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16 Oi [ill M _.','"":'"."',',', THE MEDITERRANEAN TO SHIPS WITHOUT LICENSE al steamers Ers/ "tects, case In _ lw patch from London says: The no: Post gives prominence to tt man.” hy a correspondent that V Mediterranean be declared tt 'C J sea and that no ship be allowed Mule there without a license from tl Enrento naval authorities. Thu step should be token, the cor- -p.-ndent argues, in an eftort to mm: Teutonic submarines, which, declares, are kept supplied with . yrax'isions and torpedoes by neu- tt freighta outside. Buckwheat-Nominal, car lots, " to We, according to freight: outside. Rye--No. 1 commercial, 86 to tne; ”jetted, 70 to 80c, according to sum- Hawk's. Toronto, Dec. 14.--huttitoU wheat, Lew crop-No. 1 Northern. $12256; io. 2. 51.20%; No. 3, 81.16%, on track lake ports, immediate shipment. Manitoba oats-No. 2 U.W.. 5the, luminal. on track lake ports. American corn-No. 3, new, 76e, on Hack Toronto. Canadian eorn---No. 2 yellow, old, 13c. nominal, on track Toronto. Ontario oats, new "op-No. '3 white, 37 to We; commercial oats, 36 b, 38¢, according to heights outside. Ontario wheat-No. 2 Winter. per nu- lot, 99c to $1.02; slightly sprout- d and tough, according to sample. 96 lu 9th", sprouted, smutty and tough, nmnling to sample, 80 to 90c. Peas- -N0. 2, nominal. per ear lots, $rr, mmplc peas. according to sam- ple, $150 to $1.75. Hurley "ralting barley, 57 to 60e; Semi barley. 5]) to 55c, according to A slesrateh from Washington says: In three different directions Great Britain has given evidence of a de- sire to plmte the American Govern- ment by a loosening of her restric- tions against American commerce. Ambassador Page " London and the British Embassy in Washington Normal the State Department of a heisiun o., Great Britain against the mum: 0mm q "s' ". 'nltlihaamiIysrh'nis Imperial Government Has Decided to Allow Them to Pass Through British Lines in France Markets of the World ProNoats. Hum». 1.0112 clear. .155".- to 16e 1' lb. m vase lots. ITtuttg---Medium, H- tr. .8c; do., heavy, 14% to 15e; :ls. 1.315- to 16e; breakfast bacon, to 2.'le; backs. plain. N to '26e; n" less backs. 26 to 27e. f.arur--T'he market is tirmi pure ,.1_ tabs, Me; compound, pails, lee. Business in Montreal. Montreal, Dee. 14.--Oats, No. 2 ..| white, “Mac: No. 4 local white, no. Barley, Man. feed, 66e; malt- 4.6.123“ Buckwheat-No. 2, 8tie. >1", Man. Spring wheat patents, "3, $6.50; seeonds, $6; strong bak- -. $3.80; Winter patents, choice, 3": straight rollers, 85.50 to GM; 40., bags, $2.60 to $2.70. Haul mats, barrels, $5.15 to $5.25; has. 90 lbs.. $2.35 to $2.45. Bran l Shm‘ts $23. Middlings. 829 to l Muuillio, $30 to $32. Hay, No. a ton, car lots. $19 to $19.50. . tinest Westerns. 11% to lite; _ t tnstcrns. 171i to 17m. But- IL- xu-ct creamery, 33li, to Met x ir, 3I'i, to 32e. Elms. fresh. 50 "or, 84e " H te hall Ontari amp! shipment. ., - m “a" Millnreu, car lots, delivered Mont- ul rt'eifrttsrBrtry, peg-“gm. $28; M iu '" lot , Han Suggested to at Once End the German Submarine Menace bags l'nited it ‘clect Live Stock Markets. v. Dec. 14.-Butehers' cattle, 175 to $8.15; do., good, 0.50; do.. medium, $7.25 to I, common, $5.50 to $6; bulls, choice, $6.75 to $7.25; p1 cr't, Creamery, 33% to Met JI 'i, to Me. Eggs. fresh, 50 lethal, 33c: No. 1 stock, 30c; ck, 27 to 28e. Potatoes. per his. $1.30 to $1.40. Dress- abattoir killed, $13.50 to Pork, heavy Canada short s., 35 to 45 pieces. $28 to 1anada short cut back, bbls.. nieces. $27 to $27.50. Lard, i. tierees, 375 lbs., 11%c; x. 20 lbs. net, 12bie; pure, rrrlbs., “Vac; pure, wood 0 ', at Country Product -Fresh dairy, 28 b, Me; in- ?. to 24e; creamery prints, 38 "lid, 31".; to 82e. stomp. M to Me per dozen; If. to 86e; new-laid, 43 to 45e, De M, a flour-First patents, $6.20; second patents, $5.70; strong bakers', $5.50, Toronto. hour--New Winter. " wcording to 53mph. V sci; Toronto heights in bags, " ay, 06 td 5., 14% et, 16e States Marketa. Dec. 14.--Wheat-De .; May, $1.12%. Cash 81.13%; No. 1 North- $1.11%;No. 2 North- $1.08'/1. Corn-No. 8 We. Oats-No. 8 white, Huur and bran un- No. 1 Northern, Northern, $1.08%; hard, $t.10% Decem- May, 31.12%. Lin- n 1 L-Wheat-No. 1 M. $2.06 .' 