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THE PIGUltE IN
THE UND
The Captain's Other Self Is Invisil le to All But One Man.
To the Corporal It Brings a Crisis When
Courage .l7entanlds Mutiny.
By DOUGLAS DOLD.
PART III.
He
straightened toned h`
g rs bent shoulders
with a desperate effort to throw off
the
incalculable nla'b a bu
1 Ido
nofshamean
and
terror, trying to get strength for that
singularly simple word of one syllable
—death.
Then ort
he hear
tdh
t e smooth, u
s ave
cultivated
musically baritone voice of
Captain Chesney, declaring that, with!
the pardon of the court, he himself
had further evidence to offer, and;
heard the slightly surprised permis-1
sten given. i
Madison's blood lost some of its ice
t
as stirring
fires of
rage..f.
against Che,-,
ney reanimated his shaken heart. Het
glared at the graceful, aristocratic.
figure now standing before the mili-
tary tribunal. What new evil was
Chesney about to throw around a man e
virtually condemned?
Withex
one hand slightly ht
1
g care '
Ycaressing+
his clipped mustache, Chesney stood! p
silent a second, then he said slowly:I
"I didn't think to have said any -i }
thing more, gentlemen. My course i C
was fixed.
"But it seems that time is a curious!
quantity, After I had finished my to
testimony, I•sat here listening, appar-' or
eptly
a phftse: of my disorder; its periods
have only occurred twice in my life,
that I can recall clearly what my
ether, or to put it bluntly, my mad
se:f did.
"I i'ad no right to enter the army,
But I s figure in the foreground want-
ed it Ba`'I did. But now, in the name
of tI a second figure, I wish to state,
in a' few words as possible, sanely,
cleat •y, with ncceptance of my hence-
forth ruined career and blessed pri-
vate -life, that Corporal Madison has
/hold the exact truth, and deserves at
your hands net condemnation, t on but dis-
tinction," '
(The End,)'
Chesney resumed with the seine
smooth composure: .
"I thought I was visa to take as my
chief
value the biggest thing ,in my
field of consciousness. I still think
sol' '
"Whinathell sha
talking
ab
thought
Henley slowly, Chesne
Y s e
sued, flicking a speck from his
"For that reason, the affairs
man socially obscure, a man
way my equal, since I am the ,p
of centuries of racial
effort
tow
ideal, were negligible matters
alongside
the honor loner and. gener of my foreground figure.
make myself clear?"
"God knows!" bl,untly rasps
lderly colonel. "Go on!"
"I'm glad to do so," Captain
ey said' gracefully " I avant now
explain that, while sitting here
er i e c
n e justified, P stfi
J led '
m a
moot
rising and annoying way, the
rofessor. From my translnarg
nscousness•-=
"Kindly explain that term, Captain
heenoy," interrupted the elderly
olonel.
"Certainly, sir. It means, according
Professor games, that on the more
less unknown margin outside
neciously known selves, float fi
highly enriched
g
Y men
to 1.
)tt u
Y,
n
nn
bac
F a
Y use it takes time to gat at
em; we do not inherit them at
enty-one as a man does civically his
gist to vote. You understand, sir•?"
"Go on," growled his superior un -
oil
Y•
'"ro
x' m m
trans!
aious-
ss, a new field faawarenesssu ex
ctedly, suddenly floated into my
cry -day perceptions, as if a sub-
rged island anchored under sea had
t its mooring - and come up, joining!
mainland --and becoming part of i
This was, and is, very annoyi
r I saw in this new field a fig
ger and more important than
BANKRUPTS IN GREEN CAPS.
• 7 How w
France nee
Discouraged orae
d H '
g Habit of
ur"Liquidation."
Y P
sleeve. A curious custom was
prevalentn
of a France during the sixteenth and se
ill 110 teenth centuries, Anyone who found
roduct it necessary to liquidate his off s
a
rd an
was obliged to
ge wear
a green I
e
a
to
cap
—a
lluz
mint
to himself im
self
and
a wand xa1 in- otiose, n rain
Do Those who make a hobbyof
getting
rid of their indebtedness by way
d an the Bankruptcy Court should at
costs steer clear of China. Banks
Ches-I cies are almost unknown in that co
toy try, as they entail immediate execs,"
, lay tion.
