".. entrenched: ‘bases, ‘:

_ for’election: furids. °°
‘is there for you?” ‘he* -asked : the-

- ‘meeting will. . be held: :
ee 7 ‘Thursday, evening.

pos ditous: under Sir] An is.
oe Forme cae stton and. in| of Louid. John 1
Y,| who had-beeh: working
24, He left’camp on: Thu

~~ PRICE SA EAE -

Vicbe Emanuel’s Troops | Dei|

~ feat. Arabs: In. ‘Important
~ Engagement In Tripoli. a

OVER A THOUSAND KILLED)

Mant Serious Battle of the war Heiwoen,

- i. Italy and Turkey—Defanding Forces
“Driven from °: Entrenched: Positions
New  Fojet At Point of Bayonet

“London: Mar. 15 ia aéspateh

- from: Benghazi; Tripoli, announ-
ees the™ ‘receipt of advices,

Italian. sources, of ‘the. ‘most, Ser-
“jous battle of the Turco-Italian
_ war... The encounter took place
near Fojat on. Wednesday. . Over.
~ one thousand: Arabs.are reported.

~ ‘to have been slain : ‘and: “nearly a

+housand ‘wounded, in:the storm-|
ing’ by Italian. of two -strongly
; _ The’ Arabs
~ oceupying the trenches’ defended |:

- their positions with great bravery
.. but were finally routed: ‘at the

.., point of the bayonet; The Italians
“* yeport their own loss to be under |

— one hundred: kcilled and wounded, | :

-. Srivith t is: ‘Spouting

(Special ‘to. ‘The Miner) |:
> Vancouver, Mar. 15: The ¢ cam- |.
: paign here is growitig’ “warmer
every hour, with. ‘Ralph Smith;.

‘leader of the’ five* Liboral.. candi |!
“dates, the only one to offer ® ‘anyz 9%
thing: for. the: £Solid: 7Rive!’::to

"answer; his ‘reeord. ag B. member}:

of the. house of commons. ‘being |.

contrasted  with,-his extravagant
‘words. These ‘reached spectacular
heights last. night, - when he said
- “The McBride railway. “policy i is
a gold brick, There. are four
pieces;, one for: the “Canadian:
Northern, “one “tor ° the: ‘Grand
Trunk Pacific,’ one’ for- the: Can-
* adian “Pacifie,: and. one quarter
“How ‘much |

audience, He concluded an ‘hour’: 8
attack with the ‘statement that;
the premier - knew very.. little
about the railway policy. Shagh:
nesay, Haya and Mann, he said,
had handed the. bills to. McBride}:
and said ‘The price ‘of your elec- | :

tion is the - docile: -acceptance of

these hard and « fast’ contracts.

_- Smith appears to have: but” little
~. charice. and: “his” ‘runnhifig : mates
none,'as ‘Conservatives: are’ being

| urged. not ‘to. split’ the ‘ticket;

‘They: have not-done go in the last
two elections. Victoria Conser-
vatives: are: confident of victory;
. Brewster: appears to have a very
“prmall: ‘thitica:of election, ne
Hon, Richard. MeBride and
the attorney ; general are shorten-

opposing rE. Je So

;-;/from® Burns ' Lake,:
worked on nthe government: ridge hai

the Austéaliah south pole expe
tion to the Antarctic régions, heel
returned to.this tort.- She Janded |:

_. two parties at Beparate polnta th |
-.. the south, Dr. Mawson, leader of
the expedition, being in command

-ofone which left the; ship on
January 19. Dr. Wilde, @ veteran

England and Scotland.

The al
- Conséryative: Considite
et Skeena ‘Distriet.:

Amundsen Was First -
To Reach South Pole|

‘Toidcn,. ‘Mareli, es Captain|
Amundsen “is: accorded” -by, :the

honor of. having" discovered ‘the |"
south- -pole, The. thrilling account

lof his discoveries réeceived- by the

King. of Norway: and the various
press ‘associations j js ‘unchallenged

“Amundsen. gays. Capt. Scott may
also: have “reached the . pole.
Failure.to hear from the British
explorer causes much disappoint-
ment in: England, where it was
hoped: he ‘would have been. well
up in ‘the Face to the pole, .o

BRITISH. COAL. ‘STRIKE
GROWS IN SERIOUSNESS

Hopes That: Effort To. End.
Trouble By Atbitration
_ Will Succeed. - -

“London; Mar. ‘re —The efforts |
of the Asquith administration to
secure an amicable adjustment of
the great ‘coal: strike: are, being

be’ arrived: at within two : ‘weeks,

The trouble i is rapidly: growing.
in seriousness, - Nearly two mil-
jions ‘of miners: and employees of
other. industries are now out-of
work, and: thousands * are ‘added
to the roll of. ‘unemiployed. every
day. ° The. railways,’ it is -esti-

million dollars in profits since the
trouble began. 2
Charity alone is keeping thous:
anda - from” starvation | in? ‘South.
Wales.
families of ‘unemployed workmen.
is-also. acute in. many - ‘parts of

