/ " spread belief here that ALL AT --r, NECKWEAR { - THAT WILL WEAR Made from Imported Eng- Hak, Swiss and Italian | Silks at Collier's Toggery (Q The | PETERBORO LAWYER [ IS FINED OVER $600 | J. Guise Bagley Has Been Com-~ YEAR 86: 202. HOPE BORDEN WORT RESIGN No. mitted to Stand Trial on. Other Charges. ------ | | Peterboro, Dec. 17~~The prelimin- | jary hearing of the accumulated | charges against James G. Guise Bag- | Fear Party Chaos if Gall to Choose New ley, lawyer, was resumed in the pol- | Premier Is Issued. {ice court here yesterday. His coun- | sel, F. D, Kerr, waived the taking of | | evidence on the five criminal charges | {in order to facilitate the procedure of | aily B KINGSTON, ONTARIO. - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1919 . tion at -Washimgton, Premier Lloyd THAT THE PREMIER CAN RE. MAIN IN OFFICE, The Belief in England is That Sie Robert Will be the Next Dritish Ambassador to the Uniled States. Ottawa, Dee. 17.--With the retire- ment of Sir Robert Borden pending, an announcement of the fact still lacks official confirmation of any kind. The Premier himself is consistently silent and the utmost reticence is maintained by his colleagues. The very lack of any denial is, however; the best possible indication of the Premier's Intentions, although comment in certaln quarters would indicate that 'many of his strongest supporters and admirers still hope that he will roverse his decision re- Iuctantly arrived at, that the Premier will go away for an extended rest and that arrangements shall be made for an interregnum with an acting premier in charge. The hope is born of an impression that the Premier's illness is but tem- porary, and that he will recuperate | with complete rest. It is born fur- fher of the fear, no doubt, that chaos may follow his retirement and that dissension as to his successor may find the government in a serious pre- dicament with no election machinery avallable should the need of an elec- tion be precipitated. In the best informed circles it is not believed that Sir Robert will change his mind, Mor his physicians have strenuously urged that he got away altogether from public life, Borden For Washington. {Montreal Star Cable.) London, Dec. 17.~There is wide- Sir Robert Borden will be the next Dritish am- bassador to the United States, follow- {ng the report of his imminent resig- nation of 'the premiership. Undoubt- edly he was offered the position last spring, when the announcement was made that his appointment was ac- ceptable to the present administra- George was most desirous that he should accept. It was authoritative- 1¥ stated then that it was only Dbeé- cause Sir Robert Borden himself felt "that the Coalition Government would not hold together with another head, that he declined the honor, * Some Canadizns are hoping that the Premier might come to London as High Commissioner, but the general belief is that Sir George Foster has already beeh appointed, though the change has not yet beem made pub- se. x HAS NO POWER TO PROHIBIT IMPORTS. Wonteh) London Dec 17 ~The Gov- ernment was declared by Justice Sir John Sankey of the King's Bench Division to-day to possess no power to prohibit the im- portation of certain goods, and that, therefore, the proclamation 10 this effect was Invalid and illegal. The judgment is con- + sidered one of the most import- ant ever rendered against the Government. CANADA SHIVERS IN ZERO TEMPERATU 24 Below Zero at Quebec-- Milder in Alberta and J. British Columbia. § Press atohy * sorontd,. Dee. 17All Canada, ' with the exception of the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, was to-day shivering in the close embrace of an almost Arctic temperature. The coldest points at § a.m. according to the official observatory list, were Quebec, with 24 below zero and Sault Ste. Marie with 22 below. White River, Ont., did not report its § a.m. perature nor lowest of yesterday, and the suggestion is that the official thermometer in Canada's coldest white town is frozen up. Halifax two above zero at 8 am. | appropriation and theft of monies, lentrusted to him for purposes of in- | vestment. The other charge, that the accused performed a criminal opera- VERY LITLE i E HOWEVER | reaching the county court. | Four of these charges were mis- | : N | tion. Magistrate Dumble committed | | Bagley for trial. { 'The prisoner pleaded guilty to two | jother combined charges of having | {had in his possession an illicit still | {and of having used the still in con- | travention of thé inland revenue act. He' was fined $500 and - costs, amounting to $524.10, on the one count and $100, or six months in jail, on the other. Bagley was previous- ly fined $500 for having liquor in his possession contrary Temperance Act. GROOM IS STRICKEN ON EVE OF WEDDING Rev. Dr. Harold Hamilton, Ot= tawa, Unconscious at Hour For Ceremony. Ottawa, Dec. 17.