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C NTH E DAILY BRITISH WHIG BRITISH WHIG 918T YEAR. THE Published Dafly and Semi-Weekly b THE BRITISH WHIG PUBLISHIN CO. LIMITED J. M. Campbell mt Leman A. Guild .....ocv00e Managing TELEPHONE Business Office Editorial Heoms ..... Social Job Department ......... SUBSCRIPTION RATES: (Dally Edition) A GREAT SOLDIER PASSES, In tho passing of Lieut.-Col. James A. Scroggie, who fought throughout the whole of the great war with the 16th Canadian Scottish Battalion, the British Empire loses one of its greatest soldiers--one who . gave promise of performing still greater military deeds for his king and country. Rising from the rank of attained to the command of the bat- talion he joined. His career as an officer was brilliant. He was known as the most successful raiding offi- cer on the Canadian front; in fact, it is doubtful if there was a more resourceful commander of raiding parties in all the Allied armies. Af- ter the war, Col. Scroggie rendered great service at the Royal Military College of Canada, where he in- structed the gentlemen cadets in tactics. No man who served four years in a war, as Col. Scroggie did, could survive without feeling some {ll-effects. His health finally broke down while he was taking the Impe- rial staff course here, and he linger- ed until his wife hastened back from Scotland to bid him farewell. Dur- "50! ing his moments of semi-conscious- ( oekl One yéar, by mall, cash ... Ose year, to United States . OUT-OF-TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: ¥. Onlder, 22 St. Joha St., Montreal ¥. W. Thompson 100 King St. W,., 'orente. Letters to the Editor are published amis aver the actual mame of the Attached is ome of the beat job offices in Canada. The circulation of THE BRITISH WHIG is authenticated by the ABO Audit Bureau of Circulations And still another epring sign "swat the fly." is A fool and his money are soon parted, but not soon enough. , We predict the hottest summer on record because they always are. At times one suspects that civiliza- tion is merely progress in laziness. The way of the tpansgressor is hiard--to follow. Ask any policeman. regen Practically all of last year's June bridegrooms kndw how to wash dish- 8 NOW. Add Dictionary of Simdles: ". . . .as useless as gestures by a radio crator." And what is it the héight of when a 'policeman parks his car in front of a fire plug? \ A lot of the modern wives appar. ently have promised to love, honor and obey impulses. . Suggested slogan for any legisla- tive assembly: 'They also serve who only stand and debate." , " A lot of henpecked husbands will tell you that "loved and lost" beats "wedded and bossed." - r-------------- The Buropean situation shows im- provements, but off hand we can't remember what they are. Yes, Bthel, ltfe 1s lke a golf * game. We're into and out of one hole, after another. Ho, hum, Love at first sight is possible, bul it's always a good idea to wipe off your glasses and look again. Fable: After they had argued for aa hour the wife finally shut up ana let the husband have his way. Aaother addition to the Diction- ary of Similes: '"--as useless as an | observation car on a subway train." "One-Wife Movement i in Eastern World." One-wife-at-a-time is still the general rule on this side. The ppize actor is the jilted lover 'who can praise the successful can- didate and make It sound like he means it. The biggest howl to "make it ex- «clusive" is usually raised by the membdr who barely managed to slip in himself. In the old wet days a man could act as host without keeping a nap- kin over his arm to wipe off the liv. ing room table. The only time the average man has that conquering-hero feeling is when he manages to get two good seats on the aisle, Correct this sentence: "The boa office man said, 'I feel it my duty to tell you that this is a side seat and your view will be obstructed by the | box in front." BIBLE THOUGHT GIVE, and it shall be giv- ness he was again leading his raid-J ers against the enemy. One of his last wishes was that his body might be buried at Dundee, his old Scot- tish home, and this is to be done. Canada will long remember Lieut. Col. Scroggie, and there is no doubt that some day there will be erected, at the Royal Military College a tab let to the memory of the brilliant young Scotchman who was number- ed among those who led Canadian arms to victory in the fight-against the kaiser's hordes. BRITISH TRADE IMPROVING. The Foreign Trade of Great Brit- ain in 1923 was larger in volume than in 1922, according to a report received by the Bankers Trust Com- pany of New York from its Foreign Information Service, but was con. ducted on a lower level of prices. Im- ports increased 11.6 per ceat. In volume but cost 1.9 per cent. less than those of 1922. Exports of goods produced in the United Kingdom in- creased 11.9 per cent in volume but these goods were sold for 4.7 per cent. less than it 1922 prices had been realized. Imports and exports of foodstuffs fell in average value per unit by be- tween 5 and 6 per cent., while in the case of raw materials a substantial rise In values was shown, In the case of manufactured articles the general result was a fall in values somewhat greater than in the case of foodstuffs, Supplies of imported goods retain- ed for consumption showed an in- crease of 6 per cent. in cereals, of 20 per cent. In meat and nearly as much in other non-dutiable foods. In the case of iron ore there was an increase of over 70 per cent. Tex- tile materials show reductions in quantities varying from about 50 per cent, for wool and 30 per cent, for silk, to about 11 to 12 per cent. for cofton and the