HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1920-5-20, Page 3BRITISH ARMY AND NAVY
TAKE HAND IN IRISH WAI
A despatch from London says -
Accepting at its face value the.elaim
the Sinn Fein has been trying tp
prove by speech and acts; that an
actual Irish Republic is at war with
the British Empire, the Government
will abandon its present plan for
handling- crime on the island. To this
end. all arms of the British Army in
Ireland are being tremenaouslil•
strengthened. This applies especially
to cavalry and motor machine-gun
outfits.
As soon as the fore there is ade-
quate, it will, undea the command of
Sir Nevil Macready, take alter all
police functions. In fact, it was said
that Southern Ireland may then be
placed under martial law. This would
be nothing more or less than notice
to the Irish volunteers that their chal-
lenge had been accepted and that the
'Government troops would meet rifle
and revolver fire with machine guns
and possibly shrapnel.
A despatch from Dublin says: -
Two British battleships of the Queen
coast, and indicates that the Govern-
ar es
Elizabeth class -the Barhazn and the
Malaya -accompanied by destroyers,
cruisers and lighter craft, arrived at
Kingstown on Thursday with several
thousand marines aboard. The fleet
left Queenstown, but stopped at each
of the important ports on the Irish
coast from Queenstown to Dublin,
where parties of the marines were
lhnded, marched through the streets
of the city and returned to the ships.
It is understood that this demon-
stration by the British navy has been
arranged for two purposes -one to
impress rebellious parties in Ireland
that the British Government may use
naval forces in •addition to military
force e to restore order in Ireland; the
other to display marines and big naval
'units to coast towns where the British
Canadian Memorial to heroic de ad among the colored population of
navy has always been held in high Canada. This memorial is to be er ected in the Parliament Buildings.
esteem. Toronto.
This is the first big demonstration
by the British Davy along the Irish
re
ment intends to use all its forces now of
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available in Ireland to support the
demoralized police and constabulary.
the W
orld
1 A LETTER FROM
LONDON
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1 wonder how many people knov,
how democratic Xing George really is
in his own household, The other day
I met the man who used to take the
King's breakfast up to him every
morning during the latter days of the
war; and still does it, There is no
pomposity about King George. This
" servant tells ine that owing to the
scarcity of servants -most of them
were away fighting -the Xing insist-
ed that everyone in the Royal house-
hold was to spare the labors of those
who remained as much as possible,
The breakfast, a very light one of
coffee and biscuits, was brought to
the door a the Ring's bedroom, laid
down ou the mat, and a knock was
given. The Ring then came to the
door in a dressing -gown and took in
his own tray. By the time the *aver-
age citizen was stirring, the King
was well through his private corres-
pondence,
On an average, Queen Mary receives
two hundred begging letters a day.
These are, of course, opened by her
secretary, who is instructed to hring
before Her Majesty any corrununica-
tion which bears the imprint of genu-
ineness.
Much discussion is taking place
respecting the future of Prince Albert
when he concludes his stay at Cam-
bridge. And this discussion is futile,
inasmuch as it is possible to state
that the King has so far arrived at
no decision whatever on this point.
In due course his Royal Highness is
to become a Royal Duke -that much,
at least, was settled some time ago;
Ibut this will not be done until such
time as Parliament makes him a
grant sufficient to enable him to main-
tain the position • with befitting dig-
nity.
Later, too, it is probable that he will
become Governor-General of one of
the principal portions of our Overseas
Empire.
King George's children have their
own especial hobbies and amusements,
which, in spite of public duties, they
C Iva e qie Pr nte abroad.
$100 to $165; do, cora. and med., $65
lto $75; springers, $90 to 065; lambs,
Yearitng.s, SIG to $19; calves good to
choice, $14 to $16; sheep, $9 to $18;
hags, fed and watered, $20.25 to
$20,50; do, weighed or VMS, $20•50 te
$20.75; do, to.b„ $19.25 to $19.50; do,
do, country points, $19 to $19,25.
