. HE wearey of McKay Furs has the sat- isfaction of knowing the furs bear the reputation of a house known Canada over, and that the style and workmanship, whether simple or expensive, are beyond criticism. The annual Christmas sale means we are offering the finest furs made in this country at far less than their value. ALR ET A Every woman likes io feel that the furs she wears are good. McKay's label brings an added pleasure. Behind this name is 58 years of fur trading, with a reputation for high quality and fine workmanship second to .none, During this sale all furs will be sold at astonishingly low prices, and back of every article stands our assurance that it is the best quality you can purchase for the money. If you live out of town, write for the catalogue. PERSIAN COATS $250 50 inches long, shawl collar and cuffs, made from well matched skins FORMER VALUE - $370.06 MINK CAPE $175 Large deep cape irim- | med with tails, fine qual- ity, Canadian mink. FORMER PRICE $275.00 PERSIAN COAT $200 36 inches long, shawl collar and. cuffs, made from well matched skins lined with best qualits black satin. FORMER VALUE $275.00 PERSIAN COAT $191 32 inches long, shaw] collar and cuffs, set-in slgeves, standard style. FORMER VALUE $255 MINK MUFFS $40 The always popular | pillow style, made up light and soft, fine qual- | ity dark Canadian mink. FORMER VALUE $60 er ---------------------- PERSIAN MUFF $25.00 Good size pillow muff made up very soft and light finished with silk | ends FORMER VALUE $35.00 dee EL BLACK WOLF MUFF | $16 | Large size, trimmed with head and tail, FORMER VALUE $21.50 - MINK STOLE $25 " Made with shawl effeet, FORMER VALUE FORMER VALUE $135 $50.00 re : oe SLL na : : | JOHN McKAY, Limited THE FUR HOUSE. 149,157 BROCK ST. | ONE HUDSON SEAL COAT $90 - 02 inches long, set-in sleeves, shawl collar and cuffs, FORMER VALUE $175 $85.00 40 inches long, ent- away fronts, beautifully lined and finished. OTTAWA COLLEGE'S APPLICA- TION FOR REINSTATEMENT To the Intercollegiate Hockey Union To Be Considered On the 22nd at a Meeting In Toronto. The application of Ottawa Univer- sity Athletic association for rein- statement to the Intercollegiate Ama- teur Athletic Union will be dealt with at a meeting to be held in Tor- onto on December 22nd, The Ottawa College team withdrew from the rug- by union two years ago after a match with Varsity, the trouble arising over a dispute between Queen's and Ottawa College through a protest lod- ged 'by the Ottawa club, which was disallowed. Argonauts Won At Toronto. The patriotic football game played in "Toronto Saturday afternoon, be- tween Argos. and the local All-Stars was very slimly attended. The wea- ther was rather too cold for football. The Argonauts defeated the Toronto All-Stars by 23 to 5. O.H.A., Groupings. : The O.H.A., has made these group- ings: Senior Series-- University of Toronto, T.R. and A.A., Victorias of Toronto, Kingston Frontenacs, River sides of Toronto. Convener, Ernie Jupp, University of Toronto; meet at Toronto. Junior Series. Kingston acs, Kingston Collegiate, Convenor, 8. E. Trotter, meet at Kingston. Fronten- Belleville, Kingston; Acceptéd Hockey Dates. Stanley. Trotter, secretary of the Frontenac hockey club." on Saturday wired Detroit accepting the dates, December 28th and 20th. for games there. The dates. 25th and 26th have already been accepted for games in Cleveland. 4 As convenor of Ne. 1 district of the HLA, Mr. Trotter will call a moet- ing of representatives of the two Kingston teams and Belleville team in the city this week for the pur- Pose of drawing up the schedule for the season. To Avrange Schedule. On Wednesday afternoon in the Randolph Hotel a meeting of No. 1 district of the- 0. H. A. has been called by the convenor, Stanley Trot- ler, Representatives of the Belle- ville, Kingston Collegiates and Fron- tenac team will be present and the gchedule for the season will be drawn up. On Monday night the regular Fron- tenac gymnasium practice will be| held in the Y. M. C. A. from 8 to o'clock ard on Tuesdar the class in charge of Douglas Pou be from 6.30 to 7.20. al " special! nd will C.P.R. CANADIAN EXHIBIT Will Have Moving Pictures at Pana-) ma Exposition. ) L. O. Armstrong, connected with the department of natural resources of. the Canadian Pacific railway official