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# a EY &t. John, N.B., May 30.--The Tittle village-of St: Quentin, in Restigouche county, N.B., on the line of the Can-| al Railways, about forty adian Natio miles from St. Leonard's, was almost wiped out. y as the res f forest fires, which have been fing in the Crown lands in Resti- gouche during the past ten days. _ Bt. Quentin was a thriving village of about 2,000 population, and was a 'centre for the limber and pulp o - ns. 0 _The fire, which resulted in a mone- aa logs variously estimated from $760,000, to $1,000,000, started in the mill 'yard of J. E. Michaud, catching from burning embers carried by. the winds from the forest blaze. Before it had spent its course 65 dwellings, three mills, two hotels, the Canadian National Railway station, the' Pro- vingial Bank and many business places were wiped out. About 1,000 people, or half the population, were rendered homeless, and saved none of their personal property, except what they had on their backs. Relief trains were sent out from St. Leon- ard's and Campbellton Saturday to convey the-homeless to large centres where they could be cared for. No lives were lost. Besides the destruction to homes and business places, much manufac- tured lumber, thousands of cords of pulpwood and thousands of railroad ties at nearby sidings awaiting ship- ment were burned. -Seven carloads of lumber on the track were also con- sumed. : Halifax, N.S., May .30.--Forest fires which are raging in various parts of Nova Scotia assumed a serious aspect in some districts to-day. The situation in the 'vicinity of Maitland, Hants county, is alarming. Residents of that rapid progress. . ; : : Londonderry. Mines, 16 miles from Truro, was partly destroyed by fire and hall; and about a dozen dwellings already have been burned. There was no loss of life. : Yesterday a fierce forest fire was burning at Hardwood Hill, a. short distance from Londonderry Mines, and this was at first supposed to have 'been the origin of to-day's destructive blaze, which began at about 9 o'clock, It was found, however, that the fire was started by sparks from the chim- ney of a house owned by Archie Lewis, and fanned by the high wind it spread rdpidly. The fire swept a district three-quarters. of a mile in length and half a mile wide. The: flames swept the main street of the village, consuming in a short time the Anglican Church, the Pres- byterian Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and Glebe House, St. Brid- get's Hall, a school building and a number of houses. It crossed the stream which runs through the vil- 'lage, and destroyed the Baptist Church there and several buildings. Forty-seven buildings in all were de- stroyed. Some of them were old un- occupied houses, and several others barns and outbuildings. Very little household property was saved. The forty odd families rendered homeless are being sheltered By their more fortunate neighbors. The loss is estimated to be between two and three hundred thousand dollars, with only small insurance. FATAL CLOUDBURST IN LINCOLNSHIRE | Fifty Lose Lives When River Lud Overflowed. Louth, Lincolnshire, Eng. May 80.--Fifty deaths have resulted here so far from the sudden overflow of the small river Lud, running through this town, which is attributed to a cloudburst in the woods nearby on Saturday night. The water spread so rapidly that houses in the low-lying part of the town were immediately engulfed in a rush which carried away bridges, fences, trees and other ob- stacles. ; One terrace, containing 15 houses, was entirely swept away, there being only one survivor. Most of the people were in théir TURKISH THRACE: OCCUPIED BY GREEKS A Few Casualties in Skirmish With Bulgarian Troops. Constantinople, - -May 80.