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e nWe us cmssy C C005 s ul‘ up I ‘ze~ : s 4 â€"does â€" not fellew, of course, that every,4, t;« Britonâ€"and every native of Ireland is satisfied. o "«"with the settlement. There will be heart burnâ€" p, ing ap'd“rgle_rlty of criticism. _ But it must be g; ognized that the Irish question has been a‘ at barrier to g refurn to nqrmal_cor‘\djtim_\;,' iÂ¥ altogether from ‘its ‘bearing on , the:rela~ /4 'gq_;_;‘;;;;bgpveen Britain and the,,United States).} £ .‘ other foreign countries.: it is imposâ€"~« AAM4"don account of space limitations to give | Miltre ;the full text af the agreément. What is o_bgfogs is that there has been a compromiée, * _3; atd ‘;(-'rqgeging from the positions mair.\- ;: MT"" hiÂ¥ to_a fw(mks ago. The new plan is § ngent ‘on ‘Assent of Ulster which | whas CWiedaption of remaining outside and keepâ€" 8 is ing "IE present pogers.:"With or without the n L cen i E. Ister the "Irigh Free State", a new l; * i Dérainton, sis teâ€"come into existence. It will, "! . have the same status as the Dominion of Canâ€" * |‘...ada or the other self governing Dominions, the + * â€" omly emfetification being in respect to naval matâ€" | NF . ters which remain in British hands. Satisfacâ€" . W" tory_ narantees are to be given for rcligiousi; 18 an’gy“polfticai raffiorities, and responsibility for‘ U a fortion. of the national debt of Britain is :' recognized. British troops will be withdrawn, fiscal autonomy is granted, and there is no inâ€"| Bsistence upon free trade between Ireland and ;. TB Britain. What was once considered an insurâ€" ] Fmountable obstacle has been overcome by an| : arrangement for a dual oath by members of the _ $ Irish parliament,â€",â€"vwich/_will sit in Dublin.| B One cath will be of fidelity to the Irish Free | [ State and another to the King, "his heirs and . M successors." The British Parliament and the 4 Dail Fireannâ€"the Dublin i parliamentâ€"will now | j pass on wem{ f 4 | aile e 9 es t oiie t â€" The momentous, question of the last few )h days is ‘the settlement of the Irish difficulty. There is some aniety in certain quartersâ€"in}i Britain lest the House of Lords should 'de_chne1 r to give assent to the agreement reached beâ€"! t tween the government and the Sinn Fein deteâ€"| i gates. There_wemâ€"rany dramatic features to |l the signing of that agréement in the residence!; of the British Premier, the famous Number 10 ; a owning street? ~Ah, understanding wasig Feached at 2.30 in the morning when it seemed ; i t the obstacles to it were impassable. Preâ€"|1 ':er Lloyd George, to whom more than to any ): other man the agreement is due, went to bed j E:&r a few hours after the Irish delegates hadl' }j_*parted. but quite early in the day was up }'?-'UainAg‘ggzeby;‘si}xfwgffin matters al'isingi' "out of tho agreement, the first treaty of peacel signed, with Ireland Since the Treaty of. Limgrâ€"* ‘ick in 1712 as one statesman put it. The Kx%lg ‘ <who was fiformeQ atrthe earliest possible moâ€"| iment was one of the most brilliant functions iegratification. One of his first acts was to acâ€" ‘cept the advice of the government and proclaim amnesty {for all Irish political prisoners. Some thoseâ€"who wereâ€"immediately released. e opening of the special session of the Britâ€"| "P&fliament called to deal with the agreeâ€", wignt, was one of the most brilliant functions| hat London, has known. Many. noted personâ€" ages .were present to. hear the King: readâ€"his peech from theâ€"throne. It is quite probable hat Premier Lloyd George will soon go to the country.. In the minds of the majority of the British people he will have a good reason for a claim of confidence.