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' Plan Ambulance Corps Peterboro. -- A sail group of former St. John's Ambulance vorps men met in the Canadian Legion hall last evening for the purpose 'of tga a division -of this srvice in Peterborough. It was ata "that there are "qual- ified ambulance men in the city forming a local division Raised $3,000 Peterboro. -- A total of $3,000 was, the very successful amount achieved by the efforts of members of parish of the Immaculate Congeption, in Ashburnham, as a result of their recent three-day bazaar, held in the Community Hall. Car Derailed Marmora.--Four box cars loaded with lumber, on the Coe Hill train, due at Marmora at 9.15 were de- railed near Bannockburn yesterday morning. The auxiliary from Trenton arrived on the scene about noon but some delay will be occa- sioned before the track would be in order. Water Is High . pgterboro. -- Although Little Lake has risen until it is now washing over the George street wharf, the present high level is considerably lower than last year's top figure for the spring freshet in the Otonabee river. Bishop O'Brien Honored Peterboro.--The priests of the diocese assembled at St. Peter's Rectory at noon yesterday ror a farewell dinner to His Lordship, "Bishop O'Brien, who left by motor for Toronto last evening, en route to Rome, to make a visit to Holy Pontiff, on the occasion or the celebration of the Pope's Jubilee anniversary. County Road Commission Brockville. -- Yesterday arter- noon a meeting of the County Road Commission was held at the counties' buildings here. The road situation was generally discussed and tentative plans for roadwork the coming season discussed. Honogeed by Curlers Lindsay.--A committee of curl- ers visited the home of Mr, and Mrs. W. A. Mills on Monday even- ing and put oh a short, but thor- oughly enjoyable surprise party. They made a presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Mills of two beautiful large chairs. Military Banquet Lindsay. -- About fifty members and guests from the district head- quarters at Kingston attended the second annual banquet by the Gar- vison club affiliated with the Of- ficers' Mess of the Victoria and Haliburton Regiment which was held last evening in the Benson House. Yachtsmen Ready Kigston.--Almost all the boats who bod serve as a nucleus in' of the Kingston Yacht Club are now practically ready for the sea- son, with work progressing daily. The yachtsmen are only awaiting the coming fine, warm weather in order that they can get out on the water. Visited Flying Field Kingston.--City Engineer How- ard Dick on Tuesday made a visit to the city's flying field. Owing to the heavy rains the field is not in a fit conidtion for the grader, but as soon as possible, the engineer intends to have the work started. Y.M.C.A. Campaign Kingston. -- The first report meeting of the Y.M.C.A, Mainten- ance Fund Campaign organization 'was held' at the association build- ing last night, showing the sum of $1702 raised the first day. Prospects Bright Kingston.--Spring work is begin- ning to open up and prospects are bright so far as Jabor conditions aer concerned for the summer ac- cording to information given to the press by Major Alan Stroud, super- intendent of Government Employ- ment Bureau. Stove-Pipe Fire Brockville. -- At 8.35 o'clock last evening the firemen were call- ed to the residence of A. Tessis, 25 Sophia street, for a stove-pipe and chimney fire, which was extin- guished by the use of pails of wat- er. Runaway Horse Kingston.