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w ... The Defence Minister concluded by ... saying that his Government was of !; the opinion it would be advantageous "~ #o the Empire as a whole rf _ Ausâ€" " tralia, Canada, and New _ Zealand ~ could see their way to come to an " agreement as to the defence of Britâ€" \â€" ish interests in the Pacific. He hoped _ ‘the three countries might yet fall into â€" “‘.l:'Ufi“‘s“mmmtd.MjMuthut%d a parliamenâ€" High dul-pr“l:fiu. English ummmmw-â€"n«.m«m;pm-m bill, Ger in all its branches. . al a candidate for the Dominion Par.| followed by an early election; . This es : ligment will afford an ‘bpportunity for| Crigis was precipitated on . Monday, *h ADVERTISERS : the discussion of the question by |night somewhat sooner than was~ exâ€" \. Wotice of changes must be left at|4P!@EAtes to the convention. In adâ€"| pected, by the demand f . Premier Rhis office not later . than Saturday dition in losing time in. 2ddressing| Borden thatâ€"clause two of the: naval â€"â€"ROOR, publicâ€" meetings and personal â€" canvas aid bill be passed before the . House e P uns i the party standard bearer is | called|rise. Inasmuch as this is the clause »-Tw”’&.'." 1c‘mday :‘o?: .?a-:.l wpon to foot campaign bills al _ a}ProÂ¥iding the $35,000,000 . gift . to mdvertisements accepted up to Wedâ€"|legitimate nature of no inconsiderâ€" the:â€"British navyâ€"theâ€"vital clause of Py WATERLOO,. ONT. ‘ How can Nir. Borden consistently refuse or neglectâ€"the introduction of a ‘redistribution bill the present session? "The law of Confederation _ requires that there shall be a redistribution *of parliamentary seats after every deâ€" wcennial census. Mr. Turrifi showed in his speech in the House last _ week, British Columbia now has a member of parliament for every 56.068 peopic, Miberta one for every 52,532, Saskatâ€" chewan ons for eyerm 19,313, _ Naniâ€" Roba one for every 35,561, Ontario bne iot every 30,810, New _ Bruisâ€" ‘wick one for every 27,608, and Prince FEdward Island one for every 23,132 The averaze unit of representation in the {our western provinces is thus 49,739, and in the five eastern provâ€" Ances 29,376. Such conditions as these would lead a fairâ€"minded Premier, even if the constitution did not reâ€" quire it, to introduce and pass a reâ€" distripution bill so that the principle of representation by population might be practically recognized and _ every part oi the Dominion have its proper Â¥#ice in its government. Pearce, Australian Minister oi Deâ€" fence, on the question of _ Imperial maval deience, and which has received the sanction oi the Commonwealth authorities, makes interesting _ readâ€" ~ ‘The recent statement of _ Senator Accerding to Mr. Pearce, the Ausâ€"; &ralian Government, unlike® Mr. Borâ€"| den, attaches no importance to bemg! represented on the Imnocrial Defence ‘Committee, vecause it is of a purelyl edvisory character. . It is. there[ore,' wpecessary in the opinion of the Ausâ€"! tralian authorities for Canada and! New Zealand either to carry out thei schemes adopted by the 1909 conierâ€", ence, or to propose some others to | take their place. ‘They say:â€" ‘Advertising rates reasonable and|partly reimburse bimself if he _ is will be made known on application. careful, but his tenure of office is very mgâ€"l.â€"â€".-â€"‘mn‘i‘ and may be unuptcwdly *‘We have not been given any hint ie either by the British Government or j EDITORIAL NOTES the Admiralty that they have changed | . tss 20 their minds in regard to the wisdom| The Ontario branch of the Dominion af the agreement with Australia. That : Alliance is about to take up. the quesâ€" agreement, I may say, orlginated with / tion of oviding suitable hotel the Admiralty. The scheme for a fleet: p:' i gls ‘l : mft BC wait did not originate with the Ausâ€"!COMMOfation in local option ~ towns. Aralian Government of the day or with| This question is vital to the success itheir representatives at the conferâ€" of their campaign and unless they are 1+ i 2 ence. fable to solve it they cannot expect The Defence \linister concluded by 10 bold the ground _ already wonr. saying that his Government was of: Towns like Galt furnish examples of the opinion it would be advantageous the degeneration of hotel accommoâ€" %o the Empire as a whole rf _ Ausâ€" dation following local option. _Senator Pearce‘s statement _ indiâ€" tates that Premier Borden‘s accession *o power in Canada bas had the ciâ€" fect of dislocating for the time beâ€" Ing the whole _ scheme of _ imperial naval