I I dr..-..». _ _ , . --I..-.f._._:Z.~,_,., _ I I ‘ -I » 1 E -f- __ __ tL.LV',?{'!ZT.fY§f_`L`.§ _ "_ 1'" _ f‘.'T."_`Q IVIORNIIING DAILY I §I“Z?i‘I'%.‘IS‘-‘.’»Ii’I iY»1I".'I'I‘.?.I'itlI't" ‘°°’° I- ci~IARi.oTrI~:1~owN, CANADA, SATEIIQBAY, MARCH zo, Isfs ti-;"_‘;.,":.;,'$;‘;."2’.;Jit°2..2‘, t.i",i'.if.2'.‘.'§ °I§i"‘I‘if'&"' """’ . -_ - ' _- ~ ' 4 _ _.W I ta ~ ' It/I3. _ _,, , f:J.‘~;.' ... ‘ tilt c Altlontiiow tt Iii I 1 l'.‘, f,r i I I BR'T'5H5HlPYARD5 IGREIITEST BllTTLE OE WIIRVESTERDIIY IN THE Itiutuas GOOD I5 Nowllll l l GR- p Hows; or waapis ‘IM .img- Important statement II str E' G In . I i __.____ A . EttII~II2Iies'rabIea Tt5tiIiiI'I*II§'so2§2.793,o§§f"fI " Decrease oi Over Two Millions as Compared N With Year Ending March 3|. Expenditures I on Public Works Will be Reduced by Four Alone LONDON. March 21- One ot’ tht- most important statemt-nts intitlo in the country recently was the spect-Ii delivered in thc House oi' t)oiiinioIis` today by Sli' Eric Caiiipbr-II (lt-tltlt-s.' First Lord ol' the Adiniralt_\‘. lit- ap-_ peasotl the demand which has Iiet-onit-' general recently that tho t-oiintrvl should be told the exact aiiioiiiit oi" the shipping losses and hc .also an-' nounced the uppoiiitineiit of Great! Brltaln's foremost lniildcr, I.ortl l’li--I rio, as Controllei'-Gt-,ncral ot iiiei-t-li-` ant shipbuilding. l Lord Pirrie will not he a mcmlicr ol' the Board of thc- Atiniiralty. hilt lit- will have direct access to the Pre- mier anti the \\I';ar tiahiiit-L. llis ap- pointment it is iiitlitfatt-ti will hc ro- t-t-ived -with the grcutt-st. satisfaction. Sir Flric's specvli wa.-I It siiiiplt- stntemcnt 01’ faclsl, with no orttirit'aI sentences, hilt lic was lisleiit-tl to| more aitt-ntivcly than tht- iiiosi I-lo-, tint-nt ortittlrs-I in tht- (lovt‘I‘IiiiIt-III More Than Making Good Losses. lhiriiiix tht- I:-.st t|iIIirlt-r oi' li|l7. said Sit' I-lrit-, III tht- lloiist- III' t‘oIIIiiIon~I to titty, tht- Alllt-.-I wt-rc :t\'t\i‘IIt:iiig witliiiilf onli iiulitlrt-.tl tlioiisaiitl ttiiis niontlil_\'_ of Iiiukiiii; tht-ii* ltiseit-ft tzotitl, :Intl wI-rI- thf-Ii rt-placing 75 pt-r t-t-Iii. ol' tht-ir lost tonnage. I At tho prtest-lit tinit-, the lI`ii'.~'l. l,oi't|‘ wt-nt. on, t`orty-suv(-.ii .=iliipy:irtls, with 200 lit-rths, wt-rt- I-Iigtigt-tl on 'tit't=uii- going iiit-i't-.liaiit vt-sst-ls. 'i‘lit- ship- yard work -was coiiiplatcly tli.~ioi-t.:aIi- ized during the first two yt-urs of tht- war, i'roiii thc various canst-.s, lit- ex- plained. but iievertlicless tlit-ro had br-.cn an ciiorinous accomplisliiiit-nt hy tht-. I-Iliipiiuildiiig iiithistry. ’l‘lit- out- put for tho last quarter of 1917 was 4‘_'tl,tl00 tons. as Itutiiiist 2lIt_tlt|Il ions t ..,-__......_»-» ...af ~ ..._ S ..__ -_,___ _ FLOWER EXH y i'lC 2 CS Oil Shipbuilding and Submarine Losses Losseslgver Fifty Mile Front Attacks are Bei” __ -_ g_ Made on a Scale are Nearly Mad” G°°d by Bfmsh 5h'PY3'd5l Eiitherto Unknown in Present War. Attacks Mainly ' ..__-_.__._ Directed Against British Lines. Town oi Doignes Taken ,.i by Germans but Retaken by Allies. I Intense Interest at Ottawa. Canadians Not Thought to he Yet Engaged. . for tht- last tiaartt-I' ol' ltilti. wlii I tltirinlx tht- last tiiiarter oi' lillfi. wh lit-en only 42,000 tons. When the Controller ol' tlonstruc- tion took over tht-. sliip~_v-artls the ivei-P-50 l:ti';:e uit-rcliaiil sliips in va- lo( re rious stages of t-oiistiuction ii on (SPBCIHI i° U16 G-Uiwdlitfil . . . - - p wliicli work had linen stopped i't » l_.ONl`iO\' -\'Iai‘t~lI 2‘_' -'l`liI- tliiiiitlt-i' ii ' _ ~ ~ - I - luck of ,.