or A MERCHANT Aciwrtislng and delivering the ‘will i" psrt of the same proeesa of creating satisfied cuvtvmvru- instill" . gill-II Nliiiiiwilii "w. Guardian Two Oeata guardian, Founded 1881’ isiiiiumii if“ “iHE iiiiiiiigfiii NEii YiiiiK 3st Audience Witness Seasons Sensation- a1 Drama at Century Theatre-Summer- side Lady Leading pecial to the Guardian) NEW YORK. .liin. 15.~"PTObBbTY D most iiistingulsheil and repres- idience ever gathered to- Ni-\i' York‘s theatrical elPfl the opening perfor- iit the he _ “mire at etlirl‘ l" gfrnThe Miracle" eniim Theatre tonislll- The 1-... iiuditoriiiin m.“ spcclliltlll of Gothic ma] architecture brought $118115 0T tilflfliSlllllfllll, from many of those rho hail seen the (‘entury in its 0l‘lllIll.('0llflllTCil'l as recently us six 1...)... pgn when it was closed to "Marga iii.» process of metamorp- fouls. Twenty nut-r ' entirely rnngfnflflflil for the production into huge columns with bases 1y {iii-t into the air iii: in il Villlllflfl ci-lling with a to- cath end- Member of Choir. are visible at once in carefully sing ed and inspiring tumult nmiii extru- ordinury light effects. The baninict , and coronation scenes are gni-gi-iin- sly costumed and ablaze with a thousand shades of color. Musically "The Miracle" is a. ve-r- itable triumph. ‘The original score which was the work of Englebert Humperfiiack, has been re vised and extended by Frederick Schirmer and is rendered by a combination of a great cathedral Iirgnii, a sym- phony orchestva oi’ sl-veiiiyiiiree which it under tliz- Ti'l'.0‘l of Di. Elnnr Nilson, the S\\'\.‘llll4fl compos- cr and director and i iilll‘i.'lilll_\' sci- ecteil choir of 120 p '~:ipli-, chosen after more than 12000 vole.» 1.4;,‘ _ One 0t‘ the leading SOHHIITiY-i is (lladys Bell Owen ilatigltim- "f _.\i,._ oi’ tlii- imperial Life. who pro: T"l| at. llii- met-ting at which ii was rp- ported was unusually large auil proii :iiili-. Si?“ //// \\‘.\l\€%'/Wg;w- T The People's Paper. Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew R a ANOTHER SIGN OF CANADIAN PROSPERITY l Mr. (jcorge A. Morrow‘, presiiiielii that inst yciii-‘s lill“'lilt,..\. LOTTETOWN, CANA DA JANUARY 1e, 192T . v + . , MERCHANT What's the idea of doinahusl- nus the alowost way when adver- tiring makes thinql hum. Annual Subscriptions Delivered By Iall, Canada and ll. S. A. PHIBE llllllFiT BE Pllll]. llllllllllfil l]. N. ll. "EHIEF . (Canadian Press.) .liii()(‘KVli.LE. Oni.. Jan. l5.—- "if the people of Canada wuint re- duced freight rates they can have them, but a price will have to bi- piiiil." said Sir Henry 'l‘horutou. President of the (‘aniuliun Nation- iil itailways. speaking at s banquet of tlii- Board of 'i‘railc given in his honor tonight. “If they don't‘ waui them then we ran constantly in- crease our not earnings and the iiiiy will bu not far (lintant when ilii- National Railways will be no louirl-r a lnirilcn upon the tax-pay- crs of the Dominion. 'i‘licre can he no l‘t'tlll('-lTOll made in the gross i-arniiigs of the railway if we are to incrensi- our net. receipts." ‘ ‘i-ithci" the successes 'noi' the failures of‘ the (‘. N. I1." Sir Hen- cciiiisisis in, lllllRllER IN i l l l I (Canadian Press) ST. JOHN, N. 8., Jan. 15.