--A horse drawing one of Burns' Bakery wagons caused a great deal of excitement on Prin- cess street about ten o'clock on Wednesday morning when it ran away without its driver, galloping at top speed from the vicinity of Clergy street down to, the bottom of the street and eventually coming to a standstill on the dock of Jas. Richardson and Sons. Not Enthusiastic Kingston. -- Out of thirty peti- tions being circulated in Pittsburg township asking that the district be included in the proposed tuber- cular free area for cattle, only ten have been returned to the office ot the Agricultural representative to date. . Golden Wedding Port Hope. -- Mr. and Mrs. R. Tinney celebrated their golden wedding on Tuesday, April 9, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Hector Inch, Provincial highway east. No Action Yet Belleville. -- No special meeting of the council has yet been called for the purpose of meeting the con- sulting engineers, Messrs. Gore, Nasmith, and Storrie, or their rep- resentative in regard to the plans for the proposed filtration plant for Belleville. Some time ago it was explained that the engineers would be pleased to meet the city council 'in regard to the proposal. Buy General Telephone 262 HEAT YOUR HOME THE DIXON WAY For Economy Hardwood Blocks Absolutely the Greatest Fuel Value in the City Truck Loads and Wagon Loads All Small Blocks Are Being Taken Out of the Above Loads and Sold in Truck Loads for 250 Limited Quantity Scrap Loads of Swnlling and Board Ends for Just | Dixon Coal Co. Motors , Four Direct Lines Aged Woman Dies 'Cobourg.--The death took Dlace last nipht of one of Coobgie: 's aged residents, Mrs. James une. She was 92 years of age. p was born in Hamilton To p, and afterward resided at Cold Springs until ten years ago when she came here to live with her late daughter, Mrs. Whimsett. * New High Tax Rate set a mew high mark when: Ihe rate was struck at a special ing of council last evening at 5.15 mills for public school supporters and 58.45 mills for separate school supporters. This rate will raise a total of $310,238.42 on an assess- ment of $5,687,758. Addition to Hospital Kingston. -- Kingston's hospital accommodation is to be further enlarged by the erection of a rive- story wing to the Hotel Dieu Hos- pital, and building will shortly. proceed. Build Power Line Bhockville, Ont. | tion has been received from Toron- sion will start men at work within a few days contsructing a power line from Lansdowne Village to connect with the Gatineau power line at the junction of the Tincap | and Perth Road a distance of 21 miles, Survey Planned Peterboro. -- Discussing the mines department at the annual meeting of the chamber of com- merce heer last night, Hon. Chas, McCrea, minister of game, fisher- | ies and mines, announced that a, ge- ologist would make a survey of Peterboro and Hastings counties this summer. U.E.L. Celebration Belleville.--Elaborate plans are being made for the United Empire Loyalist celebration to be held at Deseronto in June. The commit- tee met in this city yesterday in conjunction wth Brigadier General Roscoe Vanderwater, County Clerk Nugent and Magistrate Mikel. To Wear Unifonn Kingston.--The girl students at the Collegiate Institute will prob- 'ably wear uniform dress after 'the summer holidays this year. Princi- pal Slitter reports that the girls are overwhelmingly in favor of some uniform. COMPARISON-MADE OF ELECTRIC RATES "Continued from page 3) be in the best interests of Oshawa to make this purchase, has secured some figures which are of more than ordinary interest. They, are figures which make a comparison between the rates charged for do- mestic and commercial lighting, and for power in Oshawa and in a municipality where the system is municipally owned and operated, this community being the neighbor- ing town of Whitby, which hag op- erated its system for the last three or four years as a municipal util- y. Consumption and Distance The first figures given would lead to the assymption that the rates in Oshawa, by logical reason- ing, should be lower than those in Whitby. Whitby, in the first place, has four miles more of a power line from the source of supply than has Oshawa. In the second place, the consumption of Whithy in 850 horse power, while that of Oshawa is in the neighborhood of 9,000 