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eS man U-boats from their bases in Ger many and Belgium, With the E const. Dune Zone Poin Toh Tis Noth of Sntnd A despatch from Washington says: ~Two important moves "by Great |to * Britain to meet the submarine menace "were announced on Friday. A new 'danger zone was proclaimed, seeking to block practically the whole route of exit towards the Atlantic of of the Ger- lish Channel practically closed Sows. an elaborate system of nets, mines and . patrols, the means of exit for the sub. marines has beén through the route north of Scotland and down the' Irish The new danger zone, design- ed to close that way, out. is understood to have been liberally strewn with mines. Details of plans for changing the port of call and examination for boats between this country and the North- ern European neutrals from Kirkwall to Halifax were made public. The ng- | the German submarine zone by swing- ing around Ireland and Scotland and down the Norwegian coast instead of touching the British Isles. A second port for the examination of southern commerce may be established later at the Bahamas or Bermuda. "FIVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, ~~ - Success of British Loan Bitter Pill for Germany to Swallow. A despatch from London says: The ANOTHER RECORD SET. Sun Life of Canada Makes Splendid Showing. To hold first place amongst Can-|* adian life imetrance companies in amount of insurance in force, assets, surplus and i is the distincti of the Sun Life of Canada. New business to the amount of over $42,- 700,000 was written during the last year, bringing the assurance in force Times' financial editor on Saturday! up to a-total of over $281,000,000, writes: "The Stock Exchange is talk- | which amount is three times as large ing confidently about a thousand mil-! ag that in force twelve years ago. lions of 'new money' from the loan. We repeat the sstimate under all re- total practically $83,000,000, | It is to be noted that assets now an in- serve, for, of course, it is only guess- | crease of over $8,500,000 for the year.' work, but undoubtedly the figure is beyond all precedent, and all the early expectations of Stock Exchange tips, which are usually based on fair- ly elaborate calculations arising out! of data which is more accessible there | than elsewhere. Five weeks ago noth- ing even remotely approaching = such a huge figure was believed attainable. For the purpose of checking any esti- mate of the gross figures of the loan we repeat the amounts of the earlier securities which carried the rights of conversion. These were £899,927,000 four.and a half per cent. war loan, £333,615,000 five per cent. Exchequer |, bonds; though the latter naturally are less likely to be converted, "A feature of the subscriptions in many country districts has been the quantity of gold brought to the banks and post offices by working men and women, In Enfield, a = busy muni- tions area, £7,000 in gold was paid for small amounts of stock certificates during the week, Among Saturday's subscriptions were £1,000,000, Lord _. Nichelbawng. £A50.000, Rio Tinks Gui = pany; £150,000, Koda Co.; £50,000, Singer Sewing Machine Co. One gratifying feature of the war loan is seen In the extent which the County of Dublin farmers subscribed. For hard cash. On Friday the amount of subscriptions received at the head of- fice of the Bank of Ireland in College Green exceeded £1,000,000." Japan Heavy Purchaser. "Heavy purchases of Japanese * bonds for sinking fund purposes have been the feature of the foreign mar- ket. The object is the obvious release of funds invested in Japanese secur- ities for investment in the war loan. Down to the last minute on. Friday, when there was yet time to subscribe "¢ to the loan, agents of the Japanese Government were busy purchasing bonds almost