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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1924-4-3, Page 7-44 an the good had lux- fens. iso : :such ig in -. rnful . fig_ been .ra' :ora, pro- mnent 31) i the pro - This i the udah • out :hof . the bit- un- Ifso 1 of n to ens. irerd` ero- k olt- Y• one LIf cider aids the any or de- ser - that kite 'gibe tho tare ..d into lus- ind, �d a to ead dm- eds in lad Ll an - ver al- xti eine . Igo, oo- the ill Ik- six too nt y's Ily. ear ve rid . • nd re st H. en . he' es x - re 65 dy ur Canada r Coast - Coast St. John's, Nfld.-With the usual pomp -and ceremony, the ,Newfound- land sealing - fleet recently cleared from this port for its .,annual seal bunt in the Gulf . of St. Lawrence. Other steamers from Halifax and St. John will join the fleet later in the month and altogether ten ships will engage . in the hunt in 1924. Halifax, N.S.-The formation of a ce-wide publicity bureau to ad- e Nova Sctoia as a summer -" tourist country was decided upon at a conference _ of business Hien from all parts of the province, held here recently. The objective is to raise $10,000 by popular subscription, in which event the Provincial Govern- ment will contribute an equal amount, ,,,isid to launch an extensive publicity imne i en. Sherbrooke, .Que.-A plant for the manufacture of hydrated lime has been completely at Lime Ridge by the Dominion Lime Co., of Sherbrooke. This product is used instead of lump. lime for building purposes for mix- ing with cement as a waterproof. The company's quarries have a high qual- ity of limestone particularly adapted to the manufacture of hydrate. Toronto, Ont. It is estimated that 408,000,000 feet of timber, 3,176,000 railway ties, and 649,700 cords of pulpwood will be the output of the present lumbering season on Crown lands in the Province of Ontario alone. There are approximately 30,000 men 3 and 10,000 horses employed in bush operations alone in Ontario. Winnipeg, Man. -Furs to tho value of $400,000 were- disposed of at the recent sale of the Winnipeg Fur Auc- tion Sales Co. Since the company commenced operations three years ago, approximately $1,750,000 worth of furs havebeen sold. In the three years of operation the company has sold about $4,000,000 worth of furs. Regina, Seale --Over nine hundred travelling libraries are in circulation at the present time, according to a report of the Provincial Bureau of Publications. In addition to the travelling libraries, sortie 500 books were sent out to districts where the branch was unable to supply libraries. Edmonton, Alta. -About 40,000 bushels of pure seed .grain have al- ready been marketed for seed. growers of the Province through the Provin- eial Government cleaning and grad- e ing plant here. A good deal of this has gone to Eastern points; and there ' has also been a considerable quantity sold in the province. ' The demand lfor good seed continues strong. Vancouver, B.C.- The Woodward NEARLY 50 MILLIONS elevator is practically completed, in- COST OF i-1UDSON BAY R creasing the grain storage capacity of the port by 2,900,000 bushels. Ar- rangements are now being ngade to load ships with wheat by means of lighters. If this practice is establish- ed, stablished, it will prove another great awls - tames to handling of grain.. A historical episode occurred at the House of Commous, Eng., when Arthur Henderson wan introduced to the speaker as. a member of parliament by his two sons, both members of parliament. Father and sons are shown arriving at the House. RIVAL CLAIMANTS -''• FOR POST OF CALIPH Ousting of Abdul Medjid Causes Powers to Seek More Influence Over Moslems. A despatch from Paris says: --A struggle among the Powers of Europe for the controlling influence over the millions of Moslems in India, Persia, North l,frica, Egypt and Turkey is beginning to manifest itself in two leading camps -that of Ring Hussein of 'Hedjaz, who is the British hand- picked candidate for the caliphate, and Abdul Medjid, recently deposed as ;aliph by the Turks. Although Abdul Hedjid is a nephew of the old Sultan, Mohammed VI., 4 and was proclaimed Caliph by urkisla Assembly more than a year a eo, he is now in exile at Terri - tot, Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Leman, where so many political exiles have taken refuge. The contest, therefore, centres about the ultimate leadership which the Moslems accord to one of the aspiring princes of the faith. The intention o.. both King Hussein and Abdul Med- jid to call a great Moslem conference has drawn the attention of all Eur- opean Powers who have colonies and mandatory rights over Moslem sub, jects. In France there is an apparent tendency to support the claim of Ab- dul Medjid, who since the b ginning of his caliphate has shown himself eminently sympathetic toward the French. However, the first consid- - tion of the French is for the French possessions, Morocco and Tunis, where there already are other aspiring Caliphs,. such as the present Bey of Tunis and the Sultan of Mor- occo. France, therefore, is to -day hesitating between its friends, Abdul Ilfedjid, and its natural political allies, in Morocco and Tunis. .till another element in the contro- versy comes from Italy, where there aro strong political influences" eman- ating, from Tripoli. It appears that Itis has given refuge on one of its islands to the deposed Sultan, Mo- hammed VL, who, although a help- less and feeble Prince, is nevertheless considered by millions of Moslems as the true father and Caliph of all Mo- hammedans. Whether Italy will• ad- vance the claim of Mohammed is an unknown element in the question, but it is of enough importance to cause French apprehensions. Accordingly, it has been suggested that France offer Abdul Medjid a French island off Morocco or " Tunjs as a place of refuge, where he might be surrounded by Moslem subjeces and mutually succeed to the spiritual leadershipof the faihtfui of all lands. It is not doubted that Abdul Medjid would thus acquire dominance over 60,050,000 Mosiems under the French flag. However, the question of the local Caliphs is a delicate one and the present effort of the French Govern- ment is to seek to determine just how far the Moroccan and Tunisian aspir- ants would push their claims. Abdul Medjid appears to have the support of important sections of the Mohammedan world, Mohammed Ali, chief of the Moslems of India, has al- ready issued a proclamation declaring Abdul Medjid the true Caliph and' calling en all Indians to give him support At present `Abdul Medjid is busy with a host of secretaries on prepare - tions which ultimately will determine who •will be Prince of the Moslem faith, and, incidentally, which of the European Powers .will benefit by his patronage. • Sir William Duff Field Builder of the Newfoundland Railway, !who died at his home in Montreal on ' March 12, in hie fifty-sixth year. Military Defense Costs Canada $1,46 Per Capita A despatch from Ottawa says; Hon. E. M. Macdonald, Minister of Defence, furnished the House with comparative per capita figures of ex- penditure on military defence in the different parts of the Empire. The figures were: Canada, $1.46 per head; New Zea- land, $2.33; South Africa, $2.92; Aus-' tralia, $3.30; Great Britain, $16.32. a, • a i, - "y Willing to Be One. He -"Man is descended from the monkey." She -"And he doesn't appear to be ashamed of his ancestors." Low Losses at Present by. Rea- son of Miniiinum of Service. A despatch from Ottawa says: -To complete the Hudson Bay Raihv'ay and Port Nelson ready for the ship- ping out of grain would bring the total expenditure on this enterprise to between $45,000,000 and $50,000,- 000, is the conclusion drawn from the reply of the Minister of Railways to questions asked as to the expenditure necessary to make that port ready to handle export business. The Government has spent on the Hudson - Bad* *Railway approximately $14,600,000; and en the terminal about $6,250,000, or a total of $20,- 750,000. 