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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1906-01-26, Page 9S STORE. Famous for Wome isely under an round the orvta support root and the in> I hand. E shoe 71 It and crowding the to [Steen aa .eie• shoe every - • them. ik Over" Shoe re, ess" Shoe e for- Vir k wae dove Mrs. isproao nt hoateed and raade eanne tut g ive nem a yab1 t W eat Items.—The anunal meet 's Presbyterian churth iday evening. The flue showed all indebtedne un tG date and a neat tbalan nd; Which is gratifying to bot nd people. Most all of t areas of -the past year ted toe* the ensuing year..—. areNah and Dr. Ross, sels, exchanged pulpits las ram -ping arid evening—Rev. Baker was at the Queen City k and the latter part of last, Ln eonsequence thereof talaae no service held in the ime.t,F.3- church.—Mr. and Mrs. Wner aison visited this week with ads in Varna.—The recent heavy, rail has, caused a great scarcity maw in this locality ; watch is c a draw back to those 5 mach heavy teaming on hand. :e a contrast , to the two • winters.—Mr. aames , Riiiie arwent an operation for treat, - t of his arm, which he had s&- ,Iy crushed some four years ag� a stone wall falling on him * farm of Mr. A. Hislop, al, P. ugh the broken bones were at the time they never Feemett inite end wbrked Iike a. -joint.1, strange to ref at e Mr11.it chie ble to perform all kinds of • evork. But it was likely to e injury to his &wielder, so altatioa with Dr. Gunn, eef Clin- it was deemed necessary ia leave ends or the injured bone sawed held wired. This operation " was >ssfully performed last week. the many friends of 'Mr. Bitable s vicinity -will be pleased 'te- a- a complete recovery and that the wonted strength will ,stored to the injured arm. Braaefleld 11 Sold.—Mr. Wra. Berry, eif this recently sold to Mr. H. Drake taffa, a very hanclsame young' of his own breedingfl‘his fine, al was nine months *Id and bed 700 lbs. He is a nice dark color and was bred from Mr. n's imported bull 'Hot Scotch"' /mai which Capt. Thomas Rob - the well known Shorthorn Lei of London township, now ot the head of his herd. Mr. e has been fortunate in his pure and we have no doubt his bore will appreciate his en- ise in bringing so valuable an 11 into that neighborhood. d in Dakota.—Mrs. James Bur -- who died at Sheldon, North daa--- a couple of weeks ago, was acither of Mr. James Ross, of eondon. oad, near here. For Mrs.. Burgess lived •in Tack, th, near Egmondvillewhere ras a much and deservedly re- el, resident. Per some yeara. as resided with her son, Alex, in Sheldon, Nartb Dakota, 'the died. She was 75 years e. The remains were brought f ir interment and the funeral stiaen from the residence of trs. James Ross. Ds—Bev. Mr. Sawere esenduct- nivereary services in Burns' HuIlett, on Sunday last.— nd Mrs. Thomas Fraser, of y, are receiving cougratula- from their erameraus friends wieb them much happiness in new relations.—Mrs. Roes, of 'stoat, Montana and her sister. Fionthron, of Exeter. were 'Ulna of Mr. and Mrs Wm. Mur - of the 2nd conceasion of Stan -- (re. Ross .is a sister-in-law', Muidooke _ Hilabert. Notes.—Miss Matilda Cre .7, of Toronto, is visiting at nee of her parents here.—Mis .;,a Croninwho has been con - en a -t the home of I her sled' :rs. John Dalton, after amein— n'rees, has returned. to Detroit N [ONS GOODS, ;rases., Toilet Sets, okletg„ Dolls, &c. eeesteeeS.KieN ,LSO zr ICKARD'S, - ONTA I TiBTY.BiGE VIBOLE - NUMBER, 1,9 12 Pages , SEAFORTH, FR DAY, JANUARY 260, 1906. Pages 9 to ,12 MereEAN BROS.. Publishers $31 a Year in Advance POPLESTONK & (SU0CESS0R:3 TO MESSRS. McKINNON & CO,) BLYTH, se ora onvituuo, $15,000 WORTII Of Dry Goods, Groceries, Furs, Efal,s and Caps, Ready-to- wear Clothing, Mantles, Boots and Shoes i liabbers,' All must go ender the Hammer of Sacrifice, +++.1enieleieleir++4-1.4-loirieteirdeltiolnieit SLANDER • still bitterly op meirirtintaont who pt h CANADA ' AMPLY AVENGED BY • DAlLY MAIL'S INVESTIGATION. London Daily. Mail Pays 1s Respecting • to the Commonwealth — How Truth Wes ,Suppressed ---Charges of Ws" rePresentation Made —Alleged by Journal That Australra's Chief. En' en7 Is Labor Party. , s On 37‘ a ew weeks eince Cana- • 'diens were astonished by the aublicaa Great Clearing • Sale tionaaef some °facial literature by the 2v ay- D. Gover merit of