G00#
e_sp_e_eiall`y_ on 00S_l5_l_l'8vt
 advancing. ` I `
~~ ' It is pointed out that' it such legislation were
_ _ “'54 “ ~"°' ‘ed as would remedythese conditions theresult
W M°_"~'0 G““4‘°" M' 1” "~f- he a revival of ih¢eship_hiii1uiiif,»_iiiiiiisify ih this
Saturday. The Evening GWMJIYIN 1'4'iU"0'i’¢`='-vince 'as well as in`the-other Maritime Provinces,
P"b""h‘d °" F544? Im' "”"" b¢_f“b"~"'°’d “~‘ “‘““'J 0” -consequent decrease in' freights,_ an increase in
Sutimlay, Advertisers pleasehole these changes. fnumbu. of men waged in thé 'me‘m;m¢;|e ma,-ine
,~_»___- many other benefits. _ _
1 THURSDAL APRIL 20_ l9I6_ _ The petition ,as-already stated, _is _ _
  ___________________  _,_ _signed~_a_nd is be¢_ng.»sin`ularly supported in the
‘tiki
W _Wvivivwéx-W-miwwWvmi_“ rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr H W  Maritime Pr0vin¢g5_~ That qwnerg _offsailing -vessels
_ 'l`llE__ _NEW  _ . _ _Shave 3 gi-iev;h¢¢_siia» have `hs_d<‘ii for -some time
., ` - -_' '_ -_  _ .'.____ _ _ _- .be freely  l_i_[_¢`_ip _case of the weak
e In our yesterday-'s.`.issi;¢`_-‘\ife_ re`f_erre_d' to an.inci_- the strong§tlie'cas_e of the slow sailing vessels
dent which -took  tlie~courseof,`Mr. Ge0rge,_E._ li_e'r'_iru¢‘irie'-_si:‘eedy1.rivnil’1ftlie steamer; The coal
f Hughes? speech on‘th_efbudg;et'wher_i he was called `panies`g`lve thelatterfquiclcei-_despatch itpays
order in_ respect to certain`langiiage he used regarding _them   The soglebllildreds
the téning of Iiiipei-_ial hay  __ _  '_ [df §t¢_>'iis_ge;ifi§ies more cii’a`la`ii<l `is__tlié_re¥Qie abfstter cvs-
The matter`mme_\_ip__ygstq§rday in camera when the _tomer of the coal companies tha_n_t'he'little sailing _ves-
yournal of tlief House was under consideration and as tsel and gets the berth at the cliutes while the latter
no reference was made to the matter when Mr-I H\lgl1¢S ito wait' for weeks.” The detention. inidleness of tl
resumed his speech later it may be taken for granted_.!vessel and her crew takes away all the protit of
that it was amicably arranged. Mr. Hughes discuss- ;t`rip. To remedy this legislation is asked for to com-
ed at considerable length the various questions before pel the coal companies toiload sailihg schooners in their
the House. He evidently appreciated the point made__rcgular turn on arrival. This it is believed would S0
yesterday that no member of the Opposition had point- remedy the trouble that more of_ ourpcople woulden
cd out any specific instance of extravaganceon the part _'gage in the co_asti_ng_~trade_ and that there would-_be
of the government and proceeded to take tip the admi_n~ 'resulting revival of the ship building industry.
