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O8-I0 Per Year (Delivered)

In Advance I - I

g 82-50 Per Year (Mailed) In A.dvlaoo lu,0llldl¢ dll Oil* hr U. I,

ss or will

ON ALL FRONT'-S

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Italians Bave Marie Further Gains. Since May

li 'lhey llave Laptnr 26 Guns. Iiesnltory

ell 23,661 Prisoners and llairling Fights 0nl on

Western Front Where German Attacks Have

‘_ Been Repellerl hy British andfrench.

f .

_ (Canadian Press Despatch.) ROME.-- Tile Italians in the Playa

800101' >'0S¢9l`¢l8N drove the Austro- Huiigariaii forces to the eiiri of tho Valley cast of Globna. says an oiiiciril statement issued today by the italian “lar Dpartinent. Since i\’fs.y 14, thc statement adds, the Austi'o-Hurigir rian prisoners taken on the Julian front number 23.661. Tlic ltallnns captured 26 guns including lil of thc heaviest calibre.

FRENCH REPEL VIOLENT GER- MAN ATTACKS.

(Canadian Press Despatch.) y

l"ARlS.-- The French have captur-

ed ri German post north of Vaclier- ville in the Verduii region, uccurdliig

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"to an oilit-.ial uiiiiouucement lssuod by the Wat- Office this morning. Two Gllflllilii attacks in the region of Purte B156. Oli the ('liampagrie front, were re-pulsed. The Germans attacked af- ter ii violent bombardiiient. `

`FtA|D|NG PARTIES DRIVEN OFF BY

BRITISH.

(Qanadian Press Despatch)

l.()l\DON.- _llc-stile raiding parties

were driven oil during the night soutlrwcst of Lens and west oi` ities- Slilvl. says today's ofiicial stntenieiit.

r\\c -inadc ;i successful raid north ol'

l’loL'l:sti-cet. woods. The enemies' ur- iill_€|‘y was activc last night in thc \l0lghboi"linlnl cl’ liiillecourt rind on liotli hunks of the St-arpe.

BRITISH HRSPITAI

SHIPSUNII

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

LONDON.- The British llospit-rl

ship Dover Castle has been torpe- doofl and sunk. it is aiinouiiced offl- clally that six peraoiis are believed lost. The British ii'rercliaiit criiiscr llilary was also torpedoerl -and sunk ands. Britlsli destroyed has been sunk after collision.

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AMERICAN DISCUVERS PUWEREUI EXPIUSIVE

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

New l'oni<.- in-_ o. oc waitorr.

Vice-President of the American Medi- co l’harui~aceutical League, announced It the annual banquet of the league liore last night that he and his son Mortimer had discovered an explo- sive so powerful that a five grain tab- let would sitillce to wreck the tallest building in New York.

The discovery was made, he said.

by accident. He claimed that his ex- plosive was ten thousand times more powerful than dynamite.

HEAD DE RUIHSCHIID

HDUSE IS DEAD

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

LONDON.- Leopold de Ttotiischild

died this morning at his home at Leighton Buzzard after an illness of 'six weeks. Mr. De Rothschild was 'I2 years old and was the third son of Baron Lionel De Rc-tlischlltl founder- of the English branch of the famous banking house. For many years prior to the war Mr. Do Rothschild was a pi'om.inont figure in England racing circles and in 1904 his horse Staniant won the Derby.

ANTI-CUNSCRIPIIUNISIS

MEET UIIIANCUUVER

(Canadian Press Despatch.) `VANCOUVEIt.- Against the coun- sel of some of the older heads a meet. Ilia of tho Autl~Conscription League broke up last uiglit with a resolution that tonight tiioy will meet on the Po well strooi. groriiids ut eight o’clock declaring that if ire-ccssary they would light for their rights to hold ri meet- ing. The hall was 1-itmnicd with men and women, most of the men"'being of military nge and they overflowed down the-» stairs and on to the street where nil overflow nieetins was liold.`

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To tito. May B0-Fresh winds: oc-

casiovlil' Pliowere-

The highest temperature recorded

yesterday- was 54 degrees above. Ai 10 a.- in.. it was 48 above; at ii p. nl-. lt wap illlf a-bove. The coldest the DW' vious ill was 40 above.

The ti e will be high this afternoon

nt 5.80 d to-morrow at 6.48: ll WI" he high :rmorrow morning at 6-03 Bild rrin' n_o.sn.

