iThe Paper Thali Covers f Prince Island \_ Like The Dew Edward A ‘ii“"'...i...""'u"-.".a‘l.‘f. _ ca... muss . Pntstntninitomo PlEDli CUDDWIILIQ ENCLANIJES Allis Message Read at Dnveiling of Washington's Busts at London, ikverpooi and Mulgravo - anor. - ._-__..___. (Special totite Guardian) FLONIDON_ "May 30--0n behalf of 1118 American people President Harding today gave Great Britain a renewed pledge of friendship. His message of goodwill was read today at t-he unveiling of a bust of 060119 ‘Washington in St. Paul's Cathedral. Similar busts were un. veiled in the town hail at Liver- pool and Mulgrave Manor, the an. cestrni fhome of the Washington family. The busts were the gifts of the American psopel. At St Paul's the Washington bust was given a place of honor beside those of Wellington and Nelson. A special religious service ‘preceded the unveiling and the speeches by notable Britons and Americans The P.esident's message was trans mitted by Ambassador George Har- vey. ~lt said on the occasion of un- veiling busts of George Washing - ton at St. Penis, the town -ha-ll oi’ Liverpool. and Mulgrave Manor: "I" am ‘moved to express my hops that these gifts from the American peo- llle mny be received as testifying n new long-established friendship for the ‘British notion and may in- spire a continued reciprocation oi’ the sentiment by .tiie British people." _ - Designations Eiiected in House oi Commons (‘Special to the Guardian) OTTAWA. _Ont., iMny 303—it is expected the resignations 0t’ J. A. Maliarg. Maiple Creek, and Hon. N W. iitowall, Dul-hanr will be an- nounced in the House of Commons within the next two or three days. Hon Speaker Rhodes said this morning that he would announce the resignations as soon as he re» ceivetl‘ t/bem_ Mr. Msharg is leav- lug the ‘Federal Progressive Party to accept a portfolio ‘in the ISusk- atcliewan Government. Despondent Man Hangs Himself NOIUIIH SYDNEY. May 30-—~Slx- of age. in poor _ty-seven years ‘it » ., mwat-iniiii hanged himself in s. some near his home at Sydney Mines yester- tiuy. Friends who went out to look for him when he did not return home at supper time, found him in garage, dead. Merritt was wid- ower with grown up family. . ioouonvsnositnoutsl FOR 8ALE.-—ROU-SE ON CUM- berland ‘Street. Apply Mrs. Rose ‘McCarron, 166 Sidney St. 3i. ‘FOR fountain in good order. 238 Kenttstreet. ‘WANTED-IMMEDIATELY AT Y. W. C. A.. maid to assist with general housework. TO LET iN SOUTHPORT A SUM- mer cottage.‘ Apply Guardian. m...» can FOR ‘ssts, oven - hauled and painted. Apply I-I. G_ Nelson_ Hampton. sALs-eooT wares Apply WILL THE PARTY WHO BOR- rowed a_sui_.aii slide compass from the Marine Office, kllidly return same. '1‘. G. Taylor. *LO8T BETWEEN OHIARLOTTE- town nlid ‘Sllerryfil Bridge, Sat- ‘ urdiiy, Woman's rubber boot. Finder please. leave at Guardian. ,?__a...___. WANTED. EXPERIENCED waitress for dining room. Apply Victoria Hotel. . WANTED MAID FOR GENERAL house work no washing. Ap- "ply to Mrs. J. C. Sims 249 Upper Prince Street. color black, '13 years old/RIM year old heavy horse. Apply D. C. McKinley, North River. ‘FOR SALE-OVER-SIZ-E REO l-lss just been painted and over- hauled. All new tires, cheap for quick sale. Apply Parker Mc- Kenzie, Truro, N. S. QAUTO FOR BALE-FOR sAl-E one eight cylinder Cadilac, new- ly paintednin perfect order. Owner leaving country. Price $1500 for quick sale. Telephone Victoria Hotel. QSALISMAN WANTED 1'0 HAN- fllB- tiiiu of slice :Findulss. by House. spccialislilg in Laces. Blv- uqod proposition for live wire. Apply Lacse. Box 170 tStsticnBn Montreal. ’ . . ‘OALIOMDN WANTID 1'0 R!- praseni. "Canada's (mist Nur- series," Handsome free outfit_ ex ciulive territory . Highest com- missions. Start now at best.‘ sell- iIf-timefibfohe I Welllnxton. ‘zhe ntiiili Nurseries," ‘rm-on c. s... . ‘FOR SALE ‘PURE BREED MAR?