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(NEW HAMBURG NEws] Albert. Rleam‘s Road. Charles. on the homestead, Alvin, student at the Waterloo Seminary, Frank of Bleam‘s Road. (Emma) Mrs. Wm Kavelman, of Plattsville, (Lydia) Mra. _ Fred â€" Quehi of Amuiree. (Esther) Mrs. Alvin Forler, Wilmot, and Clara and Melinda at home. The funeral was held on Saturday afterâ€" noon at 1.30 p.m. from his late home to â€" Trinity â€" Lutheran â€" Church _ of which the deceased had been a tm atant adherent. Interment was made in Riverside cemetery. The bereaved family have the sympathy of all in their bereavament. Fifteen years ago he purchased the Spahr farm two miles west of New Hambure, which was taken over by his son Charles, and he just moved to his abode on Bleam‘s Road about iwo weeks ago. He was married to Annie Dietze. who is left to mourn his demise, besides a family of four sons and five daughters. namely. Mr. Pauli had been ill only few days with blood poisoning ed hy an attack of erysipelas news of Mr. Panli‘s death c One of the suggestions made was for a jubilee parade from the Watâ€" erloo park to Kitchener, the events :tlrv:idy arranged for in the morning and afternoon to take place at Watâ€" erloo with a big concluding musical event in Kitchener in the evening. The meeting was_ informed by Secretary Eby of the committee that the Kitchener Band. although offerâ€" ed engagements for July 1st and 2nd Rad not accepted‘ them pending arâ€" rangements for a celebration in the Twinâ€"City. and he said it was thereâ€" fore desirable that a program he entered | into jointly by the two societies. DEATH OF Well Known and Esteemed Farmer of this District Passes Away in His 72nd Year. Other News Notes. There passed away at his home on Bleam‘s Road last Wednesday night, April 6th, Michael Pauli. at the age of 71 years. 5 months and 25 days. Mayor Ratz, who presided. said he would be unable to act as chairâ€" man of the celebration committee owing to lack of time and the meetâ€" ing then appointed Arthur Foster, president of the Waterloo Board of Trade, to act in that capacity. Bandmaster Thiele of the Watâ€" erloo . Band stated â€" that arrangeâ€" ments had been made early last fall for the holding of the C.A.A.U. in Waterloo on July 1st and these would have to be .carried out. the events including:two road races and six or eight events in the afternoon. as July Ist national holidays and setting aside the sum of $250,000 to be expended by the national commitâ€" tee. This amoiunt will be used in striking medals and sonvenirs. the distribution of, literature and other ways to benefif Canada as a whole. musical societes of the two places, Mrs. A. B. Pollock, Mrs. R. Bruce Marr and the chairman. Mr. B. W. N. Grigg introduced Craham Spry. general secretary of the Association of Canadian (‘l}ll{s. io the meeting. who oftered valuâ€" whle information for the guidance of the committee. He stated that each municipality was to be responsible for its own celebration although the National â€" Committee â€" would have charge of the celebration on the dominionâ€"wide . basis. Heâ€"informed the meeting that the special act passed by parliament provided for the appointment of a national comâ€" mittee, declaring July 2nd as well The executive committee appointâ€" ed to make preparations for the fitting celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation which met last â€" week â€" were unauimously in favor of a joint celebration under the auspices of the two municipaliâ€" tles of Kitchener and Waterloo. A subâ€"committee headed by Arthur Foster, president of the Waterloo Board of Trade, who was selected as u'kulrnmn of â€" theâ€" executiver was named to consider suitable plans for: the event. The subâ€"committee ls‘ comprised of Mavors Ratz of Kitchâ€" ener and Brill of Waterloo, the lmnd»i masters or representatives of lhe‘i musical societes of the two places, Mrs. A. B. Pollock, Mrs. R. lh'm-e] Marr and the chairman. 1 *VOL. XLL, NO. xXv. Event to be Celebrated by Joint | Celebration in Kitchener and | Waterloo.