MAXIMS or A MERCHANT ,__._- n mpt good advertising to carry on I controversy with your corn-» peiiill" =,.--,-,,--t-:.'..'=".'°":.."are": a"; full llll lHl l? l iilliiifiii], . Clemenceau Appeals lnCooiidge --.Nego- ~ tiations are Closed . isPresidentls Reply , to Open Letter. ' PLYMOUTH, Vermont. August 9 __1~l,e position of President Coo- lmge i5 that tho negotiations re- lative to the war-time debt owned h, prance to the United States are cl LORI) ‘gillltilitlolii. Coolidge was informed ‘mush; lln-nugh press dispatches of m, open lcitcr former Premlerl Clemenceau of France has addres-l sell to him on tile wsr debts and it,’ p“ indicated tllat his attitude was, that the Washington government intends to conduct its relations Wm, the French people on all qlles “on; through their duly constitut- ed diplomatic authorities. The Tiger's Appeal —-———-_-0@____ 'l,‘lclory" has again collie to tile dis-II N T E H E N T lPARiS, Aug. 9.-“Old Father tense of Franco ill her hour of trou- Wha is solos to pi)’ Canada a vis- it next month. yrcnller zlppt-uletl to President —-L-—- .////// ~ //// The People's Paper .<;~=c....eil Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew ou/tsnorrurowu, CANADA, Submarine Sinks, Five Lives Believed Lost (Canadian Presl) ‘LONDON, Aug. 9.—The Brit. lsh Admiralty announced that the submarine H-29 sank m. '53)’ i" the v Devonport basin while undergoing rqpfllrg, lg was feared that five liven were lost. Appointed Direc- tors of Canadian (Canadian Press) Reginald McKentla and E. n, p“. cock. both of London, tho Canadian Pacific itailwuy at u lueetlug or the hoard of the com- pany. They will fill the vacanc- ics caused by tho deaths of Hlr Augustus Nunion and Sir 'l‘ilnnlas ‘Skinner, lit. -{~O§———————- Steamer Sold at Auction For $4,075 lST. JOHN'S, Nfid.. Aug. .9.--The stoumer l-iomestend, well known in the uortli Atlantic coastal service dzty by order of the sheriff to the North American Fur, little and iii"; H (mime ma“ w u Metal Co. for $4.075. ’l‘he sale was ilwii-iii’ ‘ ' ii ' a" m“ ordered to satisfy claims of cer- lfoolltigo ill an opon letter publish- cd today not. to trout the settlement i .oi war debts as a purely comnlerc-i , ial ulnttcr. ’l‘he proposed Bereugen, ' I liellou debt agreement he asserted , to he impossible of fulfillment and to threaten tho independence oi Funeral of Hon. Geo trance. . . ' The spirited zlppoal of "’l‘he 'l‘ig~ Ho BOIVIII Takes er," who will lu- 3i’. years old ltcxt Place at 10 (Vciock 0n Wednesday Mor- ning. mouth calnt- with dramatic unex- pecil-liucss at u moulcut when the lreucll gti\‘(\l‘ililll‘lli. is husilaiing y hetero taking a definite position on ihc ratification oi the propcscil agreement, Mid-day editions oi the "Special to the Guardian afternoon pollen-l gave lllu icttcl‘ , IV ., n .. ~ " l - pmmlnw“ (‘Wilma Gigliosolrilriktizlsilloimliiolil ‘iitiilifilfifulli. Th" iyrflnflrmnerica“ ikgmia‘ linlvin, former Canadian Minister ileus leading to DTOIUiBQg ,,|- my. t ‘.i ., l., 't ‘zurrd mam’ m“ Hymn“ Prowler declared‘ if i us unis w lose don h mt e in Philadelphia: on Saturday follow- m imimfliiiiiii‘ f“ iiliiiiiimiili "Wing an opcrallon fnr appcntiicitis Flliiiii- ii"? “mini result in u lnalliwill lu- hold lh tho (Tntholil: church "wiiil hiiihi Lecurlty in the shspciat (irnnhy, Que. nL 1o o'clock Wed- Oitilli" iflTLtorlul possessions as Wllflllleflfiay morning: interment will rol- iilii 94W! for 'l‘urkey." low beside the bellies of Mr. lini- lle warned President Coolidge vil1‘s i‘:lillcl' null luolhcr, who pre- iiilif-"Fraucc will never accept such . d hhll \\'il<‘u hi‘ Wiis i1 (Ihihi- 1i. illlug. ' l‘.