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KING emu 56175.net smalls ' TlIllllllE AT usual or GWERllli’lEllT r Queen Elizabeth and Small Retinue Accompanied Sovereign into Exile â€" Return Depends Upon the National As- sembly’s Decision Respecting Form of Govern- ment Best Suited A despatch from Athens says:â€"â€"-, George 11., King of the Hellenes, who succeeded his father, King Constan- tine, on that monarch’s abdication, has been requested by the Government to withdraw from Greece, temporarily at least, but whether he will be permit- ted to return depends upon the na- tional assembly. Accompanied by the Queen, who was Princess Elizabeth of Roumania, he departed from Athens for Bucharest. The Official Gazette publishes a, decree appointing Admiral Coundori- Otis, regent. He took the oath before the Cabinet on Thursday. The Gov- ernment has informed the diplomatic representatives that the departure of the King and Queen is only temporary, pending settlement by the constituent assembly of the question of the regime. It is understood that a decree will be promulgated prescribing as a, formula for the deputies’ oath “faith; to the Country. tears came to her eyes as one woman after another darted from a group of her friends, and in tears, and with trembling lips uttered, “God be with you." The King’s turn to shed tears came when a guard in picturesque uniform clasped the monarcl.'s hand, fairly shouting “A safe voyage and a speedy return." Premier Gonatas was among those who said farewell to the King and Queen at the landing stage. When the party embarked there were no cheers; the crowd waved farewells and the King responded by waving his hat as the Daphne steamed away. The day passed in absolute calm in Athens. It was the name day of: , the may return as first presldeut 0 Col. Plastiras, one of the leaders of the revolution, and thousands visited head quarters to present congratula- tions. A despatch fl??n Paris says:â€"â€"It in and devotion to the interest; of the was learned that nothing in the news country,” instead of “devotion to the coming out of Greece has caused for- constitutlonal king,” as heretofore. lmel‘ Premier VENiZelOS t0 mOdify in The departure of the sovereigns any way the attitude he has held since from Athens was Without incident. the beginning of the recent agitation They traveled by automobile from the palace to the point of embarka- tion, the route being guarded at in- tervals by cavalry. The King wore; civilian dress and maintainedperfect composure; the Queen was attired in ‘mauve with a large picture hat and carried a bouquet of flowers. She 'seemed upset at the leave taking and there resulting from the election. The former Premier is still waiting until the situation growing out of Sunday’s balloting has been made entirely clear, and the belief is still expressed in .quarters close to him that he will not accept the invitation to return unless there is a united call from the Greek people for him to do so. Fish rted Badio Aid) to French Trawlers A despatch from Paris says:â€"â€"â€"Evelll the poor fish of the deep is no longer: exempt from the horrors of the radio, for his presence, if he travels in schools as is his wont, is to be blood: cast by wireless on detection, even though he swim 100 miles from dan‘ gerous land. Such are the instructions issued by- the French navy and the merchant: marine. Messages bearing tidings of ; herring or other sea delicacies will be! picked up by Government radio sta-I tions at St. N azaire, Brest, Che1~bourg,f Havre and Boulogne, whence they will; be relayed to the fishing centres. In{ this manner twelve schools have been} located in a day, whereupon fishingi smacks set out for the banks and re- turned with gunwales almost touching the water. British Labor Denounces Use of Certain Hymns A despatch from London says:â€"â€", W. C. Noxon Ontario’s Agent-General in England, who says that it has cost Great Bri- tain £200,000 to send 37,000 people as emlgrants to the overseas Dominions during 1923. He suggests that tllS' Ex-Premier Venizelos Who has been watching keenly the progress of events in Greece, to which i f . the republic, though he has advised 1 against the deposiug of the monarchy. I He will not return to. Greece unless he2 I knows that his power will have some permenance. â€"_.4s_._._ The New Year. Yesterday now is a part of forever, Bound up in a sheaf which God holds tight, With glad days and sad days and bad days, which never Shall visit us more wit-gs their bloom and their blight, %Their fulness of sunsh'K wr sorrow- ful night. I I Let them go since we cannot