PAGE EIGHT The Ds Whig _THE ifice neflicient und report rom the west of from the Dardanelle have heen conside: » through unde mishaps on enemy It has had it notwighstand n that tn many Ls Ww » build up an omething to live well Coffer 1.60 Daily and Semi-Weekly by (i: tie WHIG PUBLISHING Limi an mmm Published YHE BRITISH Co. present per Ib bacon -- I'h 4 GG Leman per ORE £1.60 per dozen ¢ President Managing Director people and Se Treas t Elllott . ! A. Gulla ... I are famishing according to © latest reports Telephones: OfMace Rooms NAVIES much attenti Ame COMPARISON OF when Business FAditorial dob "Offi At 80 or time bY BSC RIPTION RATES being concentrated upon the (Daily Edition) delivered in clly if pald In advance by mail to rural offices to United States Edition) 1 $1.00 n advance §i 50 Slates $1.60 mo uths pro r rican navy, and in connection with ¢ it article of markable York World of 00 00 | 50 One year, One year, One year, One year (Beml- Week! ly year, by year year Six and three development, the p appears scheme naval $6 $5 134 Frederick Palmer 3.0 1 and in the New One One One 3 with the le Wal Britain, Mistress deal SONS he Luropean has been the of the ha entials Attache printing d 1s o iMlices » of the be in Canada REPRES because she in her navy the great ess of gun power TOR iD NTO H I peed and range Reference made to the sea battles which have occur 225 Fifth Ave Manager Tribune Manager Northrup, red between the British and Cerman B lag ships during the war Off the coas failed warships with a Frank | Northrup t r of t Admiral THE Chil CHRISTMAS MESSAGE, because Earth; Will of Angels awak Cradock he had not to Good the on speed and range with Falk same the has successfully Off the Admiral Sturdee met the necessary to cope i the of ages, the ships of the enemy nen the swee This + German world's manded the land t menor ships and because he com fleet that speed plation of the had the Eg tl rangt igedy, one may reasonably a ig 2 vhiether the Christmas me and Bont other ships en properly interpreted to the bottom, Once mere fast Ger man cruisers attacked the west coast the fall of 1914, fog, relying on their power and speed 'apg the scouts and light cruisers of Britain "If," says "the United States navy, which has no battle crui had been defending the English might have down the the great at feclined nations, now to make merry, °f England in and different reasons. Ger-| 50t away in the embittered in spirit, bereaved, 840 Lo esc depressed, cannot sing the old songs, ea and he advised not to at Palmer, tempt people i a calm, are rance, in meditation, devoted, reverential | S€rs, sea-ports, the Germans played this trick up and coast at will, as they could to day up Atlantic Coast if we on the part of her people In prayer they will spend the Christ and will feel the it nas, rising strong for and down the were at war with Germany." Again, and finally, in January oi the German battle cruiser England, on the other hand, pre- sents the rare combination of opti- id contentment There have | this year, been disappointments and reverses in| squadron ventured. out of its retreat? the John Bull, typical of | It included the light cruisers and a his not cast gown nor dis- | flotilla of destroyers. But the British mayed of heart navy sent farce enough out to defeat oldiers have done, the Germans. "The British set the style," "They lead who by our na- the up backward msm an war, but race In gratitude for what the to he sends Palmer We, be most them fhe It the Says Others follow ought are the usual comforts and good! letting the the gard cheer 15 A case of to We are only ten years behind the other, Add two years for construction of a battle cruiser, if we lay one down, and we are twelve," He adds, after! making a vivid description of the | German and British navies, his tes- timony as to the value of destroyers | and light cruisers and battle cruis- ers, saying that without them the American navy is absolutely help- | and sooner or later the song of | jogs. So woeful is the lack of Ame- light cruisers, and battle cruisers, so weak in the speed for scouts, the guar- dians of the battle ships, cOmpared | with the | American fleet could not keep to the the Atlantic nor could it keep to the Pacific The American Naval Board under Admiral Dewey not lesson of Europe in The battleship is decided principle reliance of the navy The report of the Navy Department "warns against an exaggerated value of the battle cruiser." Evidently the observation of either Dewey or Pal- | The first er oe] mer is at fault, and it is an impor- the unmarried, and those without do. tant matter seeing that the United \ Ise