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The Seaforth News, 1919-03-13, Page 2/ CANADIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES, OVER GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY Ministet of Railways Appointed Reeeiver for the Domini= Under The War Measures Act To Ensure Continued Operation of the SySteen. Ottawa, March 9. -When the Grand ment's intention. to•ask Parliament to Trunk rectum Railway System goes provide a further vote for the Grand after inidnight to -night into the hands Trunk Peeific Railway Willie the new^ of Hon. Th'. J. ID. Reid, 1Viiulater of tiations with. the Grand Trunk Rail. Beltways, who is appointed Receiver , way Company remain in their present by' an order M.Council passed Thurs- unsatisfactory condition, day, the first definite step of the Gav- The acquisition of the Grand Trunk eminent is takeu in a process which Pacific Railway Company adds 1,964 is bound to go on until all Canadian miles oi mato road and about 1,000 of railways, with the temporary excep- branch lino to the Government sys- tion of the Canadian Pacific Railway tom after the receivership days are Company, will be owed by the Gov- over, and. as a result of the (ration, it ernment. is almost certain that the 8,556 miles This Is the direct result of the Gov- of the Grand Trunk Railway System ernment's stand tike in February, will, in a reasonable time, come also when it informed the officials of the into the Government's hauds, and on Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific more reasonable terms them hitherto Railways that "it is not the Govern- seemed probable. li-rkets ui I ua Lard -Pure, tirces, 27 to 27%e; tabs, 274 to 28e; pees, 27% to 2814c; eer eh, %Leif" e prints 28% to 29c. Compound, tierces, ,251/2 to 26%c; tubs, 25% to 25%; Breadstuffs. I pails, 26 to 264; prints, 2714 to 27%. Toronto, March 11. -Manitoba! - 2 Northern, $2.21%; lelontreal Markets, No. 3 Northern, Wheat -No. 1 Northern $2,24%; No. $2.17%; No. 4 wheat, $2.111,4, in store Montreal, March 11. -Oats -Extra Fort William. No, 1 feed, 78eee. Flour -New sten- Manitoba oats -No 2 C.W. 71%c• dard grade, $11.10 to $11.20. Rolled No. 3 C,W., 641,{c; ertra No. 1 teed, oats -Begs, 90 lbs., $3.90 to e 4.00. 65%c; No. 1 feed, 62%c; No. 1. feed, Bran, 5'40.25. Shorts, $42.25. Mouillie, man' aged 49, who has a wife and three children. 68%e, in store Fort William. $64.00. Hay -No. 2, per ton, car lots, e os th years ago. Formerly he was employed as a laborer and moulder. He is Manitoba barley -No. 8 C.W., $24.00. Cheese, finest easterns, 24 to 87%c; No. 4 Q.W., 821,10; rejected, 25e. Butter, choicest creamery, 52% able with the maehine to turn out as many broms as three hand -sewers. 75%c; feed, 74%e, in store Fort Wil- to 53c. Eggs selected, 43c; No. 1 A/rather machine of this same type is on order and when it arrives all the Blind Man Making Brooms at Toronto. This is a power machine installed to sew brooms in the factory of the Canadian National 'Institute for the Blind. ,The operator is a Toronto ' It ee liam. stock, 38c. Potatoes, per bag, car brooms, excepting the heavy rattan lines, will be machine sewn. American corn -No. 3 yellow, lots, $1.75. Dressed hogs, abattoir $1.55; No. 4 yellow, $1.52 tree( To- killed, $24.50 to $25.00. Lard, pure, t, t h' nt wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 28 to 29%c. e Ontario oats -No. 2 white, 58 to 1 --- . 61c; No. 3 white, 57 to 60c, amordinE I Live Stock Markets. to freights outside. i Ontario wheat -No. 1 winter, per ' Toronto, March 11. -Choice heavy ear lot, $2.14 to $2.22; No. 2, do, export steers, $16 to $17.50; do., good, $2.11 to $2.19; No. 8, do. $2.0'7 to 514.50 to 515.50; ehoiee butcher steers, 52.15 f.o.b., shipping points,'accord- $13 to 513.25; butchers' cattle, choice, ,.ng to freights. $12,50 to 513.26; do., good,- $1.1. to $12; Ontario wheat -No. 1 Spring, $2.09 do, common, 59.25 to $9.75; bulls, ea 52.17; No. 2, do., 52.06 to 52.14; choice, 510.50 to $11.50; do, medium, tie. 3 do., 52.02 to 52.10 f.o.b., ship- 58.75 to 59; do, rough bulls, 57.50 to ping points, according to freights. 