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HAZELTON, B.C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 81, 1914

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

fue {SIESTA

~ FOR HAZELTON HOSPITAL;

Laree Number of Patients Successfull Successfully: Treated at ‘Popular
_ Local Institution--Generous Response to Appeal for|:

Funds for New Equipment---Annual Meeting, —

_ An exceptionally favorable re-
port was that presented to the
annual meeting of. the, Hazelton
Hospital patrons on}Thursday
evening by Dr. H. CG Wrineh, | :
the medical- “superintendent.

There was a good attendance at

the meeting, which was held i in
the Hazelton public school,

‘The number of patients in the
Hospital during the year ‘was
‘There were 126. medical
‘and 13 - ob-
-Of -the patients, 284
were male and. 58 female, there
_ being 240 Whites and 52 Indians.
The: patients’ cathe from 22 dif-

- ferent countries and ‘represented

Boe

Sans

: sent one in, on a” ‘bound: “back |

14 religions, “The “pumber dis-

charged cured was 196, while 63):

were improved, five unimproved,
and 18 remain under treatment.
The number: of deaths was 10,
making the remarkably low mor-
tality rate of 8,42 per cent. —
he gratifying - ‘report _ of . the.
‘equipment fund; showing over

ST, 000 ‘sobseribed out, of 8, 000
required, was presented. : The
assets of. the institution .: : total
$37,511.05, ‘with abilities af $600;
The. report, was: received with.
enthusiasm, and Dr. Wrinech and
the-staff were- warmly congratu-
lated on the exe cellent showing.
~ The patrons: elected R..5.;Sar-}.
gent as ‘their representative on

to E. H. Hicks Beach, who i is re-
moving from the district. Both
gentlemen delivered addresses,
suggestions being: ‘also offered. by.
the government: agent,: 8. .H.
Hoskins, who is one of. ithe pro-
yineial- representatives ‘on the
board. °

Following the business ineeting
Was..an enjoyable concert pro-
gram, in ‘which. Mrs. . “Hoskins,
Mrs, Hicks ‘Beach; Mias B, Craw-
ford, Miss A: Grist and Mr. G.
Milburn participated. Tasty re-
freshments, ‘served by the {ndles,
-were fully appreciated, 7

ee NOW
«SECOND IN LEAGUE.

“By defeating ‘the ‘New “ Hazel-

ton hockey aggregation on their
own ice last Saturday night,..the
the. local men put that’. ambitious
and speedy team practically’ out
“of the running for the Ross ‘Cup.

Played on a narrow, pent-up
“alley, with ‘ough’ ice and poor
‘lights, the game was devoid of
‘Gnterest, there being little chance

to play hockey. Cy North scored
. the first goal off thé rebound from
Reber’s shot.

In the ‘second
period Sinélair netted one. Reber

from the tight. net, which the
joel umpire dlaimed he did not
‘In the third ‘period North
“Neorad again from ‘a pass by
‘Sinelair,. ‘The home team’s um-
pire put up his hands for a shot
_ which Darling turned off’ into the
* corner.
> darkness before the end of the
- game. The score was 8-1.
” Hazelton is strengthened by
the return of Cy. North and the

| _ addition of Gordon ‘Reber to the

‘forward line, and. the team should
_ Bive.a good aécounit of itaelf to
“night: at. Smithers, where there

- js room to. play-and show their

‘speeds. tA big crowd will aecom-

pany the players,

The ‘teams are trying to pull off
» the postponed game at Smithers
next Wednesday. ° - No. chances

will ‘be taken on the ice. being.

