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uuuu: 101' Unl'lSl ;Hl8S. MissTAda F oisie, Toronto, came home `to spend the holiday with her father and, brothers; 0. Desjardine and B. Foisie went to .Penetang last week to attend the funeral lof their sister-in-lm:u Mr: F` 'D.\..4L..l..aL- T of theirusifie}-ix;-law, Mr. and Mrs. spent last Sunda Y. Clar-ke.K Inn?!-n6:...... .-_- ~ --I .v aw--u~ uuc nuucral Mrs. C. Berthelotte. W. J. Gauley of Baxter y with Mr. and Mrs. W. :- ____._-- vv`r\l Dec. 26.-Joseph -Desjardine of Detroit spent` the holiday under the parental roof. Miss Sadie McCarthy of Toronto was home for Christmas. Ming Aoln 17-1-5-' "` ......m aycnla we nouaay an Alex. McKee's. ' Miss Florene Knapp of Barrie spent the holiday with her mother, Mrs. W. Knapp. Audrey, of MacTier, were the guests of the for-mer s mother, Mrs. D. Knapp. A. Newman and B. F. Tracy are'spend- ing a couple of weeks with friends in Hamilton. E Mr. and Mrs . B. Richardson and children of All dale were the guests of `Mr. and Mrs. J. Ma on Christmas.` Mr. and Mrs. A. McKee and children of Barrie spent the holiday at Alex. McKee s. . . A I Flnrpnp Knnnn at 11..--.- ~....-L L- Lay. Candidates out for reeve and council- u-albvll l\Il` I-40 J\Jl\l " U INSURANCE--Fire, Life, Casualty, Plate TICKET AGENT--Canadian Pacic Railway a Likewise Cunard, Anchor and Anchor-Donalds to every part of the world. Service unexce n(\"lKlIfi\l ",`\II\i'hII1\:- - - A - - - -- V ifnk or Nova Scotia ..'l'l-IE - Paid-vup Capital 3 9,700,000 Reserve - - 19,000,000 Resources - 220,000,000 Bgmfrwoon ESTABLISHED 1832 9O Years bf Canadian Development HAMPTON E. JORY JRANCE--Fire. Life. Ca-I--ll _vv-- jinn? {E--Fire, FI:te-Glass, Autemobile. GENT-Canadian and Steamship Lines. Anchor-Donaldson Lines. ' unexcelled. Travel C.l?.R. DOMINION EXPRESS MONEY ORDERS Telephones: Oicp Ina n..-:.:-_-- run uumuuun r.)u'Kl:;5 Telephones: Oice . I an At Home at Irs. M. McBride, The same full service is available to the public at all our branches. In that development `The Bank of Nova Scotia has had its full share, and the few branches in the Maritime Pro- vim-.es of 90 years age have grown into a widespread system that covers practic- ally every place of importance in the Dominion. _. -_-v uvwrvnndlla 0 From a few, straggling settle- ments scattered from the Atlantic to the Great. Lakes, Canada has grown into a nation spanning the continent. ' l'I`oro_nco u. c.A.V ..--v-vu~ Inviail that time, :1`-he_B'ank of Nova Scotia has been closely identi- ed with the business and agricul-~ tural welfare of the country. 111..-..- - - ' In/tlo the history of Te Bank of Nova Scotia has been written ninety years of the life of Canada? : visiting M the hol- ru. \.I. Manager l U: UVCI -IOU. Oxford c4 young war ` cation. l `r\.._.' - V 5 uzuuu. I During the winter fair at Guelph a large `number of valuable animals died. -from pneumonia. Station till at Ux-bridge was lately robbed of over $50. n__,A_,,_H_L . _-_.. an Avavnnl URULKD 183, Residence 549 , _:.-_ lors in our Township are so numerous that we fail to make any predictions who will be the winners. - Your scribe wishes `all on the staff of lThe Examiner a bright, prospenou! and 1 happy New Year. 71').s., . A. G. Ma<;LELLAN , _ . _ - . - v v vuau-V Thousands of sulferers vouch for the relief obtained from 1 `gounty will give $200 to help I J veteran K0 obtain a busines edu- --. -- v Barrie Page Seven , B.A. & Bell I) Y.VI|t`\ Lu ELL sou T ary\ Public. Fspacially. HR Lf;*7=F T.0.I. {NS A2 WID- \ Barrie AN ` . pg probate cl xstration, Ind veyancer, etc. Duntop St. M3u"Itfe lsyrlv "am: ,....... .... uuuu vvusuu IB uucly (D XOHOW alter. , Every man in business must do this to make a succ ess._I-Ie must take stock. He must sum up his assets and liabilities, pro- and losses. ,and out of the` past pre- pare for the future.. Whether his stock-` taking be at the New Year or not, itiis the end of one year, the beginning of an- ` us ucuuuulw. K . ` V But there are certain days which stand out above others as calling for decisions. -Such are birthdays, wedding days and wed-` `ding anniversaries, dates which recall epoch- making events in life, and New Year's Days. These er the milestones of life which bid us loci before and al'ter,,and out of our experience of what has gone before plan for that which-is likely to follow after. /N RIVADIV iv\A-\ 1.. L.._!._- .. _. .. ..... But the Dayiof the Year has its serious aspect in additioh to its genial and hum- ..orous onee. Its very name suggests that it` is the day of days, in` somerespects the- most iinportent day of the year. There is a truth in that.