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IRELAND'S CONNECTION WrFH CROWN ESTABLISHED ON DOMINION BASIS Draft of New Irish Constituti on Completed at Negotiations in London Between the Imperial Cabinet and Delegates from Dublin. A despatch from London says: The draft of the new Irish Constitu- tion, made publdc on the eve of the Irish elections, gives, as the document ' itself states, force of law to the An-glo-Irish Treaty, and expressly de- clares that any provision of the OOTO- .stitution or any amemdment thereto or ^any law enacted under the Constitu- tion which is in any respect repug- ,'naint to the treaty shall be void and inoperative. The Constitution thus embodies con- nection with the British Crowns as al- ready established in the treaty, and generally places the relations between , Ireland and the Empire on the samei basis as Canada and the other Do-j minions. The Constitution requires every . member of the Free State Parliament , to subscribe faith and allegiance to . the Constitution and) swear to be faith- j ful to the King in virtue of the com- mon citizenship of Ireland and Great Britain and Ireland's membership in! ^ the British Common-wealth of Nations. ' The document contains 79 articles and is co>nsidered an up-to-date instru- ment, not only granting female suf- frage, proportional representation and a referendum to the people, but also empowering the people themselves to initiate legislation. It gdves to the Chamber great powers with respect to money bills, without control from the Senate, thus duplicating the posi- tion as between the British House of Commons and the House of Lords. It exempts the Free State from ac- tive participation in war without the consent of Parliament, except in the case of actual invasion, and gives the Irish Supreme Court the fullest pow- ers, only stipulating for the right of citizens to appeal to the King-in- Counci! against the Supreme Court's decision. It provides for freedom of religion and conscience, gives Free State citi- zens full protection against the arbi- trary powers of courts-martial, and extends to Parliament exclusive con- trol over the armed forces, as stipu- lated in the treaty. Grizzly Shot in B.C. Measured 15 Feet A despatch from Prince Ru- pert, B.C., says: Two pros- pectors, Edward Forsam and J. Kennedy, after an exciting battle, shot a grizzly bear in the White Creek district, near Ferrace, B.C., which measured 1 5 feet standing erect. The animal weighed 1 ,800 pounds, the skin alone weighing 1 00 pounds, and measuring 1 2 feet long and nine feet wide. Its footprint was 1 8 inches long and 9 inches wide. The bear fought the prospectors and it took five bullets to kill him, and when he fell he was but two feet away from Kennedy, who had become entangled in the brush. Lenin Goes to German Sanatorium for Rest Cure A despatch from Berlin says. Preparations are being made for Lenin to come to Germany for a six months' rest cure at u sanatorium. It is learn- ed from the most reliable source that A group of German physicians, headed by Prof. Forester and Prof. Klemper- er of Berlin, and Prof. Plechtig of Leipzig, told Lenin that a full cure was possible cmly with a half-year's TCot. They told Lenin there was not a single decent sanatorium in Russia, an-Jt recotnntc'tuled several in Germany, ome of which is hi a suburb of Berlin. Lenin accepted the physicians' ulti- matum of a six months' rest, and ne- gotiations for his visit to Germany are under way. The chief question is his safety, and the sanatorium will be required to keep a battalion of guards during his visit. Veterans' Bodies Unite as British Legion A despatch from London says: The Canadian High Commissioner has been approached by the British Em- pire Service League with the object of having the veterans' organization,-? of Canada become members of the league and appoint a permanent delegate. Canada is the only Dominion which has not joined the league, which in- cludes all the ex-service men's organ- izations of Great Britain and the Empire. Lord Haig is chief organizer. All the different veterans' bodies in Britain are now uniting as the British Legion. British Machine Impervious to Shrapnel A despatch from London says: In seeking to devise an airplane whu-h will be impervious to shrapnel and