g - _ ' 'nm ouaxoran. cnaawrrlrows. Q A N j f I A,

The hundred anna- owe can nn. rss

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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 20. |904. '°““’°°"- ' _ N

WAR WITH FRANCE ?

Our news from Loudon this morning is cf a most alarming nature. Ii it

means anything it means that there is serious danger or war between Britain

and France growing out of French interference in the war nowjoined between

Russia and Japan. Ir. is clear that li France permits the use of her ports,

whether on the Red Sea or elsewhere to Russian ships of war such action is

a plain breach of neutrality and a hostile act against Japan.

Britain is bound by her treaty oi alliance with Japan to one of two prin-

cipal lines of action in the Russodapanesc war. First, if Japan is attacked by

a single power, Britain is to remain neutral. Second, if Japan 'is attacked by

more than a single power then Britain is bound to intervene on Japan's behalf

by force oi arms and assist till the close of thelwar.

The question arises, would the violation of neutrality by France in the

manner stated constitute such an attack upon Japan as will Ioroe Britain to

draw the sword? Perhaps not, but it certainly raises s diplomatic crisis of

the utmost gravity. When Lloyds c ills io” war _rates of insurance on British ships it shows how serious is the situation,

Frafitlc iilid Britain have b¢eri rt peace for nearly ninety years, and never

were more friendly than within a few months past. The King has been a

potent force for the creation and preservation of this spirit of concord.

jiesides there are immense commercial and social interests that have grown

up which tend powerfully to perpetuate peace. Most fel velltli 'D995 We Ill

hope that our own dear country shall not be now Billlll "m\¥'°“°d in W"- Many a serious crisis passes harmlensly, but We live ill H1099 Uflllml lim" 'md

know not what a day may bring forth.

GOT LAME BACK OR LUMBAGOV

No need of that now. That sort oi pain

can be knocked out in short order, lor Polson’s Nsrviline, which is dve times stronger than any other penetrates at once through the tissues, reaches the source oi suffering. drives it out and thus gives re~ lie! almost instantly. Not magic, but strength rnat gives Polson`s Nervillne this

power. You will think it magic however iyou try lt. pain goes so quickly. Sold

.iAPAN'S COAL SUPPLY.

It is noted that Japsn’s priaoipslsonroes i

of coal supply, and upon which her fleets depend are situated at Mororan,on Vol- cano Bay, on the southern side of the island of Yexo, which is the northern island of Japan proper. Mornran lies

by dealers everywhere, in large 25c. bol- tles. almost due east of Vladivostock, the

9 Russian stronghold and naval station,

Jams in seven pound pails, 55c each, all which ls 515° me Pmmc termlnd

kinds.-Sanderson k Ce. 20 d li. of the Siberian Railway. The distance

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'Every day now we are adding heavy winter t goods to the bargain fur- nace, not a piece of winter goods here but ou will need at the prices

live are selling them.

Suits and Ovcrcoats

of all winter kinds are going now at any old price. Do’nt miss seeing these elegant goods, we don’t want them, you do.

All Winter Goods

of every kind made for winter ,; wear. We don t want them longer but we do want the money right ,

away. We want the room too or one of the biggest , spring stocks ever seen

here.

Prowsc Bros.

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If Russia had command of the sea she

would doubtless make it one ot her drst ohjsctstoasize these mines and so at

‘once cripple her enemy and obtain the much needed addition to her own coal Nlpiily. The immenselstrategetic and material advantages! capturing sucha Prize is apparent to the non military reader. Should the war go on we shall doubtless learn that a supreme effort will be made by Russia, when her Baltic fleet lrrlvea lh ¢iiB¢6l‘l1 vl'ut.eru,t0 Hi-at over- come the Japanese naval forces and then

| seize upon the llororan coal mines.

The situation of Japan's coal mines

lends additional interest to the battle tor naval supremacy in eastern waters which is now in progress. Had Russia Improved the past six months by transferring her Baltic flestto the east before the war iwilln sho would apparently have been mistressjof tbl situationwhen the war opened, or mllht have prevented the war by lush a show naval force as its ` Japanese :would not have cared to attack. It is clear now that Russia has blundered, and ` it remains to be seen whether it is yet too late to regain her lost ground.

As all bright school boys know, the Straits ef Mackinac connect the waters of

Lake Michigan with those of Lakeiluror. These straits are eight miles wlde-al- most the width of the Straits of North- umberland brtmen Caps Traverse and Cape Tormentins Hara a

railway ferry connects the railway lines and systems on opposite sides of the strait. Be it observed that the latitude

of the Straits of Mackinac is practically the same as that of our Capes Route, about 48, but being far inland the cold of winter is greater and the fresh water oi

the lakes freezes to a greater depth than

There is a considerable current :also In the Mackinac Straits, but not usually so great as in Northumberland Straits when the tide is running.

ing ferry steamers carrying cars across the Straltsdo their work in winter and

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0 B<>C0l1\iJ1DYlDKillustrations are quite as suggesllve of arctic navigation as one‘ of our own cuts showing the Stanley or the Mlnfo stuck inthe ice. They show the

‘ce piled above the tops of the funnels

` Dil. A. W. 0|iASE’S C.

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oi the ferry sieamers, And yet the tee. Ali‘dl\i:i»l|,er°l>r.ea.c writer cl the article tells that “°'”°'°' c°" T°'°m° md Bugm. i

“Since these vessels went UV ivi*'

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to service no winter has been _sqvllysr

*imlugh tc check them. nci- have gnu 55;* ‘-

.vcry way. These car ferries have a bow and a stern wheel. The how wheel is used

only in winter to displace the ice from the bows oi the boats, especially in heavy, windrowed ice-fields which often extend

ditilodns oflce been ggst crfnh than they cw no’ "wif their way through . _ .

TNC fer* V .y has provedn great success in

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‘25 or1i0 feet below the surface of thai

water. '

, There are better and mcrs powerful ice, breakers than our Mints and Stanley,

and we ought to have one at least. Ani lf a car ferry is now in daily working at Mackinac, why could not sueh a ferry ire operated at the Capes i

The St. John Telegraph on Saturday

last quite fully deiincd its position. It had supported Mr. Blair ln his opposition to the Grand Trunk Paciilc scheme.It be-

lieves that had he followed his speech in

Parliament by appealing to his constitu- ents and the Province "he would have

swept New Brunswick like a whirlwind in opposition to that measure." lint Mr. Blair did not attempt a campaign. The

Telegraph could not ewnllow the measure, and decided to take an independent.

course, which of necessity involved the alienation Oi’ some old friends and the

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Wc’ll Pay the Bill If any person thinks that they can End amongst the numerous pre arations on the market, a ‘better prep-

aration than

Bimsnllmonarink

They are at liberty to try and wc’li pay the try- we’ll leave it to their own honesty.

British Almond Pink

alleys all irritation. is healing. soothing and soft- ening. ,

We feel conscious of

having an A I remedy and so we advertise it.

Price 25s a bottle.

Prepared by

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the salt sea under similar conditions. l friends' The Telelmph has 5t°'“l"Y B°i“`

A “Tiber in the Marine Review, pubuslk like those of Prince Eiward Island prefer

ed in Cleveland, tells how the icc-break- '"1 independent Mwspap" l’° We ibm' is

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loss of all the patronage the paper rocelr- ed from the Government. “ln view of all

this," The Telegraph proceeds, “it is worth while to note that insteal of losing

ed in circulation." It quotes figures from its ~ul>soripilun in conilrmation oi’ this

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Brunswick,

a mere embodiment of party views. ‘

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