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Can Remler Valuable Ass!;stance 13y
Increasing Output
tell from Peterhorosays:
"call to •thity" to the tar -
rally to the Empire that
0. James, Director of the
stratioa of the special Fed
-
rant to agrieulture, made te
e members of the Eastern Ontario
.a1ryi1ell'3 Association. With
six weeks all (.'anada, will ring the
appeal which has been fitted into
the phrase, "patriotisra and pro-
daction," Within a week, accord-
ing to Mr, James, flaring posters
from oeean to ocean will bring home
to the Canadian farmer the respon-
line of work as eoy other class in
the community. If we f..tay atlenae,
and somata dy Meet it y ab heill"t
let us soia e the probletne at hone..
We have an equal responeibility
with those Who have gone to the
front, with those in the trenches.
Every nen net:a bring it home to
himeelf on 'eis own l'artn.
"It's Let <king your ditty simply
to read the paper. If yoi . don't
take the advice and inerease pro-
duction you ate not doing, ,your
duty toyourself, the Dominiori or
the Empire.
sihility, the duty, the privilege he "What would you think of the
has in the maintenance of life in -soldier in the trench who dropped
the Empire. It will be a call not his rifle and ran? If you farmers
less. important than the eall to know how you can produce more
arms. It is projected by the Do- and don't do it, you are in the same
raixdon Government, working in co-
operation with the Provinees. The
first appeal -the poster -will be fol-
lowed by tonferenoes in all the
counties of the Dominion, when
farmers will be impressed with the
necessity of doing their part in help-
ing Canada. asset the Empire in the
present crisis. Mr. James started
the appeal to eastern Ontario's
most prominent dairymen.
Send Food as Well as Men.
"The first appeal was for re-
cruits;" said Mr. James, "and post-
ers were up all ever the country,
'Recruits wanted'; now there will
be another poster, Patriotism and
production.' We are developing
something in Canada we never
thought we had. We are waking
up for the first time to the fact that
the Canadians are a people. Bri-
tain to -day sends another message:
'Send up not only men, but food.'
class as the man who would drop
his ;rifle and run,
Meetings A.11. Over Province.
"We propose to hold meetings all
over the Previnee. We call them
conferences. We will go over the
old lessons and bring them home.to
the farmers, so they will set them-
selves to produce the food the Em-
pire calls for.
"At the final out•come it's going
to be up to the farraers of this
country. All the financial men say
it is up to the farmers. They are
going to save ,Canada, if it is to be
saved. But while you help to feed
the Erapire, and while you help to
put Canada on a satin(' fina,ncial'ha-
sis, at the same time you are help-
ing yourselves: Was there ever
such a proposal before the farmers
before? The more patriotism, the
more production. We know more
than we did in the paste now let us
The farmer will be as loyal along his do as muoh as we know."
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PPICr.3 [f [ARI PROMO
tr.ecnrs -now r.fre er.entese
conritzs or aaszaana.
Breadstuff's.
To:onto. Jan. 12. -Flour -Manitoba
Art patent:, 96.60, in lute bags; second
patents. $6.1 u: strong. bakers, 95.90;
Ontario wheat flour. 90 per cent. pat-
ents, 94.90 to $6. seaboard.
Wheat -Manitoba No. 1 Northern,
91.33; No, 2 at 91.35. mad No. a at 91.31.
Ontario wheat, No. 9, 91.21 to 91.23. at
outside points.
oats-untario. 50 to 51c, outside, and
at 03 to 54o on track. Toronto. Western
Canada. No, 2. at 64c. and No. 3 at 61c.
• toirioy-64 to oAc. outside.
Soe-91 to 91.05. outside.
Peas --No. 2 quoted at 91.60 to 91.70.
outtde.
Corn -No. 3 new American, 79e, all
rail, Toronto, freight.
Buckwheat -No. 2 at. 76 to 78e, out-
sider
.4ran and shorts--Brao, 925 to 926 a
to and shorts at 127 $28,
enact oats -Car tots, per bag n ao
Th4; 63 to 93.15.
Country Prolnee.
Butter -Choice. claim 24 to 26c; in-
ferior. 20 to 21e; creamery prints. 30
to 31c; do., solids. 283 to 29e; farmers'
separator, 26 to 27e.
kOggs-New-laid. in cartons. 45 to 50c;
selects. 32 to 34e: storage, 29 to 30c.