‘A Rush: “of Wheat:
Winnipeg; Mareh. 12:— The
Canadian, N orthern Railway Com-
pany has Jet a” contract for the |:
increase -to their ‘big’ elevator. at

bushels, keeping it ‘in. the ‘frotit
aa the. largest grain: elevator. in
the ‘world, This Will also: relieve
the ‘congestion ” at all. ‘Canadian
ports, -ab every: bit of space. in
the” elevators and the vessels. in
the harbors i 43: filled at ‘Canadian | :
Lake ports. “Drying plants have
already all the. business they ¢ can
handle until | May. -

. Tarry Maney Dend':
Another well-known, resident | .

_# DIE | of Omineea district has | gone to|-

ON) the Great Beyond, "On Thursday.
~ Siniorning: Larry: “Maney. died at
_{}the hospital,’ of pneumonia. : ‘He |.

had returned a few. days: before! -.
-where® he

-yeara ‘of ‘age, “aad ‘ha

laat week and hag Hot-béen . seer

on the same evening when’ hi
}aaid he was going .-bac

. | CAMP, it ig feared | he. broke
the id

world’s, recognizeil authorities the : -

and meets universal. acceptance’.
an Pa od

‘ded’! for:-.re-election:
i] /have ‘named H. C ‘Brewster: ‘who |i ¢

mated, -have lost. over: twelve |

The Suffering of. the}: ‘

Port’ ‘Arthur, Ont, to 24,000, 5000 |: Na

so far as known, ‘aince tefio’ dat 6 Gs

.. Conservative Viel

Vancouver, :
tions ‘were held. today throug dat
‘the province: ~ The only-minister.
80 far reported ag. having: ‘been!
‘returned by acclamation ' Was Hons s|
‘Thomas Taylor,’ “minister of pub-
Tie works, ” “who -is ‘unopposed in
Revelstoke: ‘Of the private inem-
bers Shatford,. ‘Conservative, “of
Similkameen and Caven, . Consér-
vative, -: Of" Granbrook ‘were ‘the
only .ones: ‘tetarned without: ‘op:
position. -- os

- The ‘candidates | in the. city: of
_| Vancouver-. aye! - Conservatives;,
Hon: “W.. J. . Bowser,” A. He By
MacGowan, G. AS ‘McGuire,
H. Watson,'C. E. Tisdall; Lib
ala, Ralph Smith, W. $..Camera
Maxwell Smith, J..N. Ellis, c
Enright}. Soelalista.: Jo Ry

_“|donald, °C, Sawera, J. Nu,
; derson, J.-P: Eord, Sam G

“Vietoria, Mar:
Conservative ‘members. fo Vi
toria, Hon. -Richaid'McBri
B, Thomson, Fred ‘Davey. and H.

.F-Behnsen’ have been nominated

The : Liberal t

is expeted tarunin Alberni also,
and.R.. T, Eliott, °

dates, The: Socialist candidates
are Mideley’ and Perry,”
‘The following . ‘nominations
have heen’ made throughout the |
province: . oe
«New Westminster; ‘Thos. Git.
ford,: -Con., G. ‘Kennedy, Lib
Columbia; HG. ‘Parsons, gov-|:
ernment candidate, : Harold E.
Foster, ‘Independent’ Con:.
Cowichan: H. Hayward, Con,’
A. Herd,-Lib..
- Delta, PF. Je. Mackenzie, Con.,

. Jobin: Oliver, Lib. -

- Esquimalt, John. Jardine, H.:

1, D, Helmcken,:R, -H: - Pooley, all}:

Con:, M; B.- Jackson, Lib, G..
Oliver, Socialist.

‘Fernie: Hon, W. RB: Ross, Con. a
We ‘Davidson, Socialist. ;
anaimo,’ ‘Ex-Mayor. | Planta,.
Con:, ‘H Shepherd, Lib. J Place,
Socialist: ; ;

Okemagan: ‘Hon. ‘Brice Billion,
Con., Gut. Sterling, Socialist.

