The Clinton News Record, 1912-12-12, Page 7CANADA'S SIFT TO
BRITAIN..e a r
Thirty-five Million Dollars to Buildthe
Strongest Battleships Afloat
A despatch from Ottawa says :
The three most powerful battleships
in the world is Canada's proposal
for supplementing' the royalnavy,
the cost to be $35,000,000, Premier
Borden so announced on Thursday
afteenoon, saying:
"The situation is, in my opinion,
sufficiently grave to demand • imme-
diate action. We have asked his
Majesty's Government in what form
temporary and immediate aid can
be given by Canada at this junc-
ture. The answer has been unhesi-
tating and unequivocal. Lot me
again quote int :
"°We have no; hesitation in an-
swering, after a prolonged consid-
eration of all the eirouinstanees,
that it is desirable that such aid
should include the provision of a
certain: number of the largest and
strongeet,shine of war which science
can build or money supply.'
"Upon enquiry as to the cost of
such a battleship, we were informed
by the Admiralty that it is approxi-
mately £2,350,000, including arma-
ment and first outfit of ordnance
stores and ammunition. The total
coat of three snob battleships which,
when launched, will be the most
powerful in the world, would bo ap-
proximately thirty-five million dol -
len, and we ask the people of Can-
ada, through their Parliament, to
grant that cum to his Majesty, the
King of Great Britain and Ireland,
and of the overseas Dominions, in
order to increase the effective naval
forces' of the Empire to safeguard
our shores and our sea -borne com-
merce, and to make secure the com-
mon heritage of all who owe alleg-
iance to the King.
Gontrol of Ships.
"The ships will be at the disposal
of his Majesty the King fox the com-
mon defence of the Empire. They
will be maintained and controlled
as part of the Royal •Wavy, and we
have •the assurance that if, at any
time in the future •it"should bo the
will of the Canadian people to es-
tablish a Canadian unit of the Bri-
tish navy, these vessels can be re-
called by the Canadian Government
to form part of that navy, in which
case, of course, they would be main-
tained by Canada and not by Great
Britain. In the meantime, I am as-
sured that special arrangements
will be made to give Canadians the'
opportunity of serving as officers of
these ships."
Information From :Admiralty.
, Some of the information from the
Adiniralty was "necessarily of 'a
very •confidential character," but he
submitted : their memorandum,
which laid espeoial emphasis on the
naval race between Britain and
Germany. But while the Admiralty
"'set the greatest store on the im-
portant material, and still more im-
portant moral assistance it is with-
in the power of Canada to give," it
was made plain that no pressure
was being exerted on Canada to
give . as decision "which clearly be-
longs solely to Canada." And
whatever .might he done, the:aesur-
ance was given that 'Britain "has
not lost her capacity, by a wise pol-
icy and strenuous exertions, to
watch over and preserve the vital
interests of the Empire."
"The Empire," said the Premier,
"was peculiarly dependent on the
supremacy of the navy, for not be-
ing a military power, a decisive de-
feat at sea would shatter the Em-
pire.
"Twelve years ago the -British
navy and the British .flag were pre-
dominant in every ocean in the
world, and along the shores of every
continent. -To-day- they are pre-
dominant only on the North Sea,"
he declared. "In 1902 there were
160 ships on foreign and colonial
stations, as against 70 to -day, al-
though naval expenditure had in-
creased by 50. per cent.
"The real test of our action is
the existence or non-existenoe'of
absolute aecority," he asserted.
"History was full of warnings of
the fate of the unprepared. The
British flag was not known now en
' Canada's coasts.
Fleet For Canada.
"I am assured that the aid which
we propose will enable such specific
arrangements to be consummated,
that, without courting'` disaster at
home,, an effective fleet of battle-
ships and cruisers can be. establish-
ed in the Pacific, and a powerful
squadron can periodically visit our
Atlantic seaboard."
"We are now undertaking or be-
ginning a ,system of ragular and
periodical contributions," said the'
Premier, and he'proceeded to out-
line the Government's proposals,
Hal' was certain that it would take
Canada 25 or, 50 years to build a s
navy that would he "a poor and i
weak substitute". for "the splendid i
organization the Empire now pos- e
susses"." Canada could render aid
now "upon just and self-respecting i
terms." b
Aid for Ship -Building.
The ships would he built in Bi i-
taiu. Canada had not the fa?iliti'G5
to build the hulks, and to provide
them wld oube to waste twelve mil-
lion dollars additional' expense. Butto assist Canadian ship -building the
umors
Commonly cause pimples, boils, hives,
eczema or salt rheum, or some other
'Abed form of eruption; but sometimes they
exist in the system, incubated by feel-
ings of weakness, languor, loss of ap-
petite, or general debility, without
causing any breaking out.
