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THE POWERS

Turkey Must Abandon Her

‘European. Provinces-—-Rev-|
Shatin i in Constantinople” °

“London, ‘Jan, 22:-The Turkish : ny : a

-. government. has’ - yielded to. the Paes

powers, ending the war. ‘Adrian: Z oe

Zs _ ople and Scutari. will be surren-|.°

- dered to -allies and the Aegean. ae

~ Tales will: ‘be placed” at the dispos-

_ alof.the powers, Theallieshint}.. .

. that. an ‘indemnity. of two hund-|
“Syed millions will .be asked, but,

* ‘Turkey declares no more conces-|

" piona ‘will be made and no indem-

"nity ‘will be ‘paid, believing the a

-powers will support her. —

"The Ottomans . will. lose: ‘prae- mea

- tically. all. European - Turkey.

- > There. is’ consternation in ‘Con-]
; ‘stantinople, and the ministry has |:
us resigned.

~ A. new. cabinet has)
7 ” been chosen, and . strenuous ef-

. forts will be mada ‘to save the!

national ‘honor by retaining],

“London, ‘Jan, 2d:—Rioting in’

a Ae Constantinople | ‘on Thursday
car night’ culminated in the killing of
- Nazim Pasha, .

-eommander-in-
oP chief of thie. Turkish: forces. -The
young Tarks: ‘paity, which: depos-

e --ed the sultan; ‘has: again. Teeized

_. the reins of government, declar-
ing they will: not ‘submit® “to, the
-satrender ‘of Adrianople. | It. is

~~ doubtful: if they can carry out

their: threats to renew the war, |
The allies look upon the revolu-

or ‘tion as. ani affront to the European

“powers. British - and: “Italiait

| awarehipa have: been ordered to.

» Darkish waters. ne

" Hockey items _ ‘Garie On.
. Hazelton’ Rink Tonight ° .

“Ap itis. probable that ‘several

| Of Hazelton’ a star players will

not be on “the ied: tonight, there
ag ery fair chances. that the
. ourtli. game for the Ross cup, to

he: ‘played vat Hazelton. cat eight
7 this. evening,: will. ‘go. against the.

local, team; Lael of i i¢e on New

: Of vende:
“Stewart. “has a hockey. teat

“whieh is. anxious - to” try-<¢on-
". elusions withthe Hazelton inen,

and a. match may be. arranged

£01 a later date. - ee ere

‘The, miners\.have- challenged
‘the town to a:game. Among the
boys onthe hill: are: several
.” spéedy exponents of the: game,
-* and: the’ “downtown men — will
have: ‘their work‘eut out- for them
when the tearnd, meot,. -

‘superior to. the Holy: ‘Terrors,
winning an exciting. game by the
6-40) The: Counterjump-
now. looking” for” new

worlds ‘to: conquer. . a i
» Yesterday a: ernoon a game of
brooitialy’”: ;
iécal'rink, the married. men. and|

bachelors playing: a tie, 5 to 6, ‘in 1

Broomols, ‘which is js played: with a};

football: and: brooms, : ide. fair to

-the Pacific Great Eastern,

THE HAZELTON HOSPITAL AND SURROUNDINGS

PROVINCIAL LESLATUR :

. (Bpectat te The Miner}

‘Victoria, Jan, 21:—The prem
jer's contribution to the debates
‘lon the speech from the throne].
today’. was 4 notable . feature of

the session. Sir Richard Spoke
for two ‘hours, giving.« one of the

ablest, addresses’ he has delivered

in ‘the ° house, Parker: ‘Williams
having raised the, question: of the

naval’ ‘proposals; ‘the ‘premier -re-.

plied, éloquently. endorsing: the

Borden: policy, ‘which; he: deelar- a
‘About thirty acres surrounding: the buildings has been cleared. and

ed; expressed the Staunch: ‘Im:

perial sentiment of.the Dominion,

Adequate protection: ‘on sea” and
land, ‘and. especially on this coast
was a vital, i issue in an ‘hour when

our vat. resources were attract-
ing the.attention of the world.
TTF the: Province | should lose rich |:
= territory: ‘at the hands. of an

active’ Orient. we should: have
only oursel ves : to blame.
owed ‘it. to: ourselves to-support
measures for adequate protection:
including ample: provision for the

defence of the ‘terminals: of our] - —

transcontinental: railways: Laur-
ier’s purchase of the. Niobe and

Rainbow was & sereaming. faree,

bringing ridicule on Canada.
~) After reviewing ‘the prosperity
A of. the propince,. the. premier ase

serted that the near future.’ was |f.

