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E , \'i’l‘11'l<'l}°32'»'»’€3Z'2i'»°.l' iliilll oo l CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, sE1>'rs‘lviBsR 7, 1915 {°°g§f,;°;;°;;_g“;yv;,g1f;,,";_;;';;;‘§

BEDFORD SOLID W HESPERIAN GONE TO BOTTOM FOR WOOD AND FEEHAN WITHIN FEW MILES OF PORT,

LOSS OF” LIFE

Great Meeting at Corran-Ilan Las

Night Eulhusiastically in Favor o Governmenltlandidates. Mr. Peter Brodie lleluses to Answer Mr. Feehan's Challenge. llr. Dewar Strongly Supports the Mathieson

Government and Urges the Elec

,tors to Endorse Them at 1 the

Polls on the 16th. _

There was a crowded attendance in doctor, amid-applause, said he wa the Corran Ban Hall last night wllen certaill that no one in Prince Edward

ss al 1.

tho four candidates addressed the Island would consider himself le electors. The meeting was ellthus- able than General French, Gener

iastically ill favor of the Government Joffre, Mr. Asquitil and Mr. A. J. Ba candidates and rousing speeches were four, to do their bit between the ag

of sixty and sixty-live. If they turn- ed out tile Matllieson Governmeilt wl were they going to put ill its place

with greater force and vigor than at The Liberals had no record whlc

would warrant the electors ill givill

it-

lcism had been offered on the questio of Premier Mathieson'll salary, and h asked in all seriousness if they belle

delivered by Dr. Dewar and Mr. A. A. McLean, M. P., ill their support. Mr. Feehan was in great form speaking

any previous meeting. lllr. Wood was also In capital form and had a splen- did reception. Messrs. Chandler alld McDonald, the Opposition candidates, seemed depressed and wearled, the latter pleading lil extelluation tllat they had had a series of exhausting meetings which had affected them, would act as Premier without sala and pleaded for sllcrter aild fewer speeches. Mr. Feellan challenged Mr. Peter Brodie to substantiate his statements made at \V,insloe and York that $22,000 of the $26,000 granted by the Dominion Government had been paid to officials and produced the Blue Book to show tllat far from that being the case a balance of $6,000 remained unexpended at the close of the tlllan- cial year. When Mr. Brodie was called he failed to respond and Mr. J. P. Bradley took his-place. Mr. Bradley was particularly violent in his de- denunciation of the automobilists. his language being so sulphurous that a clergyman and several ladies pres- ent visibly shuddered and would have escaped had it been possible to get all easy exit through the dense crowd that packed the hall. Dr. Dewar, one of the ox-members for the district deliv- ered a. forceful speech in support of the Government candidates and sub- mitted three statements showing why the Mathieson Government should be again returned to power, He defend- ed the Dog Tax and the Road Tax, especially the tax oll men between sixty and sixty-five and asked if tllcro was one man ill tho audience wllo at the age of sixty-five considered himself a back number to stand and ict them see him. No ono responded and thc

them a new lease of life. Some cr

ed for a moment tllat Mr. Beniam

eral party in their manifesto refus

lhad referred to _him as having retir

Mathieson. He could have got

quired a great deal of time. and

his paticllts tllat he should retire

ence with Premier Matllieson the d

ed for some years. That was abs utoly incorrect. Ho and Mr. Feeh

once ill the attention' they gave

factorily looked after there as -in a

Mlnnrd's Llnimant Cures Dlnhthsrla

CONDEN SED- A US.

TOO LATE FOR

CLASSIFICATION

ONE CENT pér word each inser-

tion for advertising in this column- Cash must accompany orders. Mini- mllm °l1'“'¥°°- EW°.’1E!f‘13-'¥‘?‘_‘f°: __ WANTED se ones ilrish* hvy 1° d°

errands in office. Apply to Guardian 0ffl°°- _L_,_,}l“,1.'3'3}°‘?‘."

LOST A HAND CROCHETED VOKE ‘ near Grafton St. Finder please leave

at 50 Water St. 2855-9-6-m3Ni_pi

WANTE5 AT oNcE-i-louse FOR

small family, centrally looatsd.-Ap- ply at this oill_ce. _ _ M 15ifQ-3-2{§'f¢f-

WANTED -A POSITION BY AN

experienced man as caretaker for] a fox ranch. Apply to P. 0. BOX 147 Charlot&l_to_wn;____»‘?_35§-9;6°m§L TO LET A LARGE DOUBLE FRUNT

bodroom, pleasantly furnished in a central location.Prlvate family. Ap- ply at Guardian. ` 255§'_§_-}1_l§4f_f-

COMPOSITOR WANTED-JOB AND

sd. compositor wsngedll staaxigdlgg

and good wages. DD!