wi mt + ¥ | burdens They ted to a States Goyernment contemplates =n} investment of over $500,000,000 in| registration of an unexpectedly large > paval equipment during the next ten number, indeed, that dur- quip B . years ing the lust few days allowed for th® Puipose, the recruiting stations wen a realize ture, to most their front re and affection of friends who | date, are at home Peace on Earth: Good Willto Men While eningly like signed the clouds the will hang threat this sounds never land It was Christian nations should that they should | life's blood In useless over a mockery de- that be in deadly conflict, pour out their sacrifice have, Providence may however, some mysterious purpose to Serve the thy tumult of surely the heard again above | Peace will This devoted Chuistinn soul. Darling, Angels will be the rican destroyers, wal the and brood over earth required and is humble most praver uf every Britain and Germany that Frank of Toromt: he to the mm retarded fer diers writes Lo say that recruiting is | S¢a in in case of war, ol sol because the disabled inadequate pensions te ed to and returned Wl does read the! I'he poiut ap pears to be the same way. the well taken ¥ " to be LOOMING UP, of the Britain was regarded at the time as the to conscription The men were enrolled according to ages. They were then divided or classes NEW he ROUBLE registration men of prelude niestic {0 many, EDITORIAL NOTES. and the registration Dr. Merchant recommends a sind] completed." Inical high school for London. Tech- | Now comes the surest test of thy nical education in Kingston will | Act The country, through the Wa | never amount to mueh until there is Council, decides that it will be neces- | special accommodation and equip- sary to add one milion men to the ment for it. army, and it is to be done hy draft! upon the registered manhood. The el-! Igibles are (0 be given another chance | to join the colors, and if they fail to | [at all" "It does not want any do this, conscription will be resorted (ested by-elections. Why? The to. The Premier, in asking for the | Government might be defeated In necessary providing | them, and that would never do. windy Taking in'o account the great re- | serve that"mgist be maintained in or- {der to meet the wastage of fifteen | per cent, it will be necessary to train lam army of 3,500,000 in Britain dui- ling the next year. England's con- | and |temptibie little armpy grows. be- came plutted could not be London Free Press says {there "must be a geseral election or none anthority for new and large addition to the did not refer to conscription, | but it was involved in the law; and it | will certainly be used it there is ne- | cessity for it. The Irish trouble is looming up again largely. Mr. Redmond Mr. Dillon did not wait for the word conseription to be used before Hiey declared that they would be against it under any circumstances; They lected. Thai wis the announce- will fight it to a finish. Thep prom-|ment of her financial export.' Now ise this, and there is no doubt 'that [there is to be increased taxation, to they will do what 'they say. They aisy the money for war purposes in Germany was to pay the cost of! its war out of tire indemnities it col- \ portanee 24, DAILY BRITISH WHIG, FRIDAY DECEMBER thousand | PUBLIC OPINION | Arthur « $ r i 6 of \ were expecte pation of thi aeroplane will some of lassie tliant Ri example ATs MeBride with ard is a ff a battle Bosh! adver Germ Kiel not an I ( man I' hir And Drink a i behinc X Wages B l by the gly earned munitions ireamed-of pros- doubled their Many cases he mos Th ) British ng them never perity, seem have irink expenditure SARS WOrkers e higs the elec on Mayoralty: upport from t} da late for the warmly tendering him tors as a cand hei to x are 1 ¢ 1 people support much t and he appreciates a. The Outlook (Montrea spirit ol the Ford peace an hour before landing though oune-bhall of them in the trenches against the Christma very Sta discord h party up it looks would other been declared by From the whicl gned in flesh has York Board of Health as le- This decision Hot N the w rel AS be gal for domestic ust as largely based upon tion of Dy. Ackerman, who found that horse weal from England was selling in Brusse than At A of im the declara Ww half before fac hot BB ee ren en Be Be KINGSTON EVENTS { 26 YEARS AGO ati a nd it highe! price genting beef f further t tht that the u fle Was Se Hd never hewn known to from tu herculosis he British Government loaned £200,000,000 to British business suffered at the this that Pense was appointed treas Diocese of Ontario Church E.1.B WER rer of the © who had outset of the