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, (Qpltlll to The Guardian) . OTTAWA. Oa-t., Felb. 4.--Some- w“ In the nature of a new Na- policy which however. re- am “w prlnclpal- otf protection “nomad in the old is set forth ,_ a resolution under the name of Honorable Arthur Melghen hieli was sulbinitted today for in- sion on the Order Paper. The lu-tion is as follows: “The; to meet the situation wihich resulted drum a strengthening into years of the protective sys- ., nit; world over, particularly in I United States to give new life , mdusn-y and productive enlter- . o: to preserve and enlarge the ggisdian Market: for Cau- rdisn tar-m products: to stimulate edeveiopnicut of Cnadian resour- m by tho Canadian pe'ople and ma; create eimiploymenll.‘ for our

PRINCIPLE

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i- i, lion: Arthur ,Meighen ("Gives Notice of ii/eiioiiition Advocating a New National Policy to Safeguard Interests of Far- - mars and Manufacturers, and Sti- " inulate Development of Cana- dian Resource s.

wonlrersz: to increase the traffic of our railways by which alone an a'll round reduction of fret-gist rates can be secured: and as well, to lprovde added revenue and thus bring aibout a rediirotion of internal! ‘taxation this Dominion requires an llllllllédl- ate revision oi ‘the Canadian Tarliilf on a definitely and "consistently protective basis. "That su-oh should apply to nallural products such as farm products. iish, and coal,_with no less thoroughness than to man-u- fsotured goods. Thait to enable the products of tthe-weslLern and Mari- time Provinces to reach readily the markets so ileve-loped the spec- ial ‘transportation ‘burdens borne by those provinces should be shared by the whdle Dom-lnon either by con trlb-ution to long haul freight. costs or thy assistance in some other form." -

- The Large. Audience - me

‘ftirdmcert at the Strand (lharloltetiriin Hospital, was one oi the most successful events ever held in the city- The programme wasiiileiiglitful one and was rend- ered without any delay whatever between numbers. At 8 o'clock sharp the programme commenced and from then up to the final item the audience was kept in continual enjoyment Where so much good talent was evidenced it would be inviiiious to mention anyone par- ticularly. Each performer was excellent and the orchestral selec- tions were splendidly rendered. Following is the programme: 0verturc—Casino Orchestra. at uMiss Mabel and’ .--.. Frank Lynds Folk Dance. . . .Mlee iMary Traiinior Oitmeiiy iSkecch ... . . ......... “Callaghan and A1101! .. ..Mra Fletcher and .........iProf. Fletcher Porter and Webber ..Mr Arthur Bruce .......Dr. Green

ii- -....-..........-...-.. ‘iii World is Walling for the Sunrise."

Francis Holi Trainor lllvlllone obligate by Mr. Leob YltliiiSolo....................... Miss Kathleen Horntby elected

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‘Incl/ti. orrah or men Masai-enema,» for soc. 12s "P M. 25o tor iiilo., soo fol‘ "it. 1000 fop $1.95. Guardian Office. ,

"Pgilgkiiis-s tea. use. naisiils M 8 cake! - ass-asst

‘lgiv "ro LoAN on

Wicltorr-ZQB-ll-b-li

‘l!!!’ ween ‘HUNDREDS or Put-am their advantage o: our 0W5?‘ Drices on Odd lineu- See ‘all 0a pan a-Jonxiu a

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GOO 5991111160. D. 1003M’ Bill: ,

“nsplm BUNCH" ......... ..

wg-EREM SUCCESS

Splendid Numbers, Well Rendered Gave

Plenty oi Enjoy- nt.

Mrs S. H. Henderson

‘fmlrslnl evening, in aid of theIOr-cbeatTalUSelectlone _-... . . . . ..

.. . . . . . . . . . . . Casino Orchestra Solo» . .

.Mrs W. E. Fletcher Solo .. ...Mr Wm. Brennan Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . ..