Australia, which ate It 1-' 1 f Having bought the big etook nf Messrs. dolCinnoe & Oe. at a rate on the dellar, tempt a to exploit the Commonwealth mit _ we are prepared to sacrifice thie $15,000 Block at Uby !St uneusdisparagement of the nheerd of prices. We do not wanteS any of this immense stock 1. .n s nave decided to put the knife in deep. We wane: Dm-Jot/ten. Not a gtneto deal of attene to part Wanda with our prs fit a during thie 20 day sale. ' tion s paid to the incident for Cana- 1149i7RWESIMERINNIRXdipfinggiglieffiiffilagn diens Were too' confident in the merits 92 Pieces of Dress Goods Haire been cut dawn to 'get out quickly. This is only a partial fist. Come and see them, and you will be aura to buy. Fancy Carrick Tweeds,. very fine quality, worth 75o is yard, for 490. - Fancy knop plaid, worth 500 a yard, for 250. Fancy Silicians, very new, worth 50e a yard, foe 380. Herring bone covert olotb, werth $1. a yard, 'for 70e. Pink nues'e veiling, worth 20e a yard, tier 10e. Fancy theme cloths, worth 25o a yard, for 15o. • Fency evrol dress geode, worth .753 a yard, for 35o. . Brown bird's eye cloth, worth 850 a yard, for 59e. Brown and fawa sages, worth' 25e a• yard, for 15o. iraoey tweeds, good quality, worth 70. a yard, for 25e. Brown and fawn dress tweeds, worth 503 ayard, for 250. Blue zibeline cloth, worth 61.35 n yard, for 75o. • Harris tweed ' cloths, Plain and figured, 'worth 75o a yard, fir 593. • - Fancy tweed dress g aide, worth 50a, a yard, fer'35ai • Mena fur caps $1.75., for $1. 25: $3 far $2,50. $6 for $4.5Q, $2.25. for $1.75, $3.50 for $2.50. Ladies' fur muff, $3.50 for $2.50 ; $3 for $2,$I.50 for $.1.19,1 $2 25 for $1.69, $7.50 for $5 50. Fur stoles, ruff., cisperipee and small fitre—$6 for 4.95, $5 for 4.25, '85.50 for 4.5, $5 for 3.98, $7 for 5:50, $850 for 6.50, $9 for 7 25, $9 50 for 7 50 PO for S.50, $12 for 9.50, $2 50 foe 1.95, $3 for 2 25. -Ladies' cloth jackets, worth $10 50 for $8, $5 for 3,75;89 for 6.75. $8.50 for 625, fo.:`$6 $E 75 for $4,$9,75 for 5.75, $5 I for 3.95, $6 for 4.7&•$3,50 fcr Thee() coats are air new thie fall. Ohildren'e Mantles at- discounts ef 25 to 50 per cent. o - Furs .Furs Furs All our Furs must part oompany with this greet store. We do not want to oars, over one fur. One man's grey goat fur coat $13 (or Two man's Haar American 'dog $19, for $15. , Throe rhan'tblaok A.merioan dog $20, for for $16. Three taan's black American dog $22, fok $18. One man'a black calf coat $2250, for $18. • Oue man's black call, Coat $25, fox $20. • Two Siberian dog coats $22.0, for $1. One mama black calf skin eoet, Astrito an collar, veva $26.50, for $21. • . - Two lien's Siberian dog ents428 50, for $23.50. rs f • One Melee fur lined -coat, grad cloth, high collar, regular $35, for $24.50.. - One man's fur lined cleat, extra 6ne cloth, regular $50,, for $37.50. Two Mies' Aetraohaa' fur -jaokets. alma 36. regular $26.50, for $22 50. , One White' .Aetracharr fur jacket, size 42, regular $31 50, for $26.50. • \a 'One ladies' Astrachan fur jaakit, glee ,P regular $2"-i, for $20. - • Ons ladies' Aktraohan fur jacket; size 34, regular $40,- for $31t50. Oae lediee Astrachan fur iickee, size 40, •regular $31 50, for $26.50, Two Greenland seal -fur coats, sizes 34 and 36, regular $42 50, for 630. Ooe ladies' Astrachan fur 'coat, 'size 40, regular $32, for 626.50. • • One ladies'Astrachan fur coat, size 40, $2O, 1 regular 633, for Perfectipn in Tailoring. Every selflespectin man likes, to appear well, and, as his clothes go a long way towards a taining that obje ct, he must have his clothes made in thelatest style and by the best tailors. Et is our aim to turn out clothes.that fill theielgvery lequirements. Our long experience in the busineSS has enabled •us to -reach that perfection which only ex- perience can give. Added to UFOs, our staff of work ieople is the best. All work is personally inspected before it leaves the shop, and if not right we make it. right. If you wish t� be, well dressed, you must have' clothes *ade by us. - Tryl us with your next order, and we will convince you oJ the genuinenessi of our argument, BRIGHT BROS., FL, RNISBERS, SE4FORT11, Learn Dressmaking by Mail En %January and Save from 3 to 5 'Dollars. Learn by mail at home in your. spare time, if yon would like to (Laud drers- making business, Ea for hones uee. If you would like to make $3.00 a day showing how dreis-making an be taught better and °beeper by-milt:km avy other way. in order to get a large nutnber.of agent e at one I will teack this iroProvtd mares . by mail, to all comirencing in January, 1906, for '$10, instead of regular trice $33 ard $15.