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Canada from Caast to Coast Sydney, N.S.â€"Teets mtd* sobm tfane ago with flreclay from two of the Cape Breton collieries, have pro- duced m aplendid brick which is being oaed at the Sydney steel plant There are other pui-poaes to which this clay has been applied and hundreds of tons are used each month. St. John, N.B.â€" It is understood that plans are under way for the establishment here of a dg:arctte manufacturing plant, and a plant for the canning of fruit. The establish- ment of these tv/o 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. â€" The population of the City of Quebec, exclusive of sub- urbs, reaches 119,488, divided by na- tionalities as follows: French- Can- adians, 104,969; Irish, 6,029; English, 6,490. Toronto, Ont. â€" 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 $2,333,000 over the corresponding quarter of last year, the totals being $11,575,151 and $9,241,85.3, respectively. Silver was the only metal of importance to record decreased production during the per- iod under review. Winnipeg, Man.â€" It is reported R?" that there ar« no less than 200 pros- pectors working in the Rico Lake min- 1 eral district this year, and that the total number of men engaged in min- ing activities is not lesji than 900. The Rice Lake district is v,-hat is known a^ the Southeastern Manitoba Mineral Area and lies east of Lake Winnipeg, and north of the Winnipeg River. | Regina, Saak.â€" The total value of farm livestock in the Province of Saa-^ katehewan is placed at $115,240,900,1 according to the latest report of the; Provincial Dept. of Agriculture. Since | the year 1906 the number of horses in the province has increased from 240,-] 566 to 1,152,409; milch cows from; 112,618 to 456,006; other cattle from] 472,254 to 1,046,780; all cattle front 472,254 to 1,602,786; sheep from 121,- 290 to 191,937; and swine from 123,- 916 to 563,069. Edmonton, Alta. â€" Sheridan Law- rence brought out furs from the Fort Vermillion district, in the far north, valued at $22,000. They include sil- ver, cross r.nd red fox, otter, wolf, wolverine, beaver, mink and muskrat. Vancouver, B.C. â€" 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. X' â- AdiCMfa New Zealand Farmers Ask for Agricultural State Banks A despatch from Wellington i says : â€" Great pressure is being ex- 1 «rted on the New Zealand Government ' to establish agricultural state banks,' the Agrarian interests urging here, I as they have done in Canada, andi , other agricultural countries, that farmers need further credit facilities. | Mr. Wilfrid, the Opposition leader,! moved a vote of censure on the Gov-! emment on Thursday on the ground | of their failure to extend pensions, : and to promote' other social and hu- 1 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- land's sound financial position, and contended that the Australian exper- ience did not warrant the establish- ment cf a state bank here. Th-; de- oatc- is pt' .ceedin? but defeat of 'he Government ia considered hiffhly im- probable. Channel Tunnel Scheme Vetoed by British Cabinet A despatch from London says: â€" The British Cabinet, accepting the â-¼iews of its military and naval advis- ers, is understood to have decided .•xgainsl the construction of a Channel tunnel betvyec n England and France. The supporters of the 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 *»*!''