The canadian gleaner, 3 mars 1904, jeudi 3 mars 1904

[" pe TES SE A AE - a Se { aS Canadian Gleaner t Huwrmosox, Q., Mancu 3, 1904.NOTES OF THE WEEK \u2014 The annual meeting of the Grand Trunk shareholders is to be held in London next week, and as the proposed amendments to the contract, by which it undertakes to build the new Pacific railway, are to be submitted for their sanction, they have been issued to them so that they may be considered.The changes are numerous, and all are to the benefit of the company.The repayment of the 5 million deposit is provided for on easier terms and the taking up of 25 millions of stock by the present company is made lighter.The limit of $30,000 a mile on the mountain section, on which the government was to pay a bonus, is cancelled and the company is to be paid on 75 per cent.of the actual cost.The cost of the prairie section is assumed to be $13,000 a mile on which bonus will will be paid.Western contractors declare there will be profit in laying the road across the prairie at $9,000 n mile.Theconditionsasto running the rond and its taking over by the government are changed in the interest of the company.Three years longer are granted the company to complete the road.When we recall Sir Wilfrid Laurier's words, that the contract as submitted was complete and final, and would not be changed, it may well be asked, What faith is there to he placed on the word of our rulers ?At a meeting in Ottawa on Friday Lord Dundonald aired his views as to Canada\u2019s military needs.A professional soldier, brought up with the idea that an army is a necessary part of every country, he cannot adapt himself to the new conditions of Canada, and would force upon it the manacles that bind and weigh down the manhood of the Old World.In times of peace he wants amilitary organization of 46,000 men, with the machinery and material provided for increasing it to 100,000 in the event of war.A bill to carry out his views he said would be submitted at the approaching parliament.The good sense of the country should avert such a waste of money.A small permanent force toback the authority of the civil magistrate when riots are threatened, is essential: an army.for war is a dream of Liliput.Railway men report the storm on the two last days of February and the blast with which March came in as the worst experienced, tying up freight-trains everywhere, Thelosses of companies and the public they serve would be hard to compute.The companies would do well to plant windbrakes ofevergreens along exposed cuttings, instead of relying on stormfences, * The possibility that the criminal term may have to be postponed next week on account.of the new courthouse at Valleyfield being cold, is a reflection on all concerned in the construction of the building.If the weather be mild, the judge will go on, but if it be as it has been for ten weeks he will consider the health of those compelled to attend.It is disgraceful, that a building which cost $50,000, should be practically uninhabitable.As investigation is called for, and ifthere hasbeen slighting of specifications thoss account: able ought to be compelled to make the defects good.-The cheese and butter buyers of Montreal have issued a circular advising that no cheese be made before the 1st May or after 15th Nov.These gentlemen isoued a Kbecircular à years ago, and last spring they bad their runsers out wing factorymen te supply them with fodder-cheor.* The boom in wheat did wot last long and it has born falling back daily, despite the desperate efforts of epesulators.Where $1.08 was late y asked, 96c is now taken.The British markets refused to respond ¢o the rise, for which there was no asl, as supplies are abuadast.Mesnwhile our big milling companies are shbing à good thing out of the nl sit asl 118 Jos tn spt - agreement ct + \u2018 \u2018 .dearer.Oats are lower and ia goad supply.Eggs are on the down grade.One day last wesk they dropped 4c the dosen.Altho dwarfed by the Baltimore fire, a serious calamity befell Rochester on Priday in the destruction of 3 out of 5 of ita departmental stores and of a number of smaller retail cs tablishments.The loss is set at four millions.Wisconsin has also been unfortunate in losing its splendid new state-house at Madison, which cost $800,000.The Mikado has waived his claim to the surrender of the Russian sailors whose vessels were destroyed at Chelumpo, and given his consent that they be sent to their homes.These sailors were picked up by the boats of French, German, and British men-of-war.A like act of grace is to be credited to the Czar.Two British steamships, and a Norwegian one, were overhauled in the Red sea by a Russianc ruiser, and confiscated because laden with coal for the Japs.The Czar has ordered their release, presumably on condition that they unload elsewhere.The despatches from the seat of war do not indicate fighting of a severe nature.The Japs keep up their periodical pounding of Port Arthur and, to all appearance, are making progress in placing the Russian garrison in such a position that they will yet surrender.The fact that none of the battleships leave Port Arthur to fight the Japs, the admiral only sending out light-cruisers, which run back when they have fired a few rounds, is significant of weakness.So soon as the weather permits, a sccond Japanese fleet will bombard the other Russian naval stronghold, Vladivostock, where there isa powerful squadron of Russian war-ships.Should she achieve her purpose in gaining those two ports, Japan would have command of the sea and Ruesin be deprived of her outlets.Of operations on land the despatches really tell nothing, beyond that the Japs are now in force on the frontier of north Korea, and are in touch with the Russian outposts.There have been a few paltry skirmishes between scouts.The Russians are hurrying reinforcements forward, and the men endure dreadful privations in their long railway journey across Siberia.Sinister rumors of what the Chinese mean to do are heard.The Russians fear they mean to join the Japs, from the fact that they are concentrating a large army on the frontier of Manchuria.ORMSTOWN Mr Greene, a civil engineer of Montreal, was here and inspected the village and surroundings.He states he will provide sewage and water works for $30,000.In this estimate the creek will also be drained.Heis to return to make farther