’ ‘good: after Mareh. 1. .
 . Saturday's Hine-up, was aa tol

“lows:

' Hazelton. New ‘Haielton
Darling 7° goal °
O'Shea: point -

Wits rover

The rink was almost in|

ap R. “MeDonell |’
Al Harris)

‘EXPENDITURE WILL

Victoria, Jan.- 30:— It is be
lieved the: estimates for publie
works ‘for ‘the: ear, begitining

millions.’
of: $2, 680,000. as “compared: with.
‘previous similar: estimates.:” The}

just ‘closing will. beabout $8, 200, :
000. .The decrease. ameéand that |”
about one-third will bé cut’ from
public. works expenditure:’ LA
similar reduction is likely in - ‘the
other estimates. - "

Van Anda Fireswept
Vancouver, Jan. 30:—Vaa. Abe

da; a mining center on Texada
Island, was, swept. by ‘fire: on
Tuesday “night, ‘Dynamite was
used to check the’ sured of the
flames,

: Cedarvale Conservatives =
“Cedarvale, Jan. 26:—-The an-

nual meeting of Gedarvale Con:
servative Association was held
this evening, with a large.at-.
tendance of enthusiastic mem-.
bers. - The_chief business. was
the election of officers, whieh: te-
sulted . _in, the choice. of, the fol-
lowing: Honorary President, Wm.
Manson; M.LAs:: President. J
W. Graham; Vieo-Prestdent, T.
R. Tomlingon} ‘Hon; : Secretary-
Treasures,. Johri Thompson; Ex-
ecutive committee, J, He Brear-
ley, H. P. Large, A. McKenzie,
H, .B;-' James, John: “McBride,

\of the: caseotiation, in’ a neat ad-

‘dress, congratulating ‘the. ‘mem-
bers:..on.’ thelr’ thgice of. cominit.

useful - foture for the organiza-

the advisory board, in succession |. |

~ BE REDUCED: IN- iat a

me This will bea. detreaie 3

actual expenditure for ‘the: year |

The président reviewed the: work |*

‘tées, and ‘predicting a. bright and

“Local and District News Notes

John ‘McPherson left for Tad:
la lake on. Monday, ..
D. Rankin; of. Andimau, isa
patient in the Hospital.

- BP. MeNanght, left on. Thu
day, for hia: home. in Silverton.
‘HY Cy Kinghorn i is ‘expected
réturn from: the ‘coaat tonight:
vod N.: ‘Linnell; of Prince” .)
pert; is “here,” on ‘court business:

rarihér,. wastin: tovin during the:
weal. re

“L, Laing returned on: n° Monday |
to Bahiiie, ‘where he’ ia in chargé}:
of the Hudson’ 3 “Bay post. :
C. B, Nerth returned on Thurs-|
day from ‘a-vipit to” the. working |
mines on: Rocher. de Boule t moun- f,
tain, -

Bay... | accountant, * “returned | on
Thursday froma vacation trip” ‘to
Victoria, _ ;

Miss Hogan, Jady superintend-
ent’ cat the” Hoapital,

father is ill, oO

Owing to untavorablé weather,
the masquerade: carnival sched

fale Ay Thoriie has toturned from
"| Smithers, where he prepared oe
timates for: “a ‘governiment tele:
graph connection, 7

. The break in the South Hazel-
ton: - bridge has ‘been * ~repaired,

restoring _ communication with

ilway 8 a
Mrs. A ‘Mason “Adar -and.
little | daughter’. arrived from
‘Smithers: on Thursday, to visit
Mrs. E. H, Hicks Beach.

“I. T.. Bates and Gus" Oteen re-
turned on Tuesday from a trip -to
the Omineca river district.
They brought buck a nice ‘lot of
marten skin, 7
Mrs. Thompson desires to thank
many~ friends in Hazelton for
their. kindness in the illness and
Geath of her late husband, Jos-
eph B. ‘Thompson. °

G H. Graham, manager of: the
| Hudson's Bay: Company’s Hazel-
ton store, will leave on. Wednes-

| day for Fort George, ‘to attend a

conference of the company ’s offi.
cials.

D.'G. Allen arrived -from Van-
couver on Thursday to join the
staff of the Union Bank in Hazel-
ton. Mr. Allen was -formerly
connected with ‘the New Hazel-
ton branch,

Mr. and Mra. H. Kk. Jackson,
who are Salvation Army officers,
have --atrived, -. with their two
daughters,” to take -charge of the
mission. work at Glen Vowell;
neni Hazelton,

de W, Graham, of Cedatvale,
who. ‘caing = up on Wednesday,
purchased a fine Jersey cow fron |:
i H ‘Hicks Beach. Mr. Graham |

AL 's: ‘Gray... the “Cedarvale'!

