eb Se SL SO <>< SPN NON, our OF WORK TODAY? try The News’ Want Ad. Way. ool 7 VICTORIA, re nace -—~ For South ~==T Princess Mar y. Today, 8 p.m, Camosun....Sunday, 6 p.m. Formerly The Prince Rupert Optimist ss Despatch, y D 16 es being shown depicting eged barbarities ! lurks and Arabs | figlian s , and giving | the Th sthe best of the fighting i poli, a large f Ita shed the thea- | ere being dis- Because |} waiches CTURE SHOW WAS WRECKED BY THE MONTREAL ITALIANS THEY WOULDN'T STAND FOR SEEING ATROCITY PICTURES oR FOR THE ARABS GETTING THE BEST OF IT—RUSHED | THE THEATRE AND STOPPED THE sHow. |played last night rl men tore down the sign jthe ushers, and ip roprietot Lo Lop { [thes threatened if it MnOrrow lo return ar ae place. Warks are shi f sortment of Howard Legislative Assen, ~ Sopec git _| NEXT MAILS s) y PRINCE Rupert, B.C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, “1911. Price Five CENTS S TO FIGHT B. C. C0 MPANIES’ ACT Gives Encouraging Account of Work on American Boy, Silver Cup and Rocher de Boule. Daily News re way south, irris, of Harris nown Hazel- es excellent rf ok for the : untry, The ng home for be back by é will keep i American Boy t A crescent jt Rt ~ vein is now wie h will give wen | {h on the vein, h ry rich, aver- wie . ton, one large j I nds giving ' the n. Work nt day ‘ - -~F on 5 the N Vill SIDK i h sp x Sv0 a 4 a that the | which ‘ Salt hig figur 250,000 men at ’ hinery, which e Ingersol a sscul tunnel : at a depth eping three er tunneling ; select stock rings J. 8 y Store. tf SOON OPEN NEW WHARF &T.P. Line to Provincial Wharf Being Hupp) ed to Completion. Ty fh Edgar Harris, of Harris Bros., Canadian Manufacturers’ ciation Will Fight the Licens- ing of Extra-Provincial INES T0 WORK WILL TEST THE ALL WINTER COMPANY LAW Asso- panies at First Opportunity. Canadian Pres Por De 1 dial Ma fact has decided wh l | 4 igail rie ae te i d the ¢ pa ( I i rhe ca ssa tt the Sup { @ ( S lic Debates. follow McIntyre early mi man's cl Feb Resoly be ada.’ Feb Resolve rhe « each cast each wi member Crowd continue everything ete., atc irrianRe rances o bs) \ ed, That eligible d, That the an educational q eed SUP} from the « ed fol Loy yur tor Wa ost l s Despatch Phe ARRANGED FOR THREE DEBATES ° Prince Rupert Young Men Will Furnish Education and Enter- tainment This Winter by Pub- FOR JOE MERRYFIELD New Wholesale Store With dential Rooms on 1st Ave. Piledr menoed on for house p J. E. Me The pre of hand apartme to be rer cificatio Messrs. tects, al Ine new One to be ¥ trains dumped r gh speed with 7. car apparatus between the roment wharf 4 york has been P ails and com- ; track so far, Will make the he avy trafiic he completion . Wharf and the th, i appointment of Mey ! Mr. J, Beattie, al hat before long ' pened for boat work used in has é He conerete piles but ! for protective bn the wharf to by hog ) the structure hip trate, fae ' Ns, tinsels, ete., le. WaHace’s, \ Notice hata the residents of in 4) 1nd 8 will be held hyo. ‘nN chureh hall a8), "1 December 49th, en ang yy Dunn, G, R, Na- the mow * Lynch will address Py Dent lhe objeets of the Will bo #4.) > 2er8’ Association ing hed at the meet- Bye) Plame, 8, uld attend.—E 2t Warks. First done iving athis mor! Ave wholesalt rryfield by mises will some nts on ited Munro id the pil byWm Heintzman sacrilics d neal Phe | ns have been and Lal operal rethiises to | Mi a-e moder! the upp la arivi Ang Plays fol Com- of ex- taken Resi- MEET IN a so pee UMAR BIL, |, =n P ASSES LORDS: Convention in Coast City (Canadian Press Despatch.) Winnipeg, Dec. 16 Robin Hood Mills at Moose Jaw Goes up in Flames—Loss $200,000 Press Despatch.) sis -It was de-| Moosejaw, Dee 16.