ANE DAHLY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY, MARCH 2. 1913. Your Spring Suit | 1s Waiting CHARLES PER ADMIRALTY'S ~ SCHEME = He Wil Reside W With His Daughter, Hon. Winston "Churchill i British Naval Estimates He Sug- gests a Naval Holiday for a Year. | London. Ma 27.--Rt. Hon. Wins- the Wife vf Major-General Camer-' on, Formerly of the Royal Military This is Raincoat Season, and the prudent College, Kington. wan, desiring protection for his clothes as well as his body, will provide himself with one of these garments Our Raincoats Are madg of Rubberized Cloth, cut long, military collars and extremely swagger. One smart model has Raglan shoulders, another "is the Garbadwe, in loose hox effect variety of Tans, Greys, Olive and Blacks. Youll not find such values anywhere else as we can give you. $10, $12, $15, $18, $20. Excellent. for motoring or driving. They afford great protection also to the man who- walks. We have also the Zep hy r Weight Raincoat that can be folded al enoughto go into your handbag or pocket, $12, $13.50, $15.00 Boys' Raincoats, for Boys, 10 to 16 years, $6.50 and $7.00. x Asa mE LTTE SET ISSIR OTE re LIVINGSTON'S BROCK STREET "many regrets,' Vancouver, B.C., March Charles Tupper, Bart., who has enjoy- ed the devoted eare of Sir Charles Hibbert and Lady Tupper for nearly a year, has authorized a statement in jorder to correct misapprehension re gpecting his motives in returning to England. la The distinguished 'Father of Con- 27.--Sir federation" will leave here next Wod- | nesday for Yinnipeg, where he will be i the guest of his son, Stewart Tupper, for several weeks before proceeding to Ottawa, where he will be the guest of 'Collingwood Scrciber, an old friend. He has booked passage on the Empress lof Ireland, sailing from Quebec for Liverpool early in May. Although jin his ninety-second year, Sir Charles' egntinues to enjoy very fair health. Hi& mind is as ken as ever, and he continues to take deep interest in contemporary events. i "1 have greatly enjoyed my visit to { Yauncouver and am leaving here with " said the vetoran states. man. "So far as my personal inclina- . tions are concerned, [ would pref r to "live in Canhddn, but | am going back to my daughter, the wife of Major General Cameron, because 1 think 1 {ean be of more use to her. The Mount, Bexley Heath, Kent, her residéncy, is endeared by the memories of the late Lady Tupper. It was there we spent the last six vears of a happy life oi nearly sixty years. '"T'o take any part in public affairs, as has been erroneously credited to me, is the farthest thing from my thoughts. My task, such as it was, is - {over, but until the ead I shall continue to take deop interest in the welfare of the dominion, and, in fact, in every thing that tends to increase the soli darity 'of the Pritish emp 1 doubt whether T shall ever see London, "ex cept: to pass through it on my way to Kent, "I love Canada, and, of eours:, th dearest part of it to me. after ali, is my old home, Nova Seotia, as the de votion of ils people made my ecurcer possibls, " added the ex premier, in a vaice choked with emotion, as tears welled up in his eyes. "It is enough satisfaction for me in my old age to have had the honor of being associated with patriotic publi men who Jdaid the foundation of the great and prosperous dominion." Ride Cleveland bicycles, sold only at H. Milnes, #72 Bagot street. The contpaet for the erection of a hotel building to replace the Colum- bian hotel at Thousand Island Park, which was burned in the fire which swept the park on July 9th of last year, will probably be let to a Fhil- adelphia, 'a., firm within a shot time. Ask your grocer for a trial sack of King's Quality flour. Sale Raincoats Saturday, 8.30 O'clock We have just received from a large Raincoat man- ufacturer of Manchester, England, two cases of oddments in Ladies'and Children's Raincoats and Capes. These were purchased by Mr Waldron when in Manchester and bought away below the regular .price. To clear the lot, we have marked them at a very low price for quick sell- ing on Saturday. Ladies' Raincoats, with Raglan sleeves. set in sleeves, in three shade: of Tans, Greens, Navy, Black and Browns, $8, $10, $12 Coats, Saturday $5.98 Children's Coats, in Tan Shades, for ages 6 to 14 years. Regular $6.00 and 8.00 Coats; Saturday $4.98. : Children' s Rain Capes , in Navy and Red Shades, with fancy lined hoods, just de thing for School Girls, reg 33:3 50, 3.75, "saturday $248. {A Few Infants' Capes at $1 98 Remember we guarantee every Coat in the ae lot to be strictly Waterproof. 'See Them in the Window R. 'WALDRON. ton Churchill. first lord of the miralty, introduced in the last evening the estimates navy, At the outset he explained the caus- os 'for increase in the naval expen- | diture. First, he said, it was owing to decisions to increase the number | of ships maintained in full com- mission in consequence of the new German navy law, and to decisions.' to increase the numbers, and notably | the pay of the personnel. Secondly, it was die to the increase in he' #ize and speed, armaments, oqnip- ment and cost of warships o all kinds. It was necessary to keep pace ad- commons > GIVES RE ASONS FOR RETU RNING on VESSELS FROM THE OV Af TO ENGLAND, i SEA DOMINIONS, for \ "with similar vessel- "building all over the world. Thirdly, from the intro- doetion and development of new ser- visas, principally oil fuel, air service, and wireless telegraphy. . Fourthly, from the geperal increase 'in price and wages, particularly in the eost of oil, coal, steel and all materials used in shipbuilding. Fifthly, from arrears in shipbuilding during the fast two years, arising from the fail- ure of contractors to earn their pro- ner installments Gas