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â- ^tsw â- W.^iW- n GERMANS LEARN TO UKE BRITISH RULE ON THE RHINE Get Fair Hearing in Court Cases and Generally Find Army Regulations Better Than Stem Teuton Laws. A de9i)atch from Cologne says: â€" With certain obvious differences â€" Chief among which are the reduced •Ice of the British army of occupation and the attenuated exchange value of the German markâ€" life at Cologne. both among the foreign garrison and the native inhahltauts, remains very much what It was a few months ago, before the process of demobilization had begun. General Sir William Robertson Is â- tin the commander-in-chief of the now comparatively small force on the Rhine, which. In case It became necea- sary to take further military action bgalntt Germany, would form the van- guard and nucleus of the British con- tribution to the allied armies. The men under his command are mostly young soldiers who will eventually re- turn to civilian employment at home. The conditions of their life here are abnormal. When their few hours of professional work and training are over they have every day long spells ot unoccupied time on their hands, which might easily lead them Into mlschlo;. Greatly to their credit and that of the commander-in-chief, and the many soldiers and civlliaus who are working with him In their Interest, they have stood the teat wonderfully well. Their discipline and general be- havior In public places are excellent â€" decidedly better than when I was last here, before certain unde.sirab!e elements had been dealt with and re- moved. Many of thorn make full use of (he wide and wiso ocheme of education de- vised by the army authorities for their benelit. Theatre.? and the opera, box- ing competitions and regimental toot- ball matches, dances, concerts, cinema shows, whist drives, lending libraries, KymnasiumB, and many other games and amuaementa are commonplaoes of their existence. When they go home they will find village and even town life very tame In comparison with the delights of Cologne. Some little time ago It was wisely decided, thanks, I think, to the initia- tive of the comniander-ln-chlef, that both officers and men who could af- ford to support them would be allowed to bring their wives and children out to the Rhine. About sixty of those children go to a school which has been specially started for them by the Y. M. C. A., where you may see the son of a general and the son of a pri- vate soldier learning their lessons and singing and dancing side by side. The highest testimony to the stand- ard set up by both officers and men ot our army on the Rhine la that the Germans among whom they lire ap- pear to have a decided preference for our administration over that ot the other Allied armies. It Is not too much to say â€" with obvious reserva- tions â€" that they like It better, or at least dislike it less, than the cast-iron methods of their own military caste, as they knew them before the war. The arrival of our military police on the scene of some local dist.urbance with which the German police have vainly tried to deal will at once re- store order without rousing any re- sentment in the minds of the public. They have learned by experience that we are straight, and that our rule, though strict, is neither petty nor vexatious. In the thousand and one cases that are constantly brought be- fore our administrative officers, they know that they can count on a fair hearing. In our summary courts, where offences against the regulations of the army of occupation are tried, German barristers have more than once been 'moved to express publicly their admirdtion of the way in which we ad- minister justice. Underneath that feeling of appreciation there lies, ot course, a still deeper feeling ot re- sentment at the fact of our being here at all. But If they have to put up with the conqueror In their midst they would rather have us than any one else. Interior of the Legislative Chamber, Toronto, where the flrst Ontario Farmers' Pariiament met on March 9, the first ot its kind in Canada. SYRIA DECLARED A FREE STATE Big Army in Readiness to Eln- force Claims. A daspatrh from London says: â€" Prince )''el.sal, son of the King of the Hedjaz, has been proclaimed Kinc of Syria, according to advices re- ceivwl in Cairo from Beirut, says a despat<;h to the London Times from the Egryptian Capital. Official advices state thai, the Siit- uation in Damascus is serious. Emir Feisal, sou of the Kintj of the Hed- jaz, it is explained, has thought it advisable to summon the Syi'iaii Con- STess, which intends to declare the complete independencee of the coun- try and prtJelaini him King. The Emir, it is stated, succeeded temporarily In forestulling such action, securing the postponement of tiho meetinfc of tho Congress, which bad been called lor March C, but the excitement is ;:aid to be s.