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.»r0RpNT0, Ont.. Dec. 31.- (pj-eparodlby Fred Williams for the Cmpdian Press)-Nineteen Twen- ty-eightias a good year to Can- ldg-a good year for the farmers and the factory hands; a good year for the financiers and investors. It was e, year _with large cropsf. and fair prices. even though had weath- er reduced the quality of wheat in me west; a year of industrial prog. perity and full pay envelopes. Rall- wny earnings increased beyond the most optimistic hopes of‘the man- agemenls. Climatic »- conditions throughout the year were good on the whole, though various sections suffered from unusual floods. _ It wg; a year of increasing popula- tion; a year of railway development northward and ayear cf mining progress. In fact. 1928 was ayear to look back upon with pride and a year to assume confidence for the future.

The results of the cuiuouennial

ccnsuses of the” three Pralric prov- inces showed substantial inc:~ea.ses in population. especially in Sask-

-atchewan and Alberta. while both

Ontario and Quebec showed. sub- stantial growth. largely urban. Two important events in railway devel- opment during the year were thc :urchase by the C. P. R. of the Lacombe and North-westem rail- vay from the Alberta govemlncnt ind a joint purchase by the C. P. l. and C. N. R. c-i the Alberta rail- vqys into the Peace River country. stitch Ioreshadows biz develop- nents in that section and in north- cn British Columbia during the c ing year. Experiments in the htxlage of Alberta coal to Ontario a 'of Nova Scotia coal to Central Ca ada were subsidised by the Do- mhlon. but did not reach the pro- portions hoped for, despite substan- tiallreductiops in freight rates. In oth intel-provincial trade ex- char-ges there was considerable progress, western fruit and produce invading the eastern markets to -a marked degree.

"ma Yn/in mrananal.

POLITICS ' Taken altogether the year 1928

was not markedby any grea‘ event of domestic importance in Federal politics. its chief developments be-

ing extemal. Parliament met in ‘

January when Hon. R. B. Bennett assumed his duties as leader of the Opposition? and during its four months passed considerable legis- lation. The budget resolutions re- duced the duties on textiles and a few other articles and lowered the income tax. The former deport.- ments govcrning health and sol- diers' civil re-establishment were merged as the Department of Pen- sions' and Health. There was some debating about the natural resour- ces of the western provinces and ai- so concemlng ther St. Lawrence wa- terwty.

Dlplomatically the year has been

an epoch-making one. It has seen the arrival 'of the first British Coln- missloner to Canada. in the person of Sir William Clark. who assum- ed his duties at Ottawa on Sept. 22; the appointment of the first Canadian Minister to France, l-Ibn. Philippe Roy. and the an-ival of Hon. G. J. Knight. the first French Minister to Canada, who prcscnied his credentials on Nov. ifi. On 20 Jaoan opened her first legation at Ottawa. The lrovcrnment has intimated that diplomatic relations with Japan will be evtcnded fur- tl~”r in the near future.

Canada nartlc’uatc'1 largely in

wfrld events in the 12 months. Pr,- mler Mackenzie Rini; nl'<~'~cscie'i tn Perla to ~i~n tl‘e anti-wer treaty wl~l':1t ori"ina‘°.ri with Hr". F. B. Kellogg. Secretary cf Siate at Wltshington. and a‘so took rin". in s'ivel'c.l mcetin"s of the L1a~ll~. of Ncllcns. of which ba r/rs r-lectfd a vlcc-president. 1-!~. opened the

new Canadian Embassy in Paris.

British Columbia began the pay-

n.cnt of old age pensions. in co-op- eration with the Dominion. during the year, and Manitoba and Sask- atchewan also adopted the propo- sal. The Yukon Council adopted a` resolution which-will bring the system into force there in 1929. In Ontario. Premier Ferguson announ- ced that his Province. too. would.) have some proposals on the subject. Y A royal commission is investigatirig the financial relations between the

Dominion and Manitzlaa in connec- tion with the transf of the nat-y ural resources and it is possible that a similar arrangement will have to

be made with British Columbia in -

reaard to a claim for the revenue from railway lands involved in the construction of the C. P. R. over 40 years ago. A convention of Liberal women representative of the whole Dominion was held at Ot- tawa in Aoril at_which Hon. Mary Elle.. Smith. of Vancouver. was el- ected President: and in November a big Conservative convention :rt Toronto brought the women into action on equal terms with the men.

