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D. 0 OPTOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN 226 Princess Street S doors above the Opera House NINN As You Likel Clothes Made to Meas-| ure -- 250 Patterns to ~ Choose From. Some men will find it s necessary to have their] clothes made to meas- ure, notwithstanding the | great variety of ready-| to-wear kept in stock and made as good as clothes can be made. "To meet the needs of all wemot only keep the | suits and overcoats ready to put on, but we make to measure for hundreds of "men and |: . give them perfect satis- faction. You ean save from $5 to $15 per ruit by coming to us for your measured clothing, and ean select vour 'cloths from 250 patierns. Fashion Craft and|ing w 20th Century are out makes and we guaran- them perfectly satis- factory or no delivery-- all made by experts. TY | it to-day, such' conditions being sole- =e tb bbe. HELD ANNUAL MEETING ON TUESDAY EVENING. At the-annnal meeting of the offi- cers of the 14th Regiment, P. W. O. Rifles, Tuesday evening, the follow- ing report was given by Major W. Y. Mills, Officer Commanding: When we last met in annual meet- ing the great war was just six months d one week old, and in presenting is annual review of affairs of the regiment, it is more my desire to keep intact our regimental records than to d with the unprecedented condition of our regiment as we find ly and absolutely due to the war. The call for volunteers for Canadian expeditionayy units has greatly de- pleted our ranks, as more than eighty per cent. of those whose names were on our service rolls in the spring of 1914 have gone or are preparing to £0 overseas. For the first contingent we provid- ed 3 officers and 93 N. C. 0.s and men, and by now I regret to say that i nearly all of these are either killed, wounded, or prisoners-of-war, To the second contingent we pro- vided 19 officars and 173 N. C. O.'s and men, particularly all of~whom | are now in the tregches, and so far | only one officer has begn repogted | { wounded--J. Arthur Dalton. | The call for recruits to fill up the ranks of overseas units gin¢e organ- i%ed has taken from us' 87 officers and about 164 N. C: 0.'s and men-- 'particularly all the regiment that has | not already enlisted. ! Ofticers Killed: | I regret having to record in this jreport the death of Lieut. Calvin | Wellington Day, who was killed in {action at Langemarcke at 12.30 o'clock noon, Thursday, April 23rd, {1915, He was in command of No. | 3 platoon, 2pd Battalion. His bro- | ther officer, Capt. George Richardson, | spoke of him as "'the brightest mind {in the 2nd Battalion." On February 10th we received the | | shocking mews of the death of Cap-| 4 : 3 ¢ x LY. BRITISE tor, the protection of ihe. intel ed Ger- For, Henry. A and oan Aor . 'about eity of Kingston This guard consisting of seven offi- cers and 165 N. C. O's and men has 'enrolled about 1,200 men since the War started, training them and trans- ferring them every week to various over-seas units, Weekly Training" Classes. Weekly training classes open' to civilians were started in May of 1915 and kept up throughout the summer. With renewed interest and vigour, after we had appealed to pulpit and press for assistance they were re- opened in Octaber. They have not been a success from point of attend- ance and I am sorry the citizens of Kingston did not show in larger numbers a desire to learn to drill and shoot; but the classes have been the means of furnishing a num of men for guard duty and not few for overseas. 1 cannot say that I am satisfied with the attendance of officers at meetings called to discuss the af- fairs of the regiment, but none more than 1 realize the sacrifice one is called upon to make for the good of the service, and if we were not bus- ily engaged in our private avoca- tions. I know we would all be ov- erseas or going. We had two officers' dinners dur- ing the year and by countesy of the directors both were held in the Fron. tenae Club. Primarily they were held to say farewell to cur brother officers going overseas snd 20 offi- cers who served the "regiment in peace times were presented with gold rings bearing the crest of the pregi- ment.' 2 = 1 feel that T should express my ap- preciation of the kindness of the loe- al press throughout the year is giv- ing publicity to orders, notices of meetings, parades, ete. Their assist- ance has at times been exceedingly helpful. The following committees were af pointed: Mess--Capt. F. K. Mahood, Lieut. G. B. Emery, Lieut. J. M. Lanos, Lieut. ¥. H. Ryan, Capt, W. Peters. Sports--Capt. J. C. d'Esterre, Lieut. J. C. Newlands, Lieut. N. Gill, Lieut, A. H. Tett. Regimental---Major W. Y. 3 Mills, | tain George Taylor Richardson, who! Major P. G. C. Campbell, Capt. F. K, | fought in France for twelve months, | Mahood, Capt. W. Peters, Capt. J. C, He was killed on the morning of the! { 9th of February; while in command | {of a bombing party that left - the] {trenches at 12.30 midnight. He died {at 8.15 a.m, and was buried at Bail-| { leul. His grave was covered with| { floral tributes from Canadian, Brit-| | ish and French comrades. He was| | in command of No. 2 Company, $ Battalion. He was awarded the { Cross of a Chevalier of the Legion of | Honor by the President of France. These, our two brother officers, i rendered to the Empire the supreme ! and noble sacrifice, even life itself, [Canadian