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up
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to
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Value
of
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being
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in
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i.t'i'simnl
effects
as
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mt-les
Wall.
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lleill,
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Kui.
s:i.3U;
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Turn
.IllillrH
In!
County
Court
iii
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ludicvcd
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has
expressed
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away
from
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RED
WEAVER
IS
PROMOTED
opular
Amorlcan
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for
Corlnto,
Nicaragua
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01,1111.11111
,al'lil
Klshini,
Vessel
'''"'rs
Assouiatii.n
In
Iho
"l
ri'
U'Url.
City
Hall,
l
P.m.
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HI.
be
lull
Van
Weaver
has
no
niilirica-
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has
been
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IIXU!
or
ni'ui)
wines
in
poller
ale
or
even
sofl
drinks
ami
saml-wiehes.
hruimht
and
hollled
Mirious
Tiiciuises.
study
the
ueiliborhood
iieeds
ami
then
decide
how
best
to
inecl
the
rc-ipiireinenls.
Vicloria,
New
Westminster
and
Kamloops
nled
against
beer
so
1
lu
hps
1
Class
01
coy
m
.-lain
Ihe
iilass
sslem
will
Include
Nnnaiino
timl
Ferule.
They
will
pay
s.'iun
for
the
license
privilege.
I
he
:iim
license
class
will
in
clude
industrial
towns
up
lo
heer
will
he
on
sale
with
as
lilyh
4.
as
I
lj
per
renl
ulcohol
content
anil
mil
lower
IIimii
:i
Hi
per
cent,
provision
heinj,'
miole
for
the
sale
of
heer
in
wet
spots
only.
Of
the
electoral
districts
which
voted
for
heer
in
the
Juno
plebiscite,
the
Yitiii'iitivcr
holelinen
must
nay
$
I,
(Mill
each
for
beer
licenses.
Annliealions
will
be!
considered
in
detail
by
the
conu
missioner.
lie
will
examine
tin
:,IH
population.
Then
comes
hamlets
where
Ihe
fees
will
be
as
low
as
-
I
(I
a
year.
Commissioner
Supremo
I
he
comlmissioner
will
have
1
cry
wide
powers
and
his
judgment
Is
final
ill
coniii'clinu
with
(lie
cancellation
or
suspension
of
licenses,
for
which
iirf
compen
sation
is
allowed.
Application
for
a
license
niusl
be
advertised
ami
if
Ihe
neigh
bors
object
lo
any
prop""if.t
license,
Ihe
eoiiunissioner
will
Consider
such
objection.
Holders
of
beer
licenses
will
have
no
direct
ileuliiiK
with
Ihe
brewers.
Tlie
government
wjll
I"'
Ilie
iiilernie.llary,
buyinsr
from
Ihe
Inewers
ami
selling
lo
thn
licensees.
NEARLY
MILLION
FOR
ALASKA
ROADS
IS
APPROPRIATION
v
vsiiiNirmx.
ivb.
:i.
Tli"
sum
of
rtlM'Ml.'omi
has
licnn
up
iiionrialeil
byConifiess
for
roads,
trails
and
bridges
in
AlusKa
uur
1
11
Ihc
niesenl
year.
It
becomes
iivnlliible
immedialely
and
will
In
followed
bv
a
furlher
amount
of
uiNVnoo
available
on
Marrch
I,
IU?fl.
i
.1.
A.
Ward
Hell,
as-Micialed
Willi
.1.
A.
Smilli
of
Vancouver
III
Ihe
purchase
of
the
Seal
Cove
sawmill
here,
will
arrive
from
Vancouver
01)
Ihe
Prince
lluperl
louiorrow
afternoon
lo
confer
with
Ihe
city
rcganling
ar-raueinenls
looking
lo
Ihe
re-ope
ninp
or
the
plant
al
an
early
date.
This
Information
was
conveyed
lo
Hie
cily
council
last
night
in
a
Iclegraui
from
.Mayor
Nevvlon
who
himself
will
be
ii'lurnins
from
a
trip
south
tomorrow.
The
mayor
asked
lli.it
a
special
ineeling
of
Ihe
council
be
called
Tor
Wednesday
nialil
lo
meet
.Mr.
Hell.
