'Now SHOWING Sin Robey. Rimetiart The[C-UNKNOWN { =. YEAR 02; No. 67. T To Sell 4.4 Beer in Groceries, Standard - Hotels and KINGSTON, ONTARIO. FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1925, Daily British on Restamans ONTARIO TEMPERANCE -ACT Main Fine on Conviction of Prom $200 to $50---The. Having Li Is Cut Number of Physician's Per- scriptions Reduced From Fifty to Thirty Per Month. #oronto, March 20.--Provision for sale of beer of 4.4 per cent. alco- holic content in standard 'hotels, restaurants and grocery stores is made in amendments to the Ontario Temperance Act, which were intro- duced into the Ontario Legislature yesterday afternoon by Hon. W. F. Nickle, Attorney-Gemeral, and giv- en first reading. In the case of groc- ery stores the beverage will be sold for outside delivery only, while in hotels and restaurants the stipula- tion Is made that service must be given at tables to avoid a reversion to the bar system, which received its death blow in Ontario in 1916. Other amendments reduce the number of prescriptions to be al- lowed a doctor from fifty to thirty 'per month while tn meu fine on of having liquor in is out trom $200 to $50. fee for a permit to sell beer 'be. charged, hut the attorney- "made. It clear that this was y for controlling purposes and obtain profits. 8 logalation brought down pro- No liduor containing % of one 'cent. to 2% per cent. by volume, Bar Sent. of absolute alcohol, may be . sold in 'Ontario without a permit } Board of Licence with the approval of The granting sale of liquor subject to rules vent disorderly conduct, sale of lig- uor to drunken persons, and gamb- ling in the premises mentioned in the permit." Wholesale druggists are prohibit- ed from selling alcohol to retail druggists, and wholesale druggists must obtain their supplies of alcohol froth the license board---the object being to keep the sale of alcohol strictly under the government's sup- ervision, May Prohibit. "The board may prohibit drug- gists from selling, or supplying liquor to any person on the prescrip- tions of the physicians' names in the order. All prescriptions must be f{ssued on forms provided under the act, and regulations and prescrip- tions for liquor of more than six ounces at a time are limited to not 'more than thirty in respect of 1ll- ness for each doctor per month, * "Offending dentists and veterinary surgeons may be prohibited by an order of the board from having in their possession or purchasing any : liquor whatever. L. = "Provision is made preventing the sale of liquors con! ing up to 2% per cent. of absolute alcohol to per- sons under 18 years of age. - "The minimum penalty for having or drinking liquor in a public place is reduced to $50, the maximum of $1,000 remaining unchanged. "Liquor which has not been pur- chased from a permit holder under the act. cannot be sold in the pro- vince or kept elsewhere than in o& | dwelling house." "The beer will be sold in standafd hotels and good restéiirants, for con- sumption on the premises, and to good grocers for delivery, but mot for consumption on the premises. Mr. Nickle said the fee for beer selling permits would be nominal, as it was for the purpose of control and not profit. Mr. Nickle, in reply to a question, said in hotels the beer would be sold from tables and not over bars, as it was desired to get away from the old brass rail. -------- To Meet The Problem. Licenses might be Eranted, he stated, to standard hotels and well- conducted restaurants and cafeterias Grocery stores genuine in character, might obtain licenses to sell for de- livery, but not for consumption on the premises, The question of the number of per- mits to be issued in a municipality would als be left to regulation, "We are acting in &'sincere de- sire to'meet a public need in an open way," the attorney-general com- mented. "The government feels that the time has come when we should get away from theoretical principles and meet this problem as a practical na, tional one in a sound common sense' way. "The present limitation in the O. T. A. is artificial, onerous, illogi- cal and certaintly not scientific. The alcoholic content from 2% per cent. proof spirit to 23 absolute alcohol by volume is in the general interest '| of temperance; and as I ssid on a previous occasion the government has been alarnied at the rapid ex- tension of whiskey and alcohol drinking In Ontario. No Political Basis. Mr. Raney--"Anyone who com- |» AMENDMENTS ARE ANNOUNCED government feels that increasing the | 2009099000400 00¢0s * + EATON COMPANY BUYS THE GOODWIN'S LTD. Montreal, March 20.--Sale of the assets of Goodwin's, Ltd., to the T. Eaton Co., Ltd., of To- rontd, for $5,294,425 cash was announced yesterday. The change will become effective around Apcil 1st, and it is understood that the depart ment store will be operated nn- der the name of the Toronto house. CPP 2P PPP 24000 P0240 49000400044 CPP PP0%0 2200009 CRUX OF CONTROVERSY. Knox College, Bone of Contention of Church Union. Toronto, March 20.