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King Albert by virtue of an overwhe:ming majority in the Chamber "and a -unanimous - vote in the Senate, in which Socialist Depu- tles and Senators concurred, has be- come! the financial dictator of his own kingdom for a period of six months. er Jaspar put the Full Powers iH, granting the King authority to t§ by decree measures to save) anc, through both Houses inside] of ap hour. Daring the short debate on the bill, the ex¢hange market was highly nerv- ous and.showed fluctuations. The of fi- cial ftlosing figure of the franc was 211 to the pound sterling, and 43.50 to the dollar. A decree will be issued within a few years providing for the use of bread very similar to that used in war time... The railways, telephones and telegraphs will be turned over to pri- vated companies for operation. Kihg, Albert is expected to be a good ured dictator, and M, Theunis and: M. Francqui, both of whom are very promiverit financiers of Belgium, will 'hé the real powers behind the throne.' Some idea of the crisis which the country has passed through, and the lack of. confidence among small inves- tors. and workingmen is to 'be found fir - the announcement that between July 1 and 18, while the franc was tumbling rapidly, more than five mil- lon francs were withdrawn from the public savings bank in' Antwerp alone. The foreign exchange market will be"one of the first features of the present 'situation to be attended by the Royal dictator. In the future in order to obtain foreign currency for imports, bills of lading, as well as in- voices, must be presented. i rae Building a True Home. Insti Inspiring and stimulating discour aged people is difficult and thankless work, writes J. J, Kelso, but it is im- i REVISING OFFICERS VESTED WITH POWERS OF JUDGE Hamilton--Judge W. T. Evans, Chief Revision Officer for East and West Hamilton and Wentworth Coun- mensely valuable service to the com- | munity and state. One of our Child- | rens Ald officials spent several hours reasoning with quarrelsome parents atid when he ot home that night ex-. claimed, "A whole day gone and what | have 1 to show for 1t?". Tired, ot| course, but he was building better than | he knew, or rather, better than he was whitig at the moment to give himself credit for. | _ All who have to do with family prob- | lpms must have patience in seeking | to develop self-respect in parents and awakening in them ambition to build up a true home, This cannot be ac- complished in a moment. It may take weeks of thoughtful planning and pleading but 'no effort should be spared to secure the desired results. ar co se A te .*Wants Brains in Kitchen. | London.--Women with brains should | make full use of them in the kitchen as well 28 in the drawing room, in the | opinion of Lady Rachel Cecily Forster, | wife of -the-former Governor General | of Australia. | Lady Rachel held Queen Mary up ds a~ model housekeeper, pointing out that the Queen knows not only all her | servants by thelr first name, but keeps in close touch with the buying and even makes preliminary arrangements for the semi-annual cleanings of all their Majesty's apartments. | "The more intelligent a woman 1s," | declared Lady Rachel, "the better cook apd housekeeper she ought to be. No woman is too highly educated to give her 'thought, time and good sense to| domestic work." | > . : . . Queen Mery Visits Childhood Garden| London.--Queen Mary recently took | a "day off" from State and formal pub- Me affairs and lived again for a day amid 'the scenes of her girlhood at Canbride Cottage, Kew, With one intimate companion. she started early and visited the old-home place, walking around the gardens and closély inspecting the beds, in many of which 'were flowers and shrubs planted by herself years ago. The | Queen was particularly interested In a border of blue flowering plants. 