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THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG . : ---- i -- ounded 1847. . Summer Students Should Take Advantage w Of This S , MEN'S and BOYS' SUITS WHY NOT TAKE THESE SAVINGS ? MEN'S SUITS $18.00 Suit for $14.40. $20.00 Suit for $16.00. $22.00 Suit for $17.60. $22.50 Suit for $18.00. $25.00 Suit for $20.00. $27.50 Suit for $22.00. $30.00 Suit for $24.00. $35.00 Suit for $28.00. $37.50 Suit for $30.00. $40.00 Suit for $32.00. MOTHERS! Same discount on Boys' Suits. Prices from $6.00 to $15.00. With discount of LIVINGSTON'S 75-79 BROCK STREET If Off Your Route It Pays To Walk You Save $3.60 You Save $4.00 You Save $4.40 You Save $4.50 You Save $5.00 You Save $5.50 You Save $6.00 You Save $7.00 You Save $7.50 You Save $8.00 20% ~ ANDERSON'S || QUALTY . LARGER MARKET - SERVICE Retail 2600 PHONES: Wholesale 1767 NE ern Office 365w | | | | | | | i: - | 4 A pure soap flake. Any fabric that || i will hold its color in pure water is | : safe when washed with FLEXO, This | ' . is an extraordinary good value. | |] | Large Package 25¢ * Asparagus, bunch VEGETABLES Fresh and crisp from local gard. pe | ens every morning. | 15c¢c. New Beets . . . . 8 bunches 20¢. 28¢. | Peas (in pod), Ib. RESTIGOUCHE ~ SALMON "The King of Salmon kind." ~ Steaks, Ib. wie wy * To ae ,-6 for 15e, ; ohn's (Free Stone), special 8... 6 tor 25. AaB eae el CITY AND DISTRICT ' {| Takes Civil Service Position. {| Miss Vera J. MacDonald, assistaat {bookkeeper at George Masoud's, has {been called to Ottawa to take a jclvil service position, | { + Doctors Elected. Dr. J. C. Connell, Kingston, and {Dr. William- Spankie, Wolfe Island, {were elected to committees of the {College of Physicians and Surgeons {of Ontario. | ¢ | Licut. Burke Won £2. | Lieut. Desmond Burke, Queen's {University arts student, won £2 in {the Queen Mary shooting competi- |tion at Bisley, Eng. He stood 28th {in the list. To Be Assistant Instructor. Karl Van Allen, of the 0.8.D. staff, Belleville, is in Kingston to | act as assistant instructor in physical culture at the summer school for July and August. Promoted on Retirement, According to the Canada Gazette, Lieut.-Col." R. E. Birdsall, Ottawa, and a noted rifleman has been grant- ed the rank of colonel on retirement to the reserve of officers, A Requiem Mass. The solemn requiem month's mind mass, for the late Very Rev. Dean Kelly was celebrated Wednesday morning in St. Frances de Sales Church, Smith's Falls, at 9.30 by Most Rev, Archbishop Spratt. Dr. Cronk Recovering. Dr. G. 8. Cronk, medieal haalth officer of Belleville, is making satis- factory progress towards recovery, following an operation for appendi- citis in Belleville General Hospital on July 5th. Pieco of Rail Fell on Foot. Reginald Ross, Belleville, while engaged ut work at the rail saw de- partment of the Canadian National Railway, dropped a piece of a rail on his foot, crushing several toes. He was taken to the Belleville Gen- eral Hospital. Raised Large Pole. The men working at the city buildings on Wednesday, raising a large telephone pole to be used as a support for a scaffolding, attract- ed a good deal of attention from pas- sersby. The pole was placed in position by the men ofthe Kingston Bell Telephone Company. Moonlight Excursion. Take the SS. Waubic Friday, July 9th, Moonlight Excursion to Clayton, N.Y. One hour at Clayton. Orches- tra on board for dancing. Leave Kingston 7.30 p.m. city time. Tickets 50¢c, for sale at office of Rockport Navigation Co., Ltd., foot of Brock street. Phone 2195. Say Costs Too High. The session and congregation of St. John's Church, Pittsburg, are ap- pealing from the certificate of the taxing officer on the taxation of the costs of the Rev. W. H. Fee and Wm. Finnigan, two of the defendants in the action brought against them and the Continuing Presbyterian Chureh. Just 134 Years Ago To-day. On July 8th, 1792, Sir J ohn G. Simcoe was sworn in at Kingston as the first Governor of Upper Canada, and the Executive Council held its first meeting, the beginning of con- 'stitutional government in what is now Ontario. The swearing in took place in front of the small wooden Anglican church which stood on the present Whig site. County Might uy Property. Reeve Ben Willis, Lanark, after presenting a report to the Lanark county council stated that he had been told by W. J. Rabb that the 8t. Andrew's Church property at the corner of Cralg and Drummond streets adjoining the Court House, is for sale. Mr. Willis hinted that perhaps the county should purchase this property at some time in the future. Main Line Closer. The Ontario Government is to be requested to place the main trans- mitting lines from the Gatineau so as to serve most. economically the 700,000 people resident in Eastern Ontario. It is suggested that the line pass further south so that all along the front, as far as Cobourg, it can be 'easily tapped by the cities and towns and the current made available for their use. SS " Solicitor Asked a Question. The Napanee town solicitor is asked for an opinion on the ques- g oll, import coke and sell it within the town; also as to whether anyone under similar above can come into town and sell auto. mobiles without paying a tax Zor doing same, . conditions | inauguration of a sinking and renew- | al fund. Under the new schedule of | rates established, these two charges | will be taken care of, and are