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"period from September 1, 4 F. A. 8enecal Of Prescott nd Russell, who was elect- Of Prescott and Russell, who was elect- Roads Association. - This is the first time fu the association's history that the office has been held by a French- Canadian. 8. L. Squires, of Toronto, was: chosen secretary<treasurer, and W. H, Nugent, Hastings, fitst vice president. CANADA PAID £734,000 IN WAR REPARATIONS Churchill Gives Figures for Period from Sept. 1, 1924, to Nov. 13, 1926. London.--Canada's share" in the British Empire's reparations receipts! under. the Dawes plan, covering the 1924, to : Relations With § - Not be Severed, |. eign Secretary, ; in House of Commons. _ | fpemm-- of Frovininl "NO WARS THIS YEAR" 185.5 ~ SOVIET'S OPINION. Mondor Awning in the House & of Commons that Great Britain "will it break off diplomatic relations h Soviet Russia, Foreign Secre- tary Chamberlain enunciated a policy of giving Russia another chance. This policy was endorsed by the House 'when "the Liberals discussion ealling into question the recent British note to Russia charg- ing the Soviet with disseminating anti-British propaganda. Sir Austen, replying in: behalf of the Government, said that it was de- sirable that world peace should be assisted by the elimination of distrust and suspicion which remained from the struggles of a few years ago, He said that a breach with Russia was bound to have a reaction on the other countries if made suddenly, before the world realized what was the" pro- vocation and could place responsibil- ity on the right shoulders. Whatever the provocation, he con- tinued, a sudden. breach could not occur without a repercussion on the 'European gityation, Without retract. ing anything it had said in its note or otherwise about the conduct of Soviet Russia, the British Govern ment's view was that Russia should be given another opportunity to econ form its conduct to the ordinary rules of international life and comity. At the same time that the Foreign November 13, 1926, amounted ap- proximately to £734,000, which has | been paid over. the House of Commons by Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exche-! quer, in reply to questions. Canada was also entitled to a share in the pre-Dawes plan reparation re-| ceipts, which on the basis of the ac- eounts accepted by the Dominions were estimated at £778,650, he added, and 'this would be paid over ds soon' as' the accounts were accepted and settlement was reached on certain financial claims outstanding between' Gréat Britain and Canada. "I submitted the. proposals of set- tlement to Premier Mackenzie King last November, but have not yet re- ceived a reply from the Canadian Government," the Chancellor said. Ottawa.--The amount of £784,000 mentioned in the despatch from Lon- don is the total sum received by Can- ada to date under the Dawes repara- tion plan. Under this plan, it was stated, 22 per cent. of the amount of reparations received from Germany is paid to the British Empire. Of this proportion of 22 per cent. Can- ada receives 4.35 per cent. This was stated in|remarked that there were limits to Secretary assured the House that re- lations would not be broken off, he the Government's patience, with re- gard to anti-British propaganda. Moscow,--"No break-off of rela- tions with England is likely and there will be no wars' this year," Joseph Stalin, strong man of -the Soviet Administration, told several thousand workers at the: Moscow rail- way shops, Tuesday night. "War danger does. exist, but we shall not have war because our ene- mies are not yet prepared and West- ern workers do not wish to fight Rus- sia. Finally, because our policy is directed to peace and it is difficult. to pick a quarrel with us." This de- clardtion was in answer to the rail workers' questions asking whether wer was coming in the spring or in the autumn, This week elections are proceeding in all Moscow Soviets. There is no opposition to official candidates and as it is desired to obtain a record per- centage of the votes cast, factory orators whip up the popular indigna- tion by referring to plots by British capitalists, ---- | Synopsis of Proceedings of Provincial Legislature 'T. K. Slack ( Dufferin) con- Dr, J. M. Robb (Cop., Algoma) and W. A. Anderson (Lib., Peterboro) both commended the Government's re- forestation plans, A. A. Colquhoun al (Lib., South Perth) T. Farquhar (U. ¥.0., Manitoulin) and W. G. Wetchel (Con. North Waterloo) also contri- buted to the