B. s. l., lessons Thla Spit! islanders as a health builder ‘ trouble-s; Here is a statement from another well known (‘huriottetown msideni- which claims on behalf oi’ this famous herbal remedy. “For several years‘ l‘ have suffered 570m “@519. and indigestion.’ s9!!- Jllr- ilicGregor. “Everything ‘I would cause 8B5 1° W1!’- I this would cause sev , s_ in my heflil- 8° bl"! fltgt .13: that lllould hardly ' them. One lbottle of Draw l Wlieveil ‘me of thesé"? pains ‘ nnd also corrected my stom- ucii trouble and indigestion, -l nm not entirely well yet, but ,,.,.i so inuchibetter that ‘I in- wnd taking the complete lli-i-co treatment. The results tllllillnPfl in so short a time by E. A. Foster. l l ‘ Dreco la being specially I ‘by Sourlo Drug Co., and by a nnsco BUIIQS UP ins HEALTH Mr. C. E. McGrogor 01-282 Fitzroy Street, Chhrlottetcwn, Remarkable improvement in Hla General . ' Condition - Dreco has certainly won the regard of ‘Prince Edward “oatmeal! Draco-to _sll my ,. uufaillllg. It (lo also euld In Summerelds by Gallant Drug 60.. Limited. in Montague by HuJ. Mabon, In Sourla good druggiet everywhere. i ndld New Remedy Wlth and corrective for digestive bears out in every line, the are surprising. lI strongly rec- lffiiilaz 151' it‘ has made me . °° ..B outlaw-man." . . Qfvhgrrieveg‘. fit goes, llDreco - M,- on hbecanoepaf its .. rd: i- l ve an ‘ea ullder. it tones and regulates the (Jtlilltaus of digestionk and puts em aprons!‘ W0!‘ ingiordor a condition which quickly ‘benefits the whole system. Draco ls made from herbs. P0018. ‘bark and leaves and contains no mecury potash or habit forming drugs. introduced in Charlottetown '_’ QTe-l-ooe-ooooooooo f CLASSIFIED AD ons Insertion . Four lnoertlo q Eight lnaortlono ....--... .¢...... OOOOOOOQOOOOOQO VERTISEMENTS. ._.. 10o per line of 5 words ..... lo per line of 5 wordo Ill O O l» (I- Il- ._.. 1o per line of 5 worda l- O O JOOOOQIQII-OOOOOOOOOOOOHIOOOOOOOOOOO 5-? P,‘ Agents Wanted Female Help Wanted ilHY NOT START A BIG BUII- 'iiess with Watkins 150 Family Ni-izoasltles. 100% profits. J1 R. Watkins Company, Dept. E., 379 Crnig West, Montreal. 248-11-14-1mth hllsccllaiicous _ fldllsoins SAUSAGESTTTREST-i‘ iodny. Saunders, Newsomo & Co.. Market. Building. 602-9-24-0mo. ._ _. _.--__-__.-.____.__ JNO. A.'McDONALD, LAND SUB \'i‘)'Oi', Harmony Jct. 12-5-1mth (Iran/mace Rum-Mao: sate" in tho Market building opens at iljlil u. m. oil Thursday morngig. ‘WOOD SALE-WE WILL SELL for Mr. Ambrose Coles on his fnrin, Winsloe Station. on Satur- p. m. o quantity of fire wood and heavy lumber in lots to stilt pur- chasers. Ben]. Carter 8s Son, Auctioneers. 12-5-2i. Fol: Sale FOR SALE-A GENERAL PUR- poso more. Apply Large Bros. " . 12-5-2i. FOR SALE-ROCKING HORSE (nearly new). Apply 139 Wey- molitll.—-12-4-2i. FOR SALE —-AT A BARGAIN wnlntit sideboard made by Mark llutchcr. also furniture good as iii-iv, 2 parlor suites over stuffed satin covered. Williamson Alic- iimi Rooms. 12-5-6i. QUEEN ' HOTEL WATER STREET CHARLOTTETOWN This popular Hotel has boon completely renovated and ro- furnlohed throughout and oifora very com- ‘ fortabie accommodation . to the travelling public. The table In oopoo- lelly good and the pub- lic are courtcoualy cared tor. Rates 88.00 a BRUCE J. TAYLOR. Manogor Charlottetown Hotel 00., Ltd, Proprleooro diiy, Dec. 8 commencing at 1.30 , WANTED PUPIL NURSES, COUR- se thirty months. Write Somer- set Hospltal, Skowhegnn. Maine. 516-11-27-121. WOMEN EARN $10.00 DAILY. (listrlbuting the wonderful "Medi- cnl Adviser." by llr. Pierce. lili- folds secrets oi‘ married hnppi- ncss often revealed too late. 1008 page cloth-bound book. illustrat- ed with colored plates. Chapters on Mother nnd Hobo, Nursing, Accidents, First Aid. “'22). to dc in Sicknesslbctnlls for $l.00.