ati more promising, . A thousand
men, he said, were employed” on
More
would saan be’ employed, and the

‘contractors hoped. to. have thie

road completed within: two years.
The: ‘Canadian. Northers, he _ pre-
dicted, would ‘be running trains

7 100 -railes.. heyoiid Kamloops be.
e| fore the end of the present ‘year, ||’.
victoriotis mercantile: team proved |-
reading, providing. for’ the ap-
‘pointment of an auditor-general ;
for the province and -a’ treasury ||
board consisting of the: ‘minister |

A new bill was given its second

ot:finance and three ‘oth

bere’ ‘of the: executive. ‘council.
¢| The new, official will ‘hold

the. towns. of Hazelton, : ‘New Hazelton. and. South Hazelton, and
‘practically: centrally-also’ between’ the. keveral groups of mines trib-

hardly” have been” mora: ‘advantageously. placed; and certainly no
‘more beautiful or ideal alte for i “nospltat could: be found ‘within | cs

. Wel:
the: Methodist church, the Provincial government, the Department

-office’

~ ANNUAL HOSPITAL REPORT

The year 1912 3 waa a auccessful one for the. Hazelton Hospital,
fom be judged from the anmial report, extracts from which
ollow, :

“The Hazelton Hompitat: is: sitiated. practically midway hetween

utary to this important business point. In fact, had the site been
chosen ‘in the Nght of present’ conditions, and requirements, : instead
of ten years ago ‘whenthese- were absolutely unknown, it could

radius of fifty miles.
The Hospital stands in:its own grounds of three hundreda acres,

is part i in grass and:part under general cultivation. Other’ seven,
acres is cleared of all but numerous: ;clumps of birch; and trarisformed
into-a natural park, .. - This park is ‘greatly appreciated by conva:
leseent patients during. the summer: months. -

‘Within the bounds of the property is a lake about eighty acres
in “extent, and the main wagon yoad between Hazelton and all
Interior points passes through the: property just far enough distant
from the buildings not toencroach upon the privacy of the institution,

~The property belongs to the Methodist church, but the Hospital
project was undertaken with a view to meet the needs of all classes
of people in the district. - —

Finds for the erection of the o hospital were furnished jointly by

of Indian Affairs, and private subscriptions from: local and other
sourees. . The ‘Hospital is required: to make. regular reports to all

(Continued on Page Five) .

“DUR MINES 0 THE FRONT!

. - Firat ‘Ore Shipments -- ~~ Official Figures Show Great
"Progress of. Mining Industry

. The office statistics for Omingca mining. division for
the year 1912, as compiled by Mining Recorder. Kirby, show
“splendid. “progress in the . mining: industry. In the table ;
‘ which. follows the figires for 1912, (which do not include re-

- turns from one or two of the sub-offices) ‘are compared with
"those of the’ previous three years, |
: tee 1909
Free Minera’ Certificates : B21 .
- Mineral Claims Recordéd 260. ~
_, Certificates of Work = |. 288...

“. Agreements and Transfers. “69... 194

Placer Mining Leases’). 10 20 . * 88

: “Mining Réceipts. $9, 028... $11, 2l?. “$12, 714. ‘std S71.

As compared. with the last available statistics from the

> other inining divisions of the.-provinee, Omineca district : is’.

: surpassed i in'receipts only by the New Westminster division,
whieh includes the ea of Vancouver, and, -which last, year.

_ 1910 ae:
690.
982 -

on sineedey. :
shipment, of ten cari, loading

on: the atedmer,-

HELD ANNUAL MEETING

At the hospital on Thursday |.
evening the patrons of the inati-

tution held their annual meeting,

i. +L. DeVoin presiding, . . The
report for the year was adopted,
After.discusaing ways and means
of raising needad funds, passing
& ‘Feaolution - ‘of thanks to the
ladies of the Hospital Aid Asso~
elation, and electing. EB. H. Hicks}
Beach, a meniber: of: ‘the advisory.
board, the meeting adjourned to
take advantage of. the hospitality.
of. the’ staff, . which. included:an
excellent _ concert: program, in
which the following participated:
Miss Hogan, Miss ‘Sharpe, J. H.

