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EXTEND HONING POLICY)

Campbell Will ‘Make Things!
Better. For Miner and —
- Prospector

- Vietsria; March 28:—In con-
_ formity with its. ‘policy of en-

the mineral areas of the province

=the government has made nearly

a: three-fold i increase in:the’ esti-
“mates, brought down yesterday, |
: for the : ‘work of. the bureau of
This year $29,000 is to
be expended, ‘against $10, 000 last
year, - : -Aneluded i in this sum ts
$24, 000° to “meet expendes of
- working parti¢s i in the field, :
_ It is intended by:Hon: ‘Lorne
A Campbell, minister of mines, |.
that these parties shall -keep.in
touch with the field: work carried |
‘out by: the geological’ “branch of
the Dominion’ “department” of
"mines and that they. should also
carry on preliminary ’ investiga-
_ tions into the possibilities of new
“areas, with a. view to advising|_
the | Dorainion authorities a8. to
~ districts. i in which. geological Bur,
vey. work: would Drove of most]!
“value tthe province, |
we * Atiother™” ‘feature | ‘of activity
“under this grant of $2400 ‘will
“be. the giving of: advice’ to ‘pros-
> pectors, ..

“Dominion, ‘government, a clasaifi-
- cation. of the’ ‘rocks: in ‘different,
“mineral:~ bearing “areas. This
_ classification’ will aid prospeetors
~in-their. work of: secking mineral-
_ hearing rock, “and” it. will’ also
* prove: of. value, Mr. ‘Campbell:
_ believes, ‘to. thode “ “proposing: “to
“invest eapital i in, the: development
. of the mineral. resources. of the

‘ESTIMATES PASSED
“IN LEGISLATURE]

_ Vietotia, Mar, “at: Estimates,
“foi the ‘fiacal., “year of:
brought down today, : total git.’ “
” 801,874.86,- ‘with’ an’ “eatiniated |
_revenie of $5,944, O36. 18, Public!
works secounts for’ slightly over}
$8, 000,000: of | the .expanditire|,
~- egtimates; The’ Skeena district |
a) $176, 000. ° "The ‘sum, of |
0, is’. provided for. “the|’
r River pie at Prines

At. dg: ‘also proposed to|=
+ work. ‘outi in. -eohjinetion. with the a

| Bive a depth on ‘the vein of . p-
7 proximately 500 fect.

Haden’ with war “supplies: from,
New York; to Viadivostok; arrived |‘
today i in., Pectiliar. iteimatances,

Schiller, who had. atowed away
on: the. atéamer, locked the. cap-|"”
tain i in his” room, ' “destroyed. the) °

terrorized the crew, forcing’ them
to maake this Bort; where. he ‘at-
"| tempted’ ‘to escape ina ‘lifeboat;
_| with $10; 000: 0, old,

‘London: Five Zeppelins raided
the eastern’ ‘counties of England
last night, hhinety. bombs being
dropped at various places: The
results are inknown at present,
Each of the raiding. aireraft ar-

and all took: individual - routes
across “the country.’ Anti- aireraft
guns. forced them to retire,

: The admiralty announces the
capture: of a Zeppelin and crew,
off the’ east. coast, ©The airship |
was damaged by the airerait
guns ‘and was forced to descend,
On. the approach of patrol ves: |
sel the. crew "surrendered. _ The
-|Zeppelin was taken ‘in tow, but
broke up ‘and. sank i in. the river,

‘This © was the twenty-second |
raid of the war: Tne “alt, ‘three

Zepbelitis have, ‘come to grief in
the rida. Those now in use are

rived from a different direction,
: succeeded it entering the French
‘ater expélle a while a -second

J attack completely failed.
' | serids - ‘of Gertian corpses are

|| Portugal;. with@ussian. wounded

|Ramine. AIRSHIP P BROUGH T DO WN
_ CONTINUED SLA UGHTER ON WEST FRONT

jeniployed: . \

Paris: - the Verdun region,.|
the: Gerriate hkve now shifted
their piel mains to the

first line. trenches, but were

Thou-
strewn. on the two mile front, as

against: ‘batteties on Deadman’ 8
Hill, The. boinbardment i in this
‘region is veryiheavy, thousands |.
of. shells are “aged daily, .

Odessa: “The: hospital. ‘ship
aboard; was: ‘sunis -in tlie ‘Black
Sea by. a ‘German torpedo. boat.
A number of the: wounded» were

larger thin’ the airshins at: first |

‘I vessel,

a result of the enemy ‘efforts |

; neaday.

The Red (ross was |
conspicuously. displayed: on. the

drowned,

- Rome: -The political opérationa
of the Allies, and the discovery
of German submarine bages. in
the Greek islands, have occasion-

In a stormy “meeting of . the
chamber, the: president was com-
pelled to suspend the sitting,

‘were broken. up by the cavalry,
All newspapers have heen seized,

_ Washington !
shing is reported to have. found

rero, where the bandit leader
‘was severely defeated on Wed-
Villa lost thirty kinted;
‘Four Americans were wounded,

“Petrograd: In ators ‘hors
fight in the direction of Bagdad,
the Turks were: defeated ‘with!’
heavy. losses, :

‘ “Great Ohio Ore
in: the: “Great. Ohio :tunnel ° by;
Frank ‘Martin,’ who wisited the}
property: ‘on... Wednesday. * For
140. feet. ‘along the vein ‘the tun:
nel. ‘shows ore, ‘the face being: all
in-mixed ore. ” Assay. values gre
expected to run high, - Another
60- feet of tunnel will, complete
the ‘present: contract, - ‘and will

oY Single,Hanied Pirate .
“Lewes,” Delsware;. Mar: “BL —
|The British - ‘steamer Matappo,

wireleas,. and with two revolvers

% MONEY OBTAINED ©
(An nice. ‘showing of ore was-seen ss

‘money. for. ‘2 twenty-five year
Se term at the rate of: B. 63° ‘per cant.

—layetem has been: fairly: well. ‘er.
fected, the cost of. adviiniatration

| :
,| today ‘Yepregente.. a distinct im-|:
wa | provement Over “the: rates” at
4 whieh the leat: provincial govern

FR OR FARM LOANS

-Vietoria, Mar. a7: —Thes govern-
ment today placed with: 7) Cana.
dian fitiancial: house a loan: for ‘af:
million. dollars, which, under the
terms of the Agricultural Credits
Act,’ will: be lent out to farmers,
all over the: province. ~-The gov-
ernment: succeeded: in-gwetting-the

“In ‘New. ‘Zealand. where this

of ‘the’ ‘fand: rung to- about: 1 per
cent.” “This cméans that applied.
in. British’ Columbia, the farmer.
will get his loan,: fora period of
25 years, “if he wishes, at 6 Ber}
eqnt ora: fraction: more. —

Tei is presumed: ‘that: six. ‘weeks)
or two months will ‘elapse before
the fiat cash advances by. way. of

Bo.
hye

‘The pric’ c obtained for thé roan

| excéedingly. well regarded

subniitted - the’ best bid for the

Jagent for machine guns and Ye-
Borden to.announce the appoint-

The: Premier. - wired" Sir Sam |.
Hughés, who replied that he was
‘| returning’ from England immedi-
ately: and: denied any: knowledge
of erat, :

loans: awill aotually be made'to the]

farmers.
deagon iv aid: of Patriotic. Funds|

will be held at the. Mission House *
on ‘Thursday’ afternoon, ‘April, 6, |*
SAIL member’: are

[are asked to idndly bring or ‘kend| | aba
=") some | -eoutilbution to the'above | over te the:
t fond: on’ that’. ‘date.’ ‘Smallest “ ‘

doriations* will -ba thatikfully:re-
-|eetved.

at 26 "clock...

in
Eastern Canada-and the United
‘| States, degpite what the. opposi-
tion may say of the country | going
to the dogs, ete., etc,

-MacNeil & Young, of Toronto,

loan. * “Nine bids from other firms
were 3 received,

_ Big Graft ‘Alleged
. Ottawa, Mar, 31: —Sensational
charges involving Col. Jc: W. Ale
lison, who acted aa purchasing

volvers, and alleging. a million-
dollar. graft, ‘Caused :’ Premier

mént ‘of Justice Duff and’ Sir}
William Meredith. to investigate,

TW. xk
‘The Jost meeting, of the present |!

ed much excitement in Athens.

‘Demonstrations in the atreats|

Genera! - ‘Per.

JCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Hazelton and Surround:
ing District

Judge Young returned to Prince
Rupert-on Tuesday. wo

-E, P. Spalding, the mining x man,
was here on. Monday. |

~ Rev. W. M. Scott. mandi
few days at Smithers.

: Miss Hoops, of Telkwa,.is.vis-

*liting Mrs. Gilbert Burrington:.

MB. Laidlaw, of Burns Lake,
wag among Tuesday's arrivals. .

R, G.: Moseley lett. yesterday -
for a busineas visit to Vancouver,

- Chria. Courtes,- of Pacific, was’
a visitor in: ‘Hazelton this week,

"John Bergsted, of North Bulk-
ley, came ‘in on Monday’s train: =
A new gasoline hoist has been

installed: at. ‘the American Boy
mine.

Dr. Stone, was. down: from
Endako on Thursday, on profes:

gional business.
Villa, with. 500 men, near Guer- 7

Angus ‘Stewart “and George
McBean went up to the Silver
Standard today.

~Miss C, Goddard left on Friday

| for. ‘Vancouver, : ‘where.:she will-

take .courses:in~, natn eng ‘and
music,’ ”

Foreman Haney has completed
repairs on Kispiox bridge, and is

=| moving his crew to the Skeena

bridge.

‘The Hazelton branch - of the.
Red. Cross held a very successful _
working meeting on Wednesday —
evening, aa

Dave Loaghaan, who has prsic-
ticallyrecovered from his wounds, .
is naw in the customs service at
Vancouver, :

The annual meeting of “Have

-|Liberal Agsoc. will be held’on _ _
Friday, April 7, at 8 o’clock in’ ve

St Andrew’ 8 Hall.

firm of .R: Cunningham & Son,
Ltd., is spending a few. days: in

end of: the business:

firat.time in. four- years, , . He will:

to enlist for active service, ).-~>

the” prospecting . ‘séagon,
looks: for a great deal of activity. :
in | mining here. OS

| Items OF General Interest From | -

R. G. Cunningham, head of the

Hazelton, in connection with this oo _

Leowara . Maxon, ‘operator | vat: : a
Ninth Cabin, is in:town, forthe: ;

leave for the coast in a few days.

: Pete Carrigan, who spent ‘the: an
winter i in Prince Rupert, is back ©‘
in: town; making ‘reparations for
* Pete