Richmond: ‘Hone:F, Carter-|-
Cotton, Con., J. W. Weart, Lib,

Rossland: Lorne As: “Campbell,
electrical engineer, ‘Con., L.. D.
Taylor, ex-mayor of ‘Vancouver,
| Lib., G. B. Casey, Socialist.”

a “Saanich: Hon. Dd. Me Bherta,

Con., W. Noble,. Lib.
” Skeena: Win, . Manson, Con,

Y. constituency, —
thought. ‘the Liberal leader ‘would

date in, Victoria, °

Antending ‘to}ea itidi
concentrate on’ the ‘two ~candi- iy
Vative members, J, A. Fraser and

. Taylor, | ;

S a ace |

 Auspisoes Manne Death of Libel Can-|
- didates, but Many pasuel Sweeping

gomery; Socialist; W. B. Clayton,
Ind. Con... 2°:

Yale: Lucas, Con, oy. =e P, Me-
Connell, editor’ Bam, - Vancouver,

Finis J. i. " gehotield: Con.,
R.-P, Peittipiece,: Socialist:

Vancouver, Mar. 15:— Eight] .
members, all Conservatives, have
been | returned by acclamation,
according’ to’ complete returns
from all. points.: These’ were:
‘Hon. Dr, Young, provincial sec-
retary, in Atlin; Hon. Thos, Tay-
lor, minister of public works, i in

|Revelstoke; -S. A, Cawley, “in.
Chilliwack; Caven, i in Cranbrook;

Isriest_ Miller, in Grand Forks;
Mackay in :Kaslo; Shatford, in
Sithilkameen and J. J. C. Wood
in Albérni, Brewster’s former
‘where. it .. was

run in-addition to: being. 2 ‘candi-
No candidate
was. ‘fominated:in ‘opposition to]:
‘the’ government man.” - Hon.

jected: by acélamation, - ‘be.

n: Cariboo the present Conser-

Dr. Callahan, . ‘have-been. nomin-
ated, ‘with one ‘Liberal, ge ‘Holt.

Thnk Comox: ‘Mike Manson is un-
opposed by the Liberals. The
Socialists have nominated W. Ww.
HLefeaux, . ;

“In” “Greenwood J: RB. ‘Jackson,
‘present Conservative member, is

jopposed only by ‘@ Socialist, G,

Heatherton,

>The Islands: A. B. McPhillips,.
Con., ‘P:- Winch, Ind. Con.

“Kamloops: J. P. Shaw, Con.,
R. F. ‘Leighton, Lib, -.

Lillooet: McDonald, . Con. s,
Henderson, Lib; .

“Nelson: W.R. McLean, 1 nominee
of: “Conservative.” :. convention,
Harry. Wricht, ‘present ‘member, |;
Independent Conservative candi-
date.--No Liberal or Socialist, -

‘Neweastle: R. B. Drier, Con.,
Parker Williams,. present, mem-

: ber, Soc., No Liberal. ”

“Rossland: Lorne A. Campbell,
manager -West Kootenay Power
Co., ‘nominated by Conservative
convention instead of W. R. Bra-
den, the present member. L. D,
of | - Vancouver, Lib.,

‘Casey, Soc.
Slocan: Wm.. Hunter, Con.; A.
Shillard; “Ind., .» no Lib. :

ar Mav.16: Hon. ‘Richard
‘ who i ig here today with |.

heen: resident of the: Valley fa for. ron

gat camp ty:
of] =

to thel

niocantion f large -@n -enthuals

Campaign As On In Earnest.
~ Throughout British Columb

astic meetings: :
‘Great surprise is felt here at
‘the. attitude‘ of Harry. Wright;
’: rmer:’ member, in running
independent.” candidate;
ng his- failure’ to‘ secure
dorsement of the -conven-

head cothinlttae,.

rice Eilligon is considered practi:
att leet

Jin. the organization. .

‘expenditures, ~

'to a point further east.

~| Little, ©
hore;
H. W. Sharpe, - W. W. Wrathall, |.
and Chatles Reid members of oe i
. 7 Fe an * im
Hetherington and:J:.W.. Morison] ynos

"Mote For The = - -.
McBRIDE GOVERNMENT

’ and William Manson---good
Administration ‘and a-good |
_ Representative, _ .

G. T P. “Steel Laid

To Sheena Crossing)

The Qt PB rails reached

| Skeena Crossing.- on: Wednesday.

Alex, M Manson, Lib. W. “Mont:

morning. Bridge ‘material will

now be rushed-to that point. Jt}. :
is reported today that. labor “dit. |

ficulty has developed at” the |.
bridge and ‘that a number of| |
men are-about to quit work,

; German Miners Strike

Berlin, Mar, 14:- Two hundred
and fifty thousand coal ‘miners
are out in Germany. Conditions
are daily becoming worse,

COURTROOM TRAGEDY
~IN- VIRGINIA “TOWN

Friends: of Prisoner: Kil
Judge, Sheriff, and State’s

_ Attorney and Escape.

