HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1926-02-11, Page 3Canada f room Coast to Coast
Halifax, N.S.--Port figures, here Winnipeg, . Man.—Me:nitaba's im-
show that over. 7;000 head of cattle p,ortanee as 'a fox producing centre is
havebeen exported via Halifax, be-
tween_Septeinber 20, 1925, and Janu-
ary 12, 1926. With the new lighting
facileties in the Richmond yards
prompt handling is given. Working
at high speed a cattle crew have been
clearly illustrated by figures recently
compiled, which go to she: that duf-
ing the past year approxmrgt..'-y` one
hundred and twenty-five live foxes
were shipped out of the province. A
consignment of 114 was shipped to
known to load 712 head in one hour Bouegne, France, last year, "while
and forty minutes.' two were sent: to Hamburg, Germany,
Saint John, N.B.—Canadian trade and nine to Toronto, Ont.
with British West Africa has shown Saskatoon, Sask.—A feature of the
substantial increases during • the past dairy industry in Saskatchewan last
Sew years, according to a report of year 'was the increase in butter : ex
the Dept. of Trade and Commerce. ported from this province to the Brit -
Canada' shipped to British West ieh markets. During 1925 more than
Africa goods to the value of $:394,911 10,500,000 pounds of creamery butter
during 1925, as compared with $312,- was graded for export. Thi$ repro'
618 in 1924 and 3114,864 in 1923.. The cents a, quantity more thandouble
largest single item of export in the that graded during the previous year.
three years under review was auto- No definite figuros are •available as to
mobiles and parts thereof, while wheat the ultimate destination of all the but
flour and canned fish occupied second ter exported, but it is understood that
and third positionse respectively. !the majority of shipments went to
Quebec, Que.—Permission to metal England.
a transmission line, having a capacity; Oalgary, A:ta Tbe seed extraction
of 150,000 volts, has been given by the plant of the Dominion Forestry
Public Service Commission to the Branch at Rocky Mountain House is
Duke -Price power. This line will be now tvorldng on am order for Can-
ine -toiled between` the hydro depart- adieu, ,thee seed from Great Britain.
ment works of the company at Grand Lodgopole pine and spruce seed is be-
Dechargo and industrial points in the ing prepared at the p•iant, while other
Lake' St. John section at Arvida,' varieties of tree seed will be prepared •
whey's- the Aluminum Corporation is at the New Westminster pant. Ap-
>1 d f lod po e
FACED DEATH TEN DAVE,'
11Iennbas of the crow of the lost seliooner,--Eugene Owen Mackay, of
Lunenburg, N S„ r•e,cued by a Bcatou-bound s'olmones' but a few moments
before their ship •foundered. -;eft to•right (front row): John Llewlyn, Cap.
George 18. Morrian, Gardener Riobmrd and Edmund Richard; (back row)
Walter Gill, C. Stanley Icing and Jeno Jensen,
THE ;WEEK'S MARKETS
• TORONTO.
Mian. wheat—Na 1 North„ 31.75%;
No. 2 North., $1.71%; No. 3 North:,
3t(371h,
Paan. oats No. 2 CW, nominal;
Ne. 3, not quoted; No. 1 feed,;50e
No, 2 feed, 48e; Western grain quota.-
tions,
uota-
tions, on track, bay ports.
Am, corn, Lack, Toronto -No. 2,
yellow, 98c; No, 3 yellow, 90c.
Mil:feed—Del. Montreal. freigh's,
bags included: Bran, per ton, $30.26
to 331.25; shorts,. per ton, 332.25 to
338.25; middlings, 339.20" to 340.25;
good feed flour, ; _r bag, 32.80:
t �4 b shipping
n
0-7t. oats -42 0 i c o. .
f g
:
i'PP
, points, �
Ont,' good mil?ing wheat—$1,41 to
3143, f.o.b., shipping points according
to freights.
Barley—Malting, 63 to 65e.
Buckwheat—No. 3, 66c.
Rye—No. 2, 90e,
Man. flour—First pat., 39.10, To-
ronto; do, second pat., 38.60.