~—Thnt Stewart Godwin. the 16-year-old mentally deficient. youth, who was held for investigation since the dis covery on (‘hristmas night of the murder of liirs. Clara Whiteslde at her little home in East St. John. had confessed that he struck the woman the blows on the head which caused her (it-nth, was the testimony given here tonight by Detective Patrick Biddescombe and County Constable llowartl Shortcliffe at the resump- tion of the Coroner's inquest. The deed was committed on December 1'. iictzoriling to the boy's story, as related by the iletectivcs. lie had gone to the house to get n picture which Mrs. Whileslde hnd promis- ed to paint for him. The picture was not ready and she also told him t0 go away and not come back again. This angered him and he struck her BIMPSES iii iiisi Pr. Interesting W Address By Rev. Dr. Heartz At Amherst The following is ironi the Ani- hcrst Nomi and Sonilnelw-An iii-' tcresting glimpse of his minister-l ial past was given by Rev. Dr. lieartz before the Brotherhood oil Trinity Methodist Church Alon-l day afternoon. Although Dr.‘ irlenrtz has been actively in the, ministry for over sixty-two years,‘ and has never yet accepted super-l annuatiou. be has always been hes" itant about talking of matters of a personal nature. Yesterday, how- ever. for a short time he unlock- ed the door of the past. and his au- dience—tho largest yet which has gathered before the Brotherhooth- got an illuminating glimpse of how interesting and active his ministry has been. Dr. Heartz mentioned that the STATE” BY Ceremony an Iinpressi Strict Accordance Custom-Baldwin ply to Speech Fro (Canadian Press.) , LONDON, Jan. 15.-—'l‘hil mucn' mooted question oi how ilw Bald- win governmeni in vii-w of its til‘- eiwvhelining defeat in the ivccni i-i- ection on the protective issiiii would bundle the subject in thi- King's speech at the opening oi‘ the new parliam-ent was settled today when the speech from the throne candidly referred to the countrys rejection of tariff proposals and lu- dicated their abandonment by the government. Political experts see nothing but defeat for Mr. Baldwin in the forth coming vote of confidence. ilillli ve One and Was‘ in. With Time Honored Likely to Fall on Re- m Throne. (ii-iirui- iinil (Queen Mnry drove from Buckingham Palace in the famous state coach. 'l‘be liouse of Lorils was tracked to capacity win-u the royal pro- i-ession entered. Thi- commons having arrived. Lord Chancellor Cave. bending on one knee. presented the porchmehr scroll containing the King's speech. The King nlacetl his cocked but on bis tread-his being the only mv- ered head in the chamber, and rn- ceeiled to rend the speech. bi- whole ceremony lasted but a few minutes. immediately after the speech had been read the Kim: n3 iPAililAiiENT is “lillENiii. lN i - l. - ' i " ' "i ‘ '. ‘ iii llflliilli of iii-vi-niy-fivc lei-i and flllll Ali's. ti. \\'. llflll. iii‘ siiiiiiiii-i-- l h‘ "WHY mmm" """"""" m "Y fl'l'l"<l- “l-‘lllllllll ll"- "llllle IllB with =1 niece 01' iron nine. °*l’°°““l°ll- “l m“ “m”? w“ "ll" Jllfil before n00" the WW1 clliwll- ‘llld Qlwell ‘ell- eliiiiil Ull‘\'t‘ll huili- wings are nine ypiips iii‘ viiiilii-il chapel (iolumns v.41)“; fifty fut-t. 'l‘lie high altar oc- of the stage Ill Zll‘il1| of 240 square feet Wyn-I lllt‘ i‘t‘llll'i! . l7 fiwl high while six siiiini-il glass (iatbeilriii \viii- Ioivs. ri-piiiriis of famous European i-xiuuplcs fvflt-‘(ft glorious tints of over the entire] color and lillht CflOl" scent‘. 'l‘iii-. reconstruction was tionc flccorilliiil to the flcslgn 0T Norman iii-i- just tho outstnntlinizi ileiuils iii tho tri-ineiidoiis produc- tloii. thi- nine beautiful impressive iinil iuurini: vpisoiles of which were l uniolili-il ioflll-Zlll before the euihrni ltlil spectators. From all points of view, stii it musical dramatic and ntmokphilrit: The Aiiriiele." as stag eil by Professor hlax Reinhardt for i\l(ll'l'l iii-sf llll‘ greatest of Ameri- can inipri-ssurios, is the most el- illififllli‘ iiiiil magnificent venture evrr aiiumptieil on the American lure. Liiilyfiiiina Manners. daught- er of the Duke and Duchess of Rut.