J furs in store reduced. You be ay furs at lower prices ues than anywhere else (ody and soe, John McKay| 140,157 Biock goed St. Kingston. MIDWINTER CARPET AND LIN sir" 10 to 20% Reduction If you don't need goods at once we will hold until you do, at our. risk. Bale terms are for cash only. and Upholstering work done, 90. Yours, T. F. HARRISON £0. C.0.CF. INSTALLATION I MILITARY. CIRCLES! Ul BY DR. J. HL L RELL, GME. HAMITTON, uF Who Was Given a Hearty Reception, An Interesting Programme Ren- | dered--The Officers Lustalled. The annual meeting and installation of officers of Counall No. 20, C.0.C. F., took place on Wednedday ev ening in the regular Council hall, which was filled when the chairman, Wil- ham Duck, called the meeting to or- er. The auditor, 0. V. Bartels, read a very interesting report, showing the financial and numerical standing of the council at the close of the. year | Wi4. The membership was shown to be 612 in good standing, apd the surplus fund of the council aiter all | expenses had been paid $800, besides the other assets of the council, con- sisting of Jarsthre, ete., amounting ' to about $1,000, making total assets o ove $1,800 at the close of the Ne. Bartels compiimented the finan- gial officers of the council, KH. C. Bell, the recorder; and ©. C. Smith, the treasurer, on the care and accur- woy with which they kept their hooks. No errors or omissions had been found by him and yet these officers had handled over $10,000 in small amounts, An interesting programme was tens dered in which the following took part : William Eva, Capt. William Tullock, Miss Vera Bell and 0. C. '| Smith. Br. J. H Bell, of Hamilton, grand medical examiner of the order, then installed the following officers : Past councillor, John H. Jarvis; chief coun- eillor, William Buck; vice-councillor, J. M. Ashley; prelate, BE. J, Smith; marshal, William J. Amey; warden, N. A. Bell; 'guard, T\' Hanford; secre- tary, Willism Crawford; trustees, J. Gowan, S. Grimshaw and W, J. Marsh; physician and medical exam- iner, Dr Richardson. Dr. J. H. Bell gave a very inter esting and eloquent address. He was given a very hearty reception by the members and friends present, - who welcomed him beck to his native city. HALF HOUR LATER. Afternoon Train Over C. N. R, Will Depart From City. A change has been made in the time of the departure of the after- noon train on the Canadian Northern railway from Kingston. The traln will leave at 2.45 o'clock instead of 2.16. The extra half hour will not help the shoppers from out along the line a great deal, but of course the time will be appreciated. Per- haps the railway will see Its way clear to have the train leave at a later hour. The chacge will go into effect on January 26th. Formerly, when the Bay of Quinte railway was in control of the road, the afternoon train did not leave till four o'clock, and this gave the peo- ple who come into the city time to do their business and return home the same day. At the last meeting of the Board of trade the matter was under dis- cussion, and it was decided to ask the railway company to change the time of the departure of the train, 80 as to help out the shoppers Acted Disorderly. Disorderly conduct will not be toler ated in the moving picture shows. It is cha that two young men mis- behav sult, they have Dew au police court. served them with a immens The case will be heard on Friday morning, aking ooul Hot Suring Goods. 2 all his deny, fiat gents' furnish- wha rade figures. : E | militia ~~ Y.M.C.A, _ Brock stawst, Is bavitig a! on yoru RECRUITS FOI FOR THE THIRD CONTINGENT, "Engineers Arrive Krom Toronto = Prof. W. L. Grant to Give Address To Soldiers. » The oflicers and N.C.0's of the R-S. { A. were instructed in section gun. drill, riding and the use of instiu- ments on Thursday. The new Lister fidd telephones lately received 'have been conngcted up between the ofiices, gun shed and lecture roow, and the oflicers. were instructed in using the Morse code of signals on the buzzer attachment of the instruments on | Thursday morning. Some members of the Salvation Army band, under the direction 'of | Ensign Smith, on W sday evening ave a musical p amnie in the The pro- gramme. whe in the form of an old tioned gospel service, and was much enjoyed by the soldiers. the evening, Mrs. solos. During Smith sang sever, Messrs, W. Molytus, W. Dobson, Frank dud J. MeNab are the 'com- mittee from Queen's University wha have provided programmes for the soldiers in the Tilitia Y.M.C.A. hall every Monday and Thursday since the work was started. Their work has been much appreciated by the soldiers and the Y.M.C.A. "Secretary. On Friday evening Dr. Lvans will give [an illustrated 'lecture on "Eng- land." On Saturday evening the sol diers will give the entertainment them. selves. On Sunday evening Rev. Dr. Macgilliveay will conduct the setvice and a quartette from Chalmers Church choir wil give selections, Prof. W. L. Grant has chosen a Yery strong subject for an address which he will give belore the soldiers in the militia Y.M.C.A. hall on Monday evening ' next, 'Has Great Brita Treated Canada Justly in the Past 7" will be his subject. A record crowd of soldiers is expected to attend this address. The usual moruing drdl of the Jud Battery, on Darrifield common, did not take place on "Thursday « MOTaing, as the men were busy gelling rea y for the funeral, in the alternvon, oi the. late Lieut.-Col. Wood, James IE. Ross, of the Reardon Rifle company, of Ottawa, on Wed: nesday evening, demonstrated a mew rifle sight to the officers of the 2lat Battalion, and, on Thursday, ave n demonstration at the Royal Militar, College. Lieut. 