Tit? sun sets this evening at. 7-55

and tomorrow at 7.58; it rises tomor-

zow morning at 4.37 and Friday ai .34. The moon sets tomorrow mornin!

at 7.56.

The Meat quarter of the moon WI!

on Monday. May, 28th at 6.34 P- ln- t

The mein( :tal be full on Thursday

Juneotiiar . '1¢.m.

11|; 15,3", of today will hr- fifteen

hours and twenty minutes.

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SAIVATIUN ARMY Will PRUVIDE HUSPIIAI UNITS ` EUR AMERICAN ARMY

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

NEW YOltK.- Miss Evangeline

UOOUIZ hcud of the Salvation Army, an- nounced at I1 meeting of officers o|` the Ariny here last night that the or- ganizations War Board had decided to raise $100.000 to organize and equip ambulance units for the new Ameri- can army. v ,

HUST AMERICAN WAR

STEAMER IAUNCHED

(Canadian Press Despatch)

NEW YORK.- One of the first

stcamers to he briilt by'an American :-iliipv-ard since the United States eii tered into the \v.;-ir is the 9,000 ton twin sci‘t-iw steel freigliter Scandina- vic. which is to leave the ways at i shipyard near hero lute today. Con

at the same yards and it is hoped to complete all of them within a ycur.

RETAII MERCHANTS

ANNUAI MEETINC

The annual rneetirng of the Retail

Merchants' Association was held last night in the Bo-ard of Trade room. President S. A. McDonald- in the chair. The others' present were Mr. (Y. H. Black, the' Secretary. and Messrs. J. P. Gordon, (‘.. H. Chami- ler, L. Prowse. D. A. Bruce. ll., H. Jenkins, Wm. Prowse, S. Mc .Lellaii. John A. McLaren. E. ll. Beer. J. P. McCloskey. G. E. Hughes. 'M. L. A.. L. E. Wellner. l<‘. J. Holman, W. A. Stewart. Jonn McLeod. W. ll. Johnson. and J. L. Shaw. _ ;

The minutes of last meeting wcrc

read and adopted.

The report of the Scci'et.ui'y. Mr.-

Blnck. was read. lt was ri -bricf re- sume of the _vear's woik. and was uiianiious-ly adopted.

A vote of thanks' was toni-di-ed thr-

Sccrctary for his work.

The Presitient replying fOr Mf-

Black declared that the report 'sub- mitted by thc Secretary justified thu Associations existence. lie declared that through the Associatiorfs ofToi't.l ,business had been conducted on H in-orc buslriess-like principles and that lin would like to see the Associa- tion grow larger.

The financial statcnioiit was next

read and showed the Association to have ii balance of $20.27 In the bann after paying alll expenses. The rc- port was unanimously adopted. Election of officers followed. On motion of Mr. E. H- BWV- H90'

onded' -by Mr. J. P. Gordon. Mr. S. A. McDonald was urianiinoiisly elect- ed President.

Mr. (`. H. Black was iinanimou.-#li re~elected Secretary upon the m0ll0t\

of Mr, IL. lzirowse, seconded by

. r on. ,

I-MH/ir.J'('.PH. oChandler waz- elected

Vice-Secretary. \ _

The former executive was eec.ed

with one change. Mr-. L. E. Weilner in place of Mr. W. T. Weliner. ‘ On motion' of Mr. J. P. Gordon. seconded by Mr. J. A. McLaren. tht; present executive comm.-ttes WH 'nwointgd an executive committee with the addition of Messrs F. J. Hdimsn, L. E. Weltlner and G. E. l-lu hes.

(gn motion' of Qr. J. `A. McLaren. seconded by MY- L- L_; p"°w”‘ ‘S WM, decided to hold a Dollar Da.\' in June. iit'a date to bi- settled by

ulgqisgcdlgrdasion as to the running of automobiles- on market day! en- sued. but no action' was taken. and `t\|c meeting adidurned. _ ninmw Lrnimqi sum amniotic.

t ’ . .

tracts for sixteen ships have been let _

OTTAWA-Those old phrases "the

political pot is boiling," and “the air is charged with electricity." etc.. were never so apt as they are today. The navy proposals and the reciprocity issue were nowhere in it with (fon- scriptlon as an excitement pi-oducer. titre week just closed has been

llooked to for guidance to the same

It is now quite seriously said tiiat

Conscription will destroy the old Liberal party und that out of the ruins there will emerge i-n conjunc- tion with the Conservatives u_ great National party under' the leadership of Sir Robert Borden.

