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B. M. O'Brien,

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: Bent on a trip of inspection i in the
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3 Rupert this evening. .

8 > diatrict, on official business,

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fire protection,

pekig At hie Hasotbon offkct:
2-3 8, Crom’ and. AS E. Player

i attendance ‘at the: assize: court,

“Tha final tmatéh of the Galens
Chub billiard tournament; between |
RB §- Sargent.. ‘and J, Gy. ‘Rock,
; was. won, by Mr. Sargent, steal,
: “lone” ‘eae,

‘Superintendent AN
“OF the: Indian department, ‘whois
engaged in ‘lrispetting’. the agen-
dies ‘i in: his ‘distrigts,-.ia, spending
oa fow days in’ ‘Hazelton, | *

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Ay Oe Kinghorn, ‘and James
iF ‘of : ‘the ‘forest’: branch,
‘went up.to Smithers on: Wednes-
day: ‘to'attend. ‘to: timber matters
tthe’ Bulkley” ‘Walley. a

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Ao eae

” Bert Setiooling. ©
| ‘member. ‘of the, road: -aupeintend-|

“ene force and an old-tinier - ‘in

“the district, ‘has. gone to the coast
‘a “the | hope “of” benefiting. his].
health, - .

: "Rewiatrer Kitby has gi given not-

postponed | on account of ithe, iE
NOES. of Judge Young, :
"heli: n Hazelton off: Jar

ay ERMAN. SHIPS. BOMBARD ENGLISH TOWNS
ALLIES ADVANCING ON WESTERN FRONT ---
~ ISSUE OF RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN STILL UNDECIDED

“Londen, Dee, 19 :<cthtie British admiralty has issued an ‘official
statement denying that any British warships ware lost during “the
reeant raid by Germaii éruisers‘on the east coast of England, The
stetement. declares. all German, . aggertations to‘ the contrary , cate

Peter McDougal, of Smithers,
rWwas among Tuesday's visitors,

G. A MacPherson, of Kitwan- an
een wasin Hazelton on Saturday,

of ‘Skeana
_. Crossing, was in town on: Wed-

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Chief Constable Minty: ig -ab-

Miss Minnie Horbury 1 left: ‘on
‘¢ Thuraday’s train for her home on 1879, and unele of the dethroned prinee,

sc Mr, and Mra. R. G Moseley a are
expected to return from Prince forcements are: pouring tothe front in Poland,

. District: Forester Allen i is spend- the greatest. weight of troops into the battle line,
Ss ‘inga few days in the Terrace].

‘Don't forget the saniquirads plete hull- along nearly ‘at! the front has succeeded the attacks ma le

cc dance, in aid of the Hospital, in by the enemy: in, the course of the last few days. These attacks
Ss Ammersbly hall on New Year’s

2 'Seoratary: ‘Hicks: ‘Beach, of “thé and’ in. view of the fact: ‘that the ‘Austrians are. constantly receiving

“fate brigade; is meeting with atiee Feintorcéniehits ini the. Carpathtaila, we have thought! fitto réarran
-cege in. his: canvass: for funds: for

Dn Badgers, ihe populae dei
otat;icame down from Smithers on|°
Hienday,. and “will. apend:. dome} -°

_ teturned. ON. : Wednesday, from)
Prince Rupert, where -they. were.

[by thé Gennes pene
M Anysdn; - :

‘an. efficient] ‘

. th

that. county: court, whith was]:

will be! Russi an forces, are. again on: thecoffensive,

" "Bs: rotreatiifs in disorder, :

‘The forest ‘branch oflcias have},
‘completed: theft. annual “reporta,

Za. neutral. shipping. he
i. Gerinans..

“y the: Germane were trying to amuegle ‘through on: the: ‘Sehelae mn
the ‘at Gravedbnd. found. a: Gértnati’
yee onsbonts oftera Rotterdam. He hed eseaped from w detention *

da | today, aya. "(The Garman
fargrrthe Fhaganeel of dette

i Brief Items “OF Int Interest_to tho] ' BE

HAZELTON, B, C., SATURDAY, . DECEMBER. 19,. igi4

Fe Caan

untrue, -
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‘| the ‘Turks, Grest Britain has deposed him, appointing in his atedd
Price Hussein Kemal,'son of Temnael Pasha, Khedive from 1363. to
The new ruler is siven
theftitie of Sultan of Foypt; A
Correspondents’ despatches, from, Petrograd say Ruasian eins,

The sigsue of “te
conflict to the west of Warsaw depends upon which side can brig

vt a
*: The following statement was made last night. by the Russian

general. staff :. “On. the. left bank of the Vistula an almost cont

wera ‘all’ repulaed by out ‘troops, In connection with the advanté|d
Tof part of our troops toward the Bziia tiver .in Russian Poland,

The Khedive of Egypt having submitted to the domination HET

captured 3000 prigoners and several guns and mitrallleuses. ”

The- ‘Times, correspondent in. Northern France says the Allies
have advanced 4 in “Belgium and their troops are reported te have
passed Middiekerke and to have broken through the German: line
- ‘jist helow. Dixniude, The Daily News says it is currently reported
in Northern France that the French and British forces have- taken
Roulers and are also in possession of Lille. The capture of Roulers
would mean: 8 victory of. such importance that an immediate official
announcement would probably be made,

The Paris official. bulletin saya: "We have gained some ground
along towns to the: northeast of Nieuport. We have repulsed two
strong counter-attacka by the enemy north of the road from Ypres
to Menin: British tréops have advanced slightly i in the region of
Armentieres, Our: artillery has destroyed two heavy batteries i in
the Tegion of Verdun; There ig nothing: ‘of. importance to | Feport
from: other parts of the front."”

