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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1913-3-20, Page 2p. Items of News bk Wire Notes of Interest as to What ls Going �n All Over the World Canada. There ie, less ice in the great Ia. than a, year ago. The hotelmen of Canada will or- ganize proteetive 41.8$ociat1on, Petrolea and Wyoming Fruit Growers' Aesociations have 'been forined. NeW docks plauned by the Re & 0. Navigation Co. at •Toronto are likely to cest a million dollars. Frank MeMulkin, sere, of Inger- Foil; was instantly killed by a train as he walked in front of another. . The York Highways Commission plans to build fifty miles of geed roads this coming summer. Revolting conditions in Peter- boro's slaughterhouses Neere re- vealed in the S an it a ry Inspector' s report. Changes are to be made at the Toronto Observatory, by which it is probable the weather will be forecast a week in advance. Great Britain. Suffragettes made a raid on the Home Office on Friday. Admiral Sir A. L. Douglas, who was been. n Qaebee, died inEng- land; '- es Five suffragists, who attempted to petition the Kine, refused to give bond, and went to jail, - The British etheine for the penis IlleirlOnetietel Of the :century of peace with the United States provides for 4 permanent ineenorial to colt, quarter of a. million &liars. ' United States. Fierce storms swept over the United State & OD Friday. Many lives were 104 . The NCV York Yacht. Club de- clined Sir Thoma* Lipton'e chal- lenge for the Ameriees Cap on the ground that it does not eonforne \vith the deed of gift. G eneral. The widow of Ca,ptain Scott, sailed froen, New Zealand ter England Wednesday. The earth slide on the east bank of Culebre mit, Panama Canal, is again in motion. A German motor tank ship, using oil fuel and registering over 8,000 toes, had a. euteeseful OH LETTER FROM TORO1TO WHAT IS INTERESTING THE_PEOPLE OF THE CITY AT THE PRESENT TIME. The New Candidate for North York -Dr. Ross to Investigate Freidmann Cure -Women's Pollee Court. Hon. W. L. ,efackenzie King, at present a resident of thie city, and who has just been reaminated as the Liberal randieate in North Yore, has seen mare of the lime- light tif public. life than perlattps any other man of his years in Canada and unless all signs fail he will continue to attract attention feir a good many years to come. M. King, is a grandson of William Lyon Mackenzie, his mother, who is the wife of Mr. John Ring. K. C.. one of the lee *Wrens Oegoode Hall, and a particular nuthority on the law a libel, being the. daughter of the "patriot" of 1837. There is no doubt that Mr. Ring inherits some of the qualities of his famone grand- father. Re has. for example, undoubted ambition for public service. He has spent all his life in public positions. Firet he was in academic work, where he made a speeial istudy of industrial conditions. This eeerned to give him quite lifications for the Departineut Of Labor, which was at that time being establish- ed at Ottawa by Sir William Mulock. To this field he was therefore triensferred, later resigning the position of Deputy Minister of Labor to enter the eurly burly of active politics and to become a member, as it turned out, of Sir Wilfrid Laurierinia's Cabinet. The defeat of the Gov- erent in 1911 rind his own personal de- feat left Mr. Ring without employment. Will Stay In Politics, enetitution had to move into a fiat of 'tin office building while new quarters were Prepared. These are now reedy, and furnish a dub 'home whloh compares vers'favorably with anythiter, in the city. The old Standard Bank building has been en- tirely renovated and as far as the inter- ior is concerned, preetically rebeilt, and no expense has been spared in the fur- nishing. Carpets and eurtaine have been made abroad specially for the Club, and this, with the other fittings, give an air of eonsiderable lexuriousness. Attend- ants in knee breeelies are oil guard in the hell and an orcasional critic might be found who would say that the atmos- phere was not entirely democratic. How- ever, those in charge have believed that whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing right, and they have spared no pains. There are some twenty bedeooms available for out-of-town members. Women in Police Court. As a itsult of the activity of the Looal Council of Women aud other Weineies or- ganizations, womea's pollee court cmies are now heard separately and in private. The males who have to attend police eouet are grumbling bceause the women 'e cases are disposed of first, and that keeps the men waiting. It is also Claimed by critics of the innovation that the lack of pub- licity whieh was aimed at for the WO- . For the present he has decided to stay in the political life, He has a reputation as a public speaker and as a writer and as he has no family it is comparatively easy for him te follow his inclinations. In the irraees of public epeaking Mac- kenzie King has few equals in the come \try. He has a splendid TO/CP and excel - emit delivery. which cannot help but be impressive. He is perhaps lacking in the lighter elements of humor on wed& many political leaders have based great sue- ressee. While he ha e great ability, there are those who maintain that he has the faults that often go with ability of this type. They tell a story of his campaign In 1911 in North Waterloo, which is Pro- bably not true. but which indkatee the nature of the criticism that is made of hine lee was speakine at one of his own ineetinge before a friendly audience and was denouncing in round terms some not of one ef his political opeonents. Hie audience was being carried away with lien and one enthusiast burst net, "Who done that?" It is related that Mr. King paused to say, "I presume ray friend meant to say who did thee" As late mated, the story is probably untrue. in North York. The other day the Canadian Club had Mr, Xing address it on the Navy ques- tion. As evidence of the interest in the suldect and in the speaker. one of the largest crowds in the history of the Club turned out to the meeting. The speech was frankly partisan and was enjoyed or criticizecl areording. to the convictions of tbe individual listener. The epeeeh illu- trated Mr. King's strength and his weak- 21telq. In other words, he was in spots ef- feetive and in other spots unconvincing. North York in wbich Mr. Ring has now raised his standard has been a historic fighting ground between political parties for generations. It has been often repre- sented be a man prominent in the roan - tele of his party. Tbis and the fact that Mr. King's grandfather need to represent the eonetitueney almost a century ago may help hie eentlidatime, though it meet he pointed ont that generally North York is one ef those eonstituencies that shows n partiality for a member *who aupports the party in power. To investigate Friedmann's Cure. With ebaracteristie enterprise the To - G. W. Roes to spend several weeks in New York investigating the Friedmann rare for tuberenlosis and making observations on the progress of the teste ISONS, being earrkd on there. Immediately on bis re- turn Dr. Rose will make a report for the Tomei iustitutime T'ne hospital un- tie-mit/es and the Province geverelly are to be congratalated on being able to se - 11)N. the eervives of Dr. Rees, who ban made a speeialty of the new treatment for •clieeases in which line Dr. Friedniannye cure some to follow. Dr. Rees' report may therefore he expected to be authori- tative and give the Province the very last word on the sixteen. Prom the latest in- formation obtainable there is a disposi- tion to believe that there is a ;mod deal it Dr .Friedman' t (etre, and that while it may not arcomptieb all that eas been elairned for it, it mate mare a great St6n ferward in conquering the eweite plague." Fthal eoneluaione inuet, however, he de- layed until there bas bean an oppnr- thrifty to observe the treatment and make a report On it. Ontario Club ei Now Hemel. The Ontario Club has gone into its mag- nificent new quartets at the eoreer of Arden and Wellington streets. The, On - Serie flub is the LiberalClub, organized two or three. years ego with a twofold purpose; First, ns