The Quebec chronicle, 15 janvier 1917, lundi 15 janvier 1917

[" > SOTUBSEUD GOOD IVVOOQVTATONUATOEINROON \" PAIR-AND COLDER.MANS SUFFER REPUL SE = \u201cAT HANDS OF.RUSSIAN, Patronised by H.R.H.the Duke of Connaught.SUNSHINE \u201c Made by Looss-Wiles Biseuit Company, New York City.Brandy Wine Wafers, Curantana, Graham Crackers, Multi Jun- Sor, Rusks, Yom, Lemos Sage, Hic.Fic ALL IN BANITARY PACKAGES ONLY.- K.GRENIER.SOLE DISTRIBUTOR.Cheese Wafers, Pig Sal Bars, Butter Thin, Pinger, Vanilla Wafers Ginger Wafers, Oyster Crackers, Yum BISCUITS, WORLD IS NOW AWAITING REPLY FROM GERMANY Geneva Paper Says Entente Peace Conditions Explained In AI Clearness.LIKE LIBERTY STATUE Germanys Desire for Peace Was Expressed Without.Disclosing Any Terms.\\ ._ | ! va, Jan.14, vis, Paris\u2014Presi avr son rendered a gent service Ewteitia Allies by.tradbamititig Be peace note to the beliigerents, in the opinion of the Journal De Geztva.It says Europe was under the Amprbasion that the peace offer of the Central powers bad beea rejected by their adversaries, but that it is now plaia that Germany expressed a desire for peace without disclosing terma, whereas the Entente has explained its conditions with all clear- sess, and the world is now awaiting Germany's reply.La Suisse says the reply of the Allies to President Wilson, like the Statute of Liberty, enlightens the world.La Revue of Lausanne considers that the President's act, although pre mature, has had a good effect in that it has permitted the Allies to make mown to the world why they are eontiauing the war.rt Srosomsecacoan © NO MEETING Owing to the Severs Storm the Rally Was Postponed.The public meeting arraag- ed for yesterday afternooh at St.Anselme, at which the electors of Dorchester County were to welcome Hon Albert Sevigny, the new Minister of Inland Revenue, was cancelled on account of the severe snow storm.Due to the blizzard it was found impossible to run the proposed special over the Quebec Central Railway, and as many of the Hon.Mr.Sevigny's friends from Quebec and triet would thus be prevented from attending.it was decided to call off the event arranged to honor the newly appointed Minister.It is possible that the assembly will be held at a later date.NBN ROT Oa SOGCONGGUDENAUUD DO GANONAAGAONNGGGUL ON GE BIRTHDAY SPREE FOR KAISER BILL ON JANURY 21TH Will Issue Manifesto Holding Entente Reaponsible for Continuation of the War.FIFTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey Will Be Represented ; at Celebration.London, Jan.14.\u2014It 's reported by the Amsterdam correspondent of the Fxctange \u2018Petegraptr-Company that en the occasion\u2019 of Esnocree Willimm\u2019s forthcoming birthday (he will be 58 vears old on Jan 27th) Emperor Charles of Austris-Hungary, King Verdinsad of Bulgaria and the Tarkish heir apparent wiil 20 to Berlin ta attend the birthday :e'ebration and that while they ure there the three rulers and the Turkish representative will issue a manifesis Lo the world placing responsibility on the Entente for continuation of the war.The Sultan of Turkey will not attend the celebration, on account of his advanced age.& Her Squadron .Under ferce artacks the Teutonic alles hate nds further \u2018 against the Russians along the Sereth south-west ef Galats, cap th village cf Kotumikhali and also the town of Vadeni, on the railroad between Broila and Galats, six miles from Galats.Petrograd reports the repulse of the Austro.Germans at various other points in Rumania, notably north of the Sloniki river, south of the Oltuz river and in the region of Radulesc!, to the east of Fokshenl On the northern end of the Russian front in the vicinity of Rigs the Germans delivered a heavy attack sgeinst the Russians east of Kalnsewm, but were repulsed.On the other fronts the usuai artillery engagements snd small operations by patrol and reconnoitring parties continue.The Entente Allies have lost another war vessel in the destruction by an explosion at Yokosuka of the Jspanese battle cruiser Tsukuba, of 13,750 tons More than 100 men were killed or injured in the disaster.Rome reports the capture of two Austro-Hungarian submarines, the VC-18 and the VT-13.The former, it is asserted, is being used in (he Italian torpedo squadron.2 Les LABOR PRORLEMS AFTER WAR.London, Jan.13\u2014It is estimated that between six and eight millions | of persons now employed by the government, representing half the wage earning population of the United Kingdom, will have to be discharged at the end of the war, according to the réport of the committee oa labor, problems after the war.All these workers will not be discharged simultaneously, but it is probable that within two months after pesce has Leen declared, tome two or three million workers will be turned of.Regarding the army demobilization, the committee calculates that the rate of disbandment cannot exceed five thousand daily at which rate\u2019 six months would be occupied in demobilising less than one million of the huge army, - « ~ - RUSSIAN ARPOINTMENTS.Loaden, Jai.1A Renter despatch from Petrograd seys\u2019 shat in addition to the nomination of the reactionary ex-Minister of Juetiee.J.G.Chtcheglovitof as President of the Council of the Empire, the New Year Uiase gives a list of retirements from active membership in the council.Among those retiring is Baron Rosen, the former Ambassador to the United States.The new appointments to the council are also reported, the result being that the present Progressive majority is replaced by a Rightist majority of about twelve, A SEESSRESERERRSE SERRES CSRERRRRERRESEERE SES ESS ESSE in The Rumanian Theatre The Entente Allies Repelled The Attempted Advances Of The Austro- German Armies\u2014Jtaly Has Captured Two Aus- tro-Hungarian Submarines And Added Them To LL \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 153 MEN KILLED BRITISH DRIVE OFF THE ENEMY GERMAN TRENCHES NORTHWEST OF ANCRE BOMBARDED WITH RESULTS.London, Jan.14 \u2014The War Office communication issued this evening says: \u201cEarly last night a hostile party cn- deavored to raid one of our posis north-west of Gueudecourt.The attempt failed completely, the enemy being driven off with 10sses.During the night our patrols carried out successful enterprises in the neighborhood of Neuve Chapelle and Armentieres.\u201cWe bombarded cnemy trenches north-west of the Ancre this afters noon with good results.\u201cElsewhere there was the artillery activity, which was nsval most marked opposite Serre.south of Armentieres and north-east | -f Ypres.\u201d TOBOGGAN STRUCK POLE, Man Died From om Fractared Skull Peterboro, Ont.J Jan.14\u2014-h C.Blake, 126 Chamberlain street.was fatally injured lats right while to- bogganig, His wife.who was atcer- ing, lost control and the toboggan struck & telephone pole fractming Diske's skull, He died five hours ater ' SODA WATER Schweppes Famous English Table Waters As supplied to H M.The King | condition of Senator WHEN J CRUISER MIS BLOWN UP THE TBUKUBA WAS DESTROYED WHEN FIRE AUOARD REACHED MAGAZINE.Tokio, Jan.14\u2014The Japanese battle cruiser Tsukuba was destroyed by an explosion today in the barbor of Yokosuk&.Fire on the Tsukuba caused the magazine to blow up Cause Unknown Oue hundred and ffty=three members of the crew of the Tsukuba were killed and 157 injured, many of them seriously.Numerous members of the ship's company were rescued from the water.Most of the officers of the cruiser were ashore.The cause of the explosion is not known, The Tsukuba was laid down in 1908 and displaced 13.750 tons.She was 440 feet long, and was armed with four 1ik-inch, twelve 68-inch, twelve #.7-inch, and four 2-inch guns, three S-pounders, and five torpedo tubes, Her complement was M17 men.The Teuktha was sent to Hampton Roads In 1907, at the time of the Jamestown sition.okosuka is an important naval station, thirteen miles southwest of Yokohama.SENATOR DAVIS CONDITION CRITICAL.Prince Albertd, Sask.Jan.14\u2014The .O.Davis, who has been practically unconscious for « week, remains almost unchanged tonight.Dr.McMillan, of this city, who is attending him.has called m Dr, Paterson, of Saskkutoon.and they have decided to bring Doctors Good and Gunn, of Winnipeg, to the city, with \u20ac view to consulting as to the advisability of an operation.It was at first intended to take Senator Davis to the Mayo Hospital, at Rochester, Minn, but the risk of moving the patient wae considered too gress.ITALINS CAPTURE TWO SUBMARINES FROM THE ENEMY VESSELS TAKEN FROM \u201cAUS.TRO-HUNGARIAN NAVY 18 ADDED TO ALLIED FLEET, Rome, Jan.14, via Paris-The capture of two submarines is reported in an announcement today from the War Office.The statement follows: \u201cThe enemy submarine VC-13, which the German navy ceded to Aus.tria-Hungary.has fallen into our hands and hecome a unit of our tor- pedé squadrons.Another enemy submarine.the VT-1%, belonging to the Austro-Hungarian navy, also is in our possession.\u201cItalian and French hydreplanes on ¥riday dropped bombs on she enemy's works at Pola.Enemy airplanes made a counter attack, but were repulsed.One of our hydroplanes successfully fought three eremy air~ planes, \u201cEnemy airplancs bombed our torpedo hoats at ses without effect.All our units returned to their base undamaged.\u201d TALKS OF HONOR TO BULGARIANS ARMY ORDER ISSUED TO SOL.DIBRS BY BULGAR GENERAL JRCOFF.London, Jan.18\u2014Reuter\u2019's Amasterdam correspondent sends a despatch received from Sofia giving en army order lesued by General Jecolf, com- mander-in-chief of the Bulgarian forces, informing his soldiers of the rejection of the Teutonic Allies\u2019 peace offer \u201cby the insatiable enemy,\u201d \u201cThe late of the Bulgarian people and the freedom, independence.and honor of Bulgaria lies with you,\u201d the order concluded, \"Our task le a help FRENCH REPULSE ENEMY ATTACKS WITH LOSSES HEAVY CANNONADING CONTINUES SOUTH OP SOMME AND IN VERDUN REGION, Paris, Jan.14\u2014The official state, ment is sued by the War Office tonight reads: \u201cThe usual cannonade occurred south of the Somme and in the region of Verdun.Several enemy reconnaissances south of Berry-Au-Bac were repulsed with losses.\u201cAn ememy airplane was forced te land im our lines near Post.A-Mous- son , The aviators were made prisoner.\u201d Belgian communication: \u201cThere is dothing to report except some artil- Lors activity in the direction of Hetas\u201d ITALIANS ACCURATE WITH ARTILLERY DISTURBED ENEMY MOVEMENTS BEHIND LINES\u2014HIT BATTERY EMPLACEMENTS.Rome Jan.14 via London \u2014British Admiralty per Wirless Press)\u2014Fol- Inowing is toéay's official report of military operations: \u201cTrentino front: The artillery was active.By our accurate fire we disturbed important enemy movemeats behind the lines and hit battery emplacements.\u201cJulian front: The activity of the artillery was restricted by Sad weather.which, however, did no\u2019 interrupt the customary useful activity of our patrols.\u201d Toronto, Jan.16\u2014In the west the weather has continued very cold, in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and more moderate in Alberts.In Ontario and Quebec a snowfall has been followed by a change to colder weather, while in the Maritime Provinces there tiave been south-east and south-west gales with min, Min, Maz Prince Rupert 4 2 Victorias .az + Vancouver .26 38 Calgary .14 3 Edmonton .*2 Ny Medicine Hat \u20180 \"w Prince Albert $38 14 Regina .18 *% Winnipeg .3s 24 Parry Sound 14 14 Toronto .s 13 Ottawa .10 24 Montreal 10 2e Quebec .\u2026 18 x Halifax .3¢ 4d Porecists: Lower Lakes and Georgian Bay: Moderate winds; air and cold.Upper and Lower St.Lawrence, Gulf and Noeth Shore and Maritime: Fresh westerly winds: fair and colder, Superior: Moderate winds; fair and decidedly colder.Manitobe and Saskatchewan: Fair with a little higher temperature.Alberta: Fair and cold.one.In it Hes Our strength and power.Your bravery and endurance are sufficient to guarantee the final success of our sublime work of unification.\u201d STRAMER ARRIVALS.New York, Jas.14\u2014New York from Liverpol; Chi from Bordesuxi Montserrat from Barcelonsy Border: Rochimbesn from New ork.Christianls: Oscar II, from New [ M ! Parviers Pay $26 For Your Overcoat By Appointment Pay that much to insure better, 1 w fabrics ; a touch of style that stands out from the crowd, and a We have just received and are putting ea the mochet for the first time WALSH'S KID-FINISH NOTE PAPER, which comes in pound packages, st, per package.\u2014 and the \u2014 ENVELOPES, 75 in a package.\u2026.\u2026 35e 1THIS I8 THE.CHEAPEST METHOD OF BUŸING 4 GOOD WRITING PAPER.FOR SALE ONLY AT: JOHN, E.WALSH'S Reg\u2019d.\u2018 11 ST.JOHN STREET, : > \u2026.36c cass soem sans ase \u201cà tailoring that has taken a little more time in order to make it more durable and satisfactory, in dark grey cloths of | rich ne op good value Overe have especially ue coats at $15, but $28 brings the kind that give just that much more service and sa on.SHIRTS, COLLARS, NECKWEAR, HATS, GLOVES.CHANDLER SIX $1870 QUEBEC The 7 passenger car-of the hour.The price will advance in a day or so.See it now in our show rooms \u2014 \u2014 M.L.DOHAN, PALACE HILL Quebec VALIQUET'S Our stock of Potatoss that we had in the root cellars are all sold, therefore we have no more to sell until about April, when the mild weather will allow us to open the root house in which we have a good supply.12 Fabrique Street Phones 6567-6563 DOMENION COAL COMPANY, uwrio | Mauans AND GRIPPERS OF THE CELEBRATED .\u201cDOMINION\u201d STEAM and GAS COAL3 _ = Serewmed, Run-of-Mine and Siack : FF Per Pertienlare, apply ve Yoo à: SALES AGENT, 113 OT.JAMES ST, MONTREAL + THE QUESEC CHRONICLE.AT THE VICTORIA THEATRE Today and Te Tomorrow Worth while photoplays, ohman presents Irene Fenwicksupported by Owen Moore in Conay Telend Princess, based upon te Princess Zima-Zim, by Edward Shel.Weisseday and Thursday.Ben Christie, the Internatinnal Dramatic Star, in the world's greatest naval production ED ORDERS ke in six parts.It is expected that this #\u2018trection will be well received and patrons are urged to get to the Theaire early in order to secure gool \"nuts.\u201cTHE FALL or.A NATION\u201d Stupendows, Magalieent Production Por Three Dus at the Empirefor the &1 first time in Canada, \u201cThe Tall of a Natiea\u201d.à phocn- play eclipsing even the \"Birth of a Nation™ by the same aothor, will be shown at à theatre fer ten cents admission.The Empire theatre has boakæd this remarkable film for thre écys only and the héuse should de diced every day, matinee and evan- Ta the \u201cBirth of a Nation\u201d the Aight was of à smail neture but in this e big St.Denis Theatre wes tee smell for the numbers who sought admission during its engage ment there.TODAY AND TOMORROW Smtr) Lewis Glows sad Nowsrd Hickman a Bow Play by Richard Banding Devislike 8 myetery picture?enjoy à pietnre that holds suspense until the very endow so full of mystery that you ivi the outcomes story so arippiag that 7 never aeties the possing moments Such a story is \"Somewhere ln France\u201d the new Triangle Play eo.Lnafse erring and Howard Hickman, by the late Richard Hard fag Davis.A war story of Wyetery and secret service intriges Bis sure to fascinate you, too there's « mile of Key, tone fon en and frofte, Late errivals ~ the Chatesy:~F, ES ard, L.E, Seegter, D.Miter, > Bai = Abrehorh, Montredh \u2018 3M Jone Jennings, CM lverstels, New York Fr \" D Chandler, Boston; A, -}, Abraham, Choleage; PF, T., P, $.Cyr, Montreals * Dani; TINY MAY'S CIRCUS \u201cJOE\u201d Who Will Re-enter the Ring on Thursday Evening.MONTMINY\u2014Quebec Boxer SULLIVAN 15 BEADY FOR SCRAP LOUIS VERGER I8 EXPECTED IN TOWN TODAY OR TOMORROW \u2014 BIG RUSH FOR TICKETS.There seems to be little doubt tha the Sullivan-Verger scrap which will be staged at the Victoria Club on Thursday evening will be the most interesting boxing card of the season, Already, promoter George Belanger has been besieged with requests for tickets and the hall will be taxed to capacity.\u201cSpike\u201d Sullivan is in fine condition and is boxing better than ever, He expeets to have joe Burms sn his corner and as the Point St, Charles boy Landied him in the Jones scrap, Spike has any amount of confidence fa him, Verger, the French champion, is expected in town todsy or tomorrow and ne be has heen fighting regularly lately, he should be in tis\"op shape.Jos Montminy, who nserte Kid 1- flams in the semi-windup, is aise in fine shape, Joe states that ne Kid Wilkeme con Mt harder thas Joe Mail did ju n little practic: bout the other dey, Williams fs a very clever se 1, sud Montminy will have te step lively, Young Charlie White wil meet either Gagne or Mack in the opening contest of the evening, A Chatienge, Kenest Gagne challenges All, Giasree for « bout te take place this week, .Two Men and a Lady ; One Elephant, One Pony and One Dog BILLY HANSEN LEAVES QUEBEC WELL-KNOWN CRESCENT OFFICIAL WILL TAKE IMPORT ANT POST IN LINDSAY.