â€"Big Program _ / Being Planned. i DIAMOND _ â€" JUBILEE OF CONFEDERATION TH E. MICHAEL PAULI national comâ€" 2nd as well holidays and of $250,000 to for " The permission granted constiâ€" | futes an endorsement of the work | of the Armenian Relief (Association |of which Rev. L W. Pierce is the 'fgenoral secretary. Mr. Pierce has | visited this distict on various occaâ€" | stons and spoken in the interests of ilhe association‘s work. It was in July 1923 thn‘ one hunâ€" dred Armenian orphans were brought to Canada, a school being opened at Georget wn for the lads where a two hundaâ€"d acre farm is operated by the assâ€"ciation. A large number of the boys during the past }few years have been placed in thomes and have given excellentl Esutisfaction. The regular monthly meeting of _ _ _ 2z the Women‘s Institute held last Tnesday evening was fairly well at TO GROW GOOD SEED tended. The president, Miss Graff. FOR MUNICIPALITIES presided. Very encouraging reports _ }on. Albert Prefontaine. Minister were given by Mrs. Kent, Mrs. Don of Agriculture for Manitoba, has anâ€" Merner and Mrs. Bechtel, who A8% @A nounced that the Department . of committee attended the school and Agricnlture will this season place in inspected the singing. Much tribute each municipality of the Province a was paid to Mr. Gotby for his efficiâ€" certain quantity of ppfliur».,d seed ent manner in training the childrem ~which the municipality | will have and a welcome was extended to all sown on clean 1@Â¥Md, the crop to be those imterested in this work to at grown under supervision of the Deâ€" tend school any Wednesday mornâ€" partment of Agricuiture and muitiâ€" ing and see for yourself just how plications of it to be distributed, preâ€" much good is being accomplished. sumably sold, within the municipalâ€" The Freeport committee decided to ity, so that within a few years every hold a card part in the near fu municipality in the Province may, if tnre. After the namal business was it chooses, be growing nothing but (Continued on Page ¢) crops from pure registered seed. Mrs. John Buehlow is in Walkerâ€" ton where she attended the funeral of her brother, the late Charles Krmeger. Profitable Meeting, TEACHER ENGAGED FOR HIGH SCHOOL "The country is looking forward hopefully to the results of Mr. Enler‘s work, and it is not likely to be disappointed. Hanover Teacher Comes to New Hamburg.â€"Rev. Dale Accepts Call.â€"Other Interesting Notes. ° OHCCE! 78 iN Belter Position To: "Hon. W. D. Euler has promised a 5 £ vigorous followâ€"up of all law infracâ€" yay Than m71913. Figures Show. tions I.n‘ought to light by the Royal SHEEP BR;ET);RS meer Commission on Customs as well as 2 by ihe P:frl.lamemary Committee That Canadian lamb producers are and 'lllé officials of the Preventive in a better position now than in SNervice. He has t'ak_en hoid of his 1913 was indicated by some figures l)(jparlmttnt ofâ€" National Revenue which &. K. Mactaurin of the Do with a view to making it work for minion Live Stock Branch at Orty wa the country, and those who know gave at the annual meeting of the him 3l§(| his record believe that he Canadian Sheep Breeders at Calgary will inject a new spirit of efficiency March 29th. in 14 years, Mr. Mac all along the line. Laurin said, the cost of feed. as repâ€" "Mr. Euler‘s task is admittedly resented in oats. hay and bran, has cifficult. The revelations made in increased only from 100 to 116. In the two investigations show to what the same time the average price of a level the Cnatoms and Exei6|iinp, has increased at Winnipeg had fallen. ‘There have been weaks|rom rop t; 153. and at Toronto from nesses of many kinds from the At)jeg to 180. Mr. MacLaurin gave inâ€" lantic to ‘the Pacific covering ""s';mrmalian also as to the improved toms and excise collections and { quality of Western wool, the percenâ€" amuggling, . The law ame“dmem“'!tage of rejects in this wool having the reorganization of the Depan'|lwen reduced from 23 in 1920 to T ment. the cleaning out of the Bis-lm,. cent in 1925 and 6.2 per cent in aillon type of official and the emâ€" 1926. ployment of new men have takenl pon oo mee omas d time and energy. The minister | states that he has been gathering PR!ZE POULTRY KILLED information â€" from every dire(‘linn.i ByY DOG ON RAMPAGE Continuous investigations by emâ€"; _ Two of three dogs brought to the ployees will be part of his policy, Soo by Isadore Paquette of Mile 71 and when Parliament adjourns he Algoma Central Railway, for the will have an opportunity to go into derby broke away from their owner matters more fully. Irecently and made a canvass of the The Daily Globe has the following comment in reference to Hon. Mr. Euler‘s task in cleaning up the Cusâ€" toms Department: | mMORE _ An announcement of considerable interest to Twin City friends and supporters of the Armenian Relief Association was the intimation that so satisfactory had been the serâ€" vices rendered by the Armenian lads placed on _ various farms throughout the province, jncluding Waterloo County, that the Immiâ€" gration Department hadâ€"consented to allow the association to bring lni an additional quota of one hundred: boys. They will