Deteatable Methods.

lt indicates the situation very cor-

rectly to say thi-it the ri-otlng in the

province of Quebec has- already had an appreciable effect upon the poll-

yout'hs‘ for party purposes.

tical views of purlianicntariaiis. Eng- I If lie had C0010 Ulll =iU"0Di;l.V 0|i Con- lish-speakirig Liberals express tie-‘SCVIDUOII l`C5‘l0Wills Sli' ltubcrt Bor- testation or the manipulation of the flen's snnounccmfnt. hiv wlwle'Q\n-- impress'ionabi`e‘ Fren-ch»\'C:fiadian I liec t'ol'l0WIllB would likely llllve sull-

stated) his position. but the i-mpres~ sion is growing, particu-lai'l_v amongst his Ontario and Western followers.

of his French-Cauadiaii followers.

with the anti-Conscriptlonisfts.

Liberal Party -in Trouble.

So far as one can Judge at'ter a

week’s talk in the corridors, it l.-i

I IAUIES' AID

and Treasurer showed a very satis-

ndme an Eg Day in June on which date contribgtions of eggs. in SUCII quantities as might be available.

be used for the hospital it was de cidetl to place' before the Trustees at the annual meeting the necessity of providing an infectious hospital in connection with the Prince Edward lsl-ind Hospital.

The following oillcbrs were up-

MInard’e Llnlment cures distemper.

TWO WOMEN SHOT _

BY BRUTIL HUIIS

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

GENEVA- La Suisse today prints

details of ii case similar to that of Miss Edith C-avell. the English nurse. who was excuted by the Germans in Brussels in October. 1915. The Gor- nrann, nays the newspaper recently arrested two women. Mine Pfeieter and her daughter aged 22. on the Swiss-Aisstln frontier. They were ch-irged with acting as spies.

The women promptly admitted at

the trial that they had smuggled let-

from Alsatlan families to relatives in

wa a friendly act. and without politi

Sir Wilfrid Laurier has not _vet-I Speech, Then a Caucus.

that he has decided to support the day for first reading. It will be intro- amendment for a refereiiduin wliitjli‘duced and explained by Sir Robert will undoubtedly be moved by oiie,Borden. it is not likely Sir Wilfriu

This would definitely line him up him to do so on' a first reading.

clear that the Liberal prrrty is split. and hold ri second caucus.

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niuii Militia - N. B. snr. Amis '

in iosniii, .

REDERICTON ~~ Anrenrlincnts

,wliicli the Government proposed to

_ _-__ V :the New Briiriswir-k Proliibitioin Act

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The A1-"Htl Meeting 0' the ‘-°"‘°-“` 'IieirieiIqE.TIf"i.'SII§cI".i..Ii'gHi»II.t`sRI>'ElI.

Aid Society °T the PE' Island Hoa' Brewers of malt. At Dreseiit :i house- ‘mal was hem yesterday -MS-ep holder may purcliase liquor- for his “U0” at me home of Mrs' (Dm 'lay' own use brit if the amendments are 10"- The ’eT’°“S of the secretary carried the privilege will be with-

) `dra\vn. Attoriiey-Gerieral Byrne in-

f“c'°"~" m’a“°i“I °°“dm°“' The ex` trodiiced tl bill to -bring into force the penditiire had been large on account. New Brunswick Doherw Am uf the UT me mcreased prices and Dominion which would ‘prevent trun- *1 “U56 quantity °f “ne” and sactioiis in liquc-1' taking place ~be- house furnishings had to be procured. tween Dames wmlm the Drov|nce_ During the year the Society furnished Another amendment proposes to fob E* BT'-‘Ing "°°m mr me Lady Super,” bid newspapers advertising liquor. Widen! “ml “|50 "°E“d Enwgh "‘°"e-V Both Montreal and Nova Scotia liou- U) Palm and Piper the Nurses' Home ses are now using spaces in some St. Acmig “PU” '3 S“gges"°“ made by John papers. Posters and circulars 0"” UT the m°’mbe" it was decided tu also will be barred.

