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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-08-13, Page 7NOVA SCOTIA COAL MINE STRIKE ENDS AFTER FIVE MONTHS' BHP A despatch. from Halifax says:— Signing of a six months' interim con ,c't3�act, wi'thdra'wal from the mining ,reas of the military, recommencement. of work on, Monday, and appointment of n commission to investigate the en- tire coal industry, are developments which are expected to happen in rapid, succession as the result of the agree- ment of both the British Empire Steel Corporation and their miner employ- ees to accept the Government's pro posal-s for a return to work. The appointment of the commission skill; probably take longer than the other developments, but Premier Rhodes said it would be done "as speedily as possible." Wo 1 on the contract~ will start; at once, when the District, Board of the miners will meet corporation of;cials in Glace Bay. It is not anticipated. that thi, will present any apprecia,b'e difficulty, inasmuch as the'; Govern- ment's .settlement terms provided that the .ontract should have 1922 wage rates ar,d the 1924 working agree- ment. With the contract out of the way this peek, Vice -President J. E .11•- )e-eLurg anticipates that work could be commenced in the mines on Monday. Withdrawal of 1,000 troops which were sent from Ontario, Quebec and Halifax, in the middle of June, fol- lowing the New Waterford riot, is looked far very soon, and it is under- stood to have been discussed by the Government. The tie-up of the province's coal in- dustry lasted jest five months, having. started on March 6. Previous to that, both prior to and afterrthe'1924 con- tract expired, on Jan. 15, negotiations were conducted. ' Informed reviewers ol. the condition of the collieries following the long strike are of the opinion that work can be started on Monday he Collier- ies Nos. 1A, 113, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22 and 24. Nos. 6 and 16 are closed indefinitely from flooding; No. 11 can- not operate until the burned bankhead and ,equipment is' replaced; No, 21 was announced to have been abandon- ed at the beginning of the strike;,and No. 24 previously dependent on No. 11 for power, will be curtailed in opera- tion until other arrangements are made. These collieries are all on the south side of Sydney' T•Iarbor. On the north side maintenance . work was carried on throughout the strike, and no appreciable'de?ay is expected in start- ing c•:eration. ' The same situation prevails in Platers County, and main- tenance work has been going on in Cumberland County for some time. UNIQUE JOURNEY MADE BY GOVERNOR-GENERAL Lord Byng Visits Canada's Northern Hinterland, Stop- ping at Eskimo Fishing Camp. A despatch from Winnipeg, Mari, says;—After journeying thousands of miles which carried him into the far- thermost regions of Canada's northern hinterland, His Excellency Baron Byng, Governor-General of Canada,is on his way back to civilization. It was the first time that such a trip had b.een,undertaken.by a Gover- nor-General of the Dominion. During the long trip, the party encountered much of the hardship experienced by the scattered population of the north country, obtained a keener apprecla- `tion of the vastness and possibilities of the Dominion, and come into per- -conal contact with native Eskimos, Indians and members of missionary and trading outposts. At Aklavik, according to wireless despatches from the S.S. Distributor, or, which the party has done most of its sailing, Baron Byng inspected the prineiiral buildings and chatted with members of the tiny settlement. He visited the outlying regions and stop- ped topped at an Eskimo fishing camp near _ee{ittigaruit. The Governor -General's appearance was a complete surprise to the natives. But they were equal to the occasion and after greeting him in their peculiar fashion, they enteral bathed the visitors at a breakfast al fish and tea. Speeches of welcome were delivered and His Excellency' was presented with a number of na- tive souvenirs, Silesian Speaks for 12 Hours 'in Oratorical Contest A despatch from Berlin says:— Franz ays:Franz. Horne, from upper Silesia, as= pires to be European champion in pub- lic epealcing. Coming to the German capital forthe initial event, he recent- ly mounted a soapbox in the Lust- garten, began speaking at 9 a.m., and ended at 9 p.m., pausing only occa- sionally for two minutes to