PAGE 81X i. l Maes NEWS FROM THE DISTRICT OLIPPED FROM THE WHIGS MANY BRIGHT EXCHANGES, | ---- 'News | in Brief Form the Events In The Country About Kingston Are Told ~Full of Interest to Many. P. D. Shorey, Galt, formerly Newburgh, has won five prizes at western poultry fair. 8. Greenway, an aged resident of Camden East village, met with a seri- ous accident on Monday, falling and breaking his hip Miss Elizabeth Buffett, Mrs. Elizabeth Buffett, Monday to William Grant. young people are of Renfrew Miss Mary Belle McKinnon, train- ed nurse at Petawawa, and who is a resident of Braeside, has received the appointment by the Minister of Militia as nurse foreoverseas. Edward Wildman has sold the De- troit Courier and retired He is a former Prince Edward county boy his mother residing at West Lake He was for several terms an Alder- man in Detroit. of a daughter of was married Both' Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Melbourne ing, and evidently went to the spot] | Doyle, engagement of their) eldest daughter, Edith Hazel, to Wil- liam Ernest Waddingham, both of Tyendinaga. The marriage is to take place Dec. 20th. announce the Another honor has been won by a | The former pupil of Cobden public school. Miss Laura Anderson, daughter of| W. Anderson, has been awarded a $50 scholarship by the Renfrew Board of Education. Capt. A. W. Dunkley, Picton, has been offered the position of Instruc- tor of Musketry at the Divisional School, Bramshott Camp, England. Captain Dunkley declined the honor; he started for the trenches and| wants to get there. Mrs. M, Case died in Picton on Dec. 8th. She was the second daugh- ter of the late Peter Wood and Par- thina Spafford. She was born at Cherry Valley, July 26th, 1842, and was the last surviving member of her father's family. Death from heart failure came with great suddenness to Edward Wheeler, foreman of the Picton Ga- zette, on Wednesday. He was fifty- one years of age, born at Amelias- burg and a printer of long standing. A wife and one daughter survive. Capt. K. D. Ferguson was tend- ered a reception by the citizens of Wellington and vicinity at the con- cert of the 254th Batt. Band in the Music Hall, Wellington, on Dec. 15th. A dance in honor of Capt. Ferguson was held in Hptel Alex- andra after the concert, TRUNK ROAD SCHEME hips Being Organized to Start | Construction. nfrew, Dee. 16.--Organiza' in connection with the tr to connect Ottawa with * 1h and Petawawa was advanced d d Towns broke ep.when a conference was hel nfrew of delegates from all | calities so far organized. J, R. Mc- ioe, Araprior acted as chairman, and Mayor Rochester, Renfrew, as secretary. There still remain a few townships to be organized, and plans were made for the completion of this work, also for an address at some central point by W. A. McLean, Commissioner of Highways. The aim is to have everything in readi- ness for construction work as soon as the war ends, a st in Aged Woman Ends Life. Trenton, Dec, 18.--On Thursday | the lifeless body of a Mrs. Murphy, an aged woman who resided in Tren- ton, was discovered in a water hole used for watering horses and situ- ated near the bank of the Trent | River. It appears that Mrs. Murphy arose about two o'clock in the morn-| | where the. body was found. The general supposition is that it was a| case of suicide, the rash act being committed while the woman was suffering from temporary aberration. victum was a widow about eighty years of age, and had resided in the town for many years. He Got Into Khaki. Renfrew, Dec. 18.-- Policeman Toohey lodged complaint against | three young men for violation of the| Ontario Temperance Act. Two paid | $10 and costs each in police court, while a fine of $200 was imposed on | the third, his having been a major of- | {tence under the act. He had the al- | ternative of paying $200 and costs going to jail for three months, or en- | listing, and he elected to enlist and is now in khaki. Police Magistrate De: vine is doing something as a recruit- ing sergeant. Brockville Ex-Grocer Dead. Brockville, Dec. 19.