3 a . ¥ ty, received instructions from O. M. Biggar, Chief Federal Election Offi- cer, Ottawa, to the effect that revision officers in the forthcoming Dominion elections will be vested with wider dis- cretionary powers as regards the, striking off from, and the adding of names to the voters' lists. Revision officers, it was stated in the communication from Mr. Biggar, will have the powers of a Judge of a: Court of Record. Where a voter's name is to be struck off the lists, two days' notice shall be required. When a name is added, a revision officer need not insist upon the attend- ance of the person in question, his re- latives or employer, so long as the officer satisfies himself that such a | person is entitled to have his name, added to the voters' lists. Such ap- | plicants, however, must provide satis-| factory reasons for non-attendance be- fore a revision officer. These reasons may be given by an agent. This, it was explained, is a rever- sion to the former, custom, whereby political parties or candidates cou.d instruct their agents to add the names to the lists of all such persons the agents swear are entitled to vote. ~The municipal lists used in the last eivic election of 1925 wiil be the basis for the voters' lists in the coming Federal elections, Judge Evans stated. Part 3 of the 1924 lists will also be used. Persons whose names do not appear on Parts 1 and 2 of thé 1925 lists, or Part 8 of the 1924 lists, will be obliged to register if they wish to vote. lis Canadian "Agnes" 'Rose Wins International Medal Ottawa.--The Central Experimental | Farm at Ottawa has added another achievement in plant breeding. The "Agnes" rose, bred at the farm, has brought the honor of the first award | | of the Walter Van Fleet Gold Medal, | port the miners in their struggle offered by the American Rose Society! for an outdoor rose of highest excel-; lence originated on this continent. The "Agnes" is a beautiful pale yellow flower with outer petals of a delicate creamy salmon hue. The flowers are borne sing'y, and in great profusion. ! They are fragrant and bloom early, but only once in the season. The dis- tinction of breeding the rose goes to the late Dr. William Saunders. The crass which produced the rose was made in 1900, between Rosa Rugosa/ and Persian Yeliow. EE Chinese Editor is 40 on His Third Birthday Shanghai --Kingamill Sze, editor.of I 3] i one of Shanghai's newspapers, is an unfortunate man. ly reached the age of 40, he has had , enly three birthdays. his next birthday won't come round until May 29, 1944. Although he recent- What is more, 4 Szo was a victim of the peculiarities 1000 per month, and was, therefore, | ONTARIO PROVIDES SEVEN MEN FOR NEW external affairs and president of the Privy Council, Right Hon. Arthur Meighen; (4) Minister of Agriculture, Right Hon. Arthur Meighen, prime minister, announces hig new ministry. Shown above are twel i Sanit twelve of the minis po, "pps. p. Tolmie, British Colum- ere sworn in: (1) Minister y;,% (5) Secretary of State, Sic George of Justice, Hon. E. L. Patenande, Que- perloy, Quebec; (6) Minister of Na- bec; (2) Minister of Customs, Hon. H. ; tional Defense, Hon. Hugh Guthrie, H. Stevens, British. Columbia; (3) Ontario: (7) Minister without port- Prime Minister, secretary of state for folio, Hon. Donald Sutherland, On- 3 CABINET + taro; (8) Minister of Trade and Com: merce, Hon. James D. Chaplin, On- tario; (9) Minister without portfolio, Sir Henry 'Drayton, Ontario; (10) Minister of Financec, Hon. R. B, Ben- nett, Alberta; (11) Postmaster-General, Hon, Dr. R. J. Manion, Ontario; (12) Minister of Public Works, Hon. E. B. Ryckman, Ontario. - i No Peace in Sight in British Strike No. 2 North. $1.65; London.--Peace in he coal fields is gq go, ' not yet in sight. The Governpient and |" Man. oats--No. 2<0W, nominal; No! mine owners have been confident that 8, not quoted; No. 1 feed, 48¢; No. | after the eight hours' bill was enacted 2 feed, 45%c; Western grain quota-| the miners would flock to work. This tions in cif, ports. confidence has not been realized, for; Am. corn, track, there is. no sign of the men resuming, | Yellow, 92c; No. 3 except in very small numbers, | Mitlfeed--Del. TORONTO. Man. wheat--No, 1 North, $1.70; No. 3 North, Toronto--No. 2 low, 90c. 1 ntreal freights, The feature of the day was the an;iooss, ndluded; B T0.25 5 tor, JHT25) nouncement that the Trades Union '§36.25; good feed flour, per bag, 2.30. Congress has agreed to give all pos- Ont. oats--dd to 46e, fob. oh ping sible assistance to the striking miners. points. : The Congress will raise funds to sup- Ont. good miling wheat--$1.28 'to $1.30, f.0.b. shipping points, according to freights, ee 4 Barley--Malting, 60 to 62c. i | Buckwheat--Nominal, Rye--No. 2, 8be. { Man. flour--First pat., $8.70, To- nto; do, 2nd pat. $8.20. Ont. flour--Toronto, 90 per cent. patent, per barrel, in earlots, Toronto, $5.90; seaboard, in bulk; $5.60. Straw--Car.ots, rer ton, {9 to $9.50. heese--Ne Jarge. 