lecturer, speaks enthusiasti- cally about the forthcoming Panama exposition. He has been engaged for many months making a collection of moving pictures to be exhibited there next year. The moving picture man, under the supervision of Mr Armstrong, has covered every inch of the ground in the dominion that will have the effect of attracting the settler and the tourist to Canada The pictures will demonstrate land, irrigated and non-irrigated, all the industrial resources, and water-pow- €r, minerals and forestry. The de- lightful scenery of the Canadian Rocky mountains will be one of the principal attractions, and so exten- five are the pictures taken that it will be possible to give a complete change every day each week The performances will be continuous throughout each day, and it is sched- uled to give at least eight addresses a day. In order to faciliate the work in connection with the exhibition the British Columbia government has promiscd assistance in the shape of a capable stant! and it is likely that each of the other provinces throughout the dominion will do the same, as the pictures cover the coun- ry from the Atlantic to the Pacific { Degpite the war conditions, Mr. Arm | strong states that there is a continu- | Ous stream of settlers making their | way from the states of Washington and Oregon into Alberta and Saskat- chewan, and 'his extensive travels through the United States lead him to believe that it would be unwise for reoplé who are contemplating mig- rating to any of the larger cities with i the idea of sreking work to do so as {it would pot better their condition. | It would be better to stop at home and liv heaply until times take a turn, as he believed they were doing at the moment as ) ) Calling For Improvement. At a the township Kingston hoard of health, held Monday, meeting of of on 7th inst., the sanitary con- dition of slaughter houses in the municipality was discussed. In deal ing with this matter the construction { of the buildings used for this pur- pose,' the drainage, location of the building and the use to which the refuse was put were commented on. \ resolution was passed authorizing inspection and immediate pefmanent improvements to be made in connec tion with this work. Fine gardens grow fine teas, that is, gardens whose altitude is at least 4,000 feet. Salada tea 'is composed of selected leaves grown at least at such a level. ence its unrivalled flavor, : . Germany's black list of - Belgian anthorities for severe treatment gives the game away. CASTORIA The Kid You Have Always Bought Wears tha Wguaivre of ied cut this model, rr ---- ------ 100} 430 large "#lbert and Sullivan's Manager Was a Martinet of the Stage, The strictnesé with which the late Sir W. 8. Gilbert governed the Savoy Company, in the days of the famous partnership batween himself and Sir Arthur Sullivan, has given rise to many stories. Not only was a veto placed on "gagging" during a per- formance--Cilbert insisting that his lines should always be strictly adher- ed to---but "clowning" was absolutely forbidden at rehearsals. An amusing {llustration of the strict methods adopted at the Savoy in those days is afforded by a story told by Miss Julia Gwynne, who be- came Mrs. George Edwardes. One day, during a performance of "H. M. S. Pinafore," Mr. Richard Barker, the stage manager, called Miss Gwynne up to him and said:-- "Gwynne, I saw you laughing! What have you got ta say?" "Really, Mr. Barker," replied Miss Gwynne, "I assure you -- you must have been mistaken. I was not laugh- ing--it was only my natural amiable expression that you saw." "Ye-es, I know that amiable ex- pression!" Then, turning to the call- boy, Barker pronounced sentence thus: "Gwynne fined half a crown for laughing!" - This story is told in some reminis- cences of Gilbert, Sullivan, and D'Oyly Carte, by F. Collier and C. Bridgeman (Pitman). Sullivan, it appears, was as strict about the cor- rect rendering of fils music as Gilbert was in regard to the pr speaking of his lines. There were occasions when a singer would, with full assur- ance of his own perfection, give forth some song hardly recognizable by the composer, whereupon Sullivan would humorously commend the singer on his capital tune and then he wonld add--"And now, my friend, might I trouble you to try