re-live themâ€"- Cannot undo and cannot atone; God in His mercy receive, forgive them, Only the new days are our ownâ€" To-day is ours, and to-day alone. I Every day is a fresh beginning, Listen, my soul, to the glad refrain, And spite of old sorrow and older sinning, ’ And puzzles forecasted and possible; pain, I Take heart with the day and begin again. ' â€"Susan Coolidge. â€"â€"â€"A~_____. Saskatchewan lab01 bureaux are, not only filling the forests of their,‘ own province with laborers for the winter, but contributing substantially to the needs of their Eastern neigh- bors; Of the 1,796 men sent out to lumber camps from Saskatchewan labor bureaux since the beginning of the season, 327 were for ‘ Ontario camps and 116 for Manitoba. The reâ€" maining 1,353 went into the forests of Northern Saskatchewan. ’ _~.__.7,_. In Borneo the superstitious pearl fisher preserves carefully every ninth The Town council of Bath, in Which‘money now issued in doles be ap- pearl he finds, puts it in a bottle with, Labor members predbminam, has pm; plied to settling the surplus British two grains of rice for each pearl, and‘to tested against the day school hymn population in communities in Canada, stops the bottle with the finger of a 2 books which have been in use many years in County Council schools. There are hymns saying Providence has de- fined the status of the rich and the poor. The Bath Councillors object to a stanza in one hymn especially, as follows: The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate; God made them high and lowly, And ordered their estate. The Councillors say the hymn is out of keeping with present tendencies in Great Britain, when Labor is on the threshold of assuming government. It. 3 expected other town councils having a heavy labor membership will follow. suit. [Radio ‘â€"â€"__ Exchange Between _ Canada and England A despatch from Toronto says:â€"E. 8. Rogers carried on a radio conversa- tion with a London station and estab- lished what is believed to be the first amateur radio voice communication: between Canada and England. [ F. L. Hogg of 37 Bishops road, Lon-' 'don, was the amateur with whom Ro- gers carried on the conversation. Hogg asked Rogers to relay 3 message to the Bowdoin, in which Donald Mc- Millan is exploring the Arctic regions,i sting whether the ship’s wireless op-l I Jamaica. came Lady Terrington five years ago. I whose husbands sit in the upper house. Australia and the other Dominions. . ..__ Three Peeresses Sit in British House of Commons A despatch from London says:â€"As a result of the election three peeresses will sit in the House of Commons when it convenes January 8 and will have the company of their husbands, who sit in the House of Lords, when re- turning from late sessions. One of these is the Duchess of Atholl, wife of the Lord Chamberlain, who will represent the Kinross and' western division of Perth and Kinross,; Scotland. She was Katherine Mar-‘ jory Ramsay, daughter of Sir James Ramsey. It the last election 1101' conâ€"l stitucncy returned a national Liberal unopposed. The Duke of Atholl also heads a British syndicate which is to invest $3,000,000 in a sugar factory in Lady Terrington. the wife of Baron Terrington, as a Liberal, was elected in the Wycombe division of Buckingâ€" hamshire. She was formerly the wife of Guy Ivo Sebright, who died, and be- Lady Astor, Conservative, is the third of the group of titled women 4.“â€" In Ireland, where the people have a orator had beenIable to receive nles~f very exclusive taste in tea. few shop- cages from Engllsh amateur stationswkeepers will buy tea which has been __L_,:._____. ‘blended by machinery. Mme. Curie, Discoverer of ~'â€"â€"‘_ Radium iv - 1 Progress and bright prospects in ’ G en Pensxon I the development of sodium sulphate in A despatch from Paris says:â€"Thel, SaSkatchewan is reported by the Bur- Chamber of Deputies has unanimouslyj eau of Labor and Industries. Sodium oted a pension of 40,000 francs year- : sulphate recovered from Saskatchew- y for Mme. Curie, professor of theian deposits is now being used in the University of Paris, as the nation’s l manufacture of glass at Redclifi’, and tribute to her work in the discovery six deposits so far have been investl- 91 radium and its developments, cov- gated by the Federal Department of ing a period of twenty-five years, Mines. Other deposits not yet investi- é: pension reverts to Mme. Curie's gated by the department number close daughters upon her decease. ' to ninety. dead man, in the belief that these, pearls will reproduce others. Dominion News in Brief Kelowna, B.C.