‘ihtroduced: for: ‘the British army
uhder- whieh’ ‘a: steneral: inereané
ey oy ments,

; ericang td leavé Belgium: *

New York,

. ass a bill giving women’ the

, States are to be built on the

st Esquimalt, toserve the military

; couver are charged ‘with serving

_ the country in the near-future.

- seriously; i ing rear-end. collision
. On the C..P, R. at Chaplin, Sask.

- ‘ “The Canadiangoveramentylans

_ serioualy : injured in: an-explosion:

a truth ‘Of ‘tlie statements tecently
-thade regarding the enforceniént
OF: the militia act; +

has appealed. to the.
_ carefully, ‘eat: ‘moderately, and
nt waite any: foodies. >:

co tpt
cane emergency spptoptlation 6f|

a News, Notes froin Many Sources a

Ea

“The war is, costing: Canada a °

million a day, ‘= P we
‘Germans . are | permitting’ Am

* Williath. “Bldkemore, ctor of
the Vietoria ‘Week, is deat ho

 Zeattle has. thie champion’ ‘team
of the Coast Hoekey-’ League, ~

“It is probable that 1917. will: be} ,
@.close season for, grouse ‘in B C.

‘ The past winter was the eold:
est for twenty years in Manitoba, |

* More arrests in conriection with
the German plot are expected in

~ The Ontario ‘legislature will

right to vote, fy
: New submarines. for the United

Pacific coast, . Non

> Twelve’- ‘firemen. -were caught
under falling walls while fighting
a fire in Detroit. .

_Ships to the value of more than
$8,000, 000 aré now under 2on-
struction in Vancouver,

‘A new hospital is to be drected

needs of the Pacific coast,
Seven hotel- -proprietors i in ‘Van-

Jiquor in. prohibited hours, ae

Canada’s revenue shows i alarge
increase. February alone brought
an additional three millions,

Both Australian’ houses of par-
liament are taking steps to go to

: Thirteen were. injured, three j:

‘The | Standard Oil Ce,

als, ‘being warmly Rreeted by. the
men,

to float a war loan of $150,000,000

: tb, be. placed on. the market this :

month.- :

Fhe Hastern Forwarding . Co. ,
of Baltimore, ‘formed to exploit |.”

erman undersea botits, has been
dissotyed... ;

“AIL grain avaund ‘into flour’ in.

Germany wall, be: milled” ta,92-per,):"
cent inatead of 60 | ber gent as. sin
“peace time: ” a

i One’ man was killed’ "and four

in'the Ford auto assembling plant,
at Cincinnati.

- Officials at Ottawa deny ‘the

Traffic has been demoratized i in

” Qiebee as the result of a. fifty-'.
mile’ gale: which swept. over the |.

country: this week,

\ Mayor: ttitehell: of Hew York

ich to buy

Weds

An nev ‘porision: pian, has” baén

t ree, million dotiats: Was Pushed

| ftom labor agitators... < ~,-

{probably be Started at the con-
J clusion ‘of the war.

ig asking. !
. fpr-indemnity for the destruction ’
a ofits, ‘oil. properties i in Roumania. on

| Premier Border visited -Canat 1g
dian wounded i in English hospit- |.

‘1 Morkill,.

{o£ Imptovements,
4 t 16t

iy

Australian. ministers whoare to
attend’ the ‘Imperial conférence’,
have received threatening letters! .

“The ‘Irish question ; again ‘loom!
large: in: British poiitics.- It ig:
the. géneral opinion that's settles
inent mist bé' effected 8 goon, i]

General Gomez, leader of the
Cuban rebellion, is under arrest.
He may be executed for his part
in the. German. -planned revolt.

; ATAX MINERAL ‘CLAIM, situated i in

* No; 481743, ‘acting ‘as ‘agent for Charles

: -MINERAL ‘ACT
Certificate’ ‘of: ‘Improvements’
~: NOTICE

mineca “mining division of Omineca

‘district; , located
‘mountain;* on” Juiotper creek, pdjolning
the lowa:mineral'claim. on: the south.:
TAKE NOTICE that 1, Jas, E Dean
‘Hazelton, .Free Miner's Certificate

':, Booth, ‘Free’ iner’s Certificate No.
4817788, Jittend. sixty: days from: the
‘date “hereof. to ‘apply to: the Mining
Recorder, for ‘a, Certificate of Improve-
ments for-the. urpose | of obtaining | a
Crown: ‘Grant-to or-the above claima.-

‘And further take notice: that action;
under. Section. 86, must be commenced
beforé the issuance of such Cextificate
of Improvements,

Dated this Second Mt day of: December,
A, ., 1916. ~ Jas. ‘ED Dean,

in the event of hostilities between,
Germany and the United States,.