debate, while the House adjourned at 12.16 am. = The three House Leaders are the ply ones now to be heard from on the Budget debate after which it, is thought the Government Control Bill will be brought down on Tuesday ext. mr ------ Five Generations of Montreal Family Living Montreal, Que,--With the birth of Dorothy Byrl Watson, the Watson family of Montreal becomes a mem- ber of the fiveliving-family-genera- tion class, The generations run as follows: 5 John Watson, born' in 'Scotland in 1832. James Watson, son of John, born in Canada in 1869. Alderman W. A. Watson (Mont- real), grandson of John, born in 1878. Walter J. H. Watson, great-grand- son of John, born in Canada in 1905, and little Dorothy Byrl Watson. epee . Improving! The cares of today are seldom those of to-morrow; and when we lle down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles: "Ye have done stituted the high og, ot of the day. Be ral |, football enthus- 'moment later there' owned, "Another laughter as a a Rugh fast in the for the referee." The Duke joined in the Royal couple walked fof a quar- ter of a mile down the main. street beneath bowers of es roses held | up by ranks of cheering school chil- dren: Other places visited were New Ply- mouth, Hawera, Wanganui, Feilding and Palmerston North, at all of | which children, fnicluding Maori chil- dren at "Hawera, were prominent in the popular Receptions. -------- Bill in the Commons to Change His Majesty's Title London.--A - bill. to change the King's title, if conformity with the recommendation of the recent' Im- perial Conference, was introduced in the House of Commons by the Home Secretary; Sir William Joynson- Hicks, The bill was formally read for the-first time. It eliminates thé reference to "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland," making the King's de- signation read: "George V, by of Great Britain, British Dominions beyond ti the Grace of God, Ireland and of the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Em- peror of India" The change is made to conform to the new status of Southern Ireland your worst, and we shall see you no more." --William Cowper. J. G. Parry-Thomas, Who Onc Hour, Was Killed as He Along Beach at Pendwine, Wales.--J. G. Parry- Thomas, one of the greatest auto- mobile racers, met a terrible death while trying to break the world's automobile speed record. The driving chain broke as he pil- oted a huge racing car along the sands of the beach at the terrific speed of 160 miles an hour. The big automobile turned three somersaults, and skidded about 160 yards. A wheel came off and the broken driving chain whipped around Parry-Thomas' neck, almost severing it. He apparently died instantly, and the body was so entangled in the wreckage that rescuers had to break as the Irish Free State. AUTOMOBILE RACER MEETS DEATH = WHEN TRYING TO BREAK SPEED RECORD e Set a Mark of 172 Miles an Piloted Huge Racing Car Pendwine, Wales. tona Beach, Florida, where he hopes to smash all automobile speed records driving a mystery car of British make which is said to be 'capable of a speed of 200 miles an hour. Parry-Thomas himself, made a rec- ord of 172 miles an hour. from a fly- ing start over a mile course here last April. He went out to better it, using a 400-horsepower car .with a 12-cylinder engine. -Parry-Thomas himself had a large share in building the car which killed him. Discussing the machine before 3, not quoted; 9 feed, nominal; western grain quota-| 2 tions, in cif. ports. yellow, 9lc; the watershed it should run, aceord- ing to the dacision, north and west along the Atlantic rivers' watershed to Cape Chidley, at the porthern tip of Labrador. The second reservation from the concessions to Newfoundland is the decision that Woody Island, « small island opposite the boundary between Quebec and Newfoundland at Blane Sablon Bay, belongs to Canada and !not Newfoundland. This island is not named on the majority of maps. The definition of the boundary places a considerable portion of the hinterland under Newfoundland's jurisdiction, because the boundary running north from. the Romaine river to the northern tip of Labrador is many miles westward of the littl "strip along the coastline which, Can. lada claimed, was all that Labrador was entitled to. Newfoundland claimed ownership not only of the Atlantic coastline of Labrador, which is acknowledged to belong to Newfoundland, but also of territory back to the ninsula's height of land, which territory in- cludes valuable spruce timber coun- try. Empire