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wâ€"‘J INDIA AGCLAllllS THE State Entry to Delhi Made. Amidst Mag- nificent Surroundings. A despatch from Delhi, George V., King of England and Emperor of India, and the Queen Empress made their State entry in- to the city on Thursday amidst magnificent spectacular surround- ings and were cheered by thousands of natives. The most gorgeous part of the procession, which was several miles long, was made up of ruling princes, clad in shimmering silks, wearing priceless jewels and mount- ed on horses caparisoned with gold and silver trimmings. The Emperor rode alone on a magnificent charger and the Empress followed immedi- ately behind in aState carriage drawn bv six horses. The Sover- eigns were delighted with the wel- come accorded them. The route to the camp was lined alternately by British and Indian regiments, under the command of Lieut.-General Sir J. Willcocks and General Sir E. G. Barrow. In providing guards of honor and es- corts, native troops were also given an equal share with the British soldiers. The King-Emperor and Queen- Empress were received on the elaborately decorated platform by the Viceroy and Vicereine, the Gov- ernors and heads of provinces, the commander-in-chief, and alnumber of high military and civil officials. After a series of presentations, their Majesties proceeded to apav1- lion within a wall of the fort, where 50 ruling chiefs were introduced. hen began the 'great procession to the camp four miles away. Through- out India a linZZ'day had been de- clared, and hordes of natives had athered. The formed astriking ackground to t e gorgeously uni- formed procession, which was head- ed by Lancers with bands playing; Then came General Peyton, the herald, in silk and gold tabard em- blazoned with the Royal coat-of- arms, and sixteen British and na- tive trumpete-rs mounted on black chargers. Next followed the na- tive escort of the Viceroy, inscarlet and gold, preceding the Imperial Cadet Corps, composed entlrely of TIIE CHRISTMAS STAMP. .â€"-â€"- Archdcacon Cody Head of the Stamp Campaigning Committee. . _,n"Ei‘“"‘.. .. °\: . ml . . 5: MERRY XMAS g: .‘1‘ I!) n .V (\/) . >\’ 451:, . /.".' ‘Jx‘ ‘-~ me? At a meeting of the committee in Toronto, Archdeacon Cody was elected Chairman, and the work on behalf of the Free Hospital for Consumptives in Muskoka was commenced at once. $11,000 was realized last yearâ€"- a. sufficient sum to care for forty free patients. It is hoped to large- ly increase the amount for this life- saving work. The cut above is the design of the 1911 stamps, though the original is in three colors. The stamp does not carry any mailâ€"that is, it does not pay pos- tageâ€"but if you place it on your letter with the regular stamp it conveys the message .of your good will and assistance. Buy these stamps and help. They are one cent each. Write for them to Secretary-Treasurer Muskoka Free Hospital, 347 King St. W., Toronto. saysuprinces and their sons. I l l , 1 Their Majesties’ and the Viceroy’s suits succeeded. As their Majesties approached, the command to present arms was passed along the line of troops. European spectators took off their hats, and the natives bent deep to- wards the grcund. The King, _the Queen, and the Viceroy bowed right and left in acknowledgment. . The body guard of Indian prmces, who followed immediately after, outshone in splendor all that had passed. In strict order of preced- ence came 150 maharajahs, rajahs, nawabs, and other Chieftains. The column was closed by a band of savage-looking Afghan and 'Pathan chiefs, mounted on wild ponies-,and a detachment of natives and British troops. Their Majestics and the Viceregal party then repaired to their camp, of