I
•
von
an
aft•
—a
to
of
all
upt-
tin-
sur-
A similar
drastic stic
Iate to be meted out to delinquents punishment
final
for several years, to the adnvir-leo
able and useful testimony of the pri- of
sateyour
s
summoned. mo
nod.
si
Then t
I began, for no apparent sea-; th
son, to recollect the contents of anter
interesting book by the late Professor .ri
James, I seemed to recall, with espe-'
cial vividness, his remarks on the ea
proved existence of our transmar>'inal
c
eneciu -
6
ii� e
n ss
At one
time
I hadlie
quite
a fancy for delving into his pe
seientifia explorations. f ev
M ,n,cn began to feel dazed. me
thi risse of In
incomprehensible re_lens
rt is what infernalpurpose lurked? i my
l 151•.St he . c e ,ed the court)"
r 'c it cit e enlightened. TheyIFo
stc e,l cpenie, exccrt the physician,1 tar
Ir,M rls °;ce is keenly intent lock' nth
- came. Chesney suavely pursued, • full
standing in a military case to which; "
an exceptional grace was added, lane
"I found in this nominally short; ma,
time -which saw fit to involve in itself figu
sues peculiar lengthening --that I not ""I
only recalled Professor James' theory, was
hut aim _o discovered it to be a truth." figu
The listening officers stared In ,in -i Pers
creasing surprise and bewilderment! read
Madison made a pitiful effort to i vain
understand, then sullenly recoiled into, Co
himself. After all, what added harm' thou
could Chesney's venom do to a man ' Ches
stripped of everything? th""
The physician's face alone took
onl
Iadi
adeePendeepening
of interest as etern
Chesney continued, in polished, even! knew
modulations: A
"I'd like to explain that my life has close
always been stir
ruled
by
Per
sonal idea a then
en
of values. I am not a man capable of was
remorse. I speak of myself as I amt opaq
now, sane, competent to weigh life, as Th
I see it. But, gentlemen, if you will I calm}
have patience to let me go on, this) "Bu
matter of vision declares for any man,' ing, a
What is worth while. So in past years, to be
indeed up to half an hour ago, I saw! had n
in my consciousness only one figure, figure
o cu ying the foreground in the field one."
-
of a erenew which I commanded. To I The
that figure, it being the biggest value ward,
I sac I sacrificed everything. eyes I
I oI' its benefit I read, worked, or yet in
played,,!: flung aside anything or per -' mote,
sonnot tending to the aggrandizement`` visibly
of I hat figure, as I conceived aggran-t "It
di et le telt." I second
' reused easily for a second'sthat I
br 1t From a smoky beam above, ai cured,
tie tele rat, grown fairly insolent to- entero
w i 1 humanity, twinkled its beady me.a
glidicc down at him, ted wh
To come nearer home, one need only
go back to a little before the Act of
Union to find that debtors in Scotland
'were obliged to wear garments of
diverse colors, a suit of grey and yel-
low being the most common.
In Siam, a man unable to meet his
aids liabilities was put In chains and corn-
us pelted !le
d to •
aids'
work. as
a slave for
his
r,redi-
tor. Should he escape, his wife, child-
ren, father, or other relative were
seized in his stead.
At one time bankrupts were con-
sidered tl red
criminal t 1
offenders exs even in Eng-
land, As a
matter
of fact,
certain
cases
ea
of fraudulent bankruptcy have incur-
red the death penalty in this country.
Any concealment of books or the
secreting of property by a debtor was
so punished. Under this law a man
called John Perrot was hanged in 1761
It Is said that no bank failure has
ng. occurred in China for over nine hun-
ure1dred years, When such an event last
er figure to which I had am care -
y sacrificed everything,
Being a man without remorse and
ontt'olled by any superstitious dog -
I was able to study this second
re clearly,
was unable to deny its bulk. It
a much vaster affair than the first
re, and, therefore, to my intense
onal discomfort, forced on me a
justment of my whole scale of
es."
rporal Madison 'stirred bitterly
gh slightly. Why did they Iet
ney talk on and on, saying no -
or was it merely to tortur
soni
ism
self
with
this
dreax
al waiting for the sentence h
must come?
happened an edict was promptly is-
sued stating that in future any such
failure on the part of a bank would en-
tail the severest punishment on all re-
sponsible officials. The heads of the
cashier, president and directors be-
came forfeit,
August.
