iV. WESTHOLME THEATRE Friday and Saturday, at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday Matinee, 3 p.m. NO MATINEE NEW YEAR'S DAY Jackie Coogan In, The Rag Man A story oT Hie Hdcwalks oi New York. Little Jackie ns Tim Kelly, ragamuffin and waif, -who tnult-licd b;i wits against Kale. The drama or a friendless hoy in a greul metropolis and liow he made good. Kelly and (iinslierg. dealers in high-class junk, will give yon liigh-rlass entertainment. A plioto-plny hrimmitip with laughter, tears and adventures. Tim and his Jewish Daddy. Clothes may not make the man. hut old Hollies certainly were the making of Tim Kelly. The Kid himself in his uiot human picture. Strong east. Jackie Coogan, Max Davidson, Robert Edeson, William Conklin, Lydia Yeamans Titus and others. COMEDY "THE BRONCHO EXPRESS." PATHE NEWS SO and 25c TAKE NOTICE: WE LEAD, AND OTHERS FOLLOW New Year's Day, 1926 'COMMODORE' Special Dinner $150 From 11.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. Freah Shrimp Cocktail IVipe Olives or Outfeu Olives Indjtm Sw'ecl Sliced Cliulney Fillet of Halibut Juinville, l'omme iKicheftfte ' ImiMirted .orse Sardines on Toast i'onime Saratoga Chips Wnhlorf Salad Ituvigolo Hojale Meef Hroth Cream of Chicken dimpote of Peach witli Hicc Hoasl Loral Tiirkuy Stuffed, Cruuherry Snuc, or Domestic Goose and Haked Apple, or Duckling, with Red Currant Jully Sugar Corn Itefiigee IIchiih Boiled or Mashed Ashcrort Potatoes New Year ( J VSJ0 Plum Pudding. Wine Sauce or Hard Ice Cream Lemon .Jelly Hot Mince Pie, Home Made New Year Fruit Cake TEA Golden Loaf Cheese COFFEE SPECIAL : SHOWING CREPE DC CHENE AND SERGE DRESSES Hpecml Price. $12.50 Flannel Dresses, all Colors, $5.50 Tliecc nrc exceptional values, seul lo 1 1 on approval. UilMild liulaiice must be returned noon. SEE OUR WINDOWS H. S. WALLACE CO., LTD. Phone 9. 3rd Ave. and Fulton and Kluskus Lake reserve, according to I'jiul Kiewinuk, fur buyer and trader, who lias jus' rotue from one nr his periodical trips in that vieinily, which lies il) and 13(1 miles west of here. Although .scientists disagree with this theory .the old Indians, who also hase their opinion from I lie result of years of observation. Claim that there are several reasons why an neverily cold weath er or heavy mum fall is expected, this winter . The KiiuirreU havi huil! no nests al all. they say. and hae stored no fn.i iu tSu- higher branches of trees. The imiskrat lias contented hiiuseir with a much smaller house than usual, the blaek hear and th" skunk are travelling yet at a season when these animals, who den up abntii the suine tune, should have Ion;; aim .-one into thejr winter (luarters. TWELVE MONTHS FOR THEFT OF MONEY IS HERE EDWARDS' SENrENCEiJJ,1 loung in twelve moiillis in prison on earli -eharjie. Tin two terms will run concurrently. The previous record of the accused was laken into riuisiileralion hy the .jiultie in passiiiK sentence. LAND ACT. Miotic or Inttntlon to Land. Appl to Lux, In tli" Prince luiprrt Unrt neennl nt ' Itlittrlri and i4tnii on in uniMiird llll in tlw ItsXrtn nitriiM lo IIihIihir tyi l'air(' iwr Ouixlas bland. Illue I'rlnl, ii M U. ! i Among those who have used l'aeifio Milk for many years I Mrs. V. W. diaries. Recently she was across the border for two months and was compelled to use strange lirauds of iui!k. She says she was elad to find out that llrilisli Columbia produces one thins:, at least, tba' is belter than their best. PACIFIC MILK Head Office, Vancouver Factories: Ladner and Abbotsford, B.C. FUTURE OF