> greilt that 1 probably v.'ill be compelled to accede to the demands. Much opposition has been evi- denced in Syria over the propo."ied arrangement for the future Ciovern- aient of the country. It was report- ed from Paris in January that Emir (I'nince) Feisal had reached an agreement with the French Oov- emment, under which he would re- cognize a French mandate for tho •whole of Syria, in return for which France would recognize the foitna- tion of an Arabian State, to include Damascus, Aleppo, Hema and Ham- aK, under the adminiatration of the Prince. Later adrlces, however, in dicate tliat the Syrian.s v.'ere insist- irifr upon independence. An assembly of twenty-nine Meso- potamiun notable."! now sitting in Damascus probably will proclaim Mesopotamia a State and form a joint Government with .Syria under the regency of Zeid, a brother of Prince Feisal of the Had,jas, ac- cording to Tho Daily Mall's Cairo CoiTespondent. Palestine, Lebanon and NorKhem Mesopotamia are included in the «il»triot» wliere the Arabs are voting freely, appai-ently with the purpose ©f foiving the Peace Conference to recognize Syria, under a tlireat of co-opei*tion with the Tiirltish Na- tionalists if independence is refused them. The Arabs claim to have 100,000 troops ready to co-operate with the Turks in Cilicia and Anatolia. Ap- parently they are willing to accept French advisors. MORE OUTRAGES IN IRELAND One Constable Killed, Many Wounded, in Various Districts. A despatch from Dublin says: â€" A numljer of additional outrages are reported to have taken place in vari OU.S parts of Ireland. Police Segt. Nazcr was shot dead and (Nonstable Doyle was wounded at Rathkoale, 17 milea south-west of I/imerick. In the Cork district, Inspector McDonagli was dang'erously woun<led in tlie head by a bullet from a revolver whil-e ex- changing diots with crowds which attacked him ami an.otiier officer. One civilian was badly wounded dur ing tlie fighting. In Limerick, Constable Murphy was ambushed and shot and dangerously woundetl. At Kilbegffan, County West Meath, 100 anned men raided Uuvrow Castle, a private residence, for arras Tho family was absent, and only two servants were in the castle. The raid- ers gained entrance to the building by smashing the bijf door with sledge hammers. Prince of Wales In Privy Council A despatch from London says: â€" The I'rince of Wales took his place last week In the meeting of the Privy Cotinci!. Unlike other members, he wun not sworn In, but was merely sunimoued by the King. Prince Al- bert will attend the Privy Council be- fore the end of this year. Meanwhile I'rincess Mury is taking a larger part la public life. While the Prince of Walos Is in Australia on his forthcoming trip there many of the duties ot the Prince of Wales will de- volve upon her. For this she has been unoHteutatlously preparing herself and has learned to speak In public with- out embarrassment. CANADA TAKES PLACE IN LEAGUE AS GREATEST NEW WORLD NATION A despatch trow London hays: â€" The Tlnlted States, haviug dj^tussoclRted herself from the League' of Nutiona, Canada willjiow have an lufluenoe In the proceedings ot that body out of all proportion to her puu|atiou nud much greater than was contemplated When ihe entered It. According to u fltutfuient by a pro miuent member of the Secretariat of the League, Canada will practically take the place which the I'nitcd Slates would otherwise have occupied as the greatest new-world nailon. Her lu- fluenoe In continental iitfatrH will bo bssed on her -ImpartiaHty of view- as an extra-European country. The first eTldence of recognition of her suitus lias been the appointment of ex-Mayor â- ^n'tilSi' of Wintilpeg to Uie^ain- \'»\- ley Coiiiiuission. The news of Mr. Waugh'fl nomination has been well re- ceived here, and it Is hoped future Canadian appointments will not he few In number, since it is realized, In the words of my Informant, that "Canadians will be impartial and bust- Dcss-llke whore European matters are concerned." Among tho viirioiis important bodies, In Home of wiilrh I'anadlans will be appointed, are the Internutionnl Migli Court of .lii«tice. Ih« Kconomlf Com- I uiissliin, tho Comml.