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A despatch from London says:â€" Before King George at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, the Premiers of Canada and Australia, W. L. Mac- kenzie King and S. M. Bruce, respec- tively, were sworn in as members of the Imperial Privy Council. They afterwards attended a meeting of the Privy Council over which His Majesty personally presided. It was stated here to-day that the Belgian proposal meets with the full and complete assent of the French Government, which was the first of the Allies to send an affirmative reply to Brussels. CANADA’S GPPORWNITY EAS ARRE‘JED, SAYS ERITAIN’S WAR PREMIER Premiers Sworh in at Buckingham Palace The plan g'lves 8,000,000,000 gold marks as the amount in yearly pay- ments Germany can make. It gives the figures as arrived at, together with all technical documents. By reorgan- ization of the German railroads along the lines elaborated,-according to the plan, they could be made to yield one billion gold marks'alone, While other monopolies, such as tobacco, wines, beer, mineral waters, sugar, salt, matches and coal, if managed as the experts advise, would provide an addi- tional 1,500,000,000 gold marks. To these figures, the plan asserts, may be added 500,000,000 gold marks as the fruits of eventual participation by the Allies in German industrial enter- prises. The Belgian Government further suggests that as soon as the Repara- tions Commission has taken qu offi- cial cognizance 'of its plan, a confer- ence of the head of the Allied Gov- ernments be called. Winnipeg, Oct. 14.â€"Before two Iarg‘e audiences which excelled in en- thusiasm and exceeded in numbers the attendance at any of his previous meetings in this country, David Lloyd George delivered his final messages to the people of Canada to-night. He said that, while he left Canada with keen regret at not being able to make a complete transcontinental trip, he looked forward greatly to contacts he hoped to establish in the United States during the remainder of his visit. This city gave the British war Pre- mier a mighty welcome. Thousands were at the railroad station when the Lloyd George special train pulled in. Other thousands lined the thorough- fares traversed by Lloyd George and his party on a sightseeing tour of- the city, while throngs assembled about the Government House, where the British statesman, Dame Margaret and Miss’Megan Lloyd George are the guests of Sir James Atkins during their brief stay in Winnipeg. The broad outline of the {flan pro- vides for a minimum of 50,000,000,- 000 gold marks as Germany’s indemn- ity, to which is added 82,000,000,000 marks in “C” bonds. The bigger of the two meetings ad- dressed by Lloyd George to-night was held at the Olympic Rink, which seats more than 5,000 people. This was held under the auspices of the Canadian Club. Simultaneously the address was heard by another big audience at the Assembly Hall of the Industries Burâ€" eau, the speech being transmitted be tween the two halls by radio. After his address at Olympic Rinkgthe dis- tinguished visitor went over to the In- dustries Bureau, bowed, and spoke briefly, receiving a big ovation. Before his two audienCes here he again eulog‘ized Canada for her great contribution to the cause of the allies during the war, and congratulated her people on the proud position the counâ€" try, as a result, would oecupy in the future. “A mighty Empire within an Empire.” Even more than at previous gatherings he has addressed, he stress- ed her responsibility in connection with the settlement that must follow POWERS IN ACCORD §0N REPARATIONS This completes the general accord by all the Alliesâ€"Italy having given her assent to the proposal Saturdayâ€"â€" and the Reparations Commission will proceed officially to study the Belgian plan with a view to ascertaining Whether it can be used as the basis for a solution of the problem of re- parations when the negotiations con- cerning them are resumed. Paris, Oct. 14.