“THE OuINECA HERALD, FRIDAY,

May. 1, 1925

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Train Service —

cs Bee fae:

8.5. PRINCE RUPERT or PRINCE’ amok

TORIA, SEATTLE, and intermediate points
FRIDAY and MONDAY, 9.00 ame. -
For ANYOX Wednesday, 10 p.m. . For STEWART Saturday, | 10

via Queen Charlotte Islands,

Coast Steamship’ and

from PRINCE RUPERT for. VANCOUVER, &VIC- »

&.S. PRINCE JOHN leaves PRINCE RUPERT fortnightly for Vancouver

sails
each .

p.m.

Passenger Trains Leave New Hazelton:

Eastbound—Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday—1.17 a.m.
Westbound—Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday—11.00 p.m.

National Agent or

R F, McNaughton. District Passenger Agent, Prince — Rupert,

For Atlantic steamship sailings or further information apply to any Canadian

B.C,

\jonerous duties: of .bremier, R=

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Mannfacturers of.

Rough, Dressed & Dimension

Lutiber

Hanall Spur, B.C.

Royal

Lumber
Company

HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND CEDAR
HEMLOCK, SPRUCE AND BIRCH
Note that the name of
our Post Office has been

changed from Royal
Mills to

Flooring

HANALL, B. C.

Get our prices before ordering elsewhere

; Mere M.P. Dis- |: =
||. . appointed Lady] |

Having represented the eity.of |.
Halifax i in the Commons for. many
years, Sir. Robert. Borden ‘for a
time believed he’ was ‘no stranger

gateway to. the Dorhinion. He
was sadly undeceived, however,
shortly after he laid down the

cording. to the Toronto Star. —
' Included atnong the large t pum-
ber who pressed forward to meet
him at an informal reception in
Halifax was a middle-aged lady
well ‘known for her interest in
child. welfare.
After the manner of so many
other one-idea enthusiasts, ‘this
lady imagined everybody: else
must necessarily. be particularly
interested in-her particular field,
and when she got a. chance ‘to
talk to the guest of honor launch-
ed forth into her favorite. topic.
~ Sir Robert ‘was. bored, ‘but: did
his best'to simulate a polite i in-
terest, though listening with only
half an ear,
Suddenly he became all ‘atten-
tion when he - realized the lady

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ORMES LIMITE

DISPENSING CHEMISTS

6th Street

8rd Avenue and

_ PRINCE RUPERT |

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Prescriptions filled exactly as ordered by the doctor, A fully
qualified druggist is in charge of our dispensary, and only the
purest and finest ingredients are: ‘ased, ;

. We also carry
Patent Medicines Stationery

Kodaks § Kodak Accessories. Films

Films developed aud printed and returned on next mail

Toilet Articles

We prepay postage on all mail orders secompanied by cash or sent ©,0, D. mail ° =

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

THE MINERAL PROVINCE. OF WESTERN * CANADA

HAS PRODUCED MINERALS VALUED AS FOLLOWS !— _
Placer Gold ....:....., tenes . -8 76,962,203 _

Lode Gold .........5. aes 118, 352.656
Silver 20... ccs cseseeseeness 68.52, 655
Po ee 58,132,661
POPPEr «see severe es bee ene eenenes vuenes 179,046, 508
ZING occa cece ccecaseneeeseccess bate eeaes 27,904,756
Coal and Coke .........-.... pereceeeeee 200, 968, 113
Building Stone, Brick, Cement, ete... 38, 415, 234

Miscellaneous Minerals ......... 1,408, 257
Making mineral production to the ‘end of 1923 show

AN AGGREGATE VALUE OF $80,722,732 _

The aubstantial progress of the mining industry in this prov-
ince is strikingly. illustrated in the following figures, which.

show the value. of production for successive 5-year - periods:
For all years to 1895, inclusive . ceesen es eh 94,647, 241
For five'yeara, 1896-1900 . 2.00/30... BT, 605,967

For five yearé, 1901- 1905 -.

sesessee 96,507,968
For'five years, 1906-1910 .,

bestevesene 125,584,474

_-° For five years, 1911-1915 ..,........... 142,072,608
rc For five years, 1916-1920 ....6...... ../ 189,922,795
° - For the year 192].....-0... 0.0, oteeeee 28,086,641
For the year 1922......... seeeerans + 80,158, 848 |
- For the year 19980000000 02000000000 $41,904,320

; Lode-mining -bag only.
and’ not 20 ee ¢ent, 0 ‘the, Province ‘has -been even
pected; 800, square miles of unexplored mineral
ing. ‘Janda ate open for: prospecting, .

‘been in

bear

the: fees. lower than an
, = or’ any Colony in’ the*

ritish - ‘Empire, m

__ fees. Absolute : titles..are obtained by developin auc ch"
ARB ‘Security of which ig gua: ranted b yer ea Fanta,
. 1.1 Full: information, together with mining Tepor!
~~ msiy be. obtained gratis y. Addressing

pro--

PRODUCTION: ‘DURING LAST TEN. YEARS, $350,288,862 oe

progress about 265 years,:

“The mining laws of this’ Province are ‘more libaral. and. -
“other provinces in the ‘Dominion, ” _

Mineral locations’ are granted to discoverers for “nominal ae

‘and: “maps; : ae

The : Boibirahle The: ‘Minister of ‘Mines -

HL | fulsome admirer.

| treme surprise, ‘'What has legis-

‘Sir Robert, his brows compressed

then said, ‘Oh! Are: you'a mem-

| Government : ‘Telegraph: ‘etaff: at |.

