_ the publicity campaign. ‘This will start Next month, The success:

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THE OMINECA. MINER, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 15, 1917 -

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Vou. VIL SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1917 No. 8

Sir Thomas White i is taking active steps to increase the large
eredits which the Dominion finance department has already
established for the Imperial treasury to be availed of for the|

products,

-Exchange conditions between Great Britain and America are
now such that Great Britain’s capacity to purchase munitions -and
our manufactured food. products is measured by the amount of

money which can be loaned the Imperial treasury by Canada for
this purpose.

The question concerns not only the . pressing need of Great
Britain for these products, ‘but the commercial and industrial
welfare of Canada, which has been the great export market for
fur, bacon and other foods. The trade in these commodities hag:
been built up only after years of untiring effort and the expenditure
of much private and. public money. The prosperity of our

‘industries, are immediately involved, as our cheese and meat

Legal notices inserted at B. GC. |:

purchase of munitions, cheese, bacon and other Canadian © food |* ;

. Trouble in Portugal _
Madrid:

capital, have been closed.

bomba.

Portugal has been
declared in a state of siege, All
establishments in Lisbon, the
- Sev-
eral persons, including a number
of soldiers, have been killed and
wounded by the explosion. of!

Civil Engineers -
\ Dominion, British Columbia,
and Alberta-Land Surveyors .

New Hazelton.
FL P, BuRDEN,

Green Bros., Burden & Co. |

Mm
Offices at Victoria, Nelson, Fort. Georgé =|

New Hazelton

or by
Hospital.

Jama G. Powell

- Provincial Assayer |
ANALYTICAL CHEMIST
“NEW HAZELTON - -

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Assay Office . and Mining Office

Arts and Grafts Building, a mour Street
VANCOUVER,

B.C. .

Provincial Assayers and Chemists

ivan, F.C.8.,-26 years with
Vivian & Sons, Swansea,

products ave practically no export market save Great Britain.-

At: ‘present the Dominion territory is furnishing over twenty-
five million dollars per month to the Imperial treasury to pay for
munitions, ships, rolling stock and other material under order ‘in
Canada,and in additién will supply during July, ‘August, September

MINING S vandal |
Dalby B. Morkill |
_ British Cohimbia Land Surveyor | |

HAZELTON. - - BC. | .

and October fifty million dollars for the purchase of cheese and

other products purchased for the war office by the department of
agriculture,

Up. to date the Dominion treasury has, since the outbreak of
the war, financed the Imperial treasury in cash and ‘securities to a
. total amount of $450,000,000. " On the other - hand the Iniperial
treasury has fipanced Canada, in connection with the maintenance

MAX. HIATT - J -

"HORSESHOER. ‘AND
General Blackamith —

Prices Cut in Half °

0. cents nts per hour

-HAZELTON ||

of overseas forces in Great Britain and on the Continent toa total
of about $250,000, 000. ms

The question of establishing further credita to enable ‘Great,
Britain, to purchase more Canadian foodstuffs is now engaging the

P
attention of the minister, It is undoubtedly the most important

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‘z, EUROPEAN PLAN: /
Que Dolfar per day and upwards:

25c. auto service to and from all tralns and boats || .
B.C. {lk

question in Canada today.” The minister is now about to organize
for the next of these i issues, which is to be made in November. « A
nation-wide effort will be‘ put forth. to obtain 150, 000: or- more
. subseribers, The minister ig asking. a committee of the. Canadian ;

Anger the Tailor|}
WE: CARRY A FULL LINE OF|) |
men’s furnishings S|

Presa Association to ‘act and_ co-operate ‘with him ‘in developing

READY-MADE SUIT sist

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- of the loan will assure credits from’ which Canada’s food products’

“and munitions output can be financed, and. the present prosperity
of the Dominion maintained. ~~ ve

Lady’ s Suit $40; Gentleman’ 's $35.||
NEW HAZELTON 2

UITS MADE to, MEASURE: |

' thighly ‘of the courtesy . ‘of the
Is SATISFIED G.-T. P. in’ providing’ a special.

