v Saturday, November 20, 1926. cannot be satisfac: I} nt ) - Ca ; -- "PROBS; -- 2_ Eo a | THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG PHE-TG way across the lower harbor and «+ IRE EAR | Sm mall entelopes ere Ee ee RLY- SENDING post-marking machin Show Snow Rurrics, becomin & colder. 8 WATCHMAN Well, the bats are in the ring and we will hare another warm battie of |! the ballots. hon is very The electiom in King- muoh pop-polttical To the Watchman it looks like a wet | te held dear by many to whom he and dry referendum. _ " In 1924, Kingston voted "wet by & majority of 1426. Bat many of those voters are dead or have left Bere, While many others may have had a change of heart. However, on December first we will be able to learn how this constituency stands on the liquar juestion. It 'is most fitting that tablets #hould be erected here Lo the mem- ory of Lord Sydepham and Sir Charles Bagot, former governors of , who lived at "'Alwington." BOW the"palatial home of Mrs. H. W. son. Lord Sydeubam died Bere as the result of a fall off his In the year 1841. Kingston Saw reason to hold him ia kindly yemembrance, for it was ' he who strongly advocated making Kiggston the permanent seat of the gdvern- ment of Upper and Lower Canada. Had his recommendations been car- fled ont, Ottawa to-day would be a! Humber camp and Kingston a big! wity. But thers was great division at | 'the time over the choice of a seat of | sovernment, and Kingston lost the Way because it was so close to the American border, Fears were ex- 'Pressed that should there be an Am- ! : } | erioan invasion (as In 1812) the seat | of government might But this danger never occurred r-- Many of Kingston's streets are named after great men. for festance Gore, Simeee, Brock, Sydenham, Bagot, Frontenac. An en- desvor was once made to have the name of Albert street changed vw La Salle avenue, but residents of that thoroughfare objected. It seemed a. pity that the name of one of the early founders of Kingston was not attached to one of our streets. How- ever, the time came when the Domin- jon Government erected the cause- FallCoughs | Dr, Hickey's Speedy Relief has for years proved its worth as a Cough Syrup and Lung Tonic. 25¢c. and 50c. a bottle, Dr. Hickey's Speedy Cold es will knock out a head | cold in 24 hours. 25¢. a box, Dr. Hickey's Analgic Rub, for chests and stiff joints fi gives rapid action. _ 25¢, and 50c. a jar L. T. BEST . DRUGGINT 'Phone 30 for Best Service Apartments -- 4 and 4 rooms, all modern, h.w. floors, heated, hot and cold water, coal and gas 'grates, gas range and re- frigerator. Central. * $10.00-- Small house, electric lights, garage. 00 7 rooms, B. T., electric light and gas, good condition. Houses for sale $800 to $10,000 Bateman's Real Estate 411% Brock Street, Kingston ert COMMUNITY PLATE be captured. | Prohibitionists are voting There are | vic tory It was fitting indeed ¢ that the peo a ple of Bt. George's cathedral should hold a service yesterday to commem- orate the first anniversary of the death of Desn Starr. The late dean | loved St. George's and gave his best | Those Wishing Gifts to to the cathedral\parish. The mem- Arrive In Time. sry of the once curate and then dean . a Christmas mail must be mailed minjstered in sickness, early preferably fn the morning, ¢ ment and In adversity avoid delays from congestion which -- may prove unpleasant to both the sender and receiver, They do some very piain talking in : & Su 1 n € cial the British House of Commons. One | of Rusgoation * osu ed by the offi hls) member told a ladyship member to the necessity of is BADE Be shut her mouth. The Watchman pg up Christmas mail and parcels | cannot imagine 'any member of the and mail matter to the United Canadian Commons telling the 1ady | oi ates In the latter case i 3 3 t lays member of t that body to "held your may otherwise unavoidably result tongue, woman No, Canadian com- { from Customs indpection TmOBen ee { is ind . : OBers are more polite Following are some of 'the sug- -- gestions issued hy officials of the! After searching for years for the . local post office to facilitate the lead@r of the House of David, that handling of the heavy volume of elusive rascal is found right in the | onristmas mail. bosom of his flock up in Michigan. | : The old saying that the safest place' to hide is in close proximity to your | Alw British Mail, seekers still holds true | Always remember that hundreds --- of other people are holding back Hon. W. P. Nickie bas been | heir Christmas parcels because they \ will not mai] them early enough t through five elections in Kingston | \ Bh to and won all. He has succeeded in| | sive 3he Jostal staff hus 19 bustle} three Ontario contests (one a bye-| silen 0 : a al { mall matter during December is the | Hection} ang in no Dawmizion bat | | rule In all post offices and raiiway| es e is entering his sixth elec- o ; tion in eighteen years. Can the poli-! hay an. 3 hy aad Io gg get | ical mash) which mae ion. e dvice of | tical machine, which he himseif | office officials and both you largely helped to build up. beat him | : sal on the present occasion? The Watch- | and your friends will be happy. Mark your gift "not to be opened until man is told by Conservatives that | oo ristm " d i i Nickle will win this election because | 'gtmas and Mall it a week ear-; lier than you intended, | of his strong personality. Many antl- { for Wm Remember your friends overseas, Nickle is| 38d get your gifts in early in De | weakening his old party machine | cember. If you are sending a mc oney | {dvery day now. because . the battle j order, remember that the advice has here is non-political. If he wins, his | t0 50 to the Exchange Office, so that | will rank as one of the great. | the amount in currency of the coun- est "champlonships" ever won tn | TY of destination may be indicated this province, for he had to start out thereon, then it comes back to the | this week to build up a campaign or- | POSt office for despatch, but British ganization to fight against a efficient political machine in bereave- through friendship Mr most | You are he! ping to carry out your! | own scheme of "a present on Christ. | mas Day" when you act promptl ! Knowing of these unavoidable de-| { lays, parcels and other mail for over- | seas delivery, before ' Christmas, | should be mailed not later than 5 { p.m, Monday, Nov. 29th, and at the! very latest by 5 p.m., Dec. 4th. | Packing and Preparatitm. It is very important to pack par- | { cels carefully, ordinary éard-board| boxes are not found to be satiafac- | { tory, and if uséd should haye an out-| side wrapper of several lavers of strong paper and be wel] tied with cord. Such articles should also be addressed on two or even three! sides, and if an address tag is used, | the parcel shou!l bear the address! also, as tags frequently become de- tached and lost. The sender should | always place his own name and ad-| dress on the outside of the par: el | as well as inside, so that In case it is undeliverable, it may be return-| ed to him. Do not forget that in-| surance of parcel post appiles not only to Canada and the United Stat es | but aléo to Great Britain an® many other countries. In sending parcels] to any point in Canada, it is most | advisable to mail them early in or-| der to avoid the heavy rush, ordin arily five days is considered suffl-| cient to Vancouver bat at Christmas time ten dave should be allowed; | four to five days to Nove Scotia, New! Brunswick and Manitoba, for ex-! treme points in the western states about ten days should be allowed) and fayr days for the eastern sts Local mail matter will be sure offde-, livery if posted not later than Dec. | 22nd. During the holiday season many people transmit their Christmas anc dj New Year's greetings by means of! small cards enclosed in visiting card | envelopes or diminutive envelopes of a similar nature. The use of small | envelopes is discouraged by the Post Office Department for many Yeasons Best values, in blue overcoats at Tweddell's, 25, 28.50, 32.50 and 35 i sirable to | mail steamers do not sal] every day. |. { they .had forsaken { of whi OF CHRISTHAS MALL =~ - Post Office QGives Hints for a ere and | » might be rs the sortation and' of bundles more dif- ficult, and hampers the work of the office at a time when it is most de- hapdle the malls as ex- peditiously as possible. The