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- 'l`1'1zsn.»\\', Fi-Inkv.-tin' 15, 1916. .

“A Pllriuorlc DAY"

All advertisenlent appears in this issue, signed by

;\l:ljor _-\. .\. Bartlett, Hon. Secretary of the local branch of the Patriotic Fund, calling a meeting of citizens to consider a proposal to institute a "Patriotic Day" in this Province. The suggestion appears an excellent one, and is certainly worth discussing by the ciiize1is_ T he meeting takes place in the Lt‘giSlaiivC Chamber to-morrow at half-past two o‘clock.

.\ccording to the advertisement the primary object

oi Patriotic Day would be to transfer the extra day, February 29, of this _vcar of grace 1916, to the credit of the Patriot I~`und. Merchants and employers of labour would be invited to give that d:ly's profits, pro- fessioiial men, elliployees and soldiers, their day’s pay, and all otlit-rs as much :ls they can afford, to the Patriotic l"ulld, and ill this way supplement the col- Iu-tioiis of llle churches throughout the province. The idea is unique and is certain to be productive of I1 lieulthy patriotic discussion, probably resulting in the‘ approval of the principle and the drafting of a scheme_ tvliich would be both workable and acceptable. i

The Patriotic Fluid is the most clamant before the-_

public. Its aim is to see that none of the direct dependents of our brave soldiers suffer penury on

account of the service of the bread-winner for King _

and countr_v. \\'¢ are being called upon to send "men and more men" to uphold our standard and defend the right, and this has resulted in more married men with dependents volunteering than was first anticipated. The effects here are almost self-evident. In the first contiilgents the volunteers were mostly all unmarried, but now a vcr_\‘ large proportion of those volunteering are lliarrie-l, aiid the drain upon the Patriotic Fund* is corrcspolidiiigly greater. .f\t the present time we are liable for about $20,000 per annum in Patriotic I"llnd allowances, whereas our last annual collections did not amount to much more than half that amount. The administration here costs practically nothing as the bulk of the work has been undertaken by Mr justice Fitzgerald, chairman of the Relief Committee, and Mr Ilinniiig as lion. treasurer. There should be a. large attendance of citizens to-1norro\v and an inter-_ esling discussion.

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GALLANT COLONEL GUTHRIE

Colonel Percy .»\. Guthrie is due to arrive on a

special recruiting campaign by the Prince Edward to- day, and if connection is made will proceed to Souris- (ill Thursday night llc will address a public meeting in the ~]‘ri1ici: of \\`ales College Hall, when he will» deliver a palriolic address giving his experiences at' the front.

Colonel Guthrie has the distinction of being the

flr~t officer in cofllniaild who volunteered for the f ront; anil has been through the principal engagements in- wliich Canadians took part. The Colonel is a rankerj who has riseiiby sheer merit to his present position. Ile enlisted at seventeen for service in the Boer war and went as a trooper to South Africa in the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. He enlisted in 1903 in 71st York Regiment as private; was corporal, sergeant," coloilr-isergeaiit, lielilenant, and captain in I9o7. Two days before war was declared he wired General Hughes for a chance in the first contingent, being the first in Canada to offer his services. _Ile went to Valcarticr as captain in command of 7lst Company of 125 men. Ile was promoted to major and third in command of the iétll Battalion in September 25, i914. Ile was promoted to second in command of the xzth Battalion _on December 55, 1914, and sent to France on March 2otli, 1915, as surplus Field officer to the Canadian 1st_ Division and attached to the 7th B.C. Regiment.; Aiterwnrrls he transferred to the loth Western Canada Battalion ( white Gurkhas). He went into the trenches with that battalion, and when in billcts» attended tocourt martials, etc. ` _Tlfe ioth Battalion was thevfirst to meet the Ger- mmpm zona April sr- vpres col. Boyle being killed;

Major Guthrie was placed in command and recom mcndtd for Lieut.»Col. on April 24th lgi 5. He was 'iii command of the lmh during the balance of the ~-battle' of Yprcs (Langemarck).which-~lasted to May `5, l9f5. Hg was also _in command of the toth.d_uring the battle of Feptubert, lasting from May"t9tl_l to May 23rd. The iotlrtook loo yards of irciielieooii "May poth, 225 yards'_'Ul_i'-Mily 2l_st,}and_i_rl _a diary' on May 22nd .lead by Col. Guthrie took 425 yards. `

O`n~his way back. into action on the _evening of

he was biowlr ‘up-by at 60-pound hlgh~ shell, receiving _eleven wounds. I-lc war

,The Col. was in hospital in France

Major; killed, and Major Ormond wglmdgd,

sideiof the vessel so as to fall into a lifeboat. He

‘was landed in Queenstown and proceeded to Liverpool; _ Am he, -Wann!! 5_5” ,M 5,5,” _

mand of the/N.B. Scottish Kiltie Battalion. -

graze by bayonet on nose between the' eyes. He was in eight bayonet fights during_ the battle of Lange-