58; butchers' cows, choice, 510.75 to Peas -No. 2, 51.80, according to 512; do, good, 59.75 to 510,25;; ..do, freights outside. medium, $8.50 to $8.75; do, common, •Barley -Malting, 81 to 89e, nomin- 57.50 to $8.75; stockers, 58 to 510.50; al. feeders, $10.50 to $12.25; canners and Buckwheat -No. 2, 85c, rominal. ' cutters, 55.75 to 57; Milkers, good to ?,ye -No, 2, 51,35, nominal. ' choice, $90 to 5150; do, cons. and med. • Maietobn flour -Government stem- 565 to 575; springers, 590 to $150; dard, $10.75 to 511.00, Toronto. light ewes, $10.50 to $12; yearlings, Ontailo flour --Government etan- 512 to $13; spring lambs, 816 to 518; Orme.. $9,55 to $9.75 in bags, Toronto calves, good to choice, 516.50 to and Montreal, prompt shipment. $18.50; hogs, fed and watered, 517.50; Miiifeed-Car lots. delivered Mon- do, oc cars, 517.75; do, f.o.b., 516.75. treal freighte, bags included. Bran, Montreal, Marais 1L -Choice select 840.2.: ;ice ton. shorts, $42.25 per ton; hogs, $18 per 100 pounds off cars. good . eed their, $1.25 to .53.50 P" Choice steers, $12 to 514 per 100 pals; bag. poorer quality, $7.50 to 58 per 100 Iia -No. 1, $20 to $21. per ton; pounds. Butchers' bulls and cows, reiee.1, elli to 519 par ton, track To- $10 to $11.50; canners, $5 to 55.60. . , . retie. Sheep, $8 to 510.50. Lambs, 515.60 Straw-Cer leer $10 per ton. j per 100 pounds. Better -Dairy, tubs and rolls, 261GERMANS GUILTY _______...,_ Comer:: Peoluee-Wholeaale. to 38e; yJrint.:. 40 00 410. Creamery, fresh tmle solids, 49 to 50e; prints, 59 to 5i... Eggs -New laid, 36 to 37e. Dreesed posetry-Cbirliens, 26 to - Sec; reostere, 25e; Rowe 27 to 30c; ducliiiiiee, e2c; turkeye, 40c; squabs, Officials of Central Powers Un - dos., $-L.,0; geese, 25c. Live nossitry-Roosters, efic; fowl likely to Suffer Physical 24 to 30a; duektings, lb., 35e; turkeys, Punishment. 85e; chickens, 28c; geese, 18e. Cheese -New, large, 28 to 283ec; Paris, March 9. -The findings of the twits, flee to 29c; triplets, 29 to Commission on Responsibility for the 29i4e: Stilton, 991,4 to 30e; old, large, War are still incomplete. It is ueder- 29 to e0',4c; twin, 29% tp 30c. stood the Commission will conclude Wholeealers are selling to the retail that the officials of the Central Powers trade at the following prices: BUT MAY ESCAPE were morally guilty of the most heirs- Brithey-Freels dairy, choice, 46 to 48e; creamery solids, 51 to 530; ons crireee, but that physical punish - prints, 52 to 54c. 100111 would of necessity be retroec- , Margarine -32 to 34c. tive. Eggs -New laid, 45 to 46e; new The Americans have announced laid in cartons, 47 to 48e. themselves as unwilling to adopt any Dressed poultry -Chickens, 35 to expedients the constitutionality of 40e; roosters, 28 to 80c' fowl, 82 to which might be questioned in the B5c; turkeys, 45 to 50c; ducklings, lb., United States, and in that event the 35 to !W., squabs, dee., 55.60; geese, 27 to 29c. Europeans would have to acit alone if Potatees-Ontarios, f.o.b. track they were determined to punish the Toronto, ear lots. 90 to 95c. officials involved. A possible solution Seens - Canadian, hand-picked, suggested is the formal denunciation bushel, 53.50 to 54.00; primes, 52.75 in the preliminary peace treaty of the to 5e.25. Imported hand-picked, Bur- officials of the Central Empires. • ma or Indian, 58.25; Limas, 15e. -_---*--- Honey-Extracted clover: 5 lb. tins 26 to 27e Ib.; 10 Ib. tins, 25 to 26c. Peace Conference Wilt Award . 60 lb. tins, 24 to 28e; buckwheat, ad Slice of Germany to Belgium • lb. tin, 10 to 20o. Comb: 16 oz., 54.50 -- to 55.00 doz.; 12 oz,, 58.50 to $4.00 Paris, March 9, -The Peace Confer - elm ence Commission on Belgian clainas, Maple products-Syrap, per gallon, it is reported, has agreed In principle 52.25 to 52.35; sugar, lb., 27 to 28e. to the Belgian demand for 11/falmedy • and the surrounding district. In Bel- • - Provisions -Wholesale. gian circles it is %xpected that this Smoked moats -'-Ham, medium, 36 will result in the Peace Oongrese ap- • to 35c; do., heavy, 30 to 82c; cooked, •proving the handing over of this re- f 49 to 51c; rolls, 181 to 82e' breakfast gion to Belgium. The Malmedy di/4- )nm', 41 to 45e; back, Plain, 44 to tract is just east of the Belgian iron. 415 boneless, 50 to 52e, tier and has been under German do• Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 28 initiation for a number of years. • to 29c; clear bellies, 27 to 28c. • 13ucalo will commence April 15. SHIPS E GIVEN UP Allies Agree to Revitual Foe Un- til Next Harvest -Payment in Kind. A. despatch from Paris says :.