de- signed to protect the investment of | the City of Kingston in Hydro. f <7: { May Undergo Operation. i Donald MacClement, the son of Dr. | W. T. MacClement, who was injured in an automobile accident near Col- | lin's Bay on May 24th, may have to | undergo an operation before his re- | covery can be complete. Dr. Mae- | Clement, who was in Toronto, was. called home yesterday as it was| thought that the operation would! have to be performed to-day, but | there had been a change for the bet- | ter in the young man's condition, and | it has been decided to wait at least till Friday. Scouts Held Hike. With a full patrol, the hike plan- ned by the Rooks of the 1st Kingston Boy Scouts was held Wednesday evening. The patrol hiked out the ; Front Road for a short distance hav- {ing Scouting games and practise on the way. An ideal spot was selected | for the short stop and a fire was start- ed for the weiner roast, which always seems to go along with night hikes. Around the camp-fire the patrol lead- | er had the boys revue their tender- foot work. . Night scouting was the feature of the hike and all derived.a great deal of benefit from it. To Make Inquiry. The Ontaria Municipal and Rail- way Board has appointed Francis Dagger, supervisor of telephone sys- tems, to enquire and report on the application of the Lyndhurst Rural Telephone Co., Ltd., and the Plum Hollow and Eloida Telephone Co., Ltd., respondent for an order for the fixing of charges to be paid by the applicant for switching services. Thé applicant asks for the approval of a charge of $15 per season or a part thereof for telephone service fur- nished summer residents of the Charleston Lake district. To Vote On Proposals. At Arnprior on August 11th the ratepayers will decide whether it, will make a five or a ten year con- tract for electric lighting of the town. The five-year contract is for 60 c.p. lights at 91 2-3 cents per month and for 100 c.p. lights at $1.66 2-3 per month. The ten year contract will be for the first five years at the present price of 75 cents and $1.50 per month for 60 and 100 c.p. lights and for the re- maining five vears at the same rate as for the first-named five-year con- tract." t \ EE -- Rear Another Cross. On an island in Chats Lake, with- in sight of the spot that is now Arnprior, Champlain set up a huge red cedar cross, as a tribute to the Almighty for having guided him safely thus far on his journey to- ward the Huronia or Georgian Bay country, and as a mark to voyageurs who passed that way. The Arnprior Chronicle thinks some organization with a love for Canada's intensely In- teresting history should erect on the island a ¢ross that will be a re- plica of the one set up by the vai- fant Champlain. i ------ Kiwanians Docked Here. Three gasoline cruisers were tfed up at the Yacht Club wharf Wednes- day. The cruisers are owned by Messrs. Caldwell, Stacey and Mayor Hanna, all of Syracuse. They arrived at four o'clock in the afternoon, and were on their way to Newhoro, where the Kiwanis Club of Syracuse, is hold- ing its annual outing, at the summer home of Kiwanian Steve Bresee. A large number of the members of the Syracuse Club also motored through Se city on their way to Newboro. ey expected Yo be back here, on their way home Saturday night, in brdes.to be home by Sunday. = - Won Highest Honors. Miss Marion I. Burke, daughter of Mrs. Josephine Burke, Rochester, N.Y., and grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Drennan, Perth, was re- cently ted from D'Youville College, Buffalo, with a maxima cum laude diploma. This is the first time the honor has been won by a D'Youville graduate. Miss Burke was also the winner of a special prize of $25 in gold given for the highest scholarship standing during the four years. She now holds the degree of B.-A. She was an honor graduate of Nazaréth Academy, Rochester, in the class of 1922, winning a university scholarship at the time. Mrs. T. J, Maher, Perth, her: aunt, attended the graduating exercises when = Miss Burke received the above honors. Se 4 fhe " | [@]= | Sik Broadcloths % Laidlaw's Dlaily Store News For Friday, July 9th SPECIAL NOTICE! Be sure and see this ad. to-morrow night for big special offering for Saturday morning selling. "A word to the wise is sufficient." Remarkably Low Prices on Summer Silks Hundreds of yards of lustrous Silks, in glorious sum- mer colors that have been selling for much higher prices. 900 Yards Colored Fuji Silks 89c yd. : This offering will mean much to the woman who de- sires a soft, Silk Summer Frock, low in price, but of good quality and shade. : SKY-BLUE PEACH ZINC GREY Cocoa FLESH PINK SEAL BROWN FLAME ALMOND TOBACCO BUTTERCUP », / TURQUOISE CANARY POPPY BLACK DELPH ORCHIL PENCIL SAND CORAL 225 Yards 54 Inch Crepe de Chene 52.48 yd. A lovely quality Crepe de Chene in 5 of the best sea- sonable shades for glorious summer wear; in the extreme width that does mean advantageous'cutting. --~ Sand Navy Black Pink 200 Yards Black Duchesse Satin 'Ata Remarkable Low Price of Only *1.19 yd. Because of the recent purchase of 200 yards of this wonderful quality Black Duchesse Satin at a low price, are we able to make this offering again. : : The finish and weave of this Satin is rich and lovely, "and will Inake up wonderfully for dancing frocks. 36 inches ide. 200 YARDS 0a "Rajah Silks" $1.25 & $1.75 2 on roan r 3 Gp pak. Jere the ed Orchid: [e. . b ; p A p ; k : WR