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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1921-2-17, Page 7SLUTS WINS VICTORY 18 MITER ELECTION FI CIIT I8 SOUTII AFRICA General Election Returns Give Gen, Smuts' South 'African Party (Loyalist) a Majority Over the Secessionists. and All Others of 22 Clear Seats, A despatch from Capetown says: - General says -Generalsalt. Christian Smuts, the Prime Minister, of the Union of South Africa, and his Coalition of the South African and Unionist parties have v<rn 43 seats in the House Asseanbly. an the bitter election fight against the Secessionists, who bad only 12 seats to their credit, Labor had won nine seaet and the Independents one seat. Administration has been defeated by a Nationalist in Potchefstrem. Sir Abe Bailey, well known ht rac- ing circles, retains Erugersdorp. Enormous majorities were given the South Arrican party- in Durban and Cape Town, while the L e',sor party suffered a severe reverse in the Rand district. In Cape Town the South African party gained two Altogether there are 138 setae to be seats, in Durban three, in the Betel ; felled. Eight and in Past I,aon on©, a�E EEN ( Dusting More Effective The returns received to date were The victory <.f the party headed l v •• WIRELESS R ' Ill ['! Than Spraying ''re mainly from urban districts and its -Prime 'Minister Smuts :s attribute! the full report from Lite coata;tr, is ; against the se ;essisan iE.ue 'raised by ONTARIO PLOWMEN'S ANNUAL EATING Front row, left to right.: Capt. G. l3. Little. Second i ie PzeSi< Frit. Agine4uet; J. Lael;le Wilsaat, Managing Director. Toronto D. D. Gras, President, Ottawa; A, I3. Rose. First Tiee-President,_ Brantford. Second -row, left to right: W. II, Patterson, Agincourt; A. B. Wilson, Port Hope: Frank Weir, Aginecurt; James McLean, Rich- mond Hill. Third row, left to right: Wm. Doherty, Toronto; W. C. Barrie, Galt; F. P. Johnston, Toronto, Treas. •' SOUTH OFFERS NO SPECIAI, PRIVII:FGES Mennonites Warned of Con- clitions Regarding Settlement in Southern .States, A despatch from Herbert, Sask. says; -"Shetld the 1nennonites of sSas= katehewan and Manitoba decide to settle in 31issicsippi and Alabama, ac-; Wing to plans which have been under way for same time, they nneed- rot look for ars seetnaal territorial or religious privileges, etetordieg to the statement of H. A. Emerson of Yellovr Pine, Alabama, s:h; ad:lressed a large audience at Herbert recently. Mr. Emerson, tieha Las a eo!atro1l- Ing interestmore than half a ., in , non acre' of fertile agr ;al:meal l anile in A:14:103-414 and Mississippi has been. taeg.tiating with the ernerstea for arrr}e time, with the end in view of YeYa{ °� t , S 7Jt', ti, *T ^ , <„ save: i eCt.lx;fil:"sn!r C1 <'o?.r.' el' these people d ^w ":( r' S tt�D Ft < t tch [:_,1 1<a�', �1 ...5, ,r, to a .`�a�f l; probably will be several da' a before to the fact that l " g tet AND PEKING 0O. 4 available. General Hert'og, and wad it pay*f The followers of ren. Smuts claimtouch a.:tention to Pe: tional isles that he is certain of victory, since raised by Labor leaders. the hulk of his strength baeretgfore A later despatch Irma Julant:es.f has been in the eountryR districts, burg. South Africa, sayst-The poli-! Genera Smuts has been returned title of the parties in the Swath Atri-i for Pretoria West by a big majority:. e: to general elections, now in progress The -feature of the results, so far as : in that tonntry, :at it o'cloelt tan known, is the collapse of the Labor Thursday' might was: party, .Apparently the Labor party' .,eneral Smuts' South. African will only have trine members in the, party . , .., , , ,,,, , , , , , , ,, , , , , , ,73 nen* Assembly, against 21; in tiie last; National/eta . , ,. +.r , .. , ... , , ... • .39 Rouse. Col. Cresswell, Leo er of the Labor ......................