sip lemon- ade or near beer. Above his head hung a placard• reading: "I am con- testing for the European champion- ship in speaking. I challenge the' orators of Germany. If no one ac- cepts I win the title. Contests will follow in Warsaw, Paris and Rome." . During his Berlin performances this modern Demosthenes has recited Schiller, Goethe and other German poets by the hour, declaring he is aux- Ious to revive the ancient, but lost art ele of oratory. In Paris he intends to recite Moliere, and in home the entire Divine Comedy, each in the original llrnguege. Thorndale Bank Robber Given 6 -Year Term in Penitentiary A despatch from London, Ont., says :---Leslie G. Hathaway, the con- fessed bandit whorobbedthe branch of the Bank of Montreal at Thorn - "'dale on July 3 of the sum of' .$6,000 odd, and held the staff up at the point of a gun, later locking them in the vault, was sentenced by Deputy Police Magistrate Madman to serve six years in the penitentiary. Hatheway eseeined surprised, and later stated that he guessed he had been grve>ra:year for.' every thousand he stole. Iris wife fainted when she heard the sentence, and a doctor had to be cabled. Recovering hi an hour, she drove to the jail, where she had a pathetic meeting with her husband. It is understood that there will be no appeal, and that Hathaway will be �{started on the serving of his sentence at once. Hatheway signed docuurcnts waifs- ing right to appeal. On the strength of this he will be taken to Icingston at once. t Q .: ✓ Vr'R i! f �1ti1 t.tftty�� LI 4 iX55E'lz, fee' • t Route of Lord Byng The governor-general's' trip north- ward from Peace River Crossing cul- minated with his arrival at Aklavik In the delta of the Mackenzie river near Beaufort Sea, a subdivision of the Arc- tic Ocean. In all, Lord Byng will have traveled about 2,000 miles over west- ern Canada's great inland waterways. The above map shows his route along the Peace, Slave and Mackenzie rivers, Delinquency Increasing Among Youth of Canada A despatch from Ottawa says:— Juvenile delinquency is increasing in Canada. Reports received from 18 leading cities show a total of 5,761 boy delinquents and 547 girl delin- quents in 1924, as contrasted with 4,- 871 boys and 380 girls in 1923, and 4,602 boys and 389 girls in 1922. Toronto leads the list of the prin- cipal cities, in having the largest number of juvenile delinquents in 1924, with a total of 1,837 boys and 140 girls. Winnipeg ranks second in this respect with 1,335 boys and 156 girls; while Montreal is third with 1,242 boys and 190 girls. Ottawa is fourth with 378 boys and 19 girls, and Halifax fifth with 196 boys, and 8 girls.. Vancouver, Regina, Hamilton, Victoria, B.C.; Calgary, Edmonton, Saint John, N.B.; and Charlottetown, P.E.I., rank in the order named. Queensland Offers Settlers Training and Money Advances A despatch from London says:— With the object of getting as many young English settlers of a certain type as possible in the next few years, the gove+nrment of Queensland is offer- ing attractive inducements to public school boys and others who have a little capital of their own. ' An Australian Farms College is be. ing established at Lynford Hall, Nor folk, bought for thepurpose, which will be controlled by H, V. Potts, for- mor principal of the Hawiesbury Agricultural College, New South Wales. Students will receive the nec- essary training at this college at a cost of $875 for `six months. They will he expected to possess $1,250 capital on landing in Australia, which, with passage money and pocket money, totals $2,500. The state, how- ever, will advance to each trained -stn- dent with '$1,250 capital a sum of $3,760. It is estimated that the training and acquirement of a fully -equipped and fully -stocked farm will amount to $6,250. While in Teronto, Earl Haig laid the corner -stone for the cenotaph to be erected in front of the city hall in. memory -of those who gave their lives in. the Great Warr EARTH STiLL YOUNG SAYS GEOLOGIST American Scientist Gives De- ductions from Various Recent Earthquakes. A despatch from Montreal says:— Quebec Province and the St, Law- rence Valley seen to bathe epicenter of the series of earthquakes 011 the Atlantic seaboard this year, said Pro- fessor Charles W. Brown, head of the geology department of Brown - University, Providence, who is in Mon- treal in the course of a tour of this section and other parts of Canada, on which he will coefer