ville, L089. A inane the school concert great 3 g itage of the "good whith came for Christmas. r"froin. her here attended the mi at Sydenham Christ- . "B. Grant is on the sick an E. Glen is visiting her at Stella. Miss G. Knapp spending a few days with friends arham "oo } Arden, Dee. 28.~The Christines tree held in the village hall on Christmas Jeve was a snecess. The hall and Shtuets were bilan Bghted Ly the the | rin, este i ek he desir. WAS a cou od. iss Muriel Detlor is home from - where she spent the past months. Miss Hozel Greens js home irom school for the holidays. On Christmas nig ig ot (an enjoyale tithe wns spent at roomy were beautifully do, and card playing snd dancing were i "duig- ed in until a late hour. Ross reene is home for the holidays from college, Belleville. Everyone 8 ell ple leased ith the electric | r. and Rr a wie _ Ww. tow "days with the tas parents "here. Miss Luells Hartwick is at J Barker's. _ Millhaven Reports. Millhaven, Pee." 2.-The school teacher, Misg Mullen; left for her home at the close oi the school term to speod the holidays. Quite g mums. her from here Mitended the Union Lhuistima tree on Tuesday night. A good programme was rendered. 'The lake froze over on Wednesday night. Tha ice is now about five inckes in thickness. "Born to Mr. and ~~ Mrs. William Weese, on Christmas Day, a (daughter. Edghert Milligan, of Medicine Hat, who wae visitiop at Osear Amey's, has returned home. Mra, B. Fravklin and family, of Darling, visiting her parents at Mill- baven, have returned home. Mr, and Mrs. John Clement spent Christ. mas at their daughter' ws, Mps, 8. Smith's, Parrot's Bay. Sand Bay Notes. Sand Bay, Dec. 28.--The crossing is good on Sand Bay lake. A con: vention is being held in the Sand Bay hall. Mr. and Mrs. J, J. Lappan are visiting at Lyn - and other points. Miss M. BE. Kelly, the teacher, returned to her homé in Fitzroy Harbor, William and Aggie Marshall spent Friday at their home in Taylor. Thomas E. and Misa Mabel Maxwell and Gus Webb, Seel- ev's Bay, are at William MeDonald's A. Grier, Lyn, visited . at Mra, Fi Johnson's. Miss Sadie McDonald is vigiting. relatives at Seeley's Bay. Miss Mahel MeCready, who Kad Teen in Reston, Man. is visiting {friends in this vicinity. Mr. and Mra. TY Grey, Athens, at R. Free's. Mr Mrs. J. A. Lappan and Rosie, Lappan's. and at A. Village Of Cataraqui. Cataraqui, Dee. 20.--The Anglican Sunday school will hold its annual tea and concert on Wednesday even- ing. Many visitors have been in the village for the holiday. Some of them are: Miss Grace England, Mac- 4 Donald College; Sadie Edwards, Al- rt College; Geraldine Purdy Nor- School, Ottawa; Erwin Stillwell, : rickville; Bessie Blair, Cloyne; Maud Harpell, Toronto; Stuart Nic- 'ol, B. Sc., Montreal; C. Greenland, sOolumbus College, N. Y.; Rev J. Tal- and Mrs. Tallon, ; Evelyn , Toronto; Mr. Mrs. Ide. wn; Edith Black, Pittsferry; 1) | Black, Tennessee, will stay thie pr with his parents here. James Gordon is still confined to the Kingston General Hospital. T. Gordon Is preparing to move to his new home in Latimer. The Metho- dist Bunday school held a successful Christmas tree entertainment on Wednesday evening of last week. Me. and Mrs. Sidney Baker received a 8 t of a baby daugh- The ter. Hes' adult Bible class imi ma Miss Minnie Clyde with a dish on the occasion er mates! 10° J. Purcell, of Mrs. 8, 'Herrington Trenton, and J. Hunt on. are Visiting their par- {als ater, Mr. "are 'visiting nrg, - Lan- A. Saunders [February 2638 s § CHURCHILL'S TROUBLES NOT RENT HERE, Winston Churchill, first lord of the md respite from his many troubles with wear a smile despite the troublesoni APPA British wife times. a walk him, and Admirally out for accompanies SS-------------- B- 1911; T1th, Jan, Purvig here Misses Helen and. Ivelyn 2h, Lyn., are visiting friends { ary ra 1914; Odessa's Belgian Found Git Odes Dad. 28, ---T! vinanal | Metho Sunday school Christmas tree was -a-deeided succe abort hy vo dt 1 $26 heéing realized for the Belgian |} t. Paul geshyterion Church Relief Fund. Miss Smith, He evening J. Cumber- Belleville, spent Christmas with her |'2 er very well brother, D. BE. Smith, Mis Zet st. Paul's Woolard, Bancroft, is .cpendifiy ; ding a SQolidays at her home here \, B.f Paza 0. and concert Timmerman has returned ilo Vici ri afternoon and home after holidaying 'in Béllev evening and Kingston. R. W. Anglin and] , +. LVS family spent Christmas i p : Mills, Miss Lola Hil 3ptnding a few + : Ro. pas I ard ors," Capt. and Mrs. T. H. Mrs. G W. Lucas Sanders, Cleyeland, O., and Mr. and