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"PAGE FOUR 3 z ¥ O0 ' rT Taso. - -- THE DAILY BRITISH WHI DAY, D THE BRITISH WHIG S4TH YEAR. v { ed Dally and Semi-Weekly by | HIG PUBLISHING | ED BRITISH «0. Leman A. Guild Jdjtor and Managing-Director. Telephon Business Office . Editorial Rooms Job Office . » BUBSCRIPTION RATES (Dadly Edition) delivered in city if paid in advance .... 0 year, by mail to rural offices §2 50 year, to Uni Stat es $2.50 (Semi- Week Edition) year, by mall, cash ........ $1.00 year, If wot pald in advance $1.59 year, to United States ...... $1560 Six and three months pro rata. MONTREAL SENTATIVE R. Bruce Owen St. Peter St. TORONTO " One One One One One une One year, Year, $5 REPRE INTATIVE C. Hoy 1005 Traders Bank Bldg. UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE: F.R.Nourthrup, 225 Fifth Ave, New York F.R.Northrup, 1510 Ass'n Bldg., Chicago Attached is one of the best job printing offices in Canada. The cireniation of THE BRITISH WHIG Ip nuthenticated by the , ABC Audit Bureau of Circulations. A point for pessimists to remem- ber: Britain seldom starts anything she can't finish. lot helpful, The next Parliament will be the thirteenth, Superstitious people will danger ahead. see | OT } How will Quebec be handled here- Will the Unionists exhibit | harshness? Think it after? Kindness or aver, Will some one please explain why margarine sells in Kingston at and in war-rationed Eng- 22ca tb? | a lb. land at only Everybody in the city is in favor of acclamations to the mayor, alder- men and Utility Commissioners. To change them is not worth while. When the vote is all in and tabu- lated Sir Robert Borden can say to] Wilfrid Laurier: .*'Here is your referendum?" Will he accept it as such? Sir Sir Wilfrid on hearing the result of the elections is said to have ex- | claimed, "Incredible!" It would have been incredible had they gone otherwise than they did. "We are using oleomargarine ex-! clusively on our table now," a busi- ness man tells the Whig. "It is much more economical than butter, and, do you know, the children like it just as well™ Two years ago the United States navy had 300 ships and 64,680 men | and 4,376 officers. To-day she has over 1,000 ships and 280,000 offi-| cers and men. Her contribution to the Allied cause is going to be an effective one. The fellow who writes the bulle- tins which the Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture sends out to newspaper offlees is somewhat of a joker. He has just advised people to eat wore poultry and eggs in or- der to save meat. | 1 The Kingston Whig was the only daily paper (which formerly held to the Liberal faith), along the border towns between Montreal and Toron- that supported the Unionist cause. And that whole front went into the Union column. { to, -- An official of the U.8. Department of Internal Revenue reports that there are 300,000 drug addicts in New Yerk City, and that many of them are persons in "high social position." What a sad commentar: upon presemt-day civilization. Two objectors to the United States draft systém were sentenced to ten yours in a military prison at Ford Worden, Wash... We shudder to think what Uncle Sam would do to Quebec if she were a state in the Union instead of a favored pro- vined under the Union Jack. THE HELPING HAND. The women voters played a deeis- ive part in last Monday's election. Despite the extreme severity of the _ weather they stuck to their posts, helped to get 'out the voters and showed the new ones how to mark the ballot. Their organization was perfect, Added to this was the con- viction that they were fighting for the lives of the boys in France or for the memory of those who would sustaining sacrifice to duty. O man When Life's troubled tempest by upon ea, tossed Fate's de- cree, . Though Fortune hoid thie "tontra- band, Hope on! land, for thou shalt win the If somewhere iz held out to thee A woman's hand! oo | A PRAYER --p FOR TO-DAY. Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; in tae life, sweeter laws, Ring nobier modes of With nlanners, purer --TENNYSON ll -- THE BRITISH WAY, Allenby, the .conquerer of Jerusalem, entered the Holy City bareheaded and on foot to receive the submission of the officials. He placed strong guards about' all the holy places, and posted a proclamation of authority and assurance to the peo- ple in seven languages: Arabic, Hebrew, English, French, Italian, Greek and Russian, His campaign was delayed because of his unwilling- ness to point a British gun toward the sacred city, A reverential. re. spect for things historic and holy influenced his every move. That is the British way, and it explains her success in ruling subject peoples. How different was Germany's occu- pation of Brussels and her brutal be- haviour there! These two comparis- fons give to the world a clear-cut and impressive interpretation of the An- Gen, ! glo-Saxon idea as opposed to the Teu- ton idea. In one justice, respect and decency are revealed; in the other, in- justice, terorism and bestiality pre- dominate. 