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The Huron Expositor, 1918-06-07, Page 1..P ?rent- 1 Y 111111111111111I1tet 9 aka MEG QUALITY STORE • a CAW wft C.alt at the Pattern Coun- ter and get your June Designer MOW a UMW MO - %MI a 1.1M a a 1.0 .••• IMMit a 44. a shopp ing time .17, enthusiasm in t eas anew the El of this business E tr.z. e New ! • .• 4.1.• *Os Wu. _ma ww, a wow New • miner ess Goods!; ominently ature Black White and [any New Color Ones. g- is believing'that is a collection of Ct Choice. Goods Plenty. Black for women who like L who like nothing better for Aly stuffs, walleye New Dress guarantee to possess u -fading the season and all the new fin - pads, Suitings and Ireatest Favor rig you the snappiest, most 1113 - We'll introduce you to the lat.. nd fancy—and you will like the ashionable things that will ap- want you to see and know for lee on request for same. 'I yard, including Silk, Cotton k ght silk with a delightful fin - Suits, Dresses and Waists. ie higher priced lines. -In both natural shade and in Coats, Middies and Children's 1.50 a yard. !ins that come a yard wide in n quality and weight suitable a yard. Other excellent val.' he popular shades are well re- ; weave, being a pure silk with, allerevei worn. It is leorgelY‘ ts. Prices range from *1.50 durablf wash silk is stocked E'ur4-lades. Prices range Vitt A—Every woman knows far Dreaeee and Suits. We eeecial line we have in wide price into- consideration, is RONT RATTC INF:ITCTION °FAH 1 'OR WARM WATR - - War WNW War WOW war IOW a Mei 2111•1 Mit a itt eine HMI 411.=.• a Me& SIM MOW MEV Intai NEM 16.0 WWI ANY IMF S ww waa • ; on. psi a a a a, WNW a a waar aarr a alma OW • ,• ral mum VOW -SECOND YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER 2634 0 t tt. UT E are showi▪ ng some very fine coats at very attrac- *,*. TV tive. prices for this week and next week. - Fine, Black Serges and Silks, Fine . Coats in Green, Tan, Q et Navy, Blue and Lightweight. Tweeds. Price.... . . .... ........... 1 a 1 0 tO $25 Greig Clothing Co'y Second to JVorte " r a4wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww../wwc,04 To WAIT until a later date to buy a Suit. of Clothes is' BAD Business on Your Part. • Continuous advancing prices' in all materials is forcing the cost prig of a suit to fully double the former price, and every month's delay means greater cost to the buyer.. We; offer hundreds of suit to choose from and by making a choice now means aEsaving of from $51t° $10,0min: on every ,. suit chosen. This, is a fact worthy ot the consid- eration of every man and boy who will nee& more clothes Within the next year or two. • Ladies' Coats Greig Clothing Co sg &FORTH 44,0440.4,c4c44046464:>•oao***000•o4krsoioo•o•ofaeocoa • 0 • 0 • 0 4 111111111111111Iiiii some of Our Specialties This Week are Screen Doors indoor Screens Hammocks (.1 and Coal Oil Stoves The Big Haraware. Store H. Edge * Seafortli anomair SEAFORTE, F HOW AUT ALIA ANSWERED jority of the Senate, c using a dead - E CAL , lock between the two houses. How ever, if, coalition two f rmed. between toren y R. ugh Kn ett the best of the L'ir,. bevy and 13elgiurn ;the Liberals, called- th National par- ofty and this parter' ' led to the Imo- , ours of the aliaTi Prime pie for suppott, ow th grotmds that the British Australia was pedgeet send the hilt in Australia 41 11 the equip- man and the last shill ng if need he. Ilin Opera,tor or a Y Though Australialia done more dedeion had f the world than eny oth.er count even then we man or boy with Within y -four knowledge 'of th invasio by , GerMany t e Aust Prime Mi ffering Minister fir c bled to, ped and rain troops for, service in n art that was desir . This the unanimous uppert Australian nation; not, to fight 'anybody, not eve sire -to help Efigland r fight for rage for over France. But inatinctively we felt that is, and it was already France was fi. tilting our ese women to battle. ment pledged In our isolati n in the Sputh Seas the last man. ed to oingl pretty y in all these ased, thout much! years that there have ot been hun- elings o tither peo- dreds of Austreliate. wi es made wid- ud arro ante of our ows, not a week' a I these three we had insulted an- years