“guee with Ejeyt. W. E

_ owhich enthusiastically

_ the Board of Trade is as follows:
ice Sidney and Victoria, and inspect-

“Jn into “sbect:

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HERE Iv Is -
Nearly $20,000.00 :
monthly is paid in
wages to the people of

AND

x ADVERTISING
Advertising should he
ISLANDS addressed to people
who have money to
Sidney. bay with.
AND SAANICH GAZETTE
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EIGHTH YEAR—VOL. 12, NO. 19. SIDNEY, VANCOUVER ISLAND, B. €., THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1919 PRICK HIVE. CENTS
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SIDNEY MAY AVE
AERIAL MAIL
SEAVIGE

By acu League Negotiating With

Post Office Department For Con-
x tract As Carrier

TWO MAILS DAILY FAVORED

J. ©. McIntosh, M.P., Wires For In-
formation Showins Necessity and
Means For Service

That Sidney is to have an aerial
Mail service seems not improbable as

a result of the negotiations whicn;

have been in progress between the

Sidney Board of Trade and postal

and other Government officials. The
Victoria Branch of the Aerial League
is at present negotiating with the
postal authorities for a contract for
a twice daily service between the
Capital City and the industrial seat
of the Saanich Peninsula.
ter was brought to a head by a tel-
egram which was received on Sat-
urday last by Mr. W. H. Dawes, sec-
retary of the Board of Trade, from
Mr. J. ©. MeIntosh, M.P.,’
the information that the Government
favors a twice daily service to Sidney
and_asking for complete data show-
ing necessity for the service and
means of putting it into effect.

Mr. Dawes gt once held a eonfer-
t. Browne, the
jocal representative of the Aerial
League, regarding the p
Having an gereplane services estab-
jighed. iieut. Browne thought fay-
orably of the idea and at once com-
municated with his organization,
entered into
negotiations with the Post Office De-

fartment,
Pie text OF Mr. MecIntosh’s wire to

“Minister fayors twice daily sery-

or asked to report with view to plac-| t
Seuq ipa spmplete
fata showips pecegsity and means
ef putting into effect.”

Mr. Dawes replied for the Board of
“Trade as follows: _

“VF. & S. Rail not settled. No
ae operating to Sidney since ist.

daily rece. Letter laclivered ‘by
Gurtiss plane on Saturday from Vic-
toria 30 minutes return journey.
Population 1000, six industries,

The mat-|

TEAM 1S “THE SIDNEY MILLS”

Local Lacrosse Players Adopt Name
Of Sidney's Principal Industry;
Leasne Organized .

At a lacrosse meeting’ of represent-
atives of the Sidney Amateur Athlet=
ic Association, the Victorla Wests
‘and the Victoria Nationals held at

City Monday night. it was decided to
form an amateur lacrosse league to
be composed of the teams represent-
@d in addition to an aggregation
from the Foundation Shipyards if
possible to persuade the latter to
join. Whether or not the Founda-
tions will form a unit of the League
will be made known definitely at a
nesting which will be held next Mon-
day evening.

The local players were represent-
ed by Mr. J. B. MeDonald, lacrosse
Inanager of the Sidney Amateur Ath-
Tetic Association, and Mr. J. B. Bur-
ton, secretary-treasurer of the Asso-
ciation. who made known ihat the
Sidney devotees of the Canadian na-
tic¢nal game would play under the
title of “The Sidney Mills.”

The Athletic Association is also
showing some activity along baseball
lines, and several workouts which
have been held recently have reveal-
ed the fact that good material is at
hand for a team. In addition, the
junior members are showing consid-
erable interest in the game, and un-

conveying »

essibility of|-

eighteen stores, bank.”

der the able coaching-of Mr. Hd.
Blackburn are preparing to play the
Deep Cove team on May 24th.

NEW FERRY HANDLES 21 CANS

Canora Transports Three Times the
Load of Old Tug and Barge
System. at Sixteen Knots

"The new car ferry, Canora, which
is Dow on the Port Mann-Patricia
Bay run, has 2 capacity of twenty-
one cars, and in comparison with
the old style tug and barge, which
Carnes al ‘average of seven or eight
@ara, has a mearly 300 per cent. ad-
vantage. Added to this, the Canora
makes the run in five and one-half
hours, while under the old system it
took several times as long to caver
the EAB:

‘¥he Canadian Northern Railway ts
puiltiing another ear ferry, an exact
counterpart of the Ganora, and con-
fidently expects that business for
both ships will be found. The Can=
ora is the latest thing in Car Tevries
and has fujfijied every. expectation.
-| Her speed is sixteen knots, and she
-| burns coal. The yesss] has a pro-
palisr at saeh end, avhich facilitates
handling at docks or slips.

