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Entente Mission in Budapest Has Delegated Govern-
mental Authority to Archduke Joseph. _
(Special to the Guardian.)
PARJIS, August 7.-The Peace con-
ference was advised today tllat the llullgarlnn Cabinet, headed by Jules l’eidll, ilad been overthrown llnd that Arcliduke Josepll ilad established a ministry ill Budapest. Advices to the the conference stated' tllat llounlallian forces had crossed the Danube illto the business section of Budapest and were seizing supplies preparing llo nllip i_llelll to Rulllania. The social delllocrats of I-Iungary still hope that the Allied and Associated Govern- nlents will not tolerate either Rulnan- ian colltrol of the colllltry or tllat of a government by the reactionary grand dukes. _
Additional despatcllcs reacllillg the
confel'eili~e froln Iiudapest accollilts of the iluillaniall proceedings, report that they notified the Ilullgariails yester-
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ilay because the terms of the arlnis- tice laid dowll lil the Rumaniall ulti- matum llad not been accepted and that the ilunlailians would cross the Danube illlinedlately, later carrying ollt their throat. u
Ilii'l)A-l’lQS’i‘, Augilst 7.-The Ell-
Lellte mission in this city delegated llovernlllelltal autllority to Arch Duke Joseph last nigllt when the I’eidll Government resigned. Budapest re- nlains quiet in tile. face of the change in (iovcrllilleilt, ’1‘il:l Entonte Mission colll`erl‘ed this evening with Arclliluke Joseph and Pri-_lnier I-‘l‘iedl'icl\_ It was stated tllat after consulting upon vor- iou.-; lllatters it full agrcelllellt \vas reaclled and tllat l‘rclniel~ tllelllelic- eau, president of the peace confer- ence, and the various l'orc-ign tioverll- ments were illforillcd of the reslilts of llle colli’orencc_
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Daring Flight
0ver the Rockies
(Special to The Guardian).
VANCOUVEII, Aug. 7.-~~(_`uptilin l-3.
('_ Hoy, D, F. C., left Minoru Park in-re this lnorllillg at 415 o',clock ill all attempt to ily across the Cauadlail Rockies. At 5.15 a. ill. the aviator passed over Chilliwack, favorable weather conditions prevailed. Tile flight is being lllade under the :lus- piccscf the Vancouver World, the i‘algary lierald and the Leillbri-iige lleraldf (‘.a'ptain iioy expects to com- pleto the flight to tlnlgary by wayof Letilbridge ,about 8 o'cl0ck tonight.
Aviator Arrives at Vernon B. C. V'i£iRNON, 13. C., August 7.-t‘.apt_
E. -C. I-loy. attelllptillg a trails-ltocky flight arrived here at 7.18 o'clock this morning frolll Vancouver alld left at 8.19 for Grands Forks. The flight from tllo coast, 225 lllilcs. was made in three hours and six nlinutcs_
Quebec Strikers I
Getting Weary
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QUEilE(‘., August 7.-With one of
tllelr fellow union lllcli held in jliil and
'N01 others under charges lnlt out oil
hail. the members oi’ the llltcl-national ilnion of Shipbuilders employed at the Davie ship building plants at Lauzolt ami Quebec were uneasy today when they officially learned the militia would be called out UKHIIISL U10!" Hi- l.a_l.l'}'o'll' il' they refused to allow lloll striking nutiollal llllioil men to con- tinue tlle work at the closed yards.
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Ameliorations in
Strike Situation
(Specla-I to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Ang. 7,-Tile laboi' sitlla-
tion renlains disqlliciiilg, but there were two inlpol'tallt ilevelopnlellts to- day ill the dil‘ct'_tioil iii' alllelioi‘:\ii'ill. The first was the illei-ting of the iiail- way iillioll agaillst it strike ill support of iile Police Uniqn; the second was the rcvelatioll til t the Liverpool Dockers iillioll pl-ollliscs only moral support of the resolution of the itali- way Unions. -
Liberal Resolution g
(ln the I Tariiii
(Special to the Guardian.)
0T’i`A\WA, Ont., Aug. 6.-The tarii`f_
resolution subnlitted to the convention is as follows: I
That the best illterests of Cnllilila
demand that substantial reductions oi' thu burdens of customs taxation be lllade with a view to the ziccomplish- ing ot` two purposes of the highest im- portullce. _
l<`ii'st-Dillliilisllhlg thc, vt'-ry higll
cost of livillg which presses so severe- ly on the nlasses of the people.