that there lime not been more I ally of our Empire, tt. should ask ourselnes• hat more can f the whole t we wanted we do, whereas we ha e not done as much as Great Bnitiitin Canada!' Women have had s twenty years in Allfitra asking a lot to call on t return to -power a, Govei. to seed ffoni the couri There has not been, a d did we de - or more than we had much as regard to pies. In young ma other nati en u we pl the f he pr hood, n, the and refused to allow them ,to land on our soil because of the eller' of their skin. We had slapped m the face the subject princes of British bolting, hanging, and barring our door in their faces, for they were not white. We had so ed in suPtetne confi- dence, knowing that there' was no possibility of rnir being able to de- fend ourselves di these Myriad hosts of colored ders plan that our world res right to please, so ong asthey do not menace people. e knew that Germany had d that here was a nation lgium and attacked France, that' cardinal principle of ; al faith, and no small na- and it we degrading ore at stake this con- we;d to lie snug *lithe shadow t navy of our Motherland. the opportunity to prove worthy of our blood and Ir own defense. re some other motives that heart of the young men d whe we flocked to the e tha three years ago, felt hat big things were , and `Australia ought to ry was. being made and Australia had, nce to be put ,on the up ta us to put her. sen asked in this ha belonged to the d also told that I English for an Aus- thought I that it chance to see the ant expense, a Sort lir. We did not ex - and none of us had ainst the German _ than a full page eif ea papers. Every-Wata, 141 try, if she has not see her next of kin 'there, name of -some one now women form t voters. Yet the National Pt seat in every State in: t two-thirds oftheseats Representatives. No G eernrnent has Ines in our in our coun- the name of I Expositor has seen the cie e uca- tion t� learn to op- erate Linotype Ma- chine. Steady Employment Good Wages Apply at Office - Seaforth ows, and just ee m iority df the y won every e Senate, and the. House of peoples that he on our bor- ever had such a ntajorit to at aek us, .but we felt. 'try before. ; mpir and the civilized It" is verY easy to. ized that all Peoples have the matting of shed I • . govern themselves as they scription in 'Australia several things that 'explain why thous- ands voted against it . There was, first of all, the feeling that enough men were volunteering rd it is cer- • taM that if _Nei's& conscription from the beginning_ we; mid not, have' sent more men, for need is 'have come in as fast as theirea ipment was" ready for them. Many people . also thought that the soldie who bad en- listed would net fight" a ongside con- scripts, and this was s ported . by numbers of letters from t e troops in France and Egyptbl s ed in the papers.. Among so '0 the despic- able methods adopt -ed by the I.W.W.'s . IF andanti-conseriptionistn as the -send- ing of aephotograph of a grave "some- where in France' to ever mother' who had a son fighting- dyer there. This was done, the night bfo the voting, and no doubt many 40 ars hesitated" to vote that their .1. aining sons, should be forced tofi o it in favor of forcing the sons of other women to go. any other When invaded B we, realize -ehallengin our' politic tion had flint' than, our manho of the gre Now was ourselves fight ino There w stirred th o foum our la colorso Some of uJ being don be there.," I Hist on a la* scale not had m ch ch: map, and jt was there. (I have country if IAustr United S tes, a speak pret y good tralian!) Others would be good world 'at ove of cheap C k's t pect a lou war, any bitter ess a peole or s ldiers. Since th se da. s .we have paid a very heay, price Ito "make the world safe for.. democracy. For though we have. given only ten per cent. of our population, plo country could .so ill spare its youngl men from the work of productiOn. Nver a land so starv- ed for men -and w have given almost half a mil ion ou of a total popula- tion of les tha4 five million. We have still ur pioneering to do—the back -block to open up—and we shall feel very .b tterly he loss of the sixty thousand ho have gone forever. These