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eat Crowds Greeted His Majesty and . Queen at the Opening despatch from London ' says: 8 Festival vf Empire; a combina- | on of Industrial Exhibition with eantry illustrative of the strik- periods and episodes in the his- of the different parts of the itish Empire; was opened at the pstal Palace on Friday by King porge and Queen Mary. It was © first public ceremony of ' their - Majesties since the Court mourning pr King Edward was ended, and ie first of a long series of fune-! ons which promise to make the Loronation season memorable. The Weather was beautiful. It was a Bo Says fe Agricultural College SA despatch from Guelph 'says: yrdkhe Winter crops have: come Shrough very well all through the 'Province,' said Mr. Bquirrell, as- tant to Prof. O. A. Zavitz, of Khe Seed and Experimental Depart- 'Ment of he 0.A.C.; 'on Friday. o here are a few districts scatter- $8 about the Province where ile '@rops sown last Fall have not win- red very well, bis these are mich . in the minority and the winter crops _.@enerally have' come through the 'winter splendidly. and promise. a yield almost evervwhsve in (Ontario, At least a very satisfao- Ty average may be ioafilently WHARCOAL PLANT BURNED. Five Hundred Men Thrown Out of i Employment. A despatch from Sault St. Marie, Pnot., says: In a disastrous fire at ' the eharooal plant of the Standard Chemical, Iron & Lumber 'Com: y, Steelton, on Saturday night he entire retort plant was destroy- od and is a total loss. The damage coveted by insurance: It is laimed" by one of the 'men em- ployed that the fire started as a mesult of an explosion of gas in one of the old mains nsed before. the ' reconstruction, but. the : manage- ment states that the blaze started an; the chareoal loading sheds. The 1 siler house and by-produet plant Wee saved, but the manufacture of arcoal is suspended indefinitely. ive 'hundred men are thrown' ont 'of employment, besides a tiumber 80 the" woods 'cutting ' to UPB ot 'r opération. o plant will nstructed upon advice from] office Gl ead office, Toronto. : Bo KILLED IN GRAVEL PIT. Falling} Earth Strack Lab- 'Queen Victoria. , 1] : n boy of Hall, Was drowned in --: } : : roth. ee be Tell ato he rv on EE ed Expert at the Ontario perfect English Spring day, such as was usually referred to as 'Queen's | J: : 8 weather' in the time of the late ¢ 3 ? / Thousands. of} 'Mrs. Angelina. Napolitano flags were displayed along' the |sentenced to be hanged 'at' eight miles of 'the parade, and how | Ste. Marie for the murder: of the thousands of people' who hadihushand, INIT assembled did cheer ' his' Majesty | ' The contributories' to 'the Far adding to thé steady, oft-repeated érs' Bank of Canada have call of "The King,' "The King." ected to' pay the double lia The Monarch bowed gravely in re-ias well as return all dividen: sponse to these demonstrations, and{ ceived. = + re tl the Queen smiled joyously. ~~ The! The Canadian and New Zealand King was in ordinary dress, 'and |Governments have signed a «on- the Queen wore a lilac gown and a! tract with 'the Union Bteamship hat to match. ¢ ; * | Company for a direct service be: tween the two countries, ae was ult 83.45, Mont ht; Manitoha fours First pats aid strong bakers', $4.40, on teak. Albany Bareil, a twelve year old Tosonto, ug oa i. + $4.40, on frack, . Manitoba Wheat--No. 1 Northern | ne Bay ports; No. 2 a6 96}4c, and | 0.3 a Sh day. The smaller boy. was rescued, : : Fie Dominion Railway Board ts |, Gr0o7i0 Wheat, 3 red and Tu at. the 'independen . ; A hx fe phone lines must be given long-dis- ey Mating qualities, Boe, : tance connection by the Tiel} -- Oats~Ontarlo grades, 37 to are. | 'pany as an experiment for a year.|. ©. : 4 AAG FM YBN, Tewis introduced a | utd: for No. 3, and 303¢ to 400, bill regarding banks in the House of Commons, and in the discussion the treatment . of: bank. clerks b some corporations was roundly de nounced. ; oats, looked for, "No less 'encouraging 'are the indications with respect to Spring crops, according to the reports re- ceived by this departmient. . The McK Spring wheat, barley and oat crops | don were bringin i : are just nicely getting through the! across Cdbalt' Lake in a: canoe a : ground 'and an average of the re-| when one of the men stood up and 'Bran=Manitobas;' poxte received shows that there has | the craft tured over. They clung Toronto; and shorts en a Rood germination of the [to the cance and were saved: = 'fi bags, Toronto. seed and the fields look healthy. GREAT BAITALY. 1822, in bags, Toronto, The weather in most districts has ] No ys ee eR 1 Demat 40 been favorable 8 eadig opera' | King George held his first Court| COUNTRY PRODUCE. ons. re 'has en Increase y x 7 g Heh quantity 'of alfslfs sown this year, ars offured the freedom ear lots, 31.09 9 but it is tdo Soon $0 'speak about! t the city to Dominion Premiers |. gonav. Bitdaoted. in tin 10 tol the root crop." yisiting England for 'the Imperial fyy, on 1p No comb, wholesale, |: Conférence. $2 to $2.50 Ni Four bundred British Members of | who #2 per 9 ro 39)z¢, and No. 3, 38Y4e, Bay - Com&-No. "8 'American yellow, Sido See, Bay ports. : - Constable McKay and Mr. Ge Rye 9.8 a agtside. two: prisoners Buckwheat Ne ..8 at 52 to 63¢, 14 : track, Toronto. No. ¢ W. C. 1 EXPANT KILLED BY BEAR. fo 0h MaCret BO as i por Animal Kept in Yard and Child vocao the Axglo- American arbitra: Lab Went in to Play With It. Hon reaty. : A despatch from :Curgary, Al: UNITED STATES. ' berta, says: Lucille, the . twenty-| United Btates Becretary of War months old baby of Mr. and Mrs. | Dickinson has resigned. 12 Morley, Albion blook, died on Sat. nt. urday night as the result of a maul ing it received from a bear that was kept in the yard = adjoining ' fire- men's headquarters, during he ai; Fe ternoon on' Friday. child | INCOM] INTERCOLONIAL. strayed to the Firehall Menagerie; I CONE oF on ER i and was pulled away by: the big | Cgrreeted | Figures Show: = Grons bear. Bhe was trying to play with{ $9,803,768 ithe animal. The fireme oF: 'the | | baby home, and left's warning that it was not tobe allowed in the yard | The again, :Bomehow: it. strayed in: again, and no 'one Kaw it until the! firemen noticed the bear. ma i Yhe, helpless holy: "Chief. Smart had the animal killed 'at ohoe. ORILLIA GROWING. Assessment Roll Shows Population ot 778. : GENERAL, , The Legislative Council of is;said to be a failure, tens, 15 to 16¢ } Egypt {40 3te periib. Li OAL DAIRY M