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ARD MOVEMENT
Yeilt¢!rday's Meeting in Imherst a Brilliant Suc
cess. ‘ Excellent Addresses on industrial fiolllmerclal and Progressive Topics. Prince
Edward island well li
epresented.
(Special to the Guardian.)
AMHERST, Dec. 17.-What was
probably the largest and most import- ant conference of purely Maritime wmmerclal and industrial illtel'ests held in any part of the lower provinces was opened this mornillg at 10 o'clock in the Empress Theatre, Amherst, when the first meeting in collnection with the Maritime Forward Movement was held. Delegates from all parts- of the Maritime Provinces attended, and hotel accommodation was at tt premium. Prince Edward island was represented by the Premier, Hon. J. A. Matllleson, I-ion. Chas. Dalton, Rev. l)r Gauthier, Mr J. E. B. McCrelldy, Publicity Agent; Mr lt. H. llcnoiltlla, Sulnmerside; and Mr E. T. Higgs, Charlottetown, President ot' the Marl- tillle Board of Trade.
Mr J. H. Douglass. of Amherst,
presided. After a resolution, passed by the Summerside Board of Trade, expressing hopes that the (‘ollt'erence would have a successful issue, had been read. the Chairman, ill a-few remarks, in which he placed on recom the appreciation of the Committee of the valuable assistallcc relldored by the Press of the three provinces, formally opened the meeting.
A number of speeches were de-
livered in the morning, the first speaker being Mr E. T. Higgs. l-le collsratulated the citizens of Alnllerst on the up-to-date appearance of the city, and the audience on the splendid success which the gathering promised td be. He had great confidence ill the future of the Maritime Provinces. \Var had revealed what a complicated lllachlne colnnlercc was, alld notwith- standing tllc-deprcsslon that had fol- lowed ill the wake of thc hluropcall trouble thc Muritinlc Provinces had been able to kt-.op thc wllocls ot' that lllacllino rullllillg sluoothly. llc thought tlle dcveloplllcnt of thc Mori- tllne Provinces was atoudy and sure. Now was the time i`or tllclll to start tl publicity calllpaigll that would lllnke lllc men ol’ tile- future acc visions. lic strongly lldvcriod to filo “ Mndc ill t‘illlada" idea, izllli wisllvd lilo ladies, who were anlollg thc llwgcst buycr.~l, to keep that well ill lllinli.
l’rot'. Culllnlillg, Agri:-ultllrnl College,
'l`l*ur0, followoll with ll lm-.ll-tvorllod :uid highly illI'ornllltlvo pltpcr on dairy fzlrlllillg, ill which lla urged lilo udop-- tioll of lnixcd fltrlllllll.: ill these pro- villces, inslsicd on propel- attention to the inlprovelllcllt oi' tho cow, -and liuoted records to show that thc cow coulti_ double its production hy scicll- tific care.
A. S. Barllestcad. Collllnissioner of
Immigration for Nova Scotia. next spoke. 'LHefl°e'ad-`sn- cxccllellt paper on the “ Loan Act of Nova Scotia," with reference to immigration.
Dr Gauthier, St Louis, i‘.i-Ll., gave
ll stirring address, marked by freqllcllt llpplause. I-le made al strong appeal i'or_co-operation betlveell the lulsillcss lllall and the farmer. People were begl.ll_lll11g t0 recognise thc great llll- lvlrtance of the farmer as ll l`a.ctor-in the nation‘s existence. The clergy- ll1el'i of Prince Edward Island were co- operating with their farlncrc and were taking keen interest ill their welfare. Speakillg ill regard to the great lm- ilortsnce and necessity for the progress of'-the provinces ol' buying goods " Made in Canada." Dr Gauthier said with emphasis that “ made ill Canada " if not bf quality was noi. worth ll snap of the fingers. What they wanted were H0008 made ill the Maritime Provinces that they could stand behind. They ulust"get their goods to the consumer ill sucha condition tllat he would buy them and look for them. Concluding, he said, “ We have not got linle to quarrel. We must spend all the few years-we have to live in furthering the interests of`this country and clldcav-
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Thulllas Ualllley. general manager
of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Co., spoke on lnallllfacturing and mining.
lie was t’ollowed on the same sub-
JSC! by- Messrs Miles Agar, S. Elkin, Sl JOIHI. and J. li. Sherrard. Toronto, all ol whom read splendid papers, which expressed the hope that the Forward Movement would be followed UD to a successful end.
