KINGSTON EVENTS DURING 1916 Eliza 30 Death of Mrs. Grima- son aged 92, January. ! given Penitentiary convicts enter- r's treat by being I with gramaphone selections Dr. A. W. Richardson elected I IM defeading J. 8. KR. McCann Commission a supply of power fun People voted to Kingston Mills term to one year 7 Bishop Fallon addresses re- ex-Mayor CC. W. cruiting meeting in Grand Opera House 21 Thirty-seven medical degrees announced at Queen's. . 24 Death of Police Sergeant asks Alexander Snodden. 25 City Council loans Hosiery Mill an electric 14 Word came that Col. A, E prevent shut down ss had been made a C.M.G. 26 Portrait of Principal Ross 14 Gas turned off throughout the unveiled at Queen's Convoeation. city for *eleven hours as result of 29 Kingston police capture H lcak in main at plant. H. Tremaine, a military cheque for- 14 Death of Malcolm S. Suther- ger. land 30 Tablets unveiled in St.- 17 City Council decides to elimin- George's Cathedral in memory of Dr. ate collecton of ashes from ,garbage John Stuart, Mrs. Norton-Taylor and by-law Sergt. George R. Taylor. 19. Rev. E. R. McLean inducted we as pastor of Cooke's church, 24 Seymour Company offers 1 Kingston electrical power at $2 H.P, April, aldermanic Death of Wrigat, 10 "Mayor - Richardson at City inaugural hits at landlords ) rent unsanitary houses Utilities Commission mour Power Company for a sup- y of power, Kingston motor to May Dr. J. A. Boyd, 5 a peinted medical superin the General Hospital 25 Jameg Halliday elected war- 4 Death of Capt. Edward Booth den of Frontenac. and Archdeacon Carey 27 City Council votes down pro» 8 City Council increases posal to reduce the number of al- labor tax to $5. dermen to fourteen. 10 Caanceller Douglas glves ------ 20,000 to chair of pharmacology February, and theurepeutics in Queen's medi- Nourse cal college, 3 Nursing Sister Grace died suddenly in General Hospital. 12 'Announcement made of leg- by the late R. D. She was to go overseas with Queen's 2Cy of $10,000 hospital reinforcements Schermerhorn, Napanee, to 13 Memorial services held for Kingston General Hospital. late Lieut.-Col. H. R. Duff, who died = 17 ~ Principal Gordon of Queen's at Cairo, and Capt. George T. Rich- tenders his resignation to the Board ardson, killed in action of Trustees, Prof William Nicol 14 Complaint made in City also resigns Council about military barracks not 18 Utilities Commission reduces carrying out garbage regulations pdwer rates over twenty-five per 16 Rev. G. I. Campbell\ appoint- cent. ed chaplain of the 146th Bdttalion. 21 Canon W. F. FitzGerald in- 20 Clty Assessor W. S. Gordon ducted as rector of St. Paul's Church. vears old. 30 City Council reverses its de- 21 H. Collins, inmate of House ¢ifion to adopt the daylight saving of Providence, found frozen to death. seheme, and to build power line to Civic fire committee finds Barriefield camp that Kingston's fire alarm system is -- out of date and recommends a change | 1 Trades and Labor Miss Edith Wallis, Lans- opposes City Council paying downe, a Joeal public school teacher, lighting of Barriefield camp killed this evening when G.T.R. su- 5 Celebration held in honor of burban car qverturned. King's birtaday. : New Liberal rooms on King 13 Mrs. W., Mcllroy, 107 formally opened. Hom: | street, badly injured by grabbing a » P. Graham speaks. live wire in her home. Queen's Hospital reinforce-! 19 Ww. F. Nickle, M.P., ments left for England. | England with parliamentary 29 Death of Captain Henry Bir- | gation going to the front. *s, R. E., fifty years a soldier, ll 21 i hrue. Magch 23 1 G.T.R. night express from rived from Montreal runs off tracks at Kingston Was killed in Mills, Eight passengers injured. ion 4 Bequests of late Capt. George | T. Richardson to Kingston and | July Queen's University announced. | 1 Three orn 6 Announced that Orangemen cape from Fort Henry bave sold their hall on Princess camp, Street to H. D. Bibby and will build 3 146th further up street. Valcartier. 