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x \, -.- m- 'l iiiiSiiiiiiiS RAGE iii THUNDER BAY A despatch from For: 'Williani, Ont., says:â€"â€"Accordingr to reports filâ€" tering in to the head of the lakes. {Ill area of about five thousand square miles in the sparsely settled region to the east and west is n'icitaccd by for- est fires. In the burned-uni terri- tories there are the smouldering ruins of numerous homes that belonged in hardy settlers. In the Wolf Mountain and Silver Mountain districts to the west numerous homes in the clearâ€" ings have been consumed. One home- steader, John Crisp, more than sixty] years old, is believed to have perished in a fire that swept that district Wed- nesday and he has not been seen since. It is believed that he must have been sleeping when the fire Came toward his clearing and that he was unable, While it is posa sible that he may have escaped, it is. to outrun the flames. not considered that the chance is very bright. Crisp, there is no definite report as DISTRICT 5000 SQUARE MILES More than one hundred nier. fought the encroaching fiaiiies with every conceivable weapon until tlicy \‘Vi'l'L‘ rendv to drop fi"uii exhaustion. At last report it was said that the fire was under coi.irol and the village so to. The airplane and seaplane forces of the l’orcsiry Dept. are cxpcctcd soon in take vigorous action in "spotting" fires so that they can be attacked be- fore they spread to dangerous dimer.» sions. iiy. though cold, weather has dried the forests to tinder. The coolness has kept the leaves from budding and the green grass from sprouting on the meadows, glades and swards. When the grass becomes. green it acts ‘of fires. A (lespatch from Sauit Ste. Marie, ()nt., sayszAVVith the district dry as tinder, a small number of bush fires in With the exception of l\Ir.,l the 500 area are caUsing no little auxâ€"l liety. At Massey the citizens of the The long" spell of dry and suii-, as a natural detcrreiit to the progress, to losses of life, although many set-{town turned out and helped the rangâ€"i tlers in the Silver Mountain area ar91ers fight a fire near the, cemetery, said to have had narrow escapes, and' Fires are also causing trouble at Milâ€" many others are prepared to leave’fol‘d Haven, St. Joe Island and at their homes as soon as the danger; Rydal Bank and Desbara’ts. In fact, draws near. In several sections valu-jniore or less serious fires at many able areas of pulpwood timber have; points are keeping the rangers on the bug the north shore rout-e. fl bound steamers reached the Soo toâ€"‘N. been destroyed or are in danger. Reports from Nipigon, one of the most beautiful spots in Northern On- tario, tell of a brave fight throughout Wednesday night to save the town. SNOW CHECKS FiRES l l \ AT FORT WILLIAM Egke Steamers Arrive at $00 (avered With Foot of Ice. Sault Ste. Marie. Ont., May 17.~ One of: the worst storms for the month of May was experienced Saturday night by boats on Lake Superior. The, circumstances of a former London at high northeast winds, accompanied, “MSG. MM Hos-=19 BRY)‘. daughâ€" Igloo. . \ ‘ .1 wich‘ram and snow (have traffic to ter of Thomas Baty of this City. Miss service in South Africa, and whi.e.