i the legislature week by week monday march 5th six government measures and ten private bills passed committee stage without amendment and now stand for third reading- three government bills received second reading and two now ones amendments to the mining act and public servico act were in troduced the legislative program appears to have passed the peak al though hon lincoln goldies hospi tals bill is yet to come down and hon w ii price will introduce his se curities fraud prevention bill government bills likewise advanced wero col prices amendments to the local improvement act estreats act and landlord and tenant act hon william finlnysons lakes and rivers improvement act amendment and tho bill respecting relief of settlers in northern ontario also an amendment to the assessment act by hon chas mccrea tuesday march cth fourfooted wolf day tho fish and game dept of the ontario government will adopt ngain tho shorter open season for the hunt ing of deer in the provirco against increased bounty hon mr mccrea in his customary failings of the drury administration by reiterating tho charge that the ferguson government had conducted an orgy of expenditure during tho remaining months of the fiscal year 1923 after it came into office and had been correspondingly indulgent in tho matter of collecting revenue ho commented upon the prompt payment of a claim by an indian tribe 100- 000- mr nixon wanted to know what tho people were getting for the 56000000 taken out of their pockets in tho last fiscal year good government said tho prime minister are they getting 31000000 worth more asked tho member yes mr ferguson replied mr nixon said tho treasurer had been the child of fortune in the- mat ter of succession dujj revenue having budgeted for 3000000 and receiving 0408050 in connection with reduc tion of motor licenses said to be a saving to tho public of 2 000000 he estimated that tho government had taken from tho sjtic persons 4500- 000 in gas tax and permit fee3 mr nixon dealt ir some detail with the discrepancy between rural hydro rates and those in urban centres his own service charge he said is 135 vor turns on a light address to tho committee made plain that the government was not while m a nearby village the minimum favorably disposed to any increase in 1 r uu iv urt i monthly bill is tj cents power on his the wolf bounties it so happens i j i h vnlin w w rrlnf ccsls m a k w 42 ty i hour3 and two cents for all after that i in a small urban centre which ho i quoted the rate is 2c for tho first 60 lew hours and one cent after that mr homuth cons south water- ho explained that we are gett more wolves today under the 15 ar rangement that wo did previously with tho larger founties menace to sheep industry william newman victoria north pointed out that tha wolf menaco in loo spoke and aft sr him the house heard w a anderson lib peter- his district had been so great to the boro and r ii kemp prog lin- sheep industry that the municipality j co t j mahoney con south of minden in tho county of halibut- j wentworth at 11 oclock adjourned ton had passed a bylaw ordering that tho debate dog3 be tied up at night dr j m robb algoma declared that in his district tho deer had al most disappeared due to the ravages of the packs which were becoming more daring every day tho minister drew tho attention of tho committee to the fact that the deer wero most plentiful in tho very dis tricts from which tho largest wolf re turns had been made wednesday march 7th tho municipal lav- committee of tha legislnturo wrestled with th8 hawkers and peddlers rill for two hours and a half in tho morning and during that time some 20 representa tives of interests opposing tho bill were heard many of them urged upon the committee that in their particular i businesses there were peculiar clr tho wolf roams from district tc j cumstances and special conditions district dr robb pointed out and which mado their inclusion in the list ho will follow tho deer of those exempt from payment of 11 h v harcourt parry sound ad- censes imperative white there wero vocated tho plan used in the united others chief among them the repre- states where inspectors were appoint- sentativo of the canadian manufac- in the spectacular leap for his country this is tho sort ot sensational tiling tha was seen during lag contest at tho winter olympic games in switzerland io ski- jump ed to take care of the situation when reports of wolf ravages werj received tho inspectors would make investiga tions and if they saw fit would pla card townships laying the necessary lines of poison he believed thi3 sys tem might be more effective than the present bounty plan- j c wilson london north drew to tho attention of the committee com plaints from his riding against tho practice of some liuntors in chasing ducks with boat3 he announced that a deputation in this connection from london and windsor would wait upon tho committee mr miller hnldimand liberal in troduced tho oxpected amendment to tho motion to go into supply it sots forth that this houso regrets that tho government notwithstanding the jncrcnso in