ston Cem aw Products omg, iy BILLS, TAN. PIER - BLOOKS, ERIC) K, VASES, and everything in cement. Veran daly work a specialty. o OFFICE 171 WELLINGTON ST. Warts, Cor, Cliarles snd Patrick Sta. mi A Very Happy and Prosperous New Year to all is the sincere wish of Ra | L. T. Best, Druggist Sunday Hours, 1.30 to §, 6.30 (0 9 EYES TESTED WITH OUT OBARGE NO DRUGS USED CASES REQUIRING MEDICAL - ATTEN. TION WILL BE 80 INFORMED iB ¢ Keeley Jr., 1.0.0.0. 8 doors above the Opera Hous: h* Happy and Pros- perous New Year To every man, woman and "hild, We. believe such is! in store for every loval Cana- dian. No country in the world) is more highly favored, and with « determination, pru- dence, and forethought the coming year may be one well worth remembering. Again wo say a Hé»py and Pros- perous New Year to you. WAR hy n ARCHDRACQN CODY STRONG PLEX FOR BELGIANS Call For -- of Flotir -- Chance . For Canadians at Home 5 Parti. cipate in Honor of Service, --FElo- quent Tribute to Historic Sacrifice, In hia Christmas sermon in St. Paul's ehurch, Toronfo, Archdeacon Cody made a strong plea for a gitt of flour to the starving Belgians, A'- ter referring to ~=H& wide- gpread #pirit of mutual brotherhood displny- ed in Canada at this season, he said: "There are. other' brethren oufsidn our own nation to whom we owe in incalculable debt of service, and help. While we dwell here in Canada far from the war zone and all its hor- rors, well fed, well clad, well housed, one of the allied nations is enduring the agoxies of forcible subjection an. systematic starvation. Greater love hath ne man than this, that a. man lay down his life for his friend.' 20 it frue that greater love hath no nation than this, that it day down its life for others, "Belgium has struck the note in this awful conflict, Little Greece resisted the ove rwhelming might of Xérxes; litfle Hollahd tha. of Phillip of. Spain; little Belgium has now earned the right to a place in this great company. By her na- tienal saerifice she has practieally made it possible for Europe to main- tain freedom and a humane eiviliza- tion in the world, But at what a cost! Millions of her people are 'n exile; millions more at the point of starvation, exposed to hardships of weather; shelterless, maimed, hereav- ed, in poverty. Her ruthless con- Queror has swept away her food- stuffs for his own use; feels no, obli- gation to feed the conquered, and adds to the untold injury of his oe- cupation the insult of demanding a huge indemnity Can it be that this is a cold-blooded plot to decimate or exterminate a whole nation? Bel- gium has be + the vietim of one of the greatest ° crimes perpetrated Against any in the history. of the worl "We her our Already Canada has sent to the sif- faring Bélglans almdst one milliaa dollarg' worth of goods, in addition to.cagh contributions But more and still more food is required. What 1. wish to propose is this-- that on Sunday, January 2rd, the day set apart by our government and by the imperial government as a day of in- tercession and 'eentrition in connec tion with the awful war, which our empire is involved, we should in this church make an offering of as many bags or bartels of flour as we edn Jor the needy Belgians. A bag of nine- ty-eight pounds costs $2.25; a barrel costs about §5. Our railways will send all such contributions free of charge. The Belgian consuls here and in Montreal will, I am sure, be glad to forward these gifts or to use the money sent in for the purpose of buyidg flour. This is something con- crete. It-appeals to our imagination as well 45 to our heart and our pock- et. 'A Bag for the Belgians' is a good Christmas war cry. A barrel of flourswill makos one hundred and eighty loaves of one and one-half pounds each. Each loaf should keep a man alive for a day at least. Thus everyone who gives a barrel of flour may keep life in-owe person for six months. "I devoutly hope that all the churches of Canada toman Cath- olic and Protestant alike--will join in an effort to make a great contribu- tion of food to our oppressed allies, Provinces have already contributed, $0 havé muhicipalities and boards of trade. Should not. thé churches of Canada ag such make their offering? Individuals, groups of individuals, Sunday school classes, could contrib- ute each a bag or barrel of flour and send this practical message of sym- pathy across the sea. The food thus supplied can be cafely distributed by the agency of the United States au- thorities in Belgium. "Our intercession and confessions of sin on January 3rd