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_ went dry. .

”. Switzerland: 7

aa THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1916

“The World’s Doings i in 2 Brief

News Notes from Many Sources _

9

-Canada will pay a bounty on

zine,

‘Justice Irving i is dead at Vie-|
_toria, net

The’ price ‘of copper, réniaing
‘ above 27, .

: Ontario will niake. government |
loans to settlers. - m

‘Next - Saturday, - April 22, isa

public holiday in B, C.

‘Canada built 4187 miles of rail-

[\. way in the last fiscal year,

Steamers are expected to reach
Sault Ste, Marie next week.

‘Socialists will have six provin-

ial candidates i in Vancouver.

Germany i is said ‘to have only |
. sufficient coffee for six weeks.

Only brown bread may be

“baked in Holland after April 24,

-Five warships stationed at Can-
ton, China, have joined the rebel
forces, 7

A vigerous recruiting campaign.

is now being conducted in New

; Zealand.

Fifty new drugstores have o-
pened in Seattle since the town

Russia has ordered three pow-
erful ice. breakers . from Tyne
shipyards. . io .

Local option ‘eatried in many
Illinois towns, wiping out nearly
400 saloons, .

- The churches of Australia are
agitating for a referendum on
prohibition.
; German bankers -are- reported

to. be removing their fortunes to];
ra

ae

~ Great Britain: gives: £500, 000

. ‘ wonthly for relief in Belgium and
“Northern France.

‘Aiiglo-Frenchi war ‘bonds * are
bringing. higher prices on’ the
Naw. York market. | OY

“The U. 8. “production of winter
wheat, according to estimates,

- wilt be below normal.

‘Lord. Derby has resigned from

. the chairmanship. of the naval
P frequently: fortunate to: escape

and military aviation board.
“Roosevelt, has outlined the plat: |"

form on which he would be’ wills.

ing to run for the presidency. a

‘Gabrielie Petit, a ‘Belgian’ wo-
man, has been executed by the

a Germans ona charge of treason.
“Phe New Brunswick legislature |.

on Thursday unanimously; adopted

_ aresolution favoring sonsetiption

in: ‘Canada,

The 72nd Battalion; ‘of Vancous
ver, and 88th, of Victoria, have

~) orders to’ prepare for: " departure

to. the front.

Parliament. has’ -appotnted a
commission to. investigate, Jabor

‘troubles in munition: factories | ind.
‘Torento and Montreal. _

“A delégation of clergy waited
on: the: provincial government to

-ask ‘that church: property. béex-
enipted from taxation. < -,

‘The ' new, Girigible: balloon of

the. U.S. navy: broke. from its |;
“nidoringa at’ ‘Pengacola,
whe ‘driven: westward,

a, »,. and

‘Employees. of thie ‘Westboling

Co, building a‘roud at Alice Arm,

-conditions- and: higher: ‘wages, *

went on Btrike. for . batter: living

“The. executive: cominittes of the

‘started.

her dirigibles and.164 aeroplanes.

met on Monday. and ‘expressed,
- |eonfidence in Premier Bowser.

‘Parker Williams predicts that

: the. next By C, legislature will be

‘Liberal. arid” that the people will

{be tired of. it within three years.

"Despatches from the Chinese
government to.the revolutionary

leaders’ urge that hostilities be

brought ‘to an. end, ,to avoid
foreign intervention. .

It - is reported, that a German
plot, with headquarters at Shang-
hai, to promote a native. revolt,
has .been -discovered, and that a
number of Germans have been
arrested, Thousands of rifles
were séized. .

. Germany haslost 258 aeroplanes | ~

arid 46 Zeppelins since the war
_ Fourteen German alr-
men have either been captured
or-killed. Austria has lost all of

Germany i is now constructing, 50

new dirigibles.

a ‘Wild Bob’? Burman, one of
the world’s fastest drivers, was
killed in an auto race at Corona,
Cal., on Saturday.’ His mechanic

-|and a policeman were also killed,

and fifteen spectators’ were in-
jured, some: fatally. Burman’s
car skidded and crashed into the
crowd,

“BC, druggists are. to vote as
to whether they’ will follow the
example of Ontario druggists and
refuse to sell liquor if prohibition
passes, If they take this stand,
it may be necessary for the gav-
ernment to establish dispensaries
to handle whatever trade there
is. in liquor, : “

Fire Prevention i in the Home}.

There: is no place where great-
er precaution should be taken
against fires than in the home.
Where ‘women and . children. are.

