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wi... ’ °°' '°° °" -= ‘ ;AoEN'1‘s wAN'rEr~ '~
ExnEniENcsT> MAN wANrs'”'“so$T.
tion as travelling salesman for i’. E- I~ ADDIY Bt Guardian Office
168-4-25M1i.
§”ci.AssinED ADVERTISEMENTS
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A ENTs wAN1'so ro sEi.L Fo *the old reliable Foothill Nurse: ies. We teach our men to sell.
_ Experience unnecessary, highest
commissions paid, handsome ri-so equipment. sions at Wellington. Toronto. Ont. e03g.4.2ME25;
wAN'rEi:--nEPnEsEN1'A'ri
dritribute Tablets _ whlciivEswa?i)\ cptiies apotlessly clean 'without rubbliil One trial makes' perman- ent otistomerrg' One bundled por- Ceilt profit. Make five dollars daily. 8¢'Ild ten cents for samples for four wasbings. Bradley Company. Brantford. ontario. 909s,i20M12i
AGENTS WANTED.-NEW. MONEY.
milking marvel, i=.-trainge scientific d_I6C0V0l'Y. KALOMIITE revolution- iws clothes washing Ideas. positi- vely abolishes rubbing, was'liboui‘iis and washing machines. $1.000 guur- arentec, abeplntely lmrmicss, wo- men astonished, territory protec- tion. The Anna Company, 21 Pio- vinciai Lane, Montreal.
157,-i,25M15i.
WANTED.
WANTED-BOARDERS OR ROOM-
brs can be accomiiioclatcd at 287 Richmond St. 149-4-25M3lprl.
wKNT£o- smALL i=AaM oi-‘
about. twenty acres near Charlotte- town with good buildings. Mal- colm MacKinnon, 0'Lcnry. ,
WANTED To RENT. SMALL i-iousi _ suitable for family of three. Apply 137,, Great George St. `
~ I 127-4-24M3ipd
WANTED. SECOND' CLASS TEACH-
er for Ringwood School, llocky Point. Apply James Smith, Trustee. Rocky Poifil.. 15l,4,25MEl.I WANTE6.-'rwo MEN r-on sci-ioo-
nor Joseph McGill. Apply at Pick- &riI'8 Wharf. (lliarlotteown. (lap. S. BOWdi'I(IgC~. 135-4-24M3lptI
4-to-eo-e ei- -i»-new-on-oe.
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'mai ouAsDiAN Pninrsnv. __-____L _ ______,__ 4912-s-soma. i-iuN'riNo1'oN FARM s. c.`WiTir
$1-50 ser 15. 103 Euston st. char iottetcwu P. ir.. 1. soas-4-4ivi'22ipu_ i;5‘ciAL Fon sMA`I.i.' `eusiNsse.
0° P91181! Shops, country stores
Small 8I‘0o€riBs. clothes-cleanln
b""‘°°d¥ WIU1 Your name, business and address for only $1_50_ THE GUARDIAN PRINTER,Y_
4912'3'20Mtf.
si-tears No‘rEi=APEn wi1'H
printed address 50c. Guardian
°f°I°°- 4sss~a-ami.
l00ENvELoPEs wiTi»i_i>niN'i'si:i
address 50c. ouardian office
_ 4685-a~sMtr THE SAFE wAv 'ro°SsND MBTIEV by mail is by Dominion llxpres M0 rdsr. 145,4,25M-E1
MULTIGRAPH LETTERE ARE BUS
iiey 0
that produces them Is THE GUAR- DIAN PRINTERY. We can dupli- '~`9i° BXFICUY any typewritlng in quantities of one copy to 50,000.
4012-3-20Mtf.
HELP \VANTED-- FE MALE.
WANTED--A GIRL FOR GENERAL
housework. Apply to Mm (;_ w_
1‘a_tE:rson.A 248 Kent Street.
