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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1921. FIRST DRAFT OF PEACE PROPOSAL NOT ACCEPTABLE TO IRELAND Further Parleys Will Follow Consultation Between the Irish Chiefs in Dublin--Broad Measure of Independence Granted by British Government but Three Principals Insisted Upon. [■respondent is informed, how-i absolutely inaccurate. When i de Valera told Lloyd George Thursday ing that the proposals did not , furnish a basis for further conference, he British Premier pressed him to re-nain in London for further parleys. De Valera, however, preferred to return to Dublin for a new consultation with all the -leaders of the Sinn Fein. ■ There will be no full meeting of the . Dail Eireann, but the Presldtent will confer with Michael Collins, J. J. 0'-i Kelly, Richard Mulcahey, Professor » MacNeili and Cahill Brugba, who with ___. j Austin Stack, Commandant Barton tained, though it is less than the $90,-; and Arthur Griffith, represent the 000,000 required under the Home Rule' whole thinking and acting force of A despatch from London says: Pr.fm.ier Lloyd George's written offer to de Valera on Thursday than Sinn Fein expected in some respects. It was unacceptable, however, because it fails to concede what the Sinn Fein claim are three vital principles, according to information obtained Thursday night. The British Cabinet authorized the granting of a broad measure of domestic independence, but the offer fell short of de Valera's demands because: 1. The financial contribution to the British Exchequer to facilitate the liquidation of the war burdens KONia e Act. 2. The special" ties between Ulster and Westminster are still retained. 3. The British occupation of Irish ports is insisted upon. The leading English news associations Thursday afternoon circulated a report that the offer of Lloyd1 George is final and admits of Sinn Fein. The countess Markiewicz, now in Mount Joy jail, will also be present provided her release from prison granted. If this secret conference agrees to a resumption of the London parleys the same delegation will return next week. WHERE GREEK CONFRONTS TURK shews where the fighting has been going on in Asia Mino irk Nationalists and the Greeks. The latter have started i WONDERFUL APPARATUS TAKES PLACE OF NATURAL ARMS KING AND QUEEN GAVE GARDEN PARTY Their Majesties Shake Hands With 4,000 People at Palace. A despatch from London says:-- King George and Queen Mary gave a garden party on Thursday at Buckingham Palace to some 4,000 guests. The spacious lawns presented a brilliant scene. All the members of the Royal family were present. The function was attended by the various foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, th% Dominion Premiers, Indian notables, members of the Government, and others. King George and Queen Mary shook hands with some 2,000 of their guests. The lawn party was to some extent a substitute for the Courts which the King and Queen were ur.able to bold this year, ar.d the informal presentations were equivalent to the usual presentations at Court. The gowns worn by tire women were rather more subdued than those seen at Ascot ar.d the Henley regatta. Most of the skirts were longer than those lately considered fashionable. Fordney Bill Receives Large Vote A despatch from Washington says:--The Fordney Tariff Bill was passed by the House on Thursday by almost a straight party vote, after two weeks of debate. The vote was 289 to 127. It now goes to the Senate. Final action in the House came after four separate votes on Thursday on five preferential amendments. On these ballots oil and asphalt were retained on the free list. The proposed embargo on dyestuffs was stricken out, and hides and long staple cotton were restored to the free list. A despatch from London says:-- A remarkable piece of apparatus which supplies arms to anyone who lacks those members, was demonstrated at the annual conference cf the British Medical Association at Newcastle on Wednesday. The demonstrator was an armless man who incidentally had lost an eye. He sat at a table, and by levers worked with his feet, he operated a mechanical pair of arms which, it seemed, were made of lead piping. With these arms the armle; fed himself and enjoyed the m used knife, fork, spoon, cup and napkin with ease and grace. Then he picked up a cigarette, raised it to his Hps and lit it. He cut out a paper pattern with scissors and wrote his name with, a pencil1. This new mechanism is regarded as the greatest triumph of ingenuity Canada From Coast to Coast Dawson, Yukon Territory.