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bs 'to div Atlantic Sa d to Have Been Declded on A duépatch from Ottawes sayst As]ed ab the next session of Pastis: | » preliminary to the enlargement |ment for a p survey, end of the Canadian canal at Sault Sbe. Marie to a depth of 31 feet, the Government is ar for the expropriation of Whi ; Taland 8nd an additional ie of land slong the south side of the present Sana). Most of the property ia owned by the Algoma Osntral Rail- , and the Department of Justice now instituting expropriation proceedings, The actual work of enlarging the Yganal must, of course, walt until "sanctioned by Parliament, but ip is understood 'that a vote will be ask- BRITISH FIRMS CONTRACT = Thirty Million 'Dollar Outlay for Extension of|pe Vancouyer's Harbor, A despatch from London says: Messrs. J. G. White, the eminent British harbor engineers, announce that they have secured the gon- tract, involving about £6,000,000 sterling, for a scheme of harbor ex- 'tension in Vancouver, where the Provincial = Government recently granted foreshore rights to © the Vancouver Harbor & Dock' Exten- 'gion Company. It is intended to i provide twenty-five miles of dock- "age at Lulu Island and Sea Island DEVOURED BY SHARKS, Tragic Scene Witnessed hy Passen- gers on Steamer Campania. A despatch from London says: A tragit scene was witnessed by 'the passengers of the Campania,' which arrived at Queenstown last week. tal On the third day out a' third-class senger, John' Fagan, belonging' county Mayo, jumped or fell overhoard from the top deck. All the passengers were on deck at the when a ery. of board I" was raised. <The Campania's engines were at onoe stopped, and a boat rowed "quickly to aid the drowning man. 'passengers; however; were hor-: ; rified to see a rumber of sharks in '#hé vicinity, and 'the unfortunate "man was devoured. Tt" is believed "Man over-' plans, ruemiemn ot the Bos Oa a logical tienos Ho wnlatgemont of the elland Canal, The next step : be the enlarge- | went of the o Bt. Lawrence Rpstalts sham = mo y | uous. thirty docs. 9 fo. Bive, oo i iho-slisribution tai on ot dh head pen: o Sheough bom the of the Tern veins of the neck The formal announcement of the whole scheme will probably Bob b de Mads Ser some Sousidetalle tims tb meanwhils enlargement Fs will be proceeded with. ae pu 'freely, and assis | ilies VINE PRODUCES! 500 PUMPKINS] Covers Eighth of ¢ Acre--One Welghs| 100: Pounds. patch from Conws; , 8.0. 1 Peter, Peter Pumpkin be Eater had yun across an 'enOrMOnS) umpkin vine 73 Hoan on on 3h ; Hy o eB kerk Fi on ik t voluntary othe 18 bal 4 the largest $n the world, It ors more than an of an' and has produced B kins, the largest of which and many miles for industrial sites | nearly 100 pounds. If it is & and railway terminals, The com- to remove it the vine will b pany agrees to give the . (Fovern- [ted at the State Fair at Ool ment control over the dockage er RST ETE rapes 'that are to be: charged. and LIONS CAUSE TERRO also undertakes' to allow all rail: 0: ways and steamship lines equal privileges. The agreement gives the Government the right to purchase' at. an arbitrated value Fog works | A which "the company as & private! Perron promoter has placed at the disposal ym of the Rare world, ¢ o So ei depredations of 'a lioness , cubs snd a number of en x press wagon. arad room for him, But. the ran id Charles Rush's legs, kuooking hin [have seized and devoured 200. oat lo and 400 sheep. The inhabitants |e [She foet from under him. He. fell back |? ward, striking his head on the aide- [Will Rot allow their children to, 60 fi walk and fracturing his ekull. "He | . : } died three hours later in: the houpi- : i btm : He DIDNT § KNOW atl Ct TRADE FIGURES GRowING. That Tea and. Colts Cause Trouble. So common is the use of tea or 9 wh Pigures for 'the' Year: Will Show Increase of $200,000,000. : A despatoh from Ottawa says: |many obscure ails which Canada's trade Agures announced {attributed to other things, Thursday show: stril increases, |: The easiest. way to wi the total for August being $97, Ta aneselt is to quit the tea' and 108 For: months of the year the : "that he was insane. The. Campania -- : 'proceéded aftér an hour's delay. ri ASTING [COST MAN'S _ "Knocked Down on Ton Sidewalk, Suse tained Fraeturs of Skull. : despatch from Woodstock says 5 of a hos carélossness. oh usr