Buy PE. I. Raised >1 Read lioily ‘Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew. , Lamb. AMAXIMS QFA MERCHANT Buy P‘ E. I. Raised o lflllln and ‘mflmlirdidld, Founded clurl [orninl Turns ll m“ Ell ~ .Pres. McLurg We ts Miners Con- find Work at the - 1924 Scale Less 10 Per Cent (Canadian Prods) HALIFAX- IN. S“ Feb. 13.—-In i! ‘gtatoment iglven ou-t today along (‘ofpflfilllflll explains irr proposal that the men should ten per cent. ipending iirrg both paries to the dispute, who (he firrrlrirrgs reached. President stated lll “was not in the best iulure/slis of tho miners- the general rurllrlic or ‘the ‘company to errter irro o. contract months, for the rage (l coal. lfllilliili lNllllZl H Pllll- with correspondence which has R , _ l- _ ‘passed lbewveen John W. McLeod. Ezglilggdlonl’ o: Rlmmonlvsur District President of the Unilrted Them is at pmsem m this cm, iline Worker's of Americawand hi-m- sci-f, ivitlr reference to thowage dis- ipu-te hrtirrcrr the ‘B-rflzlsllr Empire Steel Corporation and its miners, J. E. .\lcl.rirg, Vice President of t-he the Coim- parrys ‘reasons for rejection‘ of the proposal nraderby tiha U. "M. \V., that afoirr month-s contract at the 1924 scali» should be entered into vpend- ing a lull investigation‘ of lthe Com- pany's affairs and sulbmits a coun- continue work at the 1924 scaile less an in- vesrlgatlon of ‘the Company and U. ‘ll. \\'. by the iComlmission represen- ivill agree Ibeforelrand to alblde -by Tlhe Vice- for four reasons that ‘it would cxpire in the midst olf tlhe illlpping season and make it ilrupos dale for the Sales Deparrtrnent lo irgotiato contracts ifor large ton- Cont: 188'! Will Be Hard On Bachelors? (Bri-cial to the Guardian) OTTAWA. Heb. 13—Thls Friday tho thirteenth may prove a jinx for bachelors. A blll providing a heavy tax 1m- all single men was given a preliminary hearing in P”. liamcnt today. Herbert Marlsr It's sponsor nid. if the Bill were passed there would be no unmarried men in the Do- mlnion. Nll lllllil llll lllHll lll 5T English Salesman In‘ New York Chose For Suicide (Special to The Guardian) teen-floor ‘lealp to death ‘was made NEW YORK, Feb. 13—-A nine- ‘elock this rrrorning ‘by Joseph Kirk- His body struck the sidewalk on the 34th street side, in from of Lig- gi‘ht's Drug Store. It landed near a. “so-arc" over a reported epidemic of Scarlet Fever arid lt was crrr- rently reported that all the schools and colleges were closl-rrg in order to prevent the spread of the dis- ease. As considerable alarm was being felt by parents 0n account of the reporit steps to fi-rrd his imotive for suicide. position is. The sitar‘; and ‘finish c-f the leap ln reference to questions asked W“ $6911 llY Harry Glflldllflfll- 0f 412 the medical authorities it ‘is learn Ell" 74"! Bll‘@l5‘l' W110 W35 W-"llklfili m1 that there is m, “use for along the north side of 34th street. worry. The schools are nor clos- “Olllllflfs l0vk€fl up to use a fir? mg am] the outbreak L, not, by rrre clirtrb over the small balcony any means, a serious one. Prince 'lla‘l- ‘lmmell a Wlllllow l)" l-ll? llllll“ ot wales College has closed for teenth rfloor. The man gazed doiwn three weeks on account of m, and Coldiberg followed his glances. classed being ilisruplied but the Cmwllll M Bllumlers- mllslly W0" rest of the schools will continue “lent we“ D3851"? along 34th “tree!