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Unit® News in Brief
Halifax, N.S.-An unusually •large than in 1923, it ie estimated that the
number oftourists from the United yield will be only 19,000,000 bushels.
States and Eastern Canadaare visit -less than the record crop of last year,:
ing'this province this year, according which amounted to approximately
' to a "report of the Provincial Tourists 470,000,000, bushels,
Bureau. During one week, 239 Am- Saskatoon, Cask. -A total 'of 3,
erican touring cars passed into Nova 618,000 trees were distributed during
Scotia along the border between New the past spring , from. the forestry
Brunswick and Nova .Scotia.' farm at Sutherland, shipments'being
made as far east as Portage la
Prairie and west to Peace River. The
trees included Russian poplar , Man-
itoba maple, caragana, ash .and three
varieties of willows.
!Edmonton, Alta, -A modern fish
freezing plant will be installed at
Lesser Slave Lake with a capacity
of 150,000 lbs. of fish, for the further
development of the haling industry
in this lake, it is stated.
Vancouver, B.C.--Vancouver will
be visited, starting in September, by
one of the largest grain carrying
fleets that ever has called at any port
on this continent, according to local
shipping nien. At one time during
the past crop season a fleet of 42
vessels was in port, but next fall,
shipping men predict will see a fleet
of at least 200 ships here, including
vessels making regular calls, as well
as a large number of tramp steamers.
Dawson, Y,T.-Fur production in
the Yukon Territory during the year
ended July 31, 1923, showed a con-
siderable decrease in respect to the
number of pelts caught, as compared
with the previous twelve months per-
iod, the totals being 46,198 and 69,796
respectively. There was an increase
in the catch of lynx, otter, mink, white
fox, silver' fox, wolf and coyote, while.
decreases were registered inweasel,
muskrat, wolverine, bear, marten, red
fox, and arose fox,
Montreal, Que.-Contracts for ad-
ditional wharf construction in the
port of Montreal,will shortly be
placed by the Montreal harbor Com-
missioners. The works will be a con-
tinuation of- the notable scheme of
improvement in progress in that sec-
tion of the harbor east of the cold
storage plant. It is proposed to let
contract for the construction' of 700
feet of low-level wharfage at sec-
tions 31 and 32.
Timmins, Ont, -Production of gold
from the mines of Northern Ontario
for, the first six months of the cur-
rent year reached an aggregate of
$11,750,000, according to preliminary
estimates. The income from invest-
ments, bonds, and hank deposits, and
from premium on, gold sold for New
York funds, brought the total income
of the gold mines to well above $12,-
000,000 for the half year:
Winnipeg, Man. -The' -Canadian
wheat crop will bulk larger in British
eyes in 1924 than for, any year since
world conditions two years after the
war made this market independent
of supplies from any particular
source, according to a London dis-
patch. Reports from the principal
wheat growing countries are to the
effect that prospects for the 1924 crop
are not very encouraging, In Canada,
while the acreage is somewhat less
DATE SET DIRECTORS WEATHER CONDITIONS
TO ANSWER CHARGES FAVORABLE TO CROPS.
JuryTrial of Home Bank Western Wheat' Now at Criti-
Officials to be Held on cal Stage and Harvest -De-
October 13. pends on Weather.
A despatch from Toronto says- Winnipeg, Man., July 24. -Cool
Tuesday, Sept. 9 was fixed upon by dry winds sweeping ove o
Judge Coetsworth as the date for the prairies to -night, fol owcg a dathe
trialof thecharges laid under the' without moisture, has improved to a
Bank Act against the Hoorne Bank marked degree the growing grain.
directors and officials. Judge Coats -i The shot blade has been reached or
worth will try the cases without a passed by most of the wheat and the
jury. The same accusedparsons n
us
t
danger stageg
e is acute.
face trial byconspiracy' B. W. Snow is sending reports to
jury onChicago traders that fifty per cent.
