A Bank for The People's Use Must Have Resources The Bank of Toronto re- ported in its Annual Statement assets of over $50,000 000 and readily avallable resources over $14,000.000. This Bank is always ready for the service of its custom- ers and always ready for all emergencies. BANK OF TORONIO INCORPORATED 1835. RUSSIAN ULTIMATUM oCeTry IN CORPS 1s NEAR CHINA'S FRONTIER. > ---- Only the Immediate Execution of Treaty . Obligations Can Interrupt the Advance of Russia's Army. St. Petersburg, March 1.- has sent an ultimatum to China in sisting upon a closer adherence to the provisions 'of the treaty of 1581, which has been the subject of negotia tions between the two countries for some weeks past. The Russian occu pation crops is within a hundred miles of the frontier and marching on Kulja. Only China's Russia can execution of treaty obligations towards interrupt the advance of the army which is to occupy Kulia Two brigades of sharpshooters, four sotnias of Cossacks, two batteries of field guns and eight batteries of ma chine guns were despatched from Mar gelan, in Ferghana, Turkestan, short ly after the receipt of China's second reply. ; Advices to the war office to-night say that the expedition is within a hundred miles of the frontier and steadily advancing in order to reach | the frontier about the time of the pre- sentation of the ultimatum. The Rus sian force] is considered entirely cient to re-occupy and hold Kulja, the immediate ax Motor Boat Owners Get feady for spring. First your copper non-fouling Paint for the bottoms, USE XEW JERSEY, Ye. quart Next, the best made, Paint. Use FLEXOLIN, outside White whitest a boat, test, while and Wie, in the put on stand any White Enamel, that was , guaranteed pint. ever to everything for Boats, and Hardware Store giv- the wruchtalked-of We carry we are the ng votes Library. So buy the best and get votes help the good cause, W. A Michel's Hardware, 85 PRINCESS STREET. only for and DEFENCE OF INSANITY, Its Abolition Opposed by Medical Committee, New York, March 14. the defence of insanity in criminal trials or any restriction of the issue | of write of habeas corpus after con- vietion of the criminal by a oy of Medical Sueleprudeies; which reported to the society last might. | The proposed changes in laws had | been urged by the State Bar Associa tion. The committee's opposition is unanimous and is bused om three classes of objections : too many changes are being made in laws generally; second, because the proposed changes appear to be uncom stitutional, and have been so declared in the state of Washington; and, third, because of moral, ethical, hus mane and charitable reasons. CHINESE ~Abolition of IN MEXICO. Consulates to be Established in the Larger Cities. Mexico City, March 11.-Shi Shum, Chinese charge d'aliaives, terday. announced that his country had decided to establish consulates in the more important cities of Mexico. This determination follows a series of reports on trade conditions made by Tam Pui Shum, the former charge d'al- faires. The Chinese colony here is al- ready large, and is growing. Ai yes To Use Human Magnet. Washburn, Wis, March 11.--A party of business men have found a human magnet, who is able to feel the exist. ence of iron ore far below the sur- face. The Washburn men have ar ranged to capitalize theic find and utilize his strange talent in seeking for new mines. R. D. Maxey, a local banker, is to head the corporation to be formed, b refuses to give the name of t uman magnet who is to win fortund for his incorporators. The human magnet is so constituted that he can rub a knife across his arm and it becomes a magnet, 300 Federals Captured. El Paso, March 11---lusurrecto Gen: eral Blanco and his forces captured Agum Priosta, Mexico, directly adross the torder from Douglas, and took MY federals prisoners, together with i arms and ammunition. Every man is nid to have his price but he rarely gets it. ice men are pursuing the fugitives. i | St. Insane were | : to committee of the So {ing and those taking part in the dia- { logue did themselves great credit. First, because | 10,000 in number, actually number bare couple of thousand. They undisciplined and of diverse ment, and are without artillery. The instructions which the office telegraphed, to-day, tovesz, the contain the ultimatum. two pointe, first, the are This embodies re-opening fied in the tresth of 1551, and, second, the establishment of free trade in cor tain products, including tea, ment of article These two which it was rd, could be easily China's second reply completely rever-! sed the conciliatory attitude of the prince regent, which had led the Rus sian minister to telegraph to his gov-| erument an assurance of China's com pliance with Russia's demands. points are the ones, announced, on February adjusted, but FORTY ESCAPED FROM JAIL. and Killed Guard | Who Brought Coffee. Vera Cruz, Mexico, March 4.