- classes. In view of the state- bmeath m“ ‘vl“d‘°w~ ‘ll “'33 ""9 "l nrents rrradc by the uredlcal au- the buslmt shclpplng hollrs "l m“ thorlties there is no reason for citl- dag‘, zehs to fee] afraid o; an epmemw ‘ odlber: hcreanrerl, but his volcz: and (“mgr reports n: ‘he spread could not be iheard albove the roar of of Scarlet Fever should be treated as an ainempt to scare people and not worthy of nny credence. ___<0->i—— Nettie C. Towed In By Life Sav- " ing Crew (Canadian Press) ST. JOHN. Feb. 18—~ Tire tern schooner Nettie C.. which was abandoned Feb. 4th while on a carrying a clril-d and several men standln-g conversing. Death was in- He-lolft nothing ‘that has been out just what the where the body would fail, shouting Ho looked up and sa-iv the uran ‘pcr-cired on‘ the edge of the balcony. As ‘lhe man dropped Goldlberg look- ed arway and sltlrck his fingers in his ears. Patrolman Kilrrok, of the West 30th street, station. carrlechthe bo- dy to the drug snore. Dr. I-iolt, of Neiw York Hospital, made llre offl- clal pronouncement of dearth. Hotel attaches were un-able "to ac- count for the man's aurlon, He p,‘ McGeorge-Monroe, iLlrrriterl, of Lon- Hl5llllH ill the McAipln Hc-tell iii 10.45 o'- A ‘r the curlb, jusl: "missing a wonrani‘ slantaneous. l the Girurrflgn iooknfiound so far which would indicate; the traffic. He ran toward the spi)t' known to them as a salesman for - MAY .BE NEXT GOVERNOR- CENERA r. OF CANADA d... . .. . .. it is ru cred that next Governor-General will the Duke of Atholl. Lord -Byng's' normal term of office expires in the fall of 1926, but it is not im- probable that ‘His Excellency might relinquish the Governor- Generalshlp before that time. The Duke of Atholl is of noble Scottish descent and his wife is a well known Member of British Parliament. They own 202.000 -_' acres of land In the Highlands of Perthshiro, mostly moorland and deer forest, The Duke's mill- tary ‘career started ln 1890 when he joined the Black Watch. in 1892 he transferred to the Royal Horse Guards and saw ser- vice with Kitchener ‘in Efiypi. Duchess is M.P_ for the Klnross d, and Parliamentary Under 5w- Government. ln religion they Lord Hlqh Commissioner of Scot- ghe Duke of Atholl be appointed be the first Seotchmsn to, The late Lord Minto bolnfl and also in the Great War. The and Western Division in Scotian _ rotary for Education in the BaidWl" are Presbyterians, and he was land from 1918 to 1920. Should _ Governor-General of Canada, he Wlll preside at Rldeau Hall in 21 ycifs. ' the last. lllllYllR. llllSlllNE or. sour RESIBNS ‘Woman Suffrage Bill ill _llHl TllllPlrHlllflIV-s Iruloor Circus ‘Ill-liar a iveclkki erigagerircnt Mon- iilylri tho Market Building wlith drresistiblu whlirl of clowns. music, concessions, shows, singing, gymn- paper hats, freaks. strong men, fortune tellers, astic foals, confetti, and 9\‘(\l‘)"‘lI'lI'ig l-rrraginalble to terrain lliollr young and old. Chas. Keith clown has been loaned ‘to the Filre Depart- irrerrt by ‘lhc Keith Circuit for the enllre WOClI and ‘he -wII-ll lbring sev- cralnoiv and ulovel acts and lfeatis to rllacklc the famous "mils/e you. Mr. Mackle will be listed ihy six funny clowns, Prof. a six hundred ‘Keeley will allow lllluad stone to be crushed on 011w! by air-y local man who can "lllliili wicked sledge. The Human Vin cushion will be ou hand and Ilanrrrsc you wlilh seemingly i-m- mllls hurls. The Iieagud of the ‘llarul will ofillcla-te ‘Mon-day lend ‘the Circus wvllll be opened ‘raving crew. The crew was op- wood the day she was abandoned and taken ‘l0 "Halifax. C.. is owned by John Splane this city. ‘Italians Win Decisive Victory (Special to the Guardian) IhOME, Feb. Iii-Brilliant cal- alry and infantry action have just been completed by Italian troops against the slilrfing rebel forces in Clreue rrerrr rhe Eiiyllllllll lroll‘ tier. Two hundrcrl rein-ls wit-re kl.llt'll, sixteen caulilll llfifillfilyllll and thlrtcrz: lllUUHfllIilll culttlc und 