{i‘ree with instructions to workers. Sales enormous. Enclose 10c to help pay postage and packing. Medical Press, 648 Washington Street. Buffalo. N Y, To Let Both on ground and bath room floors. Suitable for light-house- keeping. Apply 1B1 Kent St. 174-12-4-3l» 85 Cumberland. six rooms, attic and bath. Phone 534—L or upply 83 Cumb- erland St.—182-12-4-3i. 11-26-3w. FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET- TO LET-—FU RNISH ED HOUSE Modern conveniences.’ A Central Guardian SHOP from Holmaifo Catalog. NOTE: - Advertising locals cost five cents per word, payable in advance. - POTATOES WANTED-BUYING W195 Thursdaysnd Friday. at York Highest prices. John H. Gill & Son. 12-6-2l. THE ANNUAL-MEETING of the G- W- Y. a. will be held in their P001118. Friday evening Dec. 7th at 8 p.m. 3i FUNERAL TODAY.--The funeral of the late Arthur Duffy will take place from his father's residence, 91 Prince $1., this (Thursday) morning at 9.46 for St. Dunstank-i Cathedral, thence to R. C. ceme- tery. CONCERT TONIGHT. — Don't forget to attend entertainment in Marshheld this evening. Fine musi- cal program by Charlottetowws ibeat talent has been provided. The main feature of program will be a comedy-drama. Sale of candy. Ad- mission, adults 25c, children 15c. 1i SUCCESSFUL TEA-The ten and fancy sale held last night in St. Peter's School room was well attended and proved a splendid suc- cess. The numerous display booths were all well patronized and_ a goodly sum was realized on all. IT WILL BE OF ‘INTEREST TO FOX FARMERS to knbw that they. can sell their furs December 12th in Charlottetown, and December 18 and 14 iri Summerside and West. Arrange "to bring your furs to Char- lottetown- Dec. 12 or to Slimmer- side Dec. 13 and 14. Mr. Geo. B. Herzig, New York, and W. Chester S. McLurc will be buying. MR. CLYDE AULD RETURNS- Mr. Clyde Auid, barister-nt-law, of London, England. has been the guest oi‘ Mr. nnd Mrs. Struan Rob- crtsnn en route to his former home in Charlottetown. Mr. Auid wns moi. here by his aunt, Mrs. William Robertson, of Charlottetown, who is a slster-ln-lnw of Mr. Robertson, who slic visited while in the city. Roth vlcre gilcsts of Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and left yesterday morn lug for P. E. island. where Mr. Auid will spend the Christmas sea- son among relatives, returning homo the first of the new year. Mr. Auid ls the son of the late Mr. nnd Mrs. George Auid, of P. E. ls- iand. lie arrived on the Illontt-lzire inst Snturday.——-St. John Tele- graph. “THE CHARLOTTETOWNGUAIABDIAN Britain Will To-Day Make (Continued from Page One.) enced are chary about PPOEBOBII- eating. and it isconoeded that much depends on the women's vote—the housewife being regarded as more susceptible to agltatious against any form oi taxation which will touch her housekeeping accounts. Some three thousand polling st- ations are lieing deed to ay. most- ly-lu town halls; schOO libraries. and the!" government. and muni- cipal huildings. School childreli at the‘ elementary school! rejoiced in ti holfdayflas their _olasiirooms were needed? for voting. Most of the booths opened at 8 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m., but in industrial districts the Labor party generally exercised their prerogative of open- ing the booths an hour earlier and continuing until 9 p.m. tiTbe extra two hours may be claimed by any party or body of electors.) Some fifty tons of ballot-papers were distributed among the polling districts, each paper roughly, four inches square, and containing noth- ing but the names and addresses of the candidates listed alphabeti- cally being issued to qualified elec- tors under the strictest official sup- ervision. and jealously watched by the opening party agents. It is an interesting feature of British elect- oral law that parties count for noth- ing and the voter must vote f0l' an individual, not a party. Tile ballot- paper gives the indifferent’ voter no help in the mutter" of