` It is a day which calls to remembrance the old year which has jmt died. and impels us to take into ser- ious conaideration the New Year which has I just been born. ~It ought to be a day of 1 decisions. I` . D .... -- -I ` ` ` ` ' ' ` UCUIBIUIIH 0 Every day must be a day of decisions to the man -who is" alive. Only dead men can 'get along -T ithout making decisions. Every ..' ~ living man must be facing decisions every ` day of his life--decisions in choice of friends, decisions in courses of action; de- cisions in problem of conduct, decisions for time and eternity. Every day is a day of decisions. T ` Duo LL-..- L..- M A ' ' "` ' H... up-u vr Inc. I,l'.H|'| The French have ti suggestive name for New -Year s Day. They call it, Le Jour de l'An.'3--The Day of the Year. Among `our French Canadians it is observed much asiit is by t-he Scottish people,,,sa a day of ' festivities, a, day of paying and receiving visits. a day of. hospitality`, mingledgwitly some affectionate demonstrations. In an English home at Christmas when a young -iady stands under the mistletoe, he mus: i be a very timid swain who would iaill` to do his dntv In 1: !`!.......l:..... L..L!__L . W u very mum swam who would fail` to do his duty. In la`Canadian habitant home on le jour gle [an any old place will do as well. `rs - Capital: 85,000,000 Open a Savings Account THE 0370: THE v.:A [;_._.L L, ' f_"`BANIQ FT0R0NT0 V BnAucrTs M nAnmE-ALL.gNng;LE-ELMvALE M33; :::.;:`Bn= ood time to %g?:kf Td`Y is a Our Investment Department will `be pleased to assist you, in selecting "good securities. s of inter`. sonic Templ- ice--E.lmvd.o. n u.....n.:.._ Opportunities for good invest- ments come to all of us, A Savings ` Account at The Bank of Toronto will,` in time, enable you to take up yours. T - - Youf Savings Accbunt is invited v this gm... n...:. 'I`---I---- :. - lance. Finest cuisine. Cosy tea room 0 en . an midnight. Smglo mm. with bath, :2. o- : double room, bath. 84.00. . Breakfast, ` soc. 75. Luncheon. osc. Dinner, $1.00. )r Iliohxiou-vl hour uudboc Take - . llukudwhluulbdoou "wan otr.'booklot ' ._ _-__- v-. vv --.- ova yvvuuuu 840 . . TORONTO. ONT. . T `and fai-th and hoh. ome are old at thirty _,_....,, .. .........u uuuuuuc ux men` courageu I: u. -s. Waking7ToVlts Duty? because they never had anypep. A ` Washington has x"ecm"ere from the zf6n)1_ Face the New Yea, with hope, F,,ce,entar,v flutter of ezfcxtement consequent un- it with faith, faith in God and faith In your : on the m*}mat1{1 In` 8 Statement by Pres`- fellowmen. Dare to believe and dare tojflenl H91'd" _8 Whwh WES 0m_t1'u9d 35 Widg- do. Believe that God is in the year ahead, '98 the United t8t8_S *0 dlrct. P8Y?I<'r1P3e- and where He is you need not fem. to go. tron In Euronean affanrs. What_ Is now rec- Believe that. God has something for youi8m38d 15 that MT- Hardmgs Om`-1 really to do, and what He appoints, you needJ,0t1 amounted to the suggestion that the Un'i'v- fem to try. `ed States should act as a sort of umpmre Face the New Year in sni`-i[;_ and if, m0E nations nnnnar-nor` In Hun vv.n64n_ non: UU 01') : this spirit. 1 will be The Day of the Year to you. c---v , ,,, ` J . A number of ring-necked pheasants have lately been distributed in North and South ;Dumfries, between Galtand Paris. j the:"dead line" bf life, after are supposed to have no prbductive newer. no ncreative faculty. Don`-t you believe _ them. It all depends on younself and on faith he . Some old at thirty your courage and faith. Some` men are young at seventy because of their courage because Fang Huh `Mn... V--- --.!Ll I :1 ` nuuuwuu uuu 1211160. |` ` New Year s is ~a day to hope and believe, = ' to adventure and dare to do bigger things!` than ever you have done befqre. 7 It:: may be that some are no longer young;; t drawing perilolzsly near those years which .men call middle age. [and some denounce as 1 thexdead of which menjn` 8.l' Qllnnll tn noun an an-"nu-I.._'A.!