\u2014 \u201cBilly\u201d Hansen.former player ol the Crescent hockey club and always one of their most ardent officisis, has feft Quebec to accept a position as leading hand in the Lindsay Arsenal \u201cBilly\u201d was connected with the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co, Limited, in this city and before lean ing the employ of this firm, was fitt ingly remembered by the staff and made the recipient of a handsome travelling bag, \u201cThe many friends of the popular young man will wish him all success in his new position.The Crescents lose a most valuable aid ia Hansen's departure, as \u201cBilly\u201d was always on hand to help the old Red.Black and Yellow, BROKE THROUGH ICE WHILE SKATING YOUNG GIRL WAS DROWNED DESPITE COMPANY'S EFFORTS TO SAVE HER.Sydney, N.S., Jan.14\u2014Miss May Power, aged 18, of New Waterford, was drowned at 7 o'clock this evening in the Coai Company dam at that place.In company with a young man vamed Heed Kitchener she was ékating on the dam when she broke through the ice.Her companion, in his attempt to rescue her, also broke through, but managed to retain his hold of her and at the same time he held on to the edge of the ice.Kitchener, in an attempt to catch a pole which was sent out to him, 1,st his hold on the gir] and she disappeared from view, but he was brought ashore in an exhausted can- dition.The body of the gir! has not been recovered.AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.The dramatic sequel of the con scription fight in Australia is the split of the Parliamentary Labor Party, the expulsion of Premier Hughes by the enti-conscription majority, and the reconstruction of the Cabinet.The radical majority of the old party naw caîls fteoif the Ofsetal Labor Party; the Government branch may take what title it pleases, and will have to curry on the administration with the sistance of the onetime opposition Liberals, Por a long time a cleavage has been evident between the indus tein and the politicet sections of the Labor Party, The former, intent upon advanced labor measures and clam oring for even the abolition nf the Upper House, hae been irritated by the Mintstry\u2019s tardy response; the lat ter has gone stow upon everything hut the conseription measure, One ne- pest of the affair will ressoure Auer tralia.The fear has heen expressed thet the present Ministry regarded Îtsell as answerable to the Labor cus rather thar to Parliament, but § is plain thet H will submit oo me dictation from Mr.D.Miller, of Montreal, is a guest at the Chateau.Mr, F.Dean, Jr, of Chicago is registered at the Chateau.Mr, F.D.Chandler, of boston, is staying at the Chateau, Mr.F.N.Picard, of Montreal is 3 guest at the Chateau, Mr.C.B.Martin, oi Hamilton, Ont, is registered at the Chateau.Mr, T, Rowley, of Montreai, is staying at the Chateau, Mrs, Finnis is in Montreal visiting Mrs.J.Molson Crawford.Mr.and Mrs.F.Griffin, accompanied by their two children, returned from Boston on Saturday, Lieut, Edgar Wiggs left on Saturday for Kingston where he wall complete his Artillery Course, Dr, Achille Paquet and Mrs Paquet have returned to the city after spending a couple of weeks in Florida, .Madame Senator Landry's daughter, Miss Marguerite Taschereau, is in Montreal visiting Mrs.Henri G.Lajoie, Miss Ernestine A.Chartier, of Manchester, N.H., is visiting ter uncle Mr, A, P.Dumont, Fraser St.Levis.Mr.J.E.Lavergne, manager of Debenhams (Canada) Ltd.left last night for New .Xork in the interest of the firm.Miss Melita Laurin will leave Dupre, of Montreal, are the guess of Mrs.J.Ellis Warrington, 166 St, Cyrille Street.Licut, Plerre Charlton, of Montreal who was the guest of Mr.and Mrs, Adjutor Amyot, Grand Allee, has returned home, Miss Meltia Laurin will leave shortly for the Sacred Heart Convent, Halifax, where she will remain to pursue her studies.The engagement is announced of Miss Alice Goudreault, daughter of Mr, John Goudreault, now at the front, to Mr, D.Cantin of L Action Catholique.The marriage of Miss Eva David, daughter of Senator 1.O.David, to Dr.Adjutor Savard, of this City, takes place this morning in St Jacques Church, Montreal.Mr, and Mrs, Robt.Wright announce the engagement of (heir daughter Eva Agnes to Mr, Chiles M.Barnes, eldest son of Senator and Mrs, Manly H.Barnes.ol Providence Forge, Virginia, U.S.Athe wedding to teke place quietly on the $4th, instant, At the St.Roch Hotel: Is.Pouliot Kd, Cusauft, Montresi: N, Paradis, Chateau Rieher: Mr, and Mrs.G.A.Mill, New Haven, Conn.; J.Karpman and wife, New Haven, Conn.; J.Berron and wife, S.Rogen, J.N.Laontaine, Montreal; F.G, Hall, I.B.Nedard, F, Fleury, St, John, N.B.; A.Billwell, New York; W.D.Thurston, Montreal, The Misses May and Katie Power accompanied hy Mrs, P, E.Wright will leave this afternoon for Mone treal to attend the profession of their sist the Misses Daisy and Stella Power, in religion Bister Sr.Alfred Mary and Sister Bt.Law rence at the eunvent of the sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame, PRIVAT E y | SWITCHBOARD IN CANADY / MONDAY, JANUARY 185, 1917, eu ue (1) Switekboard at Vancouver Hotel, | showing Telautograph 2) Jascourer Motel, 8) Wire connections O \u2018the architect of a modern hotel when ene sees the switchboard at which the \u201cHelle\u201d girls the huge C.P.R.hotel fa Vancouver.Here there are 600 guest rooms, 15 large public rooms and other roems requiring inter popular new and that the Kaiser and his counsellors are beginning to think ahout finding a soft place for the tinse when their inévitable fall cones.The view entertained by the wore sober section of the German nress agrees closely with that entertained by the English papers.For exarmnie, the Manchester Guardian.sfter quet- ing Ambassador Gerard's remarks 10 the effect that relations between Germany and America are not likely tn be strained if certain officiels reinain in office, continues:\u2014\u2014\"That is the diplomatic way of saying that if nore extreme Parties came into paw.er, or if the present rulers of Germany yielded to their élamor.he would not like to say what migh* happen.Evidentiy Mr.Gerard is shxious to support the Chaneellur and his associates against the attacks of the von Tirpitz clique and wild snnexationists.And he is anxious to dc that because he thinks the triumph of the opposition would mean very serious trouble between Germany and the United States.It is important that the English people shnu'd vnéerstand the angle at which Mer.Gerard stands.\u201d THE BONNE ENTENTE.Ontario papers.without distiaction of creed or politics, continues to manifest the greatest enthusiasm over the recent visit of the Reape Eutente delegation from Quehec to the Sister Province and it is Yeeoming increasingly evident that Sir George Garneau and the other gentlemen associated with him in this most patrietic venture have bu:ided even better than they had dared to hope.They bave still a big task before them and there is à vast amuant of mischievous work to be undene.but it may well be that the events of the past week mark the dawn of à rew era of understanding and goot- will between the two great races that «constitute the majoritp of Canada\u2019s growing population.Racial passions have been too easily sroused.as mischievous agitators know only tro well, and it is good :hat in hoth prav- inces there is a leaven of clear-icad- ed, broadminded men who r:alize that there are many occasions when more can be gained and the intercets of both parties best served by resort ing to conciliation rather than te force.It was this same counsel of prudence and reasonsbleness which Lafontaines great namesake once taught in the familiar fable.\u201cAn old man on his death.bed ca'led for a hundle of faggots and ashe ed his eldest osn to break it in te pieces.When each of the suns in turn had failed, the old man unfast- ered the bundle and proceeded to break the sticks asunder one by ne.\u201cMy sons.\u201d he ssid.\u201cas long as you are wnited and hold together, ycu will be like this bundle of stizk:, whose strength no man can break.Divided, you will be easily broke.\u201d > PRESS COMMENT.; SOUUOD6OSSOOHOO Admirable in tone and ve is the whole of the reply of the a!- lies to President Wilson, that part of it on which attention will be chiafly focussed is the passage containing the first and minimum terms on which, in the opinion of the authors, peste is possible.Their objects in the war, we are told.\u201cimply in all necessity and in the first instance the restoration of tion agsinst the attacks of that ex- | Sennavooosacono subetance WHOLE CITY.THE DATE WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED FOR OUR WINTER SALE, WILL ALSO BE THAT OF YOUR PROSPERITY, AND THE SOURCE OF MANY EXTRA ORDINARY BENEFITS, NOT Miss.SHOULD - MONDAY, JANUARY 18.191 ; \u2019 , ae - Wo NW 1IN A FEW DAYS WE SHALL BE READY TO OFFER YOU 2 THE LARGEST es Me BARGAIN SALE Repaid 0000nN6000606000000 not claimed within fifteen days, we shall hold another Drewing for the Piano.{WE ARE HASTENING OUR INVENTORY AND ARE SETTING ASIDE \u2018ALL THE LINES WHICH WE SHALL OFFER AT PRICES WHICH WILL SURPRISE THE Wait For Us You Shall Be §AX OPPORTUNITY SALE IS A VERY ORDINARY THING, NEVERTHELESS OURS THIS YEAR MEANS MUCH MORR THAN CAN BE ANTICIPATED, {AWAITING OUR ADVERTISEMENT FOR OUR FAMOUS SALE NOW BEING PREPARED, IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTING FOR YOU TO COME AND INSPECT OUR COUNTERS.THERE I8 ANY NUMBER OF BARGAINS, WHICH YOU ST.ROCH\u2019S chisement -cf populations subjest to the blosdy tyrsuny of the Turks; the éxpuision from Europe of the Otcowan Rapire.\u201d This means much more thas a return to the status quo.It means that sil the peoples of Europe and Asia Minor who regard themoelves as held in thraldom against their will are to te allowed to gravitate as they choose.Alsace and Lorraine are to become French.The Irredents, ind x much more of Austria as may be chiefly Latin in population.are to go tc Italy.If Denmark had been one of the allies, Schleswig-Holstein would have been returned to her, but we suppose some provision will otherwise de made for the interns.tionalization of the Kiel Canal.Galiela is to be taken from Austria, Filesia and Posen from Prussia.in the forming of the new semi-inde.pendent Poland, under Russian suz crainty.A large part of Transyl vania is to go to Rumania.Bosnia Herzegovina, and part of Hungary, are to go to some Slavic state, pre sumably Serbie.Even Bohemiachiefly Czech in population, is to he: come independent like Switzerland, if not added to some Slavie neighbor lke Poland.The Turk is to be bani shed from Europe.Armenia, Mesorotamia and Arabia are to be free.: Mighty.changes these! But there tre more and greater behind any vet mentioned.Nothing is said as yet ¢*¢ the dissolution of the German Empire.and its return to a simple confederacy of sovereign states, with a commercial zoliverein.such as existed before 1870.Perhaps this Is included in the proposed \u2018\u2018reorgantsa- tion of Europe, based upon a stable settlement.\u201d At any rate, wintever is founded solely on Prugsian militarism must go.8100, $3.98 now 91.98.ne.WHITE BLOUSE WAISTS .LADIES\u2019 WHITE NIOMT GOWNS, trimmed with embioidery and lace\u201400c for 48c, 5: fcr Bc, 78¢ for 80c, 98c for 7c, $1.15 forte, $1.50 for $1.80 $1.00 for $1.08, $2.25 for $1.00.WHITE BLOUSE WAISTS, at one-third off the price\u2014$1.1¢ now Me, $1.30 now $1.00, 31.68 now $1.18, $1.88 now $1.85, $1.25 now Our Great White Sala Is Now Going On Large Reductions Off The Regular Prices FAT OUR GREAT WHITEWEAR SALE, WHICH IS NOW GOING ON.WE ARE MAKING LARGE REDUCTIONS ON ALL WHITE UNDERCLOTHING, WHITE BLOUSE WAISTS, WHITE LACES, WHITE EMBROIDERY, AND ALL OF WHITE GOODS, WHITE SKIRTS, trimmed with embroidery and lace\u201460c now éte, 1.45 now $1.16, $1.65 now $1.98, $2.15 now 91.78, LADIES\u2019 WHITE DRAWERS, good quality cotton\u2014tso now 2 28c now S0e, 20c now Îée, 40c now 206, 80e now éûc.KINDS ver .\u2026.One-Thied OF $2.35 now hr: Supls of vier, fis Browniag'e ake, ia po hs SHOT Guns dogle asd 4 coute bérrel, in v4, ne 20 gauge.REVOLVERS \u201cAND PISTOLS\u2014ia Bmith & Wesson.Iver-Johns : M-@ R, Bayard.yard.Savage and Ca Tents, Blankets, Fo Fording BPs.and Stoves, Slecoine Bars.Dounaxe Bags, ou Hantiog- Baste Rie.Rte Genel md Barry Hardman CHING = WINTER SPORTS HOCKEY\u2014Stiehs, Pads, Puckh and all equipments needed for + SKATES\u2014Tubes, Hockey, Speed and Fancy Skating Steel Skates.| SLEIGHS, TOBOGGANS, SHOW-' SHORS\u2014A splendid selection to sult your taste in those items.CURLING\u2014Everything that Curlers require for the great game.BOXING\u2014Gioves of all weights and sizes for the fistic artist.SPORTING GOODS\u2014ALL KINDS S.J.SHAW & C0.Hardware Merchants Phone 57% 13 ST.JOHN ST.BOOKS \u201cTHE MIXED DIV DIVISION,\u201d by R.W.Campbell.(Brimming with laughter, fearlessly truthful).\u201cPHILIP IN PARTICULAR\u201d by Douglas Newton.\u201cPTE.PINKERTON MILLIONAIRE,\u201d by Harold Ashton.\u201cTHE CASTAWAYS\u201d by W.W.Jacobs.P.J.EVOY, Phone 77%, 161 ST.JOHN 8T, ST.LAWRENCE HALL MONTREAL, Magnificent new entrance on St.James Street.200 Rooms (many with ba\u2018hs attached).au Esropeun rate from $1.00 per y.IT y per day.A.J.HIGGINS, LTD.ad workmanship, order yom S 4d BURKE, MERCHANT TAILOR, 187 ST.JOHN ST.Phons 7e The old reliable remedy for zheue matism, neuralgia, sore throat and :prains.Best Liniment Made A TF LAUNDRY, EDM Tos rites E ved rat ky ted froma buliding ind rein rho ex bad eprained ankie, à told me I Ee not.malic fin sr > Tune Li andin sx days 1 Toni oe ue Thy Minerd\u2019s Linimeat siways gives sutis- facdos.Yor À ac of pais.wives instant reflet.Minard's Liniment Co., Limited Yarmouth, - - NA, LADIES\u2019 CORSET COVERS, trimmed with lace and embroidery, 28c now Sté, 0c now Me, 35c now Blé.4tc now Séc, 806 now éte, 60e now fe, 85c now 68g, $1.10 now Be.FLANNEBLETTE NIGHT GOWNS, hesvy quality Flannelettesic now Toe, $1.10 now Obe, $1.16 now $1.09, 91.78 row 61.68, Belgium, of Serbia, and of Motte negro, and the indemnities which are tue them; the évacuation of the 1n- vaded territories of France.of Rus sia.and of Rumanis, with just repare- Nor is anything said of the fate of the German colonies.The aliies, sfter the spilling of 30 much blood snd treasure, would have been justi- coparate and eS aad 1.00 AL 3 Le G.SEIFERT & SONS, Jewellers 6 Fabrique Suwon we display all the ssscc0s000000.85.00 to $15.00 cetrecaersennss.0000 to $0.00 tion; the reorganisation of Rurnpegoaranteed by a stadle settlement.based slik upon the principle of ne- tionslitien, on the right which a peoples, whether smafl or great.have to the enjoyment of full security and free economic development.and also upon territorie! agreement asd international arrangements so framed 8 15 guaratitee land and sea frontiers aghinsd unjust stacks: the restitution cf provinces or territories wrested in the past from the allies by force or Oféndre te ep Hay ; sgainst the will of their populations, the liberation of Italiens, of Slavs, of Rumaniens, and of Teheco-Blovaquet fied in seeking compensation in Rurope.but they scrupulously refrain from so doing.Perhaps if Germany were prepared to pay the whole of the enormous indemnity in cash.seme of those colonies might be -eturned.In all probability, seeing that firancially the central empires willbe virtually bankrupt after the war, the stizure of the colonies will he permanent, and the only question regarding them will be the dividing of the spoils.A bitter pil for Germany will be the decree thus outlined.Dut she must long since have seed the hand.writing upon the wall, She will s.on from foreign dominion; the enfran.\u20141 Hamilton Spectator $1.90 aow $1.58, $4.98 now $1.00.LADIES\u2019 CHEMISES trimmed with embroidery\u2014§1.00 now Oc, $1.28 now $1.00, $1.50 now $3.99, $1.68 now ha, 1.75 now 1.48, \u2014.ALL KINDS OF WHITE GOODS cacmnnn ana GRBATLY REDUCED SIMONS & MINGUY, Toi.388.20 Fabrique St.Quebec LS MATE, LANTES LJ Special an 1 Meals, ty he Week or Month.bé 7 $ À GAGNON, Telephone: 1080.Or.A.LANTIER > a DENTIN?Livesets Fraemaes Oprerie Livenet al .ay i \u2026.\u2026.+.» 85 Cents day Nights.ADMISSION .DIED.BRODIE\u2014On the 14th day of Janusry, 1917, Margaret Davidson, widow of the late William Brodie, in her 82nd year.Funeral private.Please omit Sowers.! CHAMBERLAND\u2014On :he 14th ot ; January, 1917, at the age of 84 years, Miss Sophie Chamberland.She was the aunt of Mrs, Fdgar Clement .of this city, and of Arthur A.Chamberland, of Montreal.Funeral will wake place from Mr.Clement's residence, No.i738 Grande Allee, at 8.43 o'clock, on Tuesday morning.for the Basilica, thence to St.Charles Cemetery.CARNEAU\u2014 On Sunday morning.January, 14th, 1917, at the age,of 78 years, Zoe .Lavoie, widow of the late Joseph Garneau.Funeral will take place on Tuesday morning ,at 8.30 o'clock, from her late residence, Mason Ste.Marguerite, Des Stigmates street, ior Le Patronage Chapel.thence to Belmont Cemetery.MARCOTTE\u2014On the 14th January, 1917, Dame Rose Delima Bilodeau, widow of the late Simeon Marcotte, founder of the newspaper L'Evenement, at the age of 80 ycars and 9 months.: : The funeral will leave her residence, No.208 Sr.John street, on Wednesday, the 17th inst, at 8.45 a.m., for St.Jean Baptiste Church, thence to Belmont Cemetery.MARCOTTE\u2014On January 15th, at 2.25 a.m.Irence Marcotte, son of tate Simeon Marcasite, widower of late Dame Virginie Lebrecque.Funeral on Wednesday morniag at same hour at his mother, Mrs.Simeon Marcotte, 206 St.John street.SHEEHAN \u2014 Suddenly, on Sunday morning, January 14th, 1917, at No.76 St.Nazaire street, Thomas Sheehan, civil service clerk, son of the late Denis Sheehan.Notice of interment later.Montreal, Winnipeg and New York papers please copy.AUDITORIUM THIS WEEK 3 TINY MAY'S i i CIRCUS : =: EMPIRE THEATRE TODAY The Gigantic, Wonderplay: \u201cThe FALL OF A NATION.\u201d Admission - - - 10Lts OLYMPIA THEATRE DRAMA, PATHE WEEKLY, * +COMEDY.Admission - '.- 10 Cents.VICTORIA THEATRE \u2014\u2014 TODAY Irens Fenwick and Owen Moore in \u201cConey Island Princess.\u201d 10 Cents CLASSIC THEATRE Today and Tomorrow-\u2014\u2014 NEW TRIANGLE PLAY: \u201cSOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.\" Admission - - - 10 Cents.Sp \u2014\u2014 COMING i ORNSTEIN With the Symphony Orchestra.JAN.84 3.13x3 Levis County Railway Frelght Service _ - Xhe Levia County Railway begs to Qévise Ro customers that on and afier anuary 18th, the freight car will Se discontinued uatii March 13th, owing bo the necessity of having the equig- mt overtnuivd, MNAD OFFICE AND FIVE BRANCHES wm TWO BRANCLES IN LEVIS .-.\u2014\u2014\u2014 SAPETY DEPOSIT BOXES +\" AT FHE HEAD OFFICE AND ST.ROCH'S BRANCH GRANDE ALLER RINK y \u2014 HOCKEY TONIGHT \u2014 \u2014 \u2014~\u2014=~=\u2014= \u2014 \u2014 CITY LEAGUE SONS OF IRELAND vs.ST.PATRICK\u2018.Reserved BAND and SKATING urday and Sunday Afterndans, Sunday, Tuesday and \u2026\u2026 \u2026 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Bo SKATES AND BOOTS TO RENT AT THE RINK Seats .85¢c Extra.Thurs.A pipeful of Walling's \u201cGARRISON MIXTURE,\u201d will give you that Try a tin.This Tobacco is put up in 1-5 at 25c, and 1-2 af toc.} 9 | Walling\u2019s Stores 48 Mountain 181 St.John Hil, Street, § J.F.LANDERS Ostropathic Physician.Office: 88 ST.LOUIS ST.\u201cPhone 1193.- Patients attended at their home by special appointment.Electric Scalp Treatment Ladies, why' lose\u2019 your\u2019 hair, when a Five Dollar Course of 18 treatments will Stop Inf Falling Out, and| cure] Dandruff, Itchy and Oily Condition of the Scalp.Try « bottle of my Tonic for Chin Hair.I charge nothing for an interview, so why hesitate in calling.Il give the Finest Ghampoo In the City.Try one and you will be delighted at the result.Massages.are a Marvel.They make you look years younger.Hagirdressing, Electric Curling .and Manicuring.\"MRS.KAY, | 0754 St.Augustin Street, Few doors up from St.John St.NOTICE \u2014Appointments can\u2018 be made for evenings by \u2018phoning No.4035, \u2014 \u2014 \u2014\u2014\u2014___ee, 8t.Ursule House (Mrs.J.H.Lemesuries, Prop.) American and European plan.Separate meals or table board by week or month: cusine unsurpassed.Rooms are homelike and cosy.House situated in the mast convenient section of the city; trolley curs pass the house.Points of interest within a few minutes walk.All particulars cheerfully given.'Phone 3344 78 ST.URSULE ST.AGENT WANTED An Ontario Ccreal Mill making Oat and Corn Cercals, cattle, horse and poultry feeds, wants represen tative for Quebec City and district, Must have strong clientele and financial standiné £ood commission basis.For interview address C.M, Coco.The Chronicle.MAIL CONTRACT.SEALED TENDERS, aduressed to the Postmaster-General, will be re= ceived at Ottawa until nuon, on Fri day, the 9th of February, tv17, for the conveyance of His Majesty's Mails on a proposed contract for four years, six times per week on the rural mail delivery route, \u201cBatiscan.No.1,\u201d to begin from the Postmaster-General's pleasure.Printed notices, containing further inforamtion as to conditions of proposed contract may be seen and blank forms of tender may be obtained at the Post Offices of Batiscan andaPont de Batiscan, and at the offica of the Post Office Inspector.8.TANNER GREEN, Post Office Inapector, Post Office Inspector's Orfice, Ÿ Quebec, tis Jonuary, 1030, { ! Joxtawsaundw My face] |\u201d « Miss F, À, Tims .QUEBEC WN GBP.OF WILL BARQUET OLD-TIME BLIZZARD } NORTHEAST WIND AND A HEAVY SNOWFALL DELAYED TRAINS.From six o'clodk Saturday evening until late yesterday aiternoon Quebec was in the grip of the most severe snowstorm of the season.The storm raged with fury throughout Saturday night and Sunday and no less than six and a half inch:s of snow is recorded at the Quebec Observatory.A strong norih-easterly wind blew during Saturday night at à velocity of forty miles per hour.The snow drifted high in places between here and Montreal with the result that all east bound trains due here yesterday morning were hours lute.The morning train from Montreal did not ar- tive until shortly before four o'clock in the afternoon.The train due here at 6.30 p.m.from Montreal arrived on time, however.Yesterday's east bound train over the 1.C.R, was two hours late while other roads running into Quebec and Levis were also affected by the storm.At noon yesterday the wind chang:d from north.east to a south-westerly direction without diminishing in velocity.According to information received last evening from Mr.Smith of the Quebec Observatory the total snowfall this month to date reached 27 inches, while during January of iast year only 29 inches fell during the whole month.Excepting one storm during January, 1916, the past weekend's snowfall was the biggest in.the past few years.; Much credit is due to.the Street Railway for maintaining an almost un-, interrupted, sbrvice duting the storm.Sweepers ind ploughs were kept busy throughout Saturday night and Sunday and.excepting some delay, which might be expected, the street cars gave the usual service.FIREMEN BUSY.The firemen during yesterday responded to no less than six alarms.The calls were fortunately all for chimney fires.RECORDER'S COURT.There was only one case of drunk- snness before the Recorder's Court en Saturday.The prisoner was die- chorged with a caution.PLATE GLASS WINDOW \u2019 SMASHED SATURDAY One of the plate glass window's in Mr.Bernier's.restamant, .St.John street was broken on Saturday by an individual under the influence of liquor, He was arrested and will be brought beforc the Court this morn, ing.6854 Our customers are requested to ask for this new number when calling.our automobile garage in daytime.When calling anytime aiter 6 pur, ask for 6854 only.Do not forget the ONLY, P.T.LEGARE, LIMITED, Automobile Dept.J.10,12,15x3 CANADIAN CLUB.The luncheon of the Canadian Club that was unavoidably postponed from last month takes place on Wedresday, the 17th instant.Profeasor W.Caldwell of McGill University is to address the members on \u201cThe Canadian Outlook of Today.