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The Seaforth News, 1927-04-07, Page 3(1: • Just Closed. London..—Groat Britain's financial year ended et midnight on Thursday with a deficit in the neighborhood of $180,000,000. The exact figures of the deficit as issued by the Exchequer are 236,693,- 794. 36,698,794. Advance estimates had placed the deficit at various figures between 220,000,000 and 280,000,000. The deficit last year 'was 214,- 088,120. The total revenue was 2806,701,233 and, -the expenditures 2842,896,027. The decrees° in revenue for the finan- cial year over the preceding one was more than £6,000;000, while the in- creased expenditures were more than £16,000;000. Notable among the decreases in revenue was one of 224,694,000 under the head of property and income tax, BRITAIN SENDS TROOPS TO AUGMENT SHANGHAI DEFENCE DIES IN VANCOUVER •. SIR C RLES TAPPER Fifteen hundred of Chiang Kai- Veteran Politician and Cabin • Minister of Thirty Years Ag a ona st s Commander in- eek troops, proceeding hither from Ningpo, passed up the river toward Chief to be Dismissed 'for Nanking to -day, Whether they have Failure. to Obey Committee defected Chiang Kai-shek or' were de-, —Retreat of Chang-Tso-lin spatched by li,ini to augment leis '±81- Reported.iations at the strategical ancient Capital is questied. Meanwhile the Souther 1ers\'are ad- PEKIN IMPERILLED BY v acing by three routes to the North. CANTONESE FORCES., without opposition, and therefore are moving comparatively rapidly. On army is going by tho Grand Carnal, i ce having ero;ssed the Yangtse River of from C1inkiang. to Yangelow. The second, moving •airing the Pulcow- Tientsin Railway, Is reported nearing Suehow-fu. The third is advancing above Anking. In military matters, therefore, in- i terest is cove transferred from Shang- hai to Pekin, which, is the next great objective of the Nationalists. That they will capture the Northern Capi- tal is regarded now as a foregone con-! elusion. Indeed, it is reported that t Marshal Chang Tso-lin personally has) retired already to Manchuria beyond: the Great Wall. While this report lel regarded as premature, its circulation th indicates the Chinese belief that the � Nationalists will be victorious. Foreigners who have had an oppon t tunny to .observe: the •immature and 1 undisciplined character of.the South- e ern armies have wondered at the Northern forces' unwillingness to re- .e e sist them. The explanation lies in the o , propaganda which precedes the Na- i tionalist advance.. Plainclothes agents M circulate reports that the Northern th - armies ,are militarists and in league; C -• with the foreign Imperialists, while B London, April 3.—The War Offs announces `that -another brigade four battalions, totalling approxi- mately 4,000 nien, had •been ordered to China. Decision to augment the Shanghai defence force came as a surprise even to those in close touch with events, but military experts at home and in China have maintained that it is essential, when the demands are mode, on the Chinese, that there be an adequate force on the spot to back up threats of possible action. It is stated that the:' brigade will be rushed to' Hong Kong, relieving the troops there for duty in Shanghai. If urgently _necessary .they will be sent directly to the Yangtse. • Shanghai, April 3.—Chinese re- ports from Hanlcew assert that the dismissal of General Chiang Kaishek, Commander -in -Chief of the, National lets, has •been -promulgated, the reason given being that he did not obey th Nationalist Committee's' . authority and attempted to set up an indepeed ent Administration. It is here reported that Chang Kai shek conferred from 4 o'clock rester day afternoon until 10 o'clock thl morning with his leading Generals considering his future action, •af which he went to sleep, with his usua bodyguard, Mausers in hand, SUCCUtnbs to pneumonia, et Q, Vaneouver, B.C.