pin Be that the German erui-
. S@rg. Scharnhorst, Gneisenau. and.
Leipsig. have. been sunk in ‘the

7 j + Dee! 95: 10.10 p. me
th e British squadron under.com-
_mand of Vice- Admiral Sir Fred-

; erick” Sturde, chief of. the war

staff, ‘engaged a: German “squad-

ron: under : ‘Count. yon. ‘Spee,’ off

- Falkland: ‘Islands, in the south
Atlante,
or}

porners

ees were the armored cruiser
Gneisenau. and the protected cru-
“ise, Leipzig, three German war-

ships; that,..iad been menacing

British, shipping, and part of a
‘squadron which sank the British
er isers Goodhone and Monmoiath

‘Yesterday and won’ a

from. Servian’ ‘headquarters ‘that:

of daring. the fight: ‘and .accord-
ing’ to’ latest’: reports. are being}
pursued. At the: same time: ‘two
colliers'v were captured.

are no other incidents of import. |¢

vance of, our: troops. before Par-| :
‘villieres,: and a German. attack on
Tracy-Le-Val whickt ‘were: re=]
‘pulsed. ©

Rome, Dec. 10—The Serviain|
“| legation makes. public: a: report

the Servian army has wona com-
plete victory,. resulting: in} the
recapture of the towns of Valjeve
land Vshitza in Servia, ' and’ rout
lof two Austrian corps. The re-
port gays the ‘Austrians abandon-
ed. everything, even their treas-
ury : chest... The’ Servians- took
20, 000 prisoners, fifty cannon and:

| PiedraBuena,. states. that three
| Parlay Dee:: 10=-Offiéial “mpere |

ance to report other than an: ad-| °"*

‘| for military reasons, they have,
been compelled to place mines off:

Ge i dia Gealeost Scharnhorst, Gages aa Leipaig - sare Sent to the Bottom of! :
i Atlantic, Off. Falkland: Islands—Nurnberg and Dresden’ Tot ok Flight ©’ :
» But Are Being Pursued—Sank Geodhope and. Monm a

| posed : the German quadron: made |:

uth.

Buends miei Dec. 0 Ay ‘wire-
less message to’the «minister of |
marine’ from\the ‘commander. of.
the. Argentine: wat: transport

‘German’ tmerchantmen were. sunk
by: ‘British or ‘Japanese: -warships
off f the coast tof f Tierra Det Fuego.

——-

The ‘Russian’ government has|,
notified all. neutral. shipping that

the Russian-Turkish. coast and i in
ports on the Black: Sea: Neutral
shipping must proceed at its 0 own
risk i in futare. » cas

Petrograd, Dee. 19— The evac.||
uation. by the. Russians, of: Lodg,.
Russian Poland, is ‘admitted j inal.

semi- official communication issued |. B

today, : ‘though: the. statement also.
adds. that. the: ‘Russians, did. not

was. giver UB. as

fiom: ‘the Cordillera group at Kit.

: ed ‘would:converge at: ‘depth;

British | ‘Columbia...
N /samples -which . Mr. Wells had
a ot showed goad- ‘sized: pieces of: gold

“Jin the rock. Very: high assays:

loose.‘a:-man , when the” eatin -

Ore: ‘shipments. will be mat

selas: about the first of the. year
or ‘very soon. afterward: James
‘Wells was-in. Prince Rupert: last
week. with a. number. of: samples
of ‘ore. which: ‘he: lett at: the: ‘board
of ‘trade: rooms. To the Omineca:
Herald: he: stated that they had
four. good veins which ‘he beliey-

‘The property is: situated; wwithin
a thousand feet.of the railway. ‘at

|Usk' and -the. shipping: problem .is |

a very simple one. It is. a gold-;

copper. property and i is one. of the|,. —_

most notable. discoveries made: in'}:
‘Some. of. the.

have been, received, but: ‘they are
not working ¢ on. the assays; ‘they.
know that: ‘they: have: the: real

|The: Cordillera. group. shows: x

and ‘it. will: be: sent to the’

ore that. -smelter. requires, The
gold valuea can. be extracted: and’.
-thus help out ‘the: copper. values
the latter metal. being at a, ow.
figure. ‘in’ the. market. just: now

‘cellent promise -of. makin;
and. ‘profitable mine. 7” we

(a

"Stl Help. us Too

>The ‘Toron to: special Orrespor
dent ofthe’ Boston: Co mercial

ture of tsharpnel. Arrangements

- BULKLEY. = ALLEY.