identify- ing parlles. llc must. know the man he wishes to vote for, otherwise he may vote for tile wrong ticket. Burly policemen stood around the polling booths to prevent intimida- tion, and argue-eyed party agents sat beside the presiding officer to prevent peranniltiuu, voting, etc. Under British election lnws nobody is permitted to sponk to ,or be near i1 voter while he is filling up llli-i ballot fornl. During the day nil parties lind fleets oi‘ motor curs ut work bring- ing up voters from illl-itnut poiutsunnil an urlny 0f vnlilllti-oi- assistants trailing l'i*.llli)\'illrl, (£117., nnd gcuerul- ly trying to rope in every possible VOlti. As usual, lilo Labor party wni-i at the greatest (lisailvantage as re- gards the numbi-i- of automobiles zit its disposal, and in many districts organizers \\'8l‘t: heard urging Lu- lloi" voters to take any car, regard- lBHs. oi‘ party. A motor ride to the polling booth naturally implies no legal obligation to vote for the par- ty siipplyiiig it nnd it is not per- mitted to nsk a voter how he is go- ing to vote. All iiritisli-ilorn or naturalized mules of 21 years of age and all PERSONALS months Quebec, on a business trip retiirn- to-day. TO RENT-(PLACE SUITABLE and in a good grocery store, and Kent; Apply, P. R. mack. Revers Block. corner Hillsboro hit-Cor- :ll FOR SALE-A COTTAGE. WITH all modern conveniences, in good residential part of city.Apply to McLean & McKinnon, Royal Bank Bulldlng.——180-12-4-tl'. ‘ ron eats-n cs1" BRANTFORZ! i Computing Scales, new; 1 Cheese Cutter, new; 1 Cash Register. slightly used. Apply to S. S. l-feosisn, Solicitor, Montague. sir» <¢ wv n I ems-eras‘ . TOR SALE--3 SILVER FEMALE ' foxes, Tuplln strain. Apply B. J. , Taylor, Queen Hotelr-fli. — Wanted Boarders ACCOM MODATED. ‘BOARDERS 166-12-4-3l. ' Apply Quardlan. llllM RUNNER A l l8 CAPTURE" (Canadian Press.) NEW YORK, Dec. G-‘Tllfi motor cruiser l-ierrsclioff was seized by Icustoms agents oif Port Reading", N. .i., today, after a rilnnliig battle .___________J QUEEN HOTEL. Ilpfiirll- Grant, Truro; F. L. Clarke. ‘llflflqllli; L. l3. (Handy, Wureham. i" Zh-d W. S. Anderson. Morell; “m; h; ‘Mrs. J. P. McIntyre, Sav- H. I ‘B11101’. T. Allen, Silmmerslde. HHH-fnxlmf. ‘Detroit; F. L. Clarke. A Had Terrible Backaclie ‘ . a Fran! Kidney Plsww” . .mlsl_oi other medicines. b"! I willi n riot of guns and revolvers. Fklllilurlng a short hand to hand engagement on board the Herre- _i-hnii' six mcii were arrested. l _Z<o>——-——— LOS ANGELES. Calif. lDcr. 5.~— May Allison. ‘motion picture act- ress. lllcd sillt for u divorce here ‘yesterday against Robert E. Ellis, actor husband, charging him with cruel and inhuman treatment. ~ Mo. M. A. McNeil], Ca- naan 11.8., writes: "l was troubled ior yearn with terrible backache. reiultinl from kidney dieeaie. At time: in each month I remained in bed. tho pain wee more than lcould stand, and’ to walk wu almost l uml about $50.00 tile fondle. Now l all ob better. oftcr using . ‘ve beau of Dr. Chases oy-Uvor Pills. - ember 15th to Mr. and Mrs. Earle J. beard. a son. i BOYCE.—At uis P. n. island Hos-l Boyce of Bonshaw," aged 81 and 5 months. IN MEMORIAM ANGUS JAMES MciDONALD. YGETS Died, Oct. 12, 1923. Angus James McDonald. sen of Mr. Angus l. Mc- Donald, of Hermitage, Lot 43, aged G4 years and a few months. He was afflicted with cancer of the throat. Ho was a boy who never left home and his demise leaves his aged parents in a sad condi- tion for want of help as both father and mother are very old and past the limit for -much work. Well Known . Railway Man Passes Away (Canadian Frees.) TORONTO, Dec. 5.""Sll‘ William Mackenzie. leading Canadian tintin- flier and railroad builder, who has been ill at his residence here for some time. died at 1.2.30 this after- noon. Sir William was t-nken ill some time ago, and n. few weeks ago pneumonia was feared by the at- tending