20;750,000. •Probably another $5,000,000 would be required to carry the steel to tidewator, in the opinion of the Dept. of Railways and Canals, another pp, - 538.000 20;538.000 would be required to make the harbor ready for shipping grain. These figures total $46,500,000, and there would certainly be other extras. The fixed charges on the invest- ment would be at least $2,500,000 a year, to say nothing of the annual de - licit on operating the railway. At present this is kept down to about $25,000 a year, but this low figure is made possible only through the mini- mum of service. A total expenditure of $20,750,000 to date on the Hudson Bay enterprise looks quite large when it is remem- bered that the expenditure on the harbor of Montreal to the end of 1922 is given as 531,000,000, Army Responsible for Fame of "Tipperary" A despatch from London says: - The recent death of one of its com- posers, Henry James Williams, has disclosed the fact that the war song "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" was hawked about from publisher to publisher before a man was finally found who saw any possibilities in it. The music hall singers at first turned it down flat. It was Miss Florrie Fordo who on July 24, 1914, gave it a trial, singing it in "The` Isle of Man." From them on it began to gain some measure of popularity, but it was men of the British expe- ditionary force who landed at Bou- logne in August, 1914, who made it famous, as they sang it marching through the town. After that it was taken up and the words were trans- lated into almost every European language, even into German, and also into Hindustani, Japanese and Chi- nese. Three and a half million dollars, or nearly 20 per cent. of the whole revenue of the province, is the esti- mated direct gain from the timber resources of British Columbia during the coming fiscal year. Timber licens- es are expected to produce 51,250,000, , royalties 51,600,000, timber scales 5350,000, and timber leases $100,000. Alberta has maintained an average yield of spring wheat of 19% bushels per acre over a period of 26 years, according to a chart prepared by the Dept. of Agriculture. In addition, winter wheat has averaged, over the same period, 20,19 bushels; oats, 35.79 bushels; barley, 26.10 bushels; rye, 18.84 bushels, •and flax, 8.71 bushels. CANADA'S FOREIGN TRADE SHOWS GAIN Twelve Months' Record De- notes $115,000,000 In- crease in Exports. A despatch from Ottawa says: Canada's foreign trade continues to Weekly Market Report TORONTO. Man, wheat-•No..1 North, 51.08%. Man:. oats --No. 3 CW 41%e No: 1 4o2LC. show a remarkable expansion. In the 12 months ended February, this year, the exports from the Dominion total- led $1,029,268,881; an increase of more than 5115,000,000 over the pre- ceding 12 months, and the imports into Canada for the 12 months ended February, this year, totalled 5898,- 338,016, an increase of more than 5108,000,000 over the preceding 12 months. The largest commodity increase was the export of Wood and paper, which totalled 5270,346,506 in the 12 months ended February this year, an increase of about $48,000,000 over the preceding 12 months. Another feature is that in those 12 months the United States was by far a great- er customer of Canada than was the United Kingdom, the imports into Canada from the United States being. 5603,729,056, and from the United Kingdom $155,179,402, while the ex- ports to the United States were $426,- 148,638, and the exports to the United Kingdom 5355,838,316. Tb.e British Empire's sales to Can- ada in the 12 months ended February this year aggregated 5197,994,994, an increase of more than $20,000,000 over the preceding 12 months, and the Em- pire's purchases from Canada in the former period were 5431,917,952, a de- crease of over $7,000,000, Exports to Australia in the year ended February last were $20,401,275, an increase of over 53,000,000. Ex- ports to Belgium increased from $12,- 651,705 to 516,132,035, and exports to Germany totalled 515,682,625, an in- crease of nearly 100 per cent. Exports to Italy increased from $11,898,606 to $18,170,924, and exports to Japan in- creased from $15,375,157 to 526,901,- 473, or nearly 100 per cent. Exports to Norway nearly doubled, the total for the year ended February last be- ing 54,922,192, and exports to Switz- erland nearly doubled. Butter imports decreased 4,812,035 lbs. to 2,693,824 lbs., and butter ex- ports dropped from 21,812,295 lbs. in the 12 months ended February, 1923, to $12,960,715 in the 12 months ended. February last. Cheese imports total- led in value 5569,047, an increase of. 100 per cent. and cheese exports to- talled 523,371,038, an increase