mine?" There was another occasion when a tenor, as tenors ar¢ wont to do, lingered unconscionably on 'a high note. Sullivan interrupted him with the remark, "Yes, that's a fine note --& very fine note--but please do not mistake your voice for my com- position." Such wag . Gilbert's thoroughness and strict attention to detail that, when he and Sullivan were preparing "Pinafore," they paid a visit to Ports- mouth and went on board Nelson's famous old flagship, the Victory. There, by permission of the naval authorities, Gilbert made sketches of every detail of the quarter-deck, to the minutest ringbolt, thole-pin, or halyard. From these sketches he was able to prepare a complete model of the Pinafore's deck. With the aid of with various colored blocks to represent principals and chorus, the author, like an experienc- ed general, worked out his plan of campaign in the retirement of his studio, and so came to the theatre prepared to marshal his company. Bayonet Work. No soldiers like to face the bay- onet, least of all the Germans. But tl > death-rate from cold steel, in the different wars of the last century, show that it is not so Sadly as is generally supposed--per 8 because the énémy usudlly fly yy they see it! In Prussia's war with Austria, in 1866, the death-rate through wounds inflicted by the bayonet was given as 4 per cent. in the Austrian army, and 5 per cent. in the Prus- sian. In their war with the French in 1870 the Germans killed ninety- nine men with shrapnel and the bul- let for every one they put'out of action with cold steel. But then, the Germans lack the dash necessary for a bayonet charge. If we turn to the work of the British troops, we find that during the Crimean war, at the Battle of 'Inkerman, the bayonet work of the soldiers accounted for the comparatively large number of ten in every 100, while during the Boer war some authorities have esti- mated the death-rate from this cause at 8 per cent. of those killed in ac- tion. During the present war there have not been many chances for a bayonet charge, but when it has taken place the old ery, "Now, lads, give them th> bayonet," has always called forth a cheer. The French, too, are fond of the bayonet; it suits the style of 'their dashing attack, and they have christened it "La Rosalle"--for it 1d 'often red. Sambhar Now Scarce. Indiscriminate slaughter of Samb- har by willagers in India, is likely to cause the extermination of this noble species of deer. Even now they are very hard to find in places where they used to be common. These large deer can be easily killed without the use of firearms and with the aid of even one or two useless pariah dogs. A dog has only got to chase ons or even a herd and they make for the closest water available and stand in it, and so long as the do, stays near them and barks they wit not leave the water but will allow themselves to be surrounded and killed by men armed with only sticks and axes. India's War Prison. Prisoners of war sent to India will be interned in Ahmednagar, a large city of the Deccan, ih the Bombay 'Presidency, about 1,100 miles from Calcutta and 122 miles east of Bom- bay. It was founded four hundred years ago hy Ahmed Nizam Shah; In 1797 it fell Into the hands of the Mahrattas and in 1817 became Brit. ish, Sardines as Fertilizer. Tons of sardines were caught on the West Coast of India last year and vsed in the manufatcure of fish-ma- nure, which was exported to 'the amount of 25,000 tons. The quan- tity" of fish-manure used in India by planters and agriculturists was no doubt considerable; and that means a large addition to the 25,000 tons. A Radium Well, The water in an old disused tin mine at Ponsanooth, Cornwall, has heen discovered to possess strong ra dio-active properties, and bottles of it bave been sold at $17.50 apiece. The away may, 'at times, deals worthless kind. Praise is helpful, but, at the same time, Is can be given in too doses, in the man with opinions to give There are continued artillery en- gagements in the Vosges. British and French troops marked superiority over the Ger- mans by gains in many places, Fighting on the Yser continues, al- though the Germans evacuated the left flank. : New French guns outrage the Ger- mans in thé destruction of three German batteries, : German forces to make frontal