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;" submit to you the Fiftyâ€"ffth Annual ,;,!putoment of the business of the _ Compatty, comprising the receipts and * ‘expenditures of the past year, and the + ‘balance sheet showing assets and la ‘hilities of the Company on the thirtyâ€" _[first day of December, 1917, with the auditors‘ ‘certificate for the correctâ€" â€"‘ness of same appended thereto. ,'* the Members of the Waterioo Muâ€" tual Fire Insurance Company. ~â€" ?m.ll submitted showed a nct proft of $62,816.67 as a result of the operations, . which canstitutes the second best year in the history of "the company. The total gross assels re now nearly $1,000,000, while the 1 in force has reached . the e amount of $42,493,.312, being / &n increase of $595,888 over the prevâ€" ?l-u year. ? ‘Among those in attendance were ‘Messrs. Geo. Diebel, Allan Bowman, and P. E. Shantz, Preston; J. H. gll-ou-. Guelph; Dr. J. H. Webb, S. E-‘ Bricker, Richard Roschman, Levi ‘Bhub, R. E. Bechtel, A. Foster. C. B. ‘Shentz, J, C. Haight, Dr. Hilliard, C. ;}anon and W. Dawson. ;r;f Directors‘ Report. . > _‘ The total number of policies now in force is 29,341, and the total amount Vot insurance covered thereunder is $42,403,312.00. " _ The Company‘s total income for ‘the year, from all sources was $275,â€" 145.98, and the expenditures $209,â€" _ The President, Mr. Geo. Diebel, preâ€" gented the Directors‘ Report as folâ€" ‘The total cash assets are shown to »be, including accrued interest $737,â€" 174.97. The residue of premium notes is $242,808.13, making the total assets of the Company $979,978.10. It is therefore quite possible, at the end of another year, that the total gross asâ€" gets may reach the million dollar ~Reports of a gratifying .character presented at the annua) meeting ‘of the Waferioo Mutual Fire â€"lusurâ€" uBce company, held at its head office Wateriloo, on Saturday afternoon. The _ The total number of policies issued for the year was 13,546, and the total amount of insurence written was $19,â€" * The ba‘ance of cash assets over all ‘Mabilities is $600,191.11, and if we inâ€" clude the premium notes, we have a pet balance of $842,994.24; showing a met proft of $62,816.67 for the year. ‘ The lMabilities, made up of $8986.77 of unpaid losses, and $127,997.09 unâ€" earued premiums, are $136,983.86. in conclusion we beg to draw your ‘attention to the main objects of the meeting, viz., the disposal of the sevâ€" eral statements before you, and the eloction of three Directors for a term of three years, and one for a term of one year. The retiring Directors are Messre. George Diebel, J. H. Simpson and James Livingston, and L. W. Shuh (who replaced J. L. Wideman), all of whom are eligible for reâ€"election. ‘ _ Ou behalf of the Board, Waterloo, Jan. 26. 1918. + Financial Statement. Balance on band Dec. 3ist, 1916 ... :.. ..>; ...« §$051.410.9 Receipts : 5 Premiums Cash and fees.. $141,685.25 AATERLOO MUTOAt FIRE 1NS. 60. "" â€"ENJOYS A MOST PROSPEROUS YEAR knnual Statement Shows Net Profit of $63,000 for 1917; _ tiieo"" ~*Gross Assets Now Nearly $1,000,000; War and Fires. Save uulserve Losses ... ... ... ....... $95,016.06 Tteâ€"Insurance and Rebates _ 41,573.47 Commissions ... .. ... .. _ 32,558.35 Salaries, Directors‘ Fees, Audiâ€" Reâ€"Insurance for Losses tore, and care of Office.. _ 21,112.66 Adjusting Losses, Travelling Exrpenses and Solicitor‘s Statutory Assessment, Underâ€" Cure â€" Sick Headache, Constipation, Billousness, Sour Stemach, Bad Breathâ€"Candy Cathartic. No odds bow bad your liver, stomâ€" ach or bowels; how much your head aches, bow miserable you are from constipation, indigestion, biltousness and sluggish bowelsâ€"you always get relief with Cascarets. They imme diately cleanse and regulate the stomâ€" ach, remove the sour, fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver and carry off the conâ€" stipated waste quatter and potson from the intestines and bowels. A 10went box from your druggist will kesp your lver and bowels clean ; stomach «weet and head clear for months. They work while you sleep. and foul gases; take the ercess bile from the liver and carry off the conâ€" stipated waste quatter and potson from the intestines and bowels. A 10went box from your druggist will kesp your liver and bowels clean ; stomach «weet and head clear for Expenditures FOR LIVER AND BOWELS OUS FIRE WASTE MUST BE REDUCED Mutual . $92 6,625.32 , Pres. $0,604.53 43,186.25 240.00 9,429.95 2,381.69 writer‘s and Taxes ... .. . 