/ / Lo) Irish Home Rule Bill Is Passed; Called a Generous Measure By Premier OUR NEW FALL HATS Have Arrived. Collier's Toggery 3 a a a iHHS . i * conic Whig > 9 Collier's Toggery The Only Store Where You can buy ; DR. HAWKINS INVISIBLE BELTS e Daily British » YEAR 87 : NO, 277. With fitting and Impressive cere- monies for the occasion, the Y.I.C. B.A. memorial to its members who served in the recent war was un- 'velled on Thursday evening by Brigadier-General W. B. King, C.M. G., D.8.0., G.0.C., M.D. No. 3, as- . sisted by the next of kin of the members of the local organization who gave thelr lives in the great struggle. The ceremonies were opened by Rev. A. J. Hanley, rector of St. Mary's cathedral, who offered up a solemn prayer. gathering in the hall sang, "Oh, Canada." Capt. the Rev. J. F. Nich- olson, M.C., was in the chair and opened the general programme with a few remarks, outlining the pur- | pose of the gathering and the splen- | did record of those in whose honor it was held. Following his address, the men's choir of St, Mary's cathedral render- #d "Nearer My God to Thee" in a | very pleasing manner, at the con- | clusion of which, Mayor Nickle was | introduced to the audience. The mayor spoke of the service rendered to us and to the empire by the Canadian boys who went overseas and of the inestimable service given by those who made the supreme . Sacrifice. The tablet was unveiled by Briga- dler-General King, while the nearest | relatives of those who were privi- - leged to die in the fight for civiliza- tion stood around him. The com- manding officer of this district made & few timely remarks concerning the great privilege which had been granted him when the society asked him to unveil the tablet. The me- morial itself is beautifully done in bronze, and has the names of all those who served engraved on it. Those who died of wounds, or as a result of the war, have a cross after the name, and those killed in action are distniguished by a star. Sur- rounding the tablet are the photo- graphs of the dead heroes, eacn with their rauk, unit and the date of their death. Eight members of the' local society have been privileged to pass intr. the next world triumphant, while forty-five other names are en graved on the tablet for active ser- vice, 3 Brig.-Gen. Ross. After a very pleasing overture, Brigadier-General Ross was Introduc- ed and addressed the audience. He dwelt especially on the work of the Medical Units in the recent war. He told of many occasions on whicll the work of the medical men had saved lives, and with justifiable pride, pointed out that the medical units of this district were top-liners in the manner of efficiency. The speaker also drew a contrast between the con- ditions existing in the South African war, which General Macdonell, Gen- eral King and he, himself, so well remembered, and pointed out the ter- rible lack of medical attendance which existed there. He assured the people who crowded the hall that their boys had received the very best possible care in France. In common Hearst's Latest Fake; Calls Britain World's Foe New York, Nov. 12--William Ran- dolph Hearst's morning edition cele- "brated the second anniversary of the conclusion of hostilities by pubHsh- ing for the edification of his follow- ing some startling "'facts" which pur- port to show how Great Britain plans to "defy the world" by a new imper- ial defense extemsion scheme, which the paper alleges was evolved at a conference between 'representatives of England and her vast overseas possessions," held in London recent- iy. The despatch, which was carried from: Washington, says that it is learned there that a military and na- val force is planned, and includes the construction of a series of indi- vidual navies by Canada, Australia. India, Cape Colony and New Zealand. Following this the | YLICBA. TABLET IS UNVEILED | BEFORE A LARGE ASSEMBLAGE Brig.-Gen. King Officiates At the Ceremony---Addresses | 'Were Given By Gens. Macdonell And Ross And ~ T. J Rigney And W. F. Nickle. | with those who preceded and follow- ed him, he paid glowing tnibute to | the work of the Irish soldiers in the { late war. General Ross has a warm place in the hearts of the people of Kingston and his remarks were greet- ed with great applause, Major-Gen. Macdonell. Major-Gen. Sir Archibald Matcdon- ell, commandant of the Royal Milit- ary College, next addressed the peo- | ple assggbled. Very quietly, in that manner which has made him loved by officers and men who served un- | der him, he talked to the audience | about Irishmen and Irish soldiers in general. He mentioned the work of | several Irish soldiers which had come under his personal notice on the wes- tern front, one of them a V.C., and made especial reference to the work of the Irish priests. He said that the clergymen of all creeds rendered wonderful service. during the war, and went about it in such a quiet and modest manner that very few of them ever received the recognition they | deserved. One of these was Capt. the | Rev. "Jimmie" Nicholson, a Kingston | boy, whose good works and brave { conduct were\so noticeable that he | could not escape being decorated, Sir Archibald made timely reference to KINGSTON, ONTARIO. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1920. | | | { weapons. HUNGER STRIKE IS CALLED OFF Live Than Die For Ire- land. two or three things of a humerous character. He called attention to the | fact that Mayor Nickle, General Ross | | and himself were all Scotch, but said | | that a little drop of Scotch was good | for the Irish, and from the applause | which greeted his sally the audience | | evidently agreed with him. T. J. Rigney and W. F. Nickle, T. J. Rigney, when called upon, | spoke to'the audience, as he put it; | more as one of themselves. He plead- ed for a wider outlook by all classes and pointed out that the other fel- low's point of view must be consider- ed for the common good. He impress- | d upon the Irishmen that their soc- | ety could do the most good by edu- cating the members in a broader out- look, by working for the common g00d of the community and the coun- try, and so laying a foundation for resistance to any crises which may arrive in the future of Canada. W. F. Nickle was present, and thinking to escape the eyes of the chairman, took a seat in the back or the hall. He was spotted, however, and called upon to speak, although he claimed to be wholly unprepared for such an emergency. However, as the remarks he made proved, he is never unprepared to say the right thing at the right time. He spoke as one of those who were forced to re- main at home 'doing as best he could the little that came to his hand to do." He could sympathize with those who also endured the fifty months of suspense with almost any hour or any minute likely to an- nounce the loss of a loved one or a setback to the cause of the allies. He concluded his remarks in a very happy manner. Members of St. Mary's Cadet Corps sounded "The Last Post" and the audience sang "God Save the King" before dispersing. The Austrian Archduke Looking for a Job ny Berlin, Nov. 12.--Archduke Leo- pold Ferdinand, who would .be next in line for the Austrian throne should Otto, eldest son of Emperor Charles, die, is looking for a job. He speaks six languages fluently, including English, and because of that, in a letter to an American here, thinks he would be well qualified as head por- ter in a hotel, or as a valet or chaut- fegr or travelling companion. He is mitest in appraising his own value, but thinks that he ought to be worth a minimum of Yive dollars a day to some one, Major Sawers, of the R. C. D., To- ronto, is at the local armories in con- sultation in connection with the re- organization of cavalry units, London, Nov. 12. -- The Irish Home Rule Bill passed the house of commons on its third reading last night after a motion for rejection of the measure proposed by William C. Adamson, the Opposition leader, had been defeated by 183 to 52. The measure passed without any noteworthy incident in a rather tame debate. The Liberat and Labor members, who have boycoitel it through most of its stages, as a sign of their conviction of its Nhopeless- ness as a settlement of the Irish problem, were again absent. The final stage was reached in a emall and rather listless gaihering of members of the house. . Former Premier Asquith appealed for advantage to be taken of the as- cociations and emotions aroused by the anniversary of Armistice 'Day, which could not be put to worthier use than an endeavor to find a basis for real settlement of Ireland's troubles. ne Mr. Lloyd George, replying, con- tended that thé present bill was a generous measure, but the Irish peo- ple were not in a temper to give it proper understanding and consid- eration. He declared that docu- ments to be published at an early date, found in 1918, proving they were Involved in a plot, would show the necessity of Eng- lande retaining complete pontrol of Irish harbors. ! m---- To give Ireland the power to raise a conscript army, he said, would be a dangerous menace to Great Bri- tain, and he warned the Laborites that with an army of that kind in Ireland under full powers of Do- minion Home Rule, conscription in England would become inevitable, The premier contended that it was equally impossible to allow Ireland her own navy which was 'Quite needless for her national life, and could be used only for the 'peril of Great Britain, and her own destruc- tion. He argued that it was fruit- less to talk of granting fiscal auto- nomy to people still demanding a re- public. Expressing a' fervent hope for, the semoval of misunderstand- ings which would make the future so dark, the premier closed with a note of emotion: 'It may be that it was an Irish soldier that we honored to-day. Ire- land has 'had a great and brilliant share in the empire. Some of her greatest and most gallant warriors heiped to tight for. the Empire. Some of her greatest, statesmen the shining wisdom of Burke and the stern leadership of Wellington --all contributed 'to build the em-- pire. "All we ask is that Ireland should not in a moment of