SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 192i. et tr es ta tt tna Best's SPRING NEEDS ~Moth Tar Bags. ~Camphor Flakes. -- amphor alls ~Disinfectants. Sinners. Stesle Briggs Ferries All fresh 1921 stock uw Phone your wants to 59. L I. Best, Druggisy Keeley Jr., M.0.D.0. Insure Against After Regrets. by Using Glasses Prescribed, Made and Fitted by Keeley Jr., M.0.D.0. The oplometrist of to-day to do good work must not only be equipped with the best mechan- ical apparatus but must have that knowledge in its use WHICH ONLY LONG EXPERI- HAVING Watch Repairs rs PROCURE MORE SKILLED HELP a posiyon to returns on We are again in give ' quicker watch repairing A watch left with us for over- hauling can be returned to the owner in good condition in Two Weeks. --No matter how intricate or delicately made your watch may be, we will turn you out a first class piece of work. SMITH BROS. Jewelers - Limited Watchmakers--Opticians Issuers of Marriage Licenses 35¢ Kirg Street Established 1840. ENCE CAN GIVE. and machinery of experience that unique makes in equipment service and Keeley's It is this combination of min i ' Kingston. ! Furniture--Freight--Baggage TRANSFER S. WHITEMAN F some } Phone 1425W | 360 Bagot Street. 1 that this old world is bound to move 1fght along whether you do or not Se | "SPRINGTIME NECESSITIES Spring Is Here--You Will Want fact My friend, keep in mind the Garden Rakes Spuding Fork Shovel or Spade Wheel Barrow = = = = i = 2 = E seeds. SUMMIT Don't take the world into your dence, | troubles or your family affairs A my friend, either about .60c. to $1.00 .85c¢. to $1.25 And Don't forget a little PAINT--makes more improvement and is the %Yreatest brightener the world knows. fence will need Paint before you plant your That back Brandran & Henderson Paint is a Wonder! MCKELVEY & BIRCH, LID. Big Busy Hardware, Kingston. Phone237 - -. ..:. (HEARERS ORR Kingston # SPRING HOUSE ) CLEANING TIME We have everything to help brighten your rooms and lighten your work through the coming summer months. Qur stock of Floor Coyerings in Congoleu Crex Rugs; M . Rugs, Rugs, Matting Jute Rugs, Linoleum, Neponset, Dunoleunr and Oilcloths has never been more complete. Make your House-cleaning this year a pleasure by purchasing one of our "HOOV- ER SUCTION SWEEPERS." monstration on request. i Free de- TF. Harrison Co, Limited Prose 9 on- your Lm ! {small farewell dance to-night I A THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. | (Notice---Hereaf! r, common with other | Canada, will mak for inserting riage or reception an To get the Whig's society writer, telephone No. 857w., 189 Earl.street, The Kingston Badminton players |have come Ottawa this | in the tournament with afternoon are Col Stockwell and Mrs. Beeman, Col. Foulkes and Miss | Rogers, Major Lafferty and Mrs. El- | kins, Capt. Robérts and Mrs. Laffer- ty. Col. Elkins and Miss Callander, Major Horace Lawson and Miss E Carruthers, D. Carruthers and Mrs. K. Hicks, Prof. P. G. C. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell. The reception com- mittee are Mrs. N. S. Leslie, Mrs. T. i Callander, Mrs. W. R. P. Bridger. Mrs. Beverley Brown and Mrs, R. J. Leach. * . . A jolly party escor Mrs. Stephen Urquhart ted Mr. -anl to the outer Istation Wednesday. When they left on! rT was | their wedding trip, their mots {covered with streamers. The bride's bouquet, thrown by her from the ttrain, was caught by Miss Mary Au- dréws. On Wednesday evening Mrs. Devlin gave a small dance for the guests in town The out-of-town guests returned to Qttawa on the afternoon train - - - Mrs. George McLeod, Barrie street, gave a bright little tea and shower for Miss Bessie Walsh, one of April's bride's, on Wednesday. A pretty brid- al looking basket with white silk covering and a big white tulle bow, was brought in to the bride-elect, and the daintily wrapped parcels were found to contain pretty china articles. The hostess mada the tea, assisted by of the guests » . . Principal and Mrs. Bruce were at home to the members of staff of the university and wives on Thursday evening, Principal's Residence. Miss Taylor, whose studies in New York have given an added perfection to