\\\".-\, Out. Aug, ii. —— As a “France is not for saie—even lmulark oi‘ rl-sptrtlt for the luelurlry of her friends,“ he nuiti, "lnileponllnm ilnp. (lnorgo iioiviu, who died on ilhc came to 1m, lllllqpendem WUSiIIiIIViiLV, lilo fiugflvas iuday hull‘ shall lent-n hm-g- iillli~‘i.i'ii on lhc Aicluorinl ’l‘o\\'el- of F0,- m,(,e_ ‘he “Tiger-uh,” appmaiilu: i'tll‘illllill‘lil buildings. where. cnlly lake“ n" the lfor luuuy _\‘cllr.l ill‘ was a represen- famous gray, . gloves (IL. tatlvc, ulld on the centre of the 0 l‘ mplomaty‘ He taruyliO\\'0i‘ of the Department of Cus- "iiifllltircd the semrat - . . l, made by the Iimileg £332; tifglilflltlfil. over which he presided for gummy m mo separate ‘routyla period ct so: ulouths or so.‘ llnns. mm by Russia at nresunovsk much its illlinlnlcnt. hasxliisso ved Gum“, m" ‘Wm Both were made’ and Mr. lloniu, on his dem se, was h , _ K not Minister of (iu-ltulus, this trib- miefidfiiltd’ wmioiii ‘tho aiiiiiiieiiiilltte is rogltrtlcd its a very special the‘ ll to adjust matters wilillnnlrl‘ ,,,- ,-L,_.,,,.,.¢_ rcoulrades in arms, _ , A MONEY PEACE illltd lilitlil! l-‘rllut-l‘ uuieasy today iicsi ilu- l'nitl-d Stall-t.- in» taking up tutu creditors including tile cap- taiu and crew who claimed wages. ’l‘lle total amount claimed against the steamer vras $10,000, ’l‘he lleulcstead hnd previously been appraiser] at $20,130 and was plac- rcceivcll. Odd Fellows Coll-l- vention Begins Pacific Railway M0NTREAL. Aug. o. —Rt. Hon. England, were today appointed directors of was sold at public nuctlou Satur- cd on sulc at auction with a rcsorrtrny ML Rnlmfl lil‘il'l‘» illli I10 1101300111011.‘ iiiii Wii-‘iliilc lslllnlFs forculm-li soloists. sllllllol iii By Dr. D. C. Harvey, M tory at Manitoba Native of Cape T vinoe. In the Strand Theatre last night e. large audience heard a splendid lecture by Dr. D. C. iiarvey, Pro- fessor of history at lvianitoba Uni- versity, on the life and works of llonotlrahle Edward Wllelan. the brilliant island orator and journal- ist. who did yooman service in so curing responsible government, free education, and free lands, for the people oi Prince Edward Island. ‘Dr. Harvey. who is himself an islaudcr and who was a Rhodes Scholar sent to Oxford from this Province, ably upheld his renown as a historian in his address last evening, and he hold the rapt at- tention of his audience for more than an hour with a clear and con- cise exposition of what the politi- cal life oi‘ Edward Whelan had meant to the well-being and pros- periiy oi his adopted laud. His Honor the Lieutenant Gov- ernor acted as chairman of the ulenting and before announcing the speaker oi‘ tho evening he said that one of the public. men most closely associated with lildwarti Whclnn lu his political undertakings ill this Province had been the late lion. George (lolos. ’l‘he audience was to be favored with n. song hy a grand nephew of Mr. (lilies. ill the person Aicsscrvoy one ofi .Vlr.' .. rvey sang, "ifomc Back tn Erin," and responded i.o an en- Terriiic Hailstorm Hits Ontario Town ' ’l‘he lluiols ill Ifilnrluiiclnlvn io-l . \\\\‘.