-The Council of the Great Powers took ac- tion on Friday toward relieving the rather acute situation created by the interruption of the negotiations at Spa concerning the taking over ot Ger- man ships and supplying Germany with food. Final action went over until Satur- day, but meantime, at a conferenc4 between David Lloyd George, the British Premier, X. Clemencemi, the French Prime Minister, and Col, Ed- ward M. House, of the American Peace Delegation, a resolutton, drawn by Lord Robert Cecil, member of the British Peace Commission, was ten- tatively approved for adjusting the affair. This resolution provides that on the delivery of the ships the Allies shall undertake to revictual the Ger- mans until the next harvest, payment being made in coal, potatoes, nitrates and other products which Germany has and the Allies want. The agreement reached between the British, French and American members of the Council leads to the expectation that the Council 'will AC. cept the settlement on Saturday, and that the negotiations at Spa will lee resumed. s' e, Revolution Has Been Launched In Scandinavian Countries A despatch from Christiana says: - A strong revolutionary agitation is being carried out in Fenmark, the northernmost part of Norway, by an organization which is planning a re- volution on the Russian plan, accord- ing to report from Kirkena4 to the Aftenposten. The organization plans to carry the revolution into Finland and Scandinavian countries, 339 YANK SOLDIERS TOOK THEIR OWN LIVES Washington, March 9. - Statistics compiled by the War Department show that from the date of the (int* of the United States into the war to February 21, 1919, ethere were 339 easee of self-destruction in the army. 00 911088 193 took place in the United States and 146 overseas, LAKE ERIE OPEN TWO WEEKS EARLIER A despatch from Cleveland says: - Passenger navigation on Lake Erie opened two weeks earlier this searran. Boats to Detroit made the first tile March 10, and between Cleveland and 76,799 HOME SINCE ARMISTICE A. despatch from Ottawa says: -A total of 30,356 Canadian soldiers and dependents sailed frena England for Canada during the month of Febru- ary, according to figures issued through the Militia Department. A. small percentage of this total num- ber is still on the ocean. The Febru- ary figures Show that 27,428 soldiers sailed from England during the month and 2,928 soldiers' dependents. Ever since the work of bringing home the men stinted, subsequent to the signing of the armistice,. the monthly totals have been growing. The grand total of soldiers and de- pendenta sailing+ from England up to the end of February is 76,799. By months it is made up as follows: November, 4,921; December, 18,925; january, 23,227; February 30,856.. The smallness of the November total is accounted for by the fact that transport work (lid not begin until the latter part of the mouth. 9 BRITAIN'S LARGEST AIRSHIP IS ALL READY FOR FLYING A despatch from London says: - Great Beitain's largest airship is waiting to fly. Everything is ready to launch her at Selby, Yorkshire. Whether or not the airship will at- tempt es transatlantic flight is for the Air Ministry to decide, bu't ex- perts say abe is capable of the flight. Although she weighs 30 tons she has a lifting capacity of an additional 80 tons. Speed of possibly 80 miles per hour is expected and, in that event, New York could be reached in less than two days. AUSTRIA -GERMANY ELECTS A PRESIDENT A despatch from Vienna says: - The National Constituent Assembly has elected Karl Seitz, leader of the German Social Democracy in Austria, President and Herr Hauser, Social Democrat, Vice -President. filUTINOUS 01.11BREAK AMONG CANADIAN SOLDERS IN WALES Si-WQral Persons Killed or Wounded-Disturbamie Due to Delay in Sendint Men Back Overseas -Many Arrests Made - Great Property Damage Done by Rioters. A despatch from London says:. -le promises given the Men, the state- ment adds, owing to the shortage of vessels to convey them home. • The authorities,however; do not re- gard the rioting as jestified, and the offenders, many of whom .already are under avrest, will be vigorously deale with. A number el civilians took part in the disturbance, and •twelve of these also have been arrested and handed over to the 'evil eel horities. In the course of the trouble three rioters and two ecetries were killed and twenty-one pereone 'ifere injured, Mchaling twp officer, accoeding to the statement. Landoll, Mardis' 