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AN T ED PARKE ed the Minuct elicious itkle Ask TED and Mixture IL APPEAL ANADA 19009 1® ‘el i has reached the north pole. He is a man of extreme reliability, fairly scienâ€" tific, and versed in geographical condiâ€" tions in the Arctic regions. SYMPATHY FOR PEARY. London, Sept. 6.â€"Dr. Cook‘s personal announcement that he reached the north pole has done much to dispel the uncerâ€" tainty created here by the first deâ€" spatches. But the information is still too vague, entirely, to convince the hardened skeptics. The ty of the explorer is held in esteem in British scientific cireles that those best qualified to judge are the readiest to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept. 6.â€"Dillon Wallace, the Arctic explorer and author, whosg . companion, Leonidas Hubbard, became lost and starved to death when within a few hundred miles of the north pole, said this afternoon, at the home of a friend in Matteawan, that he had explicit faith in Dr. Cook‘s wonderful feat. Mr. Wallace has almost completed plans for an expedition to go to the reâ€" lief of Dr. Cook. In his statement he said: "I have no doubt that Pr. Cook Rome, Sept. 6.â€"The quescion whether Pr. Frederick A. Cook, the American exâ€" *'Inrer, did or did not reach the North ole. brought out statements _ toâ€"day from Italian scientists and Arctic exâ€" plorers, including the Piedmontz guides who accompanied the Duke of the Abruzzi on his polar expedition of 1900. They are all to the effect that Dr. Cook could not possibly have been misâ€" led into believing he reached the Pole if he had not actually dore so. _ He must have carried instruments, it is arâ€" gued, and made observations, which will demonstrate â€" scientifically the correctâ€" nese of his assertion. NO REAsON TO DOUBT. Winnipeg, Sepi. 6.â€"The _ unanimous opinion among the scientists of the Britâ€" ish Association who are still in the city, and especially those connected with the geographical section, is that there can be no possible reason for doubting the report of the discovery of the pole reâ€" ceived from the intrepid explorer. "Dr. Cook is a man who has been closely conâ€" nected with Arctie work for many years," said Sir Joseph Larmour, "and there is no reason for doubting his trustâ€" worthiness. He seems to have found an casier way than the others who have tried before him, but that he has found the pole I have yo doubt." _ _ Dr. Robert Bell, whose work in the northland has been extensive, gave as reasons‘for Dr. Cook‘s success the fact that he started in the winter, when the ice was hard and dry, and travelling was easy; the fact that he managed to procure good dogs and trustworthy Esâ€" kimos, and the further fact that he trayâ€" elled in a somewhat different direction to that taken by those who made the attempt before him. If he took observaâ€" tions they would be of great value from a qeognphicnl and meteorological standâ€" point. Copenhagen, Sept. 6.â€"The steamer Hans Egede, with Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the American expiorer, who is said to have discovered _ the North Pole, on board, passed Cape Skagen, the northern extremity of Denmark, at 2 o‘clock this afternoon. ing the remains of fossil animals and plants have been brought forth, their wcientific value could not be exaggeraiâ€" ed. Thus and thus only could a very great chapter in the history of the earth be completed. Until the poles are exâ€" plored man‘s knowledge of his dwellling place will be sadly defective. *To mariners, Cook‘s momentous exâ€" ploit must bring especial gratification. Hundreds of their hardiest forerunners have sacrificed their lives in the great «quest which is now their prize before the aviators have had time to snatch it frora them." "It is believed that in the course of geological time the regions around the poles have more than onee enjoyed a temperate climate, permitting highly orâ€" wanized animals and delicate plants to flourish. If specimens of rocks connectâ€" I ‘‘The pole is truly a unique spot on the globe. Cook standing there faged due south. Which ever way he looked he was more than twenty miles nearer the cenâ€" tre of the earth than if he stood at the equator. His weight was greater than anywhere else on the surface of the globe. A plum line in his hand pointed vertically upward to the pole of the heavens, around which all stars revolve. Half of the stars he could never see ; the wther half never went