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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-04-08, Page 3AUSTRALIAN DESTROYERS. Will Have Twenty -Three Vessels in Three Years. British Press Pleased With Cana- dian Action. Melbourne, April 5. --- Mr. Andrew :Wisher, the Federal Premier, speak- ing on the question of defence to- day, oday, said the purely voluntary system of defence had absolutely broken .down. The Government felt the time had arrived to institute some form of -compulsory training, commencing with boys of tea and ending at twenty. In .addition to the three torpedo -beat des- troyers of the river type, already or- dered, it is proposed to obtain within three ,years' time four ocean-going des- troyers and sixteen more of the river •class, arid, if possible, to build these vessels in Australia. This would give the motherland. the help she had a right to expect from a wealthy and prosperous son. Mr. Fisher added: "When I was asked to offer a Dreadnought I said that was not our policy. It was mere- ly• a spectacular display, and prob- ably the Admiralty would say they did not need a ship for this .year's programme." CANADA'S POLICY .APPROVED London, April 5. - The Canadian naval policy meets with the unani- mous support of the press. The Morn- ing Post thinks it a great opportunity for Imperial statesmanship. The Stand- ard says Sir Wilfrid Laurier was not addressing his words to Ottawa nor even to London, but to other capitals where, perhaps, they will be mare novel and less welcome. The Daily Mail says Sir Wil- frid Laurier's words will nob be forgot- ten. The Daily Graphic says that from a purely strategical viewpoint the line adopted by New Zealand is doubtless the most desirable, but political considera- tions lean heavily on the side to which Canada and Australia are now definite- ly committed. The Express regards the debate as a splendid sign that Canada is awakening to her responsibilities. •.• A GREATER NAVY. Great Britain's Must be Superior to Germany's. London, April 5.-A crowded meet- ,ih e, typical of those being held every- where in England now for a greater navy, assembled at the Guild Hall this afternoon under the auspices of the Lon- don Chamber of , Commerce. The Lord Mayor of London acted as chairman, and he was supported by several hun- dred men prominent in financial, com- mercial and Government circles. The speeches were all of one tenor, and the sentiments of the meeting were accur- ately voiced by Sir James Fortesque- llammery in this sentence: "Great Brit- ain can walk in peace with Germany only provided our preparations for naval defence are absolutely and beyond suspi- cion superior to theirs." A. J. Balfour made a stirring appeal for the immediate laying down of four additional Dreadnoughts, in which he forshadowed that the naval programme for 191,0 would have to be for eight ships irrespective of the four additional ves- sels, rn which case Great Britain, unless the Government yielded to the popular demand, faced the necessity of building a round dozen Dreadnoughts during the coming year. Mr. Balfour dwelt with emphasis upon the fact that both the United States and Germany each were expending more than Great Britain this year on naval construction. Resolutions pledging the Government all the financial support necessary -to provide imme`aiately tour extra Dread- noughts were passed by acclamation. LUCKY BALDW I N'S DOCTOR Huge Fee of $100,000 His Services. Will Receive for Los Angeles, April 5. --- 'What is said to be the largest fee ever paid a medical practitioner in California for services in a single case will be received by Dr. John W. '.Lruewor•thy, of this eity, for attendance upon the late T. J. (Lucky) Baldwin during Baldwin's fatal illness. A California practitioner is authority for the above statement. Dr. Trueworthy does not confirm the re- port, but he is quoted as saying that if Iie received in proportion to fees of at- torneys handling cases of the same kind lie would be paid at least $100,000. • o TREATY OR TARIFF WAR. air, Cruppi Advises France to Choose Former. Paris, April 5. -- Discussing the I,Praneo-Canadian treat* in the Senate today, M. Orupp], Minister of Com- merce, insisted that every rich coun- try in the world should be a client of France. He said that great development 'in 'Canada could be expected and that the Seante must choose between the adoption of a treaty or a tariff war, and expressed the opinion that the adop- tion of a treaty would bring undoubted benefit to France. M. Edouard Fortier was in favor of ,postponing adoption, , pending the nom pletion of the revision of the