425 caruF-i takcu. while tlrc llzrllirn lossrcs (Yiillillfliifill one native trooll‘ i":s of Bil- 8.5" his voyage from New York to St. John with coal, was located near Grand Manan and towed into an anchor- age at Wood: Island today by a. life picked up by the schooner Field- The Nettle lllm- lmll of U19 llll-Rgesd seed houses in the world. and came here an- nually. EUJWIIYB Btflpplng M the M“ Alpin. iI-Ie arrived on February 4th on the Berengaria. ‘ In his room was a whiskey glass lrrto which poison, had been pour- ill- Olllvlflllfily Ransbottom selected his form of d-eath nlfiler weighing two methods. ‘In ‘his pockets were $325 in cash and a letter arlrlressad to his ifirm. His room revealed only a slllall quantity 0t’ jewellery, some 1111911108» carers and his clothing. Plaintiff Had Luck in The Tossof a Coin (Canadian Press) LONDON, Feb. 1v.——The annals of the staid British Courts of Jus- tice furnish no parallel to an inci- dcril. in the High Court of Clran- Will Not Contest lVla (Speifal to the Guardian) sU-rvrdruursrnu, 1'. a. 1.. Fvll. 13 ~Citizcnis generally wilhllvlifel that Mayor Lldctone is confined l0 the house threzrzenerl \Vll.li a ner- vous breakdown. On flCC-Olllll- "l his illness His Worship ll-"ls l9‘ signed from the MBYOTll-lly Pmllwt rrnil will not seek re-ellfllllflll- ll another candidate docs not rrorrrl- rra-te on Tuesday next Mr. Jflllll E- Campbell will be elected Alatml‘ by acclamatlon. Councillor .1011"- ston, ‘Chairman of the Fire mill Light Committee. who ‘bars done such good work in connection umth the new electric hshl- illlllll l“ seeking fle-eliictiorr. Corrrriirllirr N0 Beer For O i. llEAlTll yoralty Contest And Will Not Seek lie-election. IVlcNally urrntlrcr uicmber of the Flro and Light Committee who has worked hard, l8 "l5" 590ml": re-electlon- Councillors Pope. Phillips and Strong have another year before them in‘ the Cflllllcll Councillor Arnetfs term expires. but he will not rrrn again. Messrs Chester Palmer Farlano will contest the vaeanvy in the Writer Commissioners De- panLruen-t caused ‘by the (lo-Till °l Mr. Joh Matheson. There will be a public meeting l" Si» Pauli‘ Hall on Monday. when all who are seeking election will likely pre-. sent themselves. Fate~ Is In. and Naiharr lvlc- - lly at eight o'clock Monday with an address by hlls‘ IIon- Heariz. "will bo concessions, games llllhrvlre-shmeniui. etc. etc, An 7 0! carpenters. ‘pain-tiers, elm!- riecordtors are busy orb“, of rirm ' ‘rllgllfl and lml ‘diary itria liar-i , My 1:1“ ‘lt-lllllll lug tenant ‘Governor rlmllnig the nllPnpirlariity Comics-t is ‘going the following m3" “lmflg and for gluillos are all in the running e8 liscrr of the Circus: Misses Gmnlll lgiclsaac, Ilielen ‘Poiwer, Jean m D. .cna Iiblfflll- Marjorie Stew- “lly Benoit. At a meeting hold meylalysht tho Firemen all decided when‘ ould wvnrk hard in ‘behalf of e n “"118 iaiiieis and at the op- mg 0f the Circus His Hon/or the ‘"01" will introduce tho contest- l° l-lle lather-lug. ' londensed Specials itATiy-fo on‘ Word, not each insertion in this column. "W0 — roam coup-nine‘. ~ will“ may have some by norms °l' M1- Anriry oiididian. “PECIAL orirln or moi-i fills r o m for 35§’f'§,,, m Bod: 150% for-gifts and presents. The giving o! Gucrflianlofooonts has come down to~our "M. moo 0mm fog ‘h 1.05. ‘ "ll"! mo. iii. a or a co. ‘Etienne PM! okerd, 80 "u semi. ornrnwumii. sel-x-io-tr DOM! OAUUA II MADE into a verlrtalirlo 1i with the Saint. It so havfiened thfll N ii m,“ M." 1min hwmlfia. _ ill-Moot. "qggqflflllclrd. er klllul and one aviator lrrlurcil. _.