‘ ABLE iEiliiiiE .A., Professor 0i His- University and a reverse, This Pro- 'tl1uslastlc encore with "The Islnno Hymn." Miss Kathleen Lhen played a violiu selection. which was also heartily encored, end the musical portion of the pro- {from was concluded with ‘two vocal solos by Mr. Ben Acorn, "Canada My Ilomo." and “Mother Macbree" the latter being in response to an euoore. In introducing Dr. Harvey liis Honor referred ,io his brilliant car- eer, at Prince ‘of Wales College. Deihousls University, Oxford. and as a college professor in Winnipeg He regretted that the Doctors ser- vices hati not remained within the sphere of this Province‘ but he was pleased -to note that he was ln< tcrcstlug himself intimately with its history. and has already written the first part of a two volume his- tory dealing with events in Prince Edward island. I Dr. Harvey prefacing his lecture, slmkc oi the pleasure it had been for him to revisit his native prov- ince and to come back again to themed to these shores by an Irish lm- sceltes of his boyhood. He mention cd visits he had paid within the Past rcw weeks to historical sites in the (iistrict of the ilillsboro River and said tilat it was associations such as these that helped the im- agination to recall the facts and happenings of history. lle regretted that. his location in the West. pre- cluded a (eontact suffitaiently close to allow him in ills historical xvorks of this Province to include much of biography. btlt he hoped that the people in this Province, to whom tho material was easily accessible, would write short biographical llornby day uro taxed to capacity with do- lcgnios and other visitors who are here in connection with the annual convention of tho Odd iFLiliLHVH of the Maritime Provinces, and lilo overflow is being acconlodaiod ill private homes. The first session or tho (‘onvcu- tion, the Rebekah Asselullly was hold inst night ill llcurtz Memor- ial l-luil, for tho purpose nl‘ cou- fcrring the Assembly dogrec, and a uululrcl" of sessions of the Rebekah Assembly, tho (fraud itin- Icampnlent and Grand -Lodge, will ilfc held today. ‘ i’ Wednesday ls tho biggest day of the convention wcck, and tiie dolo- gatos will be officially welcomed in the morning by His Honor the Lieutenant Governor, Premier J. D. Stewart, Mayor lvliller, and .\lr._ Justice Arseuuult. ln the afternoon the delegates will be tak- en on an auto drive to Stanhope. lFor the first time iu the history or the Convention, a fraternal dele- gate is present from Western Canada. in the person of Past Grand Master A. S. Doyle, of (larman. Manitoba. Mr. Doyle is the Mayor of Cnrman. “Alli-r making n blood ppgcgiuiili‘ old limo policy of ldnglatld," with the common enemy," [m nappiby controlling Hiirllpi! by playing "today a money poaco is being .l,-,J|oi'f out- twllltltlt-tltzll pclvcr against "Bod with the Allied and ussotriat.‘uuutht-r. eiiMiiUWPFN." i ~" ‘ -‘ r. Clemenceau entrented Presi-i r ' a?“ (Dfllilllze not to consider theiHeavy i“ dim‘ d" iiilrciy cash transsc‘ tiiiills outwit-on creditor and debtori o i” "iflii ec c o 1r s, - - b" ’““ “' m‘ i- Flro Hazard The iiiliicti States attitude. he BlIiCL. a_______ _ i‘ (Canadian Press) lrulxluznlwrolv. N. u. Aug. 9.- Fur iili‘ ||l‘t'.lt'lil tlu- fo‘ st ilro haz- ard. rl-gurdl-d last wtwlt as equally serious with thllt of August 192i whcu the vlllagt- of Westflold was wipcll front ihc limp Ivy forctii. ilrv-S. has iuu-n |'t}lillt‘t‘il in u lulninlulu as oi lilo ilculy woclt-oiltl <O>——--— “ouuwwoowoom 0 o 0o» Condensed Specials RATE-M. ps1- word, not each insertion in this column. Wtfwwumomo 04+0 on H H . ii‘ This‘ il ‘Wm-messes WANTEMD-APPI-dl! ruins. Victoria liotel. 