Hon. Chas. Dalton gave an interest-
ing address on fox ranching in Prince lsdlvard island. He explained ill clear and concise terms the various reasons wily the silver black fox of the lslalld has attained its envious position as tho best among the fur-bearing animals of the world. Clinlatlc conditions were ideal, and the ranching of the island fox had been carried on scientifically for over Z5 years with minute attell- tion paid to breeding, etc. Till to-dav U10 _Dr<>vi_nco produced a fox. the quality ol whose fur was unquestloll- ¥1l>I.V the best ill the world. The ill- dustry is a permanent one for as long as the world exists fashion will de- mand furs. Notwitllstanrllug thc great production of furs in the world, prices have increased from year to year until I-0113>’ prices are higher than ever before. We have ill Prince Edward Island a Fox Breeders' Association. the laws of which will control the in- dustry to a great-extent alld will conlc UD fi" ll\C0l“Doratloll. The Government intend to take all interest ill it and see that cverytlllllg is dollo for the prolcctioll of thc public. llc referred to_ lilo gclloroslty of Islanders ill coll- trllllllillg to the various war funds. They had Kivtlll more colllpuratively Ulllll Hill' olllcr part ol' ('nllada. Tlloy lcccllfly sllippt-li 80,000 bushels of outs to Ilrilllco l-llld would ship the rest latcr. f(7llcors.) This wus largely due to the lox lndustry. lic collclllded hy :lilylllg tho llltiiistry was as lloulld ulld stulllc as any industry ill thc world and would ronlnill il strong and sllrc llividclld protllll-cr.
Tilt: scsllillll :liljollrllt-ll l.il| Il o'l'.loclt,
wlloll l\"I\‘ I". l’. (iiltolllls lllloko on ir_:lllspol‘tulioll; Mr lticll:l“rl (i`i.<-.ill`y, lflclllbi`ll-fo, N.ll., llllll Mr l-‘roll Nlllgcc. lorf. lnlglll, oll thu ill-tliilll; illllustry; Mr A. lt. lllosllor, Grllllll i’l'l-sitlclll oi` tile lil'oill'i‘.riloull ol' llllillvny lillll- ployccs, on lalloilrj l\lr \V. ll. Snowball, <‘llutllaul. on forestry; Prof. l~‘_ ll, SGXIOII. on tccllllicol education; Mr Matllcw Lodge, Moncton, on oil illlil SI1¢\lG2‘ Mr Dougles It. Clokc, Maritiula Supol-lntelldcllt of the flank of Moll- lrelll, on illlullce, and Mr J. E. B. Mcf're:uly on behalf oi' the Press. _ MF H- J- Lillian then moved ll resolu- tlon urging the fornlatlon of a Mari- time lforward League for thc prolno- tion of the illdusirllll. lrolllnlcrlglnl and other llllsllless interests of the Mari- time Provinccs. Tile resolution carried, the lllectlllg then adjourlletl ulltll 7.45 p.lll.
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EHPTHHES STEIMEH
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Dec. 17.-A despatcll from
llnellos Ayres says the Argentine cruiser, Pueyeredon, after a hot chase, has seized the Gcrnlall steamer Pata- gonia ill the Gulf of San Jorge.
HHIIISH IIHHISEH BIIMIIHHHS I IHHIIISH
WITCH i[lWlH
f ll()Nl>(il\3, llcc. l7.-A dcspatcll i'r0lll t‘-ollstlllltlllople, vllt Alllstcrdulll, to Renter, gives thc following official Turkish statclllentz-
“Several days' battle near thc Vila-
yct of Van has ondcd ill our favour, and our troops have clltorod Sarai.
“A British cruiser unsuccessfully
bombarded ll Turkish watch tower between Joppu and Gaza, ill Paleslillc. on the Mediterranean.
“’_I‘lle ltussian cruiser Asltold sank
two small ships of Beirut Syria.