you g ; men,' the future fathers of our race, how shall - we replace them? - Hew we hunger 'for people, • this . land of la er area , than the United States, with about: the popula- tion of Ne York City! The Au ralian armies have been raised enti ely. by the voluntary sys- tem; and t e burden has fallen uneq- ually over the co tinertt. The coun- try distric have given more than their share as us 1, the majority of slackers a in the large ctties. A- mong the ost reMarkable-Sights our island co . nent has witnessed were hvhat are a lied the "snoWball mar- ches." A -:y somewhere hi the nev- er-never" a group of young Men would start to w lk toitreh heseohaesd cities to enlist, ga g ev- ery town, t rough 'which t bodes pianssed until th ' would arrive iji Sydney orrettIleg. lhe ea,,co pany o battalion st ngaroos, one of these bodi s, ins iarched about five hundred tui es; like distances were covered by the " allabys" and the "Wallaroos. Aft4r a while the Gov- ernment sa up an4 took nate, and ar- • ranged to . ive tr ining in discipline to these mdies 'oi the march, and they were rganizd into district un-, its. Some fi these country districts have been entir'lr drained of their .young men. With n fifty miles of my home town there s not a man under fifty years •f age. r know a family in which th fathe and five sons have all been ki led. a hen recruiting in Victoria a ew w eks 'ago, a young lad (ninete n yea of age) enlisted, and his mo er ca e to me and said: t "His father and o broth rs were killed at Ga'lipoli, is other rother is in Faance; e is a 1 I have left, 'but, had I as m ny mo e, you could have them all!" There are hundreds , of thousands o acres .f wheat that can't be harvest • —ther is nb labor; there are no men to do t. , • But there is no t ought in Australia of easing up in our contribution to the cause. No lore t an in Great Bri- tain are w holdi g back to allow America to do her bit. There is no question th t the t 11 in death a from the British mpir , even in, the last year of war will e more than from America. on't Work"- organization eared in Australia, and he failure of the refer- onscription into showing ntry was willingto slow in patriotism, they fore - 1 election, sayg that d dope enough, as much 11 con try could be ex - The won or a ma - 4 The "I recently ap misreading endum for that the co down a littl ed iu, gener Australia as any. sm pected to d I in or coun- isunderstand 'lure of con-' There were. When it became that the sol- diers themselves had vo d in favor of conscription,, there w completeare- versal; of public opinion, .and theta is nq doubt that thafitotipen,t were again to submit the lean it would be carried .by a large majo: ty. This is shown by the fact th t candidates who came out openly in favor of con- scription were saccessf I in elect9-, ates where the majority had voted a- gainst it in the reteren um. . • There is n� doubt that the real feel- ing of the ,Australian eople *that it would be better that e should per- ish as a nation than free at the cost of an Englishma 's blood, • a Frenchman's blood, or t e blood of the sons of any other peopl a ut their own. We are fighting for o selves, in our own defence, for eve Australian has enough intelligence • know that it is in France that Austr lian.home de- fence is be g -secure If the day is not ours here, wha can protect us ,out yonder? If Ge my is not destroyed now, it will o ly be a mat- ter of time before -we hall be help- less under _her iron ha d in. our o'cil land. This .Was.brought ho e to me very clearly, one day last yea in France. I was talking to a little rench girl in the town of Estaires, he was a- typ- ical. French miss—daint , petite, re- fined, vivacious; her fat er was one of the Town Councillors --a girl as well brought up and shelte ed as any in this, land; she Lad been educated in a conveat, with its atmos here of gen- tlenestra and modesty. ell, I shall never forget how this lit e girl charm. - ed into a fury before in eyes as some German, prisoners were ed past. Her _eyes blazed, her face like paper, nd it was as if she he a dagger in her hand. She said; "0 , how I could kill them!" Tell me, in n of America, what was it that would o change