with geologists of Canadian cities and Dominion offi- cials to confirm this impression, "There have been nine slight, tre- mors since the first of the year," said Professor Brown. "As to the cause of thecontinuous tremors, it seems to be the crust of the north Atlantic sea- board adjusting itself, just as the Pacific seaboard has adjusted itself, following the Santa Barbara earth- quake. "The silver lining to the cloud is that the earthquakes show the earth still to be young, vigorous and grow- ing. When the earth gets old, and the geology clock runs down, there will be do more earthquakes. No one would want -an old earth, like the moon, without' atmosphere or life." A Unique Occurrence in British Railway Annals A despatch from London says:=A bit of British railway history was made at Victoria Station here recent- ly.' At the height of the bank holiday rush a ticket taker incautiously left the gate to a platform unguarded. It happened that there was an empty train awaiting removal to another track, But on the other side of the barrier there *as a crowd waiting to go to Margate.- They surged through the gate, took possession of the train and refused to leave it. - Rather than disorganize the whole station service and risk a riot the company' decided to send the train to Margate, after all. CROSS -WORD PUZZLE OEM HORIZONTAL 1 --Pluck 6—Stand as you are (toted.) 7—Naked • 11—Sudden gush of liquid 12—A pleasure ground 14 -To make a hole In 16—Pulled apart 17—A .tropical fruit 18—To journey about 20—Part of verb "to bo" 21—A musical note 23—Point of compass (abbr.) 24—To roar or cry, as deer 26—A heron 28—Left Side (abbr.) • 29—A well-known tree 31—To soak, as flax 33—Exclamation of disgust 34—Interjection 36—Ship crane for hoisting boats 38=To mend 39 -Egyptian eun-god 40 -Indefinite article 41—Arranged 1n layers 43—Prefix, same as "ad" 44—Period of time (abbr.) 46—A number 46—A girl's name 48—Interjection 50—A kind of poem 51—Interjection expressing Impatience 52—Possessive pronoun 54—Yes 56—Watery discharge from the eyes 68 -Shade of color;' tone 60—Suffix, same as "an" 62—An alcoholle liquor ., 63— French coin 64 -To make sad 67—Possessed 68 --Evergreen trees 69—.Looked at closely 70—A membrane ' 72—To wash off in clean water 72 -Narrow beams of light 74—A metric measure of length (abbr.) • 75-A province and Its chief city In Belgium 'Mg ,NTtRNATIDNAl. SYNDICATt. VERTICAL 1—A' germ 2—Wholly; .very 3—Vase 4—A division of the Bible (abbr.)'( 5—Bend downward 6—Conjunction 8—Humble 9—To roam over 10—Before (poet.) 11—Strongly placed; balanced 12—Wanderer or wayfarer 13—Knights Tempters (abbr.) 15—A Hebrew prophet (Bible) 17—Enemy 19—A musical note 22—A variety of mineral coal used for ornaments 25—Guided 27—An escort; cortege 26—A familiar tree 30—A division of British tales 32 -Giving milk, as a cow 35—Robust; strong 37 -An advance -guard, as of any army 38-A device for agitating the air 43—Derlved from or produced by nature 44—Harsh and rough in sound 47—in addition; besides 49—Blunt at the extremity, as a leaf 51—Deflnite article 53—GoIng tip' 65 -Nickname for en Irishman 67—Wet, slippery soli 69—Pertaining to Scandinavian countries - 60—A notion 61—Point of compass (abbr.) 88-A city in Ayrshire, Scotland 66—S. E. State of U. 8. (abbr.) 67 -To Bing In a low tone 68—An expression of Impatience 71—Part of vorb "to be" 1Z• -New Enhid, State (abbr.), THE WEEK'S MARKETS TORONTO. Man. wheat ---No, 1 North., 1,8 No. 2 . North., $1.7834 ; No. 3 Nor $1,72;' No. 4 wheat, not quoted. Man. oats—No.' 8 CW, not quote No, 1 feed, 67%c; No. 2 Toed, 553 All the above c,i.f, bay porta. Am. -corn, track, Toronto—No. yellow, $1.22. Millfeed—Del., Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, per: ton, $28; shorts, per ton, $30• middlings, $86; good feed flour, per lag, $2.30, Ont. oats -48 to 50c, f.o.b. shipping points. Ont. wheat --$1.80. to $1.85, f.o.b.' shipping points, according to freights. Barley—l\falting, 74 to 77e.. Buckwheat—No. 3, 78e. Rye—No. 2, nominal. Man. flour, first pat., $9.10, Toronto; do,' second pat., $8.60, Toronto, Pae - try flour, bags, $6.10. Ont. flour -Toronto, 90 per cent. pats„ per barrel, in carlots, Toronto, $6.10; . seaboard, in bulk, $6.10. Straw-Carlots, per ton, $8 to $8.50. Screenings—Standard, recleaned, f. o.b..bay ports, per ton, $21. Hay—No. 2, per ton, $19 to $14; No. 3, per ton, $11 to $12; mixed, per ton, $9 to $11; lower grades, $6 