be carefully selectâ€" ed and brought to the Dominion when conveni¢nt. Immigration Department Gives Conâ€" sent to Bringing of 100 Addiâ€" tional Boys to Georgetown. Many Boys Piaced in Homes. A PERMANENT CLEANâ€"UP ORPHAN BOYS FoR WATERLOO COUNTY ATERLOO CHRONICLE â€" That Canadian lamb producers are in a better position now than in 19132 was indicated by some figures which A. E. MacLaurin of the Deâ€" minion Live Stock Branch at Orty wa gave at the annual meeting of the Canadian Sheep Breeders at Calgary March 29th. in 14 years, Mr. Mac Laurin said, the cost of feed. as repâ€" resented in oats. hay and bran, has increased only from 100 to 116. In the same time the average price of lambs has increased at Winnipeg from 100 to 153. and at Toronto from ‘100 to 160. Mr. MacLaurin gave inâ€" |formation also as to the improved iqualily of Western wool, the percenâ€" | lage of rejects in this wool having ‘hpen reduced from 23 in 1920 to % |ber cent in 1925 and 6.2 per cent in |1926. NEW AERIAL SERVICE PLANNED IN QUEBEC An aerial service, both passengers and postal matter. will be in operaâ€" tion between various points of the Province of Quebec, starting next snmmer, it is reported. with Dr. Cousinier of Montreal as the Canaâ€" dian head of the new company, which is a Francoâ€"Canadian concern. Montreal, Quebec, Riviere du Loup and Chicoutim} will be the main stops during the first year of operaâ€" tion, it is said, in the event of sucâ€" cess attending the 1927 efforts. it will ultimately branch out to Vanâ€" couver, spreading gradually to Toâ€" ronto. Winnipeg, and then the Paciâ€" fic Const. dog city. One of the dogs was found on Pine Hill, and the whereabous of the other was not discovered until it had slaughtered 32 of the 34 prize Legâ€" horn hens kept by E. Belanger in a chicken coop at 5 Manilla Terrace. Thirtyâ€"one hens were found with their necks broken and one was torn. Only two of the flock escaped. The dog was taken into custody and led back to the scene of the slaughâ€" ter at the end of a rope. Immediateâ€" ly it made a dive for the two remainâ€" ing _ hens. _ apparently with . the thought that "dead men tell no tales." Mrs. Belanger identified the canine. Paquette will settle with Beâ€" langer, and also. he says. with the Producer is in Better Position To day Than in 1913, Figures Show. The postoffice authorities advised that the rates for post office box rentals were the same as prevailed throughout Ontario and that no reâ€" duction could be made. ascertain â€" if citizens desired the change. MAKE GOOD GAINS IN FEEDING LAMBS No action was taken in regard to request of Kitchener Young Men‘s Club that Waterloo take up the question of daylight saving for the summer months. The members were of the opinion that the Board should take no action until more informaâ€" tion had been secured and afso to The question of having Waterloo made a chief port of customs was discussed. M. S. Snyder reported that E. H. Schlosser, local collector of customs, would bring the matter before the proper authorities for consideration. Waterloo is to have a double morning mail delivery commencing this week. This was announced by President Foster of the Board of Trade at a meeting held on Monday evening. The first delivery will be at eight o‘clock and the second deâ€" livery at 11 o‘clock. This improved service will be welcomed by places of business. ~ ‘ Board of Trade Secures Double Morning Delivery; Other Business Dealt With. IMPROVED MAIL |[@ DELIVERY FOR _ WATERLOO WATERLOO, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1927 Officers for the year were elected al the annual meeting of the Cathâ€" olic Women‘s Leagne last week,. the reports being of an encouraging character. The officers for the new year are: Mrs. Wm. Kuntz, presiâ€" dent; Mrs. J. Diebold. 1st viceâ€"presiâ€" dent; Mrs. A. Stumpf, 2nd viceâ€" president; Mrs. Frances Kuntz. 3rd viceâ€"president; Miss Marcella Weilâ€" er. coresponding secretary; â€" Miss Rose Reitzel, recording secretary, and Mrs. E. J. Fischer, treasurer. The Ladies‘ Aid Society of St. Saviour‘s Church, at its monthly meeting held at the home of Mrs. Anders on Wednesday, decided to hold a hardâ€"time party and a dance later in April. In order to aid in paying for interior redecorations of the church a copper drive was inâ€" augurated. Arrangements were also made to provide a treat to the. kidâ€" dies at the K.