Priday, April 16, 1926. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG REBUILDING OF LOCK | IS NEAR COMPLETION uch Work Has B Been Done at | Kingston Mills During the Winter, The Public Works Department gang of men engaging in rebuilding | a part of the walls of the upper lock at Kingston Mills, on the Ridean canal, is rushing the work to com- pletion. For some time, a portion of the walls 'on either side of the upper lock has been leaning so much that] it was feared it would collapse. The | departmental engineers after going over the job decided that the work would be done during the winter. ut four hunded ton of cut stone 4 cement has been required to] plete the work. It has been a rat [| are out of employment, Finishing We pride ourselves on the fact that we mive the BEST Service eity. Twenty-five years the SXperience places us in 8 position #ive you this serviee, WE DO OUR OWN WORK This is a decided advantage to our Dustomers, as we, are iu a sresniea evening when the AY.P.A. Biorare: ta o give expert advice on aking and making. | Flims sent to us by mail be. | eelve our prompt attention. Better work lower Prices. L. T. BEST PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST 'Phone 59, FOR SALE Batemans Real Estate DETACHED BRICK DWELLING -- 7 rooms, B. and T., electric and gas, H. W, floors, hot air; garden; * central. MONEY TO LOAN. 3 CUSTOMS BROKER ALL KINDS OF INSURANUE. 1113 BROCK ST., KINGSION -------- [¢o0d thing for the lockmen and Some extra men, who have had work | he greater part of the winter. poet ordinary conditions the a] are laid-off at the end of November | until the first of April. The Rideau canal opens on May 1st and the job will be finished by | that time. During the past two wecks the lockmen all along the Rideau canal have been painting the gates ard] other parts of the locks in readinass for the opening of 'mavigation. Tho gates get a coat of blue paint while | all the chains and other equi ipment | { are finished in black. {| Tt is understood that the da-| | partment. at Ottawa is considering | | doing some work on one of the locks at Brewers: Mills next winter. The | stone work, it is understood, Is in| a similar condition fo that at King-| ston Mills. The department has a gang of men which travels from place to place along the canal during the winter and summer months, making ny re- pairs that are needed. It has been | | so arranged that when any winter) work Is being done and the lockmen | they are | given the preference, when addi- tional men have to be engaged. "VALLEY FARM," A COMEDY, Presented in St. James' Parish Hall Thursday Night. gt. James' Parish Hall was filled | with an enthusiastic audience on presented "Valley Farm,' * a domestic {Jomady in four acts. Between the acts Miss I. Bureau sang and gave a reading, Bobby Ascgoft sang, Miss {Ena Echlin danced and Miss Marjorie {Lyons gave a reading. Mrs. 'Alfred |Behlin acted as accompanist. The characters in the play were: Hetty Holcomb, a country flower, trans- planted on city soil, Miss M. Hol- land; Isabél Carney, niece to David Hildreth, Miss E. Dawson; Mrs. Runciman, Harold's mother, Mrs. T. W. Savary; Alvera Holcomb, sister of Silas, Mrs. F. W. Partridge; Lizy Ann Tucker, who borrows but "never gossips," Miss H, Pearson; Verbena, hired girl on the farm, Miss E. Hol- land; Harold Runciman, a New Yorker, J. A. Calver; Perry Deacon, a son of the soil, T. H. Parker; David Hildreth, a New York lawyer, Dr. P. H. Huyek; Silas Holcomb, owner of Valley Farm, W, J. Keeley; Azariah Keep, a clock 'tincker, George Gil- bert; Jennings, sefgant at the Runci- man mansion, Lieut.-Col. F. W. Partridge. -------------- Some Euchre Party. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Purvis, Montreal street, gave a very enjoy- able euchre party last evening. The prizes were won by Mr. John Sulli- van, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Turpin and Miss Evelyn Sullivan. ------------------ Just Like Home Grown. Asparagus from Richland, Wash., Saturday, at Carnovsky's. | | ---------- Dividends: drawn from companies are now assessed for income tax. FIRE Damaged by water--large number of Hats to be sold at - 60% REDUCTION Balance of stock must be sold at 'various reductions from 20% to 90% aocording to extent of dam- | MARION WHEELER SALE | Classic 233 PRINCESS