ADVERTISING Advertising should be addressed to people who have money to buy with. AND ISLANDS AND SAANICH GAZETTE HERE IT IS Nearly $20,000.00 monthly is paid in wages to the people of Sidney. _ EIGHTH YEAR SIDNEY, VANCOUVER ISLAND, B. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1919 PRICH FIVE CENTS News of West Saanich W. I. Very Successful Military 500 Drive Held by the W. I. on Wednes- day, Nov. 12. The members of the West Saanich Women’s Institute held their regu- lar monthly meeting on Wednesday After the busi- ness of the meeting had been dis- posed of the members present list- ened with much pleasure to Dr. Helen Ryan on “The Institutes’ Duty to Public Health.’ Her remarks on this subject proved very instructive and were appreciated by all. Re- freshments were served at the close of the meeting. A special meeting of the West Saanich Women’s Institute will be held on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 18, for the purpose of hearing the re- ports of the Vancouver Island Con- ferences. A sewing meeting will be held the same afternoon, when plans will be discussed for the bazaar and dance to be held on Saturday, Dec. 13 at Agricultural Hall. The military 500 drive held under the auspices of the Saanichton Insti- tute on Wednesday, Nov. 12, proved to be a very enjoyable affair. Those winning first prizes are as follows: Mrs. Freeland and Miss Gladys Lind- say, Messrs. A. Serup and H. Hand- ley; consolation, Mrs. Guy and Mrs. Murray, Messrs: J. W. Berry and A. Guy. Military 500 drive will be held Fri- day evening, Nov. 18, at the Insti- tute rooms, Sluggeftts Station, at 8.30 p.m. A dance will be held in the Agri- cultural Hall, Saanichton, on Wed- nesday, Nov. 26, at §.30 p.m. Perry's three-piece orchestra. Refreshments. In aid of West Saanich School Piano Fund. aiternoon, Nov. 12. SALE OF WORK. A sale of work held yesterday afternoon by the ladies of Wesley Methodist Chureh was attended by a goodly number of people, and though it was necessary to make a change of locality, the affair was very suc- cessful. The various tables were in charge of the following: Tea tables, Mrs. G. L. Armstrong and Mrs. 8. Brethour; home cooking, Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. Knowles; fancy work, Mrs. J. Taylor and Mrs. Doug- Jas; second-hand books, Mrs. Wili- jams. The net proceeds amounted to $95.00. Give -pale, puny children our fresh Wine of Cod Liver Oj]. It’s palatable. Lesage, the druggist. WILL HOLD DANCE. The Sidney Amateur Athletic Club will hold a dance on Friday evening, Dec. 5, in Berquist Hall, when Perry’s Orchestra, of Victoria, will furnish the music. Arrangements have been made with the-Flying Line Motor Stage to leave Woods’ store, Douglas street, Victoria, at 8 p.m., returning to Vietoria after the dance. The proceeds of the dance wil! be devoted to the lacrosse club and the basket- ball club which has been formed un- der the auspices of the association. G. W. V. A. It has been suggested to The Re- view that as there are a number of returned men in Sidney and district it would be in order for the forma- tion of a Great War Veterans Asso- ciation. What do the returned men think of it? Testing Seeds for Farmers Over ‘Thirty-Five Thousand Seed Tests Reported for the Year Ending June 30. The Dominion Seed Branch with laboratories at Ottawa, Winnipes and Calgary, reported over 35,000 seed tests for the yéar ending June 30. The growth of seed testing in Can- ada is indicated from the fact that | reference to the figures $142 100 Total Subscribed to Loan Final Figures Give This Splendid Amount; 215, Approximately One in Every Five of Popu- lation Subscribed te Loan FINAL FIGURES FOR NORTH SAANICH (Sidney Unit.) Previous record ....... $114,100.00 NBO, sero cuEt CS 3,500.00 USGA ee ni Hege 3,050.00 Saturday (last day).... 21,450.00 Grand total .........$142,100.00 Total applications, 215. Analysis. Quota, $40,000.00. Honor Flag won fifth day. Crests won, 10. Applications average approximate- ly 1 in 5 of population. Bond salesmen alone won Honor Flag and three crests. Only two other points on the Island exceed North Saanich to date. the The final days of the Victory Loan campaign in North Saanich is a story that will be looked back upon and remembered with -pride. A published only 5,775 samples were reported in! reveals how strenuous was the fight 1909. in the seed laboratories is done be- tween September and June when each laboratory may handle up to 200 samples per day. Only ten samples are tested free of charge for any farmer or seed merchant dur- ing the season. Over this number the service is charged for at cost. Official seed testing is the basis of Government seed control, which} in older Hurovean countries is rated fapplied for, it onl tells the as a leading government service to agriculture. Any country without an efficient system of seed control soon becomes the dumping ground for inferior sseds from other coun- tries, and