THE OATLf !fc3. Your at Fifty Future Half Price II Is neier loo late to b?uin making provl-felon for old age. Even now. at fifiv. vi. ii buy a Canadian Government Annuity which will Insure fun mm. fort and Independence through the years when you may be too old to work. Annuities may be of any value from S30 to $5,000 a year. Ily paying at the rale of $1.12 a week between the ages of fifty and hly-five years )ou may buy yourself an Annuity of $500 a year, to commence at slxty-live and last as lone a life. larger Annuities cost proportionately. There are I'Jaas of purchase to nuit all Including the married and those having dependants. No medical examination Is required. For full Information fill out this coupim and ad. dress It as directed. No putuge necessary, as it Is Canadian Government business. Mail this Coupon No Postage Needed In Jh'aiMliM'lil ill Ijilsiur, iinulll- llraiMli, (MMa. Oaf, nnM m ( Mjho.k f lfrMMlU mm4 lm rmrlUmUtt I r4 m I 'aaarffata iMifmanl !. K 1.1 birtkdjr mm full ymm ("lata Wi. ll Mr r..t OfflW .lalam sir 't.ffl y Dtpotlttttnl of Labour. Annnlei Branch, Ottawa. Services by The Pound WET WASH THRIF-T-SERV1CE SOFT FINISH Your entire washing done for as low as 75c. Can you afford to do it at home? We think not. Phone us for particulars. CANADIAN Steam LAUNDRY Phone 8 THE NEW WATERFRONT HOME. Seaside Lunch Counter V.nv Bay, next lo Mcl-niti's Ynrds. nB'nieiil of t:y. Nickorson. Under Ihe man- GOOD EATS at All Hours at Lowest Prices A Modern J.unrli CfMinler run hjnu(leni inelhnds. "CALL IN FOR A MUG-UP." Ijfcfy Polngt of the Moqu(to Vlel which U the Mjjjft KaSHaS chief aouree of Prince Rupart' prosperity fgHffJ Th" Admiral of the- Mosquifoland 9c. and low at 1 1. 5c and fU: fleet reports Hint dirlyveather Canadian were high at I Re and ha again interfered with hall-! lie and low at 1,3c. and He. The hut landings during the week. The extremely wild winds pro-viiilinf oyer the week end prevented fishing schooners frrrri rnakincr port and almot to a boal they, worn forced fn seek shelter. If l gratifying to report Hint nothing of an untoward nature ha happened lo any boats of the fleet In spile of Hi'1 heavy lorm enrounler-i'd. The had weather on Hi high spots over the week end had a marked effect upon Hie Monday landing when only fr,nft!i pound of halibut was marketed 4n I he Fish Exchange a a eon- scrpience. Willi Hie subsiding of (he I1I2I1 wind on Monday I lie Tucxdity landings took a jump l 275,00ft pound hut dropped Pack lo nil on Wednesday. Landing on Thursday look a spurt when a total of 198,000 .omul of halibut was landed ly four American schooners, Ihe "loriny wenlher forcing the smaller schooners to seek shel-ler. The high spot were yes terday visited wild snow flurries and It f if It wind which prevented boal making port. The Ameri run schooner Tom and At., and lie Canadian KclinonH Mali were the only boat to make port ye 1.50m pounds. M. .. uiulerpn a Ihorotigh overhaul anil clean up in readiness for the spring rush. . ..my Virginia IV., In The Alaskan coastal freighter Virginia IV., Capl. Hanson, arrived in iHirl -on Thursday morn the port of I'rinee lluperl. . Fish Business During the week 381,r00 The of halibut has been marketed Ihrongh the Fish Kxchange. Americans were high at 17 0c i TORONTO ( ': J In Centra of Shopping J , 1 and Business District i D ROOMS 1 I 1 100 with Privita Datha l 1 1 BUROPEAV PLM II ' w"r",T tMOMPON- MN-a. DIR. M g HOME FROM HOME. MOCHIDA ROOMS 714 Fraser St. Sleam Heated Hot and Cold Wnler Hales by Day or Month P.O. Box 75. Phone 659. arrivals were: Imperial, Wireless, firetehen, firolh, p. Dorecn, F.agle, Polaris, Bkandia, Kaglc. I.fvfngsfnne, ftadio, President. Hardin?, Heymour," Tom and A!, and Mah. Bones' Nw Pal "lion" Taylor of Hie jrood ship Sormiie, lias made an addition lo her already wide circle of friend. Ye "jiir, Uonen han laken a lrav pat -under her motherly winsr and it the firat cat I hat ha ever been permitted lo eal out- of her iecial crock ery. II all happened very simply loo. While :anl. Taylor, the boss of Ihe craft, was busy inolixmnz the aluminum ware after break fact on llmrs.iay