—Hon. Sir Charles. Hibbert Tupper, K.,C.M,G,, Kg, LL. B., died at• his home here following an attack of pneumonia which had con- fined him to his hone here for nearly two weeks Sir Charles was a member of a fam- ily whieh had been conspicuous in the political life of Canada even before Confederation. His father, Sir Charles Tupper,: was Prime Minister of the Dominion in 1896. As his interests were Dominion wide, so had • he lived for, born in Nova Scotia, his youth was spent there, during his political life he was at Ottawa and after his' retirement he ooh up .residence in Vancouver. Born at Amherst in 1856, a son of the great Tupper,' it was considered ajntost from his infancy inevitable at he should turn to politics. Ile was first elected to the House of Commons for Pictou in 1882 and hrough many political storms unti 904 he continued to'represent his' onstituency. On his elevation to the Cabinet in 1888, he became the young st Cabinet Minister in the'history f Canada. He sat in five Federal A((miinistrations and was, in turn, inistee of Marine and Fisheries in e Macdonald, Abbott and Thompson abinets, Minister of Justice in the owell Ministry and Solicitor -General when his father was Prime Minister. He held Cabinet rank until 1896. One of the outstandings -achieve- ments of his political career was his work as British Agentat the Bering Sea Arbitration in Paris in 1893. .It was in connection with this Commis- sion that he was awarded a knight- hood in the same year. He retired from political life, with almost 24 years of unbroker service behind him, at the age of 49. s the Nationalists are the people's ,. army. ,Such arguments invariably ter appeal to the people and the soldiers I because of the long suffering to which the militarists have subjected them, BRITAIN'S DEFICIT TOTAL $180,000,000 Figures Issued as to Revenue and Expenditure for Year • Willingdon Casts His Vote As Victoria's First Freeman Victoria, B.C.—Exercising the priv- ilege grouted hint as, Victoria's first freeman, Viscount Willingdon cast a vote on a civic by-law Isere on Tliupe- day, said to be the first time in the history of Canada that a Governor- General has cast a ballot in municipal affairs, TYPHOID EPIDEMIC SEEMS ABATING Only Sixty -Nine New Cases Reported in Montreal in One Day. Montreal, Que.—Only sixty-nine new cases of typhoid were reported in Montreal on Thursday, and: for the • first time since the epidemic broke out it has in the last two days shown in- dications of decreasing. The number of cases,nowtotal 1,654. 'Dr. S. Boucher, director of the City Health Department, was reticeet about expressing any confident opin- ion that the worst is over. Ile de- clared, however, that the turn of af- fairs in the smaller number of cases for a period of two days was encour- aging. All of the hospitals also report a gradually diminishing waiting list, Scrap -Book for Royal Child Sent by Brantford Woman • Brantford, April S.—Mrs. bS, A. Hughes, 27 Mohawk Street, sent Sat- urday to the little daughter of the Duchess of York a beautiful scrap- book containing Canadian views of diversified interest. There are 822. pictur s in it. The scrapbook has been sent in care of the baby's Royal gzandinother, Queen Mary, at Buck- ingham! Palace. Synopsis of Proceedings of Provincial Legislature Provincial Legislature Thomas W. Goodwin Farmhand in the village of Berden, in Essex, said to be the last descendant in direct -line through 900 years of Earl. Godwin, father of King Harold, HIis lineage is vouched for by Domes- day . book and a faultless pedigree preeen ey the clergyman of his parish. NOVA SCOTIA COAL STRIKE SETTLED Operators Grant Closed Shop and Men Return to the Mines. Inverness, N.S., April 3.