--Stricken with apoplexy on the eve of his wedding day, Rev. Harold Hamilton, D.D., son of the late Archbishop and Mrs, | Charles Hamilton, lies in a eritical | condition at the residence of Rev. Lenox I. Smith, rector of Christ Church Cathedral. He was taken ill a short time before midnight on Sun- {day and has been unconscious ever since. His marriage to Miss Margaret | West, of London, England, was to {have been solemnized on Monday morning by Bishop Roper, at Christ Church' Cathedral, » ~ ONTARIO ROAD POLICY To Be An Abandonment of the Mud Road 8. Toronto, Dee. 17.--8peaking at a banquet here Premier Dfury spoke briefly on the road policy of his ad- ministration. It had been argued, he sald, that the revenue from motor cars should be expended on highways He held that part of the revenue from motor cars at least should be used on roads serving the great body of the people. His highway policy would include three things: The abandonment of the expensive trunk highways, retaining the road, probably, improving it, and making it into a decent running road. Spreading out. the provincial roads where they would do thé greatest good to the greatest number, spend- ing money available on the whole road system, and giving aid to coun- ty roads. And finally giving assistance to township roads. It was the people of the little towns and the rural districts that needed the roads the most, said the premier. There was a need of mar- ket roads throughout the countty, not a concentration on a few of them, but a spread of roads all over the province. a -------------------- RELAXING FOOD CONTRO; Some Degree of Supervision Will Continue for Three Years, London, Dec. 17.--During a de- bate in the House of Commons on the suppression of the Freeman's Journal in Dublin, the plant of which was raided and seized by the autho- rities on Sunday night, was secured by a motion of T. P. O'Connor... He declared such action as was taken in this case was a division of the liber- ty of writing and speaking in Ireland. Geo. H. Roberts, the food control- ler, announced in the House of Com- mons to-day that all home agricul- tural products except wheat would bo freed from control during the first months of the coming year, but sald some degres of supervision of the food supply would have to be SREFEINed for the next three years at east. ---------------- Two Years in Penitentiary. Halleybury, Dec. = 17.---Before Judge Harkman, Lace Cooler, found guilty of the theft of the proceeds of "% sale of silver ore, was sentenced to two years in Kingston penitentiary. Cooler - was charged at the instance of Roy Alguire, both men being part- ners in a fourcornered deal concern- ing ore released by the district court last summer after Cooler, with two other partners, George Watts, and Fred Giroux, had been acquitted by. a jury on a charge of high grading. Cooler was deputed 'by the others to sell the are and went to Toronto for that purpose, but Alguire alleged he never received his share of the pro- to the Ontario | non-stop Trans-Atlantic flight are: brother), and Sergt. J. W, Bennett. ec-- Sergt. W. H. Shiers, Lieut. Keith MacPherson Smith, AEROPLANE AND CREW THAT FLEW FROM BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA. Capt. Ross Smith, Australian aviator, with three other Australians as a crew, arrived at Pt. Darwin, Australia, on Wednesday, thus winning $50,000 to-Australia flight. Their aeroplane, shown above, was similar in type to that-used in the The four adventurers in the lower photograph, left to right, in prizes for the first Britain- Capt. Ross Smith (Keith's BRITISH TROOPS NOT MASSACRE British War fice Denes the Reprt Ci culated By Russian Bolsheviks. / BOLSHEV ERDEAVORING TO SPREAD REVOLUTIONARY PROPAGANDA IN INDIA In the Hope of Starting a Revolt-- They Are Also 'Working to That End in Afghanistan (Canadian Press Despatch London, Dee. 17.