“Tho loss of the old battleship
Mcssudiell. after a final examillatloft, lnnst be ntiributoll to ll fiowlllg mine or to u torpedo."
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THE NEITHER- I - t
TIIE TEIPEIITUIE.
T|DE.`l00l|. ETC.
(Special to the Guardian.) ' '
litiaouro, Dec. ls.-lvlsl-alms;
wo iorly to southerly winds. gradu- ally increasing in force; fair, station-
ary or a little tenlperature.
THE WEAT .--Yesterday was
cold and clear, ‘with bright sunshine.
The highest temperature- recorded
yesterday was 10 degrees above aero, and the lowest 12 above. The coldest'
9 a.m. yesterday it was 12 above. and, at 9 pfln. 19 above. `-
The tide will be high thlfllfternoou
at 12.03 and tomorrow _at 12.54 it will be high tonight at,1l.l0 and tomorrow’ at 12.08. ,
The sun sets this afternoon and to-
at.4.l1' it rises tomogrow st 7,37 sunllsynat 7. ll.
sets even | at 6.55.
gin Wednes-
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Mlnrltlfl _ N¢‘“"'\W°-
the-previous night was 12 above. At-
eight
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SCAlll'.’-0lt0UGl-I, Eng., Dec. l7.-
vla London--'l‘he casualties inf Scar- borough. as a, result of the attack by Gerlnau worships this morning, include among tl\e’killed John Hall, ll promi- nent Alderman; Alfred Bcale, a post- mtllli Mrs Bennett and two childrell, Mrs Morryweather and Miss Trow. all wcll-known residents of the city; two unidentified women, a housomaid, a young woman named Macintyre, alld a baby bclollgillg to a fanllly of the working class.
Tile town was aroused by firing
about eight o'clock. German warsllips, accoulpaniotl by ll trawlor. had come into the south bay under cover of ll nlist. _
There was a lull ill the firing at a
quarter past eight and then the shoot- ing began again, more sharply. Women and chlldrell took the first train from the station.
Organlst Musgrave, of St Martlu's
Church, says communion was being celebrated by Archdeacon Mackarness when two shells struck the edifice, but that the congregation remained calm.
The first shots were directed on the
heights. but they failed to lllt their mark. The cruisers then turned their attention to the electric ligllt works and the gas tanks, evidently having accurate plans of the town. They failed, however, to destroy these, although they damaged the buildings ill the vicinity considerably. Book- keeper \Voods. of the Electric Com-
l lloll
pany. and his son were lllt and slightly wounded. ' '
" Both my son and myself." .said Mr
Woods, “ were standing near a‘ butcher shop in the vicinity of our home when a shell burst overhead. lt took off the roof of the butcher' sllop. I got my wife and boy into our cellar and then gathered togetlleli a few belongings ln order to get away from the place.
“ Soon utter the bombardment began
the guns on Ca/stle Hill made reply Tho Balmoral and ltoyal liotels were struck and many IJOUBGB 810118 the water front were riddled."
’l‘lle bodies of the dead were taken
to the morguc and the wounded to hospitals, the work being carried on alllld the falling debris.
At various places ill the city it is
difficult to force a passage through
the streets on account of the dylris.
Postman~Beale had his hes blown
off while he was delivering letters.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-The Times. dis-
cussing what it terms indiscriminate shelling of unfortiiied towns. refers to the statement of Count Ernst Von Roventlow, the German naval expert, that "we must see clearly that in order to fight with success we must fight. ruthlessly, and in the proper meaning of the word." and adds: I “The deeds' wgrollgllt at Whitby and Scarborough represent ‘the proper meaning] as interpreted in Germany.
“We shall not discuss the prescrip-
tions of international law, because the Germans jettisoned alike all principles
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(Special to The Guardian)
WARSAW. Russian Poland, Dec. 17
-A great battle is ill progress at Solchaezew, 30 miles \Vest of Warsaw. Tile German Wedge which is proceed- ing ill ll South Easterly direction from llow, has managed, after heavy iight- illg ill which serious losses are rc- ported to have been llllllctcd. to cs- tablisll itself a quarter of a mile West' of Solcllaczcw. 'l‘llc Polish calupaigll now centres at that polllt. The Ger- lllall columns were met at Soichaezcw by ilercc resistance on the part of thc Russians. Figlltillg is extremely sc vero at some points, loading to hand- to-hand cllcollllters. The artillery fire on both sides was llcavy and continu- ous. llcilllorcclllcllls ‘arc being pour- cll ill rapidly on botll sides.
