wit! wrt ik | HT 4} end Packed by the Pioneer Coffee and Spice Mills Ltd., Vancouver edding reakfast OFFEE Best! The ancient gods—so Says tradition —lived on nectar The modern substitute for this fabled delicious drink is good coffee- but it has to be good. Poor Coffee is a abom- ination but good coffee is &8 wholesome delight You'll find nothing better than Wedding Breakfast Coffee—the blend of choice berries properly roasted—a blend of ripe experi- ence Just try it once—with its full flavor and warm steaming cheer Ask Your Grocer for Wedding Breakfast Coffee. Victoria NEW Equipped for building and repairing all classes of boats up to 100 feet Take this Prescription to the Prince Rupert Drug Company's Stere! Se ee ee Phone 3: Avenue, opposite 2nd St, P.O. Pox 134 Mal Orders Given Prompt Atlention 215 I always send my patients there, for | know that the in- gredients they use are always fresh and of the very best quality. They double ‘check every prescription which means a whole lot to you, and, too, this kind of service doesn’t cost» you any more than you would ordinarily have to pay for the less care- fully compounded prescrip- tion, The Prince Rupert Drug Co. Open Ist February, 1920 MARINE WAYS Shawatlans Passage in length. WOODWORKING, BLACKSMITHING AND MACHINE SHOPS. Best equipped plant in Central British Columbia. Seal Cove Marine Ways, Ltd. A, Swanson, President Phone Red 391 W. E. Thompson, Gen, Manager Phone Green 153 | MANY LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED | Sote Survivor Stated in Paris that Passengers Refused to Enter Life Boats, Believing Help was Near. Metayer, who states that the others might have been saved had they entered the life boats. They !refused to do so, however, on ac- count of the tempestuous seas and the belief that another steam- er was only a short distance away. STECHER WINS OVER BIG NEBRASKAN _ OMAHA, Jan, 18.—Joe Stecher, the heavyweight wrestler, won from John Sesek, of Shelton, Nebraska, last night. He got two falls out of three. ms ms rs es rs mE The Man in the Moon | SAYS:- et | THAT time will tell whether the elimination of lady aldermen in this city will have a deteriorating effect on the City Council. ss THAT it might be well for the mayor to have a_ stenographer take notes of the meetings of the Council as an antidote to prone- ness of certain aldermen to tel! racy tales. THAT the. chief value to a newspaper of an election is the fact that during the campaign people are so busy criticising the candidates that they forget for a few moments to criticise the press. e e e THAT certain municipal poli- jticians are said to have observed jthat the next time they want a sure thing they will invest thei: | money in oil stocks instead of! jrunning for office. Gains | ‘THAT several of the local poli- ticians, it is said, have had to buy new hatS since Thursday, thei: ;old ones having become ridicu- \lously small. So it seems that even an election is good for trade. THAT those who went to the theatre on Saturday night expect- ing to the latest styles in dresses were disappointed as it was found that Annette was a travesty on Eve in the garden. . . see THAT it was the religious young lady who remarked to the young man as she said good by to him at her door ‘*The Lord helps those who help themselves.” | C058 ; THAT it was a lightsome young }man who when asked if we wers \likely to have skating this year jreplied: ‘‘We probably shall if the | Victoria-Prince Rupert combina- ition does not interfere.” THAT becoming a city official by the election route is like be- lcoming a singer by eating Caruso records. The operation is neither pleasant or effective. | Sry THAT Budden of Imperial To- 'baeco fame has introduced a new ‘cigarette known as Millbank.” . ® * | THAT he says it is so mild and lpleasant that when the Anti- ,Cigarette League puts the “pills” lout of biz. they will let the Mill- ‘bank stay; if only for the ladies Lo ! smoke. KKK RHEE RE HHH SD LOCAL NEWS ITEMS * ee OE OF ©. H. Sawle, editor of the Omi- neca Herald, is in the city. R. J. McDonnell, the Hyder ho- tel man, left for Victoria by the Beatrice last night. * . . Alex. G. Rix left for Vancouver last night where he will take a few weeks’ holiday. | |# The westbound passenger train due to anrive here last evening at 7 o'clock was delayed by slides east of Prince George and did not get in till 10 this morning. George B. McMillan, an old timer of Prince Rupert and the ‘builder, of the Empress Theatre, arrived from Vancouver last PARIS, January 18.