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. (Cmiuinued om page one) _... ... ...__,_ ----y- able. far-seeing, cautious. possess- ed of vision, and withal, most hu- man and approachable, not one who believes lu Jnuch-oratorlcai display, though there is none more eloquent. when occasions require. but ono who believes ln going to the core of things and giving that effective personal -servlce which tends so greatly to making the wheels of Government run smooth- ly, effectively and satisfactorily.‘ 4"" After all. it is the efficient and; satisfactory administration of sl- 1‘ til» “r-iiplivlook for. want. and uve a. right: m expect; aud the .. , ..-..,..-.i of ail-eras criuclsin ilurliig the past year is proof-Ii such proof ls necossnry.—that Pre- mier Stewart has gained the confi- deuce and esteem. not only of the members of this Ilotise and the Conservative party, but the whole C oi’ the right-thinking people of this

lover 400 province. ‘mu I think it u only right and just "hm" ‘-5°° reyiewpt‘ the situ-

lu preface In)" atinn by this tribute to one who

As the industry

on an assured the uncertalutie when a fortune

,_ tn

year was "niand is type of snlm int: specimen 0f this export

ed It. Lttllllllg to the Speech. We all t-tlllclll‘ in what l-{ls Honor says

lug and care improvement entire industry,

llclsasoldlcr and a. man, and

Itidge. \\'lit‘l‘0 the (‘mindless gained

for valor and ric-

Itilxht ilonorsble ifiscnunt Willlutt- [he Dominion‘ ,.

il~ii HS. our new Governor (lent-rill.

its an Administration" lu other parts of thi: l-Zinpire. he shell prove hiiir self to be the right mun in the r" hi place at this particular junc- tilrr» in tho progress and develop- ini-iii of this Canada of ours.

\\'»- look forward

servctly

and Laiii Wllliiigilonki vice regal Ohmgmof 0m-

cipsl fishing

Diamond Jubilee Confederation

In this. ycar of Diamond Jubilee (whims, and

talus! thc tlccliirzttiou of wnr on the h-iih ‘h?

ilnthusizitun iIlfln cvon we were pre- arms“

Ii. ll. .‘..'i-(‘ri.—:~.t|_v, tho only living per- semi

uit

lnttrcsts of this province and the

5° “Yll- I am proud to

Duncan Report

evasion nl‘ tiio Fctlcral Ilousc. ‘mi-uh

\\'c have reason tn believe that: tho Maritime representatives oi‘ liutli parties ziril a unit iit demand"

(‘IIIIIIIIPIIIIIIIIOIIH be izlvcu effect ttfim- i1 Iillllltltlliilvl)’. interview-s l

to lwlisve that they are in earnest niggi Qdungtiq

justice is done us at this time.

in this connection It

for the manner in which the case‘

toro the Commission. ' lggufla I um making no breach of confl- uence when I tell you that I have it on the authority of Sir Andrew line Iliiucztn himself that the case for this province was more suc- cessfully prepared and more effec- tircly presented than that of the other provinces. and the Commis- sion liriil less trouble in finding the data itnd other grounds on which our case depended. Another tri- bute lo our Premier. which would br a failing iu my duty were I not in put. on record at this time. - Agriculture: I Ituvo already rc-_. ferreil generally to the prosporitytihah at of the year, especially Agricultureuopporlu and this brings me to an uxpros ion of regret. regarding tlte los Willvli the province through the resignation of the Miii~ Railways ister ni‘ Agriculture in the full. The ‘that help lion. Mr. Myers is, undoubtedly one of ttio most prominent public men in tho province at the‘ present time possibly tlte nmst. gracious and ef-

pleased to tire to be

but i cannot

rnrni siiiceltitel; days of? Senatorl Ferguson. ' V ‘ iihg 9th As an Atzrlculturlst.

conferences

tural education and public health. m] hy other;

that tliotlehmpirtnientu under Iils the mind; p administration reached a higlrii i; h; pres-ii point of efficiency, seldom equalls and never excelled in the history of the province. The successes achieved in this~‘_i__cunnectlon in every branch of- tile Service was due largely to the acumen and en- thusiasm of Mr. my charge of hlsldutieaas Minister. Wtyregret his. animation, bu feel that we may yet be re row-avenue In from his services to oven a greet’: extent. tor he is still s cohtpirati yutltii and. wititiiirec 4 WOPIII of politic heroic-aim y -

~ Fur firming ‘ll-a, y ‘I

“t - a t ‘and ' .i.li:t.:"..l:..

VI.‘

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'- Irtin. The Forty

' spectiicfrerer time m m» fo

y. ...

