HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-01-20, Page 7Ield Criminally
liable for Death
of 78 Childre
WARRANT IS ISSUED FOR
ARREST OF _ MEN.
Owner, Assistant Manager
and Usher of 4V!ontreal
Theatre Indicted by
Jury.
Montreal.=Ameen Lawand, ' owner,
of the Laurier Palace Theatre, where
78 children Lost their lives• as the re-
sult of a stampede following a panic
•o8fire on Sunday, Michel Arie, assist
ant =manager, and Camil Bazzy, hear!
usher, of the sametheatre, were found
'criminally responsible for the death
of the 78 children; and for that of "all
other persons who may die from any
'cause attributable to this, panic," by a
coroner j ary here Thursday evening.
A warrant. was it once issued' by
Coi+orle'r;" i, 'cMahon anthorizing:th'e pee.
lice to• bld;Lawand, Arie and Bazzy
- as prisoners,
They will be held for arraignment
Friday morning.
The jury's verdict was rendered fol-
lowing a long 'inquest, which was re-
sumed here Thursday morning. Out
•of the great amount of detail produced
in the evidence, .two facts- were. out-
standing:
1 -That Annette Bordu, cashier at
the theatre, had never received in-
structions to withhold'the sale' of tick-
ets from children under 16 years, and
2 -That-. Alex. Bazzy, brother of.
Camil ,Bazzy, acting as ticket -taker,
has lived in Canada for 16 years, has
been employed at other theatres, but
has never Beard of the existing law
prohibiting the admission .of minors
under 16 years of age.
Annette Bordu has been cashier at
the Laurier Palace for 16 months. She
admitted that she had sold tickets to
iv,. unaccompanied " children under 16
years. She did not know how many
balcony tickets she had sold, nor had
she ever been in the balcony of the
Laurier Palace. Asked by Antoine
Chauvih, assitant Crown prosecutor,
if it was her custom to sell tickets to
iii4children under -the legal age, she re-
plied thatshe had received no instruc-
tions not to do so.
She knew nothing about 50 children
being admitted gratis. Se could give
no estimate of the number of mi or
s
admitted, but -thought it had been
quite large.
Miss Bordu declared that she had
been in conference with Lawand on
'- Wednesday afternoon in company
with other employes. The conversa-
tion had been carried on in Syrian and
was not understood by her, but she
was first in her declaration that Law -
and had told her to tell the truth.
Alex. Bazzy, in the course of his evi-
dence, admitted that he did not know
of� the existence of the Provincial law,
and also said thht he had not reufsed
admission to any children on Sunday.
Ho denied that lie himself had bought
Miss Rose Marier
Of the Song destauce staff of the Oh.
tavea:telephone exchange, who adjust-
ed the plugs which completed the radio
telephonic conversations between Ot-
tawa and England, ,
a ticket for Albert Romillard, a boy.
of seven.
RUNAWAY HORSES •
HALT C.N.R, TRAINS
Nimble -Footed Team. Crosses
Six Railway Bridges With
Freight at Heels.
Campbellford.-With a heavy wa-
gon tilting- and careening at thein
heels, a nimble -farted team of run-
away horses crossed six , railway
bridges at top speed in the course of a
six -mile run down. the C.N.R. tracks
between; Oanrpbellford and Godolphin.
At Godolphin they turned 'from the
ties and were stopped, panting but
unhurt.
Local train schedules suffered badly
by this equine display of temperament.
Behind the horses as they galloped
down -the tracks, a fast freight snorted
with impatience; for its driver was
unable to pass -them, unwilling to run
them down.
At the station, passengers on the
7.03 express, unaware, of the run-
away, fumed impotently et the 16 -
minute delay dictated by "safety -first".
officials.
Canada Uses Most Electricity.
Ottawa.-Aecording to a recent com-
pilation, by the Canadian Government,
Canada now leads the world In the
pub Mc per capita distribution of elec-
tricity from central electric power sta-
tions. The figures of kilowatt-hours
generated per capita per annum by the
five leading countries are; Canada
1,260, Switzerland 886, United states
681, Sweden 467, Norway 370.
TORONTO. -
Man. wheat -No, 1 North., $1.4714 ;
No. 2 North., $1.434; No, 3 North.,
$1.3814.
