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A despatch from - Ottawa, says: An orderâ€"in-Council has been passed appointing Mr. H. R. Pousâ€" setbe Canadian Trade Commissionâ€" er to the Argentine Republic, with headquarters at Buenos Ayres. [his appointment is the outcome of the negotiations which have been proceeding for some time between the Government and Mr. Horatio Meyer, Consul-General of Argenâ€" tina. to Canada. Mr. Poussette is at present Trade Commissioner at Durban, in Natal, but since the or- ganization of the South African (Union, it has been decided to place the Canadian trade represent-er “u Remarkable Growth of Commerce With , Argentine Republic A despatch from Winnipeg says: The reports on the passenger and trafiic business from the three rail- roads, the C. P. R., C. N. R. and G. T. P., show an enormous in- crease during 1910 over all previ- ous years. Although no actual fig- ures can be obtained up to date, as far as can be estimated, the increase on each of these roads duringigfitfia present year is over 20 per cent. CANADA WILL 300M TAAAA Seventy Per Cent. Measures Up to New Standard. , A despatch from Ottawa says: A bulletin issued from the labora- tory of the Inland Revenue De- partment shows that at least sev- enty per cent. of the ice cream sold in Canada. measures up to the new standard required under the regu- lations passed by Order in Council last month. An analysis of 125 samples of ice cream on sale in various sections of the Dominion gave 77 fully up to or above the standard of 14 per cent. of milk fat; 11 samples Wcl‘e nearly up to the standard; 31 were somewhat below, and. six were greatly below the standa-rd. The bulletin says there has been a. very marked im- provement in the quality of Canam dian ice cream during the past two ‘ years. RAILWAYS HAVE DONE WELL; Reports of Business in the West Show Enormous Increase. A despatch from Montreal says: Mr. W. Stewart of the firm of Foley Walsh & Stewart, contractors for the mountain sections of the Grand Trunk Pacific, which will repreâ€" sent an outlay of many millions of dollars, has left for Scotland to secure labor for the gigantic under- taking. There is very little labor available on the Pacific coast, and public sentiment will not tolerate, nor will the Dominion or Provin- cial Governments sanction the imâ€" Five Thousand Wanted to Build the Grand Trunk Pacific - At halfâ€"past nine o’clock on Wed- nesday night all the rescuers were called out of the mine, and a, con- ference was held, at which Govern- ment Inspector Gerrard. the engin- eers and the mine manager were WORKMEN FROM SCUTLAND A despatch from ,Bolton, Eng- land, says: More than 300 colliers lost their lives on Wednesday in an explosion in the Little Hulton‘ Colliery of the Hulton Colliery' Company, which is located a. lit~§ tle distance outside this city. The. explosion occurred early in thel morning, soon after the miners had ' entered the pit to begin work. Its force was terrific, and later inves- tigation showed that the lower pa-s- sages had been blocked. 'Heroic, efforts were made by rescue parties all day long, but a. fierce fire which: followed the explosion preventedl the rescuers from penetrating beâ€"‘ yond four hundred yards into the workings. EXPLOSION KILLS [WEB 300 ICE CREAM IS ALL RIGHT. Tragedy at Hulton Coal Mine, Near Bolton, England Canada’s total trade with Al‘gem bina in 1909 was over five’ million dollars. Of this, $2,867,785 repro~ seated exports of Canadian goods, which is more than Canada,,expm'b- ed to France that year, although imports from the latter country were over ten milliohs. A Syn-di- cate has been imam-d to promote trade between (.