We wish all Friends and Patrons everywhere a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year. TO-NIGHT ET -- --John McKay. Tuesday Morning and balance of week on sale all model Fur Coats in Persian Lamb, Hudson Seal, Muskrat, Raccoon, French Seal Marmot, Fur-lined, etc. 10% to 25% OFF [ALi yawn bows | MUFFS, STOLES, | - TocLEar ROBES, CAPS, GAUNTLETS. ALASKA BEAVER COATS for Men .$35 dP Motor Robes, Motor Gauntlets ..$3.50 The above discounts apply to manufactured | goods only. Come, look and examine | | CE Manulicturers Importers Fioe Fars i Inst John McKay Limited KINGSTON, CANADA pa) , HELD AUCTION SALE FOR | SHOE AND STOCKING FUND Time at Meeting of the Rotary Club on | Friday. | Friday's gathering of the Kingston ! | Rotary Club was a lively one. Thera was no special speaker for the lunch- | leon, but instead the club held an | {auction eale, the proceeds of which vere devoted to the shoe and stock- | {ing fund of the club. Rex Snell | { grove ably carried out the duties of | | auctioneer. and members of the club | | all agreed that Rex is "some 386: | | tioneer." When it comes to raising | { money for a worthy cause, and' rais- | | ing it quickly, the honor goes to Rex, | for when he laid down his hammer [atzor half en hours work, Harry | Breathwaite's list for the shoe. and | stocking fund had béen added to to ! | the extent of $47.50. The club vot- | {ed $25 to this fund, so the campaigr | [1s now well under way. Harry Breath- | { waite will be glad to receive dona- | | fons for this fund at his office at the | {niano works. \ | The action sale was & great sue- |cess and provided a barrel of fun. {The members of the club brought {parcels of all shapes and sizes, and | | after the luncheon was over, these | {were piled on the head table, and | {Hex waa given the job of selling | | them off at the highest prices pos- {£ble, and just leave ft '0 Rex to get the top-notch prices. He .went so | far as to "soak" himself $1.68 for | two small packages of raisins. Rex | j#aid the raisins would come in very | handy, but did not explain in what | way, but enough said. Later on tho | lclub's au~tioneer broke in on Hise | bidders and carried off a small box of | candies for which he was-called upon {to pay $2, "Tom" Milo, the veteran Lively | Nr Sr na, MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS Christmas Stocking i Loughboro Township. For Reeve---W. Guthrie, R. J. Mec- [Fadyen, H. Halterdy and C. Trus. jeott. The latter has withdrawn. | For councillors--M, Ww. Spafford, F. Sine, H. Halferdy, P. Hagerman, | G. Wadsworth, H. J. Knight, WwW. Suggestion Truscott, and E. Harker. i There was considerable warm dis- | cussion during the nominations, and {of the club bid $2 on a parcel that | | looked good to him, and on opening i jit found that it contained a big tin | horn. "Tom'* gave a couple of good | | blasts on the horn, and was warmly | | applauded. Harry Pense meked out | |a couple of parcels as prize winners | iand went down in his jeans for a two.' [$ret only to find that he had been {"stung" with" a couple of small |trinkets. Ray Vanluven got a big | Pox, but all it contained was a cork- |ferew. And what good is a corkscrew | | without a bottle anyway? "Don" | Pa ne DAILY BRITISH WHIG. LL -- CHARLES REX PAGAN LOVE FLOWING GOLD BABBITT HOUSE OF MOHUN TRIONA PHONE #19. The Best Fiction Gifts of the Season DISCOVERY OF ENGLAND .............. STEPHEN LEACOCK. HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF COOMBE CAPPY RICKS RETIRES THE COUNTRY BEYOND CHUMS "ANNUAL the biggest selling Juvenile book in the world. REPRINTS of Year's Most Popular Fiction -- over 1,000 to choose from of the world's THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE | SATURDAY, DEC. 23, 1022, A E. M. DELL. - E. M. GIBBON. REX BEACH. JAS. OLIVER CURWOOD. esa SINCLAIR LEWIS, author of Main Street, GEO. GIBBS. : WM. J. LOCKE. LO: "4b. . . S"HUTCHISON, author of "When 'Winter Comes." eading and most popular writers. OPEN NIGHTS HOMIE Oar ONO A SLO. Last Call For Christmas Bargains $5.00 and $6.00 Silk and Voile Blouses-- $25.00 Tricotine Dresses-- $37.50 Dresses for Afternoon wear-- 36 inch Flesh Pink Wash Satin. 