‘ Maritime 0 Provinces Telegraphic News (Special to The Guardian) ATTEMPTS TO WRECK TRAIN NIVDHIERQI‘, N. 3., May 30—-An attempt which nearly met with suc cess was made to wreck one of the Maritime Coal ilaiiway and Power Company's trains running from Josslns to Maccan last week. A large number of sleepers were placed on the track near a danger- ous curvq at illiver Herbert. A NEAR TRAGEDY PICTOU, N. 8., May 30—A near tragedy was enacted in a Chinese cafe here Saturday night when fol- lowing an altercation with his wife, Joseph Ilincli of l-lallfnx, threw a mixture of curboiic acid iind lye at her, "beat lter over the bond with a bottle and assaulted‘ the proprie- tor of the cafe. 11inch is now under arrest. GO LF CHAMPIONSHIP , . _. ., , . . rtrmf. {o aiupisiini ii pie o e he'll on the locnl linigs liiere June 26-to 2th DEE-R CHARGES STREET CAR ‘ST. JOHN, N. 13., May 30- A young deer charged a street car on Milli street at 7 o'clock this morn- ing. lt was run over and killed be- fore the motor man could‘ stop the car. DEATH OF NEW BRUNSWICK ‘ M P ‘Strum-w, N. '11} May 30—T-lis death of Ferdinand RUblllillIX, n farmer M. P.. for Kent occurred g here tcdny alter an illness of six months. Mr_ llobidiaux W115 a no. tivs of Quebec but come to (Sltediac while a young man. They Want Sandy“ At iliberton Mr. Sandy MacGregor has receiv- ed the following letter, which speaks for itself. ‘ tSandy MacGregon- Esq. My Dcar Sir: I notice in your tour through the island you hit-re not included Alberton in ‘your itinerary. What has she done that you should give her the go-by’! We are n very ap- preciative people here and always welcome a good thing, and I trust you will not leave the island until you have favored uswith your tal- ent nnd your presence. Would you be kind enough to let me know if it will be possible for you and your partner to come. We have a large hall and will give you a good reception. _ Hoping to have a favorable re- ply. Yours truly JAMES E. BIRCH ‘Mayor of Alherton Mr. MaoGregor and his company have decided to stsy over one day and will play in Albertcn Thurs- day evening. Troublesome Times - ‘In Christiania LONDON, May 30—‘Serious riots occurred last night in Chrlstlunia and throughout Norway durinl 9-119 day, according to the correspond- ent of the Inndon Times. A mob tried to iiorce the entrance of a public meeting house which was barricaded. Through the timely arrival of police reinforcements the mob was dispersed but not be- fore a serious engagement was fought in which bludgeons, stones and other missiles were employed. Several policemen were wounded and numerous rloters including the ring-leaders were ‘arrested. All newspapers have suspended except the Socialist Organs and they an- nounce that the situation every- where ls in conformity with the! views. ilouse Will‘ Not Prologue Until Saturday i$peclal to the Guardian) OTTAWA. May 30.—0pposition which Wm develop to certain items of government legislation during "is 00mins week will probably ile- lsy pwwsratiou -until Sfllllftlay in 1°"!- Allflrt‘ entirely from the fact that there is a very heavy volume of estimates to be dlspoged °f- "We "Te several bills of a cuii- tentiious character which must still run the gauntlet of the House. Notable among these are the m. medial legislation of Hun, c, J, Dclierty in connection with the prohibition plebiscite and the new Federal Lake of the woods Bill, Bank Clerk ‘ Guts Five Years - (Special to the Guardian) TORONTO. May lift-Five years 1n Kingston penitentiary was the sentence imposed "by Judge Coats- woi-tii this morning on Edgar Mor- ton Bi-own, the former Bank of Montreal teller, wtho stole ‘$21,710 froni the Younge and Front streets office of that bank on February 24. When the prisoner who hsd plead- edguilty to the charge on Friday was let into