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en giving what must have. seemed ~ to him a tame fying exhibition over the Seine.' EB January 1---Paderewski received with accla- mation at Warsaw. British land troops at Riga. German subs being divided among the Allies. . 2--Qermans evacuate Riga, 8--Total Canadian casualties for the ' past year énded December 31 reports 'ed to be 220,182, of which the deaths were 60,382, one-half in action, < © 6--Death of Col. Theodore Roose- velt, ex-Président of the United States. 18--Opening of the Peace Confer . ence at Parls. Georges Clemenceau * chosen President. 26--Peace Conference endorse idea of the League of Nations, 81--Serious strikes in Beilast and Glasgow. J February 3--Strike on the London (England) "tubes, . . / 8--Railway strike In London settled. 18--Revolution breaks out in Ru- mania. Allied Powers decide on new armistice terms to Germany. 14--Constitution of League of Na- tions dra by Peace Conference. 17--Death of Sir' Wilfrid: Laurier. 27--Marriage of Princess Patricia "to Commander Alexander R. M. Ram- say, R.N., at Westminster Abbey. : March 2----Demobilization of Canadian corps begins with the first unit of the 3rd Division sailing trom Liverpool. 8--Pesice Conference Committee on Reparation estimate $120,000,000,000 is the'amount due allies by the enemy. 18--Deaths in all the armies en- ed in the Great War estimated at ,000,000, and the cost in money at $197,000,000,000, - or $11,000,000,000 more than the total property value of North America. 19--Marconi Company announce the establishment of wireless telephone be- tween Ireland and Canada. April 1--Covenant of the League of Na- tions drafted at Paris. 2--General Allenby réstores order in Hgypt. General Kolchak reported to have control of Siberia proper. 13--The League of Nations Commis- sion decide Germany must pay $23. 800,000,000 for losses and ddinages caused by the war, 23--A Blue Book at Ottawa shows that Canada's war expenditure during 1918 was $343,836,800, 3 May 7--The Peace terms of the Allies handed to the German plenipotentaries at Versailles, and fifteen days given for them to sign or present reply. An- niversary of sinking of the Lusitania observed in Britain. Summary of Peace Treaty received at Ottawa. 15--Big strike at Winnipeg, and 27, 000 men quit work. Body of Edith Cavell interred at Norwich, England, after funeral service at Westminster Abbey. ' 18--Australian aviator, Harry J. Hawker, starts on Atlantic flight from St. John's, Nfid. : 26--Harry G. Hawker and his navi- - gator, Lieut. Grieve, picked up by Bri- tish warship 1,100 miles from New- Inndone. an accident compelling the to take to the water, he U. 8. plane N.C.-4 completed : of the flight to Libson, the dista from the Azores being cover- ed at the rate of 82 miles an hour. : ~ 30--British land at Archangel. . June _ 16--Captain John Alcock and Lieut. "Arthar W. Brown, British war avia- tors, 1and on Irish coast after the first OE a Basticy Bowen sloston'usvr Liberal Leader by Qutario Lilesal As: 6--The British dirigible R-34 arrives at Mineola, Long Island, at 8.40 am, a flight of 8,200 miles, the longest in history, in 108 hours. - 7--The body of Capt. Fryatt broughf to Dover. 18--R-84 arrives at 'Fulham, Nor- folk, England, from Long Isand, after a 75 hours' voyage. ° 19--Great Victory parade in London, Eng., witnessed by millions; the Peace holiday 1a,enthusiastically observed in Canada. 3 21--250,000 coal miners on strike in Hngland, causing the stoppage of the steel and iron shops in Shefileld. 81--King Geerge signs the Peace | Treaty and the Anglo-French Treaty. : 8 August. 6--Prince of Wales sails for Canada. 9--Fxplosion at mammoth grain ele- vator at Port Colborne kills seven men, injures sixteen, and does damage to the amount of $2,000,000, ; 16--Prince of Wales given a mag- nificent welcome at St. John, N.B. 17--Return of Lt.-General Sir Arthur Ourrie, ' Commander of the Canadian Army Corps, who lands at Halifax and is presented with an address on be- half of the Corporation. 25--First trip on the Paris-London air service. 28--Death of Genéral' Louis Botha, Premier of the Union of South Africa. September. ¢--Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, shows a total attendance af 1,201,600, the record, 10--Austrfa signs the Peace Treaty. 28--Half a million men now out on the railway strike in Great Britain. October 2--President Wilson reported seri- onsly (ll. King Albert of Belgiufh and Queen Elizabeth arrive at New York on visit to America. 4--British railway strike settled by compromise. 