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olde. Atherton, Sourla and Montague.

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tnall) ln Canada, a`nd $2.50 for U. 8. A ‘ iii .

___ \_ C\n_ad;i, ini! $3.0Q_fq!; t_J,_ S. A.

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I' ` mail In Canada or U. S. A. -li _ . _ . ._._._._._._._. _§.,_._._.,_._._.___._.___._i_=._»_._._.,_._-, _-_~_._. _ _-V, _-_~ , ,-_-,_-,-_»_~,»_~_~_-_»,-::_~_~_-_-:_

E"°'""l mu’ (l°""ld°d Jam) °2‘°°’ (d°"v°'°d °' b’ Iiy the civic antltoritiifs was'imperative.

-.< ‘M¢|-ning D;i|`yI(|ounded 1891), $3.50 per year. tngtiver. siilewalks ari§,ti_> Cjpailieil oil' after evtry snow fall;

ed) |n -Mancé; 325° pe, ye" (mgudd) in advmfvm |,. neglect of lliisis punishable hy Ittte or iinprisotttneitt,

` ' |be eiiforceil. .\ll tlte citizens know tlte law; the great .3°t""hY'w°°k'Y (f°l"'d°d 1887) ‘iw P" “"”"m °"ttiajorit_v coiitply with i_t _faithf_ully; there are ;i fpw

i 1- .\Ioxti.\v, I- iatttitxtiit' t3, .ii)t7.

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“EYE et-ei-y case of neglect. 'I`lti.s is tlte only renteily and if

Itltere.-ltas Iieett a siiiiti-stoi‘itt and tltat the siiletvalk iitnst

,\_.`¢..»-

/ea, »,»./._/~

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l'.nriipi‘ has been reitttiiicii Ii_v Sir Roliert liorile ' thc :t|i|ioittlittettt_'.if5X|t‘_-»$lc\\':trt l;\-oit, .\laita;;ittg |i<li-

’* ' ' ..

Itii' til' Ill; 'l`tii'tiitt=,i _lilt_;lti‘_:ts' olilt`lill "l`._\'e \\ tt|lL'.\~'.

Iliilit-i-ii, thi; iltiti' of "I-fre \\'ittti-ss" has hei'tt ilis-

litttltis set'vii‘e has not _t;i\'eit .\ati\f:tctiiiit, l.oril lieu-

v~_-t'Iit‘ool\ is a hn:iiii'ti-r, not zi iie\\~|i:t|ii-i' inatt, and hail init tlte .~¢li_elttcst idea ot' nliat 1lie(`;tit:iiliatt |‘rt-ss \\'att- leil their "l".\'e \\`itttes~" iii t'ei'ot'il. \\`hett Sir Sant

_.-¢-__

vi-r :i_qt'i-c upon tlit'e~i~let‘tioit of one of tlieit' own ittini-

_ ber to i'i-pri-settt tht-i_ii_ This t'epI_\' in itself nas at

ttieztstire of l.oriI |le:t\-et‘Iii'iiol~.`s igttiit'ztttt`e of jottrita

ll-"l".-_ ll$`_“"_`l‘l"“il}' l‘“i‘E'l“\‘-"- il* “"lUl`l““ill’~`l)` 4* ‘rIl'*`“l tlte City i\-larsltal with .strict instructiotts to :inplv it.

tttan\' otltcrs ilo also, that itetvspaper ntett of ilil't`erettt

sltade. ti'-|"' iiilitics carrv their ilil`t`et'ettees into their mp-. . _-,- ' . -,'

iit tt.tn J itn.tt_\ inttttst.

personal and biisiite-~~ relatiiitis. lt is not so; itews~|

paper nien nta_\' have stiwittg political cottvictioits whiclt they air in soasoti and»>ontetiines-out of season in their eilitorial coliiinits or parliantentswy correspott- 'iii-tice, litit \-:Iii-it it iiotnes to at titattet' of Iittsiitess or

i peiisiittal i'el;ttiiittsliip_ they sink pat't_v ilill'et'i.-ttces, just

as the lietter cl.-iss oi' politiciaits and public nien do

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\\'ltett Sir Saiti_Ilii;;ltes lcit tlte Xlilitia Depart- .1

_ nietit, the t`ait:idian iit-wspaperttieit again ztppriiaclieil

. the tiiivc`i't\itteitt iiit the siihject, attil this tiitte Sir llo-

Iicrl llorileit t't-ceivi-il their ri-pi°esetttalions. Ile innne-

i di;itel_\' a_gt'ccd to the justice of the contplaiiit, and ztsli-

eil the directors of tlte Laitttilirttt I‘i'e>s l.ttl., to itotiti- nate a ite\vspa|ie1' ntati to oI"t`ti_-ially represent' tlt-ent at

~ _ the front. 'The Directiirs niet and ttnaitiittiiusly selec-

teil .\lr. Stetvttrt l._\-oit, .\Ia|iagiitg liilitor of tlte Tiiroti- to tiliilie as tlteir rc|it'csi‘tttati\'e_ Tltis scleclioit is all the ttiore itote\\'iit'tlt_\‘ wheit it is reitteiitliered that it

are .-it 'thc pri-si-iit tinie two-tltirils t`iiitset‘\'ative. \\'licii it eoiitcs to littsitte.~.~. iieivspapet' titeti do not allow the

°` ciitttplexiiiit of a niait'S politics to weiglt, \\'ltat they _ ask is. "Can he deliver the gooils ?" If in their opinion

_ _ _ "_ _ _ fapplied as directed, our Sidewalks will in future be

(mc "I th" l~i"”`““`*"l 5~'l"°\im“`°"` -"li th” Unmilmnlless ilttiigerotis 'tnil verv ittnch titore cotttfortulile th'in

» _ ; . . - - ‘ , i i

l’|-t»_s-.- in t-tiiiiiectioii witlt tlte recorilitig of tlte war iit||_____CU_,~m._._

` » ‘ ’ it in » - .

__ -_ _ _ »__,_..|. _ __ . l““.5“l h_\ .Sn _\|_,x _\||i__H_ mm |__,,,| ],t i\ti\»l"“`-lttltiiil some tliait upon others. lherc are stretcltes of

l ' lll‘1~'l"~`* “`i"` -‘I‘I"""l\`l“"l "ll ll” -`“l’.l""l- ll” l"~`l‘~`r"""l tion of their siili-wallis and if there ai'e itisiiperalilt- di- ; the gi'ii-\-aiice of the press to _I.oril_Ileaverlirook. only _§m_.u|m__`. in me ‘my of t|l,3t,. Complying with the law

to receive the i-i-ply that the t aitailiztn press could ite- we imu. m, ,imlm ‘iw m,1],m~;t;L.S_ gf ;,l,l,m|_._i U, Wm

It-tppi its that thi- I)iri-I-tors of the Catiailiatt l’i'e.ss l.til., ,

"» ‘ ' `. '- '., '_ .. . i - ' "-.-

' ll-C Qilll- ll? I5 1l\`l_\}`.tl_ i0 “IQ -`“_'ll\` I-` 1s'l‘U‘_ll‘5 l»ll~llILC» ~tnartIte :itfetisive hy tlte (ierinans. So far there 'has