examination, when he will give details of his scheme.It was midnight when the mail arrived March 1st, the delay was the deep snow, which had covered the track east of Howick.On Saturday forenoon Geo.Cooper and James McBain were sawing cordwood with a circularsaw at Mr Cooper\u2019s own place.A stick had been sawn, but from not pulling the table back far enough, the saw struck the half of the stick Mr Cooper was to lift, striking him on the side near the stomach, and threw him 6 feet from the table.For 8 days he suffered inteuse pain, the doctors giving heavy doses of morphine.The case was thought to be very serious, but to-day (I am glad to say) he is reported to show signs of recovery.A little boy of Mr A.Parkinson jumped on a stick of timber behind a back bobeleigh.While dipping into a hole, he was caught between the bobsleigh and the stick.He luckily escaped with sight bruises, A skating exhibition was given in the rink on Friday by a Mr Geno; about 360 spectators enjoyed it.HOWICK A ranch of tbe Young Peoples C.F.V.was formed et ) rives lagt wesk, Miss R * being closted president.Mathew McKelland Rev J, Kellock were appointed delegates to the meeting of the Dominion alliance, and Miss Oracie McClenaghan delegate to the grand council meeting of the royal templars at Montreal.The Howick Sunday school apportioned $18 of their funds to the re MAINE © ©7774 Today (23) we enjoyed the feet thaw of the season, a regular hot sun, with people standing smoking in fromt of the stores, whilst the road was full of travellers.At the county council room today 3 lots of land in St Clothilde were sold for arrears of taxes, one was bought by L J.L, Derome, N.P., and the other 2 by Alfred Daigneault, who was the previous owner.It is time we had mild weather for the scarcity of wood has raised the price to $4 a cord for soft wood, and coal is sold by the hundred weight, no one customer getting more than 5001b at a time.The farmers\u2019 club of this parish has decided to buy 1 or 2 registered Ayrshire or Holstein bulls, 2 years old.VALLEYFIELD Mr Sauve, employed on the farms of the Montreal Cotton Co., is to be congratulated on the blessing which a bountiful Providence has deigned to bless him with.À married daughter, who resides with him, made him a happy grandfather Wednesday of last week and tocelebrate the happy eventhis wife presented him with triplets on Saturday.The 4 cherubs, who are all hale and hearty, are the admiration of numerous visitors, anxious to look at the quartette.This is a case deserving of the King's bounty.The annual election of officers of la Chambre de Commerce de Valleyfield was held in the town hall on the evening of the 26th ult, The following members were elected to office for the current year: President, R.S.Joron Vice-president, J.A.Trottier Advisory board, FL viso 9 de , M M.C.Co., À.Plante, Om Laurin, L.Gendron, N.Ostiguy, T.Prefontaine, E.Denis.The retiring president, Mr Belanger, laid the annual report on the table, whichshow- ed a good year\u2019s business for Valley- field.The many friends of Wm, McQuoid, who, for a number of years, wascon- nected with the dredging operations of the M.C.C., will hear with regret of his death, which took place at Smithfield, Ont., Thursday.He was a member of the Valleyfield lodge of AF.& AM.- The sudden and varied changes of temperature have of late caused a lot of trouble to the water mains of the town, whole sections of the town having been deprived of water through this cause, The main at the corner of Nicolson and Market streets froze last week, and during the endeavor of the corporation staff to thaw it out, the pipe burst, flooding the cellars of J.A.Gravely, Wallot's book store, the Bell Telephone Co's supply rooms,and McDonald & Robb which all suffered considerable damage thru the suddenincome of water.The foundations of the buildings are also considerably damaged.The main supplying Dion\u2019s large store and neighboring stores were forced to carry water thru the same cause.In every section of the town the same trouble arises every day, and the corporation staff is doing all it can to relieve it.HEMMINGFORD At a meeting in Montreal on Tuesday of the presbytery the Rev A.Lee resigned his charge on account of \u2018continued illness, It was agreed to cite his congregation to appear for their interests at the meeting of preshytery to beheld in Knox church, Montreal on Tuesday, 15th inst.ROCKBURN Favored by a lovely clear night and fairly passable roads, the choir was greeted with a crowded house on the evening of 26th ult, and it can be safely said none were disappointed.The program was varied and pleasing.The able assistance of Mr Shanks added very materially to the success of the entertainment.In addition to oysters the ladies of the congregation, with their usual generosity, provided a substantial lunch.Receipts amounted to $56, HERDMAN Although the winter has been 20 severe, and the roads so blocked that the mailoarrier from Huntingdon failed to make bio regular trips,others who do sot bold « goverament job soem to make an-effort to be out is all kinds of weather, and at all hours.One of these persevering individuals was out om the night of the 20th Peby and paid a visit to the stable of J.R.Copland, on the brook road, appropriating a fine set of double harness.Had the midnight visitor left his card Mr Copland would be delighted to make his closer per, nse.= +P - together with the scoop fram the Powerscourt church shed, which took place the following night, when some 9 robes were stolen, is enough to give people a rather uneasy feel ing.DUNDEE 8CHOOL COMMISSIONERS Met Feb.12th.Present: Chairman D.J.Fraser; commissioners D.McG.Moody, J.Dinneen, and Joseph Smallman.The town hall, part of which was used for a schoolroom, being burned, the commissioners met to make arrangements that school be continued.The warchouse of Capt.Smallman was rented for a schoolroom for the balance of the term.The secretary was ordered to notify ratepayers of district No 2 to meet with the commissioners on the 19th inst., on which day the above named commissioners, with several of the ratepayers, met.The subject of a new schoolhouse for the district was discussed.It was decided that if the superintendent of public instruction was satisfied with the rooms the commissioners had rented, the present arrangement remain.LIST OF CREDITORS OF MACPHERSON & SON.DUNDEE