PRAISE FOR INDIANS ORIENTAL TROOPS . EULOGIZED FOR WORK IN EUROPE. Removal of Forty-five Thousand Vet- eran East Indian Soldiers to Ui known Theatré of War Has Been marked by Warm Expressions of Appreciation of Their Heroism on the Western Front. HERE has been much specu- lation in military circles as to the destination of the Indian army corps which ~ was recently transferred from the Flanders front. The possi- bilities of their new field of action touch upon three points Salonica, Kgypt, and Mesopotamia, The lat- ter is «wed to be the more pro- ®able field for them, and it is be- Heved that they may be sent to re- enforce General Townshend's army, mow apparently in a critica) <ituation on the Tigris. Before the departure of these 45,- 000 men for "a new field of action," after having fought the Germans for more than a year on the Anglo- French front, the Prince of Wales delivered to them a message. from the King, thanking them for their gallant services. The King's message was: "More than a year ago I summoned you from India to fight fér the safety of my empire and the honor of my pledged word on the battlefields of Belgium and France. The confidence which I then expressed in your sense of duty, your vourage, and your chiv alry you since have nobly justified. "1 now require your services in an- other field of action, but before you jeave France I send my dear, gallant son, the Prince of Wales, who has shared with my armies the danger and bardships of the.campaign, to thank you in my name for your ser vices and to express to you' my satis- faction (hw "British Indian comrades in arms, yours has been fellowship in toils, hardships, courage, and endurance, often against great odds, in deeds nobly done in days of ever memor- able conflict. In the warfare waged under new conditions and in peculiar ly trying circumstances you have worthily upheld thé honot of the em pire and the great traditions of my army in India. "lI have followed your fortunes with the deepest interest and watch ed your gallant actions with pride and satisfaction, and I mourn with you the logs of many gallant officers and men. Let it be your consolation, as their pride, that they freely gave their lived in a just cause for the honor of their Sovereign and the safety of my Empire. They died gal lant soldiers, and 1 shall ever hold their sacrifice in grateful remem brance. "You leave France with just pride in honorable deeds already achieved and with my assured confidence that Your proved valor and experience will wontribute to further victories in the new fields of action to which you go. "I pray God to bless and guard Fou and bring you back safely when final vietory is won, each to his own home, there to be welcomed with honor among his own people." Early in September, 1914, the Brit ish Government admitted that Indian troops were in France. One Cabinet wificial called them "the unknown factor" which altered the situation at the front. At that time there were 30,000 Indian soldiers here--two di- visions of infantry and a brigade of cavalry. - Later moré arrived, and in "November twelve transports arrived at Marseilles, bringing British-Indian <avalry, whe were anxious to join the British infantry against the Ger- mans. A despateh from Delhi, via Lon: son, on Jan. 13, 1915, said that Lord 'Hardinge, viceroy of Egypt, had stated at the opening of the vice regal council that 200,900 Indian troops were at the front, distributed in France, Egypt, East Africa, and along the Persian gulf. Murder of Highlanders. An official communication from the 'War Office to the father of Private David Moncur, of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders, as to the death of his mon on October 31, describes how the Germans murdered Private Moncur and another man. The commupica- tion says: "The machine-gun officer states that he and Private Moncur were 'both wounded, and together with an- other man wefé captured by the Germans, who were around them in large numbers. He ordered them to surrender, as it was impossible to do anything, and they ware ordered to carry him up some distance from where they were, which they did. "Some few minutes later they were taken away about fifty yards and both shot, The man who shot them put his rifle against their bodies as he fired. There is no excuse for « the shooting of these men, as their «aptors had previously asked if (hey would go with them, and the officer replied that they would." 'Dean. Rorison's Reply. A lady in Seoiland, who was a ge Juu.uwner, once consulted with fhe late Dean Rorison, of St. An: drews, about the appointment of a clergyman to one of the livings in her =ife, ° : "I wish you to understand the kind of man I want, ' she explained. "He must be a gentleman; he musf be musical and cultured. 