- imid iliilllt‘ a wonderful liiadonnii. liivrii-lf iiii outstanding aristocratic ieaiity slii- investi-il the sacred role with all the simplicity, loving for filfelltlrlh‘, ivistfulness and yielding inure wiili \\'TL'Tl trnditionnntl faith surround ii. in the important and exacting part of‘ the young nun. Mllgllillfl, Miss Rosamond Plnchot niece of the (iovcrnor of Pennsyl- rnniii vindicated her choicii by Profcssoi‘ Reinhardt by her remark- iiliie delineation of the emotions impulses and phantasmagorin of a youilifiil mid lovely sister brought up in the venerntlou and rare love iii the Divine Virgin. but. in whom "ll" 11-1)’ WPTIlHH-‘SS of the flesh and ill“ llmvei-of evil becomes manifest. ‘r lciiiis lier. according to the modi. .lt'll'l'll legend along seven years of woe illlfl ivretrb ution to ii fin ediiess and degrad- nl glorious redemp ton lit the hands of the miracle “'°l'llllli§_\'irgiii. The cast of Miracle number “The seven hunilrcil llwple iinil there are scenes such its the revo during time liitlon and inrluisitlon h tho entire company i Condensed Specials’. or word, RATEPZo Ugh insertion IO! P in thla column. ‘RUMMAGE SALE- SALVA- g0" Ami ~'l- Friends wishing to not called on Phone 823. v Hall. Thursday. Jan. give, if 3i ‘BUY son's IRAN ansnouusr "ll"! You wanted. R. N. Toirilinh llllllerv. Phone m. m lwk ‘T0 LET-FURNISHED House Ailllllf Box 171-41. “llllllllly locntcd—-Princo Street. ‘LOST — MONDAV MORNING. Co "WW6" Sllring Park Road and mwllll- pair of fur driving mitts. Flllllel" lilsase leave at this office WANTED-_ fllldtlle aged w 0f four, ‘fluffy. A | vllln sires: 'city. °'°ll BALE. ner store lllbed ll and receive reward. 943-1-15-3f. “‘*~—~> ________________ A CAPABLE GIRL OR omen for a family K006 wages to a suitable immediately, 2i iitii-l-lfl-Sl on ‘ro tar-con. 08:13}! dvqlifnl house com M, C0’ ‘oamaleatod. Apply 901-1-18 ti. .5 ;.._. ‘LOQT o . avnavto riiou lluhoch, while collie it»: with l"°"“ o -_> viliiliif I V. "00 can ‘MAKI u i ' ' . =00 1'0 010.00 "l “the Wfllltlbfhll‘ “manuals: eluimn fen h mie- m "lllfi. 2T0 mm ‘LUST-Ly x H- Lllifliflth‘! (Av l. in _ ' , twat: Sill"- ; my "T" ‘t ‘n’ llllll‘ lllll. Reward for in. Dunbar; III- b» Fly dilly. "a s BMW-Halifax. lll-l-li-Ci. tin office "DINO “iii-flat: Hill". Princi- l-liiivaril island. who was also givi-n a [tinct- ol‘ honor among the sixteen voici-s Hi}l{‘(1l“iT f0!‘ the "Actrnpilllnf Til PEHISH IN JTPTNESE lllllKE (Canadian Press.) TOKIO, Jan. 1F.—Ii‘ifly persons flTl‘ liclleveil to have been killcd in Tokio, Yokohama mid outside dis- tricts in today's curiliquaki- while inuny persons were injured. No ciuiunities among foreigners arr} reported. One report stated-Thai six hundred houses were dilmolish- ed in Yokohama. Odnwiira. about 75 miles southwest of bcrtl suffer- ed as great ilnniugc as it did last September. The stock market sits- pendcil operations owing to tlii- failure of‘ conimiiuiciitions. uiicisi niiicf iiAii iii wuiiii (By Dominion News Service) LONDON, Jun. l~f—The largest dance hnll in thc world is at Olym- pia, London. The floor is 440 yards long and has a i-npnrlty for 2.000 couples. ll in estimated that if the boards were placed end to end they would imensuro 30 miles in length. Surrounding the floor is a luxiir- iousLv-furnlsheil promenade, nnil the lighting effects are of the most modern character. By mystic carnival lanterns. when other lights are lowered, the dancing arer-n is in turn made to represent a mirror. ll silver waterfall, and ever-changing