John E.Farley $39, C.R.Grant 86, James Gage 24, D.Meade 72, Fred Armstrong 71, P.Buchanan 22, Mrs E.McCaffrey 73, H.B.Gardiner 139, Estate P.Gardiner 90, C.L.Smith 112, James McCord 127, S.B.Millar 126, Cruickshanks Bros.21, James McCaffrey 40, D.Mc- Rae 26, Mrs James Timlin 40.Moses Millar 28, F.McLennan 61, Thos.Farlinger 59, Mrs A, McMillan 26, Wm.Almond 77, Archd.McMillan 114, H.A.Millar 15, Wm.Carriere 66, Angus McNicol 19, John Mc- Naughton 45, D.J.Fraser 146, Jas.Colquhoun 86, A.McBean 66, Estate Hugh Fraser 71, C.M.Farlinger 220, W.J.Steven 161, John Fraser 28, Thos.Farlinger 63, Jos.Martin 35, Miss McPherson 10, J.R.Far- linger 80, Mrs W.Fleming 97, D.Murchison 107, J.W.Bannon 68, J.H.Fraser 40, Mrs M.Farlinger 46.OT.AGNES DE DUNDEE G.Davidson $117, D.Fraser 35, D.McG.Moody 94, A.Latulipe 45, A.McGibbon 40, Mrs S.Long 23, J.J.Dinneen 54, L.Monique 44, John McCauley 50, G.S.Millar 68, L.Labaise 18, D.Meade 22, Wm.McDonald 9, J.B.Noreault 24, Jos.Carriere 46, Theo.Doncause 10, H, Rowley 11, Frank Leblanc 58, Mrs Lemire 11, O.Monique 7, R.Mc- Gibbon 12, Wm.Amlot 102, Noel Reynolds 103.: BEAVER Dan.Cameron $49, Albon Mc- Arthur 75, H.A.Cameron 93, A.W, Cameron 47, A.L.Hart 114, J.R.McCuaig 28, James O'Reilly 39, A.Rennie 72, W.C.McArthur 6, John McMaster 51, Wm.Napier 70, John Ouimet 40, James Watterson 41, Dan Sutherland 157, Frank Demers 57, Mrs P.Brady 96, R.Quenneville 2, Jno.McGidney 20, John Moore 71, A.McMaster 12, Wm, Cameron 70, James Demers 24, Wm.Amlot 83, A.Millar, George Lowe 2, J.H.Brady 64.MAYBANK P.Langevin $80, Wm.McIntosh 54, D.McLean 50, A.Desjardins 18, H.McPherson 41, H.McGarvey 11, James McGibbon 55, A.McNicol 31, G.W.Fraser, J.D.McMillan 102, D.McPherson 44, John McGibbon 20, John Stewart 25, John Walkinshaw 82, Wm.Cameron 85; A.D.Cameron 41, John Cameron 54, Thos.Woods 104, Jos.Fournier 12, D.A.Stewart 18, Jos.Latreille 87, M, MeDonald 9,C.Leblanc 30, G.Langlois 5, S.Latreille 11, LAGUERRE A.Campbell $175, Ed.Leahy 83, M.Smythe 42, Angus Campbell 50, George Ewart 66, A.McIntyre 47, James 8S.Goodfellow 96, A.Mc- Donald 50, N.Caza 64, H.Stewart 75, A.McPherson 30, I.Saumier 96, Wm.Leslie 138, O.Robidoux 126, W.Mitchell 18, T.P.Smythe 28, R.Beauchesne 29, John Quinn 48, M, Finn 79, Thomas Finn 22, J.E.Quinn 6, C.Caza 34, Neil Currie 50, Joseph Caza 110, T.J.Quinn 35, Jos.Dorais 54, John Foran 61, W.Warden 37, Mrs Jos.Maloney 25, Fred Robidoux 44, M.Foran 66, H, Stowell 68, À.Dorais 40, J.G.Dubeme 13, Fred Primeau 36, Mre E, Gernon 9, J.D Stowell 33, Mr.Primesn 16, W.Gernon 9, : _ +.ANICET Masson & Bissonnette 33, Masson & Hurteau 30, Masson & Dumouchel 40, Frank Gerard 1, Sam Quenne- ville 49, Frank Aubin 29, Oliver Dupuis 40, Joseph Dupuis 113, Alvf Quenneville 40, Alph, Casa 62, Dam.Leblanc 67, L.Lahaioe 22, A.Oeguin acquaintance, but be is denied thie pleasure, a5 be lime 26 clas.to che Br i tegen 49, Joseph Lebiunc 54, T.Quenne- ville.69, -Massou & Laprake 16, Mara RELAE Omi rower - Tee 1 ns t= \u2014 Pp 2, Aug.16, Sen.Lau A Sanmier 67, Alex.Lister 58, Oscar Daguis 21, À.Stirling 72, Masson & Castagner 48, Frank Dupuis 36.MAPLEMORE M.W.Leahy $100, Ed.Cosgrove 63, Eli Legault 34, F.Quenneville 27, M.Curras 150, John Murphy 100, Charles McGinn 13, D.Moriarty 80, J.B.Ledue 27, M.McGinn 17, John O'Neil 76, Thomas Higgins 96, M.].Curran 40, Alex.Watson 40, P.Legault 10, Mrs James Moriarty 38, John Moriarty 87 Kicsaux P.Lee $89, Thos.Fallon 218, C.Leblanc 98, J.B.Saumier 81, J.A.Murphy 123, Mrs Latulippe 161, Jos.Clark 79, M.Finnigan 90, J.Walker 76, R.Bruce 68, A.M.Pilon 60, John Chalvert 22, John Holmes 135, Jos.Bannon 19, Jos.Leblanc 23, Jas.Welch 266, D.McCarthy 105, John Farley 66, O.Quenneville 58, M.Myre 45, S.Leblanc 75, John Clark 27, A.Ritchie 67, Mrs Savage 71, Thos.Reardon 54, Jos.Smythe 111, L.Leblanc 82, A.Lalonde 81, A.Alseph 68, W.F.Henderson, J.H.Goodfellow 33, Geo.White.KENSINGTON Jas.White $92, Jos.Tallon 72, Jas Black 26, A.Stark 18, Alex Watson 60, P.J.Donnelly 47, A.Thompson 126, Alex Lunan, P.A.Donnelly 80, John Moore 49, Ed.Massam 53, A.Buckham 14, H.J.Donnelly 29, H.Massam 58, Ed.Tallon 71, H.S.Wilson 73, Mrs W.Lunan 10, Ed.Donnelly 59, J.L.Martin 77, D.Demers 71, H.A.Donnelly 54, Frank Carriere 26, J.W.Quenneville 33, G.Bombard 70, A.Fortin 30, C, A.Gavin 22, John Tannahill 44, J.O.Donnelly 12, Watson & Clark 12, R.Young 17, John White 8, A.Anderson 5.CLYDE'S CORNERS John Smellie $100, Wm.Stark 40, P, O'Connor 90, A.McGibbon 63, James Reid 50, Miss Dalgliesh 35, + M.McDonagh 88, D.Caldwell 40, John Kerby 87, James Caldwell 85, Thomas O'Connor 48, W.Caldwell 81, A, Curran 70, Thomas McNair 35 PORT LEWIS Dumouchel 49, James Finn 52, John Ross 03, H.Lalumiere 45, J.Holmes 177, A.Viau 55, N.Campbell 60, Jos.Joly 38, Mrs John Stalker 29, A.Genier 12, M.Joly 45, Brown & Goodfellow 118, P.Lauzon 68, J.L.Brown 68, Sam Dubois 78, A.Carriere 52, Joseph Trahan 26, J.Leduc 45, A.Dubois 121, Z.Genier 80 HUxTINGDOK A.9.Connor $75, D.F.Hyde 36, R.Ewart 35, W.Hamilton 56, H.Kelly 35, Jas.Gardner 121, James Donnelly 73, R.H, Graham 30, R.J.Cluff 108, F.Lachance 84, W.H.Goodfellow 41, 8am Brown 45, R.Hayter 39, G.W.Cunningham 47, H.Ruddock 43, Thos.Ruddock 107, John Todd °jr., 33, Chas.Todd, 45, J.C.Dunsmore 1, John Cunningham 48, I.McCartney 6, Jas.Chambers 35, James Hamilton 10, Jas.Cowan 50, J.Gardner 33, D.Pringle 24, J.L.Cowan 44, Jas.Brown 55, John Harrigan 72, M.J.Elliott 8, W.S.Goodfellow 48, Sam Montgomery 40, Jas, Barrett 74, Miss Goodfellow 44, Thos.White 86, ].W.Goodfellow 47, Wm, Cunningham 16, A.S, Cunningham 5, Alex Shaw 45, Frank Allard 45, Alex Stewart 47, George Murphy 82, John Dawson 12, Geo Blachford 29, Wm.Ferns 25, M.T.Robb, 12, Jas.Mason 7, Jas.Stark 3, Rev P.H.Hutchinson 2, John Mc Collym 40, À.Graham 12, Thomas Cunningham 15, P.Walsh 65, Jas.Walsh 75, H.McCracken 92, Mrs C.Brown 100, J.0.Kelly 90, W.O.Kelly 108, G.McCracken 102, Peter Tully 65, Mrs R.Feeny 36, Mrs R.Gardner 30, H, Blachfard 108, John Blachford 75, H.Hampson 105, And Boyd 98, John McGregor 67, James Ferns 63, John Flynn 75, C.Blach- ford 60, Jas.Flynn 285, Wm.Barnes 64, Chas.Kelly 40, Chas.Boyd 30, Jas.Helm 60, Mrs Kelly 38, W.Evans 18, Jas.Logan ©, Jos.La- framboise 18, BRITH J.8.Macfarlane 88, Wm.Wattie 88, James Glennie 25, Andrew Coffey 26, George Busby 5, John Wattie 92, H.Reid 15, A.Robidoux 20, J.B.Shearer 24, Wm.Thompson 18, Jno.McGongle 5, John Conway 19.ATHRLITAN Alex.Elder $53, George Stewart 15, $, N.Anderson 02, Jas.Stewart 76, J.L.Anderson 126, A.Cairns 38, James Bell 106, W.R.Sayer 45, W.Anderson 109, Andrew Gilmore 148, H.Seely 12, Wm.Dawson 68, Joksi M.Kerr 48, Charles Brown 58, Geo.Anderson 50, James Donnelly 38.HERDMAK Johnston Bros.150, Thomas Cog- land 78, James Johnston 75, A.Hen- drichoon 18\" W.Ligget\u2019 133, IA.Copland 35, VW, iNmals8) \u201cA ama ae sc D.Rankin $66, Wm.Wiley 68, H.