Array Hf* legislation Library Largest Circulation in the Comox District. v VOL. VI., No. 45 THE ISLANDER. CUMBERLAND, B.C., SATURDAY, FEB. 5. 1916. Subscription price, $1.50 per yeat- AN IMPORTANT I8SUE The free importation of fuel oil into this province is one of the most important questions that confronts the people of British Columbia today, and yet there are certain sections which do not give the issue the consideration it demands. It is a matter that should be discussed at the table of the council chambers by the mayor and aldermen of every city; every board of trade and political organization—Conservative or Liberal—should deal with this vital question before the cry goes up:"It is too late." These organizations should not only deal with it by resolutions and then let the matter drop, waiting for some other opportunity to present itself, but deal with it now and continuously and with firmness, until the demands of the coal industry are heard. Let every section of the province which is interested either directly or indirectly knock at the doors of the Federal House and request consideration of the vital question that ia gnawing at -the very life of British Columbia. Fuel oil, a foreign product during the past three years, has built up an immense business without paying any. revenue either into the Provincial or Dominion Treasury at a time when the cry is money and more money for war purposes. The «oal industry of this province has millions of dollars invested; employs thousands of men; pays out millions in wages, made and spent within British Columbia. What capital has fuel oil invested? What men does it employ? It is nil compared with the coal industry, yet the Federal Authorities allow this wholesale impoitation of fuel oil duty free. It is unreasonable and absurd to even a disinterested party. The members of the Provincial Parliament representing the coal mining centres of the province should deal with this fuel oil question and urge upon the government the immediate-necessity of forwarding strong resolutions to the Federal authorities demanding an import duty upon fuel oil. HOSPITAL BALL POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 26. The,annual meeting of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Cumberland General Hospital was held at the home of Mrs. Edward W. Bickle on Thursday evening, when it was decided to make the Hospital Ball an annual event and the dance that was advertised to be held in the West Cumberland Band Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 16th., has been postponed on account of the heavy fall of snow and severe cold weather until Wednesday, April 26th. That date is now set by the Ladies' Auxiliary for the Annual Hospital Ball. The officers were all re-elected, which are as follows: Mrs. Alex McKinnon, President; Mrs. Alex. Cameron, Vice-president; Mrs. Dr. Geo. K. MacNaughton, Secretary, Mrs. Hen- ry Bryan, Treasurer. T. B. O'Connell, Manager of the Royal Bank of Canada returned from a visit to Nanaimo on Sunday morning. COUNTY LODGE, L.O.L, MEET The annual meeting of the Nanaimo County Lodge L.O.L., C. 24 was held in the K. of P. Hall in this City on Tuesday, Worthy B-other Charles Marsh presiding. There was a good attendance and the enthusiasm shown by the members proved conclusively the keen in erest they take in the work of the Lodge. A resume of the past yeai 's efforts and the flourishing condition of the Lodge reflects great credit upon the of- firers in charge and caused several expression of appreciation from members present. After the members had partaken of a sumptous repast the County Lodge proceeded to elect its officers for the ensuing year, which reads as follows: Bro. W. Wesley Willard, County Master; Bro. Thos. E. Banks, D. C. M.; Bro. Rev. Henry Wilson, Chaplain; Bro. Jas. Miller, Ree. Sec.; Bro. John S. Banner man, Fin. Sec; Bro. Charles Marsh, Treasurer; Bro. Alex. Armstrong, Lecturer; Bro. H. Glover, D. of G. The members of Nanaimo County Lodge are looking forward to a prosperous year. J. R. Lockard, general superintendent of the Canadian Coller- ies Dunsmuir Limited, accompanied by Mrs. Lockard arrived at Victoria from the east on Thursday. General superintendent Lockard left Cumberland about ten weeks ago - for New York and points East. It is expected that he will return to Cumberland on this evening's train. GENERAL VIEW OF PIRiEUS. •-The Greek naval base and the Port of Athens, distant but five miles from the Greek capita', where the Allies have landed. CUMBERLAND TO BILLET 500 MEN0FTHE102ND. The Cumberland Board of Trade has offered the commanding officer, Col. J. W. Warden, of the 102nd., Comox Atlin or Northern British Columbia Regiment free quarters, light and water for 500 troops in the City of Cumberland. The Board of Trade offers the New England House, a building of fiftv rooms, the rooms in the McPhee Block, and the civic authorities have placed at the disposal of the Board of Trade the City Hall and Council Chambers for the use of the 202nd until the military authorities can complete the recruiting barrack* at the Sand. Spit