Once- - ._,.-_21"1_18'_‘)!“‘§_‘.‘_~

BUSINESS ENVELOPES. -No. 3

printed with name and address either on Goal or front, $3 D91' 1-000: iaoo for 2. oo; $12-00 for 0-000- 20 for $10.00. GUARDIAN OF- FICE-'

MINK ' FEE ' EILE.-FINEST AN

darkest Island ranch-raised mink- Will sell ten pairs at a sacrifice t0. make room for the rest. NGISOII

Waldron, Tyne Valley, P.E. island.

2852-9-6m3l

T0 LET. New double tenement house ~ on Upper Hillsboro Street, possess- ion given Sept. 15th. Complete with sewerage, hot water and electric liglltn. Rents moderate. Apply to F-

R. Newsom, Brighton, Phone 481.

. 2780-8-81-mill _

THE UNDENBIGGNED OFFERS FOR sale two lots of land in the town of

Souris East, containing one acre each , located near Bt. Mary! Church. Apply to the owner. Mrs-

Joseph Doyle, P. 0. Box ln) Char lottetown. 2817-ll-3 Blvd- FOR°lALli--BUILDING ON NORTH

side of King Street, used bl’ MP- , Robert Wood as s bosrdins stable: Mr. Villard said, that there can be land 48 feet front, extending back itlzenshl or loyalty or 70 feet. Apply to W. E. Bentley,

Bunk of Nova Scotia Chambers.

2844-ll-4mtf.

Mlnsros Llnlmens cum gsrsst in cows

' D silly and tho car fcrry and wldeni of the railway guage. it would

Borden Government if they turn down the Mathieson Government

ceived turllod round alld defeated t lotal Government through which was obtaincil. I-le appealed to t oloctors to return Messrs. Wood a

experienced representatives th collld elect, who would carefully lo

Mathieson Government, which h

to point to il single thing in that cord to which they could honestly a legitimately take exception. Ho de

measures introduced, showed the i provement ill the public works, a

roads than they now had. What h been done was but the foundations which the Mathieson Government tended to build, and in the course

what could he done by 'au enlighten

The proceedings, which were throu

D out most favorable to the Governme

terminated with cheers for the can dates.

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GERMANS IN UNITED STATES

SERIOUS PROBLE

here today declared that the mo ment among American citizens of

conquered other great evils.

Mr. Villard said he was “born

Foreigners becoming American c

code of laws. _

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(cries of "no, llo.”) He agreed wit them, and they could not expect a ma to devote ills time and ability to the administration of the affairs of th Province without remuneration. Wit regard to the Automobile Act, h

e

Rogers, were he returned to powe

e

drew attention to the fact that the Lib-

to pledge themselves against the auto. Dr, Dewar proceeded to outline some of the many things which the Mat iesoll Government had done for tl people during the three complete yea ‘of office. He said that Mr. Chandl

h. le rs er ed

because Ile could not support 131'.

l e. e.

nomination if he had desired, but r presenting a constituency like that r

h

felt it was due to his profession and'

at

this time from the l-louse. Mr. Chan-

dler had said tllat because of his diff?

s_

trict had been practically unrepresell

ol- an

had opposed the Automobile Act, but that had not made the slightest lliffe

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tho needs of the district and the roads bombs has been ca;-riog On, On Sep; and Dllbllc W0i`k5 had been W sans' 1. as we announced in that day's coni-

n

other part of the Province. He refe rcil to the great benefits received fro Ottawa since tho present Governme camo illto owcr, including the su

nl nt b. ug be he ed at ld ll.

equivalent to a slap in the face to t

the prcscnt time. No party wou have ally respect for a Province whic after tho consideration they had re-

, he

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he

st 0)’ ok lc ad cll

Fcohail as two of tho bcst and mo

after their interests and support tl

done so much, and would still do mu more, for the benefit of the Provlnc (Applause) Mr. A. A. McLean I’ lowed with a capital speech in whi

he defended the Mathieson Govcr

r

a

ol- - ch n.

