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amsterdam is all agog at olympic opening newly built stadium has room for 40000 spectators crowded hotels in three cities with the opening of the main pro- 1 the run to athens from the marathon cram of the 1928 olympic games the battlefield tho race has been over a centre of the sporting world shifts different course each year and ip 1928 saving the dauntless in halifax harbor to the end of tho amstelveen road in the oxtreme southwest of amsterdam there in a new stadium the pick of tho worlds amateur athletes marched past with a dipping of flags and a sharp eyesright a3 they passed the dutch prince consort in the royal box tho days ceremonies included the re lease of the pigeons the reading of is being run over the dikes of hol land but the correct distance has gen erally been adhered to except at stockholm in 1912 when it was 26 miles 1000 yards this years course measures 26 miles 394 yards the race begins at 3 oclock in tho after noon and tho first man home is expect ed to totter through the marathon gate at 535 stenroos the finn who won the 1924 marathon is to run again tho olympic oath the lighting of the t f in the world will be in the race smokecolumn on the 150foot mara thon tower and the breaking out of tho flags of tho fortyfour competing nations on tho red walls of the sta dium then the princo consort de clared the ninth olympic games well and truly opened weight lifting one of the least ex citing events in the entire program for tho promotion of the olympic games the prince consort has done what ho could both privately and in such public functions as the laying of the cornerstone of tho stadium and tho unveiling of the van tuyll monu ment which opened the hockey and soccer preliminaries last may the queen as the mouthpiece of her government has so far withheld her began at onco in the wrestling hall f benediction but private support ha3 outside the stadium while it was still t i been abundant with the cooperation in progress the fencing events began n j 5 i ii iu u- u i do visser tormer minister of in the fencing hall the high jump and v s n ti nl t education and arts baron schimmel- xhotputting in the stadium and at the same time the crack of a pistol j started the first heat of the 400meter penninck and his associate of the dutch olympic committee have been le 1i1sl ileal ui wc iiuiitcwi hurdles after thatwith full daily s a wf pr programs in the stadium and in twjm l wrestling and fencing halls the events i games but also to reveal to their visi- aecommodaton for the will spread to the new swimming sta- nvu vf v i dium across the canal to the sloter i wc f architecture and canal on the north side of the haar- du ecoratve art can collaborate lem lake polder for the rowing events a f und of 2000000 guilders about and to lhe zuyder zee where the w raised from private vachting events will be sailed over ajs including steamship lines new course a little to the southeast 6f railways hotels and restaurants in the musical comedy island of marken addition there was a guarantee of 1- 1 000000 guilders the municipality having taken responsibility for half of it with these sums available the places of competition for the equestrian events the crowd will seek hilversum where all committce wag reay to begin build i i market reports i a vivid portrayal of the work entailed in refloating the unlucky cruiser grain quotations grain dealers on the toronto board of trade are making the following quotations for car lots man wheat no 2 north s129k no 3 north s1224 no 4 wheat 115ii no 2 tough 123 no 8 tough 115 no 4 tough 1084 cif goderich and bay ports man oats no 1 feed 5gvic tough no 1 feed 54 c cif goderich and bay ports am corn no 2 yellow 117 vi no 3 yellow 115 cif goderich and bay ports millfeed del montreal freights bags included bran per ton 3225 shorts per ton 3625 middlings 4325 ont oats good sound heavy oats in car lots 45c fob snipping new crop 115 ont good miling wheat fob ship ping points according to freights not quoted barley malting 70c buckwheat not quoted rye no 2 not quoted man flour first pats in jute 760 toronto second pats in jute 7 ont flour toronto 90 per cent pats per barrel in car lots nominal seaboard not quoted produce quotations toronto wholesale dealers are pay ing the following prices delivered eggs ungraded cases returned fresh extras 34 to 35c fresh firsts 31 to 32cseconds 25 to 2c butter creamery solids pasteur ized no 1 37 to 3sc no 2 3gi to s7c churning cream special 36c first 35c second 32c cheese no 1 large colored para- fired and government graded 22 to 22c provision prices toronto wholesale dealers are quot ing the following prices to tho trade smoked meats hams mod 29 to british seamen in command of vessels pride themselves on being able to enter any port without pilots it 32c cooked hams 46c smoked rolls will be interesting to hear how that austen