Ingon Oct.18:
charges at the Criminal Assizes open- of the stalks in fields of that section
Ing
The date for the hearing of the are infected, but he is not bearing
charges under the Bank Act was set down so hard on the black rust point
upon application of D. L. McCarthy,' as he did earlier in the reports which
K,C„ special Crown Prosecutor, fol- caused such a panic. The rust is
Towing the decision " of the Privy I there, but Manitoba authorities still
Council recently rendered. l insist it is of the red variety at pre -
Mr. McCarthy presented charge sent, and this is not dangerous.
sheets against the directors and offi The Saskatchewan Co-operative
ears collectively, and individual Elevator Co. has published a report
charge sheets against R. P. Gough, that in central and northern ,Saskat-
S. Casey Wood, IC.C.,'3. I'. M. Stew- chewan the damage is irreparable,
art, F. J. B. Russill, Clarence F. but that the southern part of three
Smith, C. A. Barnard, Ocean G. provinces will have a good yield.
Smith and Sidney H. Jones, Regina, Sask., July 24.-F. II. Auld,
No charge sheet was put in against Deputy Minister of Agriculture for
A. E. Calvert, who was the Acting Saskatchewan, in a statement on the
General . Manager ` when the bank crop conditions, said:
failed. For some time he has been There is a fair average crop south
at work on the bank books assisting of the main line of the C.P.R. In the
the Crown and the liquidators, and districtsnorth of the line, half of
the announcement of the Crown last year's crop will only be secured
Prosecutor was somewhat expected. uiuler the most favorable weather con -
While nothing was said, it is ex-
pected the conspiracy charges against
Mr. Calvert will also be dropped. All
the defendants elected to be triad by
judge Coatsworth without a jury and
pleaded not guilty.
I. F. Hellmuth,-IC.C., who appeared
fol all the defendants, stated that,
while he was not making any special
complaint, particulars of the charges
had not been furnished to the defence. escort
His Honor made an order' for par- evenwhile rain might improve the
crop situation materially, the yield
would be poor.
Chicago, July 24. -For the first
time in history, the world is facing
an acute shortage of all bread and
,food grains,- according• to a- 'state-
ment issued to -day by J. E. Carney,
an official of one of the largest grain
houses in Chicago. Mr. Carney says
he believes the United States farmer
SAVANTS FROM ALL OVER RITIS a,
EMPIRE TO MEET IN TORONTO
British Association for the Advancerneut of Science' to Hold'
Convention From August 6 to 13 -: Registr'ation: Ex-
pected to Total 5,000 and More Than $00 Papers' Will
be Read. Dealing With Every Phase of Human Endeavor
Toronto, July 28. -For one week, ed from England on Saturday, has
beginning Aug .6, Toronto will, be a found all work well cared for by a
city of super -intelligence. thoroughly efficient staff.
For to Canada and Toronto has To name the complete list of those
fallen this year the honor of playing who will addresk the convention ie
hosts to the British Association for very neatly to call the roll of the
the - Advancement of Science-pos scientific leaders of the Empire to-
sibly the most famous of organize- day: From the Motherland will come
tions 'devoted to the furthering of over 400 of her meet outstanding sons,
scientific progress and the dissemina- the United States is sending as many.
tion of scientific information to the more from lecture room and labor -
world. With an expected registration atory, while each .province of Can-
h of more than 5,000, and with the oda is to be fully represented. Since
Presence here of many of the most it has been announced ,that the ma -
An unusual" intimate view are eta of n Nathan or the Jr, and Richard p ire jority of the addresses are to be couch-
Franks,Loeb millionaire youths,. :who standing trial, for the murder of Robert outstanding savants of the Emp ,
the convention will, it is said, estab- ed in non-technical "terms,' it is ex -
wealthy schoolboy. They are shown talking to then'attorney. lish a new record even in a city which petted that several thousand Can -
has won the title of "The Logical adians will become members of the
Location" for conventions. association during the convention
More than 300 papers dealing with period•
every phase of human endeavor will Among the Canadians who are not
be read before the sectional meetings, scientists in the technical sense who
and of this number some 50 addresses are to speak to the association are:
are to be given by distinguished Can- Sir Henry Thornton, president of the
aliens. Not only has full recognition Canadian National Railways; Hon.
been won by Canadian men of science, John S. Martin; Minister of Agrieul-
but all detailed arrangements for the ture for Ontario; Rev. Canon Cody,
convention are being handled jointly former Minister of Education' for
by the. University of Toronto and the Ontario; F. A. Gaby, Chief Engineer
Royal Canadian Institute. At the of the Ontario Hydor-Electric. Power
University Library, present head- Commission; Sir Robert Falconer,
quarters, 0. J. B. Howarth, General president of the University of To-
Secretary of the B.A.A.S., who arriv- ronto, and many others.