Hillsville, Va.,. Mar. 14:—To-
day, just as Judge Massie had
sentenced Floyd . Allen to one
‘year in jail’ for aiding. in the|*
escape of a county prisoner, two
‘of Alien’ s brothers: and several

of the’ prisoner’ a friends: opened.

| firé ‘on ‘the: court, ibing ‘the

| judge, the staté’s attorney, Fos-

ter, and Sheriff Webb and
wounding several jurors, - The}.
Allens, with the prisoner -and
‘their friends, backed out of the
‘courtroom behind their revolvers |
and escaped on horseback. They
have taken refuge:i in the. moun-
tains, ‘The. flame of unpréced-
ented outlawry has ‘aroused the
the state; and a general pursuit
hag been instituted.

Hazelton Rifle Aésoelatjon
A successful season is in pros-

’tpect. for the Hazelton Rifle Asso-
ciation, which: held its ‘annual:

meeting in the -Presbyterian
rooms: on Monday evening.
There was a good attendance,
and much interest was manifested
Reports .of
officers showed. that the receipts
| for. thé season had equalled the
notwithstanding
the: sims which. were spent in

‘iniproving the. ranges.

The date for opening the. sea-
son was provisionally ‘fixed: for
Easter’ Monday, April.8.- A

smoker, which is expected to be}
as. big a. success’ as‘ the affair! -

given last year, will be held in

the course of a few weeks,. ‘prob-
Ably. 4 on Good Friday evening,

Major. Leslie, ‘captain of “the

i association since ‘its organization,
‘twas compelled: to retire, ‘his

duties necessitating his removal
AR.
Macdonald, last. you's : Vice-cap-
| tain, was elected. ‘captain; H.-H.
‘Vide-captain: : A. Skek
‘gecretary-treasurer and

executive ~ -commnittee..:-

100,000,

COUNTRY HAS |
| Bl SURPLUS

New ‘Finance Minister Pre.

‘sents. to House of Commons
Borden’s First Budget.

THIRTY - NINE’ MILLIONS

Total: Revenue for Year Just Ending
- ~Reached Immense: Total of $136,-
000,000— Coming Fiscal- Year Exe
“pected To Bring Considerable Tocrease

Ottawa, Mar, 13:—A surplus of
$89,000,000 is- shown by the bud-
get, which was presented in ‘the
house today by Hon. W. T.
White. It wasthe first budget -

brought down by any other than . . a

Hon, W. 8. Fielding since 1896,
and aroused great interest
amongst members and the public.
The minister delivered an able, —
businesslike speech, which was
well received,
_ The. minister reported the
revenue for ‘the year ending
March-31, 1912 to be $186,000, -
000. The total expenditure for
the year just ending, on con-"
solidated revenue, -will :be $97,- ~
Jeaving- a surplus | as
stated. 7
Mr. White declared that the 7

great surplus was ereditable. alike . ...
to-both the- late and ‘the’ “present _

governments. Speaking of ‘the
fiscal year opening’ on April.1, he
said. the revenue would probably
be considerably larger than that
of the current. year.

Laurier Votes With Government .

_ Ottawa, March 12:—On third.
reading’ of the bill providing for. .

the extention of the boundaries. - ara
of Manitoba in,the house of com- °°
mons today the méasure-Wwasecar-. |.

ried. “Sir Wilfred Laurier voted) -- :
against an amendment moved by. |:
{Lamarche, the Quebec ‘Liberal
_{member, to insert in the bill ‘a.

clause | establishing separate:
schools. Laurier said he still
stood on his platform of 1897,
when he announced. that he.
would. not interfere . with ; the. ”.

autonomy of Manitoba, and he. -

would not do so in this case. |
Hon. George Graham, ‘who made’

his reappearance ‘in the house Q

today, also voted: with the gov-.

ernment. Seven French-Canadian.”

Conservatives and seventeen -

French -and English - speaking .. .

Liberals voted ‘for the samend-
ment i in'a house of 184.

‘Victor's Life Attempted -
‘Rome, Mar. 14: :—As King Vie-
tor Emanuel left. his palace: for
the Pantheon . today, to attend .

the. annual - memorial service. in.

honor of: the .memory of his
father, the late King, a would-be |

dssassin fired several shots from. —
‘behind the crowd which lined the _

streets. One of the King’s body-_ :
guard was’ dangerously wound.”

ed, but the monarch was‘un--- ~

ouiehed, The assailant was cap :

ware appointed auditors and Rev. imade b

D. R.:“MeLean, A. 0. Aldous and

G08 Grahams ,

| AML the aiedensary. formalities on
alin connection ‘with the or

tion’ of the Board of: ig Onmenine:|
been: Sompiled. with, and . official

8.01 advice of ‘the registration of tha!
| Board ithe exis oived

members | :

to the servite:

government

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