the German elections cal cirolbe. ceptance of the Expert _ to the rejection of deciding factor when ports. on the side of reason. There For Every Use About the House For ” washing floors and lino- leum--washing woodwork ‘and _pwindows — for the many uses about the l house- SURPRISE wears well- waslfes well in any water and his soft on the hands.’ lo\ved ash. whole. cal, securities. take an immediate- ‘1 .~.-.v tion. i Parity of the Pound Sterling clal world all round E. R. Brows 146 Richmond Street I Charlottetown f . l‘, Fire, Life, Accident, Sickness and Plate Glass Insurance at Lowest rate. _' Agent at Summerside, Lloyd Lewis, l ‘ Good Strong Stock Companies. market. ttion of‘ 437 millions. made up Notes and 291 (iovcrnment Currency notes. uilllions. ~ nlanaged currency. to restore the irce flow of gold s ‘that European capital may com Europe. The End of "Bawra" i ‘).Qu-_' iiiiifiilil'i"*i"i'?. i.i\.l.liii.i'ifli2i; 'l‘ho British Australian Wool Real isutloil Association, known throughout the wool trade lot‘ thc world us “llawrlt", cattle to an end on May 2nd with the sale o| the last ten million bales ot‘ llrlt- ish tiovtarmntent owned wool ac- cumulated from supplitrs ordered ilurhlg thc war with which to clothe British and Allied soldiers. in the Spring of 1916 the British (iovernlnent commenced the pur- chase of wool for war purposes. it first acquired the British cl at 35 pet'- cent over [ll‘l(',t‘.i~‘, then the Australian and New Zculand clips oi crossbred and merino wool, and year after year continued to do so at an agreed ity to sheep farmers, for attached to the contracts was a condition that for any yvool not required for military purposes the British Gov- ormucnt should bear any loss 0n rc-sale but should return to Aus- tralia and New Zealand one-halt‘ _ of any profits which might result. “Hawra" came into existence uitor tho Armistice in 1921 and took charge of tho luurkotlng of thc surplus to ltocp tho market st-carly Iiy preventing excessive quantities oi wool lacing ulicrcd for sulc all any Limo. I Gel Your llew Gongoleum llugs To-tiay CONGOLEUM RUGS AND MATS are ready for you in our house fur- nishings sliop-seco1ul floor-thc range of patterns and sizes you want a £34,000,0000 in Profits "lluvrrzf llll‘ll ilutoluailitzzllly lw» vumc thc ownor ui‘ hull‘ thc Aus< traliau carry-over and was appoint- od tho agent for thc salc of thc South African and other wool. amounting to $34,000,000. it W" be understood that British wool lu- torests view with no regret the disappearance of "Brawra", be _. 38 x 54 inches .. 36 x 72 inches . .saa+. at McLeod A weekly letter from London (From s special Lo-ieepondevntt.) . . LONDON, May 21.—'l‘he effect of has had a very disquieting influence in politl-l The German Sonia-l- ists, who are committed to the sc- R9911“ atlons Reports. have lost consider- able ground while the Nationalists who have committed themselves the Reports. have made solid gains, and it now appears as if they would be the the new Reichstag mleets to discuss the Re- France is pessimistic as to the result; hut, of course, time is is hound to be a great res-shuffling at parties in Germany, and, in view _ of the utter financial ruin which - faces ‘Germany should the Reports be rejected. hopes are entertained . that, although stubborn pbstruc- tion may be offered to them in do- talil. they will be ultimately swal- Curiously , enough financial circles in London refuse to be so perturbed as politi- So far the situation has had no effect upon markets, although a check is obseryable on the recent ll[)\\'tll‘il movement i-n Continental The "City" refuses to pessimistic view and trusts that the huge fin- ancial interests in Germany will see to the intimate satisfactory set- tieuinxit of the reparations ques- Trade and Commerce Tokio Editor Kthcks Japan's, Foreign Policy .. (Auoclqled Frogs.) _ TOKIO May Zlp-Jenen’; foreign policy is pitifully snbleuqent to the vanadium stilt-o t Brit- aln, acoordtugvto diobiro ‘to utoml. probably