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THE CI-IARI.0TiETOW UARIIIAN

MoRNINe.`I:»AI|_v

Weekly. (Now Evonlna'Dali¥) 1887 _ ANADA FIQDAY '_Ai)RIIT~ M5- M I *_ *_ $250 Per Year (Mailed) -In Ndvnnce in Canada and 83.00 for USE

.M°-'LTI' MI" F°“"°°" Ia" 'ic A ` ' ‘ ’ _ $3.60 Per vear Iociivcrad.) Y

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PREMIER ARSENIIULT GIVES |:I1IvIIvIIIIIs IIIIISIIIIII

HIS FIRST BUDGET SPEECH

An Able Review oi the Administration During the Past Year II‘I‘.‘.i‘.I’."”ti..2"3.»é!I‘.E€"‘.i...§1IISIS 3.’-`°‘.':`;Zi

and allEX])8l]d|f|,1|°eS,Jus[ified_ Incrgasgd Cost 0f Falchlle. I`IIIImIII-:I»§]I§‘IIIII:'IIf_;lIsh?II“Iliff"Im-¢I°If§§;:II’II wood and Education Fully and Satisiactorily Explained as --Q;-l'-I-;-:lm-;;;g_-;-L3; was also the Financial Betterment for the Year. ' I0..-Ii.".5--;;§;--;§;?..;?;1.ff-§°I5.'§

THE PREMIER SAID: I Iiiove that

tho House resolve iI.seif iiilo Coiiiinit- IW* 01' Sllililly to ills Majesty; and ip making that Iiiotion_ I think it might bo well, before asking for supplv, to give a short account oi` the iliiaiit-1:11 trilusactioiis ol' thc Goveriiuient during 'Ii'-‘ Dast i'0i1r. and iilso to lntiniaitc to thodiouse thc objects for which sup- hly is to be granted for the incoming .\‘cur. '

I think. Mr. Speakeig I can congrat-

ulate this House upon the fact that *I0 f¢1l` d\ll`Illi-I the present session there has been no useless debate; that the members have felt that the events t1Iat_ were traiispirliig iii Enr- ,ope wei'e of so grave _a cliarai-tel' as to cause -them t.o reineinber that tin-_'I' were here to transact the business o_I the coiiiiti-y and not to play at poli- tics. We are today laced with a sit- uation such as the British Empire has never been iaced with before; Ii situ- :itlon so grave as to make Iis realizi- Iliat the fate of the British Empire and the fate of tiaiiadii are at the present inonieut hanging in the bal- aiice; and in view of that terrible struggle. niid ot' the fact tli:1t perhaps inany of our boys today are shedding their blood on the plains ol` l<`ranI-e and Flanders in the great strife tl1:it is taking place tlit-re. we are here,-» und l think we realize it-to do the business of tlie_ country and not to spend our time iii useless debate. Bearing these things in 1iiiI1Ii I do not propose to go very leiiglitiiy into iiuaucial matters Init. to suui them up very briefly; and in so doing. it is not my liitention to go into ancient history. It is not my intention to go buck and rake over the ashes ot’ the dead past; to rake up the bones ol' that celebrated $200,000, or even to come down later in history'and te.1l you what the debt ot' the province was in 1011, or the fact that thc present (iovernIiieiit..iii1iy have obtained eer- tain concessions that have improved ilie financial situation in this prov- ince. ’l‘licsc things are in the past :ii1d we will leave. them there. \\'e are living t`or the present and for the Iiitiire. The uiisntkcs and the good that have transpired in the past are all over. We cannot renicdy them. Iior are we going t.o glory over _tlicni lu ilie prei-aeiit. \\'e must do what wo can t`or our country and do it in thc best wny wo are able. (.\ppliiusc.i 'l'lIe events that have taken place. the traiiisactioiis gone into by ioriuer Irovernnients.-all those matters have been passed upon by tlie people botl- iii general elections and in bye-elec- tions; and after all. the people are the final a1'bitra.toi's. They are the final accountants. They have passed on these accounts and have approved oi’ them and so far as we are concern- ed. it is not iiocesstiry to -go over them iigalu. The Public Accounts have been placed before you. MI-_ Speaker, und before this House. They show that during the past year this province had a deficit of $22,000 oi- at little over. For this deficit I have no excuses to make. and I do not tliliik that iiiiy :ire necessary. The I-Irctiter part of this deficit is Iiot an actual expenditure, but is caused by truiist`erring :I sum of money to the sinking fund. which is only tuking inoncy from one Docket and traiisfor- F1111! lt to another. The Outside Aud- itor`s Report shows' that during the past. year, this proviiiee luis not gone behind; that, notwitlistniiding the shrinkago in revenue. notwitlistaiid- ing -that this province was race to face with largely increased expendi- ture through no fault of the Govern- nient. this province has not -gone bc- liintl but has held its own. I think it is a matter that the Government can be congratulated upon, the fact that the debt oi’ the province has Iiot increased during the past year. it may be said that in times of war we should econoniize. Now. that is on- ly relative. There are certain pub lic services in this province that have to be carried on. Wnr or no war you have. to carry them on. and I will take three of them. because these three involve the largest expenditures which we have to make!

IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICES

The first is Education. On educa-

tion we spend over one quarter of the revenue of -the province; we spend be- tween $108,000 and $110,000. in this there is no meuns of effecting any saving. The Statute fixes the snlrir- ies and 'fixes other cliarges, and tho I-tatittes of the province have to be i'olloweIl. There is no chnnct-. for economy do far ns ediicntlon is con- earned.

We will take the next lteni.-Public

Work. The roads of the province have to be kept up, the bridges have lo be repaired, and when they IH" into the I-Iver or become IianIlel'°llB they have to be re-coniitructedx ln this as well there ls' very lit-IIB 00° portunlty for saving. .MY friend" WI" my: "Oh, you have a staff of road masters and your stat! is too larle and costs too much." We have heard- thnt time and time again,-the rhH\‘I!B that we had too many officials Gnd they cost the country too much me hey. I wish fo refute that char8° It is true we have a great number UI roadmasters throughout the country. but I deny the chance th" "WY “E” I greater expense to the country than the cm umm. and I Ina crewed 1° Drove -that they are not. in the Pub-

lic Works otlice we have liarelv the iiuiiiber ot' hands that are iii-cessary to c:irry.on the work. and tliereforc lilly Clliirge ot' excessive expenditure coiiics down to the I-o:idn1:istcrs_ Let its see: Under the old system there were :I certtiiii nuiuhcr oi' iiispcctors. Those inspectors got a sal:i1'y_ 'l`liI-y I»!0l extra :illowaiiccs and coiuniis- sions. and then we had ti large Itiiiii- ber o|` overscers. fully as 1iiaii_v us. il' not more than we. have roatiiiiasters. What did that cost the country an-l how did they do their work? The cost. of these 1lit`fei'eiit services was over $5,000. and on an average they collect- ed taxes on 19.000 horses and :i little ovei' 10.000 personal That was their record. it is true that thc i-o:iIl1iii1s- ters cost something more than that, but what is their record? 'l`liey do their work so iiiucli .better thai. on an average. they have collected t‘oiiini\it:ition iiioney, et(-._, 0|; 2(;_799 horses and 14.443 persons. showing that tlie.y collected taxes on 7.600 more liorses and over 4,000 uioi-Ii men. '1`liei'efo1-e if _voit take all these things into consideratioii. the prov- inci- is on an average $3,000 a year better ot`i` than under the old systein. I .thi1ik. lilr. Speaker. that if ni_\' rrleiids o|` thc Opposition in prcp:ii-- ing their criticism. would recognizi- these things they would not gpcugp us of cxtravi1gaIicc_

