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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-05-17, Page 3RE 'IIE BUDGET `I TION TO CANADIAf CUST S A , despatch from Ottawa says: The foilpwlni, official annm•iry 8•iv6 a bird' eye•vie:iv,of the principal pro- posals 'affecting 'customs in the 13u 1 - get presented by'YIon. W. S: Fielding: Preferential tariff is reducedby a discount of 10 per cent. on the amount of duty computed under such tariff, wlleii such goods areconveyed with- out trans -shipment' into s sen or river port "of Canada. Article on which the discount will not apply: . (a) On wines, malt liquors, spirits, spirituous liquors, liquid medicines and articles containing alcohol, sugar, ,tobacco; cigars and, cigarettes; or (b) To goods on which the rate of duty dos • not exceed 15 per'. cent.; or (;c) To goods admitted into Canada under the Canada -West Indies trade agreement_ Sugar, refined, reduced one-half cent per pound. Sugar, raw, reduced about 40 cents per' hundred pounds. Cigarettes are reduced to the "for -I mar rate. White oxide of antimony is made the same rate as zinc white. Fire brick for the construction 'or rePair of a furnace is made a uniform rate of Slper cent. preferential tariff, 7% per 'cont. intermediate tariff and 10 ,per cent general tariff. "Sheet feeding machines" and "ma- chinery for printing by' photographic methods" are added to the item "printingpresses" at the' rates of I 5 per cent.; preferential tariff;.., ' 10 per; cent.. intermediate tariff, ! 10 per cent. general .tariff, , Stumping machines are reduced to the same rate as "other agricultural implements": - 10 per cent. preferential tariff, . • 15 per cent. intermediate tariff, 15 per cent. -general tariff. A .draWbadk of 40 per cent. is . to be allowed on materials . used in the nsanufaeture of these machines. Machinery of a • class or kind not made ilr. Canada for the manufacture offish meal and other articles from fish and the waste thereof is made fre.'e. The free entry of well -drilling ma- chinery is extended to "parts thereof" Ind#oertain "drawn or seamless' tub:. tngt' Artificial silk yarns or 'filaments are tiriade dutiableat 10 per cent., pre fere•iitial tariff, 2� per cent.' inter- mediate tariff and 15 per cents gen- era); tariff. All manufacturers of artificial silk are made dutiable at the same 'rail as manufactures o1 silk Ins; some cases this is an increaseiend in ;others{ a decrease. 1 Usual coverings containing nanehiii cry, are reduced under the preferen- tial tariff from 15 per cent. to 71/ per cent. A drawback of 60 per cent. may onmachinery and parts thereof. of a;'elass or 'kind not made•in'`Can- ada wheniusad in manufactoring'or producing goeds.•of a "clads.: or kind not made in Canada prior to the 12th of May, 1923:" drawbaok: of 99 `,per cent, issto be allowed on;, copper; in blocks, pip or bars whenlvsed in the mantfaotui;e of rods for 'electric wires. In addition'.=to the chang4s mentione ed in the official summary„the follow- ingappear on an examination of the, budget resolutions: - The duty do potatoes- imported ,from the United, States, or from any country ,imliosing a duty on Canadian potatoes, is -raised from 20 to 36 cents per 100' lbs. udder the' general and intermediate tariffs, and from 121/2 to 20 cents under the British preference. Raisins and dried currants-, are made free under thg ,'preferential tariff 'and raised' from 2-3 cent to 3 cebts under the other tariffs. The pur- pose of .this .la, to permit of an advan- tage over other • competitorsbeing offered to Australia. Hemp seed for agricultural' pug - poses is placed on the free list. This and the bounty on helrgi are measures to encourage the growth ,of 'that busi- ness. k, The specific' duty ou;'malt flour,con- taining less than, 50 per.,cent in weight' of malt is reduced .from' 3`' to 2 cents per lb., the ad valorem duty remaining. unchanged at 35 per 'eent.' Licorice paste not' sweetened issre- duced in duty by five per