♦ 'j»*S^JS:-»^ Week^ Itta rket Report A photograph of tlie old Bible and prayer book presented to Rev. D. N. Morden, yastor of St. James" Square Presbyterian Church, Toronto, by D. A. Vailleau, during the United Empire Loyalist celebration at Belleville. Success of **Beam" Wireless ! power; comparatively inexpensive Abolishes High-Power Station The photograph above shows Sylvia II., from Halifax, N.S., the only Cana- dian entry In the Bermuda cup race from New London, Conn., to Bermuda, a distance of 600 nautical miles. LONDON CONFERENCE AIMS AT " RAPID PACIFICATION OF EUROPE I a large opposition to It in Parliament, as to hamper Premier Herriot at Ixindon. Further doubt is raised here by the su.^picion that a protocol signed at London will replace the Versailles' Treaty in essential details. It is, recognized that it is to sign a new 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. M. Herriot has refrained from ex- 1 pressing himself but is con.^cious of political opposition at home if he) yields the right to coerce Germany, into paying. " â- â-  A despatch from London says: â€" } The French, Belgian and ItalianGov- ernments have agreed with the Brit- ^ i.sh that when the reparation experts', scheme is put into effect the agent- â-  general for reparations, and thej chairman of the Transfer Committee! shall be the same man. As these are the two o/ti-es that, will have the most to do v.-jth repara-l tions, the man who hoTris ib.m will be practically dictator of the whole in-i demnity question. A despatch from Paris says: â€" The London conference on July 16 will try for a rapid pacification of Europe according to the program unofficially, reaching Paris. ; Prime Minister MacDonald has not issued thp official invitation yet, Out it will contain four principal points: 1. All must accept the experts' plan without reservations; " • 2. The conference will fix a date for functioning of the plan. I 3. A date will be fixed two or th.'-ee weeks later for Franco-Belgian evac-| nation of the Ruhr; j 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. 1 It is expected thi.f now body will be either 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. j Former Premier Poincare's follow- ers are preparing to fight on this point and may succeed in rousing such TORONTO. Man. wheatâ€" No. 1 North., $1.'29V4; No. 3 North., $1.22 Ms- Man. oatsâ€" No. W CW., 47o: .N'o. 1 feed, 45c. â€" All the above, c.i.f., bay ports Am. corn, track, Torontoâ€" No. 2 yellow. $1.14. Ont ryeâ€" 74 to 78c. Peasâ€" No. 2, $1.40 to $1.45. Millfeedâ€" Del., Montreal frelghU, bags included: Bran, per ton, $25; shorts, per ton, $27; middlings. $33; good feed flour, per bag, SI. 80. Ont wheat â€" No. 2 white, nominaL Ont No. 2 white oatsâ€" 39 to 41c. Ont. flour â€" Ninety per cent, pat., in jute bags. Montreal, prompt ship-j ment, $').80; Toronto, basis, $5.80; bulk seaboard, nominal. Man. flour â€" Ist pats., in jute sacks, $7 per bbl.; 2nd pats.. $6.50. Hay â€" Extra No. 2 timothy, per ton, track, Toronto. $17..5n; No. 2. $17.50; No. 3, $15; mixed, $13; lower gradei", $10 to $12. Straw â€" Carlots, per ton, $9.50 toi $10. , Scroeni::gs â€" Standard, recleaned, f. ' o.b. Bay ports, per ton, $16. ; Cheese â€" New, large, 19 to 191^c;i twins, 191^ to 20»^c; triplets, 204 to 21»4c; Stiltons, 21 »* to 22»4c. Old. large, 23 to 24c ; twins, 24 to 25c ; trip- lets, 25 to 26c. I Butter â€" Finest creamery prints, 36 to 37c; No. 1 creamery, 35 to 36c;' No. 2„ 34 to 35c; dairy, 28 .o 30c. Eggs â€" Extra.=, fresh, in cartons, 36c; extra loose, 33c; firsts, 30c; sec- onds, 2Bc. Live poultry â€" Hens, over 6 lb., 26c; ' do, 4 to 5 lbs., 24c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 15c; spring chickens, 2 lbs. and over, 45c;: roosters, 15c; ducklings. 