below his horiâ€" zn, _ and _ would have been visible throughout the six months of night. The famous _ constellation _ Orion circled around and aroud his horizon. The pole star stood directly over his head. ‘‘To answer the second question first, the mariner who finds his latitude _ in the northern hemisphere to be 90 deâ€" grees, knows he can be nowhere â€" else than at the North Pole. The astronomâ€" er will tell you that to any one standing at the North Pole the sun rises and sets only once a yearâ€"six months daylight, six months night, mitigated only by a little t'flsm at the beginning, and end of a period of awful gloom, broken by oceui:nl moonlight or aurora. saying of Dr. Cook‘s discovery o North Pole : *‘Two questions being asked al the civilized world toâ€"day are : why does any one want to go to North Pole? Second, how does he when he is there? patch to the World quotes Sir Robert Ball, professor of astronomy at Camâ€" bridge University and one of the most distinguished | of British scientists, as saying of Dr. Cook‘s discovery of the Italians Believe Vessel "l! U. S. Explerer Passed COOK AT THE NORTH POLE. New BELIEVE HE WAS THERE A RELIABLE MAN COOK OX BOARD York; Sept. &â€"A |London des Believe That Cosk Could Not be Mistaken. Tt BDail Describes His Unique Position. all over First, the know Its Beginning Unique and Details Differ From Any Other. * The story of Dr. Cook‘s journey, even as it stands toâ€"day, with so much more to be told, is one remarkable in the history of two centuries of polar exâ€" "The only thing that surprises me in Dr. Cook‘s story is his mention of glacial iee _ This may cover â€" shoal places or lowâ€"lying islands." Asked if the conditions reported by Dr. Cook at the Pole were as he exâ€" pected, Mr. Fiala replied: "Yes; I did not look for the discovery of any arctic continent, but I did believe that ‘"This will not put an end to polar expeditions,"" he said toâ€"day. _ "Other expeditions will push their way northâ€" ward. Dr. Cook says he has discoverâ€" ed land in the far north. If the land is there others will find it and verify his story. If it is not there his story will be branded as false." land would be found Anthony Fiala, the Arctic explorer and commander of the Ziegler Expediâ€" tion of 1903â€"1905, agreed _ with . Mr. Bradley in placing confidence in the reâ€" ports of Dr. Cook‘s success. "Cook, it is true, has as much nerve as any man in the world, but he had something besides nerve to ecarry him through. I am not tryâ€" ing to take any of the credit, but I want to say that he had the _ right kind of an outfit to take him there. Dr. Cook will prove to the satisfacâ€" tion of every fair man that he _ has done exactly _ what he claims _ he did." "I am not going to tell what the cost was. _ But I ‘ will tell you this much: One single item of the equipâ€" ment was 5,000 gallons of gasoline, and another was two barrels of gum drops. _ An Eskimo will travel thirty miles for a gum drop. Hisâ€"sweet tooth is the sweetest in the world. New â€" York, Sept. 6.â€"John R. Bridâ€" ley, _ the financial backer of Dr. Frederick A. Cook, took pains to _ exâ€" plain toâ€"day that the _ Brooklyn exâ€" plorer‘s success in reaching the North Pole was not so much the result of chance _ as the opinions of â€" several polar experts would indicate. ‘"This was no _ haphazard _ expediâ€" tion," he said; ‘"no intensified Arctic joy ride undertaken on nerve. _ We went about our preparations for this ching quietly and without brass band accompaniment, but we provided for every imaginable contingency. . ‘‘We studied out the mistakes _ and misfortunes of other men who had tried for the Pole, hoping to benefit by their errors, and we _ certainly benefited by their examples. of the actual North Pole was a matter of indifference to us. Our main object is to show how a dirigible balloon can be used for exploration. Our airship is intended for surveying and the taking of photographs, and it will be so conâ€" structed as to lantd on the drift ice if necessary. _ There is still much to h> done in Arctic exploration, and there is the probability of great goographical liscovery. . We regard Dr. Cosk as » serious man, but as he had ouly Esk‘m>» with him, any great enlightnmont to scienee through his expedition is hardly likely, as it must have been impossible for him to carry the necessary instrnâ€" ments." Paris, Sept. 6.