regardless of amounts. This assistance of our Eastern ally, as unostentatious as it is effective, made a favorable i impression in the city. We understand that since the beginning of the year £2,840,000 of Japanese bondg have been bought for sinking funds; making a total since the' out- break of war of £9,615,880. The Japanese Government is already reap- ing its'reward for its action. Her credit 18 higher in this market than those of any other. country." The Weekly Nation says it hears that the war loan is a great success and that sums have beén mentioned suggesting that the collection of new money is approaching £1,000,000,000. Arthur Neville Chamberlain, Direc- tor-General of National Service, speaking at Bristol on Saturday, said that he venfired to predict that the result of the war loan would be a bit- ter pill. for Germany to swallow, i. A bow baby . carriage, which. in- receptacles for clothing, can be to resemble a suitcase, The net surplus over all liabilities and capital also show an increase for: the year of close on $1,000,000. $7,678,000 were paid to policy holders during the twelve months period * just closed. Further details of this company's { business for the past year will be found elsewhere in this issue. = ~ GERMAN STOLE CHARTS OF ALASKAN HARBORS. A despatch from New York says: Stolen Government charts of anchor- ages along the Alaskan coast were discovered by the police among the|t belongings: of Herbert Sauer, a Gers man deserter from the coast-guard service, who was sentenced here on Thursday to eight years in Sing-Sing Prison upon his plea of guilty to & charge of manslaughter for killing Mrs. Caroline Tiarka in her home in this city last August. ~ Whon . Sager' was asked wh tls intended to do with tiie maps, he replied, according to the police: "I wanted to make a name for myself when I returned to the Father- land. 44 the m@st part it is new: money STOMACH. MEDICINES ARE DANGEROUS DOCTORS wow ADVISE MAGNESIA Just how dangerous it is to indiscrim- inately dose the stomach with drugs and medicines is often not realized until too late. It seems 80 simple to swallow a dose of some special haEtars or take tab- lets of soda, 'pepsin, biamul etc, after meals, and the folly of this Wrugging is not apparent until, perhaps years ter- ward, when it is found that gastric ul- cers have almost eaten het way through the stomach walls, egrets are then unavailing; 1t is in he Fir stages when indigest on Syspeps re dirtny flatulence, etc., Indicates Pr acldi- ty of the stomach and fermentation of n. Drugs and medicines are unsuit- able and often dangerous--they have 1it- tle or no influence upon the harmful acid, and that is why doctors are discarding ising sufferers from indi- omach trouble to get rid of and keep the food them and gestion and & the dangerous acid contents bland and sweet by taking a little pure bisurated magnesia | -|idea is to allow the vessels to avoid, ; Toronto, food contents that precaution should be i HE oi 403 wy Po 1 "Hite to frei i tino Hat, ac il on aon te 8, nominal, according to freigh ye] 03, no to $1.42. hin to fre Ne: Suts tsid 3% 2a s, $9.50; ® patents, i go $46. i eee Pein ute bags Duet bag otent o o flour--Winter, according 7.10 ti a "in bi ey Yorompt Ships ent; +700, bulk seaboard, & Mil rie ad lots, d Geltvered orem {igishts, bags included----Bran, per 1 shorts, per ton, Mi good our. per bag, $2.70 to $2.80. Lge LY No. 2, LL ton i to $12.50; mixed, per ton, $9 to $11, track Toronto. Straw---Car lots, $9, track Toronto. sam iar per ton, -- Country Produce--Wholewale Butter--Fresh dairy, choice, 36 to 38c; vreRinery prints, 43 to 46c; solids, 42 Eggs--No. 1 storage, 47 to 48c; stor- age, selects, 50 to B5lc; new-laid, in car- tons, 66 to b6c; out of cartons, 52 to bd. Live poultr: Row, 1b, 17 to 19¢; chickens, 1 Dressed A DR iekeds, 22 to 86c; fowl, 