I. H. Allen spent { Mrs. W. Johnston and son Sedge their parents, Mr. Alta Fraser 'n Odessa. George Hartn and daughters, Lily and Celona, Napanee, spent a couple of genltly with his parents, Mr. ¢ S| war D. I. Hartman. I pope Denbigh, is spending his 1 . : holidays 'with his parent onda 31 At the nomination the ol that was returned by acclamat money, which would h land regiments would Sn fuj pended in election aa) tur upplied with a handed over to the. Belgian itelie haki Kk disgruntled the Fund, With forty pre-| an additional order just is sented by the council Mabel | t th 0 yar 038 has Feturnsd alter viv 2 in-Cherry il ou naking the Valley J. M. Denyes, ton, is vi ' t the heather iting his parents, Mr Mrs, J. W cornfully Denyes, A.B ge, of 'Que én's, spent Christm Itarl Johnston, Moose returned to his home here abt $ 1d HRT Atma Alban ning held in in the Pixon and Lar Church yierr supper Hall thi iyierian moving into on Main street. Cataraqui, is on the island Mrs A. spent house Saunder -and Mrs of HOBBLE KILTS! NEVER! Office Order Sets Bonnie Heat er Ablaze, \ recent official in view of the dif- the necessary tar ohiaining uniform of but ued to the cloth uniforms Whlaze. The thigh indignant, and wearing hobble object to a home. Jaw, ha the are ill yidicule ne unit e the lates Nominations Held v & cruti Stella. { ' ass met of parliament neerted protes this Highlanders viraid their appear rm any per t order will seri in Scotland. ns, Seottish nd others are ts to the war innovation. The matter of senti Highlanders. Their at elan tartans cannot be by other races, but it is that many men would rather results of being a better tar than abandon with oN ISLAND, Result of the Stella, December 29 Island nominations Monday. Reave, Bo Ka Councillors, J. A. eubien, JHC en irely a lard, F. P.. Instant, P ra acaie i | mene ' " a R. Fleming J. McLellynd ia Te At the last regular meeting rea wed Tanti Lodge No. 184, AOUW tong held dn Vietoria_ Fall Monday evening, December 21st The lowing officers were selected for the ensuing year: PM.W. D: Finnigan: MW, J Nelsomr; financier, W. H Moutray; recorder, OC, A n; foreman, J. A. Reaubien; averseer, D. JH. Smith; treasurer, W. Mont gommery; guide, WwW. Glen, Jr, wateh J. KH. Bieubien: Out S. L. Pringle; medical Dr. G. H. Patterson; auditors, | Nelson, 8S. L. Pringle. Quite a number from here in the special Christmas trip of steamer, Wolfe Island to the were D. Cau Qn 1s with sO LI 1 Fisk the for the on enemy fol 3 SUSPICIOUS SHIPMENTS. May Re Trenches. 3 Lmpty Sacks For German Hull, De A good deal of sus picion is bei attracted at Hull to shipments large consignments of sacks to Holland. It is stated there is a remarkably good de the { mand for empty s from Holland, city | but despite the ary declaration on Tuesday last Our fee bridge | as to 'their destination, it is suspected has once more formed over to thel| in well-informed quarters that their mainland James Strain. mail car- | ultimate = destination Germany, rier, walked across for the first on] where they are much needed to be Saturday. The first horse and cut-| filled with sand to protect .German ter crossed over to-day This was | trenches. Thousands of bundles of the earliest crossing in many years are being shipped from Hull. The following are the dates of the + recent single consignment to Hol first crossing for the past {en years, | land from Hull was thirty tons. 1904, first horse over December a 1913 February Sth; 1914 Jan. 1224 264th, 1865 January Ath, 1906} fith, 1967; January 14th, of empty that took 15 is H. M. Drummond, of Winnipeg, in- tends spending a short visit in Kings- ton, having arrived here on Thursday January 31st 1909; January morning. 4 FOUR SHIPS AND CARGORS TAKEN BY ENEMY. Loaves Saug Margin -- Underwriters Have Netted a Profit From War Insurance. Lohdon, Dec, 31--During the first four months of the war 54 British foreign-going ships, valued at $11,- 500,000, with a. cargo worth $18, 800,000, were captured or destroyed by the enemy. These are the official figures of the Liverpool and London War Risks Insurance Association. "According to these figures, the losges for four months were 1.23 per cent, of the total number of vessels, 1.49 per cent. of their total value, and 0.94 per cent. of the total value of -eargoes carried. : This would indicate that vessels could have been insured at a rate of 0.37 per cent. monthly and their cargoes at a rate of 0.91 per cent. The rates fixed by the government at the beginning of the war were 0.72 for vessels and 1,24 for cargoes. This shows a snug margin of