<It is clear that the last manifestation : of ‘ his gift for getting things ~ géttled gives his government: a big start in the <polifical /'ca‘:fl"\pai_g'p‘ that is regarded as a cerâ€" AH recognized. British troops fiscal autonomy is granted, sBistence upon free trade b Britain. What was once C Three Months .. .e« > THE TREATY WITH IRELAND. ° | es hok Sipnlt 3 auttetiomt h Ir, Hnmfi? "of railway dévelopment in lada asfimfolded to the member§‘of the Canâ€" mi Clul contained the elements of a r0â€" nite in Which the acquisition agÂ¥l. operation ver teen thousand miles of.railway by people W Canada was the most\interesting The effect of recent parliamentâ€" votes to defray deficits in operation of Canâ€" ‘s national railways, the criticism of enemies mwwnhb and the disastrous results the United States experiment of govâ€" ADVERTISING RATES lieation. Advertising copy must reach the ter than Monday noon to insure insertion. . Cugteeru=cd sUBSCRIPTION RATES 16 . .. $1.50 ... .80 22. .45 of‘its detracâ€" , Ltd e wWar ooo pufllci Brockville Recorder : The city of New ols lous bme .4 Canada‘s W railway system came to the meeting on Thurs@day ‘evening ‘harboring any "after hefring Mr. Hanna‘s story of what Canâ€" ada‘s national railways had been able to acâ€" ‘complish in three years in turning deficitsa into surpluses in spite ofâ€" seemingly insurmeuntable | obstacles. £ooaA sroast e sa nsA The unqualified assertion of Mr: Hanna that up to the présent‘ time the administration of the Canadian national railways had been free of all political influgnce, direct or indirect, was boftibcnmil uinss‘ tnt t it tm oA 5: colchel E 1 reassuring, . asdâ€"~his. hope .. that it would | so continue &nd that the people ofâ€"Canada would | give their national railway system a fair trial | found a response in the hearts 6f all who heard| him. f ,_ 43 _ | iblic those rebels has not been made any more easy vere by the unfortunate blunder which resulted in! 3 in!‘nearly, ome hundred of them being suffocated notâ€"fin a raitway car white on their way to serve ;mc.‘[Aprison terms. _ Thevenquiry has ~shown that *\ there Wwas gross ‘earélesshess which resulted in it in‘the ventilation of the car being shut off and Cm.’rffie ‘prisoners .fighting madly to get a little | mLfmfi\ mir. Seditionists in other parts.of India tion |are making the most of this incident The new government of Mackenzie King, !f it is a frignd .of public ownership and stands ready to give it a fair tral, could not do better than request Mr. Hanna to tour Canada in the interests of Canada‘s national railways and let the people hear from the lips of one who is probably the greatest railway authority in Canâ€" ada today, of the great heritage they possess in a national railway, express and telegraph sysâ€" tem that belts a ‘continent and a merchant marine that carries .the Canadian flag and Canâ€" adian commerce.anâ€"the seven seas. * Some signifieant statistics are contained in the latest report of the British Commissioners of Prisons for the year ending March 31 last. They show that crime in Britain is diminishâ€" ing in a remarkable degree. The following table shows the number of crimes and offenders for 1920â€"21 as compared with thosé of the year ing in a remarkable degree. T shows the number of crimes . 1920â€"21 as compared with t before the war: . Offences. | > _ Indictableâ€"~ ~ c Murdér,. manslaughter, AOUnGIRG, LC 122 .>llerlecs Burglary, housebreaking, etc. ‘TLarcdeny, embezzlement, reâ€" deiving and false pretences | _ Nonâ€"indictableâ€" iAssaqlts Drunkenfiess, etc. ......}}> Police regulations, â€" offences of A&AINSE 112 issasaasls iss 8,661 1,948 Prostitution ...s......}}e.}> 7,952 2,958 Begging and sleeping out .. 15,0190 2,589 This decrease in crime the conmimissioners atâ€" tribute to better, education, improved working conditions, higher awages, larger savings, temâ€" peiance, war pensions, juvenile courts, and the disappearance of the extreme destitution that was common in the days before the war Recent Australia cable dispatches show the: gons and daughters of Canada‘s sister commonâ€" wealth are alive to the advantages of the latest | methods of communication. One report tells how the. Australian Federal government has just accepted tenders for 3,000 miles of organized aerial highwaysâ€" Handysyde ; monoplanes of 360 horsepower will carry mails| from