___€o>———— Complete Confidence Is Necessary (Canadian Press) , QTTAWA, Feb, l2l~——'l‘lrc report of the Wzrlflelrl Conciliation Board rrspeciing "the illspuic between the Cape Breton coanl minors all" tho Jirllls-h Eruli m Sll-‘lll l-‘llllllll-l“ t.0n, declares iriui "no rrcruuulelll lmwovgmqnt in iudus.rr.il rc‘ latiorrs can be exlllfil" until complete colrirleuci» is 0818i)- irsiroii ‘UEHIHUII the ollvllllllllo “ll-ll cory yesterday when the question in‘ costs was decided by the toss of u. coin. Action between relatives hird liocrr settled, but it remained to bc decided whether the success- frrl plaintiff should receive £300 or £100 cor-its The arrgestlon to abide by the result of the tossing of a penny was adopted und the plain- tiff had the luck to receive the larger amount, Rescue of Collins Still Unsuccessful Bmpluytess. (Canadian Press) —'-—.°."T'T cavrs orrv, Ky, Feb. 1s -n. St,‘ S T. Carmichael in charge of opera- tions and other officials who went into tlrc shaft being dug towards the Sand Care where Floyd Collins has been imprisoned for two ivocks came out of the shaft alt mic o'clock ths aflernooon arid announced that all hope of rescu- ing Collins through the tunnel illiscovored in the shaft fifty feet down would have to be abam-rlorr- Today, February 14th, is celebrat- ed all over the world as SainLVlll‘ cntincs day. it is called Valeri- ‘tine's day because, omonBBl "ll" reasons, it is the feast day of eislll- different Christian martyrs named Valentina and in the medieval The Balance ALLAIIAIIAI), lirltislr llifllfl. Feb, 13. --"Tlrc Plorrcor" today publishes llrc following ili-spalclr from Tkrhirrairr: "The fair: Ill l-lll‘ Kaiar ilynasty (tho ruling Persian house) seems again to bc haml- ing in‘ the balance. Premier Ser- dar ‘Sf-pair. irfter‘ a significant ab- iscntziliorr from atitcndancc at a Salaam lrclrl by lll" "OW" Prlllce .0f Idch 7th, has iscnt an ultimatum lto tlreMajulla (iris National As- sembly) calling upon it to choose between himself and Ahmad Shah. the former course in volvlrrK 11°- ceptance of all his proposals. The Young Boys 'I‘ORDN’I‘(), Feb. 13.——Accnrdirrg tn lion. W_ F. Nickle, Altorrrvy- General, restrictions will provcrrt the sale of 4.4 pcr cont but-r to young boys, Mr. Nickle said tho details hurl not yct boon ivorliirrl out, but there would be no (ii-brin- ching of tho youth of the PTOVlIICC insofar as the Government is illlli‘. to prevent it, Second Victim As Result of Explosion (Canadian Press) _ BARRE Vt., Feb, 13.—An explos“ ion which wrecked a three r-rlor- ey wooden tenement here last night claimed a second vlctini enr- ly tpday, when Miss Lea Gulli, who was caught beneath a falling wall as she was passing the buiidlnll at the time of the explosion died at the hospital. (Canadian Preu) ST. JOI-IrN, N. B.. Feb. 13. —Mrs Adam Murray, 73 living alone all Apohaqul. N. B. King-s County cited as a result of burns inflicted when her homo was destroyed by tire this morning. Church, services were hold in their honor on this day. The custom of sendin! Valentin- es however, has nothing to do ed. Tunnel exploraltlon failed to disclose a passageway. uni-i JUST A FEELER 'an ancient Roman festival foil on this date also and it was the cul- tom of the to oxchanzfi (Special to The Guardian) QTPAWA, Feb. l3.