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V I -Moncton Protests Against

S F . Removal of ICR Oificesgp I If

noun utou oinwn iN iioitsn or oouuons I unit i>i-:iron retires

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.\lO\lC'I‘ON Feb 26 Thr- storm

which has becirgraduuily growing in

this section of the Maritime Provinces

in Con,igitnce with Heads of Departments Received ppppsirion [mer pm-pres the Waudems 'Back tssuring xii,-I.;an;.;l.3:(t_;-;.;_..m;..l5... Armistice Negotiations will Form Basis oi Final Peace

Promises of Generous Treatment for the Pro' e` ‘ ° - ~ ~ _ I » 1 _....1 . ' ' in _Matterbi Ra, wa, Roads _ _ vinc Them the Light ts _tn the Window and the _tg”;:fi.;;§;.tdm.Z0§__rt;..;r...:;_U.;__. _ Terms. Formal Settlement will Probably _be at

Other Matters.

ini-___.l,_,

The Premier, lion. A. E. Arr-renault.

retumeti from Ottawa Tuesday oven- iug and yesterday gave at Guardian representative some particulars of his visit. lie endorsed thc report given by Mr. J. O. liytidnlan (who nccotn- panied hlttr to Ottawa) in Monday’s

Guardian and gave some additional details. I

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SIR WILFRID'S FUNERAL "

Tito l'ri:nilcr remained in Ottawa to

keep an engageineut on Friday \\‘iti.r Sli' Thomas White, acting Primo Minister . and attended the funeral of Sir _ Wilfrid Laurier. The funeral was the largest ever holdin Canada. Tho floral tributes filled ten large sleiglts banked up four or tive feet. _

(Special to t-lie Guardian)

_flll0i~il'lou with Sir Thomas Whit l b

as reasonable expectation that his _ from thc opposition on the cotrscrlpt. representation of our claims will rc? ion issue. H -.1 q ||,,

number of inuttcrs in connecti 'iti b ' i

friends that the light is in the window for you, the itrtcltstring is on the otit- side und you are all/welcome."

CONSERVATION COMMISSION

iio` was present at the sittings of _The invitation was received with

the conservation Commission. Among tnerryntcnt anti applause. Mr. llic

ell Jack Milli/1'. of Klugsville, -Out.. on the address in reply to the speech wiro some ten years age started in to attract wild geese to hip fat-in. For

from the throne which was iriovcil

ll yy 9 utercolonini section front .\lotrctort

' -.\iontrcul and Toronto is apparently

'und sctcoudcd by _\1ujm._D_L_ Redman about to burst. Tire board of trade

SUBSIDY QUEST OTTAWA, Feb. 26.-On the flrstloi Cttignry>Eust, and Captain ILJ. ms' "ight 111°! 1° UUIIWICI' §L‘11C1'11I

ion 1111!' 0* “I5 1°““°1'Sl1lu or.iite Lint-mt.-.iitrttion or i-‘ot-t \viiii.frtrr. nent nrt- re- l111f‘i11<1=11i l>1\\i11 the \'io“'v1'i1iose urea-

Thl P _ U _ Oppositioii irt the House of Conrtrrons,|tttt‘ited soldiers wire covered theru- "M ‘hem ‘VUH 01113’ 0110 Illiolllcss to

c rcntiu discussed the subsidy Daniel D. McKenzie held out the olivoiselvct; with glory on l"inndo|-S 1-i,_1d_.; consider und that was the question'

h _ e, ant rttnch .to the Liberals who dll'it-.roll Both were congrutulrttctl oit their Ui’ U10 Milfilillle i’1'01`i11<:1‘-i lu their

splentiiti speeches in Pariittnrt-tit. hitr}»` FUIHUOX1 i0 U10 fl1i11l'o Oi' the lntc:-»

e cont. u ed i ttpceclt oi'liet11iinn is"tlio youngest intrn in thc I °°l°""‘| *“‘UiI\"1~ Th0l`f> WCW 011|Y 011"-

COI\\;o liqvorabie consideration. with fihese words: “i ani gluti that the conrnions.~ When thc honsr- rrtct tit-~ I 01' l“'U 11001101165 11151 lligilt but tlivv

l rsenauit also atttntleil to a war is over because our wandering draperies oftgournitig which uovoretlI“’01`0 =`l1'011H1Y 051111181 the C. N. lt.