Shorn of their wealth, the harvest
fields
Lie silent in the sun;
Weary, beneath the languorous haze,
Their generous labor done-
e dreamy river trails its length
e Across the breadth of gold;
I
y, Slow -creeping, till it find its way
e By cedars grim and old.
faint t to
PPin
caught ht hi
at hand. He glanced quickly up
turned his eyes down again; I
only a rat, scratching a semi
ue ear.
e bandaged officer continue
y.
t as all of us exist by our seal
sifting our moves to what we find
the figure in the foreground, I
o choice but to offer to this new
all I had offered to the former
physician leaned sharply for -
Chesney folded his arms. His
poked a .illy , .coolly at the court:
their glance something as ye-
as lonely as iliadison's eyes was
growing, as he said quietly:
is part of this offerings to the
figure that I now wish to state
was in the sanitarium. Being
I concealed my past trouble and
d the army. But I brought with
memory of certain acts commit -.I
ile I was—unbalanced. It is
Gone
are
the lilies,
Float sullen on h eustrleame oaves
It Above the shimmering underflow
Where water -grasses gleam.
The flashing pickerel snaps the fly
d Which careless skims the wave;
And circles widening to the shore
The sooty margins leave.
The turtle warming on the log
.Prolongs his length of days;
Unheedful of the empty nest
The puffing cattail sways.
Now, slow before the lowering sun
A lucid vapor spreads,
Drifting in hazy coolness o'er
The mallow's rosy heads.
Nature holds close and tenderly
Her drowsy children dear;
IThis is her hour of full content --
Her "rest -time" of the ears
Canny Finance. .
A man from the north of Scotland
was on holiday in Glasgow. On Sun-
day evening he was walking along
Argyll Street when he came upon a
contingent of the Salvation Army, and
a collection -bag was thrust in front of
his nose. He dropt a penny into it.
Turning sup Queen Street, he en-
countered another contingent of the
Salvation Army, and again a smiling
"lass" held a collection -bag in front of
him..
Na, nal" he said. "I gied a penny
Me a squad o' your folk coon' the cor-
ner list the moo."
"Really?" said the lass. "That was
very good of you. But, then, you can't
do a good thing too often. And be-
sides, you know, the Lord will repay
you a hundredfold."
"Aweel," said the cautious Scot,
we'll list wait till the ilrst`"transaction
is feeeished before we start the
second."
Authors Who Wrote ia Bed
There is a photograph. with whici
most of us are no doubt familiar, o
Merle Twain at work in bed--holdin
his writing+pad on his knees, and lists
lug the things he needed for his label
disposed about on tables on either
side. But the idea of working in bed
was trot original with Mark. Many
eminent men before him did the same
thing. Indeed, no small part of the
world's literary treasures has been
produced between the sheets by physi-
cally indolent although mentally active
men of genhie,
t his fireside, the night after a violent
f storm. He went to bed, but could not
g sleep; the Hesperus would not be denied; and as he
lay
flow-
ed on without let or hindrance
the poem was completed.
One at least of Itossini's operas was
composed in bed. It was when he was
young, poor and unknown, and lived
in wretched quarters. After writing a
duet, the composer allowed his manu-
scripts to slip off tate sheets and fall
under the bed. Rossini was too com-
fortable to get out of bed, and more-
over he believed it would be unlucky
to pick the sheets up; so he went to
work to rewrite the duet. To his dis-
gust he could not remember it. It was,
therefore, necessary to write a new
one. This he had finished when a
friend entered.
"Try that," said the composes', "and
tell me what you think of it." The
verdict was favorable.
"Now," said Rossini, "look under the
bed. You'll find another duet there.
Try that, too."
The friend did so, and declared that
the original composition was much the
better. Then both were sung again—
Rossini in bed and his friend sitting
on the edge. Both arrived at the'sama
conclusion touching the merits of the-
two compositions,
"What shall you do with the other.
one?" asked the friend.