-rilon on Russia. I the ('(mimisi.slnn on 'rranfllt, the Com I mission on Arnianient.-i, and varloim Hoclul and hcallh fonunlssioiiR. Th«> Dominion is almost certain to have a rfiprpsentaiivt" on the Cymtnlsslou of Imniie ration. HEAVY ICEFIELDS IN GREAT LAKES Little Open Water Reported by Weather Bureau. A despatch from Detroit says:â€" The first ice report of the season tor the Qreat Lakes, issued hero by the United States Weather Bureau, says: "Reports from regular and display stations of the United States Weather Bureau and meteorological Servlo ot Canada Indicate that the fields ot lee in Lake Superior are extensive, heavy and windrowed; over the western por- tion the fields extend out solid tor 47 miles, while over the eastern por- tion the field has remained btationary since about February ir>. St. Mary's River is solid its entire length and ia covered with snow. "In Green Bay the ice is heavy and solid. In Lake Michigan fields are moving slowly over the north-western portion, and some open water extends south to Chieago. while over the east- ern side the fields extend beyond vision, with nc open water ot conse- quence visible. "In Lake Huron the fields are ex- tensive and heavy, and extend beyond vision. St. Clair Hlver is open for about two miles below the mouth of Laice Huron and heavily packed be- low this point to Lake St. Clair. The ice in Lake St. C'lair Is heavy, and probably ranges from 22 to 2G Inches in thickness; Detroit River is closed with heavy ice from about Twelfth Street to Lake Erie. "In Lake Erie the fields are solid aloBf; the south shore, and no open water is visible. Some open water fs reported off Port Stanley. The Ice is reported as heavily windrowed. "In Lake Ontario the ico In the har- bors Is heavy. Ico fields are reported over the eastern and central portions. "In comparison with the same period last year, there is more ice in all the lakes. ".\3 compared with the twelfth year normal, there Is iin uverago thickness at Duluth, and above the average at l^ttult Ste. Mario and at Escanaba." ALUED WARSHIPS IN TURK WATERS Turkish Bands Raiding Villages .\ despatch from London says: â€" Zeltun, Ilumit and various other Ar- nienliiii villages In Gallcia havo been besieged by Turkish bands for tho last ten days, accordins to despatches received from diplomatic sources ou Thur.sday. The despatches say the Armenians thus far have been able to defend themselves. Zeitun Is in tlie Vilayet of Aleppo. 20 miles northeast of Marash, where tho recent Armenian massacres .Tre reported to huvo occurred. Unnecessary. The Scoutmaster: "Now, then, Willie, suppose you had two apples and ,vou gave nuother boy his choice of them. You would tell him to take the bigger one, wouldn't you?" Willie: "No, sir." The Scoutmaster: "Why not?" Willie: "'Cos 'twouldn't be neces- sary." New Zealand plans to spend about $2,500,000 in the development of its water power resources. Ready to Co-operate With Land Forces to Enforce Peace Terms. A despatch from Constantinople says: â€" Numerous despatches from London and Paris ann-ouncing tiiat the Supreme Council has decided to take drastic action at Coiistantmople to prevent the killing of Christian.'? ai-.d enforce peace terms more radical than were contemplated before the trouble at Marash have been received with apparent inditfeveiice by the Turks, the only efTect being the designation of a slightly changed Cabinet. Turkish officials are watching with- out any evidences ot concern the movement in London to force them out of Kurope, and the printing: of a despatch reporting that President Wilson would insist that tho Sultan must leave Constantinople caused scarcely a ripple. Tiie allied naval displays in the Bosphorus -and Uie British and French naval piirades .in the streets of Constantinople are watched indiffer- ently by the public. The Black, iMarmora and Aegean Seas are alive with al^tcfi jwarfhips ready to co- operate with land forces in the de- fence of tho .Struit.s and enforcement of a blockaiie, thould such actioir be talicn. The British have four battle- ships of tlie Iron Duke class, four cruisers of tlie Cardiff class, six destroyers of the Steadfast class, two de.stioyers of the Tomahawk class, and five super-dreadnouglits of the Revenge class within easy reach of tlie Struit.s, with several other war- .