Returned somiorq mud Small \\l It Oisuwio rtrediere and there tlirouginitlte interior tltvo building while thc; IIOHCY- I-'11dC‘1' T-110 -‘¢1\1SI>1`COS ol’ tit" pensions and 0-t-hmm du “`ue‘r‘i:ircit\l. on Iris house can new tvend their-I rt1rnains_of Sr Wilfrid Laurier lay itr 5 n.°““l Of T1"1\d“ fl 11111-*S 1110011112! Wil* matter; - p. . way rome to the deny- old place “-mc), 4 spam' had helm mprncod by me flags t called to bt- hold Friday night io!

~- tltey have left. Let me tell tny good _I of the Allies and the clock ltr the main i UISCUSS U10 “'I10I0 \l11<‘Sti011- .

,hull was surr0uii`ded by it for-itoon oi; _.________,__ i_

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[bouquet of violets upon the ilenil: Chiefs citair and desit Pariiantciitl

with the consideration of the pressing

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those who attended was the celebrnt- Kenzie was s eali ' ti » t1»b t I - ._ ~ -- _ .. _ _ ' .

p t ng in ic e u c_(oninrentcti its iirst .tittr nat session? (5DL.¢);,1 to tirr- Guardian) i

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roblents n . _ ` D of De cf' was hclrcved to have tti't'i\'etl today as

The procession extended from the Museum to the Chitrch, and took an hour to ‘pass any given point. lu addition to being represented by the Prcmlcr, the P_`E. I. Government sont tt beautiful cross as it floral tribute to the iuemory of the dead statesman.

THIRD RAIL TO GO

Discussing the widening of thc

gauge, particulars of which were _given by Mr. llyndman, the Proinicr' said tit!-It the Board of Director, ot' the National Itailwnys fully recogniz- ccl that the third rail was only a tern -Porury expedient and would be taken 11p lust as soon as in possible. They also rccosnize that nothing will be satisfactory from a railway standpoint until the whole gauge of the raiiwn;~.' is widened. But as to the nrodo of do-

so`nto years he scented to labor ltr vain, but gradually he succeeded ln‘ inducing a few geese to alight and

from that sinoli beginning the geese have been attracted in such large numbers that hc is now obliged to eit- lttrgn tho artificial pond made for their' irccontotlation on his farm. The geese remain with* lrlnr about six weeks in the spring on their wtr_v north. They are his guests, anti bc feeds them at his own expense. hir. lllinor is a great lover of nature anti of wild llfc. Ile has inspired such conildence in wild life that the birds allow him to approach them and virtually fectl front his hand. ills lccturc, together with moving pictures illustrating lt, was so much a-pprcciut_ uti that. ht, had to repeat it a second tltuc. _ __

in conclusion l’rcinit:t' Arseiiaui'

U18 this -they inLluiated that they said: would follow their own counsel and tli<?L "l fouuti the sentiment in Oturwai

advice of their own engineers. .

WATER POWER

The Premier had interviews with

Zlir. Sliallietl. of the Water Power Branch. and Hon. Arthur Mcighen. Minister of tho interior and was given the assuiunce that at an early date stops would be taken to have a coni- Plote sll1,’W!¥ uf the water power of the i*mvihc`e; in fact instructions, have llroady been given to have thc trorit begun. _

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ROAD GRANT -

Legislation will the stibinitted by

the Dominion Governnrent with tt vlow ton. road grant for each proviiice The scheme -has not deilnltely taken shape yet but it is promised that this Province will roeolvo $125,000 per aunum for five years provided it puts 11D $200,000 per annum. This is n large amount to furndslt locally and it is tip 1° U10 P00910 to 'say whether they want to take advantage of the Dominion Gratrt under such conditions.