It
was
decided,
on
siiugesliou
of
Acling
Mayor
Casey,
to
hold
Ihe
Hireling
iurormally
in
Ihe
mayor's
oll.ee
al
H
o'clock
loinnrrow'
night.
GREAT
VALUE
OF
ELEVATOR
Mayor
of
Victoria
Speaks
lo
'Gyro
Club
of
Advantages
of
That
Port
VIC.TOIIIA,
Feb.
:i.
lu
an
address
lo
Ihe
members
of
the
(iyro
Club
(il
their
luncheon
here
Mayor
Carl
Pen.lray
spoke
of
Iho
future
bright
prospects
for
progress
in,
Vicloria
and
said
the
location
of
a
grain
elevator
there
would
prove
highly
pruHl-able
alike
lu
railways,
grafti
shippers
and
the
city.
Shippers
would
benefit
from
low
harborage
charges
and
low
insurance,
rales,
'The
institution
id
a
lumber
assembly
plant
al
Ogdcu
Point
docks
would
also
add
lo
Ihe
commerce
of
Ilie
nort
and
encouraife
'new
mill-
to
sinrl
operations.
There
is
Mimflliuig
like
100,-
j
0(K
eubi.i
yards
of
rill
lo
Ihm
dumped
at
the
site
boforo
Ihe
piles
can
he
driven.
This
is
to
aive
a
pijopcr
hold
lo
Ihe
piles.
Al
preseiil
there
is
not
siifri-cieul
unit
at
the
bottom
lo
make
a
good
job.
I
he
gravel
will
be
covered
with
rip-rap
or
broken
rock
lo
prevent
Hie
wave
washing
U
away.
C.
I).;
Howe,
iilchilect
in'
charge,
is
said
to
l,e
coming
here
loiu'orrow
from
Vancouver
in
conncr'Hon
with
the
work.
RAILWAY
LINE
AT
kWINITSA
STILL
BLOCKED
BY
SNOW
Yesterday's
Trains
Cancelled
But
Both'
Inbound
and
Outbound
Tomorrow
on
Tlmo
Morn
snow
camu
down
during
Ihe
night
over
the.
Canadian
.National
Hallway
track
near
Kwin-itsi,
when'
trariio
is
now
being
delayed
ami
il
was
slated
al
the
general
superinlrinlenrs
office
litis
morning
that
tin!
train,
which
should
have
arrived
here
yesterday
morning,
would
not
be
in
before
lonlgbl
al
Ihe
earliest.
The
train
which
was
lo
liavc
left
lor
the
Fast
lnt
nighlHs
being
held
here
unlit
the
trouble
is
cleared
up.
Later
II.
was
aniiouiii'i'd
lit
the
superlnlrmlenr.s
ofliee
this
afternoon
I
hid
both
Monday
inorn-
lug'.s
train
in
and
Monday
night's
I
ruin
out
have
been
cancelled.
It
is
expected
that
Hie
line
at
Kwlnllsa
will
be
cleared
during
the
night
so
Hint
Hie
train
due
here
louiorrow
morning
al
7
o'clock
may
arrive
on
lime
and
Ihe
train
scheduled
to
leave
at
3
tomorrow
afternoon
may
pull
oul
on
lime.
,
Adverlle
in
the
Dally
News
TAXI
BOSTON
GRILL
25
and
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
Ambulance
with
newly
laid
dancing
Service
floor
for
hire.
Suitable
for
dances,
banquets
and
wed'
anvwhere
at
Anytime.
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
ding
parties.
Stand
and
ein
01.
PRINCE
RUPERT
For
r&lis,
apply
In
Boston
Grill,
Third
Ave.
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
457.
VOL
XV
NO.
2.
""fa
I'lliXCU
IlLl'KHT,
ll.ll.,
TT'F.SUAY,
FEMtlAItY
U,
1U25.
YWrdj'i
Clrrvatlon
1702.
trt
Salt
4M..
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
EDGING
EQUIPMENT
ON
ITS
WAY
NORTH
SEER
REGULATIONS
ANNOUNCED
BY
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
VERY
DRASTIC
ker
Only
to
be
Sold
Under
New
Regulations
Announced
by
the
A.G.
lo
Foreign
Waiters
to
be
Employed;
Licenses
from
$150
to
$1000
YK.TUltlA.
