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wEE,Q§,}f»,‘,[,0F,9V,.1§,,I{{=vDE,,%Y,,,,,} C PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA, FRIDAY, IANUARY 5, 190_6.

lN'l‘q P'lR\(0N'l’H LE O0 YTWOCENTS

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cinnneliinin was onceo oeieiii siiiiaai _einovoiinn

io Reims, iiowteb oowN

By the Meeting, He Addressed-Army Reform Promised by the Wa

Secretary-Winston _,Churchill Says. Colonies will be Notified that No Preference Based on Taxation of Food can be

LoNnn_v, Jan. 4.-(Special)-The poli-

tical campaign is warming up and a

number of dlsordcrlyrneetiiigs have been

reported. '

Tonight, Mr. Chamberlain attempted to

addressa mass meeting in support of

Unionist candidates but was bowled \ down and unable to secure ri hearing.

Other citizens appealed to the meeting

to hear Mr. Chamberlain and the latter, evidently enraged, again rose and said he

Granted.

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was mistaken. in appealing to the in- and he was now endeavorlng to evolve

tem,zence of the peoplm scheme which did not include conscrip~

This caused renewed uproar and Cham-

tion.

I' Deposits bearing interest. _ _ _ _ _ . _

fl.

Winston Churchill at Manchester said

hermn retired' the Liberal Government would whe

Secretary for War Hildare, speaking atlmwrne to power mme ,R y

Lon:lon,- said the Liberal Government the Colonial Governments that no co intended clearing awaya lot of rubbishiferellce would consider a preferenti in the War Department and afterwardsischeme based on the protective taxatio bringing the army up to an adequateiof foodstuffs and as soonas possible th standing. _ Transvaalwoulil be given a representativ

The Premier had given him a free hand democratic administration.

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n' ' PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.

To Dividend Nc. 54, July, at rate of 8 per cent per annum.. To Dividend No. 55, at rate of ti per cent per annum payable

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Notesincirculation _ . . _

Deposits not bearing interest. _ _ _

Specie _ . . _ _ . . _ . _ . . _ _ _

Balances due from other Banks in Canada

2 lany 1006.

R . . . . _ _ . _ . _ Dividend No. 55 at rate of 8 p.c. per annum, payable 2nd ]nn,i9o6_ _

Former Dividends unpaid . _ . _ . . _ . . _. _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ .. _ . _ . _ . .._

Reserved for interest and Rebate on Current discounts Prrtitand LossAccountbalance._...............__ _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ .._ 53o9o`

DoininionNoles _ _ _ _ . . _ . . . _ _ _ Notes of and Cheques on other Banks... ._

Balances due from other Banks in Foreign Countries Balances due from other Banks in the United Kingdom. _ _ _ _ ._ 2i§,il34_2Z Deposit with Dom. Govt. for security of Note Circulation l.1,000_00

Iloans and Bills Discounted and other Assets. .` _ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ _

Bill? llgiscounted overdue (estimated loss, nil) _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _

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Re state _ _ _ . _ . . _ _ _ _ _ . , . . . _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . _ ._ __ Bank Premises and Furniture Account. _ _ ._

,_ the Merchants Bank oi' .Prince ' Edward l$ii\tl_d. " ‘ ` "

DECEMBER 30th, 1905.

. LIABILITIES.

_ ._ _ _ _ . _ . . . . _ . _ _ _ _ . . . . _ _ ._ .5

310,702 oo 182.335 71 231,256 18

Capitalpaidup___...__________.____. 35o,4oooo

est _ _ _ . _ _

33i,ooo oo i4,oi6 oo

_ _ _ _._ _ _ _ _ 449 oz

__ _ 15,082 oq

$2,o36,27i_8i

_ _ _ ._ _ _ $ 32,081.34

.. 61,588.75

21,517.41

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33,248.98

ASSE I`S.

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14.010 Oil

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e To Balance carried to New Account.

iEEl FNHENNE

IN MIJNTNNN

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Dryden, butcl\er,has sold out and goes to Montana where he has fallen heir to half an estate worth $80,000.’

Dryden formerly lived in Montana, and

was married and divorced there. i

His wife married again and both s_he_

and the husband are now dead. E

The estate is left in equal. shares t0

Dryden and his son. _ -V

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iiiilil NEFEEEEN

O'r'i'AwA, January 2.-Nearly the

entlrcjherd of cattle at Nappau Exper imcntal Farm has been found to be affected by tuberculosis. Thirty out_of_ sixty diseased ‘will be Idestroyed, while the fresh air cure will be tried upon the remainder.

