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1 look to recover most quickly from the present situation are Canada and Brazil," This opinion was expressed Bir George Paish of the British vernment's financial advisers, to credits to the latter, Sir Georgge Paish advised that Canada should ex- ercise caution in view of the disturb- ed conditions existing there. Sir George, who has made a warm friend of Canada and is widely known on the American continent, also said to She Commissioneers; "Canada's this time, as well ns ne She bron] of taibution to herself, will be to devote her energies to the . production of {Bu food, the values of which will be high for the next four years at least." He also urged that Canada pre- pare for the reception of big: im- "migration, following the peace settle-- ment and the restoration of stability in Britian and Europe. A result in Buitain would be the creation of a much higher level of wages with in- creased efficiency machinery and me- thods," which conceivably would re- sult in fewer people being employed and in a surplus of people who would want to migrate to the new countries, He suggested that Canadian Federal and Provincial Governments and rail- ways should co-operate in a policy of preparing for the settlement of lange numbers of people who are bound to go to the Dominion in the next few years. ef mime QUESTION OF GERMAN COLONIES Great Britain is Willing to Relegate Problem to League of Nations. A despatch from London says:-- Reuter's Paris correspondent says he has been given to understand that Great Britain is willing to relegate such problems as Mesopotamia, Pale- stine and the German colonies to & Tague of Nations as soon as hody is formed, in onder to avoid wasting the time of the Pesce Con- ference. Thus, says the correspondent, it is apparent that Great Britain is not de- sirous of making any demands for territory incompatible with the prin-- citles 'of a League of Nations, Ae PETROGRAD EVACUATED BY BOLSHEVIKI TROOPS A despatch from Copenhagen says: --The Bolshevik forces are evac- uating Petrograd and removing all stores, acording to a despatch to the Berlinske Tidendem from Helsingfors. The despatch adds that Leon Trot- zky, the Bolshevik Minister of War, is transferring his headquarters to Nizini-Novgorod, and that the anti- Bolshevik movement is growing daily. paratively small A 285 éasés of fogging, B1 of torture, 21 or rape, 187 py ae apd 316 A arson have been proved Igarian occupation. In another district it has been prov- their flesh torn a certain Lieutenant Stojamov, were massacred with knives and bayonets, The spot where this occurred is mark- ed by skulls and bones. + ene see Apeenimsicaens $8,000,000,000 FOR NATIONAL WAR BONDS A despatch from London says:i-- The subscriptions to the National War Bonds reached ass passed a total of £1,600,000,000 before the close of Saturday. last, it is learned. The Bank of England figures now available show that during the final week of the issue applications were made for £102,980,202, making the grand total for the Bank of England issue of ap- plications of £1,549,605,815. To this has been added £50,986,240 subscribed through the post office. The amount therefore so far realized by the Na- tional War Bonds is £1,600,692,056. eres SAYS BOLSHEVIKI HAVE WON GREATEST VICTORY IN PARIS K despatch from Paris says: -- Prince Lvoff; former Russian Pre- mier, in" a statement on Thursday strongly deprecated the decision of the Supreme Council regarding Rus- gia. "We never thought," said Prince | Lvoff, "that the Conference would commence its peace work by renew- ing relations with our tyrants. . The Bolsheviki have won their great- est victory in Paris , the de- cision of the Council not only is of danger to us but to the whole world. It gives new impulse to anarchy." THREE BRITISH DIVISIONS DISBANDING IN ITALY "oe A despatch from London says:-- The British have three divisions in Italy which are being reduced by de- mobilization, Probably