4

oa

,
note

og
go.

7
|

.

_ Miss’ Barbara . Crawford : has
. burehased Mrs. Glasgey’s board.

' Mr. and Mrs,

A for ‘a: three-wéeks ‘visit’ tothe

“bro

_. - on Tuesday evening, at "+

a

‘VOL. ¥, NO. 45 |

HAZELTON, B..

Cx SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1916 wn

L._PRIGH 92.00 4 YEAR

LOCAL ENS PARIGRPHS] 4 7

tebe

‘Items ‘Of General Interest From

Hazelton-and Sirround.
“ing. District

- Forester Allen returned yester-
“day from Terrace. 0-0).

: The Misses Martin’ are’ paying
&.visit to the Bulkley Valley.. - -
"Mrs, ‘MeCréady. and daughter.
left yesterday. for a visit to Van-
couver, on a
. Mr. and: Mrs. W., A. ‘Sproule
have gone. to. Telkwa for the

Summer.

ing house, : ee a
Chief Constable: Minty “return.
ed on: Sunday: from an. official
visit'to Fraser Lake, “2 ot
“M. Menasee and-J. . Cohon, : of
Edmonton, - are. looking over.‘the
Hazelton mining district, “ss.

“ D. C..Seott, of Ottawa, dapnty
commissioner of. Indian ‘affairs,
was in town on Tuesday. - .
‘James MacKay
aughter returned

“retu

1

‘on. Saturday, raing:

, Migs McCall, of Prince Rupert, _
ig visiting Mra,’ Hamblin... . oe

we Londoni:’ A

begun, to mové'their. whole front

have. begun’ a tremendous offen-
sive onsthe~Riga sector, where
their artillery-is bombarding the
. German trenches, says a despattch

from Vienna,
The bombardm
hours and the-Geimans are heélp-
less-before. the-Russian artillery,
‘which-can. now

fire fifty shell as,
j 2Binst ‘one in’ 1914, ~ PS

a Copenhagen,
nt hag: lasted «24

yy ; 4 ~ Bevin: “A salient of the Ger-
- Aewireless despateb |<: ne

from Romie says word. ‘has’ been
received fromPetrograd that’ in
consequence of their triple defeat
in-the sectors of Riga, Kalki 4nd |livie of defence selected; it was
Baranovichi, the Germans have), _- aera

towards the west: The Ruasians

-|ta'the Exchange’ Telegraph Co.|

.. Russians ‘have i captured’ 7000
™en on the Koiki front, with six
guns, 23 machine guns, thousands
of rifles, and a quantity, of muni-
tions... The presence of the Kais-
er, Hindenburg, and Mackengen
appears to have no effect on ‘the

Situation, .”

mat line in Volhynia, projecting
towards :Czartorysk, has’ been
abandoned under superior press.
ure .of- ‘the: Russians, and anew

announced

wteday _ by. the: -war
office, oe

Rome: The Italian offensive is
being pressed vigorously. it sev.
éral aectors.- Roumania. is await-
ing an. Allied move from Saloniki.

London: Five’ more British
fishing boats have heen sunk in
the North Sea by German subma-
rines, In one ‘¢asé 4 fishing boat
whieh tried to:esvapé “wag shell:

ct

Mrs.-S._ H,° Hosking
Sons lett Yesterday:

o

peg'to enlist

department... of. rai
Toronto Universty,
few. days in Hazel
first-
the min
trict,
— Mrs. CG, .W. Homer returned to
Prince Rupert on Tuesday, -after
Spending:
[Ruest of her sister, Mis, J. C.K
Sealy. ~ Mra," Homer extendéd
her visit in order to assist at ‘the
Red. Cross” Dienic. op. Dominion
Day;.giving.. valuable astistance
"; to the refreshment, committee...

-While| r=

Hatchery, .is here ‘for a day‘or
two, °. He is on his

Mrs.: R,. S..Sargent
» accompanied ‘by

‘head of the
neralogy' in,
is spending a

hand information concerning
eral resources of. the dis-

several ‘Weeks as the

i, July: 4?—Losseo ‘sigan:

. , i xo t q | , aor .
way, toW ies latizre, will be held_on September

ent, left yesterday for
a” motor. trip:to 'Telkwa. andi
‘Smithers, "They: will ‘take in the.
‘Bulkley farmers! picnic today. °!
{De TL, Walker,

ton, gdthering'|

-/eludes nearly a score: af Hazelton

‘wounded,

PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS
ON SEPTEMBER 14
- ‘Victoria; July 7iThe: general
léctions for the ‘provincial. legis.

