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~ as it wtould have been if there were ho war; the other, _ extraordinary source occasioned by the war. There:

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Mud Omoo at Charlottetown. lrancli Oflleu at Summer luvs Atherton. lourlo Ind Montague.

_.___-_-_-_-_-_-.T-.__-_~.~_~.».-e.=.=-<-=--=-=----~-=-'-'=»'-e-'-‘=-='~-'=-f~‘~'-"~`-"-" pay $1,244.04 out of ordinary revenue to meet the

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The bill _for pronioting thc scttleinenl of thc unused

laiids and the dcvelopiiicnt of otlier-resources of the' |irt>1v_iilt~e has passed llirotigh Coiiiliiiltee and been re- ported lu llie llonsc lo" tllird reading.

'ffhc ()ppositioi1,‘iu spite of the fact that lht~_v op-_

poscd the bill lliade no attempt to ziiiieiid or iinprove il, and it slaii'd.< for third reading just as it iras still-

poses and thc amount raised _for this purpose by a 5_3 1 3 per cent. suptr tax was not sullicient by $1,244.-

to iiicet _tlic expenditures for ivhich the special tax

it-as levied, \_That is, lliegovcrnnieiit was obliged to

‘obligations of tin: proviiiec in paying its share of the expenditure for ‘pvar and the lnainteiiance of public llcalthp lj`e\\', we _inlagirtc, \vill_o`_bject to this tax- and few also of _thc intelligent ta."_ aycrs will. confuse `it_ with the ordinary taxes for`_o;<‘lJ§il1ry purposes.

\\`liat the government is to_LZlic credited or charged

with then, is its zudiiiillisiratioil 'of the ordinary reve- iine and the ord.inury_ expeildiL'1lr_c_i lil these itcins we find ihatithc ordinary revenue aiuouiitctl to $482,534,- 5i and the ordinary cxpeiiditurc to $451,476.99, leav- ing a balance of $_51.o_-',;_'.52 to 'tile good. 'l`_hcre was cxpeilded oil perniialicnt'"works_'which will zilivays be

_‘,1natter. he changed the subject. 'Ph

llouse meets again on April l9tl1.and f the Prluie Minister and his colleagues il' who are attend!-ng the lnipccial coil- ¢

ference are expected here lor the _

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_ _ an as ` 't of the irorviiicc the siinij of $1- _ J' -l `-li tion ls being held 1.- -l'en ii. 1 it

iniitdll by tlict»o\'erninei1l_ _ _ I _`°_L___ __ '___ ___ _ _ _ _ S_ /;`§4_4(__8r' \i__1_Ii ion ivliv there slioulilno dliieirho

een :ippropritrted exclusively' for war and health pur- 1 - ____ _ _

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be an election this year." l asked'

tilts. year." was thc prompt reply.

then. as if sorry that he had given lunch information on so important

°ll0Il|l15. or 11 few tlnys al’tervt'ards. l is expected that it will be June a

sl0n that wlll- be tleeldotlly lively.

Liberals wi-ll refuse to grant an c

,, _ _ .. _ . ii nliiii rutitt e snr tis o . n<_ ,' _ _ _ _ _[his is soiiielliing rcliiarkable iii p.llll.iiiltliiai) ‘ 5 __ _ ’ __ P _ ' -5’ ’ _ '0 H lliiiihliii G|0Lli01l 111 iili1~»10\1l1'l‘5

_ _ _ __ _ _________0___ ___ ____ _,__________ ____,_, _,___ .$7.1 i_».oo, the interest obtained ironi the siii-lung fniid, the _._,__,,_____e_______s _hem ____ |,(_1,_

iiiiprcss on nnportai eb J 1 _ ' ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ , _ '_ _ _ _ - __, _ _ _ ,~ ._ __ _ _~___.,_._______.___ _|__. |__.___.___ ___ _heir was added to the icicnue. the .lnlount of $li_,o(i_(io. °l`i-¥<i“i‘0‘i- Canilldillvs uw also oc 1 i tiliiotii o glit It 1 , _ _ _ _ _ _ ing selected and t.-vci'y preparzitlo

'iriiliottl tahulg into tonsideratloii the fact that iilnlc

was added to the rei entic, the .linotint ui $11./of, bo

_ _ ftiiid a surplus' dlficreiice of :_,4___93 of __ total _-_____,|__§ nilses to be one ol unusual bltnr

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ierlliiieill ur altcratioil ot the lileasllie. all their eller- U" l|l'~`-*U 11|-1111, tit-r_vd_i) ltcnis of ‘.\lS.3O_-,.(10__ llatl by the L_|__._.__| ____.___|__,_ _.________.L,__ _

tllerc been no ivar and :ind no ivar ainl health la\ to

_ Opposition had no silggcslioiis to inahe for t_ie iel~` ‘ _’ _ _` __ _ _ _ _ ,_ _ _` _ ` nors. ln view o'_- __,_____ __`,____ __,___ _'_

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-' - ' ~ bstrlictiilo the, llieas'iil'c lii' `op~ _- ‘ _ ._ ' ' ‘ _ ` glts being dciotcd to 0 ,_ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ ._ _ _ _ nu; tlisplnicd by the Liberals lil one

