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and ‘relinquished his position a
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opment’ work will be commenced

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: mated.

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THE LEADING: WEEKLY. NEWSPAPER OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA _ |

. a Miner

VOL, VI, NO. 50 |

\ HAZELTON, B. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST ii, 1917

PRICE 20078 YEAR. ‘

British: Columbia's ‘Ex-Premier
’ Passes Away in London

~-Will be Cremated

‘

' SIR RICHARD McBRIDE |

Ex-premier of British Colum-
bia, and recently High Commis-

sioner to London for this province, |.

who died in London on Monday.
Born at New Westminster on
December 15, 1870, he was grad-
uated from Dalhousie University

Dewdney to the provincial house| .
Appointed minister of

Became premier. it
He led his government
brilliantly for twelve years, - but

He went tal.
London as high commissioner, |;
but was stricken with diabetes,

Sir Richard's
body will be cremated and the
ushes sent to British’ Columbia
for burial.

,

BARBER BILL HAS
BEEN BONDED

By BR deal completed this week

the Barber and Barber Bill claims,

constituting the Barher ‘group,on

properties. and owned ° ‘by Billy
Burken and Edgar Hartis, became
bonded to H. Carleton,’ Devel-

on the property. immediately, a

» Indications: point toa resump-

‘Montreal: . The. most violent |;

far waa indulged in. last. night at
‘ke Ferdinand

‘Villensuve,

other | meeting as

_jof the British line in Belgium

.| Arras sector,and further damage-

. Hazelton: i
We. R Duniwoody, of Nanaimo, |: ;
| chatge “or Hazelton - ‘police | ‘dia- |

ion, | trict, succeeding Chief Constable
in Taylor, who; ‘it. is. reported, ‘has

; London: ” Renewed advances
by British and French’ forces in
Flanders have been made, includ-
ing the completion of the capture
of Westhoek, == = =,

French troops on the left flank

made further progress east and
north.of Bixschoote last night.

German dugouts on a wide front
east of Monchy le Preux, in the

ed the Teuton trenches.

Entente warships since Friday
have been bombarding Turkish
batteries in Asia Minor,and have
silenced one battery atid destroy-
an airdrome,. ee 3
An explosion and fire i in a Ibig
chemical works in the east end
of London last night wrecked the
building. and killed and injured
eoures of workers. a

- Washington: ‘Admiral Jellicoe
is believed - sheré to have been
eliminated - from control of - the’
British naval forces. on the sea
by the. recent changes in the
admiralty. ’ Tt is understood to

British raiding parties blew up

low quickly of its trail.

Geddes, and his lieutenants to
make the British navy a great
weapon of offense,
apparently remain as titular head

Jellicoe will

‘fof the navy on the sea, but the

power will he. in the handg of
Wemyss. ,

Rome: Italian patrol fighting
took place on the whole front
yesterday from, Trentino down to
the: Isonzo and:across the Carso,
the enemy everywhere leaving
dead on the field and. prisoners’

in the hands of. Cadorna’s men.

Hazebrouk, ° France: A new
poison gas is being used by the
Huns. Blindness and death fol-
British
medical officers are trying” to de-
termine-the nature of the new

af

poison, 5

Ottawa: . A -conferene took
place: yesterday at ‘Rideau Hall
between the Duke of Devonshire
and Baron Shaughnessy, Premier
Borden, Sir George Foster, Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, Graham and
Sifton, when Borden urged Lau-
rier to join him in a national

be the plan of the new first lord,

government, pleading that the

ENTENTE F ORCES HARRY ENEMY

BRITISH AND FRENCH MAKE ADVANCES
RADICAL CHANGE. OF POLICY IN ADMIRALTY

strife of a general election be
avoided. His offer is infinitely
more generous than the one pre-
viously made.

London:
British labor party held at West-
minster today voted to send dele-

‘tative conference in September
by a vote of 1,046,000 to 65,000,
The conference will consist of
délegates from all trade unions,
and other labor and Socialist
representatives, and is expected
tohave momentous consequences.
The ideas ontlined for the con-
ference clearly define this is not
a war of conquest, but thestrugele
now being waged against .ruth-
less autocratic governments must
be contit.ued until there shal! be

-}no more warfare on earth. Bel-

gium and Servia must be re-
stored.

For the year ending March 81,
the. British government received
£700,000,000 ag its share in OX
cess business profits.

Winnipeg: The historic Liber-
al conference concluded yester-
day.

NEW PARAGRAPHS FROM HAZELTON. AND

ADJACENT DISTRICT

A. W. Healy,of Prince Rupert,
was herg this: week.

R 8. Sargent went up to Telk-
wa on on Wednesday.

pert, was in town this week,

Mrs. J, C. Sealy returned , ‘on
Monday from an extended stay
on the coast. - i

. Among the visitors in Hazelton

and A, Elliott, of Steveton, B.C.
Dr. “Badger, the dentist, whol.
weaks, went east to Prince George
last evening, a

Mra, A: DuHamel. of Ketehi-
kan, Alaska, accompanied by her
daugher, Miss’ Trene— DuHamel,
ja. visiting her’ son, Hoxace; in

arrived: last , -evenitia to: take}.

i River distri ti.

been: transferred” to, ‘the: Pence

C. E.Baintér, of Prince Ru-|:

on Thureda G. MacDonall|:
ye at Eighth Cabin: for a consider-

able time, came down this: week,

has been practicing here for some|

the Red Cross.