“m(.i(.m m.m.,.iu| m. of MI ol GI,-i'i_ii-.iii I.:tins tit-cpciit-tl into it tI,-iIi- Imr' Sui mm, I_Ih.$t Lm.(|l and in mum. pest oi tire alolli.: tht- liritisli troiil in (.3855 they “.m.(, Cmlgesling me Shu, 1\'ortliei‘ii lI`i‘ant-0 today anti they ht-~ i'ai°tis. It was wall witliili tilt- capacity the Allietl vartls, and even ot' the Ili' ish yartli-I. 'Sir Eric tit-.clart-tl, to iiiak 'gan what ina_\' he the i';i't-att-.~'t htitllt- mi oi' the \\‘:ir. .-\ttat'lt.~'. I-.'t-rc niatlt: on It | \tult-Iiitlit-rio uiikiinu tluiing thi~ A-001| Um wmmtg losses' if given ml ol`i‘it:ial rt:|ioi'tt art- lirici. hui t°oI'rt-,\- atlet|tIatt- supply ot’ nit-ii and inatcri in thc ioiirtli t1iiai'tel‘ ol’ 1917 thc i`o t-igii I-oiistriit-tltiii was 512,000 tons, I statt-tt. iziving a total out-put ol' 932,- _ 1,. hy the wind, Iiitivt-Il i`tIi'wai'tl uiitlt-rt 000 tons, whilo thc Insist-s in tht: san ui poiitit-nts at tht- .~Itft-iit- If-ll of tt-I"riiEt- mt t-I' lllt-. liilt-s lit-ltl li_v l"it.-ltl .\lal‘sli:Il ilaig`s nieii. "I`h<- (lt~rIiitIii.~:, I'a\'t»rt-II pt-riotl wort-. 1,2tll),0t)l) tons, whit-li tilt' t-tivt-I' ot' a pall Ili' Iititikt- whit-ii Iym-(If gp.. i0“~..S¢ _,Inca Ip.. iII|m,5i\I¢. tliti tilt- Itssuiiltiiiiq t-Iiltiiiiittt l'rtiIIi tht- .~‘iiI.Iiiiarlnt- war lit-nail. t-_vt-.e-I til` tht- lirilisli litiltliiitg tht- |`I'tIIIl (lreat liritaiii liatl lost tin tht- ttvtir- llII“*i- airs- 2Iitl,tit|t| ions IiIoiillII_v tlitrliig tl lust t|IIartt-I' ol' HII7, and liatl litii . It-" || GERMAN ATTACK ON l_AliGE l»i0.tItitt lon:-I iIIt'IIIthl_I', tht- I~h-.tt l.oI-ti SCALE. l I aiiiioiiiit-t-ti. llritish I.-lilptiiiig lint ,-it I. |`t-rt-Il tht- IIItI¢;I_ lI~- ptiiiiit-tl IIIII_ lint ' l.il»"f|I'>.`\-`. \I1|i‘~'|t 'Ji' 'l`l\I~ tit-liitatl I tht- lI|‘IlI.~tlI lizitl I-Inilrilnilt-tl Ihr- iqrt-:II :tlliit-II :I:'_:IIIItt tlit- l’.I`III» II litIt»I tIiIl.II at-I lmyul ,.|'|'.,I-I UI' III.. _.\]lp.>I ;||II| ||,III| uit; tIIi :I I:It';_;~I' ::I.Ilt~ III:-It :I|I_-. IIIIIIII; :tits-IIIIIII-It tht- I;I~I-att-.II omit-II. IIIIII Ilitrt tat' tltiriiig tht- I'-'at' t-It :It-.\ I-1-VI' III' itlitittltl Iiot lit-iiioati IIII-ir .--.t-nite. Gcrninns Exaggcrzited Aliicd Shi ping Losses. _ tlltt- \-.I--.l I-I'it |`I'IIiIl. /\i_iIlII--,\' lIt»II:II' I l.:I\\. :=.pt»l.'t--:iII:III lot' tht- law--i'IiiIII-til. p~ luitl tlit- t'ti:IIiIIIItt:=_ titti' tiIl'po:.I wits vt»t'j.' lit.lIIl\' |I»‘ltl. l`liis wa-t Iiollt, Sh. Evil. .|(.(.|m-.III “ml 1|... (;(.mm"t int; |lio|‘t- tliaii was I-ftpi-t'tI-tl :intl nas I statomt-iit til' thc Allied sliippii losses tor ‘.ianiiai'_v was an t-x‘ai:t;t-r lion ol' llil pt-i"I-t-ut. Sinvti lit-. lit showii tip llit-st-. i.-,rossly false rt-liII'Ii.~' ioi'_ prt-violin iiitintlis. ht- atltlt-tl. il (lt-rniaii atatt-nit-iita liatl not hot-ii i slit-tl. lBlTl0N Large Attendance and Excellent Show Flowers Grown by Pupils for Patriotic I fPurposes. ” ’l`lio aiintiril ilowcr show lit-ltl. Iiy rho pupils ot tho four st-liools was-I opt-.nt-.tl yt-stertlay in tlit- l’riiit-t- _oi \Vaios (`ollcgc llall, The show, on a whole, was wt-ll ii|i to the standard ot' last yt-ar in t|iiallt_\' and niutfli larger iii iitiniht-r and va~ rif-ty ot' entries. 