the Sesions court. Judge Coatsworth asked J. Sey - niour Corley ccounsel for the de- fence. whether there was anything further to ibe said in cxtenuation of Brown's defaicatlon. "Notliingf replied Mr_ Corley, "beyond re - minding Your iionor that the pri- soner has a wife and child iind that at the time of making this false step he was grcutly over worked and was under great stress and strain. In pronouncing sent - snce Judge ‘Coatsworth said: "l have considered this case very carefully and‘ consider ‘it as worse than the usunl ones tiint come be- fore me since the theft threw grave suspicion on your fellow workers in the bunk. In addition there was the deliberate destruc- tion of ttliefive thousand dollar _ , CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA ‘TUESDAY, MAY 31.1fm e \ Experts Will Examine Silesian Question (Bpecia: to the Guardian) PARIS. May ISO-A note 1 from Great Britain received’ today, in re- llly to Premier Briands recent com munictttlon with regard ‘to tliii meet of the Allied ‘Supreme Coun- cil, insists upon the desirability of a meeting of that ‘body this week, Great Britain accepts the principle laid down by France of an exaimina tions of the Siiesinn question by a special mission of experts. ‘but ‘hOlfI that the ‘Council should meet first and not delay its session un- til after the experts had reported, as France has suggested dVlr. Lloyd George in the communication udvo cates two meetings of the council, one to name the commission of ex- perts and another later to hear the experts report and act. Lt. 0’Leary, f Tells Adventures About four hundred people nt- tended the Strand theatre last night to hear Lleut. Michael O‘- Leary. V. C.. "lecture on his ex perlences in the greet war. I-iis Wors-lilp Mayor Riley presided and introduced the lecturer to his audience. lLieut. O'Leury is a man of about thirty years of age and previous to the war was iirthe Canadian M/ounted Police He enlisted with the 1st. Canadian Contingent anti crossed wit-h them to England, where he was transferred to his original regiment. the Irish Guards. He crossed to France in October. 1914 and took part in the first bnttle ‘of Ypres, one of the sever- est engagements in the early part of tile wnr. . The speaker gave a graphic ac- count of ‘his various battle ex- periences in France, gmrti-cuiarly the engngcmenv which won for hiln tile coveted Victoria (Jr-ass, The winning oi‘ this medal was tlic reward of a series of brave exploits in which, single handed, he buy. E t1 jquste" the- vhlne- of stocks. handed ovcr to the bank being highly pro- biemniiciil and speculative, I there fore sentence you to five ytetirs in Kingston penitentiary." Stoutiy Reiuted ' By lion. Wm. Sloan CHARGES THAT INFERIOR SAL- MON WAS SENT BY BRITISH COLUMBIA. VICTORIA. B. C.. Muy 30.- Charges recently cabled from Lon- do-n ‘by a special correspondent to a syndicate of newsipapers on this continent, tiint British Columbia “put one over" on England during the wnr when a gift of $5.000 cases of salmon was made which turn- ed out to be so inferior that much of ‘it had to ‘be thrown away, are being stoutly refuted by the Hon. William Sloan. Minister of Mines and Commissioner of Fisheries. ‘ The 25,000 cases of salmon do- nated by British Coiumbia to the imperial Government in the fall of 1914 consisted entirely of the choicest pink salmon packed in the province that year. No other species of salmon was included in the shipment. Before purchasing and shipment it was most carefully inspected by the most competent inspectors anti buyers for British firms in tho province, said Mr. Sloan. _ Death oi A. ll. , Chambers, LL.D. PROMINENT MONTREAL LAW- YER WHO FORMERLY ‘RE- GIDED HERE ' The death occurred last Friday morning 'in Lachlne General Hospl tol of Arthur l-Iitchings Chamlbers. L. L. 13.. brother