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The Exeter Times, 1923-10-11, Page 2EABINC HOME BANK OFFICIALS PLACED UNDER kEST Report of Curator A, B. Baker Shows the Failure to be an Extremely Bad One --Charges Under Bank Act. ' Ten arrests represent the results of 'the Ontario Coveenment'a aetion upon he anxiously awaited report of Cur- ator A. B. Barker, of the Home Bank, -which was made public last week. The fact disclosed was one ef a bad failure, To meet deposits and other liabilities totalling $15,581,552, there was declared to be available only $2,-. 687,625 of quiek assets, and "special" assets nominally worth $9,229,997. The prospect held out by the Curator Was one of lengthy liquidation and he further stated that the heped-for ar- rangenient by which an immediate di- vidend of 25 per cent. was to become possible had not yet been effected. , As a. result then of a spectacularly t rapid round -up hy the Provincial po- lice, the fallowing were placed in cuS-- tody: President H, J. Daly; Vice- Presideat R. P. Gough; Directors C. A. Barnard, K,C,, J. F. M. Stewart, Lieut. -Col. Clarence F, Smith, S. Casey Wood and P. J. B. Russill; Chief Accountant 0, G. Smith; Audi -i tor Sydney H. ,Iones. The general; manager at the time of the bank's suspension, Mr. A. E. Calvert, was out', of tewn; but was placed in custody when he arrived ba,ck. The charges upon whielt the group are held are three, all laid under the Bank Act, vis. .Against Messrs. Daly, Gough, Cal- vert and 0. G, Smith it is charged that they did "negligently sign a false or deceptive statement respecting the re- turns of the bank." Against Messrs. Barnard, Stewart, Russia', Col. C. F, Smith and Wood it is charged that they did "negligent- ly approve or concur in a false or de- ceptive statement respecting the re- turns of the bank." Against Mr. Jones, the auditor, it is charged that he did "negligently prepare a false or deceptive statement 1 respecting the returns of the bank," BRAIN PIERCED Y SHA P WIRE 1Toronto Lad Instantly Killed While Playing With Companions. A despatch from Toronto says: - Twelve -year-old Alonzo IL Verrain, 212 Pearson Avenue, was ahnost in- stantly killed when a length of fine galvanized wire in the hands of Jo- seph F. Harris, aged 12, of the Car- pathia Apts., 81 Wilson Avenue, en- tered the back of his neck and pierced iapwards into his brain. The anfortun- ate lad was discovered last his father, who pulled out the wire, then called for a doctor. The lad's body was re- moved to the Morgue, where an in- quest was held by Coroner McConnell. Questioned by Sergt. of Detectives Mithhell in Cowan Avenue Station after the tragedy, the Harris and Sin- clair lads told their stories. Sinclair's tale was corroborative of that told by Harris, who stated that he and SM- alair were playing soldiers in the side entrance of 213 Pearson Avenue when young Verrian joined them. Harris and Sinclair each had a piece of wire, with which they were fencing. Ver- rian asked Harris for the loan of his wire for a while, and when Harris refused this, Verrian struck him on the elbow. Whereat Harris gave chase, to Verrianezt the same time, in play, thrusting forward the piece of wire. The sharp instrument penetrated the la 3d: neck, and, piercing the brain, eausedhim to fall forward on his face. Meanwhile, the McGrath and Roden boys had been playing in the backyard of the Verrian home. Hear- ing a scream from Verrian they ran out to see what could be amiss and were just in time to see the Sinclair lad and Harris leaving the side en- trance and Verrian lying on the ground with the wire sticking out at th back of his neck. The lad's father w informed and he at once repaired tohe side entrance, where he found his son. The father pulled out the wire, meanwhile calling to the lad to speak; then, as the boy remained silent, he carried him to- his home, then called the doctor. But the bay was dead. CATTLE FROM CANADA ARRIVING TOO SLOWLY Scottish Meat Traders Com- plain Greater Numbers Were Promised. NO BAD BLOCKADE AT HEAD OF LAKES GoN'Ternment Has Grain Move- ment Well in Hand, Says D'Arcy Scott. A despatch from Ottawa says:- D'Arcy Scott, chief counsel • of the Royal Grain Enquiry