AN UNTRUTH REFUTED

_»\i1otlieI' i':ivoi-ite I-ritii-isiii Iiitiiiclii.-II

at us is that we are spending large suiiis ot' nionoy without eoinpi-iition. that thousands upon thousands ol' dol- lars are wasted in that way. l wiiiit to say right here. that Iin_v stateiiiout of lliat kind. t-lrat~-me-ney~is--waste-<1-on public works or on roads throiigli want of competition. is not fouiidcil on Iuct. Thi- law provides that any work ot' over $10 luis to be done by public coIupetiIiolI_ and l I-l:iini` that in every itistiiiice where it is possibil- to do so. the l’ulilic Works l)c-p:ii'I- ment i’ol|ows this systeiii. They :itl- vertise and I-:Ili |`Iii- I-oiilracts :ind then consider the bids. \\'i- have I-_\'» perlenccil men ln that III,-p:irtiuI-11| who know :ilntost to :I Ilollar what ccrtalii work should cost.. and iI` l.Iio_v (Ind ili:il tt-nd:-I' for thi- \\‘(»i'k under cons-iilcratioii is I-xi-I-ssivt-, then lhI-_v i1iiIlI_\i'l:iko to do il by Il:I_v‘s work. and in ever_v iiistaiiee their jiIdt:Iin-iit liai- provcd I-oI'rec1 :Ind they have had tin-_ work dont- at less cxpciisc than thc ziiuoiint. ot' lowest tciidcr. 111 respect to this, on several occasions in this House ti certain nia_ttei' luis been brought up which :ii`t’ects Iuyseli per- sonally: that is. concerning :I bridge ivitliiiig my own district. 'l`hc state- ment is made that it. was built \vltlI- out public c.oIiipetiiion. That bridge is llie largest perhaps in the province. being iieiirly tiiree-oiiarlers ol` 11 Inili- loIig_ Under it |'oi‘uici- Goveriuiiont it was sold to :1 certain party who took ii contract to I-cbiilld it. lie accept- ed the contract at too low a figiirr. and the coiiscoucnce was that he noe only ruined hiiiiscif over il lint built it in such a way that in it few yeiirs' time the tide washed it iiivay. When llic ciigineer of thc Piiblic Works llc- partnient canic to rebuild this bridgi- lie was niet with this ditlici1lt_v_ that ho did not know how uiucli ot' thi- bridgc was good and how Inucli was baIl_ it was impossible lui' him tu cull t`or tenders, because he could not specify wliut would be necessary to bc done in order to rebuild that bridge in it propel' way; so that the only thing which could be done \v:I-I to build it by day’s work. 'l`lici'e was :iiiother difficulty. That bridge liIid to be built on creosote piles and st(-cl rails. No contractor could undertake to supply the piles or the rails; but the Govemnieiit hail on hand both thc plies and the rails In stock, That bridge was rebuilt; and it luis been pronounced by oiigineers to be one of thc best wooden bridges in Canada. lt is ol' n perinnneiit nature and eounl lu Iivery respect to Ii steel bridge.

Now l eonie to tho third large itein

oi’ expenditure, and that is Falcon- wood. l know that het`ore the ses- sion is over we will`probtib1y III- treat- '-d to consliierable oratory concerning .his institution. You will be told that this institution I-ost some $26,000 mor(- tli:iI1 it did lust year. and thut this is excessive. Well. I think that before I ani through I will convince. my t'riciid_-I tluit wlintevei- the iniititutlon costs this year. it has not been ex-

cessive. Speaking about deficits. it woyld linve been the easiest lilng in the world for us Inst year to Idiow in the public accounts ii surplus instead ofa deficit. lf we had taken the old sys- tem ot carrying over seventy-five to ninety thousand dollars at the end of the year instead of paying up our Ilr-bis before the end of the year. we coulil easily have produced ii sur- plus. We have not been following that system. We have been paying our debts as far as we were able to do so at the end of the year. and only carrying over those amounts which it was impossible for us to -pay. For I-xample. take the teachers' salaries. They are not payable until the first of the month: therefore we cannot pay them on the 31st December. 'There are other things also. such ns unfin- ished contracts which cannot be set- tled until thecontract is completed. But we do things differently from the way In which they used to he done. that III. we take the people of the i

' t'oInIii01\s niet in si-I-rl-l si-ssioii lor

IiniiliuiwtIuiillvowi1flingIIA?-TEcu:I;L€RI:::i , ifliant shipping :Ind the siilniia|'iiio_~_ 1"," rmliq j__‘_ fl I 'vlfm ‘W haw with _~=p<-I-.l:Il rcit-I‘e1iI~c to lho inan- -‘mmlc “' 5""" “'" “ I‘ ' ioivcr iositloti oi' the Ili-itlsli l<lniiii"-

Imid om' but also what wU'5H“ mu.” Iiuti (lid Allies: lie stated thntltlii-I

'[`li1_- outside Iiuditor cutiies Iii anti pri-~ purcs it st:itc.Iiic1it. in which lu- slioivs Ilii-'I'ea-eipls or the proviiicc and thi- I-_\:pcnIll-ti1I'1-s, what luis in-.I-Ii p:Iid Init

during the your :Ind what is still Iluv.-,,.

:ind lakes levi-.rylliing into :II-count. sliIi\\'ing exactly to :I I-I,-nl the stainl-

lng of tht: pi'oviiiI-.I-_ This is what'

we do. :intl \vliat we could iii-vI-I' I-fit done liefore. Bcfofrt: iIi(- present