1 The comparison does not end here. History records other conquests of Jerusalem which throw into strong relief the noble ideals of Britain. One cannot help but contrast the dif- ference between Gen. Allenby's cap- ture of Jerusalem and that of the Crusaders on July 15th, 1049, as de- scribed by the learned historian, Dean Wilman in his history of 'Latin Christianity, Vol. IV., page 37, he writes: "No 'barbarian or infidel ever per- petrated such wanton and cold-blood- ed atrocities as the wearers of the Cross of Christ at the taking of Jer- usalem on July 15th, 1049. Murder Was a mercy, rape a tenderness. In- fants were torn from their mother's arms, and their brains crushed out against the walls. Jews and Turks were tortured over slow fires and then ripped open to see whether they had swallowed gold. The Jews were burned alive in their synagogues un- til none wére left." Christians and Jews alike should thank God that a sation like Great Britain exists in the world to-day. where THE FUTURE OF QUEBEC, Now that the election is over and the issue so definitely decided, it will be the part of wisdom to over- look our differences and our dis- putes and unite for the advancement of the country's best interests. It is unsportsmanlike and unbecoming for the victor to boast of his accom- plishments. It is équally unsports- manlike, as well as futile, for the ! vanquished to complain of his de- feat and nurse a bitter resentment, It was Quebec against the rest of Canada, and Quebec lost. The atti- tude of that province in all matters pertaining to recruiting, war loans and to Canada's participation in the War aroused a. very deep resentment throughout the rest of the Dominion. The protest was against the reaction- ary and anti-British element in Que- bec--not against their religion or | thelr language or their customs. To- |; day that province occupies an iso- lated and a dangerous position _in the Canadian federation. One may well ask: What of her future? That rests largely inher own hands. If her leaders recognize the serious- ness of the situation, if they read aright" the determined message of Monday's ballots. if they can dis- card narrow provincialism for broad natienal ideas and aspirations, they can still guide Quebec along the path that leads to national unity and harmony. The rest of Canada trusts that this will be the outcome. On the eve of polling Sir Wilfrid Laurier issued the following state- ment: "If I am defeated as leader of His Majesty's loyal Opposition 1 will still support a win-tho-war policy of any Government that is formed, as 1 have done heretofore. "There is no question of quitting, In a word, I am iin this war to a fine ish, because the cause of the Allies is just." : a The people of Canada will now ex- pect him to make good 'iis promise. However strongly one may differ with Sir Wilteld in regard to his policies, one does not question his veracity. A great opportunity now awaits him. He can crown with glory a distinguished career by sub- mitting to the will of the people as expressed at the polis and joining 'heart and hand in promoting . the never more come back. The spirit that animated these women was one policy of the Union Government in fits war aims. He can show Quebec 4 the right way, and bring her people into harmony LATE ALEXANDER BUSH. with the rest of Can-| olp--p-- | A Lifelong, Besident of Township of realizing | Hinchinbrook. any pro-| The late Alexander Bush, who ° | died at the General Hospital on Dec. 2nd, was a lifelong resident of the township of Hinchinbreoke, and was the fourth som of the late Jacob Bush. He was 80 years old, and had been in ill-health for two TO STAND AGAIN months. The remains were taken to |No Doubt But That He Will be! xis cid home in Oak Flats, where the - | funeral took place. Rev. Mr. Fair- Elected by Acclama burn officiated, assisted by Rev, Mr. { Simpson, of Enterpris The |, re- mains were placed in the vault--at Verona. In his early days deceased spent many years as foreman of a | lumber camp and river driver on the Napanee, waters. He spent three vears in California and eight years in Wisconsin. Oh his return to Oak { Flats he married Mary Ann Camer- ion, of Enterprise, and took up a farm, on which he spent the re- mainder of his life. He was a Con- servative in politics, a man of ster | ling qualities, a good neighbor and 'friend. A widow, four sons and a ! daughter survive: Alexander Henry, in California; William, on - active service in France; Paniel, Hawley | and Miss Alma, at home. In the meantime let prevail will solve most ada. patience and. forbearance that blem. MAYOR HUGHES AGREES time 3 } | TO FORM CENTRAL COMMITTEE To Supervise War Relief Work im Kingston. A committee, appointed