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Opt
1
ician
ana
Optometrist
YOU
CAN'T
AFFORD
BAD
SIGHT.
WE
FIT
YOUR
EYES
CORRECTLY.
Carefully
trained,
experienced,
registered
optometrist.
Qualified
by
experience
and
practlcat
knowledge
of
optometry,
to
render
you
the
very
best
service
possible,
while
our
charges
will
be
found
reasonable
In
every
Instance.
WE
REPLACE
BROKEN
LENSES
Diamonds,
watches,
clocks,
silverware,
cut
glass,
ivory,
genuine
leather
goods,
and
a
large
stock
of
umbrellas.
OUR
MOTTO
"Price
and
quality."
Inspection
Invited
Max
Heilbroner
Diamond
Specialist
G.W.V.A.
CHRISTMAS
TREE
YESTERDAY
Tlie
U.W.V.A.
Christmas
tree,
ii...
....
....
.
AQEKCY
ALL
OCEAN
STEAMSHIP
LINES.
City
Tkt.t
Offlci,
52S
Third
Am,
Print
Rupri.
Prion
260.
To
Our
Many
Customers
We
extend
to
you
our
best
wishes
for
a
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
and
a
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR
and
thank
you
for
your
hind
patronage
during
1924
George
D.
Tite
REDUCTION
IN
UTILITY
RATES
DECIDED
UPON
(riMiliiiut!
from
ixo
one;
Affair
Proved
Delightful
to
Many
sumption
wade
possible
by
tin
wMrft-.
n,.n.
vai,
lower
vales.
I
...
.
.
Go
Slowly
Attended
...
,
r
..
.....
,,.
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"
"""
"''""
m.,uj,.s
of
present
rales.
He
.ycsien.ay
aiiernooii
was
a.iena-
nQl
jfl
fmwr
of
Mic
a
(rus.
I
y.?mf,
c,"U,r:,
""'"-Itie
cut
in
revenue,
as
the
blaw
u
,....,,..
-M,uilcd
.
The
eouncil
should
ko
niit.r
pnnm
a
rrm
sur.t-ss..
.
,h
.
!The
hall
was
artistically
decor-l,,
woW
,K
lf
:'.
,u,r
"r,m,
.''he
utilities
coming
back
on
Perry
tinker
Lap.
Thp1
was
dan-
;the
children
in
an
appropriate
i,lp
...
,,,.,,,,
r
.....
r,.
address,
and
(Iip
festivities
open-j
ji'il
with
(lie
sinpinp
of
"U
Can-iada"
accompanied
by
A.
Hales
a:
1
1
In'
piano.
J.
N.
Kelly
made
an
ladmirable
Fa
I
In-r
tllhrislma
and
distributed
I
Iip
jrifts
to
each
!
child
amid
much
hilarity.
!
At
tin
conclusion
of
tli"
Christmas
tree,
refreshments
iwere
served
to
the
adults
and
;
children.
The
coiumitlm
responsible
for
tlic
success
of
the
afternoon
tneluilcil
It.
H.
ciark.
chairman,
S.
I..
W
arrior
and
C.
'I..
Youiigiuan
assisted
by
Mrs.
F.
I.
I'yle.
Mrs.
I.aiiilry,
Mrs.
leo.
Ili'We.
Mrs.
I.e.'k
an.
I
Mrs.
lloss.
WESTHOLME
THEATRE
Tonight
Only,
7
and
9
p.m.
DOUGLAS
MACLEAN
"GOING
UP"
Adapted
from
tin-
mleriiahoiial
musical
comedy
success.
A
whizzing
whopper
of
a
comedy-drama.
Yon
will
laugh
till
yon
cry
at
hong.
He
was
mi
are
ut
making
loye
hut
u
deuce
when
it
came
to
flying.
She
asked
linn
lo
fly
und
he
jiisl
hud
to.
Flew
this
way
and
thai,
turned
somersaults
and
landed
on
a
tree.
It
was
the
wreck
of
a
ierfect
day.
