Coal P. WALSH Phone 109 Barrack St. RENCH REMEDY. PION Viz REE 8 . ) FR & ac $ -------- - XmasWants At Bests As usual we are well stocked up with good sensible holiday goods: Cameras, Tollet Sets, Manicure Sets, , Hand Bags, Wallets, Fountain Pens, Perfume, Chocolates, Ete. Let us assist in selecting ac- ceptable gifts, At Best's THE POPULAR DRUG STORE Open Sundays 0) RELY WHEN YOU CANNOT SEE o We Maintain the Highest Standard - Sight Tory Lens Making and Eye Glass fitting Our are Maro Our work is guaranteed KEELEY Jr, M. 0. D. 0 OPTOMETRIST AND OPTICIAN, 223¢ Princess Street. 8 doers above the Operas House Wind Breakers -< and ~~ Cold Killers . " Sweater Coats that keep pat the north winds and insure -perfect comfort. All pure wool. Prices the same as they were three \ years ago. English m isfyi and satisfyi s | ake, durable rE MINES OF BORDEN cour. Siig dieses by J. ¢. Turi, W,| And Secretary Goddard. LIBERALS HELD FINE RALLY POLICY OF CONSERVATIVE JAD- | MINISTRATION CRITICIZED., { | Caustic Reference Was Made to Nic- | kel Question and to Unholy Alli- | ance With Bourassa--Large and | Enthusiastic Audience. | At a rousing meeting held in the | Liberal rooms, King street, on Fri- | day evening, stirring speeches were {made by J. G. Turriff, M.P. for East { Assiniboia, Sask., one of the ablest, {and best-known ' members of the | Liberal opposition, and by C. 'M. 4 Goddard, who is secretary of the Central Liberal Information Office, Ottawa, and also has charge of the | Canadian Liberal Monthly, which is] | published at the capital. Mr. Turriff, in an able address, | criticized the Canadian Government | | for its extravagance in the manufac- {ture of munitions, and in outfitting | the Canadian soldiers with an equip- { ment which had to be discarded when the men got overseas and re- placed with another, the expense of which was also borne by Canada. He condemned the Canadian Govern- ment for persisting in manufactur- Ing the Ross rifle, after the British authorities had notified the Domin- lon authorities that it was unsuit- able. He also attacked Canada's lawmakers on their policy regarding nickel, and declared that to-day, as a result of the inaction of the | Government, Canadian nickel' was BOing to Germany by the underwate route In his address, which was punctu- ated throughout with rounds of ap- plause, Mr. Goddarg spoke of the | truce- the Liberal party had entered into when war was declared, and how | it had been faithfully kept until it was known that the Conservatives were working for an election. He spoke of the many scandals unearth- ed against the Conservative party, which had no thought whatever, for the soldier overseas, or the families left behind. They simply were out to gain their own political ends. Amidst loud applause, he referred to Bourassa and his alliance to the Con- servatiye party, which he referred to ag "the most disgraceful episode of the whole Borden government.' In the absence of Mayor Richard- | son, who was attending a meeting of | the Civic Finance Committee, N. C. | Poison, ns. capably occupied the | chair [ Mr. Goddard wen Received, | Mr. Goddard was well received, | and made a most forceful address. | In his opening remarks, he stated | that this was a time when every Ca-| | nadian, irrespective of sex, should de-| | vote his or her entire time .to the | war. At the time war broke out, Sir | Witfrid Laurier declared himself in| favor of a truce, and this truce had | been strictly adhered to for the ry months, or until such time as the Liberal party had definite informa- | tion that the Conservatives, from the | moment war was declared had made | preparation for a general election. This proof was not mere hearsay evidence, "We have in our hands pamphlets | of a most vicious character, printed | and dated August and Septeniber, 1914. We know for a fact that for! the third time they have sought dis- solution---in fact a general election has been held over the heads of the | Litleral party since August, 1914. | | "But even with this information, Sir. Wiltrid Laurier was disinclined to break a truce, and only when the RTERHOUSE 8 a A ga Nn nn, Wo. Des a, RS % down | be sent, { equipment, ete., ROASTS..." BEEF SUET -- BEEF DRIPPINGS' Cinche Nr So 3 i 5% 3 5 SR wR Sa Ni grossest kind of graft, scanda tion had been unearthed, did rmit his followers to in any way on a campaign of criticism." Moderate Criticism Justified. Continuing in his ~ address, [i sald that the Lib e he | enter | felt that it wag their duty, to themselves, not only of graft and corruption has increas- ed, scandal after scanda] has been exposed, and even yet the govern. ment are relentless and appear to have little thought for the soldier, for the famflies left behind, or the general public, devoting all their time and energy to furthering the selfish political ends of themselves and their party heelers."" Alliance With Bourassa, The speaker was warmly applaud- ed when he declared that the most disgraceful episode of the Borden government, was its with the Nationalist party in 1911, and its continued connection, fol- lowing that time. The full story of this was given by Mr. Bourassa him- self in 1915, showing the arrange- ment made by t! Conservative party and himself to, "beat Laurier at all costs." Mr. Goddard showed conclusively how the 'connection took place, how it was fostered and perpetuated hy the leaders of the Conservative party, and how it was that even to- day, Bourassa and his followers were able' to secure appointments of the cabinet at Ottawa. 