would -be asked for Ill TUBES `Hl\ll

Queens counties. ’l‘liei-ie' eggs are to

pointed: HC-n.d"res.-'Mi's. r‘.P. Tay- desmitcli from St. .loiiii`s. Newfouiid- lor; Pre-s.-Mrs. J.A. Matliieson: land today says. Newfouiidlaiid fisher- Vice.-Prcs. at large-Mrs. Tidmarsh: men do not share the fear expressed Vlce~Pi'esideiitr-4--Mrs. Hodgson, Mrs. by some followers of the sea in Nova Sterns, Mrs. T.G. Taylor, Mrs. Nasir. Scotia that Gcrniamsubuiarlnes iiiaritrirtion bureau, and will agree o t e feet that we .ire indeed of one e I Mrs. Full, Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. ILE. cross the Atl-.iutic and work havoc iii cdntrol of prtcee lf that policy is _.md |,|°0d_ Wm, me ,_.0,mm°n history lllutch. Miss Williams; Treasurer-- t.he tlsliing fioiilla gathered on theipdoptad here in ..leglel-.ation now |,e|,;m| “,,_ with one common future Mrs. John- Gordon; Secretary-Miss Grand Banks. Word* has been rc-Ibefore Congrcpal. The wheat execu- |,efO,~e “Sy if ,mythtng wma have ce. Catherine MacLeod. ceived that the fishing fleet of 120 ver--\ tty., cgmmisslon has supplied the tlg- m _ .

' sets from Lunenburg. N.S. which an- ur-es of lite- nesdl, expressed confi~ nclousnoss that now for two years and

whatever' attitude Sir Wilfrid takes now. lf he supports Corisciiptioii he can only carry with him a portion of his followers in Quebec, while if -ire stands for a seferenduiii the Ottawa Rl-vei will largely be the dividing line. - .

with 'him solidly t'or ai ii refereiidiiiii

some of the Maritime Liberals os

vote with the Governuieiit.

The Reason Why Not.

“Why not a referendum on Cou-

scriptlon?" one of the westtrn Lib- erals was asked last night.

"What‘.”' was the reply. “ii refer-

endum on Conscription with half ri mill-lion of our men away lighting? Never!"

Liberal members are beginning to

talk quite freely' about Sir Wilfrid Lauric'i"s altitude. They adiiiilt that

ported him.

The present outlook is that the hill wi~l-I be brought down on ’l`lim-<-

\vill speak; it would be unusual for

With the bill before. the House

the Liber-als nvbiir probably hold a caucus to declde‘oii their action. if they split, as seeins-likely. either one section or the other will walk oiit

PRUIHBITIUN ACT

ntluieliriiin

(Canadian Press Despatch)

NEW Y0llli.~ An Associated Press

I I T WHAT THE BRINSH THE SITUATIDN AT _y TAWA Mm" HAS [M

Sir Robert Borden is the Big Man in the _ _ _

Present Situation. and Conscription Issue ""'°" °f,mf,§_;§§;pi\l=h°“ <1*

Threatens to Completely lilsrupt the tilrl -- l.iherall’arty,0ld Potiiicaidhservers Declare our-°| of Prim if--not with

Canada.

WASHINGTON- The British war

,mission left American soil and cross led into Canada today after six weeks ‘of conferences which have reached ‘into every phase of American li-fe and are expected vitally to affect the fu- ture of this country' if not of the- world.

Coniide-nce and sympatliv born

“seething with excitement." The French Liber-als would stand of persona; Contact of B,»|ttg»}, ,md

American officials cannot be niea»

Very seldom has a leader been while lie would bc supported by su;-ed in wo,-ds_ Un¢@na{“¢\. hu,-

_ ` - D " been removed and an offici-cnt cu-

extent as members-not one -side Slbly it f€’W f\'0m 01113110- 8l'ld`0il€ 0l'|operation made possible by an exact only. but both sides-are looking to two western. The majority of tlre‘dL._ri,m|0n of the rgsouwes and need., Sir Robert Borden. He is- the one ing Ontarto and western Liberals- along of the two ,,,m0n5_ Thi., count,-Y man in thepresent situation. with a. fair eastern sprinkling wotilriIkn0w5 the Ames- needs- in d¢.m|| and

the Allies know America's i'esoiirr-.cs and the degree of their availability. Thus it is possible for the United States to enter into co-operation with the grand alliance in a way most col- culated to bring success.

No Binding Treaties.

