a ee ee ag ee ee THE DAILY NEWS en vOL. VII. NO. 59. > eggrenpeeneeassetalaennaseen C., FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1916. PRINCE RU sa RT, B — «cs ' PRICE ‘FIVE CENTS HE SI"UATION AT VERDUN IS UNCHANGED SuCcESsry FRENCH AIR RAID -- PORTUGAL IS. NOW PREPARING FOR ACTION ‘SPLENDID CONCERT IN FRENCH DENY HUN WESTHOLME THEATRE REPORT OF VICTORY! ( rtesy Hotel Rupert. Phe Westholme Theatre wa London, March 10 The French packed to the roof last night officially deny the German report the occasion of the farewell « that the Germans have scored a cert to the men of the 1062nd | vietory on the French front. “he ment by the ladies of tl situation at Verdun remains uN-| mittee of the Carnival of the Al changed, with a violent artillery |jes, The theatre was gaily di hombardment along the banks of ed with the Uniom Jack and th the River Meuse. ,Canadian flag, while the stage Successful Air Raid. ‘earried the flags of the Allies. Six French aeroplanes made @| Ty the absence of Mayor Me- raid on the German transport and Caffery, Acting Mayor Nelson pri railway lines in Belgium, doing | sided. He said that the citizens | GREAT CROWDS GREET SE. 3 MONARCH AT SALONIKI.—P! Peter, Allies. gathered along the waterfront at Saloniki to welcome King | | Visit t the | | BRISK BIDDING FOR HALIBUT CATCHES, camp of the SEVERAL JAPS WERE | WOUNDED IN SCRAP extensive damage and all return- | ¢ Prince Rupert had gathered to ing safely to the base, gether a good many times to take! Portugal Mobilising. farewell of contingents leaving} Following upon the handing of}. the front, and assured the his passports to the Portuguese! jan of the 102nd that the people Ambassador, Portugal is making } toy that they would be well worthy ready for action all the naval re-lof the gallant men who had gone servist® having been called up. before, and who had earned a Distilleries Taken Over. great reputation in the mae Hon, David Lloyd George |r, going out to form part of has intimated that it is the in- | Kitchener's “contemptible little} tention of the government to take army,’ which term of the Kaiser's | ver all British distilleries. lhe characterised as one of the Base. lereatest compliments ever paid to Rixa four soldiers, the Russian Naval The captured on the Black Sea harbor of north boys of the that, had in recent times been in- has been made were showing though our a naval base by the Russians. Canadian Prisoners Well. The United States ambassador, clined towards peace, there was still a good deal of the old fight- ing blood of our ancestors in our called them forth to! freedom and justice. who recently paid a surprise visit} tothe Canadian prisoners in Ger- veins which do battle for He dwelt upon the many says he found them all well. fact that our DEVELOPMENT WORK men were not professional sol- AT SURF INLET MINE diers but citizen soldiers, yet the FP, W.H I uperintendent of men who had gone before had ° ° oer, super e e oO the Surf Inlet Mines, came in yes-|e°0e» and the boys who are go terday on the Full. Moon, . Mr.|{2S 20W will prove, that they are : : j second to no soldiers in the Holler says that there are at pres- and the block- is proceeding After magnificent entés*menataennl world in courage and spirit. ing out of the ore dwelling upon the navy, he com- work done by our satisfactorily, The ss plimented Capfain Brandt on the npany is putting in a | power plant which will generate type of men he had at his com- “Their Sinful Influence,” a) Prince Rupert business men power enough for a city. The mand and hoped he would bring three-act societ drama, is the | are showing increased interest in trams will be operated by elec- them back with honors leading feature at the Westholme j the development taking place at tricity while the power will be After “Love in Armor,” a most night. Besides ths interesting | Alice Arm and several are laying utilised wherever possible in amusing comedy, had been shown, |play there is a great wealth of} plans to open up stores there at irtying out development work.