revenues has failed to af ford roliof to local municipalities by assuming tho total cost of construc tion and maintenance of tho provin cial highways orgy of expenditure h c nixon prog brant spoke for an hour nnd twenty minutes bo- foro tho houso roso at six and con cluded at the evening sitting tho ox- ministcr met the provincial treasur ers recent allusions to tho financial turers association who were abso lutely opposed to tho principle of tho bill suggestions favored a wido variety of amendments to the bill were suggested and in two or three cases the committee received the suggestions favorably following tho presentation of the ens of the bakers by mark bredin of tho canada bread co hon william finlayson tho chairman said that some provision would probably be mado in tho bill whereby bakors milfcmor and similar merchants who canvassed on delivery routos outsido tho municipality in which thoy paid taxes would pay a fixed amount for a blanket ilcerso nnd then pay a nominal feo of ono or two dollars oneach rig sent out tho oom- mlttoo also agreed to exempt from payment of lieenso feo those selling biblos music and highclass educa tional books toward tho end of tho sitting col john a currio con toronto st patrick carried his opposition to tho bill to the length of moving that it bo thrown out nnd although thero was a chorus of approval his motion was and warning however that ho would shoot the bill down at the next meet ing of the committee twolegged wolf day attorneygeneral wm ii prices widely heralded security frauds prevention act was revealed to the legislature features of the act aro as follows 1 brokers and salesmen must reg ister with tho registrar of joint stock companies in the provincial secre tarys dept and no person shall dis pose of any security unless he is regis tered the egistration feo will bo nominal 2 every broker must file a bond of 500- this is done to give tho attor neygenerals dept an opportunity of controlling the assets of a defunct broker who has defrauded the public otherwise the assets aro frittered away 3 the registrar shall keep a book with the nam and tddress of every broker and salesman entitled to do business in the province 4 the registrar may refuse regis tration within a tenday period after application if directed by tho attor neygeneral to do so bond in some cases 5 the registrar may on the direc tion of the attorneygeneral demand a substantial bond by a security com pany as a condition precedent to doing business this is intended to cover tho enso of foreign brokers and sales men and others who may not be re putable but who may be given t chance to do business under proper bonding 6 investigations may be held by tho attorneygeneral he is given full power to take such evidence and get such information as may be desirable and may apply to the supreme court of ontario for injunctions as condi tions warrant 7 tho supreme court of ontario may enjoin any brokers or salesmen from trading in securities if it is found that they have been acting in a fraudulent way 8 tho attorneygeneral may issue orders to banks to hold funds 9 the attorneygeneral may take bankruptcy proceedings where a brok er has become liable for fraudulent acts and is in an insolvent condition list of securities 10 tha registrar may ask every brokerage firm selling securities to filo with him a statement of the se curities being sold and what ho is rep resenting to the public if a different representation is made to tho public it will be evidence of a fraudulent act and may lead to a cancellation of registration and an injunction a contravention of the act will bring a penalty of not moro than 1000 for the first offense nor 2000 for the second or subsequent offense and in cither case a first or subsequent offense to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months the martin act in new york gives imprisonment up to two years but this act will be administered keeping in mind the criminal code as well as the provi sions of the act exceptions to act there are certain exceptions to tho act and in connection with the follow ing no person need bo registered 4a judicial sales b isolated transi tions by the owner provided they aro not such continued and successive transactions as to make him a broker c sale by pledgee for debt d dis tribution of stock dividends e transactions where ono party i3 a public official or a bank loan trust or insurance company or is register ed f exchange of stock on merger g prospectors grubstake or share of mining property staked by him h trustee securities i secured bonds or notes j negotiable paper k securities based upon conditional sales 1 shares of educational bene volent fraternal or recreational ob- dies where there is no pecuniary pro fit m such other classes of secur ities as may bo exempted by regula tion- attorneygeneral price also told the houso in drafting this there has been every effort to keop in mind the fact that thero aro certain stabilized securities in which ono should be able to trado without being registered and certain classes of transactions not arabs move in holy