THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1907. "NEW PROTECTION."

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14088, 17 December 1907, Page 4

THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1907. "NEW PROTECTION."

The adoption iu the Commonwealth of what is called " new Protection " represents an economic experiment of an exceedingly novel character. The object of the system i.i, the Prime. Minister explained in a memorandum that was issued last week, to render actual the good wages which the old system of Protection renders possible. Impliedly, therefore, it w now admitted that, in so far :i.s it was designed to secure high wages for tlio workers in protected industries, the old system of Protection failed. While its cffect-'wau to increase tho profits of the manufacturing businesses that benelited through its operation and to tax the- consumers to tho amount of the increased prices which the existence of Protection enabled the manufacturers to charge for their goods, it did not necessarily make any appreciable change in the wages of the employees. The Federal Government, however, having by its tariff proposals increased, broadly speaking, tho level of the Customs duties in Australia, bus conceived the notion of neutralisms as

fur as possible the evil effects of the fiscal policy to which it is committed. It seeks to socuro at once higher profits for tho manufacturers anil higher wages for the workers, and it has even hinted that, by some strange feat of nocrcmancy, this is to he accomplished without the public being charged any more for the iiood? it buys. An experiment which aim* at effecting results such as these certainly merits the closest attention. Mr Deakin has explained in a somewhat lengthy memorandum, of which only a brief summary has reached us, how the Government hopes to achieve its object, Excise duties are

to ho imposed 011 certain classes of goods of winch the manufacturers enjoy the benefit of sufficient protection, and nn exemption from tlio duties so imposed will (lien ho made in favour of the manufacturer* by whom fair and reasonable wagc.s, as determined by a Hoard of Trade, arc paid. In other words, the manufacturers who do not pay their employees well are to be subjected to the handicap of an excise duly upon their manufactures'. As no manufacturer is likely to single himself out for this unwelcome attention, we may conclude that all the protected industries will be brought within the .scope of the new Protection. There will be a wealth of humour in. the situa-' tion if it should actually turn out that the manufacturers who have grown wealthy in the past through the as>'i>'lauce which tlm Stale has granted them by its adjustment of its tariff should, under the operation of the new Protection, be compelled to pay away to their employees a large proportion, perhaps even the bulk, of the profits that accrue to tliem through the existence of the Customs .duties. But in such an event we need not tin in much douM concerning the course they will adopt. Tliov will, in the first place, increase the price of the commodities tbov manufacture to the highe.st- point to which the (arid will admit of its being increased. And they will clamour for more protection for their goods. Already, indeed, it has been affirmed 011 their behalf that wages cannot be raised under the now Protection unless tho duties under the old Protection are raised, so that higher prices may bo charged by them. But if this appeal Oil their part should lie disregarded, then, as the Sydney Morning Herald remarks, instead of Protection mourning as it did in tlio good old .days under the good old conditions the bringing of the great consuming public under tribute to the local manufacturer, tlio new Pi'otention bands ovor tlio tribute to the workmen, and loaves those who have worked so hard at the building of tariff walls in a much worse position than before. Ifr G. H. Peid has declared the new Protection to be wholly impracticable, but we nispect that this criticism of it is based mainly 011 the expectation that., as the Federal High Court has adopted the principle, where differences occur, of fixing the highest average rate of wages paid in the Commonwealth as being "fair and reasonable" for the whole of Australia, and as the cost of production differs as widely as the cost of living does in different- part? of Australia, the introduction of tlio systc-m is likely to disorganise industry lo a vast- extent. The uow Protection plan does not seem to 11s to be calculated to encourage the investment- of fre.sh capital in industrial enterprise in Australia, but it is in the sen.se in which it is designed to prevent tlio exploitation of their employees as well as the exploitation of the public by protected manufacturers that it- is chiefly interesting.