afiger cast away all inheritance which is as much hers as ours, but join in the "empire "it helped to build and adorn* "bye-election Cork, Nov. #2. -- The hunger strike of nine Irish prisoners in Cork jail was called off to-day, the ninety-fourth day of the strike. This was revealed wheh a message receiv- ed by Lord Mayor O'Callakan from Arthur Griffiths, founder of the Sinn Fein organization, was given out. "lI am of the opinion," read the message," "that our countrymen in Cork prison have sufficiently proved | their devotion and fidelity and that they should now, as they were pra- pared to die for Ireland, prepare again to live for her." , This message was subin!tted to the nine surviving hunger s'riking pri- soners at tae jail to-day who were reported in 'a' deplorably law state Announcewmert of the reais of Grit fith's letter closely followed an ap- peal to the sirikers male by Bishop Cohalan cf Cork. 4 WRANGEL WITHDRAWS CRIMEAN FORCES Sebastopol, Nov. 12.--Gen- eral Wrangel is withdrawing his forces in northern Crimea toward the main defensive line, which runs through the village of Lushon about nineteen milss south of Perekop. This opera- tion is being carried on in face of attacks by Soviet troops. 'Consideration is being given to removing of civilians from this city, and it is probable they will be sent away soon, as the situation ,s admitted to be critical. | THOROLD RIOT TRIAL HAS COME TO CLOSE Charges Against 14 . Men Withdrawn--Four Who Pleaded Guilty Fined. Welland, Nov. 12.--The trial of the eighteen alleged participants in the riot at Thorold on August 16th, be- fore Magistrate Fraser in the Court House here, was brought to an unex- pectedly early termination yesterday afternoon when the charges against fourteen of the accused wera with- drawn by the Crown on account of lack of incriminating evidence. The remaining four defendants through their counsel pleaded guilty to being members of an unlawful as- sembly, and were fined one hundred dollars and costs each, with the Qp- tion of three months' imprisonment. The fines were: paid. They were the two CoweH brothers, Fred and Bar- ney, and Walter Johnson, an Indian, all teamsters in occupation, and Wil- lam Jackson, paper maker. All are residents of Thorold. ph ~ "United States is Not ; At War With Russia" Washington, Nov. 12,--The United States has definitely Informed the Entente powers that it will not, under any circumstances, participate in the blockade against Sovie: Rus- sia that has been instituted. Following this snrouncement Sir Auckland Geddes, the British Am- bassador, paid a long visit to Secre- tary of State Colby. The reason given the ambassador for the stand taken by the depart- ment, it is understood, is that "the United States government is not at war with Russia." C.P.R. Earnings, Montreal, Nov. 12.--Traffic earn- ings of the C.P.R. for the week end- ing Nov. 7th amounted to $6,723,- 000, as against $3,821.000 for the corresponding period last year, an in- Crease of $1,902,000, or nearly 50 per cent. Ca eee Crerar to Assist. Winnipeg, Nov. 12.--Hon: T. A Crerar, leader of the Progressive party, announced to-day that he would take part in the East Elgin campaign on behalf of the United Farmer candidate. . ' ¥ Griffiths Thinks It Better to! GUARD AGAINST OUTBREAK IN DUBLIN. "Military posts are shown searching vehicles entering This precaution was put into force following the death of Terence MacSwiney. LAST EDITION. PRESENT LUXURY TAX SYSTEM Favor Tax on Business Turnover--Mérchants Want Better Police Protection---Ask Banks At Corners to Light Up---Candidates For City Council. he Retail Merchants' Association {of "Kingston took action upon the luxury and sales taxes at a meeting held in the Board of Trade rooms on Thursday evening, and passed «x resolution kxpressitig 'trong disap- {proval of the system Imposed, upon [them by the government... Fhere was géneral va upon these taxes, and while no member present had a Word to say in favor of the | system, all wére williig/to pay their Dublin for possible concealed y taxes. Many nierchants, who have UNITED STATES MUST CARE FOR HERSELF {Paper #lanufacturer Says Canada and Argentine Need Their Newsprint, Chicago, Nov. 12.--Warning that the United States would have to de- pend on its own resources for paper, because Canada and Argentina did not have enough surplus to supply her with any great quantity, was given by C. W, Sissén, of Potsdam, N.Y., president of the American Pa- per and Pulp Association, speaking at the opening session of that body's convention here. Mr. Sisson declar- ed that prices oa paper are not likely to recede for some time. He said the industry was in better condition fin- ancially than many others but lack of surplus stock would make price re- ductions impossible. Preliminary plans for a paper con- servation campaign = with "avoid waster and conserve scraps', as its slogan were made by the association. Complete plans will be announced iater, Some Scantily Dressed Women Should be Arrested Toronto, Nov. 12.