10. %; Decem- -midtiiirtis, pér (our, per bag, 20 in in m "A shoritirmfago one of our largest transports, carrying 6,000 troops, ran close to a Greek ship which was in the act of supplying oil to an enemy submarine " Tunis, whilr op an- other occasion I suspicious oil tanker was close by when one of our trans- ports was sunk, and later was seen exchanging signals with the tmbtttttr- ine." "Greek ships are probably the worst offenders," says the correspgndentf To err is human; to fail to profit by your mistakes is still more so. "Just as the grey dawn was break- ing he asked me to lay his rifle by him, and, after I had done so, he pulled me down by his side, and I just managed to hear him say, 'Bill, I'm on the road now. I can hear someone sounding the great challenge, “Holt, who comes there?"' With a tremendous effort, he staggered up, and, in a terrible voice, shouted, 'An Englishman, who did his duty.' Shall I ever forget that scene! The grey dawn breaking in the east, and over all an ineffable peace seemed to reign. The only sound to be heard was an aeroplane that was just going over our lines and the drone of its propellov." . -- There's room at the top for more men than can stick there. "After I had made him as' comfort- able as I could, on an old overcoat, and lit a cigarette for. him," says Corporal Buckland's letter, "he start- ed to talk over the times we had had together in different parts of the world. He did not last long, though. 'Wm handing in my cheeks, old man," said the wounded man , as they regained the British lines, "and all the doctors in the world can't save me." From "Somewhere in Flanders" Comes This Stirring Letter. The calm heroism with which Eng- lishmen face death at the front is described by Corporal W. Buckland of the Meerut Division, Indian Expe- ditionary Force, in a letter to a friend in the South Notts Hussars. He tells how his comrade, by falling over a German trip wire near one of the enemy's listening posts in Flan- ders, brought a fusilade upon both of them, the comrade being mortally wounded. The German purpose is said to be to frustrate the export of copper from the famous Rio Tinto mines to the al.. lied countries. Since the command of the sea passed to the allies the Rio Tinto mine has been the scene of un- usual activity. It is hated that German money to the extent of $500,000 is being sent to the district for the purpose of sabot- age. Barcelona is named as the head- quarters of the plot, which in its ramifications bears a resemblance to the conspiracies recently unearthed in the United States. A (Inspatch from London says: El Radical, a prominent Spanish newspaper, claims that extensive German plots to destroy railway lines, bridges and tunnels in the Province of Huclva (in South-western Spain, north of Cadiz, and close to the Portu- guese frontier) have just come to light, the scheme being to wreck en- tenprises connected with or owned by the allies. GERMAN PLOTTERS FOILED IN SPAIN Barcelona Headquarters of (lung Who Hoped to Impede Allies. Montreal, Dee. 14.---Choiee steers. $7.50 to $7.75; good, " to $7.25; medium, $5.50 to $6.50; butchers cows, $4.50 to $6.25; bulls, $5 to $6.50 per.cwt. Canning stock-Cows, $3.25 to $3.50; bulls, $4 to $4.50 per cwt. Sheep and lambs-Ontario lambs, $9.50; quebec, $9 to $9.25; sheep, $5.75 to $6.50 per cwt. Calves ---Milk-fed stock, 8 to 9e; grass-fed, 4 to 7e per lb. Hogs-Selected lots, $9.50 to $9.75 per cwt., weighed off cars 9’ -"r Y' n: yvuua, “In, sum-nus, ¢u.ao to $5.75; do., common, " to $4.50 feeders, good, $6.50 to $8.75; stock- ers, 700 to 900 lbs., $6 to 86.75; can- ners and cutters, $3 to $4.60; milk, crs, choice, each, $75 to $100; do., common and medium, each, 335 to $60; swingers, $50 to $130; light ewes, $6.50 to $7.25; sheep, heavy, $5.2,5 to $6; do., bucks, $3 to $4.50; yearling lambs, $7 to $7.75; spring lambs, cwt., $9.60 to $10.26: calves, medium to choice, $6.50 to 510; do., common, $4 to $4.50; hogs, fed and wat_ered, $_9 ty $9.16. action of the British Admiralty courts in eommandeeHntr the Ameri., can steamers Hocking and Genessee. The British Ambassador informed Counsellor Polk that Great Britain has decided to permit German-made dyestuffs, for which there is a crying demand in this country, to come through the British lines to the United States. do., ttood