{housed every human congidera-|
tion demands the ukmost vigilance -
on the part of those responsible;

. When’ fires} -

for their safety. ©
occur... vat night the occupants are |:

without i injury or loss of life, It

is easier to prevent fires in dwel-

lings. ‘than ‘to extinguish them 3]
there is- often no one at. hand to
act: promptly, in such an emer-
gency... , 4
"Péthaya you ‘have’ helped: tol
extinguish | a: fire i in & neighbor’ of
dwelling, possibly. a fire which.

endangered your own house, and

perhaps’ you “have inquired into
the cause and discovered that
~ |[carefulness in some detail Of
| good. housekeeping | would, have
prevented the fire, * . Hot ashes
may have. been: deposited inva
wooden box or against. a. ‘wooden
partition or autaide where. the

‘wind blew. them’ “into ‘some dry |
rubbish, ‘hot coals may have been |

-| dropped. on to. an- unprotected |’

floor, or the walls may not have

been protected: agatnat.. the. over
heating of stoves. or: | stove- pipes, |
repalra’ -to. a ‘cracked’ ‘chimney. or
defective replace. may. have. been

iwered your ‘property?
warning to ‘you, and have you
‘cleaned up. and ‘kept’ your own)

* "| atte.

‘available, but not o

le My ee

the carelessly dropped match was

' all ‘that. “Was required to start a

fire, Have 3 you not felt agprieved
at. your neighbor for. permitting
jeonditions to ‘exist which endan-
Was it a.

place free from ‘accumulations of

to-it that, your atove, your ‘fur-

be the cause of.a fire?
~ OF 701 fires. reported to the

municipalities . of this _ province
during 1915, 430 (60 per cent. }
were in dwellings,and these fires
were, with exception of a small
percentage, due:to negligence. -

: Morgan’s Views
On his return from London,
J. P. Morgan declared. that the
talk of an éarly conclusion of the

|war was not based on a correct

understanding of the onditions.
He said it was true that the -end
‘of the struggle)” was in sight’ if
one used that expression to mean
that the turning point had been
set_by.the attack on Verdun, but
he believes that Germany would
be a long time on the defensive
before she would agree to terms
which ‘the - Allies were bound to
claim. Mr. Mgrgan comes back
firmly convinced: that Great Brit-
ain would never enter” negotia-
tions looking to a settlement until
she was in a position to assure
the world: ‘that ‘the menace of

tirely. removed,

Recentexperimentshaves shown
that it -is possible for the X-ray

| ta find flaws within -metal that

appears on the surface to be
sound.

“The Mineri is two dollars ayear,

~ lations,

Come mining rightsof the Dominion,

Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta; the Yukon. Territory, the
Northwest Territories and ina portion
of the ‘Province of . British Columbia,
may: he leased for a térm of twenty-one
yeara at an annual, rental of. $1 an

-be leased to one applicant.
bya plication for 8 lease must be made
applicant in person to the Agent
oF Sub. gent of the district in which
the rights applied for. axa situated.
In-surveye
be Geecribed by-sections, or legal aub-

territory the tract applied for shail be
staked out by the opok icant himeelf,
Each application mugt be accompani-
bd by a fee of f $5, which will be refund-
ed if; the rights applied for are aot
erwise, A royal-
ty. shall’ be paid on tho merchantable

ants per. ton.

“The parson : ‘oporatin,
furnish the Agent: wi
‘accounting fort the
‘chantable . coal min
‘royalty’ thereon, if “the coal minin

hts are’ not boing” sPaed at slic!
rior ahbuld be furn

s

ones

mitted to.

‘ansary for the working ot the mine at
‘the Yate of $10.06 an dere,
: For fall’ {nformation
should be made to the Secratar.
Department 9 of: tha ‘interior,
‘or. tO
‘Dominion

ttawa,

He a W..W,, CORY, :

ae Deputy Min! Miniator of the Interior,

iON nauthorlzed * jot be ala of
amt #

fire-breeding material, and seen| -

nace? your ‘chimney, your fire-|
place, and your ‘pipes could: not

Department of Insurance by the] -

another great war had been en-

Synopnis of Coal, Mining Regu

“Not ‘mote then 2,660 acres will |

territory the land must |jj

divisions of sections, and in unsurveyed | f

Addressing Soldiere’ Mail

ling of mail at the front and to

ensure prompt delivery, it is. re<

quested that all mail be address.

‘ed as-follows:

(a), Regimental Number, athe
(b) Rank, we
-(c) Name. - ? .
(a). Squadron, Battery or Com:

: pany. .. «

(e) Battalion,- Regiment. (or.
- other unit), Staff’ appoint-
‘ment or Department. "

_(f) CaNapian CoNnTINGENT. °

(g) British Expeditionary
. Force.
dh) Army Post Office, Lonpon
‘ England.
Unnecessary mention of higher
formations, such as brigades,

divisions, is strictly ‘forbidden,
and causes delay.