Secolld-Redllclng til., cost of tile
instruments of production ill tile ill- ilustries based oil tile llaturzil dcvc- loplllellt of the Dominion, the vigorous developllleilt of whiell is essential -to the progress and prosperity of our country.
Articles to Bc Free
'i‘llat, to these ends, wheat, wheat
flour alld itll products of \'.'lle.1t; thu principal articles of food; farm itil plelnellts and macilinery, farm rrzlc tors, mining, flour and saw lllill ma- chinery and repair parts tlleroof; rough and dressed lumbar; gnsolille, llluilli-llating, lilbrlcatillg and fuel nil: nets, net twines and flshel'inell's equiplllellts; eenlellts and fertilizers, should be free frolll customs duties, as well as the raw nlatcrlll enter- lilg into the same.
'Flint a rcvi-sion ilown\\'ard_-i nf the
tariff sllould be madly whereby sub- stantial reductions sliouhl be eifecte-_l in wearing ap'parcl, and footwear, and oll other articles of general consllmp- tion, other than luxuries, as well as oil the raw material entering into the nlallufactilre of the same.
'i`ilat the ilrltlsh prct'el'ellce bo in-
creased to fifty per cent, of til.; gen- eral tnrift`.
Anil the Liberal party hereby
pledges itself to iillplcnlellt by logis- latlon_ the provision of this resolution when returned to power.
Amendments Moved.
'The resolution submitted by lion.
G-corgci Langley, of iSack:it_cllewan,i seconded ily Hon, P. J. Velllot of New Bruilswi-ck, was objected to by Pre- lllicr Oliver of British fiolllnlblil, \vilo moved all amendment. His anlenii- meilt would strike out the second ami thiird phlrag-raplls of the rcsoliltioll designating certain articles oil the free list, and recnlnlnellded the tlowll- ward revision of thc tariff oil wear- ing apparel, boots and shoes, etc. No objection was taken by Mr. Oliver to il. proposalwtoitlie lirltisll prefer- ence to fifty per cent. of the general tariff.
Class Legislation
Mr. 0liver's objection to the reso-
lution wits tllat it slloilld be widcr In its application and he SUEKGSLGU. by way of anlelldment, tho proposal that nil neccssarics of life, togetlier with all tools, implements and nlnclllucry necessary for the dcvelolllilvlll Ui' UM' llral resources should be made free of customs duties. Mr. Oliver defllarerl the resolution was drafted to be class legislation, and "not n square ds-11-' I-Ie declared it as a "Sei-by D\'0D0Si‘
I
tion " ‘
When Mr. Oliver was tllroullh Mf-
James A. Fraser, New Glasgow. N. S.. seconded by Dr. Whitman of Stellar- ton, moved a sllb-llnlendinent to some extent -along the lines of the Oriiliiitll moti-on but including the suggestions that there should be a direct tax on values, o graduated tax on all ln- comes over hree thousand dollars, n. tax on company profits over ten Der cent. and a graduated inheritance tax on all estates over fifleeii ll\0“5l\“d dollars.
The Fraser amendment was declar-
e out of order and the Oliver amend-
d ment was submitted and declared lost. , , _ _
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HALF MILLION PUUNDS 0F FO0D CONFlSCAl`Ii`_D
In Montreal During Last Year as Unfit for Human Consumption.
(Special to The Guardian)
'MON'l‘i1EAL. Aug. 7.-According to
the 1918 report of Dr. A. J. G. ilood, tlhlef Food inspector for the city, which was made public yesterday, nearly half it lllillioil pounds of food was collilscatcii ill |Molltreal lastycar having been found llllllt fur coilslllnp- iioll, which is twice the amollllt seiz- ed i`or tho same reasons ill 1917.
Adriatic Question
Likely Settled
(Special to The Guardian.)
ROME, Aug. 7.-'i'lle sottlelllerit oi’
the Adriatic question affeetilig italy and .lllgo Slavia is inllllillent, accor- ding to the Popolo ltotnailo today. ill accol‘dance witth the settlcnlellf., lit says, Fiullle will be all illdcpendent state with the port illterllatioilaiizcd.
