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3 _ "he formed for the prosecution of the "A 'despatch from Ottawa saysi-- Sir Robert Borden will lay down at the earliest possible date the power and authority of his office as Prime Minister of Canada, and with them the duties and responsibilities which have * fabely weighed upon him. Before long another will reign at the Head of the Government and of the party which . war and which is to endure in the piping times of peace under the title of the "National Liberal and Conserva- tive Government." The Prime Minister at the caucus of his Parliamentary followers held on the anniversary of the birth of the Canadian Confederation, stated his de- sire and his intention to resign the office which he has held for almost nine years. "He announced," to quote the official memorandum subsequently . issued, "his inability to sustain longer the very heavy burdens and vast re- sponsibilities imposed upon him as Prime Minister, and he asked the members of the caucus to give him the honorable discharge to which he felt he was entitled." - The same gathering which received POLISH ARMY "> SHORTENS FRONT Bolsheviks Repelled Near Bo- bruisk With Heavy Loss. A despatch from Warsaw saysi-- Polish forces on the Bolsheyik front have evacuated Mozir and Kalenkow- itz, yn Polesia, according to an official statement issued at army staff head- quarters here. This step was taken, it is said, for the purpose of shorten- ing the front. Soviet troops 'nthe Bobruisk sec- tor are regrouping under cover of artillery fire, the statement says, but in the Kiszyn Yegion the Poles have defeated a strong detachment of the enemy, capturing four cannon and a number of machine guns. In the region west of Kwiabla, Gen- eral Budenny's Bolshevik cavalry has broken through the Polish front, and the Polish infantry is retiring toward Korzec, keeping up a rear-guard en- gagement against a superior Bolshe- vik force. In the Szepietowka region new. divisions of Caucasus cavalry have beer in action, while Polish in- - fantry has repulsed a Soviet attack in that district. Heavy fighting is reported on vari- ous points along the front, especially in .the Ukraine. The Bolsheviki ad- vance has reached the region of Kor-| zec, just cast of Rovno. A despatch from Paris. says.--; Attempts vy Russian Bolshevik forces | to 'cross the Beresina River netween Robruisk and Borisov here have been repelled with heavy losses, according to an official Polish statement issued on "Thursday. and received here by wireless. Phe statement records the success- ful-retirament cf the Poles from Mozir and Kalenkowitz, and says the Poles in counter-attacking the Bslsheviki captured prisoners and machine guns In this region. In the neighborhood of Szepie- towka the enemy has occupied ter- ritory evacuated by Polish troops, the statement says. Loses His Second Arm in Cause of Science A despatch from Paris says:--Prof. Charles Infroit, famous X-ray special- 1st, lost his remaining 'arm to-day in the 24th operation he has undergone since 1898. The noted savant, who thus has sacrificed both arms in the cause of pcience, announced immediately after the operation that he will continue his experiments with artificial hands. Dominion Day Frost in Temiskaming A despatch from New Liskeard, Ont., .says:--Reports reaching here indicate that a sharp frost occurred fn the country districts on the morn- ing of Dominion Day, doing some damage to potatoes and some garden 5 y Defining' Elements Comprising ------------------ It. Sir Robert's declaration of his owal plans 'also took the final step toward the perpetuation of the Union. To the | statement of policy which the Prime Minister originally prepared nine months ago, and which has since been considered by his followers, the caucus = gave its approval, To the party which will stand befove the Canadian people upon the platform. now: enumerated the caucus gave the name of "Nation- al Liberal and Conservative Party." National as typifying its scope and aspirations and "Liberal dnd Conser- vative" as defining the elements com- posing it. GF Prior to the general caueus the Liberal-Unionists had a gathering in camera and decided to stand by any