PAGE TEN FOR VTORES FOR THE ALES The Week Closes in Enthusiasm And Op- timism For the Enteate. THRUST BY THE FRENCH NEAR THE MEUSE RIVER WAS WELCOME NEWS. Fe The British Expedition in Mesopo- tamia Is Continuing its Advance-- A Much Mesrier Christmas in Pros- pect Than Appeared Last Year, (Special to the Whig.) London, Dec, 16--The week closes in enthusiasm and optimism for Britain and her Allies. Four big military and diplomatic victories are proclainitd in to-day's papers as showing tremendous impetus to the _ Allies' cause induced by recent dras- DAILY MEMOKANDUM See top of page 3, right hand cornes for probabilities. BORN «In. Kingston, ber 13th, 1916, to Mr liam N. Hamilton, a daughter Bs MARRIED McOALPIN-SEE--At Pine on Tuesday, Dec. 12th, ©. W. Hollingsworth trude, second daughter Edith-See, Wm. A Taylor, Ont - ~---- HAMILTON. on Decem- and Mre il. 134 Division St., to DIED DAWSON---At Wolfe Island day, Dec. 14th, 1916, Mrs Dawson, aged 87 years funeral will be held at 10 am, Monday at St. Mary's church, Wolfe Island DOWBSLEY-<In Toronto, Dec rgaret May Dowsley { "(private) from residence of aunt," Mrs. King, 204 William treet, Monday afternoon, Dec. 18th it 2.30 HAMILTON--In Kingston, on Decem- ber 16th, 1916, the infant daugh- ter (Dorothy May) of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam N. Hamilton, 434 Div- ision street; aged 2 days SMITH Near Westbrook Decem- ber 16th, 1916, Frances Henderson, widow of the late Nelson Smith, ged eighty-nine years Funeral from her late residence, Monday at 1 p.m. Friends and acquaintances invited to attend. VEBALE on on Thurs- Harriett The 14th, 1916, on Suddenly, in Edmonton, Alta, Dec. 12th, 1916, Elijah Veale, formerly of Kingston: Funcral notice later. JAMES REID The Old Firm of Undertakers 254 and 256 PRINCESS BTREE) Phone 147 for Ambulance. ROBERT J. REID The Leading Undertaker Phone 577. 230 Princess Stree . Familiar Quotations | Priests may dogmatize; poets may dream; scientists may grope; philisophers may argue... But we stand today in relation to such things (death and immortality) just where we stood far away in the ages-- where, perhaps, we shall ever stand " ug! The French sad} . c reorganizations of the British French Governments. ' Britain set! do%Wn to its Christoias shopping a | cultivation of the Christmas spirit | with a great load of uncertainty and lifted. | anxiety advance mear | Meuse river, with the captur probably nine thousand Germar prisoners, fifty machine guns, larze stores and some guns of larger cal | bre, with eleven square mileg of ter | ritory, including fifteen important {villages | vantag: {the Allie Even more. unexpected was the news of the big advance of Major- General Maude"s columns in -Mesopo- tamia against the Turks, right up to the very gates of the famous Kut-el- Amara Saturday afternoon reports | from Cairo say this advance was con- tinuing with great success, and heavy captures of Turk troops, guns and materials, To-day's Athens despatches cor- roborate the report. that. King Con- stantine's Government has ocm- | pletely acquiesced in the demand of the Allies' latest ultimatum. Another "diplomatic" victory, more local to Britain, is a possibility of immediate settlement of the Irish question, as developed by the debate {in the House of Commons yesterday | On the whole, there is a much merrier Christmas in prospect than appeared last week. THINK THEY CAN CURE JOHN D.'s INDIGESTION Couple Residing Near Kings- ton Have Sent Oil Magnate Some Medicine. If the faith of John D. Rockefeller is equal to that of a san and his wife residing near here, he may be cured of his rheumatism. The couple called on the American consul on Thursday to secure, John D's. address. They were told that "New York" ought tc catch him, as he was fairly wel known. They had a bottle of med! cine with them, and declared their in tention of sending it on to the oil magnate. If the medicine ever reaches the multi-millionaire, he will quite likely regard it as a poison put up by an enemy's hand, and will probably send it on, without his compliments, tc some rival in business. If, however he should take it and be cured, the senders will be in the big reward which he is ready to give any one rid- ding him of his indigestion, and stand to make a fortune as great as that of the Standard Oil King, especially if he will give them a photo and testi- monial for publication. Yankees Aroused at Last. (Bpecial to the Whig.) New York, Dec. 16.