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     (Special to The Guardian) to fair eatpectntioll if now., when condi-
LONDON, Feb. 19.-Tho British re
I to the United States note regard
tions are reversed, the united states
and neutral nations were io grudgo
_  Drs     ilu; the use of neutral _flags by British British ships liberty' to/ take slmlla
The lnid-winter meeting ot' the
Prince Edward Island Medical Society
was held lat night in the Board of
Trade Rooms, the President, Dr John
Jardine, of Summerside, in the chair.
The members present were: Drs .len-
itins, Conroy. Carruthers, Warburton,
Yeo. McMillan, Ledwell and Dewar,
Charlottetown; McLellan, A. Mc.
Neill, Sinclair and Tanton. Summer-
side; A. A. McDonald, Sourls; F. W,
Jardine, Kensington; W. F. Taylor,
Montague: and Dr Garrison, of Char-
lottetown, this being his first attend.
since at a medical meeting in this city.
Dr Garrison will be in charge of the
Dalton Ssnatorium.
The President referred to the loss to
the Society ill the death oi' Dr Fraser,
of Montague, and of Dr Gillis, of St
Louis. A committee consisting of Dr
Yeo and the President was appointed
to tender to ther families of the de-
ceased tbo sympathy of the Medical
Socity. it was moved that sl fee of
$1.25 be asked for membership to the
Association towards the relief fund
of the Belgian Medical ami Pharma-
ceutical Professions.
Dr Jenkins reported that the Pre-
mier had asked him to announce that
the Government were about to fit up
the Bacteriologlcal and Pathological
Laboratory and would seek an opinion
from the members as to what should
be placed therein. The movement
was favourably commented on and the
thanks of the Association were ten-
dered the Government.
Dr Taylor, of Montague, read an
elaborate treatise dealing with the
pathology ami cause of diabetes. Dr
Garrison followed with an able paper
on " The Saustorlum and its Relations
to the Physician and the Public." This
paper. is reproduced in full below.
interesting case reports were pre-
sented by Drs Tanton ami McLellan. of
Sumlnersldc. A discussion, partici-
pated ill by u lurgc nuulbcr ot' the
members. followed, in which thc
papers prcsentcd were highly com-
mended and the thanks of the Society
tendered those who contributed. A re-
solution.. was passed to memorialise
the Government.\vitlA.regs.rd to.sm.e.nd-
ing the Public Schools Act with a view
to ill}t.iatit;g.lllotlit‘al inspection oi’
schoo s in tho province.
A committec of Drs McLellan, Mc-
Millan and Yco was appointed to hrlng
tho matter to the attention of thc
Government.
Dr Jenkins, tho olticst. medical man
in the province, was requested to pro-
paro a history of medicine in this pro-
vince. Tho meeting thou adjourned.
Following is lilo pap-cr read by Dr
Garrison:- '
Mr Chairman and Gentlcmen,~
I feel that it would bc eminently
out of place for me to address you to-
night without giving hrst place to a
few remarks In recognition of the
public service rendered to the people
of Prince Edward island by one of her
foremost citizens, the Holi. Chas.
l)alton, through his gift to them of
thc sanatorlum \vhlch is to boar his
name. -
lt is a lille thing to be able to make
such o substantial outlay as Mr
Dalton has done, but it is a much finer
thing hy far to be possessed of a spirit
oi’ devotion to lofty ideals of public
service prompting such an expendi-
ture. ` _
No community can have too many
such public-spirited citizens, and I
take this opportllnlty to congratulate
the people of Prince Edward island
upon having in their midst one who
possesses, not only this devotion to,
and interest in, the common weai. but
the means. which he has so generously
given toward the fulfilment of his
plan, as well.
ln casting about for an appropriate
theme upon which to address the
Medical Society to-night. it seemed to
me that it might not he amlss to con-
sider the sanatorium in its relation to
the campaign against tuberculosis
here on the Island, ami at the same
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time to consider some of the problems
that may arise from time to time. with
suggestions for their solution.
in view of the fact that the sans-
rforlum has not yet opened its doors
for the reception of patients, I feel
that several important aspects of the
theme may be discussed with the
utmost candour and frankness, with-
out any fear whatever of giving
offense. I
By a proper and timely considera-
tion of some ot’ the problems involved,
the way should be paved so as to
,make future progress easier for all.