physicians. This was worded off and the patient was re- ported to be on the road to recov- ery. The late Mr. Mackenzie was-born at Klrkflsld, 0nt.. in 1849. He received n public school education nnd afterwards engaged in the teaching profession. His first con- tact with railway work was as a contractor for the Midland division of the G. T. IR. Later he built n part of the Rocky Mountain sec- tion of tho C.P.R.. and since 1886. in partnership with Sir Donald Mann. constructed thousands of miles of lines in Canada nnd other countries. Sir -William was Presidcntof the Canadian ‘Northern and many sub- uklia-ry systems. The honor oi knighthood was conferred on him in "i011. Lady Mackenzie predeceased him some years ago. -—--¢o¢-——- Pnt had lost his job, and was ile- pontlcnt. "llow arc yo?" naked his friend. "Molghty bad." sold Pat "Sure it's starvation that's starin’ mc in the face." "Faith, now. said his friend. "air it milstbe moighly unpleasant -for both of yo." ed last night and leaves for homeiool) women of 30 and over, with a six months‘ residential qualification, l Mr, J. P_ Mqlntyre, Suvagg flap. are ontltloil to vote today. the num- |bor, who has spout the past thrileJlPl‘ 0n "l" Yriilfllvl‘ in prong-cup Qtmwa an,|'2ii,000,000—0f whom about 9,000,000 living" nrounil are women. Approximately 22,000,- vntcs are expected to be cast. ' As soon as the polling stations close, the bnllot boxes will be con- veyed to the central station, usual- lgcaflon (or n! ‘Births gly the town hall, where counting is -........~_... s... s... ... Mr. .....=:,lga;.’:3i‘..li;“si625?! g3 ‘Mrs AudfewkMflrun- a 5°"- ‘votes have been counted, and the . totl-- t-ll fh tdi even-Al see-crown sov-.....fi‘i.i.i“.°if." iisuihn; $3.332 .35 nounces the result from the balcony Oi‘ steps of the town hall, the suc- cessful candidates taking up a pos- Deaths sitlou uu his right. and the loser or losers on the lcfl. Tile Returning Officer. then signs n certificate on mm‘ on Ne“ 24",’ 1923, Jnnwithe ilack of the Writ of Election, and this the winner uiust present to the Speaker of the House of Commons before he is permitted to take his seat. A duplicate is sent by registered post of the Sergeant- iit-Arms at the House of Commons. Today's election is confined to the House of Commons, as with the exception of u small body of Scotch itepresentutive Peers, members of the House of Lords arc automati- cully summoned to take their seats by the Lord Chancellor. The Scotch peers elect sixteen of their number to the Upper llouse, but this is more or less a formality. ._____.¢Q;_i__ BALTIC SCHOOL The following is the standing of Baltic School for Novemher:-— Grade Vlli—1, Marion Cousins. 2. Joseph Delaney, 3. Everett Don- ald. Crude Vl-l. Thelma Donald. 2. Marion Simpsonu, 3. Bruce Ri- ley’. Grade V—1. Margaret Riley. Jennie Matthews (equal) 2. Bur- barn Rninsiiy, 3. Mabelle Wood- sklil. Grade IV-—1, Ruth Bernard, 2. Edmund Delaney, 8. Jean Simp- son. Grnrle ill-l Grace MucGil- livray," 2. Clara MncKenzie. tirade i—-1. Carrie YVoodsjde, 2. Lcaliu MucKenzio, 3. Rena MacGillivrziy. Perfect. nttcndanco.—Gracc iii-i"- nard, Thelma Donald, Marion Simpson, Margaret. Riley, Jenn Sjmpson, Emma MacDonald. Ten- cher, Lilla G. MacEWcn. Guard Against “Flu” ' With MCIOIQ Influenza, Grippe and Pneumonia usually ettahorge with a ooldalThe moment you get warning a ca. gct busy with good old Musterole. Muotletole le a comm-irritant that relieves congestion (which is what a coldreally is) and stimulatescirctilation. ll hao all $010011 qualltieo of the Jashlwnd mustard floater without theblidter. ~ Just on with finger-ti Firtyobqwlllfgenlawanyggnglcaatilise heallngoinumitpenetrateatlieporoe, thoaaesntibhigcooliagnnsotlonand M" r .E’“l€....“°‘°‘°‘°"%““"°'°.‘if"°"°' u . 