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BRITISH COLUMBIA-

Two Provincial general elections

were held during 1928. l'n British Columbia the election took place or July 18 resulti g' in t.he defeat

of the Liberal `g£?ment headed by Hon. J. D. M. n, who had the previous year succeeded Hon. John Oliver as head of the ministry. and thus ending a Liberal regime of _ten years. This brought Hon. S. F. Tolmie, formerly M. P. for Vic- toria and Minister of Agricultu"e in the Meighen Cabinets. into 0'- fice on August 21 as Premier of B. C. with a strong Cabinet around him.

ALBERTA-

Aiberta sold its railways to the

C. P. R.. in joint ownership with the C. N. R. so far as the Peace River road is concerned. Agricul- tural and road development took up most of the attention of the legis- lators. A bill for the sterilization of the unfit. physically and men- tally, was passed. '

SASKATCHEWAN-

Saskatchewan passed a quiet po-

litical year, The finances were in good condition: some constructive legislation of ical interest was put through by Premier Gardner. The selection of a new Conservative leader, Dr. J. T. M. Anderson, has given that party fresh hope in a Province which has been consist-

ently Liberal .since its foundation.

MANITOBA- .

Manitoba legislators devoted some

time to .tha._minera1 and railway development and good progress was made on the raiiwav to the great Flin Flon mine. The last spike was driven by Premier Bracken in the autumn. The liquor policy of the Government was under attack. The sale of the Seven Sisters Falls to a private company provoked con- sirerable discussion. .

ONTARIO-

In Ontario the Ferguson Govern-

ment announced a small surplus; the Legislature refused tosanciion the sale of beer by the glass (which . had been adopted in Manitoba): D.

B. Hanna. re_si"ned the chaiignen- shin of the Liquor Control card

would be inasgurated in Ontario in 1929. One striking feature of the year in Ontario was the success of the Security Frauds Prevention bill. pssed by I-Ion. W. H. Price. This law is designed to prevent flotation' and sale of fictitious stocks.

QUEBEC- _

Quebec Province continued pros-

-perous. The revenues were large. The Taschereau Government car- ried on as usual and there was lit- tle to disturb its political serenity with the exception of a bye-election in the St. Mary's division of Mon- treal on Oct. 22. 'Phare a Liberal had been returned at the general election. and unseated. Mean- while Camlllen 1-Ioude. a young Conservative. defeated Mederlc Martin for the Montreal mayoral- ty. When the time came for the St. Mary’s bye-election. Houde wag- ed a vigorous campaign and won the seat.. `

NEW BRUNSW ICI(-

In` New Brunswick the Govern-

ment Control Act was under attack. but was claimed by the Government to be working smoothly. Progress in hydro-electric development throughout the Province; 'general industrial activity and the uphold- inf of the province in various flir- ecflons. featured the year in New Brunswick.

-Nova scorn- _

Nova Scotia was the other Pro-

vince to elect a new Legislature. There the polling followed an hist- ory-making spring. The Judicnl Committee of the Privv Council having decided that the Nova sco- tla Government had the power to nominate men to the Legislative Cfwncil in order to vote for its ab- olition three Coun-il1n'°s resigned six were dismissed on Jan 26 and 12 new nominations were nwrle on Feb. 12. A bill to abolish the Council was lntroduvcd into the As- sembly Feb. 21. and went to the Council. without delay. gave assent to its own extinction end before the elections were,heid the oldest leg- islative body in British North Am- erica had passed Gut of existence. The elections were held Oct. 1. The 'I-‘..hcdes Conservative Government was sustained bv three majority. The Liberals elected 20 members as compared with their three in the previous House. and defeated four ministers of the Rhodes Cabinet.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND-

In Prince Edward Island the ses-

sion of the Legislature was unevent- ful. as is senerallv the case after a change of government. . The Saun- ders ministry can‘ied through a programme of legislation. The scn- tlment of the new Assembly was proven to be strongly for continued enforcement of the prohlbitoly act.

APPOINTMENTS OF THE YEAR

Federal, Provincial, railway and

judlcal'anpointments for the year of 1928. included -

Jan. 6-Hon. W. E. Foster. form-

er premier of New Brunswick. chalrme.n~o‘ the Advisory Board re St. Lawrance development.

Jan. 10-J. H. Spence. Torolito.

E. S. Little. London. and Gustave La:-esse. Tecumseh. Ont.. appointed to tl-e Senate.

Nb. 12-John,Leslie. vice-presi-

dent oi’ finance of C. P. R.

