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The nation already is on strike, but the railway men -and 'Ireland, because they cannot the 'transport workers, numbering] spared: more than half a million, threaten to} Pra. strike of the Triple 'Alliance complete the paralysis of industry on Holl begin at midnight Tuesday, Tuesday by a strike, unless the Gov-|. "This is our answer to the Govern-' ernment enters into negotiations with ment measures," said J. T. Thomas, the miners on their own terms. The most serious situation in many leader of the railroad men. Approximately 2,000,000 workers has arisen from the refusal of will Tuesday night have ceased their | the piners to agree - to Mr. Lloyd, duties in-protest against what they George's sugges stion for 'a conference' claim fo be an organized attempt to with the mine owners on the question | enforce a general reduction in wages, of the return of the pumpmen and a claim which Premier Lloyd George safety men to work. While itis an! vigorously denied in the House. exaggeration to say there is anything| This is the central fact of the labor revolutionary in the movement, there' situation as it developed on Friday is no doubt the small but active revo-| in a breakdown in the miners' confer- lutdomary section will miss no oppor- tunity to create trouble, "The Government has taken the greatest precautions © to preserve order, Al military and naval leaves have been stopped and troops have been concentrated in London and in other. strategic points. It is impossible to make a predic-| tion as to how far the strike will! ence and a consequent decision by the Triple Alliance--made up of miners and railway and transport workers-- for the first time since it was organ- ized that roughly estimated at 1,000,000 miners and 500,000 men each from the rail way and transport workers' organi- zations, should :qait work in support of the strike of the miners. British Aircraft to bh Aircraft fo Carry Food | town: A despatch from London says: ~The air service is likely 10 be used for the transportation of food by the Government. In recent conferences held by the Government departments for the discussion of thé" best means of safeguarding the food supplies : of the public iin the event of a Triple Alliance strike { the 1€presentatives of the Air Ministry have staken an impor- Ar of foodstuffs Lord Edmund Talbot, D,8.0. Who has been appointed Viceroy of Ireland. ini nmi $5,000 BOX RADIUM LOST IN CHICAGO Constant Menace to Finder, Say Physicians. A despatch from Chicago says: -- Fifty milligrams of radium, valued at $5,500, and the joint property of a group of physicians, is lost DT iis in the city, a constant menace to its finder, It was contained in a golden capsule. Miss Lillian Brown; the chs- todian of the treasure, had béen sent to a hospital to get if for use else- where, and placed the precious box on a window sill of an elevated train car. There was some confusion in { tant part. . Plans. have been considered for the use of-airships and air- | planes for this purpose. At least four big airships uld be available for the car- from ' the ports to the large inland indus- trial areas. - Heavy airplanes could also be utilized for the game purpose; while lighter ma- chines would probably be em- ployed as mail carriers. ERR Women Administer Kansas Town Affairs -------- A despatch from Ager, Kan, says:--Two widowed grandmothers, three housewives and a woman tele phone operator will administer thi Fairs of this town of 400 population for next year, An' entire woman's ticket, compaigning without platform; was swept into power in Monday's election by a majority of four to one. Members of the new administration . include: Mayor, Mrs: A." H. Forest, widow, three - children 'and eight grandchildren; i Judge, Mrs. Hettie Brewster, widow, four.. chil-|. 'dren -and four grandchildren. & rrp A despatch from from Ottawa says:--- Hon. Sydney Fisher, former Minister of Agriculture in the Laurier Admin- he intion, ded ut 2.30 Friday morning He had been _ill for many weeks, and its entire membership. D, | | CANADA'S CROPS ~~ |Nati | INCLUDE OLIVES Vancouver Island Also Prob duces Tea, Figs and Bamboo. A 'despatch from Ottawa says:-- {'That there are now being successfully i grown in Vancouver Island, and. for the first time in Canada, both tea 'and: olives was the information given here! at a meeting of local horticultutists by Hon. Dr, Tolmie, Federal Minister of Agriculture. | This year, too, on Vancouver Island | | there will 'be a good fig crop. Filbert and almond trees are in full bloom, and the bamboo crop is large enough! » harvest for baskets and fishing] oles. "This is 'an astonishing" statement tothose 'without our borders who are prone to thirk of Canada as a land of of Suoainiks and wild country," he| i Sal Dr, Tolmie also thought it would be only a matter of time until Canada is able to buy its roses from Pacifi¢ ca towns and cities within her bon rather than import stock trees-from Great Britain, Ireland, and other coun- tries. & a A despatch from Sault Ste. Marie, Michi, «#ays:<~When = the steamer Clover, which places lights and: buoys in St.Mary's River for. the guidance of lake vespils; returned on Friday from her first trip down viver, a story] of the rescue from death dn the icy water of four of a herd of fonrbeen deer was brought back by R. W. spatch from Ding ae fidéal year wh ended on! March 81 Jrdinary revenue of | Dominion . ture by nearly nity: dollars, Despite the iio off in Cus-|; toms and excise revenuesy noticeable hu in the last few - mwonthy,: revenue for the twelve months 366,029,00, as com! 832,507.00 in 1919-20, Ora £X- penditures in: 1920-21" was: 278 in comparison with an ordinary expenditure of $340,880,668 in 1919-20. 'was $461, with ~ $380,-1° Milifeed = Daler EE : In the month of March alonz ordi- freight, , 5 nary revenue was $32,449,819 | in coms parison with: $63,100,204 in March, 1920. 03 was: ™ March, 1921, $28,975,765; March; . 1920, $31 219,007. The net national debt (no credit be-| On the face of Things & pay wim soem EE unjust that the City of Toronto with | i: only between: twenty and Jwenty: five per cent, -of the: i Province should have t 'the families of many students move : pe city while Shey ate sttoming |; other that nates who have rio homes| gg 'and who on their registration forme r ing. house. ad Campbell, ¥ghtkeeper of Neebish Is-| = land. 'The rescue was made after a 'two-hour struggle "amid the floating ice cakes. The herd swam thé channel toward Sugar' Island. Rounding the lower énd of Neebish dyke they found them- selves in the dce fide, which extend- ed 160 yards out... ° Seven of 'the does turned back to Neebish 'and - reached 'shore safely. The other seven kept on aad made a channel 50 feet long in the ice, upon which they climbed, only to break through time and again. Mr. Camp- bell and his sons went to the rescue in a duck boat, and succeeded in get- ting four of the deer back to the dyke. the other three drowned. a ae 0.A.C. Has First Woman proportion of students than from obher places. If the Provincial Uni: |' versity were situated in' some small |12% Toronto. - The enrolment from * Province outside of Toronto would not be materially affected. To have the ° Provincial University Placed 88 ¢ where' it is within' easy reach of 'the largest number is 8 surely the demo-t doy. r Graduate | pemetrios A despatch from . Guelph says: -- The first woman to be graduated from e 'Ontario Agricultural College. will hod angry J. Chase of Greenwich, N. S., who completes her course this year. "fromthe Golbege, and includes a large percentage of returns ed goldiers, It is Sxspvit 'that 75! a number have been accepted. are good, year. The This year's class is one of the largest! = ever. graduated i gem 2S eh the world's sugar, 1 produced in Europe gs2a SeispEen ABEgzRe gs 3. &