close intercourse 1 corners off! found night-lights men were moving mys- in their beds and asking letter was accompanied by s noté} What have you got in yours?" And © from the nursing sistér, who sug- gested that the letter was ¥ of publication, and mentioned thet the censor was of the same opinjon, It is a splendid advertisement for No. Y Canadian General Hospital (Queen's). - France, 27th Dee, 1816. Dear Miss 8----: A few days ago - & poor, prematurely-old man was do- ing his bit in the tremches amid all the noise, mud, ete, of which you've heard' so much and can so little imagine; and by simple arithmetic Bis third Christmas in the membered Dec. 26th, 19165, on the more congenial desert of Egypt, and Dec... 25th, 1914, Dear the little sea- port town bf Hartlepool (Eng.), of bombardment fame. And Dee, 25th] 1913, so happy in his'own little Eng- lish home, consecrated at the Altar of Hymen on Dec, 26th, 1912, and a ney. ; Hut Nature closed the Book of Reminfhcences like a shot from a gun and wracked with a painful fever peculiar to trench life, the fellow was a far a | sound of and shell. - Then after a rough and tumble journey he woke to find him- self in a lovely clean bed with white sheets and warm and in a nice warm ward and warm soft py. jamas instead of the clayed old khaki ®| thought 1 was forgotten even by my | nearest and dearest. ' 'there at the foot of my bed was a large, red Christmas stocking! I could searcely believe my spectacled eyes. Reaching out I secured it, first reading the little tally, "Biss §---, ~-, Kingston," and then opened it with all the joyous anticipation of my boyhood. Each little article gave me all the inexpressible pleasure as- sociated with Christmas stockings, And my heart overflowed with kind- est thoughts towards -the sender. You know the delightful feeling, don't you, Miss? And I hoped ita Claus remembered her inthe far, far away Kingston, and that he will con- tinue to remember ar¥l. bless her. Of course, the lovely chocolates and can- dies came In for early attention.' You know the boys out here get a real eraving for sweets, I suppose It's quite natural thohgh. Stockings, thick and warm, handy hanky, the ever welcome cigarette, ete, ete., not forgetting the little scrapbook of "a. L.M.," whom 1 must ask you to kind- ly offer my thanks. In each page § read care and thought; will "you please tell her 1 got both "fun and interest" out of the little book. Well, Miss, I hope I've not wearied you In trying to offer you my heart- felt thanks for your nice-little pres- ent. Oh! If you could only have Joshed in the ward and seen all the ys next morning. It would have made you--well, I don't know. Many have béen very il; {this is only a sick ward: no glory of battle wounds 'here; plain prosy aches and pains) ; not able to land. some. Were. get out "1 of bed. But those who could! What 41 day! © What 'a dinner! Finished up with Christmas pudding and brandy sauce! f And for fancy. lightly dwelt on the serene picture of & cosy room, a bright warm open English fire, and a little inset of a thoughtful anxious face, lost in care and. wonder, ; Ay, poor "souls; our women folk suffer most. God bless them and cheer them is always our thought, even here. is-~well, drab.. And I have a letter saying she and her sisters have, sent no less than three ;. none of which I'll ever see, because I've been moved away miles from my regi- ment. Ah! well! I hope some of the show you how doubly welcome your stocking was when I lagt. when the outlook | Box .. "si » li | was "| consideration, THE DAILY WHIG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1917. RETURNED SOLDIER SPEAKS OF T5 USE IN TRENCHES. Cannot Understand "Why dt is Not Adopted fér General Use Through Ontario--it is Quite Palatable. If 'oleomargarine is good enough tor soldiers who are fighting in the trenches, ia it not good emough for Ontario people who stay at home? was a question put to the Whig on Wednesday by a returned soldier who i now paying fifty cents & pound for butter. The soldier said that "cleo," tlas it 8 popularly called, can be dis- to] tinguished from ithe finest butter examination only by very careful 1 In view and after some difficulty, p. [of the fact