â€"The nows of Dr. Cook‘s suceess was received with the greatest interest by the membors of the French Geographi¢al Society, one of whom said: "Dr. Cook apparently has succeeded where others failed. His sueâ€" wess depended on the condition of th. atmosphere and the positions of the glaâ€" ciers, which, up to the present time, have jealously stayed the "advance of man. Dr. Cook‘s record should determine wheâ€" ther or not there is a flattening of the ‘arth at the pole, and verify the math«â€" matical sitnation of the Polar star at the zenith." ZEPPELIN TO FLY NORTH. Beriin, Sept. 6.â€"Prof, Mergesell, the scientific adviser of the proposed exâ€" pedition to the North Pole in the Zepâ€" pelin airship, speitking toâ€"day of Dr. Look‘s achievement, said: "I am extremely glad an explorer has reached the Pole. Our airship expediâ€" ion, however, will not be affected in iny way. When we first proposed to go to the Arctic in an airship, the reaching of the British Antaretie Expedition of 1904, explaining the extraordiniry rapâ€" idity of Dr. Cook‘s dash, said: "It way be that the new area discovered h_vg)r. Cook is a sheltered sea, over which he travelled. _ The heavy pressures of the Polar sea may have left this sea comparatively _ smooth, enabling _ him to make his rapid progress. The prinâ€" chpal _ geographical interest in Dr. Cook‘s journey would appear to lie in the details of this hitherto unâ€" known land and the absence of ice *‘ There is no reason why the North Pole should not have been reached, and it is a very fine feat to have accomplished. In the absence of detailed information I am not ia a position to express a critical opin:on, out if, as reported, Dr. Cook reached the Pole on the floe ice, I must confess to surprise. That, howâ€" ever, does . not make my congratulaâ€" tions any the less warm." Captain Robt. F. Scott, Commander STORY OF COOK‘S JOURNEY. EXPLORATIONS WILL NOT END explain away the s@emingly . obscure points in the meagre story of the exâ€" ploit thus far avaiHable. MAJOR DARWIN SURPRISED. Major Leonard Darwin, President of the Royal Geographical Society, said: NO HAPHAZARD EXPEDITION to a longâ€"winded hardâ€"luck story. "Thus far it has gone _ very well, but the weather has been awful cold. We got no musk ox until we had crossed Ellsmere La#f but since we have secured 102 musk ox, five bears and about 150 hares. he had to make crutches of two sticks and thus drag himself along over the ice that he managed to fall in with the Peary expedition at Etah. A few weeks after he had managed to reach assistance an Eskimo runner brought buck a letter from Cook. _ This was the Cape Thomas Hubbard letter of March 17th, the last word of Cook to reach civilization until his cabled . reâ€" port of success came toâ€"day. In Pry Cook‘s letter reads as follows: On parting from Francke, whom he advised to go back to the base at Annaâ€" toak and there await his return. Dr. (‘sok promised that he would be back to rejoin the German by the end of May. If he was not back by that time, Cook said, Francke should make ~his way down to North Star Bay and there he would probably find a whaler to take him home. . Francke left Cook with his handful of Eskimos on the following day, and made his way back to Annatok. _ He suffered great hardships, and it was only after he had been so frozen that Here the little party was caught in the grip of a raging storm and for a whole day they had to=seek shelter beâ€" hind ice hummocks, \vciqht.ing down their sledges with the weight of their own bodies lest they be blown over and their contents whirled away. ‘The next day‘s march brought the party to Rice Strait, only ten miles away from the winter quarters that the Greely party had occupied during the winter of 1883â€" 84. The last day that Cook and Francke spent together they made Flagler Bay, and there Cook prepared a cache of part of his supplies so that he might return thither and find food to carry him back to his base at Anr:atoak. It was on February 26 that Cook started to make his first advance northâ€" ward. He took Francke to accompany him for a way, and a small band of Esâ€" kimos went along to drive the dogs and. help portage the baggage over the ice hummocks. The first night‘s camp was made on an ice floe in Kane‘s Basin, out in the frozen sea dividing Greenland proper from (i-lllsmere Land. Crocker‘s Land hes off to the westâ€" ward, and nortnward of Grinnell‘s Land, and Cook believed that if he made such a detour to the west, he could then strike directly for the pole from Crockâ€" er‘s Land, and the eastward drift of the floes in the Polar Sea would then be equalized. 