'l`lit-. pri'/.c list follows: FIRST PRIZES. , Claris I. Section I. W. K_. S. (‘l1arlic (Took. Hyacinth. ltoy (‘ai'ter, Nurcissius. .lolin l.ouson, Nart‘issiIs. Alhion iluestls, 'I‘ulip, P. S. S. Doris Tait, 1-Iyiiciiitli. Doi-is Tait. liyacintli. Eleuor McNevIn, Hyaciiitli. Allie Mt-Leod, Hyacinth. Harriet Tarhush, Hyacinth. Doris Tnit, I)at't'otlil, Jt-an Lousin. Nart-.ii-IsiII=. Ctttliloen Miirley, Tulip. Mildred Blukc. Tulip. ldvt-lyn ilitrper. Tulip, Graco Bliiiiltliorn, Tulip. R. S. S. lineto I-‘raiit‘is, Iiyat-iiiili. Q. S. S. (‘. lIlt'(‘oriniir-k. .1ontIull. A. tlornilt-y, ll_\':It-iiitli. _\V. l‘owt-i'. llytit-ltiili. SECOND PRIZES. _ W. K. S. Philip Mt-l)otIultl, Iiytit-lntli, Reggie Kenip_ Ilyziciiitli. Louisa Mt-Dnutzall, 'l`tIlip. Jitinei-I Fullerton, Dui'i'otlil. I-‘raiser Fulton, 'l‘ti|ip. Loiilst- McDoIit.:nIl, Tulip. Lotilsf- Mt‘l)ou|znll. NIii‘t'irisii:t. P. S. S. llnrrlct Turliiisli, llyaciiith. liiirrlct Ttirlilisli. Ilyaciiitli. Doris Tait, Nnrcissuit. Q. 8. S. Il. liiigliea, llynt-liitli. -J-. tilt'-Million, Hyiiciutli. _ ' Q.b.\ lit\t'il;Ilioii~-lit-:ttI‘if‘t- .\it-.\lillaii. ith _ , ti. S. T E ' _ , , _ E y I Quartclit---Wt-Iit. lit-nt St~lIooI. "I ’ - ' ‘ ' ` Soiig---I-`tiiiI' tiirl.-I. \\'t‘.~'t l{t-Ii ' _ -_'*“°°”’”'-_ ' Sclitiol ln tho evening the l‘oiir I-.itY B¢IlI0"l" held ii joirtl,"cntertiiiiinicnt in the Collage llnll, which proved one of UW moat enjoyable ovt-nts of the _vt-ar. -The stage oi' thu hall wut-I l>t-auli- iully decorated with tliti ilultti 0! UI” lilntentc Allies and the roi-it ol' Ill” hill' was also prettlly Iirransctl. The ut- tontlnnca was very liii-go and ovary- olie was delighted with the HIICCHFB 0! the evening. . Mr. Henry Siiiltli chairman of the School Board. presided and in u bflfrf but happy address introduced the fea- tures of the evening. - spiioo Itnti time will not permit the .\. lliitns. il_\'at-lnlli. It. Alt-iioiiziltl. ilyaoiiilli. THIRD PRIZES. W. K. S. tlortloii lltitt.-lit-soIi_ ll_vut‘iIIllI. Hinton ’i`Iiylor. IhIl`i'oIIil, itlltiint- lit-alt-.-I. .\'aI‘t‘i~I.=tI>=. lttttli Mt-litititqtill. 'l`tiIip_ P. S. S. llarrit-t 'I`arhti.=tli. Ihii`i'otlil. Q. S- S. >*E'.'~1<':' . (iurliiiiii, I)afl`tItiii. _ Iloiit-t-ttti., il_\'at-iiitli. , (‘0i‘l`igaii. Tulip, Tit-Iioii, `l»i_\'ziciiitli. _ Mt-l(f-iIi‘t-_\', ilyacinili. R. S. S. llelen l’urccll, llyacintli. Niitry Nowf-ll. ll_vat‘intli. FOURTH PRIZES. . , W. K. S. I\IiIIit- I’lIillptt. lI_\':it>iIill|. l~ltliiII I\lt'i\/iillaii. llytit-iiilli. lniiii-liliii l\lt-liiiiiioii, 'l‘iilip. P. S. S. l.a\\'I't-nt-t- .\it-Nt-viii. IhIl'l'otill, Q. S. S. lI`. t‘ltII‘ltiIi, 'l`iili|i. - r\_ i\lt-l`Ill .-’\|(.\lY lll-).'\IItgl`.»\lt'l‘- 0! war ovt-r a l`ront oi i`il`tv iiiilt-:I2 'l`hI-I |._ slornis til' ai'liller_v firti htirtttiiig ov», Irtitips. hi- titltlt-Il, lI:I\I- ht-I-it v.lth I 'lrtiivti oil tint- part Iii' tltt- liiit- wltit-Ii fl-ll`{S IN lI‘li.-\.\It'l'l, _\l:tI‘. '_'i1» 'l`lIt» laiitl t‘i‘tli.~'I-lit-s. llolltiit-A w;I.~a \‘I-taltt-Ii E _rt-i~'tt-i‘tl:1_v I-vt-IIiii_:; iii at l>rilli:Iiil t'ouii- itt-I'-:ItI;tt‘lI`. _\ Iiriighi suit :lt i|Iititl:I_\' Ilotlay rt-ntlt-I-t»Il tilist-I*\'IItitIIi ptntsihlt-. tlrt-:It nuiiilit-r.~' oi .