| ma qe .\u2014 a - MoClatchie 18, James Gealiam 45, L.Gauthier 12, P.Doansiiy 12, John Herdman 70, Wm.Niven 10, James Haven 47, Wm.Johnoton 24, D.Greenway 40, D.W.Johaston 104, John McGinnis, H.McCoy 6.H.Thompeon 43.Anpansons Connune W.Grabam $35, Jos.Andersom, ir 108, Thos.Henderson 68, R.Anderson 83, Jae.Todd 72, John Crutch- field 38, H.Henderson 48, W.Anderson 58, W.Anderson 66, Fred Henderson 31, Sam Henderson 45, Jas.Coulter 60, A.Anderson 108.Henomax Sam Graham $39, John Gilligan 74, Jos, Standage 94, Jas.Howe 32, R.Howe 82, M.Connell 88, Samuel Boyd 18, E.L.Foster 74, Jas.Purse 60, Jas.Graham 18, 8.Peake 45, R.Boyd 27, Jas.Keiiy 25.AxpErsoNs CoRNERs Jas.McMillan $27, Wm.Hingston 22, Jas.Henderson 22, John Edford 4, Thomas Gilmore 30, Dewi TVILLE J.H.Fitzsimmons $12, P.Mc- Arthur 30, John Finn, 76, W.Murphy 112, McNaughton Bros.120, Wm Lucas 91, Fred Murphy 81, M.Gilbert 108, Frank Robidoux 103, Geo.Cameron 77, R.Graham 185, John Murphy 66, Sam Todd 60, W.Ross 110, R.Rodgers, 26, P.A.Donahue 58, D.Hebert 48, Geo Robidoux 64, J.Lalonde 75, R.Gordon 59, W.Rogers 68, John Laberge 75, P.Darragh 79, Geo Murphy 31, W.F.Martin 84, Fred Malloy 105, Thos.Lucas 30, J.J.Finn 52, W, Harkness 45, Thomas Gamble 8, H.Ferns 66.TATEHURST Thomas Hooker 71, Geo.Hooker 97, James Beattie 109, J.MacDer- mott 78, R.J.McNeil 81, M.McCovic 120, John Beattie 82, James Cavers 49, W.Cavers 74, Thomas McGill 27, H.Paton 67, James Donaldson 93, Mrs J.McArdle 67, Wm.Hooker 39, John Orr 59, John Roy 88, Miss Webster 88, James Dickson 114, Jas.Greer 98, John Watson 45, Wm.Roy 60, Jas.Robidoux 38, John Whittall 10, J, McCovic 62 ORMSTOWN Charles Collum $116, John Sadler 73, John Todd 108, P.Cunningham 149, Charles Lucas 15, A.B.Taylor 94, A.Cameron 170, D.Cowan 113, N.Bolduc 110, H.Smith 44, John McCaffrey 96, R.A.Sadler 85, Jas.Pringle 102, F, Boyle 44, J.F.Smith 110, P.Dickson 96.G.Finlayson 66, P.Reid 166, P.Finlayson 98, J.A.Reid 84, W.Leitch 75, Mrs W.Baird 100, G.McBain 132, Thomas Baird 12, R.McNeil 80, J.W.McDougall 225, Andrew Ross 135, J.W.Sadler 157, H.W.Elliot 124, Thos.Winter 97, James Winter 86, A.R.Somer- ville 60, George Kilgonr 78, Peter Murphy 64, John Beattie 40, D.McEwan 147, James McClintock 56, W.Greer 82, P, Robinson ST.LOUIS DE GONZAGUE A.Perras $28, George Tennant 148, E.Lemieux 54, P.David 25, C.H.Perras 45, W.E.Young 155, E.Parent 69, James Symons 60, J.Brisson 42, Wm.Goodall 50, E.Payant 71, 4, Labelle 79, G.Parent 34, James Sangster, A, Parent 40, L.Laniel 42, Wm.Morrison 90, Mrs C.McMillan 103, Wm.Sangster 52, H.W.Perras 2, John Lemieux 6, Wm.Meikle 55, M.Poirier, O.Court- manche 48, D.M.Craig 18.HOWICK Thomas Baird $119, George Petrie 80, John Kerr 44, À.Elliot 28, W.J.Stewart 45, John Holmes 122, John Elliot 50, Alex, Brown 75, L.Rose 42, John Rose 33, Wm.Hay 56, John Peddie 76, Joseph Huot 18, H.Craig 105, Estate A.Campbell 45, G.Hebert 68, J.G, Wilson 38, D.Glen 40, John Rutherford 25, Thomas Logan 3, James Cullen 85, P.Le- claire $1.CHEESE MAKERS AND INSPECTORS R.E.Cogland $157, John Law 61, John Gardner 87, D.Biggar 208, A, Davidson, 101, John D.Currie 380, M.J.Jehan 286, R.D.Ordway 7, John Daly 141, George Fortune 84, Wm.Hill 76, J: R.Hall 45, Fred Saumier 41, Lyman Leahy 189, Walter Feeny 116, G, W, Loomis 250, Thos.McGill 182, Jos.Holmes 83, T.Savage 27, L.Lefebvre 27, A.W.Fortin 59, E.McIntyre 78, W.Wills 159, D.Dack 69, R.A.Jack- sea ly E.Bourke 111, W.McKay 11, tr Barker, A.B.McDonald 833, N.rimmon 189, Accounts Pavam.s, Estate M, M, Elder, And, 0'Contior $45, Parqubar Bros 62, Mrs Young 6, J.A.Hunter 89, W.Patenaude 53, J.B.Walsh 17, D.Lang 1, J.M.5, Nap.Parent 1, Jas.Tessier 5, À.Mason 8, Jos.Forget 1, T.Gebbie & Son 18, R.Mills 12, R.Law, rent, 88, Wm.Henderson 50, KE.Hooker rent, 75, C.Collum, vest, 85, A.M, in, ¢.| LARAL INTRELIGENER The following is the judgment in the case of Agmes McGee (Mrs Castello) vo Elisabeth Forreater (the late Mrs Robert Clark).It embodies an exposition of the principles of agency which Judge St Pierre has made 50 plain that everybody may profit by them.The learned judge said: The facts which have been proven in this case involve a si question of mandate or agency.parts may be summarized as follows: In the year 1889 Andrew Somer.ville was registrar for county of Hun- tingdon.In addition to attending to his duties as a public functionary, he kept a sort broker's office, which, among the people of the locality, was designated as a private bank.As he was enjoying a high reputation for probity and honesty, people who had money to invest would go to him, and entrust their money into his hands, chiefly to be loaned upon hypothecis or mortgages.On the other hand, as was generally known in the community that moneys were thus entrusted to him for investment, people who were in need of a loan would naturally goto him for what sum they needed.Hismethod of doing business was as follows: If, at the time when a demand for a loan was made to him, he had on hand the amount which was needed, he would first cxamine the guarantees offered as security, and, after having satisfied himself that they were adequate, he would call upon one of his client investors and suggest the investment.Upon the latter's assent being obtained, a deed of obligation, under seal, was then signed by the horrower in the presence of a witness in favor of the lender, and this deed was then registered by Somerville upon the property offered as security.Whenever the total amount of the loan was paid back, he would get the lender to write a discharge, which he would register, and from that moment the money thus paid back was again at the risk oftheinvestor, ready to be again invested upon some other property.But if only a art or proportion of the amount rrowed was paid back to him by the borrower, he would give his personal receipt for the amount paid, and keep the money in his possession until the balance was fully satisfied.This