II
is
real
lionest-lo-goodness
coined,
with
a
sweet
little
romance
interwoven.
Strong
supporting
cast
includes
Marjojrie
Haw.
llallatn
Coolex,
lluglne
Slack.
Wade
Holder,
Kdmi
Murph
am!
others.
"FAST
STEPPERS."
No.
4,
BILLY
SULLIVAN
IN
"THE
CHRISTMAS
HANDICAP"
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS
Admission
35c
and
10c
STEAMSHIP
SERVICE
S.S.
PRINCE
RUPERT
-ail.
fnni
Crime
lluil
FOR
VANCOUVER,
VICTORIA,
SEATTLE,
uilrniH
dialtr
puiui
acb
FiKlaj
.uu
For
STEWART
and
ANVOX
Wrdaetday.
PJ".
S.S.
PR3CE
JOHN
ft
VuKuurer
H
QUEEN
CHARLOTTE
ISLANDS.
lc.
.
t7,
Jul.
1.
f
i.
PASSENGER
TRAINS
LEAVE
PRINCE
RUTERT
MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY,
SATURDAY,
Sim
p.m.
r..r
l-riiH
Oeora;-,
EDMONTON
WINNIPEG.,
Ill
ikiiiI
fcai-nro
raiiaiia.
Iniled
Mte.
I
i
aHHJBHMMMmHawWMMtMtaaMaMMM
MacaMMM
mIm
lawMi'
WINTER
.IIU.
uuiwil
irii
mwi
Ifftr
umi.
miltee
miaiil
hae
done
some
naneial
structure
of
the
city
!-
mgt
upset.
A
inure
moderate
reduction
of
rales,
he
felt.
might
be
effected,
further
reduction
being
left
to
I
he
nest
council
if
ii
saw
fit.
He
ww
opposed
lo
the
ales
being
reduced
aj
the
'-
li'.Misc
of
the
ratepayer
whose
iiiloiests
it
wag
the
duty
of
Hie
council
to
protect.
He
feared
Hie
effect
that
might
ensue
with
tin-market
inK
of
bonds
in
the
fare
;f
such
a
drawl
ic
eut
in
reven-:es.
It
was
not
lib
intention
lo
kill
the
bylnw
but
to
protect
the
iaxiayer.
Aid.
Macdonald
declared
(ha1
Hie
utilities
during
the
last
S3
month
had
not
been
licxi
iiu
tin
the
iHH-kel
of
jreneral
fund
considerable
balance
over
all
'Vpendilure
had
been
show,
and
he
felt,
if
profits
were
lo
be
nade.
the
consumers
were
en-illed
lo
some
benefit
I
herefrom.
I'rivate
companies
in
oilier
ilaccs
were
charging-
lower
r.itcs
..ud
were
licclarinjf
dividends.
So
ould
Prince
Itup'-rt
pay
dixi-ends
to
ils
shareholders
who
.vere
Hie
taxpayers.
In
addition
o
this,
the
'duct
ions
were
not
-o
serious
a
miffhl
at
first
bc
.M'lieved.
An
exaiuination
of
Hie
tew
rales
would
show
that.
Favors
Reduction
Aid.
Casey
was
in
favor
of
'inking
the
reduction
iu
rales
if
lie
superintendent
was
saMsfic.l
hat
a
surplus
would
still
-.(own.
He
did
noj
want
lo
crip
,ilc
the
until
ie
but
he
did
wan"
o
see
Ihe
bent
poaaible
rate
iveu.
If
a
reasonable
margin
r
profit
was
still
abown.
he
did
I
ee
what
more
the
city
rould
Mect.
Superinte.iikHit
f.ovc
staled
:ial.
on
present
coiisiimplion.
J.'ie
reduclio1!
ill
rale
proposr.i
voultl
Jiiean
Sit.
WIO
less
in
rev-
nu.
However,
it
was
reasonable
to
expert
that
tile
consump-
ioii
would
be
ureal
ly
increa-.!
'e
Uien
entered
into
leehuicul
ccount
of
what
the
reduc.-.l
ales
would
mean.