3 twins, 21c; triplets, _ Stiltons, 25c. O.d $ ip : against longer hours and reduced wages. . Religious and other bodies have been endeavoring to find come new way out of the deadiock. A SUZRes- ro tion advanced by several Bishops was | that of a truce of four months be de- clared, during which the miners wou.d work at the old wages and hours while new terms--weére being negotiated: "This plan, however, would have in- volved continuance of the subsidy by | the Government, costing about £2,000, Wyo 22¢. large, 28c; twins, 2c; triplets, 30c. Butter--Finest ereamery prints, 87c; No. 1 creamery, 35 to 86c; No. 2, 84 to 85¢. Dairy prints, 27% to 20%ec. Eggs--Fresh extras, in cartons, t acceptable to the Government. | "fresh From the side of the mine owners to 40c; fresh extras, 'loose, 86c; cearly no concession is coming. Sir firsts; 82¢; fresh seconds, 29c. Adam Nimmo, prominent coal owneri Live pouitry--Chic' ens; and vice-president of the Mining As- ; hens, over: be. 24 sociation, which represents tha own: 5 Ibs, idc do, 840 4 1bss, ors, in a public speech, insisted there ers, 29c; ducklings, 51 : were only two alternatives--either re- -U% I 30 ee OLick ; reased hours. Dressed poultry-- ers, spri duced wages or increased hou a Siiickens, storage, Sic; hens, lover 5 Ibs, 27¢; do, 4 to b ibs, 27c;, ido, 8 to 4 Ibs, 26c; roosters, 25c; ducklings, 5 1bs. and up, 86¢; turkeys, no spring, ib. c; do, 1 EY A a $1,781,281 Was Expended THE WEEK'S MARKETS (steers, "choice, $7.25 to '473%c; finest easts,, 17! breakfast bacon, 39 to 42c; backs, | boneless, 42 to 47c. : Cured meats--Long ¢lear bacon, LO to V0 1bs., $24.25; 70 to 90 1bs.. $23.76; 30 lbs. and up, $22.84; lightweight rolls in barrels, $42.50; ; heavyweight rolls, $39.50 per bbl 45 Wiles Per Hour | fish, Yet, the | Forest growth 'enters | | tistics eavily Into. ' v yweprint. Sta- show that by the end of 1926 'Canada will be producing: over one third of the worlds newsprint and 45 per cent. of the raw material entering Canada and its Constitution. Ottawa, Ontarfo--What is best in the constitution of-the United States and best in the constitution of Great Britain make up the constitution of Canada, said Lord Byng, Governor boi of Canad i ' inolud : ge, an hour is the most dangerous for motorists, it was stated at-an in- has been keeping tab on automobile | accidents for yeads. When there is al generglly escapes with a few bruises, ph plained, his contention being that this that the persons 'body usually. was that it "skip- » or hit the ground rather a glane- Tg and rolled more or less. traveling at 46 or 50 miles 'an hour, wes tossed in such a manner that he Lofton landed on his head, suffering | ne mE [Restoration of Rheims The restoration work of such his- toric monuments as Rheims Cathedral tainbleau, which was made possible by the donation of John D. Rockefeller autumn, announces the Tyanco-Ameri- | "ean committes in Paris charged with the original constructors are being. used wherever possible" to gorrect' tions. The scaffolding may already be seen for rebuilding the roofs over historic 'apartments with Louls XV. ' decora- to leaks. The program the Marie Antoinette and the Grand Tri anon. * The Rheims and Fohtainebeau Lard--Pure tierces, 18 to 18%c; tubs, 18% to 19¢; pails, 19 to 19%e; prints, 20% to 21c; shortening, tierces, 143% to 1c; tubs, 15 to 16%c; pails, 16 to 16%c; blocks, 17 to 17%e, ~~ 1 Heavy steers, choice, $7.76 to $8; do, good, $7.26 to" lr 5 Scher .80; do, ood, $6.85 to:$7; do, com. $4.50 to $5.75; butcher heifers, choice, $7 to $7.75; do, good, $6.76 to $7; butcher cows, choice, $5:50-£0 $5.75; do, fair to ood, $4 to $5.25; butcher Lulls, good $550 to $6; bolognas, $3.50 to $: Bers, aud vate, $250 10 $4 good mich cows, to 3 springers, choice, $95.00 to $115.00; med, cows, $45 to $60: feeders, good, § $7; do, fair, $ $6; calves, choice, $11 to $12; do, good, $9.50 to $10.50; do,.light, $5.50 to $5; good lambs, $15.60 to $16; do, med., $18 to $14; do, culls, $13 to § od