I Govt-I-:intent I-.nine into power in 1911 | we could never get such a. stateiiiciit. |We knew that large sums ui iuoiii-_v 3 were being carried over aiiilywe had proof ot' it iii 1911. wlinn we Iounil I that :I large sum ol' 80 or 00 tiio\is:1i.Il

ltlollars was bf-ing I-:irried ovci' from . _\'<-ui' to year. In the year 1010 '_Ii con- |I\cI:tloIi with l~‘al1-oiiwootl, tlierc \vei'I-V II-Iiri-led over debts to thc- exten' oi Isonietliiiig over $111000. In 1917 th'-rt' I were ctirrii-Il ov(-It debts aiiioiiiitiiip-.1 Io Iabout $7.000; or, wi- paid our ai-~ Iconiits better by about $7.000.-to ti'-A I exact $6.524 last _vi-111'. '|`IieI‘ei`oI'I-,_ II lynn siilitract i'i'o1ii the $SS_000_ wliii-II 1 was the cost of the _-’\syliini iluriiig thc I_\~I-III- 191:. tins III”-..'--_-4, it II-In-es _-'---I ` $810112. lu 191|; the I<:i1iic iiistilntiou y cost $5lt.15:31; but to this you litivo to 'add this sanio $(i..’I2'1, making total Icosis 1`oI‘ 1010 of $Iil`>.'t`75- Tllili if* we paid lust _vi-:ir what should have I het-ii paid thi- _vi-:Ir l»f:l'orc; tin-i'e|`oI'i-. ‘yon must subtract it. troin last _vi-:Ir :ind put it on the _\'c:iI‘ li(-fort-_ So that .the excess oi' cost ot' 1917 ovci' 11110 :is I-I-diiced to $lli,1ZiS.3l1.` I-`i‘oIti that . you might subtract again thc suni ol Z $1.000 \vlIlr_-Ii 1'epi'esI-.tits beet' and IN"‘I _ I-attic bought iii 1917 carried over into ;_1_0_1_S, _,_'_l`l1_z_itVis_ we had that on hand .-bot-I' in cold storage niul cattle :In fI`oo| vzilut-Il :It the suni. I It n1:i_v hi- ask(-tl. \\'ln-ro did the in-

; I-ri-:use come t`I'oIn llow is it _thc iii_- ,stliulion cost tluit iiiucli niore Ii_i 1011 j than in l!I1G'_’ \\'1-ll. _\'oiI IiI:i_v hclsiir- `prls-cd to know Ihut on one III-in :iloiii-_ nnincly, coal, \\'I‘ II-‘III 57-IW" Iuoro than in lilili. ln oth:-I' ivorlls. we had to pay forty per cent. more for coal. II is Ii-III- we get 1- l-ii'I<I--.- <|uuiiIit_\‘ than in 11010. hut ltlili was :I niilil yi-III' IIIIII 'wc wi-re :I|iII- to list- .I I uri-:II III-:Il` tnori- \voIiII 1|I:III last yI':i|‘. I I-'IIIIII- I-os-I is-_--IIIII moi---: -l_-'_\-' so--_Ii-'=-I-‘I I clothing cost .'»'_'|IInI Iiilflltiiniaiw \\‘=II<-‘=~ It-ost IIIIII-I-_ iw(-:lilac lin- :|111-slltilt 01 ` wages I-oIil`I‘oI\t,s you Ilii-rr thc sanit- Eas in every ollnir plat-I-. 'l`h1-Ii Iigaili. I liti1‘d\vai'e cost $000 more; tea, sugar. joaI_1iica-1, etc., $800. A I4l‘I‘1Ii (10111 Iniorc insu1';iit1‘.e i`ell Iluc last your ‘ than in 1010, and we paid $1.100 more laltogetlier in this direction. These I several ainouiits. with others, will ac- icouiit for about $18,000: tiicrefore sonic saving must have been I-t`i`ectod I along IIII-so lines. Las( _\'I-ai' oatinoiil -I-ost 1:5 poi' cent, more than the year In-l`oI-I-; siigar and IiiIiI:Issi:s cost 1:0 pi-r ct-iii, niori-; flour -10 per I-I-nl. :IIid coal, as l have stall-II, 40 per cent. _\'ow. go hiiclt to the yt,-at' lilli. the Iast _\'e:iI‘ in which thi- l.ihoi'11l~: were in pow(-lj and I-o1iipIIrI- thc cost ol' things thou with pros:-nt prii-cs. :ind also thc cost ol' tho iustilniioii that year and its I-ost this yI-:Ir_ Iii 1911 lhc iiislltution I-osl ov--I’ 5411.000- '|`I\‘* iii(-ro:|so in tin- prlI'1~. of In-I-l` in 15917 over wi-int. it cost hi 1011 was 110 p-rr cont.; liuttcr cost 50 pi-I' ct-nl. niorif

I-ent.. iiioi-oz flour cost 100 por I-ent. siigar 'I5 per cent. niorc; '"1' 150 per cent inure; izodiisli I0() por I-ont.; rico 110 por I-ent.; b:I|'l(:y 70

-lard 100 pct' eonl.; drugs 200 per I-ent.; cotton goods 11:5 pci- cont.: woolen goods 175 per cout.; liarilivari-

I-Ins whit-li are niost in use, the avoi- :Ige cost iii 1917 over 1911 was 118 per cciit. ll' thc cost ni' the institu- tion had kept pace with the cost_o1` I.-Ilpplir-<_ IIII- institution lust _vc-ar. in- stead ol' costing ns some $75.00() would liuvi- cost us $100,000.

liet its see how we I:0nIpurI_- with

we have io judge ol' the cost oi' the ln- stitutlon here by the cost ol' like in- stitutions iii other provinces. I have I to conipiire the cost of Fiilcoiiwood in 1017 with the cost of other institutions lin (`annIl:i in 1916. because the IIKUV' I rs in respect. oi' those institutions i`oi- ' the _vet-ir 1917 are not available. ’l`lie different institutions lu Ontario' coal Ian average of $1811 per patient per yi-ar; Britisli 1'-alunibta $223; Saskat- chewan $368; Manitoba $256‘ Nova

and Prince Edward Island. the low- est. $148. (Applause-.I In other words. our average cost per capita in 1917 is about 40 cents per day: while the Iuoxt lowest. New Brunswick. and ltlitit was in 1916) was 43 cents per I-IIpitu_

`FALGONWO0D EXPENDITURE FOR ‘ THE YEARS 1916 AND 1917

1917 `

.cost or inaiiiteniince. If-ilcoiiwooil

sis Iionic and I-‘arm ___..$88.437.9.‘(

AI-tunl cost or running institution

for 1917 _ _ _ . _ _ . . _ ._.$8l.011i.0ti

` 1016

‘_t`ost ol' Inuliiteiiutice us per Ile- | port. uno .____.____.___;s1.951.Is1 Medical SuperlIitI~ndf-nt _ .. 11100.00

a1i.,2I:i.I:v

last. _vt-al' than in 1011; I‘o:Il l‘.!.'» pt-rl

per cunt.; iiioliisses l‘.:’I pet- I-I-.nt;|

loo por cent., and so on. On 17 11-.

other provinces; lici-Iiiisi-_ iil`tI.-I' all.'

