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U.S. DID NOT INVEST
LARGELY IN. BONDS
Other Flotations More Attrac-
tive Than Canadian
Victory Loan.
A despatch from Ottawa says:—
Sir Henry Drayton, Minister of Fin-
ance, stated that citizens of the United
States did not buy so many of Can-
ada's Victory 'bonds as commonly re-
ported. A great deal of interest was
taken in the fletation, but just as they
were beginning to purchase Victory
bonds Great Britain fioated a loan at
6% per cent., and this higher rate
made investors forget Canada's effer-
/Its.
Asked What hopes the Government
had of Canada's overtaking the 'un-
favorable exchange situation, Sir
Henry said that the Government could
do nothing to affect that aituati•on.
"So long as the people of Canada
persist in, importing expensive arta:
eles po long shall we have an adverse
trade balance," he said, "If that
-could be wiped out the exchange situa-
tion would take care of itself,"
"Will American investors get any
advantage from the 5 per cent, ex -e
change eharged against Canadian
money?" he was asked.
"The interest on Victory Loan bonds
is payable in Ottawa, co that we Shall
have the exchange," he anewerecl.
During the six months of Canada's
fiscal year ending September 4 Can-
ada's adverse trade balance with the
United States was $135,352,904. It is
stated here that it is imposeable to
float a loan in the United States to
stabilize the situation. Sb Thomas
White said before the Parliamentary
Committee on Soldiers' Civil Re-est:tin
lieliment at the last session of Perna-
rnent that the seventy-five million
dollars loan negotiated in New York
last summer represented about as
heavy a loan as Canada could raise
there. If the amount had been one
hundred millions he doubted if it could
have been negotiated.
NEW CABINET OF ONTARIO LEAVING GOVERNMENT HOUSE, TORONTO, AFTER BEING SWORN N.
From left to riglat the men are: lion. B. Bowman. Min, of Lands & Forests; Hon. W. E. Raney, Attorney General; Hon. W. R. Rollo, Min.
of Health and Labor; Hon. Lt. -Col. la, Carmichael, mere without portfolio; Hon, Manning W. Doherty, Min. of Agriculture; Hon, IL C. Nixon, Po-
vincial Secretary; Hon, R C. Drury, prime minister; Hon. R. H. Grant, Min. of Education; Hon. F. C. Biggs, Min. of Public Works; Hon, Peter
Smith, Provincial Treasarer; Hon. IL Mills, Minister of Mines.
Weekly Market Report
Breadstuffs. Japans, $4.75 to $5; /reported, hand -
Toronto, Nov. 25.—Manitoba wheat picked, Burma, $4; Limas, 1' to
—No. 1 Northern, ',:e2.30; ,No. North.- 1814e,
Honey—Extracted clover, 5 -ib. tins,
25 to 26c; 10 -lb, tins, 24% to 25c; 60 -
lb. tins, 24e; buelcwheat, 60 -lb. tins, 18
to 20c; comb, 16 -oz., $4.50 to $5 doz.;
10 -oz, $3,50 to $4 dozen.
Maple product -.--Syrup, per imper-
ial gallon,emfwyp rcifwyp infwenewyp
Provisions Wholesale.
Smoked meats—Hams. med., 14 to:
ern, $ .27, No. 3 Northern, $2.23, in
store Fort William.
Manitoba oats—No. 2 C.W., 8634c;
No, 3 CW, 84c; No. 1 feed, $1e; No,
2 feed, 79%e, in store Fort William
Man. barley—No, 3 CW, $1.61%;
No. 4 CW, .$1,44 %; rejected, $1,34%;
Ned, n34%, in fitore Fort William,
Amerlean corn—No. 2 yellow, $1,75;
No, 3 yellow, $1.74, 'trade, Toronto,
prom t shi
38 , ve, o ec, coo et 49
to 51c, ro,ls, 30 to 31e; breakhisti
Ontario oats—do, 3 white, 87 to 89e,
bacon, 42 to 46c- backs, plaini 47 to•
/wording to freights outside. 48e; boneless, 49 ito 62c.