1 want him to take an interest in the boys, to exercise a ning influence on the whole nei rhood. He musty of course, "-good preacher, Now, do you understand the kind ol man | want?" The dean replied: I understand the kind of man you want, You want a St. Francis de Sales, plus a liddon, plussan Arch: bishop of Canterbury, for a hundred A your and a damp cottage aed you won't get him." An Ohio man is said to have in- vented a self-operating typewriter, but what most of us need is a mach- Ts ne dat win do its own thinking. '# He 't 'always happiest (wears the happiest look. - » "Yes, madam; ENGLAND. KCONOMIZES, Dukes Ride on Busses, aud No Bin. nN 'Lomger Kat Butter, England Is beginning to feel the financial pinch of the war. and no- where is it getting worse than among the peers and peeresses, and everyone is starting in 10 save, writes a corre- spondent > All sorts of. economies are being Introduced. Buckingham Palace sets the pace, and I that Queen Mary now has only) the simplest sort of food on the roval table. So it is nearly everywhere else. In plenty of great houses margarine has taken the place of butter, Electric light and gas bills are being cut down. This economizing is popular, too, and everyone practices it. For those who never had anything anyhow it's quite a blessing, for now they don't have to worry about keeping up their end and making a good showing. Economy now isn't a thing to be ashamed of. The other day I was in the provi- sions department of a great shop in London. In came Priocess Henry of Battenberg, who deals there. She gave an order for five pounds of mar- garine, the substitute for butter, and sailed out again. I haven't the slightest doubt it was for. her own table, as well dg for her servants. I've heard of one duke's household where butter isn't used at all any more, But economy doesn't extend all through the social scale. A day or 80 ago 1 was in another provisien £hop when a woman, obviously of the working class, came in. | heard"the girl shop assistant trying to sell her margarine. . "No thanks, Miss," said the cus- tomer, "my old man wouldn't 'spoil his inside with this new-fangled stuff. The best for him or nothing." People are riding on the motor om- ibuses more than ever before--I mean real people, dukes and duch- esses and so on. "Someone was mak- Ing up a list the other day of people who a year ago wouldn't be seen dead in a 'bus; they'd have their own car or a hired one, and as for riding in the stuffy tube, they wouldu't think of such a thing. This listmaker has spotted a couple of dukes, three or four duchesses, and no end of other people of high degree who had been seen atop 'buses, just like 'Arry aud "Arriett Laws Regulating Laundry Marks, Laundry marks vary greatly in Burope Most of us are familiar with those used in Britain, consisting of certain small letters or figures stitched in red thread. Not all Con tinental laundries are so considerate. Ino some parts of France linen is de- faced by having the whole name and address of the laundry stamped upon it, and an additional geometrical de- sign to indicate the owner. In Bavaria every piece has a num- ber stamped on in large characters. In other 'parts of Germany a small cotton label attached by means of a hot-water-preof adhesive. In Bul- garia each laundry has a large num- ber of stamps. engraved with designs, and in Russia the laundries mark linen with threads worked in arrow shapes. Ii some Russian towns the police periodically issue regulations for laundries, while in Odessa .- books of marks are furnished annually to the laundry proprietors, and these marks and no others may be used. By this Wtem criminals and 'revolutionary agitators are often traced A Glimpse of Tennyson. 8 Apprehension of being mobbed by the "profane vulgar' ampunted al- most to 'monomania with the poet Tennyson. Many stories are told in illustration of this weakness of his. One of the best of them will bear repetition. Lord Tennyson was tak- ing a country walk with a > friend when a fellow creature was espied in the distance, "We must turn back," said the poet. '"That fellow means to waylay us." His compan- lon persuaded him, however, to con- tinue dn their 'path They caught up to the enemy and passed him. He took no notice of > them whatever. "What . an extraordinary, thing!" criéd the irate poet. "The fellow seems to have mo idea who I am!" Nonroyal Headgear. One of the attdches of an embassy at London once told a story wherein Michael Joseph "Barry, the poet, who was appointed a police magistrate in Dublin, was the principal figure. There was brought before "him an Irishman charged with suspicious conduet. The officer making the ar- rest stated, among other things, that the culprit was wearing a 'Republi: can hat." , - 'Does your honor know what that means?' was the inquiry put to the court by the accused's lawyer. "It may be," suggested Barry, "that it means a- hat without a crown." Then It Got Cool. At a dinner in Dublin there were two sisters present. One had just emerged from her widow's weeds, and the other was not long married, but her husband was in India. A young barrister who was present was chosen to take the young widow to dinner. Unfortunately he was under the impression that his partner was the lady whose husband was in India. The cofiversation commenced by the lady observing how hot it was. "Yes, it is-xery hot," replied the barrister, 'but not so bot as where yaur hus- band is." Putting Him in His Place. John Morrison, an elderfy Scot laird, bad an ancient .vajet named Gabriel, whose petulance and license of speech went so far as to be intoler- able. One day at dinner Gabriel took the liberty of calling something