MILL STILL UNCERTAIN John A. Smith Is Undecided as to His Future Plans Regarding Prince Rupert Plant When in California recently Sidney Hun'lt-Jonc- or tins city visited with J. A. Smith, presi-dent'of tile Prince Itupert Sprttee Mills Ltd. Spunking in connection Willi hi- future intoiflioiis v-pardiu? the sawmill . here. Mr. b suid that iiisurniiee ad- tmenlM following the fire in the ill ii ii ( lutd mil vel lien iwiin- Jolui i. Kdwards, who pleaded, iPW, ,, i.u ni,lll(t . v)i u-rt, snilly on two charges of theft jndcfiiiile r.ardinK the t.oasible of money al Anyox. was sen- building of the mill. II is icuceti iius morning liv Juosre iji..iv i.,.., ,.r ti,..i u.., ...in villi be rebuilt in the spring but whether nr not hv Mr. Smith himself i mil definitely ilerjtled. MILD WEATHER IS REPORTED FROM ALL OVER NORTH (povertllio'ltt Telegraph-Frftm all ovfrjUie north rme MkK MiTK F, ilii .irrr o-irdun B.li , reports tfiday of runiptirativelv l of I'rlme lluiwrt. B.C.. Niimrjclurer.' .'. . ,, , ,, ' , , inii'iHti, in ippiv rr Hr r tb uv mild weather tor tin- tune of the hiwhi i "Iiiihhii owtiwo nr at iaixj:-- I mmI immi Dlluild Kliuatn nn on a a ."' .Hr (In n Mm !"- i eiul wjii lrll Mibiiiprrrd n- rf uf riwk. raillaOnr in Hip inlei inr there rruiii miiw in tmrtlrolly nrcl, hartnir , a railtus u( abuut l.sno frrl and nn-i talnmt too arrtw. iimrr or leu. ot.iiiu.t wuiiki. hush nr. i LAND ACT. Nolle of Inttntlon to Appy to Laaaa Land in if i.ami iiecnniilnr nuirirt or I'niirn, Diiihti. and Altual on IM aoulh ahorr if . iri.iiiriiin nay. miwii inw-i. oun cnar-: In li- HlnmlH I TAKE oin K ihai t, ntrry llublnmm Fnwt. or Mwlt. B.C., iirruiKtkin nii Onrer. iiilriirt to arHv for i Iriit of ihri riillnwiiir drarrllwd landii: ciiuinivn'-inir al a iumi altualtd at tit" ..HiilmMi rnrtwr if l.i.l III! (T.L.! fSiH' . . UVIHv rait 10 rlialn: IIm-imv' i lutrtb to I'Ualna, murr or 1m. to hi Hi, Inatr mark; Uirnrn mhiiIiumI II rliafM.t (nmrr nr Imw. folk.wina ilm blah alr! mark In fswiil of ruiiiinrn'-enient, ainll cunumiOK l acrea, more or Wi. ii. ii. rimT Ml'WIU B.C. LAND ACT. Nolle ol Inttntlon to Appi to Lat Lan In Vrlnre ItiifMrt Land rirnrdliir IHOrli-. nr (.mm itanrr 1. and Ittiite on; .North r.arharl lland. TAKK OTIf'K that Alfrrd wanm. uf rrlnrf lluprrt. iM-ruinilon lrlnrr.. In ! luirt to tinAy fop a le! of Inn fnllnw Ina dearrlls-d land: I Omimrnrlnr al a jsnt iilanlid nn the1 on th (mint or North llachad Miil; IWn amund hlali water mark to thf. iwlnt if nimmrnrniicnt. and cuntainlnr iu agrca. nnjre ur irwu. AI.rilF.ll SWANHOH, AppllranL A. E. Wrlaht. Arni LAND ACT. hotlce of Inttntlon to Land. Appi i to Laa In tli I'rlnw liuiwrt land lirenrdlna lumrlil and altualr mi VlitlMand Mnir ' ,lpir. "" lataiw. nine l-rlnt It.M. 14. TAkfc NOTICK mat JiKfiih Rtlnwn I linirfira r frlnrp liuiwrt. i.c., SfrrrUry. lntriMl lo ajiplj fir a ivaae ol h ful-; I I'm In rleitiTllwd Unit. . ;niriM'iirlnn al a nit mi Uh Jiori nn i IIm- tjiit nur r WliilMand Uland; tlwiire n.lKMi fwi nurlliwi-il; llH'in'R 3,000 feet ial; IImmuc ;i,ou(i r-i anulh: tltio',-i l.'Mifl Twi went tn th iwlnl of rutii- inrni-i-nie:il ! . JOSKI'll STI.XHON nQOEIIS. ' tiali'rf KrrniiM.r 4th IB5, TO OUR MANY PATRONS A HAPPY NEW YEAR y(uy Joy ami llappiue abound for you and yourti, and Sucre at lend your ef-forl in the New Year, in the Mincere wIhIi of Mussallem Grocery Co. Ltd. 417-423 Dth Ave. E. l'.O. Ilox 575 Phones 18 and 84 in the Yukon, rt- i tlie lemperaiiin no il is raiiutiff. is mow ami. i-'midy with ! far below SYNOPSIS OF LAND ACT AMENDMENTS PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant unreaerved. aurrey4 Crown land roar t tiro-cmptod bj llrltlab eutjecu over ". yeara of ait, nd by allna on decbtrlnx Intention to. tiromo British oilbjecta. condl tlonal ut-on residence. oeciMtlin, mil lmprovrnont for asticulturat iurtoe Full Information' concerning; reeju-Atlona- recardlna; pre-empUona la riven In Bulletin No. 1. Land Berlea. "Huw to lTe-enipt Land. coplea of vihlch can be obtained free) of chart ty addrewilna; the Department of Lnnds, Victoria, B.C.. or to any Oof trnment AgenL Bacorda wtl! b ajrantml coverlnc only land tillable, for agricultural purpoaet. and which la not timber iaml. i.e.. carn'lnit over 1.000 board feet tier acre west of the Coaat Itanga and MOO fret per aero eaat of that Ilunce. Appllcatlona for pre-emptions are to be addreaied to the Lflnd Com-mUialunrr of the Lond Heconllna; Dl-vlalon. In which th land applied for la situated, and are made en printed forma, copies of which can be ob- t lined from the lyind Commlseloner. l're-emptlnna must be occupied for five yeara and Improvements ma1 tn value of $10 Kr acre. Including clearing; and cultivating: at least five acrea, liefore a Crown Orant can be received. for more detailed Information aee the Bulletin "llow to l're-empt Land." PURCHASE Appllcatlona are tecelved for pur-chaae of vacant and unreserved Crown landa. not being; tltuhcrland, fur agricultural purposes; minimum price for flral-clnss (arable) laud Is IS per acre, and aecond-claas I Krai-Intr) land K.i0 tier acre. Purtlir Information rr aurUlnar purchase or lease of Crown landa Is Riven In Bulletin No. 10. Land Herlea, "l'urchaae and Lease of Crown Landa," Mill, factory, or Induatrlal sites oo timber land, not exceeding; 40 acrea. may be purchased or leased, th con dltlons including payment of stumps gje. HOMESITE LEASES Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding; 21 acrm. may be leased as homrsllea. conditional upon a dwalllns; being; erected In the ftret year, title being; obtainable after residence and Improvement conditions are fulfilled and land has been surveyed. LEASES Tor grailna; and Induatrlal purpose areaa nut exceeding; (40 acrea may be laaaed by one person or a company. UKAlinu Under the Oretlnic Act the Ince la divided Into grazing; districts and the rang administered under a Oraxlng Commlaaloner Annual craxlng; permits are Uaued based on numbers ranged, priority being; given to established owners. Btock-ownsrs may form aisclatlons for range management. Ktee. or partly free. Mrnilta are available for settlers. anpers and travellers, up te I he I reivnii,' point . Iteportn at 8 u.in. were us 1'riuce Itupert ltaniiiiB, fresh pyutheunt wind; lengicrature, ill. title Morse - Cloudy, culm; il above. Dawson Cloudy, calm; 17 above. Yukon aserane CltMMty. oulni; 18 above. llaiellon Cloudy, calm, rain, mild. Dor us Luke Cloudy, calm, ruin, in i hi. Smillmrs Knowing, culm; mild. Telegraph Crrek SuovWtig, calm; mild. Irrraee llainius. calm; alMvp. Slewurl Itainittg. calnr; uIhivp. Any o -- lUiniitR. calm: hImivc to 13 SIZES OF READY TO WEAR GARMENTS Figures of Women Who Wear Stock Dresses Mutt Meet Certain Spcclfeatlona OIIICAIiO. Her. .11. Tin- fit: 1 nn. o: women wlio wir-rttil -inHile-dmtaen lid miner imo- j meet eeriain -(mrificajioitr . olberwiw their itowtia won I ft) A ?arioml. Kite '.'0. will Imvr m bust Hieaaoretntiiit. Tb nip must io-aiuie t?W. A staiidMrd chart has ! i adopted l the Qiiaavo IHtkw .Manufacturers ami IIm lulerstnti .Merelianls' ijwunrit. lo forvxtiil inanufactiitere who skimp !. lo nave material. The figure werV oblsiined from arlual iiieuniireinenl of neverai tliouxaiid women and tbr follow iiiK qbarl adopted: Size It 10 ... 