$2.08i No. 3 do, $1,93 to $1.99, f.o.b.
shipping points, according to freights. Lae-A—Pure tierces, 29 to
Ontario wheat—No, 1 Spring, $2.02 tubs, 293 to 30c; pails, 29% ta Plac;
to 32.08; N. 2 Spring, $1.99 to $2.08; prints, 34 to 80%c; Compound tierees,!
27% to 28e; tubs, 28 to 28e; pane,'
No 3 S S1,OD
281e. to 28,e; prints, 29% to .30e.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, Nov. 25, Oats, extra o.
1 feed, .)7e. Flour, may standard grwlt,
$11 to $11,10. Rolled oats, bags, 90
lbs., $4.50 to $4,55. Bran, $43 to i43.
Shorts, $50 to $52. Hay, No. 2, per tone
car lots, $24 to $25. Cheese, finest
Ontario flour—Government staede easterns, 28e. Better, choicest creams-
ard, P.50 to $9.60, Montreal and To- ery, 65% to 66c. Eggs, fresh, 30en
car lot, 32 to $2.06; Ne. 2 do, $1.97 to Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 311
Ontario whcat—No. 1 Wiliter, per
to 32c- clear bellies, 30 to 31e,
shipping points, according to freights.
Peas—No. 2, 32.50.
Barley --Malting, 31.47 to 31,50, ac-
cording to freights outside.,
Buckwheat -41.32 to 31,34.
Rye—Nominal,
Manitoba Soura-Government stand-
ard, 311, Toronto,
2,400 CANADIA1‘,TS
STILL IN BRITAIN
Military Authorities Troubled
by Missing of Sailings.
A despatch from London says:—
More than a year after the signing of
the armistice there are still 2,400
Canadian soldiers in Britain awaiting
repatriation apart from the twenty
odd thousand discharged men. While
the number is small, it is supplement-
ed by an equal number of dependents,
and they have been giving the military
authorities much trouble of late
through their failure to turn up at a
ronto, in jute bags, prompt ehipment. do, selected, 65c; do, No. 1 stack, 58e;
Millfeed—Car lots, delivered Mona. do, No. 2 stock, 55e. Potatoes, per bak,
real freights, bags included; Bran, 0.. to, S2.30. Dressee hogs,
ton, $46; shorts, per ton, 362; gooa $2-6. nard, pure, wood
Hay—No. 1, per ton, $25 to $26;
mixed, per ton, 320 to 322, track, To-
ronto.
ee flour, 33.15 to $3.60. pails, 20 lbs. net, 31e.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, Nov. 25,—Choice heavy:
steers, 313,26 to $13.50; good heavy.
Country Produce—Wholesale. s ems, 312,50to 313; butchers cattle,
Butter- -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 43 to choice, 311.75 to 312.25; do, good,.
44c; prints, 48 to 50e. Creamery, 310.75 to 311.35; do, med., $9.25 'WI
fresh made solids, 60 to 61c; prints, 39,75; do, come 36 to 36.75; bulls,
61 to 62e. choice, $10 to $10.50; do,
Eggs—Held, 52 to 54c; new laid, 65 39.26; do, rough, $7.26 to $7.50;
to 68c. cher cows, choice, $10 to $10.50; do,
Dressed poultry—Spring ehickens, good, $9 to $9.25; do, med„ $8.25 to
2G to 30e; roosters, 25c; fowl, 20 to $8.50; do, ono, 36.50 to $7; stockers,
26e; ducklings, 25 to 30e- turkeye 36 $7 50 to 310- feeders $10 to $11 25 -
to 40c; squabs, doz., $4.50.
steamer after their passage had been
booked. A recent decision that married
soldiers be allowed free repatriation
after six months' delay for family
reasons promisee to lengthen greatly
the work of repatriation now almost
concluded.
United States to Hand Over
German Liners to Britain
A despatch from Washington
saysi—Settlement of the controversy
ever the disposition of the German
liner Imperator was indicated by Ship-
ping Board officials, who intimated
the ;ship wauld be tendered immedi-
ately to Great Britain.