Ma'~:h 30--Hon. T. C. Norris. for-

ar-d -wes replaced by Sir Henry ‘mer Premier Manitoba. to Railway

!')"ayton. who re-si"ned from the

House of Commons for the pnrocsra( Hen. R. J. li/(anion also retire frrm the heard. being .succeeded by Judge N'f‘Nama~u of Renfrew. 'On O~t. 12 Fon. G. H. Ferguson an- nrvnccd that old vie pensions

Commission. _

March 30-W. J. Donovan. K. C..

Winnipeg. Judge of.the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench.

Aoril 4-I-Ion. G. S. Inman, K. C.,

Charlottetown, county judge.

May 15-Hen. Dr. Leeming Carr.

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member oil Ontario Cabinet. sheriff of Wentworth.

May 25-I-I. W. Lunney. K. C..

Calgary, Judge of Alberta Court of Appeal. _ ‘

June 13-Alfred Lambert, member

of Montreal Harbor Commission.

June 19-1-Iector Racine, Mon-

treal. member of Tariff Advisory Board. `

July 9-Dr. R. C. Wallace, Win-

nipeg, President University of A1- berta. ,

Aug. 4-W. A. Nlsbet. K. C..

Cranbrook. B. C., county judge of Kootenay. _ Aug. 15-Professor B. J. McLean. Ottawa. re-appointed to Railway Commission.

Aug. 15-Hon. Philippe Roy, first

Cal-adian minister to France.

Aug. 15_-Hance J. Logan. Am-

herst. N. B, dlrerior Canadian Na- tional Rv.

Alle. ‘il--G. W. Kyte. K. C.. lor-

mer M. P.. member of Internation- al Joint Commission.

Sept. 14--George _l. Medicon

gold commissioner of Yukon.

Oct. 9-V. J. Paton. K. C. Hali-

fax. Nova Scotia Supreme Court.

Oct. 18-Pierre Bouffardf K. C..

7`eauce, judge Quebec Superior Court.

Oct. 20-J. N. Ellis. K. C.. Van-

couver, county judge.

Oct. 2”.-Don°ld McKenzie of

Tariff Advisory Board. minister of mines and provincial secretary of Manitoba: '

Nov. 3-J. J. Dennis. M. P. for

Juliette, judge Quebec Superior C“\vrt. `

Nw. 3-Hon. L. P. Den:e'°'=. .iildgc

in Acimiraltv for 0"-~‘lc~ disf"l:rt. ' Nov. 15-Nicol J'2f'rI'.". K. C.. Kitchfror. iudge of Ontario Su- premo f"‘urt..

Nov 15-F. l-1. Carrcnir-r K. C..

1-’~r~i1t2n. courty judge of Went- v.»~-'11,

Nrw 15-R.. L. M".‘~"n“'v~ K. C..

c'~““t._v ind” of Wellin~‘o~». Ont.

Nov. 17-T. w. Hwnrircit. police

m~~ist"e.tf- at Low-l~1. Ont.

D521. l-1.. A Rivet. fn"I\ "r M. P.

jr-df-e of Ci'-cult C'u\-t, of M'1ntrea'\.

Dec.. 6--Hon. W. Fl. 1=‘~sf~r. for-

mf-r nremier New Brunswick. to S'-nate.

Dec.. 8-1-l.'H. Horsey. Ottawa. to

Senate.

Dec. 6-W. E. Scully. chairman ol'

S?‘nt John harbor coinmisskln.

Dec. 6-E. J. Dgly_ K. rl.. Ottawa.

judge of Carleton county court.

Dec. 6-Roval commission to in-

vestigate .radio broadcasting nam- ed:"Sir John Aird. Toronto. chair- man; C. A. Bnwman.~Ottawa. and Aug. F-rigon. Montresl.

Dec. 11-Major-Gm. H. H. Mc-

Lean. Rothesev, N. B.. Lieut.-Gov. Neiv Brunswick.

Dec. ll-Hon. Fbarik Oliver. Fd-

mcntrn. Advisory Officer to bo_ard of railway commissioner.

Deo. 11-Ernest A. Smith. Shed-

iac. N. B.. director of Canadian Na- tional Railways. , ` " ` `

DISASTERS DU RING 1928

During tif'-. year 1928 there were

three dlssstfrs claiming heavy loss of life. The most serious was thc wreck of the steamer “Caliisto” off Cape Breton on April 30, when 33 lives were lost.