. No local precedents have been estab-
lished andthere are likewise no tradi-
tions, good or bad, that must be lived
up to, or lived down. We have a clean
hill of health and it behooves us to
establish no precedents or traditions
_unworthy of the object for which the
‘ sanatorinm was given.
ln general the object of a sanatorium
such as the one here is threefoldz-
Flrat.--The care. education and
treatment of o limited number of
early cases.
Second.-The segregation. care and
treatment of a yet more liluited num-
ber of advanced cases.
Third.-The education of the com-
munity nt large as to the nature, pre-
ventability ami curabllily of tuber-
culosis. principally through the med-
ium oi' discharged patients.
lt has been pretty clearly demon-
strated that n very large percentage
of early or incipient cases of tuber-
culosis may, under tha modern salla-
torium regime, regain their health and
return io their homes und communi-
ties rcstorcd to their normal wage-
oarning capacities.
The clmnccs for such ll result de-
crease puri pnssu with each stake of
advnncelnent of thc disease, until they
ure prl.tctVically nonexistent in thc fur-
advauced stages.
Not only arc thc opportunities for
cure greater thc carlior the diagnosis
is matic and thc proper treatment
instituted. but thc time necessary for
the accomplishment of such a cure is
shorter. in direct proportion to the
incipiency.
'l\`nii,` not only :irc the chances
greater and thc time i`or urrest. or cure
lossonod, bllt the expectation of lifo
is proportional(-ly prolonged and the
years of productivity incroascll.
'Such facts as those furnish good ami
sufllcient reasons wily ovcry effort
should llc made to makc early diag-
nosis and lo institute thc proper treat-
ment uf. tho cnrliost possible momont.
Iiuys and wocks In fnilurc to establish
early diagnosis, clip months and yours
froln thc llvcs of the patients.
lt' all ol' our cases here could be
diagnosed in their incipiency and we
had sufllcient sunatorlum accommoda-
tion for all. the problem would be
much simplified. As it is wc shall
have not more than sixteen bcds for
this class oi' patients.
Even granting the possibility tllat
the sanatorinnl shall be able to con-
tinually reserve this number ot` accom-
modations for these early cases. and
further, that thc ratio of discharges
shall be about two ond one-half
patients per bed per year, the total
nulubcr of patients. not including
advanced cases, treated any one year
would he forty, a small number com-
narcd with the probable number need-
ing such care.
At this point thcrc are two import-
ant problems that present themselves:
First.-.The one ol' reserving the
determined quota of beds for the early
cases.
Second.--I-low best to obtain the
largest results i'rom the material nt
hand.
\Vhere there has been no previous
sauatorium accommodation on the
island it is not at all unlikely that
there are quitc s unmber of advanced
patients waiting for an opportunity to
avail themselves of the advantages of
hospital care in the sanatorlum.
lt is quite probable, therefore, that
by far the largest part of the early
applications for admission will be
made up ot' these rather advanced
cases.
Unless there is some well defined
policy on the port of the sanatorium
as to the proportion of each class of
patients, thatshall be admitted. and
unless suc_h‘ a policy is scquiesced in
and.:-supported by the physicians and
people of the island, both in letter and
splrit,- it is not at all unlikely that
you shall find your ssnatorlum. from
the beginning, converted into a hos-
pital for advanced consumptives.
There should, therefore. be a well
defined and constant policy regarding
the actual number of each class of
patients t.o bo admitted. and each ease
should no Judges no-folly “nfl impar-
tially upon his or her own particular
merit as coming trader any particular
classification. without any reference
whatever to political or-other expo-
dienoy.
The sanatorium will find great difli-
culty in carrying out such a desirsbl
policy unless it can count on the
moral 'support and active cooperation
of the medical fraternity; and I have
no doubt but that it may be counted
to uphold. both in letter and
any plan that has for its
and ultimate object the best
of all.
would of
to
merchant ships, publlslletl to-night,
concludes as follows:
“Great Britain has always, when
neutral, accorded to vessels of other
states at war liberty to use the British
(flag as a means of protection against
capture and instances on record when
United States vessels availed thom-
selves of this facility during the Am-
erican civil war. it would be contrary'
r
action. The British Government have
no intention of advising merchant
.ships to use foreign hogs as a general
practice or to resort to them other-
wise than for escaping capture or de.
struction. The obligation upon belli-
gerent worships 'to ascertain for them-
selves the nationality and character of
a vessel before capturing. sinking
QUIVUCAL
or destroying it has been universally
recognized. li' that obligation is ful-
filled the hoisting of u neutral flag on
board a British vessel cannot possibly
endanger neutral shipping and the
British Government holds that if loss
to neutral ships is caused by disre-
gard of obligation it is upon the enemy
vessel disregarding it_and upon the
Govermncnt giving orders that it
should be disregarded, that the sole
responsibility for injury to neutrals
ought to rest."