Magnetic Waltz Song—Lulgi.A.lrdlti Miss Ethel Coombs

Musical Mirth by the Cllsliw Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Exam-n . ..Wllliam Loe-b Eiiculllptus "E. M. DIXON Izzy....... .....I-i. Weliber Wuzzy . . . . . . . . . B. Goldstoin

Director-Prof. Ivan Malcolm Gaudletsky

Solo . . . . . . . .Mr J. Austin Trainer

Duet. . . ..Mr .Lclgh Din-swell

. . _ _ . . . . . . . . ..and Roy Qulsley Violin Solo. . . . ."lG00(l<l)yB"—-TOSl.l Mr, Harry Porter

Dance . . . . . . . . . . “Mr- Gus Gaudet

Solo..... . . . . ..Mr. Fred Duffy Reading ....-Mr, Gerald Maddigan During an intermission: candy

was sold and a splendid sum was realized. The nflfair was under the patronage of His Honour Lieuten- imt Governor and Mrs H88?" and H“ worship Mayor McKenna and Mrs MCKQYl-il-il.

Mrs, Robert Tomlins, Professor Tanton, Professor Fletcher and Mr Albert Blanchard played U19 "c" contpnniitrcnts-

AFTER STADIUM

"LOL" OOLMAN

ll] t, . till Jdlfilri ‘. chair-nag“ Wall known in Canadian ban- ' I8’! -l-tl ball elrolaa and ‘President oi

the‘ Torohto International baco- ball club, who la hlgetlatlng with the Toronto harbor oom-

od t

city's. waterfront, The commis- atcn nits a rental o! 000MB pear year piua a percentage oi the flute receipts from ‘iha

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SUCCESSOR

-NE.W LlEUTwG-OV-ERNOR OF NOV-A SCOTIA

His Honor James Robson Douglas, of Amherst. N.S., who was recently appointed to sue- ceed His Honor MaeCallum

Local Option Measure Re Tem- perance Act

(Canadian Press) HAAMTIIDON, Fclb. 4.—-Mem'bers oi the Hamilton Moderation League have decided to petition the Ontario Governimen-t ‘to [provide a local orp- ition measure as a result of dissatis- faiotion ‘with Ontario Temperance Act.

The. Montreal Fur Auction Sales

(Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Que, Feb 4— A successful day's .buslne.sis was re- ported iby the Canadian Fur Auc- tion Sales Company, Limited, at the close of yesterday's selling- The feature was he disposal of 251 aim-her wtolvee. rthwest Terri- tories, at prices up to 870, a record at any Canadian sale. Prices showed advance of 25 percent over September.

Appeal oi the Prairie Provinces

(Special to The Guardian) OTTAWA. Ont, res 4.——The whole of today's hearing in the Supreme Court of the appeal of the Prairie Provinces again-st the or- der of the Railway Commission set» ting aside the Crow's Nest Pass fregiht rates was tit-ken up wilvh the argument of l-l. J. Syrnington, K. (3., representing the west. Mr. Syimlinlgiton argued th-ait the Crow's Nest Pass agreement was a special act oi parliament and as such pre- vailed over the general railway act and could not be set aside ‘by anry body except Parliament. ’

Standing On Church Union

TORONTO, Feb. 4.—The sum- ninry oi the Church Union vote based on returns received by Church Union headquarters up to

Province For Against Brit. Columbia 4 .... _.. 142 14 Alberta. ....... -- . 70 19 Saskatchewan 404 11 Ontario -_--- 324' 245 Quebec .__- 43 24 Novn Scotla - 74 Z4 P_ E, island ........ _- 13 12 Total _______ -- . _ 109G 349

British Industries Will Be Protected

(Canadian Press)

‘DON-DON, Feb. -i.—-industrles in | n nioeforth secure uro- 13553.3 {twister-breve 1° "l9 flag?‘ tion olf the Board oi Trade t Ty on: sufiferinlfl unfair and albnormufi Um t petition and also deillllillllfi! l]! the industry is msnwsed “hem” and economically. but the‘ perlgd iior protection will be limited Y the Finance Bill wherein such l>\'°~ tot-tron is made iassl- Miliemmlg:

i-upplcatlbfl will be considered r9 ln-g to food and drink. The g°rw9ing' summaries slob! whrite paper detailing the GWWP‘

W"! which tion in the press.