There have been no for-nial agree

ments or bjiiding -treaties. Foreign Secretary Balfour said upon his ar- rival the United States would not -be asked, nor expected. to abandon

extent of declaring _against a sep- arate peace.

Great' Britain and the United Stater-

undoubtcdly 'have been placed on a close-r basis of friendship than at airy tinie since' the separation a century and a quarter ago. The controversy during two and ii half years' of neutr- ality have dissolved in a fuller under- standing by-American officials on the' difficulties of belligerency. Mi-. Bal- f`oiir, who was in this country longer than any previous Foreign Secretary had been away from London since the Napoleonic wars has realized. his life' dream of a closer sivvmpathy between the two great branches of the English speaking people. This was symbolized when he stood overcome with emotion before tlie` tomb of George Washington. with t.-hc Biltlsli flag flying above lt.

The British Tack.

The British showed a tact ot’ Ain-

ericari feeling most gratifying to of- ficials. They were scrupulous on all occasions not to appear' to be inter- fering with American affairs. The-lr constant effort was to describe Great Brita!-'n‘s experience for what- ever suggestion it might give' this country. Mi. Balfoii-i' rlifiiise-rl this spirit throughoiit the whole mission.

The immediate diplomatic result

has been to lengthen the British view from a near--sitghted absorption iii the immediate war needs to u broader consideration of world re- construction afterwards. Sinlilarly.I th American view olnt * has been'

future to the immediate pressing ne- cessity. Botti sides feel they have gained u true perspective.

The most far-reaching unde»r'stantl-

ings arrived at have been in _trade matters. ln general the Lniterl States wiill give the- Allies preferen- tial treatnient in commerce. Details. however. could' not be agreed upon. as Congress has not yet passe-d the legislation necessary to deal with embargo, trading with the enemB'~ control of cargo space and the like.

Cover Wheat Control.

A definite understandirig has becri

reached to cover both American and f"anadir.in wheat for sale to the Ai- lied wheat executive. but the details will not bt- given out at once. be- cause of the effect it would have 0"- tiis market. Canada will co-oP°'”l'¢_I full with this country. prebl-My

through the proposed food adtmln}i‘a-

,-- iiually seeks cod on the Grand Bankslddnp-9 that they can be met. and B

is like-ly to abandon that region this shown how the results will be allot- gre,” ,,|_,-“spa |n whicipthsnk God, nu

siimanor because of such zipprclielifed among the various allies.) '

sion. Local fishing interests consi-

Munltions control and purcliasr,

der the danger lnsiifliciorit to w-arrantI will be siinilai-ily centralized. througli staying away from such prolific lisli~,tlis Allied buying commission. lho\lS\l

ing grouiids and as prices for the catch promises to he higher than ever this year indications are that the fleet from this colony will be even more active than usual on the Grand

Banks. 'tally needed' abfead- ions marie -by tins city in me common

RUN. AL I. BA EUUR

wlliout rico control The council

t it - - -

'of national defence has charged ,itself with so increasing maritiiacture

as to provide for the American whi- aimy without cutting oil exports vi-

Ths United States is- corisiderlnd

tho invitation extended by the Brit- ish that all the Allies send perma- nent ropresentatives to sit on the

Allied commissions in London. includ-

IN I DAY\ing those- on wheat. munitions. ship

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(Canadian Press Despatch)

0TAWA.- Right l-lon. A.J. Ba|four|Brltain at 3% per cent. or at cost to for the whole 01 the ¢|vi||zed body df

will probably arrive in Montreal at'

ters, without knowing their contents. noon tomorrow accompanied by Sir is to 20 per cent. to the British.

Cecil Spring-Rice, British Ambassa-

Rice, Lieut.-General Bridges. Str Brie

ping and general SUPDUSS

ln finance. the mission has- se-

cured Government loans to Great

this Government and at a saving of

Switzerland. This was done simply dor at Wlashlngton. Lady Spring- Clear Away Double.