HS B. Holliday, the Hudson’ 3|)

left. ont.
Thursday for Masset, where her}, :

uled for last night was 8 postponed
wes | for. week. ee "|

| wil remain for some weeka, to

3 hatudy for: the London ‘University |

‘degree of doctor of literature.
A party conslating of, FY ‘A

ard Gore left on: Monday fora}

| trip to the Upper Skeeria country,

where they expect. tor engage. in
rapping and prospecting. :

Hazelton’s talented” amateur
players will present the. farcical
‘eomedy “Turn | Him Out’’ in, As: |

4 ‘sembly Hall, on Wednesday ever-

ing, February 11, in. aid of the
{school fund. .A dance will follow

: ithe performance.

The track has been laid to Mile
1337, whieh will be -the. end ‘of
steel for.some weeks, pending

¥ the completion of the _grade | -

-lbeyond that point. It was under-
48 stood that the train service was
4:to he extended to the railhead’ on.

Sunday, Feb. 1, but no official

announcement has as. yet been
made,

{Johngon, on a charge of shooting

“ - Palfred Wright’ with intent to

‘kill; ‘hag: been in progress . before
{-Maglatrate Hosking for two days:
‘The ease arises out of a fracas
at South Bulkley three weeks
‘ago, when Johnson, who js a sec:
tion foreman, slat Wright in the
{fgee,, a Cee te he
the 3 annual vestry meeting of|
St. Peter's Church will. he held
in. the. new achool-house_ ‘on Moa-
day Pexty Feb. : 2nd, ‘at 8-p. m

‘ Rusiness , will include. election af

officers, financial’ ~statement, ete,
To, this meeting, all. who are in
any way interested in the church
‘and its affairs, ure heartily i in-
vited. ;

. Tunnel Workers Killed
Vancouver: Jan. 80:—Two were
asphyxiated in the big Rogers
Pass tunnel on Wednesday: Fore-
man. Powell and D. Turner, .@
Vancouver carpenter. — ‘Bight
others were anatched from death
by” heroie rescuers, including R
Meliwhee, one of the “gub-con-
tractors. ‘under Foley, Welch ‘&
Stewart. The eight were reslis-
citated, They had been blasting
in the pioneer bore, whieh - a to
provide entrance - -ta the main
tunnel work.

ee

‘Uncle Sam Fears Japan|
' Washington, Jan. 30: ~The
Japanese war apecter is ‘said to
be facing the United States.
There was a. long: discussion in
congress on the report: ‘of. the:
house naval. -committee, © “whieh
waa’ considered behind closed |.
doors. The putative. policies of
Germany and other countries
‘were debated, " eonsideration
‘lbeing given to the: ‘status. of.
Alaska, - the Philippines, and
Hawaii. ; CO

~ intatvabil Gets Another Sey

tT ther ‘reprieve of gixty days. has
en granted : Jerry . Mulvihill,

“at: Burns Lake,

Brower, Bob. McDonald: and Ger-

The preliminary. trial of August

should win out. a
The line-up: a
Grays 2 > Blacks
Turnbull - ~ goal, “», Moseley
Little.) w'de> + Larter
Bihekstock Wadd. Wele
Falton:- foyer

of Middleton Gentes

1B, Brewer...

“Vancouver, Jan. 380:—A “fure|

by a er’ sentence of death for kill-| .

“ Ottams Jan, 24 In his’ open-

jing speech . in Parliament, Pre-
mier. Borden’ ‘reiterated the stand

on ‘the: navy" “question whieh he
took: at the end: of. last session.
“The Government,’”. he declared,

