Daily British Whig (1850), 16 Nov 1916, p. 2

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, p a AAasas. ' mete ne in -_ mma 3 ik FUR COATS | FUR CAPS, FUR STOLES FUR MUFFS, EVERYTHING IN FURS HERE. Our factory is running day and night taking care of our orders. Our stock of skins and silk linings is still abundant. But do not wait too fong to place your order. Recent advices all show advancing prices on all furs, satins, etc. Our prices still remain the same for all goods in stock. This, therefore is the time to buy. John McKay - Limited The Fur House 149 to 157 Brock St. Kingston, Can. 2ampanr . oN MALLLALLAAALALLLALLASAAAALALLAMAALSS SALAS a Chamberlain | FOR TEMPERANCE DRINK VARY. Made to Create Thirst. Some hotelmen report the bar | trade as next to nil, while others re- port it as fairly active. weather has, to some extent, inter- ferred with the demand for two per cents., which have to be served cold, !but efforts are being made to create la thirst for other beverages snow, rain Now is the time to equip your windows and doors. Ring 819 and we will show you the goods and give you a price. there ! theirs hot are Onie hotel put in a keg of cide, and it found a remarkably ready sale | Then there is a fine array of temper- ance wines, and even there is a punch | without, of course, the usual punch, | although it is said to be a very fine drink. For those who like a snap to their beverage there is a ginger wine, but the demand for this is very gingerly And last, but not least, there is that old standby--buttermilk, to say nothing of the usual soft drinks, Contrary to the general belief the consumption of soft drinks has de- | creased since prohibition came into force. Large quanaities of soft drinks were mixed with various liquors, and when drinks were com- ing too fast drinkers often switched off to something that was not intoxi- cating. Thus it can be seen that J. R. C. Dobbs & Co. 41. Clarence Street. Typewriterd and Insurance. "Ranks with the Strongest" HUDSON BAY Insurance Company FIRE INSURANCE Head Office, Royal Insurance Bldg. MONTREAL 3 PERCY J. QUINN, Manager, Ontario Branch, Toronto W. H. GODWIN & SONS AGENTS, KINGSTON, ONT. CHAMPIONS DAYLIGHT SAVING. Ald. Newman Will Support It Before Associated Boards of Trade. Ald. H. W. Newman is still champion of daylight saving is a resolution from the Toronto Board of Trade coming before FLOWER POTS AND BUTTER JARS All Sizes. the "===1/TH0 PER CENT. ET AL 1 i f | | | i | REPORTS CONCERNING DEMAND | Metal Weather . 'old Weather Has Interferred With | Strips) ~Shut out wind, and dust. ~=Save fuel. --Stop windows rattling. ---Makes them run easy. | the Sale of Two Per Cents.,, Which [and Goldman willitry and get Have to Be Served Cold--Efforts [job The colder |. ; |in the case of John Barrett, who was | .° For those who like a hot drink there is | Friday, when he ran his automobile' Bovril, and for those who don't want |into a boy on a bicycle. Ie innumerable | | thirst quenchers of the cold variety. | stopping the sale of hard stuff would |! intend to ask the chief about it." decrease the demand for soft drinks, | summoned. There | 5 CANNOT WORK OR Fig LIEUT. PECHROFF STIRS . ---- pi MONTREAL AUDIENCE RUSSIAN IN PORICR-TOIS ON A] CHARGE OF VAGRANCY. 1 did the- the enthusiastic gathering at a luncheon of Canadian Club in the Windsor Hotel, Montreal, become an address by Lieut. Z. koff, a Russian officer who has with 'distinction in the ench Foreign Legion, that entire audience in- spontaneous « TS before he had f speech, and kept cheering | jong he did not rise to com- it. This dramatic « came after a touching descrip- tion of conditions at the front, as the Russian lieutenant had seen them, and the. Allied par- Paris on July lith. Lieut. Pechkoff lost his arm in the war. Hear him at Queen's® Uni- versity Highlanders' recruiting meeting, Grant Hall, 'Monday evening, Nov, 20th Admission and all seats free mtd] So SERN ress: { Qarl Goldman Will Endeavor to Get| Him a Job Assisting in Making of | War Munitions--Two Automobile | Cases Heard by Magistrate. { Dinin Poleshtick is a Russian, but] he fighting kind. It was| n the police court Thurs-| rning that he was too lazy to] and that he would make a very| ldier, Poor Dinin, 1 is ainly some record to go before | publie. The Russian spent all day Wednes- in the police cells. Vagrancy was| rge the police put against] Karl Goldman was secured as| interpreter, and