. l{efi~rriiti~‘ to this :i i iiiiiitittent, the tlttxiwa. otirnal- Ji ai f - .” l

-_-g..-..:_.. ar.- ...,_:

' ,ll it

il`,

I't'ts's .sa_\'~.: »

"Tile sclectioii li_\' the (`.'ii_t;idiatt. l’|'i-.ss of .\lt'. Ste- 1

\\'1ll'i l.\'itIl. l`.illltil` ‘lf lllv 'l`<tl`l>l\lU lilflllv. il-`ill\'\\'~"I’il` ltereliifiit'i'. tiitte alotte \\'ill tell. So far thi‘_i' ltiive not

|\\'I‘ i"tt`l‘i ~pit\\i|i'Ill int llli' \\l'>I<'\'\1 ltltlllv ll">t\I \»~' itll done ntori- ntisi-Iticf than tltev ltad Iii-en diiiit;_;‘ wltile os- :n|ttiii‘.-ililc iiiie. To the oi'iliitai'_\- \\'iii'kittg ntetttlicrs

of thi- i-t':tIl liis aiipiitiitiitcttt. \\'hti'li is sttli_|i‘ct to tio- verititteiit ap|iro\'al ciinies :ts a .~ttrpi'ise. f\'iiliiiil_\' tltiiiitjtt that .\|t'. l._\'iin, who was lttililiitg one of tlte

tiiost i-t~~piiiisiIiIt- positiiiiis in('aiiaili:tttiteivspapertvork

eiiiild atliiird the tinii- to lie "war eot'respo'iiiling." lint porteil in yesterday tnorniiig’s (iiiariliait. ri-g;ii'ilitig ii' he can see his nay ch-ar, and his paper cati do \\'itlt-- tlte siitkiiig ofiiertttaii stibinarines there is ci-t-ry yt-;,. ottt hint, so nttti‘h the lii-tti-r Int' tlte t`:tttaili:tit peiiple i i

and the Cztttztiliziii l’re~~.

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".*`»te\\-art Lyon is a lin;-li class tte\\'s|iapei'tttait Ill

all that that iniplies. Ile possesses an excellent lite-

_IEW

rary .sly-lc°,' is-:iii :icctirate iilisi-i'\'t-r, a close sttiileiit of :itty |it'o|ili;|tt pi'i-st-tttiit;_; itsi-lf, is syittpztllti-tii'. anti has a ki‘i~_t_i ~i-it,-i- of liiiiiiiir, Hiiiri- thi- \v.'ir Iii-gc-_:iii lie has

ti-it :i"`wai' si1tttiit:ir_\-" which is ztcliiiiiivleilgeil to he tht- hest tltiitg of its kind iii tlte cottitti')'. _

.\It'. l_._\ott is a .\`cotsittati-_ Ile _iti-ver \\'oi'keil oit

any ollier.pa|ier hut the liliilic and lie ittade his Iirst hit ol' faiiti- as a (`it_\‘ Ilall re|ioi'tct'. So good was his juilgiiteiit iii iniiiiii-ipal allairs, and so deeply ili_d he delvi- into itttiiticipal iptestioiis that his opinions used to he .sotiglit liy ciintt'iilli-rs atid alderttieii wheit iirsessioit. .\lt'. l.yoit aI'\vays'l1ail opiniiins to iift`cr atid sotttetitnes lie rit`I'i-reil tltein witltiiiit lieiiig askcil. Ile served in tlte I.egisl':itive ainI'I"eili-ral l’i‘i-ss galleries, tlieit taking exeetitive positioiis in tlte i'iflii‘e. \\"lien Rev. l)r. I\lac- I)oiiiiId resigiiefl as editor there was only oite nian to lake his place, tltat ittaii being i\-lr. l.yoii who had beeit lhe iieri-es of the paper for years.

'__ _ , f_‘_(')livio_tt§ly it is his sense of_ ihit_\' tltat ntakes hint liirsake at fifty _vears of age a eoittfortable. ivell-paiil

positioit for a t-orrespiiitileitfs nniforin aiiil tlte rigors of tlte Iii-lil, llc Iielieves he can do his hit in this way. lt is just like him. (fanailiaii ttewspnpers will appre- ciate his self-sacrifice.”

It- iittty be added that sittce this was written, tlte

|.{o\‘eri:iiient has given its approval to Mr. Stewart Lyon’s appointment, and tlte proprietor of thc Globe having arranigeil for his temporary absence at the

- front, .\'Ir. Lyon will leave ttlntost intmediately for lin- l"` rope. aecoitlpaityittg the l'reinier and his party on what

may prove an eventful voyage. '

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1-" . In yesterila_y’s‘ Gita-riliati itiwas aiiitiiuiteed that the -vi - - .. . - . .

` Cit Marshal was nistrticteil to issue smmonses a ainst

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stitilii.-il‘llte news i|;i_\- by ilay, :iiiil ci-cry iii_i;lit has writ- 'f:til.

tiate the “hog backs" and the icy hununoeks, caused sticlt a Inn: anil cry front citizens that definite action

. lhe by-law on tlns point is plain and specific. 'I lu.

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and it _is-pleasit_ig tg__ttpt¢ that at last the by-law is to

_it-Ito do not aitil through their neglect tlte sidewalks have liecoine \-er_ital.il_e traps. 'l`lt_c;,police now have ile- tiiiite.itistructioits, not to call attil inforiit citizens that

lie cle-iited iitI`, lint to issue siiittniotts-es tortltii-iili iii

-HTC fspl'l‘ll@'l'l'e$h0lS 1t'i'e' due shortly and it is only

li\' ciiitiplyitig s'trictl_\- \vitli tlte law tltat our streets and siile\\‘:tlk.`s can be ntaile passable. Tltcre are, it ntnst bc 'tiIittitteil. cztses in tvlticlt the bnrilcit falls inore lteavilv

vat-attt lots','.r|iere are 't-tivo street sides to sonie lots; _iii sonic. cases there ai'e no oei`upant.~'_ These the (itv ttittst deal witlt Iiitt tltc_\' atje the excepliott. (lccttpants, wltetlter i'iclt or poor. are respoitsilile for tlte cottili-

cousiiler llieiit. The oiienilers, however, have, as :ti rule, no excuse liitt olistittacy or tvilftil neglect and tlte teittedy lor this has been placed in the ltrttids of

\\'e shall therefore a\vait tlte ttext sttowstornt with

' -rtiitzixtiiiiit. i

\\`e are lieciitnin;_{ so acciistoi1`.ed to the wat' th-it

the reports of battles coining in daily cause but Iittl-.- cotttincitt and occupy littt little space in tlte newsp'i- iers. It _is true that the battles being fought' are not 0 be eontpareil either in intensity or in results to the great offeiisive and ilefeiisive actions of a year attd niore ago: yet tlte roar of tlte guns oit tlte .\`oinnte front never ceases ila_v or nnigltt; the battle is ra_:{iti_4 ciititiiiitoitsly: hnnilreils are falling on both siiles: pri- soners are being taken, but neither tlte casttalties nor tlte nitmlier of prisoiters are ttnytliing like as great as during such battles as those of \-'eriltin. Ypres, (ji- venchy aitd'otlters which many eveit in this proviitcc Itavc good cause to rentetnber.

