Exeter Advocate, 1912-3-28, Page 2BR TISII STRI
mmurn Wage. Bill Gets Second Reading
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And Will Become Law
aeespateb. from Lo,nelon as:snalinheiss
The fears that the Mite:mum Wage .i the hill fails it purpoe
interpreted o
Bill would be rejeeted, that there tmeen that the
," Premier expeets eerieue strife in
PossIblY b'e 4 tlis.s.°11:ttiw-I °L the eveat of the rainees who accept
Parliament and a -general elec'th"l' "the returnine, to work against
'which were Nvi‘lesPread 'overnight, the -eviehes of otiare, an whieli ease
praetieally disappeared late Times -
'the Government w'll have to pro-
pight with the riOeetitr4 4 the teet them
miw
Balfoul ith soldiere.
motiou of former Preer
be postponed for de: mouths, thwinch° nhe Times, parliamentary corres_
was tantamount to a motton to re-
jeet the measure altogeer, The Pow -lent, who 4 isnallY accurate,
change in publie feeling, however,/ tae that tho. ealoillet en Thum`
was due almost entirely to the ase niet tCeeeept the rein-
surance given by M. Balfour in his C -mum 'wage ef five shillings
-4'..ti
Peoeh that Ins P 401 want 4not want , <-.V. for an, ad'aZt end two shdimes
oiseoluon, This WaS ree,IIVed With a by for a miner as. an ementhnent
a sigh of relief by the Goveroment, 'to the etrike bill, and thie, as well
•althi>1101 there W4S evidence, that as the seize -Jule amendment, which
ex -Premier BAlfour and his cola -never had a 'chance of aeeeptance,
leeguee did net Aare the panic of 1 nip be reieeted by the Ea've
their pportere. Mr. Balfone'e Come:tette, Nevertheless, Om eor
ealmed the feelings of reeot. saleet does not think, that ell
the ever-exeited Liberals, and eon- ;the leibor members •will vote
ed what those who are eleseet, agtaiest the Government on the
ouch with the eituation were third reedine ef the hill. Some
confident WQ10.d lppert. thrn will abetain from, voting, an
Premier ,squis eh till seem -to 'the bil'a eceoeling to the writer,
think that the bill will end the will eertalely pees, The ebief (Der-
ke. If it deee pet, the Prime tion, -will thee le whether the
ster will be 411)14ed to take jrs will ITE11111e work without
ther steps, which (led forbid," either of these airkeedmente being
that he han
ad in mind when he indi- ',eitrperated Lift Many
LMany
cated in the Hone of Com -moue '1,7niorlists and some Liberals think
Mareh 19 that the Government the will not, and ,he. bill will thus
would not step its active efforts for become a nw,co.
that the second, reading a ow, WILL MINERS RESUME WORK:,
VOTERS
Eeteutled
Terms w i
Womee
Men.
from San Fran
eays: Equal euffeage was granted
to the women of China on Wednes-
day by the Parliament at Nankiug,
to blegram received
° The law will
ediately. Wo-
bjaeted to the
en, and must
anel write and also
lees and at least
rilc 'ug Ythg,
the Mrs. Penhleeted a mem-
aceording
bere on
become e
men vot
eame is
be able
to be p
twenty ,
who has bee
Must of China, w
ber of the Parliament n Wednee-
day, from Canton. Province, She is
coUege graduate.
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AJAX 14AVN
routs Witness Ceremony at
Greenock, Seotl an d.
A ,despatela freixi Greenock, Scot-
land, eaya°: British battleship Ajax
was launched here on Tintreday in
the presence of huge troleds. She
is a sister ship of the King George
V., and is the iwenty-eixth Dread-
nought in the British navy, The
Ajax is said to have a displacement
of 23,000 tons. Her length is 055
feet, beam Se feet, draft 2.7X fret.