bulls, $5.75 to $6.25; do., rough bulls, $4.75 to $5.25; butchers' cows, choice, $6.50 to $6.75; do., goof; it). to_$6.25; do., medium, $5.25 HOW A BRITON DIED It is stated that the captured staff included two generals, one being a division commander, seven tstaff offi- cers and several Red Cross physi- cians. One colonel was killed in at- tempting to escape. TWO ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BY FIRE By this time the other division of the scouting party had returned and searched the mansion, which proved to be a division staff headquarters, and secured valuable papers. The whole incident took place in less than 15 minutes. With their prisoners the scouts be, gun to retire. The German cavalry- men meanwhile had reformed and at- tempted to cut " the RuSsian retreat. The prisoners were sent back under convoy, however, and the retreat cov- cred by the bulk of the scouts, who also succeeded in returning to the Russian lines with small losses. A despatch from Amsterdam says: Two German aeroplanes, manoeuv- ring over Ellfrbruek recently, were in head-on cbllision at a height of several hundred feet, and dropped to earth, their four occupants being _ . . I 7,A_I_.I-A cuxun, mu... -7..- - _ killed. The gasolene tanks exploded, playing streams of flame over the falling aircraft. The bodies of the four men were burned beyond recog- four men A rush for the doors of the man- sion was made by ten Cossacks, and so quick was the progress of events that the German officers did not have time to secure their coats and furs before they were hustled outside. The Russians were ordered to fol- low on foot into the village. They came upon a large estate, and through the windows of the mansion made out the figures of German offi- cers. Half of the force of scouts made for the mansion, while the others continued their pursuit of the retreating troops. minutes later a German cavalry‘Soldiers Will be Examined There squadron galloped out of the village, instead Of ht followed by two companies of Austri- . an Landsturm troops. The Russians Quebec. meanwhile had dismounted, hiding A despateh from Ottawa says: A their horses and concealing them-inew arrangement has been made by selves. !General Hughes regarding the exam- The Germans and Austrians fell',ination and care of invalid soldiers into the ambush and became panie-iveturning to Canada. Hitherto they stricken when the Russians opened (have been sent in batches, when trans- fire, the Austrians running for theirlportation was convenient, to Quebec, lives and throwing down their rifles/where they have been examined by In the confusion the German eavalrv,lthe medical board of the department not knowing how large a force mightgand an official report upon their con- be opposing them, also retreated,idition made. many troopers falling under the Rus- Quebec has been the discharge sian five. depot for returned soldiers, and ar- The latter. soon came upon a Ger- man sentry, who gave the alarm. Ten minutes later a German cavalry squadron gallopcd out of the village, followed by two companies of Austri- an Landsturm troops. The Russians meanwhile had dismounted, hiding their horses and concealing thum- selves. Under cover of darkness, a small company of scouts worked its way past the German trenches towards the German base. Emerging from a wood, the scouts found themselves close to a village. They stopped and sent forward a reconnoitring party. Two German Generals and Seven Officers, Captured in Sortie. A despatch from Petrograd says: The entire staff of the eighty-second German army division was captured by Russian mounted scouts and brought as prisoners into the Rus- sian lines as the result of a daring night raid recently, according to un- official accounts, which have just been received. TAKE ENTIRE STAFF (hi ENEMY DIVISION Conflicting reports also come from Rumania. . On the lsonza front Italian artillery has reduced Gorizia to ruins, but apparently the Italians have not, as yet, been able to occupy the city. . On the Western front there has been renewed activity in some districts, the Germans htwing undertaken local offensive movements, apparently without any great significance. . . Austrian submarines have been active in the Adriatic and have done considerable damage to