|the bugle band of the Cadet Corps od comedy, including “Roman-| in early date. Charles Vaughan, Houses are being erected for the|!ined up on the stage and woke/|tic Reggie,” with Sydney Drew as/of the Acme Importers Limited, nen and, once the snow goes, it|the echoes with their calls, whieh|Reggie, Drew is always highly!has just returned from the mining is expected that Surf Inlet will}/Wwere so much appreciated that|amusing and clever. Billy Quirk}/oamp and his*report was so fa- be one of the busiest spots on the they had to give a repeat, The)p ighter) iMjyorable that Mr. Scheinman in- coast, boys kept remarkably well to tats while \ Matrimonial) tends to open a store without de- wade tes gether and showed good tone, Boomerang’ makes a third ful ay. : OBITUARY Mrs. William Millar sang “Bon-|provoker of more than average Ole Evindsen has got the con- Mrs. Provoes, an Indian woman|nie Prince Charlie” so well that nerit i cho Bill appears | struction of his hotel under way “77 years of age, passed away|She was recalled, giving “Lochjin “The Wealth of the P ‘land hopes to be able to take care al Met itlah yesterday. The|Lomond” as an encore, Private | little play which should appeal lo/of a hundred men early next funeral will take place at Metla.|Korner of the 102nd sang “My all. This is a vari D , ionth, Katlah this afternoon and will be|Qld New Hampshire Home,” giv-| which should prove { Ir. Hannan, of Cavenaile and Conducted by the Salvation Army,|ing “Dublin Bay’’ as an encore tive to Westholme patrons innan, is at present at Alicelé the funeral arrangements hesins Miss King’s violin solo also M lookig over the situation and "een carried out by the B, 6,|/brought demands for more, the LAUNCH CASE ir B gy, formerly of Stewart, Undertakers, violinist. responding with “Home, is likely to open premises there pwn ——|Sweet Home.” Mrs. Jarvis Mc-| ‘At the police court th before long. Peete ee tt AOO OCR aR RON R tts Leod made quite a hit with “Keep |!"8, | A. Phillips of Sea North, south and east of Prince MAJESTIC :: ee THEATRE the Home Fires Burning,” follow-|appeared on a charge of stea tupert there are abundant signs oe ing with “Your King and Country his ewn launch, on which he had) ¢ the mast active mining season Tonight and Tomorrow Need You.” Mr, Armstrong's ren-78!ven 4 lien bo rs . ee this district has evep experienced i dering of “By Order of the King” | Se ' ore se rity ‘ md a development which seems n of Highest Order had also to be repeated, while bill of $20.05, Ths | ‘ertaig to lead to mining on a “The Pitf WW’ Piper Sturgeon’s bagpipe jselec- Phillips failed to meet fis Nn large scale for years to come, As An All-Star Cast Batic. RS tions were received in the same |! thirty days, Adams se se Prince Rupert is the centre of —_8et Modern Drama, fashion., Pte. Brand sang “phe |launch, and that the a ' Hcl this area, ib is bound to benefit “THE cam . Mighty Deep” in splendid yoice, |afterwards ney Pe a " 7 i no little extent from this ac- a Thrilling rained ‘ore but could not be tempted to give | Phillips nad vere ” | i tivity: ee an encore, though the audience |leaving $16.05 unpald, Oe) ee Tene, Saree "Mr. Jaen and the Lady Re- $|istied another. The magistrate dismissed the Sirloin and porterhouse steaks No. 8 of ~ The accompanists were Miss | Case. \. M. Mal ; : opens eee eet pees Hol- etree Family 3/Brand, Miss Ellett, Mrs. ee W, Bee eene Rees Ki hs Sd ° Coming mo yee arom, ere, Pay and wabeupediacee a * » was released yesterday} “The Goddess,” the great serial pada on Vueedey, Entre all of whom played pesmirisney : cS , » $16.05 into | at the Majestic, begins March 27, *! Variety Program, Judge Young, president of the |DY Phillips paying the lcourt. jand 28, Anita Stewarteleads, tf (Continued on Page Two) ere rone trenches. | Chief Gammon has returned Four more halibut schooners |from Oceanic cannery where he)eame in this morning. The Alba-| went to investigate tl Japanese Ag vn ISS. SRO aBPenesetsoss hat $5,000. pounds; the scrap which took place recently. “| Tvyee 40,000 and two smaller boats | He is waiting the recovery of the} wounded man who is in hospital t 15,000 between them. Bid- here before taking further steps. ding started at 7% cents but no [t seeins that the Jap who is here{sale had been made at noon. | there} The had been the are three ageressor, as boats coming in are re- Japs at the @annery all) jaining wharf tied up at the , suffering from his attentions. pending settlement of the dispute One was injured by a thrown 4 or the sharing of the cost of re- lamp, while another has seven jpwals of gear, and fish, which cuts in his hand, sustained while |, especjally in big demand at this to take the trying knife from his season of the year, 1s liable to be assailant, and the third has a qear for some time. Seattle is knife wound in the back of his very hungry for halibut and