Colonies, has Blvmi on lmpeiriui Unity. a in; to tho Dominions

be expected

memi, ‘naflu-mng of industries were anonncad YQQWPMY “m1 has received a mixed recen-

ln an 8416'?!“ reasoned Ivafll" thslt in ti; future the United Klnsiimfl "ll" u; bear- the whole ing- den oi lihifplrs defence ibuvt that e

immu umnm iuum

Union to Produce Its Figures

NEW CONGRE- GATION

Presbyterians at Syd- ney Filled Theatre-é Choir and Sunday

School Organized _

TORONTO. iFeb. 4.——The follow- ing statement was issued here yesterday by the Presbyterian Church Association in reply to that made by Rev. Dr_ Georges). iPid- geon last week: "As Dr. Pidgeon. iConvenor of tire Union iCommittee has recently

at the opening‘

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Speculators

on the Winnipeg Exchange Received Another Rude Jolt

WINNEPEG. Man., Feb. 4—-Spec-

u-lators on the Winnipeg Grain Ex- change received another rude jolt

this morning, when the bottom lit- erally tell out of the wheat market of the session. The decline today like that of the previous week, was of a panicky character, May sliding back to the $2.00 level after the opening quo- tations. ior u loos ranging from 3 to 3% to 8% ceuts- The drop represents a recession oi twenty cents since ithe peak was reached about ten dayeugo. The‘July fu- ture suffered a aim-liar fate with

below the $2.00 mark. was 5%», cents lower at $1.56,

stated in an interview with the press, that even excluding those congregations which are said to be entering iUnion without. a vote there is a majority of several thousands in Ontario for Union the following- correction is issued by the Presbyterian ‘Church Associa- tion: , "Total votes for Union in Ontar- io up to and including February 2nd, 1925. 47/604. \ “Total vote in Ontario against Union, 57,413. . "it is particularly desirable in the interest of all concerned that the Union Committee produce the evidence for the statement made by the Convener The Presbyterian Church Association is prepared to publish its list of iOntari congre- gations which have actuatlly yotedr for and against. tilldlthie date. , "Until the some date 62 congre- gations and mission stations in Ontario are reported as having re- solved to enter Union without u vote. The following facts are to be noted:

“(1) The names of these con» gregntions have been given mainly on the authority oi the Union Bur- euu, no evidence of the fact. be- yond their mere statement having been offered; (2) Any or all of these congregations may yet vote before June 10; (3) The total number oi coinmunicants in these congregations is 3,721 and among them are many members, who, if o. vote were taken, would vote against Union; (4) Yet even if all the communlcants were assumed to be Unionists and added to tho actual Union vote in the Province. the grand total for Union would be 51,325, leaving a majority still against Union—-6.088." .

NEW CON-GREGATION I LAUNCH-ED

SYDNEY, Feb. 4.—Two assem- blies, which packed the building to the doors, heard Rev. W, C. tMoCulloch Thompson, iM.A., Il.D., conduct; the first Sunday services of the new Sydney Presbyterian congregation in its temporary qunr- ters, the auditorium of the iPalace Theatre. Every inch of standing room was taken up, and it is esti- mated at at least 700 people at- tended oth morning and evening. "ln the Beginning" was the air propriate theme oi the morning discourse, and iMr. Thompson preached two eloquent sermons which were heard with profound attention and interest.

The choir consisted of about 60 voices and llur. Harper Travis sans a delightful solo.