Scotia $250; New llrniiswickl $ll'»6:|

Hospital. Infirmary. Tuberculo- I

IN siciii sissiui

(Special to the Guardian.)- ()'1"I`A\VA. April IN-’l`l1c llou.~'c ot

luo hours this :\l`tI-I-Iiooii 131-voinl

was issud tonight inidci the 'iuthoii

u s a ent I., I- pic-I1 war situation, trcaitilig ot' the 1nilitar_\' position, the supply and production ot' foodsttii`i`s and ilu- prolileni o1` Incr-

I;ovci~Iiiii1-nl. being iiiipressctl with the III-sl|':IlIilil_\' I»i` giving Ili IIII- llousc tln- l`IIllI-st. possilili- iII|I>I'I|i:IiioIi had I-oiiiniiiiili-:III-Il Io ilu- l’i'imI- .\linl.-.II-I' ol' lin- l'Iii|I-Il liingiloin its ilu--Iilion Ili Inovt- l`t>l' :I sw-I-1'(-l :-'I-s_siI»1| :Intl Iiud i'I;I|\iI::~'iI-(I l`|'IIlI| I’I'I-mil-I' l.lo,\'II~Ut-Iii-In :I slateiiicut of ilu- pr(-si-nl po_~:iI,lI»II whiizh :night bc niailc kiioivn In Ilii- Ilouse.

l.|o_\'d»Geot'gc's Iiie.~'.~‘:IgI- in rI-~-

ponse to this 1't-(Nest was thcn I-I-ad. Init tim-I-ssai‘iI_\' its ciiiitoiils :irc not lor publication. .

Adil Ifxcoss I-:iI'i'ieIl nvci- in 10111

over 1917 . . _ . _ . . _ . _ _ . __. Ii..'I'.'-i.00

$\'|i5.T75.IiT

('o:Il iinpaitl in 1010 . _ . .._ _-\I-tual excess in 1917 over ’191o ..._-....lilI;.I1III.::I

.\lciiio of i11I<i'fe:isI-(I I:o.-ai ol' thi: ini

lowing iirticlcs in 1017 ovoi- 15111;. coal l.ioe|` .. '_' Flour __ :_-t.'.!.IIoI l>r_v goods. Iflothiiig __ ;’.7Ji.'I.'I'7

Wzigcs 1,-I4:1_o-1|

» 1

Il:ii-Ilwarc _ _ _ ._ _ .._ I:on_I:o 'l‘c:i, sugar and oiilint-al. I-tc. .\00_0'_°I Insiii-aiu-I- railing dw- |l<1.vi-I-.-- I ov:-r ISIIIII . _ . . .__ I.l0\I.0-I

' $I.\'.T:I:I_oI:_

liei-|` :Intl lie:-I' I-;||IlI- on Iiauil :Ii

Iii-c. iii. 1917. :ind paid lor Ilni-111;; IEIIT to Ilit- \':1lnI~ oi' :il».iut $1,ti00.0o_

l’e-rcciitagc of iiici-I_-asc in prices in I

11117 over 1910.

itlorllllie I\'I-rv -`iil‘,IlI'. Ili :.iiI|;:_ ‘-

\\'I-i‘l- Inori- lliziu lililtlina lin-ii' Iiivii

Ll'oe=-4 III III: I`.t‘I'lI1:|lI ll‘(io|I.~‘ IIIII V

Inuiiii-Iilioii 1'I,-ails: "'l`lIis- niorni "

1.1- IiIziIiI~k=II-rt l’I»iIIl :ind tin- Ypi-I-~

IIIII' troop-= -iI'I»\'I- III(-III ont. _\lIoI|I

():it_iiiI_-:il _ _ _ . _ . _ _ _ . . . _ . ._ _ .Z5 p_I- Sugar :ind iiiolu:-tses _ _ .20 p_I< _ 'l`o:i___ __ . . . _ . . __..‘_’0p,I<f l<`loIir .. ' . _ . ._ _ _ . . _ _-I0 p_I-. 5 (‘o:il..__._.._ __._..._-I0p_-

I I

Per capita cost of maintenance ofl

insane Hospital | 1916 ().\"l`.\ltl(I

` pi-I' II:|\ -

IirIii-lI\'iIlI- _ 5 .'.."..’I11i Ilztiiillltni . ._ I7- _'fl Iilllllt-lun ` l.nIi1I.>I| _ 1\lllItI(_'n _

l‘1\IiI-111111; _ __ _ , _ _._ |\.Ii‘ 'I`IiroI|l<i _ _ _ -11.111’

__ I.l.IlI _ I1II\¥

_ _\vI-I':IgI- _ .Stl l-37'

l'I:r year .._ . .. _ . . . . . . ,.. __$I.s::.unI

llltl'l`lSll (‘t)l.l`:\llIl_\ -

'I`\\'o Iiospil:Ils_ per tiny _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _(iii- l’e1' year ... _ _ _ _ __ _ . . _ _ _ _ ._ _ --1321100 I

SAS I<.\'I‘I ' I-I I-;\\'.\ _\' '

I hospital . . . . _ . . . _ . ___ _..i4l_||‘_, l’I~r your _ _. _ . . . . _ . _ . _ . _ . ._ ..*IIIiH.l\0| ' l\l.-\Nl'l`f)11.\ p liI'aIiIIo1i _ _ .` ._ _ ... . . . . _ _ .._ .tif-I Selkirk _ A-I l’oi‘l:IgI- l.:I |’r:Iii'iI- _ _ . . _ . . __ _ _lid

.-\vc|‘u_i;I_- .. ._ _ _T0 I-:If

l‘I-i- y(-:Ir ._ _ _ _ _ _.._.\'1’..'Iti_|IIII

I\'(_)\'I\ Sl't)'I‘I.\ ‘

I liospital . . . . . _ . _ _ _ . _ . . __..._ .t`».\ l’I-I' yt-or . ._ _ _ _ _ _ . _ .. _ . _ . .1527-II 00

I\'F1\\` llltl`.\'.*i\\‘I(`l\'

I Ilospilaii _ _ . ... _ . _ _ _ _til l’er yi-or ... . . . _ . . . . . . _ . . _ __ _$17.0 00 `

l‘itI.\'l‘l-1 l'Ill\\'.\lill lI~il.I\.\'II _

I iiospiliil _ . . . . . . . I I`. l’oI' _vi-:Ir _ _ _ . _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ .. .$11500

Noll-:--iii l'|‘IIiI-I- l<JII\\‘:Ii'Il Island there is an lti-.ni oI` insurtiiicc I-liarizi-Il I to tho 1n:ii1itcIi:inI-I- that is Iiol. I~liar_u-j I-Il III any other pI'ovl1Ii-Ir. This :iiiionpt ' is equal to $4.50 per head pci' yi-Iii-_f wlilcli would 1'urtlieI‘ retlticc our an-I niiiil I-ost to $148,511. -

l’:ii't oi' tin- I-_vpi-iiilitiire at l~`:i|I-on-1

wood last _vcnr was the lnyliip; Ilown ol' u pipc liin- |`roni the new wcll in tlic institution. 'flint accounts loi- part ol' the I-xtrn I-xpenditui-I-_ 'l`liI-i-I- are in that lnstltutioii several niili-s ol' wats-r and ~<I_I~:iiii pipe. Owing to the nature ol' the watoi' that has t'or innny years been in use in the iiistitu- 7 tion. those pipes lnivi- been coi-rodiiig and tii:1t corrosion 1':-1'lclIo<l such :I 1-:Inge last _ve-ai' that ii great dcul ot' piping had to be replacoii, which in-' volved us iii a large expenditure on. plumbing. in the coming year wI-` lnive to inuko furtlicr expeiidltnrcs there. We have now :I supply of wat- V I-r tluit is well suited to boiler us--_ I it is free t`roIii alkali alid from cor- rodiug iuflueiiccs und has been pro- uouncetl absolutely pure. Ont- of the three tanks in use is out of coin- uiission_ and it has become Iiceessnry to builil ii new tank. This wc pro pose doing in the coinlng year. \\'I propose building II 110.000 gullou tanii. which -will not only supply the insti- tntioii with :ill the water required. but will also bc :ivailuble for fire pro- tection. - You inny be iiitercstcd. Mr. Speaker.

in ascerltiiiiliig whcrc the loss of rov- cuuo limi been; why we have not lit-I-II Izettliig the sanii- iinionnt of i‘cvi-itin- we wt-rt- li1-for1- thi- war. Ont- of 'hi- lurgc losses of I-cvciiue has been in regard to the- fox tax. Last your -vc got II very small amount from fox tux because ll was an off-year. the trans- ition perioil. We changed the sys- teni oi' taxation lust year from thr-

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LONDUN IS CONFIDENT

OF--ULTIMIITE IIICTOIIY

Are Confident.