14, it is announced; .. The Writs
have.-been issued; and. proclama-
tions' will be posted within a. few.
days,’ “Itis expected that August
r3 will. be nomination day, Under
the legislation: passed. at the last
session,-' 42 days.’ thust elapse
between: nomination and election,
to allow British Columbia soldiers:

tovote, ert
| -Hazeltons’ Soldier Boys
- Thé 102nd Battalion,. which in.

.

men,has reached: England safely,
+ Hakold Price; whagé decoration
with:the Military: Grogs “Was res
‘Ported Jast week, is‘now ‘reported

killed in- action, 2: He: had. baon|’
Promoted’‘to, a .captainey ina
British regiment»... 0-4

Win.’ Grant~-hag ‘been “notified
that his brother,. 8 lance-corporal
in the famous 16th-Battalion, has
died of wounds received in action,’
vd. Ey Bennett, one of the. Ha-

zelton men‘in the'16th, is reported |h
undead

hin fall. uae 6:

ker, ond

jeert. simi lar to-that’ held: on. the

concert, which will: be’ .held’ in
Assembly Hall ont August 4, °°.

_:On Wednesday evening, W. G,
Men
Hope Starrett: were. married ‘in
St. Peter’s Church by Rey.’ Johin |
Field." The bride and groom Jeft
‘on T
trip to the coast..

Ww
-extension of his. moving. picture
businegg,. and expecta:to give at
least oné show, a week in. Hazel.
ton, ° If Suitable. arrangenionts
can be made, he will “also

. }8e Boule mings

_ . Séeoiid War Anniversary
. _Tomark the second ann iversany
ofthe declaration ‘of. war, it‘is}
proposed ‘to hold a patristic con.

the first anniversary; which. wag
a most. successful affair. “Thal.
Progress Club last night decided |:
to ask the: co-operation’ of the|
Board of ‘Trade,"the : Patriotic | ¢
Fund comittee and the Red Cross
in arranging the'program for the

Meanie Staret

nie, of Babine, and: Miag Inez,

hureday: for’ a honeymoon

* Movies For Hazelton’: -
igs O'Neill. is planring an
Azel-

‘show |
is filma each week at.the Rocher ‘

Pte SF he

|BIG CROWD ENJOYS PENG

|Hazelton’s Annual Gathering Ie

‘Usual Success —$328

' For Red Cross.

was held on the Hospital reereas
tion grounds last Saturday. There
was a large crowd in attendance,”
including many from other towns,
spect the most successful of its ~
kind ever held in Hazélton, | -

well contested, while” the. com- - ;
petitions in which their elders
took part provided: much enter-*
tainment for the spectatora.s’.

credit for the ‘admirab| manner
in whieh the luncheon’ was ‘pre-"
bared and ‘served, 9. wl os

committee “turned over
Hazelton’ Red C

the success it was, oe
es : Visitors From Smithera:, nae
 jattended the Deiinion-Da !
“Ine, “Among: those’ who motor
> |down from Smithers .td ‘enjoy 'the
event ‘were’ Mr.” |
Magon '-Adams; “Mr. and:-Mrs;.G.
L.. Wileocks, Dr: Muclean, Walte
Noel, :0.:A. Ragetad, Jag, .
Maedonald,.:-Jerry:: Gorges. ain
W. J O'Neil,

AS 8 result of the ‘ehergy of
the committees in-charge, there ©
Was an abundance of refresh:
ments for all, The-ladies who

4} worked sd: hard ‘for the success: ~~

of the-picnic deserve the Rreatest ©
rable manner

A notable feature of the -day -

was. the ; Midway,’ which added |

considerably to "the “proceeds... os
Monte; Carlo, conducted by 8. J. ns
Martin and W. R. Blackburn, was: a
well patronized. 0: G, Jofaa and...

|B -As DuHamel did well with the —
| Shooting’ gallery’ arid ring ganie, - —
wwhile-W. H. Burken: and™H.. Boos
Glassey provided plenty of amuse-..
ment with the coon’ show. a

“After. paying all expenses, the
“to the:
Noho Dawe

Red Cross ‘the
. Card of Thanks: = ree
Inthe name of the. executive

committee of the local branch of a
the Canadian Red Cross ‘Society,*
the president. desires ‘to extend™ >">
sincere thanks to the many who...’ =:
contributed. to.the. success of the. -. -\:
_ jevent. This includes many who.
were not-memhers of committees |,
or. even the Society itself, but who ve

nevertheless did mue

h'to make it’

Many visitors from othe owns.

¥. pic-

and a ‘Mrs, ode

-, Ideal’ weather proved tobe all
that was needed to ensure the ©
success of the annual pienie, whieh «\:

and-the affair wag: in: every re.

| A long program of ‘sports was.
carried out ‘without a hitch, the.
~ [many events for children being