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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1912-5-30, Page 2CANADIAv CROP AGBEMiE Eeavy Percentage of int Killed What --Large Decrease in F Yield. despatch: from Ottawa says A bulletin of the Census and Sta.. tistical Office makes the following report on the 'crops • and live stock of Canada. The area sown.to win- ter wheat last fall was reported as 1,097,900 acres, of which 707,200 acres were in Ontario, and 300,70G stores in Alberta. From reports of corespondents at the end of April,. it is estimated that. about 31.50 per cent, of this .area has been winter killed, the proportion being 28.72 per cent. in Ontario, and 38.50 per cent. in Alberta- This represents a total deduction- from the area sown of about 345,000 ares (229,000 acres in Ontario and 116,000 acres in Alberta). The average condition of winter wheat on April 30 was 72,62 of a standard (71.24 per Dent. in Ontario and 76.80 per cent. in Alberta). From these figures it is calculated that the yield per acre from winter wheat in 1912 is likely to be about 20 bushels per acre, or 13 per cent, less than the average yield of the three years, 1909-11,. viz., 23.33 bushels per acre, pr'o-• vided that average conditions pre- vail between now and harvest. In the Maritime Provinces spring seeding on April 30 had only begun here and there, most of the ground being still under snow. Very little progress had been made` by the same date in Quebec, the amount of seeding done representing not more than about 3 or 4 per cent. In Ontario about 15 per cent. of the total seeding was completed, but this applies chiefly to the western anti southern parts of the Province. In the North-West Provinces the wet condition of the ground, cou- pled with cold weather and the small amount of 'fall plowing corn- pleted last year, has 'caused seeding operations to be somewhat back- ward, In Manitoba 50.13, in Saskatche- wan 71.54, and in Alberta 61.26 per cent. of the seeding of spring wheat was completed• by the end of April, and of total seeding done the per- centage proportions were Manitoba 36.63, Saskatchewan 49,30, and Al- berta 51.50. Nearly 14 per cent. of the hay and clover meadows have been win- ter killed, and their average condi- tion is represented by 74.63 for all Canada, the figures for Quebec tak- ing 50, for Ontario 80.46, for Mani- toba 88.48, for Saskatchewan 8.7.82, for Alberta 95.60, and for British. Columbia, 97.72. The report on the condition of live stock shows a high average for the Dominion, being over 90 per cent. of a standard. West of On- tario the figures exceed 90 for all descriptions of live stock. In On- tario, for milch cows and other cat- tle, in Quebec, for horses and ranch cows, and in Prince Edward Island, for much cows and other cattle, the percentage figures of condition fall below 90, the range being from 83 to 38. PRICES OF FARM PRODUCTS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Prices of Cattle, Crain, CSeese and Other Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, May 28. -Flour -Winter wheat, 90 per cent. patents, 54.05 to $4.10 at sea- board. and $4.15 to 54.20 for home con- sumption Manitoba flours -First pat- ents, $5:70; second. patents $5 20, and strong bakers', 55, on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, $1.10, Bay ports. Feed wheat is quoted at 68c, Bay ports. Ontario wheat -No. 2 white, red and mixed, $1.05 to $1.06. outside. Peas--No..2 shipping peas, $1.25, outside. Oats -Car Lots of No. 2 Ontario, 48 to 48 1-2c. and No. 3 at 47c outside. No. 2 Ontario, 50 to 51c. on track, Toronto. No. 1 extra W. C. feed, 49e, Bay ports, and No. 1 at 48c Bayorts. Baxley-Marketcontinues dull. Corn -No. 3 American yellow quoted at 82o. Bay ports, and at 850, on track, To- ronto. Rye -Prices. nominal. Buckwheat -70 to 72c, outside. Bran -Manitoba bran, S25, in bags, To. route freight. Shorts, $27. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples -The market is dull and feature- less. Beans -Small lots of hand-picked. $2.70 to $275 per bushel; primes, $2.60 to $2.65. Honey -Extracted in tins, 11 to 12e per Ib. Combs, 52.50 to $2.75 per dozen. Baled hay -No. 2. 518 to $19 a ton. Clo- ver, mixed, 514 to 515.50, on track. Baled straw -$11 to 511.50, on track, To- ronto. Potatoes -Car lots of Ontarios, in bags, 51.75 to $1.80, and Delawares at $1.85 to 51.90. Out -of -store, $1.95 to $2. Imported potatoes, 51.60, in car lots, and 51.80, out. of -store. • Poultry -Wholesale prices of choice poultry: -Chickens, 15 to 17c per lb.; fowl, 11 to 12e; ducks, 12 to 14e; turkeys, 20 to 21c. Live poultry, about 2c lower than the above, BUTTER. EGGS, CHEESE. Butter -Dairy, choice, 24 to 25c; bakers'. inferior, 20 to 21c; creamery. 