48. ‘ * During the next few months of the winter. that followed, Cook spent most of his time huntin~, and laying in a store of meat for his future use. Cook made a successful landing of all his stores at Annatok, the site of an Eskimo village, and on August 27th, the John R. Bradley and all its crew, with the exception of Francke, a Gerâ€" man with lots of sand, sailed for Glouâ€" cester. The explorer also outlined to Bradley the route that he would follow. He said that Peary had made a imistake, in his opinion, in trying to set a direct course for the polé over the ice floes. The curâ€" rent that sets from the west eastward across the continent of (Greenland must inevitably carry the ice eastwardly, and, therefore, throw a direct polar course off to the eastward of the objective point. To correct this distributing set in the current, Cook said that he intendâ€" The expenses of fitting up the boat which was nanied for its ownet, am‘ outfitting, amounted to about $8,000, Cook had planned some special ice autos, which he had hoped to use in his Antâ€" arctic expedition, and the manufacture of these had actually begun when he sudâ€" denly switched his plans, and made hurâ€" ried preparations to go northward. He took, instead, four heavy sledges, which his brother, Theodore Cook, of Callicoon Station, N. Y., made for him, a special supply of foodstuffs for Arctic travel, and his outfit of skin clothing. The John R. Bradley sailed from Glouâ€" cester July 3, 1907. During the voyage up Cook had exâ€" pounded to Bradley his thc-nrf' of the most practical way to do Arctie travelâ€" ling. _ Dr. Cook said that he intended to rush northward in the months of winter, when the polar seas were frozen over,. ed making from Etah across Ellsmere Land and Grinnel‘s Land, and in the diâ€" rection of the new land discovered by Peary, and named Crocker‘s Land. Early in the year of 1907 the Brookâ€" lyn physician was making preparations for a second Aintarctic expedition. He had been a member of the Belgian Antâ€" arctic expedition of 1897â€"99. He had set himself about seeking subscriptions to finance a southward dash, and was all engrossed in his plans, when John R. Bradley, the wealthy sportsman and amateur Arctic explorer, who makes his home in New York, when he is not off shooting in strange lands, fell acros Dr. Cook‘s path. Bradley was arranging for a season‘s trip to (Greenland, where he hoped to get some muskâ€"ox shooting ; he had a little converted fishing schooner up in |(:lo‘uc(\ste:r‘fitting for the voyage. A true test of friendship is to listen ploration. _ Its beginning was unique, and almost every detail of the two years‘ effort among the iceâ€"fields was different from anything in the annals of Franklin, Nansen and Peary. 1 ;.._â€"_Jaf the empire or lose prestige, which o linhn,fiz could not affor eadx . _ Canadian + story was a o Passing to the great topic which absorbs his mind, Imperial _ defence, h« again expressed the gratitude felt in the old country that the overseas dominions should have voluntarily exâ€" pressed themselves as prepared to asâ€" sume some of the burdens which were inseparable from the defence of the empire, with its growing trade. and population. _ He did not. agree that Canada had done nothing. Canada had done all that was possible, and they must _ remember that â€"the old country had to keep up ‘the . defence When Lord Charles Beresford _ rose to reply the entire assemblage sprang to their feet, sang _ "Rule, Britannia," and cheered again and again for "Conâ€" dor Charlie." The gallant Admiral in the opening _ sentences of his speech expressed appreciatior of his welcome, and then referred to the Condor inâ€" cident as having been fortunately carâ€" ried out when representatives â€" of the press were present. _ Passing on, he paid a tribute to those officers and men of the navy who have played their part without coming prominently before «+the public, and to whom, as he modestly put it, the nation was equally indebted as to those upon whom the limelight had shone. "My old friend Sir Arthur Wilson did as much â€" when singleâ€"handed he fought forty Dervishes till his sword broke, and then he fought them with his fists, and they had a devilish rough time." _ If Canada was an inseparable part of the empire she must also be a posiâ€" tive part. "Canada, he said, "canâ€" not be a sleeping partner in the firm of the ‘British Empire, _ Unlimited.