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Me CY not respect it even if it wore | ad Cd A .ally impracticable on this account and Aravelsconditions would 'prevent the delegates fyom reaching the designated conference lace by | ~. the day specified, A, despatch from Paris says: The liance * Ukrainian Government will. refuse to take part in the conference on the MUST STUDY LUMBER MARKET Cartida Should En Endeavor to Meet equirements of European \ Trade. A despatch from Ottawa says: -- That the Canadian lumber trade will . experience 'some difficulty in secur- ing its share of orders for recon- . struction work in Europe unless more attention is paid to the requirements of the dverseas market, is a warning given 'by the Commission of Conser- vation, to Canadian exporters of lum- ber. Lumber from Russia and Swed- en, it is pointed out; conforms more to the size requirements of the British market, and the chief diffi- culty Canadian dealers must over- + come {s- the one relating to the "cant size" of lumber shipments generally ! from this side of the Atlantic, "As far as British Columbia is concerned," says the statement, "the bilk of lumber heretofore imported by.the United Kingdom has been in the form of large timbers of the grade known as 'merchantable, for heavy structural work, or for resaw- ing into any special size, "If* British Columbia is to enlarge her timber trade, then a range of all grades and sizes, including mer- chantable, but not the lowest grades, must be dealt in. "If Canada," the report continues, "can deliver lumber in the various grades sawn to British standards at | Swedish standards, then she can do business in a broad and general way." This, it is pointed out, rates at the present high level, but in two years freight rates may go low enough for Canada to compete with Sweden and Russia, provided we manufacture to the requirements "of the British market, -- INCREASE TO BRITISH NAVY TO BE REGARDED AS BONUS | A despatch from. London says:-- The Admiralty announces that pend- ing the conclusions of the Committee of Enquiry on the subject, it has been decided to increase the pay of all naval men, ranging from an extra "shilling per day for ordinary seamen - to six shillings for captains and high- er ranks, with similar increases to the Royal Marines. This extra pay, it is declared, must be regarded as a bonus, and not as representing an increasa. of the present pay, which may ulti- mately be 'considered a just and equitable remuneration. rts el emia. ENGLAND'S BIRTH RATE LOWEST IN HISTORY A despatch from, London says:-- England's population is yd Bo states Dr. Caleb W. Saleeby, the 'famous eugenist, on the authority of unpublished vital statistics sent to him by the Registrar General. They show that, for the whole of England "and Wales, last year's death . rate would, probably, be found to he high- er than the birth rate. The year was fhe worst on record in this respect. eo London the birth tate was 15.8/ ; per 1:900 of population, and the death : 18.90. The smallness of the wc bi h "rate figures was iprecedented In the history of England. - R part of 3 i oe i iy France tak- ing payment in part in wheat. ple | NO LOSS ON WHEAT 1S EXPECTED Surplus of Sixty Million Bushels in Canada Will Sell Readily. A despatch from Ottawa says: --In- asmuch as the Canadian Government has guaranteed the price of wheat of the crop of 1918 and the carrying costs thereof, it is deeply interested in the disposition of the e grain remaining in the country, / It is estimated that that exportable sur< plus of wheat now amounts to from 60,000,000 to 70,000,000 bushels. = At present the British and allied Govern ments are not purchasing grain either is' practically impossible with freight '; in Canada or the United States. ence if prices in the world market should suffer an early decline both | countries would be called to make good their guarantees. It is stated here, however, that there is no reason to anticipate that the Canadian Gov- ernment will find itself obliged to dis- hurse money to bring the price paid for Canadian grain in the world mar- ket up to the guaranteed fixed price based on $2.24% a bushel for No. 1 Northern. It is believed that the present suspension of buying is due to congestion in Great Britain, that the British Wheat Export Company will resume buying and will likely do' so on the basis which has hitherto pre- vailed. + mami i WILL NOT CALL ON GERMANY TO PAY ALLIED COSTS OF WAR A despatch from London says:-- The Peace Conference has settled one important point, with regard to the indemnity question, the Paris corres- pondent of the Evening Standard says he has reasons for reporting. The Conference, he declares, has eliminat- ed any intention of calling upon Ger- many and her associates to pay the