--Thirty I 1920. Though the season has not yet members of the advance guard of the! opened one distributory has already oil rush have reached the Fort Nor- sold three million pounds, man fields, stalked their claims, and Winnipeg, Manitoba.--High prices started back for the recording of-[and intense competition marked the fices, according to Howard Goliey who | auction sale of furs conducted by the has just arrived from the scene of the , Winnipeg Fur Auction Sales Com-staking. pany. More than 150 persons of the Victoria, British Columbia,--The foremost fur houses of the United visit of Governor Davis of Idaho to , States and Canada were present. One the province is believed to indicate a hundred and eighty thousand pelts joint undertaking to reclaim land on I were sold for $300,000. the Kootenay River. The flats are atl Ottawa, Ontario.--The arrivals of "oundary and there are 25,000 farmers, farm laborers and domestics for the spring months make a healthy aggregate. In March, April and May there were 10,405 arrivals of those classes at ocean ports, of whom 6,671 males. For the same period from United States side and 30,000 on the Canadian side, which are at present producing only hay and which it is believed.can be reclaimed at a cost of about $25 per acre. Victoria, British Columbia.--Two j the United' States there were 6,458 thousand men are to be sent from the arrivals, 4,000 being of the male sex. cities of British Columbia to the harvest fields of the middle west accord- the art which is v called Prosthetic ing to plans being discussed by officials cf the Provincial Bureau of Labor here. These men will to an extent be assisted in transportation. j Edmonton, Alberta.--According to: reports received from the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway preparations are now in full He j swing at the various shipping points along the line on Lesser Slave Lake land Lac la Biche for the opening of the summer commercial fishing s son. One million five hundred th sand pounds of white fish and any quantity of jack fish and pickerel will be the limit of catch for the seasor on Lesser Slave Lake, and five hun- A New University Course, FAMINE AND DISEASE SWEEP S. RUSSIA! Appeal for Aid Sent to All the Nations of the World. A despatch from Paris says:--An appeal addressed to all nations in the world asking that they organize to provide immediate aid for "millions of Russians now suffering from famine in the region of the Volga River and territory to the southwest," has been issued by the Executive Committee of the Russian Constituent Assembly. The >a-ppeal says that within this territory, which is greater than that of France and Germany combined, millions of Russians are facing starvation while their Government is totally unable to render assistance of any kind. Latest reports from this region reaching the committee say that epidemic diseases are rapidly getting beyond control, and that if relief is not immediately provided! another serious European menace is imminent. Hon. Lionel H. Clarke Lieut.-Governor cf Ontario, who is sent from his official duties owing to illness. His physician has prescr absolute rest indefinitely. Building of Capital Ships to Continue A despatch from London says:-- The British Government will proceed with the policy of replacing capital ships. This policy is necessarily not affected by the success or failure of' ordinary internal combustion motor. tihe forthcoming Washington confer- -*-'■- ence, Lloyd George told the House of p Germany will have record crops ol Commons on Thursday afternoon. i both wheat and rye. While even this Further questioned, the Premier great harvest will not produce suf- Invents Steam Engine for Dirigible Use A despatch from Loni According to a report in : cles, a steam engine has 1 for dirigibles. It consists of a heavy oil internal combustion steam generator with ordinary double acting steam engines, all of which can be housed within the main part of the airship, instead of in separate gondolas. Capt. W. P. Durtnall, inventor of the ne system, claims to be able to effect reduction of the air resistance and the consequent elimination of outside motor gondolas, at the same time his engines being able to work at an altitude at which heretofore there has been serious interference with said that, assuming the Washingtr conference would be a complete success, he did not think that would remove the obligation which the Government is under to build new ships. ficient to supply the needs of th population, the crops, however, art so extraordinarily good that Germany's