ITITRSDAY, JANUARY i . THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG eae) rr Grand-IRI, SAT, FEB. Ist & 2nd Evenings 8.15. 8at. Mat. at 2.30 RETURN VISIT Britain's Premier Character Actor, FBRANSBY WILLIAMS (HIMSELF) In His Entertainment as Presented by Him by Royal Com- mand Before Their Majesties King George, Queen Mary, H.R.H. Prince of Wales, Queen Alexandra, the late King Edward, ete. COMEDY - MUSIC - DRAMA - MIMICRY Characters from Dickens PRICES---Evgs., 25¢, 5Qe¢, 75¢, $1.00; Mat. 25¢ and 50¢ Seats Now an Sale. ALSIINS ] Pastilles : 3c | Phone 230 { Cre ha For Service { _Y°° | se gp pe \ STOCK MARKETS TIER The Lat: Miss Fahey. There passed away suddenly {Thursday morning one of the most «respected residents of Kingston in| the person of Miss Ruse Anna Fa- | Asbestos hey, youngest daughter of the late | Atlantic Sugar Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fahey. For { Bell Telephohe thirty-four years she was in charge | Brazil .a the female department at the | Brompton penitentiary and was a faithful and | British Empire Steel Com conscientious government servant. | British Empire Steel 1st pfd sAbout three years ago Miss Fahey | British Empire Steel 2nd pfd retired. She wag a member of the | Can Cement Co .e Cathollc Women's League and the Cuban Can Sugar Com Children of Mary and always willing | Cuban Can Sugar ptd | to help out the 'vork of these soci-| | Can Steamship Com | eties, | Can Steamship pfd .. The funeral will -take place on | Dom Textile Saturday marning from her late fe- | Dom Bridge AENERNENENNANNERNENNENANENERRERY selection of monologues, recitations, | ® | enaracter sketches from Dickens-- | Sidence, 63 Ear' street, to St. Mary's | Detroit United cathedral and will be of a private | Laurentide .. .. GRAND Mon., Tues., Feb. 4 & 5 | | | Including Sergeant Busfuz addressing | 1 nature, | Montreal Power Harry N. Barnett Preserits i the Jury, and Grandfather Smallweed | AMUSEMEN TS | What the Press Agents Say About Coming Attractions (Reported by Johnston & Ward, | 86 Princess street. Members of the Montreal and Toronto Stock Ex-| changes). BRANSBY WILIJAMS COMING. A treat in store for patrons of the! | theatre, will be the visit of Bransby | { Williams to the Grand tomorrow { evening and Saturday in a selec ! of the music hall turns in which i-hag become famous. During bh Jo Canada with his London Coin "David Copperfield" and "Vidoeq™ | ne has received. many requests -to ! appear in some of 'the characters in which playgoers remember him" in | the old country, and in deference | to these requests from the Canadian { public he is making a short tour of | | Ontario with the entertainment he | gave before the late King Edward, before returning home to England Me will appear at the Grand tomor- row afternoon and evening in 2a | Montreal. Jan. 31st, 2 p.m.=- Abitibt' "Power - -: sto = wo -2 oso; ron pe ge aE of YARDLEY'S TALCUMS LAVENDER and RED ROSES 50c. BONCILLA BEAUTIFIER Does ENO'S FRUIT SALTS Handy size . 75¢. : { : | wonders for the complexion $1.00 DANDERINE | 'TO BEAUTIFY THE HAIR 35¢, 60c, $1 bottle © wl a1 de ba De 360 LS ee =) Ww -- or > --- CE "-D & wo oo oo 1 9" | whose names he invites his audience [Will Be Removed "From Pen | Price Bros . ! to call. There is not a dull moment | to Answer Murder Trial | Quebec Power .. .. Ia " | from start to finish during the two | in London { Spanish River Com { and a half hours that the entertain- | 2 . Spanish River pfd f the Chinese drama ' 'Orange Blos- Mackay .. Isom," and efther "The Stage Door- | "sim" WILLIAMS TO FACE | National Breweries "Com . | keeper" or "The Penuy Showman." TRIAL FOR SECOND TIME ! National Breweries pid .. .. 'in both of which he gives imitations { Ont Steel Products .. .... 