FIND RUINS OF HEATHEN TEMPLE
E SHRINE
Rh
BUILT OVER SACRED
ditione from now on."
Mr. Auld would not venture an esti-
mate on the yield.
Calgary, July 24. -Whatever it is,
it will be bad, thus declared H. W.
Wood, president of the U.F.A. and
of the Alberta Wheat Pool, when
questioned regarding the Canadian
Western crop situation.
Mr. Wood declined' to make an
' ate in bushels but said that
A despatch from London says: -It
is believed that there has been un-
covered the veritable Tomb of the
Resurrection, despite the desperete
efforts made by the Emperor Hadrian
to cover up all traces of a shrine in
which centred the interest of the
Christians of his day. The discovery.
has been made near the entrance of
the Garden Tomb outside the Dan. -
ascus Gate of Jerusalem, and its un-
covering is the . result of the merest
accident.
Some loose stones were being re-
moved from the ground in front of
the entrance to the tomb in the pro-
cess of tidying up the garden, when
one of them attracted the attentioxi
of the custodian. •
Owing to the fact that it had mane
ings upon it, hehad it removed, par-
tially cleaned it, and reported the find
to the Government Department of
Antiquities. A few days after its
discovery it was viewed by Professor
Bradenburg, who was commissioned
by the Berlin Society of Palestinian
Researeb to investigate the rock
tombs of Palestine a year ago, and
whose reputation as an authority on
the rock architecture in the Mediter
ranean is admittedly high.
flouters subject to anything Mr. Me-
, ()artily • may desire to bring . to .the,
attention of the Court on. Wednesday,
Aug. 6, at 8pini
Mr., Hellrhuthpromised to let Mr.
McCarth i:knnw what •particular's' are
required and the Crown Isrosecptor
said they would be furnished by Mon-
day.. or Tuesday next.
The charges against the directors
and officials fellow the orjginal,.in- will realize $2 a bushel for wheat
di tomentspreferred this season; 161525 a bushel for corn
c , .pr ferred by the Grown.
tti and 76 cents a bushel for- oat`s'..
Horse Provided Tor Fireflies Re -burn All Materials;
in Late Master's Will Fireflies or lightning, bugs • burn the
+same materialsover and: "over- again
A despatch from Kingston gays: -:•in the production of their Iights.
Under the will of the late Charles -
Sandwith Campbell, 1.C., of Mont-
real, who was recently• reported as
having bequeathed the sum of 9318,-
000 to the Kingston General Hospital,
provision is - made for the late `Mr.
Campbell's favorite horse.. -
'This provision of_.thprwill is to the
effect that Mr.Campbell's horse, Ko-
dak, of which -lie -was very And, will
----he •niovidesat`for. by the executors of.
the estate during its natural life or.
until' such time as the executors• be-
lieve to_ be more humane to destroy'
the anima}.., A sum of money' is being,
set aside for the horse's maintenance;
to be expended at the rate of 91 per
diem until.' its death.
Harvest in Russia Greater
Failure Than iii• Famine Year
A despatch from Berlin says
Soviet official organs in Moscow
Openly admit that the failure of the
crops this year is greater than it was
in 1920, the' famine year. Harvesters
_ in. the. Ukraine expect to get. only .10
per cent. of the normal. crop, while
oro s -'n: Tsaritsin•Prov_ince ,and in
p }
other distracts along the Lower Volga
are a total loss.
•
He immediately and without hesita-
tion identified it as "a shrine of the
goddess Cybele or Aphrodite (Venus),
with the column and tree of Adonis
or Attys beside it," declaring that
such shrines were found in the tem-
ples of Venus.