THE MERCANTILE MARINE. Whatever may have bona tlm precise griovauces with respect to the manning of ships that were ventilated by a recent deputation of trades unionists before the President of the Board of Trade, there w.is ."-ouiul common raise ill the remark made by Mr LloydGeorge, in the course of his reply, that the question of the maiming of ships is not one of numbers only but is a question also of efficiency and competency. It is, of course, important that every earo should' he taken lo secure that British ships may be sufficiently manued, and, in fact, that stringent measures .should bo adopted to prevent the under-manning of vessels. L'pon this point there can, we s-hould hope, be very little difference of opinion, lint when once the Board of Trade insists upon the proper wanning of ship?— when, as Mr Lloyd-tieorge himself puts it, a reluctant and' recalcitrant minority is forced up to the level of a bolter type of ship-owners—the problem of securing that the manning shall be of an efficient' and competent do-tcription will present it.self. We suspect that there w a good deal r.f (ruth in the belief that much in conncct ion with tho solution of this problem will depend upon the willingness of ship-owners to efleet improvements in the condition/! which obtain in tlio mercantile marine. In the pa.st the condition* have, as wo know, not bpen sufficiently attractive to secure full complements of British seamen for British vesrds. The number of foreigners employed upon British shipping lias increased materially in recent ycar.s. It is impossible to deny that there is n certain element of danger in the fact that at the present time tnero aro some <10,000 foreign sailors engaged on British vessel*. For, when it is remembered that, the mercantile marine of the country constitutes a resource upon which tlio Navy must draw' in ca.se of necessity, it is an unpleasant. reflection that one in every six of the seamen who serve in it is an alien. And it is probable that the remedy lies mainly in the adoption of improved conditions upon British vessels —in the introduction of a more liberal scale of victualling, in the provision of better accommodation, and perhaps also in tho payment of increased wages. It cannot be suggested that an insular race like the British does not possess any affinity towards maritime pursuits. The contrary must be distinctly held to he the case. Tho traditional fondness of the British for the sea, upon which thoir nation supplies one-half of the carrying trade, has not been eradicated. Hut the British sailor is being educated to look for the existence of bettor conditions on noard ship than tho.se with which his ancestors- were content to put up. And although, as Mr Lloyd-George says, it would be unwise to rush tho ship-owners all at once with every kind of reform, it may bo assumed that in the course, of a very few years such an improvement in tho conditions of lifo for sailors on the vessels on tho British register will be effected as will remove many", if not mo=r, of the grounds of complaint in tho pre.<ent. day. It is gratifying to observe that tho great shipping corporation of New Zealand, the Union Steam .Ship Company, n able to boast that as many as !)■>

por rein, of tli« sonnwri jn its sorvioo nre British snhjcctA Tlii* m a noteworthy proportion, and it may, we think, be accepted us an indication that, whatever may he said from timo to timo iu interested quarters in di=piiracenient of it, the Union Company ij patriotically determined that British sailors shall, as far as possible, receive a preference in its employment. Tito British race does not- liowovnr, possess a monopoly of tho qualities that go to

make up good seamanship, and w'oeu it conies to a question of ellieioii'-y in :*io manning of a vessel the Scandinavian sailor, who is perhaps as tine a stamp of mariner as exists anywhere, Inn claims for consideration which cannot be ignored. Still, the public sentiment will hardly bo satisfied while more than an insignificant fraction of the stamen employed in the mercantile marine of the nation is drawn from foreign sources, and any step.* which may be devised whereby, through improvements in tho conditions, the service may l>o rendered more attractive to British subjects should really command sympathy for tlio reason that they represent ill some degree a form of insurance of tho national safetv.

fa order to afford facilities for the transmission by telegraph of Christmas and New Year special printed forms may be obtained at tl:<* cilv and suburban telegraph ollires and the principal country office?. Such telegrams will be delivered at tho office of destination on cards bearing views of New Zealand scenery, etc. A uniform charge of sixpence for each me.'Mja will lie made, provided the address and signature do not contain moro tliiin 11 wonls. If. however, Hie text, as printed, is varied in any iva.v. or other words addeil therein, the message will bo trouted as an ordinary one and charged for accordingly. Thc.-e special nicfisages may be used from the ISth to 24th and from the 27th to ?l?t December. A Iwy. a pupil at the. High Street ?chc-01. while coming down Iligh street ahem 1 o'clock yesierday was knocked down l\v an ini cr. liul fovlili.atcly. wa.l thrown clear of ill? iai!- ; . I!r evidently did not hear the vaniii-g cell. It is surmised that his attention was taken up with a car that w.n coining down the hill at the lime.

Edward Martin was arrested 011 hoard tho afaheno as the steamer was about lo leave tho Bluff yesterday, on a cliargo of disobeying an order of the court at Dimedin for (he maintenance of his children.