Ont. flour—Toronto, 90•' per cent,
pat., per. barrel, in carrots, Toronto,.
36.30; seaboard, in bulk, 36.80.
Straw -Carrots, per' ton, 39 to $9,50.
Screenings—Standard,, recleaned, f.
o.b. bay ports, per ton, 820.
• Cheese—New, large, 22e; „twine,
221/ze; triplets, 28e; Stiltone,.24c, Old,
large, 28 to 30c; twins;29 to 81c; good lambs, $13.50 to $14; do, mel,,
triplets, 30 to 82c, • $10.50 to 311.50; do, bucks, $10.50 to
11 ; do,culla 310 to $11; hogs, thick
Butter—F' creamery
ri
n
me
Capt
P ,
' watered
13.60 do
2; tin -Moths, fed and$ ,
No.
48c; No. 1 creamery, 46 to 47c; •
45 to 46c. Dairy prints, 41. to 42c. f.o.b., $13.25; do, country points, $13;
ado off care $14.25; select premium,
now erecting its huge plants; proximately 600 pour �s o ge �o r
Timmins, Ont.—The Hollinger milli pine seed and 150 pounds of spa
will be enlarged to the projected ca-, seed will be prepared at the Alberta
-pacify of 8,000 tons daily. It is `plant.
understood orders are being placed 1 Victoria, B.C.—British Columbia
immediately for three additional rod hemlock is enjoying an increasingde-
mills.
ia
mills.. This will add about 3,000 tons ' mend in Japan. Last year's exports
daily to the capacity of the mill. A to that country show an increase ex
large part ofthe tank construction' ceeding 100 per cent., as compared
has already bean completed, and the l with the figures for 1924. This hem -
outlook is favorable for the plant be lock has different characteristics, from
Trappers and fur trailers have for I
d centuries taken 'freely of the fur Oa,
fast bacon, 82, to 36c;
special bran sources of Canada, yet,contrary to
breakfast bacon,. 33 to 89o;'backs; .
bonolese, 37 to 45c. the: general opinion, the fur trade of
Cured meats—Lung clear bacon, 60' Canada'' to-clay".eniploys'! more capital
to 70 lbs., $22; 70 to 9Q lbs., 320160E and `mare people arid serves a greater'
2Q Ibs; and up, $19.00; ltghtw gh number than ever before. The demand
rolls, do barrels, $43.50; keavywaight for fore has. increased to such a dcm
rolls, $30.fi0 per barrel, ree that the fur industry•is confront,
Lard—Pure tierces, 181�a to 19c; new problems, among the moat
tubs, 19 to 19%c; pails, 20 to 20,4e; ed with
prints, 21 to 21%e; shortening tierces, important of which is certainty in
14 to 1414,c; tubs, 14% to lac; pails, regard to the bupply of good quality.
151/ to 161%; blocks, 161/a to 17c. furs such as' are supplied by Canada,
• Heavy steers, choice, 37.50 to 33.25; and increased production of them.
do, good, 37.25 to $7,50; butcher Due to the limited supply' of quefe
steers, choice, $7 to $7.50; de, good, it raw furs, in comparison with the `
36 to 36.65; biiteher heifers, choice, y
36.50 to $7.25';' do, good, 35.50 demand, the fur industry has been ''
to 36.25; do, med., 36 to $5.50; do, forced to use pelts formerly considered
corn., 34.50 to $4.75; butcher cows, worthless, many. of which are import.
choice, ,$g4 60 to $545;•do, fair to good, ed from foreign countries. The fur
34 to $4.50; butcher bails, good, $4.50 industry, 'however, is not content with
to $5.50; bolognas,.38.25 to $3.75; the continued substitution of these
canners and cutters, ,$2,25 to' $3t low grade furs and is eookin forward
springers, choice, 385 to 3100; good g
mileh cows, 370 to 380; medium cows, eagerly to other means to increase the
345 to 360; feeders, good, $5.75 to supply. '
36.50; do, fair, $5 to $5.50; stockers, The farming of wiId fur bearers':
good, 34.75 to 35.50; do, fair$4.60 to for their fur On' privately owned , -lands
34.75; calves, choice, $13.50' to 314; and the utilization of selected waste
do, good 312 to 312.25; do, grassere, lands and water.,areas is advanced as
$5 to $b�.25; good light sheep, 37 to a suggestion which may •provide a
$8; heavies and hocks, 35.50 to $6.507 solution in partofthe problem of an
adequate fur supply.