-a , ‘ r l v . . . I [L Down; Baty, since her designation services at young man became celebrated as a I day covered with a foot of ice andhiore than four years ago, has been venture with African backgrounds. snow. Some.of the old-time sailors ljump. The rain on Tuesday was not :oi' sufficient duration to give much laid and there is no immediate pros- Vpect of more. There have been but two small showers in two months. louTARio NURSE j AMPUTATES ARM ‘London Girl's Heroic Conduct ,l at Mission Station in China. London, Ont., May 17.â€"~Reports have been received here concerning the I l i i, i Sir l -_.._-.._.,., .--. -. Viscount Mllner foriiioi' sl-i‘i'rtziry ol‘ war and sm !>‘Ial'_ .(iI‘ slalc tor the colonies. who (lielll llVIay 13. following a III‘HIHIIKI‘I altarkl ‘of sleeping sickness. _. .__.Q__.____- ‘SIR H. RIDER HAGGARD é PASSES IN LONDON ‘World-renowned as Writer of: Tales of African Life and Adventure. London the author, > A despaich from Sir H. Rider Haggard, dicd here on Thursday. Rider had been ill for four' months, and recently when his condiâ€" tion became serious he was taken to a private hospital in london, where he died. Although he achievnvl a world repu- tation as a maker of fiction, it was known to but a few that the real life-. work of Sir H. Rider Haggard was int the field of practical agriculture, in' which he gained the highest i‘cputa-l tion among experts. says :â€" heroic Conduct under the most trying I Andrew's Presbyterian ('hu rch ‘ Superintendent of Nurses at the Can» . , . l Sir henry Rider Haggard was born . Bradenhain, Norfolk, June ‘22,l He engaged in Governmentl writer of romances and tales of ad-‘ From 1882 to 1924 scarcely a yeari had never experienced anything like adian Pl'eSbYlEl‘la" Mission at Keillmssed “thou the Pl'l’ZicailO“ 0f at it for this season of the year. { Fort William, May 7.â€"-This disâ€"‘ trict was visited by falls of snow last night and this morning, which put a damper on the forest fires and placed,l them under control. Three aeroplanes will be here on Monday from the East to form an aeroplane lookout base for forest fires, which will be establishedl at Sioux Lookout. , Sarah, May 17.â€"â€"Sarnia ShlveI‘edl in almost a wintry temperature to- day, in marked contrast to the sum- mer thunderstorm Which passed 0\'01“ the district Saturday evening. Today the wind blowing from the lakes was lt-he coolest for some weeks. Farmers, :Kwong Hospital, Kcurig Shau, Kwangâ€"l HOW] b." him- tung, China. Recently Dr. George C. VVannop of Winnipeg, the Medical Superintendentl of the hospital. was compelled to undertake a journey that kept himl ‘away from the institution for several days. While absent a native worker in a sugar cane factory had his arm caught in a crusher and it was terâ€" ribly mangled. Ar. effort was made torI get Dr. McDonald, at hung Moon. to. aniputatc- the injured .-i'ni, but bandits: blouked the road and it was: llIlpOSâ€"i isible to get word to Iii-ii. When dan-l ger of blood-poisoning manifestedl itself Miss Baty got a native doctor: however, were rejoicing at the helpful rain ofSaturday, and me now looking for sunshine, the lack of which is proving a detriment to the field and garden crops. PEMBROKE Youfii SAVES YOUNG GIRL . Gallant Rescue from Under Wheels of Locomotive at to administer an anzesthetic and she‘, herself completed ihc amputation. TheI operation proved suctci’stl and the. lworker is now recovering. ‘ bâ€"Oâ€"fi Crew of Cattle Boat Drowned Near Cornwall i A despatch from Cornwall. {sayszâ€"I'hree lives Wore 10st Uiit,‘ by Risk of His Life. A despatch from Pembroke says:â€" The residents of Pembroke are ac- claiming 19-yearâ€"old Howard Riley a hero as a result of a daring rescue which he performed when he