€0,, LIMITED, LG. Bllott ... an A. Guild aging Director and Sec.-Treas. : Telephones: ess Office .. torial Rooms SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Dafly Edition) One year, delivered in city One year, if paid in advance 5.0 One year, by mall to rural officess. One year, to United States 3.0 X and three months pro rata, {Bemi-Weekly Edition) by mail, h r, if not paid in advanc to United States Aktached Is one of the printing offices in Canada.. TORONTO REOPRESENTATIVE H E. Smallpeice 32 Church St best job ATIVES od 225 Fifth Ave. R. Nurthrup, Manager. 0 Tribune Bldg. Pranic R, Northrup, Manager AUDIT SYSTEM, Hamilton RIGID The city that one awditor cannot audit the accounts af the Ambitious City. Why? One auditor the work of the federal government, and he manages to see everything that needs his attention. He ance, according to the the sérvice that is demanded but he is the one with whom the mis- chief-makers in all | eo may not discover all the irregu- clerk of Says check and dows has assist- of of him, measure cases have to deal. | larities, but his staff calls his atten- tion to them, and he is ready to act. Hamilton may have enough business in the audit department to keep two men, or half a dozen men, busy, but the department should have only one head, and if he be energetic and effiei- ent, he will make his presence folt. The judge who conducted the recent enquiry into Hamilton's dals, commented most severely upon the inadequacy of the audit system, and it should require anything more to bring about an immediate improvement. . To * delay the matter would only aggravate o situation. civic scan- not NO ( ONNEKC TION WHATEVER. An indication of how Canfda has progressed item taken from Kingston News the fyles the twenty-nine years ago i: "The Kingston and Pembroke Railway company has purchased the car works at a price said to be $20, 000." Presumably this "was the nu- cleus of the Locomotive Co., Limited, in which $5,000,000 has now been in- vested." --Montreal Journal of Com. merce. of No connection, whatever, friend. The car works which the Kingston and Pembroke Railway company purchased was the enterprise which the late Wil liam Irving projected, and had a lo. cation off Montreal close conjunction with main line. The original was composed of some optimistic men, and men who invested their capital again and again ih were designed to build up the city. The works did not meet the expecta tious of the founding company and of the purchasing. company. not equal to the large contracts that the great railways desired, and' these great railways went into car building oh their own account, and had no oe ,casion to patronize the smaller plants unless their own ghops were unable to provide rolling* stock as 'fast as it was wanted. No, the car shops were not the nucleus of the locomotive works, which some time ago, and be- street, and in schemes which They were fore the new buildings were erected, | changed hands, at a cost oi $35,000, | 000. THE END CERTAIN. Whatever may be the outcome. the naval conditions at present isting in the North Sea, as a result of the daring raid of German "war ships on the English coast, we may be sure that in the end the British fleets will show that Britammia rules the waves, remarks the Peterboro Ex- aminer. Not only is the British - bavy, as it existed before the war, ship for ship, double that of Ger. many in both strength and num- bers, but the British are building warships so rapidly that according 10 the statement of the first lord of Admiralty, Great Britain could have destroyed one super-Dreadnought peor month for a year and 'still be in better position than at the - be of the war. The German of wearing down the British tisvy works both ways. The wearing down is not all on one side, and if of ex- ma Process should continue as it bas dome so far to the advantage of the British i truction would t i is found in the following { the railway's' company | on tpi, ere -- the world. We are stirred out of the rut the hitherto inactivity 'of the German navy has put. us in, and though the ba#rdment of the British coast is a distkessing incident, it is only an incident. It .will not dis-- courage the British; it will only put them on their metth. If