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as "the More F avbrable to _Holrenzollern ~' Success---the 'Manifesto of Sir Wilfrid Laurier,°' _ - - I

'or that of the Union Government of Canada ?

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Ndvt:::I'|iU (gi\°|`|';t |133?) 1887' ` _ $3.50 Per Year (Delivered) In Advance for U. 8. »

. . » _ . E R 11. 1917 $2.50 Pen vm (united) in Aevmee in canada ana eel _

E in not init inn? iioiitiriiiiiaii iriiiiiiitiiai PRQSPECT

_ MM

It is qiilto ovitlcnt the l’;ttrIot. has Iiocoiiitt Hi-cally t~xt-in-.1 .,v,._. (M In-0.

ilteerlug disclosure made in yest_crtlay's Giinrtliaiu ii will pg noted that tip. Guardian tl'Id_not refer to the trtnisat~tion as graft, though the Patriot does. ln this 1111!*-I<¢\\I*\l‘ IHSU3-T100 lJf0|ll@Bl'i\1i-Z wus undoubtedly the main offence. The Patriot anti its friends have been tlenount.-ing Sir \\'. Fltivelle for pro- iiteering by making ii ptoiit of two-fifths of :i cent on every pound of liat-.on by a I1I‘IVl1l€ firm I0 the public. lu the \\’lui'burt.ou case ive had a friend of the GOVGl'llI1l8Ul lllllkilig it sci-i't\I tical \vitli tho (lovcrnnient whereby be made u pl‘_0fit Ol’ from 500 to G00 per rent. ll’ it is wrong anti worthy of condemnation by U10 PIIYTIOI for Fliivelle to make ii profit ot' B0 per cout. Ill me Public mafket I" Ullell ‘-'0ll\l>@lili0l\_ surely' it is much more heinous for a private indivitlnril to make ti. profit oil' the governnient oi' from seven tol night. times as much anti' without coinpetition. I

Our contemporary in txtenutition of the exorbitant proilteerin|_-; says Mr.

Warburton built a ca\ise\va§".’ What has becanie ot' that causeway? It is not. visible no\v and surely if it were built some trace oi' it would' be loft. The Patriot also alleges that the price for the whole shore front. for iiiilitary pur- poses was referred to arbitrators \vlio gave the award t'or $13,035. This is the iirst public iiitiination oi` the matter being reft-.rretl to arbitration and wIi_v should aiiiitrator.~: litive lir-en culled in when we havp an Iilxt-heqiicr (fourt. to hear siich cltiiiiis? \Vhy avoid tht- ltixt-lieqiim' (‘ourt'.' ls it not a fuct. that the Exclietiiiet (°‘ourt lit-a\'liig~iIit~ cliiini t`or railway lttntl daiuages vrry'rutIiics;;ly cnt down Mr. \\7arImrt.'m's tslniiiiioi- tlainugos'.’. This may have been the reason why the case went tr, arbitration. liowevcr, who were tho tir'bitr:itoi‘s, wht-ic tlit.' they :I-'it_'aiitl whom tlltl they call?

\Vitli_ \‘tii.','urtl to t\li'. Sii\t'iaIi', wc tio not think his going on ti cominission

ti criiue, -but hc has .been so severe upon anyone drawing govcrnineiit pay we thought it might be its welltn show that he was not tibove going on a jnnkctting trip hiinsol\‘ when opptirtiiiiity cinuc his way. But when the Pu- trlot I-iuys that Mr. Siiit,-lnii°‘s cxpeiist-s were paid but no ttllowaiices for his tiinc, that stuteineiit is absolutely'incorrect or elsc tho Auditor General's re port. is incorrect, I`or tbeso itenis are given by the Autlitor 'General rc the expenses of Mr. Sinclair on this Swine Commission.

June 14-Sept 2, 81 days GD $6.00 per tiny. anti , $555.81

expenses ...$960.81

The Patriot will have to explain this away to its readers the best way

possible. .I

I I I

......_.._.,-__---..--~ ,.--_ .-._.- - ,_ -.. _ /-» .¢._..,__... .