GIRL WANTED FOR KITCHEN
W°1`k~ AUDIY to Mrs. it. Durant,_
WANTED-A HOUSEMAID APPLY
evenings Mrs. 'C. H. B. Long. yvoxth___1§1_1fl~t_zroy St. 6010-3-30Mtf. wAN‘rEo iMMEDiAri:Ev-"`ES<`PE
rlencefl saicsludy for a 108,11" store. Write 1'. O. Box 443 givin reference. 107-4-25M1I.
HELP WANTED- TAii_oREseE
wanted at once tc- work on cithc ladies or gontlemeirs work. Goof WHKGS- J. D. Cameron. Truro, N.
_§;_ _ 129-4-24M3ii»u_ wAN'rED. AN_E3<"|=>'€nTE"NTEiToET~i`-
plain cooking. wages 514.00 pc
Mrs. A. E. Dull, North River Road, Brighton. 10026-4-21Mtf.
wAN1'E‘b,-is to zo Pics Fon
feeding.. from 3 to 6 months old.
Wtnted about May lsi, for which th highest price live weight \vlll be paid. Saunders. Newson & Co.
122-4-24M4ipd
wiwrso- 'ro PuncHAsz A ssc-
ond hand express wagon In good order., Apply stating pricc to \\' li. Rogers, 1l9,5,2iM3l_
WANTED-» MINK. MU8KRATr weasel. red and cross fox skins Highest prices paid. Bring or ship your furs to us. Turner and Holman, Ltd. W B003-4-101i/i_tf.
one wAN'rEo-i wiLL i=Av $2.00
to anyone desiring to loan me a cat with kittens (three or four days' old) or one about to have kIt_te1\f\ within the next three or four nays. Address by mall, Fox Ranch, c. o. Guardian 0fIice.______ 126-4-Q-ii\II_6_i
viTii|Ts i.Eoi-ionN secs ron
hatching, from one hundred pure- bred White Lcgborns. as white as lilies. Four imported males. best English and American strains. Eggs $1.00 per 15. F. W. E. Haslam. Stone Cottage, Springfield, iiradslbsne.
104-4-23M3ipd. l T0 LET. N‘6l.TsE"ro LET, 11 aAvi=iei.o sr.
135.4.24M3ipd.
TO LIT-'SUMMER COTTAGE AT
Keppoch. For particulars write W. T. Wcllner. 118 Galley Ave. To- ronto. Ont. ___A15_Ii-4-_2_5ii’l__E_§I- row-i.s"r-Hoods. i<NowN As
king Goo-rge Hotel on Queen St- Appiy to John McLeod & Co.
lfil-4-Zltf.
'riin wmvrnan.
r rsnrnnsruns. - - Tina, noon. src.
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‘E()it()N1‘0_ April 25.--Nortlioast to
iidtnweet gales. cooler with light rain' or snow. _ `
he highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 57 degrees shove- At 10 a. m-. It was 42 above; at 9 p. m.. It was 32 above. The coldest the pre- vious night was 38 above-
The tide will be high this afternoon
st -12.39 end tomorrow at 1.15: It will be high tomorrow morning sl 2-13 and Friday et 2.69.
The sun este this eveninl it 7-1°
and tomorrow st 7-17: It H99! I0' morrow morning et 5.16 and Friday li
5.13.
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i:oMxNG EVENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS. _ - _ lnimses. are
“rue Lecfuns ie ee iiivw I"
the Baptist Church on Tuesday GI/6"' Isa ,nay m iw :Ieigr B;°t\I;:£_ 1*; u u _ 'I iiI"e°nil°°ii{» ,.9 ‘IofI‘reiiits stiff? In -. the Diiii med. *ees imve feIi6_ws, 'I0 ere me going io :px their IiY°° f°'
BECOME A NURSE, AND EARN $25
weekly. The W. W. BACKUS HOS- PITAL, of Norwich, Connecticut, U. S. A., a general hospital with all modern equipment. offers a three years' graded course to young wo- men desiring a nuise’s profession. Compensation during training. Do n_ot ask for application blank un- less you fully intend to take up the course. KATHLEEN A. DOWD, R. N., Superintendent of Nurses, Nor- wich, Connecticut. 8061,4,l2M1nic
~ FOR SALE.