Th
$100,000,000 on military defence in
Canada.
The Premier described the work"
of the British coinmittee on Ieper`
ial defence, and added :—
"I am assured by H. M. Govern-
ment that pending a final solution
of the question of voice and influ-
ence, they would` welcome the pre_
senee in London of a Canadian Min-
ister during the whole or poxtion of
each year. No important step in
foreign policy would be undertake
without consultation with such a
representative,"
And in conclusion he said: "We
invite the •statesmen of Great Bri-
tain to. study with us the real prob-
lem of Imperial existence.".
ey are expelled and the whole els-
tem is renovated, strengthened and
toned by
H:.:od's Sarsaparilla
Get ft today. Sold by all druggists
everywhere, 100 Doses One Dollar.
CONSUMPTION'S RAVAGES.
Tho Disease is Less Difficult to Cure
If 'taken in Time.
m' a, Tuberculosis killed 2353 persons
in Ontario last year, or one every
four hours, according to a bulletin
issued by the National Sanitarium
Association, It causes one-seventh
to one-tenth of the annual death -
rate, and - kills one-third of those
who die between the ages of 18 and
25 years. The essentials in its cure
are fresh air, light, rest, cleanli-
ness and wholesome food, and, the
earlier the disease is diagnosed, the
lees difficult is the cure. Quack
medicines should be avoided, as no
specific drug has yet been discover-
ed . which will help in curing tuber-
culosis. It is a highly communi-
cable disease, but there is no dan-
ger of infection to others if the su£-
ferer can be taught to bo cleanly.
and to destroy the sputum. Con-
sumption is not hereditary, but the
children of tuberculosis patients
are liable to have weak constitu-
tions, which render them a ready
prey to the infection present in a
house where one or both parents
are,suffering from the disease.
MONTREAL HARBOR REVENUE
Thirty Thousand Dollars Beyond
Last Navigation Season.
British Opinion.
A despatch from London says :
The announcement of Canada's
proposed purchase of three Dread-
noughts for the Imperial navy is
made the leading :,foatureof the
entire press. Premier Borden's
speech in introducing the bill ap-
propriating $35,000,000 for this pur-
pose is printed' in full by all the
papers, which in editorials weleome
Canada's gift and eulogize the pa-
triotism of the Dominion in unstint-
ed and glowing terms.
Coincident with the announce-
ment of
nnouncement-of the Canadian gift the Ad-
miralty issued a statement pre-
pared for the Canadian Government
at its request setting forth the re-
quirements of the Empire for naval
defence.
82 LOST IN A STORM.
Only 11 of 100 Fishing Vessels Re-
turned. Safe to Ports.
A despatch from Lisbon says:
Eighty-two Portuguese fishermen
lost their lives during a recent
storm on the coast 'of Portugal.
Four days ago a fleet of one hun-
dred fishing vessels " whose crews•
totaled 192 men were caught in the
gale. Up to the present only eleven
of thorn have returned, and it is
almost certain the remainder went
down with their craft. The survi-
vors suffered severe privations.
They were without food or water
for three days, while the seas were
very, heavy and cold winds pre-
vailed. Four of the fishermen be-
came insane, jumped overboard and
were drowned. Six bodies have
been washed ashore on the north-
ern Boast.
AMUSING ASSORTMENT.
Sausage and Puddings Were Found
in "Dead" Letters.
A despatch ,from Ottawa says:
.An interesting feature of the an-
nual report of the Postoffico De-
partment just issued is the fact that
nearly three million letters, post
cards, parcels, etc., were returned
last year to the dead letter office.
And no less than 37,641 of these
contained articles of value. The
dead letter branch returned.. nearly
600,000 letters to the writers, and
14,000 of these had articles of value,
enclosed. The list, of contents of
dead letters, parcels, etc., covers
a wide and amusing range. There
were, for instance, 129 boots, 148
cakes, 3 plum puddings, 131 watch-
es, 15 pairs of trousers, 73 stock-
ings, 28 marriage certificates, 6 cer-
Wreatcs of character, 1 'sausage,
and no less than 5,524 cheques of
face values totalling .$436,442.
Bright, Buddy Cheeks
For, Pale Girls
No, Longer Any Need to bo Pale,
Weak or Anaemic.
By Following the Advice 01 Miss McEwen
You Can Quickly Become.
Strong Again.