The fire at the Hollinger mine at

Timmins. Ont.. Feb. 10 took the lives of 39 miners bv suffocation. The `loss of the steamer “l\Ianaso'>" in Georgian bay on Sept. 15 result- ed in the loss of 16 lives. Over 70 people were bumed to death during the year in household fires. chief- ly in the country. though there were similar disasters in several citv apartments housesr

Two explosions claimed victims.

one at Coal Creek, B. C., when five were killed and another at Cote St. Michel. Montreal. when five quar- rymen were blown fopleces.

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DEATHS BY DBOWNING

As usual deaths by drowning

claimed a large share- .af the year's accident victims. These included:

Jan. 5--Four drowned off Van-

couver Island.

Feb. '4--An ice bridge gave way

at Niagara Falls and four were swept to death.

Feb. 24--An auto plunged into

Active Pass, B. C., drowning three,

April 18-Seven Japanese child-

ren drowned in the Fraser River.

June 26-Three drowned off

wharf at Southport. P. E. I.

_July 3--Five lumbermen drowned

in a storm at Shelter Bay, Sagua- nay.

Aug. 15-Whole family. of five,

was drowned in Lake Lavigne near North Bay. .Nov. 19-Klppcwa Lake. North- ern Ontario, five drowned,

FIRE FATALITIES

The year 1928 was free in Canada "Um BUY Of. the great conflagra- tions which marked our history in the past but' there was an appall- ing list of fires in which lives were lost. mostly in the country districts. Up to the enrl of November no few- er than '15 lives. mostly those of women and children. were sacrific- ed. not including the 39 killed in the mine disaster at Timmins. Ont.. Or the ten cremated in a bunkhouse at Copper Mountain, B. C.

The record of these fire fatalit-

ie.s include:--

Jan. 1-Two women hurned to

deeiil at Smoky Lake. Alberta.

Feb. 10--Wire lu Hollinger mine.

'.l‘i"1'uln.s. killed 39.

Feb. 26--Tbree burned to .death

in hotel at Mulgrave. N. S.

Feb. 2'!-Mother and ffur child-

ren at Gros Pins. near Quebec.

li'l:>.rr-‘1 3-Six children ncar Fife

Ll="°. Sask.

lifarcll 4-Chief of police and two

firemen at Granby. Qu:-_

liiercir 6-Two adults and six

cl“"'i°@“ vii. _P'~auce Junction. Que.

Mar'-'~ 18-Ten burned to death

in bunlzhclllze at Copper Mountain. B. C.

April 9-Three childrer at Meri-

va"-. near Ottawa.

Anrll i.'»--Four in apartment

hows- at Winnipeg.

Aoril 18-Five in famfhouse near

'rl-~-l»'elc~~c_. awk.

Me” 3--Three children at Cote

Sl.. Paul. Montreal.

Au". 2°--Five in dwelling over

store in Toronto.

SWL lf*-S‘x children. near

Hearst. Oni.

Sept. 15-Four at Britannia, near

Ottawa.

Oct. 3-Four at Moore Park.

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Ort. 3-Three in apartment house

at Fdmonieli.

Oct. 23--F‘cur children at Harrow.

Ont. ~ Cct. 20--Three nuns at Gatineau Point, Que.

Nav. 5-Five at South Couquerall.

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Nov. 28-Two children at Edmon-

ton. `

FIRES AND' FIRE DAMAGE

The fire ci'-l‘~.a=ze record -for the

year. where losses have exceeded $100 000. slroweri the follnwingz-

Jeu. 5-At No"th Bay. Cnt.,

$2F0000.

.la-1. 5- Calgary lumbcryard.

$2"0 000.

Jail. 19-V‘ll°ge of Big River,

Sa"k.. wiped out.

Je". 22-Parc Royal. Hull. Que..

$200 000.

Jan. 29-In business section of

Sl>‘”t John. N. B.. 100.000. ` _Jan 30-Metropolitan Church. Trvcnto. $500 000.

Jan. 30-Medical building. Tor- onto University. $200,000. _

Feb. 28-Convent of Good Coun-

sel at Kenogami, Chicoutim., Que.. $190,000.

Feb. 28 -Plant of graphite mine

at Calabogie, Que., 150.000.

March 3-Trinity College School,

Port Hope. 8500.000.

t March 5-Garrison Church. Haig ax.

March 16 -Brass plant at Mer-

rickville.

March 26-Prince George Hotel.

Halifax. $250,000.

March 26-Baptist Church, Lew-

isville. N. B., (built ln 1827.)

April 9-High school at Newmar-

ket. Ont., $200,000.

April 9-Canners' plant at Kel-

owna. B. C.. $150.000.

April 12-Wholesale hardware

fhouse. Montreal. $100,000.