ma- chine gun bullets and yet will be speedy the Air Ministry has produced a steel fighting machine which it claims is superior to any all metal machines yet produced. Experiments have been conducted at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough for a considerable per- iod and the planes are now being sub- mitted to severe practical tests. The wings as well as the fuselage are built of corrugated steel. The main difficulty was to produce a fighting plane which would not be heavier than the wood machines, but it is stated that this has been successfully ac- complished without loss of power. The machines are easy to manage and can safely make a loop. Authorities re- gard this as a big step forward in air warfare. Canada From Coast to Coast ROYAL WEDDING HORSES SOLD The pair of horses that were used at the wedding of Princess Mary have been sold to a firm of funeral directors and undertakers. The horses were used to draw the coach in which the King and Princess Mary travelled to the Abbey, and are claimed to be the finest pair of Belgian stallions ever ex- ported. They are jet black. The harness, decorated with the Royal Coat-of- j Arms, was said with the horses. Wales Pays Lloyd George Unusual Honor A New Course in Household Science. A despatch from London says: The admirers of Premier Lloyd George in his home town of Criccieth; now regard him to be such an import- ant personality in the country's affairs that they extend him a distinction ac- corded only to the King. When the Prime Minister stepped off the train for the week and a flag was hoisted on Castle Hill bearing the Red Dragon of Wales on a green and white bar'<-| ground. When he departed the flag was taken down. It is stated that in the fjtui the flag will always fly when the Prime Minister is in his residence at Bryn- awolon so the people when sininjj the flag will say: "The Prime Minister is here." Prime Ministers constitutionally have every right to have a fla.'j llown where they are stopping, but for irary years the ceremony has been observe"! only for the King. Friends of Mr. Lloyd George say he accepts the Hag! ceremony as a touching tribute ofj friendship from the home town fo'k. The Difference. "Now," said teacher, who had been j giving a grammar lesson on singular and plural nouns, "what is the differ- ence between 'man' ami 'men'?" Up shot an eager hand. "Please," said Jimmy Green, " 'man' is one men, anil 'men' is lots of mans!" Following out its policy of provid- ing every course of study for which there is a reasonable demand and of providing such instruction that Can- adian students will not require to go out of Canada for any part of their education, the University of Toronto announces a new course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Household Science. This new course has been designed primarily for the benefit of women teachers who wish to proceed to a degree in Household Science with- out discontinuing their teaching for too long a period. For this reason those who proceed for the degree of Bachelor of Household Science arc to take the first two years of the course under the direction of the Department of University Extension, while the third and fourth years are to be taken in regular attendance under the De- partment of Household Science. The new course is a direct outcome of the special short course which was held for teachers of Household Science last winter. So gre"at was the response to the offer of that course that it was found necessary to make more com- prehensive arrangements for teachers of Household Science. Charlottolown, P.E.I. The increas- ing popularity of Prince Edward Island as a summer resort is evidenc- ed by the fact that reservations on the part of summer tourists this year is the largest in years and indications are that the Island will have an un- usually successful tourist season. Halifax, N.S. Investigations in the utilization of fish waste have been carried on in Nova Scotia under the direction of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. The experi- ments led to the establishment of a company in this province which is now engaged in working up this hitherto discarded material into cattle food, fertilizer, fish oils, thus estab- lishing a new industry. Grand Falls, N.B. Four million salmon