The pallid girl' always lacks ap-
petite. What little she eats is bad-
ly digested.-
At night she is restless, she
dozes, but doesn't sleep soundly.
Vital force must, be increased,
new blood must be supplied and -a
general rebuilding' take.' place be-
fore she will feel like she ought.
Dr. Hamilton has invaluable ex-
perience in these cases and found
nothing so prompt in building, up
young women as his vegetable pills'
of Mandrake and Butternut.
Di. Hamilton's Pills begirt by
cleansing the system and purifying
the blood; they also improve tiiges-
tion and render feed ready for ab-
orption Additional nourishment
s quickly supplied and the patient
s fast strengthened and invrgo.rat-,
d.',
Full of 'spirit, ruddy and strong,
s the girl that assists her system
y the use of Dr. Hamilton's Pills.
The following recent letter from
Miss Etta McEwen,: of Haliburton,
speaks for itself
"In using De. T-Iamilton's Pills I
find my -system is wonderfully built'
up. It ifs certainly the most effec-
tive ,remedy I ever used.
nn.nr n
A despatch from Montreal says:
The revenue returns received at the
Harbor Commissioner's office give a
total revenue_ for the navigation
season of $461,396.43 as compared
with $430,623,24 for the navigation
season of 1911, an increase of $30,-
773.19. This total has been made up
of the following increases: Wharf-
age inwards, $6,000; wharfage out-
wards, $5,500, and from local traf-
fic, $19,278.19. There has been a
decrease of 26 in the number of sea-
going vessels entering the port dur-
ing the past season compared with
the arrivals during 1911. The num-
ber for the past season was 736, as
against 762 for the navigation sea-
son of 1911, but there hasbeen an
inorease in tonnage, 'the figures be-
ing 2,403,924 tons for 1912, ao com-
pared with 2,338,252 tons for 1911,
an increase of 65,672 tons.
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SUFFRAGETTES ACTIVE.
Pour Paint Into Letter Boxes and
Make Addresses Illegible.
A despatch from London, Eng-
land, says: Fleet street letter box-
es, which hitherto have been im-
mune from the attentions of the
suffragettes, received a visit on
Friday from some of them, who
poured a quantity of pale yellow
liquid, resembling paint, into two
boxes. No letters were destroyed,
but the addresses of some were
made illegible. Similar outrages
;were reported in various suburbs.
At every city post -office yesterday
an official was stationed to watch
the public posting letters.
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GUELPH RADIAL PROFITS.
$0.691.50 Set Aside as Dividend on
Stock Owned by City.
A despatch from Guelph says:
The returns of the Guelph Radial
Railway, oneof the city's utilities,
for the past year are most gratify-
ing. The gYbss receipts were $38,-
401.95, and the expenditures were
$30,562.40, leaving a profit of which
$5,091.50 was set to one side as a
dividend on the stock owned by the
city, amounting to four per cent.,
the balance being applied on the
purchase' of a snow -sweeper for the,
road. The assets of the company
amount to $172,478.88, and the lia-
bilities, including the capital stock
owned by the city, to $)52,810.33.'
Model
Breakfast
—has, charming flavour
and wholesome nourish
ment--
1--)
l'coastles
and Crean.
This delightful food,
,made of Inclian Conn, is
really fascinating.
Corn, says Dr. Hutchi-
son, a noted. English au-
thority, is one of the ideal
PRICES OF FliRM PRODUOT3
CHPORTB FROM THE LP_AnbNl THADi
CENTRES OF AMERICA,
tfrioes of Cattle, Crain, Cheese ono. 01110*
Produ08r5Hame and Abroad.
Breadstuff's,.
Toronto,. Deo, ;.10.—Flour—Ontario flour,
ninety per cont:; instants, $4.05 to 94.15 at
ntiila, Manitobes are unchanged, as fol-
lows:—first patents, in jute bags, $5.30;
second :patents, in jute Mage, $4;00; strong
Bakers', Inute bags, $4;60.
Manitoba Wheat—No. 1 Northern "901.20,
Bay Ports;' No. 2, 871.2c; and No. 3 t
061.2c, Bay porta. Feed wheat, '66 to 67o,
Bayports.
Otario Wheat --No, 2 new white and.
red wheat, 96 to 97o, outside, and sprout.
ed, 86 to 90o, outside.
