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Eh «> Optimism regarding the future of Canada was the keynote of the parting message of Lord Byng, Governorâ€"General of Canada since August 11th, 1921, whose term of office has ideals of Canradianism," declared Lord Byng on |case of those appoinited to a position in the . "" """"/ " > _"" ))0 0) olag o at the day of his departure. "I have absorbed|cabinet is evident in the fact that the British m®"" M" M#X Ptifmcts atrisd st them during five happy years in Canada and it| Parliament itself _recently abolished the C gianer last week at Albany that the is my purpose to do my best to maintain them.| quirement while Australia and New Zealand mfim*“’“ The ideals of Canada have beenâ€"beneficial to|took similar action some time ago. ~Sutch & ger, and freight service connecting this country and they ‘will continue to be so, chmzejnproeodminCmndawouldmthâ€"!i Albany with | the» new Bostonâ€" but it is not only Canada that will benefit for | yolve amendment of the Brifish North America :“:“’ Toute would "be eqtablished they will exercise an influence for good to the| Act apparently. Reâ€"appeal is not provided for , ', ing: 4 whole league of Englishâ€"speaking nations." in the B. N. A. Act but in the Senate and House sac« To WIFE AFTER 37 YyEAaRSs His Excellency gave expression, to his inâ€"| of Commons Act which could be‘changed Withâ€" | p,,y,q gorg .for ukny . »6itk flexible faith in the destiny of Canada, in the|out reference to the Imperial Parliament, * ‘ Joln â€" Abbott," T2, who dlllnnnd- His Excellency gave expression, to his inâ€" flexible faith in the destiny of Canada, in the great part this country will play in the future, not only as part of the British Empire but â€"of the world. Canada‘s development was assumed, said Lord Byng, and it would be along lines that need occasion no misgiving in any direcâ€" tion. In his concluding words with representaâ€" tives of the press, he emphasized that the one big thing for Canada is unity. "Canada‘s inâ€" terests were varied, a.condition imposed upon her by her geography. She had a great east and great west, industries and agriculture reâ€" sources yet untouched, wealth and people, and in welding all those factors, economic.and soâ€" cial into one cohesive whole. Canada‘s unity would be attained, and was being attained, by the process of mutual comprehension and symâ€" pathy," declared the retiring Governorâ€"Genâ€" eral. y ‘ublished ¢very Thureday by David Bean and Sone, Ltd. | > In the fot Waterioe, Ontarie L’nhnutou:,t Canadians found in Lor® Byng an adminisâ€" trator who was ever desirous of forwarding the interests of this growing country and they will cherish friendly memories of his soyourn here. He is a staunch believer in the bright destiny that lies ahead of Canada and the citizenship of this young nation cannot do better than enâ€" deavor to measure up the glorious opportunâ€" ities which are hers. 7 Had the result of the election been a little closer the eleven United Farmer members of Alberta would have been in a very strong posiâ€" tion in parliament, in fact they would have held the balance of power. They have announced their determination to pursue an attitude of utter independence. Premier Brownlee of Alberta sees inlthe increased strength of the U. F. A. representaâ€" tion from Alberta an opportunity for good inâ€" fluence in the Federal House. He says that following so closely after the Alberta elections, the Dominion elections have shown that the strength of the U.F.A. movement is unshaken and that, in fact, it is becoming stronger. He views the result as an evidence of a growing feeling among the citizens in favor of indeâ€" pendence of political thought and action and this feeling he believes brought a large measâ€" ure of support to the U.F.A. candidates. As Premier Brownlee states, the result will give a greater opportunity to the U.F.A. representatives to exercise their influence in the Dominion House although the government will have a sufficient majority without their support to carry through its policies. The question has been frequently asked, "How does the Canadian dollar persist in reâ€" maining at a fraction above the American dollar when the trade balance between the two countries is in favor of our neighbors to the south?" For this country to have a higher currency than its allâ€"powerful neighbors has been somewhat of a perplexing problem to both Americans and Canadians. _ * Bince 1920 this favorable balancee hAS ff« :# â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"oâ€"iâ€"â€"n iz mmmmmcmmcmcmmmpmngmnce ® ereased from eleven millions ; last year the ln-l Among the names mentioned as succesâ€" grease was one hundred millions. The exchange sors to Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen as Conservaâ€" walue of the Canadian dollar is the measure of tive leader is that of Sir Thomas White, the set balance between her trade and that of Minister of Finance in the government of Sir the world; the enormous number of settlee Robert Borden. â€"His executive ability and ments, however, which this trading involves, ‘character are of the highest while his parliaâ€" e made in New York, as being the largest montary experience, and gifts as a public financial market on ‘the continent. Hmfln-p.kerdnwd!o(hlmforuuhlpodfim of Canada‘s world tradé are quoted It is understood that he once refused the fls Saithce Soie whes it i. ane Ueaniten ‘Borien revigond." _ . m | what â€" the Canadian Borden regigned. _ >« .. . ~ _ di6llar is quotedâ€" higher . than : the American | s > ~ . * >‘ ***, dsmm i4 io. 3 .