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(RUISER NATAL WRECKED BY EXPLOSION

—

THREE HUNDRED SAILORS LOST—GERMAN AMMUNITION DEPOTS ARE

CRUISER NATAL
IS SENT BELOW

BY EXPLOSION

Men Saved out

Four Hundred
of Crew of 700—Vessel is
Wrecked by Internal
Explosion.

(Special to The Daily News.)

London, Dec, 54.—-The British

cruiser Natal has been wrecked

harbor by an internal explo-

sio [his is the most severe loss
the month of May.

She was built in 1897, had a
lisplacement of 13,660 tons and
a speed of 48 knots. She carried
. 42.iee: 42° S.cinch: 12, 12-
pounders, and 8 3-pounders.

She carried a crew of 704 men,
i010 of whom have been saved.

Italians in Durazzo.
Dec. 31.—The
es have occupied Durazzo,

Adriatic.

Italian
the

Paris,
inian port in the

GREAT EIGHT-REEL SHOW
AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRE

 

the weekend the

Majestic has a monster eight-reel

For holiday

program whieh should present

features of interest to all. There

i three-act western drama, en-

d “The Girl from Tim’s

Place,” and also a two-act drama
“For Brother's Sake,” a _ play
which is rich in the human ele-
ent,

The sprightly Helen plays a
thrilling part in “The Fast Mail
Danger,’ one of those railroad

-
dramas which are now so popu-

lar, While our old friend Ham ap-
pears as fh detective in a great
Bud and Ham comedy. A Snake-

ille Essanay lauchter-raiser,
mpletes a splendid bill.
THE CRADLE

Mrs.

Apartments, a

 

to Mr. and Francis
Me Mordie

general hospital yes-

Born
Davies,
on, at the
lerday.

WESTHOLM§ |

OPERA HOUSE
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

non

“THE LURE OF MAMMON”

Drama in three acts.

“RAGS AND GIRL”

Featuring Maurice Costello.

“Miss Sticky Moufie’s Kiss”

and Mrs. Sidney Drew,

Featuring Mr.

“PRICE OF PIES”
Billy

Reeves Comedy.

 

 

 

 

ARTILLERY ON
WESTERN FRONT |
IS EFFECTIVE

German Night Attack a Complete
Failure—Enemy Retires from
Saloniki—Consuls are
Arrested.

 

(Special to The Daily News.)
31.—A

in the Champagne

Paris, Dee. German

night attack

region proved a complete failure.

Our artillery blew up German

ammunition depots at Bearrails

and Beavraimtes in the Artois
district, while it also caused five
explosions in a wood north of

Mullbach in the

A German

vi sees.
battery of
silenced while ma-
Bailly

north
SOSsons was
chine gun shelters near
destroyed.

Enemy Retires at Saloniki.
Athens, Dec. 31.—The Austro-
forces are retiring from
Saloniki of the
Russian advance from Bessarabia
Consuls Arrested.

Dec. 314.
Austrian Bulgarian
at Saloniki, along with their staffs
have been arrested
by
General Sarrail,

were

German

in View

‘
before

London, The German,

and consuls
and families,
and taken aboard

orders issued by

a warship

the French commander in Greece,

MASSETT NOTES

Weddings and holiday celebra-
been the of the
day over on the Queen Charlottes
recently. es
22nd, united Lucy Bell and Philip
Bell the bonds of matrimony,
while two days previously he per-
formed a Miss
Penholt and Constable Emmot,
was a large

tions have order

Rey Creary, on Dec.

similar office for
on
which oecasion there
eathering of friends of the happy
souple.

. On Christmas Eve the children
held a lively entertainment in the
school house, at which there was
a display of local talent of a high
order. A Christmas tree gladdened
the hearts pf the youngsters.
and Mrs.
gathering of friends to

Mr. Holland entertain-
ed a large
a dance and supper on Xmas Eve.
The residents of Port Clements
held a most enjoyable social even-
ing with dancing on the night of
the "24th.