_ Halifax, Dee, 19: Speaking under the auspices of the Cana-
dian Club, ‘Sir Robert Borden stated that the Canadian government's
|-“"War Book’’. was eompleted.i in July, andthe government was: not

the ‘positions'of some afour atrales, Ae fe. checked. the offensive
* dthe enemyeyepterday in Western, Galicia . On. the ‘front botwwaeh
Sshok and:Lioks, web have. ‘biigeéeded ih ‘ut “Siteneive; and ‘eve

caught. wholly uriprepared when the war brokeouti in August. Hetold
the story of Canada’ 8 first war book, which was ‘created after the
pattern of that ‘prepared by the. Imperial authorities, and comprized

to the government. °

Be TT

OO “THE MINER'S: TELEGRAPHIC: ‘BULLETINS
Seqnuainen Reber; Aegi dup -wdanreny:: waar aig

submarine.B 11, in. charge of Lieut. “Norman F “Holbrook; - yebter-

day entered the Dardanelles,. ‘againat. a. digicutt | current, ‘dived

‘indér five sows of nines, and ‘torpedoed the: Turkish: battleship]

Measédieh,*’ “which” “was guarding : the: mine. fields, Althovgh

pursued by’ giin. | fire and torpedo -boata, the Bil retirned safely: to,
hee base, after. being ‘submerged. for nine hours When laat seen’

A Copatihsigen’ ‘déspatch-says ‘the great. Gottorp barracks, near
Kiel, were deatroyed -by a fre, the origin of! which is kept secret

a. es that t nog German plan of campaign in Poland

has completely, “allog: and that the enemy is now reduced to making
sanguinary, but’ hdselesg, attacks on the Russian front... The German

extreme, left; on the ri river Donajai.

“The official ‘sémmunique:issued in Paris says the Allies now
toetupy: ail the west bank: of he Yeer canul..: In the regions of the

Aisne’ and: ‘Nampiel, the
the field batteries, of the’ Germans, and have destroyed ‘a: battery of
howitzers at Valley... ‘At ‘Perthes, artillery and infantry engage-|.
ments were decided -in favor of the Allies, and onthe Deuxnonde-| ,
Vigneuelles line-the: artillery destroyed. two. batteries of German|;
heavy guna and one battery. of acrial guns, —
A despatch . from ‘Valparaiso. stateg ‘that, the: “German * cruiser
Dresden, which ‘escanéd from the engagement in which its consorts
were ‘destroyed, has taken refuge | in,an inlet « on the coaat of, Pata-
ronla. Fe Sn a
: . Buenos. Ayres advices say the Dresden went: ‘ashore near Port
Gallegos, on the Patagonian,coast, 100. miles north of the eastern
entrance to the, Staite of Magellan, and due. east of the Falkland
Islands. =~
A Cénstantisople report ange the Tuvkiah: fleet; ‘bombarded the
envitonn’ of Batuen gn the Black Sea, killing.100 Ruasians. =
‘German, "attacks ‘At Miawa, Rustie, have. heey repulsed, and the!
“The enemy's columns
ith at Cracow’ ‘the’ ‘Rusatin; offen-

wa

sivé cont finues. . i
“The Russian steamer Novagrod: hae taken on. B.; cargo. at ten-i:
inch, guns from the Bethlehem: eal work i in Pennsylvania, also a
Tumber of thilitary aeroplanes. 7

88 Having of mines in Swedish Waters,” -eaveibg ‘the destruction of

‘The ‘rest de lares the ernie “were

ai “tend, his veleed fifteen five boats, aided: wit grain; whieh

Gettnatis lain the cargoes are private property

oftlea? ‘int ‘i

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Low esember 16—A Aespateh: from: Petrograd, yeceived
Linton, p inyvion ‘of Poland .réached it high

ater mark last Saturday. ~.

TELL: ‘STORY OF GREAT. WAR DAY BY I DAY:

7 BLAM “Behar meniap ind thaw

strategists had planned , to turn the right wing at Lowiex and the} -

The Swedish. foreign office fas i inotiiupad ‘an, ‘epiaury, thto’ the woe

Y. ieid by '

ving falléd (6 thdermine and over. |*™

Sli i et le co
the next move of the. Rusefan. stat which afew daysago: annouticed)?
that. the. Russian armies were réady to retire to more favorable
positions ‘behind Warsaw. It: is officially stated that: ‘Now that the)
Russian army has so! ‘splendidly responded te the requirements of
‘the dituation, this will not bd necessary,. and the next move will: be}:
a inaneuver’ to, ‘the German flank,’

along the Ypres eanal and to the west of Hollebecke,
violent eounter-attacks have been repulsed by our troops, .

| was bombarded: yesterday by German batteries firing from a ‘Great
distance, but the damage done was insignificant. .

