_ trade unions to create th BRITISH POLICE STRIKE A FAILURE EFFECT ON INDUSTRIAL SITUATION _ Governme a nt Decides on A despatch from London says:-- 'The comparative failure of the police strike is exercising a salutary influ- ence on the general labor situation. There is now evidence that the strike was promoted i i ith oR Sent one ca i e widespread which the ex- police control disorder and anarchy at tremists are aiming If _ were generaliy withdrawn the to having a Be hand. The Ce _ dene in Liverpool has shown the pub- lic what they may expect if revolu- tionary forces should get headway and this has had a sobering effect, " __ The stoppare of work on the South - Lendon tube, which is only partial, has been repudiated by the other London - tube employes, and the railwaymen's | executive committee refused to sanc-| tion either that or the engine driver's! strike on the South-western Railway. The working class has been the chief sufferers by these strikes, and. the workmen feel bitterly towards the instigators of them. J. . Thomas, M. c 1 Policy of Non- Done at Liverpool Has Sobering Effect on Public. ., Still out, expecting Government ap- Interference--Damage en P., secretary of the Railwaymen's Union, condemns the strikes in the strongest terms. bea mle the Strikers' are taking to heart the casti- gation inflicted upon them by Lord Askwith, who had for years acted as strike conciliator for the Board of Trade, for Lloyd George's personal interference in strike troubles had a.ways resulted in excessive demands being accepted, thus offering induce- ment to others to strike. ~ i The Government apparently has decided to refrain from interference except where public order is involved. Thus the Yorkshire colliers, who are proaches, are being left severely alone, and, it is declared, they are feeling pretty mad with their leaders. The Manchester policemen sent by their colleagues to Liverpool to study the police situation, reported that "the Liverpool policemen would do any- thing to get back their jobs." But the Government has declared finally that no police striker will be taken back under any circumstances. AUSTRIA REPLIES. ~ TO PEACE TREATY Prepared to Sign But Thinks Conditiens Should Bée ' Modified. _A despatch from Paris says:---- The Austrian counter-proposals to the peace terms have been handed to the mier Davi Allied Mission at St. Germain-en-! of Merit as a sign of his appreciation The counter-proposals were, of Mr. Lloyd George's war services. In brought. at once to Paris and delivered: 2 letter to the Premier, dated Buck- to the Supreme Council of the Peace | ingham Palace, Aug. 5, announcing Laye. Conference. The A treaty were considered in Peace Con- ference circles to be very temporate ~in_ tone. ORDER OF MERIT ustrian observations on the. FOR LLOYD GEORGE His Majesty the Kine Acknow- ledges Services of Prime Minister. A despatch from London says:-- King George has conferred upon Pre- d Lloyd George the Order | the award, the King says: "My Dear Prime Minister,_-Honors and rewards to officers of the army, |mavy and air force having been sub- mitted to Parliament, I feel that my | people will share with me regret that The Austrian reply said the dele-, it is not possible to express the na- gation realized Austria's position was, tion's grateful recognition of the per- that of a defeated power, but com-|SiStent services rendered by the Prime plained that its territory had been! Minister, both in carrying the war to limited in too sweeping a manner. Particular objection was offered to the loss of Southern Bohemia and the Tyrol district. The Austrians state they also be- lieve they have -been greatly over- charged, as two-thirds of the debt of the Austro-Hungarian State is being _leaded upon them. They say that pro- portion is tco heavy, considering their small population, and they are not sure they can live under such condi- tions. A special appeal was made by the Austrians for an oral discussian of the treaty. conditions imposed. Although the Austrians indicated very clearly their intention of sign- Ing, even if the treaty is not modi- fied, yet they expressed the 'hope that some modification may be effect- , 4d. = ia Sea a een 275.600 OUT IN CHICAGO RAILWAY STRIKE A despatch from Chicago says:-- Leaders of the Chicago District Coun- cil of the Federated Railway. Shop- men's Union said that 276,000 was a "eonservative estimate of the number of