27 to 280 for rolls, and 25 to 25r for solids. Eggs -New -laid, 22 to 2;.c per dozen, in case lots. Cheese -New cheese, 14 to 141-2c per lb. HOG PRODU CPS. Bacon -Long clear, 14 to 14 1.4c per Ib., in case Iots. Pork. short cut, $23 to $24; do.. mess, $20 to 521. Hams -Medium to light, 18 to 18 1-2c; heavy, 16 to 16 1-2c: rolls, 121-2c to 130; breakfast bacdn, 17 to 18c; backs, 19 to 20c. Lard -Tierces, 14c; tubs, 14 1-4c; pails, 141.2c. MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, May 28. -Corn -American No. 2 yellow, 86e. Oats -Canadian Western, No. 2. 55 to 551-2c; do., Canadian West- ern. No. 3. 51 to 511-2e; do., extra. No. 1 feed. 511-2 to 52c. Barley -Man.. feed, 65 to 66c; do., malting, 51.06 to 5117. Buck. wheat -No. 2, 74 to 75c. Flour Man. Spring wheat parents, firsts. 55.80; do., seconds, $5.30: do., strong bakers, 55.10; do., Winter patents, choice, $5.25 to $5.- 35; do., straight rollers. 54,80; do., straight rollers, basis 5225 to $2,35. Rolled ants - 'Barrels, $5.35; do., bags. 90 lbs.. 52.55. Bran -$25.00: shorts, 527.00; middlings. $29.00; Tnouillie, $30.00 to 534.00. Hay -No. 2, per ton, car Iois, 519.50 to $20.00. Cheese -Finest Westerns, 133.4 to 137.8e; do., finest Easterns, 131-2 to 135.8c; Butter - Choicest creamery. 27 to 271.4c; do , sec. onds, 253.4 to 261.20. Eggs -Fresh, 23 to 231.2e; do., No. 2 stock. 18 to 19e. Potatoes -Per bag, car lots, $1.70 to 51.75. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, May 28. - Ton quality steers sold at $8, 'good at 57.50' to $7.73, and the lower grades from that down to 56 to $6.50 per cwt. Butchers' cows at from $4 to 56 76, and the bulls offered brought from $4.50 to $6.25 per cwt. Sheep at from 53 to $6 each, and Spring lambs at from 54 to 6 each. while °elves soldfreely et from 53 to 58 each. Selected lots at 59.- 75 per cwt., weighed off cars. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minnest,nolzs. May 26. -Wheat --•May, Iti.•loll,. 141-8;. July, $1.15 3.8; September, $1.05; No. 1 bard. 91.165.8; No. 1 Northern. $1.157.8 to $1.1618;. No. 2 Northern, $1.1.37.8 to lee 141.8. No. 3 wheat, *1.12 to 81.121.4. No. 3 yellow corn, 76 to 77c. No. 3 white oats, 60 to 52c. No. 2 rye, 86 1-2a. Brtin, 6123.50 to $24. Flour -First intents, $6.50 to .$5.. 75; second patente, $5,30 to 5546; flret Eden e, 83.90 to $4.15; second clears, $2.80 Iiutpalo, May 28. -Spring wheat -N^. 1 Northern,,. car loads, store, $1.231.4: Win. ter. No, 2 red, $1.19; No. 3 red, $1.17; No, 2 white, $1.18. Cern-No. 3 yellow, 83e; No. 4 yellow, 801.2e; No. 3 corn, 801.4 to 821.4e; No, 4 corn, 791.4 to 79'3.4c, all nn traek, through billed. Oate-No. 2 White. 581.2; No. 3 wlilt", 58; No., 4 white, 67. Barley - Malting, $1.16' to 51,29. A license :reduction campaign will be started in London, Ont. RING CHIUSTI-&N X. OF DENMARK, who is 42 years old. Re has two Sons. QUEEN ALEXANDRINE OIr DENMARK,. who is a sister of' the German Crown Prince. CHINESE PREMIER SHOT. Crank Einpti.es Revolver While Oft- eial is Dining. A despatch from Pekin says: While President Yuan Shi Kai was dining with members of the Cabi- net., Governors of provinces and leading Chinese officials, on Friday, Chung Ping Lin, a disgruntled office seeker, bribed the attaches and entered the hall flourishing a revolver. He fired several shots point blank at Tang Shao Yi, the Premier, whore he blamed for his failure to get the political promo- tion he had sought. His aim was bad and all the shots went wild. After his ammunition was exhaust- ed Chang was overpowered by the attendants and taken to jail. DEVELOPMENT 01` FEMINISM. 