of Colonel E. J. Chambers, Gentlemnm Usher of the Black Rod at Ottawa, and of Canon W. iPercy Chambers, of Montreal_ I-Ie.was well known there, where -he formerly practised law, and previous to taking up the legal. profession, was engaged in journalism. Born at Pankridge, county of Staffordshire. England. in 1860. the son of Princlpifl Chum- bers, the deceased was educated both iii that country iind iirMuiit- reai_ graduating L. L. B. at Laval University. and also taking speci- al studies at Muffin University. The legal practice of Mr. Chambers was ‘brought to a close through serious illness some yen-rs ago. when he retired to Prince lildwortl ‘Island, spending some of his time t-iiere, and ct other, times going to Bermuda. and Grsnby. Que. A fort- night ago he entered the LIDMIIQ General Hospital. In addition‘ to the two brothers mentioned. he is also‘ survived by a third brother. E. 1‘. D. filmbers, of Quebec tfld J13? ~35551m 319300-- ‘zitoien is fiery ade- oiictted .11 » -m.~'cs%3>Eai5sa°“-1§d experiences as airscruitlng officer in Ireland in 1916. your _he was ‘transferred tu the Sn-lontka front. The granspm-g We. tietling his WiiS torpsdoktl and all 000100111 lost. Lieiit O'Lcary was to have taken this ship, lbut. as he (inscribed it, his life was saved by meeting some convivial compaii ions who iletnined hiim sufficiently long to miss the transport and he went safely to his destination on the next. Tile fighting in‘ Salon-Ike was not such a serious business-as it was in France lie said, but it nbounded in hard work, there be- ir“;;io roiitls except tliosc made by the soldiieijs. From isulonika Lleut. was transferred to Egypt. - He graphically described marching through the desert where the heat was intense and time's feet snnk to the knees in the sand. He des- cribed the battles under General Allenby which culminated in the tiefeat of the Turks and their utter rout. Willie in ‘Egypt. Lieut. O'Leary qualified as n pilot in the flying coups but had to desist from this occupation owing to some a-ccl. dent: due to the condition of his nerves. Cumin-I to Canada. he applied for a position in the Civil Service, b"! 110i ‘being aibis to receive one which ‘would enable hint to sup- port himself and his wife, he 10in. ed the subscription department of the Women's World." and it 1g in the interests of this magazine thn-t 71o, is now lecturing. He speaks Teflllllgly of the kindness shown him in Charlottetown and is satis- fied with the success of ills cum- palgn here. Atthe conclusion of his lecture Limit Olfialywns entertained by the local Knights of Columbus, of which 8901M)! he is a member. Mr. Joseph Trainor. city. is fill oltl ac- quaintance of Lt. 0‘l.eary, having been with him in Western Canada previous, to the war. 'Lieut. O’Leary left for Summer- side early this morning. wlierc no doxttbt he will receive n warm wel- co 1e. 0'Lenry Falling u... Kills "Young Man . NEW CAISTLE, N. B. May 80-—- A sad accident ‘that ended fatally occurred oniaturdsy st Blisslisld. Ncrthumberlsnd j 00.. when Gordon G-"Bllthelfl/Bllfl, son or J. '1‘. Suther- lssd ‘well known htmberman of Biissfielg was ab severely injured by ‘being hit in lhg heed by a fall- lug use iuiiuist died iii o.» nit-s. miciii hospital. Iaere yesterday cf- ternoon. VIDOBIGIOOKI young man was working for his father, ‘and in feli- tiiittre» was-lite, myths‘ and of m- ling timber. , l-Ieiwac, Allied to the ldiratniclul Hospital w ere he pas- Ied sway flundsy afternoon. pe- The following. C.N R. Headquarters To he Detided (Special to the Guardian) OTTAWA. Miay so.