—The Rob-| Lloyd George’ s , Great Measure for | cided last night by the commit-| Hood J Mills were destroy National Insurance Only Awaits | tee in charge that the conve wit | * last night, entailing a| King’s Signature to Become | tion of Western Canada Baptists g 00,000. The capacity Part of English Law. lwill be held in Vancouver in the h vas 1500 barrels. —_—— }near future, | (Special to Daily News.) | ein inicinis er Suid cic 2 HAVE USE OF WAULT London, Dec. 16.—The National | Camosun Xmas Trip. |} Insurance Bill has passed the| Next Friday, 22nd inst. the House of Lords and only awaits the formality of the King’s signa- | Registrar and Staff Occupying zamosun will arrive about 7 p.m, lj New Temporary Quarters. hoes the south with Xmas mail | en ___| ture to become operative. | and will pull out the same even- Memb f the registry offiffice| million men and women in Great ling on a direct run south again | iff ding Mr Burritt, the Britain will be affected by the} 0 land passengers for Xmas day! trar, are occupying the Con- ovisions of the bill, which com- es Vancouver. The Camosun will | fal Trust building tempor-| pels insurance against sickness [not make Stewart next week- end. | i Mere J tt removed his| and unemphoyment. | Le f the police sta- pa ae gies wake the pportunity af- sefore selecting a piano see the loadbsanye Christmas Chocolates. | Suy ( rt closed Stanley at Gray's Jewelry Store.| Cadbury’s‘famous candies in a Cannot be beat for tone, quality | large and varied assortment and | Pianos tuned and re-|Christmas gift boxes tf ‘ie and 6th. at Keeley’s, | tf Candy | and price. window tf | Pa uired., the Shop Watch ANOTHER FALL AT DANGER SPOT This Time the Victim Was Not Killed, Only Had His Head Fract- tured, and Will Probably Recover TOM WILLIS MEETS WITH BAD ACCIDENT || Slipped on the Ice on First Avenue Planitway, near the Grand Hotel Last Night, and Fell Head Downwards on the Rocks—Had a Fall of Twenty-Five Feet— Was Picked Up for Dead—Doctors Amazed at the Man’s Escape from Instant Death sa spot be rhe distance he fell was a clear| way, but Willis managed to slip D wh venty-five feet, fifteen feet far-}under the guard rail between the ae : ' her tha he fall which killed|rail and the plank footway. Ice was killed by a fa "| John Crawford about a fortnight} caused his fall. He was perfect- m ete gshore igi n the same neighborhood, |ly sober and a strong, well set up ; prec \< Pe Py ind ten feet farther than that|man or he could not have sur- wit s , , es ' ._|which killed another vietim last | Vived the blow on his head. s h f ‘h ad| Year close to the same place, Picked Up for Dead. isl I 8 s i Slipped on Plankway. Helpers immediately after the i: s $8101 I w W s came to meet with) accident took him up for dead, he ¢ , sont Meult to account but Willis was able to speak and} spital in a ¢ Cal condition, | 1 say the doctor and some of smplained of injuries to his} the oes ne “Dawere slipped on back sapuph in a semi-conseious } i ght be ex inkway leading: to whe Tow: of) oon ditt and suffering from]! ; manne st below the Dominion | . ono ussion of the brain. The Had a Close Call. Hote the deep gully between | rorehead was dark bruised re ID Tremay who was called that building and the Grand the eyes seemed hurt by the diately aft the accident, Hote rocks. By a sheer miracle no i W has had about the Slipped Under Rail. bones except those of the fore-| t call he might live through Phere is a railing on the