at Comox. The Board of Trade has been assured, but not officially, that their kind offer will be accepted and it is expected that troops will commence to arrive in this city within the taxt ten days. There are now some 300 men stationed at Courtenay including the 200 who arrived during the week. Cumberland will furnish quarters, light and water for a similar amount. HEAVY SNOWFALL CAUSES MUCH TROUBLE The extraordinary heavy fall' of snow during the past month has at last brought Cumberland ■ to a standstill. It is estimated that seven feet of snow has fallen during that period. Traffic on the Wellington Colliery railway has been stopped for the last 48 hours, with an army of men shovelling snow. The Charmer's mail, due to arrive at Union Bay on Wednesday arrived in this City hy sleigh on Friday morning. The local mines for the last three days have been idle, with the local officials and every available man shovelling snow, and still they have been unable to move any trains of coal. If the snow shovel comes operations may commence on Monday. The Wellington Colliery railroad, as other railroads on this Island have no equipment to cope with such a heavy fall of snow, which is very unusual in this part of the province. Born—At the Union and Comox District Hospital on Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hugo, a daughter. TWO THE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, ti. (J. BE OF QOOD CHEER VICTORY FOLLOWS THE FLAB. GUp Jalantor Published every Saturday by the Islander Publishing Company at Cumberland, B.C., Canada. Telephone 3-5. Subscription: One year in advance, $1.50; Single copies, 5c. Foreign subscriptions to countries in Postal Union, $2.00 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5th, 1916. The Fuel OU Question. (From the Nanaimo Herald.) There are one or two points which must always be' kept clearly in mind in considering the question of a protective duty on coal agaainst foreign fuel oil. The first is that the coal mining industry of this province, and particularly of this island, is entitled to more than equal treatment in competition with a foreign product such as fuel oil. The present government was returned to power on the one great issue of protection for Canadian industries. The people of Canada were offered their choice between this issue, and reciprocal trading with the United States. They chose the former and returned the present government to power That was in 1911, and in spite of the issue on which it was returned to power the coal industry of British Columbia for four years and a half has not only received no protection, but has actually been discriminated against in favor of fuel oil from the United States. After four years and a half of this the best the Finance Minister can piomise when it is forced upon his attention is to trj to arrange a tax so as to put coal on an equal competitive basis with fuel oil. The government went into office on a protective tariff policy, and against reciprocity, and now makes a concession of giving the most important industry in this province no better than equal treatment. The industry is entitled to protection as much as any other industry in Canada. The manufacturing interests, seeing that they are amply protected themselves, cannot come out into the open in their hostility to the protection of the coal industry. If they did then their opposition would lose all force. The coal industry has to SPRING 1916 New Goods Arriving Next Week: Ladies' House Dresses, Wash Skirts and Middy Suits, Shirt Waists and Middy Blouses, Silk and Satin Underskirts, Velvets, Dress Goods, Dress Ginghams, Dress Muslins and Ducks, Crepes, Nainsooks and Lawns, Linens, Galateas, Tickings,, Towels and Towelling. go outside Canada for the major part of its supplies and practically all its supplies. It is therefore one of the biggest subscribers to the Dominion treasury under the government's tariff policy. Where is the consistency in it? The people of Canada cannot afford Free Trade at this stage of their Industrial development, and in 1911 would not entertain the reciprocity proposals of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The people of British Columbia were a unit on the question, and having en dorsed a protective tariff they look to be protected in their own industries. - What the mining communities of the province are most conscious of at present is that they are not being protected, and they are resolved that this question will form the one political issue at the next election. The war promises to bring about many economic as well as social changes. Free Trade will not be so popular in the United Kingdom after the war is over. Britain and her allies will have their own trade to build up and it is almost certain that the British people will not keep open house for the German manufacturer. There will probably be trade agreements among the allies, and almost certainly closer commercial relations between the Mother Country and the overseas dominions. The policy of the latter has been and will be more still to build up its own manufactures