Roney -12 to 13e per lb. for strained:
No. 1 honeycomb, 92.75 per dozen; No.
2, 92.25.
Poultry -Chickens. dressed, 13 to 15c;
ducks, dressed:. lb., 14 to 36; fowl. 10 to
Ile; gee -e, 14 to 15', turkeys, dressed,
18 to 20c.
Cheese --New large, 163c; twins,
162c.
Beans--Plime. bushel. 92.50 to $2.70;
hand-picked. 92.76 to $2.86.
Potatoes-Ontarios, 66 to 70e per bag,
out of store, 55 to 60c in car lots. New
Brunswicks, car lots, 60 to 65c per bag.
Provisions.
Bacon -Long clear, 133 to 113e per lb,
in case lots. Hams -Medium, 16 to 17e;
do., heavy, 143 to 15c; rolls. 11 to 143e;
breakfast bacon, 3.73 to 18c: backs, 20
to 21e; boneless backs, 22 to 23c.
.3...o....)--. Lard-11ti
to llie for tierces, and at
113 to Ile_ for tubs and pails. Com-
pound. 93 tv 93c.
,
...
13a1ed‘klay and Straw.
Dealers are Paying as follows for car
Tot deliveries on tilack here: -
Straw is $7.50 t0.98 a ton, in ear lots,
on track here.
Ray -Ne. 1 new hay,„ 916.50 to 917,
on track here; No. 2 at $15 to 915.60,
and No. 3 at 913 to 913.50.
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Montreal Markets.
Montreal, Jan. 12. -Corn -American
No. 2 yellow. 89 to 81c. Oats -Canadian
western, No. 2, 623e; do., No. 3, 619e;
extra No. 1 feed, 62e; No. 2 local white,
661c; No. 3 do., 543e; No. 4 do., 53e. Bar-
ley -Man. feed, 63 to 70c; malting. 78
to 78c. rlour-Man. Spring wheat pat-
ents. firsts, 97.20; seconds, $6.70;
strong bakers'. 96.50; Winter patents,
choice, 95; straight rollers, 95.60 to
95.60; do., bags, 92.65 to 92.75, Rolled
oats. barrels, 96.40 to 96.50; do.. bags,
00 lbs. 93 to 93.10. 13ran, $25. Shorts,
927. Middlings 930. Mouillie, 931 to
936. Hay, No. 2. per ton car lots, $19
to 920. CheAse-rinest westerns. 159
to 16c; do., easterns, 153 to 151. Butter
--Choicest creamery. 29 to 2930; sec-
onds, 28 to 283e. Eggs -Fresh, 55 to
60c1 selected, 31 to 320; No. 1 stock, 28
to 29c; No. 2 stock, 25 to 26e, Potatoes,
-Der bag. car lots, 70c.
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Winnipeg Watt.
Winnipeg. Jan, 12. -Cash: Wheat --
No. 1 northern, 91.273; No, 2 northern
I1.242; No. 3 northern. 91.20%; No, 4;
1.162; No. 5, $1.123; No. 6. 91.08; feed,
1.04. • Oats -No. 2 C.W., 5630; No. 3,
;VV., 530; extra No, 1 feed, 53c; No. 1
feed, 62e; No. 2 feed, 51c. •Barley -No.
2. 63c: No. 3, 63c; feed, 50c. rlax'-No.
1 N.W.C., 91.393.
'United States markets.
atinnectrione, 13, -Wheat ---No.
• hard, $1.349; No. 1 Northern 91.209 td
• 1.942; No. 2 Northern, 11.262 to,
1,322; May, 91.819 to 91.81 . Coro
vo '-
No. 3 yello655 to 6620. ..01a.ts11
.--0.
white, 482 to 4930. Moth. and. bran un-,
changed,
-Duluth, Ian f2, -Wheat ---No. 1. herd,
91.321; No. 1 Northern, 91.311; No. 2
Northern, 91,281 to 91.291; May, $1.333,
Linseed, 91.683; May, 91,699.