A more careful cleaning of the
stone further endorsed hie first im-
pression, for it clearly revealed fruit
on the tree', The importance of this
discovery, if the identification be cor-
rect, as seems probable, lies not so
much in itself as in its associaiton
with the garden tomb. This tomb is
regarded by many as perhaps the very
Tomb of the Resurrection.
It is a well-known fact of history
that in the year A.D. 135, when, on
the suppression of the revolt of the
self-styled Messiah Bar-Chocheba, the
second andmore complete Roman de-
struction of Jerusalem tobk place;
the Emperor, Hadrian, built a new
Roman city, named Aelia Capitoline,
on the ruins, and among other things
erected a temple• of Venus over the
Tomb of the Resurrection, with the
purpose of completely desecrating it.
It is evident, therefore, that in seek -
mg to identify the Tomb of the lie-
:urrection traces of this to mile must
first be looked for.
BRITISH NAVAL PAGE ANT OF 194 NEW
WARSHIPS REVIEWED BY HIS MAJESTY
Portsmouth, Eng. July 27: -
Stretching away in ten lines of four
miles each, Great Britain."s naval.
strength in home waters, comprising
194 warships with 30,000 officers and
men, was reviewed Saturday in Spit -
head waters by Britain's sailor King
George, the Duke of Connaught and
the Prince of Wales from the deck of
the royal yacht. Victoria and Albert.
The pageant nItrturday under Ad-
miral
dmiral Sir John M. de Robeck, com-
mander-in-chief of the Atlantic Fleet,
was the first sincethe great naval
review of 1914 was held also in Spit -
head waters just before the outbreak
of the World War. Every vessel in
the 1914 review was obsolete, while
the present units were completed
since the war and most of them were
of the latest types.
There were battleships, cruisers,
destroyers, submarines, mine sweep- men already in the Province available
ere and aircraft carriers from the for harvest work, leaving the number
to be brought in from outside at6,000.
These will be- recruited largely in
British Columbia, with some also
from Eastern Canada; and possibly a
limited ,number from the Western
States.
s
-Sgitzbergen Will Have
Name Changed by Norway
A despatch from Christiana ;says:-
Bya unanimous .vote the,_Storthing
has ratified the treaty of Spitzbergen
signed' by the great -powers at. the
Quai d'Orsay in-1920,whereby Spitz-
bergen is given over to Norway. , It
is probable the name will shortly be
changed to the original. Norwegian
sentatives of the Dominions, . while name Svalbard,
.QUEBEC PORT FIRE
DAMAGE HALF MILLION
Two and Half Million Pounds
of Sugar Melted and Hay.
Destroyed," '
A despatch from'. Quebec "says:-
Damage estimated at nearly half a ,.
million dollars was caueed by a fire
which broke out at Shed 21 in the
Port of Quebec, at 6.20 Thursday
evening:
According to officials of the har-
bor there were at the time the fire
broke out 25,000 bags of sugar, which
had arrived from Montreal on Sun-
day, which alone brings the loss to
over $1$0,000. Large shipments of
hay and some stoves' formed the re
mainder, of the merchandise stored in
the warehouse.
Before the fire brigade had reached
the scene the fire had taken such a
hold that in fifteen minutes' time the
wooden shed was nothing but a mass
of flames. The 2,500,000pounds of
sugar soon melted:
Tugs belonging' to the Hackett
Steamboat Co. co-operatedwith the
fire brigade, and attempta-Were made
to save some of the merchandise. It
was soon realized, however, that the
efforts could only be directed toward
preventing the fire from extending
to other sections of the harbor.
many thousands of the holiday-makers
witnessed the pageant from the sea-
shore.
Alberta Requires 10,000
to . Harvest Her Crops
A despatch from Edmonton says: -
Ten thousand men needed in Alberta
for the harvesting of the crop now
growing is the present estimate of
the, Provincial Employment Service.
That estimate has been made on the
basis of repprts'seht in from several
labor bureaus throughout the Prov-
ince .and makes allowance for the poor
crop conditions in certain districts.
Officials of the department point out,
however, that it is necessarily sub-
ject to change as the season pro-
gresses for better or worse. -
It is stated that there are 4,000
decks of -which new types of airplanes
took off and hovered over . the royal'
yacht, _.