Concerning Mr Slater's retirement from tlio Arbitration Court tlio Blenheim Star fays: "His record is ;i splendid one. Ho lias hoard every dispute, not having missed a silting of tlio court during tlio 12 vears of its existence. Tlie work of the court takes it from North Cape to the Bluff; and for several year* the rush of work was tremendous. lie had joined t.lio court and served upon it more from an enthusiasm for principles than for any consideration of salary—indeed, the first four years' work had meant practically a dead loss lo hini, and al that early, tentative stage of the court's etircer tho ollice of workers' representative had not Hie least security of tenure. Tho workers had now, when tho appointment had been innde a 'iicralivo one, chosen one who had been dismissed from his employment for a misdemeanour. It only showed how fickle ./ore tho masses." The Tnangahua Times says: "If Mr M'Cullough acquits himself as well as Mr Slater litis done in the same position those who have placed him there will hsivo no reason to bo dissatisfied with their selection. On the other hand, he is running a. risk of being' a 'martyr' a second time, ns those whom he represents arc apt to bo a little erratic in dealing with their servants. 'J'imo will tell."

Mr Widdowson, S.M.. neld a silting of the Juvenie Court at 7.30 a.m. yesterday to hoar two charges of theft preferred against a young girl who was arrested on the Maheno the previous day. The girl was charged with stealing two brooches and a jacket, value £6, the properly of different peoplo in Chrislchurch, and evidence as to the iiicfiri !ieiti!r conclusive, the accused was convicted and ordered (o como up for sentence when called on. Accused, whose mother and other relatives were passengers by the Maheno for Ilobart, was afterwards put on board tlio 8.20 a.m. train for Invenargill, so that she might rejoin her relatives on hoard Ihe Maheno at tho Bluff.

An Early Notification of Births Act ia now i>ait of tlio law of Britain, but instead of being universal and compulsory, as at first proposed, its adoption in any particular district depends on the decision of the local authority, 'iliere is, therefore (says The Hospital), still opportunity for tho medical profession lo prevont tho operation of the unhappy proposal to make practitioners publio purveyors of their patient s secrets. From another paragraph in The Hospital it seems that the profession are very hostile to the act. Mo one (says tho journal) questions that in certain circumstances this may bo a highly advisable proceeding, but whether it should be enforced on all is another mailer. Hut in any event tlio position of ihe medical profession is clear. Their essential objection to tho act is that it demands tho botrayal o? professional confidences, and tbeso, in tho public interest, ought lo bo held u-s sacred.

• The. house-to-house inspection in South Dmiedin conducted by the District Health Officer has just boon concluded. As many as 1030 dofccls have .bcon reported on. Many of these, however, aro of a minor nature, and ire such as will cease on tlio carrying out of the drainage reticulation in that area shortly to he undertaken by, the Drainage Board.

Mr 'J'. K, Hidey, M.P., yesterday telegraphed to the Prime Minister asking that the Railway Workshop employees bo laid on Friday night up till the .Saturday following, as has been arranged for Ih# laat two years. In <lnc smurse Mr Si Joy received the following reply: ''Pay up tilt Saturday arranged for."

It is understood I bat a petition, having for its object tho release of Lionel Terry from the Seaelift' Mental Hospital, and his transference to another country, will shortly bo circulated and prci-enkvl to the Government. The petition has its origin in the Hindon district, where Terry spent a great deal of his time whilo at large.

The Dunvdin Painlors' Union last night decided to bceomo affiliated with tho New Zealand Painters' Federated Association. All the painters nnions of tho Dominion are now affiliated with tho New Zealand Federation.

Emotional people and nations show a more maj-ked preference for the interesting and artistic tlian for tho coldly practical, and Mr J. Thornton, during an interview yesterday, mentioned that the Maori lade at To Auto College took up history with delight, and wore shining lights at Latin and Crock. Euclid, algebra, and arithmetic, however, wero by no means so popular. Jt is interesting to note this preference for tlio classics in a peoplo that has no history of its own.

Mr U. J. ]ta rnis, of Wellington, adjudicator oil Urn four unfinished games in I lie rt-ccrit match between the Otago and Oamani Chess Clubs, lias announced his awards. Tito game played between W, I), Burns (Oamaru) and L). Forsyth (Dunedin) at board No. 1 is pronounced a draw; that k'twecii Dr A. I. (iarlaud (Oamaru) arid K. S, Myers (Dunedin) at board 6 id a. win for the Oainaru nlayer; at board [ tho hotwocii E. F. Armstrong (Oamaru) and J. J. Murlow (Dunedinl is adjudged a win for Oamaru; while at board 9 R. Lindsay (Oamaru) defeated K, W. lirieUell (Dunedin). The game played at 1/oard 10 between J. A. Murphy (Dunodin) and A. L. Adanton (Oamaru) was won by tlio tormer very shortly after midnight on Saturday, Novembor 30, when our reporter had left tho club rooms. Tb« final result of tho match showa that the Oamaru team dofaatod tho Dunodin clicks Payors by 6 jomffl to 1.