Day Medal. : The British Bmpire Union medal symbolic of the empire, which is to be widely distributed to school children on Empire Day. ------------------------------------------------------ Canada contended that Newfound- land was limited to the mere strip of | land long the Labrador coastline which had been granted to New- foundland in 1768 for fishing facil: ities. This had been transferred to Quebec in 1774, but in 1809 was again granted to Newfoundland. "Upon the whole, their lordships having considered the facts and argu- ments necessary in = matter of such grave importance, have come to the jconclusion that the claim of New- foundland is in substance made out; but there are two points of detail to be mentioned." In this way Viscount Cave, lord chancellor of the judicial committee, announced the findings in the special reference to the committee. The judgment rans to 10,000 words, con- stituting a historic document of the. able, i rien eciple of - | Sun Yat-sen and 1 vouttions.. hel A many HOME OF CANAD Madeleine de Veihorss ade Her Husband ' Entertained First Bishop of Canada in Burned Manor. Three Rivers, Que.~Meniories: of Madeleine pa Vercheres, heroine of early Canadian history, were recalled in the total destruction by fire of her me during her married life, the old 'Manor of Lanaudiere, at Ste. Anne = . de la Perade. When the 14-year-old girl who immortalized her name by her successful defence of her fath- ter's chateau gt Vercheres against In dians grew to womanhood she mar- ried H. de la Perade, home which he had built in 1693. Her and. went to the husband gave his name to the village, and the home of the two was replete with scenes of early French Canada. Among others whom they are said to have entertained was Bishop Laval, first Bishop of Canada. The manor had continued a centre first importance. arkets TORONTO. Man. wheat--No. 1 North., $1.56%; No. 2 North., $1.61%; No. 3 North. $1.43% jak: oats, No. 2 CW, nominal; No. No. 1 feed, 61%c; No. Am. corn, track, Toronto---No, 2 old No. 3 old yellow, 89%c. Millfeed--Del. Montreal frei ts, he started he said. and in very truth "I call her 'Babs,' she is my. baby. I have nursed her, tended her, and she is a child of my creation." bags included: Bran, per ton, Shorts: per ton, $84.25; middlings, 40.2 atent, per barrel, in carlots, Toronto, 85; seaboard, in 0.40, HE e; New, twins, 21 to Nise: pi di i to 223%c. Stiltons, 28¢. Old, lar Lwin, 26¢; triplets, 27¢, 0 Be Ho Wheat creamery prints, 46 to 48¢; No. 1 creamery, 46 to 47¢; 'No: 2. 43 to dde. 'Dairy prints, 84 to 86¢c. E Fresh extras, in Sartans, 44 to 4b5c; fresh extras, loose, 48c; fresh first, 40c; fresh seconds, 87c. Poultry, dressed--Chickens, 5 I of interest through the years, and in 1886 was restored by the late Honore Mercier. Nothing remains to-day ex-' _ ]oept the ruins. The fire is thought to have been caused by hot- ashes deposited near by. . Fr--_--_--,---- Tax Rvived on Fur Trade . After Lapse c of 250 Years Ottawa.--For "the f first time in 260 ;| years, a tax is to be placed upon furs ,| from the Northwest. . Territories. Within a. few days Hon. Charles Stewart, "Minister of the Interior, Will Introduce a BAF into the House of Commons to empower the Commis- sloner-in-Council of the Northwest Territories to impose an export tax per pelt on furs. At the present time 8 | about $2,000,000 worth of furs are Ont. oats, bbc, f.0.b. shipping points. Ont. ¢ milling " whente-$1.2 to 1 i|{ taken from the territories each year 134, 1. ab. shipping points, ht by trading pompaniss without rev- 46| enue to the Federal Government. The He was 42 years of age and a bachelor. one leg before it could be pulled clear of the blazing car. PROGRESS DAY BY DAY Lol {ons The object of this "Diary of the Legislature" is to supply our readers with _a concise, non-political, running statement of the procedure in our local Legislature. Only of speeches and measures of particular importance will synopses be given. FEBRUARY 24TH-- Opposition criticism of the Mon- teith Budget. R. F. Miller (Lib, Haldimand), in a maiden effort, scor- ed the budget as being "evasive," and that the Government was "lucky" rather than good financiers. Hon. H. C. Nixon (Prog, (Brant, former Drury Prov. Sec't'y) labeled the bud- get 'ad a "booze budget" and said the present 'Government "was reaping where the Drury Government had wisely sown." Improved conditions was stressed by both critics as "en- abling rrr chelpisig ar "Sau Ste. Marie, Ex-minister of Lands and Forests) carried