April 15-Russell House. Ottawa. May 7 .-Saskatoon exhibition

buildings.

May 8-Vancouver furniture fac-

tory. 8100.000.

May 11-North Bay Arena. June 20 -Polytechnic school.

Montreal, $150000.

June 21-Wesley Willis 'United

Church. Clinton. Ont.

June 23 -Canadian National

E/oajrehouse at Charlottetown, $100.-

June 30-Pugwash, N. S., badly

burned.

July 2-Lake St. Joseph hotel.

St. Catharine, Poxtneuf. Quoz, $300,-

July 25-Lunenburg. N. S., exhib-

ition buildings.

Aus. 14-Oil refining plant at St.

Boniface. Man.. $100000.

Aug. 18--At lngramport. N. S..

$400,000.

QAug. 31-City Hall. Grand Mere.

uc. Sept. 4-'-At Ville St. Pierre. Mon-

troel. 17 families homeless.

Sept. 12-Manoir Richelieu. Mur-

rav Bay. Que.. $500 000.

Sept. 30-Filevafor at Fort Wil-

lialn. Ont.. 8250.000.

Oct. 13-Drnriniou rubber build-

inf' Winnipeg. $100000.

Nw. ‘0-In Montreal brewery

pl-ut. anon ooo.

Nav. 25-To business section of

Fri'~~cl1tv~u. $200000.

Nov. 25-At H.i"l'~\'e vin Moulin.

Cllicoutimi. Que., $100003.

SENSATIONAL CRIMES OF' 1928

'I`he“e were a number ol murdel'.s

during the year and a large ln- crcese in cther crimes. the most seiisetionai of vv'\i"i\ were robber- ies of banks or mail cars' on Jan. 19 a Montcai branch of the Baiioue N=.“"\"'~‘~ Cs'la"i"nne was robbed of $10002' on April 23 a Torout-> b'~a“"i~ of t‘~'= Standard han); of S?" 00”' 2. """`1=‘ car at Toronto on Juno 20 cf r"'l'i ’l'l0: a mail rar ue'-lv B"n*"“‘d, Ont. nn A1112. 18' 8 B'~r\'< of Morrtre-‘ \~»~n~.i~ at King C't,v. Oni.. of $2500 on Sect. 21: and a méil Fir lT='li`~° Oliailiilil. Ont.. on Cct.. 2 of $2? 0'l'i. In mmf. ca"-.~s the pangs were callzlit and given long ternrs of iniprtsorinient.

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Among the other events of 1023

in Canada weres-

Jan. 11-The Laurier home at

Artiwbaskaville. Que.. donated to th'- Province as a museum.

Jan. 28-Wlnnioe-1 he‘d t°leo“o‘ie

co'~\'e:'s°.ti'~n with L.n:\ri~~i. E'i_gl°.!*'i.

Feb. 6-Hon. F‘. B. Kellog". U. S.

S~~"etal'v of State. visited Ot'>a\~.'a.

Feb. 21 -Univer.slty of New Brun-

swi'-k celebrated its centerai'y.

March 9-`-First telephone talks

\~fet'.vesn Halifax and London and Vancouver and London.

March 22-S`rl!:e of students at

Queens University, Kingston. lLastf~d 24 hours.)

April 2-Msderic Martin defeat-

ed lcr the Montreal mayoralty.

April 13-Landing of the Bremen

at Greenely Island.

May 4--Seven killed at L'0rigln-

al, Ont.. by eating wild parsnlp.

May 8-Patrick Burns. of Cal-

irary. sold out to a Toronto syndi- cate. ` -May 15-Quashing of conviction of proprietors of the Laurier Pal- ace theatre. Montreal; in which 78 cl.ildren perished on Jan. 9, 1927. May 27-Monument unveiled at Ancaster. Ont.. to Mrs. Clementine Fessenden. the originator of Empire day celebration in the public schools.

June 15-First beam wireless

exchanged with Australia.

Aug. 1-Premier King opened

Prince Albert National Park.

Aug. 10-Ten killed and many in-

jured by collapse of a crane on the new Welland Canal.

Aug. 'l-First telephone conver-

sations between eastern Canada and Winnipeg.

Aug. 9-Three killed in aeroplane

crash in Muskoka,

Aug. 15-Landing of Greater

Rockford Plane at Cochrane. Ont.

Aug. 15-Bremen tablet unveiled

at Greenely Island.

Aug. 24-British Empire Parlia-

mentary Union delegates arrived at Quebec for tour of Canada.