700-Acre,Farm Financed and Work., ed'I►y 'Women. A despatch from London says: A seven hundred acre farm in Sussex on the Surrey border, controlled, financed' and worked, exclusively by women, is the latest development of feminism. Sympathizers with. the scheme have subscribed $5,0,000. The farm is to have cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry and many institu- tions rim by women have promised to patronize it with orders for milk and chi's' produets, MAKE SAFE INVESTMENTS TORONTO CORRESPONDENCE THE DANCERS OF "IeONG DISTANCE SPECULATION" TOO OFTEN OVERLOOKED. Repent Seddon Rise In Canadian Markets a Tra?9 for the Unwary -Profits en Long Heid Speculations Eaten Up byInterest. Tbe artiolee contributed by "Inve tor are for the sole purpose of guiding ;Mel- ee/Alva investors, and, it possible,. of see fag them from losing money through placing it in "wild -eat" enterprises. The Impartial and reliable character of the information may be relied upon. The writer of there articles and the publisher of this paper have no interests to serve in connection with this matter other thea tho¢e of the reader. (By "Investor.") Those who have watched the steady rise in the Canadian stook markets during the past three months have doubtless felt elated if they owned some advancing stock or disappointed if they were inter. ested merely as spectators. Let these lat. ter console themselves with the homely axiom that "Everything which goes up must come down.' This phrase is true of the stock market as of everything else. Everything which goes up without a. sure foundation and strong superstructure can- not remain above the general level for long. Last week the movements of sev- eral industrial stocks were noted. Now many of these have advanced without a semblance of foundation or superstruc- ture. They have been carried up in the whirlwind of general prosperity and mar• ket activity, wbioh at present is: whirling throughout Canada. A lull, and they drop back to whore they should be. But how about those who eschew tho excitement of the . stock market and buy the tame and steady, but eminently re. speotablc, bonds? As bonds don't go up much at beat they have but a little dia. taupe to fall al worst. So long as the security is behind a bond, and reasonable care and discretion, will keep an investor clear of misfortunes. Like Black le.ke Abbeatos, the bondholder need have no uneasiness over the future of his wind. pal or the regular payment of his inter- est. In this column, since its inception. stress has been laid on the advantage o: investing in sound bonds over semi -spoon lative purchasing of stocks. To deal in stocks with any hope of success one must of necessity bo on the spot. The folly of long,, distance" speculation is obvious when one sits quietly to contemplate it, but all too many people outside of the market centres believe that by means of the market news in the daily press and occasional communication from their broker they can successfully, purchase: speculative stocks. Take a feverish market like that at pre- sent. On the day this is being written one could have bought Sao Paulo at ten o'clock and by noon have sold it at a ten point profit. Yet by twelve -fifteen the stock was back six points. Anyone not in close touch with the market who sent in an order this morning might have lost several points within a few minutes of the time his order was filled. The way of the bond may be slow, but one can sleep easily and not open his daily paper with trepidition for fear of a break in his investorent that will more than wipe out his year's ircome. And so it goes. The speculator in real estate hasn't the excitement of the stock gambler, but his losses may be no Ieas severe and far reaching. Many readeae can remember the time when the dnil times of 1889-1892 commenced. -dfhe owner of real estate found things change with surprising suddenness. From having peo- ple offering absurdly high prices .for •his land lie : found -if he wanted to sell -that he had. to Offer it to the buyers. The bids he would get were usually below his price, and worse than all, these offers be- came lower and lower until finally he found it practically impossible to sell without severe loss. Many men who bought speculative real estate during that boom have only recently found an oppor- tunity to get out without loss, when the twenty-five years' interest on their money is added. For it is a point too many people overlook that the longer they hold an unproductive property the less their chance of making a real profit; for their money even in a savings bank at 3 per cent., compound interest, doubles itself about every eighteen years. The result is that a man who purchases western land now and has to wait five years for his profit, must sell for at least one and a half times its value to make fifteen per cent. on his money if we deduct interest at 6 per cent. on the sum involved. The man with bonds or sound invest- ment stocks on the other band has some- thing which is returning him an assured income, which he can readily sell and which -far more important in some in- stances -does not take time from his or- dinary business to watch. 