Daily British Whig (1850), 4 Jan 1916, p. 8

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"J PAGE EIGHT 2 Our Annual January ~ Clearance Sale is now on. Once a' vear-e- fore stock-taking we clear out the stock on hand at a : ONE FIFTH OFF' DISCOUNT. Prudent people can- not afford to pass vur inducements and are therefore fdreed to buy. Xa 20 PER CENT OFF ALL Men's © and Overcoats, Suits, Trousers," Men's Fur- nishings, ete, ete, Black cand Blue ex cepted. - CUSTOM CLOTH , ING SALE All Faney Tweeds and Worsteds values #28, $30 and $32, made to vour measure $26.50. All Khaki, Blue, Black and Grey materials exvepted. All sales for Cash. AP er 2 : Bovs' < Livingston's Annual Cloth | ing and Furnishing Sale 1! Br AP se tn Hp Pt NN ri vingston pu. i Brock Street, A little out of the way, but it will pay you to walk, eat a ats i | England, | i§ One of the patteries will be chang-| : : [} cd into an ammunition column and|Y®udeville are exceiionally good, A if | quarters | officer will not be made until the il} Regiment Guard. Annual of Household 1 < + LINENS Notwithstanding conditions in ' Europe, scarcity of goods amd curtailment of shipments, ° s : id « we open this sale prepared with extraordinary values in all Tines of Household Linersts "Thou- . sands of dollars worth of reliable merch: at less than the manufacturer's price of to-day: TABLE LINENS SHEETS * TOWELS BLANKETS TABLE NAPKINS | PILLOW CASES BED SPREADS TOWELLINGS And other Household Supplies can be purchas- ed at a great advantage now. and sve strongly advise supplying vour wants, not only for pre- _ sent, but future use, as the time is near when Sale | wndise THE DAILY JHE FIVE BATTERIES % ie, rh GADE. | { Announcement Made On Tuesday-- | | Kingston Will Send a Fine Artil-| lery Brigade to the Front. i | 'The 32nd, 33rd, 34th, "C" R.C. {H.A,, and Queen's Batteries are go- ing overseas as units of a brigade of 'the 3rd Canadian Overseas Divis-| fon. This announcement "woke! up' military circles on Tuesday and all day applications were being made for positions with the brigade by officers who so far have been un- lable to get across. The letter an- wits Go OVERSEAS AS A BRI-| | | wanneing the brigading also stated: i} that the brigadier would not be ap-! b i - ; " rigade reached Grand Opera House last might. Both ! puiuted until the hi, H. Suiderm, at are on the sick ys The 14th Regiment ins{ruction classes for civilians are again being held in the Armouries, and Major W. ¥. Mills invites all civilians to be present at the elass this evening. The classes are excellent in teaching vi-| villians the elements of military work. ! [THENTRGAL 1695 | | THEATRICAL NEWS || . S---- At the Grand. One of the finest vaudeville and picture offerings seen in the city was witnessed by a large audience at the the pictures and the three acts of [in all probability the junior battery! three-reel Universal. subject "Mid i ! will bg used for this purpose. | The batteries will remain as they now are in their different quarters, { but the training will now be directed {by a competent artillery officer who | will be directly responsible to head- The appointment of the approval from Ottawa is obtained. 'Tenders are to be asked for the erection of a barracks to accommo- date 244 men at Fort Henry. This | barracks will be a bung-house and | will be used 'by the men of the 14th The building will {be about 26 X 132 feet and of one 'storey. ¥ The Riding, School at the end of) this week wiil be given back for use as a riding school as the horses that are now quartered there will ber transferred to a new stable just erected near Artillery Park on Bagot | street. 