=lvip3 convenient to the Colden Horn or the Bosphorus. Tlio Itullans have tv,o battleships, one cruiser and two destroyers In the vicinity. Tlie French have two mcnl- crn buttlcships, tv.'o destroyers, two crivsers, two sloops and one transport; the Greeks the battleship Kilkis (formerly tlio Uiiitetl States ateamahip Idaho) and two destroyers, and tho Americana s-ix destroyers, the cruiser Galveston and several small craft. ^ ^ __ Admit Chinese Girls to Pekin University A despatch from Pekin says: â€" A re- markable educational advance In tho history ot China occurred this week, when five girl students were admitted to I'ekin University. Hitherto girls were restricted to the Normal School, but after conaidorablo discussion the University doors have been opened. A signlllcant feature Is that this conces- sion marks the flrst acceptance ot the principle of co-educatlou. â€" <, _ Makes 26 Policemen Murdered by Irish A despatch from Belfast says: â€" Constablo Scully was shot at Olen- miro, Couuty Cork, on Thursday night. He was the twenty-sixth policeman murdered aince January 21. Two sol- diers and a number ot civilians w^ere also killed by gangs In the same vicini- ty on Thursday. Weekly Market Report Breadstuffs. I Provisions â€" Wholesale Toronto, Mar. 16â€" Manitoba wheat!. Smoked meatsâ€" Rolls. 30c to 8Ic; â€"No. 1 Northern, $2.80; No. 2 North-; bams, medium, 36c to Z%c\ heavy, 33c pm «9 77 to 34c; cocked hams, CO.; to 53c: baeks^ plain, 49c to GOc:; backs, bone- less, i52c to 56c; breakfast bacoa, 42i; cm, $2.77. Manitoba oats â€" No. 2 C. W., 97'^c; No. 3 C. W., 9'l%c; extra No. 1 feed. 94%c; No. 1 feed, 93%c; No. 2 feed, 32%c, in store I'Vjrt Williaih. Manitoba barlev â€" No. 3 C. W.. $1.- G7%; No. 4 C. W.. ?1.50'53; rejected, ^l.SB'J^; feed, $l.36Ti, in store Fort WiHiam. Ameriican corn â€" No. 3 yellow, $1.94; No. 4 yellow, $1.91 track Toi-onto; prompt shipment. Ontario oats â€" No. 3 white, $1.00 to ?1.02, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat â€" No. 1 Wintei-, per to 46c; cottage rolls, 3;'c to 34c. BaiTelled meats â€" Pickled pork, $46; mess pork, $45. Green meats â€" Out of pisk'e, Is less than smoked. Dry salted meats â€" Long clears, in tons, ."2%c; in cases, 28c to 29c; clear beUies. 27c to 28',ic; fat backs, 82c to 33c. Lardâ€" Tiercas, SOc to SO Vie; tubs, 30',sc to 3ic; pails, 30%c to 31c; prints, 31 Vic to 32c. Compound lard, f.'O.b. shipping points, according to freights. P&a«â€" No. 2, $3.00. Barley â€" Malting, $1.75 to $1.77, a cording to freights outside. iOc ta 30',= car lot, $2.02 to $2.03; No. 2 do., $1.98 tierces, 27V&C to 28c; tubs, 28c to to$2.01; No. 3do., $l.92to$l.M, f.o.b,| 28V2C; pails, 28'Ac to 28?ir; pT-nts, shipping points, according to freights. ''' *"* .'ini„c Ontario wheat â€" No. 1 Spring, per car dot, .$2.02 to $2.03; No. 2 Ao., $1.98 to $2.07; No. 3 do., $1.95 to $2.01, iSIontreal Provisions Montreal, Mar. 16.â€" Oat.' â€" Can- adian Western. No. 2, $1.17'.i; do.. No. 3, $1.13i.i. Flourâ€" Nevv- standard. $13.25 to $13.55. Roiled oats, bag of 90 lbs., $5.50 to $5.60; bran, $45.25; siiorts, $52.25; Iiay, No. 2, per ton, Buckwheatâ€" $1.55 to $1.60, accord- car lots, $29 to $30. ing to freights outside, Rye â€" No. 3, $1.77 to $1.80, accord- ing to fre.ights outside, Manitoba flour â€" Covcniment stand- ard, $13.25, Toi-onto. Ontario fiour â€" Goveriunent standard Lard â€" Pure, v.-ocd pails, 20 lbs. net, Sic to SlVic Live Stock Markets Toronto, Mar. 16. â€" Choice heavT steers, $13.50 to $14.00; good heavy $10.80 to $11.00. Montreal; $11.00 in steers, $12.50 to $13; butcher's cattle, Toronto, in jute bags. Prompt ship- choice, $12.50 to 13; do., good, $11 to ""tl^M,, , ^ ,. T. ,â-  ' , ,, i $11.50; do., medium, $10.50 to $10.75; Millfeedâ€" Car Iot3---Dolivercd IMont-l do., common, $8 to 8.50; buils, choice, real freight, bag.i uichuledâ€" Bran, per, $10.50 to $11.50; do., medium, $9.50 ton, $45; s.horts. per ton $52. | to $10.00; do., rough, $7.50 to $8.00; Hayâ€" No. 1, per ton, $27.00 to $28.00 butcher cows, choice, $10.50 to $11.50; mixed, per ton, $25, track, Tv.>ronto. I do., good, $9.50 to $10.00; do., medium Strawâ€" Car lobs, per ton, $16.00 to $8.75 to $9.25; do., common, $7.50 ta $17.00 track, Toronto. Country Produce â€" ^Wholesale Eggs â€" Now-laid, cas'es returnable, 54c to 55c. Buttc-râ€" Creamery solids, 5Cc to 5Sc, do., pivlnts, 57c to 59c. Cheesoâ€" Large, 29Vjc (to 30c; twins, 30c to SOVsC Honeyâ€" White, per lb., C8-lb. tins, net 21c to 22c; 10-lb.tins, gross. 