Halifax, Monday. The Premier of the Province, the Mayor of the city, and other officials joined to-day in the reception of the Scottish curlers' team, which haa arrived here for a tour in Canada and the United States. The proceedings took place in room in which the Strathcona Cu

and special settlement in, the Snares. Applications should be ma.de the accompanying form, and forwarded to the Bankers the British Empire Trust Company, Limited: Lloyds Bank, Limited, Bank of Scotland. 72 Lombard Street. E.C. 30 Bishopsgate, E.G. The Canadian Bank of Commerce,

The Prince of Wales, who is going through 'his first training under canvas as a private in the Oxford University contingent of the Officers' Training Corps Aldei;shot, spent, a. strenuous but apparently enjoyable day in camp and field yesterday under a blazing |sun. His face, ne

MR G. F. BARBOUR OF BONSKEID. Mr G. F. Barbour of Bonskeid was honoured by a representative gathering of West Perthshire Liberals in the Station Hotel, Perth, on Saturday afternoon recognition of bis Bervicee candidate the last general election. Mr J. R Vanmillingem, Leewood, Du

v WHILE HAYING HIS HAIR CUT. Donald M'Kinnon (70), forester, employed on an East Plean estate, died with traffic suddenness. He had gone into hairdresser's establishment at Plean, Stirlingshire, for the purpose of getting his hair cut, and expired sitting the barber's chair. Dea

BY NEW PROPOSALS OF THE N.B.R. A circular has been received the ticket collectors and examiners in the service of the North British Railway Company stating it is proposed that from Ist November next the ticket collectors and examiners' scale will be altered from first to second

It a question difficult to settle between Englishmen and Indians as to who deserves most credit for the great progress made in the native States during the last fifty years. In The World's Work for December—an Indian number —there is an instructive article about some progressive

. AND STRAW, TuesSay.— hk.' er,l , o7s 6d 130s; erl ° r ' 'l, ' ' 'lienor 'dc C ha J. 112s 6d; !; " a' #5 to 95 ° : mixture and 4 i 6<l; straw, 38s per M i'Si-'i - Krt&r'^g ,~\ Mlth cotton buoyant may »ow Tuesday.-Messni BoutcWer- , 4.'.i the demand for 'Sr. T'sV • are extremely

Seven joint-stock oompanies have been registered Sootland this week, with capital ' £48,600, making 195 companies, with an aggregate capital of £503,690. The new ' companies are: The Methil Picture Palace Company, to carry on the business of exhibitors of moving pictures, &c. Th

Of Strike Pickets at London Docks To-Day, And Attempt to Save Perishable Cargoes. The transport workers' strike is meeting with little sympathy, even in quarters usually favourable to all such movemonts the part of the working classes. It has not been so successful yet its origi