“ Dr. Karl Liebknecht, the noted
socialist; has:-been—harred from
practicing law-in Germany, the}:
charge being attempted treason.

England is to grant every. man
a vote, - No one may cast more
than two! ballots if the report of
the electoral reform committee i is
carried . out,

Tt is thought that the delay i in
holding the Imperial conference
in London will result in’ “an all-
summer session of-the Canadian,
house of commons. ;

~Plang are now being prepared.
for a tunnel. under the English
Channel, : work on which will

*

‘It is believed Holland ‘will tie
up her ships rather than expose
them : to the. dangers of the sub-
marine zone, . The Entente pow-
ers would consider such action,
uuneutral. and might requisition
Dutch vessels in Allied. herbors.

Villa age ts-on the border —
state that Villa’ will j join Germany;

Synopsis of Coal Mining Regu

Alberta, the Yukon Territory; the
‘Northwest, Territories and in a portion
of the Province of British Cohimbia,
may be leased for a term of twenty-one.
years dt an- annual rental of $1 an
acre,
be leased to one applicant.

ed by a
ed if the rights ‘applied. far are not ==
available

ty shall ba: ‘paid © on the merchantable
output of . the-mine. at the. tate of five
cents per ton. °.

furnish the Agent with sworn -returns

accounting for the full | quantity of mer-
chantable’ coal’ ;:mined. ‘and pay. the
brayalty if the coal minin

Tights are no |
returns should be furnished at least

once a year, |
The lease willinclude the coal mining ||
rights only, but the lessee may be per-
mitted to purchdke whatever available
| Surface righta may be" considered nec-
‘Vessary for the working of, the mine at | ==
-| the rate of $10.06 dn acre, an

‘lations. .

‘OAL mining rightgof the Dominion,
‘in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and

Not .moyfe.than 2,560 acres will

App plication for a lease must be made
‘by the‘applicant' in person to the Agent

or Sub-Agent gf ithe district in which
the rights applied for are situated,

In surveye territory the land must

be described by’ sections, or legal sub; j
divisions of sections, and in unsurve
territory the ‘tract applied for ie fan
;/ staked out by the applicant himeel£,

Each application Tust be accompani-
ea of $5, which will be refund- |
‘but not otherwise. A royal-

The person operating. . the. mine shall

thereon,
being: operated, suc.

‘For . fall: information application

{should be made to.the Secretary of the g ,
Department of the Interior, Ottawa,

" hance cag

on Rocher de Boule |

[penance

iG J. 1. Peters, General Agent, 8rd Ave. & ath St, Prince ee 7

6

Hudson’ s Bay Company

, a HAZEL ot B, c.
Gree Drneids Beots and Shoe, Bardvare, Wisiete Tigwors

ST:

HB. Stout Dok ats, bot,

‘ Cascade Beer -
Victoria’ Phoenix Beer «

Schlitz Bese. - a

“TRY OUR FAMOUS re
"NURSES INVALID PORT. qts,. per bale, $1.0 00. |...

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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

Lowest rates Prince Rupert to all Eastern Points via steamer
to Vancouver and Canadian’ Pacific Railway.
Meals and -berth included on steamer...

For VANCOUVER, VICTORIA and. SEATTLE |

5.5. “Princess Maquinna” leaves Prince Rupert every SUNDAY, at 6 p.m. a
5S. “Princess Sophin” leaves Prince Rupert Feb. 16th, | ~
26th; March Sth, March 19th and March 30th, ~~

“We are- prepared to supply private,
‘and publ: ie conveyances day and
: Our stages meet-all trains at South Hazelton-or New Hazelton. a

BEST DRY BIRCH, $6.50 A- CORD |
-Ruddy & MacKay

LIVERY and STAGE

meh

Consiga your ‘shipments in Our
Care for Storage or veer.
Address all communications to Hneelton,

HAZELTON end NEW HAZELTON

or to eny Agent. or Sub- "Agent of 7 = G
: | Dominion Lands. ; ‘2

"W. W. CORY,
De outy Minister of:the Interior.

