ETRE mm SE i Y, NOVEMBER 17, at AHE DA ie ite Gd i Cre TTY ILY EAR, Eg ar re Semmes BRITISH WHIG. on DR.HICKEY'S SPEEDY ADMIRAL SIMS VISITS' CITY | (Continued from Page 1.) ening, and the mention of Admiral Pos Sms, as a '"'sallor'", administrator, | patriot and leader of men," by Pros. . MIXTURE [IN cutburst of applause from the audi- . I ence. 'His name and rank alone is For ) o I {enough to show why Queen's is hon- ITIS, if ll oring him," said the speaker. Prof. | SRUSCH Ml These dark MOrnugs i Tornoe paid a warm tribute to the ; BRONCHIAL IRRITATION, Mn a ll cistinguished visitor, "as the com- ASTHMA, t | | mander-inchief of the American RELIABLE ll naval forces during the war, and the lil nian who was held in unwavering de- WHOOPING COUGH, | CROUP, Etc, ll | votion and esteem by all with whom | f {he came in contact. The speaker re- 1 Hl | terred to the fact that Admiral Sims . |was a Canadian, born at Port Hope. Bucens) ( | Of k |should honor Admiral Sims after one 25¢ ! [It was most fitting - that i |bundred years of peace, and to be | i {received in a city that a century ago i { BES | . | formed the headquarters of the Brit- ° . | 1s almost a necessity. ! [ich foot on the upper lakes. | | | Prescription Druggist An interesting incident of the PEN ~ rege | proceedings occurred at the opening. ol SUNDAY. We have a la g {Students in the gallery were shoot- | stock of American- [ing paper darts, and one happened | i | [to fall near Admiral Sims. With a il made Clocks from {smile the Admiral picked up the dart ff $2.00 up, with plain fillana rea ft with direc oot at his : : wife, in the audience, who received | i or luminous dials. i {it graclously. Prof. Macphail made | | These are depend- ll la big hit with the audience, when ll able and guaranteed | || he referred ta'this incident in a jocu- | il lar manner saying, "the Admiral has | il by us for | year. | already undoubtedly shown you the! fl highest efficiency in gunnery." fl Our Gift Stock for il Christmas is now | practically complete. right," and this was followed with | i SMITHBROS. Queen's yell. Owing to thé contin-| ued applause, it was some time be- | LIMITED |fore the admiral could start his ad- | dress. He stood smiling at the au- | dience, until quiet was restored, | "It has been my good fortune to! receive a number of degrees, both in my own country and abroad," | sald Admiral Sims. have been introduced by a number of speakers, | (but I can assure you that this is the | |severest Bas attack I have ever re- | celved. (Laughter and applause.) | 1 would not have any of you beuneve thal I believe everything that has been said about me. To do so would be entirely disrespectful to the old naval heroes of the past. I believe! that the cordiality of your reception | int mates to me that you ,at least, ap- | preciate what the American navy | tried to do to win the war, I want | to make this point clear, that the! Amcrican navy Co-operated with the | British not because I was born in Port Hope, not because I am dis- tinctly pro-British, but because the SpIrli of co-operation with the Brit- ish was in the navy and has been in | the navy for a long time." (Ap- plause.) Meat Store Opp. ¥M.C.A. Phone 1268J. Tendered an Ovation. Admiral Sims was accorded a | | splendid ovation as he arose to re- ceive the honorary degree, at the hands of Principal Taylor. After Prof. John Watson had placed the | hood on the distinguished visitor, | the students yelled, "What's the mat- | ter with Admiral Sims? Hes _ all} { SATURDAY'S SPECIALS: ESTABLISHED 1840 KING STREET, KINGSTON rrr | PIANO TUNING |! 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Continuing his address, Admifal Sims stated that he wished to speak particularly to the young men and the young women. Admiral Sims then related some stories of his deys at school, and at sea. Referring to his school days, he sald that there was no personal contact between the instructor and the pupil, except physical contact. (Laughter). In the old days at seam there was no personal contact be- tween those in authority and those in the rank and file. 'The one order was to 'obey orders," one had to obey these orders, and was not glven the opportunity to think for him- self. Here the speaker paid a hign tribute to the genius of Sir Percy Scott, with all-big-gun battleship, which was a dominant factor in naval warfare, and in the face of strong opposition, such vessels were built. Sir Percy Scott was a genius if there ever was one. His work had revoju- tionized the world. : mm Loyalty and Initiative. "Loyalty and initiative fs absol- utely essential to victory," declared Admiral Sims. 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