FOR SALE - SIDWAY BABY CAR-
rlage, nearly new. K. W. Finlayson. 193, Hillsboro St, 154-4-25M3ipd
_ _ FOR SALE-SEVERAL PURE BRED
Blrksliire sows and two Birk_ boars. six months old. from pulze-winning stock. C. T. Ferguson, No. 2 York It. R. 10-014-4-21M6lpd
FOR SALE-FIVE H. P. FRASER.
Motor Eugine.` cheap for. prompt buyer. write or call ou J. H. Gill. Corncr (it. George and Fitzroy Sl.
140-4-2~iMIiiTues.’I`|iu,Sat.
HORE FARM FOR SALE IN PORT- agc. consisting of 131 acres. 75 clear balance lumber. well fenced, new house, buildings in good repair. will sell at a bargain. Milford Cudmore. Oyster Bed' Bridge. 155-4-25Ewf3ipd
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FOR SALE-EGGS FOR HATCHING
from flock of white leghorns'.sl>I0h- did laying strain including famous Baron strain. $1.00 per setting of 15 eggs. W. H. Johnson, 289 Fitz- roy Street. 163-4-25M3ind'.
9 HELP WANTED-MALE. s`6v Vi'/°Iii’r'i`i'>`§”;|`E§a'_f>i‘é"e"ZT<Env.
Great George St. 10,006-4-21M4Ipd
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n nu si mmifuivfs ii Pu i
(speolel to The Guardian.)
LONDON, April 24-The American
commission for relief in Belgium has learn'ed` that the relief ship. Kqngsli, hee arrived in port end that it- is expected that tirres founhe of the cargo will be saved. All of the
except the second mate ware the second mate is missi S- of the steamer state that undoubtedly torpedoed. ei-
eubmsrine was not seen. they ny, occurred in the
lone In e district wbeic
previously been an-
I
The
_ inet
OBO
\
AND MORE COMING IN.
(Speclall to The Guardian.)
LONDON, April 24-The British
gained ground on a wide front last night, south of the Bapaume Cambrai road. They reached St. Quentin Canal at one point, Further north, the vil-
ARHA8 BATTLE
GERMANS FULLY PREPARED. ‘
A BATTLE T0 THE DEATH.
4'
£0 get your stallion cards printed est
Poured in Reinforcements and ,are Putting Up a Stif
L-gn.-.. 3...... ......._ ...E Fight but are Being Gradually Pushed -Back. Iierma
Casualties Reported Exceedingly Heavy, British Casual
_ ties Moderate. The Battle will be to a Finish and i
°“°"“' °‘°°- °"° """="°<' if'-“-5 Expected to be Decfsive.
BRITISH TOOK 1,500 PRISONERS 'and there is an ebb and flow in 'tiie“i"rees.-The iesistaiice ol' the Germa
battle. Our men 'are beaten back for a while by the intensity of the Ilre,I buf. they are attacking und again. getting forward. Almost all the fight-` ing, it seems. is being done by Eug- llsh and Scottish troops
GERMAN CASUALITI ES HEAVY.
IBSBB OI? Beallcamll and Villiers tween their lines north of St_ Quen-
S Ploulsh were captured. The positions it is said that the German casual- tin and south of Lille. This is the
I gainedthon m Arirast fgront tyes-titsr3ay,.fies have _been severe and' that thoseswitch towards which the G91-man
B8-YS ei 0 <- 8 Sdn 811121.' ` o ay, of ihe_firitish are moderate, infiictediare falling back slowly but surely a
_ were ina ntained an furt ei progress largely by machine guns and shrapnel'a result of the turning of the top o
inegg lang” and the only place Russ inaldle east of Molnchy and near,anri _of various character. Estimates the original Hindenburg line running
wgtsgxiakggehtliiggstelidztys Oggilionglrziog ;iiiti=ioneii1'rl/my/a(;y,'one ,lcon-respondent gpm itus%`hsou;h‘ea;s|, ofhiisrras toward MONDAY APFNL 23
' s _vs ie ays pi soners aggrc- uean, e g t -h h '
and many more are coming in. gated not less than 2,000. the cap- drawn y'esterda;Ig -wbecyoniiegan.-3
ture ot' guns is mentioned without cs- iimate of their number being given.