Live Stock Market*,
Toronto, Jan, 12.-13titcher Steera,
7.75, 97.60, and $7.50. Good brotight
7.25 tO $7.50;- medium, 96.75 to 94.25;
• dee common, 96.25 to 96.75. Z'at cOWS,
95.25 to $7; tot good to choitte, $5.75 Pi
$6,25 for medium. and 95 to 95,5d for
oorntrion. Good to ohoico bulls ranged
from $6 to 97. Good breedy breught 96
to 96.60, tvith nidtttn at 96.75 40 $1(:.,
IScommon at $5.25 60 85.76. 1v111 -
r from 950 to 900. Good ofavse, ;8 to
, ivith medium between 95 and $s and
shade heavier going at 8 825.
eonnnon at $6 to $6. Lir, $8, 0,tt
• Other heavier weights clanged and
at $7.50 to $8. Sheep wero stoa y,
to 6 for hoax sianct 98.60 to 94 for
to 17.25 belroripaitt for Ham eWets,
nue ts,•assine, ,s.00 air ears. Vr.65 fed
and watered, and 97.40 f.o.b. coutitrY
Mints.
Montreal, Jan. 12.--rrime beeves, The;
medium. 63 to 7e; common. 43 to 63c;
eows. $2e to 9F5. Calves. 5 to Sc. Sheep.
43 to Se. Lambs, 73c. Hogs. 93e.
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VIOLET RAYS FOR FROSTBITE.
Will Be a Great Boon to Soldiers in
the Trenches.
A despatch from Paris says: Vie -
let rays are prescribed for frostbite
by Dr. Pougnet in a paper to the
Academy of Medicine. He says suf-
fering soldiers are rapidly cured
when taken from the trenches to al-
low their affected members to be
passed through violet rays of me-
dium intensity.
MA RAM PLANNED
LAST OF J‘NUARY
Count Zeppelin to Command i
• Posen a Fleet of Ten
A despatch from London says:
The Amsterdam corre,spondent of
the Daily Express reiterates the
much pm -lie -bed story of an atta.els
by a. fleet of Zeppelins and, &tre-
phines. ot, Engles's:de eagl says that
p re p a ration s a ze. nearly, c o nap,ete
for earrying out the peject. Ten
firet-clase Zeppelins wili.. oonstitute
•the attarkiog fleet, -which will be'
under . the peesonalr ,e0111.111and of
Count Zep'pelin. Hundred% of pro-
fessional end amateur airmen have
volunteered to take Paat in the at-
tack. . A large number -of seao-
planestalaSdro-aeroplanes, destroy-
ers, torpedo boats and submarines
will aocompany „the , big airships.
The orders will, be to 'cripple the
main British fleet and attack Lon-
don. It ,is hoped that the expedi-
tion Will be teady to start in the
last days of January.-
I.ULL MOOSE ON FENDER.
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Discovery Made When C.P.R. Train
Reached Fort 'William.
A despatch from Fort
Ont., says: When the C.P.R. train
from Winnipeg arrived in Fort Wil-
liam on Tuesday night an enormous
bull moose was found lying across
the fender . The big animal had
been struck when the train was ae
few miles from the city, but the
engineer thought it had been
thrown to the side of the track.
KING ALBERT'S BRA.YERY.
Personally Led His Troops in St.
Georges Operation.
A despatch from Paris says: The
victory of St. Georges is another
military feat to be en3.131a,zoned on
the standard of King Albert, who,
it has just been disclosed, person-
ally led his troops in this brilliant
operation. The King is now direct-
ing the artillery fire against the
German batteries, and when these
have been silenced will again lead
the allies' advance.
• GERMANY'S FOODSTUFFS.
Being Exhausted at Rate of 200,000
Tons Daily.
A despatch from Paris says: Ger-
many will actually begin to starve
by the end of next May, says
Charles Riohet, the scientist. To-
day the reserves of foodstuffs are
enormous but are being rapidly ex-
hausted at the rate of 200,000 tons
daily.
D 0 molts MALE NEW FA6ES.,,
WOntlerful-Work Accomplished by
French Surgeons.
A despatch from Ra.vre, says:
The French army medical eorpi
have set apart three eminent sur-
geons, Professors...Tuffiir, Morestin
and Sebilean., to make "festhetic re-
pairs" and remove deformations
from the faces of those wounded in
the war. If ,a man loses his nose or
any part of his face, or a disfigure-
ment is caused by a wound, thefaew
will be repaired by skin grafting,
and the latest discoveries in Surgi-
cal science will be used to remedy
the deformity. Several cases have
already been successfully under-
taken by the three surgeons. A
young corporal who had part of his
face taken away by a shell was
given a new nose, left ja,w a•nel
cheek. In eases where teeth have
been lost it is said that suocessful
efforts have been made to trans-
plant others according to a, method
discovered by a Russian dentist.