——lt is urrdor— stood that the dulseflllo" l" the day but it generally takes a dlf-‘fgpoft of the Grain commission forant form. Nowadays Valentine M. (he. imposition of an export du- greetings are exchanged and am- (y on Canadian wheat when des- orig children and you! loll" lll°tined to American rnillers is in thol greetings sometimes are liurlal- natufg or d foeler. It has started a all“ m‘ "M" m‘ mm‘ “t m‘ discussion 1n tho West and also in onvmitr home lblurd 10h! l" western circled. in Parliament, op- perpetrated, Tlio day is also cilon-linionp expressed upon it here are on on the day when ardent lover! character-ind by Clutlozlédaylllgllgg the Bartlet. .l . l ronovr tbolr froth: and ii. no at rd cover-amour circles ’ , ‘one time generally believed that ed 1nd intimation that if the roo- "lfll ppm-mm ‘p ‘yfly Ct. Valentino's lDay wll 0M IlIYi rountattvo agricultural bodies in w ‘Norman “a ‘n a. when bird: oholo their matu- the wont declare in favor of such Iv nan“ , N,“ ‘i M." may custom, pooullnrto o policy, the Government will apt "Fl 30b Prlulfi,‘ q "g the day, have ion: gone into tho b; MIYQPIQ to [lying oifect to it II Endorse Saturday, February 11ml, 102s ran: T; ‘i,’ Nd. 7a Dear Mr. Crease: I thank you for the box of chocointoo which reached mo a few dlyc ago. Rully I take off my. hat to the manufactur- om. The olioooiafol are an good u I have ovor entiid and ‘my wife, who ll l better judge than I, My! tiily on the boot one had eaten, l am no longer from Mlllourl, but am ready to concede that you Canadian‘ D0 know how to make dandy. (‘From a letter writbln by Mr. A. C. Shaffer of rho inaumnoo Company of North American, Philadelphia.) lNoodiooo to uy the chooo- llho referred to were ‘made by ‘Mr. Moira. CHARALOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 192s Sllllllllflllfi [ll l ll-llllll 'EXPE|l_llllll lReturn Minus Three of Original Party to Wrangel Island — Leader Dies in So- viet Prison (Canadian Pres!) _VICTORiIA. B. C.. Feb. 13.—~Sur- vnvorsj of ‘the ilbfated expedition which went to establish a colony and fur trading post (m. Wrangell 15181111 “T1110? tlhe leadership ‘of IChar- ies -We‘lls. returned -l,0d'ay. Of the original partyof fourteen who plan- ned to make their homes in‘ the far northern world, eleven returned ar- Flvlilg this morning from Japan. Charles Wells, hilmself died in a Soviet prison and tiwo song of Hanreig Peter, one o‘f the ‘men, died one at Vl-azliviostok and one in chil- rra. The parity arrived at Wrangel Island in August. 1923 and made themselves coirnfor-talble, but were take" U“ ‘by ithe Russian Soviet Bllli? “Rod Octclber“ and carried Drusoners to Russia. Introduced in Commons (Canadian Press) IDNDON. Fen. 1s. —A Bill to enfranchisc women at the age of 21 01k equal has is with men, intro- duced by W. Whiteley. Labor, Blflyllflfl. was among those intro ‘lllcell l)! private nrerrrhers and Riven first reading in the Conr- rrions today. Bank Watchma Killed by Bandits (Canadian iPress) PONTIAC, Mich., Feb, 13.-A1ter- frustrating the attempt of six ma]; to rob the Oxford Savings Bank, at Oxford, near here, early this mflfllillg. Jay ‘Gould, watchman, was shot and killed by one of the bandits and the scxtette made their escape in an automobile, i-Q-o-o-i- May Control Im- v portation of Liquors (Special to the Guardian) OTTAiWA, Feb Iii-Provinces where the sale of intoxicating bev- erages is restricted lto the Govern- ment, will not have the competi- tlorr of private importers if the resolution of which lthe {iii-ulster of Justice has given notice goes on the Statute as an anrerrdnrent to the Canada Temperance Act. The proposed Act provides that in any province where the lawful sale ls restricted to the Govern- ment the right of importaltlon or salc hy any person‘ than llJhO Gov- ernment lo prohibited. St. Lawrence River (Special to The Guardian) WASHINGTON, Fob, 13.