French tariff. ' The Minister said the advantages ne corded. by Canada to French Products in the proposed convention in some eases were more even than those conceded by the, Dominion to Britain,. M. Soulford, Radical Senator Froin the Department du Nord, criticised the duty on silks and silk stuffs, since Switzerland was to benefit by the most -favored -na- tion clause. In spite of these and other criticisms, both speakers stated that they intended- to vote in favor of the convention. The debate was adjourned till April -l. m m LAY CONGRESS. Four Thousand Delegates Attend It in Toronto. All the Denominations Will Unite an a Mission Policy. Toronto daspatch: A conference unique in the history of missions opened to -day at 2,15 o'clock in Massey Hall. Four thousand delegates answered to the roll call. Approximately 1.000 lay repre- sentatives attended from alt over tht Dominion. From Toronto 2,500 laymen attended, and 1,500 clergymen, and there are many from Hamilton. One great policy will be decided upon, the mission aim of all the Pro- testant churches of this country. One notable feature of the gathering is the common interest of the various reli- gious bodies represented. In the great work of reaching the myriads of the be- nighted countries of the world, there is no room for rivalry, Indeed, each of the participating bodies would be happy to allow any member of the communions of Christendom to evangelize the hea- then, if this were possible. Accordingly, in the face of such tremendous need as is now presented to the worshippers of the Son of God, there is the harmony and common purpose, which one would expect of those fully possessed of the spirit of a common Saviour. The service to -day is one of prayer in St. James' Cathedral school -house, to be conducted by Mr. S. J. Moore. 1t was in this place that the representatives of the different denomi rations over a year ago listened to the statesmanlike message of Mr. J. Campbell White, gen- eral secretary, and immediately decided to fix $500,004) as the sum to be raised if possible by the Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist and Congregational churches. _At 2.15 the congress began in Massey Hall. On Thursday and Friday nights public meetings will be held in Metropolitan Church, Sir Andrew. Fraser, Lieutenant -Gover- nor of Benga'i, India, will be the guest of the Lieutenat-Governor of Ontario. During the main session of the con- gress the various denominations will hold sectional sessions in churches of their communion. A missionary mase meeting for wo- men will be held in the University: Con- vocation Hall on Thursday, April 1, at 3.30m, The chair will be occupied by Dr. N. W. Voyles, K. C. FAITHFUL MARY. She Surely Holds the Record as a Servant. New 'fork, April 5. -Down in the neighborhod of South River, N J., eight miles from New Brunswick, next Sunday evening at the old Price homestead there will be a celebration, because on Sunday the Priee family will have kept a servant exactly fifty years. It was on April 5, 1S59, that Mrs. Mary Grogan, a red-cheeked, laughing Irish girl, carne to the Price farm to hire out as a servant, leading her three little children. She has stayed in the same place ever since. On that day Mary agreed that her wages should be $100 a year. She has never asked for a raise, Mrs, Abigail Price, who hired Mary fifty years ago, and who is just about Mary's age, and the seven children, thir- teen grandchildren and five great-grand- ehildren of Mrs. Price are going to give Mary the greatest time she ever had on Sunday. The last time Mary asked for a day off was twenty years ago, when she went to New Brunswick, eight miles away, to spend the day. t.• A STOMACH UL. Forks and Spoons Found in the "Human Ostrich." New York, .April 5.-A Philadelphia despatch to the Tribune says; George Nojeechowski was operated on at the ]ipiseopal Hospital there yesterday, and three spoons and a fork were removed from his stomach. Since Dr. G. G. Davis operated on the same patient last Thurs- day and found a kitchen fork wrapped with h'ball of twine longed in his throat, the man has bean Trailed as "the human ostrich." The patient was admitted to the hos- pital on Wednesday last. 1 -le complain ed of pairs in swallowing his food. The operation on his throat followed. Itis sister paid a visit to the hospital, and said she believed he had swallowed sev- eral other articles of kitchen furniture. He confessed to three spoons and an extra fork, which were recovered yes- terday. A German wrestler murdered his opponent in the ring at Revel, Russia, and then committedsuicizle. Farm Crop. Experiments The members pf the Ontario Agricul- tural and Experimental Union are pleased to state! that for 1909 they are prepared to distribute into every town- ship of Qntazio;uiater•iv1 of high quality for experiments with fodder crops, roots, grains, grasses,: clovers and fertilizers; as follows No. Expe Plots, I. Three varieties ties •of oats , , , , 3 2a. Three. •i•ar'iethiee' Of elx-ro wed barley ,, .. .. 