at a con- | ference held on Nov. 21st, of various | war relief committees of the city, met { on Friday, Dec. 8th and drew up the | following recommendation: |. ""That.this committee recommend ! the appointment of a central War i i | Relief Funds committee, upon which Mayor Hughe Friday orning pr BV oo hie oh ray Ws the various war rele oF fablutticus of the citizens asking him to stand | 0 the City hall be represepte es for a second term, His Worship Jas the purpose of (a) recommending acceded to their request and th ro | dates upon which subscriptions for is no doubt but what he will be re-| the various objects be taken up (b) turned by acclamation, as the people | Prosecyting a SRRvins Jn Cases Shere do not want an election at this time. | 1° organiza oN ect y Be ge, Mayor Hughes is sacrificing much {3M (e) exercising a' genera her. in even taking the position of mayor, Vision ang Waking Ferommen ations by acclamation, for his business re- | © the several organizations as occas- quires close attention, and it must | suffer to a certain extent owing to | MAYOR J. M. HUGHES ion may require. A meeting will convene in the thie time.the mayoralty duties take | Council Chamber this afternoon for| up However, Mavor Hughes is | the purpose of considering the advisa-| willing to make this sacrifice, and | huey o Jtming Such 8 central War Kingston will: in 1918 have a 'chief | "6/161 Funds committee. magjstrate of whom she can be just-| -------------------- ea---- ly proud. ' J | Hundreds Have Arrived. Last week we received a shipment | of handsome neckwear direct from "So Long Letty" at Grand. Store Bibbys Open Evenings SEE BIBBYS $18.50 BLUE SUITS Xmas Gifts for Men and Boys SPECIAL VALUES | SEE BIBBYS RAINCOATS AT The Avon at . . SEE BIBBYS TRENCH STYLE OVERCOATS ....$1850 SEE BIBBYS SPECIAL $4.50 SWEATER COATS English Parametta Cloth SEE BIBBYS $1.50 SCARFS Silk and Wool, Rich Colorings. $12.50. See Bibbys SEE BIBBYS $1.50 GLOVES Mocha Lined, Neckwear, 50c, 75c¢, $1.00, $1.50 Display of Japagese SEE BIBBYS SILK SHIRTS At $2.50. SUITS The Allan New York and we are selling these ties at 75c and $1. You will have | to see this neckwear "to appreciate | its value. We also are showing a large range of ties at 25¢ and 50c, | a gift that everyone appreciates. | The Lion Clothing House, King | Staged under the personal direc-| tion of Oliver Morosco, "So Long| Letty" came to Kingston on Thurs-| day evening and drew a large house. | The production is ene of the best| musical comedies that Morosco has! ever put before the public and the | cast is well balanced and deserves cre- | dit for carrying out the entertainment in such a delightfully swinging man-! ner. Letta Robbins was played by! Glodys Lockwood and in such BONES as "They Go Wild Over Me," she was recalled a number of times. street. Waffle at Cape Vincent. The steamer Hinckley managed to reach Henderson Harbor and tow the schooner Waffle to Cape Vincent. The Waffle has been frozen in for the) past week. She has coal for Swift] | & Co., Kingston. Ifthe weather re-| Trotzky's Pro-Germanism. y > | mains soft she may he able to reach! (Buffalo Express) i | | Trotzky's order that no British sub- | here, jects be permitted to leave Russia = 3 | pending certain negotiations looks as! Costello Mayor of Calgary. | if he were eager to declare war onl It has at last been definitely de- "Eng'and" even before he comes to a: cided that Dr. M, C. Costella is the settlement.with Germany. Trotzky's, mayor of Calgary, having legally a mind appears to present all the char- | majority of ten votés over Ald. H. B. dcteristics of the pro-German propa- | Adshed, the other candidate. Dr. gandist, as we have geen the type in| Costello is a graduate of Queen's this country, and his wife is a Kingston lady. eA i Rippling Rhymes KNITTING WOMEN I always liked to talk with girls, both married and lnnwed, for they were quick to note the pearls of wisdom that I shed. And if I told an anecdote, full of amusing chaff, there'd come from every female throat the gladdest sort of laugh. Anon I'd read a sonnet fine that I had lately writ, and women liked this stunt of mine so well they'd throw a fit. But now I tell my yarns in vain, in vain recite my pomes; the girls have knitting on the brain in all our native homes. They're knitting, knitting ail the day, and when [| spring my spiel, I hear some busy woman say, "This sock is mostly heel." To entertain the knitting dames, I quote an epic rich; and, interrupting, one exclaims, "Gee whiz! [I've dropped a stitch!" [I tell of springs of ancient lore, from which I've often drunk, and says the woman by the dodr, "This yarn's WAI extremely punk.". The idle things of idle times have gone thelr d1vers ways; who cares a hoot for quips or rliymes, in these fierce wartime days? In vain the tall stuffed prophet stands, with skill to charm the birds; the girls have knitting in their hands, and. have no time for sh 2 --WALT MASON. 'THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN By GENE BYRNES ALT MATCH, 4 So SO +] I INSIST ON HAVING A FIFTEEN CENT SEAT! The Victor . . The Hero SEE BIBBYS TRENCH STYLE .. ...$1850 ......$20.00 .....$2250 HOUSE COATS DRESSING GOWNS SUIT CASES CLUB BAGS PYJAMAS SWEATERS UMBRELLAS AUTO GLOVES THE QUEFYX OF GEMS, Flawless Emera'd Most Valuable of Stones. An emerald free from flaws would be the most precious of all stones, experts of the Smithsonian Institu- tion maintain in a recently published bulletin, Unfortunately it (the emerald) is seldom free from flaws, and were this not the case an emerald would be of greater value, carat for carat, than the diamond. To-day a good diamond is worth about $250 to $400 per carat, according to fits purity and size, while an emerald varies in value from $350 to $500, increasing very rapidly with size. Flawless emeralds weighing more than four carats are among the rarest jewels; a perfect stone of four carats is practically priceless, whereas a diamond would bring only $1,000 to $2,000. It is probable that all the emeralds of the ancients came from the so- called Cleopatra emerald 'mines in upper Egypt, worked- as ear'y as 1650 B. C., abandoned and lost sight of during the Middle Ages, but re-discovered early in the nineteenth century, when only cloudy stones of a light color were obtained. Unlike some green stones, the em- erald retains its color when heated and when subjected to artificial light, and in this connection Pliny is quoted as saying that neither sun, nor shade, nor yet the light of a candle, caused'change in its color or | lustre. It was supposed, in ancient times, ta be good for the eyes, and Pliny also remarks, "There is not a gem or precious stone that so fully possesseth the eye, and yet never contenteth it with satiety. Nay, it dhe sight has been wearied and dim- med by' inténsive poring. upon any. thing else, the (beholding of this stone doth refresh and restore it again. While beneficial to-hyman eyes, it was believed to be fatal to the eyesight of serpents, in the words of the poet Moore: 'Blinded like serpents when they ga#é upon the emerald's virgin blaze." Many virtues were once ascribed to this stone; when worn it was held to be a preservative against epilepsy and other ailments. It was also valued as a charm against evil spirits; while taken internally, it was claimed to Bave great medicinal value, The crystals are simple in form; merely hexagonal prisms attached at one end to the matrix, with usually a flat face at right angles to its axis on the other end. They are invari- ply flawed, so much so 'hat "a "flawless emerald" has become a proverbial expression for unattain- able pérfection. The largest single crystal, said to weigh 93% ounces, is in the possession of the Duke of Devonshire. Major O. C. Lewis of Toron:o, wne has arrived home, says all the soldiers overseas voted for the Union Gov- ernment. IN (SRE A : The Grand e SPECIAL Christmas Dinner and Supper, $1.00. HORS DOEUVRES--New York Counts Cracked Ive: Colver Taitines: Nest toes: Stufied Olives; Celery em Consomme a Ia lmpratrice; u-Vents, FISH--Breaded Mountain Brook Tro, Tartare Sauce: Fried Fillet of Shad au Beurre Noir; Pomme de Farces, ENTREES----Braised Pigeon Cutlet a ia King: Angels on Holse Back, Maitre d'Hotel; Small Patties of Oyster a ia Princesse: Boiled Philadelphia Capon; ovenecale Sauce; Macedoine Fruit Ferre Ee r. ROASTS----Prime Rib of Christmas Seef, Yorkshire Pudding: Stuffed Manitoba Turkey, Cranherr 'rappe; Domestic y Yquug A Dl obster en | yonuaise, y TABLES -- Steamed Whipped ch Victoria Potatoes: English in Cream; Stewed Tomatoes. SERT «-- Deep Apple Pleo: Lemon eringue Pic; Hot Mince Ple: New Kagland Pumpk Pile: Boston Cream Pile: Steamed Christmas Plum Pud- ding: Cognac Sauce: Grand Almond fee Cream; Fruit Cake. Canadian Stilton Cheese: Maclaren Im. perinl Cheese: Cafe Noir; Cafe aw Lait; Cafe Melange, 8-piece Orchestra From 8.30 pam, to 11.30 p.m. Supper a la carte. . Usual Prices. "Ranks with the Strongest' . HUDSON BAY Insurance Company FIRE INSURANCE ivesu Office. Roval I MONTREAL "a PERCY J. QUINN, Ontario Branch, Torento oW. H. GODWIN & SONS -- | Dutch | | | | Bulbs | J Hyacinths-- Narcissus-- Daffodils-- Tulips--° DR. CHOWN'S DRUG STORE 185 Princess Street. Phone 343. We mmr-------- TOM SMITH'S Christmas Crackers and Christmas Stockings Afford the children endless ams usement. Make This a Children's Christ mas. Jas. REDDEN & Co. Phones 20 and 900. at i All the unclaimed bodies in the COAL SALES Will Be For CASH. Chebucto mortuary, Halifax, whether, ||' identified or not, will Saturday, unless removed the mortuary by relatives or friends. buried on ji There are now 117 bodies at the mor-||! the Battle River constituency Blair, the Unionist, is definitely elee- ted by 690 over Warner, Liberal.