WINNERS. IN I

While as Absolutely

(From our own Correspondent.) |

()'l"l`.~\\\'.-\, Ilct-_ _10.--- Sir 'i`iioiiia#.I

\\`liitt», .\Iinistcr ot' l"i|iaiit"i, who ti-.-2 i'l\/oil in tht., (‘.ity today gave an --ii.~I plialit-. denial to the ¢.'ttit¢-incur oi .‘.lr.I llartley Iiewart tits lolcgraplietl :ol A. LI. Warburton and publislieti in iht»` Patriot) in icgartl to tiintiitliorirxiti. payiiit»iits oi' money hy Ihr. (lovorn ment to tho f‘aiiaulan I\'oi'thei'n Rail-I way. One e-\Iatt>.'n1i=nt was that tial ortler had been passt-tl payiin: six million dollars to the H. t‘. <‘, N. lt., Line. I This was tlt\.<t'riiit-tl by Sir '|`hoi'nu. Io your c-.ir|‘t>spontit‘iit as "an absolt ute t'iilii'icatioii." The socoiitl t-liaruc vvas- that in thc

.iiiesoiico ot` the tlovoriioi' (Ic‘iini‘nl and \\'itlio\it. I’arliainentai'y warreiit. $2.1.- 000-000 was paid to l\’I:\cl{eiizit- anti .\lann tlironiili the Iiuiik of (‘tiiiiiiit>i't't\_

The facts urn' that l\lat:l{oii7.it-_ anal Mann have now traus‘i`erretl' tht-irl stock to the Governmeiit it s by thc_ legislation of last session. The poo-' pie of (‘anatla own the (`. N. ll.

(.‘e'rtain interest payments anti obli-

gations recently canio duo and uiitlei' Meglsltition passed last session thc Governmenf_ has- niet; thc lawful debts of tho C. N. li. Any payments. inutle arg for the public owitoit routl ind the' benefits to tho tliitnitliaii poo- ple. which could not at'l`oi.l to let in- -"rest payments be tlofuultetl.

The Legislation under which action

has been taken is clause titre.. ot tin

llnirue.

lxavn the t'ollowiii_t_-' oIi§=-r\'nIioti.~'- to inakoi-

"til Tho' statemtiin that. p;i_\‘ineii‘.

of y_.t;_tl00,000 has- iioon inatto to flint.- srs. .\.'ltit‘Kciizin anti .\Iaiin is \\'hoilj.' without t'o_untiation. 'l`h<:rt- i__; no volt- of l’urlittineiit atillioiiiziiiig such pay- nit-nt and nzi Ortler in t`onn<-il ha.; iwt.-ii passctl or toil--itl»>rt-il i'»‘~¢p»~~tiiiiz any .»:.\it»h paynient. “till 'l`ht\. utlvances whichii.\\'ttIit\t>ii iniitlo tiiitier tho, t`:tinitlian .\'orIlir»in liallway l.egis-lation t,n` last s't-'ssitiii oi i’ai‘liainoiit have been upon 'tho tfttrli iirtilcs ol’ tht: l"intinrial t‘onirollt\r .ii tht-'. ilt‘partinonl of Ilaiilways and

t'unatlls iintlci' the atitiiorlty' of an t>|'--

tlcr in (`otint'.il pttsscti .\o.t-inhcr 1.'-th last. They have bt-t-ii intitltf in tho mannt-r in \\'hit'.h 'liayiiiciiis to rail \\a_\' of subsities, loans or tlio.pro t-otitis ol` Giitiruiiit-'teti s'ot‘iii'iti<‘s liitvo been in the past and in .~'Irit't at~t-oi’tl

l‘i'einier .-\i'scntttilt yesterday inviting the most generous assistance from thc- snitcr province and l’rcinier /tr

Fiissiiooii .iiitiii-:ii-.....,.,,_.. III#

IN ONTI-I-RIO

\'l\\<-<“» -llld litiitiuouth have been o\'t»i‘tiilte1i with an appaling tlisiis- tt.-r. You will Set- tho-piibllt' ap- poal for ht-Ip in tho pre-ss. 'Pile I'ro\'iii<‘r=. of .\'ovti St-otiti, whilc tloini: its t`iilI tltity in the emer- gtvirt-._\~ iit-\'t~.i'tlirelo.<g invites ppt] \-:ill \\'.f:lt-oinc tho most generous

:iid front thc sister pi'tiviiict5.-.-4.

G. S. MURRAY, -

l’ren.iiei‘.

_ <`litirlottt>.town, Dec. 10. 1917

Iltiiititiiwililt- ti. ll. Murray,

i’rt-init-r. IIaiit`n_\', N. tn. \\'ili t-all iiicetliiii of Coiint-il at

it-t t-tiil_\- tiui»~ ng possiblt-. and t-an proiiiist_- that siilistantitil ttiil will he t‘orwttrtit‘il.

A. E. ARSENAULT. _ i’i't'.liiici'.

HIIIIIIIX IIEUII IUNII

ills \\`or>liip .\lttg.'oi' l`ii'o\'.'ii opt*iit»t`.