FHEIICH SIEIMEII SIHUEK
Bi GEIIMIN IIIIIPIIIII
(Special to the Guardian.)
l)l_EPPE, France, Feb. 19.-A Ger-
man submarine torpetloed this morn-
lilg. with warning. the French steamer
Dinorah, bound from Havre for Dun-
kirk, a point 16 miles off Dieppe. The
Dinorah did not sink, but-was towed
into Dieppe. No mention is made of
the loss of any of her crew.
IIIIHILMIIINS III-IIIBII
GIIIS IU PHIZI EIIUIIT
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Feb. 19.--'Illia British
Government, it is announced to-day,
has decided that the cargo of the
American steamer \Vilhelmina should
be held for thc decision ot' the prlzc
court.
Gllilil Vlllillll --
MIIIII Ill EEIIMIINI
(Special to The Guardian)
lil-IRLIN, l"cb. lll.~Further rcports
concerning thc Russian defeat in the
vicinity of the Muzurian Lakes ill East
Prussia make it appear thc defeat was
s sweeping onc. German military of-
ficers in Berlin doubt whether much
remains ot' about five itussisn army
corps vngagcd in lighting. While tnc
Russians may Iuivc 'saved some artil-
lery through n quick rctrcnt, it seems
certain that the itussiau troops to the
number ot' at toast 150,000 are no long-
er io be reckoned with by Gorman
armies. ('.‘lt\aring tho Ausfriun crown
land of llukowlnu of invaders is taken
by military oillcials to mcun at great
victory.
SPICIII EIIMMIIIIE
liliili lllil WUIIK
~ (From our own Reporter.)
OTTAWA, Feh. 19.-The special
committee ot' the House of Commons
to investigate the question of the
boots supplied thc Canadian soldiers
held an organisation meeting to-day,
electcd Mr W. S. MiddIebro` as chair-
lllilll. decided on the mode of' proce-
dure and summoned five witnesses,
who are to appear next Tuesday.
Tile witnesses who will be heard
next week are Lieut.-Colonel Hallock,
E. A. Stephens and Theodore Galli-
oeau. thc members of the inquiry
Board appointed by Major-General
Hughes. and Lieut.-Colonel Brown,
inspector' of harness and saddlery, and
H. W. Brown, Director-General of
Contracts.
Mr Middlebro, in thanking the colli-
mittee for electing him chairman, said
tllat he thought he voiced the opiliion
of the members in saying that the in-
vestigation should be as thorough as
possible. They should see that their
conlpatriotsgwho had gone with the
contingent to tight the battles of
Canada and the Empire in the
trenches should be efficiently equip-
ped. They should hew to the line. let
the chips fly where they might. How-
ever. both the manufacturers and the
officials involved should be treated
fairly and justly. -
Sir James Aikius, who had .moved
that Mr Middlebro be appointed chair-
man. said- that he presumed that the
inquiry should be immediate and as
thorough as possible wlththe avail-
able evidence. They should discover
if there had been any dereliction of
duty either to the disadvantage or dis-
comfort 6f"lh€CiiTadl§n troops.
CANADIAN FISHERIES
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS.
OTTAWA. Feb. 16.- Oillcers of thc
new Canadian Fisheries' Association,
were elected today as follows:
President. D. A. Byrne. Montreal;
first vice-president, S. Y. Wilson, ilsli-
[llitl second vicopreuidont. W. ll. liar-
kor. Vancouver; secretary-treasurer. F.
W. Wallace. prdontroal; executive
cvmmittip; M. Lopoluto. ounwn; wr.
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SUMMARY 0F THE SITUATION.