man chosen by the larger gathering, also to agree to the fusion of the Lib- eral and Conservative identities. By those present at the historic caucus, insistence is laid on the spirit of harmony which dominated the pro- ceedings. "The two groups have be: come one," it' was authoritatively stated. * It is proposed, in the formation of the new Government, to make a re- duction in the number of portfolios. rs. W. E. Sandford * of Hamilton, who was re-elected Presi- dent of the National Council of Women of Canada at the annual convention at St. John, N.B. eesti eer Prelates Gather for Lambeth Conference A despatch from London says:i-- Twenty Canadian Bishops and 70 Am- _erican Episcopal Bishops are already here to attend the Lambeth World Church Conference on July 20. The points to be discussed at the first session are: First, Spiritualism; second, Christian Science; third, Theo- sophy and its relation to the Christian faith. and Bishop Roper of Ottawa will introduce the Christian Science issue. The discussions of the Conference will result in a report on several is- sues for presentation to Canada and America, it is learned. Autos Killed 62 New Yorkers in June A despatch from New York says:-- All records for highway fatalities in New York State were broken last month, when 187 persons were killed by automobiles, wagons, trains and trolley cars, according to the report of the National Highway Protective Society issued here. This figure ex- ceeds by 66 deaths the casualty list' of June; 1918, which was the nearest to date. In New York city automo- biles caused the death of 62 persons, mere pri Sir Adam Beck - A Had: Narrow Escape A despatch from = London, Ont. says:--Sir Adam Beck, while "using a private telephone instrument in one hand and a Bell telephone in the otfer~ hand, suffered a shock «of 550 volts through the privaté line being short-circuited against a heavily charged transmis- sion line. Sir Adam was almost lifted out of his chair, but though he narrow- ly escaped electrocution he suftdred vegetables. no after-effects of his experience. - Bishop Brent of Western New York} KING ENTERTAINS iT 350 V.C. HEROES People From All Britain Were Thrilled by Parade of Heroes. A despatch from London saysi-- London has had a little aftermath. of the war--an aftermath which thrilled and deeply moved thousands who came not only from all parts of the eity but from every corncr of the British Isles to witness the spectacle. Grea Britain's Victoria Cross heroes, whose deeds will make this nation's history, | possessors of the little brown: cross which only acts of highest. valor and self-sacrifice can win, marched from Wellington Barracks to Buckingham Palace, 350 strong. They were the guests of King George at a garden party, they and seven hundred others, for each reci- pient of this highest award which Great Britain ean bestow, had been permitted to invite two friends. Usu- ally it was a father and a mother who accompanied each V. C. through the hero-worshipping crowd that had | gathered about the palace. It was perhaps the most wonderful part of London's war story, certainly second only to last year's great victory parade--this garden party of golden deeds. Ordinarily one possessor of a V. C. js sufficient attraction to, keep any community in a state of idolatry, 'but here one rubbed elbows with hun- dreds of heroes whose deeds, many. of them unbelievingly brilliant, had been the inspiration for millions of other during the war. There were. officer and privates, men maimed and blinded There was the oldest V. C., - Sir" Dighten Probyn, more than eighty years of and the youngest, Sergeant On the coats of all and some wheeled in chairs. age, Smith, nineteen. dangled that covered Maltese cros from a bit of mauve ribbon. et se At + = a GREEKS CHECKED BY NATIONALISTS Report in Constantinople of Turk Success at Pergama. A despatch from Constantinople says:--The Sultan received word from Broussa on Thursday of a big victory by the Turkish Nationalists over the] Pergama was captured from several thousand Greeks. the Hellenes, and Greek casualties are reported. There has been no official Greek bat: tle communique for two days. There is great exultation among the Turks