4,215.28 Postage, Telephone, Telegraph, Express and Exchange.. . 1,889.31 Books and Stationery, Adverâ€" tising and Printing ...... _ 3,097 83 Fuel, Light, Repairs, Insurance . and Miscellaneous .. .... _ 2,194.37 Cash Balance over all Liabiliâ€" ties .. l....l..0..... ... $600,191.11 Unassessed Balance of l’rel* jum Notes ... ..... .... 242,803.13 Total of Assets ... ...... 979,978.10 Deposit with the Government 50,000.00 GEO. DIEBEL, L W. SHUH, Ledger Act. written off Assets: Real Estate ... ... ...... Debentures ... ... ...... Agents‘ Balances and Bills Receivable ... .... ... Office Furniture and Goad‘s Plghs :.. ..... ...+.. ~« ©,998.88 Cash on hand and in banks â€"26,713.26 Interest Acerned .. ...... _ 19,578.33 Liabilities : Unpaid Losses (net) . Unearned Premiums .. President. Waterloo, Jan. 10th, 1918. To the President, Directors and Polâ€" icybolders of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company. _ Gentlemen.â€" We beg to report that we have made a regular successive monthly audit of the books of account ‘md vouchers of your Company during }tho year ending 31st December, 1917, and that we have found the same corâ€" rect and according to the abstract statements submitted herewith. We have also examined the securiâ€" ties held by your Company, and find that they agree with your accounts and are according to the . detailed statements thereof also submitted by In our opinion the balance sheet reâ€" ferred to in this report is properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the state of the Cor poration‘s affairs as shown by its Waterloo, 10th Jan., 1918 The President in moving the adopâ€" tion of the Directors‘ Report spoke as follows:â€" When we met here three years ag0 at the Annual Meeting we were at war with Germany. During these three years _ up to the present WE have heen fighting the batties against our enemiea with the best men of our Allied Naâ€" tions, and the best equipment in muniâ€" tions, ships and meroplanes that the world has ever seen; and we know â€" come what may in this great struggle and the greatest war that the world has ever seenâ€"Victory must be ours. The effects of the war has seemingâ€" ty not affected the business of the Company, although I think the fact remeins that the prevailing good times caused by the war in many lines, notâ€" ably amongst the farmers, has made them take even greater precaution to prevent the burning of their buildings. The past year shows a slight inâ€" crease in premium income over . the previous year, due, no doubt, to the increased rates collected on _ farm risks, and the farm branch of our busiâ€" ness instead of showing a heavy loss as in 1916, shows a gain in 1917 of iover $5000.00, and in spite of the inâ€" creased rates charged, our farm busiâ€" tnoss bas increaged. One very desirable feature of our inâ€" vestments is that they are mearly all government or municipal bouds and debentures, or what is generally termâ€" ied liquid assets, and these debentures, if the necessity sbhould arise, could be turned into cash at their face value, or perhaps with a bonus on very short notice. A very small proportion conâ€" sists of mortgages. The rate of lmer-‘ est we get on our bonds and debenâ€" tures is fully as high as we could get on first mortgages and the expense of placing the investment and the tromâ€" ble of collecting the interest due is very much less. If our funds were inâ€" vested in mortgages a commission would have to be paid for placing the loan, the property would have to be inspected and a separate department eatablished to look after the fire insurâ€" ance policies for our protection, with the possibility of a slip here and there. Depreciation in the value of property, Auditor‘s Report. W J. M. SCULLY, FC.A., J. SCULLY, Auitors. to the present we . $ $,986.17 . 