0 INVESTING MONEY. Among the securities which are attract- ing attention these days none is regarded more highly by the careful investor than the nix per cent. first mortgage bonds of The Spanish River Pulp. & Paper Mills, Limited. Exclusive of the value of the concessipn, which gives the Company the right to cut pulp wood on an area of 6,000 square miles, the assets of the Company includ- ing the Pulp and Paper Mills- at Espa- nola. Ontario, are estimated at six times the bond issue. During its first year of operation, the Company showed profits of 5309,263,19 from wood and pulp mill operations alone. The bond interest and other charges were 5106,627.54, leaving net profits of $202,635.65 for the year. It is believed that the earnings with the paper mill now in operation should be well over 5400,000 for the ensuing year. As the Bonds are a first mortgage on all the Company's property, it is plain to see why they are in such demand. At the present price of 981-2 they yield 61-8 per cent. per annum. Interest is payable the 1st of July and the tat of January. The bonds are in $500 denominations, and with the high interest yield, combined with ab- solute safety of principal, make an ideal investment. The Dominion Bond ,Company, Limited, Toronto, will furnish complete informa• tion on request. CANADIAN FRUIT WINS. Gold Medals Were Awarded Can-, oda and Australia. A despatch from London says: At the International Flower Show on Thursday Canada and Australia were awarded blue ribbons in the form of large gold medals for the best collection of fruit. The Ring expressed great ,satisfaction at the admirable arrangements of the ex- hibits. TITANIC WAS WARNED. , Brush Investigators IlelieVe Vessel Hit the Identical Berg. A despatch from London says: That the ioebert; with which the Ti- tanic Collided was one of those of which she had warnings from other ships is the conclusion reached by. the Board of Trade court of in- quiry, after ' a careful examination of the wireless telegrams ,,awed to and from the steamern the dayf is O o the disaster. INTEREST!Nc COSSIP FROM THE QUEEN CITY. Goad Story From Ottawa -Princess Pa• triola--Royal Family's Visit -Honors for sir WIUiam Mackenzie, (We have arranged for a regular Weekly Lotter about Toronto. and Qatari° at• fairs. These letters have proved of the utmost interest to 'our readers. They are from the pen of one of Canada's foremost journalists, a man wheelies re- ported some of the world's greatest hap- peninga, and now occupies a leading po- sition on ono of the Ontario dailies.) Toronto is disposed to smile at the pre. tensions of Ottawa society. Consequently it has enjayod the story, which has been circulating. for some months, to the effect that the Duke of Connaught was obliged to desist from his visits to the Ottawa Golf Club because the citizens of Ottawa, members of the club, were so •auiious to do the right thing 'that they always rose to their feet every time his Royal High- ness entered a room. Ria Royal Highness' wish in visiting the club had been merely to enjoy himself and mix on terms of equality with the other members. .But when he found this Ws impossible he had to abandon this particular forth, of recreation. But, perhaps, some Toronto people have been putting their foot in it, too, during the two weeks' visit of their Royal High- ness, though not always through an ex- cess of formality. It is related that at one of the balls one of the questa was hurrying. to get into the ball -room, and finding a broad back blocking the door - Nei. tapped shoulder, andthe askmeld d him to kindly stand aside, The fussy guest was iiorror.atricken to find that it was the Duke of Connaught he had thus ad•. dressed. The orchestra made a break, too, when they played "Oh. You Beauti- ful Doll" on the approach of the Princess Patricia, Not that the Princess is not an unusually beautiful young lady, but the oonnliznent, if intended es such, was soramehat familiarly expressed. THE PRINCESS' BEAUTY. Tbis question of the Prinoess' beauty h;ts been a favorite topic of discussion Sinew Torontonians have had an oppor- tunity of looking at her face to face, On the ,whole it may be said she has come up to the advance notices, if one may so speak of a Prindess, though most observers, .human -like, have admired her with the mental reservation that one or more of their acquaintances excelled in good looks even the Royal beauty. Biers is the typical English type of beauty. mild and -sweet and lacking in animation. Her