20 to 22¢c; ducks, 23 to 2c: squabs, er doz., $4.00 to $4.60; turkeys, 28 to 3c; goose, 18 to 20c. Cheese--New, Nora 26% to 26c; twins, go to 28ic; triplets: 263 to ete; old; large, 27c; twins, 27} 93 oney /-- White clover, Twi ins, 14 to 143e; Y 1b, tins, 18) to 14c; 10-1b, 18 to 134c 60:1b., 12§ to 13c; buckwheat, 60-1b. tins, 9 to 94e. Comb honey--extra fine and hanyy Weight, per ook iz 76; select, $2.50 (0 $2.75; No. 2, $2 to $2.25. Potatoes--Ontario, hod bag, $2.90 New Brunswick Delawares, per bag, $3.25; Albertas, per bag, 95. Be eans--Imported, hand-picked, per bush. $6.25; Canadian, hand-picked, per bush. $7.00: Canadian primen: $6:00 to $6.60; Amas, per 1b, 10 to 104c. Provisions--Wholesale. Smoked meats---Hams, medium, 26 to 27c; do. heavy, 23 to 24c; cooked, 37 to 38c; rolls, 21 to 32c: breakfast bacon, 27 to 29¢; backs, plain, 28 to 30c; bone- less, 31 to 3c. ard-----Pure lard, tierces, 214 to 21ic; tubs, ny to 230s, pails, 23 to 22%¢c; com- pound, 16§ to 17e red eter on; b 1BionS Me clear acon. 18 to. clear belles, 18 to 1 Montreal Markets Montreal, Feb. 20--Corn--Amerfcan No. 3 yellow, $1.24 to $1.25. Oats-- Qanadtal Western, No. 2, 74 to 6c: do., No. to 78c; extra No/ 1 feed, Aid Tic Barley = --Manitoba food, od Halting, $1.36 lour--Manitoba re That patents, firsts, §0.60; do., seconds; $9.10; strong bakers', $8.90; Winter atents, Saice, $9.26: straight rollers, 8.66 to $8.8 do., in bags, 4.10 to 4.25. oiled oats--Barr 6.85 to 7.16; bag 90 1bs., $3.35 to $8.45, ted adi 538 8 Shorts, $34 ; ml {] o m o, $43 to $4R Hay-rNp. 2, per ton, car to Fogo: § = remy The IC; Chol 3 tot Ce Bas Hh 5 to b8c; selected, 48c; Pota~ toes---Per bag, No he 1) Te ge. $3. kin 'Win beg. 20--Wheat--No. '1 Nortiers 1, oH io, 2 Northern } as No. $uabis io $1, "a TY 308: No, He 3.0 fo a, Ste: Oats--No. Bbc; C.W., Sage; irs No i feed, 684 te! No." 1; b63%c; No. 3 Sc Barley---No. 3 C.w,, 960; No. C.W., 90¢c; Feleoted, 78¢: feed, 78c. ar IN TN $2 507% No. 2 CW, $2.37. United States Markets 15 neannlts, 20---Wheat--~~M ily. 31.700: chon ne FY Ta, Lis 'to ald 354} No. 1 Nortnern, 2, do,, Pos 0 $1.79%. ASL 3 NO suk i sic. Oats--No. 9 8 white, 53 0 - bide. Flour--Un- changed. ran--$12 to $33. u 178; Hi 0, Nok th TRI No rthern, $1.76; No. 2, 71 % I 74%, Linseed--On track, 2. 3. ay, $2.81 asked; Jul Hs io asked! 'to atrive, $2.78, wy Live Stook 3 Mackey: Toronto, Feb. 30--Choloe heav 10. 80. to $10.90; do. 1 ote het g27 Bee = ed 99, 0 Al g 0 38. TH do., ei, Butchers! bu ice, to. 00d bulls, ils, ohoios as, 5 is to $7.60 i $iito to COWS, choice, $8 t i Lido ARAL re % Blsurated Maguesta is an absolutely pure anti-acld which can be readily obtained from any drug store. It is absolutely harmless, is practically tasteless and a teaspoonful taken in a little warm or cold; water after meals, will usually be found 'quite sufficient to instantly neu- and prevent all possibility of the food fermenting. TRY. TO RAISE INT ATTN ON THE LAST WAR LOAN. A despatch from London says: The German Government is now discussing with the Bundesrat new direct and in- direct taxes to raise £50,000,000 inter- est on the last war loan, according to Berlin newspapers, guoted in a Hague despatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. It is probable, add the papers, that the new taxes will apply to coal mine exploitation and railway traffic, with an increased tax on war profits. tralize excessive acidity of the stomach |g to $8; choice feeders, 38 a and cutters, 0 milkers, good to choice, ® to oft cars, to § $12 to lambs, to $9; 1, choice, $14. 50 to $14. 