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dred delogstes sent a year ago to Russia sent back exeellent reports. The loss of these secilers, numbering 6,900 o more is a serious blow to Western Canada. Chamonix, Jan. 30th--Great - Britain defeated France today, 46 to 4, in the finals of the curling competition, thereby winning the Olympic chamypionship. Sweden was second and France third. Chamonix, Jan. 30th.--Thorhef Haug, the Norwegian skiing star, won the ski marathon race in the Olympic winter sports today. Haug’s time for the H 0 kilometres was three hours 44 minutes 32 secornds, which is considered remark- able in view ot the great snow drifis en- couatered 1n the mountains. Ottawa. Jan. 30th.--o Official announce- ment of the appuintment of Mr. Justice Malouln, of the Supreme Court of Que- bee, to the Supreme Court of Canada, in succession to the late Hon. L. P. Bro- demr, was made early this afternoon. The va2cancy created on the Supreme Court Bench has been filled by tae ap- pointmert of Ernest Roy, K. C., of Que- bec, Washington, Jan. 3)th.—Renewed pre- dictions were made here today ia high governin :nt cireles that Attorney ener- al Daugherty would be forced from the Cabinet in consequence of the 'lTeapot Dome oil scandal. The President 1s being more strongly urged than ever by Republican advisers to ‘‘drop Dauvz- herty.’”” As regards Secretary of the Nuzvv, Denby, Senate Republican leaders said tie resolution cailing for his resig- nation wouid pass by a large majori v, In face cos such action it 1s believed na will be screed out. Dublin, Jan. Blst.--President Cos grave, of the Dail, an] Sir James Craig, the Ulsier Premier, accommpacied by colleagues and advisers, will arrive in vondon on riday for a iriendly conier- ence over the adjustment of the bound- ary between Northern and Southern lre- land. NEwW Yoßrk, Jan. 20th. Flour, (hard winter clears $1 9, ** hard winter straights $5.40 Meal, Kiindried per 100 pounas $2.20 New Scason’s Pork per barrel $37.00, Heavy Mess Pork per bri. 826 00 Sugar—~Crystals maximum per 100 lbs, £6.65 $25,000 RAISKKD FOR PALIKSTINE IN SPRINGFIELD. Two Great Meetings Addressed by Dr. Weizmann, Head of Zionists. Springfield, Jan. 15. Springiield Jews contributed more than $25,000 toward the Jewish renaissance 1n Palestine at two meetings addressed by Dr. Caaim Weizmann, president of the World Zion- st organization, In Koarmmoh Temple and the Auditori- um. he 2 addressed capaciiy audiences mayor Kdwin F. Leonard avd Presi- . L ROl AV 1S dent Frank (3. Allen of the State Senste cffi ialy welconed thie noted Ziorni-t. In spcaking of Palestine Dr. Weizmann |. said, ""We have created fifteen new colonies. f “"We have transtformed a soil devasta- | ted by the neglect of centuries into sites 1 of smiling villages. The first modern ‘ ?o.ur mill has been established. ; “ ‘A modern ¢ement factory is in pro- i cess of organization. Other industrics for the manufaciure of building material have sprung un Three new bks have ' been establishaed. Our educitionai and . cultural system stands out fas the ear- m:ark of the Jewish renaissance in Pales- tine. —Baston American., Jan. 15th. 1 SRS T eTyeN AAT X ePeR Dle R e g | AUSTRIAN ROYAL LINEN IS SOLD , AT AUCTION, . High Prices "Realized for Houscho!d - Goods of Former Emparor. 