features are finely moulded and re- gular with the exception of the cheek bones, which are noticeably high. Despite her good looks, however, press photographers testify that the Princess is what is known in that profession as camera -shy" In other words, she takes pains to dodge or duck her head every time she sees a camera. At some of the outdoor functions She attended there were all sorts 'of "snap-shotters." But• very few of them got a really good picture of her Royal Highness, who without appear- ing to be conscious of the presence of the. camera -men, proved to be an adept at keeping her face out of range. ENTERED LIFE OF TRE TOWN. This visit of the - Royal Family•has been in many respects a much"quieter event to Toronto than the one last autumn. The first visit 'was a State affair, and all the fuaotions were, accordingly. formal. This time there has . been much more infor• mality, with just enough of . the trap• pings of State, such as the scarlet min formed outriders, which often heralded the approach of the Royal visitors, and never -failed to bring throngs of specta• tore. to tickle the fancy of the multitu.do, Their Royal Highnesses made an earnest effort to enter into the real social life of the town. To this end they went about freely, accepted many invitations and they themselves entertained a great deal. Nearly every day a score or two represen- tative citizens, judges, lawyers, clergy- men, physicians, newspaper •editors and captains of industry were invited to lunch- eon or dinner, as other en, agemonts per- mitted- In this way they came in con- tact with a great many people in a more or less intimate manner, and doubtless learned a great deal of the various opin- ions and points of view of Canadians. Torontonians, on their part, were delight. ed with the frank and unaffected man. ners of the Royal hosts and their staff. There was an entire absence of "side" and apparently a genuine pleasure in making now acquaintances. HONORS FOR SIR WILLIAM. Sir William Mackenzie, who placed his residence, "Benvenuto," overlooking the city from the heights at the north, at the disposal of his Royal Highness, prom- isee to be shortly one of the richest men in the world, if his many railway and other schemes develop as expected. It is {rumored, too, that there are high Im- perial honors in store for him,_.tha.t his present knighthood will soon be supplant- ed by more important titles, but to this there can, of course, be me present con- flrmation, There is a story that Sir William se• cured the palatial Benvenuto from its former owner for a consldoration of 1,000 shares of Toronto Street Railway stook. According to report, this stock oost the President of the company about $10 a share, so that for the equivalent of $10,- 000 he got a property that is now worth bexor $200,000 butan ample of he MAkenie luck -or foresight. Many people suppose that Sir William was the Duke of Connaught's host', at Benvenuto during the Royal visit. 'phis is hardly correet. The residence was simply turned over .to His Roval Hieh- nese, who brought his own servants, some twenty in number, while Sir William and his family found quarters elsewhere. GALA DAY FOR THE OHILDIIEN. Empire day has enema to be agreat event for the school children of the city. On that day they marched, many thou- sand strong, to Queen's Park, there to lay their garlands of flowers on .the menu• menta of statesmen and heroes' which adorn the nnproaches to the Parliament bnildines. The ceremony is a. conception of School Inspector James L. Hughes, who generally arranges that some nutpteed- ire notable shall be nresent to lend .dig.. nity and interest to the proceedings. This year he was narticularly fortunate in the presence of the Duke of Connaught, and the feature; of the afternoon was when his Royal 'Highness reviewed the • scone from a position at the baize of the monu- ment to his mother, the late Queen . Vic. Coria, which unfortunately is one of the least impressive of the Queen's Par]c me. =oriels A MILLION FOR TORONTO. It is quite the fashion row to talk phnut the env when Toronto will have a million rnrarlation. Aril the nromise of en early fnlfilmeet of the eredieteme has just been given calor by 'the rennrt prepared• -bv e. board of expert engineers. who were asked to 'rewire .;.erne for a wafer' aunnly, for the future Toronto. 