such a girl—a girl to whom a efore the war the very sight of bhp a was abhor- rent, who would almost etint at a cut finger—make her want to slay with her own hands ? to I ,you. That girl had seen' things no girl ought to be permitted to' -see w ile there are men on the arth. She turned to me with tears in her eyes, ashamed that her feelings ad betrays her, and she said, "Oh, h w good of you Austral- ians to cornover her to fight for us!" I turne to her a- d had to say the truth: Miselle, we did not come here to fight for yon at all; we came to fight for IU own ,w.men folk, for we know th t, though t ou live next door to them filthy bea ts, we live in the same s eet, and A ter they had dealt with ye u it woul • be our turn and the turn of our wo en folk if we' did not corn and ugh: -the fight of Auseralia'S ome "defe se. here on your soil." And it is or America); home def ens that you are fighting, or you are n t wanted i • this fight at all. Germs y can and ould be beat- en without erica's h 1p, and I say to you, "H , hurry, lest this war end without you." There was a moveme t recently in Australia to give the in who had had over three years' tante service a six months' furlough/ It, ae thought that these men—all the were left- of the original oontingen- must be war weary, that their nery s needed this rest. Men from Great Britain and Canada can get home an leave now and then, but Australia is too far a- way, and these men aave not seen their home folk for ove three years. Well, they refused to leave. While cwwwwwwwc•cwwwwwwwwwwat they are able to fight no one else shall fight for their mothers, sisters, sweet- hearts, or wives. These boys weeei the same that were the last to leave the front-line trenches at Anzac on the evacuation from Galli- poli. They were what were left there of the !men who had made that glorious landing, and they re- quested the place of greatest danger —the post of -honor-eaud it eatild not be refused them,. This evacuation 'was in direct eon- tiest to the landirig, hut not less un- ique in the annals of military history. Whereas in the landing these Austral- ians displayed impetuosity, dash, der- serker rage, individual initiative, fleece hand-to-hand fighting (every man his own general), for which we would have to go `to mediaeval history to parallel; in the evacuation they dis- played the exactly opposite qualities of coolness, co-ordination, silence, obedience, imagination; an example of discipline—a body, of nieh acting a a unit, in perfect response to a sin le vvill—such as has been excelled by no troops in the world. These opposing qualities rwere re- quired by the different circumstances of each exploit, and in neither case would anything else have been suc- cessful. The men who took part in that land- ing have never ceased to wonder how it was accomplished. 'those beaches were mined, were strewn with barb - wire out, into deep Mater (sethick that it 'could not be Cut -with pliers, and in the end was towed out to tse- by des- troyers), were swept by machine gun anderifie fire, held by an intrenched enemy superior in numbers and arma- ment. Two-thirds of the landing force was killed in the boats before they touched the beach, but the rem Ming men not only landed in that hil of lead' and drove the Turks out of their first intrenchments, but scaled cliffs hundreds of feet high and went miles inland the first day, digging in three miles. inland. During six months that little - force of 'amateur soldiers from Australia and Ne Zealand hung to that, strip of Ian y the skin ,of the teeth, al- ways against a_force superior in num- bers, ha ing more machine guns and artille with their base behind their backs (the city with the gree t re- sources of any in the East only a few hours away) always with an army hi reserve on the Asiatic share five times as large as the British 4. xr0itionary Force. -Of course the Anzacs (Aus- tralian -New Zealand Army Corp4) did not make up one-half the forces on the peninsula, and there were no troops superior to the Twenty-ninth British Division that landed at 'Cape Belles, or the l'rench colonial troops that landed on the Asiatic shore. All the stores for the British troops - had to be ' brought from