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REVENUE FR OM CUSTOMS Shows an Increase of 34 Per Cent. in Figures for Ten Months. A despatch from Ottawa says: 1911-12 the customs revenue was $70,268,252, the increase being $24,061,584. This works at an increase of r 84 per cent., or over one-thi The total trade of Canada in an} , 1913, was $75,871,000, as $884,332,000, as against 711,199,000 in the corresponding period, in the crease of The im year ago, an pene oh $14,080,000, domestic as against $246,442,000 in the same period age SOUTH POLAR EXPEDITIONS jane THE FIRST LEFT GREAT BRI. | ™nstion > Victoria Land near Cape Adare, TAIN IN 1778. ser Wilhelm id. In 1902 and 1903 also, Otto Nord- Fai enskjold, a Swedish geologist, ob Capt. Cook Sail Ant- | tained funds from his countrymen Pee me oP Hees eapeditinn. onthe "Anbira arctic on Admiralty Commis- Onn ov. 8, 1903, the Uruguay, a re- sion that Year. lief ship, sent by the enias Govern: scued The first Antarctic trip on sata Nordenskjold. ae Pe Nese James Cook of | — scott's First Trip. ed by the Admiralty in 1773 to| From Bee to 1904, Capt. command two vessels, the Resolu- | Scott, on the Discovery, with en to to the « existence of @ great southern discovered South Goorin Noad the Soaeoh group of islands. rchantman discovered In 1820-1, a Russian discovered Peter Island, 69 deg. 52 min. south, then the Textiiost Sseis In the a is: SN Capt. Wm. Smith, with a|which the British fenaite: BincUevon ari. leon aid a well-equipped party, planted the region, in ate in 1908 on the American sealer, - | men ponies, dogs, ther, and Capt. George Powell, a| tor car, and other equipment, with Britisher with him, 7 a vhich he tered the 180th meri- uth Orkney Islands. In 1823|dian. On October 5, 1908, a party < ell, English, | of five started to find the magnetic ed 15 mins. ‘south, and | south pole, which w: in ne Capt. John Biscoe, Bri-| January 16, 1909. eac! Land. In 1837- 40, a French naval es ass entered and met an ee sea thee ke cee Chas. Wilkes 1840 James “Clark Ross, with sailed from Tasmania a ae t discoveries as as 77 deg. In Recent Times, Antarctic expeditions in the last quarter of the nineteenth century were those of the Nares ex- 101 ritish steamshiy mit Larsen expedition of seed which discovered King Oscar II. Land and forged to 68 degrees 2h minutes peau latitude; the Léonard Kris- tensor expedition mn on the oeree Rages in 1894, on which CO. Borchgrevink took passage as - Jerre 80 minutes south latitude, xplorers vere pe, first to payee winter the Antarctic Circle. oak Long Lost Land. Krech Seti for ead Borie Island, which 900, expedition, on the steamship Southern Cross, | Jarded with his party of ten men on | ¥* ee Ready ' Cooked Meals are rapidly growing in popu- lar favor. Post Toasties served either with cream or make a most appetizing dish _for breakfast, dinner, or sup- eee toasted of white corn have a delicate taste that is xen. pleasing at this time of yei Post Toasties are economi- everyone at the table. “The Memory Lingers’’ Sold by Grocers everywhere Erebus Sa Terror, z made im~ go Shackleton’s Great Attempt, is to the exhaustion of their fee ai pay ly. In the same time as Sane 's expedition, Charcot, a Frencl Hon le recent voyages in the Antarctic. MORMONS ARE PROSPEROUS. Will Erect a Large Temple in Alberta. says: An official leter from Presi- penn Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City, Stal ing operations to be sta umm tt CHICKENS WERE ROASTED. Loewe Burned to Death on a Farm Near Galt. A despatch from Galt says Friday afternoon cl house, 165 by 25 feet, ore Suess high, on the farm of Dr. Mac- house, and tl whole building was blazing within a few minutes. ——__*___ | NO EQUAL FRANCHISE IN B.C. Premier MoBride | Refused It on Behalf of Government. despatch from SB name ae sie Richard MeBride made the an- ith am for last reek ay a a large deputation of wom: g all sections him, the © intervene to sec an | adjuster, had