~. lialil`:i.\ lit-lici` i"uiiti list in his off- rc _\t-stoi'tla_\'.morning ut l0.o't'lsclt.'

withtht*staltiteiwliiclittnthorizctl thorn \\-.nh HU S0m.ilmi(m the MM Sum of

“till 'Tho tzertiiicalt-. of the Fiiau-

t-ial L‘r,inptt‘oller ot' the liepartiiicii

.1475 was subscribed by 8 o't‘.lot-It last

I night.

ol' lltiilways and L‘un:il.»t. tlatetl Nov-. fl-mluy __ _._m,mim,‘, will _.Ml on ____

..' .

oinber 10, 1917, u\itliori7.e'tl iitlvuiire in puyutciit. si' pr_iiit'ipal anti inter- osl iptlclitetlnesg upon equipinent atr~ t.oui1t of $5,998,752 ami for intercst upon untle'rl_\'ing S-s\ctii'itlt‘s ol' $7,155 111', making it total of $13,153,803 .-\u;iiii:~itZ- th-iv oertiiiciitc $l2,:'itJtI,0t|t. uns titlvaiicctl. The l<`iiiaiicial <‘oni

n.i.i_\ tltiuriir. .is possible with it

'fic w to tniikiii tg t`liai'l0tLeto\vn`s

-.‘ntribution wortliy of the city ami 'oiiiin_t_,~i_istii`zite with the great net-tl ‘hzti'lottt‘town and the provint.'t=. h:tvc 'ot cxpt\i‘lciit-eil no inutcrial loss in »onnt~:-iiop with tho war; llz,\lit`:t:t has

=u:’t`ci't>tllscrionsly. it is np" to t‘har-

ptrolIvr`s next Ccrt.iiit‘tttt?.s wt>.i‘c tlaletl ottt-ttiwn to give out otlits abui:tltti‘.-

.\'o\'trin|it-'r 28th, 1917 and t»ovorotl th. principal oi' ti. loan ‘ tiiiiotiiitiiig it

-ta anti its prsspt_>i‘ity in its iitrl-,:lil>oi-s n iivoil. Let citizt.-ns tleal justly witli

()'i"l`i\\\‘A. Dec. 10.-Unless tlit.-re is

it -powerful and unexpected itiitiercnr, ‘rent amoni; the farmers against- the .\Iilitary Service At-.t tinti in favor of _Sir \\'ill`rltl Laurier the Liberal lead- _cr will not have as many supporters `1`i'oni (lniiirio in the nt’-xt l’uriianif-nt Isis he had in tht- last,

i l'nionisi orgttiilzcrs, coiiiinertial Iravtsllt.-i's anti others wliose iitisiiicss take.. tht-in thi-ougiiotit tht- province are iiiitiiiliiitpns in thc opinion that Ilit'i'c has boon tt powt.-rl`ul swing in Ittii-iii Onttii-io during '|.lit.- past ten titty.-' to thc l`niouiit party. Kitchen- cr. Sherbrooke and .\loutroitl riots ,iirousetl thc (inturlo electors from an I lfittltliy tltie to war wt=arint».~:s and coin- I‘l‘\""‘IilI lH`0SDf*I`il_\' anti now thc old ‘spirit of inipt-ria1i<m 1,- 1-,t|u|,,,m_ Que. Ibcc and the Ontario Germans must not ho allowed to govern Canada is _the prcsont el`l`ectl\'e appeal and it is f¢\DI>fU‘@l\lly from the change in the ‘political that the appeal is being ac- cepted. _ _

_ _The most notable accessions to the §lllI0lilst party are from -the Scotch \_I’rcsb_yterian Liberals. After folow- 'Ing Sir \Vilt`ritl Lauriéi' with unswerv- 'lllg I0yaIl)’ t`or twenty-live years they -'Ire now tlcstwtiiigiliini in large num- ' hors. Pritit-. ot',rzice is stronf: among 'these pcoplr- anti the splendid record -o_i Scots and Scotch Caiiatliaiis in en- listment and in action appeals more to them than looalty to-a leader whose .1-_iii-' crity in _-upporting the men at the ,trout thev are bcuinninu to doubt. It

I u- safe 't~.\\tiiiia‘t¢.;- taht nt least ninety-

'f¢|€IiI'3l\\ I0 MP- A- B, W§.ii'b1\iijl0I\~ Slilllflll §i'.i‘.*.“l‘"2-.i'§§".‘i‘f1f..§.1';§iI‘f§.i{§§..if‘"*f“"““lICareful Estimates Concede Possible Return

6 I ll'1lii' \ S D" ‘I I 17‘ Illdl \l\€_ GiW€I'l\lI\€l1l Hilti PM Iifltlitlizilf ............... 9 oi Twelve Laurier Candidates in tiniario ¢ 5 ' ° .‘ `° I‘i't-tiller t‘li'irlottettii`n I' ]:‘ I

I .ind Mann lIlicitiy,<iii>.sciibed by hir lhninas _-.-_...._....;...._.‘_.... ... '..... ;...1 and Probably 0nly Seven. Many Recent

Conv.-rslnns Io lininn Ranks.