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, Feb. 19.-The British rc-
ply to the American note on the use
oi` the American flag by the Cunard
Line steamer, Lusitsnia, and the de
cislon to hold the cargo of the Amer-
icon steamer, Willielinlna, to thc
Prize Court were tellvcred to W. li.
Page, American .\m,basso.dor, to-day.
‘The notes make it clear that while
there is no intention to resort to thc
use of neutral flags generally, Great
Britain thinks neutral countries should
not grudge ships this privilege in view
ot' Germany’s threat to destroy' British
sen commerce, and further, that in
view of the latest German policy of
sen warfare, Great Britain contem-
plates declarlng all foodstuffs to Ger-
many absolute contraband.
Both notes. are of u conciliatory
character, that in reference to the use
of the American flag points out that
thc Unitcd States resorted to the use
of the British flag under similar cir-
cumstances during the civil war and
if Germany follows tho usual custom
of ascertaining definitely the nation-
ality ot' ships stopped by her warships
no damage can be done to neutral ves-
sels. The detention ot' the Wiluol-
mlna's cargo, which is to bc sent to
thc Prize Court is justified on the
ground that Germany has placed all
groin and flour in the Empire under
Govornnlcnt control.
As yr-t Grout Britain has not llc-
finitely announced llcr promised retu-
liatory measures against thc Germnu
submarine blockade which now has
been in force two days and which, so
far, resulted in torpedolng by German
submarines two vesesls, the French
steamer Dinorah and the Norwegian
steamer Bclrltige. Both vessels wcro
damaged, but reached, port. Some
Danish vessels were unable to sail yes-
terday owing to the refusal of their
,crows to move them. This was over-
come to-day and most of thc Dutch
lines sailed under thc Govcrmncllts
insurance scheme.
l"ight.ing ill the \Vt-st. consisted largo-
ly of attacks by Germans in their cf-
forts to rocovcr trenches which they
losl. during thc Allies’ offollsivt: lust
Tuesday and Wcdllesduy. Tho (lor-
mans claim their attacks wcro success-
ful whereas British and Frcnch ro-
ports say that all the ground gained
has been consolidated by them. Tlic
Gcrman army which drove the ltus-
sians out of East Prussia has occu-
pied the Russian town of Tnuroggen
on the East Prussian frontier. North
oi the Niemen Itiver but elsewhere in
this region the Germans apparently
have been halted by the arrival of
Russian reinforcements.
FRENCH OFFICIAL
(Special to The Guardian)
l’AltiS, Feb. 19.-French successes
in Vosges and Argonne are announced
by the War.Ofllcc to-day. The text of
the French statement is as follows:
There is nothing important to report
since the communication last evening.
Tile night ‘was calm, there were artil-
lery combats ot' some violence in thc
Aisne and near llhcims.
ln Perthos all the positions taken
by us remain in our hands. In thc
Vosgcs we repulsed two illfantry at-
tacks and strengthened our own posi-
tions.
PRICE ON “ HEAD " OF ENEMY
SUBMARINE;
LONDON, Feb. IS.-Ollc ot` the lead-
ing British shipping'journals has offer-
ed o. reward of $2,500 for the oillcers
and crew of thc llrst British merchant
vessel to sllctootl in disabling a 'Ger-
man submarino by rammlng lt. Sub-
marines, the paper points otlt. are the
most vulnerable forln of craft afloat.
‘A ship may easily escape torpcdoes
by running in zt circle and may thus
find .n' favourable opportunity for
ramming its adversary.
THE MILITARY HOSPITALS.
nlllitnrvllospital :lt Sllorncliffels
being cnlargl-d by .n tfuupornry build-
ing providing unc hundrml ndrlltlonul
buds! The \\‘nr Oillrc has nskcd for
additional uI-<'ommo|lntVlon in lnauy
hospitals, ami Inns npprovcll of thc
plans for tht- Vuimlliau hospital. Mrs
llnrcourt. wllo of tho Colonial Secre-
tary. has nlmlo a donation of one
hundred dollars to tho Canadian War
('.outIngcn`t Association. A shipment
of medical ctnrcs from the ifanadian
Rod Cross will bc sont this week t.o
the Iloulognt- depot for thc Canadians.
KING ALBERT A8 AVIATOR: FLEW
,\ C-VER GERMAN LINES.
