oe s ‘Garage
At Terrace was

“hear'a parage “was: a ‘peer to: the
Lames on’ ‘Saturday: ‘morning ‘about. 3
"deck and the bhilding and contents
f are-a total loss.” The. fire: awas discov:
“ered by. "William: ‘Christie: who lives |-
_ near by. An olirm was, given and ‘iy
#2 very short time a lot ‘of volunteers

Bi citizens arrived the ‘fire was, much too
ot for any ‘one to: ‘approach. Besides

a ‘shipment of new tires, some expen:

@ sive machinery, tools, etc, 1 truck be-

_lenging to the owner of. the garage and

Bol ear owned by H.: Stout, were destroy

‘Burned: Down

‘Were on: ‘hand: - At. was: “too: late; how:
“ever, The building was “of light ‘con-|
struction . and’ ‘the contents included - a
a quantity of,oil s6 that. by. the. time the-

Mtn. a a regulat leabte. g game ‘layed on}.
‘Saturday,’ Feb. 7 :the-high school. de?
feated - ‘the: Native. Boig,: 17. to Ag: in,
overtime. ” The ‘Dumbells defeated : the
Dubs: in-a semi. “girls” “contest. 18 © ‘to- 9;
“ghile an: ‘intermediate’ girls’: ganie . -be:.
tween ; ‘the- ‘Shooting. ‘Stars. and the. No ir
thern ‘Lights’ tesulted M. a win for ‘te
former: ‘of 20. to 12.

In. the senfor game the: high. schoo!
started: ‘without their star: defense: ‘man
Michiel who’ was out through - injuries
and with’ Jobnstone ‘on the. ‘forward:
dine, -Bowering * Teplaced ° ‘Johnstone:
late: in the second” “period. At half.
time the Score was 0 to. 6 for the. high.
sechool, but the: Native Song- drew up
and. ahead. chiefly through 8. Smith

minute. rally. Hed- “the score’ at‘ 15 .all|"
at ‘full: time oud: Bowering. “Seared the
only basket tn: ‘overtime: “60 6 +;

“Listres -by. ‘private. “mémbérs.. The? “civil

Who bagged a lot of long shots, A last|-.°

™ cd. Stout's car was “it. for repairs, »
The flames made quite a: ‘sensation
in that part of town and it: was in-

to adjoining buildings which include
Agar's home and*a smail ‘Store - -and
’ then B..'T. Kenney’s building. + ~

Asn but the loss ‘Will be heavy.

“AGREES ‘WITH ‘DR. TOLMIE

‘Hon. Dr, Tolmie ill no doubt: be
F slaa to learn that. at least one. mem-
ber of the opposition is” henrtily in

North road. ‘ ‘In a. speech * at: “Terrace | .

last week Dr..H, ©. Wrinch told ‘the |.
Board of Trade. that he . was. all. -for :

thie, Pacific. Yukon-Aloska- roar,-“prév-
‘Iding it did not’ cost, Brit. Columbia |,

y anything | ‘that’ woild fiterfere “with |
“He! ‘paid:

- the -Yegular road. “program.
vhe was: glad that’ Dr. “Tolmie. had. ‘ase
‘sured the public that By C. “money. was
not to be‘ used to the detriment of: the
| provincial credit, Dr.- Wrinch also
'- stated that he wanted to see the rond
from Terrace to! Prince ‘Rupert built
first.- ‘ so

Boy

i

"(HE DISCUSSION CLUB |

1) ‘The discussion-club will meet’at the}
_ rectory on. Ieb..16 Svhen Dr. Mills ‘will
read @ paper on Abnormal Psychology

: : Papers alrendy delivered .and. digicus-
ml sed were:—The. Jden of, God,”
B Rev. H. T. Allen; “Eeonomic Theorleg
m\. of Cominunion,”. Rev,
ri The members ‘are ‘Dr. -Mills, ‘Rev. -H
vas Allen,° “Rev. E “McCarthy, Messrs’
7. b. Bowerlng;, 0. Michiel and... Wal-
lace. Meetings are held. each month
“at the homes of the members. ‘

—
ve

- COMMEETEES FOR BOARD TRADE

t: a

- The: ‘cotimittera for. the Board. of

Ss “mende for Terrace for. ‘the: ensuing BGa-
| yom are an: follows !— we.

erloultnve—N,; ‘Sherwood, v. Soucle

a. Swann. : ~ .

Civic. " Aftairs—Rev. z T.. Allen, J J.

Sivain, W. Oliver.