to $9. Cheese—New, large, 24 to 2434c; twins, 2434 to 25c; triplets, 25 to 2534c; Stilton", 26 to 27c. Old, large, 28' to 29c; twins, 29 to 30c; triplets, 29 to 31c. Butter—Finest creamery print 40c• No. 1 creamery, 40c; No. 37x%4 to 38c, Dairy prints, 27 to 29 Eggs—Fresh extras, in cartons, 4 to 42c; loose, 40 to 41c; fresh firsts, 37 to 88c; seconds, 32 to 33e. Dressed poultry—Chickens, spring, lb., 30 to 36c; hens, over 4 to 5 lbs, 22 to 24c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 20c; roosters, 18c; ducklings, 27 to 30o. Beans—Can,, handpicked, Ib., 6%c; primes Se. Maple produce—Syrup, per hap. gal., $2.40; per 6 -gal. tin, $2.80 per gal„ maple sugar Ile, 26 to 260. Honey -60 -lb. tine 184/ c per lb,; 10-15. tins, 13rtc; 5-1b. tins, 14c; 2% - lb. tins, 15% sto 16c, Smoked meats—Hams, med., 82 to 83c; cooked hams, 47 to 50c; smoked rolls, 22c; cottage, 29 to 25e; break- fast bacon, 82 to.80e; special brand :breakfast bacon, 38 to 39e; backs, Ih., boneless" 36 to 42c.. Cured meats -Long' clear bacon, 50 d; to 70 lbs., $22 ; 70 to 90 lbs. $20.50; 4c, 20 lbs. and up, $19.50; lightweight rolls, in barrels, $29.50; heavyweight 2 rolls,. 9124,50 per barrel Lard—Pure tierces, 18 to 183"0; tubs, 18%s to 19c;; pails, 19 to 19340;, prints, 20 to 203sc; shortening, tierces,. 1434c; tubs, 15e; pails, 153ac; blocks, 16%0, Heavy choice steers, $8 to $8.50; do, good,'' $7,26 to $7.50; butcher steers, choice, $7:25 to $8; do, good, $6.60 to $7.15; do, med., $5.50 to $6; do, con., $4.50 to $5.25;' butcher heifs ors, choice, $7 to $7,75;. do, med„ $5.60 tb $6; do, corn., $4,50 to $6.25; butcher: cows, ehoice,` $4,60 to $5;•: do, fair to good, ;$4 to $4.50; canners and cutters, $2 to $2.50; butcher balls, gd., $4.50 to $5.50; do, fair, $3.75 to 14; bologna, $8 to $3.50; feeding steers,, good, $6 to $6,25; do, fair, .$4.50 to $5.25; calves, choice, $9,50 to $11.50; do, med., $7 to $9; do coin., $4.50 to $6.50; mulch cows, choice, $70 to $80; do, fair, $40 to $60; springers, choice, $75 to $90; good light sheep, $5.50 to $6.50; heavies and bucks, $3.60 to $4.50;good lambs, $14.50 to $14.85; $4 med., $18.50 to $13.75; do, bucks, $12,80 to 13; do, culls, $13 to $18.25; ho s, thick smooth, fed and watered, $1 .60; do, f.o.b., $13; do, country points, $12.75; do, off cars,_$14. select premium, $2.65. MONTREAL, c. 1 Oats—Can. west", No. 2, 70%c; do, No. 8, 68?/ac; extra No. 1 feed, 6434c. Flour, Man. spring wheat pats., firsts, $9.10; do, seconds, $8.60; strong bakers, $8.40; winter pate,, choice, $6,40 to $6.60. Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $8.85 to $8.95, Bran, $28.26. Shorts, $39.25. Middlings, $36.26. Hay, No. 2 per ton, car lots, $14. cheese, finest welts, 22%c; finest casts, 28c. Butter, No, 1 pasteurized, 38% to 88%e; No. 1 creamery, 37% to 87%e; seconds, 8634 to 86%c. Eggs, fresh extras, 41c; fresh firsts, 38e. Com. bulls, $2.75 to $8; calves, good, H7.50 to $8.50; grassers, $4.59 up. ogs, mixed lots, good weight, $14.25 to $14.50; sows, $11 to $11.50. RUSSET J, SCOTT es PRONOUNCED INSANE Jury Reaches Decision After Deliberation Lasting Nearly Four Hours. A' despatch from Chicago says:— Russell Scott has won his last fight to escape the gallows. A jury in the Court of Superior Judge Joseph B. David found him insane, The jury reached its verdict after deliberating three hours and forty minutes. Its first ballot was reported to have been 7 to 5 for insanity and thereafter the vote gradually swung to the insanity verdict. Scott imme- diately was committed to the Chester Asylum for tho Insane. The jury took seven ballots. Scott sat tensely in his chair while the jury filed into the box. He turned eagerly to the foreman when he an- nounced to the court that a verdict was ready, and as the Bailiff' passed the verdict to the Clerk, Scott's eyes followed the slip of paper that might mean life or death, When the verdict was read Scott's mouth twitched nervously and hie shifted his position in the chair. He sat motionless at the side of his at- torneys while the court entered the judgment on the verdict, and then was hurried out of the room es the Bailiff adjourned the session. Mrs. Catherine Scott, the young wife of the prisoner, leaned forward in an attitude of prayer after the verdict was read. Scott's mother, at his side, wept and embraced Scott's wile, while Thomas Scott, his aged and crippled father, received the ver- dict without show of