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London, Amsterdam, Hamburg and Malmoe, Sweden, will be linked early this year by a daily air mail and pan. [eager service. English and German blues will be used, gay: I Han)- : «mech- Extend Air Mail A despafch from Portsmouth, Eng., says:â€"â€"Tho battleship Monarch, the last capital ship which Great Britain scraps under the Washington Treaty, was towed out of Portsmouth harbor this week. She will be taken to Ply- mouth and before the end of the month will go to sea to become a tar- get for the Atlantic fleet. The Mon- arch, from which all usable flnishings have been remm'ed, must be complete-i 1y destroyed by February. 1 0! any mining field could attraci or cause such rivalry among railway builders as is now so manifest in con- nection with tapping this Rouyn gold urea of Northwestern Quebec. Last Capital Battleship to be Scrapped by Great Britain What the C.P.R. will do remains a secret. The Angliers branch of the ORR. has its railhead only fifty miles iouth of Rouyn. The belief is express- ed that this company may also make u sudden break toward building into this mining country, through which my extension northward would na- turally pass. To close observers of the situation it becomes very apparent that only particularly great merit on the part of any mining field could attract or _-..__,.- a letter arrived here from Toronto with the unofficial information that a conference is to be held almost imme- diately between G. Howard Ferguson, Premier of Ontario, and George W. Lee, Chairman of the T.&N.O. Rail- way, with a View to arriving at some decision respecting the question 01' ex- tending the Ontario Government rail-i way into Rouyn. Premier Fergusonl is known to have a favorable impres~ den of Rouyn, While Mr. Lee is known. to be keenly alive to the possibilities? of such a project. An extension of‘ only thirty-seven miles would placei the railhead of the Ontario Govern- ment lines right in the heart of Rouyn Township. I It is pointed out that Dr. H. C. th Cooke 01? the Geological Survey, 0t- tawa, is authority for statements: which are believed to describe the copper-gold deposits of Rouyn as somewhat similar in occurrence to the vastly rich nickelâ€"copper deposits of L? the Sudbury district. While this information regarding prospective construction of a branch of the C.N.R. was trickling into Rouyn Owners of mines and mining claims are expressing the belief that railway construction into the Rouyn .district will presage a boom of big proportions and will duplicate the scenes which have marked the pioneer days of all other big mining camps of this con- tinent. As a result of this information the camp is alive with excitement. The little log-cabin Town of Rouyn, sitting here alone in the .wilderness, has be come convinced at last that the buiid~ ers of railways have recognized the value of the field. It has accepted as definite the news brought in by “Mocâ€" casin Wireless.” It has been estimated that the ON. R. can reach here over a route of about 40 miles at a cost of about $2,- 000,000. In addition to making the mining country contributary to the railway, the prospective line would pass through excellent agricultural lands and timber country. Announcement That C.N.R. Plans Line Into Area Causes Excitemnet. A despatch from Rouyn City, Que., vsays:â€"-The news has just reached here to the effect that surveyors are to be set to work immediately in locating a route for the prospectiVe branch line of the Canadian National Rail- ways extending from the northern transcontinental line of the C.N.R. right into the heart of the Rouyn gold fields. RAILWAYS TO TAP NEW PP. OMINENT DELEGATES GOLD FIELDS AT ROUYN FOR OPIUM CONFERENCE r As planned at present, the expediâ€" tion will make for Spitzbergen, pro- ceed northwards as far as the ice will A‘despatch from London says:â€" It. is learned by the Canadian Press that Britain intends to enter the air race to the North Pole with an exâ€" pedition next May under the leader- ship of the young British Columbia explorer, Gretter Algarsam, and Com- mander Worsley, who commanded the late Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ships, the Endurance and the Quest, in their at- tempted explorations of the South Pole. ; BRITISH COLUMBIAN T0 LEAD PARTY OF BRITISHERS IN AIR RACE T0 ARCTIC Routes in Europe Among the ninety-nine candidates called on this occasion were one Am- erican and a citizen of Russia. No rule exists preventing foreign subjects hombdnccsnodtothsEngHah bar. When seven women candidates were called to the bar a few days ago they brought the total number of female barristers practicing in England to forty-one, says a London despatch. Female Barristers Practicing in England Total 41 Charles Beecher Warren is to be the new Attorney-General. Announce~ ment of these important changes in the Cabinet came from the White House yesterday with a suddenness that startled efficial Washington. Mr. Hughes assigns as his reason for relinquishing his post his desire to retire to private life. Washington, Jan. 11.