shopmen on strike throughout the country, and that the movement was still spreading. They declared violence would not be eountenanced by the organization, and that so far as they knew no mail 'trains had been interfered with. : BRITAIN ON RATIONS AGAIN NEXT MONTH a A despatch from London says:-- The food situation is giving a good deal of anxiety, and the announcement that ration books are to be re-issued next month has caused much public comment. --_--_e --_-- One whole building will be devoted to Canadian war trophies at the Can- ~ adian National Exhibition, while the ~ big guns, aeroplanes and other large relics will be distrikuted around the grounds, giving the Big Fair a truly victory atmosphere. : They said they believed, 'such a discussion would result in a! more complete understanding of the} ja victorious end, and in securing an | honorable peace. To rectify some- ; what this omission, and personally to mark my high appreciation of these services, it gives me gyeat pleasure to.confer upon you the Order of Merit. "Believe me, your very sincerely, "GEORGE R.I." Ee BRITAIN LEADS IN the world's shipping, although the margin of superiority has been vastly reduced by the United States ship- building output and the losses due to the war. In the new edition of Lloyd's Reg- of censorship since the beginning of the war, the race between this coun- try and the United States is clearly shown. of competition from the American side, Great Britain's advantage, in bigger ships particularly, is high, al- though the tables are incomplete, in so far as they do not take into ac- count the distribution among the al- lies of 1,768 German beats which at the date of the armistice had not been captured or requisitioned. 2 BRITISH LABOR e, A despatch from London suys:-- There is virtually no ¢hange in the labor situation. The strikes of bakers and Yorkshire miners are still Bnset- tled, but the railway position in Lon- i don is resuming its normal condition. The situation at Liverpool is greatly | improved, but the tramway strike con- 'tinues and there is a great scarcity of bread. It was announced in the House of Commons that for the' week ending July 26 the coal output was nearly fifty per cent. under the previous average. Other interesting announce- ments in Parliament were that the Government was. preparing a®*bill for future regulation of the liquor trade and also that, in a few exceptional éasés, Gerrnans were being admitted to England to trade under close scrutiny. : ~The New L William Lyon 'Mackenzie King, into whose hands has been entrusted the mantle of leadership laid aside by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, is a direct descend- ant upon the maternal side of William Lyon Mackenzig, a fact that has been ee potent influence in winning him rec- ognition and preferment In the Liberal party. He was Canada's first Minister of Labor, but back of his appointment were years of definite preparation for just such a post. He began his train- = an in the University of Toronto, der of the Liberal P where he won the Blake Scholars ee asta and Law in 1893. Later, hi He 10 : in political economy at| The. conte 1806-t of Scotch ancestry and a Presbyterian, 27c. arly from 1897 to 1900. His deep interest in labor questions led to his appoint- ment in 1900 as Deputy-Minister of Labor, and during the eight years he served in that capacity he acted as conciliater in two score of important industrial strikes. He was called into the Cabinet of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1909, and for two years acted as Min- ister of Labor. In the reciprocity election of 1911 he went down to de- feat with many of his colleagues, and retired from public life for the time. Some years ago he aceepted service | with the Rockefeller Foundation in connection with social investigations, new leader is 44 years old, A despatch from London says:--} | Great Britain maintains the lead in No. 4 CW, $1.33%; rejected, $1.27%;, It demonstrates that in spite' SITUATION UNCHANGED | CES determine our prosperity. Trade and Co-operation are the div The two great forces in this country are the f serve the BALANCE. And the balancing poles are HOME TRADE and co If outside influences are allowed to creep 1n, With these we can "deliver the goods." "THE BALANCE. iding factors. armer and the home town merchant. It°is THEY who pre- Their PERFORMAN- is destroyed, Home -OPERATION. the