--Over powering and killing the guard, who opened the door of the jail, ye esterday, { to give them their coffee, forty prison- ers escaped. From the jail to the out- skirts of the city, a fight was waged between policemen and prisoners, but all except two escaped. One prisoner | | was captured and one was killed. One | policeman was killed and three wound: | {ol The prisoner killed was the one |; who planned the epcape. Mounted po- Overpowered St. John's Church, Pittsburgh. The concert given by the choir of John's Presbyterian church, Pitts { burgh, on. the evening of March 7th,' {was well . patronized. Some numbers. on the programme proved very amus- | The choruses rendered by the choir were | good, the voeal solos by F. High and W. Clare were well received, and the vocal duetts by Mrs. C. Cowan and {Miss Reede were very pleasing. I. | George Hay served as chairman, and Miss Nettie Cowan aceed as accom: panist in her capable manner, The Young Men's Club, of St. John's church purpose holding another" open meeting in the church on the 28th. The session will take the form of a mock council and deputations from the t Clover Club and others will be receiv- ed, | S---------- | Sand Hill Presbyterian Church. Ihe home of Mr, and Mys. W. J. | Johnston, near Joveeville, was fille if to 1s utmost capacity on the occasion of the parlor concert given by the Ladies' Aid of Sand Hill church, last Friday night. Music was the order of the evening and the large audience was delightfully entertained, Mr. and Mrs. Johnston giving * several selec tions. The gramophone numbers by Mr. Murphy The first edition of Chronicle, read by and Russell Weir, ing. The Misses . laughable dialogue. the evening were £34. the Sand Hill | Miss M McKendry proved. quite amus- Johnston rendered The receipts of The Manitoba bill respecting pany registraticn will not be at this session com: passed | This is Ong On Us. But as usual we blame the man who sets the type. The item was made to read "S130 to 2250" whereas it should have read "A saving of $150 to $250" on every course in stemos graphy is effected by the thirty-day svl-la-bic shorthand method, copy Yonge street, Toronto. This error would have been quite apparent, had be, for a moment, st 1 to realize that uot only are the reduced by one-hali, but the length of study is reduced 'by from four to five months, and the student thereby carns a sal ary just this much earlier than under any other system. We aro Roady for Spring Orders "A LITTLE EARLY" !. WE HEAR SOME MEN SAY, BUT IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY To GET THR FIRST CHUIGH FROM SUCH A STOCK As OURS! THE FABRICS SHOWN HERE ARE FROM THE LOOMS 8 oF Thm FINRST MAKERS N ' CHOICE TO-DAY MEANS AN J TONE SEINE ARRAN. EUROPE -- TO MAKE YOUR EXCLUSIVE PATTERN FOR ® ~ Rusia! saffi- | the Chinese troops, although nomin: ally | al equip. i foreign | to NM. Koros- i Russian minister as Pekin, | of! Russian consulates at the points speci- | in folfil- | 12 of the same treaty. | | most civilized nations that spent | to men's feelings as rivalry would not be s ngle [lighted to have such a proposal made were alse well received. {urns righted by the Moon College, 206 THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY. MARCH 14, SIR EDWARD GREY A RMAMENT GROWTH MUST CONTINUE, says Bat WHl in Long Run Break Civili- zation -Dewn -- Great Britain's Plans, i ' H--Sir Edward secretary, leading the mons, last might, in Premier Aspuith's absence, made an importani pronouncement on the gov- crument's paval policy. Regimald Mec- Kenna, first losd of the admiraliy, ia defence of his estimates against at- tacks from certain quarters, explained that in 1914 Great Britain would have thirty, and Germany twenty-one Dresdnoughts--not, he said, an un- reasonable margin. The size of the british navy, he added, practically was governed by that of Germany, and unless some change occurred mn the German naval law, this year would be the high water mark in the Jritish estimates, | Secretary Grey, affirming Mr. Me- { Kenna's statements, emphasized the lcordinlity of Great Britain's foreign 'velations and his earnest desire that nothing should disturb these frield- ships, especially with Germany. He {then dealt with the difficulties to be encountered in the disarmament ques- London, Grey, t MN a reh | t EDWARD GREY tion ard pointed 'out that it was the the most on armaments, asserting thal unless the mischief was brought home well as thei "minds the growth of armaments must in the long run break civilization down. Some thought, the secretary cluded, that it would end in war, {thought more likely it would end in international revolution. Anyway, the stopped by any nation dropping oul of the Although Great Britain