Montreal, May 18.-Buteher steers,
choice, $15.50; butcher heifers, med.,
$10.50 to $11.50; corn. $7.50 to 310.50;
butcher cows, med„ $7.50 to $10•50;
canners, e5 to $5,50; clatters, $6 to
$7; butcher bulls, good, $10-50 to $12;
corn., $8.30 to $10.50; good veal, $0 to
$11; med., $7 to $9; spring lambs, $10
to $14; hogs, off ear weights, selects,
$20.50 to $21; sows, $16.50 to $17.
Farmers Foresee Big Hay
Crop, Cancel Govt. Orders
Wholesale Grain.
Toronto, May 18, ---Man, wheat -No..
George, the youngest son, is clever at 1 Northern, $2,80; No. 2 Northern,
Fort William.
$2•77; No. 3 Northern, $2.73, in store
Manitoba oats -No. 2 CW, $1,18;
No. 3 CW, $1.15; extra No. 1 feed,
himself. Princess Mary, I hear, has 'iAi1 siForW-3illeil: $1,82;1
lately taken to making' a collection of aee Manitoba31,67; barley-No.rejected, MO; feed,
pictures, ehoosing marc particularly e
$1,o21/2, in store Fort William.-
child subjects. Miniatures Attract her
considerably. American corn -No. 2 yellow, $2.80;
nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship -
It is probable that in the 'course of ment. l
the next few years we shall see an- Ontario oats -No. 3 white, $1.05 to
other Royal owner of a racing yacht $1,07, according to freights outside,
in Prince Albert, who has a great Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per
fondness for sailing, and possesses no car lot, $2 to $2.01; No. 2, do, 31.98
music, although the rest of the fam-
ily are not brilliant in this direction.
He plays the piano quite well, and
sticks hard at the task of perfecting $1•15; No, 1 feed, el.13; No 2 feed,
..,ii $2,01; No, 3 do, $1.92 to $1.93, to,h.
small skill in designing ships. The
Prince proposes to visit Neweastle- shipping points, according to freights.
Ontario wheat -No. 1 Spring, per
on -Tyne shortly to see the shipyards, car lot, e2,02 to $2.03; No, 2 do, $1.98,
and to extend his practical knowledge; to $2.01. No. 3 do,81.05 to 82.01, f.o.b,
of shipbuilding. shipping points, according to freights.
The library at Windsor Castle come Peas -No. 2, $3•00.
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prises 120,000 volumes. There is a Barley -Malting, $1.87 to $1.89,
ae-
ro of Caxtons, including the only Buckwheat -No. 2, $1.7ii to $1.80,
cording to freights outside
perfeet copy still existing ot 11
-------- -"I according to freights outside.
"/Esop's.Fables," and two Bibles, both Rye -No 3, 32.20 to 32 ,25, accord -
with precious aseaciations, though of ing to freights outside.
a different order. Manitoba flour --Government stand- .
One is the Bible which Martin Luth- ard $1.4.85 Toronto.
A despandi from Winnipeg says: -
Tho sudden warm weather has caused
rapid growth of the grass of Western
prairies-, end this, combined with the
high Price el' hay, has led to a number
of farmere wiring- to the Department
of Agecelture of the various prov-
e • •
trees caneelling orders already given
for hey. The situation thus created
is one of embarrassment for the Gov-
ernments, who are compelled to. ac-
cept delivery of all hay ordered. There
s now a discussion on the policy of
er used to carry in his pocket, and
the other was taken by Charles L to
the scaffold. There is a Koran, too,
inscribed on the fly -leaf: "From the
library of the late Tippoo Sultaun of
Mysore," This Koran belonged to the
late Emperor Aurungzebe, and was
purchased by that Prince' for the sum
of nine thousand guineas. Another
interesting shelf is that containing
the helograph records of Parliament-
ary proceedings furnished. by each
successive Prime Minister since 1837
for the exclusive information of the
Sovereign. -Big Ben.
Oil is Obtained -
From English VVells
A despatch from London says: -
Eleven oil wells drilled in Great Bri-
tain have produced a hundred thou-
sand. gallons of oil.
Premier Borden Home Again.
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ult t tassiduously.
