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 |.