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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, .1912. No. 24,

A Possibility of War

The Anglo-German war cloud, ever visible on the world’s
political horizon, looms larger and darker. The arrest and imprison-
ment of a prominent London lawyer, on a charge of espionage, by
the German authorities, has aroused general indignation throughout
Great Britain, and it is not inconceivable that the incident may be-
get in England a warlike sentiment sufficiently intense to precipi-
tate a conflict between the two powers, It is held that Bertram
Stewart’s conviction as aspy was unwarranted and a grave mis-
carriage of justice. This incident, following so closely the case of
Schultz, who was reported by the Germans to have confessed his
connection with the alleged espionage system of Britain, but of
whom the British authorities have no knowledge, has been seized
by the war party in Germany as further evidence of the inveterate
hatred of the British. Whether or not it is true that London is at
last endeavoring to acquire a knowledge of German military re-
sources commensurate with the information regarding the defences
and armaments of Great Britain which is studied so carefully in
Berlin, it is possible that such knowlege may before long prove of
vital importance. The special correspondent in Germany of the
London Times, in a recent despatch, speaks of “the dislike, often
amounting to positive hatred, of England that is more general in
Germany today than even during the Boer war. Then it took the
form of humanitarian indignation and of the vilification of indi-
viduals. Now it is impersonal and varies between what one well-
placed observer recently called a ‘permanent paroxysm of rage
against the English nation’ among the Prussian aristocracy, and
what another equally competent observer described as a ‘mania of
persecution by England’ amongst the middle classes, These senti-
ments may spontaneously seek a vent in or be held to justify a
policy of overt and aggressive hostility,”

The Situation In Ireland

The erisis in Irish affairs, precipitated by the announcement
that Winston Churchill would speak in the Unionist stronghold of
Belfast in favor of the Home Rule enactment, has passed without
any serious disturbance. That no clash occurred between the Home
Rulers and the Unionists is to be credited to therepressive measures
adopted by the Imperial government, which served to keep the
demonstration of the Home Rule advocates and the counter-demon-
stration of their opponents within bounds. As a student of Irish
politics has suggested, the incident may serve as an object lesson
to show that a nation so divided in policy is much better situated
under the form of government which now obtains in the Emerald
Isle, treating each party with due fairness, than under a system
which would place those of one political of religious belief in au-
thority over a numerically weaker party. The outcome of the
campaign for Home Rule is still in doubt; but there ave are not
wanting those who see in the proposed measure the rock upon
which the present British government will split, In any event, the

tuvn'ita of Ireland have shown that there is a strong and ageres-
sive party of Irishmen which is well satisfied to see the country
remain a part of Great Britain on the present terms,

lish or endow any religious insti-
tution, .

According to forecasts it is
understood that the Irish con-
stabulary will be controlled by
the imperial authorities for
twelve years.

Provisions of Bill

The Home Rule bill provides
for an Irish parliament, which is
given full control of the province
and of excise, and provision is
made for a continuance of com-
plete free trade between England
and Ireland,

[reland is to receive for fifteen
years an annual imperial subsidy
of $10,000,000, after which she
is to make contributions to the
imperial expenditure, based on a
percentage of revenues.

The Irish parliament will con-
sist of two houses, a legislative
council of fifty members and a
legislative assembly of 103 mem-

ne

Request Special Inquiry

At the fourteenth annual con-
vention of the Associated Boards
of Trade of Eastern -British Co-
lumbia, held recently at Rossland,
it was decided that the Dominion
government should be asked to
appoint a special commission to

from a commercial - standpoint
and to assist it by proper tariff
Che lead

consider the lead-zine industry:

bers, the counci] to have a sus-
pensory vote on legislation. In
the event of disagreement be-
tween the two houses, after the
second rejection of a bill by the
council, it is tobe submitted to
the two houses, deliberating and
voting together, ‘and adopted or
rejected according to the decision
of the majority. ;
Ireland is to continue to be
represented in the Imperial Par-
liament but in greatly diminished
numbers.,
. The Irish parliament is to have
~. no edntrol with respect to the
navy, arniy or militia, with the
foreign policy, the coinagé, the
- military camps or. coast lighting,
and will:'ba forbidden. to: estab-

or bonus or_ both,
bounty, which was of great assis-
tance to that industry, expires
in June, 1918, and while it was
generally understood that a tariff
commission was to be appointed
by the Dominion government at
the present session, it was the
opinion of the mine owners that
the work of a general tariff board
could not well be completed in
time to have their findings acted
upon before the lead bounties ex-
pired. It would therefore be
urged that a special tariff com-
mission. to examine Into lead.
andzine mining and the privilege
of smelting ore in. bond be