—The diffi- culty'between the United Mine Work- ers of America and the Eastern Trust Co., owners and operators of the col- lieries here, has been settled, and the mines will reopen on Wednesday. Work was suspended, and the mines placed on a maintenance basis a few weeks ago, when the U.M.W. miners, numbering about half of the total of 600 employed, refused to continue ponding the inclusion of a closed-shopi clause in their agreement. This has now been conceded by' the company,! but owingpo lack of: orders work W111 about his department. A custom not be renewod until Wednesday, smelter is to be established at a coed venient location for use by small min- i tr c' r oroanieM..I Justice, g s. The$ic dais • �.., pt, e, anion discovery $ et of le A - Y ad p t zi • nc and copperinSudbury district pointed to Supreme Court. •jtpi.s to be discussed by Municipal •ushers in a new era .in Ontario assets Sion.. The ready for next see -I and a great future is anticipated: Ottawa, April 3.—Mr. Justice I+ mon... The Liquor ,Bill received its Last readings: were to J. H. givensome 42 Lamont of the: ^Saskatchewan Court $ hind and last reading, being amend-'nceasures and a unanimous resolution or Appeal I assert urgingep has been 'appointed to the d only 10 so far as to pe'alties, for P'the participation in the. Supreme Court ,oi Canada j'poison alcohol" vendors, ' The Royal Diamond. Jubilee of all public and tice Lainoiit fills thed da, NIJr, Ju Judge - consent is all that is' needed to make pal bodies. The Premier• re- ship. f. Court of Judge- nrunfiot o the Supreme Court of Canada the bill taw. The details are, it is ferrecl to: the session as the most' created by recent ligesiation. enderstood, well along with the'. Com- *avant in his 25, years' experience, Mr. Justin 4nission to m•i HeftripP to F. H. Mackenzie, new eke the Act operative at urther stated that a to the judge of the King's Bench. o{: Sas-f or near May 1st, great Northern mining areas of the' katchewan, has been appointed g t Province would'be arran g od for the i.of the Saskatchewan skCo ntgd Judge gw MARCH 30TH.g s,atchewan Court of A I whole Legislature during the corrin to pIYir. JusticepPeal' g More argument about not' calling sea �on: The T. N. d replaceC.C. Lamont. frco t e Public � and' N. 0.'iVould • W. E. Knowles, {. lh ublicc Accounts Committee. The : undoeibtedl beextended, t C„ d Judge of Jaw, ei Government wanted Liberal Leader area at .a date. to the es ion has ileac appointed'Division of the' ei Sinclair ,to proceed, bu • � n early date. The session S{ing a_ Bench Division for S • p t the calling i concluded its labors for theaac- I C ,pf the 'committee was definitely - 5 year in 'e7yezvan,� to replace rile, Justice Mac -tit• 3 Post v9, days. f ii t. Seu'zie,, j • �' H PROGRESS DAY BY - DAY MARCH 28TH.` poned till 1928. Northern roads by For third anccesstvs session was the work thereon was discussed: by discussed the establishment of Town- Minister'Finlayson, There is only 25 ship School Boards. The Premier utiles of the North Bay;Timiskaniing (Minister of. Education) did not press motor road to ,,,be finished, and this the bill, but intimated the bill was will be completed by September 1st. proposed to assist rural schools. Speaking for an hour and a half, Nine members spoke to the bill, To Minister. of Agriculture Martin show - eliminate the weak school, attempt ed how important agriculture to foster rural ;high schools were is Co Ontario: g e really the main points. Private Bill M =1R to give certain properties to continu- ing Presbyterians of. Beaverton re= The business of the session wascon- ceived at late hour and manyof the ceived second reading. Annual re- port of Hydro tabled; the revenues rural members left for home not de- - es. :from customers reached over twenty ciding' to Wait for the formal prozo- see and a half million, gation which will take place en Tues- ' . MARCH 29th: day. A wordy battle over who was to The Hon, Chas. McCrae, Minister blameovernot calling Conunittee of of Mines, continued his statement ,,l( Public Accounts. Zion.. Win. Finlay - "le' son (Minister of Lands and Forests) introduced a 1311eto; rovide $6;000,000 for north i' country pp i development; opment; also 4 bill respecting municipal taxation, Mrs. Mary Companion'. Who has been awarded the bronze medal of the Canadlau Hamane 'So- ciety, and has also beau mentioned to the Carnegie Fend Comae -Bedell for rescuing Harry Billings, aged six, Prom drowning in the West Bind creek at Brockville, Mrs, Companion Is 77 Years of age and is being presented with a substantial purse by the citi- zens of Brockville in appreciation of her bravery. ' She plunged into: a creek frilly dressed after the boy, NIAGARA DISTRICT LOSES LANDMARK Old Mill M'1' I-1 1812, Contained Wooden Machinery. St. Catharines.