Action With regard to the seven
other German steamers in the same
status had not been determined, it was
said. It will depend, it was indicated,
on final disposition of the tankers,
under the German flag, but American
owned, now held in the Firth of Forth
by the direetion of the Supreme Coun-
cil.
Australia Being Swept
by Devastating Drought
A despatch from London says:—
Australia, especially New South
Wales, is suffering. the most•devastat-
ing drought:since white men have re-
sided in that country, even the drought
Live poultry—Spring chickens, 20
to 23c; roosters, 20c; fowl, 18 to 25c;
ducklings, 20e; turkeys, 85e.
Cheese—New, large, 313 to 32e;
twins, 32 to 323e; triplets, 33 to
33%e; Stilton, 34 to 35c,
Butter—Freeh dairy, choice, 53 t
55c; ereamery prints, 64 to 66c.
Margarine -33 to 38c,
Eggs—No. 1, 60 to Ole; selects, 63
to 64e; new laid, 80 to 85e.
Dressed Poultry—Spring chickens
30 to 33c; roosters, 23 to 25c; fowl
30 to 320; turkeys, 45c; ducklings, 34
to 35e; squabs, doz., 36.00.
Live poultry—Spring chickens, 22
to 26c; fowl, 23 to 25e; ducks, 22 to
25c.
Beans—Canadian, hand-picked, bus.,
35.25 to 35.75; primes, 34.25 to $4.75;
tanners and cutters, $5.25 to $6.50;
milkers, good to choice, 31.1.0 to 3175-
do, corn. and med„ 365 to 375; spring-
ers $90 to $175- light ewes,$8 to $9*
spring iambi, per cwt., 318.50 to $14;
Calves, good to choice, $17 to 318;
hogs, fed and watered, 316,75 do,
o weighed off cars, 317; do, f,o.b., 315.75;
do, do, to farmers, 315.50.
Montreal, Nov. 25.—Butcher steers,
com., $6.75 to 38,50; butcher heifers,
corn., $5.50 to $7,25; butcher cows,
med., 35.75 to 37.50; canners, $4.75;
, cutters, $5 to 35.75; butcher hulls,
coni,, 35.50 to $6; good veal, 314 to.
316; medium, 38 to $13; grass, 36.50
to $7; ewes, '$7 to 38; lambs, good,
$13,45 to $14; common, 312 to 318;
' hogs, selects, 317.25; lights, 315.25 to
316.25; heavies, 316.25; sows, 312.25 to
$13.25.
CANADIANS ADOPT
RUSSIAN MASCOTS
Two Little Peasants Whose
Parents Are in the Hands
of Bolsheviki.
A despatch from London. says:—A
new type a mascot was adopted by -
the
Canadian forces in Siberia in the
form of two Russian peasant boys
whose parents are in the hands of the
Bolsheviki, but who are themselves to
be given an opportunity of becoming
Canadian citizens. These boys, who
have made their home in -ti -in Y.H.C.A.
Beaver Hut in London for same
Concrete Coffins Are
Being Used in Britain
A despateh from London eays:1
—
Owing to a prohibitive price of
wooden coffins, substitutes of concrete
have been delivered for the burial of
poorer people.
Up to a few weeks ago many ceme-
tery authorities declined to sanction
the use of .eoncrete coffins, but in
many industrial quarters conditions
have become so acute that the em-
bargo- has been withdrawn, and they
are now constantly used.
Concrete coffins answer the purpose
admirably, and are much lighter than
of 1902 being surpassed, according to months past, are .natives of a village wooden ones.
a Sydney 'despatch to The Daily Mail. north of Archaagel, and like the maj-
Stacks and crops have been destroy- ority ef Russian peasant children,
ed, and it is doubtful whether there have had no education. • They were
will be enough seed wheat for negt found homeless near Archangel by
a.;i
Ad
season's soWing. Hmadreds, and' per- -Canadian, offiS
cers serving with the --
d to Be r -age
haps thousands, of settlers have beene, Wortb Riesela expeditionary force. The
ruined. . '-; . ; . e
..