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appointed to afford immediate
attention, . 7

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Political Prisoners
By Elstree

It is solong since we have had
todo with any other prisoners
than those who are offenders
against our own laws, and are
usually from among our own
citizens, that we almost forget
what prisoners of war and politi-
cal prisoners, being the subjects
of other countries, are, At one
time the towns on the south coast
of England were filled to the
limit of their prison establigsh-
ment with political prisoners and
prisoners of war, In those towns
the name Frenchman's walk may
still linger, designating a prom-
anade just one mile in length
from the prison house, on which
French prisoners were allowed to
sun themselves without particu-
lar escort, To all such prisoners
and captives our full sympathy
in such times as we live in must
fo out,

On the last day of the old year
Captain Lux of the French army
arrived in Paris, having escaped
from the German fortress at
Glatz, close to the Austrian fron-
tier where he had commenced to
serve a term of six years im-
prisonment for espionage, Popu-
lar imagination in France has
been stirred by the dramatic cir.
cumstances of his escape. Lieu-
tenant Trench, -R. N., formerly
of H. M, 8, Egeria, while on this
coast, is reported to be serving
his sentence for espionage in
Germany in the same fortress.
Captain Lux in escaping seems
to have made use of files sent to
him in the binding of weighty
volumes on the life of Nepoleon,
of which he was a student, and
with the carefully kept and
treasured stout string with which
the volumes were tied for the
purpose of being mailed. Code
messages too served their pur-
pose in advising him of the
night, hour and place where a
motor car would be waiting to
earry him away in his escape
from the confines of the fortress,
The Minister of War in France
has given Captain Lux strict
orders not to associate himself
with any demonstrations that his
townsfolk may be ready to make
over his escape,

By a delegation representing
Chambers of Commerce in Se-
attle, San Francisco, Los Ange-
les, Portland, and Everett, Pres-
ident Taft was asked to send a
message to Congress calling at-
tention tothenced ofa constitu-
tion for Alaska, The President
told the Pacifie coast visitars that
he favored a “‘half-and-half’’

-|plan of government for the terri-

tory. He would have Alaska
roverned by a commission, the
members to be elected by the
territory voters and appointed by
the President. The delegation
learned the President would sug-
gest a new homestead law, the
government construction of a
railroad, the building of more
roads, lighthouses and trish hatch-
eries and a new leasing law for
coal lands,

Bloemhof, a farming district on
the banks of the Vaal river, ig the
centre just now of a great dia-
mond rush, and within the past
few months 4 canvas town with
a population of 12,000 has sprung
up. The first 20,000 claims have
been officially proclaimed, while
it is expected that before the

Spring is over at least 350,000!:
claims will have been staked out, |

Germans are beginning to in-
terest themselves more actively
from day to day in what will fol-
low the opening of the Panama
Canal, It is announced that the
Hamburg-American line has
given to the Weser Shipyard at
Bremen an order for a specia|
type of Panama Canal vessel.
The Hamburg-American ¢o m-
pany stated. in its annual report
last week, that its shipbuilding
programme would require to be
considerably increased in view of
the expected’ heavy increase of

traffic through the canal, —

LAND NOTICES

Omineca Land District. District of
Const, Range 6,

' Take notice that A. P., Augustine, of | j
Vancouver, occupation land surveyor, | §
ntends to apply for permission to pur-|

chase the following described. lands:
Commencing at p post planted at the
south-east corner of Lot 4012, thence
40 chains east, 80 chains south, thence
25 chains more or less to east boundary
of C. A. Newitt’s pre-emption, thence
north along eastern boundary of C. A

Newett’s pre-emption 20 chains to south | §

boundary of Frank Zoller's application
to purchage, thence east § chains more

or fess to south-east corner of Frank |§

Zoller’s application to purchase, thence
north 40° chains, thence west 20 chains
to south-east corner of Lot 4018, thence
north 20 chains to point of commence-
ment, and containing 200 acres more or
less. - Alpheus Price Augustine.
Nov. 14, 1911.

Omineca Land District. District of
Cassiar,

Take notice that Roy Moseley, of | q
Hazelton, occupation bartender, in-| §

tend to apply for permission .to pur-
chase the following described lands:
Commencing at a post planted eighty
chains south of the southwest corner of
lot 818, thence north forty chains, west
forty chains, south forty chains, east
forty chaina to point of éommence-
ment, containing 160 acres more or less,
Jan. 6, 1912 Roy Moseley.