Feb.
:i.
HrilMi
Columbia's
new
heer
hulls
l
iii
..ill'
III
in
In
ci.
in.
lo
II
.lll.
will
be
mi
1
.
i
r
1
1
1
;j
i
1
1
ami
dancing
will
In
latino.
Tie-!c
iirc
specifically
designed
lu
if
nil
any
leliiru
Id
Hie
beer
ITIieru
liart'i
Annnliiig
tu
regulations
iiiiiiuuiM'fil
by
Alloniey-llciicinl
ir.
uii
il
specified
Dial
patrons
will
enter
IIh-
beer
halls
from
Iiiui
opening
on
Ihr
street
tin-
beer
premises
in
all
cases
to
he
i'
uf
r
hull''
bill
there
must
In-
no
limit's
connecliiig
willi
the
.
iinii'i
I
he
room
in
which
tin?
ln-cr
is
served
will
cniilain
chairs
ami
tables
ami
Ihc
wallers
must
be
only
llrilish
subjects
ami
otherwise
eligible
u
gel
on
thi!
voters'
The
rommissioucr
thus
hopes
lo
hi'iiil
off
Ihe
invasion
of
foreign
rx-harlciiili'i-s.
'Ilie
liroprii'lor
likewise
must
In;
eligible
to
vole.
Jljobiir
juid
brass
rail
will
he
conspicuous
iiy
their
absence
ami
this
is
expected
io
eliminate
Ihe
system
of
wholesale
treating.
Heer
ami
beer
only
will
he
sold.
for
'I'he
architect's
drawing
is
shown
oT
Hie
new
.Madison
Square
(iarden,
wliieh
Tex
Hick-ant
has
started
lu
construct
lo
replace
Hie
old
sports
arena
of
the
same
name..
The
new
building
will
have
a
scaliiif,'
eapaeily
Of
2;t,0IMl.
Cy
Arnett
Gets
Sub-Contract
for
Gravel
Fill
in
connection
with
-
Building
of
Elevator
and
Dock
4
WARD
BELL
WILL
ARRIVE
TOMORROW
ON
MILL
BUSINESS
Iiifnriiiutiou
has
lie
en
'.'received
here
Ihul
the
conlraet
fin
imtvcl
filling
in
rouui'i'liuu
with
Ilie
roiislrnetioii
of
the
dock
for
Ihe
new
el.
viilor
has
lieen
suldel
lo
Cy
Ariiell,
a
well
known
dredging
and
pile
drivipg"
conlruclor.
Mr.
Arnoll
rercnlly
jnir-I'liiised
Ihe
dredging'
and
pile
driving
outfit
of
(Irani
Smith
cv
(Jo.
The
oulfil
Is
expected
lu
JeuVe
Vaiieoiivar
today
in
low
oT
a
tug.
II
will
in.
'luile
?i
dredge
bud
two
dump
-euus
and
will
lake
several
days
lo
make
the.
trip,
possilily
mil
arriving
here
until
nexl
week,
unless
the
weallier
conditions
are
very
favorable.
THOMSON
HEADS
CLUB
FOR
YEAR
Officers
Chosen
Last
Night
Annual
Meetlnn
of
Prince
Rupert
Club
DUNCAN
CONNECTED
at
((Ulcers
of
Ihe
Prince
lluperl
Club
.for
Ihe
coining
year
were
chosen
last
niuhl
at
Hie
annual
Iniceling
as
follows:
President,
I).
Thomson.
VieePresi.lenl.
.lohn
liybhavn.
Secretary,
.1.
Ilulger.
Mircclors:
II.
II.
Iloehesler,
Percy
linker.
J.
A.
Smilli,
(!.
II
Arnold.
S.
W.
Taylor,
I),
MathicMin
ami
Douglas
Slork.
.1
WITH
GIGANTIC
JOB
A
formi
r
Prince
lluperl
engiu
eer,
T.
C.
lMincaii,
is
pruuuucnt
Iv
connected
with
Ihe
work
of
lining
Ilie
tunnel
on
Hie
0.1'.
It
lu'iiealh
Mount
Machinal.