20 -- Ontario Provincial elections. The Hearst Government is. defeated, the returns showing:-- Hlected: : U. F.0, 44: Liberals, 30; Conservatives, 26; Labor, 11; Soldier, 1. On the re- ferendum a large "dry" majority was given. Publication of the terms of a new Victory Loan, 30--Germans begin dismantling the Heligotand fortifications. November 1--The Hearst Government of One tarin resigns and E. C. Drury receives a call from the Lieatenant-Governor. Strike of U.S. bituminous coal miners. 8---$20,000,000 voted by Doniinion Parliament for soldiers' land settle- ment. 9--Dominion House of Commons pass the two prohibition bills. 10--The Dominion Senate passes the prohibition bills. The Prince of Wales enters U.S. by way of Rouse's Point, N.Y. 11--Prince of Wales greeted by large crowds at Washington, First an- niversary of Armistice Day celebrated in British world by short suspension of activity of two minutes' silence. 13--Prince of Wales visits Presi dent Wilson at the White House, 16--The 1919 Victory Loan reaches a total of $673,000,000, of which On- tario takes 364 millions. 24 Prince of Wales leaves by the Renown for home. December 1-*Prince of Wales given a warm 'reception on his return to London. Lady Astor takes her seat in the House of Commons, the occasion be- ing the first to see a woman repre- sentative there, 10--Striking coal miners adopt Pre- sident Wilson's proposal, and the men are instructed to return to work. 19--Sinn Feiners attempt to mur der Lord French, attacking him with' bombs and rifle fire en route to his home from a visit in Dublin. Ore of his assailants shot dead, but rest es- cape. Sir John Alcock, the first avl- | will continue to look" after the 28+1In | 8 eon Sinn Fein attack upon the Vice-Regal Lodge, Dub! civilian and an officer are - he Seventy-four lives and ninetéen ves. sels lost on the great lakes during the season, the largest number since 1913. 29--Death of Sir William Osler, the world-renowned Canadian physician, at Oxford, England. Demand 'sterling at New York, $3.79. 30--8trike of iron moulders in Eng- land, involving 300,000 hands, creates grave apprehengions, and Lloyd George is asked o intervene. Leg Coal Situation Seems Sufficiently Adjusted A despatch from Ottawa says: --In view of the resumption on the 15th of December of production in the United States fields supplying Can: | ade with coal, it has been decided 10] discontinue on the 15th of this month. the small organization which has' been attending to the fuel control work occasioned by the recent stoppage of supplies to Canada:- The Canadian Trade Commission ad- jstment of all accounts for coal shipped to Canadian consumers through the agency of the Fuel Con- troller. To carry on the work of the central brganization any longeri appears' unnecessary, as the situation seems to haves yificiently adjusted it- self. Bp Huge Permanent Exhibition For Imperial Conference A despatch from London says:-- Work on the biggest Empire Trade exhibition ever seen in this country, to be held next year under the patron- age of the King, will shortly begin. Premier Lloyd George is President of the Council, which will include An- drew Bonar Law, Walter Hume Longe, Sir Auckland Geddes, and the Pre- miers of the dominions. The exhibi- tion is planned to last six mopths, but it will possibly be extended over a year or two, with eventual develop- ment into a permanent exhibition for Imperial-Commerce. natant -- 13 Powers Saw the Germans Sign: A "despatch from London says:--- The ratification of the Versailles Treaty took place Seturday, Jan, 10, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, in the hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, when the letter modifying the amount of tonnage origiwally demanded from Germany was handed to Baron Kurt von Lérsner, head of the German de: legation. 'The powers that have rati- fled the treaty were, represented--- Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Peru, Poland, Siam, Czecho-Slovakia and Uruguay. wet 300 German Criminals Will Be Demanded A despatch from London says:-- The lst of war criminals to be de- manded Ly the alliés for trial has been considerably revised and re- duced from the originally proposed 1,200 to about 300, according to The Dally Mail. "It was thought better," the news- paper adds, "to demand a tow against whom specific serious charges have been lodged than a long list, including many persons charged with light of- fences. ' "The German Crown Prince ~ and Crown Prince Bupprecht of 'Bavaria | remain in the list." gE. = £83 i fe 3 TH) oi -------- SA despaten fro: Calgary, Alta., says:--The Prince of Wales is deter- mined to visit his ranch in Alberta during the coming fall 'on his way 'back from:India, he told Prof. Carlyle, of Calgary,. who has just returned from England, where he made arrange- ments for the shipment to the ranch of thoroughbred Dartmoor 5 ponies which the Prince is Introducing into Alberta, also thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle and Shropshire shegp. . The" ndme of the ranch has been fixed by the Prince as the "H. P. Ranch." Prof. Carlyle, who is manager of the George Lane ranches, will also manage the Prince's ranch. ---- Must Grow Cotton Within the Empire A despatch from" Lohdon says: ~~ Reports from America go t6 show that Lancashire cannot fély upon supplies of raw cotton from the Unitéd States. The Manchester Chamber of Com- merce "decided, owing to 'the grave danger of a future shortage of Ameri- can cotton with which the industry is menaced to urge the Government to take steps without delay to advance by every means in its power the grow- ing af.cotton within the Empire. Sir William Barton suggested that Mesopotamia. might be utilized in that direction, - ten Another Romance At Rideau Hall A despatch from Ottawa says: --The engagement is announced of Captain Harold Macmillan, Grenadier Guards, A.D.C., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Macmillan, and the Lady Dorothy Cavendish, third daughter of their Excellencies the Governor-Gener- al and the Duchess of Devonshire. Captain Macmillan is on the Rideau Hall staff. His father is ome of the heads of the British publishing house | of thet name. ely Borden for Cuba With Lord Jellicoe A despatch from Key. West, Fla., says:--Admiral Viscount Jellicoe, for- mer First Sea Lord of the British Ad- miralty, who is making a tour of the world, embarked on his flagship, New Zealand, here, on Thursday, for Ha- vana, It was understood . here that he would go to South Africa from Ciba, Premier Sir Robert. Borden, who is on his way to Cuba, accompanied the Admiral. Prohibition Fb ~~ In New Zealand A despatch from from - London $8y8:-- A despatch. from Wellington, New Zealand, says that on the referendum recount prohibition has' failed to se- cure the necessary majority present system track, untry Produce--Wholesale. 'Eggs, No. 1, 60c to 61c; new uh 5 P es Sleotuar, margarine 3 aie ew, lar, apis a CA ged he $i per flan; ds do. heal, tin, $4.25. oney-- , 26¢ to 26c; 10's, | 26cfto 27¢; agp Te 28cy Buckwheat --60's, 19¢ to 20c. - Provisions--Wholesale, Smoked Meats--Rolls, 30¢ to 3lc; §: medium 86c to 36¢; heavy, 33c ; cooked hams, 48c to 50c; backs, | 1a plain "49¢ to b0c; backs, boneless, ble to bdc; breakfast bacon, 42¢ to 46c¢; cottage rolls, 33¢c to 4c. to Ad 3 $9 to $10 J Zs a Nh? fata 50 to [ R50; cannes, $5, En 6 to $6.50 © behir common, $6.50 to $7501 1 veal calves, $16 to {i ood veal, $15 to $17; medium gi 2 to $16; LS $7 > 16.25: sheep, $9; Swet | $8 to $0; ~ - lambs, good, $16 to $16.25; common, ~ 16 to Hogs off car weights, = Ne Sor lights, $18 to § $20; 5 sews, on '$15.50 to : to $16. a Grain Growers Take New Name . A despatch from Brandon says: -- Having commenced at 2 o'clock on Wednesday of last week as the Manitoba Grain Growers' * Assocla-{ tion, the same organization adjourned three hours laters the United Iarm- ers of Manitoba. The - change was made almost unanimously and with the purpose that there should not be any misunderstanding as to our rela- tion to the general farm movement throughout Canada, in the words of WwW. R. Wood, Secretary. re Fifteen Feet of Snow : Falls in Newfoundland A despatch from North Sydney, N.S., says:--Travellers from . Newfoundland arriving here tell of unusually severe weather conditions in the Ancient Colony. They state that last week witnessed the worst snowstorm in the history of Newfoundland. Fifteen' of snow fell,. demoralizing the colony's sole system" of rallway transportation. Complete. Lit of : A. despatch from, P "Faris says: Sgord 7 hans decused of violations of the laws of war in France and Belgium during the. world. conflict have.been. -assigned | for trial to the different allied military courts, according to The Petit Paris-. fen. The ligt-is said to have been com- pleted, Hundred "Waacs" Arrive To Settle in Canada A despatch from St. John, says: --Among those arriving he the steamer Metagama were 100 girls from 18 to 20 years of age, all natives of Great Britain and former members of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, 'A despatch from Carnarvon, Wales, says:--Mrs, David Lloyd George, wife of the Prime Minister, took her seat on Thursday in the Sessions as the first Welsh woman Magistrate. 7 ~ Kolchak's Three A despatell from London says:--A Bolshevist wireless message reports that Red troops have captured Kras- noyarsk, which is _more than half way from Omsk to Irkutsk, and that ti . = = Armies Sarender. cow says , booty captu by the Reds on the southern front in Russia in the present offensive includes 400 guns, "1,000 machine guns, ¥ifles, 13 armored trai, 300 } and third armies have Surrendered. of "food Sixty thousand prisoners have already been counted. Red troops in bonhern Basen have Prisoners