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EXTRIIORDINIIRY FIT ELECTORS OF FIFTH PRINCE
OF GRIT DESPAIR MEET IN -MISCOUCHE HALL
Vitllelli _Personal Aliticli by 0X- Liberal-Conservative Candidates Receive
Premier Palmer .on Premier
Mathieson at Pownal Meeting and Vievrous lieply _by Mr.-A. A. Mclean, M.P. Sympathy oi Meet- ing llecideiiiy with the Liberal
Candidates.
There was a packed hall at Pownal
last evening to hear the four candi- dates, Messrs J. S. Martin, A. D. Ross, George Forbes and F. J. Nash. Among the audience were a number of ladies who seemed to enjoy the proceedings as heartily as their male belongings. Mr Nathaniel Gay presided and made an excellent chairman. The meeting was distinctly favourable to the Government, although the Opposition candidates were also well received and heartily applauded when they sat down.
Mr J. S. Martin was the first candi-
date to speak and referred at some length to the serious position of affairs the Mathieson Government had to face when it first took office, and how it had successfully solved difficulties which the Liberals had considered insoluble. There was no one. he said, who com- pared the condition of affairs now with what they were when the Mathieson Government assumed office, but would say that, whatever minor mistakes had been made, the Mathieson Government had done well in the comparatively short time at its disposal. Some people might cavll at the increased expenditure, but they had to bear in mind that a progressive policy had been pursued, and having obtained in- creased means to run the province, in- creased expenditure was a natural sequence. What the people had to con- sider was whether the increased ex- penditure was justified by the results obtained. Mr Martin then outlined some of the improvements that had been effected during the past three and a half years and said the roads, bridges and public works was evidence of the great progress which had been made. Mr Martin stated his position on the automobile question and said he was pledged not to permit auto- mobiles to run in any district unless and until seventy-five per cent. of the electors desired them. In reply to a question Mr Martin said the Prohibi- tion Act had been better enforced dur- ing the past four years than it had ever been since it was first introduced. (Applause.) Anyone travelling on the railway could not but be impressed with the great improvement in this respect. At a trotting race the other day, when it was estimated there were over 4,000 people present, only one person was seen the worse of drink. That was a remarkable change from the conditions which existed in the time of their predecessors. (Applause) Heasked the electors for their sup~ port for Mr Ross and himself and promised to do all in their power to further the interests of the district. (Applause)
Mr F. J. Nash was the next speaker
and dealt at length with the various questions now before the electors. He alleged that the Government had increased taxes and at the samo time increased salaries, though they had Dledged themselves to practice rigid economy. With regard to the sub- sidy. he said he admitted credit was due the Mathieson Government for obtaining the additional $100,000 per annum. Who denied it? But the Liberals also obtained $100,000, so both parties were absolutely equal in
that respect. What they did claim was that the seventh reason in the statement of claim, which was the one the Financial Minister said was suffi- cient reason for granting the claim, was inserted at the suggestion of Mr J. J. Hughes. That was all they claimed. Otherwise they admitted the Mathieson Government deserved credit for obtaining the additional, $100,000. Mr Nash proceeded to refer to the development of the Department of Agriculture and said that was only the natural outcome of the increased prosperity of the country. What they complained of was that the $26,000 received for the purpose of agricul- tural education was spent in sending professors and experts about the country. The Liberals, he said, if they were returned to power would devote part of that subsidy for the purpose of cheapening mussel mud, etc. Mr Nash explained his position on the automobile question. He was Drepared, he said. to oppose automo- biies running in the Belfast district, but if the people of Charlottetown
wished to run them he would not'
object. ‘ Mr A. D. Ross referred to the fact
that since the Mathieson Government came into power it had converted an annual defiot of $45,000 into an average surplus of $30,000. That, surely, was something which business men and farmers would appreciate, for they knew that no farm or business could long continue if it were faced with recurring annual deficits. In addition to this, the Government had reduced the public debt by about $90,000; pub-I lic works had been improved, and some $150,000 spent on them in three years. Mr Nash had complained that rigid economy had not been exercised. Everyone knew that rigid economy
was not stlways the best policy to pur- SIRS. Wi h a growing business and an increased revenue the best policy was to increase expenditure in order to obtain increased and improved re- sults. That was what the Mathieson Government had done and the results ‘ obtained justified what they had done. (Applause.) Mr Ross explained his attitude on the auto question and said hc was opposed to them for similar reasons to those given by Mr Martin.
