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eh fd el @ st A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City Ozhawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer "All The News While It Is News" VOL. 8--NO, 63 Do Binet Sindee ond Pubie Hasiave OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1931 i AU int 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES Questions on Oshawa Gas Plant Proposals Answered EDITOR OF TIMES SUMS UP IMPRESSIONS OF TOUR OF 'U.P. AND L. PROPERTIES Information Secured With a View to Presenting Facts to Voters of Oshawa in Connection With Sale of Gas System IS CONVINCED OF GOOD INTENTIONS Principles of Utilities' Power and Light Corporation Operations, Successful Elsewhere, Would Be Ap- plied to Local Gas Plant and Distribution System By M. Mcintyre Hood Editor of The Oshawa Daily Times Home from the trip which carried me to many of the public utilities erated by the Utilities Power and Light Corporation, with a clear idea of the magnitude of that company's operations, its high ideals of public service, and its ability and willingness to spend money in large amounts to p e that service, it is interesting to sum up the impressions of the trip, and to apply them to the local situation, Writing in an article in the current jssue of the Public Utilities Fort- nightly, Harry Reed, president of the National Electric Power Company, of New York, makes the following as- sertion-- "The public lacks the facts with which to judge the ufilities E 4 Sontequently it is inclined ; them unfairly, People see or hear various attacks made against us, and consequently do not know what to think about us. Looking over the attacks which have been made on the proposals to sell the gas plant and distribution systém to the Utilities Power and Light Corporation, there would seem to be a great deal of truth in what Mr. Reed says. Most of these at- tacks have been made on false pre- mises, without a full knowledge of the facts as they relate to the opera- tion of gas utilities. That is exact- iy why the publishers of The Times thought it was a worth-while measure of public service to send me on a trip to Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, to . get at the facts relating to the Utili- ties Power and Light Corporation, and present them to the people of Oshawa, so that there would be less possibility of judging the proposals unfairly, and more information on which to base a sound judgment as to the proposals to have the U.P. and L. Corporation operating the Oshawa gas system. Some High ts ; There are several 'high lights in my" experiences of the last ten days which stand out in bold relief, and which have a definite bearing on the situation here. The first is the answer which was provided to the question as to whe- (Continued on page 8) START WORKING ON FINAL AGREEMENT (Canadian Press Despatch) London, March 16.--The Brit- {sh government today called a meeting of experts to begin here on Thursday the work of drafting is its final form the Anglo-French Italian naval accord. It was point ed out that British memorandum uplished last week constituted on- the basis for the final agree- ment, UNFAVORABLE TRADE BALANCE REDUCED Ottawa, March 16.-----As Parlia- ment begins a session when meth- ods of developing overseas markets will be more than ever to the fore- front, a Dominion bureau of statis- ties report shows Canada's unfavor- able trade balance of $91,903,000 for the last 12 months is a cut of $7,907,000 from the unfavorable balance reported for the previous 12 months. SHIPOWNER DIES Redhill, Surrey, Mar. 16.~8ir Henry Bell retired ship owner with interésts in South America, col- lapsed today in a railway car on way from {11 to London, and died shortly after he was taken from the train. CANADIAN PRESS WRITER REFUSED ENTRY TO RUSSIA Soviet Government Declines to Allow George Hamble- ton Admission to Country Toronto, Mar. 16, -- George Hambleton, European staff corres- pondent of the Canadian Press, with headquarters in London, has been notified by the Soviet authori- ties at Moscow, that his applica- tion for a visa to visit Russia has been refused. In view of the fact that Russian wheat exports have proved the most disturbing feature in the world wheat market and promise even more serious competition with Canadian hard wheat, every aspect of Russian wheat production, stor age and transportation is of the keenest interest in Canada. Therefore it was proposed Mr. Hambleton should make a survey, so far as he might be permitted, of the actual progress Russia is mak- ing in the technique and economics of wheat production, and for this purpose he sought entry into Rus- sia during the period of wheat seeding, just about to start, In making application, he stated the object of his visit was purely eco- nomical and not political, CLEARWELL PLANS ARE AUTHORIZED Contracts Let For Supply of Gravel to Complete Large