- unistiicr Montreal or Toronto is to be the headquarters of tilie Canadian National Railtways will be one of the questions to be determined af- ter consolidation of the Grand Tmm‘ F1110 tllo National ldnes is llut into effect. The claims of the two cities have. it is understood, ‘been considered but a definite de- cision has not yet been reached. it is expected that thepermanent Ibouril of management which will adlllllllfitfll‘ the consolidated sys- tems w-ill be appointed within the next couple of weeks or so. Lady-Astor ileproaches Government LONDON. May 28.~.Lntly Astor, in a speech ill the House 0f Com- "Wll-“l i'csiit~.ltllil\ repltonched the guvctnitiotit for ivliat 5hr, tanned its failure to realize the awaken- ed (‘illliilllflllfkz of the. country on ills subject of tnuternity benefits. ISlic iulggestcti that before the iiiil providing for the cure of work- ing woolen during maternity was rejected. a committee representing womctfs societies should he ap- t-flflilltCli to sec what could be ob- ‘tziincii t'rom.thc nultcrnity conven- tion at Washington. Lutly Astor,_sliid she regretted the BFliiSll guvcrnltientls :ipp:trent apathy concerning the League of Notions and declared she believed the women of the U. S. sooner or litter would get their country into some sort of a league. She said if there was failure to have an in- tctnutlonzil labor conference through the league. such n con- ference would come through the Third lnternationate. The lobby correspondent of tho London Times says the address of Lady Astor was in some ways thc best she ever ‘ made, especially where tliif: extolled the heroism of motherhood. Tile correspondent also mentions that when Lnily Astor was unable to find zmpussnge sh Alotsirqdsllil} ...afl-l . . tern‘ one‘ 1 r _wtlienl:go to Lorri Reborn Cecil, cxclaimlng:—“|1=‘ind it for me. Bob "‘ "This," the- correspond- ent says, "is the sort of tiling that makes history." . Lynch Mob Heif- By Brave Pastor (Special to the Guardian) HiA'l"l'-ll'JSBiIRG,|Mis:-1.,‘May 28-— Ftlstol in hand, the Rev. G. S. liur- mon, a ‘Methodist preacher. stood off last night a masked iiiob intent upon removing Casey E. Jones from the Methodist Hospital here. Jones was wounded yesterday by J. ‘S. Mosltly. after he iind shot and dangerously wounded Mrs. Mosley. Dr. Harmon, commissioner of the hospital, upon learning tiint feeling was aroused against Jones, took liis stand at the stlllir head. after asking for police protection. Be- fore th'e officers arrived, however, a number of masked men slipped into the building to find them- selves confronted by the preach- er. “Doctor, we aren't going to make any racket," snid one; "we Just want our man." "fI am a Method-lat preacher," re- plied the doctor, “in charge of this hospital, and responsible for all in it. You dare not come up those steps unless you cross my dead body. Now shoot if you dare. You may kill me but you shall not come up those steps." The mob llllll dispersed when the officers arrived. \ i Earthquake Felt In Washington wmlt-Nororuwiiy 30-An Bllrlll- queke, described as nf moderate intensity and estimated to be 1,40 miles from Washington, was regis- tered on selsmograph at George- town University yesterday. Trem- ors began at 4.10 and continued un- til 4.35 p. m. Seven Killed In Airplane Accident WASHINGTON, May litF-Seven men. five of‘ the army and two civ- ilians, were ‘killed in wreck of an army Curtiss Eagle Ambulance Air- plane near Indian Heed, Maryland, forty miles southeast of Washing- ton yesterday evening in a terrif- fic wind and electrics-l storm". The accident is described by officials as one of t e worst in annals of Army Air Service. The plane had just crossed, the Potomac River when it ran into the storm. Of- ficialnwlao viewed the wreck were sinister Hrs. 11,1. Ilortleyaefgline m’ . ., t ceased was as years of age and un- iflrried. . -' ..:¢ ... ofloplnion that fall had been mm etreltlaelclli. _ , ,.. - to a Seattle firm. , Leuine Wants Recall oi Russian Democrats (special to the Guardian) RIGA llmwA. May 30—-Accortl- ing tir a direct Moscow