Egypt; the immediate base at Lemnos would not have supported a single ship; 'the {navy was "father and mother to us;" every drop of water, every' ounce of food, every cartridge, 'every splinteretf fire- wood, had to be brought by theenavy. ,Well, when it was found that the force wale not large enough to accom- plish the final purpose of holding the narrows to allow the navy to get througle, 'we had to evacuate innnedi- ately, as on those beaches there is no 'landing for boats during the winter gales and we could not have existed a single day without landing of stores. So the eyacuation was set about, and a great game of bluff it was. ' Right up to the last day troops were landed every day, A' thousand say, would he taken away at night,thee five hundred would be landed in daylight It must have looked to the Turkish airplanes as if we were making aresh ;, landing; stores were taken awa by night and the empty boxes piled on the beach during the day—it idoked as if we were laying in for the winter. Of the many clever things invented on the peninsula one of the cutest was's device - whereby rifles were actually being fired in the, front line trenches after ever tr man had ,.left. The Turks were absolutely bluffed. When, the stores left behind were fired 'they thought their shells had done it, and completed the work of destruction by_ bombarding them, very heavily, , so that they got practically no 1oot1 About the last to leave the actual beach at Anzac was a hospital (medical officers, padre, and order It was intended that they should for what wounded there were an taken_ over by the Turks. of 'sympathy was wasted on them', for they cattle off on the last boats, as there were no wounded at all. I have heard in this country that if we hate held. on a few hours longer we could have taken the Turks'. tiosi- tion, as they were out of annetani- unit, lies) care d be lot tion. at a pity there was not an America there to tell us at the time! Of cour it is just Genii -an propa- ganda; tie absurdity of it can be at • tohnecreesewaen .whenaKptit isrememberedtfeemeteernrybe-rein, g.rait- stantinopl turning out more per day than was being Used. We Au tralians, in the freest land on eertle reach acreestthe , Great, Oc- ean of Pe e (Pacific) to our cousins in this -grat democracy, clasping your hands in ongratulation that at last you have oined in this great fight for world freedom, and none will re- joice mor than. we .Australians that when the great day of peace comes America 11 stand with uplifted head amon the free people i who have American 'hefty American blood has been shed. or liberty, and that for NO MOR IMPORTED LUXURIES. IfeLRAN, BROIL, Publiabent UN a Year In Advance Smith LattaeLieut-Col. Lionel Page - Distinguished Service Order:—Brig. H. Thacker, Lt. -W. G. Boyce, Lt. - Co,, F. Cole,Lt.-Col., A. Cutaiffe, L. -C. Dthaaldson. L. -C. A. Earchinan L. -C. Edgsett, Rev, French, L'ag A. Gulday, L. -C. E. Githriore, L. -C. Greer, L. -C. 3. 'Bunn, LI -C. C. Her - bottle, L. -C. 3. Hayes,L.-C. W. Hurd - man, L. -C. D. Kappele, L. -C., W. - Kingsmill; L.C. t Leonard, L.C. L. Nelles L. C. 3. Penhale, Lag J. Pier- cy, J. Stewart, L. -C. Thompson, La -C. H. Walker, Maj. J. Bull, Maj. G: Cameron, Ma) W. Chindler, Maj. A. °hate% Maj.. E., Cleary, Maj. C. Craig, Maj. A. Duguid, Maj. D. Flint, Maj. N.. Gentles, Maj. G. Gibson, Maj. H. Heasley, Maj. D. Hillman, Maj.. A. Humphrey, Maj. G. Leighton, Maj.' T. Lomer, Maj. Mackay, 34ai- - Mackenzie,' Maj. Neil Maclean, Maj. W. Maxfield, Maj, L. Miller, Maj, A. Moody, Maj. William Neilson, Maj. A. Patterson, Maj Henry Pengea Maj. N. Perry, Maj. Wm. Peterson, Maj. T. Raddall, Maj. W. Rhoades, Maj, N. Robertson, Maj. Cecil Russell, Maj. J. Semmes, Mitj. W. Sharpe, Maj. G. Shearer, Maj. L- Taylor, Maj. A. Walker, Maj. D. White, Maj. E. cox. Sporting dry, -toilet vegetables the scope o ed to reser The order - goods en ony on lice of Customs the war t list of arti in war. tim mg goods, ure 'boats, guns and ri for; game skates of and -other purposes, a / Among f shelled 'and nuts; shell shelled peari other unshel ; Mentione ties, goose ries, straw tants and In green quinces, apri Further' plantains, Wes. In the ye and fresh Candied p