ee ~ gis a VOL VIL, NO, 28: LOCAL NEWS - “PARAGRAPHS _ Ttems of Personal Interest From |. _ down from Smithers on Thurs-| vache returned from the coast _ -this week, _ : “ment to the Victory loan, which Poo ‘Advertisers Secure Results by using Miner columns, “ve ‘Subscribers Secute the Reliable News of the Northern Intetior. rf _ HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1918 ~ Hazelton and Surrounding - ~~ District '-. James: Brown. came up from Pacifie on Monday, . ” Geo. Soudack,of Prince George, came in on Tuesday. =—=—, Dr, “McKie came down from, Smitherg on Tuesday. —_ A. Jenkins, of Francois Lake, came in on Sunday, Lee Jackman, of. Smithers, “came down on Thursday. - Ernest Profit,of Fr neois Lake, : "Was a visitor over the weekend. Misa Dorcas McDougall came day. . Gea, H. Hangejan,- of Turtle- fort Sask., visited Hazelton this ‘A. D. Mackay, of Houston, was among the waek’s vistlors i in town. | at eo) ete t cp R. Keele, the Francois Lake = “Don’t forget your third inatal, fell due yesterday. | WEEKLY DEBATES . _{eratié form of government is the | numbers on the program, accom- PROVE ENJOYABLE . ENTERTAINMENT| Theweekly debates are growing in interest and favor, and'at the| . )same time helping to bring near- es at the Hospital relieved and greatly needed sterilizer, © The subject of the debate next Tuesday will bé ‘That a demo- best for every country.”? . There will be four leading speakera and after these have spoken ~ any members of the audience who wish to speak will be given an opportunity ta do so. The votes of the meeting will then be taken both as to the merits of the speeches and the form of govern- ment favored, - There will.be several . ‘musical panied ‘by Mrs, Hoskins, and J. Melnnes wilt give another of his always _ welcome and. popular “‘habitant”’ recitations. The chair will be taken at 8:30 by Dr. ‘Wrineh, and a ‘collection will be made. : ‘These entertainments. will be held on -each Tuesday evening until the amount requi! red for the purchase.of the sterilizer ig ob- tained. . . FARMERS ELECT GERMANY WILL er the day that will see the nurs- cheeréd by the possession of the |. and virtually all German morning of the Berlin newspapers of them have not been issued owing to striking employees: - Americans _ “SHOOT TO. _ KILL” Says Official Statement on Strike---Meetings are Banned Amsterdam: Feb, 2:—-Germany is ready to.“‘shoot to kill?’ as a final desperate means of putting down the general strike and ‘‘no distinction will be niade between strikers and others,” it was offi- cially annouticed in ‘Berlin today. Allpublic meetings in Germany were banned. today by order of ‘the supreme. command, in an ef- fort to. suppress the Reneral Strike, London, Feb. 2:—Little fresh information ‘on the strike move- ment has come through today, newspapers teaching here had been delayed'in transit. None Wednesday have: been received in Amsterdam, and several of - Take Over ~ Part Front Washington, F Feb, 2:—Ameri- ~ visiting Mr, and Mrs. R. §. Sar- + eoast on Thursday. "- government office staff here, left “this week ‘for re-examination by the medical board, He returned ‘on ‘Wednesday. -_ ; ing of some thousands ‘of dollars |}. - Upon: the part of the: chiefs who ; 8 are giving the high time. at : “Roy Hobart, of the Giant Pow. der Co., came up from Prince Rupert this week. AK number of the townspeople drove over to New Hazelton for], the dance on “Tuesday evening Jast. Otto Utterstrom arrived on Sunday from Fort St. James to join the staff of tha Hudson's): Bay Co, Miss Barbeau, who has been gent, returned to Prince ‘Rupert on Tuesday. *- NEW OFFICERS _ At the annual meetings of the Kispiox Farmers” Institute and the Kiapiox Live Stock Associa- tion, held on Jan.. 16, the follow- ing officers were elected: Kispiox Farmers’ Institute— President—Matt, Halliday. — _ Vice-pres.—Jas. Swann. Secy.-Treas.—P. H, Sheehan. Auditers—Johh Love, J. EB. Johnson. | Kispiox Live Stock Association— President—Matt. Halliday, Vice-pres.—John Love, Seey.-Treas. —P, HL Sheehan, [ment and enjoyment to the good " R. H, Machin, who’ ‘has been| f connected with the.Union Bank for several months, left ‘for the “OV. Wright, ' who recently | f severed his connection with the on Tuesday for Victoria. Jai. Tannock, ‘of the govern- ment: office staff went to Rupert Daring the paat “week the’ In. | diana locally have. been holding aj big potlatch, involving. the spend- UNE Yietoria, Feb, 2:—Through -; -eontracts placed by the. 3 British? E British Columbia's shi p-. F building program is to be augmented by the construc- tion ‘of: forty wooden ships, aggregating a total tonnage ~of 140,000,. according to an . Announcement: made today — by 2° shipping’ authority, ” Twenty of these ships will ° — be built by the British-Am- “TE erlean- Shipbuilding & En. gineering: Co. ‘at Vancotiver “ and . the remainder ‘of the. - Vessel will he constructed ; here, rovernment direct, lature," were ‘adjudged winners | {were added to ‘the. fund. by: a col- & Leggatt, ‘of. ‘Vancouver, . Wes vp can forces in France have taken over permanently a.sector of the fighting front, and will hereafter fight alongside the Allied soldiers, it waa learned officially today, AFFIRMATIVES WIN WEEKLY DEBATE The weekly debate in aid of the ‘Hazelton Hospital sterilizer fund, held in St. Andrew's Hall on Monday evening last, was productive of much amusement lcrowd which ‘attended. Before the-actual debate was commenced Rev. Scott and Arthur Leverett rendered an instrumental duet, and J. J. McInnes gave a delight- fully humorous recitation entitled ‘How Baptiste: Came Home.’’ R. H. Machin and W. Wattie; speaking in tha” ‘affirmative: on} ‘'Resolved—That’ women Should . be permitted to enter the lagis- of the debate over the negative champions, Rev. R. GC. Scatt and] J. F. Maguire,’ - Fifteen. dollars lection taken at: -the conclusion of the evening’ a entertainment. “G, J. Brown, of Wood, Vallanes NEWS OF THE _ WEEK FROM Mee { From Our Special Correspondent) George on Tuesday. at cards on Friday evening, Dr. McKie went to Hazelton on Tuesday to assist at tne @ Hos- pital, Arthur Gagne, who. has been to Smithers on Tuesday. Pat Carr spent a few days in town during the week, The town hall association has pirehaged a piano from B. M: Hoops. . Lee Jackman, -who recently sold his cafe business here. left on Tuesday's train for Hazelton, Alex. 5. Millar and young son were in town for a couple of days during the week, The special music in the Meth- odist Church last Sunday evening was greatly enjoyed by a large congregation. Mr. Jack Paschal has! ‘returned from the coast, Harry ‘Evans, the piano tiiner, was _busy in town for a day or two this week, Mr,. and Mrs.. Jas Kennedy drove to Telkwa on Sunday, — Heavy Toll is Taken by Hun _ _Baby-Killers Paris, Feb, 2: —Forty-five per- sons were killed, including eleven women and five children, and 207 were wounded in Wednesday night's air raid by the Germans on Paris, it was announced offi- cially today. Qe 7 PE TET ETT TTY meer Perrys) prises Rupert, Feb, 1:-— Fi “W. P, Hinton, general manager of the Grand Trunk’ 3 Pacific Railway, says that .3 that railway will spend a quarter ofa million dollars: in, Prince Rupert this year, A. brick depot, machine. 3 ‘shops and a roundhouse will be built, and ‘a 1000-foot 3 wharf will be ‘constructed, | Acontract has been closed ; - for the hauling of 4000 cara ° of airplane ‘spruce this & suim- omer, . There is a prospect of the . drydock: being operated on- a large scale, according to : confidential information niv- en to.the city: by Mr,. Hin- “ton, eo oe ’ : a. business. visitor ‘during: the 7 week. _. SMITHERS! Jack Carr returned from Prince Mrs. M. E; Lynch entertained .|Patrons of Hazelton Hospital, sojourning in Quebec, returned |. q g ere -|that most worthy institution, patients are drawn tends to en- - ‘past yea every economy has” j | pene of operating have increased uy }/so greatly that: active steps ‘to! fand., Chappell, ‘Misses Tallan | Goddara and Smith, and ; ed. bre the ladies, . STRESS. YEAR Finances in Good Shape---Many Improvements Needed ; to Buildings . At the annual meeting of the held on Jan. 24, there wasan . . unusally large attendance, show- ing the great general interest of the local people in the affairs of ‘which hasbeen in ‘operation for _ fourteen years. . Q The aim of the management: has ever been to keep abreast of the times or a little in advance, © and the present efficiency of, and : work being perfor..ed by our _ local hospital is most praise-— worthy. The printed annual report was ~ read and explained very ably and thoroughly by the medical super. intendent, showing that the pop- , ularity of the institution is’ being maintained and is increasing, The very large field from, which ~ hance-the importance of the ‘hos- pital and very. general ‘Support ig necessary in order to maintain the present standard.. The financial part, while satis- factory on the whole from a. business standpoint, shows that great economy has been the pol- ; icy of the management. Econ- omy is excellent in its place, but forced economy,or over economy, + evidences of which appear in the statement, does not lend itself to greater efficiency. During the been practiced in order to keep the expenditures of the Hospital within the income, Various: matters demanding attention. in the way of improvements and re- pairs have been postponed for ” lack of funds. Thes cost‘of — _ maintenance and the general ex. = relieve the situation will certain. - ly be necessary in order to maine . tain and carry on the work. of the institution of which we are _ all ‘go justly proud. oe The musical: programme. Ww much “appreciated, ‘the atti RS. Saigent was re weryyyy dai bh adhe pasa Patrone’ representative: on adviaory, hoard : -