Gkows IN INTEN5|TV» night. The round ‘gained b th
FIERCEST BATTILE OF THE WAR.
` (5P¢¢I3‘I I0 TNG G“3I‘dIi"-I » _ of the most ilcsepratc lighting on tli
LONDON, April 24-Correspoinlcnts (Special to The Guardian.) part of the Germans since the wp
at British Headquarters in r`raiirc, LONDON, April 24-li.eutci“s cor-.h@`gap_
agree that thc battle -rcsumod nt Ar- respondent teicg-raphlng from thc 'i`ren¢h warfare f'or tho time being ras ie much flcrcor than when it bc- , Britltsli Headquarters in France.'is forgotten. The Germans a.way fro'
15811. The Germans were fully lll'€f>8l"0LI 'HLVSI their deep dugouts, where so often for its renewal and are “The fighting now proceeding is- the the past they Wert! inclined to seek teness of the certified statements of being urged to cx- fiercest seen in this war. The Ger- refuge during a period of assault treme resisiance by their officers. mans have thrown lu large reserves were urged by their officers to make IIIIH Gill! H01 “DOH 8 00111111016 “lid Ill' Tlig correspondents assert that it is und have brought up a great nunibei' every sacrifice. During the attack ami II0PeiN1\‘“I Nldlt. It IS Ilnfeliable and one of the most difficult battles of’ thc of fresh guns. They probably realize counter-attack, the cries of the gm. whole war. that the battle developing may as- ccrg to their men Cupid’ he hemp
Isume a decisive character and they above the grinding tuniult oi' the bat-
arc resisting desperately, They ale
. tlc.
K doing Just what We waut. The Ger- “This is the last and deciding pu g The GGFIIIHIIH by frantic work have man army ls' only to be defeated and for we soon s-ball be able to hold out of illcizill 0XD€I\dI\\1I'@i- In f‘>i§u\‘\I t
constructed numerous trenches; and broken by hard fighting and the re- no longer," reads the diary of a Gei- machine-gun pits' uct in a definite cent movement of the enemy justified man officer who was captured yesfei-
S line but strewn cvcrywhero iii’ ap- some doubt as to whether they would day, it is evidently inthis spirit the
1. oilrollf- dIS0I'll0I' HS tI\0UBh 95011 Dosl- stand furthenliard fighting. They the present fighting ls going on.
I tion had been selected by virtue of certainly are doing it new and ac.
soinerisine around! copiing battle in the open. so for we si.owLv PRESSING
have gained a good deal and have lost nothing, GERMAN RESISTANCE INCREASES
I -id. " . . . . ..
ora ma -0"” Wh° ““‘l°"5`t“‘"»-“_ b Atilrofiieiexoggilespvoixilenlt fgvrlgelsr. 'Sie (S _'i Th G d_ _ l’ARiS,i April 24-There are no
I __ . \ . ` ll ’ S I 0. I1 I _ll I- pecia o e uar ian.) great mil tla features ln the news to-
‘“°“ I' “’ """‘ “'""- API"-Y '-"°“i"“-‘ it is u battle to the death. So lar all, iiitirisii naADQuAn'rEits_ iN day. There is cont-.min fighting and
is vague. Ililhllllg IS In DI‘0gl‘oss at F1'tAN(`l‘Z.viu London. April 24-Froin slow pressure of the Germans back all the ooiuts attained by our troops staff <'ui-it-tpoiiuciit or ilu- Associated wards
R A SEVERE
eL I n °! s
ader of the (Ipp Government Last
8
mittee. fle was Year and Failed Meeting.