'In their report :hey sneak emilideirtly of a 'Willett n prnnle• tien in the neer fut'-ro, and have d+ren mars accordinely. Tent thpy rre enllpc.t• irtg.froSn Toronto a• fon of P05,0n0-for 4•l'eir brief Work. eryt,tele Jtre.rttlee ftfohelp their bill alon however, there ere some optimists who talk of two million people within thirty - years. SALE OE HUDSON BAY LAND. A despatch from Edmonton. Alta„ save: Property to the tnt,iil value of $9,500,650 hod been Hold itx the portion of the Hudson i3a;y re= serve recently .thrown on the mar- ket up to 3 o'+'loek Wednesday af- ternoon. In Ezlmnrltsrn alone the value of lots ,ld is $1.860,500. a tote having been dis- INSURES PERFECT BAKINGrp RESULTS CONTAINS NO ALUM M A D -E IN CANA®A •EdoV7. Vf6LiLi iy } s loco : ix x✓ 'r. x ' ToRpowra,,0x+Y'a;. in 4 •�s' , FIVE' CAPITAL CASES. T � I' Largest Number in Any Month for Some Years. A despatch from Ottawa says: Five capital cases are under consid- eration at present by the Minister of Justice, which is the largestnum- ber of any month of the past two years,. The executions are sche- duled to take place between June 1 and June 27. All the cases are in the West, One execution to take place on lune 1 has been postponed pending the consideration of Hon. C. J. Doherty, who has not had time to weigh the facts. NEW PRESIDENT OF G.T.R. E. J. Chamberlin Succeeds the Late C. M. Hays. A despatch from London says : It was officially announced here on Friday that Edson Joseph Cham- berlin, vice .presitclent arnd general manager of the Grand Trunk Paci- fic -Railway, has been appointed president of the Grand Trunk Rail- way, of Canada, to, succeed Chas,. M. Hays, who stied in the Titanic disaster. ,Mr• Chamberlin has also been elected a member of the Grand Trunk boardof directors, vice Mr, Hays. It PRICELESS ORCHIDS. A despatch from London says; The 'greatest display of the world's floriculture ever known was opened by the King and `Queen at the grounds of Chelsea Hospital, on Wednesday. The show is in a tent covering; four acres. It is filled with . priceless blooms from many climes, among which is one group of orchids alone valued at a' million dollars.. An Absolutely Safe 6/ Investment q The First Mortgage Bonds of Price Bros. & Company 6 per cent. on the invest- ment---secured by first mortgage on one of the finest paper mills and over four miillibn acres of the best pulp and timber land in America ---insured with Lloyds, of London, England, against fire. --offer a most attractive investment. The present net earnings. of the Company are sufficient to pay the bond interest twice over. The growing demand for pulpwood is yearly increasing the value of the Company's properties. These bonds havebeen purchased by the best informed financiers in both Canada and England. At their present price they yield.6 per cent interest. Considering security, earnings, assets, and the likelihood of appreciation in value, Price Bros. & Company -bonds constitute an exceptional investment. Write for full descriptioe of these bonds. ROYAL. SECURITIES CORPORATION LIMITED. BANK OF MONTREAL BUILDING • •- YONGE AND QUEEN STREETS R. M. WHITE •. TORONTO Manager . LONDON (ENG.) Z72 GUARANTEED Larger Return Probable. Holders of the 7 per cont. Preferred Stock of The Stamen Company, Limited, enjoy the full benefits of straight partner- ship, because, In addition to the regular 7 per Dent. dividend on the stock, they share. equally with the Common Stook In all profits in excess of the preferred dividend. The .Company has been in successful operation for close to a quarter of a century, and with its present capacity cannot now fill more than 60 per Dent.. of its orders. In addition, the Com- pany Fiolds a barge number of exceedingly valuable timber limits. Subject to prior sale, we offer 850,000 of the 7 per cent. Pre- ferred Stock of the Company at 5100 ashare. Dividends are paid Juno 1"st and December 1st. We would be pleased to send` you circular giving full par. Neuters regarding the Company, or, If you would prefer, would have one of our representatives call on you. NATIONAL SECURITIES • CORPORATIONLTD. I CONFEDERATION LIFE .BLILDINO; TORONTO, ONT T6 •,:,.•.-a,•r• _ ,t • •,:.