Mr George Forbes was" the last cau-
didate to speak and referred to the fact that he had already served twenty years in politics, but had retired and it was only at the urgent request of the partythat he had re-entered the arena. Mr Forbes was in excellent form and kept the audience in roars of laughter by reciting his experiences with road workers met in the course of his can- vas. So far as automobiles were con- cerned he was stoutly opposed to them, and Mr Nash had promised to he guided by his attitude on the sub- ject.
Mr Alexander Martin, of Valleyflcd.
next reviewed the situation, explaining the subsidy question, the change in
the payment of teachers' supplements, |
ctc. He drew attention to the fact
that the manifeso of the Liberal Lead- |
cr contained no reference to the ex- clusion of automobiles and that it did not matter what any individual candl-
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A splendid Liberal-Conservative,
meeting, to which Liberals were invit- ed, was hold at Misconchc last even- ing, the hail being crowded to the doors. A large and attentive audience gave the Government candidates a rousing reception. The Premier, the Hon. J. A. Mathieson, was on the platform and associated with him were the Hons. J. A. McNeill and J. E. Wyatt, the Liberal candidates being Messrs. Hubert Howatt and John J. McNally.
Mr. Joseph DesRochcs, Miscouche,
acted as Chairman. A remarkable fea- ture of the meeting, and one which elicited a good deal of comment, was the fact that the Liberal candidates left the hall before the meeting was over. ‘
The Premier was the first speaker.
He was received with much applause. Mr, Mathieson gave a magnificent ad- dress in his characteristic eloquent style. I-Ie gave a comprehensive and extremely lucid review of the admin- istration of the Government during the past four years, and was listened -to with the keenest attention. He said that during the Liberal regime he had endeavoured year after year to induce the Government to bring down a statement showing the exact state of the finances ofthe province, and promised, if his party should be re- turned that they would make a state- ment to the public every year show- ing how much had been received, how much had been paid out, and also how much remained unpaid. Another thing they were striving to do was to in- duce the Government in power at that time to draw up and present the claims which the Island had against the Dominion. If that had been pro- perly done they could show that from the time the Province entered Con- federation it had never received what it was entitled to. He then went on to deal with the debt of the province when the present Government came into power in 1911. He explained that formerly the financial year of the pro- vince cnded on the 31st December, but thc Liberals in order to make a better showing, changed the date to Septem- ber 30th, At the end of their ycar, on September 30, 1011, they loft a debt of $904,000, and during the two months they were' still in power bc- fore they handed ovcr tho reins of office to the present Government. From the 80th of September to the 2nd of December they had created the enormous deficit of $83,000, besides $85,000 of unpaid liabilities, making n. total indebtedness that the Govern-
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date might say or do. hc was bound to follow the lcad of his lendcr. Mr Nash had found fault with the Government for spending the $100,000 Subsidy- What did ho expect they -would do _with it? Keep it? In that connection he reminded them Mr Nash claimed the Liberals also obtained $100,000. What did they do with it? Not only did they spend lt, but they went in' debt at the rate of $45,000 every year for the twenty Years they Weffl in power. (Laughter and applause.)
Mr I-I. J. l’a|mer next spoke. Ho
made a violent attack on Premier Mathieson and asked who was Mr Mathieson? W,hcro did he como from? What could they expect from a beggar on horseback, except to ride them to the devil? Mr Palmer proceeded to state that his (Mr I’almcr's) DOIICY was to reduce all salaries, including ,those of the teachers.