--" Some of the fashionably. dressed women of On- tario should be arrested for indecent exposure," declarad Dr. Margaret of the annual convention of the On- tario Women's Institutes. The question of women's dress came up in connection with a reso- lution submitted frot..the Muskoka Women's Institife condemning the present-day tendeacy toward immo- desty of dress. The consensus of op- inion of the delegates to the annual convention was that the immodest styles prevalent at the present time were attributable to lack of home training of the young people, and generally relaxed discipline in the home. ------------ TO STIFFEN PENALTIES Determined Efforts To Collect All In- . come Taxes, Ottawa, Nov. 12.--A hundred and fifty thousand Canadians, perhaps more, will pay 'the Federal income tax this year, and it is expected to bring in at least thirty-five million dollars. A closer system of checking up and the imposition; of penalties are producing results, but a point emphasized is that next year-the pen- alties will be almost staggering. It will be a very expensive thing to make a return that proves to be false. Next year, when returns are made in respect of 1920 income, the new provision of the act will be ope- rative. For example, a person who makes a return showing an incomte to three thousand where really it was ten thousand, will be liable to pay the government the whole seven thousand deficiency plus the tax on the ten thousand, besides, he or she will be prosecuted for the act of making a false return. Experience has demonstrated the need of h vy penalities, and they are being nade stiffer each year. The Germans Threaten To Destroy Mines Berlin, Nov. 12.--In an interview at Amsterdam, where he has just re- turned after an investigation of the Ruhr district in Germany on behalf of the International Labor Union, Edo Fimmén, of Holland, president of the International Federation of Transport, declared that the German miners probably would destroy the mines if the Ruhr region was ocou- pled by the Allies. In the interview Fimmen is quot- ed as saying that occupation appears to be possible, although the German miners are doing the best they can, and that whatever shortage there ex- ists in coal deliveries is not due to their lack of effort, but to the politi- cal conditions as regards Poland. a. The Ontario government has prac- del town in Kapaukasing. It will be where the C.N.R! crosses the Kapus- kasing river. ONTARIO ROLLS NEED REVISION Ottawa, 'Nov. 12.--The ne- cessity of passing special legis- lation dealing with the lists to be used in the Ontario prohibi- tion referendum in April will be one reason why the next ses- sion of parliament will convene somewhat earlier than .asual. The date now in view is Janu- 'ary 27th.' The present lists are too' old, but 'it -is proposed by legislation to provide for their revision rather'than to make an entipely new enrolment. FEARS GERMAN Patterson, of this city, at a session | to handle the great Christmas rush, stated that it was absolutély im 0s- €ible to Carry out the procedures in- volved in the sales tax which re quired tliat stamps be affixed to every sales slip and cancelled by per- forating the stamp and slip. The resolution was as follows: "Resolved unanimously that it is the opinion.of this meeting of the Kingston Retail Merchants' Associa- tion that the present luxury tax is unfair and too expensive to collect; is seriously effecting the retail busi- ness; is too easily evaded and is col- {lected only in large centres from a Paris, Nov. 12. -- Fear that a0: | ninority_ of the population: other German revolution is in the "That the sales slip stamps system making is becoming more and more |is absolutely impossible in all lines pronounced in Paris foreign office [of business and proved a real hard- circles, as the result of alarming re- Ship to the Canadian druggists who : were recently relleved of such a sys- ports from Moscow concerning the { Tere y y gathering of large German forces in| "Phat we favor a tax on business Lithuania. turn-over instead of luxury and sales Fifty thousand troops, the re-|taxes, such a tax to take effect after ports say, have gathered to assist | the government has consulted lead- ! |ing business men of the country in the various branches of trade." REVOLT NEAR Alarming Reports From Mos-| cow Tell of Concentra- tion in Lithuania. Lithuania against Poland---although this is regarded merely as a blind wo F. J. Hoag, president of the asso- the real purpose. The men are un- | ciation, occupied the chair, and F. der the command of former leading |Kinnear, acting secretaryy read the German. officers, and are filtering | financial report which, showed a ' {membership of eighty, - although across the German border in small | when the returns are reported next groups; finally equipped and concen- | week the membership would be 150, trated in a central encampment. [representing all branches of the re- The French view this "army" as a | tail trade. + | formidable body, capable of playing | an important part in the turn. of | One of the first questions dealt events in céntral 'Europe, and point | with was police protection. Several out that such a, force could be easily, | members directed attention to recent shifted into Germany at a moment's | robberies, which were facilitated by otice, to take part in an lu- | #0 inadequate police service. It was ty i 2 part y reve » | stated that the entire force consists Need More Police Protection. tically completed plans for a new mo- |' Deéith of MacSwiney _ Has Increased Crime London, Nov. 12.