A despatch from Ottawa says: -
oohing fine and fit, with his cheeks
ronzed, and a. sprightly gait, Sir
obert Borden has returned to Ot-
awa after a sojourn of four months
Facts About Canada
Saskatchewan's sheep population is
slowly but steadily increasing. In
1919 the total head of sheep in Sas-
katchewan 'was 146,911, an increase
of over 12,000 over the previous year,
but the province should have at least
ten times as many.
About seventy-five per cent of
Manitoba's public sehools have stab-
lished school gardens.
Fifteen Saskatchewan sehools have
already obtainedthespecial Govern-
ment grant for noon hot lunch equip-
ment.
One hundred and sixty-seven co-op-
erative credit banks have been estab-
lished in the Province of Quebec.
These have a membership exceeding
aixty thousand, assets of over ten mil-
lion dollars and an annual cash turn
aver of- fully .thirty million dollars.
Lady Vectoria, a white Wyandotte
pullet bred at Vancouver Island Ex-
perimental Station, Sydney, B.C., is
the first hen of the experimental farm
that has laid three hundred eggs in
one year. She was hatched April 28,
1918, and started laying on December
12, when two hundred and twenty-
eight days old.
Through the co-operation of the
Home Branch of the Soldier Settle-
ment Board, the Women's Auxiliary
of the Great War Veterans' Associa-
tion and the Women Grain Growers'
Association, rest rooms for farmers'
wives have been fitted up at Maple
Creek, Alberta, and Swift Current,
Saskatchewan. At Maple Creek a
local bank provided the necessary
rooms, heated and lighted,. These have
been fitted up as a community centre
for the rural women who visit the
town.
• It's a Great Life, If You Don't. Weaken
Ontario flour -Government stand-
ard, nominal.
Millfeed-Car lots, delivered, Mont-
real freights, bags included: Bran, per
ton, $54; shorts, per ton, $61; good
feed flour, $3.75 to $4.00.
Hay -No. 1, per ton, $30 to $'31;
mixed, per ton, $25, track.
Straw -Car lots, per ton, $16 to $17,
track, Toronto.
Country Produce -Wholesale.
Eggs, new laid, 54 to 55e; butterl
creamery, prints, 62 to 65e; do, solids,
55e; choice dairy prints, 55 to 57c;
ordinary dairy prints, 48 to 51c;
bakers', 35 to 40e; oleomargarine
(best grade), 31 to 37c. Cheese, new,
large, 31ee, to 32c; twins, 32 to 321/2e;
old, large,33 to 331/2e; twins, 331/2
to 34e, aple syrup, 1 -gal. tin, $3.50;
5 -gal. tin, per gal., $3.35.
61 to 64c; choice dairy prints, 54 to
Provisions -Wholesale.
Smoked meats -Rolls, 31 to 32e;
hams, med.,42 to 43e; heavy, 35 to
37c; cookehams, 57 to 60e; backs,
plain, 51 to 53c; backs, boneless, 54
to 57e; lareakfast bacon, 48 to 49c;
cottage rolls, 33 to 36c.
Barrelled Meats -Pickled pork, $48;
mess pork, $48.•
Green meats -Out of pickle, le less
than smoked.
Dry salted meats -Long clears, in
tons, 32o; in eases, 28 -to 29e; clear
bellies, 27 to 281/2e; fat backs, 281/2 to
30c.
