The Quebec chronicle, 2 janvier 1913, jeudi 2 janvier 1913

[" Today's Weather Fale, temperature unchanged.a Mr.A.Grenier in wishing his many customers the compliments of season, desires to sincerely thanks them for their patronage in the past, and hopes for a continuance of the same in the future.A.GRENIER Grocer and Wine Merchant 94-96 John Street Phones 1247-1248 .stablished i88: VANCOUV:R SWEPT BY MIGHTY GALE GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY GREATEST STORM KNOWN IN MANY YEARS.Vancouver, B.C\u2026 Jan, 1\u2014Swecep- ing over Vancouver and district, Monday night and all day Tuesday, the stiffest gale that has been known in many years, wrought havoc in all sarts of the city und suburbs, causing nany minor accidents and damage in the aggregate that will run into thousands.Power, light, telegraph aud tele- shone wires are down in all directions.Big signs were swept from fastenings into tie: strect and many narrow capes were reported.One woman wa- badly injured and taken to the hospital.In the afternoon street car traffic was ticd up on account of the main power line be tween Vancouver and Lake Bunsten being carried away.An auxiliary plan supplied the light.Several launches were blown ashore in English Bay, the pier was damaged by drifting logs and the waves lashed | 10 fury, threatening damage to other | wharves.The wall of the partly destroyed warehouse recently gutted.ell in and so dangerous has this structure become that all traffic was | stopped.The Weumineter bridge | was blown into ths creek, carsying | live wires with it.i Outside points report wires down in all directions.The interurban! lines were blocked by fallen trees.Windows in many buildings were blown in.so strong was the wind.At one time yesterdzy unly one wire, that of the Canadian Pacific from Winnipeg, was the only means of communication with outside points.The gale vented its force along the coast and as far souin as Portland.In one place, near Bellingham, thirty poles were down.Scores of log booms were bruken up and there is! great danger to vessels (rom drifters.i CARTHOUAKE HITS SOUTH CAROLINA MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY THE SHOCK\u2014JAIL WALLS RENT AT UNION, 8.C, Union, 8.C, Jan.!\u2014A violent earthquake was felt here at 1.28 this afternoon.Chimneys were toppled over throughout the city and a large rent was made in the walls of the county jail.The structure is built of stone and was erected in 1923, The shock fasted about 20 seconds, STEALS $1,000, BUT CONSCIENCE SHITES HALIFAX RAILWAY CLERK RETURNS THE SAME DAY, IS.ARRESTED.Halifax, N.S., Jan, 1-\u2014John Little, 2n 18-year-old clerk in the office of the Canadian Express Company at Halifax, is alleged to have entered the office early this morning.opened the safe and taken a package containing $1,000.He left for Truro.but on the ; way repented, returned to Halifax ang getting into the office put the money behind the safe.In the meantime the loss of the money had been discover- cd.Little was arrested and is said to have confessed.The case will come before the magistrate tomorrow.SUICIDE BY DROWNING.St.John, N.B.Jan 1\u2014The body of Ms.Fanny Sharpe, a widow, was found on the shore of Courtenay Bay today.She left her home early Wednesday morning and it is believed threw herself into the sea.She had been ill for à long time and her mind, is said to have become affected.Pa en Holiday PI VALIQUET'S um Cakes Fresh Cakes With and Without Plums Dark Fruit Cakes, Orange Cakes, Wine Cakeg, Walnut Cakes, Jelly Rolls, Macaroons, Charlotte Russe, Chocolate Eolair, Also ail kinds of Puff Light Po1nd CaXes, Sponge Cakes, Dol!y Varden Cakes, White Mountain Cakes, Ladies\u2019 Fingers, Cream Sandwiches, Cream Puffs, Small Fanoy Cakes by the Pound Pastes, Ples, los Cream, Frozen Puddings, eto, oto.Try our Dinner Rolls, Home-Made and French Bread.VALIQUET\"S 12 Fabrique St.Phone 1526 57 LSE POMMERY.FILS & CO.Shippers of the AMOUS POMMERY CHAMPAGNE \u201cPommery \" Stands for the highest grade of Champagne shipped from France Paris and London-pay the highest prices for .sPommerv | Thrace in European Turkey Dr, Ÿ 5 TURKEY CONCEDES MOST THE ALLIES\u2019 DEMANDS Willing to .ede Practically All of Ottoman Empire's Europzan Dominions, if She Can Keep Adrianopl>.= \u2014_ MEA THRE TO RAEN Wh ONE OF THE DELEGATES QUITS PEACE CONFERENCE IN A HUFF.London, January 1\u2014The peace conference between the delegates of the Balkan allies and the Turkish empire settled down to real business this afternoon in spite of a temporary hitch caused by Michael Madjaroff, one of the Bulgarian delegates, de- purting in indignation from the meet- jing with the declared intention of informing the British Foreign Office that the war would be resumed by the allies.NEW TURKISH PROPOSALS.The Turkish envoys, when the con- terence gathered again later, present- | ed in writing new proposals which are a great acvance on their first offer.They now express themselves as ready to cede Macedonia and Epirus, with Saloniin, und as being ready to discuss the question of the fortress of Adrianople and the future hound- ary between Turkey and Bulgaria in the province of Thrace.They still refuse to give up the is- fands in the \"Aegean Sea and desire to submit the questions of Albania and Crete to the European powers.The conference lasted today three hours and a half and the delegates then adjourned until Friday.The official :count of the conference says : \u201cThe Turkish delegates to-day presented counter proposals which were discussed by the conference.An agreement was reached on certain points while on certain others the discussion was adjourned until Friday.\u201d Meeting Allies\u2019 Demands.The representativevs of the allied Balkan nations recog.iized that the Turks have taken a great step toward meeting their demands, On the question of the Turco-Bul- garian frontier in the province of S.Daneff.the leader of the Bulgarian deputation, spoke with firmness.He | insisted that the Turkish proposal on | this question taust approximate very closqly to the Bulgarian demands if an agreement were to be reached.During the conference Michael Marjaroff, the Bulgarian Minister to England, had uttered a sharp protest against the dilatory tactics of the peace plenipotentiaries concluding with the declaration of his intention to inform the British Foreign Office that the allies would resume the war ; M.Marjaroffs action brought, the proceedings of the conference to a sudden standstill.After his threatening remarks he promptly left the council chamber in the picture gallery of St.James\u2019 Palace and walked off on his mission to the British Forcign office.Threat Not Taken Seriously, M.Marjaroff's threat was not, liow- ever, taken too tragically by his colleagues, who decided to take a temporary recess evidently expecting that M.Marjaroff would return and that the conference would continue.When the session was formally opened to-day the Turks presented practically the same proposals as they had put forward at the last meeting.There were that Turkey should retain the fortress of Adriancple and that the future boundaries of Turkey and Bulgaria would be settled directly between those two powers while the other questions in dispute should be submitted to the great European powers.The envoys of Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Servia rose in indig- ation and voluably protested against this trifling by Turkey.M.Marjaraff troie the lead in the protest hy declaring that the action of the Turks was indecent.It was, he said, an insult to bring the pence delegates to London simply to tell them tn leave everything to be sett- ted by the European