Man. oats -No. 2 CW, nominal; No.
3, not quoted; No. 1 feed, 60c; No,
2 feed, nominal; Western grain quota-
tions, in c.i.f. ports.
Am. corn, track, Toronto -No. 2
,old yellow, 882; No. 3 old yellow 83c.
Millfeed-Del: Montreal freights,
,r}' bags included: Bran, per ton, $32.25;
shorts, per. ton, $34.25; middlings,
$40.25..
Ontario oats, 60c, f.o.b. shipping
points. s -
Ont. good milling wheat -$1.27 to
$1.29 f.o.b. shipping points, according
to freights.
Barley -Malting, 60 to 64c.
-....Buckwheat-75c, . nominal,
Rye -No. 2, 90e. '
Man. flour -First pat., $7.90, To-
ronto; do, second pat„ $7:40.x'.
Ont .••flour -Toronto, 99 per cent.
$stent, per barrel, in carlots,: Toronto
5.65; seaboard,in bulk 5.55:
Cheese -New,: large, 20 to 2O4c;
twins, 204 to 21c; triplets,'22c. Stil
23c,. Old, large, 25c; twins, 26c;
lets, 27c. Old Stiltons, 28c.
Butter --Finest finest ereainery prints, 45
to 46c; No.'1 creamery, 44 to 45c; No.
2, 43 to 44c. Dairy prints, 84 to 35c.
•
Eggs -Fresh extras, in cartons, 62
to 63c; fresh extras, loose, 60c; fresh
firsts, 55c; fresh -seconds, 38 to 390;
fresh pullets, 50 to 52c. ' Storage ex-
tras, 45e; do, firsts, 43c; dc, seconds,
37 to 38c, -
Poultry, dressed Chickens 5' lbs:
and up, 40e; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 38c; do, 3,
to 4 lbs:, 36c; do, 21/2 to 34 lbs:, 36c;
do, 2 to 24 lbs. 850; hens, over 5 lbs.,
32c; do, 4 to 111'1bs., 30c; do, 3 to 4
lbs., 28c; roasters, '25d;' turkeys, 42
to 46c;,ducklings, 5 lbs. and up, 35
to 38c. '
Beans •-Can hand- is ced $3.60to
phP.
8.90 bu el•'rimes, $345 to$3.60,
, ,$ ,'.
lliaple' lt�oiucts-Syrur, ,per
ga]., $2:26 to ,$2,30 per ii. gal., '$2.16
to $2.25per gal,,;;}naple sugar, lb.., 26
to 26c.S.
Honey -60 -lb, tins, 124 to 13e; 10 -
Ib. tins, =l124 ;to ,13e; 6.11s, tins, 13 to .
131/2c;;, $1fi ib tins, y5e $
Comb honey -$3.40 i'.a $4.50 per doz.
Smoked meats -Hants, med., 28 to
30c;` cooked home, 42c; snicked rolls,
i.6c; breakfast bacon, 82 to Scc; backs,
hone:era, 33 to 40c.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 60
to 70 lbs, $22; 70 to 90 Ibs. $20.50;
204 lbs. and up, $21.34; lightweight.
rolls, in barrels, $41.50; heavyweight
rolls, $38.54 per bbl.
Lard -Pure tierces, 144 to 151,6c;.
tubs, 16 to 164c; pails, 161,2 to 170;
prints, 174 to 18c; shorteningtierces,
12 to 1240; blocks, 141/2 to 15c; pails,
-1314 to 13%e.
Heavy export steers $7 to $7.50;
heavy steers,. good, $6.25. to $6.50;
butcher steers, choice, $7.25 .to $7.40;
'do, fair to good, .$5.25 to $6.20; „do,
cont., $4.'"5 to $5; butcher heifers,
choice, ;$6.25 to $7;.do, fair to good,
$6.50 to $6; do, corn., .$4.50 to $5; -but
cher cows, gd. to choice, $5 to $5.50; do,
con. to meds; $3 to $4; do, canners
and cutters $2.25 to $2.75; butcher
Mille, good to choice., $5 to $5.25;' do,
med., $4 to $4,75; do, belognas, $3.50
to $3.80; baby beef, $9. 'to $10;
feeders, choice, $6:50 to . $5.80; do,
fair, $5 to $6.25; stockers, choice,
$4.75 to $5; do, fair to med., $4 to
$4.60; milch•covrs, $70 to $90; springs
ors, $90 to $110; plain to med.; cows,
$45 to $65; calves, choice, $13
to $14; do„ med., $9 to $12.50; do,
corn. and giassers, $4 to $5; lambs,
e, nice, $12.50 to $12.75; bucks, -$9.75
tr$10; sheep, choice, $6.50 to 7; do,
heavies, $4.50 to $5; do, culls, $3 to
$8.50; hogs, thick smooth, fed and
watered, $11; do, f.o.b., $10,50C`do,
do,
country_ points, $10.25; do, off ears,
$11.40; select premium, per hog, $2.15.