was 'uoy need of a stimulus to re cruiting vin Great Britain, the bom- bardment has supplieel it. We are little surprised; but we are fot couraged, and more desperately set in our determination to fight the fight to a finish. We have set out to win, or help win, and we shall do it. there a dis- BOARD OF EDUCATION. Brantford, ai ambitious sister city, is about to indulge im the luxury of a Board of Educatidn. The people appear to be approaching 'the exper- iment "with some degree of anxiety. They have had a Public School Board and a High ° School Board. there is"to be a joint ward, and the sople arb wondering what will hap- pen when, as the Expositor announ- ces, "old things have passed away and all things have' become new. Kingston has had a Board of Educa- tion for many years, and it can un- hesitatingly endorse the change. There never was any justification for two boards managing the aflairs of our edtcational "institutions. 'The public schools lead up to the secondary schools and there should not be, at any time, a differemce of opinian with regard to the manner in which they should be directed. The amalgamation does away with the possibility of friction between the The high They are appoint- Now governing bodies, school trustees remain. ed by the council, six in number, two retiring each year, but so far as the work of the joint hoard is concern- ed there and the standing committees, having to is no distinction, do with high school as well as public school questions, vo-operate with the "harmony. Fhe Srantford will utmost that nine trustees elected by the people, in the municipal Kingston has fourteen public school trustees, seven elected qunually. It has, with the se- parate school representative, a board of twenty-one, which is too large. A smaller board would do better. It would concentrate the business, and that after all is the great con- If the change made it. must be with the Expositor says have elections. sideration. is ever consent and motion of the people, .in a pouu- lar reference, and the surprise is that the interest in educational matters is so light. In one ward a year ago election went by twice because the a school default were not sulliciently concerned to see that & electors member of the board, and a good one, wad re-elected, EDITORIAL NOTES, [t doesn't take much of & sea fight- er to throw bricks and run. a safe bet in Europe Claus up because of his It's the front soldiers at the hold Santa wssports, won't Canadians can be depended upon to" in North Africa. We need more than ever, Christmas perform as finely they Africa as did in South y as usual and of not a s usual--in the form manifestation of its true spirit Let us try to show proof that Christmas has made us Christians. Five ness Toronto News discussing cold- remarks that a timid man would extend his hand 10 in churches many the stranger and beam upon him in a most friendly manner, if the stranger were not a refrigerator of legs. One cannot fall upon the neck of an Scicle unless one is a preacher with a*knack far neck falling. No thou, ht peace well unl: ss the assurance that all will abide by terms, however out, can ensure peace they part trent rest om them. So what the this hould bind the parties to units against any state that may disregard its obligations, If each i it does not live up to its promises it will have. all the others down on it, it will think twice or more before 3 are made at end of war knows that it tears up the "scrap of paper."' RURAL SCHOOL FAIRS. { Rem: rkable Result of Youthful En. | terprise Last Year. { Toronto, Dee. 19-- The rural, | sehocl fair is a success. Reports re- | feeived by the provincial department | Of agriculture for the recent Rutumn i fairs show, on all counts, that the enterprise is a record-maker. Three |years ago, when the school fair idea | Iwas. first introduced, twenty-five | | such fairs were held. Last year the! total number was 148, embracing 1,- 391 schools, 75,602 entries and 230 | 872 school plots. The attendance at | these fairs aggregated 85,210, and the scholarly gentleman. who: pre- {pares the department's report con- (cludes that the school fairsshave be- ,come 'a real influence in developing JAD interest in agriculture in their { (the pupils') youthful minds." i « i Christmas Packages. | For the benefit of those who are | 'voabie to call during the day. The! Dominion Express office corner Prin- | coss and Wellington streets, will re- main open until 10 pm. during Christmas week. | There are mep and women whoin. ist. that others shall make both ends iy for them. THE DAILY BRITISH: WHIG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1914, EE ------ - . THE DUKE'S INSPECTION OF QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OFFI. CERS TRAINING CORPS. KR. H. Congratulated Lieut.