powers, M.Marjarof then launched hic bombshell and quit the picture gallery.The other delegates afterward informally discussed the matters before the conference and spent some time in drawing up minor proposals that had been laid before them: + th Quebec Chro QUEBEC, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1913.London, January 1-\u2014After protracted diplomatic skiemighing the Turks i finaliy capitulated to a majority of the \u2018demand, of the Balkan allies at to- | day\u2019s session of the pests conference in St.James\u2019 Palace.Throuëh Rechad Pasha they agreed to cede practically the whole of the Ottoman Empire's European dominions, except Adrianople and the territory Letween it and Constantinople, to their victorious but traditionally despised neighbors.The terms the Turkish delegates presented to the conference as a counter proposal to the demands of the allies were : First\u2014The rectification of the Turco-Bulgarian frontier by making cupied by the troops of the allies in the vilayet of Adrianople.Second\u2014The question of the status of Adrianople to be settled by Turkey and Bulgaria direct, Third\u2014The cession of the remainder of European Turkey, including Janina and Scutari, to the allies.Fourth\u2014The Albanian and Cretan questions to be solved by the powers.Fifth\u2014The Aegean Islands to remain Turkish.TURKEY WANTS ARBITRATION The announcement of these terms were wrung from the Ottoman delegates with the greatest difficulty.They came only after Rechad Pasha had reiterated Turkey's desire to shift the responsibility for adjudicating all the vital questions to the great powers and the representatives of the allies had registered their unchangeable objections to such a course and plainly kad given the Turks to understand that tre failut®®.; he Sttoman deiegates to embatk upon serious negotiations would 11ean a resumption of hostilities in southeastern Europe.Rechad Pasba presented, as Turkey's first proposal, a proposition to submit all the questions at issue except Adrianople, to settlement by the ' powers.This caused such an outburst of indignation among the allies that he hastily submitted the counter proposals enumerated above.These are more satisfactory to the Balkan States, but Adrianople is stil} the big question, and Greece protests against Turkish retention of the Aegean Islands: Adrianople The Problem.The bone of contention is Adrianople, the last renraining memory of the might of the Osmanli in Europe.The Buigarians are ready to allow the Turks to 1etain in Adrianople the famous mosque of the Sultan Selim.| the greatest masterpiece of Ottoman architecture, which is built on the ruing of a Roman pagan temple and which rivals with its two hundred foot high minarets the glory of the Mosque of St.Sophia in Constanti- ;nople.They are also willing that the Turks shall keep the Muradieb, which was built by Murad 1; the Mosque of Murad IV, and the Bayard Mosque, which are the main centres in Adrianople for Mohammedan worship: May Be More Concessions.But the Turks refuse to give up Adrianople.There is an imperishable sentiment which makes them crave for the holy city, the earliest site conquered by Murad: I.in 1361.This condition probably explaing today's sudden yielding to the allies on other points.Turkey seemingly hopes by ceding almost all her territory to be allowed to retain the only point on which she insists.It ia thought likely she also may be ready to cede her islands for the sake of seeing the green banner of the Prophet still waving ovver \u201cthe Jawel of the Orient,\u201d as Adrianople is called.After the conference had adjourned to-day the delegates of the allies held an informal meeting to discuss the sithation that had arisen by Turkey's changed attitude.They telegraphed their respective governments and also notified the ambassadors of tife powers of the happenings of the day.Unofficially hope \u2018s nw entertained that if peace is not concluded for the Orthodox Christmas, which occurs Jan.7.the Orthodor New Year, Jan.14, will witness its approach.SQGG0QCOGGANDOGO0O H.M.8.NATAL, BRINGING REID'S BODY, REPORTED Newport, Ri.Jan.1\u2014The Rritish cruiser Natal, bearing the body of Whitelaw Reidlate United States Ambassador to Great Britain, was ir.wireless with the naval radio station here tonight and reported that she would pass the Nantucket Shoals lightship at about two o'clock tomotrow afternoon.50000G.CHD00000CUS SU0D0G0ON00G0000Q0G RRORALGCRORRACAE NOW IN PRISON AT LEAVENWORTH CONVICTS IN DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY CASES WILL GO TO WORK TODAY, Leavenworth, Kan, 1\u2014Frank M.Ryan, president of the Structural Iron Workers\u2019 International Union; Herbert B.Hockin, formerly secretary of the union, and 31 other labor leaders, convicted of conspiracy to dynamite non-union buildings, 10day began the New Year by entering the | federal prison to serve terms of from one year to seven years PAIRED IN CELLS.Each labor leaders was numbered, clothed in prison garb and assigned to cells, They were paired in cells, except Hockin, who, it is charged, betrayed his companions.1t was Hockin who was accused before the jury of having first hired Ortie E.McManigal to do the dynamiting; of keeping out part of McManigal's pay allowed for the boundary west of the line now oc- each \u201cjob\u201d by the Iron Workers\u2019 executive board, and then finally turning over to the Government much of the evidence upon which his fellows were convicted.Tomorrow the prisoners are to be talked to regarding their preferences to the kind of work they would like to pursue.Most of the men being | iron.workers, it is expected, they are to be given outdoor work on new buildings in construction about the penitentiary plant.The prisoners were taken by rail directly into the prison grounds.Their first view of the interior was from the windows of the train, Within an hour after arrival each prisoner had been subjected to a hair cut and garbed im the prison uniform.Prisoners Are Cheerful The 750 mile trip across Indiana, Hlinois, Missouri and into Kansas was to have been kept secret, but at every station crowds greeted the train as the \u201cdynamiters\u2019 special\u201d and cheers and singing at midnight showed the disposition nf the prisoners toward a new year which for them was to begin with imprisonment.At midright, while passinggJeffer- son City.Mo, Marshal Schmidt passed aromnd coffee, which was drunk from tin cups.Each prisoner was permitted at that time to write out New Year's messages to members of his family.Beyond that outburst of cheers, it was a long, monotonous ride for the men, each of whom was required to sit throughout the night facing an armed guard.Near Kansas City the prison train passed within sight of the railroad bridge across the Missouri River which McManigal confessed he blew up.F.J.Higgins, Boston, former New England organizer for the Iron Workers\u2019 Union, became unconscious on the train and was placed in 2 physician\u2019s care.He is sentenced to serve two years, Oldest 58, Youngest 28.When the prisoners were registered it was found that Ryan, aged 58, years, was the oldest.and Fred Sherman, aged 28, is the youngest.Charles Wachtmeister, of Detroit, with eight children, has the largest family.He is sentenced to two years.In the office of Deputy Warden W.H.MacKey the prisoners were relieved of their pocket possessions.Among these were photographs of wives, mothers and children.Ryan faced the deputy warden with his shoulders thrown back and head held erect.It required about three LOOK FOR THIEF, CATCH MURDERER PARIS POLICE LUCKY TO GET ANARCHIST ASLEEP WITH GUNS BESIDE HIM.Paris, Jan.1\u2014The police