AMSTlllRD_Al~l, Feb. 18.-King AI-
lrcrt of Belgium made an aerial recon-
tmlssancc of thc Gorman lines last
a Saturday, according to A report resch-
ing horc from the Belgian front.
The King occupied the observers
' seat In s Belgian military bipiaue, emi
spent about one hour In 'tho hir.
Several times he wuundor German
di-e,..bat he returned safely to head-
qumm. e
‘ ltasram cosmos: om-so uouignglo
uililillllllltlullsiiEFFECT
(Special to the Guardian.)
COPENIIAGEN, Feb. 19.-Disrch
garding the German warning to neu-
trnl shipping, the Scandinavian-
American liner, United States, sailed
for New York to-day on schedule
timc. There were no signs of nervous-
ness among her 400 passengers though
the vessel, if she follows the usual
course, will cross the German war
zone.
HUWBIIIIIIN illll liiilill
lilllll lil illill Wlli
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON. Feb. 19.-Correspondence
between President Polncarc of ifrancc
and King George of England. jimi. be-
fore tho outbreak ot' war was publish-
ed llcrc I0-night. in u lcttcr dated
.lilly Ill. Presltlt-mt Point-arc expressed
thc opinion that war was inevitable
‘if Germany was convinced that Great
‘Britain would not intcrvcno, but that
if Germany was collvinccd llrituln
would take a hand llc bt-Iicvotl pence
would bc unbrok-cn. President. l’oin-
` cards letter.-concluded thus: "lt is, l
consider, on the language and action
of the British Government henceforth
that the last chances of a peaceful .set-
tlement depend. l am convinced up
to the present moment that Britain,
France and Russia can give a deep im-
pression it’ they unitcd in diplomatic
action with a vicw, if possible. to--t-he-
prcservation of peace."
King Gcorgo`s reply contain(-II the
following? "l alll personally using lily
Iicllt nllllcnvors with the Emperors oi'
Germany and ltussia toward finding
at solution by which actual military
operations llluy llc ut any rzlto post-
ponctl and thus glvc tinlo for calm
discussion between the powers. I in-
tend to carry on those efforts without
intermission so long as ally hope of a
lcoscfui settlement remains."
WIHMIH , WIITHII
  puts nussnls
l’l~}Tltt)(lllAll. I-‘t-ll. l7.- Warmer
weather has again como to the aid of
the lluesians, wllo have rctircd i'rom
East Prussia, to thc shelter of for-
tified positions ou their own soil, bc-
fore tho ilcrco attacks of the great.
army massed by General Von liin-
denburg, and as result it was pre
dlctcd by military observers here to-
day that thc new Teutonic invasions
of llussllln will end in zi complete
collapse.
A thaw has set ill in the north
urcnil and conditions similar to these
which resulted in the defeat of the
Germans on thc Niemen a few months
ago. again prevail. Tile soil that had
been frozen ily the terrific cold of Jan-
uary has again turned to swamp. and
the Germans will be unable to trans-
port their artillery. lt was their lack
lot’ guns that forced them to retreat
from Shwalki and Augustow on their
previous invasion.
wvy llneo droo arilifea -dlcai\iMnte
‘creshrdl cmfwyp vbgkqj shrdlu mmlh
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT REVIEWS
SOLDIERS.
‘ \\'lNNii’EG, Feb. 17.-Thr-V Duke of
Connaught, who arrived 'here last
night to pay a twenty-four hours'
~ visit to Winnipeg. began a busy day
,ut ten o'clock this momlng when hc
‘set out ou a tollr of inspection of thc
various barracks. Plans matic for a
l,.0Nll(l\'. Full. 18.-Tho Quocllni r'ovfcw'of'the1ruops`in training. num-
horillg. it is estimated. close to novell
thousand mon in thc second and
third contiugents. provided for an
inspection by the Governor-General
of tho various units lined up on Main
ami thou a march past the reviewing
sland at the corncr of Portage and
» Main Streets. This evening the Duke
will atend a dlunor at tho Government
lioutse and later will leave for the
cas .
' UNPRECEDENTED FALL OF SNOW
VI8iT8 ITALY.
HOME. February i7.--Many villages
in tho Friuil region of the italian Alps
have disappeared from sight under a
snolw frail :af tslnroatlpnprelfipiiented ex-
on. or t a ous ty. of th.
tmouluitailn {otads a|;eFiimpossIblo. 