Construction Project JA formal motion, authorizing the city engineer to complete the con- struction of the clear well at the wa- terworks pumping station at the Lake, was passed at the meeting of the Public Utilities Commission in the Chamber of Commerce board rooms Saturday afternoon. This action was taken following a visit made to the site of this opera- tion recently by several members of the commission. Some objection had been raised on the ground that the proposed clear well was too large, but it was decided to complete the job according to plans. It is being con- structed as a relief measure. It will have a capacity of 500,000 gallons. J. L. Johnson of this city was awarded a contract for the supply of pit-run Java) for this job, his price delivered being $1.30 per cubic yard. The gravel is to be not less than 40 per cent stone, McLaughlin' Coal & Supplies, also of Oshawa, were awarded a contract for screen- washed, crushed gravel, %-inch size, at $1.50 per cubic yard on cars or $2.08 per cubic yard delivered. Dixon Sand & Gravel Co. and Walter Mur- phy also tendered, their prices being igher than those on which the con- tract was awarded. Gift From Kingston College Unveiled Sandhurst, Eng, Mad 16.--01d oak panelling, presented by the Royal Military College of King- ston, Ont., in memory of its cadets and those of the parent military college here who fell in the Great War, was unveiled in the memorial chapel at Sandhurst yesterday by Major-General Sir Dudley Ridcut. CARDINAL DYING Pisa, Italy, Mar. 16.--Cardinal Pletro Maffi, twice a papal possi- bility, was belleved by his physi- clans today to be dying. He was given extreme unction last night. FORMER AMBASSADOR DIES Singapore, Mar. 16--8ir Charles Elliott, widely known British din- lomat and f6rm% ambassador (O Japan, died today aboard the liner Makone Mura, on a voyage from Penang to Colombo. ------------------. SEVERAL INJURED IN RIOT Bombay, Mar. 16.~--8everal per- sons were injured today ¥ a clash of Hindus and about 5,000 un- touchables at Nasik. The trouble arose when the untouchables at- WEATHER Forecast: Lower Lakes and n Bay == Moderate ly winds, mostly fair y and Tuesday, with local urries, not much change tempted to enter a Hindu Temple. WELL-KNOWN WRITER DIES St. Thomas, Mar. 16--Joseph Alex- ander Killingsworth, well known writer, died this morning in the Memorial Hospital after a long jll- snowfl i in temperature, . ness, | ' wr - hg UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN CITY IMPROVING Factories Recalling Workers, and Demands for. Relief Now Becoming Less Thé unemployment situation in this city is showing definite signs of improvement. From five different sources The Times obtained infor- mation this morning pointing to an easing of the stringency of the un- employment situation here. The local office of the Employ- ment Service of Canada reported that, while conditions are not changed to any great extent insofar as placements from their office is concerned, it has come to their at- tention that some of the local fac- tories are recalling men that have been laid off. This no doubt will ease the general situation consider- ably. The city engineer's department stated Saturday that the number of men working on relief gangs, had shrunk by about twenty. This was due largely to the fact that some of the men have secured work else. where or have gone back to their former jobs with local manufactur ing firms. Part of the men taken back from the factories would be drawn from these gangs and parl from the ranks of other married men out of work who have not ap- plied for relief. Fewer Relief Calls Miss D. Tarncomb, city social service worker, stated this morning that the demands upon her depart- ment for food, clothing and fuel were slackening, and that she could definitely report an improvement in this regard. This statement was corroborated by Dr. T. W. G. McKay, medical of- ficer of health, who said that calls upon the Board of Health for medi- cal attention and sickroom supplies from indigents had slackened of considerably this month as compar- (Continued on page 3) ANNIVERSARY OF SALVATION ARMY Special Services to Mark Occasion Were Held at Local Citadel on Sunday The Salvation Army on Sunday conducted the Afniversary Services of the opening of the Corps in Osh- awa, which commenced 47 years ago on the 16th of March. In the morning service the special speak- er was Mrs. Ensign J. Wood, who had left the Oshawa Corps some years ago for the Training College, and who was back "home'" for these special services. Her subject was "Thanksgiving,, and emphasiz- ed that all true Christians should have real praise for God in return for all His goodness, her address being full of inspiration and help. A feature of the service was the singing of the first song, sung on the four corners by the Salvation Army 47 years ago, also the testi- mony of one of the comrades who was present at that time. During the evening service mes- sages were read from, former offi- cers who had heen stationed here and also from Captain Arthur Bry ant who sent a message of congratu. lations to his "Home Corps." Mrs, Ensign Wood also spfke brielty of the happy days spent here and gave assurance of her best wishes for the future of the Corps. Ensign Dixon spoke on "Overcomers'" and showed that God has made provi- sions for this. Special sipgingwas rendered by the songsters, and the band played the selection "My esus."' I ------------ PRINGE MAY OPEN WORLD GRAIN FAI Invitation to Big Regina Show Extended by Sir George Perley on Behalf of Canada By CLAUDE MELANCON ; (Canadian Press Writer) Buenos Aires, March 16.