1143-8-7-31 -_.._. --~ --<o>_ii- ‘M/uo WANTED WITH some FrGiiti-Pltiililll HHS fllillfliience. Apply Guardian Of- °°- losl-s-s-tr. -___ ‘Wmreo - ‘ro ma: FOR A Unprecedented ,,, m Rainfall (marlililfln s baby carriage. Apply _ ,_ i an Office. (‘Canadian Press) FillliililldltiiffilN. N. ii. lillll- 9-“ A new nllnrl period ruin lull ro- corci for Fredericton ‘vns l-stuhlish cd during the wot-k cud with a tot- al ruin full of 11.90 incllcs. Accord- ing in tho mctcroltlgicai rcmrdu oi the iloluiuiou ltlxperiulenlal Stu- iinu ovcr uu inch and u hulf more rain full yesterday than during the entire month of Altgust. 1925. when the total luoutirs rain fall amount- od to 2.32 inches, willie uovcr hi‘- mrn hnd nnch a ilcuvy ruiu full ANT 000D INVILOPES been recorded here within n Rim!" "h". 50 for 20o, 100 for 85c iar period. Iletwcou three and four i“ i" 556, 500 for $1.00, l000lnches of rnlu fell inst year ill one ‘nlensv-co-aouuo sv nlLLs- "i" iiWvh every evening.- IIST-lil-iii. TTT‘ ———————-—-———— i?! PRINTING or avenv lfmliiviiml. cheaply and expedi- rilliili! executed. Guardian Cont- ‘ 30b Printery. Phone 182. "Z2231 gnaw? oooo mnr on “Hum” Pzzlngligalat and of Market ‘You w tilled theology at the (‘lrtlgorintl Uni- enter llervard University. i" "iiidy whn inst year attention the Catholic lluiverefty, coed Mr. Chnsulon at St. ii‘. X. _--i¢Q§-~~-- CHANGES ‘IN ‘COLLEGE STAFF ANTDGONdSH, Aug. 0. ~ A num- ber of changes will take place Ill the faculty of Si. Francis Xavier's ilnliversiiy ‘before lhl! filwlliill-I 0i lilo full terlu. ‘(ivrhriol llonnn, Prfiifl-‘i-‘iill’ "i French for tho last three yfiflrs. has obtained lenve 0i’ Nil-fifth"! rm‘ one year to take the chair of Freu- ch at Berkeley, California. lie .wili be succeeded at Si. l<‘. X. by ll. L. llourduln. oi’ Paris. Mr. llourdain ls u gradualo of tho llnivorslliy of Paris, and taught last your at Yule. Rev. Leo B. Sears who was grad- u-ated in Arts from St. F. X. in nus, will join the touching m" this fall. Father Sears enlisted for overseas service wtith hho Mctlill ilattery inter his graduation in lllilli. lie made i1 short visit w his homo after tho war, and rei-Ilillfiii l0 England to spend two yflllii‘ 8i Oxford University, receiving the degree of B. A. lln afterwards stu- versity, Rome. and was ordained l0 tho priest-hood a yMi‘ Mil"- Edward L. Bsliio of Sifliifliifllh who was graduated this year from the Nova Scotia Technical College, wiili teach mathematics. Arthur chaisson. B. A., M. A" Oi Si. John, N. 11., for tho last two years Professor or tieoioly. Wlii ldtlltcatiolt. Rev. Jerome (lhifliivilfl- Washington, will suc- l-forry l-lsnhle, B. $0.. 1022, 0f Hsthurst, N. it, has aocefii-Bii i1 position as Professor of Physio! at the University of New Bruns- wick. After hls graduation at St. l". X. Mr. Hashle taught for a year nt the University and ontflrfld M0‘ (illi the following term. securinl ed that at some seasons American potatoes are sold for $1.50 per bar- rel of 160 pounds. The fair market value of potatoes is set at two cents per pound. Therefore, under the new rule the importer Ia obliged to consider the value of his potatoes aa $3.20 instead of $1.50 when he calculates a special dumping dutyl which ls not to exceed 15 per cent. Hs muat pay when a barrel coats 31.50. 48 cents special duty in addi- tion to the regular duty of 3i! per cent; which la also baud on the "fair market value," 'm.