Daily British Whig (1850), 28 Apr 1917, p. 8

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a RS MM PRN PAGE YWELVE A A THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1917 "Get This, Men ! When you come to this store for cloth- ing you get not only absolute certainty that the quality is right and the price is right-- But you are assured the very newest cut and style in the suit or top coat you sel- ect. Suits, $15.00 up to $28.00. Top Coats, $12.00 up to $25.00. Livingston's Brock Street If Off Your Route, It Pays To Walk. | Tonights --y 210 pairs of fine 1-1 ribbed all wad) stock- ings, sizes 9 and 9}, full fashioned, with reinforced heels and toes, an ideal hose for women and large boys; guaranteed to keep their color. Tonight's Special Price 39¢ a pair. =m Bath Towels 40 dozen white and colored Terry Bath Towels, good sizes and weight, sold at 30c and 35c each. Tonight Special Price, 19¢c. Summer Vests 35 donen white elastic ribbed cotton, lisle, finish vests, short sleeves and no sleeves. Tonight Special Price 15¢ Each, © Or'2 for 25¢. | W ALDKON Sk } | | THEATRICAL NEWS. | ! I [ MILITARY CRELES i (Continued from Page 7.) To-night Stop! Look? Listen! "Stop! Look! Listen' tne attrac- tion announced for the Grand to- ufgat is a show of girls, costumes, scenery and dancing with dialogue that is scintilating and it all moves nimbly to ragtime. The chorus and show girls are ravithingly beautiful, all handsome and fresn young woil- en, splendidly costumed Tae cos tumes are. as full of harmonies of line and color as they are of happy fantasy. They are delicate and dec- orative and could be worn indeel nowhere else and by no other tuan the Big Girls and Little Girls that carry them off so Well. Taere are frills, hoops and yards of illusive| tuile, there is fur, there are summer things for Honolulu and setiings that are new and good in idea. At Griffin's, Marvelous Mary Pickford again displayed the reason for why she is Les wrth th universal favorite in! screendom last evening to capacity | business at this popular playhouse. | Her wonderful personality combined | was "én the carpet" for beng in! | with an exceptionally attractive j vehicle go 1o make up one of the most complete torms® of entertain-| . | ment ever presented to a discriminat- ling public In keeping with the | story which tells of the extravagant { were bailt for this subject, intluding | la beavtiiul conservatory, with its lily, | pond. playing fountains, rare birds | and immense botanical display. En- f hanced by artistic lighting, and new effect in motion photograpuy these | enes present a fitting background | tor the beautiful little star | The second feature "One Day' pre- j3ents a story that has an interesting | plot, and thrilling scenic effects, {among them a rainstorm, a sensa- | tional fight aboard a sinking ocean | liner, and the overthrow of a king [ by y, a mob large envugh to people a f tow. Jeanne Iver is cast as "Opal" |a youug girl who Lecomes Queen of | ves ria, ot which "Paul," played by | Victoer=Sutherland is King. The final episode of "The Shielding Shadow" clears up all tue mystery surrounding this interesting story, and makes teverxbody happy. Tonight will be {the last opportunity to witness the {above great programme | At the Strand. For the first three days of next | week another exceptionally strong | bill of photoplays and vaudeville has been arranged for the Strand. Head- ing the bill will be Wilfréd Lucas the famous Canadian screen star in "A Love Sublime" one of the most re- cent releases from the Triangle-Fine | Arts Studio. It is a human interest | story of the slums. The &ettings are described as realistic and original. On the same bill will be shown rrancis krord and Grace Cunard in the fourth episode of "The Purple Mask." There will also be some rib- tickling comedies and polite vaude- ville. which round out a first-class programme for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. & Dumped Into Slip. Charles Andre had a narrow es- cape on Friday from losing hi§ horse and cart. While dumping material into the water at ete de Pont bar- 7acks the bank gave way, and horse, cart and driver went in. Artillery- Mr. Andre and his outfit, and he is grateful for the timely assistance In his plunge he lost $14 out of his wocket, Saturday Afterncon and Evening. { I +t meetinz ¢f Robert M Murdo, af Chicago, in the New Oransoe Hail, ground floor. Afternoon at three o'v'ock. Sabject, "A Sure Path tn Spiritual Prosperity." Evening at 7 o'cl ck. Subject, "The Great, Salva- tion." The halkis roomy, well light- ed, well ventilated and comfortable in every way. come. You w Il be made wel- You Game of Ball. The fire! grine of baseball in the scheol league Was played atthe cricket field, Friday evening, when Frontenar school dc'erted Macdon- ald school by 10 to 6. Bruce Thomp- son 'was umpire. Six s:iweols are in the league as follows: Frontenac, Macdonald, Loamise, Central, Vie- toria and Sydenham. © On Tuesday Victoria and Sydenham will play. Greater Production. A greater production meeting will be h¢ld at Tichborne Monday evening Apri¥ 301K, at 8 o'clock. Addresses by W. D. Black, M.P.P., Rev, J. D. Boyd, and Reeve J. A. Kennedy. "Boys For the RS -- Saiiel 'LAlley, Boys' Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., was in Napanee and Deseronto this week, where he took up the question of getting high school boys to work on farms , At Napanee he signed up 67 boys, and at Deseronto he got 20. After Recruits. --Sergt. Cross; of the CMR Ham- fiton, is at the recruiting office. Princess street, enlisting men for the C.M.R.. See him to-day. Music Ton" ht. .. - Popular music 2 for 25¢ Standacd and operatic numbers, 3 for $1.00. The Colleze Bock Stoic. * Jee Cream Bricks at Austin's. Two frame houses in Port Hope 'were set on fire from the outside on Wednesday night and considerably Utility Kits, Austin's. Peter Jackson and Oscar Spafford, Prenton, accused- of offences have en sent to Kingston for immediate | |*'wounded on April 23rd. The na- overseas service. Fresh garden seeds at Austin's, © . @. A. Aylesworth has workmen re- constructing the old Finkle dwell- ing 'opposite the Methodist church, Newburgh. are Salant in Peter- | was. with the American Legion ini | Toronto but a automobile accident | tention uebec, being able to, display of wealth, many costly scenes | at Q E. un | men came to the rescue and saved |, The 14th Regt. ordi room 4 » Armouries will be open to-night | until nine o'clock. "Join the 14th Regt., for Home Defence office at the Armouries' open all day and every evening ~ phone 1835. Carroll Ashby, son of Mrs, Ashby William street, a native of Virginia, left today for Washington to join tae United States navy Military Y.M.C.A: Soldiers' social hour will be conducted as usual at} che military Y.M.C.A., Sunday even- | ing. Bright song service. Special music. All soldiers welcome, i An interesting story in military circles is that of a captain of the' rd QU.H. His first appearance | | made it impossible for him to go} overseas. He enlisted in the local] antillery as a gunner transferred to the 253rd and almost immediately promoted to the rank of captain. He| Buffalo in uniform and persumably, recruiting, and on his return was given leave to Eo to Brockville, The | next item in his short but very in- teresting military career was his de-! give a satisfactory reason for his] being there. The officer did not pro-| ceed overseas with the battalion be-| ing still under medical treatment and he left on Saturday for Ottawa where headlquarters wants him. Col. G. Hunter Oglivie, AAG. H., has returned from an inspection trip to Brockville and Renfrew. Major-Gen. Otter, who is in charge of Internment Operations for the Do- minion was in the city on Saturday in connection with the removal of prisoners from Fort Henry to Kapus- kasing. A miltary funeral was accorded the late Pfe. George Twort who died at the Mowat Hospital on Friday. The funeral was held on Saturday | morning to Cataraqui Cemetery, the R.C.H.A. Band, returned soldiers, Mowat Hospital patients and a firing | party from the Special Service Com- | pany attending. | THE KINGSTON CAUSEWAY. Scme Figures Showing the Dimen- sions, Weight, Ete. The following figures .give some interesting information regarding the new causeway across Kingston Har- hor: Span of bascule, 149 feet . Clear channel opening. 