«Herald: office is a sample’ of coal
_. frém the Chicken Lake coal field
whieh is_ now being operated by

' sylvania anthracite of any coal
yet. brought into this town, and

. coal. in: 2. practical way and be-

limited— —I mean, not as extensive
_as the’ Pennslyvania or Ground-

‘up I-.would not be sarprised to
‘have ‘a-coal equal, ta the Pennsyl-

° “. Yaniaanthiapite.... sani
- . dndia half. miles, from the G.T. Pp.
' Lake ‘Kathlyn station to the: ‘pro-

. “perty,' ‘and this will also serve as

the winter; . - possibly a quantity
; will, be available . for use during

~ GREAT INTEREST SHOWN AT

gles hockey | club .was held
in:the Northern: hotel.on Monday

. izens present...
enthusiastic, although not more so.

than’ the citizens who. enjoy. ‘the |;
game: from. the. side lines...

LOP LAKE

exhibition in the Omineca

Frank, of Vancouver. This
coal. is ‘the. nearest to. the Penn-

the owner:is confident: that when|
he gets ‘development: work

-done ‘he will-get a hard, smoke-'

less ‘coal that will: ‘tbe -of ‘great
- value,: not only to all. residents of
~ Northern ‘British. Columbia, but
-in the development, of: the ‘Te-

sources. of the country. | -
‘Mr. Frank. was for: many years
a 2 coal ‘merchant i in Guelph, Ont.,
and of late'years has been a resi-.
dent. of. Vancouver. ‘He knows

lieves’ ‘he has:a large commercial
deposit near Chicken Lake, --or.
Lake Kathlyn. |
~ To the Herald Mr. Frank spoke
of his coal as follows:
“The area of the field may . be

hog coal fields—but what there is
is rich, When: properly opened

"The outeroppings a are re only two

station. at Lake Kathlyn.» I have
already * ‘épened up a: trail: from

a'snow’ ‘road to bring “out coal in

the coming winter. Se
“During: the. present winter. Te
expect” to: ‘eroga-cut “tunnel the
whole measure.and: hope. that. by.
next fall I will be ina position: to
supply all demands with: ‘highest
grade coal; and ata very. moder-
ate price. °
-. ““Phis coal. will answer. amelt:
ing. purposes. without coking.
Anthracite coal: almost at. our
door, and in quantities that will
enable‘the owners -to operate. on
such a scale that the price to the
consumer. will ‘be-reagonable, is

‘lone of. ‘the. greatest: assets ‘that
Lake}

this: district could possess.
Kathlyn is only. forty miles from.
New Hazelton and the coal is sit-
uated * almost. on. ‘the | railway —.
only two and a half, miles. - - Goal:

as fuel i in. the houses and business | -
places will help, “pit this ‘district |
‘out -of the: pioneer. class, *

cause new ‘business to start and
will give employment to a great
many men and to. much. capital.
If it answers for the. smelters

without coking, every ‘mining!

man knows what that will: mean.

To Mr. Frank everyone will ex-
tend their very best, wishes : for
abundant suceess in. this under-

os | taking... May..no. obstacle. Erop.up,

which. will in any way hold back
the. development. work ° he, has
planned... We all. want coal and
this. isthe first time that -any-
thing: like the. real article: has. ap-

peared. within a distance of trans-

portation “whieh - ‘will permit. of},
development: without’ the invest.
ment of immense capital.

ok MEETING OF HOCKEY BUGS

“Phe annual meeting of the New

evening. ‘and. there, was a large
gathering of supporters | and cit-
“The - boys who
actually play, the} ‘game were most.

Everyoie Anxious t to See Great Winter. Sport Conimencrde-Fnanc|
Committee Has a: Good. Balance, ‘from. Last Season and —
Prospects - ate: Good. for a Successful Team .

providing sticks. and: pucks, those|.P :

present contributed ‘$5.00, either
in cash or by doing two full days’:

be added: several other cash con-

‘tributions. and’ ‘work by those who |’
‘were not present, but. who. will
support the. team ‘ase in: the: ‘past:,

, oo ment ‘committee: of: dast year was |© 8
read, and: proved | ‘very satisfac. |. '

“aHiape, showing a cash balance of. ie
$32, (00 and'a suit case.’ for" which'a
the’ elu ‘paid: $14.00, and: which |.

will ’be taken back: by the: owner
annie! Brice. »

‘Thus 8 the elub ti

DEV CATHLYN COAL
ND: MARKET PRODUCT THIS WINT

Frank Frank, Vancouver, Has Great Faith in hs: “Holdings” in | This a
“District and. Has Adopted : Measures to. Mine ‘a. Supply -
a for Local Consimption During the Winter cae

Ite will ,

| Sesses, will be available to fill the

PATRIOT! BALL TONIGHT

ee ‘New Hazelto Ladies } Have Made Pie: |

or Enjoyable Time...

are giving: a ‘patriotic dance: this

has been tastefully decorated for

os the. occasion ‘and all things point

toa pleasant time. Refreshments

will be served jn‘ the restaurant
building. adjoining’ the hall.
expected that a good crowd will
‘come | over from the old town.