--Greek troops began the occupation of Turk- ish Thrate on Friday and the first trainload has arrived at a point op- posite Adrianople. "M. Canellopoulous, the Greek High Commissioner at Constantinople, says the occupation go far has been with~ out incident. He added that Bulgar- ians had made representations to the French that they had suffered indig- nities: at the hands of the Greeks, but that the French commandant declared the complaints were unfounded. :"M. Canellopoulous stated that he did not know whether a complete oc: homes taking shelter from the thun- derstorm when there came a rush of water three feet deep through =the town. In many cases the weight of the water prevented the opening of doors, or otherwise many persons could have reached a place of safety. Within a short time the entire ground floors of houses were engulfed by the torrent, which was 200 yards wide. The water swept ou its crest por- tions of demolished cottages, automo- biles, wagons, furniture, uprooted trees and the bodies of drowned ani- mals, - Bridges crumbled before the rushing: flood: . So sudden was the approach of the waters that a major- jty of the deaths occurred during the first moments of the flood when the lower rooms of houses were swamped. This was particularly true in the low- er parts of the town. In the higher parts 'of the town many . persons escaped, but only after wading waist- deep through the water. i Hundreds of persons aré hBmeless and many householders have lost most of their; belongings. mieten Ex-Kaiser' s Yacht 4k Goes Into Trade A despatch from Allahabad says:= William Hohenzollern's schooner yacht . Hamburg, one of the fastest schooners at the Cowes and other regattas, has heen brought out of internment and sold to a mercantile firm who will use her for trading between India and the cupation of Turkish Thrace would be | carried out at once. Surprise was ex- { pressed by Turkish officials that the | occupation had begun prior to formal | action on the peace treaty with | Turkey. Greek troops have occupied Ded- egatch and Gumurjina, according to official communique issued to-day. The communique adds: "A considerable force of covering troops has been sent toward the Bul- garian frontier. Troops proceeding to Azerbainjah encountered Comitad- jis and Bulgarian regulars. One Bul- garian soldier was taken prisoner and another slightly wounded. A subal- tern was also slightly wounded. ep ene + Queen Alexandra's : : Sight Impaired A despatch from London says: -- The Queen Mother Alexandra, accord- ing to an official report, has been suf- fering from a severe bronchial attack, which is now subsiding. - "During a violent attack of coughing a small blood vessel burst in one of the queen's eyes, causing troublesome impairment of the vision," says the statement. "It is hoped that with care and rest this inconvenienfe will pass, majesty's engagements must to some made." fede ee " 7 4 Chinese Piofieer Gun Fighters. 1 The Chinese were fighting with pe to-day. Four churches, a schoolhouse, | y - EMPIRE the city with wreaths of flo Avenue School. . ------ Signposts. bearing the British troops just behind the front lines France, are among the more than 10, "Haig Avenue," erected by. for four years. : ¥ IN TORONTO Eo Every year Toronto's schools decorate the various monuments Photo shows that presented by Brock | CANADA'S WAR REPARATION 000 exh'bits being assemblad at Crys: | spacious hall. tal Palace, London, to form tae Imper- i hold displays of equal, if not greater | ial War Museum. It will ba opened' interest. These include war paintings, cided to-day to refuse to work on by the King in June and will contuiue and trench implements, realistic scenic, troop trains. Rie |' models and protective ¢ so 7 i No. } ¥ Their British Dominions Will Share : the Indemnity Received by the Empire in Proportion Which E roaditures : Bear 'to Total Expenditures of the Empire, A despatch from London saysi-- being the Zeppelin raid in. ) , inscriptions | 1915--and' 'scores = of other entries "Hell-Fire Corner," "Piccadilly"-and | which have equally vivid associations. The larger pieces of ordinance, in| some of. which weigh fourteen tons,! ly restive, -| are being arranged on the floor of the, system for the. prevention of strest But the galleries will' assemblies has been put devices and he present "on last effort incendiary fire. Toole; a laborer, was clubbed to. death because he did not heed a warning by strikers that if he did not quit work' he would die for it. He was found by 'mauled beyond recognition: ; ~The populace