I.
Tin
contract
is
in
Ihe
hands
id
Ihe
Sydney
K.
.lunkius
Company,
u
Hrilisli
Cohnnbiit
ronei't'ii.
'The
hcinluuarlcrs
of
the
construcliou
work
is
al
(Hacier.
When
(lie
work
is
finished
il
will
have
used
rilKl.OOO
sacks
of
cement.
MUCH
UNEMPLOYMENT
IN
INTERIOR
TOWNS
VIOTOIIIA,
Feb.
.'I
Appeals
for
aid
in
connection
with
the
unemployment
sllnalion
.
have
come
before
Ihe
provincial
government
mostly
from
Jnlerior
points.
Additional
aid
has
been
granted
lo
Ferule
where
there
Is
11
bad
situation
owing
to
Hie
coal
mines
not
working
at
full
capacity.
City
Delays
Appointment
of
Engineer
for
Woodworth
Lake
Until
Further
Investigation
A
report
from
Hie
utilities
counnillee
certifying
lo
the
competency
of
A.
0.
It.
Vuill,
Yuiieouvnr
hydro-electric
engineer,
to
make
investigation
required
with
a
view
to
increasing
power
development
from
W'ondwortli
Lake
was
received
at
ttie
meeting
of
Ilie
cily
council
lasl
night.
A
move
launched
by
Acting
Mayor
Oasey
and
Aid.
MeMordie
(0,
engage
Mr.
Vuill
forthwith
lo
make
the
required
investigations
was
delayed
on
suggestion
of
Aid.
Stephens
on.
I
other
members
of
Ilie
hoard
who
felt
that
Ihe
new
members
of
Ihe
council
should
first
have
the
upporlu-
ily
of
Inokins
into
reports
along,
-
similar
lines
that
the
city
already
lias
in
its
possession.
After
Hie
competency
report
iia.l
been
read.
Acting
Mayor
'itsey
suggested
thai
furlher
ac-ion
might
be
lakeu
at
this
time.
'Taking
up
Ibis
suggestion,
M.I.
MeMordie
asserted
thai,
H
further
power
development
work
was
10
lie
utnleriaken,
action
should
nol
be
delayed.
'The
unit
ies
counnillee
deemed
that
Mr
Mull
could
serve
the
eiiy
in
an
advisory
rapacity
as
well
as
any
other
available
expert.
II
woul.T
hardly
be
possible
lu
obtain
Ihe
services
of
Mr.
Iloss
oT
Seattle
lor
he
was
employed,
by
t
tin
t
ily.'
Mr.
hill
had
already
gone
wer
the
plant
al
Sliawutlans
Lake,
lu
view
of
the
fact
that
Ihe
pipe
line
was
in
bad
shape
and
Ihe
dam
was
reporle.l
to
lie
in
almost
dangerous
cumin
1011,
he
Aid.
MeMordie
Was
prepar
ed
lo
move
that
Mr.
Yuill
be
en-
aged
to
examine
the
present
plant
and
make
a
report
as
lo
lie
possibilities
of
extension.
Md.
Perry
seconded
the
motion.
Many
Reports
Already
Aid.
Stephens
declared
Unit
Ilie
statements
as
lo
the
condition'
uf
he
pipe
line
and
darn
came
as
a
urprise
lo
him.
From
conver-atiou
with
the
superintendent,
lie
had
been
led
to
believe
thai
Ihe
situation
was
nol
as
serious
is
Aid.
MeMordie
had
slated.
Apart
from
this,
however.-
Ilie
city
already
had
several
thous
and
dollars
worth
of
reports
in
its
possession
ninl.
hcj
fellthal
these
reports
should'be
fully
perused
by
Ihe
council
before
in
curring
runner
consulting
en
gineers'
fees
which
would,
un
doubtedly,
come
high.
He
did
nol
see
.why
the
city's
official
were
nol
competent
10
laKe
care
of
repairs
to
the
present
dam
ami
pipe
Hue.
Aid.
MeMordie
was
inclined
lo
:isree
lo
a
considerable
extent
wilh
the
remarks
of
Aid.
Ste
pliens.
I
he
Iloss
'report
was,
however,
along
somewhat
differ
ent
lines
to
what,
was
now
re
niired.