will surely be more effectual and sincere if they are linked with this practical service to Christ's needy ones, to the members of a martyred nation, who have stood in the breach in the great day of erisis, when all our nsablest ideals were trembling in the balance." © herote fullest support. DANISH KIN G'S CAUTION. Farcign Diplomats Run of Meeting. Copenhagen, via London, The usual custom uf the ceiving each diplomatic mission to Donmark separately on New Year's day will not he followéd this year as it is feared that some representa tive of a belligerent power might meet the representative of an enemy ower on arriving or departing from the palace. Instead of the former etstom, the © dean of thé diplomatic corps, Dr. G. F. Hagerup, the Nor- wegian minister, /will preffat to the king the greetings of t diplomat: The usual dinner to all the mem- bers of the diplomatic corps has been, cancelled and the king will enter- tain the envoys in groups. No Dang Dee. 51 King re OUR MOTOR BATTERIES. Thirty on Forty Armed Cars Realy for 'Second Contingent. Ottawa, Dec. 31--Good progress Bas been made by thé committee which has been looking after the or- ganization of the. motor batteries which will go to the front from Can- ada. These batteries, which have been provided for partly by private donations and partly by the govern- ment, will be ready to go forward with the second contingent. And there will probably be from thirty to forty armored motors altogether, mounted with machine guns. War Pictures In Paris. Paris, Dec. 31--The prefect of por lice has authorized the cinemas to show the scenes of devastation duv to the war. All bills showing any- thing in connection with. the war were hitherto forbidden. The new order is due partly to the use tha Germans are making of the cinemas in Germany and abroad 'MAKES Washington, Dee. 31. The war ship Whose captaifi threatened - to bombard the Syrian port of Tripolt was not the American armored cruiser North Carolina, but the Rus- sian cruiser Askold. Information to this effect reached the secretary of the navy to-day in a despatch re- ceived from the commanding offi cer 'of the North Carolina, fled at Beirut, December 28th. The mes- ake Tend: "On December 26th, the Russian cruiser Adkold sent boats with armed men on a reconnais- fance near Tripoli, Syria, at the vil- i.ze. of Danias. . Before arrival at the hedeh, the boats grounded in shoal water and thé crews of the boats were jeered by the populace. Atithe threat of the Turkish anth- orities to imprison the boat crews, they were informed that the Russi an cruiser would bombard the vil- lage on such an atiempt, and con- sequently no one was made prisen- er, No shots were fired. The Rus- sian boat crew left the vicinity when the boats were floated. "Since Decémber 9th, no Ameri- can vessel has been south of Alex- andrette, Syria. Reconnaissances at Beirut, Syr are frequently. made hy British, French and Russian oruisdre. Everything ig quiet. . at Beirut.' COL. SEPTIMUS At present adjutant-g Canadian militia, who \ 9 nointed to commar degfthe fantry brigad wiiingeng DENISON LOOKING FOR A LONG WAR Significant Change in YTreach ab. - lic Opinion. Paris, Dec. 31.-----& very ant change has come gover . public opinion in France as to the probable duration of the war. Yess than two months ago 'it was unwise to hint at a spring campaign. Now it is recognized on every hand as jn- evitable: Two things awaken public the vast !nany. is ward into signific- have contributed to feeling. The first is number of reserves Ger- organizing -to push for- the fighting Jine when the 'weather improves. The second is the remarkable campaign M. Pichon, former foreign ster, waged for a time singlehanded in favor of Japanese intervention on tinent 'of Europe. 1 think that perhaps a third. con- sideration enters into the new cal- culations, the determined resistance of the entrenched Germans opposed to the allies. The tenative offensive Steam roller, thotigh pl ing away, not crossed the com- ial he in West. ia. Hopes 1 Russi entering the end of | year have not been justified. In t, the land campaign on both is fe ind the schedule that French optimists forped after battle of the Marne Still, it well western side at Tea one with military kg have anticipated dur weeks of August mini- almost an active the con- into Germany eing ti Berlin by of of the is ahead, on [ what dae the any- ronld 10,000 HORSES WANTED. Sir Adam Beck ( District dmpletes Organization. 