Oats—Ontario oats, 33 to 32o, outside,
and 37 .to 37 1-2c, on Crook, . Toronto. West-
ern Canada oats,. 401.2c for. No, 2 and. at 390
for No. 3, Bay Porte,
Peas—No, 2 at .$1.16 to. $1.25, but offer-
ings are nil. •
Barley—Fortyaight.lb. barley ^of good
anality, 65 to. 70o, outside, Feed, 48 to
6
Corn—New No. 3 American corn, 65 100,
all rail, and at 55o, December delivery.
Rye—No. 2 at 83 to 84o, outside.
Buckwheat -49 to 60o, outside. -'
Bran—Manitoba bran, '821 to $2150,, in
hogs,' Toronto freight. • Shorts, 924.50 to
$26,
Country Produce.
Butter—Rolle, choice, 26 to 270; bakers'
inferior, 22 to 24o; choice dairy, tuba, 26c;
creamery, 31 to 320 for rolls, and, 290 for
Bolide.
Eggs—dace lots of fresh, 325 per dozen,
and of cold storage, 27 to 28o; strictly
new -laid quoted at 40 to 46e per dozen.
Cheese -141-4o for :large, and 141.2c :for
twins.
Beane—iland-picked, 23 per bushel;
primes, $2.90, in a jobbing way.
,yRoney—Extraoted, in tins, 12 to 121.20
60 to and for No, 'for
wholesale; combs,.
NO 2.
per dozen for No. 1, and $2.40 for
Poultry—Well-fatted, Olean dry-piokcd
stook was quoted as follows:—Chickens,
13 to 160 per lb.; fowl, 10 to 120; ducks, 14
to 160; geese, 12 to 14c; turkeys, 18 to 210.
Live poultry, about 20 lower than the.
above. •
Potatoes—Good stook, X80 to 850 per bag.
on track, and New Brunswick. 95o per
baa•,
Provisions.
Bacon—Long clear, 15 to 151.20 per lb.,
inease tote. Pork—Sbo1•t out, 826 to 827;
do., mese, $21.50 to -$22, $ams Modium
to light," 17 to 171.201 heavy, 161-2 to 16o;
rolls, -141-2 to 143.40; breakfast bacon, 180;
books, 211-20.
Lard—Pierces, 141.20; tubs, 143.4o; pails,
15o.
Baled Hay and Straw.
Baled Bay—No. 1 at $14 to $14.50, on
track, Toronto; No.. 2, $13 to $13,50. Mixed
hay, $11 to $12 a ton, on track..
Baled Straw—Good straw, $10, on track,
Toronto.
Montreal Markets,
Montreal, Deo. 10.—Oats—Canadian West.
ern, No, 2, 43 to 431-2e; extra: No. 1 feed,
421-2 to 43o; No. 5 local white, 41o; No. 3
local. white, 400 No. 4 local- white, 390.
Barley—Manitoba feed, 61 to 620; malting,
80 to 820. Buckwheat -No, 2, 57 to 580. Flour
—Manitoba Spring wheat patents, illrsts,
$5,40; do., seconds, $4.90; strong bakers',,
roolers Winter
patents, $5; do , to bags, straight
02.40. - Rolled oats—Barrels, $5.05;.. bag of
90.1bs„ $2.40. Mllifeed—Bran, $21; shorter
$25 to $26; middlings, '228 to $30; mouillie,
$30 to $35. Bay—No, 2, per ton, oar' lots,
$13 to $13,50. Oheese—Finest westerns, 12
to 121.20; . do., easterne, .111.2 to 41340.
Butter—Choicest creamery, 301.4 to. 301-20;
seconds, 283.4 to 290. Eggs—Selected, 31
to 32a; No. 2 stool, 21 to 22o Potatoes—
Per bag, ear lots, -75 to. 850..
United States Markets.
Minneapolis,- Dee. 10.-Wheat—Deoomber,
803.8o; May, 853.8o; - July, 867-80; No. 1
hard, 037.80; No. 1 Northern, 82 to.B33.8ey
No. 2 do., 80 to 013 80. Corn -No. 3 yel-
low, 44 to 441.2o. -Oats—No. 3 white, 30
2183to4o. $1850 a—No. 2, Flour—rirst Deten56 te,
Bran --
218 $4.05
to $4.35; second patents, $3.90 to $4.15; first
clears, $2.90 to $3,20; second. clears, $2.10
to $2.40.
to r rive,o. $1,26 5 8; Decemon ber, $1$1.-
265-8;.
255.8, nominal; January, . $1,261-2 asked;
May, $1.303.4. Wheat --No. 1 hard, 827-80;
No. 1 Northern, fit Me; No. 2 do„ 797.8o;
December, 807.80'bid; May, 81 6-80.
Live Stock Markets.
