The Daily British Whig DECEMBER 27, ON SALE, ' Special Bargains in SHIRTS, NECKWEAR, CAPS amd HATS Our beat grades only Collier's KINGSTON, ONTARIO. MONDAY, 1920. LAST EDITION. _MR. DE VALERA Irish "President" Fails to Ap- pear in New York Christ- mas Day. New York Dec. 27.--Eamonn de Valera, who has been 'in hiding" since December 10th. will not appear here today to deliver the first of a series of lectures which had been an- nounced for the purpose of spreading kl 8inn Fein propaganda, This informat- fon was given by friends, who said the "Irish President" was 'pear by." | f There is reported to be considerable | I uneasiness in Sinn Fein circles Lere at the continued absence of de Val- era. His secretary promised he would appear Christmas Day. This did not materialize and the canccil- Jation of today's promised appear- . ance has added to the mystery. De ll Valera #zad occupied a large suite of F rooms in one of New York's most ex- | pensive hotels, disappearing shortly after the arrival of Mrs. MacSwiney in the city. Since his disappearance geveral branches of friends of Irish - Freedom have passed resolutions de- manding that the money acquired from the sale of "Irish republic" bonds in United States be sent to Ire- land immediately. Harry Boland, Ris secretary, could not be found early today. BERNSTORFF PINS b FAITH ON THE U.S. Sends Christmas Message Hoping For Sensible Revi- sion of League Covenant. Berlin, Dec. 27--Hope that Ameri- ca will lead in the fight 'for justice nd equity in order to arrive at a sible revision of the treaty of Ver- gailles and reform for the League of Nations," was expressed by former Ambassador Bernstorff in a Christ- mas message. "Christmas," he wrote, "is ap- proaching for the third time since [the end of the great war. Europe is L still as far from a real peace as she Was two years ago. "Why is this so? "Peace means mutual understand- ing and co-operation of nations. This truth was forgotten by victors who alone could have created a new poll- * tleal era. © "The German pation does not wish 5% to #hirk its duties. All we ask is : and equity ditions under which we will be to meet our obligations. | 1 "We hope the United States will take the moral lead in the fight for justice and equity in order to arrive at a sensible revision of the treaty of Versailles and at a reform of the '# League of Nations. Otherwise Bol- shevism will triumph in the end." RAIDERS WRECKED THE CORK EXAMINER Used Bombs and Escapd Be- fore Arrival of the olice. Cork, Dec. 27. ~Thirty armed and masked raiders invaded the offices of the Cork Examiner on Christmas | Eve, broke the machinery with ham- mers, wrecked parts of the building with explosives, and set fire to the property, They escaped before the ar- rival of the police. The fire was ex- tinguished, but other damage was very extensive. The raiders, who wore civilian clothing, said they were geting under "orders of the Irish re- public." Zero Weather Prevailed Montreal, Dec, 27.--Zero weather was experienced here, for the first time this winter on Christmas day and Sunday. In Quebec city private thermometers showed twenty-two be- low zero. Zero weather also, pre- _vailed in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. SPP PEEP RPOH RTS + * \ + LUMBERMAN DISAPPEARS + + WHILE VISITING CAMPS « * & Ottawa, Dec. 27.--Christopher & McCool disappeared a week ago % while visiting the lumber camps & of the McCool Lumber Com- + pany on the Montreal rivet, and # it is feared he is either lost in & the woods in that section or 4 drowned through the ice. SPP PPP LPP eee + + + <> * + + > * +» order to create | FAMINE IN CHINA IS APPALLING Ottawa, Dec. 27.-- Wide- spread ravages of famine, now being experienced in China, and the terrible suffering that is following in its wake, is reflect- ed in an appeal made to Canada through the governor-geneéral, in a cable that has just been received from the heads of the Anglican and Presbyterian mis- sions in China. The.cable says : "China helpless, appalling fam- ine. Entreat Canadian people's help." TEN FIREMEN INJURED | IN TORONTO BLAZE |The Loss is Estimated at Three Hundred Thousand Dollars. | -- | Toronto, Dec. 2.