Agricultural zelourc The year that

one year and a

aiiada, 2,300 to the Unite

actually

that

DOWEI“

in their determination to see thatyaiue the gnod road land look forward I8 Only Illfmaintalued and extended so as to that I should give s wnrd of praise qgver the whole province, A further vote for this purpose for this [ITUVIIICO was handled be- by the Dominion Parliament is es- l. and let us hope the united a! i ‘m, H“ Honor that appeal of the Provincial Premiersfigglgustyazlyvlgu?“ be carried out as will be responded to this session by the Government at Ottawa. Premier Stewart has been inde- fatigable In his efforts to accent-l plisli both purposes. learn tlia crowned with success. part what the pre- ry. gave in his stead

When we conslde DIIBhHlI will uphold the reputation oi past

sent Government has accom and what is on the eve of bei compllslied. compared with wliiil. im-q wuunsdolL was doiic by others. we cannot but ' ‘ girl"? ‘(Ill ‘I'll?! Iralgliiglgficellilgfxffé Jubilee. It. was gratifying, _he said, co n c e s ~ - _ the ‘mm’. who h“ 1M m) to receive oii the eve of the cele

nlty slip which could be urncil to the Provlnctrs advantage. . . i iiecd not refer to the Grant oi;- BIIBIIIYIBKI tallied from the Canadian Nationll ‘In lieu of Taxation. an g a money matter will more appropriately be dealt with when the Budget is brought down: help in passing ni- remini- fsctlve oratom on the public plBt-lfltgwartrln bandlln

lie Is sanslthe Railway autlt uurell: und being su intimately llc-lup carefully ion qullnted and thoroughly versed ihlPi-nvlncial Cattle all matters pertaining to AgricuI-ll know the: o

Bl.

I

from the Throne. it new tbs-l for granted that 10! raising is pert of our ins, just‘ gone bu bseu wonderfully prubwrvlll I9 ‘m- us fur production Ill, land the total returns in, try reached to no lose Three Million Dollars

l

t

001N911" . y the lam i _ _ y “°" °‘ "° Boar of Governors of National Hockey.

s of the first

might he ma fortune lost

L600 were

to Europe, m

fill

not

Fisheries

Fisheries.

the people

say that

Grants

n Grant.

and

liiiarliliig on the ability of-‘P g tltls matter interviews wi y er Maritime Premiers and a skins It lentlld better than oi ‘

and

critics, yt g before

8i‘

, t

U3

It

Milt is being c for this lccom lieu‘

basis. fur farmers can new; cotlll! revenue. . free

{r0

Today the fur farmer who at- tends to his ranch and breeds l0- cordlng to sclentl reap his reward

i-ns, both in live stock The export of live foxes the i161" equal to I925. and the de- . for the highest Dfilllble sis. capable of produc- furs for the fur itlidfi. Id iii lites siting shipped, be- sides 1,352 shipped between points on Prince Edward island. hrufi so richly and deservedly earir‘begglhnlsegggffitfiwilwlBu“ mm of same.

flc methods will in profitable r0- gnd pelts.

the breed- a general is looked for In lliifl ._. , , _ _ , dlfeelcerlau about our I-..\;(.oieiuui Lold Byng. that this industry is a permanent eiiue producer to our province.

represented by the Womoirs Insti-

_ i . _ __ Iiigh praise indeed, biit we littve I foil fioiii his git-at itputatiou reason to know’ thorough“, (‘a

I sin sure everyone will be pleas- with pleasure ed to see the attention the Govern- itYlII ilviit-rmitt-y‘ to ills Excellent-ye ma.“ has bee" giving m the devei. has "is" I" Jill)‘. and IIIWWIW 11> U1" always been my contention. com- IIIUYL‘ cxtctideii visit promised later. in; as i m, [mm “he of our pyih. centrew-Rustlco— that Prince Edward Island should be the active centre of Fisheries in Charlottetown oi’ Confc-dvlvllioll 11'" KYO M0888‘! l" should hc ll second Orlmsby. the know that this province has reason metmhhiih 0g ‘he (hih ividugify‘

to be thankful for the measure nth T.) hi-h"; this nhnht it h, news. iirostleritjr voucliszifsil unto us, und 53n- ii, emu-hie "SPF-II ‘I131 “'5 "W?" BII WWI)‘ I9 possibilities. for here, an lu 0th volt Ylfliti" tlte Jubilee iii IilI-l when, mane“, knowledge is powey; am] and possibilities

to It-‘i er

'l'I>‘I1I'1iiI()ll with grenlei" zest H1111 horn tn deal directly with the fish-

ti- I ltl

sou who took an active part in the hciehiiiih ifnoalizfigé? shag]; viii-o]. first Cunfederstloii- Parliament. We geswi- imhenqo“ 9058653“, and ii, tire proud to have hiui in our rnItIut wiii not he 10m; before prince 1-1.1- tiiiil trust ho will be long spared to wan] 151mm becgmgs n-iclil his mighty pen in the best Fishery mhii-e o; ‘he continent v Vision is required for the realiz- UUIIIIIIIOII lie lures and has served Mimi 0i the praéiiéhi dream, and Premier lStcwart has proved himself a man of vision in this respect. I hope he and his Government .12.‘ir2."2rs."ii:..*::'s.“i:2t;:r;i”c" ""“'.t'i"": “P1?”