— Agents wanted whole air spare time. Write to-dsy for particulars ADDRESS SANDERS' DRESS OUTTING SCHOOL. STRATFORD, ONT., CAN. • Office hours from 1 to 5 p. me*Market Place, Opposite City Hal!, Stratford. CO1iF.0.10S - OF HO' ovolow444040wwwwwwwkAowoi • Every home needs comfort. • The home with a few attractive pieces of furniture, perhaps an Arm Chair for the elder people, and a Couch and a couple of Easy Chairs, is as luxgious as need be. Every one may have such a haelee with the present low. 14ices of -good furniture. You will be able to hav6. what you want supplied at small cost, if you come to:us. • Promptly' attench4 to night or day. ROADFOOT, BOX & Coe, S. T. HOLMES, Manager: Springhurst Shorthorns Dray /3-u.siness for Sale. A nant Choice I.ot of Vol. au IJei.i,sAnND HFAFERS FOIC \ (81.111 *it:HURST IBI1ED StioltTlIiiiiNS) DAVI.; %WA. CIIA11114N81111. (IF [VW VNITF.D CAXADA AND 31IC0 INRIZPICENT All it..i.11.:Ae1",.are /-%]rdially invited to inspeFt .th1-1e Paint adjoinsithe town of Exeter. Long tiit,tanee telephone to farm. HARRY SMITH, Exeter, Ontario... 1. • For gale, the dray business in Seaforth, 'owned by John ifttbli.irk and 801, ItIver,s thing {it good order and good business done. There will .also be sold, the stable property on John street, Seaforth. For fur- ther particulars apply to ' , JOHNLITABRIRK & SON, 1.93241 Seaford], McMann & McMann, John MoMann, en John MeMann, jr. (Summon to Jahn MoMano, sr.) Are nos' prepared to handle all kinds of horses. Buyers may purchase horses at their sale stables, Egomandvilie, at any time. -0, 194441 - •-t • of their own country to fear the result, of malicious attacks on the other side of the earth. There -was, however, and lie reh ntmeint that one -anima' shoald make so unprovoked an 'attack on the other, 'even• in the laudable: e ort to beam its OVIrt attractions for the emia... giant Consequently, it may •e some satisfaetion to Canadians- to k.n w the.% as .the result of an investigat on and exposutes by The London Dai Mail,. official, literature from Austral a- hen been discredited completely an should carry no weight for a long line to eome. , To the cliarges made y thia powerful newsPaper against t e' Gov- ernment of New South Wale .: there may be a reply, but neverthel s there are eertairk , facts disclosed whr ch are , unanswerable. The Jouenal and Cdmmonwe ith. • " Thus the Mail' dntroduc "The 'Australian Seandar: ' , "Nearly three 'years ago Th Daily Mail publielfeci a series o,g Mole:a upon Austiediae in which it . pointed out that the linancisS and olitical coeclition of the Comnienweal h was - most periloiis, The birtlaaate as falls, ing_ fast; Jim:migration- -was 'die ourag- -ed; the countra Was burden d vein debt; its expansion . was fita ly kin- deregby the disastreus,pollqi the dominant tabor partyY'-dwilieh ad de- clared war upon God, capit , and children. ' Australians were k warned that, In th,e then' thentaent furree the Pa,oifie would be "the theatre slif a great world stiaiggle, and that, in ltace of the expansion of the great . pO -ers, .it was out of the question for ,000,000 people to dream ,of keening t them- selves. a contlnent. , These .arti les pro- voked a •atorm of abuse and -0 Wasn't, :though -they were written hyj one of the most -convinced Imperialist In. this country, and ' though • Many f their predictions have alreade4 in t e short space df three years ben ft! lied. It ,was the hope of /the w iter tat they would have been follow d by reale-and strenuous reform." e. . a Suppressing. the Truth Instead �f setting -itself t rectify its mistakes, Australia, or th leading A.ustrallan ' state, New ,SouthI Wales, chose to establish in Eng1an4 a kind (of press agency` for the p ose of placing before ' the British public facts favorable to the Commonweal h. The Mail says that attem ts were Made to elose all avenues b4r which independent information might reach England. 'Correspondents of English .newipapers 'were . approached .