After the service the choir held a meeting and organized. James Calder was elected president; but he will also be director for the pre- sent. G. A. tMacKay was elected first vice-president and Harry iMc- Curdy second vice-president. Ed- win lngraham was elected secre- tary and tL. G, MaeKay treasurer. Over 450 children and younz people gathered at the Palace Thea tre to attend the first meeting of the Sunday School of the Presby- terian Church. Dr. W. lMoK. M80" hood, superintendent of the new school, toolr- charge. The whole work of organlallng the Sunday School was carried on without any difficulty despite the large atten- dance and the absence oi small rooms that could be used for class- rooms where the stiudenta could I0 after they had been registered. The situation was carefully ex- plained to the scholar-nib! Dr. Mac- Leod, who asked them to have DI- tlence and carry‘ on as but they could till a suitable place tvaa rea- dy, Everybody was willing and roa- dy to do his or her utmost to haIP

swamped in

pressure, barley

yesterday's closing iflguree. -Pi1t traders fought with one

investments.

advance.

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(Special to The Guardian)

contribution to “open diplomacy’

Haillibut Treaty negotiated in 19gb

sent to it. and made public.

untvrket. the urgent necessity oi its improvement and the means to thsit end were deallt with lam misllit at the annual meeting otf the Dairy Manufacturers’ Assoclati by W. A. Wilson, dairy producing rqrreaen- taitive at London, England.

Canada's name was not at all as good as it mighlt be. and ‘the quality of the shipments from this Domi- nion was far itoo varied, Mr. Wil- son stated. Certain shipmenits, he said, were ilully equal to the world's best. -but there was too much oif a tdlially differenit sort. The impres- sion was rife that Canada. based her standards too much on her home market and was careless oif her out» side customers’ deminde.

The standards of Butter had to be raised, and Mr. Wilson stressed the fallacy of holding Summer bull- ter to export in the winlter. Ayreg- ular supply alt. other times would sell far better.

The butteriniaikeris division of the Mahiltdba Dairy Assoclaltion was

of Winnipeg. as president.

Imprisoned a Week,

(Canadian Prom)

the first time since he was im

boulder wedged hb legs rescuers were unable

slide of the cave.

New Airplane

(Associated Press)‘ 01110 , airplane. ttio carry

M'“'" "'51" ’ subject’ moot be coneidered b! m“ d vel p and get into shape what. is ‘d hm‘ Th” ha,’ m. . flmq ,1 i A Bi-Meh Oimmmllwm l“ ‘m ‘M’ ngiiegea to be the torrent and ."_ '° ,%*km fi ~-.,§.‘i,';.., “is "ti-wean osmosis. “Cut-COL mQYY 08%:2 m’ we colon,“ w :0? ‘gr-timing?’ organisation of It! “M” my“ the the tell. Jm-nmtgrmm on Ilrldtypeveni: i . o .~ __ , - , one .Warns , p utilizes thdt what £1 gzfdfmfifl ‘.1 meetinl of ole teachers nut time afhvltlchaahgterian pray- enemy its-mi post. ' * = It'll“ “i ‘mm m 3mm, m; been called ior woonoaaoy omit 0J0:- meeting ihlch flu‘- be held item the cinottioi. (neuron M "UONDON, m. Gpdalculh-Onl. ma‘??? ml "I , ‘ the solution Arm; tutu, immod- the; "i ‘ shmwt slain?» . ' '

a setback of 8% cents at the ex- treme dip. which shoved the- price October

Tlie coarse grain! also were the flood of selling dropping 6% cents; flax 4% to 5% cents; rye from 7 cents to 8% cents below

an- other in their anxiety to execute orders, and many were closed out without a chance of savingthelr The bearish move- ment is attributed to enormous world shipments and reluctance of the consumer to follow the steady

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OTTAWA, Onit., Eel). 4.—'I\he D0- minim; Governmeltit. yesterday filed with the League of Nat/ions its first

Tllllli. is the meaning of the Reg- lstraition till. Geneva. of tthe Pacific

and executed last year. The Treaty provides for an open season for lr-aliibut fisheries on the western coast. Under lthe Covenant oti the Intrigue all tree-ties negotiated by memibers of the League are to be

-——' the business interests. social life,

and all enterprises for the lbetter-

Butter Stif-“qard ment and the development of Char- I-s [nun-Ing- Trade lotiteltown. 11., was t- nsi-stent in lll-‘l