â€"W. Orphanage and for the patients at the Freeport Sanaâ€" torinm in the near future. â€" NEW OFFICERS WERE ELECTED TO PROVIDE TREATsS RETURNS FROM VANCOUVER Mrs. Levi Shuh of Waterloo reâ€" turned to her home last week after visiting her daughte. Mrs. Berkinâ€" shaw, for several "Hfonas in Vanâ€" couver. She was accompanied by Mrs. Berkinshaw, the latter‘s two children and maid. who will visit here for a short time before joining her husband. On Saturday evening an auto, the owner of which is C. H. Lantenâ€" schlager of Waterloo, was stolen in the Twinâ€"City. It was found a few days later by the police at Mitchell President of The "Dominion Life Assurance Co.. Who, Celebrated His 85th BirtBday. A large acquaintanceship will tend heartiest congratulations Mr. Hilliard on the occasion of | 85th anniversary of his birthday Everywhere people are comâ€" ing to realize more and more how interdependent we all are upon each other. The only indiâ€" vidual who is selfâ€"sufficient is a hermit. The keynoteâ€"the foundation of civilizationâ€"is the family. We all concede that. And we are rapidly coming to realize that our own home townâ€"is a home town familyâ€"simply the family unit a little bit extended through . neighborly . cordiality, friendship and pleasant social intercourse. Let‘s make our home town unit. closer knit. Let us be generous with our good willâ€" realizing that the prosperity 6f the individual is dtrectly reâ€" flected in an added prosperity to our community. Your home industries and merchants have adopted this creed. Will you coâ€"operate? | _ On Saturday, April 9, Mr. Thomas Hilliard, the veteran president of ’!lo Dominion Life Assurance Comâ€" pany and for years one of Waterâ€" ‘IOO'I most highly regarded citizens, observed hbis 85th birthday. His friends, not only in this community. but throughout the province and Doâ€" minion, are glad to learn that he is in the enjoyment Of his usual excelâ€"| lent health. Despite his years he maintains his bodily and mental| vigor and continues to take an acâ€" tive interest in the company of which he is the founder, and to idenâ€"| tify himsel with other activities. Common good will and reâ€" cognition of our human obligaâ€" tion is a deeper currency than any money system ever invent ed. But it is also to our advanâ€" tage on the material side of life â€"it redounds in better pracâ€" tices, living conditions, more generous impuises. . [t makes your community a better, liveâ€" lier, and bigger place to live in. News of Interest Around Town . Thos. Hilliard Celebrates His AUTO RECOVERED ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL 85th Birthday FOR INMATES to the ex to hold the position that thad been won on the British market. In an effort io find some solution for the situwation. Mr. Martin said. packers and agricultural men would meet in Ottawa on April 22. when the whole matter would be threshed out. It was hoped that some means prices in line with those of the United States and accept the lower prices prevailing in Britain for the finished article. The result had been a heavy loss to home packers, but they had been accepting it in order to hold the position that thad been haps it is trne that $10,000.000 was voted in the United States and anâ€" nounced that they are making a srand stand play. I am satisfied with the â€" qnieter â€" methods â€" andertaken poun ds replied the House tha passing | through Prices on the B States crep the â€" qmeter â€" methods â€" andertaken here. and would place Prof. Caesar agains! any man they have on the nther side. Of course, he says. acreâ€" age will have to be reduced. In the Western States it is practically the whole crop. Mr. Martin spoke for almost two Will raise emb ties or Jessen health service shall welcome Inrnishing . dat of Ontario." J. W. Widdifield, North Ontario. inquired as to whether it was reâ€" zarded as impracticable to thoroughâ€" Iy control the borer and read an exâ€" tract from a Detroit paper telling of year ago, when the minister w ferring to the extent to whid baceo is replacing corn in the | western counties. affected the Mr. Martin ewpressed great satisâ€" factio with the working out of the Dairy Products Act. inaugurated a it [Im Just over the line. That is the 1nalural market for a great measure of our dairy products and while we are shut out at the present time I am confident that the day is not far away when this tariff wall, so far as dairy products are concerned. will be either cut down or eliminated alâ€" together. They need our products. Of course, we can always feel perâ€" fectly certain they will look after iheir own interests and if they need our milk and cream they are going to get it, and we will be glad to sell to them. The sitnation is simply this: Toâ€"day the United States is an importing country, in dairy pro-‘ duce. rather than exporting. and last 1 year imported $500.000,000 pounds Ml milk or its equivalent." BIG MARKET _ â€" FOR DAIRY , PRODUCT The United States will become an increasingly important market for Ontario dairy products, in the opinâ€" ion of Hon. John S. Martin, minister of agriculture, who concluded his speech on the estimates of his deâ€" partment Thursday afternoon. "When it comes to dairy products," he said. "I think as time goes on more and more of our market will be just over the line. That is the M Thev lon. J. S. Martin Tells of the United States. â€" Expect Tariff Reductions.