» _ _ 1 ~ » < ~ DECEMBER' 6,: A _ ,Ammm / g __ Y A, lnncnsnixor-rnrownouanoisn , `._, _ y'_ mis ; _ ~ _ - i PoE,rS._or EMPIRE is voun stooo 1-uint '- » . _ .. D _ J km i Rumi" 'll 1 ' ' _ -._, ' In a recent lecture at Oxford, Sir Herbert Warren, he gateiicfreeli; \|y~_q,¢,|,V ym,.:ii)iiia‘i- _ , ' g , _ Professor of Poetry in_ that university, dealt with” gg: ::=":u“?;'3;réf.:f§@o‘;g$?gl;;f' » _ ' ‘ ' "The Poetry of the Empire," especially the writers of It is a wondertul- health food. 'lt en- _i§i\atiotta_tt;w|;_|iuart|ittn /71v'<\ eumripues rms. use News and Idit. Day Phones .................._.._.. Ili _Advertising Phone ................................ ill-I News and Edit. Night Phones ................ 188 B 188 _- Head Gilles at Charlottetown. lraneh Oliee at luin-` merelde. Atherton, leurla and Ionhglsa. London Gilles. Marconi House. Strand. W. 6. President .. .... |\.A.llI'\le¢\ Managing Editor .. .. ....J.ll.l||l‘lisii Tiiunsmv, Dncmiiitzn 16, 1915. _-7-*__._._.V__.________,___V__._.:_._.__,_____._.$_£__g._____.___._._.V____._.__*._._: __V__.____:_._.:______g.V_v_V.v____? SUCCESSFUL SIIOPPING DAY Anyone visiting the shopping centres yesterday could not fail to note the bustle and stir incidental to Christmas shopping. The people as a whole are re- sponding to the enterprise of the business men and are shopping early--the inducements being greater variety to choose from and cheaper prices to facilitate sales. In the old days storekeeper and purchaser were satistieil to wait till the last three days befort the tireat Day. 'l`hen there was a crush, confusion and many disappoiiittiients, not only to the customers but to the storekcepers as the splendid stocks they had to display did not receive the attention and patronage they merited. Spreading the Christmas buying over :i larger period is fairer to everybody concerned, and we are pleased to find both storekecpers and custom- ers so lo_\'alTy working hand-in-hand for the common good. As a matter of course, the best advertised stores get the bulk of the Christmas trade this year as they did last year. “_The stores about which tnost news is printed are the storep abouti which most interest centres-always, btit especially, on special occasions like the present. The ad-reading shopper knows what she wants, what it should cost, where to look for it. The other shoppers know what they want, perhaps; but guess at the rest of the problem. The shopper \vho is not informed, through ad-reading, may have "luck" enough to buy to the best advantage; while the ad-reading shopper makes it “a business matter.” neu cross iitzrotir Elsewhere in this paper appears the Financial Re- port of the Red Cross from the institution of the pro- vincial branch to November 30th. The amount col- lected to that date, $12,481.69, is fairly creditable when taken in conjunction with _the different other funds subscribed-but, as in the case of the others, we can- not yet call halt. In this connection it is worth recall- ing that the Belgian Fete Fund, concluded only a few days ago amounted to $3,462.19, credit for which is largely due to the energetic efforts of Mr. D. ]. Riley, Secretary-Treasurer, and Mr. \V. H. Aitken, Chair- lllafli lt The need for the Red Cross Fund grows as the' war continues and there must be no let up till the war closes. The Treasurer informs us that many sections of the province are doing splendidly in maintaining their share of this fund, notably Kensington and Mal- peque, which are sending in on an average about $l0o each per month; Other sections which began well have apparently become \vcaried and their contribu- tions no\v are confined largely to the proceeds of con- certs, lectures, socials, etc., all good in themselves and gratefully received, but indicating a marked falling oft' iii individual contributions. ~ To adequately maintain these funds there must be regular monthly or other periodical payments and this the organizers are endeavoring to encourage as far as possible. `\ As to the great need of the fund and otir obliga- tion to provide it there is tio need of elaboration. It is for wounded. to provide necessaries for those who are doing otir work and who have suffered and are stif- fcriiig and \vho have a right to