Mr.
Yuill
had
staled
that
the
eot
of
sucli.au
investigation
as
was
proposed
would
be'
about
l.noo
or
l..ri(Mi.
He
was
not
opposed
lo
delaying'
Ihe
ap
poiiiliiieut
of
Mr.
Yuill
bill
he
was
satisfied
that,
when
Ihe
council
had
all
Ihe
facts,
Ihev
would
agree
Ihul
it
would
be
advisable
to
engage
him.
Moreover,
if
an
examination
hs
to
be
made
II
should
be
made
when
Hie
water
al
Woodworth
Lake
was
low
in
February
or
July.
Early
Decision
Acting
Mayor
Casey
Urged
Jhe
advisability
oT
making
an
early
decision
if
(be
situation
was
lo
be
met.
lie
advised
all
the
al-
iiermeii
in
make
themselves
ac-
iuaiuled
with
Ihe
information
1
lie
eiiy
already
had
as
soon
as
possible.
The
diseusiou
ended
will,
(he
filing
of
Mr.
Yuill's
competency
report.
II.
S.
Wallace,
who
has
been
here
on
business
for
Hie
past
week,
Is
returning
to
Vancouve"
on
Ilie
Cardenn
this
evening.
HANALL
MILL
TO
OPEN
SOON
Little's
Camps
Busy
and
Other
Demands
for
Labor
Expected
'The
F.inptoymeiit
bureau
has
been
uotiried
that
the
mill
at
llaiiiill
is
likely
to
re-open
this
month.
Utile's
camps
are
at-rvady
employing
u
-
number
of
men
at
or
near
'Terrace
and
tin?
prospects
are,
thai
there
will
be
plenty
of
demand
for
labor
just
Vas
soon,
aspftng
oijf'njCltp.-
.M
preseni
mere
are
over
one
hundred
men
registered
as
need
ing
work
at
the
employment
office.
The
sturling
up
of
the
rruslier
by
Hie
elty
today
will
have
relieved
the
situation
some
what
and
tin-
opening
of
(he
fishing
season
makes
employment.
'The
Cold
Storage
plant
has
already
been
employing
a
few
men
on
uoaling
up
ami
oilier
work.
SPLENDID
WORK
HOSPITAL
AUX.
Women
Led
by
Mrs.
Parsons
Provided
Necessities
for
Local
Inst'tutlon
The
Women's
auxiliary
of
the
Prince
lluperl
(ieneral
Hospital
under
Ihe
presidency
of
Mrs.
Parsons,
did
excellent
work
during
year
just
dosed.
In
addition
In-an
enormous
amt'iunl
of
sew
ing
and
oilier
work
they
raised
a
good
deal
or
money.
iney
spent
$305.83
on
linoleum
for
Ihe
public
wards,
Ihey
refurnished
Ihe
auxiliary
ward
al
a
cost
of
Ki(i.3o,
provided
cullery
lo
Ihe
value
of
$103.20
and
Jinen
and
nurses
material
at
a
cpsl
of
$22(i,ll.
'There
was
also
a
sum
of
tH.2o
spent
on
Nurses'
home
furnishings
ami
other
smaller
amotuits
on
various
.objects.
The
income
was
derived
chiefly
from
Ihe
play
in
Ihe
West-holme
Theatre,
the
June
frolic
and
llollowe'en
ball
and
oilier
smaller
events.
MAKE
ADDITIONS
TO
HOSPITAUTYICTORIA
St.
Joseph's
to
Have
Tuberculous
Sanitarium
and
Also
Maternity
Ward
Yir.TOIlIA,
Feb.
3.
St.
Joseph's
Hospital,
the
well
known
Catholic
institution
in
this
cily,
is
lo
be
enlarged
and
improved,
Ihe
sum
of
:0,(00
being
spent
on
it.
1'oiir
cily
lots
have
been
acquired
and
negotiations
are
under
way
for
n
fifth
on
which
a
sanitarium
for
tuberculous
patients
will
be
creeled.
A
maternity
wing
is
planned
for
the
main
building.
J..I..
Christie
is
leaving
011
Id-day's
delayed
train
for
Terrace
on
business.