of about $2,000,000. Hard coal imports increased •from ' 527,003,354 to $44, 814,115, and soft coal imports totalled $45,277,286, an increase of over 52,- 500,000, while coal exports dropped from, .512,247,302 to $9,190,396. Raw cotton imports increased by about 53,- .000,000. Metal imports totalled 5216,- 085,239, an increase of nearly $50,- 000,000, 50,000,000, and metal exports increased from 589,451,578 to $128,167,755, or nearly 540,000,000. Wool imports to- talled 5357,556,550, an increase of over 0,000,000. ,Automobile exports aggregated $36,571,450, an increase of about $8,000,000, and •automobile im- ports were 530,266,920, an increase of over 51,000,000. •Man. barley --Nominal. All the above, c.i.f., bay ports Ontario barley -65 to 70e. American corn -No. 2 yellow 98%e.. Buckwheat -No. 2, 76 to :80c. Ontario rye -74 to 78c. Peas -No. 2, $1.45 to $1.50. Millfeed---Del., Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $28; shorts, per ton, $30; middlings, 536; good feed flour, .$2.10. Ontario wheat -No. 2 white, 98 to $1.02, outside. Ontario No. 2 white oats -39 to 41c. Ontario corn -Nominal. Ontario flour-Ninet per cent. at., in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship- ment, $4.60; Toronto basis, $4.60; bulk, seaboard, $4.25. Manitoba flour -1st pate., in jute sacks, $6.20 per bib.; 2nd pats., $5.70.. Hay --Extra No. 2 timothy, per ton, track, Toronto, $14,50 to 515; No. 2, $14.50; no. 8, 512.50 to 513; mixed, $12.50. Straw-Carlots, per ton, $9.50. Standard recleaned screenings, f.o. b. bay ports, per ton, $20.50. Cheese -New, lax e, 18 to 19e; twins, 19 to 20c; triplets, 20 to 20%c; Stiltons, 21 to 22c, Old, large, 25 to 27c; twins, 20 to 28c; triplets, 30c. Butter -Finest creamery prints, 41 to 42c; No. 1 creamery, 40 to 41c; No. 2, 37 to 39e; dairy, 34c. Eggs -Extra., f"esli, in cartons, 33 to 84c; extra, loose, 31c; firsts, 28 to 29c; seconds, 24 to 25c. Live poultry -Chickens, 3 to 4 lbs., 25e; hens, over 5 lbs., 26c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 24c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 15c; spring chickens, 4 lbs. and over; 25c; roosters, .15c; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 19c; da, 4 to 5 lbs., 18e. Dressed poultry --Chickens, 3 to 4 lbs., 30c; hens, over 5 lbs, 28c; do, 4 to 6 lbs., 24c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 18c; spring chickens, 4 lbs. and over, 32c, roosters, over 5 lbs., 18c; "ducklings, over 5 Ibs., 24c; do, 4 to 5 Ibs., 25c; geese, 22e.• Beans -Can., hand-picked, lb., 6xe; primes, 6c. Maple products -Syrup, per imp. gal., $2.50; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per gal.; maple sugar, lb., 25c. Honey -60 -lb. tins, 11 to 11%d per lb.; 10 -Ib. tins, 11 to 12c; 5-1b. tins, Forty-nine different countries im- ported Canadian' flour last year, ac- cording to the president of the Do- minion Millers' Association. COME ON , 4UMMY- lb GO lb EweLOIANP J 11% to 12c; 2% -lb, tins 12% to 13eSt comb honey,er doz., No. 1, $3.75 toe $4; No. 2, $3.25` to x$3150. Smoked ;Heats --Hams, med., 23 td 24c; cooked hangs, 34 to 36c; srnoked. rolls, 17 to 18c; cottage rolls, 10 to 21c; breakfast, bacon; 23 to 26e; epe- tial breakfast bacon, 28 to 30c; backs, boneless, 28 to 33c. Cured meats. --Long clear bacon, 50 to 70 -ba:, $18.50; 70 to 90 lbs., $18; 90 lbs. and',up, 517; lightweight rolls, In barrels, 537; heavyweight rolls, $32. Lard --Pure tierces, 14% to 15%e; tubs, 15 to 15%0; pails, 15% to 16c; prints, 18 to 18%c; shortening tierces; 13% to 14c; tubs, 18% to 14c; pails., 14i/% to 15c; prints, 16% to 17c. Heavy steers, choice, $7.50 to 58; butcher steers, choice, $7 to $7.50; do, good, $6' to $6.50; do, med., $5 to 55.75; do, corn., $4.50 to $4.75; butcher heifers, choice, $6.75 to 57.50; do, med., $5 to 55.75; do, corn., $4.50 to 54.75; butcher cows, choice, 54.75 to $5.50; do, med., $3.50 to $4.50; can- ners and cutters, $1.50 to $2; do, come. $2.50 to $3.50; feeding steers„ choice, $5,50 to $6; do, fair, 54 to $5; stockers,. choice, $4 to $5; do, fair, $3.50 to $4; milkers and springers, choice 570 to $100; 'calves, choice, 510 to $11.50; do, Hied., $7 to $9; do, corn., $5.50 to 56; lambs, choice ewes, 514 to 515; do, bucks, 