Prince Rupert, Sept, 10: :““Hon,
John Oliver, who arrived ‘here
last night, in company with Mr,
_ A. M.- Manson, member for Om-
ineca, and Mr. Barrow of Chilli-|'
wack, declared himself as de-
_ lighted with what he had. seen
_ and. the prospects i in the district
"through whic ‘ich ‘he had passed.
There: was “abundant evidence,
. he’ said, of the fertility. of the
.. Boil; probably the hest. west’ of
Rockies, and of: ita adaptability |

the localities through which they
pasaed. _
‘Mr. “Mangon said he’ ‘believed

that! tHe members of the - party
were satisfied with what they |
had seen, and he. expredsed- the

opinion | ‘that legislation: would be)
brought i in‘at the ext é Session of
the "House. dealing’ with the land
problem in central ‘British Col-
umbia. _ , 7

Buetios! Aine: “Rioting whieh ”

train for the party, which enabled -
them to give a closer: study.to| -

“4d Bt

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Shoeing. from $2 up—Shop Work

» for the | raising of, small vege
“tables.
‘prompt measures, were necessary

fy, - trict, ‘and. expressed the opinion,
‘tat for ‘years ‘mixed. ‘farming her -buildi
There was, darnaged by ‘fire

He ‘eonsidered:. t h A t

” for the. development of the ‘dis-

followed.

‘wrecked, .

began. yesterday: “in an! anti-Ger-

negs. house and Teataurant i ‘In, ‘the
downtown: business; section - Was

man. demonstration’ continued 7
Jast night, ” Every Gexman’ busi-|-

The German ela ‘and s

The Estate. ‘of J. O'Sullivan :

Established 1897 by the late J. O’Sul- | [I
agricultural + interests, particularly the live stock and dairying| 3

HOTEL. PRINCE RUPERT| | iE
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. in: ‘civil life. ‘when thiey return. "The Committee is is acting.
e 0. . - operation. with, the: Provincial’ Returned’ ‘Soldieee

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| STAND BEHIND THE |
” MAN WHO FIGHTS

~ THE CANADIAN PATRIOTIC FUND |

Which assists. the wives and families of Canada’s gallant
"soldiers, teqiites millions of. dollars’ to: keep the soldiers’
a -bome fires burning. a ne |
Distiiet Treasurer: Stephen H. Hoskins, Governinent Agent
ee ; "Hazelton. Committee: :
- BE, ‘Kirby, R. E. Allen, Je ‘K Frost, | a. R. “Barker,

and Je & % Bowell. “Monthly Subscriptions are Solicited:

THE CANADIAN RED ‘CROSS

The Hazelton Branch requests the support: “of all ia ite» 7 ae
"efforts to assist in the noble work of this | great humanitarian A
— hoo! organization, :
Honorary Presidents: Mra. (Rev,) John Field; ‘Mis (Rev, )

oot W: Hogen «- pois of
Chairman: Dr. H. 6: Wrineh. BEN a of
_ Vice:Presidents: SoH. Hosking; irs, “E.. R. ‘Cas W, 1, Care !
.a Honorary, Secretary: Miss J, Cc. ‘Grant’ i |
‘Honorary ‘Treasurer: H, Hy Little, Manager Union Bank’
- Executive Committee? .
Mrs. G Wrineh, Mrs. R. G.. Moseley, Mrs. Chas.’ Reid,
‘ Miss- Hogan, Rev. John Field, Rev. ‘M. Pike, H. BR Phillips *.
Large’ or Small. Contributions will be Gratefutly Received

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" Bndeavors to: ‘supply. soldiers ‘from Hazelton istrict with
“stich somforts, and necesuities as. ‘cannot ‘be readily ‘obtained:

vat the front, and: will ‘absist them to. ré-establish secre.

__Govamission and the itary Hospitals Connie