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canada from coast to coast sydney ns tests made some f time ago with fireclay from two of the cape breton collieries have pro duced a splendid brick which is being used at the sydney steel plant there are other purpoies to which this clay has been applied and hundreds of tons are used each month st john nb it is understood that plans are under way for the establishment here of a cigarette manufacturing plant and a plant for the canning of fruit the establish ment of these two new industries ac cording to a reliable authority is as sured providing that certain conces sions are made by the city and the railways quebec que the population of the city of quebec exclusive of sub urbs reaches 119438 divided by na tionalities as follows french- can adians 104009 irish 0029 english 6490 toronto ont the value of min eral production of ontario for the first quarter of the current year as shown by a report of the dept of mines has increased 2333000 over the corresponding quarter of last year the totals being 11575151 and 9241853 respectively silver was the only metal of importance to record decreased production during the per iod under review winnipeg man it is reported that there are no less than 200 pros pectors working in the rice lake minj eral district this year and that the total number of men engaged in min ing activities is hot less than 900 the rice lake district is what is known as the southeastern manitoba mineral area and lies east of lake winnipeg and north of the winnipeg river regina sask the total value of farm livestock in the province of sas katchewan is placed at 115240900 according to the latest report of the provincial dept of agriculture since the year 190g the number of horses in the province has increased from 240- 560 to 1152409 milch cows from 112018 to 450006 other cattle from 472254 to 1040780 all cattle from 472254 to 1502786 sheep from 121- 290 to 191937 and swine from 123- 916 u 503069 edmonton alta sheridan law rence brought out furs from the fort vermillion district in the far north valued at 22000 they include sil ver cross and red fox otter wolf wolverine beaver mink and muskrat vancouver bc the vancouver board of harbor commissioners has asked for competitive plans for con struction of another one million bush els annex to number one elevator this will give the plant a storage capacity of three million bushels britain retains purse of the world new york cannot displace london as financial centre london july 5 otto h kahn con tributes to the sunday times a two- column article commenting on the statement broadcast from washington a few days ago as eminating from cer tain high effect that tho american money marl ket was about to displace the british a crows nest pact is again in force schedule of freight rates ef fective automatically in view of no action by house ottawa july 7 at midnight the crows nest pass agreement affect- treasury officials to the ng freight rates in western canada i and providing substantial reductions money market as the financial centre of the world it is manifest says mr kahn list of specified commodities i came into full force again its the above photograph shows hm king george presenting the colors to the first battalion devonshire regiment at the review at aldershot london conference aims at rapid pacificat of europe a despatch from paris says the a large opposition to it in parliament london conference on july 16 will try as to hamper premier ilerriot at for a rapid pacification of europe london according to the program unofficially further doubt is raised here by the reaching paris suspicion that a protocol signed at prime minister macdonald has not london will replace the versailles issued the official invitation yet but treaty in essential details it is it will contain four principal points recognized that it is to sign a new 1 all must accept the experts plan agreement as the experts plan is outside the treaty but the french object that to renounce their right to sanctions will weaken the power of the allies without reservations 2 the conference will fix a date for functioning of tho plan 3 a date will be fixed two or three weeks later for francobelgian evac uation of the ruhr 4 the allies will agree not to ap ply sanctions in case of future ger man default unless a new body not the reparation commission decides it is necessary it is expected this new body will be cither out of the league of nations or the hague court this creates something of a sensation here as it will mean clipping the wings of the reparation commission which the french dominate former premier poincares follow ers are preparing to fight on this point andmay succeed in rousing such m herrlot has refrained from ex pressing himself but is conscious of political opposition at home if i he yields the right to coerce germjiny into paying st a despatch from london says the french belgian and italian gov ernments have agreed with the brit ish that when the reparation experts scheme is put into effect the agent- general for reparations and tho chairman of tho transfer committee shall be the same man as these are the two offices that will have tho most to do with repara tions the man whoholdsthem willbe practically dictator of the whole in demnity question the weeks markets abundant crops in southern alberta dry belt looks forward