|klng regular duty 52 oonta. and being imported at 00 cents per crate which la Ion than the fair market value set above (75 cents per crate). Tho duty would therefore be ensued as follows: Regular duty 30 par cent of 75 ocnta, 227,; special duty 15 per oont of 75 cents, 11%, or a total of 33%. duty would in 6 cents. whore fair market yaiue in declared five cents por pound; cucumbers, time cents, oabhibea, W, cents; celery, two eta; onions 134 eel-m; sketches of the men whose labors had lilennt mucil to Prince Edward island. in ills lecture proper Dr. Harvey said that. ill a sense this was the (Jeuteuary of Edward Whelalrs birth, although it was two years late ill heinlg observed. The most persistent and abiding memory of Whelan he geld, was WINDSOR. Aug. 7. — Hail- stones some of which weighed more than half a pound broke more than 400 windows and caused damage exceeding $1, ' 000 in Amherstburg, Friday evening. The storm lasted for i only about five minutes but I was the most dangerous of its kind in the history of the town. ‘PiiiilECTiiiN AiREiiliYiiiiiiNTEil "FARMERS FUR PBTATUES Eli}. Premier Meighen Has Lost N0 Time in Granting Protection to Farmers, Fix- ing Fair Market Prices For Potatoes at $1.20 per Bushel -Amerioans Must Pay 52c Duty on That Valuation. €I OTTAWA, Aug. 9-'*NCW customs duties on fruit and vegetables ex- Pwifld t0 hflifl GFWIMB. and especially to protect potato cultivator: are now being collected, having been authorized July 13. The duties are being imposed to ldlaeouraqe the chipping to the Canadian market of fruits and vegetables that can be sold lor less than the Canadian grower can afford to accept, It ls anticipated that it will prove of great assistance in encourag- ing the aale of aurpiua stocks of home-grown potatoes, which are. no gieoted on the market in April, May and June owing to the low price for American ncwlly-dug tubers. Protection has been secured through the enforcement of a new scale issued under the authority of an Ordor-in-Councii and of the Customs‘ 'Act. This scale fixes what la claimed to be the fair market value of certain-fruits and vegetables, based on the minimum prices at which Canadian growers may" be expected to eel! their crop. This “fair market value" is to be used for purpose: of application of ad vaiorsm rates of duty and special duty. in addition the regulations call 1°;- g special anti-dumping duty, based on tho "fair market value." COST OF ‘POTATOES. A: a result It la claimed by growers that the colt of bringing In American potatoes witl be $1.00 to $1.06 per barrel for duty. It l| claim- Ths same regulation applies to tomatoes. It la stated that recently Miululppl tomatoes‘ in four basket cratoo (16 lbs. not) were selling EXTENT OF PROTECTION If the import price were 70 cents instead of 60 cents, the special Fruits and vegetables protected by the now rates are tomatoen, potatoes. two oenta; asparagus 10 cents; carrots 1V, canto; beets, 2 cents! lettuce, three corita; spinach, three osnta; cauliflower, 2y, cents; \\\ \\\\ ead by Everybody for TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, i926 lliE or illlli. Elllliiiii llllElliN Rt. Hon. Stanley B .a 1 d w i n Prime tMinlstcr of Great Brit- ain, who has Issued a unique statement concerning the coal strike and attendant conditions. -it ls estimated that the 1,000, 000 miners involved have loot 075,000,000 in wages; that wor- ker; in other industrial have lost $125,000,000 in wages; ti“! the