--The death courréd in Winnipeg of W. M. Veitch, until a short time ago a leading Brockville grocer, who re- tired and went'west. He was in poor health on leaving here. The de- ceased was a veteran conductor of the early days of the G.T.R. and afterwards went to the Canadian Pacific, making his headquarters in Ottawa before settling here. Two children are deceased, but Mrs Veitch survives, SPECIAL. Sale of Ladies' Walsts All This Week at Corrigan's. All this week we will offer all our | new waists at special prices. Fine white muslin waists at $1.25, $1.49, $1.59; worth $2.00 to $2.50. All silk waists on sale from $1.49 up. Corrigan's. Protecting Migratory Birds. Ottawa, Dec. 19.--The protection of migratory birds is provided for in an international treaty just conclud- ed between Canada and the States. The open season has been restricted to 3% months with the closed sea- son between September 1st and March 10th. Sr ------------------------------ At Peterboro, the fifth body taken from the ruins of the fire at the Quaker Oats Company's plant on Monday could not be identified. A great fund of happiness is condensed in a diamond; one never grows tired of it, and there is the additional satis- faction of knowing that it will be just as perfect many years from now as when it left the cutter's wheel. It never de- preciates in value. It is like a government bend;, always worth its face value. It is not an expenditure in the strictest sense of the term. It is a substantial asset, an in- vestment yielding a8 "interest" the joy and happiness that it affords the wearer, For this Christmas iamond Importers. rincess & Welling- NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Responded to the Speech of Lloyd- George. (Special to a Whig.) New York, c. 19.--The Stock Market responded to Lloyd George's speech with a rush of bull activity this afternoon, prices advancing one to three points within ten minutes. There was a speedy reaction, how- ever, when it was realized that Lloyd George's speech did not shut the doors to peace negotiations alto- gether. United States Steel, the market barometer, which opened at 113%, advanced to 116, but half an hour later, at 2 p.m., had flopped back to 111. New York Stocks. Open. . 1565 2.30 p.m. Airbrake .. Atchison .. LL. 104% Baltimore & Ohio ... 85% : . 167 .106% 105 85 167% 106 Union Pacific Republic U. S. Steel .. Anaconda .. .. .. .. Amer. Locomotive ... Inter. Nickel oe 44 Canadian Stocks. Steamships .. 38% General Electric .. Cement .. Smelters' 5 we Steel of Canada .. Dominion Steel 39% 112 65 35% 3% 73% 113 64% 36% 73 73 ADMIT THE RECAPTURE Of Chambrett Farm on the Somme by the French. (Special to the Whig.) Berlin, Dec. 19.--The repulse of French advances north of the Rheims, attempted after heavy artillery pre- parations, was detailed in to-day's of- ficial statement. Artillery and mine throwing engagements temporarily increased to a fire of considerable liveliness on both banks of the Som- me. The statement admitted the re- capture of Chambrett farm" by the French. IN CHARGE OF TRAINS To Care for Comfort of Wounded Soldiers. Ottawa, Deec.. 19, Capt. . Lambkin, anistant. § : ger agent of Goverament, until a fey years pointed transporta! ] the Military H $ . He will superintend the. of all invalided Canadian soldiers and make all a their and com by rail to their variods Special Holiday Books. "The Girls at His Billet," by Berta | be needed eventually | man can afford them for his table. | also, although possibly aE DAILY BRITISH S-------- GETTING RID OF STOCK | slaughtering Poultry i" Feeding | the following places of nomination | and polling for the municipal elec- Cost Too High. Cobourg, Dec. 17.