rain-bow. a fantastic inn pattern. a snowstorm, s snnlit lawnyaiid moonlight at see. The music is provided by a spec- ially constitured orchestra of 2i players. iiiiiiiu Fill Pilllllii IN iiiiii usi The case of Jas. W. Patterson vs. the Catiaillau Bank of Commerce was disposed 0T lfl the sure-Jul‘ Court yesterday morning when the jury returned after twenty llllll" ulos‘ consultation with a V-‘lfilllll for the plaintiff Of unearth-bums the total amount with interest which had been withdrawn at var- ious times from the bank. the pia n- tm alleging RTJSOTIITETY M knoll" ledge of the withdrawals. .F0ll0WliI8 was the iurv chaise delivered by Mr. Justice Arsen- ault: ‘ Gentlemen o the Jury. this is n m» which n notoqcuw rwl‘ time very much ‘longer. So far as tin concerned, my remarks will not ‘be very extended. You have ltelrfd the evidence; it is not com- plicateii and you do not need very much lnltruction in »realfl!.l0 ll- lt ts conceded that: the plaintiff. Patterson. had a certain amount on deposit in the Canadian ‘Bank of Commerce. l think it is also con- -_tbat certain cheques were lifl n on tub Bank which were not .Med himself. foo not. think 1' . tloii that roiaeins is gm thgt g0! returning prosperity. shoivu daily in the financial ll|'\\':(. around with him. piitoitend ibtl only qnos- -*" which is Cabinet To 001T sider Case of J. B. MoLachlan O'l"l‘A\\'A, Jaln. IiK-Tlie case of James iilcLai-blan, (‘ape llreioii Labor lciiili-r, serving ii two year suntciif-i‘ in Ilorclitistur 1itllillilil- iiary for seditious libel will Uillllt‘ Til Uftl ihi- federal cabinet for con- .-.iili-riitiim at an early (late. spurt of [ioliiit-iitnr-i or the football of politics. 'i‘hi- railway belongs lo llll‘ pi-opiii of (‘anada and not to any'uiiii political party and that parry which betrays the railways will be false to the mandate of this Dominion. irrespective oi‘ criticisms or assault the present zidminisirzit.ion. hopes to operate for benefit of all the people and for no one section whatever. . When the day comes that this cannot be done i will have nothing more to do with the property. Per- haps ii may be just as well to rc- fcr to this in view of events that may tit-cur before tho year is out." Taxation Must OTTAWA, Jan. 15 .~——Sll' llloseph Flavelle’ address before the Canadian Club in Toronto, Come Down "l in which he advocated a 60 per cent cut in the income tax and a new system of taxation gen- erally, coming‘ right on the heels of Mr. E. W. Beatty’s address before the Empire Club There is a feeling there, has attracted much attention. here among taxation officials that if the United States cuts its in- ome tax, as Secretary Mellon proposes, Can- ada will hlave to scale h ers down, if for no oth- er reason than out of self-defence. That Sec- -retai'y Mellon proposes to do something worth while is evident from the fact that the total of his proposed cuts are equal to nearly five tim- es the total amount that the Clanadian Gov- ernment will get through the income tax this year. '!"I'+'I"II'P'I"I"I"D'I'+'II ANY CHARGES MADE AGAINST N. Y. POLICE i"!- 'I'M 4' 'l' '1' (Canadian Press.) -l' NEW YORK. Jan. 15,-- 'l' (‘barges flied by Police Coin- -l- missioner Enrigbt. in a ilrus- 'l- llf‘ police shake-up over the -l- week-end involved every ills- -l~ trict inspector in the city -l~ with the exception of those in Il- cburgc of traffic. Further 1- charges. it was expected. 'l' might be forthcoming tomor- 4- vow as u result of a careful -l' check-up of office reports nnil 4- records. i}. (thargesngainst the 1.'