r -
a

7 |

a

tR Maguire, through whom
"the Hospital sterilizer fund owe

' . position, Mr. Maguire was not

= ter which’ swept throughout the}. -

- Deborah”’, and - ‘altogether ‘great |.
. credit i is reflected: upon the actors

7. actions blending into | one superb
whole, worthy of veterans, :

~ Yam, & truly tasty supper. was
whieh dancing followed, piano

. \ extended,”
aan > ‘This ‘eoneluded ofie: of. the- ‘best

.| > measurate with the vast‘amount
~~ of labor. expended upon. it,

a

-

VOL: VIE, NO. 28

|" HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1918:

We PRICHAR.¢ a0. A YEAR me

_ Nice Time ‘And
Good: Sum For
Local Hospital

“Concert. aiid Dange Last Evening

, Was Mech. Enjoyed By
Late Crowd =

at
~
N

The “concert and dance held in

- Assembly Hall last evening if,
aid of Hazelton Hospital was an
unqualified Success from start to
finish. The. concert” program |.
which preceded the twa-act farce,
“The Return of Deborah", was
one of real merit and. - worthy of
exceptional _ praise,
- unforeseen circumstances, Dy J
P, MoKie, who was ‘billed ‘for.

two violin solos, was unable to bel

present, and -hig absence was
‘much — regretted, - * Duriig. the

evening occasion was- taken tol’

pass a cordial vote of ‘thanks to
the debates and mock trials for

their inception. “Owing to indis-
‘Bresent to-respond,” “Dr Wich
also, took the opportunity.to thank
“ithe people of the ‘district for helt
generous support of. thef uid,

” The crowded hall “reverberated
with the continuon.: roll of laugh-

"performance of “The Return ‘of |
who participated, “their paris and

‘At’ the: conclusioxi of the prog-

served by members of the. Hos-
pital: staft ‘and frienda,’ - after

music ‘being provided: hy Mrs, Ay
*D, Chappell,- ‘té whom thanks are

* affairs of its kind ever staged
~ lorally, and its success: Was. com-

. White itis impossible to “pub:
lieh the: ‘full: receipts, as ticket
 dalea ore not all reported, it ig
"estimated that. the Hospital will
“benefit. ‘tothe: "extent of about
$200" oe
“AX goad Sow of New Hazelton
people attenddd,. wea

_ Following i ig: the Progiam: -
. Pianofore Soio—Mis,. Hoskins,

TLocaL NEWS
po PARAGRAPHS)"

Owing. 60].

is looking for a- good : range for

{P. m,. ‘on \ Thursday, March 14,

: - Mise. Sarah Tomkins, her slater, a fow=- ;
; Margaret Lawrence, thelr niece, a

.. Blossom Farrer, from: boarding sthool,

Items of Personal Interest From
Hazelton and. ‘Sorrounding »
District

“A: R, Macdonald left for Third
Cabin today. .

mG

“w. W, Anderson and _farnily
left for Vancouver on Thursday,
on @ vacation trip.

Geo. Bolrnés and Frank ‘Mar-
tin left, for Houston this week on

a fur-buying expedition into the
adjacent country, ,

* Charles Barrett, of Barrett
‘| Lake, is a visitor in town.

" Born—at Hazelton Hospital, on
Tuesday, “March 5, a son to
Mr. and Mrs. Fred, Sanze.

lectura on the war was piven by
Rev, R. C. Scott-in St.. .Andrew’s
Hall on Thursday evening last.

; Ruddy. & MacKay sent: an ex-

Crossing: this week, Ed. Sweet
dviviiig-it'down with four horsés,
which’ will. be- used -in- hauling
and teaming of supplies: by. the
firm to the . Rocher des ‘Boule
mine. a

—_——

George, isa Visitor this week.

Ww. J. Swan, J.B. Williamson
and N. B. Heath, of Vanderhoof, |.

were visitors in Hazelton ‘this
week, — :

W. Goldbloom returned frem’a|-
trip to Burns: ‘Lakeon Thursday’ 8
train, _

G. J.-Pratt, of Esther, Alta.,|-
is a visitor this week: | Mr. Pratt

1250" head of cattle,

Bible Study
The Bible’ Study group will!’
meet every Thursday ¢ evening in
St. Andrew’ a Hall, and will dig. {7

Our Modern Life,?” the widely-
circulated’ worl of Shailer ‘ Math-
ews; president. of Ohieauo Uni-
versity...” oA oth
AN are cordially invited,

We A. Lon
‘The. ‘ladies ‘of the: W.A. wit
méet at the ‘Mission house, at 3

, Years younger. ;. Misa Cunningham |
girl of 13..°.Mre. (Graham "Ros

x with, halen Yoda dramatics |

face. Misa M. Wattie|
~- Miya, °

and Houthelat. forest.

A most. Interesting illustrated ;

perimental: load of hay. to Skeena| § .

nh A Lighteap, of - Prince
‘sons were killed and: 46 others

don last night.-

_|Activity on
‘West Front

~ Raids---Americans
- ih Liquid. Fire

yesterday cn the British front in
Flanders and France,
German. artillery was active

Ribecourt and the Scarpe Valley.
- Considerable: activity developed
also on. both sides of the Ypres
sector, between: Bemenin road

A German : attack with liquid
fire on the American forces
northwest of Toule, in the St.
Mihiel sector, - was repulsed on
Thursday; according to despatch-

es received here today. ae ey

Fiendish Raid ~
Kills it and
_ MaimsOver 40) |

London, Mareh 9: —Bleven per-

”

injured in an air raid over Lon-
It is feared an

additional six bodies | are’ in the
ruins of houses: ‘wrecked,
casualties occurred in -London,
Their were | seven or eight. enemy
| airplanes, but oily one succeeded
BN fin reaching the capital,

All

st apan Would,’

| Like China's.