—An old landmark near Niagara -on -the -Lake is being de- molished because of its unsafe condi- ' tion owing to age. It is the old grist mill on the Chaplin Meadowbrook Farm, just west of Niagara -on -the - Lake, During the War, of 1812 the- old mill•.was used as a hospital, both Brit- ish and American wounded soldiers being treated.in it. When the ancient mill was in use, the ground wheat was Carried to the top of the mill by the miller, and was poured in a cooler, and from there was run into the bolt for separating the flour, bran and shorts, there • being in those days no elevator for the purpose. The machinery was all made of wood, including the wheels and shaft- ing. There was not an iron wheel in the whole mill, which is built of very Milit ospital m POWERS DEMAND REPARATIONS p 1�elel;ates to Poraltry FOR NANKING OUTRAGES Congress. An idea Of the eosmgpoltan chart, • acter of the official delegations to Conditions ' Are Viewed in London as Bad and Grow- ing Worse - Attitude of Cantonese Becomes More Threatening. CHINESE GENERAL PRO- TESTS AGAINST PRE- SENCE OF TROOPS. London, -With the drafting of de- mands for reparations for the Nan leing outrages, the situation between China and the powers assumed a new: and more grave aspect. That such demands were formulated, and now are under consideration by the repre- sentatives of the powers in Pekin, is admitted officially here. The steps to be taken if the de- mands are not complied with are also under consideration, and it is stated that, if necessary, they will be fairly drastic, Conditions in China are viewed diplomatically here as bad, and grow- ing worse. It was revealed that portions of the sworn statements made by British and United States nationals regarding the atrocities at Nanking had been expurgated before they could be made public. According to news received by the British Admiralty the attitude of the Cantonese toward foreigners, especi- ally the British, has become more and more threatening. Looting continues at the British Consulate at Nanking, and it is not safe for foreigners to land there. Steamers are being fired on with rifles and machine guns. A gun on Lion Hill is kept trained on the vessels, and reports received here say more guns are being mounted. The situation is regarded as quite tae World's Poultry Congress may be as graveion. as was during the 'Boxer had from the fact that leading au - at the outcome will be, thorities will be in Ottawa from July no one in British diplomatic circles 27th to August 4th froin,Belginm, will hazard a guess. Unlike rho Boxer, Franco, Brazil, Denmark, Dominican troubles, Chinese Nationalist septi- Republic, Egy,:;,, Finland, Germany, cont is strongly behind the present Great Britain, Italy, Latvia, Poland, movement, ent, and•' will have to be faced Spain, The Netherlands, United y powers in any action they take States, Soviet Republic, Union of to deal with the situation. • I South Africa, India, Ecuador,, Nor - Shanghai, -,Coincident with further there' Ireland, Barb d e , reports of anti -foreign activities inBermuda,a o s, NewfoColomundland, various sections of Nationaliet-con- li Australia, Dutch East Africa, trolled China, General Chang Kai-, the , Persia, Argentine, tEasf Afros-' t- Peru, Persia, dJapan, Ven- shek, Cantonese Cotnmandex-in-Chief,'ezula and Canada. To avert the 'Babel of tongues which would necessarily result