-_-_ ._,~~ K ;8imo__9o ; I`o1-onto and Church. . uu_:au wuulu soon see in nopeiess contusion. . It is equally t14ue"of the individual life; . just as true `of the inward life, the life of ` the soul. There must .be times of stock- 1 talcing. There. must be tima of reviewing the old year. There _must.b,eLtimes of re- solving for the new., AMake fun of New Year'a.resolutions, if you will. Laugh at: their -futility. But mark you this. No. man ever gets\anywhere who does noti` make resolutions nor try to keep them.' And The Day of the'Year" is as good``'a ` time to make these as any. _. ' 1 It is a day of remembering and forget 1 ring, of forgetting and remembering. It!` is a days of hoping and daring. of believing` l and adventuring upon our faith. -`Mn... V--- 2.. -- Jen -- ' " ` ' other in his business. Without it his bus- iness would soon be` in hopeless confusion. It in pmmllv hAm`n&' Hm :.-.A:..:A....I 1::-... rkeanes: $7,000,000 <:H EWI Nb, and it `I UIIU UIX Wiautd ease. -,___.,..., .... ....u.mw u u we supply cf lhard coal from the .PI`J nited States has been the rule. The coal mines of Canada are tools; away to be of use to many sections offv`-this country under present con- ditions of haulage and freight rates. If these `could be overcome Canada's depend- ency on a foreign though friendly country for one of/the real necessaries of life would I \ Possibility Of Coal Embargo It is not improbable that Washington may impose an embargo of anthracite coal coming into Canada. A notice to that ef- `fact has been sent to Ottawa. the qualifying statement being that substitutes mustibe used and the greatest economy exercised by Canadians if they ment of coal which has had to be out down very seriously this season owing to the ef. fects of the miners` strike. Ottawa has` nassed the warning onto the people. This does not mean so much to those parts of . mines. * our country that are adjacent to the `But in Ontario particularly and sections dependence upon the hard United The coal mines -.. 4... R.- --A-- some other expect to get their allot-i supply of ' uu mums auuulu act as a sort. or umpire bl among the nations qoncerned in the matter lof reparations. A similar suggestion, made `from the Euroneanside. was not acceptable ' to the United States sometime ago. ~ There is cause for some hope in the new attitude ' of President Harding and his advisers. It may mean that the_ United States is much ` nearer to becoming a real partner with the Allies in taking the knots out of the skeins of European conditions and situations. The march ofevents is towards the day when the zreat republic will have to `definitely decide for or against Europe in the- larger sense. -No one would want to rob her of the credit for the great relief work she ` has done and is doing. though many of her own people are too apt to overlook the fact` that the other nations. in proportion to their means, are doing magnificent work of a similar nature. But the United States ` is not yet playing its part to the fulness ' of its` opp`oetu~nity'and its resoonsihility. i and many of its is atesmen.` oublicista and earnest citizens admit it. The signs of a general awakening to that `fact are 4311- l couraging. ` n ll uwuI_y- lllUuX~'HIl(lS' pl T9!)-Q. UI)9.T93O!l If)?` e-`thelower cost_ in British `coal is gsren ran `the s"'a.temenrt of an.Amer1can-expert that .miners on this side of the water get_a< much for one hour's work as miners over- `tmezis get for four. There will `no doubt .be an increase of _wages in the oldjand if 1 zthe mining industry continues to 5mnrmL'e.- _,'But it will be a wonder if the British en!- ;~Ieries do_\not manage to get a. good deal` of the trade on. this side that-\ was` first ; thoiight to be merely transient. while at I the same gime regaining their old time ,` ascendancy in the coal trade nearer `home. . uuuuunnu vvul Ill U-Us ' When the coal strikewas progressing in the United States much coal was purchased ;in Britain. At the time it was stated that 1 this was a temporary measure. which would I `n-l'n Han mom.....L..........' -1: LL- \7..._. 13.. ..I.....: I . Sterling climbing Up , .4 While there flucfuations {Wm `"119 A to time tithe most notable feature of the American money market.for the last few weeks has been the steady risethof `the -pound sterlin . When itcrossedj .9 0" d llar fifty gents-_.mark not so longuago, t ere was a ood deal of comment. orei rielcentlyuit/`pagssed the four sixty marl: tftnd . t e discussions in the newspaper an In- ancial circles began to be quite lively. All ` sorts of reasons have been advanced_ both by those who want to see the pound come back -and by those who do not. The'S_lft.