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III' Ih»_ \\'itIiIIl':Iw;Il of Ili( II‘Inip:-I hold _

'is out _st->oI in popular linzigliia ` ii as -I nicni to liI‘il'i=li v:Ilor-

31:11-slial lI:iii'_. .

l.:III- :Il`tt-riiiioii and night broiiizlit’

' cotiluiidiiig .irinlt-sw

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lu Ihr Ypri--: s:iIiI-nt. 'l`liI- I'('-liri:-

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SP_LE_N_IlI_B____li_D_D_IIESS .

BY GUI. Il. S. JENKINS

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(‘I>1_.I_ rl. .II lil\iII~'. ri-I-I-nll_\' rI-tiirii---l

'l`h-- inl- i:Ii1iI| .It Iii'-.I \\:i_. III IIIIIII Ihi-_

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:lic-»iIl,i'. III III-~ l.Ii1\|`II I-I I`I`:\|I- Iltni lint t|iI~ .1I1IIiI1|I-I |l|'iIiiI:'.'_ 'I-H I-lbw Iiir |l|I~ I-:Ip;iIi|v III' t|\I~-.I- ruolns, .\l:I- ||.II:»-I- I$I\l:I::|i--r I-I Ili-~ l'i'iuI-I- I-jd \v:I|~Il 'l`|iI-::II'I~ II-IIiIll\ pl:II---1 Ili-» 1'(-I- |1lI-1-: ‘I'III-_i|1‘I- _II IIII- I||\.pII_..I| III IIII- \\'I»nI--II`~- .\|I.\I|I:|i'I- III' tin- .\-rnI_\' :Ind .\`:I\_\' l.I~:IuI|I- II||I|I~r \\‘lIn.~-I- :|II.~|iicI-~- IIII- ini-I-line \\:I~ li(-III. _ -

.\II's_ II. .l. I’:IlnII-1'. l’rI-sill--III IIl` IIII .

.\iixilia1‘_v_ |Ii'I-sill--Il.

(`olIinI-l .lciikins Iie_-g-:In by Iii-si-i'il1.

ing IIII-_ oi~;.-,:iiii7.:Itioii of the '_'-lii_i 11:11- Inlion with whit-li hi- wi-ui ovcr to |‘ZIigl:iinl_ The :ililt:IIioIi_ ln- -:IiII.: \v:Is pliy~:Ir-:ill'\- pi-I'l'I:I-I, as III- had I-x-‘ Viinini-Il soiii--`II-ii Ilioiisniiil ini-I1 III or-I III-I' to get one Iliousaiill lo go Ii\'I-r IH* I"I'iIII-'I-_ '|`l»-- linilailioii \v:|.\‘ IIIIIII-t

I-w In-intl:--_ in .\II»iiIi~I-nl. :III-l lin-

| I-:Ivv lor (III-I

:-I-I-nc III' :II-lion. :Is ilii-_v lliouglil. las' --II Inaiiv I>IliI-rs' Ilitll 111:11 lliv- war! might hi- ov--I' liclorl- Ili--,\' got ilII~rI-_I llon II--light--Il IIII_-_- \\'I-rI- nhl-Ii ll|I-_\' ;:o| oi'IlI-r~. IIIII-_vpi-I-IIIdi_\ one dai- III. :;»-I. i'I-:lily lo II-:Ii-I-, the :IIIIliI:I\"I.-I I--iulvl iiiioniiii- 'l’|I~~_\ I-_~I| on (III-' Ilth .\l:I_v, 101.'-_ :ind ui-rc on Ih--i ocr-:iii :iboul lien 'I:I_\':~; on 111-- troop; sltip "(`:|IiiI-i‘oIii:i." \\'IIiI'li \v:I.~' :Il'I‘~I`-`

'.v:1t'IIs lI>t‘pI-Ilni-II in IIII- .\l1-Ilii1I~.I':iiiI~IIII_i

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'l`hI: lI:II\IIli-In :|ri'ivI-Il :It l,iI»v»-iiporl IIIII \vI~rI- In--I by lI\I- III-_~:IrI1yI~r~. Inu IIII_\.: (Int. '|`III~ -:ight III' thI»;.I Il--_. IrI»\I-rs w;I .I pl(-:I=:i|I;;_ IIIII- .I||Il in

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spiri-II tin- In--ii with :I II-I-lint; --I 1--

III-I :intl :-I-<iII'II_\'. I|II_\' iv--ie :II- I-oI'III-Il 11 _-pl--iivilil ri-II-plioii. not :Il

I`I-w sIiip:<_ I-i'iII.~'I~i'.<, :intl trailillig _sliipsi in-.ln_c in port; :ind they Ivi-rc I-lit-I-rcfll hy :III tlilf _-Iiiliirs :Intl loivlis peopl--_| I‘(i|on--I _lciiklns I|c:<I'I'iIii-Il Ihr |»--:iulyf -if lin- _~'I-I-III-r_\' nn tIiI- appro:II-li In. IlI-\'I-|ipI>rI_~--tin- rt-Il I-Iil`l`_~' :iinl ~_‘rl-I-Ii, (li-ids ri-niiiiiliiig one of l’riI\1-c l-ld-I \\':i1-Il l_-l:InIl_ I)iII- might :llniosl linn-I :inc Init-si-ll' Io hc sailing ziloiig Il.,-5 Ilia:-I oi' this |iI'o\'iI1I-I-_ zililiougli. snitl. ilu- Ii-Iliircr. ilu- _~'I-I~IiI-ry \\':is pci" haps a IIIIII- '.;I'I1I\IIi-1'. Ihi- lit-his III-i1ig` 1:11-I-Iii-I* Ihaii would hc founil in 1':-lu--c I-}Il\\:II-Il I.-land ui that time ot' _vi-:ir (_\i:|_v 21. l!li.'»_I 'l`ht- liuila- liou \\'<~rc I-otivf-_vi-II II_\' I\vIi Irouli trains Io .\'liorIicIiIl`\‘ l':iuIp_ :ind Ill- I|‘:iInI-.d :il \\'I-sion Ii:It1gI~I':1t Inldiiiizhl IIII llic sniiit- II:i_\'_ "l`lir_‘»' had It-i`l III-vi-iiport :It 10 o'I-lock in thi- Iiioru~ ing and on their arrival, had ai live- Iiillc niareli. SIIorIiclil`|‘c Camp ex- Icinleil I`roIii St. .\lai'lin`s l'Iain to -ilti-rpool_ :I IIIsi:iIiI-I- of ahoul lt-ii iiiiit-_~_ iii-sltlcs the units ot' tIII- SI- .-Iind (‘.IIui1lia1i llivlsioii_ ot` w|iiI-II ('o- lonel _II-Iikiiis' liuttalloii forini-Il Ii p:i1't_ thi-re were various depot uuils Intl ri-sI-i~vt- haittalloiis. :is wi-ll as 111-- I-I-ssiii-y liospituls. I-ic. Sliorni-11111-. is- _~IiIu:it\-II in tin- I-ctitrc ot' a great inrtiiiiig i'nI1iinIII\ll_\. and ilu- l-Inglisli