.IMION�TREAL. -
Oats -Can.. west., Na 2, 75c; do,
No. 8, 684c.- Flour, Man. spring
wheat pats, lets, $7.90; do, ..2nds,:
$7.40; do, strong bakers, $7.20; do,
winter pats., choice, $6.10 to $6:15.
Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $3.65. Bran,
832.25, Shorts, $34:25. Middlings,
840,25. Hay, No.' 2, per ton, carlots,
$14.50 - .
Cheese, finest weets. 19,. to '191 e.
butter, No 1 pasteurized; 41%,4 to 42c;
Eggsstorage extras, 44 to 45c;"stor
a e firsts,41 to 42c; fresh
$', extras, 58c
fresh firsts, 53c.
Canners' cows, $2.50; -med: cows,
$4.50' to $5.25;,veal calves] :$10 to $12;
grassers, $6: hogs, ordinary quality,!
11.50 ao $1-.65.•
,
COATES VIEWS HYDRO .
PLANTS AT NIAGARA
New Zealand Premier. Says
Results: of Conference Will
Unite British Empire..
Niagara Falls, Ont., Jan. 16.-A.
clear, cloudless day,_with the temper-
ature below zero,' a typical, Canadian:
winter's morning, greeted the Prime
'Minister•of New Zealand, Right Hon,
J Gordon, Coates, and Mrs. Coates as
they stepped off the train at Niagara
Falls this morning. -
Mr. Coates is first and foremost a
farmer. The outdoor life is written,
tion to the words "follow,. suit." He
preferred to say; that New Zealand
"leads," and said ° that whereas Aus-
tralia's navy is a separate unit, New
Zealand's navy is a part•of the British
Navy, although the Commodore le a
New Zealander and the ships are
manned by New Zealanders where
possible.
AUSTRALIAN WHEAT
CROP SHOWS INCREASE
1926-27 Yield Will be 164,
000,000: Bushels, it is
Estimated.
all over his face. His sharp eye and
Ottawas -'-The Dominipn Bureau of
keen intellect depict a man of quick Statistics- reports the receipt of a
Corn -
and ready action. Never Once did his cablegram'from the Australian Com-
monwealth statistician at Melbourne
which states that the Australian har-
vest . is nearing completion and that
the latest official estimate of thewheat
of 1926-27' is for a, yield of 164,-
000,000 bushels, er 9,000;000 bushels
more than the previous ' official esti-
mate of 155,000,000 bushels reported
by the bureau last month.
The area sown to wheat in Aus-
tralia for 1926-27 is 11,000,000 acres.
The final estimate of the yield -of
wheat in Australia in 1926-26 was
107,448,900` bushels from 10,288,900
acres, and the 'annual average produc-
tion for the five; years 1920-21 to 1,924-
25 was 134,797,500_bushels from 9,-
782,900 acres,
energy flag neither- did he :complain
of fatigue. .
Through the courtesy of the On-
tario Hydro -Electric Commission,
motor ears were placed at the disposal
of the. party, which included a number
of the members of the Toronto press.
The thoughtfulness of the officials
who conducted the pasty around the
Hydro -Electric works and Niagara.
Falls, played' no small part in making
a- very pleasant journey out of what
might +have -been : a tiring one. Prac-
tically the whole of the Hydro -Electric
'works on the Canadian side were visit-
ed including the. three magnificent
powerhouses, together with •a, trip
along the underground passages lead-
ing to the foot of the. Falls. An ex-
,,gellent luncheon was served to the Montreal' to Lisbon
Tarty, who were the guests of the
'Hydro -Electric Commission.