--One of the most | stubborn and baffling fires Toronto | has seen for years utterly destroyed | the six-story brick building of the | BE. B. Shuttleworth Chemfjcal Co. | | Limited, at the southwest corner of | Victoria street and Dundas street east, on Christmas Eve. | Ten firemen were oyercome by | fumes from chemicals. They are i now in St. Michael's Hospital, and | several others were taken to homes n the vicinity, where they quickly | revived. | The loss is estimated at $300,000. The building was occupied by the Shuttleworth Co.; The Musson Book Co., Limited; Hodder & Stoughton, publishers, and the Church Bible | and Prayer Book Society. Secret Service Men After Band of Counterfeiters Detroit, Dec. 27.--Smashing down doors and partitions late to-day, United States Secret Service opera- tives raided a building at Cass and Canfield avenues, confiscated $500,- 000 'worth of counterfeit Federal Re- serve notes, and seized a complete plant. More than 20,000 notes of $20 denomination and thousands of $1 counterfeit bills were included in the contraband. Joseph A. Palma, Secret Service | Chief for Michigan, directed the | raid, following receipt of informa- tion from Chicago. Two men, Joseph Choate and Ca- sey B. Tyler, were arrested there earlier to-day With 9,000 $20 bills in their possession. They declared they manufactured the bills in De- troit. Sixty Tons of Toys ........ For the French Children Paris, Dec. 27.--Sixty - tons 'of toys, donated by the children of France, will be distributed in the de- vasted Aisne and in Rheims by the League of officers and Ex-Soldiers of France under the direction of M. Bin- et-Valmer, French writer and vice- president of the league. Appeals for old toys have appear- ed in the principal Parisian papers, and the response has been enormous. The headquarters of the league have been overflowing with: dolls, jumping soldier ' hands have been busy sort- jacks and gay harlequins, and rough ing and wrapping the 'surprise pack- ages," each of which contains a toy, a-cornucopia of sweets and -a letter from the child donor. Charges Rumania With Delaying Peace Parleys Constantinople, Dec. 27.--- Ru- mors that the concentration of Rus- sian Soviet troops in the region of Dneister river was with aggressive intent against Rumania, were denied on Saturday by George Tchitcherin, Bolshevik foreign minister, in a wireless despatch to the Rumanian foreign office. He declared it was necessary -for the Soviet forces to take up winter quarters there, ow- ing to the situation along the front. Complaint that the Rumanians were delaying peace negotiations, which were recently proposed®by the Mos- cow government, was made by the foreign minister. St. Patrick's Defeat Canadians Toronto, Dec. 27.--8t. Patricks, defeated Canadians here Saturday night, by five goals to four. Both teams displayed improvement over Wednesday night, but were still far short of championship form, Oscar Gladua, M. P. Dead. Montreal, Dec .27.-- Oscar Gladu, M.P. for Yamaska, died at one o'clock Saturday afternoon in the Dupont. private hospital, after an illness of only a week. Sir Henry Drayton Visits Kingston; Meets Citizens At Board of Trade Rooms 4 Sir Henry Drayton, 'minister of finance, arrived from Ottawa, Mon- day afternoon, and will spend a few days in the city meeting his consti- tuents. This evening he will be the est of Cataraqui and Minden es, AF. and A.M. at a banquet in the city hall, following the instal- Jation of officers. Sir Henry will respond to the toast to the Dominion 'of Canada. Ex-Mayor J. M. Hughes ~ will preside at the banquet. On Tuesday, he will inspect the cadets at the armouries and give an address, and in the evening, at a meeting of Kingston veterans, he will make a presentation. Az During Tuesday, Sir Henry will be #t the Board of Trade rooms to meet all citizens who desire to bring to 'his attention any matters for his ¢onsideration as Kingston's repre- _ sentative in parliament. He is the a of W. R. Givens during his «stay in the city. $ Sir Henry *vas greatly pleased with the reception accorded him and Hon. Senator G. H. Robertson, while here 'holding a sitting of the tariff commission. The mayor's banquet at the Frontenac Club enabled him to meet a large number Of citizens, but during hi» present visit there will be. no formalities and he will 'be glad to meet all who are 'nterest- ed in the welfare of .he city and have valuable suggestions o offer for the relief of 'the unemployment situation, as he is most anxtous to deal speedily with any conditions de- trimental to the welfare of any class of our citizens. Sir Henry inquired after tlie re- turned soldiers and their wives and families, and was pleased to know that the Whig and the Poor Relief Society had taken strong action to make Christmas pleasant for all i ROYAL FAMILY 2 | Mak "Dis on WAGON ON