began the New Year with a lucky stroke.While esearching for the perpetrators of u burglary commitited Dec.26 at Juziers, near Paris, they had occasion to visit an apartment in Paris occupied by à receiver of stolen goods.Their knocks at the door of the apartment remaining unanswered, the detectives forced the lock.On entering the ronm.to their intense surprise, they found fast asleep with two revolvers by his side Alexander Nourry, 8 redoubtable anarchist, who is believed ta be the last member of the gag of automobile bandits who killed Assistant Superitendent of Police Jouin last April.: Noutry, who is said to be à bosam friend of the anarchist Lacombe, the assassin of Editor Ducret early last month, in wanted for numerous burglaries.The police suspect that he participated in a bank robhery Chantilly last March and in the murat | der of the postmaster at Bezous in November.Tomperatsree 34 Hours Ending 9 pro.Yesterdey.PREMIER ASQUITH SAYS Maxima, 36 ULSTER TO BE INCLUD + Impossible to Amend Home Rule Bill to Ex empt Nationalist Counties-Ireland Must Be Treated as a Whole.London, made this Jan.1\u2014An attempt was afternoon to instil some semblance of New York vigor isto the Home Rule debate tn the House of Commons.The members from Ulster proposed the exclusion of the northern province of Ireland from the operations of the measure.Sir Edward Carson, in moving an amendment to that effect, pleaded for serious consideration of the question which might, be said, be vital to the success of the bill and to the whole constitution of the United Kingdom.It was, he said, a question whether the House of Commons had made up its mind to drive Ulster out of the constitution under which it desired to remain, Never, he concluded, without the use of force, could the Ulster people be compelled to submit to the degradation of a parliament in Dublin which was abhorrent and loathsome to them.Premier Asquith followed Sir Edward Carson and immediately made it quite clear that the Government would not accept the amendment to the Home Rule bill.\u201cIt would wreck the bill.\u201d he declared, as the effect of the amendment would exclude several Nationalist counties from the operations of the act.Ireland, he continued, must be streated as a whole on the principle that what was beneficial for the country as a whole could not in the long run be injurious to any part thereof, The Premier asked the Unionists to declare clearly what their attitude would be if the Home Rule bill in its present form was submitted to the electorate and approved.Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the Opposition, said that if the bill were put before the electors and they supported it the Conservative party would not encourage resistance to it by the Ulsterites, but if the Government attempted to force the measure through, against the wisdom of the people oi Ulster, he would heartily assist them in resisting it.Mr.Law said he believed the Ulster Loyalists would rather submit to being ruled by a foreign country than by the Nationalists.Winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, who, when he arose to address the chamber, was greeted with loud Opposition cries of \u201crat\u201d and \u201ctraitor,\u201d twitted Mr.Law for insinuating that the Loyalist Ul ster men would rather be annexed by a foreign country than continue their allegiance to the Crown if \u2018the bill were passed.On division the smendment was defeated by a vote of 294 to 197.minutes to search the prisoner.He then was taken to another room to have his prison clothes fitted.Weeps at Children\u2019s Picture.A photograph of three girls fell from the pocket of Charles Beum, a former member of the Iron Workers\u2019 executive board.He could scarcely repeat his name.Gazing with a wistful look as the photograph was folded in a large yellow envelope, he raised his hands to his face and cried bitterly.As \u201cHerbert S.Hockin\u201d was announced, in stepped the man who during the trial was called \u201cthe Iago of the conspirators.\u201d Charles Wachtmeister was the last man searched.Each prisoner was photographed twice, once when he came in dressed in street clothes and afterward in dark gray prison suit.Later the finger prints of each were taken.EIGHT ENTOMBED MINERS RESCUED AFTER 34 HOURS SURVIVORS TELL THRILLING STORY OF HOURS SPENT UNDER THE GROUND.Tamaqua, Ps, Jan.1\u2014Alter being imprisoned behind a fall of coal, rocis and other mine refuse, eight of the nine men entombed yesterday in the colliery of the East Lehigh Coal Conear here, were rescued alive to-night.News that the rescus bad besa made brought joy to several thousands of persons who had gathered around the colliery and when word was received that the men were within sight all physiciang were requested to coms to the colliery, THRILLING EXPERIENCE.Shortly before midnight it was officially announced that the eight men, entombed for thirty-four hours de cause of a fall of coal, outside of being weak from their confinement and lack of proper nourishment, were in excellent condition After being examined by physiciang the men were taken to their homes in gutomobiles.Shortly after these men had reached safety the body of Jos.Walters was recovered.Outside of a fractured arm his body was unmarked and it is believed he met death by drowning.The men told a thrilling story of the experience and how they were compelled to move from one place to another to escape noxious gases, at many times being up to their chests in water.When rescued they were standing in four feet of water.ADMIRAL A PEER FOR GUN DEVICE VICE-ADMIRAL SCOTT NOW A BARONET FOR HIS \u201cFIRE DIRECTOR.\u201d London, Jan.2\u2014The Daily Telegraph says the baronetcy conferred by Ring George upon Vice-Admirat Sir Percy Scott, which was announced in the New Year's honors, is regarded as confirming the report that the Admiralty has decided to adopt Ade miral Scott's invention, a \u201cfire directs or,\u201d for the entire fleet.It is said by the Telegraph that the guns on the battleshir Thunderen, which is fitted with a Scott director, have been fired with an accuracy 300 to 400 per cent greater than those from the Orion, which has no director.The invention enables the simultaneous discharge of the ten heuvy guns of a Dreadnought.TRY THE TOP EDGE WITH YOUR FINGER Our new collar finisher dampens and then mouids the edge so it has a velvet surface against the neck.Every other detail of the collar is excellent.se 2e 5: AS Bn eB mis The Quelrec Chronicle Printed and published by The Chronicle Printing Comny, D.Watson, General Manager, at the builéing of the numpany, 9 Buade Street.Quebec Subseriptions: Daily, $3.00 per aanum.Weekly $1.00 per annum in advance.Advertisements: 15 cents per agate line each insertion - _\u2014_\u2014_\u2014_\u2014_\u2014_\u2014_\u2014_\u2014_\u2014_\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 QUEBEC, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1913 PULPWOOD RESTRICTIONS.The partial removal of the embargo on the exportation of pulpwood from certain Crown Lands leased to various limit-holders of the Province of Quebec is not, as some people seem to imagine erroncously, any reversa) of the Gouin policy of assuring the resources of the Province for the benefit of Canadian manufacturers and laborers.On the contrary it is the very expression of that policy as it aims at the production of the finished article within our own borders aad, if it is attended with any measure of success, as it is anticipated it will be, it should emsble our Canadian mill-owners to compete on much better terms with their rivals across the border, What is more, the order-in-council just approved by the Gouin