: ip ee ~-t - THE DAILY NEWS THE LEADING NEWSPAPER IN Published Daily and Weekly NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA Guaranteed Largest Circulation HEAL Daily News Building, 3rd Ave, TRANSIENT DISPLAY ADVERTISING rates on application. PREMIER'S SPEECH Premier Bowser, in his cent lengthy speech in the leg-| islature, position of preaching “blue ruin,” was a fime for optimism and Mr. Bow- ser may rest assured that the the optimism, It not for pessimism. opposition views future with unbounded is quite well aware of the pos- sibilities of the province of British Columbia, under a safe government — a government which will not propose to pay over $75,000 to a political press agent without receiving an ex- act accounting of every cent. Mr. Bowser says that ‘The independent voter at this time is badly affected by political revelations in other provinces.” The independent voter of Brit- ish Columbia has not found it; necessary to go outside of the boundaries of this province in order to secure evidence on which to base his opinion. The mere fact that Joe Matson was given $75,000, to do what he liked with, is enough in itself to condemn the McBride-Bow- Prince re- | and remarked that this! ») OFFICE Rupert, B.C. Telephone 98. 50 cents per inch. Oontract +» for thou- sands——then the Indians did not get a square deal, and Matson i the rest of the crew condemned out of their own mouths, As a matter of fact, | Mr. Matson has not yet com- pleted his contract in the mat- ter, according to before the public committee. worth of property stand again accused the op-| his evidence accounts The fact which has cordemn.- ed the government in the eyes of the outside voter is that the men on the government pay- roll in most districts have been paid election agents. As a matter of fact a local road-boss is at the present mo- on a vote-getting tour for the party, at the people’s expense. No flowery general- ities of the premier or any other minister or member will prove of the slightest use in denying facts which come un- der the everyday notice of men throughout the province. The Bowser gang stand condemned, not beeause of anything which any member of the opposition simply ment which come under the every- the province, have been Prussian and they ser administration in the eyes of any sane, thinking man. The premier’ reiterates the story of the wealth of the prov- ince, Again, it may be remark- ed that the fact that such a wealthy province has to confess to being $18,000,000 in the hole is sufficient condemnation for must pay the same price as the Prussians will have to pay. NOTES AND COMMENTS to the brutes who massacred the may say, but by their own acts|Will be obtained by asking day notice of voters throughout |OPe" competition. Their methods|tem of having a provincial archj- tect and a staff of assistants led public Cc. Evans, A plentiful supply of tar and|Player expert. feathers is what should be applied| Bulger & Denike’s elry Store. 80. #82 DAILY NEWS YEAST: vote and lay claim to the of the tion favor ladies. * . . The Crown Prinee must be get- ting quite peevish at the unwill- of the themselves to be cornered. ingness French to allo make the that the guarantee capital and interest of the Northern Bowser is trying to |people believe jof the Canadian guarantee which is not a guaran- bonds jis a tee The Songhees Reserve Indians who can English must be tickled to learn that Joe Matson slipped one over on them when he persuaded them to part with dollars worth of a few thousands. read millions of property for MANITOBA ABOLISHES ARCHITECT'S DEPARTMENT The Norris governn:ent of Man- itoba has abolished the office of the provincial arehitect, which was costing the province 330,00. a year. The employees haye been given notice that their services will not be required after the end of March. It has been decided that much better results, at muen less cost, for plans of all public buildings in The old sys- to a sameness of design in the buildings. Get your piano tuned by Harry pioneer piano tuner and Leave orders at (Wark’s) jew- poor women and children of Ser- any government. bia. The Tory press agents in ee Victoria claim that Mr. Matson Villa seems to be quite an made a good deal for the gov- ernment when he purchased the Songhees Reserve from the Indians. Such are just exactly the standard of that government. If the govern- ment made such a good deal as they claim—getting millions deals elusive gentleman and is likely to give General Pershing quite a run for victory. * . * If the government grant vote to the women of the province on June ist, they ean forget about the liquor vote and the prohibi- FRED STORK’S HARDWARE 710 SECOND AVE ‘ Carpenters’ Too!s Builders’ Hardware Ship Chandlery Wire Cabie Stee! 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EMPRES WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR been made to register Prince Rupert, Fee-simple, the Ccllector of the City of Prince Rupert the|to Olaf Hanson, bearing date the 10th day of September, LAND REGISTRY ACT. Notice Under Section 36. TAKE NOTICE that an application has Olaf Hanson, of B. C., a8 the owner in under a Tax Sale Deed from 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 pra- ticularly known and described as:—Lot ten (10), Block eighteen (18), Section six (6), 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 land, and I shall register the said Olaf Hanson 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 al! 