VACATION King Apd Queen Enjoying Christmastide At Sandring- ham Estate. London, Dec. 27. -- Following their custom, the royal family are spending the Christmas holidays on their estate at Sandringham. King George, Queen Mary and Princess Mary went direct from London. The Prince of Wales, who had been hunting in the Midlands for several days, joined the family at Sandring- ham yesterday. This visit always brings joy to the tenants of the estates, for it is in- varjably an occasion for good cheer and liberal gifts, the King and Queen going personally among the people and superintending the dis- tribution of presents. This year the royal party is reinforced by the King and Queen of Norway and their son Olaf, who is affectionately known in England as ':The Little Prince," although he long since out- grew the diminutive title, having now reached the age of eighteen. The Norwegians have been visiting at Appleton House. To-day they are guests at Sandringham. King George will take advan- tage of the holidays to indulge in his favorite sport of hunting. He is one of the best shots in Emgland. A good part of his daily bag will be sent as usual to the hospitals. One of the customs of the royal family for generations has been the cutting - of a wonderful Christmas pudding by the eldest daughter of the house, who habitually serves it with her own hands, That office fell to Princess Mary, who perform- ed it in gracious conformity with the traditions. Some of D'Annunzio's Troops 'Surrender to Italians -- Paris, Dec. 27.--Fiuman legion- ales and Dalamatian volunteers at Zara, the port south of Fiume on the Dalamatian coast, have surrendered to Italian regulars after failing in an attempt to capture the Italian warship Marsala. The volunteers boarded the vessel but the crew re- sisted capture, and seized twenty- seven of the legionaries, landing them at Ancona, an_ Italian port on the western side of the Adriatic, says Havas despatch, Brockville Couple Celebrate 'Golden Wedding Anniversary ---- Brockville, Dec. 27.--Mr. and Mrs, John M. Gill, the former for many years, president of the James Smart Manufacturing Company, are to-day celebrating their golden wedding. Their son, Major Robert J. Gill, M.C,, Bowmanville, and daughters, Mrs. Norman A. MacLeod, Hartford, Conn., Mrs. Edward Broom, Toronto, and Mrs. A. M. Thompson, Montreal, ae well as other relatives, are pres- ent. HAD A SLICK PLAN. To Sell His Auto And Then Claim In- surance. Montreal, Dec. 27.--Albert A. Bon- neau, general manager of the Dom- inion Gas Generator Co., 80 St. Fran- cis Xavier street, appeared before Judge Lanctot in the Enquete Court to-day on a charge of attempting to obtain by false pretences from the Scottish Metropolitan Assurance Com- pany, Limited, of Edinburgh, Scot- land, the sum of $1,600, and also with making false affidavits regard- ing proofs of loss of an automobile. The prosecution claims that Bon- neau. who had insured a car with the above company, filed a claim for $1,600 on the ground that the car had been stolen. The prosecu- tion contends that Bonneau shipped the car to Joliette and sold it there. The accused was held for volun- tary statement, which was fixed for December 30th. CARUSO HAS PLEURISY, But Expects to Sing Again in Two Weeks. New York, Dec. 27. -- The condi- tion of Enrico Caruso, the famous tenor, who was stricken on Christ mas Day with an attack of pleurisy, was unchanged early to-day, it was reported by the management of the hotel where he is confined. A com- plete rest was prescribed by phys- iciafis, who said that, barring com- plications, the singer will be able to return to the stage within two weeks. Blow for Kaiser. London, Dec. 27.-- The former German Emperor's Christmas fam- ily party has been broken up by the departure of his daughter and her husband, the Duke of Brunswick, ac- cording to the Daily Mail's Doorn advices. Their sudden departure was due to the position of the Brunswick Diet to the financial claims of the Duke, who asks 250,000,000 marks in recognition of his handing over the ducal domains to the state. : Wages For Females. Edmonton, Alta, Dec. 26.--Thir- teen dollars a week is the minimum wage that is being recommended to the provincial government to apply by order-in-council to all female workers and to others under eighteen years of age. For apprentices of less than one year's experience the wage to be $8.50 per week. : Brockville Mayoralty. Brockville, Dec. 27.