PERSONAL PARCEL SCHEME HAS NOW BEEN ARRANGED ¥OR PRISONERS OF WAR. One Parcel may be sent every Three Months Direct to the Prisoners--A List of the Articles that may be Included. The loml post office authorities have been advised of a 'personal parcel scheme' for prisoners-of-war other than officers. The British war office has now authorized a sch- eme whereby one parcel may be sent each three months by relatives in Canada direct to prisoners-of-war, interned under cerfain conditions. Any |jof the following articles may be included: Pipe, Sponge, Pencils, Tooth Pow- der, Pomade, Cap Badge and Bad- ges of Rank, Shaving Brush, Safety Razor, Bootlaces, (Mahair), Pipe Lights, Dubbin, Hobnails, Candies (8028.), Medal Ribbons, Brass Pol- . ish, Mittens (one pair a quarter), Muffler (one each year), House wife, Handkerchiefs (one a quar- ter), Shaving Soap (one stick a quar- ter), Health Salts, Insecticide Pow- der, Braces and Belts (provided they are made of webbing and in- clude no rubber or leather), Combs, Tooth Brushes, Hair Brushes, Cloth Brushes, Buttons, Chess Checkers Dominoes, The Personal parcel may be sent onee a quarter. only. The maximum weight is eleven pounds. It is ad- advised that such parcels should not weigh less than three pounds so as to Winimize™he risk of loss in the post. The Personal aiveni must be pack- ed and despatched through the Post Office by the friend or relative of the Prisoner who receives the coup- on mentioned below and the coupon must 'be affixed to the parcel A supply of coupons will issued-- {a) For Prisoners of War belong- ing to the Canadian Forces by the Prisoners of War Department, Can- adian Red Cross Soclety, 14 Cock- spur street, London, SW, 1; (b) For Civilian Prisoners of War and Prisoners of War belonging to the Imperial and the Central Prisoners of War Com- mittee, 4 Thurloe Place, London, S. W. 7. Applications should be made for these coupons immediately, The next of kin has the right te the coupon or to designate the per- son 40 whom it is to be given, Relatives should be warned the inclusion in the parcel of any article not mentioned. In the above list may entail the confiscation of the parcel. The Postmaster is informed that these parcels which will be addressed be direct to the Prisoner of War must bear a coupon, otherwise they are not to be accepted. The coupon in question Eo ring-printed in blue inside of which are the words "Pris- 'oner's Personal Parcel." ~-LOOK! SAFETY FIRST FOR YOU The valve is hard to get at. Ladd scalding. The Babbitt aa tate Sprocket Rim closes an pull of a chain. valve. perty is endangered. EVERLASTING VALVE IT NEVER LEAKS For boiler blow-off service and 1 400. other uses. No king hasty stuffing x sel inieo in use. jrite for Close that valve on the steam main or Sotinkier System quick! Lifeor ers means falls valve with the Fits the wheel of any Explicit valuable information sant on request -- no ohigation of course. BABBITT ADJUSTABLE SPROCKET RIM 1000 sa Seering Specialties Co., Ltd. FACE POWDER, TALCUM, ROUGE AND PERFUME, AT SARGENT'S DRUG STORE Corner Princess and Montreal Sts. Telephone 41. Government Standard Flour Made by Kingston: Milling Co. Limited Is ingston Satisfactory To All Users. HUNGARIAN--For Bread. WHITE ROSE--For Bread and Cake. CROWN--Winter Wheat Pastry. For Sale by All Dealers. OUR BEST Advertisement. comes from our hundreds of satisfied pat- Jons. EYE GLASSES. "ASK ONE" and "YOU" will come tr us for your We examine your 'eyes and make your glasses, J.J. Stewart, Opposite Post Office. D. a odeut Wellington Sts. Kingston. Chbaicer of the Better Glasses." x Notice: To Our: Customers Owitig to elasing Saturday at 12 o'clock hrhe urday, Feb. 9th. open Friday Feb. 8th till 9 receive orders to be delivered Sat- Crawford's 8 s Grocery, Allied Forces by, that |" THE DALY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1918. | ins, have completed their work, and from what can be learned they did fo THIS DESC RIBES 1 KINGSTON ON FERST OF "HEATLESS" DAXS. Strange Sight to see all the Stores Closed on Day 'Which is Always the Busiest of the Week--Working nen had a Rest. 5 There is an old "saying about "lockifig up the town." This describes Kingston