-l in- 4- spectors named-in a Yllllll" '1' filed with Commissioner En- il- right by (‘hief inspector Wil- Q- liiiiii J. Bnhey, were said to 1' cover in ouch case from eight '6 to 02 alleged violations of res- Il‘ lllflllflllli and to have arlfitlll 1|- from unsatisfactory report! O as lo conditions in their ills- qi ii-ieiii. Activities of the police -|- over siitiirilhy and Sunday in 4- compliiince with Commission- il- or Enrlgbtia orders to clean '0' up. resulted in about 400 ur- l. LT-els-r-e-ooo-r-i-o-r-r-i-o iifi§fi§i§iilllfiii++lll+i+Qlll-ll-lrfii-i-iv-lvll-IIHI-Il- raised by the defense of collusion. _g)mt it was done by arrangement between the plaintiff and his bro "m; l; it was his brother who sign- ed these cheques: l do not know that thin is provflii. There iii also a attention 0f "98"" genre. The defense claims that the plaintiff was negligent in not carryinghthiokolfiiy glxmgrllglgog" 9 5 which p -i do 110T think that you need give ‘very much nt- tcntion to thal- t m!!! l9 110i "l", hie to can! I Ill around with him. ggrtgjn purposes to fulfill. You. put your money there and they or | not supposed. nor are we! librml ~, _._._......_..-_- ‘(Continued on Page 8),. Irina»- P. E. I. Auxiliary Bible Society The Animal Meeting o fthe Prince Edward island Auxiliary Bible Soci- ety takes place today in the lieartz liienioriai Hull. The sessions are be- ing held at the following hours: MORNING: 11.0042. Meeting of the Executive Committee. Passing of Reports, etc... for Annual Meeting. AFTERNOON: 2.00. General Meeting. Il@\‘0ll°ll' nl Exercises. Rev. i\l. E. Gouge. Commit- Appoiutment of Resolu- Press. i). D. 2.15. tcest——Noiuinatinl-'.. lions. 2.25. —Reports:—Seci-etury. Tro- iisurer. President. Secretary for S. S. Work. District Secretary- llAfi. Reports from Branches. iii-Round Table Conference and Discussion, conducted by Rev. F. S. Porter, M. A.. B. D.. District Secretary. . EVENiNG:—7.30 Methodist Church. General Public Meetinik-Chnlr- man, lion. J. D. Stewart, Premier of P. E. f‘. Devotional Exercises—ilev. W. O. Mulligan. M. A Report of Committees. Aildresses-Rev. E. H. Cocbraue. M. A., Moncton, N. B., Rev. F. S. Porter. M. A.. B. D.. District. Secret ury. Offering for- the funds Bible Society. OFFICERS 0F THE SOCiETV: Hon. Prasfdent—Mr. J. D. Seaman; Presldente-Rev. l-i. D. Raymond; Vlce-Prasidenta-Rev. John Stirl- ing. Rev. P. A. Fitzpatrick. Rev. C. E. Armstrong, Mr. J. A Brace; Sec- retiir —-i\f.r J. P. Gordon: Treasur- er- r. H. D. Johnson: 8ac‘y S. S. Dents-Mil! C. M. Hulam: Audit or-Ii. B. Miller: Depositary-dua- of the tr book or key inc Carter. The banks hnvb- EXECUTIVE-The Officers and Rev. 0. T. Spriggs: Rev. J. McKay: Rev. J. B. De oft: Rev. J. M. Murchison; A. e-Prowso: ll. it. heard: G. L. Haniam; J. D. Jon- 'l‘onight's inquest was the first time the detectives admitted the story of the confession published more than two weeks ago. No charge of murder has s0 far been laid against young God-win. The inquest will be resumed tomorrow night. it “'21s little by little flint Godwin told his story to the detectives. First he said that he hnd hit Mrs. Whitesiile with his hand. then with a stick and finally ailniltteil that it was the pipe with which be had felled the woman. Since being held be has expressed sorrow for the deed and said he did not mean to kill the woman. Asked if he expect- ed in find the woman {alive when he went hack to the house on Christmas Day. he said he did. He is also quoted as saying that he in- tended to get married ‘Wllftil he gets out of jail in the spring. 