0rder of Merit 1
For Lloyd George
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Aug, 7.-King George to-
day conferred upon I’renliel° David Lloyd George the Order of Merit as his appreciation of his services"dul'ill',; tile war.
- Ill a letter io the Prelllier dated
Iiilckillgllaill .Palilci-, Aug. 5, announc- ing the alvzird, the King says:
"My Dear l’rinle Minister: lionors
and rewards to oiiici-rs oi' t_lle Army, Navy allii Air l-`ol‘ci-,s having been sllb- lllitted to Parlialllellt, l feel that they share wiill me regret that it is not possible to express the ilatioll's grate- ful recognition ot` the services r»-lldcr- cd by the I’rinle Milli:-itor, botll ill carrying the war to a victorious end anti ill sec.ul'illg all llollorable peace, io lllark my appreciation of those scr- viccs~ it gives me great pleasure to confer upon you the Order of Merit. Yours very sincerely, George lt. l_"
llil SEPARATE STRIKES
IN NEW YORK CITY
(Special to The Guardian)
N-SW YOILK, Aug. 7.-More than
110 sep.lratc strikes are ill progress in New York city, according to a state- inellt tonight by (`lliet` lllspectnr _Iohil Daly of the police Tlepartlllcili. ln- spector Daly made the statelliellt ill explaining to otilcials of the Brook- lyll Rapid Trallsit t'ollipally the de- pal'tmcllt`s difficulty ill supplying ell- oligll policemen to guard the lines.
Warrants Served on Strike Leaders at Quebec
QIIEBEC, Aug. G.-Forty-five strik-
ers, lneilibers of the liltcrnatlollal Unioll, upol'. wllonl warrants were served on Friday on the charge oi' having illtinlidated llational unionnlr.il ami prevented them frolll going to work. appealed---in the police court here on Saturday.
They pleaded not guilty and were
adml-tted to bail to appear on Tues- da _ `
KL a meeting of the national Union
held at Lauzoil this afternoon it was decided that the lllell will meet at tho College and nlarcll down to the works in a body. it is not anticipated tllst there will no any trouble.
’i`lle strike at the Doillinioll Textile
Works at Molltlllorcllcy Fails is still going oil,
Everything has been quiet about
tho nlills and the picket oil Saturday perlnitted the lllanager alld office staff to enter thi' office,
Civilian Blind Make
Painful Scene in British
House of Commons
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LON-DON, Aug. 5.-Six blind men.
wiloso ilclplcsslless had kept tllem out of the war, were ejected from the llollse of Commons todiry. About forty blind persons from all parts of the country were lcd by their guides to the House, where the claims of the slghtless to assistance from the St-:ite were being debated. The, Min- ister of Pensions had just concluded his refercllce to the trentlllent of men who had lost their sight in the war, when there was a commotion in the smnlgers' gallery-. It was occasion- ed by n young man. who shouted: 1'Mr. Speaker, l protest. What. about the civilian blind. When is Parlia- ment going to do something to im- prove their condltion7” Attendants were quickly on the scene and grap- pled with the nlnll who had interrup- ted, who struggled fiercley before he was removed. Menntllne, four other lllinil men joined in the protest. Two of them were forcibly ejected, but the others allowed themselves to be led quietly outside. After they had gone. an elderly man, sitting in the distinguished strangers' gallery, arose and -attempted to address the Speak- er. He also suffered from complete blindness. and when an attendant went up to lllm, he permitted himself to be conducted from the Chamber. Tile many members i-n the House wit- nessed tbe painful scene in silence.
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U. S.SIIOPMEN `
STRIKE SPREADING
is
275,000 Men Ont. Demand 85 Cells Per Hour for Mechanics
And 60 Cents for Helpers. '
CHICAGO, hug. 7.-l.<-Miers or tile
Chicago district council of ihe_Feder- ated Railway Sllopllien's Union, said tonight that 275,000 was lt, conservat- ive estimnte of the number of silop- men oil strike tllrongliout the country and tllllt the nlovemeilt was still spreading. They declared violellce would not Ile countenanced ily the or- ganization alld tilat so far as they knew no mail trains had been inter- fered with. L. M. Iiawver, president of the District Council , speaking ol` respollsibility for the strike, said the rank ami l_ile had deillandod a strike despite the wishes oi’ their Grai`ld Lodge -President, and that the nlen were deternlillod to renlnin on strike illliil their ticlllainis for 85 rellis all hour t'or lilecliallics alld G0 cents for llelpers had been grantt-_(I.
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Newark, N. I., Cuts- Price oi Pork
(Special to The Guardian.) ._NliliW YORK, Aug. 7.»-in the effort to reduce the high cost of livlllg New- ark. N. J., began to do its part by disposing of bacon purchased froln the War Departlllent at an average price oi’ fourteell cellts a pound, less than the price charged ill stores. Each of the thirteen stations of the city ex- llailstcd its supply before eleven o'clock ill thg lllornillg and had to get nlorc frolll lleadqual'ters. The sta- tions were open from tcil ill the morning to noon and frolll three to five ill the afterllooll_
Canadian Headquarters
V Title Given Up
(Special to Tne Guardian)
LONDON, Aug. 7.-Colllciiiellt with
the cutting dowll ot' the lleadqilarter.-i staffs the Calladiail overseas militia autliol-ities have colllmellceil to re- linquish occupation or il nilmb-rs of buildings hitherto occupied ill London and ill 11 few weeks will he concen- trated in Argylg House. Among the quarters to he vacated are thc present offices of the Overseas Millistl-y oil Grosvcllor Street, Pellibroko ilouse, the home of the medical and denial services, Green Arbor House, where the (lalladiall records are housed, the London Area, qufirterlllasters stores on Great l’ouitlley_ Street and the war trophies ileadquarters ill Foub- erts Place. Sir Edward Kemp will re- main ill England for another lllonth. it is ullderstood he colltemplates re- tirelllcllt from the Cabinet oil return- ing to Canaria. `
Tribute to Canada
LONDON, August 7.-The Daily
'I‘elegrapil pays it tribilto to the great- ness of -(‘ailadn's imperial war resolve and the splendor of her ot`i`ei's for the unity of the ililillpire, "Now," it says, “lil the hollr,of.vic.tory the Prince of Wales is oil his way to visit this vast alld rich region of all empire which was drawn together ill fresh bonds.
Four Transports
Due at Quebec
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-l\l()N'I‘RDAL, August, 7.-Within the
llcxt three ol' four days foilr ocean passenger ships are due to dock here, lllnking up i`or the break lil trailic which has occurred owing to the Liv- erpool strike. The Saturnia, Anchor Doilaldsoll Line, arrived nt Quebec ycstel-day and left at 4.30 p. nl. ami it is expectctl to dock here today. The (‘an:uli:ill White Star Dollliilioll Liner wlloso protracted voyage hail been the cause oi’ some enquiries was reported at Fame Point, at ii p. ill. ,\;r-stcrday and it is expected that she will make Quebec tonight alld Mou- treal tolllorl‘ow_ The -Scandinavian is due io rcacll Quebec tolllorrow at Zi o`t'_iock ill the afternoon and will prob- ably dork llcre on Saturday lllorll- ing. Tho Mlliiledosa is also dlle at the end of the week and the Mr-tngamrl should arl‘lve in the early part ol next week. _
HUNGARIANS WARNED
BY THEQNFERENCE
Peace Conference Cannot Recog- Rumnnia’s Ultimation to Hungary.
(Special to The Guardian)
PARIS, August 7.-Nicholas Misu.
of tho lloulnilnlan peace delegation. was sumillollcil before the supreme council today, which gave him n coin- lnunlcation for his government saying that the ltoulllanian ultimatum to Hun- gary cannot be recognized by thc peace conference and calling upon the itounluniails to live up to the finnis- tlce terms.
Allied Troops Arrive at Budapest.
C0l"ENil-AGEN, Aug. 7. - Three
French troops arrived at Budapest yesterday. and Brltisll troops under General Gordon, and American forces under Captain Wlps, arrived there to- day, according to despatches received here from Vienna, quoting the news- papers of that city.
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Declaration Day
For Kings County
.___- Flrot District Kings.
