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Brunswick acreage 2aveEalj t a larger acreage' , planted this year § Very little of last, year's crop of potatoes now remains' in the farmers' of feldspar, are to be subjected to study and their as a result of geologist will prepare a report for the - Provincial Mining Branch. In recent years there have been finds of feld- spar reported from time fo time on the north shore. Promoters have manifested their intention of starting exploitation if the mineral proved of "real value. Fort William, Ont.--There is a con- siderable movement of wheat from this port at the present time. Up to June. 15th, the total of grains of all '~kinds shipped from the port since the opening ~of ' navigation, 'amounted to] over 92,600,000 bushels. Winnipeg, Man.--Wheat acreage in the three western provinces is' 19, 224,900, according to the Northwest Grain Dealers' Association. Other acreages planted to grains are as fol- lows: oats, 9,705,600,- an Increase of 7 per cent.; barley, 2,023,000, an in- orease of 13.4 per cent.; rye, 537,800, increase 24 per cent.; flax, 689,800, de- crease of 26 per cent. Saskatchewan h : Ki shore, especially around. My icvunpan "0 Alberta wool is now being marketed toy wheat acreage is 2,124,700 and' oats 2,178 fle Hark new marketing body, to be known as the Saskat- chewan Registered Seed Growers' Co- jopesative Association, was organized; | purpose is to 'handle, 'warehouse, clean ! end market registered grains grasses for 'the growers of the prov- ince. Plans are now under considera- .tion for the erection of a sleaning plant. and warehouse, to be situa in: Moose Jaw. Lethbridge, Alta--A large quantity in Great Britain, according to the secretary of the Co-operative Wool Growers' Association. Already much .of the new wool crop has been con- tracted for Hove and enquiries have, been received for 500,000 lbs. of the western wool clip. | Vancouver, B.C.--For the first time {in the 'history of Vancouver's grain export business, New Zealand has been buying Canadian oats, the New Zealand crop having been light last tgeason. About 100,000 bushels have 'gone forward, 200;000 bushels are de- finitely booked for shipment and an- other 800,000 bushels are reported to" have been closed. The oats.are being used for seeding purposes. ------- Heard at the Hennery. HERBERT HARTLEY DEWART,. K.C. Motorist--"I'd like a dozen eggs, please. Farmer--"I haven't a dogen; only ten. Motorist--"Well, are they fresh?" Farmer--'"They're so fresh the hen didn't have time to finish the dosen." REAR-ADMIRAL BRAND . Photographed at Vancouver on his arrival with the squadron from the British fleet. 'MISSION WORKERS IN CHINA RELEASED Firm Steps Taken by British Government Agents Prove Effective. Wuchow, China (via Hong Kong), July 18.--Rev. E. H. Carne, the Aus 'tralian missionary who, with Rev. R, +A, Jaffray, Canadian, and Dr. H. G. Miller and Rev. Rex Ray, Americans, "was captured by Chinese bandits at Fu River on May 15, has been releas- od, and is now on his way to Wuchow. Messrs. daftray and Miller were pre-! viously released by the outlaws to garry the demands for ransom, while Mr. Ray subsequently made his _Aancape. "With the news of the release of Carne comes also the tidings that the Kwellin Pingloh missionaries, to the recsue of whom the mission party were hastening by launch when they were captured, 'are 'safe and are all! now en route to Wuchow. The: British Government despatched gunboat to Wuchow with officials to otiate for the immediate release of seaptured missionavies. The Brit- ~authorities declined to pay the ransom demanded 'by the brigands refused permission of those con- d to do so privately. They de- to hold the Chinese Government nsible for the. release and safe t of all the missionaries, which V hes now been Recomplished. RA ot Indians to Have in Their Language : t Indians in Canada will the first Bible ever written in nguag in fact the first book 'when Canon H. W. G. F many years a missionary Ain the Canadian rs the work at his home in| -- | Brillant counsel and former leader of the Liberal party in. Ontario, who died July 8 at his summer home mear Uxbridge, after a brief illness, I got November 9, 1861, at St. John's, Quebec, he received his: early education in Born on Toronto, where he hecame outstanding in politics 'at the bar and in educa- tional circles. He was one of the fore most criminal lawyers in Canada, be- ing engaged for the defence in the Home Bank ease.and in the trialiof Hon. Peter Smith, former provincial treasurer. REVOLT IN-BRAZIL MAKES HEADWAY Government Troops Fighting Rearguasd Action -- Re- serves Called Qut. Montevideo, Uruguay, July 18.