,cal or malicious purpose. Drummond. lan Malcolm, M.l’.. Major The British visitors were able to | Botti women. says’La Elsse, were Bpenderclay. Read-Admiral Browning. clear away many doubts its to mili-

shot ut Mulhauaen. Tire mother was Fleet Payinaster Sanford and probab- tary training and otiher technical I _ Ta horrified witness ofthe execution of ly some ofthe aides irorn -Rideau Hall.‘mu-tters. Great Britain has ,faced -ted |n n “msgid never dqugldd yet her daughter before her turn camel- Mr. Balfour- will be the guest of the the same Pf0\9|_°m5 illlll lille. ¢°lIl\\l? 1 8 y

The newspaper odds that it has-.ro Montreal Canadian Club at luncheon will 'faoo of sehdllll 8,1107!! 013011' imc; that in that struggle, on which

cc-had icbnnrmstinn or the execution and in the afternoon will receive the ized force into I forettiii land. and of the women from their relatives. L. LD Degree from McGill University. the fruits of her experience have

been invaluable in guiding Ameri-

Minarda Linlmeni curse parpetineewg _Illlnerd'e Llitment our-ea eeide, etc. can officials Lessons teamed hy

its traditional policies, even to thel

e D - I Y

foreshortemed from absorption In thc,‘those addresses there was, l think, no

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YESTERDAY

' Vote. Bill Introduced Empower Banlls io

(From Our Own Correspondent.) OTTAWA-~ l-lon. l-‘rank 0llver’s

tariff amendment calling for free wheat and wheat products. free rrgii- cuitural machinery and implements. free food and general tariff reduc» tions on all other articles- and an in- crease in the British preference. was voted down by the (foniuions this af- ternoon. lt was a straight party votc of 65 to 38, a Government majority of 27.

The fe-.itiire of the closing stanza

of the debate iipoir the amendment was the “bolt” by Hugh Guthrie. Lib- eral member for South Wellington. who declined to give his .support tc liic 'action oi' the liiiicudment calling for general tariff reriuctlona and an increased British preference. Mr.- Gutlirie explained that be favored the other proposals., btit rather than vote for a -lower tariff he side-stepped the vate altogether.

The rest of the Opposition lined

iip_witli the western wing of the party in their demand for a big step toward

in ihsf pm

HOUSE OF COM-MENS

Frank 0llver’s Amendment for Free Wheat

and General Tariii Reduction Defeated. llnph Guthrie, Liberal, Slrle-stepping the

hy Sir Thomas White io

Loan Money lo Farmers.

empower -banks to loan money tn farmers on live stock. With regard to this he explained' that legislation 'authorizing banks to make ilioans on chattel mortgages would be repealed and this authorization substituted.

Hon. Wrii. Pugsley asked if any-

thing had been done with regard to building wooden ships in Canada. He understood the Munitions Board hart been limited to ships of 2,500 tons which did not seem to meet the case. There were many shipyards in tin- iilaiitlme Provinces where vessels of -a thousand tons or more could be

built. and he .had received (mea) enquiries' from them an to why e limit had been set at not less than 2,500 tons. ' ‘ Sir George Faster replied that the -Imperial Munltions Board were build- ing these ships on order of the Brit- ish Government and that they had to follow the specifications laid down by the imperial authorities-.

Sir Thomas White introduced a

bill to amend the. penny bank act au-

free trade. I

Before the debate was i'esumed`Sir|

Thomas White introduced a bill to

thorizing directors of penny' banks to invest theitr funds in Dominion Gov- ernment securities.

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Britain have proved decisive on iiiaiiy points of policy. i

The mission found it necessary to|

leave it number of its experts here as attaches- of the embassy to help hand-le the enormous amount of new work developed. Lord Eustace Percy and (1. J. Phillips' will continue trade discussions, and Ge-offry But- ler, of the Foreign Office. will cou- tlnne his services .to the press. A house near the Eiiihassy- has been- taken as an overflow ofllce.

Mr. Balfour‘s A idreae.

The reception at-coiwlell the Right

lion- Mr. Balfour from point of view of iiearriness and spontuniety coiilri not have been equated by Mr. Bal-I foui"s own constitutents in the famed city of London itself. As" he ap- prc-icherl the front of the dats t0 res- lwlld to the address of welcome the tliousnnds assembled on the greens- ward and in the reserved enclosure cheered the great statesman in a spi- rit of wild enthusiasm. Wlren the joyous din had died down and a spec- tator as -happy as the rest had shout- ed. "lle’s u good man." Mr. Balfour said: "The two addresses to which _voir iuve llstened_:lo not and cannot leave me and rm friends unmoveri. lu