127,997.09 . $00,191.11 .& _ 219437 . 4,050.00 $926,625.32 $131,174.97 $131,174.97 111,596.64 $30,000.00 15,100,00 €35,245.61 Manager. 5,138.89 and troubleâ€"and »expense conneoted with foreclosures, when necessary, are also undesirable features of mortgage investments. I might also mention that the affairs of the Company at its head office, by the general manager and those under him, have been well taken care of, We seem to have the right men as officers in their respective departments. Our inspector and the agents in the field also have at heart the success of the Company. In the latter part of the year just closed the Company has been deprivâ€" ed by death of one of its oldest memâ€" bers in the person of Mr. John L. Wideman, who has been a Director of this Company since 1890, and in the removal of Mr. Wideman the vacancy has been filled in the election of the Manager as a Director. Vice President Allan Bowman secâ€" onded the adoption of the report. lnI course of his address he gave some timely extracts from articles written’ by authorities on fire insurance as to the necessity of taking steps to preâ€" vent the énormous fire losses which oceur. The Fire Marshall‘s report showed the annual fire loss to be nearâ€" ty $15,000,000 in Ontario. It was pointed ‘out by one insurance writer that the loss by spontaneous combusâ€" tion through improper ventilation of barns could be overcome by seeing that they were properly ventilated. The suggestion was made by another authority that if the onus of proof of a fire were placed on the assured there would be a great reduction in fire lossâ€" es. So long as the companies ara reâ€" quired to furnish the proof just so long will the enormous fire waste continue. It was noted that from 1912 to 1916 there had been 5200 barns destroyed. Most of these might have been saved by the exercise of proper care. Lightâ€" ning and spontancous combustion, it ‘ was pointed by one writer, were rcâ€" sponsible for most of these fires and . he strongly advocated the rodding of barus. 234 barns were destroyed in Ontario in August last, invoiving 2 loss of $250,000 and none of them were equipped | with rods. ‘These, it was urged, could have been saved by rodâ€" ding. Mr. Bowman said that the ratio of destruction was not decreasing al though more safeguards were now heâ€" ing used such as sprinkler systems in factories, etc. An educational _ comâ€" paign was necessary to impress upon the public the need of greater care ard caution in the direction of safeguardâ€" ing against fires. t S d sns d tmalite 2e d0 Phanie tsA l.fll. was over u.mm.o&o more than in â€"1 1916 with over $10,000 more in premâ€" i | tums. The experience of the company . in Toronto for 1917 had also heen more . favorable than in 1916 and while $7,â€" In reference to the rodding of harns and the added protection afforded by using lightning rods, Mr. A. Foster, the assistant _ mapagâ€" er, stated that the company gave reâ€" duced rates where barns were rodded. It was necessary, however, that the rods put up be first class if the proper protection was to be secured Manager Shun pointed out that alâ€" though there were in Canada and Unâ€" ited States in 1917, $35,000,000 more fire losses than in 1916, the same comâ€" parison did not show in the statement of the Waterloo Mutual. Instead 011 carrying only some $12,000 or $13,000 to its net assets as in 1916, the oom~‘ pany had increased the amount carâ€" ried to surplus by nearly $§3,000 in 1917, which was most gratifying. He stated that the loss in the underwritâ€" ing of farm business in 1916 was $16,â€" 722.34, whereas in 1917 the company was able to show a gain of $5409.73. From this it might be inferred that some unusual state of affairs had existâ€" ed in 1916, the bulk of the farm losses occurring in our border counties. Since