20 Colors in Crepe de Chene--$2.50 line-- 50c. boxes of Handkerchiefs-- TO-NIGHT ... ....$1.98 .. $11.95 TO-NIGHT .......$15.00 ..$1.25 TO-NIGHT ..... TO-NIGHT ..... TONIGHT ....... .$1.98 [the validity of the voters' list was | Yash Salled the auctionear's bluft on | questioned. The assessment list has|? couple of packages and went home | not been revised, and many eligible |" '*h some nice Souvenirs. Arthur | voters will be unable to cast their | -vster brought dcwn the house when | TONIGHT .......... 35. TO-NIGHT .... A Bar of Oh Henry 50c. Boudoir Caps-- A Bar of Oh Mabel - ballots. and -- Portland Township. Reove--Levi Storms, B. 8. velle, Thomas Henderson, Councillors -- James Wiison Campsall, B, §. E. Henderson, Edley Campsall, wWil- Re- Cowdy and P. E, McKeeger ley Sigsworth, Wellington Vanness, Lf "Wiliam McRae and Bell Shea. ol Tumnus Palmerston and Canonto, . Forreeve--David Gemmill auu Candy Specials THIS WEEK ASSORTED CHOCOLATES 35¢. a lb. Box ASSORTED NUT MILK CHOCOLATES 49c¢. a Ib. Box MARASCHINO CHERRIES 49c¢. a Ib. Box ASSORTED SATINS 35c¢c. a lb. Jar New York | Candy Store 314 Princess Street Samuel Shanks. Y¥Y¥¥3 | The councillors were all electet by acclamation. On Saturday morn. ing it was stated that it was almost gertain that there would be a fight CHRISTMAS] 25:5: Big Display of Everything." | or Granulsted Sugar Creamery Butter Island Rolls and Prints Faney Secdless Rafsing . Guaranteed Kggs Shredded Wheat Oranges, per donen . Fancy Mixed Canady, pér Ib. 28e. Plum Puddings 3 Mixed Nuts, all mew), per Ib. 28e. Sweet Wrinkle Pens, per tin 28e. New Dates 8 Ibs. 3Se. 1 Peas, 1 Corn, 1 Tomatoes 3p. 'Old English Mince Meat ... 1fe. Sweet Cider, Celery. Please or- Her early and save the difference Cullen's CASE AND CARRY ALFRED and PRINCESS S74. | Howe Island, Reeve--John Pickett elected vy acclamation, ' Councillors -- Robert Simpson, (Patrick Quins John Gillespie and Joseph Beaubien all elected by ac- clamation: -- Township of Kennebec, Reeve--L. D. Parks, J. E. Bar- ker and Albert Marshall. Couneclllors--David Hartrick, Mar- shall Peterson, Silas Parks and George Pringle. It is expected that Mr. Parks, who was reeve in 1922, will be elected by acclamation, \ : Township of Olden. Reeve---Melville Drew elected by acclamation. Councillors -- Samuel Dawson, Samuel Stinchcombe, David Cox, Ea- ward Godfrey, F. Cronk and George i » Ly If You Require Glasses Why do you keep putting it off? ~Doitnow. Often a slight defect of vision or eyestrain, if neglected, will assume more serious proportions later. Now is the time to have your eyes Summers. Township of Hinchinbrook. Reeve--R. A. Hamilton, L. B. Cronk, A. C. Reynolds and C. aq. McKnight. The latter two resigned. For councillors--A. E. Beattie, A. C. Reynolds, J. E. Howes, R. Judge, F. Jackson, Willlam Hamilton, L. B, Cronk, Allen Wagar, H. C. Snid- er, Ernest Bertrum, L. B. Bateman, and T. B. Genge. Messfs. Reynolds, Hamilton, Snider, Bertrum. Batéman and Genge who were nominated for councillors resigned. No Nomination at Oso. The nomination for the township of Oso will not take place until Tues- day, December 26th. Storrington For a hit. Bat- tersea; Robert Gibson, Mathew Sands, Sand Hill For counciliors--John Mundell, G. McFarland, C. O. Drader, M. B. Traves, --------isin Special Music in Chalmers. Miss Jean Chown, Taylor and Miss Bajus will assist . 