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*4 the lie ma las All Proposals Are Rejected by Both Sides. But the present significance to Canâ€" ada of the Hudson Bay railroad lies not in its attractions as a grain carâ€" mer through Canada‘s far northern ::ewny. but in the fact that with its elopment has come the opening upl of a hitherto unknowz mineral proâ€" perty of vast wealth Around the hudl of Lake Winnipeg. For history has yepeated itself here. The building of what was to be a grain carrying railâ€"] roadâ€"the Temiskaming and Northern‘ Ontarioâ€"from North Bay, on Lake, Nipissing, up into the country aroun-l" Lake Temiskamingâ€"resulted in the discovery and development of the big; wilver mines at Cobalt and the gold’ mines at Porcupine. While the atienâ€"} tion of all North America has been| turned to the batileficlds of Europe,! the building of the Hudson Bay railâ€"i road to carry grain to Europe, via; Hudson Bay, has reaulted in the (Iis-‘ covering “il partial opening up of a: new mmineral district of first import-i ance in Northern Manitoba. | While a searching investigation of the resources of New Manitoba wasl being made with a view to esiimating U. S. SOFT COAL Largest of Shells Driven STRIKE CONTINUES Through Thickest of Plate Through this new district civilizaâ€" tion is reaching out to historie Hudson Bay, for the Hudson Bay division of the Canadian Government railways from The Pas, on the Saskatchewan River, to Port Nelson, on the western shore of the bay, is now approaching completion. This new division will be 424 miles long. Its main object will be to provide an alternative or optional goute for the products of the prairies to Great Britain. At the present time the bulk of the shipments go via! Montreal. Winnipeg is 600 miles nearâ€" ®r to Port Nelson than to Montreal, whereas for all points to the north and west of Winnipegâ€"and this in-! gludes almost the entire fertile beltâ€", the distance in favor of Port Nelson Is greater, It is estimated that the Hudson Bay route will mean an averâ€"; age shortening of a thousand miles beâ€" bween the wheat fields and Liverpool. In other words, wheat can be landed at Nelson as cheaply as at Fort Wilâ€" Old Hudson Bay and New Manitoba;| the possibilities of their development wheat for Europe via the former and in connection with furnishing local | nd and silver for the world out of tonnage for the railway, samples of | latter. | quartz containing flecks of free gold This is the news which, when the were found at Beaver Lake, 140 miles | cold weather breaks with the coming Northwest, in 1913. A small rush folâ€" of spring, will start a new rush into lowed. Then, in August, 1914, better the great Canadian Northwest. This indications of the precious metal were is the promise which has turned the found at Herb Lake, and only the outâ€" thoughts of prospectors, wheat growâ€"| break of the war killed what would ers, investorsâ€"men of pioneer inâ€" "@ve been a genvine boom. In the stinctsâ€"toward the new 178,.100 summer of 1915 Flinâ€"Flon was disâ€" vmrt sallas slh Lewntactea tss clunth/row tw . COYERE with an ore body which has stinctsâ€"toward the new 178,100 square miles of territory tacked on to the northern boundary of the province of Manitoba by the Domtmion Governâ€" ment in 1912. This is the news which, when the eold weather breaks with the coming of spring, will start a new rush into the great Canadian Northwest. This is the promise which has turned the thoughts of prospectors, wheat growâ€" ers, investorsâ€"men of pioneer inâ€" WHAT THE NEW HUDSON‘S BAY im»1. . RAKLWAY MEANS TO CANADA lInger, then on the secoud, and on the third, whore it has reâ€" »d. The Romans, with