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iii liiSlitESSlN or RECENTLY ARiliVEii iiiiiiciiiis.

After Sacrificing Two Years Army Pension Money at the Behest of Andrew Fraser Mitchell for an Alleged Bungalow And Plot of Land at". Emerald-Capt. Steedman And His Wife Will Be Forced to Return to England, Very Much the Poorer For

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Trusting the Erstwhile Emigration Ag

llefore (Yoinniissioncr (‘. R. Smalhvtioti yesterday nfternotm Capt. Lcoilard Steedniun. who ar~ rived this week. with his wife from lLiglantl expecting to settle down inizntuiiutely in a bungalow un his three: and a hall’ acre plot of ground at blmeraltl which he natl bought and paid for from Audi-en" Fraser ilViitchell. gave furlhci" im-

portaiit evidence touchii"..";" illit- cheifs activities in London. Capt. Steedmun. taking ei"c."y-

tliing hlitchcll told him in good i'aith. sacrificed two years‘ pens- ion money. amounting to over a thousand iloiiars. in order to pay for his land and bungalow. l~le had no idea of the severity of the wint- er climate on the island and his wife's (Ielicate health. and tin- fact that it is linposlble to live and secure the service of n servant at the price Mitchell told him, \\"ill force these two last Illillllgﬂllltn‘ to Prince Edward island to return home again. vci"y much dlsuppoiuu

cd.

Mitchell led Capt. Steedmau fllili his wife to believe that they could, live and pay the cost of a servant

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*T0 LET—SEVE.N ROOMED house. good bathroom. rent moderate. Apply 171 Grafton St.

167-12-4-3i. vii-seis-

SSPECIAL EXTRA FANCY WINE- sap apples, {iii cts. per dozen. Jell- kiiis & Son.-—2l.

‘WANTED-MAID. APPLY MRS. Dr. Mctiulgiin, 196 Richmond St. tf

‘FOR SALE —BABIES BONNETS. Jackets. Booteca and other fancy work at 79 Eustun St.

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“WOOD SALE AT ROCKY Point. Six plots adjoining lilock- house. road. Saturday ltfternunn at 2.30. Four mouths credit.

“LOS .--LA8 U GHT string of pourl’ and black |)l"fllIN. liewuril fol" leaving ni (luurdinii.

Zlilh-lil-il-Zll

“TO LET.-—TWO LARGE N furnished rUtllIlb. Apply" (luurdinn

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“TO LET-THREE ROOMS. pleasantly located and moderate ri-ut. Apply 172 Prince St.

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“WANTED. FOX FURS. —- W tTlu-stei- S. McLui-e will take furs at (‘hai-lottctoivn. Wednesday. ilec. l2. Mr. (lieu. H. Herzig. New lorh fur-buyer. will also be here

‘Royal \Varrant. dated the

lit-rs on .100 pounds (less than.$500

per year.)

Following is a verbatim report of the evidence taken yesterday before Commissioner Smallwuoil: The sitting was held in the Grund Jury rooms at. the Supreme Court. commencing at 2.15 p. m.

'l‘he .~\'l"l‘ORNl'1l' (ildNElLAl-zd lunderstaiiil that this investiga- tion was formerly adjourned until the 14th. but. n matter has trails- pired which l think makes it nec-

essary for this purpose t.o disre- gard the ndjoiiriiiiii-iit. (fupiain Steedmun has zlrrlvetl Ill.'l‘(-‘ tinex~

poctedly. \\'e had no knowledge. of his coming. and I do not think lh- evillence will be long. it might be that the (‘ziptain may return; at any rule it is ilesirablc that we should gel hs statement llllllitttilill- ely. lie is to a large extent in the same position as the other witnes- ses tutti I will ti"y to make his evi- dence as short as possible. so ."i.». to get whatever special circum- stances there arc in connection with ills case.

Examination by the i\'i"l‘()lli\l~l\' fildNEllAL: (‘uptiiiii

(SWOHI).

Q. What is your name‘!

‘A. Leonard Steedman.

Q. What is your occupation?

A. l um an army officer of the Indian service.

Q. You have been dc-mobollzerl‘!

A. No. I was a regular officer. ninl have been retired.

(i. When were you wile-if‘?

A. 0n the 25th of December. i$22._CIll‘lSI.IllitS Day.

(l. On what terms were you re- tired as to remuneration‘?