\iistriaIi I~nnnoii art- tit-t~l:Ircti to liart- ht-t-ii tI':IIIsi'r-ri-I-It ol to tilt- \‘\I't'-.=:tt-t‘It l`t'oiit lti I‘t-ilil`t»i't't- tht-I tltertnan ai'riilcr)'. litilgaritins too. hart- het.-ii Iii‘out.*,lIt into tht- tit-ltl hy the tlI»I'nIaii taoiitiiiztiitl. it is tlt-tzlurt-Il. tht: Itiltlt-i'stziIit|iilg ht-ing; tht-y art- to lit-. list-tl as at strait-git: i't:st:i‘vt». , OTTAWA INTERESTED. I (Special to the Guardian) ()'l"|`.~\\VA. (lN'I’., .\ltirt'h '12--Y-iii itll- liarv :Intl politit-al t~ii't-lt-.- tht- grt-at tit-rinatl oi`i'en.aI‘ItIIl this n|tti'~' with -tit-I-I-~.\|`ttl rt-.~'Illl.=. I’t'itII' lti tlit- l»tiItIh:Ii‘Iliitt-Iil |'IitiI' t-Iit-- tlit- I‘t-Httlt that :itititht-I' t-III-in-.I IiI.I~ vliint- was tlI\~tro,\‘t-tl. ' .1/_-_-_-L-_-.vt-_-_-,I -Ov ,....,..-.._.,.`-.~.. _Ma ~. W. ~-,.. _ f , IS IUSI WllH HER BREW HE EIVE lli\l.|l".\X, .\lai‘t'll 251- \\'ti,I.'tl was I't‘ Ilit- at-lititiiit-i' .\lli.. xittrt-II ‘_-:~#I'III- "IIII-~ ltiugh" Int-Ii oi' ilit- Iirst I-oiitiirzt-tit. just zirrivt-Il, arte tlut- tti rt-port iii ifiiiltlantl on \\’I-tlIit-.~Itla_\'. .\l:I_I- ;!'.'. tliI-ir lft-li. 27. wht-it they I-IIIhItI'lII-tl tit I.i- vt,-i'pIiol.' ‘i`IIt-_\' Iitiist allow for ahoiit tlii't-t- wt-I-kt-i I-at-li wal' for travt-lllIiI.:. an tlial tht-li' tiiin- at litiiiit- is Iiinilt-tl to six wtit-ks. llt-.t'ltIitiIiIi~ lh»i'oilI_I- tlortloit. .\`. f _- 73 l-`un lirill- l'i‘iIII-t- Slrt-I-I .\'t-lIool_ Solo -"I-`rt-iIt~Ii Soni!" l.I-II lh»iroII. I . l t`.lioriis---`lioys oi \\t-Ht |{t-nt aiitl .\‘atlonal Anilit-nI,- ""’"°wl"K is nm Dmgrn"‘:'_ `\ii t-li -rc-lit I ilu- i’rIt` lliiitoii l’l""" n"e'_' mmhnml Sqmwe who `ti‘aliilir-III tlit-“st-litillIii's,[alan to tht; Scliool.' ' ` QM I tt-aclit-rs ol' llit- i`oilt' >tt~liool.~l \vlio l`h°"‘"'T“m'hf°"‘l `S‘l“"r" ` mu' wtirk-I Iiiilirlnglv to niakt- III- -on- Ri’-"lt"‘I-‘“"`"H""“'“ GMS his “mr t-t-.rt 'slit-li Ii spit.-iitlid slit-t-t~.<.~° it I\(':I.<. ('IIi,"-Loiia Mciiure. ` Quarttittc--Qiioen Sqlitiro l'io_vs. . | _________'- _ _ ..._-_-_ Action Song- Itoclifoi-d Soiiiiro. Sclilgtlltntioii-"Admirals All"--Doug-l COIHING EVENTSI las Gordon. » A.NN0l.TNCElVfEN'l‘S. S°‘°T"“"`»" ‘"°‘°“"""“" “""*‘iL Mnr:'rrNos. nro. Kunt 'St'iiool. I .liir o of the ll‘ighlandcrs-1’tiii- -C1 S tominie--Prliit-c Strcot~ School. l "N1:-ctiniz Millvicw I-Im: tflrclt- will N" ““`“"‘l“ °“ °‘“"‘ “‘"“h°r " “ull -nttot-Queen sqiiart- school. -iw III-III. Iiinrt-II zrItII In Iutiivinw IIIIII INTERMISSION-~ SALE OF CANDY all iiieniliern rcttiicstg-tl to attt-iid. Cyt-lg oi' Song-.Prince rltrt-ct Scliool -i07tiI1t-2£ll\i:‘.iptl. deserve' tho highest coininendutlon. It is Ii conservative romiirit io nay. tilt" . DIQDIIS ol' the city isclioolii allow comb .hc watt-i' with tht- Iianit- Allison llw heoii t‘ut oil' lit-t-auso tht- i‘tI;:iilaI'- .,~ :intl hati tt trreii' t'It` livt-. It is siippostnl; ing it $tI,tittti. Ili atltlitlon Sir Wil It-:Ivo lit-ini.: i'tiI‘ lwtilvte wt-I-lt.~' It'ti|II: I - ` `EElIliEli SLHIIIINEII Il/IIIIIIBIE GIEI ill sit WIIIIIII IIIIII Present of $l,000 Frttm Conser- votive Members tiiiii lldtiitioii I»III»I-, I|II-|-~- li.I-1 IIIII III»t-II It hh; IIIII-II ltztvt- :Ilrt-IIIII' t»~.I:I|Ili.-lIt~Ii IliroIII.',lI I I':Iil\\'tt\I lrziilit- III thi- tli.=lrit-t.I tht-_\'_t i II t-II-III It.-. :tt tlit- p|-tI.,..