Tee. i by
eey, aetive, “were: “well” "repre.

oo men who. appeared ‘as-purchasers |:
: were’ §.-S.. Taylor, K. 0., -Max|¥

- Freed, W. Beveridge, ‘J. J. Me-|,  céle om tio

:. Kay, ‘city. ‘reastyer ot. iNew

= Westininster, “De “Pattalo, I d Bad
-.. George BE. Gibsin, H. 0. Richter, voices her swan.
3 Jules Truefett, . William. Watgon way to-the' Call’

: and: ‘Westenhaver are
the: hundred

“+ apareel was. sald. The highest | *
"+1. price of the sale waa $58,000, for!

a double corner on Seventh.

tae Day, ‘Monday Pept. 2

. should. be. one to. he Jong. reinemn-
“sented. Among.thé well-known ber

ikes--- Mai
sues Soleil

mICES EL WOUL : ied, “80 “Btrong. ‘

lion'| was thé’ ‘desire. in Canada: ‘to-.de-
e jvelop - “trade “to ‘and fom; this [th
é be that tn on Fel 8 WwhIco . App
2| years Canada‘ would have a ‘Bop: the. most’ optimist
the | ulation of 24,000,000, ;

at: t| looking’ fory ‘ard-to-the day. ‘when |
é| by. the policed: of : Impeaial -traile
a i preference ea h part:of the Em-.
_| Dire: W utd aive’ ‘to: thie others: ad.

Dr, B: ‘Fy Stanwood, Weare i
the: ‘Beason in. the: ‘di .

ar és pacar ic anteitees of. mine ak, wit
| digéovered ‘this season, and” sub-/al

atantiates his. ‘story | ‘by “showing

an ‘prospector’s.. “mouth - “water, |
‘Dr. Stanwood:-and° his. partner}
loeated. fourtéen | ‘quartz ~ ‘claims,

in) incline ‘several: on. ‘a remark-
able showing ‘of ’ “dry ‘silver ore, |.

| which looks as: though ‘it’ would

; otic carry ‘exceptional ‘values. There
‘She/-has been no‘ opportunity: “for -an

yet, Another,-group is:
chigh. grade
assay of

the edvise.os to-the
whieh ony, pros-

“ar generally . "of. ‘the. opinion:
development: ‘will show. the: dig-
“| triet to be rich ii bonanza: ores,
indications: leading them.:to ex-

istoric "cl Reported Placer : :
One Car High Gold) :

that ‘rieinity.: ome ocated: quite
a number: of" ‘claims - on } various |

‘ outcroppings | of good | are; jostly
3 Of: a--dilver. lead ‘charac ter; “and
=| predict that-f ther: prospecting
wall ‘deihonstrate ‘the:right' of the’

| eastern ‘portion ‘of: Omineca: “dis:

rict to. a: high-place i in the list of,

+) Br sh C Columbia s ‘mineral: se0

limbs will 110 Jonger: ‘sipport hin ||.

‘ |large scale within ten days: ”

pect: discoveries of tellurides.

Says District is is: Rich”.

'(Bpgcial, to: The: Minar)

d| ‘Vanéouver, “Aug. 29: —~ In: a,
{notice published here today, Gen-
ape “Manager. Fraser,’ 0f - the

Royal: Standard Invegtment Co.,

visit ‘tothe company’ 8: “property
on: Gertiansen. reek, -in the: Om-
er

the district, are among. the Fieh-
estii ‘int the- world

: “He: tella of: the. ‘sale of “the
adjoining ‘property. by the Kildare
Mining Co.,- of-Quebec, to French
capitalists: for $450,000."
-connection with: the opera-
tions of. the Royal Standard; . Mr,
Prager. states that ‘the’ company.
has.- installed « ‘@ new. hydraulic
plant, which is now. in operation,
‘The: property. covers. an area ‘of
about twenty miles and the: ‘pros-
: ets are stich ‘that the: comaan y

B SADENS ANSWER |
Takes Firm “Stand” ‘n'Quettin|
. mndon; A ‘Aug. 98:2 A- depts:
tion of suffragettes, followed : ‘by
aidelegation’ of. anti-suffragista,

le} waited ‘on Hon, R:'L, Borden’ to-
of: day. °° The. ‘firet committee” asked
|the: Canadian’ premier.’ if it.was|.
‘Antention- on returning. to!

da to introduce and: carry an
g votes to. women.: “Mr,
ir the that. ‘the. matter

oO Tei the
ter delegation ‘congratulated
‘ "Borden on’ -his- fir

... |W raise the price of shares. from |-
| one. dollar: to two ‘dollars on* Sep-

. [of wearing réd handkerchiefs ‘on’
thelr - necks’. ‘were ‘brough ‘hit

fering. afew hours -in> di

Pope Scrioaty Tt.