• and bribed or threatened. The Mail's cor- respondent, who sent a despatoh to his paper' oominenting on the migration of a number of New South Wales fain= 'flies to Ohne, becattse they were ‘bedng taxed to death, was ' disicharged from, the Sydney papea Which,had employed him, and was denounced as a traitor In the New South Wales Parliament This saction, as might have been ex- pected, recoiled on the ;heads of it authors, 6,nd the correspondent and "Me Milltinve received a great deal of valuable advertising both in •Airstralia and England as a result ' Charges of Misrepresehtation. Discussing the offer of Gen. Booth to send 5,000 famillea to Australia and the immigration polity of the country, The Mail say's: '. "There is only too much reason to believe that the deelaration published in England to the effect that Australia Is now anxious far settlers and Jaunt - grants are only means of influencing the British investor in Auetralia's fa- vor: No real attempt has been made to give effect to ahese declarations. The )land laws of New South Wales, which are a serious obstacle to settlement have not been reformed; the territory - offered to Gee. Bpoth for settlement proves to hada'a berin the Pilliga Scrub, -which is at present a desert with- an ' altogether insufficient supply of wean for agriculture. To this dubious coun- try settlers have been invited, and -are being invite& from England by circled lars, which assert; among othen things, that a crop of 17, bushels per acre gives a profit of ,30s per acre, thereby sug- gesting that the usual crop, is 17 bush., -els, though, as a matter of feat, the actual average is only: 9.9. bushels per acre; that the cost of shiPping wheat (to England is only 1,(1. to Sd, whereas It is is 1d; that 'millions and millions of acresSef fine wheat lands are await- ing the settler,' though 'inhabitants of New Seuth Wales cannot obtain this land, wnich is already taken up uncial Vicious land laws; that the average re -- turn per cow is about 210, when it is really only 2 a; that the great plateau of New South Wales is "Intersected in all dirktions by railroads'—an asser- tion. which the shortest study,- of the tmap instantly refutes; that `no exnen- Mere housing and feening of stock is Flecessary; though during the recent drought—and droughts recur °periodic- ally—nearly every sheep cost al to keep by hand -feeding; and that there were 1,10,000,000 acres with a fair rain- fall,' on which only 700,000 persons Were settled. It was not. stated that these 700,000 persons had monopolized all the best portions of this vast stretch of land and left little but 'rubbish' for the newcomer." ' Australia's 'Chief Enemy. In the opinion of The Mail, the great- est enemy to the progress of -New South Wales ij the Labor rwty, which oses the entry of fin- vould come into com- ae and welcomes only newcofhers of vealth. Skilled artisans are o;lop refnse4 admiesion, and Quite recently a Quee land gentleman, ,who desired to bringj a2 nurse and a groom from England, vas not permitted "to import permane tly* two such danger- ous articles as ' a British man and a British woman, Tbese 'facts have been admitted by Australians, but It was asserted that a new policy had been ixiaugura d. It appears now that this is eio so, and that the road to eeone- ic ruin, on which the anger posts are "Socialism" and •aExclusiona an "Misinformation," is -still the popular' aighway of "tbe Yan- kees of the Antipodes," Canada can- not exult in the troubles of Australia,. We can only l-ope that reforms wir be adopted beaore a country of so ,TnanY natural: I advantages becomes wholly discredited in the eyes of the -world. OUR NORTHERN HERITAGE. • •-•-o— Richness of Ontario's Hinterland Pic - 1 ' tured Before the Empire Club. The -Toronto lmp1reC1ub at a recent luncheon heard lan excellent address on , -"Our Northern f, eritag4," by Mr. �. 