40cand15g. at ai-fifid. ‘m’ Brilliant A Comedy (Continued from Page Ono.) cese‘ of the performance suillcient- ly proved ‘that ‘this skill was not lacking. Miss eaver, as Laura Bartlett. was particularly good in the last act. and Mr. Merllng as Jack Weaver, was convincing throughout, and ‘became even im- pressive when he took on theetern mood of a deceived husband. Mr. Johnstone as Philip Evans,‘ the “friend of the family," also took his part well. Honors must be div- ided between the two leading ladies, Miss Cosgriff and Miss Weaver. (Miss Cosgriff, through- out the difllcult second act, sus- tained her role with great skill. She-possesses wonderful technique and dramatic power, which though shown last night in a light comic vein, is undoubtedly capable of touching deeper emotions. 'l‘lle play for tonight was an- nounced as "Playthings," another- ])l'O(lll(‘llOll which has been acclaim- ed ill larger cities. Inquest Held (Continued from Page 1.) lan nnd Smith. The boy stood the operation well, but died about five houue afterwards, very probably from shock as well as from injury to the brain. g Dr. W. J. McMillan stated that about live o'clock Tuesday after- noon hc examined the boy at the City Hospital. lie appeared to be in u hopeless condition. Pie was deeply unconscious, and showed signs- of severe injuries. lie had a fructurc ot’ the right leg. Witness took‘ nu X-ray picture of right leg. Also took an X-ray of the head, which showed strong evidence of ilepieseeil fracture on right side. The boy's condition becoming worse, it was ilocldcd to operate. Wiineeosilescrilieil operation. The doctors who operated found de- pressed fracture nntl direct injury t.) the brain itself. Tile boy stood the operation well. ills: pulse and rcupirzition woro better when h“ left tile operating room. Witness did not see him ngnin. 'l‘o the Cor- oner: "'l‘liv onus.» oi‘ llcutli to lny niiiill iviits n fir-pressed fracture (if the skull, internal hemorrhages‘, anti shock. igouis Bernard McMillan, sworn, stated that lle was l-i years old, and hail gone to the Agricultural Building for the car. He could not. get it going, biit one of the men uforking there started it.Tues-day he wont down to the Colonial Build- ing. nnd drove the Commissioner of Public Works and the Commis- sioner of Agriculture home. People at the house asked him lo go to the market. \Vlieu returning, near Dr. .\icGuigon's, he blew his horn to puss a team ahead. The head The Distressing ' ' g Bredloament (Continued fron; Page A. Yct. he wrote to lne about the end of May or the beginning of June. _ Q. You had a circular letter from him? . A. Yes. I had an interview with hlui on August 2nd in London. Q. And you ultimately agreed to pay for one plot at Emerald? A. Yes, plot No. 25, about the end of August. Q. Did Mitchell made any repres- entation as to who owned the lands to you’! A. Not in writing. lie toll] me verbally when i saw hlni in Lon- don that land was very difficult tinle, but the Government, after much difficulty had procured this to get on the island at the present land for fulfilment of the scheme. Q. Did he tell you lie was sell- ing you Government owned land? A. Yea. lie tolil nie that after great difficulty the Government had procured this land. Q. And he was selling you lot. No. 25 of this land? A. Yes. He pave me to under- stand tliat this scheme was rim by the Government of Prince Ed- ward island for the same purpose as the 1820 Settlers’ Association of South Africa, which was a schomc- to assist. retired (ax-service people. They also had a similar schenle in British Columbia and one in the Commonwealth of Australia. These schemes were supported by the respective Governments and he gave mo to understand, verbally, that this scheme was exactly al- ong the same lines. Q. in those cases it was Crown lniid that Wfls hcing offered? A. Yes. Q. llow much :lid you pny Mit- cliclll A. R25 pounds for the land anl builgnlovx. Q. 