for Sat- urday, Sunday and Monday, as a re- sult of the fuel controller at Ottawa. As Saturday is always a busy day on Princess Street it indeed looked strange to see all the doors closed. |' The clerks no doubt were glad tol have a few holidays but they would rather have them in the warm wea- ther, For the workingman there was no getting up early, unless it sas to stir the fire, for all the industrial industries wdre closed in compliance]: with the fuel controller, As a result" of the Saturday to Tuesday closing, many of the stores were opened Friday night and shop- pers took advantage of this to get in their supply of necessaries. All the restaurants were in full swing as they come under the "food shops." There was one misunderstanding regarding fruit stores and as a result the assistant fuel coatroller, Mr. Peterson, has stated that small fruit stores would be regarded as food establishments within the meaning of the order. Drug stores were allowed to re- main open but only for the sale of drugs. It was thought that the barber shops would have to come under the "closing" order too, but Mr. Pet- erson stated that they could stay op- en on Saturday, because if they closed, the business loss by the bar- bers could not be recovered. Princess street was as quiet on Saturday morning as on any Sun- day. The.blinds of most of the store windows were drawn and the doors were locked. Some of the merchants took the trouble to post a sign read- ing, "Closed by order of the Fuel Controller from Friday until Tues- day morning." Others simply closed their doors Friday tight and re- mained at home on Saturday morn- ing. The local barber shops were in full swing on Saturday motning and business was quite brisk. It was not, known until Friday whether or not the tonsorial shops would be open, but word was received from headquarters ef the 'Barbers' Union in Ottawa, that the shops could re- main open, Members of the union had an interview with Mr. Peterson the deputy fuel controller, and he stated that the barber shops could re- main open as the business they would lose by being closed on Saturday they could not regain. In spite of the storm on Saturday morning, the street cars were in op- eration, put had considerable trouble and if the storm holds till night 'the road will likely be blocked. In spite of the stormy weather, there were three sleighs on the mar- ket, but the market was practically deserted. The city's incinerator was at wonk!| The garbage men made their usual calls during the day. All the banks were open, with a small staff, for the payment of notes, No "Hoarding" Of Coal. The police constables who have been engaged In making a house-tb- house canvass, to inspect the coal Skin on Fire = With Eczema The Mast Torturing of Skin Diseases ---+Few Doctors Have Satisfactory Treatment to Offer, But This Ointment Cures. St. Thomas, Ont., Feb. 9. -- Ee- zema's itch is torture, the skin seems | on fire with the burning, stinging humor; at times it becomes almost unbearable, and in desperation you Lan tear the skin to pieces. You omercise for fear of aggra- vating- the itching, neither can you sleep, for no sooner does the body become warm than the trouble be- gins, and instead of restful, refresh- ing sleep, it is scratch, scratch all night long. There is scarcely a mo- ment's respite from this maddening malady at any time. Of course you have tried nearly all the washes, salves, lotions and medicated soaps, but, like thousands of others, have been disappointed and disgusted, Mrs. Alex. Perry, 18 Ross St., St. Thomas, Ont., writes: "I cannot 're- commend Dr. Chase's Ointment too highly, as it cured me of a very bad case of eczema. For six years I was ashamed to go near my door when anybody called, my face was so affect- ed with this terrible disease. 