whom the ing ring really originated, chose fourth finger because they beâ€" 1 a nerve went from it direct to eart. 1 the Domir st m\ : of th t} there e Fuel 2 id Quebe attention al situat Wedding Ring Finger x ec n M n \ 27 / supp of M i off of ig the announc Washington, M Bby c<olLYyâ€" MMKig For4or TO LET THE CAT OUT so 1 SUPPOSE TLL HAVE To O ittle ition in conférence rators of Onâ€" 1 a statement eravity of the d urginge the 1 policy. On then on the second. and Wa ‘w developâ€" e called atâ€" had anticiâ€" ght not be is or onerâ€" t the gold| Fur bearing animals, for which the atienâ€"‘ Hudson Bay for centuries has been has been noted, exist in the territoriee surâ€" ( Europe,‘ rounding the whole bay. Polar bears Bay railâ€"| and Arctic foxes may be encountered ropc, Yia) anywhere north of Churchill. Black i the disâ€", hears, wolves and moose are common x up of a‘ in the country around the southern t importâ€"| part of James Bay, and smaller aniâ€" | mals, such as the otter, beaver, marâ€" wation of, tin, fisher, mink, ermine, lynx and toba w:n'wo!verino exist in â€" great â€" numbers siimating" throughout the Hudson Bay country. ne A. Ma gton most Id be P yar © @3 /. hC boirâ€" CY L l . a, promar s NELAEEE : Country Produceâ€"Wholesale. s L"%i‘:t of S}!]e':nh kD"Vflfl is Egg'sâ€"th}axwl laid, cases re%:rnable, M rou ickest 80 to 85¢; held, 55 to 56¢c. Butterâ€" 8 wanelioes of Plate Creamery fioh’ds, 6%V$ho' 63¢; dol,bpn(r,lts,, A despatch from London says:â€"Sir| 82 to 64c. Honeyâ€"â€" ite, per 1b, 20 to y | Y | * fusesfee® | | Robert Hadfield announces that the %gc£o ggg.ehggglt:xdepzn;g: f?,’ti g())i' | largest calibre of armorâ€"piercing shell | hens, over 5 lbs., 28 to 26¢; spring .! has been {lr.x\'cr'\ in recent British teltfiichickens. 19 to 28¢; roosters, 15 to 20¢; ,| through the thickest of modern armor|ducklings, 22 to 28¢; turkeys, 30 to . plate. This feat in gunnery, he says, 38¢. Eggsâ€"No. 1, 60 to 61c; selects, .| will render the British big guns,| 63 to 64¢; new laid, 85 to 90c. Butter â€"| weighing something like 180 tons, un-i-'-.('l'“‘m."y prints, 65 to 67c; choice , | surpassed in naval engagements in the ) g:;;{qugt:(.) ng.;z'f ?&ck’e::f]"‘;gr{odasgg | futur ""y dbeag? J * * | eure IO]eomargarme (best gr.), 33 to 87c. oi Mermeee s ngess i(‘.hee:;eâ€"New, large, 31% to 82c. f Maple syrup--â€"Pler :'»gal{3 fin, $3 per o ral.; R â€"gal. tin, $3.15. ; Approved Wooden House _ |"" "heomin Whieale Now Occunied in England 3 p in England| Smoked meatsâ€"Rolls, 30 to 31¢; A despatch from London says:â€" Great Britain is going to have fiveâ€" shilling notes, which at the present rate of exchange are equivalent to oneâ€" dollar bills. The present high price of silver /s responsible for their introduction, and if the cost keeps at its present height some substitute will have to be found for lesser valued coins. Fiveâ€"Shilling Note ‘\ Followed the discovery of the C Mandy Mine, at Schist Lake, which f'has already produced 26,000 tons of \high grade copper ore. Other claims of importance have been opened | among the little lakes that dot the disâ€" | trict, and the last word has by no i means been said on the mineral posâ€" | sibilities of New Manitoba. The govâ€" | ernment has announced its intention | of building the necessary branch railâ€" | road lines into the mine district just | as it reached out to join Porcupine to i the Temiskaming and Northern Onâ€" | tario in the other case. | A despatch from London says:â€"The lirst wooden house approved by the Ministry of Health is now occupied in Norwich. It took a month in buildâ€" ing and cost 673 pounds sterling, three times the preâ€"war price. _ London property owners allege there