5 Ww. Kiingne, of 'Toronto, arrived in tho 'city on Wednesday night with twenty men. The detach: ment belongs to the Canadian iid Engineers, 2nd company, is train here preparatory who leavin vel a fo England as part of the fjacering ustrtors. Nejee 1 . s ughes was in Toro; wrrangtin r its establishment two weeks ago ¢ There will be 100. men. in the por altogether. 'Toronto was Teg to raise 'seventy, while Kingston was asked for thirty. The latter place only managed to recruit ten men, so the twenty who have just arrived are to make wp the bal ance. The names ' of the recruits' for the 39th Battalion, third contingent, .C.E. Fi who have been themselves in ome of the local i theatres the other day, aud, | pea de A x J lB Adon, Prior, J. to-order, rea-| W. the above | P ve of thesq men have Yransterred p guard duty to the' hid eon- t, one from the 4th ainder have either x drilled by Lieut. A STRATFORD EX.-RM.C. CADET T TELLS OF AN ADVENTURE. British Fragternize With the Foe -- Replete with exciting experienes is the letter just received {rom | Lieut. Arthur Stratford, a second year Royal Military College cadet, wha is at the front with the Bad- fordshire Regiment. The young sel- dier, whose nineteenth birthday is not far past, writing to his mother, Mrs. Joseph Stratford, in Brantford, tells of Christmas Day in the tren- "Early In the morning we started shouting to ' the Germans whose trenches were scarcely a hundred yards away," relates the youthful officer, "aud they replied. Then, af- tér a pause a German head popped pp, and presently the entire Ger- man emerged without his rifle." A British soldier reciprocated, and in a Jiffy the opposing trenches were vacated, and the entire popula- tween. They passed thé day sing- ing patriotic songs, smoking and feasting. At dusk back they filed to the muddy ambuscades. The brief truce was past and he- fore morning the murderous work of war was once more proceeding. Riding with despatches, the writ- er states that the ornery steed he bestrode, horselike, balked at a large plow lying near an excavation Only by dint of spurring was the animal forced to sidle past thé fearsome agricultural implement. A few moments later a monster Jack Johngon screamed through the air and came to earth with an ear-split- ting orash not far away. The horse paid not the slightest attention to it. The writer, like other officers at the front, received a Christmas pre- sent from their majesties. The gift, now at home in Brantford, is =a little flat brass box, embossed, with a crown. In one section is contain- ed 20 cigarettes gilded with the Royal Arms, while an adjoining par. tition holds a package of tobacco. . How an Injured Horse Ignored a I Shell -- Had a Close Call. | ! i ches. | 8 tion of British and Germans ming-' i ling sociably at a point half way be- J Lieut. Strattord, who. had. a close} For the Kingston Boys § in + England, VALENTINES Latest alvides state the 1st contingent will leave England in three 'weeks. leaving for the front. ber We are showing the 1a carried in this city from Se to How delighted they would be to receive Valentine tokens before You surely know someone you would like to remem- st and, hatidsomest ling of Valentines ever \ THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE eall-on-one. When -on--a8 errand out of the trenches. German snipers spotted and fired cn him. Industrial Night Classes, The industrial night classes, under the Board of Tducation, are still open at the Collegiate Institute and Central offices, is room for niore students. Ring up 325 and ge information, or call at the Booed rooms, corner of Princess and Syden- ham streets. ' The classes are cook- ing, dressmaking and millinery for women; mechanical drawing, arithme- tie, English and electricity for men. Work On Breakwater The work on the breakwater 1s progressids nicely, the esther ing or carrying on o job TH ds Teor that the stone noc- from the penitentiary. Major R. W. Leonand 'was asked for stone out ve the cld Morton distillery, Colling- wand street, but this stone is needed 12 Sling in purposes on this pro- perty. Weather Notes. The area of - low Ere elie which was in the St."Tidwrence has nearly ing in n Manitobe and rth Ontar- io. Elsewhere it is more moderate. Real Estate Transfer. E, W. Mullin has sold to John A. south side of Queen street, owned by ips H. M. Mullin, annua Union of Christian Endeavor will be held in Sydenham street church par- lors on Monday evening. The of- ficers for: the ensuing: year ht be I nominated. rp escary for the work will be secured | LeHeup, dwelling No. 258, on the| ONLY $5.00 The balance of our stock of Misses' and Ladies' eed Coats, in the season's latest creations. Ly 00, $16. 50, $18.50 garments, Your choice on Friday, Each . $9.00 dh Lhe Cd PICTORIAL PATTERNS, newest and best. Newman & Shaw, The Always BISHOP OF ~ KINGSTON]; RECEIVES NEWS OF MIS -BRO- THER, MAJOR BIDWELL, Hl whiz as. Busy Store WORK AND INTER Who is With the 101st Grenadiers, lighting in German last Africa ---- Regiment Lost Healy, Bishop ong Writes to the The follow wlag extracts roi o tov bro 'Wother in Eag- a er, Major R. P. 101st Grenadiers, od ns het to me, on The Give us a chance to figure on the interior woodwork for your new SERIE of thebest. ., goer rd : BY WiGTON ors. Phone 919. Open Evenings. 169 Princess St Zeiss Patent Prism Binoculars For officers' use on ac. tive service. Bausch & Lomb make, also French models. Prices reasonable, Qual- ity considered, 0 ae Gourdier Furrier 78-80 Brock St. 7 rooms, large yard, For $950. Four Hundred Dollars Cash and balance on time, _ Possession at once. ETA AE "This is a Bargain. E. W. Mullin, All kinds of real estate. Cor. Johnson and Wivision Ste. "ta a