cent. under all tariffs. Licorice in rolls and sticks is left unchanged. ' . Hon, W. S. Flelding Minister of Finance, who delivered this seventeenth budget on Friday last. Lancashire Lass Calls Duchess "Lazybones Lion" A despatch from London says: - Tho name of -Elizabeth Bowes -Lyon, now Duchess of York, whose marriage to the second :son .of King George and Queen Mary was solemnized in West tninsterAbbey on April 26, has prov- ed a stumbling block to many persons, but to none more than a little Lanca- shire lass who, explaining why alae was not at school that day, said it was because the Duke of York was "weddite a Lazybones Lion." The sharpest reproof is contemptu- ous silence. British Weather Bureau Plans Sky Map -of Europe A despatch -from Loiidons>lys:-An ambitious 'scheme to map the , entire Silty ''of Europe is, being carried out under` the direction of the National Weather Bureau., The bureau, as a preliminary to the larger undertaking, has already successfully mapped the sky of France. Professional weather observers, as well as amateur photographers, in all parts of the Continent are to be asked to assist, The work is intended to help , the science - of, metleorology, Photographs will be made twice daily probably over" a period of a week or two, once at 9 o'clock in the morning and again in the afternoon. The photographs Will be sent to the 'Na- tional Weather Bureau, where the causes of the weather conditions at the time will be traced from them, 1400 Eggs in.Dessert AAt Huge Wedding Feast iA despatch from Strasburg says:- In the village of Hunspach, in•Alsace, there was held recently a weddingfor which the parents of the bride had killed an or, a cow, two calves, two pigs and thirty-eight hares.:One'thou- sand four hundred eggs were' beaten up and forty, pounds: of butter' used. A whole oven was filled with "kugdl-. hopf,"' a kind of cake, served as'des- sert.' 'The guests performed their duty to such an extent that in the evening, after the marriage, ;the hosts found that the supplies were alindst ex- hsiusted. .. SWISS ASSASSIN -� MURDERS, RUSSIAN S®SIE LA E Former Soldier in. Russian Armies Murders Vorovsky, Red Delegate, and Two of His Assistants. A despatch:froni`Lausapi e says M. Voz,ovsky, "an usibidden'guost', from Soviet Russia at the Lausanne con, ference,'•iles dead, slain by a Swiss, formerly an officer in t,hei AuSsialf service, ;'anis' two of his ;.lteu tenants are seriously wounded, each With two bullets in his body, One :of the ,ngounded,.is Hermann• Ahrens, a Bolshevist '.from Berlin; who 'was the Russian press agent at both- the lirst'ttlfdl second Lausanne conforenees; t'he•other 'is:'J. Didwil-� kawskl,' Vorovsky S ' young Russian seei0tary The assassin, whose- name is .Maur Ice ,, Alexander Conradi • and• whose home, was in the` Canton of Grisons, was seized irnnaediately`after he `shot the -three Russians while they<,were dining at the I1otel Cecil, headliners tars of the Russian delegation. Most 'et ,the guests ; in the dining- room',1}'ad finished dinner When the assassin- drew his ^revolver and :ad- yancing quickly,, fired upon the Ibis - Plans: The. first bullet struck Vorov- tky, behind • the . ear. He fellacross he table" arid tittered -no 'word; prob- ably he -died immediately. Ile :was struck by other bullets also. Ahrens', who Th always armed, drew his weapon after' being shot twice, but before he could use it a waiter ;;c:zed ;lits arm,, apparently fearing i for the safety of the guests,: Who were crowding the doorways. The assassin, however, kept on fir- ing, shooting Ahrens and Didwiikow= Pati. Then 'ho walked up to the pro- prietor of the hotel; surrendered his weapon and said he "would wait' for the police, Panic• pervaded the hotel, It was half an hour before the police arrived, Meanwhile, the `.wounded men had been -carried to their rooms in an unconscious , condition, but Ahrens- soon regained hi's senses., long enough to say: "Switzerland will 'pay dearly; fort 111.9.'';. -. By