1 con- sulted several doctors, but they could me at all. When I heard hase's Ointment being good | for eczema, 1 tried it, and before I had used two boxes [ could see it was helping me. Now, since my face is entirely healed, they want to know how 1 was cured, and I certainly re- commend Dr. Chase's Ointment. I cannot speak too strongly In its fa vor, as I paid ont many dollars for doctors' medicines, but did not get any felief uatil | used Dr. Chase's Ointment." seid will not disappoint you. i 8 | You wil be surprised at the marvel- PAGE NINE not find any "hoarding" of coal Quite a number of citizens were found with sufficient coal to run them through the remainder of the winter months, The uRtOREOVE cold spell, no Houbt, made big hole in the supply citizens had on hand. Many who got in an amount they felt sure would oi them over the winter, were com-| pelled some weeks ago to ask for more. Theatrical News (Continued from Page 12.) * Merry in to Maggie." The attraction for next Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 11th and 12th, with a4 special matinee Moaiday at 2.20 will be Pryllis «ellson-Tert7 in "Maggie," a new comedy by Edward Peple, author of a4 number. ol sue- cecsful plays. The piece has huen produced by Guorge C. Tyler, and is Said to be up to the high standard of c¢xcellence. which the publi has learned to expect from him. Theatre- goers are more or less familiar with Miss Neilsox-Terry"s ability and have found much pleasure in her work on past occasions. Her forth- coming appearance is of especial in- terest, as her role ih the new play will reveal a fresh phase of her art. The character being that of an Irish girl whose amusing and interestiwg experiences furnish the motive for | the story, and which is said to afford her a splendid opportunity to exhibit her skill as a comedienne. Mr. Tyler has assembled a most com- petent company of players, includ- ing several players who have won favor here in other successful pro- ductions. | "Which One Shall I Mary? ™ "Which One Shall I Marry?" is the new play by Ralph T. Kettering which Rowland and Howard are pro- ducing this year. It will be pri- sented at the Grand for a return en- gagement of one night, and ore matinee, next Wednesday, February 13th. The play is an allegory, and shows a young girl standing at the crossroads of life intent upon tie question which is so engrossing to every girl. "Which One Shall I Marry?"--this is the question, and it is also the title and theme of the play. It is simple in story, but in- tensely interesting from its heart appeal, and abounds in comedy of the most amusing description. The Irish aristocracy is shown in the person of Mike Moran. The author sums up his intent in 'writing the play, when he says: "The play only "| consumes a single hour of life, and still covers Aeons of time in the tell- ing." - The first and last acts form a complete play. "There She Goes." Harvey D. on will offer the New York suceess Louis Weslyn, "There She ors *# with Har vey amd Hamid Orr and the orjguil New Yo. k cast and production at the Grand, Thursday, Feb. 14th. There is something of a plot, «1d it runs like this: The opening scene is en- acted from a setting of a beautital jong Island country club golf course, the second down in Honol- ulu. The leading action of the play centres about Harvey and Harold Orr, who as Professor Ichabed Sim- mons, bugologist, 'with a very ab- sent-minded trait, and his lackey, Rufus M. Washington, a colored gentleman of distinotiod, Whose an- ties ave in a large measure the laugn of the comedy. '"There She Goes" hinges about the love story of Valentine Van Dyke and Patricia Barmalee, which finally evolves in the marriage of John Smith and Mary Brown, the latter being the real names of the ¢ouple, the former their society dressings: ®Reple with mirth-making situations, tuneful melodies and really beautiful stage effects, all parts and the chorus of | twenty-five voices are of the classy variety.' S-- "Robinson Crusoe" to Return. "Robinson Crusoe," the famous English pantomime which scored such a wonderful success when it was presented here a few weeks ®go, will return to the Grand on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15th and 16th, with a matinee Saturday. Founded upon Daniel De Foe's immortal story of the same name and staged upon a magnitude seldom séen out- side of the London theatres, F. Stuart{Whyte's "Robinson Crusoe ahs established a criterion of excel- lence that other producers will find hard to emulate. For the return en- gagement Mr. Whyte has provided the principals with several new song