-- Ald. J. M. Dobbie, hardware merchant, is to contest the Mayoralty against Ald. W. R. Parker, who is a railroad tele- grapher. Mayor W. Lewis is re- placed in an unfortuntae position. tiring after two ter: St. Stephen," N, B., Dee. 27. --With the reins still gripped in his lifeless hands, the body of George Lindsay, mail driver on the rural route out of this town, was found on the seat of the mail wagon on Christmas eve. The night was very cold, and the trip had been unusually long. It is supposed death was the result of exposure and heart failure. JAPAN READY. TO CUT DOWN ON ARMAMENT Alliance With Great Britain Source of Satisfaction to Japan, Says Ambassador. London, Dec. 27.-- Japan has no for armament, Count Hayashi, am- bassador to Great Britain déclared. His country will be pleased to join fn discussions of armament reduc- tions, he said. Hayashi made his statement imme- diately on returning from Geneva where the question was brought up In the League of Nations Assembly and abandoned without action. "Japan's policy always has been directed toward maintaining friendly relations with the United States and China," he said. "The alliance' with Great Britain iz a source of satisfaction to the en- tire Japanese nation, but it does not mean Japan has any intention of set- anese naval programme {5 a measure for defense natural to an island em- pire." Triplets Are Born on Christmas Day Mrs. Claude Eves, Simcoe Island, formerly Grace Beatrice Grant, gave birth to three girls at 7 a.m., Christmas Day, while visiting the home of her hus- band's mother, Mrs. John Eves, corner of Cplborne and Chath- am streets. Dr. H. P. Huycke was in attendance, and reports that the mother and babies are doing well. Mrs. Eves has two older children, aged three and five years. Mr, Eves is pleased at being the proud possessor of such a unique Christmas gift. NEW SET OF COLORS. Will Be Made for the Princess Pat- ricias. Winnipeg, Dec. 27.--The colors of the Princess Patricias, Canadian In- fantry, carried by the regiment throughout the war, have been sent to the Colonél-in-Chief, Lady Ramsey, formerly Princess Pat- ricia of Connaught, at Clarence House, for a reproduction which she will personally make. While being¥ carried in action; furled, the colors were hit by a bullet, which penetrated five times, and on another occasion the staff was struck by shrapnel. So worn were the colors when sent to Lady Ramsey that they would scarce- ly hold together. The old colors will be returned to the famous regiment, now at Winnipeg. To Aid Dependents of Soldiers Who Left Them o Ottawa, Dec. 27.--Dependents of ex-soldiers of His Majesty's forces, who were deserted by their soldier husbands or fathers and were depriv- ed of war service gratuity as a result of this, will be taken care of. An or- der-in-council has been passed pro- viding for payment of a war service gratuity to dependents of soldiers who satisfied the provisions of domi- cile in Canédda, both at the outbreak of the war and after their return to Canada upon discharge, but who de- serted their dependents before mak- ing application for war service gra- tuity. The order provides=that such de- pendents shall be paid a war service gratuity equal to that which they would have.raceived as dependents portion of the soldier's gratuity had application been made for it. Relief Supplies Sent From U.S. to Cork New York, Dec. 27.--More than 100 tons of supplies for the s..lerers from recent fires and disorders at Cork were on board the steamship Honolulu which left here for that port At the office of Moore and McCor- mack, owners of the Honolulu, it was said the supplies were shipped by "Irish relief committees' in Philadel- phia, New York, and other cities. A large portion of the shipment is flour and other foods, and includes quan- tities of clothing for men, women and children. The ship is due to reach Cork about January 5th. CPP P222092 24222 * # FIVE YEARS' PAY MAKES KIDS GLAD London, Ont., Dec. 27.--J. 8S. + Bell, treasurer of the Pablic 4 Utilities Commission, who has % drawn no salary for five years, # necause he has other sources of #% income, on Christmas Eve de- + manded payment in full in order # that he might contribute the # whole sum to the poor children # of the city of London. Mr. Bell 4 stated that he had been so + touched by the appeals for needy 4 kiddies, that he felt it his duty # to devote the money to filling + empty stockings on Christmas #+ morning. 3 + i CREP P PLP PEPIN bP * intention of setting the pace in a race | ATTACKS WIFE; Mrs. George Adams, Toronto, Killed Husband in Self- Defence. Toronto, Dec. 27.