aggregate of other textile materials. Net imports of manufactures show expansion in al- most every group. Among exports of United Kingdom produce and manufactures, the prin- | cipal feature of the movement in raw | materials was a rise in the average | value of coal of nearly 12 per cent. | and at the same time an increase In | quantity shipped of 283 per cent. With few exceptions, average values of exported manufactures were lower | than in 1922, In volume of move- | ment, cotton goods showed a reduc- tion of 1 per cent. machinery an ex- pansion of 8 per cent. woolen goods of 10 per cent., iron and steel goods | nearly 50 per cent., and paper manu- | theturea of over 60 per cent. Owing to the depression in shipbuilding, the exports of "vehicles" showed a re- duction of not far short of 25 per cent. In other groups there was greater or less expansion, As compared with pre-war condi- tions, the volume of imports was 93 per cent. of the volume of 1913 ime ports. The exports of United King- dom goods were 74.5 per cent. in volume of the 1913 exports. How- ever, these figures reflect a great im- provement from the depreciation of 1921 when the volume of imports was only 74.3 per cent. of the 1913 basis and exports were only 49.8 per cent, of the 1913 exports, On the other hand, this increased volume of trade was handled on a very much lower prige basis. For instance, in 1921 the average value of imports was 190.9 per cent. of 1913 values, whereas in 1928 Im- ports were valued at only 149.2 per cent. of 1913 values. The value of exports, taking 1913 values as 100 . 9 cent, declined from 268.8 per cent. in 1921 to 189.7 per cent. In 1923. -~ REACTIONS OF A GOTH. Those present at the Taft art lec- ture last Saturday afternoon will re- member one Of the slides which rounded archway, penetrated on one side by subdued sunlight, and pase- ing into darkness at the farther end. o- Though lacking the grandeur of the 6:38. cathedral interiors, it had a quiet beauty of its own which the lecturer at the same time the wish that we could have such cloisters on this private in 1914, Col. Scroggie finally | of 30 per cent. electrical goods of |. showed a cloister--a long, low, | took palms to point out, expressing | gn He [80 side of the water, to redeem our |this time a self-imposed exile; and | towns and cities from the bare 7 and ugliness which do so easily best, therm. g Perhaps most of his auditors sil- ently joined in his wish. It may be, however, that in our admiration for these Old-World works of art we may fail to appreciate the beauty which lles around us, even in the barest and apparently ugliest places. Take, for example, that big open field above the Richardson stadium, Nothing could be much barer: in winter it {s dumped full of dingy snow off the streets; in spring it is muddy; in autumn, thinly covered with dried-up grass. But it possesses a beauty which transcends these de- tails--the beauty of open space, free air, and sunshine. The city-dwelling eye, weary of being brought up short against brick or stone walls, finds pleasure in the free range offered it over this field, and perceives there- in traces of that something" "Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns." : Even the dogs realize ~ this. They foregather there in the morning and scratch up the mud and how! with joy. When the space is filled up with a skating-rink, even though that rink should be beauti- ful as the Parthenon, this city will | have suffered a distinct loss. Beautiful as it was, that cloister had a well-defined kinship with a tunnel or a prison. We could im- agine that, after & few days in such surroundings some people might de- velop an acute attack of claustropho- bia, and be glad to rush out on the open fleld with. the dogs, and howl. THE RESIGNATION OF POINCARE. The reported resignation of Prem- fer Poincare of France comes some- what as a surprise in view of the ptevious endorsement by both cham- bers of the more important propos- als. The general elections are just ahead in France, and there may be an explanation to be found in that direction when the more completg news {s to hand. The national bloc, which has heen behind Poincare in all his struggles during the past year, should not have weakened in their support on the question of pen- sions unless there was some more potent reason than is now set forth. The improved understanding be- tween France and Britain since the coming to office of the MacDonald ministry looked like preparation for a general adoption of the recommen- dations of the Dawes Experts Com- mission report which is promised for next Saturday. The senate had re- cently endorsed the Poincare buages, which had included increased taxa- tion of twenty per cent. in the effort to balance the budget for the cur- rent year and the incoming one. The government had been quite suc- cessful in overcoming the danger to the franc and had turned the tables on their financial foes, so that the future of the finance minister seens- | | ed to be more secure than for some time. The very generous and rather un- expected endorsement of the Ruhr policy of the Poincare government by General Dawes, the 'American commissioner, had helped jo turn back the tide which had been run- ning against the ministry for a time and which seemed to be gathering strength, Dawes had stated that had France not been in the Ruhr there could be no need for this ex- perts' commission, for unless pres- sure had been applied to Germany in some such manner there would be no opening for efforts at settlement of the reparations problem. The big issue before France jn the coming election will centre largely about the experts' commission report