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- ~‘“f--rmuvawmm

tl1_an~seven. Then; is an average of 1-000 \'0t€rH. a constituency overseas, "Om IJIIS Province so that a small Laurier majority in a constituency on Det-_ 17th will be no guarantee of sue ross to Sir W‘ilt'rid's candidate. If the soldiers' voteoversenii is strong- ly supporting the iiovernment. than a majority of ilve or six hundred of the hottie vote might easily disappear when the returns come from the votes Ol llle men oversean

IIIIY GIIUNIIII

VIIIE $2.000 FIIII

IIIIIIIAX REIIIF

Importtint Meeting Hold Lust Night.

TI10 regular meetini' of the city

COUUCII Wes held last night. there ba- Ing present his Worship Mayor lirown, City Recorder Martin, Health 0i`flC€I' (Dr) MacMillan. Councillors: Wright, Miller, Rattray, Smith, MM. heuzie and Jenkins. City Clerk Clark. “ollector Van ldei-stine, M;trnh,'.i Cameron, Mrs. F. M. Stewart and T, B- llilllalihiln. Rev. Mr. Freeman ...'id representatives of the Patriot and Giii\rdia1'i_

ay .f

. .\t-I. p:i.='»‘sotl lust sessitiii providing for $l,tiTi_I,~i§»1l ii_alnrinp; duo in .\'t~w Yoi-It ’lio\iist-i\'t>s and with those .\.'hcin

fire at-ttuisitioii by ills Majesty of the wliicli could not bt\_it\i\ewctl tlicro. _`lI}§§ __I‘_§l_\`¢§_llii,\,l'$.'l`. lb.. ‘did _anti .bles.;.`.'

7 ' ' 8 M t:iiptlttl___s_'lQ_t‘k_ _¢ii{___I,_lit~,___t_‘.'.i.1wtlititi bi'ontIi-_»~n'I1!tY“1iii't’i‘est upon uiitlei‘l_ving >'t\‘;>iii'i- The list is iio\v open in the- _'ity

I " tics anti pi'iiit-ipal of teqiii-piiiciit soc- ',l<*1‘lI’>‘ o1'|`it-t=.

_ r r' " " '7~."n Raihvay. This claustt rratls as*

““' ' l`ollo\vs. I

- ' _. Mrs. W. A. Cumming Wins Mclaugh M\\0l\\0bI|€- . I ' .`.’:2.'.'.°.‘.‘.‘;::‘.2“Ilsr;....:z:'..;1:r;z:';:i‘:.‘::;i

ni is .-,ii

"So soon as thc .='-Liitl live-rsixtli of

‘ed as ui'ori>saitl, thc tlovcrnnieiit. in ‘t‘ouncil may :isslst the (`:\natiiun` _

Q u e 0 _ I _ _ _

Miss' Hallie lluesiis Wins Willis Piano. -'f.‘;““.`.'i‘.§'- i°I.i‘.i`.1‘.L-...§’;.;’*‘£I~”i-..‘I-i1“.$15212

Mrs. S_ ti;-1' or___r_i_o_t_-t.ii€>n_i_nr? tli_c iJ2_\)_'_iii_e_i_it.__tIi_tf_i_;»»I

_ _ _ t on _ti tu i__s .i ina ui .

r 'ion ant for _'nt' ur o'.'t\.-‘- 1i_' mai t-

Mrn An E0 iiNvai\ct\.; out." oI') tIit-Ilt'ti]il|Ltilitlttit:tl

The above are the prize. winners in

the Guardian?-i subscription contest which closed at S o’clock Saturday night, the ilnal count of the votes being made hy two well-known busi- ness men of Charlottetown. Mr. A. Irwin. Kin 's Printer. and Mr. Geo. W. I-Iarrison‘ Nigr. Canadian Bank of Commerce.

The ,contest created much interest

2. $400 \V'illis Piano.

Ii. $255 Victrola. 4. $135 Sleigh. liarnoss anti robe.

, District Prize Winners.

Mr. H. M. Brothers-$100 Diamond

Ring.

Miss C. Gallant-$75 Diamond Ring. Miss B. Brown-$50 Diamond Ring,

D uncan McLean--Wfrist Watch.

Gerald Bremuer-Wrist. Watch.

Miss L. Inglis-Wrist Watch. The standing of all tho candidates

in the contest is given below:

from the time of its institution eight. weeks ago until the close Saturday -night. All of the winners worked hnrtl, but some ot’ them were severely

linndicapped by the storm which was on for several days In some of the districts. The only regret is that the Guardian can not award an nuto- moblle to ouch one of thetcontestonts. However. each contestant will be am- ply rewarded for his or her work.