some the murder of Vorovsky is 'regarded as'a tragic 'sequel .to his attacks' on the. Swiss Government for refusing a vise for'a Russian courier to Berlin. The recently organized J3'asciati took up the matter and warn- ed Vorovsl{y and his colleagues to leave Lausanne' immediately. Vor- ovsky ignored the warning. , The leaders of the Fascisti, how- ever; disclaimedresponsibility•for the crime. They asserted'that; the' only plan they hadin view was to kidnop "Vorovslcy and escort hien over the dtalian frontier. ' The assassin Conradi told the police that he was ,horn in Petrograd: of Swiss parentage. Ile said he served as a, captain in the Russian army dur- itg the world war. • , FiOrslek;:NEROts OF 2EEBURGGC • On the: annaieisa,r of the day'on which Y w ch Leebrwgga was raided by' the British nay, a memorial was dedicated on the. Mole where the attack,had taken place The picture shows Admiral, Sir Roger .Keyes, commander of the expedition end Belgian. officials,dnring: the d'ea'et•tion., RESEARCH DESERVES GOVERNMENT GRANT Federated Allman" Associatio ` n of . Liniverrsity. of Toronto Entitled to ;Elect Eight Representatives. ' The special committee appointed by • that the'suin of 53,500,000 is expended in the city annually by the college and the students, -and -,another 5500,000 saved to the city, without taking into consideration money expended for new buildings,, which provide: employment for Toronto workmen. In regard to the re -organization of Toronto General Hospital the report adds: "In connection with the release the. Provincial Government to investi- of certain doctors from, the, hespital gate the ,administration of the Uni- staff, the committee considers that the versity.+of Toronto has completed its Board of Governors and the trustees task. Its report contains eighteen of the hospital, respectively, showed recommendations as set forth in the a', regrettable lack of consideration for, summary below. Some of these re- and appreciation of the valuable and commendations have a direct bearing efficient services rendered to tho uni- upon the welfare of Canadian citizens versity and the hospital for many as aWhole. Research work should years by those whose services were have 'generdut "financial support. abruptly Nand irregularly terminated Splendid results have already been under the authority and with the" ap- obtained'from the efforts of scientists proval of the President of the uni- in the university. The method of versity." This matter is mentioned in liquifying helium, the development in section 16 of the summary of room - the realm of anaesthesia, and the dis- ntendations. covery of a cure for diabetes are re- .In dealing with the relation of the cent instances, Eaton and Rockefeller gift's to the The' 'encouragement -'of extension changes in organization, the commit - work .throughout the province is also tea finds that they' did have a bearing strongly -recommended. Many 'a man on the reorganization and it recom- and woman 'deprived of early ednca- mends that in .future private endow- tion has tdeen helped by ektramural meats should not be accepted unless courses. ,Highly trained university given unconditionally. men visit isomerous centres through- ' The following is a summary of the out Ontario siimnaer'schools are .held recommendations: and correspondence courses bridge ' 1. That the relationship between .the gulf' to;) higher, education. This the University of Toronto and the work, in the opinion of the committee, Federated Colleges, having proved at deserves the Government's generous all times eminently satisfactory, be aid. ; • , not disturbed. It has long been the opinion of . 