aremlezvone similar to other dui% and, second, as a home for Liberalism In a city in width Liheraliem is in need of pare and atteetion, and such it the. Albany Club hao furnished eorservativre The Ontario Club started out be taleing ver the premises formerly oreepied by the National Mb. but when this Pee, • rOnto General Hospital bee delegated Dr. men is not being aoeompeithed, because, while the ease:: are beard in private, there is more publicity' than ever while going to and from the court. The women's or- ganizetiote who secured the experiment seem to be well pleased. Most of the fe- male offenders in the police court are not deserving of much consideration, but oe- casionalle a ease comes to light whicb they claim amply jiistifite any trouble the separate coert causes. WIND CREATES HAVOC. Sixty Street Cars Derailed in Syd- • ney, Australia. A despatch from Sydney, N.S.W., says: A 60 -mile gale swept this city on Tuesday, causing several fatali- ties and doing great damage ashore and afloat. Sixty street cars were derailed by the wind, and several yachts were wrecked, and chimneys were toppled over throughout the city. A deluge accompanied the gale. One man was electrocuted and ten horses killed by a. fallen wire, and three men were. drowned in the harbor. Pa - ALBERTA'S TREASURER. Hon. Malcolm MeRenzie Died After Brief Illness. A despatch from Edmonton says: Shortly after one o'clock on Sat- urday morning Hon. Malcolm Mc- Kenzie, Provincial Treasurer for Alberta, passed away in the Gen- eral Hospital here of peritonitis af- ter a brief illness lasting less than a week. CO 31 ITTED S 11: I CID E. A. Barber of Goshen, Alberta„ Drank Carbolic Acid. A despateh from Prinee Albert, says: Thomas Boyce, a barber in Goshen, in the east end section of this city, 'committed suicide by •drinking carbolie acid sm Sunday morning. Ire was 3] years old and came from the Muskoka district. Ile leaves a widow and children here. No motive is given for the act. COST OF BRITISH ARMY. An Inerease of $1,800,000 Over That of Last Year. A despatch from London says: The estimated amount which the House of Commons is to be asked to appropriate this year for the ex- penditure on fhe British aemy is $141 4100,000, against • $139,300,000 last year, an increase of $1,800,000. The sum of $1,r70,000 is to be de - ted to aviation. TILE HORRORS OF WAR. Frozen Soldiers Found on the Fields of Thrace. A despatch from Constantinople ease: It is reported here that the Torkish troops have totted, over four hendred froeen corpeee of Bulgatran soldiers on the ,fields of GREAT GERMAISr. WAR TAUS. To Be on Capital, Not Income, for Provision Of Natimaill Fund. Despatches frem Berlin give de- tails of the German Emperox.'s pro- posals to tax private forteeee foe the provision Of a greet Ned te 'be iised for the merease itm ereeeree er nutmeats, The salient figures of th semi-ofacial stateriteet ."ssued oe the Kwient are as follows Fortunes up to $50,000, $1.23 in every $500. Fortuneof $50,000 to 4125,000, $1.00 in every $500. , Fortunes of $126,e00 to $e,50,^.20, $2.50 in every. $500. Fortunes of $2e0,000 to 000, $5 in every $500. - • Fortutee of $:.1,50,1,000 to $5,000,- 000, $7.50 in every $500. Fortunes of $5,000,003 to $12,- 500,000, $10 in every $600. Fortunes of $12,000,000 to $90,- 000,000, $19.50 in every $500. • Fortunes a $20,o00,o0o to $25,- 000,000, $16 in every $500. Fortunes of more than $26,000,- 000, $90 in every $500. To site a concrete example, Ber- tha Krupp Von Bohlen, head of the great Krupp. works, will, have to pay $1,800,000 as her share of the war tax. When it is remembered this is not a tax on income, but on capital, and that it strikes every bank ac- count of more than $5,000 in the German .Empire, it is not hard to see what a vital blow has been struck at German trade expansion. And all Europe will be, dragged down with Germany. Every coun- try of Europe will be fereed to fol- low the example of Germany in ar- manient expansion, with a conse- quent increase of the burden of taxation. The withdrawal of so 'large an amount of capital from commercial paths means a