Her armament will consist of ten
13.5 -inch guns and twenty-four 4 -
inch quick -firers. Her engines are
to be of about 31,000 horse -rower,
and she is expected to attain a
speed of twenty-one knots.
SEINEN APPROVE OPEN SIIOP
Referendum Tote, Will Preclude
• Possibility Of a Strike.
A despatch from Detroit says:
Local members of the Lake Sea-
men's Union have received informa-
tion from Chicago that the recent
referendum vote taken among the
membership at various lake ports
on the proposition of returning to
work on "open shop" vessels had
been -carried. The action is said to
affect about 14,000 men.
D.
MONTREAL'S POLICE DOG.
Attacked Nen Who Were Fighting
With an Officer.
A despatch from Montreal 'says:
Montreal's police dog has added an:
other notable feat to his long list
of good performances by attacking
and holding one, of two newly -
arrived immigrants, named Hastie
and Lord, who were -fighting with
an officer. The animal grabbed
Elastic, by the wrist and held on
until reinforcements arrived. Both
men were fined $10 in the Record-
er's Court on Thursday morning.
'RING ALFONSO ILL.
Recurrence of Ills Aural and Nasal
Troubles.
A despatch from London says :
There are disquieting reports in
London in regard to the health of
King Alfonso, of Spain. There has
been, according, to these reports,
a recurrence of his aural and nasal
roubles and two operations have
already been performed, while a
third is likelv to be necessary im-
ph (-din tely , The Lodoau-z, special
s o _
'iih ctiasulted by the
ish King, declares that this third
operation is imperative. It is :->aid
that there is apprehended no dila
-
ger from the operation,
J 4A
Plo
s of Op •t
A 1s ah from Oporto, Porte
al, says: The police arrested ev-
ual
r volutioniete 4,rn Thaireday on
uspiiw that they were eoneerne
eetruetioe of four houses in
the suburb ef Miragaia 17,y a b01111)
explosion on Wednesday night,
They say that the exploeion, which
killed five persons and wounded
ten, was 'caused by Antonio Costa,
a barber and reveletienary leader,
dropping a betel) be was •menefac.
turing. Costa is one of those whu
are dead. Tic' roar of the explo-
eion was beard for miles. Four
hoeses were reduced to ruins and
the antheritieei believe that the
bodies of ether pereens are still
buried beneath the debris.
NAVY RETURNS REVENUE.
Ship Captured by Rainbow for
Poaching Sold for $13,000.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
The Paeific division of the Cana-
dian navy has been the means of
adding all a -mount slightly exceed-
ing $13,000 to the consolidated re-
venue. The Rainbow, last Sum-
mer, caught the Seattle ship &hie
poaching an Canadian waters, with-
in the threcemile Ihnit. The Urie
was confiscated. ner owners went
to the courts and endeavored' to
show that the fishing had been
done outside the limit. The Su-
reme Court of British Columbia
recently decided that the Ethic was
poaching and ordered the sale of
the vessel by public auction. The
Marine Department on Wednes-
day received word that the sale had
brought the Government $13,000.
RECORD OF WRECKS.
Chart to Give History of Island of
tn ticosti.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
The Department of Marine and
Fisheries is preparing a chart,
showing the number of wrecks off
the Island of Anticosti since 1820.
The chart shows the south coast to
be closely fringed with wrecks, the
north coast and the points of the
island also baying their share. No
fewer than 110 ships are recorded
as having been lost on these coasts.
The Government has now four
modern lights on Anticosti.
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NO TRACE 01' CAPT. SCOTT'.'
Japanese Antarctic Expedition Ifas
Returned.
A des -patch from Wellington N.
Z., says: The Japanese Antarctic
expedition returned here on Sat-
urday. They report having seen
nothing of the British Polar expe-
dition of Captain Robert F. Scott.
The Japanese, reported all on board
well. They were engaged chiefly in
coastal exploring on King Edward
Land. •
$7,250,000 FOR ORPHANAGE.