5 2 r-- The Liberal Club. Another point which was thor- oughly explained by Mr, 'Goddard, was that of the work of the Liberal Club Confederation of Ontario. He very strongly advised the formation of a club in every centre, and prom- ised that where a club was formed, or wherever a few Liberals would meet, for the purpose of considering the formation of the pbresentative of the Federation would free of charge, to explain the work that had been undertaken the Federation. He strongly urged all the workers in the adjoin- ing centres to take hold of this work, and to see that every poll in Eas. tern Ontario would be so organized 4s to be included in some Liberal club, alliance Mr, Turriff. Mr. Turriff, who was loudly ap- plauded, took the Government to task for the tremendaus cost of munitions. He pointed out that one Canadian company engaged in the manufac- ture of shells had earned 1,600 per cent, and had paid 750 per cent dividends. Reference was made to a Hamilton manufacturer, who, in One year, had made all the money he wanted, and had then offered the use of his factory to the Government to make shells at cost to the Empire. The Government refused the offer, in order not to compete with friends Who were rhaking huge fortunes out of the manufacture of munitions. The manufacturer continued to make shells, and handed over to the Gov- ernment the second year's profits, amounting to more than $750,000. The Government had been exceed- ingly kind to its friends allowin men like Allison to give tips of ov $100,000 to their stemographers, Another Extravagance, "The Canadian Government," continued the speaker, "in outfitting the soldiers deliberately Jarwated in equipping them with an outht that was not according to the Brit- ish standard, with the result that waggons, motor trucks, bicycles, machine guns, batteries, harness, saddlery, uniforms, boots, Oliver were practically all scrapped in England, when our men after being given new equipment, also paid for by the Canadian Gov- ernment, were sent to the front." The Ross Rifle, Mr. Turriff passed on to speak of {Continued on page 10.) er AT DAVIES YOU GET QUALITY IN Beef Be 8 aw ea 27¢ 30¢ 28% { Mr. eral party! to the soldiers at the | | front, and particularly the families of | these soldiers left behind; to under- | | take a moderate criticism. "Evidence whole | ie members of the | club, that a re- | g | J Told In Twilight - Mrs. Arthur Evans, King street, en-| [tertained informally at the tea hour| ton Wednesday afternoon in henor of Mrs. Arthur 'Mathewson, Montreal. | Those present were: Mrs. Betts, Mrs. | {Brigstock, Mrs. Norman Fraser, Mrs. | | Newell, Miss Eleanor Creighton; Miss, Lettice Tandy, Miss Cartwright and! | Miss Gertrude Whitehead. . | i ¢ s i | The Reading Club, which met at] [ Mrs. Sweezy's on Thursday afternoon, | (will not meet again until after the| {New Year, when Miss Sibbald Hamil. | jtop will be hostess i - -* i | Miss Marjorie Gamsby, King street | west, is entertaining at the tea hour] | to-day. . | The Bridge Club will meet on Mon-/| {day afternoon at Mrs. Harold Davis' | Stuart street. * -. - Miss Marjorie Duff was hostess at {the Bridge Club on Tuesday evening. - * » 1 | Miss Marjorie Duff will spend the] | Christmas holidays at her home in Guelph. Andrew Fleming, Quebec, will spend Christmas with Dr. and Mrs, Maletlm | { Macgillivray, University avefiue. Mrs. Kennedy C. Mcllwraith, who {has been visiting Miss Lqis Saunders, | | Ear] street, left on Friday for her | home in Toronto. Miss Doris Folger, who has been at-| tending Havergal CoHege, will spend {her Christmas holidays with her par-| ents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Folger, | Emily street. . | Lieut. George Thompson, who has | been in Canada on leave from the} |front, spent Friday in town on his re: | |turn overseas. | Miss Dorothy Burton, St. Agnes [School, BeMeville, arrived in town to-| {day to spend the Christmas holidays | | with Mrs. Charles Livingston, Barrie, | street. | { Miss Wright and Miss Viglet Brit-| | ton, Gananoque, were in towh for "C" | Battery dance. } - | | Misses Flora, Helen and Edith Rees, | {who were in town for '"C" Battery | |dance on Thursday evening, were Miss | Helen Campbell's guests. | Miss Mildred Sellery, 'New | will spend Christmas with Mrs. { Taylor, Johnson street. Miss Blanche Kent, Montreal, ar- |rived in town on Thursday to visit her | mother, Mrs. Noel Kent, King street, Mr. and Mrs. I Demerest will spend | Christmas in New York. { Miss Helen Duff, nurse-in-training, | Toronto General Hospital, will arrive next week to spend Christmas with | her mother, Mrs. Ramsay Duff, Prin- cess street. York, Chas. - v Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davis and | {little son are going to spend Christ- | {mas in Newmarket with Hon. E. J.