"In anticipation of the evident inter-
est of the public and the increasing '.
demand for information in regard to
Canada's resources of fur bearing
2''72 wild life and the raising of fur bear-
ing animals in captivity the Natural
Resources Intelligence Service of the
Dept. of the 'Interior has prepared a
number of monographs on Canadian
deur bearers and their domestication,
including beaver, fisher, muskrat,
mink, marten, raccoon, chinchilla rab-
bit, skunk and blue fox. These several
bulletins contain data relative to de-
scription, habitat, production, trap-
ping methods, breeding, feeding, pens,
ranch practice,' pelt values, markets,
manufacture and various aspects of
their' economie and commercial import-
ance. These will be amplified and em
body any new developments as re -
•
STERLING AT PAR
AFTER NINE YEARS
British Manner of Meeting Ob-
ligations . Re-establishes
Confidence.
A despatch from New York says:—
CANADIAN MASTER-
PIECES WORTH $5,000
Two Paul Peel Pictures Pur -
'chased at $100 in London,
Ont., by New Yorker.
A despatch from London, Ont.,
ing able to handle a Iittle over 8,000 that found in the Eastern Provinces, It was a notable occasion when steel- says; -Two genuine Paul Peel paint
-
tons the middle I and is 'employed very extensively for ing cables reached par in New York ings, stored away some 85 years ago
daily, shortlyafter this 1 El h elapsed ft the were purchased here from
of the present year, :)building' Purposes.
ns wee c. even years have a ap after
y p
since the English pound stood at this the artist's studio for 350 each by Geo.
price in terms of American dollars,
land there have been extreme fluctua-
tions during that period. An extreme
high of 37 was touched at the begin-
ning of August, 1914, and a low of
$3.19 was made on Feb: 4, 1920. There
has been, roughly, a corresponding
FURIOUS BLIZZARD
SWEEPS ATLANTIC
Nova • Scotia Roads Blocked,
Trains Are Cancelled.
A despatch from Halifax says:—
A northeasterly blizzard swept dawn'
over Neva Scotia early Thursday and
raged for twelve hours, sending ships
hurrying' to their harbors;" piling the.
roads with, drifts, that in many parts
cut off 'country districts . altogether,
caused schools and places of business
to close up for the day, -interrupted
and in some instances' stopped train
traffic and kept •ell shipping in port.
No damageto ihipping or otherwise
had been reported early Thursday
eveoing. The Canadian' Government
Merchant Marine steamer Canadian
Settler, from Antwerp, which was re-; Capt. George Fried,
ported several days ago in trouble off, The gallantcommander of the S.S.
the coast, limped into port Thursday President Roosevelt, who 'was award -
morning just as the storm was break- ' •, a medal by the British Government
ing, and anchored. . !for the res'cue of the crew of 25 of
The Furness liner Manchester Pro -'the :sunken freighter-Antinoe.
ducer, reported in trouble in mid-
Atlantic, bound from Halifax for Man- r
Chester with a general -cargo and cat
S. Birrell of New York City, a former
Londoner and friend of Paul Peel
have been brought to light by Mr.
