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IMPORTERS
VANDERIIOOF
s-
5th
Annual
ation
Specials
for
Thursday
Only
LADIES'
KNITTED
COATS
in
this
lot.
They
are
in
assorted
hi
pun)
wool.
Here
is
a
most
'
garment
for
the
cold
weather
of
n
for
the
cool
nights
of
summer.
Sue
P.Jfe,
Thursday
morning
51.95
B3YSf
SHOES
i
mum
llc
Stitch
the
shoe
that
i
i
;i:ui
ways!
Sixes
from
11
i
mrtatioijl
Bale
Price,
Thursday
!
C
33.45
I
&'-.-'Tl!inUitien
Sale
Price.
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3.95
PRINCE
BOYS'
GOLF
HOSE
The
famous
St.
Margaret's
brand,
made
in
England,
pure
wool,
specially
made
for
boys'
wear.
These
come
in
all
sizes.
Temptation
Sale
Price,
Thursday
morning
only
BOYS'
KNEE
LENGTH
PANTS
Here
Is
a
fine
assortment
of
the
most
iiripbr-tant
garment
in
a
boy's
wardrobe,.
...Wltji
panu,
he
is
clothed;
without
.
panta,
(ne
is"
not!
These
are
in
sizes
up
to
23,
in
'hard-
''
wearing
tweeds
and
serges,
well
cut
and
fin-
ished.
Temptation
Sale
Price,
Thursday
morning
only
"95C
The
Acme
Importers
Mil
ThirJ
Avei.ue
ADVANCE
!.l.J
RUPERT
There
are
a
great
runny-
improvements
that
might
be
maU6
td
''
ince
Rupert
and
district
in
order
to
make
this
part
of
thcoajji
more
pmprou&
Some
of
them
may
be
easy
pf
attainment
"lothen
difficult
Hero
are
the
suggestions:
.
v:
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i
ill
"
"1
I'll
1
Trans-Pacific
steamship
service.
4
A
large
hydro-electric
power
development.
Erection
of
smelter
in
vicinity.
Establishment
of
a
paper
mill.
Establishment
of
a
shinclc
mill
here.
Establishment
of
connection
with
and
development
of
interior
coal
fields.
Securing
direct
connection
with
Peace
River.
Joint
operation
of
railway
to
port
by
C.
P.
R.
Establishment
of
local
steamship
service
to
nearby
points,
making
Prince
Rupert
home
port.
Ruilding
new
post
office
at
Prince
Rupert.
Improved
docking
facilities
for
fishermen.
J
Tourist
road
lollop
of
mountain.
"
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Completion
of
highway
to
terrace.
Members
of
the
G.
T.
Club
were
enjffyably
entertained"
Friday
nighti'
at;
the
homejof
Mr.
and
Mrs.
'(Ernest
Smedleyv
Pv.
C.
McCorkell
has
been
a-warded
the
Contract
for
the
building
of
a
new
wharf
at
Fort
St.
James.
D;
II.
Hoy
.will
have
charge
of
the
work.'
for'
-Mr.
Mc-ICorkell.
,
'.
mjKNs
.8a5e
Mrs.
It.
McPha.il
and
family
have
taken
up
residence
in
the
Thring
house
on
the
$o,uth
side
of
the
railway
track.
The
framework
of
the
New
Anglican
Church
here
is
now
erected
and
work
is
progressing
rapidly.
Burns
take
;is
now
T
in
the
viclnitji'qf
the'
local
skaters
ire
takifl
vantage
of
the.
Ice.
nr.
ani
MrL
lifNIchqJ
Nichojls
en
Hums
uyte.,)
residing
(t
Tintafel.
STEWART
zen
over
ige
and
fall
ad
have
re
now
Subscriptions
are
now
being
taken
lor
the
third
annual
iiurns
Lake
community
Christmas
Tree.
Of
the
objective
of
$200,
$155.80
has
already
been
collected.
Howard
Campbell
has
teen
elected
president
of
the
Stewart
hospital
bc
rd.
W.
T.
Esselmont
is
vice-president
and
J.-
H.
Wilson,
secretary-treasurer;
j
i
Stewart
ladies
met
yesterday
afternoon,
in!
twj
MoesetiHall
teH
maKe
preliminary
arrangements
for
the
ajina
community;
Christmas
"
tree.lj
Rev.
ad
Mrs.
AV!
B.
Jennings
arrived
llst
week"
from
I'Prinee
Rupert.
Mr.
Jennings'
te?'faklng
charge
off
S.
Mark'aV
Anglican
Church
here
for
the
winter
months.