the United States have: entered the war they have also had quite a numâ€" ber of incendiary farm fires in their bordering states just across the lakes from us. The farm business of the company for 1917, manager Shub statâ€" NovaScotia ing in ’:uuâ€"llL"‘d savings ; ressember that thrifty after the war will be a trying time for these without money. Be prepared for this by openâ€" ing a saviegs account in the Bank of Nova Scotia and deâ€" posidas ‘agiludy from your pâ€"UP CAPITAL â€" $ €6,500,000 ERVE FUND _ â€" â€" 12,000,000 AL RESOURCES over 110,000,000 _Branches of this bank at: Teidelburg and of ft of $1,648.06 and had been a marked improvementiin church riske in :1917, Mansger _emphasized the necessity of reducing the enormous Are waste in Canada. He said that an fuvestigation is being made into the matter of rates but it might be of more importance to legislate in the direction of making the matter of careloasneces, ‘luuzemudolhor similar causes of fires a criminal offense. This would | doubtless largely reduce, the number dlm,mhmmnn‘u-‘ tion in rates would follow. . Manager Shuh pointed out that the fire waste. today is equivalent to the cost of mi aration allowances for our soldiers‘ wives and dependents and would be sufficient to pay & per cent. interest on nearly all of our war losses and proâ€" ‘vldo a sinking fund large enough to \encel the total indebtedness in 30 years. With existing conditions fire insurance is to some extent a gamble but with the handsome surplus gradu ally increasing the company would be able to meet reverses should they Mr. P. E. Shantz also emphasized the desirability of lightning rods on buildâ€" ings as a protection against lightning. Among those who also commented on the reports presented were Messrs. J. H. Simpson, S. B. Bricker, Dr. Hil}â€" liard, J. C. Haight and C. B. Shantz. The retiring directors, Messrs. Geo. Diebel, J. H. Simpson, James Livingâ€" ston and L. W. Shuh who replaced the late J. L. Wideman, were reâ€"elected. Messrs. Scully and Scully werere elected auditors. Votes of thanks were passed to the President and Board of Directors, the manager and head office staff and the inspecior ind Agency staff. Officers Reâ€"elected. Following the annual imceting the Board of Directors met and reâ€"elected Mr. Geo. Diebel, preaident and Mr. Allan Bowman, Viceâ€"President. PLEASANTLY i SURPRISED 1 BY FRIENDS Another pleasant evening was spent: at the home of Mr. asd Mrs. G. Hageâ€" mann, Princess Street when | their daughter Grete was surprised by ber friends. She was presented‘ with a lovely Ivory Brush and Comb, Miss Marie ZolHer made the prosentation, and Miss Mildred Hahn read an adâ€" dress. Miss Grete was so surprised that she could hardly find words to express her thanks. but sail a few worda of â€" appreciation. ‘The address }re:u! as follows: _ Dear Grete: We, your friends, have gatherâ€" ed here this evening to spend a few hours on.the occasion of your seven:â€" teenth birthday, and with all our hearts wish you many happy returns of the day. In honour of your friendship we kindly wish you to accept this amall token, and when using, remember us as your friends, and hope that it will long remind you of the pleasant hours spent in your company. From your intimate friends. The evening was as nsual spent in games and music, after which a dainâ€" ty lunch was served. GALT IS AFTER i $15,000 POR THE _ | PATRIOTIC FUND| Galt, Jan. 25.â€"Having agreed upon the slogan "Go on or go under," the Galt Branch of the Canadian Patriotic Fund this afternoon decided to boid the 1918 campaign on Feb. 18 and 20 the objective being $75,000, the same as last year. The feature of the anâ€" nual address of President R. O. Mcâ€" Culloch was that only five per cent of the subscription of last year are unâ€" paid. The following officers were elâ€" ected for this year: Pres. R. O. Mcâ€" Culloch; Viceâ€"Pres. C.R.H. Warnock; and C. Turnbull; Treas. F.S. Jarvis; Secretary D. A. Barnes; Executiveâ€"â€" Mayor Dakin, A. M. Edwards, T. T. Aitkin, G. A. Dobbie, W. W. Wilkinâ€" son, A. R. Goldie, G. Hancock, jr., J.A. Mcirvine, A. W. Mercer, T. Pattersor. A. Taylor, T. H. Watson. ‘ In one day of a whirtwind campaigr the Galt branch of the Navy League raised $3,500 for British soldiers and th~ir dependents, and it is expected this sum will be increased wha final rsults ar known. 