Italian ship- ping. Enemy submarines have also done some effective work in the Mediterranean. Apparently important events are impending, probably on all the battle fronts, and the next few week: should bring important news. forces. Serbia continues to be the chief war centre of interest. The invasion of Serbia has been Priffigni' g,',','; pleted and now Bulgarian and Austro-German forces are concentrating against the Fran}: and Brittatn kfeé which hold the line close to the frontier of Greece. While the Entente Allies probably _mll .? d'," J'd,',1",2' two to one, they may have the advantage in heavy artillery, which is already interfering with t e co tion of the enemy. . d The Serbian army, despite heavy losses, has escaped into Montenegro, joined the Montenegrin forces an united also with the Franco-British line, . in The outcome of the battle now impending will have an important bearing upon future developments the Balkans and possibly may decide the action of Rumania and Greece. . e The British Expeditionary Force, which reached to within a few miles of. Bagdad. has bee: some“?! tao,.,,'"',,',',',: to a strong position at Kut-el-Amarah. The British, however, effected the withdrawal success in Y a being reinforced. . . , . ' r Russian troops have been unofficially reported in Bulgaria, but the censorship has thrown a veil ove operations. . . . , . , t 1 Greece is procrastinating and, apparently, still negotiating with the Entente Allies and the Cen ra I The object of the new arrangement 1has been to obviate any delay of the iinvalids at Quebec. Recently a batch 'of 700 soldiers were kept at Quebec {for a week, and as some of the men frame from British Columbia they 'were long in reaching their homes. ;The reason for the delay was the ne- cessary examinations to discover what (the physical condition of the soldiers Hvas. On this examination depended the questions of pay and pensions. ‘By having the examinations done at Liverpool or on the way out there 'will be no necessity for the men going 'to Quebec at all. When they reach iSt. John, N.B., they will entrain at tonne for their homes, or the con- !valeseent homes as the case may be. "Say, Jack, why so sad?” "Asked the governor for Ko to par my tailor to-day and I received the rcceipted bin." A despatch from Amsterdam says: Fort Cogncleo, one of the most im- portant features of the otd defences of Namur, Belgium, has been com- pletely destroyed by an explosion, according to the newspaper Echo de Belge. The explosion is said to have caused the death of 80 German sol- diers. EIGHTY Further, instead of sending men home irregularly as heretofore, they will be sent weekly, and come 150 at a time. However, the discharge depot will be Liverpool after this. The medi- cal board of the Militia Department will go to Liverpool, and returning soldiers will be examined there or on the way across the ocean. Medical officers will travel on every vessel carrying Canadian soldiers. Quebec has been the discharge depot for returned soldiers, and ar- rivals have been dispositioned as speedily as possible. DISCHARGE DEPOT MOVED TO ENGLAND A Router despatch from Petrograd: says: "A telegram from Teherani says that the Russian Legation is in-) formed that the Russian troops have' gained a victory in the direction oi"I Hamadan, defeating a force consist; ing of 500 cavalry, infantry and in-l RUSSIANS ROUT IlNJltilliti'IS IN MARCH TOWARD TEHERAN Several Hundred Turkish and German Mercenaries Killed in Battle in Persia , GERMANS DIE; NUII'R FORT EXPLODES Plan Went Askew. .‘un-M, cat. "At the beginning of the war," he continues, "the allies thought that aeroplanes and anti-aircraft guns would be suMeient. But what the Zeppelins have done is known to the world, and it is also known that Arthur Balfour said recently in the House of Commons that England was [building rigid dirigibles to meet the isituation imposed by the Zeppelin -raids. The ascent of aeroplanes at fnight to search out and attack Zeppe- llins has proved most dangerous. Numbers of aviators in Ens0nd, France and Russia have been killed in making night landings. Moreover, when the aeroplanes appear the Zep- pelins rise to a great height and force the planes to exhaust their fuel in 'clirnbing after them. These jump to l 10,000 to 