In connection with the magnificent
array of fighting forces the Admiral-
ty issued a pamphlet describing
Queen Vitcoria's review of the fleet
In 1856, when 246 • vessels,. including
a paddle -wheeler, tend several floating.
batteries, passed . before the royal
yacht.
To -day the King's, yacht steamed
along the lines, accompanied by the
Admiralty yacht ,on ,w1iioh.rneml}`ers
of, the Labor Government were pas-
sengers. " These two boats were ac-
uompanied by the huge mine -layer
•Princess ,11fargaro , carrying repre=
9r1 till L9 Markets 16c; pails, 16 to 164e; prints, 17
ing tierces, 15 to 154e; tubs, 16% to
to 174e.
Export steers, choice, $7.50 to $7.75;
do, good, $6.50 to $7; export heifers,
$$6.50 to $6,75; baby beeves, $7.50 to
$9; butcher steers, choice, $6:50 to
$7; do, good, $8 to $6.25; do, med,,
to • do, coni.$4.50 to 5.50•
$6.60 $6 $ ,
butcher heifers, choice, $6.25 to $6.75;
do, med., $5,26 to $6; do, coma $4.50
to $5; butcher cows, choice, $4.25 to
$5; do, med., $3 to $4; butcher
bulls, good, $4 to 94.50; do, fair, 93.50
to $4; boiognas, $2.50 to 98.50; can-
ners and cutters, 91 to $2.60; feed-
ing steers, choice, $6 to 96.75; do, fair,
$$5 to 95,50; stockers, choice, 95 to
$5.50; do, fair $4,25 to 94.50; milkers,
springers, choice, $75 to 990; do, fair,
$46 to $60; calves, choice, 98.75 to
$10;. do, med., $7 to 97.75; do, com„
$4 to 96.60; lambs, choice ewes, 915
to $15.50; do, bucks, $13 to 613.50;
do, culls, $10 to 911; sheep, light ewes,
$5 to $6.60; do, culls, 82 to 94.60'
hogs, fed and watered, 98.75; do, f.
o.b., $8.25, do, countp'y points, $8; do
select, fed and watered, $9,60; do, off
cars, long haul, $9.15.
MONTREAL.
Qats-CW, No. 2, 594 to 60c: CW,
TORONTO.
Manitoba wheat -No. 1 North.,
91,4835 ; No. 8 North., $1.40%.
Man. oats -No. 8 CW, 58e; No. 8
feed 51'4c.
All the above, c.i.f., bay ports.
Ani. corn, track, Toronto -No. 2
yellow, 91.26.
Ont. rye -74 to 78c.
Peas -No, 2, $1.40 to 91.45.
Millfeed-DeL, Montreal freights,
bags included: Bran, per ton, $28;
shorts, per ton, $30; middlings, 986;
good feed flour, per bag, 92.
Ont. wheat -No. 2 white, red or
mixed, $1.20 to $1.25, f.o.b., shipping
points, according to freights.
Ont. No. 2 white oats -89 to 410.
Ont. flour -Ninety per cant. pat.,
in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship-
ment, $6.50; Toronto basis, 96.50;
bulk seaboard, $6.80.
Man, barley -No. 2, bo to 85e.
Man, rye -No. 2, 85 to 90e.
Man. flour-lst pats., in jute sacks,
$7.60 per bbl.; 2nd pats., 97.1 ,
Hay -Extra No. 2 timothy, perton,
track, Toronto, $17,50;. No. 2, 917; No.
8, $15; mixed, $18; lower grades, 910
to
No. 3, 57% t0 68c; extra No. 1 feed,
King George Replaces laces Old
�rigG g R p
Cars in Use Since 1911
A 'despatch from London says:--
After thirteen years King George is
treating himself to five new-automo
biles-supercars ` of 27 horsepower'
each, upholstered in truly. regal man-
ner in royal crimson and blue -black,
with speedometers, clocks, lamps and
other fittings in silver.
Four of these machines are being
made for public and state occasions
and will have the royal coat of arms
emblazoned on the doors and back
panels, instead of the windows, so that
people will not be able to say that
they saw the King's car, but could
not see the King.