was exactly the system followed in the case now before me.Some time, in the course of the month of March, 1889, Mrs Costello (Agnes McGee) went to Somerville and applied for a loan of $900.At that time Somerville had in his possession for the purpose of investment, a sum of $2,846.08 belonging to Elizabeth Forrester (Mra Robt.Clark) the defendant.Mrs Forrester being a very old lady (she was then over 80 years of age) her son-in-law, Mr Dalgliesh, who was her agent, was consulted, and the transaction was agreed upon.The deed of obligation was drawn under seal on the 30th March, 1889, and registered at the registry office, at Huntingdon, upon the same day.The loan was to befor a period of 5 years, with interest payable semi-annually at 7 per cent.if paid regularly, and if irregularly paid, then it was to be at the rate of 8 per cent.Such was the rate of interest chargeable to Mrs Costello, the borrower; hut it is well to state, at once, that under a private arrangement, hetween Somerville and the lender, Mrs Robt.Clark, (Elizabeth Forrester) it was understood that 6 per cent.only would be exigible from Somerville, on condition that he would pay the interest regularly at the date mentioned in the deed, whether he had collected it from the borrower at that time or not.The surplus charge of 1 or 2 per cent, stipulated in the deed, and exigible from the borrower, was to represent his percentage or commission for the price of his services.I might also add that\u2018the conditions stipulated in this particular loan were virtually the same as those followed in every other case.On the 11th September, 1893, Mrs Costello handed over to Somerville $600 to be applied upon the principal or mortgage of the above mentioned loan of $900.This money on being handed to Somer- ville he gave his personal receipt in the following terms: Huntingdon, 11th Sept., 1893.Received from Mrs Castello the sum of six hundred dollars of principal on mortage, with interest to date, leaving $300 of principal due, bearing interest from this date.(Signed) Axp.SOMERVILLE.On the 29th tember, 1893, a further sum of one hundred and fourteen dollars was handed over to Somerville, who again gave his per- gona) receipt in terms analogous to those contained in the first one, In January, 1894, Somerville failed in business, and I bave nothing before me to show that thissum of $714.00 was ever reimbursed, either in full or in part, by his estate.Furthermore, parties seem to agree that his estate was worthless and paid nothing.Now comes the question: Who is to bear the loss of the $714.00 confided to Gomervifle 9 Is it Mrs Clark, the lender, or.is it Mrs Costello, the borrower?This is the ion I have to decide.On the 14th March, 1804, the present plaintiff, Mrs Costello, by notarial protest served upon Mrs Clark, the defendant, and upon Somerville, her agent, caused a tender to be made of the balance then due, to wit, 8193.02, on condition that a full discharge be granted her.This offer was .A few Perguve, root W0, riggs SW iy wish dx aguin tm Sus the Dalene, $194.00, and she again discharge.To this action the defendant pleads among other things that if plamtiff made any payments to the said Andrew Somerville, said pay- made; they te her up by plaintiff against defendant.That defendant never received any monies whatever Andrew that the said Andrew Somerville had no authority from defendant to collect said loan, or to discharge said mortgage, or tc give any receipts for or on behalf of said defendant.This part of defendant's resumes the whole question which is here to be decided.It is for the plaintiff, the borrower, to prove that she paid this sum of $714.00 either to the defendant herself in person or to some one duly authorised by her to receive this money for her, or again, that although she (the intiff) did not pay to a person duly authorised b the defendant, yet that the lntter profited by the amount paid.Unfortunately for Mrs Costello, she has failed to prove any of those alternatives.The receipts which she duces as vouchers, ar theindividual name of Somerville, whom thereby she constituted her own agent for the purpose effecting the payment she proposed to make.From that moment Somerville stood towards her in the same relation as a messenger would to whom she might have confided her money with instruction to carry it to Mrs Clark, But there is more still: Somerville being examined as plaintiffs own witness, swears that it was understood between himeelf and Mrs Costello and her husband, that this money was to remain in his hands until the balance was paid, and until a final discharge was obtained from MrsClark.He further swears that at the time of his assignment he included Mr Costello in thelist of his creditors for this amount of $714.00, but never mentioned the name of Mrs Clark, who had never given him any authorization to collect this money, and who had in no way benefitted by those payments, which she had not even heard of.In order to support her case the plaintiff has attempted to adduce some evidence, with a view to create a presumption that when Somerville received this money he was acting asthe agent of Mrs Clark, the defendant, but, apart from the consideration that mere presumptions could not availin the face of the positive evidence which has been supplied by herself, she has completely failed to establish such presumptions.Let us look into her various contentions on this score.She says\u2014 1st, Somerville credited the lender, Mrs Clark, with those 2 payments of $600 and $114in his hooks, Suppoac he did.Would that prove that Mrs Clark got the maney, or that Somer- ville was authorized to collect it for her?Somerville kept booka far his own accommodation, and the entrice which he chose to make in them could not bind either af the twa parties who are directly interested in this case.The entries made by him would, no doubt, prove that he (Somerville) had received the money from Mra Costello to be applied as part payment of the loan of $900.Such entries would make proof against Somerville himself to estahlish the above facts, but they could not make proof that he was the duly authorized agent of the defendant for the purpose of collecting that money.2, Theplaintiff has brought in considerable evidence to establish the.fact that after loans had been paid up, the money thus paid into the hands of Somerville were allowed