is a ring among builders and merchants which is respons/ble for houseâ€"building costâ€" ing eight to twelve hundred per cent. more than before the war. or white whale, and cod fisheries are productive, and will probably furnish the basis of a very valuable industry. Port Nelson, at the mouth of the Nelson River, will be the terminus of the Hudson Bay railway. Although the harbor is naturally inferior to Churchâ€" ill, improvements are heing. made to secuer safe anchorage and dockage. Records of the Hudson Bay Company, covering a period of seventy years, indicate that on an average Nelson is open seven months in the year. The fisheries of Hudson Bay will probably prove to be its greatest natural resource. Seal and porpoise, The Hudson Bay Company has long maintained posts at the mouths of all the chief rivers, but Churchill and Nelson, being available for large ocean stecamships, are the two ports best suited to become the termini of railways leading to the settled parts of Canada. been proved up to a depth of 900 fet, showing a tonnage of between sixteen and twenty tons of sulphite of copper, the values being: Gold, .077 ounce per ton; silver, 1.09 ounces per ton; copâ€" per, 1.65 per cent., and zinc, 3.63 per cent. For Great Britain A week later the mistress rang and made the same request. This time Martha appeared with the tray and the milk emptied into it. Anxious _ to please, she curtsied and inquired, "Shall I bring a spoon, ma‘am, or will you lap it up?" War area in Northern France and Belgium is estimated to contain 3,â€" 000,000 tons of copper, of which oneâ€" third may be reclaimed. Sectors where hard battles raged are said to have 250 tons of iron to every 2%4 acres. The mistress of the house engaged a new servant and gave her instrucâ€" tions how to behave when answering her bell. One evening she rang for a glass of milk, and was surprised to see Martha appear with the glass grasped in her hand. "O Martha," she said, "always bring the milk to me on a tray!" Martha apologized, and promised to remember in the future. Millfeedâ€"Car lots, delivered Montâ€" real freights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $45; shorts, per ton, $52; good feed flour, $3.15 to $3.50. _ a m Hayâ€"No. 1, }zwr ton, $26; mixed, per ton, $21 to $28, track, Toronto. Strawâ€"Car lots, per ton, $11.50 to $12.50, track, Toronto. _ Ontario flourâ€"Government standâ€" ard, $9.50 to $9.60, Montreal and Toâ€" ronto, in jute bags. Prompt shipment. _ Manitoba flourâ€"Government standâ€" ard, $11, Toronto. _ 4ok Buckwheatâ€"$1.30 to $1.32, accordâ€" in%to freight outside. yeâ€"No. 3, $1.37 to $1.40, accordâ€" ing to freights outside. o Ontario cats â€"No. 3 while, 88 to 90¢, according to freights outside. Ontario wheatâ€"No. 1 Winter, per car lot, %2 to $2.06; No. 2 do, $1.97 to $2.08; No. 3 do, $1.93 to $1.99, f.c.h. shipping points, according to freights. onl d hi / nc sc Peaint + taoi 2 tWe Tinttiats + @4 P Ontario wheatâ€"No. 1 spring, $2.02 to $2.08; No. 2 Spring, $1.99 to $2.08; No. 8 Spring, $1.95 to $2.01, f.0.b. ghipping points, according to freights. Peasâ€"No. 2, $2.60. Barleyâ€"Malting, $1,50 to $1.53, acâ€" cording to freights outside. _ o Man. barleyâ€"No. 3 CW, $153%; rejected, $1.35%; feed, $1.35!4, in store, Fort William. American cornâ€"No. 2 yellow, $1.70; No. 3 yellow, $1.09, track, Toronto, prompt shipmenis. Manitoba oatsâ€"No, 2 CW, 88!ec No. 3 CW, 86%¢; No. 1 fsed, 83%¢ No. 2 feed, 81%e¢, in store Fort Wil liam. Toronto, Dec. 2.â€"Ma No. 1 Northern, $2.30; $2.27; No. 3 Northern, Fort William. A Question of Etiquette. 3 y "~C AQ K a.C T9. ésr T lsg) Breadstuffs 2.