- ing of these bringsone to a_ confirmation . of the conclusion/ reached some time ago ' thatsthe financiers and traders -of the Unit- ' ed States have awakened to the fact that i London is again assuming its rightful place i as the financial centre of the world. -In a order to dobusiness with Africa. Austral! 1 , sin and a number of other countries. the 1 f American trader must get down to terms: i 4 of sterling-that being the basis recognize.-:i < ; by `many nations whose `trading ci(ilstom:-- 1 . were somewhat disturbed by war con ition=`= 7 but who are now gettin back to normal. silt nlljaypbe also that than-e is some lfrllllfg . in t e re rt that Britain has estabis e ;i a big resziive fund in the United States ,'in order to help finance her debts to that , country. But the `trade situation is the real barometer and in spite of all that we 1 have heard and know of distress in Bri- L gtain. there is a growing impro\'en1ent in I ;trade. and financial conditions there. An {other development that has indirectly aides! p 'i`to boost the" pound sterling to a figure- nearer its ,pre-war standard is the falling V G p ioff in purchases from the United States. |:I'hat-country is finding that one effect of h iits recent legislation is to drive British g` [traders to seek for materials in other mark- lets. a] HE emu Ucxcavculcuu. . - W. Lawler of [Hamilton is visiting friends ; in this vncxmty. I 1:u...:.. 11.1...- at 'l`........&.. __.s n1___.____ ll] vm_s vlunuxuy. > Elgm McLean of T01'0llt0,6pent chrgtmasl at Ins home here.. ` - . Mr, and Mrs. S. Knapp and daughter . ' . I; g 4 -.-.v ....-.......,... ..- .....- avuav Aavlvn [ J. Martin received word of his mother's! death in Englaxid lalst week. Mr. Martin! has the sympathy of his man? friends in} hk sad bereavement. * ' ' 117 T .....l..- -1 tl'......:lL-.. 2.. _-:_:;.:.__ 1,1, 1 I HUUUD 95!`!- Miss Jeanne Knapp of Toronto spent! Christmas with her mother, Mrs`. J. M. Knapp, who accompanied her back to Toronto. It...J..l:.... 'l'.-......... ..t 41... `D 117 :_ _,__,.,1 lUI'UlllUo Madeline Torpey of the B.C.I ' mg the holidays at her home he;'el.s spend-] 1- u'__;.:_ ....-..:-.._.| _____I __. `N _'\ . , The Christmas entertainnient Tuesday -evening, Dec. 21, was a decided success, the prettily decorated building being lled to its capacity. Rev. Mr. -Fortner of Mines- ing made a very amiable chairman. The kiddies did remarkably well showing the training of their teacher, Miss Matthews. The dialogues and drills by the youngl people of the vicinity were also enjoyed by all; also solos by Mrs. Gostick and Mrs. Bettridge of MacTier, also Miss Evelyn Fortners reading . gramme, jovial old Santa Claus a peared on the scene and the presents we dis- tributed to the kiddies. Proceeds` were about 820. `II... 1'....__.. After a` lengthy pr_o- J IIILIU unu MLIU IJILUIEU III]! still been actively at war. Irish Farewell to British Tornmies The last of the British troops in South- ern Ireland -left for England amid scenes of tremendous enthusiasm. All despatches relating to the farewell refer in terms al- E most of amazement at the warmth of l friendship shown to the troops, masses of people waving Union Jacks. breaking into i the ranks and marching arm in arm to the ships with the men. Many who have fol- lowed events in Ireland during the last few years and were privileged to witness the scenes, declared that they never would have believed such events to have been possible. But others who are Irish born or who have, lived in Dublin for many years, state ,that in the past few months there has existed E I L` s H between the British soldiers and the Irish 3 ~ people a sincere and genuine friendship that has found expression in many ways. The steps for the establishment of the Free State of Ireland have no doubt been the basis for this change of feeling. There would hardly have been anything'9f the kind had the British and Southern Irish :16", Hanna nnfnunitv ob Inn- Having concluded a new trade agree- ment with France. Hon. Messrs. Fielding and Lapointe. members of the Canadian. government, are looking into the matter of treaties with Italy and Belgium. It is pos- sible that the former will soon be com- pleted, but that with Belgium will take. some time yet. . I -1 _ .... ..... ` uuumutl nun: H1116. 