hired A despatch from Cardston, Alta., | at ted. this | law: WAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBs IN A NUTSHRLL, Canada, the Empire and the World tm General Before Your Eyes. Canada. ontreal has more than five thou- sand cases of measles. The Senate rejected a bill by Senator Cloran to forbid re-mar- visge of the guilty party in a di- "Over Bia persons are expected @ re-union of the Shantz tem, of Waterloo county, in of the few surviving veterans of the ee War, died at Lindsay on ‘hursday. Peter, the eight-year-old son of Gustav Skendel, accidentally shot his four- year-old sister, at Morden, an. Pontiac is the name selected for poner. city to be built around the Corporation’s plant h. near Sandwicl ntown Lon merchants ~ |have refused to deliver goods to the newly annexed suburbs, and the women of pee districts have insti- tuted a boy: Before ee Malouin, in the Quebec Superior Court, a jury ren- dered a verdict for $15,000 for Con- Sues Frechette against the ez and other injuries, Great Britain. The House of Lords gelecion the parton ok ee to succeed the needa in 1 to prose- cute Mrs. Pankhurst for conspiracy in connection with the blowing up of ek Lloyd George’s house. Oapt.. Cameron, while fishing in iz Irland, was pulled into the water wned. oa ue ae a a bye with a gamekeeper who tried to United States. The New Spmey. Seuste favors votes fe women. It now goes to the H extension of the arbitration treaty with France. The U. 8. Soon decided to fair trial for ex-President tanec The graft charges “0! troit, a C) fagiig"a: Ghatge ot eenne: Isadore Stein testified that Robt. Rubin, a New York fire insurance him to set fires. Members of Rubin's family denied that Stein hy ‘ten home, as Stein alleged. oR General. Wint: eather prevails in France southern Ital; Following a ‘sharp fall in temper- past few days, there being a hea ches. 9 | fall a a in erman Reichstag ado; oe - | by a majority made up of olericals, Socialists and three thi measure popeaine the anti-Jesuit t is Seales that the Bundersrath will co! Soe ee LEFT NEARLY $800,000. Will of ae Late President of the and Trunk Railway. A tee from es says: uae was entered for probate la; The total pei $762,298, and is left oe widow, with exception of be- © | quests of $10 each to four daugh- ters, Harjavie, Orian, Louis and Clara: a codicil the deceased’ expres: a life insur- ance policy for $26, ite should be payable in equal amounts to his sister and a brother? David M. Hays. Pee CARRYING seiloycoinae Regulations a ‘the Government of Ors. A despatch ae Ottawa says: An order-in-Council has been ‘passed eee the regulations for the of British Columbia. Saved Three Men and Two Women. thought the ice was not safe. \Con-| p, sequently, when he appeared in the rway, dripping wet, there was trouble brewing. ‘Don’ a,”’ said tl “because t T’ve just saved three men and two | women from seneole: Fy, “Why,” eaplained Wile "hg were just going on the ice when roke through,”” AssicEr ee } Defined. “What is the meaning of the word tautology ?”” “Oh, that is the thing that makes ‘the average speaker when called then go on talking till he proves ib: Bs | con + of public harbors in Cai nada, eae the harbormasters the right to decide where vessels carrying explosives or inflammable ed for aren Teauteson? with $10 more for each twelve hours of Contin ued viola- »| tion. es ed DRILLED A MISSED HOLE. MeGuiness -and D. MeNair Victims of Explosion. A despatch from Wun. Nova ee were sooty killed Me- Nair, es latter ae 27 and single. with hammer drills aod dnilledst aca cok nes aining powder at the bottom. THE NEWS N WA A PARAGRAPH Borecaat: Major John Martin, one |be r m account of the loss of a 1 The | v. 8. Senate has ratified an | IN THE INDIANA SENATE. When Chaplain Was red to Stop Prayer. A despatch from In dianapolis, Ind., says: Lieutenant-Governo: O'Neill caused a sensation in tite Senate on Thursday when he stop- ed. the E. Henry of the Fmanoal 8 Baptist Church of this Sensation dy Sp a ee polities! speech.'