HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-3-4, Page 3OPENING OF DOMQVION PARLIAMENT
RUILD1NGS AN HISTORIC EVENT
Inauguration tion of Parliament Carried Out With AU the Cere
Malarial and Pomp of Pre-VVar Days -Magnificent Interior
of Stately Pike Lents Added Dignity to Brilliant Scene..:.
A despatch front Ottawa says:•'-•-
inna1'lfantent is settled in its new, aa
though uncompleted, home on the Hill.
The opening on Thursday afternoon
Wasaccompanied by the moat, bril-
liant and moat gorgeous display that
;perhaps has ever attended the in-
a'u.guration of a Parliament hi Canada.
The ceremonial and pomp, which
tradition associates with ouch an
exveet, were carried out :as in the days
prior to the war, The splendor ats.
taohiug to the opening was more
noticeable beoatase of the almost to
t,a1 suspension of social display dnr•
ing the war. 'T'hen, too, the limited
1;aoilities in the, Victoria Museum,
were the law -makers were accom-
modated since the old building was
destroyed by fire in 1916, did not lend
themselves to any pretentious cere-
monial.
The use for the first tinge of the
new building iu itself was an histort
cal event which added to the dignity
oe' the occasion. And the magnificent
interior of the sately pile, which is a
Monument to this young country's ag-
igressivenessy 'with its costly marble
Valle, and the grandiose Commons
Member, with high ceiling and chaste
Appearance, provided a background
for a great spectacle.
With all this splendor and the great
social display it was but natural that
the attendance should be large. There
were hundreds who could`aot obtain
invitation cards' because of the great
demand, id, and even the teitatiate tic-
ket -holders started to gather as early
as 1 o'clock, 'While the floor a the
.louse was occupied by an assembly
of the political, social and official life
of the nation, with the women wearing
beautiful gowns, and while the gal-
leriee were ta::ea with a crowd, most
rd: the women of which wore after -
mem dress, there was an unusual
democratic touch added to the event
by the pres+enee of same uninvited
greats•, These were a number of the
workmen employed on the building,.
Unobservable from the floor of the
chamber, they viewed the proceedings.
from a position almost on 'top of tbe
ceiling, having located themselves' be-
tween the marble decorative scheme
near the top of the walls' and the ceil-
ing,
The Speech from the Throne was
abort, and foreast nothing unexpected.
The legislation it intimated would be
brought' down included a bill to pro-
vide for the amendment of the Patent
Act, of the Loan ca Trust Companies'
Acts', the Indian Act and the Recheci-.
uer Court Act, and a bill to ratify the
International Opium Convention.
The some on the floor of the House,
which for the day was used as the
Senate Chamber; was a brilliant one.
The members? desks had not been
placed in position and all the avail-
able space was filled with chairs. •
The striking uniform of the Duke
of Devonshire, the costly evening
dresses; and jewels of the ladies, the
crimson and ermine robes' of the J -us-
tieee of the Supreme Court, the Wind-
sor uniforms of the Privy Councillors,
the scarlet gowns of the Papal dele-
gates, Mgr. Di Maria, Archbishop
Gauthier and his assistant, Mgr.
Routhier, the khaki of the military
officers and the navy blue of the naval
officers; accompanying his Excellency
all added to the richness and pic-
turesqueness; of the spectacle.
Weekly Market Report
13reac stuffs.
Toronto, March 2. -Manitoba wheat
--No. 1'Northern, $2.80; No. 2 North-
ern, •$2.77; No. 3 Northern_, $2.73,
in store Fort William.
Manitoba oats -No, 2 C.W., 97iic; prints, 32 to 3231•e. Compound tierces
No. 3"C.V(T., 93•.c• ea`tra. No. 1 feed, 231,E to -29c tubs, 23 to 28 c; pails;
93i e; No. 1 feed, 82e; No. 2 feed, 29 to 2934e,prints, 30M, to 31c.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, M:arel. 2. --Oats, Cana-
asaliat store Fort W lliern.dian Western, No. 2, $1.16; do, No.