Larde-Tierces, 28 to 281/2e; tubs,
IrSee to 29c; pails, 28% to 291/4e;
prints, 30 to 301/2e. Compound lard,
27 to 271/2c.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, May 18. -Oats -Canadian
Western, No. 2, $1.291/2; do, No. 2,
$1.261/2; flour, new standard grade,
$14.85 to $15.05; rolled oats, bag of
90 lbs., $5.50 to $5.60; bran, $54.25;
shorts, $61.25; hay, No. 2, per ton,
car lots, $31 to $32. Cheese, finest
easte±ns, 291/2 to 30e; butter, choicest
creamery, 55% to 56c; eggs, fresh,
55c.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, May 18. -Choice heavy
steers, $14.75 to $15.25; good, do, $14
to $14,50; 'butchers' cattle, choice,
$13.50 to $13.75; do, good, $13 to
$13.25; do, med., $12 to $12.50; do,
come $10.50 to $11; bulls, choice,
$11.50 to $12.50; do, good, $10.25 to
$10.75; do, rough, $8 to $8.50; butcher
cows, thoice, $11.50 toa$12.50; do,
good, $10.50 to $11; do, coin., $7.50 to
8; stockers, $9.25 to $11; feeders,
311 to $1250; canners and eutters,
4.50 to $6.25; milkers, good to choice,
the farmer and his wisdom in such
diseouragement of aid rendered him
by the Governments at a time of crisis,
when the hay situation looked. serious.
Loyal Britisher's Gift
of $650,000
A despatch from London says: -
Chancellor of the Exchequer Chamber -
lam announces that he has received
.aa anonymous gift of £130,000 of the
war loan for cancellation and as a
contribution to the reduction of the
national debt,
The donor explains, says Mr.
Chamberlain, that he was denied the
privilege of fighting for his country
and that he desires to encourage other
persons to similar patriotic acts.
Long Yukon Winter
Has Ended at Last
A despatch from Dawson, Y.T.,
says: -The long Yukon Winter has
ended and the ice is rapidly breaking
up south of Dawson. Steamers are
preparing to sail for the south to
bring much-needed supplies for Daw-
son and lower river points.
D. • W.A. Riddell, Deputy Minister
of Labor for Ontario, who has resigned
Iii s position to take a post with the
International Labor Office of the
League of Nations.
SINN FEIN DESTROY FIFTY POLICE
BARRACKS; RAID TWENTY TAX. OFFICES
Private Property Respected and Not a Single Ufa Reported'
Lost.
A. despatch from Dublin says: ----
Extensive raids of public barracks,
many of them disused police stations
and public offices in Ireland, took
place Wednesday night and in the
early hours Thursday morning,
The details point to the existence of
a widespread campaign to destroy
these buildings.
In County Dublin Alone live bar-
racks were burned down. Barracks in
other parts of the country that were
attacked were: Nenagh, County Tiper-
ary, rifled; Mill Quarter and Cern-
lough, County Antrim, burned down;
Carriekberg, County Waterford?'
wrecked; Carrigan, County Donegal,
set on fire; Killeter, County Tyrone,
burned down; Bandon Bridge, County
Cork, burned to the ground; Commons
Road, near Cork, set on fire and blown
up; Keshcarrigan, Hillstreet, Leitrim
and Grevisk, County Leitrim, burned
down.
The following police stations were
also destroyed by the Are: O'Meath,
County Louth, Clough and Strangford,
County DOWN.
Public buildings were also attacked
at the following places: The office of
the Income Tax Collector at Bishop
street, Derry, raided, and the betake
carried eft; the Customs and Excise
Office at Bantry, burned down; the
Excise Oface, Downpatrick, raided and!
documents removed; the Old Age Pen -i
sions Office, Newton Stewart, 0:RIMY!
Tyrone, raided; the Rural District'
Offices, Mohill, County Leitrim, rata
books carried off.
In all 50 police barracks were dee
stroyed. and 20 income tax offices
raided and documents destroyed;
Seven Court Houses were raided.
The destruction of police harracki
was almost on as great and. organized
a scale as similar attacks last Easter
when more than. 60 barracks were at-,
tacked. Moat of the barracks in the!
present case had been abandoned, and:,
no less of life was entailed.
The procedure in all cases wart
alike; 'where caretakers were in 'charge
they were first removed; then inflame'
neable mixtures or explosives were ale-
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edied to the huts, and the buildings
were partially or wholly destroyed.
In the revenue offices, if tlaerd
were any occupants, they were Orderl
ed out or bound with ropes, and then
the documents were abstracted and
destroyed.
Among the Court Houses attacked
were those at Cashel and Ballinamore.l,
These were completely destroyed with
all documents. Armed guards were
posted while the raids were proceed-
eing, houetd.all •private property WO
resp
'Han to Raise the Lusitania.
