MONDAY, DEC. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. FOUNDED 1847. CLEAN SHELVES BY NINETEEN TWENTY TWO BEGINNING TO-MORROW AT 8.30 AM. OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF MEN'S HABERDASHERY WITHOUT RESERVE--WITHOUT EXCEPTION Here, gift buyers, is opportunity! Here, men, are values! --and here, to-morrow, will be hundreds of customers! EXTRA SPECIAL--KEEP 209, OFF THESE GOODS 20 per cent. off Arrow Collars. 20 per cent. off Stanfield Underwear. 20 per cent. off English Neckwear. 20 per cent. off Forsythe Shirts. 20 per cent. off Dressing Gowns. 20 per cent. oft House Coats. 20 per cent. off Overcoats. 20 per cent, off Sweaters. GIVE USEFUL GIFTS FROM LIVINGSTON'S 5: "IF OFF YOUR ROUTE IT PAYS TO WALK" Open 8.30 a.m. Close 6 p.m. 20% OFF and the prices, as marked, are lowest in the City. --Jaeger Goods only excepted. 20 per cent. 20 per cent. 20 per cent. 20 per cent. 20 per cent. 20 per cent. ther Belts, Umbrellas, Cuff Links, Sus- penders, Garters, Arm Bands, etc. oft Neck Ties. off Wool Neck Wraps, off nilk Neck Wraps. off Gloves. oft Underwear. off Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Lea- 'Anderson Bros. LIMITED Christmas Week Store Open Every Evening More Poultry Wanted Orders for Five Tons to be filled by [e Thursday, December 22nd. TURKEYS, GEESE, DUCKS, FOWL AND CHICKENS Prompt returns on out-of-town shipments. Get our prices before marketing elsewhere. 500 SPECIAL, DAINTY, SMALL SMOKED, HAMS, whole or half : cea a ti aR ee Te ID, Suitable for the home table. Also a suitable gift to be appreciated by the home-keeper. Sealshipt Oysters--the best--in glass jars-- inbulk. ° Phones 458--459. Wholesale 1767. {SAYS HOLLAND MUST Bill Increasing Country's Military Strength. | | i i Amsterdam, Holland, Dec. 19 pTumultadus debates preceded the | vote in the second chamber on the | new military bill which fixes the | strongth of the Dutch army at 317.- | 000 men, of whom 74,000 are to be- | tong to the unorganized landsturm { The existing system provided for an | army of 381,000 men, of whom 17.- | 1000. were landsturm. The new army, | therefore, will be numerically small- er but possessing greater military | strength, In a speech defending the bill the | | minister of war, Vandyke, empha- | | sized the fact that disarmament was | | 1 | only possible if all the powers under- | FOSTE Rewin. Ki a Dec. 18th, | todk it at the same 'fime. A 'small nation like Holland could not do it in advance of the others... Moreover, | | the great powers would not allow i. In view of their own safety and the | | special geographical position of the | Netherlands, Neither the League of | { Nations mor the labor movement, the | minister said, could offer sufficiently | actual guarantees to make disarma- | | ment possible, The speaker called attention to the | fact that the mobilization of the | army in 1914 was what kept Holland | {out of the war. He said that the | i regular army must be ready and able | to meet the first thrust of an enemy. | The chamber adopted the bill by a | vote of 50 yeas to 48 nays, -------------- Whiskey Tap by Church Wall. Saskatoon, Sask., Dec. 19.--John Wizinkiwez, arrested for. "street bootlegging," was fined $200 or six-| ty days in jail here. Wizinkiwez, | equipped with a suitcase: lined with! a specially constructed metal . tank with tap complete, stood in the sha- dow of Wesley. church and charged $3 a bottle for liquor, his customers | providing their own containers. Recount Needs Support. | Hamilton, Dec. 19.--Application for a recount on behalf of C. ¥. T.! Woodley was made before Judge Snider Saturday by W. Schwenger, but unless a more specific charge can | be made regarding irregularities at the polls, no recount will be allowed, lo Judge Snider ruled, What an ON Lady Did. i Halifax, Dec. 19.