, 1879-01-03
CANADA.
Parliament-Lumber- ber-Opernttons-Tha Mill.
tia Mlnlstor on Military Matters-A Luck,

Observation-Disclosures Mill.
tia Minister on Military hIattert-A Lucky
ex-Poltceman.
Sptcfat Df1DatcA TO 7as Tribune
OTTAWA, Jan, IA petition Is being largely
slGnc1 In tho Pacific provinces for presentation
to the Dominion Government, PRAYING that the
Immigration Of Chinese Into Ennala DO tn
future prohibited, and that no Chinese labor 10
employed In tho construction OF the CAnada
Pacflc Hallway, ar any public works. This Pc
titLon will be received Of Ottawa In few days,
and will be In charge of tho British Columbian
Representative. Tho prayer Ut the petition Is
to bo formulated IN a motion, and presented 10
the louso Of Commons tor adoption. Tho
supporters Of the motion expect vigorous op-
position, but arc aro confident o. success.
!spectal ni4patca 10 Taa Tribune.
OTTAWA. JAN. "A ruMOr to revived, to The
effect that tho Dominion HovcrnncnL iuLcMds
to adopt the English tyatcM Ut appointing un.
der.Sccfctarlcs of state.
Tho statement tsIut Parliament would not ,,o
callcd Tot tic 1tapalcl OF business till about the
beginning OF March, is coErect. Parliament at
prcscnt stands prorugutd till Feb. y. and docs
not tacn mcot tur tho dispatch Of business.
Notwithstanding the very. general belief OK
tutnbcr-ooerataons f1 tho'Ottawa district would
be very n,uch cuFtailcd, II Ia quito evident now
that tho cut Will b. quite "a largo a. last year,
in anticipation ok an improvement III trade.
MONTREAL, Jan. :.-Tnc IIou. Iii. Ms.sou,
the Minister OF Militia. was interviewed hero o,i
military lnattcre, mud the honorable gcnt'cman
sccH1s to thtnk that some time OF othcr In the
history Of our Dominion such thing as s1nal
body Of Canat1tan regulars. ~ q support 10 tho
police systen nnd to assfst tue stTouG arm Ut
lhe law, would oo necessary, but, at TIC prcscnt
lceuis It tmpractlcablc., There ID ono thing,
however, which shuull be arrived at: the propa-
aasfon among our young ,neu OF military en-
to foster. 20 far ~ tic militia q tho cuuntry
was coucctned It should not bc aslpwed to drop.
moro particularly the heavy arms aud artillery
generally. Mcp belonging to regiments. either
feel proud ot the scrslcc. and % no account
should thu fact 10 overlooked that tho country
Volunteers, fully AZ, much, as, tho
city, should be encouraged aud madc proficient.
made ~ cf1ctont Is other corps. and hc hold It
to bo tho Imperative duty Of every QUO 10 assist
toward that cni. Ga far as drill! in the schools
was concerned. he could not see hls WAY clear to
belEcyc that drlil-nstEuction cuuld bo given tn
the SCHOOLS gencrnlIy. but hc believed TINT, N
tho larger colleges st,d universities throughout
the whole domination, this students could By III
epiTcd With military sptI't. Arn'., eucl. M a.
they could bo tauEtt BY thcit Instructors. lag-
lug acquired 4 knowledge of tho arms and
spirit ot m!IitstY asdor having bcen lnfuacd
among them, 1t could not bs many years cry
spread abroad among them which, ac contcndcd,
would be MI excellent thug for Canada.
Numerous counterfeit 25'ccat pieces vai In
circulation here.
The courts hero hayc granted tho petition Of
Hugh Andrew Allan, son OF Hugh Allan, 10
haye hts namc chauged to Hugh Montague
Allan.
Tbo city IL tnfcstcd with p.ckpockets and
burglars. The banks are taking extra psecnu.
tIoua 10 protect THEIR aafvs.
Lake Beaufort, near Quebec, il cfoscd to dsh'
ermen this .wnter. for tbs PURPOSE Ut a!dng III
tho natural propagation Vi tlsl.
II. +. Powell, ageuk here of the Northern
Transportation Company and Ut tbs itoIno j.
| Watcrtown ltail7oad IL charged with swiadtlng
by selling tlckrta Al unauthorized rules.
Dcan loud, HlShDFtcleekt haa srIt ia formal
| Church.
!. Joseph Doutre. @. C., has NJ yet received no
$ustruc.nns % ~ whether the Uran4cmcn Will
sue for laniagcs, or not, In connection With the
| 18th Ut July disturbances.
A former Montreal policeman. named jane.
Kcough, who left Montreal slrtecn ycara ago
for Ehieago, IL now worth $200, ,O00.
The City Treasurer EcpoFts shat tue revenue
| will exceed tho expenditure thia year.
| 6pteiuI 1tDateA to Jh< TftoanA
| LONDON, Jan. "a niau named ]. Reid was
| arrested fur profunat!on of tho Sabbath aud the
circulation ot tulnural litcrature,-hA otIeusa
cousLtlng ln visiting the various churches Oh
| Sunday, and distributing pamphlets Of qucs-
! tiouablu slarnrtcr. Thu mau IL probably lu-
uatc, haying mania coneerntag electricity aud
! The human sJstctn.
t 4 woman named Mary Woods Ia III jail here
for breaking into the Presbyterian Church 1t
/ Carlisle, !u company With two trn,ups, aud max
| Ing q lEe Of tho caufeh-books which we're found
| ln the peHs.