12,000 feet, subject the aerozi l "English and French aviators rtate vthat the Zeppelins easily elude them (at night-even when there is u b "tttht lmoonlight. The British thought the 'Zeppelins would pot come on moon- llight nights; bu't they did twice and got away unharmed." Many a man who runs for an sftiee doesn't seem to get anywhere. plane to mdchine " tirc/tiii,' speed away." "But England has been awakened. She knows the game now. She has learned that airships must be sought with airships. She is preparing, in the light of what the war has taught her, to meet the menace in the right way. She is building rigid dirigibles. When the raiders come she will not be helpless." It was because they had no airships to spare that they stopped these visi- tations this fall. Now they are nearly ready again to strike repeated blows-to cross the Channel in force, aithey must do to create the amount of terror they desire. A despaceh from New Yorks says: "l believe there will be another Zep- pelin attack on London within 60 days," says Thomas R. MacMechin. aeronautical engineer and president of the Aeronautical Society of America. He recently returned from England. He continues: “When the raid does come. it will bc'bi kor than anything that has none begun and will be re- peated night New night. The Ger- mans will profiOiy send at least ten Zeppelins. They are now gathering a Beet so large that they can afford to risk the loss of four or five in a raid. When the Zeppelins Come Again they Will Get it Warmer Reception Than Heretofore. LONDON B READY M THE RAIDERS surgent gendarmerie and 1,200 Ger- man and Turkish mercenaries, of whom a large number were killed or wounded. The Russian troops have occupied an important position near the town of Aveh, about 60 miles north-east of Ramadan. from which they are pursuing their offensive." A despatch from Paris says: Not'5lyno.iid'_ only has the German advance in efrectivr!y t Chatttpatrne, which resulted in the an',','::'.,'."),) t capture of French kdvanced positions ‘ ed by “h. t, south of St. Soupiet and at the Butte chamber, i do Bouain, been stopped, but the Emu-gee. Germans are being driven out of the Fort Com position occupied. end the French portqnt fett [um are tinventing them front or- at Namur, 1 uniting e ground taken. A Ger- tte."'? a man munition depot was exploded Beta. The south of St. Bouplet. flamed the t On the road have": loye nnd.diera. l Even the war-time freight t'tttr.s on "the Great Lakes and on the Atlantic cannot prevent the Western agricul- turiét from coming into his own. With wheat around $1 a bushel on the {Winnipeg Grain Exchange, and laround 90 cents as far West us Sas- lkatoon, farming pays handsomely. (new lpecialiy when wheat runs, as it does y this year, from 30 to 50 bushels to the inn-e, and even better than that. Ex- itravazant estimates of what it costs Ito produce a bushel of grain have been published by the Saskatchewan Government, and repeated in Eastern papers. The prairie farmer. who is " once industrious and sciontifie in his methods, is by long odds the most fortunately placed citizen of Canada. .He attains to a position of economic {independence more readily than the laveragc city dweller. Thousands of leases may be cited to prove this state- ment, and but for the presence of at certain proportion of poor farmers. some of whom will never succeed any- where, it would never have been chaL l lenged. But this is no reason why the I . . . . . lprame attriculturists should not have adequate shipping facilities, cheap ‘freight rates, rural credits, and what- ever else will go to increase their (il/i',',,',',')",, and productiveness. The cities of the plains, like the cities of Ontario, have still to pay for several years of rash speculation in real estate. and they will not get back to normal conditions on the strength of one year's exceptional harvest. They have been over-extended, over-built French Artillery Effectually i'revcnts Germans. . From Organizing Positions DRIVE ENEMY FROM TlllilKfilis IN t'il.lhltPh(N DISTRICT l Earlier in the season The Grain Growers' Guide, which has always pulled a poor mouth on behalf of the Western agriculturist, made the fol- lowing statement: "Aeeording to the last Dominion Census report there are 204,140 