9. -Gen, Colquohoun, who utas In command of the camp, in the couh,se of a statement on the riot- ing of Canadian soldiers at Kimmel said that no attack was made on the officers, who weretreated with courteey. "I myself went in and out among the men freely," he added, "and some of them actually put down loot rn or- der to salute me -then they picked up the loot again. "The reports of the damage to the camp are greatly exaggerated. Some 50 or 60 men got out of hand and at- tacked some canteens. The mon in one camp. anticipating danger, armed themselves 'and, contrary to express orders, fired. That was on Wednes- day, when the fatalities occurred. "The girls' camp was nal attacked. .As a matter of fact the girls were treated with the utmost chivalry. No man entered the girls' rooms while they were oceupied. "One man raised the red flag in an attempt to introduce Bolshevism, He was ohot." The Abergele correspondent of the Manchester Guardian wires that many who participated in the disturbances at Kimmel Camp it is not believed have had any eerlous intention of re- volt. Some regarded the proceedings as rough -horse play. Writing of the most serious part of the outhrealt cm Wednotiday after- noon, the Llandudno, correspondent of the Associated Press, says: -"It was at this stage that the casualties occurred. A detachment with loaded rifles grimly stood their ground, an officer warning the rebellious mob of the gravity of the situation. This did not appear to be -fully grasped by a number of the men.' Still there was no room for misappreheusion as the mob still came onward. The order was given to fire and the ranks of the mischief makers were forthwith broken. Besides an officer, four of the rank and Me lost their lives, and about 20 others were more or less seriously woimded. Many arrests fol- lowed. This was practically the last incident of the outbreak," From eight to twenty-seven persons are estimatbcl to have been killed and *ma twenty-five to seventy-three vtounded in rioting during the past three days at the Kinmel Military Camp at Rbyl, Wales, nccording to a Liverpool despatch received here on Fx,islay night Great property dam- age was catized, the despatch adds. According to the latest reports from Liverpoel the riot was started by about 200 malcontents. There were 26,000 Canadians in the camp await- ing demobilization' and embarkation. The men who caused the trouble were war casualties who had served for three years or more in France. They complained that their embarkation had been postponed while other men who had seen lees service were sent home. After the destruction of tores of sell kinds on Tuesday by the discon- tented men, the situation took a more serious turn on Wednesday when the cavalry was called out but,forbidden to use its arms. Troops from Chester enterceptecl the rioters in their march upon Aber- gele, near MA, and also prevented a threatened raid on the latter place. Five men were killed and 40 injured in the course of this fighting, it is reported. There was further promiscuous shooting early Thursday morning, but at no time was there organized firing by any armed party. Most of the deaths were due to crushing, St is said. An unnamed major holding the Victoria Cross and believed to be from New Brunswick, is reported tp have been virtually tranipled to death while attempting to defend the offi- cers' quarters against great odds. The Daily Mail says that the Cana- dian authorities restored order with- out the assistance of British troops and declares that the matter is solely one for Canadian disciplinary action, The Canadian officials have in- formed the War Office that they do not desire any increase in shipping facilities as a consequence of the out- break, as they do not intend to be coerced by the action of the rioters. 11 10 stated that 20 or 30 of the ring- leaders, most of foreign extraction, have been arrested by the Canadian authorities, co-operating with the civilian police. It is understood that these men will be brought to London and lodged in the Bow Street station, The Official Report:- Canadian military headquarters be London on Friday issued a statement with refer- ence to the riot by soldiers at Kinmel Park. The statement says the dis- turbance was entirely due to the de - ley in getting the men back to Can- ada. It was impossible to keep the Kill the Incurable Cases, Hoping to Stop the Contagion A despatch from Stockholm says: - In certain Rusin provinces the mortality from typhus is so great that the Bolshevild have issued a secret order to kill the ineurable cases, hoping thus to counter,act the contagion which is almost impossible to stop by any other means. Hardly any medicine is siveilable. 