that it is K to use it "lin the United Statés under the Pure Food Act of that country, and that the. medical authorities allow its use for troops, the legal barmer' against its adoption for Canadian people Is not easy to understand. "Oleo" can be manufactured and he placed on the market for less than thirty cents a-pound. With butter at four cents an ounce and at five cents each it is easy to the logic of the returnad sol dier's complaint. IN THE JUNIOR O.HA. GAME BY 7703 A Splendid Game Was Played Before A Large Crowd on Wednesday Night at the Oovered Rink. . When the Kingston juniors lined up on the ice on Wednesday evening for the game against the 235th Bel- leville Battalion Junior O.H.A. out- fit, the spectators saw what proved to be the best balanced team seen here for some time, and the visitors were given a 7 to 3 defeat, 1t was grand hockey. W. W. Gibson, one of the old school of fans, was hegrd to re- mark: "Say, won't that team make a fast senior outfit in a few years." To pick the best of the locals ia a difficult matter. "Flat" Walsh as a gob! tender was exceptionally good, although he had only a few difficult ones to stop. Evans and Hall are good defence men and. know the game. Stinson at. centre is as clever as ever, and with Elmer as rover, cover the ice well. Gratton and Sewell are also good. The first period of the game was the best, with both teams working fast plays. The visitors'lost their or- ganization after this period. In the twenty minues, a §low-up in the pace let the visitors have a couple of their three tallies. > y a while we forgot help... 'horrid life of the near past and our 3 Sewell, Juniors--4 minutes. 2. Hall, Juniors; 8.20 minutes, 3. Stinson, Juniors-----11.20 min- tes. 4. Elmer, Juniors--17 minutes. Second Period: 5. Sewell, Juniors--6 minutes, 6. Whalen, 235th--9 minutes, . 7. Sewell, Juniprs--13.20 min- utes. - 8. Stinson, Juniors--15.40 min- utes, ; on Third Period: 9. Whalen; 2385th--14 minutes. .10, Whalen; 235th--= 0.20 min- utes. 4 The liné"up: 236th Kingston. S Goal , Connolly «ua ie ieime wre . Walsh Defence Lynn oo vee» «vv JEvans G. Amott ,. +. Hall Whalen .', ©... cocie visas .Stinson «+s «Elmer L. Arnott .. « «Sewell 'Wings, OBI «x aia sniins ivnns ca GERLLOD Dr. J. Laflamme, Toronto, referee. ics ---- MORE PRESSURE IS NEEDED To Cope With Big Fires Should They Take Place in ORty. At the inaugural meeting ¢. the Fire and Light Committee, the ques: tion of more water pressure for fires , and it is still under The Hydro-Electric Commission is about to place a new electric pump in the waterworks plant, og 3 it was | stated 'that when this was fhstalled, -would be relieved. . it is claimed -that the trouble is in the fact thet the under- ground service is not adequate to give the pressure required, amd ir the situation ;{ this 1s the case the new pump will _ pressure required for a most im will be given the care- t one, the Fire and Light Cath 1 Has a Splendid Military History. Brig General 'T. D. R. Hemming, G.0L0., and W, F. Nickle, M.P., are doing everything possible to operate with the Veterans' Associa- tion to who ha ure positions fer soldiers been. overseas or made an ed through no fanit of their own. sworn in by A. Strachan, cusfoms col- officer the Customs preventive for Wolfe Island, "Jock" Department real soldier. He served twelve years in the 17th "Death or Glory" Tan: cers,that famous régiment which was at Balaclava in the charge of the Light Brigade. He was fifteen years in the Royal-Canadian Dragoons and the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, aing to South Africa with the R. & D. In August, 1914, with "A" Battery he went to France and was mas of last year, wher he was in- valided 'home. Among the honors {Lord Roberts on his march from {Cabul to Kandahar in the Afghan {war, He was in thé Zulu campaign, and later was a 'member of the es- leort that conveyed the Prince Im- perial, son of Eugenie, and the last Napoleon, down the coast [after Hs th, | Leo Kavanagh has been appoint- las a probationer paymaster, and ds now in the audit department of the armouries. It is understood that he will be appointed paymaster of the Special Service Company, Mr. Kav- nagh went overseas