plank-| head were fractured, LAUGHING, THEY WENT TO THEIR DOOM | [orks | Shaving | Christmas Keeley’s Pharmacy. Judge Young will ‘sit on January PELAGIC SEALING ENDS FOR A PERIOD OF FIFTEEN YEARS TODAY THE TREATY BETWEEN RU RUSSIA, CANADA, UNITED STATES AND JAPAN CAME INTO EFFECT—ROOK- ERIES HAVE BEEN ALMOST DEPLETED. Only 25,000 skins were dis- posed of in the London market today, They brought $27 a skin, (Canadian Press Despatch.) Victoria, Dee. 16—Under the terms of treaty between Russia, Canada, the United States and|/$1 more than usual. The Japan- Japan to terminate pelagic seal-;ese raids on the seal rookeries of ing, which came into effect to-| Behring Sea have almost depleted day, a once great industry ceases|the herds. to exist. The Canadian sealers Many of the American sealers are to be compensated by the/are to be refitted to enter the | Gove ronment. halibut trade, NAVALREPORT ACOLUMNOF JUST ISSUED| LOCAL JOTTINGS It Is the First Naval Naval Report Ever| Little Items of Pers Personal Interest Issued in Canada—Deals Main- About People and Things in ly With the Late Government's Prince Rupert That Are in the Policies. Day’s Happenings. (Canadian Press Despatch.) watches from now un- Ladies’ Ottawa, Dec. 16.—The first re-|til Xmas at special prices at port of the Naval Service has just | Wark’s. tf been issued and deals with the Christmas Social. The Scandinavian Society Val- halla of 8. H. & E. F. is making preparations for an enjoyable social with dance in K. of P. Hall carrying out of the of the late Government, the work of the Fisheries Protective Sery- Hydrographic Survey, Wire- less and Radio-Telegraphie Sery- naval policy ice, ice. It states that 38 reernits Saturday, Dec. 30th, at 8 p. m, were secured for the cruiser| Music by Gray's orchestra. Rainbow, all but three being se- Gentlemen $1.50; ladies free. cured in British Columbia, di6-23 Christmas Rush. Big rush to Keeley’s for Per- fumes in fancy gift packages. tf All kinds of musical instru- ments at J. 8. Gray & Sons’, 6th street. tf FIRST AVENUE FORGES AHEAD Fine New Business and Residen- tial Block to Be Erected by J. H. Hilditch for Allan Campbell} cent Provincial police excursion Near McBride Street. into the Naas district was the se method adopted by Indian Agent fine business and resi-|C, CG, Perry for descending a long k is planned for First}slide. He simply sat astride of McBride _ street,} his kit bag and tubogganed it, to Tobogganed It. One of the features of the re- Another dential bloe avenue, near ; overlooking the new Provincial|the huge delight of the rest of Government wharf. The building] the party. is to be erected by J. H. Hilditch for Allan Campbell. It will be See Sweder Bros. for holiday 50 by 100 feet and basement. will be occupied stores, the upper with two storeys The ground floor by handsome floors by com- tailoring. d24 All members of the Ratepayers’ Association are invited to attend modious residential rooms. “Thela meeting for members only in basement will be adapted for] the McIntyre Hall this evening, store purposes and will accom-|December 46th. Those who have modate the steam heating plant. Joined but have not yet received | Plumbing, electric light and bell membership cards, can obtain }equipment will all be of the most] their cards at the door, it modern, and everything will be cmuldienieutie arranged in substantial style to Beautiful “open stock” dinner structure to the excellent Messrs. Munroe & Lailey are are hitec ts in charge of the suit the site. the and tea sets—over a ton weight of them just received direct from