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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-11-12, Page 3PRI {> E MINISTER ISSUES STATEMENT ON PARLIAMENT ' Y SITUATION Ottawa, Nov. 4. -,It is officially en -1 nounced that Premier King wild! meet Parliament. Parli'ametrt will be called at the earliest possible date. • Premier King's statement reads: "The latest official returns:haviug made it apparent that as a result of the general election held on October 29th, no one of the participating pol- itical parties would of itself have a clear majority in the House. of Com-,:. mons when Parliament" assembles, it became my .duty as Prime Minister to acquaint His Excellency, the Gover- 1 nor -General, with the situation and to advise )lis Excellency as to the course:. which should be laurelled. After rev -I eral interviews with His Excellency, at which the position ,brought out by the recent general election was fully discussed and ell alternatives pre - "(2) That, His Excellency' be asked bo call upon' the leader of the largest political group to - form a 'Govern- ment; "(8) That His Excellency be asked to summon Parliament at the earliest practicable date for the purpose afore- mentioned,- "With ;aspect to an immediate dis- solution it was felt that it was not in the interests of the country to occa- sion the turmoil and expanse of an- other general election until at least Parliament had been summoned and the people's representatives in Par- liament hadbeen afforded an oppor- tunity Of giving expression to theirviews. PARLIAMENT TO DECIDE. "With respect to the leader of the poetical party having the largest de- finite following in the House of Cam-. mons being called upon to form an A.drninistration, the Cabinet holds the view that responsible self-government in Canada rests upon the principle; that the majority are entitled to gov- ern, the majority so understood mean- ing not the political party or group having the largest number of mem- bers, but the majority as determined by the duly -elected representatives of the people in Parliament. Far from indicating that Mr. Meighen is • in a position to command a majority 'in the newly -elected House of Conunons, the results of the electon appear clear- ly to indicate that he'is not in such a position. I am not• aware of any pre- cedent in Great Britain or in Canada of recommending' before Parliament meets, that the leader of a party not. commanding.. a clear majority in the House of Commons should be called upon to form a Government. "To summon Parliament and to al- low llow the House of Commons to disclose its attitude upon division is the pro- cedure warranted by constitutional precedent and by the present circum stances. To take any other course would be to fail to recognize the su- preme right of the people to govern themselves in the manner which the constitution has provided, namely, ex- pressing their will through: -.their duly elected representatives in Parliament and in accordance with recognized Parliamentary practice." dented, I have taken the responsibility of advising His Excellency to summon Parliament for the earliest practic- able date in order to ascertain the at- titude of the Parliamentary represen- tatives towards the very important question raised by the numerical posi- tion of the respective political parties. His Excellency has been pleased to accept this advice. "After careful consideration of the constitutional precedents and their' bearing upon the situation which has i arisen as a result of the general elec.-1 tion, the Cabinet decided unanimously this afternoon that it was their con -I 'etitutional duty to meet Parliament) at .the earliest possible moment, re- gard being had for the legal require- ments with respect to the time neces-I: Bary for the return of the writs and, the official gazetting of the 'members' who have been- elected. ' "In the interval until Parliament' assembles it is, the intention of the; Government to refrain from making; appointments- beyond such as are' essential for the proper carrying on of the public businese. THREE COURSES OPEN. "In the present situation, there are three possible courses of procedure,' each of which has been carefully con -1 eidered by the Cabinet. "(1) That His Excellency be asked to grant an immediate dissolution of Parliament; r AIJTOIST SENTENCED TO YEAR IN PRISON Cornwall