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lllillli HGIIH
MANILA. Dec. 16.--Forty men ofthe
crew of the German cruiser Enldcn who.\vere left on Cocoitfisland- when the Australian cruiser Sydney discov ered the Emden and chased and forced her to run ashore some time ago, have captured a collier and mounted two nluxinls on her and are now raiding collmlerce in the Pacific, according to ll report received here.
Tile report came through officers of
the British steamer Malacca, which has arrived at Jolo. The report has not been confirmed officially'
Tile lllcll of the Emdell hail gone
ashore on (‘ocos island to dismantle the wireless alld fled, bllt were unable to rejoin their ship when the Sydney put ill an appearance. Tile German party, which is commanded by Lleut. Voll Muscke, left Cocos Islarld with a conlnlandeereci schooner and plenty of provisions and also their own arlll- ed launch and two coats, according to the report. Where they captured the colller is not stated.
Tile Malacca reports tllat she steam-
ed to Jolo without showing llgllts at night. _
EHHH IHMIES [ll THE IllIES HEIIJI ill SIHIKE
g I’Altlf~l, Dec. lil.-Tho great llrlllicll ot' li‘ranoc ellgagod ill Bolgluul orc poillorl and really to strlkc tho blow which is expected to send the forces ol' Kaiser Wllhellll stuggerillg back- ward ill Belgium. The offensive move- ment extending from the Belgium coast across Frallce to Alsace is now underway. `
in Flanders the British and Frencll
lines have been advanced more than a mile at some points during the last week.. German attacks upon Ypres have been repulsed with casualties to the enemy of over 20,000, according to all uliofhclai statement. The Allied forccu have started all offensive mova-
(Speclal to The Guardian)
LONDON, Dec. 17.--That the 'Rus-
sians are retiring along the entire front in Galicia, according to a Pol-
sucll a move on the part of the Bus-
Rllssllllls arc tllrczltenetl 0ll hotll
hotter able to meet ollslaugllts by the
»\ustro-Gcrlllalls." Should the Austro- Gcrnlall :lrmlcs i`ollo\v the ltussialls ill Poland allotllcr batllc \vlll soon be in progress which may decide wllctllcr ‘thc Gernlalls are to get to Warsaw or the ltussians again threaten all inva- sion ol' Gcrlllally. The dcllly of the ltussialls ill fulfilling thc cxpectntiolls that they would prove a serious mell- llcc to Licrlllall territory is rt disap- poilltlncllt to thc Allied countries, but military nlell say, it is better for itussia tllat silo should llleet her foes ill her owll territory, wllere conllnunl- cations are more’ equal.
Gerlnan~French colnlnunlcations do
not disclose -nlucll going on in the west. It is apparent that the Allies are still on the offensive at various points on the front. There are no marked advances. Tile French claim progress. Tile Germans claim the attacks ol' the Allies have been re- pulsed,
From the nulnber of wounded reach-
ing thc hospital here, both Germans and Allies, it is evident the fighting ill Flallders is severe.
Correspondents report the hospitals
are filling up. while along the Dutch border firing is heard.
The -long expected proclamation
brillglllg an elld to Turkish suzcrainty over Egypt and the establishment of ll British protcctoratc over that coull- try. officially lssucd to-night, is the last straw in the action of the Khe- dlve. the Sultan’s representative in
Egypt.
(Special to the Guardian.) .
` ltOMl'3_, Doc. l7-On arrival ill ltolllc l’rincc Voll lxuolow, former lnlporlal German Chancellor, now Anlbasllador to italy, was informed of thc bombard- lllcnt of thc English coast. by Germans. llc showed no rlurpril-lo and said this llnd bc-cn arranged prior to his dcpar ture frolll Berlin. This was simply a prelude to what tllo German fleet will soon undertake to astonlsh the world.
