> 4 RALPH INCE 4 CLAIRE ADAMS 1 "THE BEA woLP* ] Fear a Fresh Upheaval ' King Alfonso He Would Prochaim Republic - With Himself As President If He Yields * "to Officers' Dem } London, Sept. 17.--A Arriving at Fespnodent of who hes beem in Spain investigat- | Riviera, to whom he ing the situation end the recent crisis | conversation at Del Leon due to the mutiny of amtillery, tele- epecial cor- mier-diotator is said to . | plied | power depends upon the army, sullen mutiny tion of {spreading in ercepted the car at Del Leon in the Oty miles from Médrid King was on his way to bors pul Moy Pajares 'with King, y» after listening to their impassioned 'demands, pro- 08, Tespondent continues, "it will what is happening." dn Sitter 0000000004 MINISTER OF CUSTOMS ¢ FRENCH AND GERMAN "+ i an CONFER Geneva, Switzerlana, + 17M. Briand afd Dr. Btrese- % main, French and Ferman for- hbo and Massey Mentioned, week will Cuétonts.' departm Liberal be that to. bean _ Inthe Army of Spain Mutiny Spreading Premier De Rivea Tol the palace Alfonso The Daily Express, | received Premier Gen. Primo De related the "If your majesty yields to the officers I. will proclaim a republic with mywelf as president," the pre- haw re- Mi is sald that dictator hold on A is declared to be the antiflery, cavairy, Infantry amg alr force, wihiile the army dn Morocco is wavering im its allegian "If a revolution comes," the oor be through the army and mot the peo- ple, who are mot allowed ito know Names of Rowell, Euler, Malcolm Ottawa, Sept. 17--One of the most important Cabinet posts to be filled by Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King when he takes over the premiership next of Minister of he 'réorganization of this t is now under way. The Government of Mr, King; as Mr, James Halliday the Liberal candidate in Kingston, received the following telegram this morning from the Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King leader of the Libgral party: ; Ottawa, Sept. 17. Jas. Halliday, Esq., Kingston: On behalf of the Liberal party, I wish to thank you and our many friends in Kingston for the part taken in 'the historic campaign just concluded. I hope you will Rll feel that upholding the standard of Lib- eralism as you have, you have con- tributed, in a very real measure to the splendid triumph of our cause throughout Canada. All good wishes. ~--W. L: Mackenzie King. NO STATEMENT Fron | LIBERAL LEADER YET Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King Will Wait Until Meighen Min- istry Steps Out. Ottawa, Sept. 17.--Right Hon. Mackenzie King, Liberal leader, was in conference with various of his supporters yesterday and com- tinued to receive wires of congratu- lation, No statement will come irom Mr. King until the Meighen - Minis- try has officially stepped out. That is expected Monday evening. On Tuesday he win probably receive his call from Government House to form 8 Ministry. Mr, King & likely adhere to his former plan of a geo- graphical cabinet-- having every Province represented. Will 'Ferguson Lead Tories? Euson has problems other than bye- elections. and * Provincial = general elections. For instance, he may go THE FIFTH T0 SWIN ACROSS CHANNEL + pr ------ Norman L. Dereham, Englishnen, at Last Successful HE WIRS 1,000 POUNDS Offered for the First British to] Ottawa, Sept. 17.--Premier Fer- | ~ Born Subject fo Beat Ger- derle's Time. Dover, Emg., Sept. 17.--Normen leslie Dereham of Southend, Eng., to-day Aflished his swim across the English Chamnel from Cape Gris- Nay, Svwad Dereham made the Swim in 13 &oure 56 minutes. He left Gois-Nez at 9 o'gjock last night and landed jn St. Margaret's Bay this morning at 10.55 o'clock. The record for the swim. is 11 hours § minutes, made by the French baker, Georges Michel, on Sept. 10th. By his performance, Dereham wins the prige of £1,000 offered by The News of the World tor the first British-born Subject to beat Gertrude Bderle's tint® of 14 hours 38 min- utes, Dereham used breast strokes most of the way, but changed to a back stroke near the end. He was given 4 rousing reception by the crowd which watched Made Ottawa, Sept. 17.--The Prime 'Minister's office officially' announc- ed late yesterday 'afternoon that a formal meeting of the Meighen cap- inet had been called for Monday next, and that the Goverament will Immediately tender its resignation. The text of the statement contain. ing the announcement is as fol- lows: . : "As soon as the final returns were received, Mr. Meighen despatched a telegram to each of the ministers, asking him to come to Ottawa, A cabinet 'meeting will be held' on Monday, the earliest date upon which the members of the Govera- Formal Annomncement of Resigna at Ottawa By Pr . » jer Mei h ment can arrive.. The "Government will, of course, immediately tender its resignation." Earlier yesterday, Premier Mei ghen conferred in his office with a In the capital, but no formal meet- ing. of the cabinet was held. Those who attended the informal confer. ence were Sir Henry Drayton, Sir George Perley, Hon. E. R. Ryck- man, Hon. Donald Sutherland and Hon. Raymond Mofand. Other members of the cabinet are ROW on their way to Ottawa, In response to. Premier Meighen's sum- mons. BLASTS OF WINTER IN THE FAR WEST Oold Winds Are Sweeping Many of the Snow-cov= ered Sections. Winnipeg, Sept. 17.