and industries. So far as this province is concerned no better starting point than fuel oil could be found. And there is a further reason why it should be tackled at once in addition to the coal industry. This reaspn is the government's necessity for finding taxes to meet the war expenditure. Foolish legislation followed by lax administration paved the way for fuel oil to cut out coal in the provincial market, the market which on any tariff agreement should belong to it exclusively, and the government is now. presented with an opportunity of at one stroke removing a glaring economic injustice and securing a material contribution to its war chest. We trust it will avail itself of the opportunity.) In the report of the honor list published last week, Div. V. should have read as follows:— Edith Hood, Etta Hood, Edna Marsh, John Francioli, Emma Mussatto. THE ISLANDER. CUMBEKLAND. B.C. THREE 1/ The People's Prohibition Movement of British Columbia. VANCOUVER ISLAND BRANCH A Non-Sectarian and Non-Partisan Organization. i ITS ORIGIN This Movement had its inception in a Convention composed of several hundred delegates representative of all parts of the Province, which assembled in Vancouver on August 25th., and 26th., 1915. This Convention unanimously adopted certain resolutions which have since determined the character of the organization and given direction to its activities. ITS PURPOSE The immediate purpose of the organization is to secure the suppression of the liquor traffic by legislative enactment to the fullest extent of the constitutional powers of the Provincial Legislature. At the same time the fullest possible sympathy and co-operation will be given to the Dominion wide movement for National Prohibition. ITS METHOD As its" name indicates this Movement is in the highest degree democratic and its sole court of appeal the people of the Province. It is not trammelled by entanglement with any sect, faction or political party. Believing that a large majority of the people of the Pto- vince are heartily sick of the liquor traffic, with all its concomitant and consequent evils, its members have pressed, and are pressing, the Government of the day, vigorously and unanimously for the submission of the whole matter to a vote of the people at the earliest possible date and in such a manner as shall admit of their rendering an unequivocal verdict. In view of the Government's failure thus far to give satisfactory assurances that this will be done the following position in the form of an individual card for each signator is now being circulated for signature by the electors throughout the Province: (Face of Card) To His Honour, The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Coun- cil, Province of British Columbia, this petition sheweth: 1. That I, the undersigned, am a duly qualified voter in the Province of British Columbia, in the Electoral Riding of : 2. That I am in favor of Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic without compensation. 3. That I hereby request the Government to submit to the electorate of the Province at the earliest possible legal date a measure which shall be approved by the Executive Committee of the People's Prohibition Movement of British Columbia, and which shall embody the principles outlined on the back of this card* 4. That should this measuie be approved by a majority of the electors voting on the same, I hereby request that the said measure shall be enacted as law to come into force not later than the First day of January, 1917. 5. And I further request that in the meantime the hours of sale of intoxicating liquors be curtailed, making the closing hour 7. p. m. on each legal day, until the above described legislation comes into effect; And your petitioner will ever pray. Witness: Signed Address - Dated at B. C. this day of 19... (Back of Card.) Provisions of Proposed Measure. ITS SCOPE. The. suppression of the Liquor Traffic to the fullest extent of the powers of the Provincial Legislature. ITS PURPORT. To prohibit the sale, barter or gift of intoxicating liquors within the Province of British Columbia for beverage purposes. All signatures will be tieated as strictly confidential by canvassers and officers of the Movement, unless ex- . press consent is otherwise given by the signators. When the canvass is completed the signatures will be checked with the voters lists and covering affidavits setting forth the results will be made for presentation to the Government. ITS MEMBERSHIP Any person, male or female, who may be sympathetic with the aims and activities of the Movement is eligible for membership. Enrollment is now in full swing but • do not wait to be solicited. Your duty to ally yourself with a righteous cause is quite as imperative as that of somebody else to ask you to do so. Call at our Headquarters or give your name to any local officer or committeeman. DO IT TODAY. ITS FINANCES It cost the friends of Prohibition in Alberta $30,000 to win their fight, and it has therefore been estimated that victory in British Columbia cannot be secured short of an expenditure of $25,000. Through large volunteer service and strict economy the work has thus far been carried on almost exclusively by means of the funds from membership fees, viz: $1.00 for men and 50c. for women. If registration continues as t should the entire campaign can ie thus financed, and nobody asked for large sacrifice in this time of stress and strain. Come along with your dollar and make this in the fullest sense the PEOPLE'S PROHIBITION MOVEMENT. J. Burt Morgan, President H. A. Beckwith, Hon. Secy. Vancouver Island Branch Office, Rooms 101-2 Union Bank Building. Victoria, B. C. Cumberland District:—Dr. G. K. MacNaughton, Pres. Wilson R. Dunn, Sec. FOUE THE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B.C. & • '•■''•'■•I''': *•"''•;•. (1*^' % V^V. ;:;:::*>;:•:• v.5" < •».••■. ».••■' -•■'-• ■-• LOCATION OF PIRj-ETS. GREEK NAVAL BASE.-The island of Corfu, off the West coast, which the French have seized, is also shown. BICKERTON-WHYTE A quiet wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Whyte, Derwent Ave. on Wednesday morning, February the 2nd when their eldest daughter, Miss Ina Whyte and William Bic- kerton, of the Dominion Police force at Union Bay were united in marriage by the Rev. James Hood of St. George's Presbyterian Church. Only the immediate friends were present. Miss Hazel Whyte, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and James Whyte had the honor of being best man. The bride looked very pretty in a navy blue broadcloth suit and white satin hat. The presents were numerous and costly. Mr. and Mrs. Bickerton left immediately after the ceremony by sleigh for Union Bay, their future home ILO ILO ITEMS. The kingdoms of Gredschoffen and Grahoffen are at war. See the opening of hostilities in tonight's episode. Episode No. Eleven-"The Clash of Arms" Episode No. Twelve*-"ACry In The Park" Episode No. Thirteen-"War." Episode No. Fourteen-"On the Battle Field." Episode No. Fifteen-'The Deluge." Episode No. Sixteen-"Kitty In Danger." Episode No. Seventeen-'The Castaways." Episode No. Eighteen-*"The Underground City." Episode No. Nineteen--"TheSacred Fire." Episode No. Twenty-Danger on the High Seas." Episode No. Twenty-one "A Timely Rescue." Episode No. Twenty-Uvo~"An American Queen,1' SAVING AND SUCCESS. A great banking house issues, as an advertisement, this quotation from James J. Hilh "If you want to know whether you are to be a success or failure in life, you can easily find out. The test is simple and infallible. Are you able to save money? If you drop out you will lose. You may think not, but you will lose as sure as you live. The seed of success is not in you." James J. Hill has far too sound sense and far too wide a vision ever to have said this without qualification. The mere saving of money helps to success in,petty business; in large business it helps but little; and in the professions, the sciences, the arts, and in any line of endeavor that tends towards the physical, social intellectual and moral betterment of mankind it counts not at all. The woild's greatest men and women whom history ranks as the highest successes, down through all the ages, and who have led us from savagery to civilization, became great not through whal they got but what they gave. They not only did not save their money, they did not save themselves. Who could imagine a Homer, a Luther, a Martin, a Franklin, devoting their lives to the paltry saving of their pennies? Few of them ever had many pennies to save. Saving has its virtues but it has its vices too. It is the worst of all vices when it narrows a soul down to mere money. a&saDa3<asK>ci)asE>3!>c29)c9a^Q ixaM>a»<aH><.i><MD<!i> i PRO. CHANGED MON., TUES, THURS. ft SAT. j I TONIGHT 12TH. EPISODE i "The Broken Coin" V - i | MATINEES TUES., THURS., and SAT., CHILDREN 5c. i a 5 I a 9 I a 9 I § I a 9 I a 9 I a 9 i a 9 L afX •9 I a 9 I a 9 I a 9 EVERY TUESDAY, One Number - of the - "BLACK BOX" Serial in Fourteen Episodes. BROADWAY FEATURES fnursusiv ■ "VICTOR'S AT SEVEN" A three reel comedy mix-up with Hughie Mack. i a o I a 9 I a 9 I a 9 i a 9 I a 9 I a 9 I a 9 i a 9 I a 9 I Qa<mm>Qt>i%*%m>Gf>(mm<iD<mwco<am>Gf> >GD<amGi.* USE THE TELEPHONE! This is the kind of weather when the telephone is invaluable. It is of utmost service at all times, but when you do not want to go out, you can reach anywhere with the aid of the instrument on the wall. Your telephone can be used to talk to Nanaimo, Victoria, Vancouver, to Kootenay towns, or down the coast. There is no such a thing as distance with the long di£ance telephone. t British ColumbiaTelephoneCo.,Ltd. 8 i OIOOO-. >O»OHO»OHOHC»>Ot>OHOtiO«O0OHO( Get "More Money" for your Foxes Muskrat, White Weasel, Beaver, Lynx, Wolves, Marten and other Fur bearers collected in yoor section SHIP YOUR Fims DIRECT fo "SHUBERT" the larBest house in the World dealing exclusively in NORTH AMERICAN RAW FURS a reliable—responsible—safe Fur House with an unblemished reputation existing for "more than a third of a centurv." a long successful record of sending Fur Shippers prompt,SATIS FACTORY AND PROFITABLE returns. Write for "ittit ftftubert feWm-tr," the only reliable, accurate market report and price list published. Write lor it-NOW-it's FREE A R SHURFRT Inr 2827WESTAustinave. *\. Q. OnUDLt\l,jnC. Dept.C 69 CHICAGO, U.S.A. THE ISLANDER, CUMBERLAND, B.C. FIVE VIEW OF RUHLEHEN CAMP.