James' Bi Most of Members of St collected at the residence of George E. Hague, of Bank, and presented elegant gold-headed } hi been of money 18 class teacher, Merchants an ble their the him cane ¥ lot on Fowler's RANDOM Of Shoes nud Ships, and Sealing will paid back So the loan wheat to the and farmers of Canada, with is not a afford to the proposed loan of money fine Dr a to has purchased adjacent thing Canada can Conway Brock residence new copy the Mothe Count in many street, things Wax, of Cabbages nnd Rings." Py SANTA CLAUS in their laus little man who lives ACTos North Pole and do thing from one year's end to the other but make for good little children On t day before Christmas he gathers the toys together and starts out deliver them to chil dren who attended Sunday School regularly ever Decem ber 1st Santa Claus does not use mebile, for fear that he might have a puncture and disappoint some lit tle boy girl. He uscs reindeer in- stead, for the reindeer is not liable to run out of gasolene and leave Santa Claus stranded on the roof of If they ever make an will climb up to roof and then pext house with- the toys, Santa istens to what they ay leep Once in to be he Church tton batten more to fat old from ( is a Just Santa nds at a Santa Claus Christmas tree whiskers and but there to vhile the the a at doesn't a tine false stomach children than there in toys « pi | '" many sents eo 8€ now used 10 cra down chimneys practically every rinute. Some children sit for Sapta Claus to come down chimnel, but the Band Man al- st always gets ahead of him have since wall an auto- the but you can't fool dren, Whenever anybody tells them {nat their father is Santa Claus, they look at father's stomach and smooth chin and laugh Besides, they know that father couldn't get down a chim or Claus, some house automobile which the top of a gable jump over to the out spilling any of (Claus may buy one Santa Claus never comes in through a door or window, but al- wavs slides down the chimney feet foremost without getting soot in his whiskers. He then goes to the big- ges stocking, which iz usually little trether's, and crams it full of things tat little brother has wanted for four weeks Santa Claus always seems to know just what each little boy or girl wants, and lots of peo- ple believe that he hangs around and ney a ladder and a rope. Just nobody ever caught Santa Claus act of filling the stockings is nc sign that he didn't do it, he always put the right present the right stocking, which proves it Santa Claus always feels badly when be comes to a home tirere was a little boy or girl Christmas, nlaythings or little tree. an the into some childist heart. with his long legs without using because in and besides, in idea that he goes away on tip- toe and hungs up some home where simplest of toys brings Heaven 1915. Bibbys Kingston's Only Cash and One Price Men's and Boys' Wear Store SEE BIBBY'S $15.00 MEN'S ULSTERS. KITCHENER, grey Scoleh THE shades Tweeds { Shaw! ar two way Collag=Sizes 34 to dark and SEE BIBBY'S $18.00 medium ENGLISH SLIP ONS. heviols and I'he voung mans favorie Heavy self-backed eloth, dark grey Kersey and Scotch Tweeds, new lapels, new full backs, new sewn in sleeve, shield lined pateh pockets lor sure Sizes 34 to 40 Some coal SEE BIBBY'S $15.00 ASQUITH OVERCOATS. Mellon and Dark Grey and Black cuna Glathy Silk Velvel three-quarter length and dressy garment. Size SEE BIBBY'S W $18.00 OVERCOATS, THE PREMIER. Hand tailored by expert English Beaver, Mellon Medium length silk velvet o ¥ raised seams, Sizes 34 lo 4 are bring to that it keeps him busy trotting up up and Some people say there is no Santa | the chil. | WE WISH YOU ALL THAT GOOD OLD WISH, A BRIGHT AND MERRY CHRISTMAS. ) where last but now no stocking or We have Phones 20 and 990. venl at back. Jas. Redden & Co. CHRISTMAS Christmas violent epidemic Qf unselfishness which happens only is a Christmas is the accepted time for all children who are scattered from | coast to «coast to return home in| flare skirts and purple top coats and $1.000.00 | giving | year around, {it would make it easier to raise the once a It is the one day in which the world forgets the business of grabbing and learns the beauty of If everybody would live in the spirit of Christmas Day thé whole there would be no in- centive to join the church in the hope <f getiing to Heaven. This might depopulate the churches, but year plain, homespun dinners. Christmas diner like the withered fragments of Dutch lunch, and on is highly prized by children college boarding-bill for straight months. The v.ain purposes of Christmas is to make the children happy. Christmas which