4 to 5 lbs., 30c. , Dressed poultry â€" Hens, over 5 lbs.. I 28:; do. 3 to 4 ibs., 18c; spring chick- 1 ens, 2 lbs. and over, 50c; roosters, 20c; ; ducklings, 4 to 5 lbs., 36c. Beans â€" Can., handpicked, lb., OT^c; primes, 6c. I Maple products â€" Syrup, per imp. I gal., $2.50; per 5-gaI. tin, $2.40 peri gaL; maple sugar, lb., 25 to 26c. I Honeyâ€" 00-lb. tins, 11 to 11 Vic per' ;t.; 10-lb. tins, 11 to 12c; 5-lb. tins, I 11% to 12c; 2%-lb. tins, 12\b to Lie;, comb honey, per doz.. No. 1. $2.75 to $3.50; No. 3, 52.50 to $2.75. ' Smoked meats â€" Hams, med., 23 to 24c; cooked hams, 34 to 36c; smoked rolls, 17 to 18c; cottage rolla, 18 to! 20c; breakfast bacon, 21 to 2&c; spe- cial brand breakfast baron, 28 to 30c; backs, boneless, 28 to 34e. Cured meats â€" Long clear bacon, 60 to 70 lbs., $18.50; 70 to 90 lbs.. $18; 90 lbs. and up, $17; lightweight rolla. In barrels. $37; ' ^avywelght -'ilU. $32. Lardâ€" Pure tierces. 14% to 15%c; tubK, 15 to 15»Ac; pails, 15M: to 16c; prints, 18 to 18*4c; shortening, tierces, 14 to 14Vkc; .ubs, 14 Vi to I5c; pails, 15 to 16%c: prints, 18V4 to 17c. Export steers, choice, $7.75 to 48.25; do, good, $7.25 to $7.50; export heif- ers, $7 to $7.50; baty beeves. $7.60 to $8; butcher steers, choice, $6.75 to $7.75; do, good, $6.25 to $6.50; do, med., $5.50 to $6; do, com.. $5 to $5.25; butcher heifera, choice, $6.50 to $7.25; do, med., $5.25 to $6; do, com., $4 to $5; butcher cows, choice, $5 to $5.50; do, med., $3.50 to $4.50; but- cher bulls, $4..'30 to $6.60; bolognas, $2.50 to 83.50; canners and cutters. $1.50 to $2.50; feeding steers, choice, $6 to $6.75; do. fair. $4 to $5: stock- ers, choice. $5 to $5.50; do, fair, $4 to $4.25 ; milkers, springers, choice, $75 to $90; do, fair, $45 to $60; calves, choice, $8 to $9.50; do, med., $7 to $7.75; do. com.. $4 to $6.50; lambs, choice ewes. $16 to $17; do, bucks, $11.50 to Sl.l.SO; do, culls, $10 to $11; sheep, light ewes, $5.50 to $6.25; do. culls, $3.50 to $4.50; hogs, ft^l and watered, $8.50; do, f.o.b., $8; do, country points, $7.75, do. select, f. and w., $9.35; do, off cars, long haul, $8.90. MONTnE.\L. Oats, No. 2 CW, hiy^ to 53c; No. 8 CW, 50H to 51c; extra No. 1 feed, 49^ to 50c; No. 2 local white, 46 to 46 ^*c. Flour, Man. spring wheat, pats, lits. $7.20; 2nd3. $6.70; strong bakers, $6.50; winter pats., choice, $7 to S7.10; rolled oats, 90-lb. bag, $3 to $3.10; bran, $27.25; shorts, $29.25; middlings, $35.25 ; hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots. $16.50 to $17. Cheese, finest wests., 17'/8 to 17^4c; finest easts, 16% to ITT^c. Butter, No. 1 pasteurized, 34c; No. 1 cream- ery, 33c; seconds, 32c. Eggs, fresh, extras, 35c ; fresh firsts, 30c. Potatoes, per bag, ear lot.<», $1.35 to $1.40. Com. to med. quality cows, $3.50; fairly good butcher steers. $6..^0; con. bulls. $2.75; calves, $5.50; Idr.Vos, $14.50 to $15 per cwt.; sheep, $4 to .?5; hogs, fed and watered, $8.50 to $8.75 ; light feeders, country order, $8.25 to $8.50: selects, $9; sows, S5. ,1 ♦-. ;â-  ; Kl^ â- ;â- -. ' â- ^'r'' ..â- s- ^I^^^^I^^B^^^^^^^^^S^^^^^Bni^^^^^B^^^^^H^^B ^ ' thMB^^f fe ^ . • "- "'--â- '. â- ^S5f^-?|^"-r'.w , . â- .,,3.iN^^ The photograph shows the tender "Ferrodanks," which is the headquart- ers of the dtvers now engaged In preliminai->- work for the raising of the sunken German fleet at Scaua Flow. IRISH BY-ELECTION ASSUMES IMPORTANCE .'V dci^pai'h from London say:.: â€" Following announcement by Senator William Marconi of the success of his short wave, low-power "beam" wii'e-1 les.s experiment in both telegraohy und telephony, Codfrey Isaacs, head of the Marconi Company announcsd ! bif firm will build no more high-power, stations. .