0n the recent midnight visit. to the house the boy re enacted the tragedy for thedetcctives. Biddes: combe said. he would tnkc up a business career lie also was quite interested in politics when a boy and often went with his father to listen io the de- bateg in the P. E. island legislat- ure. He was interested. but not cap- tivated by polltics. Having decided on the ministry he began his pro- bation in 1862, and his first preach- ing appointment was in liflrlmichi. Shortly after he was transferred to Bathurst and later returned to Mirimichi. lie hail not a barrel of sermons to start with, and his pay in itself could not be regarded as a great inducement to active work. His salary for the first four years wag $120 u year. Ho was ordained to the Methodist ministry in i866, and of the thirteen clcrgymen or- dained at that time, only two be- sides himself sro now living. Rev. Dr. Jost of Bridgetmvn and Rev. J. G. Angwin of Sydney. ills trans- fer to Exmouth Street Church, St. Continued on ‘Page 8 MEET ll +-!-+'!~~I"l"'i-++ lill-i-l-ll- SAYS F. RINFRET MAY all SUCCEED LOMER GOUIN f i (Canadian Press.) '0' MONTREAL. Jan. 15.—Al- 'l' though thefllliontroal Le Cun- 4 adu. French-Canadian official '0- orgnn of Liberalism in this '0 province. in an iiuy strongly urges the claims '1' of lion. Rodolphe Lemieux as -l' the successor in the Federal 'l' Cabinet of Sir Lomer Gouiu. 1- the Montreal La Patric status 'l' tliis afternoon tbnt in spite of Il- thig editorial it is hardly like- 'l' ly that Mr. Lemieux will con- 4' sent to accept B. portfolio and i reenter active politics. On the 6 other band, Lu Patric declar- i es that rumors are becoming + precise in political circles '1' that the one to have the best 4- chance of succeeding Sir L0~ 1' nier and of representing the -l' Province of Quebec in the Ill Cabinet is Ferdinand Rinfret. 1' editor of Le Canada rind 01.1- P. for St. James Division. this Il- city. it adds that Mr. Rinfret 4' will be given a portfolio. '0' -l-+~l--t--l-+-l"l"l-+'l"li++ 'l'-l><l"l"l"!'1"I'§'Iv+'l'+'l"l"l++'l"i'l'++'!"l'+'l"l'+++i"! Coal Wage Dispute Yet Far From Settlement (Canadian Preasl) SYDNEY. Jan. 15 -—- The coal wage conference broke up this sf- ternoon without settlement and de- legates representing the United Mine Workers of America have re- tired to headquarters to consider the situation. Although President Sllby Barett said the conference had definitely failed to agree he did not s87 that last minute iiegoiistionsmlght not he resumed. The present contract expires at midnight. it is rumour- ed that the company may put into effect a lower scale of rates as ac- cording to tho decision of the Su- preme Court of Nova Scotia in January 1922 the present contract will he non exisioutafter midnisht hnd will exert no binding influence upon anybody althoulh it might be continued in force indefinitely by mutual verbal agreement. SYDNEY. Jan. l6--The British Empire Steel Corporation late this afternoon poatecfndllce of a wage cut of twenty percent in sll its mines effective at midnight touislit wifeii the present vrssii contract ex- pires. vfbfs followed the collapse at mo! toilsy of wake eoti ‘ ms botwoeiftne miners ltd tors which have proceeded during past fow days. __ |l0MiN|iiN PARLIAMENT i0 NiEBililARY 2am editorial to- + ' Gov’t. Has Minority of Four Due to Two Bye-election De- feats. (Canadian Press.) OTTAWA, Jan. iii-Parliament. will open on Thursday. February 28. Announcement of the date of the opening was made by Premier King at the close of a Cabinet meeting this evening. The 11MB i! almost a month later than that of last year, when (Parliament assem- bled on January 31. in contrast to last year when the opening was on a Wednesday, the time-honored