2b. Two varieties of two -rowed barley. .. 2 3. Two varieties of hulliess barley. , 2 4- Two varieties of spring wheat .. 2 5. Two varieties of buekwheat .. . , 2 6. Two varieties of field peas . 2 7. Emrner and spelt.. . . , 2 8. Two varieties of Soy, Soja or Japarte, o beans 9. Three aerietlaa' 'of busking corn. • 10. Three varieties of mange's 11. Two varieties;, of sugar beets for feeding purposes . ., , 2 12. Three varieties of Sw'eedjli tur- nips 13. Two varieties of fall, turnips , , , 2 14. Two varieties of carrots . , .. 2 15. Three varieties of fodder or silage 3 3 3 2 3 3 16. Three varieties of millet ... 17. Two varieties:,of sorghum 18. Grass peas and two varieties of vetches 19. Rape, kale and field. Babbage 20. Three varieties of clover .. . , . . 21.. Testing two- varieties of alfalfa (Lucerne) 2 22. Four varieties of grasses , . 4 23. Three varieties of field. beans 3 24. Three varieties of sweet corn . 3 26. Fertilizers with Swedish turnips 6 27. Sowing mange's on the level, and in drills 2 28a. Two varieties of early potatoes 2 28b. Two varieties of medium ripen- ing potatoes 2 28c. Two varieties of late potatoes 2 29. Three grain bixtures for grain production . . . .. 3 30. Three mixtures of grasses and clover, for hay 3 Each plot is to be two rods long by one rod wide, except No. 28, which is to be one rod square. Any person in Ontario may choose any one of the experhaents for 1909 and apply for the same. The material will be furnished in the order in which the applications are received while the sup- ply lasts. It will be well for each ap- plicant to make a second chaiee, for fear the first could not be granted. All material will be furnished entirely free of charge to each applicant, and the produce will, of course, become the pro- perty of the person who conducts the experiment. C. A. 7,avitz, Director. Ontario Agricultural College,. Guelph, ♦.fit' ;. OBSOLETE WARSHIPS Great Britain Decides to Have a Clearance Sale. 3 3 3 London, April 5"., -'Another clean sweep of obselebe warships has -been decided ufiots by' the British navy au- thorities, aro fewer "than ten are to be brought under the. hanueer during the next few month -e The vessels ordered to ba sold are the first-class battleship Bexibows, of 10,600 tons, once famous forethe huge 111 -ton guns which she carred; the Howe, Collingwood and Rodney, of 10,300 tons: the second class battle- ships Edinburgh, 9,330 tons, and some old training ships of less importance. The vessels mentioned date from 1882, 1884, and 1895, although the Thunderer: was built as far back as 1872. They have long been familiar names in the British fleet, and have done a good deal' of service. They are hopelessly out of date non', their open gem decks being perhaps their weak- est feature. When this batch has been got rid of some of the strips in what is known as the Special Reserve will be sold, with the proviso 'that they must be broken up in the United Kingdom. LOVED HER:BISCUITS Ohl Southerner Married and Died of Acute Indigestion. Atlanta, April 6. ---Joshua. B. Craw- ford, 85 years old, one of tie wealthiest men in Atlanta, who three weeks ago married Mrs. Belle Salvage, of St. Augus- tine --a widow of about 35, died herey s terday. When in St. Augustine a few Months ago Mr. Crawford put up at Mrs. Sal- vage's boarding-house, and fell so deeply in love with the landlady's cooking, and especially her biscuits, that he proposed and was accepted. The old man's death was due to acute indigestr6lr. e.s A FARM FOR TRAMPS, It Will Save Nevs York State $2,000,, 000 a Year. Albany, N. Y., April 5. -Speaking with reference to the establishment of a State farm to which tramps and vegrants may be committed, Bowert W. Iiebbard, State Commissioner of Chili - ties, said that at the present time the people of New York pay directly hi the shape of tacos for the anaintenanee • of tramps and vagrants .over $2,000,000 an- nually, wliiebwill be saved if the Imams and vagrants are compelled to labor on the state farm, "as their labor will far more than pay the expenses of the colony, and the people will not be required to maintain there in jails, peni- tentiaries and almshouses;' It will also have a mortal effect, saving boys