Birrell's son, George V. Birred, after
learning only recently of Paul Peel's
rise to fame, through his 'rnasterpiece,
"After the Bath" They have been1
fluctuation in Canadian funds in New valued by New York art ceitics at'
1 York, with frequent minor deviations. more than 35,000 each.
Sterling at par is a development One of the paintings, the first of a,
' that is traceable directly to the re- series of three, which _includes the ea -
1 sumption of a free gold market by mous "After the Bath" is typical of
Britain. The issue. is still a highly the artist's best work in groups from;
controversial one, but in general it is life and closely resembles its sequeli
j fairly safe to conclude that the results It is called, "Before the Bath" and in-'
;have been more favorable than were elides the naked figures of Paul Peel's
anticipated. The principal effect of two children, the same who appear in
' Britain's return to a free gold market "After the Bath" and "The Twins." 1
was a sentimental one. It did more to . Thd other is a Norwegian landscape
' create international confidence in the believed to be. Paul Peel's best work
',stability of Britain' and in the event- in this style of eft, for which Mr. Bir
ual,recovery of equilibrium by contin- re:t has been offered, $5,000.
entre Europe than did any other fac- The two paintings were purchased.
tor, with the possible exception of the from the Peel studio in tine city in 1
Dawes Plan, or the signing of the 1891, a few weeks before Paul Peel
'Looarno Pacts. In any event, it'had offered an exhbit of his paintings at
a far-reaching effect which is more Toronto shortly after his return from
readily apparent to -day than it was Europe where he studied, in France
six months ago. and where his best work was accom-' 15 82 Years Old.
<+— plished. The paintings hong in Mr.1 Lt. -Col. A. E. Pie_cher celebrated the
Relics of Roman Beauty Birre.l s home in London for 'some. 82nd anniversary of his birthday on
Sho s Un lei Landon Street time, and later, when he and his son! January 30. Known as Bruce�Cotmty's
p moved to New York they were stored "Grand 01d Man," Col. Belcher has
away, not to be brought to light again' had a long, interesting and useful
A despats`x from London says:-- until a few months ago. career: In view of his long service to
England's money -changers now carry It was during a trip to London that the society, Co. Belcher has been elect-
or their traffic aver the district which
George V. Birre 1, :earned of the pos- ed an Honorary life member of the
was Roman London's fashionable sible value of the two Peel paintings. Ontario Historical Society. In addl
shopping centre—the counterpart of he possessed. He was informed that tion to pia military experiences in
the modern New Bond Street -
1'800 „Aft theBath" had b purchased earlier years Co] Belcher has at yard
years ago.
Eggs—Fresh extras, in cartons,
46 to 47c; fresh extras, loose, 45 to
46e; fresh firsts, 41 to 42e; storage
extras, 36c; storage firsts, 32 to 38c;,
storage seconds, 26 to 27e.
Dressed poultry—Chickens, spring,
lb., 32c; hens, over 4 to 5 lbs. 24 io 39.10; seconds, $8.60; strong 0akers,
26c; do, 8 to 4 lbs., 22c' roosters, 18e; 38.20 to $8,90. Bran, 330.25 to $31.25.
ducklings, 5 lbs. and up, 80 to 82c; Shorts,
hort to 332.25
.255t 33.25. Middlings,
turkeys, 85c. $Hay, 2,ton,
Beans Can hand-picked 16 6c• oar lots, $13 to $13.50.
MONTREAL.
Oats, Can. west., No. 2, 62c• CW,
No. 3, 58e; extra No. 1 feed,55e.
Flour, Man, spring wheat pats. rsts,
primes 5 to 5'1,¢c. Cheese—Finest wests, 21 to 21'ysc.
Maple produce•—Syrup, per Imp.
gal., 32.40; per 5 -gal. tin, 32.30 per
gal.; maple sugar, 05,, 25 to 26c. •
Honey -50 -lb. tins, 11% to 12c per
ib.; l0 -lb. tins, 1114 to 12c; 5-1b. tins,
12 to 121nc; 214-l5. tins, .14�to 14%c.
Smoked meats—Hams; med., 27 to
Butter, No. 1 pasteurized, 45 to 45%c;
seconds, 33e. Eggs, storage firsts,
27c; storage seconds, 22c; fresh ex-
tras, 47 to 48c; fresh firsts, 43 to 44c.