7 { ~The stone barracks of thé Anrtii- | lery Park square will be turned back to the R.CH.A., as soon as the new barracks at Fort Henry is complet- ed. This barracks may then be used i for the officers attending the Royal School of Artillery. There was-a proposition to change back the Artillery Park dormitories inte. stables g short time ago, but this has: been rejected as there will (always be a great many men tg be quartered there It should .ccst as {inuch to erect temporary stables for: the 200 horses df the 3rd Division artilléry brigade just authorized as to gut .the dormitories and then fix over as stables. Then only 100 hop- ses could be accommodated .while there can be 600 men put into the dormitcties as they are at present Rl . , Major Gardiner, A.D.M.S., left on. Tuesday for Halifax, to return on the 9th Twenty-two recruits 80th Battalion at week. joined the Belleville' last Col, "Ketcheson, 80th Battalion, says there will be no changing of companies for a month or so yet. { Herbert A. Fish, a former Belle- villite, was presented with a hand- some wrist watch by friends in' Ro- chester, previous .to leaving to join the 155th Battalion $#t overseas ser- vice. s, Lieut, E\ B. Savage, Montreal, has reported forduty with "C"" Battery. ! The Allies have arrested all Teu- tonic subjects 'and Bulgarians and Turks in Saloiika. ' The officers of: the 16th Prince Ed- ward Regiment have donated $300 to the 155th Battalion for recruiting purposes ' ; -- There is a. report that the "80th | Battalion will 'go overseas:with the third Canadian division ARext Spring | Paymaster-Sergeant Evans, 33rd Battery, Kingstqn. is spending a few days of absence with Mr and Mrs Heckstead, Cornwall. Mrs. ~Evans Is returning with him, to stay in Kingston until he is calléd overseas. " Lieut. G. R. Long, who was wound- ~~ ( ; @d at Ypres while with the 2nd Bat- ¥How Lieut. George E. Franck- | talion, and Lieut. R. G. Masson have reported for duty with the . 146th Battalion 4 The following have been taken on the strength of the 146th Battalion: B. Thompson, M. F. Woodcock, W. J. Gaylord, Calvin Shorts, N. C. Sel- | man, D. O. Fraser, 8. Gaylord, L. J. Innes, T. C. A. Davy, L. C. Dough- erty, W. R. Hillier, C. O. Storms, R. H. Asselstine, J. M." Vanalstins, W. { A. Wood, David V. Brown, A. Bath- gate, Walter Day, Ernest Wood, J. LH. Strachan, M. Drouliskos. Majo} G, H. Gillespie, Capt. James T. Sutherland and Capt. the Rev. W. i F. FitzGerald will hold, a recruiting { meeting oh Thursday at, Plevna. The transfer of the Aeadquarters {of the Royal Canadian Artillery to | Kingston means that Lieut.-Col. Rey | will"bring with him Q.M.8. Wolfe and | two gunners -of the regimental staff. : { Five recruits for "C" Battery ar- rived from Toronto on Tuesday. The Christmas tree for the chil-* dren of the Army Service Corps men at the front is being held .at the. afternoon at 4.30 p. m. dbout eighty children. There are | Fifteen: men volunteered as & re- sult of the. 146th Battalion recruiting! {| meeting on Monday evening. ! i hie orn Enoch Arden" opened the bill Nestor comedy "And the Deacon Swore," kept the audience in roars of laughter. The Pathe Gazette showed, some interesting pictures taken on the battlefields of Europe.: The vaudeville was all that could be desired. Miss Jyanita Fletcher cap- Vivated the audience by her splendid singing, of "Highlanders Fix Bayon- ete" and "Carnival," which she sang in fine voice. McClinn and Sutton in an acrobatic act, in which some very clever work was performed on the bars, were good. Pearl Stevens delighted the audience - with her singing. Among -the Suyihers reh- dered were a Banjo solo Which made a .big hit. The feature picture of "Chimmié Fadden," with the inimit- abke .comedian, Victor Moore in the leading role, was all that could be desired. = It is. one of the®funniest pictures ever presented. This same bill will 'be presented to-night and also on Wednesday afternoon and ev- ening. 