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SATISFY YOUR BOY’S APPETlTE.

Clark`s Porkdc Beans, tasty and

atisfylng, is the finest thing boys can eat. Plain or with Chili or Tomato sauce. »

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for winter at

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An Enjoyable Time at Moncton the home team defeated Susse

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QS 0 Q as VB|li|1g nine to nothing and at Marysville th

The Officers of Empire Lodge, No. 19 ‘

Q _ After _the installation ceremonies

phonographlc selections were given by Past Chancellor Jost to the enioyment of all present. Among the numbers special mention may be_made of the _Roll Cal

of the Lodge.l .

At the close of the Lodge Past

Chaiicellors and officers treated the "_-

members to a banquet prepared in

excellent style by L_ C. Worthy. ` __ _

Ama" “Bt was disposed ot and en_ Sr. Jouiv, Jan. 4. (Special.) Dr. E.A

wglraging reports and complimentary Prestolfs trial on the charge 0f ma °P°°°“°“ were H“"’"- i ii iii i in d in :Edith The singing of the National Anthem sang tenresu ng n G ea 0

brought avery successful and enjoyable Ulafkibetlln i0d&¥- meeting toaclose. ° Howard Camp, the young woman's

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` CHEQAQQ MARKETS' tive dollars.

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ENPINE iiii].iiE NNEKEN MNTEHES liiliili N ili,NiliiEi= UN THE MilNiiNl]

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provincial league hockey tonight a

home team defeated Saokville 3 to 1.

MoNc'roN, -Tan. 4.-(SPecial)-R. M. of ST. JOHN' Jam 4_(Specm.)_In the

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las

lliliii BEEN

attend Miss Clark and paid him twen

Preston gave him two prescription

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dance, swore that he engaged Preston

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Auunusr, Jan 4-(Special)-The hockey ,

game tonight the first in Nova Scotia

K. err. tenths ensuinn term. Mrs duly Leas\_1e.reSulted in the Amh°fStR'1mb1° installed last night at Castle Hall by defeating New Glasgow _by a score o newly Gmnd cl‘““°eu°" Ed“`""`d three to two. The game was fast an jCiia,ad_ler assisted by Mnnlock McLeod, h as Grand _Prelate, N. A. Campbell, asi mug ' Grand Master at Arms and S. A. Mc-_ 0” the N°“' Gl“5F¢°W tem” “re M“sl° Dpqsldg,'asG)_‘and Inner Guard. A and Williams, late of the Charlottetown Tile °m°°\`9~'“`° 35 f°l9W3¢*C .Us .Ci w nd 1 r n the ictor Leciiard`MacKayiVC, HNA Ellis; P, Ei isbsinzlét-:ra Cum yo V "

»H Duchemin; K of R S, J H 9Willlams; M1 \ °

of-F,'JL`Godk'in`;Mof E, .W W Oiarke;: M_of_W, Andrew' McNair; M at A, F

Atkinson; IG, Samuel Craig; O G, FS i _

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Conirrozv. Que. Jan. 4.-(Special)-

f The election today resulted in the

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° RUFUS ii. POPE

Defeated Conservative Candidate in

S , Compton, Que., Elcction Yesterday.

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wh»~l\ll\-v\~\¢Rf°’¥»

By Baletncc 31?. De‘<ie}nber,Plt)0$£. __ .d_ _ _ _ _ _ ._ _ _ _ _ .a _ . Amoun trans erre rom ro an oss ccoun ._ __$ 331,000 0 Promlnent Prmce Edward

'“”“”'”"""'W""“_” island Linguist Defends

THE Liiiilliii WINS iiiH|EEEllMMlSSiilN It Ai Philadelphia

_ _ _ . _ _ . _ . . _ . _ _ _ . ._ _ fill() iii)

° $ 6il,3{)‘J,73

By Balance :list December, 1001. _ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ . . _ .._ _.___ .S 1.400 35 PremiumonNewStock_..._..___._____..._.___...___ 5,061' NetProtltsforyear_._.___.__._____.._. . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ 56,788

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REST ACCOUNT. _

To Balance to new Account _ _ _ _ . _ . . . _ _ _ _ _ . _ . _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ . . . _ _ . . . _ _ _ _ . . _ _ . ._ _ 3 331,000 00 ,

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IN EilEi|Eii|ElilN

Tarlii‘Commission today held a session

here.

ment of the duty on crockery crates and

urged that the rebate of duty be allowed

of twenty tive as at present.

tion on boots and shoes. Manager Reid

charged that great quantities ofl ilne American shoes were smuggled into Canada.