â€"â€"Secretary of State Hughes has resigned, effective March 4, and Frank B. Kellogg, Am~ bamdor to Great Britain, is to be his successor. Charles Evans Hughes Succeeded by Kellogg All on board were reported well, but the officers and crew suffered from complete exhaustion, none of them having been able to remove their clothes throughout the voyage. of St. John’s Harbor, when the last accident occurred. The steering line leading to her escort parted in the narrows and the liner swung around broadside, threatening to strand. Only the most expert manipulation on the crew’s part kept the steamer off the rocks until tugs gof: alongside and headed her up the harbor. I A despatch from St. John’s, Nfld., ‘saysrâ€"After fighting tempests and imountainous seas 15 days, six days with a rudderless ship, Captain West- cott, of the Furness Liner Sachem, had his final brusn with disaster at the harbor mouah and won, and the vessel is safely at her dock, while the exhausted crew engoyed its first real rest in over two weeks. The cripplej Sachem, which had navigated the last‘ 4'00 miles from Linwool without a radder and with the steamer Man- chester Hero traning at the end of a rope to keep her straight, was just entering the “Narrows” at the mouth SIX DAYS IN STORM ‘ WITH RUDDERLESS SHIP Representative Stephen G. Porter, head of the United States delegation, has already used the prestige and power of his country to the limit in forcing the other powers to recognize the political aspects of the problem. The changes in the delegations is taken here to mean that every effort will be made to meet the United States. demands. Agreement is expected on all issues except the suppression of smoking and the production of raw opium. To this part of the United States program the opium bloc will offer a compromise which it is believed the Americans will accept. France, Holland and Britain i Meet U.S. Demands for An 1 Agreement Against Opium. i A despatch from Geneva says:â€"â€" Three Governments will have new and {note prominént delegates at the Paris. Britain has named the Mar- quis of Salisbury, Lord Privy Seal in the Baldwin Cabinet. This was the result of Cabinet discussions of the situation which arose here through India’s stand against the United States proposals before adjournment. France will send a high Foreign Office official and Holland has ap- pointed former Foreign Minister Loundon, at present Ambassador to League of Nations opium conference when it reassembles January 19. The change is the result of the determined stand by the United States delegation previous to adjournment in December for a firm agreement against opium. .iner Cachene Docked at St. John’s, NH?!" After Chapter Algarsson intends to land at the Pole and take observations and to re- turn with the expedition along the coast of Greenland, reaching England via New York. It is expected that the expedition will bring back some valu- able data which will be at the disposal‘ of the British authorities. pfrmit, and establish the base some- Where in the neighborhood of 61 deg. north. The final 600 miles’ air dash to the Pole, which will be the most hazardous stage of the venture, will be undertaken by Algarsson and one companion in .3 special seaplane fitted with skiis and floats. ‘ of Accidents. A despatch from London says:â€" The Prince of Wales, who is prepar- ing for his voyage to South Africa, has informed Canadian friends here that he will not be able to Visit Can- ada this year. He will, however, do so in 1926, and meanwhile his wish is that his sister, Princess Mary, Vis_ countess Lascelles, should have the opportunity of paying an informal visit this year to his western ranch. cently was moved to a. passi: Princess Mary May Visit Canada This Year Later Col. Logan of the American delegation, who has conducted the ne- gotiations with Mr. Churchill, confirm~ ed the British version. ‘gation to the Allied Finance Confer .ence, announced last night that he had reached an agreement with the Am- erican delegation granting Washing- ton’s demand to share in allied collec- tions from Germany under the Dawes plan. It is stated that the agreement is provisional, so far as the Confer- ence is concerned, for at the request of the United States delegates the formal arrangement will] be subject to confirmation by Washington. Paris, Jan. 11.