0, Dec, 31 lias completed his organiz the eastern district of Can , which extends from Port Arthur to the At- lantie, for the purchase of horses for the Canadian militia. At the pres- ent time about ten thousand horses 'will be required, but this number, it is said, will not fearly supply the de- mand as the war progresses Within the last ten days about 1,- 000 horses have been purchased, but with the completion of a proper or- ganization, purchasing will go on moré quickly and it is expedted that Wt least two {(housand more will he secured within the next fortnight Toront Sir Adam Beck fn ol AMERICA Premium Paid At Against Eventuality. London, Dec. 31---A premium of 15 guineas per cent. was being paid at Lloyds yesterday on policies wori- ed "to pay a total loss in the event of a declaration of war -between Great Britain and America within 12 months from date." The prem- lum to insure against a war declara- tion between Norway and Great Bri- tain within twelve months is now seven guineas per cent. ' WILL FIGHT? + Heavy Lloyds "AUSTRALIANS IN EGYPT. Traveller Saw 30,000 Fine-Looking ' Soldiers Arvive. New York, Dec. 31---A dozen cn- gineers and oil prospectors for the Standard Oil company, who have been in Palestine, nave arrived in New York, On their way home they stopped in Egypt. * + While, there, one of the travellers said, 27 Britisi transports arrived, bringing ' 80,000 eile Re "Hour, in 6}, 12, 24, 40, 98 1b. packager All room. Australian troops. ~ These, he sid, Eastern ! DEFICIT OF $M $40,000,000 Fon THIS YEAR ------------ Disposition Sliown To Astist the Gov- + ary For War Policy. Ottawa, Dec. 31--The announce- ment made officially from govern- ment house that. parliament will open without the time-honored draw- character of tie session. Practical- ly all of the government's program- me is made up of war legislation and this, with such private legislation as comes before 'parliament, will provide the bulk of the session's work. It is expected that the financial measures of the goverpment will constitute the main feature of the session. The annduficement in re- gard to these measures is being look- ed forward to with considerable in- terest, and for the same reasons un- usual interest attaches to the coming budget speech. The cirenmstances are, of conrse, unprecedented. and call for action of a special nature. What, measures will be taken to meet the new conditions are known only to the government, but some- thing of thé conditions themselves can be gathered from the official re- venue statements as issued from time to time. These show that the receipts to the middle of the present month have decreased by no less than $37,000,000, while a still further lo s likely i0 be registered during the remaining months- of the' fiseal year, On th: other hand, the pay- ments on capital account and, ordin- ary, expenditure are four millions more, so that the statement is, in round numbers, $40,900,000 behind that of last year, a deficiency which must be provided for by tariff or other expedients. # 'eo For purely war purposes the gov- ernment is borrowing from the bank of England, under an arrangement announced some weeks ago; hint these borrowings do not. meet the other necessities alluded to. So far as can be gathered now; the opposi- tion are disposed to assist the gov- ernment in all measures designed to support the part "Whigh Canada 8 taking in the war AERIAL RAIDERS YOUNG. Pilots Also Had Little Flying. London, Dee. 31--A notable point in regard to the air raid en Cuxha- ven is that all seven British pilots are young men of short: experience in flying Flight Commander Douglas Oliver is 27 and received his pilot's license in November, 1913. Flight Coa mander Francis Hewlett, son of the novelist, who was taught aviation by his mother and who is missing, was 23. He got his license in November 1911 Flight Commander. Rober! toss is 26 and got his certificate ir November of last year. Flight cotn- mander Cecil Kilner is 31, He re- ceived his certificate in October, 1913. Flight Lieutenant Arnold Miley Is 24, He got his license in July, 1913, Flight Lieutenant Charles Edwards Experience in which | { rly is 23, and was licensed as a pilot in April 1912, Flight Sub-Lieutenant Vivian Blackburn is 25 and received his licenze in September, 1913. BOME THROWN IN CANTON. Revolutionary Agents China. Washington, Dec. 31--The state department was yesterday notified by the American = cousul at Canton China; that a bomb way thrown in that city on November 8th by revolu- tionary agents, It was: aimed at the office of the connaigsioner of de- fence, but fell in front of a neighbor- 'ng residence; where a funera: scr vice was being Meld. = Tha explosion killed 18 "persons and wounded 12. Among the Killed wero an official, a priest, a policeman, a mi'itary oftice and several children. In the confu.