niornhijgr. Hie feline creature jut jumped aboard and started tak ing liberlie with Hie do?' breakfacl. Hopes jul looked Up and was evidently co struck with the brishl red color of the cat' sleek coat that he fell in love at first slglil. t.ap was HurprUed ii!on coming on ileck lo ee the cat and Hones eating out of Ihe same di'h. After breakfast Hones played hostess !o the feline and carefully Diluted her newly found male lerdaT with a lotal'landin? of!,,,.,,,,,,,! u,0 floats. The new pel ..4 McLean Yards Busy The whvs nl I lie X. M. McLean hipyard are full lo capacity. will be named "Ilusly.." - -- Tlie launch Joy Bird, Capt. .1 Thomas, was over to Mellakalla on Thursday morning on busi Ihe new Canadian fishing !nes in connection wilh Ihe new l . . - .. . I . . I . . i 1 1 I 1 1 I , t . i ii : 1. : . sriiMiHu-r '-lie. iiuin nj ui- waierworKM piuill lliai is n""i-i reen Hrolliers U pro(rressinicinnlled at lhat point rapidly and Ihe hull is practica lly plankcl in. The Cunadiap srlKNiuer Lillian M., Onpt. Crowell, w hich has been mnder- coinir an exlensie overhaul for jllie pal two week. wa coni- i dieted anil faekn off Ihe way Skipper Majfire has recently lisixtsed of hH water p !"Hnice" and Is' contemplalinp the huihlin? of a modern coastal cruiser which will be ready for Ihe water early In Ihe rominir ! yesterday. The schooner Fagle, j prinsr. Detail of the new boat (Caiil. "Hert" Pierce, will occuir have not yet been decided upon. 'llie way vacated by Ihe Lillian' Freeman Gassed Iloome K. Freeman, skipet of Ihe Narbelliontr, liad a narrow" escape on Thursday afternoon last when Ihe exhaust pipe blew out on his engine while Hie boat was nlongside Ihe Itip Bay Lumber Co.'s wharf, and which ing from Ketchikan lo unload jrnti-eil bin) to forget his where-two carloads of frozen fish for.ahouts for several hours. Cap shipment east mcr'lhe Canadian wn down below fixing up one National railways. The ship-1, if t, cylinders on Ihe engine men I was handled through Ihcjwiiirh wa failing lo function , Hoyal Fish Company's dick. The uroperly. While bending over freighter 'Vlrgtnia is cmploycil in in,- nf tricks Ihe exhausf Ihe coastwise freighting on thajpjpe flew out, Ihe force of Ihe Alaskan coast serving Ihe outly- jeshaust hilling Freeman full in mg points between Ketchikan hue face. The gas fumes put !and Nome. This I Hie first , skipir out of business and lime Ihe Virginia has been tOj,H( f been for his timely rescue by .1. II. A. Stephen of Ihe liominion water power boat, who chanced lo be alongside Ihe Narbelhnng at the time, the consenuences might have been much more serious. Dr. J. 1 Haile wa soon on the scene but Ihe accident did not warrant F.np's removal lo the -hospital. Along about midnight Cap regained hi full faculties again and was able to sit up ami sup n little bread and milk, Duriii? the week the Narbelhong machinery has lieen thoroughly overhauled. So well is the engine running that the little old launch left for Port Simp son on Thursday nmrnlnp. Second Hand Crib The second round of the water front Xmas crib tournament was finished this week the winners being- I,. Potferfon. C. V. Kirk endall. Bill Shrubsall and Doc Clappcrlon. Kirkeudall van (luished Bill Hughes the" winner of the Thanksgiving tournament and now leads in Hie belflnff. The native jmwer boat Mark well, Capt. II. Cliffon, made port from Hartley Bay during Ihe week. Can is in town' lo do some Christinas shopping. The slalT in Ihe 'admiralty offices of the. Mosquito fleet are all joyously lie! up Hils week. A beautiful picture post card has been received from skipper flenrge Newcomh, of tlifl Dlsio YOU WILL SAVE 50 PER CENT. HERE Lady Assisl'ant in attendance. sitrhls of Ihe hiy eastern cities. The postcard was mailed In Chicago and fienrge says he is still on Ihe hike. The picture is beautiful reproduction in colors of Chicago on a foggy niuht and reminds one of a plate of ham and jr?s upel on Ihe floor. The picture will be fram ed and hunj? over the Admiral' lest. Won $50 Bond The startling new. on Ihe waterfront this week is that Hill Hughes, Hie customs officer of Hie Canadian National