2 Vienna, Jan. 15 Linen of the ex-im- i perial Austrian household was sold at ' an auction in the rooms of the former Imperial Vieona castle, the Hoiburg, here recently, While the Austrian Goveram»nt con- . fiscated all linen of minor gaality ty be ' used at Stace hospitals, crohan.ges. . asylums and sanatorioms, huandreds of the most exquiisi e table covers and bedsheets were exhibited for sale In anticipation of the purchaser’s interest in genuine isperial lineo, with he unperial ' ecrowm on If, prices were exceedingly high. Doubie bedsheets, with a-jour em- ~ broidery and bir hand made 1mpenal ini- tials formerly used for the Kuaiser's per- | sonal guests, realized 52 bilii: n muark, or | . about sls; sispler ones ranged {rom be. . tween $5 to $lO. About a dizen dumask tablecovers of unusially large size cost i about S2BO apieee. | ~ bßidders were standing in Lne at tle | entrance of the castie several hours be- | . foie the sale began,—lbid. | L 5 A dlstinguished lady writer says: . "When deep, powerful fove ealls, mar- | | riaze should énd in divorce.”” News- | | papers discuss that, because .t sounds | i new, | Yet it is what the monkeys said, or | . wou'd have said if they could talk, nzlf | a militon years ago. Mr. MotKey would | | say: ''When 1 am tired of ovne lady | { monkey, |go and tind another. That's | | mvy idea of iove.” | | © But monkeys don’t know their own | { children a year after tbey are born, and | { are net respapsible fuvr them, They | haven't been ent:usted by Divine Provi- | { dence with the jobof buiiding a respect- | | able civilization on this earth. | ! Marriage is an institution not establisted | | for the amusemont of monkeys or men, | i but for the pretecdon of child-en, to es- | tab'ish respect for wemen, and o make | them gradually more decent. ‘ We should be even eleser to the mon- k vs than we are now, but for the insui- tution of marriage, which has trained men to suppress the monkey within then . —lbid. Digging on (he site of old Carthage ar- cheologists dizeovered that ladies of 2,759 vears ago, in the great city at the edge oi the Mediterranean, powdered and paint- ed their faces as foolish women do now. The ""human race changes slowly.. Go back 2,750 vears betore the aay of those Carthagenian ladies and yoa find an ol eivitization on the great island of Crete, with wamen painting theiv faces white, woaring tight corsets, puffed sleeves, *'pull back.’’ Ani you tind professiona! bull fichters in oid Crete, young mon ard voung wo- men slaves, captured, perbaps on tho Spanish peninsula, and forced to feht the bulls. Pictures, five thousand years old, show a young gir! seizing a mad- dened bull by the hLnorns and vauluog over its back. They had boxing matcehes, also. Some- times they fouzht with g¢loves of sohd metal. A richt or lef: swving could erush in the skull. That woeaid init please re- UYned, expensive heavyweight champions of today.—llbid. JAPS 100 BULLD RICH STPATE CAR. RIAGES Vehicles for Imperial Family Will ,Cost Sum of $1,500,000, Tokio, Jan. 15 —State carriages for the imperial fanily valued at approxinately 3,000,000 yen $1,500,000 must be rc- p:aced as a resutt ol the descruction o th Sep ember ear Lgu-ke of vehicies tt.ere, ! uncreds of decorated ceacies, amorg tbem th. eoacu bull ior e Prince he- gent and s bride to ride in direeil il owing ihel marriage cec¢mony, and the one the prescot mperor rode in to his corronation rceremony in 1915, were demolished when the stables on the lin- peria! Palace compound fell in the earih- quake cf September 1, 1923. In all 50 cuarriages in the Imperial Palace comnounds wére d stroved, as were 13 at the Alaska Dewached Palace. —lbid. GRANITE STATE SOFI' PEDAL IN RUM CASES. Concord, N. H., Jan. 15th--Attorney General Hinkley sent letters to Prohibi- tion Commissioner Craig and the ten country soiicitors of the State instruc- ting them to make no further prosecu- tions for illegal possession unless they are confident they can prove the liquor was not inteaded forth: person’s own use as a bevera:e or that the liquor was manfaciured by the person in whose possession in was found. —lbid.