were the language of each delegate accept We are not anti-forei 'a the Na- ed as an official language of tete, pro- + ceediz,gs, the Congzesa will be bilin tionalist military leader declared, `but gual. French and English will be the pro -Chinese. Our aim is to secure only two official languages. international equality—to become an, equal in the family of nations," Royal Exhibits at Estimating that• the Anglo,Ameri- can bombardment of Socony Hill, Nanking, last week, had caused the deaths of 6 Chinese and the wounding Details of the Britieh Government's of 15 others, General Chang said that exhibit at, the World's Poultry Con - he had given instructions for the gress, to be held at Ottawa July 27th lodging of a protest with' the Brit- i to August 4th next, have been re- ish and United' States naval author• ceived by the Congress Committee. ities against what "theHeading, he considered ing, the tut of exhibitors from unustifiable bombardment of the city." Great Britain is His Majesty the The General said that a full and ae-King, who has signified his intention curate re ort on theof exhibiting P, Nanking born- pigeons, while H:R.H, bardntent was not as yet available, the Prince of Wales is sending along. some chickens from his famous farm in Cornwall. The British exhibit will consist of models M the poultry farms pintestpd against the presence of for- eign loops and warships in Shang- hai, contending that such a display of forces did more harm than good World's Poultry Congress and that his estimate of Chinese casualties was subject to revision. As far as the display of foreign forces in Shanghai was concerned, he of Lord Dewar and Toni Barron, two said, foreigners must understand that of the best known poultry breeders in: the old policy of force and warships, England. Hon. Miss Florence Am - "which prevailed in, the China of the beret and St. Dunstan's Hostel for last century, no longer serves a.iy the Blind are also participating. The useful purpose. Every additional British representation will include warship and soldier sent out to China many technical features. Official fails to produce the desired effect, and British delegates to the Congress are really does the sending nation more Sir Francis leloud, permanent under - harm than good" secretary to the Ministry of Agricul- ture and Fisheries, and. Percy Fran- cis, Poultry Commissioner to the Min- istry of Agriculture: Seven -Year -Old Girl is Heroine of Fire Belleville, April 3.—When ono of the oldest landmarks of North Hast- ings was destroyed by fire a 7 -year- old girl proved the heroine.. The old Walker House at L'Atnable was a one time prosperous hostelry, and latterly had been occupied as a residence by Russel Price and his family. When the fire broke out Mrs, Price was 'milking, and had it not beets for the presence of mind of her 7 -year-old• daughter, two younger children and the heroine: herself would have lost their lives. Realizing their danger, she rushed into their rootn upstairs and carried them out in their night attire. The had made such tread- way whei3, *ICiced that all the be- longing within the old structure were completely consumed. Wars of the Future. Paris Action Francaise: The use of bombing planes from January to No- ' - vember, 1918, gave us a foretaste of what the re:a1 war of the future was going to bo Bice. Moreover, the die. Unctions drawn by Paul Iloucour' and his colleagues are beside, the point in disucesing the dreadful situation to which modern nations are being drawn by the perfection and progress of lit- dustt•lal machinery. Every new article used by modern man contributes, in fact, to his exterumination. There have been terrible wars in the ages of feu- dalism eu dalism and of commerce. But they will be nothing •compared with ilio wars of the industrial age, which nee only just about to commence. As for the democratic state, so far from dimini6hing the .chances of war, it stirs them up and multiplies them