in Constantinople because of the victory of the Nationalists over the Greeks in the vicinity of Pergama, where Mustapha Kemal Pasha's forces are reported to have outflanked the Greeks and to be moving northwards| towards Panderma (60 miles south- west of Constantinople on the Sea of Marmora), taking several thousand] prisoners. There have been no official Greek communiques for two days, and the Turkish newspapers are not permitted | | unfavorable "to the fl to print news Greeks, but the Turks generally credit the reports of Mustapha Kemal's suc-| cess. ------ Jamaica Shaken By an Earthquake A despatch from Kingston, Jamaica,} | "St. Andrew were! | shaken by an egrthquake at 12.20 last a has been reported. Canadian railroads scontrol 7,254 says:--Kingston a night. No miles in the United States. A despatch from Toronto says: -- The first big cargo of mer be carried 'a long distance by .air servioe will shortly, meach the city from New York, being 'a test] shipment to be delivered by. a Bishop- Barker flying boat under the auspice of the Rotary Club, According to ar- rangements, - each member of the t | local Rotary Club is permitted to send a shipment\from New York to To- pounds, -in addition to. three people: The largest article to be carried is a Victrola, smaller articles being ship- 'ments of fountain pens; jewelry, let- ters, documents, ete, The rouge will be up the Hudson, along Lake Cham- 1$8.16; No. 2 ronto. The load is estimated at 900 ¢ Toronto, July 6~--No. 1. Northern, Northern, $3.12; No. , in store Fort William. No, 2 €W, $1.20%; to! No. 8 CW, $1.29; extra No. 1 feed » > ; No. 1 feed, $1.27%; No. 2 , $1.26, in store Fort William. 0 itoba barley--No. 3: CW, $1.85%; No. 4 CW, $1.55%, in store Fort William, i ican corn--No. 2 yellow, $2.40; American A ominal; stack Toronto, prompt ship- ment. ; Ontario oats--No. 3 white, nominal. Ogtariy Ww car lot, $2 to $2.01; No. 2 do, $1.98 to $201; ) No.3 20, sie ite $198, Lob. shipping , ACCOT o freights. Ontario Fl 1 Spring, per car lot, $2.02 to' $2.03; No. 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, wit Barley--Malting, $1.84 to $1.86, ac- t--No. 1 Winter, per}: bine its Veterans Will Care for . 'Imperials in Canada A despatch from Ottawa says: --A complete ocean-to-ocean organization to care for the discharged soldiers of the British army who have taken up residence in Canada is being planned by. the Imperial Veterans' Association In order to complete the plain to Montreal, and along the St.|cording to freigh 3 Lawrence River and Lake Ontario to cording ights outside Buckwheat--No. 2, nominal. Rye--No."8; $2.20 to $2.25, accord- ing to freights outside. anitoba flour--Government stand- ard, $14.86, Toronto... * Ontario flour-- Government stand- ard, $12.90, nominal. ! _ Millfeed--Car lots, delivered, Mont- real freights, bags included; Bran, per ton, $62; &horts, per tom," $61; g feed flour, $3.75 to $4.00. Hay--No. 1, 'per tom, $31; mixed, per ton, $27, track. - Straw--Car lots, per ton, $16 to $10, track, Toronto. Country Produce--Wholesale. ood |.com., $6 to $9; chain of organizations the branch to be formed in Halifax, where hundreds of Imperials are living, will be con- ducted along the lines of a clearing S | house, at which the ex-British soldiers S| may register on arrival. They will then be sent-wherever they want to ciation, * he July 12 in Ireland May Be Fateful Day is. learned that further heavy" rein- forcements are going to Ireland this week, many of 'them to the north of Ireland, in order to prepare for July 12, the great Orange day, upon which even the most hopeful fear a repitition of the Londonderry riots on a huge scale: ernment has requested the Ulster men not to hold ~ their "usual = par- ades and processions on that day, but it is this, and according to reports from Belfast, Ulster will make a great demonstration of her loyalty to the British Empire on that occasion. 