Will Offer Reparation to Italy.
A despatch from Rome 'say's: The
Austrian Government has ndtified
the Foreign Office that she is trying
to ascertain whether four Italian
subjects were taken. as hostages af-
ter the capture of Belgrade, as bee
been ;widely reported ireItalys The
Austrian Foreign Offiee had given
notite to the Italiatt. Foreign °Bee
that she is prePared to remedy the
xaistake, if one was made, and will
offer rep-a:ration.
SIEGE WARFARE IN POLAND
MANAIIUIEY
GER
FLY OVER CALAIS
Roumania. to Strike Without Italy.
A despatch from London says:
The. Morning Post's Bueharest cor-
respondent say: "Roumania
mobilizing 750,000 min, of which
number half a minims forms the
field army. Roumania will strike
even should Italy de.cide not to en-
ter the war."
Fire Ilfes Opened On Them by
Four Versueb Gunboats In
• the /Jarboe.
A despatch from N'orth-western
Franee says: German airmen seem
now to have inaugurated ,sometidng
like a dells: air servme, weather
iliod other earcunistances permitting,
along the oorthern eoast line. Some-
times they .drup a, few bombs, anal
on th;ir gala oteoss. they a few
women , .nther
este sions they,„ea-a-cap,1)7,-.JitittESn:: along
and ba017. apple wit1164.4ssing any
clA1:1O) 4g OF% nY tholaigele° iittrpraurtesd‘
over Calais -reGiaitlyi'rliying" very
Von Hindenburg Attempts to Get Nearer to War-
SaW by Sapping
A. despatch from Londoo says:
• The vast eoafliet between the Rns-
sians aud the Austro -German arm-
ies in Central and South Polaud
eaid in West Galicia has reached a
temporary state of deadlock,• ac-
cording to an official coma
muoio-
tion from Petrograd, .which is
chiefly notable for the information
that Marehal von Rindenburg's
foroes have adopted sapping tactics
' on the Biura-Rawka front west of
Warsaw,
Saps are being advanoed by the
high. Four r .1:APh -ells4Pat n th e Germans several Places towards
harboe saanneelotheif and-4ellt, the Russian Pasitiells, aceordin0 io
thena , 1‘„ , ,
apparently;Vae"....lsvq.Cient:40,.: keep
them. out ot:iange net anf•:,.., snob!
worth bomb nacling. • - I
The •at'irgatey in, the fortifications I
waited qiiietkelar.the:-.•Germaos to
conje withirS, range, but they tae '°:
got a: chitne,-„!.n6F did the":sokliers
on land aia'the Sailors the har-
bor whose ,fire 'was,. held in pre-
paration.
Dunkirk -wee:notified of the Ger-
man 'visiters arrival, awl Ctomin.a,n-
der Samson and a. French aviator
went aloft in .the hope of cutting
them. Out on their returo voyage,
but the air was not cIehr eaough,
and the Germans managed to get
away 'quite safely.
TO BUY IIORSES DIRECT.
Militia Dept. Decides to Deal -Only
1Vitb Farmers or timers.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Speculators, • horse dealers, etc.,
who are endeavoring to make a, pro-
fit by purchasing horses from farm-
ers and re -selling thenl at higher
figures to the Government for mili-
tary purposes are. notified by the
Department.that horses will
be purchased only direct from the
farmer, or owner. Dealers are to
be barred by the G-overnment
agents in charge of the purchases.
The aim of the Govermisent is to
have the maximum amount of mon-
ey reach the farmer':while at the
same time insuring fair purchase
prices for the Government.
UNDER, FRENCH ItULE.
Forty-one Towns and -Villages in
• Alsace.
The London Morning Post's cor-
respondent telegraphs from Berne:
"Forty-one towns arid villages in
Alsace which have been occupied by
Preis* .tr.00ps.neinee the outbreak
of beitilities, aresnow adrninisfered
by the French authorities."
Lipton Loans Yacht.