balance Markets of the World Hresdstutts. ie. ern, $2.21%; > No. 3 Northern, $2.17% liam, Manitoba oats--No. 2 CW, 87%%c; No. 3 CW, 84%c; /803c,.in store Fort William. Man. barley--No. 8 CW, $1.388%; 'feed, $1.27%4. | American corn--No. 3 yellow, nom- 'inal; No. 4 yellow, nominal, | Ontario oats--No. 3 white, 84 to $28. _87c, aceording to freights outside. Ontario wheat---No. 1 Winter, per car lot, nominal; No. 2, do., $2.03 to ister, which is the first issued free $2.08; No. 3, do, nominal, f.o.b. ship- ping points, according to freights. Ontario wheat--No. 1, 2 and 3 ' Spring, nominal. / Barley--Malting, $1.29 to $1.33, ac- icording to freights outside. Buckwheat---Nominal. Rye--Nominal. Manitoba flour--Government stand- ard, $11, Toronto. Ontario flour--Government stand- treal, prompt shipment; do, $10.25 to $10.50, in jute bags, Toronto, prompt shipment. ¢ Millfeed--Car lots, delivered Mon- treat freights, bags included, bran, | per ton, $42 to $45; shorts, per ton, | $44 to $50; good feed flour, per bag, : $3.25 to $8.35. | Hay--No. 1, per ton, $22 to $24; mixed, per ton, $10 to $19, track, To- ronto. Straw--Car lots, per tan, $10 to $11, itrack, Toronto. Country Produce--Wholesale. Butter--Dairy, tubs and rolls, 36 to 88c; prints, 38 to 40c; creamery, fresh made solids, 50 to 50%c; prints, 50% to 5le. Eggs--44 to 45c. Dressed poultry--Spring chickens, 45c; roosters, 25c; fowl, 30 to 32c; ducklings, 32c; turkeys, 35 to 40c; squabs, doz., $6 Live poultry--Spring roosters, 22c; fowl, 26 lings, 80c; turkeys, 30c. Wholesalers are selling to the retail trade at the following prices: Cheese--New, large, 28 to 29c; twins, 284% to 29c; triplets, 29 to 80c; Stilton, 29 to 30c. Butter--Fresh dairy, choice, 46 to 48c; creamery prints, 55 to 56c. Margarine--36 to 88c. Eggs--No. 1's, 53 to 54c; selects, 56 to 58c. . Dressed poultry--Spring chickens, 50c; roosters, 28 to 30c; fowl, 37 to 38c; turkeys, 40 to 45c; ducklings, Ib., | 85 to 40c; squabs, doz., $7; geese, 28 ito 30c. | Live poultry--Spring chickens, 45; ifowl, 80 to 35¢. ~ » Beans--Canadian, hand-picked, bus., chickens, 36c; to 80c; duck- '$5; primes $3.50 to $4; Imported hand-! | picked Burma or Indian, $3.50; Limas, 15c. | Honey--Extracted qlover, 5-!b. tins, |24 to 25c; 10-Ib. tins, 23% to 24e; | 60-Ib. tins, 23 to 24c; buckwheat, 60-lb. | tins, 18 to 19c. Comb--16-oz., $4.50 to $5 doz; 10-0z., $3.50 to $4 doz. Maple products--Syrup, per imper-, | that the gathering will be quite the jal gallon, $2.45 to $2.50; per 5 imper- ial gallons, £2.85 to $240; sugar, Ib., No. 4 wheat, $2.11, in store Fort Wil- aan * a extra No. 1 feed, BUILDING OF SHH 5 8536c; No. 1 feed, 885%%c; No. 2 feed,' ard, $10.25 to $10.50, in bags, Mon- yi Provisions--Wholesale. Smoked meats--Hams, med., 47 to 48c; do., heavy, 4) te tec; evoked, 38 to 65c; rolls, 85 to ate; breaifast bacon, 49 to 55e; backs, plain, 5C-to Toronto, Aug. 12.--Man. wheat--! lc; boneless, 56 ts 58c; clear vellies, No. 1 Northern, $2.24%4; No. 2 North-/ 33 to 35c. | Cured meats--Vonz clear baeon, 32 ito 88c; clear beliirs, 31 to Buc. Lard--Pure tierces, > to "S6%4¢3 'tubs, 3714 to 88c; pails, 87% to 38%4¢; ' prints, 38% to 39e.. Compound tierces, 831%e to 32c; tubs,32 to 32%4c; pails, 2214 to 32%4c¢; prints, 33 to 334ec. | Montreal, Aug. 12--Oats, extra No. 1 feed, 9734c. Flour--new standard i grade, $11 to $11.10. Rolled oats, \ bags, 90 Ibs, $5.25. Bran, $42. Shorts, | $44. Hay--wNo. 2, per ton, car lots, Cheese, finest easterns, 25c. | Butter, choicest creamery, 52% to 53c¢, Eggs, fresh, 62 to 64c; selected, 58c; No. 1 stock, 52c; No. 2 stock, 45c. Po- tatoes, per bag, car lots, $2.25 to $2.75. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $33 to $33.50. Lard, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, 38%4c. Live Steeck-Markets_. Toronto, Aug. 12.--Choice heavy steers, $14 to $14.75; good heavy steers, $13 to $13.50; butchers' cattle, choice, $12.75 to $18.25; do, good, $11.75 to $12; do, med., $11.25 to $11.50; do, com., $7 to $8; bulls, choice, $10 to $11; do, med., $10.25 to $10.75; do, rough, $8 to $8.25; butchers' cows, choice, $10 to $10.50; do, good, $9.25 to $9.75; do; med., $8.50 to $9; do, com., $7 to $8; stockers, $8.75 to $11.75; feeders, $11.50 to $12; canners and cutters, $4.50 to $6.25; milkers, good to choice, $110 to $140; do, com. and med., $65 to $75; springers, $90 to $150; light. ewes, $8 to $10; year- lings, $10.50 to $18; spring lambs, per , ewt., $17 to $20; calves, good to choice, $17.50 to $20.50; hogs, fed and water- ed, $24.75; do, weighed off cars, $25; do, f.0.b., $28.75. Montreal, Aug. 12.