The military authorities have sent out the following

warning to citizens and others.-

rades. Ile must take no chances. Persons are being

THE SHELL COMMISSIDN A

The Leader of the Opposition has given formalf

notice of his intentions to ask for a committee to deal' with the Imperial Shell Commission. No one knowsj better than Sir Wilfrid that such an inquiry would be contrary to all precedent, but the Borden Goverliment has been so open and above board in all its trztnsac-i

attempt to reply, as he should have done, and the debate closed without speeches from either the Leader of the Opposition or the Prime Minister. To cover

It ispassing strange that although Sir Sam gave

'the prices paid in Great Britain and the United States* for shells the same as were supplied in Canada, not a word of disclaimer has been made by the Liberals, nor' could they consistently criticize the figures given by t\he Minist'er of Militia, ' V _ _ _

In the case of 4.5 shells, Mark VIl, made in Eng-

laild, the price was $_i0.33. In Canada the first orders were* paid _for at the rate of $10.45 each. The price in December was $7.45. In England the machines used in production were supplied by the Government; in Canada the Government supplied nothing. -"

The price for the steel forgings for 4.5 shells was-

now. . _» ~

For 6-inch sh_ells,» in England the price is ~$lg. '_

He then sailed by the “ Corsican " on September mth. ' ` Mi. Ulll0`l1l\il'B 900|-UB °°llllD$

On arrival in Canada he was' met by Mrs Guthrie; ‘ _um He accompanied a party of Hcqaerian ohioefs' to _ ._¢_§}`_} H519, I8!!! '$01! Mill! NM. 1 , --f Niagara camp and was received by General Sir Sam x _- -_ ’

' 1 ,¢ _ __ i _l \

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‘ ln grim battle's

Are arming for

Hughes. » = Judie not me curious. ._ _ . -,,_ _

~- ' »_._-Ainllttlsllrlu adthoiepoyas

The Colonel started recruiting on 15th, ,yo mme; bmu‘uw au 0! hlwdx _

1915, and intends going back in early summer in com- Brlmiuiioiind her boys. " t _" " \

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Among the incidents of his eventful mreer the. _ .,,. i

following may be mentioned :-April 23rd, cap _s_hot‘ l“"§‘gtfn'§fa'_f‘;‘dv&:;f°|,l§°:glf;f;

through; April 24th, knocked out two hours by con- The buglo calls to a.rm;md ' - _ - A th t e . cussion of shell, April 25th, both shoulder Straps ,ne`N";ffh sad 'éifltg “Iwi

carried away by shrapncl; Apfil 26th, knocked out ' 'March forward to the test..

' -‘ The grand old Cgglc nation

five hours by gas;_April_ 28th, back of coat torn in - sends her bo en and her best; two places by machine gun fire while lying on ground; _ 'nie ll-lah never ter 1

dreadful noise.

May zoth, buried in trench at Festubert; May zist, hit Ng- _mance breaks tha uw of-mood in face by small chip from bomb; May 22nd, slight ' ' Britannia and her boys.~ _ 'I

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marck, and in seven bayonet fights in the battle of' .. V 'W9 3°" °f (`°|°¢°“,i9| , “‘_ "_,’_ _ _

I;est_\igl;rt_. \Vh;n the ship was hit he gave a woman Fm_?;;i?iehia:viia:i3ii‘n to thelifitililonrlu _. t e i e e t that ad been fastened to him by a friend ey are S0118 W0-'F 9 -

. . .’ '1'n1litlirll1ethinotal_

as she had a little boy and no lifebelt. He was supplied ephggaligge md ul: grain,” nf _

1,; b (j (_ G ' ' _ ` And the kllts and' lalds are waving 1 er y ap oggle with another On the sturdy Highland men. '

-----)X(-l- The Cumeroiis and the Campbells,

A W0!!! 0F WARNING N.,T.l.°...’§;‘.S‘?.‘i.;‘2l.‘}.”.;1?‘l..¥.°'.1.‘l.°$i.

Britannia and her boys.