'the choir in Chalmers both services on Sunday. in thout ly freesifiy them, has been introdi | @d hy the fish packers in Labrador. liam Moir, Thomas W. Kerr, stan- | Tup the president with warm applause. Nelson Silver, Willlam Moreland, J. he bid $5 for a big box that gava | every indication of containing a won. | derful prize, and when Sergeant-at- | Arms Howard Kelly came to coliea! | Arthur handed him an "I. O, U.| Some person sald Arthur would have to afiiy a stamp to the decument, Revelle P -hercupon he pufled out a stamp and {put it on. Thus the new law on sales | tax was put into operation, Arthurs | parcel contained a pair of slippars for dainty feet. All the members of the club enter- ed into the sale with much enthus-' jassm, It was a great sight to see the Rotarians go down in their pock- ets for the money, ' Rotarian "Mike" Bohen provided a splendid fish dinner and afterwgrds rassed around the cigars, and was honored with a Rotary song. Rex Snellgrove was thanked for hig good work as auctioneer by Leman | A. Guild, the president, who was [n the chair, and the members backed "Teddy" Metcalfe received a letter from M. 8. Grace, of London, Ont, a former member of the ¢lub, extend. ing Christmas greetings. All the nembers were glad to hear from "Syl. ------------------ Christmas Dinner, British-American Hotel will serve Nn excellent Christmas dinner, Mon- day, 12 to 2 p.m. ------ Big sale of toys, games and useful Christmas presents. Treadgold's Sporting Goods Co, Braces and arm bands in Christ. mas boxes. J. P. Forrest, King street. AA cm a se sn. 36 inch Black Duchesse Silk, $2.75-- Newman & Shaw THE ALWAYS BUSY STORE - ET TO-NIGHT -.... . . $2.00 Reduced. Eiderdown Comforters, etc., etc. < Rex Company at Grand. "The Princess of Patches' deligl.t- ed a large house at the Grand on Friday evening, proving the popular~ ity of tKg comedy so eminently played hy Rex Snelgrove and his star cast. In -this humorous play the sharp contrasts and rapid changes of movement keep the audl- ence constantly on the alert and it 1s the unexpected that always happens, a fact that makes "The Princess of Patches" a most fascinating enter- tainment. This play will be seen &t the Grand this evening for the lawn time. : We Wish Qur Friends and Patrons Far and Néar, Wherever They May Be MERRY CHRISTMAS and trust it will be one uf joy and plenty. Store open until Ten right Closed Monday. x The Wits will not be published on ay. Christmas : oT ---- -- FOR BALE. Upper William Street, new de- tached dwelling, 7 rooms, elec- tric light, gas, large three-piece bathrdom, good cellar, furnace, hot and cold water, right of way in rear. . Bargain for Quick Sale, FOR RENT. $30.00---460 Brock Street, seven rooms, bath, eleotric lights "J and gas. 3 FURNISHED HOUSE, $60.00--187 University Avenue, ten rooms, all modern, hot water furnace and 'phone. | power In Relievills from the time § the Central Ontario system was tak- jen over by the Hydro in March, : have been $115,142, and this with i the profits from Tremton, Port Hop» i and Oshawa has gone to meet de- | ficits in other plants. This has been | brought out in & report by W. B. TREMENDOUS CLEARING SALE OF HOLIDAY GIFT SLIPPERS, $1.00 400 pairs of Ladies' Dainty Gift Slippers, including the following styles: Gray Suede Leather Boudoir Slippers, with rubber heels. Blue Suede Leather Boudoir Slippers, with rubber heels. Felt Boudoir Slippers, all colors, with rubber heels. Fine Feit Kozy Slippers, best quality, all colors. - Warm English Wool Slippers, leather and soft soles. Many other small lots, ote, All sizes, 3 to 8 ... .... . $e s4r ses sed see «1.81.00 Also many special bargains in Slippers for Men and Chil- dren for to -night. "SEE OUR WINDOWS." erhouse & Co., Gregory Commission. In Kingston the loss is given ag about $3,500. This has been of 8 contract which Hydro itselr 1916, up to the end of the year 1921 fin, September. 221s, tor » periog of : Profits from the retail of electric Bonthron of the firm of Price, Wal~