= (HE DXILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 41918, { woes | ¢ 0 : . THEATRICAL. a Military Matters = | OILK SALE THURSDAY MORNING YARDS OF BEAUTIFUL QUALITY At The Grand. Lieut, J. R. Stratton, Peterboro, These two stars of first magnitude] has won the Military Cross. Lieut, are the attraction at the Grand to-|Stratton is a son of A. H. Stratton, bight, and' the drawing power of/@and a member of the Royal Engin- those two names ought to pack theleers. It is understood that Lieut. house at every performance Bryant| Stratton will go to India for six Washburn will have the leading role} Years with the Imperial forces in "Kidder & Ko," which was his ; ---- best release under the Pathe man- Major W. A. Mitchell has been ap- agement. This popular star takes| Pointed the commanding officer of the part of a young college man who the Canadian Army Service Corps at is inclined to be sporty at times, but| Shoracliffe, Eng. there is some change in his habits . -- . - when his father takes a hand. He| ILdeut.-Col. DeHertel, Capt. Free- makes him go into the codfish busi-| Man and John Nicolle have retired ness, but he enters it in a new way from the clerical staff of the M.S.A. and the way he builds up an enor- -- mous business through breezyness tober of all officers a met and a smile will make you roar with . ry AquBters Sab aS Xin our laughter. And then there is also pote eh yd ior-Gaperal a M1 Charlie Chaplin in a two reel comedy ar ~ Remouy od a esday called "Triple Trouble," and his tion ong or Saunpse ot Rpet: many new actions will be well worth] [ft There were > Men 98 Darans. seeing. There will also be the Pathe CASC. and he RB ere Xe News,s Judge Brown story and Hop- Tete de Pont ba x ia kins and Cramer with their novel rans. dancing and instrumental act will ny hitta. @ jcomplete this excellent evening's en- Wer SF Leigh and William Mop tertainment. Don't forget this big 3, Who aré heaving to take other posi- special programme. tions, have received handsome gifts TT " from the members of the staff Mr. General Pdst. Leighton, a silver cigarette case, and One thousand four hundred return- Mr. Mortison a det of military ed men laughed uproariously at brushes. = "General Post," with Thomas A. i Wise and Edward H. Robins, when this charming comedy was enjoying R.C.H.A. has been. discharged from its recent four weeks' run at the|,, . . 1 har ot trading . Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, that unit to civil life as medically un especially appealing to Canadians. o Its brilliant dialogue and situations | make "General Post," which will iPlay the Grand Opera House on Sat- urday, Dec. 7th, matinee and night, os % i rare treat, have nothing Rg Major J. Hamilton has returned {with war, and it bas all the comedy | from "On Command" and resumes | element that has grown from the | duty with the R.C.H.A. Depot. great struggle. The all important | : comedy 'scenes are made doubly ef-| B.Q.M.S. C. Jones, and Sergeants fective by the extraordinary fine|G. W. Leavey, W. G. Eddy and J. acting of Edward H. Robins, In the | Elmer have been transferred from character of Smith, the tailor, Mr, |the C.A.8.C. Service Company to No. {Robins make a very difficult role {3. Canadian Regiment. balance the portrait contributed by Mr. Wise. The tailor, who is meta- morphosed into a general, becomes TTT ETT | A ETE ER Gunner W. A. Peppiatt; C. Battery, Until further orders retreat will be sounded at 4.34 p.m. Livingstons You may have doubts and misgivings con- cerning many things peculiar to the times. But of one t be sure, you can put confidence in this store's clothes, with absolute assurance of a full measure of value, service and satisfaction. I you ind jictual gondjijone as we know them, morphosed into . if you knew the tremendous purchases we made Th Ree keeping sincere an months ago (at old prices), and how you get full Eo ai ay ustifies benefit now, how we've maintained the quality, ys. 00 Sopid. and 2 very uatuval, and how in every way we're striving to serve and / satisfy to the very limit. (We guarantee it.) - Men's and Young Men's Winter Overcoats, at $20,00, $22.00, and $25.00, Others up to $40.00. Pte. Phillips, having returned from duty as a baker at Deseronto has been taken on the strength of No. 3 C.A.8.C. Service Company, and ceases to draw the pay of a second- class baker.: CHEER Lieut.