Potatoes, Quebec, per bag, car lots,
33 to $3,10,
Com. quality calves, 310.50; slightly
29c;cooked hams, 42 to 45c; smoked better, $11; mixed quality hogs, 314.50
rolls, 22c; cottage, 25 to 27c; break- to, 314.75.
tle, was not heard from on Thursday, RESCUERS IN LINER
the last information coming to : the
Halifax office being a delayed radio
menage sent out from the Comino of King George 'Gave Recogni-
tho mane Line, bound west, stating that
she was steaming to the aid of the
Manchester Producer and hoped to
reach her at midnight.
Ab Digby the Bay . of Fundy pas-
senger and freight steamer Empress, for gallantry for saving life at sea to
owned by the Canadian Pacific Rail- all the officers and men of the United
ovay, plying between Portland and St. States liner President Roosevelt, who
Sohn, came in the morning with the went in lifeboats to the aid of the
etorni, but. failed to make the return crew of the British steamer Antinoe,
trip in the evening: including the two who were drowned.
The Lunenburg, Liverpool and Lloyd's Agency awarded its silver
Lockport fishing fleets got to port medel for life saving at sea to dap=
ahead of the storm, and are reported thin George Fried of the. President
safe. • Roosevelt, Second Officer Robert Mil -
Trellis on the Dominion Atlantic ler, Third Offircr Thomas Sloane and
.Railway running from Halifax to
Yarmouth were oance'i ed Thursday
and other trains were running be-
hind time to some degree.
A despatch from Boston, Mass.,
gays;—A raging gale 'which name awards of silver plate from the Board
with New England's worst snowstorm of.Trade,
of the winter was causing distress
along the seaboard to the south of
Boston. The worst of the storm Lake Wrongly Charted, Cor -
Sad ,passed by night in Greater rection Widens Ontario's Area
Boston, but thousands of commuters
were held in the city groper by lis- A despatch -from Ottawa says:---
transon of. train, trolley and motor.The Province of Ontario has approxi -
transportation.
Department stores mate] 1,500 square miles of territory
furnished quarters for stranded'em-
ployees and hotels and lodging houses more than anyone thought 11 had. The
were crammed with involuntary city annanneement .that file province was
dwellers. Ne ships left Boston and all bigger than had been realized- was
along the coast vessels kept to port,. !Wade in a report of the land surveys
oommittoe of the' Association` of the
MEDALS AWARDED TO
tion to Men of U.S. Ship,
President Roosevelt.
•A despatch from London says:—
The King has awarded the gold medal
Fourth Officer. Frank Upton, and its
bronze medal to the 20 inen who man-
ned the boats during the work of
rescue:
The four officers also received
English Suffragette'is Back,
,
Parading for Votes
A despatch from London says: --1
Cha suffragette is corning back! Not
e -Satisfied with the vote at80 she now
.reevants to exert her prerogative. upon,.
reaching the age of twentycone. "Votes
for Women' on the. Same Terms as
Men" has been adopted_ as the slogan
of the new Women's Freedom League.;
Less spectacular and • quieter methods'
than in pre-war days • have been de-
cided upon, but plans for mammoth
processions throughout England in
June are already under way.
Miss Ellen Wilkinson, only woman
Labor member of Parliament, is help-
ing the league in its Iatest endeavor,(
as is Mrs. Pethick Lawrence} one of
the well-known suffragettes of other
yoare. It is planned to have at leant
100,000 young women in the London
June parade, the idea being to "soften'
the hearts of the legislators:"
Dominion Land Surveyors at its an-
nual -meeting here,
The report says: "It is interesting
to. note that an observation for lati-
tude and Iongitude taken during the
course of the control surveys' showed'
the. position of Island Lake to be
twenty-five miles out of place. As
this lake is a governing point on the
ungurveyed boundary between- the
Provinces '_of Ontario and Manitoba,
the effect of. this correction is to add
approximately 1,500 square miles to
!lthe previously estimated area: of On-
tario."
Christians. in Syria
Massacred by Natives
A despatch from Damascus, Syria,
says The inhabitants of the Chris••
titin vi•7.lage of Maruneh, totalling
about 40, were Massacred Monday by
a native' band described as composed
of brig nds. Maruneh is 55 miles
northwest of Dainascus.