Northwestern New 'South .Walee is
described as a desert, being etripped
Prince Visit to Spain
task of making the refugees, Canadian A despatch arom- London says:--
citiiens, has been accepted by Major King George is said .to have given a
S. B. Peplen.M.C.; Toronto,,ho sailed promise -that the Prince of Wales shall
of everythitig green. Paddocks are far Canada on the Megantio on Wed- Pay a formal visit to dqadrid next
littered With the skeletons of cattae, nesday with one of the boys, while year. It .is underateed that a round of
and ..even rabbits are dying in. vast Major W. 0. White, R.C.R., will look festivities will be organized in his
gurnhersa - • . , after the other one. honor in Spain.
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NEW CONSTITUTION
FOR EGYPTIANS
Britain Will Also Confer Self -
Government on Malts- \
SCOTLAND,
A despatch from London says:—A
constitution for Egypt and lace/ self-
goverruner.t for Malta, both of which
were announced on Thursday, are de-
signed to meet the unrest in thoee
countrice, which have been demanding
the application to themselves for the
theories of self-determirsaticsn and the
rights o nationalities.
The extreme Egyptian nationalista
have raised the banner of complete
indepentlerce, like the Sinn Fein, and
Cairo reesages soy that the Cabinet
has resigned as an anewer to Field
:Marshal Allenby's statement of the
British plans,
One of the Egyptian complaints Ilea
been that Great Britain has published
its intention to maintain a protector -
t , b baskeptEgyptians in the
dark regarding what is meant by a
protectorate, and how it is to be cr
ried on.. Great Britain's action in pre-
venting an Egyptian nationali tt dele-
gation frcee going to the Pars Celt-
ferenee to prezent grievaneee has been
another cause for eornpinint.
The Government's justification be-,
Tom SIcene, a native of Tain, was
married recently in Winnipeg. to Miss
Margaret Mackenzie, of Heine'.
The deata has occurred at Alness
of Alexander Re's, brother of Town
Councillor I A. Ross.
Beating and trench digging have
beeu unsuccessfully reeorteel to to
quench the moor forest fireeth
Tain district.
Tae inhabitants of Steraoway wan
entertained to a garden fete by Lod
Leverhulme at his castle grourids.
The death Is announced on the At-
' ghan front et Capt. •Alex. Thomson,
brother et 'Mrs. Mackenzie, of Cafitio
Debbie.
fore the charges ef neglecting- Egypt
has been the enormous load of other
rnattr
The Milner Cornmiesien, which is
to investigate the causes of unrest in'
Egypt, has not yet .tarted, and the
natives threaten to boycott it and re-
fuse to give any information.
Malta was in a state of tumult for
several weeks during the summer,
but there were no easualties, and little
news of the movement there has
reached England. Small attention has
been paid to it on aeoount of otheri
eh • ' events,
Another sign of the Ones is that
a group of Burmese, with the support
of former British Burman officials,
have begunvan agitation for inchi4ing
Burma in the new measure's of eelf-
government which the Montague
scheme will give India,.
Combined Chair and Cradle.
For the convenience of parents of
infants a combined rocking chair and.
cradle has been patented.
Dr. Owen Reid. of Inverness, has '
been appointed Medical Officer ot
Health for Lochearron parish.
The estate of Inverernate, eitueted
on the banks of Loeb Tench and con-
sistieg of 22,000 acres. is being ;old
by Sir Keith Frazer.
Andrew Lindsay. J.P.. of
has been appointed a deputy-RMMP:a
for Sutherlandeaire.
The Duen.ess of Sutherland bus been
der of St. Jelin of Jerusalem.
The death is announced of A. M.
