A WHIG REPRES SAW THE METAGAMA DEPART | culty getting in, as every person who | was admitted required a pass from the Harbor Commissioners. It was through the courtesy of the Montreal { Daily Mail that the Whig representa- itive got inside the main gate. | The steamer Metagama is the new C. { ENTATIVE P.R. liner which. has only crossed | the ocean three times. This was| From #onireai on ie #orn- ing of May 6th. WITH THE 218T BATTALION AS A MASCOT, "Be Sure and Beat the Germans As Hard As You Beat That Drum," Said Major-General Hughes To Pi- pers' Band Base Drummer. The 21st Battalion Stationary Hospital which reached Plymouth, England, on Saturday 'morning on the 8.8. Metagama left Kingston on the evening of May 5th for Montreal where they embarked on the new Canadian Pacific steam- ship Metagama which England the following morning, When the steamer left the Harbor Commissioner's whart at 10:30 o'clock a Whig representative was on the wharf and witnessed the depar- ture. Shortly after war was declared Major General Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia, asked that the newspapers of Canada refrain from publishing anything that might put the enemy in touch with the movement of troops to and from Canada. For that reason the Whig has not made mention of the troops from the time they left Kingston. On Saturday, ' May 8th the Whig received a wire- less message from one of the officers | of the battalion stating that the Met- | agama was then at Newfoundland. Lieut.-Col. W. G. Anglin also com- municated with his wife from Cape Ray. "No Canadian force ever left for overseas service with a more enthus- lastic yet regrettable farewell than that which was accorded the 21st Battalion. and Quecn's. ' aa) atlanary hospital," so stated one of the offi- cers when writing home after leav- ing Kingston. The members of the 21st weére high in their praises of the treat-| ment which they received while in training' for the past six months in the old Limestone city. "While we are fighting in the trenches in France we will always think of Kingston and 'our many friends," remarked one of the infantry men just as he was about to leave. Arrival At Montreal, The first traln which carried the left half of the 21st and Queen's Hospital arrived at'the Montreal sta- tion at 5.25 o'clock next morning. On account of the men having. so much heavy baggage the cars were taken down to the wharf, about two hundred feet from where the steam- er was moored. When the train pulled In the steamer was not quite : LH a 90. Yours F. Harri { her first trip to Montreal, During the! il Lica. work roadv tn =o eady 3° I% for that reason the commanding of-| the crew did considerable | icer gave orders to the officers com-| which was necessary before so many manding the different platoons to re- | soldiers could be accommodated. main aboardthe cars until they heard| On account of the steamer being him blow a whistle. During the used as a transport she had been half hour which the men were com-| painted black, #0 as not tec be very pelled to remain on the cars they! conspicious. The Whiz man had a had a splendid opportunity to write splendid opportunity to see the crew letters and post cards, which since | loading munitions which will be us- and Queen's | sailed for | cen they . were hu have found their way to all points of the Dominion. When the whistle was sounded a few minutes after six o'clock, the soldiers who had spent the night in the cars with little or no sleep, crawled out and fell in for roll call which required a very few minutes. As soon as the officers commanding the different platoons assured the | commanding officer that every man had been accounted for, he gave the command for the men to embark, which was done in very quick order. | Although the volunteers realized going ower the ocean and probably would never re- | turn, they were the happiest crowd | one would meet in a long while. | The second train, which carried ithe right half of the 21st Battalion arrived about 6:30 o'clock and all | immediately embarked. It was a grand sight to see the nurses head- | ed by Lieut.-Col. W. G. Anglin as they marched through the railroad yards to the steamer. | Although all were aboard the Met- {agama by seven o'clock the steamer { did not pull out until about three { hours later, | base hospitals also were aboard the | Metagama. General Hughes Said Good-Bye, Major-General Sam Hughes, Minis- | ter of Militia, was on the scene bright | and eafly to shake hands with the | officers before they boarded the stea- | mer. He was ili"Montreal for a few | days having addfespetea meeting in | St. James' Methodist church the evs | ening previous. '. Ag ithe men march- | ed through thé freight sheds the Mm- Hister-of Millia sagks { them. |* "Good luck togof and be sure and beat the CGérmikns as hard as you | beat that drum," were his parting words to the base drummer in the | Kilties' Band... "=: © While (hié stéamier remained at the wharf tHe Mihidtér of Militia spoke to the officers and the nurs- ing sisters and wished them a safe return. As the Metagama pulled out, peo- ple who were in vicinity of the wharf will pever forget the sight. | The whistles on all the boats which were lying at the wharves sounded