Mr A. A. McLean, M.P., was the last
speaker, and in the course of a vigorous trenchant speech replied to the reflections passed by Mr Palmer on Premier Mathieson. The Premier; he said, came from one of the best families in the country. He was a fsrmer's son. who had risen by his own ability to fill the place of Premier which hitherto had been considered the private preserve of a coterie of so-called blue-blooded gentlemen iii Charlottetown. who resented the i- tnision of any man who had not tlih hallmark of their approval. Mr Mathieson had broken the monopoly and now it would not be so difficult for other fsrmer’s sons to aspire to the position. In addition he had “ made (ood " and it was envy because of his tremendous success that made Mr Palmer. his friends so violent in their 'attic ii_pon him personally. (Loud app, use.) _
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ment had to undertake, of $1,072,000. In addition to this deplorable debt tho public works of thc province were in a desperate state. Bridges, roads, and every other branch of the service ab- solutely rotten, or steadily on the de- cline. Tcachers were leaving in alarm- ing numbers simply because they re- ceived no encouragement, and not- withstanding these conditions the Government of that day never bc- stirred themselves to press the claims of the province against the Dominion. In 1907 when Sir Wilfrid Laurier, at the inter-Provincial Conference held in Ottawa, called on the different pro- vinces to present what claims they had for special consideration, the Lib- eral delegates of P. E. Island remain- ed culpably silent, throwing away the golden opportunity offered them. When the present Government went up to the capital they were met with the forcible objection that the dele- gates from the Island in 1907 had failed to avail themselves of the op- portunity offered them when the set- tlement was unequivocally stipulated to be final an unalterable. The Gov- ernment had to urge that the province would not he allowed to stiffer for all time because of the negligence of their predecessors. They then re- ceived from the Dominion authorities an audience such as no previous local Government had received, and press- ed the claims of the Island with the result that $100,000 was granted for all time. It was true that the Lib- eralss constructed buildings, etc., dur- ing their regime, but the total expen- diture on nil their buildings and pub- lic works totalled only an average of $10,000 a year, whereas during the past 3% years, the average expendi- ture had been more than $40,000. In steel bridges, for example, the Lib- erals built in 20 years just 911 feet. Under the present Government 2,400 feet had been constructed in 3 years. The previous Commissioner of Public Works received over $300 for travel- ling expenses, which he saved for him- self, while hc never went over the province in the execution of his du- ties. The present Commissioner, as everyone knew, had made himself conversant with tho conditions of tho Public Works throughout the pro- vince, wiih the natural result that they wcro in their prcscnl. cxccilcnt condition.
Under the Liberal rule a premium
was offered to teachers to leave the province, for a second-class ccrtiflcnie was given to those who wished to rc- main at home. wlieremi it first-class was givcu those who wont nliroud. The rcsuit was that thc bcst t<~ucl1ors all loft tho place. To-day immediate- ly the tcuchcr passes his examination he is given it first-class certificate. Thc salaries ofthe teachers have been increased, and the establishment of a short course for farmers in this pro- vince obviatoii the uccosslty of thcsc having to he dependant on thc charity of Nova Scotia in agricultural educa- tion. 'l`hc long course is also serving all eminently useful purpose. Normal training for teachers _has been pro- vided aud at summer school establish- ed, while Won\cn's Institutes have ai- roady done work of immense value. In domestic science lust your flvc courses were given, one after tho other, to tho womcn of this province, and so valuable and popular were they that applications for them were made by the score.
The Government when in opposi-
tion moved a. resolution at throo sos sions in the iiouse asking the then Government to take action ovor the reduction of the cost of school books. and the last resolution was amended to provide for a Commission to en- quire into the educational condition of the Island. The report of that Commission cost $4,000 and resulted in nothing. When this Government came into power they opened a school supply department, and children were now provided with text books and other supplies at cost. Many children are now going to school because they are able to procure means of educa- tion, whersas formerly they could not. The debt had been stopped, a shrplus -established. and every public service 'was being built up, whereas on Dec. 2nd; 1911, there was not a province 'whose financial condition was in a more hopeless condition, At the ond of 1014 there was not s'pi'ovince in
¢ 1Lbe nieoing, which .was almost. wh’ ily in sympathy with the Govern- ,m!nt, broke up with cheers for the
rigisereo, Llnimone ouree olphihens
'ii&didato|. ' will
surplus. ‘ ` OLD MEN'l TAX. '
in resent to the tex o me men. his
Canada, except Prgee Edward Island. -,which was able t 'come out with a
Splendid Reception. Premier Mathie- son Exposes “Patriot s' . Misrepresen= ta.ti.on.._with _-Reference to “Old Menfs Tax” Showing that Liberals had Set Age Limit for Taxation at 70. He also Revealed Liberal Efforts at Con- serving Oyster Fisheries which ended
in Absolut d Expense.