11: Kirkaatrick, Direetor of Surveys tot Ontario, whale vast' experience with the northern `regions of this province gave hirti- exc4tIOnal sources of infor-; =Atoll upou 1,1$ subjeet Before call - .ng upon the ei eakel' of the day Prof. 213 ' Clark,the chat man, read to the cleh aareeeal more v rses of the Canadian pbem from whieh Mr. Chamberlain rel• eently *quoted, as noted in the cablf despatches. Pr�f, Clark revealed the name oa the lai4thor, Rev, P. G. Scott of Quebec. . Mr: Kirkpatrick went back "fat enough to trace the origin of the name of Canada, and then quoted from sta- tutes..and procl mations which formed the 'boundaries f -Ontario. The explor- ations of -1900 1kad revealed the exit enc of an un raker. stretch of good farming - land, 1 comprising 16,000,00( 4res, ,or equal n area to the .a2 coun- tiesineold Ont rio west of the County . . . of York. The reports'. of the surveyor: - shewed that the climate wa,s not. ex- ceesively cold nor unstilted to the.rip- , ening cif crops, ' There were -6,000,000,- 000 feet of pi e, and sufficient pulp- wood to, produce an annual geowta oi (L000,000 feet.„ There are already ir :Ontario 18,325 :aquare miles of forest -reserve set apeet There was also prob- ably a greater 'variety.- of mineral de - 'posits. 19propoatioh to the 'populatior than in any other eraintry in the world The discoveries' at Cobalt were an as- surance of very rich deposits of min- erals. -Alread4 over $2,500,000 wortb _.ot ore -had beea shipped, from Cobalt awhile anoth_ er $1,000,000 -worth is or the dump. Wlen one dreehernbered ,the excitement of the productien'of $3,500,- 660 from S1Ive4 Islet in Lake .Superior, in eeveral yeatis it .would be seen how rich Cobalt vette. Mr. Kirkpatrick nat. uraliy concluded that, the outlook foi Ontario was v ry bright. "Go and set for yourself,” he advised his hearers ."I •could tell ou fish storleS -without end,',' he addecl, atnid laughter. . 'What we -1+ant in Canada to -day and in future, iS a nation of holiest true, temberate, . 'God-fearing, united and I need hardly say, last, but noi least,- loyal men and women, loving their country, Irespecting each other': aleves, living in harmony and having 'for their motto the words of the wise -man: 'Itightecusness exalteth• a na- tion, but sin is a reproach to any pee - 1 ,. • ple.' " I PROTECTIFON •FIZOM USURY. Clause In Acti That Needy Borrowers Sillould Know, Dr. J. Howard Hunter, inspector 01 insurance companies and registrar OJ loan loan corporati )ns, "speaking in ragaid to the method4 of usurers, as revealed in some rece t itistances, expressed the ()Pinion t at magistrates 'sho'ule have authQrltyi to hear charges arising from zilch c es in camera. Tha would' give an opportunity to people Who suffered_ rrongs rather than, for a variety of rea ons, undergo the publi• dity of an open trial, to obtain the jus- tice which under the law they are fill- ly entitled to. • Attention • was drawn by 'ler. rIunt• er .to a clause of the act of 1901. one of several aces framed with the soh purpose of pr4,tecting people who _bor- row small am unts of nioney from out- rageous 'inter st charges.. This clause states that W ere money net exteedjine $200 is borro ed, and interest over:liter per cent. is c arged, and the borrewel can show that he was induced to enter into the cont act by misrepresentatim of conceahne t of the rate of interess to be ohargecl, then the loan may be liquidated by 'the am -sunt actually bor- rowed; togeth r with the legal rate o: Interest—five per cent. This -clause cat be enforced lefore any magistrate justice of the peace, - It .is also rovided la _the same ac! that "the cos of the loan," a phrase which has of en been used in deceptive ways to, the ns.ncial detriment of the borrower, me ns the whele cost, bui does not 1-ncl de actual disbursement: for legal cha ges, such as those of the Registrar of Deelse the Master 01 local Master of T des, Clerk of ths County Court the Sheriff or the Treas- urer of a rniinicpaHty where it is ne- cessary to fie papers, make searches or otherwise, transact business witb the officials imention, for which they are allowed a fee. In some cares, in addition to the 14ga1 charges; varying amounts are chdagee borrowers as the "cost of the, loan,' occasionally as high as $25 having beer so charged on loans of $100. The penaltiles mentioned in the clause quoted are: j. fine of $200 for a firsi conviction, and for substquent convic- tions imprison.ment not exceeding term of twel -e menthe: A WHAT A BLUE BOOK SHOWS. Less • Liquor Was Used in Canade Excise rettiruS jut isFuecl at Ottawa, shov.-:ng the quantity of spirituou.; Ji- _ponsunOd in Canada, accord ran 'snietion to tle temperance ruforme.r taratua the aleit laical year 3.112413e:ea Last Year. ions, valued at $5,947,126, were Onteree for consumption,/as compared with 3,- 481,287 gallons, of the value of $6,656,- 602, in the previous twelve months, be. Ing a .decrease of 368,444 gallons in quantity and $709,476 in value. There is an increasing :foreign de- mand for Canadian spirits, the quanti- ties exported for the last five year: be- ing as follows: ' 1900-1901... 