MEASURES TO COMBAT
CORN -BORER MENACE
Minister of Agriculture De-
clares Corn Growers Lax
in Accepting Advice.
A despatch from Toronto says:—
Legislation which is aimed to render
compulsory the practicing by Ontario
farmers of Government corn -borer
control measures will be introduced Charred Bones of Roamer in
at the coming session of the Legis-
lature, Hunter Blockin according to an •announcement
made on Thursday by Hon. John S. Fire Debris.
Martin, Minister of Agriculture. A despatch from Cobalt says:—
Some idea of the alarm with which Sunday's fire claimed one victim. The
the department is declined to view the charred remains of Jean Lanthier,
borer menace is readily conveyed in French Canadian, who had been room -
Mr. Martin's announcement. On the ing in the Hunter Block, were found in
other hand, many farming common- the debris when a search. party started
ities have failed, to date, it is under- digging, after exhaustive Inquiries at
stood, to appreciate the seriousness of
his usual haunts had failed to find any
the inroads made by the grubs since trace of Lanthier.
1928. According to tho caretaker o
Inquiries relative to the fur re-
sources and fur farming in particular
are on the increase. These come not
only from Canada but from the Un-
ited States and countries of Europe as
Welk The information sought is very
diverse,
COBALT FIRE CLAIMS
• F R ENCFI-CANADIAN
of the
That there has been a decided laxity block there were 12 persons in the.
din the part of corn growers to accept building Saturday night, and Fire
departmental advice also is evident. Chief Matlxieson was able to account
Nor has •a system of local enforce -
for only 11 of these.- When he could
Ment :of combative tactics, as prat- not find Lanthier the conclusion was,
diced last year by different municipal reaehod that his .body might be in the
rhos, proved of any real worth. This ruins, as there w•aa definite evidence
question of enforcement is embodied that he had been in the building when
in Mr. Martin's contemplated legisla- the fire started.
tion. In the event of the latter beThe property loss will be at :east
385,000,' but the insurance carried has
not yet been determined: ,
"After a a een-p c
by Henry Pocock and James Colerick sus times been eugago:l in conrmerclal coming effective, enforcement of same
of this city and that it was a prized traveling, newspaper work and hank- will be promptly transferred from
and valued masterpiece worth more ing, and his public eervlce includes a "municipal to Provincial Government
than $17,000. Upon his return to New Mur -year term as mayor of Soutluimp- ponds,
York he submitted the two pictures to ton. Cot Belcher at present resides at MANY (ANADJANS
art critics who n roeounced them of LOU Hazelton Avenue, Toronto.
It has just,been discovered that
Lombard Street, the Wael Street of
England, runs through the centre of
the district where, in the days of the
Caesars," the beauty shops of the city,
flourished, bootmakers displayed
dainty sandals and modistes showed
the latest modes in classic robes.
'Marc.than 100 feet under the level
of the present Lombard Street district„
ruins have been unearthed which dis-
close quantities of hairpins; brooches,
combs, remains of sandals and narrow
bottles out of which beauty prepara-
tions were dipped with dainty spoons.
These relics were found among walls
which indicate that there were gaily
•colored shops in this location.
A coin at the time of the Emperor
Claudius
Claus indicates that this probably
was the shopping centre from the earl -
lest times of Roman ;settlement in
Britain.
exceptional" valuo"Before the Bath," - - . _ • -- RETURN URN FROM STATES
he refuses to sell at any price but the CANADIANS PLAY PART
offer of $5,000 for the landscape wl'tt IN CH'INA'S DES'T'INY Official Figures Show 7,923
likely be accepted. Repatriated Last December.
Soviet Troops Enter When
fu
Britain Refuto ow
Canadians to be !Engaged.