__ __ _ bt inadc tip otit of ordinary reitinic tlils surpltts ba- be ll ti clsoulieie, it iiould seem t

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posiiig it btllig tonsidticd in B __ __ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ » _ - ~ _- 1 ‘- ' ull ll: v‘ lcell l'll‘Uel‘ bi' i 2 .O r »b _ 0 tio part of iiisdoni for 1(o1isci '-

logo to coniiinttee :it all. 'Ihc l’rcinlci_ ni introduting limit “‘: ‘ ‘ * ’ ‘ o - li’ 1 44 41 U “ °“ ,__|_.0_, ___ p__|___.__ _,;____.___.__ __________ _O ____ _

_ ' ' . _ _ __ ___ ___ (;U_»_._»_____c____ __-0u|__| “~¢_.l. ~`4*i‘)-5'-l‘)-/0- ‘np und doing. My lni`orinal,iou is Sl1‘.- lfilllcrstulitlliig thai, lt is `tllcl`

thc bill iran 5 stat 1 i t t _ _

_ ' _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ .___ _\____ ________ as _O _hc __0____.____,_. ___ ___-_|______-y _-c_~L_____,_. ____ that the Liberals tlicro have their ur- intention ol' tlio Gorcriinleiit at this?

Colne any praicticzll suggestions any iiitliiicr mist _ _ __ ___ _ _ _ __ _ __-_,__ ____ __ ___ ___ _ _ _¢,m|,____,_,__ ___,____,_______ -_-____ _--______c__________M-,_____,__ ___ ______________L,_ _O _,______ ____,__ _______i liiakc. and would incorporate llieiii, but all the Opposi- ‘°‘"l"*“ “iii QL _l>f°ViUU*‘ lid - “~ 0 " ‘UU 'il-lf}_ i1'os_ sliuuld not allow .tlic-iiiln-.lves tt. ‘flic roads to the autos. I have com ' _ , -_ _ _- __ _ ~ ._, . revenue was $4,092.71 greater than on llie previous, bc Wlgili 1111111111113. ~ i>ic1etl nl~l-aiieniileiits for the 111111-i1us< tion did was lo oppose any toiisittralioii ii ialeicr, _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ ,__ __ _- _ _ ___ _ __ _ - 1 ._______ 9|- ____ _"___, __-___,|_ ___ _,___ ___._,____ -_ ___ _,___ _\i'r_ llcivar llireiv in his lol it-itll the Opliositioii, Wir- _ ie_iiitrca_.t in__t1L -ill “_-\-_“'* 2"" gil ifiilikii__._?h°"L"-°i°*i"i_{11_1_11si1gl__vl-‘1u1i'_:fioii- 1_~=i11Siwi1111lioii of .izootls to i_i_nd from

'_ _ _ ._ _ _ _ __ _ ___ _- _-__._~_- ____ __-C t _- , __ r ' __ -' . as sonic o lc in t nt _ eral l ulitcr l`ll\'cr t1t`on. A " k '-

l>f5ili¢iI)i\")' l’°*`““"c ~"°l‘I":r"7 m ‘"5 Ul"'"‘~"‘~ “nf ""mm` uponb L A lk _` ____ _P U ci; 9 _ S pp(i_‘_‘_u0_“_ iic\vs|ia|iors have been elill1iiigtllcl‘ost ‘ing the iliiiliolifiic \t|iia11tltilo\:`i0ofPfrdiglil 5" 1 ._ . »~ ,--~ '_ _ L_ ~\ 1 __~ \- - -1 ._\ . , _ _ ` ' ~1 tell hi' a sporlilii spirit and do not laltc to ivorltlilli mem Lrb`___“_fl? Un.) _DI 4 mUK__1`m ." yur' Rn; :-‘_'_;'_T_w_'__('g:'_L;;‘l'_:mf §°’Ig"°‘l mi' p°'L`l"_“‘i`“"0 h““"~`d u‘“"i“'f’-0" wus" l“'“ I' '

,/ ' - - , -_ \"i` all a itioli in-tie rcvcnut-_ roin fix taxc; ` ‘ii iii l1l*\l‘ H0 01'"-“' i1'1‘<‘.° will it ' tl l 1 l ' tilt

hzird oil the land. \\e are afraid .\lr_ Deiiflr l-‘f £00 \‘ 5 _ ( _ j ` 0 seas to .iight ill.-1 l-es-leiiutioil was [thc-5 |~ ii 'mia u ~.o. iilim. ‘H

-° ~ - - ~ "S7 371 '8 over that of the previous year not bccatise culilcl to 11-_ - . " "M" " ‘°""“" to "'""" 1"” '“"

premature and too cciisorlous in his judgnlciit of the ‘i »_ '/ _ - . - _ ___ __ itnnoi liortlt-ii. bill the mica _»(,“.||1l(,|____ 0,- l,»_,,,,,_,0,-u,u0,_ hp.