1961-1902... 1902-1903,.. 1903-1904... 1904-1905... .00 .0. iv. ••• a.. Proof garone 148,151 • • 151,799 157,666 180,291 211,525 Tb.ere has been an ancrease in con- zumption of malt liquors. The quantity of malt by pounds given in the returne as consumed in 1905 was 75,50918110 a: against 75,430,347 for the year previous There were 30,330,070 gallons numufati. tured, being an increase of 3,00,4,08! gallons. Votaries of the fragrant weed ehais no signs of diminishing devotion, Lot in the last fiscal year 8,115,904 1-1 pounds of tobacco, 6,7087800 cigarettes and 93,084,295 cigars went up in ernoice Copipared with 1903-04 this is a gair of 401,199 1-2 pounds of tobacco, 4,522,- 309 eiga.rettes, and 5,739,266 eigaren DEAD MINISTER'S SPEECH. Late Mr. Prefontaine 0 tit! ned Hi Plane For Canada'a Participation In tilt!! Defenon of the Seaboard. aCanada's navy, the chief subject al llfe recent dinner of the Canada Club in London, -Eng., received enceuragc- ment from Admiral ;air Archibald Dou- glas,. walle Ron. Raymond Prefentaine revealed the "state secret" that if 11 hadth been for the change of govern- ment the negotiations for the cession ef the marine docks at Halifax and Escjuirnait would have been closed. Sir Archibald—he is the first "Cana- dian Admiral," having been born in Beauport, Quebec—in proposing the toast of the Dominion, said, speaking of our navy: 'The British navy will rejoice to see your navy grow in strength for the de- fence of the., Dominion. I know there is good material in Canada for such a navy." Our Second Duty, The Minister of Marine, responding, said: As regards the navy, We are af: oyet in our Infancy—We are just begin- ning the taSk—and I happen to be _in London as your guest to -night because my Govermnent has thought that we should establish hi Canada a naval 're- serve, or some kind of organization that little by little will eome to form part of the grekat British navy, and be a poweran defending the Empire wher- ever and wheaever the occasian, May arise. We have. an Immense territory— larger than that of -Our neighbors in the United Stat—and our that duiy. as every good Britisher will ,aeknowl- edge, is to develop our cour4ry, and its resources, in order that we rnaY be in a position. to look to our neigh- bors. as. friend, but as independent from them, and not as their tribu- taries. That is our first dir fiity; but there is another duty which de-aoldes upor us, namely, to protect ourselaes in the best possible way with the resourcee at the disposal of our Govermaent Taking Over Dockyards. •I m not betraying any secret when I s.y, what is now known to both poli- tical parties in England, that eiegotia- tiona have been entered- into etwee the Canadian Goreernment and .the rnirtilty as regards a ceseion 41 the important marine -docks at Halifax and EsqUimalt. You are perfectly aware that the British Government haa already decided that garrisoning, as well as all connected with the local or provisional' -protection of the colonies, is, in future, to -be left in the bands 01 the. colonies. The Dominion Govern- ment has taken in hand the question . of the inilitia, and it remain's for the (Department of Marine to take In hand 'the defence of our coast. - The -firs( ,question to be +decided concerned thd docks at Halifax and Esquirnalt, which cost the Imperial Government many 'millions of dollars, and the nucleus of ' the new Canadian navy dependea a •great deal on what the A.drniralty de - aided to de towards Canada' regarding those important clocks. I must say that the negotiations entered into be- tweri the Canadian Government and the Admiralty through Lord Strath- cona, our High Commisisoner in Lon.