fails to perform this important function becomes a edy People who 'have no ohildren of their own generally manage find a féw in the neighborhood who| are not overstocked with toys, and sneak up on the back porch after supper with an armul of suspicious looking bundles. These kind-heart-| ed folks miss the biggest joy in life, however, by nat being present in the morning when the children wake up| pastor's salary without slawghtering three or four innocent home-taleny plays every season. : Christmas is always preceded by one day which is the busiest in the year for the average husband. The most difficult task which a man has to perform is to pick out a Christmas present for a wife who can't think of a thing she wants but love and affection and possibly a sealskin saque Many a man has bought his wife a handsome carpet-sweeper for Christmas, only to be asked later by some aggrieved relative why he didn't thrown in a sack of flour. The department stores are always crowd. ed the day before Christmas by chop- fallen husbands on a mournful hunt for sonrething which their wives can wear without creating a riot at the next meeting of the Eastern Star. Neah's arks, ses and peanut candy. The enrap- when she hrst catches sight wabbly-eyed French doll on Christ- the war loans ever floated. v- ye Rippling Rhymes THE SPEED MANIAC. All men should lift their feet and kick against the cheer- ful lunatic, who gives his car no end of power, and burns up| sixty miles ap hour. We see him whiz by our abodes; we meel him on the country roads; he kills our geese and cats and dogs, and spoils our Poland China hogs. We are! with terror stricken dumb, when we behold | the monster come, and climb a tree a fur- long high, to save ourselves till he goes by. tle scorches thrgugh the country town, and runs the leadin@ grocer down, and scars the local merchant prinee, and no 'regret does he evince. Then comes a driver safe and sane, who has not speed upon the brain he ambles , by the village tower 1 fifteen modest miles: XM, » an hour. he villagers are 'sad and sore; they' ve found that speeding is a bore, and now they're looking for a goat; they seize that driver by the thegat, and take him) to the Jono n keep, where he may gues his teeth and weep. | They fine him forty-seven wheels, with trimmings added, so he feels, witen he's permitted to withdraw. there. surely ought to be a law. This happens every day or three; the eriminal too oft: goes free, while motorists who'd rt oftbud, must pay the fiddler in the end. ® lean heavily against one of mother's Mother's usually makes a seven-course spread at Sherry's look | a this account it who | have held sweet communion with the | nine | Any! trag-| and find their stockings choken with! toy pianos, hobby hor-| tured lock on the face of a baby girl) of al mas morning is worth more than all] REWARD For information that will lead to the discovery or whereabouts of the person or persons suffering from Nervous Debility, Diseases of the Mouth and Throat, Blood Poison, Skin Diseases, Bladder Troubles, Special Ailments, and Chronic or Complicated Complaints who can not be cured at The Ontario Medi- cal Institute, 263-265 Yonge S Toronto. Correspondence invited The Weese i, to i | i vour Xmas money, sell beautiful hand {pictures cheap. Order and have your taste. D. A. WEESE, 244 Princess Street. . F. LOCHHEAD 1s making the Photos that please, WHY NOT? | tet vour Photos taken and | send: to the old friends for Xmas. AVE IT TAKEN TO-DAY Soldiers welcomed at this tudio, 244 Princess Street. German prelates are praying that Sire Kaiser may Tolain his confidence. | {PICTURE PRICE WAR| In order to secure a bit of} we will] colored] arly | frames made to] Vi BOYS' Coal genleel lo 46. Collar. Very a'r 3S O4 OVERCOATS. olf Over the lit nobhby as well as We coals for tle chaps Pane for carry very big boys 1 SMALL BOYS' COATS, s, fine qualily and Cheviot plain or r cloth collars $2.75 to $7.50. BIG BOYS' COATS, $5.00 to $10.00. J A Just a Few More Days Till Christmas DON'T FORGET THE USEFUL FOOTWEAR GIFTS. HC CKEY BOOTS, SLIPPERS, OVERSHOES, COMFY FELT SLIPPERS, MOCCASINS. And many other useful and acceptable presents for any memer of the family: OPEN EVERY NIGHT TILL CHRISTMA J.H.Sutherland & Bro. The Home of Good 8hoes. | a et A FARMS For Sale! Happy (Christma TO ALL. it | No work Christmas Day. t i | to ofder Coal lo- Don't Torget your Christmas day. Bank of Ddiontreat Bul te rent oouilding ---- eg em. Wilfrid Franklin Baker and Miss What! Is the Kaiser's first and fore- | Mabel Elizabeth Vanalstine, both of haat ally, the Almighty, suspected of | Brockville were married on Tues dey.