\" [ree fessor Caldwell is a philosopher and a publicist of distinction, and his address will undoubtedly prove inier- esting, PATRIOTIC FUND.Quebec, Jun 8th 1017, Quebec Chronicle, Quebec: Dear Sir\u2014I beg 10 advise that [ lave today received the undermentioned subscriptions and donations to the Canadian Patriotic Fund: Previously acknowledyed .$5,01%.00 3.00 43.026,00 Yours faithfully, W.M, BANCROFT, Joint Treas, Can.Patriotic Fund, SUDDEN DEATH OF MR.JOHNNY LORTIE, Mr.Johnny Lortie.a well-known resident of the Parish of Gifford, died suddenly on Saturday whilst returning from Quebec to his howe.On his way home Mr.Lortie I>ft the \u2018rain at Monument: on proceeding on his way became suddenly il and stopped at the home of tir, Alphonse Lemieux, who sezing that Mr.Lnrtie's condition was serious sent for a priest and a doctor; the (atter pronounced Mr, Lortic as in « dying condition and the rics ul the Church were administered.The minutes afterward the end came.The deceased was a widower, and eaves four children, a boy and tires is, also a brother Adelard C : tie, of St.Géegeire to moura Lie oss.' The late Mr.Lortie was hi ty respected in the city and had a host ot Tents who will deeply regret bis passing swag, ' \u2018 1 am trying gradually Sec the change.\u201d MB, MTHUR SHE YOUNG CONSERVATIVE A280- CIATION OF MONTREAL WILL ENTERTAIN OPPOSITION LEADER.The Young Conservative Association of Montreal in appreciation of the work performed curing the last session of the Provincial Parliament by Mr, A, Sauve, Leader of the Opposition, will tender bim a banquet early in February.Owng to the manner in which Mr.Sauve looked after their interests; representatives of labor societies will also attend, and all the important agricultural centres of the Province will send delegates.INTERMENT OF LATE CANON KING TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY IN 8T.PETER'S CHURCH YESTERDAY.The mortel remains of the late Canon King were interred in St.Sylvestre on Saturday morning, alongside those of his father and his mother in the family burial plot in the cemetery there.When they were removed from All Saintg.Chapel on Fri day they were conveyed to the Grand Trunk Railway by which they were taken to Agapit, accompanied by Mr.Prillip King of Montreal, nephew of the deceased, and by the Rev.Mr.Kelley \u2018of St Matthews Church Upon the coffin.as at the funeral service in the Cathedral, were the college cap and hood of the deceased, and the beautiful floral tributes from his nephews and nieces, from members of the congregation of St.Peter's Church and from the Sunday School children of Limoilou.\"Owing td the length of the drive from St.Agapit te St.Sylvestre, and to_the bad condition of the roads, the latter mentioned place was not reached until after dark, The remains were placed in the church there until morning, when the inter, ment took place, the Rev.Mr.Kelly officiating, assisted by the Rev.Mr.Rothera, incumbent of Leeds, who was accompanied from that place to St Sylvestre by a number of the people of the place, among whom the [amily of the late Rev.William King, father of the deceased, had resided for so many years.Residents ni St.Sylvestre were also present at the funeral.A feeling tribute of respect to the late Rector of St.Peter's Church was paid in the sermon preached there yesterday morning by the Rev.Mr.Withycombe, curate in charge, from the text: \u201cA workman who needeth not to be ashamed.\u201d He expressed regret that he had not had the oppor tunity of the long acquaintance with the regretted and much loved pastor, which had been enjoyed by his hear ers, who consequently knew Canon King much better than he did.but he referred to the many characteristics of him which had becu related in the preacher's hearing since he had been in Quebec.to his ripe 2cholarship, and also to lis extreme courtesy, his strong contention for what he knew to be right, and his strict sense of duty, which had led him to continue his ministrations until long after he was quite unfit to be out of his Led.The Dead March in Saul was played on the organ at the conclusion of the service.VENERABLE QUEBEC LADY PASSES AWAY.Quebec loses one of its oldest aud most highly esteemed citizens in the death of Mrs, William Brodie which accurred yesterday at lier late 1csi- dence, 408 St.John street, The ste- ceased lady, who had reached the venerable age of 82 years, was the widow of the îate Mr.William Brodie in his life time one of the leading flour merchants of Lower Town.The late Mrs.Brodie was a member of Chalmer's Presbyterian Church, Besides her relatives she leaves many friends who will regret her departure.HARD TIMES AHEAD.The adored daughter was sad, \u201cFather,\u201d she said.\u201cwhat thas come over you?Since I can remem- Ler, 1 never had a wish you were not anxious to gratify and you cven ane ticipated my wants and handed me money for all sorts ci things that [ hadn't even thought of But now 1 have to ask you for every gent U need, and you growl and peunt and ask if I think you sre made of money, and you rail at a womar's extravagance and invariably ask me what on earth I did with that .last check or dollar or half dollar you wave me.It is very strange.Don't yuu love me any more, \u2018ather?\u201d \u201cMy dear Ethel\u201d her father ane swered, \u201cI love you as much as ever, But you are soon to be married, and so prepare you meme NEN MINSTER \u2018EVOKES ORDER MAIL NOW ADDRESSED TO \u201cBERLIN\u201d ONTARIO, WILL BE DELIVERED.The new Postmasier.General, the Hon.Mr.Blondin zs revoked an urder recently issued by the Post Office Department 10 the effect that all letters addressed to Berlin Ont.be sent to the Dead Letter Office.The Postmaster-Gencral has taken this step for the reason that many American business houses were ignorant of the substitution of the name Kitchener for that ot Berlin, and thereby a great deal of inconvenience was caused to business men.an order to the Postmaster at Kitchener to cross out the word Herlin on all letters thas addressed and replace it with that of Kitchener.BRIDGE FALLS WITH WATER MAIN THE MONTCALMVILLE WATER MAIN COLLAPSED DURING THE STORM.The special bridge supporting the 10-inch Montcalmville water 1nain | over the St, Charles River in the vicinity of Scott's Bridge collapsed at 8.30 p.m, yesterday after weathering the most severe part of the weck- end storm.With the fall of the bridge the water main broke and for a short while the residents of Delvedere Ward were without water.After the valves on the Montcalice ville main on either side of the St.Charles River wer: shut off (he Resident Guardian of Mount Pleasant Station with the least possible delay supplied the residents of ! Belvedere Ward through the 40-inch main.This change was effected in half an hour.The bridge was compartively new and was valued at between $5,000 and $6,000.ICE BRIDGE TO ISLAND OF ORLEANS.| Owing to the intense cold weather prevailing during the past few days: the ice bridge between Beauport : snd St.Pierre, Island of Orleans has now been formed between the two shores.Vehicles can now cross with safety between the two points.MRS, 8.MARCOTTE PASSES AWAY, The death occurred yesterday of Rose, Dtlims Bilodeau, widow of the late Simeon Marcotte, founder of L'Evenement.Deceased who was cighty years of age is survived by one daughter, Mrs.Arthur Fluet, and six sons.Messrs.Adjutor Marcotte of L'Fvenement, | Trenee Marcotte, Accountant; Edouard Marcotte, Editor and prop.of Quebee Directory; Arthur Marcotte, Însurance agent; Arsene Marcotic of Quebec Directory; Edmond Marcotte of Treasury department, l\u2019ro- vincial govt.The funeral will take place om Wednesday morning from late r2si- dence 296 St, John Street.PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC The preliminary board of exaniio- er: of the Pharmaceutical Association of the Province of Quebec, held their quarterly cxaminations in Montreal and Quebec, recently, when 51 cane didates presented themselves: The following passed on letters and sciencia:\u2014M.Georges Pearson.Passed on letters \u2014 JF.W.T.Moore.H.Ratto, H.Labelle, Mlic.M.Aubin, FE.Belanger.A.Girard, HR.Charron, L.P.Lamarche, C.Fone taine, C.E.Jarry.A.Navert, Henri Toupin, Albert Corbeil.I.Halpin, J.C.A.Leclerc, A.Rocheleau, Passed on sciencia:\u2014V.Malo, L.Bachand.M.Collard, R.R.DzCote set, J.Ethier, D, Caron, J.H.Comeau.The following nassed on all sabe jects but one.and will have to vie.Mills Left wing.A.Gagne .Greenway Right Wing.E.Bouchard .Walsh Subsitutes: A.Morency .St.Pierre P.Gailloux .Laflamme M.Cote .«0 .\u2026.\u2026.Staton E LePage .Beland } Of-ials.Referee: Ed.Ball.| Assistant: Geo.D.Acquin.Timekeeper: Jimmy Walsh.The Summary: First Period, 1\u2014Shawinigan.Walsh.2,00 2\u2014Montagnais, Bouchard .13,00 3\u2014Montagnais, Gagne .2.00 Second Period.4\u2014-Montagnais, Angers .11.00 \u201c 8\u2014Montagnais, Angers ., 30 &\u2014Montagnais, Angers .20 7-\u2014-Montagnais, Angers .4.00 8&\u2014Montagnais, Angers .2.00 9\u2014Montagnais, Bouchard .1.00 10\u2014Montagnais, Derouin., , .2.00 11\u2014Shawinigan, Richardson.40 12\u2014Shawinigan, Andrews.1.00 13\u2014Shawinigan, Beland .- .5.00 14\u2014Montagnais, Gagne .3.30 15\u2014Montagnais, Gagne ., 3.00 16\u2014Montagnai: Bouchard .1.00 17\u2014Shawinigan, Richardson., .30 18\u2014Montagnais, Cagne., .20 19\u2014Montagnais, Bouchard .,15 \u2014 £6 0 X00 Kx R00 OF X0F KF OF RX N.H.A.STANDING.W.L.F.A.Pts.228th Batt., .4 343128 8 Ottawa.4 32418 8 Canadiens.4 8272 8 Toronto .« + + 3 838838 5 Quebee ., .3 43048 4 Wanderers, .«1 523147 3 Next Games-Wednesday : Toronte at Quebec.Wanderer at 328th.Ottawa at Canadien.OSD OOQNCOTLOOONAOT00 SOLO OBBVIADROUSONOBNSD lic would be to really.fix the games.Torontos will be here on Wednesday.Quebec and Toronto have always put up big atruggles-struggles which have always proved to be the most peppery of the year, And Wednesday\u2019s will be a hot one as fans know that Quebec already received a warm reception at Toronto.Dr, Hamel May Quit.Major Frank Robinson mentioned \u2018to Mr.Quinn in Montreal on Ssturday that he was thinking about appointing Dr.Hamel to referees the games in Quebec and Ottawa in view of the retirement of Harvey Pulford, Bad also because of the satisfaction given by the Doctor in bis ing Bach In des Me Qui with Dramel yesterday, Me.nn was informed that the well-known referes, had decided to quit officiating.Dr.Hamfel stéted thet In view of the fact that he was only losing friends and being heaped with abuse because he was out on the ice trying to help plong the sport, that in the interes| of his hutiness and hs vwn sosia) welfar@ it was just ag well to give it wp.And Dr.Hamel\u2019s stand 1s not taken only regarding professional hockey\u2014in City League circles it io just the same\u2014the spleit of aporte- manship which they expect players te show large bulging quantities Ie sadly lacking with ebec hockey wowds of late, | MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1917.DOJBLE-FERDER ARENA THS EVENE EMMETS vs MONTAGNAIS AND CRESCENTS WILL MEET LA.VALFEAM = a \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 A double-header in the Quebec Ci Hockey Association will Quebec § \u2014 the Arens this evening ,the resuk of which will have a big effect on the final standing of the league.In, the first game of the evening, the Emmets, who have a clean record so far, and who are close on the heels of the Sons of Ireland, will meet the Montagnais team who have suffered only one defeat and who expect te be right iu the fight for the title this winter.Should Emmets win, Mc.Laughlin's men will have a chance of jumping into first place next Saturday evening by taking a fall out of the Sons of Ireland.Shoutd the Montagnais win and Emmets trim the Sons on Saturday next, the race will as sume a very close attitude, Bouchard will play for Montagnais, while Ernie Howell will be lined up against \u2018him., In the second match of this even.ipg.Crescents will meet Laval for the.second time, and the Red, Black and Yellow will ery to atone for their defeat by the Students at she Grande Allee rink last week.Paul Parent's boys with only two defeats, are; not out of the race by amy means, and will make a big effort to make it twe straight from Carbray\u2019s Crescents Manager Parent states Capt.\u201cCoo\u201d Dion will play for Laval tonight.Emmets, Montagnais, * Sullivan .Demers Point, Paul .Derodia Doyle .Roy D Centre.A empsey .Angers Right Wing.Hewell.Bouchard Left Wing.Power .Bois rt Second Match, Laval.Crescents.Goal.Lantier .\u2026.«vs .Frenestte Point.fiendron.ves .R.Delaney Cover.Dubois .R.Perry Dien .J.LaRoche - Right Wing, Gagne .Fuller Left Wing.Duchaine .McCarthy President Newton has appointed the following officials for tonight's games: Referee: Jeff Malone.Assistant: Dr.Joe Labrecque.Umpires: D.Griffin and M.Mulally.Timekeeper: Wm.Sharpe.Penalty Recorder: E.R.Lepine.Scorer: Jos.Ledden.a.TALBOT ARROW fre COLLARS shoulders porc) IMPORTER and WHOLE SALE DEALER, Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobasess of ail kings sud Smokey Requisites in general.- BISCUITR.CONFECTION.GROCERIES, Our prices ave interesting.A dagle visit will convigiy sou of our mmenst assortiment, Offices ané Stosue: 106 ST.PAUL STREET, QUEBEC.Werehouse: 119 GT.ANDREW STRERT, | Branches for Cahors\u2019 Re.| quisitts in ail parte ef the Oy. Forty-Fighth Annual Meeting tion, which should.hs sufficient extent $0 pr large dev related to 8 | ide for\u2018 a né ôf oùr na:zural re- Lumbering operations were greatly restricted by the scarcity of labor, high wages, and incoessed cost of cleay, la thew of the present demand for Exact figures of the oil prefae 2g Lo .: sources, and emceyragqgent by tig | supplies.tion of Burbadoss have ast comy sp 2 a $ OU * 1 Government in some fi to ne Apples and fruits generally fell be- | hand, but the crop was much Jsoger of Th e 5 oO ank of Cana d a trial interests, pxithout which, as a low he average.beco i than that ad previous yesr.Eugas .Ÿ y young manufacturing country.it ning is rapid, on m- | is the 's_only important arop, < .would be dificult to be full advant.pon factor in the pt 4 br] the | and the prosperity A enjoyed is un, so \u2019 age of the coming artyniby to en- | province.Important increases are | precedented.Be Kitts and | : : \u2014p pars , ter Competitive mar te, | shown in output and Tala for the | are in à sim posisina, \\ : 2 .- .\u20ac believe the presest rst ni mont t » com- | all t ri 5 Sir Bertesl Halt, President, Refers to Principe: Probleme onomie exhaustion of Europe and oe 200000 bushels), fram.the previous | will probably contique while.the war pared with the corresponding period an a visited by à seyera Must Be Prepared To Deal With in ihe Post War k ect upon ker buying power.e year's bumper Top Bt very high | lests, to be followed by an inevitable | of 1915.The increases in value for hurricane which resulted in sonse losé : py seen the plosls markets prices; te tbe gale 10 the United | reaction during the resdivsgment | that period are a9 follows: of life, and considerable injury to the : convulsad by à most improbable sug- | States of $78,000,000 Dominion Gnv- | period, But with the triumph of thé lime industry.While some of the Ine Mrgestion of peace, ernment and $75,000,000 miscellane- | A llies\u2014a foregone concluyion-rs new 1915 1018 - dividual planters suffered heavy loss, L.Pease, Mans ing Director, Dealy With Mar.| However, after the first shock of | ous securities, It is probable, ha i i i , - g b W- | era of prosperity will eventually :nne | Copper Matte.$3.084.000 $ 6,286 000 nditions in general were satisiaciory vellous Strides Canada Made During Year and readjustment, we may expect § great | Ever, that a large proportion of these | to us, We should have leas to fear | Nickel Matte .5.369.000 15,525.000 © Grenada marketed an average crop ce Given to the Government By The Canadian | \u201c\"'#Nd for our farm products, build.| security sales represented renewals | from the readjustment if the people | Pig Iron., , , 4.511.000 687,000 | of caeso and spices at satisfactory Bankers\u2019 Association.Ing material, farming implements, ete, of obligation.Be that [1] it may, the | of thi country would curb thejr poe (Cold.6.837.000 7.514.000 | prices.ete, e tati ; ssion of mations t i .rel ation vf Europe.been peat\u2019 wealth has | pensity to reckless speculation aud | Silver .8,000,000 9,730,000 | The sponge industry of the Bahamas Mr.C.E.Neill, General of the Staff of the the Necessity of Making Retum, \\ The Forty-Ei held-at the Head at us o'clock a.m.Sir Herbert §, Sims Manager, Bank Overseas and Draws Attention to Provision For Them On Their Pays Tribute to the Record \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 th Annual General Meeting of the Sh h ffice of the bank in Montreal on Thursday, J cites vus Holt in the chair, r.W.B.Torrance acted as secretary i January 11th, of the meeting, and Messrs.Aand Alex.Paterson as serutineers, Hai want Directors\u2019 Report was read by the General Manager, Mr.C.E.Pendiag this demand and in prepars- tion for depression in business that must occur the prudent man will put his house in order, The war is now in its third year and prospects of peace in the near future are not bright, but the people of Canada are increasingly determin- od to help at any cost to bring about a complete victory for the Allies.Quebec Rank ex It was a wise and coursgeous departure of the Government to take sdvantage of the great improvement in the monetary situation in Canadas to float internal loans.The vigorous response by the public was a general surprise, bath offerings being subscribed for twice over.The benfit of the investment of the country\u2019s savings in our own Government bonds is obvious.It is estimated yer tinged dull.travagance in this time of plenty.British Columbiaar showed marked Commercial conditions in the ast improvement over 1915.Real eatate, however, cor- Economy practised in public and private life is having à benefcial effect.