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® Ki ts t tinh Ti hk n i en ies n anataat s ol o "!. x,: -;. Ne o 0 0C $ M "'--W'. " W_ * s e e Mese e td 1 \Februaty 20 " y ® *p To o al * '*'"W--, --~ ' Ontari t Mourni AYS BURDEN L. k . ntario Court Mourning . Ordered for Two Weeks\ _' URCEDONPROVINGE ' prrog» C # # ( i%s on S raiva 0 .> / : Flags on Public B"lldmgs'} Liberal Whip Brings Motion to Be Flown Half--Mast| to Relieve Counties | _ on Day of King Albert's| £ of Cost 4 * Funeral -- Legislature] : _i * t« 1 Liberals' contention that the high-- . Expresses Grief at Sov--. way burden should rest only on Fro | a * f : vin ul -- ereign's Passing, Recall--| avure oree" paper" maky with ning * # * of notice of motion Char A. | ing -- Heroism During noberison, 'Party. Waip" and thewber w for North Huron. | ar The cla'im that counties should be cce zic _ releved of the onus has long been His Honor Dr. Herbert A. Bruce, heard in Liberal platform speeches, Lieutenant--Governor of Ontario, was | Iand now the pros and cons will be advised yesterday by the Secretary of argued in House Geobate. k State at Ottawa that his Majesty King Mr. Robertson's motion follows: George V. has directed that court , | "In view of the fact that the Prov-- mourning be observed for the late mce receives nearly $20,000,000 from King of the Belgians for a period otf gas tax, license plates and drivers' two weeks from yesterday. The Royal permits, this House is in favor of command, which was telegraphed to rellev'ng the counties of all cost of Dr. Bruce, also directed that flags on Provincial highways." public buildings be flown at half--mast on the day i)t tliAc funeral. gay mbued Ontario's legislators yesterday addc , 'heir expression of sorrow tof time |NORTH£RN FINANCES world--wide grief at the passing of the 1 Eng of the Belgisns. After prayers | TALLIED N HOUSE emier Henry read a motion, second-- | --~----mafoeens ed by Liberal House Leader McQuib-- We'fgeu%lil:an%es 01'g t;xe Nort?"co'mtg ban : uring yesterday's sessif "That this House learns with deep of the Legislature, when a lengthy regret of the untimely death of his ggaeft%f?efveds:gtg' I;n Mluml ydém; Majesty King Albert I., King of U\¢ of 'the ferry, highway construction Belgians, and desires to place itself aird office exf)enses at" Little" Current on reccl:rd AS h"tl;.ndhlmt t il s!n{ccéc;;; and Blind River was answered by Hon sympathy to the Royal family 0 @l-- CI . gium in the loss 3 its Bbc-llo_\'cd head, X'x'!l(liil;g.;efgxlayson. Minister of Lands and to the people 0 elgium as a * whole, in the passing of a gracious Jagfiefinh;h:'tso&tigm% tilh.ed fgl;rst? and ?ergic monar_g'h. after a reign of $12,400; that the cost of alterations <wenty--five years. r In further expression of regret, Mr-. t1':))3; ]svasmsogl%%%? m&mt&} Henry said that never would be for: Current dock had been altered during gotten the part played by King Albert 'the same year at a cost of $1,892. The and his small but heroic people in the n \department ocwns the land on which difficult position they occupiad during 'the terminals are located, and it was the war. His Majesty had been rec-- 'purchased from Norman Trotter for ognized as a loyal ally, co--operating $1,264. heartily in stemming the German tide. 'The right of way for the Little Even beyond the Allied countries, said Current--Espancla Highway has been the Premier, the shock would be fe} |secured partly by the consent of the at the untimely death of the com-- , 'Devartment of Indian Affairs and & paratively young ruler. He was sure | payment of $330 to the Indians; part--| the people of Ontario sympathizern ly from the 5 per cent. reservation. deeply with the Belgians in their be-- 'made by certain townships, and, in reavement. | cases where it runs through private Dr. McQuibban said that news of lpmpeny. the department has obtained * the faal and tmic accident had car-- title by expmmtian and no claims . ried all minds back across the years| have been received. In one case still, to the days of 1914, when there was hanging fire a claim was made for 50| no more heroic figure than King cents an acre. | Albert's. "His spirit was l'ke a cru--| D. A. McIvor is Northern Develop-- sader's, like that of England's King: ment Resident Engineer at Blind, Richard, a spirit of integrity and. River at an annual salary of 2,400.| honor. It was fortuna'e, indeed, for | J. R. Carter, his assistant, re-- the entire world that Belgium had| ceives $125 a month. At Blind River such _ a King at such a time. it was | the department rents office space for the fine thread of the neutral zone of | $20 a month. The office was not oper-- Belgium that barred the way to ated during 1933. : Paris." | F e e 66 2» Te Government Phoned "Fergy Children's Aid Amendment | a h Y retested by C. Oakies Only Once in Three Years Georgs Oakley (Conservative, River--| o dale.c'l'om;o) T&rote:.::dhon btqhau b?i | "Lordon! Hello, London! Toronto,, same year; nirgs 2a,t. ;d c:zt o{ots.lilsi.zl; the Cily 0o onto when the bill' + were sent in -- ve ng amending 'the Chilcren's Protection| -- CAMAGA Wishes to spetk with the HOD.| 51909 went over in 1983. The tOAl Act reached the Comumittco of t.h;-% G. Howard Ferguson. cost to the Province was $92.98 Whole House during the legislative But it only happened once--the In reply to the second part of the session yesterday. Torom{o, Mr. Oak--| telephone operator's remarks aren't| question, which was asked by W. G. ty pointed out, is paying $366,000 guaranteed--or at least such a call| Medd (Progressive, Huron South), the under the present provisions of tht, _ was only made once by the Ontario| Premier, commenting on the phrase act, and would under the proposed: _ Government in its official capacity.| "to or from th» High Commissioner, amendment, which will make MU--) _ In a tense atmosphere that soon dis--| implied that the High Commissionet nicipalities responsible for children| _ syved into humor, Premier Henry | would probably pay the charges if he until titey reach 21, be liable for &| _ stateq at the legislative session yes--| called the Government. sum of $1,750,000. terday that the Ontario Government| '"You never get any messages col-- had telephoned Mr. Ferguson once in| lect," Hon. Harry C. Nixon queried the past three years, and that in 1931.| humorously as the House began to Seven cables were sent durine \s' lauch. s event _ AMPDLCS _ _WLTEC _ SEILC . 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