PAGE EIGHT Military Tailoring and Supplies For all officers of all branches of His Majesty's Service. All our goods are the exact shade and niaterial as are now being worn by British officers. Vi OFFICERS' UNIFORMS Cut and tailored by experts with careful attention to regulation details. : We are especially equipped for this ex- acting class of work and guarantee satis- faction and prompt delivery. Prices on application. necessities at right prices. Also Officers' Clothing ready-to-wear. AlN military mn Livingston's Military Tailors and Outfitters, Brock St. A little out of the way, but it will pay you to walk. B} is immensely pleasing to thoze con- i} cerned, when the last two weeks in | | manded i raiiway employees depot in Ottawa | Hj came second with thirty-two. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1917. RECRUITS NUMBERED 1.003 ' y IN PRD MILITARY DISTRICT FOR | JAN. 15° TO 13TH. I The Big Increase is Most Gratifying-- | | The Mayor Hughes Cup Goes to the | i 240th Battalion at Renfrew. i { The returns are not announced for $1 all Canada yet, but undoubtedly: No. IE military district, commanged by ll} Brig. Gen. T. D. R. Hemming, will Hl again lead Canada in reeruiting. For {the first two weeks of January a total {of 1,003 recruits were enlisted. which { December, it will be remembered, ll! showed only 367. li The Mayor Hughes cup goes to the! jl; 240th Batialion at Renfrew, com-! by Lieut.-Col. E. J. Watt. i}: This unit enlisted 153 men, and the i}! cup >; awarded on a basis of percent- | The recruits were | secured in the following numbers: Kingston units--7 2nd Battery, 13; . 9: T4th, 13; 75th, 6; 253rd attalion, 79; Queen's Ambulance, : CA 2, C. AS C., 14; 8 230th, 157; 247th, 17; , 79; 254th, 58; 9; 216th, 4. Others--Cobourg Battery, 10; Signallers, 26; Foresters, 13; C. A. . C. (Toronto), 14; R. C. N. V. R. ; Royal Flying Corps, 167; R. C. H. A, hk¢; R.N. A. 8 8; 70th Battery, 1 2Ydperial Navy, J. There are now 5,917 overseas sol- { diers in this district, 3h. | THE WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF FORM. Tidings From All Over Told In a Pithy and Pointed Way- Australia advanced $60,000,000 to { her farmers for wheat requisitioned i by Great Britain. { The United States labor people dis- Bi cussed the advisability of. organizing { daily newspapers under their control. | A. E. Ness, principal of Port Dal- IB} housie Public School, has been ap- | pointed to a enstoms position there Amalgamation of cive offices under | the city ¢lerk is proposed in a reso- | lution submitted to Stratford Ccoun- i eil. { It is announced that as a result of {a breach of faith by a firm in the { United States a consignment of Can- {adian nickel had gone to Germany on | the Deutsehland. « | MAJ. DILLABOUGH TO TORONTO. Bt: ll Coming From Winnipeg to the 328th | Battalion. X 8! J. Vv. Dillabough, Winnipeg engin- eer, has been appointed major and se- {cond in command of the 328th Bat- talion in Toronto. This unit, practi- cally up to strength, has been created a4 construction battalion. The major | will leave for Toronto Jan. 23rd, but ey 'i EEE ERT Household LINENS : \ AT EXCEPTIONAL PRICE ADVAN- .. TAGES | Table Cloths and Napkins Greatly Below Present Market Prices Beautiful pattern table cloths, all pure linen from the best Irish manufactures. Stripes, spots, floral and other new de- signs. 2 yards x 2 yards at $2.75, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00. : 2 yards x 2} yards at $3.00, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 and $6.00. « 2yardsx 3 yards at $4.00, $4.50, $5.00, $6.00 and $7.50. = Napkins to match, at $3.50, $4.00, $4.50, $5.00 and $6.00.. I per dozen, $3.00, jv make an effort to recruit about 100 men before departure. For years Major Dillabough was resident engineer on the Transconti- | nental Railway, Winnipeg, and was in charge of construction of the Trans- {cona yards and Red River Bridge. { Recently he was on the Hudson's Bay ! Railway. t -- Major Dillabough is a Queen's science graduate of 1911, and hus- band of Louise Singleton, formerly organist of Queen Street Methodist church. MANY ARE OUT YET. "Posties" Have Not Yet Collected Al " the Service Cards. There are still a large number of national service cards out as a result of citizens not signing them. The "posties" are anxious. to get their collection completed, and would be! greatly obliged if citizens wlo have failed to sign the cards would do so at once. As so many cards are out, the gene ral impression is that many have been keeping "the honle fires burning" with the cards. : ; a | | TROUBLES OF A TIPPLER. | Sheen Mast Now Amswer to a Second Charge in the Police Court, There is still more trouble. for a local tippler. He was fined $10 and for being drunk on the street, now ¥ second charge has been laid by Inspector William McCammon. This time he must answer to a charge of i having liquor in premises over a | store. The man occupies these prem- ses _as his home, still the Ontario Temperance Act says he cannot con- liquor in quarters over a A the way of the tippler H | MILITARY CIRCLES | Sergt.-Nlajor Freeman, chief re- cruiting officer's' staff, desires to have the base recruiting office win- dow decorated by war relics ff citi- zens who have any will loan them for the purpose. He will be respon- sible for their safe-keeping. Lieut. (Rev.) H. I. Horsey has been appointed chaplain with the honorary rank of captain. Capt. Horsey, Ottawa, formerly Kingston. went overseas with the battalion commanded by Lt.