| What's the matter? "" PAGE FOUR THE BRITISH WHIG 80TH YEAR. And Semi-Weekly by WHIG PUBLISHING LIMITED, vss sos President + +Editor and Managing-Director. One year, > madl, cash . One year, If not One year, to Unite Six three months pro rata, MONTREAL REPRESENTATIVE Rn. on .. ,. »133 St. Peter Bt. F.R. rup, 2385 Ave, New York ¥.RNorthrup, 15610 Ase'n Bldg. Chicago Tatters to ihe Bator are published ony over the Actual name of the Attached 1s one of the Dest job printing offices in Canada. i The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIEG is authenticated by the ABO Audit Bureau of Olrculations. The only man who was pleased with the recent rain was the nian who had his garden planted in time tq get the benefit of it. It certain- ly made the vegetable seeds sprout. From the troubles that the Allies are experiencing in curbing the territorial ambitions of Italy, it geems as if that country went into the war only for what it could ge: out of it. Only 280 working days are in- cluded in the new Russian calendar. Ohe had con- ( 5. ;expectod ; holiday, 1 Some Canadian newspapers see in the abolition of titles the begin- ning of the disruption of the Bri: tish Empire. That : shows they have little faith in or knowledge of, 'the ideals of true democracy. cluded that . the The 'Austrian terms are every bit @a hard as those offered to Ge many, but we hear of no threats o refusing to sign. Austria has been thoroughly cowed, and realises (hat her only hope is in acceding to the requests of the Allies. . The poor vesults of the Thrift Stamp Campaign' sébms to point to . the fact the people are already for« geting the war. This is not as It ~ should: be, and citizens should reai- ize that their financial obligations are hy no means at an end yet. v Lehn ely Whiskey is now fo 'be cheaper, Is the [latest announcement. What ~ the .anti-prohibitionist wants, how- " 'ever, Is not cheaper whiskey, but the privilege of being able to buy it when he wants it, without hav- ing to get a doctor's prescription. Sir Charles Gordon, chairman of the Oanadian Trade Commission, states that everything . possible should be None to keep trade and ©0 within the British BEm- ration, and it is imperative that the 'Imet only by a continuance .of self- of being partners. That Is a mess age which applies equally to the ldbor men as it does to the capital ists. The workers cannot expect to have everything their own way just as the employers cannot expect their employees to work under bad conditions. 2 p------------ Hawker and Grieve will be re- membered as amongst the greatest heroes of their age or any other age. They sought to bring to the British Bwmpire the credit of firat crossing the Atlantic in a no-stap flight, but fell short of the objective by some 700 miles. It was the frail machinery of their craft that failed them----not their dauntless spirit. That spirit was above failure. The British Empire has been made and maintained by Buch courageous pioneers as these. ------------------ CANADA'S FINANCIAL SIBILITIES. The war ig-over so far as fighting is concerned; but the financial obii- gations will continue to le upon the country for many years to come, The people of the future will have to pay the bills of the present gene- RESPON- people should have a sense of their responsibility in this matter. Ia the monthly commercial letter [or May issued by the Canadian Bank of Commerce, we find the following timely statement: * "The need for personal and com- munity thrift is as great now as ia the black days of 1918, when it was realized that the most stringent self-denial was requisite to enable ms to meet the demands of the gov- ernment for more and more money, with which to carry on the war The great dread which hung over all a year ago has happily been re- moved, but we still have a duty lo perform, and it is essential that 1% should be faced. It Is necessary to carry on public works that will ald production, such as roads and rail- ways, on a considerable scale, In order to provide employment for the workers. We have also a heavy burden of interest imposed on us.by the, war, and we have great obliga- tions to those who were maimed, a3 well as to the dependents of those who 1ald down their lives for our security. These obligations can be denial on the part of everyone in the Dominion." These words. explain exaetly the practice of economy and thrift and to make certain eacrifices until tha work of reconstruction is over. Only by this policy can the burden of posterity be borne. The adoption of this policy will show patriotism of the finest type, and will at the satis time be extremely profitable to those who practise it. PUBLICLY OWNED RAILROADS, The experience of the United States, since that country entered the war, in respect to its operation anything but a source of confidency in public ownership.. Only a short time ago Canada took over the Can- adian Northern and the Grand Trunk Pacific, and, with the Inter- eolondal, is now operating them un der the name of the Canadian Na- tional Railways. It is only a mals ter of time before the old Grand Trunk system is like: absorbed. This will leave the dofminon with practically only two competing rafl- way-systems--the C.N.R. and cP, R. Inasmuch as the railway pro- - gation. It is the duty of every and control of the railways has been | Q FRONTENAC CHEESE BOARD. Cheese Sold At 32 1-16 cts, At Thars- 5 day's Meeting. Cheese sold at 82 1-16 cts. at the meeting of the Frontemac Cheese Board Thursday afternoon. There was booked 1€2 boxes of colored caeese and 26 bbxes of white as Ipl- ows: White--Arigan, 25. ¥ Colored --Glenburnie, 35; Gilt Edge, 25; Howe Island, 28; Keevan's 90; Ontario, 30; Railton, No. 2, 50; St. Lawrence, 54; Silver Springs, 60; Wolfe Island, 25; Hinchinbrooke, 25; Glenvale, 40. At:32 1-16 cts, J. R. Forster pur- chased the offering of Arigan, Keev- an's, Ontario, St. Lawrence, Silver prings. » - At. 32 1-16 George Smith bought the offefing of Glenvale, Hinchin- brooke and Railton 2. ' At 32 ects. K. McC®agh purchas- ed Gilt Edge and Howe Island. Kenneth McCullagh was present at the meeting as a buyer for the first time representing W, G. Craig and Company. The other buyers present were Messrs J. R. Forster, L, W. Murphy, John Gibson, George Smith and George Thompson. BULL BRINGS $125,000. Detroit Man Pays Record Price For Holstein Sire. Buffalo, May 30.