A despatch from London says:
Sir.lhomas Lipton. has loaned his
steam yacht, the Erin, for the use
of the Servian and Montenegrin
Wounded. He will accompany the
expedition in person, and asks for
assistance in stores and money.
.TURKS SIAMTER.CilRISTIANS
.A. despatch frem Athens says: The
Greele, cruiser Hello arrived at
Duraz-zo recently for the purpose of
protecting the Greeks there in case.
of the insurgeut capture of the
town. The position of the Greeks
in Turkey is doily becoming more
precarious. Murders of Christians
throughout Asia Minor are of con-
stant oecurrenee. The latest out-
rage occurred at Karaoglou, near
Manissa, -where three notables,' ia-
eluding two archbishops, were -ar-
rested. Greek -Consuls are every,
where subjected tp bitter pereeen-
tion. GneedITurkisia. relations are
rapidly becomiag excessively strain-
ed. Messages frere the Italian fron-
tier eay that in Italy all public
meetings and dinitenstrations in fa-
vor of Italy's intervention in the
war have been, forbidden at the
Italian Consulates in Switzerland.
•
CamesWitliTomOyAtklisPrO4ibittd
A despatoh from Berlin says: The
German army authorities have is-
sued a general order prohibiting in
future troops in the field from fra-
ternizing with forces Of the enemy,
as they did at several points in the
western theatre of war at Christ-
mas. To such an extent was this
fraternising carried out that at one
place Where the Germans and Bri-
tish played football Christmas Day
they agreed to suspend hostilities
for twaslays more. •
the repert: In this work they are
making use of steel ..shields to pro
tet themselves train the rifle fire
of the Czar's troops. in the nearby
trenches. It thus appears' that the
battle in Poland, which began as a
field operation of great -magnitude,
is quickly being converted into siege
wiala.ro alnaost identieal with that
wlnioh for so matlY weeks has been
proceeding on the Aisne and the
Yser in the. western war theatre.'
There has been, however, one
brisk combat in the Warsaw region
recently. The statement records
that the Germans captured s•orne
Russian trenches near Socha,czew,
...md•rompaimia.
the ill-fated village on the Bzura
that was the storm ()entre of the re-
eent engagements where von
denburg's 'Derail on. Warsaw was
brought to an abrupt stop. The
Russians returned to the attack
Thursday morning, and in a fierce
bayonet eneounter drove out the
enemy and regained aal the posi-
tions previously lost. Five quick -
firing guns ando. number of Ger-
man pasoners were the Russian
trophies of this adventure.
Of operations in North Poland or
East Prussia the Russian state-
ment says nothing, and of l3uko-
wino, where chief interest in the
eastern war theatre now is centred
in view of the imminent invasion of
Transylvania from that quarter,
and its probable political effect on
Roumania, Grand Doke Nicholas'
headquarters says merely that "we
contiVue our offensive." The Wei-
ation east of Cracow and in the Car-
pathians is deseribed as "without
important change."
The German statement issued
Thursday throws no light on the
situation in Poland, beyond the fact
that the continued inclement wea-
ther has made operations exceed-
ingly difficult on account of the
mud.
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FRENCH PEASANTS STARVING
Many Deaths Have, 'Already Occurred From the
Lack: of Food
A. despatch from London says:
Herbert C. Hoover, Chairman of
thc American , Commission for Re-
lief in Belgium, returned to Lon-
don on Wednesday from a tour of,
inspection 'of the 'work bobs.g done
for the Commission in Belgium.
In a etateraent issued Mr. Hoover
said:
"An a•ppalling situation has been
-presented to the Commission with
regard to the French peasantry in
the valley of the Meuse, just south
of the Belgian frontier, where there
are 16,000 persons absolutely with-
out food. Our investigation show-
ed that a large number of deaths
already had occurred there freen
starvation. Despite the shortness
of the rations in Belgium, our Bel-
gian colleagues agreed that we
must share the last crust with these
people. We therefore sent them
food out of our limited Belgium
stores,"
• Mr. Hoover also issued a. report
on the' Commission's work in Bel-
giena, in which he says the organi-
zation for the distribution of foo.d
supplies is well on the road to com-
pletion, It is aided by 50,000 vol-
unteer workmen, and there are only
a few localities to which relief has
not yet been extended.
What You Can Do.