â€"~Winston Churchill, the British Chancellor of the Exche- quer, and h_ead of that country’s dele- United States i0 Share German Reparations Grain exports totalled 55,873,788 bushels, against 24,663,017 the pre~ vious year. Altogether, 1,579,811, cases of canned fish were shipped in? the last 12 months, as compared with' 963,866 cases in 1923. I Deep-sea ships to the number of 1,002 entered the harbor last year, as compared with 837 the previous year. Vancouver exported 6,983,595,000 feet of lumber, as compared with 290,766,- 412 feet in 1923, a new high record in the history of the port. A despatch from Vancouver says :â€" All records for this port in volume of deepâ€"sea shipping, lumber exports and wheat movement were broken in 1924, 3ccording‘ to figures given out by the Merchants' Exchange. Norman H. Davis, president of the Woodrow Wilson foundation, is shown presenting to Viscount Cecil the plaque that is representative of the $25,000 peace plan award made by the Wiison foundation. 'ancouVer Exceeds Previous Volume of Shipping lg light sheep, $6.50 to $7.50; heé’vlea .Unemeymenfi increased 10 per cent~ 35%4?“°f§a Eéfiafibsfas‘iiséflshfi? m Great Britam durmg Christrn-as,bucks, €12.5om$13; do, med., $9.501» week, and there are nearly as many-$10; do, culls, $8 to $9; hogs, thick people on the dole lists now as there’smooths, fed and Watered, $10-60: do» were a year ago. f.o.b., $10; do, 011’ cars, $11; do, counâ€" The Ministry of Labor announced try Pom“. 59-75? 39193 Premium: that 1,272,600 persons were recorded $2.07, on the registers of the em 10 ent exchanges on Dec. 29. This gtaflepâ€" MONTREAL- resents a gain of 103,373 over the preâ€" Oatsâ€"CW, NO- 2. 790; N0. 3. 75c! ceding Week, and is only 13,023 less extra No. 1 feed, 73c. Flourâ€"Man. than the corresponding week in 1923.6??? £11,793? §r§t§:,§1,9‘20; sec‘ A despatch from London says:â€" nn â€".. The eclipse will, if weather condiâ€" ‘tions permit, be about ninety-five per ’cent. visible from Ottawa and Monâ€" ; treal, while Toronto is almost in the jdil'ect path of the shadow. For purâ€" lposes of observation, the Hamilton iMountain will be the best spot, it is {stated, and laymen astronomers are {advised to go there if they wish to‘ I make the most of the opportunity. The‘ little cross roads of Long’s Corners‘ {has been chosen by the astronomer-3,! gbecause it is secluded, and there Willi .be no interference by merely curious [ persons. E Hamilton Chosen as Vantage 1 Ground by Party of l Astronomers. 3 l A despatch from Ottawa says:â€"A g party of five from the Dominion Obâ€" , servatory at Ottawa will go to the _ “cross roads point," six miles south of 3 Hamilton, Ontario, to make scientific _ observations of the eclipse of the sun‘ to take place on Saturday, Jan. 24. gThe observations to be made by the , Ottawa party are not dependent upon a state of visibility; that work will be left to other scientific parties which V :will be at work on the same spot. Ter- .; irestrial magnetismâ€"ithe magnetc' 'force exerted by the earth as a wholeâ€"and wireless receiving condi- itions during the period of the eclipse, {are the two features to be examined'I lby the Dominion Observatory scien- 3 .tists. Unemployment in Great Britain is on the Increase DOMINION SCIENTISTS 3' TO VIEW SUN’S ECLIPSE/ while on a freighter at sea ro- cean for medical attention. The Provincial Cabinet, by order-in- Council, on Friday, fixed Tuesday, February 10th, as the date for the convening of the Ontario Legislature. The anticipation of the Cabinet Min- isters is for a short session which shell prorog'ue by Easter, and the Government legislative program is ac~ cordingly being limited to essential enactments, projects of less urgency being deferred for the consideration of the Statute. Revision Committee, which is at present engaged upon its labors. ‘ The Pr hogs, miked ldts $11.25. Provincial House to Open on February Tenth I Butter, No. 1 pasteurized, 35%‘c; 1No. 1 creamery, 3439c; seconds, 3355c. Eggs, storage extras, 48 to 50¢; stor age firsts, 43 to 46c; storage seconds, 40 to 42c; fresh extras, 75c; fresh firsts, 55c. Com. to fair dairy type cows $2.50 to $3.25; canners, $1.85 to $ com. bulls, $3; calves, mixed lots, med. and com. suckers, $8.50 to $10; grassers, $4; lambs, mgd.