Cabinet is in its intent and effect precisely similar to the measure which has been adopted by Sir Richard McBride in British Columbia, a measure which has been thoroughly justified by the results of its operation.A careful examination of the events leading up to the demand for such a move\u2014a demand that was supported by some of the Conservatives who were the most determined .,ponents of reciprocity in the Federal elections of 1911\u2014wili convince any student of political economy that in taking this step the Provincial Government has been influenced soiely by its concern for the future of the pulp and paper industry in this Province.What the promotion and guaranteeing of that industry means is well realized by all who have followed it to any extent.The mills that have sprung up in different parts of Quebec have put large sums of money in circulation, given employment to thousands of French-Canadians, and been responsible for the rise of prosperous and populous villages in many places, While it may not be advisable to go into too many dutaile it may be remarked that the condition of the pulp and paper industry has reached a somewhat critical stage during the past twelve months.For this the main reason nay be the over-production of pulp and paper.The large profits made by some of the older established mills two or thrice years ago created something of a boom in the industry and, as is usually the case when there is a good thing on the tapis, the promoters jumped ir to spoil it.As a result mills sprang up all over the province and sometimes in places where it was imprac- ties] and even ridiculous to build them.In 1911 no less than nineteen pulp and paper companies with a total capitalization of more than forty million dollars were incorporated and, though this rate of incresse was not maintained during the past twelve months, the fact that the output of the mills was largely increased for the reuson that most of the newly incorporated companies only began to produce in 1912 has tended to create the situation which the present action of the government is intended to remedy.Those who have studied the question say that the increase in the output of paper in Canada during the year 1912 amounted to 300 tons per diem while that in the nut- put of ground wood was in the neighborhood of 400 tons per diem.Besides this, the Amesican mills, owing to an abundant water supply, were able to increase their ous- put and in consequence exported less than usua: from Canada.Naturally this combination of circumstances produced a congested market and, if rumoc be true, many of the newer milla could not get rid of their product at all.Others were compelled to sell at cost and, it is feared, may even have to sell below cost.Already the Eastern Canada Power and Paper Company has gore to the wall asd others of the younger concerns may be constrained so follow ite example.In addition to this, consideration must be given to the fact that prices have also fallen in the States and that thers is a duty of $5.75 per ton which our manufac.tarers must pay if they are to compete in the American market.By a clause in che American reciprocity agrec- ment which is independent of the adoption or otherwise of thet agreement it is provided that this imposition of 8575 will be lifted if the embargo on the limits from which the finished article is made is removed.It is to fmduce the Washington government to take off this heavy fluty that the Gouin government has passed the above- \u2018mentioned order-in-council and it may be safely stated that the amount of pulpwood exported as a result of the \u2018Biting of the embargo will probably be very small indeed.As a matter of fact the areas affected by the change are Det à very small proportion of the limits leased by the werious companies and the boon received in return may wmoke à huge difference to the welfare of the industry.\u201cHad the Gouin government really reversed its policy Un respect of these restrictions as some people seem to fmagine it has, some of the men who have supported it Pn this action would have been the first to denounce such » move nm being both dangerous and iniquitous, THE SKEPARATISM OF LAURIER.When Sir Wilfrid Laurier visited Great Britain in 3800 ia responding to the toast of the Empire proposed by Mr.Chamberigin he said that: \u201cAt no distant date it was manifest to all that the parting of the ways would be reached by Fngland and her Colonies and, when the parting of the ways should hove been reached, the problem would be whether the Coleaies should be more closely united with the Motherland or whether their relations should cease altogether.The Colonies had a national pride and no tie and no bond would be permanent in the Colonies until it gave to their vational pride the grestest possible expression.In Canade they had unbouaded faith in their country.When oboe reached the full development of her manhood nothing would satisfy her but Imperial representation.He knew that this question was not free from difficulties, Ilustrions as had been the career of the Parliament of Great Britain, perhaps no less illustriods might be the career of the Parliament of Greater Britain.\u201d Os many occasions in Great Britain he repeated the same idea, sa for instance at the National Liberal Club he said that: \u201cIf he had another thought to add it was that while he did not believe in the Parliament of man he believed ta the Parliament of Greater Britain.\u201d ¢ 00 00 ee These statements showed a perfectly clear concep- ton of two things, first, that the only alternative to separation was a clear esastitutional alliance expressed through he principle of representation; and second, that the time was drawing near when Grest Britain and the Dominions Nn | _ leading cither to Imperial consolidation or to complete and absolute separation.\u2018 .& 9 » \u2018That the question is incxtricably bound up with that ! @ of Imperial Defence was equally clear to the mind of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.Replying to a resolution proposed in the Dominion House of Commons on March 13, 1900, he said: .\u201cBut | have no hesitation in saying to my honorable friend that if as a consequence of our action today the coctrine were to be admitted that Canada should take (art in ail the wars of Great Britain and contribute to the military expenditure of the Empire, 1 agree with him that we should revise the condition of things existing between us and Great Britain, Under that condition of affairs, which does not exist, we should have the right to say to tingencyGreat Britain : \u201cIf you want us to help you, call u: to your coumcils: if you want us to take part in wars, let us share not only the burdens but the responsibilities and duties as well.But there is no occasion to examine this contingency to-day.\u201d .- * .* .The response of the British Government, through Rt.Hon, Joseph Chamberlain, was prompt and emphatic: \u201cGentlemen, we do want your aid, We do want your assistance in the administration of the vast Empire which 15 yours as well as ours.The weary Titan struggles under the too vast orb of his fate.We have borne the burden for many years.We think it time that our children should assist us to support it.and whenever you make the request to us be very sure we shall hasten gladly to call you to our councils.If you are prepared at any time to take any share, any proportionate share, in the burdens of the Empire, we are \u2018prepared to meet you with any proposal for giving to you a corresponding voice in the policy of the Empire.LA * .