allied countries the cost of the war or to impose heavy irdemnities upon the enemy nations, TO PAY SOLDIERS 21 SHILLINGS WEEKLY A despatch from London says:-- The pay of the soldiers of the British army who will be retained until a peace footing again is reached prob- ably will be twenty-one shillings a week and food and lodgings, accord- ing to a statement made by W. A. Federation of Trade Unions, to the Daily Mail, 3 ---------- FRENCH CUSTOMS LINE FIXED ALONG FRONTIERS OF 1870 A. despatch from I Paris says:--One of the first consequences of the. re- occupation of Alsace-Lorraine "has . been the suppression of the Cust: line of the Vosges. A deéree appear- ed in the Official Journal fixing the | French Customs line along the fron- tiers of 1870. The German Customs agents have been dismissed and an agreement has been made with Switz- erland for opening the frontiers, £0 mmr de BRITISH FLAG FLOATS. . OVER STRASBOURG "A despatch from m Strasbourg saysi-- Two British Friday. over the city. Appleton, Secretary of the General | ts arrived here on | Te Npritih: flag now. floats. i CALE NOY Zeppelin raids over on. a house in the west pelin. Al it inmates YPRES RUINS TO BE LEFT INTACT Will Stand as a Reminder of the Horrors of War to Future Generations. A despatch from London says:-- The decision of the Belgian Govern- ment to maintain Ypres, the scene of several battles between the and the Germans in its present condi- tion as a permanent memorial, is en- dorsed heartily by British press and public opinion. "Ypres will be a memorial," says the Westminster Gazette, "in which fe iilel. rors' of war. There is nothing more impressive than the sight of the stricken city with the skeletons of its once wonderful buildings rising gaunt into the sky. In a sense there are few things more beautiful, To patch it up would be impossible. Every- cision that the remains of the old city shall be left intact instead of being cleared away. "The East abounds in the ruins of the last vestiges of once glorious civilizations which have been over- thrown. Ypres will stand for centur- jes as a reminder that civilization itself cannot be.overthrown and as a monument to.the generations sacrific- ed in its defence." en A Sa 1,000,000 MEN WILL OCCUPY RHINELAND A despatch from Paris says:--The number of American, French and Brit- ish troops to be maintained in the occupied regions along t".e Rhine will be limited to 1,000,000 men, accord- | ing_to The Echo de Paris. - Jo ! AIRPLANES TO CARRY 4 } Foop TO.BELGIUM. A despatch from London says:-- The Government has allotted a squad- ron of military airplanes to convey foodstuffs to Belgium for the relief of the population. The service, which | is to be daily, will begin~immediately : between Folkestone and Ghent, Rd "British | future generations may learn the hor. | one, therefore, will welcome the de- | Hit By Zoppeiins--Tt has "only been la silowed any details to be published of he publication of photographs of London which was hit by BRITISH ARMY REMODELLED 900,000 Hold Lines in Germany During the Transition Period. The regulations governing the ! armies of occupation are dealt with in an official statement issued by Win- ston Spencer Churchill, Secretary for ! War, says a London despatch. The statement says: "The British military Commanders are of the opinion that 900,000 men are sufficient for this transition per- iod. All the rest will be demobilized i as fast as possible. | "The new armies will begin form- ing February 1 and will be compos- ed, in the first instance, of those who have enlisted since January 1, 1916, and who do mot exceed thirty-seven years of age. Volunteers will be ac- cepted for one year's service from among men otherwise entitled to re- lease, while sixty-nine battalions of young soldiers now on home service will be sent immediately to help guard the Rhine bridgeheads and re- lease the older men. "The men of the new armies will be paid bonues,/ ranging from ten shillings and sixpence per week for privates, to forty-two shillings for Colonels, in addition to the ordinary army pay. Leave will be granted on as generous a Scale as possible, "The occupation armies will be the home army, the army of the Rhine, and~the army of the Middle East, a detachment of the Far North, and garrisons of the Crown colonies and Ind "These arrangements seem to 'be the best devisable for ths year 1919, During the year, however, we must British regular remake the old army, so as. to- provide, on @ volun. tary basis, overdess garrisons and foreign stations." In connection with the foregoing the Ministry of Labor announces that no further application for release of individual officers or men: on pivot- al or special grounds can be consider ed, uy Victims of The Tone hts hotograph of human. a batch of British