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oo Concervatives Fittingly. Cele:

brate Tenth Anniversary of

McBride” Administration

B amnaroni SPEECHES

| MeClary | eup,: and ‘other’ towns
q Enthusizitic Crowd ‘Packs ‘New Went

. minster Arena— Many Speakers Eulo-|+
gite Premier — ‘Sir “Richard Altacks |:
, Senate, far _ Killing Bordin Naval Bill

Ni e W, w, Weatminater, Jan a Br —
; Marking: the tenth’ ‘anniversary

g. of the. McBride: administration, a

monster celebration was held

last: night In the Queen’ 3° ‘Park,

. arena,’ ‘the largest building i in the

* gity.7) “The arena was filled to

overflowing. by an: enthusiastic

. crowds. / Many Speakers: ‘paid

7 glowing tributes :to - Sir Richard’

McBride. The premier . himself,
in a vigorous spedch; referred to
the fiaval ‘ issue,” “How proud
and happy. we would feel,” he
said, * ; Were We able-to Bay, ‘tothe

King’ on his birthday ‘tomorrow

' ‘Here’ is Canada’s: gift—three|-
te dreadnoughts: for-the defence of

' the Empire,

-Tdo not believe it

ds the. will’ of: the Canadian peop.

le ‘that, the. Empire. should: be de-
prived of these ‘ships, but rather
~ throlizit’ the

senate is opposed to the govern-

merit, ‘Canadians may be. safely |-

' trusted ta ‘deal. ‘with’ the senate
) a8 soon as opportunity ‘offers, to
\ “prevent t ‘repetition of a na-
' tional calamity such ag that Der:
 petrated the other day under Sir
' George. Ross,””. In the course of
_ his’ lengthy ‘speech, which folk

' lowed Imperial lines, Sir ‘Richard

- eomiheritéd: ‘on the resolution } pas:
- sed by the Liberal convention, ath)
“Revelstoke ‘coniplimenting. Sit
George Ross,’ saying ‘that “Out:

’ side of the Liberal convention,

aa will ‘not. find a corporal’s
din. Bri Sh Colarabiato sap

$15 000,000, for. c T. Pe

. Ottawa; ‘Ju une 2; = Finance Min-

- ster White today gave notice™ “ot:
ha resolution providing for. a loan
of. "$16, 000, 000° to the “Grand

Trunk Pacific Railway, in order
_ that completion of the road may. a

not be: delayed. through lack of}

: steamer, Enipress, cof :

i here tollay, . more

5 actident “that® “the:

TForat Northern Bt C.
~ Baseball Leaguel

“enn

Ap ‘the result of a meeting hela|-
here on Wednesday evening, the
formation of a: “regular amateur |
baseball league: ‘for’ Northern:
British ” Columbia: is "assured.
Hazelton, New ‘Hazelton, Telkwa
and Prince Rupert. at: Jeast, will
have - teams competing for’ the}:

may, come in before the achedule
is. finally arranged. oo,

‘James A, Reilly, father of ‘the
“Peavine” League, was. “elected
president of the new ° -organize-
tion, R, .C. Sinelaiy,’ the Hazelton
manager, being Ist,, vice-prest-
dent and. a. BY Cameron, . ‘New
Hazelton’s menager, ° 2nd. vice-
president. ° G. B. “Middleton: is
secretary-treasurer, and. ati Ok
ecutive committee’ of represent-|
atives ‘from each: ‘lab in the
league will’ ‘be’ ‘selected - -by the
towns concerned! “J. AL “MeDon-
ald and G. H. Jennings were ap-
pointed to draft a i constitution
and: rules, ’ .

. It is proposed to have a four
or five: -day tourriament in con-
nection with Hazelton’ 8. coming}
‘Dominion Day elebration, the
League: officials hoping” to bring.
all the teams together ‘at that
time. . This, arrangement, if car-
ted out, will be. most gonivenient
‘for-the- ‘Prince ‘Rupert’ and” “Bee
kwa teams.

