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-__--_ W. --'""'"""'.""'""""""""-rWlee'"""'""""eele"- FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1917. 9 Bllil ' Fr .' "L-thtt't" When ado tad. Ix 1 llll8ttt't tt . li F thorizing the construction of a." itt , . l ' ."' ', . ' . vincial highway from the southwest- . ern boundary ot'the 'Pepvtmse<to the' V _ eastern ttourrdtattytit1 connecting withi _ V . ' F _ . important centres and terminal points. 1 i , This undertaking, which is designed to [ , .-.--a--.,' improve rural conditions, facilitate! l T . {02:11 tragic, and cheapen transpor-i . ' .' a on, w rece ve generous financial) I Lacks Irisplay of the =0pen|ng I lsunport from the Province. 1 i ,_ Provision has been made for the," l ceremonles E establishment of a superannuation: ; , fund for school teachers and inspect- [ I , i b ors. Besides being an act of justice1 l -------- I (to a. very useful portion ot the pu'blici l Iservice, this measure is calculated to! g [ . {contribute to the permanence and at-E . i FEW MEMBERS ATTEND l tractivenss of the teaching profession, f , _ Mud in that way to improve the effi- b ..__.-_._.._-, . lciency of our educational institutions. 1 ' l, Help to Britain. '. Hair John 1Iendrie's Speech Emphasizes ', l "Authority has been given for the; l Importance of Campaign for tri' iflnating of a Provincial loan aggrezi . Prod " 4 lgating some seventeen millions o l, creased action and Rene"... lilollars. As the purpose of this Gail, Work of Session. l in; to repay advances that have been; i .secured from time to time in Great] i . -----W-. _ in-itain, it will have the effect of i i iiielping the mother countryB 2ly'fi,t: '; With less ostentatious display than _i'si,1e?,.rteliyg1tt','1e,i,,,dtriieteh un tt m f i'characterized the opening ceremony l, "A bill has been adopted to enable in February, the Ontario Legislature "he Government to estahll'lliih ameteal: iwas prorogued yesterday afternoon. "i'titi'it,Mr'et1?t,1dt"'ei"1'i be Soopiggnoge (The, chamber was sparsely occupied. ieffi(.iency and economy in the admin- llittle over a, score of M.P.P.'s being; iistration of. our municipal institutions, iets,c'nt. There was also a small at-l 'ri',"," si,cv/,?i'ntli,'igirgp'eu,"tu,euiunt - . . . f 0 - ' . - . tondzmce of ladies. Among the leans-i isysten'l: of the various public utilities. lators present were: Premier Hearst] H . Nick l T Hon. Dr. Pyne. Hon. I. B. Lucas, Hon.i, P""', ' L c H . ith th _ r ,. ' ' . mRP . ,, , l, - i "in accordance WI e recom- Fiir. MtG'dr", Hon. Finlay Mauiiar t 'mendation ot' the Nickel Commission, m , Hon. W. D. McPherson, Hon. Dr. T Elegislatiop has been adopted increas- Preston, Mr. N. W. Rowen. Mr. liart- Hug the. tax on the output of mines, 'lcy Dewari, Mr. Wellington Hay, M r. g'By this igletanztiie tfg1Toi',1g? 1563215111112.- lc, " a, 5; -.usanaa ' -. Earn Carter, Hon. Thomas Crawford. iii: (his connection it is satisfactory to Col. T. Herbert Lennon, Mr. V. A. observe that arrangements to estab- Sinclair. Mr. Allar. Studholmc, Mr. lish nickel refineries in this Province John Allan. Mr. A. E. Donovan, Mr. itf'eTiiow Itll, 10'; 11,nd,i,o,an,en,s com , . '. s o ' .., G. W. Ecclestone, Mr. John Macfur- . [101138120110 get has been enlarged so lane, Mr. C. H. Mills. Dr. Jacques, Mr. as to provide for the payment of W. C. Chambers, Mr. It. H. McElroy, medical and surgical aid, in"? 2105131": 'Mr. Charles Calder. Others there in- t,n/,1nt1Tf"gutiri't'fy",'1'ndl1JfiTiotn' 'Milt, iciuded General Lottie and staff officers, compensation otherwise received by land Messrs. J. D. Flavelle and G. T. x l ed workmen ESmith of the Ontario License Board; "3.53130" other. measures adopted er. Fred Dane, Loan Commissioner. at biiis to enable municipalities to _ land Provincial Police Superintendent ':lSu'l1' money for rural credits; to 'Rogers. The number of bills which. :nsure better protection from forest 'received. assent was 111, compared tires- to amend the Ontario temper- _ iWith 118 last year. i 1'iiii' act; for the registration of Lieauatant-Governor's Speech. i voters; and for other IPff'ferf _ ' -. C The Lieutenant-Governors escort The Lieutenant-Governor's speech) wr- mvided by the Royal Canadian iemphasized the importance of the \DriigEtms the salute was fired by the !campaign for increased production, 70th Battery under Major Gordon icxpressed gratitude to the men who humour and the guard of honor was l had done their duty to ttag and Ctoun- w plied by the 216th Battalion. (ttiii,.' and. reviewed the legislation ot' b Rd ceremony inside the chamber I e sessxon. T. ' : t -tlve minutes. 3 In part the speech said: "The ex- lasted abteLt1'f,,',l,t,,vi,tllr-1,llrl.', liension of the legislative and full ""'-'*' !n2.unicipal franchise to women is an iiryp.y.tant feature of the legislation lot this session. It is felt, that wo-, 1lr_port have by services rendered to the iState and burdens willingly assumed ', for its safety and welfare fully Justified _ _ {the placing of the ballot in their Iliands. They will now be afforded the means of increasing the helpful iand wholesome influence they have ever exercised Indirectly in the-past. " trust that the added responsibility thus imposed upon the women of the Province will be productive of much good to the State. t "To meet the increased demands for electric power, authority has been given to the Hydro-electric Power Commission to acquire. it deem.. _ ed necessary, existing plants at Niagara Falls, and for carrying into effect other import-i ant objects. An act has been passed; to enable municipalities to tax alt; llands held by the Commission. I