C. McDonald
cLean
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§’iAcor
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Botllweil . _ _ __ ._ 60 Nortll Lake ._ ...G0 38 43 Priest Pond ._ .__22 42 45 Red Point .._45 42 36 Souris East Souris River Souris Line Rd.
ltollu Bay Chapel _.83 St. Margarets ..._.41 iid. itollo_.Bay _.54
G3 41 41 64 33 67
89 56 45 75 45 BG
53 49 38
ci 62
A. McDonald
gs
G8 35 G7 82 G1 45
102
56 G7
470 491 582 G23
Majority for li. D, McLean
(Councillor) . . . _ _ . . . . . _ ___ 21
Mtljorlty for i). (_. Mciionald,
(Assenlblynlall) _ . . . . _ . . . _ ._ _
Second District K inpl.
McDonald
P. Mclntyre
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St-. Andrew's _ . . ._.25 Peake/s Station . _.29 Bristol . . . . . _ .. _ _ _ .44 Sinnott's Road ....53 Marie . _ . _ .......__-49 I-ld. St.,Peter's S...54 Hd, St. Peter’s N. _.72 Monticello _ _ .fix
C01;
»$ GG 66 77
55 57 91 55 91 70 82 G7
51. 72 49 oz 51
364 500 568
Majority for J. P. Mclntyre, _
((‘ollncillor) _
Majority for Il. N. (lox,
(Assclnblyman) . . _ _ . _ . . . _ ._ _
Third District Kings.
S 'ci
A McDonai
A Dewar
Johnst
H ‘ ‘ >-S
Ilaldwin's Road- _ _ .65 Victoria Cross _ _ _ .73 21 XG I8 Mile Brook .. _.27 18 33 (`al'digan _.25 52 40 Lorrie Valley . _ _ _ _ .89 G1 127 iloselleath _ _ _ _ ._ _ _ .31 38 44 Montague N. _ ._ _ . .G6 32 105 Dundas . . . . ._ _ _ _ .G7 i till 82 Glenfailning _ _ . .. _ .42 23 44
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41
EMC!-Ewen
51 83 59 57 50
80 48
482
_ .136
86
‘i Jas Duncan
2o 22 5G 50 40 115 81 28
359
485
Majority for Johnston, (Coullcillor) . . _ . ._ _
Majority for Dewar,
(Asseln-blyman) __ _
333 G46
Fourtn DlstrICt Kings.
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McKinnon
lan
Butler
Suther
<5 li ii 47 114 145 se 70
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Whlill Rd. Cross _ _.36 Montague S. _ . _ _ _ _ .58 l-ligh Bank .......67 Murray llhr. S. __ _.85 St, Mary's Rd. ._ _.G4 Glen Wiliinill _....68
5 44
10G 132 53 47 71 89
152
287
McGowan
LJ
2 54 78 82
108
86 84
378 450 627 492
Majority for Sutherland
(Councillor)
Majority for Butler,
(Assemblyman) ._ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _
Fifth District Kings.
D. Stewart
ian
S. C. Knight
Hess
vi
Georgetown _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Red llouse Woodvilio iMllls _ ._ Launching .__ _ __ Sturgeon ._ _ _ _ ._ Murray 1-ibr. N. . ._
@5$ seal.
r/5 74 117
G2 G1 51 51 84 X4 45 113
ooa~ror.~:~1-5 U12-`1§DU\C°-l
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35
McLellan
'-4 oi
121
'I9 Gil 52 90 51
311 418 500 -|59
Majority for Stewart.
(Councillor) _ . . . . . ._ _ _ _._ _.107
Majority for llessian,
(Aggemiblylllall) 41
Vote on Education Bill.
' For. Against.
First District ...822 Second District ...31G Tllird District ...-456 Fonrtll District ...343 Filth District ._ _ _....296
154 427 261 340 259
Total ..__....._._...2283 1471
Majority For,-762.
BGLSHEVIK CAPTURE
TOWN 0F ONEGA
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Britisll Prisoners are Being Well
Treated by Bollhevilri.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON. Aug. 7.-A war comlnu-
ulcntion issued tonight admits that the Bolshevik hold the town of Oilcga on the North Russian frontier. west of Archangel, strongly. An American Christian Association representative, who has returned to headquarters on parole, the communication adds, says the ‘British prisoners captured in this region through a mutiny of the Rus- sians, have been well treated and are now at Vologdn_ _
(Special to The Guardian.)