--Notwithstand- | ing many warnings, the market here gives evidence of a considerable slaughter of poultry im the rural districts. No doubt this is due to the extremely high price of grain for feeding. Even with eggs at the high figure they are at the present time, there are those who do not regard buying wheat for feeding at $1.70 and other grains at similar high figures, as a paying proposition. Just where all this will lead to it is difficult to say, but it looks as if something more than a boycott will to bring eggs laboring t s C t t down to a level that the What is true of poultry is true in a lesser degree, of stock. Farmers aie sac- rificing their stock, and the shortage of feed will tend to make the milk | supply shorter still and further de- plete the butter market I Death of Playwriter, Belleville, Dec. 19.--Joseph N one of Belleville's most bril- liant musical and literary citizens, died on Friday night. He was born in this city forty-seven years ago, being a son of the late Alderman Doyle He composed a number of vocal selections and also supplied airs for them. For some time he C ficer. | Princess street; street, W. J. Clark, returning officer. | street; ficer. Brock and Division streets; Neal, Division and Union streets; uty returning officer. Chambers; -- Quinn, WHIG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1916: pi SCHEPULE. DRAWN wp. WHERE TO VOTE Ausenile. Teva dre ments For Season. A meeting of the executive of the {Kingston Juvenile Hockey League was held on Monday night when this schedule was drawn up: AND cag or cipal Elections--City Coun- cil Fixes the Places. | {dan. Jar The City Council last night fixed a Senior Schedule, "A." 2--Wanderers vs. Dry Bones. 9--Dry Bones vs. Victorias, 16--Victorias vs. Wanderers. ions: Places of Nomination. Sydenham Ward at No. 88 Walia} treet; Patrick Daley, returning: of- Senior Schedule, 4--Shamrocks VS. Portsmouth. 11--Beavers vs. Regiopolis. 18--Regiopolis vs, Shamrocks. "B." Beavegs, | Council | Jan. re- | Jan. Ontario! Ward at City hambers Alexander Jamieson, urning officer. ---- St. Lawrence Ward, Junior Schedule. 2--St. Marys' vs. Portsmouth. 4--Victorias vs. Dry Bones. 9--Dry Bones vs. Beavers. 11--St. Mary's vs. Victorias. 16--Victorias vs. Dry Bones. 18--Beavers vs. St. Mary's. Jan. 23--St. Marys' vs. Dry Bones. Jan. 25---Victorias vs. Beavers, Samuel Hall will referee first senior game, at No. 325 A. E. Loscombe, re-|Jan. Beavers, urning officer. Cataraqui Ward, at No. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan, 72 Queen | Frontenac Ward, at W. J. Driver, No. 63 York returning of- the corner of William Rideau Ward, at \l, returning officer. Victoria Ward, at the corner of William erry, returning officer. E Polling Subdivisions. Sydenham, No. 1, at 88 Gore treet; T. J. Lovett, deputy returning officer. Sydenham, ngton street; NUMBER OF CHANGES ADE. ARE TO BE M! There will in the next few days be a general shake-up of officers holding positions on the various staffs in this district. With orders to practise economy, several prominent officers 9 No. 2, at No. 90 Well- William Towers, dep- Ontario, at No. 3, City Council deputy return- street; turning officer. ing officer. Ontario, No. 4, at No. John E. Johnston, 216 Bagot deputy re- prt t tir rb bt te below the surface. St. Lawrence, No. 5, at No. 345 King street, A. E. Loscombe, deputy returning officer. St. Lawrence, No Princess street; W. uty returning officer Cataraqui, No. 7, at No. street; James McGall, ing officer. Catraqui, No. 8, at No. 229 Well- ington street; Wallace Gilmour, dep- uty returning officer Cataraqui, No. 9, at the corner of Bay and Bagot streets; William Woods, deputy returning officer. Cataraqui, No. 10, at No. 277 Montreal street; Albert Sherman, deputy returning officer. Frontenac, No. 11, at 149 Syden- ham street; John Anderson, deputy returning officer. Frontenac, No. 12, at No. 83 Col- borne street; Charles Martin, deputy returning officer. Frontenac, No. 13, at No. 135 Or- dnance street; James B. Holland, deputy returning officer. Frontenac, No. 14, at No. 58 John street; Ernest Hughson, deputy re- turning officer. Frontenac, No. 15, at No. 21 John street; Charles Herbert, deputy re- turning officer. Rideau, No. 16, at No. 270 Division street; William Saunders, deputy re- turning officer, Rideau, No. 17, at No. 621 Prin- cess street; O. § Telgmann, deputy returning officer. ' .was on the faculty of Ottawa Univer- sity. Deceased wrote several plays his latest production being 'The Golden Age." Mr. Doyle was for a time associate editor of McClure's and Bachelor's Magazine in New York 6, H. No. 352 dep- at Carson, 72 Queen --_---- deputy return- Belleville Soldiers Fined. Belleville, Dec. 17.