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The marriage took piace Wed ths day of Miss Laura J. Rennie, daugh- ter of James Rennie, Ottawa, 10 Henry Walter, Brockville Brockville Jost an esteemed citizen "on 'Wednesday when Mrs, Beverley E, Eek breathed her last She had in til-health for several years. An oid and highly esteemed resi- ent of Cornwall, Mrs, MacLennan, retlet of the late Rev, William Ban MacLennan died on Wednesday after a Jong illness. While at work in the machine de- partnient of the National Manufac- turing Conipany. James Clavion, Broekvjile, on Thursday was seen to tall and expired. Wednesday evening at the First Presbyterian Church manse, Brock- ville, Rev. R. M, Hamilton united for Jife Frank James and Miss Edna Taggart, daughter of the late James Taggait, both of Brockville, Dr. Ansel Tannéy, son of ex-Mayor Tanney, of Iroquois, has been ap- pointed medical superintendent of the Montreal General Hospital. Dr. Tanney is but twenty-five years of age, graduste of MoGill University, 1914. Mrs. Rose Fox, the mother of six children, and Mrs, Gertrude Wat * Kins, the two women placed under ar- rest at Brockville on a charge of vag- raney, were sentenced to two years each in the Andrew Mercer Reforma- tory. For being intoxieated in 8 public place contrary to the provisions of the Ontario Temperance Act, J. H. Whitmarsh, Westport, entered a plea of guilty and was fined $60, together with $17.40 costs, It was a third offence, ° 3 At Renfrew Privates John Garvie, Geprge Watson, and George Kenyon were given a ¢lvie' reception upon their arcival on Thursday. After ad- dresges each of the soldiers, siiffer- ing from effects of gas and wounds, wers handed a eivle eheque. ei Aiton X * Almonte, Web, 2.---Mrs. Sarah Cameron Moleod, wife of James Me roprietor of the died suddenly day k stroke, On the return ot Mr, McLeod from hig office in the {ng he found her and she passed away about s had been down town for a walk in ternoon and ap- peared to be in health. Besides her husband she Jeavés one son, Prof. Stewart MeLeod, New York, r LARGEST TIN CAL ; DA : Of Mrs. Clayton Curran, of Kingston, oN on Thursday. s Sydenham, Feb. 2.--On Tuesd morning & loom was cast over the village when it was jearned that Mrs. Clayton Curran, of Kingston, has passed away. The d iy bere a few years ago, and during her youth Hved at Rosedale. Her maid- en name was Mary Ethel Thomas. Her father was the late W. Thomas, of Rosedale, who died two Years ago. By her kind and gentle disposition Mrs. Cirran won many friends. Al- though her health had been poor for a short time; her death came as a shock to her many friends. Those jeft to mourn the loss of & Joving wife and mother are her husband and three daughters, Irene, Elsa, Phyllis, and an infant son; also one sister, Mrs. R. Clark, of Sunbury, and four brothers, Jesse, of Picton; Rus- sail and Samuel, of Deseronto; and Wilson, of Rosedale. = The funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. 8. Clendinnen, of Kingston at 10.30 o'clock on Thursday morning at the residence, after which the remains were taken to Sydenham and placed in the vault to await interment there. On Saturday afternoon the Verona hockey team journeyed to Sydenham to play a friendly game. The score resulted in 8 to 0 in favor of the home team." Miss A. Abbott is spending a few days with friends in the city. E. Martin, of Moscow, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. S. Hicks, Mrs, W. Me-. Rory, ill of quinsy, is improving. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell and daughter, Wednesday, Se pe Popular Official Dismissed. I Brockvillé, Fel, 2-Thomas Burns, | for the past twelve years landing | walter at the C. P. R. wharf and a member of the local customs staff, Ottawa that his services were no longer required. The news of Mr. Burns' removal from the service will was a capable and obliging official and one who served the public in a most satisfactory way. Brothers Make Supreme Sacrifice, Belleville, Feb, 2.--Mfs, Joseph Pickell has received official notifica- tion that her son, Pte. Isaac J. Pic- kell, has been killed in action, the death taking 'place on June 2nd, 1916. Pte. Clayton Pickell, another son, was killed on May 24th, "1916, Both young men were well known in this city, and left with the 39th Bat- talion. ------------------------ It 8 reported that Jack McKenna, Athens, intends taking up farming in the spring time on. a farm near Lehighs, nc 1. {From Our Own Correspondent? Feb. 2.---Robert Sheppard, one of ed |Gananoque's aged and highly respect- ed residents, passed peacefully away at the home of hig sister, Mrs. Wil- liam Pratt, after & lingering illness of neatly five years, the trouble be- ing arterial sclerosis. the son of the late John Sheppard, township. in November, 1847, being therefore in the seventieth year of He removed to Gananoque many years ago, where he opened up a real estate and insurance office, of which he made a success, acquiring during his business life a econsider- able amount of real estate, an ex-mayor and ex-councillor, a past county master of the Orange Order and for many years an active member in the Royal Templars of Temper- Deceased was ne He leaves three sisters, Pratt, at whose away; Mrs. Donley, Minto, Man.; and Schenectady, N.Y.; also three brothers, William, Lans- Henry, Minto, Man.; George, Vicksburg, Miss, ral will be held on Saturday after- noon. Mrs. W. 