"Oh, I shall turn this into a terzet-
to," said -Rossini, and he did,
One of the hest known lines in Eng-
I1eli poetry carne into its author's head
when lie was actually asleep,' While
visiting at Minto, Thomas Campbell
oneevening went to Ked early, with
his mind full of a new poem. About 2
o'clock in the morning he suddenly
wakened repeating, "Events to come
cast their shadows before,' Ringing
the bell sharply, he summoned a ser.
valet. The pian found Campbell with
one foot in bed and one on the floor."
"Are you ill, sir?" he asked.
"I was never better in my life," said
the poet, "Leave the candle and bring
me a elm of tea,"
Seizing his pen he put down the
happy thought, changing "events to
come" into "coming events," and over
the nonin.ebriating cup, he finished the
first draft of"7 ochiel's Warning."
Longfellow's "Wreck of the Reaper.
Tis" came to him as, he was sitting by
fi
Motor Traffic In.Trinidad,
It is stated that, for the last four
years, • the Importation of motor ve-
hicles into Trinidad has averaged 166
per annum, and this rate is likely to.
increase, as not only are stocks of new
cars practically non-existent in the
country, but their popularity is grow-
ing rapidly. Estate owners in Trini-
dad are beginning to realize the ad-
vantages of motor transport for con.
veying their produce to the railway or
coast, and are eager to obtain com-
mercial trucks for this purpose. At
present about 60a miles of roads suit-
able for Motor traffic exist in Trinidad,
and lately there has been a pro.
;pounced movement towards tile inn- l
provement of highshsys,
aeleard's Liniment assess ppkypot is :COWS
GPO
Englishtvonnen's, Wai•k at the Ca
dish Memorials Exhibit -
Three
x t
Three Englishwolilen had the ho
of being' commissioned by the Ca
dian Government to paint .canva
to be' used as mural decorations f
the great War-Menfbrial
I1-
se which
is
to
be
erected d
at 'Ottawa, .
a
three e
t
etl
P ire '
s which are bile hap
result of these commissions hang
.A
conspicuous position at the Carladia
War Memorials Exhibition which th
year ar #oras an interesting sit
of tis
P
Canadian National Exhibition ..• at T
ra
n
I to.
Each of these canvasses depicts
typical scene in army life, in whi -
the figures are : of heroic' size, and
they •are the very last 'pictures in
the entire collection that one would
imagine to have been-painted'by 'wo-
men, for they are all three distinctly
"masculine," both in the subject and
its treatment
re
rat
The most striking of the three is
called "The Boxers," and was painted
by Laura Knight, a very well known
artist in England, especially famous
for her figure painting Two Canadian
soldiers stripped for combat stand out
against a background of bright -blue
sky and heavy white clouds, surround-
ed by their khaki -clad comrades.
Mrs. Knight is a woman in the
thirties, whose husband,Harold
rold
Knight, is also a well knon artier
Their studio is in a charming, out-of-
the-way village in Cornwall,
If, as now seems probable, the con-
servative old Royal Academy decides
at last
to open '
P its sacred
portals P to
women painters, Laura Knight is
named as the most probable candidate
for the honor of being the first of
her sex to affix the magic letters "R.
A." to her name.
The "Cookhouse" of the 156th Cana -
len 'Infantry is the second picture.
This picture is the work of Miss Anna
Airy, another Englishwoman, whose
cork is very well known
in z
} er native
and. It shows the huge caldrons of
it
being prepared for the soldiers
y the white -capped chefs, and it is
II in greys and 'white, with the excep-
n of here and there the brilliant
allow of the flame under the kettles.