1116, TTBSIGBDB VISYICU 8.11 I art exhibition against the advice of friends who feared that recent turmoil in the `' country might find outlet in attacks on the president and menihers oi`-the government generallv. They were not prepared for-the attack from the source in which it. came. the artist simply standing by his victim in the gallery and firing shots into his `body without warning. In Bulgaria therehave been attempts on the lives of government members. while in Greece some of the lead- ers of the revolutionary party are boast- ing: that the revolution isvonly just begun and hinting at further steps in th process. of "cleaning up." ` ...wu.fwu:.1u\I1| U] l ICEIUCIII lVaTlIFOWlCH 'n` in two weeks of his selection to that high office and two days" after he had taken over its duties. There does not seem to have been any political motive behind the murder which was committed by an art- ist who is said to have been crazy for a considerable time. The, President visited ar? ax.-Hikinn ..nn:....4 Ll... ....I..:-- -1` t_2-_ I ,,__.._ - ..-_--v-nu uullva Since its liberation as a result of the pence treaty and its rebirth as a national entity. Poland has had a storn1ytime. It` has been at war or on the verge of conflict with several of its neighbors. and has more than once tested the patience, of its friends among the Allies to the breaking point. Its latest sensation was furnished in the assassination of President Narutowica with- in tuvn urnnlrn n` Lin ....I....:.... ;_ LI-_A 'L?A-`- uuu; vuuIa'ut`u uuu It IS pronaqle, owing In their strong opposition to m0 t 0L the Labor planks. that the Country part_v.will give" Hughes supp'ort enough to _enable him to form a government and carry on. It has been able to retain power largely because it had the conditional support of the Country iparty---an agrarian organiza- tion which is opposed to Labor. The Coun- try party was very hopeful of carrying this election, but lost ground. They were under- stood to have planned to work with the Liberals should Premier Hughes fail to get a clear majority. This idea seems to have vanished and it is probable, owing strong nnnncitirm tn mn`uL- at +1.. 1 ,..m_\ was successlul in the 1919 election. I ._.. .-........... nun.-us cuuugu LU curry on. 11!`- wae at one tune head of the Labor party. and has been Premier since 1915. His Party was successful in the 1919 election. has hmm akin on ....o..:.. .......-_ 1-__-I-. EDWARDS ed i , ,,..., ......,.. nuuu_v In a. uuuuuuu puny I115- led in wartime, was hI)lS-'.`]f returned. He lost nteveral of his ministers, and it looks..as if he would have a difficult time to form .9 -government strong enough t6 carry on. He time .-....I L Labor's Political Gains In Britain. New Zealand, and Australia. where. in the order named, general elec- tions have been recently held. gains for the respective Labor parties are recorded. At least a dozen seats were captured by the Labur men in Australia, bringing them to well over thirty seats in the Assembly. Premier Hughes. leader of the Nationalist ' party, which really is a coalition party fus- `Fd W81` time. \\.'ilS iI;'n1.2.'-if rnhn-n1.-ul T-Tn In:-0 ....... . mu nxpulsions a mistake . Refusing to agree to thessuggestions of Allied statesmen and experts that a national 7 home within Turkish territory be found 3 for the Armenians, and that the expul~ .' sion of the Greeks should cease. the Turks >,are even now beginning .to find that their -Policy of expelling Christians is an econ.- omic blunder. They are persisting in it, how- ever. racial and religious passions having 1 overcome common sense.` As a resultAEast- 3 3 . ern Thrace is prac:.ically denuded of all but r 3 few Turks. Business has vanished, and Constantinople itself is fearful lest it suf- fer severely as a result of the exodus. The Turks have avoided an open rupture with the Allies by the decision to keep the Dar-' rlanelles and the Bosphorous open to the world's commerce. But they have gaingi something by concessions which allow them to fortify the Asiatic shores of the 90:: of Marmora. and to take other defens- ive measures. There are all the makings of future trouble in the compromise agree- ments reached but for the time being the world is not again torn bywar which might easily run over a great partvof Europe. MINESING S'i'.:TlON To Extend Canada s Trade Poland's Troublous Times` 1. . URIIRSC. g Invitations are out for H the home of Mr. and Mrs. M Sunnidale Flats. Mr. and Mrs. W, McBride are the latter s sister in Toronto over 1 iday. - ('4-n..lJ.l..L..- N I F on T` .sz,i-.3`