—The only, passenger to survive the ternible and feathers were much in evi wreck of the Afrique in the Bay|dence an drecalled to many of the of Biscay last Sunday was Geo,|older guests, who were there, "'UNIQUE PARTY AT METLAKATLA TOWN Oid Indian Village Was the Scene of Revelry on Friday Night. Gaiety reigned supreme at Metlakatla village on Friday even- ing when a@ “Ha-yu Indian muck- a-muck party” was given by sev- eral beauties of the Tsimpsean tribe. The guests, as requested by the invitations, came garbed in old tribal costume. Face paint days of long ago. Games and dances followed one another in merry succession and it was in the small hours of Sat- urday morning before the party finally broke up. MANY ALLIED WAR PRISONERS GONE Some Nations Not Satisfied With Account Given by Germany That They Were Missing. (Special via G. T. P. Telegraphs.) PARIS, Jan. 18.—Thirty thou- sand prisoners of war in Germany havecompletely disappeared. The explanation offered by Germany that they are among the missing is not accepted in some of the allied nations. COURT OF REVISION. Prince Rupert Assessment District. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that @ Court of Revision and Appeal, under the pro- visions of the “Taxation Act’ and the “Public Schools Act,’ respecting the as- Ysessment roll for the Prince Rupert As sessment District for the year 1920, will be held at the Provincial Assessor’s office Prince Rupert, on Friday, the 23rd day of January, 1920, at 10 o’clock in the fore- noon. Dated at Prinee Rupert, B. C., Januar) 6th, 1920. JOHN DYBHAVN, Judge of Court of Revision and Appeal o Synopsis of Land Act Amendments ef first-class land te an acre; second-class to 66 an acre. Pre-emption new ocenfined to sur- veyed lands only. will be ted cev: enly Pm pd for Ce rosie which is non-timber land. nership pre-emptions abetished, but parties not more than feur may with Set for with jeint residence, but each making nesessary ms. adjacent pre-emptious improvements on respective e Seciastie muse eooupy claims for five years and make improvements to value of $1@ per including clear- and cultivation at least 5 acres. before receiving Grant. Where pre-empter in occupation not less than 8 years, and has made pro- portionate improvemen he may, be- cause of ill-health, or ether cause, be sranted intermediate certificate ef im- provement and transfer his claim. @ without permanent . denee may be iesued, provided appli- cant makes improvements te extent of $ per annum and same each year. Failure to make improvements or record same will operate as for- feiture. Title cannot be obtained in less 6 years, and improvements of $10.00 per acre, including & acres cleared and cultivated, and residence of at least 2 years are required. Pre-emptor holding ‘own nt may record another pre-emption, he requires land in conjunction with his farm, without actual occupation, pro- vided statutory improvements made and residence maintained on Crown granted land. e . Ungurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 acres, may be leased as homesites; title to be obtained after fulfilling resi- dential and improvement conditions. For grasing and industrial purposes areas exceeding 640 acres may be leased by one person or cempany. Mill, factory or indus si en timber land not exceed! 40 acres may be purchased; conditions inelude payment of stumpage. atural hay meadows inaccessible by existing roads may be p conditional upon construction a read to them. Re te of one-pal of cost of road, net excee urchas~ price, is made. ” - e PRERURT ORE ones QRANTS The scope of this Act is enlarged to include rsons join and - ing with His Majesty's rces, e time within which the heirs or dev. ef a deceased pre-emptor may aprly for title under this Act is extended from for one year from the death of such rson, as formerly, until ene year after the conclusion of the present war. This privilege is also made re- troactive. : No fees WHeging to Ppre-emptions are due or payable by soldiers on 'e- emptions recorded after June 26, 1918 Taxes are remitted for five years. Provision for return of moneys ac- erued, due and been paid since it 4, 1914, on account of payments. Tees or taxes on soldiers’ pre-emptions. Interest on agreements to purchase town city lots held by members ef Allied Forces, or dependents, acquired direct or indirect, remitted from en- listment to March @f, 1920, 8UB-PURCNASERS OF CR LANDS, ein Proviston made for issuance of Crown anis to sub-purchasere of Crown nds, acquiring rights from purchasers who failed to complete purchase, involving forfeiture, on ful- liment of conditions of purchase, in- terest and taxes. Where sub-purchas- ers do not claim whole of origina) par- eel, purchase price due and taxes may be distributed proportionately over whole area. Apphoations must be made by May 1, 1920. GRAZING, Grazing Act, 1919, for systematic elopment of livestock Industry