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Port Perry Star, 7 Jun 1911, p. 2

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Eighty Liners Have Montreal This Season A despatch from Montreal says: Bince navigation opened on the St. Lawrence River for the season of 1011 no less than eighty ocean-going vessels and upwards of 700 lake steamers, canal boats and barges, have used 'the harbor each for the embarking or discharging of passen- gers or general cargo. The total shipments carried away by vessels bound = from Montreal to other Joins has increased all round by at ast 50 per cent. The eighty ocean-going steamers which have come up to Montreal twithin the past five weeks have brought to this country fully 86,000 passengers, Assuming that ten per tu lish 'visitors and Americans passing through, it is safe to say that the stream of new arrivals coming into the country via the Bt. Lawrence route has averaged 10,000 weekly. Last season the arrival in one week of 5,000 or 6,000 wus considered ex- cellent. Strings of vessels coming down the canal from Fort William, Port Arthur and Kingston are filled up to the hatchways with grain and merchandise, while boats coming from Chicago have carried on a single trip as much as 125,000 bush- els of grain. Oargoes of 50 000 and 75,000 bushels are of common oceur- Canadians, tesusiont Eng-|ton Already Arrived in Zp Ht DLT roy lett tg A ly ents. hg ; Waterloo County granted $5,000 each to # and Galt hospitals to in building. Bo Mr. J. J. Hill, the railway mag- nate, has sent a check for $1,000 to the. building fund of the Guelph ¥Y. M OC. A. «Col. James Munro, President of the defunct Farmers Bank, was ac- quitted by-Judge Winchester on Friday: 5 ES Capt. John Milne of the steamer 3 WI v of 0.006 + i 0 W. D. Rees was fined by Superin-|m % for: account a lo teident Ross of the. Bault Ste. | Po Mashel Sud 508 i Marie Canal for too deep loading. oeat. of this number represented re-| rence. ¢ ee ---------------------------------------------------------------- MUZZLE ALL DOGS. C.N.R. COMPLETED PURCHASE a Board of Health May Again Order That Canines be Chained, A despatch from Toronto says: With the approach of the hot wea- ther and the consequent danger of sabies in cases wnere people are bitten by dogs, it is very probable that the Provincial Board of Health will again order that all dogs in khe province must "be muzzled dur- ng the summer munths. Already several cases of dog bites have been reported, and as there were 80 few cases reported last summer when all dogs were muzzled, it is expected that a similar order will issued shortly. Orders already dave been issued that all dogs in Boarboro Township must be kept "on chain" for ten days as & re- sult of a bite inflicted by" an ani- mal on Gordon Henderson ab Wgincourt: WIFE SLAIN BY HUSBAND. Wew Westminster Man Put Three Bullets Into Her Head. A despatch from New Westmin- ster, B. O., says: Henry Jobes, wmachinist's helper, 427 Fourth Street, murdered his wife early on Baturday morning. The murder was discovered by his son, William Vobes, who, when he went to 'work fn the morning, heard his father bad bought a revolver the previous «i. He immediately 'hurried home. - Entering the house, Willi- am ab once proceeded to the kit- ohen and found his mother lying dead on the floor with three bullet grounds in her head. i enn Wid ci, KING AND QUEEN VISIT Z00. {Unexpected Trip to Inspect Anis mals From South Africa. A despatch from London says: kd , on Saturday yisited King pad members of the Royal Family, ding the Queen-Mother 'Alex | Nearly 8,000 Acres Bought on Mount Royal Island. A despatch from Montreal says; It is stated that Canadian Northern interests on Thursday completed the last deal which places the company in possession of about 8,000 acres of land, stretching in unbroken con: tinuity from the present scene of building operations in Outremont to the Back River, on 'both sides of Cartierville, and that this huge deal involves the disbursement: of be- tween $7,000,000 and $8,000,000; The land has 'been acquired primarily for the purpose of giving the Cana- dian Northern right of way across the island for its tracks, but it will ultimately mean the opening up of & huge district for 'building lots, and, in the opinion of real estate men, a highly = profitable invest- ment for the company. sri ail ie FOR HALIFAX HARBOR. Improvements to Cost in the Aggre- gate About $2,000,000. A despatch from: Ottawa says: Tenders for extensivé harbor ter- minal improvements at Halifax, costing in the aggregate about $2,- 000,000, will be 'called for by the Department: of Railways and Ca- nals next week, The plans as fin- ally settled provide for the con- struction of four new piers each 800| feet long and 235 feet wide. The improvements will meet the needs of the port for many years to come and will be completed as speedily! as possible: A vote of $600,000 was put through' Parliament before the House adjourned to enable the work |! to be proceeded with at once. a Messmer National Transcontinental Rail- Ne OW. w) J way contractors have entered suit against the Goverament for deduc-!is tions made under the over-classifi cation report. } The Ontario Medical Association | proposes to make it a condition of the Government grant that all pub- {to lig hospitals provide for the treat- ment, of tuberculosis cases. GREAT BRITAIN, Hon. Lloyd-George paid a glow- ing tribute to the overseas domin- ions, The crowns to be . worn by the King and Queen at the Coronation were on view in London on Fri- day. gig Congratulatory messages. were sent to the Government of South Africa on the first anniversary of the union Government. UNITED STATES Evidence given in z showed that the Grangers trusts are allied in attempts to de- feat reciprocity. : GENERAL. Arab rebels captured a urkish| 33 garrison and defeated a relieving] force. : EAS rer 3 LAWLESSNESS IN MANITOBA. Bernie Residents Appeal to Atto " 'mey-General for Protection. KING NOT PRESENT AT BALL, |! Death of Great-Unele of Denmark Modifigs. Entertalnments, ~~ | A despatch from The death of King George's great- London says: | tition concludes by sa ges are a i By asks the

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