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PRITIIEEDINGSERIAT THE REGEN

SESSIIIN DE THE P_E. ISLAND

I]AIRYiMEN’S

ASSDDIATIDN

mscnssion lie Amendments to the Dairy Act. Various Phases oi the Dairy Situation Dcalt with. Resolutions Passed and New Dliicers Elected tor linstling Year. f

NIINEW OFFICERS ELECTED. ' FOR THE DAiRYMEN'8

'_ ASSOCIATION.

Primer R014-

llllide llo coilllllcllt regarding same. Another rlleulbcr of the Colllliiittee of Publications. Mr. G. B. McNutt. had

(GERMAN-¥’-S PROPOSED COUP T0 EMBROIL U.S

Sensational Revelations in Washington

Proving that Germany Attempted to Negotiate a Treaty with _Japan and Mexico to invade United States while the Submarine Rnthlessuess would Cut oil Fuel for British Navy. Con gress Stirred as Never Before.

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_ also been blaniell. The rnattel-_ he (Special to the Guardtian.) [sell plan ol' rutlllessness, was nlakin

PRESIDENT- Rev- Dr. Giufhter. salli, lay with the executive, who ll-all

iliot consulted with them, allll took the

VlGE-P|-‘t-E8lDENT- Mr. Horne responsibility wholly.

wrlgltt, Bedeque.

I lion. M. McKinnon. W. J. Gibson.

SECRETARY- Mr. J. Walter W. M. Leu. H. Mitchell null others.

loner. Hazelbrook.

_ Wllcu thc afternoon session of the illlirymen's Association was opened for discllssiou oil Ttlesrlny, Rev. Dr. Gauthier was the first to speak. Hel said there were lots of things to dis- cuss and that they dill not come to les li crowd' sci'.\tclling up old sores, lint t-auto to learn s0met.lliug_ llc- tleclaleti' that the gage of battle llllti been throwli dowll twice--ull about quality, Mr. Ross thought that ally criticism of thc lslullti’i».' hlltter ami cheese making methods shollld not. he noised abroad. Vlfllen the people psy more for ll thing. said Dl°. Gauth- ier. they want it better. Could thc quality of island' products be improv- edl. lf it could why not have it done? .is dllirynlen they should he proud of lhonisclves. in Quebec they arc- still at this late date using the old pro- cess of cooling the lniik._ island dairy- nlcu should not be satisfied with _ally- thlng but the very best. llc wanted to know if thc- Dairy Act had been put through the House last year as t‘.'l'at't- cd '

The cllalrnlali. Mr. Dclvlti-_` replied that it had, but that he as a member oi the Committee of last year to look into tile N. S. Act, hall been complete--_ ly ignored. Otilcrs on this Conllnlttee were ttlcssrs. W. J. Gibson and C. E. ltclfenzic. By rcitlic-at of Mr. H. Mitcilell, _ tile minutes of the lnceting held in ltr. Alldersoirs otllce on April 6th last were rt-sd. and it was found that tilauso 20 had been struck out oil illo- tion of Mr'. Lon. There were present at this mcoting Mr. Dewar, Mr. itcck. Air. llcid and others 'file ulattcr ot] dlliry legislation was left to l\iessrs.t Dewar. David l\icDonnlti and \V. M.,` Lea. illolllbers of the Legislature. Dr. (ilillthler asked the question wily l-llliilgtlu were made. hir. Dewar replied that Dr. Gauthier was one of thong who approvcil of the changes. _ Dr. Galltllicr said tlllit he had urged that lilo Dairy instructor be appoiilt- ed by thc Dairy Association. alld the Depiirtlucnt of Agriculture. Prof. Ross said he was surprised to lieu' Dr. Gauthier say that he had tllrowjn down the gage of battle. i-le declared that his only desire was to holp along the -industry every way

took part in the discussion, and the matterxgvas dually settled by the car- rying out of a suggestion by Rev. Di-_ Gauthier to the effect that it clause hc- lilserted ill the Act leaving the ap- poiiltniellt of the instructor' to the Executive of the Association and Dir- ector of Agricultural lllstruction.