that there seemed to be tt laclt oi' appreciation in i_’. E. l. at what had been done for the I‘t-ovlncc in the lust few years. The continual criticism about lslunti ntiairs has rather get oi: the nerves oi’ tho nuthorit’cs. 'l`bi~_\' feel that they have been doing thc best -possible, undor great dlillcuitics. for tlris Province. They bttilt the Car-

ferry und the docks. They have wtdotr cd the road bed, put in now sleepers. built four new engines, provided 150 additional cars and made all =p'i'opttr'ti- tions for contiuuiitg the work to coin- piehlon. Tho subsidy in 1012 was in creased by $100,000. A new four cort- cablo wus laiil across the Striilt anti the lund telegraph litres were bllill-

"Uuder the circumstances they it-cl

that the people of this Pt'ovinc~.~ should appreciate what has been dont: and stop c_r-iticl~snis which can only havo the elfect of injuring otir cause. Cabinet Ministers and Ituilvvuy Com. missloners are, after nil, only human. and in my opinion we would SM 011 better and faster if we would crititriiv less and show n -1ittie_moi'0 spprecia-~ tlon."

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DA-YLIIGHT SA

DEPENDS ON U. S.

United States Farmers Opposed to llill Which May be

' Repealed by Next' Congress.

VING

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I (Special to snpqugrdtsny empowered the Governor-in-Council

OTTAWA., Feb. 2il~{,outinua.tion ot necessary for continuation of daylight d“YI|KI1t saving in Cnnuds will depend savinz. TIJIH YB111‘ ill U10 Ulllwd SUNG" on tho stand taken by the United daylightngain comes into elfect on States Controls. it Congress declines the last -Sunday of March unless re- '“° 'P9011-lil illyligbt saving measures pooled by ‘Wi Of CUDUUHH. but tw i1 it is felt herd that merely confusion result of protests from farmers. con- “'°\1Id bo crcittoti by putting Canadian sidct-able oirpositlon bus t1l1‘01\i1¥ de- °|°¢ite torwlrd au hour during the veloped at Washington. A motion °“mm°f mopiits. A favoring repeal of the act was un-

Thii I0i¥islgi.ive situetiou in the two - snimously carried out by the Senate _

countries Gilford, the uct passed by I committee on agriculture anti some 1 "W 9011111110! 'Parliament last leglon doubt is felt whether the act will bo to 'Will il|yli3Itt_ i‘_i`v'ln)t" into ,affect _ permitted to stand. ~ .

. lor lnst._)'cai' only.u. new act will be

Borden expects to return to Cunatin early in April and one oi' the first duties facing hint will be ctrbinet re- construction. This was under consid- eration last fall when the sudden tcrntiiintlon oi’ war com-peiletl Sit' Rob- crt -to lcavc for overseas.

T-he question of coiitinuancc or un-

inioii is also likely to be coirsldeicti. i At the sonic time there is rt growing [feeling in G-ovcrnrnent rnniss among Conservatives and Liberal Uniontsts ulikt-, that tho -time is ripe for con- solidation of tho Union party upntr ‘permanent lines. Tito denilt ol 5.1* _Wilfrid La.ut'ier has increased tilts feeling. ‘ `

Most of the Liberal -Unxonists nttti

f tt strong personal attachment for -their i out eitiertairt, out with his tiettttt titer-e its no particular tie. t With the Opposition, the appoint-` Intent of D. D. Maclienzle as liberal glcador, even in a temporary capac- - ity, has not increased the likelihood , of any Liberal members ot' the Union- iists Party walking 'across the tioor of the House to cast irt tlreir lot with t hiiu. Consequently it -is corridor goss- ip toduy that Liberal-Unlonists wlroin it was formerly feared might go burr; to Liberalism 'with Luurinr. will now st-lclt to the Govt-rmnent. Laurier i li_\"pno-tizcrl thrni but Muclicnzitz has I no auch powcr. ills appointment. . ovon as tontpornry lender. bus -been ti

i great set bttckfto the cause of Liber- i nlisin. ; Senator ltaoul Daudurtiud merely I disclosed what has long 'been an open [secret among leaders of botir parties | when he told ot' Sir Wilfrid Lani-'lens I resignation of the leadership. At ttrc

` cessitilly kept secret nlthotigtr tlic - trewspupors would have ptiid tt great deal for such a story. I Au army ol' reporters were on the . I look out i'or just such it tlevcloptncnt. 1

QCONDENSED SPECIALS ;

*EMPTY BAGS FDR SALE FOR ' potatoes or ents. Joseph Wood &

Co., Halifax. 3063-2-141l)ipd

OAIRYMEN’8 SANITARY BUTTER i palier, -printed. "l'-‘resli Dairy But-

ter"--¢lGc por 100. Per post 40e.