8. Llovd had a fall on the fey e¢rossing just downe; There was no one near, and when found she had heen lying on the walk for fifteen or of Yarker, called on Miss Gouge on twe Her leg was badly fractured above A party of young people {went for a surprise party over 'to Mrs. Davidson's on Wednesday gven- ing and were nicely entertained. A sleigh driving party from Pitts- ferry-came to town on Wednesday was notified by the department al evening and were entertained at the nome of Mr. and Mrs. A, H. Allen, A number from town went to Clayton on 'Wednesday for the firemen's ball, be heard on all sides with regret. He and a number did riot get back until yesterday afternoon. est to enlist for overse Peter Williams, Glenn Potter, Hil- G. Nobes and C. Crossing on the ice be- tween this town and Clayton, is reported as excellent. Among the lat- jiard LaFrance, Mrs. C. H, Hurd, King street, was waited on yesterday by the teacher the Maple Leaf Young Ladies' Class of Grace Sun- dpe day School and presented with a handsome testimonial of their ap- preciation of her services in assisting them with their recent old-time con- Miss Ariel LaSha, recently op erated on in Hotel Dieu, Kingston, is making good progress towards re- NATIONALISM AND WAR. Great Spirit That Makes for Good < and Evil At the first of a series of meetings arranged by a Liverpool committee for thé study of international rela- tions, Prof. J. Ramsay Muir, the well-known historian, delivered a jecture in which the topics of mili- tarism and nationalism were touched upon. * Prof, Ramsay Muir sald that a study of history enabled them fo gain an understanding of the ele~ ments of the problem presented by the European situation, but it did not offer a solution. Some held that a state of war was a state of nature, while others attributed wars to the defects of politicians, Both those statements were shallow. He did not regard t.e maintenance of an adequate army as militarism. The inadequacy of the army of France or Britain might encourage the militar- ism of Prussia. It was not militar- ism which had advanced Prussia, but the unification of Germany. Every war of the Nineteenth Cen- tury could be traced directly to the operation of the nationalist tendency, put despite the wars it bad caused, nationalism bad proved to be one of the most beneficial factors in the his- tory of civilization and the only means of establishing, effective self- government. By allowing national- ism to be fostered instead of re- pressing it a permanent peace would be promoted. If jonalism had been wisely developed in Austria- Hungary and Southeastern Europe, Germany would not have feund the opportunity to launch this 'war. Nationality did not rest on a racial basis, but on language. Dealing with the relation of trade to war he did not think that commerce could brihg peace to the world, many wars having beep due-to trade rivalry, and others to the rivalry of European powers for the dominatign of the wholex world. British imperialism, he was happy to say, bad come . to have 4 new meaning, a stable govern- ment for the peoples of India and Egypt, and a protection and uplift- ing for the backward races of Africa. Overcrowded Switzerland. The much-prized privilege of visit- ing prisoners of war in Switzerland has naturally been much sought after by the relatives of the prisoners, The accommodation available bas, bow- ever, proved to be limited and the Secretary of the British War Office has issued an announcement to this effect. Information, . he says, bas been received from Switzerland that the accommodation for relatives of British honcommissioned officers and men interned in that country is very ' limited, and that only 50 persons can be asecommodated at Chateau d'Oex and 10 at Leysin, while no accommo- dationds available at present at Mur- ren. It is also intimated that chil- n under the age of 16 cannot he permitted to proceed to Switzerland. In these circumstances the number of relatives proceeding' to Chateau d'Oex and Leysin at any one time must be strictly 'limited, ahd none can be pepmitted to go to Murren until arréngements can be made for their accommodation there. It bas accordingly been arranged that (1) Only two relatives per prisoner can be allowed to go to Switzerland. (2) Children can in no circumstances be permitted to go. (3) The prigoner of war shall himself select the Yela- tives whom he wishes to visit him and shall furnish their names and ad- dresses to the British military at- tache in Switzerland, who for- ward the names of those to the prisoners of war co ; under the joint war committee of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem. (4) No individual will be allowed to occupy the rooms reserved for relatives of prisoners of war for more than 14 days. On receipt of intimation from Switzerland the above-named com-, mittee will make all arrangements for the visit of the relative, whether able to pay expenses or not. etme ier Mexico Has Her Bastile. The Alhondiga dé Granaditas 'in Guanajuato is one of the most historic buildings in the Mexi- can republic and will always be re- membered not. . as. a 'storehouse of , mot as a prison, which it now but as the place where the first blow was struck for the liberation of Mexico from Spanish rule. Quad- rangular in shape with central patio, a row of small Moorish windows near the top, the lower floor Tuscan, the phot Dorie, the building has no