â€"Dairy Act Successful. tine M anadian rough a critical stage. the British market were with prices in the United adian packers had to pay said the premier. * ce younger than yours Minister of Agricultur Minister of Agriculture n impressed upon the the bacom industry was er was re which toâ€" the south the latter would be found which would preâ€" vent a halt in the progress already made in the industry. While the past yvear had been a very poor one for Ontario, it was generally agreed that the province had never produced bettar bacon or a more uniform quality, If condiâ€" tions â€" improved â€" overseas â€" Ontario would be on a fair way to establish ing its bacon on British markets. here erloo Mr. Walter Knarr. who has joined the staff of Mr. Oliver Scheifele, the Waterloo willow king. is engaged on work at Niagara Falls. Mr. Edgar Bowman of Detroit was visiting at the home of his parâ€" ents early in the week. Mr. and Mrs. All. Wieland of Kit chener were Sunday visitors *at the home of the former‘s father. . Farmers have started plowing and in the course of this week with favorable weather seeding will hbe started. Mr. and Mrs. Eph. Betzner were Sunday visitors in Kitchener. Mr. Albert Knarr, Mr. and Mrs Wm. Knarr and Miss Clara Knarr were visiting at the home of Mr and _ Mra Clayton _ Knarr near Hawkesville on Tuesday of last week Rev. and Mrs. A. Grunwalt spent a day in Hami#lton during the past week. During the past month there have been about a score of cases of petty thievery in Waterloo. offices and factories having been broken into, including the Ontario Equitable office and that of the Waterloo Bedâ€" ding Co. The former was the only office from which cash was ftaken. The places entered have been ranâ€" vacked in an evident attempt to seâ€" cure money. valuable papers and other contents of offices being left scattered about. During the past week. however. no attempts at burâ€" glary have been reported. The police are investigating the robberies and several suspects are being watched. PETTY THIEVING IN WATERLOO LOCATION OF LIQUOR SsTOREs TO BE DETERMINED The members of North and South Waterlo0, W. G. Weichel and Karl K. Homuth, have arranged for an interview with the Liquor Commisâ€" sion this week when the location of the stores and the number of men required for the operation of the Liquor Control Act in both North and South Waterioo will be gone into. Regarding the establishment of beer depots throughout the ridâ€" ing. Mr. Weichel was not prepared to make a definite statemenft but said it was likely that such depots would be established for the conâ€" venience of people not centrally loâ€" cated. Officials for the year were elected as follows: W. W. Shantz, reâ€"elected trustee for a term of five years; recording secretary, M. S. Snyder, committee on missions and benevoâ€" lence, chairman N. E. Ratz, secre tary treasurer, O. M. Umbach, and Mrs. H. E. Ratz Mrs. A. H. Schweitzer and Messrs. J. Rudy and A. Urstadt; chairman of ‘the board of ushers, H. E. Ratz. vice chairman S. Schaaf; class leaders for a term of two years, Mrs. H. E. Ratz and N. Turel, assistant class leaders, Mrs. W. Bricker and N. E. Ratz. Recognition of the valuable serâ€" vices of the choir was expressed in a resolution of appreciation passed. The congregation gave its consent to the change of the opening hour of the Sunday School from 9.30 to 9.45 o‘clock a.m., effective Easter Sunday morning. of the mission and benevolent fund and the general church treasurer showed to be in an excellent condiâ€" tion. Nearly $9,000 was raised for all purposes during the year, about a third of the amount being utilized for missionary and benevolent enâ€" terprises of the church. In its report the trustee board stated that among other improveâ€" ments made during the year, a new furnace had been installed and changes made in the electric wiring of the church, while the reports of the recording steward, the treasurer The pastor, Rev. J. P. Hauch, who presided, spoke encouragingly of the splendid work done by