had a her army was small, and ggreement with Germany needed hawiling. He was hopeful, that something might be con race. strong navy, an careful however, done. Any real he declared, must limitation of armaments, depend on natioms learning, like individuals, to resort to lnw instead of force of arms. He re ferret to President Taft's arbitration speech as bold, courageous and preg punt with consequences, and said "such a statement ought not to ge without response. We shall be de to us. We should feel that it was something so momentous and so far yenching in its possible consequences that it would require not omly he signature of both governments, but the deliberate and decided sanction of parliament. That, 1 believe, would be given." Sir cheered. When Foreign Secretary ferred to the possibility of the adop tion of President Tait's proposal, he was listened to in tense silence. Ii, he said, the two greatest nations should thus make it clear that in no circum stances ware they going to war again, the effect of their example to the world must have beneficent conse Edward's speech was lowdly Grey re Nations entering 'such an agreement, {continued the secret ary, might be ex- {posed to atlack by a third nation. This would probably lead to their making another agreement to Join each other in anv case of quarrel with la third power in which arbitration was refused. "In entering an agreement of this { hind, * said Sir Edward, 'there would be risks, and you must be prepared for some sacrifice of national pride. I know that to produce such changes public opinion must reach very high' weals, higher than some thmk possi- ble, but men's minds are working in this direction, and history aflords m- stances of reaching such an ideal point. It was so in the case of slav- ery, when the United States rose up, not counting the cost in blood or money or the risk of wational exist- mee." In conclusion the secretary said "The general adoption of sucha system might joave some armies and pavies still in existence, but they would remain, ot, in rivalry, but as the mofld's lopisn as his hopes might seem to some, he believed that he would live Tong enough to see some ogress to- wards their realization. ations,' he said, in a grave poration, "ave in to Army navy expendi i the time soon come when they shall realize that the law is a better remedy than force" Worse Than War. Utica Globe few days ago a seson-chumn stoker before the commanding the Brvonport Naval Bar- racks, Bagland, charge of in subordination, which took the tern of resistance to being introduced to the swimming bath. Asked what be had to say for himsel, the vouth "Sir, I've only bin in the mvy three . The da X And the third day the petty officer he says, "Cum we're a-going to drown yer -------------------- Mrs. Lewis R. Terwilligar, Belleville, :{chant's face. NEWS OF THE WORLD oocy RRENCES REC RECOUNTED | BRIEF FORM. Matters Thot Iterest Everybody-- Notes From AN Over--Little of Everything Easily Read and Re membered. Not one of the 136,000,000 passen- gers carried by the Penusyivama rail way in 1910 wis killed in 'a train accident on that road. Walter E. Webber, a Hamilton tra- veller, met with an accident in Cleve land, and made the railway journey home, bdt cammot remember anything of it. Society women of Boston and burbs are taking up wrestling as a promoter of health. Two classes are now running and others are neéded to meet the demands. Harry Mevers has issued a challenge 10 a one-legged man for a walking match from Minpeapolis to St. Louis, starting April 2nd, eaéh contestant to post a $1,000 side bet. Thirty-six people, including many children, were driven out of their homes on King street west, Toronto, some of them in night clothing, when fire gutted the houses at three lock, on Tuesday morning. At Chatham, Ont., folowing quick- iy the Hutchison asphyxiation tragedy Mr. and Mrs. Leak and son, Orville, were found, on Tuesday morning in a witical condition, as result of gas fumes escaping from the stove, : LIVE STOCK MARKETS, su- o'- The Prices Paid at Centres. Montreal, March 14.--Abvut 950 head i bujghers' cattle, 330 calves, 130 sheep and lambs, and 1,150 hogs, were fered for sale at the Point 'harles stockyards to-day. The offerings of live stock at this narket during the week were 2,000 attle, 1,200 caives, 1,225 sheep and ambs, and 2,000 hogs. Trade was very slow, and the prices f cattle are still declining. Prime weves sold at from 5fe. to a little wer 6g. per lb.; pretty good animals, le. to Sle, and the common stock, je. to 4c. per Ib. Calves sold at rom 34c. to Gle. per Ib. Sheep sold it about Jc. per Ib; lambs at Gc er lb, Good lots of hogs sold at near Tie. er lb. the Various St Chicago Cattle Markets, Chicago, March 13. -Cattle receipts, stimated at 25,000; market, steady to a lower; beeves, $5.15 