A despatch from London says: -
Great interest in shipping circles
centred around the statment that an
attempt be made to raise the
Lesitonie. A well-known salvage
firm is mentioned as likely to under-
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INDIANS SEEDING
500 ACRES PER DAY
,
Hope to Reach 10,000 Objec.
tive by End of Week.
A despatch from Regina says:
Seeeing on the greater production
farms in Saeizatebewan operated he
the Department of Indian Affairs, 19
Famous Raider Moewe proceeding at the rate of 500 acres
Has Reached Scotland
A despatch from Firth of Forth,
Scotland, says: -The German raider
Moewe, which sank so many Allied
ships during the war, has arrived here.
It has been surrendered to the naval
authorities.
Aerial Postal Services
Inaugurated in China
A despatch from Pekin says: -An
aerial postal service for China was
inaugurated when an airplane flew
from Tien-Tsin to this city and back,
carrying both mail and passengers.
Air service from Tien-Tsin to Shang-
hai is to be opened. later.
Affluent Person.
"See here," said the manager of an
automobile sales agency, "what did
you mean by wasting your time 'show-
ing that rough -1001,131g fellow a $6,000
car? A fIlvver would be about his
size,"
"I thought so, too, at first," replied
the smart salesman, "but I noticed a
great deal of grime under his finger-
nails and in his eyebrows and hair. I
immediately sized him up as a wage-
earner and not a salaried man."
"Well?"
"He bought the Gar,"
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Two Versions.
Young Reporter -"The storm king
hurled his torn and tumbling torrents
aver the ruins of the broken and dis-
membered edifice."
Editor -"What's that? What do you
mean, young fellow?"
Young Reporter-"I--er-the flood
washed away Patrick M'Dougal's old
cowshed."
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Serbian Race Illiterate.
In Saxony, Bavaria, Wurtenberg and
some other German states, only rarely
can a person be found who cannot
read and write, while in Serbia, prior
to the war, 78.9 per cent, of the adult
population was illiterate.
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Force of Habit.
St. Peter looked with wonder at the
two lusty coppers which the passing
soul had dropped into his hand. "Why,
my good man," he asked, "what is this
for?"
"War tax," murmured the soul
gloomily as it passed through the
heavenly gates.
a day, according to reports to reach
W. M. Graham, head of the departe
ment for the Prairie Provinces, with
headquarters in Regina. One-half ai
the 10,000 acres is to be reached by
the end of next week,
The Indians on reserves in Southe
ern Saskatchewan expect to have 20,
000 acres in wheat, Their operatione
are entirely separate from the great-
er production farms. They are away
to a fine start, and expect to finish
next week,
Operations on the big farms havd
been handicapped to a certain extent(
owing to the amount of moisture ixi
the land. Traction engines could not(
be used and all the work up to data
has been accomplished by horse.,
power,
BAMBOO UTILIZED
FOR NEWS PRINT,
Plant in India to Produce
000 Tons of Pulp Annually.•
A despatch from London says:
The use of newsprint made from
bamboo is one of the measures con-
templated by -the British newspaper
publishers to meet the world's white
paper shortage.
W. Raitt, cellulose expert of the,
Government of India, who has had
25 years' experience in experimental
_work with bamboo pulp, states there(
is sufficient bamboo in sight in Bur
mah, with the ,Savanah grasses o
Assam, to produce 14,000,000 tons o
dry pulp annually. The total cost o
production will not exceed one -ha
of the present cost of wood pulp.
The Indian Government has granted;
concessions to pioneer companies o*
favorable terms, and plans are being
developed for an annual production o
'700,000 tons of bamboo pulp.
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General Currie New
Head of McGill(
A despatch from oMntreal says:-(
Lieutenant -General Sir Arthur Currie,
now Inspector -General of the Celli
adian Militia, who commanded tlue
Canadian forces in Flanders, and wha
has been offered the principalship ofii
McGill University, has, accepted the
post.
Ignorance is no 'excuse for fetiluq
as a dairyman. There are too man*
good books and papers published upoi
the subject these days.
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