- Automobile Measur
armies appea/rs to increase in accor- ' dance witr the nearuess of the Brit- ish approach to the I-llndenhurg po- s'ltlons. This. is particularly true along the present front where the threat is against Drocourt Queant. a switch
line which is depended upon by the Germans as a connecting link bo-
i
A Fnun
g. f
t .
ms mc,-eased in in_ Nir. iiell moved that the Provincial teflsity late in me al-wmoon and las, Auilitor`s report should be made to
H exhibit the amount paid to each in- c dlvldual in respect to roads and brid- ,, gas, second, that the government r should bc conilcnineil for exD9“lIllI$<
money in excess of that authorized hv the Appropriation Act; third. that as the report of the External Auditor depends on the accuracy and comple-
K Y
British was woif in the face of soin
ui in
the public accounts submitted to
misleading. He pointed out that the Public Accounts gave the to-tai of mo- ney expended on roads and bridges in groups instead of individually, and
sh, this might lead to the covering up
0
the second clause. he- said in 1915 expenillture was made in repairs at
t Government House without authority
In the Appropriation Act of that year.
' He said that the Provincial Auditor
_ should have refused to certify any ` """ GERNiA`NS"'BACK'.""auth"expenditurer------The" same ap-
plied to- the expenditure on public roads. which he said should have been limited to $18,000 but totalle-cl $34,000, or $16,000 more than alloca- ted in the App"opriation Act. Simi- lar rc-marks applied toithewexpendi- ture on the Dalton Sanatorium, which was authorized by an order in coun-
($Pecia| to The Guardian.)
IN .BIIIIN III IIIIRIIS,
450 Officers Reported. with
Probable Totiil of 9,000 Men in Cosuiilty Lists.
(Special to The Guardian.)
and the es-timates indicate that Cau- adian casualties' for the -battle of Ar-ras will approximate 9,000.
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SUINIIEIIS IN I IIIIIIIIIII
IIASUIIIIY IISI
1_1
(Special to Tho Guardian.)
OTTAWA. Apri-l 24-Casualty list:
Wountied, I. W. Jewers, G. C. Wal- ker. Charlottetown; J. _A. McDonald, Blooming Point: W. D. Stewart, Roeeneath; J. A. Hearn. H. Gillis., Sunimerslde: J. Kennedy. Murray Harbor; R. Mcftae, Alberton; W. W.. Oorrill, Glenwood-; E. F. Peters, New Glasgow; G. C. Goldsmith. Williln soii, Mlmlnigash; R. N. Burhoe, Al- exandria.
OTTAWA, April 24-The number
ol' Canadian casualties among officers W since Easter Monday totals about 450.
WIIH REIUIIIIS SUNII
(Special to The Guardian.)
LONDON, April 24-The Germans
have sunk a stciimer which was tak- ing home to Russia a number of Rus- sian refiigees. A number of Socialis- tic leaders were drowned. The Social- ists were favoring peace with G~erm'any are now _threatening re-. venge against the German auto- cracy.
I - aa
’ IN IIMIIIVIIIIINS
(Special to The Guardian.)
OTTAWA, April 24-Sir Thomas
White delivered the Budget. speech In `the House of Commons this after- noon. Speaking of the relationship be- tween natlonul Income and expendi- ture and the increase of the national debt, the Finance Minister said that for the first year of the war the -rev- enue from all sources was- about $130,000,000. For the second year it was $170,000,000. and for the year ended last March approximately $232,- 000,000.
Of the aggregiite- for the last fiscal
year about $134,000,000 came from |Customs; $24,000,000 from Excise and
$l2,50*000 from business profits war Itax. T e latter was instituted by last year`s Budget and er~tIm_ated to pio-
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Mrs._ A. vetciier. City. received' A
telegram yesterday Informing her that her brother-in-law, Pte. Nicholas Currie of this City its missing. He en- listed in this City at the begtiinihg of the wanioining the 55th Battalionin Charlottetown. Pte. Currie before on- listlng held on important position -in the employ of the P._iii. Island Tele- phone Co.. being ,foreman llneeman. He was a quiet young man. well like-ii by all who knew him. He has -been missing since the 9th insi. it Is to bs hoped good news may yet be received concerning him.
