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required may, in lieu of the lighting equipment specified in the section relating to parking. show one light. carried on the left side of the ('M‘ in such a manner as to he clearly vis- ible to the front and rear t'or a dist.- anee of at least 200 feet and to show white to the front and red to the l'v’m' for :1 distant-v of at least *wn hundred feet. This light must not bo- displaymi who-n car is in mntion. Sumo vntiroly new ("nactments haw hem made: concerning ‘the “nights of \‘vhiclvs and their Inads. 'l‘lw Act says : "Suijct to thv proâ€" \ minus 01' svctmns 2 am! 3. no \R-hiclc' «hall be opvratnd and no abject shall It is further nnnctmt that 114'» motor whit-lo. shall carry on the front nmrv than throo lighted lamps of owr four candle-power. The numbcr plate on the front shall be ar far forward and as high from the ground as may he neces- sary to render it distinctly visible, and the number plate on the hack shall be so placed that the lower edge thereof shall not be lower than the body of the motor vehicle. This does not apply to motor trucks. For a violation of this regulation a pen- alty of not less than $5 and not more than $10 is provided for a first of- fence; for a second on‘ence, a pen- alty of not less than 810 and not more than $25; and for any subse- quent otl‘ence a penalty of not less than 825 nor more than $50 is pro- vided. ln adidtion, a motorist may have his license suspended for a period not exceeding sixty days. Whenever on a highway after dusk and before dawn, every motor vehicle shall carry three lighted lamps in a conspicuous position. one on each side of the front which shall cast a white, amber, or green-color- ed light only. and one on the back which shall cast from its face, a red light only. This does not refer to a motor bicycle without a side-car. Any lamp so used shall be clearly Visible at a distance of at least two hundred feet. Parking lamps am now pormittml. Any motnr whil» stmnling upon any highway at such time‘s as lights are The Government of Ontario in- tends enforcing to the letter the new 'l‘ratl‘ic Act which becomes effective after the. New Year. No doubt the new Act will he found unbearably strict in some cases. but as a lot of car- and truck-owners openly dis- regarded the old one. it seems but fair to say that they should hlame no one but themselves for the Govâ€" ernment clamping down the lid on too fast driving and the overloading of commercial vehicles. Both of those are exceptionally hard on the highways and the Government has apparently found out that it they are to keep the roads in the condition demanded by motor travel. the mo- torists themselevs will have to toe the scratch a little closer than in the past. The new law has 8130 made 6some changes regarding the lamps in be carried and a new provision as to parking lamps has been enacted. flux-lay, W 18, Act Come: Into Enact January um, And Will Be Strictly En- JERRY ON THE JOB Mu A Wienâ€" - An W San Yul. film W ‘D 657 J ‘m‘mefl Shawne- LITTLE JIMMY “Mon say they knnw many things, But In! 'l‘hoy haw takml wingsâ€" TIm arts and scimwvs. Am! :a Hmllsaml appliancvs; "l'ho- wind that bluws Is all anybody knows." The cast win.) is usually a had wind. bringing raw woathm' and min. While the wind is in the east, rain is on llw way. 'l‘lu- north wind brings cold weath- e-r. but no rain, although dark, Sailors are famous as woatlmr pl‘OphPtS and make very accurate predictions. The wrathvr is an ex- rveclingly important factor in their life’s work. They pay particular attention tn the dirm'tinn of tho wind. Interest in the weather is often excited by the all-absorbing ques- tion, “Will the field be in good con- dition for the game?" Summer sports depend so greatly upon the weather that it proves a much more interest- ing subject «luringr the mild months, but ski-jumpers, open-air skaters, and tobogganists, study closely the winter weather signs. The average city (Manor is usual- ly not as rlevor as a weather pI'O- phat as the farmnr. sailor, 0r vil- lager. 'l‘hey liw closm' t0 nature and have a better opportunity of 0b- svrving wrathor signs. ls old Sol dying? The weather is a much discussed topic, as Mark Twain once humor- ously pointed out. At present all kinds of predictions are being made â€"â€"â€"one theory being that old Sol is surely dying and a glacial period about to visit Mother Earth. If SO] is dying. he is passing away with an abnormal fever. be moved upon wheels, rollers or otherwise, over or upon any high- way in any municipality in excess or a total weight of ten tons, or of 7,500 pounds on any one wheel, in- cluding the vehicle, object and load, without first obtaining a permit as provided by section 31. “(2‘) Up to and including the 31st December, 1925, motor vehicles which were registered with the De- partment prior to the lst of Janrmry, 1923, having a gross weight in excess at ten tons, may be granted special permits to carry a load not exceed- ing live tons. "(3; [Tnloss uthorwise provided by order of'the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, no