ment's record, and challenged anyone

nd

ve m. nd BY sr ad on in- of ee

at length with the many progressl

iasked if anyone could honestly s they had ever experienced bett

the next foirr years they would s d

e n. sh- nt, di-

policy and progressive adminlstratlo

he ss on

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 4.--Os-

wuld Garrison Villard, publisher of t New York Evening Post, in sn addre benre the Laurel Hill Associati

v or- an he DE an ve

f

sign birth, especially those of Germ descent, to form bodies apart from t citizenship, presented a far 1-enchi domestic issue which the Amerie people must conquer as they ha

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il t a usll

e o un ers n , -

1°" should be ma ‘ ON! GINT per word esoh inser-

tion for advertising in this column. ,Cash must accompany orders. Mini-

German soil," "of a German fathe

no

divided c ll si~ legiance under the American Gag, th I no one can accent politicstobligatlo here while at heart loysl to snoth social system and entity or anoth

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NO RECORD

(Special to the Guardian.) ,

LONDON, Sept. 6.-The Hespcriall

sank at 0.45 this morllillg within li few miles of Queenstown, after Capt. Main and a volunteer rescue crew of 25 had made a brave iigllt to bring the crippled ship into port. During the night the I-iesperiau settled gradually by the head, and _daylight showed dccks awash and the liner about to take the final plunge. The captain alld crew were taken off ily rescue boats alld landed later at Queenstown by thc steamer Empress. Tho iles- perlan having sullk in deep water will probably prevent all investigation to determine whether the disaster re- sulted from a submarine's torpedo or a mine. The passengers and crew assert positively that the vessel was struck by a torpedo. but thus far no state- ment has been obtained from uuyolle who saw the submarine or torpedo.

3 (Special to the Guardian.)

PARIS, Sept. G.-Great prominence

is given by the morning papers to the torpedoillg of the I-lcsperiall, but all

&e<:lare themselves at a loss to find 6 theory to act for such a proceeding

by ll German submarine six days after Ambassador Voll Bernstorff’s solcmll assurallces to the United States that no more liners would be torpedoed, unless the Hesperlall tried to rulll tile

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YET OF ACTUAL

underwater craft or attcill|ll,cd to escape, neither oi' which she appears to have done. _

(Special to the Guardian.)

QIIEEENSTOWN, Sept. 6.-Tho

Queenstown agency of thc Allan Line acknowledged to-day that 45 ilrst-class passengers of thc llcsperiall, 125 second-class and 168 third-i-lass pas- sengers had bs-cu nc<-ountcd for and that It could not say at this time how many wcro lliissillg. The number of lllcn in the crow was 286, ui' whrlni there have been act-,lipnioll for 250, not including those wllo rcnlzllllcd ill thc Hesperlall until she wont down. Tllcsc figures the agency says, are approxi- mately correct. No news had been received here concerning the sinking of the Hespcriaii other tllnn the facts tllat she went dowll at 0.45 this morn- ing alld that they were rescued. Tile weather last night was rather bail.

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, Sept. 6.-The Allan liner

Hesperiall, attacked by a German sub- marine off the Irisll const oil Sunday evening sank at 6.47 a.m. to-day while proceeding to Qileellstowll. A later message froln Queenstown said that wireless reports received by tho Allan Lille stated that Capt. Main and the members of the crew of the Ilesperlan

`wllo had rvnlaillcd oil board were tnkcn oft llvforc thi: stozllllor foillliicr- <-ll. ’I`llc ilospvriall rcinailicil afloill; lid hours after lleillg struck, mill it was rc-ported she could bo towed into Qlloellstowli. (iaplaiil Main and 20 lllelllbcrs of thc crow had remained aiboiirll. Several stcalllcrs were stami- ilig by. Late l‘cporl.i-l allowed tlliit the llcspcrioll was dowll ily tho bow to about 35 i`iict, with water ill hcl' lwo l'ili'\viiril l-olllplirtlllcllts. (‘aptuiil Main was tllcll oil tho llrillgii. llo|li~i'ul ol' ,illeiilg illlli- to save his ship.

(Special to the Guardian.)