Commission, has returned from Winnipeg. Mr. Scott says that the grain is now freely mov- ing to the head of the lakes. About two thousand cars are inspected daily at Winnipeg. There are no indications of any serious blockade at Fort Wil- liam, and Mr. Scott is satisfied that the Government, through the Board of Grain Commissioners, has the matter well in hand. THIEF AIMS TO STEAL FOUR DEADLY COBRAS Attempt to Burglarize Reptile House in Bronx Park, New York. A despatch' from New York says Dr, William P. Hogna.day, Director of the Zoological Gardeas in the Bronx, declares that he would give a great deal, to know what possessed the man who tided vainly to steal four deadly cobras from the east wing of the rep- tile house. Dr. Hornaday termed it Bronx Park's hackieet failure. The Direcbar explained that the fone reptiles on which the visitor ap- parently had designs, two common heoded and two spectacle cobras, were healthy specifnens of the dreaded In- dian variety -which annually took a death toll of probably 18,000 lives in the land of eandalwoed and temple ' • When head keeper John T. Toomey opened up he found in the rear of/the cage of the cobras various tools, saw- dust, splinters, burnt match ends, etc. This led to discovery that a hale had been bored in the tin -lined wooden door in the brick wall which attend- ants used. Investigation revealed that the mar- auder had attempted to cut thrisugh the plate glass. A despatch from London says :-A complaint that Canadian cattle were not coming forward in sufficient num- bers was made at the annual meeting of the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders' Association in Glasgow. Mr. Welch, president of the Glasgow Fleshers Society,. said that that body had helped to secure the removal of the embargo and the promise was then made that the price of beef to the public would be reduced. That the promise had not been fulfilled:was not the fault of the meat traders because cattle had not come from Canada in the numbers expected or promised. He denied that Glasgow meatretailers were charging higher prices than those quoted in other centres. Governor J. C. Walton • Governor of the State of Oklahoma, who placed that state 'under martial law, to prevent the legislature meet- ing without his consent. BATTLE IN PRISON ENDS IN SLAUGHTER Hail of Bullets Poured Into Convicts' Refuge. TURKISH REPUBLIC TO HAVE P ESIDENT The Constitution Provides for Five-year t erm for Head of State. A despatch from Eddyville, Ky., says :-Rifies and machine guns, which had been pouring a hail of bullets into the mess hall of the State Peniten- tiary here, where three convicts have been barricaded since a dash for lib- erty in which three guards were killed, were silenced soon after dark when besiegers who ventured from cover were not fired upon by the tenants of the improvised fortress. Opinion was that the desperadoes were dead or des- perately wounded. In view, however, of the possibility that the convicts withheld their firetto conserve a small stock of ammunition for a last des- perate stand when the attackers should enter the building, it was determined to maintain a guard about the place and await daylight for further action'. LIST OF IMPORTANT LOSSES SUSTAINED Y THE HOE BANK Many of Large Advances of Doubtful Value and Others May Take Years to Realize Upon. • The . following are • the important losses sustained by the Home Bank as given in the report o -f the curator, • Mr, A. R. Barker. ' The King Shoe Company and Can - The False Creek Timber Co., Van- couver, 13.0., $126,394. No recovery can be expected. ' The County 'Investment Co., Ltd., $787,887. The value of the bonds and atiian Shoes, Ltd., $517,558. Advances shares will be entirely dependent upon of $577,558 were Inside, and it ia esti- the succese -whirl) may be met in real - mated that only $60,000 will be ization of the assets over an extended covered. period. British Dominion Holding and In. Advances in loans to Toronto brok- vestment Corporation, Ltd.,Montreal, 'era egainet the security of South Afri- $1.409,845. The definite value of the can War Veteran& scrip, $250,347. securitiea must be determined with .A.dvances to the estate ef Vae late realizatioa. The debt is guaranteed Briga,diera,Gen6ral, Mason and. leans by Mr, C. A. Barnard, Montreal, one to the late Colonel J. 0. Mason, $97, af the, 1-/etee Beals directors. 