Courier, Toronto and though the lights of their lives! may be dimmed and the "last post" | i sounded, yet their memory will ever| hold a firm and lasting place in the | hearts of all rast this regiment, | | and -in its record for generations to | come, | Our Chaplin, Major Starr, held a | memorial service for Capt. Richard- | son in St. George's Cathedral on Sun- | day, officers, | February 13th, and | members and friends of the regiment | marched to the church in a body | headed by the bugle band, 1 will | not now suggest a suitable memorial, which I am sure will in due time be arranged for, Honor Roll. \ I would urge that we start as soon | as possible to prepare our 'Honor | Roll, so that we may have a complete | record of every volunteer from this] regiment. I would point out that] this can be best and easily done by | the officers now in command of of | panies They should go carefully over all regimental roll' books and record each man's enlistment, as many "have gone in the many other, branches of the service as well as in| | infantry. Ei | When the 'war broke out we had] | thirty active officers on the militia | list; we have now eighty-one, and] fifty-nine of these have gone, or are preparing to go overseas, The | | regiment may well take pride in the | appointments of Lieut.-Col Hughes, | Lieut.<Col. Dawson, and Lieut-Col. { Low of this regiment to command C. | | BE. F. Battalions. All our officers | | overseas 'were suitably remembered | {sit the Christmas season. | Since no apniual drill' was author- | ized last year, no efforts were made | to reeruit. the regiment but in vari-| ous ways I feel that we have helped | | in. no small measure to fill up the ranks of overseas units, In the se-! | curing of recruits for overseas our | | regimental guard has been the | | strongest factor. | The regiment" has continued wl ~ Weakened By almost invariably followed by much loss of life from pneumonia. { When the body is Worn down by colds and the lungs weakened from coughing, pneumonia finds an easy victim. Careful inquiry into many thou- sands of cases of pneumonia shows that this disease usually attacks the who is tired and worn out, and who is therefore lacking in Te- gisting power. In this Jetter is described a case in which the pati was in the great- est danger of tracting pneumonia or some similar disease, but fortun- ately she sought the aid of Dr. Chase's Nerve Fdod and was soon re stored to health and strength. Miss E. J. Buswell, Centralia, Ont., writes: "Last winter my mother con- This Letter Tells How to Gain 8 ~ Using Dr. Chase's Nerve Fo : is Prevented. Epidemics of coldscand grip are] tracted a bad cold. She was bother- 'od: with shortness of breath, wheex- ing, fevered and too sore to cough. Our doctor prescribed treatwmient which brought relief from these symptoms, but when she got up she was tired, always tired and weak, I i d'Baterre, Capt. W. Swaine. Rifle--Major P. G. C. Campbell, Capt. H. D. Wightman, Lieut, E,W. Skinner, Lieut. R. J. M. Rogers, Lieut. W. J. Gibson, 4 Band--Capt. W. Peters, Lieut, H. W. Marshall slieut, R. D. Suther- GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONERS Costly and Useless Too Many And Of No Benefit, Ottawa multiplies commissions and they multiply records, but the percentage of waste effort among them is enormous. The commis- sion dealing with British Columbia India fe saten up something like $150,000, with few signs of real re- sults from their work. - The Techni- cal Education commission was one of the greatest farces ever known in the country; costing enormously and achieving what? A 'number of tre- mendous tomes, solemn ag night and abofit as lucid a glutinous mass' of undigested, garbled, twisted, confus- ed information, leading to no clear conclusions about anything, and | throwing light only in the eyes, not ion the subject. Recently the Cost of Living commission is delivered of a Gargantuan "report" to the House of Commons. It has clustered togeth- er a mass of evidence, made a few deductions and stopped. Other important commiggions, im portant because nominally related to important questions, and composed of important people in various walks of life, are in the offing. Some Are provincial---and quite as efficient and ineffective. They all cost enormous- ly, work, prodigiously, and aceumu- late tons of material. What would happen our law courts if they mere- ly swallowed evidence and if the learned judges made only tentative conclusions based on that evidence --treating carefully for fear of hurt: ing the other judge's feelings, or that politician's interests? We should soon be ina muddle just as we are in the matter of commissions, Ocea sionally a real man sits on a commis | sign and, right or wrong, puts snap | and punch into its work; casting out junk, and reducing conclusions to sharp and incisive remarks. These are useful men. They are seldom favored by governments, Rev. F. W, Anderson, M A., Oril- lia, has accepted an appointment of- terdd him as Chaplain of the 157th (Simcoe) Battalion. Pneumonia Finds Its Viciims Colds and Grip th After Colds by --Pneumonia got her three boxes of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, and slie soon improved. Her eves became clear and bright, the astfen hue left the face and she began once more to take up the reins and look after the household duties." . 