STREET n' for Business In eplee of the fact that the Harrison, Building 'has bees astraged by fire, we will open Saturday. Jresh shipments. ble merchandise have arrived, a -- Tg ago ot Sul Fg. Coie Dresses, ete. Shoppe (CURLING GAMES ARE | TARIFF CHANGES I PLAYED ON APRIL 15 --rm? A Record Established by Kings- ton for Late Play on the Ice. A local record for late curling was |established at the Kingston Curling | Club rink on Thursday, when six lends of doubles were played, the' |game resulting in a tie. This is the {latest that cur)ing games have been played in' this city. The ice was in fairly good nditior A few years ago games were played at the Rockwood Curling Club on {April 4th, and this was considered to be a very fine record. The wea- ther of the past week has been fairly cold and the ice was nursed along till an almost perfect sheet was recdy for the game on Thursday. It was {played in the morning before the sun had a chance to melt the smooth surface. The members who played were T. Copley, A. Woodman, J. B. Cooke and A, E. Treadgold. The curlers were considering: having another game on Friday, if the ice was suitable. WATERTOWN ELOPEMENT. The Couple Formerly of Sydenham and Odessa. The Watertown, N.Y. says: '""Mary G. Murray, formerly of Sydenham and Joseph E. Mohan, formerly of Odessa, eloped during the early hours of Wednesday morn- ing from Watertown. leaving for Niagara Falls where they were to be married. No one had any knowledge that the two were to be married and it was not known until late the next morning that Miss Murray had de- parted from Watertown. Mrs. Dan Briceland, a sister of Miss G. Mur- ray saw her sister and Mohan at the theatre on Tuesday night. Mohan and Miss Murray left the theatre early. It was learned later that they had secured a marriage license to be married in Niagara Falls and it is believed that is where they went. Mrs. Dan Briceland, (who is well known in Kingston), was very much surprised at what had occurred and stated that she did not know her sister and Mohan were to be married although she knew that the two had been keeping company for some time. She stated further that hen parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mur4 ray of Sydenham strongly disap- proved of the marriage, wanting their daughter to finish her nursing training at Watertown. Miss Murray resided at Sydenham until she went to Watertown to train for a nurse. Mohan is 4 son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mohan of Odessa. He is a cheesemaker. Standard, « ADDITIONAL POWER CITY'S GREATEST NEED Estimated Kingston Could Use Between Two and Three Thousand Horse Power. It has been learned that Kingston can use between two and three thou- sand more horsepower of electrical energy for domestic and industrial purposes if it is available, and through the contract made by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission, for Quebec Power, it would seem as though this amount of power will be supplied. Lack of sufficient energy is be- lieved to be responsible to a very considerable extent , for Kingston's slow industrial development, but through this new source of supply it is hoped to overcome this obstacle. FRANCIS KING WINS CASE. In Exchequer Court for the Matthews Steamship Company. Judgment was rendered yesterday by Hon. Mr. Justice Hodgins in the Toronto Admiralty District of thhe Exchequer Court of Canada, in an action between the Mathews Steam- ship Company, Limited, owners of the 88. Yorkton, and the Onmitarlo Gravel Freighting Company, Limit ed, owners of the Tug T. A. Tees and the sand derrick scow Badger concerning a collision In the ' St. Clair River, opposite Algonac, about midnight of June 24th, 1925, which resulted in the sinking of the Bad- ger. The trial took place at Toronto on the 17th, 18th and 19th of March. Francis King, K.C,, of this oity was for the Yorkton, and J. H. Rodd, K.C. of Windsor for the Tees and Badger. The Yorkton's claim was $10,000 and that of the Badger $90,000, The judgment exonerates ths Yorkton and dismisses the claim of the Badger, allowing the Yorkton all costs. : partment 'of Public Highways, To- ronto, have commenced the work of gurveying the provisels] highway tween Joyceville and Sone ha Hn rien oO Kingston, ef fell; ita H | FEY { PROBS:---Saturday; fair arid comparatively