“, O6,, was ap from Skeena- Cross- _ astic in speaking of the prospects os to the Crossing, and believes the ard: Investment Co,; returned on ' Monday from Manson creek, - VOL. ‘TI, No. at . T. P. will, run. three. passenger trains a week each way between _ trains: will leave Prince Rupert . Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sat- , and. ‘Sundays, | _ reaching South Hazelton at 10:18 _ Rapert with steamers ‘to the ver Hindus -will inaugurate a - campaign in India to secure the admission to Canada of Hindu . | British Columbia loan of $7; 500, - ~~ 000 has been underwritten at 99. ; It. benrs Ad percent interest, . ‘Tuesday. © "Wednesday morning. roof of C. A. Sandberg’ 8 eabin and set fire tothem, _) son's: work on the Royat Stand- ‘ard leases... ‘ turned « a few days ago from. Git-|° 7 prosperous season: WoW. Graham .” atid: others “have ‘planted. large numbers of fruit trees, AS Grays the" “Pot ‘lig TRAINS WEEK. Railway Company Increases Passenger Service Between Prince Rupert and Smithers Beginning on ‘Monday; the: G. ‘Smithets and. Prince Rupert. The urdays, arriving here at the same ‘time as under the present: sched- ule. -- On ‘Tuesdays, - Thursdays, the trains. will leave Smithera at 7: 30 ‘am. “4. aim.. and connecting -at Prince south, Ask Admission of Women’ - - Vancouver, Mar. 30:—Vancou- women. . Provincial Loan Taken Up ‘London, ‘Mar.. 80:—The new Mins ‘Margaret Crawford, “of the. Hospital: nursing. staff:sis .res ‘covering from appendicitis, for ‘which Dr. Wrineh operated -§ Suc: sessfully. The Harris residence, near the Hospital, was endangered by a fire which caught in the roof on With the assistance |’ of members of, the hospital staff the blaze was extinguished be- fore much damage had been- done, A fire alarm was sounded on Some April Fool jokerhad placed coa!-oil tins, filled with shavings, on the The result- ing blaze caused. the alarm, ° No damage was done. 7 “FROM O'Brien, “who 4 is now. identified with: the B. R. Jones ing on Thursday. ‘Hei is enthusi- of the mineral district: tributary development of the Rocher de Boule mines will bring prosperity ' to the. -embryo town, © “EC, Fuller, of the Royal Stand- where: his company has. large hy-|4 draulic: holdings. . stood a craw: ‘of miners will be sent in, shortly, to begin the sea- ae “Todian: ‘Agent R. E Lali te- Ceca. : At the toh cing. forward i ther -| through. the corridor door, which them. Speculation. only is there- |. It is under: j Shooting ‘Affray At Francois Lake As. a vest of” a: -diapute. be-| . tween” J. FF. ‘Hall and: William|. Behnke, two' “rarichers’ of ‘North| and wounding’ Behnke. | ‘following: which Behnke proceed- ed to remove his belongings from], Hall’s cabin, : in: -which’ he was living,,. Hall, ‘after threatening his erstwhile - -eorrade, fired at hirn' aa he was leaving the prem- ises, - wounding him | in’ ‘the leg The prigoner wilt receive his pre- liminary’ trial before L: Forde,- J. -P., at: North - Francoia.. Con- stable Fairbairn, went up on. to: day’s ‘train, with Hall.” Prisoner Escapes . Thomas Pekel, who was in cus- tody ona charge of house-break- ing, escaped from the lock-up on Thursday morning. ‘The ‘jailer had unlocked. Pekel’s cell and proceeded along the row, when the prisoner. quietly ~ slipped | he bolted on tha outside, -He seized a rifle and got away. The police hope’ to recapture the fugi- tive: before: he gets ‘out of. the district. ae Bert Schooling expects to leave tomorrow: for‘a'vacation tri to], the coast cites.” al pad Among the week’s visitors to Hazelton: were J. Crossitt: ‘and §, Watts, of Tassoo Harbor. NAY REDUCE TARIFF - ON FARM MACHINERY | “ottawa, April 1:—It is expect- ed” that. the ‘budget -announce- ments of the Hon, W. T White, | minister ‘of finance, will be made on Monday afternoon next. Un-|, doubtediy the most interesting feuture - ‘of the. budget speech will be that portion which deals|. with the tariff, for there is al-|: ready considerable speculation ' as HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1914” BRITISH. PREM ~ SENTIMENT ON. ER 10 TEST. Francois lake, the. former. is in|: custody, charged. with shooting . “Tt: ap-| pears:that the men hada quarrel, | ~ London, Mar. 30: —h series of, ‘gone conclusion, peeted,-. the admissions. of Viscount Mor-} conarsaed m many y of ‘the Unionist charges. and gave the imforma- |: sensations j in the House of Com? mons this'afternoon in connection. ‘with the army _ crisis reached its climax : with . the announcement’ by Premier Asquith that-he him:: self would assume: the portfolio: of secretary of war. vacated by’ Colonel Seely today. He added: that, as provided by the law, he would retire from the House of: Commons. until, his. constituents in East Fife re-elected him. ' The Premicr’s absence fron Parliament will not last longer: than two weeks. His election |; for the