A. People. being retired under a 25th of April. 1022 were given a gratuity according tn rank and length of

IlbUlliiFlI Stecllinnn.

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA THURSDAY DEC. 6, 1923

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service. 'l‘hal gratuity" could re- main with the (iovei"iinient for period of three years from the date of retirement. During those three years an tininairietl officei got. a pension of 200 pounds pzu" iillillllll and u married officer a pension of 300 pounds per zinuuni. At tho end of three years the grat» uity would be paid iiiio ones‘ bank by the Indian office. At any time previous to the expiration of the. three years, if one l‘(‘t|llIl‘t.‘(l that gratuity, it. would be paid by the Indian office on request. and from the date of payment the pension before mentioned \\"0u|tl cease.

Q. Do you mind telling what. ymi would receive llll(|-1‘l‘ that schemi- when you retired‘! "

.~\. When l left India i left with u peusitm oi‘ Illll) pounds a year fol"

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LONDON, Dee. only London journal w Premier Baldwin to th t1on, is just as extrem

him.

the rich villain in the Post says: “During; his

Vicious Attack 0n Lloyd George

(Canadian Press)

entopponents as Lloyd George

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

ade

5. ——The MorningPost, the

hich has been behind e utmost in this elec- e against his promin- is against

In an editorial depicting" Lloyd George as

political drama, the term of office there

was no British interest he did not injure, no chance of victory he did not friend of our country. whom he did not be- tray. He takes "to himself credit for Iiaving" won the afar. The truth is that it required all the splendid devotion of a great people in arms to prevent him losing it.”

imperil, no

three years. At the end of that time. or on my request. I should receive a gratuity" (if 1.21mi" pounds. '

Q. And your three yvars would be up when‘!

. A. (in the 25th of Dcccinbci". 1.. . two years hence.

l Q. is that gratuity" still intact?

i A. No.

i Q» "HY" y-ou taken it. up? '.'

i .-\. Yes. .

t). Did you get lh-.~ whole. illliUlllll -

of that gratuity or did you salri» fice. 1i portion of it?

A. I had to draw my entire gruf- uily m‘ 1,296 pounds in order in pay uu- representative in London of the Prince Edward island Gov» ernnicilt. Mr. Mitchell. the suni oi H25 pounds. Tints I have lost my pension for rather more than tvrc

years. a total loss of about duo pounds. »

Q. That is. your (lxpcctatiun ot' (tension.

A. Yes.

(l. Dut. you did not sacrifice any

it before the three years.

A. No. Not my gratuity; l sacri~ ficed tllu pension. t). You had some negotiations

with Mitchell?

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Nine Million Women To ThePoll-s And

BRITAINIVIIL TII-IIAY MAKE IIEIIISIIIN BETWEEN FREE i TRAIlE ANI] TARIFF RIILE

Are Expected To Go May Swing The Elec»

tion-Issues Are Clear-Cut

( United Press) Lt).\'l)()i\‘. Dec. '

u.-~l’olling upen- cd this morning nil over tircat liritn i.'l

i and. liki- the Labor vote. was not necl-ssai"ily antituriff.

’i‘o»iiay" (‘ouseiwaitiiw- Prclnier Stanley iluldwin frankly asks for a mandate to inangtirutv- u tariff.

in and the six-county tll'l"it of *1". in what promises to be the

part oi‘ your gratuity by drawing r

fiv cesi, clcaii-cnt. election on part3" lines for tin- past twenty years.

in a nutshell. the single problem before. the electors is whether‘ ilrit> uin is to i-mhnrk on a policy of pro- tective tariffs wave the hunnei" of free trade.

The tariff question was raised at the lfluli and 1010 electionsdnit there were innumtsrable stile Issues‘ in the first mentioned cliisli there ivas the natural reaction against u con-

oi" to continue to.

which he is convinced is the only remedy for the sl-rioils unemploy- ment problem. liahhvin. only pre- mier for less than seven months. foilnd himself bound by the pledge of the. late Piwemiei" Andrew lionai" Law. that during the life of tho Pur- linment. ("Iectctl November. i922. there would be no material change of tariff policy. in announcing his ilecision to dissolve Parliament. and call a fresh election. Baldwin de-

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clared that he. felt it was tho only course for an honest man. and he simply asked the electors for a

servativo government. after ten years unbroken i"lilc and in i910 there were burning domestic pro-

" IN liEHlliiN" HliiliNli

(Canadian Press.)