when he made] to the Russian what the! * was against stated he was looking for work, where-| 1 he magistrate smiled, and stat | hat surely there would be noj trouble in getting the man a job | "l can get him work ali right,'! said Goldman, "but he's lazy' and won't work." "Would he do for a soldier ed the magistrate." "No, I don't think Goldman, very sadly, looked | his fellow-countryman over from| head to feet, A *"N¢ y 8 yt," sai he agis- 1 s Rk Jates nol ial magi | ane wed by the Court of Revisiop=- The Russian was then led Garbage Tax Fixtures. The Court of Revision, besides al- lowing some appeals with regard to statue labor and dog taxes, made the following changes in the city's assess-| ment i Sydenham ward--K Cameron, land reduced to $35 a foot frontage; over Pech- rved broke li some york, ed his sO plete lose hir } him, he 6 in ade right --y 80," replied | as he ASSESSMENT APPEALS. away, | him a working on munitions. So the! Russian, if he cannot go to the front, will have a chance of doing his "bit" at home. °° Some evidence further was taken | up a few days ago for violation of | r. Nick Sovestctl Alo off Jose, the Motor Vehicles' Act as a result of | |, Sn po on $20, 100 for garbage an accident which occurred at the tone ay ed or dnoed to corner of Brock and King streets last o% 1 foot foe: 'Kirby Herehine » property reduced $4,000; Or- i ance buildi sduced to $8,000; ~ A lad named Daykin, who was rid-| Joa ilding dy 4 oT 000 For gar- ing a bicycle and figured in the acei- bage aks James G. Smythe, land re- dent, told about the smash, after]; . to $35 foot frontage: British- which the magistrate imposed a fine Am an hotel reduced o $13,000. of 35 and costs. He said that #firee| gy |awrence ward- It. J. Carson, citizens who were not interested part- | house on Brock street fixed at $3,- ies In the case had sworn that Barrett 000; 3. 8. Corbett, building reduced was driving on his wrong side, and $500: I. Germain, building reduced for this reason he imposed a fine. He to $5.000: George Masoud, $500 off declared that about ninety out of hu ding " Harkness 'hotel fixed at every hundred drivers cut this corner | $4,000 ' } : too short. Cataraqui ward--James Itichard- Constable Arniel was the complain-| son & Sons fized at $506: : ant in the charge against Mr. Barrett. Frontenac - ward--P. F Fallen, He wah standing at the corner of) $200 off; W.J. Watchorn fixed at Brock and King streets at the time of | $1,250: Free Methodist church fixed the accident, | at "$3 600. I was standing near that corner| Rideau ward--Mrs. D. L. Guy, yesterday, when I noticed a car cut $500- off house; H. Rogers fixed at ting the corner short," added the | $200; Sisters Hotel Dieu property re- magistrate. "There was a policeman | duced to $1,200. on the corner at the time, but I do Victoria ward--S. Hamilton huild- not know if"he reported the case, but|ings fixed at $1,000 each; T. L. Hamilton income fixed $300; Daniel Wright, building assessed for $2.000, duc "The case was reported, sir," said Constable Arniel. Constable Mullinger was the man 3 on the corner, and his eagle eye! THURSDAY'S MARKET. caught the car making a dash around | EL the corner. The number of the car| Butter Was Trifle Migher--Pork Was was noted, and the driver will be It is understood the car came from Toronto. Have your lights trimmed and There was » smail market Thurs-| day, and prices were practically un- changed. Butier, if anything, was a THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1916. "MR. BRITLING SEES IT,THROUGH, By H. G. Wells . -- $1.50 A war novel in the big, broad sense. "The First Hundred Thousand." fighting. The greatest book since *A noble, heart-searching, real story of a man. who loses his son in the War and has it out with Fate and Men and God.'"--Toronto News Mr. Britling Sees It Through' is possibly the only example of creative literature in the Eng- lish language dealing with the war which seems profound enough in meaning and sufficiently éx- alted in its point of view to be worthy of its su- preme theme."