Guardian Occ. 3694-1-30MEt!

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A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE KING

Edward institution will be held ut Winsioe llnll, Saturday, March lst. Mr. Brodie is expected to address the metiug. Oliver Saunders, Sec- rotury. 4228 -ii-2'l'2ipd.

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I HEREBY GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE

to the pnrty who took n number oi' hens out of my hon house n few days ago to return them by the 5th tiny of Murclt, otherwise legal pro- ceedings will be conrutettced. Ron- nlti A. Mcvborson. Fnirviiie.

' ' ' ' ' ~‘ °-*- f '--- - g the result of tho war cablttct's rc_|ct~:-5

- lon oi' Lord li`rcnt~lt'_~t -rcqucst that the ‘T Irish itecruitlii Council tinticrtakc th

g .e

__ ' re cntpioynicni of 10.000 Irish soldier.;

ilu connection with tlcniobiiizatlon in{

(Fl'°m °U|` °Wt1 C°"l'¢5Ponden!) | ()ni.V one newspaper man in thc whole _ _ _ OTTAWA. Feb. 26.-Sir' Itobci't'1>i`t:-ss gallery, Mr. linrry Anderson oi' uns (`ol_um`\`

the Globe' knew what was Hamm-n__i» Chiei Sect-ct:rr~y .Macpiicr-sort has in-I

mg hcmud me Scenes but iw ‘mst tot-med the council that its sc;-t-ict-s

' ot'or.i.\’ I-‘en no.-.ft serious ortdst

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tsiiccial tu the Guartiittnt tilt., future policy toward Germany.

i’A-ltlS, Feb. 26.-A great step htm 1 They had two alternatives, either they

been made, li' not toward iuiinlment, ! could gamble and allow Germany to at any rate towtrrti tt rupiti. proptrrrt-[go utterly to wreck and ruin as the tion of the basic izrctors of thc Ailit-.-; _ result of internal agitations and tr-ost

L tt~i'nrs. 'I`iicre are .~_to many t:ouirciit:_ 1 to tlit-.ir sttttesnniinship to prevent the

|corniiiiItci.»s, delegations and coil-lsprcud of llolshcvisnt and to exploit feronces sitting in Paris that titer-t-Ltmiitit-ally Gerrnanrs complete d»isf tniglit ltttve boeti some danger of the r ruptlon, or they cond give the sober enthusiasm of experts for their own 'Clements in Germany tr chance or subjects and or .-t:ttt-srnerr, in pit-:rtilrtg I iualiitaiiiitiiz some degree ot’ order and their orvn national cattnes, leading to I unity.

pcttcc with (icrnitttrr being mtitatr'

i>\'o1'l0olwtl. iN'i'ERNATl0NAL LABOR

it is probably tio i'cat:c Cotiicrcnttog BUREAU p|_,\f_q§ REA9y_

ittts really it.~tt'li` rnutie peace and thol

_Paris Coiiiorcncc in this respect is l’A_lt['S, Feb. 20.-The peace confer-

inot singular. for rt-tri pc.-tt‘c, in ull its I ontrt, committee on international labor

Inrost important aspects, may turn out tleglslation expects to complete the to bc the work oi' the i\i'ntistict\ coin. - proposal foi' an International Laym- ntission and the postliuinous child ofiilurcrtu by l"riday._ The conclusion the old Allied Council of \’cr-suiiles. irertchcd by the commission will then

1 Attetttion has bccn titjaivn to tttcibe ready for presentation at the next _

Iirtrporttrrrce of the a|'tnisti<:e ncgoti.'t~ . pl-‘nary session of the peace confer.

Lviliii its an iinpcitrcnt of peace, for the t ence, some lutotty problems have tendency to use ’l`i'e\'es in tho ilniti - been encountered by the counnission settlement has been very clear to ul! and there have -been numerous con- tlto observers oi' _the negotiiitions lrt-rc. 1 flicting views to harmonize but these Treves has inticcd bcconic the ud\'nt1c--difficulties lmve been overcomc and cd i;cncral nettt|t|trztt'tt-rs of peace. 'I' iilte British Proposals as it whole have has acquired this character' ilrst of all i been accepted. There still remain

A G .