and. young men from tine attrac- tions of the vagrant life, as well as deterring tramps and hoboes from enter - lug the state. -.aw UNREST IN ,INDIA Largely Due to "Unrest of too Stomach." Address by Sir Andrew Fraser to Montreal Canadian Club. Montreal, April 5, -- ••f am far from being a pessimist in regard to Iudia, but it is necessary for us to be alert and watchful, and ready to stamp out anarchy wherever it shows itself," were the significant words used, by Sir Andrew Fraser, late Lieut. - Governor of Bengal, at the Canadian Club luncheon to -day. "In some senses lndia ie a powder magazine, and any fool eau drop a match which will cause an explosion that will require a great man to stamp out," were other words used by the ex -el overnor. A very great deal of mischief had been done by misrepresentations in the press, particularly the English press', regarding the state of India and Indian affairs, and they had been very often surprised in India to learn from the English press what a terrible state In- dia was in. He illustrated this point by telling a story of the exaggerations as to the last attempt that was made upon his life, on Nov. 7, last year, at the uni- versity lecture delivered at Bengal. The attempt was made by a university stud- ent, maddened by ill -advice, who repre- sented merely a few Anarchists, while the inhabitants of Bengal, like the peo- ple in the interior provinces of India, were absolutely loyal in the British Crown and Government. He gave the fol- lowing as the reason of the present uu- rest: First, owing to the price of living having advanced in a remarkable man- ner. As one of the natives said: "The un- rest is largely dug to unrest of the stomach." Another cause was due to lack of employment, and the Government was earnestly doing its best to remedy this by establishiug technical schools. Edu- cation was the third cause of the trou- ble, but the Government was not going ta adapt its procedure to the unrest of the educated. Ile• was confident that this trouble would be overcome. He pointed with pride to Queen Victoria's gracious promise, that no man is held to be unfit for any position for which lie is qualified merely on account of his race or religion, and Lord Morley was following up this principle in excluding no one from the Legislative Councils on account ori race or'creed. s.• STOLE A PIE. Guelph despateli z After twenty- seven years' remorse for the theft of a pie front the General despite,! Guelph, has overcome Joseph, of Sil ]:irk avenue. 'Winnipeg, who writes to the. matron of the institution here en- closing ten cents in stamps to wipe out his scruples of conscience. "The Lord has dug the sing of all my life up and I have to confess them all," says the letter, which goes on to ex- c plain that Brown, twenty-seven years ago, was a patient at the hospital with typhoid fever. When he was recov- ering he says the matron allowed him to go into the Mantels when hungry. and one day, in getting some articles of clothing from the laundry, a pie was taken and being hidden in the clothing was taken to the patient's own room where it was devoured, and now he wishes to make restitution by paying ten ceuts. The latter was written in a most original Style with phonetic spelling and it has created a great decal of interest with the hos- pital staff. WOMAN AND HER WORK. Ladies of Presbyterian Church Accomplish Much. Conference of the Woman's Home 'Missionary Society. Toronto ae.spztteh: "Among the great forces that are working for the advancement of our nation, those that are most dominant are not political nor commercial organizations, but those as- sociations in which voluntary work is done for the betterment of individuals; such associations as the Woman's Home Missionary Association; little organi- zations and circles which are working unrecognized and unassorning in obscure parts." Suck was the sentiment express- ed by Mr. 3. A. Macdonald, addressing a public meeting held last night in con- nection with the Sixth Annual Confer- ence of the Woman's Home Missionaryy, ciety of the Presbyterian Church in Canada', in St, Andrew's Church, Carl- ton street. 