Jury Finds Driver Guilty on Charge of Manslaughter. A despatch from Cornwall says: - James Blanchard, who, on the evening of Aug. 4, while driving ori the East Front road ran into a coupe belonging to Dr. W. C. McGuire, Mrs. McGuire being killed, was tried at the Fall • Assizes here before the Hon. Mr. Jus- tice Wright on a charge of man- slaughter, and was found guilty by a jury. His Lordship, in sentencing the ac- cused, ,said that people who' drive automobiles reciclessiy, causing in some cases death, have to be dealt with severely. A feature which • Load Dawsou, personal physician to. Bing George, a recant visitor to Canada and now attending the clinical congress in the United Settee. He is a sturdy champion of the modern flapper, saying she is healthten, franker and better in.every way than her earlier eistere. C:.R. OIL -ELECTRIC COACII CROSSES TIE WEEK'S MARKETS TORONTO Man, wheat -No. 1 North., '$1.41; No. 2 North:, $1,38; No. 3 North,, $1,34%. Man. oats -No. 2 CW., nominal; No, 2, not :quoted; No. 1 feed, 48c; No. 2 feed, 46c. Am, corn, track, Toronto -No. 2 yellow, 97e. Millfeed---Del., Montreal freights, bags included. Bran, per ton, $28; shorts, per ton, $30;. middlings, per ton, $86; good feed flour, per bag, Ont, oats -38 to 42c, f.o.b. shipping points. Ont. goad milling wheat -$1.17- to $1.20, f.o.b., shipping points,according to freights. Barley -Malting, 67 to 69c. Buckwheat -No. 3, nominal. Rye -No. 2, 80c. Man. flour, first pat., $8, Toronto; do, second pats., $7.50, Toronto. Pas- try flour hags, $6.30. Ont. ?'lour -Toronto, 90 per cent. pat., per barrel, in eurlots, Toronto, 5.65; seaboard, in bulk, $5.65. Straw-Carlots, per ton, $9 to $9.50. Screenings. -Standard, recleaned, f.o,b. bay ports, per ton, $18. Baled hay -No. 2, per ton, $15; No, 3, per ton, $14 to $14.60; mixed, per ton, $18to°'$14; lower grades, $6 to $9,, Oheese-New, large, 26c; twins, 261F,,c; triplets, 27e; Stilton, 28c. Old, large, 30c; twins, 80%c; triplets, 31c. Butter -Finest creamery prints 47c. No. 1 creamery, 46c; No. 2, 44 CANADA INSIXTY-SEVENHOLIES to jet. Dairy prints, 40 to 42e. ggs Fresh extras, in cartons, 60c; loose, 58 to 60c; storage, extras, 44 to 45c; storage firsts 41 to 42c; storage seconds, 87 to 38c. Dressed poultry -Chickens, spring, Ib„ 82c; hens, over 4 to 6 lbs., 24 to 28c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 22c; roosters, 18c; ducklings, 5 lbs and. up, 27 to 80e. Beans -Can. hand-picked, lb., 631,c; primes 60. Maple produce -Syrup, pe por imp• gal., $2.40; per 5 -gal. tin, $2.30 per ;gal.; maple sugar, Ib., 26 to 26c. ' Honey -60 -lb. tins, 121/3 to 13c per lb.; 10-1b, tins, 12% to 130; 5-1b. tins, 13 to 131,%c; 236 --lb. tins, 1414 to 15c. Smoked meats -Hams, med., 29 to 800; cooked hams, 42 to 43c; smoked rolls, 22c; cottage, 23 to 25c; break- fast bacon, 32 to 86c; special brand breakfast bacon, 88 to 39c; backs, boneless, 83 to 40c, Travel Records Broken in Ru n from Montreal to Vancouver - at. Average Speed of. 43 1/z Miles Without Engine Stop- ping -Demonstrates Possibilities of Latest Develop- ment in Transportation. A despatch from Vancouver says: All records for transcontinental tra- vel were broken Wednesday morning when the new Canadian National Rail- ways oii-electric car No. 15820 arriv- ed in : Vancouver after making the trip from Montreal in three days., The trip was not only' a record -break- er so far as actual schedule was con- .cerned, but it wrote a new chapter in the railway history of the world as marking the longest non-stoprun ever made by an engine, for during the 2,937 miles covered the ear engine did not once stop running. There is also the actual running time, which again provides an unequalled :passage in Dominion transportation annals, for eliminating detentions due to meeting trains and other delays incident to modern transportation methods,, which came to 300 minutes, the acthal run- ning time was slightly tinder 67 hours. From the first,to the last the trip. demonstrated the superiority of the new oil -electric car. Arraigned prim- arily as an endurance test for the engine, not only did it prove this point, but also it showed the speed' possibilities of the car over long dis- tances, which previously had not been proved. At one point on the western region 22 miles were made. in 1555 than the same number of minutes, and. • one of the