throughout County Limerick is reported to be exceeding- 1 into force. The railwaymen of County-Cork de- between Limerick and points Hk eg : t| Great Southwestern Railwa Bi Cr great. havo in South RE Limeriek Sonia Hii SM : a ee apatated parts of Hréland to.) rife has b n completely. disorgan- : ISSIR | day. The customs house ab Coglle: tle." 12ed. reals TOTALS $1,871,000,000 or County Cork, was levelled by ) eron. HEN - : er n Sega £00 EEE TL ordered for: service In Lynch, County Mayo, 'Michael ° his' wife in the roadway, clubbed and especially. since the patrol row escape from a like fate.. { occurred over, the hunger strikers. ' "The Cameron 'Hig! S, embarked. at Queenst 2 paraded hrough the street ; were transferred from the stew an Admiralty trawler, whieh, with a number of troops, proceeded for Cork. "The Berehaven customs office was destroyed by fire this morning. ~~ An adjoining steamship office had 'a nar- The Irish Trade Congress has pro- mised its full support to the Dublin railway strikers. This may lead fo a repetition of the deadlock which. to show the common effort of the| German army.. Some of these ars empire during the great conflict. amusing, some tragic. i Exhibits have been gathered from curios that throw an illuminating light i Wi Id every land where the war left its trail.| on. conditions which existed in the, Markets of the or but her|. extent be dependent upon the progress|- Shortly after the signing of the armis-| tice the signposts mentioned names there was found the sign of Verdun, "No Thoroughfare." They! are now to be preserved as relics for | posterity. : There will be on display the gun that fired the first British shot in the war--from the decks cf the destroyer, the E battery gun that opened fhe | Splendid Growth 7" Of Western Wheat Saskatoon, Sask. May 30.--Wheat seeding has been completed in all dis- tricts of this province served by the' Canadian National Railways, accord; ing to reports received here Saturday by Supt. Chappell. Several places in Saskatoon vicinity report five to seven !inches of blade growth. Generally. speaking, little damage hag been caused 'by recent ay grr, an Ansel ; for; £6,000 by wpikine rourd the world reached Plymou » Newfoundland; Canada, BF guns at a time when Europeans used bows and arrows. la £5 'States and Ru a Plymoith, England. Isa Great Life If Ye Ps the days of the Romans--the occasion |-of a great epic, generally, sufficie started off, on ; England; after traversing Africa, itish Isles, Fiance, in all covering 32,000 miles. | There is a eycle with a dynamo at- were | tachment for lighting an officer's dug- found in a pile of discarded.lumber.| ont, upon which twa of the worst of-| 0. In- addition to those bearing street| fenders of the ranks had to git in CTT, shifts and pedal in order that those within might have illumination. Far less amusing-is a specimen of i the enemy's "bear; trap: - high winds, and' moisture. has been nt to cause optimism. EE Ee i9 Western Grain ao Elevators Change ee Barley--Malting, $187. fo $1.89, ae- "A despatch from Winnipeg, Man, gays:--One of the biggest deals in grain storage space ever consummat here is announced. The Leitch-McLean Elevator Company has purchased 17 elevators from the Imperial Elevator Company and one from- Hallet and Carey. : , starting from | A soldier exploring No Man's Land might step into its ugly "spikes, concealed in the grass, and cscape from their grip Lance at the minelayer Koenig Louise; | was virtually hopeless. The lifebuoys of the Lusitania, the military hostilities; the anti-aircraft| shattered funnel of the Vindictive, the pom-pom which, mounted at Gresham | portion of the Zeebrugge mole and the College, fired the first shot ever digec- | formidable mines that bestrewed, the ted at a foreign foe from London since Dardanelles will recall many chapter anuary 1st, 1910, to win a wager ydney. Recently he dia, United States, 'Morocco, Turkey, Balkan Photo shows Orr ready to Wholesale Grain. Toronto, June 1.