war they capture villages but britain moves quiddy king of hedjaz throws in lot with marauding tribes leave cancelled london is watching new crisis with much concern london a spark of war threatens to spurt into amo in iraq according it is reported from basra tiiat saud has railed the wahabis toyight again3t a queen of grace sonya honte ot norway as she won the womens figure skating cham pionship in the olympic games at st moritz open to fraud there is also an ex emption for the prospector who deals in his own claim or who is being grub staked as soon however as a mining claim becomes a stock flotation and its shares are being sold to the public the broker or salesmen dealing in the stock must be registered all persons who sell securities whether acting as officials or sales men of companies of not are included in the act to spurt into flame in iraq according th0 infidels in an attempt to start tho king of the hedjaz and sultan of j ho war but it is said tfiot a seriout nejd has thrown in his lot with tho quarrel obtains even among marauding tribes which recently have 1 his followers been raiding iraq he ha3 already irac i tho read to india trans- supplied it i3 reported 400 rifie3 andi borders on palestine which a large stock of munitions provisions turn commands together with and tents to 20000 wahabi tribcsrren j fgypt the british lines of communi- marching from tho midarabian des erts for an attack on iraq and trarj- cation with the east v preparations active london small detachments of sul- massey boasts about canada tells new york bond club about dominions pro gress new york canada in tbe last 12 months has mads tho most striking advance on the widest front and with most permanent result of any period ot the same length in its history de clared hon vincent massey cana dian minister to tho united statos in addressing the new york bond club every timo he had visited canada in the last year or so he had come back conscious of the enthusiasm and tho energy which pervaded all activi ties in the country from coast to coast there aro not i am glad to say the lurid features of tho boom to bo seen iir massey said booms are transient things and leavo reactions our advance 13 steady and suro and is taking place in atmosphere ot quiet confidence and reasoned optimism canada has been no happy hunt- lug ground for the pessimist his inn ings have always been short in fact some of the episodes la our past tho boldest stages in national building in advancing our economic frontiers west and north have seemed simply common sense calculated wisdom to after generations jordan each of which is under a british mandate if this bo true it inn ibn sauds tribesmen have crossed means that intermittent border fights t transrordanian frontier and cap- between the tribesmen and airplanes tured villages an exchange tslegraph and armored cars of tho royal air despatched from basra reports force may develop int real warfare a british military detachment on an extended front equipped with ten armored cars ten beside3 tho rativo iraq levies airplanes and a number of transport great britain has approximately 00 j cars was sent outside tho walls of bombing and combat planes and ium- j kov eit to a point hear the ncjl fron- crous armored cars while the cruiser tier- emerald and the sloop3 cyclamen and marines and bailors from the brit- lupin aro anchored in the bay near ish cruiser emerald were patrolling koweit j the streets it was said the significance of tho report lies 1 the overland motor routo between in the power throughout arabia of eagdad and damascus was suspended ibn saudfi who is known as the arab temporarily it was said napoleon during the world war a despatch to the daily mail from great britain paid him 300000 a jaffa told of preparations being mado year to keep the peace whan tho sub- by british authorities in palestine sidy ceased he conquered and annexed the frontier force vas being mobil- thc hedjaz which includes tho holyised all officers and men were re- cities of mecca and medina called from leavo an armored car commands wahabi company left ramlch palestine for ho commands the fanatical loyalty amman palestine of the wahabi tribesmen who uphold j s pltmes each understood tho teaching of the prophet- since bc carrying 2 psed over the royal air force last repulsed tho raiding arab tribes and followed thenij into the desert inflicting losses esti mated at several hundreds it has been jaffa tuesday enrouto from egypt to amman a jewish olographic agency des- kuown that a largo number of tho tribes wero massing for an attack on iraq last reports however arc the first indication of sauds real attitude and also that transpcrdania would be attacked plane3 and seven tanks wero sent to tho transjordanin frontier tho people of paie3tino were stat ed to be watching with soma anxiety the cxtonsivo preparations to utilize for tho first tlmo tbo royal air i forco stationed at ramleh and sara- meanwhuo tno colonial oifico offi- i r j fand observers commented that ion cial denied persistent reports that tho j government is rushing troops from 