defence so fat as participation in it. of the colonies _ is concerned. ‘And the worst feature of the whole unseemly business is that the emergâ€" ency policy of cash contribution was . It is gratifring to note the deterâ€" mination of the Liberal Opposition at Ottawa to force an appeal to the country on the naval issue at an carly date, which is likely to have the efâ€" fect of removing Australia‘s present gause for complaint. line for the purposes of promoting| %his unity of action on the part . of:| Canada, Australia, and New _ Zeaâ€"‘ British admiralty because of the | alâ€" liarce of that party with certain Quebec Nationalists who were pledgâ€" ed against any form of Canadian naâ€" wal service. 6 Why There Should be a Reâ€" ~_ distribution Bill bscription $1.00 per annum payâ€" in advance, $1.50 if not so paid. itage for United States subscrib Australia‘s Complaint : ‘"Now that Germany and England are about falling upon one another‘s ‘ mecks, do no go and send $35,000,000 ‘to keep them wpart. When we find ithat in Europe they are going about ‘arm in arm and â€" exchanging resoluâ€" itions to restore peace and harmony, | we should keep our $35,000,000 to see if the happy marriage is consummated without our aid.â€"From Dr. Clark‘s ; speech on The Naval Bill in reply to | Mr. Bennet. o e +s .. CA s M h P3 0 T8 ‘A lew days ago Livetals of m&m York passed a resqlution in favor of afternoon at the / riding associations defraying â€" cangiâ€"| HaU. . This action is in line dates‘ campaign expenses to the exâ€"|of riding associations throug tent of $1000. ‘This welcommended at| country which are placing ca the time as a good idea. The anâ€"\ in the field for the Dominion legitimate nature of no inconsiderâ€"| theâ€"British navyâ€"theâ€"vital clause of able amount. As previously po(.ud!& billâ€"the Opposition, led by ..Sir out, if elected, he may be able . to| Wilfrid Laurier, have been forced â€" to partly reimburse bimself if he h}ruigt the Government‘s attempt | to carelul, but his tenure of office is very | choke off discussion and the test . of uncertain and may be unexpectedly ‘udnrance has begun with good prosâ€" cut short. In the case of a profesâ€"|pects of the Ofposition forcing â€" the sional man, the sacrifice is, pe;hau,lom'ernment to the country at an particularly heavy, when his absence/early date. _ cut short. In the case of a profesâ€" sional man, the sacrifice is, perhaps, particularly heavy, when his absence brings his business to a standstill, For this reasom there is a reluctance among men well adapted _ to public life to become the party . standard bearer. This difficulty could be overâ€" come either by an assessment of memâ€" bers of the riding associations or by an appeal for contributions _ among members. In a large body with a large membership like that of the North Waterloo Reform _ Association, the delegates of which number _ over two hundred, the assessment need not be large. It would be interesting to have an expression of opinion on the subject by the delegates to the comâ€" ing comvention. Some of the Government â€" organs seek to attribute the Liberal Opposiâ€" tion to the Borden emergency _ conâ€" tribution to the desire of Hon. W. L. M. King and Hon. Sidney â€" Fisher, defeated exâ€"ministers, to get back to 10f a good deal ol inffuence. Dut the Liberals in Parliament are not fightâ€" ing for office. They are engaged in an historic struggle â€" against _ encroachâ€" ments upon Canada‘s rights of | seliâ€" government and in order to prevent it they are willing to a man to give up their seats in Parliament â€" which ordinarily they would comfortable ocâ€" cupy for two or three years longer ani trust to the people to endorse the stand they have taken. The Ottawa Citizen (Conservative) | will oppose Sir James Whitney _ at| the next provincial election unless the | Premier very materially modifies his ; attitude toward tax reform. In givâ€"| ing the reason for its decision * the| Citizen says:â€""‘It is more important| that local option in local taxation is | extended to those selfâ€"reliant anrl! seliâ€"respecting municipalities that deâ€"; sire it than that Sir James Whitney| be retained as Premier of Ontatio, it will be impossible for this paper, if ; Sir James continues to oppose this | reform, to give him its support _ on‘ his next appeal to the Province. The: reorganization of the Opposition in‘ the Legislature, under a leadership; just as capable, honorable, armd agâ€"> gressive as that of the Government, with the added virtue and advantage of being courtcous and progressive, will make The (‘itiw\‘s anticipated | action less difficult.