emotion. Scott, while going to .the asylum as insane, still faces death on the gallows should he ever be found to have re- gained his sanity, Scott, convicted of the murder of Joseph Maurer, drug clerk, was saved from death three weeks ago, six hours before he was to have been hanged, by a week's .reprieve from Gov. Small. Old Song May be Omitted from Protestant Hymnal A despatch from Seattle, Wash., says:—Tho next edition' of the uni- versal hymnal used by many Protest ant churches; will be minus one old song if certain Northwest societies have any influence. This week, at the session of a cmrference here of Bap- tist'rninisters, a special song service was announced. The song leader took the platform, opened the hymnal and called a number.. A ripple of laugh. ter started on the platform, whicli soon ran through the church. The hymn announced was "We've Reached the Land of Corn and Wine." Answer't9 last week's puzzle.: M14116211NIEI__-,--4,113110111113 caREINIE El Amistasf ea ® F ;I1i9G3®LTA aiirti i�.. CIrlp AEI -01111111111V, [1111,IJL11Q w® d®IfjQ�®i�i[<p ;t®..r®®; 011yYII E _ SII allsc izin■r� �iIrl ' �-]t� rTA, �t ®W.UltaBlElia ,I American. Migration Shows Decrease in Past Year A despatch from Winnipeg saysr.— During the last twelve months a total of 16,689 setblera came into Canada from the United States, the average cost per head to the Dominion for get- ting them into this couetry being $12,41. In the previous twelve months 20,171 were brought in at a cost of $19,81. The value of cash and effects entered for importation from the Un- ited States to Canada in the fiscal year ended March 31 was $910,875, as compared with $4,100,490 in the pre- vious year. In the last fiscal year there were 363 carloads of settlers' effects from the United States, as compared with 158 in the previous year. The total number of Canadians returning from the United States in the last fiscal year was 48,775. Prince Plants Olive Tree in Memory of Napoleon A despatch from St. Helena says:— The Prince of Wales paid a touching tribute to the memory of Napoleon during his visit here, At Long Wood, he planted an olive tree near the place where the body of the one-time ruler of Europe rested before it was taken to Paris. Nothing remains to identify the former tomb itself except a plain white ,slab of stone bearing no inscrip- tion. A brass plate nailed -on a near- by cypress tree, placed there by the La Porta Expedition in 1880, says simply : "To the memory of the Emperor." The Prince planted his tree three feet from the stone slab, opposite a weeping willow sent from France by Marshal Foch. 0 Gerontine Dread a Draft and Prefer to Endure Heat Probably in no ether country in the world are people more afraid of a draft than in Germany. This fear led to grotesque absurdities during the present summer, the hottest experienc- ed in Germany in years. For tear that there may be a.draft, all the win- dows on one side of street cars must be Ieft closed, while on the other side only the last two windows are kept open. Street car travelling thus be- comes a veritable ordeal of heat, as the windows with the gun shining on them act much like the glass panes of hothouses, In the omnibuses the same rule applies, yet moist Germans prefer sit- to ting inside in sweltering heat rather than climb on the breezy deck. In the subway fans are taboo lest they create draffs, Na't'al Resources Bulletin. The. N'a ural Resources. Intelligence Service Of the Dept, of the Interior at Ottawa says 1— One wonders as hetravels along the railway, what becomes of all the old railway ties that the section ganga are constantly taking out and replac- ing with new" ones. Occasionally to fire Is seen, when these odd ties are being burned, but the greater portion of then' are used by the railway men for firewood. Itis the enormbus quan- tity of theca ties, however, that aao required to keep the railway lines in proper condition, because, 'with the heavy trains and the high speed with which they travel, it is essential that the roadbed be kept up to maximum efficiency. The provision of the necessary sup- ply of ties is one of the problems with which the railways have to deal, and it is a very serious one. Rigid speci- ficatiens are provided, and a careful inspection is necessary. When the millions of ties used annually is con- sidered, and that each tie has its pro- portion of the load to carry, the nec- essity for this inspection is