PAGE EIGHT 'Helping Hands Here's where we lend Woot hands to the clothing buyer that desires to make a saving. If you can use anything in clothing for man, school boy or little fellow, and don't come to this sale, you are throwing money away---really throwing it away. I Our Prices Are Cut Down One-fifth This is positively the last week of our January sale. Saturday night when we close our doors, it will be all over. Heed Our Warning There are many good bargains left -- plenty of them, and where can you make an investment that will pay such large and im- mediate returns. . Goods marked in plain figures. All sales for cash. Livingston's 75-79 Brock St, Kingston A little out of the way, but it will pay you to walk. (WALDRON"S SALE High Quality Bed Coverings ms dr mm SN BS om np At Low Prices. NN te ec Nt a AA a Ar | White Quilts in Honeycomb Satin, Damask and Marsailles, at 0 to 25% Off Reg. Prices Best quality of English and Cana- | dian Sheetings, in all widths, Plain and -and Unbleached, at Special Sale Prices. | Ready-Made Sheets and Pillow at less than cost of material. "Al White Wool Blankets at 20 Per Loo De Ar a Ap Buy your Linens now, it will save you money. aldron' s 4 | iby the TR Ruoer of te IN. MILITARY CIRCLES! THIETY ENGINEER RE RECRU s) " WAITING TO GO OVERSEAS ! The 21st Battalion Is Again Drilling On the Cricket Field -- 14th Ser- geant In Charge Of Escort With Toronto Prisoner. Ihe thirty recruits in the Divisional Engineers unit have all been equipped ana are now quartered in the ecreal works, waiting for the call from Mao- jor HT Hughes to go overseas, which be expected in a few days, 'fhe will likely be-taken over by Sere geant-Major Blake, aud will be train- ed first in England, and later in'/ the south of France. They will form depot of mstruction Al present th are being instructed in infantey drill officers in the left hali of the Battalion. « 21s 'Major Dlake's brother, Al fred, was wounded about two mont ugo, in the lighting in France, but is progressing rapidly, and expects to be able to. return to the front in | abot a momth He is in a hospital in England. Sergt. | The soldiers, for the first time in some days, are again drilling on the cricket field. Jt does not take long for a few hundred soldiers to tranp down the snow, and the iield is now in good condition for drilling. | Sergt. Williamson, of "B" com- pany, Ith Regiment, had charge of the "Eeort which brought Dr. CC. E. Kohlman, down from Toronto to Fort Henry. Dr. Kohlman, a German, re signed from the city engineer's de- partment in Toronto. Lieut. Harold 0. D. Wilkins, of drd Battery, Bedfordshire Regiment, | now 'at the front, has been promoted to a first lieutenancy, which shows that he must be making good. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College and a resident of Norwood. Captain Herbert Roy Wilson, act-' ing adjutant of the 49th Regiment, has received word that he had been selected to fill the position of deputy adjutant and guartermaster-general of the Third Division. Capt. Wilson is one of the very few officers of the Canadian. militia holding military qualifications. He came to Kingston on Monday to take up his new duties. Capt. Wilson has been granted leave of absence from his duties in the in- land revenue department at Belleville. He is the son of Rev. W.-D. P. Wil son, Yarker the Col. 8. J. M. Denison, commanding officer of the 4th Brigade, C.E.F., will arrive in the city at noon on Wednesday and inspect the 21st Bat- talion, 'which is one of the units in the brigade, on Wednesday and Thursday The battalion paraded to the butts for the first shooting with the new rifles on: Tuesday. Half of the bat- tallon were given outpost duty while the other was instructed in shoot}ng | by Sergt-Major Edwards. pected in the city on Wednesday, ih will remain over until Thursday to | purchase horses for military purpos 'A. 4. Puler, of Ottawa, is a} es. | The 21st Battalion recommenced shooting at the butts at Barriebe ad | on Tuesday afternoon. | Six additional hen have been taken on the strength of the 21st Battalion machine gun section. Two more suns to complete the equipment are e expected. ! Piper MeDougall, of Ottawsn, has! been taken on the strength of the Pie pers band. i | Profs. L. W. Gill, weshanical engi- neering department, and W. Wil- gar, civ engineering Lg have assumed their official positions 'on the staff of the 5th conipany, pro- visionally, prior to their appointment (as major and captain, succeeding to the commissions of Profs. McPhail | and Malcolm, now with the lst and a Canadian Expeditionary for- ves respectively. | SS Hembers ol "The 21st Battalion have applied for leave of absence to go to Ottawa with the hockey 'excursion on' Saturday. In the Uerest works on Monday evening, the Salvation Army gave an entertainment and several of the sol- | diers themselves contributed to the LIbgranme. Corpl. Constante gave a clog dance number. we C.D. Spittal, of Ottawa, addressed the! men. He was in Salisbury Plain with the first contingent and is returning. Lieut.