Hetherington Mrs; Hicks Beach,

F. B, Chettleburgh, H. H. Little,

Miss. Grist, Rev. W. H, Petter, |

Miss Crawford.

~ South Hazelton Pians ,
Victoria, Jan. 22 ‘After con-
ferences with ‘the provincial
authorities, W.-J. Sanders has

concluded arrangéments with the}
7 government ‘by. which public
~| schools and other services will be

"]| placed at the disposal of residents

in South Hazelton and vicinity at

an early date, Iti is believed that
by spring the new Skeena river
town will begin active develop-
ment, on co new. basis, so far as
town organization ‘is concerned,
It is the intention of those behind
the town to begin. ‘at once the|-
promotion of civie tight and
water plants, <~ -

. Fined the: Blame
_ Vaneouver, Jan. (23:—The mar-|

ine court of inquiry into the Ches-|
lakee’s - -foundériig, has not].
completed its work, ‘The coron-

ets’s inquest: was “concluded:
|| Gilbert Vaux, ‘aged 2, ‘formerly

a butcher, who Waa freight clerk
is held reaponsis|:
ble for the deaths ofthe women
victima; ‘having’ ‘failed ‘to carry
out ° ‘Gupta Cockle’s orders . to

. _ Vaux, chas’

. shelved for the session. .

I SURRAGE
TSS

Measure Giving Votes- to
-Women Shelved in British
_House of Commons

London, Jan. 24 24:-—The fran:

chise reform bill, which threat-.

ened the safety of the Liberal
government. and apparently. made
digsolution possible, has . been
An
amendment granting votes to
women was to be voted on next,
Monday. The cabinet and koth
parties are divided on the issue,

Premier Asquith and Winston .

Churchill. opposing the amend-
ment; which had the ‘support of
Lloyd George and Sir Edward.
Grey,

it is now believed the suffra-
gettes will renew their militant
tactics on a “larger, seale than
ever before. °

tw

Board of Trade. Election |
The annual _ meeting of the
board of trade was held on Tues-
day evening, the. principal busi-

negs. being the election of officers
and council, The ‘president and -
vice-president, R.DeB, Hovel and -
J, M, MacCormick, ‘ware elected}:
H, H: Little was elected secre-
‘tary-treasurer, and ‘the following | -
‘wéte*named:ta: ‘mémbers-of the-.:
eoundil: Ro S.-Sargent, EB. H. |
Hicks Beach, J, C.K. Sealy, Dr.
‘H.C: Wrineh, A. R; Macdonald, _
E. Ge Stephenson, and W. W. me
Wrathall.

- Local News Notes

Road Superintendend Ww. J. ;
Carr returned to “Telkwa yester-
day, _

Ea V. McBeth has returned
from Vancouver with six fine -

‘| horses.

The Cindérella. Club will hold
its last pre-Lenten dance on Fri-:
day evening next..:

P, B. Carr returned from the :
coast on Saturday and left yester-
day for the Bulkley valley, :

TT Dunlop, of Telkwa, is re-,;,
ceiving congratulations on the-
arrival of a son and heir, born on:
Monday. ~

A report -cémes from Prince“ «
Rupert th at Joe Peach, who form-.'.

erly conducted a newsstand here,
hag been drowned i in “San Fran- —
cisco Bay. - 7
‘On. ‘Tuesday the ‘authorities
were notified of ‘the’ death of
three ‘men employed at Stewart's
camp, ‘Burns. Lake,” through the

j-explosion of .a missed hole into

which they are e supposed, to have :
Picked. ne 7
_-Michel Lauzon, a “ pioneer of me
the Gitwangak district, is in town
on business. -’. Ha. states that de-

 velopinients. i in the} promising sec- | es

tioti in which he lives are highly. -
encouraging to thesettlers, Mr.’ ;

-Lauzon has been . successful in:
‘growin various kinds of ‘fruit,

and is tore thati ever convinced _.
‘that : ‘Gltwatigak: 48: one of the-

garde n Bpotd of British Columbia, wh

The G. TP, steel haw reached ©

a} “| Porphyry creck, wHere'the: next.”

g bridge is to--be: constructed, |
‘Stables . forthe: contractors’ -

1 b| freighting départrient: -ate, being:

aj] erected At that, point,-aiid: it- dg
| inderstood a siding will | bé put in:
t| ata point 16 1:2. mileafrom. Ha.
plgalton, where. tha: frelghters for

ai ‘aly the ier