farms in Manitoba, Sas- katchewan and Alberta. The esti- mated value of these principal grain crops alone would give each farmer in Western Canada on income this year of nearly $1,700. In New York State the average income per family is under $600. The Western Canadian farmer is in a better position finan- cially than any other class in this dis- trict. The fall of 1914 saw a gemral "itthtening of credits. Less material iwas probably sold to the farmer, but ‘collcctions were closer and mortgages were reduced or wiped off completely. As a result the country districts faced 1916 with less encumbrance of debt than formerly, and if the 1916 crop' harvests as promised, the farmer of the Canadian prairies is the best logi- ' cal object ot the advertiscr's ytt) tion from the Great Lakes to tlwl, Pacifie Oecan." This optimistic fore-l east has been realized beyond all ex-l pectations, and the buying power of ' the prairie population must expand; accordingly. Western authorities es-l timate that prairie farmers will this’ year put $150,000,000 in the bunk af-l ter meeting their existing liabilities.! As for the future, we are told that I there is already trufficient moisture in l the ground to assure a good crop for I next season. ", Despite inequalities of returns for two years past, the farmers of Quebec and Ontario are better off than at any previous time since Confederation. The despatch of troops to the front and extensive munition orders make it pretty certain that the unemploy- ment problem will not attain serious proportions during the coming win- ter. As for the Prairie Provinces, the splendid prices received for last year's crop and the unprecedented abundance of this year's yield have combined to place the people of the plains in an exceptional position. They do not yet realize the extent of their good for., tune. They have two or three crops in place of one crop for 1915. Prac- tically all over the three Provinces the harvest has been phenomenal. In many districts the yield per acre has been amazingly high, and hundreds of farmers will be wealthy from this year's labors alone. Winnipeg hank clearings have risen to $59,000,000 for a single week-a new high record. 1 tory. The application of "ieatitie methods to onleultunl end agricul- tural settlement has Broncht results. War contracts keep the industrial centres busy, and in the coal mining regions there is some fear that the labor supply may fell below the de- mand. Though a good many men hive gone to the war. current bank statements refUet a progressive accu- mulation of deposits. Down by the sea, as elsewhere in Canada, the gen- eral practice of shrift has produced concrete benefits, and the burden of patriotic and relief funds in cheer- fully borne. l-‘ro- mu my New.. tad war-paved. We “a - 'tions have been anon-oi h (ha - There are evidence. of 1r-httrlorrmestt of public with; has. an commercinlactivltylllldmDru-Inotconinginastmlyaohhflil porous conditions all over the Domln- of the boom, am an m ion. T1yeterttfrtettd,r.e.duced, end lone ratepayers It" the real estate boom and the 1t!ueruimopeaud, but there I. lied. dan- quent reaction which have "lietU ger thnt any considerable IMF!“ the rest of Caulk. Nova Scotla. ity will be unable to pay the lnteresti New Brunswick and Prim 1t1ty1l/e its bonds. Western citiea and] Island are probably more proapcrous i share the growing prosperity of the to-day than ever before in their his-Ingriculturel communities which luf- tory. The application of "ientlfic i round them. Three transcontinental methods to "rieuiturul and "rieul- railways furnish abundant trim- tural settlement has Brought results. tation facilities and, given a tttdB- War contracts keep the industrial ciently aggressive immigration “I centres busy, and in the coal mining land settlement policy, the country be- regions there is some fear that the tween the Lake at the Woods and the labor supply may fall below the de- Rocky Mountains will surprise the mand. Though I ttood many men world by its productivity and by in have gone to the war, current bank rapid accumulation of wealth. There statements reflect a progressive nocu- is no reasonable basis for skepticism mulntion of deposits. Down by the as to the great future in store for sea. as elsewhere in Canada, the