6 Word came that Rev. Dr. 7 Death of Judge C. V. Price. Ryckman had died in Toronto. i 7 Prof. A, L. Clark of Queen's 7 Miltla Department takes over returns from Holland where he did "On-Gwa-Nada" for a military hos- research work. pital g | 8 Gunner Russell Elliott, Peter- 7 Kingston Presbytery grants boro, shot and killed by sentry at Rev. Dr. Macgillivray's request to Gore Street barracks. ask General Assembly to permit him 10 Henry Chapman electrocuted to retire *on Barrie street, 9 Mrs. Eleanor Mills, Brock 11 Death of Assistant Fire Chief Street, presented with purse of gold John Elmer, _On retiring as matron of the peni- 16 William Welch, taxi tentiary, drowned. 24 Capt, Yenjj Hirose of Imper- 17 | City fal Japanese army visits Kingston. October 9th. 27 City Council fixes tax rate at 18 Death of Alexander McCart- 38 mills, including war tax. ney, contractor, 27 Twenty-five Kingston women 19 offer to take place of men who vol- | signs to take post in Saskatchewan unteer for overseas service. university, Guelph, tendent ap- of 5 statute a0 June Council for left for Body of Gerald Flynn ar- Parry Sound where he prisoners ese internment for Battalion leaves driver, Council adjourns till Campbell offers Utilities | the York | dele- | Death of Captain W, D, Sug-| munition plant explos- Prof. Swanson of Queen's re-| oo THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1916. LeRoy Rice resigns f the First Congregational Bors excursion arrives °9 William of Ex-Ald ; Adams. August ral Gordon #ily years vterian ministry 1 of William ient of of Queen's of service in 6 superinter Works Boa Fae pointed | Military 9 A office | dog bit 19 Hotel Dien $1408 x8 22 Two more tfrom Fort Heary, 26 Fire department loses and seeks others, Yellowley, Locomotive t.-Col. R. J. Gardiner ap- medical officer of the Royal College, an Robinson: telephone lied" of blood-poisoning from * flag day realizes ~ Germans escape men September J Some women left Sydenham Street Methodist Church evening service when Rev. W. H. Easton of Rhode Island criticized Great Brit- ain 5 Capt, R. Carr-Harris given command of Queen's 72nd Battery. 9 Cornér stone of new Orange Hall laid. 13 Rev. Dr. Macgillivray com- pletes twenty-nine years of service as minister of Chalmers Church. 13 Mowat Hospital Board Je- cides to transfér institution to any adian Comm sion, 16 lars and liquor saops close in accordance with new temperance act. 21 The Duke of Connaught epects Barriefield camp, Military Hospitals in- October 3 Assessor's report shows that Kingston's population has increased by 1,221 during the past year. 4 Death of John McIntyre, K.C. 13 Death of Jeremy Taytor, man- ager Bank of British North America. 19 Trades and Labor Council objects to Chinamen being employed in industry with white girls. 26 Boyd's garage badly , aged by fire, | 23 City Council decides to erect | tablet under portrait in City Hall of | the late Mayor "Jack" Mowat. 28 DBritish-American hotel closes, 31 Fire 'Committee decides not to offer any higher wages for fire men. o i - November 3 146th Battalion colors," for | Which the Whig collected the money, deposited in St. Andrew's church. 6 J. W. Henstridge resigns | clerk of Portsmouth. i 7 Citizens storm {anhual meeting and elect slate of officers 8 W. H. Wyllie resigns as Chil- dren's Aid inspector. { 11 Death of John Purdy, | county constable, | 13 Majer W. Y. Mills appointed to confmand the" 'Kingston Home Guard, succeeding Lieut.-Col. P. G. Campbell, now commanding the 253rd Battalion. 15 Canadian National Council of Women executive meets in Convo- cation Hall. 21 Rev. J. Ww, ronto inducted as minister Andrew's church. 27 Utilities Commission decides to enter into a contract with the Hydro Electric Cimmission for power supply for Kingston. 27 Funeral of late John 8. | Smith, jeweller, who died in Mon- | treal. | 29 Death of- Edward Moore city treasury office. 