steepest grades in the Rocky Mountains was climbed at an average speed of 40 miles per hour. The aver- age speed for the entire trip was slightly under 431%e miles per hour, Official- of the Canadian National Railways who accompanied the car weighed with his Lordship was the fact that the accused had served for four years overseas, and in view of this he was let, off with one year's imprisonment. Britain Recognizes New Regime in Persia A despatch from: London says: - The British Government has given provisional recognition to Riza Khan's Government in Persia, which in itself is provisional, as the Constitutional Assembly has been summoned to con- sider whether the future regime of Persia is to be Monarchial or Repub- lican. So far as' is known here, the deposition of the Shdh left the coun- try unmoved, and Riza Khan is acting with firmness and moderation in pre- serving order successfully. Canada from Coast to Coast Amherst, N.S.-The record Nova Scotia moose of the present season was secured recently by David Mc- ' Kenzie. The animnal weighs 800 lbs. and the antlers have a clean spread of 60 inches, the biggest moose head) taken in this country for many years.; Saint John, N.B.-Beginning in! November a new steamship line with' a •fleet of six ships will operate out, of Saint John to Havana and the West Indies. This announcement is regarded hero as themost important since the inauguration of the active campaign -in behalf of Maritime ports. It is arranged to give a weekly or ten day service and all six steamships are modern in every respect, each having about 3,500 tons deadweight carrying capacity. Quebec, Que.-What is claimed to be the richest gold discovery matde in the Province of Quebec to date is re- ported from the Malartic Township. in the Quebec gold field region. No assay has been made as to the value of the discovery but it is claimed that free gold is showing in samples dis- played around mining camps. This erer is an ex erienced Onte'rio cl�i�ov P prospector who bus bean responsible for uncovering many mines of various sorts, and he and his partner intend to develop the mine. Toronto, Ont. -Out of the entries made by more than one hundred breeding establishments in thirty-one States of the Union lend five Canadian provisoes, the Haley & :Lee farm at Springford, Ontario, won signal honor C ' when Belle Calamity Wayne was named senior and grand champion HoIstein cow at .the National Dairy Exposition at Indianapolis, Ind. Brandon, Man. -Several hundred pounds of sugar beets grown in the city of Brandon and . district have been shipped by the Board of Trade to Winnipeg for testing purposes.' Samples were secured from six fields as well as samples of soil in which the beets were grown. The Manitoba Agricultural College is_ installinga special equipment for the analysis of ' sugar beets and a very thorough test will be made to -determine whether the soil of the district is suited for sugar beet growing for commercial purposes, Regina, Sask.-The organization of a hog pool for Saskatchewan is now under way, interests having bean working on this question for some time. The purpose of the pool is to manufacture the hog "'products of Saskatchewan in the province and also to encourage the milting of a portion of Saskatchewan's wheat at provin- cial points. Raymond, Alta. -The new sugar best factory here opened for opera- tions on October 23rd. Prominent -nen from both Alberta and the Un- ited States were present. It is antici- pated that this factory will be but the first of a number eventually to be established in the irrigated district of Southern Alberta. The factory expects to handle between 75,000 and 95,000 tons of beets this year. New Westminster, B.C.-The Do- minion : Government seed extraetion plant is expected to start operations on .Nov. lst. A consignment of 100 sacks of; Sitka spruce cones from the Prince Rupert district is practically assured for the British Forestry Com- mission, London. Only 50 sacks of Douglas fir, cones will be picked in the Fraser Valley to fill the Old Country order. on its transcontinental trip expressed themselves as being thoroughly satis- fied with its performance, and, in their opinion, it is• within the "realm of possibility that this journey may mark the opening of an era which may be the forerunner of anew epoch in motive power as applied to steam roads. The oil -electric car is in its infancy, they point out, just as the. steam locomotive was in its infancy a century ago. With its wider appli- cation arse efurther development they believe' it may develop along similar Morel "channels, and this may bring about the passing of the steam loconio- tine and prove as important an ad- junct to the future of industry and society ab was the conversion of the old wood -burning engine to coal. The new oil -electric car, which made its initial trip : across Canada, has a body With an •over-all' Iength of GO feat, and is set an two four- wheel trucks, It is built to carte passengers, express and baggage. It will seat 67 passengers, of which ac- commodation far 18 is in the baggage compartment, situated :at one end of the ear. The engine is oil -burning, and operates - an electric generator which provides the actual power to move the car, and the prineip1e, al- though a simple one, is entirely a new departure, so far as rail'transporta- tion rs conoerried•, A car similar to thls one has been in operation about' a month between Hamilton and Guelph, in Ontario, and has given excellent service. The new oar will go into regular service in British Columbia. Harry (Rea) Batstone, whose b 11 - tient play aidedthe winning of Queen's fourth consecutive titre at the University of Toronto stadium packed• with 18,000 football fans. • Chinese Women Thinking. Chinese women are demanding a larger part in -the affairs of their coun- try • Ontario Will Produce Moral Moving Pictures A despatch from Belleville says: - The Hollywood of Canada -the plant of the "Province of Ontario Pictures," a company run by the Provincial Gov- ernment, located at Trenton -will be- gin production of a movie next week, after five years of non -production. "Look Ahead'-' is the working title of the film, which will be renamed in the making, and given a release title in accordance with cinema practice: The film was described by the Supt., 3str. Black, as being "a drama with a moral." The moral' of the picture is safety. Dundee Heats Homes and Supplies Hot Water A despatch from Dundee, Scotland, says :-The Dundee Council has estab- lished a central heating plant for 518 houses built under municipal control. Hot water is a:so supplied, Jaynes Thompson, the city architect, says the tenants like it and on Sun- day the hot water supply has to be doubled because• saatrly every hone is overrun with relatives who come in ;to take their "weekly." Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 30 t to70 lbs., $22; 73 to 90 lbs,, 320.50; 20 lbs. and up, 319:50; lightweight rolls,' in barrels, 343.50; heavyweight rolls, $39.50 per barrel. Lard -Pure tierces 18 M 18;tc; tubs, 18% to 19c; pails, 19 to 19%c; prints, 20 to 20%c; shortening tierce., 18c; tubs 1334c; pails, 14c; blocks, 15 to 1514.c. Heavy steers', choice, $7.75 to 38.10; do, good, 36.75 to 37,50; butcher steers, choice, 36.60 to $7; do, good, $6 to 3625; do, med., $4.75 to $5.25; do, cons 33.75; to 34.75; hitcher heifers, choice; $G.25 to 3635; do, good, $5.75 to 36; do. med., 34.60 to $5; do, corn., 33.50 to $4.50; butcher cows, choice, $4.50 to 35,25; do, fair to good, $4 to, $4.50; butcher bulls, good, 34.50 to 35.50; bolognas, 38.25 to $3,50; can- nersand cutters, $2.26to$2.60; spring- ers, choice, $90 to 3100; do, fair, 340 to 350; feeders, good, $5.75 to $6.60• P1.0, fair, $4,50 to $6; stockers, good, 34.75 to 355.75; do, fair, 34 to 34.60; calves, choice, 310.50 to $11.60; do, gg000d, 39 to 310; do, grassers, $6 to 06, ; good light sheep., 36.50 to. 37.50; heavies and bucks, 34.50 to $6' good lambs, 313 to 313.25; do, med., $12 to $12.50; db, bucks, 310 to 310,26; do, Bulls, 38.50 to 39.50; hogs, thick smooths, fed 'and watered, $11.46; do, f.o.b., $10.75; do, country points, 310.50; do off cars, 311.75; select premiums, $2.05, MONTREAL. Fleur, Man. spring wheat, patents, firsts, $8; do, seconds, 37.50; do, strong bakers, $7.30; do, winter pats., choice, $6.60. Rolled oats, bag, 90 lbs., 33.25. Bran, $27.25. Shorts, 329;25. Middlings, $85,25. Hay, No, 2, per ton, car lots, 314. Cheese, finest vests,, 23% to 23%e; do, finest easts, 23% to 23%c. Butter, No. 1 pasteurized, 421,¢ to 43c; do, No. 1 creamery, 41% to 42c; do, sec- ond's, 40% to 41c. Egge, storage ex- tras, 44c; do, storage firsts, 40c; do, storage seconds, 35c; do, fresh spe- cials, 68 to 