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- I Would Regard With melt in Germany

or Militarist Reaction.

Government Said

(Special to The Guardian.)

LONDON. March Lloyd George,

lib-Premier referring in the

House of Commons today to the.

German revolution. said the Alli-ad government! would regard witil anxiety any movement representing a monarchiai or military reaction

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Anxiety any, Move- Towards Monarchial NewGerman t0 be Strengthening.

but that it was well to await devel- opments before taking ally definite action. -

The Premier read to the House i1 lvlﬂgram from Lord Kilmarnocli, British (illarge D'Aifui1‘es at Berlin, stating that the position oi‘ tile new German govcrnnlciit appetired to have been strengthened.

REGURDS BRUKEN AT YESTERUAYS IGE RACING

Commodore Crescous Won Class A Trot and Pace in 1.02 a lfiew Maritime Record. Splendid Races Throughout.

Maritime and Provincial ice trot ting records went tilry the board itl four heats of the Class A. trot and pace held yesterday afternoon on the Harbour ice. A new course was laid out yesterday carefully measured with a steel tape and

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odors Creceus 2.23. All four horses

there is no question as to its cor- rect length. A favorrubie factor was the wind which illew directly it". the backs of the flying steeds. The races were two in number a Class A. trot and pace and a Class B. ti‘0| Excitement ran high as it was the first meeting of solne horses with great reputations. All expectations were justified for never has better racing been seen over a local coursefflie Charlottetown Driving Club can certainly congratulate [il(*l1lS(’lVOS_0l1 the quality of the performances they have staged this winter. The (‘lass A. troi. and pace was the first called the starters being iieleliR. 2.16%, Brenton H. 2.18%, Don Bailey 2.25 and Comin-

were thought likely winners. in the first bent they got off on tlic second score Helen R. leading until

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[BEHi iN[I KiPP MAKE PEiBl THE ﬁliliiililN IN liiiiliiliNi iiiliillil iii Fiiii EEHliiiiNY

Different Factions Have Been Set Against

in Many Parts of

(Special to The Guardian.)

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BERLIN, March 16.—Kapp and Ebert have made peace but per- haps too late to check the internal strife there three days feud was uniuosened one half of Germany is rent by battles between striking workers tint? armed troops and the police.

The fatal factor that set this inlet" tlal volcano boiling was the appeal for a general strike which the Eb- ert-Bauet‘ goverllnlent. sent broad- cast as a farewell before it started on its auto flight. fruln Berlin at dawn Saturday. ill Prallkfort a strong spartaiiistic movement has started which is spreading swiftly because there are few troops in that region. In the Ruhr district, the richest industrial‘ region of Germany. the iroopg are acclaim mg the reaction willie the workers tiefy the military to force them tc work. Ill Boollunl the great Prus Slilll iron centre, a Soviet has been formed and proclaimed only to be disnrnled by a Bourgeois lnob where upon the Reds raised all anlilliini- lion depot and renewed the bat- tle; iii Porimund and Essen, both in bullet range of the Allied occu- pation troops, labor councils have been set up; in Wuerteiliberg one of the former kingdoms in the south, the seat of the anti Prussia movement. has been set up. The anti monarchist elements of Bav- aria and roost of Baden are join- ing the Wuertetnburg movement wltll part of Saxony showing signs of joining. Also the southern niove- iileilt is concentrating for the pres- cnt zlgalllst the Kapp Luettwitz re- giiile.

Chaos Enguifs Germany.