by the chances of revolutionary. war, which has its origin in envy and adds its • ' s•coutge of class hatred °to the rivalry of naticnst TORONTO. Man. wheat—No. 1 North,, $1.55; No. 2 North., $1.50; No. 3 North., $1.43. Man. oats, No. 2 CW, nominal; No. 3, not quoted; No. 1 feed, 58/c; No. 2 feed nominal; western grain quota- tions, in c.i.f. ports. Am, corn, track, Toronto—No. 2 yellow, kiln dried, 841/se; No. 3 yellow, kiln dried, 821c. Millfeed—Del. Montreal freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $82.25; shorts, per. ton, 834.25;.middlings, $40.26. Ont. oats, 56c, f.o.b. shipping points. Ont. good milling wheat -$1,23 to $1.24, f.o.b. shipping points, accord- ing to freights. Barley—Malting, 68e. Buckwheat -76c, nominal, Rye—No 2, 97c, Man. flour—First pat,, $8, Toronto; do, second pat., $7.50. Ont. flour—Toronto, 99 per cent patent, per barrel, in carlots, Toronto, $5.25; seaboard, in bulk, $5.80. Cheese—New, large, 20%jt to 21e; heavy timber, with all posts and beams twins, 21 to 211.rac; triplets 211/e to at least fourteen inches square. The 221/sc. Stiltons 23c. O d, ]urgge en girths, studding and 'braces are all twins 26 tri lets 270, Old Stifiona' hewn out of one piece of timber, and 80c. ' the frame is sawn, The sills and postsButter—Finesterr,creamery prints 50 P to 46c; No, . creamery, u48t to 49c; c. aro frame white oak, and all the other 2, 46 to 47c. Dairy prints, 36 to 38c. timber is of white wood. Eggs—Fresh extras., in cartons, 37 to 38c; fresh extras, loose, 36c;. fresh firsts, 33c; :fresh seconds, 30c. Canada's Arctic E Poultry, dressed-- ., Expedition toChickens, 5 lbs, Go Farther North This Year to 4 up, 85c;ade,421 to s ,bus., 840; broilers, leg to 21,it. lbs., 38c; hens, Quebec, -Canada's Arctic Expedi- .over 5 lbs,, 32e; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 30e; tion will set forth on the annual do, 3 to 4 ltd., 28c; roosters, 250 northern cruise during the first week turkeys, 46 to 47e; ducklings, 6 lbs, in July, it is learned here, and up, 35 to 88c. Tho Beothic, which was used last Beans—Can. hand-picked, $3,60 to year for the firer time, will again be $3Ma le pro primas rup, to r8.60. in commission, commanded byCapt. Maple 5pto $ .30; per per imp Mackenzie, while it is oto 25.26 to gal.;3m per 6 gat, $2.15, proposed to to $2.26 per maple sugar, Ib., 25 penetrate farther north than has ever to 26e. before been clone on these expeditions; .honey -60 -lb, tins, 13 to 131/¢c; 10 - The Beothic is at 'present engaged Ib. tins, 131/c to 138.ic; •5 -Ib. tins, 14 to in the sealing hunt off the Grand 141/ c; 21/ -lb. tine, 1"ue. Banks. Comb honey—$4 to $6 per dozen. Smoked meats—Hams, med„ 28 .to 30c; cooked hams,, 42 to 44c; smoked rolls, 25s; breakfast bacon, 80to83e; Patients Removed as backs, boneless, 33 to 40c, Smith's Falls' Hospital Burns Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 50 to 70 lbs., $21; 70 to 90 lbs., $19. Smith's :falls, April 13.—Fire which yesterday ,afternoon broke out in the roof of the public hospital here caused coconsiderabl fidamage. All patients on tubs, la to ibltc; pails, 151. to 16c' new oz were sa'lely removed prints, 1634 to 17c; shortening tierces, to ,a wing of the building and to -night 13 to 131/ac; tubs, 13?4to 14c; pails, crone were declared not to have suffered 1434 to 16c; blocks and tins, 16 to T° any ill-effects from the excitement. 161c• or les The origin of the fire has not yet Heavy export steers, $8 to $8.40; in 19 been determined. It was first:noticed do, fair, .