inspector Mol'row, in reply to ll

iluostiou as to the quality of cllcosc and butter. sulll that he had been tolrl by the buyers that there was an im- provenient in the clleese_ Mr. G. l-1. liltrr, who had judged the cheese at tllc- Exliiliitioil, lllld said thut it was absurd to compare the scores ol' dill- ferent _veals from ll proviiicltll stand- point. 'l`lle scores ure only conlpllm- tive for particular exhibitions. The cheese at last yc'ar‘s exllibltioll was better in texture, flavor and iiililth than that of 1915. _

Fulher discussion oil the Dairy Act.

followed. Mr. Mitchell claimed the Act. did not go through the liouse ns it had been approved.

Mr. iiea said that it’ the cllunges

hail' not been ulllrle it would not have gone through.

lion. M. Mcliluuoll said that il' the

Act is not fi‘anl_ed___so as to give Mr. l\lorl‘ow power to do wllat is lie-eded it was time it was changed. Miz* McKinnon -said there was one claust- ili the Act which could not lie retained -the one to* the effect that the ex- pense bc paid ollt of thc- General Fund.

After some few ,renlurks t'urtllci‘tlle

matter was dropped .

l\l1'. 1'. lf. Hughes. Elllcl'llid', said

tllwe was no .increase ill the lnanu- facture of choose last year and two more factories had t-loscrt tlowll dili- iilg the year, No heed. he said. seems to be -given to the advice oi' the ex- perts. lie wanted to know if they wc-rc ilot discouraging the tarlllers. lie suid there was nothing ill the way ol' promotion for cheese-makers, and took exception to the appointment of Mr. l\lcl{oll1.i<; its successor to the lute Mr. Blirgcss. clailllillg that Mr. Mc- Kenzie had ucvcr made u cheese in his life. lie did not think the cheese- makers could afford making the trip to Truro to improve themselves. -

Hon. l\l. 1\fcKintlou said that the

Dc-partineilt of Agriculture was giving all that it had been asked to give. aurl ns ulucll as can bc cxpcctcd. if the

Possible. llc claimed that he wllsl llllillstly blamed for thc- lnatter pub-_ lished rc tllo Association lllld had

exports ure not wuiltod by the farm- ors thoy' have only to say so. There

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THE IVIADKINNDN DRUG [l0'S STIIRE SPLEDIIILY RENIIVATED

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Tho Mcliiilllou Drug Cds store on lite corner of Great George and Kent Streets. has just undergone 0. th0\’0USh °""I"1\\l|llt; anti renovation at the Illlllds of that master workmen. Mr. .itunes N. McBride, painter and decor- itor_ The handsome steel ceiling has 'lm very artistically re-e‘nail1elled llnd Ililtcd in cream and li delicate shade of KWH. The gold finish on the wood- *0_rk has been re-tollched and ln fact lite whole woodwork has been gone “Yeh making a very pretty and pleas- Iilti effect. it is really it pleasure to shop at I store where everything looks so clean and inviting, where the service I-i lil that one could desire, The manner in which the goods are 'llsillareli is luglliy creditable to Mr. L" Bl‘>'entoli‘ who has charge of that rift Of the business. in this connect- °“ my be mentioned the famous Rex- 'Il Goods. for as everyone knows. or 'h°“Id HOW. this is "the Rexabl Store" :MI Tiexall stands for all that is beei- fl addition to the well known Rexalil remedies are many other lines. slloh "’ Illlcllm powder. perfumery, writing Plilar. chocolates. cigars. rubber goods :fd l°|l°t articles or sn kinds, lu nlct _"mot-t everything that one‘c'en think _ Qlllte unique are the ideas for keep- lal "N name of nmlii more tue pub "___ Onlv tile other any tile -sig gulli- nnh offer was mule. 325 globes of gold- ,” ""5" tlveu away-each purchaser md- 0 worth of Mull goods of any um receiving one of those beautiful