- . - ~ ~ ~ , t u

that lllfhlrllllldllll Report will be im- gamer: Clltlztgzl‘)? are Aartlzueilurle ti? illciiiciiteti iii full at tlic present Dgminig“ u55ig[a“ce in de-veioh.

the great

I need refer only briefly to the bu: lllul- KIN! YHII" all" Billlillilllfl rtblefforts tlte government has insdc continuation of the Rood

A1111 from recenyoi-imi an- a fllflhel‘ period and m I11ld Wllh CRPIBIII Blithe inclusion of Agriculture as an IIIU authorities at Ottawa, lead mcihdhgii-y m tit-hem 1mm the iech. We all s we now enjoy to their being

I

t hi; arimiirlcanadisns. Wlii

I18

the 1 a“

fences nerd Il

it was a matter- of small wonder mam, but than can be no tlcu f tlio e who kltoiwtliat ttlwart that credit d is due roi- initiating. the Claim and pressing It to. a. succeesluiissue. The Premier. ea I have said he fore, is s men of few words, btit what is m» better and to the poirlhl ——lie time things:- Brl I11 IIIB lIIl- words are whet tells in the long

Thousand, additional v lieu of Railway 'l' tion speaks-louder than words favor of Premier Stewart's admin- tiullv tlte Ietratlve unity.

“I ldtintlen

and deeds i not

infill -. ~ do iii

0*’: noti tlte eifba

' '1‘ ‘ ‘again Stanley Cup Series, Decides; 1101.451? $25,000" Limit, Thus Players} Will‘ 061745201‘ (lent of Net Receipts —' Radical Change in Rules May be Made.

new YORK. Ziiarclt is; f Pro-

' I hockey players particip- ating in the National Hockey Leti- line's Stanley Cup playoff series this ‘season-will cut ii bigger play- er "melon" than ever before. RB- gardless of where the games are played. this year's "cut" promises to greatly exc ’, it not double any previous play-oil pool.

This was assured yesterday when the League's board of gov-- ernoi-s, meeting here to arrange the play-off dates, decided to life the 35,000 limit which previously- bss prevalledjor the players‘ in- terest in the title series. Under

PLAYING RULES

The meeting discussed ‘the pin!"

no changes during ‘the season would be made. lilowever, the Board of Govern-l ois will select a committee to study this question, and the fans‘ eliould not be surprised if next r-season they llttd the goalleirvvltli ten-Inch pads and other players with shorter sticks. Both thez-le talked-of changes are to Weaken the defensive efforts of the teams. the first to give ‘the Eflltiiels lessl

m (‘lie winners and to per Cfilll. ml sees-n up ATTACK t

In respect to the play-offs, It basl

‘The winners of these series tlte

will then play thedesding clubs oi their respective d visions iu s. two Chicago Black Hawks cIl-uch game series. Aprvl L‘. and 4, the place in the American section winners d.’ which will engage iu a play-offs they will play their post- bes‘. three out o’! five games series season gaiiies- In the New York for the Stanley Cup and the Madison Square Garden. The Coil- wei-Idh title. The first two games scum, home ot the Hawks. will be of the final championship series engaged by a sixdiiy bicycle race Iiave been set for April 6 and 7. at the time of the flsnl series.

been announced that should

education are delighted to lesrncqhiehiied ma; ihis w“ a hmnch 012:: 21111213802118 I100" "@1181 mare: lfarming ‘which iniouid be kept B" use in commie?“ 3S8 “laarmmgup. The carlosds of horses coming Provmcem Efrem the Western Provinces cannot Education ls tlic most important compare or“; l.“ ‘Islantd bred, hora“ matter the Government has to deal e55“: ‘ “S. elmme, hey “almm. ‘with, and the best books are the s I‘ n“ L Imam new’ Important means to that end. y ‘the cooperation wanted in this o, ‘mattcr by Premier Stewart is cer- tain to reach as successful an issue as the other movements ne has And weal! feel proud 0f the greatest militias.-

tlio gran‘.

i fathered.