2. That the present methods of fin - educationists that first-year univers- ancing the university be continued. ` ity work should be undertaken by the 3. That (a) plans for the erection high schools and collegiate institutes' -of new buildings and extensionsand of: the, province. The advantages ofdsubstantial alterations on existing ,this 'change are apparent to every one,'buildings; buildings; and (b) terms of gifts of - Students would spend an extra year:fered to the university, be subject, to under the care of their parents and the approval of the Senate before ac - of the teachers who know them best; ceptance by the board of governors, They Would thus become more matur; I - 7. That generous provision be made ed befere entering upon the work of, for the furtherance of ,the efforts of the university and therefore more cap- those engaged in scientific research. able of profiting by its advantages; 8. That the composition of the coun- A specialist'! course could be pursued ail of the faculty of medicine be re - with less effort on the part of the vised, so as to enable lecturers and in - student and. with" better" results at the struetors in the clinical departments end of his.cgllege term. Besides, the to vote after serving as assessors for cost, of an extra year inthe collegiate three years, and restricting the fran- would be less than that at the unis ahiso in the primary (non -clinical) versity, an important consideration to departments to full professors only. parents ,in these days of : financial 9. That the , status•., of the Ontario stress i College of Education becontinued as Of "great interest to the university at present. graduates4many of whom fought for 10. That the city of Toronto contri- altmni representation on the' Board Bute towards the support of the uni- te Governors-tlie bommntee" express: versity. es itself as quite won over to the 11. That the Minister of Education proposition; and recommends that the be nota member of the board of gov- Federated Alumni Association of the ernors. University of Tdronto' be entitled td 12. That "Convocation" consist of elect eight Governors out of the total .the Alumni Federation of the Uni- twenty-four by direct election. , versity of Toronto as at present con- Also of interest to='all graduates is stituted. the;;feat that -the.. Alumni Federation 13. That the' government consider is to take 'the place of Convocation; future representation of the workers'I which had become virtually obsolete educational association on the board as` constituted under the Act. of governors and the senate, on condi- It is recommended that the City of tions set 'forth inthe section of the Toronto contributea;to the support of report -relating to the representation the university in, a lnieasure commen- of labor. curate ;with`, the benefits accruing to 14. That the Federated Alumni As- the`city as the seat of the Empire's sociatien of the. University of Toronto largest university., It is estimated be entitled to elect' eight representa- Y:B \?7 •\ @Pial E.&i NeNS 114e+SSU*t diessaas 1NR .Pr. '@ Da 'seen N elvs i Brief 'Vancouver, B.C.-For the first time in the history of 1;he port arrange- ments have been made' to ship wheat direct from Vancouver. to Norway and Sweden;' booking of 231.,250 bushels for that market being recorded at the Vancouver Merchatits' Exchange re - on*, • Lethbridge, Alta. --The -site of the new oil rie:5nory which the Dominion ,Refineries, Limited, plans'to•erect here this year, has not yet been definitely decided upon. It is understood that the hew refinery will coat about 5100,- 000. 100;000. A supply of crude oil has been arranged for. Regina, Sask. - Saskatchewan creameries' manufactured a total of 1,273,806 pounds of butter during January; February and -March, an in- crease of over half a million pounds over the first quarter of 1022, accord- ing to a statement made by P. E. Reed, dairy commissioner of the pro- vincial department of agriculture. Not only was there a large increase in pro- duction but there was a decided im- provement in 'quality. Of the butter graded, 146,038 lbs. graded' "special," or 13.6 per cent: as compared' with 10.4 per cent.: in . the , same period a year • ago; 745,206 lbs. graded first; 174,880 lbs. graded second and 14,820 graded third." ' Winnipeg, Man. -Despite the re- ports