Referring to the results of the Im-
perial Conference, and the decision as
in Two and Half Months
Lisbon. -The British steamship
Baron AiIse, bound •from Canadian
to 'status, Premier Coates said: [Ports for Antwerp, arrived here two
"Two very• efficient expressions of! and a half months after her departure
opinion were given at the Conference, '.from Montreal. The •average time for
and I have given mine. The agree -'the. trip is about 27 days.
stent -the result -will unite the Brit- Leaving 'Montreal October' 29, and
ish Empire and bind it closer together. I,Sydney, N.B., November 3, the. Ailsa
That was the aim of those In London 'put in at St: Michaels, in the Azores,
in corning to the decision they had, he because of boiler trouble. The vessel
said. Leave it to the self-governing resumed her voyage December 11, but
Dominions," he declared. ' I•was forced to return to St. Michaels
Asked as regards naval problems for further repairs.
and -whether, now that Australia has'.. On the previous voyage, Port Natal,
an increasing fleet to protect her sea- South Africa, to Montreal, the Ailsa
board, New Zealand intended to follow experienced trouble with her boiler
suit,Mr. Coates .laughingly took excep- tubes throughout the trip.
� s
THIO ARMED MEN ESCAPE IN STOLEN
AUTO AFTER PAID ON HAMILTON STORES
Hamilton, Ont. -Hold-up men paid
two -successful visits `to, Hamilton
:stores Friday night and escaped in a
stolen auto. They fired. one elrot
which missed its mark.
At 6.20 o'clock a man -entered. the
flour and feed store 'of John Price &
Son, Emerald and Barton Streets, and
made inquiries about the price of
chicken feed. Ile said. he warned a
half bushel, and when George Price,
who was alone' in the store,'tulned to
get it, a gun, was thrust in his face
and he was told to hand over the cash.
The man cleaned the till of $43. and
ran to a small auto which was wait-
ing, and escaped.
After staging this job, the machine
speeded to the drug stare' of Cecil A.
Cook, 269 Dundurn Street south, and
two rough -looking men 'entered. J.
Castau, clerk, was alone in the store
and he suspected that the visit was
made. for the purpose of robbery. The
men asked for a soft drink, and when
he went to get it he quietly slipped
the bills from the cash boa into his.
hand and then took them to the back
of the store -and tossed them in an old
tin. When he returned with the drinks
the. two had' revolvers levelled at him,
and he was told to pay over the
money. One man covered him while
the other took what . money was left.
About ,$16 in silver was obtained, but
the presence of 'mind of the clerk
saved the owner from a much heavier.
loss. •
Realizing that they had missed the
big amount, one of the gunmen turned
to (Dagen and fired a shot.' The bullet
missed its mark and lodged in the
wall.
Just as the pair stepped. from the
drug store Mr. Cook, the owner, re-
turned, and he followed the car. He
was able to get four numbers of the
license, which he' reported to. the'po
lice, The same'car was used:on both
visits, and descriptions' of the men
tallied.
While the officers were trying to
find the auto and after outside places
had been informed, W. 1'. Fitzgerald,
rf Fitzgerald & Kent called the police
station to report that his auto.had
been stolen. The numbers and des,
cription of his car were the same as.
that which the,band-its used. The auto
was stolen from. the corner of Fergu-
son avenue and King street.
The men were about 30 years of
age and of medium height. One wore
a gray overcoat and the other a brown
MM.
CHICAGO AMATEURS HEAR'ENGLAND-OTTAWA TALK
A despatch from Chicago says 'that local radio amateurs there picked up:
some of the telephone conversations between Ottawa ands Bridgewater, Eng-
land, on Sunday. • The map shows. the comparative position of Bridgewater,.
the English• end of the Marconi beam system; Drummondville, Quebec, the
Canadian end; Ottawa, Which was linked with Drummondville by Song dis-
tance telephone, and where the ,speaking with England occurred, anti Chicago,
where the radio amateurs are said to. have 'listened in -and beard spine of She.