Aug. 24-First aerial mail flight

from Montreal to Vancouver com- pletecl.

Sept. 10-Dominion Trades and

Labor Congress expelled Commun- isis.

Sept. 22-Last spike driven on

rai'way to Flin Flon. Manitoba.

Oct. 1-Power from the Gatin-

eau turned on to Toronto.

Oct. 1-Canadian National Tele-

lzrarhs tuck over Western Union lines in ltfaritime, Provinces.

Oct. 17-W. l-1. li/!a‘kiu elected

mavrr of Greater Vancouver.

Oct 19-Dr. W. Siier'.':o"d Fox

iliotailed as President of Western Unlvl=rsit\'. Iolrdmi. Ontario

Ort. 22-Clianmlaizi 1?li.‘ld=ze at

Ottawa inaugurated by Lord Wil- liiisdoil.

Ori.. 23-Lord Nelson hotel at

Ilallfav opened by Fl. W. Beatty, of Crliadialr Pacific R"il“."'y.

Nov. Il -"’-~ "'-‘ `~‘ “~--‘~~~ cove

line oin `laclu~sL"'<\1i. at (".'a*ld Pre. N. S.. in \vl1i"‘\ lie was born. as a pr'~vinc‘¢\l iiurelun.

De'-. 5--»l\/.ioli1nn""t llnvoi‘cri at

-"si, Ftiisrlnes to Hou. W. H. Mer- ritt. builder of first Wclleucl canal.

I’?Z!\’I' UOUNCII. JUDC-l\iEN'l`S

Fi'/e judgrlicnfs ol coli".l1u'.'.o1lal

i|il'.‘:"tan“1 to Canada were de'if‘cCl hy the J";"~.if>.l C:~ln‘1'li‘.£"°. of the Privy Council c‘u':ii~~, 1"28. On .1r.n. 19 tile!-: \o':ds"i‘= ll')l~f°‘~' Vit- rolrstituticnallty' cf the Fadc‘.':ll Bali'-v-l-ctw' 1*'-‘ r-wi "~~ '“'-"evil precedence of clihns uufisr i'.'. on Fcb. 2. they rcllclred a icxr: judg- ment es lo the riihis of Jews in the P"o;esiant school; ol M'>nivcel: rn Juno 12 it was r‘c idrcl that the separate schools of Ontario were no‘ r~ititlf"i to .s!u=:'~ i" t"€ '!-“’~"»f5 tc high scltools but that the m‘u':r- it' h"d a ci'~;im on tile henevol'-:h“.e ol the nrajorltyz and on Nov. 9 it v-as ruled that the transfer of ti~c H\|r‘=.m\": Bc" tcr'ri‘.o"v to Canaria in l8`l’i in”‘1"‘ed the mineral rights. thu- dism‘s.=.in~ a nlaini by the H. B. Ccxnpauv ti~:\t t"e minerals did not \.\"s= to the Crown.

On Avril 2%. the Supreme Ccurt

0( c9.1y~f’._r\ r‘»\C"lr~.»i hu a ~‘\¢\ir\"lty tlrat unrier the British North Am- erica. Ac: of 1367. \vo~~1en are not clisible for abpcintnient to the Se- natt- n' C°'~°"’“ """‘ rloci"`o'1 hrs h‘en ap“>.°~lcd to the Privy Council and wl`l probably be de- cided during the coming year.

The Sales Tax Act of the Mani-

toba Legislature was declared ultra vires in a judgment handed down

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lu the Privy Council on Dec. 10. the judgment having the eller* oi a decision that provincial leg- tures have no control over the sale of shares of federally-incorliorav eo companies.

CHURCH ACTIVITIES OF 1928

Two archblshops and three bi-

shops of the Roman 'lfathoilc Church in Canada were named in 10281 Rt. Rev. G Forbes Bishop of Jolletlte. was made ar-:nolahop of Ottawa. on Jan ll me Il.: Rev. William Duke, of Balm John N. B.. coadjutator Archbishop nf Ven- couver on Aug. l'l .--ecrnted Oct. 18.1 On Feb. 2. P l_~,,°,»¢¢, Courchesne was appn- - Bishop of Rimouski iconsecra' 'slay 241: on July 3, Rev. Canon. Pgpinegu, ol' Montreal, became Bishop of Jo- liettte <conseci-ated Aug. 241; and Rev. Charles Lamarche. also of Montreal. was named Bishop ol’ Chicoutimi on Aug. 24 lconsecl-ated Oct. l8.>

The Church of England in Can.

ada had two new bishops during the year:-Ven. G. A. Rix, arch- deacon of Prince Rupert, was' ei. ected the third Bishop of Cale. donia on June 6, and was conse- crated Sept. 9; while, on Sept. 27, Ven. W. A. Geddes was elected Bishop of Mackenzie River.