of the, adverse conditions in, the Prairie Provinces, Saskatchewan Offi- cials estimate that after paying .all expenses the farmers of that province last year had $1b0,000,000 in net pro- ceeds to apply on debts. Reliable re- ports front Allprta also indicate that ,Savings•deposite are higher than they were a yeas•„ago- This is true of all the provinces, the • increase in Such de- posits during recent months having been at the rate of `:$16,000,000 a 19°P th.. Plorth Bay, •Qnt It' is understood that tenders will be c.U:ed in August for the construction' of the balance of the Telpislairiing and ,Northern" On- tario Railway : extension north of Cochrane,. from Tin Can Portage to Moose . Factory. Work on the exten- sion, which hasbeen completed some distance beyond the Abitibi River is. proceeding with: all possible speed, and supplies are now being taken in, Montreal, Que.-Exports of Can- adian newsprint in March established a new high record, when 113,450 tons were omit to other countries, accord- ing to a bulletin issued by the Can- adian Pulp and Paper Association. This is the first time that Canadian newsprint exports have passedthe 100,000-ton mark. Of the 113,450 tons. exported in Match,., the greater part, 11,015 tons, went to the United States, leaving only 2,485 tons for other countries, of which Australia took 1,588. tons and New Zealand and South Africa a little over 800 'tons H. A. Pricker Leader of the 'fanious' Mendelsohn choir, of-Torento, who was honored with the degree of Bootor of Music by the Univorpity of Toronto el its an, nual oonvocatlon. He is making' Ret- able contributions, to the musical '11E0 of the Domkuion. , WIT @1VI RESUME FLIGHT•ROHND WORLD each: Moncton, CaptainMacmillan and .Ma that It was learned on I; „, Covereds 10 ,000 t ae. - good authorityty thaat three new import., ns ant industries are seriously consider- ing locating at Moncton. An option on a site has been secured by one of the firms which is planning to estab- lish a plant here. tives out of a total of twenty-four, by direct'; election, to the board of gov- ernors. 15. That the question of permitting. representation in the legislature to, the university be given earnest con- sideration by the government. -15. '(a) That the reorganizations in medicine, surgery and gynaecology. (193.9 and 1920) be referred back to the proper' authorities for reconsidera tion. (b) That the method of removal of certain doctors from the staff was unfortunate. - (c) That a new agreement regard- ing hospital appointments be entered into by the university and the hos- pital. 17. That hospitals receiving govern- ment aidguarantee against the prac- tice of "fee -splitting" by doctors prac- ticing" therein. 18. That an effort be made to de - Vise a means whereby doctors not 01i the university staff m_ay have access to the public.wards of the hospital. �+r If you want to be free of cares, be careful. Sir Richard Squires. Hisgovernmenthas been returned in • Newfoundland in. the elections which have just taken oleo. He will have about•the same majority as form- erly. Regains Tort Sight After Illness at Sea A despatch from London says: Hibbart Gilson, a London poet, board ed a liner at Durban totally blind. He landed at Southampton this week, hie- vision ievision completely recovered. During the voyage Gilson fell deliriously ill and for some time was unconscious: Then his sight, which he lost in the war, gradually came back as he slow: ly recovered from his illness. "I went to South Africa," said Gil- son, "thinking the change might do me good, and it was there the sight of one eye came back.' But after a time I was totally blind again. Eventually I made up my mind to come to England to consult a special- ist. I could see nothing on embark- ing and had to be helped up the gang- way. It was during the voyage the, remarkable thing happened. It is wonderful!" The parents' life is the child's copy The Week's Markets TORONTO. Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, $1.27. Manitoba oats -Nominal. Manitoba barley -Nominal. All the above track, bay ports. Am. corn -No. 8 yellow, $1;; No. 2, 993'5c. - Barley -Malting, 59 to 61c, accord- ing to freights outside. Buckwheat -No. 2, 76 to 78c. Rye No. 2, 79 to 81a. Peas -No. 2, $1,45 to 51.50. Millfeed-Del. Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, Fier ton, 529; shorts, per ton, 531; middlings, $36; good feed flour, $2.16 to $2.25. Ontario wheat -No. 2 white, nom- inal: Ontario No. 2 white oats -50 to 520. Ontario corn -Nominal. Ontario flour -Ninety per cent pat, in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship- ment 55.10 to $5.20; Toronto basis, $6.05 to $5.15; bulk, seaboard, $4.95 to 55. Manitoba flour -1st pats., in cotton sacks, 57.10 per bbl.; 2nd pats., $6,60. Hay -Extra No. 2, per ton, track, Toronto, $14; mixed, .$11; clover, 58. Straw -Car lots, per ton, track, To- ronto, 59. Cheese -New, large, 20e; twins, 22c; triplets, 28c; Stilton, 22 to 28c. Old, large; 30c; twins, 32; Stiltons, 32c. Butter -Finest creamery prints,' 85 to 865; ordinary creamery -prints, 88 to 340;' dairy, 24 to 26c; cooking, 22c. Eggs, new laids, loose, 32c; new laids, in cartons, 86c. , Live poultry-dhickens,; milk -fed, over 5 lbs., 25c; do, 4 to 5 lbs„ 22c; do, 2 to 4_lbs., 20c; hens, over 5 lbs., 28c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 26o; do, 3 to 4 lbs. 22c; roosters, 17c• ducklings; over lbs., 800; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 28c; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up 25c. Dressed poultry -Chickens, -mill-. fed, over 5 lbs., 85e; do, 4,to 51bs., 80a; do, 2 to 4 lbs., 25c; irons, -over 5 lbs., 30c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 28c; do, 8 to 4 lbs., 24c; roosters, 24c; ducklings, over 5 lbs:, 30c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 29a•; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and. up, 30e. Beane -Canadian; 'hand-picked, Ib., 7c• pprimes, 6%e. �daple products -Syrup, pe0 gal., 52.50; per 5sgal. S2.40 per gal. Male sugar, lb. 22c. Honey , 60-1b tins, 10% to 11c per lb.; 8 -21/4 -lb. tins, 11 to 12%c per lb.; Ontario comb honey, per doz., No. 1, $4.50 to 55; No. 2, $8.76 to $4.25. Potatoes, 'Ontario -No. 1, 51.15 to 51.25; No. 2, 51.10 to $1.15. Smoked meats -Hams, med., -25 to 27e; Booked hares, 86 to 400; smoked rolls, 26 to 28c; cottage rolls, 28 to 80c; breakfast bacon 30 to 8$c; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 35 to 38c; backs, boneless, 84 to 40c. • Cured meats -Long clear bacon; 50 to 70 lbs., 518.50; 70 to 90 lbs., X18; 90 lbs. and up, $17; lightweigt;rolls, in barrels, 535.60; heavyweight'rolis, 582.60. Lard -Pure tierces, 16 to 16? c; tubs, 16% to 17cp pails, 17 to 17?/c; prints, 18a/c. Shortening tierces, 14§`4 to 15½c; tubs; 15i to '15%c; pails, 15% to 113145; prints, 17% to 179'40: Heavy beef steers, $7.50 to $8,25; butcher steers, choice, $7 to 57.50; do, good, '56 to $6.50;• do, med, $5.50 to $6; do, corn., $6 to $5:50; .butcher heifers, choice, 56.50 to $7 do, ,.n ed., $5.50 to $6; do corn., 55 to $5150; butcher cows, choice, $5 to .56'; do, Hied., 54 to $5; canners and :cutters, $1.50to $2; butcher bulls, good, 54.50 to $5 ;, do, com., 53,50 to $4; feeding steers, • good, $6.50 to 7.50:; do, : fair, 86 to $6.50; stockers, good, 55.50 to 86; do, fair, 55 to $5A50 milkers- springers, choice 580, to $110; calves, clioice, $10 to 511; do, med., $3''h+$10; do, 'sem., 55 to $7,50; lambs, choice, $13 to $15.25; do, corn., $7.50 to 512; lambs, spring, each, $10 to $12.60; sheep, choice, light, 57.50• to $8.50; do, choice, hedvy, 56 to $7; do,, culls and bucks, 54 to $5.50; (logs, fed and ;watered, 511,25 'to 511.50; de, f.o.b,, $10.50 to 510.75; do, country points, 510.25 to $10.50. , MONTREAL. Corn, Ana. No. 2 yellow, 51,4' to $1.02, Oats, No, 2 CW., 67 to 671/2c; No: 3 CW, 62 to 63c; extra No. 1 reed, 603< to 61c; No, 2 local white, '59% to 60c. Flour, Manitoba spring wheat pats„ firsts, $7.30• do, seconds, $610; do, strong bakers', $6.60;'' do, winter pats., choice, 56.15. 