â€"â€"The British Govern- ment’s acceptance of the suggestion of the Belgian Foreign Office for a refer- ence of the Belgian reparations plan to the Inter-Allied Reparations Com- mission as the basis of a concrete plan in the pending negotiations for a set- tlement of the question of German re- parations was receive’d art the Foreign Office to-day. Belgian Plan Meets Favorâ€" Minimum of German Indem- nity 50,000,000,000 Marks. as an agricultural province, Alberta is making excellent strides in her manu- :facturing activitiw. No less than i$60,000,000 is now officially reported :35 being invested in this way in the lprovince; while, for the last year reâ€" ‘porbed, the value of products was placed at $98,244,000. I Although usually regarded chiefly 1 i to whom he delivered his final mes- ‘sage on Canadian soil at the huge Board of Trade auditoriumr The British war Premier recently [expressed the same sentiment in an 'intervier, but in none of his public laddresses in the Dominion had he Tmade mention of the United States in the connection he did toâ€"night. “If the British Empire and your ’g'reat neighbor to the south, the Un- ited States, stand together, the two ‘ can guarantee the peace of the world,” he said. “The mere fact that they are there is in itself some measure of l guarantee. Even now every statesman :who is out for mischief has one eye on the loot and the other on the Un- ited States and the British Empire. He is trying to divert their attention, to drive them apart, but, thank God, I the British Empire is a unit. That one ‘ fa'ct emerged out of the great war, : and until the war they did not know v it. i The Iron Duke, the former flagship, of Admiral Jellicoe, will be turned :ov'er October 24th as the flagship of Admiral Sir Osmond Brock, command- ing the fourth battle squadron, which is Britain’s Mediterranean fleet. The eighth destroyer flotilla, composed of the older destroyers, have been order- ied home from the Mediterranean, and i the fourth flotilla, containing the new- i est and most powerful destroyers, has [been substituted. I “You have an opportunity in Eur- ope such as probably no new country .has receiVed in "cycles. The United “States had its great opportunity) in Europe through the Napoleonic wars. The same condition prevails in Europe to-day, even to a greater degree. The ‘ war was the most terrible ever waged ‘in this world. There will be millions of people looking toward the Westâ€" the land of hope, the land of abun- dance, the land of assured peaceâ€"as a home for themselves and their chil- dren’s children. It depends upon Can- ada whether she makes as good use of those conditions in Europe as the Un- ited States did a century ago.” l before the world could be said to be really at peace. a been substituted. Thus British sea higher in the Medi has been since the r in the century. A seventeen modern b is keeping six in t out of sixteen new are in the Mediterr: stroyer flotillas out there. 0n the eve of his departure for the United States Lloyd George, in his final speech in Canada, declared for the first time from the public plat- form, that Great Britain and the Un- ited States by standing together could guarantee the peace of the world. The declaration evoked tremendous enthu- siasm in an audience of 5,000 or more BRITAIN’S SEA POWER IN MEDITERRANEAN London, Oct. 14.â€"The striking force of British sea power is being slowly transferred from the North Sea and the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Flotilla of Newest and Most Powerful Destroyers Turned Over to Admiral Brock. The Awakenlng of South Africa. Premier Smuts of South Africa. who is attending the Imperial Conference in London, tells of the renaissance of South Africa after passing through a time of trouble socially and politically. He predicts a great future for his country in the production of cotton. sea power is r Mediterranean redis At p battles the Mt I light ranean ,t of n pre tribution resent, o eships, B ine relatively n than it are SE! n early out of iritain anean, six CANADA WINS FIRST AT U.S. DAIRY SHOW LLOYD GEORGE PRESENTED WITH KEY TO CITY OF MONTREAL Britain‘s famous war premier was almost mobbed, time and time again. by enthusiastic Montrealers during his visit to the Metropolis. In the pic- ture he is seen with Mayor Mederic Martin, during the presentation of a. Key to the City of Montreal, and a civic address. At the right is Dame Margaret Lloyd George. Ontario and Quebec Win Three F irst Prizes in State Herd Competitions. First Consignment