� ,� _ - _......, .. '11 The ,New Perfection Toaster Anyone, even a little girl, can make toast on the New Per. cetioft 4,.eeelyv.r . verse r.ut::7we aeves^'h•a, 011 Ceak: She ill notburn n t e toast, and she willof burn fingers either, i n her he F • sheuses the New Perfection Tb as e .,t r. For toast or roast there 1s no other stove that is as quick and as handy as the New For boll or broil Perfection Oil Cook -store convenient stove for all purposes, For fry or bake ' all the year,round Every dealer has it. Handsomely finished in nickel, with cabinet tcp, drop shelves, towel racks, etc. Long chitn'neys, enameled tur- quoise -blue. Made with 1, 2 and 3 burners. Free Cook -Book with every stove. Cook -:Beck also given to anyone sending 5 cents to cover ,,failing cost. THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY, Limited Wit, ipeg, Montre -l; St. John, Hirlltfas and Queen City tel, ozs, Toronto deegerzegzersenffestag= .. TM --, ,ernes. care,. e eeerz ....a. THE NEWS iN A PA ACRAPN HAPPENINGS FROM.. AIL OVER THE GLOBE IN A NUT$1l:ELL. Canada, the Empire. and tile' world in General 'Before Your Eves, CANADA. WAD.A. Plansfor the new barracks near Toronto will be patterned after Brit` tish models.. Sarnia Ministerial ' Association has passed 'a resolution against marrying divorced persons. W. 3'. Keret, a post office clerk, has been arrested at Vannt,uver, charged with theft of, registered mail. • It is now stated thatIr. �.Hays' successor will be chosen from among the present Grand Trunk official staff. • Hon. Robert Rogers, Minister g of... the Interior, has decided that the two wive • of Sikhs now in, Canada may remain, but this is not to l;e;a precedent, Miss Lillian Stein' was - fatally"i n jured, and. Miss. Jennie Weinstein, of Toronto, was badly hurt by be- ing thrown into' an open cellar by an automobile on Friday. City postmasters have been warn- ed to prevent"- certain business houses in other places sending their city mail by express to be posted in the city limits, thus saving one cent in postage on each. GREAT BRITAIN. The British House of Commons has adjourned. The strike of lightermen on the Thames may stop, all. work on the London docks. The Welsh coal miners are dis- satisfied with the minimum -wage. scale fixed by the district boards. Sir Julius Wernher, head of the. great De Beers Diamond Syndicate, is dead in London. The English House of Commons "kitchen committee," by vote of the Labor and Nationalist mem- bers, decided that instead of in- creasing the price of the House dinner from 25 to 36 cents, that a necessary ,saving' could be effected by omitting sweets from the 'menu. UNITED STATES. The United States • warship Ne- braska went aground in the Missis sippi on Friday, Chas. W. Hopping, a waiter, is under suspicion at Boston in con- nection with the murder of Mrs. Dewar, a Montreal widow. " GENERAL. Russia will spend $251,000,000 on a naval ship building programme. The German Reichstag passed the third reading of the army and navy bills.. - Angry scenes took place in the German Reichstag following a So- cialist •attack• -on the Kaiser. President' Gomez, in a. published statement, seeks to minimize the gravity of the Cuban revolt. Italy's renewed operations in the Aegean Sea have stirred up the powers to furtherefforts to end the war, as Italyhas now entered the dominion of the Triple Alliance. 74 SEER HARBOR ON 'JAIIES BAY. Prof. Ells to Examine the Mouth' of • Moose River. -A despatch from Toronto says Professor Sydney C. Elis, of.Otta- wa, whose exploring expedition through the James Bay district last summer upset the popular miscon- ception that the bay was absolutely without natural harbors for seago ' ing vessels, will, it is stated, be sent north „ by the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commis- sion this year to make an exhaus tive report upon harbor facilities,- possible acilities,possible channels, and the tides at the mouth, of the Moose River. $3,090,000 CUSTOMS HOUSE. -Such, it is 'reported, is to be Built in Montreal. A despatch from Montreal says According to local report Montreal will soon possesses the largest and, most magnificent Customs examin- ing warehouse in Canada. It is said that plans are being prepared for the erection. of a building that will cover .an entire. block; The site is about 150 feet in width and 550 feet in length; Between two,. and three million dollars is said to be involved in the purchase of the land and the erection of the building. GREAT GOLD RUSH* Prospector Has Made Discoveries North of Massey. A despatch from North Bay says Another gold rush is in full swing, following discoveries of gold and de.copper in the region north of Mase - Station, on the "Soo" branch y, of the 0.P.R,, by a prospector named Teasdale. Prospectors are flocking in large numbers to the scene of the latest excitement, Which entails a 40 -mile drive north of Massey to Whiskey. Lake, then a Massey canoe trip some miles further into the wilderness,