||I Imp-_ Th.. |Itltt‘lI t-otitlilit-Ita that tlit- ships It i`I»III' III tht-Iii ttiiliittri' II'ti.-.- iitt-Ii. art- l"tI \'»II`I'.\' Will' 'IIf\l“I`i1\lI~` 11|'-‘ illlllll-*W t»:1I‘tit-III.'ti‘l_I- aii\'i~IIt». I-I--_-\;II-tliii_-g tht- iltlit o|` :tt't-t-III:.tIt't-, llit- `,\liiIi.\tI-I' \t:Il ‘t»-'.\ 1 :Intl art- ltilltI'.'iIitg t-\I-I‘\- htlllt-IIII t'il. I Millions. U3 ~< I `ENoaIt/tous DAMAGE DONE BRITISH AIRMEN IN MAN- HEIM. I (Special to the Guardian) tiE.\'EVA. l\1ui't~h 21-- lIIi`oI'niatltiii has I'I\:it-lititl llasel that. the liritisli aerial attack on {\'loiitlIt_\" upon .\iaii- nt-ht-ini. tit:i'IiIaiii‘, tlitl ciitirinoiis tia- Iiiagt- iii the I-ity, ttitlsiiig at-vt-ral iii- rioiis lirt-st, whit-II raged for iIiuii_\' litiurs. I->-pt-cially in tht- vit-iniI_\' ot` tht- railwa_I- sttatioii. .»\ powtlt-r t`at-t.or_\' :intl :I l:II~ plttlil art- rt-|itii'lt-tl to li:Ivt-I I-xpltitit-ti. ' l ` I GERMANS OPENING RAILWAYS INI RUSSIA ‘ (Special to the Guardian) .\ltlSt‘<)\\'_ I\iar. ISI- 'l`|II- tit-i‘III:IIi~; h.I\'I- III-I tlpi»-Il :Intl art iltnitliiiig tIII\'li. ~' -~ » »..II.tI .I III-at-IIII I-IIIII. In tort- It wit-‘ Iitt-I. II.t\I- IIIII III-f-II I-II l\\I|l\ ll* Ill'-'ll I - . III Ititi IIII IIII II>tITt;II SHIPPINI; ItuuuIsI'iIt»NI_I)i I (S%oeI;i.il to tho t'.I`Iii;irdi:tIi) ‘ I l.t)I'I'll(l,\.'_ .\l:it't'lI i.'l’.- l.tII"tl lttilit-rll , It'»»t-il. .\iiIIi-.II-I- oi' lilt.»t~|I';IIlI-, :IIInriuIIt~ I -___--.__ f.lf.'HI-'I§f".I..‘.'.‘~‘f.’f".’.‘.”‘.I5"i1`I`.`§}‘.li'*;....2"?-IlGives An init’-Nsflilg Account 'of liis Visit to 'IIIII t.-Iittttliaii :tI'ItI\ I~ :II IIIII ‘ "I"l*»I l I.-Il't'Il:Ili. li lI.I'. iII-\‘. |» i,..,.|, .U “.,,|Il ilziltlili :Tlll'lliltliylH-'Illh£lIi\|l}l.iIl‘l:iL|1|‘lll\lil|Wt;w‘l‘|‘;€5j|l ‘ ' Things Seen in London pt 't,~i. lit .\ iit»- t-tilisit rt-I tial ti- ,IiI.Iiii Iiiiitriiit-tl IIIIII that tht-Av sliotlltl I THE GERMAN REPORT. . I Iii-IIIIIIX. via iitiiitltitl, i\lui't-li 1I2.~ (Special to the Guardian) O'l"i‘A\VA, ONT., March 22-- lion. .»’\, K. .\iIat'l.t-aii. Acting Minister of l-`iIiaiit‘t- in tht- t‘oIninoii.~' this alter- iioon I.alilt‘d thc ittaiii estiinateia i`or the i`iI~:czil _vt-ar whitzli t~.oiiiIiience.~I oil April lst. 'l‘liey total >B‘.552.703,tl9lI. whit-li in at tlctzitiaste tit $;l,0l5.375 as t'oiiipared with tht-. estiinatt-I-; i`0i' tht- Iist-a-I _I-car whit-li closes on March lil. '1‘hI- trstiintites cliargeabe to t`onsoli- tlatt-tl Venue Fiiiitl total l5224.331!,llili, an iiit~rc:I,~;t- oi' $2L!.8:'»7,S1Zi,' as I-tiiiilllll” t-tl with Ilit- t-iirri-nt iiscal _\‘t:ar. Un tht- titlit-I' liaiitl. Iiowcver the esti- iiiatt-.~I t:liai‘gt-ahlt- to tfapital account ag;;I‘t-I.:;Itt- Inil_\' $28,-ltiti,iIt)tI_, It Ilt-t-i'c.IirIt- tit' $1I~i,N£iII_l1I`1. 'l`ht- propos(-tl t-.\;pt-n- iittirt-.~' on |’tilIlit- \\’tirk.=: t-li:Il'l.:t-alile III inrtiiiit- will ht- rt-Iltict-tl lroiii zip .proximately twelve million dollars to los:-I than eight million dollars. Mail siilisitllt-s and steam ship subventiolls will ht- rt-ducted by over one million dollars, Tlit- big reduction in capital ox~ penditure occurs in connection with tht- I-allways. The vote tor the ap- proacliing fiscal year totalling $23,- 313,000, which is a decrease ot $21. 