In having this new fleet of cars the
King is not being as extravagant as
it might' seem, as he has been using
his present limousines continuously
since 1911, and although they have, of
course, been kept in perfect condi-
tion, they are not exactly up to date.
The King's cars have to stand up
under hard wear, since they are in
constant use, as when neither King
George nor Queen : Mary actually is
using them there aro always some
visitors being taken to and from
Buckingham Palace.
4 -Inch Phonograph Plays
in Queen's Doll's House
$$12. A des atch from London sa s:
5tratt�Garlots, per ton, $9.50 to to 35 c. 5F, No. 2 local. rwhite, ga5 p y
$10, to b6c. Flour„ Man. spring wheat A tiny cabinet phonograph in the
Screenings -Standard, recleaned, f. pats., lsts, $7.80; 2nds, $7.80; strong Queen's doll's house at ' the British
o,b. bay ports, per ton, 922. bakers', 97.10; winter pats., choice, Empire Exhibition in Wembley has
Cheese -New, large, 19 to 1935c; $7.26 to 97.35. Rolled oats, bag 00 lbs., been fitted out with a complete stock
twins, 19% to 2035c• triplets, 20% to'
to 98.20. Bran, $28.25: Shorts, of records. Like all other furnishings
214e; Stiltons, 214 to 224c. Old, $80.26; Middlings, $36.25. Hay, No. in the doll's house, the phonograph is
large, 23 to 24e; twins, 24 to 25e; 2, per ton, car lots, $16.50 to 917. constructed on a scala of one incl to •
tri lets, 25 to 260. Cheese' finest'ivests 15s/a to 16e
Butter -Finest creamery prints, 87
to 88c; No. 1 creamery, 35 to 86c; No.
2, 84 to 35c; dairy, 28 to 29c.
Eggs -Extras, fresh, in cartons,
t 7c; extra loose, 84 to 85e; firsts, 28
to. 29e; seconds, 25 to :28c.
Live poultry -Hens, oven 5 lbs. 26c;
do,.4 to 5 lbs., 24e; do, 3' to 4 lbs., 15e;
springichickens, 2 lbs. and over 46e;
roosters, 15c; ducklings, 4 to 6 lbs.,
30c. .
Dressed poultry-Hens,'over 5 lbs.,
28c; do, 8 to 4 lbs., 18c; spring chick-
ens, 2 lbs. and over, 50e;' roosters,
200;'ducklings, 4 to 5 lbs., 85c.
Beans -Can. handpicked, lb., 6%c;
privies, 6c.
Maple products -Syrup, per imp.
gal.,. $2.60; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.40 per
gal.; maple sugar, lb., 25 to 26e.
Honey -60 -lb. tins, 11 to 11460; per
]b.- 10-1b. tins, .11 to 12c• 5 -lb.'• tine,
11% to 12c; 24-1b. tins, 12% to 18c;
comb honey, per doz., No. 1, $2.75 to
$8.50; No. 3, $2.50 to $2.75.
Smoked meats -Hams,' med.; 2 be
27e; cooked hams, 85 to 87e; 'smoked
rolls, 16 to-Y'74e; cottage, rohhs,..18 to
20e; breakfast bacon, 21 to 25e spe
Bial brand breakfast bacon, 28 to 30c;
backs, boneless, 30 to 85c. •
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 60..
to 70 lbs., $16.75;.70 to:90 lbs;, 915.25;
90 'lbs. and up 914.50; lightweight
rolls, in barrels, 929; heavyweight
rolls, $24.
Lard -Pure tierces, 16 to 153¢c;
tubs,. ,153 to 15.e,6a pails,: 16%. to
1814 e; prints, 17% to 184c; shorten -
i
sea
One 'of the most unusual exhibits at the British Empire' Exhibition' is the. one pictured above in the - Cahadian section. This wines panel, show -
leg
ing the Prince of Wales' rauuh, with a figaro of the. Prince and horse, is made o: butter, about two tone being used.
finest easts, 163' to 16%e. Butter, No. ibe 0102.