'ersor ment runs. This will be Bransby | ' : | Smelters ne ! Williams' last appearance in od Mum's the werd wilh the Author | Shawinigan (Idol of Stage and Screen) ! ity before he returns home to Eng Hes JCEUIdIng he femaval of Sim | Steel of Canada and a Distinguished Cast in |! ana iting: saw In the Portsmouth |qryiy oy { HAIR GROOM Keeps hair glossy and well groomed 60c. jar | of well-known comedians and actors | { Pepmans .. .. .. regarding his removal | Ww Eugene Walter's Comedy Prices--50¢., 75c., $1.00, 1.50, $2.00 rn co SHERIFF'S SALE Ford Coupe at Market Square, SATURDAY, FENRUARY Zed, 1024 at 11 o'clock am. ROBERT F. VAIR, SEALED TENDERS addressed to the! nd endorsed "Tender for rations id additions to heating . Military Headquarters, Kingston, * will be received until 12 o'clock moon, Thursday, February 14th, 1924, for alterations and additions to t heating system in the Military Head quarters (Sydemham Hospital), King ston, Ont, Plans and Specification: and forms of tender obtained at the offices of the Chief Architect, Depart ment of Public Works, Ottawa, - the Ea Architect, Department of Pub-| ks, General Post Office, Toron- "THIEVES IN hel can be see n! t., and the Resident Architeots, / ao tment 2p Public Works, Mer- viding: Kingston, Ont. ni al nsidered un- : made on the Sh ~ Department and in accor ce the conditions set forth therein. Bach tender must be accompanied by Bn Accepted cheque on chartered lank, payable to the order of the! 3inistes of Public Works, equal to 10 of the amount of the tender. War x n Bonds, of the Dominion will also be accepted as security, or war bonds and cheques, If required to make up an! add amount. : By order, L. H. COLMAN, Secretary, Department of Public Works, taws, January 30th, 1924: THE FLORENCE HUDON PRIVATE SCHOOL BALLET, CLASSIC AND MODERN DANCING Classes and Jodividun: tastruction for Adults and Children. For further information apply 30 UNION STREET WEST GODKIN'S LIVERY PHONE 316 : or Taxi Service, Cutters lio for drivin portien, TOM 1360 } Queen it all's St oppusite St. Paul shure. "FRONTENAC with a tied by the | | } | | | Drama, CLOVER" | Seats on .Sale Friday { { op,» | day, she forsakes, for all but BETTY BALFOUR. | The Queen of H: Appiness in "Squibs, MP. No screen character has ever ap- pealed so much to the imagination | of the public as has the character of | "'Squibs," the litle flower-seiler, played by Britain's Queen Hap- piness, Betty Balfour, In "Squibs M which opens at the Capito: theatre for three days starting to-| a briet spell, the' familiar shawl and short skirts of the Piccadiily Circus days, of { and appears as a becoming and weli- | | { and methods of | 1 | { | | { | | From flower sellers to oLady MP.1}! BETTY | BALFOUR Britain's Queen of Happiness in "SQUIBS MP." #Squibs W ins the Calcutta Sw > i to-day want ads, S-T-R-A-N-D NOW SHOWING | TOM MIX || { in "THE LONE STAR RANGER" ------ : BLUNDERS { Which person in this picture is guilty of the BLUNDER? The answer will be found among Missing Woman Found, Hamilton, Jan. 31,--Mrs, Louise White, who left four little children on Jan, 3rd, has been found. While hal! the news of the conti- ment and scores of provincial police officars have been endeavor locate the missing woman, the mis- sing wite and mother, Bas been found 'residing in the neighborhood of St. Thomas. She is in retirement. | gowned {to her own | vantage | Paris, {dn London, | before {ing of the kind: {ing role at 'next Monday and Tuesday in i give screen fans and lovers of the { ike many stars of the silver screen, { mous author and popular star, will be sean at the Strand Theatre com- | stickler for the forma'tise, and to ® means | lady eking using the windfall she has won in the Calcutta Swecp and other people's ad- | So, from a philanderer In| she becomes a philanthropist | and then a Parliamen- | tarian pleading the cause of babi battleships, aH -of which sound deadly serious; but it is noth- the, play Is a ro- licking farce. Laugh after laugh {n+ swift succession, and "Squibs M.P." | proves to be the funniest flim In| which Betty Balfour has ever played, and her own Pertormance is cert- alnly Lur clevere i. No need to dl ate upon that thie, fame of the pie- | ture will sweep the country. The | usual characters, Sam Hopkins, and | her sweetheart, P. C. Lee, help to, | dispense much of the fun. The pub-! He will vote it one of the most en- | joyable comw=lies yet produced. young Tom Moore Coming. { When Tom Moore plays the lead-| the Grand Opera House Eugene | Walter's newest comedy drama, en- titled, "Thieves in Clover," it will] spoken (rama equal pleasure. Un- Tom Moore commenced his career jon the legitimate stage and it was in the somewhat stern school of ex- perience with a stock company in| New England that he learned his art for several years before the mo- tion picture magnates lured him to! the Californian studios. Thera is a refreshing significance } in the news that "Thieves .in Clo-} ver," the talented author of "Paid | in Full," "Fine Feathers" and "The Easiest Way" "has again hit the bull's eye of public approval this new play of forceful purpose. | This new offering is sald to be al powerful arraignment of social, eco-| nomic and political lawhreakers who | generally escape pun! shment by re- sorting to certain loophbles in leg- {slative measures which give them | immunity but who do eventually | meet their Waterloo from an entirely i unexpected source. Supporting Tom Moore are such capable players as Valerie Valaire, who hag recently terminated an en- gagement at the Morogco Theatre in New York in "The Wasp," Amelia Gardner; Edward Emery, who, by the way, is the brother-in-law of Cyril Maudé, tho celebrated English actor; George Drury Hart, Wilmer H. Bent- ley and Richard Abbott. At The Strand. A rare combination, that of fa- mencing today, Tom Mix excels all previous characterizations a story from the pen of Zane Grey, the peer of all Western story writers. "The Lone Star Ranger" will win a place amoung the best photoplays shown at the Strand this season. | A Sharp Earthquake A Long Distance Off Washington, Jan. 31.--A Téather sharp earthquake lasting torty, min- utes was Tr | on the George- town University seismograph late yesterday, it was announced to-day by Father Tondorf, seismologist. He estimated the disturbance was cent. red about two thousand six hwadred miles south of Washington. ee "Opportunity 1 not much of a 'murder along with Sydney I don | fice on Thursday forencon. Priseieassresntesiitess to face a charge ot | Murrell, | but it is understood that he will | leave here Saturday noon for Lon- The court opens on Monday! ufternoon At the last court the jury disagreed and a new trial or-| dered. { T. J Rigney, K.C., of this city, will be crown prosecutor at the trial and will-1éave for London on Satnrlay, v~ to London, Dnt. Claims an Injustice in Retirement From "Pen" John Laidlaw, of 181 Di-| called at the Whig of- | He has | | been retired from the staff of guards | Robert vision street, {| at the penitentiary and claims tha. | an injustice*has been done to itz} through his: retirement from the | prison. He states that he has been on the staff for two years and tem months, is well qualified to carry on | ¢his dutfes and that he considers it a hardship tg he put out of the poun- tion. He ésrved overseas with the | Second Battalion. Last years he] states that he had an offer for am. | other position but he did not accept {it as he had no intention of losing his job at the "pen." eI IYEISITEINY » STILL ANOTHER ADVANCE IN GASOLINE PRICE : | & Ny Following an advance of 2% cent per wine galllom in + the United States, an advance # 2 cents per Imperial in the price of gasoline announced yesterday. the last advance of the Toca! nrice, which was also 2 eemts, vory lafige advances have been made in the price of &| crude oil. i Sait Creek crude oil, from which the gasoline used in Can- ada is largely manufactured, has increased in value 100 per cont. since last November, and Pennsylvania crude oll, 'whiclr + jumped yesterday to $4.50 per barrel, shows a gain of $2.15 *! pet barrel over its price of a | month or two ago. * * *| #1 + * + of lon was Sines gal- gal o> * * > win[t* 220 re ceN tse nee May . see PREMIER'S POLICIES TULY InN nAMILTON | | | Ferguson to Invite Capital and | rurtner industinal veveiop= | ment or &rovince. Hamilton, Jai. 31.