nuts ate ei breadee ealte taming 'suga tard and jell juices. t Automobil upwards, f.o b., at place of rnanufact- t, gods, works of art, jew- preparations and certain and fruits all come within the order -in -council pass- ct the importation of lux - it -council prevides that the crated may be impo set issued by the Min. er on the recommendation of de, beard. It cites a long les quoted as nonessential . Among them, iirsport- re: billiard tables, pleas- kiffs and canoes, sporting es and ammunition there- ags and cartridge belts, I kinds, pistols, revolvers rearms except for war d fishing rods. its are included: almonds, nshelled; unshelled Brazil and unshelled pecans, ts, unshelled walnuts and ed nuts. in the list are blackber- erries, raspberries, cher- rnes, cranberries, cur - apes, fruits, paaehese plume, ots, pears and nectarines, entioned are; mangoes, megranates and pineap- tables are sugar beets • (does. ' II Is candied fruits and eluded.' with sweetened, pies and puddings eon- ; flavoring extracts; cus- ' powders, lime and fruit valued at $1200 and. ure . Paintings, and Prints. .Perfenn hair, mouth cept as spec 1VIanufactu electroplate Manufact A further the,exportati lion except Minister of tion it will be days of the pah:repatogrraapthi sons, oleo:orrapthilse, ✓ skin when imported ex- fied. , es of gold and silver, enrsdde.orl3f-teinmr-Claiornubgniec.il.' prohibits n of gold,and silver but- nder license from the Mance. In this connec- recalled that in the early ar the Government took Steps to conserve the gold resourcei ion. This was then ac - setting aside for the ar the provisions of the which all Dominion of the Domi 0 complished b period of the Currency Act notes are red erred in gold. A furth- er step in the conservation of gold resources is naw taken by prohibiting, except under license, the exportation of gold coin, -old bullion and fine gold bars. MORE TIT ES FOR CANADA The follo-wi g King's Birthday hon- ors. conferred on Canadians, have been announce by the Colonial Office: Knights of he' Grand Cross of St. Michael and t. George:—Sir George E. Foster, Can dian Minister of Trade and Connnere Sir Owen Phillips. Knights Co ander§ of St. Michael and St Georg :—Hon. George Richard Stuart Lake, ieutenant-Goveritor of • Saskatchewan Hon. John Douglas Hazen, Chief Justice of New Bruns- wick, Companions of St Miehael and St George:—Aus in Ernest Blount, clerk to the- Caned an Senate, fornfer pri- vate secret to Sir Robert Borden. John William Borden, Accountant and [Paymaster of the General -Militia De- partment, an brother of Sir Robert Borden. • Knight Raca elor:—Hon. Hormisdas Laporte, Cha man of the War Pur- chasing. Co • Knight Co General Hen Companion Francis Kent of the Canadi Frederick J Minister of Knight Co Order: Lieut, ington, form cal officer to Distinguis Bert S. Wem Announce of appointm British Emp been defer? Companio Huntley, Ke Rennie, Bri Colonel Arth eels), Briga gadier Viet° Companio George: Li Kennedy., Li ission. ander of Bath—Major Edward Brstall. Imperial Service Order: Bennets, Assistant Clerk 11 Privy Council; Ernest rvis. Assistant Deputy ilitia. mander Royal Victorian Col. Sir Edward Worth- ry of Toronto and medi- the Duke of Connaught. ed Flying Cross; Capt. . Toronto. ent is made that the list nts for the Order of the re for the Dominion has till September. s of Bth: Brigadier hen, Brigadier Robert adier Frederick Loomis, r Edward Ross (Medi-- ier James Elmaley, Bri- Odium. ' of St. Michael and St. ut-Col. William Clarke ut-Col. Arthur Henry Bell; Lieut -Col. Charles Edward Bent, Lieut.- Col., James Sutherland Brown; Lieu .-Col., Raymond Brutinel, Col John unroe Elder, Lieut -Col. William W ring Gibson, Brigadier William Bir 'ball King, Lieut. -Col. McCue*, Hon. Angus L Arthur Evans Sinall, ndrew Lorne Hamilton, ornas Louie Treinblay. inguislied Service Order: ameron , Edwards, Bri- rd LioutaCol. idy, Lieut -Col. William George Eric McDonnell, Lieut -Col. Lieut. -W. T Bar to Dis Lieut. -Col. gadier Edw James Kir Notes.--;ev'.STAA. PJF. ALove is attending Conference at Walkerville.—Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson are preparing to move to their new home in Mit- chella-The regular meeting tef the Ladies' Aid will be held at the home of Mrs. T. Pinder on Wednesday next. A full attendance is requested.