IlldIliiIN. lit-c. 5. Seven persons

~ were killed and thirty wonniled in

.i clash today between unemployed and police at Watnt". Westphalia. The former. unsatisﬁed over the auioiint paid them us unemployed doles, tried to storm the town hall. They attacked the police with stones and "bullets. and the police used firearms. ‘French troops restored order.

POTATOES WANTED-NOR N Stewart hiiying blue potatoes at. Milton Station Weilnesduy and Thursday. Highest .\I.‘Il'I(t?l price.

on above date. izz-ti-cl FQX MEN» ATTENTlONi—- GEO. LOST — BEAGLE DOG. BLACK

"B; “Brzlg, New vol-x. will he m (‘liarlottutown Wednesday. Dec. L. and in Slimmer-side. Dec, 13 "and 14. Bring your turn to Cliur» Ifml-‘IOWII oi" Summcrsitle. \\"'. i Ilceter S. Mclrure. 6i

WILL sect. MY HALFEFE; "B? in the mercantile business

iinil white with I)l'()\\'ll head. Fin‘ (ler will he rewurtled if returned to II. l"‘.. llall. li-"i Upper Prince Si. 22T-12-ti»2i ‘FOX FURS WANTED! —- MR. (leorge ll. llcrzlg. Nciv York. will be ul W. (‘heater S. Mc- l.ure.'.~i OIIICl‘. (‘liarlolteto\vn. on

at (‘l'lliialid. Good location. Apply in W. A. Bovmeiis. care of Bow- ncss d’; Nelson. 23A-12-ti-4i. 4 “I-‘O.?‘_~““”'*'i'

P] ‘PALE-FUR CLEANINGI pl ‘fmtllﬂilna of 2 drums and‘

"" H‘ "IQIOP. all ready for op-l

"mmm" All IY J. l-i Rombough Mt. Edward flood. Charlottetown. zll

Wednesday". Dec. 1;‘ and at Sum- mersltlt- Dec. ltl and H. when he will buy furs. ’l‘uke tilting your thiest silver fox furs. " SICK AND LONELV ONES.—LET the. Blue Bird cheer you with perinatal letters. Write llllueihirti. 501 Finney Sh. (fhillitiothtr. "Illin- ol-~i. U. ‘S. A. ‘J2ti-i24i-Zii

s'i~rxlfl"lnl’°lttflhatiy mioaso In m" y ranch Sunday. marked Wm b; lmyml” ‘(Belling thia fox rpmm lollfloﬂgvtlted. Reward for Ed“, I "- Jlombonsli. Mt. ‘m ROM. Charlottetown.

. _ 1_2-tI-2i. ‘F_OR_ sAu-Llt- Nuniliin or us m“ hlgtlqztlipaigas ucorln

. lt Roy: Cumin“ ﬁumnreglstered in wit! as 1 mum-u‘ mm "9

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"FUR COATS. LADIES SPECIAL sale for eight days raccoon Persloil lamb. seul muskrait all latest styles. llest quality. Our garments guaranteed. hioutreal i-‘ur Remodelling Co. Riley liuiid ing. (Queen Street. titltrli-ti-Iii.

*FUR8l FURSi — FOX MEN take your furs to W. Cheater S. Mcllureﬁi oﬂlce. t‘harlottetoivn. Wetlneatlay. Dec. i2. (‘vrtl- I3- ‘i-ierzlg will be here from NP“ York and will pay htahcst llrlvﬁit Mr. Herzlg and Mr. Mclaire will

sum- rot l-m ‘cloth: out my

r. o. inhuman. M. Charlottetown.

run h; " " ilteiidwiﬁtdiﬂlgo

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also be buying in Summerside mfldly and Frldnf- DM- l3 miter. .. . _ ti»

llector in lamps.

til i w. (Canadian

- (lenernl Electric (‘ompany before):

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Piinitiiiii: RAiiiii WAVES

(Canadian Press.) I I.l).\'Iit)N. Doc. Signor Aim»! cont said today that within tht" next few weeios he planned to bc-

gin tests between London and New York of his system of pro- ]‘.‘(‘.lIlil'.', radio waves in a desired

direction. Marconi is supplying the priutlple that man upplieil to the light beams when first he pill u re»

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‘U. S. Will Supper

i German Loan

, .-...._. I (Canadian Press)

t \VASIl‘IN(‘iTON, Dec. 5."-"G6l‘l]lllll Hiroposals that the Repwration lCom- mission authorize the ﬂoating of a loan by (lerlnnny to (rover footl- stuff purchases are assured of the inoriil support of the linlted Slates.