lols In domestic trade amounts to $125,000,000; and the ion in export trade amou- nta to $350,000,000. ..i___________i______ his eloquence. ’l‘he mantle of the great. Irish orlrtors had been cur- mlgrsnt and sported in the (larden of the Gulf. hitherto kept a wilder- ness by the same mistaken princi- ple of v absentee landlordlsm that had brought grief to the Irish people and sorrow and tribulation to lhs British Government. but a principle that had been the inspir- ation of some of the most impas- sioned oratory that. over adorned the annals of an imaginative people. ill studying the career, in this lit- tie island, of Edward Whelau, we were surprised to discover that ideals, held aloft ill the Emerald isle. and ideas, expressed in the discussion of issues long dead, had been revivifled and passed on as the permanent possession of man- kind. Whelan, as the heir of a great tradition in another land, became the most eloquent and tolerant champion of the freedom of the human spirit in Prince Edward Is- land, and in~ the two chief things he advocated, free laud, and free educa-tiou were found the reasons the people of Prince Edward Islalld had today for cherislllng his mem- ory. ‘Dr. Hervey reviewed the life of the dlon. Edward Wlheluu from his birth in 1824 ill County Mayo, ire- land, to the peak of his career in the sixties, when he supported the‘ idea of Confederation, a plan which] he did not live to see completed. The lecturer expressed sorrow that the paper and documents be- longing to Mr. Whelan hnd been lost when his residence was de- sroyed by fire. and that therefore there was but little of ills work ex- tant. A collection of his speeches, with a short biographical sketch, had been published some time ago by Mr. Peter McCourt. At the close of Dr. l-larvey's ad- dress a vote of thanks. moved by Chief Justice Mathiesolt, seconded by Mr. C. Gavin Duffy, and sup- ported by Mayor Miller. was ex- tended to the learned lecturer by the chairman. it was announced that copies of the lecture, bound in booklet form. could be secured nl. a nominal sum. Hon J. C. Douglas A Candidate NOMINATED TO CONTEST AN- TlGONlSH-GUVSBORO IN T-HE FORTHCOMING FEDERAL ELECTION l (Canadian Press) ANTfGONiSil. Aug. ii. ~ At the Littoral-Conservative convention here this afternoon, lion. .1. C. TXNIRlRR, Attorney General of Nova Scqtla, was nominated to contest tho constituency of Antigonish- Cuyohoro in the forthcoming fed- oral election. C. Ernest. Gregory. K. 0., Mayor of Regina, ‘Sasic, and a forlncr resident nf Autigonish do- clined nomination in favor of Mr. Douglas, The Attorney General who accepted tho nomination will [Saskatchewan River 0n a barge. Charlottetown! Lake Erie Scene of liiEiilHiii EH5 Terrible Tragedy BUFFALO, N. Y.. Aug. 9. — in the worst fatality of its kind to occur in the vicinity of Buf- falo, at iealt thirteen persona loot their liven in. Lake Eric Sunday when a terrific under tow seized them while they were bathing at points between Brant and Farnham about 30 miles from Buffalo. They were dragged to a watery grave so luddenly that they did not have the slightest chance to nave themselves. Mackenzie King in His Constituency of Prince Albert second day in Prince Albert con- stltuency. Mr. MacKonzle King motored south from Prince Albert City over rulted prairie trails through the villages of St. Louis. lioey and Waksw. At St. Louis, Mr. King and iris party were ferried across the south branch of the