In tlio Burns Hall last evening a social was tendered by tho Deacons' Court of First Church to ilie workers in connection with the recent bazaar. 'i'he pnxyeilings were opened with the singing of the Doxology, after which the Itei. l)r Nisbot, on behalf of the. Deacons' Court, thanked all who bad assisted in makiny the bazaar a splendid success. The treasurer (Mr A. Todd) gave a, brief statement of (lie rccoipls and expenditure, showing that, considerably over £1000' would be available (or the building fund after paving all expenses. Tho remainder of the evefong was passed in a soci.il manner, a. very merry timo Isoing spoilt.

At last night's meeting of the NorthEast Valley lloroiigh Council a communication from l'atangaia County Council re tho coining visit of Mr Keir Ilurdio was read. Tin: circular was identical with that received by the Mayor of Dunedin, and the I'ataugata Council suggested that in view of Mr Hurdic's recent utterances re India, be should not be afforded official recognition by any local body in the Dominion.

The Mayor (Mr I. Greeri) said lie, personally, did not intend to receive or recognise Mr Ilnrdic in any form, and it wa-s not desirable, 1m thought, that his presence

should he recognised within tho Dominion. They were not, as a borough, in sympathy with firelirands of tho Keir Iltirdie order. Cr Kobert son endorsed the Mayor's remarks, and said that Mr Keir liardie was merely one of tho numerous agitators who visited the Dominion at staled intervals. Dr Evans dissontcd from the position taken up by the Mayor and Or Robertson, which ho stigmatised as "Jedburgh justice." It was resolved that it was desirable that 51 v Keir Ilardie's presence should not be recognised within tho Dominion. A similar circular was read at last night's meeting of the Port Cha-lmers Council and met: with a liko reception. Cr Mowat has definitely decided to con - teal the Norih-Kast Yallsy mayoralty. It is understood thai a largely-signed requisition is in course of signature requesting the present Mayor (Mr I. (ireen) lo again coino forward, and tho mime of (*r Hotting is mentioned as a possible candidate.

'Hi!! foriniijhilj' meeting of (ho I'onril of .Management of llio Young Men's Christian Association was held last, ovenill!,', there being present.: Mr (!. M. Thornfoil (president, in the clmir), l!fv. W. Ourzon-Sipgors, Messrs A. .1, C. lirown, I'. R. S:irgood, 11. Welih, (I. M'Laren, A. Irvine, U, W. Ilainoi, C. R. llercus, N. S. Slyfield, K. Aslin, (r. Moieton, \Y. Slevonson, N. Palerson, W. A. Humbled, D. Leslie, W. L. Riddell, Captain Strauy, and tho general secretary. Apologies were received from Messrs C. It. Smit.li ami (!. Gibson. Deports were rwived from conveners of Finance, Membership, J?eligions Work, and Sito Committee.?; tlint of the latter staling that several sites wore still under consideration, but npue as vet. bad been decided on. Mr N. Faterson, eoitvenet of the Boys* Home Committee, retried (bat, the Home Imd been removed to more commodious premises in Upper York place. These aro entirely suited to tho needs of such an institute and give the bids every scope for development. Mr Jas. llidor, convener of Social and Strangers' Tea. Committee, was appointed to the vacant position on the Board of Management.

There was a cro\vc!<\l audience to listen to the illustrated lecture on Argentina given by tho Rev. Ifobort F. Elder in South Duncdin last evening. 'J'bo Dev. W. Perry prusided, and after prayer had been offered hy tho Rov. Mr Maekie, introduced tho lecturer. By moans of very lino limolight views shown to advantage by Mr J. Alnitland Jones, Air Elder gave a splendid idea of the commercial and missionary progress in Argentina. Mnnv were surprised to see the high building, whh> boulevards, anil beautiful plazas of Buenos Aires, which w;us dcsorihftd as tho largest city in tho Southern Hemisphere-!he centre of the jrolitical, commercial, and religious life of the Republic. There were views of (!aucho> gambling, of cattle-branding on a largo esUmoin, of the vast wheatfields, and of tho towns in which mission work is being carried 011 by tho Regions Beyond Missionary Union, which now ha.i six centres of influence. Mr Elder i» to deliver bis last lecture this evening in the Choral Hall.