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of Ypros which has carried main highway and-railroad
do
report of the
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west
n|rau»¢.na.lnoa-.»..:
mi'-I0 IW I-ll" luouflinlns. The Austrian contingent
iwlllllllll in . slllllllllo illnll. ,O . tllltls ill will “
--_-\ “ - Dec. 17.-The Broslsuer Zeltung de- °"¢\`°
0! H 8000"" . ' » I sa s includes three active cor s.
GENEVA. switzerland. Dec. li.- policy orssgsn. which stands in tile 103'*
_'The Swiss ask why the United States nangluut Prince HovarrLoLS|_%ll._s0n B._“d has forgotten Swiss children in the of. llc Helio and the Duc e s of U
--Silll HIIIIIHEH IHIHCH-
-ISN ENGLAND;
of international law and all dictates of society. The German navy and the lGerman nation will learn the full sig- nificance of the-Indian saying. ‘the patience of the British is as long as the summer day, but'their arm is us' long as the winter night.” , "The raid had no genuine military
or naval significance. alld its objects could only be to relieve the prevalent 'depression In Germany and to create panic ill these islands. The second ob- ject has entirely failed. The-raid was received with complete calmness.
"We fully expect the German ships
to come again until they come once too often."
Tile Tlnles adds that the purpose of
thc Royal Navy is to engage and de- stroy the enenly's ships. and that this purpose will be infiexibly pursued.
` (Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON. Dec. 17.-The British
'Cabinet to-day met ill full session to ,discuss the raid of German warshlps upon the English coast yesterday. Premier Asquith, Mr Winston Churc- hill, Secretary of War Lord Kitchener were among the first members of the Cabinet to appear before the meeting. All the other Ministers were present during the session.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Dec. 17.-All llaturallscd
Gernlans ill the seaport of Sunderland, rl short distance north of the l~`-oalisll coast towns which were bombarded by Germans yesterday were arrested ovcl- night.
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land statement, officially issued in sC_U(,I§f{“§;'I:;Lg‘§ 9E‘;f'g"_d'f)';‘3 17__ r v'ienna. is the outstandlllg feature of Three swamem one believed to be a o the news to-night.. Willie there is no passenger ship, were sullk by mines °
confirmation from other sources Qi ill thc North Sea off Flalllborougll in
llead last night. Only one of these three vessels has so far been identi-
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all-mg, it would he in line with nn. ned. This is me steamer Encrwawrl on thc Kiel Callul and German nlalll lloullcclllcllts frolll Petrogrnd tllat thc Twelve of her crew were saved. but 5
seven lost their llvca. The casualties on the other ships have not yet been
flanks and have decided to take up dewrmhwd but it is mpormd that tl llcw positions wllerc they would be _ " .. _ holes." °
thc crew and passellgers of the passen ger vessel were secll taking to their I boats. The Adlnlralty has alllloullcetl that all traffic between Flamborougll llead alld Newcastle is stopped ill- definitely.
Si[lMlH ilIiH||ll
- IliHllHiiH Sill.
(Special to the Guardian.) | NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-The Frcncll Line steamer Fioride, more than a ,week oevrtlue here fronl l-iavre, coll- cerlllllg whose safety there was` lllllcll lapprehension, was reported by" wire- less 100 miles cast of Sandy liook at I 7.15 o'clock this morning. Tile Floride 'had aboard 39 passengers
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MONTIIEAL, Dec. 17.-if was all-
lloullccd this morning that authorisa- tion for raising equipping another French battalion. is additional to the recent announcement that two bat- talions would he raised ill this pro- vince i`or the tllird contingent. it was stated at tllat time than all English- speaking battalion would be recruited ln Quebec through thc lith Division.