—Drawn by a British prisoner in the hands of the Germans. This is one of the biggest prisons in Germany, and it would seem that the roadway in the foreground is more suitable for ducks than men. HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT BURNED Ottawa, Feb. 4.—Fire broke out last night at nine o'clock in the House of Commons Reading Room, sweeping with tremendous fury down corridors, and leaping to galleries in the space of three minutes filling the whole wing with an impenetrable pall of smoke. It was followed immediately by explosion and flames. Ottawa, Feb. 4.-At 8 o'clock this morning the fire that destroyed the Parliament Buildings was completely under control, but flomes were still shooting from the Senate end of the building which was the last to fall a prey to the flames, Half the main tower remains standing, the upper portion containing the great clock hav ing fallen at 2 a.m, The origin of the fire is still a mystery, although it is believed to be incendiary. Frank Glass, of London, Conservative member for Middleseex, was in the reading room when fire broke out. He said he felt heat and looking around saw smoke coming from a pile of papers under a desk. He called a guard who rm for a fire extinguisher, but before he could .use it the whole room appeared to burst 'Into flame. Fire wus shouted in the chamber where the House was in session, which immediately adjourned. The casualty list as far as known is as follows: Dead, Mesdames Bray and Morin, of Quebec; two policemen killed by falling tower. Injured, Hon. Martin Burrell, severely burned. FIEE INSUEANCi For absolute protection write a policy in the London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Co., of Liverpool. TotalAssets • $26,788,930. W. WILLABB LO 0 A L AG E N 1 CUMBERLAND HOTEL DUNSMUIR AVENUE First Class Hotel at Moderate Rates WILLIAM MERRIFIELD, Proprietor.' St. George's Presbyterian Church Services, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Bible Class, 1.30 p.m. Sunday School. 2.30 p.m. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday evening 7.30. Choir Practice, Thursday evening 7.30. Pastor, Rev. Jas. Hood. Methodist Church. Services: Morning at 11 o'clock. Evening at 7 o'clock. Bible Study: Adult Bible Class at 1.30 p.m. Sunday School, 2.30 p.m. Choir Practice, Friday, 7.30 p.m. Ladies' Aid Society, First Tuesday of each month at7.30 p.m. Rev. Henry Wilson, Pastor, Holy Trinity Church. (Anglican.) Services for 5th Sunday after Epiphany: 2,30 p.m. Sunday School. 7 p.m., Evensong. Service of Intercession on Thursday at 7.45 p.m. Arthur Bischlager, Vicar.f The Spirella Made-to-order Corset, of the finest quality. Every pair guaranteed. For further information apply to Mrs. JOHN GILLESPIE, West Cumberland. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date application will be made to the Superintendent of the Provincial Police for the transfer of the Licence for the sale of Liquor in and upon the premises known as the Bevan Hotel! situate at Bevan, Nelson District, British Columbia, from Hugh Thornley to Watkin Williams, of British Columbia. Dated this 17th day of January, 1916. HUGH THORNLEY,' Holder of Licence. WATKIN WILLIAMS, Applicant. 4// J LACO NITROGEN LAMPS (THE DAYLIGHT LAMP) PRICE SCHEDULE: 60 Watts - $1.10 100 •* 1.25 2.25 3.00 3.35 4.00 5.00 8.00 Frosted Lamps 10% Additional 200 '* 250 *.• 300 *.* 350 '* 500 n 1000 •*. Cumberland Electric Lighting Phone 75 Co., Ltd. P. O. 314 Stoves & Ranges Furniture, Crockery, Enamelware Paints, Oils, Edison & Columbia Graphophones Novelties, Toys, Etc. T.E. Magnet P. O. Box 279 BATE Cash Store Phone 31 SIX THE ■ UMBERLAND. B.C. Recruiting for 102nd Excellent (From the Victoria Colonist.) By far the greater part of thi time that has eiapsed since th. 102nd.. Battalion, C. E. F., wa? authorized, its 0. C, Lieut.-Col. J. W. Warden, has been travel - sing the highways and by-ways of the Provincial Interior. He has visited most of the important centres and all the districts of the Kootenay and of the Boundary country. After an extended tour, he returned to the unit's headquarters here, yesterday, and gave his officers a very encouraging report of the enthusiastic manner in which the men of British Columbia are responding to his appeal for recruits. "They are all with me," he declared last evening. "I have been very fortunate in having been able to secure the disinterested assistance of influential friends. With their help it was not hard to obtain support for the 102nd. When I say that we will have at least 800 men at the Comox training camp in the course of a week or so, I think that all will admit that we have not done badly. There is no doubt that the battalion will be at full strength by the time that the weather permits active outdoor training of the kind that it is the intention to give the men of the northern