Qlli<lENS'l`O\VN, Sept. G. - Six

secolld-class, six third-class and thir- teen ofthe crew ofthe I-lespcrian wcrc ullaccoullteil 1`or to-uiglit, according to oiflciill ligures isuoil by the Allan Lille. This brings the probable death list, including Mil-is Carllorry, of St _]ohn’S, lNewfoulldlalld, whose body is llcro, ilp to 2G. The captain of thc stricken lilier renlzliiled by his ship until she sank. He declined to comment oil the disaster for pllhlicatlon, hence the official stzltenlellt as to whether he believes thc ship was tl victim of o. torpedo or il llllllc lllllst, come from the Adillll'alt_\'. although thc captain is quoted as having told Allan Line officials to-day tllnt the Ilesperian was torpedoed.

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WESIIIIN IHIIIHI

(Special to the Guardian.)

PARIS, Sept. 6.-Official-Last night

witnessed a violent artillery bombard- ment lll which batteries of both Freilcll and Gerniall of all calihres took part, to the north aild south ot' Arras, of Rocllilcourt .and of Bretencourt. There was also fairly spirited canllonailing ill the Cllampaglle district, ill the vicinity of Auberive. llletlle Argonne there was lighting with mines at Courtes Cahussees. French aeroplalles have bombarded the barracks at Dieuze and at Morhange.

(Special to the Guardian.)

PARIS, Sept. 6.-Official-Artillery

actions continued along thc whole front. ln the scctor to the north ol’ Arras our .batteries inflicted heavy damage oil the German trenches. lil the region of l"toye in Champagne, on the Pel'thos-Beausejour frollt, ill thc Forest of Aprcmont and to the llortli of Cirey the artillery duel has been particularly spirited. In the Vosges,

Y' at Scllratszmanllcle and at llartnlilllils-

Wcilerko f a combat b mcalls of big

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munication of 11 o’clock. ill thc cvcll- ing four German aeroplailcs canlc to botnbard Lullcville, all open town, where there is absolutely no military installation to destroy. Our cllcnlics brought refinement to the poillt wllerc they clearly aimed at the populace sections and selected for the execu- tion of their victims the day and the hour of the market. As a. consequence the victims unfortunately were too numerous and wei'c for the most part women and childrcn. As a mcasuro of reprisal forty of our aeroplancs this morning bombarded the station works and military ostabllslllncilts of Sanr- bruckcll. Tho aviators noted that thc results attained were collsidcralllc. A German acroplalle has hccll obliged to land at Calais. 'i`llc aviators wcrc takell prisoners. Enemy acroplancs have dropped bombs oil Saint Dio with- out causing ultllcr loss of life or damage. »

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TORONTO, Sept. 7.-Maritime:

Light to moderate winds; fair alid warm.

THE WEATHER.-Yesterday was

line, clear alld bright wltll refreshing breezes.

The highest temperatilre recorded

yesterday was 76 deg. above zero. At 9 o’clock yesterday morning it registered 84 degrees above. The cold- est the previous llight was 54 deg. above zero.

The tide will be high today at 8.27

and Wednesday at 9.24: it will be high tonight at 10, and Wednesday night at 10.35.

The sun sets this evening at 6.28

and Wednesday at 6.26; it rises to- morrow morning at 5.29.

The moon sets this afternoon at

5.55. '

The last quarter of the moon was

o Wednesda Se t lst at 10 57 am

9° Thursday, Sept. Dth at 6.53 a. m.

row thirteen hours and one minute.

COMING EVENTS,

ANNOUNCEMENTS,

at

mum charges, twenty-five cents.

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The length of today will be thirteen

hours and four minutes and of tomor-

MEE'1‘INGS¢ ETC.

IIIISI BHIIISH

' (Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, Sept. G.-All oiilcial casu-

alty list publisllcd to-day contains the llalnes Ot' 194 officers and 4,000 men ot' the army and navy. The roll of pri- vates includes 851 missing, who are believed to have been drowned when the trullsport Royal lflillviird was sunk by a German submarine ill thc Aegean Sea. Tile greater number ol' casualties reported among officers is still frolll those serving ill the Dardallcllcs. Among the dead is Lieut. Lester, heir of Lord Ilibblesdale.

LONDON, Sept. 4.-To-day‘s casu-

alties, includillg Ailstralinlls and New Zealanders. are 79 officers. of whom 25 were killed or died ot’ woullds, allil 1,543 ill thc ranks, of wliolll 158 are dead. The rcglnlelits silfirrillg lllost by wounded are thc 4th Worccstnr- shire, West Manchester, (ith Bordorers and 8th Welsh.