gen- both rural and urban communities ont eral practice of shrift has produced_ the plains. Fun Tor-ah Daily New; ONTARIO ARCHIVES 8asiaessrhiiahintUg, ELI-"'11:; GlisGiim in uid to but“ {muted the death of 80 Ger-an "h' Fort Cogneloo, one of the most im-, Tt'f, features of the old defenees, It Imur, has Been destroyed by an explosion, “cording to the Ppt. d9) Montdidier, the French nrtillory twed effectively on a German battery near Duncourt. Mine fighting, in which I putty of German workers were buri. ed by the explosion of I French minty chamber, is reported from Les. '!jparees. , has a fine list of haulc honors, and it is worthy of note, as showing their. fighting qualities, that not " single reserviat failed to join the colors when called upon to do so on the outbreak of the Inn South African War, and that throughout the campaign not a solitary oifieer ot' man surrendered to the enemy. E Hon. W. T. White has said that nationally the Dominion is getting rich despite the war. The president :of the Canadian Bank of Commerce Qhas expressed the opinion that the .year's ftetd crops should mean general orottperity of a solid character. Eht, perts in agriculture declare that they will exceed in value the crops of any previous year by not less than 8250.- An0,000. If Canada stands the strait. 'of world-conflict so well, we are sure- ly safe in predicting that when the people's energies are re-directed to Ahe industries of peace we shall " tain to new high levels of production Nor need the period of readjustmenf at the clone of the war be at all pro- Ilonged if timely preparations an ittttuie with a view to the fullest polai ible use of the great transportation [and industrial machine with which the country is already equipped. We should secure a preferred share of the vast sums which will he spent on ma iteriala for the rebuilding of Belgium Eund Northern France. A greatly in» {creased agricultural population it [most urgently needed. and to the set. 'ting of this additional population the ‘Dominion and Provincial Govern- ments must devote as much energy in: they can spare from the prosecution 301' a war without a final nnd complete victory in which every othvr cotisid oration is so negligible As n. I... scarcely worth a thought. L, and revisited w fight against th Army. In 1633 the properly constitute of the British Am First Royal Regimi the Kings of France, t was formed in the Ninth was constantly recvuite, land. In 1525 it was set] to attend the Coromiur, I.. and revisited the cou cussing the (mow the oldest regime Army. That hon, cheater Chroniclt Royal Scots (Lt Originally the "t the Kings of Fra was formed in the le I British Columbia has perhapa felt, the depraaaion and the war more at. JIU'; than any other part of m: ;In Vancouver the real eatate crane reached its moat extravagant develor' innit and there has been a cone!” pending reaction. Men, who count“: themselves wealthy two years an: _have lost their all if the loan co.-,t panics care to close them out, and, the story of their misfortune la noth- .inc short of tragical. It is felt, 'iii';.! ever, that the worst is now being al of the collapse. One hears that Eur. Iiah capital is already picking up bar.. gains. and it must not be forgotten' that the bottom cannot fall out of a Province which Sir Edmund Walker once described as potentially the rich. est in Canada. Its timber, its coal, its silver, gold, copper, zinc and iror deposits, Its agricultural areas and its fisheries give it a variety of resources' perhaps not found within an area ot, equal size anywhere else in the work“ The great bulk of these Vast anseta' still remain in possession of the, Crown, and with the additional trunk, portation facilities furnished by the, two new transcontinental railways," which have been completed across the mountains since the war began, the Pacific Coast Province must be re garded as only beginning to "unite." These railways render extensive new areas on the coast and in the interior readily accessible from the outside world, and with the return of peace the development of the country should be materially accelerated. BRITAIN'S "L0Es'l' [Hut-IMI-INT M any mm correspom the uucsti rs! regime Roy Honor Rt‘nlr With the II Scots Ment ti s my thint k'utti tl whiet M