„..,.9 Laborites, was defeated in Tre L;: ille. ' Pemoerat ................. , .... "eel The urban resulte l:aaz I .;ra< se;;: " Tied results ......... . ............2 encouraging to the South African This give% the Loyalists a majority taarty**, but the counts, returns, are, ever the `Secessionists and all others eausing anxiety to the Gevernauent.i of 22 elver seats. Eleven seats are The Minister of Justice in the Smuts' • still to be heard from. A New € pposition Party in British House A despatch from London L€aril Robert, t'eell has me:opted the Chatirnns:r:ship of the group of Irwin - re of Par:k nnen ttevering ezonnnay, This nctien nears the organization of a new Opp ition party, with leird. ito3aert as the Lead r, nt the opening; of iiament neat weelt. new party is eitpeeteal to have out thirty members in the house.. C til is an able and energetic a ho bels been looked upon for 1 C►i -•se Government Establishing Great Radio Stations, Making a Stride Forward in the Opening Up of China A will soon he possible to send a wire - leas message from Unita to Pekin;€, owing to efforts being made by the and Affording Uninnitel Scope for British Enter. prisea ul Trade in- the Far East.. sPetah from Landon sau . --Tt Memnon': Wireless Telegraph Coln prny to the order of the t hinese Government, One great high power station has been equipped at. Urge, in the Provinee of Kam, 800 ;Hiles Chinese Goverment, neording to from Peking, and these taro places" Henry Barnes, the Shanghai eerres- are already in ea ;irr:ainieation. (7rgaa pendent of The Daily Mail. is also in touch with Shanghai and There is a flue spirit of enterprise llanhow and messages can be receiv- and u a touch of romt.nee in what is ed from the long distance stations in' being done. A chain of wireless sta- .Ameriea. tions is being established which will Another similar station is being es - link Peking, the seat of the central; tablishei a thousand nailer farther on.' Goverment, with Enrhgar, 3,000rat at Uruniaehi, and, all being well, it miles away, in Chine, a Turkestan, he will he in operation in iMbeut three says, l+:zashgar will then b^ within rmontlafi tine. SubNetp.acrotly the ter - reach of the wireless s'.aatione in India xriinaE station cf the series will be and se with countries further afield. ereetel at Keshgar. The wireless chain may be said to Theae a stride foraminal is beim': fellow the line of a great trade route made in the opening up of Chino, which was an lent before the Romans Modern methods of emeriaaae. eaxit.r landed in Britain. For thousands of will assuredly; be untended in other, years thls track has been a highway directions. It is perrriiteiltle to hope from the uplanels of Central Agin into ghat railways will be developed en China, and has been trodden by count-' a big scale in the rear future, end less races and tribes of men both ink therein lice unlimited ~cope for Brit.' peace sar.<l in war. ish enterprise and the advancement The scheme. which is boldly plan- of British trade relations with the seine time as a pr -thole successor to - ae • nest, is being carried out by the 400,000,600 of inhabitants .of China. Llotel George in the Preis: t i *ship. Re is opposed to imposing baareh terms on Gerinany. Mrs. Rogers, M,P.P,, Royal Winter Fair Ready Next Fall Seconded Reply to Speech t $t.89%; No. 2 Northern,a$1.$dFa; No. 3 Northern, $1.82,.x; No. 4 wheat, C. F, Bailey, General Manager of the ,sla, Royal Agricultural'Muter Fair, To- A despatch from Winnipeg says:- Manitoba oats ---No. 2 CW, 48siae; ronto, who told the Swine breeders Mrs. Edith Rogers, the first woman to No. 3 OW, 44%e; extra. No. 1 feed, gathered at Toronto that he expected be cleated a member of the Manitoba 44e; No. 1 feed, 4'2tse; No. 2 feed, the institution to be ready by De.