at- tacks 'on Russian lines which they falled to turn along the Donajec River. Heavy lossés by German troops. Berlin reports admit severity of French renewed attacks near Lange- marck, and in the Argonne, but state nothing decisive has yet oc- curred. Six British warships, intluding the Australia, coaled from four colliers near here. The Japanese fleet is off Chile. Two British ships sailed for the south to join the Japanese. Berlin despatches say Emperor William's condition is so improved that he will leave for the front this week. A Turkish steamer loaded with wheat was captured by Russian Black fea cruisers, which also sank several fail boats loaded with ammunition. The German cruiser Dresden has stranded on the Argentine coast. Col. Goethals has requested that United States destroyers be sent to the Panama canal zone immediately, but no explanation of the need for naval vessels is included in the mes: sage. The capture of Lodz by the Ger- mans, so far as known, has had no spectacular sequel. Great Britain will let General Jof- fre decide upon the proposal of Pope Benedict that the warring powers declare a Christmas truce. An Edinburgh despatch says that two German submarine attacks on the Firth of Forth were repulsed and that two submarines were sunk. Cardboard imitations of the fa- mous iron cross have recently been sold extensively on the streets of Berlin and were worn by almost all gchool children, as well as by many adults. The police have now decreed that the wearing of such a decora- tion is illegal and they will hence- forth arrest any person found wear- ing them of tussia® military observers con- tend that Germans in withdrawing before the partial successes of the Russians along the battlefront to the north of Warsaw are following their well-known tactics of delaying the advance of their opponents as long as possible by holding each succes- ive trench until it becomes unten- able. British commentators say that something went wrong with the tim- ing.of the Austro-German operations for the relief of Cracow, Galicia. The converging columns apparently failed Lo effect a junction, with the result that Gen. Dimitrieff, former Bulgar ian minister at Petrograd, seems to have been able te inflict a sharp re- verse on the Teutonic forces by re- pulsing the individual armies before they had time to concentrate, Reports from Nish, Servia, say a large Austrian force was repulsed thirty miles south of Belgrade, the Servians inflicting heavy damage and King 4,500 prisoners. Gen. Baden Powell is of opinion that if an attack is made on Englan the ipvasion will be attempted on the coast of Suffolk or Norfolk, rather than toward London. A despatch from The Hague says that the government has protested against the seizure of .Dutch chips and the arrest of civilians. Important French advance in the forest of Lapretre France and the repulse of three violent German at- tacks south-east of Ypres. In the Vos- ges all German attacks were repuls- ed. . The German cruiser Karlsruhe is re ported to have been in action with the British cruiser Glasgow. Italy has ordered Turke. to liberate a Dritisher detained by the Turks. Pte, Matthews, of the second field ambulance, Canadian o ntingent, fell into a 'well at Salishor Plain, and was drowned. It is believed has sunk since Megallan Straits. Despatches from alt points on Mon day indicate that the allies' cause is prospering better than any time since the war began. the cruiser Dresden she ran ashore near ---------- Budget From Morven. Morven, Dec. 11. ~People were pleas- ed to see the heavy rain of last week., The concert held in the school house in connection with the public school on Thursday evening was a decided success. The proceeds were £19 which is to go to the Belgian relief fund. The programme was given by the pupils of the school, as- sisted by the Boy Scouts, of Camden Fast. Great' credit is due Miss Salshury, the teacher, for her pains' in training the children. ose on the sick list are E. M. Smith and J. S. Fralick. The 'services- ion Morven circuit were conducted last Sabbath hy Mr. Minns, of Kingston. Mr. and Mrs. John Fraser, of New York state, are visiting her sifter, Mrs. F. M. Smith. he accommodations at the brick church are being jm- proved by the erection of a new kit- cheg at the rear. Insist on White Rose flour. The rapid development of the live stock industry in Southern Alberta is well illustrated by the records of stock handled through the Calgary stock yards for ten months of 1914 compared with the same ten months in 1913, in 1913 the figures were, horses, 6,651; cattle, 27,255; eggs, 19627; sheep 10,735, a total of 64,- 268. For the same period in 1914 the quantity handled was, horses, 9 .