THE HAGUE, ltlnrcli liL-A gen- eral strike and chaos engulf the whole of Germany, despite the re- ported settlement between Dr. Wolf gang Kiipp and the Ebert regime.

the quarter when Commodore Cres- ceus and Don Bailey passed her the former winning in 102 a new Maritime trotting record. in the next lieilt the race was between Don Bailey and Brenton ii. Don winning iti 1.02%. lielen R. had tibatl ciit and did not start in this or subsequent heats. Tile next heat ivas a battle royal between l)on and Commodore with Brenton II. “right there". (‘om tnodore swerved slightly when near the finish and it wfis Ciﬂlillﬂil itlterefsvretl with don Baileys stride so although finishing ahead the heat was given to Don. The tiine was the fastest of all 1.011% 111° next two heats went to (‘outmo- dore after a very strenuous battle. between the three trotters. the Commodore horse lasted the long- est however winning Wm! F?“ ion ll. right on his “necklw- Commodore Cresceus the winner is by Commodore Letiyard and is sustaining the reputation of that horse as u sire of extreme speed. The Class "B. trot. was ﬂ 816111 race every heal being (‘DRUM-ed m tho very last stride. Three B9011 trotters took the wire Belle Bilfiiig (mun by Lorne Kelly, Lady E1111" shall, hv George lloopcr and lhll- t|pa,. 'I‘lle' first heat was an 0Y9" lush finish between Lady 11111151111“ and Belle Baring the latter settles the (lPClSlOll. in the next the battle wns between Phillipa tiud I-iliiy Marshall the former iviniiiiig by l1 “use, Then the battle shittvtl i0 Phillipa and Belle BurinS-'-1’111“1P“ first ivlniiing. The last two lie-ll! were Belles with rhutltr-t 111C110,“ behind. Seldom hill/B 911d‘ finishes 119911 59°"- liiarshall lost ﬂ than ill the fourth heat so witli- lrew. A feature of the racing was he small amount of scoring hi1" irivers liell>1118 ‘starter H“ e“ ind as a result the racing was 11151 ‘ind snappy.

Tile fast clﬂln 0i’ P9519111“? Wm long be remembered nlid talked aver. As an exhibition of suiifeille [putting speed sustained over sev- eral heats it is unequalled here. Commodore Cresceus won but it as only by superior condtttion. Don Bailey Mr. Wedlocks great trottel‘ lost nothing in reputation by de- feat as he missed nearly two weeks work. Brenton H. was "taken up" for training only a month ago and his showing is remarkable. lie had many admirers yesterday.

Credit must begiven to Mr. Lorne Kelly for the splendid race he drove yesterday.

GLASS A. TROT AND PACE Commodore Cresceus, -

(MricKinnon), 1 3 2 1 1 Dbn Bailey (Conroy), 2 1 1 3 3 Brenton H. (Hoover). 4 2 8 2 2 Helen R. (McNeil), Iitirawn

Time 1.02 1.02% 101% 1-02- (Note no time was given out in the fourth heat.)

CLAW B. ‘FROT

138 Great George 8t. "as

Belle Baring (L. Kelly.) 1 3 2 11

Phillipa (MscKlnnon) 31 1 2 2

Lady Marshall, (Hooper), 2 2 3 3 Time 1.05% 1.06 1.04 1.04 1.04%.

and the surface breakdown of the miliiai-ist revolution. Tile German railway men have decided to riln trains only for working men anti to enable the transport of foodstuffs. Owing to general congestion of rail- way stations however the nation's system of transportation is virtual- ly paralyzed.

air.‘ "t 1P i" 'T‘ PTPTWTJ! General Strike Now On

BERLIN, liinrcli 16.—A general strike, called iii protest against thr- revolutionary Government grew to- tlay. The American colony in tilt Hotel Adloli was unable to obtain food only with the greatest tliffl cuity. Waiters, cooks and hotel help walked out leaving the llotei inttlingtilent practically ilclpless Railway workers also joined Illt strike hilt a few trains were rumi- tug. The telephone services was interrupted. Despite general cessat- ion of work the city generally rc- nialned quiet, people zlpparolitiy waiting passively to see what will happen.

Workers Demand Soviet Govern- men

PAtRIS, March iii-The worker.- fcdcrtltitln in Stutgtlrt has tietnutid cd n Soviet dictatorship anti will submit a plan to Lake voic of the workers today.

Berlin ilespatch asserts that ser- ious disorders have occurred in large cities throughout Saxony. The desputch said street fighting was reported in Dresden

(mm. Press Special.)