to $6.85; fexas steers, $4.35 to $5.65; western teers, $4.70 to 85.75; stockers and eders, £1 to 85.75: cows and heifers, 2.60 to $6.80; calves, 36.75 to SX.75. Hogs--Receipts estimated at $0,000; narket 15c. to 2e. lower; light, 6.56 o S715; mixed, $6.70 to 87; heavy, 6.55 to 36.95; rough, $6.55 to £6.70, sood to choice, heavy, $6.70 to £6.55; gs at 36.50 to $7.10; buls of 36.55 to $7. Sheep receipts estimated narket steady: native, £2 western, $1.15 to $4.50; vearlings, $4.75 to $5.85; lambs, native, ¥5 0.4 western, $5.25 to 26.45. sales, at 20.000. to 3.00; at to The Actor and the Bottle, 'osmopolitan New York The late James lewis, the leading omediag for vears at Augustin Daly's Fheatre, New York, at one time starring in a repertoire 'of Daly's sue esses. In one play he made his en trance with a bottle of whiskey which he drank on the stage. The bottle was always placed by the property man of the theatre om a chair new Mr. Lewis' entrance. On ome octasion, in Pittsburg, at the Grand Opera House, through some mistake the whiskey bottle was removed and a bottle marked turpentine substituted Not looking at the bottle, Mr. Lewis made his entrance, but his first drink from the bottle caused the audience to howl with delight, for the wry and grimaces made by Mr. Lewis sur passed anything ever seen by the old est playgoer. Ms. Lewis finished the scene with the audience convulsed, and when he staggered off the stage had to respond to half a dozen recalls. fhe stage manager met him as he came off and said : "Jimmie, did vourseli; you've made a wonslerful hit." : "Hit!" exclaimed Mr. Lewis. "Do vou know what I've been compelled to drink ? Turpentine ! Send for a phy sician at once." The property mam and an investigation showed that the bottle contained the usual cold tea, he only turpemtine being on the la wl. Mr. Lewis. saad 'Well, naga: tion is a wonderful thing. Every rink | took from that bettie seemed o burn my throat out: I could even anell the turpentine. After this I'll take no chances, I'll have whiskey." And he kept his word. ---------------- Blue Tits Love the Bees. Bees have enemies of various: Kinds like the rest of creation. Every one knows that many birds are iuseCliv arous, but all insects do not form the food of any one species. The bird which has formed a tarte for bees is the blue tit, and ii a pair of thie discover a suitable nesting place in the neighborhood of an apiary i surprising how many bees will be carried off to satisfy them and their young. Gumorally their work is most fy felt where queen raising is exten sively indulged in, for queens and drones beiug largest and slowest on the wing form a desirable and easy prey.--Agricultural Economist. Up to His Standard. A merchant in a small town was a- bout to become bankrupt for | the seventh time. He called in the aveoun- tant to go over the books Wher he had finished he told him he would be able to pay 3c. om thedallar. A troubled look came aver the mer: "Heretofore," he said, "I have always paid 16c. on dollar, and I'll do it now," he affirm. od, as a besevolent smile overspread his face. "I'l pay the rest out of my own pocket." Everybody's. was faces vou out: was summoned, p 'Rived on: Monday, sfier a wok's illness, | aged, forty-six years. 3 4 LL FURTHER ESTIMATES SUMS FOR COLONIZA- TION PURPOSES. LARGE Ontario Government Has Ré- forestation Plan--County Couns cils May Purchase Waste Lands. Toronto, March 14.--The further sup plementary estimates for the provine were tabled in the legislature by Hon A. J. Matheson, yesterduy afternpon. The total amount asked for is F101, 512, more than half of which ws for colonization roads. 1 rest is made up of expenditures on various public works, salary increases, annuities other matters, for which provision was not made in the first « estimates brought down. \ The colonization roads of the pro- vince will require during the year ap proximately $67,214, in addition to the amount voted in the main esti- mates. Uf this amount $144,397 goes to the northern division, embracing a great part of New Ontario. The Tem iskaming district. gews 301.750, the western division, $27,225, and the east- ern, $75,067. The rest, $25,771, is made up of general expenditures. Public works, principally and bridges, will require $176,665, 'which $29,750 is a re-vote, The estimates contain a vote of $10,000 for the establishment of schools in new districts, including grahts for building. The schools in the new districts already established secure an additional ¥10,000. The Untario Plowmen's Association, which recently asked the government for a grant, receives $200, while the Windsor and North Essex Agricalturgl Society is given $210. The department' of agricultude is increasing its fruit spraying demonstrations, and an extra sum of 32,000 is being taken for that