Record Speed For Locomotive

Press)

Iiltlld. Pcmv. Dec. 5.—\Vhut. was believed to be a no w ivorlilﬁs speed record fol" an electrically propelled railway locomotive was established here yesterday ill the plant of the

gathering of the foremost railroad officials and engineers-iii the Unit- ed States. The locomotive attain- ed a speed of 105 ‘miles an hour.

Declares L. oi N. No Pipe Dream

(Canadian Preu)

"TORONTO. Dec. Ei-"Oniy an ap- pallingo lack of information could permit anyone to think that the ‘lasagna of Nathan is a more pipe dream," declared Sir George it}. Foster. in adtlrolsing the Women's Curtains Gilt! maxim. . A.

blenis. such as the. abolition oi" (itlit-rwisi- of the House of Lords‘ veto powers and Lloyd (‘vcorgehi violent (eumpzilgn for old-age. pen- sions. land taxation. ctc.

'l'heri- were two (elections iii lllltl tune in .Ialiiuury and one in llec- cmbcrl. giving almost identical re< suits-wind the Conservatives. pied- gcd lo a tariff policy, very nearly won. The (‘oliseiwuitivtes urtunlly Sl't'lIl'l'fI a inujoi"ity over the Liber- als » then l‘l‘(2Il0li1'(I us the only ser~ ions second party". and who were then in Il(i\\‘t*.l"~~illi(I it was only by nicuns of an agreement. with tho Labor pnrty and Irish Nationalists that Premier Asquith was zible to continue. in power. 'i‘he Irish Nu- tionalist vote ivas frankly pro-Irish.

mandate to cari"y out his policy~— not very ilefinitely defined just yet, except that he promised there would be not taxes on wheat or meat. butter. eggs cheese. bacon and kindred footlstuffs.

in reply to this policy the Libci" als have little tooffer beyond a flat opposition to tariffs in any shape or form. Labor's panacea is the "(inpltal Levy", or a graduated levy on ull incomes and fortunes, large oi" small.

While litirmully predict a comfortable victory fol" the (‘onsti"vali\"us. the tariff issue has always Iieeu so sharply contes- ted in Bi ain that the most experi-

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LLLIYII GEIIRRE

MAKES A LAST

APPEAL Til LiINIIRiI ELEIITIIRS

(Canadian Press.) LONDON, Dec. Gs-“LIOYII (ieorge followed up his lliIDUtiI to the elec- tors of London at. (‘nmbiernw-ll tu-

the overseas trade of (treat llriltiiu and receives more. than one third of her imports. 0n the basis of this great trade, itself a gift of free

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HALIFAX BYE-EL

illlltiiwllltli ilN lliilH ill iillH|iH lliiil

News oi’ the death at an curly hour yesterday morning of .t\rthul‘ Duffy. the i-iix-yrear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Duffy. as a rc- oult of injuries received when struck by a ilassing automobile, created much sympathy in the city

boy was bright". and loveable. and ivas a general favorite among iii-s companions at Queen Square school.

An inquest into the catise of death ivas held yesterday after noon. and after examination of’ wit- nesses by the jury. composed of Messrs. A. A. Heunessey (fore- man), Frank itiggs. Jas. Stewart. (ieo. McDonald, \V. W. Rodd. John Connolly and Russell Abbot. the following verdict was rendered;

"We, the jury cmpannelled rein‘ quire into the (loath of Arthur Dul- iy. iliid -by the evidence that his ileath was accidental. We would strongly recommend that. the Iiilfl’ as regards children under zlge driv; inlg cars sllOultl be strictly entorc» et At the iutiuest before Coronet" Dr. Htiilt-SIOII, evidence was given by Dr. .i. d). McGnigiin. who tendered the injiiriul lad immediately after) the accident Tuesday aiternon. o “When he was tbrought to the of- itice. the boy was apparently dead. ll-le was not breathing. ll observed the boy was suffering from shock or very severe injuries. or both. Further examination rewrealed that the right leg was broken midway" betiveen the knee and the ankle. The right. side of face covered

the different doctors of the staff saw the -boy and during the night- at l o'clock-an operation was per- formed on the skull on the right side.“ "Witness was assisted atthe operation by Drs. Ledwell. McMil-

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iitiilililt HililNHiltli [IN llllHH,

(clﬂlJi-IEIRHIRFCSB.) PARIS. Dec. '—Tronps occupy-

.i.

lug the Ruhr are gradually to he.

day. The design is to make ticcu-l pation less burtlensonlte and IlTI-v tating to the Germans in reward then" apparent disposition to abandon hostilities toward the ocl cupatioii and to co-operate with the Allied regime.