-Col. H. J. Dawson has been awarded a bar to his D.8.0.; Chap- In an outdoor play, with the big|lain A. Gordon has been given a timber country for a ecgnvas and [D.S.0O. with the lives of the lumberjacks -- for atmosphere, Wallace Reid, the Major H. Graham Starr, 'a gradu- ever-popular star, is ideally cast. | ate of the Royal Military College has This is exceptionally the case in "The| been appointed Assistant Provost Source," his latest starring vehicle, | Marshal at Toronto, He was wound- displayed at Griffin's. Dainty Lila|ed in service in September, 1916, Lee, the Star" discovery of filmdom, x will also be seen in her first starring A At Griffin's. Flesh Pink, and Sky Blue militia department official Livingston's BROCK STREET If off your route it pays to walk. vehicle, "The Cruise of the Make-Be- lieves."" and if her work in the "The Cruise of the Make-Believes" is fair evidence of the sort of acting she is to give us .in later screen plays, it is safe to assume that she will soon find her way to the hearts of thou- sands of admirers, and will be known as one Of the prettiest and most popular little actress in pictures. overfooked by lovers of the best in! motion pictures. At The Strand, Twelve young men, picked by May FAdlison for hier Metro play, "The Re- turn of Mary," because of fine looks! and good dancers, decided that they | would go "over the top" together and so stormed the recruiting station at Hollywood, Cal, where they were all accepted by Uncle Sam . They will be seen im the ballroom amd dinner tion ait the Strand Theatre to-night. Miss Allison considered these twelve young men a considerable "find." She was naturally disappointed when she found that they had all deserted! her in a bunch but decided that she admired them more for their fight- Ing and patriotic spirit than their dancing, and would rather see them in khaki than in conventional even- ing dlothes. Be sure and take in the says: "It must be remembered that in handling large bodies of troo over the I.C.R., with the lodg stretches of single track, delays are to be expected. Bhe public should not be too prone to blame the militia department without first ascertain- ing all the facts. The militia de- partment is having its own trouble in securing railway equipment en- These two exceptional features are'ough to handle the large bodies of sure to please and should not be. troops which will be arriving almost daily. It must not be forgotten also that trains have to be provided for the demobilization of men already in Canada." Some months ago Major-Gen. McDougall was appointed to special duties in connection with the regis- tration of man power and his work took hint to every military distriet, where all establishments were over- hauled with a view to the removal | of men in category "A" from clerical scenes in this picture, the attrac-jWOrk and their replacement by those His visit returned from overseas, to Kingston has been anticipated for some time, and he will be en- gaged In an ipvestigation of all de- partments. There have been state- ments circulated to the effect that these departments were overmanned and that sinecures were held by of- ficers and others who had never been to the front. The presence of Gen, MdDougall in Kingston will afford an opportunity for those g smart and dainty dance- » pretty dinner frocks and evening dresses. Sold regularly from our own stock at $2.00 a yard. Extra Special i 1.25 PLEASE NOTE Particularly adapted for makin HCE EEE EET Positively no telephone orders accepted for this bargain sale. 2 : John Laidlaw & Son | LIMITED. Strand to-night. possessing information to lay it be- TALKING IT OVER. fore him for investigation. HI RR IH The Canadian Locomotive, with The Attitude muon As to transactions of 100 shares, was the London, Dec. 4.--Sir Robert Bor.| Market leader on Montreal change dex Bremer ot Canada, wilh over 8, Monday, he nck being, wens colonial premiers were engaged with Ki St price 66. Premier Lloyd George and members ngston St. Andrew's Society of the British cabinet to-day in long donated $10 to the Kingston General discussions regarding the domin.| HOSPital. fons' attfude re the permanent peace CHRISTMAS CARDS terms. Plain Bordered and Folders Arrest Hindenburg. Eom Address ang Srectin Copenhagen, Dec. 4.--The Sol- ity. doi i 3 nly diers' and Workers' Congress at i She omy this werk. ] eo hy saga Leipsic has demanded that the Ger- HANSON, CROZIER & EDGAR man general headquarters shall be 20 Market St. Kingston : dissolved and Field Marshal von Hin- . MEMORANDU denburg arrested. Soe DAILY OF nu. a Te * ® Tree, T ent , 0 . ¥ A SRER oh AF ARAREN SER ER or Comes, cor ir Brel Os STAN I Lavis, Morrishurg; | Hall, Johnson sareet, . E. An- [6th three to six o'clock. Hi I | | 3 are always | appreciated 'We have many useful articles of all | Linen that would make ideal gifts, Canadian . Died--G. E. Thomas Wims, Belleville; Jerson, Harwood. Seriously {ll---R. J. Kerr, Pres- Cott. 1 Wounded---H. P. Smith, Carleton Mace, Sat i + Luncheon Cloths : Se viette 8 : BORN, BENN--At Moscow, Nov. 27th, 1918, 5 d Mrs. AN: Benn; msi 11 ! 2Motion. Histite. Magasize, Photo play, ure ue Book, ' venture, Jue College Book Store. |