--Manitoba wheat-- No. 1 Northern, $3.15; No. 2 North- $3.12; No. 3 Northern, $3.08; in store Fort William. Manitobg oats=No, 2 CW, $1.29; No. 3 CW, $1.27; Extra No. 1 feed, 3125. No. 1. feed, $1.24; No. 2 feed; Manitoba barley--No. 8 CW, $1.85; No. 4 CW, $1.63; rejected, $1.59; feed, $1.60, in store Fort Williant. American corn--No. 8 yellow; $2.40; nominal, track, Toronto, prompt ship- ment. Ontario oats--No. 8 white, $1.10, {according to freights outside. Ontario wheat---No. 1 Winter, per car lot, $2 to $2.01; No. 2 do, $1.98 to : 182,01; No. 3 do, $1.92 to $1.93, f.0.b. shipping points, according to freights. Ontario wheat--No. 1 Spring, per car lot, $2.02 to $2.03; Noi 2 do, $1.98 to $2.01; No. 3 do, $1.95 to $2.01, f.0. b. shipping points, according: to freights. ; Peas, No. 2 cording to freights outside. Buckwheat--No. 2, nominal. Rye--No. 3, $2.20 to $2.25, accord- ing to freights outside. Saanitoba flour---Government stand- ard, $14.80, Toronto. Ontario flour--Govérnment ard, nominal. ; Millfeed--Car lots, delivered, Mont- real freights, bags included: Bran, per ton $64; shorts, per 'ton, $61; good feed flour, $3.75 to $4.00. TK Hay-No. 1, per ton, $30 to' $31; mixed, per ton, $25, track! - Straw--Car lots, per ton; $16 to $17, track, Toronto. : Country Produce--Wholesale. Eggs, new-laid, 52 to 54¢; butter; creamery prints, 58 to 60c; do, solids, 58 to b58c; choice dairy prints, 52 to. 53c; ordinary dairy prints, 456 to 47c; I bakers', 35 to 40c; oleomnrgarine (best grade), 81 to 37¢; cheese, new; large, | 821% to 38c; twins, 33 to 33%e; old, large, 38% to 84¢c; twins, 34 to 34%%c. | Maple syrup, 1 gal. tin, $3.50; b gal. 4 un. per gal, $3.35; maple sugar, 1b, C. ; 3 ; Provisions--Wholesale. stand- hams, med., 42 to 43c; heavy, 35 to 8%¢; cooked hams, 53 to 6lec; backs, lain, 51 to 58c; backs, boneless, 54 to 7c; breakfast bacon, 43 to 49c; cot« tage rolls, 33 to 86¢. ' » 'Bartelled meats--Pickled pork, §48; mess pork, $48, 5 tf than smoked. tons, 32c; in cases, 28 bellies, 27 to 28%ec; fat 30e. ct . |" Tara--Tierces, 28 to. to. 29c; clear 'Smoked: meats--Rolls, 31 to. 32¢; Green meats--Out of pickle, le less) "Dry salted meats--Long clears, in) 2 backs, 28% to pe A WR 98% to 20c; pails, 28% 'to 29%cy prints, 30 to 80%ec. Compound lard tierces, 27 to 27%ec. et Montreal Marksts. | Montréal, June 1.---Oats--Canadian westerti, No. 2, $1.34; do, No. 3, $1.32. Plour--Man., new standard grade, $14.85 to $15.00. Rolled oats--Bag, = 90 Ibs., $5.50 to $5.60. Bran, $54.25. \ =~ Shorts, $61.95. Hay--No, 2, per ton,' ; car lots, $81 to * Cheese, finest easterns, 285-32¢, ~ Butter, choicest creamery, b3% to bdc, Eggs, fresh, © 55¢. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $6.76" to $6.25. : 3 * Live Stock Markets, Se Toronto, June 1.--Choice heavy: steers, $15. t0~-$16.75; good = heavy' steers, $14.60 to $14.75; butchers' cat- tle, choice, $13.75 to $14; do, good, hi w Faas a es to 12.50; do, com., to $11.50; bulis, choice, $12 to $13; do, good, PRN $11.25; do, rough, $8 to 38.50; Selhor Lg cows, choice, $12 to $13; do, d, 3 to $11.26; do, com, $750' to 8; stockers, $9.25 to $11; feeders, $11- to $12.50; canners and cutters, $4.50 to $6.25; milkers; good to choice, $100 to $166; do, com. and med., $65 to $75; springers, $90 to $165; lambs, yearl- ings, $16 to $17; do, spring, each, $12 Ato $16; calves, good to choice, $13 to $16; sheep, $9 to $13; hogs, fed and watered; $20; do, weighed off : cars, $20.25; do, f.0.b., $19; do, do, country points, $18.75. 4 ; me eee LIVING COSTS ABOUT . hy Sugar, Bread, Jam and Coal Higher in Canada. Ottawa, May 80.--A remarkable similarity in. the cost of groceries in '| England and in Canada is revealed in a comparison of a budget of house hold staples in the two countries made within the: last thres weeks. The 3 ures are given out-by a Canadian 5 : cial. ~ Pricing a "scote of staples, ranging from bread to custard pow- der, the whole supply costs ahogt 4 Re in Long | dollar mere in Ottawa thi don, England. © = © io - ah 'Bread i§ 4 cents higher in Canada, sugar is 10 cents- per pound higher, and jam and marmalade range from '10 cents to 18 cents higher 'Here. But in England bacon, 'eggs, lard, milk; sausages, Worceter '- sauce, rice, oranges and dried fruits are all higher| ; in price. Eggs were $1 a dozen, and butter about $1.10 a pound: for*