- 952, cattle, 33,169; hogs, 155,744; sheep, 29,990, a total of 219,855. The increase in hog production is particu- larly noteworthy. ChristmasBeef ~' IMPORTANT--It is important to all house. keepers that their joint of beef or mutton, lamb or pork for Christmas dinner is of the taste and cutting. Therefore, to good value, good cutting and good attention, your Christmas joint at best: quality in obtain good quality, order PARKER BROS. | ' KINGSTON'S LEADING BUTCHERS 217 Princess St. Phone 1683, Opposite Opera House, Kingston's Only Exclusive Ladies' Ready-to-Wear re. | MENDELS See Our Windows See Our Windows IS NOW IN FULL SWING A Sale which is noted for excellence of varieties and superiority of values Saturday, Our Opening Day WE BROKE ALL RECORDS Our store was crowded with eager buyers all day long. bargains being offered. opportunrty to purchase Everybody delighted with the This is your golden high-class ready-to- wear garments and furnishings for ladies, girls and children. Your dollar does double duty at this sale. Come To-morrow--Seeing is Believeing See Our Windows MENDELS See Our Windows 132-134 Princess St. Phone 532. T. J.0'Connor, Mgr. THE TOWN OF GANANOQUE. Rev. Dr. Jackson Preached in Grace Church. Gananoque, Dec. 14. --Rev. Wil- | liam Jackson, D.D., a former well- | beloved pastor of Grace Methodist | Church, who has been visiting in! Kingston fgr a short time, condugt- | ed the service in Grace Church yes- [Prince George Hotel J. M. THERIAULT, Prop. One Block from all rafirond tations jand steamboat inndings; close to busi- terday and was greeted with large [mess sectiom of city. congregations. While in town the | doctor was the guest of Mr. and |, Mrs. C. J. Wilson. During the last season this hostelry ms been entirely refarnished and re- {modelled and is opened to the travel- Mrs. Edgar Landon, King street, | lnk public 10 sunpl Epes, ewe accom- | was summoned to Rochester, N.Y., ong on Wednesday last by the death of her sister, Mrs. William Lowery. Deceased was well and favorably known both in Gananoque . and Kingston where she formerly resid- d. , | ( lub § i { The Thousand Island Gun has arranged for a big club shoot on New Year's Day. A peculiar coincidence in connec- tion with Rev. William Jackson's conducting services here at Grace | Church yesterday is the fact that it) was the anpiversary of the re-open- | ing of that church after its remodel- | ling and extension during the doc-| tor's pastorate. Miss Very Berry, who has been | attending Kingston model school re- AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS. Hotel Royal 342-344 Princess Street Hot Water Heating Electric Cars Pass the Door Rate $1.50 Per Day | Best Yard and Stables in the City. ed home the latter part of the | wack. She was accompanied by JOHN COUSINEAU, Prop. Miss Gilbert, who will spend a short time with her. . W. 8S. Herrington," K.C.; of Na- panee on his visit here last week, was the guest of Mr. apd Mrs. W. B. Carroll. Set Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kelly, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hurd, metor- ed to Lakeside House, Gananoque Lake on Sunday, in the former's car for a visit with thé latter's danghter, Miss IL. Erlen Hurd teach- er of the school at Section No. 2, Front of Leeds and Lansdowne. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sword, Charles street, have returned from | Odessa, where they had been sum- moned by the death of the latter's mother, Mrs. A. Hamilton. Rev. C. W. Stamp, American General Con- ference evangelist, will conduct ser- vice at the Free Methodist Church on Wednesday evening. Mrs. J. G. McCarney" and little son, who have been guests of Mr. and Mrs. Neil McCarney at the Provincial Hotel, for the past few weeks, returned to Ogdensburg on Saturday, and will leave for their home in Calgary the latter part of this month. in Sidney, atty-ive wf