&

. oo ~ THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, JANUARY. 1, 1916
THE MINER WAR BULLETINS _ gaged in fortitying aline between |ayhk by gunfire and the other
‘a =, outskirts of Schoor and Woumen, Gievgeli and Doiran. {striking a mine. Both . were

King Constantine has assured
General Castelnau, chief of the
French general staff, that ‘‘the,
Greek army .would never fight

built in 1913. The remainder of}

the Austrian fleet dispersed, be-
ing purgued in the direction of
their base byour ships,

The enemy infantry, who had
collected in the trenches, were
dispersed by our fire,’ ”’

Hun-Plotters Failed

| MONDAY, DEC. 27 }
Ww .

a German Attack Defeated se ee
» J, -NOTICE: |

Paris: There has been very ste against the Allies."’ This dec- London: — A Montenegrin brig, , |
sree ging eben ora Git ney know tht ean hastmsiod een are wth ooaent oe ee “uni eG gus
and Armentieres, where the of- in New York as a principal in the In oinctal cireies, jtrian submarine off San Giovanni , DISTRICT =

fensive for which the Germans
have been preparing for weeks
was launched. Large quantities
of asphyxiating gases were used
in preparation for the attempt to
break the British line. The Ger-
mans lost eight thousand officerg
and men, without gaining any
ground,the British line remaining
intact,
__ Greece Bars Invasion
London; An Athens despatch
says King Constantine has in-
formed Germany that Bulgarian
and Turkish troops cannot cross
the Greek frontier. It now ap-
pears improbable that the Allies
at Saloniki will be attacked, as
the Germans will not make the
attempt without the aid of the
Turks and Bulgars.
Italy has been approached by
the Greek government, with a're-
quest for information regarding
the landing of Italian forces at
Avlona, Albania,

London': The Montenegrin

‘di Medua, ,

London: Maritime insurance
rates, viathe Suez canal, have
been tripled. This is helieved.to
indicate the imminence of an at-

Austro-Bulgarian Squabble
Naples: A sanguinary fight
between -Austrians and Bulgar-
ians at Uskub is reported. One
Austrian-“and two Bulgarian. offi-
cers were killed and a number on
each side were wounded, ~~? ‘*
The ith. Bulgarian ‘infantry
mutinied at Gumulgrida, Bulgaria.
' Russian Activity »
London: The Russian fleet has
sunk’ two German ships and a
submarine off the Bulgarian-coast.
Nine’ German and Austrian
submarines have’ been sunk or
destroyed in the Mediterranean.
Russian troops: have occupied
the important town of Kashan,
rand are-‘now marching on Isha-
han, Asia Minor.
Austria and Germany are said
to have reached an agreement
concerning the partition of Po-
land. ge
Japanese Aroused
‘Tokio: ‘Intense feeling has
been aroused by the sinking of a
Japanese steamer in the Mediter-
ranean, "Japan has sent a num:

NOTICE ig hereby given: that a
Court of -Revision ‘and Appeal, .under
the provisions of the:“Taxation Act’.
and the.-*‘Publie ‘Schools’ Act’’, re-
specting the’ assessment rolls’ of the
Omineea -Assessment- District “for the
year 1916, will be held in the Govern-
. . ment, ce, Hazelton, B.-C., on Fri-
tempt’ on, Egypt by a German=|a55," the stat day of bane tie dane
Turkish, expedition, __ Merchant | the hour of 11 o'clock ‘in the forenoon.

vessels are now taking the South|. Dated at Hazelton, B. C.,""
African route, ©.

December 20th, 1916."
“NOTICE. :

German plot to blow up the. Wel-
Jand canal, accompanied the man
who represented himself asa son
of Meunier, of chocolate fame.
This pair, in June, 1914, visited
Valeartier, the docks and ammu-
nition testing grounds, making
sketches, They tried to purchase
high ground at Ste. Lucie, for a
cement factory, A vessel en-
gaged by them was seized by the
naval authorities when on the
point of salting,

Italian Successes
Rome (official communication):
“In the Guidicaria. Valley our
artillery opéned fire yesterday
on the positions in the neighbor-
hood of Cologné, on which enemy
batteries had been reported, and
by a well directed fire caused
several heavy explosions and
outbursts of flame,
“The activity of small detach-
ments of our troops in the valleys
of the Cameras ad Maggio Tor-

.__;rent lead to successful encounters
army has assumed the offensive] with the enemy in which we took
in Sanjak, and in a fierce engage- vm

: some prisoners, b 5 :
: spe er of warships on a secret mis-
ment forced the Austrians to re “On the Carso, the enemy sion 1p us|

treat with a loss of 1500, attempted during the night to :
Paris: . The Persian cabinet, attack our positions on Monte f =
which has been the tool of the| Busi, but was promptiy stopped||| THURSDAY, DEC. 36
Teutonic interests, has been dis-| by our troops.’? 7 \& cau
missed, Its fall is regarded as an
important gain for the Allies.
Kaiser's Jl]ness
London: Alarming reports
concerning the Kaiser's illness
are in circulation, according to
today’s despatches, The condition
of his throat is said to be serious.