036,542 as compared with the pre- at-.iit. year. . ' Interest on the public debt will rust Canada during the next fiscal _veur approximately $78,000,000, or an iiit~i-t-uric of twenty millions over the t-iirrciit ycar. The amount Provided for pciis-lions is $15,802,013. an ln- t'l‘t-.tist- ol' $."I,27$I,000. " M", -.~_-,-_- .-~.»,,.~ ,~.-,-_-,M:_-_-_-_»_~.-Y-_-_-¢_-_-.~.-_-_-Y-» NIR. JOHN MESSERIIEY In Action- Also of and Paris. _ _\iI»_ _IIIIIII 1\lt-sat-I-vt-5' rtiturnt-tl last night iroin his visit to lniiiéltllltl “nil E \` i'I-por! lrttiii thI» tli-t'III:ili Iitlzirlt-tual|:,-;,m.,.4 .\`||~_ I\]..v<_.I,.|-vt-y lt-IL hurt- on El‘IlEl‘/IY MACHINES DESTROYED ',' tilt is pi'tiI'tit':tll}'-IIII titl`t~ii.i` tht* ltiiitilislt ptrsitioiics 'l`ltt- (it-if . I- t" -' St'a|‘pI- lo III-low SI. Qui-ii-f I-v I-Itl i`rtiIit tht- lliittlt-nliIn'i: liiit-. .\p- '.I_»~.I-':ttill‘. ;Il`It-I' tlit- ot-nt-I':il 'lioiiiliart ~` llli'llI ` \ lliogotlit-r. .\lI'. .\II-u~=ti‘vt-y was tlI-- Itii _-_VA I .,.,¢~vI~.»-~\--A..~».,v.,»~I_~. .HERNIAH llIIlllEll I I tSpt-cial to the Guardian) _ ' I I I-.i.t‘iII-It" I-I>It't‘. IIIII: -_-1-f _\ tint-‘ III:IIi raitlt-I' I. rIttin-- lit tht- l';tt-ill" I I _ 'If"‘ll 1%' Ill' |‘»1l»`il"l'I\ Vllllll illill Ill-'Ill House' iitiwrtl t.Ii this port. IIt't'tii‘tliIIp: lti it rt--` 'port rt-rt-i\'t-tl lIt»t'»- lotltiy, 'l`lIt- raitl- (Special to the Guardian) .\Iaxntir. l.tiiit-tiliiiiju. 'I`lII- st-liotint-I- \\`nI. Ilt-ar.~:t will liavt- tzaiist- to al- .IIIIII lit-on stent to 'l`iIrk‘.~' lslaiitl. with' \\'i\.VS llltfilslllllli' rt-Int-iiilitei' tht- tirst 'day til' Spriiiu, 1918. Al't.t-I' tht- t'tiii- prt-st-ntt-tl tht- l‘i‘t-iiiit-r with $l.tItltI lot" a Iiolitlay trip, tlit> Hoiist- volt-tl liini I an liit~I'ca:=t- o|` $111100 in his .~‘.:Ilai-_v as lirnt ltlinistt-I' oi’ tilt- Ext-i'Itli\'t-. Iliak- , liani I‘ot:civt-.s :fIi,tl0t) as siIlIii‘_I- :Intl $1.- I400 as _-It-i~I:~'ioiial iiitlt-niiiity. tn' $lZi_- * 400 in all. t'lal |il't‘itiit-rs i't-t‘i-ivtt t-xt‘llisi\'t- tIi` st-S-I I-:itinul iiitioiiiiiily. i’I‘int-t- I-1tl\\':II'tl ls- ‘laittl, $ZI.tIt)tl; ,\`Ii\':I St'tili.i ?5tI.lIt|tl; |.\.'I-w lii‘iiII.~-.wlt»lI. $2,~lttIi; tliit-lit-c $4, looti; t\laIIIttil»:i !itl,tIt|tI; Hiisltatt-III-\\':Iii .H-t1,tiIItI; .I\llII-I-In $.\_I‘.tlo; III-!Ii~-.II t'I»|IinI. - lilo $:t,oIIo, , I iVliti:iI'd':. Litiiniciit Cures Burns, Etc "l‘lI|'] \\`l‘I.\'l`IIl'}l{. 'I‘ IC M I’l‘Il{..-\'l` l' It IC., 'l`lI)I'1. M(`)()N. l‘}'l'('I. TODAY IS THE l327th DAY OF .CANAE~A'S PARTICIPATION IN ‘THE WAR. 'i`tIlttl!\"|`tl. 1\lart-It ‘Jil ~II`rt-sit \vlntl.<. _-,-Init-I'al_\' i`aiI'._ ot~t-a.~'iIilial sliowt-i'.~'. 'I`ht- liinlit-.~t it-mpt-rztliirt-. ri-I-ortltitl i-I-~itt`I'tlII_\' was -ill :Ihovt-. .\i it :I, In.. il was ill aliIi\I-. .I\l it p. III il was SIS Iiliovt-_ 'l`lit- ltiwt-.st tht- pI't‘vltiliei nltllitwtirt Li-I aliovt-_ nt $.25 ttIiiioi'i'tt\\ ni 9.0!) :Intl .\loiitl:i_\" at.il,»lI'»; it will ht- high this I-vt-ninif ‘at 7.-lit :Intl lotliorrtiw at R 44 Iiiitl Muir III:-\‘ at !l.3‘.\. ' - 'l'hI- .=IIIi -It-is this I-vonliii: at Ii.1I2. toIIiori'oIv :It Ii_Zl»l :intl Moittizrv Iii tI,ZI5'I; ii ri.»=t-~ ltiiiIt\i'row Iiitirliing at |i.lI'», .\loiitlIi_I- at ti.l1I -tiiitl ”l`ii0atln_\~ :II ti.ll at 4.-i0 aiitl .\lotitla_\' at 5.03. iii 'l'I|t-.Il12.IIOti ti year plus intlt-iIini- ‘#1 I ty ot’ $2,500. ivhilt- tht- otlit-I' proviii- "E I I 1 ` I`uI'Iil.