Eeonomics—I', Nash, - “Ni. : Sherwood: |:

* Entertainment—R. -W, Riley, WwW. AL
- Kirkpatrick, ‘Hy A. Swain;
: Winance—G. Beveridge, ‘O. a Sundal |
Sherwood. 7.» Bo! :
: Tambering—Geo, Dove a |
, don, ' ‘O. Pohle. i! oy _
Membership =W.. i. ‘Burnett,
*-Bevenlige, -H - Whgon:. RE :
| Mining—T,. “Turner, Be Nash, - Peta
+ *MeMichol.

/

' ne

* gon, ELT, Ketiney,:
Pubile Works—8..'1
Wilson, J. Hepburn.

a

KK. Gordon, G.: -Béverldge.
" Rablwy—H, A. “Sywadsi
g a BA. e Mecanty

ded fortunate that they did not spread | «

Some ‘insurance was carried: by. Mr.| ee

RB. accord with his program for the Great

: quantity \of hose recently obtained had

by |.

_.| brief: business : session. “It is
_ | stood . that legislation 1g" ‘alt ready

_{the: government will “have it all, ove!

‘ Publicity—H. , Halil 2M, We ‘Robin:

a. -+ Reception—Rev:.. B.A, Wigasig f ad,

é. Por the’ loosers’ Smith Played a: good
game, and: ‘Wallace and. MeLeod play-
ed well. ‘throughout for ‘the high school
Native. Sons—S. Smith 12, Kerr8, Z.
Smith, Johnston: Graham—15. *
High. schqol—Johnstone, McLeod, Bo
werktig 8, Tattle 6, Kerr 2, ‘Wallnce—17
At: Vanarsdol ©: =
‘The town. team: travelled. to ‘Vanar-
sdol Friday: night., and * defeated the
\later team'15 to 9-after a: close’ game.
McCulloch’ led the town. with. § -points
while Wats scored 4 for. the losers.
Vanarsdol—R. Bolton ;1° Watts 4, P.
Mason, Burton. 2,’ Kennedy: a, :
Town——MéCulloch 9, Penney a ‘Nel-
son 4, Thomas, Moore, a

DEFECTIVE: FIRE HOSE -

‘commissionérs. were. present: ‘also. PUE
rate “by: law . fixing: the. local’ ‘Tate ‘ath
12 mills for 1931, was adopted, as was
a by-law for securing a teniporary. loan’
“The principal item : discussed was
the: matter of. . tire _ protection: “A

been found defective. and’ the account
for: its payment was ‘turned down. -
it Was decided to build a hose wa-
gon anda small fire hall and to. pro-
vide further , “equipment including. a
siren to be attached to: -the air Pipe § at
Icenney's. store, ! ;

The board further’ agreed to make a

-The, Teilstatuie . ‘opened at! Vietoiia
today. with: the ’ ‘usual: ceremonies,” The
object’ of the: government ‘is io have a
under-

present ‘to the. house, » including...

bbudget. The. opposition, howerer, ‘a
reported: to be in. good, shape.’and pro-
ORE to. ‘make thes. fight against - the
government and "all, ‘its * ‘measures ' PY")
rough: and as long as possible.” At that

~The ies harvest. ig on, -
tox will ‘ge its ‘supply. locally, “but the
old town. fhidd it’ more economaleal™ to
et, Its {ce ron’ Lake Kathtyn. : This
is.due to. & lot. of things. oy

New: Hazel-

ya

* Presidedt z. x ‘Gordon , presided: at ce
leet if th race Commission)

ers" ‘on: “Monday” and” ‘both the. other} -! i : i
ment: to aid technical education “will noo

revived, Premier . Bennett has’ inform-|

“ledueation was.

donation to the Tall Falr. ‘Assoclation.
B, * MeCarthy. a —_

. ‘|ninsétied | lines of" “proceddiire,

». [hig art inquiry: instituted by. Bir, aa
ey eat

” statutory, incranses in way for) mem-
bers of, Civil ‘Service at’ “Ottawa moe
to~ ‘be,

While ‘the matter has® ‘not ‘been’ form}
ally: discnssed:- ‘by--the cabinet fe: has
been’ taken up* “with. a: number: of min-

servants: ‘Tecelved-a special’ raise 2 fe-

cost-of-living, ‘living «is down:~:20: per,
cont now: and. ‘there is ‘no need for: the |.
increase. ve The ; ‘civil: ‘servants will
No - doubt; t protest