‘anada, and Argzn- ting. ; there entirely in charge of Mr J. A. Chesealy, who will close the of‘ rfice at Cape Town and estahhsh headquarters at. Durban, which is the chief centre of trade between Canada. and South Africa. Peter B‘eaucage, a. young Indian, was struck by a train near North Bay and lay beside the track for most of the night before being dis- covered. He had some bones bro- ken and was badly frozen. lMain Provision of Cdming Bill to Amend Grain Act. 1 A despatch from Ottawa says: It is semiâ€"officially announced that the bill to amend the Grain Act prepared by Sir Richard Cartwright will place the terminal grain eleva- tors under a commission. It will also authorize the Government at any time by an order-in-Council to take over these elevators and to operate them as public utilities. , l w A despa’cch from Brockville says: Special United States Customs of~ ficers have been engaged the past three weeks at Alexandria. Bay in- vestigating smuggling operations carried on from Canada, among the Thousand Islands the past; three -)r four years. Over one hundred per sons have been caught in the net and fines ranging as high as $1,500 have been imposed, besides a. quan- tity of goods confiscated and hun- dreds of dollars collected in du- ties. COMMISSION FOR ELEVATORS portation of Asiatic labor. Mr. Stewart is hopeful of getting the five thousand men he needs to build the road through the mountains. He says those men will make good settlers, after the road is construe ted. “They will cost us more,” said Mr. Stewart, “than Asiatics would have done, but the railway and the country will have the ad- vantage of five thousand acclimw tized settlers of the finest race the world has produced.” Systematic Breach of Law Among Thousand Islands. l It. was announced that 417" bodies had been collected at the bottom of the shaft, and that they should be ibrought up as soon as possible. A {flicker of'hope still animabes the grescuers that more men may be found alive. present. Inspector Gerrard issued ’0. report after making a. descent inâ€" to the pit, in which he declared that lit; was impossible that any of the ‘miners are still alive. Towand mid- {nightg however, two more miners .were found alive. ‘They were ter- Eribly burned, and are in a. critical c . . ‘ condition. Ten bodies also were refnoved, and twenty a. ditional bodies were found partly - vered by heavy falls The first rescue party brought out'eight men, stil living, but the majority of these were in a. serious condition from thu noxious gases. of coal. SMUGGLED FROM CANADA. Minneapolis, Dec. 27.â€"Wheatâ€" No. 1 hard, cash, $1.02%; No. 1 Buffalo, Dec. 27.â€"Wheatâ€"Spring wheat, No. 1 Northern, carloads, store, $1.].2%. Cornâ€"No. 3 yelâ€" low, 48%0; No. 4 yellow, 463/40 on track, through billed. Oatsâ€"«No. 2 white. 1.15ch; No. 3 white, 25%0; N0. 4 white, 34%0. Barleyâ€"~Malt ing, 86 to 90-2. _ Montreal, Dec. 27.â€"Oats â€" No. 2 Canadian Western, 391/4 to 39%c; extra No. 1 feed, 381/2c; No. 3 Ca,- nadian Western, 38% to 381/20; No. 2 local white, 37%c; N0. 3 local White, 361/20; No. 4 local white, 35%c. Barleyâ€"Manitoba. No. 4, 48 to 48%0. Flourâ€"Manitoba, Spring wheat patents, firsts, $5.60; ld0., seconds, $5.10; Winter wheat lpatents, $4.75 to $5; Manitoba strong bakers’, $4.90; straight r01- lers, $4.35 to $4.50; (10., in bags, $2 to $2.05; extras, $1.65 to $1.75. Fee~d-0ntario bran, $18.50 to $19; Ontario middling, $22 to $22.50; Manitoba shorts, $21 to $22; Ma~ nitoba, bran, $18 to $20; pure gratin mouillie, $31 to $32, mixed mouil- lie, $25 to $28. Cheeseâ€"Westerns, 115â€"8 to 120, and easterns, 11% to 11%0. Butterâ€"Choicest, (25%0, and seconds, 24% to 24%(1. Eggsâ€" Selected stock, 320; N0. 1 stock, 270, and No. 2, 23 to 24c. 1 Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 160 ; (10., heavy, 150; rolls, 12%0; shoulders, 11%0; breakfast; bacon, 180; backs (pea, meal), 18%0. iLardâ€"Tierces; 12%0; tubs, 12%;; pails, 130.‘ Baconâ€"Long clear, 12% to 130 per lb. in case lots; mess pork, $24; short cut, $26. CHeeseâ€"Large at 121/20,, and twins 12%0. Butterâ€"Dairy prints, 22 to 24c; choice dairy solids, 21 to 22c; infer- ior, 18 to 190; choice largo rolls, 21 to 220." Creamery, 27 to 280 per lb. for rolls, 250 for solids, and 24 to 250 for separator prints. Eggsâ€"Case lots of pickled bring 27c; cold storage, 27 to 280; select? ed, 30 to 310, and strictly new-laid, 380 per dozen. Poultryâ€"Wholemlb ' prices of dressed poultry :â€"-Chickens, 13 to 150 per 1b.; fowl, 10 to 11c per 1b.; ducks, 13 to 15¢ per 1b.; turkeys, 20 to 210 per 1b., and geese, 13 to 140 per 1b. Live, 1 to 20 less. UNITED STATES MARKETS. Baled strawâ€"$6.50 to $7.25 on track, Toronto. Potatoesâ€"Car lots, 70 to 750 per bag. _ 1 I' Baled hayâ€"The Market; is quiet, with No. 1 at $12.50 to $13 on track, and No. 2 at $10 to $11. Beans~Car lots, $1.60 to $1.70, and small lots, $1.80 to $1.85. Honeyâ€"Extracted, in tins, 10% ’00 11c per 1b.; No. 1 comb, wholesale, $2 to $2.25 per dozen; No. 2 comb, wholesale, $1.75 to $1.85 per dozen. Applesâ€"Spys, $4.50 to $6; Bald- wins $4 to $5;'Greenings, $4 to $4.