Scottish division he has represented ever since he entered. Parliament.is regarded as a fore: The decision. of the “Premier was wholly unex: ‘It -Taomentarily over: shadows. the ratirement’ of ‘Col: y one! Seely,. Field-Marshal Franch |! jand “Adjutant - General Ewart.) Politicians, however, - were: brought “Back - to the original eause of the ministerlal crisis by! informed him, to his great re-| gret, that he was bound to takej ‘war, although I have taken the step with the greateat reluctance Eln. what I I believe to » baa a great Asquith Takes Step Which’ Neces Necessitates Appeal to His Constituents---By-Election to be Held within Two Weeks --Officers Insist on n Resigning ‘ed statement on the army crisis. The Premier ‘said: “After full consideration Field ‘Marshal French and Adjutant- ‘General Ewart have persisted i in their desire to ‘be relieved of their’ offices. In the public in- terest, I deeply deplore the de- cision of these gallant, officers, and I cannot speak too warmly or gratefully’ of their- ability, loyalty and devotion with which :|they have served the state and the army, and will, I hope, con- tinue to serve,” The Premier proceeded to tell ‘the House that Colonel. Seely had ‘course and resign from the sec- (retaryship for war, Mr, Aéquith then sprang’ his sensation on the ‘House, He said: ‘In the circumstances and aft er. much consideration, I. have ‘felt ‘It my -duty- to’ assume the office of secretary of - state: for sag © public emargeticy,”” Premier Asquith added that ‘lself | politics. tion that’ Viscount Morley him- intended to retire from | —“‘Colonel Seely’ a resignation has been aecepted,’’ was the ex- pression employed’ by Premier ‘Asquith. in announcing ‘in the House: of. Commons today, that his war secretary - had paid the penalty of his indiscretion in add- ing to the cabinet document the two paragraphs which have aroused such feeling as to threat- en the existence of the entire |: cabinet; : Sir John French and Sir John were in entire accord with the statement he had made to the House of Commons on Friday. George had signified his approyal of -his assumption of ‘the war portfolio, Mr. Asquith concluded: “I have taken the law: to. the highest legal authorities to obtain ‘their opinion, and all the lawyers ‘are. agreed that I must resign ‘from the House of Commons. I, therefor, . in accordance with the law, retire from the House until my constituents. shall have given ‘this office.” Mr. Asquith made b his | promis-|o their approval to my acceptance to the probable changes which will be outlined. The fiscal pro- posals which will be contained i in the budget are, for obvious rea- : ~~ Local and District News Notes sons, kept a close secret, until the miniater. himself announces |; fore possible as to what the bud- get will contain in this respect, | The j impression is growing that there wili be a reduction in ‘the 5 duties on agricultural implements and: the measure of thisreduetion is. estimated | at. various figures., At present the average duty. en- teen and a half per. ent, ‘lt is considered probable that the | gov. ernment will tedudd: “the: ‘duty | . ‘|to twelve and a half, or even ten per cent. a A galaxy: of. Liberal apellbind: of: the. party Ah: this’ piivinie,.: by “Honest John’? Oliver, the form- was a visitor here on Tuesday. Endako early in the week. burgh are here from Telkwa. week, for cruelty to. horse,” - {ftom Prince Rupert on Sunday: was A. visitor in Haielton’ “yester- and "South: Hatelton i is again in operation, os i -H. W. Sharpe, of Kispiox, was in-town for a few days. _R. W, ‘Whaley, of Vancouver, is.a visitor. at Skeena Crossing. les, was'in Hazelton this week. Jas..A. Kelly, Prince Rupert, ~ I ..Fred Richard came down from “Me. and ‘Mrs. F.- B. Chettle- | t A local: teamster was:fined this | : ‘iCnief Constable Owen was up _, Edward Seguin, of Gitwangak, ‘ers will “appear. in Hazelton on| day. wea gooil s lst your's apeedy aggre: Tusaday- evening. next, when ‘a! “Charles and Oscar Helman,- of | gati , | public meeting isto. ba. addrensed | Fraser Lake, were ‘in 0 town on | by: Hi €, Brewster, fortier mem: Monday. . ber. for Alberni, ‘who is the leader}: “The: ferry: tween Hazelton ment offiee, has . Wm. Manson, M. L, A., re- turned to Prince Rupert on ‘Thursday, after spending several days in the Bulkley Valtey. Geo. W. Wilson, of Los Ange-|" who has completely recovered from’ ‘her serious: * The hotels at Hazelton are are being renovated; in prepara- tion ‘for. the increased businesa which spring always: brings. attention of Hazelton’ 8 sport-lov- ing. citizens. ‘Mrs, Orchard, « of Smithers, illness, will eave the Hospital today. ‘Football. is now attracting the “Nineteen’ players |: d. out for practice. Jaat: eve- and it is probable that this n’s team will be quite as Ewart had asked him to say. they |: "/NEWS FROM NCHA