American e,orn-No. 3 yellow, $1.89;1,-3, $1,113. Flour, new standard, $13.25
No. 4 ye1iota, $L86, trach Toronto; ; to $13.55. Rolled oats, bag, 90 lbs.,
1$5.25 to $55.36. Bran, $45.25.
r- Ontario oats --No. 3 eti 'e, $1.:00 to Shorts, $552,25. Hay, No. 2, per ton,
$1.>.02, Recording to freibhts outside. 1 carlo'ts, $26 to $27. Cheese, finest
• Ontario wheat -No. 1. Winter, Ter easterns, 26 to Wine. Butter, choice
car lot, $2.02 to $2.03; No.' 2 aor, i est creamery, '62 to 63c; second's,. 55
n t
mp freak i• o .9 to 00 _ Eggs-, re..11
1 98 to ' 2.0 Na. 3 d . 1 .. to ii., s •76'to 7. �•
�•. gfs , ,
fit..
$1.98,' f.o.b. stripping points,' accord- a selected, 60 to 62c. Potatoes, per bag,
ang to freights.! car lots, $3.50- Lard, pure, wood
Ontario wheat -No.: 1 Spring, per. pails, .20, lbs. net, 31 to 3136c.
ear lot, $3.02 to $2.08; No. 2 do.,
$1.98 to $2.07 Ne. 3 do., $1.95 to
$2.01, i<.o.b, shipping points, afford Toronto, ;March 2. -Choice, heavy
ing to freights. steers, $13 to $13.50;, good Leavy
'Peas -No. 2, $3.00. steers, $12.25 to $12.60; - butchers'
Barley -Malting, $1.75 to $1.77, cattle, choice, $11.50 to $12; do., geed,'
according to .freights outside, $10.75 to $11; do., medium, $10 to
Buckwheat -41.55 to $1.60, accord- $10.50; do., eoninion. $7 to $8; bulls,
i:ng to freights outside. eboice, $10 to $10.50; do., medium,
Rye -No. 8, $1..77 to $1.80, ac- :$9. to $9.50; do., rough, $6.50 to
.cording to freights outside. $6.75; (butcher cows, choice, $10 to
Manitoba flour -Government .sdean- $10.50; do., good, $9 to $9.25; do.,
dalyd, $13.25, Toronto. medium, $8 to $8.50; do., 'common,
Ontario flour -Government stan- $7 to $7.25; stockers, $7.50 to '$10;
&rd, $10.80 to $11, Montreal; $11 in feeders. $10 to $11; canners and cut-
ters, $5 to 36; milkers, good to choice,
$110 to $165; do., conrnnon and med-
ium. $65 to 375; springers, $90 to
3165; sheep, $6.50 to 313; lambs. per
cwt., $18 to $28;, calves, good to
choice, '$19 to $23; hoe's, fed and
bacon, 42 to 470;, backs, plain, 50 to.
52c; boneless, 54 to 58e.
Cured Meats -Long, clear bacon, 31
to 32c; clear bellies, 30 to 31c.
Lara -Pure, tierces, 31 to 31eac;.
tubs, 31% to 32c; pails, 31%Q to 32V4e;
911kei in store 'Feet William.
Manitoba Earley -No. -3 ; C.W.,
111.71%; No. 4 C,W., $1.45;a; re-
sected, $1:31M; feed, $1.315, in
;prompt shipment •
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, in jute bas. Prompt slap -
meet.
1Vtillfeed--Car Iots-Del5.verect Mont-
real freight, bags included: Bran, per
ton. 345; shorts•, per ton, $52; good
iced flour, 33.60 to _$3.75.
Hay -No. 1, per ton, $27 to 328; watered, 319; do., weighed off cars,
.nixed, per ton, $25, track, Toronto. 319.255; do.. f.o.b., $18; do., dors
Straw -Car lots, per. ton, 316 to $17 country points, $17.75.
track, Toronto. Montreal, March L -Buttner heif-
ers, common, $7.50 to 39; butcher
Country Produce --Wholesale. cows, medium, 3(4.50 to $9; e+anners,
Eggs -New laid, cases, returnable, $5.50; cutters. $5.75 to $6.50; but
65c to 67c. Butter-Ceeamery solids, cher bulls, corrnnon, $7.50 to $9.50.
