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“"S  HAZELTON, B:C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1917.

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| Local NEWS -

a Items ot Personal’ ‘Interest’ From
“Hazelton and. Scrroaning
. District .

“4 es D.: i. Haynes, the mining man,
7 wisi in town. .

a w. Goldbloom, the cH-boyer,
‘is ‘in town,

: W. J: Sweendy a came: Sap “from:
‘the Rocher. de Boule on t Wednes-
"day. as

Road Superintendent’ 1 Tr,
Dunlop, arrived i in "Hazelton this
reeks ok we -

pe

a department: Lis: spending” a vaca-}
a Hon in Victoria. ~

fe “Bnd: Lieut A. E Player senda
vee from’ England. the season, s greet-
- ines-to all the: oldtimers. of 7He:
gelton, .

a “ Banvy Brefaine lefts on the de-

colayed Tuesday train: for: Cal for-
nia, where. he- will N spend thie
© winter,” -

~The Rocher’ de Boule | inine has
closed dowh until Jan, Bi in order

me “that 1 negessary repai rs to machin-
rae ery. may. ‘be. effected. “Ee
The ‘Red. Gross: Committee in
= bhaFge of. the: rammare gale” “hela
ve recently” ‘wishes. +o: thanie: those]
: aided with contributions and labor.

7 towards 1 ‘the areat : success sof the
7 affalr.-- Boe ts

“Remember: tha. Basket, “Social
cand Dance ij inthe Northern Hotel,.

New: Hazelton, ‘on: New: ‘Year’ s

. Eve. 7A ‘hearty. invitation i is ex-

oe tended,to- all. Proceeds i in n aid of
% the Red. Cross. ee my,

Among ‘the victims of the ‘al:

~ ifax disaster. waa Mrs. F. D. Rice,
~ who, as Misa Hollingsworth, was
e member of ‘the Hazelton . -Hos-

™ pital, staff some. ten. ‘years ago,
~ Mrs.-Riee’s. husband, a civil yen-

_gineer, was- recently . “invalided
iy om the. Front, °

. cam

‘with . thanks ‘the * “Teceipt of the

“‘the'sum of $17: 50: from. the j junior
WAL’ ‘These * ‘amounts ‘w.élre
allotted by the ‘ladies ‘and: Rirls
o out of the proceeds of the. ‘sale, of
5 work. held last week, Rae

A veal honest-to- -goodness: chie-
° “ken dinner was participated { in

‘on: ‘Sunday evening last by. nearly
. all ‘ofthe people of “Hazelton;
who. ‘as the guests of Henry: Bret-
“gins, Were ‘treated to as much
“chieken. BS. ‘they’ ‘could. eat. and
‘ more. besides,” “Many. of . thé

| eras |

| Se ” PARAGRAPHS ,

adi Kz Prost: of “thé ‘ASRESSOt a]

"Phe. Soldiers ‘Aid acknowledges

7 _stim of lat from: ithe W.A.,. “and |: ,

: activity on’ “Monday, ¢ owing to the].

| spent Wednesday . in. town -on

“Melbourne, Dee. £2: —Con-
| seription | has ‘secured half a
million votes on the half of
‘| the | returns already i in, “but

700,000. have ‘registered a-.
gainst it..

Premier Hughes.

‘of. Australia says if- the.
| measure is defeated,’ ‘parlia-
ment will make the men of
Australia do their duty.

7

‘NEWS OF THE :

Nee eee FROM
1 SMITHERS

(Prom Our Special Correspondess)

Mes, “AL E: Camphell, cof ‘Bar-.
vier, Be G.gsvas. visiting | friends
in: town’ his ‘week. - “Mrs. Camp-
bell is an: ‘oldtimer. fh the Bulkley
Valley, ard, “Tike % everyone else
who ~has- lived here, sarefers this:
| to. any other portion of BG."

- Mrs. M. E. Lyneh returried: on
Saturday. from: ‘Prince’ Rupert;
after a business trip to the city.