of Niagara Peaches Well Received A despabch from London says:â€"In- terest has been aroused in the fruit trade here by the first experimental consignment of Ontario peaches to the country by Niagara Peninsula grow- ers. About 1,400 cases of peaches have arrived at Southampton in good con- dition, and London, Liverpool, Man- The results were as follows for the three classes for which Canada was entered: A despatch from Syracuse, N.Y., sayszâ€"Canada proved its-merit as a great dairy country on Friday by winâ€" ning three blue ribbons at the Nation- al Dairy Exposition. The Province of Ontario won in both Holstein and Jer- sey state herds, and Quebec was first in Ayrshire state herds, winning against the finest cattle the United States posseSSes. Holsteins: First prize, C Connecticut; 3, New Jersej York; 5, Michigan; 6, Ohio. Jerseys: First prize, Ontario; 2, Connecticut; 3, New Jersey; 4, Massa- chusetts; 5, New York. Every stabe herd contest was won by Canada. Ayrshires: First prize, Quebeé; 2, New York; 3, Wisconsin; 4, Vermont; 5, Ohio. The triumph of Canada brought the competition in the cattle ring to a rousing finish in the Coliseum. An area of 520,000 square miles in Quebec and Labrador is under dis- pute between Canada and Newfoundland. and the negotiations are drawing near to a conclusion after almost twenty years' preparation. After the con- quest in Canada by Wolfe. Newfoundland was granted the “coast of Labra- dor," and now claims the lands drained from the rivers of Labrador. Rich forest lands, mineral areas and fisheries have brought the dispute to a. head. The map shows the area claimed. First prize, Ontario; 2, 3, New Jersey; 4, New NEWFOUNDLAND'S CLAIMS IN CANADA I 0 100 I50 20 250 300 Sc 19 ~-Enqlish Miles ATLAN\TIC Chester and Glasgow have become the centres of distribution for the fruit. The office of the AgentrGeneral for Ontario informs the Canadian Press that ~the experiment of shipping peaches to Great Britain has been fair- ly successful and worth continuing. Another consignment of Niagara Peninsula peaches is expected in a few days. Navigation Season Closes in Yukon Territory This is one of the measures planned to improve the birth rate in France. Tens of thousands of caribou are trekking southward for the winter. Bands of them have passed through the outskirts of Dawson City, and hunters have got a plentiful supply. For a hundred miles down, bands of caribou can be seen swimming the Yukon River and sometimes surround- ing canoes‘and steamboats as they pass. Paris, Oct. 14.â€"â€"Louis Marin, Vice- Presiden‘t of the Chamber of Deputies, plans to obtain a law at the next ses- sion making it a crime punishable by one year’s imprisonment and loss of citizenship for Frenchmen to desert their families. A despatch from Dawson City, Yu- kon, says:â€"The Dawson season is closed and the last steamer for outside has departed. The steamer White Horse left for White Horse Friday afternoon. New French Law to Improve Birth Rate The winter output at Kenohill silver mine is expected to exceed 12,000 tons of ore this winter. REENLAND' NEWFOUNDLAN 3 “This has given rise to much specu- jlation as to whether a change in the ; Constitution is in contemplation. [There are those who seem to foresee ' great developments within the Empire Lat no great distance of time, and one i of them is the raising of Canada from_ lthe status of a Dominion to that of A, Kin gdom.” The Daily Sketch says: “Curious rum- ors are in circulation about the Prince of Wales and Canada. His Royal Highness is known to be very much attached to that country and he show- ed in his leaveâ€"taking how much he regretted his visit had come to an end. He remarked, however, that he would soon return and prolong his visit as much as possible. graded, $9 to $9.15; seleci $10; sows, $6.75 to $7.50. â€"â€"â€"¢-â€" Prince May Become Man. wheatâ€"â€"No. 1 Northern, $1.094 Man. oatsâ€"No. 2 CW, Blléc; No.1 3 CW, 48%c. Manitoba barleyâ€"Nominal. All the above, track, bay ports. Am. cornâ€"Track, Toronto’, No. yellow, $1.20. Barleyâ€"Nominal. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, nominal. Ryeâ€"No. 2, nominal. Peasâ€"No. 2. nominal. Millfeedâ€"Del., Mdnt: bags included: Bran. 1): shorts, per ton, $31.2 $38.25; good feed flour, Ontario wheatâ€"No. 2 $1, outside. Ontario No. 2 white oatsâ€"40 to 44c.