which his master said "a great lee." "Weel," said the laird, really of- fended and rising from the table, "this will do no longer. We must part at last." "Hout, tout!" replied Gabriel, pressing his master intg the chair, "Whaur 'wad her lonor better than in yer ain hoose?" A shopper considers the price, but a buyer considers the value. The evil that men do is soon for- gotten-->by themselves. : A good reputation soon goes lame who | it isn't lived up to. them in now. skates must be sharp. the ice ? ." We have the machine that grinds vour skates true, | and wé have the men . who know how ground. It don't cost any more to have your skates right, so ry v All Prices We Have 16-DAYS LONGER Decided To Extend Our Fourth Smashed 1) 5 = Our $50,000 Fifty Thousand Dollar--$50,000 stock of Men's, Furnishings, Boots and Shoes has been greatly reduced. The first FI city people and people living close to the city have been taking great a Annual Sacrifice Sale Until February 12th . Boys! and Children's Ready-Made Clothing and Men's FTEEN DAYS OF OUR SALE was a great success. The advantage of this Sale. The Savings Wonderful | Owing to the Unfavorable Weather We have been having RAIN STORMS NEARLY EVERY 0 to attend this Sale: We want to give EVERYBODY A CHANC THER DAY, some of our friends in the country were not able E to attend this Big Sacrifice Sale. We Must Raise $15,000 Cash at Once In order to do this we have cut prices lower than most merchants dare. No one can realize the wonderful offerings here : without seeing the qualities and styles. Your chance is now. -« Here Are ALL PRICES SMASHED IN BOYS' CLOTHING 129 Boys' Norfolk Snits. Regular $8.00 and $8.50. Sacrifice Price ..$3.95 125 Boys Suits. Regular. #7 and $7.50. Sacrifice Price .. Lia. 43348 75 Boys' Suits, Reg. #6. Sacrifice Price $2.78 These Suits ar with bloomer pants. atl made Norfolk style. 25 Children's Military Overcoats, $3 amd %6. Sacrifice Price 125 Bovs' half the price. Regular .$3.45 Overcoats to be sold at one- ee tec - MEN'S BOOTS. Patent, Gun Metal and Tan: hutton or lace, Regular #5. Sacrifice Price .....52.98 Regular.$4 and $4.50. Sacrifice Price .$2.48 Regular F200 and £3. Sacrifice Price $1.48 Regular $20. gm ee SUIT SAVINGS TO SMILE AT. MEN'S SUITS. Seoteh, English Tweeds and Worsteds, right up to the minute, made hy manufacturer mm Canada. y Sacrifice Price Sacrifice Price ...$10.88 9.88 Regular #15 and #16. Sacrifice' Price 7.98 Sacrifice Price Regular %18. Reanlar $12. OVERCOATS We have about 200 Men's Overcéoats to he sold at Sacrifice Prices. © Your chance is now to buy an Ovegeoat at one-half thie former price. 7 ee. mts IN OUR FURNISHING DEPT. We havea splendid variety of Men's, | Boys' Furnishings at Saeriffee Prices, Now's the time to save your dollars and cents while it lasts. 5 Remember ! Only 16 Days | Longer Look for the Big Red Sign ~LouIS | the best | wt OUR SPACE IS TOO LIMITED TO ENUMERATE ALL the bar, self. Remember these prices last for Sixteen Days only, POSITIVELY CLOSE SAT ABRAMSON 3 A Few of Our Special Prices MEN'S PANTS Regular #4 and $5. Sacrifice Price ...$2.45 Regular $3 and $3.50, Sacrifice Price $1.88 Regular $2.50. Sacrifice Price Regular £1.75 and $2. Sacrifice Price .$1.19 Regular £1.50. Sacrifice Price POs m-------------- MEN'S OVERALLS Good Heavy Weight. . Reg. #1 and $1.25. Sacrifice Price ssn. 7 BLOOMER PANTS. : 800 pairs Boys® Bloomers .in Tweeds and Serges, next spring's goods just arriv- ed. Reg. $1.25 to $1.75; Your choice, T4e while they last. LADIES' BOOTS Patent, Gun Metal, or Box Calf: button or lage. . Regular #5. Sacrifice Price $2.98 Regular $3.50 and $4. Sacrifice Price $2.48 | Regular $2.50 and #3. Sacrifice Price $1.48 gains. Seeing is believing. Come in and see for your- URDAY, FEB. 12TH. NO LONGER. Great Opportunity , for Buyers 336 PRINCESS STRE SYRUP oF TAR 8 Cop Liver Oil Stops CoucH Sold in go: vous size Bottles by cll dealers. . THE J. L. MATHIEU COs, Props., SHERBRQOKE, P.Q. " Makers-=hso of Mathiew's Nervine Powders the best remedy for Headaches, Nevral~ia, and feverish colds, A cold spell is coming. Are your skates ready ? Bring The best skating is on the lake, but your bring them in to-day and we will put them right. Hockey Sticks -- Hockey Boots -- Hockey Skates. Treadgold Sporting Goods ~ 88 PRINGESS ST, KINGSTON, ONT., i ya Will Be Floode ) Why is it your skates won't hold It is because they are not properly sharpened : thev should be | Oysters Dominion Fish Co. \. - PHONE 89%. A AAA A PA At Dye Works : . For the Best in ~~ | French Dry Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressing, | J. B. HARRIS, Prop., 225 Princess St. Phone 1114, L < « I 4 « < --_------ mm mm NEW 'METEOD Cleaning, Pressin,' and Repairing Seatry done. We make a special Room for 35 cars. Porritt, Garage Co. ~ Mentgomery |i; 'GOING AT C WE HAVE NOW COMMENCE Store Cars for the Winter Our rates, including charging batteries, are $10.00 per car, warm, : Jacking up cars, ete., We have splendid facilities, dry, clean and Drop in and pick your place. y: Limited = OST Price AL Felt Shoes ~3 - and Slippers = In Men's, Wom:- en's & Childien's we will Cost Price. sell at ° ty of Ladies' Work. M. F. PATTON, Prop. 149 SYDENWAM ST. (Near Priay - Co. tl ¥: <