2000 british boys scheduled to reach canada during summer montreal the movement of bri tish youth to canada promises to bo considerably heavier than usual due tonew arrangements made with tho british government ontario is taking coo boys mani toba fifty and tho marltlmo provlncos and saskatchewan an indeterminate number while somo hundreds aro to bo moved by private organizations in all it is estimated somo 2000 boys probably will bo brought out under tho now scheme this summor newfoundland may enter dominion of canada this year ncgotions are soon to be under way to discuss the pros and cons a new confederation year this year may provo tho thoro is no disposition to bicker can ada is cognizant of tho morlts of union nnd such information as has preceded tho dologatlon indlcatos that newfoundland also is tho basis of admission admits of eravo argument representation capital indebtedness and many othor motors must all bo adjusted before any final agreomont can bo ronchod chanco of success similar negotiations hnvo occurred boforc it must bo recalled and thoy failed but nt this moment it appears that thero is beltor chanco of success ful compromise llian thero was cither in c7 or in 95 at least the delegate- from hie old colony are assured of a sympathetic reception without regard to party socuro union botween newfoundland j tho two major parties ure prepared to and canada was wrecked mainly on go moro than half way there will ba drowned out and was ignored by tho tho wings of a dlrgo about a mr shea little or no criticism of any agreement chairman col currio allowed his then representing newfoundland in to he reached within the bounds of motion to go unconsijorjd with tho tho negotiations at this momoat j reason ottawa most eventful in tho history of can ada slnco confederation pourparlers which havo not yot tho status ot of ficial negotiations ara under way for tho union ot newfoundland with tha dominion tho data has boon unofficially sot as march 23 for tho discussion both llboral and conservative mem bers of tha canadian commons havo boon canvassod on tho gonoral pro position and tholr reaction thus far has boon that within any reasonablo basis canada is prepared rrd anxious to wolcomo tho old colony into tho dominion effort in 1s3g and 1sg7 proved abor- tlvo and again in 1s95 a movement to saud had chosea a propitious mo ment for declaring a holy war against the infidels sjneo airplane fighting is difficult in hot months armored trains patrolcd tho big- dadbasra railway la irak a hopeful view london london officialdom not- india to iraq in the house of com mons leopold anery the secretary of state for dominion affairs was ques tioned a3 to the failure of the royal air force to prevent the recurrent raid on iraq and a3 to whether or not the air force headquarters ought not to be moved nearer the southern bor wittstanding the reports of active der he replied that all that was pos- preparations to meet the arch menaco sible was being done and that tho tech- emanating from palestine and othor nical manoeuvres must bo left to the near eastern points is inclined to air commander at iraq j minimize the arabian situation they several factora in the situation lend ay a report has boon recevod that special significance to the news of ibn saud is making a pilgrimage to sauds action tho rulers of iraq and mecca and tho view taken is that ha transjodania are each sons of for- would certainly not travel bo far mer king hussion of the hedjaz who j away from his capital riodlr it tha is an old and bittr enemy of saud position were nt all critical going over in glorious fashion a remarkable picture snapped at newbury england real royal nearest comera the winner and soothing class who was second in the swindon steeplechase royal air force to aid iraamng dominion pilots sir s hoare announces plan for regular interchange of officers increase squadrons london considerable progress has beon mado in ho nuttor of coopera tion with tho air forcos of tho do minions in onlor to socuro idonttity of method in the training of tho em pire air forces sir samuel hoare secretary of state for air announced in connection with tho air forco esti mates ho stated that thero would bo a re gular schcaio of interchange between the royal ar forco and the canadian and australian air forces tho flying power of the royal air forco would bo increased from 69 to 3 squadrons tho air mlnlstor stated tho joining years dovolopmenis would bo principally overseas two now squadrons would go to india thus making a total of olght thero and tho cost would come out of the indian oxchequor provision is made in the oslimatos for two new flying boats of great po tentialities in protecting imperial communications ono ot tham will be stationed overseas tho subsidies to clrll aviation have been increased tho idea boing to on- courago further dovolopmont of tha existing services this year with tha ultimato object of establishing on im perial air mall routo to india artist after my death tho world will rcallzo all that 1 havo done friend yes but youll bo out of harms way by that tlmo