'r;I;P° firm 1| now running a very at~ _“tive silverware proposition. For ,MTR 950 Purchase made they .prrserlt ,W °"°¢°m§J‘ with e coupon. These ,,, WP' Cl A e'__.1\led to psy half the

the failllolis Rogers 1881 Brand Plate-~ 'nianufactured by Canadian Will. A. Rogers, Ltd.. whose reputation is t|:- excelled' for the production of silver- ware of lasting quality and artistic ile- sign. This silverware may be seen nl the store and alll particulars furnished to those desirous of taking advantage of the offer. ‘

The McKinnon Drug (Yo. is now

starting a 'lille which the.V md Dl`0‘ lously left untouched~the selling of Kodaks and all kinds of cameras mule by the (`7auad'ian Kodak Co., and a~lull nm, or accessories. 'rney' are lmvins o special room fitted up where dev€l0l>- ing and printing will he done in the quickest and most satisfactory manner.

'rhelr chocolate trade is “l1d°\\‘1‘l'

edlv one of the biggest in tile' city. Four lines are fe'et.ured-Li8K°i-'S- Mop-',_ Willa;-d’s and Neiison's. A full line of Moirs lu bulk is always kept.

1|; clggrs they have a very extensive

ling of the heat briimltt made. Theiso are kept in ii bumldor case which n- sureg the freshness and fra8\”l“°¢‘- _

The pharmaceutical deplfimenf “

claimed to be the -best in _the city, lt is clean and up-to-date in .evvry TBP' pect. only the purest of drugs being tluuulletl. one will certainly \\»'°_ W travel far to find il m0l'9 DNSY25: VS* and up-to-date place. The propr e ore. Major D A. McKinnon and Lieut, ll. L Bethune. who are in distant France. “Amy uptuulllug ills mls or llmrtl' _li-mgslde the big (uns. must feel it il source or pleasure and satisfaction to know that the store ls kept- “D t0 ilu, lop-notch of excellence in every respect Messrs Frank Mattson and Ernelitlworth are in charge "Till f-he t Buy, Come Home". and they are ‘determined tu keen the HW" *"’:*;§

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Revela-

tion of how Germany, expecting war with the United tSates as' a result`of her sllbmarine campaign of ruthless-I ness plotter( to unite Mexico and Ju- pall with her for an attack oil the linlted States has stirred tile capital to its depths. How Gernlilny, conti- dellt that unrestricted submarine wltl'fare_ is the illstrunlent by which she will bring England to her knees, prposcd ll triple ‘blow is revellled iii ll set. ol' illstructloils from the Gerinull l\`ol'eign Minister Zimmerman to the the Uerlnlln Minister' Voll l<]ckllardt ill Mexico f‘ity. which was translnlt~ led through Count \'on llerllstol'i’i' late Gernliln Ambassllllor llcre. At une sweep Gcrillany proposer! to weakr-.il the Flntente Alliance by the liefectioll of Jupall, strike a cl-uslling -blow ul. i<]nglaurl`s naval power by cutting ufi the supply oi' iliexlclin fllcl oil llnli tllorolli.'hiy engage the attention of the 'iillltcd States by the invasion oil which .lllpan was to be invited to jr.-ln and t'or which Mexico should he rewarded bv recovering hcl' "lost pro- villce-s-'l"ei2as, ,\`-ew hiexico anti Arl- zollll. This ` llstolllliiillg tlcclllllelll. tl-ated llerliil. .lanliary til. 1917, con~ tents of which have for some time been ill possession ol’ the Uillted States government. show plilinly that Gerlilany. while making repeated pro- tesllltlons to the l'ilitetl States thlll. she had ilo intentions of re.slllllill;.: bel-

fillal ai‘l‘aligelrlellts for its exectitlo two weeks before it was anllc-unce and had even gone so tar ill conside

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tioll of consequences tilat sire propos-

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Without the British Navy _ Germany Would Have Victory Speedy and Complete.

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Stewart Lyon, War Cor- respondent.

Special War Correspondent of (Canadian Press.)

_liAl.ll°‘AX, N. S.. March l.-(lonnit

E Johann von Bernstorl`t‘ has hall occa- ll sion recently to contract British and Li When the (‘ount and his retinue pasa-

cd up the harbor of Halifax ill the Christian Vlll to the land-locked in-

i- nel' anchorage, known as Bedford lille-

vo and ~lalmu upon' the United States- lu, tllerclo be subjected to a culerul

(Special to.the Guardian.)