, .. . - ~ _ _-_ ,_ of nicrcased taxation for there was none. but because _'""° If"‘"5'“" '°f““i`1“ ‘U “"“-‘W 1“'1‘vii H1080 i1i1i11<1s. 11=~' well an 1h-1

-"Uiiii\`|`f"- HW i\""')' ‘5 “Ui }'*`l *l("“Ui”|‘7-eil ‘mil "U1 K1' _ “___ “___ __ ___ ____ )O____ __ ,___ ____ ____ c_______C ___ ._siil1;c. ,|`|ic Poslinuslcr»(_lcliel'al bas. niuny other sections 'f this ‘fab-' ls

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_\li'. l)e\\‘:ir nor any otller one can foretell dcii11llel} 0\ I* ‘ 5 i _ - 5 “_ _‘C°;:__f_‘L_f___U‘i?‘l i.-l__‘_¢" _fi‘--l_‘i- Oi ' land. Any step the Gihciinnieng ivllll

_ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ .~_,, appeal and-_paid up tax-cs ivhich should have been paid __ _ ° ‘ ‘ °"~ '- “"“‘““‘|° “iii talic -will be lie111'lii.v e-111101'-ic1l,.b_i' tlif-r

ivluit the average soldicl may dtslrt to to ora lin.. _ _ _ __ _ _ “___ .___ _ ___ Rio 0vcrSisl1t of that 1lci1a1'1iuf.~iit fame.-S mm f\,.1,c,~m@,, of this ,m.i_ ivlicii hc returns to civil life. lt is a safe prestniiption. I" uc t“_O FrC“_O_u5__>.L`l_r"" ,___ I ` tm' _mn )’, “O unc. {'_s__!‘f_‘;;_l__;i‘_ “"‘°_:` “°""°"“ "Y th” lS'““‘i `l.ii~`.i4i"|°i-ii

. . _ _ _ _ __ _ earl c0l1t`1C1l tolls u ee _ lere was '1 S0 all ll1ere:1Se ' _ .' ~ ' io_l -l ' nicans l' tr 'n_-, nrtiitiol l_'-

hoii'e\’er_ that the niajority of those iiho halt been _ __ ____ }'_ __ ___ _ __ ____ ‘_ __ _ __ __ d_lu i~__l1ll recruit a reglineiit, of l"reiirli» ________'l :.1,1_‘i_.|_ _vm ‘i___k“_h:_)___ ____ ;_.__]_\_[ ________. ___ __g_______________ ______ _.c____.__ ___ _____ S______ ._.__C____ ______ 0 near _y_ .4,000 nl stteecs. oi tl its. or ii lit 1 ntl- _L__aii_a____l;i_:i2. iv:i_lcll__liL_~_Sn_is he will take _he |,__,-|__c5_S. C£._____.c__ _"___ ______k__-_,___

_ _ _ - _ . -_ _ _ __ _ _ _~_- _ _-__ _ 'On thcr credit nor blatnc ,cali attach to the governineiil. _ _ ' °_ ”‘f-"li '"°“"_f'°‘~ "ii" which tlit-li-ui~al dist:-li-ts are depi-lvou; '

be sinh .iii niflu.\ into (_aiiatl.t tiat t it ci _ies iii so _ _ _ _ _ _ __ io experts to liavt. his thousand men _,_ _ _____,e been “___-______,____. ¢_________.,__

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~ , __ lliese were the principal increases ill revelliic. lherc enrollee- within sixty days. llitliei-to ' _- .. ._ ` " ' ,_ '. 1

ie troiided uilli labour. .tiid tit snip its iii mit _ _he __________ ___ ____ ___ _ for the la.-t seven or olght . years.

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_ _ , ' p. __'_|. \] D. .. . '_ -____,,___, __, were also 11 iiuniber of decreases irhich :iveragetl up _“___ ____ __'-_ _ '“_'_“ 't“_'l` ""_"‘°"‘i_""° along with fiiiinini; ln the trucltlngi lal\e lo the l.tlid_ 10i.1i_\ _ 1'. t.\i.ii is _| b g, )_ _ _ _ _ _ ,c o ireak lilo ieliifoiceliit-its ___ ,0___1._ _“___ _-_.0__ ___________. __,_v_.___ ___,.

_ - with the ilicreascs niaile :l total ilicrcasc in the l‘e\‘e- 1l1"f1fl.1i 11011' rcllilnclili froin Canal- ` " i’ 0 ' - - ‘ !

l l ltl r \\l hai .llrt.\tl\ been dis' ‘ ‘di liorsp power and ani in u position to

tic iioinuetl so ie s 'io ' ‘c ' ~' _' -' », ,ma to w;u_|_,__ _~. - ,_ , - - '

_ . . . »- _ ~ _ nuc, a; ahoi'e_iatcd, of h- .Ot _'_ 1. _ ' i '°‘“_ (°|0ii0-5 “ii” k tl, ,i up 1 ~1

t'l1a1'getl.biil iliat is not a fair criterion. lhey for the ` _ ` _ _ _ ‘i J 7 _ 110180 lugluieiits lilo privilege ol lead- nm." _.V ,"‘."(l .iw as-omg. P eI~1_»“‘.'j‘_,