low-grade home-grown seeds may be sold to unsuspecting farmers. The Canadian system is frequently referred to in other coun- tries as being the most practical and efficient. Its importance is now be- ing better appreciated when it is Tequired that imported seeds are not released from bond until they are approved at the seed laboratories, and when cereal grains, flax, corn, as well as clover and grass seeds, are marketed on the basis of fixed qual- | ity seed grade standards. | | The great bulk of the work ,and what a triumph the final result. Before the Loan campaign was opened thosé responsible for the lo- cal unit who put $50,000 as the ob- jective were looked upon as almost irresponsible optiniists, but there were none who would have dreamed that almost $100,000 more would be secured. Whatever way the result is viewed, whether per capita investment of the population, or the number of bonds same story. North Saanich in the days of war was not found wanting, she gave her men for the fight for free- dom, gave liberally in proportion to her populationfi as high, if not higher, than any other part of the whole Dominion, her women also did their part as the wonderful record of the Red Gross Society reveals, be- sides all the private effort put forth in sending food, ete., to the boys. 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Per pair re markets of the world that them. The Victory Loan of 1919 is a great triumph for Canada, and in the triumph North Saanich can proudly take her part in the free consciousness that she had acquitted herself with honor, that she has made a record, and has set a stand- ard that will be found difficult to surpass. await In connection with the Victory Loan campaign which ended last Saturday, Mr. J. J. White, chairman of the committee, has written to The Review as follows: “At the close of the Victory Loan campaign in North Saanich, I desire to take the opportunity to express my very warmest thanks to all who have helped to achieve such a truly magnificent result. “Tt would be difficult to mention all by name for praise, lest any should inadvertently be overlooked, but I feel public expression of appre- ciation must be given for the splen- did assistance rendered by Major the Rey. W. Barton, Rev. F. Letts and Rev. A. BE. Stephenson, also Miss Perry who gave valuable seryice, to the editor of the Sidney Review, for his services not only on committee, but through the columns of the pa- per, the members of the committes, the local bond salesmen whose work speaks for itself, the 215 applicants who showed their faith in Canada, and lastly to the secretary, Mr. W. H. Dawes, for the faithful and pains- taking manner in which he perform- ed the clerical work of the unit. Time Limit Has Been Set Application for Vocational Courses Must Be Made Before January $1, 1920. According to a recent Order-in- Council issued from Ottawa, a time limit has been set for applications The Or- der states “Limiting time for appli- for vocational re-trainins. cation for re-training courses three 1, 1919, or dis- charge, fhicheyer is later.” The officials of the Department S. C. R. wish this fact to become known to all months from Noy. returned men, who may be eligible for a course. Registration forms have been pro- vided and all who suffer from a dis- ability which prevents them follow- ing their former occupation should obtain and fill in a form; these may be obtained at any S. C. R. Repre- sentatives’ offica, either personally or through the mail. On completion, the form should be mailed to the Department S. ©. R., Vancouver. Any ex-member of the forces who is now at work, but who has a dis- ability should register and thus pro- tect his interests. The fact that a man registers does not mean that he is compelled to take a course at once. He may continue at his pres- ent position and can at a later date apply for a course, but he must be registered within the time mentioned- = The Order-in-Council also covers }the case of those men who enlisted prior to attaining their eighteenth birthday, and they also must register within the period before stated. The Department wish to empha- size the fact that registration does not mean that a course must be started immediately; if at a later date an ex-member finds that his dis- ability prevents him from carrying on and he is eligible for vocational training, he may make application for the course, however, he must have registered with the Vocational Branch, Dept. S. C. R. before Janu- ary 31, 1920 or three months after discharge. Those who enlisted under eighteen are also governed by this ruling. FIRE LAST FRIDAY. What might have been a very seri- Ous fire occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson, Amelia ave- nue, last Friday morning about 8.30 o’elock. While working around the yard some one of the family noticed smoke issuing from the roof near the chimney, and at once took steps to subdue the blaze.