‘ SEVENTEEX BELOW Mr. Noah Schiedel of Bridgeport, who was in the city Wednesday _ inâ€" formed the writer that his _ therâ€" mometer registered seventeen _ below zeto at seven n‘clock this _ morning This is not doing badly for March. € * jqad deal of inffuence. B | The great issue of the campaign ‘for the people to determine, will be !t.he constitutional question, whether |Canada is to â€" continue her developâ€" Imeat as a daughier nation _ within ‘the Empire, or whether she is to ‘hand back the control of her _ affairs |to the Imperial Parliament, of which fthe proposed naval contribution conâ€" stitutes the entering wedge. 1i Canâ€" ‘ada is to vote money for a navy, éand it is already committed to the {principle, the great majority of . Caâ€" ‘nadians will, we believe, 'agtee with .Sir Wilirid Laurier that it . should ‘be spent upon a Canadian navy under ;the control of tbe Canadian Parliaâ€" ‘ment. Thig is the attitude .Premior Borden took in 1909, but which his !Nationalist allies have forced him to ‘abandon. °_ It is to be hoped that a »strong ‘man will be found to take _ up the ifight in the Liberal interest in North 3Wam|oo in behalf of Canadian rights jand Canadian autonomy. _ The $35,â€" ©000,000 cash â€" contribution is secont lary to the principle involved. Every %Liberal who can should attend the convention on Thursday. ‘ | Unusual interest was manifested at the High Court sittings in the _ acâ€" tions brought by Mr. George | Ratz. of the Elmira Milling Co. against the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurancée Co.. of Waterloo, and the Perth â€" Mutual Fire Insurance Co., for the _ payment ;ol claims amounting to $2,000 held in each company and which were not paid after the mills had been destroyâ€" ed by fire recently.. . Considerable evâ€" idence was submitted by the plaintifi Innd the defendant Companics. The l defence was that the provisions oi the JUDGMENT Justice Lennox Suggests That Parties in Insurance Case. Make Settlement policies had policies had not beeh compHed® wrut when the change in the personel of the Elmira Milling Co. took place in DecembDer of 1911. It was alleged by the plaintili and his witnesses that the agent of the two Companies was aware of the change and had neglectâ€" ed to convey it to the managements. Evidence for the plaintifi as ~to the value of the milis before they â€" were destroyed was presented by a _ comâ€" mittee representing the Dominion Milâ€" lers‘ Association, which valued the plant at $10,060, and estimated that it could not be replaced for less than $15,000. Aiter hearing the argument of the respective counsel Justice Lennox inâ€" timated that he would reserve judgâ€" mert, but would prefer if the parties would get together and _ settle _ the claims among themselves. E. P. Clement, K. C., Berlin, _ for plaintiff in both actions; I. F. HNellâ€" rauth, K.C., Toronto, _ and _ J. <C. llaight, Waterloo, for Waterloo Muâ€" tual Company, and .J. A. Davidson, Stratford, for Perth Mutual Comâ€" Dany. JUST THE MEDICINE FOR THE BABY Baby‘s Own Tablets some time _ and find _ then. just the medicine baby needs .‘ The _ Tablets are sold by nipdiine dealers or by mail at _ 25 conts a box from The Dr. Williams‘ Medicine (Co., Brockville, Ont.* Justice Lennox reserved©‘ judgment in cases against â€" the Watetio® _ and Stratiord fire inswrance companies. not hey sweetâ€" e the bowâ€" ds, curing nd making them Mrs. Point, N. just using and baby the _ Ottawa, Fob. 26.â€" Sit William Meredith‘s report as Royal Commisâ€" sioner appoimted to investigate the afairs ofi the Farmers Bank and the relations of the former Minister of Finance, Hon. W. S. Fielding, and the ‘Treasury Board thereto, was tabled in the Commons this afternoon by THen W.