CE -- Qe A IR a = Fh TEN (1) Eton College Boys giving three cheers for Henry the Fifth (the founder) on the founder's day at the foot. of his statue after placing wreaths, ¢ Sir George Foster, Canadian ian, at 73 years of age w ie Allan, daughter of r Allan, a former Scottish M.P. (3) Victims of Bolshevi torture are rive home--Commander Fraser ad- dressing his men on arrival at Ports. mouth, (4) Auxiliary police who discovered an arsenal in a cycle shop on Parnell street, Dublin. Bombs in the making and bomb moulds were among the find. (5) Charles Markham, Bart., and his bride, Miss G. Beckett, ledving Westminster Abbey after the cere. mony. (6) The ex-Kaiserin, who is very seriously ill, in exile. (7) Auxiliary Irish police cheer one of their comrades 2 was married in Monkstown parish church. Maj. Lorraine King, C.0., to Miss Helen Gilbert. (8) Sir Harry Lauder makes merry on the golf links, . (9) The delights of winter sport in Switzerland, J. IMMIGRANTS GETTING The greatest number of Europe's emigrants to Canada are served by the C. P. O. S., and this year the closing of the waterway of the St. Lawrence for the winter season saw the conclusion of a record season. From May 8rd, when the "Vic. toria," sailing up the St. Lawrence opened the summer season till No vember 28th, when the departure of the "Empress of France" from Que bee signalized its end, the thirteen vessels serving the Atlantic (and the temporarily loaned "Prinz Fried. tich Wilhelm," which made four trips upon the company's flag) made sev- enty-six trans-Atlantic voyages, In the course of these trips from Europe, a total of approximately 97,000 passengers were carried to Canada. From records kept, neirly 64,000 of these were newcomers to Camda, who declared their intention of remaining in the country, mak. ing permanent homes and becoming Canadian citizens. The grand total of passeneers, east and west bound, was 150,598, > Of these incoming embryo citi- sens, the overwhelmihg majority were British from the United King: dom, whilst ofr allies France and Belgium, contributed a more than AY COURTESY OF C.P ordinary quota to the flow. Den- mark, Sweden, Norway and Holland were likewise well represented and lesser streams proceeded from S ain, Poland, Italy, Gresce, Finland, Rou. mania and other European countries. The striking characteristic of the a ta rit md READY TO LAND AT QUEBEC every possible assistance to travel- lers, with their baggage, answering questions, giving information on 'the wide variety of questions demanded and generally advising them on the new life they are about to take up under conditions strange to many of crowde seen landing at Canadian| them. ports from these vessels has been Preparations have been made for the consistent high type of emigrant, | the still greater rush presaged in i A in harmony with t e Dominion's | the spring from European countries, policy of selected immigration. New more especially from 'the British settlegs from the British Isles have | Isles. The passenger tonnage on the been of this order, and the steady | Atlantic at the end of the late sum. stream that has made a course from | mer season was about 155,600. This the port of entry to the fertile west- ern plains, has taken with it much capital. rom France, Delgium, and Hol. land most of the entrants have been specialized agriculturalists. The Scandinavian. countries con- is to be increased in the opening months of the new summer season the addition of the "Montcalm" and "Montrose," each of 15.200 tons, 506 feet long, 70 feet broad, and & speed of 16% knots. : With the losing of the summ tributed many experienced farmers. | season and the inception of Atiantle For the purpose of advising the | voyages terminating at St. John, the large numbers of travellers who|C. P.O. S. instituted a Marconi wires have no knowledge of English. an | less service of purely Canadian news interpreter has been placed on each | to their vessels on t e seas. Whilst of the vessels sailing from Euro. pean. ports, Another action towards the same the news report supplied in the past by English and American stat will be continued, the addition of end is an inauguration during the | bulletins of solely Canadian items. year of the appointment of a Coloni zation Agent by the Department of Colonization and Development. This agent meets all vessels and renders | keeps Canadizn travellers and oth- ers interested in Canadian develo ment, in, close touch with daily changes.