: nauthorized publication . of | B
this. advertisement will not be paid for,

:. For further information apply to any Grand Trunk Pacific Agent,or to

"RAILWAY. and STEAMSHIP LINES.

” Steamers. sailing ‘between Skagway, Juneau, s.
| Wrangell, Ketchikan, Anyox, Prince Rupert, a
- Orean Falls, Yancouver, Vietaria, Seattle:

Soatile,

at i2 midnight. For: §.
nesday, January 10, 24, - @ -
-Fortnightly - sailing’: to "Port

1 Leave Prince Rupert fo: Ocean ‘Falls, Vaneouver Victoria,
Friday at 9:00 a.m. For/ Anyox Wednesda:
Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juncan,, Bkseway, We

’ February 7, 21, Mareh 7-21, at I Pp.
Simpson, Stewart, and Queen Charlotte Island points. .

. Arrive Rrince: Rupert from the South every, Wednesday at 10:30. Az M.

Eastbound trains leave Hazelton: Passenger, Wednesday ard’Satundeg >
7:10 P.M. Mixed 1:06 p.m. Tuesday, Way freight 12:30 P.M. Saturday, oe. i

Westbound trains leave. Hazelton: Passenger Tuesday and Thuraday, Po.
9:46 aM. Mixed 6 acm. Sunday. Waylreight 17335 aM. Sunday. '. .

G A MeNicholl, Acgt. Gen, Freight and Passenger Agent,Prinice Rupert, BC, nd :

“8. M.NEWTON =

vie

The Prinee Bupert Empire man;

‘This. is'to introduce. the man:
ywho.always: fights for the, rights: :
‘and” interesta “.of’ the misses:
rather. than for: partyism.

' MINERAL ACT.

“Certificate of Improvemients* =
Vo). NOTICE j
“HASELTON. VIBW, LEAD: PICK; :

MOOSE, ELK- MINERAL CLAIMS, sity 2 (210 0-"

uate in the Omineca, Mining Division, of :
Cagaiar’ Diatricts 1 i
Where lotated:—On the ‘Wea. ‘slope :
of Rocher de Boule Mountain. -
TAKE ‘NOTICE that I, Dalby’ B:
of Hazelton, B.G., B.G,.Land|-
Surveyor,’ acting:'as agent’ for Naw.
Harel on yo. obalt .Mines, Limited,
N. “Free, Minee’a Certificata
Ne Fae) intond, alsty days from ‘the
late heraof,., to Phidee to ,. the Mining’
Recorder for'a ¢ Hs ente of ‘Improves:
for th 18. he purpose of obtaining, ga .
Crown G the-dbovo elaima?: -
And ane: take notice that ‘Betion(t ‘
under section -85, nist be cofmmence
before tha iaouante of suo, Cortificats, :

Dated
hearin

‘who is a candidate for. the houae cpt
“pot gommons for this Riding.

TO: INVESTORS |

aa

r nance,

: if | THOSE WHO, FROM TIME TO-TIME, HAVE
f°. FUNDS: REQUIRING INVESTMENT: ©

hana OF CANADA DEBENTURE seth

IN ‘SUMS oF "$500, OR. ANY, MULTIPLE THEREOF

_Peieipl repayable’ tat October; igig.. wot

7 Topereet eyable’ haif-yearly ;
_ choad (ies of ora arige at mt ‘chert tered ‘Bank in Canada). at...
pc, therate of ive per con

Proceeds at this atodk ate’ o far: owar purposes only: IN
" A‘ commission of, one

‘neapect of applications’

For ap lication fornia, avply to the: uty git
Mi Gilera, a ‘Dep Min

MAY. - PURCHASE ‘AT. PAR ro

vt
—: Meg) '

IstApril_ aad ‘let October by

per anbum from the date of ‘Purchase.

uarter of.one por cont ‘willbe allowed ath
brokers. on allotments made, in|.
this stock which bear thuir stamp,“

ed bond’ ond peek