W.
S.
$ulUvan
left
last,
week
for
Vancouver
QC
a
business
trip,
Stavelej!
J.
Meller
has
returned
to
Vancouver
after
a
visi
of
several
weeklt
here.
John
Haahti
is
erecting
a
bul-lef.s
building
on
Fifth
Strfet
adjoining
the
Good
Eats
Cafe.
J
I
S
(HRISTK!AS
(reetings
2
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CHRISTMAS
SEAL
Christmatt
Seals
similar
to
the
.tbove
only
in
colors
are
again
being
sold
this
year
by
the
Tran-tiuille
Tuberioloals
Society
fo'
the
purpose
of
financing
the
wor.
of
investigating
curable
cases
ol
.ubercolosis,
seeing
that
the
pat
ents
are
given
proper
treatment
and
care
and
returning
-them
to
their
homes
strong
and
well,
it
is
a
forward
step,
and
worthy
ol
support.
Only
Thought
He
Thought
An
old
Methodist
Bishop
was
at
a
meeting
where
the
speaker
had
made
a
strong
appeal.
One
of
the
men
on
the
platform
gave
visible
sUns
of
having
been
greatly
impressed.
His
"brow
wrinkled
noticeably.
A
man
sitting
next'
to
the
Bishop
whis
pered
to
him:
"Blank
up
there
Uflmii
in
Iia
thfnlrlnfr
hfirfl."
"Thinking!"
replied
the
shrewd
old
churchman.
"He's
not
think-
ing;
he
is
rot-rely
n-urrgnglng
his
prejudices
"
Methodist
lie-
evd;.,
J
CHAMPION
OF
CHAM
i
IONS
MtCH
ADMIRED
The
splendid
animal
shown
above
"Bowlines.?
Pet"
which
won
the
senior
and
grand
championships
in
the
Jersey
class
at
the
Royal
Winter
Fair
was
much
admired
by
the
distinguished
visitors
to
the
Fair.
The
picture
shows,
left
to
right:
D.
0.
Bull,
President
of
the
Fair;
Hon.
-E'.'ifc.
Bennett,
leader
of
the
Conservative
party;
Mrs.
P.
K.
Mason,
Georgetown,
owner
of
the
prize
cow;
W.
A.
Dryden.
first
President
of
the
Winter
Fair;
Hon.
John
S.
Martin.
Minister
of
Agriculture
for
Ontario;
and
Miss
Mildred
Bennett,
sister
of
the
Conservative
leader.
DEFICIT
SHOWN
IN
U.S.
POSTAL
SERVICE
TODAY
Report
Is
Presented
to
Congress
DealingWith
Its
Activities
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
4.
(A.P.)
I
Results
of
an
improvement
and
expanslbn
program
In
the
Ameri
can
postal
service,
particularly
in
the
air
mail,
were
set
out
by
Post-
master-GeneAal
New
in
his
annual
report
to
President
Coolldge,
which
noted
an
operating
deficit
of
$38,363,148
for
the
year
ended
June
SO.
The
operation
of
tne
Jones-White
Merchant
Marine
Act.
designed
to
stimulate
American
shipbuilding
with
aid
from
postal
'
revenue,
was
not
reflected
in
the
report,
as
new
contracts
could
net
be
made
to
begin
during
thef
period.
The
five-cent
rate
on
let
ters
sent
by,!r
also
was,
made,
efj
fectiVe
sine
the
date
of
'the
re-j;
,
K
XT.
.ui
aoM
'ttial"
l'Jl
l,
UU.
4
.
"hiu
"v
contract
air
mail
service
appears
to
justify
his
opinion
that
private
J
enterprise
can
perform
the
work!
creditably.
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The
postmaster-general
recom-,
mended
amendment
of
the
March
I
8
act
under
which
contracts
were
let
during
the
past
year
for
trans
porting
the
mails
by
air
between
New
York
and
Montreal,
Key
West
and
San
Juan,
Porto
Rico,
and
between
Key
West
and
the
Canal
Zone,
asking
authority
to
make
con
5
acts
for
routes
between
the
island
possessions
and
foreign
countries,
between
such
island1
possessions,
and
over
routes
in
foreign
countries.
"The
fiscal
affairs
of
the
department
indicate
careful
and
economical
administration
of
the
service,"
he
said.
"Notwith
standing
the
decrease
in
the
In
datlons
for
appropriate
legislation
will
be
submitted
to
Congress
shortly
after
it
convenes.
The
average
per
capita
expend
iture
for
po3tage
was
$5.11.