only a frac- tion of this force will be retained tained after general demobilization to form part of the allied army of oc- cupation in Austria, in accordance with the wish of Field Marshal Foch, : . Many of our officers are i vf "a picture of tie Germbny, which is the hearquarters of the demiciled in é) Bonn, Canadian force on the Rhine. this' building which faces the public § Alexander R der Ramsay, R, Markets of the Toronto, Jan. 28--Manitoba wheat --No. 1 + No. 2 " $2.24%; a Northern, $2.21%; No. 8 Northern, $2.17%; No. 4 'ort, Willi No. 8 C.W., 6b¢c; 65¢c; No, 1 feed, 63%c, in store Fort William, American corn--No. 8 yellow, $1.60; No. 4 yellow, $1.55. January ship- ment. Ontanio oats, new cry 0. 2 white 68 to 7lc; No. 8 white, 67 to 70¢, according to frei outside. Ontario wheat--No. 1 Winter, per car lot, $2.14 to $2.22; No. 2, do, $2.11 to $2.19; No. 3, do, $2.07 to $2.15; No. 1 Spring, $2.00 to $2.17; No. 2 Spring, $9.06 to $2.14; No, 3 Spring, $2.02 to $2. points, according to freights. eas--No. 2, §2.00, new oa p---Ni Rye--No. 2, $1. Manitoba flour quality, $11.85, Joronto. Ontario flour--War quality, old crop, $10.00, in* bags, lontreal and Toronto, prompt shipment. Millfeed--Car lots, delivered Mont- real freights, bags included. Bran, $87.25 per ton; shorts, $42.25 per ton. Hay--No. 1, $23 to $24 per ton; Powe | Tor onto. war $21 to $22 per ton, track - Straw--Car lots, $10 to $11, track Toronto. : ---- Country Produce--YWholesale Butter-- Dairy, tubs and rolls, 38 to 89¢; prints, 40 to dlc. ery, fresh made, solids, 5lc; prints, b2c. Eggs--New laid, 58 to 60c. Dressed poultry ing chickens, 26 to 32¢; roosters, 2bc; fowl, 27 to 80c; ducklings, 82c; turkeys, 40c; squabs, doz. $4.50!; geese, 26s. Live poultry--Roosters, 20c; fowl, 24 to 30¢; ducklings, Ib., 36c; turkeys, 35¢; Spring chickens, 26c; geese, 18c. Wholesalers are selling to the re- tail trade at the following prices: Butter--Fresh dairy, choice, 46 to 48¢; creamery, solids, B1 to b3¢c; prints, 62 to bdc Margarine--32 to 34c. Potatoes--Ontarios, Toronto, car lots, 95 cents. Beans -- Canadian, hand-picked, , $6.76 to $6.00; impor! pi Burma or Indian, $4.75 5.00; Limas, 15 to 16c. Honey--Extracted clover: 5-1b, tins 23 to 29¢ lb.; 10-db. tins, 27 to 28¢; 60-1b, tins, 26 to 26%c; buckwheat, 60-lb. tins, 21 to 22¢c. Comb: 16-o0z., 4.50 to $5.00 doz.; 12-oz., $3.50 to 4.00, doz. Provisions-- Wholesale Smoked meats--Hams, medium, 36 to 38c; heavy 30 to 82¢; cooked, 50 to 52c; rolls, 82 to 83c; breakfast bacon, 41 to 45¢; backs, plain, 45 to 46cj boneless, 50 to 53c. Cured meats--Long clear bacor, 30 to Sle; clear bellies, 29 to 30e: Lard--Pure, tierces, 28 to 28%c¢; tubs, 28% to 29¢; pails 28% to 29%c¢; prints, 30 to 80%c; compound, tierces, 25% to 24%c: tubs, 26% to 26%c; pails, 96 to 26%ec; prints, '27% to 7. %¢. -- Monteal Markets bo, is -40. oatg-- Bran. $37.26. Patricia of Connaught and -Commarder N., D.8.0., from photographs just received from 10 f.0.b., shipping | and to $21.00: Cheese s, So Zc. Duter 1 ; No. 1 es Pi Doves ber Ati .00 to $26.50. Lard--Pure ibs. net, 81 to 82%ec. Live Stock Markets Jan. 28, i $13.00 to cattle, hy food $11.00 to.$11.50; do;-m s 5,50 to $10.25 do, chmmon, 35.45 eH 8 . 11.00 medium tis; $9 .50; rough bulls 50 to $8.00; Ein $10.26 | to $10. to $10.00; cir 'lots, $20.00 . 2 in 13.00; men] 14.26 to $16 11.60; medium, $8.5 60 to $10.00; good medium, $7.00 to $7.6 to $10.00; good, ' ing the facts." Curious Bequests Left oe Pee Pate in France, and civil life, left\£300 to the King, his Majesty" to | >" apply the same to the reduction of "the national debt." heavy "humbly. request dred thousand pounds to pay off the 100 to! town's debt had better luck, but as he expressed absolute conviction of the incapacity and idiocy of the pre- ', gent | tive in 21 years! cies left to her for her private use, .! but the funniest w by an old lady with annum for its Keep! 4 publicly "exhibit "it hot A twice a year, to prové that"the