snatched the unconscious form of Muriel Swit- zer, aged 28, from in front of a fast freight train here. Miss Switzer had tripped across the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks at Mofi‘att’s Crossing at the Wes: (lid of the town, and had fallen Illi’vl-lir‘ iouS. Riley, who was some distance nehind her. saw the fast freight Ihu down the track toward her prostrate body, and, running as fast as he could. was just in time to jump the track and at the same time drag the girl literally from under the wheels of the locomotive. Had he been a second later llivlll he and the girl would have mct with a horrible death. H League to be Subject of Instruction in British Schools A desptach from (it'llt‘YlI sayszn The British Government will officially to school authorities ir. I .. ' land and Wales that the l..; ’ Nations be made a general cit ‘peuirenient and also that 'of reformstories and industi' lioois be asked to accept educnfiinai fat-i1» Ides offered by the British l.L‘:I Nations Union for rilllzli’. .. . n. the inmates. Foreign Sn «.‘I'irlill'y churn» ,berlain has informed the Isa Scotland the question of :‘rclu. League in subjects in the txzrw' Is left to the teachers. \lel'tj1‘:l I guc of ‘39 Ho“, pun“ New German stamp; 37"- Ta) H33: ma d'.‘.’._\' e stamps on for less \Vlil become eri'c . portraits of hotel Germans. :zdering‘ lat Barnhart's Island Friday afterâ€"l llng‘ livestock from the ('anzidiaii sidc [to Barnhart's Island, on. the United. States side. turiicd turtle at a very swift point in the I‘chi‘. Several sheep and young cattle \vei'c also lost in the disaster, which was the worst drowning accident to occur iii-this locality for a number of years. I The victims of the accident I‘oliiâ€" :prised the crew of the sl-ow. They iWQI‘O Ilullald Till-Millzivi. Abel \'ice and (lllll't‘licc‘ (Tuwcll. Nni‘: of Ilif‘ llcidl‘xs has so far been I'r’tkflc‘t'r‘tl An unit-pm fact in “CI‘HL’CIIUI‘. with the tragedy is that a .ittl~ more than three. years ago Loril- McMillan, a brother of one of Illr' victims, was drowned in almost tliu saint- spot. Man Swept to Death in Current at Peterboro Lock 1);“.t'l‘hi-I‘U. Alily IT J'IIIIL’S IIHT- ‘ron. 44 years of agc. was drmvnwi at s 'v 1 ,b 061nm \vii '. (wizight he slipped I from a slozic a: Pt'ltlll‘il’u low; was whirled tl'l\\'l‘.>" .x. the \“J‘ v;i"i‘c'l‘.i from the: He \\'as good swimin- ' "rd \“‘~'\‘I'le altuiug-is - .lli'LX. lilll lllr \I'\'tl'- \\'i\’:4 ' \".t i‘c lllzitl‘.‘ [F- I illitl lllk' l‘iilai \i'ealwx- d his wk and ih;1 ' lie iravcs his \\",._ Ali iicll'. viii. sf of ‘-' ‘ Abolish W’ar Duty Stamps on Cheques of $5 or Less vp. drowning in the St. I.‘i\\'l‘£‘IICL‘ River: t In his day H. Rider Haggard was one. of the most widely read of popular? novclists, the acme of his popular. l achievement being reachcd in his nov-z‘ els of the late 80's, “King Solomon’s, Mines” and “She.” Tlu scene of these. as of his other most successful works, was laid iii‘ South Africa, where Rider Haggard went in 1875 as Secretary to the Gov- ernor of Natal. He served later in1 the Transvaal. and was onc- of the offiâ€" cials who hoisted the British flag over; that territory on Quctâ€"n Victoria’s birthday in 1877. After the Boer victory at Majuba Hill the convention with the Boers was- signed in his home, and he shortly‘ afterward abandoned South .-\frica.' tcturning to England. he began his, foareer as a novelist while studying lfor the Bar. and published his first success, "Dawn," in 18.51. Man and Insect to be Com- batants in Next Great War A despatch from Ottawa Sil)'.