60c; do, fresh extras, 53 to 55c; do, fresh fleets, 45 to 46c. ,Potatoes, per bag, car lots, Que., 32.50 jt4 32.75. Com. bulls, $3; cons. cows, 32.75 to $3.25;; calves, med. and corn. suckers, $8.60 to $9.60; grass calves, .34.25 to 34.50; hogs, mixed lots, 312; selects, $12.50. I "Pep" Leadley, famous running half of Queen's, dominion champions, who gave a great display in the game with Varsity. Woman Instantly Killed When Frightened Horse Bolts A despatch from Welland says: - Mrs. James Mitchell of Humberstone Township was instantly killed at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon on the Canal Roacl, south of here, when the horse she was driving ran away, throwing her out of the buggy, No one saw the accident, but it is thought the horse took fright front the noise of the canal work going on. She was 50 years of age, was born and lived all her life in the township, where she was well and favorably known. Her husband died 18 months ago. She leaves two daughters. Irish Reduce Wheat Acreage. A despatch from Dublin says: -If anything happened to the Free State's foreign wheat supplies the people would be without bread for fifteen days out of sixteen, it was stated by the chairman of a farmers' confer- ence here. The acreage under wheat has declined from 500,000 to 250,000 slams 1851: The farmers said that wheat growing did not pay., FACE .OF PHAROAH REVEALED TO MODERNS Searchers Take Photographs of Head of King Tutankha- men and Contents of Sarcophagus. A despatch from Cairo says: - Further progress is reported in the work of removing the mummy of Tut- ankhamen from his sarcophagus, a communique just issued states. When, the linen covering and bouquets were removed from the second sarcophagus there was:revealed a further sarco- phagus '.baring a representation of the god Osiris, covered from head to foot with painted designs and glass of various colors and a layer of gold on a marble ground, The bodyy of the sarcophagus was painted with the wings of the goddesses Nekset and Buto. After the second sarcophagus was 1 scientifically examined and lifted from 'the basin of the first, the cover was removed, and revealed a gilt -covered human shape, but important details were covered with linen, which was adhering closely. The shape has a necklace of flowers tied to the head bandage and, reposing on the breast. The face, which is uncovered, repre- sents the young Pharaoh. After photographs had been taken of the contents of the second sarco- phagus, thenecklaceand linen shroud were removed, revealing a beautiful coffin covered 'with gold ornamenta- tions of marvellous workmanship, but, unfortunately, most of the detail is covered with a black, glutinous layer from the libations at the funeral cere- monies. The most important part of the work now is the renwval of this layer and lifting the human -shaped coffin from the second sarcophagus, to which it is closely sticking awing to the libatious deposit. Queen's defeat ereity,, 17-0, and again win the intercollegiate 'title. Pboto.shows. a Bine and White extended run getting hinder man, quaa•lor, passing the ball to "Yank" Fraser." Snyder't nd• T}•1mb1e aro on the' end of the thrust: ;ay, with Cole.` Natural Resources Bulletin. The Netting Resources intelligence Service of the Dept, of the Interior • Ottawa says:--- Canatiie has a great number of spe- cies o£ trees, comprising softwoods and hardwoods, sense suitable for one purpose and some far another, while some are entirely unsuitable for some purposes, It is therefore essential that the proper kind of wood be used where a wrong emss would have a deleterious effect. In this work the Forest Products Laboratories o£..tb.s Forestry Service, Dept. of the Inter- ior, has bean doing some excellent work. " Canada during the present year has made a tremendous advancement in her exports of butter, to the British market particularly. There she has to meet the competition' of all agri- cultural countries;` particularly New Zealand and Denniark. It is conse- quently of the utmost importance that Canadian butter reach the consumer, in the best possible condition, and the condition of the container means much in securing this result. As an evidence of thls, the, experience. of New Zealand dairy men is interesting. As report- ed in the "New Zealand Produce E - porter," "a certain type of Swedish box was held