Tlte cottiparatit-le hill and tlte lesseiied ai-tivitv are

Ioiibtless prelititiitai'y to Iii.-:tvier work wlteit tIic'con-- ilitioti of, the gruiinil perinits. .\le:tttlinte the _-\llies are keeping tlte enein_\- busy so that there will be less op- portunity for digging in and forlifying.

_'l,`l)e _iitterest at present centres in the "ne\v” sub-

Iii-en ttotlting "ite\\"’ in it, Friiin tlte start they |iiislted their snbntariiie activity to tlte liinit. Tltev will con- iittie ,this to tlte end, whetlter inore' i-i`I`eetivel\~ than

ti-itsilily lieepiitg within the lionnils of what they were pleased to call iiiterttatioiial ttsage. They have threa- teited iitticii and proiiiis-eil ntnch Iiut the llritisli .-\d- niii‘alt_v claims to have anticipated and prepared for it.

l"ront a c_as'.i:tI .~tatett`teitt tttile by .it naval oI`licei', as rc-

son to believe that a fearful toll is being taken of the li-lioats, but the llriti‘slt .\ilniiralty iitaiiitaiits its Spltittx-liki: silence: the I]-boats leave their ltat'lioitrs, niany of thi-ni iievei- t'o_»return and never to lie repor- ted. The "fri}gIttftilttess" on tlte sea _niay yet develop si-rioii~l_v Iiiil tlie_re_ is every ri-asiitt to lielievi- tlial tlte

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liioil _-u|i|il_v ol liri-.it lirilaittt :ind lter allies will not

The lfltiti-il States sitiiatiiin has alreinly ci-gisotl ii,

excite ititerest. The “overt act" which was to prceipi_ tate hostilities has not yet' iitaterializeil altltougli se- veral Attiei°ic.-tits, Aiitericaii wonten aitd litiliesiliavc been inurdered oit the high seas. W'hat shall consti- titte a sitfticieiiily “overt act” has not yet been (li5t~](,§. eil. lhe .\IIies have inaile one request of the United States, itatitely. that they cease disclosing tlte dates of sailings of iitercltantinen from Ainericaii ports. No doubt this reqtiesl will liecotttplied with. There is good reason to lielie__ve tltat tlte Allies are not anxious for tlte Ifttited States to enter the war at this late date or lo regard seriously aity adilit.ional ilevihttent on the part of (_ierntany. 'i`he llutts canttot ilo anything ntorc to Anierieans than they have beeiriloing during the past two years attil it wottlil scarcely be worth while to take offence at this late date. The Allies can Iinish tlte joli alone aiiil will ilictate their own terms of peace, hleanwliile the United States can retiiler its best ser- .vice to liutuaiiity-by selling its products frotn farin anil factory lo the Allies, who alone are at present able to receive theiti. » ` - -I N )°r(ss

iii. to .\t. .\t¢it~£ioiai_ti,.0f i-it-wit, ata tiiiiu- iiipp..-

sition erities liave roiindly scored tlte'Goveritinciit for not sending battalions to the fmt-.t as units. If these geitlleitten know- what they are talking about, thc_v are iiot animated by' motives of patriot.-fsin. If they iloii't Jinow what they' are talking about. they have no right to waste the time of Parliament in partisan blabber.

AF'

By insisting' oi: sending battalions to ,the front coin-

Tltere is no ilettying the fact that

there Is room for itnpri;-ved service on txtany Rural Rutttes. Itt some i:ui~iel~i_: putlette(-_ hits lieeoine it vlrttteithat It is oxtretnoly ilitlleiilt to exercise.

I’i-i-sottally I Iii-Iinve that fitrtni-rs

sltuulil lii'in'g tit-es:-titi°e to hour on the Governntent tc- z-evlse the laws so that nt;-.li earrlet-ii. elergytueti, doe- tors. and all public servtints-attrl pro- fesslottal tiieit who can be 'ol' service, to iztrtnere would lie iniltn-oil to pin'-I

peuleil' all tuail cart-lot-is, elei-i;ytttett| and doctors should lic ttrliieil Iii- HHH

t‘Lll':l. _ ' i \-\-'hen nit-kttfrss iii-i-tirs iti the t`at‘tit-

t|tttlt_\'ii-tt~:e.s li_v sttttttttottittzl tht- Iloc-jp tin- till thi: |ihoni:. lt' thi- Iliictni- has H it Cat' he can 'ilttii-lily iirrive at the

islatti--its in _l‘t-ini-ti i‘oitnt_v wltei-ii the h uso iiI` cars ettalili-il Uiii-tot-s to save- h

the i-xts-tint: laws. 'l`Iti- Ser-t'ctat'_\' ol

iIettt:tt.iIitty:- tntttii-diaii~ ttcitttttciit. pt-ti-_ _ tttisiiil not to Iii-in_'J li-‘itil pt-iii-eeilittizs

ll' ttt--tttlii-rs ot' thi- .-\nti-.~\titii _-\s-si;-,.

ask toy at least i-izti-ttsiiil, pt'ivIli-_:tes t`ot‘ his pt'otoi-tiiitt in 4-titf-i-gi-tti-it-s.

In t'iti-| I think tit-it i-v<~r_v Iitdttec-

nti-nt slttittlil lie tit`t`ei~i-il to pt'ot'iissiott-

etttpttott tt'oitt taxatioii on auto, or a i liiititis to lie paid bv ilovt-riintettt or

'Fhe satisfttetiiat and pi-ittei-tion to g

tat-nters in linowini.: that the Doctor I llvttn; te" or Ilttei-.tt tnilcs :t\‘.'av_ can

i'oiteilos inte to his is-clzttiiitt in it re- ( ntot,_\ ai.:t'ii-.ultttt‘:tl cottttttt1tti_t_v.

i- is its te tc ia

l`i\l‘llli‘l‘==, like in_\'selt`. loeztteil near I the end ot' it Itttt-al Iiotttg could roce- t

tttakcs its realize how t-eaII_v prittiilive I our ttti-tltoi_ls~at-e. ' t‘onttitet't-e, itgi‘iettItttt'e, itiilus-tt‘_\'

and eotitpetitiott are oil a keen 20th

t`or un-to~il:iti- papi-rs, follow tttarlii-t reports closely, and in iiriler to nialie tlic vi-t-_v ntost. nl' our oppof‘tuttItii-s we ntttst conintaiiil thi- list- ot' i-vt-.i'_v przii-.» llffilillle ltllioi' attd iititc~.~¢a\-ith; device. the satin, as is living done in evetgv ‘ pt;o;.‘:t'csslve part of the eivilizeil ‘ world. .