\u2018 The year was fairly good for agriculture, and would have been more successful but for the shortage of ; Quebec.In the Province of Quebec craps were average, except hay, and prices were high.The dairy industry ha! another very satisfactory year, cheese and butter commanding the hignes: prices on record.Manufacturers had a busy and profitable year, especially those making munitions and other war supplies.continues satisfactory, except in core tain less important lines, which were formerly taken by Germany and Auetris.The tourist trade was the best in years, and the present seasos Is expected to be quite as good.Bridsh Guiana, The year was a good one in Briti: Guisna in almost every trade and industry.The sugar emg was rather smaller than the year bee i i , were high.aoe ne | na nee | re, ri | nt | el on eB DIRECTORS\u2019 REPORT.acquired, was one of the oldest banks oe vent to American investors.| in the previous year, and brought bet | working elasses.; rom high J than - na aad oes The Directors have pleasure in submitting to the shareholders the Forty.| In Canada.Until 4 few years ago its i none potable feature of the times | ter prices, Exports of grain and dairy pro- roled high.The rice crop was 2 lyre enth Annual Report, for the year ending November 30, 1916, a | operations were confined to Ontario | i8 the loan of $100,000:000 made by | The salmon pack was disappoint.| ducts from Montreal show remark- | rule X i incomplete led by the Statement of Acnene ye Linas} J accompane à nd Quebec\u2014pringipally to Quebec, in | the associated banks during the year ing.The Fraser River catch nf |able gaine over 1915, except in the | One, exports, according to incom he assets of the bank have recqnily been subjected to th usual care- | which province it had a valuable con-| 2 the Imperial Government on scckeyes was not over 50 per cent.of | case of wheat.estimates, amounting to 35,000.00 Ba, fut revaluation.* ' * *| nection As we had very few bran- | Treasury Bills at twelve months\u2019 | the lowest previous record.Prices Fleur 1915 1016 Incr Your Directors record with deep regret the death of their late col-| ches in this province, the acquisition | d8te for the purpose of purchasing ruled high, with a very active de- Crain and : 36.035.000 34.602,000 577,000 Bus league, Mr.Wiley Smith, His Honor Lieutenant-Governor MacKeen, and of their connection was specially de.| Munitions.Since the close of our! mang, oh eat (Busehls) .5.405.000 26,064,000 17,639,000 Bus.MrT J.Drummond.Me Wiley Smith and Governor MacKeen were the | girable.Our branches new number | H9\u20acal year, $10.000.000 additional ati The halibut fisheries enjoyed a pid I 160000 470,000 4.713000 Bus, tor of longest stand ling, aving served Sontinuously on the Board for over 400.\u2018The fifteen Quebec Bank six months ne as been advanced good season, with considerably en- Fleur (Sacks) oo vn or or ai 1,701,000 4,880,000 3,130,000 Sacks the Board in 1909.\"The vacancics were led by the appointment fe esse branches closed by us were located ine : nel oat : be aks, oad hanced prices.Whaling figures are Dai Products.to M.B.Davis and G.H.Duggan, of Montreal, and Mr.C.C.Blackader, of | mostly in leading western cities where | \"8 ourselves for the purpose of buy- | pq yet available, but are reported ts id Boxes 1,85¢.000 3,183,000 308,000 Boxes Halifax, Co ean niresh an ro re we are duplicated, and the resultant ttes te ps be, the best for several years past.Shoes Soa ve .\u2019 24.500 179,300 124,800 Piges On October Sth last we concluded an agreement with the Directors of | taving will be considerable.The clos.; i he state of the lumber industry A 00 275,760 91,000 Cases the Quebec Bank to purchase the assets of that Bank, for a consideration { ing of these offices gave us ove one | Of $50.000,000 having a currency of | hag been healthier and more active | E689 (Cases) .- ; twelve months has also been recently extended.The affording of credits to the Imperial Government will | have a very beneficial influencs on Canadian finance, and the possession of short date British Treasury Bills will place the banks after the war in a very strong position.Co-Operation Given by Canadian Bankers\u2019 Association.The great factor in support of the financial situation in Canada .since th: beginning of the war has been the collaboration of the chartered banks, through the intermediary of the Canadian Bankers\u2019 Associationwith the Minister of Finance, They as compared with 17,000,008 [be the year before.All this was dispaeed of at profitable prices The produc.\u2018 tion of balata increased, and prices improved.Exports of timber were larges than last year, when shipments - were practically susperded on sccomat of the scarcity ef tonnage.The production of gold was only 30,000 nag.\u2014 17,000 less than in 1915.The output | of diamonds, however, was nearly doubled.The imports for the first ten mouths of 1916 were equal to the total for 1918.If the rate of importation was the same for the balance ef the year, imports would show an increase of $1,563,000 over 1915.The principal im, of 9,117 shares of this batik: and $603,775 in cash.This was ratified by the Shareholders of the Quebec Bank on the 28th of November.The approval of the Governor-in-Council was obtained in due course, and the assets were transferred on January 3nd.By this purchase we have acquired on satisfactory terms, assets approximating $22,000,000, In addition to the thirty-five Quebec Bank branches added to our list, offices were opened during the year as follows: In ONTARIO\u2014Church St., Toronto; in NEW ERUNSWICK\u2014Buctouche, Richibucto; in NEW- FOUNDLAND\u2014Heart's Content, Placentia; in CUBA\u2014Palma, Soriano: in COSTA RICA\u2014Limon; in the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC\u2014Sanchez, Santiago de los Caballeros; in VENEZUELA\u2014Caracas.A sub-branch has been opened at Keewatin, Ont.Fifteen of the Quebec Bank branches were closed when the transfer took place.and our hranches at the following points were closed during the year: In ALBERTA\u2014Athabasca, Plairimore, Namayo Ave.Edmonton; in SASKATCHEWAN\u2014Luscland; in ONTARIO\u2014-Dundas St, Toronto.Gerrard and Main, Toronto; in QUEBEC\u2014Beaumont St.Montreal, Terrebonne.We have also closed the sub-branches at Bentley, Blackfaids and Peace River, West Side, Alta, and Copetown.Ontario.Sutherland.Sask.Lumbering operations have been active, and pulp and paper mills have been running to full capacity.Building has continued quiet, as elsewhere.Both wholesale and retail trade report conditions generally satisfactory, and collections good.Maritime Provinces.The Maritime Frovinces have prospered exceptionally.Steel plants were employed te their utmost capacity, énd mille and ractories in gen- cral were busy with war orders.Farmers did well on account of high prices.The trade in dry and pickled fish enjoyed great activity, with i than for years past.The eut for the current year is estimated at 1.250- 000.000 feet, compared with 1.017.000.000 feet in 1018.A brisk demand developed in the Prairie Provinces during the spring and summer.bringing an advance in prices.Lumbering operations, however, were seriously hampered by s shortage of labor and high wares.It will be difficult to get out sufficient logs during the present winter to meet the de mands expected next spring.\u2018The export trade was small owing to scarcity of tonnage.On account ef the continued demand for pulp and paper at profitable prices, several new plants will commence operations hundred men, of whom we were in great need to supplement the staff at other offices.You will be asked today to pass a resolution increasing the number of directors from seventeen to twenty, in order to include three of the Quebec Bank Directors.You are aware that the capital was rounded off to $12,000,000 during the year by the issue of 4.400 shares allotted to the shareholders at par.The issue of shares in connection with the Quebec Bank purchase has placed it again at an odd figure, namely $12.011,700.As the outsanding circulation of this bank and the Qucbze Branch has been changed from an independent branch to a sub-branch.The Head Offiice and all our branches of the bank have been inspected as usual during the year.Your Directors desire to cxpress their appreciation of the efficient manner in which the officers of the bank continue to perform their respective duties, All of which is respectiully submitted.H.5.HOLT, President.E.L.PEASE.Vice-President.GENERAL MANAGER REVIEWS STATEMENT, The General Manager, Mr.C.E.Neill, then referred to the Anaual Statement as follows: \u2014 The Balance Sheet before you is the best ever submitted to the sharehold- as reflected in the assets of Canadian banks in general, the total in- Crease ameunting to two hundred and fifty-five millions.This prosperity is not confined to those engaged directly or indirectly in the supplying of war materials.It is widely diff Bank at the highest point in December last was appriximately $10,000,- 000 in execss of the present paid up capital, it may become expedient to inerease the capital further, It is expected, however, to make no issue before th: end\u2019 of the war, or until conditons warrant an increase on terms favorable to the shareholders.Last winter six of your directors, including the Managing Director and myself, made à tour of inspee- tion of our branches in the South.None of us had previously visited any branch south of Cuba.We returned most favorably impressed with the excellant connection acquired in Cuba, Porto Rico, Santo may be depended upon to co-pperate foyally in assisting the Minster to the utmost limit, having due regard to the needs of commercial borrowers and the maintenance of proper liquid reserves, in his arduous task of financing Canada\u2019s war.The banks are also co-operating with the Minister of Agriculture in his praiseworthy efforts to increass production and expand the country\u2019s jive stock trade.To this end liberal advances are being extended to breeders of cattle.As a result of their combined action, the Department of Agriculture has heen instrumental in turnig back to the farms of western during the coming year.Another important industrial development is the eatablishmene shiobuilding yards on the Pacifie Coastof \u2018Middle West Provinces.The grain crop in the Middle West promised to be even larger than the record crop of 1915, but during the last week of July, owing to dams, hot weather, an epidemic of rust set in throughout southern and western Manitoba and parts of Saskatchewan.Crops in the affected districts were practically ruined, the return being only from 3 to 10 bushels an acre.Hail storms, also, have been south- prices at high water mark The lobster catch exceeded that af the previous season, prices were satisfactory.Lumbering operations abou: equalled those af the previous year, and prices.were good.The demand for waod pulp increased, at high prices Operations during the coming season are likgly to be somewhat restricted owing to a shortage in labor and the increase in cost of supplies.The coul output was a little less than in 1915, although the increased requirements of steel and other industries created a greater demand.The quantity mined was limited only ports from Canada were flour, fab, eats and lumber.British Nundwras.Business conditions in British Hon~ duras continue somewhat unsatisfactory, due principally to the limited de~ mand for mahogany.An improvengent has been noted recently in this respect.Shipments of chicle increased during the year.The business of the Colony is still adversely affected by the political disturbances in Mexico.Cube.The sugar crop for 1015-18 amount ed to 3,00600 long tons, agains: 2,575,000 for 1914-15.Le is estimated ws : d, as may be seen by the record ; : | Canada f Winni ly of labor available ucers obtain.rags crs, and shows striking progress in bar ; ; il.| Domingo, Costa Rica and the Bri-{ Canada from Winnipeg and other | more numerous, more severe and | by the supply of ra .that prod ol ed an ave + .ce nk cl-arings, the congestion of rail.| = * tock ds in the I 1 ny hortage in t: nd \u201con- i 100 I} .b., Cubaall departments of the bank's busi way traffic.the general activity in lish West Indies by many years of \u201c toc! fini: sin *, {2% three moni he more widespread than for many | The s ge in tonnage a: pon price of $4 per da £o.b, ness during the past year.patient work, It was distinctly ad- years past.In southern Alberta, and sequent high freight rates about double the average price far Total deposits now cxcee?tana | \u20acVery department of whalesale and vantageous to obtain a sonal | Sheep which would otherwise have! in southern Saskatchewan from | brought about a revival of the ship.| several years prior to the war.Ex- 000,000, the increase for the year be.retail trade.and the great volume of knowledge of local conditons, onal been slaughtered or shipped to the | Weyburn west, excellent crops were | building industry in Nova Scotia, | perts estimate the probable 1916-17 ing no less than $43.000,000.| 42 per commandes or he scarce ard Never | ta meet our leading customers.Ve | South.It is intersting to note the | harvested.and yards are showing very greai| crop at 3.500.000 tons, almost 1.700,000 cent of the advince was in the Sav- dity prices have attained à 1 Kg were pleased with the buildings er- | JaT8¢ diversion of cattle from the| The following estimate of the 1916 | activity.tons inore than the crop of two years ings Departmeni.it is a satisfacto:y pars Le only with ine a eve Com- | ected by the bank and our locations | Winnipeg Stock Yards to the prai- crop, as compared with 1915, is Newfoundland, ago.Sixteen new mills were erected feature that these figures include no the United States, The folle MES 10 | io general.and were happy to learn | Ties instead of to the United States.furnished by the \u201cGrain Growers'| Newfoundland experienced an ex- | during the past year, making 201 tu large or unusual deposits of a tem- statement of some reset 3534 hae the bank is held throughout the In 1915, 44,975 head were shipped | Guide.\u201d cellent year.Her most important | grind during the prescnt season.On porary nature.| compared with thone ci eles South in the highest esteem.Siuth: in 1916, only 21,124, In 1015, 1915 1914 industry, the eod fishery, showed a | Account of unseasonable weather, the Our note circulation is approxim- months à weive, We also visited the republics of , there were shipped from the Winni- ; Bushels | Puskrls | successful catch, and prices were ex-|mills are considerably later than ately 34.000.000 hig\u2018ier, and exceeds go.118 Venezuela and Colombia, Since then | P¢8 Stock Yards to the prairies 9.- | Wheat.361,500,000 168.605.000 ceptionally high.The seal fishery | vsual in starting to grind, and the the paid up capital of the bank by over Wheat, per bushel, .1016, we have opened onc branch and will | 380.and in 1916, 32,244.Likewise the | g¢q ._ .-330.100,000 £70.477,000 | had a record year, the total catch ap- | cane is giving unfavorable returr : as $6,000,000.The excess is covered by \"pe 100-81 0s open two others forthwith in Vene- | Minster of Trade and Commerce will | Barley.6270000 49.515.000 | proximately 350,008 seals valued at | compared with last year.These facts.a deposit in the Central Gold Reserve.| r Ingots.per Ih.1.70(av.) | zuela, where the outlook is promis.| recive the hearty support of \u2018hej Flax.7.700000 | 6570000 $700,000.The pit prop industry lias | together with a scarcity of labor and Current loans show a moderate ex- pper Ingots, per 20% ing.We were gratified to reczive | banks in his campaign to develop | \u2014 \u2014 ~ | developed considerably.It is es-|transportation difficalties, may re- pansion.In Canada the increase is| pi Iron.on 31-38 | from Viscount Grey, th: late Foreign | OUF foreign trade in preparation for 742.614000 474,107,000 | timated that about 65,00 cords of pit | sult in a lower production than estt $4.931,789, due chiefly to the acquisi-| ©'8 iron, per ton, 200 4 Secretary, his approval of the estab.| After-war competition.an in be \u2014_\u2014 props were exported to Great Britain | mated.Sugar freights during the last tion of.name-accomats, and temporary Steel Billets, per t 1.00 lishment of branches in that country, | s¢¢n that the Canadian Bankers\u2019 As- .during the year, and the ameunt| crop averaged 30 cents to 60 cents ger loans t customers producing muni » per ton, ; and a promise of support from the | sociation is endeavoring to further | Farmers have insreased heir bold.would have been greater but for lack | 100 Ibs, and present indications are tions of war.Commercial loans ahroad Steel Rail 42.60 30.20 British Government.the interests of the community by|ings of cattle and sheep, and dairy- | of tournage.Pulp and paper mills | that they will be higher during the are higher, on account of th: active | Steel Rails, per gross ton, every means in its power, and 1 am | ing has received more attention (han rked fo full capacity.Other in, | coming season.There is more ar lest d ä ies i .28.00 38.00 Managing Director Deals With | plessed to say that at no time in its.former! va 0 full cap i ices, but tit demand in the Went Ladies in connec | oy cy er ton\u2014b General Situatio: hi has there besa greater un-| puso.iti dustrial concerns had a busy year, | Uncertaimey regarding prices, tu tion with the production of sugar and mieel per ton\u2014bars n story has t \u201cthe momtvee Business conditions throughout the | 104\" obligations were geperally well | outlook is nevertheless very fawor- other staple commodities.These loans Structural Steel 60 7620 In seconding the motion for the | BRIMitY amour ba members.A West are good.Wholesale houses re- met.able.An incident worthy of mestian will decrease substantially during the | Structural Steel, per ton\u2014plates adoption of the Directors\u2019 Report, | Compared with the Fleer U8 {port an increase in business, and col- British West Indies in the sugar trade darirg the year was next two or three months, Structural Steel 5000 99.00 Mr.E.L.Pease, Vice \u201cresident Shop of ie the ha est > er fections satisfactory on the whale.The year's results i:: Jemaica were | the formation of the Cubs Cana Sugar The liquid position of the bank has uctural Steel, per ton\u2014\u2014shapes and Managing Director, said: was very disappoin 5 4 , Retailers are buying carefully, show- I Rd 1 tisfactory, and the la: | Corporation, whick acquired seventeen been well maintained, liquid assets be- 48.40 77.60 \u201cThe President and Gen 1 Man.| but in value it approgched the pre-l,ng no disposition to over-stock, only fgirly satis\u2018actory.+s | mills with an anticipated outpat of ng 83.2¢ per cent of liahilities to the public, as compared with 49.08 per cent last year.Staple Cotton, per Ib.18 17 Wool, per {b., Lincoin Ciothi 2 ager having reviewed the bank's positon, 1 shall refer briefly to some aspects of the genral situation.The vious yar.owing to the abuormai prices which prevailed.A small crop with high values ts not su bene- Ontario.The past year was a favorable cne of the banana planter was particulariy hard.Tonnage was lacking for the export of the early fruit, and in Augg 550,000 tons daring the present crop.The production of tobacce was somewhat under that of the preceding iner in inve ts - 28 85-60 i .i .