--Resolutions were adopted at a big meeting in Carnegie hall last night condemning German deportations of Belgians Demand was made that Count vor Bernstorff be handed his passports All cities of U. S. to send protests tc President Wilson. The Biggest So Far. (Special to» the Whig.) Port Arthur, Dec. 16.--The Grain Commission reports today that 264, 000,0000 bushels of grain were car- ried east from this port during the year. This is the biggest on record. Xmas. Cards and Calendars. The complete line of the Gibson Art Co's. Xmas Cards, Booklets and Calendars shown only at the College Book Store. --hound, Prometheus-like, to the rock of mystery, by the chains of our finite vision. ~--ELBERT HUBBARD. Edmund Schulthess, of Aargau, was elected president of the Swiss confederation for 1917, CHRISTMAS GIFTS ' Do you realize what a sensible gift for the old folks a pair of glasses would be? Think it over--and come in to my office. . dev 2 3 I will explain my plan. : @ J. J. STEWART, Opt.D. Optician and Optometrist. Cor. Wellington & Clarence Sts. Opp. Post Office = Phone 600 | USEFUL XMAS "GIFT SNAPS !! Everyone will Appreciate the Specials We Are Offering--A Few for Thursday and Friday. Silk Scarfs A few dozen black silk scarfs." Regular 0.29, lot Sed Sew sen Crepe de Chene Handker- «chiefs in Xmas boxes, b60c value for ... ... ... 80¢ Only a few, all Regular $4.50 and fOr ... iviimiatan adhd Blouses in fancy bos ' Our prices defy : tion. \ * 3 Children's Dresses - Serge, poplin, ete, all colors, sized from 3 to 14 years. We Are Overstocked In: { Children's Coats In chinchilla and tweed at less than present whole. sale prices. . ° . | THEATRICAL NEWS | -| first three days of next week. farms and other points of' was a welcome thrust for, __ THE DAILY BRITISH ! At the Grand, To-night will be the last chance to see Walter Law in "The Unwelcome { Mother."! An extraordinary pro- | gramme been secured for the Lionel Barrymore and Marquerite Skirvin will appear in the -feature picture, "The Upheaval," a story of big busi- ness, political intrigue, and through- lout all a delightful romance. A two reel Universal photoplay, a one | reel rib-rattler, and the popular | Pathe News. On the variety end of ¢he bill Dosco and Dosco, two Italian musicians of long recognized merit will be heard. June Brent will sing several poular song hits just off big time. This bill will be shown the first three days of next week. has At the Strand. For the first three days of next week a high-class programme has heen selected by the management of this theatre. Wilfrid Lucas will be seen in the latest five-part Tri- angle photoplay, "Rummy," a story that concerns a young newspaper man just rising towards success, who becomeg a wreck when he loses faith in his wife. Co-starring with Mr. Lucas in "Rummy" is Pauline Starke, a young and beautiful actress, who is a late acquisition to the Triangle studio. Mack Swain in a 'two-part Keystone Comedy, "Ambrose's Rapid Rise," and other good reels will also be shown. The Ozavs comedy jug- glers come highly recommended, completing an excellent programme. TO HOLD ICE'RACES, ¥ Cape Vincent Horsemen's Association Decides to Have Meet. Cape Vincent, N. Y., Dec. 16.--The "ape Vincent Horsemen's Association has decided to hold ice races as usual, probably some time during the latter part of February or the first part of March. To help finance the proposi- tion the annual horsemen's dance will be given. Officers elected: Presi- dent, Frank J. Wiley; vice-president, Frank Stebin; secretary, C. W. Cole; treasurer, E. D. Fitzgerald. SPLENDID FRENCH VICTORY. A Big Capture of Prisoners Along With Prisoners, (Special To The Whig) Paris, Dec. 16.--The French have captured eight thousand Germans, two villages and several forts, in an advance on a six mile front, to a depth of two miles, near the Meuse river, Nad Bip Snmm-- get Made More Captures. . _ (Special to the Whig.) London, Dec. 16.--Eighty cannon were captured by the French in the advance yesterday at Verdun in addi- tion to machine guns. OF GENERAL CHARACTER Thos, White's Impression National Economy, Ottawa, Dec. 16.--S8ir Thomas White, Minister of Finance, explain- ed that with reference to the inter- view which he gave to the press of England with respect to the national organization in time of war, he did not, in connection with the subject of economy, specify any particular articles or commodities which should not be used or consumed. His re- marks were of a general character. Sir on PROF. MUNSTERBERG DIES - ~~ While Addressing His Class at Cam- bridge, Mass. Special to the Whig.) Cambridge, Mass., Dec. fo. --prot. Munsterberg, aged 52, famous Ger- man phychology professor, died sud- denly while addressing his class here to-day of heart failure. Prof. Mun- sterberg was the most important pro- German kultur advocate in the United States. Majority Confirmed, Nelson, B.C., Dec. 16.