2IV2C to 22 Vic; 5-lb. tins, gross, 23c to 24c $8.00; stockers, $8.25 to $10.50; feed- ers, $10.00 to $W.0O; canners and cut- ters, $5.25 to $6.00; milkers, good to choice, $100.00 to $150; do., common and medium, $65.00 to $75.00; spring- ers, $90.00 to $150.00; lambs, per cwt, $18.00 to $21.50; calves, good to choice, $18.00 to $20.00; sheep, $7.00 to $13.50; hogs, fed and watered, $19.50 to $1975; do., \v6ighed off cars, $19.75 to $20.00; do., f.o.b., $18.50 to $18.75; do., do., country points, $18.26 to $18.50. Montreal, Mar. 16. â€" Butcher steers, common. $9.50 to $11.00; butcher heif- leaii Live Poultry â€" Buyers prices de- livered Toronto â€" Hens, over 5 lbs. 40c, hens 4 and 5 lbs., 37c; hens under 4] era, me<{ium, $9.50 to $11.00; common lbs., 35c; spring chickens, SOc; spring. $7.50 to $9.00; butcher cows, medium, chickens, milk fed, 35c; roosters, 25c; ducklings, 40c; turkeys, 50c; geese, 22c. Dressed Poultry â€" Hens, over 5 lbs., 40c; hens, 4 and 5 lbs., 37c; hena, under 4 lbs., 36c; spring chickens, 30c; spring chickens, miUv fed, 36c; roost- ers, SOc; ducklings, 40c; tuxkeys, 55c; geese, 24<'. $7.00 to $9.50; canners, $5.50; cvrttors, $6.60; butcher bulls, common, $8.00 to $9.50; good veal, $17.00 to $18.50; medium, $15.00 to $17.00; grass, $8.00 to $9.00; ewes, $11.00 to $12.50; lambs, good, $18.00; common, $16.00 to $17.00; off car weights, selects, $20.50 to $21.00; lights, $19.00 to $21.00; sows, $16.50 to $17.00. Britishers May Vote in Canada A store is only as 8^>od as the cus- tomer it keeps. .lohn Hull (to .Tonnthii n: "Coine and pl.iy. Otlierwlso tho uUier kids uver them can't." Jonathan: "l don't lyiow yvUether I'll play or net The stakes arc too high." â-  1 A despatch from Ottawa says: â€" Pro- visions of tho War Times Election .\ct dtsonfranchlslng thousands of naturalized Canadians aje not includ- ed in the new Franchise Bill which Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Solicitor-General, introduced in the Commons on Thurs- day. All persons of British citizen- ship, whether by birth or naturaliza- tion, resident In Canada for one year and in the constituency for two months, ot 21 years ot ago and over, and either male or female, are -to be permitted to vote for Federal candi> dates. Saving In Weight. For trans-AtlaatIc mall service by airplane an Englishmau has develop- ed a plan tor photographing letters on films about the size of postage stamps to save weight, recipients hav- ing them enlarged. A Letter From London Queen Mary has one of tho finest collections of flower pictures in the country. She Is also tond of flowers used in decoration, as, tor instance, the turtilture of Princess Mary's own room at Windsor, which Is hand- painted with flowers In the French manner. There are beautiful tall screens hand-painted with roses by Miss Van Ileddeghem In Her Majesty's own rooms, and many pictures by the same artist. Miss Van Heddeghem was one of the Queen's "discoveries." • • • • People with whom Prince Henry was brought Into contact during his recent visits to Manchester and Bir- mingham noted a great resemblance In his boyish, frank manner to tho Prince of Wales, though Prince Henry promises to bo taller than his elder brother, and Is cast In a more sturdy mould. « • * • Ho Is to remaiu at Cambridge for the t\\\\ course ot four years, though, were he given a tree choice in the matter, he would prefer probably to join his regiment, tho King's Royal Rifles, at once. He has a real liking tor the Army, and desires to make it his permanent career. • • • • The boom in music which marked the latter end of 1919, Is finding an echo in the delight ot individuals in music study. Instruments previously neglected are being taken up with enthusiasm. Lord Leoi>old Houutbat- ten has, tor instance, taken to the. flute. The Royal Family Is not un- musical, and both the Queen and Princess Mary are clever pianists. • • • • Sir Ian Hamilton, who has now re- tired from the Army, may be expected to devote a good deal of his leisure to writing, tor there is no soldier who has such natural literary gifts. He has written, besides professional trac- tates, charming books on lighter sub. Jecta. He has more than the staff of- ficers' equipment as an artist, and his dispatches troni Oalllpoll Introduced a new kind of despatch writing, at least to the modern era.- Big Ben.