You can help youx fellowmen -
you must help y,oter fellowmen; but
the only way you can help them is
by, being the noblest and the hest
man that it is possible for you to
be. I watch the workmen build
upon the building which by and by
is te soar into the ekiee, to toes its
pinnaoles up to hea,ven ; and I see
him looking up a,nd wondering
where those pinnacles are to be,
thinking how high they are to be,
measuring the feet, wondering how
they are to be built; and all the
time he is craananing a. rotten stone
into the building just where he has
set to work. Let him forget the
pinnacles, if he will, or 'hold only
the floating image of his imagina-
tion for his inspiration; :but the
thing that he -must do, is,bo. put a
brave;- etrong soaxis and honed and
substa.ntial lifesinto the building
jiist where he is now at Work. -
Phillips Brooks. •
Turkey Ignores Protests'Of Gieeee.
A despatch from Landon says:
The Daily Telegraph's Athens ear -
respondent reporfs that the Geeek
Government is gravely concerned
with the increasing strained Greece -
Turkish relations. The Greek dip-
lomatic and Consular representa-
tives in Turkey: the correspondent
says, are receiving intolerant treat-
ment, being shadowed by the po-
lice and spies, and that the official
protests by the Greek Minister are
ignored.
Seedy Individual (stopping pedes-
trian) -"Pardon me, sir, but you
look very muth like a man I know."
Pedestrian -indeed! 'Well, you look
like a man I don't want to know.
Good -da ,"
FOUR, ClIMMANDERS. or NEW -BRITIS1,17 ARMIES.
Sinith-D orrlen$ tt.sGeneral Sir 1) ou gl fie Ha ig$
d L1zn 1st Army.
kiterpI Sir lan Ilamiltoin
441,A ,Army.
rit..(4Her a I Sir A rehibald INOteta
3rd Army.
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BRITAIN TO REPAY
FORT ERIE VICTIMS
t
Daniageato be Provided in the Case
of Two Americans Shot by
Canadian, Soldiers.
A despatch from Washington
says: The United States Govern-
ment sent a formal note to Great
.11ritain through Sir Cecil Spring -
Rice requesting the punishment of
those guilty of the killing of Walter
Smith and the wounding of Charles
Dorsch, two America.n eitizens, who
were, shot by three Canadian mili-
tiamen at Fort Erie, Ontario, --.while
hunting ducks in alleged violation
of the Canadian gatae laws.
The communication, which was of
a friendly charaeter, pointed out
that,not only did the United States
Government expect,the offenders to
be duly punished, 'but that ade-
quate compensation be given the
families of the. victims.
Co-ineidentally with the sending
of the note, Secretary Bryan re-
ceived a personal memorandinn
from the Britieli Ambassador heap,
after which the Secretary said:
"The British Government without
deciding- the. question of liability
will consider the_ payment of dam-
ages to the injured man and the
the family of the deceased." •
From this State Department offi-
-cials took it for granted that dam-
ages would be paid after the Domin-
son authoritiee had completed their
inquiry.
4. ---
COPPER $623'A. TON.
This Is the PN
ride Germany Is oi
Paying for It. ,
A despatch from Geneva, S
zerland," says: Advice- reed`
per woUld he $300 a ton.
here from GerSaany set forth at
copper, owing to the great de nd
and the lirniqd supply, is no ell-
ing in the Einpire for 2,500 am
($625) a, ton.
•' A fair peice in Arneric•a
INDIAN` TENTAT
Valuable Pr sen.tatioti e of
ttc ArMY
A despatch from Lc' don says:
'fleet of 41 motor a tiances, foor
officers" eons, , five
ten motel' cycles h
ed to King Geo
the army by the
of Gyeallor. Th
presentations 'at
ace, Were revi
Queen, the
Prince Henry.
a personal. t
the indian p
fi
or trialts and
been present-
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FROM MERRY0,1
'NEWS BY in It, A BO t'T 4101tx
BULL A.ND MS PEOPLE.
Occurrences In The Land That
Reigns Supreme in the Com.
mereial World.
Thereinri
ati3eOt5ain
,413,8 miles of railway
tracks
Phe el
hefirostruSetytoAn
oleietvforltiime aVevwcans-
tiofounded in England in 1824.
Te number of oats in the. United
Kingdom is wbont 7,000,000, and the
number of dogs 2,000,000.