I .nn Sir, etc.. ` l

AGRICULTURIST. -‘

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may be eoltsIdot'i~tl as iiletttii-al. since I

CIWSO CUFF- Allll \Vl\\'l| UW l“W I* "0 -atnlttutlon li_v ifottittiissioiiei' Cvifotittot-

er‘s l'atttil_\'. lives. could lit- i~iavi~.il iLLl,.m,"0l,(,|\, 0,, |,0tmm,5 Supl in (hip

‘__ __ _ _ , _ __ __ t.ioii that he is the Ottawa repre- cdsitli- ol hl:- pzttii-nt and iindct tneil- Scmnu,.L.»_ up appiiegl fm. ,the m_ li-al tttil while _‘Jet tltcrg is tltne. _ lawn agency. “.|m)u the exchange

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W. Forbes Denies He Is Ottawa* - '

- _ MGM- 1|- \`II\' 'l`|lt>i\l.\S \\-’llI'l`I-I,

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Moyneur Bros. Toll' of Car|oad_‘4.

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Spoillng

~=. ~-- |-|- o'r-r.f\\v.\. mi. iii.. -_-:itiiaiii i~‘iii-- "'

lies. Ottawa liroiiet-.ileiili-il -last night when called for -ex-

itt the high cost of living Investigation. that he is the Ot- tawa. agent ot’ -the New Brint'swIi-k Potato lilxeltuttge, -,zulil to have a

art ol' the ciittntt'_v. ll ivan sttttell I earlier slltitttzs o|` the lttvtustlga-

-|-|-|-+`éi-

I‘.\l{'l`.\.l I-`..\"I`

Ill. , .

\\'ltat was the ittiillvi- that ttetttali-.il

nio In si-nillni.: that _li~|ti:"? My tiiiitlvo_ was tii protect the tt-ensitry of Canu- ila, itnil ltt my |it'e=ie-tit I->0SlllU|l 1 00"" i-eive that to lie nt`_\' duty. (lu .Iann-

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.\"I`i)l{Y _-\Iii)l"l` 'l`_l

l`I()N (ll-` 'I`ll|'I

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nixmtuuv' -

Qffiiiffi*-ill'

in.nnnNmTmv .\itt.i'i‘i.\ iii-:- _ tr.\ititf;it_ slit _

Uoittis.

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Puyitttutiter General mtl tt . ol’ the lvlllltlu Depnrttneitho Iliiriiiilllfiera nothing but good reuttlt ft-ont' siiil' ai-tion on our pint and li would I limit:

On .Iulv 27, 1916. I directed tittiithe

The writer is fainlliat- with twiz- ln- was formed in SeptemhE,_l._ -he saith

ut, ho was not. aeeopteil, nlthougli

. _ _ ii has sold :I9 cat-Ioails ot’ potator-'s.

pattettts lives, and in both eases the in mmwu and (nsU.i(_t at a c0m_

,ears writvi ‘un in ilii-iii-t violation iii' H

the .\ttti.\ttti~itn-lille .\,-siii-latioit. in W

‘his i~I`I`ot'ls to pt-rsttnile it Sltlitttti~t‘sitli‘ B lloclor to use his cat' in tt sii-k cttse 0

cialiott can i-oitttttaiid thi- use o|` eitrs for their l`i-ti-ttds \\-hi-ii oi-eztsiol, it-ar- rants. is ,it not t‘i-its-iiitalilii for tho L ittatt with takes ttii |i:ti-tii-iiIni- stand ti.~ ‘

al ltti‘||'|ii p“t'-t‘ttt'_¢i i-ars'. such its ex- “.

Si-ltool llistriet. U U

rc-ui-It otteis hottie in a t`i'w ntittttiles re- p

when (___ (_ _mm _ H I-_ _L H ,_ sented at the Ittvestiizatiott. Mi-. For-

ivt- thi-If‘ ittail ltiittrs earlier if ntail i-:tr rtiirs weri- |ici-ttittti-il to t-un tt ear, "

century basis, attd wlietlter he ailimits “ _ it or not. we will lit, I-.iinipelled to ail Sl'°"k' N-‘ B" Slum l,h° seam" °l’°“' opt. progressive tnotltods, sttbsi-f-iliii ml lil-“-' Septvtttlier.

the sales he iiiaile in ()tt.awa attil

loads tor iIeIivei'_\' in t)ll.:twit and I4

Wcllsli iitttt-.i-ii-. and liliti.-:lisllt tnttsft: l"U|'ll0S Silitl- ‘Wills l'llliI'0lY UlL‘0\ll~’|l

tho 1_pug.,i(-_ of um 1,n(._pi,,;_ B,-puns wus- tit'ti-t ntaking iittotatiotti-i to ()ltawti driven along with the people into the ilitalcrs, wltlclt ivere aizeepletl mountain t'ii;-ttniss or \\'a}p'_-._ Them is thetn, ho had’to sell; iiuotitliiitia no doubt that the i'ei.:ttIar tneasttte and .Slllll0i'il- l0 <Y0I\ifll'll1‘\ll0l\- ll--“ . IIT"

ii'i-.ion of two cents on each bag.

. _ , I

Personnel of Exchange.

(

It is kniiwtt that thi- i-xi~ltatii:it 1 as |`ti,t-ttteil i-at‘I_\- ln_ Scptctttltiit- ot i tt ./\tti.:ust, h_\‘ ttint- potato dealt-:"1 i t` that pt'o\-ittci-'_' 'I`ho iii-nts :-rc: latiielil & Scott. .I’orter tt- .\-Iattsi-t, y he McCain Protliteo t‘iintp:in_v. .\7i~I- t es K- ("larkt‘. l’hilips, l<Is-.toy (‘oni~ i any, ll, F, Stnltlt. Boltan Bt-ptlters.

`. <‘. Gallaglier and B. Il-ielsaac.

In a typeiviitt-.-tt . statentent pre- t

ies ili=i:Iareil. he is ttot a ntemliei- ot' h.~\ New l'lt‘ttttswii:li Exeltattige. "i"iin- I eqtti-.iitl_v~." he sitid. “I have tto in- etttivo to aittt for it hi.','h price for 4 iotittoes noi- to ilitfefttil otte il' it ex- I sts My littsiitcss is that ot` it lirtik» t

er. in which c.tp_.tcit_\' I have ittztile it sales ot' potaloiis for tho New I’.runs'_- I

yottr :tttettttott to .s-how how rapiilly our fixed ititeri-.st i:lti_tt'z:<-it will mount

'ic-li Potato Exchange of Wooil-

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'I`li1~ witiii-ss sitlittiitti-il it t-eeoril ol'

listi-It-t for the New Ilrtinswiek tix- -ltange. 'I`Iii-_v antottttteil to Ili car- 4

`ot' iIe'Ii\'i:ri' iitttsiilt- ot' Ottawa.