Miss Ethel: Kilpatrick hag: 7e-
turned from..a “week's ‘Visit to
Prince Rupert, Co

Idered it irepossthle” for. Mr. “May {-
to get, the: skating ink “Ingo
shape: sas “

Rev. W.. M: “Bett was: ‘assisted
in last. Sunday evening’ $ service
by: his’ brother, Rev. Re Oe ‘Sestt,,
of Hazelton: The special ' music
“wag: sreutly | appreciated by a
large! congr egation.. ¢

Migs. Margaret, Kilpatiiek: ‘will
arrive. ‘home ¢ on Sunday from Ed-
monton, to-spend the. Christmas
_ | vacation™ ‘with her parents,

went AR ie

Dr, and Mrs: Maclean expect | -
|.to Spend: Christmas at Hazelton,
ag, the: suests of “Dr tand Mrs.
Wrineli..

Mis E: Middleton and. “Mrs:

EY ‘Lynch ‘left. an Wednesday:
iS visit Mr: and Mrs. W..J, Or
[Neil at Francois Lake, °°

: We 3. Henry eft on Tuesday? 8
delayed train for ‘Hazelton, 7

“At Kennedy Hall: on ~the day!
after” Christmas, | the ‘Smithers
Red: Cross: branely will pivea big"
var iety, show. Enough said!

Smithers. was the seené of much

election. - Ranchers - from” ‘the
surrounding: country wer @ among.
thoae who spent the day i in town.
“George. Finley, a Topley ‘vaneh-
ér, has’ heen apendlng a few days|:
in town, renewing’ old equa
ances, mys

Dr. Badgero;-U the: dentist, “his?
gone. to Hazelton. hoe

» Mrs ‘and: Mra. ‘Chester “ibaa

‘business, ar

in full accord with Wilson’s out-
line of the war. aims that fight
“for the world’ ‘Ss democracies and
not for the rediligation ‘of selfish’
Br ‘tain seeks no terri-|
torial e ixtetision xcept. that which |
an interpational
agrees | as’ me
seeurily.
wriven : ta’ the commons Thursday
“has” the: Gnanimous support “of
the “guvennitient. *
* only: the: elimination of the stan-
ding menace: ‘of the German out-
pasts in Africa, and supports the} -
claims ‘of’ Prange and Jtaly, and
the settlemauit’ ol ‘the Balkans;

desires,

"| GERMANS AND.

‘Weather conditions ‘have. ren- a

ed hal thie Gur mins have refused
thet Russian’ peace” ter ms: ‘and ite}. ‘
Bolsheviki ‘delegates juive been
recalled ‘to Petr oxrad. -
‘cision does not mean, the’ resilimp-
tion 4€ hoatilities on the, Russian

“fr ont immediately, as a month’s
armistice has ulteady been ag.
reed. upon, : ‘

FAVOR MOVE BY:
“JAPS Iv SIBERIA -

is Anxious to strike. at. Germany:
. by vecupyirig Siberi ia.
lied diplomats favor: the move in
view ofthe possibitity of Teuton:
domination of all: “Russia, °
even the. Rast,

consul at Viadivostok. says ‘troops
are needed al that ‘port. -

U- boats: are being Vago,
: ITALIANS REGAIN

aloie and east of the: Brenta we
deprived theé enemy of aconsider-
able potion of his. Tuesday gain
~ ‘The: ‘German official statement
today indicated - the. definite: aa-

. sumption. of an. offensive: by the
Italians. "
js -one..of. the ‘Rateways to 0, the|
‘Venetian plains... * eo

DE sab cuEny REIG.

BRITAIN. IS FIRM i

AS TO. HER
~ AIMS:

‘wate To ‘Self . Fegadisemen |

- Bat Will ‘Secure Future
- Peace’ of World.

* London, Dees. “22: -—Britain: is

pace cunference
sary fh future |.
Lloyd: George’ 8 pledge

‘Tt demands

RU: (fla DISAGREE}
Landon, Dee. :

02: It is report-

“This de.

“Washington, Dee, 29:— ~Japan

Some Al-

“and
“the. ‘Ammet ican

‘Daniels anhounces, that. more

LOST: POSITIONS
Rome, Dee. 22: At Monte As-

The -Agalone: position.

“IN RUSSIAN GA IT

jing, when, as a “breaking-up”’

| three- act play, met. with excep-
"| tional approval.

splendid collection of Christmas

morous cantata’é: ever written.