Hazelton, were, lédged:. to- see
. P picts authors: to ‘be’ exhibited - at

|now-on. farlough ‘and expects, to

where -he’ wag.” “previously ‘ata
. tioned. .

dence i in‘ heen house, ‘Sake re

was thanking: him profusely for
what -he- had done to make ‘the
dives of little babes healthier and
happier. He. was particularly
puzzled when he heard himself
referred toas ‘‘the greatest hene-
factor of future generations this] ;
country has ever known’’.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier would have
earried off such a situation with
graceful ease... Hon. Arthur
Meighen would have looked wise
and inaintained a discreet silence.
Premier MacKenzie King would
have tactfully changed the con-
versation. But however great
may have been ‘his ability. in
other tines, Sir Robert Borden
was never a nimble-witted poli
tician, oo,

Try & as he svould, the ex-pre-
mier could not recall any child
legislation’ of his that deserved
such extravagant praise, and said
something to this effect ‘to his

: “Legislation 7 ?° Legislation 2?”
said the lady, with -a look of ex-

lation to-do with your business?”
“As ‘a member - ‘of parliament
and former premier, | am‘natur-
ally’supposed to have something
to do with legislation,” explained

in. perplexity.
The lady gasped: with ‘dismay,

ber: of parliament? . I am 80
disappointed! I thought. you
were the man who: condenses
milk for babies!” Oo :

‘The: -many friends. of Tr. a:8
Walsh;: ‘who'-ig:a- member. of- the|"

him in. town’ ‘this week..- : He. is

spend | ‘a few: days . in Terrace,

Mr. DeKergomméanx. anid fa-|
inily’ ‘have taken ‘up: -thel

to the good people i in the eastern

| about’ $100, 005

cars

Sources of British Columbia will -
again be extensively advertised at
Wembley. this year at a cost of $18,-

nent: by Premier (Oliver. a,

‘The Universal: ‘Fikn’ Gompeny is
perfecting its plans‘for filming the
Calgary Stampede this summier as.
‘part “of “a: “forthcoming ‘production ®
in which Hoot. Gibson will - star. -
This will. involve’ an “experiditure of

1924 --were. valued at - 482,826,000 -
francs as, against, imports from that:
country of. 333,264,000 france. There.

partly | to the Treaty . of ‘Commerce
and the. propaganda work of the»
Canadian Pacific Exhibition: train. .

8. Frenk. Moseard : “of the South”
‘hannesburg, who has just completed

‘agricultural ° conditions _throughout -
Canada has stated that he is “per-—
fectly | satisfied ‘with ‘the possibil-
ities Canada has’ to offer the > right -
type. of settler.” oo .

famous. Chateau’ Frontenac ‘hosky
team realized $1,200 during ‘the
Humane Society tag-day at Toronto
recently. He collested.on behalf of —
this: organization throughout the
tity and the tag that was sold was
decorated with his portait.

in the United States is declared sub-
ject to copyright fees or royalties
just as much as publication by other
methods of performance. This. de-
elsion; which has considetable bear-
ing on the Canadian Copyright Bill
now under discussion in Ottawa was
reached as a result of / fa. recent test
case in the United States, ,

= Approximately five saillions: dol-
lars will be spent in maintaining and
constructing new highways within .

‘the Province. of Quebec during the

present year. At present there are .
; 2,586 miles: of highway in ‘the: pro-
vinea stretching into all parts of
Quebee . and linking .up with main .
roads in the U.S. and the > sister
provinces to the East and ‘West...

"According: to a report , ‘propared

by the. Merchants Exchange of Van-
couver, forty-two regular steamship °

lines dre now operating out of that
harbor, the gross: tonnage for last

a million tons in- excess of the. 1928 .
figures. The Canadian Pacific- Rail-
way is now erecting a new pier there.

‘which will be one of the finest and

largest onthe’ ‘continent.

The Campbell River Company ot |

- White ‘Rock has’ purchased the en-_
‘tire, holdings of the James ‘Logging -
- Company ‘of Vancouver which “ ins.

elude 35,000 acres of timber lands,
containing. over two billion feet of
logs, a saw: mill ivith-a. capacity: of

‘more than’ 50,000 feet: of. lumber.
- la day, three large tugs’ and: a. com:
woe, plete logging outfit.” A’ aunt of ’ mora, °

than: five’ muilliona: Sollee ‘ds: i anid )3

to: he: involved.

“iASrangements have ‘been: com: *

Wembley this. year.’ A. ‘apectal grant’.
has; ‘been’. ‘made: “by. the * “Provincial.
Goyernment ‘6: iahies ; to: provide °

‘ortiatie ‘ binding ‘for’ ‘these « books. fee
e maaty. of which’ will’. he: by. French: 4 nines

Canadian. authors: ‘That. this ‘ia “to”

"| be‘ done is largely’ dua ‘to ‘tha: initia.
esis. tlva: of: the: Arta,’ Science’ ‘and Letters ©

| y' ‘Boclaty ‘of Quebec City- in: Co-npera-. - at
with: the: provinel fal g governments. .

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Hereand There

‘The. thinaral, ‘fish’ and: ‘land ren" ;

- Canadian. ‘exports ‘to. ‘France in:

has been a marked’ increase i in trade ©
; of ’ ‘late years which: fa attributed

> eaeete
000 or $19,000, according to a state" ean

Write’ i us:: “for. ‘inforniation . wen
a ‘resovating or-buildlig your: home .

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African Irrigation Association, Jo- | ~-_

Heary Motors |

an independent investigation of. the .

. ““Mountie”: the. lead. 1 dog’ ‘of the. .

. Broadcasting of copyright songa *

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