purpose. I'ne total estimates cial year 1910-1911 Thi§ amount includes the main esti mates passed last session, the supple méntaris brought down earlier in tha session, and those tabled yesterday. he mam estimates for [912 will be introduced towards the end of the week. Another step in the direction of forestration was taken by the govern ment yesterday, Hon. 3. Duff introduced in -the legislature a bill to provide for reforestra tion systems Uhe measure giv 10 county councils the right to adquire lands by lease or purchase for the purpose of planting trees, together with power to issue ddbentures up to $25,000 a year to cover the amounts expended. All the arrangements tered into by the counties subject to the approval of the minister agriculture. Hon. A. J. Matheson announced that inother change had been decided up- cn ig he revenue bill, placing a tax on stock transfels. The last draft submitted to the house made the trans fers Hable for the tax, but now tha amount to collected from the man who sells the stock. drainage, of for the finan are $10.U87 200 re w hen county en is be A Repulsive People. The inhabitavts of Dutch New Guinea are not an attractive race. 'The va- tive woman," says Dr. Erie Mar shall, the explorer, "drags up the children, cuts the firewood, brings in the sago, works the canoes, occasion ly provieg her skill as the family and village quarrels always coming off best with her gue. She is usually content with a strip of bark cloth, When in mourn: ny she dispenses with even this. The male sex predominates, and most of the men have to be content with one wife. On the death of a man the widow, clad like Eve, but as ugly as Satan, crawls the grave, wailing and chanting, pecforming weird movements with arms and body, not be mennt fe Gazette a warrior in and ton around which may " dancing." OF may Pall Mall Men and Women. Mme, Uernbardt smiled sally over the story of a who had applied vainly for the of secretary to a very rich widow "He failed, 1 understand," said Mme. Bernhardt, "because he didn't wear his best clothes. Now, a young girl applying for a an eldxly milhonaire make such a mistake "1 believe, do you kno one great difference between women is this "When an important step is takem a man asks, 'What Ya woman, 'What shall svmpathety actor post young secretaryship to would never ns that v, that men the vad to be shall 1 say i put on?" Economy. asked th "is absolutely final *"' "Luite,"" was the calm reply I return your letters "Yes, please," answered man. "There's some vers jal in them 1 can use." "Then this," rejected suid or Shall the oung good mater Life Direct Importers. Yesterday another shipment large cases of hats were passed through customs for George Mills and Co. Thev*came direct from one of the largest hat concerns in England of four Do your part in Keeping the line fence of fairness in capital repai: The world would be better if had more week day Christians we Ts A Hoods Sarsaparilla Is the most effective medicine for the complete purification of the blood and the complete renovation of the system. If urged to buy any prepa- ration said to be "just as good," you may be sure it is inferior, costs less to make, and yields the dealer a larger profit. Take Hood's this spring. March EEE a Get it today. aaa Sramgists ererswhere. 108 Doses $i. zr and | of BUTVTVTVVTVLRVTLVTTTVRTEE TTT LLTRLTLHLTTVTELT STATLER TLLT TVET LT TCT E FFCV LTLLT TLR VLTLLTLETE FETT A TVET BRA HEE HLL TET VVTLTLLTT HTL HWERLGLEEE BTC EEE HESS --y EE FPR TATRTTLTLT TALL BATE TT TTL TTBS SSSR sssssassinnsas FAVORED DRESS GOODS For Spring Wear | We have a fine variety of the New Hairline Striped Dress Goods, 75c and 99¢ NEW SERGES, 49¢ NEW SERGES, 69¢ and 99¢ New Pekin Worsteds, 750 New Armures, 9%9¢ New Black Striped Suitings New Resildas in wanted shades New Silk and Woo! Effects New Shepherd Checks, 50c and 75¢ NEW New Dress Trimmings Fresh arrival of Novelties: Many of these you will not see elsewhere in town. New Egyptian Bandings, New Metal and Silk Trimmings, New Pompadour Trimmings, New Silk Bandings, New Allover Laces, Lace Novelties. A AA A A A AN Women's Suits For Spring Distinctive Style and Quality has been our constant aim, We are not content to know that merely the style of the new suits ave right, we have loaked carefully to the so-called mi- nor details -to the. needle- work, the linings, the fitting qualities and the trimming, COME NOW SEAERS "1999939599599 AT 143491 SRV VLAVAT TLL LTLLALVE VL HELL LSL2IL SS + RENTERS You will have the opportuni. ty of choosing when the assort- ments are at their best. » (1 1} TROLLS ARLLTLVLBRLRRRTBRVEBOGSS Good Books 2A For Spring Boys' Boots That Will Keep the Feet Dry Little Gents' Boots, 'size 8*to 10} New Lines just received in BOX CALF at $1.50 and $1.23, CORDOVAN at $1.25 THE LOCKETT SHOE STORE