‘ tittte, however. the incident was strc- _

rt. dozen ot’ the Liberal leaders.

Sir \’i'li|'rid was known tg have linen

U18 110Wt~iDt\pt.t‘s in advance wits sourc-

Mr_ Lai-»ointc's i'esoiut.ioit 'whether' rt cost him his lcaticrslrip or not and tiv-

terances in inter life.

to -be dealt 'with more sternly. it rs understood that the Government has passed an Order irt (‘ouncil placing the iuiuirnum line to be iniposctt upon such deserters at $250 and the mn.\- imunt ilne at $500. lt is further untlt-r--._ stood that this Order in Council wrt. be retroactive, that is to say, arty tic- serter who has already given hitnsetr' up and been ict eil with _a flue less thun $250 can be reorrestctl anti rc- tlucd at lcust to the mluinnuui amount iixcil in thc new Order.

Tho debate on the address lu rt-pt_\

to tho speech from the i.ht'ont: pro~ ccetlcti this afternoon. Curvcli was the principal speaker from the t,r'-o\'- crutncut side.

So far thc debttters in the Ltltt,-ral

party have site-tru little deixritng strength anti the main invitation or leader MacKenzie to ull Liberal Ln- loitists to return to the party resitittrtr' lu nothing but amusement. “'l'nc war is ryvcrftite iight is in the wiiitlotv and the latch string is out For itll who care to return" and the whole House roared but no one walked across the iloor.

Dr. A. H. -Scott Nominated As Synod Moderator

it-lpt-eitti to the tluartiinitl MON'l`Ri§Ai._ l“cb. 26.-The prcsby~

tory of Lanark atttl ilenfrevv, Ont. into norninutoti Rev. Dr. A.li. Scott of Ht. Antlrew‘s Chrrrcit. l’cr'tli. as -moderator of the next General Assembly ol’ thc Presbytcriart Cliurrir in Cnrmdtr. Dr. Scott lint-t'uli'cntl_\' served as moderator of tile synoti oi .\lontrcttl and Ottawa und has given more than forty years of service to the church.

'NIE WEAGTLIEII

TEMPERATURE, 'l‘IDE. MOON. ETC

TORONTO. l"ob. 27.-Fair and cold-

er `

The tide will be high this morning at 8.03 and tomorrow at 9: tonight at 0.47 and tomorrow nt 8.05. _ ‘

First ouarter- of moon Saturday

l~‘oii_ 22nd. '

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New moon iluutiuy, Mttnch 2nd.

vm-y dL.S,,,,udem about mls um” mm i cii included Sit' llcnry l\i`cLaughliu. to rt uurrcspontii-nt who caiictt upon Ii Sh' M`"lm“"’ D°“"k1`“H and -S°`m°"”' hiin in '1`oi'0nto, hi- said that itniorm- I S“m""""

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thing hc was not accustontcd to t_oI ` but ho was tlciorntincd to speak oit|St° G'W°V°A‘

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Siiceclr which he did dcllvcr was oric ` or the most impassioned of itll his ni- __ -____ I

bound to secrecy. Tire story never; “rf "0 li-’1\I§<*1'1‘cttuir‘cd.

lettketl out and as rt matter of rttcti Um "0m“n’ ma) be "`0 “glow li

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wus.. not _kugwn ‘U more than hun that they \\tll join the hinn icincr...

said (lapt. Gwynn, ti. ineiuber of tb-i‘ council. in addition to (iwyutt thu court-

Lays Complaint re

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(Special to the Guardian) I

Deserters from nrilitnry service arc ` S’l‘_\iOll.\', Feb. iiti.-l<`or the purpogr-f

ot' laying complaints of soldiers wh-JI carrie over on the steitiuer Metcgamrti licfore the military ttutiiorities :rt Otta- wa Captain G. Earl Logan. lhesititiiit ot’ iitc G \\' V -A itutl Allan Schofield left for tht' tapittrl lust evening. _ i

PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS

ON THE DEOLINE

(Special to tho Guardian) ’l`Oll()N'l’O, Feb. 26.--Tiist the whole. salt- and con.scqucnt.ly thc retail pt°lt‘o>= of fooilstufis will be uit thc decline during tho year isthc opinion express- - od by ti. number of representatives oil tvlioicsttlc houscs at tho first annual

convention oi' the witolesulo groct-ret; oi’ Ontario in the King Etl\\'ai‘d lioi;-i| today. I For iirstuiicc, said one \\'Iiolt-suit-r, thc price of starch anti syrup is down. | lnrtl is down four cents it pound also.: anti the price of cereal products, strt-it us oatmeal, is also down. During tht.-I past monilt the price of flour cum--I

down $1.50 it barrel. These prices \\‘ili also affect the retail groccrs :intl ron- ‘

sequcntly the consumer. _

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uinnits consinnntno

sriuitn strtnrtont

(Special to the (.tuurdiau) LONDON, Feb 20.-Tire Triple Alli-

untic ol minors, rttiitvnymon and trans- port 'worl¢oi.~t at tr meeting ht-.id yestt-r- ` day decided. "in view of the scrious position at strike wotilil `iiccoss‘ittitt'." to adjourn ttntli it dutc prior to March 15th, the tiny upon which thc ntlncrs strilto notices expire. _ _

A.\'t\`0U.\`CEMENTl`S.

COMING EVENTS.

itn~:r-:1'r.\'Gs. r~:'rr=._t

°*l\iovlng l’icture:L'uioit linti i~'t'r-~

tiny Feb. 28th. 42192-27M2ipti.

"Tea and sale in Ht. l’unl’st l‘arish

Hall this uftornoott _ Doors open

4 p. m_ Ten `ni\rvt~t| 5-- T tv. in. Adiniss ion itic. 'l`cu 250. 4200-2-2OM2l.

by reason oi tltc inilltiiry situation. isonit- matters more or less extraneou-

The desire of all countries to ticnio- bllzc as tttiicltiy its possible ntntlc it intpcrativc for the Allies to deterinlne

to the constitution for sottlemerr such as the question of itnmigratior. but these will be taken up later.

ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER -

GROUP OF ISLAND .SOLDIERS

Tito train from Borden last evening

broiiglr another cortsignrnent of return- ctl island licrocs. incu who arrlveri

in liallfnx on 'l‘iiost_ltiy morning by the C. P. lt. steamer Empress ut llrituln which brought 71 officers :intl 3078 other ranks of the C. E. l~`. f Tire stetiiner which left Liverpool

on Monday. Feb, 17. had tr good trip

across the Atlantic covering the dist-i ance within eight days. Good weatiter was eiicoitntcrctl and the trip was :r

pleasant nurl uneventful onc. A I The boys 'who came to Charlotte-

town were mnt at thc station b_\' Mayor Wright and repr'osontativcs nl' the G W V A.. and the various other organizations. I Mr. IIS. Brown for the li of C met

theiu at Sackvillo and Mr. C.l3_ Apple tnn oi’ ilaiifax iullitary ropi'oscni.n.tiva~ of the Y bi' C A who is to be stationed hero. nctrouipttiilcd thcni to the cit._v. Lt. iiobcrt Messcrvy for the War Vcf-

erniig niet them at Emerald.

Tire brrnd of tho -ith ltegintcut was Q

also on irttnti and a large number oi;

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iltc ittnrrt--routers conveyed in 'Mayor \\`rigitts tennis were taken to the (tl

\\' \' A ilnil wltcrc- they were given it I luncheon by the bodies .-iid and wci- i coincti ironic ltr speeches bl' U10 f'l'¢‘n-1' _ icr. on 'bclialt' of the province, the Iilayor for the city. hir. IJ. D. Sterns , for tho Y .\l C A and Licut. P. E. Palm. er for thc G W V A. At tho closc ot’ their short but cxccllciit addrcs;tt‘s

tzltccrs were given for the retnrnl.-ii. int.-n and for tho Ladies Auxiliary who

bud propnrctl thc rcfrcshiunnis. ‘ 'l’lrt-. pi'o¢:ccrii|tgs rioscrl \vit_i1 thi: slim- t

ing of the .\‘ntlontri Atrtirortr. J

SOME OF THE RETUBNED MEN '