despzitcli received totiay from independent sources, Nickolai Lenine, the ‘Sov- iet ‘Russian Premier, declared yes- terday that communism was in Complete bankruptcy and‘ asked the presiding officers of the nli~ Russian central executive commit- tee to aprove the unlimited return of cnpitalizm and the recall to Russia of the constitutional Demo- crats and other parties to aid in re- building the state. ‘The stutenietiis contained in the despatcii have not been carried in any official Bol- shevik advices noi- has anything tending to confirm them been re - ceived from any other source. Bntglars Cause ' $100,000 , Damage MONTREAL, May 30.»—*Danlnge to the extent of $100,000 was (lone by burglars who set fire to the top floor of the George Gales iind Company stores zit 481 St. Catharine street west. Iin an attempt to open the safe yesterday. The neighbor- ing stores of Fairweathers Limit- cd and Paqtlet and Grenier, Limit- ed, were also slightly damaged by water and smoke. It. was only when the fire had been extinguished by the firemen that the burglary was discovered and the safe found to have been tampered with. It iind, however. not been rifled and contained o. little over $3,000 in cash. > Split in Ranks 0i Socialists (Special to the Guardian) JIHIUSSELS, May‘ 30 ~'1‘iie long expected split in the socialist par- ty banning; definite ‘esterd flxvlaen ty decided to constitute a communist party which will seek contact with the third inter- national of Moscow. The lender 0i‘ the new party, will be M. Jacque- motto. OIdesTCommouer MadePiivy Councillor OTTAWA, Miiy 30—W. A. Char] inn, M. P__ for Norfolk, has been sworn in as a member of the Privy Council. Hon. Mr. Charlton who has ipnsserl his 80th birthday is the oldest commoner in the (CdlIl-‘lllbef, and his rank oi‘ Privy Councillor gives him the right t0 use the title Honorable for the rest of his life. Hon Mr. Charlton has sat for Nor- folk since 1911 and previous to that "iind been u. member iind speak er of the Provincial Legislature for some years. .._.,__-oo>--—— Junk Men Bid liotthe Niohe (Special to thc Guardian) OTTAWA. May 28.—Once more the one-time tCunatliinn cruisers Nlobc and llninbow sailed into the limelight when estimates of the Department of the Naval Service came up for discussion in the House lust evening. it was nine o‘cloc\when the i-louse embarked on consideration of these estimates but no time was lost in getting under way. A. E. Fripp, Govern- ment member from Ottawa. im- mediately fired a broadside of questions iit ‘Hon. C. C. Bnlliintyne. Minister of Marine and Naval Sen vice in regard to the disposition of the Niobe. Tile Minister in replying. BX- plained tiint the -Niobe. 1086mm‘ with two obsolete submarines. hnd been scltl to the New Brunswick Rolling Mills, Limited. for 8130.000 The company had paid $20,000 CM"! down, and had then stopped psy- ment. The vessell was still at Halifax and would remain there until paid for. The price paid by the Government for the Niobe with $1,200,000, and for the two sub- mm-ines $1J100,000. The Govern- ment hnd realized $67,777. cash down from the sale of the Rainbow Catching Sharks Latest Business Dttilaciiit Coast WCTORIIA. B. (3., May BBr-With the supply cf rswmaterial unlim- ited, an industry new to this coun- try is flourishing at Parker Island, between Gnllano snd Mayne islands on the Gulf of Georgia. It is tihe business of catching sharks, and a week's catch at the beginning of May run to elgthy, with an average weight of over n ton each. The work is being carried on by the GXEEOflw-‘dfllttglbrflsf’ hrpmt- " ‘ Worth ri-iiiuiig "an The Worth Beading an The mo. ‘ - ‘ or. turnout nssutrsor vont SUNBURY igusonon Government Candidate FREDERICTON. May 30.