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desirability of a cut in mine wages as a means of reducing the price of fuel. “The rate here is thirty per cent. lower than in Western Canada, while our last increase, the Montreal agreement, gives us just half what The American miners are receiving, and their contracts run until April, 1922. Under these circumstances how should we be expected to accept a wage cut?” he asked. Sydney, N.S., April illâ€"The miners of this district are being paid a lower wage rate than any other miners in America, with the exception of the n'egroes in Alabama, declared J. A. McAipine,.District Secretary of the United Workers, to-day, cfiscussing the suggestion put forward in the Federal House coal inquiry as to the desirability of a cut in mine wages as 1i means of reducing the price of Sydney Mineré Paid Lowest Rate in America Spring Work is Proceeding Rapidlyâ€"Some Oats Are Planted. A despabch from Winnipeg says:â€" During the past week weather over the whole of the three Western Pro- vinces has been generally fine, clear skies and high temperatures ruling through the day. During the latter! part of the period very little frost has been experienced, and farmers in the districts where seeding has commenc-; ed have encountered little delay. Reports of farmers busy on the, land have become increasingly more numerous ,from all three provinces, and already quite a large acreage of Wheat is reported seeded. It is in Southern Alberta where the Host progress has been made. Reports from Grande Prairies, in the Peace River country, are also to the effect tl' it work is proceeding rapidly, and: the first report of oat seeding: comes; from this point. ‘ No reports of decreased arreage; have come from any part of the \Vest,i but several in Alberta expect an in-lI I crease on account of the excellent state of the soil and lowered costs of; production. I ‘ LARGE WEs‘TERN’ AREAS IN SEED Other clauses of the note specify the execution of deep and shallow ex- cavations of all kinds,‘accordiing to the plants and under the control of the French authorities or otherwise, ac- cording to the Wishes of the allied Governments. The German Government expresses willingness to help in any way pos- inble to take over the cost in paper marks, the amount to be reckoned against the reparations accoUnt, and generally to coâ€"operate in every pos- sible manner. Tlie note is signed by Dr. Walter Simons, the German Foreign Minister. It requests the allied Governments to initiate at the earliest possible mo- ment the necessary discussions of de- tad-Ls. Third, to- arrange that all such ma- chinery and materials shall emanate from Germany, and, fourth, to start immediately plans to build at least twentyâ€"five thousand wooden houses in the devastated districts *before the Cold season begins. Second, to undertake the work of clearing, afforestation, building and repairing brickworks and works for the production of chalk, plaster, ce- ment and other necessaries and the delivery of the necessary machinery and the building materials from Ger- many. “Germany therefore declares her- self once more to be entirely willing to co-operate in this reconstruction with all the means and strength at her disposal and to take into account in regard thereto, in every'individual case, each wish of the power concern- ed as far as is possible.” The note proceeds to enumerate in great detail the possibilities of recon- struction: First, for Germany to take over specified localities, either as a State under-baking or by directing and work of a national colonizing and settle- ment association. “Germany is absolutely persuaded that is is unavoidably necessary for the purpose of restoring economic peace throughout the world that the territories devastated through the war should be reconstructed and restored. Until this is done there will be danger that feelings of hate! will continue to exist among the na- tion-s concerned. 1U “LDUILU rnfllVbL Berlin Sends Note to Britainl Stating Willingness to Be- gin Reconstruction. A despatch from London says:â€" Germany has. sent a note to the British as GERMANY ’S PLAN TO REBUILD FRANCE aril 24.â€"The mine1 being paid a low my other miner's :3 e exception of 1;} ma, declared J. A t Secretary of tl‘ today, discussin It forward in th c om pl-e the sing the the Fourteen Police Engage Flying Column of Irish Revolution- ariesâ€"Rebels Fire on Priestâ€"Raids on Postmen by Republicans Result in Capture of Letters. 1 Dublin, April 24.â€"Figh‘ting which 'lasted for twelve hours is reporbed from the neighborth of Maam Cross, County Galway. Fourteen policemen, under command of a dis- trict inspector, went at 4 o’clock this morning in search of a Republican flying? column. The Renublicans were found entrenched on high ground‘in the vicinity of the. home of Patrick O’Malley, member of Parliament. the The police took to cover as best they could, and a prolonged engage- ment ensued, in which Constable TWELVE-H tan was killed agd a sergeant VIZ-HOUR BATTLE WITH SINN FEIN AT MAAM CROSS, COUNTY GALWAY Unuwai Vaiua Ham Aecorgling to an official statement issued from Dublin Castle, Father Cunningham Lennane, who motored out to the scene of the fighting to admin'ster the rites of the Church to the wounded, was deliberately fired upon by the rebels, but escaped injury. In the vicinity of the fighting, the police say they found arms and amâ€" wounded. At 3.30 o'clock this after- noon reinforcements for the police arrived, bringing with them machine guns. They enveloped the position of the rebels, who fled to the hills, taking their wounded with them. W. G. BALDOCK, RICHMOND HILL, ONT; A. A. BRILLINGER, THGRNHIEL, WT. Naturally, such value makes it difficult to supply the demand. Gray-Dort dealers are able to make early deliveries to a few owners. See your dealer now. IT seems to be generally accepted now that anyone who is interested in a motor car must consider the Gray-Dort. g ’ More and more men are coming to regard the Gray-Dort as the best light car and the biggest value at any price. ' This intensely favorable attitude to the Gray- Dort is the result of the complete value of this carâ€"low price, gasoline and tire econ- omy, unusual good looks, power, speed, comfort and long trouble-free life. Not one feature is sacrificed. CHATHAM, ONTARIO Bugtlnizll'nlw Lccnuvuvmx qu¢LWL UL] Faun: police barracks wee attacked gag/mflprealding Hircglng’ajfl‘f’tl‘ Sax. d V ' ht_~ rd ' C b0 h" 3% l‘e 6C 6 a h e le Lur 8’ mg m’A ee am “g House 15 that there 1:1 no haste Aramagh and ueenstown. At Ardee . the barraqks was succeaiully defend- about the adoptlon 0f the resglu' - tion declaring a State of peace Simultaneous raids by Republicans‘ on 32 porstmen in Cork resulted in the‘ capture of 47 registered and 7,339 ordinary letters. Two constables were wounded Sat- urday night by bombs thrown from upper windows in a public house in Limerick. One civilian was hit by splinters of a bomb. Last'rfight a large number of bombs and a quantity of ammunition were foungjg stables near Wellington road, a highâ€"class residential quarter of Dublin. munition, beds for forty persons and the stock and collar or a priest, which had been used by the leader of the rebels as a disguise. A search of two neighboring houses showed that they had been used as ambuscades. These were burned ‘to'the ground by the police. Sim Eggwm T3353 Car ; for forty persons and collar or a priest, which :1 by the leader of the blic No Haste to Declare Ti‘pp parer 58H appeared yesterd circumstances w the automobile i1 riding was foum with bullet mark: parent‘ly Invspecto ed, but that in Q cently was vaca destroyed. District Inspe4 Government fore mbus bush, near 0 r, in which a caught Frida rblle 1n found marks specter JGBHStOW upon the car State of ?eace ay Potter of lysteniously at a clue to iscovex'ed w ich he had t a country I .vhich re- >mplete1y the h)-