<'enn- Legislature, seconded the reply to the 7" her next. Speech frons the Throne in the Pro - a -•- vincial house. E. A. August (Duff - The impulse to do our best, -ah, erin) moved the addrees in reply to here lies the secret of all living! the Speech from the Throne. Weekly Market Report Toronto Manitoba wheat -No... 1 Northern, 3Sse.. Manitoba barley -No. 3 CW, 83e; No. 4 OW, 69c; rejected, 581:•v; feed, All above in store, Fort 'William. Ontario -wheat-F.o.b. shipping paints, according to freights outside, No. 2 spring, $1.75 to $1.80; No. 2 winter, $1.85 to $L90; No. 2 goose wheat, 31.70 to $1.80. American corn -Prompt shipment, No. 2 yellow, track, Toronto, idle. Ontario oats -No. 3 white, 47 to 50e, according to freights outside. Barley -Malting, 80 to 85e, accord- ing to freights outside. Ontario flour -Winter, in jute bags, prompt shipment, straight run bulk, seaboard, $8.50. Peas No. 2, $1.50 to $1.60, outside. Manitoba flour -Track, Toronto: First patents, $10.70; second patents, $10.20. Buckwheat -No. 2, 90 to 95e. Rye No. 2, nominal; No. 3, $1.50. to $1.55. Millfeed-Carlots, delivered, Toron- to freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $40, firm; shorts, per ton, $38; white middlings, $41; feed flour, $2.40. ,Eggs, new laid, cartons, 62 to 64e; new laid, 59 to 61e. Butter, creamery prints, 56 to 59c; fresh -made, 59 to 61e; bakers', 38 to 45c. Oleomargarine, best grade, 29 to 32c. Cheese, new, large, 31 to 313hc; twins, 31% to 32c; old, large, 32 to 83e. Maple Syrup, one -gal. tins, $8.50 Honey, extracted -White clover, in 60-30-1b. tins, per lb., 23 to 24e; do, 10-1b. tins, per Th., 24 to 250; Ontario No. 1, white clover, in 2-51b. tine, per lb., 25 to 26e. Churning cream-Toronto'creamer- ies are quoting for churning cream, 600 per lb. fat, tone shipping points, nominal. Smoked meats -Rolls, 80 to 33e; hams, med., 38 to 41e; heavy, 83 to 3&c; cooked hams, 53 to 57c; backs, boneless, 65 to 60e• breakfast bacon, 42 to 50e; special, 50 to 56e; cottage rolls, 35 to •37c. RRT 1SI OIL INTERESTS BUY TITLE TO CAUCASUS OIL FI LDS Remarkable Political -Commercial Bargian Which Speculates on the Downfall of Bolshevik Power in Russia Within Ten Years. A despatch from Paris says: -The Considerable secrecy surrounds the Shell and Royal Dutch oil interests deal. But it is learned it is of such are reported on good authority to have!9 magnitude that lawyers who handled concluded a rather remarkable poli- the deal here got a commission of tical -commercial bargain which several million francs. The payments amounts to hotting that, the Bolshevik i made by Shell and Royal Dutch are regime in Russia will fall within ten said to run into many millions of francs, +gold. A number of Russians owning pro- perty in the Grosnyi fields are refu- gees in Paris and are engaged direct- ly in the negotiations, it is said, It is a common report in Russian colonies here that a member of Rus- sians recntly have had much money to spend -men who didn't have so much a short time ago. Negotiations are said to be under way by both British and ,Trench oil interests to make a similar arrange- ment for the control of oil in the Baku district. This district is now under doubtful control, being held by Soviet organizations of Azerbai- jan, whose subservience to Moscow appeaaas at this time doubtful. A pipe- line from Baku to Return on, the Black Sea ;built by the Czarist Gov- ernment, runs through Azerbaijan and Georgian territory. This is the richest nil district of the Caucasus. years. Under this arrangement, which, it is understood, was consummated in Paris, the British ail interests have bought from Russians who held title to the property -under the Czar's re- gime the "rights to oil from the Grosnyi district in the' aucasus. The basis of the agreement is a payment now of from five to ten per cent. of 'the estimated value of the ,production from .those fields in return for which British interests are assured the ex- clusive control of all production of that district, There is a time 'limit of 10 years to the agreement --in other words, • if ,at the end of 10 years the old owners are unable to regain their property the deal is off. Naturally, if the Bol- sheviks tall this year and are replac- ed by a regime which recognizes the old property rights, the British Intel -- nests may get the oil clu e1c1y. Green meats- -Out of pi. kle, le lean than smoked. Barrelled Ment Bean pork, 835; short cut or family back, boneless, $40 to 547; pickled rolls, 553 to 559; mess pork, 38 to :1c. Dry salted meats Long clears, in tons, ,23 to 25e; in cases, 231.to 215 ,ac; clear beings, 29% to 30* i:e; fat backs, 22 to 24e. Lard-Tierees, 22% to 231.4,c; tubs, 2314, to 23111; pails, 23% to 24c; prints, 24% to tae; shortening tierces, 14% to 15%e per lb. Choice heavy steers, $9 to $10; good heavy steers, $8.50 to $9; butchers' cattle, choice, 58.50 to 50.50; do, good, 57.50 to $8.50; do, coed., $6 to $7; de, com., $4 to 56; butchers' bulls, choice,. 57 to $8; do, good, $6 to $7; do, com., $4 to $5; butchers' cows, choice, 57.50 to 38.50; do, good, 56.25 to $7; de, com., $4 to 55; feeders, $7.75 to $8.75• do, 900 lbs., $7.25 to a8.25; do, $00 lbs., $5.75 to $6.75; do, tom., $5 to $6; canners and cutters, $3 to $4.50; milk- ers, good to choice, 385 to $120; do, cone and med., $50 to $60; choice springers, 590 to $130; lambs, yearl- ings, $9 to 359.50; do, spring, $10.50 to 311.50;calves, gooal to choxce, 515 to $16; sheep, $6 to 57.50; hogs, fed and watered, $15 to 515.25. do, weighed off cars, $15.25 to $15.50; do. f.o.b., $14 to $14.25; do, eountry points, $13.75 to $14. Montreal. Oats, No. 2 CW, 68e; No. 3 CW, 64c. Flour, Man. Spring wheat pat- ents, firsts, $10.70. Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $3.30. Bran, $40.25. Shorts, $88.25. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $26 to 527 Cheese, finest easterms, 27 to 2 7 t e. Butter, choicest creamery, 56 to 57e. .Eggs, fresh, 60 to 62c. Potatoes, per `bag, ear lots, $1 to 51.10. Good veal, $13 to $15; med., $10 to $13; grass 56. Lambs, med. quality, $12; sheep, $6. Hogs, selects, off -ear weights, $16.50; sows, $12.50. Tour of India Planned by Prince of Wales A despatch from London says: - The London Times says it under- stands that the Prince of Wales has planned a tour of India in October or November, next. --- Du4?lig trees is bt tter 1 So hat atG='r ' tale air¢ c,atit v arca. hail' - spraying thea: 417; a prev cntzttrti e ;flge •tF c P `; of the Retemeritandee �i f' pests, the ' I tt Q, - 1•relit Growers' A`.:¢' iation was , the }tee nh elthetagh a tis a=•t c ` 125 000 • .1C' <(.�•..]Gti.-EarS'�� �)<ea:C<unitt 1aetua l settled In. told by F. It. Dudley, Statiz Hor. aril.- lies 6iC 'r: «i'.P5 L; y" foal purchase, tieultnralist for ;Maine. Dusting and an op'.. *.«al en c u 1"9.000 acres has been proven by tests inn; "9.€•. Maine to be quia.1r 1• anmore et- l'l:e e""' east ie;e, once i.,d :aa she pro- c , aaiiaxe'.ar: , Fn.; Sc. ;f; Current, as..; .t crew can d.lt. t .r4iu trees in , fiaagiae, Best:.; tete 1;eatl;ern, Seek., fifty-fo illutes. The material ; ami few seri:e�•e;i far iliex in the used is arsenate of lead, s;xiphur south district, and toba+~co dust. Coit will de- : At the close et the meeting no ane penal on the proportions' of the ,eemc• I past cu:ar::_k anxious to leave ml titre, x the ceer.try leithu :t. ilrst piing care- : fy;i r_•<,naa,.leratice urr41 4•e•aar1ing dire The Provincial Universit cos+.. i ntnnlaiaer clsf f" ie t ffe teal The occupations cf the fathers of admission to thegall*;ersity ofTerorte ' tS OFFEItEli SPE4KEliSHIP itt the session of 1910-20 are ear to'- lo:vs: Fersner , 3r1; (*`crash inair bant; 21S; et -tines, 141; Yta�. a-�be. 1'21 the tie ureti,116; w ilt.�s;ale ate -Nitwit s. 16 1; ni 10%1 turer4. 14'+; nae la ::e, 81; to :shirg, 62; ruitsr y- meet; ea;. 13 l'tantinlon officials, 41; lay.. 46; engin- eering. 