profit for underwriters, Total losses to Scandinavian ship- ping through nine disasters were as follows up to mid-December: Sweden, eight ships and sixty lives Denmark, six vessels and six lives; Norway, five vessels and six lives. To this total must 'also be added Holland, with three vessels and 15 lives. The total financial loss for the 22 ships and their cargo will reach near- ly $10,000,000, ---------- IN NORTHERN ONTARIO. Sy -- No Hardship From the Lack of Em. ployment. Toronto, Dec. 31-- Weather condi- tions 'n Northern Ontario just now are most favorable to the settlers in getting out their pulpwood, was the statement of J L. Englehart, chairman of the Timiskaming & Northern Ontario railway commission vesterday There is lots of snow, and things are moving briskly. Ae- cording to present indications, - the outlook for a large -output of pulp- wood. is good, and it would not sur- prise the commission if the figures ran over 100,000 corde, A new condition is developing in the pulpwood industry. Heretofore setters have--s=édl their wood in the rough, or peeled, but several ross- ing plants are being installed at dif- ferent points along the line, and the settlers are taking their wood to these to have the bark taken off by machinery. While, on" the one hand, this maintains a small local industry, on rhe other the improved condition of the wood enables'the seitler to get a much better price, as the wood, ready for the mill, is clean and free from stain. In some cases the set- tiers sell their wood outright to the rose plants,on others they pay for the operation, and in turn sell to the mills. Shipments later in the season will be extensive. The mill at Iroquois Falls is cutting a large supply on its own account, while large consign- ments are being sent ta Sturgeon Falls and Spanish River. Mr. Englehart states that there is no hardship from lack of employ- ment, and labor conditions . appear quite normal. FOR HANDLING GRAIN. Winnipeg Corn Exchange Reduces Commission Charge. Winnipeg, Dec. 31---There was a meeting' of the Grain Exchainge yes- terday afternoon to consider the ques tion of commission charged for hand- ling grain, the net result of the meet- ing being that in a fair endeavor to meet the views of the Grain Grow- ers' Association, and taking into con- sideration the evolution of the grain trade in the last few years, the ex- change decided, by unanimous vote, to reduee the commission charge for handling oats from 1 cent per bushel to 3 of one cent per bushel, with 5 of one cent-between members of the exchange, this reduction to take of- fect on the first day of Septembor, 1915. The rate of 1 cent per bushel coa- niission on wheat, barley and flax re- mains unchanged, as there has been no general complaint against these rates as unfair or unreasonable, COMBINED WORSHIP FAILS. After Four Years New York Church es. Separate, New York, Dee. 31--The Calvary and Fifth Avenue Baptist churches, after a nine-month's trial union, will worship separately in future if the recommendation made yesterday in the report of the special committes is carried out by a vate of the con- gregation. The report states that it has been found desirable for the two churches to separate and resume their indivi- dual services and activities, but that they do 6 with kindliest feeling, each for the other. The Calvary church has been with- out a pastor since Thomas Robert McArthur retired about four years ago. The Fifth Avenue church which John D. Rockefeller and his son attend, has been closed since the iwo congregations hegan worship- ping at Calvary. church nine months ago. EXCUSE TO USE DUM;DUM. Retaliatory Measure Says Kaiser In Issuing Order. London, Dec. 31---The Daily Tele- | Eraph has received from a correspon- dent a statement that the following proclamation has been issued in Ant- werp: "The Kaiser, weary of yain protests against the use of dum-dum bullets by all the allied armies, finds Jifnael! obliged, cruelly against his ill, to authorize his valiant soldiors also to employ this murderous wea- pon." : 'Christmas and New Year's Cigars put pp in special boxes at cost from wow until Now Year's, at Hoag's., Boston rles that wires, conduits, ete, must be laid when a ing are being constracted except under extra. ordinary ci 15¢ por pound. HOME-MADE SAUSAGES, 12%¢ por Pound KINGSTON'S LEADING BUTCHERS Phone 1683. . Opposite CAR STORAGE Consult us about looking after your Car for the coming Winter. On Prices are right and our Services can't he heaten. PORRITT GARAGE CO, Limited Always at your service, AGENTS FOR C "Phone 