The Guardian has increased its cir-

oulation very materially by the con- tent und wishes to thank the contes- tants for the interest each of them took in the contest. All cnntlitlates who reiiiaineti active until the close of the contest will rt-.t‘.eive ii ten por cent. commission on all subscriptions t.urnetl in during the campaign and the prize winners will receive their prizes at once.

MISS -MAE McQUEEN W-INS $25.00

FOR NOMINATING THE FIRST PRIZE WINNER.

The prizes are as follows:

1. McLaughlin Touring Car.

g_@_ Mlnarde Llnlmlent euree get-get In cowl

OOO§liOOO§*O'l'O*§1'°O'~\

EIIIINIIENSEII SPEIIIIIISE

'lil»§0~l0O+§'|'4»*40-li-O\\»§o 'ln this eelum_n edvte.-are Inserted

f mersidc

1. Mrs. W. A. Cumming, Montague 2. Miss Hattie liucstis, Stim-

239,743

167.776

160.125

3. Mrs. ll. S. Hinton. Cliur- lottetown .. ._ 4. Mr. A. E. Jenkins, George-

town 154.911

_ A numibter of.the t-.untlidates wert” present when the final count was made last night. and much good nu- turetl banterini: was indulgeti in be- fore the count und before thc vote was unnouncctl. While each candi- date regrets that he or she did not win the capital prize. yet till express ed themselves as satisfied as to the fairness and justness of the awards.

siiitui suit.

rms ini sin

The following wire was received

from the marine agent at linlifax yes- ,terday by Captain Taylor:- ’ Wireless from Grlndstone report- ed the Simcoe sunk today ten miles south west of the Magdalen island-s. Crew took to the boats. The Seal

attwe eente per word net.

WANTED OFFICE BOY- APP'-V

Guardian Oillce. 1515-12-4tf -

i_1 4

*FARADOR MACHINE T0 LET BVI ' _

wmk or mmm Aww to 224 Elmo Mtnurd'| Llnlment 0ure’e Colds. etc tor street. ‘ 600'10'13M'-f-I

~ E ~ ~ ' 'ooM1No. EVENTS. wifi i2'.Ail.lf°"X'$.?i§'ElTsP"ii§<f-I ANNOUNCEMENTS.

lint.. -' ~' mb-ii-suit-I 1 MEETINGS. ETC.

, _ . _

*FOR BALI A LARGE MIRRO

inquire nt. Guardian.

was within .eighty miles but have to .in mountainous seas. Naval patrol Imade search. Could find no trace. 'Fear both steamers are lost. _

| __..._.._..__-

menr will be held in Afton Hall ou

‘ "A basket social anti entertain-

-11-29Mtt. _ -

_ _ 1448 _ _ _ wednMduy_ 1?e¢___£2_th_, __Arl_iniseét;i;

LOB1-___ Two WEEKS AQQ TWO 10C.. iJBdi6i\ W lil N 9 9 re'°

Duc" no” |m|ng_ Finder leave at Master Raymond McNeill dime? _ihti

159912-8M3l sword dance Proceeds in aid o et

tlollu.r.°-_ " _ _

fcrred as provided iintlcr tht- Act to the Government. Mat'l{c‘nzi,., anti Mann have no interest whatsoever in the road and any payments have been on behalf of ti 'public owned line. the statement of Sir Thomas White is as follows: '

STATEMENT BY SIR THOMAS . WHITE, MINISTER OF FIN-

' ANCE.

“Upon my return to my oflico' this

morning after it week`s absence in the election canipiiign in Ontario my attention was tlirecterl to rertul: ;i-or-sly inticcuratc nnrl misleading statenie/nts attributed by thc prt-.ss to Mr. llartley Dewnrt, K. t_‘., ot' Tri-'o- .io with rc't'ereiice to payments under ‘he Act. of lar-t scssioti of l’tirliaine'iit iiitliorizlng ilnant-.ial itlti by the Gov- einnient to thc ("tiuatIiaii Nort-lioru Ilailwiiy syatvm upon the actpiisitiim ol' its conimon stork us- by thc' said hcgislatioii provided. With rci'ur- once to thcsc allcgctl staltfiiioiittt I

'h,. said .~;liai't‘s liavc been ti'tilsl`t2i-_

s .

' lie\'t*nnt:` I~`untl.I pi-ovitlt-t| lit1wt‘\'oi‘.l

that until uiitlitn~izc'tl by l’zti'liaint~ntI

;- ___________‘___.._.. tho total or such atlvaiit-o. shall not!