---The Prince of Wales may open the World Grain Exhibition to be held in Regina, Sask, during 1932. y On behalf of the Dominion Gov- ernment and the Minister of Agri- culture, Rt. Hon. Sir George Per- ley, Canadian minister without port- folio, yesterday invited the Prince to officiate at Regina, His Highness has not yet planned his engage ments for 1932, but it is hoped he accept the Canadian invita- on. The Dominion Government fis, it fs understood, to forward a formal invitation to the Prince shortly, The latest word from Detroit in. dicates that the automobile indus try is slated for a favorable April. More than seasonal advances are being made during March, and it is reported semi-officially that the Ap- ril objective is 400,000 units. That ratio would compare with the most favorable months in the history ot the industry, though it is probably too much to expect that the Apri) schelule will carry through the bal. ance of the year. ; . Detroit has wired that a canvass of leading companies on Saturday brought out the fact that increased production during the past 60 days had failed to meet retail demand. February outlook is estimated at upwards of 230,000 units, while March is running around 300,000, and the best selling season of the year is right at hand. According to official world figures just released. Ford Motor produced in excess of 85,000 cars in February, or 37 per cent. of the total industrial output. 110,000 cars, while April is sche- duled for 150,000. If the present general ratio is maintained, the bal- ance of the industry may be counted upon to produce 250,000 units in April, Oldsmobile factories have gone on an increased production ' sche- dule, with all departments working Motor Industry's Gain . Is More 1han Seasonal from eight to 10 hours for five days a week, Hudson Gaining Hudson and Essex sales for the week ended March 7 showed an in. crease of 1714 per cent. over the last week of February, it is an- nounced by William J, McAneeny, president and general manager of the Hudson Motor Car Company. "Our sales started to pick up the second week in February, and the rise since that time has amounted to more than 20 per cent., with the week of March 7 showing the great. est gain," Mr. McAneeny said, "Dur. ing that week sales actually outran production by 200 cars and repre- sented a 47 per cent. gain over the same week of the previous month." Supplementing the Auburn-Con- nersville plant at Connersville, Ind., an additional production line, with a capacity of 85 cars dally, has been opened at the company's plant in Auburn, Ind., and is now producing 70 cars daily. Daily production at the Connersville plant has been averaging 200 cars, and the com- pany has added about 600 employes as a result of additional production, The automobile industry in Mich« igan is pouring an additional $2, 000,000 a week into other markets of the state through an average (Continued on page 5) =, To date this month six building permits totalling $11,800 have becn issued by the city engineer's dejart- ment. This is almost % percent high- er than the figure for the entire month of March, 1930, when eight permits were issucd for $7,930. A permit has been issued to T. H. Everson, for alterations and an ad- dition to the stores at 11-13 King Street cast, to cost $3000, An ad- ¢ition 55 by 30 feet in size, and one storey high, is being cons.ructed at the rear of this proper:,. It wili be of brick and concreis block, on a concrete foundation. P. D, Morrison has been granted a permit to erect a house at 385 Col- borne street east, on the gorner of Patricia avenue, The figure is £3,- 000. It will be a storey and a half house of bungalow type, 22 by 28 feet in size, and containing nve Building Permit Record For March Showing Increase Over Last Year rooms. It will be of bricic on'a con crete foundation, with oak and fir floors, gumwood and ni. trim, and cedar shingle roofing. A permit to D. F, Johnston for the moving of a house on Simcoe street from just south of the Collegiate and Vocational Institute to the corner of Aberdeen and Masson streets, has been entered in this month's tctal at $5,000, although the work bas been completed. ' Alterations to the store front of the Toggery Shop, 22 King Street cast, are being done by HH. M, Brooks, local builder, The permit is for $300. Two clectric signs are also being erected. The permits have been granted to Freeman & Marks, 16 Simcoe street south, at $100, and to W. A. Adams, 20 King Strect cast, at $400, Toronto, Mar. 16.