imports of cereals will be greatly lessened thereby. Town-planning, or is the latest extern ranged by the University of Toronto. This course is offered during the two weeks, January 9th to 21st, 1922, and will be both intensive and comprehensive. It has been initiated by Professor Adrian Berrington of the Department of Architecture Who is an expert as well as an enthusiast in the subject of municipal improvement. Prof enters J. A. Dale, R. M. Mac-Iver, W. M. Treadgold, and probably !,.', others, will co-op.erate; and such sub-1 jects as houcing and homing, thd satellite city, road, raii and waterways, civic self-control, vital statistics, the biology and the anatomy of towns,' eccnomic aspects of housing and town-planning, housing and health, education and recreation, maps and map reading, reads and pavements, will be dealt with. In the present stage of Canada'sj development the expert in town ant' city planning is urgently Town-planning con guilds are at work cities. Here is the opportunity for the acquirement of the necessary technical knowledge. Municipal authorities will not be slow to see that some of their employes take advantage of the offer of the Provincial University. The course is, it is hoped, the first of a series of such annual courses and, pel haps, of a permanent and regular curriculum in this important subject. Service to the public is the great principle of the University of Toronto. It has something of value to offer to every citizen in city, town, or rural district. Anyone interested will cord. be placed on the University's mailing list, on request, and will receive ., .. „' the various bulletins and announce- on co^rTr I ments cutlinin2 r-ew developments from time to time. Write the Director of University Extension. An Anglo-American Song. started i Mai WORLD'S CHAMPION BUTTER PRODUCER Bella Pontiac, 46321, holds the world's record for butter produc year and also for two years. On June 28th she completed a yeai 1,587.50 lbs. butter and 27,191 lbs. milk to her credit. In two years she made 2,606.25 lbs. butter. These tests were held under government supervision. The cow is owned by Thos. A. Barron, Brantford, Ont. 3 test with dred thousand pounds of white fish and no limit on other species on la Biche. According to present formation ninety per cent of the white fish caught north of the city will go direct to the Chioaigo market. Calgary, Alberta.--A novel reunion for wives of Canadian soldiers who have settled on the land, married in the Old Country and new to Western Canadian conditions has been staged here and will likely become an annual event. Calgary women conceived the dea of bringing them to the city at household and farm joy a good time socially. The course Regina, Saskatchewan.--Fifty-five million pounds of binder twine will be required for the crop of the prairie provinces this year as compared with twenty-eight million pounds used in It is quite a remarkable fact in these days, says an English newspaper, when we are all hoping for a still closer , j friendship between the United States-1 fair to '™Part and Britain, that the national anthi j of the States, "My Country, 'Tis of sung to the same tune "God Save Our Gracious King." But, although this is a fact, it has net the significance of the origin of that song which reaches the heart of every English-seaking man and man, "Home, Sweet Heme." The miraculous thing is that it written by an American, John Howard Payne, and composed by an Englishman, Sir Henry Bishop; yet words and music might have grown together in the garden of some beautiful soul to lovely a flower of s ,„ There' is another striking thing many towns and about thte song^_tne man who wrote the words never had a home to his own, in a sense. He was a w derer on the earth, a rolling stone, "Home, Sweet Home" is truly the national anthem of the English-speaking race. Next to it conies another heart-binding song carried into every Continent by the ubiquitous Scot, "Auld Lang Syne." When songs of hate are all buried in the deepest pit of oblivion these songs of love and friendship will remain. Falls, Ontario.-tinuous stream of United States automobiles is crossing the br::*geis into Canada and officdala say that all] records are being broken, the movement totalling at times three hut:.!red cars per hour. The trains are also crowded and altogether there is an unprecedented rush from across the border to Canadian summer resorts. Quebec, Quebec.