Adelaide to Sydney. Sydney to Brisbane, and ‘throughout Queensland, aerial services alâ€" ready installed along the West Australian coast |giving entire â€"satisfaction. ‘ \ _ Nor is aerial mail service within her boundarâ€" ies the only improvement interesting Australia, \the Commonwealth government considering an offer from the Radio Communication Company \to establish a direct wireless service between ‘Australia and the British Isles. | Quick communication means better underâ€" ‘standing, aerial mail services between Austraâ€" lian points and wireless dispatches between the \Commonwealth _ and the Empire‘s â€" capitol _strengthening the connecting links between the \British peoples.â€" s t AERIAL The Moplah rebels continue to make trouble[ for the Indian government. Though over twol: thousand of, them have surrendered large bodâ€"| ies . remain | in . the field and _ . in al' country _ admirably _ adapted _ for, such tactics, â€" are carrying . on guerilla war-l fare, with occasional pitched battles against | British forces. .Qne such within the last few,i \days was.costly for the rebels. In large numbers they attacked a regiment of Gurkhas, noted In-‘ dian fighters in the British Indian army, with the result that they lost 400 kfiled and inflicted | |very few casualties. â€" The task of subduing‘ CRIME : IN BRITAIN DIMINISHING DISTURBANCES IN INDIA. HICGHWAYS IN AUSTRALIA. | THIS OR 1913â€"14 1920â€"21 19,126 51,851 474 1,960 8,666 I NAI 12,995 389 1,594 3,312 8,152 1,948 ; 2,058| 2,589 | D )( _ Outstanding features of the preâ€" ‘limlmry session were addresses by | two Frenchâ€"Canadian delegates, R. ‘B. Caron and J. B. Lavert, the forâ€" |\ mer of whom prophesied that racial issues will figure largely and un‘ | fortunately in Canada‘s next . elecâ€" { tloms, urging concentration of â€" efâ€" l!on upon opposition to such diverâ€" ‘sion of attention from vital issues of the Domtnion. Cwro French Canadians U F.O. Meeting Make Forecasts Toronto, Dec. 15. â€"Approximately: one thousand delegates were at Masâ€" sey Hall ‘yesterday for the opening of the eighth annual convention . of the United Farmers of Ontario, the representation being considerably less than last year, attributable to a prescribed strength. Albert Moses, a: fullâ€"blooded inâ€" dian delegate from Tuscarora, pleadâ€" e for the sympathetic coâ€"operation of the U.F.O. organization with proâ€" gressive redâ€"skinned Canadians in their effort to secure a fuller meaâ€" sure of recognition as true Canadians. In his general erport to the meetâ€" ing, J. J. Morrison, secretary, reâ€" marked that the UF.O. Lad during the last year successfully withstood the severe test of / the opposition against it. ARE PREDICTED (Canadian Press Service) NEWMARKET, Ont., Dec. 15.â€"-‘ Canada‘s Premierâ€"elect is as secretive as the late Lord Kitchener. "I haven‘t seen a word to anybody about my plans for a cabinet," he declared. "I am very good, at keep ing my own counsel, and anything Tlhal has been published regarding possible cabinet members is mere : guessâ€"work." j Premierâ€"Elect Mr. King laughed heartily a»t“ newspaper comment shown him, { ‘ forecasting. cabinet appointments. ‘Messag_es Sent "It is really funny," hesobserved. | To Klng From A“ He did not know anything at all Pal‘ts Of the world about the qualifications of one gen-‘ 2 tieman who was prominently mct _ TORQNTO, , Dec. 15‘â€",â€"Addressinsi tioned for a certain portfolio. ‘his constituents Jn North . York yes | "That is the first newspaper [hay® terday, Hon. °#. L. Mackenzle King, : i ‘ seen for long time," he sald WHEM | premigrâ€"elect .of the Dom{niqn, alludâ€" the latest edition was â€" handed t0 ed,to the large number of congmtu-l ‘hi,m. latory letters and telegrams he had _ received since a week ago, he said between â€"1,500 and 2,000 telegrams Over 1,000,0(:0 had come _ to hand, and _ between Votes Woere Cast ‘7.000 and $,000 letters. A.tremend: Aj s us number came from North York. Tanis Province|° ,l_n ue 18 } He explained that be had not ‘had TORONTO, Dec. 14â€" Over one ;:1 chance to read many of them yet, i million Ontario people voted in the | though he ‘"’“'g like _ to have sat | recent general election. Between , down and replied to every one of Nee on dn o acked their |them. cer 300,000 for King stanCar(â€"Dea‘ ers and over 200,000 voted for Pru} }gressives. ‘The figures are publish | | ed toâ€"day in the Star obtained from , as complete returns as availahlc; show : . ( t Conservativasâ€"â€", In Toronto, TR,-‘ 691; outside Toromto, 342.201; Total | | for Ontario, 420,892. | â€" Liberalsâ€"In Toronto 47,591; out: | sige ‘Toronto. 