0» the success of the parti- cular wort; that this society was carry- ing on among the pioneer settlers of the west, he said, the future of the nation was to a great extent dependent, as the character of these homes had a direct and powerful effect on the character of the nation. Even were the results of this -work not so clear- ly apparent in our west as they are, the reflex influence on the workers themselves would abundantly justify the organization and work of the Wo- man's :home Missionary Society. The work of practical Christianity that is being carried on in the west by the society among the Galician settlers was set forth in a most lucid and in- teresting manner by the Rev. Geo. Ar- thur, who has had charge of one of the hospitals situated at Vegreville. With the thousands of settlers who were com- ing into Canada every year from central Europe, Mr. Arthur said it was impos- sible mpossible that the character of our nation as a whole could remain unchanged. MAKE VALUABLE CITIZENS. The value of these settlers as citi- zens was shown by the eagerness with which they sought after education. The teaching of those whom the Gov- ernment schools could not reach came in many cases within the sphere of -work of the agents of the Woman's Home Missionary Society, and there were many hard-working men and women who attended the night schools dutifully and purely of their own ac- cord. The Rev. Dr. Grant, founder of the Good Samaritan Hospital at Dawson,- advanced au urgent call for more wo- men to train for the practical work of nursing among the foreign set- tlers in our midst and in the west. This was the special province of the women, he said, and as such would conflict in no way whatever with the medical profession. Rev. Dr. Charles G ordon (Ralph Connor ) addressed the meeting brief-. ly, paying tribute to the work and character of Mr. Arthur, urging that the people give him their active sup- port, for he was a man who would work whether he were supported or not, and he had "a veritable genius of getting things done." llev. Dr. Milligan, who presided at the meeting', in his introductory re- marks mentioned the facts that there were four hospitals under the control of the society, three among the Gali- ians and one among the miners at Atlin; there were over 350 auxiliaries in all, 32 of which were new this year, and there were eleven mission fields under the care of the society. The afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock was devoted to the reception of the delegates, and visiting Presbyterian ladies, the members of the local boards and the wives of local Pres- byterian ministers acting as hostesses. Tea was served in the parlor of the church to fully 700 Iadies. A short conference and question drawer was held for the delegates at 6.45 o'clock, at which several questions of interest were discussed. A discussion of how better to reach the western women was led by airs. C. 1'. Smith. The annual report was read and the discussion thereon led by Mrs. W. B. Hendry, the Secretary of the society. Miss Ahna Dickson led a discussion ou band work. The advisability of having membership cards and badges was dis- cussed in response to various inquiries which had been received from outside. iRIS1' LAND PU-CHASE BILL Introduced in British Commons by Chief Secretary Birreli. T.onelon, April 5. --- -lir. August tae+ Birreli, Chief Secretary for Irelan;l, to -day reintroduced the Irish land pur- chase hill in the House of Commons in exactly the same form as when,it was crowded out at the end of last session. He said it would require an expenditure of at ]east $015,000,000 to satisfy the land hunger of the Ie th, and of this total Parliament would have to provide $775;000,000. KEPT OPEN TILL ELEVEN. Tillbury Hotelkeepers Did Not Know They Were Breaking the Law. Chatham despatch: That the gee bury hotels have been innoeently break- ing the liquor law for years was shown at the trial of Mr. Barney Ballard, charg. ed with selling after 10 o'clock, the pro- hibited hour in villages. Four hotel - keepers have made a practice of selling till 11 o'clock, thinking the law the carne as in towns and cities. lir, Ballard was fined $50 on one charge, two others being withdrawn. mee It's all right to be slow hut sure, bet with some men we are only sure they are slow. ARTICULAR TUBERCULOSIS. Excessive Devotion to Typewritine Caused Lcss of Arm. London, April 5. --What ie. .said to be the first instance on record of articu. lar tuberculosis, caused by exeeasivo de- votion to typewriter work, is reported from Antwerp. A correspondence clerk in a .wholesale business house there con - stilted a doctor recently about a pain in his right band. t'pon examination the doctor found the band to be affected with tuberculosis, and needed amputa- tion above the wrist. The only reason that could be discov- ered for the existence of the disease was the abnormally heavy amount of typing work habitually done by the, patient. The operation was supeeasfully performed, and the clerk has retained his employment, having taught himself to work his machine with the left panel only.