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Woror 2 Daily Interest SOCIAL and PERSONAL The Times fnvites the co operation of its readers In sontributing items to this column, Send in a postcard or phone 85, Mp, Harry Weeks of Toronto is visiting his sisters in town and re- pewing old acquaintances, CE Mr, and Mrs, N, O, Baird and family, Drew street, were the guests of Mrs, Baird's mother, Mrs, Leask, Port Perry, yesterday. * se Miss Margaret Anderson of the Ontario Ladies' College, (Trafal- gar Castle), Whitby, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr, end Mrs, C, M, Anderson, Division street. * * LJ] Rev, J. H, McBain, former pas- for of Simcoe street church, who conducted the morning services of that church yesterday, Mrs, Mec- in and daughter, Alice, all of kville, were the guests of Mr. snd Mrs, A, A. Crowle, Division otreet, during their visit here, 0» In the report of the meeting and birthday party of the Pythian Sis- ters submitted to this page for publication the name of Mrs, Ellen Graham, who was presiding M.E.C, at the meeitng Thursday evening, was omitted, Sister Graham will be the past M.E.C, for the year, 1929, ® * % Mr. N. B, Attersley was given a surprise party on Thursday evening at the home of his mother, Mrs, W. M. Attersley, by the Young People's Club of Holy Trinity Church on the occasion of his birthday. The evening was spent in games, music and dancing, Re- freshments were served by the hostess assisted by Mrs. Smith. * LJ % A number of friends of Miss Helena Dunford surprised her at ber home, McLaughlin Boulevard, on Friday evening. There were about. twenty present, The evening was spent in games and dancing. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Vickery of Buy Yow Christmas Gifts Now A wonderful selection to pick from. 84 Simcoe St. 5. Oshawa FASHION SHOPPE Port Perry were the week-end guests of Mr, and Mrs, E, L, Vie- kery, King street east, * % %x Mrs, J. Gibbs, Montrave avenue, entertained in honor of her sister, Miss Laura Bell and Mr, Ted Wil. liams, whose marriage 'takes place December 22, There were a num- ber of friends of Miss Bell and Mr, Williams present, The couple | | were the recipients of many gifts and the accompanying verses, which afforded a great deal of laughter and amusement, were read aloud by Miss Bell as she opened the parcels, The assistants at the supper hour were; Miss Win. nie Howard and Miss Margaret Young, The remainder of the even- ing was spent in games and music, LI The Maple Leaf, lodge, No, 2 Juveniles of the Loyal True Blue, held their annual Christmas tree and concert in the Oranga Hall on Friday evening, December There was a large attendance and the program was well conducted. Each boy and girl received a gift and bag of candy from Sania Claus, who arrived at the conclu sion of the following program: piano solo, Miss Emma Short; reading, Miss Ruby Cheseboro; piano duet, Misses Eva Hopley and Evelyn Clarke; reading," Miss B, Bennett; vocal solo, Miss Molly Hopley; reading, Miss Hilda Stev- ens; club swinging, Master Ross Foote; reading, Master Keith Clark; vocal solo, Master Ross Foote; reading, Miss Marion Ar- nold; club swinging, E. Short, 8. Foote, E. Clark, Eva and Ethel Hopley; reading, E, Clark; duet, Miss Dorothy and Master Russell Wiggins; song, E, Disney, N, Simpson, M, Poile, M, Cooper, L. Bulpit, M. Arnold; reading, Miss Clara Logeman, LINER "CELTIC" IS NOW ABANDDONED EXCEPT FOR PUSSY Cobh, Irish Free State, Dec, 17, --So0 far as was known here, the only living creature aboard the liner Celtic last night was the ship's eat. The animal was sole mistress of the great vessel, as heavy seas drove salvage crews and tugs to shelter, and battered the liner against the rocks in Cork Harbor, Joffrey Rogers, purser nf the Celtic, said that pussy refused to leave the ship wben the crew was ordered ashore, She was born on the Celtic, and had led 8 happy lite on the bounding main, yet she scampered back to her place fn the quarters of the firemen and stew- ards as the last man climbed down the ladder. 