i \ | i THE OMINECA HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1925 — BLOSSOM TIME IN WEST CHINA “BY MRS.. (REY) A, C. POUND (continued) Our host was awaiting us, and we were ushered into the recep- tion hall. It was the most gor- geous Chinese guest-room I had ever entered. The walls were ‘hung with ancestral] scrolls; on panels of red satin. The carved _ chairs, with gaily embroidered coverings, were arranged stiffly along the side-walls, and between every two chairs was a small square tea-table, On the floor was a velvet rug, and at the end of the hall a raised dais with the huge official-guest chair in the centre and a smaller one on each side, The end wall was entirely covered. with a French bevelled mirror; on the lower ledge of this were various plaques of carved stone and ‘‘flowered’’ marble. Beautiful plants bloomed every- where. We two ladies sat on the left side, and Mr. H-—-—, our host, and a teacher sat directly oppo- site. After tea was served, our host invited us to see his grounds. We strolled out through the for- malt garden, with the flowering shrubs wired in fantastic shapes, the ‘“‘may-hwa’’ (beautiful flow- er) like Rosacea Japonica of our parks. It reminded one of the winter display in the large con- Examination for the Posi- tion of Assistant Forest veneer Object. These examinations are for the pur- pose of filling present vacancies and to enable candidates to qualify for future Assistunt Forest Rangers. Assistant Forest Rangers are employ- i.ed during the fire season of each year, ‘and this period is extended where pos- sible by work on improvements such as trails, etc. Re-appointment is made ach year as long ag satisfactory ser- vive is given, Promotion to the regular | - staf is made by merit and examination as q¢casion offers: The salary is $100 per\honth the first year and $110 per mond, the second year, and $120 the \i Travelling expenses are Qualifiditions for Candidates. Candigates must be British Subjects residents,‘in British Columbia for at least one Year, of good character, good . physical ¢ Adition and with woods ex- perience, They sho ‘a have experience in fire fighting; possess the ability to organize work and handle men; and have know- : ledge of the Forest Act. The ‘examinations are partly written, ’ partly oral, and are designed to test the candidates’ ability along the above lines. All statements made by appli- cants as to experience, education and fitness are subject to verification by - the examining board, - "+ PREFERENCE 18 GIVEN TO RETURNED SOLDIERS WITH THE NECESSARY QUALI- FICATIONS. “The Examinationa. The examinationg will be held at the places and on the dates named below. Sach intending applicant, should apply to the District Forester of his diftrict for application forms and for informa- ™ > tion regarding the hour of examination “4 -jand the building in which it will .be pela. Application forms should, in each ease, be filled out and mailed. to the ' Diatrict Forester {n time to reach him at least six days before the examina- - tion. ‘Ap ly to Dis- lace “Date. _ trict, Forester at errace.?.... : Maréh 80. Prince Rupert Burns Lake. . March 31. Prince Rupétt -Prince George April3 .Prince George , ‘ G BR. NADEN, © * 0406..... Deputy: Minister of Lands. vacancies and increases in staff. | -|servatories. In another morith (March) the roses would be abloom, and later—in Autuinn-—- how lovely the chrvsanthemums! After we had feasted our eves on the blossoms and voiced our praise, we were escorted through several rooms, by a side stairway, up to a third stairway, which proved to be the women’s quar- ters. Here the occupants lived in comparative seelusion— though not in the sense of a Turkish harem, for it was the boast of the Lee family that each man had one wife only. Mrs. Lee, a bright little lady, received us graciously and led the way to the guest-room. After due ceremony, tea was again served and delicious confection- ery, glaced fruits, nutsand candy. Then we were ushered into ihe dining-room, where the feast was set at a large round table. To a Canadian whose idea of a Chinese meal is either that of a bow! of plain boiled rice with salt-vege- tables, or the chop-suey of a Chinese cafe, auch a banquet table would bea revelation. In the centre was a number of plates of hors d’ceuvres, and this very number, for example, sixteen, corresponded to the number of courses to follow. ‘With the first course comes the Wine, poured hot, as we would uerve ted, in tiny bowls which would contuin about a tablespoon- fui. But as this is very alcoholic, a cup is enough to stimulate. Aud F noticed that it was poured fur tne children as well ag the adult-zuests. Then the cold-meat course, salads, pickled seaweed, the fish course with. relish, next fow!, cut into small pieces, and easily lifted with the chopsticks, and vegetables in rich gravy; meat courses, several highly sea- soned; noodles, and steamed rice, and, last, of all, the soup! When the last guest had laid down her ivory chopsticks with a murmur- ed ‘Slowly, please,’”’? we all rose from the table and withdrew to another room. Here we chatted with several ladies, among whom was an old lady of sixty—her face so placid that one could haveimagined her life to have been free from sor- row, Yet to Mrs. H——’s polite question regarding her honorable | family she replied that, of thir- teen children, not one was living! As the twilight deepened we excused ourselves on plea of fa- tigue from our journey, But soon, hearing the crying of a little boy,. we: returned to the living-room, and found the boy’s mother steeping some herb tea, which she gave as a remedy for his indigestion, About seven o’clock Mrs. Lee invited us to partake of a “‘light supper,’’ which we declined. with expres- sions of our appreciation of the' bounty of her afternoon banquet. But, to my dismay, the little sick lad was seated at a table, eating] - ‘|as heartily as before of the rich viandg. Next morning we rose early, and after breakfast the eldest of the five Lee brothers took us on ‘a tour of inspection over his es- tate, He showed us the site ofa new school which they have now built,, where Western subjects are being taught according to approved methods. The view over the hillside was most pictur- esque, ‘ (to be coneluded) Lakelse Valley The executive meeting of the Lakelse Community Club was held on Thursday evening last and another dance was arranged, for March 21. 