--The crux of the Church Union controversy has now reached rock bottom and amounts to this: The Unionists are not prepared to turn over Knox Col- lege in toto to the Anti-Unionists who claim to have half the Presby- terian votes in Ontario. The col- lege 1s valued at $900,000 and car- |. ries. an endowment of $500,000 with practically mo debt. Knox. College library is 'undoubtedly the finest theological library in Canada. * On the other hand, the Unionists say that they are prepared to pro- vide accommodation to students and the faculty of the anti-unionists and allow them half the endowment, turning the library over in trust for the use of both. In return for this the Unionists ask that the antis do not lay a claim to the Montreal theological college. Failing their coming to an agree- ment along these lines the Unionists say that the only recourse is to abide by the decision of the Dominion com- mission appointed by the Dominion |. act. HUGE COLONIZATION of the issue of stock of the' British Lang Settlement Corporation, plans are disclosed of a colonization scheme for Central and Northern | Alberta, which exceeds in magnitude anything of the kind which has been put into effect in this province. The newly-formed company is ac- quiring a vast tract of 260,000 acres, which are the entire holdings of the Western Canada Land Company now unsold, and which were originally purchased from the Canadian Pacific Railway. These lands stretch across the province north of Edmonton from the district morta of Vermil- lion tor Wabamun, west of the city. The holdings of the Western Can- ada Land Company are in biggest bulk north of Vermilion and be- tween Clyde and Abaman, Alta. The Canadian chairman of the British Land Settlement Corporation is A. M." Brown, of Medicine Hat, former president of the Canada Col- onization Association. To Write Legal Historles. Toronto, March 20.--Mr. Justice Riddell, for the Law Society of Up- per Canada, will write the history of that institution and also the his- tory of the court of Ontario. There will be two volumes. His Lordships sérvices, costing the society nothing, were commend- fn ot ty Fo tr, mi I : TAX RATE 7060 DOWN Civic Finance Committee Has De- Cided on Thirty-Four Mis Are in Need of Re and Some Provision Will Have to Be Made For This. The civic finance committee will recommend that the city council strike the tax rate for this year at '34 mills, which will be a reduction of one mill over last year. The estimates were under consi- deration at the meeting of the fin- ance commitiée held on Thursday night, and the recommendation will go before the city council on Mon- day evening. A few weeks ago, the Whig an- nounced that an endeavor was to be made to fix the tax rate at 34 mills. Mayor Thomas B. Angrove stated when offering himselr for 8 third term, that he would ao all in his power to have a reduction of another mill on the taxes, and since taking over his office for the third term, he has been preaching economy and the members of the various committees have been doing everything possible to cut down their expenses. A very slight increase in the assessment will be reported, while a number of city débentures have been retired. Quite a sum of mo- ney has been cut off various items of expenditure, There is one important matter that the city council will have to face and that is capital expenditure Sor the upkeep of the city buildings, Duildings hich Kingston it. d in order that it 1 after, it is necessary a goodly sum be expended. For instance there is considerable pointing to be done, whilé some of the big pillars re- quire attention. So much for the outside, but on the inside there is need of a great deal of work. The task bas been too heavy for the pro- perty committee for the amount of money at the disposal of this com- mittee. With such a limited appro- peiation, the property committee can but cover a very small portion of the work needed to be carridd on. With 'an amount for capital. expendi- ture, the committee would be in a position to.do the necessary work. The budget, in all its detafl, is now being prepared and will be pre- sented to the city council at the ayy Dr, J. H. Grisdale was re-elected president of the Ottawa Winter Fair Asspciation. ; THE CITY BUILDINGS: in the line of Aepairs which are ab- regular meeting to be on Mon- | 2849459500905 0004 * 3 EARTHQUAKE DESTROYS + A CHINESE TOWN + * * + Bhanghal, March 20.--The ¢ # China Inland Mission, Router's ¢ & Agency says, has received a # # telegram dated March 19th.stat- 4 ing that an earthquake has de- % # stroyed Tailifu, 'a town & Western Yunnan province. ¢ disastrous fire followed 4 quake. Foreigners in - # neighborhood were safe, ¢ message said. ti the the * + + * * * * * 00000000 OOPINIONYS Mother And Danghter Drowned In Fraser Lake, Hastings Belleville, March 20.--Double drowning, that of 'Mfs. Nettle Wilson, and her .13-year-old daughter Shiely Wilson, fin Fraser Lake, near Fort Stewart, northern section of Hastings county, is reported by Pro- vincial Constable McCoy who ar- rived in Bancroft last night from the scene of the tragedy. The bodies have been recovered, No details as to how the acci- dent occurred have been re- ceived. An inquest will be held by Dr. Lund of Bancroft. Service Lodge of Ontario East. AUTO AND OCCUPANTS Wife and Children Escaped With 8light Injuries. Desota, Ill, March 20.