as the steamer was towed out into the main channel by two small tugs. at to- oF many Few Kingstonians There. Very few Kingstonians were afford ed the pleasure of seeing the men leave as the restrictions on the wharves were tight. The Whig re- presentative had considerable diffi- Kitchen Cabinets : New line, best white maple and oak, very convenient, $18 to $35. Drawing Room Kasies, covered to suit tome of carpet and draperies. > tid EN i "GAS - ries cE The McGill and Laval | some time tin led at the front. | The white goat, which was the pro- | perty of No. 2 Company 21st Battal- | ion, was taken over with the troops. As the soldiers marched 6p the gang plank the goat followed the men without any coaxing. REQUEST TO FRIENDS OF BOYS AT FRONT. It is the custom of the British War Office and Canadian Militia Department to notify by tele- graph the next of kin of men killed or wounded before per- mitting their names to appear in the casualty Hsts, Since the fierce fighting, Kings ton, lke all the rest of Canada, is living in a state of anxious expectancy, It would help ma- terially to relieve this tension teh tbe better notify the Whig by tel or otherwise as quickly as possible, in onder that the news may be bulletined or published at the earliest possible moment. Letters received from boys at the front or in the various train. ing camps are also of great in- terest to the citizens generally, The Whig will be glad to re- ceive for publication any and all such letters. Personal mat- ter will, of course, be omitted and the letters promptly re- turned to those to whom they POPPE PPRPPPPPPR PRP PPR PRT REP PPO FRPP P PPP H PP IPEP ERNE +e CIVIL WAR TAXES John Smith, Printer, Tells Of Levy He Paid In 1870. | John, Smith, the veteran Welling- ton street printer, does not think that Canadians have any reason to think they are highly taxed as the result of the war. When he lived fin New York in 1870 he had to pay Civil War taxes that had the present Canadian war levy knocked higher than a kite. On the first day of March in each year, every person of lawful rge had to make a return to the assistant as: sasor of the district wherein he re- sided of his #ncome from every source and of a number of things he possessed in order that all might be taxed. The tax had to be paid on or before the 30th of April. Some of the articles that were taxed included carriages, gold watches, billiard tables, and gold and silver plate. The income of the wife and the wages of minor children were also taxed. Mr. Smith possesses the formal motice served upon him in 1870 for War taxes. | * BEAUTIFUL CANADA. $ $201 SEPP PP 52294995 PPP PP PPL PSP etd HN * | Seventeen ministers from other churches have «pplied to be received into the Presbyterian Church in Can- ada. There are four Baptists, five '| Congregationalists, six from Presby. 1eian hureh of Suited | States, hs Scotland, and Felix Cingolani, a Dro priest of the Church of Rome, yhol pas. been preaching for Missio an These vill if undergo' d on by Gen. bly, to meets at Kings: BAITLE FOR LIBERTY 1S BEING FOUGHT IN THE PRES-| ENT WAR. Rev. Dr. Jordan Says Germany eli] berately Prepared and Fixed the) Train That Started Great Struggle tional Church Sunday evening, Rev. Prof, W. G. Jordan said: "Christianity took the highest | from humanity, It set God and mankind above any mere class or war that is now being waged we are, 'fighting again the battle for liberty and righteousness. We own faults, national and personal,' but there are some things concern- fired the train that started this great conflagration. (2) No great modern civilized nation has produced in the class' that has scoffed at sentiment and humanitariapism and declared that the sword is and must be the arbiter of a nations fate. (3) A na- tion could not have adopted such methods of warfare if its sense of right had not been perverted by a false narrow patriotism. With all the mistakes 'of the 'past we can claim that the British Empire is the fullest political* embodiment of this great principle of liberty and diver- sity. Its unity in this hour of dark- ness springs not from coercion but from the spirited sense of a common citizenship. Thus we see that this Central Christian principle is meant to rule both in personal life. and in political organization. It gives to each of us a place according to our ability and faith. It nests up on our faith in the oneness of God and the recognition of the right of our fellow men. | The Principle Of Nature. Dr. Jordan took as his text the words: "Now there are diversities of gifts but the same spirit." (1 corr. xii, 4.) The Apostle Paul when he wrote these words was dealing with the life of the Christian community but in hem-tnere- 18-2 prine to all life. In another place he tells us that where the spirit of the Lord | is there is liberty. , He is careful to! show that liberty is not license and | is anxious that the. sacred name! should not be used as a cloak for | selfish recklessness. The principle that the Apostle here expresses is the principle of nature. The world that God has created is remarkable for its wonderful variety; we can not. believe that the world of men was meant to be squeezed into a small artificial scheme of iniformity. Paul is