'Rolled oats, bag, 90 lbs., $3.10 to $g8.2.0. "'Bean, $28. Shorts, 580, Middlings 535. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $14 to 515. Cheese finest easterns, 16y4 to 17c. Butter, choicest creamery, 32 to 8214c. Eggs, selected, 94' to 35e. . Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 51.20• Conn, and med. dairy cows, $3.30 to $4.75 per cwt,; calves, 54.75 to $5.25; picked veils a shade higher; hogs, good' lots, 511:30 do; rough and coarse, $11; sows, 58.2ti'to $9. in Trip Last T p Year. A despatch from London says: Captain Normal Macmillan and Cap- tain Geoffrey H. Matins, who last year covered 10,000 miles in an attempted flight around the world, but had to abandon the venture when they had a breakdown in the Bay of Bengal, in- tend continuing :from that point within a few weeks. The attempt is to be made' in one machine, the exact build..of which is still a secret. Their route' will be by way of Japan, the. Kurile Iolanda and Kamchatka, following the line .of -the Aleutian. Islands tp Southern Alaska and _Vancouver. They expect to cross Canada and the United States . to New York; thence north to Halifax, Newfound land andreenland and back to Lon- don by way. of iceland, the Shetlands, the Orkneys and Scotland: A steam yacht will voyage•to South- ern Alaska' with a special crew of ad- venturers in charge of captain Roger Pocock, of the Legion of Frontiers- men, in order to install sixteen stores dumps along the ehain of islands be- tween the North Pacific and the Ber- ing Sea, for the use of aviators. On certain of theislands one or two cf the ship's company will be'marooped' as a stores guard. Interesting Items. Canadians to the extent of 97.6. per cent. belongtosome. Christian denom- ination, according to a census bulletin issued by the Federal Bureau of Sta- tistics. In other words, of a total population of 8,788,483, there'. are 8,- 572,516 classified as Christians. Non - Christians number 173,188, or 1.86 per cent., including 125,190 Jews, 40,727 Oriental religions, and, 7,226 pagans. For the first time in the history of the western provinces, and possibly its that of the continent, fish have been graded in three' sizes, and packed for the market so that the dealer obviates the difficulty of choosingfish of a cer- tain weight for his customers. The McInnis Fish Co., the largest oper- ators in Alberta, were the pioneers in introducing the new system, and last winter on the Buffalo Lake ice this was first practiced. A , Two million small whitefish were placed in Lake Huron recently in the vicinity of Blue Point,according to a statement made by the Superintendent of the Dominion Government Fish Hatchery at Point Edward. Fisher- men in this district are still anxiously awaiting the first run' of r • herring. which, owing to the colder weather, seems to be later this year in arriving.= O Funds aggregating more than 56,- 000,000 are reported to be now on de- posit in the Province of Ontario Sav- ings Banks. More than 20,000 -sav- ings accounts have been opened. This 's' a record of •only twelve months' op- erations. There have been fourteen. branches opened throughout the prov- ince, f Natural Resources Bulletin, The Natural Resources Intel- ligence Service of the Depart- ment of the Interior' at Ottawa bays:- Of the total output of salt in . Canada last s,ear•, 187,468 tons, Ontario produced 161.551 tons. This was valued at $1,- 537,512," In 1921, 149,599 tons was produced, valued at $1,- 50G,287. Nova Scotia is the only other province contribut-. ing to Canada's salt produc- tion with the eicception of a few tons used annually in the Northwest Territories from the salt'springs -on the Salt River. oche Nova Scotia salt is used almost exclusively for' fish cur- ing and hind salt, The liner qualities are 'all 'produced in Ontario The ,salt industry is lare)y eeiltaed in the south- westerp'portion of.the' province.