A despatch from London 'says:—
-- - — -- Wh A despatch from Ottawa says:—In
London and Alps All the month of December, 1925, a total
of 7 923 Canadians who h
ing in the Usi
"United States for FAX
Linked by Air , ad been liv-
months orUnger returned to the. Do-
A despatch from Croydon, Eng., The refusal by the British authorities minion according to a statement of
says :—To enable travelers to reach in China to allow Sun Yat San, press- the Dept. of Immigration and Colon-
the winter sports area easily and corn- dent of the Chinese Republic, to en- ization. For the first nine months of
fortably, .a new air service has been gage Canadian officers to train hie the present fiscal year the total is
inaugurated with a seven -seater air- troops, was responsible for the entry 33,629. The December total is a record
plane. It leaves the Croydon acro- of Soviet troops into Canton, to the since April, 1924, when the department
drorne, and in seven hours lands near great ultimate disadvantage of Brit- began to keep a count of Canadians
St. Moritz, Switzerland. jell traders, atatee the special corres- returning to their own country. It is
- •- -"'"`• - --- pendent of the Morning Post in South- 2,786 higher than the previous 'best
ern China. monthly total of 5,127 recorded in
This is not the first time that Can- July, 1924, The increase in the move-
adi ns have been said to have played inent of Canadians returning from the
a :prominent part in the destinies of United States is regarded by immigra.
China. Some years ago the report time officials as indicative of the im-
was broadcast that Morris A. Cohen, proving business conditions through -
young soldier:of fortune from Edmon- out the Dominion.
ton, had become the confidential ad- Immigration for October, Norcin-
viser' to Sun Yat Son, after having ber, and December, 1925, also shows
-acquired intimate acquaintance with an increase of '1,671 over the corres-
' Chinese characteristics while he was pending three months of 1924.
still in. Canada, observing the China- The total immigration to Canada
town of Edmonton, for the nine months of the present
75 Per Cent. of Canada
Not Yet Seen by White Men
A. despatch from Ottawa says :—At
the opening of theannual convention
of the Association of Dominion Land
Surveyors here, President R. Ii,
Knight, of Ottawa, drew attention to
the fact that 75 per cent. of. Canada says:—The blarney stone has changed
had not yet bean seen by a white roan., owners. Sir George Colthurst, who
He was referring to the habit of had owned the famous old Blarney
traveling by known routes in the unhn_ Castle for many decades, is dead, and
belated districts, without attempting Ms elder son, who now becomes Sir
to view, the country beyond. Fie stated George, has taken over the historic
that only a small portion of Canada old ruin. The new owner, a keen
had been mapped, and that there was sportsman, will make his home on his
a keen need for efficient maps of the ancestral property. Blarney Castle is
fiscal year ended December 31st was
74,116. Of this number, 81,004 were Nations. South Africa which former -
British, 14,988 from the United States ly conducted its relations through
and 28,123 from other countries. London, will not receive the League
documents direct. Canada, and th•
The Famous Blarney Stone Irish Free State, howerestill remain
Has Changed Owners the only Dominions with permanen
representatives located at Geneva an+
A despatch from Blarney, Ireland, accredited directly -to the League,
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Fewer
Fewer Rivers with salmon.
Of the twenty-eight rivers former
inhabited by the salmon, only eight
• now contain them•.
Better,
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Brunettes Field Best
Judges of Perfumery
A despatch from London says:—
Brunettes are more appreciative of
scent than blondes, hencethe preval-
ence of brunette employes in perfume
establishments. This is one of the ob-
servations set forth by F. A. Hamp-
ton in his new book, `The Scent of
Flowers and' Leaves." The darker the
complexion of a race, the heavier scent
It favors. The English like tho rose,
violet and clove pink, but the Latin
races prefer less delicate scents. This
taste reaches its height in Somaliland,
in tropic. Africa, where the natives
drench themselves in crocodile musk.
Dr. Hampton gives '• a character to
the proper arrangements of flowers in
gardens so that the scents will he
harmonious and plants and 'Rowers
wdll lie' provided which will -nly
perfume throughout the year.
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Dominions of the Empire
Dealing Directly With League
A despatch from London says:—
All the Doneuiors, with the solitary
exception of New Zealand, have now
followed the lead of Canada, and are
dealing directly with the League of
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