corresponding re- striction of trade activity a,nel of the power of trade to expand. • When•J'ohn lh At Cherry Pie. Of late yeare We have come to feel that Alm 1), Rookefeller is reellbt Pe rather human sort of per- eiefl‘ Inste4 tif at fearful ogre shut up in his stronghold and de'fying the world, he is a mild-mannered old gentleman withit we"- `evelo p. one of 'hunter, 'end he enjoys fond and recreation iteSt as much e as the rest of is Add to thie that he levee pie,and we may feel a true fellowship wielt hint. To illustrate * Here is a little tale, hitherto no - TILE AUSTRALIAN CAPFEA.L. Christening by Wife of Governor- General, Lady 'Denman. A despatch .from Sydney, Au- stralia, says: The foundation stone of the future capital of Australia was laid on. Wednetclay by Lord Denman, Governor-General of the Commonwealth. Lady Denman christened the new city Canberra, in thepresence of great crowds from Melbourne and Sydney. The Australian Ministers also attend- ed the ceremony of inauguration ef what is intended to be a model ca- pital. The city is to be built en a site on which the only buildings now - existing are scattered dwellings of farmers. NAVAL INVENTOR RETIRES. Admiral Sir Percy Scott.Leavefto Make Way for Juniors. A despatch from London says: Speaking at the banquet of the. Chamber of Commerce on Wednes- day night, Vice -Admiral Sir Percy Scott said:- "At the end of this w -eek I will be out of the navy. There is no reason for me to remain when I only block the path to pio- motion of those my junior." The Admiral added that the British navy was never more efficient than at the present. time: In the last two raOntlis the Admiralty had made greater strides in gunnery efficiency than in five years previ- -- ously. PROPERTY UNCLAIMED. Memorandum of Goods Recovered From Titanic 'Victims' Bodice. A despatch freni Halifax says: Attached to the report of the Pro- vincial Secretary, whieh was brought down in the Legislature on Thursday night, was a long memor- andum givixig 'details of the proper- ty found on the bodies of the Ti- tanic victims" brought to Halifax. The property has been, claimed in many instances, but that beloneing to about 30 victims of the tragedy still remains in the vaults. • Mr. John D. Rockefeller. published, of a happening at the Forest Hill home in Ohio: Almost eveiyhody thinks that the Rockefeller stomach cannot endure pie. And it is a fact that pie is not permitted on the Rockefeller table, by strictest order of Mrs. Rocke- feller, who, it might as well be un- derstood, is the real boss in the ''richest- man's" household. Employes of the household, how- ever, have their pies, and it was one of these pies, baked for the housekeeper, that fell wader Mr. Rockefeller's eye as it sat cooling on a window ledge of the Forest Hill home one afternoon. ,The moment the Rockefeller eye glanced upoe that pie, the Rocke- feller face underwent a change. It grew boyishly ravenous. It might be said that the Rockefeller mouth watered. It was a cherry pie, the crust was flaky, and the rich cherry juice had oozed out a little around the edge. - "Can't I have some of that pie?" begged the "richest man," The housekeeper didn't know. She'd have to see Mrs. Rockefel- ler_ "Say -fix it up for me," ' pleaded Me. Rockefeller. The housekeeper did her hest, with the result that -Mrs. Rockefel- ler finally consented to have the cherry pie for desseit that evening, and it is a matter of household re- cord that the 'richest man" did it full justice, WHOLE SCHOOL l&FECTED. TWellie' Cases of Smallpox in Little Northern Town. A despatch from Cobalt says: Twenty cases of smallpox have de- veloped in the little Town. of Earl - ton, on the T. and N. O. Railway, and two general stores, two pool rooms, a restaurant, and several dwelling -houses have been quaran- tined. In all eleven families have been eonfined to their dwellings by Dr. George, Provincial Medical Of - fiber, who is in charge of the situa- tion. The case originated in the Public school with a child from a farm in the country. BIG NEWFOUNDLAND FIRE. Reid Machine Shops Destroyed, In- volving