A beautiful complete assortment, comprising a wide range of volors, all sizes; every one in correct distinctive shapes and 'models. | Fashion says this spring that the short coat shall be in style. We have a wonderful display of single-breasted, button through, and the popular box back model. Many other styles for the conservative dresser-- in fact, we can please the most 'fastidious this spring. Some handsome designs in green and grey mixtures, Overcoats, $12.00, $15.00 and $18.00, MEN'S SUITS. Good Taste in Men's Clothing. After all, it's a question of thste, rather than price, that makes a man well dressed. Stylish Suits, $15.00 $18.00, $20.00 Pay us a visit e "o | I Livingston's, Brock Street. A little out of the way but it will pay you to walk rmeant A COMPREHENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF THIS SEASON'S BEST STYLES IN THE NEWEST FABRICS AND COLORS. MANY OF THESE MODELS ARE COPIES OF IMPORTED SUITS AND ARE EXCLUSIVE WITH US -- STYLISH SUITS IN SERGES, GABERDINES AND POPLINS _ FAULT. LESSLY TAILORED FROM 10 To $35.00 Handsome Silk Suits, superior styles and exquisite finish, in black and shades of blue, at moderate prices. ate Tailo A number of distinctive models, featuring . | {the Bessemer ie | i | Hl | if | The Funeral Was Held On Thursday | OF MEN ARE BUSY TING OUT VESSELS GANGS Navigation Will Not Likely Open Till the Middle of April--Ice in the Harbor is Two Feet Thick. After a tour of inspection along | the water front, a Whig reporter { found that there are various gangs | ol 'men employed in fitting out the | steamers for the opening of naviga- {tior. On account of companies not! expecting an early opening they are | not rushing the work, The engineers jand some of the crews have Teport- Jed and are busy fitting out the en- gines, | : ! The officials of the Canada: | Stearughip Lines have not made any | announcement about the appoint- {ments on their boats for the coming season, The appointments are made lat the head office at Montreal. This {company is looking for a big season. {It Is hoping that the erection of the large wharf at the foot of 'Wolfe Is- !land for the accommodation of Am: {erican passengers from Charlotte to {other American points on the St! {Lawrence will tend to increase trade, Under former conditions it that American passengers who travelled on any of the Canad- {ihn steamers from Charlotte had to stop off at Kingston and take an- {owner steamer as the coasting laws i forbid Americans going from one | { American port to another on a Can-; adian regjstered steamer. | Unless something unforseen hap- | pens, the marine men do not expect ; | that navigation around Kingston | {yu be opened untij the middle of ; April or perhaps a few days later. _The steamer America made her { first~trip on April 1st 1915, but she | certainly will not make & trip that | early this spring. {ed a few days previous to the trip | | made by the steamer America when the steamer Wolfe Islander broke' | the channe] from the Wolfe Island i to Kingston. The barbor was clear lof ice when the America made her { first trip. | | Upon making enquiries from mar- {ine men the Whig finds that there is { practically no sign of the ice break- {ing up, The ice is in some places {in the "harbor «two feet thick. The! | Kingston Ice Company has been eut- | ting ice from eighteen inches to two {feet thick for some tinve and expect to have its full supply stored by Friday night. : | The men who drive the stage be-, tween Cape Vincent and Kingston {state that the crossing is the best | that it has been this winter. The | traffic to and from the Cape is the | heaviest in Syme years. A great | quantity of express is being brought | across, | | | | LADY HADFIELD, | Wao has been running the Anglo- {American hospital in France. is the wife of the clever scie t, the inven- or af mangane te r. Robert Ab- bott Hadfield, F.R.C., who was awarded gold medal in 1914 and ithe Elliott Glosson gold medal in Ph- {ladelphia. Lady Hadfield is the daugh- {ter of Col, Samuel Wickersham, of Phi. ladediphia. | THE LATE MRS. W. 8. GORDoOYN. | Lieut. Doran is in Kingston taking Hatters, Princess street. { | Afternoon, i The funeral of the late Mrs. W. 8. Gordon took place on Thursday af- ternoon from her late residence, Al- fred street. The service which was lqrgely attended was conducted by her pastor, Rev. G. I. Campbell, of Queen Street Methodist Chureh, Rev. Messrs, Lidstone, Shortt, Shib- ley and Roadhouse, old Jriends of the family, also taking The four sons of the deceased acted as pall-bearers: W. S., Sydenham; Drs. G. D,, Bishop's Mills, F. W. and J. B, Toronto. #'ke floral offerings being bezutiful and pumerous and were contributed by the following: Husband and daughter, pillow; W. S. Gordon and family, pillow; Dr. G. D. Gordon and family, cres- cent; Dr. I W. Gordon and family, cross; Dr. J. B. Gordon and family, | pillow; Mayor and City Council,' cross; City Officials, wreath; -ex- Ald. Graham and- mother, cross; wreaths, Queen Street Methodist Officials, Med. '17, Queen's College, Aesculapian Society, Queen's, Queen Streey