sentence that moved me more deeply than the one read out 'by your Prime Minister. in which he bid me not for- get that when l came to Toronto and the Province of Ontario l must feel myself not only among friends btit 'among cctintrynieu. Wiieii l see the record of this great ciiy and this new. and growing country with all its infi- nite possibilities before it ns if it was an English country or the Scottish country where l was horn, criiiclited and brought np, ladies and gentlemen. i do not need tliut invitation to criter- tain this sentiment. l have left on the other side ofthe border a nation of friends. l coiue into Canada and. greet your couimuiiity composed not c.-lily of friends but of corintry-men. (Applause). We think the sarric thouglits. we live under the same con- stitution, wc belong to the same l-Ini- pire. ind lt' anything could lriivc ce- riientcd more closely the bonds of Eni-

pire, if anything could have niarig u]s

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ciitcd those feelings it is the con

half we have been engaged in this

North America is now at one. We have been engaged in this great strug- gle through these two years and ii h-ilf. fighting together. making all our sacrifices in common. working to-` wards ii common an-l vlctorloiis end. which l doubt not will crown all our efforts. (Applause) ~

"Your Mayor hai referred to the ef-

cause. May l as 1 countrymen of yours. though not s citizen of Toron- to. say how profoundly thc whole Em- pire feels the magnitude of the effort ,you have made and how we value for ‘its example to all posterity, on evi- dence to the whole world what the

British Empire really means. not only for the cit zona of that Empire, but

nations of which we fc-rin no inconsi- derable part.

Unity of Empire.

"Ladies and gentlemen. these are

proud thoughts. They will some diy bd bright memories. We are associa-

n th hlstor of the world. and I re-

DITAWA PUBIIC AT SEA

UN _IMNSCRIPTIUN

(Canadian Press Despatch)

0'l"l‘AW‘tA-,~t Montreal -Star)-Every.

one is more or less at sea today over the political situattion at Ottawa . it seems largely in the- hands of the par- ty lenders. Sir Robert Borden is dealing with the matter on his side and Sir Wilfrid on his. No conscrip- tion bill anti no announcement of go- veriimr-nt changes predicted upon it are expected before Thursday or Fri- day. ltrlepenris upon when the Bud- get is got out of the way. The final drift is now ready. substantially along the lines previously indicated but em- phasizing the principle of selection. The enrollment will likely be bs- tweeii the ages gf '20 and 40 though there is some suggestion of making the mini-muni 21. to conform with the United States and the maximum forty- flve as in the Militia Act.

RUSSIAN SAIEURS DESTRUY TURII SIDRES

(Canadian Press Despatch.)

PETROGRAD- Russian sailors ol

the Russian Black Sea fleet yesterday made a landing at Chivl to the east oi Sumsun on the Anatolian coast. destroyed the Turkish post there and burned -a store of grain and two large sail boats. Two other vessels were taken to Treblsond. _

CANADIAN CASUAITIES i

(Canadian Preae Deepgtch.)

l\TTAWA.- in today’s ca ualty list

of llit names the-re are fortydlve kill- ed. six died of wounds and nineteen l\\iSSI\l5~ Four of latter are also rh- portod wounded. two reported missing have li¢¢l1 10081611. the remaining four are wounded.

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i-issuredly not the least in this great' _Dominion in this proud province, and in this city, has shown whpt the unm. of the Empire really means and how vain were -the antlcipatltma of .those who thought that we, were a fair weather Emlrire. to be dissolved intn its constituent atoms at the first storm that bum “ron it. we iravs. on the C°I\il"8Fy. shown that the .uit-re the storms beats- upon the _fnbrit-. pf Em- Dire the more firmly! it -held together. and that, no far from shaking ii in any single part, the events that hive re- cently ocrurred, that have occurred and will occur in the future. will join every part of it together ft-fever in |memories which will remain with us. the actors in this great drr-mn. until we die and which we slrili be able to hand on to children and grandchildren as long as civilization exists.

"Primo Minister and Mr. Mayor. l

bee for my friends. an well as for my- self. the opportunity -to thank this great province and this great city most deeply for the manner in which _‘they have received us on this great and historic occasion." - The response of the people to one address of the British Ambassador was deafening, and continued while

I-Mr. Balfour appeared on each aide of the dats and bowed his acknowledge- ment. The crowd was atlll cheer bg when the party retired inside the Per. llantent -Buildings and brought to e termination a series of aceiiea which warmed the heart and hoinid tighter.

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