'l‘hei'e is no idea of evacuating the Ruhr at. present and French troops will maintain the existing strength. blit will be tilkeu off the streets. The principal nieustire of relief for the occupied district will be the release. of many politi- cal prisoners and the grunting of pci"iiiis.~iion to expelled person.» to

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for the bereaved parents. The little -

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ndidate Qoes Down to Defeat

EIITIIIN MAIIE FIRST BREAK

Magnificent Conservative Victory Yester- day-Mr. W. A. Black is Returned By a Majority 0f About 2,000.

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IIALIFAX, N.S.. Dec. ".3.—~.\Ii". W. A. Black. Conservative candidate opposing the Liberal nominee, Mr. (ieorge A. Redmond in the bye- election today to select a member for the seat vacated in the federal parliament by the elevation of Hon. A. K. lilchean. formerunember for Halifax City and County. to the. Exchequer Court of (fanada. siir- prisetl the electorate by not only winning his election blit piling up a big majority. 'l‘hl-. issue throughout the cam- paign centred around the question

BRILLIANT. BIlMEIIY IIIT - AI THE PRINCE EUIlARII

“Fair And Warmer” CarriedaWhoIe Arse- nal of Laughable Situations-The Har- kins Players Achieved a High Water Mark in Straight Comedy Last Night

and Mli. .iack Wheeler" (Miss (los- griffl is so trusting and loving to her hubby that he no longer looks to the possibility of ever becom- ing jealous. He advises Biliy Bart-

of Maritime rights. and the Govern- ment was attacked for alleged div crimination against tho ports of Halifax and "St. John in favor of Portland. Maine.

Complete returns were not zivailabie until quite late, but with conic eight divisions to hear from. .\ir. lteilmond conceded vltrtory to his opponent and it was estimated that llir. Black's majority wouldhe close to two thousand. This is the first break in the solid Liberal r6~ presentation sent to Ottawa in the general elections of i921.

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‘fhcre was an abundance of bril~ liant. sparkling comedy in “Fair and Warmer." Avery Hopwooifs famous production wvhich had a nine months’ i‘lllI in the Eltynge

Theatre. New York. and which was given by the \\'. S. llarklns Phy" ers at the Prince Edward Theatre inst night in a manner that left nothing to be desired. 'i‘he por- formnnce was indeed llll out-stand- ing sllCCBSS and every part was

iett to "hit the high spots” and make love to somebody else‘: wife as a suredlre method of regaining Ills own wife's affection. Bartlett tithes this to heart. and their the trouble begi . for it in ‘Wheeler's wife whom h: involves in a com-

with inull. There were some Hltrklns Players have always eu- The comic-tragic scene in Bart- scratches on the nose and overjoyed the reputation of being lctt's ﬂat in the early morning Ithc right cheek. At the Hospital "something out of the ordinary". hours. lint‘- the uproarious situa»

and they have never failed to irlease

taken with wonderful ability. The promising situation.

lions which developed. innit-shed laughter galore. There were some very clever bits of dialogue. and the appianei- was frequent and hearty. '

The play to be effective required really brilliant acting. every part. even that of Tessie. "the maid (Miss

Charlottetown audiences. but this year they" are surpassing them- selves. Judged by last nights splendid performance alone. and if they (zarried no other production than “lMii" and Warmer." they

would justify every commendation which they have received through

‘liurkel; the burly expreamnan (Mr.

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concentrated in camps outside the. navigation closes approxtmatnly city, it was DXDIRlﬂPd by the 211000.000 bushels of grain wivli French (lovernment officials to- have been cleared from the boa-f

Sherkeyl and his helper (Mr. Rowe) calling for skillful shading or voice and gesture, "and the truc-

the press.

Practically every seat. in the the- atre was ‘tilled last night. for after the initial performance on the pTBVlOUB evening there was no longer any doubt that the com‘ puny had come back "stronger than trver."