pi-oplc of thc (`ounI_\- weri- I-xi-I-eIli1ig~l li good to thc (ntiadlans. :ilthoII;'ii, Ihr- tr:IIIi~- people in I"I>il:I-stoIi'- Ihnrg I-Il llioni I-xi-I-ssivc pri--I-s. 111 \`:II-I tlii_-_v Ii:iI| Iwo prices--»oiic for thi- ling ll~|i :ind one for thi- (':in:I1linn~_ :inii it wa-1 :-‘Ii i\:1I| that Sir I\rIhur .\l:II'|I II:iiu_ .\l_l' _ ln'oIIi;IiI ilu- suIijI-I-I up iii Ilit- lIoii:=I- Ii|` 1`otiiIiioIis.

‘l`lii- l!:iitIIlloii wi~rI- four nioiitlis In

training at SlioI'iiI-11111-_ 'l`hI- -liri- gade ot' which t`olon~-I .lI~1ikiIis' liai- Ialion foruied :I part was :it liast Sandling_ and I-oiisislcd of thi- :lend I-‘rent-h~('niIaIliiiiis_ the 24111 Viciot-iii lllfleni Montreal; 21511 Nova Scotia

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Inrl ‘HUM Mmm Ili-in\n_1l\4r-iz. 'l‘l~¥g.D‘»>} _

('IiloIi--I l.:III|lI‘_\ of IIII- Ii.".Il_‘s 11 \“i'_\',

I‘.\-I‘II"I1i HIIII-‘F Iwi \\lIl1-itil Irv(-r-‘

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will. I-,\pI-i‘I»‘::I'-I-4 |)1I- I)|\'i_<|IIy| \t_| In IoIiIn'.IiiI| II. \Ii sin: ‘~‘f III l‘ I

' I' - ` I - "' '. ili_\`il

.\.'IIrIlI\-.- -I \I--null-I| I'IIl|I I- -.IIIII _\yr;,I\I --on.: llI.1-_.I- l‘.In!I III.-~~ I\tIII~I-r;. \\"I'-‘ I"-I-I---‘--<1 'l‘h~ .-:li Hi'iza-I.- \\:i-'_ ;.1III~Ii Iv.:-I- |I\~ (it-pc)-I' \\';1t_-;,,|\_I “'I\“ 1"'--\EII:I:_l\ I‘:I-I In---'I In I-Iiniiiizilitli

'-I 111-- rl---I-III! lI.III.IIiI»Ii ni---I Vario' -11:11: IiI\‘i;‘iI-II, .Iii-I I-Iiiuln.-|iiIl I»I` IIII- lli\'isioii p:I¢.sI-Il III (JI-In-r:iI Sir i‘JrIiI-_-II 'l`iI|-Ii--1', |{_('.|I.. \'_(`_ lJ_.\'.(I._ who i\'III'ki-Il IIII- llivision up to :I vcr_\' high -I:I|I- III I-tilt-iI~i.iI-_r :ind IIII-_v were ri-.- vit-\\-I-Il hy Ilis _\lajI-.~.Iy Kino III-orgc :II ll:-I-I-lIIIIII'oiigli :I \vI-ck pri-vions to II-:i\‘lIIi.: for l"r:IIi1-c. 'l`he uii-II is-ft Saiulliiiii L`:inip on i»lIh SI‘.pt1‘inln.'i‘. 101.'-_ iI1:I1'I-In-I1 Io l~`I>|kI-.~'t_oiiI-_ :I dis-I Iainzc ol' I- iiiilcs, :Ind I-iiib.iI‘k<-Il on, -Inc ol the par-I:-:I sl(-:iIIi1~t‘s for liIiii»I II>1_'Ii»-_ wIi<-l'I- lin,-_\ :Ii'ri\'I-Ii :Il l1IlIl~' nl_I_'_I|l :Intl III:'IrI~l|I-II to SI. .\l;I|‘lili`:- III-sl' l':i||i|I_ :I IIiI:l:IlII-I_- ol' 1! hill(---‘ :I-Inn Ilic pi(-I' :Intl uphill ovci' I'obIIlI-4 _-I¢IIII- I'Ii:IIl.s. 'l`IIe l|iI‘|I \-_I-rv \'I~.r_\'_ Jiri-Il. lin-AIIIII-_v did not sonlnl uiitllf ll II. 11|. 'l`lII:y I-I-Iiiiiini-II li-fri- :I day and :ook II-:Iin 1`I-oni lioiiglogiic for. np Lin- lin--_ Iii:-'eiiiliurkoil at St. thiicr

:Ind wI»I-I- nn-I hy iIn_-IiilirIrs -»i'GIeI1cI‘i .II I-'I-I-Iii-li". _<|:Il`t' iii--111111111.: thi- 1’rli11~I-. ol \\"alt-.~_ '1`liI-_\~ Iiatlti-fl i`-ir Iirt-:Ik-1 I'.I~I :I Inil- or I\vooi1IaiIlI» Sl. (lint-ri .znd ni:Irc|icIi to Il:Iv.f_~Ii|'oI-I-Iii-_ Tin- inI~n Iniintl IIII- gfiliig vi-ry hui-Ii ov'-1', IIII- I-IIl»lII»- IIIIIIII- roail:-‘_ ("oloIIcII .II-|||Ii||-, \\:|=. :I |,,I»|IIilI-<1 tiflii-I-I* lint hi-: |iI»I'~-- I-.:I,; I.-Inic :Ind III- was nh I ilu--d In nI:IrI'II I-;Ii‘I‘\-lin: GI- lbs. 'l`lII-,\ " |iivo\|:iI-III-II :ii ll:Iv.»-lIt'oI-1-Ill' ill :I I\uII(I~I Inq iiilcnili--I for :I civilluii hoespltail but which was no: coiiipli-led.

