THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17,/1917. THE MONEY GIVEN TO UNTS MUST HEREAFTER BE PROPER. LY TAKEN CARE OF THE PURCHASING POWER OF PEOPLE OF CANADA. Out of the High Rent District 0'Connor's Ladies'Exclusive Come With the Crowds Who Are Daily Taking Advantage of the Many Bargains Being Offered at cases proper accounting is not wade changes to meet the increased cost ) | of monies, received by commanding | of labor and news print as well as|| Every Article in the store reduced previous | officers and other. gfficers, from pro-| the high cost of publishing generally. | 4 ; | . . vincial and muni€ipal authorities, | The Canadian Press Association di- 9 HE . to taking mventory. companies and private individuals. rected the work for the promotion of Hl Stock must Any such donations and contribu-| the publishers' interests, | 1h tions are to be considered as trust! 'Phe purchasing power of the peo- - i funds, and must be dealt with in ac-| ple of Canada was greater in 1916} | In View of Improper Accounting For | Was Greater in 1916 Than in Any | Some Time Past--An Order Issued | Previous Year--Conditions Sum- |i} By Militia Headquarters. marized For the Fourth Estate of {Hil Throughout Canada reports have New York, i been received continually of suspect-| The Fourth Estate of New York, ed crookedness in the handling of | in a review of the year from the pub- what is popularly termed "battalion| lishers' and advertisers' standpoint, funds." The money in these funds has this regarding the Canadian situ- {is that subscribed by the public for! ation: {the use of the soldiers, A recent! The end of 1916 found Canada in j order on the matter shows the ser-| a mueh stronger and more assured || {lousness which this matter has at-| position among nations of the world jtalned throughout the Dominion. | than at any time since her bifth. | { It reads: | As in the United States the news- || | The attention of Headquarters has/| paper publishers of the Dominion of | ll kept busy making Felt Spats We have just received a few dozen pairs of white felt spats, 10 buttons high; good quality of cloth, to sell at $2.00. been called to the fact thai in many Canada were be sold. We never carry over. - Plain res --.One price -- Cash -- No Pl figu Pp ' cordance with the instructions con-! than in any previous year, accord-|HH tamed in "Rules for Management of | ing to President J. G. Eliott of the approval. Canteens and Regimental Funds, | Canadian Press Association, Ine. 1816", paragraphs 63-74 inelusive, who summarized conditions as fol- SEE THE WINDOW. subject to the following further pro- lows: - visions: | The value of Canada's agricultural (a) Any donation received for the products exceeded their value in T.J.O'Connor 260 PRINCESS ST. ) Higher Up Street but Lower in Price. PHONE 800. general benefit of the unit is to be] deposited in the regimental fund | account, which is to be kept in a chartered bank, as the regimental fund of the unit in question. (b) Any donations for a special | purpose must likewise he deposited! In a chartered bank, and are to be| placed to the credit of a special 'ac-| count in trust for the unit, and used| only for the purposes for which the money has heen donated, (¢) No monies, whether received! for general or special purposes are { kept Canada's 1915, which was the previous record year, Large orders for munitions and other war supplies added to the ordinary requirements of the country factories running at full capacity and, in many cases, necessitated the. employment of double or triple shifts. There was an entire absence of wnemployment and for this reason, and because of higher wages in most lines and con- | siderable overtime, the average earn- ings of the workers was greater than in any previous year, Camphell's Chocolates Call and see our big variety in fancy boxes and baskets, The exports from Canada during urs the eight months of the fiscal year / commencing April 1, 1916, for which | { the official rigures are available were | $731,592,639--a monthly average of | $51,449,080. This is equivalent to | By Paying the Bills That Are Now| exports of $12.19. per month for | to be deposited to any personal or! | trust aceount of any of the officers { or members of the units, akell's Next to Grand Opera House. Have Us Deliver To : Home One of our beautifully finished round pedestal base Extension Tables. It will be at once an ornament and a most serviceable addition to the home.' Leather seat diners and buffets to match, at James Reid Leading Undertaker... :.. » Phone 147 for Motor Ambulstee. Farms for Sale |. Wermake a specialty of selling farm HELP THE MERCHANTS FAMOUS VALUES Our furs are made from sel- ected skins and noted for their smart fashionable styles, as well as low prices. Now is the time to bay. Ladies' Hudson Seal Coats. Ladies Muskrat Coats. Men's Fur and Fur Lined Coats, Ladies' Fine Fur Setts in Fox, Wolf, Sable, Coon, Am. erican Oppossum, Mare mot, Ete, EDDY S MA CHES | country. 