--Hogs, $24 to $24.50 per 100 lbs., weighed off cars; lambs, 16c per lb... Butches' cattle, $9.50 to $11.50; canners, $6 to $9, per 100 'bs. -- 150,008 IFALIAN IRON WORKERS STRIKE A despatch from Rome says:-- -Workmen in iron foundries to the number of 150,000 ha¥e struck for higher wages. ; At i the launching of the Angelo Bond,- the largest: steamer built in Italy since the war, has been postpohed owing to the strike. 0 ! SOLDIERS' WIVES COMING TO CANADA A despatch frem London says:-- British wives of Canadian soldiers now going out to settle in the Domin- ion now number thirty thousand. The movement initiated by the Khaki Col- lege to givé special training to these for Canadian life, has been remark- | ably guccessful. Jaen a . = H.R.H. the Prince of Wales will re- view the Boy Scouts while in Toronto. An invitation will be issued by the { Canadian National Exhibition to the | various Boy Scout councils through- out the province, and it is expected largest scout gathering ever held in Toronto. REPATRIATION DE- LAYED. BY STRIKES Canadian Troops Held Up by Deck Workers' Strike at Liverpool. A despatch from London says:--As a result of further chapters in the old story of the Liverpool dock workers' strike, military sailings are again de- layed and the repatriation of Canada's soldiers is once more in a state of flux. The Caronia is held up indefin- itely. The Megantic, Corsican, end Uruguay were booked to sail on Fri- day, and the Cassandra on Saturday. What the situation will be after that depends entirely on the whim of the dock workers. The present strike is more or less in sympathy with the police strike, which has been more successful in Liverpool than in London, and the dock workers threaten to tie up ail shipping unless the striking po!icemen are reinstated. Transport sailings are not the only ones affected by the labor troubles. Departures of all liners have been , postponed from a week to two weeks. 'It is understood prominent ship- |owners have made the statement that if conditions do not improve they will lay up their vessels for two months to bring the workers to their senses. oO mr ee 'GERMAN FOKKERS ARE RULED OUT Barred From Taking Part in Fly- ing Contest Between New York and Teronto. A despatch from New York says:-- Three German Fokker type airplanes, which were to have been piloted by ' Canadian and American army officers in the international flying contest be- tween New York and Toronto on Aug. 25, have been ruled out, it was an- nounced by the American Flying Club. The 'planes, which are trophies of war surrendered to the British and American armies, were originally entered, according to a statement by the Flying Club, to demonstrate the superiority of allied, models over the best type of German machine, . but when a vigorous protest was entered by Captain Bosc, of the French High Commission, against what he termed led the entries. has cabled the French Government for permission to enter three French machines in place of the\ Fokkers. 2. gS The victory spirit will dominate the Canadian National Exhibition this year, and the Dominion war trophies, the Canadian War Memorials paint- ings, Grenadier Guards Band, and German U-boat will furnish a real khaki background for the event. y Tidings From Scotland | Events In England A public hall, to cost £3,500, will a war memorial. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kirkwood, of Kirkintilloch, recently celebrated their golden wedding. : Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyle) recently celebrated her seventy-first birthday. James Stewart, for sixty years a '| leading business man of Glasgow, died recently at Helensburgh. Lady Margaret Macrae has present- ed to Millport the equipment of the Red Cross Hospital there. - Funds are being secured in Kilwin- ning for the purpose of building a town hall as a war memorial. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Johnston, Han- over St., Stranraer, recently cele- brated their golden wedding. During the year 1918 there were landed at Oban 98,990 hundredweight of herrings, valued at £150,685. The Barra House Auxiliary Hosp! tal at Largs, open since the beginning of the war, has been closed. Charles D. Laurenson, for fifty years in the service of the Commercial Bank, Greenock, has retired. : The Military Cross has been award- ed fy Lieut. J. Peters, South African Horse, a native of Blantyre. The town council of Airdie has pur- chased the Réyal Hotel, to provide of fices for the borough officials. - Mrs. Elizabeth McCusker, of Green- ock, recently celebrated her one hum dred and seventh birthday. Port Glasgow has contributed near- ly £33,000 to the various relief funds since the beginning of the war. | The Croix de Guerre with gold star has been awarded to Lieut.-Col. Bryce Allan, R.F.A., of Aros, Tobermory. Sas 2a, CES eS MANITOBA WILL HARVEST ;planes for Canada and the "Advertisernent of German-made}|. goods," the club immediately cancel-|- It is understood that Captain Bose, 45,000,000 BUSHELS WHEAT A despatch from Winnipeg says:-- Manitoba will harvest approximately 45,000,000 bushels of wheat this year, according to an estimate given out by Hon. Winkler, Provincial Minister of Agriculture. He predicts the average yield will be fifteen bushels to the acre. The wheat acreage of the proy- ince is said to be nearly 3,000,000 acres, Estimating the price of wheat at $2.25 per bushel, Manitoba's wheat crop thus will be worth $101,250,000, as compared with $112,710,000 last year, when the yield was 51,000,000 bushels and the price $2.21 per bushel. Red rust is reported in. a number nn iS BRITISH EMPIRE IS PREPONDERANT A despatch from London says:-- Lieutenant-General Jan Christian Smuts, British member of the League of Nations Commission, in a recent speech at Capetown, said the three greatest impressions he gained during the peace conference were: : First, the immense preponderan of the British Empire in the world. Second, the rising power of Ameri- ca, which was the only great power to emerge from the war unscathed and even with resources vastly in- creased. Third, the decline of old Europe, not only relatively but intrinsically, owing to war exhaustion. ce Western Harvest Two Weeks : Earlier Than Average A despatch from Winnipeg says:-- The Free Press crop report indicates that in the sixteen days which have elapsed since the last report, condi- tions in the Prairie Provinces have changed materially for the better in some sections and for the worse in others. To-day wheat harvesting is general, virtually, throughout the West. fully two weeks ahead of the average date of harvesting since 1905. As seeding was not exceptionally early, it follows, says the report that the crop has not come to harvest under nor- mal conditions in any of the Provinees. --__---- 'a! Britain to Sell Aircraft - To United States and Canada A despatch from London says:-- The Central News says it learned that the Minister of Munitions has con- tracted for the sale of 700 aircraft engines and a great number of air- the United States. BOLSHEVIK SUBMARINE SUNK BY BRITISH IN THE BALTIC A despatch from London says:--A Bolshevik submarine has been sunk in the Baltic Sea by the British torpedo- boat destroyers Valorous and Van- couver, according to an official-state- ment issued by the Admiralty. --_~ HAIG WILL TAKE OLD BORDER TITLE A despatch from London says:-- i Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, who thas been raised to the Peeyage by i King George, will take the title Earl Chicago in 1896-7, and at Harvard mec Pe S 1 toa IM GOING TO 4! WHERE 1 CAN GET A GALL TONIGHT AND ITS GOING TO BE UNIQUE - DO YOU KNow ADS BUGLER? VE A MILITARY | --- J) | KNOW JUST THE MAN: TLL GO GIT OM. Fins Ck oe -- AN 9 is RINGIwG Haig of Bemersyde. UP FAT EEE = rn \ AE HAVE HM HERE IN TEN MINUTES: HOW 00 ¥GU DO'S m | ARE YOUW/A FIRST nCLADSS BUSGLER? WR , ps | suciee? oom =] MAGQIE-L THOUSHT You | SAIO"A FIRST CLASS = BURGLAR be built in the village of Barrhill as. Lady Portsmouth has been elected © parish councillor for Hurstbourne Priors, Hants. = The strike of 40,000 miners in Not- tingham has ended and the men have returned to work. Carlisle public houses have re- opened on Sundays and will sell spirits seven days in the week. Glynne Williams, who, for the past 40 years has been headmaster of Friars Schol, Bangor, has resigned. The Government entertained Ad- miral and officers of the Brazilian fleet to a dinner at the Carlton Hotel, Lon- *_ don. : Board of Trade official stated at Grimsby that fishermen did not learn to swim because it would prolong the agony of drowning. < The tank "Egbert," offered