custom of meeting on Thumdii? will be observed this year. After the opening ceremonies and the de- livery of the Speech from the Throne. adjournment will probably be made. until the following Mon- day when the real business or the session will commence. Since the Government took office. two years ngo-—~l1aving at no time an effective majority over all pur- llFS combined-it has always re- ceived sufficient progressive and independent support to enable it to curry its measures through the House. in the coming session, un- lcs-i there are unforeseen develop- mcnts, the dependence of the Gov- BFDHTODT Oil 8 IIIPHSUTB 0T SUPDOFT from the left of the Speaker will he intensified. The Government. after the Speaker was elected. flmt met Phr- lianienf in a technical minority of two. it finished last session with the limise technically dividing ex- actly oven. As a result of the two recent Conservative victories in Maritime Province lay-elections, it will meet Parliament in the com- ing session with s minority of four. Hence. much speculation as to what ways and means the Govern- ment maybe inclined to adopt to secure lProsreei-iive support. l Francelncreases Taxation. Rates By 2C Per Cent (Canadian Pun.) PARIS, Jo . lbw-The lfreir-li cabinet solid; today in tbo finan- cial crisis earned by the tau of the franc dooideil- ammonia all tas- u iiunot i m: by 80 per. than? to a got-gens equipuge of dull gold and shining glass that rocks back and forth on its great leather thongs after the manner of old Western Canadian stage coaches, roiled be- hind the eight bay horses along tho troop-lined route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster carrying the King and Queen robeil in i-r- mine. Their Mnjcsties continually bowed from side to side in respon- se to cheerg of thousands. LONDON. Jan. 15.—-The Parlia- mentary Labor party ileciilci! toiliiy to bring up the question of con- fidence in the Baldwin gov+|'iiiiii.-::' for decision during the debate on the reply to the speech from Tllf‘ throne. (United Press.) LONDON, Jan. iii-Parliament was “opened in state" today by ical chaos in store for legislators, precedent was strictly observi-d and. from all outwitrd appearances, the King might have been opening; a normal five-year-term parliament under u strong government, iii- stead of one which cannot. la<L more than a few months. ' With no party possessing a uni-- iority in the house of commons, stable government. according to British views. is impossible, and with no possibility of an arrange- rue-at or coalition between two of the contending parties, another dis- solution and general election dur- ing the spring or early summer would appear inevitable. Nevertheless. -the picturesque yeoinen of the guard in scarlet and gold Tudor uuifomis marched sedately from the tower to search the vaults under the house of lords for possible emulators of Guy Fawkes. just as has been done every year since that picturesque conspi iitor plotted to blow up King James the First. centuries ago. The yeonion found nothing, though it must be admitted that detectives from Scotland Yard per- formed the task before their arriv- iii. Through streets lined by stal- wart guurdsmea in full gala uni- forms. and escorted by glittering squadrons of‘ life guards. King More Hebrideans Coming Shortly 1 to Canada (Canadian Press.) LONDON, January l5.