MINING ™ FATALITY: RATE ve

. “Nearly 46 per, cent of. the total niu-
mber of men killed in mines” during
1080 was through. fall“of - ground, “sta |.
tes the annual report: of - mining’ “ace
idents" ‘and fatalities issued" recently.
The report shows’ a fetality -
of 3.02 per 1,000. men employed. which
is: 0.02 per 1,000 lower. than the aver)
age. for the-past 25 years. There’ ‘were
117 non-fatal‘ aceidents per 1,000 meni
employed, which shows a decrease - of
nine per 1,000: from the rate. in 1929.
The percentage ‘of no-fatal. accidents.
followed by. infection’ ‘decreased irém
69 per. cent in 1929° jto 62 last. “year,
. Fatalities in. gold : nines. “were, 18;
nickel mines, - 173. metallurgical wor-
ks’ ‘1; quarries: A; sand lay. and | ‘gr-
ayel pits, 6, Sixteen. men were killed
from.““fall of groind. ”" Upto January
15, thera were" g, 228 accidents Fepor-
ted to. the departiient,

ed» leaders ' of the Trades Unions of
Canada: oe
“In 1919 Pariiment voted $20,000,
Q00 for this - purpose. The approproat-
ion expired genexally in1929 when
Premier King - took the ground. that
_ purely a- provincial
concern and’ “declined a further vote
for the purpose. “The amount, tobe
voted of the term to be. cov ered by it

has not been made public.

STUDIES

MINISTRY Se
” _ WORK INSURANCE

A. Government. inquiry: into ‘anem-
ployment insurance’ with a Flew :. ‘to
working ‘out a ‘system, free “ae: ‘the ob-
jections in: the dole’. system in Brit.
‘ath, is’ being” uridértaken by tho Bear:
ett - Government. 2

“rhe investigation i: to. he " phade

of the: administration ' ‘and “will
nd@. A careful’ SUIVeY of. ‘all: such: sch: |
‘nsultation:. with, ‘jusurance “experts |.
and: With labor and‘ ‘employets. z
"While - not laying: down. any © oelre-
Mr.
Bennett: has ‘stated his sbellef, in' a ‘pl:
an’ which “Includes . contributions py
the state, the ‘employer ‘and’ by:

eniployell Information; gathered: ine

A010 18: tne neste 7

jbudpended: ‘for’ the next.year as|:
part: tf the ‘program: af: “economy. which .
tthe. government’ ‘proposes to. carry ‘out: |,

¥ “Years. ago: to" meet the: “Ineredisiig.

Ws 3.02 PER. "THOUSAND |

rate |-

on in‘ the -near future to increase the
AIL: the, ladies are requested |}

| meet in First . United Church, :Pyince

‘jointly through. nevetal: departments. byte
‘inel- |! |.

‘eM68 | now. in operation. ap ‘well 28 CO- :

=e DATES ARE ALL SEE FOR | TALKS

“spectors'. unier the auspices of the

‘have been set: as follows,
“with ' ‘leeturer:— *

“Usk, Dr. Mandy, . March. 16 to a8
- Mare -5 to‘ 11

- fa: 80. .

Prince George,- Dr. Smitheringale
‘March 12°to 13;. .
., Quesnel,
, Hanms Lake}. Douglas Lay, begin: .
ming: at, Quesnel on Tuesday, Feb.”
. 24th. The finish will. be between
‘Williams Lake’ and ©  Barkerville,.

“eal communities, according. to the
‘weather aud road_ conditions.

WOMAN'S ‘AUXILIARY. MRbTINGS

The Woman’ 5 Auxiliary to the Haz.
jelton’. Hospital. ‘held thelr = Yebruary.
Meeting: at. the home of Mrs. Ander-
son with rH goodly, number - present,
Committees - were appointed for the
Mien shower. of “Feb. 25. ‘ Mesdames
Anderson, ‘Chappell and Newick being
in’ charge. its. ‘hoped ‘that. &. quanti-
ty. ‘of shoets,: towels, bedspreads, ete.,
may be the reshit.. A sewing meeting
Was held at the Nurses Residence | on
Friday. when many ew articles | _ were
made and old ‘ones repaired. The:
March meeting will.be at Mrs. Sharpes
and Mrs. Qhappelt has asked‘ for the
one in April. A play will likely be put

" PRESHVTERY 70: MEET *

The Prince. ‘Rupert Presbytery is ‘to

Rupert, ‘March 4, Rev. TH. Wright
secretary of the Presbytery, hag fe-

of the congregations within the bounds
“of the Presbytery. The Presbytery is
1000 miles in length atid: 800 miles in
width, having an area of 300,000, ,and
it contains it. Indian ‘missions, the
chief ot which are Port“Simpson, Kis-
piox, Kitzecucla and Kitamant. Med-
icat missions are also one of. the. Jead-
ding. agencies" within-. the Presbytery,
with hospitals at Port. Simpson, - “Haz
‘elton, : Bella: Bella, : Bella. ‘Coola. There
‘are. flso' two Marine missions, one with |.
headquarters. at,’ Ocean: Falls: and: the
other at! ‘Queen - ‘Chirlotte, “Ofty. ‘Rev.
“Wim. Deans at’ Ocean Falls ‘haa the Gn-
dy self-shstadning charge in, the Prés.