Dr. Inch, Superintendent of Education,

asked that all articles necessary for

encouragement of fine arts in schools and colleges be admitted free.

Clarence Goodspeed wanted the duty on

bushel, the same as the United ltares, instead of fifteen cents. He also asked a reduction in duty on pork.

James Neill wanted steel for manufac-

turing admitted free, the same as in casc of axes.

The session adjourned to opcn tomorrow in St. John.

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AND TRADERS’

Banks in Toronto Amalgamate, the Latter

Absorbin/g the Former-W. D. Ross, Form- erly of Charlottetown io Be Assistant

., ' Manager of the institutions.

Toiio_\"ro, Jani 4.-(Speclal.)~Anotlier

big financial merger is about to be consu-

mated.

The Metropolitan Bank is to bc.

absorbed by the Traders’ Ilank. ‘

The new institution will occupy the

seventeen story building now being erected by the Traders’ Bank.

I-I. S. Strathy, the present manager of

the TrarlL‘rs' will lu- (iciicriil lilaiiiigi-r with W. D. Ross, now (lcnciiil Maiiiiger of the Metropolitan, as Assistant.

Mr. Ross is very well known in the

Maritime I’ro\'iiices, being :i foriiirr

inaiingvroftlic Bniilc of Nova Scotia in Cliiii~lnttelo\vn.

Metropolitan stock is value-ri at two

hundrcil dollars and Traders' at ont: hundred and forty tive.

Piiili. GHEEUH [IN

Meeting

A recent Philadelplila despatch says:

Henry James, novelist, who recently

FRE,,Em,,.,.0N‘ J,,n_ 4__(Spe,,ia])____T},e arraigned Americans for their brand of

popular English, was pillorled at the session of the Modern Language Asso~ ciution, at Haverford College. Among some of the most distinguished linguists

The °"°°ke"y me" “km the abolish Of the country, the consensus of opinion

was that the American pcople,as a nation speak as good English as their British cousins, if not better.

for allbreli`i:age'cver ten per cent instead The feature was a paper by Leigh R.

Gregor, of McGill College, Montreal, on

Hutt/ Shoe C0 wanted greater pm,cc_ "American speech." The paper was in

reply to an address made by IIcnry James at Bryn Mawr College. Professor Gregor said Mr. James had fenced the question around with a lot of ironclad rules and arbitrary declarations, but had given no specific instructions as to how to teach such perfection in speech as Mr. James himself had attained.

The Canadian professor contended that

American English is better than British

English. The latter, he said, stood for tradition, while the former stood for

potatoes made twentypve Wm? per»powei'. life and nature, and was the

outgrowth of different conditions and environments.

“Why” asked Prof. Gregor, “should

the British arrogate to themselves the right to sci. an example for our language."

[Professor Gregor is a native of Bracklcy

Point, Prince Edward Island, and is now Professor of Germanfat McGill University, Montreal.)

Cnioaoo, January 4- (Bpeoial )-» X L, , f P _ Corn, Deo., Mi Corn, May, 45 ‘ which he had filled and left at the girls Lib al R i H E(;v;fard‘;lv’;li“;‘nt‘;Io“;°‘;l;;zT °]ust

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" .. » i to of Hunt, er , over u us . ' ` - - -. °

, 882 Wheat H BSL thome' _ V c ry _ SEWENG MACENNE BARGMNS the followin officers were installed for E 'I , U three hundred' _ and deal with the manufacturers. The W- A-. W- Lllrtlc; R. S., W. Higgins;

» “" "' ,md re A its is whin°c\¢~ F s .r.'r..yi0r;

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Pink' May' $1835 Pork' Jan, 'Emi The c°u"'r°°m ‘mscmwded an day' Popalconservat vebyamador yo u y real ones, at Singer Stores. Buy licrc the ensuing quarter _-W. P., M, Lund _

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- . ‘ ' Si Company is permanent - - -» - . ~ -»