the various organizations of the church. A conâ€" siderable increase was noted in the attendance at the public services, while the visits by the pastor and responses to calls for special serâ€" vices were more numerous thnn‘ ever before, stated Mr. Hauch. ‘ Mr The congregation of Emmanuel Evangelical Church of Waterioo held its annual meeting last week. Waterioo Evangelical Church Raised About $9,000 During Year. Officers Elected. ENCOURAGING REPORTS PRESENTED and Mrs. Wm. Hess of Watâ€" «pent Sunday among relatives CONESTOGO NEWS On Easter Sunday the regular {estal service will be held at tha nsnal hour in the forenoon. In the evening the choir will renâ€" der its edeventh annual song service with a good program in the form of a cantata. The local Farmera‘ Club will meet next Saturday evening in the Tp. Hall at the usual hour. A service will be held in the Luthâ€" eran Church on Good Friday foreâ€" noon and in connection therewith Holy Supper will be administered. The preparatory service will be held at 10 a‘clock and the regular serâ€" vice commences at 10.30. PLAINTIFF GIVEN VERDICT Last week Judge Hearn in county conrt gave judgment for the plainâ€" tiff in the suit of A. Hergott versus F. Lackner, arising out of a claim for goods sold in a sale. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Goodâ€" and danghter. Miss Ethel. were visiting at the home of Rev. and Mrs. P Cober in Kitchener on Sunday. Mr. Ed. J. Pfeffer of Kitchener was a visitor with friends early last week Mr. and Mrs. (Clayton Scheifele and family were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Rosenberger in Kitchener. Sunday. The> Guthrie amendment, ‘beaten by the votes of all the Liberals and ten U. F. A‘s, Progressives and Laborites. would in effect have reâ€" pudiated the Imperial Conference findings nntil such time as the Canaâ€" dian Parliament affirms them. It was moved some days ago following Conservalive protests that Premier King‘s submission of the Imperial Conference report was unaccomâ€" panied by a motion for its adoption. Although Premier King pleaded for the withdrawal of the Guthrie amendment and expressed fear that division in the Canadian Parliament on Imperial Conference issues would be. misinterpreted throughout the world. the Commons last week diâ€" vided to defeat Mr. Guthrie‘s preâ€" sentation by 122 votes to 78. It is probable that the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, which conâ€" tend they have rights to the power on an interprovincial stream, will be censulted at a conference called by the Dominion Government before any disposition of the water powers on the lower Ottawa is made. commons DEFEATS GUTHRIE MOTION RE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE As indicated, Hon. Charles A. Dunning is obtaining from the exâ€" perts in his department the informaâ€" tion upon which the Government policy of the future will be based. Mr. Dunning, it is understood, takes the view that if the Dominion Govâ€" ernment. by reason of the construcâ€" tion of navigation works. creates a head of water. it is entitled to some revenue in the event of that water power being utilized. This probably will be acquired by the Dominion Government for a consideration. and a new start will be made. Fred G. Sanderson, Liberal memâ€" 'ber for South Perth, moved that it would be contrary to the public inâ€" terest to grant the prayer of the petitioners for a renewal of the charter, and the only member to raise his voice against the motion was Edward J. Young, Liberal memâ€" ber for Weyburn. National Hydro Lease to Lapse With the Georgian Bay canal bill out of the way, the Chronicle learns that the Government willâ€" not renew the lease of the National Hydroâ€" Electric Company of Montreal for 300,000 horsepower at the Carillon, which expires on May 1; so the Ottawa River below the City of Otâ€" tawa will be free eventually of priâ€" vate corporations, with the excepâ€" tion of the small original lease for 250 horsepower held by the National Hydro. The end came with dramatic sudâ€" denness. Colonel A. K. Dubuc, Chiet Engineer of the Department of Railâ€" ways and Canals, read a memoranâ€" dum submitted by him to the Minâ€" ister, showing that the company in all its 33 years of existence never had submitted any real plans; conâ€" sequently the department never had taken its ambitious scheme seriousâ€" Iy. With only one dissenting voice, the Georgian Bay canal bill was killed by the Commons Committee on Railways, Canals and Telegraphs Thursday afternoon. Sifton Interests Refused Reâ€" newal of Water Power GEORGIAN BAY ~_ CANAL BILL _ WAS KILLED