« .Many people have imagined that Sir Wilfrid Laurier's speech was actuated by a sincere desire for a call to the Imperial Council as the means of justifying assistance and defence.But it was really the presentation of what he regarded as an impossible condition.While he argued that we could not participate in defence because we were not called to the council, he has also argued that we should resist such a call if it were made, because it would lead to participation in defence.se 0 .Sir Wilfrid Laurier has made this plain in the Imperial sphere.In 1907 he objecte-l to à resrlution proposed in the Imperial conference by Dr.Smart which, as the proposer himself said, was nothing more than a pious affirmation.The ground of his objection was more important that the objection itself.He protested because the resolution recognized a general Imperial claim upon the constituent parts of the Empire for defence, a claim which for Canada he refused to recognize.In the con- terence of 1911 he bitterly opposed and ridiculed the proposal of Sir Joseph Ward for a \u201cParliament of Defence.\u201d .* .« .%.Granted that Sir Joseph Ward's proposal was crude and unworkable.Sir Wilfrid Laurier was the only representative who did not express sympathy with his aim, and opposed it both in substance and in spirit.He also opposed a proposal for improving the means of diplomatic communication between the British and Oversta Governments through a modification of the Colonial Office.He declared positively that Canada was content with things as they are.after having said fourteen years before that things could not long continue as they were without the resuit of separation.: 2 » + + \u20ac 2 Equally within the sphere of Canadian public life and political thought Sir Wilfrid Laurier's language and the ideas he has followed have been inconsistent with Imperial aspiration.He has over and over again put forward the doctrine of conditional neutrality.He has over and over again asserted the right of Canada to abstain from participation in Imperial Defence and to remain aloof from wars in which the Empire might be engaged, He has argued that Canada was amply discharging ker duty tc.the Empire by the development of her material resources.He has shuddered before the prospect of the vortex of European militarism.Both in the House and on the platform he has pointed out that Imperial representation would mean the entanglement of Canada in Imperial destiny, a thing to him undesirable in Canada.- - .+ In his very latest utterance Sir Wilfrid laid down the doctrine that Canada may be at war without being in the fight, and has shown most distinctly that he objects to the assumption by a cabinet minister nf Canada of the duties and responsibilities of a member of the Committee of Defence.He went into a long argument to show that wars had occurred in which Canada had not participated, and evidently considered the possibility of wars in the future in which Canada need not be joined with (he Empire.He objects to Canada's representation in Imperial councils because it would involve a partial responsibility in Imperial affairs.He clings to the notion that Parliament and the government should exercise a specific judgment on Canada's participation in war in each individual case, even after war has been declared.He made this very clear when he was twitted on Canada\u2019s action in South Africa, and retorted that it had only been taken cn the orders of the government and Parliament, forgetting that the government was forced to act after he had declared that it would not, making thus in practice the ! choice of action or inaction which he defends in theory.s .In questions of administration Sir Wilfrid Laurier\u2019 course has been equally clear.to the step nf doing something in naval matters.Yet he has all along been saying that Canadian naval participation is a National not an Imperial affair.He has endeavored to limit the operations of a Canadian navy strietly to Canadian waters, although the Empire might be at war elsewhere.He has not only tried to give the navy a National not an Imperial significance, but he has tried to enforce that idea by placing it under an Imperial disability, with the view of insuring that it should not fight outside Canadian waters by making it incapable of fighting anywhere else, and to any purpose not even there, .à « \u20ac \u20ac © +: Now, there are those whose actione lead to certain results without their knowing it, and there are those who would only take à certain line of conduct in ignorance of its result.Such men must be opposed.but with deference to their good faith.But where are we to place a man who has shown the most acute intellectual perception of whither his course was taking his country and himself, and who has nevertheless persisted in it as apparently the fruit of an accepted central purpose?Tha one course is separatism through ignorance, but.the other merits à darker same He was finally brought \u2018 @ 2 UNCLE WALT MASONS 2 DAILY PROSE POEM |éposoasoaoagagos MEMORY SCHOOLS.A blessing on those modern schools in which we mortals find a way, by means of simple rules, to keep our facts in mind.- The man who eannot recollect his front side from his resr, may get his latitude correct by taking lessons here.His mind becomes a filing case in whici be stores away the helpful facts, eas\u2019 in its place, for use some future day.And men who once were failures rank have learned to nail the scads: they're presidents of trust and Lank\u2014according to the ads.Schools do a noble work, indeed, we're deeply in ther debt; and now a school we grestiy need to teach us to forget.We poison all our pleasures here; we kery vid woes in mind, and nurse ptale gradi by the year, which should be leit behind.We worry over divers stakes vainly tried to win; we brood upon our ancient breaks when we should blithely grin.This little life is speeding fast; the wise man gaily humps, and lets the spectres of the past go hang or bump the Lumps.O'er vanished things, like dreary fools, we fuss and fume and fret; and so I say we need sone schools to teach us to forget \u2014Walt Masonepee tee THE CORSAGE BOUQET.The woma who collected the fascinating little compaee bunches of flowers last year is now hesitating between them und the large single {lowers ° o © ° e me-nots and pansies have heen replaced with single blossoms of velvet and silk or clusters of one variety.The modish woman, when choosing the flower to tuck in her stole or bodice, always bears in mind that it must be in season.At present she wears two or three china asters, a single chrysanthemum or a bunch of mountain-ash berries, .These resemble a cluster ~f fleam- ing rubies against the » « West sai Street, N.M, Ulices 24 State tinea, No 3, opposuss Hattery, The Robert Reford Oo., Limited, 163 SL.Peter t., Nene & Rivet, 31 Buads St, P.&.Stocking, 32 St Louis Street, Queben MAURETANI AT J.P.E.GAGNON Successor of V.E.PARADIS Public Accountant AUDITOR AND CURATOR Accounts Investigated and Collected Arrargaments and Liquidation of Insolvent Estates All work entrusted to me will be cconomically and ,anmptiy attended RICHELIEU COMPANY BUILDIND, 44 Dalhousie Street NCOOUGALL B CONANS Slack Botan 81 ST.PETER STREET H.8.THOMSON MANAGER 4 CANADIAN LONDON PASSENGES SERVICE All steamers will call at Plymouth Kat To H) 23 LX ates: One class cable f and apwarde, Third class British, Rest.Ri Prepaid Woat, $3.00.Fes full Tulare of elf servie.apply te ny \u2018ea ip agent er Ths Retacs \"Retort Ce.Limi 1, Toronte, St Joba, N.B, em Ss \u201cATLANTIC.Cu LCE WINTER SEASON.From 8t.John, N.B.Empress of Britain.vers Jan 10 Empress of Ireland.Feb.7 Empress of Britain.Feb.21 Empress of Ireland.Lake Champlain.Empress of Britain.Lake Manitoba.Sailing lists, rates, plans, etc.on application te 30 St, John St, corner Palais Hill, 46 Dalhousie St.Chateau Frontenac and at Station Ticket Of.G.J.P.MOORE,\" Also at PF.8.Stogithg' Hone & | Commerolal Nows YEAR'S BANK CLEARINGS.From yr Montreal's Actual Increase the Larg- Seutbaruoten Portlan pos RE AA EE pa | se Noubls Figures From Wie.Sheba AANA IRs nie ° \u2014 Bank clearing in Montreal for the year ended Tuesday showed an increase of about $476,980.000, or about 20 per cent over 1911, and an increase of $756,921,000 over 1910.The total for 1912 was mere than double that for 1905 and approximately four times as great as that for 1900, Totals for Montreal and sume other leading cities for 1911 and 1912 follow, 000s omitted: 1912.1911, Increase.Montreal.