statement, in flat contradiction to the “l’atrioi.," whose wilful misrepresen- tation had again been brought. home to it. Mr. Mathieson‘s explanation was received with tremendous ap- plause, showing how much confidence the people had in the "Patrlotz"
“I NOTICE IN THE PATRIOT TO-
NIGHT A STATEMENT MADE THAT THERE.WAS NO S'l`ATU'1`E PASSED UNDER THE LIBERALS MAKING THE AGE LIMIT 70. OF COURSE THAT, LIKE EVERY- THING ELSE THAT THAT PAPER SAYS, IS NOT TRUE. I WAS IN THE HOUSE WHEN THAT ACT WAS PASSED. IT WAS PASSED IN 1901, AND WE SAID T0 THEM, THIS TAXATION OF MEN UP T0 70 IS GOING T00 FAR. MAKE IT 65. THAT IS A REASONABLE LIM- IT, BUT THAT WOULD NOT DO THEM. THEY MADE IT 70. AFTER- WARDS AT ANOTHER SESSION THEY INTRODUCED AN AMEND- MENT T0 BRING IT TO 00. WE SAID YOU ARE JUMPING TOO FAR AGAIN. THERE IS N0 SENSE IN THAT. TAKE THE MIDDLE COURSE AND MAKE IT 65. THAT WAS ANI) ALWAYS HAD BEEN OUR POLICY IN THAT MATTER." The Pemier then went on to deal with the platform of the Opposition, prov- ing it to be nothing more than an en- dorsation of the Mathieson platform of three years ago. He referred to the contribution of $21,000 made by the province to the war. (Great ap- plause.) In regard to the scandalous falseboods circulated by the “,Patriot" ,in the matter of the oats, the Premier rebuttcd to the entire satisfaction of the audience the unfounded charges made by the Patriot.
TH E OYSTER BUSIN ESS.
In regard to the oyster business
the Premier said that the Liberals proposed to safeguard the right of the public in regard to oyster beds. How did they safeguard them in their time
‘of office?
ln 1801 thc yield of oysters was,
41,690 barrels. In 1011 the yield was- 8,8Ii5 barrels. This was the safe- guarding they did. It is true they tried to prevent the dcclinc by endeavouring, to roach an unricrsl.nnding with the Dominion Government, whereby they might lcasc thc ground for oyster cul- lturc. Though not capable of granting any secure title, they ncvcrtheicss issued a numbcr of leases, and lcd the public to bcllcve they had full power to do so, in consequence of which upwards of 300 applicants mario sur- vcrys nt their own cxpcnsc, and put in applications, only to find iliut the icuscs obtainable' were of no value. ’l‘ho_v proposed to give ihc liominiou hulf thc bcncfit, which we opposed and prcvf-nicd. Onc of the first acts of our Government wus to st-curo from the Dominion Government the right to grunt icascs, und nn ngrccnicnt wus mudu far more iiiivnxitngcoiis io our province than was over tried by our opponents. Our policy is not only to safeguard the rights oi' tho public in our oyster beds, but to conscrvc them, and if possible, restore them to lheIl‘ forincr prmliictivc <-oudition. Lansing had only been mrricd on in tim buys and mouths oi' thc rivers whcro the oyster fishing had become pructi(-:lily extinct, and thc rivers such ns Grand River, Ilidcford. 'l`hcsc arc the very places whcrc applications made to thc Liberal Government arc on tile to the numhcr of about 300, all survey- ed and declared to bo barren bottoms. In Grand River above the ferry which, as you fishermen know, is the greatest oyster producing area in the province to-day. over 400 acres were surveyed and declared to be barren bottom. Their policy was to give this in five acre lots to a few riparian owners. while we offered it in one acre lots, so that a great many more might have an opportunity of getting ground. The result was that \ve received apllcation from 04 person for 64 acres, of which 58 were accepted, and the other 6 applicants were refused because the had applied for ground reserved fo tho public fishermen. Our opponent granted one lease in Bentinck (lov for tive acres. which was made vsli
ment. and which at the time of gran
of this plank in their platform. The
the shermen on natural public bed in the same position with regar to_date or their catch and shippin
Premier made the foliotiing important
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hy authority of the Dominion Govern
itll! was seriously doubted by many o being barren bottom. If this is their way of preventing the alienation o public beds, you can judge the vain
offer? as one of their planks to plac
SPLENDID
NORT
0pposing Candida Views on Local - Mathieson in
Ill
gated by Grit Oi
A very large joint meeting was held on Thursday evening at North Wilt-V shire, thc hall being crowded to thc.