> DERBY. SPOILED’
W SUFFRAGETTE

London, ‘June 4:—The’ Derby
today wads thé most dramatic
ever run.” --The favorite, ‘Craige-

nor; ‘crossed’ the. finish line first,

but was disqualified for bumping.
the judges awarded. the race to
Aboyeur, a. hundred:to-one. shot.
Just before. ‘the’ finish rs ‘guffra-
‘gette | attempted”: seize the
bridle of the King’ 5. “eiatry; Am-
ner, which was running: at. _gieat
speed. “The woman, a. Miss a
_| vidgon, : who has served ‘aeveral
terms for: participation. in- mili-
‘tant outrages, . WAS probably
fatally injured when the horses
‘fell. |, The King and ‘Queen. wit-
nessed the-race,:,

“Rosslatid June 3:1 he» shatty
house and ‘hoisting plaitt. of . the

War Eagle mine: were. ‘destroyed
ae by fire. The Joas i is $25, 000.

, Steel To Smithers”

ofinite. date: for. the Jaying of

of _| steel. i Smithers, those ‘who

Smithers and t the present. end: of

| steel, will: occupy: shvetal week,

While it is impossible to fix. a

Re J. ‘McDonell is: > apending | a
few days in Telkwa, ne

oA, ‘Blayney; J.P, of. Francdis
Lake, i is in town today, .

W. #. Barken returned - ‘on

Saturday from a visit. to Primes

Rupert; - Pa og
‘The first: pucktrain of ihe sea-

an o

gon will leave for Babine. ey,

June 10. a

David Cohen, of talkie, is on
his: way to: ‘Vaneouver, for a buss
ness trip. ;

DB Carroll, of Toboggan |

Lake, i is: spending a few days i in

Hazelton,

John Pastl, of ‘Aldermére,, is},
on his way | to Vancouver, for ‘a

vacation, trip. VAs
RE, ‘Allen, district : forester,
has returned f 170m] ann ‘official ui:
to Fraser Lake."
G Hicks Beach leaves for
Prince Rupert ‘tomorrow on. ‘a
brief business trip. ‘

Donald McGlashan, of South

Bulkley, has: been appointed a

Justice of the Peace,
R 0. Jennings, road superin-

tendent on the lower ‘Skeena, i is

in. town. on officlal business, >.

James Shaw, formerly of Ha-|
zelton, has taken a position as

| Salesman, - -at.’ _ Broughton | & Me.
‘Neil's at ‘Aldermere,” ”

EB J. ‘Hill hag returned to He.|4

Pet te wo

-| zelton, ° after spending. a short

time at his pre: emption near Sey
mour Lake.” a

~ Jack MeKendrick ‘and. ‘Fred,
Collins, of the’ fisheries service
are in. _town, on their way to
Babine lake. _

Jack Goold, .who- ‘has ‘been in
New’ Hazelton. for some time,

has return to his ranch at: To-
bogzan Lake,

We Elis, the Vancouver jam.
berman; Who has extensive inter-
ests ‘in’  Omineca district, is in

town for a few days.

“Miss - Hogan, Superintendent
of the ‘Hospital training. school,
retuined on Saturday from a vas
cation. tp to the const.

oka overeoat,. Jeft in. the men g
dressing ‘yoom at: the. Benedicts’

oe | dande, may be obtained. by, the
owner from J, W, Austin.

Babine lake returned’ early. in the
week, full of enthusiasm’ for the

‘Babine disrtict, in. which they

ne

have large holdings.

Sam: Long, « ‘George. Culp, and
‘ollier have come out-from

whith were wintered in that’ dis-
trict. for. Hazelton people,

“Constable Pargons, of Tertace,
‘ia here. on. _ business connected.
with: the- ‘mining -recorder’s “de-
°| partment, | “Mr. Parsons Is now
, {deputy recorder at Terrace...