512.50 to $13.50; do, culls, 58 to $9; sheep, light ewes, $8 to $9;, do, culls, $5 to $5.50; hogs, fed and watered, $7.75; do, f.o.b., 57.25; do, country points, 57.25 do, off car, 57.95 to $8.15; do, selects, 58.50. MONTREAL. Oats, CW., No. 2, 51c; do, No: 3, 49e; do, extra No. 1 feed, 47% to 48e; do, No. 2 local white, 44 to 44%ce flour, Man. spring wheat pats., lsts, $8.20; do, 2nds, $5.70; do, strong bak- ers, $5.50; do, winter pats., choice, $5.55 to 55.65; rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., 52.90; bzran, $28.25; shorts, 530.25; middlings, $36.25; hay No. 2, per ton, car lots, $16. Butter, No. 1 pasteurized, 35% 'to 36c; do, No. 1 creamery, 34% to 35e; do, seconds, 33% to 34c; eggs, fresh extras, 32c; do, fresh firsts, 29c; po- tatoes, per bag, car lots, $1.55 to 51.60. Com cows, $3.25 to 53.60; canners, $1.50; med. quality calves, $4.75; good veals, 150 to 180 lbs., $8.50 hogs, $8.25 to $8.35; selects, $9; sows, 50. Catherine Breshkovsky "Little grandmother of the Russian revolution," who, on her SOth birthday, Just passed, finds plenty of time to direct the work in the different schools she has• founded in Czecho-Slovakia. fr Song of English Nightingale to be Broadcasted A despatch from London says: - The British Broadcasting Company is planning an attempt this spring to radio the song of the nightingale in its native haunts. A microphone and small transmit- ting set will be placed in a grove fre- quented by the feathered songsters, and the bird notes . amplified and re - broadcasted by the London station. Japan Co-operates in World - Flight of U,S. Airmen A despatch from Tokio says: --- Japanese officials are co-operating to the fullest degree to aid in the success of the . American round -the -world fliers, who are expected here late in April. Lieutenant Clifford' Nutt, in arranging the 'flight across Japanese territory, received the greatest con- sideration at the hands of officers here. The principal depot in Japan is the Kasumigaura military flying station. Iii-..RABBi'YBORQ Mr' LL GIVE. LtQU A LI L Roc HN' SING "(Qu.To " Go Tt^t AUNT R.OPENT Til .OLD GRA` -t• GOOSE is PEAp WATERSPOUTS WRECK ITALIAN DISTRICT Hundred Dead, Over Thous- and Injured --Lemon and Orange Fars Ruined. A despatch from Rome says:-: Waterspouts, pouring millions of tons of water out of leaden skies, swept' houses, fruit groves and people out of existence in the region around Amalfi, the southern Italian city, fa- mous for its exportation of lemons and oranges to North America. There have been a hundred dead washed up onto the beaches and pick - ed out of the sea, and more than 1,000 people have suffered injuries. • What were beautiful lemon farms Thursday morning are now mere torrents of water, which is mercilessly killing all before it. The deadly phenomenon came after twenty-four hours of torrential rain, a series of the waterspouts finally forming to sweep the region with wind and water. Vast funnels of water whirled over sea and villages, traveling onto the mountains inland and leaving a devastated trail or ruin. The consternation is unspeakable, for the survivors are frantically seeking wives, husbands and children under the flail -like descent of shots of water. At times the water -spouts, driven by the winds, left one portion of the country, going in an oblique direction which brought death and ruin to districts miles off the original route of the spout. Sometimes the upper and lower parts were seen to move at different speeds, making the parts separate and thus multiplying the disaster. Gusts of terrific winds are sweeping the southern shore for miles around.; The old inhabitants declare the waterspouts must be followed by an eruption of Mount Stromboli, the nearest island, Rome is also a prey to terrific rains, almost unknown at this season.' Civil engineers have been rushed to, the scene of the disaster an the de-' stroyer Pontiere, and steamers are sailing to Amalfi to take the refugees to Naples. It is estimated that 50,000 tons of herring have been shipped from Van- couver Island waters to Oriental markets during the past season. GEE Saitil7e1 WoOl..pN 'T ''ou 1i4INK L UMMY \nlOOLD NAVE SENSE. ENOUcI-! To PRETEND Hl: hehiN5 ASLEEP of