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. F, MACLEOD, District Registrar, To Paul M. Schubert, Lily Schubert, ee Professor B. H. Barton, oi [. B. S. A., will deliver a lecture in the Empress Theatre on Fri- day at 8 p. m. on “God Created the Heavens and the Earth, Who Created Hell? Mr. Barton will also lecture on Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon in the same place, his subjects being “When Christ Returns to Earth” and ‘he Judgment Day has Begun, | How Will It End?” All seats are free and there is no collection. SUN AND TIDE 24th, March 1916. Sun Tises..:......%3.. <6. .6:57 @: mM, AI BOW ik sos es Fs ww 6:9 p, m.} High water.......... 3:54 p. m.] LOW WOE 6 6:6055 56 10:45 p. m., Gen Welter s.o% +. sc. ss 4:56 a. m.| RAW. DRUOL. 3 fixes <0 10:41 a. m.. Captain J. MeGee, M. M.S.A. MINERAL ACT Certificate of Improvements NOTICE Fractional mineral claim, Skeena Mining Division of Rivermouth situated in the Cassiar District. Where jocated:—aAt the head of Alice arm, adjoining the Rivermouth and Cari- boo mineral claims. TAKE NOTICE that I, G. R. Naden, Free Miners’ Certificate No. 94,096B, acting as agent for Carrie Pratt, Free Miners’ Cer- uficate No. 93,917B, intend, sixty days rom the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Im- provements, for the purpose of obtaining i Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 85, must be commenced be- fore the issue of such Certificate of Im- provements, Dated this 23rd day of December, A. DL. 1915. Apr. 2. 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 me 17th day of September, A. D. 1915, in pursuance of a Tax Sale held by said Municipality on or about the ¥th day of September, 1914, of all and singular certain parcel or tract of land and premises situate, lying, and being in the Clty of Prince Rupert, in the Province of British Columbia, more par icularly known and described 4s:-—Lot three (3), Block forty-five (45), Section eight (8), and Lot four (4), Block thirty live (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 land, 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- iments, 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- .. & S. S&S. Prince John a G.T.P. SC . Thursday, March 1916, -HEDULES STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO SOUTH Prince Rupert Salle every Saturday at 8 a. m. Sails every Tuesday at 7 Pp. m. ALASKAN SERVICE Commencing March 30th after, Steamship Prince Ketchikan, Wrangell, and John Juneau and Skagway, every will Thursday Sail at 12 there noon for TRAIN SERVICE TO THE EAST ‘aussenger Phursdays at 10:30 a. ntreal, Trains leave Prince Rupert on Monday m. for Edmonton, Winnipeg, To: Ottawa, New York and all Eastern Points “THE ROAD OF MARVELLOUS SCENERY” On Saturday also Mixed Train carrying passenger ¢ ach leaves for Edmonton at 6 a. m., making close connections there with regular passenger train for Winnipeg For Steamship and Sleeping Car Reservations, and full information regarding travel to any part of the world ay G. T. P. TICKET OFFICE, THIRD AVENUE. PHONE 260 A. DAVIDSON, General Agent. 8. 0. ERICH, City Passenger and Ticket Agent. Agency all Atlantic and Trans-Pacific Steamship Lings. ( PT alae Lr bd QM CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Lowest Rates to all Rasen Points via Steamer to Vancouver and the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY Meals and Berth included on Steamer PRINCESS MAQUINNA SOUTHBOUND SUNDAY 6 P. Mm. Office corner 2nd Street and Sra Avenur PACIFIC CARTAGE LIMITED (Successors to Pecific Transfer Co.) General Cartage LADYSMITH COAL Alex M. Manson, B.A. W. E. Williams, B.A., L.L.B WILLIAMS & MANSON Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. MONEY TO LOAN Box 1585 Helgerson Block Prince Rupert, B. C JAMES GILMORE Architect near McBride Stree} 2nd Avenue, B. C. UNDERTAKERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND Em- SALMERS — SATISFACTION GQUAR- ANTEED—OPEN DAY AND WIGHT 117 2ND STREET—PHONE 41 PRINCESS SOPHIA FOR ALASKAN PORTS MONDAY, 27TH J. I. PETERS, General Agent Corner Fourth Street and Third Avenue, Prince Rupert, B.C. Prince Rupert Dairy Has cut the price of Mil in half PURE FRESH MILK Delivered in city at quart and 5c per pint Phone Green 252 10c per k FOR TAXI Phone 99 - Hotel Rupert 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, | ind 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, Provinee of British Columbia, this 19th day of January, | A. D, 1916, To Grand Trunk Pacific Development Co., | Ltd., J. P, Conrad, Jack Jenkins, Mrs. H, F, MACLEOD, District Registrar. | | ' Cc. R. McDonald, F. G. DAWSON Here's where we test the choicest samples of Canada's six million acre wheat crop. We grind them into flour in the little mill you see on the left of the picture. Then comes the supreme test--bread-baking. If the bread is perfect in every way we pronounce the wheat Al and the flour-ROYAL STANDARD. AT YOUR GROCER'S Vancouver Milling 8 Grain CoLte: wns us|) Voncouver, New Westminster. Nanoimo. Victoria. S COFFEE PRINCE RUPERT, 5.