-- Authoritative advices received here say that the Brazilian revolutionists { in Sao Paulo have won fresh vie- tories 'over the Government troops. | According to these advices the Gov- | = British Navy to Check Red Sea Slave Traffic It was announced at the Foreign! Office that the government had decid- ed to reinforce the British naval force in the Red Sea by the dispateh of a division of fast destroyers, says a { London despatch." | Naval patrols, formed of sloops be- {longing to the British, French and Italian navies, are maintaining an active supervision of these waters with a view to the suppression of the slave traffic from the African to the Arab: ian coast. Their works consists in stop- ing and searching the native dhows which they meet in the course of their patrols in order to ascertain that there are no slaves being transported on board them. , covered, the dhow arrested and the slaves liberated and sent home. It is, however, becoming apparent that the vessels which have been op- erating in the Red Sea are not suffi- cient completely to suppress the traf- fic in slaves. There are numerous is- lands with rocky creeks inte which the| dhows, sailing by night, can retire during the daytime and hide, and,! with a fresh breeze, it is not always possible for the warships available to overtake them. The government ho; with Se re. inforcements of fast hip tig now sent, to put an end "to the slave in the Red Sea. Use of Pri Made ment of the irksome. 'Te-| quiring that a plane must be passed 2 as air-wortlly every day andmuet:land be certified as airworthy in the place, and then it Is up to the built to keer? it In condition. Contracts signed by : fasmiare to, to deliver their wheat ; "organization, From time to time, slaves are dis- Private airplane flying is to be sim- piified in Great Britain by the abolis! "regulations only at a recognized alndrome, says a | » London despatch. A plane now will | '™® ernment forces have been badly de- feated. Reports which have passed the cen- sor assert that the situation in Sao Paulo is momentarily growing worse; that the rebels, after getting the" up- per. hand of the Government, estab- lished a provisional Government in Sao Paulo City and now are advane- ing upon Santos, which port is the supply base of the Government troops, which are declared to be fighting a rearguard action and endeavoring, though unsucéessfally, to hold back the advance of 'the rebels. Fighting is declared to be going on gixty kilometres from Santos, where the battleship Minas Geraes and six| torpedo-boat destroyers are anchored. | The inhabitants of Santos are report- ed to be greatly alarmed. It is stated that the first line reserves are to be called to the colors and that rein- forcements for the Government troops are awaited in Santos, to which point they are proceeding from many parts 'of Brazil. Rio Janeiro, July 18.--~The Jornal do.Commercio says this morning, with regard to the revolt in Sao Paulo: "Federal troops are continually ar« riving to serve as reinforcements in an encircling plan in an endeavor to force the rebels to surrender without the necessity of causing serious dam- age to the City of 'Sao Paulo." By iA sl Don't compare two persons in their presence; you are sure to' displease 'both of them. Two Towns:in:Scotland tobe Sold by 'Auction Does anybody wa: want to purchase a city? Two British towns, complete municipalities: not only including the dwellings, but factories and public ine stitutions as well, with theatres, dance halls, postoffices, hotels, shops, a hos- pital fire engine stations and garages, will be offered 'at 'auction to the high: est bidder on July 22, says a Londén despatch, The townships of Gretna and 'Hast Rigg, in Scotland, which were estab: lished during the war for mass pros duction of cordite; are the bargains offered for sale. The entire property includes some 8,000 'acres of land and | more than 100 'miles of raflway. At the time of the arhilstice 30,000 peo: ple were at work in Gretna, and the government undertook te provide them with -all<the amenities of life. Since the war all the special ma- ' chinery, in the munitions plants has been sold-to private purchasers. Now the townships themselves are about to go under the hammer, ne cer fren: at 'Big British Exhibition The Temple of Solomon, the Taber- nacle and many of the other shrines of the 'Holy Land familiar to readers of the Old Testament are reproduced in miniature in the Palestine exhibit at the British Empire Exhibition, says a London despatch.' 