fry were hatched this spring at the hatchery here, and are being distributed through the waters of the province depleted to an extent each year from the toll of visiting fisher- men. Ten thousand speckled trout fry were placed in the Nashwaaksis River. Quebec, Que. The Provincial De- partment of Agriculture, acting in ac- cordance with legislation adopted at the last session of the Legislature, has already advanced $100,000 to farmers in colonization centres for seed grain. Sudbury, Ont. It is reported that an important discovery has just been made in the West Shining Tree gold area, on the Hologden mines. A vein which measures approximately 25 feet in width has been uncovered on sur- face, the composition being well- mineralized blue quartz. Negotiations are now under way with a view to equipping the property with a mining plant and carrying out a scheme of operation. Winnipeg, Man. The total quantity of dairy butter produced in 1921 in Canada was 122,776,580 pounds valued at $45,898,082. This is an increase in quantity over the previous year of 11,084,862 pounds. Increased produc- tion is shown by all the provinces with the ox-eption of Prince Edward Island, the largest proportionate increase, 36 per cent., being recorded by British Columbia. In order of dairying im- portance the provinces rank: Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskat- chewan, Nova Scotia, British Colum- bia, New Brunswick, and Prince Ed- ward Island. Regiiw, Sask. A total of 12,768,040 acres hag been sold to settlers in Al- berta and Saskatchewan under the Dominion Lands Act, accordung to> Hon. C. Stewart, Minister of the In- terior. Of this acreage 4,155,738 has been patented and 693,134 acres are not yet patented. The amount paid in for lands pre-empted is $14,860,067, and there is yet unpaid aproximately $12,000,000. Purchased homesteads totalling 1,322,840 acres have been sold in these two provinces, on which the revenue was $8,274,250, and on which approximately $500,000 is yet unpaid. Peace River, Alta. That the Peace River country is capable of producing more wheat than the record produc- tion to date in the whole of Western Canada, is a statement made by the managing-director of the "Edmonton Journal" who has been touring the country. He further stated he had seen vegetables and flowers at Fort Vermillion 600 miles north of Edmon- ton, equal to anything he had eeen in the gardens of Ontario. Wheat yields of 50 and 60 bushels to the acre were common. Nelson, B.C. The Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company has announced the immediate commence- ment upon the construction of a 500 tons concentrator at Kimberley. The plant will be ten times as large as the largest concentrator in the Kootenay country with the exception of that at Trail and will cost more than $1,260,- 000. It is expected it will be ready for operation early in 1923. To The Point. "Will you take back this engagement ng?" "Doesn't it suit?" "Yes; but I don't." CRITICIZES RADIO MUSIC WHILE ON OPERATING TABLE 5,000 Miners Strike in Monmouthshire A despatch from London says: Five thousand miners went on strike on Thursday in Monmouthshire, and 2,500 each at Bla*n/avon and Ponty- pool, owing to certain members of the Craftsmen's Union refusm-g to join the Miners' Federation. A League of Nations Official Sir Herbert Ames, director of the financial administration of the League cf Nation-i Secretar'nt, who spoke at a luncheon in Toronto. He said of the League. "It is merely a form of inter- iv.it ional relationship, Unough which a group of states hcpe ami endeavor to IPS'Sieii the possibtlU'es of war by co- oper-alien wltiv each other. We want Germany to come in whon s> c he is more ready to comply with i!i oOBOtitUtloU ajid the same applies to Uussja." Permanent Daylight-Saving for Great Britain A despatch from Philadelphia | says: Two recent inventions, one sur- . gical and the other electrical, enabled a girl at Samaritan Hospital to under- go two dangerous operations oni Thursday and remain smiling | throughout. One was a spinul anaesthesia, which numbed the girl's body from her shoulders downward, making her ob-j livious ta physical agony. The other was the radiophone, through which she heard McCormack, Paderewski and other artists execute their master- pieces. The experiment was conducted by | Dr. John Howa.rd Frick, in an ef- fort to alleviate the mental torture which his patient, a naturally nervous person, would have had to endure under tho knife. During the first operation, for ap- pendicitis, the girl remained oblivious of the n.'rge:n?. With the radio re- ceiver y '.rapped over her ears her only comment wjs tb.it she could hear perfectly the drains of mufiic coming through space. The second operation was for the removal of gr.'