* John. Ross 'Robertson, proprietor of | the Toronto Telegram, refused a knighthood. The ranks of the knights would have been vastly elevated had they secured John Ross Robertson as | a companion. But John Ross Robert* son doesp.'t require a knighthood or a .peerage, .to .give him distinction amongst his fellow men. He is already recognized as a great Canadian with ! a big heart, and seventy odd years of I . life spentfor the good of his fellows.