in com- petition by the National War Savings Committee, has been awarded to West Hartlepool, : The Brome Hall Estate, consisting of over 600 acres, has been sold to a des- cendant of the late Lady Bateman, a former owner. ' A veterinary surgeon at the Shore- ditch court said that it was as easy | to tell the age of a horse as that of a woman up to 25 years. Sir Francis Fox delivered a lecture to the members in the House of Com- mons on the engineering aspects of the Channel tunnel, The Army Staff College at Camber- ley, which has been closed since August, 1914, has been opened with a record number of students. The Carlisle City Council has con- ferred the freedom of,that city on Sir John 8. Cowans in recognition of his services during the war. \ Sir Richard Cooper and his lady chauffeur were each fined £1 at Mary- lebone, for ,having an unscreened headlamp on their motor car. Thomas Edmonton, aged 88, drove a flock of sheep from Amersham to Beaconsfield, a distance of five miles, and walked back again the same day. Stock certificates worth several thousand. pounds were found in the house of Matilda Walsefield, a re- cluse, who died recently at Camden Town. Queen Alexandra and Princess Vic- toria attended a tea and concert in Central Hall, Westminster, to wound- ed soldiers from the London hospitals. Bleak House, where Dickens lived 14 years at Broadstairs, is to be sold. It is intended to establish a regular aeroplane service between London and Harrogate. The Rhyl Town Council shave de- / cided to adopt a scheme for rebuild- ing the pier at an estimated cost of £45,000. : Sufficient money has been publicly subscribed to purchase the summer- house and garden at Olney, near Bed- ford, where Cowper, the poet, wrote a lot of his poems. One of the latest of the War Mus- eum's acquisitions is the boat in which Ireland. It is a tiny affair, and can be folded up and carried off in a hand- bag. Major Ralph Leo Campbell Giyn, M.C., who is the son of Dr. Glyn, late Bishop of Peterborough, and of Lady Mary Carr Glyn, daughter of the eigkth Duke of Argyll, has been ap- pointed Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Dr. George Wilks, of Ashford, one of the best-known medical practitioners in ent, has died in his 79th year. He was medical attendant to the Duchess of Edinburgh when the present Queen of Roumania was born® at Eastwell Park, Ashford. de Every well-regulated Boy Scout "smiles and whistles," but it was a dis- tinct novelty when 1,500 of them whistled and smiled in unison in Hyde Park recently before the Chief Scout, Sir Robert Baden-Powell. One of the airs, "Killarney," was whistled instead of sung. Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth & Co., (Ltd.) are constructing at their works, near Selby, in Yorkshire, a super-type rigged airship to be known as R-39. The capacity of the ship will be 3,000,000 cubic feet. The R-39 will be the largest ship in the world when completed. #y PRS Reba Ran", SE Sn Each Had a Wife. - His flivver was out of gas. And it was out of gas on a country road seven miles from town, and the rain was fall- ing in sheets, ¥ : 3 Leaving his wife in the protection of the machine he dashed out into the middle of the road, holding high in the air an undersized umbrella that it might protect his new, neatly pressed spring suit, while he shouted at a motorist whose headlight came dimly through the rain: ' "Stop: I've got my wife------" "So have I!" interrupted the motor- ist who had gas, and his car sped on without letup. 2 And then it did rain. 22 ie A Way Out. were fed up with staying with her. She certainly tried her best to amuse them, and one morning took 'them to the Zoo. But it was a failure. "Hric, keep away from that cage! Molly, your hat's crooked! Those seats are dirty, Hric--keep off them! If you bite the finger of your glove again, Molly, I shall take you straight home!" , It was like a never-ending gramo- phone record on good behayjour, and Aunt Mary never seemed to tire, At last the little party paused before a cage, and Aunt Mary consulted her catalogue. ~ "This, children," she announced, "is an ant-csater." Bric loked cautiousty round as he whispered to Molly: "Can't we push her in?" Lemons can be kept fresh if you place them on paper and turn @ tumbler over each one, : t it Roger Casement reached the coast of ------ Aunt Mary was very strict--too e 'strict for Eric and his little sister, who :