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'_ , ht rounmt 1 ___ E ‘ - sv'-'ik 'Ln lygnmn' ony) 1387 } FEBRUARY 15' 1916 :er \;h|i'r(iJ‘li:il|;:i`ld|\) liUv:ii::nIii° Canada and $8.00 for U. 8. A. _.JY "CL , » _ ' .1 =.. 'r . -_ =.=== - _ --_ °'°~---__-- _ - _-- IIALIIINT WORK OF _ IFIRST REOULII-R MEETING _ _ _ CANADI-I’S ENORMOUS '_ _ | I ..1_-__-__._- .___ _ THE STEIINIER MINTO' _ OFT NEW CITY COUNCIL WAR EXPENDITURE ` Capt. J. I.. Read Render§vAdmiralile'Mayor _P. S. Brown _llelivers inaugural _ Address For First Eight llionihs Aniouitted Service lu _While Sea and is Various Committees Selected and tliticers Ap- to Sixty Millions, Details ot which 'ihanited by Russian Minister oi' pointed. llr.W. J. -M M°li ll ith 0ti' . h b ' t P ' li e tl Trade. Rescued Seven Ships. (From our Own Correspondent.) ~maklng harbour at the mouth of OTTAWA, Feb. 14.-With it record White Sea. Next the "Mlnto" rescued of seven ships rescued in the Wliito and 'took in tow the British steamer Sen, Capt. J. L. Read and his crew of "Malaitan," carrying rifles and ammu- Prltico Edward island sailors ure iiition. While towing the "Malaitan" back from the far port ol' Arcliungol,| tiio "Minto" came upon the Russian the tiortliern gate of Russia. Capt. irc-breaker "Kanada," formerly Read had charge of ilie ice-brcakori “Earl Grey" of the Canadian service, "Minto," which tho Canadian Govern- stuck in drift ice ninety miles from ment sold to Russia to augment the Archangel, and with only eight tons fleet of lcocrushora which are keeping of coal in flier bunkers. Captain Read open the channel to Archangel. The cruised about, found a coal beat stuck " Minto " sailed from llulifnx iintl fast in rafter ice, cut ber out and took arrived at Alexandrovisk iii .seventeen her with her coal to the °'Kanada." days, after encountering v-ery heavyi Then tho "Miuto" proceeded toward Archangel, rescued the "Kurtsk," load- ed with munitions, and finally arrived at' Archangel bar with the "Kurtsk," the “Slbir," the “Kovda" and “Nicholls” After handin over weather, Capt. Ilead in' a letter to the Marine Department tells of cutting ship after sihiprout of the ice in the White Sen. he tlrst mentioned of these is the British steamer “Merid- dic," loaded with munitions, the cap- tain of this ship having about decided to run his vessel ashore when the “Mlnto" appeared. The British _ship "Northern Coast.” also laden with munitions, and the Russian steamer "Zimerodok," were found in the ice lic was thanked by the Russian Minis- 1 the the his The llrst regular meeting of tho newly constituted City Council of Charlottetown was held in the Council Chamber last evening. His Worship Mayor P, S. Brown presiding. The Health Otiiccr, Dr W. J. McMillan. was hi attendance. and the Councillors were all present, viz.:-Messrs W,riglit. Miller. Ratt-ray, Dr Ledwcll, Smith, McKenzie. Jenkins and McNovin. The Council having duly mot. thc City Clerk, Mr W. W. Clarke, read tlho pro- clamation in regard to the recent civic election. The minutes of the previous meetings having then been read and adopted and the usual bills passed, a number of communications. were sub- mitted, all of which were subsequently disposed of. C I all, Oil ICCI' 31/8 BCI] gli/Bll 0 3|’ dlll ll ll remain at the present figure until ai ‘regard to expenditure. This ycnr, said( sufficient number ot' tire extinguishers His Worship, would be a 'hard year. ______ calle ever cor ora _ Auditor Generals Report. are installed. The war had d on ' y p - A comniunicatioli front thc Royal tioiiaiid on every individual for assist- (From our Own Correspondent.) Justice Departments luoking um., Bank of Canada stated that owing to ance, and they as the representatives (l'I"l‘AWA, Feb. 14.