* ‘The inister pray the separation of peor car tien tee Bae a the r ies the Eye, when esa would re- nthe right to ee other men Bes ur derers, filling Pesos i benevo- lent institutions. eu vernor, W! signs of banged the marble slab with his gavel and comman: @ minister | ai to ston, He oulerns the journal to and r. Henry im. eet Tete Se! crates x ___ SYAMPEDE TO ATLIN, B. C. Where se ie | Been Discovered d Proved. A a from Victoria, B. © a end are: reported to have been re- cently discovered and proved. The reports come from official Govern- ment sources. news Hon. Dr. ng, Provincial | ex lower end of Testin Lake. The dig- gings are reported to be from three to six feet deep, and the gold taken out is sai ye coarse an greatly eis the gold Se to the Atlin country. Stampedes it is reported that some four hun- red claims have been taken up on 4 n | Testin Creek. i FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY. Es Bay: Killed During n Altercation. A depeth from North Bay says: A row in the Italian colony on Wed- nm shooting of the five-year-old son of James Demarco, a contractor. The shooting took place in the house of Gone and hate wax gulled-% Thaelale soe As standing near and received the bul- let in his breast, living only hours. Conte and Deceio were both |, a ee LUMBER FOR SETTLERS. Manitoba Farmers Purchase Limits r Future Use. A despatch from Winnipeg says: A transaction which promises far- reaching effects was consummated a few days ago, whereby.the Grain Growers’ Grain Company purchas- a timbet limits near Fort George, feet of lumber at a price of about $1.50 per 1,000 feet. It is said to be the intention of the grain-grow- ers to hold this as a reserve supply, with the idea of establishing lum- Province for t urpose of supply- ing farmers and Hotties with lum- ber at. ee prices. THE seom FUND. Premier a a Australia Will ‘ontril A wine = lespatel London Standard states that Pre. mier Fisher, in nj others, has agreed to make quate contribution to the fund for those dependent on the South Polar disaster victims. The despatch says that since the Canadian Parliament Broposta es to make a grant the whole overseas dominions, which are par- houladly indebted to the courage and heroism of the enliees should co-operate in making a sub&tantial gift. ng George on Wednesday donated $1, to the funds being raised fo: memorial to Captain the expeditioa <The amalga- mated total subscribed now amounts to. $100,000. (ees CHERISHED RUSSIAN RELIC. Russian Cathedral of the Holy Trin- ity Burned. A despatch from St. Petersburg al urs ns 'Y | morning the cathedral of the Holy Trinity was destroyed by fire through defective Nesting of its stoves. It was one the ‘mos poietle historical buildings in the fire ‘Russian capital, and was the st church built n the margh «gil of he Neva banks in 1803, eter shipped and sang before the altar. (a ee FATALITY IN MINE. Two Men Drowned at Siwash Creek, British Columbia. A despatch from Vancouver, B. C., says: Two men were killed on Thursday by being into mine tunnel at Blwaah Creek near Yale. ToRONTO Coe SPONIENCE the most ponderous type of music, and in| The musical critics all agree 7 1 | Toronto has ever seen. it I am not Gu soul of the! <3 res and tiscibee for Atlin in| ® @ | composer, has from ane are now occurring, and |a pe esday night resulted in the fatal | Oh a few | t arrested and locked up pending an ‘* inqu B.C., comprising about 300,000,000 | the ber-yards at a tereat points in the there chg. | explanation of the Pia ton, who have Interests in. the Cataract | Dower Co. eer BITS OF Gossip FROM E QUEEN CITY. The Opera of “Herodiade”-A Gostty Resl- dence—How Toronto Grows— Politica! Notes, baa ‘the privilege of wit- ra. Dieter, oud oars tualiion Yorroy ana iis ack ore et i takei must | sire SeAubely. sae offense to pure minds than would this mod enaaeiion peaed on the old wale of Bible days. Nor is it offensive