there neck, Altogether it must have j, ppisk bidding amongst the been a pretty lively fight, but it buyers for the catches | is not yet certain as to which was vhich are arriving, . the guilty party. ALICE ARM DRAWS LOCAL BUSINESS MEN “THEIR SINFUL INFLUENCE” AT WESTHOLME THEATRE to shows the great crowd which Serbia's monarch, on a recent pon” YELF UNDERGOING TREATMENT | IN VICTORIA | , } Don” Yelf, who was expected ly to arrive in Prince Rupert on iTuesday night, has gone to Vic- : 4 toria along with other wounded soldiers from his battalion to undergo special treatment at the Military Convalescent Home at Esquimalt. The party was met at the wharf by the band of the 88th Regiment and a large crowd gave them a right warm welcome. “Don” the back by shrapnel at Festubert on May 24th, him to lose a lot of muscular tis- ue He home for was severely wounded in the wound causing will stay three months, he will probably be, lescent after discharged and will rank in class} i2 on the which pension list. [THRILLING D DRAMA AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRE a ‘The Pitfall, the act drama at the Majestic tonight, great four- full of dramatic action. It to save s a stirring play situations and lively is the story of a girl who, her father from financial ruin, marries a professional gambler. Her former lover, Clive, a young wyer, brings about the downfall of the means of a Before gambler dis- gambler by iid on his establishment, the final raid, the that his ire. centred on covers wife’s affections another, and he reats her with the utmost brutal- ity, and, blaming her for the final crash, tries to murder her. How the villain attempts to escape from custody and is shot makes 1 thrilling climax to a= great drama. “The Box Ca of those r Trap” is another exciting railroad dramas adventures of Mr. Jarr the third comedies, while the with the lady reformer, of the famous ‘‘Jarr” completes a good show, MINING CASE pany, represented ©, McKinnon, W. Colin CG, Munro, afternoon, ants’ trespassing erty and interfering with mining mountain, at the conva-} Hiis Honor Judge Young will ‘a : A Matrimonial Boomerang” hear the case of E, P. Spaulding Comedy. 8 and Ae Spalding Vy, The Butte “Diamond” Nights Monday & Tues. and Rocher de Boule Copper Com- by Messrs. F. 8S. Sargent and at his home this The plaintiffs ask for an injunction against the defend- g upon their prop- their work on Rocher de Boule [DESPERATE FIGHT WITH VILLAS BANDIT New March :40.—Arthur McKinney, William | Corbett and James O'Neill have Columbus, Mexico, ibeen captured by Villa and hang- ed. Their bodies were afterwards | burned. | Bandits and Troops Clash. El] Paso, Mareh 10,— cavalrymen Texas, Five United States were killed in a clash with 500 of Villa’s bandits at Columbus, N.M., The an hour and a half and were finally off by the 413th United States cavalry after inflict- ing great losses on the Mexicans. Hotels in th centre of the town burned by the and lives. Mexicans held the town for driven were bandits several guests lost their The shot people as they were fleeing from Mexicans down several the flames. Many bandits were killed in the The attack started at midnight and Pablo Lopez, the command of Villa’s Villa got sue- streets. second in men, was killed. cessfully away, CAPTAIN KANE OF PORT MOODY IS IN THE CITY Captain W. J, Kane, of Port Moody, who has been on the coast for the past thirty years, is visit- ling in town on his way south from la visit to his brother, | Kane, of Telkwa. The captain who has seen long service on the lakes of British naval service George T. and coast Columbia, has volunteered for thirty days’ notice and is under to proceed to the Atlantic coast. LADIES’ SUITS A large consignment of new spring models just received and some are now on display in our windows. Individual models will be con- fined to eustomers and no dupli- cates sold. These suits are sent to us on consignment and will be on sale for a short time only. Orders taken es stock sizes. 60. H. 8. WALLACE CO., LTD. OPERA HOUSE Rupert’s Popular Play House TONIGHT AND TOMORROW SPECIAL 7-REEL SHOW “Their Sinful Influence” Drama in Three Acts. “The Wealth of the Poor’ Drama, Featuring C. M. Anderson as Broncho Bill. “Romantic Reggie” Comedy, featuring Sidney Drew. “EATS” Tramp Comedy featuring Billy Quirk. WESTHOLMR {| - GO TO LONDON CAFE FOR THE BEST MEALS STRICTLY UNION HOUSE Hart Bik. Third Ave. BOXES FOR LADIES ater gunners ————— le 4 Ls f