to remain in his possession until jt was disposed of in the shape af another loan.Admitting this to be true, would that prove that Somerville wasthe duly authorized agent of Mrs Clark for the special purpose of collecting in her name the 2 amounts of money which were handed over to him and for which he only gave his personal receipt ?3, The receipts show that the money was paid \u201con account of the capital loan,\u201d which circumstance shows that plaintiff intended to decrease her indebtedness by so much, That may be, but the cqurt cannat decide this case upon mere suppe.sitions, nor yet upon the probable intentions of the parties, but upon the proof of what they actually did.Here we have it in black and white, that plaintiff handed her money to the man who had tiated the loan for her, and that actually constituted him her own agent for the purpose of the payment, by accepting his fermonal receipt for the money she handed over to him.4, The plaintiff never saw the de: fendant in this affair; she dealt ex: clusively with Somerville.Sach being the case, she contends that article 1730 of the civil code, which says \u201cthat the mandator is liable to third parties who, in good faith, contract with a not his mandatory, under the belief that he is 30, when the mandator has given reasonable cause for such belief\u201d should be made to a ly.The answer ie: 1st, That the plaintiff knew that she had borrowed money from Mrs Clark, the deed of obligation said soin so many words, and, therefore, she cannot now contend that she ever was kept or that she actually is ignorant of who the mandator of Somerville was.2d, There is not a word of evidence in the record to show that in this case Mrs Clark or Mr hey agent, ever the ne due she rase = Go x agin | bf hes was authorised wows jd of tem cd rr +19 gs Wetisain in Bomerville's] 21 mig fiew- Tn véstment, .em Saipan, .ws °° .: \u2014 i | pe ; , ; a Xe.\u2018ha 0 Sant ah; a v re a rt) BLL Re TEAS CA que) | is n= \u2018paid ui ridaction hour Thee ia.; - fronit \u201c107 vhtfi 12°04 thin shorig-.d'toi NG.RARCH da aout) mis pp pag! w ei 05.35@85.40; Mani- me de De nd] Hows: These ia- alo,» rdef cm te 10 shi 120 Ud Hh ete ta atfend to 4 PRIDAY EVANS, MARCH $0, 10001] >= per: - JA no les are says plaintiff, Somerville had absolute control of defendant's funds thus entrusted to him, and was her permanent agent for the twofold .purpose of paying out or receiving back said money.* The proof shows that, after a loan, had been paid up and a full discharge\u2019 had been given to the borrower, not o Somerville, but by the lender; Mrs lark, the nioney thus paid back was allowed to remain in Somerville's hands untila new investment of it was made; but this isa totally different case froin the present one.Had Mrs Clark given a receipt, or partial discharge, forthié'mondy paid up by theplaintiff, eitherthekself, in her own name, or in her namdacting through her duly authorized-agent, no\u2018doubt plaintiffs action would have.bien well founded.The money then, as in the cases given in evidence before me, would have been the defendant's money.The thing is clear, unfortunately no such receipt or partial discharge was obtained in the present case.As to the presumption sought to bederived from the circumstance that in the cases cited, and \".under the particular circumstances referred to in those cases, Somerville was defendant's agent for all intents and: purposes with respeet to the money intrusted to him, I fail to see how it can he'reasonably invoked or even inferred.\u201cNo authority to receive payment under a contract,\u201d says the American and English encyclopedia of law, vol.1, page 1026, \u2018lis to be implied from the fact that the agent was cmployed to make or negotiate it, Nor will authority to receive payment of the principal of a debt be implied from a power to receive the interest.\u201d The French and English authorities and precedents are all in the same sense.I have no hesitation, therefore, in coming to the conclusion, that the defendant never got those $714.00 either directly or through Somerville, and.\u2018that when this money was handed over to Somerville by the plaintiff she constituted him her own agent for the purpose of effecting the payment to Mrs Clark of that sum of $714.00 in the same manner as she.would have done had she confided her money to a messenger with instructions to carry it to her creditor, Mrs Clark.In addition to the various points mentioned above, the plaintiff has invoked what she calls the illegality of the paper writing made under seal, which con- atitutes the evidence oftheloan negotiated through Somerville's agency.According to plaintiff's contention sald paper-writing, though valid in so\u2018far as it evidences thttérms of the contract between plaintiff and defendant, was insufficient to create any hypothec or mortgage upon plaintiff's property.The question intended to be raised is, whether the\u2019 rules required by the code for the creation apg registration of hypothecs and mortgages which are made to apply to the whole of the province of Que- hee except the Eastern Townships, should not be made to apply to the county of Huntingdon, which, as it ig well known, does not form part of the province known as the Eastern Townships.This point is not new: it was fully discussed by my predecessor in the case of the Bank of British North America, plaintiff, vs John A.Cameron et al defendants, gnd Dame Isabella Younie, party colloçated opposant, & Janet Cameron and vir contestants.Ina very elaborate judgment, which he pronounced in that case, the learned judge demonstrated beyond all manner of doubt that the county of Hun- tingdon falls under the provision of article 2041 of the civil code and not under the general rule laid down in article 2040.Article 2041 says: \u201cHypothec upon lands held in free and common seccage may also he created in the form specified in the 58th section of chapter 37 of the consolidated statutes for lower Canada.\u201d The form made use of in this case now under discussion, was precisely that indicated by the statute.Such being my views of the case, my duty, as a natural conse- uence, is to declare the tender and it made in this case insufficient and to dismiss plaintiffs action with costs.Dura est Lex, sed Lex, , TORPEDO WARFARE.