rchitecturil beauty, At each corner Jarge hook, from which in the ggle for independence iron cages contaln- '| which it has stood the test of the | ment for all grades of society. RITISH WHIG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, ior. SCOT AND ANZAC. | Ome of the Great Friendships Re- sulting From the War. The friendship between the Aus- tralian troops and the Scottish regi- ments is the subject of a recent ar- ticle from Captain C. BE. W. Bean, the official correspondent with the Australian troops. Australians and New Zealanders, he says, have; fought alongside of many good mates in this war. 1 suppose the Twenty- ninth Division and the navy and In- dian mounted batter and infantry were their outstanting friends In Gallipoli; in France, the artillery of a certain famous regular division and the Scotsmen, It is quite' remarkable how the Australian seems to forgather with the Scotsman wherever in ce he meets him. You will see them shar- ing each other's canteens at the base, yarning round each other's campfires at the front. Wherever the pipers are, there will the Australians be gathered tognther. I asked an Aus- tralian the other day how it was that he and his mates had struck up such a remarkable friendship with a cer- tain Highland regiment camped near' them. "Well, I think it's"iheir sense of humor," he said. We looked at him rather hard. "You see, ti can understand our jokes," he . said, "They don't seem to take us Loo ser- fous like." i - And I think he had just hit it. The Australian has a habit of pulling his mate's leg and being on his guard against a leg-pull in return. He bas sharpened his conversation against the conversation of his friends from the time he could speak--his uncles are generally to blame for it; they started him on the path of repartee by pulling his legs before those same legs had learnt to walk. 'As a result he is always sparring in conversation --does not mean to be taken ser- jously. And the Scotsman, cautious and always on the lookout for a feint, is seldom caught by it. If he is, the chances are he gives it back----with interest. . It is a grim, dry varfety of hume: and it goes with a wonderful grim, sturdy nature. Few people here ever see a Scottish regiment passing with- out waiting to watch the last square figure swing down the road, if, they have the time. Many look at the per- tect swing of the kilts and the strong bare knees. For myself, I can never take my eyes off their faces, Every face is different from the next. Eaeb man seems to be thinking for hime self, and ready to stand up for his own decision against the world. The friendship between the Scot and the Australian, Captain Bean continues, persisted into the fighting "A Scottish unit was alongside of thé Australians for a considerable time. 1 was told that an Australian working party, while digging a forward trench, was raiped continually by a German machine gunner out in front of his own line in a shell hole. One or two men were hit. 'The line on the flank of the working party happened tg be held by Scottish troops. An of - ficer from the Australians had to visit the Scottish line in order to make some preparations for a forthcoming attack. He found the Scotsten there impatiently waiting for the dark to go over the parapet and get that sniper--they could scarcely be held back even then, straining like hounds on the leash. The sniper was bagged later with his machine gun. It was a mixed affair, Scottish and Aus- tralian, and I believe there. wash\an argument as to who owned the - chine gun." Too Few Producers. Writing in The London Magazine, Sir Leo Chiozza Money, the well | known M.P. and economist calls' at- tention to the fact that the rouble with Great Britain's economic sys- tem in the past was that the country had too few producers, Previous to the war, he says---and he guotes figures to prove it--only one in three of the British male population aged eighteen or over was engaged directly in the production of industrial wealth. - Continuing, he says: "As a matter of fact, if we are to abolish poverty in our land, it is necessary to draft not only more wo- men but more men into productive industry. Thus only can we get that plentiful supply of material commo- dities which is necessary to obtain better houses, better home furnish- ings, better supplies of material for comfort, culture, sport and recrea- tion, We must have mare produc- srs." There is no doubt that Britain Is going to be a very changed country after the soldiers come back from the war. The best brains of the old land are already being devoted to the solution of the problems that will then arise and after the manner in greatest cataclysm in the history of the world . it is very - unlikely that British genius will prove itself un- able to devise an economic system w there will be work for all and & return for that work which will spell happiness and comtent- Australian Politics, a sequel of the con- in Australia is the wanting the oa: - Fy, Ehiihes fied ced 5 wood floors of 811 kinds. All srlers' y orig romp attention. ° BUSINESS doesn't happen--neither does failure. Both £ are the result of laws as rigid as those of 3 the Medes and Persians. Good printing istoa , great extent responsible for success. The British Whig Job Department Printing Churph Envelopes Publishing 4 Loose Leaf Binding "GOLDEN RULE SERVICE" : Phone 292. 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