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rh | 2H pe == {i i 2431 since 1922, when a statistics begin. "TOWN REPRESENTATIVES: TORONTO--F, W. Thompson, 100 King F West, Toronto, - William J. Crowley, it. James Street. YORM---ingrabam-Powers, Inc. L Madison Avenue. 2» ~Fowers, Inc, La Street. the Editor are published Over ithe setusi mame of the The cireula tinh Whig Suthenticated b7 (he Andie Bureau of IR Tr rt st AS CANADIANS MUST BE SAFE.GUARDED. It must be thoroughly understood that the Liberals in their attack on the constitutionality of the decisions of the Governor-General, must not be . construed as in anyway attacking personality of His Majesty's re- Fesentative in Ounada. Liberals yield to no party in thelr respect and 'admiration for the gallant soldier : 'gentleman who occupies Rideau Hall. His acts are disputed. His reason- ings are questioned and Mis concep- tions of his duties held not to be in consonance with British law and pre- lent. But his person is not in any sense {nvolved. -He listened to wun- 'qualified advisers and hence his de- \ clslons must come under review as unwarranted, 'illegal and wholly : in the light of Canada's stand- before the world. We were only- a Colony, if we Stil in swaddliag clothes, and) the direction of the Colonial there might be some de justice in the Governor-Gen- relation to parliament and the mment. But with the rights of ationhood conferred by the British Governments of all political faiths * many years past, His Excellency t far astray in his views of con- utional law touching the dissolu- of Parliament. . i 'The issue is before the people, and come under their review in the The electors are the de- ning factor to make known how regard the advice given the r-General by Mr. Meighen king to put the people of this ous, intelligent, enlightened overning nation back into the of colonfal existence and dol- 'supervision. If the Conserva- party is willing to accept this fon, it must answer for itself, the Liberal party, which so long, "strenuously and so effectively 8d and. strove for responsible nt and nationhood, will not Without a struggle the posi- "which His BExcellency's de- Bas placed this Dominion. liberties which Canada has 'and fought for in times of and times of war must not be ym Canadians. The legisia- obligations, the treaty con- powers and the rights of free i subjects are the herl- the people and must be sus- tion oF corresponding" month of 1925, com- ments the Hamilton Spectator. The total assignments under the Bank- ruptcy and Winding Up acts for the whole of Canada numbered 120, as compared with 160 during 1925, and 131 in April of the present year. The llabilfties of the assignors and $3,375,485 for and 57 last year. Liabilities aggre~ gated about $681,000. Classifying the branches of business involved, it ls found that there were 22 failures in trade, twelve in manufacture, four In service (professional, recreational, business, etc.), three in agriculture, two in construction, one in mining, one in transportation and publie utilities' and four in unclassified. The report as a whole reveals a much better state of things this year than last and a progressive improvement the comparative ------------------ THE FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN A humorist once said that the press spread knowledge, the pulpit spread the gospel and the petticoats, well--they spread everywhere! And this seems true in regard to the franchise for women. In the past twenty-five years remarkable pro- gress has been made {n ®iving the frage to women. Of the sixty or so civilized nations thirty-six now have women's suffrage in some form or another and in fifteen others organi zations are working for enfranchise- ment, Of the thirty-six countries .| having suffrage for women fourteen are under the British flag, some of the British dominions having en- franchised women earlier and more fully than the mother country. Aus- tralia granted suffrage to women in 1902, and New Zealand stil] earlier ~-1898. In Canada women won the franchise in 1918. Women of the Irish Free State alone of the British Isles have the same right to vote at the same age as men---twenty-one. In the others women must be thirty anC there are other restrictions. In the Scandinavian countries Norway granted suffrage to her wo- men in 1913, Sweden in 1918, Den- mark and Iceland in 1906. Women of these countries have the most pro- gressive marriage laws in the world, the object being, as Mrs. Anna Wicksell, Swedish feminist leader, says, "to place husband and wife on absolutely the same footing." In Ksthonia women won equality with men without a struggle and Li- thiunia also has granted unlimited suffrage, Women of Poland and Cué- choslovakia also have complete equ- ality. In Roumania women vote under limitations in municipal elections only. In Greece women of thirty will be granted the right to vote at municipal elections in 1927, but may not hold office. Austrian women have the complete franchise but in Hup- gary it is limited. The change in the social status of women In Turkey , has been most startling. While having at present no political rights, they have been lib- eratéd from the harem, are allowed & contract at marriage guaranteeing their individual rights after mar- riage, have been admitted fo the universities and are permitted to en- ter the legal and medical protes- sions. In Germany and Russia women have absolutely the same political status as men, as is also the case in Holland. In little Belgium women so far have only succeeded in gaining the municipal vote and in otherwise progressive Switzerland they have no voice in governmental matters. France, Spain and Italy have so far failed to grant suffrage to their women, although in Spain women who are heads of families were re- cently granted the right to vote In municipal elections. It is hoped that the meeting of the international con- 'gress in Paris may have the effect of 'helping to bring about the enfran- chisement of French women. The suffrage bill of France was killed in 1924. ! India and Burma are the only Asiatic countries in which women have the vote. Politically the status of women in China and Japan is not encouraging at present, but Mme. Ochirini Kubushiro, president of the Women's Suffrage Association of Ja- "y| Will eventually gain women the vote. South of the northern boundary of | Mexico there are no countries where May, | amounted to $2,065,385 for last May } May of 1925. | The situation in Ontario also shows | a considerable improvement, the fig: | ures being 49 failures for the month | BY W. L. WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: week's vacation." OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: BYNONYMS: lock, bolt, late WORD STUDY: "Use a wo same time. fans." DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH "Weeks' " is correct. OFTEN MISSPELLED: symptom. Note the p. Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. To-day"s word: CONTEMPORARY; existing or occurring at "He collected his .notes from contempérary histor- i, GORDON Don't write "it is to be a three dost. Pronounce "dust." h, hook, bar, clasp, fastening. rd three times and it is yours." the 7 a -------------------------- EDITORIAL NOTES, One in every thirteen Canadians now owns a motor car. "It's always-cool in Kingston," is a slogan that should be extensively used during the summer. i Word comes from New York that the skyscraper must go. Well, that] will give more people a place in the sun--and some need it. The daughter should be absolutely mistress of her own home, is the *de~ cision of the Express, London, Eng. That predicates self-government! Canada now has the largest fav- orable trade balance per capita of any country in the world, and a Li- beral Governmiént has brought it about. The League of Nations Commis- sions of Experts on reform of the calendar has decided to recommend that the second Sunday in April be the fixed date for Baster. Dr. J. H. Putnam, Ottiwa, expects to see the time when all school chil- dren would be subjected to an intelll- gence test before they were permit. ted to enter on a High School course. That's the idea! Lloyd George has answered 'the charge against himself of instability by saying that it is only stick-in-the- muds that are 'stable---they were there yesterday and they they will be In the same place tomorrow. Pleture postcards are souvenirs passing tourists buy add mail to friends in all corners of the world. That being 'the case, it behooves Kingston to see that its postcards are brought up to date occasionally. The states of Alabama, Florida, Georgla, Kansas and North Carolina require only one number plate, which must be displayed on the rear "of the auto. Two number plates are required in all other states and the District of Columbia. Records: for Manitoba show that the large proportion of graduates remained in the province, the nest Iangest proportion in western Can- ada, the next largest went to East-| ern Canada, and the smallest to the United States. St. Thomas has "stop" laws for autoists driving into the main ther. oughfare. An observer declares {That the traffic law in St. Thomas may be a little stringent, "but so far as we could see it is working fine, and the people on foot are being amply pro- tected." i A Bromine, indispensible in medi- cine and many arts and industries, hitherto produced chiefly in Buro- pean countries, will be wrested in unlimited quantities from thé ocesn in the future by the United States. About 1,800 gallons of ses water muit be treated for every pound of bromine recovered. tases, Two things are required 'st Mur- ney tower, either to till in the moat and make a sunken garden of else repair the stone work about it. The pressure above is bulging the stone work and some day there will be a crash and the moat will with the debris. the top will general wre lesessssssscsscess ° SUNDAY THOUGHT Home. It isn't a stately mansion, Or even a villa fine; It's only"§ cosy little nest Where Jove and joy entwine; Where hearts are knit together In a bond death cannot break, Where each one hae their little _place That no other one can take; / Just home. Love, with its tender fragrance, Perfumes that little nest, And brings to the tired spirit The sense of peace and rest; . When one is feeling weary, With spirits a trifle "down," The thought of that peaceful haven, Deftly. smooths frown; * + * * +* + * > * > * * + *> * > + * + 2 > % away the That's home; Thank God for the love of fath- er, So tender, kind and true, Thank God for the love of mother, His precious gift to you, For all the loving faces That cheer you along the way, Lord grant none may be miss- ing When we meet Thee on that day! + + + + * * * + * * + + * + ry * * * * + * > > * * + + * * * + * + + + + * > ® * + + * * * * * PEIPEENPS20%0 00 And Don't the Girls Know It. Shelburne HBeonomist: Don't envy the tall man, fellows. A sclentific sharp has come out with the state- ment that tall men are more easily 'henpecked than the short men. Curtains. Chicago Journal of Commsree: Plants in window boxes improve many homes, says a lover of growing things. So do curtains, in the opin- fon of most women. Ixdeed, the pur- pose of windows in some homes seems to be to provide a place for hanging draperies. Y ---- Music of Gum Chewers. St. Thomas Times-Journal: Gum may be a dental necessity, as the German customs regulations declare, but that does not excuse chewers who get béhind you in the movie thow and make their jaws keep time with thé music. f § The Prince of Wales. Montreal Star: There ale few young men in the world who have 'erowded so -much activity and so mueh hard work into their early manhood. He has tackled the task of learning the dutiés attaching to his high office, and of Preparing himself for still higher duties, with an enthusiasm, a breezy cheerful- ness, and a tireless resolution that have won for him the admiration éven of those who are opposed upon principle to royalty in any form. Putting "Em Wise, Toronto Star: Wives Who least Suspect their husbands of befhg ex- pert cooks would be surprised if they Knew the truth. A man whose, wite cannot éven trust him to time an 8g when she is boiling It for him would be surprised if she knew how he can make a camp-stove do mir- acles at his bidding, and how other women's husbands sit around offer- ing expert advice which is utterly scorned by the honorary ehiet of the occasion. And, dinner over, when a ei naeuibiiostrtint Very Low Rates For this Wonderful - Cruise ------ CE | = The Response Cruel. A 'woman took her daughter to a famous singér for lessons. The girl's voice was tried and the mother said: "You see, she has some fine con- tralto notes, and yet'she's obviously & soprano. What do you think she will become?" i don. Just Wait! Farmer Brown: Whatcha laughin' at? : Farmér Black: That auto party tearin' down the road just stole the biggest branch off my Misc bush. Brown: What's funny about that? Black: It had a hornet's nest on it. Life. 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