coasversations. The map indicates- that Chicago is pretty well in the path of
Bridgewater -Drummondville. One: observer saint he didn't think Chicago was
"half a degree off the line. The beam system is •suppo,sed to cenceb,trabe radio-
traneinisslon'instead of throwing. it indiscriminately in every' direction. It la,
poesab- e, therefore, that Chicago would pick up the coriversortfons intended
for Drummondville. If Chicago also heard' the 'conversations shot from the
Dtummoadv'ille station to England, either there was a big back -hilae of power
and Chicago heard' this "beck -fire" from DrummondvilleorChicago heard
the Canadian broadcast after It had reached Bridgewater going east and ,had
continued round tiro world till it reached Chicago In that directions
STRIKES ES OF 1926 MEAN LOSS
OOVER OVER 4 000 WORKING YEARS
Britain'sinistry .,of -Labor Gives Actual Time Loss. as 159,-
r
800,000 Working Days, Constituting a New Record.
•
Landon. --Industrial disputes' to a
number and more widespread than
any.. in the History of British Labor
Wilt" make the year 1926 one long to.
beremembered'by the workers.
Minietry.`of. Labor statistics record
that 2,761-000 persons were involved
in trade ' disputes during .thefirst
eleven months of the year ,anti that
1.69,800,000, working days were lost.
This compares with' 7,0801000 days,
lost in 1925. The previous "bad" ;re
cord year was 1921 when 85,870,000
days were lost,
The long-standing
coal dispute Foand
thegeneral strike wereres • s n-'
chiefly ,
sib's for the idleness ire 1926,
t
L!dutdnaflGovcrnor
of 011tar!o Takes
Oath of Officc
William H. Gray
One of the eldest war veterans in Can-
ada, who died Jan. 10, eggd•93 years;
He saw service in the Cridiean Wdr.
INCREASED DUTY
ON IMPORTED EGGS
Canadian Egg Products Given
Higher Protection During
Winter Months.
Ottawa, Ont. -The demand of the
Canadian farmers for additional pro-
tection for eggs has been met by the
Government by a temporary expedi-
ent: Duties can only be changed by
Parliament, but values for duty pur-
poses can be increased by the Minister
of Customs. Hon. W. D. Euler, Min-
ister of Customs, has fixed the value
for duty purposes on eggs iprported
intoan d
G a a at 45-centsp er dozen at
point of production and 48 cents at
nearest point of distribution in the
country shipping the eggs. here. This
increased valuation, it is 11elfeved, will
increase the 'protection to the . Can-
adian egg produced considerably. At
present the specific duty is three cents,
but there is also an ad valorem duty
possible of application, and it is in
this form the duty will be applied. It
is believed the increase will be about
six cents per dozen, or making the
new duty about nine cents as against
three formerly. ,• It is understood the
new regulation will only be applicable
during those months when climatic
conditions place the Canadian egg
producer at a disadvantage with com-
petitors living in more favorable
climates.
WILLIAM, DONALD ROSS
FORMALLY SWORN IN.
Notable Ceremony Held in
Cabinet Council Chamber at
Provincial Parliament
Buildings.,
Toronto. -In ceremony which had
all the directness and brevity of high
state action about it, William Donald
Ross was sworn in on Jan. 12 as
Lieutenant -Governor of Ontario. The
function was held in the Cabinet
Council Chamber at the Parliament
Buildings, and was attended by a rep-
resentative gathering of those who
are prominent in the public life of the
province. Premier Ferguson stood on
the Lieutenant -Governor's right while
the commission was being read and
the oath of office administered. Chief
Justice, Sir William Mulock was also
present, as was also His Excellency
Hon. Vincent Massey, Canadian envoy
to Washington. Others who attended
for the occasion in addition to His
Honor's personal party were the Min-
i'stera of the Ontario Government, the
officers of the Legislative Chamber,
Mr. Justice Ferguson, Rt- Hon. N. W.
Rowell, K.C.; Hon. E. B. Ryckman,
K.C.; Edmund Bristol, and the wives
of the Cabinet Ministers.