_ BALE VALE

Organs or Another" Year Al Re-
_-ports ‘Were: Encouraging and
7 Were Adopted

the anual imeéting of the Bal-|
“leg Valley Agricultural Associa-
tion and ‘Farmers’. “Tnstitate, was

raitatine wee present. “Those
interested i in:.the success ‘of the|
‘annual exhibition: “were -very -Cp-:

ae ‘President. Ei ae ply occupi-
, ed: the chair: and. called: the: meet- |.
ing to: ofder, *

past: year’ 8° ‘business: ‘and: its ‘was
adopted.” ;

"Secretary, H.

- Institute. Theetings ‘throughout |
‘The !:
meetings. last: winter. were 80: sue- |’

_ timistic iy anaira the. weather was | meeting on, Dec: 26,

“He presented: his’ oo
yery satisfactory’ ‘report’ on: the}

mare GUANROsGHLREE Soieneee
nection’, with the: holding” of: the.
valley. during this. “winter.

cessful that. they will be contin- |,
ued, . ‘The dates . are to. be fixed |,
py. H. E. Walker, B.S. A. and R.
| Bameay. B. 8. A.
.To-deal: with the. question, of
separ g the Farmers’ Institute |:
froni. the. Fair Association it ‘was.
decided: ‘to “hold: ‘another, general |

The: Meeting. hen. ‘adjourned.

a he HUNDRED:

i

int West of Cowan's Ot s Ou Workings « on
Rocher: ‘Deboule—Mine New.
“Ready for’ Soting

J. B Omer lett thie].

‘INDIAN JOHN’ MAY

¥ There: was: a ‘discussion’ In’: cons a

|ed'from the coast Wednesda

FEET. T. GOOD ORE = = |

“SENTENCED TO DIE}

Poand Guilty. of Murdéring Albert fay-|
lor “Time Set for His: Death
is : March Sth

a

At the. supreme ‘court -sessions|_
in Prince Rupert this week’ John
May, ‘al Hazelton India

found ‘guilty® of the: murder ‘of |

Albert Taylor’ a couple of jonths

* He was séntenced : to hang
on "March 5th; : Chief Minty and
his twenty: ‘odd witnesses: retuin-

Farther, they have to.re-

., ih none * tie whom we are’ ‘atl . Ne
war, | ‘cg.
cognize ‘that Kol getting | is stim:

(chee . 7
But? Rupert peop e ‘may all be

proud: of their: drydoek: . It: willl:
1 be: the’ largest: on ‘the’. Pacific. ‘and!
. will ie ut or e anv. ship afloat | a : oh

constructed there.

with the work and, aver two-hun-(%
dred men are employed — much to|’
the. benefit of the. city... . The .Do-
minion . ‘government is. directing
the work: and it is hoped it, willy,

Believe That Theis Syst System of Hisqueto rT.

Fighting Would Hold the En-
: amy, for a While oa

Splendid progress i ai being made |“ nd

> Eatip. Two Companies. of the: .
Sal Nation. Braves...

‘at the front. -

Solotiel ‘hopes: to: see’

sinelter.as° it is just’ ‘the ind: ‘of:

writing: under ‘date: of: -Nov,.:4;.°
said: ‘The © silver-lead. sindustry:.
‘of the: Kootenay: district: will: -be
‘stimulated. by. ‘the : heavy. orders
Jet. by: the: British” government” to:
Canadian firms:for: ‘the:manifac: °

| have. ‘been made with’ -the- smelt. >
Jing ‘company at Trail B.‘C: for-a -
[supply of lead for shatpnel: bals:

Col Mervit’Olfers $25,000. t6 = -

CoN Wm. Hate Me 0

he: ‘vill put up “$05, 000: ‘to ope et a
two: ‘companies: of: the. Six: ‘Nation. ep
Indians: who are anxious to. serve
ae ‘These Indians did. ||
- ; extellent'work in 1812-14 and ‘the’ mk