On christmas Eve, of
St. John’s Episcopal Church visit-
ed Rey. Mr, and Mrs, Cleary,
evening of singing
Christmas

the choir

when
an carol

ushered jn morn,
Massett Brass Band held a most
successful at they

proved to be as eflicient musicians

dance, which

 

 

 

 

10 sday, “The
oes ee” and, Tues WE as they were good entertainers.
day and Thursday, Marguerite Clark i i.
In “Seven Sisters,” Friday and i
Saturday, Charlie Chaplin@n “shang NEW YEAR'S MAIL
haied,”
: The general delivery and regis-
. - tration wickets in tlTé postofiice
ee?) will be open from 9 to 10 a.m,
LONDONCAFE {)'™"~*:
And Grill CHEAP FUEL
OAINTY MEALS AT -
REASONABLE PRICES Good wood cut to any length,
Hart Bik. Third Ave. $/$5.00 cord, 2 feet—$4.50, 4 feet
’ . $3.50 Also best lump coal,
wore BOXES FOR LADIES J30, PONY EXPRESS,

 

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BLOWN UP

 

May y The New Year

Bring You
An

|

BOWSER ADMITS THAT

|

Bowser is an admission that the

POLICY UTTERLY FAILED

Editor The Daily News: Permit
me to comment briefly upon a
statement of Premier Bowser re-
ported in the morning paper of
December 29th.

Mr. Bowser refers to some im-|,
portant matters which, he states,
several committees of the ex-
ecutive council have been desig-
nated to investigate.

Every statement made by Mr.

Happiness
d Prosperity

_ DROWNING ACCIDENT
IN MASSETT INLET

(Special Correspondence to The News.)

 

and |
for |
Fer- |
Mas-

Residents of Port Clements
Massett
the

have been searching

body of Captain Sydhey

guson, who was drowned in

sett Inlet on the 15th December.
The deceased arrived at Port Cle-|
ments on the day the Camosun

brought the mail to that town, and

jleft for home in a small sail boat. |

He was not seen again and it was

 

government of which he has long}

been the master, has signally and |
utterly failed. For instance, take I
iiié Provincial University. Mr.

Bowser admits that it will be im-
possible to carry out original in-
Why then did the gov-
the lirst instance

formulate a policy which every-
I >

tentions.
ernment in
one with ordinary business com-
to be
capacity of the province with its
The govern-

mon sense knew beyond the
present population?
ment’s original policy was certaip
to be
this policy,

yet
be

in

a huge financial failure,
to
item

which is now

abandoned, is a small
comparison with the question of
for

is irrevocably

which the province
the hole.
Bowser

railways,
in
In a word, Mr.
both in the report to which I have

admits

adverted and in a manifesto which

appeared in the Vancouver and
Victoria press, that the govern-

ment’s policies have signally fail-

ed and all require revision.

Not the

government's policies been abso-

but the
rigantic

only, however, have

lute failures, government
been swindle,
Lord all the
but the electors already

has one
The
swindles,
know enough of them to no longer
the of the
steals have been
to go
outside of the electoral district of
to
that the public funds are manip-
ulated, primarily to
the country, but to keep in office

only knows

perpetrators
that
made, and we do not have

trust

colossal

Prince Rupert be convinced

not develop

a corrupt administration.
Mr.

ser has tried to lay as much blame

In an adroit manner Bow-
as possible upon the late premier,
Sir Richard McBride, but 1
speak from the knowledge of per-

can

as scores
thorughout the
when I say that Bowser

sonal experience, ean
of
province,
and not McBride
the guiding spirit and the’ master
af the

not so,

other men

has long been
&

and were it
kicked
Bowser

government,
Dick would
instead

have

Bowser of

having kieked Dick out.
As soon as the government,

out

in
spite of its reluetance, plucks up
sufficient courage to call a gen-
eral election, the new premier will

be confirmed in the suspicions of

}pre-emption at Juskatla Inlet and

not known that he was missing
until a number of men logging

° |
in the neighborhood, called at his |

the
parties were organized to patrol
but the

man discovered was

ound place empty. Search

lthe waters and shore, only

flown
iat

trace of
the boat in which a gramophone,
three oars and some provisions
still remained, after drifting for
five to the mouth of Ain

river.

miles

There is no doubt that the de-
ceased was drowned by falling ott
of the the
was raging on the day he left Port}

 

boat in storm which

Clements. Captain Ferguson was |
well known in Vancouver and|
Prince Rupert. For some years |
he owned a launch, the Polaris, |

which he brought from Vancouver |

and which was wrecked while re-

turning to Masset from Naden
Harbor. He was an engineer and|
resided in Vancouver for many |
years. “Cap” Ferguson was ahout

a whole-souied
host

of
member

sixty years of age,
Englishman, with a
He

Masonic

of}

leaves a

friends. was a
the

daughter in England.

and
No trace of}

the body has been found up to the |

order

 

present.

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GEN. OTTO VON EMMICH
German general who had charge
of the invasion of Belguim,
died recently.

who

dence, that the
ment has lost the confidence of
the people and will go down to
defeat.

namely, govern-

Faithfully Yours,

 

which he has already given evi-

 

T. D, PATTULLO,

| Giant

| the
|} Agency.

jaccounts and had been under sur-

when he drew a revolver and blew

TRAGIC DEATH
OF VANCOUVER
BUSINESS MAN

Agent for Giant Powder Shoots
Himself After Confessing
to $6,000 Shortage
In Accounts.