'W. T. Atwood is busy prepar- ing for his new house. Qe pee Herman Freckman was home for the week-end, The lowest temperature for the week ending March 4th was 20 degrees and the highest 44.- An estimated average for the week would be around 36 degrees, the low temperature of twenty being recorded on Thursday last before the break in the weather. Usk Skeena’s Industrial Centre Or etre pese® et G. H. Hayward arrived in Usk last Wednesday from Edmonton, and after spending a few days at the Canada Products mill, in which he is interested, left for the east on Saturday night. It is proposed to resume operations at an early date. Archie Carmichael, of the Dar- danelles, Copver River, is spend: ing a few days in town, as the guest of Jas. Darby. | Mrs, D. McClarty was the guest of honor at a farewell dance held in Bethurem Hall on Saturday. The hosts on the oecasion were the wide ecirele of friends which she has made while a resident of wishing her ‘'bon veyage’’ while regretting her departure from the community, in the welfare of which she has taken an active interest. They look forward pleasurably to her return, with her four little girls, who accom- pany their mother to Southern Washington, where Mrs. MeClar- ty hopes to find renewed health. Dan. McClarty will remain here to keep the home fires burning, James Lioyd left on Thursday’s freight with a carload of effects and horses, to start operations in New Hazelton as a blacksmith and transfer.. Amos Wells, who is associated, also helped to fill the car with: livestock and furni- ture. The evacuation looked like a polar-expedition, and the ven. erable Jim like an intrepid ex- plorer. The best wish that Usk extends to him is that: his sunny smile gains him the same foot- holdin New Hazelton as it did deservingly here, The first carload of lumber to be. shipped from the- mill: of ‘the . Skeena Lumber Co. went out last: Usk, and these joined heartily in|: Here and There An “Gnuzual consignment aut passed through Montreal recently in the ‘eare of the Dominion Express Com- pany when six Rocky Mountain sheep a rs me ee ae sen ree Pn tt EE, ‘of a zeological exhibit there. The animals, which are valued at $600, came from the National Park at Banff, Alberta. Alberta farmers. have recently been shipping a new commodity te the market. During the past few years there has been a considerable increase in the number of bee-keep- ers and last. year 140 keepers had‘a total production of nearly 60,000 pounds of honey, valued at approxi- mately $15,000. The exact number of bees is not known. Contract for aeroplane spruce has been made between Vickers Limited, manufacturers of aeroplanes, ‘and Frank L, Buckley, of Vancouver, B.C The spruce will be logged on the Queen Charlotte Islands and milled at the Buckley Mill! at Port Clement, on Graham Island and at Burrard mill, in Vancouver. The contract cells for the delivery of two million feet during 1926. Canada leads the world in automo- bile exports’ in proportion to produc- tion, domestic sales or ownership of motor vehicles or to population. Not relatively but absolutely the automo- bile exports of the Dominion are only exceeded by those of the United States. Since 1920 the motor vehicle exports of Canada have nearly doubled, the increase being from 9.8 per cent. to 17 per cent. of the auto- mobile export trade of the world. A special train of forty-two cara containing nearly 900 head of steck for export to Great Britain, arrived at the Canadian Pacific Railway's cently. These, added to shipments from Packingham, Ont., Toronto and other points in Ontario and Quebec, made up what eattlemen claimed to be the greatest concentration of Canadian cattle for export in the his- tory of the trade. From the yards the cattle were shipped by special train to the ship's side at St. John, N.E, When the round-the-world eruise passengers aboard the Canadian Pa- cific steamship “Empress of France,” reached Egypt recently, they were entertained by Enani Khattab, a prominent sheik holding authority aver a large number of villages along the Nile. Unfortunately, the sheik succumbed to a sudden attack _of heart failure. The visitors from across the Atlantic before returning to their ship were permitted to at- tend the funeral, which was con~ ducted in the desert with weird and impressive religious rites, an ex- perience few world-travellers have known, Between 300,000 and 460,000 Cana- dians and Americans of Norwegian origin will gather at Minneapolis and St. Paul in June next to cele- brate by a great national gathering the hundredth anniversary of the landing of the first organized party of Norwegian settlers on this con tinent. President Coolidge, King Haakon of Norway and Lord Byng, Governor-General of Canada, have been invited to attend. Meetings of some forty Norwegian organiza- tions, divine service by the Bishop of Oslo (fornferly Christiania), ficld ‘sports, musical contests and historte pageants ‘will make up’ ‘the pro- gramme. week. lt was “18” dressed, he- ing the product of the new Yates planer which was recently in- stalled.and which has‘a capacity of 280 feet per minute. were shipped to Austria to form part | ‘Bast End stock yards, Montreal, re- - _ im Hotel Prince Rupert A REAL Goop HoTBL ea a TA aes te Oe Z Prince Rupert B.C. H. B. Rocu#ester, Manager Rates 1.50 per day up. The Bulkley Hotel E. E. Orchard, Owner European or American Plan The headquarters for the Bulkley Valley. Tourists and Commercial men find tnis a grand hotel to stop at. All trains met. Autos, livery or rigs saddle horses provided. Smuthers, B.C. weer sme HE Omineca Hotei Cc. W. Dawson Manager Beat attention to tourists and to commerciai men. 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