- . txceeti thc sum of t\vciit_\'»|i\'t». inillioiil

Tho (`. l’. il. stock luis' hocn lians-|

urltic_< tig_i{ijeg_tit_ing_ 5309.958.

Th.. above are all the' atlvant:t\

wltit~.h have been niadg to riatc untit-

notcg of thc Ctiiiatliaii Northern litii \\‘ay t‘oinpany‘ antl its .~1u\isitli:ii‘

por went hivc been re‘t‘ei\'e.tl by

tlopttiwnit-uit in ifcs‘pcct oi` tlioso at vuiit>t>¢,- and iiitii‘Ip;agc‘s- upon :ill thci

sttciiic tho said titlvaiiut-it. 'I’hI‘ ilu sixtlis of thc six hnntlrt-ti tiions-xiii

int-rly hold by pi'iv.iIt> 'ownr‘rs hart

t-'tl in tht* lllinistt-r of lr`iuuii<'t‘ in Irns

lotion of lar-L session. the solo p:»

for interest uptm underlying sct-tir

cqiiipment bonds or for thc l>UI`ll<‘>` of paying maturing obligations ot' tht systeni is to the benefit of the Gay

of the s'ystt=iii. it was for this purpos and object that thi. Legislation ot' la;-'

anti provi.-'-ion niiitlic by l’arliamt-.'.i for n.s.~'-irtttiiirft in paying thc iiitlcblt-t ness of the systtriii.

the piorot-'tlir of the victory loan wa

incntn lit-rcin nioiitioucti is who! without. fuiintltiiitin. The' nbovt- stat

I nit' with tht- liciiutv and Assn;

ry . . ._ _ _

,ant llepiity .\lini.~=te1' of l"liiiiiit~o."

E' T°°‘“"°' "°°°"I‘_. ' 7 cron. it not one win ne hem tit-in

OLDIYNIWIFAPBRB FOR SALE AT fine evening, 1625-12»10M2L

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the lmizisitiiitiii in titles-tion. lltmanti

coinpaniefi litrtiring interest al. sii. “IFS f\‘1\\2\ I"Il"I\IIl'»H`l*IIl ~

lIlt

asst‘.l_=; have horn <\.xocutt’tl by tht- -\» l‘.'iiiadiuii .\'ortht-rn and its coii.~=liln- tin tontpsiiiitrg to lIi.~‘- Nl.ijt\.<t" tt

as- rotiuirt-(1 by tho .~;tatiiit~, Iiccii vest

for ills i\lajt\s‘t.y so that. tht- Doiuin- _ ion (Ioveiuiineiit. is under the Legis

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llailway systeni. It follows that au_ advances inatlc by the Go\'crniiion

tie.-i. or principal or interest upon

Ifoilowiiiz is the list to t.'.ite: ,

,.» l‘. S. ‘Ilrown ...' ;. . . _ . _ ._ '$25.00 I "ittirlt‘s l“Ii.>igli.;r ... ... .__ ._ 2.00

.-\lt`rt~tl .itinc ._ . 1.00 .indigo l<`itzi<trrttltI ... ... _ 25.00

- IC. i-I. l'arlcmtin .. . -50.00

.. ._ 10.00,

.\ lt`rit-ini 1.00

| \.nr,us Nlcliciizie ._ . . .. .. 5.00 , Ili-tice Stewart & (lo anti oinp. 181.00-

l“. Houston _ _ . _ .. .__ ... 5.00

\lltii\ l<`orsytlic 1.. ... . _ . 20.00

_ li'~\'t»rt~ Ilotcl . _. . . 2t'>.00_ . I. .-\. (‘lark, lixp. It`zirn| ,. 5.00 (1 fl. Ii. \\'right ._ . _ . . .. _ . 10.00,

I.. il, .\iillo.r ._ _ . _ . .. 10.00

sliai~cs ot' capital stork oi' tho t`au:itl- _ ian N0i‘tht-'rn lttlilway (‘oinpan_v tor-

ftov. t". lt, i~`rct-ninn ..._ _ _ _ ..10.00 n”lutirdiziu Pub. (`o.. staff .. ._ 40.00 fi.t\'l.~; and I<`i'asor ... ... .. 50,00 ' ~ . $475:

_ \`;~.<itertlay thc province was visited

by another fierce' snowstorm though .'ortnnatelv of short duration. The_

; .ive per cent. ot' thc ]’rei-'b_vteriaii cler-|

uy in Ontario are lfnionist. They and the women voters will more than tlotiblo those in the oltl Conservative l>f\I`l.V ‘V110 may atlvcatc~ llnion and tlifrn ti-'c tht* ballot in an effort. to se- cure imniuiiity i'rom military service for relatives or maintain ati adequate ‘=1lIlIil_v of furni labor.