Gilbert ‘Barrington, who: "hag
heid “charge of ‘Broughton’ & Me-
Neil's “end-of-steel -Husineas, is

a establishing watehoudes for the

a th. . Francois, with 87. horses}

WW. Si byneh, ¢

been’ the guests | of E HL
Hicks Beach: for the. past. two
months, leaves. ‘tomorrow “for
Dawéon where she will Join her

hdaband, | ; So
The latast addition’ tothe press
of: ‘Northern British ‘Columbia. is
Aen mithers . ‘Review, which
‘its. first.” appearance on

| eh fiday. . It will be devoted to

sinterests. of the G. TP. divi-
sionil pointin the Bulkley Valley.

B B Chettleburgh has opened
a | Brine 4 in Telkwa. for his firm,

will carry, a fall, fine of farm ma-
ehinery, ‘wagons, buggies, sad-|P
dlas,. ‘harness and accessories.

They’ ‘have ‘purchased _ the Me-

Dougall: building. .
“The board of trade has’ eased

space in. the exhibition rooms of |

the : Vaneouver Progress Club,
and. Will display an assortment
of Omineca district ores, coal and
agricultural products, Mining:

"| men are requested: to submit

specimens of coal and mineral
for" inclusion i in n the exhibit.

Hazelton Tigers Win,

“The Hazelton ~ Tigers. won » the
first’ ‘pall: game of the. Season,

> Lai owas ‘payed-at-Nei Biv. Hazel-|:

ton on Sunday. A. large crowd
of. local fans went over to the
game, which proved. quite a spec-
|tacatar affair...

 Hagalton played. a faultless
game ‘until the ‘Ath, when. an’ er-
ror allowed. Jennings" to. reach
first. He stole second ‘and . third

lawhen ‘a second error sent hin

home with the first run for: the
New. Hazelton men, In. the Ith
and Sth a series . of errors ‘gave
the home team seven runs, ‘and
they, gcored again in the 9th.

In: the 8th Hazelton’ scored-four
rung, on. five hits, Stewart ‘mak-
ing-a three-bagger with two men
on bases, Maemillan, for: the
visitors, and Slim, for . the home
team, made: two-baggers. Ellis
made a good impression, striking
out five men and ‘allowing only
five hits. ° - Owns also, struck out
five men but was severely ‘ham-

‘ ‘| merad. by the Hazelton sluggers.
“The Spokane t men; who visited

The fest | wis 12-0. 7
| THE SCORE

eisai ot
R. J. Rock, 2b -

|W. P. ‘Memillan, 85
R. GC; Sinelair, 3b.
F, A..N, Whiting, lf -
Kelly, ef
J. A. ‘Mecdonsla, ib:
CG. B: North rf

W. Ellis; p a
Carroll Stewart ef:
Roy'MeDonell, If
W. J. Bowser, 3b

New. Hazelton ‘

-“SOScOmeNN ha” RPE ROOHN HE mney A

oe

PROB ab or en B bo bO.na ot oo oF oF ste eo in ag

7 si AL Day and family, Who
a ha re

, ston: Churchill announced in par-
liament today the government’s

| settlement of the coal strike.” In

“TAM strikers, whether members

| works, left-today to attend the

+ of the larger ‘groups: in “Ground-
‘consummation of the deal;

Lroad from Hazelton to Grouhid-

eecerern ss to fo rere rt 60 60 r+ PO 10 by 69 Be

|) Dréadnoughts Anyway
London, June 6: Hon. Win-

decision to lay down three bat-
tleships immeiliately, as part of
this- year’s. ‘program, instead of|
waiting until next March, as_or-
iginally intended, This | ‘step is
taken: as a result of the ‘action of
the Canadian senate in throwing
out the Borden naval bill,

” Goal Sirike Continues
: -Nanuima une 4:—There j is ino

the past two-days the union has
paid-to striking miners $8,000.

of the union or not, are paid four
dollars a week, with two dollars
a week f for their wives and one
dollar for each child, The pay-
ments average ten dollars a week
foreach ‘miner. The Western
Fuel Co.. is: thaking preparations
for a long shutdown.