214. . Matufacturers' Holding and Invest - Loans to the Araprior Cabinet Co., inent -Co., Ltd., $661,228. The bank Ltd., $120,410. This will be a total has collateral notes as security f.or $165,821, and the guarantee of Mt.13. loss imlesa Mt, H., J. Daly inakea goad tiarattee to the extent Of $48i000.j. Daly for $95,000, 1 A despatch from Constantinople says :-The new Turkish Constitution will provide that Turkey be a Repub- lic, with a President elected for a per- iod of four or five years. The National Assembly will have legislative power only, the executive power being entrusted to a Cabinet responsible to the Assembly. A Council of State' will fulfill the function usually cared for by a Par- liamentary upper House. The mem- bers of this Council will be appointed. t Saw Floods. of Burning 011 The .first survivor of the japaneae. earthquake to pass through. Canada en route to his home in England was Major M. 13. G. Braekley, of thetiapan- testa Naval .Air Service. He walked , FRANCE TO OCCUPY RHINELAND • IF MON • MY IS RESTORED If ationalists Seize Power and' Concentrate, French Will Push Forward Troops and Take Over Strategic Pox nts. A despatch from Paris says: -- France does net, intend to intervene in Germany, regardless of what, situation develops, Qua' d'Arey has armounced. Although Paris and London are close communication, folio -wing care- fully the situation in Germany, there Is no desire by either Great Britain or France to interfere in Germany's do- meatic problems. In case of restoration of the Ho- henzollerns, or any other Monarchy, a eontinued violation of the Treaty of Versailles, France will maintain thel„ occupation of the Rh r ,aad Rhineland. This pressure eventually eyill force Getmany to execute the tr'eaty. from Tokio to Yokohama over debris' and dead bodies and saw the oil tank explosions. He reports that the Cana- dian ship, Empress of Australia, saved st least 5,000 lives. Former EneTny Athletes May Attend Olympiad A despatch from iVenna says: -- 1 The Austrian .A.thletic Association, by a vote of 17 to 5, decided to accept -the French Olympic Committee's in- vitation for Austrian athletes to par- ticipate in next year's Olympic games. It was decided, however, not to nomin- ate competitors until it had been learn- ed that Germany also was invited to participate in the games. Canada fro Cast to Coast Halifax, N.S.-The surface plant of the Malagash salt mine on Northum- berland Strait in Nova Scotia, which was destroyed by fire in July, has been rebuilt, and the mine and mill are be- ing operated again under improved conditions. The salt mined at present from the Malagash deposit is of un- usually high grade, running over 9.9 per cent. sodium chloride and contain- ing only a trace of magnesium chloride. St. John, N.B.-Present indications are that the movement of New Bruns- wick potatoes to Cuba will be heavier than last year and representation has also been made to have large ship- ments from Nova Scotia and Prince Edward" Island handled through this port. The Federal Government has been asked to arrange additiona1,1 space to handle same as the present potato sheds were taxed to capacity' last winter. Montreal, Que.-Another cargo of British Columbia lumber is now en route to Montreal from Vancouver via the Panama Canal, consigned to' Montreal firm. It comprises about 5,- 000,000 feet. The magnitude of the lumber import trade to Montreal was made apparent recently when it was estimated by one firm that, in the course of ten months, they will have brought into this port eight cargoes of lumber from Vancouver, estimated at from thirty-five to forty million. feet. Ottawa, Ont. -A heavy production of pig iron in Canada as well as of ateel ingots and castings during the month of August is registered by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Pig iron produced in August amounted to 92,587 gross tons, against 81,647 tona in. July. Productien of steel ingots' and castings during the month was 106,056 long tons, an increase of 43 per cent. over July, when 73,532 tons were made. • Fort William, Ont. -The largess day's shipment of wheat this season. was made on September 19th, when 1,297,000 bushels of wheat went out on nine vessels, including the big Am- erican carrier C. 0. Jenkins, with 345,. 