288.821; Total for ()n-] ME N‘ TORONTO, Dec. 14â€" Over one million Ontario people voted in the recent general election. Between 400,000 â€" and 500,000 marked their ballots for Meighen candidates; ovâ€" ar 200000 for King standardâ€"bear Liberalsâ€" h side Toronto, tario, 336.412 Progressivesâ€"In outside Toronto 2 Ontario 300,081. Over $5,500 W as Realized at The Kiefer Aw One of the most suc galrely attended auction the season was held by Kiegfer near Wellesley . The bidding was brisk a prices were realled the amounting to over $5500 ‘ Renéws StrengthE the season was held by _ Mr. Amos; Kiegfer near Wellesley . on Tuesday. The bidding was brisk and nplendld‘ prices were realled the total sales amounting to over $5500. _ Auction eers Duering and Shantz conducted the sale in fine style. . Cows sold at $130 to 140 each, horses $135 t1 $140 each while _ pigs and< young cattle brought good prices. The sale which commenced at 11o‘clock was run off in quick time being over by 5 o‘clock in the afternoon. Mr Kiefer expects to move to New York ‘elate in the near fulure where he lwlll continue farming. King Refuses $1,000 Check _ Where there is need for a buildâ€" ingâ€"up tonic after prostrating illness, t the most attended au on was held reduction in delegation In Toronto, 19,488; 280.593; â€" total for fullâ€"blooded in ER ) successful tion sales Auction and : of 3AHD NE GOULD TEVFR BEâ€"WELL * _ 139 Avaxus Pivs IX, Mowrsziu "For three yours, I "was w serrible ‘ ifferer from Dyspepsia and my general » euith #was very bed. L‘conshited a mysician and took his medicine but did not im prove; and finally he told := that {could not be cured. At this time, a friend advised me > try "Fruitaâ€"tives". After taking two Germany Is _ _ Unable To Pay Allied Reparations Comâ€" mission is Notified of Situation ‘.w-s, I was greatly relieved; and uis fruit medicine made me completely :}1. My digestion and general health e now splendid" 50c a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 256. t dealers or ‘sent postpaid by muitâ€"aâ€"tives Limited, Ottawa. "Frultâ€"aâ€"tives" Restored im to Health BERLIN, Dec. 15.â€"The Gerâ€" man Government, it was anâ€" nounced today, has informed the committee of guarantees that it is impossible for Germany : to pay the sum due â€"in reparaâ€" tions January 15, and that she consequently asks a moratorâ€" ium. He.had received cablegrams from many parts of the worldâ€"from parts as remote as Singapore, from Eurâ€" ope. from Australia, from China, and a large number from England, which showed that not ouly the eyes of the Dominion, but _ the eyes _ of many partn" of the world, were focussd to Canada. â€" The cablegram from Singâ€" aupore was from Lord Northcliffe. If tke moratorium is . not grant>d the German Governâ€" ment, it states, it will be comâ€" pelled to have recourse ~to a credit operation in order to proâ€" cure the necessary funds <by means of loans. Committee Is Informed PARIS, Dec. 15â€"The German government has informed the Allied Reparations Commission that it will be "unable to meet fully" the reparations payments due January 15, and February 15, it was officially announced this afternoon. apore was NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Sterling exâ€" change irregular. Demand, Great Britain, 4.19 15â€"16. Canadian exâ€" change, 7 3â€"8 per cont. discount. Cosk io . \ K fi\g i ) ( bercint?"" Ex ‘a_/ Headaches Gone Perhaps you can imagine what this