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Following is the official telegram
received by his step-mother. Mrs. E. T. Carhonnei. City. announcing the sad news of the death of Pte. Harry Carbonnei. already referred to:-
Ottawa. Ont.. April 23, 1917
Mrs.-E. T. Cerbonnel. .
83 Brighton Ave..
Charlottetown.. P.-.E. I.
A.,G.. 141. Deeply regret tc- in'-
form you‘i'I7l50,Pte. l-lernY. Turner Cerbcnnei. infantry. ofiicisir repor- ted iiiiied in ecuoii April tin, 11017.
O. I. C. RICORD. \
tid-i_.eoa t iire on vrortm °‘_°\“` uoiiuaey' . __ _ ""-
‘ lIdl!¢'l
Minerde Linimni euree Hrftt In eews
diice $25,000,000 in three years. it 'ls estimated that this will probably he -largely exceeded. indeed owing to increased business prosperity the Minister expected it to yield 320.000,- 000 in this yeai"s second accounting period, , I During the pest year, aside from the direct war expenditure, the out- lay on ordinary accountwas $148,000.- 000 and on Capital and Subsidy ac- .count$27,000,000, a total of $173,000.- 00 01' ordlnar ex enditure $25,000.
<:il but was not in the Appropriation Act. lie referred to certain other items which he said had not been ex- hibited in the liabilities of the pro- .vince in 1915. and other items for which 'credit had been taken but which. he alleged, had not been re- ceived. He took exception to the External Auditor basing his audit on that of the Provincial Auditor, as he said that was incomplete. The Ex-
Itcrnnl Auditors might be reliable, but the information on which they based
IIIIH IIIVISIIIN
READY IIIR IRIINI
iiujor-Gen. Garnet Hughes Com-
pletes Organization of liis, Forces. l0lith P, E. Islanders Included in this Division,
Fifth Division, has completed th organization of his f'oi'ces. They ar now and join The l3t
Fifth lllvlsirn is composed of' th
Iiitaiitry lirigadc, Brigadier-Genera Ern infa 1271 jaw. ler, We lion, (anti (`utc ‘Col
lion. ts.llo 15th lion, 119t Ste.
I\t"v Ilrisndc is composed or th
n. Col. Coombs, Huron Country
Col. ings. Prince Edward island
Marie- 185th Battalion Col. Da
0’Donaliu, Montreal.
ISi»°¢I=I to The oueruim.)
LONDON, April 24--`Lleut.~ G. F
Law. of the Klng‘s Own Scottie Bord
qner, ed in Palestine and to be missing.
iiiinsrwe Linlmont cures colds. ste.
0- y i> ‘ -
000 represented] the increased interest and pension c urges due to the war.
During the year the country' was
able to pay all current and capital expendituies, Interest charges on ua- tlonei debt, and pension outlays and to devote $60,000,000 to the payment
,iii pritncigri on war oxpendciituree. IIA: or te rect wer expeii ture. I e ,ies growing with the country's In- `creased military efforts. Since the be- Iglnritilpg of’t:\e wer tlze total outgy
or e ma n nuance o troops st e front was about $Il00.000.000 and ee e cnnse uence the netlonei debt lies
$00,000,000 By the end of the cur-
olgat ,ylllr It might Nlcli $l.300,000.»
‘-"i i
viliaerwe Ligiiineni eiifti teoiiiieiie.