-Col. A. B, Cunningham on His Genero- sity In Prilling the Students, Shortly after five o'clock on Fri day afternoon, the Duke of Connau-! ghi. Col Stanton and Major Duff, his! two aides, Col, T. D. R. Heming and | Col. G. Hunter Oglivie inspected the 250 students in the Queen's Univer- ¢ity officers training corps: in com- mand of Lieut-Col. A. B. Cunning- ham The students paraded on the | lower campus and were put through | several movements, which they did! excellently considering the short time they have been training. Although quiet dark, the duke made' a personal inspection through the; H. to the men. Afterwards, the students | were lined up in close formation and H. R. H. addressed a few words to them. He said he was glad of the cpportunity of inspecting the corps and congratulated Col. Cunningham | on his generosity in drilling the men, and he also congratulated thé men themselves on their splendid show- ing. One thing that surprised' him was the large number taking the; course, as he realized that the time | taken'up by the. military work makes harder study at the regular college work. te Early Friday afternoon the duke made an inspection of the two dormi tories used by the members of the 2 battalion. The Cereal works! was visited first and from the cellar to the top floor, H.R.H. examined everything. 'He paid panticular | tention to the fire-escapes and sever- al times commented on his being! pleased with the effectiveness of them. He was very pleased with the, large room used as a recreation and | dining hall by the men, and remarked on the good effect that proper recrea- tion accommodétion means to sol diers, The Artillery park. barrack used by the right half battalion, al- though not quite as good as the Cer-| el works, was well adapted to as 'a dormitory." H.R.H. Tound the kitchen departments 4n both | places very good, and paid a com pliment to the arrangements that had been made. The duke left be used at 6 o'clock for Tor Public Opinion Incurable. Jetrait Fret PreRS Kaiser Wilhelm is recoverin eyerything except the war fever Better Conditions. Windsor Ie Money -is-easigr than at ince the beginning of the var. Keep plugging away looking normal ord any time opel Thing be will f00n An Awful Shock. man it Kansas to recommend Knowledge of the postmaster who hasn't an him office, and faithful | ervice therein That must have | i the blow t kille : wumber of poli cut thing beyond aj «Nn Money in Onions. Southampton Beacon The manager of the county .house | of refuge at Clinton did a good | stroke of business this year in thel cultivation of onions. T plantea | three acres, paying \ for The crop has now been harvested | and sold. It brought $2,571.60, a et profit of $2141.60 seed Pay Up! Toronto Star usual this winter and pay 1 ut hills as promptly a ibl I'he retail dealer needs his mone: The man who toes the mark ar Those who can do it ougiit to liv pays his bills is engaged in a practi cal patriotism, for he helps to ke the blood of business circulatin healthily in all its veins all en pos Kingston Events Twenty-Five Years Ago Thecity gave a banquet city hall in honor of the t fal of Queen's University Am- ong those present were Lord Stan- { j ley, governor general, Sir Alexan- der Campbell, lieutenant governor, Sir John A. Macdonald and Hon. G W. Ross. { Turkeys were selling high this morning. One man sold four for $4. each. They weighed thirty-five ! pounds each. At Rockwood Hospital to-day the 'heads were cut off 100 turkeys. They will be served at the patients' Christmas 'dinner. { C. H. Corbett, jailer, during the last twenty-four years: has had 8,-, 9€2 prisoners under his charge. in the emi-cen- LET HIM LOOSE. m---- i To Create