2 when you entertain you cannot lack these picces of silverware es- sential for the serving of salads, soups, bread and butter, and other side dishes, without seri- ously detracting from the charm of your table service. » +» + these pieces arc in the essential serviceofthe holmes & edwardssteppingstones plan. in this plan a complete silverware service is soguired gradually in four convenient steps. let us show you this essential service of holmes & odwards super plate and explain the step ping stones plan to a perfect table service. ur 1HE USHAWA DAILY IF OOMARURU "HIGH HATS" THIS MESSAGE HE MAY AS WELL QUIT Rio de Janeiro, Dec, 17, -- Dr, Sanford Robinson will make a sec: ond attempt to communicate with Oomaruru, his girl friend in Mars, with whom he failed to get in touch when he radioed her from England recently, This time Dr, Robinson will try to get through to Oomaruru by means of the Companhia Radio Telegraphic Brasiliera's powerful station, Officials of the company will be present wiven the attempt is made, "God is love" will be tapped out on the key here, and broadcast in the general direction of the neighbor- planet over a 22,000 metre wave length, The maximum power will be used, Officials will wait half an hour for a reply from Oomaruru, Dr, Robinson so far has much bet- ter lutk when he has communicated with Oomaruru directly by mental telepathy, He was even able to visit Mars in a spiritual way, he said in England, and saw that Oomaruru was a lovely girl with beautiful big ears, much favored on Mars , BARCLAYS BANK NOT T0 COMPETE London Commentators Pro- mise It Will Not Vie With Canadian Houses Ldodon, Dec, 17,~The decision to establish a branch of Barclay's Bank, Ltd, in Canada fs singled out by financial commentators, The Financial Times says it gath- ers that Barclays Bank does not in. tend to extend its operations throughout the Dominion in eom- petition with existing institutions, but that the future activities of the Canadian branch will depend on de- velopments, The newspaper draws attention to two dnteresting points" First, how far the new bank wil succeed in penetrating the existing system, and second, {ts relation to the New York call marke!, - The Fiancial Times expresses the opin- fon that if Barclay's Bank fall in- to the practice whereby Canadian banks lend surplus funds in Wall Street, it will mean the establish- ment of a new, if indirect, connec- tion between London and New York thus in part forging a new and valuable link in the chain of Empire banking. The proposal ijt is conceded, contains possibilities likely to lead to interesting devel- opments, EXTENSION OF QUOTA TOWARDS CANADA IS DECLARED UNLIKELY Washington, D.C., Dec, 17.--The movement to extend the quota fea. ture of the immigration law to the countries of the Western Hemi. sphere, including Canada, has re- ceived a set-back in the Senate Committe on Immigration, Sen- stor Harris of Georgia introduced a bill. of extremely broad scope in this respect, but it was reported to the Senate from committee Sat- urday so as to apply to Mexico alone. Even to the bill as revised, there will be strong opposition. and it Is uncertain whether 'it will pass. Canada would have been put up- der the quota plan by the original Harris Bill, but there is decided opposition to this both in the com- mittee and in both Houses. "Let's run over a few things to- gether," said the automobile instruc- tor to his pupil.--Montreal Star. TORONTO LAWYER Wm. Mulock, Well-known Son of Chief Justice, Called By Death Toronto, Dee, 17.~William Mu- lock, K.C,, . wellsknown Toronto lawyer, died suddenly last night at his residence, 8 Cluny Drive. He was the eldest son of Chief Justice Sir William Miilock, Mr. Muloek had heen in poor health for a year or more, but the end came unexpectedly, He suf- tered a stroke Saturday nght and failing to rally, died Sunday, Mr, Mulock was popular in leg- al circles and was a familiar tiguro at Osgoode Hall, as a consulting counsel. He was a well-known lov- er of fe turf and an ardent fish- erman and golfer, For over thirty years Mr, Mulock headed the law firm of Mulock, Milliken, Clark and Redman one of the leading legal firms én the city. He was a director of thw. Canada Permanent Trust Com- pany and the Canada Permanent Mortgrge Company Salt Company of Windsor, Mr. Mulock never played an acs tive part in politics, though he ap- peared as a speaker in several cam- paigns and was a vice-president of the Toronto Reform Association. He was pressed many times to run as a candidate in the Liberal inter- ests, but his ambitions did not run along political lines. In the las. provincial election he came out for Premier Ferguson and government control of liquor. He was born in Toronto on May 31, 1871, the son of Sir William and Sarah Ellen Cawthra Mulock, educated at Upper Canada Col- lege and Osgoode Hall, and pactis- ' ed his profession in Toronto from the time he was graduated. He was articled to Lount and Marsh and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1894. In 1894 Mr. Mulock married Ethel Pate daughter of William J. Pate, Leghorn, Italy and Queb-c. | He bad one son, W. P Mulock, who | served as a leutenant with the 67th battery. . Sanding the hills for the city dur- ing the slippery periods would pre- vent many a costly skid, It's worth doing.