+. ‘â€" _ As one writer, commenting on the subject, states, it is not Canada‘s trade balance with the United States that governs the exchange value of her dollar, but her trade balance with the whole world and that happens to be in he» favor for.year ending July 31st, 1926, to the tune of 388 million dollars LORD BYNG‘S FAREWELL MESSAGE | "I return to Englandâ€" imbued with the THE VALUE OF THE CANADIAN | DOLLAR | in United States, per year .. ... THE U. F. A. MOVEMENT SUBSCRIPTION RATES trade States 6 of th apire /», ,« $1.20 i Canada and . Feffected in be dealt with is consideratio of the necessity of the reâ€"ele of parliament who accepts a folio.â€" That a member should be required to present himsélf for reâ€"election ‘because of hayâ€" ing been chosen for a cabinet post, despite the fact that he has just been ‘returned by his constituents, appears an unnecéssary procédure frequently involving not ‘only additional exâ€" pense to the candidate "but inconvenience and delay in calling parliament together for the transaction of public business. 4 That there is a growing disposition to do away with a reâ€"appeal to the electorate_in the case of those appoirited to a position in the ‘Although the discussion of the proposed change has never resulted in definite action being taken in the Canadian Parliament, the present would appear to be an opportune time to furtherâ€"consider the matter.. In the byeâ€" elections shortly to be held in connection with the reâ€"election of the Cabinet ministers just appointed, there is a disposition on the part of the opposition not to oppose the return of the cabinet ministers to Parliament; This is an attitude which will commend itself to the people generally. The proper capitalization of the Canadian National Railways is urged as one of the imâ€" portant questions that should engage the atâ€" tention of the new government andâ€"parliament. The Toronto Daily Star, in a recent issue, made ‘the following interesting comments on the question :â€" "There is loaded upon that railway system a pile of debt, some of it going back as far as confederation, and a good deal: of that debt should not be a burden on this railway enterâ€" prise at all. It comes from losses made long ago and interest on those losses compounded. There should be a proper capitalization of the C. N. R., leaving on its shoulders all the debts that can be legitimately left there, but taking away and placing in the national debt of the country losses long ago incurred and bearing no relation to the great railway enterprise of toâ€"day. "As long ago as 1921 Sir Josepl_l/l"lavelle in his exh§ustive letter on the railway problem to Hon. Arthur Meighen advocated, as the first essential to a sound reorganization, the taking of this course. "The system, at first unable to pay costs of operation, has made such progress that it will this year probably show a surplus of $45,â€" 000,000 on operation. This will more than pay all interest charges on railway debt to invesâ€" tors, which amount to about fortyâ€"two millions, It will leave three or four millions to reduce the thirty millions of interest due the stateâ€"inâ€" terest on railway loans and intérest on unpaid interest compounded. ® This would mean that the National Railâ€" ways‘" earnings would take care of the total railway debt to the extent of a billion and a half. It would from earnings pay the holders of securities annual interest to the extent of something over million dollars, and there could be an issue to the government of preferred shares covéring the indebtedness to the govâ€" ernment drawing interest payable as the earnâ€" ings of the railway made it possible. | "This would mean the relieving of the C. N, R. of the burden of dead horse debts of earlier days, which have been piling up interâ€" est on unpaid interest and compounding as it grew." "On the total railway: debt the annual charge is a little over seventy millions, and the total debt is about two billion. If about oneâ€"quarter of this were removed from the load the C. N. R. carries and placed where propérly it belongs in the consolidated debt of the counâ€" try, we believe the C. N. R. could handle the rest, be a highly successful public propéerty, more than pay its way, and never require further aid from the treasury. Canadians as well as Americ¢ans rejoiced last week in the successful rescue of the imâ€" pridoned thinors at Tronwood, Mich. > â€" : THE CAPITALIZATION OF THE C.N.R. | e t EDITORIAL NOTES ONicials said. No pew ~bortowihge will be uecessary for the present. The loan was in connection with Victory bonds, and was negotiated period NEW AIR LINE dent of the Colonial Ai} ‘Frapsport Corporation, holder of the governâ€" Believed dead for many years, John Abbott, 72, whoâ€" disappeared thirtyâ€"seven years . ago, ln:lu & wife and five children at Newport, Ky., and has been reconciled with his aged wife, Mrs. Mary