\gains‘t this. he vientnroil to state i itat iluritti.: the Sainte pet-iiid ot' time

awa wi-ro at $1.75 pi-r tltl piinttds

The Iit'iti ol' l'ortet' & Mattsei-,

hi-' cxi-ltatti.-;i~_ Ile ailntitteil that

by' t

Piloro e\'iiIi‘nco was taken which pmt( few iIa_v:~i I have Iiiiett iitttliniug ottlil show that the ,New mv bmtgpi SW\,...|,_ “mi |,;|\-¢» rotten- rtutuwlck Iilxi-ltttttim ltas a ntittt~ iliivtttly Iii-i“:t c\'aiiiiiitttLf i-ttreftill_\' Iti- twli' im tiiitiiliii-it in Hutt tiwvini-i- to viii itiiiiiii-‘tat siuitiutiii. i-‘i-itiiitty. mi

.-intl ilirei-ll.\' =tI`I'<‘i'ts it i:t‘i>'tli ttulft of atwiitiiit or itii~ tiiiei- voir-tiiliitii-e oi'

___ |_______ ldnslei-tt (‘atiailu. _t‘oitttiiissliitn-.i- 0'- i _ , . _.

" ` (iinttor stated. tltlrlllli lll0 l'-“HIP-pciitlitttre itpott t-apitzil ai-.ciittttt tor

tiatioti oi' t\1t'. I<‘ot'lics. that Ile l\:|2~i raiI\\'ays and ptililii- it-ni-ks. I ltave lin- tatntttetits wlticlt show that the igoiiip i=xt-ceiliinzlt' attiprelttttislvix as to ow llruttswii-k Ex(-Itattti,-te eottlrtils om- |i|,am;@_.; for tha eoniiiig year. lt fi por i-ent ot' the potato crop ill' mar lip im(-t\ssttt'_\' tot" its tt- cnttslilr.-r New l}t'tttt.~t»\\'ii-li. ` . ' i `

ticcttr, as it is an olijei-I to us all to

l`i‘ont tht- i`i".i~h tloi-crittttettt shottlil

t‘o\\-ini: irnilcr this Itivt-littnr to the end ot' I\I:tt‘i-It will :tntiittnt to sixty inillizinl lollars, upon wltirlt ittteri-st i'l\1ll'l!i'»'-‘ next _vear will lit- twii and a halt’ tnilliott~tIoIlat-.s-. It we liii“t‘i~'iv one

itite|'i`-si i'ltat'i.:e will Iii- t'ottr ittillion

I ._ v `- _ ' l

It-ian to t-<'»pa_\- tht- llrltislt iltivi-t-ttnn-it'

SOICI 39 CBfl0adS- an i--.i it ltigltcr rate tit` Iittiii-ost will

Ittt t itil Iiei. ottt c i-dll is

not so _cond as that of llio Itttpcrittl tlovci'nitii~nt.

sltottld pttt t`iirtlt i»vi-.‘_\- i-i't`iirt iii bent' iinr sltare in the hitt'di~n ol' tht- war

eil. \\-'hal I ilesiri" to :tsl-: ito\v is that

lll0l`0 WUI" 0\"‘l' G00 "i\l`l0i\'l1' ‘ll you will git-'ii p:tt'lii-itlat- atti-ntiott to

M potatoes iinpot-teil to Ottawa. 'l`he' i

llrsl S=\li‘-'~ “I2 Forbes tltailr- in' Ol- iii-iittiiiii-I-.s in ctiiiiitt-iiiiii with ita~-

ailniinislratlott ot' thi- Militia llc -t=‘t-I

The True Origin of English Music bulk- I

MF- gri‘tti ili-:tl ot` such i~x|ti:titIittii'e is itt-l

ovltalili-. bitt it appi-at-s ti- nie tliull i-.\'i~.t'_vtltiiti.': that tttigltl Iii- i-otisiili-rt-ill as an extra and tiiil roiill_v tw-ititii-eil to-

pestiotts will tto.iIi-ulit bi- ciitttittttally i

itrv 11. -1915, I ttiIiI“i-ssoil the follow- lni: lettet' to the l‘i-into I\linlster:--

I tlttaiva. Jaiiuary ll. till-1.

Mv dear Sit' ltolit-i-t.»-~ Dtirltti.: this

ltifwti- attil our titti-t-tlrollalile ex-

Itt- isliultiiig down of sottte of our at‘i.:ct' iviii-ks. but I liopi- this tttay not

-iz-tttintni to al`t'ni-il as nini-lt e|ttpIo_\'-. nent :ts posizilili-_ So t`:tr as ou" war -x|iei.ilititt-it is ioiiciii-tit-il the tact Ita' wi- can tiltlnitt the ttttilti~_\- |'euiliI_\’

tot lilinil in-_ In tho tact tlial it has to,

ie i-i~paid_ :tit.I that in the tttiiiitttitttili tttet't-st is t:it;tt11t-'; upon it. On" lii~:‘-

tutnl't'<-il ntllliiitt dollars next year. the

oll.tt.~. tihti It ailileil to the two and a tall' ntillitins reii-t~"i-ii to_ will tttalie it otal Ilxi-il Itiii-rest i-ltarizo i.~t` six atiil

ltaI't` ntilliiin dollars .

:tin only i|ra\_\’ittg this to

tp. \\’liint we isstii- otit-'t‘attttillati war

; 'c it lie pi' . "tu:a- ' ' ' '.

As _von know I lint-.i Iietin sit-otigly

li-sirotts t`i-oin thi- Iii-i;Itini|t',: that we

ti-it\'1t.ItstattiIltn; tlip expctise itivolr-

letter t0 the Prlnte Minister: r

Ottawa. .nit - 2

Dear Sir Robert,- ' ) ml' 1916

While Sit* George Pett-ley is |,,_.,.r_ l

tbittli we f-.liottlil consider i~:triii'ug|\. fha iiuostion of our war' expenditures- In Etiglanil. Front tt slatetnoitt p|»@;,-,inwd to nie this ntornittg by the ltotttittinii at-eotttttattt it appears thete ari- lat-gp .iitttstaitilltig llablllllen ttttil uratiljtie-'teil ui-eottltts rtutniitg into the niIlliiius_ pcb ott:tI|_v I fool that tlteri- shiittlil liri siittte |`ttt't.het' i-het-li npott th/0 expottditttres No iloubt the otlleeris- Iti `i-liat_c<- tum; been doing their best. httt wlth the rr.-'ipiiiislliility ot' their actions ilei-oli~. ini: ttpoti us here I feel there sltoiilit be a e-loser eonneirtlon and a ntot-ii i-ight stiperitlslon than' hiv: prevailed in the past.