--According to the figures given by the Quebec directory jusit distributed the population 'of the city has reached 116,120, divided as follows:--French Canadians, 102,750; Irish, 5,300; English, 5,275; other nationalities, 2,675. Including non-residents employed here 3,250, and the (suburbs the population cf Greater Quebec is 157,375. The total valuation of property is $113,983,671. Fredericton, New Brunswick.-- Nearly 35,000 pounds of the province's wool crop has been collected here to be marketed co-operatively by the provincial Department of Agriculture in co-operation with the Federal department. Halifax, Nova Scotia.--A bumper apple crop is expected in the Annapolis Valley this year and it is estimated that over a million barrels wilt ba available for expert, all of which will pass through this port. Lunenberg, Nova Scotia.--The Lunenberg fishing fleet has returned with its catches from its second trip, the .sixty-five vessels bearing 58,375 quintals of fish, In the first trip five vessels returned with 3,300 quintals. This is somewhat below the average of 1920. Weekly Market Report Toronto. Manitoba wheat--No. 1 Northern, $1.85%; No. 2 Northern, $1.83%; No. 3 Northern, $1.79%; No. 4 wheat, $1.65%. Manitoba oats--No. 2 CW, 52%c; No. 3 CW, 50%c; extra No. 1 feed, 49%c; No. 1 feed, 48%c; No. 2 feed, 47 %c. Manitoba barley--No. 3 CW, 83%c; No. 4 CW, 79%c; rejected, 74%c; feed, 73 %c. All the above in store at Fort William. , 79c; Peas--No. 2, nominal. Barley--Malting, 65 to 70c, acc ing to freights outside. Buckwheat--No. 3, nominal. Rye--No. 2, $1.25, according freights outside. Manitoba flour--First pats., $10.50; second pats., $10, Toronto. Ontario flour--Nominal. Millfeed --- Deflivered, Montreal freight, bags included: Bran, per ton, $25; shorts, per ton, $27; good feed flour, $1.60 to $1.75 per bag. Hay--No. 1, per ton, $17 to $19 mixed, $8 to $10, track, Toronto. Straw--Car let;, per ton, $18, track, Toronto. Cheese--New, large, 25 to 26c: twins, 25% to 26%c; triplets, 26y2 to 27c; old, large, 33 to 34c; do, twins, 34 to 35c; triplets, 34% to 35%c; Stilton, 27 to 28c. Butter--Fresh dairy, choice, 30 to !c; creamery, prints, fresh, No. 1, 39 to 41c; cooking, 23 to 25c. ressed poultry--Spring chickens, , roosters, 20c; fowl, 30c; ducklings, 35c; turkeys, 60c. Live poultry--Spring chickens, 30c; roosters, 16c; fowl, 22c; ducklings, ■c; turkeys, 50c. Margarine--20 to 22c. Eggs--No. 1, 38. to 39c; selects, 41 to 42cT cartons', 43 to 44c. Beans--Can. hand-picked, bushel, $2.85 to $3; primes, $2.40 to $2.50. Maple products--Syrup, per imp. gal., $2.50; per 5 imp gale., $3.25. Maple sugar, lbs., 19 to 22c Honey--Old, 60-30-lb. tins, 19 to 20c per lib.; 5-2%-lb. tins, 20 to 21c per lb.; Ontario comb honey, at $7 per Smoked meats--Hams, med., 38 to 40c; heavy, 30 to 31c; cooked, 58 to 62c; rolls, 27 to 28c; cottage rolls, 30 to 31c; breakfast bacon, 33 to 38c; special brand breakfast bacon, 45 to 47c; backs, boneless, 42 to 47c. Cured meats--Long clear bacon, 17 to 19%c; clear bellies, 19%c. Lard'--Pure, tierces, 14% to 15c; tubs, 15 to 15%c; pails,, 15% to 16c; prints, 16 to 17c; shortening, tierces, 12% to 13%c; tubs, 13% to 13%-c; pails, 13% to 14%e; prints, 15% to 16 %c. Choice heavy steers, $7 to $7.75; butcher steers, choice, $7 to $7.75; do, good, $6.75 to $7.25; do,, med., $5.25 to $6.75; do, com., $3.75 to $5.25; butcher heifers, choice, $7.25 to $7.75; do, med., $5.75 to $7.25; butcher cows, choice, $4.50 to $5.50; do, med., $3 to $4.50; canners and cutters, $1 to $2.50; butcher bulls, good, $4.25 to $5.25; do, com., $3 to $4; feeders1, good, 900 lbs., $5.50 to $6; do, fair, $5 to $$5.50; milkers, $45 to $65; springers, $55 to $75: calves, choice, $9.50 to $10; do, mied,, $6.50 to $7.50; idle,, com., $4 to $5; lambs, yearlings, $7 to $8; do, spring, $10 to $11.50; sheep, choice, $4.50 to $5.50; do, good', $3.50 to $4.50; do, heavy and bucks $2 to $3.50; hogs, fed and watered, $12 to $12.50; do, off cars, $12.25 to $12.75; do, f.o.b., $11.25 to $11.75; do, country points, $11 to $11.50; hogs, fed and! watered, $12 to $12.50; do, off cara, $12-25 to $12.75; do, f.o.b., $11.25 to $11.75; do, country points, $11 to $12. Montreal. Oats, Can. West,, No. 2, 65 to 65 %c; Can. Wetst, No. 3, 62 to 62%c Flour, Man. Spring wheat pats, firsts, $10j50. Rolled oats, bag, 90 lbs., $3.25. Bran, $25 to $27. Shorte, $26 to $28. Hay, No. 2, per ton, oar lots, $28 to $30. Cheese, finest Easterns, 22 to 23c. Butter, choicest creamery, 41 to 42c Eggs, selected, 42..to 43c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, 45c. - '- Good lambs, $8.50 to $9.75; sheep, $2 to $4. Hogs, $13.50. Sows, $4 and $5 less than selects. Average calves, $6.50. REGLAR FELLERS--By Gene Byrnes