all that we can do for them. \\/'c trust that during the coming year there t shall be such regular and systematic giving as will ] show to the boys that we are with them in more than C in spirit, that we are ready to sacrifice a little for them - o So far wc have made no sacrifices. We enjoy all the 0 luxuries and comforts we enjoyed before the war and ¢ are taking life as agre-cably and as pleasantly as if I, there were no war and no suffering that we could help 3 to alleviate. We need to take these matters more ser- - . . C iously and take our legitimate share of the burden. Canada and Australia. the same sort of hisiory _covering about a century. Botli began as wild countries, peopled sparsely with native inhabitants, in unknown, unexplored regions of and strain of the modern city and the silence of im- memorial primeval nature. In both the early poetry has been largely immigrant, but in the latter half of the century native poetry has glreatly increased. It is interesting to note that, as \ve have heard from the Front, there is a common colonial feeling, and that the Canadian and Australian soldiers draw together like the young people in an old home. But there are striking diH`erences. Canada is of the North, Austra- lia esse'ntially.Southeri1. The Rqd Indian is more romantic and picturesque than the black fellow. Can- ada, too, has a large French province and element, and also a huge neighbour whose influence cati not but affect us. Australia is more homogeneous and more isolated. The Imperial life and poetry of Canada is comparatively modern, and might be said to'~have be- bell, the Editor of “The Oxfogd Book of Canadian Poetry," is certainly a poet of Empire. That anyone would say who read his “Et’igland,” a fine poem begin- ning :- ' England, England,. England, girdled by ocean and skies And the power of ai world€and the heart of a race and a hope that never dies. rather than to-day, for in it he felt it necessary to ad- jure Canada by the memories ,of Montcalm and Wolfe to \vake and bestir herself-a note now no longer need- ed and not so often heard. Anotherpoet of the same name, Theodore Roberts, has struck what is more the note of to-day in “The Reckoning,” in which he warns the world that the same period is Canon Frederick George Scott, now , , any wor _pic ures o ana a. en came his “Hymn of Empire,” made famous by Mr. Chamberlain’s quotation-:true Iiriperial poetry strik ing the note of Canada's sttengthand of her high and noble aim. His poems from the Front, such as “On the Rue dc Bois,” about a wayside Crucifix, or “Re- quiescant,” or “O Canada, any country and my love,” carry still further the samc_id_eals. The notes of the Empire then as found in Calnadian poetry are three- love of the new home, Cana' a; love of the old home, England; love and loyalty E0 the, vast whole which unites both and links the patst and the present to the future-the Empire itself. As representative of Australia, Sir Herbert quoted, Adam Lindsay Gordon, Mr. Douglas Sladen, Mr. Wil- up a delightful lecture, (whidi has been largely quot ed and referred to), with the following splendid tribute: “Both the deeds and the wiords of the Children of the Empire are wonderful an d‘splendid. We should have been less surprised at thefr' deeds had we studied heir poetry earlier and with nuoile attention. We are iving in a tremendous time. *On us the ends of the ur foemen’s motto; World-ri 't_ or going under our his anguish and agony are the bfifth throes of the Em- ire Let the homeland be wot thy of what her sons w sacrifices. ~ _._ -___._. __ .__ ______ _V _ _ _V_V___ _ _,_ _____i_ _:_ _iz _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ '_ _ i<‘l~»wit+»@l->it4et<+»»»miie>|<+»<4¢m|@. DAILY SELECTIDIS F0! ' GUAIDIIII IEIDEBS Furnished by W. I. Leuson. , OLIIP. what a miracle of dey and the in face it; aye, ith one's borgo 1 s thaaksgiv 5. book. an hour Snnday's quiet lilht of interest favorite line of thepe, far Coilrle. which would an old some I llliilrof Wllllloillott My tether. for another night Ofquiet sleep and rest, For all the Joy of mornin; light Thy holy name be blest. _ ~~t»|,,,,,,, ; ,, HEllE'l THE IND OF WAI _..._ NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Nikola Tesla, Inventor, winner of a Nobel prize, has died application for a pat-| cnt on parte of a machine which, he, says, will render fruitless any, military, expedition against s country that pos-I senses it. The destructive invention will no through space with anpeed of iziohnpileennhvsepond. is s maniese rs p w on roln ll online or hieeeinas W. seat by &u-ieity to any de- otthe hap- a pointonthe gloheen the ef- ,ir one rand of destruction its manipulator Mllll ali NEW value 14.