2 It is always wise to keep the vital- ity of the body at high-water mark in order that the attack of disease may be résisted. Rich, red blood is the greatest of germicides, and because Dr. Chase's Nerve Food forms rich, red blood it is a most effective means of preygnting germ diseases such as grip, ménia and consumption, Every day we are learning more and more the value of preventive treatment. That is one reason why the sales of Dr. Chase's Nerve- are increasing so enérmously. ple are coming to realize how much wiser it is to' keep well than to try |to obtain cure after some serious disease has gained a foothold. 50 cents a | $ for $2.50, all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited, Toronto. : VEiG, THURSDAY CANADA'S BACON MARKET. Hog Ralsing is Again a Promisihg] Section of Farm Industry. Probably hog raisers bave bad more ups and downs during the - fifteen years than any other class i p.oducers. The rapidity with whic the production can be increased or reduced makes it difjeult to keep the supply unifor.a, Lence the periods of depression and high prices have fol- lowed each other with unfailing re- gularity. This ebb and flow of pre- duetion has been a retarding factor of the business in Canada, At the present time, however, hog raising is on & firmer footing and has a more promising outlook than at any time in the past. The pro- ducer has now a market which will ever be his if he will but study its demands and cater to it, and he has the foundation stock'to supply 'ha' market. About fifteen years ago Canadia: Mproduction was in excess of local de- mand and the producer not! being able to compete with the United States hog raiser in the production of fat pork he turned to Great Brit- ain 'where a special bacon type of hog was in demand, ppreciating the possibilities in this txade he develop- ed a bacon type and S success- ful that by 1903 the ba exported was worth well over "$15,000,000. Following this, however, . the rapid increase in pop» lation necessitated the keeping of this pork at home, and it was not untfl several years later that the production again ex- ceeded the demand. Turning again to Great Britain a market was found for the surplus pacon, but by 1913 it amounted to only 6.09 per cent. of Great Britain's total supply of bacon, ] hams, and pork. In 1915 this had increased to 12.29 per cent., or for the ten months ending .October 31 last over $16,000,000 worth of bacon alone was exported, Denmark has been Canada's great- est competitor in the British market, but even in times of peace; close as she is to the market, we were able to compete successfully with her. * The United States is a great hog produc- ing country and exports considerable bacon, but since it does not com- mand the price of Canadian bacon due to the fact that it will not pro- duce the Wiltshire sides which the British public demands, we need not fear competition from that quarter. An illustration of Canada's position lies in the price quoted for the dif- ferent types of bacon on the British market. Danish is bringing 95 to 99 shillings per cwt.; Canadian between 85 and 88; while United States bacon is quoted at only 72 to 76. At present the supply of Danish bacon on thé British market is very] limited and will continue go Tor some | time, perhaps for all time if we grasp | the golden opportunity, Germany is | getting practically all of Denmark's surplus; mo: 3 than that, Danish pro- ductien is decreasing and Danish herds are being depleted. Ireland ean only supply a fraction of the hogs required so Great Britain is looking to us to make up the shortage in the | bacon supply. Both for financial and | patriotic reasons we should put forth | a special effort and supply this de- | mand. If we rise to the occaegion we | should be firmly entrenched aid able | to hold the market by the time Den- | mark is again in a position to com- | pete with us. In addition the French supply has | run out, so here is another market which will continue for some years at least. | Our local and home trade demands | some fat hogs, but this market is | limited and rices so variable that it | cannot be depended upon. Most of | the hogs for this trade come on the | market at one season of the year-- | late in the fall when the prices are low. Canada's Meat Export. Australia and New Zealand are practically the only regular and re- liable sources of supply within the Empire, and they together furnished only 284,056 tons of meat in 1915, out of the 664,508 _tons imported into the United Kingdom. In addi-, tion, there was a small import from'| Canada, and a"still smaller import from South Africa. Although, as yet, the capabilities of these two new Sources do not afford any grounds for hoping that they can become import ant in the immediate future, it should be in the interests of the Em- pire that everything possible should be done to foster their development. In the states of the Union of South Africa there are probably 6,000,000 cattle and 36,000,000 sheep, but these areinot yet suitable to. a large extent for exportation to Europeah markets, and will require to be great- ly improved in the mass before thaf source of supply can become . really vzluable in any emergency such as this country is now passing through. IntCinada, the number of cattle is about 6,000,000, besides 2,000,000 sheep--a total which, having regard to the population of the Dominion and the severity of the winter, does not