----Rag Apple, the great two-year-oldd Holstein bull, was sold 'for $125,000 at the diépersal sale of the stock farm. of Oliver Cabana; jr... here yesterday. The price is said to be the highest ever paid for a sire. Robert BE. Poihter, of Detroit, Mich., was the buyer. Another record was 'made when the cow Fairview Mata was gold wo John T. Shanahan, of Buffalo, for $35,000. « About four months ago the cow was bought for §$18;400. She is a producer of 47.10 pounds of milk a week. In A Vicious Circle. (Woodstock Sentinel-Review) Higher wages mean increased cost of production, and, therefore, higher prices for the consumer, It is a realization of this fact that gives a measure of Teasonableness ¢o the strike against the high cost of living. What is the use of seeking higher wages? The strikers ask, As soon as wages rise the necessaries of life go up that mudhk more. And so the wage earner, who is necessarily a consumer also, finds himself involved in a vicious circle. ----_------------------ Looks Like It. (Toronto Star) Is there something after all in the theory that if it rains on May 1st it will rain more or less for forty days? Panama Hats. Purchased direct from the makers at economy prices, Campbell Bros. 3 TRE 5 ou # Rippling An Empre Calendar. Fenian Raid, 1866, May 30.--The Fenian Brother- hood, which gave the Government of Canada many anxious days between 1865 and 1871, was originally organ~ ized by a small society in New York by James Stephens, one of the lead- ers of \the rebellion in the United States in 1848, and Colonel O'Ma- honey . This was in 1857, and for some years Its progress was slow, The Civil War, however, gave a great impetus to the movement by awakening the military spirit on peaceful citizens. During the win- ter of 1866-66 reports constantly ap- peared in the press of the drilling of troops and the preparations that were being made all over the United States for the invasion of Canada by the Fenian army. Fearing that the attack would come on St. Patrick's day, the Canadian Government called out 10,000 militia for active service on March 8th, So willing was tha response that over 14,000 immediate- ly hurried to the colors. It was not until the closing days of May, how~ ever, that "General" O'Neill crossed the border from Buffalo to Fort Col- borne. Orders were issued on May 30th--fifty-three years ago to-day----- for the calling out of the entire mili- tia, and thé response was immediate. Fighting thereupon took place in many -points near Port Colborne, in which the Fenians had the better of the day. The Fenians retired to the United States when they saw the concentration of the . Canadian troops, and aiter a few days they were finally disbanded = by = United States officers. On May 24th of 1870 there were grave apprehensions of another raid, and again there was a quick response to the calling out of the militia; and an ill-organized at: tempt ended in a flaseo for the invad- ers. Three days later another small body crossed the border, only to be quickly dispersed, and the first flick- er of the rebellion occurred in 1871 on the borders of Manitoba. The rebellion of] Louis Riel in the previ. ous year had disturbed the peace; and one of Riel"s supporters induced "General" O'Neil to make a last bid; This ended in the arrest of the en- tire party and the collapse of the whole movement, so far as Canada was concerned. frets te New Mayor for Halifax. Halifax, N.S, May "30.--In the civie elections, J. 8. Parker defeated Mayor Hawkins in thé contest for the mayoralty by @ majority of 422. The figures are: Parker, 2,343; Hawking, 1,921, 3 - The feat of Hawkins by a compar- atively unknown man is remarkable, and is the result of 'the tremendous amount of criticism' on account of bad streets, great dust and generally badshgnagement. a IS he ¥ eso -- rans 3 PRIVATE GRIEF 1 cannot weep for other's woes, or sympathize with those who wail; I have new shoes that hurt my toes, and outside griefs seem cheap and stale. hungry Huns are needing bread; I do not heed them when they call; I shriek and groan at every tread--- 1 have new shoés which are too small Kaiser Bill and say, "There is the man who cornered grief; he's whacking sawlogs by the day, who once was Prussia's haughty chief." blues, this out¢ast whom the whole world scorns; but he is wearing large loose shoes, which do fot chafe his kingly corns. How bravely 1 would stand the gaff, if-I were there in Bill's retreat! The You point to He has some reason for the I'd lose a crown ahd throne and laugh, if I had shoes that fit my feet. They tell sad tales of Hurope wrecked, of cities razed by vandal blows; these tales would move me, 1 expect, |! if I could but forget my toes. No tales can anger or amuse, 1 see no point in aught you tell; there's noth- in we dwaM. Ic gale; for I have stale. A blem: in Canada to-day Is one of our greatest problems, it ls Interesting and profitable to note what other countries are doing to settle similar problems. The war taught the world what state control of railways meant to Germany before and dur=' ing the war.. On the other side of the world the situation and the re- sults have not been different. Dr. Jurclin Soeda, of Japan, who has made a great success as director ral of the government owned "Some fen years ago Japan de-} rallroads in the island empire, is an enthusiastic advocate of govern- ment ownership of railroads. ing of the gxperience. of the J cided that the only economical me. | thod of solving the railroad pro- 'was by thelr purchase by the| _|government. «This was consummat- ing counts but feet and shoes, in this sad world where- n't admife the dewey rose, or hear with joy the nightin- s which hurt my toes--all other things seem flat and --WALT MASON. THE MORE PERISHABLE FOODS L Require expert hand! perfect refrigeration. ing your order. Nt vv In : "tiles more perfect prevails. £8 TE Cholce Roasts ... ... Si --i Prd iaaaan Fronts... Veal te... ve eas mds Venl Hunde, .o. ses ove sod bes oan wen than at our white Ef wt strict cleanliness Aes os NOBBY NOBBY HATS. 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