--Guelph Mercury, DIES FROM STROKE 5 the Cannda | 88 MES, MUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, FALL AND DOBENY T0BE PROSECUTED ON BRIBERY COUNT Teapot Dome Case Ressur- rected--New Suit Against Sinclair Co. Washington, Dee, 17, -- Federal siciale Jeveslod Friday hey expect P Wo more actions grow: out of the Teapot Dome TAYostine. tion of the conduct of former Secre- tary of Interior Albert B, Fall, Assistant Attorney-General Dono- van told the Senate Public Lands ttee, which conducted the Tea- Dome inquiry, that the Depart- ment of Justice had prepared papers for a suit to recover profits made by the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing Company under the Salt Creek con- tract let to Harry F, Sinelair by Al- bert 8, Fall, which recently was held illegal by the Attorney-General he cause of a secret option clause, He said he considerg the deal fraudulent but protected by the statute of Hmt-| tations, 3 Donovan made this sta ing the committee's in nomination of Roy O, West to be secretary of interior, The govern ment will ask that profits under the eontract--which was nullified just before the presidential election, when its illegality was revealed--be turned over to the government, These pro- fits are supposed to run into millions, Almost simultaneously, a motion to try Fall and E, L, Doheny on a charge of bribery in connection with the $100,000 little black bag tran saction was presented to the District of Columbia Supreme Court by Atlee Pomerene, one of the special govern. ment counsel prosecuting the oil, cases, A hearing on this motion will be sought December 18, The govern: ment wants to set the date for trial about January 14. Fall is expected to oppose coming to Washington for trial in mid-winter because of his health, The indictment against him has been pending more than four years, NEW TELEVISION RECORD PROVES FAIR SUCCESS Johannesburg, South Africa, Dec, 17,~A local resident named Mac-|, Cormick is believed to have estab lished a new television record by recelving today images broadcast from Station 2XAL, New York, The images as received were fair. ly clear, Honolulu, T.H., Dec, 17, ~-- The weird cruise of a "haunted" ship, manned by Shanghai Chinese, ended here when the motorship Carriso ar- rived in Honolulu from the Gilbert Islands, The captain of the vessel told port authorities here that his Chinese crew had been crazed by fear of ghosts, keeping the white officers in constant fear of an uprising, and that strange phenomena of "boiling pum- ace" seas and a "submerged volcano" had added to the terrors of the voy- e, A few hours before the Carriso docker her master radioed Honolulu police that an outbreak of the crew was feared, and that assistance might be needed upon arrival here. STEAMER REACHES PORT WITH CREW OF GHOST-FEARING CHINESE No such aid was necessary, but the captain said the Chinese had been in deathly fear of "ghosts," and that they imagined "devils" were ready to leap at them from behind every bulkhead and in the darkened lower portions of the ship, The situation was precipitated by the suicide of a Chinese member of the crew who jumped overboard, leaving behind a message that he would "return in five years." Al- though a search for the man was made, he could not be found, Immediately the Shanghai seamen became superstitious, and the entire crew joined in weird incantations to drive. out the "devils." They refused to obey orders, pent dur: | uiry on -the | Ward off the "Flu" the Quick, Sure Way At the first sign of a Cold, take Buckley's Mix- ture, It's a proven remedy that acts like a veritable flash in relieving a Cough, clearing and healing the inflamed membrane an n preventing Lagrippe, "Flu" or Pneumonia from developing. 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