manifested « hy delays in exeeuting current pro- grammes. "The estimates." he said, "would have been substantially higher wut for congestion in the shipyards aris- ing out of the extraordinary demand upon the shipbuilding plants, and es- veciallv upon the skilled labor sup- ply. Ti Wetter progress is to be made in executing programmes it will be necessary for me to ask varlia- ment later in the vear for further sumnlementary estimates. "The navy is passing through a per- iod not merely of expansion but of swift and ceaseless development. The Iatest © Corman navy law has in- creased the number of vessols we re quire to construct each year, and that law and the Maditerranean re cuiremenia have still more ircresced the number and proportions of ships which must ba maintained in the hichpat coamnditinn AF pandinase Tor man and maintain these resulting war fleets a continual large increas in numbers of officers and men of all ranks and ratings is recived. The increase in size, cost and speed of ecanital ships, comoelled bv the gene- ral developments 'of naval science, and the types building abroad, is marked and unceasing. Canada's Contribution. Turning to the jroposed Canadian ships, Me. Churchill said : 'While they will be directly control led by the admiralty, we propose to form them, with the Malay and New Zealand Ships, into a new squadron ut five ships of high uniform speed, to he called the imperial squadron. It will be based at Gibraltar, and thenee able to reach! Halifax in five days, Quebec in six days, Jamaica in nine days, the South American coast in twelve days, Cape Town in thirteen days, Alexandria in three days, Syd- ney in twenty-vight days, New Zea land in thirty-two days, Hong Kong in twenty-one days, and Vancouver in twenty-three days. Our intention is that this squadron shall, as oppor tunity serves, cruise freely about the empire, visiting the dominions, ready ta operate at any threatened point at home or abroad. The dominions will be considered in all movements not dominated by military considerations. Special facilities will be given for Ca- nadians, South Aliricans and New Zea- landers to serve as men or officers in this squadron. In this way the true idea will be given a mobile, imperial squadron of the greatest strength and speed, patrolling the empire, showing the flag and bringing efiective aid wherever needed. "There is no more valuable priaci- ple than imperial federation and inter- dominion action. We cgnnot control these devilopments. Each dominion is al solut:ly free to take its own course. The admiralty will do its best to work loyally with the responsible ministers of any government that may come into power in any part of the empive, That i our duty. But it is also ow duty, with our knowledge and experi ence in naval matters, to state elear- ly what, we believe to be the right, sound plan for these important devel opments to follow, and to combine as far as possible what is best for each with what is best for all." Mr, Churchill next pointed out that he had offered in 1912 to build no British capital ships this year if Ger many built nonet- This had not borne fruit. Germany had already sanction- ed the ships of 1913. "The question that should be asked of the 'great powers is this: 'If for the space of a year no new warships be built for any navy would your na- val interests or national security be judiced in any conceivable way ? fhy should we all not take a naval holiday for a year so far as new con- struction er new construction of cap- ital ships is concerned ? "Let me say at once and without ri > serve how much we welcome the calm, friendly tone and temper of the recent German naval discussions, Britain and Germany have the conviction that the desire of both is to preserve peace." Frontenac Hotel Directors. At a meeting of the directors of the Hotel Frontenac, on Wednesday afternoon, the resignation of Mana ger Charles E. Phenix was accepted. A pumber of applications for the position of were considered, but ing has decided upon directors are determined i the present excellent standing of the hostelry and are using great care in selecting a sue cessor to Mr. Phenix. Floods Around Tweed. The water in the Salmon river at kept in to save the dam from being swept away, are said to be the caus of a flood, and some of the bridges «have been disturbed by the unusua' y rising of the water. | "Red Cross Grippe Tablets." Gib Kkiayoy The woman who goes out now-not necessarily to buy at once but to find out what she wants to buy, will do well to visit our Suit Department. New Suits are being put into stock every day,.and we ask you to come and see these. You will find that in workman- manship and in fair pricing these New Suits are very hard indeed to equal. $1275 to $15.00 and on up through a long list to $30.00. These Suits have been so well cut and made that women will find they require the least possible alterations to give the madeto-mea- sure look that is always desired. Extra Good Values In Navy Blue Serges These are All Wool and the Famous English Ad- miralty Seiges that keep thejr color and stand the h rdest kind of wear. ~ 40 'inches wide and only '50c Yard. Lining Satins For Spring Suits and Coats. Skinner's Guaranteed Satins in Black, Tans, Greys, White, Creams, Etc. : Belding's Yard Wide Guaranteed Satins that gives excellent wear and is. guaranteed for 2 years' wear. Empire Lining Satins, guaranteed for two seasons and will be replaced if not satisfactory. 75¢, $1.00, $1.25. Man Tailored White Japan Silk Waists An extra good quality White Washing Silk, made with soft Collar andCuffs and finished with sty- lish Crystal Buttons. All sizas' ready for To-Morrow $3.50 John Laidlaw & Son. 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