--C Christmas was a day of tragedy for the family of George Adams, aged forty, employed at the Union Stock Yards. Mis two little daughters, Clara, aged six, and Elizabeth, three, saw their father ly- ing dead in a pool of his own blood, and their mother taken off by the police on a charge of murder. Mrs. Adams claims she killed her husband in self-defence. Her story {is that he had been out early | Christmas evening, and came in about the children's bedtime under {the influence of liguor. He ordered |r to clear out and take the clil- {dren with her, and upon her refusal he seized an army knife and made a dash at her, threatening to qut her |throat. She seized the knife handle {and managed to turn the blade away | trom herself. The sharp poiut enter- led her husband's breast, severing | the artery over his heart, and Adams | fell dead at her feet, ting the pace in armaments. The Jap- | Canada's Oldest Lady Dead in Owen Sound Dec. 27.--Mrs. Ann Brown, who died here Thursday, cged 104 years, is believed to have been Canada's oldest lady. She saw Queen Victoria crowned over eighty Toronto, I clitfe, Yorkshire, by her grandfather {to a company of British soldiers, who fought against Napoleon Bona parte a century ago. She knitted cocks for grey county soldiers who fought in the great war of 1914-1918 znd was still quite active until she met with an accident a few days ago, from which she never rallied. In mers, she travelled in one of the first steamboats from Hull to Lon- don, arriving just in time for the cor- onation of Queen Victoria. CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF SIR EDWARD CARSON Unionist Leader Sees Little For Congratulation at This Season. Belfast, Ireland, Dec, 27.--Sir Ed- ward Carson, the Ulster Unionist lea- der, in a Christmas message to the people of Belfast, says: *] am afraid the present Christmas in many parts of Ireland finds little subject for congratulations on the peace that ought to reign at such a time. The crimes and outrages which are doing so much to ruin the fair name of Ireland are in themselves a blot" on that Christianity, the birth of which we celebrate at this time. But let our prayers be offered that a great change may soon be brought about, and let us in Ulster try and the doctrines of the religion to which we adhere to the great benefit of all the people and to the glory of Chris- tianity." TURNING THEM BACK R. N. W. M. P. Heading off Prospec- tors En route For the North. Edmonton, Alta., Dec. 27.--En- forcing the grub-stake ordinance of the old Yukon gold stampede, Royal North West Mounted Police are the Mackenzie River. With winter closing in, hundreds of adventurers have set out with pack-trains and dog-sleds for the new gold field at Fort Norman to stake claims before the expected rush starts in the spring The police are overhauling these ar- gonauts on the trails of the north and forbidding all to continue the journey who are not physically fit to withstand the rigors of an arctic win- ter, or who are not adequately pro- visioned. Police precautions may prevent a repetition of the tragedies that mark- ed the rush to the Yukon and the Klondike in the gold excitement of 1896. Edmonton was the fitting out point for many of the gold seekers. Few reached their destination. Dis- Jeartened by hardships, many turned back. Scores met death and their whitened bones are found on the wil- derness trails. Back For Christmas. Chicago, Dec. 27.--Henry R. Man- ster, who escaped from the Massachu- setts state penitentiary, where he was serving a life sentence for the murder of a Boston policeman, was arrested here. He is also known, po- lice said, as Foliey and Larkin. Manster and two others escaped from the state prison May 26, 1920, | climbing through a ventilator to the roof and then over the wall. en Shattuck told newspapermen sev- eral weeks ago that he was willing to wager that Manster would be back in state prison for his Christmas din- ner. g ree -- rs. Sister of Mercy Dies. Cornwall, Dec. 27. -- Rev. Sister Mary Joseph, "Mary Ann Mac- Dougald" of the Hotel Dieu, passed away at a Monastery Friday after a long illness. She was a daughter of the late Donald MacDougald, and was born in Glen Nevis Parish. She entered religious orders in 1897 and had been connected with the Hotel Dieu hospital here since that time. OberammergRy is on the eve of a plebiscite to determine if the Passion play is to be enacted in 1922. i MEETS DEATH years ago and remembered a feast | given on the village green of Top- 1837, when a maid of twenty sum-| show the example by carrying oud turning back prospectors heading for | Ward- | GAS EXPLOSION DESTROYS BANK Sombra, Dec. 27.