--C. F. Nel- son's majority of one over William Hunter, Conservative, of Slocan rid- ing, is confirmed by the decision given in the recount. Nelson is the Liberal candidate. Br ---- « Orders Just Issued. (Special to the Whig.) London, Dec. 16.--Orders just is- sued prevents high prices to Can- adian soldiers for meals, and forbids officers dancing at clubs or dance halls, Italians Moving; Bad Weather. {spacial To The Whin) 'Rome, Dec. 16.--The Italians have made some successes in the neigh- borhood of Trieste, but winter col ditions hinder big operations. morning masses will be suspended in Paris to economize in fuel and Condition Favorable. ). Condition of Premier stricken with a chill, continues favorable. . ------------------ - Five hours after the body of Mrs. Madeisue Kramer, 19.reareold, Bad been found in a ditch just outside Detroit, Dr. Henry A. Lounsbury, 53-years-old and a native of Pelee Is- land, Ont., was under arrest in comn- leave from English training camps, as already announced, is re- stricted to five per cent. of any unit owing 'to extreme pressure om rail- WHIG, BATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 SHORTCOMINGS OF BORDEN GOVERNMENT. (Continued from Page 7.) the Ross rifle. This rifle, he said, was found, soon after the opening of the war, to be altogether unsuited for the rough usuage of actual war- fare. The British Government noti- fied the Canadian Government of this fact, but the Canadian Minister of Militia, with the consent of the Government, set his opinion against that of all the British authorities, and refused to stop the manufacture of the rifle. "He sent out," the speaker went on, "some seven or eight million dollars' worth of Ross rifles, which have since all been practically scrapped. And this was kept up for many months after the Government at Ottawa 'had received definite word that the rifle was unsatisfactory, and was only stopped by the Imperial Government taking the matter into their own hands and refusing to allow the Canadian soldiers to be equipped with the Ross rifle. The Ross rifle factory at Quebec is now manufacturing the British Lee-En-| field rifle, : } The Nickel Question, The nickel question was dealt with in a trenchant mafner by the, speaker. "The Government has been very | remiss in its handling of this ques- tion," he declared. 'In the Cana- dian House of Commons last session, | a prominent Conservative member, | Col. J. Currie, made the statement] that every big gun and rifle manp- factured in Germany for its was made possible by the Canadian nickel, also that Canadian boy that had been wound-| ed or killed by a German bullet, that | bullet was coatdd "\with--4gEinadian | nickel, The Canadian Government) could have taken' the same course that the Australian Government had | taken in connection with their min-| erals. In nine months a refinery could have been built in Canada by the American Nickel Company, and then we could have had full and ab-| solute control, But this was e*not] done, with the result that toda { our| Canadian nickel is going to Germany | by the underwater route. There is | absolutely no justification for the] lack of action on the part of the| Government." t It was pointed out vince of Ontario produced five per cent of the nickel world. that the pro- eighty- of the The Tariff. Discussing the tariff, Mr. Turriff said that the policy advocated by al meeting of the farmers in Winnipeg | last week practifally represented the| views of the peaple of the west who| were, irrespective of politics, either free traders om tariff-for-revenue | men. 'He stated that the Liberal party had no idea of hurting the manufacturers, 4nd took the ground that by loweri the cost of living and by lowerin the cost of raw material to the farmers - by doing away with the'estrictions on trade the people of da would be so much better off that the manufac- aurers would bepin a better position than there were to-day. Following the addresses, Mayor Richardson, who was able to come later, was called upon to make a few remarks. He was greeted with chee, and his speech was listened th interest. He\ emphasized some of the criti- ¢isms made by Mr. Turriff about the policy \of the present government, and showed that salavation lay in or- ganization. As Mayor of Kingston he held to the highest