.l stones. Through it the patient entertained the nurses with laughing comment on the good execution of the artist who was trains-, mitting Chopin for her. She even of-] feretl occasional critic isms when, she fi-iid, tlve pedaling was at fault. \ She was on the operating table forty-five minutes. Her pulse re- mained cr.nat?.nt throughout. Dr. Frick asseit-.l at the end of the experiment.' Minister of Interior Speaks of Power of Press At the annual convention of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Asso- ciation, held recently at Ottawa, a number of interesting papers were read. Hon. Chas. Stewart, Minister of the Interior, in an interesting address, said he wished to congratulate Mr. French on being president of such a fine body of people, who did so much to mould public opinion in the Domin- ion. His slogan had always been busi- ness first and politics afterwards. Hej found that this had not worked in| Alberta during the last elections, but' he had not yet altered his opinion. The association could do a lot to' help him in his work as Minister of the Interior. In the immigration problem, the department was at a loss to account for the fact that Canada was losing its immigrants. A certain section of Ontario, for instance, had a smaller population that it had some 15 or 20 years ago. The returned sol- diers' settlement scheme, too, had not proved all it promised to be. He thought that the weekly press of Can- ada could help to determine the caus- es of these things so that remedies could he applied. He thought that a movement of co-ordination through- out the country to make things for tho immigrant safer and to remedy faults where they occurred would do much to place Canada on a basis of contentment and prospwity. Referring to the weekly paper in particular, Mr. Stewart said it was truly the home paper. It was taken home, read and re-read, each member of the family considering it an essen- tial part of the home life. In the rural districts, especially in the west, the receipt of the weekly paper from the old home town was looked forward to with keen interest, as it was large- ly the medium by which the settlers kept in touch with old friends. Mr. Stewart said he admired the courage and ambition of the weekly publisher who had, in many cases, to overcome very serious handicaps be- fore his paper became a success. The public owed a debt of gratitude to the weekly editor, who in many case*, was the mainstay of the community. Greatest Musician. Two Lancashire boys were expatiat- ing on the relative merits of their fathers as musicians. "My father is the greatest musician in the town," said one. "Oh!" (ho other said. "When my father starts, every man stops work." "How's that?" said the other. "What does he do?" "He blows the whistle for meals at the mill." Weekly Market Report A despatch from London says: The House of Commons passed the Summertime Bill by a vote of 207 to 26. The bill b;-lr.ps Great Britain intoj 1'i-e with oth';r t'tropean countries in permanently fix'rg a daylight-saving period. 11 ' ~*3* "~ ' ni Charles Dickens wrote a Life of Christ for his children, and left defi- nite instructions fhat it should never be published. HIMALAYAS CLIMBERS MAKE GOOD PROGRESS IN CONQUERING PEAK A desipetch from London says: Three of the British explorers who are attempting to climb Mount Ever- c.it have established a new record. Less then a wek ago it wa& an- nounced that inn; i>i t.y of three hd reach*) a height, of 26,800 feet, which ws 2,200 feet better than toh climb Wie Duke of Abruzzi accomplished. l*h new record' now achieved by an- other party of three, and reported in despabch copyrighted by the, Mount Everest C&mmdtt*e through tne Lon- <te.n Times, i 400 feet higher and brings the climbers within 1,800 feet of the top of tho