--Privates Geo. | Buck and Edward Peppin, both of Montreal, members of the 235th Battalion on Friday went upon a rampage and did considerable dam- age. They were intoxicated and broke two large panes of glass in a business place and also lights of glass in the front door, They plead- ed guilty before the police magis- trate and fined $25 each for drunk- enness and disorderly conduct and remanded to jail for a week for sen- tence on a charge of wilful damage to property. No Election Talk. > Perth, Ont., Dec. 19.--Municipal | politics are still very quiet, Not even a minor.is in the air as to who | the candidates may be on nomination ! day. If the pot boils at all it is still LEFT HUNDRED MILLION, Oil Magnate, Left One- Third tw Widow, Rideau, No. 18, at No. Néw York, Dec. 19.--The will of | gtreet; Richard James, John D. Archbold, the Standard Oil | turning officer. magnate, leaves the home at Tarry-| Rideau, No. 19, at No. 340 William town and one-third of his estate, es-| street; Herbert Holder, deputy re- timated at $1,000,000, to his | turning officer. widow, Mrs. Annie M. Archbold. Rideau, No. The remainder of the estate is di-| versity avenue; vided equally among the children, | returning officer, Mrs. Mary A. Van Buren, Annie M. Rideau, No. 21, Archbold, and John F. Archbold. cess street; rer ee turning officer. Victoria, No. street; R. F. turning officer. Victoria, No. 23, at the corner of Union and Division streets; Qecil McLeod, deputy returning officer. Victorio, No. 24, at No. 57 King street; W. F. Webster, deputy return- ing officer. Victoria, No. 25, at the corner of Beverly and King streets; James Evans, deputy returning officer. Tea Market Still Rising An increase in the ocean freight 'rates of two and one-half cents a The German liner Friedrick # Pound, added to an advance of from Wilhelm stranded near Den- # i to 1h Sms 3 pound in the cost ay i 5 . of tea at the primary markets, has a With 3 Zive-WilMon A0har ? necessitated the recent increase in : "the cost of tea in Canada. To keep 1faith with the public and maintain exactly the same high standard of # quality as always, "SALADA™ has radvanced in price, but, as yet, only a cents a pound, *| Select Sea-Tang Oysters. 3 have the best procurable Oysters and Archbold, 346 Brock deputy re- 20, at No. 346 Uni- H. Sharpe, deputy ENDORSED NATIONAL SERVICE. 22, at No. 216 Earl ---- Greenlees, deputy re- Big Gatherings at Toronto and Cal- gary are Favorable. (Special to the Whig. Toronto, Dec. 19.--Big A - in | Toronto and Calgary applauded the' | national service idea as outlined by Sir Robert Borden and Sir Thomas White. i il WAR BULLETINS. -- Russians have checked the #| Teuton invasion in Eastern Ru- 4 mania, : The Greek Government has issued a warrant for the arrest 4 of Venizelos for high treason. Seventeen United States at No. 670 Prin-| T. Ferguson, deputy re-| 13 throughout the district are bill- ed to lose their positions at the first of the year. COS +d b ets se 4 [ INCIDENTS OF THE DAY. Local Notes and [teias Of Gemers' Interest. Mrs. Henry Babcock, Napanee, is visiting with her brother, Henry Beck, Collin's Bay, for a few days. Commencing on Saturday fifteen horses will be used to 'help out the letter carriers in their Christmas | rush, The returned soldiers appointed to help out at the post office during the Christmas rush, will commence their duties on Friday. The President of the Board of Trade acknowledges the receipt of these donations to the Belgian Re- lief Furi: Queen street Methodist Sunday school, $15.91; the Misses Lesslie, 35 a friend, $5; Girl Guides Club, $2.5 The So ine