(Special to The Daily News.)
31.—De For-
the

Vancouver, Dec.

Sayre, general agent for

Powder Company here,
suicide last

of the Thiel

committed night int,

office Detective

f

Sayre was $6,000 short in his

brains out.
left a letter stating
that he was short in his accounts

his
Deceased

and that the strain was more than

he could bear. He asked that his

bargain
lowa,
Washington,

stocks

these

U. S. CITIZENS
PREPARE FOR
BIG DROUGHT

 

Four States go dry today—Record

Liquor Sales in lowa—One
Man Purchases 16
Barrels.

 

(Special to The Dally News.)

Washington, Dee. 31.—This is
day the saloons of
Colorado, Oregon and
This is the last day
m which the public may lay in
of before the dry
‘ra begins.

Saloons Closing.

502 saloons and 15

in

liquor

In Iowa,

|veillance for some time. He had breweries will close tonight. One
just signed a document agreeing man bought sixteen barrels of
lto place himself under the re- whiskey as a provision against
;straint of the detective agency the drought. Sales of liquor in

states are the heaviest in

history.

Austria Will Pay.

Washington, Dec. 31.—Austria
has notified Secretary Lansing
that she will accede to the de-

wife be told that he was shot in

a fight on Granville Street.

lis being heard before Judge
Young today is of particular in-
terest to fishermen, being an ap-

 

FUN FOR EVERYBODY ~

AT WESTHOLME TONIGHT|°! the subma

whose wife she becomes.

fered, and of cougse a happy wed-
ding ensues.
With Billy

Reeves featuring in the comedies,

Sidney Drew and

military instruction.

mands of America with regard to
the sinking of the Ancona. Aus-
tria will pay .an indemnity and

will also_punish the commander

rine.

arate

 

MR. PURDIE LEAVING

 

“The Lure of Mammon,” the
'three-act drama at the West- FOR WORK POINT
holme onan te a powerfully
dramatic story, telling of a Mr. Purdie, of the Canadian
French girl who leaves home for Bank of Commerce, intends to
America; is ship wrecked, and is leave shortly for Work Point,
rescued by a wealthy American where he will take the course in

Mr. Clement

 

Jealousy of his secretary brige Macdonald,.of Vancouver, arrived

Jet 18) § 8 ar) gs f

|disagreement, and, in a struggle|/°" the Prince George yesterday
ag ntl, é > c 5

lwith his young wife, the million- to fill the vacancy here.

aire is killed. Finally, the widow Lost ns

marries the secretary and all ends

| happily. Red morocco bill-folder, initials
In “Rags and Girl, Maurice J. D2 in gold on outside, contain-

‘astello figures as Prince Charm- : ; :

Costello figures as Prince Charm-|ing five $20 American bills, two

ing to a poor girl who has sul-j4o9, and one 5, between Prince

Rupert Club and Exhibition Build-
ing. All bills can be identified if
tendered. Reward $20. Apply to

City Police Station.

jthe lighter side of this program}  ppayer is communion with your
rt , A . ;

is certain to produce fun for own consciousness.

everybody. The Drew —-

inimitable
.

as an unhappy married

a scream,

FISHING CASE

The case of Rex v. Nelson which

plication for certiorari, Brew hay-

ing been charged with fishing for
salmon in the Skeena river with-
out paying the provincial license.
Mr.

Cassidy, K. C, of Vancouver,

but these have
Judgment

the same nature,

been withdrawn. will
be given this afternoon.

watch-night
_Chureh

be a

 

There will
service in the Anglican
tonight at 11:15.

—

The light within us is the per-

man is;

? 3 Coming Monday and Tuyes-
is appearing for the crown and day, Sensation ay Seven-Ree!l
W. FE. Williams for the applicant, Variety Program. Coming
: arene Tes Rane Soon, Serial and Great Mas-
There were two other gases of terpieces.

 

 

 

MAJESTIC :: THEATRE

Our New Year's Wish:—
“Health Prosperity and Pro-
gress to All”

Tonight and Tomorrow

SSS

Srecial Holiday
EIGHT-REEL
Program

 

 

 

 

ADMISSION 10 and 16 cents.

 

 

 

 

 

crowd to~ Self’s

fect light. We seldom credit Follow the
others with higher motives than|Gafe. There is a reason..: Next
we possess. Majestic Theatre. 1n2tf,

 

 

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