PAGE SIX THE DAILY NEWS Tuesday, December 7 mm f A3' SELECT Xmas Stationery Priced from $1.00 to $3.50 See our windows Rupert Pharmacy Prescription Specialists We Deliver. Phjme 91 Xmas : Gift Suggestions Ladies' Rayon Silk Scarves $1.73 Ladies' Fancy Silk Scarves $3.50 Fancy Crepe-de-Chine Scarves $4.25 Silk Knit Sweaters $4.50 Hand-painted Povder Compacts S5c Pure Linen Luncheon Sets . $6.75 Large assortment of Handkerchiefs in all materials, including Swiss Lawn and Irish Linen at the most reasonable prices. Look at our windows. Come in and inspect our stock. Mussallem Grocery Co. Ltd. Closing : Out I SALE NOW IN FULL SWING 3Ianr Bargains in COATS DRESSES HATS J- BENT Ladies Rcady-to-Wear Third Ave. Phone 651 If your head aches, or reading or work strains your eyes, or if you are the least hit doubtful about the efficiency of your eyes then consult us! Glasses are intended lo make up for the rieficieucy in your eyesight. Our large patronage show that we know how lo produce such glasses. Have your eyes examined! A. E. Ireland tiRADLATE OPTO.METKlST 27 Tears Practice 319 Third Airuue. Opp. O.W.V-. WOOD Dry Jack Pine, Cedar, Birch and Spruce Per load $6.50 Per half load 3.50 Per sack . , ..,: .50 Firelighters, 48 for $1.00 delivered. HydeTransfer 139 Second Avenuo Phono 680 Night or Day WE BUY BOTTLES. PUBLICITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR COURT JUSTICE lmi.il comment on hiking news- P.U'EK KtrOKTERS IKO.U CAL- uKroi.Jcii;coi KT CALGARY, Dec 7. Fearing that a hsrmful precedent might be established bT the ruling of Calgary police magts-, Urate. Col O. E. Binders, D.S.O.. in ' recent preliminary hearing that the press ! J be barred on the request ot the del en- jdanfs counsel. The Calgary Herald had I inquiries made in the principal clues ol Canada as to whether sucn practice naa ever been heard ot previously In this country. ' The unanimous answer was In the negative and members of the bench and bar united with newspaper editors In condemning the course taken by the Calgary magistrate. One and all of them intimated that the action was wrong in principle and that It might easily lead to a gross abuse of the privilege that belonged allenably to the public knowledge of what was transpiring la the courts pf Justice. i -Where there Is no publicity, there U no justice." was the dominant note in the replies received by The Herald. J. Seymour Corley. K.C.. for fifteen years crown prosecutor .In Toronto, de- ; clared: "The greatest check on arbitrary , proceedings In court is to have the public represented through the newspapers." A. Uacleod Sinclair. K.C a prominent Calgary banister, said: "Publicity in tho Manitoba corvrntt mtim; ciiakci: wtuun tuny day alter the first appearance of this notice in a local newspaper The date of the ilxst publication of this n t.ee Is November 24. 1928 DEPARTMENT OP PUBUC WORKS CANADA Applicant By J P Forde. Datrlct Engineer. Agent H00MR tmttft m M Pun In all the perplexity of choosing a gift for HER, perhaps this will guide you : She aants a I loover. Get one for her. It's only ?6.25 down complete with dusting tools. Sold only by KAIEX HARDWARE LauxaoaafX CO. Phone 3. Fur Coats & Jacquettes An Exquisite Slock of fr'ui Trimmings at low price B. C. FUR Co. Next O.W.V.A. Third Avo LINDSAY'S Cartage and Storage Phona t. Cartage, Warehousing, and Distributing Team or Motor Service. Coal, Band and Gravel Wa IpecUllz In Piano ani Fumltura Bavins,. e Government qfianada guarantees 9 YEARS OLD is Ottawa, will l apply lor a ncenc w , aught be issued to The Herald, take and use 3.000 gallons per day ol ' . . water out of unnamed stream, which ; Having been informed by Hows eastwardlv and drains into Dodx that It ihad gathered i 41 This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Control Hoard or by the Government of British (Vilumhia administration of Justice has been re-! counterfeit money, counsel for the de- j girded as ranking even higher than the fendants applied to the magistrate for rights of parliament as a guarantee ol ! elated court In the case, voicing tlx feir public security. ; that the case of his clients might be The magistrate had no right to do jeopardized by the publication