In Alsace an offensive movement by the enemy, to the. north-
west of Garnay,, has.been repulsed,

“On the rest of the battle front there is nothing to report, |

An official announcement by the authotities at Santiago, Chile,
today says the German cruiser Dresden is now at Punta Arenas, 5
Chifean port in the Straits of Magellan. The warship is damaged,

immediately afterwards or else submit to internment,

in. pursuit of the Dresden.

-Servian forces, after'a fierce battle, have reoceupied Belgrade,
the Servian capital, which has beén held by.the Austrians for: some}
weeks.” . This ‘Announcement i is made i ina despatch from Nish,’ ‘thes
| temporary capital, to Reuter’ s.

the north and. northwest fronts, and occupied several towns, Seven
officers and 4740 soldiers ‘ were: ‘eaptured,. with three quick. firers,
eight field, nutomobiles, a Searchlight, and a large quantity of
war ‘material ?
-Tn'an officiat bulletin favued ‘yesterday, the Russian ‘war: office
says the offensive in the’ Mlawa region has. been brought to a ‘suc-
cessful ‘cohelusion’ ‘dlong the'whole front... German positions wWer'e|
captured jand'the enemy forced to retreat toward his own frontiet.|
The Germans suffered important losses,

“To. the south of ‘Cracow. the situation ia unchanged. The battle
there continues.:* In the Carnations the. opposing. forces corititive
their. maneuvers, 2. ?

In Athens it ia said. there is reagon to believe Roumanis’ wail
eclare war on. Austria before the end of December.” Tess

“London, Dee. 16: —Th
Gerri naval movements of importance® aye taking. place ii. the

ish Hlotillas have-beén’ engaged at: varidua point
ye the officia ‘bulletin, “p developing. rheoe
_ A despatch from | Hull repo nine persons were killed
wes take 2 ; at H

a co-ordinated: war plan, for all the various departments responsible to three years in-the }
week neg 7 Tn imposing a mild »

district treasurer of the Cas dian
Patriotic Fund, ha

Several. Hazelton.

congratulated on the | Buccegs of
The railway atation at Commerey, i in the department of Meuse,. their efforts for the Fund. -

of the Hazelton. ‘Athletie: “Asoc.
iation: will be held at eight’ “this -
evening, in the elub_ roomy. “next '
door to the Union Bank, : .

offidtat press. bureau announces. ‘that

today, ‘aid thatthe enemy: has shelled Scarborough: and ° OF
8.|

PRICE Bon A

CONTRACTORS WIN: SUIT

Stephenson & Crum Obtain’ a
Substantial Judgment at.
Assize Court, . ma
The’ action ‘ot! ‘Stephe !
Crum against R. J. McDo

tried at Prince Rupert assizes,
was decided i in favor of ‘th

“Him, which’ was given Judgment. pea
SThe de
fence claimed that the hotel build- ces
ing, part of the - ‘Payment’ ‘for ee

for $3,500- and costs, -

which was involved, has... petted.
some inches, It was ‘ghown’ that,
the cause was the excavation. of”
@ cellar by” the. owner,”

building. The contractors, “who
were represented by W. E. Fisher,

they were not responsible, and. ;
jjudgment in their favor "\ Was’

entered. Many- witnesses, v were.
called,

Negro Gets Three Years

“Sam Morris, the negro who was,
convicted at Prince Rupert ausizes. ; . “2
of the felonious wounding 0 Red. oe
McDonald; aG. T, P. section fore-. a
man, near Topley, was i mntenced _—

“The. ladies” oy i be

. We are in formed that the ladies

will next direct their attention to ae
the fund for. the aid of the home: _
lesa Belgians. oo oe :

Patriotic Fund Growing
Exclusive of the contribution

ich artillery have taduced to silence and willbe allowed to make:repaira, but will be compelled to sail from Aldermere ‘and Telkwa,”
which will reach a subatantial

‘Buenos Ayres reports that. the marine department has informa-| figure, the district patriotic fund
tion that. two British warships have entered the Straits of Magellan has already passed the ‘Fe.100
mark,

. The ladies of New Hazelton

-have. forwarded, through the.dia-
trict treasurer, their coviteibution

fF $112, 45. °
The Servian. ‘official: statement isgued yesterday says: ‘thie}® $

Servian forces continued the pursuit of- the. defeated. Austrians: on

‘Athletic Meeting Tonight:
An important general” ‘meeting

The question: of a ‘team. fot the.

Northern Interior Hockey Léague a
series will be’ discussed : vat’ this
meeting, aid a large attendance
is requested, *

Ralph O’Bri "

Stieveanion taser:

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‘pointa in dispute’ were the. én: a.
“[largement of thé rooms “to tiee$
| the license regulations, ‘and ae
leged delay in completing: ‘the ©

made good their contentidn’ that.