which Circuit House, built by Lord Curzcn in 1903, is the centre. . The Emperor’s tent does not dif- fer greatly in appearance from. the others. Internally, however, 1t is palatial. Gr-eat canvas halls stand near by for official receptions and banquets. . . ' About a quarter of a million per- sons have taken up their'quarters in the canvas city, which 1s broken up by green lawns, polo grounds, fountains and avenues of trees. CHURCH PARADE. King George and. Queen Mary attended in state the great church parade services held in the opcn~ air military Durbar camp on Sunâ€" day morning. The congregation included 8,000 troops. Lord Harâ€" dinge, the Viceroy, Lady Hardinge, and the wives and families of chi- cials and oflicers were present. Their Majesties were wildly cheer- e-d when they arrived escorted by the Inniskillen Dragoons. A score of Bishops and hundreds of clergy- men took part in the services. The Bishop of Lahore preached a pow- erful sermon on loyalty, emphasiz- ing the love borne for. the Indian people by their Majesties. _â€"4- Application to Parliament to Con- flrm Agreement. A despatch from Ottawa says: During the present 'session the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Com- panywill apply to Parliament for an Act confirming the agreement made on the lst of December, 1911, be- tween the Temiskaming and North- ern Ontario Railway Commission and the Grand Trunk Pacific, pro- viding for joint use of the T. and N. 0. between North Bay and Cochrane, and authorizing the G. T. P. to run its trains over that portion of the T. and N. O. Rail- way from Nipissing Junction to North Bay. PI‘___. ONE KILLED, THREE HURT. â€"â€" Drill Struck an Old Charge at Buffalo Mine in Cobalt. A despatch from Cobalt says: W. Rheaume, twentyâ€"five, single, was killed and three injured at the Buffalo mine about 5 o’clock on Wedne-sday morning. The drill struck a hole in which was an undis- charged .shot, which exploded, Rheaume being buried under the debris and instantly killed. Bert Reid, A. A. Dunton and A. Mari- on were injured, but not seriously. THE lllllllllll EBS’ RING The United States Government Is After the “Inner Circle.” A despatch Cal., says: Dost-office inspectors are to take charge of the probing of the dynamiters’ ring by the Fed- eral Government. The reason for this is the fact, it is said, that the postal laws make possible the pre- paration of a stronger case than those g0verning interstate com- merce. The use of the mails in’plot- ting crime, which is a violation of the postal laws, will lay the foun- dation for the proceedings planned. The Federal probe into the dyna- miting outrages which are alleged b the National Erectors’ Associa- from Los Angeles, result of an “inner circle” within the ranks of organized labor prom- ises to overshadow even the original McNamara cases within a few days. McManigal’s story is carefully guarded by the Burns men, and declared to be a chronological story of travel from one side of the coun- try to another, leaving behind a trail of explosions. While some of McManigal’s story has been told, the details, the Burns and Federal detectives say, will electrify the public. Meanwhile 500 secret ser- vice men have been placed at the disposal of Oscar Lawlor, special deputy attorney-general. Lawlor n and the National Manufactur- expoctsthe indictment of a dozen crs’ Association to have been the San Francisco labor leaders. REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES OF AMERICA. Prices of Cattle. Grain, Cheese and Other ProduCc at Home and Abroad. ' BREADSTUFFS. Toronto, Dec. 12,â€"Flourâ€"Wintcr wheat, 90 per cent. patents, $5.50, scabcrd. Manitoba flours :â€"-â€"First patents,‘ $5.50; second patents, $5, and strong bakers', $4.80, on track, Toronto. Manitoba wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern, $1.