'l‘ll::t is lli you actually llflll‘, liiin? . Yes. lliive you n receipt for til-tit" (lit. . . Whr-n did you pay him that? . On Sept. 13. . in his office in London? . l sent it by post according to instructions received from his of- fice in London. The raheqiie was made out to Andrew Fraser illit- chell, representative for Prince Ed- ward lsliiiid, anil crossed ‘Royal Bank of Canada." Q. Were there any particular-u as to how much the bungalow was to cost, nnd how much for the land? Q. 150 pounds for the bungalow nnd 175 pounds for three and a of the cur was about opposite the rear of tlis- truck. Just then a little boy came running with another boy behindl him. He was almost in front of the car when witness blew the horn again and called to hilm. but he' kept ‘on running. ‘Witness tried tol stop; put on the brakes and turii- ed into the sidewalk, but struck the_ boy on the side and knocked liimi down. He did not know at the] time whether he ran over him or not. ‘Witness got out of the car and another boy had the victim of the accident in his arms. lDr. Mc- Gulgnn came out and also the “boy's father, and they took him into the doctor's oillce. He did not know how fast he was going. To Jury- mau: "l think l was going about i5 miles an hour coming down the street.” He had no license to drive n car. His father sent him for the car. and stated he had been driv- ing a car regularly since July. The brakes were not in good condition. Marcellus McGulgan testified to seeing the accident. The car came down Richmond Si. ‘There was u truck wagon ahead of the car going the sa-uie way, from west to east. it looked like a hay wagon. The little boy, Arthur Duffy, ivas coni- liig down through the Square and lie glot in behind the wagon. lie was crossing the street behind the wagon and apparently did not no- ticethe car. He was not running very fast. Witness did not hear the car blow the horn. Next he saw the car swerving over towards the right. He did not ‘know the boy was hit until the car passed. When the car stopped it was partly up on the sidewalk. Then witness saw the boy bud been knocked down. His brother was picking him up. Witness called his father then. Ho. could n‘ot say whether the car rim over the -boy or not. or how fast the car wile going. lie would say it was going fairly inst. The jury, after hearing the ovi- dence, brought in the verdict nbovc given. i BILLIARDS in the billiard tournnmciit- last night at Lambros Hroe. Charles Stewart won out from W. Scho- field in the initial game while the second game was taken by C. Mil- ford who was given a close run by B. Williams. Tonight J. Johnson will play F. Nicholson nt 7 p. m. in the snooker contest L. Cud- mnre won over W. Wnlsli. Tonight's game will ho between P. Mclnnls nnd E. Arsenault. {OW- REVERE HOTEL. O. R. McLeod, New Glasgow; M. A. Paquét. Sourls; W. R. Taylor. Granville; 1410s. J. Harris, Mon- treal; H. H. Raymond, St. John; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dunning, P. E. island: J. A. l-ilggin, Boston; G. J. McDonald, Calgary; J. A. C. Mac- Cormac. -Calgary: Herbert Suther- land, St. Peter's; L. W. Gogans. Moiicton: iii. Brown. York; John McCnlbe, ‘ions; . W. Currie. Pc-akes; M. Stewart. New Glas- gow; Geo. i0. Poster, Montreal; R. S. McMahon, New Glasgow; J. Harris, St. John; J. C. McDonald. Cardigan: J. W. Jacobson, St. John; J. F. Holster, St. John; DE. MacAnlay. O'Loary: M. Kennedy. behind the teamqmfiéi bulf acres of land. What was your idea about ng a living on that, after you got here? A. Almost entirely by fox ranch- ing. Mitchell did mention a cer- tain amount of market gardening that lie said would be just silffic- lient for my own needs, and the little surplus could be marketed at Emerald. But fox ranching was the principal part of the scheme. Q. That was to he your means of livelihood? A. Yes. Q. How iuany ilairs were you to have? A. He suggested two pairs. Q. What