--News of im- portance to Ontario's barley-grow- ers, notably in Essex, Kent, Mid- dlesex, Elgin and Perth Counties, is contained in the announcement by Col. the Hon. T. L. Kennedy, last night, of arrangements made through his office for the sale cf 1,000,000 bushels of Ontario bar- lay, at 55 cents per bushel from September 1 of this year. Malt consumers of Eastern Can- ada, acting through the Canada Malting Company, Limited, will pay this minimum price delivered at Montreal for the grade known as "three extra," The minister, in his statement, points out that in certain counties barley has been he chief cash crop, and he hopes that this arrangement will reas- sure the growers. The text of Col. Kennedy's state- ment follows: "Resulting from a conference Eastern Malting Company Will Buy 1,000,000 Bushels of Ontario Barley | held recently in my office, the Can- ada Malting Company, Limited, is authorized by certain large malt consumers in Eastern Canada, to offer to pay a minimum price of 55¢ a bushel for Ontario barley, on and after Scgtember 1, 1931, delivered at Montreal, The Canada Malting Company is prepared to accept 1,000,000 bushels of barley at this price, providing it is sound and clean and reasonably frée from other grains, and weighing 48 pounds to the bushel, This is equivalent of the grain known as "Three Extra" and in a norma! year should be easily obtained by the average farmer in Ontarfo. "Barley has, for a great many years, been regarded as a cash erop by many farmers in the Counties of Essex, Kent, Middlesex Elgin and Perth, and in announ- cing the foregoing minimum price, (Continued on page 5) TRUCK DRIVER IS GIVEN JAIL TERM Two Others Also Appeared on Charges of Driving While Intoxicated Seven days in the county jail was the sentence meted out to John Lesnick, truck driver, when he was convicted by Magistrate T. K. Creighton, in city police court this morning on a charge of being drunk while operating a motor vehicle. While driving east on the Kingston highway, near Thorn- ton's Corners, a week ago Satur- day night, Lesnick's truck collided with the rear of another car. Both machines were damaged and Les- nick wag confined to the hospital for several days as the result of injuries which he received. He must pay the costs of court.. Being intoxicated . while in charge of a motor car is considered a serious off , and it was sur- prising to note that the court was required to deal with two other cases of this type today. William Pritchard, who was ar- rested in the city last night on the same charge, pleaded guilty to the offence in court this morn/ig and was also sentenced to seven days. He must pay the costs of court or serve a further seven days, , | BRITISH GOVT HAJORITY CUT Division on Electoral Re- form Bill Gives Mac- Donald Majority of Only Six London, Mar. 16.--The major- ity of the Labor Government in the House of Commons shrank to- day when an amendment by the Conservativ)s #5 a section of the electoral reform bill dealing with university constituencies, wos re- jected 178 to 168. The amendment provided that Queen's University in Belfast should be excluded from the gen- eral abolition of university con- stituencies for which the bill ¢ulls, St. John's, Nfld, Mar. 16.--It was reported here today that the sealing snip, Viking, commanded by Captain Abram Kean, Jr., with Varick Frissell, film director and crew of 150 on board, had blown up at sea. ? W. F. Stevenson, who was ar- rested while driving on the high- wag ne: p help a week ago Satur- day night, was further remanded on bail of #500 until March 23. Police claim that he was intoxicat- ed, - - a A BENE. TATE TO SPEAK AT MEETING WEDNESDAY NIGHT Meeting Will Be Held in| Council Chamber for Dis- cussion of Gas Plant By- laws 1% Ben E. Tate, of Chicago, who has been representing the Utilities Pow. er and Light Corporation in the negotiations for the sale of the Oshawa gas plant and distribution system, is coming to Oshawa on Wednekday, and will be one of the speakers at the public meeting to be held in the council chamber, Simcoe Street North, on Wednesday evening, for discussion of the gas plant bylaws. This was announced today, when it was also known that the other speakers at this meeting will be Mayor Ernie Marks, John Stacey, chairman of the Public Utili- ties Commission, who has just re- turned from a trip to the West In- dies, and Frank L. Mason, member of the Public Utilities Commission and president of the Oshawa Cham- ber of Commerce. The appearance of Mr. Tate at this meeting should ensure a large attendance, since the interested citizens have