-Details of spies and ausplcioiis cliaracters gen abnormal monetary conditions rc‘t-tult- of the city must, ciitlcnvoui' to keep Caiiadtl."s war oxpcitdlturc for the first 1tritlly,cotit'iiearly $28,000. lntcrnineiit uiit from thc war, the Bank was witliiii bounds in thi-lr cxpf-nditiire. eight nlontlts of the war, nggregating operations cost nearly ai quarter of it Obligcd to increase tlic rate of init-i-cat, Money this year would bc hard to get, $60,000,000, were givcil to Parliament million. Special trains for Minister: on the cityfs overdraft io 55-; pt-r cont; and if they wanted any froui the banks to-tiny ill at fourili volume of the of War service cost over $10,000. Tho and tho rate on the sinking fund to- no doubt they would have to pay ri Aluiitor-Goin-.rnl‘s report for the last Caiiadlnn Pacific Railway drew over 3% per cent. little more for it. fiscal. The tuorc intercstiig items., and one million dollars for trausportirlt. Au application was read l'rom Mr A. Continuing, Mayor Brown said: “I alleged irregularities, have already troops. The Ross Riilc Co. got $933 000 B. Brown for an appointment as one think it is new an opportune time when been made public through the medium for rifles, etc., up to March 31st' last of the assessors for rite your 1016. we should approach the Provincial ofthe special war purcltasoiiivestigat- The total number of new rifles sup The City S\irveyor_ Mr J. P. Nichol- Governnrcnt, and l think we should ing committees ol' Parliament and ol’ plied up to that time was given at son, in ix communication drew attcn- tonight' appoint a committee and have Sir Charles Davidson. Tho correspond- 14,000. The cost of Valcarticr camp in tion to necessary repairs to thc street our City Clerk ask the local members euco between the Auditor-General and cluding pay and maintenance of't1it roller and estimated the cost at $1,000. to confer with us, and also the Bourd the Militia Department, contained iii 85,000 soldiers who were there durlnt.; _ I Applications were read from Messrs of Trade to devise means whereby wo the present volume, deals for tho most September and October, was $2,179 000 A letter was read from Mr W. E. Thomas Mcll/lillan and R. V. Longwortli can approach the Government and cn- part with the cases which have already' The naval service expenditures cliarg Iiyndman. District Engineer of P.E.I._|for appointment as auditors. deavour to get that which is our just been publicly investigated, and throws ed up to the war account totalled the with reference to the application of the Before the Council proceeded to deal due lu regard to the income tnx. And little new light on what is already $3,096,125, including $405 000 for tin . g city, of September 3rd last, to the with the correspondence. His Worship we should also endeavour to have our generally known. Some ofthe details Nlehe, $206,000 for the Rainbow SMD t0 U10 RUBBIBII B1lll10l'|lieB. Clllll- Public Wforks Department requesting made his first Mayoral address. iii thc ciittrter so atuciidcd that we, as the of expetitiituro are ol' special interest. $1.234 000 for the submarines on tit. Read D1‘0C®%ll0<1 t0 PBtl‘08l'8d. Wl\Bl'€ certain dredging ln their dock, east first place. ite said. lic wished to con- rcprvseiitativc.; or tlic city, would liuvei l')urln|; the eight mouths the Govcru»I Pacific coast, and $378 000 for Itoyiil side of Pownal Wharf. The letter gratulate thc members who had liccii the shine powci' as other cities of the uroitt. spciit $57,174 for special policc,(_‘.aiiailln Naval Volunteer Reserves and ter of Trade for his workin the White stated that the Department .would do elected to the City Council, and hc size. l think there could he no more for the Ottawa Govcriiincut buildings coast defence on the Atlantic Thi Sea. To-day lite arrived in New York island to take command of the Stanley and taken to open water. afterwards, at Charlottetown. .nt _-,-_~:.