AML are! ‘invited, i

HLS, Pellin, of Prince Ruffert,
came up on Monday. ©

C. G. Jonas, of: Edmonton, was
among the week’s visitors.

Almer Loyd . ame “up ‘from
Prince Rupert during the. week,

AL Christie, the Prince Ru-
pert traveller, was: in’ Hazelton
during the week.

Allan Johnson, ‘who has’ been

AL ‘social will: he: held: in St,
Andrew" 8 Hall ¢ on Tuesday even-
[ing next, under the auspices of
No. further i in-
formation — is. aveilable: as we go
to press, but watch our. daily

n) bulletin: for further détails.

"Methodist Chiirch

Rev, .R:. G Scott: ‘will preach’
tomorrow evening. at. 7:30'on ‘the
‘subjects. *Chriat, the Lani of
Gods ey

ww Holy Comrtunidin =:

T. G; Garrett, of Vancouver,
arrived last evening.

J. MeDonald came down from
Telkwa yesterday morning.

‘Rev. R: C. and Mrs, Scott
came down on Tuesday from
Smithers,

de M. Gallagher and Chas.
Muselow came down from North
Francois Lake on, _ Wednesday,

Dr. Inman,. the resident eye-
specialist of Prince: Rupert, was
in Hazelton on Tuesday, and
Wednesday,

IP. Maguire will go to Prince
Rupert tomorrow,, returning on

Wednesday next with his ‘daugh-
ter, Mrs. D.: B, Morkill,,who is
coming: from Vancouver to ‘make
a ‘short atay in Hazelton, ,

Dr; WwW. J. Sipprell, pastor of
Mt.- ‘Pleasant’ Methodist Chureh,
‘Vancouver, one of the most pop-

ular preachers i in B.C.,-is éxpect-
ed to arrive’ here next, ‘week, and

A conference of the

‘gates te Stockholm: for a congul-

RECORDS DETERMINATION

Meeting of Citizens: Re-Affirms .
Confidence in ‘Ultimaté
Victory ~

>

. Resolved that on this the

Third anniversary of the.
declaration of a righteous
war, this meeting of citizens
-Of Hazelton records its in-
flexible determination, to
continue to a victorious end
‘the struggle in maintenance -
of those ideals of Liberty
and Justice which are the
common and sacred cause
of the Allies,

A Jargely attended . meeting
held in Assembly Hall on Sunday
evening last, for the purpose of |
recording the determination of |
the citizens to see this war out .
to a victorious finish, enthusias- -
tically and unanimously rose in
affirmation to the above resolution.
moved by Rev. J. Field, who was
appointed chairman. \
The first speaker of the. even-
ing was Wm. Grant, who made a
capable address i in supporting the.
resolution, -
Dr, Wrineh, “who followed,
spoke ably to the resolution, in
his customary convincing. mfin-
ner, -_
J. F. Maguire, speaking’ from
his experiences in many years of
actual contact with Germans,
{delivered a forceful address -in
giving his wholehearted 1 support
to the resolution, .
In an an earnest: speech, g. H.
Hoskins disclosed the perfidy of _
the Huns in relation to the Serip- ;
ures, -
Following the last address,

‘|the resolution, as moved by the

chairman, and seconded by Jack
Frost, who gave a few sidelights.
on his personal experiences with .
army chaplains at the front, was
put to the vote, and if the Kaiser
has any doubts as to whether the
British Empire would stay in the’
war to the finish we take pleasure
in dispelling them by calling. his
attention to:the unanimous pass.
age of the above resolution as
adopted not only by the people of
Hazelton, or Canada, but of the
whole Empire.

prayer by Rev. John Field and a
Scripture reading by Rev. Dr, H.
C. Wrinch.

Interspersed among thespeech- *

es were a number of vocal :solos ..

yendered by. young ladies; who...
included Miss Davis; Miss Gladys .
McCready, | Miss : Goddard, ‘and fa
Miss Smith, with Mrs. ‘Chappelle
as iccompaniat, ‘and whose offer-.
ings .were: ‘accepted i in’ an’ appr
ciable manner by the Budiel a,
‘The program: ended: ‘with: ithe
Doxology -and the singing of: @.
National” ‘Anthem by. the ab
blage.:”
‘The: eéllection
divided‘among the.local ‘branches

.}will be the guest of Dr; and Mra.
- Wrinth at t the Hospital, 7 .

“lof. the war funds

The proceedings opened with ae .
‘|hymn, which was followed by a: