ill tllei iiniugm hi: mu ni-w it! curly in April an was ! nit1 worst nr suuer irom I il. :o ...:iil 1 1 nii.li si i 1 uioi nun .aiii ;itt kij i ;j ii v apparent as im: i i ... t i ii ...r ii... IS IU III' UUpi'lJ I n.ii inn iiyriiienl ni llic railway will ii way ('ii'iir u give the m'ivkt in April. Tin; i ii lt i ill iinrv is worni :i ili:il tti lhilll mill II wmim r I I I II I I tin II Miei .".lltiuiii iiiiiim; ffMii to foster 11. i nnmiT rrt HW I V I Im .ii i i in CATHOLICS Great Freedom In Canada HUM IVY M I. 14 I.'... ii; . iiiiirviiit,' iiifliienee i .11.1'- r: ill I in i.iiviii I.ikIi- hi Uriii.sli .Norlli '113. Willi Mm !intiii:i1 tiii.nl. lie:' Vf'fi-ilav Ihul Itiininli 'II I II III 11 lalllIVIall I'"' V I ; i : It . 1 1 1 : 1 1 I'.illiii- HlHIII I1R1 WHAIFM DUE ON FRIDAY ivamiy wai 1 1 1 C J .ri .....i ... . .HIV tl Morning Hie lulernalioual '" 1 s Iiiu r.iiii.-nl'i lli. -"iirry i ;o. s rtoallnir i'1'V I. ii 1 1 ni vi,,.i i.,n '' " IIHH II 1 1. II at ' o eloek Weiluesday ill!: illnl i. I...I i ,,"' I' irrow. l-'raneis ,iia ur the company, 1 1 lllto. I I.I "I'l luiiiiy Hie vessel hemiuhl li,. I-,. rnr Ver- ni II. i . 1111' II 'V .lin.l. .....1 II I . ii'iuil .11 1 III L Ihal she win silarl eanuini,' io me near m- llie pmlahle i.lanl will i"i 1. 1 hi ii ii 1 1 an varie- Sllllinill YATSEN RPflRTFn HE An China Loan., c. Final v Pas,,H in HS Chooks to ". "in, i;. ,),., s; vat ;ii. - "i leaoei, ; 'uucuiiiK. His cxocrl ' a nurireiiii l.u n. i.ie,i i i . uul" .ii u M Sim i, In ni. m ins lust days, wanl to in. .....i. i.. .. i .,, ' -"iiuiiimj uiic i n.,, i , Ll'lllue. 11,,, iinl,,,. in ii.i.i ...... . ' . . . . j urn iierorc Uie 4 ir (JJi.NKVA, Mar. la. "Tim amendment ami llic may, in Ihi'iiisclvrs, Im- desirable imi His Mairslv's irm- "ft-nniUMil caiinul Itolioe Unit t lie prnlorol as il stands iimvid'cs a suitable method of procedure," declared III. Hun. Austen Chain-! berlain. llrilislt foreign serrelnry, in discussing the plan fur .-! e.iirily uml disarmament hi'Torc Hie council or llic Limit'"' or' Nations today, lie made il clear dial Hie Hrilisli allilude lownrd Wic proloirol was Dial or Hie Knipire. .imi staled dial lelefriviplii ciininiiiiiicatinns willi tin- Dominions showed Ihal Cunada, Aus- : . WHITE PTARMIGAN VISITS CHICKENS ' CACKLED LIKE HEN t Suiiiewliiil oir her usual track, a liis siiowy-pluin-aui'Hiliiriniaii was seen this iiinriiiiiK paying a social rail on her sisters of lln" iloiiii'slio variely in a 1'ouilh Axeiiue Wi-sl ehieken run. The ptarmigan is a northern lord and u s 1 1 a 1 1 k-eis on Ihe higher elevations u f mountain Unm, ll er seliimiMf; vifif, 1iai.- Ihry are xren-'oii Ihj.H1 liiwiisile. This pai'licular hinl rnc k-Icd in a manner ery similar In liens and iuil-ronlenleilly etiyaeil in pickiiu' UJ food f M t 1 1 1 1 1 for I lie eliiekem while persons around looked on with iuleres!. The ehiek-oii. however, held iilnof rt-ut ii I licit' wild visitor. - ESQUIMAU DRYDOfK FIGURES ARE TABLED First Site Purchased at Enormous Cost by Borden Government Was (VITA W A, Mar. l..'. The imv-einmenl has tallied snme figures in eonncelion with the liuililinu of the llsiiiiimall drydock which prove inleiesllus. II is shown that a sum aiiroximalely It.lHi,-non was paid for a drydock site at LaiiKcN l-uve in l'.siuimall JlaiholMiear Victoria hy Ihe Hor-den miveniinenl and Ihal this .ile was later ahiimlaueil ami a new one purchased at Skinnur's Cove on the same harbor for which -;i,l.'IG was paid. FIFTY HOTELS ON VANCOUVER ISLAND APPLH0R LICENSES YII.TOIUA, Mar. 1-'. ci' HHy hotels on Vancouver Island have applied Tur licenses to sell lieer ami many id lliem it is expected will be granted. Three women ace aniouif Hie applicants. The premies are .situated very largely along Ihe Island highway. Nanaimo is askiiiK for sixteen iiiul alnmsl all Ihe small centres waul one or more. Al the lloldry Club today most of Ihe eulei'taiuinenl was proJ vlded hv Hie Westholme Orclies ! It'll POMS isllmr of Charles and William ltalafe'no and W. F llrowne. who played lo Unv evident enjoyment of Hie members John Dybhavn gave a short talk and there '.was eoiimunity. ii -iiiiii. ,irw .i-.iiaiiii, oiii ii .Mncu iiinl India wen- inialdc In accept llic pi'ittoenl. 'rin'refore, lie In-- I lii. ti. l Id.. I Id,. I...U ....... ..r 1....1 , ' i ' i muj hi ii';ui- ; injr. ilh Hie situation was by ; eii-opi'ialion with Hie League of T i ! 4 Nali iiis Ii enaiil ! ! silpplciiienl Ihe rov- i;...- :..i I iiiiikiii .sii.-(-iai ill'- I i.iiim' iii'-ins in inner io nice; special m-eils as (he feneral cnu-ililiiin.s nf Hie covenant could not he slirrened with advantage ami iiicr "exlrriur eases," which Hie (leucine niilil have to deal willi, would pi'iilialdv arreel eertiiiu nii-tions or iiiups of nations more than others. DUNWELl'DEAL-' SEEMS LIKELY Final Assays Will be all Tomorrow and Then cision to be Made in Do- by VliriOIIIA, Mar. tV The final assay reports of the ores "re cently taken from Dunwell Mine by the interests ncgolialin!-' Tor its purchase are expected tomorrow ami if they are as favorable as is expected Ihe deal will be concluded and greal ai:-livily will he seen on Hear Itivl-r in Ihi- near future. it. T. Klliolll. who is acting as intermediary rnr Ihe sale, has not yet disclosed who Hie new purchasers are but he indicates Ihal dliey are people willi plenty oT money and II is (bought (hey are Old Country capitalists. Tin samples were taken by hnlepemlenl engineers in wlioiii die purchasers have conridenee ami Ihe results so Tar have been unite up (o expeelalions. Tin EMPEROR MINES PRESIDENT HERE Went to Stswart Last Night Visit Property; Is to Sfctoa 4 i uVW J 5 TAXI and BOSTON GRILL Large Upstair Dining Hali Ambulance wil) newly laid dancing Hour for hire. Suitable for . ,hm at Anytime. dances, bantuet9 and wedding A 11 I " 1 - . MaUI. 3rd Ave. - parties. ana oni PRINCE RUPERT For ratis, .apply to Boston VIPECK, Prop. Grill. Third Ave. dHATT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone 457. . ... hi XV NO. CO. IMUNCK HUPEHT, U.C., TillHSDAY, MARCH 12, IUV'5. Tttfdrll Circulation 1648 etrMt ta'M s. PRIfiE FIVE CENTS. ihti :? OMMUN WIDE OPEN TO ATTACK FROM SEA LiJiiu iik rti i if iiuv uufrifif'fii iv- mvr ArrcnTADir ta nniTicii runinr r Laym i. ivmiiiiiv. irt ins fii n r a f rv n kkiiih sw mi um we m uiiuvM v viiu & hi a j u klj imi ii.ji.jiji i nifiiii if inn i it hi i in mi . D1TORIAL Austen Chamberlain Declares TRAIN SERVICE IK' iUinUllIlt'L'IllL Ill I Mill UK kill UllVII v - . - - - U . . I I I .... I ! I beginning uf 'WUIIU fishermen ami fish lt5 iiiui Ii Indignation was ex-. ii . r..li ll. ..I ll.....:. CU 1' was nil huh uirre j luck of co-operation iiarl of the railway ruin i I ' , Mini u wiii'i MWMjfii .--vii- ctfiiirk to I In business, i ini K will lie mailt' .liV have company change i . ii Dominions Unable to Endorse Covenant Proposed at Geneva Victoria Times says of Ihe deal Expect Coom If Hie iniuwcii ileal goes through il. Mill mean bringing upwards or !5'.oon,ouu or new capital into the mining industry of Ibis province' Uesides that Ihe present Shareholder will re- lain an inlcrcst in lie mine equal lo what is paid for II. Dunwell is I lie first of tin' lii noil hern mines since Hie Premier lo have reached Hie stage of development and proof oT ore values (hut place il in i position lo be taken over and -operated immediately by one of Hie big operating coin panics of this continent. Ihe mine is owned nearly exclusively by Victoria and Vancouver in vestors. Completion of Hit! Dun. well deal wll mean Hie start o n great boom io northern ll.C mines thai will etpial thai of re eeul years in norlhern Ontario mining men Ifere predict." BARGAIN HUNTERS HURT VANCOUVKll. Mar. IU Sev eral bargain hunlers were in jured when Hie tiled entrance of a (iranvijh; SI reel store collapsed Ibis morning under Ihe weight of a crowd. i. Seiffert. presi.lcnl ,f Ihe Kmpeior JliiieS I, Id., ami oT which ,I Si Cowpei" is secretary Irfiisiu-er. 'passed north lo islrw-nrl vesij-,laj; on Ihe Prince lln. perl lo visjj his mine? Ife says mere is jfieal vviO k lieill!.' done in 1 Ihal c.iiinp. Nine eomplf s-ors win ne ni work mis Mumuier within Hi fee m1e,s of Hie Km- peror ami Dunwell mi Hearltiver. bpeang of h'' Dunwell he says il looks as-lf u sale willTi: effeeled of Hie , properly. The agents of Ihe purehasors have eiainiije he.-mitu, -am. taken sjlliip'es iiinl are -now awaiting Ihe assay returns.' So far they have' proved-rv en richer Ihan the Slew arts represented.' Mr. Seifferl says he believ (he Hear fliver 'will he a heavier producer than Ihe Salmon and lhau will mean a great deal, es pecially Hi Uiose who know aboul the good properties on the siiliiion in addition to Hie MAKES DEAL FOR GYM AND PLUNGE BATH Property Being Secured and Plans Drawn For New Building Today at the Rotary Club luncheon, M. P. McCaffery reported, on behalf of the joint committee of Rotary and Gyro clubs, that they had made a tentative arrangement for a pleco of central property to be deeded to the city on which It Is proposed to build a swimming bath and gymnasium and that Architect A. A. Cox had agreed to draw a tentative plan and estimate free of cost which would be laid before the two clubs in a week or two. JAPANESE VESSEL IS SAFE IN PORT AFTER REPORTED IN DANGER VICTOIIIA. liar. 1''. The .lapanese sleamsliip Hoyokul Maru, which was yesterday reported in distress ofT Tatoosh and lo Ihe aid of .which three simmers were despalched, later proceeded lo Port Townsend under her own power. According lo reports received by Ihc police this -morning from Ihe hospital, Ihn comlitton of .lobu llolslon, severely burned yesterday morning when, his shack lo (he rear of Hie Pioneer sleam laundry was destroyed, was as salisfaclory as could bo e.pecld. Advertisa n the Dally Nows Win. (J. Diiraul, noted innlor inaiiufae-lurer aiul sloek operalor si;ged a remarkable comeback recently by making a phenomenal clean up mi Wall Hlreel, esliiiitited lo he as high as 10.(100.000 in one stuck alone. Neill of Alberni Urg who urged the necessity of ile. i fense of Ihe coast line and shipping. The drydock,. at F.sipji-j mall, which will be finished i shortly, will.be of vilal ipiport-l ance to any Hrilish naval opera-1 lions in Hie 1'acific. Today it isj practically open to the world with only a few obsolete gilns lo protect il. ' Mr. Neill said Unit Ihe value of. the public works of Vancouver and Victoria amounted to ?.'I0,- 0110.000 and (here was a coast; line or 10,000 miles ahsolnlely! defenseless. The defense of shipping was the most important or all. 4.44.44.4.4.44.4.4s 4.4i ' WOMAN OF FIFTY TO SWIM CHANNEL Wl.YMOU I II, Kng.,Mar.. I l Mrs.L.Craven. T0 years of age, a nurse and grandmother, is the latest lo announce her intention of swimming Ihe Knglisli channel Ihi xuiumer. THOMAS CUSACK OF VICTORIA IS DEAD VICTOIIIA, Mar. I if. Thomas Cusack, 5G years of inge, founder of llic Cusaek Prinling Company and for forty years a leading business man of Ibis cllyj died here last night. He leaves a widow. es Coast Defence Policy and Protect Shipping OTTAWA, Mar, IL'. A resolution proposing lliat "Canada should consider 'the tiielion of defense of our sea cont and of our ocean oorne lines 01 coniincrce, nas neen inirouticeu mm Ihe House pr Commons hy-A,jV. Xeill, independent member for Comox-Alberni. .Mi-. Neill suggested llial(llie question he lakeii up in a iiou-pailisau spirit and Ihal a small eomniiUec of the House might he formed to consider ihe mailer willi llic uid of techni cal experts. . A policy or defense might be evolved under the name of the! .... i. . . .. : 1 1 ! iiaiiaiiian ruuey sain .nr. .ei;i, RUPERT IS A SUBSIDY PORT Ships Can be Sent to Paclflo as Well as Atlantic Says Minister (Special to Dally News) OTTAWA, Mar. 12. Hon. W. R. Motherwell, discussing the Peterson subsidy contract, said "Canadian ports mentioned In 'Paragraph A msans all Canadian ports and Includes Vancouver and 'Prince Rupert. We can send the Peterson ships to the Paclflo otherwise there would bo a real grlovanco." VICTORIA HOPEFUL FOR FINAL HOCKEY Expect to Make Good Showing Against Calgary Following Victory at Saskatoon VICTOIIIA, Mar. I:'. -- Victoria hockey fans art lookiiiig for Ihe Cougars lo make n good showing against Calgary in Ihe hockey finals. While I hey are very eon .fiilcnl, it is pointed out that Hi ice at Saskatoon favored Ihe lo cal Irani who nrr more used lo soft Ice. Calgary has a splendid team ami Ihe final games wilt prove probably (hit most spec laeular sport evenls in the west (his sesson. Advertise in the Daily News DELAY DOUBLE TRAIN SERVICE Flah Buyers Disturbed at Newt Today that Change Has Been Made FISH IS HELD OVER Position of Fishermen Injured by Delay t Is Pointed Out by Suyers Local fish buyers were dis turbed (o learn this morning that (he Canadian National Hailway management was prooosinc lo lelay the inauguration of the laily (rain service (his spring from April 5 lo May 3. On in quiry beinjf made fronf the. general superintendent, the state ment was made that, so far as was known at that bfllce. such was the intention. II is feared in fishing circles that the delay in nutting on daily trains may seriously affect Ihe business. For instance, two carloads of halibut were offered this morning, but, there beinsr no train East until Saturday,' the sale of the catches is being held over until tomorrow at rthn earliest. .Had there heen.a train ItKlayyi Ids -(mt wd'aWKavb gone Kasl ami been faken care df by Hie trade next week. The boats olfering loday were Peter Wold's new American vessel, Altu, wilh U',000 pounds, Dii.s being Hie completion of her maiden trio. There, were also (wo Canadian boats - Toodic, 4,")(J() pounds and While Lily, 3,000 pounds. GAUNTLETIS THROPDOWN President Coolldqo Insists that ' Senate Approve Warren as Attorney-General WASHINGTON. Mar. I". resident Uoolidge threw down the gauntlet before his oppon ents in Hie senate today by again ubmiHing (tic nomination of Charles It. Warren to be attor ney-general. The senale refused on l uesilay by one vote lo cn- lorse the nomination of War ren. SEALING MAY OPEN BUT GOVERNMENT IS FAVOR RENEW TREATY OTTAWA, Mar. 12.--It is said he in thai (he Dominion government is in favor "f renewal if the sealing treaty of tOtl which abolished Mealing on the high seas and left the control of Ihe business in the hands of (ho Lulled Stales. llepresentalions have been, made from (he coast that it Would be to (he advantage of Pacific ports (o have Hie sealing opened once more, PRESIDENT SIMONS SWORN IN WITHOUT THE HELP OF GOD" IIKHLIN, March 12. -Dr. Wal-(eV Simons loday took the oath of oillce as acling president of Ihe German republic. Liko. his predecessor, (he lalo President Kberl, Simons did not, add the words "So help ine Tlod" vvliich are left optional Itrjlho oath us prescribed in the constitution.