~_-:_-_»_~_-.~:.-: :_-.~:_~.~_-:.-.~:.-;_-::_-.-.=-:_~_~:.-_-:.-_-::.-_-.~.~_v::.»:.-_-.'::,.-_ . _ ::.~_-_-_-: ‘.-.~: ».-_-:_-_ _ CONIFORTS FOR OUR SOLDIER BOYS ‘Rubber Boots Wanted I’-lil -nine Dollars and one Pair ol Rubber is were intimated yesterday. The Fund new amounts to about $300. but there still a long way to go beiore the Necessary Slim is 0biained. intending Subscribers sllould send their Remittance at once to -the -lion. Treasurer, Mr. A. W. ll Royal Bank, Charlottetown. I The _fund for rubber boots is mount- ing up, and more subscriptions wcro` announced yesterday than on any day, since the fund was started. Ono or two persons have been attempting to excuse their standing aloof bv, sugges- ting that the soldiers should buy their own. rubber boots from their pay_l Probably they could. but why 1111011111 they-be asked to do' so '.' The boys of the 105th Regiment have offered their all to defend the stay-at-homes including llioso critics wlto knew so woli what they should. or should not_ do with their soldiers pay. Many 0f_ them -may lay down their iivos for, King and Country-all ot them arc_ prepared to do so--and what havc_ these critics atid knookors done so far 'I I-iavo they sacriticcd aiiythlitg? llnvo they risked cvcu catching a cold to help their country in its time 0l’_ need' 1’ lt may be that there are se- vcii men out of 925 enrolled who have indulged too freely in strong drink since their enlistment but even these seven are better citizens. more loyal andpatrliotlc subjects than anyone who wtltl ti mak`e their failiiiil 1111 °11° cuss 'for-not subscribing to tiio Sol- diers" Comfort Fund. . it letbettcr to bay ii small bouquet.. _ Atidagje' to your friend this Ven' V _. uy. ‘r I T1iait1a‘-bushel ofroses white ami rod. To idy n his cotlln when lie is ` ~ iioh.d'._~ g "l`he Ifollowl -~ been reéeiied U subscriptions have ..~_-_ I Dorsey. sloo 1.00 4.00 4.00 $.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 4-I 10f 10. Ciidmoro. co. ma.. 1°- Mlss Mnriou Atiid, Master Geo. Auld. Mrs. A. E. Sabine. Misa M. A. Coles. - Mrs. Jas. McLean. Dr. J. B. Brown. Dr W. J. McMillan A. Friend, 1:2. T. Higgs. M. l°‘. Macklin. J. Gordon McKay. .l_ Louis McKay. Allan L. McKay. A. E. Lyon. l“. J. Holman dt tio. Ltd.. Angus McPhee. Mrs. Henry J, Hooper, Thomas W. May. .|. il. Judson. Alexandra. Matilda Clark. N. Gay, Pownal. Harold A. Messorvcy. Graco Mosservoy, Robert ll. Messervoy. Ethel Messcrvey. Miss Iluby Stewart. , Miss Leota Stewart. William Agnew. ‘ A. W. Hyiidman. i`i._ V. Mallctt. Mrs. R. H. Campbell. Misa Ruth E. Csmpbeu. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Burnett. kivelvn Burnett. lan Bumett. Willie Burnett. Niall Burnett. E. A. Foster. Mrs. F. it. Heart; Mrs, 1-Iarryjohneoit. ‘- Cornwall School. _ _ SNCUGH HAD yndman. / .. Adolphus McEwen, St. Peters, YE8TERDAY'8 SUBSCRIPTIONS. Previously acknowledged- $224- Mrs. Jas. Lynda. l DY- 11101101 . -- boots _ A_ W. HYNDMAN. - - Hen. Treasurer. rh_s5~:l~l.;>. si. M ~>;l\:>-_>fb»N..>G\a-`_C\\:»c'i»-»-§.:.a:: »-:-.'