per- son entrusted with its care has not wrung its neck." amusing conditio -- | NOTHING CAN NOW AVERT srl ---- . SOME AMBITIOUS WILLS by Well-Mean: A lieutenant wl 1 n a lawyer in 3 An Irishman who left over a hun- town council he. made it opera- Queen Victoria had some large lega- - CIVIL WAR IN PORTUGAL A despatch from London says:-- nine medium, K $5.00 to $6.50; $12.00 to $15.00} $10.50; lambs, $11.00 to $1 9. .00. I ,_™n Great Krupp Plant at Essen Working for U. S. Government A despatch from Coblenz says:-- at Essen began The Krupp plant According to despatches from Lisbon the situation is developing adversely for the Government. The monarchist cause is gaining many adherents in Lisbon and is rapidly extending the field of operations to the north. The: monarchy having been proclaimed at: Louza, Sao Thiago, Villa do Conde and Barcellos, it is feared that no- 59 BRITISH SUBMARINES lie, §68.00. ~ Hay--No. 2, per ton, ERINGING UF FAT working for the United States Gov- ernment Tuesday. The task under- taken by the Krupps consists of mak- ing parts for 72 incomplete cannon, rejected by the American authorities as part of the war material offered by the Germans under the terms of the armistice. With the delivery of the parts for the 72 cannon the de- livery of 1562 pieces of heavy artillery to the Americans will have been com- pleted. : een (pee CHINA WILL REPATRIATE "ALL TEUTONS UNDER SIXTY A despatch from Pekin says:--The thing can' now avert civil war. ef iim IDENTICAL MEDAL AND RIBBON Supreme War Council of the Peace Conference has recommended that the Governments concerned approve is- sue of an identical medal and ribbon to all the forces of the allied and Associated Powers which had taken part in the war. union membership has increased over FOR ALL ALLIED SOLDIERS A despatch from Paris says:--The -- c-------- During the last year British trade lately killed |, AM ANS 3 "ENLISTED FOR WAR A despatch from Ottawa saysi-- A report issued by the Departmi of Indian Affairs shows to what tent men of Indian blood enlisted the Canadian forces. The report sa; . enlistments hes. partment. This pointed out further that. many I i enlisted of whom the department has no record. : iar gin Rp pain, ELECT 34 WOMEN a TO GERMAN ASSEMBLY A despatch from Berlin says:--@fhe former National Liberal Party £ the only party which elected no men delegates to the National sembly. The Majority Socialists ted 16 women, the Independents the Democrats five, the y k es | four. tive 'deliberations of the incoming German Republic is generally ap- proved. i A -- a SC PRINCESS PATRICIA TO RENOUNCE TITLE seven, and the Conservatl The advent of women A despatch from London says:-- Lloyd George has consented to Prin cess Patricia renouncing both her title of princess and her style of address' as her royal highness omher marriage. The Princess, after her marriage, w be known as Lady Patricia: Ramsay. She will now receive a considerabl fortune from her mother's estate. Chinese Government has decided to sequestrate all enemy prop ty in China on February 12. The law call- ing for the repatriation of enemey citizens will become effective March 1, The only exceptions will be doc- tors, invalids and all persons over 6u years of age. Rrra FIX NATIONAL DAY OF INTERCESSION A despatch from Ottawa saysi-- Sunday, -February 16, has been fixed by the Government as a national day of intercession that the deliberations | of the Peace Conference may result "in the catablishment of a world-wide peace on a just and permanent foun- dation." ; -- WERE LOST DURING WAR despatch from London saysi--A total of 59 submarines were lost by the British Navy during the war. of these, 39 were destroyed by enemy action. The Germans lost 203 sub- marines. 24 ---- =EaR 3 i "Colors Restored--When Oar later some of them deposited their colors in We the war has ended the colors are being mesbored Ere Bobi ty to Canada. This is'a colors a few weeky ago. photograph of - 40T RID IN TIME 5 oF iT OST |