4 ii EMPIRE ARE AT WAR, DECLARES AUSTRALIA Has Not Changed That Legal Fact, Australian Attor- f Says, But Australia Still Has Right to Decide on Active Participation. NSW, =; €¢---(By lan Press Australian Cor- ): The question of how t self-governing British. should entér the fleld of 1 "politics has exercised fhe ablest' minds in ~the Should the Foreign Of- London formulate the policy. # whole of the Empire, unaia- Dominion statesmen? Or the Dominions take an active ia's position was definitely d in Sydney yesterday by the Attorney-General---Hon.. J. ~--a constitutional lawyer | who was on the advisory [ the Prime Minister of Aus- 8, Hon. "Billy" Hughes, at the filles Peace Conference in 1919. tham sald that in regard to pelation of Australia to interna- affairs, there was a disposi- Australia to deny the exist- any problems. There were n Australia--some in respon- positions--who assumed what ht be termed the pose of indif- as far as the question of lia and foreign affairs was d, The suggestion, for 1in- that any Australian should 18 THE USE OF LIVING? {8 the use of living when a gets up in the morning as a8 when she went to bed at ht, with headache, backache, drag- iBg-down pains, nervous, irritable despondent ? These are all of ailments peculiar to her | which makes life: a burden. womian In this condition d rely upon Lydia E. Pinkham's le Compound, a good, old- joned remedy made from roots | Berbs. It eontains fo narcotics 'mful drugs. \ BY-LAW , a fwed assessment to the ; Battery Company, of the Oity of Kingston. The assessment of the property of Monarch Battery Company includ- ¥ , buildings and business assess- 'shall be fixed at One Thousand ($1,000). fixed assessment shall not be 3 riod than ten years, and apply to or affect taxation for purposes or local improvements. L The fixed assessment shall be con- Jo. the property of the Monarch Ba proposing to carry on oh_an no Municipality. of the City of certain manufacturing busi- Suitneg only Such as the property and hereinaft for "are poses, said Broperty bi ¢ part of lots 205, 206, 207 and the westerly side of Montreal i; and. bounded by Montreal, and Fraser Streets. NOTICE is hereby given that the fore- #8 & true copy of a proposed of the fon_of the City igston, who been taken into derat bn and which will be fin. per, the date o rst publication will be on the of April, 1926. Votes of the electors of the City be k i tween ihe hours of nine the afternoon at the in. the forenoon and five in the afternoon at the follow- bes; and by the following De- ning Officers, vis. -- A ] WARD, Polling Sub- ons Nos 1 and 2 at 60 King ry Movers, D.R.O. the Cor. Gore and Welling- James Shaw, D.R.O. RD-~Nos. 4 and 5, at mm City Hull, W. B. at 30 U. Willlam_St., h 8 Bh a m Josep he > LENCE WARD, No, A 345 » A. W. Dunlop, D.R.O. . 8 and 3 at 380 Barrie 8t., Geo. QUI WARD, No. 10, at 52 Bay liam A. Woods, D.R.O. 11 and 12 at 256 Montreal St. Bramah, D.R.O. ONTEN 1 3 at 137 TES Shot * a4 55 Johm. St, Robert Cowie, pu de ora BRO os Bu FL +| time there was véry streng objec- | tion to allowing a High Commis- be sent to London for the purpose of assisting In the solution of prob- lems of foreign affairs met some- times with expressions of contempt. There were, however, despite® this attitude; very urgent matters in re- lation to foreign affairs, which af- fected intimately the «well-being of Australia and we were not going to solve this problem of our relation- ship to foreign affairs by refusing to admit that it existed and by re- ceiving with contempt any sugges- tions that might be made for the solution, . . . Australia's attempts to deal with her own local problems, urgent and important as many of them were, were not as significant in the life of the nation as the reactions of Aus- tralia to foreign affairs. It was in- ternational affairs which affected the very existence of a nation. The very existence of Australia, for ex- ample, as a democratic, self-govern- ing community, was at stake during the war. Our very destiny, our fate, our chance of dealing with internal affairs, were all bound up with what happened in international affairs. Mr. Latham went on to say that to take no part in international af- fairs meant that the destiny of Aus. tralia as a British self-governing community was to be left entirely in other hands. Burely such a posi- tion was unworthy of a people with any claims to nationhood. Did we really believe that we were to have no voice in determining a policy which might, for example, throw throw Australia into the scale be- tween contending nations? A great many Australians were to-day shut- ting their eyes to the facts, It was impossible to escape or avoid inter- national relations. They existed, and that being so, there must be a considered determination of policy with regard to them. Supposing a war, in which Great Britain was in- volved, should break out. Some peo- ple appeared to think that a Domin- fon in such circumstances could say: "I am not in the fight; you cannot touch me." But it was what the other fellow did that mattered. A big issue such as that depended not upon what we thought or said but upon what other nations and we our- selves did, To think, when Great Britain was at war, that we were not in the fight, was to live in a fool's paradise. In the British Em- pire Australia had the part and the influence of one of the most power ful nations on the face of the earth, On the contrary Australia by hers self was one of the minor Powers. 