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is Continued from page 1 Rowing Races commencing at 9.15 a. _ m, Crew of 10, all wearing lifebelts. _ _Two crews, one from 1l1th. C.M.R., 98th. Batalion and Details and ship. _‘ Note.â€"The Committee will be pleas ‘ed to accept entries from His Majesâ€" _ty‘s Naval Forces in the Harbour at _ the time and from the Garrison. All grews must race in life boats or rafts of the S.S. "Lapland." us 3 A Surprise _ That the 98th Battalion, whose moâ€" I'v,f'bilization in St. Catharines and enter ",ftflnment by the ladies of several churches, in March last, had been in Halifax nearly a week, was unknown _to Mayor and Mrs. Burgoyne when they left home on the evening ‘of July 12th., to spend a few days at gg'pufax. Their surprise and pleasure can be imagined, therefore, when onl‘ entering the dining room of the Haliâ€" fl hotel on Friday evening, they‘ were met by Lieutenants Ross Gorâ€" don and Cunningham, of the 98th., and learned they were on board the Lapland" out in the Basin. Next morning the Mayor and his wife, started out to see if permission could be obtained to visit the "Lapland" and also to make inquiries if during the night the train which had left Toronto on Wednesday night with the University Battery and the 69th and T70th Battery drafts had arrived; for among the 69th was Gunner George H. Barker, their nephew of St. Cathâ€" w nes. A number of military trains had arrived in the early morning and could be plainly seen in the Interâ€" olonial railway yards, not far disâ€" ant from Intercolonial pier No. 2, at which the troops were loaded â€" on roop ships, when the proper time arâ€" rived The troop trains were there, ut sentries prevented civilians goâ€" ng through and soldiers coming out. owever, it was learned after a time Gunner Darker was there, and M ce N 98th BATTALION ARRIVES owE mm it ROYT INSIST ON ENQUIRE FROM YOUR MERCHANT WHO HANâ€" DLES ROYALITE. 18 A High We are now in a position to offer for a short time the Imperial Oil Company‘s Limited, High Grade Oil. This as refilled with â€"~ In galvanized steel barrels with tap attached. For some time this steel barrel with tap will be sold complete at $6.00 net and the Oil at 12%e per gallon CASH. This as well as any other steel barrels you may have will be wWEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1916 DOMINION WAR LOAN SAVE TO BE ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER. anmnee NN (Refined in DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OTTAWA. By purchasing a bond you will help to WIN Thz WAR, and obtain for yourself an investment of the highest class yielding a most attractive rate of interest. () ROYALITE d 1 A LITT YOUR W iA m OYALRITE Look Here You can get Pure Water White In barrel lots at Lowest Prices Farmers ans FOR THE ada from American Crude )ve price MONEY COAL OIL emâ€" h t *h C W or shaking his hands in a way which petokened the pleasure they had felt in his unexpected visit to the ship. As they passed they would announce their names, and in many CaSses the Mayor knew them personally, Among those who passed were Bulger Cole, the lad who wrote personally to Sir Sam Hughes for a privilege to serve, the youngest soldier on the ship, and shortly after his father, Pte Cole, who stopped to enquire if any further news ha been reported regarding hig son, who had been reported wounded just previous to the battalion leaving camp at Niagara. Another private as he shook hands with the Mayor, said, "Cherry street" and the Mayor recogâ€" nized a neighbor. This most pleasant incident closed, Col. Rose and Major Ingles and Sandham escorted the Mayor down through the pier to the street. The men of the 106th Batcalion were still filing up the stairs and into the Empress of Britain. As Mayor and Mrs. Burgoyne were going up Cornâ€" wallis street, they heard great cheers from the men of the 98th wko had again crowded the bow and rigging and their cheers for the visitors could have been heard far away. Ag Col. Rose said: "It was a touch of jhome," which the men would never forget; and certainly the Mayor ‘ and his wife can never forget the happy incidents of that day, ‘which were well worth a journey of 1,200 miles to enjoy. just at 6 o‘clock, railway time (5 o‘clock daylight time) one of His Majesty‘s light cruisers led the ships coming down the harbor, proceeding through an opening in the submarine netting, which guards the basir from submarine attack, followeqa about five minutes afterward by the "Lapland," and then five minutes by the "Emâ€" press of Britain," and lastly by His Majesty‘ cruiser "Drake." Twenty minutes were occupied in the procesâ€" sion passing down the. harbor, and they were watched with ‘interest as far as they could be seen on their way to the nceon. oldest. daughter