-The of German dropped of s the 0 Ollll ll’I0l There are certain broad features in which the abptuilit. _ ,_ _, poetry of Canada and Australia resemble each other. cy §.:;_°° °°”'u|"u°'~' °' 7°" m°“' They are sisters, daughters of one mother and home, When making porridge, carefully nursed in the same traditions. Both have, roughly, f,°,'::°:ufi;,°§ff:“2°°°§i::’l;:5;gu“”:pg§ - . . . ~ Tlieyre ready to eat. Servo with hot virgin soil and forest and uninvaded nature. To-day, mm, 0,. “mn Wm, honing Wm", in both, large cities dot vast unoccupied spaces, and drgndmai nga milk and sugar- so in their poetry is to be found side by side the stirv- “ e y mm” M°°l C°" T gun with poets born about 1860. Mr. Wilfred Camp- “Tl” °xDedm°“ Wm ml' but that Contemporary with him,is C. G. Douglas Roberts., office, the principal one in St. John. _ ' - - ~ ‘Mis Helen L. McJ-unkin, formerly IIis “Canada” is also a striking poem, but of yesterday mes banws telephone opéramr, and riches the hiood.»hulldn tissue, hard- ens bones and teeth. Ask your doctor it completely. A‘sn.rprl.se as well al A delight awaits you when you cook it properly. Try the new Roman Meal Nuggets. oronto. Ellll UF llll$EBU|ll'S l]P|ll|Ull UF PEIIIE Plllll EDINBURGH, Dec. 13.-“At this moment there is coming over n vessel fraught with peace," said the Earl of Rosebury, tihe former prime minister, in a speech here last night. "It is propelled apparently by n gentleman named Ford, who makes, I think, per~” ambulators. He Is coming over to pour oil on troubled waters at the in- spiration of a Dr. Aked, of whom we know something here, and who, by voice more potent than that of any mortal heard tn this world, is going to call the soldiers from the trenches and bid the waves be still. the eighty passengers receiving free passages may enjoy themselves, and do no mischief is our earnest solicita- tlon." LADY BANK CLERKS. ST. JOHN, Dec. 4.- The war in Europe has marie s great lnroad on the staff of the Bank of Nova. Scotia, many of the clerks throughout Canada having enlisted and gone to the front la order to ilfill the depleted bank staff ranks the corporation has decid- ed to try the uxperlment ot’ employing women in the Prince William street Miss Margaret Kennedy are now at work on the books. PEACE TALK BY HUNGARIAN PEOPLE IS SUPPRESSED. LONDON. Dec. 14.-The desire of . H 1 l , tlcularly the right to those stiff, sore muscles and They who reckon ‘mth England must » illlgposlifighr iifilrf>;,op eiopillhcuss peace, irritated nerves that make you dance reckon with England’s sons. has bien suppressed wtgi a i strong Wlgzglglinéet almost instant relief - - d t 'an rein er, ac- Another well-known Canadian name is that of 2(‘:"}dingyto,‘;he“1"',If)‘:_’I'1'ing Posps Budw from muscle soreness’ Btiffnesl ach_ Bliss Carman, a scholar and artist who gives very pest. correspondent. arid itll distlzluss- Lng jt;ili:|tsé1a;pl;enes§ o_i;I i;3heumi;.§,isii; . , . ' th itnon ave yru nw erin. s subtly the feeling of Canadian scenery, but is also Im- mggwigge hgegcgfégxlxea %y“C0unt Tiszayf soothing Iimmenm and deem., blister’ perial. The same feeling of the,,Canadian background xho ;iaisna:`:}l;i;¢;nu;lx¢le;lg:e}t)ia;1hzii§l l>;¢‘r$4g;1_'§ 41055;* :hl;“;`1;\o;’;`sgfgllggglgxxlgeigklnihe is given in Theodore Rand’s delightful little lyric mi anvgethat various mmakes have been world for Lumbago Back Strain ,Jr “The Whitethroat,” with its refrain :- made in Hungary’s et¢05\0ll1’1i<; mallitlge' Eglflcgé eII§df]“kf”u‘I§‘*I';§;1e‘l_l;(eq“ffi‘,‘;. ;“t` tbth t tamn ers ea _ti -._-i'. I love deal' Canada, Canada, Canada. gxllid' niit nd; beshleld by a degate. New quit complaining- don't suffer To feel the country we must' look, tfao, at the` Count iiszal; contiphues tl;eic<;ri-esé