10 CENT " tilon, Sallow Skin and Miserable Headâ€" aches come from a torpid liver and clogged bowels, which cause your stomach to become filled with undiâ€" gested food, which sours and ferments like garbage in a swill barrel. That‘s the first step to untold miseryâ€"indiâ€" gestion, foul gases, bad breath, yellow skin, mental fears, everything that is horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret tonight will give your constipated bowels a thorough cleansing and straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleepâ€"a 1Nâ€"cent box from your druggist will Leep you feel For Sick Headache, Sour S$tâ€"mach, Sluggish Liver and Bowelsâ€"They work while you sleep. Ing good for months. Furred Tongue, Bad Tastc, Indigesâ€" IF BILIOUS OR COSTIVE LIBRARY BOMO _ | REGRETS T0 LOst WR 3. W N. CRiCt The following resolution was pass*d at the last regular meeting of the Wa terioo Library Board, a copy of which was forwarded to Mr. B.W.N. Grige the retiring member of the board: Waterloo, Ont. Dear Mr. Grigg:â€"It was with mucu surprise and regret, that we your coiâ€" leagues learned that you were no longâ€" Waterloo, Ont., Jan. 24, 1918 Mr. B.W.N. Grigg, . Your constant willingness to help. your unstinted toléerance and your un failing tact, have made you a most asâ€" reeable member, while your profouna education, coupled with your wite knowledge of literature have enablea you to render most excellent service in promoting the best interests of the Library. er a member of the Waterloo Publc Library Board. ST. JOHN‘S CHURCH HAD GOOD YEAR; OFFICERS ELECTED We therefore, feel that your removai will mean a great loss, not only to the Library Board, but to the reading pubâ€" lic of this town. â€" Signed on behalf of the Waterloo L« brary Board, ‘ Chairman _ Pequegnat, . who . was ; somewhat indisposed and did not preâ€" * side as usual, pointed out that it would . ’ be false economy for the schools to be closed for a month. He stated that :lhe salaries of the staff would have to be paid, amounting to about $5,000 and in addition the pupils would ve : put back one month in their instrucâ€" 'tion. When the examinations would I come along many of the boys and girls 1 would fail, and some of them would have to spend another year at school. or if they were 14 years of age wouht |stop going to school. If the question fol closing the schools was provincial | wide it might be a different question. I' He also referred to the fact that if the | schools were closed and the places of | amusement were opened the scholars | would spend a considerable amoun! of money that_is saved by the schoois | being open. The aunual congregational meeting of the St. John‘s Lutheran church was held on Sunday afternoon. There was a good attendance and the reports preâ€" sented â€" showed _ that the various organizations _ of the church had made splendid progress during the year. It was decided to hold English services every Sunday evening in fut: ure. The officers elected for the enâ€" suing year were as follows: Trustee Boardâ€"Messrs. Jacob Conâ€" rad, Martin Fischer, Henry Neeb anc Edward Ludwig. Eldersâ€"Messrs. Harry German, C N. Huehn, Graham Hamacher. er Deaconsâ€"Messrs. Geo. M. Hoffma», Dr. F. Weidenhammer, and Adam Mey PUBLIG SCHOOLS WILL NOT GLOSE While the civic Fuel Committec was conferring with the representatives of the various public bodies and instituâ€" tions in the Council Chamber on Thu:> day evening respecting the conservi tions in the Council Chamber on Thursâ€" Schoo!l Board held its regular mon thly sogsinn in the offices of the Asâ€" sessment Commissioner in the City Hall, and unanimously decided it was not necessary to close the schools at this time, in view of the fact that there is a