to harvesting bumper yields- north needs rain calgary july 6 crop conditions of the country to the south of calgary are excellent according to reports submitted by the calgary heralds special crop representatives in the fifth report for this year the hot much as no step has been taken by 4i i j j i i- parliament to further suspend the ex that a broad and naturally receptive t r f tension of that pact last thursday market for foreign securities based i rvii sumption of effect is automatic inas- weather following on the recent rains npon the capacity and the willingness of the investing community at large to absorb such securities is one of the essentials the same as is a broad j and active discount and acceptance market for the successful undertak- was the latest date on which the pro cesses of legislation could be begun and since that time there has been no discussion of it in the house while it has been argued by the heads of the cpr and the cnr that the application of the crows ings of the functions of the leading n rateg western traffic will international money centre haye sehous effec on their 0arnmg3j it was pointed up by counsel for the western provinces during the recent she could not disodge britain from her traditional position as a money centre if she would and she heari at tho predictions made in ought not want to do it if she could 1n u x m tt tr n jj tv d the maintenance of britains financial 1922 by e w beatty kc and d b hanna for their respective roads position is vital to britains welfare were not realized and she is the best customer of am- 1 w july 0 it is indeed e f 1 gratifying to learn that the schedule days from the mere point of view of f frei ht rates forming a parfc of americas selfinterest the prosperity j the crow nest agreement of 1897 is of britain is an asset to america m to become effcctivei safd f e for surely the past five years have hmiito managing secretary of the taught alltoo convincing y the inter- shippers bureau winn board of relationship of the worlds trade and trade commerce and the importance of pre- 1 j mean a saving of at serving or restoring the consuming 10000000 veah to the con- power of the nations i suming public an win materiallv re duce the disparities which have been hampering the progress of the west for the past few years added mr hamilton has brought the growing grain along very rapidly and the outlook is con sidered decidedly optimistic lethbridge reports that with a july rain there is bound to be a bumper crop while cardston says crops were never better districts north of olds 60 miles north of calgary are not so well fav ored not having had the rainfall that was general throughout the south consequently reports are not so en couraging and unless there is con siderable moisture in the next week conditions will be anything by favor able along the goose lake line there is also great need of rain although the crops so far are standing up well under the intense heat of the last few us quota rule bars many british subjects insular portions of empire fall within restrictions of new immigration laws a despatch from washington says immigration officials have cor rected information given out at sec retary davis office that the british toronto man wheat no 1 north 129 jno 3 north 122 man oats no 3 cw 47c no 1 feed 45c all the above cif bay ports am corn track toronto no yellow 114 ont rye 74 to 78c peas no 2 140 to 146 millfeed del montreal freights bags included bran per ton 25 shorts perton 27 middlings 33 quota restrictions will not operate jgood feed flour per bag 180 ont wheat no 2 white nominal ont no 2 white oats 39 to 41c ont flour ninety per cent pat in jute bags montreal prompt ship- act commissionergeneral husband j 380 torontc basis 580 against british subjects of the west indian possessions under the regulations of the new explained the quota exemption of the western hemisphere applies only to the selfgoverning dominions of the british empire which means that the west indian islands possessed by bulk seaboard nominal man flour 1st pats in jute sacks 7 per bbl 2nd pats 650 hay extra no 2 timothy per ton track toronto 1750 no 2 1750 grtst britain andthtothe7 european j n v 15 mixed 13 lower grades marconi will build low power stations a despauh from london saye following- announcement by senator william marconi ofthe success of his short wave lowpower beam wire less experiment in both telegraphy and telephony godfrey isaacs head of the marconi company announced his firm will build no more highpower stations i all the stations of the future ac cording to- present plans will be under 25 kilowatts in power both marconi and isaacs predict that a substantial reduction in rates can be made when the new stations are in operation the four advantages are low power comparatively inexpensive short wave stations will maintain di rect highspeed service with the most distant- points more words can be sent a day the system is directional and can bo received only by stations within tho restricted sector of the beam economy in the cost of new stations and in operation due to the low power prince of wales ranch to reap good crop new zealand fanners demand state banks a despatch from wellington says great pressure is being ex erted on the new zealand government to establish agricultural state banks the agrarian interests urging here as they have done in canada