—Rlch- ard B. Hanson. K. 0.. of Frederict- on. candidate of the National Lib- eral and Conservative party, car- ried YoJt-Sunbnry on Saturday for the Meignen government by s ma;- orlty approaching 1,000. Com- plete returns were not available up to a late hour tonight, as Nort- ondeic, located in the far north- eastern corner of the constituency had-not been heard from. There are only 57 eligible voters in Nort- ondale and complete returns with tiint exception showed 7.170 votes foi'_Mr. ilnnson and 6.207 for Ern- est W. Stairs, the United Farm- ers’ candidate. . With Nortondale returns missing Mr. Hanson has a majority of 961i. But it is expected Nortondaie will show about 2 to 1 in favoi- of Stairs as the United Farmers’ or- ganization at ‘Miilviiie, the near est centre. has been active there. The final majority for lMr. Hanson will therefore probably he between 925 and 950. The government party appealed to the people on the tariff issue and sought endnrsation of their pol- icy of moderate protection as well as their general record and the suggestion that the administration should carry on. Hop. '1‘. A. Crernr. leader of the agrurians, on his visit here an- nounced that the tariff was the is- sue in the contest. too, but since then everything from religion to radicalism has been introduced in the fight by the combination of the Agrarlaiiu and Liberals .one of the principal speakers brought in from Cavalry Notes a ‘ The Officer Commanding the Prince Edward island Light Horse informs us that splendid progress -is ibeing made in recruiting his unlit. While the Ligiht Horse will not go into camp this summer at full strength, Col. Cook intends having the three squadrons of the Regiment in for training. These squadrons are located in Montague, ‘Charlottetown and Summersido anti the attached slate of officers show the officers of each together with their local headquarters. Each troop officer will be allow- ed to ibring in a certain number oi’ men and horses. The regiment will be centralized this year on the Charlottetown Exhibition grounds, the outside squadrons be- ing brought in on special trains. Notwithstanding the fact tiint a high standard has been set‘ this year for both men and horses, a number of the troop officers state they ‘will be unable to sign on all the men wishing to come to camp. This is certainly a. most encourag- ing sign in these days of unrest and P. E. i.. has good reason to lie proud of the patriotism her citizens are thus showing. It be- hooves all of us to ever remember that we are a part of the pYOTiCNIS British Empire and if the anual training of the various units of the Canadian Militia served no other purpose than to remind us of this fact, it would be amply justified. Each‘ squadron commander of the Light Horse has received a complete issue of ciotihing and equipment which is being rapidly sorted and assemlbled. This unit should present a very attractive appearance on parade with its strapping troopers. bright and shin- ing equipment and selected horses. We also understand a new and pleasing design for collar and cap badges. together with shoulder bars “P.E.l.Lll<i’.“. has been approv- ed by the Department of Militia and Defence and will be available this summer. We were pleased to_ learn that the scale of pay this year will be (Continued on page six) m island. declares there will never be a shortage as there are millions in the waters surrounding the is- lnnd. , The greatest interest in this new industry is being manifested in the manufacture of hides. Several American companies _he.ve been formed and much excellent re- search work is being done at pres- ent. A Seattle company is making very rapid progress, although they merciol paying ibasis. _ The shark hides run from an inch in thick- ness to the consistency of paper iii the baby shark. Samples recent. iy exhibited her, in a number of local business men included soles est. "suede" ' shoes for time. featuring it hides. and they are dee . she the Anglo-British Canadian Com- pany. Mr. Nelson Mac tiuiiiy. ‘ P891 by ‘rile Twat-Moog, .. "stow thmfi it elmosttom completflkw h‘ . ca‘ to also all. in: , h (fflllte K0! ate.