t;‘n(ott}h_¢;rgd(;§;ml\;e;~;:r:ll;i(t;;lt :firm Hgrpéilu, . . t, e rec p en o . - . .r French poetry of Louis Frechette, the heir of France gffffnprotgsts ffglm workers in th,_,~y0,, up mighty ,mich get busy ,,,. and Victor Hugo, as Bliss Carman is the heir of Eng- arinanitenxgs audi I llitililgtiivn Ifalfrlflftfg 13115;; lxlgislfziiniogiigsfngg’c'§§§slj°§§‘f . _ 1 t 0 er rg s 1 . L land and Teiiiiyson; and still more at the, blend of zgfeds It is rfggred if the Premier ,,181 me com but ;5L-_ Any denier botli tongues tlbe found in W. H. Drummond’s re- persists in his attitudleyt tiielworlisirlii anywhere can suimlv Nerviiine- markable ioems of the backwood the forests and the wh” are “°w “mer m ary aw NEWCASTLE, N. ~B:. Dec. 14.- Wiliiem _l-larriman. a. soldier at the wireless, while under the influence of liquor last night had lin &l!0\'¢>$l|0l1 with Private Condron of the 132nd. and got the worst of it. He returned to the barracks, got ai revolver and came hack, evidently looking for Con- dron. but did not find him. He fell in with others and while* brandishing his weapon his revolver was accidentally discharged, shooting Allan Black in the leg. Harriman was arrested. all- peared before Judge Lawlor this morn- ing, was remanded till Thursday and admitted to bail in $500 personal and two sureties of $250 each. Black was taken to Chatham hospital. Will iUll PIICFS Sill, :UIIIIIHE FHIIIEH WUMEII PARIS, Dec. 14.-The National Council of French Womep, after de- ciding not to take part. in any inter- national political congress during the war, has issued hhe following mani- festo: _ “The German women are making thers, wives, daughters and sisters, wh have not lost but have given all thai ismost precious to us, must make demonstrations for war. "We must not let a word of peace be uttered unqil our dear dead are avenged, our country liberated, and a great victory achieved. We do not want war for war's sake: we want war for the sake of peace. y "French women, love and be worthy* of your country. If we cannot give our blood, let us give our heart and soul." I.nmbago’s Misery Cease: Every Acliing Muscle Cured JUST RUB ON OLD-TIME “NERVi- LlNE." ~ Not iiecessnryto drug inside! That awful stiffness that makes you yelp worse than s. kicked dog will be cured-cured for ti. certainty, and quickly, too, it you just rub on Nervt- line. Rub Nervlline right into the sore spot, rub lots of it over those tor- tured muscles, do this and the pain will go. You see Nervtline is thin, not oily. Therefore it sinks in, it penetrates through the tissues. it gets demonstrations for peace. We mo-t MADE EASY Pl ty of Grey Bed and KhaliilFlannpnl, Englisg elettes in s pcs an _ » Suitable for Night Shirts, Pyjamas, etc. ' , Twill Cotton, single and double width. Blanketing for Convalesc- ent Robes. BUTTERICK PA'rTERNs FREE for all kinds of Garments suitable for Red Cross use. KNITTING YARN Red Cross knitters will find Patons yarns the best in Grey and Khaki, suitable for Sox, Muillers, Balaclava Caps, seven in one Crochet Gar- ment, also Berlin Wool for Caps, Wristlets and Muff- lers. Knitting Needles, Crochet Hooks in bone and stt el. All goods tor RED CROSS Work, at special prices. Kli k’ chiefs, Underwear, Pyjamas at I S, ,put up a serious fight forthe rights “Sultana Raislns just received at lakes and their denizens, as showing of how many of their excluded comrades. Beer & Gofts. 5813-12-14m3i Str3.IfIS the Empire IS Woven. il il l i l A very representative, poet of Canada of exactly, liam Pember Reeves, and Dr. Gilbert White, and sums V arth had come.’ ‘World-miggzllifor going under’ was , lsirvégg agaayechiplain at tdlm I*`i£ont Ip 215 ezrlierqdgys e d . »-"s.:`; I 3% elf. 3 Gift' , I f., , ‘ ;#:f:,“*~_§ ' _ 4 .1 fA:]\ f &`;,_ | est I },,-.- .i ‘N t “ ‘ V _ _.-1 .ry ah wii. These sorrows, these strthggles, these sacrifices, I .___ ‘ ____ ie doing all over the world. S%iis worthy, andlis be- & oming worthier every day as e makes every day ' 'le " i lr _t _», I . _lu `-lf; ~ - '° fi’ t 1 If you wish to 've *B M ’ him ties that he wilfiip- 'I The Tie Shop. ‘ I -_._-,_-_-_--_-_-_-_-ss.-_ea...._,...,...,...._..a ...-..~.....-..---.----- ` 1731. . ` ‘ """”`°"" . 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