with the Queen's { Engineers, After being injured from | hei shock he was: crossing 'fiom | France to- England when the hospital Iship he was on was torpedoed. He spent some time in England recov- ering from pneumonia which develop; Sergt. Rogers, who. also saw ser- {vice with the first Canadian contin~ igent, and was twice wounded, has {heen transferred from the office of|| the assistant director of medical ser- vice to the audit department. Sergt. Bateman, who attempted to go overseas with the 156th Bat- talion, but failed and has since been in the Spetial Service Company, will go, into the audit department when he recovers from bronchitis. He is pow confined to the Ongwandda Military Hospital. Before enlisting Sergt. Bateman was. a Belleville bank employee, SEAFERLPLDPODE FRIPIME PENSION OFFICE TO BE IN CITY. 4 In a few weeks an officer of the Pension Board will arrive in the city to establish a branch pension office here which will be complete with a board of visitors, whose duty it will be to keep in touch with the pen- sioners in the locality. The de- cision is very important in view of the fact that the "Pension Board in the near future will become one of- Canada's most important institutions. The large number of returned sol- diers of-this city and district is the reason for the establish. men of the local braneh. SIX SOLDIER SONS; ONE AT ARMOURIES Pte. Edward Long, Dental Corps Here, Comes of Pat- riotic Ottawa Family. There's a'war record held by en Ottawa family which is unique in- asmuch a= all its eligible members are in khaki, These are the six sons of J. Long, 59 Stewart street. When Edward Long, ineligible for the heavier army units, signed up with the Dental Corps recently, he com- pleted the sextet. He is now on the staff of Major J. M, Wilson, ADDS, Armouries, Capt. George Long, now a member of a Brockville battalion, was an original member of the 8th Battalion ("The Little Black Devils") of Win- nipeg, one of the most famous line regiments in the, Canadian service. He was wounded after the first bat- tle of Ypres, Enlisting as 4 private Ris good work: edrned * promotion. Augustus, a former employe of the Ottawa Electric, was wounded after seeing ' Service with™YRE first' draft from the 38th Battalion. Two other brothers, Richard" and Fred, are in that battalion, and both are so far unwontted, Jack Long was too small to qualify for the 77th when he tried to enlist, and was taken-on as a drummer. He 190, Is now In SPP IPERS b errr bbb robe PEPE EPPL ELE L IEEE E2D '| France; 'Alexander Aiken was on Monday | Aiken, as he is populfriy galled, is a {i Abernethy's Shoe Store in action with that unit until. Christ- {ill ! PR {l SEVERAL RETURNED SOLDIERS {J} {GIVEN GOVERNMENT PosiTIONS. (Hi Alexander Aiken Has Been Appoint' Hl ed to Customs Departmont--He Hl attempt 10 go overseas but have fail- Hl = F elt Spats jector for 'the port of Kingston, asi} i, {that Jock has is that of being with [jis 'Take Advantage Of Campbell's Annual Fur Sale Men's Choice Quality Fur lined coats, otter collars, Cana- dian rat linings, $75, reduced to $59. Ladies' Muskrat Coats, 42 inches long, fine satin linings, exceptional valhe at $50; re- duced to $39. ' All our Manufactured Furs "proportionately reduced: Campbell Bros, Kingston's Oldest Fur Store. , ELI Cough Balsam CURES COUGHS AND COLDS ' 25¢ a Bottle, at ~ Dr. Halls ( We have just received a fow white felt spats, 10 buttons high; of cloth, to sell at $2.00. good quality |i Home-Made> Candy Fresh Made Every Day. Sakell's Next Grand Opera House Telephone 640 : In the New Bedroom Fur- pe niture we are Showing %< Just Now. : Rich satin walnut dressers, chiffonieres, triple mirror dressing tables and beds to match, in dull or gloss finishes. No woman can see them without wishing for them. The wish can easily be made a reality. Our prices will settle the question of af- fording it. -- AT -- j ® James Reid The Busy Store With the Large Stock. Phone 147 for The Leading Undertaker ©" With the Motor Services. "Blakemore Studio NOTHING LIKEA GOOD : : HOT WATER BOTTLE For the sick room. All prices from 85¢ : AT SARGENT'S DRUG STORE : Cor, Princess and Mogirenl. 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