_ search for dangerous documents or

coiltrahand articles, they' sailed with-

\V.-\Slili\'G'l‘()N, March 1.-Shocked ill pistol shot of rl huge- transport

auf( amazed by the revelation of Gel

‘- laden with Callarlians on their wily to

nlull_v’s llttelnpt to unite Japan anti the front. Von Bernstorft' and his Mexico to war llpon the l'ultetl States, stuff. in the darkliess of thc night., sow

(`orlgress today forgot its difference

s nothing ot' the troopship, or ot’ the

ol' opinion and began slrillgiiig into vessels ot' will- that lay nelll' by. But

line hellillll the President. Sellnt

llepllhlicatiolls ulmudolleti their gerlér-

e the count knew that it was only by

the courtesy ot’ his 5~ountry's toes

al filibuster' and gave Democratic. that the Atlnlltil- was open to him it-ilrlel's asslll-ances ol’ till-lil' support _ while (‘:1llaltla's‘ fighting lllcn went out

to thc 1'l~esi<ieilt_ ill tha national elliel

-_ without lot ol- lllntl'i~.lilce, guarded -as

gellcy. ill the ilollse, witllout rr/il they have been since the first by the-

ctlll and llrldcl' special provision fo its irnlllt‘li1.ll¢= lollsitlertlllon ltepi'

sentlllivr l"iood's hill ln- clothe l’re-

l~ warsliips that have safely pilotctl ev# ol-_v tl'a.llsport on thc .»\tlll_litic route.

Why ilatl' tiel'llslol'i’i' to submit. to

sirlcnl \Vilso_n wltll alitllorit._v to deal lh&‘ iiiillt-init! ‘lf 'Ie°e“U°“ by the re- witll lilo Gcljllnlll submarine rllcllucc lJI`9S<’*“\“II“"`S of B"IiASh “eil i>0W€r. by arllliug ships, alld,to autllortze Willie lleriplie i-|10 best L-ffoi-‘t.s ot` the

n bond issue ul' $100,000,000 was ta

(lel'luauy’s \lndel'sca.s, l3ritlilu’s soldi-

kell up llulici' algreolllellt ft;-l' vote ll.f~ PFS Call lm-“S Ill =*Hl`<’Il"- TNG 0l7\'I0\l3

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(Special to the Guardllln-)

LONDON. March 1.-The British

continued pursuit oi’ the _Turks oil the Tigris front throughout Tuesday. it was announced officially. Followinl! is the statement: __

‘Telegraphing on Tuesday the (tom-

mnnder in Mesopotamia reported that throughout t.he day pursuit of the bea- ten enemy had been continued by ollr cavalry and gunhoats. A number of prisoners have been token in the course of the llay's operotiolllt_ lege ther with at least six gurls, -three nlor- tors. eilht mine-throwers. thirty D_0\1- tooils, much bridging material. a large river 'vessel and s quantity of equip- ment, arms and ammunition "

HE RUN

BRITISH SUCCESSES

General Maude_ Driving the_ Turkls

Mesopotamia wit

Casualties of More than‘ 20,000.

day. The Turks. lt was said. wotl

in killed and' wounded was esilmut

.I before a shot was ill-ed. \\'.l1_hout the

British navy to keep the seas, Ger- nlany' would llavc had \'ictory`speedy

and complete.

\Vlly wus the British llllvy ready

amid n thousand uureadlnesses ash- ore? Because it mirrored the nation- al genius' and typiflc-rl the Briton’s _ love of adventure. For centuries the Islander has voyagctl to far lands. For hiiu there is no longer any land of lilystcr_v. if there was. he would not be content untill he ilad nlasterell its sc-crets, hollght anti sold its wares and

colonized its empty’ spaces.