As the formal confirmation of a
new Lieutenant -Governor in his high
position, the ceremony of swearing in
has a terseness suggestive of the busi-
ness rather than of the picturesque
side of, the office.. It lasted in all less
than a quarter of an hour, in which
period not only had the commission
acquainting
11r
q ng 4 . Ross- with his ap-
pointment been read by Col. Alex. Fra-
ser, the oaths of office administered
by E. J. LeMaire, Clerk of the Exe-
cutive Council from Ottawa, but the
necessary papers had also been signed,
Mr. Ross stood pledged by his oaths to
"be faithful and true and bear true
allegiance to His Majesty King George
V.,"' to "well and truly execute his
office and trust of the Lieutenant -
Governor of the Province of Ontario,
and duly and impartially administer
justice therein," and "well and truly
execute the office and trust of Keeper
of the Great Seal of His Majesty's
Province." With the signing of the
oaths the Great Seal was delivered to
the new Lieutenant -Governor and the
Bible upon which he had been sworn
was also presented to frim.
Canadian DefeatsNinety-Six
Si
of World's Best Svviminers
CONQUERED SAN PEDRO
CHANNEL.
George Young, 17 -Year -Old
Toronto Boy, Wins $25,000
by Swimming 22 Miles in
15 Hours, 45 Minutes.
Los Angeles, Jan. 16. -In the flick-
ering light of huge bonfires on the
shore and with the cheers of a chilled,
wearycrowd ringitig� in his ears,
George Young, seventeen -year-old To-
ronto, Ont., boy, dropped his feet to
the California mainland et 3.06 o'clock
this morning, the first and only swim-
mer to conquer,. the Catalina Island
channel.
Fifteen 'hours andelorty-five minutes
of steady plugging over a course con-
ceded to be more- difficult than the
English Channel gave the Toronto boy
victory in the first long-distance swim
of his career over mine of the hardiest
swimmers of the country. The chan-
nel is twenty-two miles across,: but
Young probably covered thirty miles
in his crossing.°
One by one contestants had dropped
out behind him' as he ploughed on
through the bitter cold and choppy
water, buffeted by waves and swept
by currents, but" maintaining to the
end the steady crawl stroke that has
made him Canadian champion.
Men who had conquered the English
Channel, risen who had international
reputations when Young was just
learning to paddle;, women, too, nine-
ty-four swimmers
inety-four:swimmers in all, had'quit the
gruelling race across the stretch of
treacherous water never before cross-
ed 11y, i Pwimmer, when the boy stood
up at last on the rocks of Point
Vicente.
A few deep breaths svhilc3 t s; fire-
light 'lowed on his triumh$r,lsmile
g g lr
then he waved a hand and dived back
into the sea, A few swift strokes
brought him 'elocsgis}tle h�e7^attending
rowboat and, just •tee show his .con-
tompt for the waters that had pros -
Archbishop Thornloe
After service of. 30 years as bishop of
the diocese of Algoma and 11 years as
m'etrepoiitan of the church in Ontario,
withdrew on January 6 from the
physical activities which have fea-
tured his labor's in these two positions.'
traced: moat of his fellows, he pulled
himself pradfically unaided over the
gunwale..
A dark horse, he had won the $25,-
000 prize .offered by William Wrigley,
Jr., for the swimmer who could fight
Isis way across the channel,..
Ninety-four men and women had
been pulled out. of the water when
Young finished, including Norman
Ross, the big Chicagoan who had ruled
favorite in the race and trailed Young
until the last hour.
Talking Welsh.
Welsh is more generally spoken to
day than inane seventeenth oentuny,-
Professor W. J. Gducydd, Cardiff,
Taught by Wasp. '
The eooret of making',paper was first
discovered 'by the 'Chinese by watch.
Ing weeps build, their nests.
COAST TO COAST
Victoria, B.C.-British , Columbia's
a is itu
rel rein '
gr u p ctrori for the Year
1926 will be around $70,000;000 ae-,
cording to ,the Holt. E. D. Barrogq,
Minister of Agriculture. This is a
new lrigh.mark for the province. The
record horticultural' crop has contri-
buted largely to this high figure.
Edmonton, Alta, -Northern AI-
berta's wolf population is of large di-
mensions, no less : than '56,000 skins
having been shipped out of this pro-
vince as furs in the last. year. They
form a substantial source ofrevenue
to( trappers 'In the wilds..
Dahind•a,. Sask.--J. C, Mitchell,
three times wheat champion at the
Chicago International, has given a
new potato, "Mitchell's Excelsior" to
the Dominion. He has been growing
this 'potato for sixteen years and it
has been very popular in his own
neighborhood. Now he has made it
available to all Canada through regis-
tration by the. Saskatchewan Seed
Growers' Association..