3 go under the protection of the asso- % It isr eported that the Gov-|. impossible to confirm| to. 39¢, Cheese--New, large, 82 to 33c; twins, 82% to 38%c; triplets, 33% to 84c; Stilton, new, 34 to 85¢; old, large, 84 to 8bc; do, twins, 34% to 3b%sc. Butter--Fresh dairy, choice, 49 to 50¢; creamery, prints, 58 to 6lc. Margarine--36 to 39¢c. Eges--No. 1, 54 to 5bc; selects, 57 c. Dressed pouliry--Spring chickens, 65¢; roosters, 80c; fowl, 85¢c; turkeys, 53 to 60c; ducklings, 38 to 40c; squabs, doz., $6.50. Live poultry--Spring chickens, 56c; Joasters, 26c; fowl, 30¢; ducks, 35 to c. Beans--Canadian hand-picked, bus,, $5.25 to $5.50; primes, $4.50; Japans, $6; Limas, Madagascar, 12%¢; Japan, 10 ie ile. ~d aple products--Syrup, per imp. al, $3.60 to $3.75; ver b imp. Pui 3.26 to $2.50. Maple sugar, 1b., 27 to 28¢.: 2 Provisions--Wholesale. Smoked 'meats--Hams, med., 45 to 47¢; heavy, 87 40¢; cooked, 62 to 6b6c; rolls, 38 to 84c; cottage rolls, 37 3 breakfast bacon, 48 to b52¢; backs," plain, b2 to bde; boneless, 658 ie: - Cured meats--Long clear bacon, 27 to 28cs clear bellies, 26 to 27e, Lard--Pure tierges, 28 to 28%ec; a steers, $15. tubs, 28% to 29c; pails, 20% to 29%; prints, 29% to 30c; Compound tierces, 26 to 26%c; tubs, 26% to 27c; pails, 26% to 27%c; prints, 27% to be. Montreal Markets. - Montreal, July 0--~Oats, No. 2 CW, 1.48 to $1.50; No. 3. CW, $1.47 to 49. Flour, new standard grade, 14.85 to $15.06. Rolled oats, bag 90 s.,, $56.85 to $5.95. Bran, $54.25. '| Shorts, $61.25. Hay, No. 2, per to) car lots, $29 to $30. Butter, choicest creamery, 66 to 67¢c. Eggs, fresh, 6bc. Potasoes, per bag, car lots, $4.50 to : Live Stock Markets. . Toronto, ice heavy the English faith healer, 2,500. afflicted people. B | $12.50; 'cariners and cutters, - ' milkers, good to choice, $100 to $16; good ors, $15 to $15.25; butchers' choice, $15 to $15.50; ¢ to $14.75; do, med., $12.50 to $13; do, com., $10 to' $11; bulls, choice, $12.50 {to $18; do; good, $11.25 to $11.75; do, rough $7.50 to $8; butchers' cows, hoice, $12 to $12.50; do, good, $11.25 to 5; do, com., $7.50 to $8.25; ckers, $9.25 to $11; feeders, iis 65; do, com, and med. 5 | $90 to $165; la BS To aie bs, -yearl- springers, ings, $12 to $13; do, : We Glovel, = oo 5 the Toronto physician whose ans nouncement that he has discovered a cure for cancer has caused much ex- citement throughout the country. $19.50; calves, good. to choice, $16 to $17.50; sheep, $6 to $10; hogs, fed and. watered, $20; do, weighed off cars, $20.25; do, f.0.b., $19; do, do, country points, $18.75. : Montreal, July 6:.--Butcher heifers, techer cows, medium, $6 to $9; canners, $3.60 to $4; cutters, $4.75 to $5.50; butcher bulls, common, $6 to 8,50; good veal, $11 to $13; med, $6. to $10; grass, $7 to $8; ewes, $7 to $10; lambs, good, $15 to $17; hogs, selects, off' cars, $21; sows, $4 less héavies than selects; mixed lots sows, and roughs, $17 to $19. ------ien sali Volcanic Islands. The Ladrones are a chain of vol- canic islands extending north and south 450 miles. ' On one of them are three active volcanoes; a fourth burn- ing mountain is lacated on-another of the group. All thet part of the world is highly volcanic. Almost due east of Yokohama 150.'miles {8 a 3 ine voleano which at times kic a tremendous fuss in the ocean head. ¥ The Ladrones, by the way, are otherwise known as the Marianna islands, a later name. They owe their original habits to the thieving habits of the natives. A giant lizard found there makes a'business of stealing and eating chickens. gla us The, Carolines are an archipelago of huge extent, comprising To fewer than _ forty-eight groups, 1 but nvé of these, however, '#re low coral forma- tions. The remaining five (of which Yap is one) are -of volcanic origin, with "peaks 800 to 2,800 feet high. It. is perhaps worth mentioning that the natives of the Carolines are among the handsomest peoplé in the world; of a light copper complexion and well. formed. The elaborate tattooing of thé men, however, does not enhance their beauty. an ef rire Cyril Maude's Story. Queen Mary, it is said, declares that the funniest story she ever heard is this one, which Cyril Maude fells 'apropos his visit to America. A wo- man was taken to see Niagara Falls, {For a few moments she was fasein- ated. Then, suddenly, she exclaimed, in agonized accents, "And that re- - running," and made tracks for home, The Canadian Air Board wi velop and regulate aerial navigation in Canada. NCE 3 og minds me--I'm sure I left the bath tap ~~