dock, was Ihe winrer of the $50 Victory Bond piven by Ben Self at Ihe recenl Old Time Carnival staged by the F.Iks. The news was received hy Ihe high boot squad on Thursday morninp and the remainder of Ihe day was riven over to speculation as lo what Bill would do with this sudden acquisition of wealth. AflPr the matter had been thoroughly ynne into it was finally decided that only lime would tell. Cockney Convention The first Cockney's Conven tion to be held in Prince lluperJ took place at the home of Bill hrub..ttl, Second Ave, F-ast, on Tuesday evenin? and proved lo e the most successful gather ing H nauucais ami uieir friend for many seasons past. Bill, dressed a la .liggs, made an evcellent host and everyone fell quite at home the minute they were under his hospitable roof. The festivities started off wilh a crowd ill lmdoners sitting down lo a feast of oysters on Ihe shell which had been pceially imported for Ihe oc casion. The only interruption was the arrival of Sid Thompson with a piano. The instru ment having been safely inslal- lled Sid joined the oyster brig ade. Delegates to Ihe conven tion included Ted Shrubsnll, D. Sknll eb.it. Bob .lames, I.eo Con nors. W. II- Waldorf, C. Barker, Duslv" Smoke. Sid Thompson, J. Mav, fieo. mchmoml. vv alt (ireer. Major .McOregor. V.C., Bill McCallum. Sid Webb, T. Cox. J. G. Johnson, Cant. Bill Parsons, .lack Bond, Jaek Perry Capt. Belt, .1. B. Morrison, A. J. Bishop and II. Welford. Alter upper Ihe ganjr got busy Willi an impromiu vauueviiie m which it would he hard to beat for versatility, Sid Thompson ran the orchestra and although he had forsotten hts conducting FOR 15 YEARS WAS TROUBLED WITH ECZEMA Thrre Is no olhrr rrnwdy like Bur dut-k IUishI Ulltm itiat can po$lbly rle su'rlr rrrlrf t all MifTenrs from menu sail rtietim ami all oilier dlsrasrs of Ihe bliMsl fi-r Dm rran that Ibis ) ami wrll Irlfd retiifdy r rlartit lo tli fral of Hie inmblii' and ennipb-irry and r manrnlly xlrlvea lli.' dlsrasr out or ih vlcm by rlransini Ilia bbsMl ami nukliir it in iv and ririt Mr. F. W. II. Srtmlti. rrmbroke, Onl., wrllra:-"llavlnr bren tKiublcd with iTiriita for ntMn years, ifurlnr whlrh umn I Irtrtl rvrrylhldir I rouM ibmk r, tnrlilitoit dXirlurs. Wilt wIlltmrT relKlK anylMnr hr d nn murh rood I finally da rldrd to takr Biiniuilt Hlood Bitters, and I aTrrti1nry HirfrNed M nnd that two uwti arirr I had. started to take It I was reled of my, trouble Tim was nliie monllM tiro, and I bava not bad sirn of It liir. I siirrly wish lo thauk you for thl wondrrful mrdlrlne and lronly rrcomniend It 10 myone luffrr ,inf mm th taoie trouble m I had." B.ff.R, Is nunnfacturrd only by The T rtuport, who 1$ faking in the Milburn Co, limited, Toronto, Ont. baton h diil" yeoman service wilh a slufTeif banana skin as a substitute. One of Ihe outstand ing features nf Ihe entertain ment, and there were many, was j .n Connors imitation of. wimming the channel. If some! indly disposed person hail not! rescued him from ihe "ocean" he would probaVy have been wirnming yet. Bob James started the vocal end of Ihe business wilh a touching ballad entitled "Fried Fish and Chips" obliging with Johnny Walker" as an encore. Bill Shruhsall, the host, gave a wonderful rendering of "The Prohibitionists Repentence" and did a balancing act which would be hard to duplicate unless with vears of training. "Dusty" Smoke made a great hit when he sang "That Old Irish Mother of Mine," and was pretty well ex hausted after answennr the (Continued on page Ix) r Dentistry From now until December 2Uh all work contracted during this period will he completed at these prices. Those, contemplating Having leelh made will do well to visit my office and contract for same. Thess prices perlnin lo flrown, Bridge, Plate '.work, nnd Kxlrndion of Teelfi. My denial slock must he reduced heforc January 1st, 102 ', and I will give the public the heiicfil. " Dr. Jos. Maguire DENTIST Room: 7, 8 and 9, Smith Block. Phone 575. Office Honrs: 0 a.m. lo 9 p.m. COAST STEAMSHIPS SAILINGS FROM PRINCE RUPERT. S.3. PRINCE RUPERT and PRINCE GEORGE. 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