in. gruesomensos, some other stage reproduo- Hons of ‘poenes. baned ‘onthe ‘game. story. butt vail swear that no one saw any bloodsta: Tremendous Onera. But the fact is that “Herodiade” is one ‘of those tremendously strong operas with not a single melody from start to finish. that the performance was one of the most aud ‘the opera ‘one of ‘the’ greatest. that a Wee interesting ei trovatore” “and “Alda,” ae m} ce raptures © in ‘felt, ee RR Rene Se in “ths ‘plot of “Horodiade” Massena, the discarded the historical version of ¢he He makes Herod, King of the Jews, fall in love with Salome a Sall-o-me, with the accent on oso. uhen he finds all his efforts to subdue Salome she And retributi Misi cho Gate Git Saree oe ee her ne lost child whom she had deserted ag_an infant for Hero Tt is probable that Archbishop Bruches!’e a8 a representation of and the carrying of Ce leaves. wah ‘the most etiking: things in’ ibe performance of the re loretadscinie vole ties Baptist, clad te a single kin, revealing his naked limbs, e8 hal Serie nar Tig: Wewr Oouorsinient House, i i. ‘The following state- mont of of expenditures upon it to date has Laying out grounds Already spent on Hous eee -9418,560 68 It is at that upwards of another $100,000 wil} be required to complete the mk edifice 80 that the total cost will be some- "Phen oriticism may all blow over, or there may be a considerable outburst. Som W. F. Maclean of tine Morano World, sletneere os acteristic parsers advised the people of “big eyes.” Like many of original shafts the phrase stuok. This ts no doubt: dus to-the tact getting “big eyes,” Maclean, fn his delightful little ekite on. the font page of bis paper, does not hesitate to make record of ee tions convert 4 2 ‘big eves’ of poured “under ig tiot ts the Tel eae per, ich the World had Previously dubbed as the chief, exponent days of “wee York,” The reason the ‘Te leg: nan got into the list of converts ig that is Dublished the other, day. bro, te¥les, hp: are aang: ee pees the city since 1837, this being as fol: iam Toronto’ Population. ae 425,407 n estimate of popula- ae on for the future, the es ae, whe Telegram then went on to describe Sees expansion that would, need keep pace with ite growth in population. ‘This, of ooutas, ‘wan the Dent that plea Mr. Maclean, a a aS of suburban Sing at wise ‘On growing, on come within the city limits. Toronto now has an area of 328 ones, thet i8 46. nares, to. every. 10- 000 of pen: ion. ~ ‘ax Reform Controversy. egislation should have caused party ranks. The outsider. might have supposed giiatathe Temverane question, bolng, eo “dmrrely Supposed inatter of ptalion ae ‘would have been thie first to have produced a cleaveage. With, reloretioe to ce attacks of the Ottawa Citizen and others of the nat oe Reform, ocates i judge ret what will be : Appareny. the breach has gone too far to be he One story in ence of the ‘at: nds some inspiration in the: old -dlasabiatsotion | among, Se tic interests with the Whitney Gover owned by. the Southam family of Ham: Co., one of the largest private ywhed power ‘Sonumpenies in the Province. hogs “whe jae soquaiated with th uthams, bo m Incerity while, Sir James has reg" abil mashing aeoror poe Sat tT fe hs hext wget stops] will be the tiage, and of religion. SIR WILLIAM ARROL DEAD. idge Builders. h from London says: sie wines Arrol, the most noted of British bridge builders, died on ‘Thureday.. perfect | lic’ fet Henpt “dentinea ws. telead’ domme |e Salome then hia i Herel with ly fon little he 9 and as to take place in order that the city might | © is | oxy is eee ty. Was the at Noted of British E DOUBLETRACKINGTHEC.P.R. Will Spend $16,000,000 to Complete Work of Last Season and Begin New Sections. A despatch from Montreal says: The Canadian Pacific Railway will spend $16,000,000 on Guelph peccion ion the London be double-tracked its eastern | 107 it is ex] k will be fin- lines during the coming season. |isneq by No hee seas DEO ROaeeL This expenditure, which