City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . such a meas-ure. Mayor Wilsonalso had the honor dur-ing his term of officeof bidding godspeed tothe Londoners who vol-unteered for serviceagainst the Boers inSouth Africa, and ap-propriately voiced thesentiments of the com-munity generally ingiving the gallant sol-dier lads a befittingsend-off. A point thatrequired a good deal oftact in dealing with itarose during Mayor Wilsons term of office inquelling an incipient riot that might havegrown to formidable proportions in less ca-pable hands. A strike of street railway e
City of London, Ontaro, CanadaThe pioneer period and the London of to-day . such a meas-ure. Mayor Wilsonalso had the honor dur-ing his term of officeof bidding godspeed tothe Londoners who vol-unteered for serviceagainst the Boers inSouth Africa, and ap-propriately voiced thesentiments of the com-munity generally ingiving the gallant sol-dier lads a befittingsend-off. A point thatrequired a good deal oftact in dealing with itarose during Mayor Wilsons term of office inquelling an incipient riot that might havegrown to formidable proportions in less ca-pable hands. A strike of street railway em-ployees, the merits of which need not be dis-cussed here, led to the assemblage of thou-sands of people upon the streets. They werefor the most part mere curiosity mongers,but the presence of the crowds tempted a fewturbulent and unthinking persons to throwmissiles at the cars, endangering the publicsafety. The police force not being numeric-ally equal to the occasion, the Mayor readthe Riot Act and called out the military toclear the streets. The disorder ended there,. JOHN D. WILSON, M. DMayor of London, 1898-99. the overwhelming majority of the peoplebeing orderly and law-abiding, but there isno saying where the end would have beenhad not the supremacy of law and orderbeen promptly and firmly insisted all in all. Mayor Wilsons term ofoffice was a memorable one, and in afteryears many events will be dated from thatperiod. [CONTINUKD FROM PAGE 1217] Territories and to the Pacific Ocean, in addi-tion to furnishing a competitive route tomany points in Ontario, the Eastern andWestern States and the seaboard. So muchfor the rise and progress of railroad facilities in London, which is themost advantageouslysituated, so far as rail-ways are concerned, ofany city in before said, moretrains arrive at anddepart from Londondaily than from anyother point in the Do-minion. This generaldescription should besupplemented by aglance at the map givenon another page, whe
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