revenue would you get ironi them, did he say? A. He said they would breed once n year with an average num- ber per litter of five. Q. Were you to sell the pelts? A. Yes. ' Q. Could you tell nearly what the price of the pelts would be‘! A. l did not know. lie said the average price for a. pelt at the present time is about. i0 pounds. Q. Did ho say anything about the climate of this Province‘! A. Yes, he said the summer was like the summer we get in Eng- land. perhaps a little warmer: blit the winter was like the Scot- tish winter, only not .so intense, and there was no mist. Q. Did he tell you about lho cost of foxes of living? A. lie said it cost 100 pounds fibl‘ ilfllllllln. Q. For what? A. For my wife and self and SCPVfllll. A. Yes. lie emphasized the fact iliul living on the island wils ex- treuioly chi-up. Tllc COMMISSIONER: \Viis that 100 pounds represented as llli! unuunl cost? A. Yes, for lily wife, myself and servant. 'i‘lio COMMISSIONER: you could all ilvo bore on pounds a year? A You. The ATTORNEY GENERAL: Q. Thnt covers your negotiations so far as lllitcheli is concerned, ilocu it not? ls thcro anything also you have not told lls that. you wish to toll? Were you to have this bun- galow when you got bore? A. The bungalow was going to be ready. Q. When? A. During the first week iu No- vomber. Q. When iii-i you last see hilt- chell? A. _lt was during tho first week in November. Q. You did not see any silver- tisauient in the London papers? A. No. \ Q. About that time. as a matter of fact, there were advertisements pilt in. A. Yo; l understand that was af- ter l had completed my arrange- ments with Mitchell, and after honking my passage. Q. That is right. ii was not lintll October or perhaps the first week iu November that, he was advertis- ing. You paid him $25 pounds: wbnt other costs had you paid in connection with this? A. The passage and travelling expenses of my wife will colt 100 lli- said 100 Bradalbane; J. 0. Morgan, Ottawa; A. W. Pugsley, River Herbert; F‘. 8 Burks, Wlildoor, N8. pounds each wast-that , includes passage money and railway trav- eliinl expenses. ‘house work. Those are Mr. INMAN, K. (1.; Are you go- ing back. then? A. Yes. That also includes excess on Iuggigc which is rather heavy, as Mitchell advised me to bring out ao much 3n possible. The ATTORNEY ZlENERAL. (.1. You (lid not gel zlllythlug of imperial inoni-y for passage mon- ey! A. No. There was a clause in the Royal Warrant i have referred to that says. any officer on leaving ludla will be granted free passage by the Government for himself and wife to any port within the Em- pire. Q. That would he a continuous passage? ' A. Yes. Q. You took that passage to Eng- land. ' A. Yes Q. At the present time the lul- pcrial (ioverument in not paying the passage of immigrants coming from England, who have been sol- diers? A. No. There is also the loss ol pension which l have just now mentioned. lind it not been for this scheme l should have druwu a pension of 25 pounds a month for two years, a total of i300 pounds. My lotiil loss is 1,125 pounds. Q. You have decided not to re- main here? A. l have sir. When I saw Mit- chell ln' London my wife was with me. l took her along. And silo also asked Mitchell about the climate, especially in the winter. lie said it was not severe. it was HO-lll Montreal and Quebec but owing to the Gulf Stream the wintcr in the Maritime Provinces was not severe. We woro rather particular about tho climate because we have lived out East. Q. You linve never gono through n severe Northern winter? A. l have in England. Q. \Vhat do you call n severe winter? What is the most severe temperature you have experienc- lid? A. About 27 degrees oi‘ frost. May l ask what the tr-mpcrntilre is llcrn iii tlln winter? Q. it vnrleli greatly. Very sni- dom do we linvc n wintr-l‘ hi-rtl that the temperature dot-s not occas- ionally drop to 20 below zero. Fro- qucntly we have a period of pur- linps three weeks of an average of l0 below zero. 0f course we have snow (luring an average winter from New Years until the middle of April. in January, February and March, usually, the ground is prct~ iy well covered with snow. it is very seldom that the temperature gets above ilie freezing point in the winter. 