Largest Single Bequest Ever Given
For Such an Object.
A despatch from London says:
Lord Wandsworth, whose father
establ,ished the firm of Stern Bros.,
in London, has given S;1,250,000, or
$7,2,50,000 to endow and maintain
an orphanage in London. This is
tile largest single bequest ever
given for such an object.
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INEW C.P.R. LINE THROUGH EASTERN ONTARIO!
The contract has been let for the construction of the C,P.R. line frono Lea-
side Junction to Gentae, near Smith's Fails, to Oaks and Hinds of Toronto.
The tender was $10,1300,000„ While not following the right-of-way of the exist
-
no line, it will be the equivalent of a double track road from Mom,real te
Toronto,
THE N
IN A- PARAGRAPH
APMNINGS PRO.I.1 ALL 0
TIIE GLOBE IN A
NUTSHELL.
le Empire and the World
itt enevel Before Your
Eves.
OonNADA,
stable Joseph Delorme of Ot-
tawa
e
was caught robbing 4`1, brew-
ery.
Four of the five men elected to
the Owen Sound Town Couneil ort
Saturday are
,Itontre
ment
OBS.
The p
Toronto
Ir. Monk,
ed to local op-
eenterieed at
,ars' risQn
'el equare, it
d by Hon.
of Public
be MWtia Departuent is
clingthe question af supply
the vaelet eorps with a new and
light rifle.
The London & Lake Erie Trane -
tion Co. has signed a. contract
h he Hydro-eleeteie Ceramiesion
at -Won for 500 horsepower.
The Mounted Police barraekeab
Regina were damaged by fire.. The
i.n'e quarters,. the .Angliean
eha-
pci and eeveral ether buildings were
burned.'
. George F. Harriston, who las
be.en =king extensive "purchases"
of Montreal real estate at high
prices,: is Missing, and none of his
leals have gone through.
The body of a Greek priest named
Czerknoweky was found en the rail-
way near Melville, Sask., and a
'farmer elamed Aurischuk has been
arrested on suspicion of murder.
American settlers -whose horses
have been shot by Canadian Gov-
ernment officials at Weybern,
Sask., ea being found infected with
glanders, have appealed to Wash-
ington for redress.
It is announced that Mr. Clergue
and French and Belgian capitalists
have secured the -charter for the
Sault Ste. Marie drydock and ship-
building enterprise, and will start
work very soon.
After the incorporation of two
more racing associations, one at
London; and one at Thorneliffe, the
Minister of Justiee has introduced
a bill making an act .of Parliament
necessary for any further charters.
Alex. Green, sentenced to King-
ston Penitentiary for five years,
and recently released, Claims to
have the confessions of .other con-
victs, and other evidence, to prove
him innocent of the charge of rob-
bing the C. P. R. station at Wood-
stock.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The British suffragette leaders on
tr:al for conspiracy were again re-
niaecled.
UNITED STATES.
, The bituminous coal conference in
the United States ended without
arriving at a definite decision and a
strike now seems inevitable.
The conference of the United
States bituminous coalfields opera-
tors and miners did not arrive at a
settlement, the men rejecting the
compromise offered.
• GENERAL.
The German Emperor left Berlin
for Vienna, Nice and Corfu.
The Turks announce a big victory
over the Italians at Benghazi.
,
VERDICT AGAINST
City Held Responsible for Loss of
Life, at a Fire.
despatch from Quebec says:
Two thousand dollars was awarded
by a jury on Thursday afternoon in
the case of Mrs. P. C. D'Autettil
and Miss. D'Auteuil who sued the
city for 5151040 for the loss of the
hush and ' and„ father. The 'unfertu-
nate man was asphyxiated in a fire
in Crown street before he could be
rescued by the firemen. Negligence
of the fire brigade was alleged,
PRICES OF FARM PROD
r'frormr,
rs
EPORTS FROM Tlig 1,FADI4Q TRADE
CENTRES OF AtigRICA,
s et came, erain, eine e Thor
FrOduce at tiqt110 ane
BREABSTVEPS.