and the reparations problem. Will France seek to co-operate with the Allied nations {in putting pressure ufon Germany, and pursue a policy which in the opinion of Briand and the Liberals and groups to the left tends to isolate France and enthrone the Chauvinists and keep up the high costs of the army and the tax billie? The French people are thrifty and not disposed to go on spending where there is a way to avoid doing 80. . There might be some danger at this time in conveying the impres- sion to Germany that France is pre- pared to be generous or willing to change the hard policy. But since there is to be an election in Germany within the next two months, which will decide much for the peace and policy of Germany and Europe, it may be that the intimasion from France of a willingness to negotiate will help the reasonable republicans of Germany in their struggles against the National People's party and their declared policy of bringing Hi Ji! £-: Hi ik: i ~ his deplrture from Athens is im- measurably more pathetic than his former flitting was when he was still the leader of a considerable party and was recognized by other friends and enemies as a man of strength {and as the most efficient constructive i statesman in Europe.--Detroit Free Press. I -- India and Independence. Our whole rule in India for more than sixty years past has been a gradual preparation for the time when India would he capable of a very large measure of self-govern- ment. When the great step forward was made it was certain that there would be people in this country who would denounce the inevitable, just as it was certain that heady people wielded for so long, and at the same time to bring the Indian races to un- of the powers they now possess will depend the partial surrender of the rights we have thought it necessary tc regerve.-- Westminster Gazette. That Body of Pours By lames W. Barton, M.D, Iodine in the Drinking Water. A medical health officer of a city by his proposal to put some ihtestinal trouble. His, idea of putting iodine the drinking water Is to preven goitre. Goitre is that enlargement in the front of the neck that is seen so frequently nowadays. It may be just a simple enlarge- ment giving little or no trouble, or it mdy be setting up complications affecting the heart, eyes, nerves, and the general tone of the body. The health officer states that where iodine {8 a regular ingredien in 'the water supply, goitre Is un- known. +» That people who live on a diet of sea fish are likewise free from goitre. He feels that as goitre is preval- ent in his city, and that the water, though pure, is deficient in iodine, therefore he proposes to prevent goitre by putting iodine directly in- to the water. 3 Now this sounds all right, and there can be no question now bu: that iodine is our best remedy in | this condition. | ' What has been the result of his suggestion? |" Why the medical health officers of | other cities are being asked what they think about it, and whether oi not they will follow the example of their brother medical officer. Those who say anything say!that | while it might suit this other place, and the ideas of this other medica: officer, it would notegsuit them. Why? . Because just a very small per. centage of the people have goltre, or have the tendency toward it, and ®o' why subject the entire popula- tion to the effects of iodine upon their system. Iodine is like any other drug. It has {ts uses where there are en- larged glands, and other swellings about the body. It also has a whole- some effect upon the blood in some conditions. ¢ 'But it is a drug and would have a harmful effect upon the system generally, especially {f an overdose were put in the supply. And just as with other drugs, an ordinary does might cause severe ill- ness or even death in some cases. For instance, one person might experience a peculiar restlessness that he could not understand. Another would have frequent vomiting, spells and severe purging, similar to that caused by overripe or green fruit. With ethers the heart would feel as if it were trying to jump out er the physicians in a city using lodine would be up against some distress- ing, but interesting cases. The fact that breweries and home brewers know that iodine would prevent the proper manufacture of beer may caus some opposition to his scheme. The point however is interesting because it is well for the people to known thet iodine is a preventive of, and a remedy for goitre. WHY THE WEATHER? | The surface of the ground is con- stantly both and giving off heat, Whether the und tempera- ture rises or falls depends upon how the budget balances whether receipts or expenditures are in the excess. The sources of the income, or heat received, are the direct radiation from the sun and also the radiation from the air itself. conditions in summer, the heat re- ceived from the atmosphere is easily more than 20 per cent. of the heat derstand that upon the effective use | iodine in the drinking water supply. | As you know, many cities are us | ipg chlorine in the water to prevent | the body. You can readily see that! Under ordinary | 'in India would be angry because the | first steps were cautious and tenta- | tive. , Our real task now is to con- | vince India of the sincerity of our | surrender of the absolute power we | { | | | BIBBY'S Spring. Clothing A CORRECTLY CUT SUIT AND TOP COAT Nothing the season produced is betterthan Bibby's Master Suit. It's a style that almost every young man wears well--and likes--not an ex- tremely" loose garment--yet not too snug--just a happy medium -- it's correctly cut--notice the easy hang of it. 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