horse power. This would lead to the assumption that the Oshawa rates should be much the cheaper. This, however, does not work out in actual practice, for a com- parison of the rates of the two mu- nicipalities shows that the citizens of Oshawa are paying a great deal more for their electric light than are those of Whithy. Domestic Lighting The rates for demestic lighting offer the best comparison. In Osh- awa, there is a service charge of'33 cents a mouth, and the consump- tion charge is 4.5 .cents for kilo- watt hour for the first 560 hours, and two cents per kilowatt hour for all additional consumption. The discount for prompt payment is ten per cent. In Whitby, the service charge is 37 cents a month. But the consumption charge is three cents per kilowatt hour for the first 60 hours, and one and a quarter cents for all additional consumption, while - the discount for prompt payment is 20 per cent, instead of ten. Working out these rates on a ba- sis of a consumption of 100 K.W.H. a month, the Oshawa consumer Contract Peas We have just a few lots of Peas yet to contract. If you have a field suitable for growing Peas get in touch with us by telephone and we will sup- ply you with seed. Contract prices for growing same range from $1.80 per bushel to $3.00 a bushel. Hogg & Lytle Limited OSHAWA, ONT. PHONE 203. Pembroke.--Taxes in Pembroke Bi -- Informa-/ to that the Hydro-Electric Commis- luce Prices in the Commercial Markets | TORONTO ' PRODUCE QUOTATIONS. Toronto wholesale dealers are' paying: the prices, ered Toronto; "firsts Pra ned pe 4 sts, H solids, pasienracd, 4; cen Secin, 47¢; No. 1, doc , colored, yeti 221-2 10. 28 Bann No. 2, 43 1-2 Chtienine* Poultry-- Cilekiens, 5 3 5 pounds CR yer Hens, :571bs. - ..iveavness NTS ® A ings, 5 ibs, » Do., 4 to. § lbs. TORONTO. PROVISION PRICES Toronto wholesale, dealers are quoting the following 'prices td the trade: meats--Hams, medium, 31 to 33; Sooked Yams, 44e; Smoked rolls, 25¢; break- ast bacon, 26 to ac peamealed, 29 to 316} do smoked. 3 i 10 A EN N ured meats--]} clea: Ibs., $21; 70 to 90 Ibs., $19; 5 to 100 Tha. and up, $18; lightweight rolls, in barrels, $11.50; heavyweight rolls, $38.50 per barrel. Lard--Pure, tierces, 16 1-4c; Ari 16 to 16 12¢c; pails, 1-6 3-4c; prints, 18 1-2 to 19. Shortening, tierces, 13 3.4 to. 14 3-4c; tubs, J 3 pails, 14 3-4c; tins, 16 3-4c; prints, Pork loins, 31 1-2c; New York shouldefs, 22 1-2c; pork butts, 2c; pork hams, 26 1- 22, PRODUCE AT MONTREAL Montreal, April 12~The trade in butter continued limited owing to the high price brevailing for all grades. Receipts were 1,655 a dullness again marked the cheese trade, but prices were firm, Receipts were 42 boxes. An active business was done in all grades of eggs, tone to the ket was steady. Receipts were 2,951 cases. 3 3 Eggs, firsts, "Y . Gen. commitments--Aprit. fresh eggs, 30; 5 7 April "storage | Apnil stornge Pb oo ay, exes, 15; Nov. egEs Sy od 26s eggs, new, 240; 'April but. ter, 82; June. butter, 11 Dec. butter, 192. ake Stier, Extras, nd, 43 3-4c; tone 25 to 25 22st tone. v ---------- b EAST BUFFALO LIVE sTocK sas 12.~Reéceipts holdovers, Ape; weights ints of tors 10 to.45 cents 'higher; 'pigs and un derweights, dt: k 160- 1bs., 210 } nn Miike: 75 siz pack in ng sows, to poun down quoter $11 to $il, Receipts of cattle, $05; steady; and medium steers and heifers, Ts10.50 to to $12.50; cutter Soirs, 5 "Receipts of sh heen, Fuge Tam; 'steady; oth- ers: downward to TORONTO QUOTA TIONS "oronto Board of Trade are making: the following quotations Grain dealers "on the for car lots: Northern, he . 3 Northern, $1.24, Jo. 4 wheat, $1.20 1.2, 5 wheat, $1.10 1-2, No 6._wheat, 9c. Feed wheat, 82 1-2c. {c.ik Goderich and Bay ports. track, 1c higher than above.) Manitoba Oats No. 1 feed, 52 3.