()'l"i‘_-\\-VA, August 7.--lloll. W.-L.
!ViaifKcllzie King was elected leaiii-i- oi' the I.iileral party nl the Liberzll i‘oll~ veiliioil'in (Jtlawa this att:-rilooll. Oli the first- ballot llleri- were foul' cantil- daies, lion. \\'_ I.. .\1ni'l{i-iw_io King, lloll. W. -S. i"i<-lilillg. iioil_ fi. 1’_ Grailaiil and I). li. I\iai-Kcilzii-_ ’l`lle_v iiliislli-vi ill the order nailleii. t)n this ulliloillii-i-lll<-ilt oi' lin: ri-suit of the .~;i-i-- on _ballot Grallanl :intl Maii{<-lizio llroppeii ollt ot' tin- contest. (ill thi- thirii ballot the voting stood Kill): 470; Fieldiilg 4158. lion. Mr. King was tlli-.ll ill-A-larl-il 1-li-cti-il.
As had lively foi‘i-sol-ll illv- <-onv|-il-
lion was one that _liz-lileil ll.iiiir;ill_v to stalllpeili-_ and iluriiig the past fi-ii' days a general slump iii the dire(-iioii ot' ally one of the ralliiiilaites was not lille-xpocti-ti.
The selectiiill of Iliiii_ \\'_ I.. .\'Ii'I{vll-
zie King was perliap,-i the gr(-lite-st surprise that roilid have bot-il i-_\|ir-ct- ed. I’l'elniel- Martin of Saslcair-llelrali had bee-li, lt was in-lievetl, silcri-.~.»il'illl_v boonled as tile lllpst likely io recoll- ciie the divergent easterli, nliiliile and
W. L. McKENZIE KING i CHOSE LIBERAL LEADER
s Selection was a Genuine ' `
Surprise to the Convention
iv:-,~i<\l‘il iiii-il.-i, iii- iind declined nom- ination bill it was hoped till the* last iiloiileiit by a llulliber of delegates re- pri-st-lltillg thi- various sections, that lie would »l'i-1-olisidel' ills iiecii-iioil_
li. i). M¢~K<-nzie was out of li, frolll
till- start lie hail friends frolll every pioviilre anil ii deiegatioll oi’ friends i`rom (lape iiretoll followed lliill to clii-l-l' his evi=l~_y‘ lllnvolllellf, but lie hail coiliiiiilieil the ililpxiwioilalile sin ill lilo i-yes of the westi-_rll delegates of i-xpi‘ossillg ill opell in--i-ting the views nt' lilo i-asli-in' sr-elioll on l‘rotccilon zillvl ilu was voted out.
lion. W. H. Ficldillg had also been
booillv-ii aiiiil he had lil:in_v fl'ielid.~i ai. thi- ciillvi-.iii_ioli_ Qin-in-i-__ liowovf-l', nev- i-r i`ol'giiw~ iiilil i`ol' his desi-riion of i.ai1ri¢-r on thi- qin-stioil oi' linioll tliivi-l‘iiiiii-ill alnl lie too wcilt'do\\'il iilliler thi- li;illots_
l\’li-Ki-iizle King, wliili- :i likely will-
lli-l' :it illi* start llaiil |il'ar-lirillly tlrop- pt-il out oi' sialli, iluriilg the past few wr-eiis :illil his si-li-riiiill as a straiglli. IJillli'ii-flint ls' l'l-gzil'il»-ll as nutii-4; tv) the i'niollisi elf-elion that the light ill the willdow has hc:-ll witiltirliwn.