` tftmtliries' of struggle with nature .oil land and sen and with men ill ev~~ , ery quarter of the eartll have given

the Briton an inlleritailce of racial and individual self collfltlellcc' all the more remarkable, because it is. oftcfn concealed beneath il heavy crust of reserve and stlrfllce _self llcpreciatiorl. Probe beneath the crlist null ill the milk of the United Kingdom and the overseas, one finds the pride of race and consciousness of high ancestry that must have animated the Greek and' the Roman in the days of the greatness. lt is the pride ol’ race which after two nlld a hall' years of a tremelidolls conflict. sends nlen eag- .erly into the very heart oi' the ln- ferno "to do their bit."

The matter-of-fact talk of the offic-

ers and illen ell route to the- front might lead the casual licarer to eus- pect lack of imagination. or of kilow- ` ledge as to what may be ahead. A I gunner beside a big weapon or ulonnt~ ell asteru. quotes from Kingsley’l~` “We-1-ltwarll. Hoi" He is a Lonlionor by birth. bllt knows and loves Devon. ‘and her llcroes. if a submarine shoullil cross his path he will light as Dro.ke's men fought three centuries ltgo. against all the devlldoms of Spain.

Here is another type. He is a

_voting (‘auaclian born in Ednlollton, of English parents. lie- never saw the sea tlll this morning. lie never saw il vessel bigger than the little river steumers that ply on the Saskatche- wan. Yet he comes aboard witllotlt 'the slightest perturbation. The Holt

` sea air. the great ship, the heaving

water, are ills racial lnilerltance. ll will take generations of the plains to ni-ako landsmen oi' his breed und cre- ate in his descendants illstr-list or tile- sell.

To nluuy ol' the nlell ofthe Western

regiments on lmartiz the world is very small. One tells rl story of Shanghai. Another talks with intimate know- ledge of the Kaiiir problem in South `Africa, whithcfr he went. in 1899 ti' fight the Beers. and where he' livcll long enough to respect thenl. Smuts and Botha are well known figures to h-im. Something turns the converse- tiou to navigation and descriptions of ports in many lands are available. "Phe man wllo knows all about the Straits of Magellan swaps experiences with the boatlnau from the Peace Riv- er. The rancher who got 128 bushels of oats per acre l‘l°om part of ills Al-

el-Amura have been shattered com- _ _ ,.(,_ S -0 veu ollt in the liouso oi Commons to- the absmme _.ony or p€4_m_mmg men

Id to desert their holdings und their bist-

reacll Bagdad only as il disorderly _He when me Empire need., ment no mob. This lnfol'mation_ was received bamy mm of 'h9m_ he “vs_ mmm from General Maude, (.ommandel~ ol meh. "ve Block over. to me buyer M the British Expedition on Tigris front, any offered m.k..._ and you meh- Duc” ann was announced by Mr. Henry W. u“°cmp|¢d_ _ Forster, Financial Secretary to the The mm swing, ,round to 1-.cm WRT Omce' Ml* "`°"“I°" “HI IMI' trails and we learn that the Japl' in more than 2.500 -prisons" "Htl he" u l-oust battalion are soon soldiers. tulten by ul.. British since 'Febfttafv but null me scolull-lulilllu mir breeds 24 and sillce thc comnleilcelllent of who may pr-und Highland nantes have thc ofleuitive on December' R0 some (0 guard all the time against fire- 5.000 Turkish prisoners had been ta- water. which driven them crazy. ken. The total Tllrkish caiuiattics After sn hour or two of attentive

ed listening to smoking room talk,»

°' nm 'Ima' and ‘IN every :indent (SPMIII to the Guardian) bv General Maude at more than teen young lieutenant of artillery makin;

IN BRITISH PIIWER

IGERNIANS IN FALL OF BAPAUNIE NEXT

What Does this Move Indicate 7 British

(Special to the Guardian.)

PARIS. March 1.-The Germans

have all-early fallen back to Bapaunle and the fall of tllat town is imminent, according to information from the front wllicll has reached military cir- cles here. The new German line is suiti to l-uu along the rollrl fronl Bnpaunle to Peronne and some dis- tance in the rear of the former town, during their retirement the Germans have systematically destroyed their dligouts and provision depots and reu- dered llleir trenches useless. The Allstralian patrol lil one place founll a chain stretched across il ravine and iliscoveretl in time that. it was con- nected with il mine at either end. 'File Gerninn artillery tire is said to have been notably feeble during the reccllt retreat but heavy guns are ra- portelt still ln position at liaprtunlc mountcli oil l-ails.