1 At The Strand. . F. X. Bushman and Beverley Bayne. the recognized king and queen of filmdom, were shown on the screen -last evening at this popular theatre in their first big Metro star] film 'entitled "Remington's Choice. Hs a 5-part story of the Canadian northwest and gives both Mr. Bush-| man and Miss Bayne ample scope tol display their well known powers ut ve 'satility. . J. J. Jeffries, the wor Ss, ex-champion boxer, -is seen to good ddvantage in several boxing scenes with Bushman and Beverley Bayne is shown in a most alfuring one-! piece bathing suit. Capacity busi-| ness greeted the screening of : this subject @t all shows yesterday. Tt, along «ith other reels will be shown again to-night and Wednesday 'CHRISTMAS TREES IN THE ARMOURIES. ' For Wiyés and Children of the Meri Enlisted For Active = | Service. | The, mins io children of the Kingstonians are now overseas or waiting for the. order to go are to be given a bj treat in the Armou- ries on Wednestay afternoon. Mrs. T. D. R. Hemufiig and the ladies of The city have arranged or a number of big Christmas' tree he placed in the Armouries. These trees will be laden with presents. The men of Queen's Engineers were busy on Monday putting thé trees on stands. Much praise is due to Mrs, Hem- ming for superintending the work. | Col. Hemming will open the affair! on Wednesday afternoon at 3.45 o'clock with an address. * ! There will be trees for the children of the men of the following. units: Sth and 13th C. M_ R., Canadian Ar- tillery, 59th Battedion, 21st Battal ion, 146th Battalion, 109th Battal-| ion, 80th Battalion, 39th Battalion, ! 38th Battalion, Qu 's Stationery Hospital, Queen's Engineers, Queen's Army Medical Corps and, other units in which Kingstonians enlisted. It is expected that there will be about 750 persons preser FELL FROM A PIER . ON A DARK NIGHT. A I lyn Met Death at Folke- | stone, England. { ip-- | Particulars have been received re- garding the drowning of Lidut George 'E. Francklyn, which was an- nounced in the Whig a short time ago. . | He was on his way home from the front, to meet his wife, He came by steamer from Boulogne to Folke- stone, 'whence he intended to motor to meet his wife at Hastings. There is a long pier at 'Folkestone to the hotels, which pier has a chain on either side. As a precaution from. Zeppelin raids, there are no lights { Lieut. Francklyn arrived on a rainy night amidst a downpour.of rainand a heavy sea. He started along the pier,' guiding "himself by the chain, J but unfortunately one: fiece of the chain got out of place, and when he took hold, hé was thrown into the water. next morning, there was a deep gash on the back of his head, and it is believed that he was dashed against | the pier by the powerful waves. Deceased was buriea. at Shorn- cliffe, with full military. honors, and the deepest affections of regret for | | Broek street barracks on Wednesday] the departed and sympathy for his | young widow were displayed on all sides, and many floral tributes were || sent, When his body was found the,/j i 4. | Those Contribu- | Accidents Will Hap A ---------------- Lr wait, i 1. Special N otice 8 + ting Sheets To this hospital will find the proper make HERE. We have the REGULATION SHEET, proper weights and make, and you may buy the sheeting by the yard or the Sheets made up. The Sheets are 3 yards long and 60 ins. wide full--shrunk. By the yard it is 25c or 30c yard---by the Sheet, nicely hem- ~ med; 85¢ or 95¢ a sheet. sa . medida te tee tea ee Telephone in Your Ord: er To Us And it will be promptly attended to. PS sc a tp Many serious accidents are caused from a fall on slippery walks. BE PREPARED. We can put Ice Creepers on for you while your Sergt.-Maj. Parker and Pte. Dan- ---------- iels, A.8.C., are on the sick list with 5 Notices = BY enmcter ree > a Severe colds. admission. foe: fa charmed: are . i Inserted in : t ad Sergt. G , 146th, i -] columns at 10¢ a line forest ort. Roy Gibson, 116th, is. tak insertion and 5c a line for each . + ing instruction in supply work at tive insertion: » - J | Tete de Pont Barracks from the ay Hine 'each tnsertion. it reading ) ey 5 3 ! . . 5 < matter. 2s > a {5 C Nir da uncemants tor Aosietien 5 . : clu Tr r organiza , 7 | Lieut. D. L. Bénuett took twenty- |. fu ts, where no. adie: : "such an offering will not be possible. Price 25 Cents | I / he . % : I A fet et ag ee Nr A Al Ar aa AA me A ------ Siig v gS. . ; 5, SE hd kett Shoe S three men of the 146th to Arden onif gi 8 : , > --_ - Tuesday morning. : LL * woro, 3 ih mate rad. fo 3 - Major C. H.Gray and. Lisuts. J. 5.1 Ry : : Pd EX kia pi HN

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