In view of the fact tllat there were
so many applicants among the l"rellcll- Calladaills for active service, the Militia Ilopartlllcllt has agreed to the folnlatioll of utlll ullotllor battalion strictly l~`rellcll speaking, on lilo llncs of thc 22nd ill training at St Johns. lt ig not spcciiicd how illil-l battlllloll will llc lltlllscd, whothcr ill tho third colltillgcllt or olscwhorc. but the Do- partlllcnt is desirous of giving every opportulllty possible for tho organisa- tion of new 'lll1`i`l'§f°ahfi ill this ini-ltauco they readily llccccliocl to thc roflllcllt of fllollt- illtcrcslcil.
llollrultlllg for this lulttalloll. and
ior the second active service battalion and the llloulltcd rifles will he com- lllcnccll ul-l soon ns thc necessary pre- lilninarles have been arranged. prob- ably wlthiu a day or two.
IES IHHM THE _ lHll[[_M‘llEf[Hi/|°_ill §;.‘.jA_.l'::'::*.‘;.g.°:.€ stirs;-.
EHUISEH HHlSI.IlI IHMI IIIIHPS [ill [IST
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l’l~JTll.0GitAD. vis London, Doc. 17- LONDON, Dec. ‘l7.-'l`hc corruspoll- I ,llussiau warships cruising in Turkish, dent of the Tinlcs in Petrogrtul under- “, “
`t h vc found the bodies of ten stands that three additional corps °°"°
“mme” °l‘"‘° “lima frdm the Turkish cruiser Brea- from thc west have reached tho Ger- "mb "°““9°"m°" “H la oricordin to despatches from Sc- man arlnlcs on the Itussiul front. R """
French "m7|‘blll`Il'tdipol to Pgtrogred newspspers.’l‘bo making altogctller nine corps which ”“"’~ Umm" 'ew' supposition is that the men were have reached field Marshall Von liln- M
clared io M- b a mme which they were denbers- wmnn a muuuh- where tomorrow morning Ile will in-
whicll ` |a3;'\'é_“-p y l I The Times curl-as ondoht adds that 39°” B°°“°l' it appears that 170,030 Austro-Germans bm’
had already crossed the Dlikls and neighbouring passes in tho Carpathian
. _»».-an
..Bl1EBLAli, via Berlin. to London,
tllatuis the confiscation of the Princi-
BRITAIN PR i NEW PR
Egypt is Officially Place tion. Tlirkey’s Suze ilrthur Henry Mcfda missloller.
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, Dec. 17.-The Official
Press Bureau to-night issued the fol- lowing statemellt concerning the mak- ing of Egypt a British protectorate: “His Britannic Maiesty's principal Se cretary of State for foreign affairs gives notice that ill view of the state war' arising out of the action of Tur- key, Egypt! is placed under the protec- tion of His Majesty and will hence-
ralllty is Terminated, hon Egyptian liigll Eels-
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forth constitute s British protectorpte. The suzerainty of Turkey over _ pt is thus terminated and His Ma .s Government will adopt. all ln necessary for the defence of Eldpt and the protection of its inhabitants and interests. The King has been pleased to approve the appointment of Lieut. Col. Sir Arthur Henry Mac- Mahon to he His Maiesty's High Com- nlissloncr for Egypt.
Mil IJIH HUT THE , KIISiH'S HIVI .BY
SUHMHHIHE Hill]
LONDON, Dec. 17.-The Lieutenant-
conlllulllders and the crews of at least seventy iirltish subnlnrilles are desper- ately anxious to bc allowed to repeat thc rnaglllflcellt Dardallellell exploit of icut. Comluaadcr iiolbrook und thc -ll. The Daily Telegraph, whilc lanlcnt-
ing tllat thc German fleet continues to hide behind its defences, says:
"The Dardanelles incident suggests hat a means yet may be found to erninll the enemy that we are on the ' ifensive, and that the very existence f ills navy ill its callal is a menace o the cause for which we are fight- gp. A sllblllarllle or other darill attack
t
lcct would be ll trullalatloll into nc- iou ol` \Villston (‘llurvlllll‘s tllrcat that "if thc Gcrlllall ships do llot colllo ollt,
icy will bc dug likc rats out of tllcir
SIH JIIHH HIHIH Hill]
(Special to the Guardian.)
ll().\'l)0\', lima, 17.-Sir Jolln ilarkcr,
thc lllllliollulro departlllellt storc owllcr, died yesterday. lie was 72 p years old.