“DIPLOMATIC RETREAT?"

(Special to the Guardian.)

BERLIN, Marcll I.-Gernian Army

ilealiqtlarters today :lllnoullred volull- tary anti systematic witlldrawill o-l` parts ot` Gernlllil ildvilncett positions on both hunks of Allcra on the l"i'an~ co-ilelgilln l'rolll_

GREAT BRITISH ACHIEVEMENTS.

(Special to the Guardian.)

1.0.\'DO.\`, Rlilrcll `l-On \\'t-tiilestlay

the British occupiell tllret- iluportant villages and several square miles ctr territory llbtllitiollerl by Gerlliuus anti] 'ltivanccll to 1t>.~'s than il miie l'rom Ba-] lmume. The llerlilan l~etrf:.l.t is still:

RETREAT

on Part .oi Germany Think it Manoeuvre

Preceding Great German Blow. _*___

'between British and French troops, About three square miles were added to British lilies in one single opera- tion yesterday: immediately south of liapaume the village of Tlilllery was captured. in Sailly elector. Prince itllprechts soldiers are still holding. if Saiily sector, including Transloy. should crumble up htQr/rc British onslallgllts it is not llnlikeiy that "something approaching disas- ter would overtake German forces." Only hy retaining their their hold. upon vital positic-ns on that rlgilt wing ot' the British line can Gernlan's hope to avoid flank attack that will spell rliirl for their whole operation as _vet conducted with renlarllirble skill und foresight.

WHAT DOES IT SIGNIFYT __

(Special to the Guardian.) V l.t`).\D0.\'. M:-lrcll 1.--Official. The

lirtttsh believe the German retreat plan l-s n slre»ngtll~silviug lllllnouevre preceedinl: rl gl-eat German blow. dc- clared .\ir. ll. \\'. l"orster, Financial Sccretlli'_\- to \\"al' Office in the House of Uolliilloils this alternoorl. Ars it result of the Ailcre pressure Mr. l<‘ol-step sllili. thc enemy retired on a 12 nlila l'mnl._ the British have ad- \'zl.|lt'-etl to ll depth of twg miles, gain- ing it-_u villages and other inlporteht positions. The retreat bound to un- l'avr.-rilbl_,- uifet-l German troops and (lerrnali People.

l.As'r RESERVES cAl.l.Eo.

(special to thc Guardian.)

t‘0I‘l'J!\’ll.A~GEN. M-arch 1.-(Via

Lolltlcu) Arcorlilllg to German papers

lllltihcc-ki-tl hill seems to be spreatlingt lloal~l_\~ :ls fill' as the point of junction

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RUSSIANS RESUME .

_ IIEEENSIVE

(Special to the Guardian.)

l>l?'I`ll0GliAil, March 1.~Iu an at-

tack C-ri nortlieril llollnlanla yesterday Russian troops regained positions re- cently captured by Teutonic forces the wal' otticc nllnount-ed today.

qllery, "Will the Empire settle ll

after this? Would everything be

dii“l'erent?"

i had not sluspectetl hllll or sllcll

speculations. bllt he. too, matte ll vul- nerable contriblltioll to the mental movie elltertainnlent. He had gone to France two years' ago with a very poor opinion ot' ldiiglislilnen. They were, he fancied. ll surly. uncompani- able lot, and lacked adaptation to Ca- nadian conditions. “i found ollt," he said. "that the English officer is thc finest gentleman l have ever met. a model of courtesy. and ns brave lls he

is courteous."