_ _ _ _ __ H }. _ l, _ _ _ __ of tiucltlin, leoodt. Latin (ost ol ect ,

__ __ _ _, _,_ _ ,_ _ Un this sinal .ittition to tic ititiiuc of tie pio ng lliein on att.ve service. but it is , . - _

lllohl 111111. \\'L‘1'i' Lily boys. Ui' UU)-5 “ho Nil Q L "ls" __ __ _ _ ____ _ __ .__ . ___ __ __ -___ ___ _ uildc-ri~il.ood ini exception will ln- inane mg homes ”".d "'“i“iah‘“’g gm" ‘mm ctllinre for sonic other calling before joining the co- ‘_m““’ '“‘ ‘“ mo" ‘_‘ "U "“i’U°°‘ _‘°__i)°‘*°l_’i' L T" li; the eiiso of ii-ir. Blontlin. lil-is re- `“_;__f_'_;i:_' Li

_ -_ -_ _ _ t en uion an 'one tic fovcrliiiient lui t u l its snr > tis` 11-rnient. alter ' -r t ‘l i .- 'll l 1 ' ’ ` _ "i

ii 111-11-11-11-11 ___ .___ 3,, 1 1- 1 1 1 -.:t.‘.’.'°L.._ ::‘::.:r, _:z “f‘l"‘“:.-_ r“':f'l""1 ‘HUT will be lhuusmuls uf fnrnwr ‘mv rcmly :md nw \ii I iiY'\)"'ls' fo the ecoiiolliies ivliicll `rcsultetl ill thi' rilisilitgiiitiiatlidliireiiliiuir itolrimamlmg i)1i1fliiiiillcl'i.B1iv`l‘iliou)tL gagiiiie-wtiiiiiiiirk

' ' ' l return to thc soil. and it is thc ditty Of Olif ‘ ( LH f` `_ _ .` " nl 'll . ° ws-' ._ 'Quay Mr' of conveyance. cannot be lnindlell and

xmm U _ surplus. lt is well ltlioivn that it is possibledo he pen- _ om " is mwmng Ono” nm" "mu is it great loss to the ilslicrnien in legislators to ciicollragc illeiii to do so by eiei) _ __ __ __ __ 1l_Q\1c-bcc to servo uiidcrlilin. These _ _ _ ' __ _ _ . _ __

. _ . _ ny wise and pound foolish. possible to stint our pub- °fi€"1‘ “ie f1‘0111 111011 \vl11111'csi1'e to eo °‘”‘“l“5i""' I ““”‘ "at t'°”° " "“ 1

-nieaiis in their power. lt is to be regretted, there- _ _ _ _ _ its m~|v,,_e_q- as wen ____ __.0___ _______ ___,_ thority. will not disappoint 'nie bl' _ _ __ __ ____,C_____1_________ r______,__c__ _O 5__________._ ____, lic utilities io the dctrnneiit of the pro\'ince_ \\ as this ,,__.|,__g _,___________.____,_____ -_-____ _,0$____a___e_1_ stopping the autos any longei~__ buti _ ore, to iii a tcp _ _ _ _ _ . _ ._ ____ _ ___,_ _ - - _ _ _- _ __ done? lil the matter of education nc c.\peilded last U°"°"1i- has ilzlitliit; blood in his gm’ “S-°“" ’ gm ‘md ”““‘°'" W "‘i Lloveriiliient going out of his nay to nn tsttists i __c____ ____ _OS ___0__c ______ ___ __)___ ___ ________________c “ten v01n____ ms ,,_____,_._____ _,______________.__ _,___ all _n_ihei- clvillitidh const:-_l_ci; ul l_;n:_

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Upposc that 'prC1m('dm"b. [Ur Amr “'lr1LUndmO“§ sionivei evpcndcd $4 400 mor; than the previous xélgdidlrilijafdiirganaidiii)ivxhh ttitiiiiiimiiu l";`§i(~V i‘l’l‘il0\"*‘:”i"“““ “’ thi? 'I`“'“‘i which we all regret was' ilot encouraged in prc~\\':tr ‘_ _ __ __ ‘ _' _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ ` 1837 for taking part in the Lower trim- diSl1‘ii'1iS of 0111' tiil1'1isli111il~

year, oil nilsce aiicous grants, tit., iic spent 51,133.41 ada _-ei,(,|;|_,,_ “___ ___.__0__ ___ _._______ l inn. sir. etc. _

day`q` '_ _ _ . . , - more than in the l>reviouS year. in public ii'oi~l<s there “’°i`i11r: for se`rvlec`wi1l. it is exiicctetli BEN-'AWN WOO'-"ER

'l`hc Uppositloii in opposiii;_g proi'is'loll'- lor ieturti- _ __ __ __ _ _ _ _ greatly stimulate recruiting. lncid- -\'0i`ii‘ niisiiw- -- _ i

iias .1 decided reduction in e\peiiditurc both froiii the

cntalli it should cans th blusl of

- _» ~~ - ill " ll ' lille of iolicv whicli _ ‘ ' . 1 ' ic e .-1 '_"l `U_"hU`_,\__U-i _U i)“m_`r_____‘rL ___C________ so ___'c _______§c fact that large expenditures had been lnade the pre-i _“_i;:‘_"__l”__:_‘:___i_i;;’__\::i_t U1*-' i'_h°'fk5_!°f “lim”

tl~v i:li~~ o oiret since - -1 _ _ - _ 'o ~ _

" L _ , - vious tivo or three years and there was no pressing time been niairiir'“i\sl until iw iionlier. -b+++§§§I1§§-01-09010150