Born, on April 30th, to Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Sproule, Bast Road, 4

the Dominion Hotel at the Capital

Plane i in Flight Drops ~
Message for Review

“Sidney Tele Very Fine From The Aly,” States First
Aerogram Dropped In Saanich Industrial Centre;
Pilot Performs Antics To Amuse Populace

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On Saturday afternoon last Sid-
fain to be a not infrequent dish on
the local bill of fare, the town being
visited by an aeroplane. Sidneyites
turned out 6n masse to witness tne
unusual sight and watched the plane
as it continued in its manoeuvres
for several minutes. The machine
was piloted by Mr. Jack Clemence,
of Victoria, who was accompanied
by Mr. Harry Graves, also of the
CapitaleCity, as a passenger. The
flight was made as a feature of the
campaign for funds conducted last
week by the Victoria and Island De-
velopment Association, and was the
longest aerial trip yet made in Vic-
toria’S'aviation anRals, the machine
being-in the air exactly HULYSCHE SL
‘mminutes. Z

While over Sidney the occupants
of the plane dropped the following
message to The Review:

“Hiditor Sidney and Islands
view:

Re-

“First Aerial League machine fly—
ing for Island Deyelopment Associ-
ation. Sidney looks very fine from
the air.” — :

The message was enclosed in a
message bags made of bunting in the
Allied colors. It was weighted with
a small piece of lead, and was drop-
ped close to the old Review office at
the corner of Fourth street and Bea-
con avenue, the aviator evidently be-

‘ing attracted by the “Review” sign

Which still remains on the building.

an auto repairing business there,
picked up the haf and delivered it to
The Review, and thus has the distinc-
tion of having picked ap and deliv-
ered the first aerogram ever Grp ned
in Sidney.

The flight was started from the
Willows aerodrome at Victorja about
2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The
machine rese lightly from the field,
and after: eireling gracefully to at-
tain the desiréé height, headea
straight for the Royal Athletic Park,
where eight baseballs, in message
bags, were dropped on the ball
grounds as a signal for the two ama~
teur ball teams assembled there to
contest WF Supremacy, the Founda-

| tion and Straith-Two Jacks nines, to

het aghter,

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The plane then circled over the
city for a number of minutes, while
quantities of advertising circulars is-
sued by the Victoria and Island Ds-
velopment Association were scattered
on the light breeze like stant con-
fetti. The circulars were printed on
different colored papers, and afford-
ed a very pretty and novel sight as
they. turned over and over, glisten-
ing and scintillating in the bright
sunlight as they drifted slowly earth-
ward like huge clusters of spectrum-
hued snowflakes. Thousands of
people, attracted by the loud drone
of the plane’s propeller, stopped on
the streets, or came out from the
business houses to gaze skyward at
the unusual spectacle.

When five thousand circulars had
been sown upon the wind Pilot Cle-
Mence laid his course for Sidney,
Which he reached in about fifteen
Minutes. Arrived over the indus-
trial seat of the Saanich Peninsula,
he indulged in a nimber of rapid
dips and_— dives, and, withal, man-
aged his machine iS a most speectacu-
lar manner. As he flew low over the
old Review office and dropped the
aerogram, he called out to Mr. WwW.
“A. Stacey: “Send up some gas.”
Mr. Stacey states that he was about
to comply with the request when the
plane made a wide circle and headed
back for the Capital City, where a
Janding was effected within thirty-
two minutes from the time the start
to Sidney was made.

The flight to Sidney was made
against the wind and the returr trip
was also, the wind yeering complets-
ly around while the machines was en
route.

The Vittowia and Island Develop-

eeived a largé amount of unusual
advertising through the flight ana
the distribution of circulars. and
their objective of $7,000 was easily
reached on Monday, when their drive
for funds closed.

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STAGE LINE CHANGES SCHEDULE

Effective Monday next some chans-
88 Will be made in the schedule of
the Victoria-Sidney Motor Stage.
During the afternoon amd evening,
on week days, awtes will leave Sid-
ney at 3, S and 7 p.m., instead of at
2, ¢ and 8 p.m, as formerly, this in
addition to the car leaving here at
9 am., which remains unchanged.
On Sundays an extra yound trip will
be made, cara leaving Victoria at 10
a.m, > p.m. and 8 p.m., and leaving
Sidney at 11 am., 3 pm. and)9 p.m.

The Victoria-Sidney Mator Stage,
which is operated by Messrs. E. Dav-
ey and B, Hobson, has done much
to alleviate conditions caused by the
discontinuance of the Wictoria and
Sidney Raibway.. The line has twa
safe and comfortable autos, ana the

Amateur Athletic Association Adds
To Wunds In Treasury Through
Terpsichorean Effort
The dance held at Berquist Hall,
this city, on Friday evening last for
the benefit of the Sidney Amateur
Athletic Association was a most en-
joyable affair, and netted a profit
of $11.85, whieh has been turned
over to the Association treasury by
Mr. J. B. Burton, who was in charge
of arrangements, and bore the bur-
den of organizing the’ dance togeth-

er with Mr. BH. F. Lesage.