been anxious to hear at first hand from the man whose name has figured throughout the negotiations and in the agreements. The meeting has been called by the mayor and city council and mem- bers of the utilities commission to give the electors an opportunity of hearing a full discussion of the by- laws, and it is expected that the council chamber will be filled to capacity for this meeting, to which all citizens are given a cordial in- vitation. The proposal on which the citizens are to vote on Saturday, have evoked widespread interest, and Wednesday night's meeting is expected to mark the climax of the campaign in favor of the bylaws. SENTENCE IN GOAL THEFT SUSPENDED! Magistrate Creighton Gives Warning to James Duffield | in Police Court Today Pleading guilty to the theit of coal from a car on the C.N.R. line, | James Duffield, of Cedardale, was | placed on suspended sentence for a | period of two years, by Magistrate | 1. K. Creighton, in city police court this morning. Duffield was represent- ed in court by D. A. J. Swanson and put up the plea that he had been out of work for a long time and had stolen the coal because he was prac- gically destitute, Although the amount of fuel which he 'had taken was small, Magistrate Creighton pointed out that offenses of a like nature were continually oc- curing and that the railway company was experiencing heavy losses in this way. He warned Duffield that the court would deal with him scverely if he ever appeared before it again on any charge, . According to the terms of his sen- tence, Dufficld is under bond of $500 for his good behavior and must re- port regularly to Chief of Police Friend, CLEARING LANDSLIDE Welland, Mar. 16.--1In an effort to start navigation in the new Wel- land canal on April 15, govern- ment engineers today began to clear away the worst landslide ex- perienced since the new canal was first started a number of years ago. G. M. DEALERS IN INSURANCE PLAN General Motors Group Insur- ance Now in Excess of Half-Billion Dollars New York, Mar, 16.--By adding all dealers in the United States and Canada to employees already under its group {insurance plan, General Motors today becomes the first half-billion policyholder in the history of life insurance. The group policy agreement is with the Metropolitan Life. Formerly the insurance in force under this agreement was $347,471,000, and by adding dealer the total goes well beyond the $500,000,000 mark. Over 19,000 dealers and thelr employees, a total of 150,000 per- sons, are involved, the amount of insurance that may be applied be- ing graded according to salary and $2,000 veing the minimum. - Poli- cles are issued without medical ex- i ---------- UTILITIES COMMISSION REJECTS PROPOSAL FOR MAKING REFUND TO CITY SEEK DELAY WITH DISCOUNT RULING Order of Government Re- garding Automobile Im- ports, However, Is Expect- ed to Stand Ottawa, March 16.--A memor- andum urging that the Bennett Government's recent motor car dis- count ruling be not applied on cars ordered by the public prior to the passage of the order-in- council was left with Hon. BE. B. Ryckman, Minister of National Revenue, on Saturday. Harvey 8. Pritchard, represent- ing the Canadian Automobile Im- porters Association, left fhis mem- orandum following the decision of the importers at a meeting here on Friday, At that meeting they decided to urge firstly that the ruling limiting discounts on im- ported cars to 20 per cent. of the U.S. factory price should not oper- ate on orders placed by the public prior to the Government's action. and secondly, tnat there be a three months' suspension = of the order-in-council to permit more complete investigation. Opinion in the Capital is that the motor car importers are doom- ed to disappointment on both counts. It is certain that the Gov- ernment gave consideration to the matter of orders then on file when it passed the order-in-council, Had it so desired, the Government mighty easily bave exempted such existing orders. The fact is, ac- cording to well-informed opinion, that the Government wanted to catch these orders and limit the discount on the cars to be im- ported under them, WILL LAY WATER MAIN TO HARBOR Utilities Commission De- cides to Lay New Main to Provide More Employ- ment A six-inch water main will be laid to the harbor, it was decided at a meeting of the Oshawa Public Utili- ties Commission yesterday afternoon. This work will be laid as part of the relief program, and will be started in the near future. It will cost in the neighborhood of $10,000,» most of which will be for labor. The laying of this main was de- cided upon by the commission be- cause a petition had been presented by residents of Oshawa-on-the-Lake and also because there is a probab- ility of industrial development at the harbor in the near future, which will make city water service necessary. It is being constructed instead of the portion of the large auxiliary force