responsible for a taint. developing in the butter, and expert- rents were conducted to find means for overcoming the difficulty. In Canada the white spruce is used al- most exclusively for butter boxes. These are made in two sizes, those for wrapped pound blacks to hold 48 pounds and those for bulk butter: to hold 56 pounds. It is the latter that are used almost exclusively for ex- port, and the cost is about 85 cents each. New Zealand is becoming an exten- sive exporter of butter, and is very sensitive as to quality, ' They halve organized a Dairy Produce Export Board, and adopted a brand :mark, which will be used by ail shippers so as to standardize their product in the British market. An opportunity may be awaiting some of Canada's ,butter box makers to secure a portion of the requirements of the dairy,indestry of New Zealand for containers, 0 Princess Royal Edits Clbristmas Carol Book NEW ZEALAND CONTEST • WON BY GOVERNMENT Premier Coates Assured of Good Majority in New Parliament. A despatch from Wellington, New Zealand, says: -The Government won a sweeping victory in the general elections assuring -Premier Coates a good majerity in Parliament. The strilet of the parties at the latest report was: Government patty 55 • Labor 13 Nationalists 10 Independent 2 )Hiss Melville Gray Lyme was elect- ed ' as the first woman member of Parliainent. The election' for the four Maori rnemb•ers of the New Zealand Parlia•. Ment has resulted in the return ofall the native members of the last Par- liament three ofthem being members of the Reform party end one a Na- tionalist. The Labor ,;-arty contested three of the seats. Tax on Christmas Trees. A`despatch from Ottawa says:-- Canadian Christmas trees' entering.the United, States will now lie dutiable at 10.per cent. • ., , A despatch from Londpn says:-- There ays:-There has been a scramble in London book stores lately to order a book edited by the Princess Royal, Princess Louise, which is to be placed on sale just before Christmas. The book pre- sents an advantage to those wishing to obtain it as a Christmas gift be- cause it is topical, being called. "A Choice of Christmas Carols." Princess Louise has exceptionally wide interests and is one of the bus, iest members of the toyal household. She is a great traveler, an eagerread- er, anadmirable speaker, a ceaseless worker for charity and more than a Iittle of a :democrat. She is given much of the credit for the completion of the Queen's Doll House, which is perhaps the most perfect thing of its. kind ever accomplished, Parisians Clip Beards to Win the Foreign Patronage A despatch from Paris says: - Many bewhiskered lawyers of Paris are shaving off their beards in order to get into line for the American di- vorce tradedeco it has been observed that American women who are seek- ing advice on their maritalaffairs will have nothing to do with bearded advocates. French dentists found out long ago that they could eat get any American or English practiceif they wore beards. Male barbers and hair- dressers who seek foreign patronage also have had to shed their whiskers, and now the lawyers are mournfully falling into line. Hunter Found l;'rozen in Quebec Woods A despatch from Montreal says:-- Edmund ays:-Edmund Mangnafl, aged 47, of Ver- dun, was found frozen to death on Monday mo*ning in the woods near Lake Lajoie, clow to Rawdon, Que- 1 hec, about 125 miles from this city, according to advices received' here. Tho victim had been missing since Thursday, Oct. 29. On that date Mangna:l and a friend had left on a hunting trip to Lake Jajale. Mangnall entered the woods alone, and when he failed to return after three days' absence, his. friends became alarmed. A search party was organized and on Monday morning the body of Mang-. pall was found buried head first in a snowdrift. Hunter is Drowned When Canoe Upset + A. despatch from Cobalt says: - "Jake Timmerley, middle-aged and unmarried, a resident of Englehart for many years past, was drowned at Gerrard, north of Tomagatni, accord- ing to information sent in to Previa Bial Police headquarters here. Tim- •ineriey and Charles Ham were on a hunting trip, but .it is thought that the former was alone in . the canoe when the craft upset, although details aro not: available. Iiis hat and the 1 canoe have been: found, but the man Iis missing. Tiinmfr erley cattle om tie -Uxbridge section: