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_ in the commons.

'. HAZELTON, B, ©. SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1918: - -

PRICE $2.00 A YEAR

. Much-Debated Measure Car-
ried‘in Commons by One

-’ Hundred Votes to Sixty’

House'Will Reject Messure—Govern-
ment . May Undertake. Reform | of
Senate. if Bill. ‘is Killed There.

—
--Oltawa, May 12 -—The naval

bill, ‘has passed the committee

- stage andi is now ready. for. the
third reading and the final vote
! Before the
week ends the bill will be passed
and gent to the senate. Liberals

_ think the majority in the upper].

the Liberals.

house is prepared to throw out
the bill. It is well known, how-
ever, that many of the Liberal
senators -are opposed to such a
course, and: many believe the

senate will accept the measure,

If the bill is rejected, the gov-
ernment will probably start a

, ‘vigorous campaign for senate

reform,

totter

Ottawa, May’ 18:—The naval
bill waa adopted by the house of

_+ Cobumong;-0n:A- division, at_.mid-|

night, one hundred votes being
.. counted for the government ‘and
7 sixty for the. opposition,

Bight
Nationalist ‘members voted with} ~
The six months’
hoist was’ moved by Sir Wilfrid

- Laurier and defeated by 103

*S

to 70,

_ The bill . .Was quietly debated
all, day, all proposed amendments
being defeated. | Brilliant
Speeches . were made by the

premier - and Martin Burrell.

. The Conservatives sang “* Rule
Britannia’’ when the house rose
- this: morning,

- Hoops-Kelly .

Tn Prine’, Rupert, on. Sunday
last, Migs - ‘Teresa | Kelly, a pop-
ular’ young: lady « “who hag heen
engaged in. hospital work, - was

. united in marriage to: Ernest M.

Hoops, of Aldermere. ‘Tha. mar-
_Ylage took place in the Roman
Catholic church, Rev. Father

os Bune, officiating’ and Misses Bar-
2 pen: and Moore attending the
; biide.. “Mr. and Mrs. Hoops are

7 ‘spending’ their honeymoon at the
Lo -bride’s former-home. i in Portland

. is to visit Berlin, «

and are expected to: return. to
“Aldermere in a few ‘weeks.
Needless to say, the . ‘popular
young touple will be the) )recipi-

ents of’ many. congratulations,

“Mr. Hoops is -a member of -the|:
well. rooye real. estate firm, of.
Tov & Hoops.

\
” Oyacturea to Germany

~ Lendon, May : 15: —Lord Morley

It is believed

his misaion is in;connection with

the Balkan settlement’ and the

. _atrangement’ of an Anglo-Get-
man understanding, © Delegates
from the: former ; warring’ eoun-
. triea are, fa: conference here, and
re .

4+mooge,

__| Beach, R, da. Rock, J..W. Austin

inaugyrated . -by the I W. Wee:
«| énded, ha ::

Wastefal Slaughter

By Indian Hanters|-

Coming out. from the Ground-
hog, _Amos ° Godfrey and W. J.
_.| Sweeney pasged the camp’ of. an
Indian who had- killed eleven
The’ Siwash had: his
klootchman and a child with hit
but it waa evident that they had

‘ino intention of using the meat of

> WHAT WILL SENATE DO?

Cijpeaiion Members . “Believe Upper:

more than one moose. The. ani-
mala had simply been killed for
their hides, which, after dress-
ing, bring about. seven ‘dollars |”
each: At this season, when the]:
moose are yarded i in the willows, |,
they are easily slaughtered, arid |.

Indians are reported to. have kill-

eda considerable number in the
Groundhog district,

‘George - Beirnes, ona trip to
the coalfield, employed an Indian,
who left hini to follow: a moose,
which he killed on a mountain | -
from which it was impofsible to
recover the méut, even had it
been needed, George discharged
the native, Jeaving: him to. eat
the moose, . :

These instances’ are not .ex-
ceptional, At’ Francois “Lake, a
couple of years. ago, one Indian
killed twenty-two. deer on the}.
spring crust, The animals, which
were in very poor | condition,
were left to rot, according” “tol.

witnesses.

aiNEncIS AE
SUCCESSFUL itst

‘That the dance given by the
Benedicts on Wednesday evening
was a‘big success was' the en-

thusiastic verdict of the large!
jerowd which attended as guests

of the married men. Sparing
neither effort nor expense, the
committea had converted: the big
assembly hall into a most. attrac-|;
tive ballroom, the lavish and ef-
fective ‘decorations making an
appropriate background: for the
gcene, while the music, furnished
by Gray's Prince Rupert orches-

_|tra, wasa real delight to. the

dancers. A ‘long’ program of
popular numbers was: concluded |
at three a&.m., practically every-|-
body. ‘remaining until the.'final|
dance...
The ladies responsible for the
refreshments had converted the
dining” room. into a bower of |:
beauty, i in which a supper of gur-
passing: excellence: “was served.
‘Many visitors were in atfend-
ance, . several being trom’ ‘Prince
Rupert and other comparatively.
distant points, ‘and all joined : ‘in
congratulating the’ Benedicts on

‘the success of their hospitable

effort. The ‘ladies and gentle.
men in charge of the dance were:
"-Patronesses: Mesdames E. H.

Hicks ° Beach, G: H. Graham,|:
TOW ‘Austin, W. Ji. Lynch, Ern-

ésf Gammon, and G. 0. Graham.
- Committee: Messrs. E.H. Hicks

G. 0. Graham, H.-H. MeVittie,
G. HL Grabiany, and ‘Erpeaty
Gammon ore os 7 :

A

L Ww: Ww. Strike Faila ;
Grand: Forka,” May “16: “The
strike.on the . Kettle: Valley line,

i

a

“Local a ha ;

Free Minere’ certificates expr

ing his usual health at the hosat
tal.

Geore- -A, Kerr, of Kitselas, |"
came up the river on Saturday’ 8
train, | .

- John ‘MePherson’ "éame. -over |:
the ‘trail’ from Tatla lake on
Tuesday. bse

“W. Se Henry. of Telewa, res

to the. coast,
dG. Ky Sealy is spending ale
few days at his ranch in “the f
Bulkley Valley. . ;
* J. A. Hetherington eame up}
from Prince Rupert to attend the
Benediets’-dance..

Robert Kelly and G. S. Hej-|
ward, of Vancouver, were: iy
Hazelton on Monday.

George T. Stewart, who repis-|
ters from Fraser Lake, was: in
town during the week.

" George M. Beirnes returned on
4) Wednesday from a successtl
business visit to Vancouver. - -

W. A. Williseroft went to Tel
kwaon Thursday, to superiitend
toad operations i in his district.

Jack Halley, the Hudson ‘Bay,|
‘mountain mining man, came in}.

here...

‘The board of trade: ig ‘prepar-
ing an exhibit of ores . for. dis-
play. i in the: FROME of the Vancou-
ver Progress Club. ”

The fire brigade was called out
on Tuesday evening fora chimney |'
fireat the residence. of W. W.
Wrathall. No damage was done,

W. H. Wark, of Prince Rupert,
is spending a few days in the
district, on business. He attend-
ed the. dance on Wednesday
evening. rn

A. C. Aldous, W. J. O'Neill,
and P, B, Carv-left yesterday for
a visit to the Valley towns and
an inspection of the Smithers
townsite.

~ Angas’A. MeDonald has pur.

oF

|chased in Calgary a carload of

saddlehorses and pack ‘animals,
which he will bring to Hazelton
next week. ls

0B. Adams, cof Telkwa, re-
turned from Vancouver on Satur-
day and apent a few days i in Ha-
zelton before going on. to the
Valley town.

R. C. Sinclair v was taken: sud-
denly ill while playing baseball
on Thursday evening. - He was
taken to the hospital, _ buy was
‘out again laat evening. - °

“Some of Hazelton’s trout-fish-
ing enthusiasts have formed an
anglers”, club.’ They ‘will, estab-
lish A camp at Robinson lake, for},
week-end fishing parties.. A boat

in, was sont out to thelake- ‘yesterday.

a

for use of the members,

duperintendent at Hazelton How-
pital, has’: resigned ‘from the
staff, and will practice in one. ot
q {the conat tities, . - He left on Sun..
alday” Yor: Vaneouver. . . Dr. ‘Stone

7 meted to eit o

May Bist. ny
Walter ‘Noel is rapidly ‘recover-|

turned on Wednesday from a trip] ‘

Vine.

“Ton Sunday: to “spend ‘a'few - lic

“Provincial. Constable Fee is on
This way east, for a vacation trip.
Mining Recorder’ Kirby ‘is
Spending his vacation at Blaine,

: ‘Wash,

“Fire Ranger W. H, Larmer has
resigned his position, to take a

a place on Wd. Larkworthy’ s staff,

> Brank A Jackson is on his way
out: from ‘Groundhog Basin. . ac-
| companied by Mrs; Jackson and
Mise Carter.

Many fine horses, of all classes,
are being brought to Hazelton,
every freight train carrying a
number for various residents of

“ ithe district,

"A tall flag pole will be erected
in front of the government office.
The new standard size ensign
will be hoisted for the first Aime
on Empire Day. ,

“A. Borland, of Vancouver, is

Now assistant to Manager Reid of
jthe Bank of Vancouver, sueceed-

ng A. Moncur, who has taken/ a
position in the Galena Club.

H. G: Smith, the Bulkley Valley

“4 contractor,: came in yesterday.

He is on his. way ‘to Vancouver,
to purchase horses and a logging

- fautfit for the Seymour | Lake

Lumber. Co., of Smithers,
‘The freighting and transfer

hereafter be conducted by Ruddy
&McKay,. James McKay having
purchased an interest in the
business. ‘‘Andy”’ Ruddy is now
in Vancouver, purchasing -addi-
tional horses and equipment. to
enable the firm to cope with the
increasing business. °

On Thursday next H. 'H. Little,
manager of the Union Bank, will
leave for Toronto, in company
with Rev. D.\R. McLean and
Mrs. McLean, to attend the
general assembly of the Presby-
terian Church, During Mr. Lit-|-
tle’ s absence E. B. Tatchell,
‘manager of the New Hazelton
branch, will have charge of the

“HHocal office as well,

An. chief accountant for R.
Cunningham & Son, J. L.Christie
has become well known and pop-
ular throughoutrthe district. He
is now leaving the pioneer firm
to take a similar position with
Broughton & McNeil, at Alder-
mere, He,came up from Port
Essington on Wednesday, ac-
companied by Alexandér McAra,
an experiénced grocery man, who
will algo join the Broughton &
McNeil ataff. They left for the
Valley town on Thufaday..

| ‘ Alex, S, aid Andy Millar, who

have been: for several: years
identified with the development).
of Hudson Bay mountain mining
properties, arrived on_ Wednes-
day, from Ketchikan, ta resume
work on the Cascade group, on
‘east “side « of the mountain, and

the . Groundhog group, on the
Dre Maclean, who has made an.
. enviable’ reputation as assistant

went: side: ..‘They have every:
confidence i in the future of Hud-
gon Bay mountain and the ‘dis-
trict: generally, | and intend to

ondertake development on an ex-

tensive: scale 8. cu) ag trans-

portation-. mak oa  exeialle

ainesa of “ALM. Ruddy “wit!

Are Realy for
 . Baseball Season

were discussed at a meeting. of
Hazelton Athletic Association on
Monday night. ' G, R. Middleton
was elected secretary of the as-
sociation, and J. M.- *MacCormick
was chosen manager of the bail
‘team, The manager was - given

and equipment. Efforts to ‘ar-
range games with the New Ha-
zelton'team have not yet been
successful, but there is no doubt
a series will begin as soon és thé
rival team completes its organiza-
tion and has its new grounds in
condition. ¥

“TEANADA TAS

Plans for the baseball: season |.

BiG SURPLUS

Figures in Budget Show Re-
markable Increase In Pros-
perity of Dominion

WILL REDUCE TARIFFS

J authority to order new uniforms!

[Besides Paying Off Part of National

Debt, Borden Administration is En-
abled to Lower Dutics on Some Com-
modities—Great Federal Revenue d

Ottawa, May 18:--The. esti-
‘mates for the fiscal year 1912-13
show a revenue of $168,000,000,

’ The Tigers will present a natty
appearance in their new uniforms -
of maroon and white, A major-
ity of last year’s players will line;
up again this” season, with the:

_ | addition ‘of several’ new. and.

promising men. The ground will,
be in better ‘condition than ever.
before, . the association | having
undertaken extensive improve-
ments.
"Destructive Cyclone

Chicago, May 16:—A cyclone
killed ten persons in a suburb of
Omaha. More are believed to
have lost ; thelr. Hves in nearby
towns. Wires are down,

(DEVELOPMENT IN...

GROUNDHOG fit

Amos Godfrey, field manager
for the B. C. Anthracite Coal:
Lid.,. arrived on Tuesday from
the Groundhog coalfield, accdm-
panied by W. J. Sweeney. They
report heavy snows in the vicini-
ty of Groundhog mountain. A
good number of men are work-
ing.on various coal properties
and prospects for a busy summer
are good. Lack of mail facilities
has proved a handicap during. the
winter.

. Mr. Godrey, who left ‘for head-.
quarters at Vancouver on Thurs-
day, informed The Miner th
the one pelt s development wot

m ‘the B. G. A. coal measuegs
had shown excellent results,
Most of the work wag done on
Traii creek, number thrée tunnel
being driven neatly 700. feet aad
number. four’ tunnel 180° ‘feet,
One of the tunnels on No. five j is
in 300 feet and is now in an area
of glaciation, only the lower’ part
of the seam being left. - The
same condition obtained in num-
ber one tunnel, but at 65 feet
from the surface the tunnel. is
passing into the. solid formation
again.

As soon as pack trains can . be
taken in Mr. Godfrey will return
to ditect operations on Telfer
creel, where most : of the sea-
son’s work will be done. Werk!
will be first resumed on number
1A" tunnel. The Telfer creek
showings are expected to prove
even better than. those on Trail

i

creel. ye
- Nanaimo Mines ‘Closed ©
“Nanaimo, May. 16:—The coal
tke haa become serious. ‘the
mings ate closed down, The res
pult of, the” conference hetiveen|

an increase over last year of $92,-
“000,000, Ordinary expenditure
“will be $113, 000, 000, an increase
over last year. of $15,000,000,
This will leave a’ ‘surplus for the
‘year of $55,000,000. “OF this
; 623,000,000 will he applied to the
‘reduction of the national debt.

The finance minister announced
several reductions in the ‘taf ff;
but stated that ‘general tariff re-
vision was not ¢alled for.

. Ottawa, May 15:—The -supple-'
mentary estimates, which will be
brought down in a few days,
will include a grant-to the - fami-
ly of Captain Scott. «.-
Typesetting. machinery will he

placed on the ‘free list™ tient a end

Ottawa, May 12:—The biadget
was presented today by Hon.
‘W. T. White, who in his’ speech
extended congratulations to the.
country on account. of the .con- °
tinuance of the prosperous condi-"
tions that previously ‘prevailed.

In order’ to.make the situation
clear, it would be necessary, te
review the two fiscal years ‘1910.
ll and 1911-12.
the estimating made last year of
the probable revenue for the fis
eal year, which ended March 31,
was well borne out. The total

wirevenue exceeded  $136,000,000,

or alittle more than $100,000
more than estimated! This was
an increase of over $18,000,000
as compared with the previous
year. It represented 164 per
cent. of the total revenue: ne for the
year.

The i increase was pretty. ‘even- |

ly divided over several months,
The customs revenue for the
last fiscal year, was. $85,000,000
as compared with $71,000,000 the
previous year. Excise $19,000,-
000, a8 against $16,000, 000.- “Bost: |
office $10,000,000. as against. $9,-

000, 000. . Railways ‘$11,000, 000,
as compared with - $10, 000.000. -

Miscellaneous $10,000, 000, an: in:
crease of $590,000, aa compared -
with 1910- ll. ;

To sum up, the' total revenue -

was $136,108, 217, as ‘compared
with $117,780, 409, etotali increase |
of $18,827,807, ‘Of the ‘increase

62.8 per cent. was due to the
_. Jeustoma and 14 per cent, to’ ex:

cise, © The average rate, of duty
colleéted on all ‘foods. WRB: ise.
per cent, arid all dutiable: pods”
26.9, The increase in thé “post.”
bffice revenue,» which amined ©
{exactly ‘to, $1,946,441, was a ‘fair.

\indiedtion’ of the esnéral biereage,

~ “teantnbe: ‘

On’ the’ whole _

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