leave a very large margin for ex- port under present conditions of farming. --Trade and Commerce Bul- letin." eg Years Work in Northern Ontario. Commissioner J. G. Whitson in his report on the year's work in Northern Ontario states that §97 miles of new roads have been laid in that country. In addition to this nearly 300 miles of grading and surfacing was done on new and old roads and 113 miles of old roads were partly graded or im- proved. A dam was'also built across the Frederickhouse River, which was 450 feet in length, : \An enormous amount of work has been done, but in spite of this the ex- penditure was only $689,910 as eom- i pared with a total of $2,076,838 in the two previous years. Canada's Quota to Date. Latest recruiting figures show that about 280,000 men have enlisted in' Canada. Nearly 118,000 are from | Ontario, 55,000 from Manitoba and | wan combined, 30,000 from Quebec, and 25,000 each from Brit- ish Columbia, Al time Provi "Ten thousand dock. worke Liverpocl are on strike. x demanded. Aa ms | $40,000,000 MOVIE | companies have already signed. {lin will be the bright stars of i about $670,000 a year. berta, and the Mari-|] I Te A a Probs.: Fair and mild COLORED MADRAS Muslin and other regularly priced at 15¢, 20¢, 25¢ ( Curtaining, in SUNFAST CARPETING : 250 yards Navy and Hall Greefi Sunfast Fibre Matting -- guaranteed fast dves---good wearing material, will give satisfaction on any floor; reg. 6 REMNANTS WOOL : and THe a yard. Friday NS 7 . SUITINGS a great diversity of colors; and 35¢ Friday , 35¢ In lengths varying from 1 1-2 to 5 yards; all colors in goods priced regularly from 50e¢ to $2 Pais to 1-2 off their regular price. 00--marked for a quick clearance at from 1-8 "To-morrow See this space for a very important announcement. MERGER TALKED OF. Mary Pickford is to Draw $600,000 2a Year, and Chaplin $670,000. New York, March 30. The mote) industry, the new "big boy" among | America's infant industries, is soon } to climb into a position alongside the | 3 Standard Oil Company, the American Tobacco Company, and the.automo- bile husiness in point of magnitude. Positive confirmation was had here to-day that a merger of nearly all of the large companies into a firm with a capitalization of not less than $40,-| 000,000, will soon be brought about. | Some of the concerns that will form the new giant company are Para. mount, Universal, Mutual, V. L. S. E | and the Metro. In these companies are included Vitagraph, Lubin, Essa- nay and Selig, Formal announcement of the mer-. ger is expected soon. Many of the Mary Pickford and Charlie Chap- the new company, Miss Pickford has signed a threb-vear contract, which it is estimated will bring 'her $600,- 000-a year, i8 the information that has leaked out ffom headquarters. Chaplin's contract yields him The formation of the company will eliminate the terrific expense of du- plication of work. °' One distribut- ing centre will take the places of sev- eral. Quality and a time schedule for production of plays will be the watchword of the new concern, Few- er plays will be produced than now, in all probability. Appointed Receiver. Utica, N.Y., March 30.--The stock of goods of C. W. B. Company; Cape Vincent, has been placed in charge of Martin H. Doherty, Syracuse, whom Judge Ray appointed receiver with bond for $6,000. Creditors are re- strained by injunction from interfer- ing with the receiver, who is to hold the goods until:further order of the court, or until a trustees may be ap- pointed. Mr. Doherty may continue the business if he sees fit. it is believed by some that the time will come when an honest man will command respect. Our idea of true faith is that of a man who advertises for the return of a lost umbrella. .j our own back and making the brutes ing, declare 9c . Butter 1,000 Tins Tomatoes Tin 1000 Tins Choice Peas 2 for 15¢. 1000 Lbs. Finest Creamery 36c Lb, WASTE NO SYMPATHY ON THE GERMANS. View of Battlefield Would Cure Home Folk of Spirit of * Leniency. London, March 30.--~A Canadian officer well known in the West, who was recently transferred to the Eng- lish artillery, writing here, says: "I have succeeded in securing many prospective settlers for Canada after the war. The Canadian railways may look for a lot of business unless England goes broke. Meanwhile the Verdun offensivb is some engage- ment, - ing way the French go about the job. Only when the full history of this war is written will be realized what the French have done, and are doing. 1 per ly believe Germany is done right now, but with the line so wejl secured and wired for a s joi of lines back miles and miles it is lka getting a fox out of a hole. They must come out in time though. feel the time is getting nearer every day. "What is jour surmise about the end of the war? November seems the popular idea. ' The Germans are very much upset beacause no counter- attack was made by us all along the lines after Verdun. Their shells have been more defective and the general opinio; short of the proper ingredients. We all dread lest peace be declared too soon and before thair navy is sent under. I fear if the war goes on say another six mouths the people ciful, and not hit them too hard.' Let those sort come here and see the de- solation of war everywhere. We are most keen on going on and getting beg and be kicked for doing it." High Treason Charged. 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