(Special to the Guardian.) BERLIN, Sept. 6.--By wireless to Lon- don (oilicial)-We learn from Geneva that the itouillallinlls residing iii Swit- zerland have received instructions to report at their regilnclltall divisions.

IUHKISH |]lSIllllllIl

SIINK lil ILLIIES

(Special to the Guardian.)

ATI-IENS, Sept. 6.-The Turkish

torpedo boat ilcstroycr Yar liissar wus uullk ill lilo Soil of Marliloril by all Allicilsublilurine. " '

HHIIISH SIIIMIH

SUNK Ill EIHMINS

,I (Special to the Guardlan.)_

LONDON. Sept. 6.-~'l`hc British

slcalnor (`yllllli-lille was sunk. Six members of tho crew were killcd and six illjurod. :li others wcrc landed safely. The t‘ymbelinc was a tank steamer of 4.505 tons gross, 370 feet long.

llllllMlNll BUYS

(Special to the Guardian.)

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.--Col. Mlclescil,

lllur bralloh of the Roulllail

ready for call. ‘P

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nouMANiA s1'oPs ooi.o Ano ' alum

Fon 'rttnltisi-i ues.

LO.\'l)()N. Sept. 4.-“ The ltouman

export of cereals and the transit o gold through Roumanla, the effect o the decision being that Germany wil

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the value of the crops to prodlli-cr

or I "Canvas stretchers, 75c each. Agri- in order to avoid a crisis.”

cultural Hall . 2278-7-27Mtf.

EISUIIII IISI BUSI IN UIIIWI

of the art Y ' ian ariuy, arrived here to-day fl‘0l1\ place, was sllot and killed this morn- Bordeaux with commission to purchase in the United States supplies for the Iloumaniall army. part of wllicll pilr- chase will he boots and shoes. t‘ol. Mlclescu declined to comment on thc possibility ol' ltoumania entering thc war, hilt he said about 500,000 troops had been mobilised and fully equipped

ian government. has stopped further

be ullable »to send more money to Turkey," says the ,Bucharest corres- pondent of the Times. The Govern- ment will advance sixty per sent. of

(Special to the Guardian.)

OTTA\V_A, Sept. 6.-Sir Robert

Borden has lost no time ill getting dowll to business. Although just back fronl England alld France and although the day was a Government holiday, the Prime Minister was at ills office ill the east block hard at work. A series of Cabinet councils will be hold this week when two or three important questions which have been ill aheyallcc durillg Sir Robert’s absence will bc taken ilp. '

lt is not known what tllo Primcl

Millistcr’s attitlldo will bo with regard to lilo proposed oxtonsi-oil of tho Par- lianloiltz-lry tcrlll, llilt this question ii-I rlllc which will probably bc taken up \viili nt. :lil ozlrly date. In tho mcali-, tinlc thorc socnls to bo littlo likclillo0d| of il fall session of Parlianlciit unless* for the purpose oi' meeting some spor- ial and spcciilc need. Most people oll Parllanlollt 1-llll look for a short session curly ill the New Year. While this is tho case. llowcvcr. there will bo the usual departlllelllal prepara- tions custolnl-lry at this time of year, such. for example, as thc proparatioll

partmcnts have already rocoivcd rc- qilcst for tlloso and work upon their plrlmriilioll will proccriil at ollcil.

It is cxpectcii that the policy of the

Goverllliloilt with regard to the public works expenditure for the next fiscal year will bc the same as is being fol- lowed this ycnr, provision being made for the carrying oil to completion of works alrcady under contract. lloll. Robert llol.-gcrs, who has adlloroii strictly to this progrllillnlc l‘olilrnllll to Ottawa todliy and cullorl oll Sir Robert..

The military ostilllalcs will, of

course, ho lloztvy, although tho. amount to bg appropriated or proviflcil will ilcpolld upon tho posi-ailvlo ox|lani~llnn of lilo nlllit.ill'y propariliiolis already lliulortakcn by tho Govcrilnlcllt.