Abbott,‘ 75. Hale and hearty, despite extensive traveling, Abbott appeared at his wife‘s home Sept: 2§th. «His five children are now <married and he spent the day visiting his grandâ€" children. Mrs. Abbott was taken ill, due to the excftement. Shopkeepers are turning over the latest information from last week‘s survey of color popularity on Fifth Avenue. Black leads all the rest; that, of course, means ~black . and white. Nextâ€"come the reds, with wine red leading, and greens third in the race, scouting forever the old theory that green is not a popular fall color. Navy blue follows, alâ€" though twa weeks ago it was secâ€" ond. Next come the browns and the beige shades, which give promise of great popularity for midâ€"winter. MIS8 WITMER, HESPELER‘s "OLDEST SCHOOL GIRL® Miss Christie Witmer, Hespeler‘s "oldest school girl," whose recollecâ€" tions of Hespeler‘s early school days go back more than 70 years, cele brated her $0th birthday last week at the residence â€"of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Eaton. Many friends surprised her at a delightful little party and many more visited her during the day and offered their congratulaâ€" tions. Miss Witmer recéeived many beautiful gifts including a book, a fine pair of silk gloves, and a sideâ€" board drape spun 75 years ago by her mother, Mrs. Witmer, on the old Witmer homestead from flax grown on their farm, and embroiâ€" dered by her niece, Miss Christie V, Limpert. Mrs. Minnie Mast read an address and Mrs. Adam Thaler preâ€" sented the gifts. & cedtry. The religious affiliations are taken from records compiled mostly before church union and show there are‘ seven Roman Catholics, six Presbyterians, two Baptists, one Anglican, oneâ€" United church, and one Lutheran. Thesg figures include Hon. J. K. Sinclair, who is to be added to the cabinet. Ministers, their ages, national oriâ€" gins, occupations and religious folâ€" Premier King â€"52, Scotch, preâ€" mier, Presbyterian. Hon. lawyer, Hon. P. J. A. Cardinâ€"45, French Canadian,. lowyer, Roman Catholic. Hon. Chas. Stewartâ€"52%, Scotch, farmer, Anglican. ols â€"Hon. Robert Forkeâ€"66, Scotch, farmer, United. ‘ KING CABINET YOUNGEST . SINCE CONFEDERATION An Ottawa writer has figured out that the new King cabinet is the youngest since> Confederation, the average age being 53 years. Scots men predominate, with eight portâ€" foliog, held by men of Scottish anâ€" Hon. J. A. Robbâ€"67, Scotch, milâ€" ler, Presbyterian. comotive engineer, Roman Catholic. Hon. (Dr.) J. H. Kingâ€"64, Scotch, Hon. Raou! Dandurantâ€"65, French | Canadian, lawyer, Roman Catholic,‘ Hon. F. Rinfret*â€"43, French Canaâ€"‘ éian, journalist, Roman Catholic. | Hon. Lucien Cannonâ€"39, French : Canadian, lawyer, Roman COatholic. l Hon. W. R. Motherwellâ€"66, Ttish Hon. W.. D. Rulerâ€"61, Germanâ€" Canadian, publisher, Latheras. ' MHon. P. J. Veniotâ€"6%; Acadian, insurance agent, Roman Catholic. Hon. J. R. Sinclair,, of Queotis, E. 1, who will be in the cabthct,; is 41 years of age, of Scottish ektrac | Hon. C. A. Dunningâ€"41, English, farmer, Presbyterian. Hon. James Malcolimâ€"46, Scotch, manufacturer, Presbyterian. Hon. Ernest Lapointeâ€"48, French Canadian, lawyer, Roman Catholic. BLACK 18 THE FALL STYLE banks for a threeâ€"year J. C. Eiliottâ€"54, Scotch, NEW YORKâ€"MONTREAL i s oo aigh d §X# Irish, loâ€" elected . in . Pringe Albert. ency. The afficial Agures Aare: Hon. W. L. Mackentie King, J. ~G. ‘Diectenbatker, ‘Conservative 4,838; majority. for. King, : 4,095. ‘The government has selected two. Bir Francols Lemieu®. in ~ conduct: ing a further inquiry ‘into the cusâ€" toms department. $ o-,uu:.mwmam Supreme court of Ontario, and the other / Mr. < Justice ~Brown, of ~the sUpreme court of Saskatchewan. Hon,. N. W, Rowell is designated as chisf counsel and will have with him R. L. Calder, KC. > TWO JUDGES TO & : AID LEMIEUX HAYVE c BEEN SELECTED myl-vwo ’ml i aake BOYS ARAIVE AT . VIMY RIDGE FARM Fortyâ€"two more old country boys arrived last week at:"Vimy . Ridge Farm, near Guelph, where they will learn the> rudimentsâ€".of Canadian methods of agriculture before they are placed on farms throughout the province. They sailed about 10 days ago on the S. 8. Montclair, and they came from all parts of England and Scptland. This will be the last group to sailâ€"this year, though larger numâ€" bersâ€"than ever are expected to come next spring. a PAINT AND POWDER BANNED AT MANITOBA UNIVERSITY Women of the University of Maniâ€" toba have decided that freshet studâ€" ents shall abjure all cosmetics, lpâ€" stick and powder under pain of severe displeasure and attendant punishment. The edict went into effect September 30th when the college classes reassembled for the term. ‘The first day saw partial obedience to the dictum and it was stated that any freshet who appearâ€" e4 wearing the banned war paint would be appropriately disciplined. There is someâ€"resentment among the freshets against the order but it has not yet reached the stage of open revolution. Some of the girls complain that thefccessories to a beautiful complexion have ‘become essential especially in the autumn and winter months when the prairie winds play havoc with feminine beauty. 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