Winnipeg, Mans -Portugal has al-
ready taken 500,000 bushels .of Can-
adian wheat and is understood to be
in the market for more.
Blind River, Ont, -The town's in-
habitants expect a tripling of its popu-
lation shortly as a result of the deci-
sion to locate the "Selvin-Clark saw-
mill here. A water works system,
new schools, docks and railway sta-
tion are already being discussed. Real
estate is moving briskly and farmers
within a 25 -mile radiosx
e ect,to bene-
fit from this nearby market.
Montreal, Que.-The McGill Uni-
versity directory, just issued, cover-
ing the academic year 1926-7, shows
2,500 students listed. While a major-
ity of the students are from Montreal,
every other province is represented as
well as many of the States of the Un-
ion and Newfoundland.
Fredericton, N.13, --Swine breeders
in Illinois and Minnesota are buying
Maritime stock far breeding. This is
apparently a direct result of the ex-
hibits shown by the Maritime Swine
Breeders' Association at the recent
Chicago International Livestock Expo-
sition. The orders aro coming through
J. K. King, Federal Livestock: Pro-
..
rnoter who, took` the animals to Chi-
cago following their showing at the
Maritime Winter Fair at Amherst.
Thedor ors'll
wi be distributed s 'rbuted over the
three Maritime Provinces. '
Yarmouth, N.S.-The Cosmos Im-
perial Mills have installed what is said
to be the largest loom in the world,
capable of making cotton duck 204
inches wide. The duck is known` as
"paper maker's felt" and is used in
large paper mills throughout Canada
and many foreign countries.
Charlottetown, P.E,I.-The year
1926 was a prosperous one for Prince
,Fndward Island farmers -prices, de-
mand and yield all being good. Esti-
mated values of the produce are as
follows: potatoes, 87,613,000; turnips,
$1,219,800; wheat, 843,426; oats, 13,-
170,750; barley, $125,100; buckwheat,
$155,000; mixed grains, 195,900;
cheese, $320,190 and butter, $560,381.
The University Report.
Sir Robert Falconer has just issued
the annual report of the University of
Toronto. According to this there were
last year 5,480 students proceeding to
degrees or diplomas, 2,225 in exten-
sion courses and classes, over 14,000
in music, and some hundreds more in
affiliated colleges. -
Students come to the Provincial
University of Ontario from every
county and district in the province.
Some of the counties sending large
numbers are as follows: Wentworth,
173; Sitncoer 165; York, 154; Carlton,
106; Waterloo, 97;. Ontario, 94; Well-
ington, 91; Middlesex, 00; Huron, 77;
Brant, 76; Halton, 75; Grey, 72; Lin-
coln, 68; Essex, 68.
There were 2,626 students in Arts;
808 in Medicine; 445 in Applied"
Science and Engineering; 57 in
Household Science; 504 in the. College
of Education; 44 in Forestry; 329 in
Graduate Studies; 63 in the course for
the degree of Bachelor of Music; 346
in Dentistry; 97 in the Department
of Social Service; and 218 in the De-
partment of Public Health Nursing.
1'
Seven -Day Test of
Beam Wireless System
London. -Early on Thursday morn-
ing the Postoffice began a seven-day
test . of the beam wireless system be-
tween thiscot nt r r
y and Avstral4a and
Canada. The first message sent was
received clearly,
If the tests are successful, the Gov-
ernment will take over the stations
from the Marconi Company, which
built them. The advantages claimed
for the beam system are cheapness and
privacy. It was reported on Thursday
that a London merchant has placed a
$100,000 order vitt a New. York firm
by trans-Atlantic elehone.
Thatched Roofs May
Disappear in Scotland
Thousands of the picturesque
thatched roofed cottages of Scotland:
will become lint a. memory tinder a
burgh bill'which the Government plana
to introduge next session in the 13rt.
tish Parliament. ,
Tha, bili is aimed at all roofs covered
with oombastible mnsterial5,' Failure
to replace the covering with incom-
bvs•tibles within a month ' after the
bLll's adoption would mescal a fine of
Z6,