BERLIN. Ninrch llh-tﬁlasiles bc- iwecll revolutlonists mid workers have occurred in various quarters of Berlin especially in SCIIOOIISIJOYE and Wilmerdorf. l-‘ifteen were kill- ed and many wounded. '

No Communication with Revolut- iorilcts

STUGART, March 16.—Tlic Ebert Government today decided to cease all communication with the revolu- tioliary Government ili Berlin.

No Compromise Reached.

PARIS, ‘March lo.——iierr Mayer, German Charge rl‘.i\ffairn toiloy 111- formed Premier Mllernnd official- ly that no compromise has been reached between revolutionary forces iii Berlin and the Ebert Gov- ernment. '

liostility is growing hi Berlin against the Kapp Government, ac- cording to unofficial despatohes received here today'-

German Official; irl London Silent

LONDON. March l.6.—Officlals iirthe German Embassy here early today continued to depend upon the press for their information as to events in the revolution in Ger- many. The Embassy has received no direct word from either the re- volutionist government or the pre- sident and the officials said they refused. to declare whether they will accept the Von Knpp Gover moni should it be successful.

Each Other and Fighting is in Progress

the Country.

Kapp Government Already Doomed

WASHINGTON, March 16.—Oi'- ilcial information from Berlin is that new revolutionary govt. at‘ VOll Kapp has only u short time lo last, tt was learned today. it is believed the Voii Kapp regime will be overthrown and the old govern illeiit will return to power.

Von Hindenburq Holds Aioof.

LONDON, March ill-A Berlin despatch today quoted The 'i‘zige- biatt as stating that Field Marshall Von Hiudenburg has declared he had no intention nor desire to par- ticipate in the new government.

Difficult To Judge Situation.

LONDON, March 1G.—An Ex- change Telegraph despatch from Amsterdam today said a telephone coilitiiuiiicaiion fronl Berlin ileclur- ed that leaders of the counter rev- olution “GT9 ill conference tilrougll- out last night. General Ludetl- dorff was in attellilatice. The coin municatio-i further said that owing to the tmbiislliilg of misleading re- 110145 by Ibo lutpp group it was tiiflictllt to judge the situation,

Kapp Offers To Resign.

LONDON, March 16.—Dr. Wolf. gang Kapp, leader of new Gerlliall revolution offered to resign as (‘iiﬂiii-‘Bilitr, thus opening a way for tlegotiations with the Ebert gov- ernment, according to Berlin cor- respondence of tlic Exchange ‘Fele- grapli tfomputiy. General Maerker. reprcsetltiiig the I\'app_ goiteritment was reported to be eilroutc iti all lirplaiie to Stuttgart, tlrovisﬂo ilal ruipltzil of the Ebert a-diilinlstrtititlil bearing proposals for. a COnrppQ. misc. It was believed he also car- "Fd KﬂlilYﬁ 01TH‘ to resign. Kapp himself was said to ltave announc- ed Marckers departure.

50 KILLED 200 NVOUNDED

PARIS. March 16.—Flfty persons killed and 200 wounded in ﬁghting between Communists and Reichs- weiir troops at Dresden according i0 it BPrliii desprlteh quoted -by the Dresden Vossfsche Zeiinil g.

Fiev°iutlonists Ordered To Quit,

BERLIN, biart-li lil.—iiidepentl- out and majority Socialists today

illiiittd i.tl denouncing the revolu- tionary Government. Dictator Voii ixnpp. following the conference

ivatiers of the two socialists groups served notice on Voii Kapp that ilulesa he resigns today lie will be roilsﬂrlereti a traitor to Germany. The Socialists‘ tlecisitlti was cou- vcytetl to Von Knpp by Ober Burg- tucistcr of Scoeneherg, a stlberb of Ilcrlin. Tile Tagehiuil. in a spec. ial edition DIIIJIISIIOII the Socialists’ tﬂrciliars announcing that all oilic- lals of the itcw regime who do not 1951211 at once will be considered traitors.

Kapp's Backers Wlii Hold Out.