Lieut. W. M. Harris

Licnt. llnrris is at rt:tIi\'c ol' li.usc~

nouiir and lcit the isi:itiri for the \\'u_-it 15 years ngo. llo is tit: son of Mr. James linrris who still resides at Itosu-

Q M S. J. Gordon Worth

Qurirtcr Muster Sergeant Worth it.

one of the Charlottetown 'boys who rritrrclicd away with the 2nd Slegi Battery and played his port ably in th- latc conflict. The Buttery was rlghf with the tide of victory and reached Mons when the annistice was signed The Sergeant is looking fine.

Sappcr F. Yates.

Supper Yates or Charlottetown loft

ltcro with the 105th. 'lritnaterred to thc 26th and later to the Canadian Engineers. was badly zassedv at Lit-van. and reduced to point of death by hcrnorrbage. Was unconscious eight -hours. so i"a.t` gong indeed that his grave was dug. Raliied howwur. Spent tive months nt hospital. :mtv recover- ing in good shape.

Pte. Edwin F. Hinges.

Pte. Hughes bobble w Ruskin. I:.`.n-

lltttcd in the Engineers in Loudon Ont. in t9i6. Was wounded in the lex and gassed at Hill 70. Spent 10 1-2 months in hospital. Lnttely has been in the C. A. M. C.

Pte. J. M. McPhee.

Bt-longs to New Perth. Enlisted in

i81st Btn., Brandon, Man.. Transferr- ed to 44th Btn. Fought in all battles front Pttssehendaele to Citrnbrai. Wounded in wrist at Cambrai.

Pte. D. o. Mobwollli- ' '

Son of Air. Colin Mcbotlltlli- 1711111"

iotictowu. formerly of' Morcll. Loft here with first reinforcement.; of 105th Was in fighting at Amicus Ind .Arruf Wunniicd i.n chest und right |08 lil Ai'r-as. '

Pic. J. D- Cantptaeb' .

iioiongs to hilntira. Lett with tooth

Transferred to 2`6il\~Du\.-lboiilhtio-8.1. battles from Vimy to Cantbnri nn-_ dons. \t'ouitdetl‘tit ltrrtis.

Pte. D. Peters. lioluugs to Rocky Point. Enlhiwd it

|1917 in 'Forestry Battalion und lin. g ht-on engaged siiice in forestry wer

1 in South of France. ‘ ~ . Pte. D. Llvlniltonc.

neatb. Llcnt. llnrris was conducting* Damn” to Chino my". W" wut tt successful groc'er_v business in me nth m||w¢y ¢"°”_ gnu; for-~

(`ranln~ook. B.C.. when the war broitci months in 54"_n¢,_ -

nttt.. lit- sold out the business to enlist , pw A‘_ ‘_-“¢N||||_ lu the 225tlr Battalion. in Frairro but “manga “mum-M' mt “JAR 1,,-, tr:tnst‘t:t'rt-ti to the ‘Jud C. M. R. ll»~ wnh 1%`n`W..um “mam “Id W. saw it Brcat dcnl of service and woo I buncd by meh ex`§|¢,||m\; _ 11¢\'l11°L‘I.\' ivoundt-rl in the urni nt pm pr” }_|.,'.¢_ ,

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Amicus. Ili.-ioro going \\ ost Lt. liurrizrt lu UN, “ou of Mn Uhurlus "Up ,.

was ussociatetl with thu l'.i'I.i. Militia ' of me p_ E_ L “_ Enlisted in me.-mrrx

und cuiuo to camp in Llliarluttetowtil Way troop. and W". mb; ;qg\g¢,r; rtnnutriiy with tho .\ioutagiic (.‘ompnn_\“ H ‘X3 now me rcmrwof twain, ,,,,_.;

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for training und was wcll know-r t me many trmmu ,mp bb dctrsmnd _,, uinong most of the ('littrlottt\town Itoyr t BW mm mmm “zulu

llc cxpot-is to return \\‘t:st shortly. 1 I-,n.¢|W|“” 0| umm. |..\m.“w “.5

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