Give Money for. Their Usual Gitrs "Hv (he Belgian Relief Fund. The scholars of St. Luke's Auglican Suuday chau! this instead of customary gifts for gen: a veld throughout whe year; wively engraved: certificates, i a, saved will be devoted to the. Pelgian welief fund which will' total whinost thicky dollars. These virtificat the scholars received © oh Ve Lexenirg find the » tor, | Forueri;- when they bad att iti in the inlay | echool hall fu enjoy their amont hive jf ¢ otorbuinment. ¢ also. held. NE "ha tions. « rn helped in the Hid Carvel gave fois. pon the - worknigs of school, erngon the CEL ad Yeasts g id WY nua ML ompion 1 5, and wus A unigle ro solngsiers took | { 4 elaldron of S| Wednesday evon- Ritual Christmus tree { The lull was adults aud child Clyaum3s tree po received a Lynton hy gymbpasiam, 'when games and sports will be indulged in. In the afternoon. from three to ix pan, andiin the evening from eight tll ten paw. the parents and friends of the association are ask- ed to wisit the 'building, and enjoy # gymnasium programme in the al- ternoon by the intermediates, who are holding an athletic meet, and fo the evéning & programme wil be tlie woos, one of the fams onthe CPrOR TEI Dimer of ageetacular skants. shader Anxiiary ow . Ho ron whatever Ici focal] hey with to make n=! GERMANS AE "ESEAPINS | FAO THE DOMINION Trey Reach the Unit United States by the "Underground Rail- way" System. New York, Des. 31.--A degpatch [rom Cleveland to the Tribuhe, say An "underground railroad" simdi- lar to the ones in operation during tae Civil War, when escaping ne- groes were brought north, has been { catablisiied hetween the United Sta- , Abide Tre G... Pridgen, D. Aingor and! R. Ayles: by 'Mariel Wdsor h rs. Andrew ® Hoten Saunders and ll pno solos by Helen orence Purdy. pwne and T. F. dedvesses and H vords to say ket) estament League, AL Bt, George's Hall, The annual Christmas treat for' senior scholars of Bi. George's * hool: was held on. Wedn An exceptionally large Plume Jer e atbeidd and made merry. ~ At 30 o'clock; the entire gathering sat Pdown to saper, . Afterwards an inter est programme was held. Doan G. Lure fave a lantern slide lecture, rwrlieh he ! stirring scenes whieh he had witness: ed in FratiGe and other quarters of the battle grounds. final "pleasing Toe nal of gifts to scholars for goneral proficiency work during the) year. It Will Pay You To Prcell<Clyde Wedding. At Zion Presbyterian Church par- sobage, Pine street, on the morning of Dee. 16th, a pretty wedding was solemmized by Rev. J. D. Boyd, who apitéd in marriage Miss Minnie Clyde, youngest daughter of M dohn Clyde, niaraquls ito = Harry Pureell, formerly now - stationed al a. Sak. Che happy conple 'were unatiended, btit the immediate relatives of ; both costracting © parties' were = present when the nuptial ceremony wag per: formed. : The bride wae deesved in a beat gown of black chiffon broadcloth and j eal coal, and wore a black vet Lhat trimmed with for, dnd carr Hv sautiful bouquet. The groom's gift Lo 'her 'was a beautiful amethyst and pear] necklace. On the noon train Mr. and Mrs. reell loft the city for eastern points visit! in Kingston before proceeding ' to Dismore, Sask. Death At Myers' Cave. 1hie death occurred at Myers' Cav on Dec. 24th, of Alexander Delye Death was due te pneumonia. consid Was geventy-seven . years ge and is survived hy} his wife, five sons and three daw The Fan eral took place on amiay from his to hen C hiirelt, the rempins --. an to the cemetery: at Rarlowe: Rev. Mr. Clo couducted the were hotpaat, Ss many of "thy event. was thel Cobden," bot {! nad upon refirning will meke a short i tes and Canada. Th time the underground' is rescuing Germans from Canada, Word as to the working of tie "underground'™ "was brought to @levelant®-touday by Hermann Wenz Montreal; who" described his es from Canada to Bufifdle in & { number will be lecause 1 sper French fluent: my nationality was not question pntil recently whéh an enemy, srme the Canadian offic: erman," said Wenz he sher- fat Montreal summoned we, bus 1 vil to cvade the writ for a day nd then 'got to Niagara Falls. 1 ried In : dian who offered te do the job for $20. 