'l‘ho liilllilrcd millions providml for

lust session and loaned frolll tiluo to tiilin by thc llllpcriill (iovvrllrlloilt. has proven sutflciollt for tho prograninlo up till now, llol' has thc fund boon ex- llzulsted. Witll thc coiltlnuallcc of tho war an equal or largcr :llllount will likcly be ncocsszlry for lloxt year, ul- tllougll this will depend upon thc ex- tension which additional war equip- lllcnt will make necessary.

Mlnard's Llnlmcni cures .Ncurslpls

,EUUKSHIHE Mill MUlll]IIll|l lil IMPIUIII

COOKSIIIRE, Quebec, Sept 4. -

Robert Westgate, senior partner of the firm of Robert Westgate and Sons, sawmill owllers and lunlbernlell of this

ing, the murderer being an employee, Joseph Alfred Szlllschagcln.

The coronor's jury tonight brought

ill a verdict. to the effect that accus- eil was guilty of murder.

MATE STABBED TWICE BY

SAILOR AT PARRSBORO

PARRSBORO, N. S., Sept. 4.-Guu-

er Jockumsen, mate of the Norweg- lun bork Laila Rookh, now loading deals ill l’a.rrslloro Road, was stabbed twice yesterday aftorlioon by one of

. tho crow \vllo hail rctilscil to obey

orders.

The mate was tring to enforce obed-

ience when the sailor drew a knifn and stablled him ill the back and thigh. Tile wound in the back would un- uudoubtedly have been severe if the knife had not struck the back bone,

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,, the leg and is very niilful. The sail-

I The other wound is in tho muscles of

RUSTICO ELECTORS

,ARE ALSO IN LINE

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Government Candidates Enthusiasti- , cally Endorsed at one oi the Largest Joint Meetings oi Cam- paign. Ridiculous Exaggerations and Misrepresenlations oi Grit Gandidates trushingly Exposed by Messrs Jenkins and Bunlain. Premier Mathieson Given Gen-

uine Gvation.

Ono of the largest joint meetings

ill the campaign and one overwllelnl- ingly alld ullmistakably in support_of tile Goverllnlcllt was held last evenlllg ill Rustico Bank, stallding-room being at a. prenliulll, wllile the lukewarm at- telltioll paid to Liberal candidates showed plainly tllcy were not wanted ill the district.

The Premier, Holi. J. A. Mathieson,

was present, in addition to the can- didates Holl. L. L. Jenkins and Mr. J. li. Buntain, and their opponents, Messrs. George E. Hughes and John McMillan.

Mr. Joseph Doucette, of Rustico,

was appointed Chairman alld Mr. Jos- eph Desroclles, Secretary. The Gov- ernment candidates were given the heartiest possible receptloll and their addresses were listened to with the kceiiest attention.

Mr. McMillan was the first speaker.

He was received coldly. His speecll was n monotonous repetition of charg- es whicll were utterly exploded by the Goverlllllellt speakers. lie said that some people claimed that the Govern- nlellt. did not receive the subsidy of $100,000, but he personally admitted the fact ulld gave them credit for it. Ile cl'itir:ised the Roads Act and talk- ed at random about ill<-reased taxa- tion. '

Filldlllg the audience oftell absolutely

discouraging so far as lilly applause was collci-rllcil, Mr. McMillan resorted to tho old out slalldcrs. llc wus dealt with ably by nil tho (lovcrlllncnt spcnkols liild hc l-lftclwvnrils regretted lloviilg touizlicd thc qilcstioil at all. Ho rciorrcd to thc Public Accounts and stntod that the Govcrnllicllt paid Mr. iilakc 22 cents por pound for mcat for tho militia and 15 cents a pound for llioiit for the ilsylulll. Tile Pre- nlioi' ilskoil llilll/if hc lllatic this state- mont ol’ his own knowledge and hc liild to lirlnlit rather sllanlofaccdly that “llc was only told so." }lc closed his speech. which was all illlcolllnlonly

‘lf the "'“I'I"I"I°S~ S°m"' of III" df* 'limp oliv with lilo assurance amidst

lziilglliilr. tllllt ho anti his collcaglio wolllli llc rlitllriloil on thc 16th, bilt sonltllliliiy silggcstcii that hc lllcallt to thcir llonlcs. ,