1% AGAINST PROHIBITION. Over 1,400 Soldiers Voted Against It and 221 For It. A despatch from Vahcouver says: -- A cable gives:the result of ithe pro- hibition vote overseas up to Wednes- day evening as 1,408 against, 221 for |. and' 41 spoiled ballots. RO: butchers cattle, choice, $10 10 i 5; Dutchaes' other Canadian war loan, the pod: 'to be issued in the Dominion, will be York. REE shai 'taken from the i establish one there, and as No information. a8 to the, Amount; Fai Falmouth, | b conse co they ck ith soak | terms or price of the new issue can, Bay, Cuba, Shas Et 5 ros . pple me | details will not 'be' settled until imime- Sun Life of Canada Sets New Pocords 1916 reaffirm the ions of the She y of Canada as the lea og life assurance Sus Life Au in the Domini On it field among 'Canadian Companies in ch of llr eae ti : Largest New Business. Largest Business in Force, = Largest Assets. : Largest Surplus Earnings. Largest Net Surplus. Largest Income. or Largest Distribution of Life Assurance Benefits. THE YEAR'S RESULTS The following large and uniform increases registered during the year 1916 clearly demonstrate the strength of the Company's position and the confidence and preatige it enjoys inthe public mind 3 1916 1915 (CREASE Assets as at December 31st . « . . $82,948,996 $74,326,423 622,573 (11.6% Income diy « 18499131 16,972,673 2,626,459 (165 % Surplus paid or allotted to Policyholders, 1,110,800 985,487 125413 tas et Surplus as at December 31st. . 8,509,865 7,545,501 964,274 (12.8% Total Payments to Policyholders. . . 7,578,016 7,129,479 448,537 (6.3% Assurances Issued and Paid for in Cash . 42,772,296 84,873,851 7,898,445 as % AssutancesinForce « , +. . , . 281,434,700 257,404,160 24,030,540 9.3% - Coincident with the abave i , the C ded during the year in effecting a substantial and Impartant reduction in the ratio of expense, a feature which fi ably affects '* THE COMPANY'S GROWTH LIFE ASSURANCES YEAR INCOME ASSETS ASURAL : $ 48,210.78 08,401.95 1,064,350.00 ; 873,500.81 1,573,027.10 9.418,858.07 x ,1986,890. «+ 102,56606,898.10 ©281,434,699.94 ,886,258.00 .6,212,615.03 24,202,602 15,495,131 62 "© 82,948,996.06 HEAD OFFICE MONTREAL T.8. MACAULAY, President, | DOMINION T0 ISSUE | ANOTHER WAR LOAN Flotation ay i in March to be CUBAN BAY MAY BE THE REFUGE ~~ FROM WHICH U-BOATS OPERATE Nes hi | tly Inte Payable in' Canada: and ews of the Revo str Sul Guba) Gin y" Int hits) New York. 'et% co fuod © pony oo BE IA despatch from Ottawa says: An- k MGT ird despatch ia London "says: officials are greatly interested news of the revolutionary out- gk in Cuba, where, they assert, they have reason to suspect German a have been at work for a long time. Only a few weeks ago Captain Hans Boehm, a German pe, ii v od TE gee wap kw a ow 4 Wh cession. It is wd belief h. Santa Lucia project was veloped pela Dre of was_being, de fron New York to Havana. The British naval authorities, while "they have failed to discover any Ger- man: fhbmarine base in the West In- dies, declare that they have long had a5R suspect the intention of the en i floated probably early in March, In view of the. exchange situation be- tween Canada and the United States, which is at present adverse to this country, it is regarded as likely that . | the securities of the new loan will be made payable both in Canada and New Eg SECON BA however, be given at present; as these wares phen re Erie fr Which ; ™ i % diately before the loan is floated 'and |™ a Re i Ragone = 70] :EDUCE TRAVEL 4 perioniaiy or which may even is 7 o Finance Minister, it is 'under-| IN SUBMARINE ZONE 3 ha wis ti in hat he wilt Lo Sitter sts ST Such gavel Entirely, in rr y te a ve the co-operation, Jota 5 ers of navigation, Onec quit upon | tion of the new securities, of the A despatch from Ottawa says:-- warf necessity ! dealers and bro whose e Ions. Action will reduce the number | of ae Sud the y: contributed mal . to the ucoess | of Bp The Doings i "\F Nou DONT FEEL A | WELL AT THE OFFKE {Tom I'D CoME HOME =| | OW, | FEEL PREY WELL pone [3 6000 NOW = I'M NOU DON'T. hoo 1} © VELLY WELL TODAY WHAT HAVE Vou IN TE | : a Lo ed pr RS