EGGS F OR. HATCHING
Pure Bred White Leghorn :
- Also Plymecuth Rock .
—Fine Laying Strains—
- $1.00 per Setting of 15
J. SHORT zx: .TWO.MILE

' In order to facilitate the hand-

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‘DENTISTRY

‘DR. BADGERO |
a Smithers, BC. :

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‘MINERAL ACT |
Certificate of Improvements

ve NOTICE .
SAPPHIRE, OMAR“ KHAYYAM, |
ABDIEL and BUNNY BOY MINERAL a
CLAIMS, ‘situate in the Omineca Min-"'
ing Division of Omineca\ District, .- | ~

pene loeated:—On the South-West
alo
milea below Findlay Rapids on the’
South Bank of Peace River.: .. ts
TAKE NOTICE that I, F. P. Burden, ;
acting as ‘agent for €. Rosa Palmer,
l'ree 'Miner’s Certificate No, B79896, . -
intend sixty days from the date hereof
to apply to the Mining ‘Recorder for a
Certificate. of Improvements for the |

urpose of obtaining aCrown'Grant of — .

the above claims, .
‘And further take notice that action

| under section -87,.: must be- commenced —

before the issuance of such Certificate

of Improvements. :
Dated this 1st day of nH as A. D.

191 ;

- Commercial | Printing: at”
THE MINER OFFICE =

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SUTMTITCALTCANNTTORAATC ORLA TANT ORT NCSU TUTE

Hudson’s Bay Company

HAZELTON, ‘B.C,

co.

BARCLAY’S ALE

‘SCHLITZ BEER
BUDWEISER BEER

GUINNESS's BULL DOG STOUT per doz pte $3. 00

VICTORIA PHOENIX BEER .

325
per doz qts’ 3.60 .

- 5.00 |.
. on a 5.00 poe

TRY aa
KIA-ORA—Pure, Concentrated Juice of Lemons—
.Makes Lemonade and Leman Squash—per bot. .65

: 0.-T, —A Delicous Drink; A “Fonie; A ‘Digestive—
; per “pint bottle 40; per quart bottle 3,

“TOeAL ‘NEW LAID 66S

SWIFT'S BROOKFIELD FRESH EGGS.

”

per doz . a
a Ao

“per dor *. . gl we

eines HSNTNz AT

CHILDREN'S KNEE RUBBER BOOTS;
Miettinen ncn tls tintin:

sizes 73 tu 11; per pair $2.00,

Sascha

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CAN ADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

to Vancouver and

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Lowest: rates Prince Rupert to all Eastern Points via steamer

Canadian Pacific Rail
Meals and berth included on steamer —

Way.

$5. "Princess Maquinia’?

S.S. “Princess Sophia

For VANCOUVER, VICTORIA and SEATTLE ~

ves Prince Rupert every SUNDAY, at Pm,
eee leaves Prince Repert. on March
‘Ziet and dlat April 11th and April Zlet.

Ww

J. L Peters, Genoral Agent, ard Ave. & 4th St., Prince = upert RC 2

Express, Gener

Sj oepe and Freighting| :

| LIVERY and STAGES

night. Our staves meet all trains at South Hazelton or New Hazelton. i 7

We are prepared ‘to supply ‘private [
and pub Hie conveyances day ‘and ¢

BEST DRY BIRCH, $5.50 A CORD.

a Consign’ your shipments in Our .
a Cave for Storage or Delivery.
@| Addreas all com itntions to Harel

Ruddy & MacKay

"HAZELTON and’ NEW HAZELTON

output of tha mine at the rate of five ;

ahed at least| &-
"The fase "will include the coal taining .
rights only, but the. lessee may ‘be por- | #

urchase- whatever available |#
‘Burface fiat ts. may be considered: nec-| §

al lication, b
13 of that §
Agent or Sub-Agent of .

‘for,

the mine shall .

wn any of returns | §

‘ull: quan of mer-| F -
ned d pay the | A aa

Vf

j. day and Thuraday,
Pagseng

oonday a an a Friday, :

~ Steamers sailing hetween Prince: Rupert, Anyox,
Vancouver, Victoria and Seattle. . ;

- Stenmera South from Prince Rupert every “Puerday”-
at 7 P.M. and Saturday. at® a.m.
every Thursday at midnight: = 7
Steamers arrive Prince ‘Rupert’ from’ the South ‘ate f

PMs avery Sunday and 9 A.M: every. ‘Thursday, From:'
‘Anyox 6 BM, every Prid
~ Pasienger traina leave Haxelton Eastbound at 600 P.m, ever
‘Mixed train leaves at 2:30-P.M,: every Satur aye
traina Jonye Hazelton Westbound at. £048 'A, M,. every
“Mixed train leaves at 4:48 AM every Thorade

-ALASKAN SERVICE -

“North. to. Anyox: '§

ays"

Mon:

Commencing Thursday

; , March’80; and every ‘Thursday the atta,
- Steamer will anil at 12 noon for: Ketchican, Wrangell, Juneau;Sk

- Connections made between Trains and-Steame
For furtios information apply. to, any
« A. MeNichel a

Grahd Trunk Pacific Agent;or, »

ener, ‘A

. of Mount Selwyn, about cight