New Liberal Leader
The ciectioll of lion, \\'i|lialll Lyoll
Mc-Kcllzii-_ King, (‘. M. G., as li-ndel' of the Liberal party in (`allada ish distillct rebuii’ to the "Old Gang" be- sides being a precedellt in Cnnndiali politics., as Ml‘. King is not a llleilllii-r ol' pilrlianlelli, having been defeated in 1911 and failed since to limi at seat. `
The new leader has had a (listing-'
uisilr-il carocr, however, and is recog- nized as all expert in labour and illl~ llligrutloll qllcstiollslle is only 45 years of age, one ycar younger than .Sir Wiii`rid Laurier when ‘he was selected le_adel'_ .\Il'_ King was borll ill Iii-rlill, now Kitchener, Ontario, oil Docenliicl' 17, 1874 and was educated at Toronto (‘liicago, iIal'varil and abroad. llc cli- ti-red tile (livil Service and in 1800 was nlade Deputy .Vilnister ot’ Labour :ind editor of the Laboul' Gazette, Dur- ing llis term of si-i-vice in thi,-sc cap- aizities lie was appointed to represent the Liberal (loverllillcnt on iilally im- portant nlissions- ill connection with labour alid iinllligl'at,ioll inaiters, botll at home and abroad. lil ilitlil he was elected to the lions:-_ of (‘oil\molls for North \Vaterioo and in the following year was appointed Minister' of Lab- our ill the Lallrier Govel'llillent_ 'lie welli down to defeat tivo years later ill tile great landslide and ileroli-rl tile followillg three years to the study of labour i|uesiioils_ lil 1914 he i'etil‘|-ri front politics to become director of thc investigation of llltlustrial ltr-lations illstitulcd 'hy thc ltockfcller _l"oullrl- ation ot` New York, ll positioll he llclil until 1017 when he l'etul‘niirl to (‘_allaila ill view oi’ the gcilcral electioii and ill anticipation oi' secllring nonllnat- ioil fol‘ some Olltario rollsiitllcllcy. Ile ‘ refused to endorse the Ulliull plaiforin however and failed to get rccogilition by any collstitucllcy ill his native province. At the tinle oi' Sir Wilt'rid’s death he was looked upon as tile like- -ly successor as ile had been ill closi- intimary with Sli' \Vilfriii ilurillg the last month of his life. lie did not lllld favour with the Western Liberals at that time nor with the Quebec wing wllo tilrcw in the weight ot' their sup- port ill favour of Judge- I). I). Mc- Kenzie wllo had been selected ily Sir \Vilfl'iil as his right llallil silpportcr ill the Ilollse. Since tliell his pros- pects as sllcrcssol' had dwiliilled lilli evidelltly lllere has in-eil a revival durillg the last few days ailloiig the die-ilal'il i.ibi_-rliis who l'i-sellied till- at- tempt to foisi Ml‘. Fieidlllg as lead- er on the Lilli-ral pal‘t_\'. sceiiig lie llaid siipporied i:olisl»riptioil and the Union tlovi-rllmi-lit. _
find il seat ill the llousv- in-l`ol~o he lio- rollies de facto lcaiicr and ilo doubt ill the nieantilile, _\il‘, I). Il. AicKeiizi<- will reiaill the position iii the llouse ot’ Foillllloiis.
For Feeding Bees
(Special to the Guardian.) SU-GAlt iL\'l`lON _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _awnll-`l-Z'o
l.()NDt)N, Aug. 7.----i'|‘oviiliilg ai sug-
ar raiioil |'oi‘ bc(-s is the latest probir-lll the fooil rolltrollel' here has in-eil call- ed upon to solve. iii- has ol'ilri'eil that bees are to have tell pounds of sugar for each hive, as artificial food to ward off starvation.
Adriatic Brings
Many Passengers
E
(Special to The Guardian.)
Nljlylf YORK, Ang. 7.-'I`h: steam-
shlp Adriatic which arrived today from Liverpool, via iiulifzlx, where it dlscllarged 140 Canadian oiliri\rs and 1746 troops llrougllt nearly _'.00 civil- ian pnssengers, including Sir William MacKenzie, the llev. (‘_ Morgan, for- merly pastor of the \\’i-rinllnstcr (loilgregutionnl church in Loililoll who comes to New York to heroine a p~ofos.~t-r ill n school of pcila-_zo|,r_v, i-nd the Australian telillis team, Ma- jor Norman Brookes, Gerald 'i‘_ Pal- ierson, Randolph Lycett, und ll. C. Thomas.
Mr. Mcl\'eil7.ie King will li:lv__e to f
I Sugar Ration, .
First German Cargo
Sails From U. S.