In’ announcing that King! : Rogers ranch, | its, by, i. ‘allen and M, Fenton. » Athletic Association rangements for the Athletic As- sociation basket social and danée on April 13 has outlined an at: tractive progratm. The dance will start about 8 p.m., the ¢on- cert numbers being interspersed | ' between the dances, The galt: of baskets will begin ‘at 11 30, and dancing will continue: after supper. except the baskets, be sold without any effort.to dis- guise ‘them, so those who wish to get the inside track should be prepared to identify the baskets they desire to buy. Invitations havé been sent to the ladies of the district, but, aside from these, the dance is in no sense an invi- tation affair, all residents of Ha- zelton and district being welcome, St. Peter's Church Services will be Keld at 11.a.m. and 7:30 p.m, on Good Friday. The. evening service is arranged especially for the children, Lan- tern slides, illustrating the Story of the Pagaion, will be shown, Adults welcomed, A warm invitation is ‘extended wo all ‘to Dartleipate ‘in the ser- vices on Easter Sunday. Holy Communion will be celebrated at vices. ‘Athletic basketsocial and dance ~April 13, LAKE SETTLEMENT “Around Uncha lake, which lies ‘between Francois and Qotsa lakes, there bas recently grown pled by progressive citizens who aredetermined to makeitoneofthe garden spots of the province, Recently a branch of the Over- seas Club was formed: in the settlement, its — first entertain- ment being a smoking concert, held on St. Patrick’s Day at the An enjoyable programme of songs and:storles was concluded by the Canadian and British national songs. Uneha ‘lake men have aecom- plished a great deal in the im- provement of their ranches thia| winter, Among the residences recently completed is a fine house ald, overlooking the lake, _ C, D. Haven has recently add-|. ed. to the atock of “Prosperous Ranch’’ a team of fine horses, He has alse built A comnmodions barti. “Matiy of. the settlers ‘derive’ ry substantial revenue -from trap-j} ping,. and quite a number of val- usable pelts. have been: secured, iticluding a fine silver fox brought a -Binckinan, © of Lunkeylow -|raneh, oat 3 a “valuable horse on Uneha- lake. recently, while. Te~ ft tarning mith a. .leightoad of aup- MANY KILLED - Dance on 13th The committee in charge of ar- No admission will’ be charged, ‘everything being free These wiil ‘Lboth. morning. and. evening. ser-| up an important settlement, peo- | on the property of Neil MeDon-|:. effected | considerable: improve: Oi ela April... PRICE $2.00 A YEAR . AND WOUNDED icans Arrive From Battle. field of Torreon Chihuahua, Mexieo,Mar, 30:-— - Evidence of the severe fighting from-which the rebels suffered at the hands of the Federals out- side of Torreon, was brought ° here with the first trainioads of rebel wounded. Sixteen coaches filled with soldiers distressed with the agony of their wounds, wrapped in blankets and bent in all shapes, reached the city as the — vanguard of along line of wound- ed, scattered along the ‘railroad, 800 miles outward, _ Among the wounded three’ lieutenant-colonels and twenty minor officers had arrived hy night. They reported a total of 1,000 wounded on both _ sides, with an unknown number of | dead. - General Trinidad Rodri- gruez, probably fatally wounded, and. General Maximo Garcia, seriously wounded, were left at the front, | All accounta given by the men were that the Federals surprised Genera! Villa, who, instead of. frightening the Huerta forceson —- his. approach, found-the Torreon _ garrison entrenched and prepared to stubbornly resist, These ac- counts show that the first fight- ing resulted in a victory for the Federals and loss of courage among the rebels, After. five daya’ fighting, Villa had failed: not only to enter Torreon proper, ' but had not taken Gomez Palacio, a suburb, Mexico City, Mar. 30:— The’ first instalment of arms and am- munition gent by the United States war department to the American embassy for the pro- tection of American citizens in the event of disturbances in: the federal capital has just been de- livered, gave over the winter ice, proves a serious handicap to the settlers, It is hoped the government will be. able to provide ¢ a road . this season. “+R. O.. Fallbrook has * how com- pleted « substantial house, and) also has a large area of land: slashed on his ranch. ‘On the completion of the rail” lands surrounding this lake, : "J. McLean, who hag recently _jtaleen the Stick Hill ranch, has . his new house almost finished. |; ” | - Chapman Bros, are engaged in: Meadow View ranch. They have: ' sments on their land. : TH annual’ ‘meeting’ of ‘the: . Central Francois and Uneha* Laie . ‘Agricultital “Association”. will be held on the lust: Sutiir Al ‘deaths way, a large number of Settlers _ _ is expected, to occupy the fertile, sinking a-deep well ‘on’ tha’.