(ln .-\ni.:ttst 30, 1916, I iIIt't-‘clcil it l`tii-.

ther letter to the Ptinte Ilflittisti-r:

Ileat' Sir llobert,~

I attt sontowltat i:otti'.erttetl.<iv,»,- the

tai-i that the Governor Iti i`ottiti-il tix. err-.iseil no control, except tln-ottitli of. Iieials, over our growing ntllitai-y ox. penilitures in (Irottt Britain. We must have one hundt-tid tltousitnii itte'ti tltet-ii and we are borrotvlttg frottt the llrit- i::it (lnvt.-i‘ntttettt. for tttIlitztr_\' expi-iiilit. ure- at -least :t tttilliiitt pounds it itiiiittlt oi- sixty intillliiti dollars pet- _veat-, ,\ eiittsiili:'t'aliIe part ol' this :uni Is iii cotirse lor pay. but I tint satisiieil that tlicro are large oxpi\ttiIlt.tti-or-~ |'ni‘ :up- plics and'iiitttiptttiittt. This vxpi-iifiiiip-.. iihiiiilil tttttloitlitiully be .s'tiliji~<-t t-i an. tltnrizalinit by or on belinlt ol' the Govctttor Gi-ti'0ritl ht (Tottncll, .\s it ii ttot pt-ttetiealile for the' Govertttttctit tii di-al with 1'-uch_ exponditttt-es liei-i>-I ihlnk wi- should appoint, a ciitttiiiiisliiti' eonievvltitt like the Witt' I’t|t'i-ltasitn; I‘ottttitissloti,\\‘ltos4\ attthoi'i7.ati<iit` wtittlil lie t-et|niteiP heI'ot'e any einttiw-I |`oi- stttipliei-< in' i-tittlpntettl is i-,tttet'i-il into or any txpettilltltre ntmIc` t'or i-onsti-itc- tiini or nlht-'r pttrpnses.

'I`lt;tt I nnty say tn_v ilrsl idi-'it `iiI'

o\-err-iitttiit;.; the diilli-ulty whit-It wi- hail in i-Itccklitg and snlegttarding iittt- wat- iixtiettilitttro- In Englnriil. _

It this is not dmto thorn will hc' tip-

ltii tttatter i\l` .sai-ittg tttiiii\<~i-ssai‘_\- ex-I

pi _

ttettt dttiini: th,-_ war. .\'o iliinlit ai

he eiittipttti-tit tit' sulistantial etiittliorl. I' our tt-oops sltottlil Iii- oniitti-il. Stul-

i-nttt.:ltt. ti, otti- altentliin for thi- pur-

ilizttoniif st-_tip or the \Vf¢],;h ||m_eii¢im|5 elztreil hi- has not. .split .t.tt_v potalot-'S are ntot'c` a;:t'oealilt~ to tho I<}tt|.:Ii.ih our l`0\' the i‘xi‘lltlll.l!if ‘i-ll\I'l‘f (`l<‘l0l1f‘l' 21.

nntsit- t'e`i|ttit-cs tl'i lio uct-otttpattie-il, Ili

tlti-_|iiit'p. \\'a.~- totiitil with an acciittt- paitlntcttl

tttore artiitii- than that iit` t-itlier llioi rt- Scolt-li or the It-ish. tiwitti.: to the I

fflift. that their si-ale was iniit'i» coni- plntii, thus givitti: thi.-nt ,tztitatcr H0 Pillltlc :ind l't‘t-'t‘tltntt. In adilition to

sitttple and \'et'y tneloiliotts. ()I` their dance tnusli: this “_lig""sci-nts to Iii- the t`itvotItt»‘. ’I`|tii_v ivero izt-cat ittt- p.t'oviiators and litlltl tttttslii-al lotir-

liittgtliittts sotttetitnt-s i:iittt|'iietiril. ‘-101

Itt it ttutnliizr ot' tlte old Iititzlislt Ol

siittg: in "Ileatt Suites" the ot'li.1in lll

ltilii-lettt. treiistti-_v ot' som: has noni-.

i-i.-ailii-it isitti--i. wi. Iieuait its distri I

Sou;;s” who ri-a'II_v tier-.il it. Out' :ii v'ltt'o is to i-til out thi- tteiri-si~;:tt-_v‘ coti- ii

the voluini-' at our olllee. 'l’oil-.tys 1 coupon t`ull_v explains the tertttsi. Take onr word tor it-tltls viiluino is entir- "

c`vt-r_v ltonte. '

§‘l"|'\l'1°'l"l'°|"l'¢#'l°\l°'l'l-O\I\\'l I'

°rf+#1*i'1'++

*Il*

Dl|_l.Y SELECTIOHS FOR GUIRDIIN RFIDEIIS

n-in-is .

Furnllliod by S

*iii*

W. 8. Louaon, |

-I-4»-li-|i‘+-l~~|-'l»~O+-l»+~l»-I-~l»-I-'li ,|

V. C. "

Tlti-.re`ii tnatiy it tttan has won the

i‘t-oss

Wliliih lint tlte t`cw ntu_i- wear: lllizli t`ante wlll coinii to sin-lt, bttl

iionte _

Must he dmtloil their sltarc:

The |.:t-iizite.-it prize In ltttmatt i-yes

Is that which In more rare.

Good lui-k.to those who gitln the

` (fro:-ii-i, It. la their right. ond dur,-, t

Yet. ‘tht no test of all the rest,

For heroes are not. few.

Anil ntnny it grave holds ont; an brave

Ii- I-higliinil only knew.

'I‘hero'p litany t1 man has HIVUII llltt

lie- ‘ *‘N‘1tolilo izlit and iree--

'RY'tthlelil his friend unto thu end ..'.W.h`en .none was tltei-ii to seo ‘_ Ike- these who passed with hliti at

,.-.»., last _ _ _

‘nto et_ei;nlt_v. _ __

to, those wh°`wenr the (‘i-oss!

. But-'nenth it brighter sun

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than thi- pentatoitit- scale ot`tltt- Si-otirh "I lttlll lltllllllli-1 I0 (I0 Wllll lllft <‘1ll'- and Irish pt-,iipIos_ Ag 3 mit, \\'L-is-tl loads iii potittoels which were I'rii7.1‘n

Niiiirttibet- between Iliotttreal and i

and lteitti; i-iitittitistfil pt-ini-i|i;ill_v for 'I`0l`0“l0~" ‘

_ _ would appeal' that i-ai-It potato

'l`lie \l'i-Ish iittisii- is. i-oin-iiilt-ii-il ‘l"i\l“" I" N"“' l"`""”“"l"l* lm* il ‘lI` l

thi-ir ii-iii- it-oiii;_~;_ thtiy |ii,_»_;;,@,~,_.; up up. tltoiii:lt." siii.,ei-stiil thi. i~ontniis~ aliutttlant. pastoral ttiit,-.ic which iii 1~‘lUlll‘l'~

tiattii-tits' in which ltiinstrol.~:»t't'ont three flllilllllllt' Uli l"’lill0“»\` Wlllifll “'*"l"‘

_is siippo.~.i~‘il to he' Wolslt. This mag- Illlrlll.

into llii- liiitttes- oI` ltuttdrt-.ils .o|` our his Iititi soiil live' i-arlotiils ttl` Wt-

litttiott, altniist I`i-vi'-., antottt: thi-. pew lt.V l|l`.\' VIII- "WI |"""""'ll4- l`|"' PIU UI llllh \‘ll.\'< 'l`lN` Hlllllllt' I1" 'll' M"-""""" |'l"'l""| IW' $290 “" 'lm'-_ olliirts tlttiv are liintntl to bi- i.'xi'e'eiI- ntinisltini: so tapiilly that. we begin deal. h||_,h.|m.m,_ ‘ '

to |'iia|' that all will not have “Ili-ztrl `

I- hiatt' said. llti-._\~ itttporliiil to Otlttwa

piinis as ituiclily as piisF~iIiIe` and get i‘=tl'l0t\llS lll0l`l‘- lllilll lllfll' l)0\lF1l1l Ill

ely witltoitt rlvnl-and :should bo in and out. ot' that 5.000 bags, Sttl lines

_ i-tittriil." In their warohiitise iitt

Rodputli stt-eel. he said. 1,500 bags

~ ,| on shitrittinitii. 3,000 liuizs ot' potatoes.