Toren1e. Mnrelt 26.-E3onr-Winter wheat
98 per CenT. Patents, 53;24 at seaboard,
and at 53.$9 for liome coimilmption, Ma,
n4t0b0, tIQUTS.:-Firs patents, $0.00: second
Patel/Pi, 510, and strong luoierse ee00,
all trace, Toronto,
N anitoba Wheat -No, 1 Northern $1,13 1,2,
By ports: No. 2 Nor;hern, 51,94 1.2. and
No. 2 at $1.66 1-2. Bay ports. Feed wheat.
ifl.rau701-2 t 70e
Ontailo Wheat -No. 3 white, red and
tused, 96o to 97e. ‹,ntside.
Peas -Good shipping peas -501,29 to 81.20.
outside.
Oats -Car lots of X. 2 Ontario outside
at 46 to 47p, and of No, 5 at 40 to 4044e
outside. No. 2, 49 to 49 1.2p' an track, To--
rento. No.
1 extra, W. C,feed. ale. and
No, 3. 463-2 to 42e, BAY Ports,
Bar1eY-40 lbs., 94 to 94e, otrolde.
Ceru-No, 3 Amerman 7:5 1.2",
reuto freights, and kilu.dried at
Buckwheat -72e, outside.
Bran --Manitoba bran, $3$. in bags.
onto freight. Sliorts, 827.20 to $23,
COUNTRY PBODUCD.
/ pp0vs-3 to $1 per barrel.
Beal1A--;4unoll lots of bantl.pielted, 132
o 52,40 per bushel,
Itoneyeixtrac:ed, in tins, 11 lo 32e
b, ComLq, $2.60 to 52.75.
Baled hay -No. 3 at 815.50 to $1640,
trnek, and No. 3 at 513 to $14.
Baled straw -59 to 510, en traek,
Panto.
Potatoes -Car lots or Ontarios. in bags,
$1,00, and Delawares at 51.65 to 51.70, Oat.
ef.store. 81.65 to $1.75.
Poultry--Wbolesalo prices of choice
dressed poultry:-Chielrens, 14 to 17e per
14„- fowl. 9 to 40c: geese. 14 to 14e: ;lochs,
13 to 15e: turkeys, 21 to 22e. Live tronitry,
about le lower titan tho above.
BliTTE11., EGGS, C/IEBSE,
Butter -Dairy, eboice, in wrappem, 30 to
32e; largo rolls, 300; and Inferior. tub?,
20 to 22e. Creamery quoted at 37 to ZE
for rolls, 34 to 36e for solids, per lb.
Es--Nowlaid, 22 to 25o per dozenin
ease lots.
Cheese -Large 163-4o to 17e, and twins
at 17 to ak-4e per lb.
110G PRODVCTS.
Bacon -Long clear, 111.2 to 11 3-4e per
Ib,, in ease lotS. Pork -hart cut. 822.50:
do., mess, 519 20 to $20. ilams-Medium
to light, 16 to 16 1-2e: heavy, 14 to lA 1.2e;
rolls, 10 34 to 11c; brealtfttht bacon, 16 to
17e; backs, 19 to 20c.
Lard -Tierces, 12e; tubs, 121-4o: Pail
12 1.2.
ad,
NOTED SOCIALIST AIIRESTE1)
Charge Laid Against Agitator By
Imperial War Office
A despatch from Salford, Eng-
land, says: Because he urged
soldiers to refuse to shoot their
"fathers and brothers" if called out
for strike duty, Tom Menu, the
most noted of all the British So-
cialistic labor leaders, was eemand-
ed to jail without bail here on
Thursday. The charge againet him
was brought by attorneys repro -
mating the 1VO:r Ofece, and it is
alleged that he had incited tbe sol-
diers to mutiny. Mann was not
given an opportunity to present any
The
defence on Thursday, the court pro,
ceedings being very brief, Aftee
the Crown's complaint had been,
read the court adjourned the hear-,
in for a week, When attorneys
for Mann asked permissiou to fur-
nish bail they were eurtly informed
that the offence was not bailablfiab
present. The Government wants to
keep Mann behind the bars at thie
particular time, as bis vitriolic ut-
terances are greatly feared with
the temper .of the Working people
already strained elose to the break-
ing point.