140.feet. Channel depth, low water, 22 feet, Bridge full open, 84 degrees Weight of counterweight, 1,200,- 000 pounds. Weight of moving leaf, 392,335 pounds. Maximum tension counterweight link, 444,000 pounds. Maximum pull operating rack arm, 107,000 pounds. Weight on main trunnion pier, 838.3 tens. Weight on counterweight trunnion pier, 1078.2 tons. Highway span. Kingston side, 164 feet 2 inches. Weight of bridge, 207.500 pounds. Highway «hap, Barriefield side, 208 feet. " Weight of bridge, 400.700 pounds. l.ength of causeway, 1650 feet. Width of causeway, 98 feet. Width of roadway, 24 feet. Widta of sidewalk (bridges), 4 feet Width of sidewalk (causeway), 7 feet. Headroom through bridges, 14 feet thredlinches T-ength of wharfage, 932 feet. The bascule is electrically opér- ated by two fifty horsepower motors; auxiliary power by gasoline engine; and also by hand power; electric brakes and hand brakes. Pier weights act vertically all po- sitions of. bascule Botht picts are on enclosed pile foundation. Returns to Liverpool. Corpl. Staley, son of Mr. and Mrs, H. Staley. who has been in the city on leave for the past six days, has sailed for Liverpool on the hospital 'ship La Techa. He was formerly of the 146th Battalion and has received instructions to go to France in the near future A great many friends were down jo bid the corporal good- bye. © anedian « ssualties. Killed. in .Action.--A. Hutchings, Sterling: J. Jardine, Pembroke: J. P. Moers, Banktown;"T. McDonald, Co- bovrg. Died of Wounds.--W. A. Durant, Breckville, > "= JOHN LAIDLAW & SON. This will be an interesting shop- ping place because thete are sav- Tonig mean just that much money found. ings to be made in a number of de- partments, and these savings are real, not imaginary; take advantage of these it will ~ and if you 109 Pai Corsets rs These are an excellent suitable for average figure, hip and Back; sizes 19 to 28. regular price. Regular $1.25 pair for 75c¢. 'medium bust, long Thig'is a particularly attractive bargaimas it is but seldom we can place anything as elon quality white coutil, Tonight Cnly 75¢ 600 PAIRS WOMEN'S BLACK CASHMERETTE STOCKINGS. A remarkably good- early spring stocking, soft, comfortable and will give satisfactory wear; sizes 8}, 9, 91, 10. Regular 35c¢ pair. Special 'Tonight 25c¢ 114 ~ PAIRS WOMEN'S BLACK UNDRESSED KID GLOVES » Just 114 pairs, all we could get; they are soft, fresh skins, and worth today $1.50 a pair. Yours tonight as long as lot lasts. $1.00 Pair Many new styles just received, and this isan Women's ~ Spring i 1=3 Coats a smart spring coat at a reasonable materials are Tweeds, Covert Cloths, black'and ~~ white checks; cloths. Prices from $8.00, $10. 00, $12.00 and up. Choose tonight even if not ready to buy, you will have a larger sel- ection now than later. opportunity to secure Fancy also the new Suffolk \ John Laidlaw & Son Previously reported killed in action now with unit--J. F. P. Foster, Mer- rickville. » Corpl. W. D. Sly Wounded. ' Word wasreceived bv his wife that Corporal William D. Sly of Sharbot He received gunshot in his face, eye and thigh. Corporal Sly went over- seas with the 146th Battalion and was transferred to tae 95th. His father 'is David Sly of Sharbot Lake. C--------------_ Magazines Recéived To-day At the College Beok Store. Housekeeping, Harper's Vooue. Picture Play, Physical Cal- ture, Snappy, Literary Digest, Avia- tion, People's, Wide World. ture of the wounds are not given. Vincent. All information call Card's Livery, Wolfe Island. Quaker brand Canned Corn. e v +0 We are positive we can save 2ve You money on your Rest purchase of Boys® Shoia The cheapest are not always the best -- the best cheapest. are always the ES EE

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