—Mr. Henry Dalton and.daughter, Mrs. Harcey Bower, of Kingston, are at present visiting at the homes of Mrs. Hotharei and Messrs. Jeffrey and Me- Vey.—The Women's Missionary So- ciety of the Methodist church, Staffs, circuit, held their annual meeting at the home of Mrs. F. D: Hutchinson. After the election of officers, a pleas- ant feature- of .the occasion was the presentation of tiro life membership certificates, equal in value to $25 each, to two -of the members who are leav- ing the community; A kindly worded address, read he Mrs. F. D. Hutchin- son, expressing regret at the depart- ure of Mrs. John ell, the treasurer, and her daughter, Mtn. A.- McDonald: Secretary. The certificates were pre- sented by Mrs. Samuel Webb Mrs, Fell, as a narting gift to the society., donated 320 for which they are ex- tremely grateful. An address to Mrs. It D. Hutchinson was then, read by rs. A. •Sinale. j'he former, was a barter member and correaponding secretary since its inception sixteen years ago A certificate was also pre- sented to Mrs, Hutchinson by Mrs. Smale. Suitable replitti tit jttittitUdt• were expressed by the recitoents, and the extreme kindliness of the neigh- borhood coininented: OM after which, the meeting closed by singing "Blest - be the Tie that Binda". A pleasant half hour was spent at the tea table, ample provisions of, hot tea, biscuits, maple syrun and cake being_ provided. by the ladies. CROMARTX School. Report. —The following_ is the report of the school for May: Those marked with an asterisk have been absent for one or more days due- ing the month of May: Jr. IV—Janet Ballarayne, Gordon Hoggarth, Angue McKaig, Ralph Spears, Roy McLaren, Evelyn Miller, *Violet Austin, *Norma Wilson. Jr. III—Jim Ritchie, Vera Leary, Jobe McConnell, Edgar Run- dle, Oraal McLaren, Howard Leary, Ernest *.11en, trim McLaren, Annie SPeare, Anna MeLaren, Douglas Austin. First — Hilda Robins, Ada Ritchie, Gladys Houghton, Rose Me - Connell, Ruby WLaren, Chri:stina MelCaig, Mary Allen, Filmer Chappel, Roy Norris, Mabel Austin. Sr. Prim- er—Willie Robins Hervey Authe, Winona Norris. jr, Primer—Victor' Dinnin, Gracte McLachlan, Jean Mc- Laren, Archie Hoggarth, Karl Walk- er. Notes.—Mrs. James Moore of Ste Marys, is a visitor at the home of Mrs. Donald Park at preeent-e-Mrs. John Gillespie of Seaforth, has re- turned home after spending a couple of weeks with her sister, NTS, Currie John otherfriendsfarinend dsfa.m—iMlyrf and eMrfiek were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norris one diy recently. —jOEr Thomas Scott spent the. week d with relatives in SeaforthJean McConnell who is taking her Ifigh School Entrance by working on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Burns, Dublin, spent Sunday at home. Also Lila and Roy McCulloch who dre spending three months on the farm of Mrs. Woods. near Mitchell, spent Sunday at their home —A very rare occurence happened on the farm of Mr. Duncan McKellar, when one of his ewes gave birth to four lambs.—Considerable e- citement has been aroused in this vi- cinity by the appearance of several strange men who say they are leaking for work. The last one on Saturday evening seemed to arouse extra sus- picion and was taken to Mitchell and odged in the lockup until some rex,- ainty of his honesty of purpose is eertified.—There was a successful meeting on Friday evening last at which arrangements were made for he coming Dominion Day Picnic of 'he Cromarty Sunday School to be held as usual on the mountain grove. i—Mrs. Gregg of Moose Jaw is visit - ng at the home of her mother, Mr. A, Stewart. 'Mrs. Grigg was attend- ing a Convention in Detroit and is returning to her own home.. --Miss M. Reggarth of London Conservatory of lusic is spending her holidays at her ome here.—A large audience was resent at the patriotic concert given in the church An orchestra organiz- d by Miss Currie, consisting of ten violins and - a &met added much to the Pleasure of the event The ad- dress of Rev., 1). Ritchie and the talk by Mrs. Ritchie were well received, as 'were also the solos by Mr. W44 Chester and Miss R. Bruce.