â€" 50; No. 2 assorted, $3.50 to $3.70 per barrel. bur!» --I‘\.‘{.mi€'obas, $19, in bags, Toronto, and ‘shorbs, $21, in bags, Toronto. Ontario bran, $19, in sacks, Toronto, and shorts, $22. o'v .' Péasâ€"No. 2 shipping, 780, out- side. Ryeâ€"No. 2 at 600 outside. VBnckwheatrrl‘To. 2 at 46 to 47c Cornâ€"New No'.‘ 2' Amvericén, 52% to 53c, prompt shipment, Toronto heights. v Ontario vvhea‘oâ€"Bt‘fl/2 to 86c outside for No. 2 white and red Winter. Barleyâ€"The market is quiet, with malting qualities 56 to 58c outside, and feed 48 to 50c outside. Oatsâ€"No. 2 whiw, 350, on track, Toronto, and 32 L0 32%0 outside; No. 2 W. 0. outs, 380, Bay ports, and No. 3 at 36%0, Bay ports. Toronto, Dec. 27.â€"Flourâ€"Win- ter wheat 90 per cgnt. patents, $3.- 55 to $3.60 seaboard. Manitoba floursâ€"First patents, $5.40; sec- ond patents, $4.90, and strong bakJ er§’, $4.70, on track, Toronto. Manitobé. WheaFNo. 1 Nbfthern 980, Bay ports; No. 2 Northern, 951/20, Bay ports, and No. 3 at 93c, Bay ports. BUSINESS IN MONTREAL THE WORLD’S MARKETS REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. Prices of Cal'tlc. Grain. Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. THE DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY L’ROT‘UCE. HOG PRODUCTS. ’BREADSTUFFS. to death and encasing their bodies in a. veritable furnace into which their comrades were unable to dig for several hours. Nearly all those who were not killed outright when the walls fell were roasted to death before help could reach them. A despateh from Chicago says: Fire Marshal James Horan, and be- tween twentyâ€"five and thirty of his firemen were killed and forty others injured on Thursday in a fire which at an early hour had caused $1,- 500,000 damage. An overhanging wooden canopy fell from the beef house of Morris and Company, where the fire started, carrying with it tons of red hot bricks and debris upon two companies of fire- men and the chief, crushing them Ammonia Exploded at the Chicago Union Stock Yards NEARLY 30 FIHEMEN KILLED A despatch from Washington says: The American Red Cross, on Friday, cabled the sum of $5,000 to Wm. J. Calhoun, American Minis- ter at Pekin, for the relief of the sufferers from the famine in the province in the Huai River Valley. Two or three .million people are affected. American Red Cross Sends Relief for Pekin Famine. Travelled Seven Thousand Miles to Marry. A despatch from Edmonton says: After travelling 7,000 miles from New Zealand to jom her prospec- tive husband, Oswald Hall, a, pros- perous farmer of Vermilion, Lydia Bentley was married to him the other day as she lay on a. cot in Misericordia. Hospital here. The next day surgeons operated on her in an effort to save her life, but on Thursday she died. The young woman travelled all the way from New Zealand in order to be mar- ried here on Christmas Day. She became ill on the boat, but kept on until she reached Edmonton. Duke of Conna‘ught Not Likely to Come to Uanada. ‘ A despatch from Ottawa says: ‘There is a growing belief in official circles at Ottawa that the Duke of Connaught will not succeed Earl Grey as GovernonGeneral of Can- ada. There has been a semiâ€"oflicial hint received that King George is finding the demands upon his time so great and functions so numer- ous that he has to have the aid of a Prince of the blood with public experience, as both Queen Victoria and King Edward had, to repre~ sent them at hospital openings and similar functions. As the Prince of Wales is too young for such tasks the Duke of Connaught is the onlyi member of the family available, and it is found he cannot be spared to Canada. Toronto, Dec. 27.