--Marjorie MacMurchy in T ronto News "We shall search the many works of the im- agination stimulated and overstimulated by the greatest horror of history which England, France and Russia, and no doubt, Germany and the Dual Monarchy as well, will produce. The search will surely yield many a worthy aspirant for the henour, but in the final weighing of aw- ards Mr. Wells' claim will surely always stand first. Not in England and this country alone, nor only in the comntries of the Triple Alliance, 160-162 Princess St. In Fancy Handkerchiefs Read mi, mm mm 600 only fine handkerchiefs, beautiful- ly embroidered in both white and touches of dainty shades. A treveller's sample lot, worth easily 25¢ and 30c each. On Sale Friday 15¢ Each A great opportunity to get fine handker- chiefs for Christmas. THE COLLEGE BOOK STORE Not a mere account of the but wherever men feel and think and work for hetter things."--New York Tribune "A powerful, strong story Has wone- derful pages gems of 'emotional litera. ture. Nothing could express the whole, mo- mentous situation in England in so few words and such convincing tone, . + For clear think« ing and strong feeling the finest picture of the crisis inthe Anglo-Saxon world that has yet been produced. --Philadelphia Ledger "I have no words . . . to say how wonderfully this Wells war epic impresses me, how true it seems, how wise, iow tender, how far seeing, how infinitely mying and potent for better un- derstanding afd general, uplifting good. po vividly humanized, so honest and thought. tul, of such high philosophic virtue, so amazingly sound, selfless, searching, interpretative and human. So lifelike, moreover, with its quaint cleverness and irrepressible glints of humor the thing still grips me." --Chicago Herald Phone 9 19 EIR -- N------ A Fa, New Alarm Clocks Although alarm clocks are | getting harder to get and rails. | ing quickly in price, we have a complete assortment of reliable | alarms, at very moderate cost, | ranging in price from $1.25 to | $4.50. 2 | All clocks sold are guaran teed, SMITH BROS. Jewelers and Opticians Issuers of Marriage Licenses PPP Atl PN Pll eo ee rs Furs! mn Ideal Silver Cream For Gold and Silver D.COUPER WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A large shipment of the world famous CONGOLEUM RUGS They are durable; sanitary and come in so many pretty designs and colorings that there is no difficulty in choosing ome to ruonize with any smrround- ings, The prices are extremely low and all popular sizes, R. McFaul the purn is is i meeting of the Associated Boards ot faring. Thig Hs 3 Sontie Mut 10 the Trade which will meet in Hamilton goes out and al your usht on, November 21st and 22nd asking | taking A a sulo vaithis Youd that the daylight saving scheme be|sundown there will Prin Stare made Dominion wide. Ald. Newman | jpg. The story told in Some aa R will be a delegate to this gathering, | Vallantyne was about a light " hat and have something to say when the|p,; .' amish. 13 a light that i failed, the said lights b question comes up. He wants the aq, of his ponfoinih elag on Whe scheme to be made Dominion wide. "{cgaiim; : OWA' a8 taillights. ebb ile esStresmesnres Vallantyne was suffering from » » y » 9 re y a g , homey. We 15 | bad cold, but made a short speech. Christmas gifts gr boys t (Be Soid be Riyaje made a practice of Sh Stima; gilts tof 8 eens pi Bo | keeping his lights burning for: his ete Queen's calendars cushions and O° 8 Brotection, but in this particular As 8, cus {case he could not say as to whether pe 8. { they had been burning or not. The magistrate imposed a fine of $3 and costs. Tobacco and cigarettes for over- seas at the Red Cross drug store. GAVE A FINE CONCERT. | ---- | Audience Enjoyed Programme by | Queen's Students at Collin's Bay. On Wednesday night a splendid concert was given by Queen's Uni- versity students in the Presbyterian churéh at Collin's Bay. The church (was packed to the doors, and the {programme provided a most delight- ful treat. In the absence of Prof." { Buchanan, Edgar Frank, final year student in theology, occupied --the We eriad our own Applied to the Eyes When our method of chair, sight testing is applied to The programme included solos by your eyes, we can accurately | the Misses Wert, Henderson and Fos- determine the cause of your | ter (secretary of the Y.W.C.A.), and eye strain. | Messrs. Milliken, McLeod, Harvey H. Campbell, the latter also giving some | very fine guitar solos; readings by | Miss Whitton and Messrs. Kelly and | McLeod, and selections from a male juartetie, composed of Messrs Mil- liken, Rankin, McLeod and Campbell. i all taking part were royally enter- tained by Anthony Rankin, M.P.P., and Mrs. Rankin. NO HOCKEY MEETING. And Another is to be Called Within Ten Days. : Owing to such a