-:-°-e<3r~i~+~s°~° IRIS. '~ was being arranged the Department asked to be notified at an early date if lt' was the intention of the city to have place the dredging on the programme for the early coming spring before the be able to carry oit the iiusincss of had when it approached the Doniiiiloii. the city in an eilicietit manner, always l believe they will give us our just due. having in mind the progressive policy if wc can carry this out successfully it ' ' ti C ii- 1 ii' we will have increased rcvcnuc, and also bearing in mind the fact that gr ssiv they must keep within blieir revenue. “Tonight it will be necessary to 5 whereas Job Bros. it Co.. are offering 2 . he steamer Newfountllaiid subject to the securing of a suitable subsidy, lic it resolved that this Board of Trade request the lion. Minister of Trado and Commerce to socuro the_ services of this steamer providing the owners accept a reasonable subsidy, maintain the freighr rates of ‘list year and con- tli_\e the voyage to Sulnmerside and St. Johns with' the intermediate ports of Charlottetown. North and South Syd- nev and Or, l-lalifax_ Tiio Secretary was instructed, to write copies of the above resolution and forward them to the Hou. Minis- ter oi' Trade iiiid Commerce, Premier 'Mathieson and Messrs Job Bros. & Ce. --C. TORONTO T0 HAVE AN ANTI-GERMAN LEAGUE NOW Feb. 12.--At a public hero s committee was organize a branch in of the anti-German league, were passed calling the is time VII' WULUAM DF ,she was uutttut cu than.. 191::-14. 'rue 0 fl 111°” f' me “S W 11" cruiser was armed with two 6 may :nail of the Financial Committee gave guuB_ mm and aft’ and six 4 “wh gum, 1 complete statement of the disburse- on broadsldc. She was equipped wttp nents during 1915. His policy was if 1-our torpodu wb,” Anmlusm had elected. to expend increasing taxation not been otit. of the itaiids of the build 5° I'“II‘I SIM* l“"'ma“°“l W°l`k“ “S UW ers for 24 hours before sho was call- 10W” fI'l“‘“’*`*‘ W°“Id Wafmnt- od upon to take part in one of the mostl MV. II- II- /\'~`0'"- ii”-‘U addressed the important naval battles lit the North "I‘~`“m"’- H0 “*t“t"d that he had SGW' b h it ht ff cd almost consecutively at the Council Sea since tho war egsti. t c g o r Heugomud in August 1914_ In that Board since Incorporation and was one h e b th itizcns to engagement four German cruisers the Uf the mf" U 05 “ Y 9 C Bluclier. tho Mainsee, Koloa and ‘I““W "ll U10 ACL P"eVi°“3 to lI‘IS» Amdlm and two german mrpem, lic was one of the Board Of Assessors mmm dwtruynrs were Hunk 1-h(._ who represented thc town when only Arethnsln which was one of the vote ii P*"m“'l Act °f I“°°'°p°"a"'I°" wa” I" sclti composing the British tice; witch f0_i'C0- ills policy was this ilzuiltllilig it welll iiilo action, was rutlicr severe- ‘JI i’°`i`m"“"“l Works even "" ly |,u,,d|e(| ,md at-wr me Dame was thcuuthorii-tation ofa loan. llc, how- ever had ,O bc taken in .ow ever was not lti favor of increased tox- ation to cancel such debt. 1-H|NK gp 1-HEMsELvE5_ Dr. MacDonald, M. il. l’.. was the iioxt. speaker and coiigrattilaiqd the _,__ MELBOURNE, Austmlm' vm Low outgoing council for .thc splendid way ici tl liniidded tic town finan- don,‘ Feb. 12.- The dock laborers iicrv I" Wh I "35' ‘ ' have refused to handle flour for export ""”~ U” “’“" I" mm" ‘gf “wi “sigh” ~ 'tur ii ii- |m lisltmcnt of some iuatiu at g gmxétdvllli eI°_-'cal prlco or mend duutry which would employ from _ twenty-tivo to ilfty men and so build THE ‘VEATHER _ up the town tis only a factory of this ’ sort inn. its nliolttjoz “No _german . TEMPERATURE, Mr. ll. Mncléenu. i’.' 1"., tim-t i a r no ormaii" r i 1 ~ vt next cnliot on. t-gan ng tic nt r- ' ~ I HUB' M005' 'NIU' i ot it pertnuii'ctit street from tho tn; railway crossing to the west ond ol' the attention to the neces- gpntai to gh, 3.,"-glam) town. Mr. Mscl-.een thought that seve- ____________ _______~______ P°1=°l§§°S ‘NW 0" 'ronoN'ro. ret.. tu.