Methodist Church Missjonary Society; sheaves, Mr. and Mrd John Jenkirs, Mrs. W. Glidden, Mrs. J. Martin and family, Mrs. John Paul, Collamer C. Folger, Mrs. Eliza and Margaret Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. W.! H. Sleeman, anchor; sprays, Mrs. W.! H. Brefoort, Mrs. Charles Edson, | Misses Mamie and Maria Woods; Of- | fice Staff of Dr. Fv W. Gordon, To- ronto; Misses Sadie and Emnfa Adl- en, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cooke, Dr, and Mrs. A, R. B. Williamson, br: and Mrs H. J. Gallagher, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Nesbitt, W. J. Nesbitt, Mr. and Mrs. D, Hall, Misses Hys- sop. Mrs. McKercher, Mr. and Wes Alexander Glasstord. : . The late Mrs. Gordon's (father was Fort Adjutant of the Royal Can- adian Rifles. In addition to his ser vice a8 a military man in Canada, he also served in the British BEm- re and the West Indies, coming to on Ia 1851, 5 ! Navigation open-!. Saturday's illustrated section will be of unusual interest this week, It will contain complete music and words of the chorus of the new Regi- mental March. song of the 146th Bat- talion, composed hy Quartermaster- Sergt. J. E. Harte, Two large cuts are shown of the Athletic Platoon of the 146th Bat talion- and of the Tug-of-war Team. These are both excellent reproduc- tions, and every man and his friends will doubtless be desirous of secur- ing a copy for future reference. Among the other local pictures are the following: Pte. Ewart G. Clarke. Lance-Corpl, Charles Hicks. Trooper James Richardson. Pte. Frank Maxam: Kingston Penitentiary. Hotel Dieu Hospital. Chalmers Presbyterian Church. | General Pictures. The general war pictures are un- usually good, including: i Red Cross Ambulance at work. | Villa and his followers. United States Cavalry march. New pictures of Gen. Sarrail, Gen. Frederick Funston, Felix Diaz, | New Belgian War Minister, | New U, 8. Secretary of War, Greek army at Salonika. | French officers in the Argonne. | Ete, Ete. i 4 Another interesting picture is that] of F. W. Barrett, the enterprising} Chief of Police of Napanee, { on the | News of Troops || in the City | (See also page 12) Capt. D. E. Bell, A M.C., returned to the city on Friday morning from! Smith's Falls. = While there he at- tended a case of suspected cerebro-| spinal-meningitis that appeared in| the 130th Battalion. Dr, Ander- son, of Smith's Falls, and Dr. Cor. nell, of Brockville, were also in at-| tendance. Capt. Bell went down to! use the treatment for the disease that was worked out by Dr. W. T.| Connell, Major Gardiner, A.D.M.S,, | and himself. This treatment, which | is an innovation, has had wonderful | success, ten cases being completely | cured. Dr. Connell is writing a pa- per on the subject, which will doubt- |! less be recorded in medical history. | Color-Sergeant George Tilley. and | his son, Pte. R., together have enlist- ed in the 155th Battalion, Belleville. Lieut.-Col. BE. C. Arnoldi is in Ot- | tawa. examining the stores of the lo | cal brigade. Fe privates and one corporal | have been transferred from the Syd- | enham detachment of the 146th to Harrowsmith, where Lieut. Burton | is busy recruiting, The six men who were transferred have their | homes in Harrowsmith and vicinity. « H. W, Stewart, W. H. Chapman, | and R. B. Bennett have been taken on -the strength of "CO" Battery, R.C.H.A. i .A music social for the soldiers will be held in St. George's Hall on Sun day evening at 8.30 o'clock. A special service for soldiers willl be given in Grace Methodist Church, | Sydenham, on Sunday evening, when | in place of a sermon an address on the war will be given by Lieut. Fred. James, 146th .Battalion, who is tem- | porarily in command of the Syden- | ham detachment of the 146th, while; the musketry course for two weeks. Two recruits joined the Sydenham | detachment of the 146th Battalion Lon Wednesday, namely, James Nellis 'and Arthur F. Knowlton. Examinations in tactics will be held on Saturday morning and in or- ganization on Saturday afternoon for the Queen's University Canadian of. ficers Training Corps. Practical examinations in drill movements are being held all week. Lieut. J. C. Smythe who has been with Major W. L. Grant's company of 59th Battalion at Gananoque has been transferred to Brockville to , take over the duties as assistant ad- | jutant of the Battalion.. Capt. J. Hope is now adjutant, vice, Capt. B. MacConnell transferred 109th Lindsay Battalion. I et------ Double Liability. Vancouver, March 24.--Ewing Bu- chan, liquidator of the Bank of Van- couver, has just instituted proceed- ings against the shareholders of the defunct banking institution. The claims total $1,118,179, of which some $584,850 ig claimed under the double liability clause the balance be. ing due on unpaid shares, with inter- est, and penalty claims on calls. -- Huge Earnings For Bethlehem. Philadelphia, Mareh 24.--Bethle- hem Steel Corp. in the current quar- ter is expected to earn between $12,- 000,000 and $15,000,000 for common stock. This would be at the Fate of $320 to $400 a short annual- Y. & to the RE The resumption of dividends on Dominion Iron and Steel preferred stock, and on the Canada 8. 