AILEBRANCH,
ontrac'tors Will Prepare the Grade
for $180,000.
A despateh from Toronto says;
leeaffery 3iikt MeQuig,ge, it local
firm, on Thursday were awarded the
ontrAct te construct the right-of-
way for the Tendskaming Railway
branch into Elk Lake, Their tele,
der, whieb.undertakee to de tbn
work of grading and other prepara-
tion of the 1ille for about $180,0001
was Accepted by the eonunisehmere
et a meeting Thereday in Chairmen
J. le Fogiehart'e °ace, cold ,operee
them will begin at once. The lioto
umeises about 25 miles, from
Farlton to Elle Lake, with a maxi-
muxu gradient of six feet in oee
thousand. The commission itself
will lay the ties, steal and other in -
dentals of the permanent way.
M GR A N T TRAIN Ili/TOTED
eeideet on C.P.R. zrt jateldish-
jurles Not Sevions.
despatch from Fere William
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Four peeeenger (leaches
with aid country immigrants,
d'teheil at Jeeltfieli early
Isureday morning. Several pee-
ngers were injured, but none se-
verely, and it was not neceesary to
eall for medical aid. The coaches
belonged to the fourth section
No. 1. The wrecking crew
Sehreiber had to be wired for vi
Montreal, Chieage, Winnipeg, an
Fort William, as the wires wor
down west of Jackfieb.
MONTREAL MARKET.
Montreal, Mar. ?X. -Oats -Canadian
Western No. 2, 521-2 to 53C; do., No. 3,
503.2 to 51e; do., extra No. 1 feed, 31. 1-2
to 52a; No. 2 local white, 50 to 501.2c;
do., No. 3, 49 to 491.2c; do., No. 4, 48 to
481-2c. Barley, malting, $1,05 to 51.10.
Eackwhea.t, No.2, 72 to 730. Flour -Ma-
nitoba Spring what patents, firsts, 85.70;
do., seconds, $5.20; do., strong bakers'.
85.09; Winter patents, choice, 85.10 to $5,-
35; straight rollers, $4.65 to $4.75; do., in
bags, $2.15 to $2.25. Roped oats -Barrels,
55.05; do.. bags, 90 lbs., 82.40. Bran, 525.
Shorts, $27. Middlings, $29. Mouillie. $30
to $34. No. 2, per ton, ear lots, $15
to $15.4.. Cheese -Finest westerns, 15 1-4
to 151-i; do., easterns, 141-2 to 15c. But-
ter -Ch icest creamery, 331.2 to 34e; do.,
seconds 321.2 to 33e. Eggs -Fresh, 25 te
27e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 51.36 to
51.71
UNITED STATES MARKETS.
Minneapolis. March 26. -Wheat -May,
51.055-0 to 51.05 3-4; July, 51.081-4; Sep-,
tember, 81.00 3-4. No. 1 hard, $1.08 1-4 ;
No. 1 Northern, $1.07 3-4; No. 2 Northern,
$1.05 3-4; No. 3 wheat, $1.03 3-4. No, 3 yel-
low corn, 67 to 67 1-2c. No. 3 white oats,
511.2 to 52c. No. 2 rye, 88 to 881-2c. Bran,
$25 to $25.50. Flour -First patents, $5 to
$5.30; second patents, $4.65 to $4,90; first
clears, 33.40 to $3.75; second clears, $2.30
to $2.70.