Mr. King was met on the south bank of the river by a deputation from the village where he received an address of welcome. lie spoke of the historic cam- paign at tln historic snot. He em- phnsized the importance of the el- ection, going as it did to the very root of self-government on Canada. The present government had car- Man go to books 1y lllOEY, Sask., Aug. 7. -iln his MAXIMS i or A MERCHANT‘. not-Heaven bid-for Instruction, but m warmth and light. Iorninl Guardian, Pounded 1H1 Guardian Two Onto lllllllllll. ll llllllll Premier Speaks In Home County-Rail- way Monopoly Pro- ject is Denied. ‘WINNIPEG. Aug. 9.—'Wlth tho uceptance of ills nomination as can dibte in the constituency of Port- age La Prairie, Rt. lion. Arthur Meighen Saturday afternoon 0990' ed the campaign in his home coun- The nomination was tendered at a largely attended conservative picnic at Marquette. No other name was brought tiorwurd. Mr. Melghen arrived in Winnipeg from the east Saturday morning and motored to Hoadiugly. Whore b9 opened the annual fair. in the ev- ening he addressed the electors of Kirkfleld, W-oodhave and 8t. Ohar- les in the Klrlctleld Park school. He spent the weekend in Portage 1A fialrie. Speaking at Marquette. Mr. thlsigheu said sulzestiona that he intended to create a great railway monopoly were “malevolent sugges- tiout; from beginning to end." He wanted the two railway systems to rted on. he said for two weeks with- out having t-aken an oath of office‘ and the ministers had "the arro, gauce to say that it did not make any difference." “The officials of the smal- lest communities were roqllif-‘l ed to take oaths of office, yet the whole Dominion 0f Canada was governed by men who had dlflrir‘ garded the constitution." i This is Mr. King's second Viiii." to Prince Albert this year. lu Feb-i ruury he came to the constituency as Prime Minister and (solidi-date in a by-electinn made possible by the signatdeu of (lharies McDonald. Mr. King was returned by a maj- ority of 5,621 over Captain Burgess, an independent candidate. | Prince Albert is historic as the battle ground, not only of a rehab, lion but of great electoral strugg- les. Sir Wdlfred Laurier was re- turned from the district when it was known as Assinlbola by the slim majority of 44 in the V981‘ 1896. ln the general election ofi 1921 Andrew Knox. Progressive and strong Hliiiborter of the Hud- son Bgy Railway, was sent to Ot- tawa with a majority ot 3.573. Li“ year Charles McDonald. a Llbersl defeated Mr. Knox by 2,663 votes.’ ln the present campaign there in qllly one opponent to the 00005" ltion leader in the field so far. John G. Diefenheker, Conservative barrister of Prince Albert. has been campaigning in the ridinz i0!’ 50"" weeks past. There is an lmconilrm- ed rumor in Prince Albert today that the Progressives may still place a candidate in the field, but there does not 110139!" l0 i"! much basis for the rumor. Mr. King spent today in and a- round tbe city of Prince A1116“ 811d addressed a meeting in ltosthorn 1n the evening. On Saturday high! there will be a meeting in bask- ateon. l Tl-losE WHO “Now ‘THEIR OATs GENERALLY sow THEM TORONTO, Aug. 9. --Maritime, moderate .wosterly winds. llartly resign his portfolio in tho provin- clal government in order to Ibe- como the Conservative candidate! in the aiorcmnntionnd riding, -—_--oo->--_ Out of Politics ISoQcIaI to the Guardian TORJONTOJ Aug. 9. —- Hon. id. M. MacDonald, Minister of Nation- al Defence ln the former Kinggnil- ernment is said i0 have announced that owing to impaired health ho cannot be a candidate in the forth- !" n”- Pui-Plid. Cuudianot the heaviest storms but it last- omu‘ ed ior two dflyfl- Tiiiildi. is," iiiiiiiii . xv» his P-h. D., in physics this year. utility-villi‘ peaches, four eenta; raspberries, 17 cents. coming general elections. cloudy and somewhat warmer. Toronto cloudy 78-458 Montreal clear . . .. 