TRIPLE TRAGEDY

Thiee Indians Were -D Drowned. When
_ Canoe’ Capsized in the Skeena
Bodies Not Recovered - a

Three young Indians belonging
on’ the Andimaul reserve met a
tragic: end on. Wednesday of- last
week by ‘drowning i in the Skeena
river.

| of. Andimaul, ‘left. the village in a

were. amaking. pood: progress until

ee

the river and: drowned. “The In-
dians of Andimaul. witnessed ‘the
accident and. ‘at-onee. started out
to recover: ‘the bodies,. but up Un-
til Jast Saturday’ ‘night. they had |;
not: got. ‘any. trace: of: them and

hope was’ practically abandoned.

= = ae =

NOT BE SO LONG |B.

- pire. ‘With: Confidence* in an
-Eatly Success

“Asquith: declared: that he doubted.
if the. war would last as long as

Gertainly it, would last long en-
‘ough, ‘and the longer it lasts. the
more. : the: ‘great ‘resources © cand
strength: ‘which the Empire: pos-

‘gaps and replace the Josges. that

ome

“The ‘ladies. ‘of New. Hazelton
evening. in’ ‘the. building ‘forrierly:

occupied | by the New Hazelton
hotel ‘on: :Pugaley street, The hall

It is

NEAR. R ANDIMAUL

The three, ‘Fannie Brown,’ '
Annie McDames' and Silas Harris;

canoe bound for. ‘Kitwanga. They,
they: ‘struck | ‘the | rifles, opposite:

and all. "ghres “wae throwin intol

Premier Asquith Inspin Inspires British En :

~ London, Nov. 12 In the House!
lof ‘Commons atthe. opening’ of}.
parliament: last - night Premier |,

work on the rink. To this ean }some people originally predicted. |

ay necessary: to. maintain. “our r

we Wh ata Danube--Satlors

“London: ‘Nov: “122 Following a
report ‘of. the: beaching:. of. “the
éruiser: ‘Emden off Cocos Island,
the report came that’ the Emden
landed: forty. three men ‘who: did
damage. to the. wireless. -appara-
tus and instruments. | They were
returning to the" ship when’ the
Sydney: hove ‘in./sight and the
destruction ‘of the Emden follow-
ed after an hour’ 8 fight. »

London, Nov.: 12— Itis officially

: announced that the Pretoria re-

bels have been given until’ Nov,
D1 to surrender.

. Nish, Nov: 12+ Six battalions

Danube on the 6th near ‘Szeervo,
They. ‘were ‘annihilated by ‘the
Servians in a. counter attack,
The official statement: is that all
not killed; wounded or’ drowned
fell into our hands... We got two
thousand prisoners. and two quiek
firers. ae Sas

" London, Nov. 12— -The. Kaiser
orders’: that all Mohammadans
captured: from. the allies ‘be sent
to Constantinople. to serve in ‘the.
Turkish’ army.

ing on™ the’ left wing. continues
with violence. and is. -gharacteriz-
ed: ‘by: alternate advances and re-

cs, particularly: ‘the: offensive
movernent, by the Prassiai guard.

“-Lpndon, Nov,

Prussia and their places are taken 4
by less trained men. Le _

_-\geveral hundred ships, -has arous-
ted the public to. the danger c of

uf Austrian infantry. crossed the].

from. Emden’ Damaged

+ Wireless at: Cocos Before. Sydney” Landed, a

Flanders i ‘is ‘still far fror
sion, ’ German: advan
mude: shows strength. and’
‘mination, but the - Frenet are
strongly posted in the vicinity:’
Aviators‘report the movement: of:

troops. and’ heavy guns towards '

Germany, Antwerp and Courtrai: ee
Solid: ‘troops ‘eapable of operating. a
in the open are going to Fastern ae

_ The fate of. the gunboat Niger ne
in sight of Deal harbor where are =

submarine attacks,

The German’ ¢ crown prince’ was
in-command of the German cen-
tre which gave way before ‘the
Russian attack outside’ Warsaw
and precipitated the German re-
treat. . vf -

‘Petrograde reports” ‘that Ger-
man and Austrian officers’ refuse ‘,
to co-operate in Eastern’ ‘Prussia...
Vienna admits the withdrawal of :
troops. from Galicia, ee

"London, Nov. 12 Loi George" 7 | F

additional large contingent, of _
men in a.few days. ‘Every: town’ a
and - coutity -would. ‘be. given ao
| quota to raise. The government So
expects soon. to float the-largest.“". |
loan’ in the’ “history: of ‘national

“12 —Batile, at ili

| debt; possibly: two: ‘hundred “inil
lion pounds, °

B.C. LEGISLATION
AGAIN RU! RULED OUT;

= . Companies Holding Don Dominion Charters

Do. Not Need Provincial License a
7 —B. C. Demands Megal.” oo

Toronto, Oct. 30 — What i ig, re-
garded | in “Great: Britain, as* well.
as ‘in Canada, as one of: the’ most
important constitutional decisions |

ceived:in Toronto. yesterday... It}:

involved. the validity. of provincial
company. licensing’ and. dncorpor:. ’
ation laws’: ~The two appeal cases ji

Deere ve ‘Wharton, and De

at {cision

handed: down. by the ‘privy. coun- | town 1
cil : since Confederation . was . ‘re- |Of

{to SPEND RELIEF
- MONEY AT HOME

Twelve Thousand and: Dollars ‘Subsc bed
vin B. C. for Aid of Belgtans Wi
h

consul at Vancouver for t
‘ey sent by’ ‘the ‘Herald