‘ Not because of what any nation has done or said, or may do or say, not because the old land has asked, but becarse of the Canadian impulse. That impulse bids us take our share and play our part." ‘ Proceeding, he said that if the Doâ€" minion was an inseparable and posiâ€" tive factor of the empire it must also he a defensive force in the empire. "We cannot look wi#th blind eyes on what .an Imperialistâ€"not myselfâ€"but that empire statesman whose Imperâ€" lalism no iman would dare to doubt, Lord Rosebery, called the rebarbarizaâ€" tion of Europe,. _ Internationally we are still barbarians. Because of that fact Canada must play her part in the defence of a worldâ€"wide empire exposed to barbarism from without, if not from within. Whatever â€"must be done, Canada mustâ€"do." WHAT IS CANADA‘8 PART: After "The King" had ~been duly honored, Mr. J. A, Macdonald proâ€" posed "The Empire," a toast which â€" he said would be received without reâ€" commendation â€" or argument. They acâ€" cepted the fact that Canada was an inseparable part _ of the empire. There was a, time when that was not taken for granted either in _ Canada or in Britain. ‘Those were times when the permanence of such an empire, widely scattered and diverse, was in doubt, . The world‘s history had no precedent. _ Men of toâ€"day should not pride themselves over men of _ the »ast _ who ,doubted the stability _ of Lritnin’s colonial empire. _ 1t ‘would be to the disgrace of the present genâ€" eration if they did not read the events of history which have miade the emâ€" pire â€" advisable and Canada an â€" in: separable part of it. They might difâ€" fer on questions of politics, business, creed, or race, but they recognized that it rested upon them to prove themselves worthy of the new day and to play their part as citizens of the worldâ€"empire, composed of the five free and united nations. ‘ The President, Mr. G. T. Irving, presided, and among those also preâ€" sent were Senator Jaffray, Hon. W. J Hanna, Mayor Oliver, Canon Cody, Mr. W. K. McNaught, M*P. P., Hon. Thos. Crawford, _ Col. G. T. Denison, Mr. J. A. Macdonald, Mr. A. F. Rutter, Hon. Dudley Carleton, â€" Mr. _ W. K. George, Mr. J. 8. Willison, Commodore C G. Marlatt, Mr. Frank Arnoldi, K. C., Mr. Wm.*Stone, Capt. G. Jeffreys, Mr.. R. M. Melville, Mr. W. P. Gundy, Mr. E. Bristol, M. P., Mr. G. .H. .D Lee. A letter regretting his «inability to ‘attend _ was received from Mr. G. H. Gooderham, M. P. P., President of the Exhibition. Lord Strathcona _ teleâ€" graphed from Winnipeg regretting that his engagements in the west prevented his acceptance of the club‘s invitation. The President also expressed regret for the absence of Sir James Whitney, who unfortunately had met with a slight acâ€" cident in the course of the fire at the Parliament buildings. In his absence the address he had prepared was read by the Hon. W. J. Hanna. T B TD NE n . 40 ud On the wall opposite Lord Charles were lined partiâ€"colored flags in the same combination _ as those which years ago floated from the high masts of Nelson‘s Victory and gave to the British race _ a ‘watehword and â€" a motto. Quite a _ naval _ atmosphere _ was given to the banquet by the decoraâ€" tions. On every table arose tall flowâ€" ¢r stands modeled after the fighting tops of the modern man of war, while flowers were also placed in miniaâ€" ture barbettes from which grinned the dwarf presentments of naval guns. mc aiiias 1 P & 5 P 1 In characteristic phraseology _ he pointed out that ‘"when another naâ€" tion is increasing its defensive powers beyond the proportion demanded by its coast line and mercantile marine, it is time for us to keep our eyes skinned." Toronto: despatchâ€"The Toronto Naâ€" tional Club banqueted Lord _ Charles Beresford last night. In his speech he again and again emphasized his _ conâ€" tention that the maintenance of the empire depended upon the keeping of its trade routes inviolate, and to do this it was éssential that an Imperial fleet should be maintained which should be supreme on every sea. The part which the overseas domix:ons should take in the bearing of the burden was for themâ€" selves to decide, but he was convinced from the loyalty which he had seen exâ€" pressed in Canada during his visit that this country, at any rate, would not be fol'md wanting. _ Speech by Lord Beresford at Torâ€" onte Canadian Club Banguet. Be Supreme on Sea and Keep Trade FLEET FOR EACH COLONY. f Routes Oper. &« A. Macdonald on Canada‘s Place THE ADMIRAL‘S SPEECH. in the Empire. lrse of the fire at the ings. In his absence the prepared was read by Hanna. ATo io Aimiac o ie Cc ie m cngd c 009 London, Sept. 6.