1H 2 3 ... 80 .. t ... 10 ... t ... 41 . 4ii . Iluxt 37 3U U) S M . tm . urn . ISM . 47 . WIRELESS REPORT. Hip 38 :ivv H til 2 M 4(i IK 5(1 8 a.m. HIlillY ISI.AMl. ItaiuuiK; fresh oulh eaal wind; baronicli-r -tl.U0 ; temperature 40; cn routcb. Ill l.l, IIAItllOU. ()vereoal: IikIiI miullieast wind; barometer, Hii.ll; lettiperature 40; ea Kiuoolh; i.'iO a.m. spoke Meatni-r Alameda Gt inlle from Juucmi norUiboiinil; 3 a.m. spoke steamer Alaska bound Juneau fur W runnel 3H iniles from Wrungr!. IIKAI) Tltr.r. I'OI.NT. ItaiuuiK calm: baromeler .'10. 1 1); temp r-attire 43; sea niootli. Noon IHdltY IHI.AMi lUininx, moilerale wuilloitdl Kale; baromeler 2U.1M: ;eiupeiatut'c IHjBeu rouuh. HULL IIAItllOU. Uvere.iiNl; Prov if'eh kouIIiuiihI wind; barometer Ua 30.00; temperature 48; sea inod-erali'. liKAl) THKI-: I'OI.VI. Ilainiiig, calm; baroiut-ter ilO.IO; lenipera-t il lo 17; sen smooth. Mr. and .Mrv,l. Cai)lnd datitthter returned on lunl iiIbIiI'k train to TerruM. -AO! Bl Thurtday, December ai ,s s'lNTOANQFYPFfT II iiqtAXAiiL uzii jjvi lire vv r. WARMER WINTER do BETTER Cariboo Natlvos Qive Reasons for Their Expectations Ql'HSXKL, Dec. 31. Thai Iliif winter will lie a mild one with a very lij;hl snowfall, is the belief 'of Hil older Indians of I lie Nuzku fiff Scientific Optometry Scientific Ojiloiuelry has tak n the piece of the old way of filling t n ronst'iiuence, our esainiiinliou ol your te tell i.m lly Ihe Ioiuum needi ii perfect viiom Our experience will suggest the bet ulyle. Skilled Optician Skilled workmen grind our lenei. JUie glasses are de-iitned ' ... ... ' it ... . ikl itfu ivoim I lilt IK line, so the iiunon goon win nr umHi wonmiK uinii. limr ewn waul in glum expert uitenlioti liere ly Hit o4iHmi who liu. hud -j pcrieuce. We. lime all the lalesl appliance fur lifting. A visit k) (Mir room will convince you. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 527- Max Heilbroner Third Avenue 52,9 WESTHOLME THEATRE! luwiurii urLT ai 7 and 0 "The Scarlet West" , -plii.Klii.il l ' pll il III! ,, dranKiln -iiirv ! a -.iv.ii- Imr im In lieruii -j. ri ( i. when to- find- lli.it Kn-' never meel. Itip balilt - when the t v.-ing M-eoe of fionlier lrife, ami thnrngfi .1 liable ruiiraffc of Hie rumi cr tf.- ffmg,. Klor)'. FroiilMT'llo'ii. Indtnli. n.i w-U"ri in rtt. Gutr' bituri'- last stuiid rvpriMii fid alteiilHiii to drtajil. MarnlfM'eut aerin -uf priiiriHi. Robert Frmtr, Clarit Bow, Robert Edeson, Jjhnni Walker, Walter McQmM, Helen Ferguton and min; oe.-. PATHE REVIEW TUXEDO COMEDY "FRONT." 35c and 10c Canadian National Railways Prince Rupert DRYDOCK AND SHIPYARD Operating 0. T. P. 20,000 Ton Floating Dry Dock Engineer, Mathlnlili, Boilermaker, Blacktmllb. Pttr maker, Founder, Woodworker, Etc ELECTRIC AND ACETYLENE WELDINO. Our plant in equipped to handle all k of MARINE AND COMMERCIAL WORK. PHONES 43 and 3SF . H. Shockley Planing Mills Re-located at 230 Central Street, Vancouver, Willi additional in." lime- fm (lie man '' SASH, DOORS, MOULDINGS LUMBER, LATH, SHINGLES, VENEER alio carried m stock. Save liaixlliiig charge by buying direct from use " supply. Hudson Bay Knitting Yarn We have the mile aticucy for I lie aliove fain arc Kind lo slate that the price is inueh )"' other kind of yarn of Hie same uiil!r 1 oz. Hull 20c, 2 for ALL C0I.0IIS. 35c Jabour Bros., Ltd.