ideals of citizen-| ship, and had sought to keep politics | out of municipal government. His | hat was in the ring for the new elec- | tion, and he asked for the same co-| operation to gain insure victory. i R. J. Carson moved and Dr, A. W. McCarthy seconded a vote of thanks to the speakers. BOMBARDED FORTS. The British Have Advanced Close to Kut-el-Amara, | ial the Whig.) London Des. \? for--Britisn naval | aeroplanes bombarded the forts of | Adrianople, Bulgaria, doing eonsid- | erable damage. British forces: in Mesopotamia have advanced to within two miles of Kut-el-Amara; The - casualties were light. Big Increass In Indian Ocean Freights. Teas, during the past seven weeks, have advanced at the auctions in London, Calcutta and Colombo, from | six to ten cents a pound. In addi- | tion to this, sea freights have advapc- ed two and one half cents a pound. Inevitably this means dearer tea for the consumer, but "SALADA," so far, has only advanced five cents a pound, and, whatever the price at any time, the quality will always re- main y the same. THE FRENCH GAINED The Admission of The War Office At Berlin. 8) A 3 Berlin. Dec, 1 Ah tvar Offee ad- that the tages" in Has -never been so well pre- pared to furnish the wants of the people of this city and vicinity as at the present time. We have a large quantity of good apples stored in our cellar and' are selling the same at prices. which show small profits, bat as we have announced before, our policy is "Quick Turnover and Small Profit." Cooking and table apples by the peck, barrel or in wholesale quantities. New raisins, currants, can- died peel, etc, at lowest market prices. We Specialize in Fine Tea and Coffee" At all times during the year you can depend on getting good Tea and Coffee at the Golden We have a large turnover of these com- modities and import direct, consequently the \ consumer derives the full benefit when buying Tea or Coffee at the Golden Lion. Lion. Choice Blend of Coffee ... ... Finer Blend of Coffee ... ... ... Pure Java and Mocha Coffee -. . . A Coffee which for flavor cannot excelled ... ... . When it comes to Tea, we can please your fancy in price and quality. Ceylon Black Tea ... ... ... Ceylon Black Tea ... ... English Breakfast Tea ... English Breakfast Tea ... Finest Ceylon Pekoe . .. Green Tea ... ... ... Extra Ceylon Green Tea ... W. R. GOLDEN LION GROCERY > be .... 60c Ib. 30¢, 35¢ Ib. Finest Selected Japan ... ... ... .... BOc lb, We are wholesale agents for Red Rose pack- age Tea, Red Rose Tea is good tea. We have just received a large shipment of canned Pineapple in 2 Ib. tins. This is a dainty ~ dessert, put np in thin slices, cored and in heavy syrup, 20¢ per tin, or $2.25 dozen. Canned strawberries, plums, pears, peaches,at 1 ow prices. Anything in fancy or staple Groceries you can procure at the Golden Lion. Some time ago we adopted the principle of "Quick turnover and small profits," and it has brought us business in abundance. We are sticking faithfully to this policy and consequent. ly can help the public a little during these times of high cost of living. Come along and bring your friends to the ! "Golden Lion," where you will receive fine treat- ment and get extra good value for your dollar. Yours for "Quick turnover and small profit." . 30c Ib. 338¢ 1b. . 40c 1b. . 40c 1b: .. 30c .. 35c .. 40c . 50c¢ 1b. 1b. 1b. Ib. | 1b. ' | McRae & Co GOLDEN LION BLOCK" { When you can shop without the rush, the crush, and get a much better choice. pearl, topaz, peridot in gold. from $5.00 to $100.00, In styles that are out of the --and lots to select These are but a few suggest- fons for your Christmas list. i & d'Esterre | Prine & W. Ih | elhing- ; a commis. sion government next year. Robertson's Limited rm -- The Big China Hall We Have Something Suitable for a Christmas Present A NICE DINNER SET A PRETTY TEA SET And Several Patterns of Limoges. French China, "Old Abbey" and Haviland in nice odd pieces A Big Line of Cut Glass. Our Mahogany Electric Lamps. Are New and Up-to-date. Call and See our Lines. Dance Music. for the Christmas Holidays See that there's a Victrola in your home . when Christmas morning rolls around, and you'll have splendid entertainment for yourself and for your friends when they. drop in. Delightful vocal and instrumen- tal numbers that every one will enjoy lis- tening to, and dance music galore. me in and hear some of the newest turkey trots and tangos--get acquainted with this wonderful instrument. ' Victrolas $21 to $400. Easy terms if : desired. : C.W.Lindsay, Limited 121 Princess Street. 7 43