sufficient supply to heat the buildings for the remainder of the winter. â€" Appointments Ratified. , The following . appointments were \ratified by the Board:â€"S. A. Smith ‘son as principal of the King Edward school at $1300; NWV. G. Bain as princi pal of the Conrtland avenne school at q..4), Jas. A. Smythe, as teacher at ‘Trustecs Sattler, Ruby, Staebter avd others . concurred with the views of ‘ the Chairman and a resolution was passed (aking no action on the request of the City Council. Nonâ€"Resident Pupils. A communication was received from a parent of the pupils attending the Kitchener schools objecting to being assessed for the educating . of his young hopefuls. The fee has been $1 per month but the Board was of the opinion that this was not sulficient. The decision of the Board was that the Principals be instructed to furnish the RBoard with the names of all the pupils attending the schools, whose parents are nonâ€"residents. . It is probable that a new cate will be decided on at the noxt meeting. C. A. HARHNEL, (Canadian Press Service.) EXPLOSION IN SHAFT. ’ Halifax, N. S., Jan. 23.â€"An explosion occurred this evening at the shaft, Acadia Coal Company‘s Collicries, Steilarton, N.S. _ About 100 mzn ware in the shaft at the time. % The explosion occurred shortly after 5 o‘clock, a fow minutes after day shift had ieft. A blast of smoke was seen to come from the mouth of pit, but no noise was heard, even by those on the surface near by. . Draceger men, returning to the surface at 9.30 o‘clock, brought the of seven men. Another party has gone down, but reports its passage al impossible and there is no word of the 95 men still in the shaft. y 8 BODIES RECOYERED. j Advices at midnight from Steillarton say that cight dead bodies have brought up, and that 79 are still in the pit, it is believed alil dead. This i clusion is arrived at from the condition of the bodies recovered. Eleven M t got out of the mine after the elplo“on. but they were on a higher level ..t none of the men on the lower or 1,200â€"foot level escaped. _ | Sir Lomer said he could state nis poâ€" lsitlon quite frankly. He was in favor [ of the Canadian Confederation. Takâ€" ing into account the needs of the Dom: ?ininn the only mode of governing it was the federation method. Quebec, Jan. 23.â€"After Sir Lomer, â€" After reminding the House that Sir Gouin had stopped speaking in the George K Cartier had contended llut" Legislature this afternoon, J. N. Franâ€"‘ Confederation was a necessity to preâ€" coeur commented briefly on the variâ€" ' vent annexation to the United States, ous speeches of the debate and withâ€" the Prime Minister said the oniy rear drew his motion, calling for the secessâ€" ‘, opposition to Confederation sprang) ion of Quebec from Canada if the otnâ€" |from those who feared that the French er provinces of the Domtnion deemea | Canadian and English minorities woul her a hindrance to (‘onledgmuon. !be illâ€"used. Never had the English * Sir Lomer Speaks Caimly i speakingâ€"milority been molesten sin : At the outset of his speech Sir Lomâ€"! Canada had enjoyed responsible er Gouin promised that he would tree. ernment. There had never been a the questions arising from the motion attempt at molestation. se briefly and with coolness. It had been Withdrawing his motion, after Sir ‘ said that Quebec felt spite as a result , Lomer Gouin had concluded his speech of the recent federal elections. It had ; Mr. Francoeur said: >~~ been claimed that there was disloyalâ€" _ "I did not want to bring about rupâ€" ty in Mr. Francoeur‘s motion. He ture of the Confederation pact.. Th« thought the charge of disloyalty was motion did not contemplate this rx }unjnst. itrcme result. But if the eampaign « : NOVA SCOTIA MINE BABLY WAE BY EXPLOSION: 95 MEX IN Bodies of Twelve Men Have Been Recovered from the Allan Shaftâ€" Little Hope Held Out of Reaching Alive Any of Imprisoned Menâ€" Rescue is Difficult, _ Sir Lomer Stands by Confederation as Only Form of Government Suitable for Canada â€" Claims: That Charge of Disloyalty in Province is Unjust. FRANGOEUR RESOLUTION WITHORAWN i AFTER PREMIER GOUIN‘S SPEEGH â€" London, Jan. 26.