British Columbia coips preparatory to their service on the firing line." Explaining the statement of the number enlisted, Col. Warden said that already there were approximately 300 at Comox. Yesterday, 250 more left Nelson for the Vancouver Island barracks. A special train went to Revelstoke to bring them to the Coast, and tomorrow morning a special boat will meet them at Vancouver to take them to the camp This contingent will be augmented on its way to the Terminal City. Between 50 and 100 will be picked up in this way, so that the draft when it reaches its destination will be swelled to about 350. In Prince Rupert and Prince George there are recruited in the neighborhood of 200, who will join their fellows as soon as the climatic conditions improve. Col. Warden was careful to make clear that in these figures he was counting only volunteers who have been actually attested. There are many others who had signified their intention of coming to the 102nd., and who were now in billets. When the period over which this arrangement was to extend had expired, these troops doubtless would join him. He did not propose relaxing his efforts on this account however, and the campaign which he has R! Y NEUTRAL. IRELAND, ia Columbus 0/spi been vigorously prosecuting would be continued without cessation until the ranks were full. Col. Warden's just completed tour was made under circumstances that were far frorp pleasurable. In fact, he states that some of the experiences through which he wept matched anything that he encountered, in France while on active service. The thermometer throughout registered between 35 and 50 degrees below zero. From Victoria he went to Revelstoke, thence down the Arrowhead Lakes to Nelson, making short stays at different points en route. He also touched at Cranbrook and Fernie. and went through the Boundary District, visiting Grand jForks, Midway Penticton, Summerland, Kelow- na, Vernon and Sicamous, as well as other communities. Col. Warden leaves today for Comox. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Warden and his family. Incidentally, he states that section of the Island is so attractive that he will make a temporary home there which will not be broken up until he and his men ', are ready to go to Europe. Many of his fellow officers also are taking their families to the training centre, being of the same opinion as their O. C. On this occasion, the colonel's stay will be of short duration, it being his desire to see that the men are comfortably housed and are being properly looked after. Thb done, he wilt return to Victoria and almost immediately start on another trip. This time his itinerary will be through the Cariboo and other Northern district!?. Col. Warden speaks enthusias tically of the progress *he unit is making in its organization. He referred in this connection to the band, in which he expresses special interest. He says that he has ordered a set of. silver instruments, the best to be procured, and that the indications are that the battalion will have an aggregation of musicians second to none in ability. He wishes to thank Mr. John Matthews, of Courtenay, for a contribution of $60 to help along the band, stating that it will be very useful and will be utilized to assist in the realization of his ambitions with respect to that important adjunct of the battalion. The Canadian Colliery Basketball team will proceed to Courtenay on Friday Feb., 11th., and play a game with a team of that City. The Canadian Collieries team, selected from the office staff, will line up as follows: C. Baker and W. K. Hancock, forwards; John Stevens, centre, Allan Nuns and C. Mackintosh guards. The Courtenay boys have a job on their hands to defeat the office staff. In the County Court of Nanaimo holden at Cumberland, B. C, in the matter of Malcolm Newberg, deceased, and In the Administration Act; Take notice that by order of His Honor Judge Barker, made the 12th day of January, A. D. 1916,1 was appointed administrator to the estate of the said Malcolm Newberg, deceased, and all parties having claims against the said estate are hereby required to furnish same, properly verified to me on or before the 21st day of Febrnary, A. D. 1916, and all parties indebted to. said estate are required to pay the amount of their indebtedness to me forth with. WM. WESLEY WILLARD, Official Administrator. Dated this 21st day of January, 1916. Synopsis of Coal Mining Regulation! COAL mining rights of the Dominion n Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, ' he Yukon Territory, the Northwest Terri lories nnd in a portion of the Province ef British Columbia, may be leased for a term i f twenty-one years at an annual rental of 81 an acre. Not more than 2,600 aores will be leased to one applioant. Applioation for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Agent or sub Agent of the district in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or leqal subdivisions of sections, and in unsurveyed territory the trace applied for shall be staked out by theapplioaut himself. Each applioation must be accompanied by a fee