ln Prescott and Russel where there

is a lzirgc l~`i-cnch-t‘anadian vote- and in South llrurc where many German Vtiiiiitlittiis livc it is roncetletl that. his rntlitlfitc will bv elvcteti. (ltliei'..<cats in doubt. arc \\'0st l’eterbo1°o, North \\'att~.~lo0, Keiyt. South Perth. West Hamilton, .'\'ort.h Itlssex, llaldimand, Niiilssiiig anti Tcniisraming in Kent. .\<oi‘th i_~.sst:x._ Nipissitig anti Temlsca- =1lH\i1 lI\0l"‘ 1-‘F I-F30 l<‘reiirh-(‘anatlinn voto and und iii North Watm-100, South Perth and Haltiimaiid many Gorinnn clcctors. ln West Peterbo- ro the situation is complicated bv a factioual fight and J. I-1. Burnham seems unable to secure the united “-llllitort of his own party or enlist many followers from the ranks of his

l""I`Il1(“I` Political opponents. ln Westi

Illllllilton two Unionist candidates are

" <nowl`iiIl was unusually lienv_\'. tru or'IIi\'iI1S U10 17111011151 SUPDOFI *Ind the

'wclveliiclies having fallen betwccn` III_'I<’P0l1<If‘l}i LBIIOF Calldlflflie IHBY noon anti eight o'clock. With ti fair-' Will- i‘1Il0I1i.=l leaders will not cou-

orninent as propi‘le”.iors- and o\\'iit.‘i‘.~ rv briik h1.,.@Z,. mowing the mags i,¢_I t-erin Sir \\"IIfriti more than twelve

` n 1 drift I The twin ron ‘ s‘iippoi'tv;r‘-i froni this province anti

After the minutes of the Inst meet.

ing were read anti adopted on mog. lon of (‘oun. Wright a lettei' of coin .'\Iftint__ addressed to the health nffim- Hnti sliznerl by R. C. A. Grant, John fovle. John M:icGillvary, and Joht~.¢ Murnaghan was read regarding a cattle and swine pen being erected by the P. E. I. Railway nt the north cast end of Dorchester street.

Dr. MacMillan stated that he had

talked to Mr. Grady; Supt, of th.. ilnilwziy who hiiti informed hini that rattle are not permanently su the pens and that n wire enclosure would be erected. The doc- tor wati of opinion that the place was \ nuisance and a menace to the stit- ety of children.

After considerable discussion by

Couns. Smith. Wright. Rattray, and Recorder Martin It' was moved by Cquns. Wright and seconded by Coun- Miller that a protest be sent. by the Mayor and Health Officer to the rail- way authorities at Moncton regarding the present and proposed cattle pens. Carried. `

Mayor Brown then introduced the

main object_of the mec-ting-relief for Halifax. He said that on good auth- ~.iity be could say there are now over 25,060 homeless people in Halifax

t4) Tho siiggt-S-tioii that any part. o

‘hero at T. Thr. l~IIiuir_t truln front

FG lllfffil Ol' l1S“lI I0 UIHICU Ihe Dill ~‘oiiris was lit-iti till this morning; thc

I: I`ignish train tiri'i\'t-ti at Suinlnirsitlt: e " 't noon and was held thcrt- till this L_ 0 e II

inents- hiive bocii cliocked tintl \'criiiotI ,im-piiiiq. Tho ~l p. in. train l'rt`mi l '

I `nat|t\ fairly good time. The Murray

\ 'l|arlottt~to\\'ii urrlvetl :tt Siiinint-rsitlt:

'his nioriiiiiis.

Tho .\Iort.Iiti|nIit~rltiini tirrivt-.l in

Sninintirsitlo. _\‘os-Iortltty morning was

' ‘itiltl therc on :ict-ount ol' the storin-

ftirc. cxpectotl to make shctlulc time

and a

ected to criticism in the past."

~~ ' _ .by IM/Siildiers. - 1 ... ...,_,

9 _ .

- Stewart Lyon, Toronto Globe.

J. W. Dafoe, Winnipeg Free Press. J E Atkinson, Toronto Star.

In its.y‘esterday's issue the Patriotieoncern and in which they are ' ' ‘ - _

fave a perverted and iintruthful at--lrlghtly ,taking part the undersigned ics* Fred' P°ars°"' Hamm( Chron count of an important telegram whicii editor; of Canadian Liberal news-‘ ‘ _ has been sent overseas and which has papers who are eupportlrig the Pri"-I E'hw' Mccready’ st J°hn Tele

been signed by the' leading Liberal clpla of the Union Government deliro WEP' Da ,_ Hamm” Times