'One is shown the holy of holies which the high priest alone could enter, and then but once a year for an annual sacrifice. = The palace where Solomon kept his queen and the apartments that sheltered his sumptuous assortment' 'of wives and concubines are faithfully reproduced. The plain temple which replaced Solomon's magnificent structure after its destruction and also that of Herod, built during the lifetime of Christ up- on the same spot, also are reproduced. Biblical Scenes Reproduced an, July 18: The Baku are once (more ina 'crisis, and thei con- ference of the Little Ententetiow pro. bring out existing differences in more vivid high lights. Roumania seeks united suppe:t in holding Bessarabia against vakia is withholding. Rouniania wants an. a; among 'the Little Entente that would give' military sup-|g¢ port in action, if needed. Meanwhile Russia is involved in a Bulgarian internal orisis, Sofia. re- Communist revolution as -a result of the union of the Communist rpeasants|' and the Macedonians, which Russia has encouraged. M. Benes is in the conference eel, ing to relieve Little Entente" domina- | tion by the big entente. But on them one big™issue--Rugéla-- 'there is no iunion possible, 'and 'the conference' seems fruitless. Recontly released from prison for be ing a "De Valeraite," who has been olected mayor of Cork: London to Experiment With. One-Way Streets New York's example in 'providing one-way traffic streets will be followed as a tryout for relieving traffic con. 'gestion here, says a London despatch. The experiment will. be. limited' at: pre. sent to the main 'streets in the theatre | area, and to the hour from 10:30 to This plan has been adopted.by Chiet Constable Bassom, London's new traf- fic controller, as a means for avoiding. i ceeding in Prague ds only serving to $3.5 0; which Premier Benes of Czecho-Slo- backs, ports the country is on the verge of a prints, L | : soupy po do, af sv, 11.30, when the theatres are emptying. i TR y ia meme hay "Beans Gu, X a oe, : Retin, rs oF PHA ar Le iit "comb 12¢3 Th honey; per Smoked mi Toots wn med, i cosa hans, 84 to 36¢; uh Te 17 to 18¢; cof rol El Boh less, 28 op 3 Cured' meats--Long clear bacon, 50 to 70 lbs, $18.60; 70 to 90 lbs. $18; Tbe. and w $17; Mehtweight rolls, Ho parle, $37; 1s, $32. tubs, 16 i Export steers, 0 dn BF ers, # 3 to $8; butcher ; 0, gobo 6; 37 25; 2 ee ri $5.25 to ies 9 0 $6 $6; he cows chk i 16; oe ul, Good od, bass to $55 do, $5 50 to $4; bolognas, $2.50 to canners I Bologns $1.26 to sa 5 -. ar = , Com., $4 to $6. ewes, $14 to $14.50; do, sheep, light ewes, $5.5 culls, sig ta $450; hoge 3 do, f.0! ts, 87. ¥ ) caYs, long 8g BEsEtss MONTREAL. Oats, No. 2 CW, 513% to bc CW, 50 to 50%¢c; extra No. i to 49%e; Ne. 2 local Ww! | met in Montreal trea] recently, Sir Henry Thorhton, présidént 'of 'the Canadian 'National éalied attention to the great nxtural' resources of Cana | da. that awaited the mecessry capital for thelr development and advised the p. | bankers to study these resources. In thus spesking "to 'Untted "States bahkers, Sir Henry did not riged to in: clude Canadians generally. There are "thousands of our' people, how: 33 Lh oi aver,' : Whiose! nota)' bread and butter depend upon Canada's natural .re- Hources; who give mo consideration whataver to the basic raw materials which our natural resources provide. Our lands; forests, waterpowers, mines and fisheries are back of all industry, = Bir Henry, as head of a gerat ratl: way system 'recognizes that it is in the development of the natural resources of Canada that the success of Canada's ~ {raflways and her farmers, her arfi- sans, Her commercial and industrial futerests and her 'people in general depends, Study of what natural resources Canida has, what development' is tak- ing place and what the possibilities 'are, is most interesting and educative. Much information in this connection - in the form of pamphlets and maps, is available from the Natural Resources Intelligence Service. a ;| Henry VIII Clock Stops . When a Courtier Dies A stango colucidence was noticed at ag Court Palace In connec: tion withthe death there of Miss Jane | Cuppage at a very:advanced 'age, says. , London despatch. | 'Miss 'Cuppege oecupied apartments which were of those of Edward - : VI. when Prince of Wales There is a Hampton Court legend that-the old Helry VII. astronomical 'clogk 'always stopped whenever any one long resident in the palace died 'When {t 'became known that clock had stopped on the day of 's death a curiously - chun fesling passed over the skeptics. Miss Cuppage was the only surviv- ing daughter of - General Sir Burke Cuppage, who served under Welling- {ton In the Peninsular War, and also in the 'campaign of 1815, including the Battle lof 'Waterloo. | Memb es No | World's Largest Wireless English Town Phe world's biggest Wireloss station Toes built at Hillmorton, a Tittle to h of 'Rugby, and the Yittle way nat Kilsby and Crick, in. onshire, on the Londo Mid- ! eottish Raflway, ig an up- "busy spot just now, says a- | Landon despatch. . It Is there that all - 'the material for this most powerful of wireless stations 1 the world Is being