36; mun;e:paal eht "lige. 21; tour�nelienn 17; phrreaecy, 17; P: , ire- tial officials, 14; lunthereuen, 13; «;er-. tistry. 10; soldier4. 8; ;art, 5; veteriu-�� fective than sp;'awi� g, be said. "posed trek t the S nth a s he t yb in the new a.aonaaat Pdi fc`t:a:ni8 is ?t» pros..3na;.St ;,, five huntired. the 1.833 students rhe apthee t for err, 4; library, 2; fishermen, 1; not" speei#)ei,. 240 The homes of the 4,777 ate lents ir�u �. as*tend.anee <luring the sa i:;e setelon Zero di trIbuted sas folies e A. guna€a, 24; Er, nt, fig; Brece, 96; Cerieton, 1013; l')ufievin, 26; Dundee, 24; Dur- ham, 41; Blgin, 55; Essen, 56; 1 roe• l t nae;, 14; Glengarry. 9; Ga er.. il1e, 14; Grey, 03; Thlldimend, 49; Halton, 57; }1ast:ings, 45; limon, 125; lCenora, 8; Kent, 58; Lainbton, 57; Lanark, 45; Leeds, 43; Lennox and Addington, 22; Lincoln, 64; Manitoulin, 5; Middlesex, 121; 4Iu'koka, 14; Nipi.esini;, 23; Nor- folk, 36; Northumberland, 39; Ontario, 112; .Oxford, 79; Parry Sound, 12; Peel, 72; Perth, 135; Peterborough, 66; Pres utt, 4; Prince Elward, 14; Renfrew, 27; Russell, 6; Sinacoe, 189; Stormont, 13; Sudbury, 10; Thunder Bay, 15; ' emiskaming, 11; Victoria. 55; Waterloo, 81; Welland, 6.1; Well- ington, ell-in;ton, 142; Wentworth, 169 York, 182; Toronto, 1,828. Attention is drawn to the wide representation of all parts of the Province in this dis- tribution of students, ar;+.l to the fact that the homes from which they come represent in a remarkable way almost every variety of occupation in the Province. These figures show how thoroughly democratic is the char- acter of the student body. St. John's Uses Tank to Level Snow Drifts A despatch from St. Sohn's, Nfid., says: -Newfoundland is fighting to beat back its worst snow siege in 30 years, with monumental drifts block- ing its gates after a four-day blizzard. Railroad, steamer and highway transportation still was suspended ore Wednesday' night, although the storm had ceased. ` The first sally from this city against the besieging element was made by a whippet tank captured by Newfound- landers in the war, which was put to work crunching down snowbanks on Water street, the city's main thor- oughfare. An official list of the heroes who fell in the Great War is being published to be .completed in eighty volumes. Between June and December British towns adopted about fifty places in France which had suffered in the Great War. FELLERS-�-By Gene Byrnes ;Lira. Ralph Smith. ht,P.P. for Van. Conner, has declined the post of Speak- er peaker in the British Columbiaa. Hoarse. It the first time In history that such an ironer wag ever offered to a woman, The wife of a Newcastle miner, Mrs. 4ru.elt came to Canada ttc<:uty-eight year, ago. ural it was through Helping her husband. who ultimately beeanne lltini:ter of Labor, in his pollti,'al wcrb. that she acquired the knowledge and experience which led to her piar- Ilamcntary election. Many stories are told of :lire. Smith'e tact and ability in controlling unruly meetings. On one occaslen a man was heckling her. "Come np on the platform and have it cut," said Ms. Smith. The heckler hesitated. "He's shy. Mary Ellen, lie's shy," shouted a wag in the audience, adapt. ing the words of a popular song. "Don't be shy of me, sonnies' re• torted Mrs. Smith; "I'm everybody's pal." The crowd laughed heartily and the heckling ceased. Ulster to Have Old Mace and Chaii A despatch from Belfast. Ire- Iand says: -Negotiations are in progress to obtain the old Irish House of Commons mace and Speaker's chair for the new Uls- ter Parliament. They are heir- looms of Lord Massereene at An- trim Castle. The offer of th e use of Belfast City Hall as a temporary building for the new Parliament will be accepted. The Russian ruble;' before the World War, was worth a little over fifty cents. Now it takes 5,000 rubles to buy a pound of salt pork. The mou- jik owning a hog that would dress at 200 pounds, is a ruble "millionaire." 4