66-452 Quebec clear . 70--56 llalifnx cloudy .. 80-418 St. John cloudy . . 81-68 Boston. clear 82-414 continue and the government prb- posed to be absolutely fair between them, ollly seeing that each fulfill led its‘ function of operation for the people of Canada. Denying a. statement of his opponents in 00n- nectlon with freight rates, the Pre- mier seid he did not believe in stat- utory rates. He believed in rat-N fixed by the commission and re- gretted that the commission did not. enjoy the confidence of the people that it should enjoy. lie proposed that every part oi the country should be treated alike in railway matters. -—-~oo>---- MERCURY RECEDES FROM 101.2 DEGREE MARK AND MORTAL- ITL l8 LEBSENED SHANGHAI. august 7. —— A fall or four degrees in temperature to- dny hoiow yesterdays 30 year roo- ord of 102.2 degrees has checked the number of heat prostrations and alleviated slightly the 0i10i0f8 epidemic which developed with BP- palliug swlftuess with the mount»- lug thermometer. ’l‘he heaviest cholera mortality is in Chinese ter- ritory across the river Paetuug and ‘in surrounding concessions where there is a population 0i’ B. million and u ball- Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc "York Rifle Club — First solves Shoot Wednesday, Aug. 111. 1l80-8-10-2l. “Warren's Mill, Burlington. will open for grinding Monday, Tun- day and Saturday each week. Saw- ing other three days. 1142-84-81 "Warning -— Don't. forgot. Bi! show "Yellow Fingers" also Nell Cheverle champion old time fiddler, Souris. Thursday — 0601561."!!! Frlday- 1183-8-10-21. " Sons of England. Joint most- iug ‘Fuesrlay Aug. 10th 8 p. m. to arrange for decoration service. R. L. Day. District Deputy. 1190 "Come tn the Tea and ice cream festival at Si. Marks Alli!- licau (fhurcil, Rutico, Friday. Aug. 13th. l140-8-7-3i "A meeting of the Liberal-Con- servniive electors of 'l‘.acadie Poll will -bc hold in the Hall at Tracadin on Wednesday, Aug. 11th at 8 p. m. By order of committee.—.l. J. lkaeey, Sec. 1122-8- 4i "tCome to see "’l‘he Arm of the Law" by the Johnston's River Dra- matic Club at Webster's Corner Hall. Friday night. Dance aftob wards. (iood Mastic, Refreshments. Ad. 35 ots. l18I-t8-10-3i. "’l‘he lmrishioners of St. Bona- venture's Church, Trucadte, intend to hold a grand picnic at. Sootbfort on Monday. August 16th. Proceeds in aid of the Church. 1171-8-10-51. New York clear . . . . . . . 74-64 High tide and tonight at 12 10th 12.15 p. m. iSummerside ates later than Charlottetown. "A meeting will b0 ‘hold in the this morning at 11 Emerald Hall on Saturdoy. Atllilll 14th, at. 7.30 p. m. for tho purpose Sou set this evening at 7.18 andof organising a Lira Stock Ship- riaese tomorrow morning at 4.55.ping Club. All interests , farmers Fist quarter moon Monday. Augmrithin twelve miles o Emerald urged to attend. Representatives o! tide eighteen min- Dominion Live Stock Branch will he present. 1178-8-10-13 _ -»;,.._,-...-... , _.._,_... _..__..__....., “flown... ,..-._...-.-.a.. . . l . ;__