The 24th of May Is To Be © Obsenved AS BIG WLITARY DAY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE 146TH BATTALION Batteries and Cadet Corps To Be In the Parade--Large Crowds Expect. ed From District Places. As has been intimated the local 'batteries will not leave for Petawa- wa Camp until the day after the Victoria Day celebration, and if this materializes Kingston will have a splendid opportunity of seeing the @aliant "gunners of the King" in their final parade before taking up their summer tuties.® "It is not known yet what outside battalions will be in camp at Barriefield on that date, but as the old camp sites are all ready for occupancy it is alto- gether likely that three or four bat- talions will be on hand. The assem- bling of a large number of troops in honor of the memory of the good Queen Victoria will do more to in- spire recruiting locally than any other means that could be employed. The absence of such big parades is said to have held back many who are JAppealed to strongly in this way, However, Kingston is on the eve of being turned. into a great big mil- itary centre and with the opening gun being fired on May 24th it is hoped that all classes will turn in with a will to make the celebration mean just what it used to mean when the present generation of "grown ups" used to sing this old verse: "The twenty-fourth of May Is the Queen's birthday If you don't give us a holiday We'll all run away." No event in the year was more looked forward to than the birthday of our beloved sovereign's revered grandmother. And so all classes should help to maké this a really The best sugar for the sugar bowl is Lantic Sugar Its purity and "fine" granulation give it the highly sweeten- ing power. It dis- solves instantly in your teacup or on yourbreakfast cereal. 2 and 5-1b 'this lads are made of. ar "The All-Purpose Si & ay Well %at That, You Got to Hand it to Vill ae Daily B KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY great event, By this time next year the gallant "Frontenacs" will have bad their taste of real fighting and it will be a pleasant thing to look back on this Victoria Day celebration, The management of the celebra- tion last night invited the Kingston cadets corps to turn out in the par- ade the day of the celebration. The kiddies were so pleased with the announcement that they cheered for at least ten minutes. The youngsters will make a great show- ing and Lt.-Col. Gillespie will be able to show the public just what The military sports will embrace 100 yards dash, 220 yards dash, 440 yards dash, half mile run, tug-of- war, and three mile marching con- tests. All military men in the city are eligible to enter and such entries should be sent in at once to the sec- retary of the Sports Committee, The horse races will consist of a named race between well matched horses, a 2.50 class and a half mile runnlng race; These will undoubt- edly prove to be a great attraction. The famous colored ball team from Watertown, N.Y., known as the Havana Red Sox will be here and those who have seen these men 'in previous games are looking forward to having a great game, If sufficient bands arrive in camp in time, a concert of all the bands massed will be held and this item will prove quite unique. It is hoped that the business men of the city will decorate lavishly for this occasion. The crowds fromthe country dis- tricts will undoubtedly be very large as the 146th Battalion is having its 700 men who are stationed in the county, boost the celebration in their immediate vicinity, Three thousand tickets are being sold right in the county so it is likely the attendance will be the largest in years. The Fair grounds have been booked for many big days previously but May 24th, 1916, will likely prove to be the banner one in this respect. Big Price for Flax. Extraordinary prices were obtain- ed in: North of Ireland markets for home-grown flax during the past season. At present it is one of the most profitable crops that the farmer can turn his attention to, and, owing to the existing state of the flax- growing countries on the Continent, a splendid opportunity is offered Irish farmers of largely increasing their flax crops. Reports agree that for some years to come the crop in. Ireland will remain a profitable one. Flax is needed in increasing quan- tities, and the Irish output is entirely inadequate to the demand. Last year some growers in the North of Ire- land received as much as £50 per acre for crop. Ovders Roversed. The English soldier 'on furlough from the front was pressed for rem- iniscences of France. "Well, str, the biggest shock I got over there was going to the firs, ing line first time. Who should I see | but Rooney---d'ye mind old dot-and- | carry-one who used to be on this beat? There he was as large as life, in the military police. 