"London, Mareh ‘SirsJapan is
reported, ina Tientain. despateh,

cuse- “phe: Message: of Jesus to | 89 having intimated . that she
would welcome Chinese. co-opera-

tion in. the * event that. extreme
measures were necessary in Si- |)

eria, ‘thus: desiring. to’ demon-

- strate her unselfishness, - om

ee.

e: export: cof
Visdivostok

[ TELEGRAPHIC .

ds Increasing}
| , Germans Make Useless,

London, Maéeh 9: Many Ger-
man -airplanes * were destroyed

last night in the neighborhood of |

lof Stockholm.

- NEWS NOTES)

Late Briefs From All ‘Quarters | 7

lo her allies up to Feb. 9 totalled
£1,264,000, 000,. and those to the
Dominions: £180,000, 000.

’ Ottawa: :The government will
add. the’ department of. inland
revenue to that of eustonis, thus:
lessening the number-of govern-
ment departments by one,

3

| Hall,

Paris: The Russian embassy
has handed to the foreign office
a ‘note expressing indignation at
the ‘‘disastrous and dishonor-
able peace’? agreéd_to at Brest-
Litovsk,

- Paris: ‘During the ‘week two
French vessels only, and these
under 1600 tons, were sunk.

London: The Finnish govern-
ment has asked the German em-.
‘Deror..to. appoint  Priace Osear,.
fitth son of Wilhelm, as King of.
Finland, the ‘Afton ‘Tideningen,
RAYS, . from dip-|

- pius,
“pel.

~ pork,
lomatic circles,

London: The House 0 of Gom-
mons agreed unanimously to the
vote of credit of £600,000.000
moved yesterday by Chancellor
Bonar Law. 7 Sot

ino.

Donny Who.

Magirish.

Siero Fund.
Brought Toa
_ Successful End

“On Events of the 2
"Day oe Subscriptions This Week Made Up
. “Total Wanted’ For Purchase
~ London: - Great Britain’ 3 loans of Apparatus

The “Hospital - Sterilizer fund :
was completed this week bya ob
number of subscriptions and the
proceeds of a mock trial held on
Tuesday evening in St, Andrew's
A good crowd attended,
dincluding a number of ‘people -.
from New Hazelton, “and much
-lamusement was afforded it,
sephine Nailher was found not’
guilty of the theft of a- number:
of articles from local stores after -
seemingly conclusive. evidence
had been given on each side.
A number of minor cases came
hefore the judge during the pro-.
ceedings, and in nearly all cases
fines were imposed,
was the caste:
Judge—“*Chief Justice’? Escula- .

Clerk of the Court--Gotoo Chap-...
Chief of Detectives—Bobbie Bed-
Chief of Palee—Dan. Petro Slav. |
Senior’ - Crown Coin, “G.

Junior —M. A, Conny Gee.”
Senior Defence Council—K. G.

Junior—L. L. D. Day Viss. a

Following

Jo-_

‘ ar.

‘London:

The war is costing

Principal Witnesses — Sergeant ™-
* Dick, ‘president Postoff Depart- .

_ Co- Operation!

Harbin, March: 92: An: agres- os
ment has beeri ar vive a betweer
on the: eongular corps, here, -vailway
officials, and: the Chinese customs
service to permit ‘th
foodstutta ‘by: way
Jand: Irkutsk, and..ale 18 a Friend” *
shipment of ‘Manchuria products)

m7 to ‘Vladivostok “‘for-éxport tothe

| Britain an average of £6,557,000
a day... Britain’s. eredits voted
since the outbreak of. the war
now total £6, 842, 000,000.

COAL FIELDS COME
‘INTO THEIR OWN} '

1

A new. pose'n the history: of
the northern _ interior was made
hig week, when the first carload
‘of coal from the: Ashman prop-
erly, near Telkwa, was shipped
to Prince Rupert. - Too~much
importance cannot be attached to 3.
this initial shipment, and in view
or the .world-shortage of fuel,.
the development of the coal prop-
erties in this. section ‘cannot, be| :
too rapidly developed to fill the
demunds for their product whieh
| will undoubtedly be made Bpon |
them. .

7

“Alternoea Tea.
"The Indies of the We “A. wil *
hold. an afternoon tea on Mareh
16th, St. Patrick's day, : ‘for’ the
benefit of. ‘the . Soldiers’ Aid; ‘in
Bt, Andrew! @ Hail. Son, HE

7, Wali, os

1 Chief Factotum , Hudsonian, _

Minor Witnesses—Mesara. Beg a

up.as follows:

‘Misa J. K. Tallander. °. $15.00 ° a
Miss Ay M, Colwill : 5.00.
Miss W. _G. Seal . 6.00:
Mrs. 8, F. Shelford . - 6.50.
Dr. J. P. MeKie . 10. 00

H. Hosking -<.. ~ 00°

Debate (per J. F. Maguire) 15. Bb"
D. Hagerdon'.
Proceeds from drive to New. ves

Proveeds from New Havel.

“and Mrs. Boyle.

) duck Trial.

ment Stores; Will He Watt Hee, --
Chief Mandarin, Cunning: Cos-.. a
tumes & Hatteries, Ltd: Sir - :

Sandy ‘Strathcona Gaspard, .

Emporium,

‘and Horace.
The full totaliof $275 is. “made

. 2.00: =

- Hazelton dance per Ruddy
& MacKay. yoa woe

‘ton danceper Mrs, Graham ae

Mrs. A.B, Melnved . ” "
a | Mess, Ingram, & Bell