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the abolishment of slavery. This school, by some good chance, has throughout its life history enjoyed the services of the better schiool-masters and had always been one of the best ‘‘'littiered schoal houses’’ of the past, for in the Danish times, most of the pub- lic buildings werc lime-washed and covered with red ochre, with lime-washed trim- nmings, so that all our buildings became ‘‘little red school houses’’. Continu- ing down the rozd we see ‘o the ruins of what 51sed to be a great estate in the days of old. Originally it belonged to Peter Hev!iger‘*ho wa3 one of the largest land owners away back in 1740. The estate was called *'‘feter’s Rest’”’ as an allusion to his main residence which was on this property. dlotoring on we come to a rather steep decline and the road here takes the shape tne letter ‘S’’. During the middle f rhe iast century, cre day a large ‘‘bull wagoen’’, loaded with sugar, going down the former road on this bill which was then steep and straizht to the level caused the death of th: driver, who slip- ped off the wagzon while endeavoring to check the mad rush of the buils down the hiil. The government, in eonsequence cos this accident, made the road as it is today, and a saier giade for such incontroliabie (raffic. (To ke continued.) to start the second lap of its legislative journey. The House by a vote of 408 to 8 approved of : the bill yesterday. Essentizl chanzes §in the pr2asnf tax lawe made by the tax bill passcd are as follows. Normal incomerax rates are fixed at 2 percent on the first §4,000 of taxale ineome, five percent on tax- ahle incowe, from $4,000 to SB,OOO and six percent abhove SB,OOO instead of four percent on the firsi $4,000 and 8 perce .t on all above that figure, as provied in tha present law. Surtax rates begin at 2 percent at $12,000 and run up to 80 percent at $200,000 with a proviso that oniy shree-fourths of the sum so caleulated shall be paid. At present, surtax=s be- gin at one per cent between F6.00) and SIO,OOO and run to 59 percent at $200,000. A board tax appeals is creai-d, the (ux of three per cent on automobiies, trueks, chassis and wazons covering not more than SI,OOO, is taken off and the tex raie an tires, parts and accessorizs reduced from five to 24 per cent of the sale’s price. The tux on sweets is takon off. The tax is taken off theatre and other admission tickets costing 80 ceats or less. Off telephone und telegraph messages, notes and similar promises to pay. A rebate of 25 percent is given on alil irn- come taxes due and payable curing the present year. The bill as passed differs essentially from the Mellon plan in that it runs surtax rates up praciically to 374 percent, instead of 25 pereent, as recommended by Mr. Mellon. The pres- ent maximum is 50 percent. It reiuces normal income tax rates below the Melion figures, adds a gift tax, increased iniierit- ance tax rates and makes chanzes in the taxes not contemplated by the Trecsury. Toronto, March 2nd—The Toronto Star Weekly !ast night published the foilow- ing. 'The Chivalric Order of he Crusa- ders, the soldiers secret society which has mystified and thrilled Greort Britain with its spectacular march to Westminster Abobey to pay homage to its first knight, the unknown soidier. has taken root in’ Canada’’. Its first meeting has bezo beld in Toror-to. The charter from Toronto has been applied. Application for the dorinion charter is in preparation. The aame Crusader’’ has patented four ways. A distinguished Toronto General is now in England making ovartures for affitiation with the parent order in Great Britain which numbers the Duke of York among its members along with a large group of Britain’s leading soldiers. The Knight Grand Commander of the Order just launched in Canada is Lieut. Col. John Allister Currie, Commander of the Fif- teenth Highlanders in the Great War, member of the Legislature for Southeast Toronto. The greatest sécreecy cloaks the origin and rews of the new order, whe- ther Col.Currie or the General in England interviewing the British ord<r is the ori- ginator of the idea, capnot be discovered, Fortythree soldiers were presa2at at the secret meeting which marked the incep- tion of the Canadian Crusaders. London, Mareh Brd —The Prime Min- ister, in his desire to create a more fa- vourable atmospnere {or the initiation of negotiations which he jhopes muy re- sult from the fabours of the two expert committees now sitting in Paris and also probably with the coming [French ejec- tions in mind, bhas had a turtuer ex- change of letters with M. Poincare, the text of which was issued frem the For- eign Office in Paris and London tonizht, this correspondenc? 