smear eee ee | THE DaAILy NEWS THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Publiched Daily and Weekly Guaranteed Largest Circulation HEAD OFFICE Daily News Building, 3rd Ave, Prince Rupert, B.C TRAL‘SIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING—50 cents per inch. rates on application. Telephone 98, Contract DAILY EDITION aE Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1946. SHELL CONTRACTS eral Bertram claimed recent): that the remodelled committee had effected a saving of $40, 000,000 by bringing reduction in prices on the more recent contracts: This is a clear admission that the earlie: contractors took a profit o! $40,000,000 which they should not have taken, or have bee: allowed to take. The good name of Canada is at stake, and no evasion will serve to hide the fact. The one great fact stands out clearly that the members of the com- mittee betrayed their trust to the Empire, their highest ideal being ‘“‘How much can we make out of the Empire's great need” and not “How can we help save the Empire in its extremity.” The following from the Toront Telegram sums up the situa tion: e “The shell committee wa acting on behalf of Sir Robert Borden just as Sir Robert was acting on ‘behalf of the Cana- The shell The Journal yesterday re- produced at length the reply of Hon. Arthur Meighen to the charges made against the shel! Hon: William Meighen’s chief committee by Pugsley, Mr- argument being that the shell committee was operating under the imperial government and therefore the Borden govern- ment could not start-any en- quiry. ; It is true that the committee was appointed under the im- per ial government, but it is also true that it was appointed by THE BORDEN GOVERNMENT Evidently, Lloyd George, at that time, had sufficient confidence in the jntegrity of Canadian shell manufacturers and in the members of the Borden gov- ernment to allow them to ap- point the committee. To have sent someone fzom Britain to appoint the committee would have been casting a slur upon the honesty and patriotism of the Canadian officials. The committee was appoint- ed by Sir Sam Hughes, with the consent of the cabinet at Ot- dian people. com- mittee was not the steward o! Canada’s money—it was the steward of Canada’s honor. tawa. The committee com- The most devil-like qualities prised chiefly men who were of the race are a stench in the interested in the making of rotten presence of the contract- shells, and these men proceed- grabbing brood of ecarrioi ed to let contracts to: them- crows that infest Ottawa, eager selves at admittedly higher to plunder Britain and disgrace prices than obtained elsewhere, Canada with their greed.” with the result that D-. A. If, as Mr. Meighen says, the doings of the shell committee are no concern of the Canadian Thomas had to be sent over fron’ Britain to find out where the huge profits.were going. parliament, they at least are Lloyd George trusted the Can- the concern of the Canadiar adian officials in appointing people. If the members of the Borden government care to go down to history as a greedy aggregation which grabbed al) the was the shell committee, and Can- ada betrayed that trust. Neither Mr. Meighen nor any member of the Borden} other it could) when boss cabinet can evade the real is- abroad, the people of Canada sue. The recent speech in de- have no desire to be ranked fence was an able piece of| with them. If Canada has any special pleading, but it only vestige of honor left, the lettin served to show that there i: of shelf contracts by the com- necessity for an enquiry. Gen-| mittee to members of the com- THE UNION STEAMSHIP C9. O° B.C., LIMITED § § VENTURE Sails for Granby, Naas, Simpson, every Monday, «Me a.m. Sails for Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, every Tuesday at 8 p.m. § § CAMOSUN Sails for Stewart, Granby, Simpson, Saturdays, . . 8 a.m, January 8th, 22nd. February 5th, 19th. Mareh 4th and 18th. Sails for Massett, Port Clements, Sundays, p.m., January 9th, 23rd, February 6th 20th. March 5th and 19th. Sails for Skidegate. Jedway, Ikeda, Mondays, p.m., January 10th and 24th, February 7th and 21st. March 6th and 20th. Sails for Bella Coola, Rivers Inlet, Vancouver, January 13th and 27th. § February 10th and 24th. March Oth and 23rd. 4 JOHN BARNSLEY, Agent. 