â€"Manitoba wheatâ€" $2.30; No. 2 Northern, The only kind of striking needed just now <Ii0O ARCHIVES TORONTO Weekly Market Report BRINGING UP FATHER $2.23. in store Oz Dry Salted Meatsâ€"Long clears, in | tons, 82%¢; in cases, 28 to 29¢; clear : bellies, 27 to 28¢; fat backs, 82 to 33c. | _ Lardâ€"Tierces, 29 to 20%4c; tubs, |29% to 30c¢c; pails, 29% to 30%4¢; |prints, 30% to 31c. Compound lard, Itierces, 284 to 29¢; tubs, 20 to 20%¢; | prints, 30 to 80%%e. The wonderful improvements in farming made in the last 250 years have been due majinly to two things: The introduction of grasses and clover, and the invention of laborâ€" saving machinery. â€" A despatch from London says:â€" Princess Mary made her debut as a speaker at a public function on Thursâ€" day night, the occasion being a fareâ€" well rally of the Women‘s Land Army, which is being disbanded. The cereâ€" mony was a picturesque one in the old Draper‘s Hall. After making an efâ€" fective speech, Princess Mary preâ€" sented "distinguished service bars" to some fifty women for their war work. The women and girls present wore their war uniforms and later were entertained at a supper and concert.; They gave the Princess a hearty welâ€" come. { Montreal, Dec. 2.â€"Butcher steers, common, $6.75 to $8.50; butcher heifâ€" ers, med., $7.50 to $8.50; com., $6 to $7.50; butcher cows, $6 to $8; canners, $4.75; cutters, $5.25 to $6; butcher bulls, com., $5.50 to $6.25. Good veals, $14 to $17; med., $9 to $13; grass, $6.50 to $7. Ewes, $7 to $8; lambs, good, $13.75 to $14; com., $12.50 to $13.25. Hogs, selects, $16.75 to $17; lights, $15 to $16; heavies, $16; sows, $12.15 to $18. Princess Mary Makes Debut In Speech at Public Function Toronto, December 2.â€"Choice heavy steers, $13.25 to $13.50; good heavy steers, $12.50 to ils; butchers‘ cattle, choice, $11.50 to $12; do, good, $10.50 to $11; do, med., $8.75 to $9.25; do, com., $6 to $6.50; bulls, choice, $10 to $10.50; do, med., $8.75 to $9; do, rough, $7 to $7.25; butcher cows, choice, $10 to $10:50; do, good, $9 to $9.25; do, med., $8 to $8.25; do, cam., $6.25 to $6.10; stockers, $7.50 to $10; feeders, $10 to $11.50; canners and cutters, $5.10 to $6.25; milkers, good to choice, $110 to $175; do, com. and med., $65 to $75; springers, $90 to $175; light ewes, $8 to $9; yearlings, $9 to $10.50; spring lambs, per cwt., $13.75 to $14.25; calves, good to choice, $17 to $18.50; hogs, fed and watered, $15.75; do, weighed off cars, $16; do, f.oD., $14.75; do, do, to farmers, $14.50. to $2.35. Dressed hogs, abattoir killed, $25. Lard, pure, wood pails, 20 lbs. net, S1c. Montreal, Dec. 2.â€"Oats, extra No. 1 feed, 98%4c. Flour, new ‘standard grade, $11 to $11.10. Rolled oats, bags, 90 lbs., $4.50 to $4.55. Bran, $45. Shorts, $52. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $24 to $25. Cheeso, finest eastâ€" erns, 27¢. Butter, choicest cream, 68 to 68%%4c. Eggs, fresh, 90¢; â€" ed, 65¢; No. 1 stock, 58¢; No. 2 stock, 5b¢c. Potatoes, per bag, car lots, $2.05 Barrelled Meatsâ€"Pickted pork, $46; mess pork, $45, To oo * Green Meatsâ€"Out of pickle, 1¢ less than smoked. hams, med., 87 to 38¢; heavy, 33 to 34¢c; cooked hams, 49 to bic; back, plain, 47 to 48¢; backs, boneless, 49 to 52¢; breakfast bacon, 42 to 46¢; cottage rolls, 38 to 34c. A845 R 280 Live Stock Markets. Montreal Markets ’ openâ€"hearted welcome which my Canaâ€" dian comrades in arms and all my | Canadian fellowâ€"countrymen and woâ€" ‘ men have given me." The foregoing is |from a farcwell message from his | Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, | which has been received by his Excelâ€" lency the Governorâ€"Goneral. The message follows: ! _ H.M.S. Rengwn, Barrington Passage. ' "The Renown is woighing anchor, | and I feel that my first visit to