Etlitorn in Canatltr. The following is to expreee to y°U and through you tel T° ‘H ""‘|5___t n B__ant'm_'d E_(_ tiiottclcitrtini sont and will show ti\:‘.t._to the members Ot' the Domm|on's _Jw ' 9 ’ '

the incn bvliliitl tht* loiitling l.lbt\r:\l}ovci-sea; force the assurance: “sv Kerr Re ina Leader

paper; in (Ianatla liave' no lics»itat.it>ii‘ "ii-That in their opinion the pro-_ W' J' Ta |'°__ Svoodatock 'seminal

in declaring hy which tr-ide the ii.-'sent Union .G°"°""'“°“t I' '°"m¢§f Review' y ’ .

tcrests of -tho soldiers at the front are - primarily for the purpose of lecurlng ' '

most likely to be stii`og\i"i.iod. _zupport for the U`°°Pe of the field. J' I' éwcmgsh' gawlghr

Tonouro. ont., nee. a.-The "2.-Thai ine new Government in- W2' 1" t°,Q; tg ah. ‘

f°|I°Wl"9 °3I°'° Wal IGH! y¢l¢el',d'*Y|¢IUd°¢ 0" N38 *'16 WPP°"¥ °f PF” - 'EE|"°Stn;a|"?§; °;emfxv` Mer I promptly. The Government nro seeing to It that Quebec duel not addressed to Lieut.-General Sir Arthur-_tlcnlty all the Liberal lenders, and basl wry' ' ' I Currie or th ctln - m d fthe up ort of all the L beral Premiere ' _

the Cdnadlarf .Corin ‘la I="v1§ir\‘c:.r ar:,df~in the pbominion except in Quebec. H~ T' B"‘°k“°‘"°' ornga 1-|*me:,' I I General Turner, commander of iheland: |Pr';I_'_ J' peuyp °°°' °"°' ""5

C dl T I E' “3_-Th t It b I' . '

ENN tilt; rri‘l‘:!°l,;' o'i"ungF;T:'IiIi\mentaryIto deal cvlth ctfggltloxl 'liilegaiilggl H' B' D°"l°y' Sim" Reformer'

election in which tha interests of; - `

H. P_ Moer¢. Action Free Press.

“citing to Mount St0wai‘t arrlvini:_II

\n hour into and wa< held tht-ro _

v I

sho \\iIl lt‘.tyt\ this morning Ioi I’t I

I K 'lu vhemll I

The i‘ztrft\.rr_v inado tho trip from

. ‘ I l`ornit=ntint- to liortlcn bringintg ti full . _ ' nruo.

, Q3 The tr-rininals were somcwhat it-.ctl

_ A _(_ up hut. w;-i'r\ clearotl iinmt\.tliatteI_\~ after

' U the storm. All trains and stcinicrs

I I

_ _ 1 _ today. ` I #ay the Union Government tan be Relitd on ---,,;,;,;~f;,~,-,;~,,‘";;;;‘,,;;,'“;;,;|

' t':int. bad \‘ .' av.. " s, ' -‘- _ ‘» - ..

_ _ _ I iitloring the s.-vorit_\» of thc storm' IIODI' I0 prevent him having iuorel tvontinucd 'on page six)

session was passed by i‘arIlanit~n

larbor train arrived an bout' into I _ _ 1 _ _

rbi; train for Georgetown, lca\~inii_ I A " ` "` """` """“ ` ` ‘ "'53,

bn City at 3.20 had soiiic diillt~ult_v in ._ ,. . _ _ .Wi

Union Government

_Thcy abolished patronagcin nppointnients to Government posIt»

inns, tu the purc-litn»:o of suppllw- and in awarding of Government

tiouirticts.

They are standing

i hsen taken by the Governmciit

escape its duty. °

I by Laurier. _

_ Patronage was the Worst Evil in Politics.

- They controlled the packing houses by ordering that they moat

not t'liuii;r.~‘ it profit of more than two per cent of their sales-that ll to say only two <-0:11.; profit on ri dollar. _

'l`ltt-y passed nit order provi-ling that the iiour millers can make

a prtziit of only 25c on each bat-rt-'I of flour. They stopped the use of grain in the manufacture of liquor.

' They stopped cxpeutlltnrcs on almost all Public works-with the object of conserving our finances for the war. - _

They greatly extended the powers of the Food Controller,-~ giv-

ing him practically nnlirni-teri authority. They increased the sepnrnl

. ion nliowant~t~ to wives and other dependents of soldiers under the »

rank ni' Sergeant from $20 to $25 a month.

'Qiicbctr ldxcmptlon Tribunals who tried to make ti 1`nrt~t» of the thing. Thousands of appeals from these Tribunals have

'They have been in office otiyciglit weeks and have been haili-

perod through having to run an election forced upon the Country

I . I

no nonsense from the

representatives and will be tried

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