- 071-2, Bay ports; No. 2 Northern,, $1.041-2, and No. 5, $1.001-2, Bay ports. Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2 white, mixed, new, 880, high freights. Peasâ€"Good shipping peas. $1.10, side. Oatsâ€"Car lots of No. 2 Ontario, out- side at 45 to 451-2c, and of No. 5 at. 42 to 421-20; on track, Toronto, 46 to 461-20; No. 2 Western Canada oats, 461-2c, and feed. 441-20, Bay ports. Barleyâ€"No. 5 extra, 85 to 87, outside; feed barley, 70 to 750. Cornâ€"No. 5 American yellow quoted at 69c, Toronto freight. tye~Car lots in fair offer, with No. 2 at 91 to 920, outside. Buckwheat-60 to 650, outside. Branâ€"Manitoba bran, $25 to $25.50, in bags, Toronto freights. Shorts, $25. red and out- COUNTRY PRODUCE. Applesâ€"Winter stock, $5 to $4.50 per barrel. Beansâ€"Small lots on hand-picked, $2.50 to $2.55 per bush. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 11 to 12c per lb. Combs, $2.50 to $2.75. Baled hayâ€"No. 1 at $16 to $17. on track, and No. 2 at $14 to $14.50. Baled strawâ€"$7.50 to $8, on track, To- ronto. . Potatoesâ€"Car lots, in bags, $1.25 to $1.50, and out of store, $1.40 to $1.50. Poultryâ€"Wholesale price of dressed poultry zâ€"Chickens, 12 to 15c per 1b.: fowl. 9 to lie; ducks, 12 to 140; geese, 11 to 12c; turkeys. 18 to 200. Live poultry, about 2c lower than the above. BUTTER, EG GS, CHEESE. Butterâ€"Dairy, choice. in wrappers. 26 to 280; store lots. 25 to 25c. and inferior. tubs, 17 to 180. Creamery quoted at 50 to 510 for rolls, and 28 to 29c for solids, per 1b. Eggsâ€"Strictly newâ€"laid, 450, delivered here, and fresh at 27 to 28c per dozen, in case lots. ‘ Cheeseâ€"Large, 15 5-40 per lb. 151-2c, and twins at HOG PRODUCTS. Bacon~Long clear, 111-2 to 12c per lb, in case lots. Pork, short cut, $22.50; do., moss. $19.50 to $20. Hamsâ€"Medium to light, 16 to 161-20; heavy, 14 to 141-2c; rolls, 10 5-4 to 110; breakfast bacon, 16 to 170: backs, 19 'to 20c. Lardâ€"Tierccs, 115-40; 121â€"40. tubs, 12c; pailfi. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Dec. 12.â€"Oatsâ€"Canadian Western, No. 2, 48 to 481-20; do., No. 5, 46 to 461-2c; extra No. 1 feed, 461-2 to 470; No. 2 local white, 47c; No. 5 do., 460; No. 4 do., 450. Barleyâ€"Manitoba feed, 64c; malting, 96c to $1.00. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2. 65 to 660. Flourâ€"Manitoba Spring wheat (patents, firsts, $5.60; seconds, $5.10; strong bakei‘s', $4.90; Winter patents, choice, $4.75 to $5; straight rollers, $4.- 25 to $4.40; do., bags, $1.95 to $2.05. Rolled oatsâ€"Barrels, $5.25; bags. 90 lbs., $2.50. Branâ€"$25. Shortsâ€"$25. Middlingsâ€"$27 to $28. Mcuillieâ€"$29 to $54. Hayâ€"No. 2. per ton, car lots, $14.50 to $15. Cheeseâ€" Finest Western, 141-8 to 145-4; Easterns, 157-8 to 141-4. Butterâ€"Choicest cream- ery, 501-2 to 510: seconds, 29 to 500. Eggs ~Fresh, 50c; selected, 28 to 290; No. 1 stock, 241-2 to 250. Potatoesâ€"Per bag. car lots, $1.25 to $1.271-2. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Minneapolis, Dec. 12.â€"-Wheatâ€"December, 997-80 to $1.00; May, $1.041-2 to $1.045-8; No. 1 hard, $1.017-8; No. 1 Northern, $1.- 015-8; to arrive, $1.00 5-8 to $1.01; No. 2 Northern, 99 to 99 5-8c; to arrive, 98 5-8 to 990; No. 5 wheat, 94 to 96 5-80. No. 5 yel- low corn, 600. No. 5 white cats, 45 to 46c. No. 2 rye. 87 to 871-20. Bran, $25 to $25.50. Flourâ€"First patents. $5 to $5.- 50; second patent-.23.. $4.60 to $4.90; first clears, $5.50 to $5.80; second clears, $2.40 to $2.70. Buffalo, Dec. 12.â€"â€"Spring wheatâ€"No. 1 Northern. carlcads store. $1.07; Winterâ€"â€" No. 2 red. 99c; No. 5 red, 97c; No. 2 white. 