Canada | is really at an end. 1 can never forget | it, nor can I express the whole of my | deep gratitude for the openâ€"hearted | _ A deszatch from Ottawa uyl:â€"1dian Planter. This ship, which is 0° | Unless severe weather upsets the 8,350 tons displacement, “l:eh;;ch;: | present expectations, the Canadian ©" the afterncon of November 22, 4 i Coverfment ~Mersuant. Mavine Fiegt boilers were installed on November 23, EC rent Merchant Marine Fle#, gn» cngines installed on November 24, ’“‘111 number twentyâ€"ihree vessels beâ€" and, it is expected, unless severe fore the end of th> present year, acâ€", weather upsets plang, to turn the vesâ€" ‘vc_rding“ to Mr. Alex. Johnson, Deputy sel over to the Government before Mir‘ster of Marisne. 1t is hoped that‘ navigation closes. i su‘ficient verse‘s to bring the total to| _ The Canadia® Seltlor, which is beâ€" | the above number will have been deâ€"| ing built at the Tidewater Yards, at livered before the end of next month.| Three Rivers, Que., will, it is expected, The Canadian Navigator, a steel be handed over on Saturday morning | vessel of 4,850 tons, built by the Canaâ€"| next, while the Canadian Rancher, also | dian Vickers yards at Montreal, has from the same yards, will be delivered been completed, made her trial trip!before the close of navigation. Anâ€" | and handed over to the Government. | other vessel on which delivery is exâ€" | The Canadian Spinner, an 8,350-ton1 pected before the close of navigation | steel ship, will have her trial trip and | is the Canadian Traveller, being built | be delivered before the end of next| at the Levis yards. The Canadian ;we.ek, it is expected. She will, after| Railer, under construction at the Walâ€" | b'emg handed over, leave Montreal lace Shipyards, Vancouver, is expected | either for Halifax or St. John, to load| to be complete and handed over before A despatch from Ottawa says:â€""I can never forget it, nor can I express the whole of my deep gratitude for the When the Toronto Harbor Commisâ€" sion was organized seven years ago, Mr. Clarke was appointed Chairman, which position he has occupied up to this present time. Under his adminisâ€" tration millions of dollars have been spent in carrying out the harbor imâ€" provements, which will give a waterâ€" front unexcelled on the Great Lakes. Over Bethlchem‘s stable lowly Shone a quiet Star and holy, Saying by its steady glow: "From this place a Son shall go Who shall die to bring again Peace on earth, good will to men." Mr. Clarke in recent years has givâ€" en considerable of his time to muniâ€" cipal affairs, although he never sought the suffrage of the people in any civic office. For one year he was Presiâ€" dent of the Towonto Board of Trade. He was also for a time the city‘s repâ€" resentative on the York County Good Roads‘ Commission. He was also a member of the Canadian Niagara Falls Park Commission. About thirty years ago Mr. Clarke came to Toronto, and he has been active in the grain business, He is President of the Canadian Malting Co., Itd., and up until the Dominion Govâ€" ernment appointed the Wheat Board, Mr. Clarke was a member of the Board of Grain Supervisors. Chairman of Toronto Harbor Commission Succeeds Sir J. Hendrie. A despatch from Ottawa says:â€"Mr. Lionel H. Clarke, Chairman of the Toâ€" ronto Harbor Cotmmission, has been appointed Lieutenantâ€"Governor. of Onâ€" tario in place of Sir John Hendrie, whose term of office has expired. He will take over the duties as soon as he is sworn in by the Governorâ€"General. Lionel H. Clarke, Ontario‘s Lieutenâ€" Hnt-(;O'.’(‘rl‘.t‘x‘-i.'