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THE GUARDIAN

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TUESDAY, I"EBRl.`AIiY B, 1904.

A VITAL 0UtbT\0N.

Our Mayor and Councillors elect,If such

they are, have chosen to sro on assuming

notwithstanding their nominations were not filed with the City Clerk as by law

required, that they have been legally and oonstltutionally elected. As we before said there ara various opinions as to that

question, and we incline to think tha weight of legal opinion is against the

validity of the election no far as the point

in question is concerned. But another

and equally vita' point is aow and here

raised, for the first time. 'I`o make it

clear we suhjoia the first part of section 14 of III I-Idwarii VII Cap iT. under which our civic candidates were nominat-

ed. It reads as follows:

14. Seven days before the time of

holding any and every election for Mayor

‘election began I Of course the defect can

and Councillors, tba persona, candidates for the omoe of Mayor or Councillors, shall ‘ive in their names as such candi- dates mths City Clerk . _ .

This was dcne in all cases on Wednes-

day tha 3rd day of February, between 12 and 4 o'clock, and the election was held on the 10th day of February, beginning at 9 o'clock. It seems obvious to the most

casual reader that the third day is not seven days before the tenth day. There are only six days between the third and tha tenth, to wit the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth days. The law requires seven clear days be- tween the day of nomination and the day

of polling. Maxwell on the Interpretation of Statutes, page 487 makes this clear. We

quote:

Again when ao many “clear days" or so

many days “at least" are given to do an act, or, “not lenathan" so many days are to intervene, both tha terminal days are excludei from the computation. In other cases, it would seem, the rule is to include the first and include the last day.

BIN, text books aside, lst us apply plain

common sense to the matter. The nom?- nations could uct be held earlier than 12 o`clock on the 3rd. The polling began at 9 o'clock on the l0th. Will any person

claim that the nominations could possibly have taken place seven :GUS 501°" U"

be cured by legislation, but how many de- fecta there appear to be in the

elections just held I And it lcccmes a

public duly topolnt them out, so they may be cared in tims,leat the[actlon of the

City Council be challenged in the c;ur1s.

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IS YOUR BACK lrAMi5»

Does it hurt to stoop or bend d0WDI

Iiave you a heavy dull pain at lim bln? Of the spine I If so, the best remedy is Ner- rlline; it will lnvigorate the tired sore muscles, make them supple and strong. Ncrvillue will drive out the _DHlf_\ ‘Wd make you well in no time. Notluug as good as Ncrviiino for Lumllliii'-L 5L|fr_f\eck» Rheumatism, Neuralpla _ and Sciatica. Buy a 2.51:. bottle of Po aon fi Nerrllme to- day, and try it.

D1'.HA»m.ro>x`s P|l,|.~\ cum: Coaarrra- rros

nace, not

All Winter

Buy Now and Save Money

adding heavy winter goods to the bargain fur-

rvinter goods hero but you will need at the prices we are selling them.

Suits and - f Ovcrcoats

of all winter kinds are going now at any old price. l)o’nt miss seeing these elegant goods, wc d0n't want them, you do.

of every hind made for winter gwear. \\ c don't

a piece of

Goods

Zeit'

want them longer but we do want the money right away. We want the room too for one of the biggest spring stocks ever seen here.

Prowsc Bros.

lliIAIii'8 FOOD SUPPLY.

Kr. Yerbargh ll. P. for Chester, speak-

ing a hw days ago on tha plrpetn \lly rs' eurring question of Britain’a food supply

aunt of uatiouai aranarlas in the British

Inlsa and the storage of a reserve supply of l),(ll),(lD bushels of wheat. Ha would have tha nation do ia time of peace what Egypt undar Joseph'a advice did during the seven years of plenty. And to many thoughtful persons the proposal looks like one ofprudanoe. Wheat, or scrn aa it is ‘culled in the old sonntry, can be preserv- sd indefinitely in dry storage. It san ba pumhasod in tlmoof pesos far leu than it is worth in time of war, and a stora of food such as is proposed would add greatly to the security under curtain sou- dltiona possible to arise, and still more to the national sense of security.

Briuain’s marvellous navy no doubt

affords ample security against invasion under the ordinary conditions oi warfare

by the nation against any single power. But the danger ofa combination of pow- ers against her is admittedly one that may arise at almost any tims. As against a ezmbination of Franco aad Russia, or of Russia and Germany,lu which the British

navy would be severely taxed to defend the wida~spread British ports and dom- inions around the world, and watch and batlio with the cnemy's warships, it

might prove a vary serious matter to havu to detach a squadron to protect the mer- chant vessels carrying wheat fram America and other distant lands to tha

British Isles. And a very large part of tha total consumption of food products in the

British Isles, whether in peace or war, must come from beyond tha seas.