of cer- tt." said R. A. Bonnar. K.C, Winnipeg. , tain details of the evidence. He said "This discretion is only exercised on the Jurymen, who m'.ght subsequently grounds of public policy, that is only In hear the case In higher court, might those cases where the evldrnce Is not beessme sreludiced before the trial. The held tn camera, I did not consider that I bad the right at the time to compel the counsel to reveal to the court whtt Jap Oranges Are in. Per box $1.10 j Get your supply now because we do not expect any more and they may run out before Christmas. A JAM SPECIALS j For One Week Only j All pure Plum or Prune, 4 lb. tins . Peach Jam, 4 lb. tins Apricot Jam, 4 lb. tins . . . Blackberry Jam, 4 lb. tins . Lojranberry Jsm, 4 lb. tins Gooseberry' Jam, 4 lb. tins . Green if ape Jam, 4 lb. tins . .'Orj 65c 6.c 65c 65c 65c 65c We have a Christmas tin of ; Nabob De Lux Tea worth $3.00. A three pound beautiful tin. Will sell 20 1 at each. Get yours j ' v - now. t Our supply of Christmas Ginger ,Wine has arrived. Quart bottles, each 50c This bottle sold last year for 75c. Stock up now pn the following: California Table Figs, per lb. 25c 10 lb. liox for .-.-$1.75 Thompson Seedless Raisins, per lb. ,......:::20c 25 lb. box for $3.50 Mixed Peel, 50c, or 3 lb. for $1.00 Roiled Cider, quart bottles . . 50c B.C. Butchers & Grocers Limited Phones 45 and 574 particular part of the evidence he considered might prejudice the mind of the public toward his client "I must say that I did not consider; the matter at any great length at the I time I made the ruling, nor can I say ' that I was familiar with any such precedent The lawyer urged that the evl-, dene be taken In closed court, and no; particular objection to It being raised at the time, and being impressed by the f counsel that the position of his client ' might be seriously Jeopardized. I made I j the ruling. - I "I cannot say that I have heard of' closed court tn a preliminary In many I years. I recall about 1900 or 1903 that we sometimes held preliminaries tnj camera, but in later years 1 never held i one in camera. In fact I am not In favor of any part of a case being withheld from the public I think probably It create an atmosphere of suspicion, which Is not warranted. "Too many people have the Idea that a preliminary la a trial. That Is not the case. The preliminary hearing Is aim nl fr t V a wiionuu rt Halarmtnlnrt whether or not there Is sufficient evidence against a defendant to warrant his standing trial on the charge laid against htm. "If a lawyer asks for closed court, ex-'plaining that certain evidence to be ad-duced at that time might seriously prejudice ' public opinion and create bias In the minds of Jurymen to be chosen from the public. I do not see that I , would have a right to question the ver- aclty of his statement Of course I ; might consider his opinion unfounded j after bearing the case, but one has to I exercise discretion." RUM RUNNING IS AT LOWER LEVEL ONLY IKU" HOWS, AMI TIIKV AMUUCAN. AKK NOW I:(1(U II IX THAI I'tC ON ATLANTIC COAST. fit to be heard in public." commented magistrate acceded to the request and HALIFAX. Dec. 7. More vigorous Hon. R. W. Craig, attorney-general ot ' ernmn elesed court, ezclndinc the methods of patrol on the United Stales press. coast, and more ready co-operation of Subsequently an application was made j the Canadian customs authorities with At the time of the opening of the to the magistrate far a transcript of the j the American prohibition enforcement preliminary bearing of Reginald Oirrrtt evidence. The application was gristed, authorities, have resulted tn reducing and Fred Barratt. charged with making the magistrate stating in his reply that the rumrunnlng activities of Nova ' tn practice he did not see his way clear iScotla to the lowest level since rum WATER NOTICE. j to grant the request but tn this partlcu- J row became an international ttutltu- ; lar case, the counsel for the defense had j Hon and problem. The Christian Tnd DIVEKSIOX 1st. ' -i act mn ihit TvtT.rtm.nt of objection to the pres securing a copy Science Monitor correspondent has Public Works of Canada, whose address ' of the evidence and therefore such copy ! nude careful Inquiry tn various points lot Nova Scotia, and as a result is In- The The Herald formed that the number of Lunenburg opinions opinions from . vessels engaged In the traffic are but J M..'r',rr; sectioaa 01 canaaa on nu action in;t,0 statement for publication: j tola a uwiwuij plica lien pursuant thereto and to the magistrate to bold a preliminary bear-1 Water Act" will be filed In the office In In -larf emirt unmltni to the' of the Water Recorder at Prince Rupert. Crtmm1 CcdM Df Canada. When .v. the Objections to the application may be tiled with the said Water Recorder or lawyer in this case applied to the court with the Comptroller of Water Rights, to have the evidence for the preliminary awa i mti i ijs uuuuiua, aMHM, O-W. or three, and they, while sUU the stream at a pour, about 100 ft' excluding me press irom a preliminary , registered in that port, are said to be wes; of the northwest corner of Lot 36. hearing. Magistrate Sanders was offered owned by Americana. While there are ??SJKtou?A oPPOrtuaKT to define hi. position on' .nizg craft at present pose upon the land described as Dsdge snojew. ana maae ut xouawing m Halifax harbor, there waa a whole luxaa. This notice was posted on the rrrwinrl on th IJnA nf Mmralvf r . - ' - t -ih aumnamrf naurr im vnn i . . - . - . fiimruniung vraet w steamer euwra the port: traffic waa the first time since the rum a member of for Yarmouth, ouUawed by the United 8 late. The fact la. that Halifax has been practlcsUy abandoned, for the time at least, by the rum ring that operated from this port so Urgtly, up to tut months ago. and Vreri later. The tTme was that at least 30 vessels of the i famous Lunenbcrg Orand Banks fish-jlng fl-rt were engaged in the rum- ; these vessels hare returned to the 'fishing industry. - "This business has been made almost Impossible," said a leading member of the rum ring to the Monitor representative recently. "It Is absolutely impossible for the small individual rumrunner," he added, "and it Is a pretty risky gamble for the big ring even, owing to the vigorous methods which the Americans are pursuing to patroltng the coast-' "Wo dont bother now at all with the American coast," aald another member of the ring, "and are limiting our business to whst we can do alon; the Canadian rum. row. mostly along the Nova Scotlsn coast, which ob viously fcu t limitations." Prom inquiries 'msde in Halifax, it was learned from 'custom officials here that there have been a number of I Canadian Vessels, which loaded with liquor, cleared from Halifax fcr Ha vans. Nassau, and St. Pierre, that bar lng returned to port without their ; Black Currant Jam, 4 lb. tins .c cargo, and within such time aa it was Cherry Jam, 4 lb. tins 73c known tbey could not have reached .Strawberry and Raspberry Jam, I"""" tination. have been heavily ' 4 lb tins 75c,'ne, D' tne 0Prtmtnt' these flnea ! All these Jams will run from'""" "D a"a " tn- i op. l t-!.l tt .... ' ivc tu ic iwr tin. nigncr ii sugari 1 4 I EM OKCKMKNT The local customs have on Instructions ot the Canadian Feder- . al Department ot Customs, which It ' la, known is endeavoring to assist th United 8tates prohibition enforcement Officers to what extent they can. How ever, the question has arisen to what extent this can continue, and to what extent the Canadian authorities can; legally seize a vessel, which as to clearance from a Canadian port has complied with all the law requires, and when the House of Common' brought the whole mat- jter of Canada, giving whatever as-1 slstance possible to the United Stalest In the enforcement ot the prohibition ' law. before the Prime Minuter of Canada, Mackenzie King, by a personal Utter, sxkteg lua btu ax atuadaucat I What Shall I Give? This question is easily answered, for here you have a choice of Christmas Glfi ranging in price to uit your every; need., j ( ' . ,;' Our Downstairs Store U a Gift rfhup In" It Self. ' 1 4 i Henutiful Diamonds Diamond Kings Tiepins Pendants .etc., et in white, Riecn and yellow gold, featuring the latest designs. Price ranging from $15.00 up. Clocks Silverware Cut Class China Crockery leather Goods The Diamond Specialist. at the Imperial Conference, to omcuiij ask the Imperial Oovernmenl to et-tend the right to search from three male limit to 13 miiea. which has since been de. TannouUi. which at that time waa oaade a considerable baw of operaUcihs tor the rum ring, vessel sailing in the morning for Havana, and returning the next day. la now almost tree of that eiau of shipping. NOTICE. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCTON; This is w etnrv tnat I nate causea an tnvestifatlon ta be made by my Soli citors at the office of the Provtaeia! Public Works Department. Prince Rupert, respecting ths truth of certain slanderous reports that have bees circu lated concerning my personal intetnty while acting in the eapscltr of Read roreman tor the Provincial Government on Oraham Island. This la to notify to Public that such rtporu have been found, to be absolutely without foundation sod to advise those wha are responsible theretcf that if the same are nit discontinued forthwith, such penon will be prosecuted to the fuM extent of the law Dated the 3rd day of December. IBM. N scHArrrR. Lawn H!U. BC SYNOPSIS OF LaND AMENDMENTS PRE-EMPTIONS Vacant, unreserved. survered Crown Un1s ma be pr-npl4 by British subject over II year of age, and by aliens on declaring intention lo beevme lirltlah subjects. Conditional uix)n realdence. occupation. jiA linprovsment for agricultural urpHiea Pull Information concerning rfw-jttlont regarOlnjc pre-erapUona Is given In Itulletln No. I. Land Bedes. "Ilow to Irs-mpt Land," copies ot tiblch can be obtained tree of charge 1 7 addresalnc the Department of Lands. Victoria. Il.C. or to any Oot-emment Agent Kecorda will be granted cort0f only land suits bis for agricultural purposes, and which la not timber-land, la. carry Inn over 1,950 board feet if acre wesl'pf the Coast Rang and (.04 feet per acre eaat of that Range. Applications for pre-emptions are to be addressed to the Land Commissioner of the Land Recording Division. In which the land applied for la situated, and are made en printed forms, copies of which can be obtained from the Land Commissioner. Pre-emptions must be occupied for five years and Improvements mads to value of f 10 per acre, Including clearing and cultivating at least five acres, before a Crown Orant can be received. For more detailed Information as the Bulletin "How to Prmpt Land." PURCHASE Application are received for pur chas ot vacant and unreserved 14.000 or Crown lands, not being tlmberland. ror agricultural purposes; minimum price for nral-claas (arable) land la U per acre, and second-claas gras done this lng) land IZ.tO per acre. Further In- lunMuon rKru"K purcou or tease of Crown land I ctven In Hullttln No. 10, Land Series. "Purchase and Lease ot Crown Lands." Mill, factory, or Industrial site oa timber land, not exceeding 40 acre, may be purchased or leased, the con-dIUoes Including payment of stumpage. HOMESITE LEASES Unsurveyed areas, not exceeding It acre, may b leased a homsslts. conditional upon a 'dwelling being erected In the first year, title being thouah she m.v never have reached 1 obtainable after residene , company. oenee and and lm- the destination for which she cleared, Vud ha bn surveyed, ha transferred her cargo at sea. One LEASES of the vessels fined, " ha entered a pro-' , .... . , ..... , Tor grating and Industrial pur-test, and It 1 expected that there wUl rsas not exceeding I to acres be a test case made of the matter be- may be leased by on pro or a fore the Canadian 'court within a short time. P. L Hsttleld, Senator from mouth, about three years ago, GRAZING Under the Orating Act th Prov ince la divided Into grating dletrloU and the ranice administer 4 under a Orating Commissioner. Annual grating permit ar Issued baaed oa number ranged, priority being give to establish! owners. Stoek-ownera may form asclaUons for rang management fTsa. or partly tree, permiu ar avallabl for settler, oajipar and Uavallor. u tj i 9 Ivory llrns-swhre Fountain Pens .Pencils 4 Umbrellas Suitcase Fancy Heads IjidlcV nnd Men'n Watches- Watches In the very latest designs, Waltham, Klein, lllimllllin nml Mtrh.frriwl.. C. I.... n an teed. $-041.00. Max Heilbroner n .ii:s nil tfua. 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