____ ._ _ _ _ __ ____ |_____c{__ _hu _U____l_- ___ _ _ _ _ t, n_ una ons of d I HI) im Milt U [NT _ _ Il _ _ ___ yscd need last year, and because, oil account of the war it |°5“l‘i_1 “i$"i"-‘fi i1i111 lil 01‘1l0l' 111111 D0' i;oiilit‘rfiuli with the wal has been strtiiltotisy 011110 _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ lltlcal elites nllght bc served.

_ _ __ _ __ __ _ __ _ ____ _______________`_ ,____c__ ______0__c__ ___________ iias decllled adiisable to be as economical as possible. _ _ 1.) ` 1' L 'I L' ` _ M Q. . _ The saving in this departilieiit aliioiliitcd to $7.Z.343_l9. The d0°i"ii°'i Of M11 Uivllfiilllu of- sioli for luhcrcnlar soldiers at the Dalton ._.iliatorluni_ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ for |,||,,_.,e|f for ___.___,__ __e___,_cc ___ _hc

_ . _ iitrt no notable decreases. W Oil 3111101111964. But his ac

ff irovisioii fo tion was no s

- ;,- -- f iakin - - r _ _ _ l - ~ i"diilriidiicsltiliii;rs oitirilie lliind abfter the war. On llic A_h)`0i1°_l00kmg ai i|,'°°`° "§“"c5_' a"Y0llc carefllii_V ii1l0W lllni bestlirpiyiilliiolihhthsaes dziielii

and inipartlally e\amining the public accotuits iiith -1 the Yiwu’ °f VH” "‘U“°l\S fi`°i1i ilfifii

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least before the llollse lldjolirlis, nnti1l1 cveryoile is lookliiuforwzird to a sas- 1'

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Liberal member of the Commons. ci with whom l was clnittin the other ”~

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think the election will be held in Sep- W amber." said he. lu response to ii fur-_ ‘H 1tlIor query as to the probable date. "i

so asonahle fares. lf farmers do not wish

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Slr.- An article which appcaredi’ a recent lssun c-f _ your paper--F

Auto vs. Trains," met my views ex-i

__ actly. In fact I have practically de-i

ded to start an autg livery serv-ice! soon as the roads are opened up. l will start with one car and incre-l

se' the nlilnber as trafilc deniandsf l lil also supply all Auto Service-from

fierent parts of the country on a-d~_ iilsed davs ol' the iiiiwk at ver_v re

do _so themselves. but. I am inclin- to think that it will not be ions be-i "e many farmers ivlll own cars until like the-in pay for -themselves by;

oittliictlng livery service. `

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lblc with the present system' oil thef

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tension of thc life of Parllanicng The at one tlulc bitterly opposedéocars, i fact that lil Australia a wnrtlnic clec1 Wim ii°‘*"Hi'd°“'~i.V “dV°Ci¥li9~ '0DCil

iv. roads. These ~faruicrs were .broad ‘ 1| enough tn be convinced and realize _ tliiit ilir- prohibition llmltstlon of the

The activity of thc' llibcrals in Qiinlict: auionlt-bile is colltrary to the _best ln-

ll tercsli; of Prince lidwnrll lslnnd und _ g its pcoplc. _

_ ___,,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ u I ani Sir, otc. I to _ if, iiiatii'i'e coiisideration oi thc stilijcct. l'.\'ldentl_\‘ the ' _ _ __ -1 l11ilf=0 for 11 pulltlt-al_ilgllt ivlilt-li pi-o~

__ INOTHER FARMER

_ BUYS IN AUTO TRUC

_______ __)_____________ ___c ______ ____ ______ ________ ________ 0____0______ .1\_part from llie cxpeiit_l_itu__1es in this depaitlncnt there _;______ ea__isc~d quite a seiifiiition in or-_ rurnlohgu by,

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motion to go into Comlnittcc on the bill they said __ _ _ __ __ _ __ _ _ zan qnartei°1»:. especially since he has _____8._. _ 101 Grafton Street

- __ _ \-lc\\, not 'to lllltilllg aut will l It govcrlllllcllt, but to endeavored to influence- public sell- ' '

l sec _no reason why ears could not: usctl`stlecesslully to-eomlitato with_ e railway. at the same time offering;

tltrons lower fares, with greater!

lufort and eoiiveilienec, than is pos-1*

The _treat -that its lovers- learn

to from a 1 _eup_»_ of “SEAL BRAND” COFFEE, isalways realized to the full--.-_a for “Seal Brand’_’ holds _its aroma and flavour to -the last ~ spoonftil ’_i1_'1 the air-tight'_ca1_1.