$7.50 to $7.85,•' butcher theme: by nurses who were fighting a steers, tlioiee, $7.G0 to 58• do "fair u gof the butldu-g. ars choice,75; c$f Before it could be brought under con- 25, bcl to owr,i, do, o ch, is , avails g to Ms, Butcher cows, good to choice, in th trot the roof was burned ned tli lou 1 through in $5 to 8a.7Cr; do, corn. to med., $4,60 to might. leve. rel places and the: flag tower on $b'; do, fair to good, $6.60 to he fore part of the building was cmc- do, crinners and cutters, $G' hay b $2 60 to ay b 90 to 100 lbs., and up, $18; light- weight rolls, in barrels, $11.50; heavy- weight rolls, $38.50 per bbl. Lard—Pure tierces, 14 to 141/Zc• E. l , Wood President of the Dominion Securities Corporation, whose company has bought Controlling interest of the Pro- vincial Paper Mills, Limited, wheat pats., firsts, $3; do, seconds, $7.50; strong bakers', $7.30; winter pats., choice, 85.00 to 86. Rolled oats, bag, 90 lbs., '$3.30 to 53.40. Bran, $32,25, Shorts, $34.25. Middlings, $40.25. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, 514.50. e - Cheese, finest wests, 16% to 1681c, Butter, No. 1 pasteurized, 483 to 483,c. Eggs, fresh extras, 37c; fresh firsts, 35c. Good steers, 87.75 to 58.60; good cows, 56,50 to 58; coin. cows, e4 to. $5; med. calves, $7.50; do, better, 58 to $8.25 per cwt; hogs, $11 to $11.60, NORWAY AGAINST PROHIBITION LAW Lagting Adopts~ Measure Fol- lowing Recent Referendum Vote. Oslo, Norway,—The leetgting pass- ed the hill abolishing prohibition in Norway, pursuant to the vote record- ed its the recent referendum. The bill provides for certain re- strictions'in the sale of liquor and the regulations are expected to be - effective next month. yens having a population of 4,000 s will vote otr the sale of liquor 28 and will hold referendums on bjoct,every six years thereafter. nor, under the bill, may not be r served to minors and will be ble to adults only from 3 o'clock e afternoon (trail 11 o'clock at, 'The sale of liquor will be pro- d on important holidays and the efore and the day after• small sec ,good, G,50 to rase fire in front $ $7;26• butcher .h • - sold o pletely 'destroyed. 83.50; butcher bulls, good to choice, $5 d A' similar fire broke out in the hos- to $0.75; do, med.,, $4,50 to $5• do l;olognas, 54 to $4.25; baby Beef 8 pital eight years ago, and about the $ to 510.5u; feeders,(melee,$ ace amount of damage was done. s6,50 to s $5.ln do, fair, $6 to $6.25; stockers Britain s Famous Singer France and Germany Sign Economic ra f � T .,sty Paris.—A provisional economic Baty between France and Germany as signed .here after extended ne otiations• 'It forms the basis of a ial treaty which is'expecteci to be - me effective before June 30. For go Minister Briand and Minister of mnnerce Bokanowski signed the eaty for France. Ambassador Von oesch' signed for Germany, choice, 86 to $6.25; do, fair to Hied„ $5 Passes Away in England to 55.75; springers, 580 to e95;; milch cows, $65 to $80; plain to med. cows 540 to 060; calves, choice, $12 to 813 do, n e ., 510 to 511; do, coni., 57 t 58; iambs, choice, $18.50' to 514; bucks, 810 to $10.50; sheep, choice $7 to 58; dol heavies, 54.50 to 55; do, culls, $8 to 53.50; hogs, thick smooths, fed and watered, $10.50; do, f.o.b., 510; do, country ieents, 59.75; do, off cars, 510,90; select premiums, per hog,'. 52.05. Worthing, Eng.—Edward Lloyd,credited bythe critics o rtes with having the purest tenor voice of any singer fie tate last century, diedonThursday, aged 82. He was a fellow -chorister with Sir Arthur ,Sullivan, later to become' one of England's most famous composers, at the Chapel Royal. Mr. Lloyd re- tired from the concert platform about thirty years ago, emerging from re- tirement only to sing at the corona- tion of King George. MONTREAL. Oats—Can. west„ No. 2 731,$c; do, No, 3, 041,4e. ',lour, Itlan, spring SHOOTING:, A BRSKET 15. NOT DONE IN nits MANNER-. el0 A WiseRemark. The best coin for the exchange of service is not a pound note or a golden sovereign, but itis the coinage of dig- nity, respect, fellowship,, and cam- paulonship.—J. Ramsay. Mactionalil. 20,000 Eggs a —eery. White ante ale's the most ;productive of all insects, having been known to lay eggs at .Site sate .of e0,000 a day for a mouth. To the Right, Intrer-"Say, waiter, 1,11 have lamb choler with potatoes, anal 'have ilia chops lean." Wetter --"Which way, sir?"