--Crime in Ire- land increased largely immediately after the funeral of Lord Mayor Mag: Swiney, according to the latest sta- tistics, which record 99 serious crimes in the week ending November 6th, as compared with 69 the pre- 'vious week and 80 for the week end- ing October 23rd. Nine police barracks were damag- ed or destroyed; twenty-four raids were carried out on the mails and four Sinn Fein raids for arms. Ten policemen were killed, twenty-four wounded, and eleven others shot at. Three: soldiers were killed; one was wounded and twelve were shot at. Forty-five arrests were made for out- rages or political offences. Since the first of January 106 po- licemen have been killed and 218 wounded; 32 soldiers have been kill- ed and 90 wounded. Canadian Charge is Held Unfair to U.8. Shippers New York, Nov. 12.--The Board of Trade and Transportation passed a resolution urging abolition of the Canadian Government's imposition of a charge against each United States shipper for every tariff publication supplied: The . resolution characterized the charge as "umfair and unjustice to the United States shipper and un- businesslike and detrimental to the interest of the .anadian Government controlled lines." Sr U.8. Veterans Refuse : To March Past Mayor Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 12.--Protest- ing against the presence of Mayor E. V. Babcock in the reviewing stand, because the city recently issued a permit for what they termed a "Pro- uerman Tag Day," scores of overseas veterans who took part in the Armis- tice Day , parade here refused to march past the stand. After vainly trying to make a speech, which was drowned by the cries of spectators and marchers, Mayor Babcock left the stand and the parade proceeded. Man Breaks Neck But Able to Talk Brantford, Ont., Nov. 12. -- Picking apples in the country in response to the call to save the crap, Morely E. Wingrove, Verity Plow Co., employe, tell on his head, and received a brok- en neck. He is at the hospital here now-in a serious condition, he is par- alyzed from his neck down, but is conscious and can talk. Italy and the .League. London, Nov. 12.-+The fate of the League of Nations depends upon the moral co-operation of those peoples who, inspired by a true sense of Jus- tice, gre conscious of the pecessity for solidarity in international relations, Count Sforza, Italian Minister Foreign Affairs, has written In A circular letter to Italian diplomatic «* agents abroad. * |of the chief, two sergeants and nine' Six of the men are on night One { men. patrol and three on day duty. | CAN ONLY SEE TO WALK. | viscount Grey Cannot Discern Birds And Flowers, London, Nov. 12.--Viscount Grey's | eyesight is so impaired that he is | "unable to see birds and flowers," according to a letter which he has written to the Berwickshire Natural- {ists Club declining an invitation to participate in one or two field meet- ings. . He says that although he could see { sufficiently well to walk, he was un- | able to see birds or flowers or even |& view and would, therefore, be un- | able to share the interests of the | expedition, As Sir Edward Grey, the Viscount was British Foreign Affairs at the beginning of the world war and conducted the ne- gotiations with the German goyern- ment concerning the possibility of evading hostilities. He was for a short time British Ambassador in Washington in the latter part of last year. His eyesight has long beén failing. The steamer Brockville was un- able to make her Friday trip to Am- iherst Island, owing to the. strong wind and high seas. She made the attempt early in the morning, but was obliged to put back. The -housewives were delighted to iearn that granulated suger and bread had taken another drup In | prica on Friday morning. Several {of the grocers stated that th+y had | reduced the price of sugar :o four- | teen cents a pound. It is only a mat- {ter of a day or so until all the stoves {in Kingston will be selling at four- {teen cents. In several cases the {stores which had a cousiderable jamount on hand send to i+ sa as the | price has been so Wusettied for soe {months . Some of the stores that have béen anls to buy direct, have made coatracts whch {cover them in the case of' any de- [crease in che price. , i. The fir of George Rooertson & j Sons stated that the wholesals price {of sugar fn Kingston was $13.73. t This price refers to: Redpath St. { Lawrence and Lantie cane sugars. The Dominion Sugar retfiaeries | (Wallaceburg sugar),' which is beet {sugar, was a little lower. When ask- jed when sugar was selling at four- {teen cents a pound