hits and the comediés have a budget of new jokes and laugh lines, so that the performance may prove equally as entertaining to those who saw it before as to those who will see it here for the first time. THE PARCEL CAME BACK It Was Sguat to a Soldier Who is Now In The following incident shows the great care excerised by the postal authorities in Japking after: ng soldiers' | On Wednesday, Mrs. C. ates. Bones lle, received a parcel By mail and' at once recog- nized the writing upon it as her ewn. The parcel had been mailed to her 'brother, Pte. Walter Socal, at Bushy Park 'Hospital, England. Before the parcel reached the hospital, he was given leave to return. to Canada. Under the impression that hie had re- tho postal auth- low sent the parcel across thg . After going the rounds in} | ca) EEENSERERNEN, SSA-------------- Special Bargainsin Men's and Ladies' Shoes for Tuesday Abernethy's Shoe Store mmm Furs OW At the recent large sales of | w Furs, the prices have ad- vanced materially on practically all furs, and this means that all , furs for next scason will be ad- vanced in price. Take advhntage of our pres- ent low prices. CampbellBros Kingston's Oldest Fur Store. 25 YEARS AGO i v4 it is proposed to have A separale prison established here for first of- fenders under thirty years of age. The binder twine machinery wil be ready for operation in the peni tentiary by July ist. = The output will be 50 tons per year. John Mooney and Edward Burke have been appointed assessors in Portsmouth. ee ani. BLEAKNEY-STUART NUPTIALS At the Home of the Bride's Parents on Friday. The marriage took place on Fri- day at the home of the bride's par- ents of Mary Isabel (fertrude, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Russell Stuart, to Arthur Stuart Bleakney, B.A., Ottawa. The ceremony was of a guiet na- ture, with only the immediate rela- tives present. Rev. Dr. Malcolm Macgillivray, formerly pastor of Chalmers Church, officiated. Mr. Bleakney has been for near- ly three years on active service and was severely wounded at Vimy Ridge. He recently received the ap- pointment of sub-trade -commission- er in the Department of Trade and Commerce, Ottawa. After a short wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Bleakley will be at home at 464 Laurier avenue, Ottawa. Received Military Cross, Many friends mm Kingston will cohgratulate Lieut. Vernon Crothers, who has recently been awarded the Military Cross. This honor has also been received b eut. Walter Clarke, of the R lege in 1914, : 1 do not ask for nah rare, Nor gold would I control; 1 only ask that I may own A simple ton of coal. OUR BIG FURNITURE SALE THIS DINING ROOM SETT IN SOLID BLACK WALNUT OR FUMED OAK In William and Mary Style in nine pieces, in dull or polished finish. Also odd pieces to fill out your sett at manufacturer's prices. James Reid The Busy Store with Large Stock. Phone 147 -- The Leading Undertaker. ~~ J Beef Iron and Wine No wrong can be done with a combination like this. It is des for all indications of ill healthy, and is a reliable combination for everybody. Wampole's Beef, Iron and Wine is a fine tonic to take. A good appetizer and just what you need now, Prouse's Drug Store. Nene) sat ' Carpenter and Builder | W. R. BILLENNESS Specializing Store Fronts and Fite tings. Remodeling Bulldiags of all yi 2 + EXPERIENOR Address 272 University, Ave. ------------------------------ KL Use it regularly in place of fresh milk. IT IS PURE, GEN. UINE separated milk in pow- der form. A pound makes four quarts. 85 vents, Reduce your milk bill H.C. Merriman Successor to 7. A: BOYD 611 Princess Street Phone 847. CLOTHING ON EASY TERMS =~ - Ladies' Suits, Dresses ahd Furs, 'Gentlemen's Suits and Overcoats, N. Morris, 374 King St. 2 FOOTWEAR Bargains for Tuesday Women's Black Kid Shoes with white calf calf tops. Regular price, $10.00, now $6.79. Patent and gun metal button shoes; reg- 'ular price $6.00, now $3.49; Patent and gun metal shoes, odd lots, regular price $5:00, now 9. mahogany tan boots, with neolin price $8.00; nov A579. Black shoes, new Engl eh price $7.00, for $5, Black calf and tan leather shoes; is up to $7.00, now $4.25. Store Closed Saturday and Monday. &Bro. HTT