~T. White. The conclusions reachâ€" ed in the report may be briefly sumâ€" marized as follows:â€"The whole blame for the failure of the bank, involyâ€" ing a net loss to the depositors . of $1,306,437, is ascribed to the reckâ€" lessness and {frand oi those entrusted ‘with the management of the bank, and not to the granting of the certiâ€" ficate by the Treasury Board. In so far as the Treasury Board is concernâ€" ‘Nl the Commissioner finds that there is no ground for imputing any | imâ€" proper motives to the ~ exâ€"Finance Minister or his colleagues, and> the LOSS RECORD IS UNPARELLELED most that can properly be charged ; Both Mr. Peter Ryan and the ~Jate against them ‘"is an error of judgâ€" Hon. Col. Matheson, Provincial Trea ment." _ This error of judgment Jay surer, are exoncrated of any‘ culpaâ€" in accepting the repcated assurances: bility in the matter, In regard . to t( Travers as to the correctness of the latter the report finds that the the sworn statements® of the bank‘s !Pm\'incial Treasurer, in making deâ€" affairs without ;‘rlq._l;ing a sufficiently_ posits in sho bank,.acted with â€" nothâ€" searching inquiry as to the truth ol ing th view "but the public interelt, the allegations madec by Sir Edmund and was not aware of any agreement Oster, Mr. David Henderson, M. 1’.,]hctwcr-n The Toronto World and and others. ‘Travers. : New York, Feb. 26.â€"Dr. Friedrich Framz Fricdmann, the young Berlin pbysician who came to this country to demonstrate his belief that he has discovered a cure for tubcrculosis, worked overtime at the Waldorf Asâ€" toria toâ€"day recriving medical _ men and making preliminary plans against sessssesesecesesec2ce2ee002e02e0e cce ec2ese0ee seccecee2ee2 200028 the great white plague. A smte of rooms in an office building, in a cenâ€" tral part of the city will be . rented for the reception and treatment _ of rich and poor who are sullering fronmt the dreaded disease. Dr. Friedmann purchased toâ€"day $200 worth of supplies necessary | for the manufacture of his culture, the original germ of which came _ {rom one iurtle, and has been handed down by seg'eral generations of turtles Mr. Crothers, the Ministcr of Labâ€" or, denies that he said in Montreal, at a â€" politicalâ€" powâ€"wow, that he hadn‘t much syimpathy with the labot unions. ~ it . the one Constrvative paper ‘Awhichâ€"does not offer any corâ€" rection or explanation is The . Monâ€" treal Gazette, in which the report of the specch first appeared. Just make a note this. HIS SPEECHES ALWAYS â€" NXEED CORRECTING. his address Woodrow Wilson was inaugurated United States President and delivered e h. § To my daipl? ‘:-_/ “ anzqn/ > Iy{dt1 ced t e en en It‘s the CLEANEST, SIMPLEST, end BEST HOME DYE, one cin huyâ€".Why you don‘t even have to know what KIND of Cloth your Goods sre made of.â€".S0 Mistakes ate Impossible, . Send for Free Color Card, Story Rooklet, and .-,‘q!vâ€"m of Dycing over other colors. sONâ€"RICHARUSON CO., mmx:n.l‘nm , Limited, a+*â€" t "* ail & 5 ‘‘Notwithstanding the irregularities on the part of Travers anc his misconduct in comnection with the application for the certifâ€" cate, the evidence satisfes me that if the Farmers Bank had been prudently and honestly manxged there is no reason. why it should mot have succeeded. ‘The promissory notes that had been given hy subscribers wereâ€"for the most part good, and were subsequently paid, and while it is true that if the certificates oi the Treasury Board had not been granted the money of the shareholders and deâ€" positors would not have been lost, the efficient “1” ofi that _ loss was the recklessness and fraud of those entrusted with the manageâ€" mest oi the bank and not the granting of the certificate. 7 ‘‘The subsequent management of the afairs of the bank was characterized by gross extravagance, recklessness, incompetency, disâ€" houesty and fraud, and has resulted in the entire loss of the paid up capital and the whole of the deposits, and, after allowing for â€" all that.can be extracted from the shareholders on their double ligbility, a loss‘amounting to no less than $1,806,437, making a record un paralieled in the history of any bank in Canada, or, as far as I am aware. in anv other country."â€"Sir Wm. Meredith. , â€" _ THE MEAT OF THE REPORT (Kingston Whig.) READY FOR ‘The Chief .Justice further finds that Sir Edmund Osler and Mr. Henderâ€" son did not think it worth while to bring before the House of Commons |thc action of the Treasury: Board in granting the certificate, and that this ]“m.y be observed as probably _ indiâ€" lcative of their view as to the gravity ;of the irregularities of which they had been informed"‘ _ Sir William says that if the bank had been pruâ€" dently and bonestly managed there is no reason why it should not have sucâ€" ceeded, despite the irregularities . on the part of Travers and his misconâ€" duct in connection with the applicaâ€" tion for the certificate. This would seem to indicate that the shareloldâ€" ers and depositors will not have much io go on in their demand for reimâ€" ‘bursement from the. Government. Bcelow is given a copy of a «letter frory a prominent Winnipeg Druggist. 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