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unon American timber he should pro-
nose l5s. for the first year, and 5s. more
Tor the second, and ten for the third year;
which would be equal to the difference in
freight. The Hon. Member concluded by
moving as an amendment, "That this
House do resolve itself into Committee,
OF the whole House, to consider further OF
the duties upon Foreign Timber"
Mr.. Wallace argued in support OF the
opinion which he had formerly stated IN
reference to the question. He thought
the protection which the Bill offered to
the Colonies was not beyond what was
consistent with due regard to the inter
ests of the country. With respent to the
shipping interests, he contended that pro-
lection to them, within certain limits,
should be part of tho policy of the coun-
try. He objected to the mode of the
honorable and learned gentleman, of ia
king the measurement by the cubical con-
tents. 1t would have the effect of giving
monopoly to Norway. 1t would reduce
the duty on Norway timber from 22l, to
llI. while it would raise that on Russia
timber to 3Ol. He considered the interests
of the sawyers not connected with this
question, because men who worked by
the hand could have no real interest in
making common cause with those VINO
worked by machinery, as in the saw-miils
in Scotland. He was, on the whole, OF O.
pinion that g. was as much as could safe
, " be laid upon Canadian Timber.
Mr.. w. Smith supported the amend
ment.
Mr. Marryat supported the originalpro-
position. He thought the colonies had
never been protected SO far as to give
them decided possession OF the market
and he was of opinion that Norway was
extremely favored.
! Mr.. X. Douglas did not agree with the
mover of the amendment nor did he alto
gether approve o. the resolution as nei-
Their of them wore calculated to give that
equal and full competition which was pro-
fessed, until some time should have clap
sed. He therefore intended to move, in
committee, clause which would remedy
the defect of which he complained in the
bill
Mr.. Bennett thought that, while differ
ent mercantile interests were contending
for their several systems of duties, in re-
ference to Norway, Russia, and the Colo
MES, the consumer, or in other words, the
people of England, ought not to be for
gotten. 1t was they who were to pay the
duties. He did not care farthing for
Norway or Russia, as regarded CONNER
cial preference, but he thought the inter
ests of the people of this country ought
not to be sacrificed to enrich any canting,
base and blood stained despotism,
The motion for committing the bill was
then agreed to without division.
From the ~ Y. Daily Aduertiser,
The New (London) Monthly Magazine
for April, 1921, contains a merry essay
on Noses, which, among its humor, incul-
Gates some valuable lessons. We give
some extracts from it as specimens ofthe
| writer's manner, and at the same time
accompany them with wish that his re
marks may be useful to one very hume
rous class of people-we mean the snuff
takers.
"ON NOSES"
"And Liberty plucks Justice by the nose"
Shakespeare,
"a Slawkenbergus occasionally ap-
peared among the Greeks, as well as the
moderns; but from the exuberant ridicule
and boisterous railery, with which the
monster was assailed, we may presume
that genuine proboscis was of rare oc
currence. Many of the lampoons and
Jokes, circulated by the wits of Athens,
are as extravagant as the noses themselves
and enough has been preserved to fill
horses nose bag Let the following from
the Anthology, suffice as sample:
Dick cannot wipe his nostris il he pleases,
SO long his nose is, and bis arms so
shorty
Nor ever cries "God bless mel" when be
sneezes;
lie cannot hear So DISTANT report"
Or, this. which is attributed to the EN-
peror Ira jan:
LET Dick some summers day expose
Before the sun his monstrous nose,
And stretch bis giant mouth TO cause
lis shade TO tall upon his jaws;
With nose so long. and mouth so wide
And those twelve grinders side by side.
Dick, with very little trial,
Would make an excellent sun-dial."