â€"Good butcher cattle brought $6 per cwt. in sev- eral cases, and the prevailing quo- tation was between $5.85 and $6. Medium cattle were quite firm, but culls were perhaps 100. off Sheep and lambs were steady, but hogs picked up about; 15c. To-day’s quoâ€" tations were $6.75 f.o.b. and $7 fed and watered at. Toronto. Northern, cash, $l.01; Dec., $1.- 00%; May, $1.03; July, $1.037~8. A despatch from Philadelphia says: Four firemen are known to be dead, twenty are thought to be buried in the ruins» and twelve others are in hospitals‘ as the re- sult Of a, fire on Wednesday night in the leather factory of Freelan- der & Company. 1,116â€"1,120 North Bodine street. It was first report- ed that Chief Baxter of the fire de- partment was among those still in the ruins, but while he was injured, he escaped being carried down by} the falling walls. Four Firemen Killed, Twenty Buried in Ruins and Twelve Injured BIG FIRE AT PHILADELPHIA YOUNG BRIDE’S DEATH. $5,000 FOR STARVING. THE KING NEEDS HIM. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Other firemen, witnesses of the fate of their chief, deserted for a brief time other parts of the blaz- ing structure, and sought with their bare hands to drag apart the glowing bricks and debris which cbvered the bodies of their chiei and his companions. ‘ The entire crews of engine com- panies 51 and 53 ‘are said to be iamong the dead. In addition six imembers of another company, No. IQQ‘ and a {973] Of NO 41R “yawn lâ€"i‘u‘nfl Assistant Chief Wm. Burroughl. and Lieut. Fitzgerald were with the marshal nnder the canopy when it feli, receiving specific orders for directing the fight against the ever- spreading flames in other quarters‘ and they went down to their death with Marshal Horan. The Mexican insurgents held up a, Federal troop train at Mal Paso for five hours and inflicted heavy losses on the Government forces. Nettie McConachie, of Port Huron, Mich., died of hydropho- bia, after being bitten by a dog two years ago. ’ The method of finger print iden- tification failed in a. London, Eng., court for the first time on record. Centennial celebration in com- memoration 0f the Battle of Lake Eric will be held in 1913. At the conclusion of the British elections the Liberal coalition forcâ€" es have a majority’of 126 over the Unionists. Effie Petrie, a, young Scotch do- mestic, of Amherst, N. S., poured coal oil on the kitchen stove. There was an explosion and the unfortuâ€" nate girl was so severely burned that she died. At Prince Albert, Sask., Willie Taylor, aged 12, was shooting at a mark, and accidentally shot his eight-year-old sister, who died shortly afterwards. George How, a Kingston sailor, fell in a, snowbank while drunk. A dog barked, a. constable investigat- ed and the man’s life was saved. The power from Niagara, wal turned on at Hamiimn on Wednes‘ day night. Hon. J. S. Hendrie of- ficiated and speeches were made bj Messrs. Beck, McNaught and others. - After being on strike thirteen weeks, Montreal plumbers gave up the struggle and returned to work. Hon. M. Cochrane, in an inter- view, pointed out that the Porcu- pine gold field was rich in pr pects, but issued 5‘ “rm. ' ‘- “wildâ€"catting. ’ ’ Deposits in Canadian banks a! the end of November amounted to over $840,000,000, as shown in the Government’s monthly statement. A decree from Rome forbid! priests from holding oh‘lce in fin‘ ancial, industrial or fraternal or- ganizations. Telegraphic Briefs From Our and Other Countries of Recent Events. , While the firemen were fighting ‘the flames from the roofs of adjoin» ing dwelling-houses, the south wall of the big building crashed down upon them. At the time there were at least 35 men on these buildings, and all were carried down. Four were later taken out dead. Twelve were able to extricate themselves from the mass of bricks and twist- d iron girders, but it is thought that twenty men are still in the ruins. Not all of these are dead or seriously injured. HAPPENINGS FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS UNITED STATES. GREAT BRITAIN. GENERAL. CANADA; From Our Own