_. STEPHEN H. HOSKINS
; ~~ ' - Judge pf the’
. ‘Court of Revigion and Appeal.

LAND REGISTRY ACT
Notice under Section 36

| TAKE NOTICE that ‘an application
has been made to register Charles Vic-
tor Smith, of Hazelton, B.C.,aa the owner
in Fee-simple,under two Tax Sale Deeds
from the Assessor of the Omineca
Assessment: District, to. Charles
Victor. Smith, béaring date-the ard
day of November, A.D, 1915, in pur-
suance of a Tax Sale held. by said
‘Assessor -on or about the lith day of
‘October, 1918, of all and ‘singular cer-
tain parcels or tracts of land and: pre-
i and ‘being in the

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. : gt .
IN tHE SUPREME CouRT oF BRITISH
COLUMBIA,

In the matter.of the Administration
. Act and in the matter of the Estate,
- of John Barrett, deceased, intestate,

TAKE NOTICE that by an order of
His Honour. Judge Young, dated
the 20th day‘of: December, 1915, I. was
appointed. Administrator of the Estate
of John Barrett, deceased, intestate

A]l persons having claims ‘agaist
the said estate are hereby requested to
forward the same, properly verified, to
me betore the 8rd day of January, | tair r
1916, aud all persons indebted.‘ to| mises situate, lying, a ‘
the said estate are required to pay the | District’ of Cassiar, : in‘the Provinee of .
amounts of their indebtedness to me| British. Colmmbia, more particulary
forthwith. © te . | Known and described as: .., :

" Dated 24th December, 1916. fe an undivided pre austen. jaterest in =
ot STEPHEN 4, ang to Lot Une hundred and forty-seven - on
TOfigal Acininistratr, Ga), Group one C), and part (aye
.-% xo 6 South: quar-
Hazelton, B.C, ter of Lot: Fourteen” hundred” and”
eighty-one (1481), Range five (6) ,Coast:
District, ~ re
You and. those claiming through or
under you, and all persons claiming we
any interest in the said land by descent ; ;
whose title-is not registere der the a
provisiona of the ‘Land Registry Act?’ at
are required to contest: the . claim of =
the tax ‘purchaser within. forty-five
Aaya of the service of . this: notice upon
you.” erwise you: and edch-of you.
will be for ever estopped ‘and ‘debarred
from setting: P any claim.to- or in res-
beet of the said land; and-I ‘shall regis--
‘ter. thé ‘eaid:.Charles- Victor ‘Smith”.as. .

17-18

_ NOTICE TO DELINQUENT co.
_ OWNER,

To George M. Swan, or to any person or Persons
—*, to whom you may have transferred your intereats,

take ngtice that {, the undersigned ¢o-ownor. with
5) you in the Cumberland. Russell and Sundown.

Russell Group) Mineral Claims, situated In Hun-
ter Basin, in the Hazolton Mining
ineca District, Provinea af British Columbis, have
dona the/required amount of wark on. tie -above-
mentioned claima for the year 1914 in order to
hold tha same under section 24 of the Mineral Act
and if within 90 days of the publication. of this
notice you fall or refuse to Contribute $153.60,your
portion a such, Gxnenditure, lugether with the
* - costa o: & advertisamen: cat] terest 4
are undertaking a great offensive suid miceral claims wil income tha preity of owne? in fee: Pe Seca aecres
. - ; the undersigned under Sec 4. oy od Sav ta called th Qaaticg ha
in-Bakowina, near the Bessarab- | A:t'Amendmont Actor tion or 8M |” Youn attention ia called 'to Section’ 86° ~.
CA R,Co-Owner, jaf the Land’. Registry} Act’ and.’ -

. . ; . , -_ J.N. CAR ;

tan frontier, - ‘Austrian reports potted Smithers, B.C. thisatth day of Octo- amendménts, ‘arid espeuially to the fol-.
- : ___. | lowing extract therefrom which relates

to-the above notices

‘And in default ofa caveat’ or

Certificate “of . lis. pendens . being

Tread the Footpath || %

Divisten of Oni-

. Big Battle in East:
London: ‘Although there is no
official intimation, the Russians

Too Late, Says Venizelos
London:.. Calied upon by Kine
Constantine to forma new eal
inet for Greece, Venizelos. has
refused. , Now that Servia is
crushed, he says, it is too late to
apply his policy.

( WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20 |)

a ge

indicate that Russtan. troops in .
large numbers have been coneen-
trated.in that sector, and that af
great battle is in progress at

Bde feet mento ence i sett Smt
. Petrograd: In several engage-

ments at points on the eastern ‘filed before”. the registration os

f

. - . Tornereuts,  * . f P -@| :Owner of the persons entitled under)
front, our troops succeeded ‘in Wc ne orpereuts. | ee «. - “OF Feace |. such. tax salé,-all ‘persons so served ;
dislodging the Germans from _ Will “Fetch” Slackers + A simultaneous attack by the Se tos |. with “notice,” or served ‘with notice ‘Ve
their positions . London: The government has {Russians is taking: place on aj] “his '#the pathof him who wears #/. Of the. “Muntele iene | ic

_ _ {decided to introduce a bill pre-| front extending from Pruth-to. a a. “nvicins’”’ ‘, 1906,”" or’ section. 298 of the~Munici- ie
emy. shipping in the Sea of eee cor, modified, form of point north of the Dniester, a/]  =aMCEMS 5) pal ott "oracting tok eke. |
enemy. shipping in the Sea of conseription, .‘ All single men of distance of forty milés, LL pa BEST Goop SHOE of. the “Taxation. Act,” in cases in | q

Marmora is being caused by military age will be reyuired to ‘which notice undér. this’, Act is dis-

British submarines, a number of
which have just entered the Sea.

present themselves for enlistment
before the married volunteers

Petrograd: ~The official cam-
munication says: ‘In the region

~ pensed with ‘as. hereinafter’ provided, |

“and those claiming through or under
them, -and :all- persona claimin any.

-NOEL & ROCK

of Riga; south of Lake Rabbit, |°
jthe Germans attempted to ap-|

proach: onr treriches, but “wete|“ a

reptilsed. by out-:fire. — Some of | d.nivintdintutemicins seeder

the Germans succeeded in getting z. = Gebarred’ frem setting wp any claim
near our barbed wire, hut were|*. . oe Gy, £0 atin reqect of the.land so aald
driven back to ‘their trenches by] 3 20% OFF. 3! Dated at the Lr

a sortie of ourmen. | -

‘ interest inthe land by.virtue at any. . .
unregistered inatrument,-and ali per- . .
.80n8 claiming any-interest in the and:
' by: deseent whose -title is -10t ragis-
- tered under the ‘provisions. of | this.
Act, shall befor ever estopped and ;

are called up for service,

’  Conspirators Indicted
New York: As a_result of the
federal-investigation, eight men,-
including Frank Buchanan and
Robert Fowler, ex-congressmen,
F. 8. Monnett, former attornéy-

“Wie tts

lo

( TUESDAY, DEC. 28

kerderborfeedaefraesbeeds 29

FOR ONE WEEK ONLY

Big Guns Busy
‘Paris: (official): ‘In Belgium,
a fire carried out against the
enemy positions between the

jos

d. Land Réglatiy Office,
at the City of Prince. Rupert, : Province’

“| We Wish One and All” ¢|December,,A.D. 1915,

; t dune and th q[Seneral of Ohio, David Lamar) French Take Prisoiiers Fe eae Goods Fat Sita Coli, i Sod gay of

| a eeult "Pn -” t weve fost aoe known as the “‘Wolf of Wall London: . There is’ no change “UHV MACLEOD,"
Fee orapets were destroyed |sineet”, all tnembers of the in the ‘condition ‘of affairs in|£ “*/4@Rpy and Prosperous 7]... "." ietrict Registrar.
in several places anda blockhouse Labor rational peace council. with Pee On. OF aitatrs In NEW: YEAR’ ©. 4/To.GEoRGEM BWaNy fos
on the first German line - was . my | Macedonia, ‘The’ Austro-Germans|— 9 0 SN ge gL - Prince Rupert, B.C. -
blown u Franz yon Rintelen, now a ‘pris-| are unable'to spare troops: ‘from|¢' Up-to-Date Drug Stores 2 SNYDER BROTHERS, 0002 fie

eye UB. . “ner in England, were indicted by| the Russian front. dary seri-|£. EATON BO El Ay Canaan: Servis: Oregon,

_ “In Artois, last. evening, we the grand jury. on conspiracy |. ne ee ANd any” gerl- . : rane wae GARDINER, ‘inebuver BC. ,
exploded # mine to the northwest E Jury pIracy | ous attack.” must be carried out An AR CR AR aire kead-) ee poe ao. 4

_— i 8 ooo yO
rg tet —_.—-

charges. The books of the outfit by the Bulgarians:
showed that Lamar acted. as pay-|'
master of.a fund - of - $30,000,000! - heir Guebeesea te dc
° Tey ee Pe fing up their successes “in, the 4
supplied by the German’ govern: Vosges, captured a series of Gort E .
ment, Strikes were fomented, man works. yesterday, taking!
and it was planned, among ather| yang | Yoga ne
things, to involve. the United "“Sueéesaful aetil 7
States in war with.Mexico. ) the British a id:
,, Onthe Western Front” are ‘ulad reporte
" Moussy, es _-|) Paris:, A’ great artillery, en-1". powas Die!
_“‘In the Vosges, to the north/#42¢ment 1s in progress along the Castelorizo,
of the ‘Linge, : oir’ artillery sie entire front in the Vosgea. nga: hai
| ceeded int destroying a: battery |
‘ easemate and machine gun - shel-
. tera.

of Hill 140... The enemy was
prevented from occupying the
crater, ;
“Between the Somme'and the
Oise our artillery’ dispersed the
. enemy’ to the northeast of Chilly,
between, Somme ‘and, Rheims,
Our batteries’ damaged ‘German
‘fortified works to the north: of|

Paris: “French “troops, follow:

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