Thi- ni--ii I>ivI-IIIII-1:1-d about a mile p:I1‘I_\' wt-nt 1`oi'\\':ii'd io rt~i-ontioitri-_I ‘I‘l|i- (`olo11t'I who wits ont: of tile par-I I_\‘. said III- would ni-vcr forget thc I-I1~I Iiiiisia.-III and I-xcitcincnt that pi-c: \':|ilI-II.

t`olonr-I .II-Iiliiiis said 11-- was fortu-

III\tc in liaving II-=.~.oI:iaIr-II with him il I'I_\':ii lsl:IiiIlei's.~-tlic only tlii-ee in the I:att:1lion; oiii-'w:1.< SI-I-gt-:int .I. \\'I,-~.. II-_v lit-ll. son ot' our c~tooiiiI-Il citizi-n .\|r_ .\rIhiir Ilcll. SI-rgcaiit l.’.»-ll la It-r on I'i-ci-lvi-Il :i t-oinniissioii in lin-I Iiiiynl l~`IylIlI4 Corps. :Ind tio lfiinadiiiiil ollict-I' has Ilonc lit-tier Iii Ihnt Iirnui-III o: lin- si-i~\-ici-. iii: has bf-I-ti twice' ~‘°l"I\U-'li-* 1»~"Fl *III ul pun 'p.ipiInIII\1l with Gi-riiiali airiiicn. -to tl:-c thi-‘ worils ol his l~`ligh: L‘oiiiIn»iIIIler. "III-I siivi-Il thc llrltish l‘I\trol.` ` 'llc wi-ut' back to I-Iiiglnnil with 3 bullets In hlsl t'--ot. and it will likely be sometime. li.--I`oi'e he- rotni-:Is to the front. ('ol.' Jenkins I-.xpresscil tltc hope that Flight l.iI-iitciiaiit Iiell woiild ri-eeivc tlie proper ri-.cogiiitioii for his II-rv1¢;I;I; , l’I'cvlo\I1-' to lcnvliig Euglaiid. Col Jon-I klns uiitli-rstooil that 1.11-iiteimiit Belll had hi-I-Ii ri-Iroiiiiiiciiticll for tliilt co~» vi-II-<I lion-ir. thc .\1liit:Ii'y t‘roI-is. The l`(\loII»-l's Suiii-lliry Serin-Iint. ii rr-ry Kewl Ioan, was Sergeant Laird. who -.\-.Is laicr II-:ii1slcrI'cI1 to II tunnelling I~oIIIp_-ily .\IIotlIi't' of his assistants ~.v:Is I'I-i\'aI-- I'hai-l-_-.~' t`arinoIly. -

.(`--I-=r_I-I .ltiikins dealt with the life"

ot III-- ni:-Ii in thi- ti-I-nchi--1. and went on :I III-si-I'ilic iii.-I dulit-s while-. nl.- Iii Ii--Il Io IIII- I-`iIIlI I"li-ld Aiiiliiiliiiioc. on-I IIIII-r on thc oI'g:inlz.atIoii. :irrivul in l-`i'aiiII- :Ind doings of the 1-`ourtli \:iII..I1iaiI Invision up to tni- time Ili_II hc pi'IiccIr(lI:Il to rltigllinii in Ucto- Iii-I-_ 19111. to take up his iippoliitini-.nt as Q\i:irI(-I' .\lnstI-1' G1-iii-ral in tho" mI-Iiical service. lie dealt with thel standing oi IIII- 1‘IiIi1\dlIin Corps in

Battle Still Rages Fizrcely, ‘French Reiniorcements Have Come to Aid ol British; Some Retirements and Advances by Allies. British

(Special to the Guardian.) I l~`I-I-III-II troops arc 1'--i|it'oI-I-iiig tin- v:iI1cI,- of Germans at Nouve Eglise

\\`i'l'll 'l`lll-I |llll'l`lh‘l>l _\Il1\ll' 1.\` i__irlti_-:li lin--s 'I`h-- I-II--In_v is rc- and llafillcul left the pogtlitllnstmillii

l~‘II.-\Z\`(‘l-I. _-\pi-il l.\’--'l‘lIlIi-gr; looio-II pirlsI-Il on IIII- \IlIIIlI- l._\< \»:1I_Il»-front I`I'o1it o 'pres opcii to u anna 0 . (|i\.(m,_,l_, h,_II._,- ,-,-,,,,, Ip.. 4\1\:...| I Ir is otlli-tally stated that the retire- >»I:InIlpI»I:II :Is II I-I--_IIII III' IIII- III-Ili-.II DISAPPGINTMENT OVER RETIRE-. nu-nt was ordi-.rly and it may be that \vi|IiIiI':Iw:Il in lhi- norlli Ivhicli vii- NIENT FROM HISTORIC it \\Ill have more of It sentimental Ii|iII:III~II IIII- gr:-:II -.~:iliI-ui IIIIII IIIIILL FRONT- Ilililll 1| Nifiill-‘WC 05091-

1.-Il out I»\'I~|' thi- I:|.~.-III.-lnliil-lI» IiiII‘.t ` -._\-sl.:-III. '|`I\I» Il(-II-uIlip;~_ 1|-III;p-I :Iii (Special Io the GunrclI.1n_I . REINFOFICEMENTS COMING.

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ppiw-I| |»II:ilioIIs ;IlIIii;.< :I 1II|I- N|,|,|I,I-` IIIl|I‘i.'II rI~poI'I II-Inn IIII- Iinlili-I`rf-Ii" (Special to the Guardian.) _'I Iitlli- I-;\--I oi' Yuri- :IIII-I :I .I-I|»| I|Ii.- In-»i'I|iIi;'. flmy-. Ii-il I'--I-oI'Il :IIi\ l.f>{\'I|l.l.\`. .\pI'lI 17-- The British ,-,,,,| .,,».}..,-I.. ,,i._-|,I ,-,.,il~,.,,,,.,,| api, III.-I|;Iv (II-I-In:In .II|\':IIIc»» :Ind line. :-1- farniy iz: iiglitliig :I \‘Vu_ter|oo. while '\\'lIi<'II tin- I-III-niy iiiti-rI`»-I'l'I-Ii in |il>'\'~I‘:Il I-iii-Iiiiluigilip: |‘I-oliit'-'s thi- piili-, liluti-II+-r in Inilrclliltg to tIlt‘ field.

ivay. In the Ini~:IiItinn- thi- l1i'ili~.§I‘liI~ in-ro l»~:IriiI-II with IliI.a|-poiritiii-:tilI

111.1111- tlI‘rl-I- .-'.1I'lII.:i;lI‘ in lin- \\`yIs‘ itll: lilo l`or\\':ii'II }io.~'iiioIi:i to Iliv- I-1i.~I»l HEAVY ATTACK ON LYS FRONT cI\:II-Ii- Ilailli-ul sl-I-lol' \\IiI-re lin- prti wzlril ot' Ypri-.»I. 'i`liI- Ypri--¢ still--nl- NOW IN PROGRESS.