56c to 58e; 'do. prints, 57e- to 59c.; Good veal, 318 to 320; medium, 316
Honey -White, per lb., 60 -ib.; tins, to 317, Ewes. $9 to $12; Iambs, good,
net, 21c to 22c; 10-1b. tins .gross., 21Mc 316.50 to '317; conrnion, 215.50 to
to 224e; 54b. tins, gross, 23,c to 24c. $16.50. Hogs, off car weight.s, sal-
Live Poultry -Buying prices' deliver- ects, $19; scree, 315.50,,
ed, Toronto: -Hens, over 5 lbs., live, ;<------
133c, dressed, 33e; hen's, 4 and 5 lbs.,
live, 80c, dressed, 30c; hens, under 4
The., live, 25c, dressed, 28c; siring
thfckeus, live, 23c, dres' ed, 30c to 32c;
'spring chickens, milkd, .live, 29c;
dressed, 34c to 36c; r atees, live. 25c;
+dressed,' 30c; turkeys; Pive. 35c; dress-
ed, 50c; geese, live, s2e, dressed, 24c.
Provirione_ YThalesale.
Smoked meats-Hatns, medium: 36
to 37c; do., heavy, 29 to 30e; cooked,
48 to 51.c rolls, 30 to 31e; ;breakfast
German Troops Need
Another Whipping
,A. despatch from Geneva says:-
German war prisoners returning home
from France, of whom 200:,000 have al-
ready been repatriated, go through
Switzerland singing "Die tt'acht Am
Rhein" and "Deutschland:Uber. Aries,,,
and declaring that they are going
home to prepare for the next war,
olt'•}.k.: A.CN. . :�•.,
Au unusual view of the Commons Chamber' in Canada's new ten -nil -
lion=dollar Parliament Buildings, The floor section was,uot finished w1 c:.
this. photograph was taken a few days ago. The view was taken from the
scaffolding twitr the ceiling, looking . toward the Speaker's dais.
A Letter From London
\Vhei.t King George and: ween Mary
on board the Opb.ir crossed the Equa-
tor on their way to Australia; the time-
honored. custom of the_ boarding of
the vessel by "Father Neptune" and
his satellites was duly observed. And
I ,am ready to wager that this will be
the case when the. Prince of Wales
crosses "the line." Britannia, I' re-
member, accompanied "Father Nep-
tune" when he appeared on the Ophir,
and the quaintly -dressed figures were
received in a. fitting spirit of solemnity
on the promenade deck.
rk Ur HC ,k
After the Queen had consented to
become one of his "subjects," Father
Neptune proceeded to touch her fore-
head with salt water; and the Royal
Ladies -in -Waiting were likewise made
"ladies-oethetoea," 'rhe men, from
the King downwards, were treated in
less ceremonious fashion_ Seated in
a chair they were in turn lathered
and "shaven" with a yard -long razor,
and were then, to the intense enjoy-
ment of the ladies, tipped into a can-
vas bath of salt water. A similar or-
deal awaits the Prince.
r k * *
1. am told that this is actually a true
story .of. the Prime Minister. When
he had been but two years in Par}ta-
iuent he was one day being shaved in
a Welsh ming;; village. Several
miner- were waiting to be shaved. As.
soon as. "Li. G." had departed, an
aged miner saki: ---
"I was not next to be shaved after
that young man, but I will gladly pay
for all your "shaves" if you will let
me sit in that chair after him."
There were no ;dissentient murmurs.
"That youiig man," added the speak-
er, "will one day be Prime Minister."
* ,' e *'
Post Office pillar -boxes are not us-
ually prolific in humor, but there is
one on which escess of official caution
has set' a comical stamp. it stands
by the seashore at Scalloway, in the
Shetlands, oneo of the most northerly
of British, post-otri.ces•. Collections; and
distributions of mails in the Shetlands
are governed by weather and the
tides, and fixed hours are impossible,
But this pillar -bo:: bears the indispens-
able official plate of white enamel,
gravely headed "Hours of Collection,"
and bearing the non -committal legend,
"Week -clays; hour Uncertain. Sun-
days', No Collection."-Iiig Ben.
Advance'- Guard
Reaches Holy Land
A despatch from New York says: -
A band of 634 Jews from Southern
Russia, wlia pooled every cent of their
life savings to, charter a steamer at
Odessa with the 3,000,000 roubles they
-raised, have landed at Jaffa, in Pales-
tine, according to a despatch made
public here by the Zionist organization
oi• America.