Omineca Land District. District of
assiar,

Take notice that Peter Zbinden, of
Hazelton, laborer, intends to apply for
permission to. purchase the following
described lands:

Commencing at 8 post planted 80
chains south of the southwest-corner of
lot 818, thence north eighty chains,
aast eiphty chains, south eighty chains,
west eighty chains to point of com-
mencement, containing 640 acres more
or less, ° Peter Zhinden,

dan, 5, 1912, 31

Omineea Land District. District of
asgiar.

Take notice that Daniel Nicholson of
Hazelton, engineer, intends to anply for
permission to purchase the following
deseribed lands: -

Commencing at a post planted at the
southwest corner of lot 1318, thence
north 20 chains, west 40 chains, south
20 chains, east 40 chains to point of
commencemet, containing 80 acres
more or less, Daniel Nicholson.

Jan, 16, 1912.. gl

Omineca Land District. District
of Coast, Range V.

Take notice that Kenneth Hulbert
Disque of Vansouver, mill owner,
intends to apply for permission to cr
chase the following deseribed lands,

Commencing at 4 post planted at the |:

southwest corner of App. 18147, thence
south 40 chains, east 20 chains, north
40 chains, west 20 chains to point of com+
mencement, containing 80 acres more
or less. Kenneth Hulbert Disque.

January 28, 1912. 82

Omineca Land Disttict. Distreit
of Coast, Raige V.

Take notice that Mra. Kenneth H,
Disque of Vancouver, married woman,
intends to apply for permission
to purchase the following “described
anda.

Commen:ing at a post planted at
the N.E. corner of of pre-emption No.
1027, thence east 40 chains, north 80
chains, west 20 chains more or less to
the hank of Skeena river, thence fol-
lowing bank of the river in a southerly
direction to point of commencement,
and containing 240 acres more or lesa.

Mrs. Kenneth H, Disque.
January 23, 1912, 32

Omineca Land District. District
of Coast, Range V,

Take notice that Elizabeth Deming
of St. Paul, Minn., U,S,A., spinster,
intends ta apply for permiasion to pur-
chase thefollowing described lands: _

Commencing at a post planted 90
chains east and 30 chains south of the
southwest corner of lot 221, thence
east 80 chains, south 80 chains, west 80
chains, north 80 chains to point of
commencement, containin 0 acres
more or leas. - Elizabeth Deming.
January 24, 1912, 32

Qmineca Land pistrict, District
) ast, Range .

Take nctice that Caroline Deming of
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A., spinater,
intends to ppply for permission to pur:
chase the following described lands,

Commencing at a post: planted 20
chains east of southwest cor, of lot 221,
thence south 20 chains, east 20 chains,
north 20 chains, west 20 chains to point
ofcommencement, containing 40 acrea
more or leas. Caroline Deming.
January 24, 1912,

Omineca Land District. District
of Coast, Range ¥.
Take notice that Mrs, E, F. Hutchin.
son, of Louisville, Kentucky, U.3.A,,
occupation widow, intends to a

for permission to purchase the follow-| §

ing, described lands: |
vommencing at a post planted at the
southwest corner ‘af lot 846, thence
east 80 chains, south 80 chning, west
80 chains, north 80 chains to point of
coinmencement, containin 0 acres
more or less, Mrs, E.. F.

utchingon.,
January 24, 1912, a3

Qmineca Land District, District of

. | Cassar,

Take notice that Edward J. Tate of
Hazelton, vetai ‘trader, intends té
apply for permission to purchase the
following described lands:

Commencing ata post planted about
40 chains east from the northeast cor-
ner Of lot 837, thence west 40 chains,
south 40 chains, east 40 chains, north
40 chains to point of commencement,
containing 160 aéres more or legs,

Jan, 29, 1912, Edward J. Tate,

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP,
Notice is hereby given that the. part-

nership heretofore existing between}

Frank W.‘Hamann and -W, F.° Kilpa-
trick, enge ed in businers as proprietors
of the Haliway House,. 26-mile, ia this
day dissolved by mutual consent. - The
business will be continued by Frank W,
Hamann, who assumes all Habilities of
the. former. firma, and to whom all
accountd are payable. wet
Feb, 9, 1012, Fann, W. HAMANN

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