~.lIt-Il rooina for faiiiily- oi' two. ’I`ht- Inooii at-ts tonioi-row nIoIiiiiig} . l- ' 'I`licrt- wart II l'iill nioon on \Vt-tlnfisi-I ’l`hI- It-iiirili of ttidiiy will ho 12 hoiirsi :I-'I EIIIIII-.I I-riiittt-1', niitl is now lit-itI<; I-I' is sttitl to ho a sniall vt-sat-I, liitt I»apIIlIlt- of ,-iiikiiit; any Iiit-rt'h:IIit sliip' ()'|"l'*\\\"\~ ml'-~ ‘“"""l' S" iii tht- l.’at»ilit-_ ll is allt-gt-tl to liavt-E ht-t-Ii otitiitlt-tl i'i'onl tht- \\'t-sl I-oust tit; .\lt-xlt~o and iiiaiiiit-tl Ii_\' :I tit"-rinaiit I-rt'-iv. Minard’s Liniment Cures Daridruft- I ._.______,_.__.__._ 1 ("l"l'°l'-l"l°\l'°1"l--lrtl-'I-'l'°l»-l"i"U-lib -TwANT_EI:» AN Wonffriczsl no/v. "Ar-.I l"FOR SALE, A PONY. SLEIGH AND taII'III_:.-I-_ .\|Ipl_I liltl I-‘ii'/.roy St. I ‘W/XNTED.--TO RENT THREE UN Apply ai. this oilice. 2597-1!-lliiiItl’. EI/TA`I]¥EB”ZIE¥`EiI~] cE.'1"'/I EM ALI lioIt.~tI- iii I-I-ntral ltIt~IIlioii. .I\tlIli't-.<.~' Iittrtt-:i=_--_.\t:.IIItI , _ ____.____. ___-_......,_._____ I *FARADOR MACHINE T0 LET BY week or month. Apply to 224 Eus- ton street. 600-10-l2Mtt. -I-is/tvv saown PAPER Foal sale, excellent for putting under oilclotli or carpets. Apply at The Guardian Otiice. 732-10-20Mti. I-mI3+'e?sIx"'Ea'5§";a.;"I=I;tI~ t-ookiiitz. .\ppl_v t-vtiiiinlzu liotivt-t‘Ii ’l`ht- titE't- will lit- liiizli this Iiioriiinn st-vt); aiitl Iiliit- o'I~lot-k to 1\’IrI-i, ll _i:IiiiIi: \\'. lioiiixworlli. fiil l'pp~‘i‘ l'i'itit-I-‘ SiI`t‘I-t. -i0til»f‘. '..'lMli.' willi tiotid lot-atltnif \\'rilt-, i,'i\"Ii: llox 1101!. -i.\`.`i-.i-`.’2l\l.".lptl 'l`lir- Ili.-t t,tiIIi'tf-r III' the Inotiii wasl *DRUG CLERK WANTED, REG|31‘.\ t-rr-il prt-ft'-i'i‘ctl,»~oi' ont. with stiliie cxpt-rit-iit-c in tllupr-nsiiig, A rzootl oppnrttitiity :iiitl II lzotitl iI't-at-Iitllli-C Illt' IIIIIUII G')\"‘\`"` III»Itt_aIII| was III-I;IilI»tl to ;.'.o ltr i-`I'.ttIt-t- in t't»IiI|i:tlIj. with t'til. Il. .\l., Mt~Kiiinon D. 0. both ot whom are classeti among the cleverest officers in lt‘raiit:t-. Ile I-ipt-nt several houri with Major McKinnon under shell I'ii-I- and also with his non. drove ar- oiintl with t‘ol. Prowae in the neigh- horliootl of Vlmy Ridge which at the tinic was under shell fire. some ot the slit-.Ili t-tuning unplcasantly near at tiint-s. Ile also . mot Adlntzmt Stcriis and had the pleasure ot add- I-ci»IsiiiI.:` No. '_' Sit-.gc Battery as Moi- In- l’I-ow.-tc was leaving and Major t‘oliliI-.tt taking charge. In. France es~ pt-t-tally tht- Vanudians are considered tht- ht-at iiglitt-rs they have, brave. wcll it-tl, well t-lad and well looked aittfr. tiri-aid of nothing and ready for aiiythiiig. The words “l am a Canad- ian" is tht-. open sesame to the best that France can give. - Mr. Iilr-ssorvt-y has brought home il niiinbt-.r oi` souvenirs from the diffi- t-rt-nt froiits visited and looks upon tlit-in as iiivxilualilt-. - - .I\t l':iI-is tin- itiotl nitiiatlon is not as .~.t-rioii.-I Ii.-I in idiigltiiltl. 'l`Iie ment -iiiiatioii in tlrt-at liritian in well in lianti anti siipplir-.si are ht-ing conserv~ l)"Vi”i"" "S (_|')'.Il' ""D"'AHm"i"g 'hu It-tl, l~}tZl::t. fish anti vt-gt-tuhlt-f-i are in W II.IiiIrit-riIt- lIIII'I.\'-_ '|`Itt'_lH\l‘t_:' iii' t-lI-t-I- 5 vt-ivt-Il loiiiglit l`i'oIiI l.IIiIt-iIl>iii'I.-.' that of to Sglcfy Voted by}III~I._-,It p_II..