Because of the success of this can-
es, Miss Airy has recently been ap-
ointed by the British Minister of
unitions to paint a series of pictures
owing the workers ;in the different
ra.nohes of munitions making for the
Emporial War Museum. in London;
The third war canvas is by Claire
tweed and is called "On Leave.",
shows the inside of a Y. M. C. A.
t at one
of the great London
mini at the hour just before the
wn,
Here
the
Canadian sn•
soldiers
deers
ave come for breakfast and a cigar
-
e before taking the train. Some
ave a few days' leave before them
some are on their way back to
trenches. A Canadian soldier in
uniform of the celebrated Black
atoll is seen in the foreground giv-
his sergeant a light afro lei
w. L, Mcran,,on
AcctCr
Gitt�oro of Victory msoners will find definite
Prices gseotedlon the financial usage of the
Toronto morning lmnere.�
W. L. 1lIcIIIVTNOT�1 & CO.
x,ealors in Dovernnxent and ilSunielpai
sonde '
Uolslaaon xildir.,-10.isesfinda Wt., woo -eats;
Dean R, ,Pette®
.,r
ctil:HidS
na- should be got out of the way, plenty elementary knowledge has been given
of white r the
bread, hrgf a'dozen pies, a child and, the child is willing to
nor I lot of flied cakes, a big loaf or 'oily wok and study for an education, there
na-
Oke, or two small ones.
J
canvass
a
also -
the the
h
c ickens h 1
need be no
fear
of the elle � '
effect .f col-
lege 1
lege life on. him.
es On this dshould
or be killed, dressed, and cut up. Thus
g the flavor of the meat will beimprov-
ad
e
d
and
.
time e labor an
d
for
the
next
day -sae
eIc
t
saved. py Reckoning '
m
n
the e r
0 or'
p P
anon
in of chicken to the number of
nIthese should be one persons,
good sizad c}uicken
is l to each six persons. The number of
m
en
e tegtirsred to run .a threshing `m
e_ chine varies with the conditions an
neighborhood. h
boric
g od. Some need twenty me
a, and ;others get along with fourteen o
cls fifteen;
To accompany the chicken rice ma
be cooked -according to the Japanes
method. This is delicious served wi
chicken gravy. Wash the rice in col
water over and over again until th
water
runs off
clear.
Than en
add
cold
wailer
an
thrlis times as lightasdthe ricein the , and
d
salt. Cook fast until neatly dry. Then
remove the lid and allow to dry on
the back of the stove. Thus the grains
will stand out white and flaky. Add
no milk or butter or anything else,
this would only spoil it.
The chicken should be cooked tend-
er, boned, and made into pies because
in
this
w
a it will Ygo
farthest. :41i
everybody And
ver
bo
t it
should be sokmanaged eth tn t there e. uwill
be plenty of good rich gravy for the
potatoes and rice.
If the threshing is to be prolonged
to the supper 1
PP tpur, there must
be
another
hearty meal. But by this
time the.housewife is very tired. So
in the forenoon, while the other foods
are cooking, she should have a big
pan of beans boiling. These can be
baked for supper and'if well prepared
will be
The -H
Crnestea
d.
sv
0 anderer
9fr I7
0 n ancestral 1
A
soil,
Leave noisome mill and chaffering
store;
Gird up your tains for sturdier toil,
And build the home once more!
Came 'll
ask to bayberry -scented slopes,
a -I.
• And fragrant fern, and ground -mat
vine;
rBreathe airs blown over holt and
copse
Sweet with black birds and pine.
e What matter if the gains are small
tis That life's essential wants supply?
Tour homestead's title gives you all
That idle wealth can buy,
e
All that
the man -
della "
Y led crave,
vo
The brick -walled slaves of change
and mart,
Lawns, trees, fresh air and flowers,
you have
More dear for lack of art,
Your own soleanasters, freedom -willed,
With none to bid you go or stay
Till the old fields your fathers tilled,
As manly men are they!
With skill that sparse your toiling
hands,
An'
d chomi
c aid that science brings,
Reclaim g,
ec sin t
r he
waste and outworn
lan
lands,
And reign thereon as Icings.
•
Hotels For Babies,
The babies' hotel is becoming cafe
g
a fea-
ture of the English national life. There
is one at Bexhill, and there is another
at Hampstead, and more are to follow,
says the Manchester, Eng., Guardian.
Parents are strictly exoll�,l�ed, and the
babies engage rooms, sdflject to the
control of nurses and governesses
only.
Generally speaking, 'the babies'
hotel is in miniature both as to beds
and as to chairs and tables, The in-
dignity of the highchair is past, and
it is the grownup who has to adjust
herself to the new conditions. Meals
are run on strictly nursery lines.