There are it lot ot' people marking

diseoverticll, as this young Canadian did.--by coming into close touch with Englishmen in the great testing time of war. German patience. thoroughness and subordination of itlldividuality can do much in both peace and war, but who can` dotibt that in tlll~ iinill trial of strength the individulllistic_ adven- turous Briton at home and in the ov- erseas Dornlilions. whose greatest ambition it is to live ills own life ill his own way. will emerge victorious.

ills honor will help mightily. ll_

rmergcs unexpectedly. Today a conl~; pany of leathery-faced Westerners who had been a week on tramp vvllth few facilities for dolllng up. were par- aded on the deck. "Are we dowll- hearted?" shouted' one. -the ails- lvel' was the usual tlllindcrnlis, "N01"

'Dhen the company was looked

along the line "Ars we ugly?" he yelled. Every man looked at his neighbor. and a perfect gale of laugh- ter swept the ranks. Those fellows will go into battle as if it were a cham- pionship hockey lrame.-Lyon.

. llinlrde Ltnlment puree “riot ln cows

THE WEATHER»

TEMPERATURE,

TIDE, MOON, ETC.

TORONTO March 2- Moderate

winds; fair. nog much change in tem- perature. _

The highest. te`mperatllre recorded

yesterday was 28 degrees above. At 10 a. ln.. it was 19 above; at 9 p. ln. ltl above. The coldest the previous night was 26 above.

The tide will be high this afternoon

at 4.51 and tomorrow at 5.541; it will be high tomorrow morning al. 7.04 and Sunday at 8.08.

The sun sets this tlfternoon at 6.06

6.51.

The imoou sets tomorrow ut 4.11.

Wednesday. Feb. 28th ill 11.44 a. m

March 8th at 4.58 p. nl.

and tomorrow at 6.07' it rises- tonic-i~ ________ _ row mornin; lu f:.s2'lut.l sluulsy .ll wmTE'5:1'eAMei"s‘Tt.' 'mli(il__ib I om ‘

This fll‘81 l1l\1ll'l€'l' Of N19 H1000 WM Ufl

The length .of today will be eleven

H hours and twelve minutes.

colrlplllsory lnohilizat_iol.l ol' G-Grinn-

n_\"s “lloulr= Army" is illilniucnl_

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GIJVERNIIR-GENE r A

IN NIPEG

(Special to the Guardian.) \ViN.\l`Il"EG. March T.-The Duke uf

Devous-llirc today will visit Chlldmns Hospital and Agricultural Colleztmand' at Governnlcnt House will receive an adt1l~ess_ from Army and Navy veter- ans.

sushi lllilsl

__ suntllsl

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON. March 1.-The British

Socialists have declined invitation froiil the French Socialist party to send delegates to Congress of Social- ists of Allied countries which if. is proposed to lioid on March 15.

SUPREME IIIIIIRI

The case ot' Dennis Costello vs. the

General Mllilrigenlent of Governinoilt Railways. ill which the plaintiff claim $499 for damages alleged to have been caused on ills farm at Bear -ill- ver bv tire started from a locomotive, the _lilry returned il verdict of $350 ill favor ofthe pl.aintii'i`.

The case of the 1-‘irst National l-`ox

Exchange of Prince Edward island vs. The Pioneer Fox Co. Ltd., was ne-xt uiken up. The Plaintiff oinihioti $1.525 amount due on it promisory ‘nc-tc. The Plaintiff produced Louis Mcqlulrrle to prove the note and there closed his case. Edmllnd~‘S. Bllrlry_ Sec-Trees. of Defendant Co. was culled for the defence and the Court having refused to admit evi- dence on the plea of fraud and accom- modation. which _pleas were substan- tially the defence. no further witnes- ses were called and the cane wa.s'=elib~ mitted to the jury, who retllrned il verdict. for the Plaintiff for $1.820. llmount of note and $296 interest. J. .l. Johnson for Plaintiff. A. C. Salim d I I) f _ _

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ers or e entlant Court adJoul'ntd till 10.30 this ruoming

Minardw Llntmbnt Cures colds lo. \

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young pork. Saluitlen. Nevvlgmo Co.. Market gilding. ’ “

to live in c go on large fel-nl nd hoard farm halide. Apply ‘bytec- ter to farmer co Guardian. _

. wAN‘reo-- voultlo wmv 'ro wonx

The moon will be -full on Tllllt-sday. on it farm. Good #glee-¢n&_|teaIiy

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