+ Tonanto Mail: Japan has demonstrated the succgss.of the torpedo.It torpedoed Russia's fleet out of ac tion.It paralyzed, temporarily at least, the Russian power on the - littoral of eastern Asia.The torpedo \u201c boat and its deadly messengerncarly * won the first innings of the Russo- \u201cJapanese war.\u2018Great battleships * collapse under the thighty pressure] Vthe flimsy little oes .éxért- + agaist their stec] sides.Theiitiletto 'ofnaval warfare; as it has heen call- |: ed, the torpedo strikes in the dark | and wrecks in an instant.Both the torpedo and the torpedo boats are built for purely business purposes.They carry no superfluous weights.The fish-like shape of the torpedo;enables it to glide through the water with the least possible resistance.At thé nose of the warlike fishis a mechanical arrangement which dis charges 200 or 300s of guncotton the instant it strikes a solid resist saw.At thn tail is a powerful pro nectod: with an \u2018ingenique.! contii Fonon meide: hy .iwhichthe teépade may be steered in any direction or round an obstruction.The latest, resigted by torpedo nets, will dive \"down below the protection and rise beneath the bottom of a battleship.A perfectly directed torpedo will destroy the higgest vessel afloat.Fifteen feet in length, and 18 inches in diameter, and costing $3,000 the torpedo has a crowded interior divided into 6 compartments.First there is the magazine, which is exploded by the driving of a firing pin against a percussion cap.Next is the device controlling the navigation of the projectile.Then there isa reservoir for motive power, generally compressed air, representing 30 horse-power.A compartment for the miniature engines, one to regulate the buoyancy and another for the propeller, complete the arrange ment.Since a battleship carries weapons that are destructive at a distance of ten miles and more, whereas the torpedo boat can only strike effectively within half a mile of its target, the latter assumes great risks.Hence the torpedo boat approaches a hostile fleet generally under cover of night.Thus far only night attacks have been successful.At a distance of a thousand yards a torpedo may be launched with good prospect of success, but that is the outside limit.To make sure of hitting the mark a closer range is generally attempted.This is\u2019 rendered possible by the extraordinary speed of the torpedo boat.Capable of 35 miles an hour, a torpedo boat approaching at night may manœuvre around a battleship, when discovered, so rapidly asto baffle the gunners.Fighting a torpedo boat under these conditions must be like trying to hit an express train.Of course the powerful electric searchlights enable the watchers to follow the movements of the assailant, but the guns are not sg easily controlled as the lights.Roberval, Q., Feby 29-A firein which one woman and eléven children were hurried into eternity, at Ste Felicien de Roberval, occurred early this morning.Fire was discovered in the house of Thos.Guay, sr, about 2 o'clock this morning and at the time the house was occupied by Mrs Philip Gagnon, daughter of Mr Guay.The 8 children of Thos.Guay, jr., were also in the house at the time and none have been seen since.The fire was discovered by 2 of the neighbors.They saw the flames from a distance and hurrying to the scene, gave thealarm.By this time, however, the fire had gained such headway that nothing could be done, and the house, with its inmates, was soon reduced to a smouldering ash heap.Napierville, Q., Feby 25\u2014The residence of Edouard Beaudin, of Sher- rington, was burned last night.Edouard Beaudin, aged.75 years, and his brother Narcisse, aged 83 years, perished.They were seen outside the burning building, but Edouard not perceiving his brother, thought he was inside, and went in search of him.Several minutes later Narcisse appeared outside and enquired for his brother.- Being told that he was in the burning building, he, too, went in again to bring his brother out, but the building fell in and both lost their lives.Quebec, March 1\u2014Hereafter a new system will be practised in connec tion with drunkards frequently brought before the recordei\u2019s court.An approbation system has been adopted, which will offer a cure for drunkards at no cost, the expense being horne by the provincial government.A prisoner before the court for drunkenness will be offered treatment for the drink mania, and an officer appointed to see that the directions are followed.The patient may take the cure while at work, sentence being suspended by the court in the meantime.The system has worked successfully in the United States and other countries.\u2018London, Feb.26.\u2014The English \u2018cotrespondents in Russia call attention to the intense and growing feel ing against the British, which, they say, is already #0 serions as to threaten a momentous effect in the future, They attribute this feeling to the campaign of misrepresentation carried on by Berlin and other agencies, as well as the local press, in which accusations against the British for helping the Japanese a pear daily, notwithstanding the official denials.Indeed, these denials are completely ignored, and the original accusations are iterated and reiterated as facts not admitting of y 2 ec.- - \u201c3 ; .| % FL PICRRELY JRL Sh doubt.[UR | hot pra Sk te * \u2018 .a attempt by the Japs to block the mouth of the harbor, so that the Russian warships in Port Arthur could not get out.The attempt failed, tho\u2019, apparently, the Japs did their hest.Five large merchant steamships had been bought by the Japs, loaded with stone, and with inflammables on their upper decks to ensure they would be destroyed.Each vessel had a crew of 30, who carried their lives in their hands.About 4 o'clock on the morning of 24th Feby the 5 vessels steered for the entrance to Port Arthur.The Tenshin Maru, which was in the van was stecred too far to port, and when she was about 8 miles to the southwest of the shore she was shot and seriously damaged.She was run on the shoals instantly.The other steamers which were in her wake changed their course to the northeast, and advanced, biit the Russians\u2019 searchlight flashing on them impeded their progress.The enemy\u2019s fire struck thesteering gear of the Bushiu Maru, disabling her.She grounded near the Tenshin Maru, and her of ficers destroyed her and she sank.Next the Buyo Maru was seriously damaged by the enemy\u2019s shells, and