Rev. John Buchanan. a mission-

ary in India. was elected Moder- ator of the Presbyterian General Assembly. which had early in the year been bereaved by the death ol its then Moderator. 'I-lev. W. L. Clay. of Victoria, B. C., on Feb. 2.

Rev. W. T. Gunn. a former lead-

er of the Congregational Church, was. on Sept. 5, elected Moderator of the United Church of Canada at its convention at Winnipeg. which body recognized the eligibility of women for ordination by deferring final action uzl the matter. Au- other development by the United Church was the opening on August ist. of Emmanuel College. to re- place Kncx, which had been ap- portioned to the continuing Pres- byterlans.

The year was a notable one in

tile Baptist church. On June 23 the World's Baptist Alliance met at Toronto. with delegates from all over the world and on June 28 Rev. John McNeill. of Toronto. was el- ected its president. A serious r'Jlit in the l'en‘.:s took place by the secession of Rev. Dr. Shields and a number of churches, the full effect of which has not yet been seen. Final decision was made 'is to 'lie t“an.sfor of lvfcltiastei' Uni- v~l"~`ty from Torouio to Hamilton and ft"o"nd has been broken for the buildings there. `

SPORTING ' TRIUMPIIJS IN EUROPE

No .review of l928_u'ouicl.be com-

plete were mention omitied of tix? most cred‘table pe1'fol'lna:l:es of Canadian athletes in Eu1'o;.‘.e. Czl July 7 Joscpli Wrlgzlll. .l:'.. of Tor- olllc. won the d'al:ioud sculls at Henley regatta. the second Canad- ian to rapture this coveted ama- teur trophy. Canada was represented at the

Olvmpic games by a carefully sel- ected contingent of young men and women who did honor to the Mn- ple Leaf.

Percy Williams. a young and

hitherto unknown runner from Vancouver. B. C.. astonished the world by winning both the 100 and 200 metre races with ease. while l"li`.‘el Catherlvocd. of Toronto. Ont.. broke thc vl'o:°lrl's records for the running high jump. The Cali- adinn girls won the 400 metre re- lay race with ease, and in other events proved that they were a credit to Canada and to clean ath- letics. _

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London Letter

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LONDON-By Mail. The King

Ls ill, and if any - evidence were needed to prove the affection, cur- iously personal. which the Present ozcupant of the British Throne has inspired among all sorts and con- dition.-; of men and women, high and low. rich and pcpr, it has been

provided abgndantly during the past week. o doubt the courtier. the lipserver and' the s¥C°Ph5\1i are among the multitude. but after allowing for these there remains an enormous mass of P00100 WMU* regret is certainly honest, however inexplicable. _

“qod save the King" usually a

more eostumm' and perfunewry cbarvarlce, what time hats and 'coats an searched for and donned. has been Dllyed and sung in the theatres and other Public places with a fervour which left no doubt intliainindofanyllstenert-Mbit was a PTIWI. `_ f

All. through day

black be-stringed and bugled bon- net of our great-grandmothers days the ancient dame bethought her that she would “take a walk up to the Palace" to enquire for the Patient. _

Nor has interest been confined to

the human creation. "Charlotte," the I_{ing's Parrot, who has been with him since his naval days and apparently thinks in the terms of the battleship in which she was hatched, enquires inoeuantly "Where's ti-le Captain?" and re-

bo be comforted.

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during the period of

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exacting nature

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occasions docs His Maleitif mike a night engagement. Only thu! can he avoid the bad atmosphere cf public dinners and other late functions.

Speaking of Kings. one is re-

minded just now of another king and another day. The Kin8 W8-S Charles 2, the Merry Monarch, and the time was the year 1051 when, after the Royalties met final dis- asternear Worcester at the hands of Cromwell, the King wok refuie in the Oak cf Boscobel, and ceased to be merry for many a day.

The interest at the moment is

that the pension which Charles 2 at the Restoration in 1880 granted to the farmer Pendrell (and his family) for helping him to escape after the battle by concealing him in the oak is still paid to his de- scendants. who are scattered all

over the world. Pendrell himself-

lles buried in the now-a-days some- what squalid churchyard of St. Giles-in-the-Iiilclds. and little shout- ing London children ply about hia 8'l'BV¢~

What is not so well known ia

that another Pension was granted at the same time to .one Colonel Carloa who was with Charles in the wood and upon whose shoulders the King slept while the Ironeides, all unknowing, searched the thick- eta below. And a certain Miss. Kathleen Carieel. the modern spelling of Carlos-now married. is the direct descendant, in t/he tenth generation. of the Carica- who stood by the King.