â€"â€"The Occidental Canners this season put up fifty-one thousand three hundred-cases of to- matoes and ketchup; twelve thousand cases of vegetables, and five thousand cases of fruit. The Broder Cunner put up eighteen thousand, six hun- drcd cases of tomatoes. The pack or the Dominion Cannery this year was about two-thirds of that of last season. Wainwright, Alta.â€"â€"â€"Three buffaloes are being sent from the Buffalo Park here to Auckland, New Zeoland, where they will be placed in the Zoological Gardens in that city. Saskatoon, Susieâ€"Black Lorraine, owned by the University of Saskatr chewan, was awarded the reserve grand championship for Percheron mares at the Toronto Royal Stock Show, held recently. The University also secured the reserve grand cham- pionship of the steer class with Linda ‘xray Lad, a purebred Hereford steer. Winnipeg, Man.â€"Canada scored a clean sweep in the hay and grain diâ€" vision of the International Livestock Exposition. Major H. G. L. Strange, winner of the sweepstakes for wheat, won first for yellow field peas. John W. Lucas, of Cayley, Alta., came third in the yellow peas class, while Frank Grisdale, of Olds, Alta., took fourth. In red clover seeds the Neunmaker Bros., of Brooks, Alta., scored first, while William Roth, of Fisherville, ‘ Arthur Vance, of Forest, Ont, took a‘ second, and Joseph North Grave, of, Viscount, Sask., captured fourth place.I Toronto, Ontâ€"That 50,000 ’teen" age boys will be brought to Canada in 1924, is the expectation of Major M.‘ J. O’Brien, representing the British Immigration and Colonization Asso- 'ciation. He stated that after suffi< 'cient training, these boys could be given farms of their own, and the vast areas of Northern Ontario could be filled with desirable settlers. Montreal, Queâ€"The locating of, American branch industrial plants inI Canada continues in a marked man-' ner. The Hollingsworth and Whitney. C0,, of Boston, has begun the con-i struction of a pulp and paper plant at St. Stephens, NB. The Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co. has secured 60,000 acres of timberland at Sheet Harbor, N.S.. where a pulp mill is to be built. The D. S. Barnard Co. of New York has taken over the tile plants near Toronto and will be- gin the manufacture of underground conduits. It is also understood that the International Harvester Co. has made preliminary arrangements for the building‘of a binder twine plant in Hamilton large enough to produce all the binder twine Canada needs. Woodstock, N.B.â€"-â€"The New Bruns-l, wick potato yield this year will total 4,666,000 centals, according to statis- tics gathered by the Federal Depar of Agriculture. According to the la ,Ont., took eighth. Canada took three est report 45,522 acres were sown in of the thirteen prizes in the alfalfa seed. Nick Chjelts, of Brooks, Alta., took second, and Alex. Garrow, also of Brooks, took sixth. In sweet clover, potatoes in New Brunswick this yea and the yield per acre exceeded thaj .of all the other provinces except Bri tish Columbia and Nova Scotia. will; was Markets TORONTO. Manitoba wheatâ€"No. 1, Northern, 7$1.05%. Manitoba oatsâ€"-No. 3 CW, 4314c; No. 1 extra feed, 41%c. Manitoba barleyâ€"Nominal. All the above, track, bay ports. Ontario barleyâ€"61 to 63c. American cornâ€"No. 2 yellow, 91c. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, 69 to 72c. ~ Ontario ryeâ€"No. 2, 72 to 74c. Peasâ€"Sample, $1.50 to $1.55. Millfeedâ€"Del. Montreal freights, tags included. Bran, per ton, $27; shorts, per ton, $30; middlings, $36 good feed flour, $2.05. Ontario wheatâ€"â€"No. 2 white, 92 to 94c, outside. Ontario, No. 2 white oatsâ€"38 to 40c.v Ontario cornâ€"Nominal. Ontario flourâ€"â€"Ninet per cent. pat., in jute bags, Montrea, prompt ship- ment, $4.60; Toronto basis, $4.60, bulk seaboard, $4.25. Manitoba flourâ€"let pats, in jute sacks, $6.10 per bbl.; 2nd pats, $5.60. Hayâ€"Extra No. 2 timothy, per ton, track, Toronto, $14.50 to $15; No. 2, $14.50; No. 3, $12.50; mixed, $12. Strawâ€"Car lots, per ton, $9. Cheeseâ€"New, large, 28 to 231/2c; twins, 23% to 24c; triplets, 24 to 25c; Stiltons, 25 to 26c. Old, large, 28 to 30c; twins, 29 to 31c; triplets, 30 to 32c. Butterâ€"Finest creamery prints, 44 45c; No. 1 creamery, 42 to 43c; No. , 40 to 41c. Eggsâ€"Extras, fresh, in cartons, 70 to 740; extras, storage, in cartons, 45 Threshold of the New Year We stand upon the threshold, \ 'e We tread upon a border land we are in the opened door, have never seen before; Another year is opening, and another year is gone, morn ; We have left the fileds behind us, . We pass into the future which none of us can read. ch have passed the darkness of the night, we are in the early I over which we scattered seed The corn among the weeds, the stones the surface mold, May yield a partial harvest; we hope for sixty fold. Then hasten to fresh labor, to thrash and reap and sow, Then bid the new year welcome, and let the old year goâ€" Then gather all your Vigor, press forward ill the fight, And let this be your motto, “For God and for the Right.” FOOD KITCHENS FOR at Glenco, caused the deaths of over five hundred people. 