'e g paesu o uganc. on t c
Austrian frontier. the snow is more
thsn seven feet In depth.
The blocking of the road from Schlo
into the famous Dolomites district has
lsolata n number of towns much- tm
quest  tourists during the lum-
mer-‘mczni s. Alpmetmop; nebula(
ompoy to open the roi s and ren-
der nsslstnntes to the villagercut ol.
VEIHMIN Willilllii'
I
(From our own Reporter.)
OTTAWA, Feb. 19.-lt is beginning
to look as if the session will be finish-
ed by Easter. This is the growing im-
pression at the capital. it will be
his cohorts. but because there is no
order paper was cleared before fiv
through inability to flud busines
enough to remain in session.
Such a procedure is almost. wit
subjects considered were a resolutio
amend the civil code.
the second Bill, which provided
ments to the criminal code.
tion. said: “ The purpose of the resolu-
tion is to extend to masters oi' ,coast-
ing ships. under Canadian register,
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short, not on account of the political
truce, which has been broken half-a-
dozen times already by Pugsley and
~ t
sufllcient business to give the mem-
bers evon sn excuse to remain after
Easter. Yesterday, for instance, the
‘ e
o'clock, and the House adjourned
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precedent at this stago of the session.
Outside of replies to a few ques-lregister was thrown down, fourteen
tions, more or less pertinent, the only
submitted by J. A. Sinclair, Guys-
borough, proposing that the coasting Canadian coasting fleet is liable to be
law should be amended so as to allow _
Canadian ships to take advantage of register.
the growing South American trade.
and a Bill from the same member to tion was one of considerable import-
Mr Sinclair. in moving ills resolu-
Short Session linticiputed, Being u Will' (Session  .
Exclusively There is not Sufficient Busliiess
to Keep lllembers After Easter.
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\ the right to make longer voyages than
they are pemiltted to do at present."
He explained that masters of coasting
vessels cannot at the present time go
farther south than the mouth of the
Amazon River. As n result, they are
unable to participate in a big trade
to the south. Similarly on the west-
ern coast, masters of British Columbia
schooners cannot, at the present time.
take a vessel farther south than Port-
land Harbour. ln view of the opening
,of the Panama Canal, Mr Sinclair
thought it was highly desirable that
this should be extended.,so as to .in-
clude the ports of all South American
countries. lie stated that since July
lst. when the United States shipping
vessels have been transferred from
n the American flag. After the war is
over, if no action is taken, the whole
transferred to the United States
lion. J. D. Hazen admitted thequos-
snce to the shipping industry of
The first proposal was sent to the Canada. The question was one which
Marine and Fisheries Committee, and had engaged the attention of the
a nfllcisls of the Department. It was
penalty for fraud in supplying military given special consideration in 1913,
supplies, was given a second reading when the Act to revise and consolidate
and referred to a' committee, which the Fishing Act was introduced. AB
will bc appointed to consider amend-
tltia was a very important Act. and
there were many controversial points,
it was decided then not to press the
measure. but to endeavour to secure
the views of those interested In the
problem.
BIIIINIII lil IIIIIH IN
HIS HIIME llillllllli
A sad fatality occurred last night
a fire that consumed his dwelling.
.progress that ii. was impossible to save
tho building. lt was known that Mr
White was' inside and strenuous
efforts were made to save him. Dr
Sullivan went in and rcsched his side,
but wus himself' so overcome by thc
smoke and heat that ho lost conscious-
ness and had to bc tzarried out.. Thc
into Mr White wus a tlnsmith and had
n helper named llobruu Mclicnzic.
Tile latter had gone homo to his tea
only about 20 minutes before the fire
was discovered. lt is supposed that
the deceased. who had been an invalid
for several weeks, and was 76 years
of age, was carrying :I lamp and that
the fire must have originated from
some accident in connection with the
lamp.
The building was burned to the
groulld, and an adjoining building,
owned by Mr Augustus McDonald,
caught flrc, but the fire brigade, af'ter
strenuous ciforts with both engines.
the hand engine anti thc gasoline
engine, succeeded in saving it. The
ill-fated building was not insured. Tile
firemen deserve every commendatlon
for thc exccllcnt way in which they
effort of Dr Sullivan on behalf of the
unfortunate deceased is particularly
praiscworthy.