The immigraats> broke through the
Governmental and Zionist restrictions
holding them back until the . land is
opened to immigration by the signing
of the Treaty of Peace with Turkey,
the despatch said.
The entire Jewish community of JafiranWoomeata
-
fa greeted thite the first large group of
Jeivs reported to have reached Pales-
tine, aenhe advance guard. of a "world
mass migration of Jews to the Holy
Land," it was stated.
First "Sea a " Established
on the Liner Xmperator.
4 despatch fi'am. Loudon says: -The
forme:- German liner, Iniperator, now
flying the British flag, is on the way
to New York, with the first "sea bank"
on board. It is a branch of the Lon-
don City and Midland Bank, and has
offices both in the first and second-
class cabin. The business done con-
sists mainly of foreign exchange
transactions.
ALLIES WILL PERMIT
POSSESSION
TURKS
OF CONSTAN1INOPLE
Premier Lloyd George Defe
Pledge to Indian. Moslems
Straits Will Be Free and
nds Decision as Fulfilment of
Who Fought in War -The
Garrisoned by Entente.
the Turks of Constantinople subjeet
to the Straits being internationalized
and neutralized, and lie remarried
parenthetically that tbia wan What
would be done with the Straits. This
pledge, beexplained, was not an offer
to the Turks or the Germans', but was
male to re -assure the English people
and the Mohammedans of India. Re
pointed out that Great Britain was the
greatest 1Viohammedan power in the
world, and that as a result of the Gov-
ernment's
overument's statement at its wary aims
there had been an increase in recruit-
ing in India at a time when Great Bra -
taro was making a special effort to
raise additional troops.
The influence which had deceided
the Peace Conference to retain. the
Turks in Constantinople. the Premier
continued, had come from India. The
two peace delegates of India at Paris,
neither of when eves a Mo.harantedan,
had declared that unless the allies re-
tained the Turks in Constantinople
their action would be regarded as a
gross breach of faith. on the part of the
British Empire, the Premier informed
the House.
Without the aid of India, Mr. Lloyd
George pointed out, Turkey could not
have been conquered, and nothing
could be' more damaging to British
prestige in Asia than, the feeling that
Great Britain did not keep ber word.
He promised, however, that when the
peace terms were disclosed, they
would be found drastic enough to
satisfy Turkey's' bitterest foe.
A despateh from London says; ' The
decision not to oust Turkey from Cont.
K:t.entiacpie was reached by the Allied
Supreme .Council only after long con-
sitieration of the difficulties in the
Turkish situation, Premier Lloyd
Gteoi'„ e' declared in the House of Com-
mo.i4 011 'Thursday, when the question
of the future of 'Turkey was brought
up for debate. The deelsion, sant the
Premier, 'was a balance of advantages
and disadvantages, and it was upon
this balance and after weighing care-
fully all the arguments pro and eon,
that the Council concluded that, on
the whole, tate better course for achiev-
ing the common cud was to retain the
Turk in the .capital of the Bosphorus,.
Referring to the agreement made
early in the war under which Russia
was to obtain Constantinople, Mr. Lloyd
George said this agreement had ended,
so far as Russia was concerned, by
the revolution of 1917,. and the peace
of Brest•Litovsk.
He reiterateChis pledge that there
would be ."a different porter at the
gates," however. It would be the
height of folly again to trust the
guardianship at these gates to a people
who had betrayed their trust, he de-
clared, and never again would those
gates be closed by'the Turks in the
face •of British ships',
The Premier referred to the "per-
fectly deliberate pledge" given by the
British Government in January, 1918,
in which, it, Was asserted that Great
Britain was net fighting to deprive
Points From Speech of British Premier
A despatch from London says: --"When the treaty with Turkey
is published the greatest enemy of the Turk will realize that he (the
Turk) has been abundantly punished far his follies, blunders and
crimes," said Premier Lloyd George in the House of Commons on
Thursday in announcing that Turkey is to remain in Europe, retain-
ing-Constantinople.
etain-
ingConstantinople.
"The Dardanelles, however, will be kept open by the constant
Presence of Allied warships."