- -lion, were In such a condition when left Canada, that, Teeny, if I had been authorized by my colleagues in the mina, the matter weiuld have been closed. , Will Do Our Part. Unfortunately -1 say unfortunately without making iany political allusion— there was a cheap of Government— and that is probably why 1 am here to -night. It is very gratifyifig to me as a Canadian to be able to say, that when 1 anl called upon 'Canada as Minister of Marine to present'a report upon my mission in London I shall be able- to acknowledge how nicely, how royally, and how splenaidly 1 have been received at the Admiralty by the auth- orities of the late government, and how well-disposed are the representatives of the new Government stewards Can- ada. (Loud cheers.) If the arrange- aments are carried out as, they are pro- posed, there can be no question as to - the result, and I can tell mai- fellow - citizens In all the other colonies, that, as regards a naval reserve and the or- ganization of the navy, Canada will do its duty to the Empire. (Cheers.) ' As regards the Canadian militia, am not authorized to speak in its name, but those who are acquainted with the progress achieved during recent years in putting it on its proper footing, and under the same conditions as those which the British army enjoys at the present moment, will render ijustice t Canada, and acknowledge that it has fearlessly done its duty towards the Canadian militia. (Cheers.) Mathematical. 'Tea eller---Now, Jane. how many le, 3 iX 1S Jane—Five., 'Isea4ier4No; 3 X o.4 4. .lane—Aw, Wall! 2 X 2 = 4. Joy never feasts so high as when the 'first course is misery.—Simmons. THE. CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Report of the Proceedings OF THE Annual Meeting of Shareholders TUESDAY, 9th JANUARY, 1906. - The thirty-ninth, annual meeting of the Sharehelders of Tho Canadien Banki of Commerce was held in tlee banking -holm 'on Tuesday, 9th Seetutaay, 1905, at . The President, on. Geo. A. Cox, havitgisken-thie elair, Mr F., G. Jeerrnett V;r3.5 appointed to act as Secretary, and Mesrs 0. °map and W. Mowry Alex - seder were appointed scrutineers. The President called upon the Beeret&ey to rood file Ann4m1 Report of -the Directore, as follows: REPORT The Directors beg to present to the Shark,lefalders the thisty-sdniblo AnnnaRe- port, coozAsseaanderiegtthe Liailti eerentdiinges340th Novereberi 1905, together with the nsual n e st I The balan6 , at credit of Profit and Loss Akoount ;woe& fOrWinid front last year, was . 28;12" .Net profits for the year ending 30th Nov -esether, after providing for all .bad and doubtful debts, amounted 4476,187-83 Premium on New Stock Air • 0 4.9 0 47.*:* *.e.r.ismorioemomc #64,996•0; 1 o :Whieh has been appropriated se follows Dividends Nos. 76 and 77, 04,1Seven per me& per ameateeeeeeexee. Written off Bank Premises ....—... . „ . Transferred to PecisiOn Fund (annual eoer4eibution) oeeneee.enootee Transferred to Ret Aecount eeeeef1,01 eeeeeee Balenee carried forward e. it* ft 4.* * IP 000 0 414 4044 0'14 4.1E+010 Oft 58, 7 $1,989,890.02 As is usual, the, entire meets. of -the Bank have be earefsety Ye -value& an all bad and doubtful debts-samply provided for. In aeeordence -with-the decision advised to you. at tee $1,300,000 of new sthelc has feen_issued, end the paid-up eapil stag* at $10,006,000. Your directors are -pleased to be able to report that the weenie* for the year have been the most satisfa.ebery in the hietory of the Bank, amcemting to $1,376,- 167.63., Adding to this the sumo of $564,996, being the premium on the new stock issued, during the year, we have been able, after providing fer the usual dividend, and for the contribution to the Pension Fund, to write sov.,23.-99 Off Bank Prem- ises, and to add $1,000,000 to the Rest. During the yeat the Bank has opened new brareies as follows: In British Columbia—at Penticton Princeton and South Vanoouvern, Alhettar---at shohn, -Friel River, Lettiabridge, Meolersi, Pincher Creek., Vegleville- and Vermil- lion; in Saskatchewan at glinstino, Melfort, Nora BattIeford, Saskatenn,andrYal- lowgrass'an - in Mitoba—sit Brandon and at'Ikniise Bri i 'Winnipeg; in Ontario, sit Cobalt and Port Arthur. Since the eloseof the Bestids year bran&en have beers opened at Fort Rouge (Winnipeg), at Parry Sound, and on Beak street, Ottawa. Arreengemente have been made for opening almost immediately two Additional braneites fn Toronto—one on Yonge street, almost immediately merth. '0f (Nem street, and the other in Parkdale. As you are aware, the provisions of the Bank Ant formerly required that the number of a Bank's Directers should not be less than /Wel and not more tired ten. By an amendment paaed in the last session of Parliament, the limit set to