\11 the stations of the future, ac- cording to present plans, will be under 25 kilowatts in power. Uoth Marconi and Isaacs predict that a substantial reduction in rates can be made wne:i U.y new ::tations arc in •peration. | - The four advantages arc: Low short wave stations will maintiin di- rect high-speed service with the most; distant points; more words can be sent a day; the system is directional, and can be received only by stations within the restricted sector of the beam; economy in the cost of new stations, and in operation due to the low Dowcr. Norway's Capital to Resiune Old Nanae, Osla A despatch from Christiania says: â€" Christiania, Norway's capital, will revert to its ancient name, Oslo, on January 1, next. The proposal, which has been long discussed, was finally adopted by Parliament at a recent sitting. FIRST TREATY EVER SIGNED IN CANADA, COMMERCIAL PAO WITH BELGIUM A despatch from Ottawa says: â€" | ThMi9 was signed at Laurier House on Thursday night the first treaty! Mrer signed in Canada, a commercial treaty bctvireen Canada and Belgium, 1)1 which each nation grants to thej other most-favored-nation treatment^ on Its whole tariff schedules. The treaty follows negotiations extending! ovtr a considerable period, which, were begun during the presence of I the Canadian Ministers in Europe last year, and are now brought to a .nuc-, cesaful conclusion. Plenipotentiary' pOWMTS were asked by Canada from' Xing George for Hon. James A. Robb, , Acting Minister of Finance, and Hon. Or. Beland, and weije received a few, days ago, and on Thursday night the, tmaty was tigrned. Baron de Selys, Belgian Consul-General, sct(>d for the King of the Belgians. ^ ^ Canada extends to Belgium the benefit' of its intermediate tariff, and receives from Belgium most-favored- nation treatment, which is a wide var- iation from its regular tariff, which is rather high. Canadian imports from Belgium for the year cndiiij^ March were $5,340,- 875. and exports to Belgium $17,452,- 442. Our principal exports were grains ($14,000,000). automobiles ($200,000), tires ($108,000), canned salmon ($400,000), asbestos ($400,- OOO), raw tobacco, implements, butter and cheese, .\mong the imports were considerable quantities of glass, on which the importation will not prove injurious to our manufacturers, as the duty under the intermediate and gen- eral tariffs ia the same. It is understood that negotiations are also under w.ty for a somewhat ' similar treaty with the Netherlands.' Because of Claim Set Up by! Republican Leaders in | Campaign. j A despatch from London says:â€" That the Irish Free State considers' her position in the Empire the same' as that of Canada, and in matters of status takes Canada as her exemplar,; has often been noted. Hitherto, it' has been the Free Staters who have, taken this attitude and stressed the! analogy to prove that the Free State I under Dominion constitution enjoys all the freedom she needs. Accord- ing to the latest news from Ireland in connection with the impending by-' election in Mayo, the Republicans' have now adopted the Canadian anal- ogy for more sinister uses. Thiv are arguing that as under the treaty the Free State enjoys the same .=t:it"a3 as Canada, she enjoy.-; Canada'.s ri'.rht. already admittpd and defined by Brit- ish statesmen, to secede from tlie Em- pire and become an indcpendint state. They are making thij a conttnlious i::sue in Mayo and for this and other reasons the by-election is regarded as fraught with great significance for Ireland's immediate future. WEST INDIES BARRED BY U.S. QUOTA LAW An iron worker rhoiograplie.! a hundred feet above the Niagara River while working en the Cauadiaa eud of the Michigan Central bridge now In tbo coui'se of erect! on. Denied Unrestricted Privileges of the British Self-Goveming Dominions. .