-- When the Mer] Saturday morning, an old lady with-| drew 'a savings bank account of con- siderable proportions, rented a safe- ty deposit box, filled it up with the! cash she had received and then left the bank. Your advertising campaign will g over like a balloon if you conduct | through this paper. Besi's for Auto Strops. | | | inot been seen since, MANY GERMAN TEACHERS | Berlin, Dec. 19 --The city of Ber- | | public schools has been decreasing to | beginning of the war." 'official figures, more than 17,000 | moans of making a li BARRELS OF POTATOES (0 PROVE TO BE ALCOHOL aver Hidden in Containers at the Bottom of the Barrels. Windsor, Dec. 19 Suspecting that a horse and wagon, driven by James Cain, Wind arried some- thing stronger than barrels of "sweet potatoes," ( toms Inspect- or Frank V. Reyno ordered the, horse and wagon taken to the cus:| toms warehouse as it was driven off the ferry boat onto the Windsor dock at 9.45 o'clock Saturday morn-| ing. An investigation revealed for-| ty gallons of grain alcohol, hidden in! containers at the bottom of the bar- rels. It was stronger than 85 per cent. proof spirits, officials said. While the wagon was being in- vestigated Cain disappeared and has | CANNOT GET POSITIONS The Low Birth Rate Leaves 17,000 Without Means of Livelihood. lin has given notice of dismissal to mare-than 500 school teachers "be- {cause the number of pupils in the an alarming extent chiefly as a re- {sult of the low birthrate since the | According to school teachers are without employ- ment in Germany, Warnings are be- ing issued everywhere to those who | are fitting themselves to become | teachers to seek other vocations as teaching has become an occupation which no longer offers a certain | 1 : EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE. Again Winnipeg Grain Manager-- Suspected of Gambling $63,000 Winnipeg, Dec. 19.--It is announe- od here that the amount set forth in the embezzlement charge against J. | M. Bessett, manager .of the A. Danac | | June, and who was arrested Saturday | | sand dollars short. He is suspected | lof having gambled the proceeds of {council. Ald. Turner will be a can- | | didate for mayor, and will be oppos- ~~~ led by ex-Alderman William Taylor. PREPARE FOR ENEMY | -- France's delegates that their de- | Dutch War Minister Carries mands were impossible. | genteuil, Que. is dead | caran printed persomal Erecting | .{254 and 256 PRINCESS STREET. | Phone 577. chants Bank branch opened here' grain company ( which assigned last | night in Buffalo, is sixty-three thou- bills of lading on the Winnipeg grain exchange and the Chicago boar! of trade. Peterboro Mayoralty Fight. Peterboro, Ont, Dec. 19. --The! resfznation of Ald. J. J. Turner was accepted at the last meeting of the Best's for Perfume. ! At Washington, Hughes told See Cockburn's window for $1.89 | aluminum articles on sale Wednes- | day ll Peter McGibbon, M.P.-elect for Ar- Best's for Chocolates. | DAILY MEMORANDUM. | this | Euch t House of Providence at § pm CHRISTMAS CARDS NOTICE! STORE CLOSED TO-NIGHT AT 6 O'CLOCK BUT WILL BE Open Tomorrow Night AND EACH NIGHT FOR BALANCE OF THE WEEK cards--yery reasonable prices, HANSON, CROZIER & EDGAR MARKET SQUARE, KINGSTON. Bt JRN 21, to Mr. ax nd sr s x Ww. Foster. | Alfred street, a son, Alfred | rill Ottawa papers please copy. TURCOTTE--In K ston, ber 17th, 1821, to Mr vey Turcotte, 12 Sixth Street, son MARRIED. i DAY- SCL YW----At St. Andrew's Manse, ! gs by the Rev. J. W. Step-| on, on Saturday, December 17th, | Barney Grant Day, only son uf| late Mr. and Mrs. E. Grant Day, | Harrowsmith, to Effie May Clow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John! Clow, Kingston. i HOLLAND-- KNAPP -- On September 20th, 1921, by the Rev. Canon T Austin Smith, Cataraqui, Amanda, daughter of Mr. 