Enthusiasm and Devotion | to Britain's Cause. During all the vears which Prof Morison has been lecturing before the members and friends of the Na panee Historical Society, and hé has ziven the society seven very fine lec tures in the past, he has never de-! livered such an excellent address as the one given last Friday evening | when his subject "was "Wellington and the Waterloo Campaign." He kept his entire audience spell | bound says the Express. Perhaps! the fact that he holds a Captain's | rommission in his old Scottish regi-: ment, is drilling at Queen's Univer-| sity and espects to go to the front beibre many months have passed has! given him power to fill others with his great enthusiasm for, and devo- tion to, Britain's cause. We can only say that the authorities at Ottawa could do nothing better than employ' }C lines; asking questions and talking {of a kr tin at-| | altogeth { wito has trouble the cust {a rime y there sho pin the | tion of the money they { would | ston police | | term Onera IN THE POLICE TOILS SAD CASES REVEALED IN THE POLICE COURT. . Wife of Man Sent to Jail Wanted City to Provide For Her Two Small Children--Men Should be Made Laem Money For Their Dependants While in J if the magistrate sends my hus- band to jail, I will look to the city to pay for the support of my two ittle children." This was the statement made this week by a woman whose hushand was in trouble, and who was given a term in jail. The woman had an idea that the city would provide for her two children in case her hus- band and the bread winner of the fa- ' was put in jail, and she wa 1 urprised when told . that in such a case no provision was made by the city to care for children. She was disapointed, and the suggestion friend wag that she place the children in a Hbme so that she could go out to work herself. 0, sir," replied the woman, "my children will never go into a £0 long as 1 can look after| thew, 1 will get some. person to care! fer them while I try and get work.' This little story presents many a married half the world how the other half the daily police court that such! things are . revealed. It is quite frue that when a man is sent to jail it is not lie who suffers, but his wife and children, should. there y. The men goes to jail, where he sure of his- three meals a day, such they are and a place to lay his 1 at night, but in the case of the oman left with the children, it is er different And if it were for kind friends many a woman of kind would well very cruel, but yet it The men who commit ust suffer the penalty with a sentence jin pail 'or in prison, but & is really the wife and children wl : left -beliind, to shift Ives, who are the real suffer two home sad | woman, does not lives, It ist the » of one be not this not It fare very BEI om the for oms er many who believe t 11d be some sysiem in v lotal jails, whereby the 1 might be employed and where a por would e to those him here are Arn, be turned over dependent upon 10 are for their { support Many very sad pictures vealed from day to day in the Kj court, where involved, are re wives 1 and where children are { they suffer as a result of the head of he family having been found guilt of offence and sentenced to : in jail. If some plan could adopted to look after those who are left behind, then it would ecertai be a move in the right direction ome AN OLD LADY FELL Street © And Her Hip. \ lamentable On Princess Fractured accident befell Mrs I'wing, a well-known resident of this city, while she was 'walking alone {he idewalk on the north of Prin- ( street, on Friday afternoon. Just opposite the Boston eafe the pave nent was rather slippery and the un fortunate lady fell with full force, weturing her hip. 8, 8S. side Corbett's { ambulance conveyed her to the Hot Lieu? where Dr, 1. ed her injuries. The condition of the pavements on Princess street is very slippery il there is not a shortage of ome should be sprinkled about ifegunrd the citizens, G. attend Bogart and sand to Vaudeville At Grand, large audience at the entertainments at the House last evening eir appreciation of the efforts tl different performers by frequent bursts of applause The sa il will be repeated evening On Monday evening a new pro ramme will presented Dor thy