Excellent music was dispensed by
Plimley’s three-piece orchestra of
Victoria, and dancing was continued
from 9 p.m. to 1 am.. About 11
o’clock delicious refreshments were
served in the hall dining room, the
*supper arrangements being in
charge of Mrs. Ida Boweott and Mrs.
T. J. Lopthien. In addition to the

local Trepsichorean devotees, a
number of Victorians were present.
Mr. Burton issues the following

financial statement of the dance:

Receipts ........ % 52-50
Orchestra .=..-.. Desk > 24.50
Rent of hall ..... 5.00
Printing posters 50
Refreshments 8.65
Rent of dishes 1.06
41.70 41.70

Balance on hand.11.80

GIVEN FAREWELL RECEPTION

Presentation Made to Rev. and Mrs.
. ©. Des Barres By Anglican
Parishioners Last Thursday

A farewell reception was given on
Thursday afternoon last at ‘“‘Win-
ola,” the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
White, at Second street and Me.
Baker ayenue, this city, to Rey. and
Mrs. T. €. Des Barres, a large num-
ber of parishioners of the Anglican
churches of this district and other
friends being assembled to bid “‘bon
voyage” to the departing pastor and
his wife. :

A feature of the reception was a
presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Des
Barres of a silver box filled with
English one-pound notes. The pre-
sentation was made by Mr. G A.
Cochran, rectors warden for St.
Andrew's Church, of Sidney, on be-
half of the parishioners of St. An-
drews Church and Holy Trinity
Church of Patricia Bay. Mr. Coch-
Tan couched in appropriate language
the deep regret felt by the parish-
ioners of the Anglican churches and
by the community in general at the
loss of Mr. and Mrs. Des Barres.
To the presentation speech Mr. Des
Barres made a fitting reply, thanking
the donors in well-chosen words.

Just prior §6 the opening of the
Teception another presentation was
made to Mrs. Des Barres by the lo-
cal branch of the Women’s Auxiliary

to the Missionary Society of the
Church of England in Ganada. On
behalf of the local W. A. Mrs. J.
Qywitebley presented to Mrs. Des

Barres a neatly illumined certificate
of life membership in the orsaniza—
tion, together with a gold hfe mem-
bership pin. The certificate wags
contained in a beautifully gilded
frame, anc the pin was of appropri-

cars leave and arrive acéording to
schedule. The yead between Sor aey
Herter "¢ 13>
and Victoria is exce?e 5; ana the
trip is mosh =

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< enjoyable. The complete
Unstable of the line appears else-
where in these columns.

MRS. BERQUIST WINS RAFFLE

The drawing in the Red Cross land
raffle was held last Friday at the Red
Cross rooms, Beacon avenue, and
the lucky number was drawn by Mrs.
A. Berquist of this city. Mrs. Ber-
quist won a plot of land at Deep Cove
containing 1.05 acres. Comment has
been heard to the effect that the
prize could not have fallen into more
appropriate hands, as Mrs. Berquist
was a very enthusiastic worker in the
Red Cross during the war, and a
large number of articles forwarded
by the local. branch for the comfort

of soldiers were the result of her
handiwork.
The winning number was .556.

Bie design. Respondip= to Mrs.
Critch=y's excellent speech, Mrs.
Pes Barres voiced her appreciation

in a way which won the plaudits of
her auditors. The ladies of the W.
A. then adjourned to the garden for
the general reception.

Following the presentation cere-
monies, the balance of the afternoon
was devoted to social concourse and
an excellent tea was served, in the
arrangements for which Mesdames

6. ©. Cochran and A. jJ. Campbell
assisted.
The Des Barres left the Capital

City yesterday, and will journey to
the Atlantic seaboard via the Grand
Trunk Pacific.

A A. A. DANGE ENJOYABLE!

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Service Over

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ager
ager

Regarding

Victoria and Sidney

RELIEF THOUGHT AT HAND

And Sidney rain Crew
Mills In Hmergency By
Removing Preyecht

Victoria

Assists

Hon. John Oliver, Premier and
Minister of Railways of British Co-
Immbia, in company with Mir. A. FP.
Proctor, engineer for the Provincial.

Department of Railhyays, visited ©
Sidney about noon today in con-

nection with the railway sifuation.

The Premier and party motored out

from the Capital City as far as the

Canadian Northern and Victoria and

Sidney crossing about a mile and a |

half from town, and walked over

the V. & S. rtaeks to Sidney. sas Lie
In conference with Manager G. H.!

Walton of the Sidney ills, Limited, 2)

Mr. Oliver stated that he would give: :

the authority of the Provincial Gov-

ernment. for an immedidte establish: —

ment of service over the V. F S., but | S

that it would also be necessary ton

secnre the authorization of the Ot= |

fawa Government, which he prom-

ised to telegraph to tonight. “The —~

Premier held ont the hope that Sid-

ney would have a: railway froisht

service before lenge. f
No: developments

further - thar

those reported in The Review last
week haye arisen in the local rai-—-
Way situation. Secretary W. Ef

Dawes of the Sidnev Baard of Frade
has ‘received confirmation of the two
MéSsases received by Manazer @. Ee
Walten of the Sidney Mills, Limited,
and printed in these columns Tast
week, in the form of a telegram
from Sir Henry Drayton, Chairman
of the Dominion Board of Railway
Commissioners. The message fol=
loys:

{No appleation made by C. Ne RB:
for running rights on Victoria and

ae

Sidney. This company has local
charter, and is not a line directly
under the Board’s jurisdiction, als

though owing to the fact that it was
alleged that the Great. Northern

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