PARIS, hiarcil 1G.—~'i‘ile French Foreign Ollicc received information today that Dr. Kapp, realizing the situation is hopeless has virtually decided to resign as (lilancellor of the new German government. At the i-iillllO time, however, it was said Kgipp inllittiry hackers had liti- ilorluiced they would hold out to the en .

Allocation of German Possessions

(Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, March 16.——Mr. Lloyd George today iii the House of Conl- mons announced that the following mandates hail becil alIOCl=tteil'1—Q0i‘ man East Afi'ica,to Great Britain and Belgium; Geruiaii Soutiiwest Africa to the Union of South Af- rica; German possessions ill the Pacific Ocean, south of the Equat- or other than Suilioa, to the (‘oili- tlioilweaitii or Australian; Samoa tn New Zeulnnd and the German is- lands north of the Equator to Jap- an.

British Aircraft Sold to Syndicate for 100 Million Pounds

(Special to The Guardian.)

‘LONDON. March 16.--Ths Brit- ish government has sold to a syn- dicate airplanes and material to the value of 100 million pounds the punchasa includes the entire surplus aircraft material in Great Britain consisting of 10,000 atr- planes, 30,000 new airplane en- gines and an Immense quantity of engine paid airplane spares and hangars.

Their Mission will be

(Special to The Guardian.)

LONDON, March 1G.—-Replying to a questions iii the Iiouse of Cotil- itloils today Mr. Lloyd George ali- lloutlced that the government would ilernlit the visit of a delegation of tllc itussiail cit-operative societies, Suillect to the right to exclude in- dividuals, Ill this connection the Prctuiei- einplltlsizcti that Maxim Lltvinofi‘, tlic Bolslievlki assistant coiutnissioilei- 0f forcigtl affairs,

cial Business Exclusively. Excluded from Delegation

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1920.

HHITISH EIIVEHNMENT Will iiiliiili HUSSUN [lElEiiiEii

Conﬁned to Commer- Litvinoﬁ is

could not be-adniitted because on a previous occasion he had taken E1dl/1111111HB of his diplomatic privil- ege 111 011141136 in political propa- ganda in Eilglﬂfld. Every facility would be g-iven for the coming to Eltgland and the returning to Ros-- Sill 0f the delegation, the Premier added, biit it iliust he clearly un- derstood that it would be forced to confine its work to commercial lines.

U. S. ASSURES . F000 110R EUROPE

Agree lo Sell 5,000,000 Barrels Soft Flour to Poland, Austria and Armenia on Long Credit.

(Special to The Guardian.) VIZASPHNGTON, March lit-Food lalief for Ettrope was assured, m. day when the ilouse passed over- whelmingly n bill permitting the Pnited States Grain Corporation to sell five tlliliion barrels of soft wheat flour on loiig term credits to Poland, Austria and Armenia.

S.S. Service Between Canada and Africa

(Special to The Guardian.) AIOWFRICAL, March 16.—A. E. (look, Assistant Manager ltere 0i the Elder UUIIIDSlPI‘ Line, who has iii-st. returned froiil a visit to Eng laud, reports that West African merchants in London have received fnvoritbly the plans of his company to inaugurate a. freight service be‘- tween Montreal and the west coast of Africa. it’ Canadians can meet Clilliltelliiﬂn in ‘prices and put up the riglii. kilid of commodities. As- surance was given that merchants iil London hope to be able lo sup- port tlic new trade route. The class of commodities likely to be shipped int-hides flotir, provisions, itiiilber. all classes of hardware, cnanliilel» li-d good: and cement. The first ship to inaugurate the service will leave Montreal iii tlic 185i W891i in May and be foliowetl by another in two tilontils time.

’l‘here is to be a direct return service.

U. S. Senate and Treaty

(Dom. Press Special.) WASHINGTON, March lG.—De- feat of treaty is again tlredlctcd by lcudets ill llll‘ Senate following acceptance ot‘ the Lodge tlrtii-lt- .\'. which llroiigilt to a close tlic wran- gle over reservations. Tile next slop is tlic tlci-eptauce or rejection. of tlic treaty. St-tiator Lodge, load- cr of tlic prcSPllt light, hopes for il vote by Wctlncsdzly. The irrecon- t-iuilles itiditaated they would re- train front further long speeches which seek to tlcfcat the treaty.