'and Mrs. C Knapp, to George Holland, son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hotland "FOR XMAS GIFTS Another week and then Christmas. Are you prepared for it? Have you bought your gifts yet? Christmas week finds this store aglow with Christmas articles abounding in every department. Shop early in the week--early in the day. The stocks are high and the prices are reason- ably low for the Christmas shoppers. HANDKERCHIEFS LADIES' Fine Lawn and Linen Handkerchiefs --popular sizes -- fine hemstitched borders. 7c. to 60c. FANCY Handkerchiefs in plain White or colors. Many are embroidered in pretty colors; nicely hemstitched or with lace edge. 124c. up. BOXED Handkerchiefs in a wide range of pretty novelties. The boxes are very pretty and attractive. 25c. to $3.00 CHILDREN'S | Pretty Handkerchiefs in Christmas boxes--all have the cute patterns and scenes; in pretty colors that the children like so well, 35c¢. up. MEN'S White Lawn and Linen Handkerchiefs--the finest qualities are shown in these--made in nice, large sizes--neatly hemsti*<hed borders. . 2c. to 75c¢. Initialed All Linen Handkerchi¢fs--very fine Linen--made in large sizes-- hemstitched borders and the initials aré neatly worked in one corner. Silk gift. SILK STOCKINGS Stockings are always an acceptable Many of the most popular makes are among our showing -- including all the new colors, and the finest qualities. Quali- ties that are suitable for street or evening wear. When such fine makes as Venus, Holeproof, Pointeel, Radium and others are being shown, one can be assured that the receiver of Silk Stockings for Christ mas will be well satisfied. REASONABLY PRICED MEN'S TIES in all the newest creations-- Satin finished--four-in-hand Ties in pretty spriggly patterns, and then the fine Silk Knitted Ties in pretty colorings, either light or dark. 50c. ups MEN'S SHIRTS Made of fine quality Striped English Percale of a heavy quality. The patterns ae most suitable and color- ings are washable. $2.00 up MEN'S SOCKS dn all the fine wool heather mixtures and fine Cashmeres--in a range of colors that are most suitable for winter wear. "59¢. up. LADIES' GLOVES Give Gloves for Christmas. There is suth & wide range of pretty colors and fine qualities to choose from. Rid Gloves in the gauntlet styles are very new and there are the Suede Chamoisette and others, Men's Mocha GLOVES Men's Mocha Gloves--nicely fur lined ~--warm--good shades in. the dark $1.75 up. Ladies' SILK SCARES_ made of fine Silk Threads--knit in plain or fancy stitches--a-all the new- est shades -- at the mew Christmas prices, $2.00 up. John Laidlaw & Son, Limited | --~-- DIED BEEMAN--On Dee. ITth, 1921, at "An- nandale,' Elisabeth "Lillian Edith, infant®daughter of Lt.-Col' and Mrs. | Beéman i HAWLEY --At the home of his son, | Sharbot Lake, on November 30th! William, Hawley, in his Ssth yok place on December ind to] cemetery : JAMES REID | The Old Firm of Undertakers. Phone 147 for Ambulan_e. | ROBERT J. REID The Leading Undertaker. 250 Princess Street. M.P.KEYES Undertaker and EmDbaimer ndertaking Parlors, 228 Princess St. | Ambulance Phone 183¢. { mn | JOHN CORNELIUS | Undertaker 'and Embaimer Pariors: "274 orin. ss Sireet. Phone 599. I. RONAN. Caderiaker asd Embalmer Phone 356. 23% Haget Street Cal might a pri promptly att ouded H. J. KNIGHT UNDERTAKER Successor to F. C. Martin, S7denham Outarie. Phone 35. e---- One of the Largest Stocks of Evening Slippers in Ontario to Select From. NEW STYLES FOR CHRISTMAS Suedes, Silver Brocade, New Patents, Black, Brown, White Satins, White Kid -- Baby Louis and High Louis Heels. Open Evenings Uetil (hristmas Slippers Would Make a Very Acceptable Present. GOT ent sads ome a