Buffalo, March 26. -Spring wheat -Win.
ter, steady ; No. 2 red, $1.02 1-2. Corn -No.
3 yellow, 72 1-20; No. 4 yellow, 70 1-4c; No.
3 corn, 703.4 to 71 1-4c; No. 4 corn, 683.4
to 693-4c, all on track, through billed.
Oats -Steady. Barley -Malting, $1.24 to
$1.36
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Montreal, Mar, 26. -Choice fat cows
brought $5.50, and the commoner kinds
from that down to $3.50 per owt. A few
good bulls sold at $5.25, but the bulk of
the trading in them was done at $3.50
to $4.50 per cwt., as to quality. Sales of
selected lots of hogs at $8.40 to $8.60 per
cwt., weighed off cars. Sales of calves
were made at from $1.50 to $6 each, as
to size and Quality. A firm feeling pre.
vailed in the market for lainbs under
a good demand, at $7 to $7.25 per cwt.
A few Spring lambs wore brought in,
which met with a ready sale at $8 each.
Toronto, Mareh 26. ---Good butcher cattle
were -bought all the way from $6.10 to
$6.60, and medium cattle from $5.25 to
$5.75. Cows and bulls of good weight
were steady, but common cows were fair-
ly easy. Sheep and lambs were active
and much higher. Lambs sold from $7.-
25 to $8.40, a marked increase. Sheep
were strongerfrom $4.50 for bucks and
culls to $6 for choice ewes. Hogs were
also a shade firmer at $7.80, fed and wat.
ered. •
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GERMAN SPIES ARRESTED.
Were Photographing Fortifications
on the Isle of Wight.
, A despatch from London says:
It was reported here on Wednes-
day afternoon that three German
spies have been arrested on the
Isle of Wight while in the act of
photographing the fortifications.
The men are being held for examin-
ation, it is stated.
MUST ▪ TEND RELIEF.
ferny Sufferers in. Other Industries.
s Reeuit of Strike..
A despatch from Lemelan says:
In view ofthe prevailing distress
among the peer eaueed by the coal
strike, the keel Government Board
on 'Wednesday sent a circular to all
Boards of Guardians in Great Bei -
tail) warning them to preparc. to
grant extra relief to sefferers in
ether indestries who have beea
thrown out of employment by the
closing down of the collieries. The
Liverpool International Exhibition,
which was to have , opened this
spring, has been postponed until
next year because of the coal
strike.
EIGHTY-SEVEN JULLEIh
Thirteen Miners Eseaped, But so
Badly Injured All MayeDie.
A despatch from Fort Stnith, Ar-
kansas, says: Forty miners are
known to have been killed as the
result of an explosion in Mine No.
2 of the San Bois Coal Co., at
MeCurtain, Oakla, 47 miles west of
'here, on Wednesday, and hope that
37 others entombed in the mine are
alive has been practically abandon-
ed. Thirteen of the miners escap-
ed shortly after the explosion oc-
curred. Several of the,se, how-
ever, are so badly injured that it is
believed they will die.
LA.UNCRED AT JARROW.
The Queen Mary Is the Twenty-
fifth Dreadnought.
A despatch from London says:
The Queen Mary, Great Britain's
twenty-fith Dreadnought, was
launched on Wednesday at Jarrow
in the presence of thousands of
spectators. The new battle crui-
ser is of the same type as the crui-
ser Pion, which was launched in
August, 1910, but she has a greater
displacement ' and horsepower,
which are given as 27,000 tons and
75,000 indicated • horsepower, re-
spectively. The Queen Mary is the
largest warship yet built, and her
total cost amounts to $10,305,320.
FIFTEEN VESSELS LOST.
Winter's Disaeters to Newfound-
land Shipping Heavy.