--Official Dy denial Bolsheviki that hostile Persians had massacred British garrisons of thir- teen handred men at Meshed, Persia, [was made by the War Office to-day, The announcement stated that the report "had been repeated to the War Office without comment by the officer commanding at Meshed three days after the alleged desiruction of himself and his command." It is declared by officials here that the report was obviously Bol- sheviki propoganda, intended to stir up trouble in the east particularly in India, by persuading the natives that such massacres were easily poss- ible. The Bolshevik} have been mak- {ng unusual efforts to spread revo- lutionary propaganda in India in the hope of starting a revolt, it- was add- ed, and they are also working assi- duously to the same end in Afghanis- tan. ; ---------- THIRTY LIVES LOST A------ And Five Schooners Sunk by Tidal Wave, (Canadian Press Desvatch) 8t. John's Nfid., Dec. 17.--In com- plete reports of the damage caused by the storm which has been sweep- ing the Newfounland coast for the t week received here today it was dicated that at least thirty lives were lost and five schooners, while way pier at Placentia and the break- water at Grand Bank near Fortune. been crippled, and ; d tant coast districts 'have not been heard from for several days. T ---- -- Smallpox Situation Toronto. Bes. "IT. According to reco! ere is a improves ment in the small pox saetior Ties ty-nine new cases were reported and Pebdbetedatt s of the report 'circulated by Prussian ! the tidalé wave destroyed the rail- T Telegraph and railroad service has n of the dis-| as cured. | THOUSANDS ARE DYING OF HUNGER IN CAUCASUS Winter is Bringing Immense Misery in South Russia Cannibalism is Frequent. A Constantinople, Dee. 17.-- Winter is bringing immense misery, and hun- dreds of thousands of deaths trom hunger and dise have occurred throughout: the 4 : sus, South Russia. The fig | fugees of all nationalities through Asia Minor into South Russia has be- gun, Reports indicate that the unpre- cedented hardships are increased by various little wars and also by little bands who prey on one another when there are no other victims. It is be- lieved that cannibalism is frequent. The Smyrna district is a fair ex- ample of Asia Minor. It is estimat- ed that there are more than 150,000 Turks homeless, living in the open in that district, and most of them starv- ng. The railway stations are filled with wick, typhus stricken and other re- fugees who travel inside and outside the box cars despite the cold. The people of Odessa and other cities do not beg, but are living from hand to mouth, unconcerned as to the mor row or until the last rouble is gone. @ CREAMERY BUSINESS PAID A BIG BONUS Claimed the Capital Stock Was Increased From $40,000 To $1,000,000. . Winnipeg, Dee. 17. "In 1809 there must have been $60,000 bonus divided among shareholders of the Crescent Creamery Company," de clared W. F. O'Connor, K.C...at the Board of Commerce enquiry into in- crease in capital stock of the com- pany "from $40,000 to $1,000,000. Of this bonus, R. A. Rogers {general manager) and his family received $49,300." Mr. Rogers declared his willing- ness to accept the Board's statement as to the stock of the company. No which stands adjourned until - some time in the New Year. : sted the political no public state- findings were issiiéd by the Board;t NO COMPULSION SAYS NEWBURY Muster of Mila Declares. ie Dig. ol % ------ i THE ACCEPTANCE OF ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S ADVICE. | Gen. Mowburn's | Statement Was That He Would Like to See Some Sort of Universal Training in Canada. Ottawa,, Dec. 17.--"'1 certainly did not give, as reported in the press, 'an intimation of some form of com- 'pulsory military service for Canada, both in the permanent force and the Canadian active militia," said Hon. 8. C. Mewburn, Minister of Militia, when asked yesterday 3 regard to newspaper reports of his speech at a dinner to Major-General E, W. Wilson, the retiring commandant of Montreal district. . Hon. C. C. Ballantyne, Minister of Marine and Naval Service, also stated that his speech at the dinner had been midsreported inasmuch as he made no intimation 'that he, the Cabinet or the Canadian Parliament, would necessarily accept or act on the advice of Admiral Lord Jellicoe or any other . naval authority in adopting a naval policy. General Mewburn stated that his exact words at the dinner, which were also reported in the press, were as follows: "I would to see some sort -of universal training in Canada, I do not say conscription, but, with a country of the size of Can every citizen should be made to realize that be owes obligations to the state, and that for the privileges he enjoys he should perform some service to the state." 