“Citizens are asked and instructed to exercise a I" Wm” ‘hs ancienlthfwggs .i

good deal of carefulness in approaching, and when in And to the "Mon or Hoi-lech”i the vicinity of, the Armouries, the Agricu_ltural_Hall G|e'$;’3've‘:“};°’:h;?r gw'§':dc|:,""Y-

or any other place where an armed guard is stationed And liberty or death.

for military urposes. There is not so much nervous- F" n'°m° “mi all he' 9°-‘"3"

P V ~ .Ne'nr subdued their mother earth. I P A T 0 N 9 S

‘W _ g No glstilnee breaks the ties ot blood,

ness generally. But there is some. The man on sentry rltanrila and her boys.

carries the responsibility for the safety of many com- _ ` _ V_ e' 'f . 1% 2- ---1

ness in Charlottetoun as _in some other parts of Canada I-‘rom Brllniinlri Wales won't` sever in rcs ‘ct to German bombs and German fri htful~ Until grim death desu-oys.

_ ' ~ - ' ` The muster rings through Euglii d, shot by military guards in other parts of_ Canada, and _ Drums beat and trumpets hloliv;

unless citizens exercise proper precautions there IS _ And the grand old Salons take the Held c

. . ¢ . T _ " liable to be similar shooting _here. When accosted by Resp‘fe;‘:1‘;‘;°t ';‘;"dT_:’_‘_*i'_"e‘_‘i f°e- _ _,T a selitr sto at once. Tell him what ou want or.wl'lo_ ' _ She rises in her might, “ /C

y P . ‘ y Ana with all her sons around he _ f* Q" '

you wish to see. And dont under any circurnstances she Wm ml or win the nghtp

hang around, especially after dusk, ln the vicinity of The empire is united an of the buildin s where the men are uartered or '“ he' ”°"`°“'“ #"4 U" i°Y“- _

wliirre military supiilies are stored," _ q ' ,' Noliirllstiiaiiliflii tbliiiilklieihfioiiiis otibioodf _ I I is a

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j ' CIVIC IITTERS _

- S_lr.- Since my last letter the Clvlc

Elections' ha`vé` been held 'and a new' Council has been formed. To me lt would appear that the defeat of the

_Ex-Chalrniim 'ot the Firlance Commit-

tee and also the detour ot another lm-

-portant member ot' that Committee ln-

dlcotes _that the eitlzensmro not lm-

:preslied with the llnuncllll manage-

. . . _ . mem of me pun It 1,, mm me om- Sinking Fund. By Section 3 ot the J / _tions that we should not be surprised were it to waive Councmom in wards 4 _md 5 were ml Ac, me Cm, is authorized and ‘.equ|,._ _ /

all precedent and refer the matter to the_Davidson _¢_uméd, lm; in these ivards were wa, sddtp levybn _'fix and the money collec-

- - - - 0“|y paniu ¢ pugmc ~ 'd e s to o ep; separate and form a

_Commi_sslor_i, provided, of oourse, that the Imperial Wm a_dmu._t,M'|_’.“ is v’;__;‘:_p_l‘l’5f";’_?__Q_‘:_ wa_,_er and Sewerage mud out of authorities were agremble. Tile whole history of thc; for an ,_~,“¢,|,|e,- yo get gm., B L|,,.,e.c,,,-.l which the City will Day such mms an-

:Shell Committee or Commission was elaborately given Fel' °°°?~_¢B¢; If H l'l1ll`ll0\¢¢_¢ had befllv "“°"_V °' ”"Y b’ "°°°“°"Y 7°' I"'°""

in this lleld ln Wards /I and 5, the re-

For the infomation ol' tho Finance

1_ Ou December 31st. 1890, the total

9~m°““i °f U18 Ci'-Y Debentures issued

was' $15Z.\)_00.00. whilst on the fllst. ol' _December 1915, the total issue ar_noun~ ted to _$401,000.00 or an increase ol'

the collapse of the Opposition, Sir Wilfrid has give_n_~3‘-349.000-09. which mukés ln lverhse notice of his resolution. ' ' vgtniggegiirlis ;f:;'fddf“§&_§§g§)gf°' "22

1890 there was it surplus of assets over liabilities. but in 19151116- _balance lil on the wrong side to the extdit of $65,092,_0(_l. lt. Ili therefore clear that the record ol’ the lust tlfteeu yearn as to llie issuing ot debentures cannot be

continued.

2. On_ December Zllet. 1890 tho Water

and Sewerage Debentures. issued to- talled $354,000.00 against' which there Wag n Sinking Fund ollhand of $41.- _948.00_ In 1915 the total of _Water and Sewerage Debentures had been de- creased to the sum of $238,500.00 and

there is on bond at the-present time n.'S_lnlilng; Fund of over $ $000.00. _ I want to ppin; out that by the Statute

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$4. 50 in England ; the price at first paid in Canada w_as__ $4.25, whileion later orders $3.5o and $2.95 were paid. ~ ~ ~ - 1 ‘ 1 ~, '

For 18-pounder high-explosive shells, n'iachi_nil_i_g,p DAILY- _' the English price is $3.81; the Canadian price is $1.85 nu.-lnnusleu ~ » _