Heavy Loss. ' A despatch from North Sydney, 0. B., says: A cable from St. John's, Nfld., states that the Reid - Newfoundland Company's machine shops were destroyed by fire on Friday., No details Have been re- ceived, but the lees, it is believed, will reach several hundred thousand dollars. ABORERS ROUT STUDENTS Militants Call Dockers to Theft Aid at a Suffragist Meeting at Glasgow A despatch from Glasgow, Scot- back of the hall, started an uproar. land, says: Students of Glasgow Immediately the detachment oc University and three hundred stew- ards, including fifty dock laborers, came to grips at a suffragette meet- ing- in $t. Andre:v.7'S Hell On Thure- chairs stoodon them to wateh the day night. The students fared bad- eerinlinage. The organist started ly. Many of them were beaten, playing, trying to drown the up - scores were ejected and the others roar, but without Stiece.S.S. After a sat throughout the remainder of the Meeting ixi silence. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the suffragette leader, it was ennounced early in the day, would address the suffragettes. A large body of students from the university 'Carrie to St. Andrew's Hall for the exprese purpose of breaking up the meeting. They got more than they bargained for. When Miss lanie. Allan was ietro- dimieg Mrs, Pankbueet the eLn- stewards and dock le,borere zweeped down upon them. A free fight fol.- loesed, and those who oeeupied fierce., engagement, wlneh lasted tee minutes, the eteleards dragged or carried not less, than fifty students into the 8treets. Those that were Left bellied, finding therneeIves out- numbered, did not renew the fight- ing, but were 'discreetly well )se - hayed. One student, whose bead was eeverely mite reeeived surgical attention, while many otherbete tNeates of the fray in the shape of Meek eyes, bleeeed faces and torn -party wee tieetied fer other purpoes tete Thr41.06. &dente, who werc in force at the -clothinsf. ... Grain, Cattic and Cheese Prices of These Products in the Leading Markets are Here Recorded Breadstuff. f3aled H and straw • Toronto, March 18.-Kanitebe Wheat - Lake teerte, No. 1 northeru, 971-20; ele. 2, ; 95e; No, 3, 92 1-26; feee wheat, 65 1-20. Oeteri0 Velleat--No. 2, 934 to 95o for ear ' lots outside, ranging down to 70c for poor grades. * Ontario Oateo-No. 2 ithite, 33o to 34e, at country points; 37e to 38c ort track, To, route. Manitoba, Oats -No. 2, CI,W. oete, 410, track, bay ports; No. 3, C.W., 391-20; No. 1 feed, 391.20 for prompt shipment. • Corn -American No. 2 yellow, all rail, 55 lekte No, 3, 563-4o. Peas -No. 2, $1.00 to $1.05, car lots, out - 'd - Buolewheat-No. 2, 52,0 to 530. Rye -No, 2, e0o to 62o, nominal. Barley -Good malting barley, outside, 54e to 66o, Rolled Oats -Per bag of 90 pounds, $2.- 1et per barrel, $4.55, wholesale, Windsor to Montreal. - • AfilIfeed-Manitoba bran. $19.50 to $20, in bags, track, Toronto; shorts, $21 to $21.50; Ontario bran, e$19 to $20 in bage; shorts, Half . ( . t NoQ.Itiii,testile ts , $tirlastiolt; , Ng:0'7275V it 0B5a1101dxho i.ty3.,j le, 58 to $9; Baled straw, $9 to 49.50. , Montreal, markets. Montreal; March 18,-Oats-Ca0acliani ' weetern, No. 2, 42c; do., Canecliae weetern,.• No. 3,- 40 1-2o; do., extra, No, 1. feed, 41ce doe No. 2 lecal .white, 35e; do., No. elooall white, 37o; do., No. 4 looal. white, 36e. tare ley-eelanitoba feed, 510 to 530;. do., malt" Ing, 73e to Me Bueltetheat-No, 2, 660 tot 58c. Flour -Manitoba spring wheat pat- ents, fines, $6.40; de., eeoentis, 54.90; clol steong bakerre, $4.70; do., winter patents, 54.90; do. etraight rollorti, bags, 52.20 tol $2.35. 13;colled oats--Barrele, $4.36 2, do.e bags, 90 lbs., $2.06. Bran -$20; shorts, 922;1 eniddlinge, $25; mouillie, $30 to $35, Hey+ -No. 2, per ton, oar lets, 511.60 to $12,50,1 Cheese-Pthest westerns, 13; do., finest,. easterns, /24-4o to 12 3-1e, Butter -Mole-, est creamery, 291-20 to Do; do seconde, 24o., to 244; do., fresh, 20o to 30e; do seleeeede 20o 2022c; do., No. 1 stock, 16o to 18otel0ei No. 2 took,14o to 15o . Potatoes -Der liege , oar lots, 60o to 70e. 1 United States Markets. Minneapolis, March, 18 -Wheat - May,. 