means to one who had suffered terribly with headaches .r ten years. Mrs. Tena A. Smith, Country Harbor _ Cross Roads, N. S writes : t e PA s mend Dr. Chase‘s medicines 1 certainly can. O| suffered â€" for ten years from exBi T UMMBIOD Como severe sheadaches, and: although â€" I all kinds of headache powders just relieved me at the time. 1 b very nervous and runâ€"down, and : NEW YORK EXCHANGE Read 1J feel that if anyone GASPARD DUBARD. about it in this latter . OTTAWA, Dec. 14â€"G. J. Arts, emâ€" ploye of the . finance . department, who .was charged in police. court yesterday with embezslement . of $33,000 belonging to the Government Employe of Finance D partment at Ottawa is * __*â€" Under Arrest of, Canada, has made .& ooxnpleu‘ confession to the authorities, acâ€" cording.to a statement made by Supâ€" erintendent Walter Duncan of the Royal Canadian Mounted _ Police, who ll, at present in charge of the prosecution. Superintendent Dunâ€" can states that Artz has admitted ‘he commenced his speculations in | April, 1917, and that he continued ‘then_l up until the time that the \ Victory Loans were taken from his ldepn‘-mgnt and transferred to the | War Loans branch. No action has been taken against‘ a young woman in the same departâ€" | ment, as far as criminal proceedings | are concerned, but she is no longer in the employ of the Governmnt,‘ It has been ascertained that Artz: cashed both cancelled and uncan: celled Victory bond «coupons. In connection with former, when they are cancelled by the New . York ‘ bank, it is gone‘ by punching a small \hole in them. Artz got around the }dmlcu‘lty of hjding the fact they had been cancelled by fastening a num ] ber of the cancelled coupons toâ€" gether with a paper fastener plac ‘\ ed in the cancellation hole and |then presenting them again to the | banks for payment. Asked if there were further arâ€" rests pending, and whether any bank officials would be involved in forthcoming ‘ disclosures, Superinâ€" tendent Duncan stated he preferred to await the trial of Artz, a week hence; when the story would unfold itself. King Expresses Earnest Hope . In His Speech LONDQN, Dec. 14.â€"The special session of Parliament called to conâ€" sider the Irish peace settlement was opened at noon . toâ€"day by â€" King George. In his speech from the throne he said: "It is my earnest hope that, by the articles . of agreement now subtnitted"to ydu, the strife _ of centurickg@gy be ended.* 4 ‘The text of the King‘s speech was ‘ll follows: "My Lord and members of the House of Commons: . ‘"I have summoned you to meet at this unusuat time in orderâ€"that the‘ articles of agreement â€" which hnve‘ been signed by my ministers and the | Irfgh delegation can at once be subâ€" mitied for your approval. No other business will be brought before you | at the present session. P â€" "It was with heartfelt joy that l( learned of the agreement reached afâ€" ‘tor negotiations â€" protracted . many months, and affécting not only the | welfare of Ireland but of the Britâ€" ‘ish and Irish races throughtout the world. It is my earuest hope that by the articles of agreement now 1Bubmittad to you the strife of cenâ€" turies may be ended and that Ire: ’Iand, as a free partner in the comâ€" monwealth of nations forming the 1Brilish empire, will secure fulft}â€" ‘ment of her national ideals." |_The session, which probably will \rank among the most momentous in ‘lhr history of Westminster, was Opâ€" ‘ened at noon with the reading of ‘lhr speech from the throne in the \House of Lords by King George. It ;wu attended by all the brilliant ldlsplay of pagentry marking . state openings, with gorgeously arrayed |gul.rdsmen lining the way from Buckingham â€" Palace to Parliament |Square._n colorful avenue . through _ which rolled the state coaches bearâ€" “ng Their: Majesties and dignitaries | of state, preceded, flanked and trail ied by the glittering cavairymen of the Royal Household. The guardsâ€" \ men snapped to "present arms," “ng Their: Majesties ANC UIRIMIIMECEZ | of state, preceded, flanked