"Minorities will be protected, not by diplomatic' notes, but by
the Turk's knowledge that he is guider the menace of British, French
and Italian guns'•"
"Turkey's forts' will be dismanticd and she is not to be permitted
to have troops near the straits."
"It has been decided to leave the Turks Constantinople, but it
would be the height of folly to trust the guardianship of the gates
(Dardanelles) to the people who have betrayed their trust."
"The gates will never be closed by the Turks in the face of a
British ship again.
Cable From King
to Parliament
+3 despatch froru,Ottewa says: ---The
Speaker of the Commons read the fol-
lowing cablegram from the Bing on
Thursday:
"London, Feb. 23, 1920.
•'I desire you will convey to my
faithful Senate and House of Commas
of Canada my warmest greetings on
this the first occasion of their assemb-
Iing in the new buildings, with the
erection of which my son is proud to
have been associated. It is my firm•
assurance that the deliberations of
the Parliament of Canada will, as in
the past, redound to the happiness and
prosperity of the great Dominion,
whose well-being is so vital to the
whole Empire."
NATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL IN CONVENTEON AT WINNIPEG
Top Raw -Not nxembers of Cou nail.
Second Row, left to right -Sal mon, Sask; G. iViead, Capt. R. A. Dickson, N.S.; J. A, It.uddick, Dairy
Commissioner; G. A. Gillespie, Pete rboro.
Third Row -W, T. Westgate, Windsor; 1), Scott, Ottawa; M. Prevey, W. Cummings, J, A. Carruthers.
Front Row -E, T, Love, Edmouton'; M. Robertson, Belleville; J, A. Calder,. Moose Jaw; A. McKay, G.
Ligget, Donaldson, Attwood, Ont.
BRINGING UP FATHER
Lay Down to Die
With Their Camels
A despatch from London says: -.A.
wireless despatch from MOSCOW says
that General Tolstoy's army, defeated
at Gurley, in the Government of
Uralsk, Southeast Russia, has fled to
the Caspian Sea, retreating under ter-
rible conditions.
The despatch adds that a thousand
of the men Iay down to die in the
waterless steppes, with horses and
camels, and that nothing remains of
the White atmy.
Propose to Fly From
Norwich to Montreal
A despatch from Winnipeg says: --
t -• Black iliurray, pilot, and A. C. F.
Lukes, aeronautical engineer for a
local aerial transport company, pro-
pose to fly from Norwich, England, to
Montreal. They leave early in March
for England. It is planned to use a
900 -horsepower twin -engine tractor
biplane capable of making 150 miles
an hour, The estimated time of the
flight is 12 hours for the 2,700 miles.
King and Queen Visit
British Industries Fair
A despatch from London says: -'The
King and Queen visited the British In-
dustries Fair at the Crystal Palace,
organized, by the Overseas Department
of the Board of Trade. Five miles of
stalls are occupied by actual makers
only of British goods, and there are
tour thousand buyers attending front
all aver the world, The Fair is open
to the general public•, and there are
similar ones at Birmingham and Glas-
gow, while travelling Fairs will short-
ly be sent out all over the Empire.
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Joint Co.operation With
United States Needed to
Save Europe.
Great Britait's 9` tandamenta]l
sound, both flnanciatl%' and eonlu'tes�
dally, says the A ntesrieail Chamber 'o1
Commerce of London in a atateotell4
referring to differences in the flnaft
'tial position of (Neat 'oeitain and thq,
Continental 'countries. The chamber'
expresses the belief that the recent
unprecedented drop' la sterling ex-
change on America makes it particu-
larly desirable that the beet opinione
on each side of the Atlantic emcee l'
ing this question should be under.
stood on the other side.
After a thorough discussion with
the leaders of British finance, illumi-
nated largely by the addressers of the
chairmen of the five leading; British:
banks to their, stockh'old'ers in annual
meeting, the Chamber of Commerce
has prepared a message to the Areal!.
can business public. The message fol.
lows
"The collapse of the pound sterling
in New York is' no index to Great Bl] -
tam's; financial strength or weakness"
London is today, as before the war,
the monetary centre of Europe. 'ninth
inadequate assistance from American
credit in Europe, Great Britain bate
been forced to supply the ereilit of the
Continent as wen a those of her con
traders.