| ficial op the who'~ as a large erop | n the Province of Ontario, except | ust, for the second year in succession, seat Taree in satin Gore Wool, per Ib, South Downs, seanciet dre rome Pince ne Dep with lower values, as the proceeds | for agriculture and lumbering and | the crop was entirely devastated hy far and les an EL te ment leans, the proceeds of which 4 2 vig of the war is little short of mar.| Of the larger crop ar: more widely |the building trade, Agriculture has |burricane.À sharp decline in the value of the past crop is estimaged at were 10 a great extent expended im | Wool, per 1b., Merino, vellous.In the first seventeen | disseminated.The farmer received |itherto been the basis of Ontar'a's | price of logwood was another unfav- something over $30,000,000, ag com- this country.20 « 135 months she evolved from a debtor to | unusual returns last year, and no ! prosperity, with lumbering next bu: | orable feature, .| pared with about $20,000,000 im DIS.Neat profits for the year were 17.87 | Sole Leatirer, per Ib, a creditor country, with a balance of | OMe will begrudge the wealth which [last year they were both eclipsed hy | Imports during 1915 (the latest SU\" | On the whole, conditions for the cum- per ent on the capital, as compared #1, 62 $306.700,000 in her favor.In the [has come to him, High pfices for | manufacturers.Plants were worke! | ures available) decreased from A.| 0 The WhO favorable to an increased with 16,48 per cent last Year; or Roo | Print Paper, per ton, past twelve months the balance has | all grains \u2018prevailed from the begin-| tn the fullest capacity that Tahoe con- | 885.600 to £3.237000, but Customs of good quality per ent on combined capital and re- 4000 60.00 veached $329,000000, More remark- | ning of the harvest.Usually prices | ditions would permit, while agri.| duties showed an increase of £20,748, | ¥ The cattle industry has bes very serve, as compared with 7.90 per cent | Wood Pulp, per ton, able still is the transition from an | role lowest during the harvest.cultural conditions were very un.|due to the higher Customs tariff.Of rofitable on account of the greater fast gear.1500 40.00 habitual borrower in London to aj, Canada\u2019s wonderful progress dur- [favorable, in marked contract in 1913.imparted goods, Jamaica purchased | PESTE He working cattle, together The year's remarkable results are, Sulphite, per ton, lender to the Imperial Government, | ing the year is summarized in the The only #ood crop was hav, which | 64 p.c.from the United States, 333 pc.| SO high prices for beef and hides, attriguted to four causes\u2014prosperous 3800 100.00 coincident with the raising of large | following comparative statistics: yielded 7,200,000 tons, or 2.07 to.19 per | from Great Britain and 9 p.c.from These factors have led to a depletion condilions in Canada and the West} The list might be extended indefi- | domestic loans.1018.1916.Canada.1t should be remarked that | Wee (Cn 8 ck, which êfa Indies, the advantageous location of | nitely.Abnormally high prices are en-| In July, 1914, before th: war, the Value of field crops\u2014.\u2018 Canada could supply a large propor- of the b indusery a if or are our nches, co-operation on the | riching the producer and manufac.| percentage of liquid assets of the as- (Dec.31) .$197,600.00 $729,346000 Inc.$es.s230r0 | tion of the goods at present unobtain- rested.part of the Directors, and a loyal and | torer, but profits are not so large as j sociated banks to their liabilities to]! Railroad earnings\u2014 able from Great Britain, on account Coffee and cacad are rapidly become efficient staff.might appear on account of material | the public, as it is commonly deter- (June 30), 13 months.310,000,000 288000000 Inc.48000000 |Of war conditions.It is doubtful, Ing important crops.Productions and \"President's Address.increases in the cost, of production, mined, was 43.34.On November 30,| pani Clearings\u2014 however, if our exports to Jamaica prices during the past year were sare Post-War C 1918, this percentage stood at 8088, 1 \u201c(pec gy).7708980000 10407.188:000 Inc.2,760,407,000 | CN increase to any appreciabl: ex- isfactory.In moving the adoption of the Di- ar Cenditions.and on November 30, 1916, at 83.73, | Note Circulation\u2014 tent unless better steamship service There was considerable develop rectory\u2019 Report, Sir Herbert 8.Holt,| Meanwhile, the liabilities of manu- | During the period between Novem.(Nov.20) .134,183.U00 148,188,000 Inc.yoipwe |i provided.Should that coloay bey SL BE CC industry during Presidtnt, sald: facturers and others to their bankers | ber 18, 1918, and December 18, 1916,| Chartered Banks\u2014Divosits\u2014 came 3 party to the West Indian Re.1916, particularly in iron, ms se In view of the comparative uncer | have greatly reduced\u2014in many cases | the Dominion Government floated (Nov.30) .1,208.985,000 1,581,340,000 Inc, 33340400 | ciprocity Agreement, of which she fins and © opper , mangage tainty with which Canada necessarily | wiped out\u2014and large credit balances | two domestic loans of $100.000,000 | Chartered Banks\u2014Current Loans\u2014 to date enjoyed the benefits, thig could |\" 4° otable feature of the trade of looked forward to the year just pass.| created.| This is à very satisfactory | each, the first of this character put| O(Nor gor ste 054,101,000 02720800 Ind 46,206,000 | no doubt be arranged.Cabs is the large balance ef tmda ed, it Ib specially gratifying to be able | situation, as workin, capital now ac- | out in Canada.The banks under- Exports\u2014Merchandise\u2014 Totil exports were valued at £3,- in her favor, vie, $130.000000 Fog to predent so excellent a statement as | cumulated will be of great utility on | wrote $85,000,000 of the first loan (Nov.30), 13 months .388,742.008 1,073,000,000 Inc.474,767.000 | 329.064, or £676,000 less than the pre.1916.15 it was $93,000,000, and fog that before you today.Tt undoubtedly | the return of peace.We should bear [and $80,000,000 of the second, but Imports\u2014Merchandise\u2014 vious year.The chief causes of the 1918-14, $28 000,000.' excels Any previous exhibit, Our total { in mind that there is no permanence | were relieved of the latter under- (Nov, 30), 13 months , 438)43.000 744403000 Inc, 200,061.000 | decrease was the failure of the ban- ! Imports for 1915-16 were $172,000, assets have increased during the year | in war prosperity; that it {a war busi- | writing as public subscriptions ag- Customs Receipts \u2026.\u2026.07,618,000 136,160,000 Inc.48,042,000 |ana crop.Sugar, rem and cacao 000.Le exporte $302,000.000, poy million dbllacs.Bevan years ago there were sixty-seven millions; today they are two hundred and fif- ty-thrée millions, In Weeping with the: fixed policy of the bank, the ratio of liquid assets to fiabilisles to the public has been maintained at a high percentage.The rate ness which has so Accelerated the wheels of Industry; and the termination of this must react on industrial activities with far-reaching .results, Factories.employed exclusively in this connection will close down.Kindred industries stimulated by high prices wil suffer by the establishment of gregated $200,000,000.Denpite withdrawals of savings for invect- ment tn these loans, and the fact that during the same period the Canadian banks advanced the Imperial Government $100,600,000 * (expended for munitons of war in Canade und still current), thelr combined depos.Our foreign trade last year, von will observe, exceeded $1,800.000,000, being nearly double the amount for the previous yvar, and nearly twa snd 8 half times as preat as in 1914, These sbnormal figures are dus ta enormous munition erdera and high prices 1918 acre, 89 compared with 4,853,000 tas in 1916, or 1.33 toms per acre.Department of Agriculture furnished the following comparative figures: The 1016 Bushels Bushels brought higher prices.The exports of sugar and rum were Æ441.000, of which Great Britain took £834,000, Exports of fruit were £616,000, of whch £886,000 went to the United States.Conditions in Trinidad were very : satisfactory, A good (ucao erop was Porto Rico, ; The balance of trace in favor of Porto Rico increased from $15.000,000 to $27,000,000 for the year ending {ime 30, 1916.Exports amounted to - 731,000, against $49.757,000 in 1918, The principal items were: st the elose of the year was 83.8 per | more ordinary eonditions.ts | its on November Both.laut were | for cammodities, All aun erergles f pee \u2018 1016.1014, cent aghinet 40.08 per eent at the end | will decline ar Kurape im rares [ $299.000000 greater than at the \u201ce- | should be disesied ta sounivebalanc- ra Acra | marketed ut hieh prices The moar Sugar 10 oul.BITATEO00 BB000.000 of the previous year, No matter how | and commodity prices will recede, | ginning of the year, and the Nquid {ing the fess of these erders en the | Fall Wheat, ., o 808 Ha on cots made Tan profs, | Tobacco .1.0246000 | 4.508000 rapid Whe bank's extension, we have | Labor will become a glut on the mare percentage was higher, Of the 1m- | return of peass as far as possihia ny | Spring Wheat , , 91.9 184 x | e oo a the roducaion of oil Coffee .\u2026 «\u2026 7.002000 * 509,900 not in the magt departed from this | ket, aggravated by the return of sol.| crease In deposits $129,008,000 was supplementary ewpests.Tw addition | Barley oo oo, , 200 \"ls .ida dim in shipments | Fruit .\u2026.\u2026 802,000 3.942.009 .esrdinal principle, and we de net ins | diers in large numbers.All this ap-| In the Savings Department in Can: to revealing to us sur 0 J0NAMUS pow- | Onts à + à.0 «2 2610 ses | cont pr duel D large! Imports were approximately Que, tend to in the future, \"| pears certain to follow the establish- | ada.This extraerdinary showing fe or, the war has osested 5 posat ap- [Rye ov \\ \\ (0 I a rg | 000,000, as compared with ema We wre not singular, however, In | ment of peace, and Se longer the war | due to large gxpeditures for maul med ad , forelun Corn o'r Ju pl sen bee pure - dostry à ring Ma 1016, respect of the year's growth.he | endures the mor stio will he | tions; to a rich harvest) » e M vouée pority of yom batauss of the ater of whest (estimated of 0: | cong ja this direction are immigra- | Bugar Beets .9760 2480 | the pest five or siz years bas proved (Contiuned on Page Kigh) & osdesfal propery of the sonsiry a md binge y | Canadian Norther _ Railway System EET Sramendows growth and develnpenent of Ggetom's business owning ast Susal pear shown in report of Beard of Directors.The (anedian Northern Rafway Ayvioes in Ms fisel Fuss as & SNN0I0R tnantai line, reported tremendous Lnareases in the amount of trefiir Rendied factor in (he sutution of over 10 Mines.The ctntement preveé an important the tromapertation problems ef the conniry.\u2014 Details ef operations wid oSNEBIlsens wiih previods [api - Het Jugs or éofeit.1M AW M021 east 19.202,38 Fle Spntom Mad under oporsélem un average of 8,068 miles im 1986 re dt - .RSVENTUE>\u2014The total operating revennes, «» rampased with peoviots youn showed 5 total Increase of 36.91%; Passenger trafic an inarease of 13.90%, Feuighe rule an inerence of 46.87%; Mails an incrense of 6.00%: Express ne terne of 55.97%; Misselinasens trafic 10.90%.The Coongany sasried 181.- SIASI0 bushels of gealn 1m 1926 ns compared with 55,576,530 bushels tn 2016.a ingvanse of 73,000,350 bushels or a gaim of 196.317, While n portion of the incrensed saraings if 4us to 38 (neressod mileage, 2 substantial buprovement hoa Seen made in the Systam\u2019s basines.This ts indented by (he fact that sarniugs per wile of rend for (he yoor wece $4,000.As compared with 35,504, fur the previers yer.an Increase of WAS\u201d.OPERATING EXPENNESe-The operstiax crpensss ware SP0.08.344 an tmerones of $5.013,900, or 36.30%.A portion af this Incase Is due to the operation of 5 greater mange and to spouses Insidantal to taking over new mes.The working expenses for the your were 36.73% of the operating Foren, a reduetion of 1.90% competed with the previcas year.Including revenue from ait sources, the Talis of Working eTpenses was 73.56% compared with Woo 4%.GENERAL PEATURES: Tie Hvitish Chinnbéa section fran the som- mencoment predneed anch month sube tantial inersases tu revenue and before the cisee of the fused year 7islded mest caconraging revennes.The exellent showing mats by the milange tu Brttish Columbia, after cnly seven Meanths of epumtion.may well be considered 33 catstunding festu In the Juar\u2019s opasntions- The colonisation of Northern Ontaris hos been retonded by the was Sat, poeuitasly easagh.there 4 a compensating feature tn the Rneréimnts demand far pager and ite conssquont startling imercnse im euste.2 must be comsidersd fortunate (hat the Canadian Northern System and the soumivy tributary to it were sufSelently developed te taise sn lmpertant pans In sugpiving the empire\u2019s food requisements.Am ageemment of great tmpertance In the development of the Sgvlen's Sight snd pameager trafic wae made with the Cunard Steomshtp Com- During the year there were veld of (he System's lands 15,643 asves at a0 avesmpeof $90.32 per sare.The company 511 awns 345,137 scves of land in the Prarie Provimres available for sale.As completed, the main line from Quebec to Vancouver, is superior (0803 Wine crossing the Continent of America is points of grade sad curvatures favoring traffie.The superior connemies of the read huve established the fact that the Fae must sssume 8 commanding position when trafe hae grows to mensions making general the use of beavy train leads.The present situation emphasises the fact that the Rallway Is 0ot as capendent upon grais crop morements us in the past, sad in becoming trans comttnental has aounired s highly diversiSed trafic.The developments of he year endirm the directors Ia the belief that they strongly hold, thot the wihmate prosperity of tbe Canadian Norihers Rallway System ls measur.abies enty by the prosperity of the Dominion of Canade.Fary-Eighth nual Mating of The Royal Bank ef Canada (Continued from Page Seven) The 1915-16 sugar crop amounted to 483,000 short tons, compared with 350,000 in the preteding year.The average price was $107.78 per short ton, compared with $92 04 for the previous crop.The present crop is estimated to produce about 500,000 tons.The coffee industry was adversely affected by the war on account of the loss \u2018of important European markets.The crop of 1918-16 amounted to osly 22,144,000 lbs.as compared with 81, 125,000 for the previous year, and the value was $3.000,000 less.The crop row being harvested is greater in quantity, but the quality is poor os account of bad weather conditions.Through lack of transportation facilities and high insurance rates, planters may be obliged to accept a low price for their product.\u2018 The tobacco industry is in a prosperous condition.The crop now une der cultivation, to be harvested between March and June next, is reported as good, with a large increase in acreage and prospects of high nrices.Fruit conditions were only fair, crops being poor and prices low Dominican Republic, During the past year, following a short-lived revolution, the United States Naval authorities assumed control of the Government of the Pominican Republic.A treaty was sudb- sequently concluded.providing for the Government of the Republic under the supervision of the United States, covering a term of years, Business conditions were somewhat affected by the political unrest and the Government's inability to meet their payments during several months assurance of a stable Government should greatly help the development of the country, which nas been retarded for years past by repeated revolutions, The island undoubtedly has a great future from an agricultural point of view.Branches were opened during tie year at Sanchez and Santiago re los Caballeros, the principal centres of + the cacao and tobacco trade, respectively .Conditions in these districts are good, although they have suffc cd in the past from lack of adegmate banking facilities.The sugar industry on the south side of the island is in a very flourishing condition, and several new estates are in course of formation, Costa Rica.While Costo Rica lacks tite unusual prosperity of most of the other south~ ern countries in which we are represented, her business conditions are normal and fundamentally snund.The coffee and banana crops were goud, and the prices satisfactory.Venezuela.A branch was opened during the A errr mm past year at Caracas, Venczuela, Trade statistics for the calendar year 1916 are not yet available, but $20.00 per Month Apply to the Navai Reeraltin WANTED FOR THE ROYAL NA Canadian Volunteer Reserve for immediate overseas service, Only mea of goed character and good physique accepted.Pay $1.10 Minimum per day \u2014 Free Kit.Separation Allowance.Experienced men from 38 to 45, and boys from 15 te 18 accepted for service in the CANADIAN NAVAL PATROLS for defence of the Coasts.Secretary.Harbour Commissioners\u2019 Bldg., Quebec, of To e are expected to be substantially the same as in the previous year.Imports in 1915, consisting chiefly of dry gods, machinery, flour, rice, ete, amounted to $13.400.000.Exports were ; valued at $23,200.000, of which 50 per | cent.was coffee.with cocoa, hides, | raw gold.rubber and chicle in smaller proportions.The coffee crop now : about ready for harvesting will probably exceed the production of last year, but prices are uncer:ain.The political conditions =: the coun {ry are quite satisfactory, and the &- nances of the Government are in a strong position.Mer.E.F.B.Johnston on War Outlook.Mr.E.F.B.Johnston.K.C.Second Vice-President, spoke as follows: It is very gratifying to the shareholders to know that the Bank has made steady and rapid advancement during the past year.The very able and comprehensive statements to : which we have just listened, show that the Bank's stability has not only large ly increased in the past, but is becom- or in Canada and elsewhere.The pol- ! icy pursued has largely added to the volume of the Bank, without in any way interfering with its stability, | think we must all approve of the views taken by the Management.with regard to keeping ourselves available snd ready for any contingency or emergency in the future.Telephone 204 {FOR TODAY'S DINNER: FRESH KILLED TURKEY MILK-FED snd CRATE-FED CHICKENS., fTRY A POUND OF OUR SPECIAL BLEND TEA \u2014 40e and #c, AND OUR FRESH GROUND COFFER, at 4c Ib.M.BOYCE & SON THE RELIABLE GROCERS.\u201d ABRAHAM HILL That portion of the Bank's affairs, which is in the hands of the Directors living in Ontario, is, | am glad to say.in a flourishing condition.We have nothing in the way of credits that causes us any alarm.and I believe you would be very much pleased if you knew just how solid our business is in that Province, 1 have very great pleasure in sup porting the statements submitted by the President, the Managing Director and the General Manager, I believe they are based upon sound reasoning and reliable facts.The number of Directors was increased from seventeen to twenty, by an amendment to the By.laws of the Bank.to provide for the addition of GROCERY 66 lbs.CREAMERY BUTTER, per ib.300 dozen BEST COOKING EGS, per dozen.200 dosen BROOKFIELD RGCS, per dozen.100 dozen NEW LAID BEGGS, per dozen.\u2018ee 1000 cans PEAS (Little Chief brand) 3 cams for.1,000 cans Tomatoes (3-lbs.) 2 cana for.3800 bars SPECIAL.SOAP: 6 bars for.COOK'S FRIEND BAKING POWDER, s-0n, .30 eaves SUNKIST ORANGES, per case.160 botties WHITE HORSE SCOTCH, per botile.oo .