--The unusual weather disturbances brought tha first touch of winter to Alberta, parts of eastern British Columbia and western Saskatchewan: In sev- eral sections of Alberta the snowfall reached mid-winter proportions, the maximum snowfall being reported from. Edmonton where it reached a depth of one foot. mantle of now varies from one to six inches. A sharp drop in tem- perature, with seven degrees of frost in the Edmonton district. ac- companied the snowfall. ¥ Practically the whole : of the prairie provinces have Been drench- od by rains during the past two days and grave concern is felt over the In other parts of the province, the SIR HENRY DRAYTON MAY SUCCEED MEIGHEN As or of the Conservative rv in the House of Sat. number of his ministers who arrived | hibition. the palace were called off. The manager and two 've on Frid In view, & very fine been arranged. The School Fair. was day morning. winners will be day'in the Whig. ranged 'to start at 2 Of Vegetables on' Exhibit 5 ronto Exhibition. ------ N On account of the heavy rain Thursday there was very little, do ing at the Kingston Industri Although. the exhibil in fine 1 Were very few people to ses ti When the rain stopped fa four. o'clock, the directérs in of the horses decided that the ing would proceed. The horse sports and grand stand perfor 0 which had been arranged had to the dh dre looking forward to there large crowds at the and Saturday. Wi : programme He pom the children can get through, eH a 4 postponed until. The list of the announced on A. W, Strett expects that with weather #hé parade of the children will be fine. continued delay of harvesting opér- ations. The grain is reyortea to be in localities. wha well as the governmeat of Prémier Meighen, stand pledged to a thor ough clesnup of the customs service, fair and be able to leave the ¢ 44 decent hour to return to | mes, 3 ion to Ottawa to lead the Federal Con- .servative party. Right -H Meighen, the def: ing prob- twp coun- between the . meeting was % tries. The place ot Shed boob t ee ou man work. The name ell, who was a ion Government, is mentioned Possibility, tee 00000 Séét eve tbe binds m Ontario, without portfolio, are W. ames Malcolm and Hon. Massey. Bx -- \ \ Paris, Sept. 17.--Formal de- Bal ot reports published in Berlin that France was con- centrating troops on the Italian frontier was issued. by War Minister Painleve to-day. "It is regrettable that such news should be disseminated by. the Germans on the day at- { ter Germany's entry into the * League of Nations," M. Pain. love, said. ; pis _ A Schoower Sunk. . . tucket, Mass., Sept. 17.--The h ¢ R. Douglass was cent. The proceeds will ------------------ C.P.R. OFFERS BONDS. dian Pacitie RaHway, through anty Company and the Montreal, to-day offered 'collateral trust bonds at der construction, branch lines and purposes. This ority over Crown Seven men were, brought from the wreck to-day by a guard boat. * other as shares, World, ---- DIED AT BELLEVILLE. ate Mail Service. ton, Sept. 17.--RBy agres- between Great Britain and the 0 States, a special delf: ser- "Vice of mall will be inangurated be- tween the two countries. The special delivers fee is 2 cent in addition to the regular postage Belleville, Masson, police ville and both citor, died rather Ing the night aged sixty-nine, 'Was appointed mdgistrat | ter Helen Stewart ) : Was a prominent Mason. Eels 08s and Mx King wil probably want an oo undertake the | L Hom. N. W. Row- member of the Un- as a for the customs portfolio. who may be selected for the appointment, with or D. Buler, Vincent Amounting to $20,000,000 in New York 3 New York, Sépt. 17.--The Cans- the National City Company, the Guar- Baak of $20,000, 000 of twenty-year 4 1.2 per cent. 96 1-2 and Accrued interest to yield £77 per be used for the payment of a steamship now un- the building of corporate issue will have pri- $100,148,537 preference stock and $260,000,000 of common according to the Morning Ci - Stewart Masson, Police Magistrate Passes 'Sept. 17.-- Stewart magistrate for Helle- city and county soli: unexpectedly dur- He 1896. Mrs. Masson and one daugh- Masson, survive. i Federal leaders ly forecast in Conservative Journals, Premier Ferguson has mot of- ficially been. asked it he would ae- cept the Federal Conservative lead- ership, but he hag been sounded out. MAKING- SEARCH TOR THO MISSING NEN Who Landed From a Motor Boat But Who Have Disap- peared. Sudbury, Sept, 17.