Montreal, Dec. 10.—Good steers sold at
$6.25 to; $6.60, fair at $5.50 to $6,00, and the
lower grades at 04.00 10 95.25, while cows
brought from $3,00 to $5,00, andbulls from
to $6.75, and sheep at $4.00 to $4.50 per mbs sold at c6.50
wt.
Sake of selected lots of hogs were made
at. $9.00 to 99,25 per cwt., weighed off
care. Calves ranged from $3 to $10 each,
as to size and quality.
Toronto, Deo. 10.—cattle-Choice butch.
err $5.75 to $6.40; export, $6 to 516.26; good
medium,': $5.25 to . $5.75 common, $2,75 to
83.75; sows, $3 to 85.26; bulla, 83 to 96.25;
canners, $2,25 to $2.50. Calves—Good veal,
$7 to $9; .common,' $3 to. :$325. Stockers
and feeders—Steers,. 650 to 760 pounds, at
$3.26 to $3,76; feeding bnlis, 600 to 1,000
pounds, at $2.75 to 84.25; yearlings, -$2:
75 to .,$3,40, Milkers and springers—From
$50 to $80. Sheep and lambs—Light • ewes,
$4 to $4.50;;.heavy ewes,' $3 to 93.60; lambs,
$6,60- to $7. Bogs—$8.35, fed and watered,
and $7.90, f.o.b.•
NAVY PAY TO BE INCREASED.
Increase of Nearly $2,000,000 Will
he Required Annually.
A despatch from London says:
The pay of the officers and men of
the British navy, which has re-
mained practically unchanged for
half a century, is to be raised. In-
creases in the wages of the naval
men totalling $1,932,365 annually
was "announced in the House • of
Commons on Wednesday by Win
ston Churchill, First Lord of the
Admiralty. 'Of the sum named the
officers will receive $176,000, while
the non-commissioned officers and
men will get $1,765,365. The in-
crease affecting ,seamen and stok-
ers is about 15 per cont. of the pre-,
sent pay rates.
BOMBS FOR COMMONERS.
Suffragettes to Use Thein in the
Event 08 Not Getting Vote.
A despatch from London says
The militant Suffragettes • decided
at a recent meeting to resort to the
use of explosives in the event of
the Government refusing to incor-
porate women's suffrage in the
forthcoming' Franchise Bill, accord-
ing to a statement issued by a news
agency on Wednesday. Volunteers
are to ;be called for to use bombs
both inside and outside the House
of Commons,
NEW FIRST SEA LORD.
Prince Louis of Battonberg Pro.
1 otcd to the Position. c,
INE NEWS IN A PA
UAPl'ENINGS FROM
TEE GLOBS 114
NUTSHELL.
Canada, the Empire and
in General Before
Eyes.
Canada.
A rich vein of native
struck on the Gillies limi
An Ottawa boy was
a stone -crusher and kill
Ex -Controller W. H. C
be a candidate for Hamil
ally.
Berlin will be asked t
an expenditure of $30,
abattoir.
A unique boat is bein
Toronto for missionary 1
Arctic Sea,
Hamilton will order
more from the Hydro-Ele
mission.
Four lives were lost
schooner Ethyl B. Sum
ashore in a storm near
N.B.
Secretary John H. Robe
Dominion Alliance, Mon
tendered his resignation,
go to Australia:
Wm. Porter, instructor
Prince Albert, Sask., Pei
brickyards, was shot b
known man in the woods.
Hon. J. D. Hazen, M
Marine, introduced a G
bill to compel installing o
equipment' On vessels.
Hon. Duncan Marshall
to the Albeita Governme
carload of pure-bred milki
horns purchased in Ontar
Harrison Wallace, a
brakeman, had his feet of
Dockmur, near, Parry So
was not missed from the t
Witnesses gave eviden
Royal George inquiry at
that often the lighthouse
not burning, and that the
often 'very dirty.
Great Britain.
The British press' gene
gard the Canadian naval c
tion as generous.
Crowds in London ea'gerl
ed the news from Ottawa
adz's naval policy.
Winston. Churchill deme
British Parliament that th
been any naval offer from I
It is reported that Mr.
will move a resolution in
mons expressing .gratifica
Canada's, naval proposals.
United States.
Duluth, Minn., voted for
ment by commission.
Mayor Fitzgerald of Bostoi
cated Federal ownership
mines in addressing the N
Rivers and Harbor Congress.
The Renee Simmons, lade
Christmas trees, has evidentl
[useful
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aterman's Ideal with its
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or easy to buyy and se;
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