-Col. Binnington, 4th Hussard, af Prescott, was in the city on Mon y- THE LATE W. J. McILROY day morning at fow o'clock; after an illness extending over lour years. The late Mr. Molirgy "pad gone to the Forester Sanitarium at Rainbow Lake, | N.Y. to JoSuperute his health, ithow, vail mourn their " Kathleen, | vineers i eloses achievement no less wonderful than its {tile plain, should sible from practically any point LW. J. Donaldson Elected by County sihas.. . gram received tere from Berlin Two sons and {wo GREAT ACHIEVEMENT ww py | Teleshonivg From New York To Sen! Francisco. New York, Jan. 26.--At four o 'clock | on Monday afternoon, from the . of- i fice of Theodore N. Vail, president of | the American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, in- | ventor of the telephone, spoke over the newly completed trans-continental telephone live to fhomas A. Watson, in Sun Francisco.' Waison was the techanical assistant who built Bell 4 sirat telephone, and it" was' these to | men who, thirty-nine years ago next June, carried on the first conversa tion by telephone. From the White House, President Wilson, | whose telephone had buen connected, also spoke into the mouthpieces and Lis voice was whirled across thirteen states to the shores oi the Pacific. From Boston, Mayor Latics bad a word to say to Mayor Rolph, of San i ancien, and most remarkable of from Jeckyl Island, 1,000 miles oh the Atlantic sea- board, off the Georgia coast, Theo- dore N. Vail spoke to San Francisco, 1,400 miles away. The celebration, Washington, in the opinion of some eminent scientists and en- who were 'Present, dis- a scientifi and engineering predecessor of thirty-pine years ggo. That two human beings, speaking in their ordinary tones and separated by three thousand four hundred miles of mountain and valley, desert and fer with as much ease as if but a feet in tervened belween them, is surely one of the greatest of latter day mar vels. Tt implies at once a perfection of apparatus and equipment, g nicety of admstment and an excellenge of en- gineering skill never before attained. Canade Can Use It. ' Montreal, Jan. 26.--When asked to what extent the new transcontinental line would be available for use, Pre- sident C. FT. Sige said: "Our econ- necting arrangements via Albany and New York from Montreal, and via Julfalo from Teronto, are so com- plete that, when the line to San Francisco is available, a perfectly sa tisfactory connection should be pos- converse few on the lines of the Bell Telephone com- pany of Canada." = NEW FRONTENAC WARDEN Council This Afternoon. W. J. DONALDSON:- tReeve of Palmergton and Canouio, -el- ected warden of Frontenac. The inaugural meeting of the Frontenac council for 19015 was held in its ehamber at the court house on Tuesday afternoon. After a ballot had been taken 'out of the regular session, W. J ; Donaldson, reove of Palmerston and {Canonto, was elected warden. The couneil "will be in session all week, -- an PITH OF THE NEWS. Condensed Items By Telegraph Ang From Exchanges. War conditions are not afiec ting the lumbering. fadustry as much as anticipated. The director of the Italian railways .pasizned, > ela ieee into the service, A cargo of provisions from Cleve- land, Ohio, was condemned by the London prize court. The farmers throughout Ontario are preparing to meet the demand for ju- creased production. The 24th Battalion, Third Contin- went, is comfortably quartered in the Guelph: Winter Fair building. treat Pritain will free rthe steamer Wilhelmina provided her cargo does not reach the German, army. Senator Root spoke strongly in the United States senate against the ad- ministration ship purchase bill. tc euig -- Ww as PLAYING WITH CANADIENS Bert Hunt of Kingston Only English Player On Tenm. Bert. Hunt, who played hockey with the Outarios and the- the | Hunt is the § arly Fug 'sh rlaver on the team. good Tock to the team, ht Pe won their first game of the season, and cave if Ne surprise in defeating the Wap- r#, eho ind tid with Ottawa for Amsterdam, Jan. 26.--A& tele- jtions Mat bad been taked in Iboard "of officers of the THE DAILY BRITISH pais TUESDAY, JAN JANUARY 2, 1915. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO PREY ENT ACC IDENTS RIFLE PR ACTICE AT In the Kingston ok Sates Gil. lespic Tells What Has Been Doge | Te Make Accidents Impossible. When speaking in the rifle G. 1. apout the accident Toronto public school during practice in the basement, Major Gillespie explained the. precan- the Kingston schools. "Every precaution has been taken to prevent am acei dent during rifle-practicing = in the Kingston public schools," he said. In Victoria school the stop-butt been made sufliciently large to com pletely protect the end of the passage and there is no danger of bullets going astray. All" the approaches and door-ways leading; to the passage, which is used as a rifle range, will be closed before the shooting classes commence. No shooting will be per- has mitted unless the instructor or teach er is present. The range? in this school are in the best location pos- sible, being in 'a narrow passage and remote from, any part of the school. In the Collegiate, the range is in the gymnasium, and all shooting will be under the observation of Lieut. G. A. Palmer, physical instructor. A rd division ! examined the renges and found them perfectly safe. HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION For Wounded Engages Attention In 1 Dublin, Daklin, Jan. 26.--The question of | the provision of 'hospital accommoda- tion in Dublin for the wounded is en- gaging the serious attention of the authorities. The hospital accommoda- | tion in the city is nome too great, even at ordinery times, as eases come from all parts oi Ireland; Sir Tho- mas Myles, the Dublin surgeon, sug- gests the building of rough wooden or galvanized iron strugtures in the Phoenix Park for the accommodation of at least a thousand soldiers. We | says that there are a pumber of hos- pital surgeons in the gity who would | willingly give their services ree if the government would supply a certain | number of qualified juniors to act as | house surgeons. He also stated that hundreds of ladies who have been un- | dergoing practical training in the hos- pitals since the beginning of the war! would be willing to help. . Sir Thomas Myles is a nephew of | the late Rev. A. J. O'Loughlin and a cousin of Mrs. W. V. Beaman, Kings. ton. A MOTHEE SORROW Son Slain Following Her band's Death Londen, Ont., Jan. 26---While still prostrated over the death of her hus- band, killed in a regent - fight in France, Mrs. R. H. French was noti- fied, to-day, that her son, Harry was killed in action. R. H. French was a South African and Egyptian veter- an. Word also came, yesterday, that her nephew, P. Haylas, had part of his face shot away white dressing wounds for a comrade 'on the battle- field. Her Hug. Finds Numerous "Parlor" Stores Watertown, N.Y., Jan. 26.--There are more than 200 "parlor" grocery stores in Watertown, declares Frank E. Martell, city sealer of weights and measures, who has' under his first inspection of the year of weights and measures in the various stores and business places. Mr. Mar- tell termes as "parlor groceries' those loeated in private residences. Mr. .aariell says there is at least one parlor grocery for every 300 people in the city, These stores are in addition to the grocery stores in the business gevtion. Wilson Bows to Ewrope. Washington, Jan. 26.--The debate on the administrgtion ship purchase bill in the senate yesterday disclos-. ed the fact that jt was not the in tention of the president to buy the interned ships of any belligerent until he had . received assurances through diplomatic channels from the enem- 550k. She. canola fram. whi whips might be found that thé a. fers would be recognized. = F. A. Briscoe was wounded by a burglar, whom be caught ransacking the offices bf the Smart Bag com pany, Toronto. First aid outfits. Dr, LChown. On Sunday moining a" serious fire destroved the frame residence recently built 'hy Charles Bolton at New Dub- lin. Muff warmers. De. Chown. ian firms to the mumber of about" 109, will presently be turning out 100,000 shrapnel shells a day. way | ES, we are sorry for Y the error made in last night's Whig, when through an error of the printer the 500 yards of Pillow Cotton -was marked to sell at 9c a yard instead of 19c. It meant a direct loss of | $50.00. But the quantity advertised was sold at 9c yard 'And The Whig Paid the ow Corsets ForSpring Correct styles in perfect fitting models have arrived and are ready for your choosing to-morrow. Models to suit every figure. $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3.5 and on up to $10 Is dmwing numbers of interested women. Many novelties worth coming to see. RE Ap a A A Bo pga ee ee et te te Ap at tN tt Nl wl en John Laidlaw & Son | BENG SLIPPERS wou for medical examiuation the | of the 50-year-old un wen 1881 trained of the 1886, '1888 slames, JFuds. ko LADIES' BLACK SATIN WITH BRILLIANT BUCKLE, 212706 ........ $4.00 LADIES' PATENT KID WITH - BLACK BEADED BOW, SIZE212T06..