Indies moat noted ed11- or, in a diatribe against the foreign office which appeared id hie paper. the Koknmin, recently, The creed or Japanese diplomats. according to llir. Tokutoml, is t tjqst es thc earth revolves arou the eun, so international politics moves with the Anglolsnxou race 4e its axis- “All Intelligent ‘ople know thc damage this creed has lone t0 Jap- an's piosvem." the Koknmln edit. or continues. "Although an inde- pendent country, Japan has often appeared as though she werea dc‘ pendency of IBrltain or America in the field o: international politics. The main reason the Asian; peoples have ceased to trust Japauis be- cause this country, ashamed of associating herself with other Asl- atlc naitons, has been bent on fol- lowing the lead of ~the Americans or British in all matters. “This being, so, the abrogation oi the Anglodapanese alliance was gratifying not only to the Utiitod States, but also to all eastern po0ples,,l'or it raised in the minds of the tliitllflllél, ‘Persians. Turks and Afghans the hope that there- after Jalpan would be able to give full play_to her mission as an Asi- atic country. However, it renulins to he seen whether Japan willlivo up to the hopes oi‘ her fellow Asi- itccont happenings in the finan- have had a <9 good effect on_the pound Sterling, and British financiers are now op- timistically talking of the not far l distant day when it will he restor- t-d to its prewar parity. Sir Felix Schuslor, one of our leading bank- ers, has just told us that at a not very distant date there is a likeli- hood of our return to a free gold We have u note circul- liii millions ot‘ Bank of England millions of British lu July 1914 the reserve of gold in shfiilifld Cutters’ New Method; thc Bank of England was only 33% . Sir Felix Schustcr nowi_ V ‘suggests that our whole currency lll the Sheffield cutlery trade, attri- fnotc issue should bc transferred to‘ ‘ ,tlic Bunk of England a-nd thereby remove all, suspicion oi governmenilhllb‘ i-‘Peil qqm aim 15 state oi stagnation back from America. and Anlericaullfiffvll, is keeping 0116 capital find ltsetul culploymcnt in UK‘ 11111115"? D118)’ with llimllwnlc . i - ' will be interested in the new cra llllilliillllll. - . , L y‘ which the wool market has cntened by the passing of a war-time phase. Limited, 1D the 1914i price wmch brought gm“ prosper_la succession of labour-saving and pound." time reclpo lmpooved ‘by the oddi- tion of other ._in~gredtents,_ lands of ready-louse preparation, because l; _ darkens the hair beautifully - sides, no one can poelibly tell, it daNtone eolnatureliymad av ly. Youmolsten e sponge or titles." international taxation lions. Now that Great Britain has shown the way it may hasten on similar action by other nations. of Signs of activity are noticeable hutablc to thc kccuuess of colli- petition. in thc razor tratlc there littio change from tho previously rc- ,,'ported, although Australia, where L-itho old-fashionctl razor is still prc~ section of orders. The greatest problem" by which Sheffield cutlery manufact- urers arc now confronted is that of bringing down to anappreclabiy A“ countries which produce woollllflvel‘ level the costs of production without in the least degree “taking it out" oi’ quality. 'l‘hcy have reached a period when the wonder-l _ ful reputation established by the icutlcrs of a past generation will‘ have to ilndcrgo a sort ut‘ rcconv structiou, so that thc fabric shall bc strengthened and thc building- made more imposing and more lasting than over. litany mainl- fncturors are seriously engaged on the work at the present moment. ' There is involved in it the ques- tlon of the transition from handi- craft to equally skilful. but more accurate and uniform, machl cry processes. From that great change thero arises no necessity to lsucrlflce quality. Rather shoiild lit be enhanced. But thc transi- tion, when completed, will create a situation full of probabilities, by output increasing devices for cheapcning competition and meet lug outside rivalry.. BIRDS HEAD! Bird-a’ heads in the brilliant shades of the parrot and parakeet are tiscd very smartly on hats by the Parisian mlllners, Few Folks Have l Gray Hair Now ‘ oi’ taxation has been a vexatious question for years and now that it has been cleared away it should have a good effect on intcrngtion» al trade. The whole question of has occu- pied the attention of the Financial (‘ommlttco of thc League of Na» n 1ii2 l "Winn: “i l“ A fifliiia Haitian‘- nasal - ‘ ‘l ~ ~ gelcum Ari-Ray Ne. 538 -— a ‘ ‘ , I . 