HHH MUHAHEHI
IS HIIHIIIIS CRISIS
ROME. Dec. 16.--According to rc-
ports wlllch have rcachcd the Austrian -frontier, whence they have been trails- lllitted l.o ltonlc ily telegraph, the sit- uation ill the Dual Mollarclly is ap proaclllng what might be called a criti- cal_ stage. These reports are worthy of crcdcnce, alld set fortll tllat follow- illl; the llcws of thc defeat inflicted on the Austrians by the Servians. the sit- uation became grave, and was rellder- , cd lnore acute by internal dlsordert-l,l especially at Vienna, Budapest and Prague. At Vienlla, a large crowd gathered ill the ltingstrasse, and marclled to the foreign office and the war office. the people calling loudly in protest against the way the war is be- ing condllcted.
At Prague there were denlonstru-
tions which assumed a separtlst cllar- actcr, ill the scllsc that thc Bolle lnlans do not desire to sec their sons killed for Gcrlllall or nllti-Slav illtcr- cats. and have not hesitated to cx- prcss their vicws along this lille.
At Budapest thc dclllollstratlons
wore more violent and almost assum- ed thc nature of lt riot. Tile principal lztrcctil of thc city llari to bo clcarod by the pollcv. ulltl while attempting to mako its way to lllc ministry of de- fcllcc. thc crowd cried "down with i’otlorck." General l’otlorck is one of thc Austrian comlllanllcrs.
MAJOR-GENERAL HUGHES IN THE MARITIME PROVINCES.
ST. J()llN, Ucc. lil.-At nlllllllgllt,
Major-General Hughes. Minister of Militia and Defence, accompanied by ills aide de-camp, Colonel Murphy. and sorlle friends, arrived In thc city on
P
cd to the Armory and Inspected
thc ulilltary ulllts stationed there. l
At llooll General llughos was the
t of the Mayor and commission- tllc local senators and lncmborl-l
of parliament, conlnlanlllng ofhcors of thc various corps and other friends at
ucheon at the Union club. At 6 ck he addressed the Canadian and at 0 o'clock ho was tendered
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WELSH HEBIHIEIII
LONDON. Dec. 17.-Sidneb’ W.
Pugh, fornlcriy a member of the 19th Winnipeg Regiment, and lately -ln charge of Welsh linlllllfition lla! been appolllted A second lleutnant. in the city of Cardiff regiment. _
llamar Greenwood, M. P. for York.
who is a native of Whitby. Ontario. commands another battalion in the same regiment.
MH. l. L. llliilii . .
HGIIIH HIIMIHITEII
Tile l.lberaI-Conservatives of Klng's
County tllrlled out on masse yesterday to attend the convention in George- town, called to nominate a candidate to contest thc county, which resulted ill Mr. A. I.. l-‘raser being again nom- illllti-il by a ullallllllous vote.
'l‘llc collvclltlon opened shortly after
one o'l:lock with Mr. A. C. MacDonald. Prcsldcllt of thc Killg's Coullty Liber- al-Coll:-lcrvativc Association. in the l-hair. lion. J. A. Macdonald acted as secretary for thc nlccting. On the plutlornl were Messrs. Donald Nichol- son, M. P.. A. A. McLean, M. P., Hon. Murdocll McKinnon. Commissioner of Agriculture, lion. Johll McLean. Mr. A. il. Fraser, ex-M. l’., Mr. James Mc Isaac, Mr. A. E. MacDonald. M. L. A., and Mr. A. E. Simpson, M. L. A.
The nomination of Mr. Fraser was
proposed by I-lon. John McLean. while Mr. ll. D. McEwen proposed the nom- ination ot` lilr. James Mclsaac. A bal- lot was taken which resulted in the
choice oi' Mr. Fraser by a largelnagr- ity. Upon motion of Mr. H. D. c- Ewcn Mr. F'raser's nomination was made unanimous by a standing vote.
Excellent speeches were then made
by Messrs. McLean and Nicholson. ai. l"s.. Mr. A. L. Fraser, the nominat- ed candldatc, Mr. James Mclsaaculd lion. M. McKinnon, which were -all listened to with the closest attention. the best of order prevailing through- out. ‘_ '
On the lllotion of Mr. A. E. MacDph
aid, M. L. A., the association endorsed thc war policy of the Borden Govern- ment, expressing the fullest conildaltce i the administration.