'i‘lle next spcnker was Mr. Buntain,

who gave all excellent address. ill which Ile collciscly rcviowod thc ro- roril of thu Govcrilnlolit during the lilsl 3'/it yours. frolil tho sccollil tiny of llfwclllllor, lilll, whoil they took vlliirgo ill' lilo iipilllilii»: di-.bl of $l.|l71!.- 000 ilccilillilliiivd iiilrilil: this Lille-rail llllillidlllillistrutlilil up to lilo pl‘i-sililt tlillo. ol' pi'os|ll:l'ity lillii llrlpv. iio lllliflo sitrikiiig i-<llilpiirisoiis lliliwculi thi- lax roilriilot of lilo affairs of thc province uililor tho ruii-. o|` tho l.illorlils, and illi- iilipnlvoil llllliliigilliioilt iillilcr tllo pro- soiit (ltlvi-rliiiioilt, lin pililltod out illi- vust lilllliwlvolllollt ill cvcry rlcplirt- lnollt ol' pulllii- sol-vii-il, und rcfcrrcd to sillllu oi' tho illollilllicllt.-l of thc ox- ccllolli, work i~iirrii-rl on (luring tho past 111/2 yczlrs ill tllc way of steel llridgcs null other pernlanellt works. lic ileillt with tlio oriucatioll qilestloll and quoted ilgurcs to prove the cllor- molls lliivlliltill-rcs which the toar‘llol‘s have rnccivofl uilrlcr thc proscnt Gov- iernlllollt. Tllo Liberals tnlkod about vitill statistics, llilt they lli-vcr vol- lcrtod ally vital statistics tllcnlsolvos.

Mr. ilughes had said that thc Lib

orllls would put aside tho. Dog Tax to rcimburse those who lost sllcop. Would it not be better. thc spcnkcr said, to llnvo the Dog Tax put oil the roads than to llnve it pllt aside for some othcr purpose, ns tllorc was al- ready a. fund for sheep kllloil ily dogs? Mr. Bulltoiu very :lilly dcillt with the oats scandals illld plilrrod the Patriot and its lniilioll ill all ullr-li\~illllle light. Mr. i\lcMlllall hail made tho stntclllcllt that the pcoplc of llouc oi' the otllr-r proviilcos had boon llskcd to contri- blllc to the war, wllerons in P. E. ls- lllllrl the filrnlors were called upon to llnakc coiltributloils of oats. Mr. Buil- talll pointed ollt tllnt the coutriblltloll was entirely voluntary, tllal llollody was asked to give nnytlllllg, nllil l\lr. McMillall‘s argument was therefore very silly slid puorilc. Not onl_\' that, it was illlpatrlotic nnd‘ nlcan of llinl. after tho good people of the pro\'lil<~i» had wlllillgly in the cxerutioll of their duty given of their illlllllilllllce to the ldmplro, to talk about that gift ill til

ierrcd to the mean little canlpillg

treated these with duo contempt. i-l

or has been lodged in the town lock- , up awaiting trial.

Mlnsrd's Llnlmsnt Gurss Rllsumstlsln

plause as he took his scat.

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light of il burden. Mr. liuntnln ro-

n

carried on by Mr. David Si-llilrmnli and his ministerial co-politicians, and

spoke of the distribution of mussel nlud, alld the oxcellcnt results which had been obtained from it. lie was given all enthusiastic round of ap-

whn was listened to with good-llatured tolerance. While ziilnllttlllg that the Liberals left the debt of $1,072,000 when they gave up office, llc had the cool effrolltcry to claim that notwitli-

lnical. This, of course, amused thc audience. ill regard to the subsidy questloll, he readily admitted that the present Government received $100,000. Speaking of the old men's tax, he gave the lie direct to the Patriot when he admitted that the Liberals did fix the age limit at 70, bilt he claimed that it really never was enforced, which also made thc audience sulile. Another in- stance oi’ the laxity of the Liberal Government The audience again en- joyed a joke at Mr. Hughes’ expense. In regard to the oyster business Mr. llilglles changed his tune on this oc- casion and said he was of opinion that the granting of leases was all right.