world. Mount Everest, if conquered at all, must be conquered before the oml of June. At this ttme the southwest winds and monsoon begin to impimge on the eastern Himalayas and they are o heavily charged with moisture that in on* month as much rain falls OD and mound Mount Everest as falls in (Condon >TI ten months. Hon. Charles Bruoe, who, with George Finch, has madb t.lvis wonder- ful record, h&s devoted a lifetime to mountaineering and its problems. Toronto. Manitoba wheat No. 1 Northern,' $1.38 V, No. 2 Northern, $1.34 \4; No., 3 Northern, $1.24>4. Manitoba oats No. 2 CW, 59M-c; No. 3 CW, 5(i%c; extra No. 1 feed, 57c; No. 1 feed, !34c. Manitoba barley Nominal. All the above track, Bay ports. American corn No. 2 yellow, 79c; No. 3 yellow, 78c, all rail. Barley No. 3 extra, test 47 Ibs. or better, GO to (>5e, according to freights! outside. Buckwheat No. 3, $1.00. Rye No. 2, 95c. Millfeed Del. Montreal freight, bags included: Bran, per ton, $28 to $30; shorts, per ton, $30 to $32; good feed flour, $1.70 to $1.80. Baled hay Track, Toronto, per ton,; extra No. 2, $22 to $23; mixed, $18 to $19; clover, $14 to $18. Straw Car lots, per ton, track, To- ronto, $12 to $13. Ontario wheat No. I commercial, $1.25 to $1.30, outside. Ontario No. 3 oats, 40 to 45c, out- side. Ontario corn 53 to GOc, outside. Ontario flour 1st pats., in jute| sacks, 98's, $(1.70 per bbl.; 2nd pats, i (bakers), $(i.30. Straights, in bulk. seaboard, $5.75. Manitoba flour 1st pats., in jute sacks, 98's, $7.80 per bbl.; 2nd pats., j $7.30. Cheese New, large, ItiM: to 17c;! twins, 17 to 17%c; triplets, 18Vj toj 19c. Old, large, 21c; twins. 21 '^ to; 22c. Stiltons, new, 20c. Extra old,; large, 2(i to 27c. Old Stilton?, 24c. Butter Fresh dairy, choice, 21 to> 25c; creamery prints, fresh, finest. 36 1 to 37c; No. 1, 34 to 35c; No. 2, 33 to! 34c; cooking, 18 to 21c. Dressed poultry Spring chickens, OOc; roosters, 25c; fowl, 24 to 30c; ducklings, 35c; turkeys, 40 to 45c. Live poultry Spring chickens, f>0c;l roosters, 17 to 20c; fowl, 2Gc; duck- 1 lings, 35c; turkeys, 30 to 35c. Margarine 20 to 22c. Eggs No. 1, candled. 30 to 31c;i seli'i-ts, 33 to 34r; cartons, 3t> to 86c. Beans Can. hand-picked, bushel, $4.25; primes, $3.75 to $3.90. Maple products 'Syrup, per imp. gal., $2.20; per 5 imp. gals., $2.10. Maple sugar, lb., 20c. Honey 20-30-lb. tins, 14% to 15c per lb.; 5-2^-lb. tins, 17 to I8c per lb.; Ontario comb honey, per rloz., $5.50. Potatoes Ontario, 90-lb. bag., $1 to $1.15; Delawares, $1.15 -to $1.25. Smoked meats Hams, med., 35 to 37c; cooked ham, 52 to 55c; smoked rolls, 25 to 28c; cottage rolls, 33 to 35c; breakfast bacon, 30 to 32c; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 39 to 40tr; backs, boneless, 40 to 45c. Cured meats Long clear bacon, $17; lightweight rolls, in barrels. $48; heavyweight rolls, $40. Lard Prime, tierces, 16c; tubs. 16 J /ic; pails, 17c; prints, 18c. Short- ening, tierces, I5c; tubs, 15Mjc: pails, ICc; prints, 18c. Choice heavy steers, $8.50 to $8.76; butcher cattle, choice, $8 to $9; do, good, $7.50 to $8; do, med.. $6.50 t $7; do, com., $5.50 to $ti; butcher heifers. $7.7. r > to $8.26; do, med., $6.75 to $7.50; do, com., $6.75 to $*>; butchej cows, choice, $6 to $6.50; do, med., $fl to $5.50; canners and cutters, $1 to $2; butcher hulls, good, $5 to $6; do, com., S3 to $4; feeders, good. $7 to $7.50; do, fair, $(> to $7; stackers, good, $5.50 to $6.25; do, fair, $5 to $5.60; milkers, S40 to ?80; springers, $50 to $90; calvrs, choice, $9 to $10; do, med., $5.50 to $7; do, com., $4 to $4.50; spring lambs, $Hi to $17; sheep, choice, $4.50 to $5; do, good, $4 to $5; do, com., $2.75 to $3; yearlings, choice, $12 to $13; do, com., $(i to S7; hogs, fed and watered. $14.25; do, f.o.b., $13.50; do, country points, $13.25. Montreal. Oats, Can. West, No. 2, ill'i, to OBc; do. No. 3. (12 Ms to (>3c. Flour, Man. Spring wheat pats., firsts, $7.80. Rolled oats, bng 90 Ibs., $2.90 to $3. Bran, $26.25. Shorts, $27.25. Ha>\ No. 2, per ton, car lots, $27 to $28. Cheese, tini-st easterns, 15 to 15%c<' Butter, 'hcice?t creamery, 35 to 35M>c. Eggs, selected, 33 to 34c. Potatoes, in'-.' .:ag. car lots, 80 to 85c. G-ood VCH!F. $7; ?uckor calves, $6 to $5.50; pail-1'oil. poor nuality, $4; spring hunbs, $13; lighter lambs, $1!: hogs, selects, $14.76.