft. lie also decla "d and danced through a two hour’ 91mg, 1m ‘ which could not have ; members of the crew had stat/ed t P"°"1°“‘ bee" Se?" and h‘""‘d '0 59W?!‘ ld- l they would ‘get him’ and lf nccess

ROARING FURNACE The beat was a roaring furn \'.‘il9l’i ltc was told that there wa fire on board and he claimed t‘. the only course open to him was

wife lmd told him t

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to: to Commander Byrd. "The Pres- Maflm‘ , lltht and member, o; the club 4 . speech, He attended (the Armistlecg vehicles in any other theatre on the i pug u“, be” on m, mum rend chrhtm" and New you», S d Y ‘ F f I N ceremony at the Ceno nph n mon. non lnent. From the enthusiastic com 11m (nurses were denied by -_ reeling; l0 ygu. and a“ ‘he mem. ACCUSGd l n 0w‘ later, and the news o! his illness, meats ilPflYd on every hand a_;-p11t-c|~e“-_ or; 0g your expedition;- The An.“ Boy ScOut was announced Nov. 22. ‘r0115 film-l nut m, Imennlcqon purl i_ ""f".lil"! it. is evident that the first.

mueswd (o have their parcels 5cm wrestcllfzlt-ioll of the sound Plctllres

qnrlde a must favorable impression.

Accuser A re

The Guardian has entered upon the last lap of its attempt to reach

Tile Weather, Et.

1"" t-‘Xhlorer replied: “From Little

Gives Life

merlca I send you sincere appre- atlon for your greetings and all _.c inhabitants of little America join P in best wishes for Christmas and v new you."

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lNINOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. are.

' "School Concert. North River to- "llt cal-lz-zo-ll

“School Concert-North River to- ‘Illi- 657-12-20-11. gimme to the concert in Mt.

wiri- Hlli 0n DCOOIBM! 10th. “7-12-19-31.

"Como to the Christmas concert ln films Rood uni. Saturday, Dec. ' 563-12-20-11

‘lam. Albion Christmas Concert, in -D°¢¢mber and. m-la-la-zl

éfvm to the Concert and Bolt M‘ "l Bwinltlcld Hell, Monday. m5" 23rd. Proceeds for Bum-

"wmcld Mission mud. oal-la-lo-al.

ashes mm School Concert, nl- m- December aotb. Admission us “~ ua-lz-lo-ill.

Given Guns

VANCOUVER. Dec. lit-Both ac- cuser and accused in British Col- umbia's now famous tar and fvflthfll case have been arnnted remission by a magistrate to carry revolvers owing to threats in anonYmW-i 19*‘ m1 hour have received. Dr. V. E. Latllncr chemo: that Chum 01w“- son of a. former premier of the VFW‘ fnce. was one of a Ilfll °Y "W" Wm lured him to an isolated spot. ctr-lop" him and applied tar and feathers in liberal quantities. Latimcr is wldogy known in western Canada as a. mo“; teal practitioner and interferon: n tho domestic relations of the W g; “n; by Oliver to be hifld n" affair, which has resulted "l M“ 0" "New Conn,” and removal to l- 9"‘

vntc sanltorlum.

(Special to the Guardian)

CHICAGO, Dec. 10-—'l‘he lt- tempt of Alfred Van Stecnburg, . ll your old Boy Scout, to do his daily "good tum" during a. hill- ud colt his life. While aiding a. motor-lat with hll car which stall- ed in a lnow drift. Stcenburg was run down by Stanley Ander- Ion, a chauffeur, who was blind- ed by the mow. ‘

Many ‘Christmas S Presents Lost

(Special to the Guardian)

NEW YORK. Dec. ll-Brltlsh nav- al officers stationed tn Bermuda lost a consigrlnlent, of Christmas p -- enfs from home when the Fart Vic- torll. Went down, it was learned to- day. The ship carried 200 such of mail, much of ft from the British mver.uon_ ma, and postal officials sold n

a mot‘ ~11"!-

is to have London “any ‘moo

guy, theatre eeatini new. , _ the Presbyterian S-

"C Q t0 om hrlltmll ‘me in

School concert and O the Oranle Hall. Bum"

on Christmas morning the needy children who otherwise might be overlooked by Santa Claus. The ros- ponse o! the Santa-Pink this year has been better than ever, but there arc still a few donors who have not sent in their gifts. Those arc rc-

w this office before 4 p. m., loday in: W0 rth Defines

order that the preparation for dis-l

trlbution may begin immediately. There is still ample room for a large number of additional Santa-Pals. Any person wishing to add his or her name to the lLst should do so (Continued on Page 6)

Mr. Bennett On Way To Ottawa

NEW YORK. Dec. 19--X-loll. R. B. Bennett. leader of the Conpervatlve PB-ri-y, arrived here today on the Ol- ympic alter a short vlsll; to Great Britain. l-lc declined to any anything about his trlp or to discuss his re- ported interview with Lord Beaver- brook on the letters Empire free trade policy. Mr. Bennett left at once for Toronto.

Another prominent Canadian on the Olympic was Rt. Rev. John Mc- Nally. Bishop of l-ldlnllton, returning

Admlmon’ large part of it consisted 0f Christ:-

day evening. Dec. 23rd.

adults 25 cents. 559'“ m“ mun"

from a vlslt to Home.

Byng May Resign As Commissioner

(Special to the Guardian)

LONDON, Dec. lit-The Dally Mall reponed today that Lord Byng will sail for South Africa on Friday in an endeavour to recover his health. His early retirement as Commissioner of the London Police ls also rlrediclcd by the Mail.

During his recent illness in Hull. Whimsical Walker, a famous Eng- lish clown, reccved in one mall 432 letters of sympathy from peers. clergyman, lawyers, artist-i and little

children.

Mode

i NEW YORK. Dec. lit-In the op-