and other agricultural countries that farmers need further credit facilities mr wilfrid the opposition leader moved a vote of censure on the gov ernment on thursday on the ground of their failure to extend pensions and to promote other social and hu manitarian legislation to relieve soldier settlers to solve the housing and unemployment problems and to establish agricultural state banks mr stewart the minister of cus toms in reply defended new zea lands sound financial position and a despatch from calgary says so far as we know no particular plans will be made for the visit of his royal highness the prince of wales said prof w l carlyle manager of the ep ranch the other day it is probable that the prince will make a quiet visit just as he did last year we did not know that he was coming but we are delighted by the announce ment professor carlyle did not know when the prince was coming but as sumed that the visit would probably take place in october professor carlyle said that the prince would find some changes the gardens were improving in accord ance with the original plans and cat tle and machinery sheds were being constructed but what will please the prince said prof carlyle will be the lux uriant grass and hay and the abun- powers fall within the quota restric tions assistant immigration commission er sibray asked for a ruling from the labor department on the status of the british west indies it was stated at secretary davis office that they would remain exempt from quotas as they were under the old law the fact that the insular posses sions do not have the unrestricted privileges of the british selfgovern ing dominions will mean a check on negro immigration from the west in dies to new york per ton 950 to young australians to tour canada this summer a despatch from montreal says fifty boys ranging in age from 14 to 18 years members of the young australia league will make a tour of canada in august of this year the visit is a return of that made by the 101st canadian cadet corps to west australia in 1912 the boys will ar rive at quebec on aug 23 and will 10 to 12 straw carlots 10 screenings standard recleaned f ob bay ports per ton 16 cheese new large 19 to 19c twins 19 to 20c triplets 20 to 21c stiltons 21 to 22c old large 23 to 24c twins 24 to 25c trip lets 25 to 26c butter finest creamery prints 36 to 37c no 1 creamery 85 to 36c j no 27 34 to 35c dairy 28 to 30c eggs extras fresh in cartons 36c extra loose 33c firsts 30c sec onds 26c live poultry hens over 5 lb 26c do 4 to 5 lbs 24c do 3 to4 lbs 15c spring chickens 2 lbs and over 46c roosters 15c ducklings 4 to 5 lbs soc dressed poultry hens over 5 lbsv 28- do 3 to 4 lbs 18c spring chick- ens 2 lbs and over 50c roosters 20c ducklings 4 to 5 lbs 35c beans can handpicked lb gc primes 6c maple products syrup per imp gal 250 775 do com m to 650 lambs choice ewes lu to 17 do bucks 1160 to 1350 do culls 10 to 11 i sheep light ewes 550 to- 625 do culls 350 to 450 hogs fed and watered 850 do fob 8 do country points 775 do select f and w 935 do off cars longhaul 890 montreal oats no 2 cw 52 to 53c no 3 cw 50 to 51c extra no 1 feed 49 to 50c no 2 local white 46 to 46c flour man spring wheat pats lsts 720 2nds 070 strong bakers 650 winter pats- choice 7 to 710 rolled oats 90lb bag 3 to 310 bran 2725 shorts 2925 middlings 3525 hay no 2 per ton car lots 1650 to 17 cheese finest wests 17 to 17c finest ets 16 to 17 c butter np 1 pasteurized 34cno 1 cream ery 33c seconds r tfsggs fresh extras 85c fresh firsts 30c potatoes per bag ear lots 135 to 140 com to med quality cows 350 fairly good butcher steers 650 com bulls 275 calves 550 lambs 1450 to j5 tier cwt sheep 4 to 5 hogs fed and watered 850 to 875 light feeders country order 825 to 850 selects 9 sows 5 unusual number of canadians in london many have played part in social events of brilliant season a despatch from london says there are more canadians in london today than at any other time in its history the dominion day dinner had a record attendance including canadians from every point of the world some ofwhom had come over from the continent specially for the occasion wembley is the magnet which draws a great number of can adian visitors but other factors are tho world power conference to which per 5gaf tin 240 per well known dominion hydroelectric gal maple sugar lb 25 to 26c i engineers are delegates the congress honey 60lb tins 11 to llc per 0 empire chambers of commerce lb 10lb tins 1 19 k 11 to 12c 2id vns izs io ioc j f comb honey per doz no 1 275 to tin 12c il which fs attended by many officials ilou of trade the spend a full month in canada visiting 350 no 3 250 to 275 j vitof- the weekly newspaper editors smoked meats hams mod 23 to the bisley shooting and even the mter- such points as montreal ottawa niagara winnipeg regina saska toon calgary edmonton jasper park lodge and vancouver they will also be the guests of the directors of the canadian national exhibition in to ronto their rail journey across can ada will be made in two special cars over the canadian national railways and their itinerary will be so arrang- dantcro havenever seen south- f u s nouess than ern alberta look better than it does today british cabinet decides against channel tunnel a the despatch from london says british cabinet accepting the square scarves of vivid colors for men to wear on the tennis courts are eaid to