--Primier Pers guson told a luge sudieuce her last nigut that foremost among the duties of his government ls hat ot inviting capital to this province and furthering industrial development. Nothing, he said, wouki 30 muua tend to sabilize conditions and give steady employment to Ontario's elt- inens as ap inflow or fresh capital and the subsequent jmpe us industry would receive, The Premicy contended that On- taric had gone far enough in edu- cating fts Lest brains for the beme- fit of the United States snd that it should put a premium oa its best brains by keeping them here at home. He intended to try ana creat: a rural atmosphere around sural schools, insiead of the presenti white-collar attitude. His alm would be to. kedp Ontario boys and girls in Ontaric homes. He said he did not believe thm public funds are equaily dieczibuted among the weak aad the stroug as regards educition = Those sble to pay should defray the cost of edu- cating their chiidren sad should be | public-epiriied enough to contribute towed those Jess fortunate, . He favored subxtantial asaistance, something in thy naiure of a fiat rate, from ile Govorament fp all schools ia Clalsleis whers low a3 sosementa prevail, There ara thousands of happily { War Loan | Victory | Chandler | Cosden Oil ! July. , ayagamack Government Bonds, 1925 5 War Loan 193 Victory 1924 Victory 1927 5% Victory 1933 65% 1934 6% Victory - 1937 65% Refunding 1926 § . 100.75 . 103.00} . 100.85 | . 103.00 | . 105.30 . 102.87 . 107.75 | . 100.18 | New York. Amer Can .e Baldwin Loeo Motorg California Pete Corn Products C. PR. ovis i Crucible Steel . . Cuban Cane|Sugar Com .. .. Cuban Cane Sugar bia i Gen Asphalt . we G. 8 T. ie fuis ae Kelley Springfield Marine pfd Mack Motors .... Marlan Ofl .. 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Wabash e c t GRAIN QUOTATIONS Chicago. t Wheat-- nL o ° d Cc Wheat-- May . 103 L104% Oats-- 44% "ose The man with the millionaire ap pearance may not have enough money to get his name on the assess ment roll. where an incurable 'malefacior was being tried for larceny. prit had been assigned counsel latter was young. most of it in an attempt to he, consumed by the the mean to impose upon me?" trunks, Bam?, leave anything drop, Serving - His Sentence, An 'unusual tribute was paid to loquence in a police court recently The cui- . The It was his first ase and he desired to make tne prove he of his lient, The lawyer talked for some wenly minutes and finaily swpped, iore from lack of breath than lack I wrruments, and the prisvner suiz d (us opportunity to rise aud ad ress the bench, impossible .innocence "l beg pardon, your honor," said 'Shut 1'd like to ask if the time --er--specch of my ounsel can bb counted as pure of sentence which | know you Would llave Missed It, Master--I1s sll my luggage in the Sam---Yuals, suh, Master---~Are you sure we didn't valuable behind? Sam--Not a drop, sub, Not CANADA'S BALANCE SHEET, Will Be Considerable Improvement on That of Last Year. Ottawa, Jan. 81.--The .terms in which the federal government has formally indicated its intention w discontinue its agriculture subsidy to the provinces will create much speculiicn whether an attempt wilt be muie this yeur to make the fed- eral budge: ba'ance, The intimation to the provine.ul governments refers to "the public demand that the bud- get of the dominjon. of Canada be mado to balance; thus the assump. ton is drawn that the government has this object in view 7 So far as can be judged from pre Uminary statistics at present avalil- abl: the balance sheet to be presente ed to parliament at the coming ses. sion will be a considerable improvee ment on that presented last year. Now and then you and I run up against a business fallure willing and anxious to tell us how to succeed in hus'nose, The things which a man jokes him+ salt about, are just the thing he doesn't like to have other people Joke about,