■Sovor.il sjjoakors at last night's meetim; ol llii! United ietuponuioe liofoi'in Coitiici 1 stated that, during tJio first 12 days of (lie j.resent mouth throo deaths had omirred in Duticdiii itself directly due to drink. The hope utis expressed by all who referred lo the matter that tho publication of tho details of these cases would do much lo urouso Dmiedin citizens to a realisation of the liavuu which tho reckless consumption of drink is working in their niidat.

At a meeting of subscribers to flic Y.M.C.A. extension fund in Auckland it was decided to acquire a site below the municipal building iu AVellesloy sircet, at. a tost of £GOOO. for tho erection of the new building. It. was assumed that tho present. VM.C.A. building would realise £10,000, nnd that the proceed* (less tlk> milled to tlio amount realised by the recent campaign would give a total of £30.000. It is hoped that tho new building will be opened without debt.

The following is a Hut of the ladiiw who assisted in tho Hospital Saturday collection At St. Ivilda:--Mesdames W. J. linrk, W. 'J'. M'Farlane, Gabriel Hodges, Alexander Bimiie, Misses Dora Uore, Dora Lcith. M l'arlane, Irene Collie, 1/. Murphy, ltuby Kobertson, .M. I'nrkcr. Jell's. .Smart, K. Wyait. Tho Mayor of St. Kilda. (Mr \V. ■L liu-k) acted as general supervisor. Mrs L. lappet writes: —"The following names of luv assistants were omitted from my list— Misses Isitt, Scott. 8. M'Loati, Nurses Spraggon, Cook, and Stronaoh."

Complimenting Inverpargill through the ptres on its splendid record in regard to Supreme Court eases since no-lieenso was carried, the secretary of tho temjjerance organisation quotes from the addresses of Mr Justice Cooper, Mr Justice Denniston. Mr .Justice Williams, and Mr .Justice t hapin.au, each of whom has congratulated the district on the remarkable absenco of serious crimo since no-license came into foroc.

Tho monthly meeting of the Anderson's Buy School Committee was attended by Messrs C. S. Owen Hairman), \V. 1-i. M'Adam, W. liemiet. U. C. Hellyer." and <T. li. Fairbairn. Tho Head Master reported an average attendance for the quarter of 129, awl Mint, a very substantial amount, had boon collected for school prizes. It was decided to eloso (lie school on Friday, 20th inst., and that the prizes bo presented in the evening, at a concert to 1)0 hold in the Sunday School llall. A dumber of l miff ok in connection with the school and grounds r«|uiring attention were allotted to the Work Committee to arry out. The secretary was instruetod io write to tho Dunediu Atlicrmun, conveying the committee's thanks for special prize presented to the school. It was decided lo have the school thoroughly cleaned and renovated during the vacation.

It is understood (says the Dominion) that no preliminary inquiry will he held in Wellington into the circumstances surrounding the outbreak of (ire on the ,steamer Lord Stanley. It ,'s stated that, if an iiiipiiry is neoewary. it w ;|| „rol.aWv be i«-W in Hiinodin, Until tho cargo is' disfhargiM it will lie impossible to ascertain whether any damage has l»eoii done to the llljp.

l : l,olco dis I' la . T °f Armcniau goods now being held in tho Art Callery continues to attract, a considerable number of interested vi.siu >rs . On account of tl ro (tower show tlic exhibition will bo closed on \\ edncttlay and Thursday, but it, will be on Friday uioraiug.

Under "The Infant Life Protection Act. 1907," which conies into operation on January 1 next, a now <hitv in regard to the notification of births is oa.st iipou (be occupier of a house. Tho registration of birLhs under " Tin l Registration of Birlhs and Deaths Ael, 1875," is not dispensed with, but tho notification of births is a matter, in advance of ami in addition to registration, considered highly important in the prok-otion of infant: life. The section bearing on the point is as follows:—" (1) It shall lx: the duty of tlw occupier of any house in which a child is born alive to give notice of the fact'of the birth, the dale on which it occurred, and the name of the mother or father of the child to the registrar of births of the district in which the birth took place. (21 Such notice shall lie in writing delivered or ]xwtod by regisletcd letter to the said .registrar within 72 hours after tho birth if in a city or borough, or 21 days in any other case. (3 If the occupier fails to comply with the provisions of this section, he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5." Vie have received £1 from Mrs liaird, (tram street, in response to (he Christmas appeal made by Kister Marie through our columns on liehulf of the poor.