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trampled _and opplcssed. lying bleeding under the iron hecl of the Saxon mask almost any Bank man- agerl eo. fired by this burning sense of their coun:ry`s wrongs, they have sworn to ‘plnch‘ that Stone of Destiny over which all Engllsh.klngs have been crowned since 1296, which is quite a long time.

The gallant band of patriots

have dined together to concert their plans for this deed of der- ring-do. Did they consume haggle and oatcakes and the water of life and other deleotacbles of the North? Noi they dined a`t a little Italian restaurant in .the alien dis- trlct of Soho, believing no doubt that the amiable Latina who usually frequent the hosielry in question may have inspired the place with the real conspirawrial air. `

To 3% into the Abbey would be

easy-the rest of the programme might not. On the whole the scheme reminds one of the remark of a foreign general who, being asked if he had a plan to get hu army into England, replied that he had many plana to that emi but that he could not thilrk of a single one for get-ting it out again!

This Stone of Soone, or Stone of

Destiny. which you will, ia the stone

~whl6h is built into the Corona/tion

Chair and all the kings of this country have been crowned upon it since the coronation of Edward the First, who brought it from the Abbey of Scona and was himself enfhroned above it, no doubt as a reminder to the Becta aslto "where this ew eff-" '

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Unique History - of Canadian War Battalions

OTTAWA, Jan., 11.-A unique en- richment ot Canada's literature is being contributed at present by the compilation of war histories deal- ing with the various individual un- its and formations thatcomprised the Canadian corps. In the ten years which have elapsed since the close of hostilities, many such vol- umes were issued; but within the best few months indications have been given of a greatly increased number that will probably see the light of publication some time in 1929. At the present rate of pro- gress Canada will at no far distant date possess a complete collection devoted solely to the battalions, batteries..ambulance and other ge- tive and administrative emu which fought and served in the Great War. Apart altogether from the fact of this development-of histori- cal' literature being something ex- clusively Canadian. those histories have a special merit in that they are for. the most part written by men who themselves served with the units coneemed. They are re. corded by eye-witnesses, whose ob- servations are corrected and their viewpoints adiusted by the access given them to the official narra- tives and all other pertinent docu- ments within the custody of the historical section of the Department Uf Nl!-|°¥1l.l Defence in Ottawa.

Pride in Achievements

'l‘l'lro\¢gl1o\lt the volumes ring the

.illltprle ofthe auihinsintbe achievements of their comrade. and a desire that the record of those deeds should not perish from the earth. They an efforts to en- sure that the saorineae of the four war yaan shall not in forgotiln The lights and the shades of life .

within' thi Gnadiur edp& salma wa as -an ln..

humorous episodes wnlchelllustrate the genius and initiative of the Canadian soldier in matters where astute invention was required to thwart the irksome ends of disci- pline are recounted side by side with silnple stories of bravery which show how these same men fought and bled. and finally yielded their lives. They are the complement of the official war history of Cen- ada. which is now being written. inasmuch as they treat in minute detail of matters upon which the official history must. of necessity speak in general terms.

The Histories Published

About a dozen of those histories

have now been published. the first to make its appearance being that of the 85th Battalion. Nova Scotia Highlanders, which was written by Lieut. Col. Joseph Hayes. in 1920. This was the pioneer effort. The latest is the story of a No. 3 Can- adian Stationary Hospital. written by R.. C. Fetherstonhaugh. of Mon- treal. Mr. lfetherstonhaugh also wrote the histories of the 13th Bat- talion, Royal Highlanders of Can- ada. and the 14th Battalion, Royal Montreal Regiment. Himself an invalid. the author of th0ee_vol- umes assimilated the atmosphere of his subject matter so thorough- ly that the last named volume was awarded the Athanaese David prize in the province of Quebec int year.

The history of the Princess Pa-

tricia Canadian Light Infantry was the .work of Profenovr Hodder Wil- liams. who served in that unit. Sev- eral artillery batteriea have issued their story and among many other volumes ln process of compilation at peeent are the histories of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, the 18th Battalion. Canadian loot- tiah. the Nth Battalion. Central _Ontario Rdgiment. and the seth Battalion. Bahru Ontario regi-

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