“remains firm in’ its deterinina-

tion that the three ships shall be
provided, and it is determined,
at a later date, when cireum=|2
stances are.such that it. can. be
passed, to bring down a bill to

that end,’? .
The Premier also made it clear,

in language that could not bel:
misunderstood, that the perma-
nent policy would be submitted
to the people at the next election.
He had: made this pledge, and
that pledge would be kept.
A ringing challenge to the
Liberals on the attitude of the
Senate, which carried with it a
threat that-the Senate’s position
might be made an issue at. the
next: general election, brought
forth a volley of cheers from the
government side. It was evident:
lya popular. challenge.
TE. the Senate,” said Mr. Bor-
“|den, “and ita friends are dis-
posed to force upon, US the ques-
‘tion: of constitution of the Senate
and. the ‘nature of, the. ‘Appoint.
ments thereto, we: ‘are “ready, to
accept that.issue,”
Mr. Borden was in good form.
Sir Wilfrid fell short of his usual
parliamentary. delivery.- He was
listless; his followers were more

*, |so. ‘It was a speech. ‘punctuated

by little applause, - There wasno
no opportunity. for his’ followers
to work up enthusiasm, even if
they had had the energy.

Sir Wilfrid. was unfortunate in
the form of his criticisms. He
started by attacking the. late
session and vigorously defended
the Fall opening of. parliament,
something to which all of his fol-
lowers ate opposed, then followed
with a back-handed compliment
to Hon. Arthur: Meighen. the new

' House.

their policy.

‘PREMIER BORDEN DECLARES.
~ POSITION OF @

Naval Bill Will be Introduced
_ Three Ships Will be Made—Permanent Policy on Naval.
- Question to be. submitted at Election.

GOVERNMENT

troduced Again and Contribution of

Gi

eltor-general, by long odds:
one of the “most popular men in —
the house, whom he described a

phist-& and-dialectician, Finally

ape
hie attacked Hon. ‘George EB. Fos. ”

ter, for. his..absence from the
Mr. Foster -has already
sailed from England for Canada,’ .

while his. absence has been to-

attend the Imperial Trade Com-

missiun; one of the most import-
ant. bodies which have ever
‘visited the
‘Dominions,

various Overseas

The most sue prising part of

Sir. Wilfred’s speech was his

tariff references, The words
“free food’’ were actually
Shunned; they were not even
used once in the course of an
hour and. a half speech. Free
wheat. was suggested, but free
food ad a policy . was dropped. ~
His remarks ware 50 guarded ag
to. Rive. strength 4o the rumor
that’ there is a strong opposition
to ‘the policy from the agricultur-
ista in his ranks, . His speech as
well! "as his smendment, was de:
lightfally. VaRUG. oe .
“Premier ‘Borden Was not ‘glow’ v
to” ‘search’ out this weak point,
and ‘sarcastically remarked that.
it, __was framed so as to permit —
the Opposition leader. to retire

; w hin thelineso of Torres Vedras.

ir Wilfred. was,as vague in”

his navy ‘reference as. hed was. on

the. tariff. He, sneered ‘at the ~
idea’ of emergency; said. that the
German peri! had. disappeared,
and, declared that the whole situ-
ation had been manufactured by
armament trust. There was no

P| reiteration ‘of the Liberal stand

on ‘the navy, and no outline of
To the yemark, on
the” armament _ trust, Premier
Borden pointedly - replied that:

by; the policy which Sir Wilfred *

proposed last session, he would
have handed. over $150,000,000
of. Canadian money in. the next
few: years to this very trust.

Grays Win Again |
= the city teague., on. Tuesday

game, when the Grays won, 84,
from the Blacks. All three teams

putting up a good. class of hoek-.
éy. On. their form, the. Grays

Gw: ‘Mackay’ i We : -

ly, umpires,

the spectators saw a hard fought

are playing in better form and |

“lofelaims, near Smithers,
si e. plaintiff alleged that: he,

Mon Brien: a
Reber, referee, Grant and Kel- .

“Mining Suit Settled
‘ancouver, Jan. 29: ~The law-:
t of Robert : Lyon. against -

Peter ‘Schufer and Lumon: Wood

has been settled, out of. court,
Lyon, who lives at Kamloops,
sued for one-third. of. $100,000, .
the gum paid. by: Gaptain: R. G.
Steele’ for the Silver Creek gtoup
The |

1Sehufer and Wood, Joertad

rt e.claimfis, and that he was en-

ted: id'a third interest. Follow