small number be- ing present at the annual meeting of the Frontenac Hockey Club, called to call another meeting in about ten days. ' There are numerous questions relative to the general hockey condi- tions in the city which must be threshed out before a representative gathering. F 'erguson With Toronto R. and AA. The Toronto News says: "Fergu-i}l son, the big Kingston defence r, will likely play with the Toronto and A.A. team-this winter. He look- ,| ed good with the Frontenacs a year ago, and should be a good rumning mate for 'Bud' MeLean™ . At the close of the entertainment || for Wednesday night, it whs decided Hi trifle higher, some asking as much as forty-seven cents a pound. Some butter, however, was offered for forty cents. Eggs still commanded from forty-five to fifty cents a dozen. There was only one loag of potatoes on the market, and for.these $2.35 a bag was asked. Pork was fairly plentiful, and found a ready sale. Fronts sold for sixteen cents a pound, and hinds for seventeen cents. Newman The Always Kingston's Famous Fur Store. Headquarters For i We can sell you a nobby suit or coat for $10.00 and up. AA A A & Shaw, Busy Store CLOSING OF MAILS nash f mall closes od Ly . nformation post 0. Lobby from time to time. Juitea tes, any 1348 pm rt Fruhk, Lo ceesil30am Grand Trunk, going WeSt ..u i.eno +...» LOO BEL Do. (including W States) ... ... . 1.00 p.m nk and c TROL im asd £30 pom ENR. 200 pm. ns rece BUILDERS SUPPLIRS ewoy SPRUGE !| This popular softwood is light in weight and strong. It is small knotted and takes a | nice finish; makes good flooring { and sheeting at a moderate {| price, A good stock of it is kept in our big sheds, | | | | In Marine Circles The maintenance of the fixed white light on the railway wharf, Deser- onto, has been discontinued by the Marine Department. The steambarge Sherman arrived from Charlotte with a cargo of coal for the C.P.R. wharf. The steamer Johnson, of the Don- nelly Wrecking Company, left on Wednesday night to assist in the pull ing off of the steamer Gowan, which went aground at Sturgeon Bar. M.T. Co's. bulletin--The tug Emer- son cleared with the barge Augustus for Oswego; the (ug Bronson cleared for Montreal with grain barges; the tug Thomson cleared light for the Cardinal Canal; the steamer Advance arrived from Port Colborne, trans- shipped a cargo of grain into barges, and cleared light for Port Colborne. For Fall and Winter. Prevost, Brock street, has a great assortment of ready-made clothing in suits and overcoats, and a splendid assortment of gent's furnishings. His order at extremely low prices. It you tn examine his stock before buy- . ld .% This winiry weather has created a desire among the more enthusiastic curlers to have the rink flooded at once, bat wiser counsels prevailing S. ANGLIN & CO. Woodworking Factory, Lamber Yards, Bay & Wellington Streets. Office Phone 66. Factory 1413, eccoolamber. Coat. ond Weslewes { i Notice! W.A. Mitchell's _ Also headquarters for all kinds of sporting goods and ammunitions, Agent for International Harvester Co., Repairs. Special line of mixed paint to clear at $2.00 per gallon. | Livingston Ave. W.F. Gourdier A All Pl AlN Hr A Warm Subject There is nothing In the world we're so much Interested ln an coal. We've studied It for years, If may wound queer to speak of coal buying and sell ing an a selence, hut that's what we've made it, Two important discoveries we have mudé mre: That complete sutisfaetion to our customers pays hest, and thnt the way to win business is to deserve it. BOOTH & CO. Phone 133. Foot of West St. You Can Make $100.00 By buying a building lot before Dec. 15th. After that date, if lots are not sold, figure reverts to original price. Ellerbeck Avenue, 2 lots, near King StS 532 x 156, to a 33 foot street. Original price $1800, for $1700. 132 feet frontage. Original price $1350, for $1250. Montreal street, 2 lots, 33 foot front- » age each. Original price $700, for $600, Alice street, 5 lots, frontage each 50 feet, for $750 each. Union street, 66 x 132, price 8800 for $700. Complete list of these bargains at Office, Original Money to Loan Fire Insurance EW. Mullin & Son All kinds of Real Estate, Cor. Johnson & Division Sts. mm SOWARDS Keeps Coal and the flooding will be delayed. & Shaw Candy at the Red Cross drug store, Now under the manage- ment of J. M. Strange TT ce Et a Lt Er eT NIST SH

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