0 ~—-_i beautiful design qflen ahl elledu . ‘ a] Hue. TM EISJIH‘ llll nah bu! ‘9.00 An “Artistic Hoot-Covering \ _ That SiavesYou _ _ Botlidiinie and Money No wonder Gold-Seal Congoleum Art- Rugs are so popular with up-to-clate Canadian women. For here is a floor- covering that meets the housewifes every requirement. lts rich, colorful patterns satisfy the exactions of good taste, while at the same time its sturdy materials and sanitary surface make it extremely clura- ble ancl easy to clean. 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Moreover, their smooth, firm, scam- less surface cannot absorb dust, ashes or spillecl liquids. Cleaning them is merely a matter of wiping with apclamp mop. Another excellent feature of Congoleum Art-Rugs is that theylic perfectly Hat‘ on the floor without fastening of any kind. Lust tinroll them and in a short time they ug the floor; yet they can be easily moved if necessary. 001a Sea’! v-"o... CONGOLEUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LlMlTliD I270 5t. Patrick 5L, Montreal. Quebec Write u: for folder, "Molcm Rug: for Modem "emu, ' 'whIcI| lllulfmlu lb polls/m In full colon. 1 -¢"z.“:i’ . ("To ~‘ » y; . Your dealer baa e splendid tutor/mm! of Congo/cum Rtqaagpou nrr trllrnu ,. ‘ lo find atlmdlvlsmflcm: whiz/l at’! i harmonize with your loom decoration:- Made Ill Canadcr-by Canadians-for Canadians Ir . .. .__.__ .__. ___ ___.__.__._____ ___._.__4.._....___. ..___ Druegiets Says Ladies Are Using" “will? 07 $89: Tea and Sulphur llulr that loses its color and inn trc. or when it fades, turns gray. dull and lifeless, is caused lby a lack 0t‘ sulphur which is merely the old; Thou folks recommend ~ th i v ti! 1L The end of Double Taxation Limited ' - 119.131 Queen Sh, it is good news for those abroad hat the British Budget just intro- luced, contains a ampting from income taxtlwee ho are not ordiIll-rlly resident in Charlottetown brush with it, drawing this thrq‘ the ‘hair, wiring one smell strand" - a time. By morning the grayqlpelr disappears! Later another hulk _ | . otion or two,.its natural col ~ prong” ex restored and it becomes glossy and lustrous, end you up this country. This double form z muslin; snow -_ ...,........ ....,. _.-.._.. g ‘ 0afr all Tlmés pear years younger. ' { 5 4 ‘ _ sow tsetse custom was. in the hair. Our f l b ' .' . '|‘l \ n-gnitudc of the transaction grandma", 'd _ l 01' 88 e y ~81} the fonowlng p1 1ceS’_— miiiy lllcircalizctl from the fact that or Sage T3; $2 guixghul; r v i w». l - . . _. - the Australian interests transfer- he; ma“. dark "d beam“- L d . 9x 6ft. rI-d_tn l‘Bnwra" were Basra-sail and thousands of woman and saga $2.. , , i t» ~ ~= ““.".“.“'"Zhtttt2?.223;‘.i‘;i..2gil?f; "i"; A l w c; n ' . * . l,‘ ~ V ... - dc ow... an" .u\l-abl'ml 1 , 9 X 19V: n- $157’ only towards the middle of 1922i réc|pe_ _ _ _ ( 9113"“ _ $18.00 that the liquidation reached a Nowldaymwe so‘ "m, {among -.. - \ some when these lwldlflfl cfilittil“! mixture improvodby the addition ' " ' ' ' "'“ “"""* ‘WW’ . ~ i - ‘l “f f’n12?“"’lli".ii.l“l£°li.'“...lfi “I "m" WWW-w» w who: o’ .- Iieuceived at the time Austra- Ewygtrhlig gage ‘S: Se’, 20mg: qr v - . halt’ profits B‘ e ' "p “r mm 35x w “m” _ 59¢ lla has since received All Sizes and Patterns Wlllilllillld Glllll Sill. ill" llufi All sizes his Patterns Oongoleum Gold Seal Art Rugs _ Ion {Ate tlv BRACE, McKAY e 00., manna IUMIIIIOIII, P. 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