la H, ‘li and 2 pound tlnn. Whole-ground-pulverllad--also

fine ground for _Percolntorm Never sold in bqlk. ig;

» C11/tsasi s.\NaonN,MoN'riu~:A1.. 'i `__

lc. 1. lt. ‘ ;§ | I know ol' man-,1 farmers Mio wore'

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UKILY SELECTIOHS F08 GUIRDIMI REIDERS

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“The l1'aberdashery’_’-

”f 1 Lone _-Wear

_ and Good Looks

' Our Boi/'s Suits combine _'those

two m n s r desirable characteristics long wear and good loolt`s;" '

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1' We would like every mother

_ interested in the appearance of her

_ ` bov msec our new stock of Noi-

_- _i __ 11__ folk Suits. »

ffl _,_,,,__i,af Won’t you bring the boy in i;o - /§ see tliem--we think you’ll both 1 f ’ admire our spring selections.

Boys 2 piece Norfolk ,gray '

hair line ...... ...._..._..$5.00 f‘ `

Bovs 2 piece Norfolk brown ’ *si

liairline....._.... ._......___$6.00

Boys2 piece Norfolk stripe Jw worsted brown.._.__._.....$7.00 'rl\_ -1 ,

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Boys 2 piece Norfolk pin

check tweed _.$7.50

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Boys 2 piece Norfolk brown 'M'

check twced ..... .._....$7.75 1

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Boys 2 piece Norfolk Black 3

and graystripe $8.50 _

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also broken checks, overplaid

tweed mixtures and blue serges _t§1‘, _ 1;. /_ at most every' price up to if ' il* , 4

.........$14:50 \'~

Henderson & Cudmorc

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' - ~ ‘ '1 tl-l' ':‘ raw ui._ __ 1 - »__¢ ' _ 1

th”-‘ ‘hd not-“l)pr0\° of lm “ ly ‘L n “ If ( H .I ‘ find out lioiv the “o\'ei'1mieilt has administered the af- “mem” 1" Q‘“’be°- in f“V°‘” °f lb" “'iii» ` _ - 1- `

_ ._ _ __ '_ _._- bl -k mc b|ll_ __ _ _b _ __ h. 1 _. . _ Just u bit of tendeliless,

That fms "Q bub51'mU ‘I rfdsoll (Ur . Ot mg _ _ fairs of thc province, cannot avoid the coilcltlsioii that Hi-1 biiililéhimiv iitilsaiiiiiil ttdlililitgciiidhlleii ‘mst ” bn of Hung;

If their pretext had aliythiiig behind it other than t ie U____ __0___c________ ___c______c ____V______c ____S __ C__ __ .__ __ se,-_.|00 ___,__s<_____ ____,;______ _~___. ______________ Donit earo how you laugh tit ll.

desire to wreck the scheme they should have allowed ` _ "’ C pPr°|"°'“ C tration. He is said to have most ei- G“"'“’ it "dns “'°"“‘ "

` ='. »‘ _ f. .' _ _ _ ____ ___ __ _-_ to the best possible advaiitage and with judicious eco-_ fectlve control of his tlopurtrneiit. A 5"” il "me “‘"‘k‘“5 °' th” °"" -"°

tl1c,:bill' to go into Lonnliittcc and ticn o ere iti ___________ ________ of _,u_____.e and e__ce____o_____ _________ - trust so much .._

`i `_’- _ ' .' ' _ th ling- of the ' _ "9 _ ||||__ 1 _ .__ __ Just a llttlc tendcrliciis to nlutch

15\-Iggcstiom for lmyroung it 3 Ong C 5 _ __ /-\ fact that should not be lost sight of also is that slsiiiincé toytlii; iigitldiiegdithfliiigiildtizhil mid" ‘°“'~`h'

\`if“"-9 "WY 'Wm-_ but ih.CY_“‘°r°I.Y,Ui’l’°f°‘l the W 'U L _ , ,_ _ _~ .___ | _ _ ` _~ _ 1` in its coliduet of public affairs. Pliv

propostll to ‘provide the necessary niaehinery for thc u__[f;";_`_V(:__c___c_s_s___;y‘ i0?_lctl_mi’ .oi/c_r $°i’?o01BiCH|iy he is also in excellent condii, J";L__‘; §"___‘:f0'_;i"_1{fx;‘§_~ -- 1 _1 _ _ _ __ _ _ ________ ______ _______ . il 5 cs ll <. tl lc previous session ti_on_ Today at the age of forty-two. ," _ _ _ 1 _ stmcmcm M r'"lur"U`| holdlub on he ' ' and in which the Ollliosition failed to iointt 't sill rl he "°8S°”H°s ‘I °h"`Si““l ‘"“"'”'°”"‘°’" Dont “ue it it B t°0"sh"wH°

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,“1heii the hill did go into Conlinittcc in spite of their _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 1 _ _ 0_1 i ls? fur above tho average. A nnin of-his H°'i’5-il V” Wl“i° h°"°i 1 i

' clttsivelv as the l"rcnlier said in another coiniectioli

}'cs'tei'tlay that the Opposition lcd by Mr. Bell is' op- l_lu,_,IsU PRISONERS ___l_R0_`D

posed to everything coiliiccted with the progress of the war, l£\'eryiliilig intelided for the bclioof and benefit __pl"lllosc nicn who are fighting our battles liasiinet with the most determined and strenuous opposition that Mr. Bell and his followers were capable of. “Why i$_ il." asked the Premier, “those gentlemen reserve their special "efforts, their main attacks, for those few spe- cific things?" And the returned. soldiers. their fa- milies :nid friends, and all the people for whom they have been fighting will ,demand an explanation of such reprellcnsiblc tactics on the part of _what should C011- stitnte llis l\lajcsty's‘ loyal Opposition.