United States Recommends Conference

(Dom. Press Special.) LONDON. March 10.-—Thc Amer- ican tlotc to Allies nil trade with Itussitl tlrotttlscs that Alllctl and ilssoclaitetl powers meet. iii confer- ctlcn March 20, to decide uiiﬂii i1 joint plan of action, telegraph-s. the Paris correspondent.

Prince Leaves

LONDON. March 16.—The Prince of Wales will leave for Portsmouth today to ‘board the Renown for his voyage to Australia.

Lord Grey to Visit U. S.

LONDON, March 16.—Lord Grey was so inspired by the people of America that he proposes going to the iitlltoti ‘States iii a private capacity, Earl Ourzon said last night speaking at the Pllgfllliﬂ Din- llt’l‘ for Sir Auckland Geddes.

arutnctt or o. w. v. A. OF CAN- ADA FORMED m ENGLAND.

OTTAWA. March 1B.—Witli the main object of looking after the graves of some thousands of Can- ndiatls‘ soldiers who have been bur- ltd in England. a branch of the Great War Veterans Association of Canada has just been formed in Birtnhigiuanv. W-srwickshlre, with a membership of two hundred for- liier members of itilB C. E. F.

A communication has‘ been re- ceived by Mr. C. G. O'Neil, Domin- ion Secreary. from E. O. Birch. Sec- retary of the Birmingham branch, reporting the organization of the lhrnnrh now complete.

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ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST WILSON

Now Said to be Responsible fbr Anarchy in Mexico by Recog- nition oi Carranza. Mexico

Laugh: at U. 5.

(Special to The Guardian.) CHICAGO, lVIarch lG.—~By his rec ogmtion of (larranza, President Wii son is responsible for anarchy that has existed in hiexleu» fol‘ years said Henry Lane, Wilson . former Aitibussadoi" to Mexico, adt ‘easing the Agate Club here today. Mexi- calls, said Lane, laugh at tie Un- ited‘ States.

Strong Denunciation of Rev. Win. Ivcns

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ther Independent ed. Mesopotamia meilt.

(Special to The Guardian.)

LONDON. March lib-Simultan- eously with the proclamation of Prince Deisal Asking of Syria, Ab- dula was proclaimed King of Irak, Yiiayet of liagdad _aud including tlic (‘ity of Bagdada, and of Meso- potamia, according to a despatch to the London T111105 from Cairo. The latest iiespatclies lend an even mole serious aspect to the occur- rences since British interests are

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Another King Appointed in Syria and Ano- .

British In tercsts Threatened.

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Kingdom Establish- aild Persia in Fer-

speclaliy threatened by the dcvei? opnietits in Mesopotamia, where another Arab kingdom Ilﬂg been formed and has declared its inde- pendence. '

The outlook for continued peaco is llllpﬂfeiiil)’ dark in these regions and in Persia which is threatened by two Soviet armies under com- iliand of old and (experienced gen- erals who ilispiayed brilliant mili- tary ability during the first years of the war.

UAMAGING FLU

BICIDGiETOWN, N. S. March 15. —l.oosetl by the rains of the past few (lays the great volume of ice and snow stored in the country sur- rounding the Annapolis Valley dur- ing weeks of uiiprecedentiy heavy storms and precipitation, melted and rushed down from the llllls toward the sea during Friday and Saturday. The racing rivers swol- len to (rapaclt-y carried away their bridges iliitl over-flowed their banks. The mad torrent rose higher and

cement of William Ivons featured the address ut‘ A. J. Andrews, l\'.(‘., senior counsel for the crown at the trial of the seven strike lead- ersavhich was resumed totlayﬁldol- lowing an outline of speeches by Mr. Ivens at various times Mr. An- drews said "is there much differ- ence between tiﬁilliaill llohenzol- lerii and William lvens. Both were iiiipresserl ivitll lite doctrine oil’ “me and Goltf’ both musquerndeti under the guise of religion and both were enemies oi’ society. i

Canadian Minister ) for Washington, U.S.

(Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, March 1G.—The Daily Niall understands that the long out- standing qiiestiotl of (‘anudinil PPD": rusentatioti at Washington at last' has ileeii settled by tigreeiiieut of tho l-‘orcigti Ofilcr; io the appoint- lnont of .1 (‘tlnadiati Minister Pleni- poteiltiulgv who will be immediately under the British Ambassador to the United States and in the ab- gﬂllff) of the Ambassador will be in charge of the embassy.

Holland Watching Kaiser and Family

(Special to The Guardian.)

AMSTERDAM, March 16. —-A lltitrli tIOSIPOYCI‘ arrived off tlic island of Wicrtenge“ today to re- inforce the land guards keeping a close wutcil on tile former German (‘rown Prince] The warship arrived shortly af-- toi‘ a German airplane has flown over tho island at a low altitude, Wierengen despatches state. The ox-llrown Prince, it is atltled. has given :1 formal pledge to the Burgo- mnstci- of Wlereiigcn not to try to escape. ~

U. SfNavai Estimates Greatly Reduced

(Dom. Press Special.) WASHINGTON. March iii-lg- noring the tleolnration of Secretary Daniels tiint a larger navy i-s need- ed because oi‘ ilie delay to the‘ Pence ‘freaty in the Senate, the naval affairs c om m lt- iee today. reported the 1921 appro- priation bill after reducing ‘the- estiniate submitted by the depart- ment. The total carried in the bitli is $424,450,000 or 5200000000 lest»- tliun last year.

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srnauoe mAtAov cAusss DEATH or -rwo PRISONERS.

ALBANY, N. Y., March 12.—A mysterious malady, which caused the death oi’ two -pi‘i,‘s0nei'.s at Dan- nemora prison. caused ﬁve to be- come blind a-nd twenty-five‘ to part- ially lose their eyesight within the past week. is reported by siiperin- tendent oi‘ prisons Rrlitigan upon his return from the prison.

One opinion early expressed was that the men had partaken of wood alcohol. Another conjecture _was that the men were poisoned by canned goods.

ion or the towns, flooding cellars

gone overseas to attend the wedding

liight-r, whirling through the fields and the streets ili the lower sect-

aud driving, people from their homes. drowning cattle and hors- es as they were tied in their barns The flood extends from Middleton beyond Bridgetown; a distance of twenty miles.

Miles oi‘ railway truck in the vicinity of Bridgetown are submer- ged; along part of the line the cross arm,‘ on the telegraph poles are the only places where Noah's dove might have rested her foot. Along the water front at Bridge- town ivareliouses have been flood- ed and thousands of dollars worth of stocks have been damaged. There is a ‘break iii the power house line to the town and at. night it is black. Communication by rail to the world outside the Valley ha been cut off. .

The itvater stand; deep over parts

AiiiilifilllS VALLEY

Whole Country Under Water. I People Driven from their Homes, Cattle Drowned in Barns. . 0uiy Tree Tops Visible in Annapolis Orchards.

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of the V8110)‘ and for a long way "' nothing is to be seen breaking the stirface, bilt the serried ranks of the tips of the apple trees iii the stilmicrged orchards.

The monetary loss by the fresliet to ‘inhabitants of the Valley can- not. yet be even guessed at, but ii. , will be heavy. Never before during this generation has there been such a great flood in this section of the country.

At Middleton the water is over " the first floor. of several houses on Bridge Street and dozens of cellars are flooded. At Bricton and on both sides of the Anri-apolistltiver including Paradise and Dawrencer town people have been forcciLfrn '- tlieir, homes on the lower level and niany'caitle have been drown ed iii the barns. r Beginning at Bridgetown East

for several miles the D. R. , tracks are under water. The cross . ' arms on the telegraph poles are just showing at "Bridgetown cen-

tre, and both the railway anti traf- fic bridges are expected to so out

at any nlomcni.