and trail ied by the glittering cavairymen of the Royal Household. The guardsâ€" men snapped to "present arms," lmmury bands stationed along the \ route blared "God Save The King," ]and the cheering crowds stood on on mt ute enA mm n c t ie " tip toe to catch a glimpse of King (George and Queen Mary as the gold-‘ en coaches rolled by, Several of: the ten battalions of guardsmen paraded for the occasion, were massâ€" ed about the entrance to the House of Lords, through which Their Maj esties passed to the robing rooms, \nnd thence to the Throne Room. In the ilatter they were greeted by the peers, peeres® and various officials whose jewels and costumgs comâ€" | pleted the dazzling spectacle. $33;000 THEFT NEW _ PRES! Naval Proposals Are Con NEW SHERIFF APPOINTED LONDON, Ont., Dec. 14.â€"Donald A. Grahara, a prominent farmer of Caradoc, residing near the town of Strathrov. has been appointed sherâ€" Iff of Middlesex County, in succes sion to Donald M. Cameron, whose term of office was terminated on Noâ€" vember 1. last. The new sheriff will begin his tenure of office about the first of the year. 66 W ASHINGTON, Dec. 15â€"Alâ€" ternate proposals relating to the 5â€"5â€"3 ratio, as worked out, apparently overnight, by naval experts, were presented â€" today to Secretary Hughes, Mr. Balâ€" four and Baron Kato, which in dicated, according to delegation spokesmen, that no formal agreement had been reached by the big three. Wish them Merry Xmas by Long Distance â€" "Afraid I can‘t afford it this year. It‘s going to be very lonely here too! I‘ll get leiters, of course, but how I do want to talk to them, be one of ‘em! "Why that‘s simple. I can‘t go home eithet, but I‘m going to call my Christmas greeting to every one of my folks personallyâ€"talk to them by Long Distance. I‘ll wager I‘ll almost be able to smell the good old turkey cooking." "What a splendid idea! I‘m so glad you made me think of it. Christmas won‘t be such a lonely day after all. Long Distance will give mother the feeling that I‘m not so far away!" ' That‘s just what Long Distance is going to do for distant relatives, sons, daughters, to make the "Merry Christmas" realâ€"bring the missing one so close that the loneliness and pain of separation will be forgotten in the joy of hearing the dear voice again. Station to Station service with low Evening and Night Rates has brought Long Distance within the reach of everyone. If you have many calls to make we can perâ€" haps arrange. to have them follow each other with only slight intermission. i 0O ybu’re not going home for Christmas?" The Wealith of the Farm Every Bell "BANKTORONTO THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA Capital/$5,000,000 ’E}‘;)lr:lpletedl Who Have Conferred â€" | With Their Leader 19 OW near are you to the limit of production on your farm? Could you make more money if you had extra capital? Do you need additional buildir&gt. seed, ferâ€" tilizer, breeding or feeding stock ? The Bank of Toronto extends to farmers the means for sound development. Every banking facility and convenierfce is proâ€" vided to. assist them in financing producâ€" tion and marketing opérations. Talk au{'ym position with our local Manager. isâ€"experience in financial matâ€" ters may beâ€"useful to you. Kitchener ener e Waiterloc Kitchénerâ€"(North Ward) aRANCH EB Ontario Members OTTAWA, Dec. 14.â€"Ontario mem: bers who have seen the Liberal lead er since the election inclyde W. C. Kennedy, T. A. Low. ‘and â€" W. D. Euler, all comparatively young men with Parliamentary experience . at their command An announcement in the matter of cabinet selections is expected early next week. when, it is expected, the old Government will resign and the new one take over the reins. ° NEW YORK, Pbec. 15. â€" Fire swept through St. Stanislaus Româ€" an Catholic Church of Brooklyn to day, causing damage estimated at $100,000. The assitant pastor rigkâ€" ed his life to enter the edifice and carry out sacred vessels and vest: ments is a Long Distance Station Reserves $6,986,000