- ion that followed, the house was r, roh- ved of condiderable money. Thecaiyhl repcris further that t ve Jays later a n mher of bandits atiacked the eily of Satchan, 15 miles from Canton, hut were digpersed. Their banners ated that they were under .the orders of Dr. Sun Yaj Sen, the Chin- ozo reformer Several persons wera Lilled in the fighting and a number { hops were looted. A number of ndits were captured and some a1 summarily executed. Arve Busy in of HELD AS PRISONERS. Children Into Bavaria. Paris, Déc. 31--All , the women end children of Marchevilleand neigh- toring parishes, in the department of the Meuse, near Verdun, were taken prisoners on Detober 20th. Letters received here show that they wre being held dn barracks at' Ami berg, Bavaria, The women and Childreg>prisoners number 680, uc cording to information contained in letters rece. ad They say they are Tuiotadly Cepted, but they com,' of the cold, as they ot allowed to take warm clothing with them. (0U SUFFER FROM_BACKACHE? When your kidneys are weak and torpid they do not properly perform their funetions; your back aches and you do not feel like doing much of anything. You are likely to be despondent and to borrow trouble, just as if you hadn't enough al- ready. Don't be a vietim any longer. The old reliable medicine, Hood's Sarsaparilla, gives strength and tone to the ys and huilds up Hoods Sarsopunils is a Hood's C8¢ Women and Carried were a fine-looking lot of men. Jeernment In All Measures Necess. icg-room and state ball forecases. tho} 1 Special of Interest in Saturday's Paper Saturday at 9 p.m. Announcement During January and February this'store will close at 5.30 p.m. except. We Wish Youga Very Bri ight and Prosperous New Year And somewhere in a warm corner "of your heart we hope you have a kindly regard for this stor : : Tet us draw the curtain on mistakes of the past and grip hands on this genial New Year's eve in generous good-fellowship. Life is too short for vain regrets, too full of work to waste time on hard feelings. Let us enter the New Year with a clean slate, with nothing but kindly feelings and deep regard to those whom we comé in daily contact with, cultivating through it a kindly feeling and greater consideration for one another. That is the spirit in which this store faces the future, with full appreciation of the favors it has received in the past, and a hearty deter- mination to deserve your future favors a ad - turn them in kind so far as lies within ou potw- er---and, in that spirit we repeat We Wish You All A Very Very Happy New Year STEACY'S Citizens Kindly Accept Heartiest "Season's Greetings The Wm. Davies Co. Phone 720. Prompt Delivery NOLAN'S GROCERY Princess St. OUR FRESH GROUND COF- FEE AT 40c. CAN'T BE BEAT. Try. a sample order and be convinced. TTT VOTO TUOTITIIVYeYe | A HEALTH PARADOX. If You Feel Strong Consult Your Physician. Philadelphia, Dec. 31.--When a man oi active affairs. feels an exuberance of health and is able to accomplish a greatly increased 'amount of work without sense of fatigue, he is in dan- gee and should consult a physician, said Prof, Louis F. Bishop, of the medical school of Fordham University, NewYork, before the social-and econ- omic science section of the American Association for the Advancementsi Sciense to-day. More than 1,500 sci- entists are attending the convention. "Barring accidents," he said, "the brain warker should count on forty years of labor aiter forty. A partiou- ar individual may transgress all the canons of health and be an' efficient train worker up to a great age while another person, exercising, as he lieves, every possible precaution, only succumbs at an early age to cellulae degeneration, leading to Bright's dis: ease, apoplexy, angina pectoris or some gther one of the train of evils F- the process. that * dox has heen the stume all hygienists and has p clear jn more recent ance of "our Enovielige Wishing You All, The Compliments of the Season H.W.Newman Electric Co Phone 441. 79 Princess Streef tt eet I IIT------_--------" C------ Sing Charm Ceylon Tea BLACK, GREEN OR MIXED 30 To 60c Per Lb. AT ALL GROCERS Militia Men Notice the fine line of pocket flash-lights in our win. dow. We have them all prices. Call and see them. Halliday's Electric Shon 'A Bright and Pros. perous New Year JOHNSTON 28 a EE