light sheep, $6 to $7; heavy and | iLucks, $4 to $5.50; 1ogs, thick smooths, fed and watered, $14.85; do, fob, $18.75; do, country points; $18.50; do, on cars, $14.75; do, thick fats, f $18.25; 'select premium, $2.81 i "MONTREAL - Oats, Can, Wes", No. No. '8, b6%c; do, extra bc. Pour, Man. bakers, 3% ion winter Dats . Bras. $9735, ddlings, $86. lots, $17 to Ping » Butter, No. 1 pasteuri | while workmen are busy. putting them iin their original shape. + combustion motor, the ubiquitous an- 6.50 to of the Chinese caléndar which is very inaccurate and requires tha periodic insertion of intercalary moons and years iu order to straighten things out. He was born in' the second fourth {| moon--Chinese month--of the thin ' \g Hsu, which was. for During 1925 the sum of ai der the increase of At lowance Act in Ontario, this being an 73,387 over the previous the end of the year there Ibs meficiaries, the number 7 Ho off duri the "gq; & $2.30 per gal. maple 26c; maple syrup, ne Fi Hoxey--B0u1b, 10-1: tog : c; rg pacCan. hand-picked, 60 por $1,781,281 ip 8 prodhee--Syru EE lel imp. | ho gs Al-! gal, $2.30 to $2.4 A kb h ext th So 'Weybrid Eng -- Forty-five miles speed quest here by Dr. Eric Gardner, who crash at 90 miles an hour the rider the doctor ex was due to the fact thrown with such force ut if something happened when Dr. Gardner said, the victim generally | " serious Injuries or death. | . to be Completed by Fall abd the palaces of Versailles and Fon. jr., will be completed possibly in late | the work. The architectural plans by faults made during previous restora- {n the main court of Versailles Palace tions, which were rapidly spoiling, due completion of the little theatre of roofs Are now covered with scaffolding, Poverty Stalks Widow of "Father" of All Autos Paris. --Andre Forest is degd. Andre was not important in himself, but he was the son of Ferdinand Forest, the man who fovented the first internal cestor of those which to-day range the land, the air and the universe. The Inventor of the machine which evolved this massive industry died in abject poverty, His only son has now followed his father under circum noes little better. i the widow. of the inv Vercingetorix, Parig--the widow, who, if inventors knew how to profit by | 'test ankie well: address given before the Cana- dian Club at Victoria, British Colu: bia. Lord Byng's term as Governor - General of Canada ends next Septem- ber. "Although I am not a' Canadian by birth or heritage, I am an 18 carat Canadian by affection," he sald. "When I go liome I am going to say: '1 have seen a nation about whose future I am full of optimism.' : "Hore you have a country where-a = good God has given you a most won: . derful soll, a most wonderful fertility. Out of this soil 90 per cent. of your exports come, Out of that soil your boys become men, your girls women, and both become Canadians. "You have a constitution derived from what is best in the constitution of the Old Country and what is best in the constitution of your next door neighbor." . Es Camouflaged Hosiery Graces Milady's Ankle 'London.--Camouflage, such as was used during the war, is belng utilized in the makeup of hosiery for fat ankles. Silk hose have been Introduced which are guaranteed to make the fat- tie Jook slim. The effect is produced by means of hanil-painted shadows which appear on either side of the ankle, giving the plumpest ankle an apparently graceful arch and the plumpest leg a slim outline. pater m------- nd Influence, Example A young person with a special talent can exert a marvellous influence over his or her immediate circle, This was strikingly illustrated when a girl of fifteen, who had a natural love for music, was sent to a Children's Shel: ter to awalt transfer to a foster home. There were twelve children sitting or standing around aimlessly, and with- out any special request or permission she began to teach them a variety of songs and soon created an entirely dif- ferent atmosphere by her bright . cheery ways. Not only did the other = = children acquire a taste for music, but = their whole conduct and character seemed to change for the better. The Ha girl was there two weeks, but her good influence will last for years to come. y fr 'a little lodging in Rue thelr works, might be mistress. of.