prisoners just after their reli ps. They weré literally stary |. A despatch from London faydt- | armies of occupation in the Rhineland, . | says the Times, will be perial Service Modal, Mr. Laidlaw, the father of Dan Laidlaw, V.C., has passed ey io {at his home in Doddington, Be; dt Ey Rye--No, 2, $1.25, Me wh 3X Provost Aikman, of St. Andrew's, has given notice of his intention to retire from the civic chair, | os Dr. Josephine Cairns, has been ap- pointed interim medical" SHjest Jor the county of Clackmannah. ; Lieut. J. A. Kirk, killed i n, | Te was a son.of Mr. and Ms. Rion on Gal loway street, Maxwellton. ¥ ; Major Francis Roy who | or onto. * has been awsrded the a is a son of Mrs. Wise, Dairsie. Sam Brown, a resident of Stone- | i 'haven, has grown: a potato which | weighs, two and one-half pounds. Midshipman Archibald Douglas © Moir, R.N., killed in action, was the son of J. Ww. Moir, Dunmar, Alloa. D. M. Lamont, MA., Bo'ness Aca- demy, has been 'appointed classical master in Vale of Leven 'Academy. Y.ieut. Douglas "Caldre, of Bath- gate, who joined the army in To- ronto, Canada, is reported wounded.. Major R. O. Irving, M.C., Cana- dians, killed in action, was a son of io Henry Bell Irving, Millbank, Locker- | $ bie. Major-General W. "H. Rycroft, Ardgairney, has had the Hellenes Order of the Redeemer bestowed on him. \ Thé Town Council of Criéf has decided to erect a memorial to the men from the burgh who have fallen in the war. Lieut. Arthur D. Binnie, son of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Binnie, Longiddry, was killed as the result of an aero- plane accident. The town of Peebles Council has acquired from the Earl of Wemyss | the lands of Kirklands and the farm of Jedderfields. . rs ALLIES LOAN TEN BILLION . FRaNcy TO THE BELGIANS to y, sods wi" ety oo ay ase pri prints, 88 "ow ae : best balers' 32 0 84c. ¢ a large, 28 to 28%c; twins, 29 to 29%¢c; spring wae, large, . 28%¢ to 29¢; vin 29 to 2k .00 Fer dozens T% at, G) 1 Eman 5-gallon ts, § 83. 18 Montreal Markets *. Montreal, Country Fem. 1 sore, & Flog omy ints, 53 to fo > Bags, 90 Ibs, $4. $4. 25, Bran, $37.25. Shorts, $42.26 Mouillie, $68.00. Hay--No. 2, pe: ton, car lots, $22.00 to $23.00. Cheese--Finest eaaterns, 2 to ge. Butter--choicest Ne Epes Seleeted, 57 to 58 57 to Ne, 1 1 Lo lots, Abattoir killed, $23.00 to a 50. --Pure, wood pails, 20 ibs. net, ES to S0c. Live Stock ¥ Markets Toronto, Feb. 4.-Cheie steens, $13. 00: to $14.50; _- cattle, Sheles, $10.76 to $11. 26; 4, A despatch "from Paris says:-- od Tu 8 to 0 $10. 28 Ten billion francs have been advanced to oD 50; ero: medium bulls, $8.50 to to Belgium by Great Britain, France $9.00; do. rough bulls, $7. 25 to 7.76; and the United States, this amount butchers' €o , $0.00 to $9.50; to be deducted from the first instal, Bi oud 5. : $8. $8.50; do, m if ment of the war indemnity to be paid $g'75. 31,50; do. cmon, wa : by Germany, according to a Havas coders, | #10. 50 to $11.50: despatch: from Brussels. 196. 5, Ta Kors, The despatch adds that the amount ! hoses, % .00 $130. 0; will be raised either by an inter-al- and med, $66. ok 75.0 lied bond issue or by a German loan lo $00; ven $180. 00; Ii having priority over all other loans, Jombe, 2 to me ---- a to choice, BRITISH PARLIAME od sud wabere TO MEET FEB. 11 A despatch from London says:-- 'The 'new British Parliament, 'ceord- | ing to present plans will meet on February 11, with Prime Minister | Lloyd. George and Andrew Bonar Law, 80,000, OF AIR FORCE the Government leader in. thé House WILL BE 'RERALNED of Commons, attending. The time used in giving the oath to members will. be shortened, and it is expected The. Air: Force for the armies o 'that an hour after the session begins cupation, says an official ai both houses will assemble to hear the ment, has Ween selected on the & speech. from the throne. Sir James basis and vith the same emol Lowther=ill | 're-elected nto "a8 the other branches-of the service. of the House. ; six thousand five - hundred offi-. pnt cers and gevent five: thousand 'men' Future Army of Occupation will be retained 'out of approximately' Largely French and American three adv thousand. rp me Mprernemare. GERMAN' BOMBS KILL TWO RiTisn SOLDIERS Jess. numeric-|. A despatch iy Mons, Belgium, .: ally than that of either France of the saysi--Two Eefighdoisiors were kil. United. States, consideration having | on : been, given to the part played in the | the explosion of | war by the British Navy and to Brit- | coal plosion of yo 'the ish - nsibilities in other parts of | soldiers were saged in fn 'world. the on' occurred. 0; opi 35 2.00 to bia $14.50; calves 15.00 to $15.50; tive , $16.00 to $16.25, The British contribution to the allied 2 car of $1. 65 to $1 700 Dr 70. De | A despatch from om Tonddh ys: 2 i 7