A Victorio Cross has been caen-
ferred upon Lieut. Holbroolcae;the
British hero of the Dardeoell'e
Sir John Barker, London's mil-
lionaire department store owner,
died on the 17th inst. He was 71
years of age.
The average height of Eaglishmen
is 4 ft, 7% an, Scotsmen 5 ft. 84
in., Irishmen 6 ft. 8 in., and Welsh-
men 5 It. 6% iu.
• The top of a recently patented
table for use on shipboard is kept
level by an ingenious combination
of 'weights and levers,
Over 800,000 households in the
United Kingdom, representing
about 10 per cent, of- the families,
employ domestic servants.
:It is pointed out that the stop-
page .of football would throjv nearly
50,009 wage-earners idle, and im-
peril 22,000,000 of eapital.
Towards the cost of a proposed
new Public Library for Bethnal
Green, London, 'Mr. Andrew Car-
negie .has promised 215,000.
The new -s recently reachedLon-
don that Captain Ian Hendthori
of the London Scottish, who •was,
wounded in both legs, is a prieon.ef
in Brussels.
• Several new battalions of Scottish
regiments are now quartered or
bil-
letted in villages on the borders of
Sussex, Hampshire, and Surrey --
the Royal Scots, the Camerons, and
the Argyll and Sutherland.
Of a total of 109 mills and 110,000
looms ie Burnly and Brieefield
eleven mills containing 6,642 looms
have stepped work as a direct re-
sult of the war. TAlve mills with
8,086 looms are. on full time, and 70
mills on re•duced time.
In an intervigiven gven to the Lon-
don. representative of the Paris He-
mar:lite, David Lloyd George, Chan -
Geller of the Exehequer, says :-
"Before spring 500,000 fresh British
soldiers will jein those alrea•dy in
France and Belgium.. Britain has
at present more than two million
filen under arms."
"If you have any doubt about
how closely Scotland is to the heart
of the Briti.s13. Empire," says a galas
respondent, "just drop in on Lon-
don town and see tIe Scottish sol-
diers encamped in'th-e parks find on
the grass on their way to the front.
To the Londoners these Seelah sol-
diers come as ever weleotieXaiests,
and nothing is too good for them."
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iran
Company, Jarrow -on -Tyne, are in-
stalling at their works a large mt.s-
driven power -house, in which there ••
will be about 15,0001).h.p. of gas
engtnes, all driven by the water gas
from the blas171Ternadede.- r8it-
stailationon of gas engines arfd gas -
cleaning plant is the largest hither-
to ordered in that eountry. It is
expected that some of the new plant
will be in operation after mid -sum-
mer.
The returnp from the London Po -!i
lice court's Show th" at since the out -
criminal Aerned patriot, soat
4i rTi ;
arerrneaakrIctstlieraae
opka police magistrate to
nepre aaive of the Loroions
&ions The same way the idle
omfayouabe 8,,t to have turned indus-
Tirnes.
a women and men, res-
cire the war the nualli3r
.d.the streets, and given
cued
focal ni shelter by the 'Salvation
Arr , oeraged 2,000 a night. Since
th',aenot more than a hundred
wo ate nightly swept into shel-
TR UGIITS FOR TILE DAY.
Je lousy is the fear or apprehen-
sin/ of superiority ; envy our
• essinees ender ito-Shenstone.
'
l'here is a paradox in priNT'n
16
bakes smile men ridiculous and pre -
:rents others from beeoining se.--
,Colton.
• Before you are five -and -twenty
you must establhh a eharacter that
will seave you all your lite. ---Lord
llin wood.
0 g
History declares that no nation,
howeVer great, is Clthled to try to
impose its type of ci-viliaation on
other s.---Viscon n t Bryce.
'We must know ourselves. and if
that does Oa iserva to, di3e4kier truth
it at least 'serves to regffrate (Air
lives, and there is nothing more
just. -Pascal.
We probably derive more happi-
ness from work for others than from
what we. do for oueeelves, To work •
for ethers eon se e re te e oven 'Lbe,
humblest 1a,b0e.---Lord A yebuey.
• A rean'e true wealth itereafaa is
the good he bas. done in the world to
Itis fellow -men ; when he <lies' pro -
pie will ah what preperLy has he
left -behind hind- But the maple
win ask, What good deeds has he
eent before, him ?-1Kor