\ despatch from Washington says: â€" Immigration officials have cor- rected information given out at Sec- retary Davis' office that the British quota restrictions will not operate against British subjects of the West Indian possessions. ' Under the regulations of the new Act, Commissioner-General Husband explained, the ijuota exemption of the Western Hemisphere applies only to the self-governing Dominions of the British Empire, which means that the West Indian Islands possessed by Great Britain and the other European ' powers fall within the quota restric- tions. .Assistant Immigration Commiss-cn- er Sibray asked for a ruling from the Labor Department on the status of the British West Indies. It was slated at Secretary Davis" office that they would remain exempt from (|Uotas. as they were under the old ;kw. The fact that the insular posses- sions do not have the unrtstrictsd pri- ileges of the British self-govern- ing Dominions will mean a check on negro immigration from the West In- dies to New York. Fifty Australian Lads to Tour Canada Next Month .\ despatch from Montreal says:-- Fifty boys, ranging in age from 14 to 18 years, members of the Voun.? .\ustralia League, will make a tour of Canada in .August of this year. The visit is a return of that made by the lOlst Canadian Cadet Corps to West Australia in 1912. The boys wiM ar- rive at Quebec on .Aug. 113 and will spend a full month in Canada visiting .«uch points as Montreal. Ottawa. Niagara. Winnipeg, Regina. SaskH- toon, Calgary, Edmonton, .lasper Pa:k lodge and Vancouver. They will a'.so t>e the guc.U,-; of the director.< of the CanaHian National Exhibition in To- ronto. Their rail journey acro-^s Caii- .ida will be made in two special oars over the Canadian National Railways, and their itinerary will he so arrang- ed that they will spend not lef.« than ♦welvs hours at any one point. CANADIANS FLOCK TO THE OLD COUNTRY Toui-ists from the Dominion Attending Variety of Social • and Other Functions. A despatch from London says:â€" • There are more Canadians in London to-day 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 of whom had come over from tnc continent specially for the occasion. Wembley is the magnet which draws a great number of Can- adian visitors, but other factors are the world power conference, to which well known Dominion Hydro- Electric engineers are delegates: the Congress of Empire Chambers of Commerce, which is attended by many officials of Canadiau Boards of Trade, the visit of the weekly newspaper editors, the Bjsley shooting and even the inter- national lifeboat conference. There was a Canadian competitor in the early rounds of the tennis cham.pion- ships at Wimbledon and a Canadian 'ntrant for the Diamond Sculls at Henley. There are also one hundred members of the Canadian Manufac- turers' .Association hero under the leuder.ship of Col. Hatch, of Hamilton. .A number of prominent Canadian law- yers are in London in connection with the Privy Counsel cases, including E. L. Newcombe, Dep. Minister of Jus- tice, who will be joined by hundreds of others when the Bar .Association comes here in a few weeks. Many of these Canadians have been playing their part in .society during one of the most brilliant seasons London has known since the war. Many attende<^ th' Royal Garden party and courta. Square scarves of vivid colors, for men to wear on the tennis courts, are said to be gaining popularity. â€" « â€" â€" The astonishing increase in exports of grain through the port of Vaii- I'ouver to the European and Oriental market.- during the pa.-t two or three j»earK. is evidenced by figures issued by the Federal Government which !sh<nv that during the eight months ending .ApHl, 1924, 30,000 cars 0< grain were d'>!ivered to Vancoaver. Shipments were made to J^pan,' China. Great Britain and other eour trie* ^1