‘ salute, have not yet arrived at ia com- ‘ for boots and leather for the fin- - women's wear. There‘ was also a black ‘ipig- nielted’ product which would malt; s club be! that would inst a life- ln Seattle they are ‘manu- n: t i, of finer Manufacture of llonoceaiticaeitlect- “Kfsfit Elected by Sweeping Majority. the west. urging the tellers-Jerm- ers and iabor~to stand together, for victory for “the common peo- pie." lMr. Stairs had the endorsntlon of the Liberal executive for York- unbury at the outset in the cam- paign and he also had the active support of what organization Lib- eral party has in York county, ss- peciuliy in Fredericton. Devon, Marysville and McAdam-the urb- an polling divisions. Women electors and workers took a prominent part in the bat- tle of ballots. The government party had an especially active and efflcknt qrganizatflon of women workers in Fredericton, who claim that us many women as men voted ln the city iind that at the uptown polls they got eighty per cent. of the woi(cn's votes tor the govern- ment. in the rural districts, the women voters were as numerous as the men. Mr. Hanson stood at the Burtt‘: corner poll; it is one cf the farm- ers‘ strongholds, just as is Cant- erbury Station, where John D. Palmer, who had been one of the most active workers for the gov- ernment throughout the cani- palgn giitliough defeated in the party's convention for the nomina- tion, stood. Mr. Stairs stood at Finder, his home poll in theparish of Southampton, and rolled up a good majority for himself there. ‘Mr. Hanson, the successful can- didate. when asked to make a state- ment tcciay on the result of yes- terday's polling said: "the result of the Yorkisunbury polling yester- day unquestionably demonstrates thiitcncc the electors appreciates the true political issues now before the public the verdict is bound to tie-in favor of irconfirmation ‘the fiscal ‘policy ‘which hsrbeeuin force in this country with‘ the common consent of all shades of political thought, for more than a generation and under and by means of which the Dominion has grown into a nation." “The constituency is about sixty rural including Sunbury which ls entirely so. The country polls. with the exception of a few. divid- ed equnlly or gave n. government majority. thus showing that public opinion in the agricultural dis- trlct is against the agrarian's_ pol- lcy of free trade and direct taxa- tion. “-In those polls where a. slump occurred in our vote our organi- zationiios abundant evidence that extremely radical doctrines verg- lng on advanced Socialism were proclaimed from the platform‘ and from house to house by imported western speakers which moment- urily carried all before them. “The issult was undoubtedly s. complete victory for the establish- ed fiscal policy of moderate pro- tection and sanity an against ex- perimental free trade. coupled with a most insidious appeal to class prejudice and. a panipaisn of misrepresentation and is cred- ltable to both the rural and urban electorate of as f-ylllcfll 591111401?“ constituency and should be trest- ed by the government as a mandate to carry on." Mr. Stairs, tile defeated farin- ers' candidate who wnsnt his home at Southampton.‘ said he did not wish to make any tatement at this time. ----¢b&-——— THE WEATHEII TEMPERATUR TIDE. MOON, ETC TORONTO. , May 30.—Nortli- west winds. finennd warm. - <I<Ilgh tide this afternoon at 5.34 and tomorrow morning at 5.38. <Sun sets this evening at 7.43 and rises tomorrow morning at 4.11. New moon Monday. _ June 6th. 2.15 n. m. use. up n11 t , Tats AlRi .1. .-.‘ $21.4..- . i of”