up so that he eiiulil prot-cet his eon-

Milltin, De artment. Mr. Moyneur

_ I potatoes at $1.60 a bag. A second

i-.ontrnct was drawn' up later under which he sold for $2.25 i1 ling. The I inllltlti trade accounted for 50 ear-

loailii of tho Moyileur Ltd. stock. I

ettrretl to me that It would be~ln the tn-

rerl hlin to the N w Brunirwli-.k Po

and Thompson, he snlil. t.old him they would prefer to sell through

Moyneur declared would not nel. any I profit this year. ‘ (iommlsf-flon. 'l‘ho` -Imperial Mintltlons'

1 , _ I.

linen overt-.lii1rged.” lie mild, "pnr- I

nts Prleé, Waterhouse & Company, Touche. Niven & Company. and Mar- wlck, Mitchell. Petit & Company have organizations ln Canada and Eng- limd would no doubt be glad to under-

potatoes for 82.50 a lint! and paying $2.55. I think the price will: have to go up."

I\lt'. ()'t?ottttiit‘ .\'-ttgtxesli-il that it

clot' iin' thi- New llrttnswick l’o-

aio lilxi-.liaitgi~. »- 1

Mr. I-`in'hi-s t‘t-'plieil--“I isttttttol. s _

\__.. “lt Ioiilts wot-lli while Iiillowitti.; i

. . . .

' Five Carloads Spoiled. / I

Moi-ri t~viili:'tti'¢~. oI` this ettot'ittiius i

-i¢_ lltrotttxlt rotting and t't'i:e‘/.ittlr in tiiwa, wir- given by J. li. Miiyni-ur. e only other dealer examined 'last

Itt Niivettilii-t-. Mr, Moyttottr said,

alot-s to lltiI'ali_t, wliielt wt-ro los-I |

.. ~~ . __

Slum the si-,asiiii openeil. .\li°. Moy-

,l'i00 liaigs of potatoes, which ts. /lil

915. .

“Wo stiir/i\iI 5,tl(ltl lingo," he said.

in Sottlillitt' 61'. Majnr’:-- wareltiittsc. 0

otteil. Altogetlter they have lost.

Contract With MI-Iitia. __

Hn ,_,m|c(| he pm.(.|mSc,| |u,.m. satrguarilltii; the etterntous expendi-

tures of the' Doininiott which have been and are being made In Uri-at

[Bt-italnc

toeliir when the' price lioguti to gn

rni-.t with the Militia Departtnent. Inder the' tlrai contract with the

xplalned, he liargalttcil to supply

The wltnesii slated that liii tried o buy from several potato desrlerii I

|n New B,-“m,w|ck_ pmt they ret-m-. some out.st.nttilIng tlrin iii' elinrtoreil itr-

coutttants for the purpose ol' ailvlaini; ref-peetlng tho adititlnlstrntlve ayi-it.i-tti of the Mllltlu Doparttnent lioth liero

unit abroad and upon the' matter ot' safeguards ttpon expenditure such as auditing, etc. -I understand that Hon. Mr. _Kon’lp employed tho flrm of Brlec. Waterhouse & Company with good ref-

ato Exchange. 9Thct tlrm oi Pool

h-e exchange.

. _ Expect.; Price I-not-cue. setting piitai.oui=l at $24 ii bun. Mr.

"I ilon't think the public has I

leulurly now when we are selllnir

, (

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ot' that t'Itttrai-Ii-t' i|` I .sn iIcsIt'i-il.

, i i

i~iIiovi;l,

ltltn. I propose iii read to tlte llotiso

ly 'i_t_\'l As I regitrd lt.. ot' the appoittttttettt. of nn ()vi‘rf'~cits Minister. when I say ttiii~i-.~iiitty. I nteiiu iicii:eitiiIt_\- i'iont a ilit-

Dear Sit' IliiIiert,- _

of business now lielng traitsacteil by

and Itt Enizluttd itnilftlte ntui;n`llttde of

nultf-i lti uitalillshlng the excellent Intr-

lt- -those who failed to eoinply_ with the by-law on the plete, the hovernment would disorgaiiize the ivltoie 4 “g;';’nb;‘":_\u2:_‘°b‘:_;‘g"_”__l;_':_'; ‘:;“‘;g__ "vlan om males Ready to wear :"’“"°““M° 'ae °f "°m““°"‘"°“ “I

cleanin ot`f‘of siilewalks. This is :is it slionlfl lic-as iniliiar 'ili-fem-cs in Northern France-if Sir I)oiiglas Aa ,tum ,.9 ;,|(,,_ to hem- Hi, -,,0|',.,._i Dem,,.u,,e,,t which has been ,-em,.|.

3 - . .

» _ _ - '~ . -. . ' : . . . ._ ' . , . , .,. -_ ~-»-“!t|tillers of God, well diine!‘ deli-il :ind see niir~spni~luIa In tinilfii- it .should have been Iotig,cri this. llii ilisgratcfttl rl:i.g con.»entid to .iitpnniioilitte the ile.n:tnil, .\l..ili .s _Touchuone In LQNDON _#only __km____ Promo B__m.Lm_

coiiilition of the s-iiIe\i'aIl<s'7Iiiriiig the recent thaw i;iilIiiilli':t‘Iile.' f".` Mott." i “ _ _43t'l8~2-t3M!il.

cltas-ti ot` ai-i-otttrctitettls ov' ei|uipttti,-nt

or tor other iixpi-ttiIittrt'i~` whit-It nti.L'.Itt_| l`airI_\/ lip i-e;;at'ilt-il as its-cittl, lint nth, I

ti; stttttie tiitte "ix-I ititlispi:ttsalili~. I could nn-iitioti i-i-i-lain t‘tiitIpttii-ttl

I\lt'. II't..\‘I,l'.\`: I lhitili thi- .’\Ii|ii.s-

,er oiiglit to do that. I'

Sir SAM lIl`lilll‘lS: I wi-ttlil rt-,-;pei-- _ fully ztsli thi- I-`ittatic.. .\litti.~itct' to do _

Sh- 'l‘lI().\'Ii\S WIII'I`I‘}: \‘\-'hat I hail

tt tttiitil when I _wi-tilt- that was n__

Sit' S/.\l\l IIlT(iIIl~2S: I wits ntitglttv

iaiI_itt his niinil. ' _

Sli' TIIOMAS \\'llI'l`I~]: Tho litlli-t' i -otittttttes:-~~ . '

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All ttotns fit' tlili-. kind s-ltotihl Iii~_|

e~ii-t'tttittiv.oil most. cat'ol`ttIl_\', I do ttiitli care to take tho inatter uti with tlicl