Watson and. Brother in singing ancing and boxing; Mae O'Neil, 1) jue; Mr. and Mrs. Ben comedy far entitled Master. Th will also reel-photo play "Mable Job," and a comedy one, en x, "Her Duty." The le vaude Grand marked of me this be d Seoteh comic tt in a Light-Weight Butter Seized, On morning, Market Clerk McCammon seized forty-one prints of butter. The prints offered as a pound in weight, were short from one-hali to o ounces. The butter was sent to the Home for the Aged. Fhursday 490 acres " " " " " " " " 1. |. LOCKHART, Real Estate and Insurance Prof. Morison as a permonent lec- turer and turs him loose in Canada. Ns a, F Bi _ Sale of Boys' | Bibbys | Come Toa Man's Store for a Man's Gift ~ We'll Meet-or BeatAll Catalogue Prices MEN'S BLUE SUITS $15.00 Tailored by experts from a tine quality Eng- lish worsted «or cheviot, A perfect fit guaran- teed. Sale of Boys' Overcoats DENT'S : ENGLISH GLOVES Each pair in fancy hox. See our Dent's lined kid gloves, See our Dent's $1.00 lined Mocha gloves. See our Dent's $2.00 kid fur-lined glove. See our Dent's $2.75 lined reindeer gloves, See. our H0¢, 75¢ and $1.00 knitted gloves. See our H0¢ driving mitt, horsehide cover, wool wrist and lining. See our $1.50 buck- skin gloves, Jined. UMBRELLAS Three specials, $1.00, $1.50, $2.00. BIBBY'S XMAS TIES Here's a real beauty. Shaw! Surely! New silks, new shapes, new colorings, new designs. Each tie in pretty fancy box. / See_our 25¢ MEN'S ENGLISH RAINCOATS SPECIAL $8.50 Genuine Parametta cloth, double texture military neck, plain = or Raglan sleeve; sizes 34 to 44. : MEN'S FANCY VESTS SPECIAL $3.75 Heavy silk brocade, red, brown, blue or grey $1.25 MEN'S TWEED SUITS $15.00 Hand tailored pure wool tweed in new and, colorings; to 46. -- -- MEN'S BLUE SUITS $12.50 Sizes 33 from English designs sizes 33 - MEN'S CAPS, 50c. Brown corduroy with fur inside band. MEN'S CAPS, 75c. Fur imside bands, fine quality blue or black Melton e¢loth. to' 42, rich shades, pure wool serge, in the new three button sack style. « MEN'S CAPS, $1.00 Heavy Chinchilla or English Beaver, all col- ors: silk lined with in- side fur band. MEN'S $10.00 SUITS Good quality Cana- dian tweed, wel) made, good style, perfect fit-' rich browns .and grevs: sizes 33 to 44, ters, SEE BIBBY'S NOBBY $2.00 HATS CLUB BAGS SPECIAL $7.50 Genuine leather bag, kid lined. MEN'S OVERCOATS $12.50 A genuine Enelish Beaver or Vicuna cloth, grey and blacks with silk velvet collar, C'hester- field style; sizes 34 to "ie. oud 14, MEN'S ULSTERS $12.50 Chinghilla, Angora, Kersey and Meltons, in new shawl collar HeW two-way style, belted flowing ends and hook-on knots and bows. See our 50¢ ends. . See our The flow end ties, large shapes, Paris- ian silks. BOYS' OVERCOATS Sizes for 2 to 7 years, Special $2.75. Bovs' overcoats for bovs 8 to 16 years, fash- ionable ulsters, = special $5.00 each. SUSPENDE In faney box, 25e, 50e¢, Toe. silk flow STEAMER TRUNK SPECIAL $4.75 Bound with heavy brass trimming, two extra straps. Sty le, collar plain 8, splendid value, or BOYS' GIFTS Pure wool button at neck. sizes to 30, Special $1.00 ea sweaters, 1 0%) -h. I House Bath Coats Robes -- HIS SE | GREETINGS TO ALL | gston General Hospital eee Our Christmas Letter will reach you to-day. We are urgently in need of money. Your early and liberal response to our appeal is solicited, Efficiency and Economy are our watchwords. Our results are equal to the best. Our Per Capita Cost is about the lowest. More Sick Poor Cured or Relieved. Indebtedness $10,000 on the Empire Wing, $5,000 on the Nurses' Residence. Remember the hospital in your will, We have no endowment, We depend largely on voluntary subscriptions for our support. We solicit your help at this ¥ season of giving and receiving. .. .. Z $1.00 or More Wil Help 'Procrastination is the thief of , time."' ; Do It Now Address all "communications to R. H. A. BOYCE Improvements New X-rays machine and equip- ment, $1500. New pulmotor, $200. Equipment to be Installed New 100 inch five roll mangle, an, additional washer, $700. The increase in the number of pat- ients has made this a necessity. We haven't the funds for this laund equipment. Will you help us? Xmas Sweels | We have a large var- iety of fan boxes. | Price $1.00 to $10.00. ¢