ra: hired man. The cal wandered away and up eleven setting he Moralâ€"Subscribe PENDENT. er TU i1 to time a man who was n n ( THE M in 1v n 1« INDEPENDENT, QRIMSBY, ONTARIO T1 lo THE INDEâ€" y wIill tine rot out and' old sow ate ow : h d like fath« t a copy ste the and of j )1 Into U 01 "Once the local battalion has time to be on the ocean, he sets up again for honrs as the champion liar. "He gets busy at once and stays right on the job. Of course, it is all hearsay, somebody, he forgot â€"who, had a son on the the boat, had heard that it was reported that a crowd in New York were‘ betting five to one that the boat would be submarined, and as New York gamblers always bet on the right side, he would be safe in assuming that the whole busâ€" iness was in the bottom of the ocean. "Butâ€"the ship finally lands and while lie No. 1 is still making the rounds, it is reinforced by another saying that the men of the local batâ€" talion are all dying with St. Vitus‘ dance or have been disgraced by the whole unit being sent to jail, or some other place where good soldiers are unknown. "He does all this in fancy, thank fortune, but he does it each time â€" a battalion leaves. He causes many sorry hearts, for of all sufferings Canadians homes have had to bear, they have yet to know the horror of a deepâ€"sea tragedy wth home troops as victims. "If the rumor hawker‘s lies fail to create any excitement, he can be reâ€" lied upon to change his tactics. «"If the battalion is not all dead of L 2o in en MCM ce V PUBATARCCE a'S“If the rumor hawker‘s lies fail to create any excitement, he can be reâ€" lied upon to change his tactics. "If the battalion is not all dead of diptheria Or meningitis, or some other dread disease, he will start the report that they will all have mumps and their Jaws are swelled up to resemble prizg pumpkins, and will likely â€" be quarantined for six months and reâ€" ceiwé no pay for twelve. %filis or that one is dead, or the battalion is already divided up and distributed among other regiments to be used as breastwork, etc., etc., etc. Friends and relatives will do well to remember that ‘"no news is good ""L«" Tf anvbody dies or is woundâ€" or Egypt, or Zanzibar or the Zuluâ€" land, where the sleeping sickness is waiting the victims and the malaria germs are bloodâ€"thirsty. The hawker sees the troop train depart with his own eyes, therfore cannot do much lying until it detraing at the port, unâ€" less at the risk of being thought too wild in his vagaries, he wrecks it en route. 1 n the rosy red of the dawning your \ oofs on the roadway ring, that shall carry our heroes, you ¢ t shall fight for the King, mor vfl;;k;r â€"lvlzisfiits destination all arranged. It is going to the_Brahamas that shall lead the triumph in a _ last long trampling line n the swords hbhave saved us rope ‘and slashed their way to 8 ie Rhine! Mr. W. H. Gregory of Leamington, who has acquired an international reputation by his patriotic activities, was permitted to accompany the Esâ€" sex Battalion as far as the seaport of embarkation when it started overseas. On his return he wrote a letter to the Leamington Postâ€"News that contains so much that is common to every community where soldiers have been recruited that we cannot forbear to publish what he has to say. The only marked difference between the Essex liars and those of Lincoln is that the former waited until after their battalion got well away before getâ€" ting down to championship form. We have had our doing remarkable stunts for some weeks. Mr. Gregory writes: "If a regiment of rumor hawkers could be impressed into the military service it would be poetic justice to arrange for their benefit a program forcng them to run the gamut of all the les they set in motion concerning Canadian troops in training and tran S1t leq from an Irish farmyard, called _‘ from an English fen, Called from a prairie pasture to _ measure the lives of men, What courage that laughs at danger, what spirit that scoffs at Death, But, born to our Empire, freedom ye _ have drunk ~with your every â€"‘ breath! in our conquering kingdeoms _ too, are the Empire‘s sons. i that shall tug at the wagons _ that shall galop the guns, that are part of our glory, whose _ help hast he years bestowed mever our grandsires gathered, _ wherever our fathers rode! And, faith, ye shall never fa __ the whimpering bullets When he lances> shiver an _ and Death in his spurs When the stricken reels in _ and the chill hand drop And bloody out of the battle _‘ _to the tents again‘ Hail to Hail t W Lucel Deiimmmemedenim ue uen rmucatcenrriiu ‘The : tion le sons d â€"W ‘ CHAMPION LIAR ABROAD TO Before a regiment leaves »t_he Apply 11] Clerk C. H. BROMLEY rk of the Municipality of the Vilage of Grimsby. 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