8. Lines preferred stock, after a lapse of two years, calls for an immediate dis- bursement to stockholders amount- ng to & copbined total of $393, {1914 and August 1916. In | there are celebrations of the final | take part in the fighting on the Lux- its). 4 To-Night "The Story Of The Rosary." The date of writing as well as the date of the action which takes place in that remarkable war story told by Walter Howard, in the play, "The Story of the Rosary" which will be played for an unique purpose at the grand to-night and Saturday matinee and night by George F. Driscoll, has been most . debated wu on. The play was produced weeks after the war started. The play deals with war conditions, unless it be conceded that the author had prophetic powers, experts say that it would be difficult to conceive write, cast and stage such a well made play. - George F. Driscoll, who will play, "The Story of the Rosary" here under the ausp of the 146th Battalion, in setting down the time of action of the play, places it as taking place between late £ July e play victory in which the Royal Light In. fantry, one of the first regiments to emburg Road, take part; and the war is over. Thus as the time of action for the last act Mr. Driscoll sets down August 1916, for he firmly be- lieves that the Verdun affair is the last dying convulsion on the part of the Hohenzollerns. The bill given at terday afternoon a evening is one the strongest ever ghown here. It y in five pants, entitled "The Disciple," fea- turing William S. Hart and an all- star cast in a strong and well writ- ten story of Western life, "Saved By Wireléss," the two-reel Triangle Keystone kept the audience in al continual roar of laughter for thirty minutes. The balance of the bill is made up of "Bob's Love Affair," "A Natura] Man," in two parts and "Aa Artful Artist," which give a two and three-quarter hour entertain- ment of the highest merit. The same bil] wil be given again to-| night apd on Saturday. { Guessing Steel Earnings. New York, March 24.--In the steel trade, estimates of the United States Steel Conporation's net earn- ings for the second quarter of the current year ranged as high as $75.4 000,000, which would be at the rate of $100,600,000 annually. One wag- er was made that earnings would be nearer $75,000,000 than $65,000,- 000. If the Steel Corporation was able to. report earnings of $300,000,000 for a single year there would remain a balance available for the common | stock of about $210,000,000 equal to approximately $41.50 a share. { As the Steel Corporation has very | little available capacity left for the remainder of the year, it stands to reason that the second quarter of the year will establish a new high re- cord in output and earnings. An Appeal Case: The appeal case of Smith vs. Dar-| ling et al, which was heard at the | fall assizes in 1915, and in which ; judgmeht was given to the plaintiff; | is. being heard in the Appellate Court at Toronto. J. A. Jackson of | Gananoque is acting for defendants, | A. B. Cunningham for Smith, while | J.L. Whiting, K. C., is representing the Toner interests Japanese Officer Here, | Capt. Yenji Hirose, of the Imperial | Japanese Army, is in Kingston on al tour of inspection. He visited thé Royal Military College and the 'Ar-! mouries in company with Col. T. D.| R. Hemming. Heavy Firing In Channel. {Special to the Whig.) Amsterdam, March 24. --Flushing correspondents to-day reported sounds cof heavy firing in the Chan- ne| from the direction eof Ostend and Westende, Children's Hats A big variety, fewest styles, low- est prices. George Mills & Co, { -- Ladies' Hats. 4 The big assortment at reasonable prices. We specialize in $5 hats. George Mills & Co., Hat Specialists. C. Phenix, formerly manager .of the Frontenac Hotel in Kingston, has | resigned his position as manager of | the Windsor Hotel, Montreal, Have your Pianos tuned by our expert tuners. C. W. Lindsay, Limit- ed, 121 Princess street. W. R. Sills, mathematics instruc- tor at the Collegiate Institute, is not expected to resume his duties before Easter. Pratt's { Pickering's. Poultry Regulator at i & TO-MORROW, from 9 a.m. to 12. We have just secured a particularly good Embroidery bargain and will share it with our customers to-morrow. 690 Yards Corset Cover Embroidery Very dainty patterns, 16 and 17 inches wide, ranging in value 25¢ to 33¢ yard. Your choice to-morrow, yard 2000 Yards of Embroidery Insertions In a great variety of pretfy designs, ranging in values Te, 8e, 10¢; 12 1-2¢ vard. i} Your choice to-morrow, yard 200 Pairs Women's Grey Cham- oisette Gloves | For spring weak. These wash perfectly and are of French make, which ensures a per- fect fit. Price, pair Stockings for All the Family Fine Ribbed Cashmere Stockings, all sizes for 'Boys and Girls; 3 different makes. 'Women's Black Cashmerette Brockings; special 7 Women's Black Stoc 3bc Women's Fine Cashmere Stockings . ...59¢ And many other makes. JOIN LAIDLAW & SON | « We are now but Cushion Soles fon! feet.