Queen Street is covered for two

blocks North of the river and to a

greater tlistance ‘South of the river_ including the new station grounds‘ and the D. A. R. yard. There is

no cotliniuilication between the North and oulll sides of the town except by ole-phone.

Sir Louis H. Davies Acting Gov-General

(Special to The Guardian.) OTTAWA, lVlarch 16.——Sir Louis Davies, (‘hlef Justice of the Sil- preine Court was this morning sworn iii as administrator of the Dominion to act during the absence of the Governor General who has

of his daughter‘ anti expects to be back in Ottawa about the middle of May.

Prenl. Smuts Elected to Legislature

(Special to The Guardian.) CAPETOwN, South Africa, Min-n], lit-Jun (‘hristian Stunts, the Premier. was a successful can- tiitiate for the ilouse of Assembly in the elections held on ‘March 10, ills opponents in Pretoria West. received respectively 473 national-

ist and 30R labor votes. Pretnlel" Smuts received 1720 votes.

Turk Delegates to Peace Conference

(Special to The Guardian.) (ZONSTASYFLNOPLE; March 1G. ——1\]'I])0ilill‘ll(‘l1l of Turkish delegates to the peace conference was an- nounced today. Tewflk Pasha, for- m" Fgggjgn Minister heads the tlelegtltiori.

THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE TIDE, moon are.

TORONTO. March 1,6.—South- easterly and Soutllerly winds, mild and showery.

Tile tide will be high this morn- ing nt 8.63 and tomorrow at 9.35, it will be high tonight at 8.31 and tomorrow at 0.26.

Sun sets this evening at 8.09 and tomorrow at 6.10; it rises to- morrow morning at 0.00 and Fri- da)‘ ht 6.04.

Last quarters moon Friday March 12th.1.57 p. m.

New moon, snturday, March 20th 6.56 a. m.

DIGCESAN. CHURCH

Church 0t minim Organ-

SGCIIYTY MEETINGS

izations Now in Session i in this City.

The nnnual meeting of tlic Dloces an (‘ilurcll Society was impound iii Si. Paul's Parish l-lall at ll o'clock yesterday afternoon. - The opening mot-titty: consisted, oi executive ilusinoss and was prei sided over by Yeti. Archdeacon" Watson, of Pletou. Owing to disarraugenicnt of rail- way facilities west of Summursitio titers were no delegates present from thatt.,part of the provincef. but there was a fair representatiol from the other Parishes. Among Illa clergy present were: llev. J. J. Baniford. Port Hill, Rev I (i. Neish, Kettsington, Rev. Wm. Deathe, (‘rapnud. Rev. G. W. B...- Jonen, hlilton,“ Rev. H. D. Ray mund, and Rev Canon Simpson, be _ sides lay delegates. ' The inattter of ways and moans for tile ensuing year was discus- sed and the usual appropriations granted to the tilfforcnt parishes. The annual service was held in St. Peter's Cathedral last evening. The following clergy took par " Rev, J. J. Bamfcird; itov. 1i. D. Raymond, Rev. Mr. Deatllo. and the preacher was Ven. ATCIIIISIICOI}! Waisoti who preached a forccfu, sermon from Psalms XX_7 “Some trust in Chariots and somei lil horses but we will remember‘- tlie name of the Lord our God,".. r-tnpllnslzing the fact that tho Fort ward Movement will only be sud}. cessful when ‘the people realise. their duties to their church-anti. king. "

The meetings will ms cgnﬂﬂu this morning lioly Communion b ing celebrated ‘both at St. Peta and Sit. Paul's at 7.45. The m deanery meeting will be held St. Paul's Parish Hall opening 10.80 and the general annual in ing will take place this even at 8 o'clock at which the prin - speakers will be Lt. Col. B. Cﬂmtllbell. Superintendent of cation who will speak on the national problem in tP. m. f and Rev. H. D. " y

mtmtl. W subject will be The Church ~ r- Fntliers. ' -

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