â€"The eight suffragâ€" ettes who were arrested or Aug 19 in Downing street in connection with the picketing of Premier Asquith‘s Tesidence, were sentenced toâ€"day to pay fines of $10 each or apend seven days in the Bow street jail. They gave notice of appeal, on the g;mmd that all subjects of the King ve the right to approach the sovereign through his Ministers, and in endeavorâ€" ing to interview the Premier they were ‘mierely exercising these rights,. ~ > lwh Eight Suffragettes Appeal Their Cases in London. Nineteen Persous Hurt, Two Fatally While in Hay Wagon. of the component nations have its own flag, but let the old Jackâ€"â€"(‘There the old beggar, is blowing out," he said. pointing to an ensign streaming in the breeze)â€""represent the empire, one and indivisible." Chegre again broke out at the conâ€" clusion of Lord Charles‘ address, ‘ and the procéédings terminated with the singing of "God Save the King." Williamsbmg, Pa., Sept .6.â€"Nincteen persons were severely injured, two probâ€" ably fatally, last night when a hay wagâ€" on in which they were being taken to a corn roast was struck by a freight enâ€" gine at the St. Claire crossing of the Williamsburg branch of the Pennsylâ€" vania Railroad. _ Dorothy Henderson and Edna Snively, of this place, were caught in the upset wagon and dragged a great distance. Both were injured inâ€" ternally, and their condition is critical. The seventeen others, all young women wnd men, were . painfully cut and bruised Once again he pointed out, that imâ€" perial defence did hnot meai imperial aggrandizement, btit it did mean that they must be prepared to attack. There was too much talk of hurting the susâ€" ceptibilities of other nations. "When you talk about hurting the susceptiâ€" bility of a nation you begin to lose its respect. Fancy ‘standing in the ring and saying to a man, ‘I don‘t want to hurt your susceptibility.. _ Why, he would give you a black eye in the first minute." _ Real. security had to be backed by physical strength, and they had seen within a year how â€" treaties could be torn up and flung to the winds. In conclusion the Admirai pleaded for the cultivation of patriotism. Let each On the other hand, the,cruisers of the sister nations would have the adâ€" vantage of the experience of the old country in naval affairs. "I believe," he said, "that the principle is sound that it will unite the empire more, and certainly make its defence more effecâ€" tive if we did go to war. It is the same as having a policeman on the beat. It is no use the policeman going to bed and then when a burglar comes ringing him up. The man‘s away with the swag by that time." . » "If the Dominions do decide to have cruisers, they can be easily arranged. It will consolidate the empire more to have standardized eruisers and repairâ€" ing stations. You can have four on the east coast and three on the west coast. and those on the west coast can change with the Channel fleet in times of training and so get to know each other better. We should find that the overâ€" seas dominions could teach us someâ€" thing. That would give the needle to the old country and she‘d wake up a bit." Proceeding, he said: "I see it is sugâ€" gested that the dominions should have cruisers of their own. If that is so I can orlly say that it is an excellent suggestion. The difficulty you will enâ€" counter is in the training of your men. Any dominion can hire its defence, but it cannot buy its experience and disâ€" cipline, and all that is necessary in time of war to make a manâ€"ofâ€"war effective. TORONTO Then for a moment he touched upon the feeling of a man of experience on the horrible results of war. _ Proceedâ€" ing, he said it was not his desire, and indeed it would be impertinent for him to do so, to offer any advice as to what Canada should do. For a public man to voice any such utterance would be to greatly harm and probably nullify the objects of the governments which were conferring on this important matâ€" ter. He declared his faith in the conâ€" tinuance of the unity of the empire. SHOULD HAVE THEIR OWN CRUISEKS. + THE PRESENT CONDITION. "What is the crisis?" he asked. _ "It is that we have got it into our heads that our fleet in the near future would not be in the unassailable position which we demand it should be." He was a practical man, and