| |and Mrs. Davis. Miss Harriet Gardiner and Miss! Helen McKay, Havergal College, will! | spend the holidays in town at their| | homes. Mrs, Stewart Parsons and wee | baby are visiting Mrs. James Hender- | | son, Earl street. Miss Hilda Hague, who has been | studying in Boston, is expected in| town next week to visit her parents, | Mr. and Mrs. George Hague, Univer-| | sity avenue. * + | Peel Dennistoun, Winnipeg, spent | |a few days in town this week with his aunt, Mrs. E. F. Torrance. | | Mackay Meikle is with hig mother | |in Ottawa. He has been on a sur- | | vey in Saskatchewan during the sum- | | mer and fall. | Miss Mildred Clow, Kingston, | | spent the week-end the guest of Miss | Beatrice Baugban, Napanee, | Mr. and Mrs. G. Simpkins, Odessa, announce the engagement of their youngest daughter, Leta M., to Dar | rell 'Robson, son of Mr, and Mrs. H. | Robson, Violet, the marriage to take place the latter part of December, {| Mrs. J. R, Stewart and children, | Cobden, will spend a few weeks with [ her mother, Mrs. Reid, Kingston. | » . . . Miss Grace Auld, Perth, wag 106} guest of Miss Jane Irwin, Colborne | street for the R. C. H, A. dance on| Thursday night. Miss Sarah C. Davison is. visiting | | Mrs. Robert Sloan, Rideau street. | | Duncan MacTavish, attending | Queen's Unive + 18 to spend Christ-| mas with his parents, Judge and Mrs. | MacTavish, Ottawa. Miss Darron, visiting her uncle and aunt, Principal Ross and Mrs. Ross, Alfred street, has returned to Mont- real, is expected home this evening. (Continued on Page 38.) During the 'past ordered by tele. | phone, wire, letter and in person % hada SF v Lk dh ~ The BEST ! A Z IN THE CITY. HAVE MADE OVERCOATS FOR 85 YEARS. KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. & \ vg have been shipped to Montreal, To- wa, Smith's Fails, Pom- | and ha At the final meeting of the year of the Portsmouth Council hold on} oat PAGE SEVEN I -- oe ia Probs: Cold today and Saturday; local snow falls. FNL re fd FPF | Peed am gn PLEASE . Shop early; in morn- ing When Possible SIX ; More Shopping Days Then Christmas TEA APRONS. 300 dainty muslin tea to 50c. Tonight .. .. . A, EMBROIDERED HANDKERCH IEFS. 360 only pretty Swiss embroidered and hemstitched handker- chiefs--regularly priced 'from 10c to 22¢ each. Tonight . . . . 8¢ MEN'S TIES 240 silk ties, a great assortment of colors in the large 50c shape. Tonight . . MEN'S SILK SOX 60 pair Radium s gift giving. Toni LINEN NAPKINS. 50 doz. John S. Brown "Shamrock Brand' linen napkins -- 5-8 dinner size, at today's price worth $5.50 to $6.00 a dozen. To- night . . ce. I TI wx 2s ov 93.75 SILK SCARFS 120 beautiful s white, pale blue and pink. Special values at $1.29 BOYS' SCARFS. 48 grey, helio and w each. Tonight . . -aprons, plain and ribbon trimmed, priced Ce ee eee... .25¢ and designs -- all made . .. 20c each ilk socks in black only; all sui ght... 7 . tably boxed for . .. .. 50c pair ilk knitted evening scarfs and silk coat scarfs, in and $1.50. ec... .98¢ hite mercerized knitted scarfs, Regular 35 ce... 19¢ CHRISTMAS NECKWEAR Novelty ties, priced at 25 35¢, 39¢ and 50-. : Crepe de chene ties at 50c and 75c¢. Georgette crepe neckwear at .50c, 75, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50 to $3.00 each. Crepe de chene, broadcloth, voile and novelty satin collars in plain and combination col- ors, priced at 25¢, 35¢, 50c, CHRISTMAS GLOVES For Women. Black, white, tan, an imported French kid priced at $1.25, $1.5 $1.65. For Men. Tan cape kid at $1.50 and $1.75. Grey Suede at $1.50. Lined mocha and cape kid from $1.00 on up to $3.50 in | the fur-lined gloves. | 75c, $1.00 on up to $2.25. All gloves in gift boxes. } In gift boxes. . SHOP TONIGHT AT d grey, 7 gloves: 0 and on account of his advanced years. His taithtul service will be long remember We trust the remaining Years will be blessed with health Ppiness." AL a ; Sonstaple, was ap- n nspector un the Ontario emperance Act. Yi od, and of his | copies were ordered to be Sundry accounts were passed paid, Reeve Halliday was in the and Councillors R. Felt Boots . . kinds of Rubber Footwear, , at Johnston's Shoe Store