- |,I-I-II I-apturt-tl lI_I- tt l`Iii IIUII "Ill""‘lI*` “""“""‘l 'll IMI" """'1 Iihiiiititiiit-te. I \\'hi|I» in Loiitloii III- had the honour ‘\1t|"-' 77I"l “WI l"'l1“" “""'l‘ "" 'IW ml" III ht-iiil.: t-iitt-rtatiiit-tl by til-II. Sir lun i_||t' .-,|,.,;,tI-I-\'I-I' .=:pt-altri iii tht* liipght-st li , . _ Y I otith t`aiiatlinii poliiit-al pai'tit-s, tlicrt- III-vt-r ht-iiiu any dispute or tilijt-t'titin :intl t-at-li only I-agt-r to help tht- otlit-I' .Intl io bring tht- wholt- In:itt.I-r_ to an , ainitrtiiilt- I-oncliisioii as :~Ipev_tI\l.\` HSI possible. 'i`liis t-xcollt-nt spirit lit- nt- trihiitcs to tht- exainple set. by MI* I iii loiu ot' ( it-her who rt-pi't-stinlett. .t I; - ll ' 1 Sir \Vilt`I‘ld l.uurier as st-i'iItinccr :intl | 'Ivlio had hot-n (‘aiia.tliaii i‘eDI`0§9“tal'| ivt- to Be-lgitiiii. also to Major Gilisoii, oi' 'l`oI‘ooiito, tht- Ilnloiiiiat st‘i'iitiiitzci'. ci vt-tt-ran til' tlit-. war. 'l`l\t‘ I-relltatlc-I ' I 'r I > l iiianly and impartial tontllttt tit tilt-_t~it» I two ot`l`it~itIls liutl it inost licultliiiitl in- | IlIiI-nt~t- anti tlitl niuch to niakti_tIit-, work oi' tht- wlitilt- party liariiioiiitiits I ;|I1I| plt-II.\'aiit_ t‘I't-till is alsti. lit- sltlltl: y is-I--I--I-4-°l~++-l'*'l-+'l°~l~°l-tl-4'*l'4"I,IIIII III .\\IIjtIr .\lt-Kiiiiitiii ol` llalIftIx.I v.litI rt'\ii‘I-at-Iili-.Il lllt- t`I`-tiitntl _liitllliiit-nt; tlllil I I l'l.\' (i\Ii'I`ill4\|\ ()Ill""» 3f'9'Y"5i'l7lM'I' III t‘;IpiaiiI tiraiit Iii' tiiilariti, \\lIo ai.-I _-is-it-tl tlit- ol'|`it~i:tl.~‘ ill »‘\’t’l`.\' llilitillll" It-III ln-_ l'liilip Iloy, t‘.'iIiatlittII t‘oni-I IIIi§~.ioIiI-I' at l’ari,- aiitl ,\li‘S. litI.\' tllll -tl!!!-Il»‘_"_*;\1Z‘.i.| ...Ir III I|\I»iI- ptiwt-r to I-Iitt-i‘lIii_iI. tht- . .._. . _______...____, _.__ .__ _.__._ i(I:|mH|iu||§ mm |,I |I|;I\;t» thI~ir \`t.~tii lti .I I. ;II-i~I II.»- pit-tisniit and liappy an Il\\‘.I` I-IIIlltl,. ili wi\it'h tht-y e-tlIt't't-viii-il. ll_ was tliroulzli Mr, lto_v'>I iiil`IiiI-lit-I: that tht- t‘aiiaIliaii tii`l`it-ials wI-I't- t-ntt-rtaiti-I I-tl hi' tht- l<‘I't-iit-h Itt-piil\lit~ anti por- niiitt-.tl to visit anti slut-p iii tlic t.tl`0l\‘. ltooni '_’T. \'lt~ioria. llott-I. ,IIII-ti-I--aa at Vt’l‘tl\lI\ illltl HIE" U’ Vigil ’ ` 'ltlit-tina. lliirini: their visit to ll\0SI‘ liislorit- tiltictts tliel' W""° il' l"""“`"` III- ol' t~ontiiiuo\l>i slit-ll iirt-. 'I`Iirt>iigII tht- kliitl olilt.-.s tri Majoi I;pI_`»II|I iii gt-iting (lt-iit-ral .Sims in- IIII-I-.~|t-tl iliI- Vtiiiatliansi \\-t-rI- l“‘\`I“ll' II~tl III visit ilu- t‘nnatilnii lint-s. \-lniy Him... ;IiiIl tithi-i' points whI-rt- tlit- . t`aiiIItlltIiie~1 wt-rv l)lit‘i'atllt\l»Z. 'll\"‘l‘ _ .. .. .~ . . iiaits to tIit-:~It- liisltiilt ~tti\t -_ I\tt.t lt--ta to suv. wt-.i'I- grtuitly :Ipprt-t‘|ut~ -I, U ,\iI~_ :III-A-.=III-I-t~y lititl IIIII privllcizt- Of thtt .tt-ctiiitl tlnit- to tht-. llri- l`rtIIit_ Ilt-rt: lit- inet tlntl II tiny and :I niitlll gt _I Iii Lit-ut. ll. .\. who tlsli apt til It ilh Iii ‘I _ -=-WANTI-:D To Buv OR RENT A IIIIIIII I.I»-IIt._ ltIii~iiIi.\'. was I" "IWW" “I litiltstio \\'ltli :ill ii|tiIlt‘I'Ii I‘tiIi\'t:IIiI-lit-4-. I tltt- 'll I _ I I or littlltliiii; ltit. l\liiiI.-»n..=¢~_-.sa-.t=¢‘=-¢ I , ' 1i_ . it -? ~¢. Ii mm-*vi :-__‘>=-<:~‘\¢-ér;i=';. i _ It . lt. :I _ tl" .1 V i- i . _‘_ ,.-. -..,. _, _M -_-i.-a~».-.Et H ‘_ . .§; _. .- _,sr- .P wg ' =-_-I, I itiif I .I l`_v‘.'; ,'-.' Ili ~ '<1 -1-.¢ -_-».~» il I I I I I