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by the poorer people’s of the country, had been a s.ong opponent of rremium bonds, for the reason which Mr. Bonar Law, Lord Privv Seal and Government Leader in the douse, advanced in his speech on this subjeet tonight, namely ¢ that premium bonds would destroy the habit of saving in war ceriificates which had brougnc the Government £1,500, 000 weekly and tend to discourage thrift among the people. Paris, Nov. .30th. New~s that the Polish army has forced a junction with the army of General Denekine, is con- firmed 1n a despatech received by the “"Presse de Paris’’ from Warsaw. London, Deec. Ist. Lady Astor took the oath as a mewber of the House of Commons this afternoon. There was a great outhburst of applause while she was approaching the speaker and again when she signed the roll. Her sponsors were Mr. iloyd George and Mr Balfour. ' Paris Dec Ist:-An attempt to mak: a Peace [reaty with Hungary through the new Hungarian Government, was decid- ed upon by the Supreme Council today. The Council reached this decision after listzning to the report of Sir Georg 2 “lerk, the Peace Con‘grence Emissary, who receontly returied from DBudapest. [t was resolived o ask the Government of Premier Huszar, to send to Neuilly, near Paris, as soon as possible. a Hunga- rian delegation empowered to negotiate poace. Berne, Dec. 2nd.—An appeal for the repatriation of aill war prison- ers as yat held by the belliger- ents, has been =ddressed to all na- tions which participated in the war by the Swiss Federai Council Spezial re- ference is made .0 i ners still in Ser- bia and in Franc: aad aiso Russian pris- oners remalning 10 Germany recalling the work doao 11 Switzarian | dtaring the war, looking to tne alleviauon of the conditionsof prisonars aad the suffer- ings of all natiors during the struggle. th= Council’s app> 1l savs: It would beso , cial danger if th: aundreds of thousands of prisonors still in capiiviiy were allow- ed ro remain prisoners any longer. It has been a whole year sinece the armis- tice was signed, and the state of mind these men might be In wi:n returning to their homes, might make them a men- ace to society it their imprisonment is prolonged.”’’ Dijon. Dece. 2nd.— That Germany *still retains French prisoners of war in close eonfinement is the caim made by Louis Boucher, a French voiunteer of the 1920 class, who was made a prisoner at Villarbretonneux on .June 6th 1918 and just returned to his home here. Bouchri decleared that he, with (wo com- rades, was tired before acourt martial for attempting (0 escape, and was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment in a for- tress and taken to Danzig, the other two heing sent to Koenigsberg. Tun: French ¥l At X a vin Mission from Berlin, which visited the Danziz fortrs<s, discovered, according to Boucher, seven »risoners in solitary con- fine nent and nad them released. Bouch- er was among those given their free- dom. French War Oifice records earried the word ‘‘disappeared’’ againt the name of Boucher who had been unable to com- municate with his relatives after his cap- ture. Washiagton, Dee. 2nd. When Presi dent Wilson’s message coataining abo 5,000 words was read in the House, .. drew mixed expressions of approbation ana disappointment, The Democrais generally appraised it as setting forth decisively a practical p:obiem of reform whileon the opposition sice, there were many complaints .hat it lacked definite- ness, and onited ention of important problems. The P ident’s principal re- commendation:; \oio. The establish- ment of a Budget system tor the Nation’s Finances. Reorganization of the taxa- tion system with simplification of the income and excess profits taxes, readiustment of the tariif system, If necessary, to meet echanged world conditions, and make the sysiem con- torm with the faet t‘hat the United States is. ‘'‘the greaiesi capitalist in the World”’. Recognition and re- lief for veteran soldiers of the World War, particularly in the way of Gov- ernment farms, as proposed by the Secretary of the laterior, Mr. Lane. Prcper measures to. fosrer the dye- stufts industry, built up during the war, to keep the United States in- dependent of for ign supply. An en- iarged programme tor tu.ai development in recognition of the farmers’ par: in the war. A measure whieh will remove the causes of political restlessness in our body politic. At this point the President made his 10&t extensive reference to ihe Peace Treaty by saving the causes for the unrest are supeocficial, rather than deepseated, and that tlicy arise from, or are connected with toc failure on the part of the Gover: ynent to ar- rive speedily at a just aud permanent peace, permitting the return to normal conditions from the transfusion of radi- cal .neories from seething FEuropean centres pending such delay, from hear:- less orofi eering resulting in the increase in the cost of living, and lastly, from the machinations of passionate and male- volent agitators. W:th the return to normal conditions, the unrest wili disap- pear. The President renewed his re- commendation to deal effectively with those persons, who by viol2nt methods, would abrogate our time-tested institu- tions. Several recommendations, and some renewals of previous ones, were m£de by the Proesident to bring down t e high cost of living Among them were ihe exiension i the food control to peac: times, for the emergency reg- ulations fur transportation of foods in interstate commerce, of the cold-storage law modelled after the law in New Jersey. requiring marks to show the length of time foods are kept in storage, and a law to secure compe fitive s2lling and present unreasonabi profits by federal license officers selling food in interstate commerce. A long nortion of the message was devoted to a discussion of the conditions and rights of labour. A definite programme to bring about an improvement in the conditions 0. labour and bring about a genuine de- reoeratization of industry was recom- mended. The only way to keep men frem agitating against grievances is (0 remove the prievances, said the Pres- ident’s message At another point it fe- c.ared the seed of revolution is repression. The establishment of the principles re- garding labour laid down in the Covenant of the lLeague of Nations, said the mes- sage, opened the way to industrial peace and conciliation. No other road was cpen. Governments must recog- nize the right of men to bargain collec- tively lor human objeets. lLabour musit no longer be treated as a commodity. The right of the individual to strike is inviolate, continued th- message, and ought not to be intericred with by and process of government but there is a pre- dominant right, and that is the right of government to protect all of its people and to assert its power and majesty against the challenge of any class. The President was relerring to the Government’s rve- cent injunction against the coal strike. The message closed vith a pointed ref- erence to radicalism ard red doctrine, and referred to Russia today with its bloc¢ and terror as a terrible object lesson of the power of minorities. There are tnose in this country. said the mes- sage who threaten divect aeion to force their will upon a majority. it makes little d fferente what minorities wheth- er capizal of labour, or any other class, no sort of privilege wiil ever be permit- ted w ucminate this country. Mr. Der- ly’s liocesses, the message declared, were I.le only ones by which reliet and tciorni could be obtained. Those who would propose any other method of re- torm zre enemies of this country, the message said. Let those beware who t: ke the shorter road of disorder and , evolution. - NOTICE. THE Bridge at Mt. Pleasant Colquehoun, Northside I.oad, _— 4 3 . LER y King’s Quarter will be closed for traflic antil further” on account of repairs. F. LUNNEY, Chairman Road Commissi n.