supremacy, to his mind, could only mean a suâ€" preme position on every ocean, proâ€" tecting all trade routes. With only four weeks‘ food in Britain they could realize what an interruption of seaâ€" borne trade would mean. Jt is not the actual danger, to the ships, but shippers would not ship, for they were the most nervous (qiss of men, who perspired from the time they did ship until they got the telegram of arrival. It would mean that stocks and securities of all kinds would tumbie down to zero. "Why risk such a thing at all?" he asked. "What does it matter having a few too many battleships as long as it makes it so that you will not have war ?" STRUCK BY TRAIN. it was necessary for thc!i:wfavliée; their eves skinned. > to sleep. She will wake up; she is not the blind, blithering, silly old country she is supposed to be." If they did not wake up, then the time wourid come when they would gm'l it impossible to extend their lhié)- wilding programme, in response . to the efforts of nb!’her nations, because the slips would not be clear. 1t was exactly the position of the manufacâ€" turer who recognized the advantage of having a little extra plant when a rush came. _ Every country had the right to build for its de{enee, but when that building was out of proâ€" portion to the coast line and merâ€" cantile marine, then it was the emâ€" pire‘s business to take note, and without threats or hysterical shouting to be prepared. The British navy in proportion to its mercantile marine was maintained at a cost of £2.17 per tor: That of a neighboring nation cost £6.17 per ton, and when they saw a nation paying such & high rate: of insurance for its mercantile marine ‘ ."1 must say," he proceeded, "that at the present moment the overseas dominions have appreciated the danâ€" ger of the bresenf crisis more than with the gl_’diaili_nt;;'._ but and when men were needed she had sent them. FINED $10 EACH. and has accepted the appointment of brigadierâ€"gencâ€" ..] in charge of the adminâ€" istration of the Bcottish command. He will leave Canada in a few weeks, to asâ€" sume his rew and important post in Sceotland. Sir John came to Canada with Earl Grey over four years ago, and has been one of the most generally popular and carhle secretaries to vice,, royalty in the history of Rideau Hall. Before coming to Canada, he served with his regiment in India, in Burma and in the Soudan and South Africa camâ€" Sixtyâ€"nine entirely new varieties o roses were shown at a recent French ex hibition. _ Anpual Report of the Inland Reâ€" Ottawa, Sopt, 6.â€"The annual repors of the Inland Revenue Department for the last fiscal years shows a considerâ€" able falling off in the production of spirits and in the consumption of tobacâ€" co, due, doubtless, to the financial strinâ€" gency and the consequent economizing of liquor and tobacco users. The quanâ€" tity of spirits produced _ during the twelve months was 5,176,048 gallons, a decrease of 1,673,715 gallons, or about 25 per cent. as compared with the preâ€" vious fiscal year. The foreign demand for Canadian distillery products also fell off, the quantity exported being 311314 gallons, a decrease of 101545 gallons. The excise revenue was $15,048,589, a deâ€" crease of $929,073. The number of cigars taken for consumption during the year was 192,105,371, as compared with 200,â€" 133,255 in 1907, The number of cigarâ€" cttes manufactured last year was 356, 189,380, a decrease from the previous paigns, and was mentioned in deapatches for distinguished services. _ He was knighted last year on the occasion of the Quebec tercentenary | celebration. In South Africa he was military secreâ€" Ottawa, Sept. 6.â€"Colonel Sir John Hanbury Williams. military secretary to his Exceliency the Govyg»â€"norâ€"General, has been offered by the British War Office "The Government will take steps to proceed with the reconstruction of the damaged portion of the buildings _ at onee," was the statement of Sir James Whitney to the newspapermen who interviewed him at the close of the special Cabinet meeting held yesterday afternoon to consider matters relative to the conflagration at the Provincial Parliament buildings. _ "In doing so," continued the Premiecr, "a fireproof roof will be placed on the damaged part of the building, and the question of extendâ€" ing this system of roofing over the enâ€" tire structure will be considered. nburyâ€"Williams to be Brigadierâ€" General in Scottish Command. LESS WHISKEY. FINE POST. venue Department. of