-b(‘, is well known in the business world, but to the public generally he has not heretofore been in the timelight. He was born in Guelph and educated at Trinity Colâ€" lege at Port Hope, being an Anglican in religion. The Canadian Spinner, an 8,850â€"ton steel ship, will have her trial trip and be delivered before the end of next week, it is expected. She will, after being handed over, leave Montreal either for Halifax or St. John, to load for South American ports. Completed Before End of 1919 Unless Severe Wean! Hinders Construction of Many Large Steel Vessels Now Under Way in Dominion Ship Yards. L. H. CLARKE NEW LIEUT.â€"GOVERNOR An instance of rapid shipbuilding work has been accomplished by the Vickers works in the case of the Canaâ€" PRINCE OF WALES‘ FAREWELL MESSAGE TO HIS FELLOWâ€"CANADIANS CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MERCHANT MARINE FLEET OF 23 SHIPS The Christmas Star. '*ii*.'l"? "Will you please convey this mesâ€" sage of thanks, most inadequats though it be, to Sir Robert Borden and the whole Dominion Government, whose care and hospitality throughâ€" out my visit have been so generous and so kind. The last four months will influence the whole of my life and I shall never be happy if many months elapse without a visit to my home on this side of the Atlantic. | dian Planter. This ship, which is of ‘8£,350 tons displacement, was launched on the afternoon of November 22, the boilers were installed on November 23, the ongines installed on November 24, and, it is expected, unless severe weather upsets plang, to turn the vesâ€" sel over to the Government before | navigation closes. welcome which my Canadian comrades in arms and all my Canadian fellowâ€" countrymen and women have given me. Wild Beasts in India. Tigers killed no fewer than 1,000 persons in India last year; wolves and bears accounted for 338; leopâ€" ards for 325; and crocodiles and aiâ€" ligators for 194. Snakes headed the list with 22,600 victims. Lloyd George‘s sonâ€"indaw, Major T. Carey Evans, RAM.C., has returnâ€" ed to London from Bagdad, where he has been serving with the forces. A window has been erected in Henâ€" don Parish Church in memory of Lieut, C. D. Sneath, Middlesex Regiâ€" ment, a wellâ€"known hockey player. While Rev. Samuel Hosking, vicar of Coalville, Leicester, was preparing a peace sermon, a blood vessel burst in his brain, and he died immediately. The Board of Agriculture has purâ€" chased forty acres of Ferndown Reâ€" creation ground for a colony of deâ€" mobilized soldiers and sailors. The death took place recently near Rochester of exâ€"Gunner Chapman, who took part in the Baltic expedition unâ€" der Sir Charles Napier, A service was held in Westminster Abbey in memory of eight choristers and four members of the Abbey staff who fell in the war. "My best wishes to all the people of canada till we meet again. (Signed) "Edward P." Handicraft classes for disabled serâ€" vice men have been started at the London County Council School of Arts and Crafts. Seventeen thousand people attendâ€" ed the military tournament at Olymâ€" pia, and three thousand were unable to obtain admission, The result of the election held at Guildhall was that C. 8. Ashdown and Charles Eves were elected as sheriffs of the city of London. Factory plant is in great demand in Great Britain, and buyors are paying the Government large prices for its surplus war material, Miss de Lancey, who for many years was housekeeper of the House of Lords, has retired. e _ Rev. G. H. Aitken, rector of Lamâ€" both, died suddenly after a short illâ€" ness of only two days. *n m the end of the year, making the twentyâ€"third vessel of the Canadéan Government Merchant Fleet in comâ€" mission. io CR hn Cili. esc Ts c 21 covers and smaill vteusils, a bottomâ€" less sheetfron box is placed