847-8o te .85e.; July, 87 1-4o; SMIlteraber, 877.80; No, 1 hard, 831-2�; No. 1 northern, 831-2a to 85e; No. 2 enorthere, 811-4e- to, szeee. Corn -No. 3 ydlow, 46 1-2o to 46e. Oate-No. 3 white, 29 ealo to 29 3-4e. Eyed No. 2, 620 to 66e. Bean, $17 to, $17.50. Flour, unchanged. , Duluth, March 18. -Wheat -Ne. lehard,! 84 7-8o to 85 1-20; No. 2 northern, 79 7.8e to. 827 -So; May, 797-20 to 86a asked; July., 371-2o to 87 5-8q asked; September, 87 7-fio, bid Litre Stock Markets. i Montreal, Maroh le -The top price rea- lized for good steers was 57, but, the bulk .4 sales were made at $6.50 to $6.75, and: the fewer grades sold from, that down. Butchers' rows ranged from 53.50 to $6 and bulls brought from $3.60 to $6.60 per 10e pounds. Sheen, $4.26 to $4.50 and lambs, to : $4,25 e8 per 100 pounds. Calves rangedi from $4.50 to $10 eath, as to size and qua -I lity. Selectee late of hogs' sold fromi $111r5..30to 510.40 per 100 pounds, weighed off! 0 50Towron8t5.3.7,5; :aniro:oue1,8.-85Cattotle- butcher, $6.50 to $7.25; good m5e5d2i5u;mell° , cos,N5ive5e. II . $4.75 to $5.50; bulls, $3 to $5.25; canners., $2 to 3250; cutters. $3.25 to $3.76. Calves -t Good veal, $8 to 59.25; common, $3 to 26. Stockers and Feeders -Steers -700 tot 900 lbs., 55 to $6.60; feeding bulls, 610 toi 900 lbs., 85' to $6.60; feeding bulls, 900 tot, 1,100 lbs., $2.75 ,to $4.25; yearlings, $3,10 tol 53.50. Milkers and Springers -From $50 tot $72: Sheep and Lambs -Light ewes, $6 to -tol, $7.25; beavy, $5 56; lambs, $8to ,25 $10: bucks, 8450 to $6. Hogs -$9.50 to 59.65, fedi and watered, $9.15 to 59.25 f.o.b. • $21.50. Manitoba Fleur -First patents, e6.30 in jute bags:, seeond patents, $4.80 in jute bags; strong bakers', $4.60 in jute bags, In eotton bags, ten coats more per bar- rel. Ontario Flour -Winter wheat flour 90 per cent. paieute. $3.90 to $3.95, seaboard: Country Produce., - Eggs-Cold-ntorage, 16e to 184 in, taie lots; fresh eggs are selling at 220; strict- ly new -laid at 25o to 26o. Cheese -Twins, new, 143.44 to 15o, and large, new, at 141-20; old cheese, twins, 15o to 15 1-20; large, 150. 33utter-Oreamery prints, 31 to 32o; do., solids, 29 to 30o; dairy prints, 25 to 27c;- inferior (bakers'), 22 to 23o. e Honey--Buokwheat, eti pound in tine and Bo in barrele; strained olover honey, 121-50 a pound in 60 -polled tins, 123-4c in 10 -pound tins; 130 in 5 -pound tins; comb honey, No, 1, $2.60 per dozen; extra, 53 per dozen; No. 2, $2.40 Der dozen. Poultry --Fresh killed chickens, 17o to 20o per pound; fowl, 14c to to; live chick- ens, 156. to 180; live fowl, 14e to 17o; dressed turkeys, 20o to 23e. Beens-Prime, $2.50 and $2.60 for hand- Pieked. Potatoes -Ontario potatoes. 76e per bag; oar lots. 70c; New Brunswick, 85o to no per bag. out of store; 800 iu car lots. Spanish Onions -Per oase, 5125 to 5150. 'Provisions. Smoked and Dry Salted Meats -Rolls - Smoked, 15e; hams, mediuni, 18c to 181-40; heavy, 16o to 16 1-2o; breakfast bacon, 190 to 19 1-2e; long clear bacon, tone trynd cases, 141-20 to 143-4c: baoks (plain), 22e; backs (peameal), 22 1-2e. Green Meats -Out of pickle, lo festthan smoked. .; Pork -Short cut, $26 to 528 per barrel; mess Hoek, $21 to $22. . Laecl-Tierces. 141-44; tube, 141-00; pails, 143-4c. WOMEN AT MERCY OF MOB. Suffragettes Pelted With Clods of Turf and Other Missiles. A despatch feom London says: A mob of 10,006, principally men and boys, mobbed the Suffragette speakers in Hyde Park on Sunday. Arxned with trumpets, mouth -or- gans and bells, they preveeted the speakers from talking, and when they descended mobbed them. The trouble began when s"Gen- eral" Mrs. Flora Drummond mounted a wageit and started to speak to the great assemblage. For half an hour -the crowds shouted, sang and pelted the' Suffragette commander-in-chief, whose cle'thes were a mass of mud. At last, Mrs. Drummond's speech, of which not a word was audible, came to an end, and a younger woman took her place. She fared no -better and the ,realizing the danger the wo- men were in, called upon the chair- man to close the meeting. A large force of police, meunted