---Jesse Fankey uf Shion this cour automobile when Wi cribed the fantasy of the winds. He swung into a garage to es- cape, Pankey sald, apd as he * stepped from the auto, the roof of the garage was whirled away. Next, he asse h car was tossed into the air and ° carried off with his wife and children in it. He also was lift- ed and blown five blocks, alight- ing uninjured on tne Illinois Central railroad tracks, he con- tinued. His wife and children later were found in a freshly plowed field and they were only slightly injured, Pankey stated. He added that the last time he saw his automobile it was still sailing. Call to New York. | Philadelphia, March 20. -- Rev. Dr. Robert Norwood, of St. Paul's call to St. Bartholomew's church in New York. ' Condon, March 2 a paseud ing wi as given in the House of mons late vening to remove the disqaat stars from sitting on oN - accoun 5 on town councils on of their oT fm Arie dp Frome Long Recognized. Ottawa, March 20.--In recogni- tion of his services to the order dur- ing the thirty years he was in office, an illuminated address was present- ed to F. M. Clark, of Belleville, who retired last year from the post of 'Grand Secretary of the Orange BLOWN LONG DISTANCE| By [Ilinols " Tornado--Man, tornado approached, today des- = Secretary to Lord India--Was in War DEATH CALLS LORD CURZON, mier fad He Not Been a Peer. London, March 20.--Death to-day claimed Marquis Curzon of Kedles- » lord president of the council, d former foreign secretary. The end came at 5:35 o'clock this morn- ing after a fight against pneumonia, which developed following his oper- ation of two weeks ago. The marquis wah sixty-six years of age. The first intimation of a break in his health came on March 6th when he col- lapsed while dressing for a public dinner at Cambridge, at which he was to have delivered a speech. His collapse was marked by faintness and nasal hemorrhage. An operation was performed four days later in London, but the nature of the trouble was not given out. A reg-| ular medical bulletins regarding his, condition also failed to name the malady but "bladder trouble" was generally given as the cause of his collapse. a pula The Marquis Curzon (George Na- thaniel Curzon) from the cradle to, the tomb, exemplified to perfection in every detail the type of superior , hig if persbnality known as the ruling | aristocrat. {lite and followed the career of po- | litics and Episcopal church here and formler Nova Scotian poet, has accepted a read- Com- a Pg to ] and c'ty He was bred for public ranment with sach suc- cess that held almost every great office under the crown except the highest of all--the post of prime minister. Ironically enough, it was the honors he accumulated while working his way toward the pre- miership which, more than anything else, militated against his ambition & notable record in India, his res' gime having been highly satisfactory to both the ruling race and the native, In the years that followed many honors were conferred upon him; Oxford made him lord chancellor 1907 and the next year Glasgow made him lord rector. The hono: degree of doctor of laws was confers red by Cambridge, .Manchester, Glasgow and Durham. In 1911 the king raised him to a viscount and the Royal Geographical Society elected him president, which office he filled for three years. One of War Cabinet. Lord Curzon was naped.one of the imperial war ca in the Lloyd-George 'coalition go ernment and was made leader of House of Lords in 1916. He con= tinued in that position throughout the war and the reconstruction period. He betame secretary of state for foreign affairs in 1919 and continued in that office in the Bon Law government after the Lloyds George rule had been smashed ; the Tories. Meanwhile he had risen two more steps in the pee an earldom and then to a marquisate, There remained only a dukedom to be obtained and Lord Curzon gen ally was credited with a burni ! ambition to achieve this highest titles for those outside of 1¢ blood. It was at that time his accum: tion of honors operated against Curzon in his ambition to the British prime minister. Bonar Law retired in 1923 of ill-health there was besides Curzon only one other man question with honor and s: Weighing In opposition to © was the new twentieth cesitury t dition against appointing as p & pper wha could not meet att; on the government in the House Commons. Hence, Mr. Baldwin, ing a commoner, received the place. Led Allies at Lausanne. Lord Curzon consented to in the foreign office in the Bald government. He went to La to lead the Alljes In nlaking for the post and, when it seemed al-| aga most surely his, kept it from him. Had he been born thirty years easlier he undoubtedly would have become prime minister. . When he came to the threshold of that office, it was in 1923, the day of noble lords occupy- ing No. 10 Downing street had set. rd. was president of the Union, the all- Sibracing students' organization many of whose leaddrs in after life prominent. 1.0 et i high honors, young Cur- his university educa- gi :f : : { § i ! ; g f £ His