18 noteworthy, on Premier MacDonald’s side, for his ex- treme frankness in stating the British viewpoint and his opinicn on the policy France had pursued since the war. Never before, not even in the famous Curzon despateh, which expressed the British view that the occupation of the Ruhr was illegal, has Britisi suspicion of French action and motives been so candidly stated. And the fact that M. Poincare in his irejoinder takes no um- brage at this frankre:s so new in Euro- pean diplomacy is in {itself considered a most favourabie sign although M. Poin- care’s letter is little more than 3a repeti- tion of his many speeches on the subject, Neither of the Premiers will make any at tempt to formulate concrete proposals un- til the expert committees have reported. Mr. Mac Donald again shows that his maip hope is to atiain such a state of affairs in Europe as should induce the United States to cooperate in the recon- struction of Europe. M. Pcincare repu- diates any design to annex a particle of German territory and concerning British guspicions of French mbtives in giving military assistance to the - ‘“‘Little Entente’’ countries, declares that the French aims are absolutely peaeeful and he only desires that England should co- operate with the same group of coun- tries for the purpnose of maintaining peace in Burope. M. Poincare seems to think that it will a be longitime before the committees sre able to present their re- ports. In the meantime, he reechoes most of the Dritish Premier’s aspira- tions for cooperation by the two cour - tries in the interest of a just settle- ment and on the whole the correspon- dence, although it does not materialiy advanece, certainly does not diminish tho chances of an u timate seitlemen’, New Yecrk, March 3rd.—-Raw sugar was quiet and easier today. A sole of 5.000 bags of Caba’s for M.reh shipment was reported at 7.16 duty paid for Ci - ban, a decline of one-sixtcenth cent, FFurther small offerings at same love found no buyers, Tie lower spot markes and the continued slack demiand ior pe= fined led to renewed seiling pressure ~ raw sugar futures. Opening prices wero gix to ten points lower, with May seiling at 5.41 and Jalyv 5.49, but there wus cor siderable covering at th se figures and prices ralliad, ciosinz uncianged to two points net lower. MNarch clo-ed 5.4, May 548, July 5 54, Septeinter 552 k. flned sugar was dull 4 d unccanged at 8.90 to 9.15 for fine gran:lated. redned futures were nominal. London, Mareh 3rd. Four airmen were killed and three others injured in two crashes at different airdivines in England this morning. At Dixfora, Cambridge, two airplaces, approachin. an airdrome to land, coliided and cras - ed 1o earth, Sergeaut bont, the pilo, and officer Feck were kiled in one mu- chine and lLieut. Albrecnt and a passen- ger were serious'y njuied 1n the other. At Beggin, Huil, an airp.ane gor out of conirol and lell. Oflicer S, W, Smitn ard Sergeant l.ister were wnilied 1u the crasi and the mecaanie was injuied, G.asgow, March ord.— M. N: il MeNeil, Labor member of Parhameni, speakinge ai a labour demousiration yesteraay, counselied the peopie (0 expect a general eiecuon ‘ate 1n ithe suni: er. He expres: - ed dount thit the pres.ut Goverunme:t would last through Lhe Autumwn. Washington, Marcn 3rd.—lhe House Insuiar Affairs Commitice decived today to report a bill providing tor Phiiippine independence. Newbrunswié¢k, N. J. March 2nd—Tle number of known dead, as a result of an explosion and celluloid fire at the little town of Nixon yesierday, has been plac- ed at 18. Whar caused the explosion that instantaneously razed the three hundred foot conercte and brick build- ings of the Ammoni'e Company and wrecked the forty aojoinipg structures of the Nixton Nitration Compan, re- mained a mystery today. S IT. LR B YIS