623 Second Avenue. Phone 568. : ne Sd SS | FRED STORK’S HARDWARE | | about a #8 BAILY NEWS ———— ee ee Te _____ A Hot, Nourishing Meal— one that will put virn and energy into the worn-out body and fortify it against exposure—-Shredded Wheat Biscuit (heated in the oven to restore crispness) with het milk supplies all the strength needed for a half-day’s work. Also delicious with bananas or other fruits. Made in Canada. mittee at enormous must and shall be investigated Mr. Meighen may postpone the day but he cannot stop its coming, any more than he can control the tides or the change of the moon. Special reductions on all house slipper lines in wool, felt leather. cent- below catalogue prices. the Shoeman. 19-21. 20th Century suits, and best English weaves; worth from $27-50 to $32.50, for $19.50, at Bryant’s January Sale. LAND REGISTRY ACT. Notice Under Section 36. TAKE NOTICE that an application has been made to register Sven Holmquist, of Prince Rupert, as the owner in Fee-simple, under two Tax Sale Deeds from the col- lector of the City of Prince Rupert, to Sven Holmquist, bearing date the 17th day of September, A. D. 1915, in pursuance of a Tax Sale held by said Municipality on or about the 9th day of September, 1914, of all and singular certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate, lying, and being in the City of Prince Rupert, in the Province of British Columbia, more par- ticularly known and described as:-—Lot three (3), Block forty-five (45), Section eight (8), and Lot four (4), Block thirty- five (35), Section eight (8), Map 923. You and those claiming through or under you, and all persons claiming any interest in the said land by descent whose title is not registered under the provisions of the “Land Registry Act’ are required to contest the claim of the tax purchaser within forty-five days of the service of this notice upon you. Otherwise you and each of you will be forever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to or in respect of the said dand, and I shall register the said Sven Holmquist as owner in fee, Your attention is called to section 36 of the “Land Registry Act” and amend- ments, and especially to the following ex- tract therefrom which relates to the above notice. “And in default of a caveat or certificate of lis pendens being filed before the registration as owner of the persons en- titled under such tax sale, all persons so served with notice, or served with notice under subsection (6) of section 155 of the ‘Municipal Clauses Act, 1906,’ or sec- tion 293 of the ‘Municipal Act,’ or section 139 of the ‘Assessment Act, 1903,’ or section 253 of the ‘Taxation Act,’ in cases in which notice under this Act is dispensed with as hereinafter provided, and those claiming through or under them and all persons claiming any interest in the land by virtue of any unregistered instrument, and all persons claiming any interest in the land by descent whose title is not registered under the provisions of this Act, shall be for ever estopped and debarred from setting up any claim to or in respect of the land so sold for taxes.” Dated at the Land Registry Office, at the City of Prince Rupert, Province of British Columbia, this 19th day of January, A. D. 1916. H. FP. MACLEOD, District Registrar. To Grand Trunk Pacific Development Co., Ltd., J. P. Conrad, Jack Jenkins, Mrs. C. R. MeDonald, ( t 710 SECOND AVE | Carpenters’ Tools Suilders’ Hardware Ship Chandlery Wire Cable Stse!l Blocks Fishing Tackle Iron Pipe Pipe Fittinge Rifles and Shotguns |; Rope Valves Ammunition ) Pumps Hose Paint i \ Stoves and Ranges Rubberoid Roofing Corrugated Iron i | “WE SELL NOTHING BUT THE BEST” \ = = = FRED STORK’S HARDWARE LAND REGISTRY ACT IN THE MATTER OF An application for the issue of a fresh Certificate of Title to Lot Fifty (50), Block three (3), Sec- soe seven (7), City of Prince Rupert, Map Proof of the loss of the certificate of Utle to the above lands having been filed in this office, Notice is hereby given that it is my Intention to issue, at the expiration of one (1) month from the first publica- tion hereof, a fresh certificate of title to the above lot in the name of John R. Rodcoff, which Certificate of Title is dated 15th December, 1911, and is numbered 959-1, H, F, MACLEOD, District Registrar. Land Registry OMce, Prince Rupert, B. C., December 6th, 1915. J15. and | Peck | } nearly STEEL IS AVAILABLE = FOR BUILDING SHIPS That steel is 3 obtainable for ship building on the coast is evidenced | by the purchase of 40,000 tons} for the Seattle Drydock Company | by J. V- Patterson, of British Co- lumbia submarine fame. | Mr. Paterson announces that) | he has closed contracts for the construction of three steel steam- | 7.500 tons each. He states scarcity for the high, He there is a decided that naturally that of steel | lers of | | | | } and prices |eommodity are ‘also states