According lo the Hastings Standard, the evidence given at. tho inquest concerning the death of Crupt'iie Manalii disclosed the fact that a Chinaman iiad lieeu called in i t<i medically ntleiiti the injured man. One MviUio.s.s "1 wa.s ayjiinst having any- ; thing to \ld with llm Chinaman, ami at j lust refused to send for him. but, to . pacify the Native.*, I did send for him at 1 In«l." Tho almond-eyed individual felt- the , pube of the man. and in other ways j iilleuied to know something about the ease, , and administered a liquid extraction from I boiled leave'. It is alleged that this is not the lirst time that "John'' has attended Maoris. The police have the matter in hand. The Canterbury Times Christmas lfimber is an excellent production. The wreck of ] the Dtindoiiald and tho subsequent rescue j of the survivors by the llinemoa's parly a fiord an excellent opportunity for tho production of a series of pictures which realistically recall Ihc perils and privations endured, and the ingenuity and patience | by which they procured the -means of j mitigating them. These pictures furnish a lino memento of a notable event. Included in tho wealth of illustration is a series conceived on the novel plan of presenting New Zealand scenic contrasts. Another line sot depicrs the \\anganui—tho New Zealand Rhine. The : recent tire at Wellington has not escaped : the notice of the artists, who have supplied 1 a set of views which are now only reminis- | cent. Then, to furnish more local colour, I I hero are numerous types of the Nativo race, and a number of New Zealand scctiio i wonders. A fino full-plate page picture rcI presents a- New Zealand coal-miner ready | for duty, spiked candle in hand, ready for Ihe call to go below. Added to all this, and a number of individual pictures, is an abundance of reading matter in the j shape of over 40 seasonable stories. It is thus manifest that the number is not only uncommonly good value for the sixpence chaiged for it, but a monument of New Zealand skill and enterprise.

Tho proceeds of the recent All Saints' Guild sale were £180 10s 9(1; expenses, £4 14s sd. 'J'hc balance, £175 16s 4d, has been disposed ot hv voting £150 towards reduction of debt on the parsonage, and £10 to tho organ fund, leaving £15 16s 'd in

AVe arc in receipt of 10s from "I'ilv," 10s from "Sympathiser," and 10s from "Patria," 011 behalf of the consumptive boy. whose caso has been mentioned in our columns.

llio AYoodJjaujjh will ijc for Irii/jL- from i\ o'cjcck 'lliis (Tuesday) evening uuti! 8 a.m. on TlmrMay, 19lh inst. .hie attention of tlio Jtasonic fratonuiy is drawn to the and aedicntion of the now Uncrcniui, Xo. 155, which takes place iu iho Oddfellows* Hal!. Alinuy arcet, to-nioi-rmv at I! p.m. The installation Master mid tho investiture (>i officers tnkes place the s,imo evon"V :u Masonic. Hull, Moray place. Pavlicucoluniu™ ' OU " d °" r ll(iverlisi "g

..£r! hy ;„ p': lini>r ' now soltled at new r„ J 1 4 ? , r "! w ', 3 sf ' CuatoiiiGis uill find up-to-date mi!!i,;crv r CT . tmnes. todies wenr; prices reasonable.-idvt A proved success! For the speedv ami ° f " lllue " Zil set the Lancer tuflnenza ere. It destroys the , « h ! cl ' tho disease and acts lit once A lew doses cure. Is a bottl*.-Wvt Hobday iUli-flcUons.—A bl,ge Variety of adl ' s . »«***«. bp'irt. handkerchiefs," tnn•ue.la.-. giou's. etc., also ready-to-wear garments socially imported (or the holiday Wilson.—Jtollifons Lid.—Advt. Having the goods iwople want, and bavinlitem K''od. is liow v.'o have built up our busf. nesa. Cull in and <,c e our new season's stock now. and set the heat choice.—G. and T loung, KS Princes street.—Advt Who is I'kter Dick:'—The mod reliab'o JVatchmiuer nnd .Toweller, opposite Coffee la,ace. Moray place. Duncdiii. Charts ririctly moderate,—Advt, "