EXPLOSION WRECKS BRITISH
STEAMER.
LONIIUN, Feb. l8.-A Lloyds
despatch from Focanlp, Francs, says
the British steamer, Dulwich, Captain
Dudley, bound from Hull to Rouen.
was blown up Monday evening, 25
miles off 'Capo Antlfer, by two succes-
sive explosions. Seven men of the
crow of thc steamer arrived in Fo-
camp. They reported that none of the
men on board the steamer had been
injured, _and that all of them could
have made their escape in the life-
boats.
Tile Dulwich was s vessel of 3,289
tons and was owned by the Britain
Stemaship Company,
THE WEATHER,
TEMPERATURE,
TIDE, MOON, ETC
(Special to the Guardian.)
TORONTO. Feb. 20.-Maritime
Westerly and northerly winds; linc,
stationary or higher tvmporaturo.
THE \\'i:}ATiiER.-Yesterday was
fine, bright and clear.
The highest temporaturo recorded
yosterdny was 32 dog. above zero. ami
the lowest I7 tlcg. nhovo. The coldest
the previous night was I5 dog. above
At 9 a.m. yesterday it was 17 dog
above, and at 9 p.m. i7 deg. above.
The tide will be high this aftemoon
at 2.28; tomorrow at 2.54 _and Monday
at 3.23; it will be high tomorrow morn
ing at 3.29. Monday at 4.21 and Tues
day at 5.28. V
The sun sets this afternoon at 6.34'
tomorrow at 6.85 and Monday at 5.37
it rises tomorrow morning at 0.52
Monday at 6.50 and Tuesday at 6.48
The moon sets tonight at 11.58 and
tomorrow at 12.
The first quarter of the moon was
on Sunday; Feb. 21st., at 10.68 p. m.
There will be s full moon on Mon
day. March lst. st 2.33 p. ln.
The length of today will be ten
hours and forty minutes and of
row. ton hours and forty-three
utos. .
\lin\t’Ii'! Liniillelt Clifttl Rltollililillhh
stuck to their posts, and thc hrave‘
'INJIIIABLE Sillllil.
Ill IMPIHE Iiiillli II.P.
The Empire Lodge of the Knights
in Souris when an aged resident. ot' Pythlas were "at home" to their
Frank White. was burned to death in friends in the Castle Hall last night
in celebration of the ,51st anniversary
About six o’clock lirc was discovered of Pythianism. Mr S. A._ McDonald
in the building occupied by the de- presided, being' aécoinplllied on the
ceased, but the flames had made such plstfomt by Colonel'Potter and ofhoers
of the Empire Lodge. There was a
large attendance of ladies and gentle-
men.- who thoroughly enjoyed an excel-
lent varied programme. The v~'~~'n
solos ot Mr Morris were especially
enjoyed. llc is one of the best ama-
teur pianists in Canada. and is a wel-
conto addition to local talent. having
returned to take up ills residence
‘once more in Charlottetown. The
following also contributed to the pro-
gramme:-Miss Bessie Crosby (vocal
solo), Mrs D. E. Shaw (recitation).
Miss Coombs (vocal solo), Mr Frank
Oliver (comic sons). Miss Dockendoriil
(vocal solo), Mr Irving Beers (recita-
tions), and Miss Coleman (recitation).
After the concert varied refresh-
ments were served and greatly en-
joyed by the audience. The hall was
then cleared and the tables prepared
for whist., which was played until a
late hour. The ladies’ prize was won
by Mrs W. P. Doull and the gentle-
men's by Mr Fenton R. Newsome.
All thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
,and the proceedings terminated with
,the usual votes of thanks.
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ing will be held in the Church at
Hampshire., Thursday evening, Feb.
25th. Silver collection.
8700-2-20m1Ipd
"A Basket Social and entertain-
ment in aid of the Red Cross Society
will be held at Mt. Herbert Hall on
Wednesday 24th. Admission 10 cents.
Ladies with baskets free.
8687-2-19M,5l.4
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ERS.-That is_y_vhy.lve_ohooell .to re-
present only the bestjréacbinel ,Thi
standard or tue war-nl, snhncton one
Smith Premiers A Milne, Fzllir
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now be obtained from I A Footer.
Drugstore. Sunnyside Price 40e
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