IWuNNiiPEG, Feb. 4.-—'l‘-he etaltius ~of Canadian ibuitrter on tihe British

Piiiiliiiiili [IPENS iiliiiii

Be Last Session of ~ that Federal Legis- lative Epoch

(Special to The Guardian) OTTA-WA, Feb. 4.——'l‘he general feeling among memibe s arriving at Ottawa. for the fourtih session of Ilhe fourteenth Peri-lament of Can-

that it will be the lust session of that Federal legislative Some are pleased Bit t-he iprospect dt dissolution and an early elec- ttion, but a vary consideraib-le num- ber ure in an entirely frame of mind, for the reason that very many of the men who now hold seats in the Commons have lit- tie hODes ctf renonrinaition or small chance oif re-electdon. even Li they do secure a convenltion. On the suibjesrt of early dissolution the Gov- ernnnent has an enitirely open nrind. lits legislative prograim and esti- mates ba/vebeen pretty we'll pre- pared. The Speech fronr the Throne is already in lids Excellencyls hands.

Death 0i Mr. i W. W. Stanley

A telegram received here yesitier- day announce-d the dealth in Ottawa on February 3. of M-r. William W. Stanley altlter an extended lllues-s from iparalysis.

The late Mr. Stanley was a na- tive oif Charlottetown and was born on Jrune 17, 1856. He was otf lrlsh descent, his ancestors oomiing oult to Illaliifax and later taking llip farm- ing in Prince Edward Island. Educated in the Charlottetown public schools and Prince of Wales College, he began his business life in the employ of George Davies and Company as a clerk. wine-rs he re- mained sixteen years. 1n 1884 with his brother, the latte George Stanley, he engaged in the dry-goods busi- ness under the firm name oii Stan- ley Bros., on Victoria. Row. in the store now odouipied .by Reddin Bros., drruggislt.

' Mr. Stanley, besides being an en- ergetic and enterprising business man while living here. also ‘took a . deep and active interest in the Moth odlst Church, of which he was one oif the most prominenit workers. He was a mian of piribiic spirit, and was highly esteemed not only in his na- tive ciity but throughout the Prov- lnice wherever he was known. For a lifeitline he was associated with

ivalk and conversation, and all who know him will deeply regret to learn of his “em-lee.

Feeling ieTiiei it Will ,

adn. which wii-ll open tomorrow, is ,

epoch. ‘

opposite ‘

of breaking into a. local drug store six months in prison yesterday.

WINS i ililililil

I A l J. STRAT-HEARN HAY H. Of Toronto, who recently mar- ried Miss Marlon neck. only daughter of Sir Adam Beck.

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United Mine Work- ers Convene Ill Sydney (QSOJd umpeusg) SYDNEY, Feb. 4—— With Over sixty delegates in attendance ren- resenting all important locals and approximately 12,000 coal miners of Nova Scotla. a special convention of the United Mine Workers, District 26 opened here this morning, with the principal ibuglness being the consideration of an ultimatum oi’ the British Empire Steel Corporation to the United Mine Workers in demand-

ing ten percent wage cut.

Nonstop From Africa to France

(Canadian Press) DAKAR, French West‘ Africa. Feb. 4—An airplane flown by Caiptaln Lamaltre and Lieutenant Arrachard. today. completed a nonstop flight from "Etemilefi. France, arriving here this after- noon.

Legless Burglar Gets Six Months

(Canadian Press) _ VANCOUVER. Feb 4-ilvllllmu Bell, a legless burglar convicted

CANNES, France, Flbe sF-Louis

formed yeeterday, iwlth J. McLean, i

Rescue Iiooks Bright

‘CAVE CITY, Ky, Feb. ’—A slide in the Sand Caive this morning loft Floyd Collins, 85, a foot. free for

prieoned Friday morning when a

where to reach them. ibut Collins was left walled in heir-ind rock which fell from the

Shaped Like Fish

YlDOiN ling, 4.-iA new eta/ht pasconuers at 1.16 nrllso an hear. is being test is shaped like