Q _
Iiiaereeeei :mm saas.ooo,ooo to °veri°°““§‘
PRAISE IIIR BIIRIIEN
OTTAWA. April 24.-Ma_iorGeiici=
al Garnet Hughes, ci;-mmandant of the ,
eI HON. l\i. KENNEDY look excep-
e
training as a division in England will sliortly leave for France to the forces under General Byng
. .~ . ‘ . e
h infantry Brigade, Brigadier
cfm-.mi swift, Quebec .mu the mi. tlwm with being unreliable.
est Aslilon. Brantford. The 13th
e
ii Battalion, Col. Pawlette. Moose- Sask.. 134th Battalion, Col Mil ’I`oro|itL-; ltllith Battalion. (‘ol lr. British tfolumbia; 202ni.l Betta
Col. Bowen. Edmonton; 14th lu 'y Brigade-125th Battalion, (lol liffe, Brantford: 156th Battalion . Gralia-m, London; 150th Balta
(lol. iiarre, Montreal; 161s; Bat
infantry Brigade-104th Baiiif. had all the books and vouchers at
li Battalion. Col. Holland. Saul
y_ sible for an auditor to command in
Nova Scotia; isiim iaamriion, Col.
li
erers, second son of Mr. Andrew
Bonar Law. Chancellor of the Exche-
is reported to have been wound-
their reports might not be ccmpiete.|
i
IThey depended upon the veracity of the statements submitted to him, and
to that exteiu they were unreliable. They did not verify the information for themselves but took the Provin- cial Auditc-r’s certificate, and there- f'ore their report was incomplete und I unreliable. .
tion to Mr. Bell describing the lC.\'- lternal Auditors as unreliable. Tlicy Iwere men high iii tlici* pi'ol'e'-irloiiI _ and placcrl in the most responsziliic'
financial pc-aitions in the proviuc-e,`
I Tilid l’REMlEli supported .\ir. Kofi-,
iiedy, and pointed out that all the books und documents relating Io the _ publii: accounts were placed at the, *disposal of the External Auilltof who f had full and free access to all thc _ inforuialipn necessary for the pre- , poration of his report. For Mr. Bell _ or any c-flier one to state the con- _Itrary was to deny what was abso- _llutcly true. The External Auditor . had everything placed before hlin,
; his command. and his audit was based L on the fullest information it was pcs-
unv Investigation.
Mn. BELL said he dill not takc ox-
ziiid it ill-became Mr. lfell to charge.-
.,.
THE HEIIVIEST FIGHTING THE OPPOSITION, --
- SINCE BEGINNING OF WA
LY CENSURED
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osition Abused the Year Because he
A was Left 0lf the Public Accounts Com'
Made a Member this
to Attend a Single
e Passes Through
mittee.
Submitted and all
Charges Proved to be Without ' daiion.
port could not be relied upon.
THE PREMIER said it was most
Improper for the hon. member to im- pugii the veracity all an official of the, House. The lion. member was alto- gether wrong in his assertions. All the books. documents, statements. vouchers were placed before the Ex- ternal Auditor who had every facili- _ty fc-r making a i‘iill and independent
I audit.
Sift (‘HA‘ilLES DALTON asked Mr.
Bell to point out any item on which the information was incomplete. I liir. BELL proceeded to refer to an item for the Lady Wood estate which ' had not been provided for in the Ap- Ipropriation Act. but which had been ' provided for in n special act, and the .l<}xt»=rnal Auditor had not included the ' item in his report.
I THE PREMIER saiil Mi‘. Bell was Icnti'-eiy wrong there. The item of .the Lady Wood Estate had not been Icreaferi bv sn act of the Legislature I when iheaccounts were submitted to the External Auditor last year and (therefore ct-uid-not have beentaken Vcognizance ot' by himrrr . Mr, JOHNSTON referred to several typographical errors in the printed ,report of the External Auditor ami ,complained that the could not rely on the accuracy of Nha addition. I Mr. PATON referred Mr. Johnston ,to the report as laid on the table iwhlch was correct in every detail. ,The External Auditor could not be lhelrl responsible for slips made by the prinier. I Mr. A. .i. McNevin moved an nin- ,eudrnenl to Mr. Bell's motion as fol- ` lows: I That all after the word "that" bo 'struck out and the following Inser- ted in lieu thereof: I Thai on the first day of the present ‘session the following Committee on ,Public Accounts was appointed: A. P. Prowse, Chairmaii; H. D. McEwen, il. .i. McLellan. A. J. MacNevin. Johu H. Bell, A. (1. Saunders, J. D. Mc- Innis. '
Thai the said Committee was con-
vened by the Chairman on the 29th day of March last; I
Thai meetings were held after due
notice on the fcdlowing days:-
March 29th. Present-Miz Prowse.