pro- vidies for grazing districts and range administration under Commissioner. Annual grazing permits issued based on numbers ranged; priority for estab- Nehed owners, Stock-owners may form Associalions for ruoge manage- ' night. He was accompanied by Colonel W. H. Coy, of Victoria. ment, Free, or partially free, ts for set campers or trav up to tea 6 ¢ TIMBER SALE X 1676. tenders will be received by the Minister of Lands not later than noon en the 12th day of February, 1920, purchase of Licence X 1676 to cut 1,8892,- 000 feet of Spruce, Hemlock, Cedar and Balsam, and ated near Usk, Range 3, Coast District. Two (2) years will be allowed for re- moval of timber. Further particulars of the Chief Forest- er, Victoria, or the District Forester, Prince Rupert, B. C. WATER NOTICE (Use and Siorage). Sealed rAKE NOTICE that North American Tim- er Holding Company, whose address is in care of M. C. Lawler, Dominion Building Vancouver, .B. C., will apply for a licence to take and use 200 cubic feet per second and to store 50,000 acre feet per annum of water out of Mosquito Lake, Moresby Island, also known as the west arm + Cumshewa Inlet, which flows into Mos- quito Creek and drains into west arm of Cumshewa Inlet at its head. The storage- dam will be located at the southeast ex- tremity of Mosquito Lake. The capacity of the reservoir to be created is about 25,000 acre feet and it will flood about 500 acres of land. The water will be diverted from the lake at a point about the southeast extremity of Mosquito Lake and will be used for power purposes upon the land described as Lot 318, Queen Charlotte Islands District. This notice was posted on the ground on the 4th day of December, 1919. A copy of this notice nd an application puregent thereto and to the “Water Act, 1914" will be fled tn the office of the Water Recorder at Prince Rupert, B, C. Objections to the applica- tion may be fled with the said Water Re- corder or with the Comptroller of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B c., within thirty days after the first ap pearance of this notice in a local news- paper, The date of the first publication of this notice is January 6, 1920, NORYH AMERICAN TIMBER HOLDINC COMPANY, Applicant, NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an appiica- ion -will be made to the Legislative As- sembly of the Province of British Columbia at the next session on behalf of the Asso- ciation of Professional Engineers of British Columbia for @ Private Bill to incorporate the said Association, the said Bill to be known as THE BRITISH COLUMBIA ENGI- NEERING PROFESSION ACT for the pur- poses of governing and pegulating the yractice _ of Civil, Mining, Metalurgical, fechanical, Electrical and Chemical Engt- neering in the Province of British Colum- bia, and the qualification, examination and registration of intending practitioners, the discipline of its members and for the ac- quiring of real and personal property and ral management of the Association. Dated at the City of Vancouver, B, his 5th day of December, 4, D. 10919. H, 8. TOBIN C., ___for the Applicants, MINERAL ACT Certificate of Improvem*nte, NOTICE. KING SOLOMON and IRON KING Mineral Claims, situate in the Bella Coola Mining Division of Coast District. Where located:—-West side of Dean Channel, North of Cascade Inlet in Range 8, Coas. District. TAKE NOTICE that I, HUGH ARCHIBALD MACLEAN, as Agent for SMELTERS STEEL COMPANY, Free Miner's Certificate No, 7,239, ‘ntend. sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a CertiNeate of Improvements for each of said claims for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action un- der Section 85, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Im- provements, Dated this 15th day of January, A, 192e. H. A. MACLEAN, for the | 14,680 thes on an area Situ- | the disposal of the same and for the gen-} yf the firm of Pattullo & Tobin, Solicitors . GL ee a ‘4 a mt PERFECT GUM P pst. : AL AL onday, January 19, 1920, THE DAILY NEWS Pane 3 The longest — lasting benefit, the greatest Satisfaction for your sweet tooth. , WRIGLEYS in the sealed packages. Air-tight and impurity-proof. SEALED TIGHT KEPT RIGHT The Flavour 7/ Lasts . a Bite AllGone Don’t let your bin gct as low as this. There is another cold spell due. Why not order now and avoid the rush? LUMP, sacked, $13.50 MINE RUN $12.50 MINE RUN, loose $11,20 per ton, delivered. Phone Black 85. Terminal Coal Co, OUR Pool Room moved to 721 Third Ave Opposite ’ The Empress Hotel CIGARS SODA Two per cent. Beer _ OL IN Rep Oe @ tt DENTISTRY. OFFICE HOURS: @ a.m. to 12; 1:80 p. m. to 6:30 p.m. DR. J. 8. BROWN DENTIST Office: Smith Block, Third Avenue. Phone 4654. a eeerase SUBSCRIBE FOR "THE DAILY NEWS