--Between Kil- lamey and Fraser Bay on the north shore of the Georgian Bay, an. or= ganized search party is to-day en- deavoring to locate two men, John Simms and a Mr. Mason, who on Monday afternoon 'set out in a 45. foot motor boat for Bay Finn where Masson was to act as scrutineer af the polls. They have not been seen since they left Little Current but their motor boat has heen discover- ed abandoned. Yesterday. when the prolonged absence of the men creat. od anxiety, ©. 1: D: Simms, T. 0. Simms and John Smith, of Little Current, went to Bay Finn, fifteen miles distant by water, in search of the pair. On their arrival they were informed that neitner Masson nor John Simms had been seen, and patrolling the shore they located the motor boat used by the men strand. -- Sept. 17---Shallow de- pressions over the Great kes. are Eiven as the cause of the \uset weathsr which ceatral and Ontario has experienced during the past six weeks. During this time there have been occasional fine days, buy the good weather has not lasted more than 48 hours at any time. The rainfall since the first of August yp to noon yesterday is giv- en as ten Inches, more than double the normal amount. | yesterday when a ; Te Weeks. Some reduction in grade values is also feared. Forecasts offer no immedtateé hape of relief from the unfavorable con- ditions and predictions are thal the cold wave will move into Saskatche- wan and Manitoba tonight. The unseasonable: weather has brought about a sharp advance in grain quoiations. During the past week the price of wheat advanced 8 1-2 cents on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. LIGHTNING KILLS FOUR OF A FAMILY Saskatchewan Farmer, His Wife and Two Children Meet Death. » Winnipeg, Sept. 17.--A toll of four deaths and damage to ungar- nered crops, the extent .of which will not be determined for some time, were left in the wake of snow, rain and hail storms which have | Swept western Canada daring the past forty-eight hours. F. Willis, a farmer in the Rama district of Saskatchewan, his wife and two children, were killed early lightning - doit struck their home during the height of one of the worst elo~trical storms experienced in that district. -The farmhouse was in & mass of flames when neighbors reached the scens. They were unable to check the fire and the frail dwelling burnad to the ground. The bodies of the four vie- tims, charred almost beyond recog. | nition, were later recovered from the ruins. . : Toronto, Sept. 17.--The'sthtt cor. respondent, of the Majl and Empire at Ottawa writes as follows: "In view of the general expecta- tion that Mr. Meighen will retire from the leadership of the Conserva« tive party, there is comslderable Speculation in Ottawa as to. his suc cessor. Opinion in the Capital favors Sir Henry Drayton, who-was acting prime minister during the election campaign. Bir Henry is exceedingly popular in Ontario, and it is thought by his friends that he would be ac- ceptable to thé party throughout the country, ¥ "The question of leadership. probe ably will be decided at a meeting of Conservative members . of Parliax ment to be called within the next fow weeks." ------------. Saturday's me = At'the Kingston Fair Smcisinntt =» Trials of Speed... Purse $775.00 2.25 Trot and Pace Purse $300.00 Free For All... .. Purse $400.00 Farmers' Race--Horses with- out a record.. .. :Purse $75.00 Attractions of James G. Hardy, World-renowned wire. artist. Soft Ball-- Winners of 'Wednesday and Thursday play off. al Parade of Cattle. v Military Ride by riding establish. ment of the Royal Military nt of ation of ; per. formance of Royal Mili College hast direction of J. T, per, R. Q.; £ Boy's Sophronous under direction ® Dur. by Indians of C Attraction » of Cornwall Island. : Band in sttendance--14t% P.W.0, the fair 000 , Inch' of rain of-% a.m. and 3 Wednesday those twelve hours. 2 -- -- ed on 'the Cape. boat, grounds where they afternoon. Children's Day day, the management firm and brought it to was placed on the midway, as well as y when one-tenth i falls petween the | evening between hours of sit and eight settled matter for that day, but there no doubt , on Thursday = that tenth of an inch of rain fel © American Rand The American brass was billed to play at the fair, Thursday fore 'noon and proceeded gave the Board of Education dec! od the half holiday would take | Friday Instead of Thursday as inally passed by the board. tion of the board was wi appreciated' by the falr ani \ The management of the alizing t there might the fair, . | carload of sawdust from an the city. On account of the rain on ; gramme In. the palace during h R. J. Bushell _ '| met in touch with the band on Thy day morning and advise them come, but the organisation was ready on its way to Kingstong 3 ------ %