.\ir. McEwen. Mr. McNevin, Mr. Mc- Lellan, Mr. Saunders. March 30th, l’"cscnt-Mr. Prowse, Mr. McNe-vin. Mr. McEwen, Mr. McLellan. April 3rd Present-Mr. Prowsc. Mr. Mc- Nevlu, Mr. McEwen. April ith. Pre- svut-Mr_ Prowso. Mr. McEwen, Mr. McLellan. Mr. McNevin. but the Leader of the Opposition did not at- tend nt env meeting and at only one meeting did any one nuexnher of the Couiniittee fi'om the Opposition at- fend;
tion and his colleagues on this Coin-
. That if the Leader of the 0DD.0_ll-
Imittee were desirous of examining
the Public Accounts in every detail the opportunity was open to them throughout the session;
'i`HEREf~‘0RE -RESOLVED that the
Government is deserving of confi- V dence for having inaugurated for the first time In the hietory_of this Pro- vince a system of audit by which the current financial standing of the Pro- vince Is set forth eve ear and the
ccption to the gentlemen personally, he said that as the information at
_ their disposal was iucormpiete their
reports could not be relied upon.
HON. Mr. KNNEDY said that
made Mr. Beil's reflection worse. These gentlemen were highly skilled and responsible Bank officials whose reputations depended upon putting their names to nothing that could not be voucheri for. yet Mr. Bell had the audacity to assert that they wc.-.iid sign a certidcnte to the correctness of the public accounts without satisfy-
I I ‘ing themselves of their accuracy _ ‘ with the fullest and most complete
investigation possible. Mr. Bell had
LONDON. April 24-Writing
Prem ' ‘
‘ mln
prou equal with
duties."
no right tt- make such e charge against professional gentlemen. offl-
0l\ ciale of that Ho s
im- sonion ia irish Life, e week- “ ° 'M were "M
ly illustrated published' in Dublin R. J. Kelly, K. C., says: “Long be-fore the wer bg ee clearly as any etateo~I
foresaw the course ot events. He
stands forth an the spokesman of his
ymen, and he has reeeon to be of their conduct. and they
ly have reason -to _bs eetiiifled. the manner in which he has iii-`
led his position and d-iiirhsrlld his
there to defend themselves.
Mr, BULL said he had it perfect
right to criticise the report' of the auditors, and lie was not melting any
I was ‘based on incomplete information supplied them. ‘ i-ie contended that the Externel.AiidItor inode his
and if these were incomplete his re
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reflection upon their professIonei‘ standing when he said their report
_ report
upon the certified statements eup- plied him by the Provinoill Auditof'
. _ ry y _
Leader of the Opposition and his col- leagues on the said Committee are deserving ol’ censure for haviiiguiter- ,ly railed In their duty to examine | into the public accounts for the pest
YGB-I" I Mr. McNevii.\ said .lie need hardly 'add anything to what was contained in the amendment. It spoke for lt- nelf. The Leader of the Opposition had made A greet outcry about being left, c-if this important committee lalt year. but when be had,beon put on ,he had not taken the trouble to at- ,iend one single meeting.
Mr. H. D. McLEAN in eecondihl
the amendment said ‘t‘het_the Leader of the Opposition he mode _ the statement that the -External Auditor had made his audit on incomplete information end had been satisfied
Iwith the certified statements et fir Provlncisl'Aiiditor. That was ii ,t 'sd if mm. members turned to die External Auditors' cortinciite thly would ilnd there st . , .,,,_-.
u ' . ' I an Ii»:i:a::e:eIiIinIN’et$N“:it émtabl, -in coonaciimi into anew ‘ot ' the v ue. Uh - _ I vince,‘iI1eveAeN;N;ii 1% 'Mies end eo-
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