-8¢c, (cif. Goderich' and Bay ports.) American Corn No. 2 yellow, kiln dried, 306 1.2, No. 3 yellow, kiln dried, $1.04 1.2 No, '4 yellow, kiln dried, $1.02 1-2, (Delivered : Toronto.) Millfeed, delivered, Montreal freights, bags included--Bran, per ton, $31.25; shorts, per ton, $31.25; middlings, $36.25. Ontario oats--Good, sound, heavy oats in car lots, 45. to 50c, f.0.b, shipping points, Ontario good milling wheat, f.o.b, shipping points, according to freights, $1.28 to $1.30. Buckyreac35 io 70 to 73c. Price on 87c. The potato market was ly active and values were unchanged. were firmly maintained. Quotations: Cheese, westerns, 22 1.2c; but- ter, No. 1 pasteurized, 46 to 47c; eggs, fresh extras, dc; fresh firsts, 32. CHICAGO PRODUCE FUTURES Chicago, April 11.--Butter and eggs fu- tures showed improvement on the Chicago y. Butter re: ceipts were smaller, the spot firmer 'and deal- ers were nervous though the weekly butter was almost 4 per cent. over last year and more than 3 1-2 per cent. above last week. Egg futures advanced in practically all "de: liveries, Receipts were large and the spot The inquiry for beans was fair and prices ; make reported by the American association Rye--No. $1.05. . Manitoba ast patents, in jute, $7.40, Toronto; second patents; in jute, $6.40 tario Track, Montreal, car' lots--90 per cent., patents, per barrel, ' $5.70. art TORONTO HAY AND STRAW Local wholesale hay and. straw dealers are making the following quotations to farmers (delivered at Toronto): No.1 'timothy loose . per ton $19.00 to $20.00 No. 1 timothy, baled No, 2, do, do. . No. 3 do., do. Lower grades Wheat straw Oat . straw ..,. would roy $3.22, with the discount deducted, while the Whitby con- sumer, for exactly the same con- sumption, would pay only $2.14. On the basis of a consumption or 400 K.W.H. per month, which is more nearly the average bill, an Oshawa consumer would pay $8.62, while a consumer in Whitby, under the municipally owned sys- tem, would pay-only $5.24. Thus the Oshawa consumer, under the general system now in vogue here, pays 62 per cent more for domestie lighting than does the Whitby con- sumer. Commercial Lighting In the commercial lighting field, the discrepancy in favor of Whitby is about as great. The Whitby service charge is 5.6 cents per 100 watts of installed capacity, while in Oshawa it is slightly lower, be< ing' 5 cents per 100 watts. The consumption charges in Oshawa, however, are 4.5 cents per K.W.H. for the first 100 K.W.H., and two cents per K.W.H, for all additional consumption, while -in Whitby the first rate is 3 cents for the first 100 K.W.H. and one and a' guar- ter cents for all additional. The Oshawa discount is 10 per cent, and in Whitby it is 20 per cent. Thus a consumer in Oshawa with a connected load of 1,000 watts, and consuming 1,000 K.W.H. would pay $21.15, while a consumer with the same load and consumption in Whitby would pay only $15.90. Power Rates The difference in the power rate is not so marked, but the Whithy consumer in this class again has the advantage of a twenty per cent discount instead of the ten per cent allowed In Oshawa. Whitby's Surplus Although the rates in Whitby are so much lower than in Oshawa, the local commission there last year was able to show a surplus of $2,450 on its year's operations, with its comparatively small con- sumption of 850 horse-power. In a previous year, its surplus amounted to nearly $8,000. The citizen who compiled these figures and handed them to The Times has studied the subject care fully, and can be quoted as some- thing of an authority on the sub- ject, and he believes that these figures provide ample justification for haying the question of the elec- tric light and power and gas sys< people. BUDGET PASSED BY A MAJORITY OF TWENTY-FOUR VOTE FoLLOws PARTY LINES VERY CLOSELY Two Amendménts, How- ever, Were Voted Down by Large Majorities Ottawa, April 12.