'We had a race pride and a national pride. But whatever our national pride might be, Australia, standing alone, was one of the small Powers of the world. » . * Mr. Latham emphasized the im- portance of unity of policy within the Empire; the fact that the Em- pire, of which Australia was a part, insanity of an attitude of independ- ence. He contended that to allow Great Britain to determine foreign policy without any reference to the Dominions at all was inconsistent alike with the growing sense of na. responkibilities of the Dominion gov- ernments. For the Government of Australia to wash its hands of for- eign affairs was gravely to neglect the vital interests of the people. Surely, again, Australia had reach- ed a stage In her development when she owed also a duly in this regard, not alone to herself, but also to the world, irrespective of considerations self-defence. Australia had a duty to try to offer some contribution to a solution of world problems, Mr. Latham pointed out that while the present means of consul- tation, through the instrument of Imperial Conference and other chan- nels, were not yet entirely satistac- tory and effective, it was hoped that the posittan of High Commissioner fn London in the future would be abled to concern himself with these entic information to the Government of -Australia, although at the same sioner to bind the Australian Gov- 'ernment; that must be left to the Ministry, which was responsible to Pa and, through Parlia- was, in fact and in law, an interna- i tional unit; and what he termed the |S tionhood in the Dominions and 'the || of self-interests, self-protection and |g such that its occupant would be en-|2 questions and give direct and auth-|N * - 3 only, Silk Coats i » 25 new Rayon Silk Dresses in all sizes and four diffevent Saturday Special ........... $9.49 Announcing the First Showing of SUMMER FROCKS A complete line and materials are in the most part in Flat Crepe. Colors drifting through the soft biege tones into deeper carmel and blues, green and navy. On Saturday, We Have a Number of Smart Frocks on Sale Special, fair quality, Flat Printed Ctepes in all shades and all sizes., These Dresses are pretty as can be and regularly sold at $22.50. Saturday, we are having a special for the opening at You really should not miss these Frocks. Come in and view the largest Millin- ery Display in the City SATURDAY SPECIAL 25 Hats in copy models and samples -- no two alike, for $2.95 brown shades, Kingston women will benefit. please all. "10.95 All sizes, all shades and designs that will certainly The Most Outstanding Feature of Our Sale is the Clearing of Our Entire Stock of Ladies' Spring Coats Manufacturer needed money. Too many Coats on his racks. We had the ready cash and the result: over 200 very fine, Poiret Twill, Suedine and other materials will be sold at nearly ONE-HALF THE REGULAR PRICE. Saturday only .| Some of these garments were sold as high as $27.00. 7 New Policy in Ready-to-Wear is to increase'our busi- ness by quicker turnover with smaller profits. 1 1 diately. CATERING TO LARGER SIZES ABRAMSKY'S have added a special feature to their Ready-to-Wear De. partment--a complete line of larger sizes. Dresses, Coats and Suits, enabling the person who finds it so hard to fit, an opportunity to be fitted almost Linme- A visit will be appreciated by us. $19.95 Regularly priced at $35.00. A smart, Silk Coat, beauti- fully lined with Silk. Sizes 16, 18 and 20. Only an early buyer will profit. suid ad # To-morrow View Our Special Ladies" Suit Display ! OVER 200 LADIES' SUITS TO CHOOSE FROM Ranging in sizes from 16 to 51, and priced from $19.95 up. All our Suits are strictly tailored and fit perfectly. ONLY 5 DOZEN HOUSE DRESSES Best quality GINGHAM. These are really smart House Dresses. As these are sold for below cost, only ONE will be sold to a customer, Regular $1.25 . ..... . Saturday 69c. NEW RAYON SILK DRESSES $2.95 color stripes. ¢ 'Thede Dresses certainly are excellent buys ! Regular$450 ...... Saturday $2.95 $9.49-6 LADIES' TWEED SUITS Regular $16.00 to $19.50 values. Sizes are 38 and 40 only. $7.95 Misses' Polo | Cloth Coats Sizes 15, 17 and 19. Formerly priced at $12.00. Come early and save yourself money ! MEN'S SPECIAL TWEED COATS *14.95 15 Men's Tweed Coats----excellent material and well made. - These Coats regularly sold at $22.00. Saturday, in all sizes ....... $14.95 FURNITURE $10.00 will place a beautiful Chesterfield Suite in your home and balance can be arranged for. you are taking your money out of your of your savings. SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY ! 1 TAPESTRY 8 PIECE SUITE-----well made and one that will last for years. Separate Cushions, Wing Chair in- cluded. Regularly sold at $185.00. SATURDAY ....... ..... $99.00 Buying this way earnings, not out ONE SLIGHTLY DAMAGED 9 Piece DiningRoom Suite *109.50 Cash or Home Lover Club terms. Louis XVI. design. Buffet 66" long with heavy plate mirror on back, China Cabinet neatly all enclosed; oblong table and solid lea ther seats on chairs. Regular price $175.00. Saturday ...... ......... $109.50 Come early and do not be disappointed. Only 1 set. 32¢~-500 Congo- leum Mats Regular 60c. Congoleum Mats. Tn all colors and de. signs. No more than 2 to & customer. No telephome orders or deliveries. Polychrome Mirrors Oval or oblong shape ....... $3.79 These Mirrors are bevelled and the frames are Poly. chromed in neat designs. Sizes 16 1 25. Regular $7.50"... ... Saturday $3.79 99¢c.--75 BOYS' BLOOMERS Just the thing for Boys. Will give long wear and are equipped with Governor Fasteners. - Regular $1.75, As = the amount is limited, ONLY 1 PAIR TO A CUSTOMER. » BE. | ! AAA A A a ------ --_:_e dri 265 PRINCESS ST. ------ I i wi. 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