There
were
aianjr
rate
under
Hie
prescn'
hedule
which
aJnniot
prohibited
lie
use
of
power.
Assiiiniii.
:here
WAs.a
surplus
this
y.-ar
:
311.0410,
it
wa
muwiiabb-
lo
,
nect
that,
under
the
new
rale
'here
would
.lill
!
a
siirples
,.
.'O.OOO.
The
sllli-slaliou
w.---aiir
i.ooo
.er
.-ar
I
!
-upcrial'-inl.-nf
tuok
I
In1
lainl
'a
I
the
ut
il
it
io
'a-i
npi-ra-
SAILINGS
rf
TJf
111A11I.'
maki:
Ri:si:kvations
now
3
FROM
ST.
JOHN
TO
LIVCRPOOL
Jm.
1.
Ib.
1
3
Molltrlara
Ian.
0,
r'Hi.
r.
M.nlUiirirr
Jan.
I
M
imtrdoaa
Jin.
tl.
Frli.
1"
Xuolru
Jan.
:iu.
li-li
Uiri.traiiii
TO
CHEKBOURQ.
SOUTHAMPTON-ANTWERP
Jan.
ai.
Mar.
:
Marburn
rrb.
IV,
Mar.
tft
Mrlita
Apr.
II
MmiieduM
TO
GLASGOW
nil.
7,
Var.
;
Marimh
Mar.
I.
Apr.
S:i
Mrlaaum
ROUND
THE
WORLD
CRUISE
Jan.'
1
1
irrolii
York
riiirf
r
irtnre
WEST
INDIES
CRUISE
Jan
m
Tfiin
rw
v.
irk
MHiirial
M
CD
ITER
ANNE
AN
CRUISE
f
i
ll.
0
't
niw
!
Vrk
tliiprf.
nf
SrnllaiHl
Apply
to
Aftnli
(vcrjrwhcri
of
J.
.
PORSTER.
Gen.
Aft,
C.P.R.
Station,
Vancouver,
Tclcphont
btjmot;
J6J0.
can.
fac
Ky..
Tr.ac
A(tnu.
LADIES!
A
new
llrie
of
SILK
EVENING
DRESSES
JUST
ARRIVED
Call
In
and
Inspect
thorn
MRS.
GRAHLMAN
Second
Ave.
Service
superintendent
yave
aurane
thai
there
would
still
be
a
ub-
lanlial
surplus
on
operation
should
be
met
by
the
utilities.
He
was
not
in
tavor
or
reducing
tne
-urplus
of
one
Utility
and
teltiiiK
another
that
ww
operalinx
at
a
deficit
yo.
Aid.
Macdonald
poinleil
out
thai
water
collections
were
now
beiu
increased.
McMordle
Supports
Aid.
MrMordie
announced
that
he
would
support
the
bylaw,
first,
because
tin'
superiiileiuleiil
staled
that
rales
could
lie
re.
lured
)
there
would
be
a
profit,
serond,
because
the
rales!
here
were
hlizli
in
coiniiansoii
willi
other
point
in
the
province,
third.
Iiei-ause
he
did
mil
believe
reduced
rules
would
involve
an
increase
in
laxalion
and.
fourth,
because
if
a
change
Were
never
made
there
U'otlM
never
lie
an
illiprovi-lll.-nt
and
lie
MllS
ill
!a..
ut
.1'
t'
M-'
'
I'M1
'ft
'
-
"
Til-
!
,-
Store
will
remain
open
until
10
p.m.
on
Wednesday
Universal
Trading
Co
.In.
ii
rear
iowe.1
u.
e.
l.'l.-ll-
..
..;
'
'
III
and.
if
the
truth
were
known,
work
out
law.mt.ly
..(;.
eral
fund
probably
owed
the
The
motion
In
ml
n.ilnee
l
Inutilities
a
Kreat
deal.
He
would
bylaw
wa
then
put
and
il
car-jlike
lo
see
Ibis
who!