} Ontario cornâ€"Nominal. Ontario flourâ€"Ninety per cent. pat; in jute bags, Montreal, rompt shig-1 ment, $4.70; Toronto asis, $4.6 ;bulk, seaboard. $4.50. Canners, $10; cutters, $1.50 to $2.25; bulls, $2 to $2.50; good vealS,‘ $10 to $12; grassers, $3 to $3.50; hogs,” thick smooths and straight lots un-I graded, $9 to $9.15; select bacon hogs,‘ $10; sows, $6.75 to $7.50. MONTREAL. Oatsâ€"Can. West. No. 2, 58%c to‘ 59c; CW No. 3, 57 to 57%c; extra, No.‘ 1 feed, 56 to 5635c; No. 2 local white; 55 to 5514c. Flourâ€"Man spring wheat pats., lsts, $6.50; 2nds, $6; strong bakers, $5.80; Winter pats., choice‘ $5.75 to $5.85. Rolled oats, bag 90 lbs., $3.05. Bran, $28.25. Shorts, $31.25. Midlings, $38.25. Hay, No.’ 2, per ton, car lots, $15. Cheese, finest easterns, 19% to 20:» Butter, choicest cream’y, 35%c. Eggs. selected, 40c. Potatoes, per bag, can load lots, $1.10. . Manitoba fiourâ€"lst pats., in jute sacks, $6.50 per bb1.; 2nd pats., $6. ' Hayâ€"Extra No. 2 timothy, per ton,‘ track, Toronto, 315: No. 2, $14.50; N04 3, $13.50; mixed, $12. Strawâ€"Car lots, per ton, $9. ‘ Cheeseâ€"New, large, 26 to 261/2” twins, 27 to 271/2c; triplets, 28 td 281/2c; Stiltons, 28 to 29c. Old, largo; 33c; twins, 33% to 34c. Butterâ€"Finest creamery prints, 39 to 41c; ordinary creamery, 37 to 38c; No. 2, 36 to 37c. » Heavy steers, choice, $7.25 to $7.50;.‘ butcher steers, choice, $6.50 to $7; do,E good, $5.50 to $6.25; do, med., $4.50 tot $5.50; do, com., $3 to $4; butcher heif-.’ ers, choice, $6.25 to $6.75; do, medium,’ $4.50 to $5.25; do, com., $3 to $4; but») cher cows, choice, $4.25 to $5; do, med.,- $3 to $4; canners and cutters, $1.50 to $2.50; butcher bulls, good, $4 to $5; do, com., $2.50 to $3.50; feeding steers, good, $5 to $6; do, fair, $4.50. to $5; stockers, good, $4.50 to $5; do,€ fair, $3.50 to $4; milkers and spring-! ers, $80 to $120; calves, choice, $11 to" $12.50; do, med., $8 to $10: do, com.,] $4 to $7; do, grassers, $3.50 to $4.50;‘. lambs, choice, $12 to $12.50; do, bucks,’ 10.50 to $11; do, com., $8 to $8.50;.-' sheep, light ewes,.good, $6.50 to $7.25 f' do, fat, heavy, $4 to $5; do, culls, $2 to $2.50; hogs, thick, smooth, F.W., $8.85; do, f.o.b., $8.25; do, country‘ points, $8; do, selects, $9.75. Live poultryâ€"Spring chickens, 4 lbs. and over, 25c; chicke Is, 3 b0 ~t 1bs., 22c; hens, over 5 lbs., 24c; do. 4 to 5 lbs., 22c; do, 3 to 4 lbs. 17c: roosters, 15c; ducklings, over 3 1bs.J 220; do. 4 to 6 lbs., 20c; turkeys; young, 10 lbs., and up, 25c. Eggsâ€"Extras in extras, 42 to 43c; seconds, 81 to 32¢. young, 10 lbs., and up, 25c. Dressed poultryâ€"Spring chickema,I 4 lbs. and over, 33c; chickens, 3 to 4 lbs, 30c; hens, over, 5 lbs, 30c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 23c; do. 3 to 4 1138.. 20c;l roosters, 18c; duckiings, over 5 lbss.,i 280; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 250; turkeys; young, 10 lbs. and up, 30c. Beansâ€"Canadian, hand-picked, 1b.) 7c; primes, 61/2c. Maple productsâ€"Syrup, Qer AImp.) M-aple productsâ€"Syrup, per ga1., $2.60; per B-g‘al. tin, $2.40 gall; maple sggarj, 1b., 25c. Honeyâ€"60-1b. tins, 11 to 12¢ per 1b.; 10-1b. tins, 11 to 12c; 5-113. tins, 12 to' 13¢; 21/2â€"Ib. tins, 13 to 14c; com honey, per doz., $3.75 to $4; No. 2,. $3.25 to $3.50. I Smoked meatsâ€"Hams, med, 27 t 29c; cooked hams, 40 to 42c; smok " rolls, 22 to 24c; cottage rolls, 23 to 27¢; breakfast bacon, 30 to 34c; s o- cial brand breakfast bacon, 84 to 35¢; backs, boneless, 34 to 40c. Cured meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, 50' to 70 lbs., $18; 70 to 90 lbs., $17.50; 90 lbs. and up, $16.50; lightweigh rolls, in bbls., $36; heavyweight rolls, $33. . Lardâ€"Pure tierces, 17% to 18¢; tubs, 18 to 18%c; pails, 18% to 19c; prints, 20 to 21c; shortening tierces, 15%, to 15%c; tubs, 15’7’2 to 16c; pails, 16 to 161/;c; prin_ts,r 18%, to 18%c. . The Week’s Markets L despatch : Daily Ske are in circ Wales and iespatch from London says: ' >3in Sketch says: “Curious rum- e in circulation about the Prince ales and Canada. His Royal ess is known to be very much TORONTO , Mdntreal freights Bran, per ton2 $28.25; King of Canada cartons, 44 to 45¢ firsts, 88 to 39¢ $2.10. white, 95c to! middling: