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observed as “Empire Day." 1111s fiday is to be particularly a school children’s demonstration. The idea of instituting it originated with Hon. G. W. Ross, Ontario's Minister of Education, who proposes that the forenoon of the anniversary be de- The celebration of the Qneen's Birthday this year will be made specially memorable in at least three provinces of the Dominion by the fact that for the first time the day preceding it will be recognized and observed as “Empire Day.” This day is to be particularly a school The news that Hon. John Costignn has severed his connection with the Conservative party as it exists to- day, will not occasion very mueh surprise to close observers of current events. In announcing his retire 111th he is reported to have said :â€" “ I ' do not think that the men who now pose as representatives of the old Conservative party to which I belonged, and still belong, are by any means the representatives of the Conservative instinct in Canada in politics. Indeed I may say that in my opinion they are the men who have wrecked the Conservative party. Their tactics and their prin- eiples are entirely at variance with my own, and for that reason I voted against them.” There is little doubt that Mr. Costigan is representative of a not inconsiderable section of the old Conservative party, but he is the first to have the courage of his con- victions and come out in denunciat‘ ion of his former colleagues, whom he believes have not been true to their principles. It is unfortunate, though not unexpected, that the Opposition leader chooses to impu‘te unworthy motives to his former colleague for the action he has taken, but it is somewhat absurd to pretend, as Sir Charles Tupper does, that the Lib- eral party has gone out of its way to secure the exâ€"Minister‘s support. A government with a majority of near- ly sixty at its back is not likely to 'be anxiously casting about for converts from 'the ranks of their RICHMOND H11 HON. JOHN COSTIGAN SEC The Leader and Recorder last week editorially complemented Mr. J. M. Pearen, License Inspector of West York, for the firm stand he has taken in raising the standard of hotels in his district, and promises him cordial support on the lines he has mapped out. The first two sentences in the article read as follows 2â€"“ The firm stand taken by License Inspector Pearen in seeing opponents New Advertisements. MPIRE DAY May EDI 1309 9. James (hvlllv | , IIHIllflUl‘l‘. public, is ( commendati the Lice actuated hotels of dil‘( nec SATURDAY, May foo and corc generally About 1200 ( con. Vaughan The undersigned begs to thanl customers for past- fuvm's, and say that he will he found in his shop, Wells Dug 41 Woaden Pumps ‘ and. Windmills Farmers can now obtain the céleâ€" brated Tobique Gypsum Powder ‘at, Britnell’s. O. P. Crossing, Yonge Street. North Toronto. >A car-load just, rm-oived from the kmills. It will freshon up your fall V'Whvat. 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