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Wllile the “oppose cverytliing" party1\i_;_l_tlic le;,'1`s'-

lature is engaged in nmuling the public a 'ouiits and tryiilg to twist them to party advantage, the pi.\bliC, ivitll thc accounts before them, are' not likely lobe misled. The accounts as published are 'plain unvar- nishcd statements which anyone who can read figures _can comprelleiid without any extra effort. It is only .qvbcti attempting to read them through thc stain and ""i'arn__ish that the Opposition press and Opposition de- _gmlagogues are plastering them with that the unwary may be misled.

ear, two sources of revenue, one, the ordinary source

_make a far-reacliiiig proposal to Turkey for an ex- icliange, which would affect at least '.10 per eeilt. of our

up. and not everybody else in the llotisef

)o( .

In the llouse of Lords. Lord- .\`e\\'lon stated that

the nnnibers of British prisoners held by the elieniy were approximately as folloivs:- ' ‘ Civilian _ .\lilii_; ry Gcriiiaiiy . . . .._4,5oo 34,000 or 55,000 Atistri:i.... .,....._:oo _:org

Bulgaria ...None 500 or(>oo Turkey ._ . . ._ . .__ _.700 10,800 iilcludiiig

- 1 _--_ _ 8,800 liidian.)

Lord Ncwtoil s:li_¢,t_,tli:it-tlle coiiduct._'bf`t]i`c' Austrian

Govcriinlcnt lia¢_|,_j1_il'til a couiplete _eoiitrlist.io that of their German allies British subjects had been treat- ed with grcat consideration in _-\ustria and Hungary. ,I-le announced that thc Government were about to

prisoilers; He further declared that conditions at Ruhlebcii had greatly improved recently. -~`l_ondoii Times. 1

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‘ " NOTES F

Faillc and fortune await the inventor of an alarin

clock that will awakeitonly the one ivho wants to get

Un some Aiilericail coins is tlielegeiltl “]il God we

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trust.” A cartoonist oil a Chieagg _,_ap¢_|= has drawn a

it ,ls his intention to raise and lend

a strong unchallenged force lie will

voice of inlsrepresc-iitatloil has been stllled. ' =

The Governmoiit-lisa decided to ex-

Droprlate -the floss rifle plant at .Que- bec Horeafter it will be 'operated as a national factory to produce the lin-

adlan forces. Manufacture ofthe' Lent

huge coin with Uuclc Sam staildiiig before it adding'

into the tioilcllcs will bc second to Jimi " bil Uf i“f|'.ViliS- none organized' in Cunutla. The ex- ~|“5'- ii il" 01° P"“|“"¢

ample lie ln-is set is calculated to be D0“'i *'“"*‘ H Yo" 100" at "1

psrticulurly effective at this tline. and W” YW" me if P35'-‘ii should thc t'ortuncs of wal' pcrnilt his |'Hl'8 1° 900 he" ‘i0“i|0i'ii‘f¥t‘ i'U=‘ll°il‘|' return to Canada after the "fight is 10 “il 3'0" Ki'/l1» i over and the battle-_won_" those- who i’i13'B' 10 i€Bl'l1 lhili |01/0 is lift:- llwi nest inww uw mall will realize what only lite to live- i

exert in the national llife when the -

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proved Lee~Entleld rifle for;the-Cam .__ -_ _` `

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_ __ _ _ dollar that could bt, lo lied olf \\;th0ut 1" _U _ to ll - typo gh ld K _ __ __ __ Helps her ill llel lonely hours to sniilcg- opposition, they offered not the least suggcsiloii or ____0_________ H J y it ,|_0_._ _ o_li___ :_'$,_;’, 1;:;___?_’.‘;_f=__ rife, _ and slug mid wait.