Down the ages from tha immemorial

part has come the plalatlve daath-snag of the ancient Leluana, telling how stroag were their walls, how brave their defea-

ders, haw for every one of their number slain by the enemy twenty of their foes were made to bite the dust, and at the end comes the sad rs- frain, “Alas for thee, bread-basket, thou wert sick I" Courage, strength, impreg- nable walls and deadliest weapons must

alike yield tc famine. Anal once har supremacy uf the seals lost or tremblel

in the balance, there is this danger of ba-

ing virtually starved into submission that confronts the British Islas. Under auch

coaditiona what would be the value of an

H0 million bushel graoary stored full with wheat as suggested by Mr. Yerhsghi And yet by judicious buying, such pro- vision coald be made almost with-uit cost

or loss at the worst and pssfibly at

a larzs profit.

Next come the local by-clection> which

must cause a lil‘lc flottcr to fill in the

time before the Legislature niccts.

All will regret the. accident to the King

v. ho hn.~ sustained injuries to his leg by a fail. Ar, he was able immediately after-

waud to preside at a dinner party, it is

safe to assume that his injuries are not

.~crlou.~i.

The new ministers have all had thel

good fortune to be re-elected by acclama» I tion. First it was Messrs Emmerson and

llrodeup and now Solicitor General Lemieux. This serves to recall that

Liberal Ministers were not always so fortunate. Mr. Laurier himself when he

first took ofiice In the Mackenzie Ad-

ministration in IHT7 and went back to ills

cou.-titncnts in Arthahnsca for re-election w¢\~1lr-icated. Ile afterwards secured a

wav inquebec East which he has since held.

A \V0,\` l)l‘IIil"l,'I. HOOK.

As n work for family] reference Lhorc

was probably never compiled a more use- ful book than Ilr. CI\asc's Receipt Book. Ilesirios r‘out.ain‘1\g the symptoms of disc-in-ie, their cause and 1-,ure and the gr:-nt prescriptions gathered together during half ncvntury of medical practice this book is replete with receipts for coolrlngand hasn noluplcte department devoted to the care of farm stock, bees, domestic animals, etc. For full parti culars wrltc Erirnanson, Bates & C0. Toronto.

THE WINDS at this

season of the year cause roughened skin and chaps.

BRITISH ALFIOND PINK

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Its in ,ilmg properties

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Mayor Kelly in his brief Inaugural

address deserves cornmendaticn for the

straightforward manner lu which he spoke out for the suppression of vice. We trust that his timely words may bear fruits

The seeming lull in the progress of thc

war no doubt covers a good deal of activity on the part of both combatants

In moving their troops to the front. Japan has now the southern half of Korea

including Seoul, the capital, In full pcs- aesalon. She has apparently also landed some troops at the mouthof the Yalu River, but how m any is a matter of doubt ar is al.-to the Russian strength there.

The main bodlls of the Russian troops are believed to he at Port Arthur, Dalny, Newcnwang, Mukden :ind Harbin. There is no recent authentic news of thc

Viadivostock squadron. ’I`hs Russian fleet at Port Arthur appears to be keep-

ing within shelter offthe forts, closely watched by the Japanese. It is believed the Mediterranean squadron which passed the Suez Canal some weeks ago is still at

Jlbutil and has not proceeded to the east.

Apart from the overturn in St.John and

the increased majorities in Ontario the

moat significant feature of the recent by- slections was the failure of Mr. Tartc to

carry a single seat cf the number vacant

in Quebec Province. This applias notably to thc three seats in the Montreal district

in which lla SL. James, Iioclielaga and St. liyacluthe. it is lu and about Mon-

treal that Mr. 'l'arte‘a influence is great-

est. There his paper, La I’atrle, is published and circulates most

widely. There arc the great industries

whose owners most desire Increased proteo' tion. There if any where are thc elements of discontent, that Mr. Tarte hoped to make available to strengthen the Opposi tion cause. But all these agencies failed him. True the majorities were ln some

enough in all conscience. They were only I reduced from the high tide which swept practically everything before It in tho Province lu 1911), returning 58 I Iberals to ` scvsn Conservatives. Evidently Qucbco has made up its mind to stand by Laurier and not to cndoras Tarte.

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lefora sponding your money sa odd Iota

of wall paper and not getting just what yon want, call and see our new line for |004 which wears selling almost aa cheap as some people are aahlng for job lots.- Onr sample books are all ready and we will make the prices please you.Thls year will see ns at the top of the ladder in wall paper.-Taylors Bookstore. Zi d li

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