1 pasteurized, 84% to 3436c; No. 1
creamery, 88%c; 2nds, 320. Eggs,
fresh extras, 85c• fresh firsts, 30c.
Com cows anheifers, dairy type,
$3; slightly better' heifers, 94 to 94,50;
caves, $6 to $6.60 for med, lots; hogs,
good quality, mixed lots, 99.10 to
99.25.
REPRESENT ANCESTORS
IN EMPIRE PAGEANT
Scenes in Canadian History
Set Forth in Pageant of Em-
pire at Wembley.
A despatch from London says: -
The" de'scendant's of John Cabot, one
of the first discoverers of America;
of General Wolfe, who won- Canada
for, the British Crown; of the Mar;
quis de Montcalm, with lied in an
,effort to retain it for. France, and of
two fathers of Confederation will take
part in the Canadian section of the
Pageant of Empire at the British
Empire Exhibition. They will be liv
h g links with the history of those
hi:'torie times which the pageant is
designed to represent. There are no
fewer than three deecndants of John
and• Sebastian Cabot alive, and one
will represent the first -named of the
two explorers. Wilfe Aylward will
take. the . part depicting his ancestor,
and it hoped the Marquis' de Mont -
calm will make his appearance before
the pageant is over to representhis
famous grandfather. Leonard Tilley
Will portray the part of Sir Leonard
Tilley, and it is hoped to persuade
W `.J. Tuppea of Winnipeg to act as
Sir Charles Tupper in the Fathers
of Confederation scene. The descen-
dants of some of Wolfe's generals will
represent 'these military figures in
that part of the pageant dealing with
the capture' of Quebec.
World's Smallest Navy.
Which is the smallest navy 111 the
world?
Tilie man who replied "the Swiss
Navy" would probably be laughed at,
for Switzerland is an Inland country.
It has a navy, however -a flotilla of
motor -boats which patrol the lakes.
14ionaoo also has a navy of sorts,
conldsting chiefly of motor yachts and
"launches. Jugs-Slavia, however, is
possibly the country with the emalleet
navy. It had no seaboard betore•the
War, and only possesses a few monit-
oils for service on the Danube.
The services of seventy people were
required to turn out the instrument,
which stands exactly feu: inches high.
It is so small that much difficulty was
experienced in making records for it _..
to play, so that the realism might:
seem complete. ,The makers at last
contrived to get a few bars of "God
Save the King" on a record one and
five -sixteenths inches in diameter.
Inspired by this, they now have
added four more records to the music
department --"Rule, Britannia," "Men
of Harlech," "Home, Sweet Homo,'
and "Bluebells of Scotland." It is
predicted this achievement will start
a craze for miniature phonographs.
Canada Climbing to Place
As_Seccond Gold Producer,'. w,
A despatch from New York says:-
Canada' by 1928 will displace •• the
'
United States as second among the
gold-producing countries of the world, in the .opinion of Louis D. Huntoon,.
New York mining _engineer and a'
former ` Professor of Mining"' and
Metallurgy' at Yale University. .Can-
ada is now third, Africa ranking first. '
Mr. luntoon, after a prolonged study
of the Dominion's' gold districts, 're-
ports" his conclusions in the official
Journal of the American Institute of
Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.
Canada's output of gold ie increasing
rapidly, •he'says, while in the United
States singe 1916 there has been a
rapid decline.
•
Sky -Writing Protested
by Aggrieved Britisher
A despatch from London says, -
While , the international advertising
convention is attracting widespread
attention throughout Great Britain,
one lone voice has been raised in pro-
test against carrying advertising top
far. An aggrieved correspondent of
The', London Morning Post writes
plaintively to inquire:
"Isn't sky writing the worst pos-
sible form of abuse? ' Soon perhaps
on every cloudless day the. firmilament
will be covered with •evoi,' descrip.
tion of vulgar advertiser i!
The writer's ire evienW wayy
aroused by the fact the cry'}ng the
recent. spell of warm, stinfi reatheii
airplaneshave been sky tyritkiig with
flame -colored smoke over roost of the
' rit'sh to e s'the Mime ' o
large $ i i vin Of rte.
of London's leading newapapefi,