$1.40 Special Offers at th CHARLES MARTEL, Phone 1618.three Directors from the Quebec Bank Board.Mr.J.Marwick and Mr.8.R.Mitchell were appointed auditors for the ensuing year.Bank\u2019s Record Overseas.A vote of thanks was passed to the President, Vice-President and Direc tors; also to the General Manager and staff.In replying to the latter, Mr.C.BE.Neill, General Manager.said: In thanking you on behalf of the staff, I must Arst refer to those who are absent on military duty.The number enlisted from our ranks is now 762, and we have heard of 3 casmalties\u2014$ wounded.3 killed or died of wounds, 1 missing; end 6 prisoners of war, 1 tale this opportunity of expressing publicly our sense of loss, and our sympathy for the relatives of those who will ast setval ~ -\u201d THE QUEBEC CHRONICLE.The: ing every day a greater financial fact.| - tles unflinchingly in the midst of is conceivable hardship, we owe 8 heavy debt of gratitude; and we feel thet this is realised by none more than the men who bear the brunt af their departure to a great extent.! refer to the many officers who are putting forth splendid efforts with un- feiling cheerfulness, under increasiag duties.It is aot easy to conduct the business without so many of eur train ed men.The depleted ranks must be filed almost entirely by junior clerks and by girls, without banking exper- icnce, and the labors of our trained men are thus intensified.Had we not been able to secure the services of à large number of capable girls as clerks, the staff situation would have been serious indeed.The total number of girls employed on all posts has grown to 715.As for the Executive Officials, your approval is naturally a matter of importance and an added encouragement.We endeavor to uss our best efforts at alt times in the interests of the Bank, and it is pleasan: to know that we enjoy your confidence.In condection with the staff; one thing above all others must be borne in mind \u2014 our moral obligation to do the very best we can for our men returning from the front.This war is wearing down the fine edge of our feelings in some respects, but it must not be allowed to so dull our sensibilities that we could ever acecpt the sacrifices of our men as a matter of course.There are problems ahead for us in dealing with them as we wish to deal.but we are fully prepared to give the future of there men our most serious consideration.Board of Directors.The following were elected Directors for th ensuing year: Sir Herbert S.Holt.K.P.: FE.IL.I'case.E.F.B.Johnston.K.C.: Jas, Redmond.C.R.Crowe, D.K.Elliott.Hon.W.H.Thorne, Hugh Paton.Ww m Robertson, À.J.Brown, K.C.; W.J.Sheppard, C.S.Wilcox, A.E.D;- ment.C.E.Neill, M.B.Davis, G.H.Duggan.C.C.Blackader, J.T.Ross, R.MacD.Paterson, G.G.Stuart, K.C.At a subsequent meeting of the Directors.Sir Herbert S.Holt was unanimously re-elected President: Mr.E.L.Pease, Vice-President and Managing Director, and Mr.EF.F.B.Johni- nn rama Another use for photography in! war has been found by the Serbians ; in connection with their prisoners.The Bulgars, with the remembrance of their own cruelties to the Serbs weighing on their minds.at first feared to surrender to the Serbian army) their impression being that Such as did give themselves up were.of course, treated as well by the Serbians as by any other section of the allied army, and to show other Bulgarians \u2018that they incurred no danger by surrendering, the Serbs had a photograph taken of long files ot Bulgarian prisoners drawing rations, each man holding a loaf of bread and a bow! for soup.Two thousand copies of thls phote- graph were printed, and the Bulgarflans who had surrendered were invited to write messages on them + their comrades saying how they had been received.The 2000 picture postcards were then dropped b> aeroplanes into the Bulgarian lines.Since then surrenders have been much more frequent.and the mei who give themselves up alwavs try to bring with them a copy of the photograph.which thev regard as à sert of safe conduct.One man said that he had paid fifteen francs for his.and that he carried it alwavs with him in case he should be cip- tured.\u2014\u2014t\u2014 KENT HOUSE Slides and Rink now open.jan.13x1w.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014 TOO FEW PRODUCERS.Writing in the London Magazin®, Sir Leo Chioxza Money, the well known M.P.and economist calls attention to the fact that the trouble with Great Britain's economic system in the past was that the country , had too few producers.| Previous to the war, he says\u2014and he quotes figures to prove it\u2014only one in three ¢f the British male pop- | ulation aged eightesn or over was\u2019 engaged directly in the production of industrial wealth, Continuing, he says: \u201cAs a matter of fact, if we are to abolish poverty in our land.it is necessaty to draft not only more women but more men into produc- ; tive industry.Thus only can we get that olentifal supply of material commodities which is necessary to obtain better houses, better home furnishings, better supplies of ma- To those who are fighting our bajed-.ton.K.C., Second Vice-President.8 PHOTOGRAPHY IN WARFARE.gy the Serbs would not take prisoners.3 terial for comfort, culture, sport and recreation.We must have more producers.\u201d There is no doubt that Britain is ging to be a very changed country after the soldiers come back form the war.The best brains of the old land are already being devoted to the solution of the problems that will then arise and after the manner in which it has stood the test of the greatest satacivism in the history of the world it is very unlikely that British genius will prove itself unable to devise an economic system whereby there will be work for.sll and à return for that work which will spell happiness and contentment for sil grades of society.remettre AUSPICIOUS.Willis\u20141 played golf yesterday for the fret time.Gillis\u2014How did you make out?Willis\u2014Fine, Made a home run right at the start.I hit the first bail into the tall grass in feft field and ran sround the whole 16 Notes before they found it\u2014Puek.° ENT HOUSE Slides and b Rink now open., Jaataxiw.| Le) ; Principal repayable 1st October, 1919.Interest paysble hall-yearly, cheque (free of exchange at any Holders of this stock will have the privilege at par and secrued interest, as the equivalent date security.to brokers on For PR cr A DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, OTTAWA OCTOBER 7th, 1916.Coie oo ee Negligees and Kimonos : TOINVESTORS, THOSE WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, HAVE FUNDS REQUIRING INVESTMENT ~ DOMINION OF CANADA DEBENTURE STOCK IN SUMS OF $500, OR ANY MULTIPLE THEREOF 1st April and 1st October by Bank in Canada) st the tate of five per cent per anbum from the date of purchase.of eri ment made under fi =.i .allotment any future war losh issue in ant of A A oer an ime of Treasury Bills or other like shert Proceeds of this stoc}.re for war purposes only.jou uarter of cent will be allowed A comuimion of dock brokers 48 Allotments made in respect of 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Cartage 88 St.Peter Street] w= =i on Sue CELE LAL hdd Night \u2018Phone = = - - 386 5 NOTARIES &| QUEBEC-CARTAGE & TRANSFER 3 5 co, LTD.0 0 206 0 100 0 208 KO 108 208 ICE X00 KO OF IO NEF - 5 h Fosses Ste.ARTHUR E.SIMARD, BL, LLL.| Corner 5t.Rock aad Des .Notary.EHUORHNBUABREANAE oseph 8¢., St.R 8 \u201css ab.Rock, ° ARCHITECTS a Office: Tel.2126.Residence: 20 Lafrance St, Tel, 4585.Money to loan on mortgage.LUDGER ROSITAILLE, B.A.A, Architect, A.P.Q- Diploma of Polytechnic School Lindsey Bldg., St.John &t.Phones : Office: 4666 - - - House: 1480, Residence: 406 St.John St.INSURANCE COMPANIES Mahony & Brodie les Prevoyants du- Canada Pension Fund Insur-: Insurance ance Company 111 Mountain Hill| Head Office: Telephone No.627 .LORENZO AUGER Architect Diploma of the A.A.P.Q.Member of the R.A.I.-C, se ST.JOHN ST, QUEBEC.Metropolitan Bld'g.= Tel.178, .128 St Poi Steet - Quebec Assurances de Any kind of Toutes Sortes Insurance Telephones : N'importe ou Anywhere | Office 5483.Residence 5485.CHARLES GAGNON Assurances et garanties Insurances and Bounds 64 rue St-Pierre.84 Se.Peter St Quebec Telephones 263 and 6038 Evariste Rochette, Assurance Broker Lindeay Building, 203 St John St Quebec.Personal Accident, Sickness, Plate Glass, Automobile, Guarantee Bonds.Third Party, Workmen's Compensation, Branch Office:-01 St.Peter St, Tel Ko.92 Tol.Office 1638.Toi.Res.830, A.G.VERRET All Kinds of Insurance and Real Estate 162 8t.John Street, QUEBEC \u201cOLIVER & COOLICAN Representing The London & Lancashire Life & General Assurance Association, Limited.British & Foreign Marine Insurance Co., Limited.Caledonian Insurance Co.Employers Liability Amsaranes Corporation, Limite\u2019 Northern Assurance Co., Limited, Royal Exchange Assuranes Corporation.Lioyd's Plate Glass Insurance Co.UNION BANK BUILDING i Phone 38.56 St Peter Suwet & W.CHAMPION the ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY LiMITED Larges; Fire Ins.Company in the World).and QUEEN INSURANCE OBMPANY OF AMARIOA THES OLOBE & RUTGERS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY Fire insurances effected upon all classes of property at lowest eure rent rates.Loeses promptly settled.Policies also issued for Life, Accident, Sickness, Lishility, Astomebile, Burglscy, Plate Glass, Marine and Rlsvator, on best conditions.Ce ST.PETER GTREET, QUESEO, QUE.Phones: Office 73.Residence, 236 od cm \u201cer Teh 1909 | Quebec.Res.1.St.John Street, Levis, P.Q.(1x [GAS COKE [126 St.Andrew st.ROBERT STEWART, LLA, Public Accountant and Auditor.Member Institute of Accountants and Auditors of the Province of Quebec.147 Mountain Hill, Quebec.Office Tel, 8619 - - Res.Tel, 748 J.8.Matte J.B.Matte MATTE&MATTE Accountants.Auditors, Administrators, Liquidators.88 St.Peter Street.Quebec.Tel 2875, THERIAULT & GAGNON £2 8t.Joseph St, Phone 3778 Accountants, Auditors, Liquidstors of Insolvent Estates, Administrators of Estates : : 3; Compromisers between Debitors and Creditors\u2014_\u2014 rene dUCOAARSOGORAGGOOS 2 4 COAL, WOOD & LUMBER 5 2 3-2-2-2-8-2-2-2-3-3-3.3-7-F\"] The Cheapest Fuel LIGHT AND EASY TO HANDLA ~MORE HEAT FOR LESS MONEY.$4.00 A LOAD PHONE 3320.Aroher & Co.Reg\u2019d.Coal Merchants Phone 046 QUEBEC.LUMBER MOULDINGS, DOORS, ETO.0.CHALIFOUR REQG\u2019D.PRINCE EDWARD ST, QUEBEC, \u2014\u2014 Telephone 2063.JOS.GLODE & CIE.Coal Merchants, 0034 St.Joseph St Quebec.Private Residence: 91 Queen Street; Telephone S841.AEARNRERNANARAASY a SELECTRICAL CONTRACTORSA x CROSUROGAOEN ONE à à + The Quebec Electric C.Electrical Engineers and Contractors, Quebec .Office and Salesroom, 137 St.Telephone 284, duMRacaoonosacaua Grenier&Pare Advocates Specialty: Collections.64 St.Joseph 8, - - - Tel.3712.Drouin, Sevigny & Amyot, Advocates Quebec Ry.Bldg, 220 £e.Joseph St.Phones 25-18-3346.J.À LANE, KC, M.À LEMIEUX, K.C.LANE & LEMIEUX \"ADVOCATES 98 ST.PETER STREET Tel.382.Residence and night office : 223 Crown Street.Phone 1880 OSCAR DROUIN, LL.L.Advocates.Theriault & Drouin .Avocats \u2018Bank of Commerce Building, z0 St.Paul St, (Lower Town).Telephone 398, Quebec.TURGEON, ROY, LANGLAIS & GODBOUT.Advocates.Office: 186 St Peter Bt.- Tels.5800-5801.Night Office: 838 8¢ Valier St.- - - Tel.1286, QUEBEC.Aus SUEDE DEEE D T0 a - MISCBLLANEOUS a - a 4 y - Ces a SOONER NS Cameras and Supplies, Printing, Developing and Enlarging.Films Developed at 8c.a Roll.DION & JOLICOEUR.81 Buade St.338 St.John St.108 St.Joseph St Also at 107 Commercial St, Levis.J.B.GOSSELIN, The Post Card Store.Books and Stationary Wholesale and Retail.283 St.Joseph Street.Phone 2647, } Quebec, Gout & Belanger, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS & ELECTRICAL SUPPLIKS.239 ST.JOSEPH 8T.Dr.J.REID, Surgeon Dentist.Phone 2057.Office and Residence: 251 Des Fosses Street.Office hours: 9 to 12 a.m, PHONE 4623, J.T.R08S, Esq., President Besse Bullding, 147 Mountain Nill The Dominion Broke OF QUEBEC.DOUGLAS T.TAYLOR, Telephone 17% 1t 8pm, and @ to § pm, rage Company Investment Brokers.Seco.-Trons.Quebeo \u201cER FLOR IsTS WM.PENNY, Florist Stra: 170-181 John Strest Greenhouse: Corner le Street and Belvedere d No Agencies - \u2018Phones 405 and 709.We thank the public for their patronage and golicit a contivance of the same.Leading Florist Mrs.Lemieux, ! 99 8t.John Street, \u2018Phone 238 For Ohoilce Flowers The Rexall Stores ponoondooemascasg HuONOSHONNONOONDS HOAASCHOSANADOGS = ACCOUNTANTS ° 5 ADVOCATES 2 2 MISCELLANEOUS NORD OBOVOBADGOO NAP.MORIN, Telephone 319.Specialities: Dry Goods.Hats and | Merchant Tailor.Gents Furnishings.320 St.John St.THE QUEBEC QUARRY LTD, Bpecialty Crushing Stone.2\" 1\", 3-4\", 1-2\" also Masonry, of unbroken Stone.Office: Quebec Railway Building, Phone 3757.Quasry: Beauport\u2014Phone 5174.\u2014_\u2014 serre C.A.PARADIS 83 Dalhousie St, - - - - Quebec.Receiver and Shipper of all kinds of Hay, Straw, Feed of all kinds, Beans, Peas, Flour, Crain Produce, Thimothy and Clover Seed Best connections in Canada, ete.low rates of commission.Always open to tuke Domestic and Foreign Agencies.Correspondence solicited.Headquarters for Souvenir Goods.Coats-of-Arms, Chien D'Or, Citadel and Dufferin Terrace, .Chateau Frontenac, ete.A.C.ROUTIER Watchmaker and Jeweller.80-83 Mountain Hill - Phone 1443 Germain Lepine, Embaimer & Füneral Director 281 and 283 St.Valler St.St.Roch, Quebec.- - Phone 2119.Has constantly on hand a complete and varied assortment of metal and wooden Saskets of all descriptions and sizes.Lisenced Auctioneers.Tel.2453 MARCEAU & FILS Furniture Merchants of the highest quality.288 ST.JOSEPH ST.QUEBEC, Canada _\u2014 de LT.-COL L J.D.NARQUIS, .FOREST ENGINEER Timber Estimates and Valuations, Topographical and Logging Maps.Forest Management and Operations.Transactions on Timber Lands 111 Mountain Hill, Quebec Cash Meat Market L.MORENCY 46-4674 St.Joseph St.corner Grant, St Roch.Beef, Veal, Mutton, Fresh and Salted Pork, Poultry, Chopped Meats, Cows Tongue, Sausages of all kinds, French Dressed Pork, Fish, Fruits, Vegetables, etc.L.E.MARTEL Wholesale and Retail Druggist.Patent Medicines, D:ugs, Chemicals, Toilet Articles and Perfumery.Specialities: .\u201cRoyal Drug Exchange's\u201d Medicines and \u201cFleurette\u201d Perfumery.Si ST.JOSEPH ST.Phones 2483 and 2617, | Commercial and Professional Business Cards lL.oo oo oo ad au | \u201csodononansosgag MISCELLANEOUS.2 COROOBNODOODOBONY A.DEMERS, Gents\u2019 Furnisher and Hatter Plose 1004 | 206 St.John St\u2014_ THE QUEBEC THE & VULCAN 09, Corner Church & Richardson Sts.Repairing all makes of Automobile Tires.+ Free Air Statlon, Distributors for FIRESTONE Tires.Telephone 2496.MONTREAL, ST, JOHN NB.QUEBEC, TORONTO, ONT.Dominio Iron & Wrecking 8 LIMITED.R.W.MAYER, President, Railway Equipment, Rails and Machinery, Iron, Steel and Metals.Quebec Offices: : J.G.MAYER, Quebec - Manager, Quebec Railway Building.Telephone 5301.\u2014_\u2014 ee Popular Prices.Always Open.Telephone 5993.W.CHILDS, Proprietor.MARATHON CAFE AND QUICK LUNCH For Ladies and Gentlemen.120 St.John Street, Quebec.Eranches: 88 St.Joseph St, Tel.3315 & Cor.St.Peter & St.James Sts., Tel.3432, We serve the Best in the Market and Study to please.MISS A.CLARK, MILLINER, Most up-to-date and exclusive styles, ât most reasonable prices.123 §t.John 8t.Phone 4323.J.ALLEYN, Sail, Tent ard Awning Maker.225 St.Paul Street, TELEPHONE 76 Quebec.FIRE INSURANCE Alliance Assurance Company.Phoenix Assurance Coy.of London.Queen Insurance Company.Western Assurance Company.Offices: No.101 St.Peter St.Quebec.BUDDEN & STRANG Phone No.750.- Resident Agents.INTERNATIONAL CORRESPUNDENCE SCHOOLS.Trade, Technical and Commercial Education ty Mail J.B.CHURCHILL Div.Supt.118 St.Tohn Street - - - Quebec.Phone 5il.Hours, 9 am.to 9 pm.- THOS.HETHRINGTON, Plain and Fancy Dreads, ete, Delivered Throughout the City.384 ST.JOHN STREET \u2018Phone 136 \"These whose dict is deficient in body- bailing powers are living in the zone and fall to the first attacks of chills, colds and influenza, Udess nourish the body the body will fl 2s suscly 25 an army cut of from its base of supply.Bovril just makes all the difference between your being nourished and your not being nourished by your food.Bovril 7 Ze food the powers of which have been proved by mdependent scientific investigation to be from 10 to 20 times the amount taken.{It must be Bovril \u2014 We have a nice fresh assortment of che following CAKES, made by Huptiey & Palmer, of England.: ALMOND CAKE.ccc ces - + soe wen _ CEYLON CAKE.seu ees \u201cee % CURRANT FAMILY CAKE.TRUIT CAKE.v ves se Ware see ase 0.0 066 à tin _ JERSEY CAKE.«0 see ot 73c a tin GENOA CAKE.cov cor see sen see cvs os » .\u2026.\u2026 see \u2026.Û8c à tin ROYAL CAKE .coe ein aes 000 cee vas ses oo.9c a tin ST.VINCENT (Seed) CAKE.ves sre o.90C & tin Georges Patry, \u201cTHE HOUSE OF QUALITY.\u201d | \u2018Phones 6400-6401.28 FABRIQUE STREET.QUEBEC.~ JACQUES\u2019 ANNUAL CHEAP SALE 200¢, DISCOUNT on all Boots, Shoes and Slippers FOR CASH ONLY WM.JACQUES & SONS 42 1-2 FABRIQUE ST.Telephone 427.\u201cThe Royal Trust Co.EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES Oapital Fully Paid Up - - - $1,000,000 Reserve Fund 1,000,000 ss BOARD OF DIRECTORS: SIR VINCENT MEREDITH, Bart.- - President SIR H.MONTAGU ALLAN, C.V.0, - Vice-President BE.B.Greenshielda, C.R Hosmer, Sir William Macdonald Captain Herbert Molson.Lord Shaughnessy, K.C.V.O.Som.Sir Lomer Gouin, KCMG Sir Frederick Willinms-Taylor, LL.D.ARHOLT - =» « + - + = - Manager is authorized to act as Trustee and Executor wnder Assignee, Etc, td give Bonds in connection with Judicial Preand to accept any Financial Agency.As Be Le of De mitration, mor docs it oblige them vo rented £ on, ol to be Courts, the nomination rended The Royal Trust Company n an individual, as Executor, affords the greatest 3 rather Testators.The Company does not die.Its are ay reasonable and ite 8 tment is the best guarantee a Testator can have that his Botate will honestly and economically managed.The Company will act as Agent and Attorney for Executors already will manage Estates, and receive free of for safe.Sealed Wills in which it is named as Executor, \u2018The Company is also prepared to receive sew\u2019 ies for safe-beeping, esliestion of coupons, ete, and Notaries placing business with the Company may be retained to do the legal work in connection with such business.Talsrmation Shas Bask of Montreal The Compas: i As and advice may be obtsined ut the Company's Quebes Buliding, St.Peter street.0, Ly DEAN é.\u201c Le \u20ac _\u2014k Co eu, ~~ Nov.1x18w,mouxiy v FE \u2018 ICE CONDITIONS IN ST, LAWRENCE STORM DURING PAST WEEKEND VERY SERIOUS-THE JCE FLORES, \u2019 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The storm during the past weekend has been the most serious alung the St.Lawrence from Quebec to the Gulf expericnced in a long time.Huge cakes of ice, thicker than have floated down stream for years are reported to be moving, The Candian Government steamer Champlain which conducts the scr- vice between Murray Bay and Riw iere Ouelle was tied up during all of last week and just now the prospects of her moving are not bright.It 1s not likely that the service will be resumed for several days.The Government ice breakers are at present ia port.NEW FRENCH LINERS Notwithstanding the difficulties presented to the shipbuilding industry in France, the Company Generale Transatlantique has been able to increase its fleet of passenger ard freight boats by several important units since the beginning of the war.The passenger liner La Fayette has already made several voyages, and the giant liner Paris was recently launched.This company has just put into service a fine new freight steamer called La Perouse, which was constructed at Dunkirk for the account of another company, U.8.BUILDING IN 1910, The United Stacs Bureau of Navigation, Department of Commerce, reports that in the calendar year 1916 private American shipyards builé 1,163 merchant vessels, of 520.