_ - _ _ ' , ' ,_ __ '|`] 'r‘v rs coll- ‘ __ _ - liglmnl _ut me de ._ _‘___ _ _ ___._ Helps licr bloom as ilirlgllt uii flower

a_mt.lldli1Li\t for its illlproy cllicii ns p o t _ _.u _"___ _"___ ____ ___e Ol_~__:!__0__ _i_r;a_ui_s___;ii_i_____ _ ______ ___________ ____S_____ _____ _______ _

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§n_flvld rifle in Qanada lias_ been un- _ Foi-_K |-°RE s°NG5' :

er consideration by the Government ‘ -__.__»_,<,»,,_ ___ __ __ _ _ for some tlnro. 1l1l S€‘l1l.8Il1ber the -‘~A- national search for old1-linlindii

mBl.lBl‘ Will! bl'Dl1(!ll8d i0 “I6 Hrltltlll has bggn ln3,\|g-\|rl\(9(l by (ng U|][[0(|

_::f_l;_°’:_i_i’§5gf_f:_'i_ gi; }_§;’_i;:__2:_fi9vC0l1_1- States- Bureau of_Ednoation, and Bro- ___ _ _ a It ___ _ th _d ,Be d , _ ' Y .05-Nl lessor C. A. Bm th' of~the University 1' ‘ -- Ill] S e W0! 3 ` “Utica that 11 new tyre 0! rifle was or vii-gulls has been commlsstoiied 8 ‘ ' an desired; Before a contracts could be ,go mam, I mm,_m_w|d¢ new-ch _-0_- gmersg :nm h‘:W___°"°'~ 1* W" “°°°°' versions of-t he old songs- prevalent Hy _11 11 Sea v i1Mt°f11~°f the im- in colonial times__ Aecordlpg to uw proved Lee-Enfield,»wlth drawings and pNw|_,|__|_|__ _p,-up out of .eggm of "°°°m°“"°““' °h°“ld' be, "€'°°"°‘| the' rarest sonkh that havof just been f_'__‘;':_‘_f_l5_`_B"3_'_;'_|_‘__';_:_" °"_‘“f'__Wh':“ named in t he report of'_Profeiisor the iaiiluri' of thesosto arrlv! uefho Smith' ‘wo "9 (omg Hn "Haut British Government a' t"etli` ei Santan* The” 1,10 *ere the v'tw° 1 WB” €*>i" alan miritortii t t

ass ya aoy e weny

:;'_:°“ "mt it “'°“'d “ke “°‘“°""“5 thousand music lovers who submit-

° "vo yu" w °°“"'°" ""°'R°“ ted their favorites to the publishers

3"” '“§'°’_{__’““; :__ i"““" °“"f"’° f°’ 'or that remtn-mill, volunie. 'rim

e pro uc n o e new Lee Ennem. .. _ » Sir Charles Ross seems to have `_,§_f_':__rf_ ?_‘_’_‘_‘_§;;__::_ th:_vT_f’°"$t17i:"‘_$

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;‘_;‘_'_'_‘_f_:'t____t:'.::_o";‘_f_:' __:;'_° __i'__'n:____‘_"_;’_:'_:;'_, there ls no doubt. And its value will actually failed to malta promised de- ’"°"°°"° "°°d"y " th” y°°"’ '° by ___.°_._” ___ ____ enact _M Ro” _,ma Our remarkable distribution closes |_______ l__.,____ ____.B__s___ to ______m,___s__ "___ this week. and we believe that moiit iololi. was .taeosnceiiseion by tae. °' °“" '°“"°“ ""° "°"" '“i’i’"°"-

0,___,e_._____é___ of M _“__».___.“__ _°_,__n°“ - We urge those who have not, if 1 o _ _.m,_,_ m_|__”_° _.°_______‘____~-__________' ___ glare si-_e a__i__y_. to lose no time in cut- ,1”__'”"""', , _ ,___ ----J

_ _ the ltiqtoi-y.1ay slr carrie. nm this “U °.“ ' i 1°°‘"’°‘" “fi !°"’“¢ ~ - - ' f ' -- _

- -1, - 1 - - _ 1 _ 1. - - »__-_ l____ - 1 _._1tliatn cop of whit will ti in d b Q ‘ &’%¢9‘1"-‘l°".'_i““5Y1 “!l_“F‘9l‘*3‘_°f ‘im “""' ~'il‘¢’°, _“Wit and the-_ British navy-' "'°t~¢.=‘:..l...1.:*.....', . -1 ' 1to¢tlt|_l_ios|:ga|_,1ft;"illi_|aa.-i- __ _s taw__riir»_ book... _.____,_°»‘ G 8-Y 8' _ ,K.itis1,i,l§ia°at. _h“'_l?__<"°wwn_ ____

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Double the Pleasure of Your

Home with Music _A

___ “A_'man is _genera_illy'so absqrlifed in the pursuits of his business-that he has little time to become skilled at the piano. --

_ He therefore comes to believe that lie is either u_nmus_ical, or that hearing good music will satisfy his soul-craving for it.

Then som da he finds himself se at a PLAYER §IAI¥iO. And at once reitilglii th_at_MUSIC IS HIS: He feels within, the stirring of a power of expression before un- kown nd never again _will be satisfied tlttletls heactually Plays the musichimself To 'all men who love music, we offer as a means of personal pleasure the _ -_

“Maris P|ayer\Piano” ,

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its a man’s instrument, and fills a w ntijn

Greateeti ' dh 'Il t l 1 _-na ilié‘i§‘l‘$'i>’i‘§.2i‘_v.‘§ ‘”’ °°‘“° ° °'° ‘*

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-'i‘°l`_ller_es A Reason"-

lts the beautiful tone, tremendous range 21.151 l10Wer. ext_uislte expression, embodied in this wonderfu instrument.

”"“"oN sue only

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