'Tho figures for this ight : This is the time of vear when bills | The figures for this eight {find their way into business houses| months period represented an in- |and households. Do not file them, trease of 74:82 per rh over the {but try and meet them. This is the| figures for-the corresponding perio Although somewhat increased in price, Jing tn the eon I patriotic: way. The maney paid over| ot 1915. tinued high cost of potash, gine, and « » | to square the bills gets into circula-| Canada's purchases from other are of the usual high standard of quality, which has made tion and is helpful to everybody. The| Countries during the eight months of them famous for two-thirds of a century, dealer in rendering his bill puts the| the fiscal year commencing April 1, obligation upon the recipient, and he| 1916, for wiich official figures are ALWAYS ASK FOR is looking for prompt payment be-| available "were represented "by im- EDDY'S MATCHES country. cause there are pressing claims upon| ports valued at $557,235, 197 as him. Mutual helpfulness will create| compared with imports during the a better tone in business, and the| corresponding period of 1915 valued money will pass around with added! at $308,705,317. comfort and happiness to many per-| The deposits jn the chartered sons. a ; | banks of Canada on November 30, There is pressing demand orf 1916, were $1,295,870,723, or $172.- money from all quarters. loarding| 78 for every man, woman and child it and neglecting to fulfil the honor | in the country. These figures repre- able duty of meeting debts brings dis- | sented a gain of $174,916,266, or comfort and. anxiety to business men.| $23 32 per capita during the preced- What is rightly due him should being twelve months--this nothwith- met with cheerfulness and ready re-| standing the fact that the offering in sponse., If this is done Kingston will! the spring of 1916 of a domestic war continue to prosper, will continue 19 10an of $100,000,000 resulted in sub- hold a first "place in the confidence of | scriptions tor almost $200,000,000 the people, and will make easy and! more wag a considerable increase pleasant the paths the business men|;, po Uoiume of advertising in Can- are reading ig a time of warlike ac- adian newspapers during 1916 as a compared with 1915. This increase Pay She debts you . oWe and pay]... due to the | improved business promptly. conditions, as indicated by the fore- going figures, and to the more gen- eral recognition of the fact that the effect of the war on business condi- tions had been to improve. them Jather than the reverse, ag had been eared by many would be. the case. Come and get our prices, NOTHING LIKE A GOOD HOT WATER BOTTLE _ For the sick room. All prices from 85c to $3.00. AT SARGENT'S DRUG STORE Cor. Princess and Montreal Streets. * Telephone 41, Campbell Bros. ar ------ RANSOM-McLELLAND WEDDING. Which Took Place in London, Eng- a dh Yo land, on January 3rd. a " . . A wedding of interest to Kings- Los : Carpenter and Builder tonians took place on Jan. 3rd in : Eo : Ww. R. BILLENNESS London, England, when Helen Grace, Wd ; . eldest daughter of Mr. Mrs. R. 'A. McLelland, of city, + was united in to Henry Dayly-Ransom, "3rd Wilt- shire Regiment, only son of Judge Ransom, late of t ndian Civil Ser- vice, and Mrs. som, of East- bourne, England. ° The ceremony took place at 2.30 p.m. in the church of Scotland, Pont street, Knights- bridge, Rev. Archibald Fleming, D. D., officiated, The bride, who was given away by her father, wore 4 beautiful Parisian x gown of Paspelle blue satin, heavily sub- | brocaded in silver. With this was Saves steps in the kit- chen. We have a large and well assorted stock of kitchen cabinets at all prices, They are fitted with every modern cone venience for saving time md energy. / a a ey Room al Bod Room ins Linoleums, all widths from 8 ft. wide to 12'1t., all patterns, It is the skilful blending, the careful roasting, and the perfect grinding of specially selected Coffee Beans that give to our Java and Mocha Coffee the richness, smoothness and delicacy of flavor which char- acterizes this fine coffee. your advantage to consult ms, T. J. LOCKHART 59-61 Brock St. Phone 279 A Square House to Deal With. SAYS ACID STOMA CAUSES INDIGESTION Excess of Hydrochloric Acid Sours the Food and Forms b Gases, Undigested food delayed in the stomach decays, or rather, ferments the samé as food left in the open air, says a noted authority. He also tells us that Indigestion is caused by Hyper-acidity, meaning, there is an excess of hydro-chloric acid in J. P. MORGAN The world's biggest banker, peoenaed to tell the U, 8. Congress Rules Committee what, if anything, he knows about enormous profits gleaned in Wall Sree: from a leak on President Wil- Son's Nate to belligerents, a shower bouquet of lilies of the val- ley and white heather tied with sil- ver ribbons. Tht maid of honor, Miss Dorothea Goodwin, Kingston, wore a gown of wine colored panne velvet with gir- dle of gold lace edged with sable and hat with gold and sable trilamings. She carried a shower bouquet of pal- DYSPEPSIA Most Difficult to Cure est pink carnation, over white BUT B.B.B. DOES IT. | "The troomsmaa was v. de ie M. | Hurst of the Ro, Sussex Regiment. After the ceremony an informal reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, 19 Upper Ham- It is easy to believe that you have good taste, but it isn't so easy to con- vince othefs. } A RAILWAY SYSTEM -- _T. F. HARRISON CO. Lone ---- . Dyspepsia is one of the most Jdifii- cult diseases of the stomach there 18 ® eure. ilton Terrace, St. John's Wood, when You eat too much; . drink too tlie bride and groom received the, uch; make the stomach work over-| best wishes of a few of their mo: me. You make it perform more| intimate friends. 4 n it should be called on January 16th to 10th, 1917, Single Fare for the Kound Trip The many good points embodied in the shoes we sell can be briefly summed up in one word A : : AES AE 15th to Thursday, s : 8g f 0 clusive. Valid for return on or be. and all other information, . Han Tickets No footwear is allowed © leave our store unless it is so satisfactory, it will en- hance our well merited reputa Come and see ro today. i il if] . i ii 2 i F il : £ iis i 1 iE i g 3