public' can assist the Post Office poe ment by refraining from using en- velopes smaller than three inches.by four inches in size Dutiable arti losed in let- ters to the United States --The Unit- ed States Postal suthorities advise that when dutiable articles are en- closed in letters adressed to the Usnli- lex ent | ed States, and a customs declaration | or invoice is not enclosed and the letter marked "dutiadle article-- | subject to examina by US. Cus' toms" it will be returned to the send- er in the country of origin. The pub- lic is asked to bear this in mind when making Christmas and other mailings to the United States. Red velvet with squirrel. Side-Saddle Unpopular, Women are changing the mode of | riding to hounds and also the colors of their riding habit At a London hunt it was noted the side saddle ch Princess Mary is a confirm- and were riding as- is a growing use of colors in riding habits and where it was the usual thing to wear all black or dark blue, many women are now wearing brown greys and cinna- *{ moa. -------- The Dear Child! Auntie: Can you manage all right, dear? Effie (at table): Yes, thank you, Auntie, we often get méat as tough as this at home, dont we, Mum- msie?--Passing Show, Loadon, - en Best values, in blue overcoats at Tweddell's, 25, 28.50, 32.50 and 35 fair and cold. | To Nigh and Monday At Steacy' s Greatest Trade Expansion Sale!! Offering a wonderful array of outstanding bargain opportunities in all departments. next week. Crowds have been in attendance all day fairly revelling in the super-bargain attractions of this great sale. windows and sale posters for added attractions. See our Sale continues all WINTER UNDERWEAR HALF PRICE Odd lines of Ladies. and Children's Un- derwear. Reg. $1.00 to $1.50 a garment, to clear. PENMAN"S FLEECE * BLOOMERS, 69¢c. Pair In colors Sand, Grey, Flesh and Cream; all sizes. Regular 75c. pair. \ VELVA UNDERWEAR 75¢. Pair Winter weight Un- derwear for Women, Vests, Drawers and Bloomers; all styles. Special value. LADIES' \ COMBINATIONS, $2.25 Suit O. S. and extra O. S. Combinations in short, long and sleeveless styles, ankle length. Special values. BOYS' UNDERWEAR $1.39 Each Penman's 95 Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers. Sizes 22 to 32. Regular $1.50 to $1.85 a garment. BOYS' WOOL JERSEYS, $1.00 Each All Wool Jerseys in a full range of colors. Sizes 22 to 34. Spe- cial values at $1.25 each CHILDREN'S SNOW SUITS $1.98 Suit In plain and brushed wool. Colors Brown, " 'Heather and Scarlet. All sizes. Regular to $3.50 a suit. COLORED, STRIPED FLANNELETTE, 19¢. Yard A nice, soft quality, in colored, striped Flannelette, 30 ins. wide. Reg. 25c¢. a yd. WHITE FLANNELETTE 19¢c. Yard Good weight, soft finish; full 27 inches wide. Reg. 25¢. yard. VIYELLA FLANNEL, $1.00 Yard In Scotch Plaid pat- terns; 3 | inches wide. Reg. $1.50 a yard. GREY COTTON 17¢c. Yard Good weight, Un- bleached Cotton; full 36 inches wide. Reg. 23c. a yard. WHITE COTTON, 16¢c. a Yard Needle finish, White Cotton; full 34 inches wide. Regular 20c. a yard. ENGLISH WRAPPERETTE, 35c¢. Yard English Wrapperette Flannels, full 36 inch- es wide. Regular 45¢ a yard. MEN'S WORK SOCKS 29c¢. Pair Natural Merino Work Socks, all sizes. Special 35¢. values. ENGLISH CASHMERE SOCKS 50c. Pair In .colors Brown, Grey, Navy and Fawn; Morley's fam- us, all wool Cash- : all sizes. MEN'S BROAD. CLOTH SHIRTS $1.95 Fine English Broad- cloth Shirts, in colors White, Pongee and Blue. All sizes, 14 to 17. Special $2.25 and $2.50 values. FLANNEL SHIRTS $1.50 and $1.69 Two special values. Reg. $2.00 and $2.25 values. EE -------- MEN'S JUMBO KNIT SWEATERS, $1.98 Each Heavy, Coat Sweat- ers, in Brown Heath- er only. Sizes 38 to 44. Regular $2.50 Sale Special. BLACK SILK MESSALINE, 98¢c. Yard A rich, jet black dye with lustrous finish: full yard wide. Reg. $1.50 a yard. HOMESPUN FLANNEL, 75¢. Yard All wool Dress Flan- niel, in all of the new, wanted shades; 31 inches wide, and a splendid value at $1.25 a yard. WOOL COATINGS, $1.89 Yard In novelty and plain fabrics, all smart and new; in colors Sand, Beaver, Green, Navy and Black; 54 inches wide. Priced up to $3.00 yard. | STEACY'S Kingston's Shopping Ce ntre Since 1881."