—Survoy of tho iSt. Lawrence River wutcr Way Projecf through such un ageu cy as President Coolidge may desig irate would be authorized by an amendment to the ‘Rivers and Harbors ‘Bill adopted today by the ‘Senate Commerce Committee. Ari appropriation of $275,000 would be made available for the preparation of plans and estimates as recom- mended by the International Joint Commission The Geneva Peace Protocol (Canadian Frau) GENEVA, Feb 13—A somewhat pessimistic atmosphere seems in rho process of formaiilon here, concurring prospects of the Gen- eva Peace Protocol framed at the last Assembly of the League of Na-tlons. Apparent disinclination of who British Government to ac- cept the IProtocol which for-mi! the subject of news dospdtches reach- ing Geneva almost daily .is serving lo confirm the impression hero than the Protocol must rbe serious- ly remodelled if it is hoped to save it. Steel's Tonnage Up NIEW YORK, Feb. 18.-Unflllod ordoro of ttie U. S, Steel Corpora- tion ou January 81. allb public today Mtllled 6.087,! I tlitil, an increase of 220.!" tons, compared Waterway Project _ Lays Claim To English Title And Estate REGlN/l» Silkq Feb. 18- Working as a carpenter and builder and living in a lmall shack on the outskirts of the city. Clarence Alexander Smith declares he la the heir to a ttie and estates In Eng- land. He was located in con- sequence iof a latter to a local newspaper frm a niece in Wil- kelbarre, Pa., asking informa- tion that would lead to his location. for he was wanted in connection with a legacy and a field in England. Smith declares he is entitled to the ttle of Lord Danaway and that he intends to pnosecute his claim. 'I-~I~++~II+++III++++~II+ ‘lt SOVIETS SWAMPING 1' PAR-IS WlTrH JEWELS ‘It II‘ FROM OZAWS STOCK ‘l- -t- Il- ‘ll PiARIS, Fob. 13.-—One hun-i III dred million francs worth of Il- Il- former Russian imperial ‘It '0' jewels will be sold by the So- + tl- vlets in Paris, it is reported + 4- by jewelers, several of whom + + have been approached by So- Il- + vict offloldll, ‘II Twelve or fifteen ' million 'l' ll‘ francs worth have already 1' ll- been sold here, mostly diam- Il- Ilr ends, pearls and sapphires ll- lr taken from their settings. It -l- + is reported they have been i- 'II taken from the Crown Jewels, -|- 1' but this la unlikely, for the + It» Bolshevlki have guarded Il- llv these closely in the Kremlin. + i++++++i+++++++ P. E. Island is Includ- ’ ed in B. 0f T. Re- ference (Canadian Press) ‘HALIFAX, Feb, ]3.-—.A proposal made here yesterday by represen- tatives of the St, Jolrn Board of Trade that i1 large delegation reo- resenting all Canada be organized and sent to Ottawa to lay before the Government the needs of the entire Dominion with particular re- ference to the Coast Provinces, has received unanimous support, and arrangements are going for- ward to organize. Committees. will be sent to Ontario, Quebec and tn Prince Edward Island. . They will be named at a meeting tomorrow J. F. Fraser of 'I-Ialifax will go to Prince Edward Islam’. for the pur- pose, he halving been named at to- day's meeting, Vancouver Board Of Trade Protests (Canadian Press) VANCOUVER, Feb. l3.-—Formal protest of the Vancouver Board m‘ ‘Trade against the proposal of the Federal (‘vovernmeut to sarlrslrllze a liue of ocean steamers tn en- gage in rate war will be registered in Ottawa, _\T‘ QOQTSVA PILL ,;ol= bouo-H To ASK‘ A éiiai. TO BE.- , YouR VALENTiNE. H a Tonouro, Fob. ‘fresh south-west cllondy with local snow fllirrrles. Maximum and minimum temper- atures: Toronto cloudy .. Montreal, fair Quebec, clout? .. Chltown. clou y .. I-Iaflfdt, cloudy St. loin, rain Boston. clear .. New Your, clear High tide this after and ftomonow morning on. 2.48. 