484. ADILTAC CARS. . SPURS! Swan Neck, Straight. Just Arrived. "Crawford & Walsh, Princess & Bagot St. Civil and Military Tailors. PERIL FROM RAID. CONAN DOYLE TOLD OF | Suggestion That Britain Might - Bel Starved Into Submission By Submarines. Sir Arthurs Conan Doyle was the! first man to suggest that Great Brit- | on might be starved into submission! by destroying her mercantile fleet and keeping foodstuffs out of the | country. He wrote last spring al short story called "Danger," which' was published in Collier's Weekly on August 22 gud 29, In a box with the story was this statement: "This remarkable story was fin- ished by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle be- fore his last visit to America. He wrote it as a last anxious warning to England before sie embarked upon another war, And the war has come sooner 'han ever he feared." Sir, John Sirius, the hero, belonged to the navy of one of the smallest powers in Europe. A dispute had rien between this power and Britain over a colonial frontier and an ulti- matum had been sent to tho small ration. The king and his ministers were in favor of surrender, bit Capt. Sirius protested and said: "I. will stake my life that if you will follow my advice within 4 month or six weeks, we will bring proud England tc her knees." The king became interested. He asked his admiral 'how many vessels there were in the fleet and learned there were two battleships, four cruisers, twenty torpedo. boat de- stroyers, and eight submarines. Sirius explained his plans "Gather the fleet," he said, "under the forts of Blankenburg, where they will ba protected from attack by hooms and piles. They can stay there till the war is over. The eight submarines you may leave in my charge." The English were defied and the submarines, named for the first eizht letters of the Greek alphabet, took on supplies and went to sea. The Eng- lish fleet blockaded Blankenbers. Capt. Sirius took the Iota, and the destroyed, but this was of small avail. The submarines sank Brit ish, French, American and Germain vessels.----.all. that were earrying foodstuffs whether they were on the high seas or in neutral waters, FIRE 'AT DESERONTO. ---- » Home of Joseph St. Louis Was Destroyed. Deseronto, Dec. 3 me hunaral of of the late Mrs. Daniel place on Wednesday, at kar, a The service was conducted by hotie. F. Dowling. . Mrs. Walker was oné of Does oldest residents, being in her ninety-second year. She 13 survived by seven sons and Sne daughter, Mrs. Denmark, of Delle ville: The remains were placed the vault at Deseronto cemetery. Fire. broke out in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph St. Louis about one o'clock Tuesday morning. The alarm was given -by their neighbor, Mr. Therrien, who was awakened by his dog barking. The firemen were soon on tHe scene! but the entire was saved. The! house belonged to William: Manigan, of Port Arthur, and is partially covered by insur: anco. 'The cause of fir in unknown, Miss F. Gimlett, of Kingston, t the Christmas holidays with Miss Gladys Thompson, who came down from Belleville on Thursday. Mr. Boswell, of - Kingston, spent a days with Horace Mary - Callaghan, prof of Ottawa, spent the Christmas holi- days with her mother, Mrs. J. Cal- laghan. The nominations wefe held on day night in the town hall, For mayor, W. J. Malley, E. A. Rixen and Robert (Geddes; reeve, J and J. Stainton; con ter Stratton, Milton Hunt, ! Fox, Geol amd A. J. Bor satt and se, The Young Men's Catholic Assos ciation held their JAt Home in their club rooms, which were prettily de- corated, and a large crowd sent from town and Mon- next morning was off. the coast of {try Norfolk and later g sigod guard be- tween * the Mapsin Sa and the Nore. ' A merchantman, the Adele, of 15,000 tons, was 8 loaded with frozen mutton from New Zeal- and. That day six- British food ships, aggregating 50,000 tons, were sent to the bottom. The other gun- marines attacked vessels -off Soutr- ampton, Bristol, Liverpool and Glas- gow and in the Irish Sea. ; The British destroyers tried to cap- ture the submarines. = One 'was loat, but the seven others kept up their work and after the first few days' attacks no vessel dared approach a British port. . The food supplies. in Great Britain soon dwindled and food riots in the thickly lated manufacturing districts fi that in less time than that asked yy Sir' Jobn Sirius Great Britain peace with the small power. eve and services on were aleo held in St. Orange ville, Dee. 31. ation Nn municipal A Deas been SE ! The fleet blockaded Blan harbor, the forts and th