Parise’ ‘Credible: reports fon ||
the ‘Vatican . say. ‘the “Pope is.
daily” growing" weaker. -~ His

and: his Tecoyery 1s. despaired of:

on :

Strike On: C x 7

4 “Becta to. ‘the Minor) “
“ Vanegaver,. Aug. 29 Pl acer | -
gold i in paying: quantities *is.
ported. t¢ have beef disco e
on ‘Louis creek, thirty: miles‘h

of Kamloops’ ahd halfa tile’ ‘fram |".

the line of the Canadian | 'North-/.

ern, “by. Leroy, a French- Cana-

‘dian cook employed i int eonstruc-
tion camp... The. gold: rup has
been completely. staked. ‘Sluicing
operations. are ‘already. started
-Jand" will -be -in. full blast’ ona

“Leroy, the discoverer, - ‘is a

are: former. Klondike miner, . having
made and spent a fortune in; the

north. Captain Fison and Neal

Miray,. of: Kamloops, : who: Be-

cured five. claims’ ‘adjacent. to the
discovery, are here with samples:
It_ is believed: the ground “9 il
average a. dollar a. yard, ‘apart
from. what values “may: be on
bedrock, : eT

BANDITS" AGAIN At
WORK IN VANCOUVER

. Bold. ‘Robbers Hold Up ‘Another

iBranch.: Bank.

 Vaneouver, ‘ag. 26: Six ore
eigners, wearing. réd ~handker-

chiefs over the lower. part:. of

their faces; held. up :the Cedar
Cottage-Branch of the. Bank of
Hamilton ¢ on’ ‘Saturday night and
got: away - ‘With a .few: hundred
dollars.” ‘They shot 9 local mer-
chant.i in theleg and escaped, The

bank.- - officials are positive that}: Ss
Tesiched:- the’ State. - department © 0.”
the directorate of the Suez: -eaénal:.. on
decided. to’ reduce - the" rates °.-.
‘through that - canal. Tn: official: nes

the‘ men were foreigners.” While
the .robbers | ‘were ‘making. their
escape. ‘a number’ of *shots : “were
exchanged between them arid the
officers, ‘and. one of the former
was wounded, although. his ..con-
.| federates : loaded ‘him into “the
| automobile and. ‘he. was’ rushed

away. Yesterday no. fewer than |

nine. Italians. who make a practice

the police atation, “but afte

they ‘were. turned ~loose-. again,

‘having given entirely satisfactory

accounts: of themselves, ° «
A Second Job...
~ Vaneouver, “Aug. 2 26: —Thres|
masked men, believed “to: be |
portion of.. thé gang whi

of an auto ‘near. Collingwood ° fire]
{Ball at 12:80 this morning, secur-

“ling two. ‘gold “watehies" ‘bot: nol.

eash:: «The: “men” “nade _ their
escape: eis

: Vancouver, “Aug. 80:-The Dib. qt
vincial: ‘thunicipal commission has |
__./ closed “a; four: day session here, Bi
|The evidence- ‘heard: ‘was shiély, -

1) THE HAGUE

a Formal Protest - By. Gieat hes
: Britain Against. Pariama
"Canal Legislation of U. S. s os q

RATE WAR THREATENED 4

: duex ‘Caml Company Reduces Tolle Looe
: Regarded As First Retaliatory Step— ~~~
“Canadian Intereits May Take, Inde- i

“pendent” ‘Action fn. ‘Matter a

“London, “Aug. 29; ~The British’ .

note protesting against. the Pana-'
ma canal bill as a contravention |

{of treaty obligations and threat _

ening an ‘appeal ‘to”'The Hague
tribunal ’ for cavbitration of. fhe
dispute. ©

with general. approval here. ~The
chief newspapers editorially: en-

‘dorse.the: protest. It is held in

approving the bill, acted: in. de-.
fianee of American public opinion.

Likely to Refuse’ he

be obtained, “it is believed ‘here :

to arbitrate the question’ of’ Pan- ’

 Sueg Rate Reduced"
Washington, Aug. 262A rate. 7
‘war. -which | . Might. ‘involve fall

watchéd:the development, of. the
world interest’ in -the Panama
canal bill now awaiting. th
/proval of the President..
 Aceording toa. repart.:

circles this notice i is regarded ‘as

ships through the Panama. canal,
-Announcement of‘ the - _proposed

notice. was to the effect.

jjatter: the first year the transit — , |
dues in the Suez canal - would, be. :

reduced fifty centimes, . bringing "

cise equivalent to the-$1.95: max--

arederplatite action ‘in:
‘élon with: the. Panama Bi

The 7 os i sta 1d at. -prede
valves. a great’ mea

charge d'affaires: -at Washing-. oa
ton has ‘presented to the United _
States government: a diplomati¢’

This course of action “meets cot

London that: ‘President Taft, in.

~ Washington, “Aug.” 80: — Ale" me
nought no official statement - cam

that the government will decline: -

ama -carial toll: exemptions for

‘maritime. nations, of ‘the .world”
and.which..would: revolve: about 00 31)
the Suez. and ‘Panama canals-is 9°. ~-4
predicted: by: officials - who have we

first retaliatory step against: the . - _
ee tolls ‘provision for American

reductions through theSuez¢anal |.
‘dppeared in inconspicuous notices, ia
o| in American’ newspapers, * °

the toll: for “loaded : ships‘down .- 7:
| to 6.25 frances. | This-is. the:: pres",

imum. toll ‘which the’: “Panama © .-
canal. act presetibed “for. vessels . ns

‘nine 0’ *clock held ap and: ‘robbed a
,|the ‘Bank: of ‘Hamilton at: Gedar _
4d Cottage, held: up ‘the: occupants |.