7.0L 11th 6.17 Q. m. with the odd of the preceding mouth. Btnnmonkio Milo alto; labor thon Charlottetown. lie-Maritime winds, mostly Sun win this afternoon at 6.85 and riled tmorrovr morning m moon. Monday. Feb. eighteen min- Annunl Subscription Delivered $5.00 By Null, Canada and ll. ELM-W nuiiu lli lllPlllll r u. llllllfi llllll ‘Plans to Exclude All l Foreign Meats From British Isles . The London correspondent of the =Wall Street Journal says that a new scheme has been unnourrc- d ‘by the English govcrrrnrint which ‘aims at the exclusion of all fore-ism Lmeat from the British Isles. Bri- ;tnln has been carrying meat from ‘other countries and from lrer o\vn ‘domlnions at the rate of 1,000,000 tons a year. A preference plan has ;nuw been agreed upon whereby all this meat, if possible, shall be brought from tire domlnlons alone. This is regarded us a bombshell by American and Argentine meat lcompanles, As an example of what ivmeans, irr 1924 Britain paid $24.- 000.000 to Argentine meat packers for frozen meat, l There are two main reasons for 'l.he new move. First, the fear of meat combines in the United Stat- es and the Argentine, and, second, the growing influence of Australia. ‘and Canada in England. The four self-governing domlnions of Can- ada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa are buying goods ifrom Great Britain to the extent of $625,000,000 a year, It is this that gives them their influence. The effect on thegCanadian meat packers if this regulation gassin- Ito effect will be obviously extreme- ly beneficial, and it should hasten the return of tlr elndustry to pros- perity. Such companies as the Dav- ies, Gunns and Swift-Canadian will be in line for interesting business. incidentally also it will be an im- portant thing for the (larradlan far- mer, and ‘should also add to tlr‘ speed with which he is returnlns to something like a satisfactory basis In fact, all industries in the dominion who sell to the farmer should share in the business which England's new policy will bring about. i-‘Q-Q South African House Opened Yesterday (Special to the Guardian) CAPETOwN, South Africa, Fob 13—Tlie Earl of Allrlone. Governor General of the Union of South Africa lirr‘ ‘the Spoeclr from the Throne at iihe opening of Parlia- ment today declared that llrv pro snt session opened IlililiT happier‘ airispices thrmtlr- inst. Th lllit-‘l serious locuslt nfnsiatiori \Vll‘t,li the Yrriorr has cvor ,(ex,1r-r' i>.-..~ ‘i has been OVCTIZOlIli‘ and tii~ Jgfh cultural position was Ytfy ,‘i:.‘-rrils- inn: owing t othc good runs Miners Reject Counter Proposal ' (Canadian Preu) SYDNEY. N. S.. Feb. 13.~—-'I‘ha miners have decided Ito reject the Cllilllllffl‘ proposal made ‘by one Bria- "sh Errrplrv iSrcel Corporation. for a settlement of the present wage illsputn, it was announced here this afternoon. SPIES SENTENCED DONDON, Fch. ISL-in the Old Bailey today the magistrate sen- tenced W. P. O'Leary to eighteen months‘ imprisonment and 1,1‘). MoCough to i5 months for misde- meanor under the Official Secrets Act, The two men were arrested last month at tho time of an alleged plot to blow up British battleships and. submarines was unearthed. and ii: was alleged the evidence in- dicated tlie defendants were Irish republican "army" intelligence of- ficers. . Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc. Run-Io. poi- word nah bun-don. Q "Don't forget the Valentino Tod in the Hall at Hunter Rlvor this evening, 14th. 4474-14-1! "A combined (mg; Circle and Club infecting will be hold in ‘Ui g Hall on Thursday, ‘February 19 . run rebate will hQ paid. lliltllll hogs for shipment March 8rd or 10th, W D. Rage, Secretary. flt-l-liitlll. "Comic farce in four octii in Powuu mil tonidlit (flounder). and but miilloai talent will outer- toin-‘oomo and hive a tough and do some nodding, flip-yd”,