“THE HIGHWAY, COMMITTEE,

oe
Pa “

As ‘soon’ AS, the. weather permits’ a

oh

: ‘coniinittee appointed to degide on the] |
Patific, Yukon,. Alaska highway, wil

‘begin: its labors. .
‘composed of J, M. Wardle, Banff, ins 7

‘The committee’.

MeNeil. of Dawson, ¥. “T., and. Geo, P

e|-Napler, ¥ictorla,. to represent: Ounada;
Herbert Rice of. Detrolt, ‘Brnest: Saw-
o Washington, D, Gu, and Major|

"i juslness: necting:

the dates for the lectures. to prog-: | Hold - Banquet in: Unit ‘United - Church, and

“Smithers, Dr. Manly, March 23 “f a
. "jth at 630 pm. Sixty-two “mothers.

~-Départment of Mines, in the North |.
Eastern -Mineral_ Suryey : District ee
togtther., | ,

_ Hazelton, | Dr. . Smitheringate, on i
; HD. of. the Anglican’. and United ehureh | :

Barkierville and: Wik °

‘on. dates to he arranged by. the lo--.

‘|c. Gok T, sketch - “Quaint “Ceremon- a

ceived the aniual reports and they are |
mdst gratifying reports too from “‘raoat f..

a being’ “well
{vill last. about ‘an ‘hour. ae
for. Smithers~ have not, yet ‘been AM
| fened tae . .

P,| Guild of Knox United Church was:held |
recently. and. ‘the
were elected :-—

"MOTHERS AND. DAVGHTERS

Maley Social. Kivening and a:
"Good Progrannts, : —

—

Chaim: rand: “vividness! v were-eyiden- : - :
ced ‘in . the - Mothers’ * and. ‘Diughiers:
banquet ‘given. by ‘the ‘Terrace G "T..

in. the lntter church on Friday, Feb...

and; daughters sat-down to the meal
Prearea by the girls and their lead
After ‘dinner toasig were. given

; to “The King, The Mothers, ‘Phe Dough’.
ters. . “Those taking . part were- “Helen.
{Smnith,: Reta Taft, aud - Mrs. ' Head...
The originalty : of | the: girls “Was dis-.
played’ in "composing: poems for :the ”
plnée cards and these the- mothers had.” .”
to read aloud The girls all took part”

ials.” ‘The remainder ‘of. the, evening ve
was spent in. games, -

: Miss Sohpia MLazen, president. ofc.
the senior -group was in the chatr.,.-
The group, leaders are Mrs. , McCarthy: :
Mrs. Hi. -',- Alten And Mra. Jas, ° Sinith. we
“Mothers: and: daughters week: was"
concluded: in: the church service Sun- “
day evening tm the Tinited . Church. _
Miss -McLaren: conducted the service
and: ‘the OG, Gi, 7, choir previded the
musie, giving ‘tivo Negro ‘splrityals. ;
Doris Holden gave a splendid paper
on -Motherhood's -gift to: Girls, Mrs. B. ,

J. Moore ‘representing. ‘the “-mothers*
spoke effectively on the Challenge of:
Girlhood - to Motherhood."* Mrs; “Allen.
gave an- address on the: Relationship ‘
of the church and home life of the”
girl. Mrs, Jas. Smith. read: a Mothers

oie HL ‘PT, Allen’ n presided at the rea
and inade closing: remarks.” mos

HE win ING JucronEs: .

“The * course: ot lected: to, prospec- .
tors which is being elven under. the’ _
auspices of the ‘Department of" Mines. .
at Victoria will be held. in Hazelton ves
on March 6 to il. by: Dr, wi V. Smith- —
eringale. The Jecturer will arrive on .
Wednesday evening, March 5 and will
leave the following Wednesday: even-_
ing for Prince George where he wilt
spend’ another week. .The lectures
will ‘be held in’ the’ school house. both.
afternoon’ after ‘school: ‘and. in‘ the: eR =
enings. | The evening’ Jectires: 4 :
started: at, ‘about ‘seven; or ge!
go that Hod other.event_ will’
ed. “wlth: “These lectures 8
ery. opular in: Prince Rone F
attended: ‘Bach a
“Phe * dat: =

at

“WOMAN ump oncaNiae oon

- aS

Ting: amtinal ineeting of thé ‘Woman's one

_following: officers

> Han. : Pres. Mrs, T, Brooks,
op ‘Mus. uG