$2,845,000 $2,368,490 $476,980 Toronto.2,160,230 1,852,397 307.832 Winnipeg 1.537.817 1,172,762 365,055 A notable feature was Winnipeg's big gain, larger actually than Toronto\u2019s and equal to a 31 per cent increase.\u2014_\u2014\u2014 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET, Quetations on the New York Stock Exchange as reported through Brupeau & Dupuls, by Charles Hrad & 0.: Onen.High, Low.Close Amal Cop .77 78% 77 18% Atchison .105% \u2014 \u2014 105% Am Car Fdy.54% 5414 53% 53% Am S & Ref.72% 73% 724 72% Ana Cop.39% 40% 39% 401; Balt & Ohio.105 105% 104% 108 Brook R T.91% 92% 91% 024 Can Pac Ry.25714 258% 257% 2 Col F & Tren 34 Pie TEMISCOUATA RAILWAY, ; \" i 5% TIME TABLE T .| Rivet and G.M.Stott, Quebec, Ches & Ohio.sn pa oe 3 Taking Effect November 11, 1912, Cent Leath |.\u2014 \u2019 Ne.1 (8) Leaves Riviere du Leg 1-10 AM : Erie + en Tw 32 3% 2 Ne 3.[o) ve Riviere du re im SE 7 Peet Sux 1 48 0 42 su v 6 N°.M rat 14120 tons eth Steel |.39 39% 39 391 Ne.2 ll kos coree NB RPM | To ARCADIAN wile, || Gas Con.-.139% 139% 130% 139900 | Me 4 Le] Leaves Coanors, N.B.LOAN, Ihe Largest and Finest steamer to Ge North pfd.129% 130% 129% 130% eo A FE pair Ect HA .i B E R M U D A Interb\u2019h-Met.1835 18% 181% 1844 | ais Pacs ne er Women a I Cent ay 17% 19% 19% fon.St John, N.B.; Hostton, Presque lue, | | Round Trip, 838 and up ot clas exclustvaty.[1111 Cent.127\" 7 17 13 Caribes and Port Falrhield: Me, Or tava oop itions] meamer E41 Ken & T 27 2 fs du Lows with all Imtarse .svery Tuesday, beginning .pial ver pred Raliwsy Express train Tockews interchangeabre wii Quesec 8.8, Co, | | Lehigh Val 166% 167% 16614 167% - 7 Ban 42 se Eire | Programme (Royal Mail H, holder).contain; Lou & Nash.140% \u2014 \u2014 140% fod Hons À Kier al Faaée Ben ur 4 Taps and details +f 38 different Lou rp on Mo Pac.co Tu \u2014- \u2014 4 à.©.Nevada .1 4 vx Coal Ba IT Pr || CUBA, JAMAICA, PAMAMA| NOE& veu ion 1190 105 1198 sages Age, Riviere du Loup may be had cn application, No Pac 121% 1215 ny IR > eu | \\ .12 Ç - TE ces tom Go an ae: Co || N'Y Cent 11084 7 121% 2 qe V.; Hone k Rest, 31 Wade Sc: F.8.secoding, ont & West.31% 31% 31% 31% .ws, dou chee.ennsylvania.121% 122% 121% 121% Hotel Blanchard i declëxtu,th,satxti Pet CM.S3M 54K 534 54% 208.CLOUTIER, Psa, } es mer ' RH Te as Tes A | and E eading .167% 166 7 merican uropean Play Rock Island.2374 231; 29% a eorths Terminus if Rai: wig Do pfd.44 44 sraNavigation Compan.as, R.0.SWEEZEY Rep I'& Steel 28 23% 25 254 NOTRE DAME SQUARE .QUEBEC Rubher 63 62% 2% | | CIVIL and Se Paul.113 112 112% | FORESTRY ENDINEI3 | nr 1.1 1086 107% 10575 106% $ .\u2014 \u2014 3 a - , Un Pac.159% 16 ro pia C7 otal TR Oto Metropolitan BuUdin z, US Steel.67% 83% EP py FETHERSTONHAUGH & SON QUEBEC.V-C Chem 44 2° 94 GA 7 LOUIS ALPRONSE POULIOT, L1.8 , Lugs! Advirer 7 Ph ss ann ane BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BUILDING ones 25a , QUEBEC CLEARINGS.Total for the Quebec Clearing | House for the month ending Dec.3t was $15.446.261, against $12.827 665 for the month of December, 1911, * \u2014_\u2014\u2014 | Colds Cause Headache and Grip, PORTLAND, ME.to LIVERPOOL CANADA Jan, 18 DOMINION Feb.1 CANADA Salling at 10 AM Feb, 22 New York- Queenst:wn\u2014Liverpoot Cetrle, Jun if Cetin.rch.8 faitio., Jan.22 | Haltic.Feb.M N.Y.Plymouth\u2014Cherbourg\u20148Southanipten QORANIO Jan.N | PHILAGE KIA Jan.3 \u201c .Jan.It | MAJASTIO.Jan.5 WINTER RIVIERA ITALY, EGYPT Ya WADEIRA, GIBRALTAR, ALGIERS, MONACO \u201cAdriatic\u201d - \u201cCedrio\u201d largest dritish Mediterranean Steamers MEDITERRANEAN PORTS Adriatic .Jan, 7| Cedrio.Jon St LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine re- | moves the cause.There is only one \u201cBROMO QUININE.\u201d Look fer si nature of E.W.GROVE, 25c ore \u2014_\u2014 POWERS LEAVE CRETE.Canes, Crete, Jan.1\u2014The first RED STAR LINE New York\u2014Dover=Antweep \u201cfor Parle} Lapland.Jan.2| Krooniand.Jan.8 CRUISES PANAMA CANAL West (ndiss\u2014South Amsrion \u201cLaurentio\u201d ° \u201cMegantio\u201d Twe Largeet, Newest and Pineetin tas Trade JAN.& JAN.22 FEB.8 FEB.22 Apply to local agents or W.M.Macpherson, 53 Dalhousie St Accumulated Funds .Revenue for the Year.{investments in Canada, The Reversionary Bonus to Policyholders for period of 1005 te THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY \u2026 863,759,000.00 7,600,000.00 + sesso.16,000,000,00 1910 mounted to $5,657,920.00, being at the rate oi $1$ per $1,000 per annum on A with srofit policies.W.MORTON MASSEY, Chiel Agent 444 Mountain Hilk Queber agril2sxig oe et ses move toward the evacuation of the Island of Crete hy the forces of the protecting powers \u2014 Great Britain, Russia, France and Italy \u2014 occurred to-day when the French guardship Bruix left.taking with her all the Mores from the French depot at Suda ay.RUN XS CLIT » 3 & reliable old Lagile Home remedy for oe COUGHS, coLog Asthme, Bronchitis & ali Lung & Throat Yroudige commission rates.STOCK BROKER C.W.WALCOT, STOCK and BOND BROKER Member Quebec Stock Exchange Government, Municips$ and Railway Debeatures Bought sad Sold Tel 377.98 SI, Peter Strat QUEBEC.Boying the most income cafely is the problem of every Investor.1 carry at all times à variety of Tnvestment Recwrities which have been carefully selected and approved Ly ox- Petts, and each of which has gualifica- tions making it sdsptably to the Seeds of some particular Tavessor.Write or Phone to \u20ac.W.WALCOT.Bell Phone 3098.P.O.Box M.BOSSE&BANKS Steel Beams, Columns, Plates, Gas and Water Pipes, Contractors\u2019, Municipal and Builders\u2019 Supplies.Machinery and Other Specialties.- SOARD OF TRADI BUILDING, 39 St.Paul St, Quebec.EE \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014Y MONTREAL STOCK MARKET.Quotations furnished by Messrs.Neuville Belleau & Co.93 St.Peter street, Quebec.* Buvers.Sellse Can Pac Ry.2574 257% Toronto Street .- 138% 138% Detroit United .76% 76% Ottawa Power .172 175 Quebec Ry.\u2026\u2026.\u2026.13% 16 Quebec Ry bonds .58 59 Shawinigan.141 145 Rich & Ont.118 118% Mont Power 232% 233 Dom Steel .584 S8K Dom Iron pfd .(101% 103 Can Cement .- 27%.274 Can Cement pfd .- : 92 92% Steel Co of Can .2 27% Steel Co of San pid, .0% \u2014 Nova Scotia Steei ex- div.LL 220000000000 85 86% Bell Phone .172 Ogfivie Milling .-.125 \u2018Tooke Bros .-\u2014 Span River .68% Laurentide Pulp .224 Sherwin Williams .Dom Tex .«.Crown Reserve, ex-div.& Penman Ltd .5 Can Car .cae Can Cotton .Can Cotton pfd Can Converters .Dom Canners .RIN Can Loco .61 Mex L&P.85 Mont Cotton .62 Goodwin .s .v 44% Sawyers ., ., 48 50 Tuckett .A 59% Packers ., .LHS 146 Goodwins pfd .804 81% | Mont Cotton pfd .10314 \u2014 Sherwin pfd .:.L101 _ Span River- pfd ., \u2014_ 961; Tuckett pfd'.164 9 Tooke pfd.\u2026.8% Ro Tram Deb.BI% 82 ° - Banks.BNA.183 _ Commerce .220% 222 Hochelaga .«\u2014 1 Merchants .-\u2014 193 Molsons .201% \u2014 Montreal .245 246 National .140 142 Nova Scotia .\u2018263 \"6S Quebec .