1 paid "him, and he put mig in a trunk, which 'was shipped the river to a warehouse in hree, hours later 1 was freed." : Wenz declares that a regular tem has-been established for gettin ermans olit of Canada and by the ident of 'meeting with the right man h the "'undenground." ANOTHER BANQUET GIVEN To the Sth Company (Queen's) Can- adian Rogineers. Science '13 gave: a banquet to the | ntembers of the 5th tompany Cana: { tian Engideers, who are leaving ior Ottawa on Saturday, in the British: American hotel, on 'Wednesday even- ing. - Lieut. Sterne acted as tounet- jim uster aud after (the 'splendid = ban-+ jusiet had been dom justive to hing" was proposed. ¥. Laiag pr posed the toast to "The Wagineer- g fety," and this bos responded Lo? by RM. Aseeltine: CW Greenland Ppropoged the root to "The bth Company," and this toast was responded to be Lieut. W. Manhard. The toast to. "The Guests" Ackroyd and responded to by Dotinoghue. The: toast to Faculty !iwas PE by QMS 107 Hees and responded to by Sergt. L. 4. Taylor, Fhe final toast, to "Our Country," Was. proposed: by a 5. Dick, anh responded to by BM Asseltine. Buring the end Sapper the ay | Alven, gan. ig Liou. Manhard ve solos: Among (East a Sappers ~~ 0. . Huyek aud' W. M. Mor: The Town Of Ganunogue. regular 'braveh of were eledted: 8 oniviat advisor, Rev. =P, Kehoe; president, A. Little. on; Uorey;: . cents: reco | Amoi nanan low; {reasurer;; zuard, Noe Gaputiogue, Dee." 31 At the wast | x F the "Gananogtie A. these officers chancellor, Francié Motntyee; mata Thom: Hol yet been ansounced, fo satiugeal, { vain to get across to thé. vmerican glide until 1 met a French! ( WAR proposed by M. vy : "The | MS. * | mounted parade on 1st 'vice president, Alexander siden OFFICERS FOR NEW BATTALION NOT KNOWN. Applications For the New R. 8. A. Course~-Only a Limited Numb: + Can Be Avegpied, Although: the complete list of ap pointments = Jor the mew' battalions, and the two squadrons of cavaley to be recruited in this division have it is known that Major C. M: Edwards will be a senior major and Capt. E. R. Me- Neill, adjutant to' Lient Col. BR, Gor don Stewart. © Both of these effi- vers will be seconded from the 43rd regiment, BOOK. of Ottawa. Une squadron of cavalry will be tationed nt Peterburo and the oth Ottawa rbut in the near futuve, ud wrrengemunts cin be com: fed; the two will be broaght to wither itoodame place an the divs pq | nied who veluuteer for the third | CoE, will be under pay 1 medically exnm anal nud attested. 1b was roporied that th puy of the men would not uni about th 15th of the but the men will. be taken on nscdiptely. foot 0 mouth, | froe nL of ofllow's nee ap- sling dor p pew dLS.\ Course Monday © in Tele de Toot barracks: -- pri PEER FE TRE bbb TO LEAVE ON MONDAY, 3 The Oth Company G + Engineers, who aie goilg o¥er- sen with the second contingent, & ¥.. has been granted leav ¢ to stay in tho city until Mag ; + day, Instead of leaving Satud- § + day, as was at first ordered, # 3 The train the company "will 4 # leave on has not yet been ar & » ranged. 4 ret Applications have ben received from both Vancouver and Halifax ana pla: cis between. Already; enough ap- plications: have been received to start the ¢lass, but only a limited reveived from each centre, i No On Wednesday the battalion will be again given ride practice iu the ar mouries, and after the full hattalion i here, several being away for New Year's, the shooting av the ranges will ¢omavence. This story is going the rounds: A young lady desiring to Show kind ness to. a young officer go camp des- patched the following note : "Nis. Swith requests the pleasure of Cap tain White's company at a reception on: Friday evening. A prompt' reply vate to this "effect : "With 'the 'ex- ception of three men who ave . sick, Captain White's company accept your kind hrvitation; snd will ¢ome-. with sure to your reception Friday ev- ening." Stewart Carr, one of {he Brock" ville men who volunteered for ser- e with the second Canadian con tingent, and who is ip training = at Kingston, was presented by friends, at Brockville, with a handsome wrist watch, Private Carr was taken by surprise. i Lient. Cooke, an ex-cadet, who was attached first to the B A. and later to the 22nd battery, hus heen tnnsierred, and left. on "Weduesdny ght' to join. the smmugition vel: man of the 6th brigade in Montreal, will go wversess with © them »- Lieut. Cooke . has proved very capable officer and his transferral is a matter of wegret = to the staff, Mrs. W. H. Maonte - has presented each member of the pipers band of the 21st battalion with a paic of wrists lets. The 22nd. baltéry took its usual i Thursday morn: ing 'about five miles alopg the Bartie. peld road. O'Brien's Big Suit Sale start Sat- urday, Jamnary. 2 3916. English Worsteds und Scotch. Tweed Suil- ings $17.50 spot cash, All Sulls uaranteed, or no sale. "One who 'knows' "will tell you the delivery service from Gibsons. Red Cross Deng Store is most prompt in the city. Phone 230 Mr. and Mrs. 2 obi Buck, Queen street will spent New Yeat's day with his Ratents in _Ernesttewn. Major C. Bendett is. confined in e 5 {the she try thospital with an' injur- Boys' flecce-lined nderygat, Ti Ine oe, Be... Dutton hy | | the afternoon, we will o or the fo "lowing big Special Pda received. These are made from a very good qual- ity white flannelette, sot and warm Pretty yoke of sit A insertion, hemstitched. Sleeves. and neck finished with dainty silk em- breidered edging on flannelette. These gowns are worth regularly $200 | i each and were purchased 1 muc he: A low their value. i. Yours Saturday W