Minister ot" Iliilltia ntysolf, but would) stil-:Rest thitt you do so in i-i~iw tit' the i forogiilttit grave Iiitattizlitl siltttttliinl which I lta.t'i-. ilratwti to _viittr alli-.tttiott.|

have hetttt doini.: ttt_v limit wlllt thi-.I -ittttiiites, Intl itotii-illistittidittg itll ottr

Yottt-s |'ai|ltt`iill_i‘

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I now tfiitttc to the ittottth of .Itittti oft

last _vot»1t‘. 'l`Ite ex<Mlttister ot' Militiay ha- i-.i-itielf-toil the appolntttient ot" itit Overseas Mtttistet' of Militia as tittitee-

ssai‘_i'. ltt that I do not itgroi- wltlr

ertalti letters whlizli will nltow clear- un/ view-> with ri-itat-it to thi- iii-<-i-ti

iii-hil istntidpolttt, the itecesslty ot ii

lawn, June 2:2. ltilil,

On tti:eottn|_ iii the Ititnieniie voltnni-‘

lie Militia Departinent. hotli In Canada

Ito expenditure' Involved, li, has -oo-

ereutzi of the Goveniinent. to nppolnt.

ess system ol the War Pure-ltnslttg

oartl has also engaged firms ol ituil urs for the some purpose. Firms such

ke such_dutleii as it have outlined at'

liough_the question of price for eer-

vlcés of such Importance Iv: rally of iiecnizilnry- cliaraeter. ti tlir Idea gett-

rally commends ltlalt to yott I would

.v»itm:oiii_ that _voii\illnc-tim li with the

portttt‘.Ity l`or itt't~gttlttt'Itie.s wltlclt will ttttdnttlitcilly he' taken ailvantaixi- tit; lti tai-.I i-iini_otti-s ol' lrt-ogttlai-itli-.~: Iiai-ii ri-at-Iii-il ini: I`ioni titnii to tlint- t-i-ci-iitI_i-_ My idi-at Is that this i-.otttittisidiitt sltiittlil lic direi-tI_v t‘c‘s|iiittsIlile to tltc_tliivct-init* Itt i‘iinttt-il and sltoulil have iti its head Sir tieiirize l’i‘tle_v. Ai-.littt.:`\ lllglt t‘ont- ntissiotter. \Vith sni-It tt eontntl 'sion we woitlil have every entitlilotti-e' that this lttrgi- expi-ttditnre was being tttaile pro- perly and tltal wusto wottlil be jiractle- ally tilitttiitatoil.

'l`ltert- is nitotltot- sttgizi-stlott ivltii-lt I

tart- to ttialir. tttttttely, that it Ilrttt iit’ lint-it-rt-il :ti-t-oiiiit.aiits, such as l’i-Ii-is \Vatct'Itottsi- & tfonipitny. or .\litt-ii-ti-lt, Mitclti-ll A2 i‘o_, shiinld hi- iitt~

git_i'i~il to atidit all tint' :ici-otntls in t ti-il

lr: at llritain. Wliieit It is t-ottsiili-‘ hat our t-xpi~nilIlttri-- tltcri-. are i-'iittal ii tht- iintito expetiilittue tttailii li_\- i'aii- iila only a t`ew _\-e'at's ago. thc tit-rcs-

slty for the ifloiicst possilile i-lti-ck

\l'l>tlt'i‘itt. Sui-It an audit, sltiiitld not itil_\- I-iii-i-r i'utut-ii trattsai-tioit.s lint past

-expettillttttrs also ltt otilor that-I We

v til'

well atvaro what thi- hott. ;:utttletttititl:"“y lm """`°"""l ‘lr HW "“l"'ll"l'll-‘Y

Ito ti-itnsacttoiii which have ali-i-:til_v .tiki-n place. My viow is that thi- Attil- tor Gotiettt-I shottlil also have ti i-cl"

t‘i-si-titsttivif in Iihiglaltil as I ilo not lic-

iievii his iilllco lit-.ro can pi°iipet-I_\‘ air llt oxpirttilititt-i»-,i tnaile aliroail.

As the qitt-slioii of ffxpeitillttiie so

closely i-,otti-erits ttty doparttnont I had

ntottded ninklng u siiliitilrisloit to conti- eil otttliiiilyliit: the above sttggi-i-.|Iiiii. littt iipiin rctli-Fliint. it itppnari-il to ini- tltal any .sttlitttiss-Iiiti. rliiinld Iii- untill- li_v y<itit'si-I|'. I hope y'ott»wllI take Ill" titatttet' up at .an early date as I :till l'iiinkI_\- :tttxiotts about tho iiltttattiiitt. ' This In the letlei- I submit o|` it tttill- ister ot the (‘t'owtt who is deslrtitts ol' sa|'i-i.:tiat'iliti|r the nione.\' ot' the IW" ple oi' i‘attitiIa. itttd throwitn: all l>\">ll' er cltei-ks' atottiiil expenilltttre- in (It-i-at Bt-Itultt. It was ut my sz-iiggestiint that the .-\tulitor Geitcritl 'went to Iilttglaittl tlttritig the past year I`0r thc' put-pose ot ‘looking into the slttiallon aint. it ho roititd It tier-.ottsaiy or deslralili-, ul ostalillslting it hratieli ot' his ilcptirt- inent. ltt Gi-out llrltuln. I sttlnnlt that tny ifoitt-.se iti that regard was lH‘Ul"’I` t`i-otti eivet-_v standpoint. and I liitvi- H0 “D0lUl!.V wltatevor to initke t'ot- ll-_ll wu»-- tho sound and proper eotii-so. 'I ltr Auilttor Cetteral tvettt over to I-JtttAli\|"l~ and with ltittt and Sir George I’ot-li-_\' we looked into the que:-tion of th" iixpetnlltttres of the Piiy Oillee und thi* oi-ganlzittion there. and 1 uni I-Zllltl i" sity that I eatne beck very' inneh rv- ussttreil as to the situation ht Gretlf- llritnln. The ailmlnistratlon' In (lt-eat Hr-ltaiti, has, oit the whole, been all ltoiiosi, one. The otliclals there l1l\“" as tt general rule. done oxeellotit wiH'l‘~ having rr-gat-il to the illlllcultleit Wllll which they' had to coittdnil. _

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t'l‘o he continued.)

Cures Catarrli, Brotteltitis

By Swift Certain Metlioil

Tliutisattds ot' drug fiends have bill!"

started on their downward cottrse llirouizli Catarrh snuI!s,contall\l"§ some habit forming ilruli- if YU" "L ter from it cold, sneezing or eamrrli i1on’t. use a sniiir-use a sensible trrflli ment. like Catnrrlionono. In heals nits soothes, brings rcllel at once. "“"°l thnroiigtily. In Bi-ouclittll or ¢l"°" trouble no doctor can do better tha" prescribe Cntarrholone. Try ll-- 99:; what wonders it works-what DOW" possesses. Different from the °ld Wm’ -you inhale Catiirrhosone. Get l _ ilriltnr ii\.tflt which includes lnhll" “"‘_ Iii guaranteed. Smaller size 50c» *Fm ple nlzn 9.5¢- iii all denlofl-

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