‘qua1ity, $11 to $11.25; Oatsâ€"CW, No. 2, 79c; No. 3, 76¢; extra No. 1 feed, 73c. Flourâ€"Man. spring wheat pats., firsts, $10.20; sec‘ onds, $9.70; strong bakers’, $9.50; winter pats., choice, $7.50 to $7.60. Rolled oats. bags, 90 lbs., $4.10. Bran, $36.25. Shorts, $38.25. Middlings, $44.25. Hay~â€"-No. 2, per ton, eat lots, $14.50 to $15. Heavy beef steers, $7 to $8.40; but- Icher steers, choice, $7 to $7.50; do, fair to good, $5.25 to $6.75; do, 00211., $41 to $4.50; butcher heifers, good to |.choice, $6.25 to $7; do, fair to good, 1$5 to $6; do, com., $3.75 to $4.25; butcher cows, choice, $4.25 to $4.75; do, fair to good, $3.50 to $4; cannon {and cutters, $1.50 to $2.50; butcher Ibulls, good, $4.60 to $5; do, fair, $3.75 to $4; bologna, $2 to $2.75; feeding steers, good, $5 to $5.50; do fair, $4 to $5; stockers, good, $4 to $4.75; do, fair, $3.50 to $4; calves, choice, $12 to $13; do, med., $9 to $11.50; do, rassers, $3 to $4; milch cows, choice, £60 to $65; fair cows, $40 to $50 springers, choice, $70 to $90; ‘light sheep, $6.50 to $7.50; heavies and bucks, $4.50 to $6.25; culls, $8 ' Lardâ€"â€"Pure, tierces, 18 to 18%c; tubs, 181/; to 19¢; pails, 18% to 1.9%“ ‘prints, 21 to 22c; shortening, tierces, [14% to 15c; tubs, 15 to 15%c; pails, 316730 161/gc; prints, 17% to 18¢. ' Smoked meatyâ€"Hams, med., 25 to 26c; cooked hams, 37 00 38c; smoked irons, 18 to 20c; cottage rolls, 20 to :23c; breakfast bacon, 23 to 27¢; s e- cial brand breakfast bacon, 29 to 3 c; @an5, boneless, 29 to 38¢. Cured meatyâ€"Long cle‘ar bacon, 50' to ‘70 lbs., $17.50; 70 to 90 lbs., $16.80; 90 lbs. and u , $15.50; lightweight rolls, in barre 5, $33; heavyweight rolls, $27. ' aneyLGO-lfiffirâ€"xg: 131,42c er 1b.; 10-1b. tins, 13%c; 5-11). tins, 1 ; 23b lbztins, 151/,3 to 16c. Dressed poultrYâ€"Jiens, over 5 lbs., ‘26c; do, 4 to 5 bs., 230; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 160; spring chickens, 2 lbs. and over, 30c; roosters, 18c; ducklinga, 5 lbs. and up, 25c; geese, 21c; turkeys, 38c. Beansâ€"Can. hand-picked, 1b., 6%c; pi'imes 6c. Ma 8 productkâ€"Syrup, er imp. gal., $2.40; per B-gal. tin, 2.30 per 331;; maple sggar,‘ 1b., 25 to 26c. Live poultryâ€"Hens, over 5 lbs., 20c; do, 4 to 5 lbs., 18c; do, 3 to 4 lbs., 13c; spring chickens, 2 lbs. and over, 23c; roosters, 12c; ducklings, 5 lbs. and up, 189‘; gees‘e, 209; turkeys, 35c. ’ Ont. oatsâ€"No. 3 white ,53 to 55¢. I Ont. wheatâ€"No. 2 winter, $1.64 to ;$1.58; No. 3 winter, $1.52 to $1.56; (No. 1 commercial, $1.51 to $1.54, f.o.b. shipping points, according to heights. Barleyâ€"Making, 89 to 93¢. Buckwheatâ€"No. 2, 87 to 91¢. RyegNo. 2, $1.28 to $1.33. Man. flour, first pat, $10.20, To- 1ronto; do, second pat., $9.70, Toronto. i Ont. flourâ€"90 Fer cent. pat, $7.10. ‘in bags, Montrea 02‘ Toronto; do ex- port, 455., cotton bags, c.i.f. Hayâ€"No. 2 timothy, per ton, track, Toronto, $14.50; No. 8, $12.50. Strawâ€"Carlots, per ton, $9. Screeningsâ€"Standard, recleaned, f. o.b. bay ports, per ton, $27. " Chmsequw, large, 21c; twins, 21% to 22c; triplets, 23c; Stiltons 24c. Old, large, 24 to 25c; twins, 25 to 260; triplets, 26 to 270. Butterâ€"Finest creamery prints, 89 to 40c; No. 1 creamery, 37 to 38¢; No. 2, 35 to 36¢; dairy prints, 28 to 30c. Eggsâ€"Fresh extras, in cartons, 75 to We; loose, 73 to 75c; storage eX< tras, in cartons, 57 to 59c; loose, 55 to 56¢; stora/ge firsts, 52 to 53¢; stor~ ageseconds, 46 to 47¢. Millfeedâ€"Del. Montreal heights, bags included: Bran, per ton, $36; shorts, per ton, $38; middlings, $43; Good feed flour, per bag, $2.75. Qnt. ogtsâ€"No. 3 white, ,53 b0 55c. Yelk’w. fili‘ TORONTO. Man. wheat-N0. 1 North, $201.56.; No. 2 North, 31.95%:1No. 3 North. $19034; No. 4 wheat, $1.79%. Man. oatsâ€"No. 2 CW, 7554c; No. 3 CW, 7234c; extra No. 1 feed, 7354c; No. 1 feed, 71%c; No. 2 feed, 68%c. All the above c.i.f. bay ports. Am. corn, track, Torontoâ€"No. 2 “An despatch ..... , Vanna uv Vu-BU, uwuu, qa 00d ewe lambs, $14.50 to $15; $125911) QB; d9, med" $9.50 to Week’s Markets fron 'OI‘OI’ selecfis