doors. The Prcniicr, lion. J . A. Math-i ioson, null thc (iuvcrnmcnt cau<iidatcs,| lion. L. I.. Jenkins and J. H. Iiun-| tain, were on the platforni, while: l\i0ss|'s. George liughcs and Joint Mc- Millan their opponents, were also pres- ent. On motion Mr. Donald E. (lamp-
boll, of Darliiurton, was ununimouslyi appointed chairman. An unfortunate and regrettable feature of the meeting was thc presence of about half-a-dozen ‘ iii-mnnucrcd and totally irresponsible' professional disturbers of the pcace,, in the persons of the young and un-` thinking men who did not belong to' the neighborhood. The first speaker was Mr. George Hughes, who dealt at tiresome length with the financial question, insinuating that the Liberal party were not responsible for the whole of the debt of $1,072,000 which the present government found when they assumed office in 1911. He stated. that his party got no credit for the, public buildings, etc., which they erected in their time, and endeavored! to the best of his ability to make out, a case for the Liberals in defence oi' their culpable laxity during their nd- niiuistrntiou of the affairs of the Pro- vince. He paid a splendid tribute to Premier Mathieson’s unreuiitting and' exemplary efforts, when loader of the Opposition, in safe-guarding the in-V tercsts of the country, stating that at, one session of the House Mr. Mathie- son asked innumerable searching audi difficult questions regarding the public works and services generally and, criticizing the affairs. Ile frankly ad-
EETING
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les Express Their Situation. Premier a liousing Speech
.Lays Bare thefaiiacies Promul-
iiee Seekers. Some
“Patriot” Methods oi Argument Tried by Unruly Boys.
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milled the fact that the present gov- crniucnt , through the efforts of the l’rf-micr, had sccuured the magnificent subsidy of $100,000, giving them credit for it, but tried unsuccessfully to de- fend the failure of the Grits to secure thc suluc when they had thc opportun- ily io do so in 1907. Another admission ho was constrained to make in favour ot' thc government was the fact that the agricultural grant of $20,000 now enjoyed by thc province would be $9,000 onlyfbut for the diligent and admirable efforts of Mr. Mathieson and his colleagues. In regard to the oyster question he opposed the system of leasing. Mr. Hughes' speech was a monotonous conglomeration of wild and unconsidcred misrepresentations, and his remarks were applauded by the audience who admired the power of his lungs.
PREMIER MATHIESON was the
next speaker and he was given a fine reception. Mr. Hughes' harangue fad- ed into inslgnificnnce before the Pre- mier‘s eloquent address. During his speech he was assailed with questions, intended to be smart, from every. one of the rude disturbers referred to above, and in every case his answer was crushingly sarcastic. The audi- ence listened to the Premier with the utmost attention and genuinely udniired the masterly man- ner in which he handled his opponent. I-ic corrected all misrepresentations and miiiressed himself to the good in- telligence of the audience. He first (icuii with the public accounts in carc- fui detail. proving beyond the shadow of u doubt that the debt Ol' the prov-
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SUMMARY ` or WAR s1TUAT1oN
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Scpt. 3.-The Germans,
in nu official report claim to have carried by assault the fortified brl<il.:o.- bend at Lcnncvvzuln on the Dvinn Iiivt-r, bctwceii l~`ricdrh-lisiatrlt null Riga. This is conshlcred for tht- Rus- sians thc most critical point on tho whole front, for should the Germans succccrl in crossing the llvinn the Russians would bc compelled to 1-,valvu- alc itil-za, und their position in-i\\'<\i-ii Duivz_t and Vilnu and \'-vvn soulii-wi-at of thc iuiivr 1-ily would bu jr~opurdi‘,~d. llowcvrr, thc Germans do not yut claim to have vroscrl thc rivcr which is liciiitr riclcnilud by it r<'-infor<‘f.-il nruiy under cominund of Goin-ral lluz- sky, who has prov:-il Iliiusvlf unc oi` the grciiivsi .\'i|':it¢-gisis oi` ilu- war und luis brought thc prcviuii.-s (ii-rmuu nil- vnuro to :i stop on the il'/.urn ltlvvr in front of \Vu|‘sa\v. It is boil(-vvii b_v military critics thu liussiuns will ninku u. stubborn dcicnsc on the llvinn. 'i`Iic opinion is <-.\pi'cs.sc¢l ibut should they fail bore thc tivruiuli l“It~ci. would guilt couimonil ol' the (iulf of Riga :md by landing troops nt I‘crnuu r-olisiili-rulily shorten thc prnirnr-i|~ii murrli io i’|-i- rogrud which is understood io ho thc ultimate objective of thc Gorman high- cr commnnd.