‘l~*: next great war was made in the House of ('oniiiioiis on Friday evening. by Hon. W. R. Mutlici‘wcll. Minister oi ‘.\,Ql'lt‘ulitll't‘. when a vote for $375,000, (‘U\'t ring the cost of adiziiiiislration of illf‘ destrurtivc iner Illi'l 11'>I ac! and iir’cessai'y buildings. up sidei‘atioiz. 'llli~ i‘cni ricli. The \lt‘pdl'lli‘wlil. si:.'c:l .\lr. Moth. ii. reply lo Ruin. .‘l l'lorkc. I’ro- was lighting the activâ€" \'. :4 s for coil,- cl‘WL‘ll, gre ssivc‘ lwadc“. itics of Ihw corn imi-"'. and other iii» Illttl‘dtllc‘i. '.\\lv">ll2\‘t‘ L'Hlll‘} in it time." 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All the above c.i.f. bay ports. American corn, '.rack, Torontoâ€"No“ yellow, 81.25. 5’ Millfecdâ€"â€"Del., Montreal freightsd bags included. Bran, per ton, 828;j ~) . . . .. .- sh I".‘ )r i *Pr' ' “1'5 330' .1100", when 3 gm“- engngm m ferry, plcdlttloll As to th. iomoatants in the U *‘v l“ t”‘- i A v m‘dd 'b‘v v i good feed flour. per bag. $2.05. ()iitzirio oatsiNoniiial, f.0.b. shipâ€"‘ ‘, ping points. ()nt. wheatâ€"7N0. ‘3 winter, nominal; No. 3 winter, iiot quoted; No. 1 com- mercial, not quoted, f.o.b., shipping points. according to fl‘f‘l;Il’llfS. Bai'lcyâ€"Maltiiig, not quoted. Buckwlieabâ€"No. ‘3, nominal. I{)'eâ€"'NII. 2, nominal. Man. flour, first pat. SHfiO. T0- ronto; do, >t‘k'011d pat, $0.30, Toronto. I'astry flour. bags, $7.50. Straw»iCarlots;, per ton, ssm. Screenings - Standard. recleaned. fob. bay ports. per ton, $24.00. $8,110 to Ilziyâ€" No. 2 per ton, $13.00 to $14.00: No. 2, per ton. $11.00 to $12.00: mixed, per ton, $9.00 to Sllfll): lower grrde-fl 993.00 to SW00. (i'hccScii NH", large ‘10 to 20m: twins, ‘_1 i» L'L‘c: tripxts. ‘32 to Zilc: Stiltoi.s ()ld, large, 29c; tripl "i It; Z-lc. l0 0- .r. crcainerv. 30 to Ila... pi'iizt‘s ‘ 7 Fresh erc'r: s . _ A 0,, .I\ ‘. ‘ do. good, $7.25 to $7.75; butche ‘ creamery prints. 7-17 .- 332c; special brand breakfast bacon, 35c; backs, boneless, 35 to 42c. I Cured meatsâ€"Long clear bacon, 50 Ito 70 lbs., $22; 70 to 90 lbs., $20.50; ‘20 lbs. and up, $19.50; lightweight rolls, in barrels, $30.50; heavy- weight i'olls, $34.50 per bbl. Lardâ€"Pure tierces, 18c; tubs, 1892c; pails, 19c; prints, 200; short- ening tierces, 14c; tuba, 14‘2Cgupails, 15c; blocks, 16c. V8.10; steers, Q- Heavy steers. choice, choice. or to $7.50; do, good, $6.25 to $15.75; do, me, $6 to $6.50; do, com., $5.50 to $6; butcher heifers, choice, $7 to $7.50; do, med, $6 to $6.50; do, coni., $5.50 to $8; butcher cows, choice, 86 to $6.50: d). fair to good, $4.50 to $5.50; canncrs and cut- ters, $2.50 to $3.75; butcher bulls, good, $4.50 to $5..)0; do, fair, $3.75 to $4: bologna, $9.50 to $3.25: feeding steers, good. $6.50 to $7; do, fair, $5 to $6.25; stockers. good. $5.50 to $6; do. fair, $5 to $5.50; calves, choice, $10 to 5‘11: do. nicd., $7 to $9; do. common, £4.50 to 36.00: :nilcli cows, choice. $70 to 5.90: do, fair,.$40 to $50; springers, choice. $75 to $90; good light sheep, $8.50 tr. $10: lieavies and bucks. $5.50 to 373 good ewe lambs. $11. to $15.50; do, med., $10 to 313; do, culls, $9.00 to $9.00; :‘prin lambs, each, $3 to $11.5“; hogs. thic sniooth's. fed and watered. $11.35; do. f....i:., $11.75: do, country points \H wr -)I.IDl'. $11.50; do. ot‘f cars, 3512.95; select prontiuiii. $2.42. MONTREAL. ‘1 Hats, ‘: do, No. "lour. $9.80; ('Liiz. west, .\o. . t’xtra No. l fv-rli, ’ heat pats” mm: ital/a. .