is approv-!to double-track between Ro: ed of by Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, | which is tl n between President of the company, will not|}main line and the Toronto-Sudbury be wholly for new work, as at least| branch, and Port ae covering n millions o} jount is tola. distance of 135 miles complete 3 mmenced last eventually summer, including a portion of the new Lake Shore line, and the ex- tension from St. John’s to m Junction, and the Forsythe \t- i Breer branch in Montreal. The | lakes. elas. of six million dollars. The main line from Islington to Tac miles, mi aati aye the entire Toronto- Sudbury line, a total distance of 553 » in order to handle grain after the close of navigation on Jie ‘Another important work to ed this teen miles between Agincourt "end North Toronto, LONG-DISTANCE TALKER. Sir John Simon, the youthful So- itor-General of Great Britain is blesed with sd gift of the gab in © has estab- Tiahed Dorbiiingerets baeeraaie filed 631 pages, yet Sir Sohn only, used the briefest of notes, wind up an able la ieee satcior thie Jeuati of time is a frightfully expensive business, ir John ae who managed to se: Edis xford University. "Bie John’s rise at the Bar was remark- ably rapid, and in 1906 he entered Sir John Simon. Parliament as Liberal member for the spel aitet Division of Essex. s combined politics sete his legal eaearenion in a manner that his count suds Through ae ane great telephone ase re evenings have bi pied in makin; eeches bited signs of shaw When’ speak: at & political, shouting sonielbine to my father. I about one of the first Gladstone made in of his Midlothian heard my mother speeches ae and so pes! ie THE PATIENT Winn RECOVER. Rare Operation Perforuted ae Vie- teria Hospifal, Montreal A despatch from ae says? sas an X-ray photograph, and the e g the patient’s Titec wes by peretion: Late at night the patient was arogvesting favorably, and his ultimate reco for. MAD BILL WAS DEFE ae cae EATED ory Onna a Bint i hes @ Rejected in} rene A desp ue ibe ea tee N. ., says: In the Legislature on Friday-the ee of cial elections they now municipal elections, was defeate: 21 wwyer and | res) e: his vital- | © of endurance. | CT 70 F BE READY ‘FOR WAR. President Poincare of France Ad- vooates Increase in the Army. military forces. He refer: the ‘bilities of the time, and quoted the adage that ‘Peace is not by the will of one power.” He it was im) re, It would, he continued, pe a crime seu civilization ‘to allow the na- tion decrease its forces while ree bet developed theirs cessation. MILITANTS BURN CHALET. One of the Prisoners Throws a k at the Magistrate. 3.15 on Thursday 1 the tea pavilion in Kew Gardens. women, Joyce ke and Lilian Lenton, were arrested hen hurrying away from the fire, carrying bags of inflammable stuff, saturated with oil, a hand saw and lamp. rin. the day ES they were taken before the Bence! building. heavy law book at the head of the presiding oe The evidence eae ing 001 the case was emanded, bail bee refused. ee DARING ROBBERY. While a NanCaUN Street Was Thro: A despatch tom ae ha B. Cu, says: _Shado how- get-away before an given, a A SAD CASE, Woman Who Killed Seven Children Now Insane. A despatch from Meare evnated says; Mrs. Bee, of her seven children, sen- in the Dor- e has bi gi trouble; and it was by the Justice Department to re move her to an insane asylum. See ge ee Sentenced to Immediate Death ot RETS SUS See. ek snare tee years’ euocess gusranteos Jt bottles at aH dealers. > “Do you know, John, I have a- yery small.mouth. {In the mirror it ee fe Joos large enough to hold my tongue.” 5 “Tt aa? , ie ————— NO RHEUMATISM LAST WINTER Montreal man Pea Pee oe E Lea Pant St Mestaction with GIN BILLS. done mea great dea! ymatism for a couple of years, saat inter I saved myself from it BE using, GIN PILLS. oc. a box, 6 for $2.50, Sample freeif you nite National Drag anid Exesnical imited, Toronto. 5 PO ay Pe OFS FOR CEI ATR. BOE LOO Tea OT