--The budget passed the house of commons last night by a majority of 24 votes, The final division which result- ed in the casting of 107 votes for the budget and 83 against, follow- ed closey along party. lines, All the Liberals, . Liberal-Progressives, and two Independents, A. W. Neill of Comox-Alberni and Henri Bour- assa of Labelle, H. B. Adshead, Labor member - for East Calgary, and L. H. Jelliff, U.F.A., member for Lethbridge, supported: the gov- "ernment's motion. In . opposition were all the Conservatives, all members of the U.F.A. group with the exception of Mr. Jelliff, all the Progressive members and J, S. tems submitted to a vote of the | Woodsworth, Labor member for HOLD INQUEST "INTO THE DEATH OF G. M. HENDRY: Coroner Says Thorough] " Probe Will Be Made of ~All Circumstances Toronto, April 12.--An inquest | into the circumstances surrounding the death of George M. Hendry, | whose body was found in Grenadier pond last Sunday, will be held on mon | Wednesday or Thursday ,of next week--probably on Wednesday, it was stated by Chief Coroner Craw- ford last night. The inquest will lack nothing in thoroughness, said the coroner, adding that it would be started in the afternoon and that the taking of evidence might be continued throughout the evening if necessary | to conclude the investigation, Ru- mors that there would be no inquest -- 8 ; JURY & LOVELL'S Saturday Candy Special Mixed plain and toasted Marshmallows, FAA IINRNNIINNNNIE Garett eaatIIsrienre ssserssnnens 3c foe Juicootly wud spose] tte al 40c Jury & Lovell 10 King St. E. Phone 2223 For Your Ice Cream and Candy Needs eessecsessssesescissie were set at rest by Dr. Crawford, who is unlikely to be satisfied with anything short of the fullest dis- closure of facts that might show whether the death was accidental, suicidal, or the result of violence; or throw any light on possible rea- |Dr. Erb, analyst and autopsist, re- sons for Hendry's disappearance. spectively, will be available by The reports of Prof. Rogers and [Tuesday at the latest. Winnipeg north centre. A. A. Heaps, Labor member for Winni- peg north, was not 'in his seat when the final division took place. The vote on the main budget motion climaxed the most colorful day which the house of commons has seen thus far this session. Two other divisions résulted in the de- feat of the sub-amendment and amendment to the main motion which had come from U.F.A. and Conservative ranks respectively. The U.F.A. sub-amendment which, in brief, asked the government to consider increasing the British preference, was negatived by the substantial majority of 136. Its support came only from members of the U.F.A. and "Progressive groups and the two Labor mem- bers, Messrs. Woodsworth and Heaps. Against it were lined up Liberals, Liberal-Progressives, Con- servatives, the two Independents, Messrs. Neill and Bourassa, and H. B. Adshead, - Labor member for Eagt Calgary. The majority against the Con- servative amendment was 62. This amendment received. its entire sup- port from the Conservative party. All other members in the house were opposed. The Conservative amendment, which was moved by Hon. Hugh Guthrie, expressed re- gret that the budget made no pro- vision for reasonably safeguarding and protecting the interests of those engaged in agricultural pursuits or in industrial employ- ment in Canada. The house took almost the entire day to dispose of the three propos- als which were before it. MINER IS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER Will Be Sentenced for Slay- ing of Constable at Cochrane: Cochrane, April 12.--John Ivan- chuk, Austrian miner, yas founa guilty by a jury last night of the murder of License Inspector Har- ry Constable, who was shot to death near his home here October 15, 1926. The jury was out two hours. Sentence will he pronounc- ed today. .Ivanchuk was arrested last Noveniber. Four crown witnésses. swore Ivanchuk had told them he had killed Constable. Sophie Dincorn said Ivanchuk ha dthreatened in her presence that. he "would get even with Constable." James. 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