(natter
j
rietl
Mi
ihe
diiiou
lierelofore
.-..ii..
lltoroiijtUljf
into
so
that
tbejatatrtj,
the
amendment
having
iimlilii-
uiiyht
have
a
knowledge
been
liealen
by
similar,
dii-i..f
Hi.-
jnie
state
of
affair.
jinn.
Then
the
bylaw
was
al-Al.l.
Cull
nit
wan
Mill
opponed
,
vaneed
Ihrouitli
ils
first,
seeou.l
'in
i
in-
drastic
cuttintr
off
of
III,-jiiiin
in
revenue
wnd
tli
taking
f
!n
i
haiH-e
I
lint
il
would
be
made.
1
1
1
f.r
in
im
reased,
conunipioo.
That
was
not
jsood
business.
Mayor's
Stand
In
view
of
the
fact
Dial
the
and
eomiuillee
reuduM.
Il
will
Dow
90
to
I
be
inspeetor
of
iiiiini-eipalitle
to
be
passed
Upon.
An
offer
from
A.
S.
I.ewi
lo
sell
the
eily
II.ihmi
feel
or
used
lumber
ml
flV.ii
per
llioiisaiol
1
was
rereivrHl
at
last
ihbIiI's
'rounril
ineetiny
and
referred
to
i
I
lie
board
of
w
ork.
The
lumber
and
also
if
Ihe
poliry
of
WMtV
X
"
"
IUU"
'"'
new
expenditure
on
toe
capital
1
"r,
'
'
"'
"
I""""
-
basia
were
lo
bi-
adopted.
Mayor
Newton
fell
that
it
would
In-
sufei
lo
"-educe
ral.
Aid.
Collar!
then
pointed
In
Ihe
water
defleil
which
he
fell
mm
t-ftM
This
is
11
Hi.
uglii
Hit
u.-uihI
inosl
of
111
u.ii
..a
Ii
Ihe
New
Year
in
u
seiinu-uiui.uer.
We
are
k'jIiik
to
do
the
best
we
run
to
mi
peine
the
comfurl
of
out
home
folks
and
will
mill
i
t
personal
.efficiency
thai
the
world
may,
he
a
lic'ier
place
fur
our
Ihuihk
liMil
in
il.
We
sell
hardware
tiui
will
make
this
u
bdler
place
for
you
ami
yours
Kaien
Hardware
Co.
LADIES!
LADIES!
Dont
Miss
This
Wonderful
Opportunity
To
procure
a
dress
from
this
assortment
of
HIGH
GRADE
garments
just
arrived
from
a
well
known
firm
in
the
East
with
instructions
to
sell
at
prices
BELOW
the
actual
cost
of
manufacture
within
10
days.
Tak
advantage
early
including
Plain
and
Check
Sport
Flannel
with
contrasting
trim,
Gaberdine
and
all
wool
Armure
materials
(r
!
Street
Costumes
for
Small
Women
and
Young
Girls
i
Mi
ll
.V
Cash
and
Carry
Specials
from
9
a.m.
till
12
noon
only
12
including
Poiret
Twills
Wool
Crepe
and
Serge
Materials
Maid
of
Clover
Creamery
Butter
Hamsterly
Farm
Pure
Strawberry
Jam
3
lbs.,
in
bulk,
$1.00
4
lb.
pails,
each
60c
Limit
6
lbs.
to
each
customer
Limit
3
tins
to
each
customer
Satisfaction
ii.
l
ii..-
r
u
End
of
the
Year
Special
Haida
Chocolate
Rolls
Assorted
Centres1
Ki
tin
l.
.Lin.
.
..i
iln
vi
u
w-
will
Ii
ii.-
50c
per
lb.
Ju-l
tli.
Miin
li.i
viHir
.
tllll
ill
for
yell-
i-ali
inl.ir.
vv'e
ll.ive
I1
ORMES
LTD.
Phones
82
and
200
The
Rexall
Store
3rd
Avenue
and
6tb
Street.
GETIT
AT!--
HIGH
CLAS
-GROCERY
PHONE
586
EVERYTHING
SIM
CHRISTMAS
NOVELTIES