body the admiralty court of enquiry treats the commander of he daunt less no alibi will excuso the mistaking of navigating aids and the loosing of his ship good amstcrdammers go in summer lor the road cycling events the hilly i country around arnhem sixty miles j ing operations thu level of tho spongy site given by the municipality was raised six feet by dumping on away and for the art competitions- barge of sand brought from the municipal museum in paul potter new excavations at ymuiden street close to ovndel park in am- fc north sca cntral to the am sterdam in the stadium the program l ship cana in accordmco will rise in interest through the de- the senerai prae in any large rathalon the tenevent combination building opera in the northern for allround athletes to the m- 0 holland piles vere sunk athorv race outside the stadium the lo the unqeriyinff day to form a foun iti nation 4500 piles going in to the foundation of tho new stadium alone the amstelveen road will now bo will envelop most of north holland before they reach the closing cere mony in the stadium the stadium for the last two years the 128 acres of the olympic grounds at the end of the amstelveen road have been slowly risine out of the wamp which used to cccupv that angle of the amstel canal today the new stadium alono occupies an area of 97 acres more thar vespasians colosseum in rome occupies although the greater size of the rtadiums arena reduces its ca pacity in spectators to 40000 less than half the number the colosseum oree accommodated the green of the football field now to be used for field cthletics and gymnastics is circled by a nlartermile cinder track with a cycling track of concrete outside it so fteenly banked at the ends of the aroa as to rise to the lowest of the or of tiers for spectators which shele away to the top of the outer val where the flags of tho compotingj nntirns ndd a touch of color and carni val to tho fcene representing the united dairies said only in recent years had the control of milk supplies and the technical devel opment of the rilk distributing trade been considered seriously the credit for initiating the movement belonged to new york to america also mr evans said we must acknowl edge our indebtedness for the graded milk movement which has done so much to improve the supplies gener ally britain was slow to adopt the grading of milk its importance how ever was recognized as stimulus to clean milk production and in 1922 the milk special designations order was placed on the statute book there is however he said still windstorm visits eastern ontario found to end in van tuyll square named after the first president of the dutch committee tho square forms good de adopting an outer court to that neat pair of these resignations which are purely pavilions the wrestling and fencing i voluntary and not until it is made halls which flank abrickpaved fore- co to as pasteurized any 1 milk subjected to heat before sale eighty square miles devast ated by terrific storm with hail size of hen eggs silos and barns go train hits bus weekend accidents number three killed and 12 injured province wide niagarafalls ont when a mount hamilton bus was struck by a cnr engine late saturday night twelve per- court marked off with entrance turn- stiles beyond the turnstiles the sen- tjsssllsss der brick shaft of the marathon tower soars skyward and thjj broad low marathon gate pierces the brick wall of the great stadium set apart in a square as large as the place dc la concorde in paris its open spaces formally gardened with tulips and geraniums the moated stadium has an imperial dignity it is not one of the largest sta diums in europe it seats only 20000 half of them under cover and has standing room for another 20000 thero may in fact be some question an to whether it is going to bo large enough for the olympic crowds but the spacious beauty in the surfaces of its walls and in the bright colors of its for two weeks this spacious arena i gardon setting makes it undoubtedly will focus the attention of tho world which has spent the last year in train ing its finest athletes on the eve of the 1928 games the united states holds nineteen of the thirtyfive olym pic records finland holds eight eng land four canada two italy one and australia one tho finns were tho sensation of the antwerp games in 1920and the paris games in 1924 and thev will undoubtedly put up a strong bid to retain second place at amster dam this year whether they succeed is likely to depend on the big german team this year the germans come back to the games for the first time sinco the stockholm series of 1912 one of the most impressive structures of its kind in europe prof e v mccollum of baltimore in an address on the nutritive value of milk said americans are not now taking enough of such protective foods as milk and leafy vegetables attempted flight to greenland off us aviators unhurt crash