_...., _

- Furnished f _»

by VI. Q- Leoabg-

the price in Canada is $16.85. For 6~inch forgings"f,l?/;__

British price is $9.63; the Canadian _price $7.50. Ill '» THE 'oy _Huw

Great Britain again*the machinery was' provided by -the -government; in Canada it was' provided by the

In tile case of the United States, the Morgan _con-

tracts provided for paying $10.40 for a 4.5 shell, but recently the figure has been cut to $9.81. TheiCana-' dian price was at first $9.80 and in later contracts 'it

If ally are exploiting war contracts and over»`chaf`3il\§

Canada As was said before here, it cap belrgyjll iiarwlren-all :lie fm# are

Committee and the Canodiiill,,;ilanufaetii_rere,;ilnd

Canadian workmen, in ailtliey did in connection ltlie work;ill:\dd‘°lh oil’-honolirable and public

iway and while securing forjnduptrial centres

Canadian producers got nothing Wm

Everybody concerned has had opportunity to lmow '

what Sir Sam Hughes said. Nobody concerned _he come forward to say that llilelfigures are incorrect, or '= .to mo a do injustice to anyone. They carry. their 'own \‘T'»'“ "°

they are in Great Britain and the United Stot`¢i,_-

tt I i I ` ""' ll

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'mitf1ufa¢turers. ' ' _ _‘ To do what he ltnows.w be fllbii

When he fails,ln the way ol tempta-

' - Alon. ~ - . He has a hard bottle to iight.

1 radal. ~_ .. -.

my DOY. Wlllll

diid started home onthe "Herperiiln,” ww' “t 3 criiimiia'-"°"_d“ l ___ *- ‘jf ii ‘

Horde a hand to the boy _'D0 D99

WM '"'"°° “Nm” “lf *"5 M' °°m'_ 'p\tlentll._at Rockwood asylum for the

passed ln the year 1001, Chapter 2. Section 2. all~ surplus revenue collected by the Water Commissioners ls to be 1-paid. to the City and ls to be applied ln Phyllis the interest on the Water‘Do- hontures and the balance is to _go -no the credit ol a Water and Sewerage Fund account. Prom thls'lattA‘ ao- oount the interest on the Sewerage De-_ llentures would be paid and the ba- illmco would go to the credit dt the

ding the Sinking Fund required by the

by Sir Sam Hughes in the memorable speech he de- _sun w°,,|d_hM,e been dm.erem_ at Charlottetown water works. Act.‘MY livered the other day. It was a masterpiece, alldl |0980 ill ¢\1¢l°-U¢\‘_\Vr\rd- l °°““"“"°“ 'S 'hm if “° “P°“i“\ mf

.ia actually necessary to provide this

'knocked the bottom completely out of the Opposition qommmee, l warn io polar out ces Slllklnz Fund. that is to say. it the criticisms. So much so, that Sir \Vilfri<l did not_ 14'" 1045181' ' . " igfggtngggdyggflry §’:s?;‘cf;‘l‘;"_; fm;

to provide the necessary Sinking Fund :then the City Council are not obliged to levy a tax on the reol and personal estate of the citizens to provide a Sink- .lng Fund which ls not absolutely nee- iessory and there must be some ro- adlustment or the taxation this year, because the Water Commissioners ar_e_a.t. the present time paying over to the City ample money in pay the inter- est on the Water and Sewerage Deben» .tures andalso to maintain the neces- [sary Sinking Fund. . ' I _do not believe there should be any reduction lu the amount ot taxation. but/ln the past there has _not been pro vided a sntllclent Sinking Fund for what is known as the City Debentures. Aptbe present time, outside of the comparatively small amount which la known as the Market House Debentur- eswthere is only a Sinking Fund of about $15,000.00 on lilmd and that ls liielng increased at- the rote ot about $1400.00 a year. In the next wil years $151,000.00 Debentures will toll dns and the only outlook at present ls, lthmg the bulk` ot these Debentures wou_l_rl li_ave'to be reissued at probably

V algllorratel 'ol in terelt aiid_ my conten- _ 0n"1_3.' Sir. that the amount now mir

od by ll_le‘_Water o_pd_Sewel-age Tax for n large portion-o lt, should be set aside to create n sulllclent Sinking _Fund to redeem these City Debentures as they tall due. '

' I am. Slr,_\etc.,

_ TAX PAVER.

February X4, _l9l6. _

_ GEIIMANB G0 INSANE. KINGSTON. Ont.. February 12--Sl!

- Henry slnoo tile war opened, are now

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help of Buttcrick Patterns. _ __ '_

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Don’t miss our big Spring display of _

fashions and fabrics. Everything that is attractive-for _voiirself as well as for ' -_ _ the youngsters. `

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