be gaining popularity conknded that the australian experj 0 its military and naval advis- ienco did not warrant the establish- j ment of a state bank here th do- bate is prfrecding but defeat of he government is considered highly im probable first treaty ever signed in canada commercial pact with belgium- a despiitch from ottawa says there was signed at laurier houso on thursday night tho first treaty flver bigned in canada n commercial treaty betwoon canada and belgium in which each nation grants to the other mostfavorednation treatment on its whole tariff schedules tho treaty follows negotiations extending over a considerable period which ru begun daring the presence of canadian ministers in europe last canada extends to belgium tho benefit of its intermediate tariff and receives from belgium most-favored- natlon treatment- which is a wide var iation from its regular tariff which is rathorhigh canadianimports from belgium for the year ending march were 5340- 875 and exports to belgium 17452- 442 our principal exports were grains 14000000 automobiles 200000 tires 108000 canned salmon 400000 asbestos 400- yeor and are now brought to a sue- 1 000 raw tobacco implements butter ul conclusion plenipotentiary and cheese among the imports were iwera were asked by canada from considerable quantities of glass on george for hon james a robb which the importation will not provo minister of finance and hon tivjurwij3to our manufacturers as the jr boland and were recciveda few jays ago and on thursday night tho treaty was signed baron de sclys duty undr tho intermediate and gen eral iaris is the same it s understood that negotiations belgian consulgenera acted for tho aro a under way for a somewhat king cf tho belgians ilmlur treaty with tho netherlands ers is understood to have decided against the construction of a channel tunnel between england and france the supporters of tho scheme will however press for a public inquiry and for an explicit statement of the strategical objections taken by the de fence authorities to the project twelve hours at any one point ocean weather during a recent trip of an atlanti liner while passengers at one end of 24c cooked hams 34 to 36c smoked t rolls 17 to 18c cottage rolls 18 to j 20c breakfast bacon 21 to 25c spe cial brand breakfast bacon 28 to 30c backs boneless 28 to 34c cured meats long clear bacon 50 to 70 lbs 1850 70 to 90 lbs 18 90 lbs and up 17 lightweight rolls in barrels 37 cavyweight rolls 32 lard pure tierces 14 to 15c tubs 15 to 15c pails 15 to 16c prints 18 to 18c shortening tierces 14 to 14 c lubs 14 to 15c pails 15to 15c prints 16 to 17c national lifeboat conference thero was a canadian competitor in the early rounds of the tennis champion ships at wimbledon and a canadian entrant for tho d scujjs at henley there are also one hitndred members of the canadian manufac turers association here under tho leadership of col hatch of hamilton a number of prominent canadian law yers are inlondon in connection with the privy counsel cases including e l newcombe dep minister of jus- export steefs choice 775 to 825 do good 725 to 750 export heif- tice who will be joined by hundreds ers 7 to 750 baby beeves 750 1 of others when the bar association to 8 butcher steers choice 675 to comes here in a few weeks many of 775 do good 625 to 650 do these canadians have been playing the vessel were enjoying sunshine med 550 to 6 do com to- th iet du f th those at the other end were exoeri- 1 525 butcher heifers choice 650 to encing a hail storm if 725 do med 525 to 0 do com l 4 to 5 butcher cows choice 5 most brilliant seasons ixndon has known since the war many attended the royal qarden party and courts ancient phoenician ruiijs found on- persian gulf jvrr investigations of the oil possibilities to 550 do med 350 to 450 but- of the wainwrighwrma oil area al- bulls 450 to 550 bolognas berta and the making of a geological to 350 nwndg map of the field will be conducted g 0 6 d fair to s5 stoc this summer by dr george s hume choicei 5 to do ah 4 to of the geological survey dept of 425 milkers springers choice s75 mines considerable drilling will be to 90 do fair 45 to 60 calves j captain r e checsman formerly done in this year during the summer choice 8 to 950 do med 7 to private secretary to sir percy cox in i bagdad has just returned from an j expedition into arabia in the un- i known territories of the sultan of i nejd says a london despatch- j ho penetrated the great south des- j ert as far as the niystorjous oasis of tabriivthe position of which has long been a matter of speculation to geo- i graphcrs the bedouin who inhabit this iiiaccossiblo region are the ahl muira a savage little known tribo i and virtually pagan being possibly j the survivors of- tho prearab popu- i lation another important discovery was i that of a ruined site there is every i reason to suppose is that of jerra an i ancient phoenician port on the pcr- sian gulf the position was ijjujfgiven by ptolemy in his geographical list nbout the middle of h second ccn- tury since when all tree cf it has j been lost captain checsman wai staying with tho saltan ibn svrd iii llufuf at the time of the latters repondcnlli ho was in fact in oscusnt 5iuu britains finest battleships visit victoria during special tour of the dominions hms hood and repulse tho most powerful unito of britains grand ncet arriving at victoria