332,000 ROUMANIANS KILLED IN THE WAR A' despatch from Paris seyse-The Roumanian Press Bureau announces that 332,000 Roumanians, combatants in the war, were killed or died from wounds. 55,000 HOMES IN BELGIUM. DESTROYED BY THE GERMANS BIG BATTLE IN BERLIN STREETS Government Troops Begin At- tack on Spartacan Strong. holds. A deepatch from Berlin says: - Government troops began an attack on Friday from all Bides on the centre of the city mid madb brilliant pro- gress. The attack was for the pu?, pose or relieving.polfce headquarters, which was besieged by sailors and Republican guards who had gone over to the Spartacans Iran the Govern- rnent side, and had cuteff the head- quarters from al/ communication with othereeeovernment forces. A column. from the weet progressed to within a ttioa of pollee headquarters In two lioure It is believed that the column sue. ceeded in relieving the besieged gan, risen at police headquarters, although military headquarters at 6.30 o'clock on Friday night had not yet received any information on that point. Between 200 and 300 persons wore killed or wounded. The casualties were largely among spectators who, despite all warning, persisted In stay- ing to see the fighting. The casual. ties among the Government troops were comparatively light. There was very little organized co- herent opposition by the Republican guards and Spartacan marines. ThoY were caught by/surprise without ef- Relent leadership and wore unable to check the attack of the well disci. plined Government forcee. A despatch from London says: - Ernest Smith, correspondent of the London Daily News at Brussels, telegraphs: "In a message sent on February 21 I gave the figure of the dwelling houses -destroyed in Belgium during the early stages of the inva- sion at 25,000 completely destroyed and about 2,090 partially. destroyed. Although the figures from the dis- tricts where the last fighting occur- red are not definite, Senator Ensile Vincent, Director of the Towns and Coanmuries Union, which is collecting the figures, tolls me the total number of dwelling houses Completely des- troyed is at least 55,000." 141,414.16Wilk a me.TACI PeNtIL*• Complete School Set -24 Pieces FREE TO BOYS AND -GIRLS This outfit contains: 8 Fen Points 1 renglish School Case i Box Crayons QS colors) 1 Eraser 1 jaPpaneso 'encil Box 1 Box Paints PeOlal. 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A deepaboh from London says: - Renter's. has received some interest- ing details regarding the manner in which the -wounded are dealt with on the Merman. coast frontier. Two hos- pital trains rim periodically on the railway between Murmansk and Km, while Canadian dog teams and rein- deer are being used with great suc- cess for the transporting of wounded from outlying posts. The sick aro placed in sledges and are wrapped in sheepskin bags with hot-water bot- tles. The bags aro so designed that the patient can be treated without exposure to the severe temperature. Despite the extreme difficulties of the country, medical aid posts have been established every ten miles in ferns and tents, Thanks to the excellent clothing selected by Sir Evnest Shackleton very few cases of frost bite have occurred. The only preval- ent complaint is insomnia. se BILL TO EXTERMINATE RATS INTRODUCED IN BRITISH HOUSE despatch from London says: - The ,plague of rats is to be the sub- ject of a bill that the House of Com- mons will be invited to pass. The object of the bill is to enable the work of rat extermination to be carried out effectively and te'ebring home res- ponsibility to those who by neglect or indifference allow their premises to . become iefelited. Although it is not easy to get new Acts through Par- liament, this bill will find a very strcing backing and many members have already agreed to affix their names to the document with the ob, jest of its early Introduction. Brussels Offers Egmont Palace As Seat of League of Nations •551 2 A despatch from Brussels says: - The Corporation of the City of Brus- sels has decided to propose to the City Council that it offer Egmont