article 'Lest We Forget," in Monday's issue on Page one, was from the Furniture Journ- al of Toronto. By error the credit line was omitted. James Action, the publisher, is very earnest in his ad- vocacy of Canada doing its duty. A Kingston woman who lost a son at the front received a letter of con- dolence from a friend who has three eligible sons at home. The woman who suffered the loss, replied to the letter, stating that she would not ac- cept the condolence until the writer's family was represented at the front. I IEEE IS 2 X34 BRITAIN RECOGNIES VENIZELOS' GOVERNMENT. (Special to the Whig.) London, Dec. 19.--Recogni- + tion of former Premier Venize- los' "Provisional Government" & in Greece as against that of + King Constantine was announ- + ced as one of the new policies + of the British Government by + Premier Lloyd George. > TO MAKE EXAMPLES. Enter Actions in Courts to Get Pro- mised Subscriptions. Peterboro, Dec. 19.--The Finance Committee of the Peterboro Branch of the Canadian Patriotic Fund have decided to enter actions in the courts against the delinquent subscribers to the fund. Over $5,000 is past due, and the fund needs the money to pay their obligations. Thomas P. Kenny, 214 Parliament street, Toronto, an employee of Can- adian Stewart Limited, died from in- juries received when he was crush- ed under a load of piles, Great Britain is preparing to float another large secured loan---$250,- 000,000 or more--in the United States. For our Christmas, trade we will | Carnovsky solicits your early order the same. . muleteers were killed when # the German submarine sank a % British transport in the Medi- + terranean. » PPPS e pbb rote + + FEEPPEPL IRIEL PIEPER IRIE : Thank Grand Trunk For Relief. The Northern Ontario Fire Relief! Committee has expressed to Presi- Ident E. J. Chamberlin, of the Grand Trunk Railway, its appreciation of the assistance rendered by that road CHRISTMAS GIFTS a sensible Think it over--asd come 1a tp my ofice. e J. J. STEWART, Opt.D. "55 Cor. Wellington & Clarence Sts. Opp. Post Office Phone 600 The Doherty Piano Company, Lim- ited, Clinton, has assigned. rn for the old folks a pair of "our gratitude for the very in you lave taken in the fire re, which hay Fesuited in sue Limited i Ruck, a m inute love floey, "Maple. Lea Rae. elds," by erbert . "Made in the * Trenches," by Frederick Treves Bart, full of hus or and comic sketches. "The by William Dean Howells, of the Grenfell. of Rachael, » The College in Flanders F353 £ Line Our Mahogany by Kathleen Norris. Rook Store, Sir Max Altken will be Lord Brunswick. : = i China Hall A NICE DINNER SET PRETTY TEA SBY of Limoges. Freach China, "Old in nice odd pieces Lamps Are New snd Up-to-date. / Call and See cur Lines. dh of Cat Glass. a S------ GLOVES FOR MEN 50c TO $3.00 NEWEST NECKWEAR 25¢ TO $1.00 FINE SHIRTS and PYJAMAS $1.00 TO $5.00. LOUNGING ROBES $4.50 TO $12.00 SWEATERS FOR MEN $1.00 TO $10.00 HOUSE COATS UP TO $12.50 Roney's PRINCESS STREET. AE STAC A. Gans Gotten Root Compound. Steam Vulcanizing 'e, reliable lating WE DO ALL KINDS OF TIRE AND TUBE VULCANIZING Call in and get our prices before going | elsewhere. First class work anu rea- | sonable prices, | F. J. Pearson & Co. Cor Queen and Bagot Sts. @ THE COOK MEDICINE Cb, TORONTO, ON". (Formats Wiadue.' Victrola C. W. Lindsay, Limited 121 Princess St. A A AAA A Mt Pl PN APA A Ml NN USEFUL XMAS GIFT SNAPS !! Everyone will Appreciate the Specials We Are Offering--A Few for Thursday and Friday. oy * 3 Silk Umbrellas Only a few, all colors. Regular $4.50 and $5.00, for ... . - $340 Excellent Gifts Blouses in fancy boxes. Our prices defy competl- tion. Silk Scarfs A few dozen black silk Seats, Regular 1. 25, = "Excallent Value de Chene Handker- ren in ines Boze, 50¢ value for . 30c¢ -------- We Are Overstocked In: Children's Dresses ¥ Children's Coats § } poplin, ete, all | in chinchilla and tweed ol rae, sized from 3 to 14 at less than present whole: years. ws td '( sale prices. MENDELS \ 217 Princess St. Opp. Grand Opera House