9 itsh Whi KOLCHAK'S FORCES CONTINUE RETREAT From Time to Time Deliver- ing Short but Successful Blows. Irkutsk, -Siberia, Dec. 17.--The n army continues .to retreat before the Bolsheviki but from time to time it is delivering short but sue- cessful blows against the enemy, ac- cording to an official communication issued by the gemeral staff of the Si- berian army yesterday. From Omsk the Bolsheviki have advanced about 217 miles, accord- ing to the statement, which adds that the natural conditions of the territory are unfit for the offering of a serious defence, Refugees arriving here from Omsk assert that after the former capital of the Kolchak Government Was captured by the Bolsheviki, ,{ Chinese and Maygar troops imme..- fately began pillaging and robbing the people and shooting down offi- Cars. In numerous 'instances officers were taken to the river and plunged into the water through ice-holes, their ice-covered bodies afterwards being thrown into the streets. The All-Russian Government has issued a decree increasing the sal- laries of officers and men and giving pensions to their families, | GETS A DESCRIPTION OF THE NEXT WORLD Is Not Dry Paradise and Smok- ers Obtain Special Brand of Weed. London, Dec. 17.--By communi- cating with her late lamented hus- band, a Kentish widow says she has been able to obtain an accurate des- cription of heaven which she relates at lerigth in the Weekly Despatch. She has been told that heaven is not a dry paraadise and that smokers can obtain a special brand of to- bacco, but her husband has given up smoking because he does not like the heavenly mixtures. ily reached heaven he was so distres- sed not to find beer of the early var- fety that he was given a substitute with which he has become thorough- ly satisfied. The widow says: "Peo. ple there génerally wear long white drapery if they choose. . They do not sleep, neither do they eat, ex- cept occasionally a little fruit. In heaven thers is no work as we know it. The people there particularly dislike being asked trivial quest ions, altho they have their prac- tical. jok Every one is happy, and everyth is bright." PUT BIG NEW SHIP . ON NIAGARA ROU'TE The Steamer to-Have. Pass ne ger Capacity rom 4,500 To 5,000. Montreal, Dec. 17.--The Canada Stéamship Lines, Limited, are mak- ing an important addition to their passenger fleet between Tononto and Lewiston. Plans are now being completed for a steamer having a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 excursionists The ship em- bodies a humber of new features such as terraced decks, moving pic- ture theatre, children's playground, dancing pavilion and several other new ideas. She will have a speed of eighteen knots and will be fireproof. Another feature is that all lifeboats will be recessed at the side of the ship so that, in case of necessity, passengers 'will step from the deck into the Uf boats. The. manage- ments expects to have this®vessel od the route early in July next year. J. Norcross, President and Gen- eral Manager of the Canadian Steam- ships, being asked if this will release one of the Lewiston ships for the Hamilton route, stated that the Hamilton service would be improved immediately the facilities for enter- 'ing the harbor were made safe for vessels of this type. SEEKING AN ORDER Requiring Compulsory Vaccination a City of Toronto. (Canadian Press Despatch.) Toronto, Dec. 17.