Palace, formerly the Arenberg Pal- ace, as the aeat of the League of Na- • tions, The Egmont Palace is M. the south central eeotion of Brussels and within a few blocks of the Royal pal- ace. /t was erected in 1548, restored in 1753 and again restored after a fire 1n1892. Count Egmont, who was executed by the Spaniards in 1568 in Brussels, was a famous general, 1,000 Miles in 59 Days. The Royal North-West Moented Police expedition which left Dawson On January 15 for Port McPherson, at the month of the Mackenzie River, had reached Twelve Mile, on Maeoli 5, a pant 30 miles Irene DaWSOn, the nearest telegraph communication point on their return journey. They completed the round trip of 1,000 miles in the record time of 59 days on this route, including the crossing of the Rocky Mountains. All the party are in good health. The expo- eiltion is compered of eergt. Demp- ster, the famous palm rnusher; Con- stables Vance, Cook, Paiterhun, two Indian guides and 20 dogs. 4 Coincidence of the War, It has now been disclosed that Iramelmant, the great German avia- tor, who was born at Ultenhage, Capo .Colony, went to Germany to study medicine, and there renounced his British 'origin. Consequently it was a strange irony of fate that he ehould be downed by McGebbin, • another South African, ,born at Johaunesburse 3 93 ', '', c NOW • ee--tt-eV---, ;a -pi Je----t, HI-iIePessDle)liITE•SEi 'TVTTWIletl.CtRe.Eig. \i..g."..l.f„0e_y ei Cif 401.3.,se., I WITH JUbT Cr4E \n/A\PE OF M'Y HAND i\NO 'You 5N1 ^ I NiiAitIT .. 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Two hos- pital trains rim periodically on the railway between Murmansk and Km, while Canadian dog teams and rein- deer are being used with great suc- cess for the transporting of wounded from outlying posts. The sick aro placed in sledges and are wrapped in sheepskin bags with hot-water bot- tles. The bags aro so designed that the patient can be treated without exposure to the severe temperature. Despite the extreme difficulties of the country, medical aid posts have been established every ten miles in ferns and tents, Thanks to the excellent clothing selected by Sir Evnest Shackleton very few cases of frost bite have occurred. The only preval- ent complaint is insomnia. se BILL TO EXTERMINATE RATS INTRODUCED IN BRITISH HOUSE despatch from London says: - The ,plague of rats is to be the sub- ject of a bill that the House of Com- mons will be invited to pass. The object of the bill is to enable the work of rat extermination to be carried out effectively and te'ebring home res- ponsibility to those who by neglect or indifference allow their premises to . become iefelited. Although it is not easy to get new Acts through Par- liament, this bill will find a very strcing backing and many members have already agreed to affix their names to the document with the ob, jest of its early Introduction. Brussels Offers Egmont Palace As Seat of League of Nations •551 2 A despatch from Brussels says: - The Corporation of the City of Brus- sels has decided to propose to the City Council that it offer Egmont Palace, formerly the Arenberg Pal- ace, as the aeat of the League of Na- • tions, The Egmont Palace is M. the south central eeotion of Brussels and within a few blocks of the Royal pal- ace. /t was erected in 1548, restored in 1753 and again restored after a fire 1n1892. Count Egmont, who was executed by the Spaniards in 1568 in Brussels, was a famous general, 1,000 Miles in 59 Days. The Royal North-West Moented Police expedition which left Dawson On January 15 for Port McPherson, at the month of the Mackenzie River, had reached Twelve Mile, on Maeoli 5, a pant 30 miles Irene DaWSOn, the nearest telegraph communication point on their return journey. They completed the round trip of 1,000 miles in the record time of 59 days on this route, including the crossing of the Rocky Mountains. All the party are in good health. The expo- eiltion is compered of eergt. Demp- ster, the famous palm rnusher; Con- stables Vance, Cook, Paiterhun, two Indian guides and 20 dogs. 4 Coincidence of the War, It has now been disclosed that Iramelmant, the great German avia- tor, who was born at Ultenhage, Capo .Colony, went to Germany to study medicine, and there renounced his British 'origin. Consequently it was a strange irony of fate that he ehould be downed by McGebbin, • another South African, ,born at Johaunesburse 3 93