--The Ster- ling Bank building was com- ~ pletely demolished yesterday by | the explosion of natural gas, which had leaked into the building from the main street. Edward Mullins, janitor, enter- ed the building yesterday morning to light the fires. He lighted a match and an instant explosion blew the brick build- ing to pieces. Mullins was not seriously hurt. Every building in the vicinity was more or lesy damaged. BACK FROM HORRORS OF BOLSHEVIK RULE Two Canadian Lieutenants Describe the Conditions in Russia. N.B., Dec. 27.--Taken during Bolsheviki St. John, | prisoner by the | the reign of terror in Russia, thrown into verminous dungeons, there to | subsist on hot water and black bread | | manufactured out of straw and par- | | sels conference as a concession ne= | cessary to enable dermany to pay - round oats, was the fate of Lt. O. Dempster, of Toronto, and |Lt. E. BE. Eyford, of Prince Albert, | Sask., who drrived back in Canada | today on the C.P.O.S. liner Empress {of France. | Lt. Dempster left Toronto as a | private at the beginring of the war {and serve | half years. He won the M.C.. M.S. I M., 1915 Star, Victory Medal, Croix {de Guerre, General Service Medal land the Belgian and French decora- | tions. | In August, 1919, he joined the | Royal Army Service Corps and went {to Sibéria. He recounts suffering | terrible hardships, including vile {conditions in imprisonment camps for four months .n Moscow. Speaking of conditions in Russia, | Lt. Dempster said they were terrible. | Just before leaving they saw an of- {ficial report 'stating that 4,000 men, | women and children nad been shot. | While prisoners in Petrogad they Isaw 3,000 ex-officers arrested and 600 of them shot to death. In No- vember 8,000 women were mobiliz- ed, irrespective of age or conditions, ard forced to chop wood. Legal mur- | der,said Lt. Dempster, was rampant throughout the whole of Russia, and it was felt that conditions will never be bettered while the Reds are in power, (tially g DEATH OF FAMOUS GUIDE Frank Ogema Was True Native Of The Forest, Port Arthur, Dee. 36.--With the death of Frank Ogemra eighty-four years of age, Indian guide, trapper and hunter, here recently, this dis- trict lost one of its most character- istic figures. For half a century the name "Ogema'" has been con- nected with things primeval, He was a true native of the forest, hav- ing been ¢"rn on the reserve at Nipi- gon, where the famous Indian band occupied their time in fishing and hunting' and trapping furs for the Hudson's Bay company and other fur traders. Ogema was one of the oldest of the Nipigon band and the best known of Indians at the head-of-the-lakes. He wis known by almost every miner, hunter, surveyor and construction engineer who had occasion to visit here and the surrounding districts. His valuable knowledge of the sur- rounding territory made him a much sought after guide, especially by pro- spectors. STUDENTS TOO GAY. Brigadier-General CO. H. Mitchell Ad- dresses Varsity. Toronto, Dec. 27.--In an address i to the students of the University of Toronto, some 5,000 of whom have gone home fol the Christmas holi- days, Sir Robert Falconer, president of the university, said he thought that among the students generally there had been less of unrest, and more steady work than there was a year ago. Brig.-Gen. C. H. Mitahall, dean of the School of Pract. Science, University of Toronto, ck a dif- ferent note. He intimate _hat there had been too much gaiety and not enough tangible progress. He said that the sense of propertion between the relative importance of studies and of social functions had been disturbed since the war. Gen. Mitchell asked the students to con- sider the matter during their vaca- tion. d in France for four and a | T0 RENOUNCE SEIZURE RIGHT Belgium to Follow Great Bri- tain's Example Regarding German Property. Paris, Dec. 27.-- Belgium, accord- ing to a Brussels despatch to the Journal, intends to renounce her * right to the confiscation of German property in Belgium, as provided In the Versailles treaty, following the example of Great Britain, which in October renounced its right to take over German property in the United Kingdom. It is said that Belgium will an= nounce this decision after consulting . with the Allies, but considers renun= ciation necessary from a commercial point of view. Renunciation of the right to seize German property was asked of all allies by the Germans at the Brus- | repatriation claims. ee ---- ATTACKS AFTERNOON TEA. Most dangerous Meal from Dental Point of View. vas London, Dec. 27.