The play. genuine (xoinedy through- out. centred around the maritali troubles of two couples in nearbyt flats. Billy tBzirtlett (Mr. Cowelll; is so model a ‘iusbanil that he simply gets on uls- wife's nerves.

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Predicts Record A ‘ o Gram Shipment (Canadian Press.) WINNYPIQFE. Dec. 5.———While b0 tiid not care to prophesy, IASIIG B. tun-d. (iralri Hoard Commissioner.

said last night he had n presenti- ment. that. by December l2. when

Bilttlt iiilNii " slioois VICTIM

(Canadian Frees.)

Nl-2\\’ YOlth. Dec. Fn-Alhnxiiuich Aiagglo laughed three. weeks ago when he received a letiei" signed with a smeary black hand and de- manding money or his life. Hewas shot and killed early today in his Brooklyn home after his ivife. three children and himself had been chloiwiformed. .\c.ting on in formation from Mrs. Mﬂllltiﬂ. 1W0

of the Ilnkes. This would consti- tute a record for .ill ports. - — — ~-€-§i-———*~~

'I‘he Weather, no.

cl-tei si-MAs

day by a letter to the Libi-rnl ICv-itrailc. London has become the fiinin ening Star saying: "London. the eial centre of the. whole world and greatest city in the world is in a source of development of our

arrests ‘were made. t)ne establish- ted an alibi and ‘was relensetl. but the other was held for examination ‘ -—{O&—-—» ~-

rt turn home.

CUREOSKTV IS AM

danger. She iivtrs by trade as no other city in the world lives by it and trnllo. if il is to grow. must be free. London (loos one third of

mighty empire. To limit these ac< tivities by a tariff would deal u ileailly blow iit the. work and wag- cs of the citizens of ilonilon."

SEA BIIIISEII BY SIIIIBIIIE

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(Canadian Prose.)

NIGW YORK. Dee. 5.~~'l‘ht~ coast zuuril cutters Seminole. and tlres~ ham put to sen iii irost haste today under orders to stay the hand of a lone/sailor believed tolbe headed for a rendezvous with doiilh. The mysterious telephone message to the iioastguards‘ headquarters stat- ed that George Homan. of Brook- lyn. had set call for the open sea. intending to commit suicide out there nnil sent critters on its tinie- alon-

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(Canadian Press)

NEW GLASGOW. N. S. Dec. 5.—— Dr..Strambourg. of Trenton. was given his preliminary hearing yes‘ terdiiv morning on a charge of manslaughter in connection _with the death of Mary MacDonald. four year old girl. who was struck down and killed ‘by n‘ car driven by Dr. ISti-ambourg while walking with her mother tut (Friday after- noon. The cue was continued tui- tll Thursday. when Aurthur evidence will "he heard. Dr. Strambourg is

it libs"! l" $13,090 ill."-

Italian Railwaym . Threatened By i Rising Flood?

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(Canadian Prue.) DOAIODOSSOLA. Italy Doc. 5. A torrent i-iivelled by tho rising of the (insole River is threatening the safety of the Simpion ltallway line and many inhabitants of the reg- ion hiwe fled from their Iiomirs tearing ilieaster.

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U. S. Republicans Give Up Fight

(Canadian Frau.) WASHINGTON. D. (‘. Dec. 5x> I‘. H. Giiiott. Massachusetts. was re-eiected speaker of the House today when the Republican insur- anta voted for him for the first me clnco the deadlock developed Monday.

Announcements. Coming Events, Meetings, Etc

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°"‘('olnt- to the concert in ilei-rtz Alt-mortal flail Thursday eve. Iiet. ti. at S o'clock. [Taller illrccinlil of Prof. \\'. l1}. Fletcher. Mlinlsaion fir’: cents. 201-12-5 2i. '

TORONTO. Doc. 6—Maritiine moderate easterly winds with Iociil shnw/ffll.

High tide and tonight It 8.88.

Sun sate this‘ afternoon at Li?» and rises tomorro-v morning at 7.28. ‘ ' ‘

New moon Friday. Doc. 7th. til! p. m.

Sumineruidn ttth eighteen initi- liutel later tiinn Cheri - p. - "-'

"The meeting of St. Peter's menu club which was to have tak- en place next Thursday evening has been postponed until further notice. 12-ﬁ-2t.

this morning at 8.11

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"Coming! Coming! Yen's mov- ing pictures-full of thrills. comedy and daring stunts. At Murray River Friday. Murray Harbor Sﬂtiifill!

night. Follow the crowd.