• A despatch from St. Johns, Nfld.,
says: A review of the winter's dis-
asters to Newfoundland shipping
shows 15 vessels destroyed, with a
loss of 26 lives. Of the vessels,
three, the schooners Reliance, Ar-
kansas and Dorothy -Louise, went
down in mid -ocean with all hands
on board.
C. P. R. COLLISION,
Three Men Eilled and WO OtberS
:Badly Injured.
A despateh front North Bay says:
Another .541:1011$ wreck, occurred on
the G, P. R. Lake Superior divis-
ion ou Saturday morning, feliow-
/rig closely the eceident to the eel..
Quist special ou Thursday last.
Saturday'e wreek, was a, head-on
ellision between a freight train
with settlers' effects and etock go-
ing Waste and 411 eastbound
freight train, and oecurred netto
Ainyot,tt Station 3C,02 railee weee
North Bay, through mieinterpretae
tion of orders, Both trains had or.
dere to meet and pass et Birch Staa
tion,
sic miles west of Amyot, near
where the accident. °courted. One
f the trains he'd two engines, aln.•
to eastbound train passed Dire
stead of stopping to Wait for
°' train, and both met with
11 impact, demolishing
ears, kfl1ng the, eattle
besides destroying the
r .' effects and tearing up the
COnSiderabie distance,
for many hours, A
ed Jamieson, of Owen
I Was killed, a. Smith, en -
of Toronto, Wan injurk-d. Ilo
was taken to Toronto, and eubse-
piently died in the hospital, Fire, -
an Nyal is missing, and it is sup -
ed he, was killed. Engineer
er was injured. Trainman
Loyet was seriously injured, and
i'ty not recover. He was taken to
Thapleau. A former named Cou-
lcy also eeriously injured. Six
r seven ears of settlers' effects
denaoliehed and stock killed.
QUEBEC LOSES 40 LICENSES.
New Regulations for City Go Into
Meet itt May, 1013.
A despatch from Qaebee, Que., a
says: At the, sitting of the House
'Tlitipsclay afternoon, Govern-
ment ,resolutions were brought dove
by Premier Gouin, by which the,
number et liquor licenses 'in. the'
City of Quebec are reduced from,
100 to GO. The resolutions are in
accordance with the demands of (ho
temperance bodies for less liquor
selling in the ancient capital. The
resolutions provide that an indem-
nity of $3,000 shall be paid to every
person who loses his license under
the said Act. The new regulations
are to go into force in Moen -Lel
It is provided that the revenue to
be derived from the sixty licenses
shall be equal- to that derived from
the existing number. The last of
the resolutions provide for the nam-
ing of a commission to enquire into
the sale of intoxicating liquors and
as to changes expedient to be made
in the present law.
TYPHOON IN AUSTRALIA.
Continued From Wednesday Till
Friday -Many LlYCS Lost.
A despatch from Perth, Western
Australia, says: A disastrous ty-
phoon has occurred on the north-
west coast of Western Australia..
It continued from Wednesday um
til Friday and extended far inland.
Many vessels were clashed to piec-
es on the rocks, numerous build-
ings have been wrecked, and, it is
believed, a large number of lives
lost. The total extent of the dam-
age is not known, as telegraphic
communication is badly interrupt-
ed.
ROBBERS STIOI' CAP"I'0,11.
Constable A slit on 117as 'Fel ail,
Wounded.
, A despatch from Vernon, B. a,
shtofl
osaf7Bs Provisional shotCsratna ernioiLallyi
wounded eArly. on Wedneschty by
two men who had robbed a store.
Constable, Ashton arrested tile leen
and took -them aboard a steamer,
where he guarded them in a stale-
ibem- Overpowering their captor,
the despeiadoes muffled hiin
blankets and then shot him in th
gaLlilodlaTti.1,111ce m'ari°1:131„ b erscedii.:enbaiknd ata
ali. e
The Marquess of HartfoliC
after .undeify,olio. Ope,ratdon.
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