99c. Cornâ€"No. 5 yellow. 641-20; No. 4 yellow, 621-2c, all on track, through billed. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, 511-20; No. 5 white, 510; No. 4 white, 600. Barley -- Maltlng, $1.18 to $1.25. LIVE STOCK MARKETS. Montreal, Dec.) 12.â€"-Butchers’ cattle. choice. $6 to $6.10: do., medium. $4.50 to $5.50; do., common. 88.75 to $5.50; cancers, $2 to $5.25; choice cows. $5.25 to $5.50; butchera’ cattle. medium, 04.50 to .5: do., bulls, $5.75 to $4.25; milkers. choice, each. 675; do., common and medium, each, 850 to $60; sprmserl. .30 to 840. Sheep, ewes. $3.75 to 64; bucks and culls, $5 to $3.50: lambs. $5.75 to $6; hogs, l.c.b.. 35,; so to $6.75. Calves. 85 to $12.00. I News Pramnumusnnoi a, ~_;____.._e BILL Third Reading Carried in the Commons: by 324 Votes to 21. ‘ A despatch from London says: Mr. Lloyd George’s national insurâ€" ance. bill passed its third reading in the H-ouse of Commons on Wed- nesday night by a vote of 324 to 21. In return for a contribution of four-pence per week the insurance bill provides that the worker shall receive ninepence worth of bene- fits. These benefits are made posâ€" sible by a contribution in aid from the employers and the State of- eighty-five million dollars annual- ly. The benefits include free me- dical attendance, tw0 and a half dollars a week allowance for tem- porary sickness, a weekly payment of a dollar and a quarter for life in case of complete breakdown of health, free treatment for consump- tives in a sanitarium, a sum of sev- en dollars towards the workman’s wife in case of maternity, and aid for families deprived through the illness of the breadwinner of means of support. Provision is also made for unemployed benefit in precari- ous trades. After all these bene- fits are paid out there will still be available out of the jointly contriv but-ed funds a sum of ten million dollars, which will be allocated to approved friendly societies “for such further benefits as the members thereof shall determine. The salâ€" aries and expenses of State offici- als will be borne by’ the Treasury, and the fund will be administered by the workmen themselves. steers sold around $5.50 and $6, but the general run of butcher cattle were a slow sale at around $5 to $5.40. Cows and bulls were also quoted 15 to 550 lower. Sheep, lambs and hogs were unchanged. V4 SUICIDE AT LONDON ASYLUM. Mrs. Lucy M. Phillips Hangs IIcr- self With a Window Cord. A despatch from London, Ont., says: Mrs. Lucy M. Phillips, aged 67, for five years an inmate of the Lon-don Hospital for the Insane, committed suicide at that institu- tion on Wednesday after breakfast. She had gone to her room, where she broke the cord on the Window sash, tied it around her neck, and jumped from the bed to the floor. When discovered by a nurse the woman was breathing her last. Mrs. Phillips was looked upon as a mod-cl patient. Her home was for- merly in Clinton. (I. WILL PASS HOME RULE. Definite Statement Made by Pro- micr Asquith. A despatch from London says: Premier Asquithxannounced in the House of Commons on Wednesday' afternoon that the Government would use all the constitutional means at its disposal to pass a home rule bill for Ireland during the lifetime of the present Parlia- ment. He declared this in reply to a question from William O’Brien,| member for Cork City, who ex- pressed concern at a recent report that Mr.'Asquith was trying to get the House of Lords to throw out the home rule bill when it reaches the upper House. ’4 POTATO “FAMINE” IN U. S. Prices Going Away Upâ€"Importa- tions From Abroad. ‘A despatch from New York says: Importations of potatoes from abroad are beginning to arrive, mostly from Ireland. Already 25,- 000 sacks hav-e come in. Wholeâ€" salers quote Maine potatoes in the' market here at $3 a sack, about! double the price a year ago, and $4 | a sack is expected by February. From practically all the potato-pro- ducing countries of the world re- ports Show slack crops. __.._»1.