mild. ship direct, British preference to be | $5 per gallon as compared with pre- | sent duty of $10. | Sponge----these now pay 12 1-2 per j cent. sh preference and 8 3-4 | per cent. under British-West Indies | agreement of 1920. They are to be free under British preference. Tin plate--Of class or kind not made in Canada. Free under Brit- ish preference. Dutiable at 5 per cent. under intermediate and general tariffs, Change made, announced Mr. Robb, for benefit of canning in- dustry. i { Pasteurizers and equipment for! ish preference to 6 per cent. under intermediate and general tariffs to 10 per cent. Proportionate tions made on raw material. Seeds, tree seeds, tion on free list. Sugar--for refining, testing 96 de- | grees of polarization reduced, under | British preference 16.288 cents per | 100 pounds, that is from 45 cents to | 28.712 cents. Proportionate reduc- | tions made in duty of sugar of other | degrees of polarization, Steel castings--In rough for| manufacture of shot guns. Duty re-, duced under general tariff to ten per cent. On gun stocks duty reduc- ed under general tariff to 15 per cent. "Miners safety lamps--The duty re- moved on belt and cap lamps for| miners and parts. Machinery for use only n produe- ing unrefined oil or fertilizers from shale, put on free list and exempt from sales' tax. i Aircraft engines and complete parts free under British preference dutiable at 7 1-2 per cent. under, intermediate and 10 per cent. under | general until July 1st, 1928. { Ethylene, clycol used in manufac- ture of explosives to be free. To reduc- fof re-forestra- Drawbacks. | Ninety-nine per cent, on sugar used in manufacture of loganberry wine. ' Eighty per cent. on artificial | silk tops and waste until Jan. 1st, | 1928. t Eighty per cent. on artificial silk! yarns enumerated tariff ftem 583A | when imported prior to January 1st, 1 1926, and manufactured before Jan. 1st, 1927. | Ninety-nine per cent. on cellulose | acetate in powder form when. import-| ed after April 30th, 1927, and before | Nov. 1st, 1927, and manufactured before December 1st, 1927. Eighty per cent. on yarns produc-| ed from cellulose acetate, dry spun, | when imported after Oct. 31st, 1926, | and prior to August 1st, 1927, and | manufactured before Sept. 1st, 1927. | Direct shipment Proposed - that | after Jan. 1st, 192 2fits of Brit-| ish preferential (arift shall apply | only to goods conveyed direct to sea or river port of Canada. Tax on carbonic acid gas as speci-| fied in schedule two of the special | war revenue act, repealed. COMPLIMENTARY BALL | 1 Given by Officials and Staff | Penitentiary. With the kind co-operation ot] Warden Ponsford, Deputy Warden | Tucker and Dr. W. G. Anglin, the} officials and staff of the Portsmouth | penitentiary held their first annual | complimentary ball at Ontario Hall | Thursday evening, the dance being | ge of the most successful and en- | joyable of the season. About two hundred couples thorouBhly enjoyed | the evening dancing to the music | rendered by Sid Fox and His Serenad- | ers. The hall was beautifully decor- | ated with flowers of many descrip- | tions and fancy electric lamps. Buffet | refreshments were served at inter. mission. Among those present were | IhapeciotsJackion and Mrs. Jackson | of Ottawa. A letter was received from Mrs. | W. 8. Hughes of Ottawa, extending, | on behalf of General Hughes, who is ill, congratulations to the local staff | on the success of the event and ex-| pressing regret at not being able to] attend, The committee in charge of the ball, to whom much credit for the success is due, was composed ot i | Messrs A. Archibald, L. Walsh, A. }i Pullen, B. O'Neil, B. G. Taylor and ||} J. A. Donoghue. | | | i ON ORGANIZATION WORK § Mr. Leon Fraser, Secretary ova cial Tourists' Association. Mr. Leon Fraser, secretary of the | | Provincial Tourists' Association, 8) | spending a tew days in the city, on | organization work in this district, On Friday morning, he met Mayor Angrove, Dr. W. W. .Sands, city clerk, H. D. Wightman, secretary of the Board of Trade, and other King- stonians interested in the Tourists' For some years Mr. Fraser was secretary of the Chamber of Com- merce at Peterboro. i if generating electric power for farm purposes, duly reduced under Brit- | | Hi e. 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