The lion. L. L. Jenkins folio\ved

with a splendid alld unusually vigor- ous speech, in which he scored the Liberal candidates severely. He was givell a lnaglllticolit hearing. At tllo outset Ile flatly contradicted thc statenlellt that the Government was paying 15 cens or 22 cents per pound for beef. The price was 9 coxlts. Mr. McMillan had stated tllat the Liberals paid out nothing for vital statistics, while Ile kilcw vqry well tllat ills own brothel' received money in that direc- tion (Lo\ld cliecrs). Ml'. Hughes had said that the drawing of $200,000 from the capital by the (lid Conservative Govorllnlcllt was rcsfioiisiblc to il very large cxtcllt for thc debt of $1,072,000 loft by thc Liberals in 1011. Mr. Jen- kins askcd the question "What had thc present Govcrllnlcnt'to do with thlit'.”' II’ they had acted oil ilinl prlll- ciplc where would tllc country be to- day? it thc Liberals had conducted thc ailairs of tllo province as they should have done they would not have loft tho sralldalous debt they did. Mr. .lclikilis rldii-ulod the charges of cx- travllgailccls nlailc ily Mr. iiuglics, and laliowcll, :lllild I tronlolliloils upplililsc, irlst.alir‘ol~l wlloril thc Grit pllrty had pilirl out illonoy for work which was llcvor duno. On lilo other llunil, no work is paid for to-day without the knowledge of thc Auditor, who coun- trrsigns all cheques. lll regard to lllr. llilgllos' rcforillllrc to the Pre. ilili‘r':-i szllliry, Mr. Ji-llkllis pointed out ibut wlicrilzls Ml'. lilntllii-son is always to bv t`iliiil<l iii his rlflli-in tho Liberal l’i~i~.iliivi~.- \vi~l'c nov(-r to llc lizid wllell t|lo_\' \\'r~l'i~ willllvil. Ill lllll. lliil At- tilrlli-y-(lclii-riil's si-l`\'li~i~.~; cost the i~olliltr_v (lvl-i‘ $6.000. lil 1914 tho cost. was $2,730. ii. riulilr-tillil of iii-arly $4,001), Spoiiklllg ln rciznrd to vililra- tiilil ho sliirl tlliii it wiliild not bi- lllaily _\‘oltrs lu-,i'ill'v lilo rising ge-lioriltion rcilll'1.o<l til thi- full cxtont tho good work of thi' |ll‘l-,solit i-ililvilliolllil sys- tclii i-:lrrlwl oil b_v thi- (lovi-rlliilcllt. llc lllllilo illll-i stiltvlllont. wiilloilt fear ot' 1-illitniiliixtlilll. The pi'oi-;cllt Goy- crlilliollt llilrl fillllllcil 'ovi-,l'_\'illlo ol' its proiniscll, not tho loasl important ot wlliifli was the lllailgilrlllloli ill' tho ballot. It was ililo of tllc iiost tlliiigs tho (lnvorlllllcilt had dollc, as zi Lib- i-rlll hull told llinl, to liclp thi- poor mall to got his rights. Mr. .Iollkills rcfcrrcil to the mullii`csto of thc l.ib- orlils, wlilcll he t-,lillrilclorizod lis ull clldorsenlenl of the Vollservativc phil- forlll. ln regard to tho ilrst part of that platform, viz., to givf- assistaili-is to the Enlpirc. he let ill a littlo light on the record of the Liberal loailcr. wllo during the lioor war exprossf-ii himself in disloyal terms, and also during this war had acted in such li. sllzlnlofill lllallllor as to disgraito not; only his pzlrty hilt his lliltlvv provillrt-_

tl.llild rllvorsl.

lil l~l~foi'clli~o to thc Lillcrni pril-

nliscs of In-ttcr enforcement ol' tllo l‘rohlllillon Low Mr. Jenkins asked nnlldst uproarlous applause whether tho :lildiollrc thought that tho two Lillilrlll czllidldlltes before tllolil thut: night, wllnso record they know, so far :ls prolllllitloil was cililt-oiulcil. would i-liforco the luw tiny better than lilo prosolii (loverlinlont hull done, (Loud rlloorsl. “No." No."

Mr. .lnnkllls rc-silllleil his scat amid

grcllt applmlse.

Tho next speaker was the Premier,

who was given a splendid reception. llr- hold tho closost attention of the niliiiolico upwards of all lloilr, during wlliivll lluli- ho dealt lil an exceedingly :llllc llliilllicr with the misrepresenta- tioll of Messrs. Hughes and McMillan. At the elld of the Liberal year, on Sc-.ptenlller 30, lilll, thc-.re was a debt of $904,000, alld during the month of October and November, while they ‘were still in po_w_i'-.L and before they

' The ilexl spcnknr was Mr. Ilughes,

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stllildlllg that fact, they were ocono- ~