Tile Convention was the largest in
the history of the Association and the proceedings throughout were churne- terized by unanimity and optimism.
EARL OF LEVEN EBCAPED
FROM THE GERMAN8.
LONDON, Dec. 17.-The Earl of
Lcvcn and Melville has, according to the Central News. arrived in London. after having escaped from Gcnnan tor- ritory.
Tltc carl wont to the front in the
curly stages of war with his regi- nlcllt. the ltoyai Scots Grays, in which he in a lieutenant, and.. being wolmd- ed on August 22, wall lofi bclllnd when his rl-glint-nt rclreatcil. llo was taken by thc Gcrllll-ns lo a hospital. suffer- ing from ll hullct wound in the thigh.
On Wcdncl-ldsy last, disguised as n
Belgian refugee, he travelled scroal Belgium in a ` Nortlterly direction. broke through the German lines and crossed the Dutch frontier without ll passport.
The carl is still very lame, but hopes
soon to be at the fighting line again.
,BATTLES IN THE
EUPHRATE8 VALLEY.
l’i€'l"ltOGltAD. Dec. 17.--A collltllllllb
catloll issued by the Russian army staff in the Caucasus |ays:- _
eption by the Womens Canadian
mldnigllt hc lcft for Fredcrlctoll,
ed there. aftcr which ho will pro-
to Amllcrst. to attend thc "Marl- Forward" convention.
coed ti nl c
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HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR FIRE AT MONTREAL.
NTREAL. Dec. 17.-Fire dltl
Gor- ; DEMANDED A5 REpn|3A|_, damage to the extent of $200,000 to the
Frsse this
r building. 209 St. James street, evening. Several firemen were omc by smoke, and some had
very narrow escapes fronl serious ln-
the Occupllllts of the burned ing. Fraser, Viger and Company,
“mm 0( cm. mu ms m gn -rn", "nd The Dum". W xml. grocers. suffered the greatest loss.
_tllllttib - l-,_ I - ' Y - . mpc. ~switncrllnnl ‘Hi not lighting. not asain. or New vol-lr. 'rnc ccalfscatlon limit its fathers. mothers, brothers and hus is demanded as a reprisal against the ° I
050.0000. Alexander Fraser
the building, damaged to the ex
- ~ 5 f q .D _ test ofabout$75.000. ,\>;;,-;i,1;,-,=;',;,l-,t,,';";',:‘;:,';,<;:,',§°»-"°°°"~°* ;,l?:,',°':,,°.‘:;‘_,;,°;_"°“ ° ""5 °’°, .>....... ..... ....... l. tl.. .n..........
The Briss army is entrenched on The Principality or Bagan embraces gh: the frontiers -and in their Aiplnrtdrts. the handsome castle of Bagan and 0:; may to attack -the tim may which tvzelll,..rour-estates, aggregating \0,?g0. crosses its frontiers, while the women acres. Duke Hehe renounced his t t e G Pf- ,anll children are suffering. . .of Prince of Bagan in favour of 'hue M10
son at the time of his fathers death
Building. where the office of thc Accident and Guarantees Cor- on was lnfured by smoke and
ut thirty tenants of the Fraser
building suffered loss. including Al-
rllnmln- l.l'nlnll-nl -nm olpllthonlt ln uno. ' . mod
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4. ..:‘,"“.'.71 _ ._ ' - ‘ . . _ -J ",`. fame. ..._l.&.laf..l:..lt... l....a.¢.....l_. .. as . 1 ...lt .....sl.rl..a....l......1.......l_-....c-..l,_.... .cut
er‘s resturant,
the battery of field artillery mo- I
"The Turks considerably relnfo
from Bagdad and by L new formuqg assumed the offensive in the Eupbfh Valley and the Van region which--re siuted in a number of engagements-'.01
nocolldary importance. in theie-gg tics the Russians were invariably-' ~ torlous with tho result thlt the Nfl- Inh fort-.cs are demorslised and in some cases llavc lost half their effective ness."
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