England, Tasteful patterns, op- en stock, medium- prices. Wal tf lace’s, For Men. Sets, Safety Razors, Mirrors, Shaving Strops—all appropriate gifts for men—at Old Reliable The Camosun arrived at 7 a.m, today with passengers and mail from the south. She pulled out again for Stewart at 14 a.m. There arrived yesterday a large shipment of Cut Royal Crown Derby China, hand painted China and many other beautiful Shaving ss. Brushes, NEXT COUNTY COURT Glass, 8th, 1912. ' | ee lines especially attractive and Next sittings of the County} @Ppropriaie for Xmas gifts. Call E lourt will be opened by Judgej@t Wark’s before you buy. tf |) Young on January 8th, 19412, The : oun ‘ }court may be held in the Macin-| _ Choicest liquors and cigars— ltyre hall, unless meantime, the | Savoy. jtemporary offices for the land x , as SRS a {registry staff are completed, en- Miss Lester left by the Prince : : ‘ . bs lain > yj Rupert yesterday morning for a ; r the rece i ‘n Tour disaster taken just before the start on |abling the court house to be ; : : : \ ipshot of the victims ater: ee ae tees disaster taken j before ‘ oO ahaa Chambers hearings in| heliday trip to the east. She will é — : : | connection with the county court return to the city about the : oe jeases will be held next week by] ™iddle of March, ion Government steamer Dasa Jud Young ress. HUCeo SOURE: The Bible and need Bible. in NEW CAPTAIN lin place of Captain Hackett, who | Gees oe Christmas Cards. rhe Place of 4 al 4 recently resigned. Captain Mo- | ; hu Extraordinary assortment at Progress" is the interest- i Don't forget that you can find Keeley’s tf , Me Pherson will take commande as! 6 aoe Bee eo __. | Keeley's, that Rey. W. H. ! ee dn | returns from |# complete line of Hand Bags, eieettes - a soon as the vessel re 8 Mena oft Se eee , : ; | B. D., has taken ' a Mo her present trip to the north, a Cnet eee = eid Christmas dinner—friends in- row night i, eee coat a eae 8 oF ee ver eae vited, extra dishes, glasses, linen 0 e reg iray’s »welry Store. ‘ices , ; : ee cared will be| Captain John D, McPherson of 22 alkane Heintzman, aoe? ewolry On sy deg needed, Everything in these ; . nie m., 2:30 p.m.| ©, P. R, Steamer Otter Is the; or thirty days Frank D.| BH. lines. Wallace's. tf al a ge =| Keele he exclusive agent. fori. rr ro Se special music Lucky Man—Will Take Come! Keeley, th x« ‘0 p.m op nr Bees gear oo this famous piano, will offer 10| Christmas Gifts in China. THE WEATHER. ndered by the : aie per cent. diseount on every Keeley’s elegant display of —_ waded Victoria, “Deo. 46; Captain | piano. tf hand painted China in wide Twenty-four hours ending 5 Princess May arr Princess John D,. McPherson of the CG, P, - ———— range of variety and price is at-|a. m., Dec, 16: Bar,, 29.67; max, rhe G, P, R eameite passen-|R, steamer Otter has been ap- Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners. | tracting the Christmas shoppers.|temp., 39.0; min, temp., 30,0; May arrived ers m Vaneouver.| pointed to command the Domin-| Phone 4, tf rain, .20, and mal v0 9 | i ie nt Abedin ating sont UD at OE SRL RADE BSB eat ji. &| J l =e) [2] "43 ors a D-~ | k” ¢ rect ern: 2es, iD sed | ‘an | unce stch.) is sti city | imdor tcona omer. take ely a & hes kes on @ Raz avi ropri en — ti w dal fe -Admi _ chequ had n 3ank ¢ sh wa to th -ted be m. fo chequ * Hotel ‘d Hen. uspect- 3 intro- at the ud was re in- Merritt man in ing the IT alty of 1 left itewart ‘une of | Smith /almost writ- about ishing t the th St., refer- rt, in- tourse ?e had ® mis- morn- incere ioneer imself tce he : as- toad tf