motor vehicle having a gross weight, in vxcoss of eight tons shall be permitted to operate on any highway on and after the ist of Jan- uary. 1926.” As we have said previously, there may be bad features to parts of the Art that will meet with the disap- proval of the truck-men, but the ob- ject Of the Deparment, apparently, is to spare the roads as much as pos- sible. More drastic measures are to he put in force, too, regarding too fast driving on the public highway. This, in 1924, we understand, makes provision for a jail term for persons driving over 60 miles an hour, and heavier fines for those breaking the prescribed speed limit. Many Theories Advanced Regarding Future conditions. SAILORS WATCH THE SKY TO PREDICT THE WEATHER But even rules sometimes go a- stray. Even the weather prophet who penned : “The west wind is the best wind, because the weather will be fair so long as the wind is in the west,” may be wrong. He evidently knows little about Durham and vi- cinity, or he might remember some of those man-size thunder-storms that come up out of the west in the good old summer-timeâ€"«Editor. The color of the sky, indicates to the weatherwise, what to expect on the morrow. Where it shows a norâ€" mal blue, rosy at sunset or gray in the morning, the weather will be fine. When the sky is a brilliant yellow at sunset, there .will‘be wind. As dew is not formed when it is windy or when the sky is overcast the presence of dew on the grass means fair weather. The following old verse should be known by everyone. It is always true : “Evening red and morning gray, Sends the travelier on his way. Evening gray and morning‘red Brings down rain upon his head.” Ho Caught It. (Boston Transcript.) “You look flustered, old man." “I’ve been chasing a hat." “Did your hat blow off?" “It wasn’t my hat; it belonged to a pretty girl.” “Did you catch it?” “Yes. My wife saw me chasing it.” The west, wind is the best wind, because the weather will be fair so long as the wind is in the west. threatening clouds are often driven WIARM GAUGE DUMB!) was through the sky. EARLY [ORDAY IOMIIG ance The south wind brings heat in . . . summer and often ushers in ' a Building In Heart of Business Soc- thunderstorm. “911. “4 Pi!" 01 SnDPOIod Incon- 'l‘hn ‘1vnc} “'5an ‘9 {ha hDQ, Wind_ dlar’ main. VETERANS’ STAR THEATR WK Fri. and Sat, Dec. 14-15 Admission 16c. and 27c. “And 1 picks the live shell hup from the captain's feet and throws it overboard quicker than 1190 ould say ‘Jack Robinson.’ " “A SISTER TO ASSIST ’ER” The Wiarton skating and hockey rink had a very narrow escape from meeting a similar fate. The rear of that building and the rear of the garage \almost touch each other, be- ing only about three feet apart, but the valiant efforts of the fire briga le were fruitful in saving the rink. Both the garage, which was almost entirely destroyed, and the rink building, were of frame construc- tion. The blaze, which started in the rear of the garage, was first noticed about 2.30 o’clock in the morning. A difficult task presented itself in c0p- ing with the flames, as they spread rapidly, due to the frame construc- tion of the building. The pr0prie- tors are at a loss to know how the blaze originated as there had been no fire in the stove in the front oflice since Sunday. Incendiarism on the part of outside parties is suspected. Fortunately, all the motor cars which were in the garage at the time the fire started were removed in safety. However, the workshop and stockroom at the rear, containing valuable tools, were destroyed, and the rink nearly caught fire. The game was a large building and the loss was necessarily of con- sidcrable extent. It cannot be es- timated accurately. The building Fire, thought to be of incendiary origin, almost completely destroyed McCrabh’s Garage, in the heart of the business section at an early hour Monday morning of this week. THE FAMOUS ENGLISH COHEDY SUCCESS The ’ero of Jutland This is ‘Alf’ Mr. W. C. Senior of Toronto led the campaign with the grllitifying result of “going over the top" by Sunday night with a margin of $200 to spare. The pledges are to be reâ€" deemed in three years, and may he paid in weekly, monthly or yearly instalments as desired. The Meat‘ord Baptists are in the hmpy position of seeing their church debt wiped out. or at least of having sufficient pledges from members and friends of the congre- gation to clear off everything in the next three years. There was an ac- tual debt of $3,100 on the church which was quite a burden with a membership of only 140. To liqui- date the debt a whirlwind drive was launched on Thursday last to raise money, the objective being fixed at AA AAA IBAPORD BAPTIST CHURCH NEARLY OUT OF DEBT ance. The proprietors wiil likely rebuild at once. only partly cfwered by insur- By Swinnerton from the sample case of beautiful Christmas Gift Sets which the Fuller Man will show you. Fuller Brushes ill are the finest gifts any woman Each set furnished in nttnctive holly boxes. Write or phone me to come around and show them to you. W. G. Bayloy, Box 410. Innova- Shop at Home