- 647 gross tons, which are now in \u2018trade or about to engage in trade.U.S.Shipbuildeds also built 50 vessels of 39,392 gross tons for foreign owners, making a total output of 1 213 vessels, of 560,239 gross tons for the twelve months.The record output for the United States was 514,218 gross tons built during the twelve months ended June 30, 1908, and the 1916 record was aiso excecd- ed during the fiscal year 1855 when 583,450 gross tons were built, all of wood except seven iron vessels of 1891 gross tons.Of the 1916 outpt 152 vessels, of 414,029 gross tons, were built cf steel which was exceeded by the output of 149 steel vessels, of 450,017 gross | tons, during the fiscal year 1908.The output of that year, howevr, was mainly for the Grea+ Lakeswhile most of the steel tonage of 1916 has been built for the ocean foreign trade.\u2014 TEXAS AND LOUISIANA SHIP-BUILDING.For building wooden vessels, the vards on the Fast Texas and West Louisiara coasts are almost ideally situated, says The New York Maritime Register.They have an ab undance of timber from which to select materials.The plant as operMed or will be operated at Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange and Lake Charles, La, have orders for ships that will keep them busy for many months even if no additional orders were received.In Beaumont and Orange there are now under construciion and to be under construction within the next few weeks eleven vessels for ocean trade, Two schooners are new under construction in Beaumont shipyards for the Orange Maritime Corporation.D.R.Mclnnis, president.One of these will be launched the day before New Year's and work has started on the other, which will be completed next spring.These two vessels complete will cost between $75,000 and $100,000 each.In addition to these, Hency Plaggic of Gulfport.Miss, has announced he will build two schooners at Beau mont, which will cost about $100,000 cach.The dimensions of the Pisxgio saips will be 240-fcnt keel, 40- foot beam and a depth of hold of 21.9 feet, All the schooners building at Beaumont will be practically of the same dimensions, In addition to these vesseis, the Gulf Export and Transportation : Company of Behumont has sunounée i ed it will award the contract within the nest few days for a steamship to cost approximately 3150,000.The vessels will be 208 fees long, 29.3 feet beam and 19-foot hold, At Port Arthur John R.Adame and A.T.Eddingston now have under construction two 168-font schooners which will be ready by April.These vessels will cost $83,000 each and will be used la the conste wise trade, principally with tho ports along the gulf cosst.The shipyards of the Clooney Construction and Towing Company at Lockport, La, two miles from Lake Charles, ave the result of steady and continuous growth.New yards have been opened at Lockport on the river below the citv, where the mill of the Lock-Mour Lumber Company fe located, For many years this company wae engaged in building barges for the Mexican traders, its craft being used in the oilcarrying business on the Tuxpsm River.At the Weaver shipyrads the ways sre Bled the year round with ves sels from vations gulf coast points ns far east a9 Key West, Flo.A large number of the big oil berges ne the Sabine and Neches rivers, as walk as the Gulf of Mexico, have boon hauled owt for segpics at that yard thie yeaa « 71 ; Restores Lost Sangh, _ Ponats Kiness Every day come new converts to that great army of men and women who rejoice in new-found health that came to them through the upe of that wonderful blood-renewisg preparation called \u201cFERROZONE.\u201d Very simple how it acts.All you have to da is take two small chocolate-coated tablets with a sip of water at the close of each meal.Ferrozone is a marvel.It contains just what thin blood lacks\u2014lots of iron, but mark you, the kind of iron your blood is able to absorb.Ferrozope puts life and vim into the blood, Makes it rich, red and nourishing.Naturally the body is better fed and grows stronger day by day.Of course digestion must be improved, and probably the stomach will require aid as well.Ferrozone serves the purpose admirably.Those who use it, enjoy appetite and diges- ive powers far beyond the ordinary.That tired feeling is replaced by the buoyant, joyous sensation of health and vigor, Day by day as your strength increases, you feel new energy surging through your veins, aad know that a great tonic of great merit is at work.No remedy more nourishing or up- lifing, no treatment so sure to bring wasting health, good spirits and contentment.Ferrozone contains just what run-down folks need; it cures because it supplies more nutriment than you can get in any other way.B0c.per box or six for $2.50 at all dealers, or by mail from The Catarrhozone Co., Kingston, Ont.NOTICE.North Shore Turnpike Trust\u2014 The: Bank of Montreal, St.Roch Branch, has been authorized to exchange, under the terms of the Act of Legislature of Quebec, 6 George Vchapter 3, the securities of the North Shore Turnpike Trust, for 30 year, 5% Gold Bonds of the Province of Quebec, dated 1st May, 1916, All holders are hereby requested to present their securities without delay to the Bank.Pending the delivery of the defipitive Bonds, negotiable Interim Receipts will be issued by the Bank.J.15xw CANADA.Province of Quebec.District of Quebec.IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.No.1244, NOTICE is hereby given that by and in virtue of a judgment of the Superior Court, sitting at Quebec, in the district of Quebec, rendered on the 15th May, 1914, and confirmed for all the purposes hereof, by judgment of the Court of King\u2019s Bench, sitting at Quebec, rendered on the 28th December, 1914, and again by judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada, on the.1st February, 1916, and in virtue of the interlocutory judgment of the Superior Court, sitting in the district of Quebec, at Qiftbec, rendered on the first of May last, 1916, in a cause in which William Patrick Laroche, of the city of Quebec, druggist, being plaintiff; and Dame Mary Ann Laroche, wife common as to property of Pierre J.B.Lafrance, of the place called Port-au-Moutons, in the Province of Nova Scotia, and the said Pierre J.B.Lafrance, both personally and to assist and authorize his said wife, Misses Claire Laroche, Gwendolyn Laroche and Lilian Laroche, ali three of Quebec, spinsters; John Henry Laroche, of Quebec; Dame Lilian Miller, of Quebec, widow of the late William Henry Laroche, in his lifetime of Quebec, druggist, and the said John Henry Laroche, successor oi the late Michael Joseph Ahern, deceased during process of the suit, in his quality of tutot ad hoe, duly appointed, of Miss Marguerite Helen Laroche, William Hamilton Laroche and Gerald Ievers Laroche, minor children issue of the marriage of the said late William Henry Laroche and of Dame Lilian Miller, for the purposes of representing the said minors in the partition of the estate of their late father the said William Henry Laroche, being defendants, ordering the licitation of certain im- moveables designated as follows, to wit: \u201cAn emplacement situated in the upper town of Quebec, Fabrique street, containing forty-six feet or about, in front on Fabrinque street, hy about one hundred and thirty feet in depth, more or less, along the line of St.Famille street; the said emplacement narowing in such a manner that at the end of the said depth there are only about twenty-seven feet and six-tenths in width, without, however, any warranty of exact measurement, bounded as follows: in front towards the southwest by Fabrique street, in depth towards the morthesst by a property belonging to the Seminary, scquired from the heirs Langevin, on cne side towards the west by Madam Fisher, and on the east by St.Famille street\u2014together with all the buildings thereon erected and the dependencies which emplacement two thousand eight hundred and eighty (2880), of the official plan and book of reference of Palace Ward, of the City of Quebec\u201d The immovesble above éeseribed will be put up st suction and adjudged to tire highest bidder, of Febewry next, sitting the Court.le the Practice Court at the Court House of the Clay of Quebec.st ten o'clock In the ferencen: subject to the charges clanaes and conciwions conmimed In the list of charges deposited at the ofiice of the Prathemotacy of the said ogre: And that amy eppouition te ammel to secure charges or to withdraw to he said liehntion, must offices of the Protheno- fled Within six days after the adjudication; and faitingéthe parties to file such oppositions widkin the delays heerby mestionsd ghey wil) bs foreclosed from so doing.Oulipenuit, = Laurens, Motager Roievert, Attys.for Plaintiff.Quebec, Dea.89, 4816.\u2014 _._ .~ MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1917, Classified Advertisements).THE GREAT CIRCULATING MARKET IN TRE EXCHEQUER COURT OF CANAD A.THE KING, on the information of the Attorney-General of Canada, Plaiatifi; vs.WILLIAM MAHER, MRS.FABI- ANA MAHER, wife oi Michael and the said Michael Murphy to authorise his said wife, all three of the Parish of St.Gabriel of Valcartier, in the EDWARD MAHER and PATRICK MAHER of Bay City, in the State of Michigan, one of the United States of America; MICHAEL MAHER, of Murphy, farmer, County of Quebec: Debargia, Montana, one of the United States of America; THOMAS MAHER and JOHN MAHER.formerly of St.Gabriel of Val _cartier, and now of unknown abode; MRS.ANN WILSON, wife of the late Charles Baillargein his lifetime surveyor of the City of Quebec; Defendants.Upon hearing the Honorable the Attorney-General of Canada, represented by J.Ad.Renaud, Esquire, K.Con behalf of the Plaintiff and upon hearing read the affidavit oi Mr.Wm.Arayot, filed on the ninth of Janmary, 1917.1 do order that the Plaintiff be at fiberty to issue a notice of the Information for substitutional service out of the jurisdiction against Thomas Maher, formerly of St.Gabriel of Valcartier.in the Province of Quebec and of Stillwater, in the Provineé of British Colombia, and now of unknown abode and that the time within which the said defendant is to file his statement in defence, plea, answer, exception be within the time hereinafter mentioned, namely, within sixty days after the last insertion of the notices also hereinafter mentioned.Ard | do further order that unless the said Thomas Maher file his plea, atfswer Or exception.or otherwise make his defence pursuant to the requirements of this order within sixty days after the last insertion of notice to be published three times a week during two consecutive weeks, in the Quebec Daily Telegraph and the Quebec Morning Chronicle.said plaintiff, under direction of ; Th iving i uary, 1017, and tat the same will be payable at the Head Office lwacter exerciszd little - od fine ee! ve 25 J eu & Dips > rket the districts people Viring in some ol 1 oc ust, ' * .> rarke + .: and Branches on and after \u2018Thursday the first day of February next.Le \"agencies © red a degree here is entirely in the hands of the | £6 8 sim ple Co of honoring their The transfer books will be closed from the 17th to the 3ist Jan- of caution and higher prices for professionals and these operators La each district ne one to the a uary, 1917, both days inclusive cruds and refined oils were reporied are taking the old attitude of selling ', they hang a roll of , , .: i ; ; honor on a convenient wall, and each Bonds were firm un small denl- 2 dull market.Barring this, there is roll is k § | ; ; By order of the Board.- ings.Total sales, par value, $2433.little to say, money continuzs to pile roll is kept freshly garlanded with 2 HAY \" pis up and so do earnings which would \u2018owers by the women and children.» General Manager.: Los | seem to give promise of better things The roll of honor is a scroll, framed Toronto, 20th December, 1916.5B 6 aon.00000a towards spring but we will probably 4nd Blarcd.showing the names oi , \u2019 A a have to wait for a while \u2019 eh who fave.eft their homes in 1.J.8.RENAUD & CO | eet to join the tin .- NEW YORK MARKET.9 \u2018Total Sales, stocks 135,800.es of the crown.ghting fore ao P.G.BUSSIERE & co.AOOADIDABLNARD Queen Mary heard of this cust LASS ERS.; To re sogopoanondanses a ai IRAQ a few days ago and was so delighted Duties\u2014Six monthe residence sor i ®y a & Dupuis) 0 MONTRRAL EXCHANGE © with it that she arranged to make a and cultivation of the, iand i» fg Office , 287 Brunea e 2: tour through South Hackney, the OUR COMPLETE STOCK three years.A homes ADRIEN FALARDEAU LL.B.Am Beet Sug.93 .Lo MRhloganaükassonsesnno district where the custom originated, a Of nine miles cf and A Am Can Co.45% ici 447% 15 jin order to show her approval of on 8 form of at least 80 acres, ADVOCATE, BARRISTER end SOLICITOR Am Car Fdy.68.(By Breen & Gourdeau) \u201c.| What the poor people were doing.RIBB tain covditions.À habitable house je QUEBEC RAILWAY BUILDING Am Loco .78.MAL Bell Phone: 10 at 145 Recently she drove her motorcar, | except where residence is - Am $ & R.108% 106% 10515 10624 | Brazilian: 10 at 48.+ {flled with posies.across from Buck- nerformed in the vicinity._ Ana Mining.82 63 82h 62M 1 Civic Investment: 200 at Sifa, 2e! ingham palace, with no escort save a FOR FANCY HOLIDAY In certain districts a homestesder \u2014\"\" ATASFe.1044 \u2026.- lat 81% : 200 at Si, 20 mounted policeman, who rode ahesd | WORK, TO BE SOLD RE- a good standing may preempt .Bld'wn Loco.85 où 54 54%\" Detroit United: 150 at 123, 2 [io show the way.It was intended GARDLESS OF COSI\u2014NO \u201csection alongaide bis home.: Balt & Ohio.83% .\u2026- [use : at 123, 3 at! that the visit should be perfectly in- RESERVE, AT- stead.Price $8.6¢ per acre.= BRT .01% .Q ebec R£ilway: 23 La formal, but word of it got out, and ; months residences In cpr.158 135 157 138 uebec ilway: 23 at 3114.73 at: the queen found the stree its .; » each of three years after earning: 3135, 25 at 31%, 3 at 31, 30 at 3114, 2 sets which Gent Leather.oy wii ow vga 3 .som ar lo, visit so thronged ISS Frownrigg cultive on.Pre at \u2014 i c :P.vK ._ re \u2018Î with women and children that she » obtained patent \u2014on\u2014 Chile Cop Co.2514 .\u201d orne 10 ot nar 130.| siopped her car.got out and talked 64 St.J h St t pare on cartel conditions Colo F & I.¢3% .Cone 110 ess : and shook hands with scores of the onn Ou ; se Canada Car: 110 at 50, 210 al 29, 30 ree A settler who hes exhausted bis Stl.61% 62 N62 : : a le wh : Crucible SU.0% G1 00% 52 [uu awd, 108 at 28.33 a 301, 30 at fo each rol of amor she vised she plein dits a a Lans 786 26, , 95 at 26.55 at pinned i ur Goods [HE + +4 \u2014 SF2a ati mnt CS PES | G'N Ore cris, 33% Sabi\u2019 3k 33% | Fenn 38 TA ng, | One resident visited was an old * .| .3 : 4 ment: 10 at 63, & at 633.; i ; \u2018 = excepting \u2014 {na Sop Corp.yy 5544 ae carre Electric: 28 at 111%, 35 at the queen found eus home Morton Massey \u2026 VB Le.\u201ci do pid .6 ; C : .the rolls of honor.Her Majest In Mt\" Maring.24 .ed Carriage: 125 at 25, walked to the old woman and took GENERAL INSURARGE BROKERS .do pfd .80 60% 3 cars ons.Smelting: ou pe.her hand tenderly.Then the follow.us M Ha i ; 00 Kan Clr Sn wu 2314 454 4514 Domnion Steel Corporation\u201c 20 at\u2019 ok, conversation took place: matter | alah vw con ee : i Moa?Co i am a a | po at 63%, 130 a1 66, 65 at dali, vith you said the queen.\u201cIva par.| [ote ty Deputy of 3 ans a There will be no Discount allowed on Jaeger Wool ; Mex Petrol'm.t04% 164% 103 10344 | Dominion Textile: 25.3 at 80, (Ph es, vour majest \" replied the ol N.B\u2014Unauthoriseé tion of 00.i Miami Cop.41 Lu 40% | Scotia: 60 at 112, i > jesty,\u201d replied :he old 9 this advertisement not be paid Goods NY Central.101% 16314 100% 101 { woman, and she told the queen all tor\u2014G620û, ; \u201cliny NH.& H.5% 4 sat Crown Reserve: 870, 500 at 43, 500 about it; all about her husband, hale | 00 $ 0 ê \u2014 es No Discount on Gold Embroidered Badges, but on all other]|Penna so% 1.11 1.|\" Siret of Canada: 25 at 68%, 3 j and hearty ofl at cighty-one and en Dr.C-C, W.: : ; y à =6% cu |.: 23 at 65%, 73 at [old soldier, and all about her fi > Military Goods, including Swords, Kit Bags, &c., we will allow press pa Gar.fit TR G3, 20 at 6474, 270 at 64, 25 at 62%, 25 grandsons, who were fighting tor E H BELLAND * arren 20 per rent.Discount.ar 4012 , at 6334, 235 at 64, 10 at 64%, 293 at their country.The queen bent over \u2019 Ry Stl Spring.4973 .-> | 64, 50 at 64%.25 at 64%, 100 at 64%, and listened gravely bs all this, Then Manager : .JNDSAY SUILDDM Ray Con Cop.aed do sa 2 Ba 65, 25 at 6474, 110 at G5, 100 at she smiled and patted the woman on MANY ROOMS Ne 26 ST.JONN STREBT \\ DOCS pois malt makt mont .the shoulder.\u201cI hope you will t .; Pa 4s.re Tih 4% 77 A Wayagamack: 00 at 93, 80 at ud.Letter.\u201d she said.- se WITH BATH ore \u201c.2.pas mes-Holden pfd: 5 at 59.\u201cI feel better now.your majestv.\u201d 0 0 al Il On Reg i South Ry - a sonst rods ol Canada Car pfd: 83 at 85, 25 at 64, | replied the crippled old woman.with | Telephones 6520-6821 ; .Third Âve ai ?Te 5133 at 60, 25 at 61, 5 a: 60, 50 at (2, | the tears running down ° her faded 0 HAS 0 It P - Union Pac 1434 143% 1424 143% 2 2 o at eons re 38 at otk, shecks en Quern ee vs pposite Post Office Lien Ta 11 ttt 14d 1107 0 x oh ed, ts oa | as une nd coulé Pa out ., 30 at G134, | 1 saw King Edward and T saw Queen ID ar} Las U 8 Steel .1113% 111% 1103 111% 25 at 6234, 28 at 621, 100 at 6, 25 at | Alexandra.but T never expected to | \u2014 Utah Cop Lolo 104% 103% 104% | 64, 10 at 6334, 25 at 04, 38 at 6414, 150 | have the honor of seeing you alsa, | & = wr 8 116 MOUNTAIN WILL \u2014= estinghouse.83% .34 ares.© ' \u2019 mom\u201d \"|: \u2014 Tarnasca Canada Cement pfd: 10 at 94%., \u201cRut vou have.after all\u201d replied |; NOTICE is hereby given that the Phones: 1402 gad 1408 We DSOCOOGAODEONSS as Canada Locomotive pfd: & ét se.| the Oueen.laughing and aeain pat Annual Ganeral Mecting of the Share- Wm.Carrier & Fils 3 COTTON MARKETS, | Licomships pid: 83 at 0134, 20 at oi.| ting the old woman's shoulder.REWERIES, LIMITED will be H.8.THOMSON, .: â anada Cement Bonds: $400 at 98, Hw thi Head Office of the C MANAG cenpanGnGas sellers 20 days.N poillez Bquere, AGER | Enr.|i aonca08 | \u201cHA Eh hori tna | wALLACE COLLEGE | Boren on Weber a» | New York, Jan.13\u2014Closing bids: Brewery Bowie: 81.000, Som E | ard 1917, at Twelve o'clock noon, for Ye tg | EE\u2018 | num ge ounane | Bm SRS S| DINE NATIONALE .« G \" hy .J | : FOV $ ns 17.90c; July, 17.9%; October, .18.8%c.| Waydgamack Bonds: $3,000 at 883 i Yep, Directors for the past year, for the ) 9 Spot closed quiet.Middling uplands | War Joans due 1928: $800, $100, Instrac pren in Bookkeeping, slection of Directors for the carrent 18.08c, $100 at 99%.$1,000 at D634.$1., | smortband Teleraphy, Mothematses, | Year, and the transaction of such other t On and after Thursday, the 1st of 108 Dalhousie Street 98%, 42.000\" at 98%.$5,900 fr at| Drawing, Music snd Modern Lus- Dusiness as may be regularly brought | February next, this Bank will pay to \" AIC ve.vo uQARR a po at 9834; due 1991, $300 at ig or a Classes.By order of the Board 21 Behe den of eight 5.000, $3,000 at 9834, è ALLA D Deing at the rate * __ ORAIN MARKNT.8 |\"'Royal Bank 81, 1.3 at 214 we « JAMES Ton: per cent per annum, upon Hs Paid up + * = dancosnnans 8 \u2019 : Montreal, Jan.Bra, 1997, ei Saptual, f the quarter ending on the asp1sanat aps) = = Co ry neat._\u2014 = ; This dividend pa be paid accords : .ng to the list of Shareholders of rae THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY| _ ~ \"alii ice || P-O.Roxan \u201cof oh he ETS .