Miaerd'e Sdelnxeat Mires D5Ohtherip,
`S'—' --
On the Same Job.
Bill and 'Bury had not met for some
time, when they quite unexpectedly
came across each other in the street.
Noticing that his chum was looking
downcast, Bill clapped him on the back
and said:
Ballo, 'Bury; how are you gottin'
on? Still
working for the e same peo-
ple?"
"Yes," was 'Enry's eat) reply. "Wife,
motiles -in-law and ten lids.
d
w
b
a
e
Y
v
M
s1i
b
A
It
hu
ter
da
h
ett
h
and
the
theing
W
cigarette. a l
appetlzing,
The following supper menu is sug:
gested and will not a great
re I
deal of work: Bread and butter, bak-
ed pork and beans, roast potatoes with
milk gravy, cabbage salad with sour
cream dressing, apple sauce, calve, tea,
coffee and milk.
If the men with the machine stay
all
night,
be the
most awkward ofeall the meats. But
that is because it crowd -s upon so
many other easily duties of the day. It
can be managed by simply expanding
the family breakfast.
Value of College Training.
Many parents are working hard and
denying themselves in order to send
heir r chi
liven 1
to college. o• The Bat
ces are worth while the
girl or boy is willing to workdout his
r her education. A college education
of oirly enables its possessor to *b-
in abetter business positions, but it
nriehes and enlarges' the life in every!
ay, if the student has made the most
'his opportunities, But parents
ould be sure their children want air
ucation and not merely a good time
when they send them to college. If
a solid groundwork of character and
fl
0
n
to
e
w
of
sh
ed
Cooking for Threshers.
According to the testimony of the
men themselves, some threshing clay
dinners are to be remembered for
their excellencies, and others are to
be remembered for other reasons. But
if the energies of workingmen are to
be kept at .par, they must be well
stoked, Workingmen appreciate
plenty and a good flavor. The good
flavor is attained by cooking to the
right degree and seasoning carefully.
Preparing the threshing dinner is
a heavy task for the housewife and
she should have -plenty of good help.
Presumably she is informed before-
hand when to expect the threshers and
to make her preliminary preparations,
Then she must decide on her bill of
fare. Here is one meant not to be
arbitrary, but suggestive: Bread and
butter, chicken pie, mashed potatoes,
cottage cheese, new beets, fresh or
canned fruit, fresh tomatoes, fried
cakes, appie pie, tea, coffee and milk:
The day before the threshing all
the balding except the chicken ..pie
All grades. Write for pieces.
TORONTO SALT WORKS
fa, J. CLIFF - TORONTO
,very ean
hi the "Clark" can
Is perfectly cooked and the Govern-
ment legend guarantees absolute
With Tomato, Chili or Plain Sauce.
189 SOLD EVERYWHERE
W. 6LARK, LIMITED . MONTREAL
ns
A little Benson's Corn Starch should be introduced into juicy fruit
IA pies, su'ch as rhubaA, cherry, etc., to prevent running over.
Orange Cream Pie is not difficult to make and will prove a happy
addition to your dessert recipes.
Serve custards, Wane mange, sauces, gravies, cakes and puddings
made with Benson's Corn Starch. Write for booklet.
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"WHAT CANADA
DID FOR JS"
DEVASTATED BELGIUM'S GRATI-
TUDE TO DOMINION.
Belgian Government Sends "Com-
munique" Through Their Consul
at Ottawa Thanking Canadians
For Aid.
By command of the .Government of
his Majesty the litlg of Belgium,
writ
es Ch Belgian elian
Cou
6 sur at
O aro"
tU a
i
Twish, throughr the n
olinm
oft'
the
press, to thank heartily' the people of
Canada, whose great charity has been.
a coin:Beat. relief to the dire sorrows.
of Belgium during the war,
En cl'
used herewith wzt11 is -a "oomznuni.
qua" addressed to the 'brass - -Of my
country the i
Y he Co rn to NACiollal Beige:
do Sedours et d'Alimentation;" You
will notice that my Government in-
sist upon the fact that Canada and the;
press, of your dear country are ens
titled to the deep and everlasting
gratitude of the Belgian people for -
the splonilid help given us during the,
pastyears.