More Due Britain Than Owed.
-Dollar exchange is really '1' w
York -Europe.' not 'New York -London'
exchange. Great Britaio 1';' neither
bankrupt nor auyehere. near it, 1
though ber external debt to lar gc.r thee.
ever before in her history. This debt
was incurred mainly to .supply the
needs of her Continental ante,: and
is owed approximately t'c'iee I9 in t'z
as she owes Arte" ca, 'While !merlon
may fairly cop,_! ; , iolletit all her
British debt. thetas: Britain is pr:,'tate
ing to write off tie pe- flintt o hsr
Continental dela.
"Iu Spite of the.,, Lent British o''ni-
ness and finance t:, e 't a=,al-
ly sound condition. ]3u"men teed
workers are recovering, fiore
moralizing effects of the var. Thee'
customary energy is rcviv ti, n0'net-
testi factories are Mere , e s teen" T ,.
put. According to estinettee natio
public by one bent. cheap! te, diet pea -
sent year's exports vian produde
profit of from $1,000,0+'0.t t v $_ eine
000.000. The exalt sse.e, \V' °a
rounding the corner' is r (A%
all sides. Neither Br.r .::t i:,.,. oi'
the British Government eyre o t':1A
,
,a• � _
ask further Guvernn.e, _ .c �.
U r•
loans from America..
Will Pay Deh"
-One-fourth of (i .' . lent, •+,t•
is to the tinned States, it t . mteine
an easy nor engaging teta - 3
'express the fueling le mt . ;;:: se,
ing this. For the moia, ere!: t
mentioned unrl, '" t. t.• -a.11
beard to expie s to c...:bt ..t fee
American beteg poia ,*' tea
-Baited! leo-demo daet1 ;y
the joint re: em us1101n - - . i.,
tain and the L nil _ .; t3
the stricken ,-t uutries _: eel
Europe to their feet ar, •ei.
tng:y 4v : tell lag v. i'l `s•
I ern? t C C'!`r`t' lil0 '1 t;.. Y, ' Ire
t aitea Sates 1 .jutgle1i's..., a w ?r
t
c1! 11 t ho + .
say, is .lett 1•,tY•
not do niusl: mole.
-The I: nitec+' 4
Europe Orel. :I i P , _ •:.t
1" 11z c' to (10 - i, ..
L'Y-I,ish 11 r+:1'
the il`1,11- !.mal . i,Jn,e"' .•c ..iaf
rvil a 711 :ices
ht.•: •:alt. b.:- 'r ' a. stir: •
nrr,, .t.,,>:'ltl tr• .f -f 1rlri.-'
ii,. iter i to Sew?.'
.,i:
:A dose: ,el! fzr,,t. er.
ran gem es:tts c,z a heir .:
par;in,; fr::t,^ f r:_ ! •::d' .t`Y?a if)
the 'renal Ste .ill,' trio-tntj.,
ties of Anuitc1:i :lzr;..e,i . ,' as New
Zealand. As the mutton ie the p ,pers
ty of t'he Goverrimer '., this ;melee `io,r
is a favorable, one from tee vest t>i:
view of stciiii:g eimaeotie te die
United States.
't'he mutton will 110. '',`.i':7711; re,- ,:.J flow,
the Nov Zealrnd }inns.; to the ragaiar
north Atlantic Iiners, v,h eb aro now
sailing from this a:ountry to North
.America with large general et+.goee,
Negatlations have been in progrotes
for directing to the 'United Staten u
liner from New Zealand which tri nevi'
• Waiting in London with her cargo of
mutton on board, Negotiations do not
appear to have been completed;,, hose, -
eibIy owing to certain technical quete
tions with regard to the meat. ••
Waterloo Has Log' Its Glory4 t
A despatch from Bretiele says:•moi;
The inhabitants of Waterloo, steno ell,
the historic battle, have petitioned tier
Belgian Senate to relieve thein' town
of all taxes. They kite as reason that
tourists have ceased. to visit the, fa•'
mous battlefield, depriving then of
their biggest pre-war revenue 'Ypres
and the other battleilelcTh in Blander:.;,
they add, have "stolon WM:et a;o'li OA
I traction and glory,"