Tayke: L saves for “England
Vancouver Jd une 4 :— Hon,
Thomas Taylor; minister of

international goad roads congress,
which is to be held in England::
Hon. W.. W Bowser has. returned
from: California,“ va °

BiG GROUNDHOG
~ PROJECT ON FOOT

Amos Godfrey returned: from
‘Vancouver on Wednesday, and
immediately: left for Groundhog,
where the companies he'-repre-
sents are doing considerable de-
velopment; ‘work on their large:
coal. holdings.” He reports the
probable amalgamation, of. some.

hog, Gustav ' Grossman and an:
other engineer being. expected. to
arrive shortly to make an exam-
ination and report before the’

Should thé consolidation be ef-
fected, Mr. Godfrey ‘says, the
new concern will probably under-
take the construction of &. ‘wagon

hog, as a pietiminary to: Hie
building of'a railroad,” ~~

“

Ichnsori Takes Couat

Jack’ Johnson was, “today sen-

son aiid topay a fine of. $1,000
for violation of the: Mann whité
alave. act. _ Pending. his. appeal
het is. out it ofr $30,000 bail. ae

_ Founder af Nelion, Dead’ : ‘

henner

Sproat ‘ds: dead heres."

ond founded! ‘Nelsin. and Re

[Britain To Build

“Chicago, ‘June. 4:-- _Pugilist!

tended to one year in States - pri- |

iretieral in London, WAS:, known! m
aa, Tha’ Father of. Kootenay" 4 COU

‘LAST DAYS iF
THE i SESSIIN

Much Legislation Disposed of
Previous to Prorogation of
‘Dominion: House .

ATTEMPTS WAR SCARE

Senator Power Suggests Posiiblo Inve
sion of British Columbim by’ Japan--: aa
Other News of Federal Capital--Parcel 7
Post Bil Is Passed - :

. Ottawa, June 5—Friday ‘has

beh definitely fixed as the dey
of pforogation. ‘British Columbia
will have full powers of adminis-
tration over water rights in: the.
railway. belt. and: on ‘Indian re-
serves, The. bill. providing. for =
a parcels post’ system was: tiven |
its final - reading. _ Canadian a
Northern subsidies were ‘eriti-. Z
cized by the. Liberals but were
passed. The $15, 000,000: Joan ~
to the Grand Trunk Pacific™ Te=
ceived its second. reading yester-

.|day. ‘The. long-awaited. reportof _

the commission on technical edu: |

_{eation, which traveled through

Canada, the United States and
day. It recommends an “anniial :

virites collectively for a period of *
ten years to provide. for. techs"

‘ nical schools. - os

Ottawa, June 6; :—In the senate:

‘| defence, He asked what would |
happen'in'the present state. of

‘uripreparedness if: Japan ‘landed... 7
an army. saying there~ ‘were. BO.

fortifications and no adequate de; : :
fence, .

Columbia, *. In-case of invasion, - -
Vancouver and Victoria would’ be

‘Ilost, and would be- recovered

with difficulty, With a popula:
tion of eight-millions Canada had |
but'eight thousand regulars.’ He

lurged the. establishment. of a.

larger force.

The senate took ..
noactionn hs

co.

Charleson's Telkwa: Store Burs .

ing. a complete Togs. «

B, C. Affteck, who: has charge _
of the Smithers surveys, will hav

Government ‘Agent Hoskins re-
turned-:o.n, Wedtiesday.. from:

| Prince Rupert, where he met. his: a
| Bainily. “Mrs, Hoskins ‘and chil."

Ba dren. will reside in. Hazel “i
- Wietoti, June | ‘8-—Gilbert kutu a
He, was | aa

Europe, was presented | ‘yeater= .

grant of $3,000,000 to. the ‘pro- | |

yesterday Senator Power brought,
up the question of Pacific Coast

Less. than 200 regalar, .
troops were stationed in. ‘British: .

Meagre reports - were “veetived _
this morning stating that- Ve
: -Charleson’s store at Telkwa was
- }destroyed by. fire,: Friday, entail =

W. aa .

the time limit, whieh i is. Tuly ae an