-Col. C. M, Ed- wards, The Sportsmen's Battalion from Toronto, has been broken up to rein- force other units, which . are later going to the front. Lieut.-@bLYW. S. Buell, Brockville, has been made a commandant of a reserve battalion in England, F. P. Block, C. Waunders, G. Waunders, G. Ramant, H, A. McAdoo and G. Self, returned soldiers, have J. F. Latour, M. Laderoute and W, J. Romain, all of Ottawa, and T. W, Leapéer, have enlisted in the Queen's University Highlanders and placed on reerulting duty at their homes. G. Willis, H. E. Huron and G. F. McCutcheon have also signed up. -- Ptes. R. McDonald, J. E, Moss and G. E. McCutcheon, Queen's Univer- sity Highlanders, are taking a course at the School of Infantry, Serzgt. F. Neal; 253rd, recruiting at Picton, was in the city over the week-end, Lieut. E54 L. M. Burns, a cadet at the Royal Military College until the outbreak of the war, when he im- mediately recelved a commission and went--overseas shortly afterwards, has been decorated with the Military Crosg "for laying and repairing arm- ored cables ynder heavy fire." Sergt. Frederick Wallace of Iro- quois, is here attending the school of Infantry. He is with the 253rd Queen's Highlanders. Capt. Dodds, former chaplain of the 155th Battalion, has been ap- pointed ehaplain of the C.AS8.C. at Rramshott camp. Capt. Publow, M.O. of the 155th Battalion, has been appointed assist- ant surgeon of the hospital at Bram- hott. : Lieut. Wilsoll, formerly of the 155th Battalion, is now assistant ad- jutant of the 224th Forestry Bat- talion, with headquarters in London, Eng. At the Royal Schogl of Artillery on Monday the o attending were asked if they failed to secure com- missions wouldsthey enlist as gun- ners for wovepseas service. About one-quarter -of;them stepped out, signifying their willingness to go with thé lowest rank. Lieut. 8. D. Stevenson, A.M.C., has been taken on the strength of the Depot Ambulance, Lieut. C. Crozier and Pte. A. W. Harris, Special, Service Company, are gold easualty braid. Capt. W. J. Sharpe and Lieut. W. Macnee are in Renfrew giving in- struction in bombing and trench war- fare. Capt. W. G, Fellowes has been made adjutant and Capt. W. L. Ma- loney piymaster the 257th Raii- way construction n, S-- Several well-known Ottawa ath- letes are in Kingston to take a cour:e in artillery, preparatory to receiving corrmissions in the fifth ammunition column, which is being organized for overseas service. Lieut. 'Frank Shaughnessy, whe has been acting as recruiting officer for the 207th Bat- talion, Is in the party; also Martin Kilt, famous as a footballer and oars- man; "Jack" McCullough, "Jack" McEHigott, Bud McCaffrey and seve- ral others, Lieut. R. W. Smith, ASC. has [left for Regina 'to. take over new du- ties, Lieuts. G. O. Driver and Hugh Far- thing, Army Service, both of Kings- France. reached Quebec, enroute to Kingston. i to the Grand Opera House on Mon- | first a serial in one of the popular granted permission to wear Russian At the Gand. { A bill of commendable excellence | Wag presented before a pleased audi- ence at the Urand last evening. Francis X. Bushman and Beverly } Bayne, the most popular pair of stars in filmdom, were seen in "Diplomatic Service," a thrilling story of political intrique with many exciting scenes and a delightful plot of love interest ' abounding throughout. Miss MRillie Burke, the dainty and winsome little actress, appeared in the third big chapter of "Glorin's Romance." This instalment is mysterious, bafing and mest fascinating; it keeps up one's interest. till the very end. Other fils were "Heart Aches" a two-reel BR uo "Oh, You Honey- moon," another blues-chaser, and the interesting Pathe News. Camp- bell and Campbell offered an amusing specialty containing some sparkling dialogue. Same programme to- night. sani * "Daddy Long Legs." When "Daddy Loung-Legs" comes day, Jan. 22nd; matinee and night playgoers here will see for the second time the fascinating comedy by Jean Webster that has broken theatrical records in New York, Chicago and San Francisco, and which is today the reigning success on the Ameri- can stage. 'Daddy Long Legs" was | magazines, then became a "best-sel- ler" among hooks, and when Henry | Miller saw in it great material for | a 'play and had its author dramatize | the charming romance, it became the | Breatest comedy hit produced in twenty years. "Daddy Long-Legs" will be played here by one of the finest acting organizations Henry Miller has ever assembled. - At the Strand. A large and appreciative audience {attended the Strand last evening and | seemed pleased with the choice pro- gramme given, The Ontario Hospi- tal, Orpington, \England, showing On- tarlo medical staff at work, shows treatment given wounded heroes of the Somme and exemplified how money donated by patriotic Canhdi- fans is spent in caring for wounded. Familiar faces were those of Dr. Ryan, Dr. Kane and Dr. Kennedy, of this city, and many graduates of Rockwood Hospital, including Nurs- ing Sist>rs Mills, Black, Luumen, McKenna, Kennedy, are seen. Lillian Gist, in the latest Triangle play, Atta Boy's Last Race," is a gripping racing story with a real horse race. A two-part Keystone comedy, "Black Eves and Blue," is a riot of fun. Other good reels were shown. Eddie Vine, in a song study made a hit. Programme repeated to-night. Tdeal h - The bill for the week of Jan. 15th} is an exceptionally strong one. Mon- day and Tuesday the dld. 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