(Special to The Guardian)
l’llll..-\,l)i<.‘l.l‘lllA, l’.-\_., Aug. 7.-The
Anlnriciill str-nlllcl' Tllala sailcil [inlay for ll:inlbili'g with the first cargo trolll Pllilniiclplliii, colisiglled _tlircet lo n (ii-i'illail port since the war. Most of the cargo, G00() tons, consisted ot’ iN\l"l<1\i-ies ol' food, <:lot»;l,liilg and toilet. al'tlrlcs si-lit by llldiviiluals to rela- iivc_s_ and frii-mls in Gerlilullv. Cap- tain 'i‘llitlllp_-:on was ill collliliall-1 of the 'I`li'ala_ ‘
loint Purchase of Pork
By Allied Countries
(Special to thc Guardian.)
I'/\ItlS, Ang. 7.- The Allied govern-
lllullts as i‘t»pl'i-si`>l'.t\~1l at it (:olli`cl'elicl: of three l-i-pre.-seiitaiives ill London, have agreed to undertake the joint purchase of pork produced through t-oillillon iiiiyillg iilftlle llnited States, it is expr-cieil the ai'rallgellleni_s will no into i-t'|`c<-t August 8. Germany, tili`U\l_l-iii the i'f_*paraiiolls committee, will probably he l'eqilil"€-.ill to buy pork ,protlllr-t_: lllrrillgll the saline agency ill order to avoid coillpctitioll.
'U. S. MISSION
T0 GREAT BRITAIN
To Encourage Purchase of Goods and Closer Relations With
l » United States.
(Special to the Guardian.)
l.()Nll()N, Ang. 7.---Tiiree Ameri-
cans arc here with lllissions. They are 15. S. t‘uii<-r, cllairlllall ot' the Bil- reaii of l-`oii-inn and Doinestic (`olil- iiierrc, to study the possibility of the I`lliti-il Killgiioin hliyillg more goods from the lfniii-il State-s;' I-llliott ll. Goodwill of iln- iilliicd States (`halll- bcr ol' t'olillllei'v<- to lllt(-rest. Ilritisll busini-ss llli-il iii ilii- inter-Allied con- fereilcr- tilts fall ill New York; and \\'llli;ini li. Appli-toll to acquaint Brit- ish ps-oplo with the iiiovclllcilt of ap- pri-i-i:iiioil iii .\lli<-rlcn for Ilrltisll soa- lii\‘ii`s 1'i`i`f‘i'i.~' dilrillg the war. ’l`llt-y .arc in-ing iiiost corilially l‘ci'eivi-il,
Crest oi the
Prince oi Wales
il H1113' he illtr-rv-sling to those who
uri- tiri-parllig ilccoluliioils for tho "ls" ‘if II- I¢~ II- T110 'I-}i‘lilt‘<' oi’ Wales to itilow _-°oiiieilling oi` the ilndgp and . illotlo used b_v ills iloyal llighlless.
ills rr--si is three ostricll i’eat,llers und the iilotio "ii-ll llicnt" nleilnillg I si‘r\'i‘. lt was first used by l<lilwilrii The Black l’i'inci-, after iii- had foliiiil the holly of 'Pile King of Boilcilliu. who was lzilied at tho llattlo of (‘ressy ill l1l»ili. Crest and motto llaii been userl by that iilollarrii, and llavo l been ailoplcil by the l'l'lli<-ty of Wales evel' since. A wrollg illlpri-ssioll sei-ins to llc lii-ld by sollln tllat the words of ine motto are Gel-ln;in.<, hilt, this is not so, as Ilollolilla was not ill lilly way ;-oililr-civil with (lerlllnlly_ Tllcre was also it tradition that the words weri- \\'t-ish from "iilicll Deen" lilealling. iii-re is the lilall, siipposf-il io have been used hy the idllglisll King when iii- preselltcd illc baby l’rillce to the \\'clsll people. _
TIIE \VEATHER _/`
TEMPERATURE
TOilON’l‘(), August. 8.-Fresh winds
with sllowi-rs. -
TO'RON'i‘0. August 7.-South to
southwest winds. with showers,
High tide this evening at 9,14 to,
morrow morning nt 8.15 and tomor- row evelling at 10.01.
Sun sets this evening at 7.33. Moons phases-First quarter Zlrd
day 15h., 12m., full moon 11th d., 12h., 40m., last quarter 18d., ltihr., n\W_ moon 25th dag l.0hr., 37m,
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TIDE, MOON, ETC-.__
I Au. 'rss soo. 1 _-~ I ,ti
wonri-i Pninrino *.3
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‘kg f.t;_