M. ),IcAtile, for twenty.five years
secretary of the Glasgow Ceitliness
Benevolent Associatcon
The Hon, Mrs. Douglas 'sitters h
arrived at Tullocli Castle. Maw'
for Vie season,
Biitain Has Borne Burden
Of the Famine in Aust
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A despatch from London say
Premier Lloyd George, replying
questions in the House of Commt
said he saw no hope of etritelioration
the economic situation of Vienna wi
out the help of the United States,
British had already given aid to
Viennese Government amounting
three and one-half million •pea
sterling, but the Premier arum
that Great Britain did not intend
bear the greater 'fart of the burd
of the famine in that country.
War Losses $331,612,542,560
Dead 12,990,571,
A despatch. from Washington,
.says: --The first comprehensive repeat
on the "Direat and Iridireet Costa of
the Woe has just been inade by the
Carnegie Endowment for Internet/era
al Peasee and paLliebed in a. volume
under that title.
• The direoe costs for countries ee-
;Wally involved in the war are pat at
3186,000,000,000 and the hadireet costs
at $151,612,542,560. The latter total
includes Imes to neutgals, which are
put at $1,760,000,000. It also includes
loss of pro&otion, put at $45,000,000,a
000, and -erar relief estimated at $1,-
000,000,000.
The. capitalized value of soldier hu-
man life, also given among the in.
direct costs, is placed at 333,631,276a
280 The property lessee are divided
as follows: On land, 329,960,000,000;
to shipping and earga, $6,800,000,000.
The report, which was gathered by
Ernest L. Bogart, professor of eon -
mice in the University of Illinois, in
estimating the "capitalized value a
human Bee, fixes the worth of the
individual at figures ranging from
$2,020 in Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece,
Japan, Roumania, Serbia and several
other countries, up to 34,720 for the
United States, where the economic
worth of the individual to the elation
is placed at the highot.
An additional $330151,000,000 is
'allowed for -civilian losees. Although
o the latter were of children and
old pereens, the estimate given for the
civilian loss is believed to be conserve-
tive.
The number of known dead is placed.
at 9,08,771, and the eniesing presumed
to be dead at 2,991,800. To the losses
from death and wounds there is. added
"those resulting from. dise.ase, pesti-
lence, privation. hardship, Physical ea-
havetien and similar causes."
First Party of Women
Settlers For Canada
A despatch from Londen say:—in
a dismal rain, but in :splendid spirits,
the first official party of Drab% wo-
men settlers under the Dominion Gov.
=anent zcheme left Euston on Thurea
day morning for the Canadian land of
promise and head work.
Others from all parts of the British
1, bring-
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The five lady members of the Can adian Council of Agrtoniture, are or-
ganization which iq doing much to shape the future policy of Farmers' or-
ganizations in Canada. The photograi.th was taken at the Winnipeg conven-
tion: Back rzw: Miss Mabel Finch, Mrsa. S. Wood, Miss Mary McCal-
lum; sitting: -Mrs. John McNaughton :Uri:. Coo. Brodie.
tad to sea captains and navigators ye
discovered, "Katie" is the name give
to the invention of an engineer, b
which he makes water talk.
It is an automatic float, with a sen
slave depth-findleg mechanism con-
nected telephonic:elle-, and is placed oil
the surface • of the water, Another
delicate instrument rests 011 the bot-
tom, witk a wire connection. 'When
an engineer wants to know the depth
of water at a particular spot he rings
up "Katie" on the 'phone and she tens
him tete exact depth.
She speaks in soft, Jerky buzzes in
the manner of the Morse code, and
when she gets out of her depth she
stutters, If the current is too strong
she becomes speechless. "Katie" will
also warn a captain how much water
has got into the hold or the engine -
room after a collision.
The floating ship's safe is another
wonderful invention. It automatically
casts itself adrift from a sinking ship,
and will send up a distress signal
every hour for twelve hours. A sound
signal is also given, and it will burn a
light at night for three months.'
Niagara -on -the -Lake Has
Won Forty -Severe Crests
Niagara -on -the -Lake passed its miL
lion mark and has 47 crests on its flag,
making a record of 1,293.3 of its ob-
jective. Its total buyings were 31.099,-
300.
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