A;
vuuvnuu
ui
o.u
jci
cciii
in
me
number
of
undeliverable
letters
was
noted,
but
these
"dead"
messages
totalled
23,649,044
pieces.
The
decrease
was
ascribed
to
the
department's
campaign
to
induce
mail
advertisers
to
use
envelopes
bearing
return
addresses.
Money
found
in
dead
letters
or
loose
in
the
mails
totalled
$98,678
and
461,
441
parcel
post
packages
went
unclaimed.
Fashion
Fancies
AN
OLD.TIME
FAVORITE
HE-APPEARS
FASHION'S
HORIZON
The
rerenues
of
the
service
with
caracul,
dyed
squirrel
and
were
placed
at
$693,688,921.
an
in-
mink
and
rightly
so,
for
it
U
crease
of
1.51
per
cent
over
last
,
one
of
the
loveliest
furs
on
the
year,
when
the
increase
was
3.53
market.
per
cent.
The
audited
expend!-!
Naturally,
it
is
no
longer
made
tures
were
$726,699,766.
The
Unto
long
and
bulgy
coats.
It
is
final
estimate
of
the
sum
needed
to
run
the
department
was
$760,-978.379,
and
the
amount
carried
in
the
appropriation
set
$758,-336,200.
The
task
of
ascertaining
the
revenue
delived
from
and
the
cost
of
carrying
and
handling
the
var-'ous
classes
of
mail
was
continued,
Mr.
New
said,
and
recommen-
COAL
Your
choice
EDSON
CASSIDY
WELLINGTON
TELKWA
Also
Hulkley
Hay
and
Grain.
Agent
fcr
Robin
Hood
Flour.
Phone
58
Prince
Rupert
Feed
Co.
treated
as
a
youthful
fur
and
designed
into
smart,
snugly
fitted
models,
such
aa-
the
one
illustrated
here.
.
...
This
attractive
example
of
the
newer
mode
is
of
black
Persian
lamb
with
a
subtle
side
flair
and
long
shawl
collar.'
Both
flair
and
collar
are
of
natural
Persian
lamb,
which
contrasts
smartly
with
the
Inatrou
black
used
for
an
body
of
the
teat.
WORK
ON
NEW
HOTEL
BEGINS
AT
YANCOUYER
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
5.
Excavation
work
on
a
$6,000,000
C.
N.
R.
hotel
started
yesterday!
Hon
-II
nr.
Capitnl,
tonight.
A
Luxurious
Evening
Wrap
Whose
Admirers
Are
Legion
Here
is
an
evening
wrap
of
white,
ermine
that
is
dazzlingly
beautifully,
and
as
smart
as
any
thing
'the
season
has
seen.
Naturally
it
fs
not
for
those
who
count
their
pennies,
for
er
mine
is.
prohibitively
high.
But
if
you
have
money
to
burn
you
will
want
to
add
an
ermine
evening
wrap
to
your
wardrobe.
This
model
has
a
ripling
cape
bordered
in
baum
marten,
and
a
standing
collar
that
adds
just
the
note
of
regal
indifference
so
tantalizing
in
a
wrap
of
this
kind.
ENGINE
WILL
MAKE
AIRPLANES
AVAILABLE
DETROIT,
Dec.
5.
Aeroplanes
will
be
as
thick
aa
automobiles
and
as
popularly
accepted
as
an
Persian
lamb,
once
upon
a
time
;
Important
means
of
transport.i-
crease
of
nostal
revenues
under
the
standby
for
coats
designed
!
tion,
whether
for
business
or
those
of
the
preceding
year,
the
for
the
older
women,
haa
now
in-1
pleasure,
just
aa
soon
as
a
reli-
operating
deficit
increased
at
a
vaded
the
field
of
youthful
fash-
j
esser
rate
per
cent"
ions.
Today
it
shares
honors
able,
light
weight
and
relatively
cheap
aeroplane
engine
is
designed.
That
is
the
opinion
of
Captain
L.
M.
Woolson,
research
engineer
and
designer
of
a
long
line
of
engines
for
aeroplanes,
automobiles
and
speedboats.
'I
believe
that
if
we
had
today
an
aeroplane
engine
weighing
one
pound
per
horse
power,
which
would
be
capable
of
running-1000
Tibum
without
a
stopftttl
whtrh
could
be
old
for
about
$10
per
home
p,ower,
the
aC0aney
ufU
neas
would
rival
and
soon
outstrip
the
automobile
industry,"
Mr.
Woolson
saye.
Just
add
a
teaspoonful
to
a
cup
of
hot
water
or
hot
milk
to
make
a
delicious
sustaining
drink
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