t-rciitful d: " August fill-l brought", develop i119", m“; ha s; gfga i.‘.l our arrangements to naught. vhuim i.“- ihls‘ Om- macchd hash, that we have a Leader and a Prem- MacDonald. we have. llo treated of W» have lived through trying md,,_.m-_,._ l m“ glad w "a that n lor whose’ watchword is ‘progress,’ the social suggestive

liiitcs XIIIICII then, but now feoI-- heghlnh“: hi... he‘... his.“ why, uotonly along one particular line advantages of these institutes.

llrlillllrll lllllllllls ‘antics uslcvr- technical education, and t think it 1111i shut: all lines for the common, ‘He dealt with ~tiie expense of

wt; SIl-"III cntrr into the cnniliil; is i, wise mo“, u, bring sciemhm, good of the province and Its people, school books to the poo . tie con- bvth lil the ilreseut R1111 for the sratiilated the Government for tlte

"mug gellermllm- move to cheapen tlie school books

l-“D-"I l" d" l" 1914- What our Fisheries want, and of the province

In this (‘Ollllcvlllill it is not out of‘ [he Unify Industry Iiad, und Conclusion “n raga“, m‘ Pubm: W0,“ he piuct- to lIl"lliIllil that we have in -i i ii i“; (egg n - ' our iiittlvt ‘iii the, tiernou of .\lr. J. Tl“, iquhhfgi‘ governmeuug Mr. Speaker. when first I under- glyflgufiilgpalljslggs ufrhléklngifgrgfi:

took to niovc this Address I thought I could do so in a speech a record for brevity. but when I went into the matter I found my- self moving along at a rate I could not have anticipated possible, and I um not: half done doing jus- tice to the terms based on the text of- the Speech from the Throne put into my hands; but I must con- clude, and in doing so would voice the general sentiments everywhere beard expressed in the province, that we have a goveriimentJof which to be proud, a record of ac- hlevcnicut by that. government to government In further acts of ac- complishment which will make us bzl prcud of, and a future for that i: I prouder still and red und to the undying credit of Prem er Stewart und Iiis colleagues.

I have much pleasure. Mr. Speak~ er. in fromally moving the adopt- ioit of the Address.

Iiir. J. Howard MacDonald In ascending the reply to the Speech from the Throne, expressed his pleasure and honor he experienced on being calledl upon to reply to the address.

From his experience. he said. we

of the heavy potato crop was great- Iy tacllitsted- by the patrol system of the Department. In this matter as in all matters the Government was always open to suggestions and advice.

One thing in the Speech he was pleased to note, was that some at- tention was being given to the fishing oi the province. Attention by the Government to the hard- working fishermen was a

ed.

McDonald's address will

later.)

of the Premier and the Govern

that in regard to the Premier sebur

that In regard to Duncan Commis

1n past parliaments. Blou-

He referred briefly to the retire- ment of Lord Byng. the Illustrious soldier who endeared himself to all ie we regret his de- urs. he said, The Mother Count- a man who

fllli

M- Govemor Generals in the person of

Me refsrredslso to the Diamond

would be formed here.

hi-atlon, readjustment of the claims of the Province. lie reviewed ‘the work done by Premier Qtewnrt-gbis activities and siideavtirrih" the interest of the Province-his initiative in calling together the premiers-of the Marl- tiine Provinces todiscuss the Mai-i- time ltllllnts which Ilnully resulted in the Duncan Commission. its said that Blr Andrew Duncangex- p esesti the tribute that the claims Prince Edward lislsnd were pre- _ use oysny of me other Iilsritime rial-iii es. I lie highly. complimented the De- _ meat o! lricultufe for the ' snpporthco-operaiion and help giv- en by the Deplrtnlsnt to tlte ferm- ers of tlte Province. The people ‘of tholslsnd. hsiulti. are more contended today. than your "gm. "o. . teeny .wlto spent some u .v in tlte United-flutes were si tiny null to thin-prosper- ouo.Isl1nd-»s|ain.~ _- _ The‘ Dllelbs fires Area crested ‘the devastate t. was bliiltg well’ m9k'C§,iIlII‘.-_ i e wls pleased to revision s: my”, will 110111: kept Ins life severely altlcised the " i- fer for the nuouncemeiit tell" biinguet whet should have be . hirer-mt to In the Speech m

ure anddeplored tlic fact that th

rlculiurs. had been since Dcccmbe last without a Minister.

lie said the people arc anxlou to know what relief they were t

I

lil

lion of possibilities or probabiliile 0i reduction of taxation is th Speech from the Throne.

In regard to the obtaining of tb

a m" and stated

the obtaining of chose boos:-

etlt a gssolsns tax and endeavoie

thx, and the intention of melting