400 inhabitants. only seventeen escaped preparing food in open-air kitchens .or to 47c; extras, 43 to 44¢; firsts, 38 30' 39c; seconds, 30 to 32c. Live poultryâ€"Spring chickens, 4 lbs. and over, 28c; chickens, 3 to 4 lbs., 22c; hens, over 5 lbs., 22c; do, 4, ,to 5 lbs., 15c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 1'5c;»’ ’roosters, 15c; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 20c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 18c; turkeys,) young, 10 lbs. and up, 28c. I Dressed poultryâ€"Spring chickens,} 4 lbs. and over, 300; chickens, 3 to 4 lbs., 25c; hens, over 5 lbs., 28c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 24c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 186; roosters, 18c; ducklings, over 5 lbs., 28c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 25c; turkeys, young, 10 lbs. and up, 30c; geese, 26c. Beansâ€"Can. handâ€"picked, 1b., 7c; ,primes, 61/2c. ‘ Maple productsâ€"Syrup, per imp.) :gal., $2.50; per 5 gal. tin, $2.40 peri >gal; maple sugar. lb. 25c. ' Honeyâ€"GO-lb. tins, 12 to 13c per lb.;,l 10-lb. tins, 12 to 13c; 5-lb. tins, 18 tq 14c; 21/2-lb. tins, 14 to 15c; comb ,honey, per doz., No. 1, $3.75 to $4;l No. 2, $3.25 to $3.50. Smoked meatsâ€"-â€"Hams, med., 26 to 27c; cooked hams, 37 to 39¢; smoked rolls, 21 to 23¢; cottage rolls, 22 t) 24c; breakfast bacon 25 to 27¢; spe- cial brand breakfast bacon, 30 to 33¢; backs, boneless, 30 to BBC. Cured meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, 50! to 70 lbs. and up, $16.50; lightweight rolls, in barrels, $36; heavyweight rolls, $83. Lardâ€"Pure tierces, 17% to 18c;l tubs, 18 to 18%c; pails, 18% to 19c;‘ prints, 20 to 2034c; shortening tierces, 14% to 151,6.c; tubs, 15 to 1534c; pails,’ ,151/g to 16c; prints, 17% to 18c. l Heavy steers, choice, $6.50 to $7.25; butcher steers, chOlce, $6 to $6.50; doI good, $5.50 to $6; do, med., $4.25 to $5.25' do, com., $3 to $4; butcher heif. 13ers, c oice, $6 to $6.50; do, med., $4.25 lto $5.25; do, com., $3 to $4; butcher lcows, choice, $4 to $4.25; do, med. $3 to $4; canners and cutters, $1.2Ii Eto $2.50; butcher bulls, choice, $4 to §$4.50; do, com., $2 to $3; feedin ‘steers, good, $5 to $5.50; do, fair, $ to $4.75; stockers, good, $4 to $5; doI lfair, $2.50 to $4; milkers and spring- 'ers, $80 to $110; calves, choice, $10.50 :to $12; do, med., $6 to $9.50: do, com.l I84 to 5; do, grassers, $2.75 to $4; llambs, choice, $10.50 to $11; do, bucksl $8.50 to $9.50; do, com., $7.50 to $8.25; lsheep, light ewes, good, $5 to $6; do, fat, heavy, $4 to $5; do, culls, $2 to $2.50; hogs, fed and watered, $8 to $8.25; do, f.o.b., $7.75; do, country points, $7.50; do, selects, $9.05. ' MONTREAL. Oats, No. 2 CW, 5234c; No. 3 CW, .50c; extra No. 1 feed, 481,4c. Flour, Man. spring wheat pats, lsts, $6.10: l2nds, $5.60; strong bakers’, $5.40; winter pats, choice, $5.55 to $5.65; Rolled oats, bag, 90 lbs., $2.95. BranI ’32725. Shorts, $30.25. Middnngs, $36.25. Moullie, $40 to $42. Hay, No, >2, per ton car lots, $15 to $16. Cheese, nest westerns, 18 to 18%c; ,finest eastérns, 171/2 to 1734c. Butter, No. 1 creamery, 401/5 to 41c; No. 1: Ipasteurizcd, 41% to 42c. Eggs, fresh, ispecial, 85c; fresh extras, 65c; fresh firsts, 50c; extras, 30 to 40c; No. 1 stock, 34 to 35c; No. 2 stock, 28 to 30c. Calves, $10; lambs, 89 to $11; hogs, thick smooths and good quality butch- ,ers, $8.40; poor quality. $8 to $8.25. I The lumber operations in the Prov< lince of Quebec are progressing ex- 1ceedingly well with the continuation 30f the fine weather, stated Gustave C. JPiche, chief forester, and one of the, I biggest cuts ever recorded in the prov-, ’ince is expected for the season of' .1923â€"24. In all, there will be about, 130,000 men working in the various, lumber camps during the winter, ifI gthe different companies obtain all the) 'help they require. W Man is an unfinished article, and far from perfectâ€"Sir Oliver Lodge.‘ DISASTER VICTIMS Floods in Italy, resulting from the bursting of a dam on an artificial lake Of one village of 1 death. The picture shows soldiers ! the homeless. I