stratiori of Falconwood. He pointed'out_tha`t`thi_s cost _ The suggestion~has been made that the _
$11 ooo more than it did tive years ago and alleged government should for a number of years olier a
that this was partly due to the practice of taking sup- bonus or' subsidy to Island ship-builders so as, to 1
plies without tender. He made nolallowance ’for'thcic`p`ur:'i'ge the building of small wooden ships of say from
(act that the cost of everythinghad advanced in price ` forty to two hundred lions here. We are told by tlios'e
since 191 i,_or that the patients were receiving a better in a position to know that there is still sutlicicnt lurii-
fllmllfy Of i00<lSlllfl than lmder the Liberal regime- iber in this province to maintain a fair volume of ship-
But the inconsistency of the hon. gentleman was manifibuildiug {or_'many years, and we ha\'e`no`doubt that
tested a little later when after having bemoaned the in- with rt sn all bounty as an inducement, together witli
crease in stan' and administration expences, he boldly_ reasonable protection for the small craft in competi-
asserted that the institution was understalfed so farition wifri larger steamers iii the coal trade there would
as medical attendance was concemed and urged upon ‘_ very shortly be heard again the hum of industry in _the
the government the necessity of appointing an assis-*many shipyards throughout the province. _ _
tant medical superintendent. This would mean an ad-i. In our sister provinces the coal andiron indust.ries=
dition to the administration expences of from two to are encouraged b'y‘bounties_:\nd bonuses, There is
three thousand dollars nrl'd_'one would like to know reason why similar help should-notbe given to the
uhzit thc criticism _of Mr._’Hughcs_ and his leader_w_ould shipbuilding industry which .is 'still-'a' possibility in our
have been had thegovernmenr anticipatcd"_li'is_`recom- »province~.__. _ ' `
mcndatioii in the'l:z_st_fiinanc_ial year. 'It becomes more    _ _ _ '_ _ );;' "  '
evident as th_c*'d_c_bt_it-e proceeds _thatt-he`OppoSition1ireI _ _ ‘  S  
.illhclplcsfs_lyitSea_\vith 'gegardrothcinternal cconomyl _ _ _ ' ` _  ‘ _ -' ._,f_ ~ 1 ' '  i
of government administration. They do not talcc the A p,lac1;c3j_,§,°v_¢_h7a5'b¢`¢n_;§1;id¢inthgdirection
trouble to personally investigate matters of prime iin-:_ cafrying out an int¢¢_,,.es{;ng “ne of Natuyp Study by this
portance but_are'satisficd to accept any street corner Lite,-My Society of SL James Chu,-Ch in the taking up.
°°SS'1> f°`fl¢¢_ting_\1t><>_" the =\<1"“"iS"‘4‘i°“ ‘md debate _of the study of hiiu life. The bird iife of ihis province'
"P0" lf ilflengfh as thmlgh it Were i"C0"ff0VC|'ilbl° 'while not as complete or extensive as in dense
fact »’\.ll"l`f1dY during the 5C55l°“ CVUY head Oi 3 deiflywooded countries, isstill suliiciently 'abundantand
partmcnt has eicposed the falsity of the charges that `
have been' levelled against 'their respective
and to-day the Opposition :irc in the unenvitable
tion of h:lving_b`e_cn_ u’tl__`ablc_ to substa_ntiat_e_a‘ siiiglg
of their pre-election antlpost-election a-llegationsq
uhh. -iiiiia'e‘¢l<_- 1vi¢Kiiih<>h_ in the eiiiim of it
prchensivc and informative reply to the loader oi
Opposition :md other ‘m'embers`of the House
ing the administration of--his department showed
the hon. gentlemen oppositey/ere wl_io`_lly ignorant
the facts and details which-_they attempted to criticize.
He took pointf‘fiy_'point the' criticisms levelled: and
ed by inrlisputable evidence that the would-be
had rushed iii where more astute politicians
have hesitated to expose their own weakness and
government’s strength. So far the government
had not the slightest difficulty in proving that its
ministratioii of the. affairs of the province has
characterized by wisdom, economy and ellicie
has left practically no room for the adverse
of the Opposition._
In this caséiit; may be saidfwith truth__that
the Opposition thas gained- _in _'numbers iiii/_the
legislatuie-_it__ha.s sadly fallen-awayin strength, for
Hfon john 'Itichiirds,._althougli"blesse<b with only
fgllmrei- iptsfaf more ¢n_¢¢iiy¢_ih hoiiiiiig his ow
 
   i
sy pfaehefilry
8
under which sailing
on _account _
many '-of tlterrl
f ‘1
uncalled for tor
to cry out about ex-
not to he able to say
could be made. _
and dealt with
_t_ei'i_.cliers and our-_ schools./~A (ew 'year-ii `
varied to form' amost interesting s_tudy._ The aim of_
society is not exclusively to study _the _bird life
province but to _'con_serve'i_t._ It is; well known _
is a matter of re rctthat many`of_ '~the_~b‘irds that
forests and`made them both
us' have practically been banished
the ‘combined fe_tTo'r_ts ol. the _pot _hunter _ and
den ding`_axe_of_the _foreste`r_. _` Not maiiy years'
a carefully compiled list `of t_he__birds__of _the _pi'0_-
showedithartve, h_ad'in allabout  dilierent
'of 'birdsf Wliat reduction _has been made in_
list is not known but it may be taken for granted
the numbers ls vefry much less than it was, say_
years ago. _' The _remaining ones are
taking care of and it is hopedthat within :L
time a law will ble enacted making it illegal
any of our native wild birds Witli. such a la
with the introduction of other varieties _suitable
climate _our remaining groves and clumps of f0r`€SI.
yet be ,musical with the sweet songs of birds and
.d by _interesting and picturesque bird_li_f'e_. _   _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ __ _
The First st_ep"in’this_ direction is _to become ac-  _ ‘ » _ . `-  v,
uiviiunuiiiiiii     __»;.yc_  6
appointed to lool_r_liito t e_ e ucatl ` 
-_-iltllatlon 'and .s ‘ I ll d ' mai
l
" hi* ‘sa that was aiipther _
nc
¢lll\I8_i l0r_is member to take _advantage
\vitl1‘__tli_‘§_,l5l_`uls'_,_to__know them, to study their
and to _learni to love them. l'l`his is the aim of
soeietyihhhyé liiehii¢h¢d'_ih_=iddihg the Sindy of
to_'the_ `progirj_amm'e` forthe "coming summer. i -It`
the intention toihavea number of_ addresses
theexperts of-‘the Agricultural
~i iheiifsi will _he givehhy
the Nature Stut__ly'Department of
It is the intention also to
by offering prizes forthe
and animals i__n
excellent ~ one and should receive
and it ishoped that "as_
in»searcli ol' innocen '
_'i_n_ th is about to
'legislature attention to__
the boy or the
apiro-if
0119
we have
that we
bankers.
lor-
to
reports
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been dur-
the year falling oi,
lii the iiumljer on tlieregls-I_
ter. and what' ls or greater oduq
catlonal "consequence, a considerable(
decrease ln the average. The numbert
or puplls enrolled ln 1910, fell short ob
that ot 1909 'by 141 3 the enrolment for
1911. however, indicates a. further de-
crease 0_1’ 535.' __I attribute it mainly
to the depletlongit the ranks ot_ our
best teachers durlng the past two ori
tm-oe years. and illllng the placeg"thus‘
left valiant with youiig and _inexperi-
enced teache_rs__wl1ose aspirations are
'not concentrated on their 'work and-
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SUITS. _
Our CLOTHING SALESMAN sald
to out Clothing Buyer the other day.
"what are you going to do about that
$14.50 Serge Sult?" He referred to
'our Special, lie salil you cnn‘_t go on
selling that suit at »t.lio some money,
because it ls going to cost you more
money. "Yes," our_ buyer sold" that
lg qulte true. but our Customer is-_l_l0l-_
going to pay the advance-we arequst
going to do wlth`les_s__prolll1_1md_sell
the Sult at/the _same price." PQTONS
$14.50 Suit has them all_trlmi`ned.'SEE
THEM. _ - ' 9317.
` i.  .4  -Y F; _ _.
~ 0 \\
 _'ii  “i ii' the warm
 ~ ~ i beeirable
_ If ___ __ _ \ ~<F. glove 
' _  ll* ,-2 _  _ the iiiiest stocks, all
;i`i__
5
new in gloves. Whibeé
‘B_la¢l¢` Wiilfwhile
White with, black
Special washing gloves
»1._00__a Dlir. 
for Easter,  _of the
i 'l it ' '_ newest suits tor 
one 'of a kindi  sport
' _ ooats in a latte  f You
will tiitd one ofthebest=Easter
muiiheiv di=;i'91=i_v_s».§D°_ your
Easter shoblilugf- 5_3l?l_1l'd3Y St
_ Patons. _
  iP  0 _  
PETRDGRAD. April 18,-`0lllclal
communication today describes artill-
ery tn the region ot Ikskuol and the
sectors west of Jiicobstadt. _All enemy
attempts to advance were repulsed by
our scouts. In Gallnla the e1.ie‘my_l'iiade
desperate attacker ou Popovam;gl;lla,_
but all were repulsed with lieav loss~.
ei; to thoeuemy. We 0%_lD¥“|T¢d l\l_\__°;“'
ormous quantity or rifles. arms, cart-
ridges and teleplioiile material,-perls~
co es bombs and calssons. ‘
lb' the Caucasus _Coast region our
troops pursued tlie»_'l‘_urks and occupi-
edzthe village or-Droua Ten Vents
east ot Treblzond. The ciipture_'Tr¢+
hlzond is otliclally confirmed. ; _
their pupils and who are not .calcu-_
lated,-‘~eltlier by character or equip,
ment, to attract' their scholars and
lnsplro tllem with it love for their
school or enthusiasm iii its work.” Anil
thlli ls what one ot the inspectors saysé
“ There ls. I am sorryto say. already
observable ii. weakening ln the morale
of the teachers. a looseness ln their
regard for obligations. a. carelessnessf
ln their attitude towards accuracy, and
xi-llmpness of flbre ln the performance
ot their school duties, conjoined with
and consequent upon tlie' want ot li
861188 Of pdrlllalleliny and a dntgrmlng.
tlop to use the school as a. stepping.
stone to tlielr. own advaucemept.."L
Another inspector says: “In my annual '
f°l2°l‘l8.ror the last 14 years I havei
made many suggestions' which, ifcar-'H
fled Olll-i Wvllld. I tqél sure, greatly'
liicrease the _etllclency of _both qu;-`
ago an educational commlsblon wa .~
_ Hales improvements. '
'  _ ~. (To!beCo_ntlnued$""”"`
ww»~»r-- _ '
-coal. ' The
that the
Jo`hn's,
Papers
that day,
Gllll the altorna- ‘
0Dll0ll Of
_‘ The PREMIER ros`_o__to a. ppm; of
0'3"- ' H8 Bild lt wa; agalnst._all_¢t.he
rules ol that House for n menillpr\`}/'tio
extraordinary thing, wan ~unhggfd~__ of
_' (Continued ‘on page llveil. '
_ _Reliable Sprlng Tonle
.yojr
two
i . '-_'ny
charwrersii iii  'ed ` 'f _ -_-Jil '  
that the agreement whlchuthee |i`:I.ii‘isrs  _ -' " " ftg   f
held _was t-lie~correct one." 1'. "ij _ _’  i  *_» _ _ '_,
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tlve,ot" Jolin'ii dr af] ' /‘ _-¢`_ __. _ _ _ . .~ __ ~. , _pi
port »ih was ,'¢_-___¢|,¢- A 4.  Sl10Wm§_0f _neckw_ear_ as__ f_
havesurpassed g all _~form¢_r _ f
fortsiin'_ouriass_ortrnen_t_s. _ _ 
Piieeirsde, soefaiiei   ~
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _._ .__i _-  _.  _ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _
_  'eq . _ t-| _ _ _'~' __  H _ d..=‘~i_..'.»f  <_   '_ fic;
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piipei-sto rilruiei- hiq'eiisa»\»y~=4iih 'ing - - I rf ‘ ` The /ne Sho ‘ ‘ ' ' ."i-*’-  -=
»tl`iem‘bmuxlit-fdownhiianswer to -a_ _  ~ _ 'V  i _ P H V  `
 “The ihiabérdashery' i 
if Easter _
  Neckwear
_ ,_ ¢,_, .   
_ ;»~_» _ » in _of Easter ies,iu ludmg
_ - __ 1 ciiin sp°u,_co1i¢g¢~  _
ci ° fanc ~fo_ulards,~Biasetfe_cts_~ _ .  f
Blaclis with' oombinatidni  “
_V  _ cerese; 1012980 lIl'Dl¢`»-l>¢4¢l)'_=*.
X  _; i" 1 ‘sreen.Belziaii u_e_;o_r_w__ _ 1
' ' " ~ 1iveryt_li_iri_gtl_ia_'_fs very _
here ong w_it_h__a__s '_ '
range of niore'c_oiiservatilie~.'
Ji'  _ ._ . _. x.. '_'< f"._ `_\_-
Juli
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See our ni nincenlrshow- '
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question ln that vHoiuie.- 'It wasian -_ 1' ___  _
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