â€"The Admiraity Announces that naval aircraft bombardâ€" ed a German airdrome at Varssenaere on Friday, making direct hits. All the machines returned. f In patrol fighting on Wednesday, the Admiraity announcement says furP ther, two enemy aircraft were destroyed and two were shut down out of con« trol. One British machine is missing. * Aecrial activity on a large scale on Thursday, owing to favorable weather conditions, is recorded in the British official statement issued toâ€"day. . The statement says more than. 300 bombs were dropped on the Courtraiâ€"Ledsgheme and Douai railway stations, the airdrome near Courtrai and on German billets west of Cambrai. The enemy hangars at Douai and other ground targets were bombarded by airplanes. Seven hostile machines were brought down fightâ€" ing and five others were driven out of control. Two British machines > are missing. Peterboro, Jan. 26.â€"The city suffered damage to the extent of probab $500,000 this morning, when fire wiped out one half of the business sectio George street, between Simcoe and Charlotte streets, including the royal tre, Mathewsâ€"Blackwell, Dominion Bank and other buildings. In the Domi bank building were the offices of the Confederation Life, and sundry firms, also the Masonic Hall. The fire was caused about 5.30 a.m. by ' explosion of a hot water boiler in the Robert Neils shos store. The wind 2 extreme cold weather added to the difficulties of the firemen, and a« sigh,} o‘clock it was feared the whole business section was doomed. Assistance was * asked for and sent by the town of Lindsay. Several persons sleeping above stores had narrow escapes, and a fireman was overcoms by smoke, but rc &A cued. At 11 a.m. it is believed that the fire is under control. Peterboro, Jan. 26. â€"(9.15 a.m.)â€"Fire, which broke out early this morning, has already destroyed a theatre and three stores and is still spreading. As, sistance is being ssnt from Lindsay and other places. ' the \'Fz§r|a schoo!l at $1100 Brenchley &as teacher | at school at $550. the Vfigrin school at $1100. and Miss : Victoria School for two months. ... Rrenchley &s teacher at the umel The question of providing increased school at $550. |accommodation for the<schools this Provide No Heat. ‘summer was referred to by Trustee ViceChairman E. D. Lang. who was Lang who intimated that the special presiding at the meeting., reported that ‘committee would be prepared to reâ€" the Industrial Committee of the Colâ€"{port at the next meeting. i Institute had decided to con: ‘ feainin f"% ; e anal / '{ The committee of the _ Suddaby tinve the evening classes but had givâ€"| , 3 R ‘School was authorized to secure pricâ€" en instructions that no fire is to be| % . . es for providing noew seats for one of firnished. 1t is understood that the : s ‘the rooms in that school and _ have heat will be provided hy coal oil stov them Installed as seon as sible e« which are considered quite satis ° â€" ® pM® ° factory. Trustce Hibner, who is still indis« Miss Mand MeKenzic of Galt. was‘ posed,. sent regrets that ho was m.* nppointed @« a snbstitute: taacher to‘to he present. _ The other memWere take the place of Miss Werdon at the ;u[ the Board were all present, BRITIGH NAVAL AIRGAAFT MAKE _ _ DIREGT HITS IN RAID ON GERMAN AIRDROME: AGTIYITY ON LARGE SGALE DISASTROUS FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH PETERBORO BUSINESS SECTION AND CAUSES ABOUT $500,000 DAMAG "1 did not want to bring about rupâ€" ture of the Confederation pact.. The motion did not contemplate this r& itrome result. But if the eampaign « , vilification goes on, and especially it\ + carried on by the Federal Government ‘ the inevitable conclusion wiil »e the | separation of Quebec from Confedera: ;tion. This is admitted even by ing ! Protestant English of Ontario." Trustce Hibner, who is still indis= posed. sont regrets that ho was m.*} tn he present. _ The other of the Board were all present, con«‘*