on the debate and d the Government, Mr. Lyons wiirtie the debate on Tuesday + FEBRUARY 28TH-- * "Tewenity-six Bills were prepared for in-two and a half 'most to: came from the Minister of High- kito be the {that he ha 4 i WW =¢Eib., York) criticizéd the method of book- ferin), the Premier stated that the Govt. liquor dispensaries made a net profit ranging from 25.57 per cent. in 1919 to 14.92 per cent. in 1926. MARCH 1ST-- Hon. Jas. Lyons (Con., Sault Ste. Marie, and ex-Minister of Lands and Forests) spoke for three hours, con- tinuing the debate on the Budget. Mr. Lyons attacked the late Farmer Govt. on both the O.T.A. and admin- istration of the Dept. of Forests, He also pointed out that if the pulpwood and pulp shipped to the States were mangfactured into paper in Ontario that the difference in money left in Ontario would amount to $105,000,000 and would give employment to 15,000 more men.. A. Belanger (Lib., Carle- ton) followed and pleaded for the opening of more colonization roads in the north country. D. J. Taylor (Prog. North Gréy) replied in part to Mr. Lyons, but closing hour was reached and he continués the debate tosmorrow, MARCH 2ND--- Mr. Taylor continued and created some 'interest in charging that the .Govt., in circularizinz the electorate before last election, had "come as close to bribery as it was possible and | escape the law." He intimated 'first that the literature he referred ways, but on investigation it proved lar campaign literature 'before him and the ex- | citement dled down. H. C. Schofield dealt briefly with British immigra- tion and its value to Northern On- ttario. --P; W.--Pearson- North keeping by Provincial' Depts., He thooght with different methods differ- Parry-Thomas met his death in Major Seagrave received news of '| jor H. O. Seagrave, who sailed for New York Josterda) en route to Day-' news." Ont. flopr_ Toronto, 99 er cent. ui One of the Greatest Cases Before the Priv y Council Sak results 45 to alcits cold be continuing the speed competition in- augurated some time agq between himself, Malcolm Campbell, and Ma- the tragedy by wireless to the steam- er Berengaria. lowing reply: He sent back the fol- "I deeply regret to hear the sad To the left is Aime Geoffrion, of Montreal, who headed the Dominion of Canada delegation of barristers. To the right is Sir John Simon, who hand led the case for Newfoundland. The Labrador boundaries dispute has been one of the greatest the history of the privy council. "What is the 'location and definitiol and. Newfoundland In the Labrador peninsula under the statutes, orders. |: f-counctt and Proclamations?" ; 'of the boundary as between Candida |' 4Eo0. country. Alter of Candda, a gout to Quebec in 1763.. But east of the st. | nfo actual question askel was as follo he 4 John river the coast was given to New- | er mg to oo ing, 68 3 Buckwheat--T6c, nominal. Rye--No. 2, § an. et pat., 37.99, To- ronto; do, second pat., $7.40 MAP SHOWS THE, AREA WHICH TWO GOVERNMENTS SEAIMED It was part of John Cabot's dis- ar coveries but it Felualned 24 no-man's power British conquest became BLIP was given eral. governm bec, the case" was "Libraries and. mi Ibs, 8c; as to 4c; ducklings, s ibs. and up, 35 to 38c. Honey--60-Ib. tins, 13 to 13%%; 1 ie% to some extent 0-|the administration Northlid proposed tax is designed to meet to the cost of maintaining of Canada's 1b. tins, Y1a% to 18% 2b: tins, 2 45 to Angle, prods to $2.20; pers BL. 48 Je fo fas per gal; maple sugar, Ib. bo eed eats--Hams, oats 28 to 80c; cooked hams, 42¢; smc 26¢; breakfast bacon, 30 to 3be; backs, boneless, 38 to 4 dary éxport ie $7.25 to $7.90; 6.50 to $7; butcher steers, Bo "87 A $7.25; do, fair to Jes to $6.75; butcher heifers, 75 to $7. 25 o fair to to $6; do, com. 50 to. cows, good to choice, $5 to com. to med., $3.50 to $4.50; ners and cutter: 8, $2.25 to 2. cher bulls, to choi ico, butcher pols contain 40 million gallons of hl ? fair ke med., $4 to aint | slomon's Pose Asin Filled After Lapse of Centuries Jerasalems-Solomon's Pools,' ope of the most ancient water ny systems, were filled recently for. the first time in many centuries. The pools werd ropaiced by He B Palestine Government and will be used as in the time of ancient hg to ice, | supply water temporarily for the 'needs of Jerusalém's - The ater 'public festival in honor of the occasion was held by the municipal- y. of Jerusalem, el ps %, Britain's, Heroes Cost the Country Tl Three Billions LondonWinston rstom. Churchill, chan- 'exchequer, stated in the