000 bushels. Winnipeg, Man. --Approximately 3,- 000,000 lbs. of dressed fish were taken from the Winnipeg Lake this year, ac- cording to advices received here. Fish- ing was not good this year, and as it appeared unlikely that the total sum- mer catch -would exceed 2,000,000 lbs., it was found advisable to extend the season to help relieve the position of the fishermen. Edmonton, Alta. -Alberta, accord- ing to the last government agricul- tural report, has 400,000 dairy cows, valued at approximately $19,500,000. The product of these cows last year was worth $23,500,000, or $4,000,000 more than their own value. Calgary, Alta. -Probably in no other year in its history has tourist travel to Alberta been as heavy as this year, and an even heavier year is anticipated for 1924. The' Canadian Pacific Railway reports heavy tourist traffic, and the reporlts ofeente traffic - show atliat4thia1'has .alsoHeen areri'Y heavy. Nearly 5;00 cd, Many 16'f No new military measures to in- crease The zone are envisaged by France, although certain slight recti- fications of the areas occupied may be necessary if the situation beyond the Rhine becornes menacing. th Thus, if e Nationalists seize pow- er and concentrate, the French prob- ably will push forward troops and take pver strategic points, like rail- ikiad junctions to ptevent the Ger- mans from coming too close. No such measures are under consideration. It is understood that Great Britain would not protest against measures. •British , trap:a, will net% pariAcipate, but`eviabld merely remain in the Col- ogne area. LONE FRENCH WOLF IN TOILS OF POLICE Bandit Who Played Butler to Rob Rich Ome. A despatch from Paris says: ---The international search for Gabriel Al- phonse Mourey, who 18 months ago ih the guise of a butler, gobbed the New York home of Albert R. Shattuck of $34,000 in jewelry, after locking the family in a vault in their cellar, ended near here when the bandit was shot five times by municipal and national police sent to arrest him. He is lying in a dangerous condition in Saint An- toine Hospital. Mourey, the police learned some time ago, returned to France and took tip his old trade of mechanician. Sev- eral times he escaped. police nets set for him. So elusive did he prove that Mr. Shattuck, who came to Europe with the avowed determination to hunt him down, recently gave up 'the search- and went to London. The Paris police 'persevered, how- ever, and eventually learned that Mourey was practicing his trade at Ivry. Mourey drew two automatic revol- vers when he was surrounded in a cafe, and wounded one of the police before he was wounded by the- others. At fir d,feigned d th d this led to the report that "he 'had beeii killed but at the hospital it is said that he will recover. If he does re- cover he will face a charge a attempt- ed murder because of his attack on the police, but this may not be pressed if the New York authorities demand his extradition to face robbery charges there. " • • *i.40.'?" 'N'esVO4:"§:411% • The Only War Premier at the Imperial Coaference Premier 1VIassey, of New Zealand, who of alt the British preiniers as- sembled at the initial meeting of .the amperiai Conierence, was the only one who had heaa the same office during the period of the war. • Japan Shaken Again. A despatch from Tokio says: -A strong earthquake shock was felt here Thursday last, but had riceserione con- sequences. On TueedaY: 14 severe shocks were felt, and ,five more were recorded on the seismograph, but all were counter -vibrations and of little importance. A slight earthquake was felt at Riverside, California. No damage was reported. Weekly filarket Report TORONTO. 1 Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, $1.082/a. Manitoba oats -No. 2 CW, 521/4c. Man. Barley --Nominal. All the above, track, bay ports. Am. corn -Track, Toronto, No. 2 yellow, $L12. Barley--Nominai. Buckwheat -No. 2,, nomiaal., Rye -No. 2, nominal. Peas --No. 2, ndminal. them from Tjnited States points, have " Millfeecl-Del., Montreal freights, been registered at the Banff Park 'bags included: Bran, per ton, $28.25; alone up to the end of August. - shorts, per ton, .