main on Drew street from Eulalie avenue to King street, which had been previously authorized as a re- lief measure. The decision of the commission was that the main to the Lake would serve a more immediately useful purpose. The oe will be constructed from the end of the main recently con- structed on Simcoe street south to serve the city farm, and will run on Simcoe street, around the bend at the Lake to the westerly limit of the government harbor property. The city engineer was also author- ized to proceed as soon as possible with the laying of a main on Graburn avenue, from Drew street to Ritson Road, as a relief measure. JOINS STAFF OF THICHSON NOTORS George L. Hall of Bowman- With Local Automobile Firm George L. Hall, formerly of the Bowmanville Foundry Co., Bowman- ville,chas joined the sales staff of the Thickson Motor Sales, 9 Bond St. west, dealers in Durant cars and Rugby trucks, according to an an- nounicement which has been publish- ed in The Times. . Mr. Hall is well known in Bow- manville, and surrounding "district, having resided there for the past-11 years. Hc is a member of the Bow- manville Presbyterian Church and of Jerusalem Lodge, Ap & AM. For stances, sanction such a move, "Mayor Marks' Resolution That Rebate of $9,631 Be Made From Electrical Des partment Surplus Fails to Find Seconder GRANT OF $10,000 TO CITY CRITICIZED Chairman John Stacey Makes Objection to Ac« tion Taken by Other Com- mission Members During His Absence A motion by Mayor Ernie Marks, calling upon the Public Utilities Com~ mission to rebate to the city the sum of $9,631, which is the total amount of the cost of street lighting last year, was rejected by the commission at its meeting in the Chamber of Commerce board room Saturday af- ternoon., Mayor Marks could not even find a seconder for his motion, which was made "in view of the sur plus earned by the local electric sys< tem last year." It was explained by Commissioner F. L. Mason and by C. T. Barnes, manager of the electrical utility for the commission, that the Hydro« Electric Power Commission of On< tario would not, under any circums« The strect lighting 'was billed to the city at its actual cost, the commission not making any profit on it, and the H.E.P.C. would not allow any reduc~ tion in the rate or any rebate of this. tenn During the meeting, Chairman John Stacey, who has just returned from a tour of the West Indies, raised an objection to the action of granting $10,000 to the city to beap- plied for the reduction of the mull rate. "It isn't business," he said, de« claring that the commission could not: give this amount to the city and at the same time reduce thc water rates. : Commissioners Conant and Mason replied that the commission was still anxious 'to reduce the water rates, and Mayor Marks assured the chair man that, if the water department r erations as a result of granting $10,4 000 to the city as compared with the $5,000 given in previous years, the city council stood ready to meet the waterworks deficit. The matter was { then dropped. It was unanimously decided at the meeting to have the city engineer present a report as soon as possible, on the number of users of water whe are on a flat rate bgsis in the city, EFFECT OF DUTY CHANGE WILLNOT BE GREAT HERE Free Importation of Black Temporary Measure The announcement from Ottawa this morning that certain types of sheet steel were to be importe free of duty up to August 31, do other local firms to any great exs tent The Times learned this morn ng. The articles chiefly affected are black sheets brought in to be gals these were put on the free list, with a 12% per cent. last year, the duty on. galval ; sheets was placed at 15 per cent. but a duty of 10 per cent. was put on black sheets. This gave the Can adian galvanizing mills a spread of only 6 per cent instead of 12% per cent., and they were unable to coms= pete with the American market. Consequently the black sheets have been left on the free list until Aug. 31. ) The reason for the change in the duty is that a mill in Hamilton is now producing black sheets," sald F. L. Mason of Padlar People Ltd. "However, it cannot produce enough to supply the Canadian market, i the galvanizing firms have obtainedy this concession from the governg (Continued on page 3) ¥ New Delhi, Mar. 16--More than 70° of the ruling princes of India were present when the chamber of princes commenced its annua) session here | . The imposing gathering was® ssed at opening by Lord ing ; steady improvement in the adminise the present he will continue to re- amination, " side' in Bowmanville, eroy of India, who referre tration of the native states, REBATE ON STREET LIGHTING IS REFUSED oy the commission during his absence in © | suffered a deficit on this year's ops p Steel Sheets Believed to not affect Padlar People Ltd.,, or = ) vanized in Canada. In 1915 or 1916" "# duty on galvanized sheets, In the Dunning budget of = Py