apparent. In 1923, the last year for which: figures ars available, there were 14,- 754,830 railway ties cut in Canada. These, converted into their equivalent of standing timber, represent 177,177,- 960 cubic feet, with a value of $13,- 228,647. Railway ties vary in length from 8 to 9 feet, with a thickness of from 6 to 7 inches and a width on top of from '7 to 10 inches, while they vary in grade according to the purpose ler which they are to be used. Some of the ties are sewed or hewed on top, bottom and sides, while others are sawed or hewed on top and bottom only. During recant yeare the Canadian railways have undertaken preserva- tive treatment of their ties, creosote being largely used, There are a num- ber of plants situated throughout Canada for this purpose, many mil- lions being thus treated annually. It is claimed that the life of the ties is doubled by this preservative treat- ment. This is a big factor in the cost of upkeep of the railway lines, as the prices now being paid for ties are a heavy charge against operation. The lengthening of the life of the ties furthermore, reduces the cost of t changing them in the roadbed, and will also reduce the supply of old ties available for firewood. Prince to be Elaborately Enter- tained During Visit to Chile A despatch from Santiago, Chile, says:—Preparations• are under way here for an elaborate program of en- tertainment for the Prince of Wales during his brief visit to Chile iti September. Arriving in Santiago from the Argentine frontier the royal visitor will find the city virtually en fete and with iiritleh and Chilean emblems on display everywhere. Some of the streets will be specially illuminated for the occasioh. He will be called upon to review the Chilean fleet at Valparaiso, the military here and oleo the Chilean Boy Scout organizations, There will be a gala day at the races for the "Prince of Wales" trophy. The British heir will have an op- portunity to play a game or two of polo in Valparaiso and later will wit- ness a display of Chilean horseman- ship at a native rodeo. Another fea- ture of his visit, according to present plans, will be the presentation of a collection of Aveanian jewels of pre. colonial days. Two grand balls wail be given in his honor, one by the government and an- other by the British residents in the republic. On the night of the Prince's arrival 115 huge bonfires, represent- ing as many years of Chilean national life, will burn along the foothills of the Andes within easy visibility of Santiago, Great Britain Lost Man Prominent Architects in War A despatch from Leaden says:—. An anti i c gated shortage of architects in Great Britain is causing anxiety among the leaders of the:prolesslon, who fear that English architecture will lose suclht individuality as it now possesses. While schools .of archir tecture here have a fair number of students, there is no indication, the teachers say, that there will bo much available material for creative work, There is now only a comparatively small band of about a thousand arch'- tects who practice their profession in Great Britain, for the war'took many of the prominent ones and there seems be no younger generation rising to fill the gaps in the ranks. The College of Architecture in ate tempting to overcome the expecte[) difficulties has instituted twrmty-five scholarships by which promising young mon arut women of the prof*, sion may be trained both irr Creat Bri- tain and abroad. Hudson's Bay Company Nails 100 Years Old Near Fort A despatch from Ridgefield, Wash., says:—Century-old nails,laboriously forged by hand, were found hero r Gently, near the site of the old Hud son's Bay'' Co. blockhouse, erected hi 1825 to care for, the fur trade of the Columl is River and its tributaries. The nails were in a stout wooden bog of material twg inches thick. It is believed the nails were lost in trans ferring the material from boats to the fort. Some of the equrlre, green- ish iron spikes were used inan air- plane hanger being erected here by the army, Fire Destroys 600 Acres of Green Timber at Choate, B.C. A,deepetch from Vancouver says; -n Reports here statethat ebouj 609 acres of green timber, of which 300 acres ware 'y v&3nabie, have been burned by fire at Choate, on tie Can- adian Pacific Railway main ^.•rpe, 59 miles east of here. ,''Fire tlgh,;erq are having leech difficulty and it le stated hat fit the event of a strong wind nether damage would be done