In vicw of tho importance oi’ tho,
balilo rugini: along thc lowcr llvinu l`i;.',i\iing olisrrwlu-ru loses soluo, iiiiorvsi. for tho liussiuus must kcvp Ihr-ir ¢~_\~l-s on this 1-ornor oi' tho nntp, tirmlnn, which thc Russians cvncihiicd has apparently provod nu r-niply shell to tho Germans ns they captured only 400 prisoners after strcct fighting. North- west of Vilna the Russians nrc on thc offensive and while thc Germans shy the Russian counter attacks urn n omn- plcto failure it is said in Pcirogruil that the counter offensive seriously threatens the Gorman loft flank and comunications with thc army of Lieut General Von Eirhorn. Thr- Russian centre is styill retiring through marshy districts, however. and ovcry day is taking toll of the pnrsuers. Thr- Rus- sians also are offering rcsisi:uir~r\ io the Gorman Austro offeiisiw in Gull:-in and soutlicastwnrd of I.ut.-ikh they hold a front of some fifty miles iutcrsoriod
splendid cover for n defensive army.
I' There is still some doubt ns io what
F' the Austro German intentions nro i ‘I the southeast. military critics bein d divided on opinion ns tn whether a
t.
f between the Russians nnd Roumun
Y Turks, who are reported very sho G ofthe shells neccssur lo \r1\\nt il
since the report last Wednesday fro
attemt will be mode to project h wmlg" ' "_/(rp you going to insinl n Type- which would make it n serious mailer for Roumauia to refuse longer th
f demands for free passage of munit 9 ions over Roumaninn railways for th
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9 Allies conquering Gallipoli peninsula
d Concerning operation t il , D l- 8 anellcs no news has I;-’-,gn Ircccciirrfiii M|""d" LI”Im°M cur" ”h°“m“'"'
Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the British forces on the Peninsula. Con- tinued successes of the Austro German in the East leads many writers to the conclusion that sustained houilnsrd- ment of German lines in the west menus an early move by tho Eiiteiite Allies. Critics point to this through the redistribution of the British and French armies and the ‘shelling of Zee- hruggc some days ago, as hcrnlding something at least preliminary to a. general offensive.
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time: li`inr- null warm.
THE WEATHER.-\'o.sif‘rlIHY WHS
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’|`bi~ l\i;:,lu~.\'i iv-i||p<‘r;ii\\r¢- recorded
_\'l~sii-riluy wus 70 dog. nbovo. zero. At it o‘l-lock _vcsti-rduy n\ornin|.: ii regis- iorcil 613 flcu. nlnwf-; :it 9 last. night. 6;! clog. :iln\vi~. The coldest the previ- ous night was hi nlmvf- zero.
'i`h|~ iirlv will lu: high this evening
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'|`li<~ .~<.\u| sets this vvviiiiu: ul 0.34.
iolmwrow ui 6.142 und l\londz\_v :ii 0.30; it ri:-'cs tou\orro\v niornimz ni 5.25. .\ioi\dh_\' ui 0.120 and 'I`uosdu.\' iii 5-137-
’I`bi' muon rises tonight ni 12 und
ioluurru\v ul `..'.(lI.
'|`lu~ lust ||u:|r|i~r of ilu- uioun was
on \\'1\iIu|-silu_\', Supl. Isl ul l0.i'»T il. in.
'I`I\<‘l‘o \\'iII iw :i uf-w lution on 'I`|\lll‘s-
tiny. Sept. llih ni 6.51! n. ni.
'l`i\1‘ lcngili of today will br ihirioen
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