. er A spécial Christmas. bervice
lawl be held: in’ the. tote

H Quebee, Dec, 22: —The
| proposal that the province
‘of Quebec secede from the |
“Confederation is advanced
‘in a motion introduced in jf
the provincial legislature by

J. N. Francceur, M,P,Pfor™|
‘Lotinbiere. The motion will
come up for diseussion on:
January’ 8:

CHILDREN SHOW.
, MUCH TALENT ~
ENTERTAINING

A very y pretty ‘affair was stag-
ed at the schoolhouse last even-

entertainment the pupils of the
school. perfor med before - their
assembled” parents; and: friends.

The rendition of the solos, dusts,
choruses and récitations was very
delightful, reflecting great credit}.
on the teacher, : Miss Wentzel.

“The Snow-Shovel Brigade’, a

“Santa’ Claus”’,
in the jperson of “Uncle. Jagk”
‘Newiek, distributed. ‘well: earned
par cols to the children.-

entation was made to~her from
the. giatefal parents and children:

Dr. Wrineh concluded the. eve-
ning: “with-a few cor ‘dial 1 remar ks
of appreciation ‘of: the. enter tain-
ment and of the. labor cntailed' in
its production, ; _ .

A Christmas CGatata

“Santa’s Santagrams,’ a 1 Christ-
mas “cantata; will be! pr esented
by’ the young people of New> Ha-
zelton, assisted by a tlumber from
Hazelton, in the Town Hall, New
Hazelton, .on Thursday. Dee, 27,
1917. ° ‘This cantata ‘contains a

melodies, which, combined with
a strikingly: original: ‘plot, make
it one of. the best sind: most hu-

affair will, after deducting, ex!
penses, be devoted to the funds
of the Navy. League, for the re+
lief of the famities of sailors whot
‘have lost, their lives i in submarine
attacks, ‘your eegehiee" is- most
ear, neatly requested,

» Methodist! Church’

3 UNION GETS*:

| But 50 Far Libetal Leads in Skeena :

: Appended herewith i is a ‘list. ot

‘Dominion election i in Sleena ‘ai
, . the remoteness of ‘some of the - 7

ituras are hot yet available. ©

- Endako-- wn "e

oAs.an-appr eciation of the > Past :
services: of. Miss ‘Wantzel, “a: “pres- brea re

| New'Hagzelton -, ..

[Ocean Falls ., 7 82-184".
Pacific Poe ye Bo ae
Port’ Essington - nv 3.0. ahs
Port Simpson 9-48
Prince Rupert | . 478 * EBS |
Refuge Bay: . 12
Remo. 2 a

As the ‘collection. ‘taken - ab “the Oo

Rocher de Boule Mine Go. Bd:
Skeena Crossing. . Zoo be
|Smithers .°  . 60. 99.
South Bulkley. .° 8 ° 6»
Stewart. .: ot 6 BBE
Swanson Bay. 88. 59.5
Telkwa eee ca AB 4d a
Terrace. . 9. 44. B10
Usk: 2 7 ee 6 TD,
Election Sammary - _
, Libs - Un:

Prince Edward Id. 40 5° :.-0*
Nova Scotia ... of an an

. | Saskatchewan -
"| Alberta. ecb. mo
- Britiah. Columbia”

- GOOD MAjORITY

a +-Soldiers May ‘Turn. vee : 7

“However aes ae

‘the returns from ‘the points - ‘ate.
which votes ‘were cast in- the -

trict on’ ‘Monday last. - Owing to”:
towns and settlements their. re
Ag.
will be séen, the face of the may.
jorities favor Fred. Stork, the ae
Liberal candidate, ‘to the extent.”
of: nearly 500 votes, ‘but ‘there Che
‘are considerably more than pe
number. of soliliers votes, which: -
‘when counted, are expected - to =
elect: Col. Peck by: a! ‘handsorné:
majority: re ere
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Claxton , -
Cedarvale

Alice Arm. 748 49
Anyox 6-0. 33 288. ge
Bella Coola’... 87 | eee
BurasLake . 2) 8 -. 21°.
8 WS

Hagensborg.. .

Houston.) 0.0 iy 5
Kitsumkalum °° °2./ 2 1!
Kitwangar a
Lakelse .:. 6...
‘Lawn Hill,
Lorne. Creek ,

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