over the steam pipe, ‘The articles are put fato the box and the latter is covered with a 44. Invented a simple steriig‘ng appar that can be cheaply made at bhome emall boiler produces eteam tha emitted through a short vertical 1 over which the can or pail may be verted. In a few moments the re tacle is rendered Innrtariahs _a__ A millk pail or can +s t washed; it looks perfectly c) ertheless, around the edge c tom (inside) a litto residu dairy exports that moa& <( with imilk is due to cleansed utengils. They are even Aredging for dia. monds now off the coast a? what was German Southwest Africs, and very successfully. In California, at Summeriand, may be seen the strange spectacle of o‘ derricks far out in tho sea. They are getting petrolsum {from boneath the ocean floor, following out the o‘lâ€"hear ing strata. In one case a vein estraondin mrily rich in tin was found at extreme lo w water in a patch of rock. A bu‘khead was bailt around the rock, and a sa»‘t sunk, large quantities of precicus ore boing taken out before a stor:; wiped out the works. d On the coast of Cornw»l!; in Enag land, mining is done for tin boneath the ocean, the lodes being followed out from shore The botiom is of solid granite, and the worl men can actually hear the bou‘!ldors roil hg about over their heads. »s the slormâ€" waves drive thein about. Elsewhere on the coast of Nova Bceotia coal is mined in the same way, under the soa. It is an excellent quallâ€" ty of bituminous coal. n ‘The most valuable iron mines in Nova Scotia are beneath the onean. There are outcroppings of the oreâ€"beds on sbhore, and the miners follow them far out as they dip down under the seaâ€"Roor. It might be asked, how do they preâ€" vent the seaâ€"floor from caving in upon them? No trouble at all about that. Enough of the ijrombesring material is left untouched to serve as pillars, upholding the roof Man is a burrowing animal. In the pursuit of wealth he will even burrow under the sea. Chas. Leith Hay, of Leith Hall, has written a threeact farce which was first produced in aid of the Scottish Blinded Sold‘ers‘ and Sailors‘ Hospiâ€" tal. Prince Arthur of Connaught has acâ€" quired Nqntcoffer House, near Ban#f, where he and the Princess will stay during the shooting seasor. The death is announced of Robert Garden, proprietor of the estate of Menzie, and one of the founders of the first halfpenny paper in London. The citizens of the burgh and disâ€" trict of Nairn were greatly shocked when they heard of the derth of Alexâ€" ander Mackintosh at Sheffield. Mr. and Mrs. Macdonald, of South College Street, Elgin, are informed that their son, Pte. W. Macdonald, formerly reported wounded, is dead Lieutâ€"Col. James J. Mackay, an Inâ€" verness man, has gone to Rhodesia with a view to establishing a farm colony of ezâ€"service Highlanders. Lecturer A fire which broke out in the Sea forth Highlanders‘® depot at Fort George Barracks did damage to the extent of more than £5,000 In accordance with the will of the late Alex. Alexander, Cowanrbank, a memorial archway has been erocted in the grounds of All Saints‘ Church. Information has been received ( the death in HRgypt of Lioeutâ€"Col. James Hay, formerly of Alloa. The death is announced at , Kdinâ€" burgh of Dr. C. A. Whyte, son of Peter R. WL }”im:, solicitor, Elgin, has been appointed Chief Assistant of the Forfarshire Executive Oficer. Recent studies Wealth Under the Ocean. Keeping the Mill Supply ; _ "°_ PT00uces #team that is 1 through m short vertical pipe, hich the can or pail may be in. â€" In a few moments the recep. s rendered bacterially clean, sterlizing separator parts, can have convinced the Of the trouble )o imperfecity atus ily 18 PE the C1 uJ