shortly after start ottawa july29 a hail and wind- 1 storm which cut a swath two miles sons wcre ln three of them serl- wide and about 40 miles long through ously tho collision occurred at tho farming country south of tho capital wabash crossing over the provincial saturday did damage which it is esti mated will run into hundreds of thou- hansd of dollars more than 100 fod der silos wore flattened by the blast and the force with which the hall was driven wrought great destruction to root and fleld crops the towns of north gower mars osgoode station dalemeney varnon winchester ches- hlghway in stamford township the bus was struck exactly la the centre all the injured aro from hamilton and were members of a picnic party from the wagstaffo preserve works hamilton to queen victoria park london ont july 29 mr and mrs ed c hertsch elderly people from 24c breakfast bacon 27 to 32c do fancy 3gc backs peamcaled 34 to 36c do smoked 38 to 40c cured meats long clear bacon 50 to 70 lbs 21 70 to 90 lbs 19 90 to 100 lbs and up 18 lightweight rolls in barrels 1150 heavyweight rolls 3850 per bbl lard pure tierces 15c tubs 16c pails 169ic prints 18c short ening tierces 14 c tubs 15wc pails 15v1c tins 104c prints 17i c tervllle finch morewood and crysler jackson a town in southwestern ohio all agricultural centres felt the in tle coa mining country near the fury of the gale kentucky border were instantly killed some of the hail stones which fell car thla evening on provincial hlgh- woro tho size of heneggs residents of the stricken district assert lasts only half an hour the blow accompanied by electri cal disturbances spent its main i graph polo way no 2 between strathburn and wardsville when their auto swerved into a ditch and was reduced to wreck- ago by a trafllc imposhrdl tlcyawhnn ago by a terrific impact with a tele congo progress king and queen of belgium arrive in congo to open katanga railway brussels the king and queen of belgium left antwerp recently on board the steamship thysville for the belgian congo where they are to take part in the inauguration of the lower congokatanga railway numerous members of tho government accom panied the belgian sovereigns to ant werp their majesties stayed at boma congo for three days and went thence by boat to matadi from that point they go by rail to thysville and the next day to leopoldville leaving by air for tchikapa and thence to port francqui on the river kasai some 600 miles ffom the sea they were due at elisabethvie on july 6 their return journey will be through bukama albertville and stanleyville rockford 111 the attempted flight of bert it j hassell and parker d cramer to greenland ended in dis aster ave miles north of hero when tho stlnsondotrolter monoplane crashed and was wrecked neither flyor was injured tbo plane greater rockford was lour but ml l una u1uum1 wiuuw ui j a 91 i that period many acres of ripening colonel j h bredln formerly officer f v v v 1 farm crops lay beaton into the earth i commanding the 59th regiment of new ra iwny l me ha been houses wore unroofed and barns and stormont dundas and glengarry was erected to help the development of tho outbuildings a mass of kindling wood almost instantly killed opposite her tho seaaon work of hundreds of home at woodlands 12 miles west farmers was almost completely lost of cornwall at 1030 oclock sunday in many cases as far as is known morning whilo on her way to attend amsterdam tho canadians acquit ted themselves well in tho first days competition of the 1928 olympic track and hold events tho 100 motros and 800 motros runners munro of toronto i cornfield tho fliers escaped injury the high jumpor and montabono of only by a miracle mineral wealth of the congo in kat anga there is a coppev zone 180 miles long and 30 miles wide a tin zone of 4500 square miles and an iron zone unable to gain altitudo after leaving ear wtfr0 led into rushing tor- tho flying field hero and crashod in a montreal the lone hurdler wore in ac tion against the cream of tho athletic world the most outstanding performance of tho day was the equalling of tho worlds record for 100 metres 10 35 seconds by percy williams of van- and couver phil edwards dusky 800- there is every indication that it is metro runner from british guiana going to be a comeback with a veil- 1 representing the hamilton olympic geance four thousand german ath- club was impressive in his victory in letic clubs with a total membership of more than 300000 have worked to gether in an olympic effort which is one of tho heats at 800 metres williams and john fltzpatrlck of hamilton qualified for tho finals of typical of the increasing seriousness tho 100 metres flat whilo b uttlo of with which the games are being taken i winnipeg edwards and a w wilson perhaps before the los angeles j of montreal qualified for tho 800 games of 1932 some way will be found i metros semifinals so that five out of to bring th6 