--The struggle to compel general vaccination of eiti- zens of Toronto has been transferred from the council chamber to the law courts. Representing the provincial health board, H. M. Mowat, K.C., has 'obtained special leave from Justice Kelly to bring before him on Thurs. day morning for an order of man- damus directed to the city city coun- cil requiring it, to effectively ° order universal vaccination and re-vaccina- tion of those not vaccinated within seven years. rr Four at One Birth. London, Dec. 17. Another of the four children born a fortnight ago to Mrs. Lucas, wife of a joiner at Ham- iiton, Scotland, has died, this mak- ing the second death. fifst born of the three boys died last Tuesday morning and yes- terday the last born mbed. A girl and a boy _suryive, but the condition of the former is pre- carious. yee Australian ; Melbourne, DERoSiiON. tually refusal | complete election returns received the Government ha n When her fam- garments, but they may vary their] 19 OVERCOATS Regular £30.00 to $38.00 Your cheolee for LL | Collier's Toggery esteem LAST EDITION. A ALD. CORBETT WILL NOT RON Declines to enter Fie Against 1. © Fickle Ff Mayoralty. BUSINESS MEN'S NOMINEES FOR THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED, Labor and Veterans Cannot Agree Over Candidates--The Business Meu Will Not Endorse Mr, Nickle For Mayor. At a meeting of the city merchants and business men on Tuesday. even ing, the committee appointed at = previous meeting to interview prose pective candidates for mayor, alder- men, utilities commission and Board of Education, presented its report. M. 8. Grace, the-ehairman, reported that Ald. S. 8. Corbett, who had been presented with petitions signed by about 900 business men and other citivens, asking him to run for mayor, in opposition to H. C. Nickle, would mot undertake the contest. He was reported as stating that his reason was that he had previously told Mr. Nickle that he would not op Pose him if he ran. He had been urged to reconsider his pogition, in asmuch as Mr. Nickle accepted the veterans' platform, which declared that there should be no acclamatibns. Mr. Corbett, however, was not to be moved from his position. ' Th following mominations for al- dermeén were thén unanimously en- dorsed: Sydenham ward: R. J. Rod r, C. Anglin, H, N. Robertson. go Ontario ward: J. Phillips, R. B. Kent. $ St.Lawrence ward: W, J. B. White, W. Y. Mills, B. N., Steaey. Rideau ward: D. Couper, F. Clow. Cataraqui ward: W, Simmons, IL Cohen. Frontenac ward: W. P. Pe 8. Corbett. : gs Victoria ward: P. B. Chown, T. H. Sargent. Eleven out of the sixteen candi dates are sitting in the present coun- Cll. Ba For the utilities commission: R, F. Biliott, G. Y. Chown, with H, W. Newman ag-alternative. From this it is apparent that fhe business men are generally satisfied with this year's council, and if their ---- elected theve will be little change in the complexion of council next year. The merchants' candidates for the Board of Education dre: St. Lawrence ward: J, G. Elliott, L. T. Best, ,Ontario ward: Rev. Dr. R. J. Wily son. Frontenac ward: F. R. Anglin. Cataraqui ward: H. Moore. Sydenham ward: J. RB. Henderson. Victoria ward: J. F. Macdonald. Rideau ward: W. J. C. Allen, A motion endorsing H. C. Nickle as candidate for the mayordlty was defeated. There was much discus- sion over the motion, and opinion seemed to be that the field should be left open for any possible candidate. The, question of end labor candidates was discussed at length, some of those present strongly favor. ing endorsing some of the labor can- didates and also some of the veterans' candidates, but the decision finally reached was to leave the fleld open to all candidates without prejudice to any who might run for office. Organization for the campaign was then taken up and the following committees were appointed: Victoria ward, B. Abernethy, L. T. Bost, R. BE. Burns; Rideau ward, A. Cullen, D. Couper; St. Lawrence ward, W. Mills, B. N. Bteacy; Cataraqui ward, H. Moore, H. Simmons, 1, Cohen, H. Chadwick; H. 3 Fro W. P. Peters, 8. 8. Corbett, H, R. H. Halbert, M.P., has decided to retire: from the presidency of the | United Farmers of Ontario, Premier Borden may make a state ment today. - Four million women of the United States go into the government thrift campaign to fight the high cost of living. : The United States embargo on coal and coke has been removed and shipments this way dare expected sho ke 7 In the British Commons, T, P.- O'Connor charged that, there is a plot to prevent an Irish Home Rule settlement. . ------------ The E. B. Eddy Company, Limited, Ottawa, has instituted a 43% -hour woek in its mate tory. A : APRS 0 bat na NEWS IN BULLETIN. i