-turn-inure: Nl mvlluutn might uc tried out, at out ~-atv. o. c. Taylor will lecture lu ron sate.-` “2 snakes in fills “‘°11\ wlinv Ind Moderato wind .fair ands time milder swat exllfflwa H1111 WM in f=\\'°f Of 11! Bvlwltaw Court Hvww 101115111 llieb- Upton start. rex ce., win he soul war dlld to dismiss THE WEA’i‘HER_-Yesterday wus 90111011 Ol U10 1il1’L‘l1l bfi lrtllllefi Wil-ll 16th). Subject: Sidcliglits on the (lreat ug 0 ba,-gain Reason 0| 90|||ng in the Government ser- ¢1.,,,- and C001, f -~ - .» f crushed stone and lt this would prove War. Admission 20 cents. Doors party gums 0,, Ove,-was 39,-v|.,e_ The highest temperature recorded IGHBWIU lil" WIWIU “l»"‘"-‘i milihi- I1” 011011 7-30~ 7373 Apply Box 103 Charlottetown _yenerdn-y was 3 dem-995 above 30|-0; treated in the suiiie.maiiiicr. w ---- _ .ltmne dclock ye“emay_- mommg H Messrs J. (1. and L_ limb. Storns. *fCoine to the social nt Lnioti itoad. FOR SALE” 1,/_ sHAR¢s°‘N‘fnt rs letereu zero; at utnq last uigm 11 save their views on the d creat ine- wuduuouay tout. Admission is ..-cuts. .Cenml F” Co" Ltd" Wm be md ldekess below. The coldest the pre- t ods of road building and 0010 110! Ladies with haskcts free homemade at B barnm Reno” of “mum V1 | M mm - ~ at all favorable to the methods ein-I candy for sale. Proceeds aid of-Red rt ‘ an owne” “Wine ous n r was _ _ _ r 'rue tm.. wut as nut. uns morning rlgeogtiy the 'rowu ceuueit out-ins thu owes worn. mis-is-Mzipti. 21911;, §;§¥w3 Chm°m_wwn_ at 8.54 and tomorrow at 9.41; it will Y - naw NM" tru t at 'Lao and mm ri-uw Cwnclllvf M- A. l’=1Hf "lb “X11 11 , _ _. _ . uid ri oi.urietu.~towu_ the syn ___ expr-uultur.. and permanent works. _‘Ihr`:§§g;:“;“;`i§`4°fh’;‘§_“‘;§£elff:‘f“i“§ ~ioEAi_" sausaoss ALwAvs on mer c an - l rta in Novo. Scotia 'rl A ell usi was it ll ht cruiser “I’°‘1'~ Whilfll U10 11001110 1111155 l¢110W ff H il ywm' th °“ ° . _hand at Holman’s, Charlottetown. heya, or otier po ru r i ii g and St. Johns. Newfoundland may fe :tooo tous displacement. sun is no @1015 Lhcltvtllv ;1¢°li°1{hlé1t:=@C*;11>;*l°;’l-pon '§§"C‘f,,,‘2,,,I§,gO,f‘g_,,,fd,,,,,. ‘whf §,"°,‘;°t1§',§ eo?/`WA'i~iTso1'/ii>`i>i.v'ia_fl`QuesN ltifil .t t hi- ud _'f' ,14f f ~- 11 ew” ' ,_ su ll 11 111'? 086 HDV B D 11 feetloiig .19 cet bgam _ ect drat __ d v th. H IBB Ch __ .em fm. Maw” _ :_gt_ 2_8_2~2-10MtfV. Murrow Ano vsai. wAN1°£D, w`s require good quality. liolnian £- C0.,Ciitii'lottciuwit_ 7.'l.'\1-15-14-llilii. wAN1"'EoZétni."F`ort GENER/ii. housework. Apply Mrs. J. C. Sims. 27ll_lilchmoiiii_ St. 7311-2-li-Mtf_ V Fon sate.-‘No. a Home .tavvst cooking stove. Cheap. Apply at 280 Euston Si. 6503-1-11MEt!. POULTRY WANTED. WE BUY ALL kinds of poultry every day in thr year, iii highest prices. F. J. llol iuuii At t'o. 72135-2-12-M31. POTATOES AND OATS, WILL PAY highest cash prices for all kinds, iloliunii 62 Co., Cliarlottctown. 7335-2-12-MBL LOST-FEBRUARY THE 11TH IN Arona ltink a "Canada" brooch Finder plcusc leave at Guardian as same is valuable to owner. 7350. PIANO FOR SALE. CIRCASSIAN Wiiliiut case. Maker J. & J. Hopkin- son, London. England. Elegant piece ot furiilture. $150. N_ cto Gunr dlaii oillce. 7370-2-1t'iM3ipd. FOR SALE.-ONE HORSE, 4 YEARS old in May. Dam. Pilot by Aquirl_ l semi-speed sleigh; 1 rubbcr~tlri»d ruuabout in Ai condition; 1 set track harness, cost $80.00. E. F. Acorn. 108 Great George Street. 7875 --~ -“_ °r:;..“r:.:'.':a _ 1 _ ._ ~»--wr viimn ummm oum»annm|uom.P¢"l°¥ Sl- i°1=° °°° °f *N “Wir minntrn [tninnaeum oiuattn-u. lniumra unhnorailtiollllillsoewi 7288-2-10l\‘li.f.