Mr. Robertson | stated that in the latter part of De- jcember, 1919, sugar sold for $12.15, 'and on January 8th it was increased | 2% cents a pound. larger retail i prime i large Loaf Twenty-Five Cents The manager of the Toye Bread {company states that at a meeting of Secretary of State for: - man sugg: 'ed that the police should round up .ae "retired" gentry who never work, but appear to thrive upon the Dboot-legging business. More crimes, he declared, were com- mitted in Kingston during the past six months than during the five years previous, and he believed that the boot-legger would not work, but had learned a contempt for all law from the measure of success with which he escaped detection in his highly lucrative vocation. T¥Ne only way to meet the preesnt menace was by the appointment of special policemen for night duty, and the purchase of a high-powered automobile. In this way enough money would soon be collected in fines to pay all of the extra charge as well as for the car placed at the disposal of the police department. 'As a result of the dis- cussion a deputation was appointed to wait upon the police commission- ers and urge immediate action for the protection of stores, particularly at night. Luxury and Sales Taxes. The chairman read a communica~ tion from the Dominion Association asking for the views of the local branch upon the luxury and" sales taxes. Ald. B. N. Steacy, one of Kingston's largest dealers in dry goods, ladies' garments "and fancy goods, read the following statement. [THE RETAIL MERCHANTS CONDEMN + . made to Sir Henry Drayton by a. prominent merchant in the city of St, Jolin, and one which met the ap- proval of all present: "The retail merchants of the pro- vince of New Brunswick, having studied closely the effect of the ap- plication of the luxury tax upon tes retail business in general, find that it is almost impossible to apply thig method of taxation in such a way as to do justice to the trade and to the public. With the utmost effort om, the part of the merchants, it... has been found impossible to obtain any- thing like an uniform interpretation of the Act. It is also found that the: imposition of such a tax is a serious handicap to the efficiency of sales people; and thus adds enormous!y. to the cost of doing business. We also + feel that the risk devolving upon the merchant is unjust and unfair, when taking into consigeration that the honor and reputation of a house wiil rest, upon 'the 'efficiency of its most. = inexperienced servant.' (Continued On Page 3) mn A Nan-to-Man View Needed in Brandon, Man. Nov, 12. a fear growing falsely in the minds of many ..at thosé¢ who work- "for money' and those who work "with money' belong to a different species, declared Rev. Dr. Leslie Pidgeon, in an address to members of the Presbyterian Synod of Manitoba in session here. To those with intimate knowledge, he sald, it is quite clear that both are quite human. The pro- blem is- to bring these common hu- man elements to the surface, and make them practical in the actual direction of industrial life. Most ofl the difficulties that have arisen in industry, asserted Dr. Pidgeon, are! the outcome of the breaking down of' the "man-to-man' viéw. *ndustry ~--There is World's Largest Jute Factory, London, Nov. cial Bank of London has acquired the world's largest jute factory, situated at Duvidee, and also has taken over five other jute concerns in the same town, says the Evening News to-day. The deal involves more than £8,000,~ 000 sterling. \ The Ottawa publicity 'and indus- triai committee is making strenuous The Price of Sugar Takes Another Drop; Now Sells At Fourteen Cents a Pound effort to, have the Varsity-McGill game played at the capital. ey the master bakers held on Thursday evening, it was dec?ded to'lower the price of bread to twenty-five cents * for a large loaf or thirteen cents for a small loaf. The wholesale price th. the stores will be twenty-two cents'a large loaf. Bread was selling "at twenty-eight cents a large loaf. On Thursday the ye Bread company and the New England Bread com- pany announced & drop in price of (wo cents per loaf, When asked for the reason of the drop, the bakers stated that aithough the price of flour had come down, Es would not effect them greatly, #3 they had still somes flour on hand, but they realized that the-price of bread must come down. They will. stand to lose a little anti} such time as they buy new flour. 2 The Kingston Milling Company on Friday morning stated that at the present time flour is seliing at from $1.00 to $1.25 per -hundred pounds less than it was some time Ago. Bakers' flour was selling at $6.28 per hundred as compared to $7.45 some time ago, and pastry flour is solid for $6.00, / s Several of the bread dealers were surprised. when they read in local papers. on Thursday evening that bread had dropped in price. One deal er, when speaking to the Whig, state &d that he thought if any drop fm price had been 'docided, i was noth- ing "but right that all dealers should be taken into consideration. CN 12.--The Commer-' ¥ vi