\u2026 132 Sales.Rell Phorie, 110 at 172.Textile, 23 at 824.Cement, 35 at 27%: 300 at 27%: 10 at 27% ; 100 at 274 : 100 at 27%.Cement pêd, 29 at 9234.TMlinois pfd, 10 at 91.Crown Reserve ex-div, 20 at 350.Dom Cotton bonds, 1000 at 101%: 1000 at 102, Bell Phone bonds, 3000 at 100%.C P Ry, 6 at 258; 12] at 258.Can Cotton pfd, 50 at 77%: 100 at 77% ; 50 at 78; 15 at 77: 25 ac 78; 50 at 78.Dom Steel, 75 at 58%: 25 at 58, Tooke, 25 at 49%: 20 at 50.Union Bank, 3 at 150%.Dom Iron honds, 1000 at 95.; arche 190 at 59; 75 at 59%; 25 at 9%.Detroit, 100 at 753%; 125 at 175%: 10 at 76: 25 at 75%: 5 at 75% : 1 ne 7514: 240 at 76: 25 at 76% ; 45 at 765: 25 at 76%: 50 at 76%; 100 at 76; 265 at 76%; 15 at 76.Tooke pid.40 ac 88 Locomotive pid, 20 at 9214, Tooke, 25 at 49%: 20 at 50, Span River, 5 at 68%: 50 at 68Y;: 28 at 68%: 25 at 684, Canners, 50 at 83%.Commerce Bank, 20 at 22° Packers.25 at 148, Winnipeg.7S at 218.Quehec Ry, 125 at 143%.C P Ry rights, 56 at 18%.Can Cotton, 50 ar M4; 358 at 35; 25 at 35%: 50 at 35%; 5 at 35%.Rich & Ont, 325 at 118; 10 at 118Y; 25 at 118, Tram Deb.1100 at 81%, Sherwin pfd, § at 101, Toronto Ry, 100 ae 138.Converters, 100 at 48 Teamway, 54 at 138.Sherwin, 135 at $9.cn nous SMIC HENEMEMIENENEICNSES RE-INVESTMENT OF REVENUES AND Arranged with greatest possible care and safety at minimum Marginal accounts handied in like manner.BARRY & McMANAMY, (Quebec Stock Exchange Members).Representativews of Lounshery & Co., \u2018N.Y.Stock Exchange, Oswald Bros, Montreal Stock Exchange.P.O.BOX 77.\"MATURING SECURITIES.18 St.James Street.ue Bele § 00 Stook Brokers Members of Montras! 8:0ck Buchonge Private Wire i» Mew York, Boots Mouteal and Toreute- Any orders testructed to a ve our best attention.cheerfully fercleh information raged, ing any securities & git in 03 any the above enshenge Telephone Na.48 x oL Ply Sed Arthur Bruneau, AB.Dupuis, BRUNEAU & DUPUIS STOCK and BOND BROKERS Members of the Montreal Stock Exchange, All orders executed on the New York, Boston and Chicage Exchanges, Telephone 1595.11-13-15 Sault ap Matelot, QUEBEC.THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Gapital $15,000,000.Rest $12,500,000 Of Interest to Tourists and Travellers The Canadian Bank of Commerce has unsurpassed arrangements for enabling its clients to obtain money in the easiest way at points the world ver, Its travellers\u2019 cheques, letters of eredit drafts, ete.overcome the sonoying difficulties so often met with ia obtaining funds abroad especially at pointh where igentification 1s dificult.Cheques and drafts on all countries of the world, drawn in sterling, francs, marks, lire, kronen, florin, roubles or any other foreign currency can be cashed at th: Canadian Bank of Commerce at reasonable rates.Quebec Branch, North British Building, 116 Mountain Hill, A.L.HAMILTON, Manager.EXTENSION OF TIME.Notice is hereby given that the time for the reception of tenders for the construction of a wharf or retaining wall at Hamilton, Ont, is extended to Friday, January 10, 1913 .By order, R.C.DESROCHERS, Secretary.Department of Public Works, Ottawa, Dec, 30, 1912.jan2x2 EALED TENDERS addressed to the undersigned, and endorsed \u201cTender for Extension to Wharf at Cap de la Madeleine, P-Q.\u201d will be received at this office until 4.00 p.mon Monday, Jan.27, 1913, for the construction of an Extensior to the Oid Wharf at Cap de la Medeleine, Champlain County, P.Q.Plans, specification and form of contract can be seen and forms of tender obtained at this Department and at the offices of J.L.Michaud, Esq., District will be sold by.public auction at office of the undersigned, 98 St.Peter Se, Quebec, the assets of this estate Engineer, Merchants Bank Building, St.James St., Montreal; A.R.Decary, : Esq., District Engineer, Post Office | Building, Quebec, and on application to the Postmaster at Cap de la Madeleine, P.Q.Persons tendering are notified that tenders will not be considered unless made on the printed forms supplied, and signed with their actual signatures, stating their occupations and places of residence.In the case of! firms, the actual signature, the nature | .of the occupation, and place of residence of each member of the firm must he given.Each tender must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank payable to the order of the Honourable the Minister of Public Warks, equal to ten per cent (10 p.c.) of the amount of the tender, which will be forfeited if the persons tendering decline to enter into à contract when ! called upon to do so, or fail to com- : .plete the work contracted for.If the tender be not accepted the cheque will ve returned, The Department does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender, By order, R.C.DESROCHERS, .Secretary, Department of Public Works, Ottawa, December 30, 1912.Newspapers will not be paid for this advertisement if they insert it without authority from the Department.\u201432626.jan2x3 0 rer rt \u2014 AUDI BUREAU MACHINIST, Repairs of all kind promptly ot.tended to.Telephone 2846 116 Sin otreet, Limeilen, mas snd New Year's Giftssuitable present for a gentleman, and Peterson's Patent Pipe just received.Phane 2470 \u2014 t., ¢ & ~ Quebse \u2018 AUCTION SALE In the matser of Michaol jomes Absars, of Grand River, Merebant, .1npolvent.Notice is hereby given that on JANUARY THE 14th, 1923, AT 11 O'CLOCK \u2018AM, the as follows : A\u2014Spock .8168282 tock Fixtures .35.00 $1,717.82 B\u2014Book debts .78941 The sale will be made for each fem separately st so much in the dollar to the highest bidder.The inventory and the list of book LEV BRE LRT A isi NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, 1012-3913, SINGLE FARE.- Going :\u2014Dec.31st, and Jan.Ist, Return :\u2014Jan.2nd, 1913, .FARE AND ONE-THIRD.Going :\u2014Until Jan, Ist, Return :\u2014Jan.3rd.EPIPHANY.January 6th, 1913.Between all stations in the Province of Quebec, also Ottawa and East Going :\u2014Jan.3rd, 4th, Sth, and 6th, 1913.+ Return :\u2014January Bth, 1913, No stop-overs allowed.For full particulars and tickets ap~ ply to No.10 Ste.Anne Street.Phone can be examined at my office, 98 St.| 367.Peter St.Québee.The store will be opened for the stock inspection on Friday, January 10th, 1913, or before on applying to the undersigned.Terme : CASH.R.ERNEST LEFAIVRE, Assignee.Office : 98 St.Peter St, Quebec.G.R.Grenier & Cie, Auctioneers.THE SCENIC ROUTE TO MONTREAL.Train leaves Quebec at 9.30 am.daily except Sunday.Buffet-Parlor Car Service.© EPIPHANY, Moaday, January 6th, 1913.Regular one-way first class fare for the round trip.Good going January 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th.Return limit : Jan.8th, 1913, (minimum 2Scts.) For further information apply to F.S.Stocking, 32 St.Louis St.Hone & Rivet, 31 Buade St., Ticket Agent, Chateau Frontenac, and at station ticket office, Quebec\u2014\u2014\u2014 Korn Massey GENERAL INSYAAUSE BIC 388 Mountain Hiv ST.URSULE HOUSE Room and Board.also Table Board, First-class sccommodation for tan sents.72 ST.URSULE ST.Corner St.Louis Street.Tot Wey i Unprecendented Reductions.I beg to inform my customers and the ladies of Quebec generally that I have made heavy reductions on all my millinery goods, The stock is large and well assorted and includes the very latest styles in Beaver Hats, soft Camel Hair Hats, mounts and French feathers, &c.I am making a new record in Ribbon values.25¢ and 30c ribbons will ! go at 0c, while $1.75 ribbons will go for 90c.This is a genuine bargain sale, and gives you an opportunity of securing fashionable up-to-date millinery at ridiculously low rates.Come in and see my stock.Mrs.M.H.KELLY, 107 St.John St.Phone No.1034.dec3xtu,th,satx3m LA BANQUE NATIONALE On and after Saturday, the 1st of February next, this bank will pay to its shareholders a dividend of two per cent, being au the rate of eight per cent pér annum.upon its capital, for the quarter ending on the dist of January next.This dividend will be paid according to the list of shareholders of record on the 16th January next.By order of the Board of Directors.N, LAVOIE, General Manager.Quebec, 17th December, 1912, Dec 23xmon wed fri to 31 Jan Special prices of our Domestic and Imported Cigars in boxes for Christ.The most Ask for our Price List.A large assortment of B.B.B.Pipes in cases Christmas and New Year's Post Cards and Booklets, from 1 cent up to $ EDCAR LANCLOIS 48 St John 3.Near Palace Hill Transfer, GEO.H.STOTT, .CP&TA., Quebec, Que, Phone 567.Around The World THE NEW PALATIAL STEAMERS | \"EMPRESS OF RUSSIA® | and t | CANADIAN PACIFIC [LXCTVES ! \"EMPRESS OF ASIA* Via Gibraltar, Monte Carlo (or Ville franche), Port Said, Suez, Colombo, Penang, Singapore.Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nagasaki.Kobe, Yoko bama, and Vancouver, Leaving Liverpool April Ist and May 27th.RATE.2639.10 EPIPHANY, MONDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 1913.Return ticket at lowest one way first class fare.Going dates, January 3.4, § and 6 Return limit.January 8th.1913.No tickets to be sold at a less fare than 25c.Particulars of fares.reservations, also any other information.on applis cation.30 St.John Street, and 44 Dalhousie St.Quebec.G.J.P.MOORE, City Passenger and Steamship Agent, AW lines represented.(QUEBEC CENTRAL LINC A 1.EXCURSIONS .EPIPHANY.Goipg January 3rd, 4th and 5th, Returning until Jasuary 8th.TRAINS LEAVE LEVIS.8 a.m.daily, except Sunday.3.30 p.m.daily (on Sundays no connection for Beauce and Megantic branches.) F.8.STOCKING, City and Dist.Passenger Agent, 32 St.Louis St, Representing Thomas Cook & Son and all Ocean Steamship Lines, [INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY EPIPHANY.January 6th, 1913.Return tickets at lowest first elass one way fare between all Intercolonial Stations in the Province of Quebes only, Dates of Issue.Friday, Saturday.Sunday and Mone day, January 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, inclusive, Return Limit nary 8th, 1913.Forfurther information and sleeping: car reservation apply to City Ticket Offices.Nos.7 du Fort and 22 Dalhousie Str.Telephone 330 and 99, Also to Hone & Rivet, 31 Buade St, telephone 4104.8.J.NESTOR, City Ticket Agent.Quebec Steamship Go.Ltd, re AND NEW WEST INDIEG LINES Prom Pier 47, North River, New York ROYAL MAIL FOR BERMUDA.88 BERMUDIAN, 10,518 tons displacement, sails from New York at 10 am, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th January, Fastest, sewest and only steamer landing passengers st the dock at Bermuda, From New York, for St.Thomas, S Croim, Se.Kitts, Antigua, Guadelows, Dominica, Martinique, St Lucla, Barbados and Demerars : SS.PARIMA, 2 p.m, 4th January.For all information apply to UEREC STEAMSHIP QUER ¥ CO, LTD, F.& STOCKING, HONE & RIVET, Tibet Agente Quebes \u2014\u2014 EDWARD A.EVANS ce ENGINEER.Plans, veys, Reports Superissendence of Construction.Railways frais I ret : eter Telephone No.mu 9 Every Woman 18 Intervelad sud should knew Mare ol whining 2, vel \u201cDouche | Wednesday, Jane SSL.Qunerel Agente Ses Canadth » A apr Sg We sincersly extend to all our Customers and Friends Very Best Wishes fora Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Mechanic's Sup ply Co., Limited DIRECTORS WwW.H WIGGS W.WILKINSON CUY H.SIMPSON ART.MATTE W.C.TEAKLE rniture Brass Bedsteads D.S.RICKABY Furniture Warehouse Undertaking Establishment General Appraiser Phone 35L 337 St.John St.SILLERY NURSERIES, Bergerville.Best and cheapest house in the trade.Carnations .Roses.Calla Lillies.« .15¢ each Stevia.35¢ dozen Baskets of Ferns and Flowers .90c.dozen .$1.00 dozen © eeevee vesocru 000.-.$1.50 each Pans of Ferns and Flowers, 50c 10.0.0 sous eal.18100 Designs from .\u2026.$3,00 Phone 295.JOHN RAMSDEN.Phone 295 Gardener.it 3 HAMEL & T i CIVIL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS Water Power Development, Water Supply, Specifications, Inspection, Cemenc Testing, Reports, Surveys and Plans for Sabdivisions, Etc.Hochelags Bank Building, SIRNA: | 43 Be \u201cTaste | REI ACEI NINN ORIN HOCKEY STICKS BOYS\u2019 HOCKEY STICKS, only 10c.each.BOYS\u2019 ROCK ELM STICKS, only 15c.each.REGULATION SIZE STICKS, | from 25c- each up.BOYS'* HOCKEY PUCKS, only 10c.each.REGULATION SIZE PUCKS, only 25c.each.ALSO | | What the young folks have been wanting to get for a long while, vis: CIGARETTE CARD ALBUMS.These Albums are bound in cloth, and will hold 100 pictures.Price : ONLY 10c.EACH.T.H.O'NEILL 248 ST.JCHN STREET.DON'T WAIT\u2014If there is one season of the year when you want the best of everything.it is now; don't delay: avoid the rush, and for a gentleman choose from the following: B.B.BRIARS\u2014With or without cases and inscompan- on sets, from $1.00 up.CALABASH PIPES\u2014 From $1.00 up, with or without cases.HAVANA CIGARS \u2014 In boxes of 10, 25 and 50; all sta- 11e brands, at W.W.Walling 182 8t.John $t.Phone 4414 | [der Stones, Gravel, Uric SANOL ° Reliable Cure for Gall Stones, Kidne Trouble, Kidney a nd Blad- Acid Price $150, leading druggists.Literature Free.THE SANOL MFO.CO., LIMITED Winnipeg, Man PRESIDENT TAFT'S CREETING TO 7,000 \u201cLATE FALL WEATHER\" FOR NEW YEAR'S FUNCTION AT WHITE HOUSE.Washington, Jan.|.\u2014 President Taft's last New Year's reception at the White House attracted to-day one of the greatest crowds that ever has gathered at the executive mansion.Clear skies and late fall weath- \u20ac brought out the general public in extraordinary numbers.and a new record for attendance vf private citizens probably was established.Surrounded by his family, the members of his cabinet and a distinguished company, the President received officials and citizens of high and low degree, and when the last caller had been greeted Mr.Taft had shaken hands with more than 7,000 persons.The reception began shortly after noon, members of the cabinet and the diplomatic corps being received first.Next were the justices of the United States Supreme Court and other federal courts, United States ambassadors and ministers, senators and representatives, army and navy officens, a long line of other officials and members of military societies and other organizations.Then came the public.The Prime Minister of the Province of Quebec Has Purchased a Magnificant Knabe Piano.Sir Lomer Gouin has just purch: ed a magnificent Knabe piano for h residence on Mount Carmel street.To the firm of C.ROBITAILLE, of belongs the honor of the sale of this magnificent instrument, | which connoisseurs have qualified as | the \u201cWorld's Best.\u201d | Customars and Friends To all we present our most respectful homage and wish you the best of health, happiness The year 1912 has been our most prosperous year since the foundation of our firm.This happy result, which was the best reward we could receive for our efforts in trying to satisfy you, is due to you and you are entitled to our thanks, as we must acknowledge that your patronage, which was very much Happy and Prosperous New Year to all our and prosperity for the coming year, appreciated, was the cause of our success.Thanks are also due to our chiefs of departments and to our employes * who devoted themselves with such zeal to make a success of our undertaking.Needless to say that we will double our efforts during 1913, not only to be agreeable to you, but also to be very particular in our purchases.so that they will be profitable for you.MYRAND & POULIOT THE QUEBEC CHRONICLE a à pretty