'Jim, fe lad,' sez he, 'I've pinched you a few times at home for scrapping, but, Lord save | us, I'll have to shoot you here if you | "FAMILY TREE" OF THAT $1,000,000 FUSE CON TRACT COMMISSION. TOTAL CONTRACT COST OF MANUFACTURE ? NEARLY $12,000,000 | PROFITS 77? $1,000,000 | COMMISSIONS EK YOAKUM $475,000 coegenk BASSICK $275,000 COMMISSION COMMISSION ST -- I KX 2 K * EXPENSES" $5.000 $220,000 YOAKU™! KEPT ALL COMM $220,000 el [en COMMISSION Ass 1SSION toFletcher : : _ ALLISON \ KEPT $..5.000 -- MISS EDWARDS $105,000 LIGNANTI $50,000 gg. MS BAIN "STEPHENS $30,000 $10,000 wd biagram shows the disposition made of the million dollar commission ont the fuse con- tracts as brought out in the Ottawa Shell ih atte A i A INDIA REMAINS CALM, SAYS AN AMERICAN. Fall of Kut and Irish Revol' Fail to Disturb Popu=- lace. London, May 16. spatch from Simla says: The fall of Kut-el-Amara an recent Irish disturbances have taken with the most = remar calmness throughout India. ~A special de d the been kable The latter incident has only strengthened the determination of Hindustan to carry on the struggle to a, successful issue. The press General Townsh fence and the g relief force. good, especially Rajputans and dans. The internal affairs of spite extraordinary and ene ys splendid piting mong Punjab the Moha abso India, rally applavis "e- pt efforts of the continues Jats, mme- de- lutely false stories of rebellion, mutiny and bloodshed, which appeared in print in the United States, and which' also have been disseminated by agents, remain perfectly satisfa Peace reigns on the borde German ctory. and, ex- cept for ordipary police affairs, the huge population of India is tranqui and is not unprosperous. A prominent American journalist, Louis Brown, is now visiting Simla, maleing independent inquiries . He has expressed surprise that his tra- vels should he through an absolute- ly peaceful country, He tonished at the calm, quiet m in which the entire BEuropear Indian populations are taking war, and at their confidence final victory. He had found, in France and Italy, a distinct fon that' India was in actual was as- anner 1 and the in a even opin- rebel- lion, and he condemns both the Brit- ish and Indian Governments for taking so little trouble to refute lies about India. ROCHESTER IRISH ARE VERY ANGRY. "Friends of Liberty" Attack Both Wilson and Roose~ velt. Rochester, N.Y., May 16 Loss of patience of the Irish people here with the policies of President Wilson and the English manner of dealing with the Irish revolt were expressed in unguarded terms here at a meet- ing of the Rochester branch of the Friends of Irish Liberty The so- ciety has announced quasi-affiliation with the German-American alliance here, and plans are being made for Joint activities. "Between that fire-eater down at Oyster Bay, who is trying to he President, and Wilson, the half-Eng- lishman at Washington, who\preach- about hyphens while himself a multi-hyphenate, we hardly know where we stand," declared Patrick I. Rowan. "But if they will not give an American man, we will pick one ourselves and make him Presi- dent, Wilson did not say much about the execution of ah American citizen in Ireland, but he continues to tell Germany how she shall ,con- duct her warfare." A resolution adopted denounced "as deliberate murder the execution of Irish prisoners af war, for which England must be htld to strict ac- countability when the fortune of war place the power in Irish hands." "This," they said, 'the Irish race will resent for all time, until Em- mett's epitaph is written." The. four hundred members voted to attend the German Alliance con- vention here June 5th. es It is officially announced that all disputes between the Allies and Greece have been amicably settled. In a Ne tans: don't scrap, so keep up your reputa- | It's a rummy world." tion!' | Taking No Risks, | The fear of being buried alive was | expressed in a will published recent- ly. Sir Oswald Mosley, Rolleston, Hall, near Burton-on-Trent; directed his executors not to allow his body | to be screwed down in the coffin until some surgeon had opened the veins | in his neck. An open bottle of chloro- ' form was to be placed in the coffin, | The Necklace of Love: Love has so many compon is like beads threaded on the of trust--break that and al beads are scattered. | | | { The trial of Thos, Kelly, Parlia- ment bulldings contractor, at Win- nipeg: was enlarged to the Summer Assizes, opening May 21st, « Samuel Beattie, Wingham, eighty- nine years of age, died as a result of a fall, a fractured rib puncturing ong of his lungs. 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THE WARRING NATIONS HAVE DIFFERENT VIEWS SETTLEMENT OF But There is Persistent Talk of Peace --Optimistic View As to Early Developments In a Pacific Direc tion, By Charles F. Bertelli. Paris, May 16.--A strong wave of conciliation is sweeping over the bel- ligerents. At no moment since Au- gust, 1914, has there been so much peace talk, and never before has the peace talk been so devoid of flam- buoyantlanguage or so muchimpreg- nated by a spirit of moderation, No other conclusion than the foregoing can be drawn from important the diplomatic news from several quar-| ters of Europe published in day's newspapers, yester- "We believe in the value of nego- | tiations and have faith in the results| | of international conferences," said Edward Grey in an interview on Saturday, "We need brium peace formula advanced by President Poincare yesterday. Vatican circles state that the Pope and King Alfonso are working close- ly together for peace, which is de- scribed as "more or less near." 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