\u2014\u2014 Wheat! J BREEN & G By order of fhe Board of Directors, ( ASUS FURS.oo 20s coe sas se 00 mu wea suv ves ve $07,000,000 May + 104% 100% 192% OURDEAU .LAVOLE, Revenue for the YeIF.cu veu son aux Bos woe soe 30 aly oo ore ; al 13 ureau General Manager, pt Rime ta debate dede hide reve : 14006 Lu He a STOCK AND BOND BROKERS, Quebec, Dee.20th, 1910.Over \u201c.ST.PETER STRERT, end ¢ SAULT.2U-MATELOT STREET D.toxmn.wd.fr.ta).31 _- air don J Bera .MACHINIST.MIO oR ives ging poo Seid migindl rr er ed I ETSY TLR rivate Wire Connections: Repairs où ail kinds promptly anna on all with profit potisies Load Sais me 07% 974 906 Molson à popiss members Monts © Syse Exchange.and attended to : .W.& O.MORTON MASSEY, Chiet Agseta May or oe ve veo 06% OTA 08% {inka IRIE & Sonammbers New Yor Eschenge sad [| TELEPHONE - - 2046 ANTAL: MIDY 333 Mountain Mil, Quobss- ul : RESIDENCE - .86 - a July oo 00000 1 640 MN BM : N i 116 Sth Strux ° rich aux EEN? von THR NEW YEAR.IN GREATEST VARIETY.BEST VALUE IN THE CITY, I Per Now Year Roceptions, call and sec our vory clogant display of FIRE PLACE MANTELS and TRIMMINGS.~ Mechanios Supply Coy.Ltd, QUEBEC | 00 ST.PAUL STREET, n EDDY\u2019S MATCHES ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT INCREASED IN PRICE OWING TO THE CONTINUED HIGH COST OF POTASH, GLUE AND OTHER RAW MATERIAL, ARE OF THE USUAL HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY WHICH HAS MADE THEM FAMOUS FOR TWO-THIRDS OF A CENTURY.Always ask for Eddy\u2019s Matches \u2014 Toiaphones Office Heure: Office, 3008; Regidunce, 1794.StolSam, Sipm, Twipm Dr.EUGENE BEAULIEU SURGEON-DENTIST, 28 6T.JOHN STREET \u201c QUEBEC DOMINION COAL COMPANY, umires \u201cDOMINION\u201d STEAM aad GAS COALS Screened, Run-of-Mine and Slack Per Pusdsulare, apply % SALES AGENT, 112 ST.JAMES ST, MONTREAL.SILLERY NURSERIES B The Lucky One * Mies Edith Hall, No.17 d'Aiguillon street, was the lucky winner of the | Carnations, per dozen.0c American Beauty Baby Doll and Iron | Violets.per bunch.2 Bed.in our Guessing Contest.she | Boston and Whitmanii Ferns, having picked out No.29 as the total | each.00000000 0c to $8.00 score in the Senior Hockey matches) pegonias, each.25¢ to $1.00 en January 10th.Designs, irom.200 up Another contest is Now going on i ; a for the Hockey Matches to be played Deliveries anywb re in City, on Wednesday.January 17th.Phone The conditions and prizes are the so.same as last contest.viz: JOHN RAMSDEN, One Baby Dell, Gardenerand a White Enamelled Iron Bed, to the person who picks out the total score in the Senior Hockey matches or.Wednesday, January 17th.: 10c\u2014A GUESS\u2014I0.T.H.O'NEILL, MF.6.NOSWORTHY, JORN ST Architectural Raginesr, ws 81.REET., Commercial and Resta wer a Spoctaity\u2014inspection \u2014Plang, =\u2014Quantitier =-Specificutions, ROOM 1, BLOC MORIN, .MOUNTAIN HILL, - « \u2018Phones 5788.Res.000.D.S.RICKABY BABY SLEIGHS Aouseholi & Ufics Fumiture Vnieraking Establishment, BVERYTHING IN THIS LINE AT MODERATE PRICES.} DAY or NIGHT PHONE: 351.No 87 ST.JOHN STREBT.BR.JUS, LABREQUE Surgeos-Dantist Lavigueur & Hutchison Building, 85 St.Stanislas Street DOCTOR RENE PLAMONDOR| Ez-Btudent of Turis Hospitals JONCAS & MALOUIN Civil kagineers end Lens Water Works and General Con: strucuon, Surveying, Setting of Boundary lines, Subdivision B Lota Appraisemest, Inven Estimation of Timber Limits, Woods Survey and Mappings, Estimates on Cost of Municipal and Private Eaterses sise, Quebec Railway Buwidilag h - sa Joseph st, 84.Rech.board; favorite resort for 60 aieus Phone 87.MRA MM WHELAN, Prag sictesess CAR, 15 MAKING GREAT STRIDES TRANSCONTINENTAL RAIL: WAY FOR LAST YEAR SHOWS SPLENDID RESULTS.In its frst year as a Transconcinental Line the Canadian Northern Railway has made rapid strides.The remarkable progress made during the pust twelve months as illustrated by annual report, which was made public à few days ago, is likely to prove ce vé the spectacular achievements of the leading Canadian Corporationseven in a year during which many Canadian Companies have reporied exceptional growth of business.This line, conceived and constructed by Canadians and linked up just a year ago.shows in its annual re- pert an indication of the part thac the System is bound to play in solving the transportation problems of the country it is so well located to serve, While the report only covers a seven months\u2019 period of Transc-ntinental operation.yet the show a wonderful advance when vie-v ed from any standpoint.Some of the principal features cf the report are as follows:\u2014 Gross earnings of $33.476.273, an increase of $9,384,168, or 36.91% over the previous year; freight earnings $24.30, 713.à gain of $8.352.412.or 48.87%, a new high record in the amount of grain handled over the System's fines.the amount totalling over 131.- 000,000 bushels compared with over 38.000.000 bushels in the previous year, an increase of 123.31%.Such a showing is sure to be of the greatest benefit to the new transcontinental system.as it is bound 10 result in Canadians taking a very different view of the road and its prospects tian those which have been notice- æble in certain political circles on a few occasions during the past couple of years.In fact, the strides made will likely go a long way towards establishing a great change in tne views held in Canada as well as in England and the United States re- : marding the railway situation in \u201che Dominion.During the year the System bad under operation an average of 3,018 miles.as compared with an average of 7,269 miles, an increase oi 779 miles, or 10.72% over the previous year.As was to be expected.a large part : Of the System's increase in freight Point View House revenue originated from the Zrain traffic.The System.during the vear.carried a total of 131.978,809 bushels of grain as compared with 58.575.520 bushels in 1913, an increase of 7.403.- 269 busels.or 125.31°¢.The grest ad- santage this traffic has been to the Mother Country is touched upon in a siriking manner in the Directors report in which they state:\u2014 \u201cInasmuch as many of the security holders invested their funds in the Company's undertakings.believing that the heart of the Empire would vome day need to draw heavily upon the wheat fields of the Canadian West, it is with pride that the dijec- tors present these figures illustrating the extent to which the prairies have been opened up.made productive und the produce marketable hy tie Company\u2019s railways.There were prob- shly few who thought that the cruc- fa! ncessity would come so soon: but.having come.it must be considered fortunate that the Canadian Northern Railway System and the country tributary to it were sufficiently developed to take an important part in supplying the Empire's food requirements.\u201d Results of New Mileage.The System's new mileage on the Pacific Const and the Northern Ontario Division have not yet come into their full earning power, as operation on these divisions was only commence ed in the late Autumn of last vear.The British Columbia section from the commencement produced each month substantial increases in rev- evue and before the close of the fiscal year yielded most engouraging revenues.Much of the bäffiness offering is from the Pacific Coast to points inland but à commencement has been made in the marketing of the excellent timber tributary to the line and \"| in the cultivation of the rich lands in the valleys through which the railway traverses the mountain country.figuses | The excellent showing made by the mileage in British Columbia, alter enly seven months of operation, may be well considered an outstanding feature in the year's operations.The colonisation of Northern Ontario has been retarded by the war, but, peculiarly enaugh, there is à compensating feature in the inordinate demand for paper and its couse.quent otartling increase in cast.Arrangements are being made for the establishment of pulp and paper mills \u2018m this section snd in the meantime large shipments of pulpwood will be made to the mills already in operation in the older sections oi the country.Mills for the sawing of merchantable timber are also being erected along the Company's lines.Mownt Royal Tuanel.The System's passenger and freight edrnings during the year were affected by the tack of two important terminals which are unde: cone struction but wer.nat completed 1a time to take care of the transcontinental business.It is expected that the tunnel under Mount Royal and a station for the System's business 1n the heart of Montreal will be ready fo: operêtion in the Spring ot 19t7.The Vancouver terminal is under con struction and it is expected will be available for the System's business in \u201che Summer of 1917.The station at Toronto, which the System will occupy with the Canadian Pacific Railway, has bees completed.The Svstem has also been handicapped by aot having a line from Toroutu i» the Niagara Peninsula, connecting with the railway systems of the United States converging at the Niagara Frontier.| When this line is constructed it will give the Svatem the further advantage of railway connections with its electric subsidiary line, the Niagara.St.Catherines and Toronto Railway, now serving ths important manufacturing district of the Peninsula.The fact that the general traffic of the System is showing steady gains and making the road less dependent on the grain traffic from the Western Provinces is shown by the gros fic- ures of the first four months of the current year, as compared with those nf the year 1916 now under review.Comparisons are as fallows:\u2014 Gress Earnings.1914 July .es oe .$ 3.834.200 August .\u2026 3.68 4,900 September .3,187,900 October.3.713.800 Totals .u.$14,420.80 The total earnings for the same months of 1918 amounted to $10,380.- $00, thus showing an increase for this period in 1916 of $4.043,000.Operation and Maintenance Some of the features of the report that will be especially inter- F, SIMARD & CIE ENRG 142 St.Joseph Street.TT TTT EEE, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1917.\u201d AT 0.30 AM.ON.\u2014 __ And The HAVE PREPARED FOR THE IONAL LINES OF WHITE Night Gowns, from.E.sucer Drawers, from.Petticoats, from.\u201cJanuary Reduction Sale THE GREATEST IN THE HISTORY OF OUR FIRM, AND EVEN THE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMY EVENT OF QUEBEC TRADE STARTS TODAY\u2014SATURDAY\u2014JANUARY THE 13TH, THE GREAT SELLING EVENT FOR WHICH QUEBEC PEOPLE WAIT I8 NOW GOING EVERYTHING IS READY FOR SPEEDY AND SATISFACTORY SHOPPING.Unprecedented Values In Underwear UNDERGARMENTS, iLMBROIDERY.LACE AND PRiBI:ON, AT LESS ve.0c, $1.19 to $3.75 oe ml White Sale Gontinues FIRST DAYS OF THI JANUARY REDUCTION SALE.ADDIT- NICELY AND TASTEFULLY TRIMMED WITH THAN PRESENT COST PRICE.Combinations, irom .+.».70C, $1.90 to $3.78 Corset Covers, from.88¢, §7c to $0.50 Combination Drawers, from.$1.35 to $878 J 49¢, 89¢ to $4.35 .23¢ 4%¢ to $1.10 = 38-inch Pure White Cotton, special dren's dresses; values up to 25e, esting to railway interests who are in touch with the development of business and the manner in which it is handled are the following: Operating expenses were $2\u20ac.102.- 744, compared with $19,268,814, an increase of $6,813,930, or 35.33%.À por tion of this increase is due to Lie operation of a greater mileage and to the expentes incidenta! to taking over new lines which were operated for omly a portion of the year.Rut with the heavier trafic.the System was naturally compelled to expend a relatively larger amount in opera- t:on.spending for this purpose $2.- 243.38 per mile as compared with $2,- 653.57 per mile the previous year.To the preponderance of grain raffic\u2014this commoniy being carried at a low rate\u2014is due the decrease tn the revenue ner ton mile from 00.83 cents to 00.679 cents or 18.29%.It is interesting to note, however, that the average distance a ton of freight was hauled increased from 204.08 miles to 288.46 miles or 41.35% with, of course, a marked advantage in operating results.The passenger train earnings per train mile increas ed from 81.400 cents to 03.379 cents, or 6.83%.FIREMAN'S WIDOW THANKS ASSOCIATION The President of the Firemen's Benevolent Associaticn, Mr.Adj.Blais, has received a letter from Mrs.Aug.Desroches, widow of the late Aug.Desroches, a fireman, in which she thanks the Association for the sympathy which the firemen manifest ed on the occasion of the death of her husband, and for the testimony oi friendship that the Association showed at this funeral.She makes a special mention of the prompt and deli.cate manner in which they discharged all their obligations.Anaemia is indicated by thin.watery blood.The gums and eyelids grow pale, there is great weakness and fatigue and digestion fails.Since Dr.Chase\u2019s Nerve Food forms new, rich blood, it is naturally most suitable as a treatment for anaemia, This letter proves its efficiency in the most severe cases.Mrs.J.Adams, Port Hcpe, Ontwrites: \"About six years ago | was taken with very weak spells and though 1 doctored with che family physician and used other medicines for two years, 1 got very little relief and, in fact, continued to grow weaker.| was so weak 1 could not wait on myself or raise my hand to my head and decided to go to my daughter in Toronto.When examined by Toronto doctors they pronounced ms to be in a dangerous condition, Weakened by Anaemia Doctors Gave No Hope Said She Was Threatened With Consumption, and Gave Her \u2018Three Weeks to Live, SE \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 HOUSEHOLD LINENS AND COTTONS.AT THE JANUARY SALE.Thousands and thousands of Cottons and Linens are included in this Sale; all desirable weaves, suitable for undergarments, drawers, etc.etc.January Sale Price, per yard.26 to 40-inch White Nainsook, for underwear and chil- me Ù TABLE LINEN AND TABLE CLOTHS, AT JANUARY SALE PRICES.S8-inch Unbleached Damask Linen; a splendid value | of 43 cents.Priced, per yard, at.16e value.00-inch Unbleached Table Linen Damask; regular 80c at, per yard.oo ee erase ais Je quality.d 3e-inch Pure White Flannelette, special heavy quality: Priced at.eee vue ete eae ee 100 000 UE value of 2c.; J Le $ , at, per yard.+.eee eae A ; ; ; EEE Cotton, special fine texture for undecwear; 68-inch Bleached Damask Linen; heavy satin finish: value 18 cents.regular value of $1.25 yard.January Scle Price.per yard.+ ees see calc Specially priced at the Sale.at.00¢ Bleached Shecting, 3-4 wide; value 35c, at Me hecting, 9- ide; value 40c, at.Fr shectng, des value 35c, ut.7c Bleached Damask Table Cloths; size 66 x 86; regular 17-inch Roller Linen; value 17c: priced at.13¢ sale price of $2.00, Bleached Crash, 24-inch, for kitchen use; regular sale January Sale Price, each.cov .\u2026.oo.$1000 price 32 cents.January Sale Price.eco ees ooo oe H and H tched Pure White D Table | Brown Crash, 34 inches wide, heavy qualiy: veBURT Clothe; size 60x60; splendid value of $2.00.no La aus ee i ees ane ee BBC January Sale Price, at, each.1.0 : A lCorrespondence f \u201cTHE ETERNAL CITY.\u201d Tu the Editor of The Chronicle, Dear Sir,\u2014Would you permit me a small space in your journal tu cn- lighten your correspondent, Mrs.Le Hart, in regard to the picture of, \u201cThe Eternal City,\u201d which was ex-| hibited at the Victoria Theatre ut Wednesday and Thursday last.That: your correspondent has read Hall Caine\u2019s book of the same titie should have sufficed to prove to aer taat her criticism was not altogether called for and that the entire features of the picture were not brought out m the film was no fault of the makers, Let me explain as briefly as | can.In the first place, the film was a ten reel one, but when the Board of censors got through with it, it was reduced to eight.As a result this tended to make the piciure somr- what disconnected, us anyone could readily see by its finale, The patrons of the Victoria Theatre saw all of the pictorial illustration of \"The Eternal City\u201d which they were permitted to witness by the censor wise-acres.Thanking you.Mr.Edbor, Jos.TANGUAY.Manager, INSCRIPTION \u2014WRITS ISSUED \u2014 An inscription before the Court ot Review in the case of Lamontagne vs Martineau, was filed by che Defendant, from the judgment ren- Gered by the Superior Court, condemning the defendant to pay plaintiff $148, with interest and costs.The necessary deposit was made by defendant's attorney.Judgment has just been transinit- ted by Hon.Justice Tessier to the looking through 1), Chase's Almanac and read about the cure of anaemia; by the use of Dr.Chase's Nerve Food.! I began the use of this treatment at once, and am now well on the wey back to health, after having used the | Nerve Food for six months.1 want! my friends to know that my cure was \u2018 effected by Dr, Chase\u2019s Nerve Food alone end after my discouragement from the use of other treatments, [ feel it my duty tu let everybody know about this remarkable cure.\u201d As a restorative for persons who are pale, weak and run down there is no treatment to be ~ompared to Dr.Chase\u2019s Nerve Food.Gradually and natarally the red corpuscules are increased in the blood, the color is restored to the cheeks, and the strength comes back to wasied nerves and muscles, Dr.Chase's Nerve Food, | threatened with consumption anid | 8c a hox, six for $8.00, all deslers, or other aliments, shd said I would mot\u2019 Fdmanson, Baies & Co, Limited, To.Plive for theres weeks.One day ! was; ronte.! mr AI.litres Wisner ba ar Spain; jand Alfred Gosselin, { petitorn and cancellation of sale.- \u2014 RPG Prothonotary of the Superior tourt to be communicated to the interested parties, on the 15th instant, im the case of Lamontagne vs.Gosselin.The phintiff's attorneys are Messrs.Francoear & Vien.and the Defendant's attorneys.Mesars.Bernier.Bernier and de Billy.Writs of summonses issued from the Prothonotary\u2019s Office: P.T.Legare, Ltee.vs, Thomas Roy and Edmond Roy.St.Sanwel.St.Ludgr.$141.90, and promissory notes.La © Cie Equitable d'Assitrance Mutuelle, vs.The Factories Insure ance Co.Quebec, $800.62 debt, Francois-Xavier Bourbeaw, vs.Alphonse Guillemette Quebec.$3250.damages.Marie Louise Victoria Beaudainvs.La Banque Nationale and Joseph F.Gagnon.Quebec, $10,000.00 contract mt emt.a Victoria Theatre.DOMINION COAL COMPANY, vivires MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF THE CELEBRATED i.\u201cDOMINION\u201d STEAM and GAS COALS | Scsesned, Run-of-Mine and Slack ; Pers Purticuisse, apply te SALES AGENT, 112 ST.JAMES ST, 1 SERVICE AND QUALITY PLASTER | WE SELL THE ALBERT MANUFACTURING COMPANY'S FAMOUS \u201cHAMMER BRAND\u201d WER HAVE IN.STOCK \u20ac ROCKWALL PLASTER, F.F.PLASTER and DENTAL PLASTER.WEBSTER & SONS Lt'd.Good News \u2014 for \u2014 ; The New Year | \u2014at\u2014 | P.J.COTE, 29 St.John St.Opposite Palace Hill We have the pleasure to announce to our customers that we are in a position to sell the following goods at the old prices: .CARPETS and RUGS, of all sises and , LINOLEUMS, CORTICINES and OILCLOTH, 8, 3 and 4 yards wide.FURNITURE COVERINGS in Bilk, Brocatells, Broches, Gedétias: D à\\ the largest assorvment in the city; Cretonnss, Tafetones, ines in à great variety of patterns.CURTAINS, by the pair\u2014a variety of prices, from 60 to $85 pair.Curtain materials of every description.4 NOTICE Any person wishing to take advantage of the assortment and of the prices can buy now and we keep the goods, in store, at our risk, without an extra charge, for Spring delive "]