-—Arrani:~ ements have been mode with the Government of Ontario for unothi-r party of emigrants numbering 300 men. prepared to work on farms in Ontario, and 50 women an domes- tic servauts, to leave the Hebrid- es on April 2B. The C. P. R. steam- er hiarloch _wlll embark the emi- grants at Stornoway, and the On- tnrio Government will assist them to their final destination. Announcements,’ Coming Events. Meetings, Etc llATIiim-I cents per insertion. "Coal. Coke and Wood. When in need of above please remember A. Picket-d & Co. Phone 240 have ii stock of all kinds selling nt lowest priceii. aiO-t-ls-oi. word each ‘The Long Creek Ladies‘ Aid will hold it grand concert in (‘enor- Covo Hall on January 22nd. Sale of home-nude candy. Admission 25 and if» cerium-Mill 162i. "A meeting to Organize thi- Swine breeders Shipping Club. will be helil in Home Bros house. on their lower farm Winsloo Road Saturday evening Jan 19th at 1.80. All from Buckley and Norm. and south Milton plello attend. Mr. not?‘ the , b! _. M I0 6.000.000 fr”? flan will he met by t ll new Viatlon. ‘ Craig will lfltlfllgatlfl; King George. and despite the poili- ' The first business ihbi afternoon will be the lodging by Premier Baldwin of notice that the govern- ment will introduce “an humble address" to his Majesty, in reply to the speech from the throne. O11 pected to full. otyped fonn. thanking the mou- arch for his gracious words and promising to carry out his wishes in the matter of legislation fore- sbzidoyveil in the speech from the throne. in the present instance the government is in u minority of 102. compared with the combined 01y position forces, and there in pm- tically no posibllity of it being lc to carry even such a mtnpflfr tivi-ly simple matter as the add-less wirboui amendment. Aci-nriliiii: to parliamentary pre- cedent. no umeudmcnt to the W} iiri-sii is perniitii-u. since it would kbe tantamount to a vote of censure on the sovereign. Still, for the lpose of raising a debate an vttnl lquestlons, ll Tli usual for the op rposition to propose amendments: yreizreiiiiiii" that ills Majesty. wnadc no mention of something oli lother. or that his proposals fordehl ling with some questions were in- adequate-. in n house with a gov» eminent _ majority those amend nients are automatically tune-i down, but with tho government in a minority. all sorts of eintkirms- sing amendments might ho passed. Labor mud Liberals intend in stage the biggest. defiant they can possibly manage for the Baldwin government, so an to give thi- pa; mlcr no excuse for retaining offiqh. With n hostile house. Premier Tfflltlwln has no chance of passing a single major measure, and obi‘- nially he should resign immediat- ely the Labor amendment to the address is carried, as it is full; expected it will be. in the present situation. accord ing to constitutional procticenfhiv monarch automatically sends for the leader of the party .. amphi- sing tho government's defer-undo that Ramsay Macdonald would - iloubtedly he the first inch‘ omb- pad the premiership. Labor will ac- lcepi the iiiiik of forming ii 1mm» lmeiit. but the rest of the BGSBTOQ ‘will hi- devoted to a strugglelbr position.‘ nlnco a Labor government could not pass its program against the combined Conservative-Liberal vote. The situation means nnofber election noon. -_ The Weather, Etc ___._.___--—-——- 1- MY MOTHER. 3ND \T._ i was Awsoccv Q.\_OS\_'._ To ctiRlsTi-Aep Foil . My; To seven Statur- A PnascuvToY-iufs- . Burn-thaw YARTY" . roaosro. mi. ih-unntnll [foi-eeaiit: Strong south-nut will} iii-lib snow or rsin. '- I Temperature yesterday: Mal. ll .\iiii.i:. ~ »- - High tide this evenin‘ at. and toiaorrowiaoratns as 1 . . Sun sets this afternoon at; rises tomorrow i Juli noon lfoaiisy. lea) alv- p. m. - i" summer-side m: latiitl tifll this the Baldwin government is ex- - The address is merely of a stere- _