and afoot; drew in about the Suffragette wag- on, and under this escort the wo- men w4re led out of the park fol- lowed by a jeering crowd, which continued to pelt them with mis- siles over the heads and through the lines of constables. The police endeavored to pilot the women to the, tube station, but the crowd brushed them aside and dragged the women up and down the street. In the melee one woman had her eye blackened and all of them had their clothes torn and disheveled. INFLUENZA. EPIDEMIC. Half a Million Cases in the Austrian Capital. • A despatch iron; Vienna, Austria. says: The worst epidemic of influ- enza on record is afflicting the Austrian capital. Half a million cases have been reported during the past three months, according to the statistics of the City Health De- partment, and the epidemic is still raging so severely as to tax the capacity of the private doctors, puhh hospital s and nursing in eti- tutions. Whole families appear to be attacked simultaneously, and persons of ail ages are affected. The disease on this eceesion is of it petaliarly virulent type, with seri- oes after effects, such as inflamma- tion of the lungs, bronchitis, indi- gestion and general debility. The dectore hope the setting in of Mild- er weather will diminish the out- break, CYCLONE AT ItUE'NOS AYRES. Many People Gilled and Injured, in Argentine Capital. A despatch from Buenoe Ayres, Argentina, says: Many people were killed or injured by it destructive eyetone which sttuek this oity Kriday, Great da,netge was eaused to property. • BRFIISII NAVAL ESTIMATES. Five Battleehips, 8 Cruisers, 16 De-) stroyers and Submarinee. A despatch from London says 1 The British .naval estimates fort 1913-14,. which were announced or Thursday, total $231,546,500, as' compared 'With $225,377,000 last e, year. The new building programme -provides for five battleships, eight, light cruisers, sixteen torpedo-boat destroyers and a number of sub- marines. • The pereonnei of the navy is to, be increased to 146,000 officers and' men. There wile be under construc- tion on April 1 eleven battleships,: three battleship cruisers, thirteen light erniSerS, thirty-five torpedo- boat destroyers and twenty-one submarines. During the year now elosing four battleships, three bat- tleship cruisers, five light cruisees,' fifteen destroyers, and three sub- rna,rines were completed. The general opinion prevails itt the House of Commons that the First Lord of the Admiralty has cut the estimates rather fine, -although, it is conceded that they will meet, the needs of the Government. Beth; the "bigger navy" and the "little navy" politicia,ns are disappointed. The former declare that the in- crease ought to be at lea,et $15,- 000,000 greater'part of this for new shipbuilding. The letter complain that the increase is out of all pro- portion to the needs of the sithation• and ignores the recent deelaration. of the German Minister of the, Navy, Admiral Von Tirpitz, itt whieh he agreed to Mr. Winston. Churchill's rule, emin,ciated March,' 1912, that Great Britain must bend warships in the relation of sixteen to ten constructed by Germany. They aAso urge that the projection of so large a programme ornew shipbuilding means a continuando of German tivalry. It is also point- ed out that et the present moment the shipbuilding resources of the, eountry are so taxed that they do, not permit of a: larger conatrectione al programme. CYCLONE AT PROVENCAL. Negro Roy .Rilled anal Fifleeit Persoes Injured. A despatch from Alexandria, Louielana, says The town 43f Pro- vencal La 52 miles west el here wes practically wiped out by it ne't clone, which ,struck there on Thurs- day morning. A negro boy Wee, killed and fifteen rsersone were in-, jured. Two churches, it number Or, mercattile homes end twenty-five, buildings were demolished, The' fit04111 swept everything before it ifl a path between Three inedre4 argil five hundred yards wide. A report reaehed bete late Thursday that the, town of Ma.ey4 La., has also suffere ed from the .04.)rrr1, but owing to t4rr9t0d vire onnflnlinications 'no details were obtainable.