"Hurd" Unlment Relieve' Neunlgh' l spldggible; its representatives arc always Tl”et\H-- S- F- H0<iKS0I\ 5 UMD-. ii- Meiklf i

wny lem an ° at hand to care for Singer Mnchincs COINS Blf\l<eH€Y li-C H MCDOIIIANI

' » (1 of \v¢,_r,¢r Orgnnist,1C. Snngsier; S. F. W. P. \\'.,

‘ahve “age “Wg ok for the red S Queen Street Char I Sent . W Newbery. 0 Sent.. I Hone;

id 3 °'.` ` Dv nw. M .Cla 3 lottetown' also on south si e

. h 3 Street, Suirimerside. P E I. Miss K°fl“¢‘lY~

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5 s Special Notice

Qc ` for C0., ' 5 gbeg:gcol§.;(§:;;E:1ce'0,(;;f 1$I1:;,ddl;;: sofirst League Match of sea-

and Thurs ay mg ts an a t ia

Try the Warden Snag Q ,_ many people w_ou1d like to QgWC1 S VS C 0|' S

Insurance Agent" enjoy a skate with more ifree- WEDNESDAY EVENING,

Proof Laced Rubber ii < Charlottetown, P. E. Island. doin, the Directors have de- JAN_ tom, 1906.

“med t° “Y ‘he °xPe“mem Greatthings depend on this

` “Granby” price $2.00 _ of openingthe Rink on Saturlmatch and fine hockey wif1` I ‘ ' ' ' A general Insurance business transacted. . day evenings without Band be seem And felt socks 50. and the i 'from 8 to io. The prices If you like hockey you

v ' ‘ " Representing 0111)’ C°mPa“ie5 that give ab' ,‘~“2uhb_° Elle 1°” lmpuéar Prices can’t afford to miss _it. _

’“""°'l - ° t ° 3 t°.m°°”»I5° ma gen' The old time rivals will

_ ‘ solute security. f1°_m“.“ 0’ hay and wi: fm' 3 battle fiercely for victory.

A §°°d`f1E 011* 52-50- _ ~ 1 if A °h}§!~i ,ll be d h General admission 25 cents.

. _ s wi a ran c ance

in kind' °f bli1di_U8° all Lowest cunent rates' for small privgte parties. exgfewed Seats’ Io cents

P,;{q”__ ' '~ §5:i5‘l£let.l°k°tS Wm ”°t bei Next event, Carnival _lan

A A BARTLFTT» Watch for the Ad and the

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lWiNlY-UNE MEN

CI_\'t'iNN.\'i'i,.Iaii. »i.-(Spci:ial;~,\ bii.‘

bulletin from lluntingtnn, \\'t-st \'ii~;,;inia

snysthat in n iiiiniiig explcsioii iii thi: Coaldnlc mines near llliicilclrls tuiliiy

twcnty~onc mcn were killed and not cnc workman escaped.

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OTTAWA, Jan, tl.-Jniiics, alias “Tric- key" Burke, ai young innn of 245, was murdered Saturday night in ii druiiken_ brawl. Alfonso Larocque, aged 12, has been arrested as thc iiiurdcrcr, nltiiougli there arc others who pni~ticipntc.l in tim .~‘ad afi’air. The cliairgeagiiinst thu 'nlrci-s who are in custody is for kr-cping lr di»» orderly house. 'flicy are Friiiii-i_- 'i`ici'iii-y, Louis Iicrtliiauiiic, Itolrcri. l’iil|io_y and Annie Fields. The party with t|||-.<'\'1'cp- tion of Burke iivcri in it liovi-l by tin; Ottawa River :it thc wi-_~.t onli uf Si. Patrick St. "rt, not lui' fmin ilic Intci‘~ provinciulkriilgc, and the Go\'ci~iinii-nt Printing Bureau. It is an out of this way spot. The body was founil curly this morning. Deatli was cnusellby :i blow ni ashovel. It is said thatliurkc who was before the Police Magistrate rcccritly for stealing chickens wantcdtogci. into thc shack, and the iiiinntcs rcsciitcd this. il. was then that thc slioirl was iisi-il iii prcvent.liini. Larocqucis cliargecl with givingthe death blow by means of the shovel.

Caught. colds. honrneneu, and other tnroal

ailments are quickly relieve-<1 by Cn-solcne tablets, ten cents per box. All druggists.

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-Don`t forget thc auction salt- in

household furiiiturciit. the iiiiciimi riniin G Georgc|St. today i-oiiiiiii-iiciiiu ai* lo clock p. m_

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