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I.0.\'li(`).\' April 18--The Germans

t|1i~I-at(-III-II ilu- Il--II,-III-c Iii Ihi- wIIII- tio _ I iiitillll - I - - - - flung salii-III III IIII- north. (‘I-r-laiill dogged It-itat-ity in the t`:Ic( of ri- I opened a lieavy bonrbardment. on the Iaiiily thc nicii in khaki \-.~cI-I- Iiglit-;pI-:III-Il and almost ovci'\vliI_~l1iiiI1-,:I Lys front last night. which vras still ing uallaiiIl-_- :Ind thi-_\' wi-rc gi\'iIig‘oii.~:laiigliIs oz' thi- 1-in-iii_\'. Notliiiig in pi'ogi1-ss at dawn to-tiny. Iiitlc grouiid I1--1'-~ fit--ordiiig to thi-fis kiiowii as to thi- extent oi' Ihv- \‘-'1th~I The British line is resisting the lat(-st :idvici-s t'i'oin thc very |`I'o1it _ di'a\\':iI in this 1'(-gion or the poritioii - ilI‘~t'cc oiislaughts ot’ the' ellemy. south- lines. 'or the new lint- iucntioiicd hy Ficldi I-.-ist of liinimsl Hill on the north

iroiit _

GERMANS GAIN FOOTING BUT The intoiisily of the battle is undi- ARE EJECTED LEAVING 600 IERITISHV RETIRE FROM WYS-‘1ninislIcd. -

PRISONERS IN HANDS ‘ CHAETE AND METEREN I 'l`hc llritlsIi.:ire resisting the Ger-

QF [mIT|sH_ Inuins ar Ypi-I_-s and Iiazebrouck.

The I-`ren<-li troops have come to

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(Special tc nw (;.u_1I-¢li;m_) :II-as Inori- Ilisotiioliiig in hrlot’ -ics-K the IIIII ot (Iencrnl Iiaig. and are novi

l‘.\1i|>`l, .\pi‘il 17-- '|`hc III-igaiii I-Inn ‘pail-lII~-' i'I'I»n: _4I»Iicr:il lieailliiiiirmrsi lltrliting side. b_v side With tho British.

||,_ III lIlI‘

the (if,-I‘iii:iI1s Iiltaclti'-II in I'or1'c our .\ItI-r lie:i\'y altziclts thc llri~' MAN POWER BILL PASSES 3E~ s-_\-sl(-Iii ol' :iIlvaIi<-I-Il po:-'Is br:I\\'ci-11 iish had rctir-»Ii- again from' COND READING.

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I'IiiIi'o:III :Intl siici-I-I-III-Il iii _-:ci-iirIii,; Sir Iloiitzlzis Ilzii,-.1 I-I-port»~Il lI|I-ri‘_‘ (Special tothe Guardian.) .I t'oIiIliIiI<l in :I iinin-h(~r ot our p;i_~i Iii--is also :IdIni::.~i<iiI that Ilio lirliish' l_.i).\"‘l)ON. April 18-The House of Ii-ins hut --`iii-I';;I-lic I-oiiiit--i‘»allocks by had ri-Iii---Il l`I-oin I;I-rtaiin ol' their liiii-si I,orIIs today passed the second road-

lng of the govcrnuicnt Man-Power

-ilio pi-l<Iii1I-I-< ri-inziiii in our han-l-I -ini-In hcrf- nas I-xpI-I-lcfi for the lid- Bill.

in the (‘-or-ps. and in support of this statciiicnt he Eiuotod the words' of Sir John French, Mr. Lloyd George. the Prime .\iinister. and other promi- ucnt Iingiil-diineu. Lloyd-George in aIlIli-casing the officers ot' the 41.11 Ca- nadian ltlvision at 1-[tink-icy Com- mon iu Surrey in July, 1910. speaking ot' the stand of the 2nd Canadians :it Ypres, where one tliln line of Ca-_ Iiadiaiis hr-ld back the whole German :IrIn_\- and ndvunccd and recaptured .~'oiiIc guns which the British had lost. III- I_aiII: "G»InI_lI-np-.iI, you saved Ca- lais and fzivi-Il thc liritli-Ib Arniy.

TIII- sp--:II.e1' also referred to _the

noiiiber of those Islanders _who had won Ill.~IiIit'liIIus_ 'l`l:iere are 1 V17.. I I1.\'.(_>.':-. .»:o\'I-ral military crosses. an-I :I Iarrzc nuinbev of .\1ilItary Me d.il-=. `

.\I Iho I~lo~I- .1 Iieart_\- vote oi'

|lI:iniI.<_ Inovcil by itev. Ilr. Fuller- ton. -cr-oiiileil hy Mayor Wright and 1-iipporicd hy Col. ivloorc and Dr. Ross was tendered Col. .lenlcins for his aiiinirnblc ad.dress_

lhiriiig the ovcning the St. Dim-

st:-iii's Orchestra. under the loader- .-hlp of .\ir. Browder:-I. contributed scvcriil selections which were great- i_\' Illiprcciateil and thoroughly on- jo_vcd_ -

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WANTED A CHAMBERMAIQ, AP-

pl_\' at Sirntiiizona llotol. 41524-4-1831.

‘TO LET A FLAT PARTLY FUR;

iiisliv,-Ii. Apply at this Office.

4641-4-19M3i.

’WANTED.-T0 RENT THREE UN-

furnishod rooms for family ot two. Apply at this oiiico. 2507-2-1BMi.f.

°=ARADOR MACHINE T0 LET IV

week or month. Apply to 224 Eno ton street. G00-10-lzlltf.

'HE/Ivv snown PAPEII Pol

sale. excellent for putting under

oilciofh or carpets. Appl; at The Guardian Omco. 7 2-10-20l|t‘£

‘THE FARAE-OR HAS EFFECTED-

hundreds of cures in P. E. Island. I~‘n1- stile or to lea-11-. All rental mo l1“_v goes tovrnril the purchase of the. Inarliliie. \\'. Enmao. Represent- ative. 220 Iiichinoud' St.. Charlotte- i0“'Il- 4804-4-17M3WltI\

'l‘lIl<Z \\`EA'l`llER

'l`E.\I1'ERA'l"_URl~}.

TIDE. MOON. ETF

TODAY IS THE 18010 DAY OF

cANAoA's PARTICIPATION IN THE WAR.

1`0R0.\'T0. April 18.-Strong north

I-.Ist and cast winds. unecttlcd and I-old with light snow falls today.

The hlglieiit temperature recorded

ye.-di-rii-.iy was 29 above. At 9 n._ .l\. II was 26 above. At 9 p_1n. it _woo 2-I shove. The lowest the previous night was 22 above. ~. . ,

The tide will liohlgh this afternoon

at 5.53 and tomorrow at 740; it will be high tomorrow morning at 7.45 and tliindny at 8.34. - - A

The sun sets this evening at-8.00

.Ind tomorrow at 8.07; It riin-I.to1nov~

Iozw niornlrig nt 6.27 und Sunday ni (5. 5. - . .

The :noon sets toniorrofw niorning

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The Ilrst qiiai-ter 1- tho moon- no

on Tuesday. April 1’I,th t l2.0g`¢:-li.

The moon will be hill on rldoy,

_\pril 26 at 4.05 Ii. in. 4. - _Tha length of today will ho thirteen hours and thirty oil!! liiltbol.

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