discussing the life of the soul and the methods of church govern- ment and public worship, he is not | immediately concerned with what we | call politics. The new-born church to which he belonged had battle to do with political or ectvil\ problems. The nation to which he belonged was a small part of a great Empire and had little scope for political activity. The Christianity of that time and to do its work by giving a spiritual ap- peal to individual men, and not by at- tacking direetly question of social re- form. Many devout men were look- ing for a new kingdom, a new heaven | and a new éarth wherein 'would! dwell righteousness and peace. When | this afforded all discords would be banished and all problems solved by | a new revelation of the Christianity | and by the sovereign power of God. | Hence all the strength ef this great | teacher was given to the exposition | of great principles, concerning the! love of God and the salvation in Christ which is offered to all with- out distinction of race dr class. In Light Of History. At the present time we look at all! great things in the light of history. We cannot understand the present war, without studying the history of the last century and specially of the last fifty years. So we cannot un-| derstand this simple text, with its statement that seems to us Solomon place, We that remembering that be- hind the Apostle there lies a long per fod of toil and progress. Men had be- lieved that there were many spirits. that there were different gods', and different ¢lasses of men. The great Christian teacher believes that be- hind the varied unfertations of lire there is one God, on Spirit and that we should rejoice in variety and not regard it with narrow intolerance or petty jealousy. This is a truth that the world is slow to learn, but it is the basis of any real place. The Bible itself is one of the nob- lest illustrations of this great truth. Now Going On. i Preaching ih the First Congrega- I teaching of Judiasm and set it free! J race, and we believe that in the great } have our Ji ing. which we are quite clean. (1) |} Germany deliberately prepared and | ji same way as military and political §i thom there ls.a nrineimle thot contest THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1915. \ i} i Hl i] | Men's ow S Prices Styleand Good Taste In Men's Hats ~ATé evident in Our SHOWIDE of the season's popular shapes. Buying direct from the fac- tories and in large quantities enables us to give values not to be had at smaller dealers. Our new Straw Hats, Der- bies, and Soft Hats, are en- dowed with that refinement that modest men desire. STRAW HATS FROM * 25c UP. FELT HATS FROM 50c UP EE -------- CAR OVERTURNED IN DITCH. But Luckily the Five Occupants Es- caped Injury. That five deaths did not result from an accident to as many Kingstonians who were travelling through Joyce-| ville .on Sunday - afternoon -i= a won- der. J. Hyland, wife and baby, Mr, Curtis (who was driving the automo- bile) and another man were the prin- cipals. . » About three o'clock the car was passing in front of the home of W. Woods, Joyosville, and the deiver sk tempted to pick up speed. At this int the road is narrow and with a Righ centre. The car swerved and the wheels went over the edge into the ditch and the car turned completely over with the passengers under it. Luckily the car turned in such a way that the people were not crushed, Mrs. Hyland had one of her hands slightly cut. After help had been se: cured, the car was righted and after some minor repairs had been made the trip back to the city was made without trouble 4 : VAUDEVILLE AT THE GRAND, An Exceptionally Good Bill Being fered This Week. At the Grand Opera House this evening an' excellent programme will be - presented. The principal feature will be the Famous Film Company's tion of Ma Pickford in ya delightiul comedy-drama There wi,l also be a two- Mutual, a onereel. Keystone and a two-reel Keystone, The Dey Taba insmivase won aa the ; An------ pe |. Man's inhumanity to man has put' thousands of lawyers on easy street. We have the newest patterns in Men's Oxfords --English models--Dark Tan--Black and Patents. We also, carry Viei comfortable--rtibber soles, ete. Kid--ecushion soles, wide and $5.00, $4.50, $4.00. Abernethy 's ICE CREAM BRICKS OR IN BULK Delivered to all parts of the City By Government Test, Best in Kingston. SAKELL'S, Phone 640 BABY CARRIAGES AND GO-CARTS. - This Week, _-- For the benefit of those who work in the daytime, we will keep our place of busi- ness open Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- urday Evenings. We will eall for and deli- ver when requested. Kingston Hat and Feather cleaning Co, Phone 163, 281 Princess St. COLLAPSIBLE GO-UARTS, iy OUR FRESH GROUND OOF FEE AT 40c. CAN'T BE BEAT. Try a sample order and be convinced. NOLAN'S GROCERY Princess St. [natn Baby ariange, wih Pullman James Reid | THE LEADING UNDERTAKER. Phone 147, Memorial Cards Ia memory of departed friends. NEATLY PRINTED with asme, date of death, and a suitable verse. - Sed for Sample and Prices: ; THE The kind you are look- ing for is the kind we sell Scranton Coal Is good Coal and we guarantee prompt de- live Foot of West St, w BRITISH WHIG Finoaron ONY Our Work ag vited