--Afternoon tea, the comfort and cheer of the whole British Nation, has received a knock from'no less a person than the King's dentist. "Afternoon tea is the most dans gerous meal from the dental point of view." said Sir Harry Balwin, Surfs geon-Dentist to the King, in a lecture recently. Tea and bread and butter, he ded=. lared, prevented rather than promot ed a free flow of saliva--essential for the preservation of the teeth, For this reason he suggested bread and orange sandwiches for tea, add~ | ing that all meals should be as tasty as possible. Much of the trouble arose from the nature of the foods eaten. Peoples ate too much starchy food, bread particular, and this led to Jormentas, tion and the formation of lactic cis which in turn attacked the crevices in the teeth. The diet should ia clude a fair allowance of fruit and vegetables--uncooked .and- taken at the end of a meal for preference, They had a most beneficial effect in preventing fermentation. HE GIVES A LAWYER AS CHRISTMAS GIF msi Retired Business Man Xo . * vides Legal Advice Ty Unfortunate. : Windsor, Dec. 27.--W. H. Fu Windsor's "Christmas present law yer," will remain on duty in the Poe 1 lice Court for six months, co that ng one lacking funds shall be 'wil legal advice. ' James E. Cooper, thy retired business man, of River, has made this possible by ens gaging Mr. Furlong for that lem of time. His headquarters will be the Police Court. : Mr. Cooper gave Windsor "Christmas present" after lea of the case of a boy who, having legal counsel, pleaded guilty to: charge and was sentenced. Magistrate Gundy, who had heard case, found that if he had coun he could have pleaded not guilty been acquitted. : "I want the traditional B justice to be meted out to rich poor alike," said Mr. Cooper. Peterboro Bye-election. Ottawa, Dec. 27.--The bye-el in" West Peterboro', the con ency left vacant by the resi of J. H. Burnham shortly after close of the last session, will be A on Monday, February 7. Writs issued to-day, it was anndunced the Prime Minister's Office this after noon. Nominations will take ce on January 24th, two weeks in vance of the day of polling. X On Three-Day Shifts. & London, Ont., Dec. 27.--Three-day shifts were ordered on wall civic cons struction works by Acting CitySEne gineer McNab. Thirty"four men whe sought work at the mew civic ems ployment bureau in East London were placed on the city payroll ob the three-days-a-week basis, ; The Poor Relief Committea did a great deal of splendid work during Christmas. Several organizations united their efforts under the able direction of Mrs. John Wright, presi- dent of thé Poor Relief Society, They were St. James' church, 8t. George's Cathedral, Chalmers' church, Vie- tory chapter I. O, D. E.,, The Kings Daughters, Y. W. C. A. and St. An- drews church. Twenty tons of coal were distributed in halt ton lots and many quarter ton lots. The com- mittee did not wait for all appil- cations to come to them, but families that were known to be in need were helped, and everybddy who came to the notice of the Poor Relief was supplied. On Friday morning, bas- kets were sent out containing grocer- ties, and where families had noj bas- kets, special orders were sent to groe- ery stores for them. Chalmers' Victory Chapter, I. O. D. E. four families. Other churches looked | a, person Distribution of Christmas Cheer ~~ By Poor Relief And Church Bodig | after individuals independently of committee, £ ; Mrs. Wright expressed acknowledgement of the money tributed through the British. Fund, which enabled the commit! to render substantial aid and have balance left on hand to assist an cases that come to her attention Iaf er. She also desires to thank man citizens who contributed direct to th committee. On Friday morn ¥ J. Crophers, of the Firm of W. Crothers & Co., biscuit man ers, donated biscuits to supply families. : Mrs, Wright also speaks in of praise of the support rend the different members of the Relief committee. All seemed mined that no person should be ne lected. She will be glad to know | in need, who ; have been neglected or did not wish to.apply to the co tee. There were many persons church supplied ten families, The | did not apply, but who were K to be in need and relief was ly given to them.