russians back and then eight canadian runnors progress on- the last of the postwar gaps will bo i ward tho three ollmlnatod wcro filled i george hestor hamilton ralph ad- the program this year includes con- lams hamilton and poto walters tests for the championships of tho world in athletics gymnastics wrest ling boxing rowing swimming eques trian sports cycling and yachting as well as interesting international com petitions in architecture literature music sculpture and painting a new cricket field and more than a dozen new tennis courts havo been provided in the olympic grounds but the davis cnn matches monopolize the tennis toronto tho first two being 100motro men and waltors an 800metre runnor as soon as word of the disaster reached rockford another piano was dlspatchod from hero and brought tho two filers back in iiiixiiy taava jia nil an is known iiiviiuni iviinw v iivi iviy iv tttieifri little if any of this loss is covered by service in tho woodlands presbyterian f thtrbutares of the congo insurance y and the zambesi al the minerals as tho wind died down slightly a a car driven by john davidson ot have to be transported to the sea and heavy rain set in and what had been smiths falls was coming down the the nearest port being at a distance of miles of ditches of dry and hardened provincial highway on the way eastl ve rt 1- co mr davidson saw the women on the tho sakagniabukama line as far as north side of the road turned to his po fra rents willingdon mountain wllllngdon mountain with a holglit ot 11044 feet and situated in latitude 01 degrees 45 minutes and lorigltudo 116 degrees 15 minutes on tho clear water river alberta is namod after goes north for museum dr r m anderson of tho national museum ottawa will accompany tho 1928 canadian arctic expedition on its annual patrol to tho posts in tho far northern islands at points of call he will collect zoological mater ial for the museum and obtain in formation on points of interest in these regions loft to glvo them room as ho did so mrs bredln stepped back in front of the car and was knocked down she died nbout ten minutes later steamers ply between port franc qui and leopoldville which is connect ed with matadi by a railway matadi is tho highest point on the congo reached by ocean steamers tho new line which was begun in april 1923 is about 660 miles long and has necessitated the building of 31 bridges of which the lualaba is a child can never grow exactly like its father says an atrlclo in viscount willingdon tho present gov- a national weokly nevertheless be- ornor goneral of canada ing a child lias lis drawbacks constant if not a nymph london a woman who sought separation from hor husband at north 280 yards long with four spans of 70 london pollco court nllogod ciat ho j yards each this bridge took two was an habitual drunkard ho camo years to build the gradients average homo drunk every night and twlco between 12 and 15 millimeters to the on sundays i meter many difficulties had to bo mr popo tho magistrate that overcome such as the undergrowth in doos not make him an habitual katagna and near the kasai river drunkerd that makes him a constant drunkard the old girl shows a turn of speed dairy delegates are kings guests at windsor farms field this year and there will bo no f w u tennis events in the olvmoic program members ot world congress in london invited to in- spect royal stock tenn the marathon event in every program sinco 1896 tho star event ha3 undoubtedly been the marathon between seventy and j iondon five hundred of the dce- cighty starters will be sent away from gates to tho worlds dairy congre- tho stadium over a course that ox- 1 were the kings guests at windsor lends almost to tho village of ul- where they visited tho royal farms ihoorn twelve miles south of amster- the congress meanwhile discussed tho dam the correct distance is 26 miles clean milk question including its ds- r8- yards presumably because that is tribution in tho cities supposed to havo boon tho length of in this connection cordon evans the virgin forests the cunard liner mauretania recently crossed the atlantic threo minutes fastor than its own formor record r macdonald in montreal aug 5 itinerary of british labor leader is announced the itinerary of rt hon ramsay macdonald leader of tho british labor party on his visit to canada was announced as follows quebec august 4 and 5 montreal 5 and 6 toronto 7 to 9 queenston and niagara 9 and 10 hamilton 10 toronto 10 fort william 11 to 13 konora 13 to 15 winnipeg 15 to 17 banff 19 to 21 lako loulso 21 to 23 field 23 and 24 glacier 24 and 25 vancouver 26 and 27 vic toria 2s and 29 yapcouvei 29 princo rupert si jasper park sept- embor 1 to 3 winnipeg 5 and 6 ottawa 8 to 10 montreal 10 to 12 quebec 12 southampton england soptember 19 disgusted husband clothes clothes all you woman think about talk about and do everything but wear is clothes london calling