____ DAIRY EXPERTS. Resolutions Adopted Dealing With Conduct of Cheese Factories. A despatch from Ottawa says: The convention of dairy experts re- commended the grading and qua- lity payment system for all cream- gathering creameries; the pasteur~, ization of whey in all whey tanksl at cheese factories; the pasteuriz-l ation of all dairy products to im-l prove the keeping qualities, and the use of balances or scales for weighing in the Babcock tests in-i stead of reading the glasses, as is in co-mmon practice. Another re-« solution was drafted recommend- ing payment of cheese factory pa- trons by the fat and casein test, but as some evidence was brought to! light reflecting upon the present, method of testing casein the reso- lution was left on the table for dis- cussion at a future conference. â€"‘â€">h RUSSIAN MINT WRECK. Two Killed and Forty Injured by Explosion of Gas. ’A despatch from St. Petersburg says: The Imperial mint was wreck- ed on Wednesday, two em loyes were killed and 40 injured y an Explosion of gas in the gold-testing epartmcnt. pf: Ice is forming rapidly in the up- {per lakes and may put a stop to Toronto, Dec. 12.-A tow hand-pickedjnavigation. . I SERIO U S SITUATION . Montreal is Hedgcd in With Small- pox Cases. A despatch from Montreal says: Dr. Pelletier of the Provincial Board of Health states that the smallpox situation in the Province is serious in the extreme, in some districts amounting to an epidemic. He declares that Montreal is liter- ally hedged in with smallpox-strick- en municipalities, and he is actively waging a vaccination campaign. In one small town close to Montreal, he says, there are thirty-nine cases in quarantine. The spread of the disease, he says, can be accounted for by the fact that it often appears first in a very mild form, and is either unnoticed or diagnosed as chickenpox. There is also a great deal of opposition in some of the outlying communities to vaccina- tion, and the people live under very unsanitary conditions. ' TAKEN TO riinrrnnrmnr. â€"â€" Wreckers Have Arrived at San Quentin Prison. A despatch from San Francisco saps: James B. and J. J. McNa- mara, on Sunday night, spent their 'first night behind the sombre walls of San Quentin Penitentiary. The prisoners, who were brought up from Los Angeles on a night train, | arrived at Port Costa, 30 miles from this city, shortly before 7 o’clock. All the way up from the southern city they were held under closest guard, and were kept handcuffed. 3 P4 VESUVIUS IN ERUPTION. Crater is Sending Up Largo Quan- titicsof Mud. A despatch from Naples says: Vesuvius is again in eruption and is, sending up large quantities of mud. The villages of Rosina and Torre del Greco are menaced. ' â€"-â€">Pâ€"â€"â€" Canon Ellegood of Montreal left an estate of $150,000, mostly to Mrs Townsend, a niece, in England. ' SKIN SEFFERERS Do you realize that to go: through, life tortured andl disfigured by itching, burn- ing, scaly and crusted ec-; zemas, or other skin and scalp humors is unneces- saryi‘ For more than a gen- eration, warm baths with: . Cuticura Soap And gentle applications of Cuticura Ointment have proved successful in the most distressing cases, of infants, children and adults, when all else had failed.’ Although Cutlcurs Soap and Ointment no sold by_ drunlms and dealers everywhere, I; llbcral sample of each. with 32-DMB booklet on treatment , o! akln and hair. will be sent. post-{ma on rmllcm tlon to "Cutlcura." DchN. 15me U. .‘l, ,',