she sank before reachifig the harbor.In the meanwhile the Hokoku Maru and the Jinsen Maru had advanced with great rapidity, and had reached the entrance to the harbor with comsiderable difficulty.The Hokoku Maru was on the outer side of the stranded Russian battleship Retvizan and the Jinsen Maru on the eastern side of the Retvizan.The crews of each lighted explosives to destroy the merchantmen, and after giving a loud cheer, got into their smallboats.When they found their vessels sinking the crews endeavored to row to the Japanese torpedo boats which were ready to pick them up, but the Russians\u2019 searchlights lit up their path and the Russian fire hecame very severe.The crews in their small boats were compelled torow around under cover, and they were unable to reach the torpedo boats.The sea became heavier at sunrise, and the crews suffered great hardship.They | finally succeeded in reaching the Japanese squadron at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day.The captain of one of the ships says: We got so close to the Russian battleship Retvizan that had we been armed with rifles we could have fired into her crew.When it was found that the scheme was a failure, we dropped anchor and the crews crowded into the boats.The steamers were blown up.A strong wind and the glare of the lights prevented the men from reaching the torpedo fleet and at daylight they were out of sight of fleet, having been driven out in an easterly direction.Tokio, Feby 29\u2014Admiral Togo commanding that fleet which is at Port Arthur, reports that his call for men to take in old steamers in an attempt to block the entrance of the port was instantly responded to by 2 thousand officers and men, some of whom, following the time-honored Samurai custom, wrote their application in their own blood.On the 25th the Japanese fleet moved inwards and began to shell Port Arthur.\u201c A bombardment began at long range and at 11.45 a.mall of the ships and batteries were responding vigorously.Shortly after noon the Russian man-of-war Novik retreated into the inner harbor.The Askold and Bayan quickly following, demonstrating that the sinking of the steamers had not blocked the entrance of the harbor.A bombardment of the inner harbor was then ordered, and for 15 minutes all the heavy guns of the Japanese fleet threw shells over the hills into the harbor.The Japanese were unable to determine the effect of the bombardment, but saw huge columns of smoke arising from time to time.In the meantime the Japanese cruiser squadron discovered 2 Russian torpedo destroyers at the foot of Laotche hill and gave chase.- One of the destroyers escaped, but the osher was purstiéd'into Pigeon bay, where itwassunk.Vice-Admiral Kamimufa frports that the Japanese fleet sustained no damage and did not lose a single man.Port Arthur, Peby 29-\u2014The Russian torpedo boat which sought refuge in Pigeon bay on the 28 was subjected to a terrific fire from the Japanese cruisers.One shot pierced her hull.The boat was beached, the leak was stopped, and she was refloated at high water and returned to Port Arthur, | A dupainh from New ty + > te a.- \u2018 4 torpedo boats, steamed out to meet the attack.They were, however, forced to retire.The Askold was in a.sinking condition, the Novik was badly damaged, and a torpedo boat was sunk.The Rus sian battleship Retvizan was again damaged.The Japanese withdrew in good order.The pause in the war operations in the far East has been broken by another Japanese attack on Port Arthur, of which only the foregoing brief account is yet to hand.This report, however, shows a repetition of the now familiar tactics of Japan.As usual, the Japanese did not remain long enough off the harbor to enable the gunners at the forts to get their range.Tokio, Feby 25\u2014The weather is bitterly cold.The forces of Japanese are going to the front splendidly equipped to withstand the cold, but despite their preparations, both sides will suffer much during the next 60 days.A large number of Scotch engineers have gone to Japan to accept positions on war vessels.Those who have given the matter closest attention say that the weak spot of the Japanese navy is its engine- rooms.It seems to be conceded that Scotland raises more and better engineers than any other land.There | is a story of an American sea captain who made a wager that he would go on board any steamer, English, Chinese, or Japanese, in the harbor of Hong Kong, call down to the engine-room, \u2018Are you there, Mac?\" and get an affirmative answer.He won his bet.According to native reports the Russians took terrible vengeance on the villagers near the Sungari river after the attempt to wreck the railway bridge spanning that stream.The troops burned a large village and massacred the inhabitants, including the women.Moscow, Feby 25\u2014The most sacred image in Russia has been sent to St Petersburg, and it will be taken later to the far East with the army.This image is a representation of the virgin appearing to Saint Sergius, and is always kept at the Troitzke monastery.It is about one foot square, and is covered with precious stones.The image has a remarkable history.It accompanied Alexis, Peter the Great, and Alexander I: on all their campaigus.A silver tablet attached to it enumeratesthe battles at which the image was present.Aden, Egypt, Feb, 26.\u2014A Russian torpedo boat destroyer stopped and boarded the British India company\u2019s steamer Mombassa in the Red Sea, Feb.22.The destroyer fired a gun which the Mombassa disregarded, but a second shot caused the liner to stop.A Russian officer boarded the Mombassa and examined her papers, after which she was allowed to pro- Tokio, March 2\u2014A telegram was received here today in official quarters stating that the trans-Siberian railway between Habin and Nikolisk has been destroyed for a distance of 1% miles.The telegraph to Viadi- vostock is also interrupted.The work of destroying the Siberian rail way at points indicated in the de spatch, was probably the task assigned to the force of Japanese which was reported to have landed at Possiet bay a week or ten days ago.This cutting of Russian communica- cions.BORN At Valleyfield, on Feb.27, the wife of Louis Leduc, of triplets, two boys and a girl.DIED At her home, Owen Sound, on Feb.8, Margaret McDonald, wife of Alexander Cameron, formerly of Dundee, aged 74.At Shasta