'i‘liis is an tintisual con- dition with us for this time of the year. Do l understand that the prospects of tho winter you have to face is one of the inducements to your returuhome? A. Yes, and this is chiefly on ac- tainly not have come out here had we know what you have told me about tho winter. There is anotii er point: Mitchell in London was making his scheme as attractive as possible‘ and he said servants were very easy to procure on the island.——niostly girls from Nova Scotia. i arn afraid my wife is not capable of doing a lot of severe the two principal factors that are inducing, us to return. , Q. And you have had no exper- ience whatever in agriculture? A. Absolutely none. Q. And even if placed on the ls- laiid under the Soldiers Seuleulent BOHTILWMCIJ we have here would yoll feel iikefaclng farming under these conditions? A. l beard about that scheme this morning. in all justice to icy wife l mentioned it to ber. bu! she said she could not stand thi- will perature you have in the winter. Q. is there anything else you want. to tell us? A. l think that is all. MR. INMAN: Q. How old are you? A. l am twenty-seven. Q. Where were you horn‘! A. At NewcnsLle-on-Tyno, in Nor- ihiimborlnnd County, England. Q. How many years were. you in India? A. On and off, seven years. i was in India and Mesopotamia and other places. Q. ilow long are you away from india? A. About twelve months. Q. Where did you rilslilo beforzl you svcnt to lndin? A. i was in England. Q. What was your occupation before you loft England‘! A. i had no occupation nt nil, l wont straight iuto the Army. Q. You ivcnt from srllflnl into the Army? A. Yos. Q. Have you n high school edu- cation? A. Yes. Q. Did you learn Latin nnd Gon- mctry? A. l took the modern Sltll‘ of edu- cation. Q. What courses had you? A. The general subjects, geomo- fliilfsnsumstié Fail}, Soroness, Stiffness What is rheumatism? Pain only St. Jacobs Oil W-lll stofl any pulu so quit dragging. Not one case in flity requires in lennal treatment. Rub soothing. penetrating St. Jacobs Oil directly upon the tender spot ‘and relief comes instantly. St. Jacobo Oil is a harmless rheumatism and sciatica liniment, which never disappoints and can not burn the skin. Llmber up! Quit complaining! Get a small trial ‘bottle from your drilggis-t. and in just a moment you'll be free from rheumalilc and sciatic pain, soreness, stiffness and eventing. Don't suffer! ‘Relief awn-its you. Old. honest Si. Jacobs Oihhoo cured millions of rheumatism‘ sui- fenero in the lost half century. and is just as good lfor sciatica, neural- pia. lumbago. backache, sprains old ewfliian. count of my wife. We would cer- z_ 208mb!!- PAGE THRE ll ~ if Ito a Bronchial Cold le s... nanny ablation try. tllutliemaflcs, slid so fobth. " Q. Any Science? A. Yes. Q. Did you take French. A. Yes. ' Q. And German-dhis would be before the war? _ A. l did not touch German, no. Q. You never did manual work’! A. No. - Q. Ypu never heard about Mit- _chell's misrepresentations before you left there? » A. i heard nothing aboutit. no. All the letters l have had from Mitchell bore the embossed seal o! tile Executive Council and‘ undo!‘ that the words "For the Govern- nieut of Prince Edward Island." The ATTORNEY GENERAL: Q. That was iii September? A. Yes. l have one from Mitchell dated 19th of November. it is on plain paper. llir INMAN: Q. Did Mitchell get the history of your life from your-what you have told us? A. 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