$31.25•, middlings, Victoria, B.C.-Nearlyfive hundred $38.25 saw and shingle mills in British Col. ; good feed flour,$2,10. Ontario wheat -No. 2 white, 95c to 1$1, putside. umbia are producing annually ap- proximately three and a half billion feet.. of Iumber and about the same Ontario No. 2 white oats -40 to 44c. , Ontario •corn -Nominal. - Ontario flour --Ninety per cent. pat., number of shingles: This year thet in jute bags, Montreal, prompt ship - lumber production of the province la„Irnent, $4.90; Toronto basis, $4.80; estimated to be worth $85,000,000, and bulk, seaboard, $4.70. a survey of world markets gives1prom- Man. flour--lst pats., in jute sacks, ise of a steady increase in the next decade. . Hay -Extra No. 2 timothy, per ton, $6.60 per bbl; 2nd pats., $6.20. • Prince Rupert B.C.-During 'the t8r,a$cils2,.T5oo;rornntoix,ed$,144 1Noto. 2i1$21.3.50; No. month of August the ,air ferce, has Straw -Car lets, per; ton, $9. Cheese--NeW, large, 26 to 27c;1. authorities for the enfo-rcement of the twins, 27 to 28c; triplets; 28 to 29c; fishery laws and regulations in the vi- Stiltons, 28 to 29c. Old, large, 33c; twins 331/2 to 34c. cinity of this city. Reports indicate ,' that. the innovatiori has proved so Butter -Finest creamery prints, 39 to 41c; Ordinary creamery, 37 to 38c; succeastul that the service. will be con- No. 2, 36 to 37c. tinued for the rest of the season. • In Eggs--,EXtras in cartons, 44 to 45c; all likelihood the flyers will be per- extras, 42 to 48c; firsts, 38 to 89c; manently engaged to prevent illegal seconds, 32 to 33c. fishing. •• Live poultry -Spring chickens, 4 --- good, $5.50 to $6.50; do, fair, $4.50 to $5.25; stockers, good, $4.50 to $5; do, fair, a3.5.0 to $4; Milkers and spring- ers, $80 to $120; calves, choice, $11 to 12.50; do, ired., $8 to $10; do, come $4 to $7: do, grassers, $3.50 to $4.50; lambs, choice, $10.75 to $11.50; do, bucks, $9.25 to $10: do, corn., $a to $8.50; sheep, light ewes, good, $6.50 to $7.25s do, fat, heavy, $4 to $5; clo, • culls, $2 to $2.50: hogs, thick, smooth, ,r"F.W., $9.85 do. f.o.b., $8.75; clo, coun- 1111 e try points, 88.50; do, selects, $1.0.30. - MONTREAL. Lambs, good, 70 lbs. and up, $10.50 I, Si CIO, COM., $8 to $9.50: veal calves, good, 1'1 a,$8 to S10 ; hogs, thick, smooths, and Cif ;h aa um:seeded, $9.50; ,aelect hogs, $10.25. 1 1; 1 Cheeae, finest westerns, 23al to ii II, a I' 11 ii 4 q , II +I 233iC.,', do, finest easterns, 22saic. tail - tea. choicest creamery, 36 , ,i, c, Eggs, fresh, 42c. Potatoes, per hag, car lots, --,--..a..-- Safety matches were invented in Sweden in 1855. As customers preferred fish with red gills, a Pariaian fail:monger paint- ed hie wares with red ink. Unfortun-, ately, a police inspeetog relied 'upon his nose rather than his eyes, with the result that the fishmonger was fined ; for selling had fish. ;Peon .e,operating 7with the fisheries lbs. and over, 28c; chickens, 3 to 4 lbs., 25c; hens, over 5 lbs., 24c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 22c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 17c; roosters, 15c; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 22c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 20c; turkey -s, young, 10 lbs. and up, 25e. Beans -Canadian, hand-picked, lb., 7c.; primes, 61/2c. Maple products -Syrup , per imp. .gal., $2.50; per 5 -gal, tin, $2.40 per „gel.; maple s'agar, lb., 25c. Honey --60-1b. tins, 11 to 12c per lb.; 10-1b. tins, 11 to 12c; 5-1b. tins, 12 to 13c; 21/4 -lb tins, 13 to 14c; comb honey, per doz., $3.75 to $4; No. 2, $3.25 to $3.50. Smoked' meats -Hams, med., 27 to 29c; cooked hams, 40 to 43c; smoked rolls, 22 to 24c; cottage rolls, 23 to 27c; breakfast bacon, 30 to 34c; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 34. to 38c; backs, boneless, 84 to 40c. Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 50 to 70 lbs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs., $17.50; 90 lbs. and up, $16.50; lightweight tolls, in barrels, $36; heavyweight rolls, $33. Lard -Pure tierces, 17 to 171/2c; tubs, 171/4 to 18ct pails, 18 to 181/4c; prints, 20c... Shortening, tierces, 151/s to 15aac; tubs, 151/4 to 16c; pails, 16 to 1.61/2c; prints, 181/4 to. 18%e. Heavy steers, choice, $7.25 to $7.50; butcher steers choice, $6.50 to $7; do, good, $6 to $6.50; do, med., $6 to do, came $3.50 to $5; butcher heifers, choice, $6.25 to $6.75; do, med., $5 to $6; do, corn., $3.50 to $4.50; butcher 1cows, choice, $425 to $5; do, med., $3 to $4; canners and cutters, $1.50 to $2.50; butcher bulls, good, $4 to $5; do,. come $2.50 to $3.50; feeding steers, , '14 d11)41 '11: i' f' li I: vfi 4 1 I II' li 1;11 1,1.,1 1 ,1 1, ,,,, +" 11411 :i iii,, I i (I 11; .., .41 ,,.1, , I! „ 71-147,P.14K,I;fx ql 14 !ti dO1 P 1 11 •ii ji, , il 1 II" I Till. 11 II 1":1 ir I 11 11 A 1,41 I 'I? 1 - 1111 1+ P 'II fa . , 11 '''''11 1 „;irel •• 11 , ,. I , 1 1 11 1 .1 i 11 1 i 11 it;; : a: '"1112ii•1•1111-111'441LaiLl 1 il 1 ill tlilit'ill 111181:1'1'1 II"' ' 1111,' i L1111114111al'Iiiitidi jilli illy 111,,,,i 11.ki Ili i,''',, ;',1f,t;11,111 Iljil t"' , , THE DAN1GEla :PO"'rt FOR EXRtHQUAKCS " • Sifiee tlie japa,nrle disaster. al thehworld lies been 'taking allete else these .eiricc" eartliquakea rea,y occur, The map shoal's the danger spots on the earth's 'surface,' Ana it wi 1 be noti eed that the onlas part of Ca.nacla be. Hewed by scientistaa to, be fa danger is‘tfie northern part of the, Pacific tioaat. Natural Resourcer23 Bulletin Tile Natural Resources Intel - merit ef tile Interior at Ottawa Islagyelsi:ce Service of • thq Depart - In the Ottawa river, ona small- island known as Chats Island, is situated the richest lead mine in Canada. While not one of the largest mines, the mine end smelter of the King- don Mining and Smelting Co., at Gillette, has for a number of yeara back been a steady pro- ducer. Practically all of On- tario's lead production comes from the Galetta mine, this in 1918 amounting to 1,670,251 pounds, in 1919 to 1,509,758 pounds, - in 1920 to 2,216,592 pounds, in 1921 to 3,570,222 pounds, and in 1922 to 2,800,710 pounds, Last year .the ram- pany installed a blast -fin:ileac to treat the lead -zinc slags, ;-Lnd this will av6id the necessity of shipping these slags to the Un- ited States for treatment, IN SIGHT OF RESCUE FALLS PREY TO FLAMES Seven -Year-old Boy is Only Member Lost When House . Burns. A despatch from Ottawa says: - Davis Bull, aged seven, son of G. Bull, of Woodroffe, about five miles from here, was burned to death. in his -bed when fire destroyed their home on the Richmond road. Mrs. Bull and three other children were rescued after a narrow escape. The residence, a two- sterey frame cottage, was burned to the ground. The father, who is em- ployed at an Ottawa printing plant at night, was absent at the time. Mrs. Bull was awakened by her baby crying and just had time to force two of -her children down the stairs, while her night clothes were partly burned off her. A passerby saved her as she was about to return forlien_ son, Davis, who slept in a back room with his father. He raised a ladder to the window of the bedroom, guided by the boy's cries. :He had reached the top rung of the ladder only in time to see the floor collapse and the boy go crashing to the debris below. The body was found later. Your Newspaper. 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The more you make use of your newspaper, the more consietently you support it the more- its benefits will be revealed and the greater service it will be able to render for the increased , prosperity of the field in which it labors, When -you co-operate with your home newspaper you are bat casting bread upon the waters of home, pro- giess. Canadian E-,chibieon Will Tour Belgium 1 A despatch from Paris says :--The organizers of the Canadian Traveling Exhibition have received an invitation to tour Belgium in tho same manner as the tour of Prance has been con- . ' ducted, The exhibition may therefore remain in Paris only one week instead of three, returning after the 13elgian tour. In spite of protests raised in one quarter, the exhibition after all will be parked in the Tuileries. 4 Of the world's ships, less than 41/2 per cent. of the total tonnage belorigg to sailing vessels.