the maximum number has bw.n removed, and you are now free to appointesiy number ,of Director-a:not less than five, which ropy seem to you advisable. it view ' the wide Increase in -bite volume of the Bank's 'nosiness of the wide ex; tent Over which now spretd, and of *ie . -diversity of 'interest; with whieh are tailed upon to deal, your Direebors feel that some enema% het -their 1:111Mbior le desirable, and an amendment to the Byeleigs will be suinnittted far your approval), fixing the num.ber at twelve. speatednTheedDvariurrectongousth:erancitayearveh•eatigoageeinvicealessuraatd:repareciordtmtnentag thofliirthozolveprB. :footionbazvofe been emini tive duties. :Maley and zeal with whiele the offieers of the Bank have *flitted their respee- TOROINITO,i,9th January, 1906. Preeident. GENERAL -STATEMENT . eoih NOVEMBER, Taos '• LIABILITIES Notts of -the Bank in circulation. Deposits not bearing interest ....., ... .$1 e125, 8 Pe"itebeingee interekst• ileinding interestceft ' a- el to da54,947,892.12 • 74,373,49096, thg of the year 1*1 e Bank noW 1 , 4 Balances due to other .Banks in Canada ....: . ... . .. 126,83 9$ Mama; due to other Ban at foreign counieles.4 _ . , . 225,477.P. 2, 0,...... Dividends. unpaid . * • 429,37- Dividend No. 77, payable 1st December, .11 ....... —..... .. — . , . 49,824.61 Capital paid up l i $18,000,00e.00 - Best . . ' . . ' ',.. 4,500,060.00 Balance of Profit and ,Teoss Account carried forward58,871.78.105-s $98,375, ASSETS Coln and Million; -..*..- ...0*.e•1....;.,..,.. 3,09 ,576.89 P7inlun:°t•*......*4,877,539.75$ L260.10.64 Deositwi:r;lion GOvernment for scurity nt lote eireulation 409,000 0t Notes of and Cheques on other Banks 0 . .„ . 3,488,517.07 Balances due by other Banks in Canada....... Balances duk by Agents in Great Britain.. ... ...... —.. . --, ....... 2,485,081.3I Balances due by Agents ol ,the Bank and other Banks in :foreign , 'countries . . e ' , . `. 1,042,220.85. -- a Government Bonds, Municipal and Other Securities .......i. — . .... 5,711,102.77 Call and Short Loans .....—.....—.—.. . —. .. —..—... .,.... 11,252,325.87 " . $32,686,529.37 Other Current Lealle and Discounts..... .4. 64,303,041.40. Overdue Debts (lose fully provided for) IP • . • 101,321 .86 Real Estate (other than Beak Premises) . l• 71,02'l .68 Mortgages- .. „... . *'******51,378 4/ Bank Preiniew . . . ••••••••• ..... • 1,000,090 .00 Other Assets . . . . —..••••••••• . ... •••• 1623305.92 fq B. E. WAL _ General The motion for the adoption of. tb.e report was then put and maned. .- Amendments to the by-laws, raising the number of Dieeettirs from ten so twelve and increseing the remuneration aveorded them, were then. pa -sed, and. the us;uel resolutions expressing the thanks el the shareholders to the President, Wee -President and Direetors• and also to the General Manager, Assistant 9,eneral Manager and other officers of the Bank, were Imanimously carried. 4.0Ked by Mr. James Cratherie Seconded by Senator Jones, That the meeting do now proceed to elect Directors for the corning year. -that for this purpose the ballot box be opened and remain open 1MM-three o'c oeic thieeday, the pool to be dosed, however, whenever five minutes shall have elapeed without a vote being tendered, the result of the eleetfon to be reported by the scrutineers to the General Manager. The meeting then adjourned. The scrutineers subsequently reperted the following Igentlemen to be elected Directors for the ensuing year: HON7GEO. A. OOX, ROBERT ,KILGOUR, W. B. HAMILTON, M. LEGGAT 5,597.62 . .°...W.W•fm1FINNezereim! 3. W. FLAVELLE, A_ KINGMAN, HON. L. MELVIN JONES, FREDERIC NICHOLLS, JAS.CR'ATHERN, H. D. WARREN, JOHN,HOSKIN, K.C,, LL.D., 13. E. WALKER. At a meeting of the.newly-eleeted Board of Direct/D.1,S held subsequently Hon. Geo, A. Cox was re-elected President and Robert Itilgour Vice -President. —A young man named Garnet Clancy, fell down a 50 foot well on his father's farm near Neepawa, Manitoba. He was baling lowered in a bucket when the windlass broke, ! His leg was badly fraotuxed and he sustained injuries which may prove —A bill es to be introdnced in the Manitoba Legisiature to provide' for the inspection by a Government' offioial of all building and loan cone- petnies doing business in the Pro- vinee. insurancie compaies will also prObably come iunder the operatle a thia same law,