her delightful violin music, played sev- eral times during the evening, to the great pleasure-of her parents' guests - * * at the Lesslie Miss Macauley, King street, who while in Ottawa is with Capt. and Mrs. J. B. Cochrane, was one of th: guests at a tea given on Wednesday by the Bishop of Ottawa and Mrs. J. C. Roper, in honor of the members of the Dominion executive of the Wo- man's Auxiliary' meeting in the Capi- {tal this week. . . . Miss Marguerite Smith, Cornwall, | entertained a number of young peo- {ple at a very enjoyable dinner party on Monday evening in honor of Miss Nora Bermingham, Kingston, after- wards taking her guests to the Pal- ace theatre, . - Mrs. John L. Whiting, Clergy street, entertained at a bridge of four tables on Friday afternoon, when the prize winners were Mrs. Eric Phil- lips, Mrs. Frank Strange, Mrs. Rich- ard C. Cartwright and Mrs. W. G. Beeman. . » > Mr. and Mrs. Sandford Calvin and Miss Callaghan, "Rutland House," re- turned on Friday from a most de- lightful trip to Nassau, Bahama Is- lands, and Jamaica, B.W.1., staying a day in Halifax, and one in Mont- real on their return. . -. . Mrs. E. W. LaChance, Earl street, entertained ai bridge on Wednesday afternoon, when two tables were in play, the prizes being won by Miss Florence O'Donnell and Mrs, F. C. | Jackson. . * . Mrs. Norman Lesslie gave a smart luncheon at the Country Club to-day for the Badminton players from Ot- |tawa, the Kingston teams and the {members of the committee. . . . : Mrs. Bruce Taylor asked a few peo- ple to come in on Wednesday after- noon to have a cup of tea and to hear Miss Lesslie Taylor make music on her yiolin in her own delightful way. i » - - Btuce Mrs. Taylor fis giving a tor weaving train. Miss Lesslie Taylor, who is {for Chicago on the mid-night ry 4 Mrs. R. K. Kilbern and Miss Laura Kilborn, King street, are giving a dances this evening. . . - Norman Turner, Kingston, spent the week with friends in Almonte. Major Herbert Lafferty is in town from Winnipeg. While in Picton, Major-Gen. Sir A. |] C. MacDonetl, attending the banquet Spri at . "ew dae Phone 213]. Taylor | the | their | Three Day Specials For Thursday, Friday and Saturday we of- fer Men's - Black and Brown Aree Sen: s Black and Brown Calf Boots Both the above are e Goodyear Welted and made on leather insoles. Regular values from $9.00 to $15.00. JACK JOHNSTON'S SHOE STORE * 10 Brock Street Repairs fon Friday eyening, was'the guest of Judge MacLear Mr. and Mrs Clergy street, >» on M Choir concer Mrs. Ke Ottawa Bad Prof. and Mrs Queen's Univers Mrs. J.F. F has returned fr Miss Nell Davy, is in Toronto, 5. J. D. Davy Archibald, of the n Club, is with G. C. Campbell, es, "Calderwood," London, Ont. University ave- the guest of Mr. PROBS: --Sunday, fair, becoming cooler. -------a RT Leaeh" EE street, has r, | rotund from Toront * - * Major and Mrs Hackett, who zland from India, are at present with the former's people in England They will come to Canada in the early summer to visit Mrs. Hackett's parents, Mr. and | Mrs, George Hague, University ave- nue. ! Dr. Etherington is at present in| Toronto. Mrs. James Richardson and her | little daughter, Winnipeg, have been in Toronto for a few days and will! be with Miss Agnes Richardson, Uni- versity avenue, for the Stirling- Richardson wedding next week. Several Kingston people will go jup to Toronto next week for the Mendelssohn Choir concerts. . . - to E : Miss Louie Cunningham came from Toronto to-day and is with Mrs. Henry Cunningham, Villa St. Clare Apartments Miss Leette, {of Mrs. Vanalstine, | Principal Taylor Toronto on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Mr. Redden, Tamworth, Kingston on Wednesday. 8S. M. Sergt. W. J. Code, No. 3 Yer R.C.A.S.C., wife and family returned to Kingston accompanied by Mrs. A. R. Gamble after spending the Easter holidays with friends in Perth and Drummond. { Miss Nora Bermingham, Kingston, lis the guest of Judge and Mrs. | O'Reilly, Cornwall, for a few days. -. . . Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Martin Fort Hope, are visiting for a few cays with Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Robin- son, Collingwood street, Misses Faulk Napanee, Wednesday in Kingston. Miss Pearl Patterson, 'Newburgh, was the guest of Miss Mary F. Man- gan, Kingston, during the Easter re- | Cess. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Miller, Napange were called to New York this week on account of the illness of their aaughter, Miss Diana, Boston, is the guest Barrie street, returned from Gendron and came to spent «oa. g : Davis, Toronto, is visiting G. Jordan, Barrie Mrs. Z. Prof. and Mrs. W street. Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Jordan, Toron- to, will come to Kingston on Monday to be present at the Queen's theologi- cal convocation in the evening when a portarit of Dr. Jordan's distinguish- ed father, Prof. W. G. Jordan, will | be presented to the college. (Continued on Page 8) STEAMSHIP LINES ANNUAL REPORT About | | on i {Shows Earnings of Nine Per Cent. Common Stock. Montreal, April 9.--Preliminary | figures of the annual statement of the Canada Steamship Lines, Limited, for the past year show that the com- pany's net was lower, but that earn- ings equal to nearly 9 per cent. on the common stock were shown. The | earnings reached a figure slightly | above $4,028,000, which compared with $4,580,272 in 1919, a decrease of $552,000, and with $4,338,079 in | 1918, a falling off of spproxtmutely $310,000. After deducting fixed charges, ete, | net profit amounted to in excess of | $1,900,000, compared with $2,336, | 679 in 1919 and $2,333,740 at the| end of the preceding 12 months. | Mural Painting in City Hall. { A mural painting in relief, occupy- | ing the panel of the wall over the entrance to the city memorial hall, | now in progress of decoration, was completed on Friday by P. C. Brown, | decorating artist, Toronto, Mr. Brown was the designer of the in-| terior scheme of decoration now be- ing carried out. This painting is called "Peace" and consists of three figures. The centre one is a stand- | ing female figure representing | "Peage'" with a dove over her head. | On the right is another female figure | of a mourner who has just emptied | the cup of bitter suffering, while on | the left is that of a warrior in the | act of sheathing his sword. i Both the tonjue and temver ut times need mcre than ordiniry a: tention. One cannct rave much of what we term sense: in stock tee common Boots for - $6.00. + $8.00 A splendid array of wanted seasonable merchandise at prices that should prompt your active participation at this great week-end bargain event. Sale Hours 7 to 9.30 O'clock NAINSOOK NIGHTGOWNS -- 60 only, fine quality, White Em- broidered Nightgowns; all sizes; regular $2.25 values. To-night $1.48 OVERALLS and SMOCKS--10 dozen Union - made Railroad Brand Blue Denifh Overalls and Smocks with hair-line stripe; reinforced at points of wear--all sizes--regular $2.50 values. To-night $1.69, D. and A. CORSETS--184 pair of fine Coutil Corsets™seinforced front, with four garter supports; sizes to 26; a special value at To-night $1.19 BLACK LISLE HOSE--300 pair of Black Lisle Hose; in sizes 8} to 10; good value at 65c¢. a pair To-night 43c. COLORED LISLE HOSE--240 pairs of Mercerized Lisle 'Stock- ings. The colors are Black, White, Grey and Brown: regular 75c¢. stock . . To-night 59c¢c. SILK GLOVES --180 pairs of pure Thread Silk Gloves: in Black and White; a double finger tip quality which "assures good wear; regular $1.25 a pair To-night 95¢. SLIP-ON VEILS--600 Black, Navy and Brown Slip-on Vails; sold To-night 4 for 25¢. everywhere at 10c. each 'WHITE HABUTAI SILK--150 yds. White Habutai Wash Silk-- a splendid weight; full 36 inches wide; regular $1.25 quality. To-night 89¢. PONGEE SILK--75 yds. real Honan Pongee Silk--regular 30 inch- es wide; regular $1.50 a yard To-night 98¢. MEN'S HEATHER SOCKS--I[50 pairs of Penman's Cashmere Socks in Heather mixtures; in sizes' 10, 10} and 11; sold right . To-night 49c¢. in town at $1.00 a pair. Our price ......... LY} . ART BLINDS--96 plain colored Green and Cream Oil Shades, with lace insertion; a regular $1.75 value . To-night $1.19 HUCK TOWELS--180 plain bleached and Colored Bordered large sized Cotton Huck Towels; a regular 60c. value. To-night 43¢. Steacy's - Limited