that labor for the con | structon of ships is searce and ihigh, and that the profits in the | | shipbuilding not business are so big as they appear on; bei He remarks that there is | profits | ., | Jaeger slippers at 20 per | no real prosperity in the business | ~!but simply a boom owing to war) and that there jis con- misapprehension mnditions, siderable con- cerning the boom in some lines of the trade. Subseribe for the Daily News. Fifty cents per month. ‘Help Digestion To keep your digestive organs in good working or- | der—tostimulate your liver new models, | } ‘ ‘ | | tone your stomach and ore “C bowels, take— Bevis S | Largest Sale ~ eee yy ned in the World. Sold ev: In boxes, 25 cents. WATER NOTICE CAKE NOTICE that R. B. McGinnis, whose iddress is Alice Arm, British Columbia, will apply for a licence to take and use fifteen second feet of water out of Trout Creek, which flows Westerly and drains mto Kitsault River, about 16 miles north ff its outlet at Alice Arm, B. C. The water will be diverted from the stream it a point about 500 vertical feet above joint of use, near its mouth, and will ve used for power and mining purpose ‘pon the land described as Wolf Group of Mining Claims. This notice was posted on he ground on the 26th day of October, 1915. A copy of this notice and an ap plication pursuant thereto and to the Water Act, 1914" will be filed in the Mee of the Water Recorder at Prince Rupert, B. C. Objections to the application nay be filed with the said Water Recorder rr with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C., within thirty days after the first appearance of this notice in a local newspaper. The date € the first publication of this notice Is November 9th, 1915. R. B. McGINNIS, By H. C. 31 Years Older Than The Dominion of Canada Applicant. Ingle, Agent. were S the name implies, The Bank of British North America was established long before the Provinces united and became the Dominion of Canada. The sound, progressive management which has made it a power in Canadian finance makes it the bank for your account. THE BANK OF British North America 78 YEARS IN BUSINESS. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $87,884,000. PRINCE RUPERT BRANCH P. MARGETTS, Manager get Phone 99 s Stand - Hotel Rupert Wednesday, January 26 » 1916, ee 00) G.T.P. SCHEDULES at a Naas Siguilehip Service to South S. &. Prince George sails every Saturday at 9 a. m. s. S. Prince John Sails every Tuesday at 7 p. m. [rain Service to the East EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2ND, 1916. i Trains leave Prince Rupert on Mondeys anq m. for Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronte Ottawa, New York and all Eastern Points, “THE ROAD OF MARVELLOUS SCENERY” On Saturday also Mixed Train carrying passenger coach making close connections Passenger Thursdays at 10:30 a, Montreal, at 6 a. m., train for Winnipeg. leaves for Edmonton there with regular passenger For Steamship and Sleeping Car Reservations, and fy} information regarding travel to any part of the world apply G. T. P. TICKET OFFICE, 3RD AVE. Agenoy all Atlantic and Trans-Pacific Steamship Lines. PDENT!STRY | CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY ChOWN AND BRIDGE WORK A SPECIALTY DR. J. F. BROWN | | Lowest rates to all Bectern Peint: via Steamer to Vancouver ene the DENTIST } CANADIAN PACIFIC RAN Way Smith Block, Third Avenue i Phone 454 | Meals and berth Include: en steamer Office: PRINCESS MAY SOUTHBOUND FRIDAY 7 °. m. Lorre $ PRINCESS MAQUINA SOUTHROUND é D ° ? SUNDAY, 6 P. m. Prince Rupert Dairy ] t+ revere ser or H +s cut the price of Milk in half 'ffice corner ¥nd Street and 8rd Avenne PURE FRESH MILK PACIFIC CARTAGE LIMITED Delivered in city at 10¢ per (Nuccessors to Pacific Transfer Oa quart and 5c per pint ‘ Q@enere!l Cartage LADYSMITH COAL Phone Green 252 03—Phone—e2 ~ Alex M. Manson, B.A. W. E. Williams, BA, Lis WILLIAMS & MANSON { Barristers, Solicitors, Ete. MONEY TO LOAN Box 1585 Prince nee) .¢@ Sterling Marine Motors Can be purchased In town. A Motor that will give you en- tire satisfaction. Built for hard work. Guaranteed. —HEAVY DUTY— FISHERMAN’S ENGINE 2 Cy!l.—5 1-2 In. by 7 In., 12-16 Horse Power. 4 Cr).—5 1-2 In. by 8 In., Horse Power. Senerage Block JAMES GILMORE Architect 2nd Avenue, near McPride Btreal 26-35 Do your remodeling with a first- class engine. B. C. UNDERTA FUNERAL DIRECTORS AW Ls BALMERS —- SATISFACTION ANTEEDO-—-OPEN BAY AND fi 117 2ND STREET—PHeNG 4 Further Information Apply to W. E. Williscroft, Phone Biue 508, or D. 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