2 Tablet in memory of Major John M." Mowat unveiled in the | Court House, damn- as Children's Aid a civie high Stephen of To- of St. of i December I 1 County Council grants use of r------ "Watchman, What of the Night?" (By George Matthew Adams.) From dusk to dawn! 1 like to think of it as such. What do I mean? Why---Hope, Heart, 'tired, Selfishness discouraged, and the best of Sentiment ing of an ldeal---the whole world waking up, Democracy--the People coming out of their long slumber. getting anxiously white, hoping toward the com- understanding and knowing something of itself>--getting a - Hate, getting sick and great new Vision--of\common Humanity in Co-operation,.cornerstoned by Love and towered with its Light illumining all Manki A "With Malice toward none and Charity for all!" I say, Watchman, how about it? and Cold Streaks shooting the air Watchman of the Better Day, we want a word. So speak authoritatively--very quickly. And this is the substance of the Watchman's word: ' a -*"The Night is far spent and from the Gloom, pressing past the ~What's ahead, what's up, what do you see? any Wolves in Sheep® clothing prowling around? Are there any False Alarms, ears of Tears, up from the earth crusted: with the blood of its dead, I have to say: Heartbeats are beginning to get acquainted and aching to beat in tune; people from Everywhere are wanting home never again to forget that there breathes for' their kind, and the naked and torn want to get back & man so uncouth that he isn't also Human. For don't you understand, Oh, Rulers and People, that it is now a brand new Day? Also it is Christ-time, and Christ-time is Universal Peace time." This is the Message of the Watchman of the World. I cannot help but think of the printed of the Future---guardians of Democracy Day in and day out--and all the night through, Snaky Brava alire, Sheds. irundersiood bobbing. ult, seemingly impossible, hs e Bodies ofttimes whipped to tasks most d "yet going ahead, keeping step. In fact, most always a step or two ahead of the Thinking of their time. | Only those " whe carry Bheir Yision in their Heart\{nstead of their Head can really appreciate the marvel- ous rdness of the » : And I think in terms of The Entire when I say"that the Newspapers have not only kept the Pace, but the | . ha ai : Newspapers ar hardly ever hope to be greater Faith gr (Great, however, af has been their Power and Influence, than the people who read and ' pages of the Newspapers of this age and time as the Watchman - -Hearts over-throbbing, their bused ° Also Newspapers have never been in Expression Yery far ahead of the countless humans who have made 1 ) : a, } But most of all 1 | Shammers, fighting wo the weak and putting noise or fuss, them to take their place happily in the Crowd of the Oh, Tr Wash hr of the Breaking Day! It is Christmas time. J] Buta New Year is about at hand! | among men. Ha nd helping aad. inapicing on to Peal Hope! World. Human. Ha into NN unfon scheme with Methodists, | <hanic in a workshop may be serving Court House to Military Hospitals Commission and Queen's University | authorities offer the Arts - building and Grant Hall. 3 Death of Dr. K. Kilborn 4 tev. J. de Pencier Wright ac- cepts rectorship of St. Luke's church. 12 Kingston Preshyt proposes » i", Death Jabez Stoness, ex- county den. 15 Miss Qlive Anderson, nurse- in-training, at General Hospital had hand badly injured in saving pa- tient's life i 20 Death of Joseph J. Steacy. | Dr. A. W. Richardson and M. Hughes nominated for | 4 15 of 23 Death of Rev. Mother Pow ers, Superioress of Hotel Dieu. 26 'Christmas passed without police arrest. | The Man on Watch Bre nt cs oe att a + | - hu- This The Lampman wishes every man being a happy new year. naturally eliminates Germans "Doc" Bell might introduce . his 'Little Wonder" into the town coun- cil with beneficial results. "It might ' even make irregular accounts reguil- ar, No drunks on Christmas day? Surely the town's supply has not yet been drunk up. Or did the snow- The Lampman has a cure for cold feet. It is to place them in a pan of snow for ten minytes. Whether this is a guarantee for cold feet in | war time he does not know, but he recommends it to recruiting officers hereabouts, The Lampman has some sy mpathy for the corner lot owners when the Snow "storms come, but duty must be dene with the shovel. The mayor saovels his corner and sets a good example. And by the way, Ald. Hughes lives on a corner also and the Lampman hopes that he sweeps the snow that comes his way onto that fine new pavement on University avenue, Somebody has written the Lamp- man to say that he cannot find the word "convenor'" _ in his dictionary. Perhaps not, but it may be in some- body's else's dictionary, a real Fng- lish one for example. The word is spelled in two ways. There are a lot of words you will not find in your dictionary, for new ones are being coined every day through ne- cessity, time it wads consid- "it is me," but to- day the word "me" is correctly used after the verb to be, Language can- not remain stationary any more than religious and political views, which are continually changing, Once upon ered heresy to say The Lampman does not know just what 'citizens are aimed at, but he has a letter from a resident of Syden- ham ward saying that it is funny to see alleged total _abstainers and temperance advocatds, with . good stocks of liquor in their homes, writ ing letters praising the press over | the withdrawal of liguor adyertise- ments, Verily the hypoerites as well as the poor are with us always. ! ~--THE TOWN WATCHMAN NATIONAL SERVICE WEEK Every Man in Canada to Have Card to Fill i National Servicg Week is drawing very near and the fact that the first week of the New Year bears that title is something in which everyone in Canada bas an interest, The men | are interested because it is obliga- | tory upon each of them, between the ages of 16 and 65 years, to fill out one of the cards which the Govern- ment is sending to them through the Post Office authorities. The women | are interested because their co-oper- ation is being invited, in seeing that their men-folk attend' to this im. portant duty. The children are in- terested because their school tea- chers have explained to them the 'meaning of National Service and the way in which father and the big: brothers at home have to reply to the various questions. To write in the answers and return the card promptly is a good , New | Year's resolution for every man throughout the Dominion and it has | the advantage of being easy of ful- filment. It only means a few min- | utes' careful thought. The postman | in the cities gets the hard work, for | he has not only to deliver the cards; he is responsible dlso for their prop- er ret . Prompt mailing of the anowyfh win make the postman's workfvery much, easier, National Service means that we are to get into that frame of mind which will cause us to think of the needs of the country, to realize that the interests of the State have a greater claim on us than our seif- interest. This applies to everyone, from the highest in the land to the lowest, 'The Prince of Wales" motte "1 serve" may well be the niotto of every citizen of the British Empire a this time. 5 . : the nation as usefully as the man in the trenches. Every man should he doing the work which represents his most efficient service to his country. | storm delay the freight trains? | » } 1 l i 1. What is your full name? 3. Where do you live? 4. Name of city town, | village or Post Office | Street 10. How much time have you lest | in last 12 montng from sickness ?_ | 11. Have you full use of your arms? - 12 Of your legs? 13. Of your sight? 14. Of your hearing? Province 17. What are you working at for a living? 18. Whom do you work for ? - 19 Have you a trade or profession? 21. Are you working now ? 22. M not. why ? 2 Would you be willing to change your presént work for other necessary work at the same pay during the war? _ 28 Are you wittig, if your railway fare is paid, 1 leave where you now live, 3nd go 8 some other piace in Canada to do work ? INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING WN THIS CARD ARE ON THE OTHER SION. Write your Answers on the Card which you will shortly receive and Return Promptly. /7 is Oblisazo a at % A Al st ts A.&N. | FOR SALE The Army and Navy Associa- _e tion of Canada. Good, solid brick dwelling; Head Office: Cor. King and Princess Streets. good barns; underground sta- Phone 267. ble and guruge, in village of Branch Store: Cor: Princess & Albert Streets. Cataraquiy Snap at $2,500, Phone 1934 | NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. General Grocery and Mail Order Business. W. H. Godwin & Son 89 Brock Street Phone 424 Pr co 7 Phone 571. HAPPY ! 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