Oa1'a.
Canada Ever Ready.
Amongst the countries which, during
ho German occupation, have helped
nd relieved us h] our distress, Canada,
as one of the most ever -ready sand.
oat generous. It has been found
ere, in favor of Belgian, an outburst.
common assistance and charity
hick ono could hardly imagine had
not official and correct figures to.
ow how i
mpor
trait and
magnificent
as the work achieved.
Immediately after Liege bad simme-
red, there was founded in Canada a,
mnlission of relief for the victims of
e war in Belgium, said commission
ng under the most distinguished
g hod
trona
ge of his Royal Highness the.
ke of Connaught, and of his Excel-
cy the Duke of Devoilehtre, Cover.
'-General of Canada, The seat of
central executive committee was.
Montreal,
t the beginning, food and clothes
•e, above ail other things, lacking
Belgian. The central committee of
ntreal decided to forward to our
ntry, through the medium 'of the
mission for relief, the numerous
s in food and clothes that they
e receiving at their large store
see, and it was also decided to up -
the gifts in cash to the purchase
Canada of Canadian products:
n,. at the enol of two years and a
through scarcity in the means of
sportation, the imports hail fore -
to be limited, the commission for
fin Canada took the best course
ible under the circumstances by
ying the Canadian public grants
he Belgisui• charitable organize-
, and more particularly to those
acted with the children's welfare,
hrea Minton and a Half Dollars.
to the 16th June, 1917, the Cana -
people's
subscriptions
is relief fund for the victims tof
mar in Belgium had rencheu, the
of $e,827,191.
bed
the same date the gifts in goods
kinds were estimated at $1,495,-
It is hero proper to state that all
telways of Canada have handled
vhole of theso goods free of
e.
gifts in goods were Mostly
bar/ey, rice, canned meats and
canned goods, potatoes, blankets
new and old clothes.
to the 15th June, 1917, the gifts
h had reached the sum of $1,-
, and up to the 31st January,
1,697,480 had been collected.
e the month of September, 1914,
Ise 191.11 February, 191D, the col-
. in brief, totalized a sum of
05, If one adds to this amount
,165 dollars collected and trans -
by our general consulate to
t charitable organizations
rom the relief fund, morn than
en million and a half francs
Deeply Appreciated.
ermore, the above mentioned
o not exemplify in its COM-
B the magnitude of the gen-
Canada has shown us, for one
t forget that a great number
ns together with a great num.
associations, have conveyed
ids to Belgian relief organize
ablishecl more particularly in
those figures bear a character
pulation of eight million in
clueion, let us say that the
still On hand an available
5,000 dollars. ' Said sum Will
be remitted to King Albert,
amongst the principal relief
see that it is dis-
A Link Established.
• to further exemplify the
the Canadian public to the
gratitude. In expressing the
s which, indeed, we feel eo
press, we consider it ce duty
ur confreres of the Canadian
not only were amongst the
f standard-bearers heartily
ic to our last cause, • but
lever missed an occaelon to
_distress of Belgium, te.
the good.will of the Cana-
ation, and thus tO contri-
te most -effective way to the
an internatioaal fraternity
I ttaways be very dear to the
th
of
de
co
th
pa
Du
len
noi
the
in
A
Wel
Me
eou
cons
gift
wer
hots
ply
in
Whe
fran
ibly
relie
peas
appl
to t
tions
consi
TJp
by ti
the
total
At
of all
042.
the rt
cluirg
The
wheat
other
quilts,
in cas
340,520
Site
lection
the 231
milted
differen
apart f
a total
lars, th
sevente
will be
Furth
dates d
nletenes
crony
must no
of Demo
bar of
their fur
tions get
All of
which is
It is con
yet a po
habitants
ample of
more par
In con
fund has
sum of 8
forthwith
who will
Vitiated
organizati
Needles
right of
Belgiame
sentiment
glad to ex
to thank o
press, who
phalanx 0
eympathet
also have
echo the
stimulate
dem popul
Mite in th
laying of
which shal
heart -of )30