of $6 whioh will be refunded if tho rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on tho merchantable output of tho mine at tho rate of five cents per ton. Tbe person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for tbe full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the ooal miniag rights are not being operated, suoh returns shall be furnished at least onoe a year. || The lease will include tho ooal mining rights only, but the lessee may bo permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necessary for tho working of the mine at the rate of flO.OOanaore. For full information applicatiun should be made to the Secretary of tho Department of tho Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. GORY, Deputy Minister of tho Interior. N.B—Unauthorised publication of this advertisement will net be paid for. THOS. E. BANKS FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND UNDERTAKER CUMBERLAND, B.C. Phone 67 Agent for tbe NANAIMO MARBLE & GRANITE WORKS Alex Hederson, Proprietor Estimates and Designs iurnixhed on Application MAROCCHI BROS. Grocers and Bakers Agents for Pilsener Beer Cumberland Courtenay E. L. SAUNDERS PRACTICAL BOOT AND SHOE MAKER Orders Receive Prompt Attention Repairing a Specialty West Cumberland V ;< THE iSLAWDEK, UUMbUtiLAU). SEVEN K\ » THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE SIR EDMUND WALKER, C.V.O., LU). D.C.L., President JOHN AIRD, General Manager. H. V. F. JONES. Ass't General Manager CAPITAL. $15,000,000 RESERVE RIND, $13,500,000 SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS Interest at the current rate is allowed on all deposits of $1 and upwards. Careful attention is given to every account Small accounts are welcomed. Accounts may be opened and operated by mail. Accounts may be opened in the names of two or more persons, withdrawals to be made by any one of them or by the survivor. S50 CUMBERLAND BRANCH. A. J. BURNSIDE,Manager. Wa Una nofc Beauty may ** only skin deeP; ▼▼ aiipajJCl o but don't buy your wallpapers before you, have examined our stock, ranging in price from 15j* a double roll, to the best ingrains. DUNSMUIR AVENUE CUMBERLAND, «, C. Pbene 14 A. McKlNNON THE FURNITURE STORE VAGARIES OF CENSOR We Recommend the use of 'QUEEN' BEER. A beer you can't help liking—so mild, so pure, so|very good. Every possible precaution is taken in the brewing and bottling. Ask at the hotels for QUEEN BEER, —you'll like it. . Pilsener Brewing Co., Ltd. Cumberland, B.C. On. Austrian Paper Talks Plainly Despite Clumsy Gagging The Vienna Arbeiter-Zeitung is a thorn ln the flesh of the Austrian censor. Scarcely a day passes without its columns appearing in a curiously mutilated condition. Yet every now and then something appears in ita columns which seems to have escaped the censor's watchfulness. Thus, it had a paragraph dealing with a remark of the semi-official Reichspost, in which this Journal condoles with the Pope because cf the alleged interference with his correspondence. The Reichspost declared that this was a slap in the face ot 300,000,000 Catholics, an action which would embitter the Christian world, and wound their inner feelings. The Arbeiter-Zeitung throws scorn on this in the following words: "Certainly. The watching over the correspondence of the Papal chancery is the most terrible thing in all this terrible war, and the action which, more than any other, must fill the minds ot 300,000,000 with the greatest sorrow!" The Arbeiter-Zeitung draws attention to the treatment lt receives from the censor, but Its position is not nearly so bad as that of the Agram Tageblatt, which once appeared with eighteen white spaces. In a report of a session of the Croatian Diet there are seven white spaces, one of these, over a column long, evidently containing the speech of an anti-war delegate, the other six spaces apparently containing references to the speech. An amusing illustration of the censor's methods is found in the fact that portions of the speech delivered ln the Diet by the Banus, or Governor, were deleted. As the censor, ls an official in the Banus' chancery, the incident Is interesting. Wireless telegraphy was flrst used In warfare by the Russian army in the -Hanchurian camoaisn ol won Guncotton as Bait A part of the equipment of some cavalrymen is a fishing rod and several varieties of floats. But there are others who prefer to flsh for the pot ln more sudden and ruthless manner. Their method is very different. They operate ln those parts of the canals where roach and dace are thought to be numerous. The final attack, as ln all modern aggressive operations, Is opened by the expenditure of explosives. A small wad of guncotton neatly exploded under water is enough to account for all the flsh within a considerable radius; and a few moments after the discharge the. undersides of the roach and dace appear on the surface. The idea was suggested by the accidental havoc wrought among the fish by a certain Jack Johnson. LAYRITZ NURSERIES, VICTORIA, B.C. Headquarters for Choice Nursery Stock—all home grown. Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Small Fruits, Roses* etc., and in fact all hardy trees ancl plants for the Garden. Largest and best assorted stock in the country. Price list on application. - . [established^ years.] Stocky French-Canadians A curious evidence of type came out during the rush to get uniforms for the French-Canadian Battalions. Recruiting was unexpectedly rapid, but worse still, it was found difficult to fit the men, as most of the uniforms were too long, and not big enough around the chest. This was due to the fact that the average French-Canadian is several Indies shorter than the average English-Canadian, but proportionately much more heavily built. Thus plenty of recruits who stood only 5 foot 2, had chests good enough for a man of 5 foot 10, and so on. The result was? that the supply of uniforms, which was built according to the English average, was picked over and over again, but hundreds of recruits had to go away in mufti, while ther egimental tailors worked overtime to adjust the clothes to their figures. NOW STOP! Do not throw this adv. away, -the most important announcement is still to come. Do you realize what this means to you ? 1 It means that you will always have that neat, clean-cut, well- groomed effect. 1 Your clothes will always look as if they had just come from the tailor's, spic and span, neat, refined and giving the impression of prosperity and business power. Remember I call for and deliver the goods. Cumberland DYE WORKS NOTICE. Effective from oct. 1st, 1914. Nojgames of any kind will be permitted on the Recreation Grounds on Sundays between the hours of 11a.m. and 12 noon, and between 2 p.m. and 3.p,m. Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Limited, J. R. Lockard, General Superintendent. The New Home Bakery A fine selection of cakes, pies and small pastry made daily. Fresh Bread Daily AFTERNOON TEAS SERVED J. H. Halliday Dunsmuir Ave. EDWARD W. BICKLE NOTARY PUBLIC FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE AGENT PHONES: OFFICE. 3-5 RESIDENCE 7-8 P.O. DRAWER 430 OFFICE: THE ISLANDER BLDG.. DUNSMUIR AVE., CUMBERLAND 4/ i 1 EIGHT THE ISLANDER. CUMBERLAND, B.C. TOWN TOPICS FOR SALE—At A.R.Kierstead's Blacksmith Shop, 5 sets Market Sleds, $40,00 and up; also auto wheels repaired. Traffic will be resumed today on the Wellington Colliery railway between Cumberland and Union way. It was Chinese New Year on Wednesday. The celebration was not on such a large scale as in former years. Born—At Cumberland on Tues day, February 2nd, to Mr. and Mrs. John Hunden, a son. Miss Mary Pearse, of Minto, who has been seriously ill with pneumonia, is now recovering. Four Japanese have left Cumberland for Vancouver to join the Canadian Japanese Battalion. One of the officers of the Japanese Regiment arrived in this City on Sunday and left for Vancouver on Monday. "Victor's at Seven," a three- reel comedy with Hughie Mack, Broadway Feature, at the Ilolllo next Thursday. Miss Evans has "recovered from her recent illness and resumed her duties at the Cumberland Electric Lighting office. A miscellaneous shower was held at the Presbyterian Manse of St. George's Church on Monday in favor of Miss Ina Whyte. Girl Guides held their regular meeting in the basement f>f St. Georges Presbyterian Church last evening. Despite the severity of the weather a good attendance was registered. Next meeting will be held on Friday evening Feb. 11th at 8 oclock. The verandah that extended half way around the Union Hotel gave way under the heavy fall of snow on Wednesday and now -lies in ruins. Also the garage adjoining, causing considerable damage to the automobile owned by W. H. White, electrical engineer of the Canadian Collieries. Patronize Home industry, says the Vancouver Sugar Refinery, and buy B. C. su;rar, while they burn as fuel, California oil, entering the province duty free. Why? Because it's cheaper. Why is it cheaper? Because the Federal authorities allow fuel oil to enter this province duty free, giving the coal industry no protection whatever. The Islander would say to the Vancouver Sugar Refinery, "patronize home industry and buy B. C. coal. CORSET SPECIALS D. &A. Service Corsets Popular Pricejd Corsets r Nol. No 2. No. 3. <g*w*wM*m A Splendid 75c. Corset, Made of Coutil, medium low bust and long close-fitting skirt; has four hose-supporters. Just the thing for those who like a light weight Corset. A Deautlrul Model, that will give great wear and service. Has medium high bust neatly trimmed, and strengthened in front which keeps corset from stretching out of Shape. D.& A. leader price, $1.50 Incomparable Reducer, With double straps, by the aid of scientifically laid pieces, will give the ideal front effect, and reduce abdomen, hips and back. Hook at bottom of front. Satisfaction guaranteed in this special Corset. Price $2.50 VyVVVkAA/ to SIMON LEISER & CO., LIMITED. THE! BIG STORE. Phonic 3-8
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Title | The Islander |
Publisher | Cumberland, B.C. : Islander Publishing Co. |
Date Issued | 1916-02-05 |
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