prv. -1-^.f..- r��������� -. /\.L ' - * " ' 14*wr-'r^������wy*"-*- TV" 7-y>4n "J _- -na���������<; ������ %, . -XXV. - X^-X^? X- J-fl' > VOLUME VII. Published in the Interests of Greater Vancouver and the Western People ���������> 4 ,, VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1915 CANADIAN TRADE ' THE" TRADE OF CANADA for the twelve months ending August last sbows a very satisfactory condition when we consider the circumstances. Imports for twelve months ending August, 1915, were $538,286,000 as compared with .$575,- 264,000 for previous year. " ��������� Exports for same period were $504,810,000, as compared with $468,537,000 for previous year, and $395,880,000 for 1913, or a'total trade of $920,623,000 as compared with $1,018,164,000 for previous year. This showing is very gratifying, especially as it relates to exports. The war will prove to be a blessing in disguise if it results in the firm establishment of sound democratic forms of government and in forcing trade between ,such powers as favor that form. Already we are learning to know of trade opportunities of which we had not -dreamed, and are also learning of peoples of whom we formerly knew litle. . THE CITY COUNCIL AND RELIEF WISELY OR FOOLISHLY the City Council has refused the proffered aid of the citizens for relief purposes, the grounds of refusal being that it was unwise to encourage the idea that the city would supply relief, thus increasing the number of applicants. Unfortunately the policy followed for tlie past year by the city has been such as to make this excuse simply absurd. Our civic authorities have deliberately supplied relief without any serious effort to secure service for it, and with the result of as Well' developed a breadline as could be found,in Canada.'_ V I - Our civic authorities are positively derelict in their duty���������we do not want a bread-line and no relief should be allowed without some' kind of. return in labor. As citizens,, trough the present idiotic system, we are paying for such cases as this: An .able-bodied man, age 39, wife, and son, 16 years of age, receiving aid, pure charity, for past six weeks; and expect, to. continue indefinitely. There are many such cases wbich demonstrate the utter failure of our Council to properly handle tbis problem. If PROBlBmON A PRINCIPLE MANY PERSONS sem to think that "Prohibition" as applied to the liquor traffic is a new and unconstitutional measure, whereas the principle of prohibition has been recognized as- a legislative practice since time immemorial. ~ Solon, tbe great law maker, prohibited the practice of bonding the lives of citizens, although it had been a common custom for cen-~ turies. Great Britaiu and other nations have prohibited ownership of slaves, as well as abolished slavery. Our own Dominion government has passed an act (1914) prohibiting the use of. white phosphorus in the manufacture of matches. All of these demonstrate the valid-" ity of prohibition as a legislative principle. Then arises the question of the application to a given practice or custom. Those of use who advocate '' Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic'' do so on the ground that it has become a menace to society; that the evil resulting from it more than out-balances, all that may be said in its favor. Indeed, those who defend the traffic now-a-days have fallen back on the argument that a man has the inherent right to drink himself to. death if he so wishes, but here again, we "bave the best of the .argument, for our jaws punish attempted suicide severely. V As a nation, in common with all highly civilized nations, we do not admit the right of self destruction, nor have we any license to allow it by the habit or practice of drink:. Indeed the most ardent tippler must also recognize the value of the "Siwash" law, or the indicting of habitual drunkards. V , X Prohibition of the Liquor, Traffic is simply the application of a well recognized principle in law to a social custom alleged to have become a;menace.- Let the public decide by the acknowledged principle of majority-rule whether the "alleged'' menace is " actual "or not: ���������; Owing to the illness of Lieut.-Col. Geo. Mc- .Spadden, the officer commanding,- Major. R. G. Maxwell, the adjutant, has assumed temporary command pf the llth regiment, Irish Fusiliers. ,-. I '���������- Tomorrow afternoon at 4.30 o'clock there will j: he a meeting for boys in St;. Andrew's * church j school room. cor; Richards and Georgia. * THE BANKS AND THE PUBLIC OUR FREQUENT CRITICISMS of our Bank- - ing System is not intended as unfriendly to the Banks, but rather to point out apparent weaknesses in an otherwise excellent system. After all the Banks are quasi-public and owe it to the people at large to properly discharge their func*' tions as banks. If allowed to go on without criticism thfey would soon lose sight < of their high office and become mere "dividend getters," and that would be a calamity. ,' ' * To help legitimate cases, to finance great movements, such as the crops; to advise and direct commercial enterprises, these are the functions of a Bank. But to loan out money to New York stock gamblers to the extent of $100,000,- , 000 in excess of all foreign, obligations,, ,doesji not seem reasonable. It demonstrates a "weakness" in the system.. What that weakness is and how to remedy it, .is fair constructive cri*t-- icism and should be welcomed. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTU.NITIES OCT runeral lnr*e*pc i > T. J. Mearaey f to. rjFunertri*��������� ttbreetoss. i- ^Tsab'almio. X -"'Al'your service day and. - night. ��������� 'Moderate charges. r\ 80S Broadway Wast -. Phone; rate. 10M ���������HMlMBBiM A X' ���������X . r-\ * Wi 4 5 Cents Per Copy. No. 23 OFTEN A BOARD OF TRADE or Chamber of Commerce will spend months trying to promote an industry unsuited to a community and all the time overlook some opportunity right at hand. The war has given to us a splendid chance in the "potash" trade. Formerly the world's main supply came from Strassfurst, Germany. In the year 1913 this centre sold over .$480,000,000 worth 'of potash. This great trade has now been, completely disrupted and /is waiting for ne wsupplies. Potash can be manufactured successfully from kelp, a sea-weed which grows in abundance along the British Columbian coast. >, To develop this industry with success, the operator should have control of large areas of kelp beds. Why'could /not our .government give a monopoly to some ^responsible syndicate and take a* royalty on all produced, and also control -the price bo as, not to penalize the farmer, who is the chief customer ? BRITISH TRADE , fc THE BALKAN SITUATION By Wm. Paacoe Goard THE PRESENT is a very composite war. Rather it is a series of wars running contend- - poraneously. As to order in time���������Germany fought the war through Belgium, Alsace and Lorraine, with France in the' fall of 1914. Her objectives were Calais, and even lower down "the coast to gain control of the channel and Paris, to bring France1 ^to her kneeS. The former she proposed to permanently occupy, the latter to permanently oc- ' cupy if she gained full'measure of success^other- * wise to use, as Bismarck did in 1870, as a means' of imposing a great indemnity on France! In this war she has failed. , Her next war, after complete reorganization during fhe "winter of 1914-15, was against Russia.- Her master stroke, after full preparation of great armies and overwhelming artillery, was the de- - structioh of Rtissia's gftat arsenal dnd the enormous supply of munitions contained in it, and more important still, her. machinery for producing further supplies. Thus, with overwhelming artillery, she caught Russia^ denuded of artillery and thought to crush her speedily while thus helpless. But the Grand Duke, failing in artillery, fought with the feet of his army. Like a trained pugilist matched against an opponent too heavy for him, he gave ground and kept just out of reach of German heavy artillery. Whenever he caught the German infantry or cavalry in advance of their guns he struck, and struck hard vital blows. Then on again. He _ had room _i_n which Jto run. He bad an army which could outmarch the Germans. He gained time and lost comparatively few men, and he lost none of his many armies. Meantime America, Japan, Britain and France poured in guns and munitions, while the Russian ministry mobilized her industries to produce munitions in hitherto undreamed of quantities. Now these supplies are reaching the Russian armies in ever- increasing quantities. Germany's "bolt was shot" and she has not won. So the second war is as good as lost to her. Now comes the Balkan tangle, which is War number three. In this are involved many issues. It has been said for years that on the death of Emperor Franz Joseph Austria-Hungary would dissolve as an Empire. For half a generation Germany has been supremely anxious tovcr this and is so still. In that Empire are, perhaps, twenty million Serbs who are determined to go over to a new Serb Confederation under the aegis of Russia, but in distinct connection with the Balkan States. This, Germany is determined at all. costs to prevent. On these /lines there are explosive forces sufficient to make a bitter war, and all experts have looked for such a-war on the death of. the aged Emperor. But that aged���������7��������� well, Emperor, wanted,to see an ante-morten settlement, and so precipitated J the issue during his own lifetime. Then as another distinct issue conies the - question of the final settlement of the Jialf-a- Vmillenium long "Eastern Question" of the Turk in Europe. All of the Balkan states united in the determination that he must go. But all have been afraid of the life and death scramble that must ensue for the possession of the territory to be vacated by him. They were united in the determination that the Turkish territory, must be divided among .themselves, but quarrelled bitterly over the question as to how it should be divided. All of. them united in driving the Turk back to the lines of Tchalgd, but fought bitterly over, the territory taken, and are still prepared' to fight. V Bulgaria now wants the lion|s share, and has bluffed so hard to get it that she now finds' her- Self allied to -a losing cause, with no hope if fhat cause be finally lost, even of continued existence. '' On the other hand Germany has decided that she imust possess that territory herself. She has promised largely to Bulgaria, but her promises will never be redeemed in any case. I r l , Meantime the Allies have secured an agreement, tentativ at least, between Serbia,' Roumania and The People of Greece as to the settlement when the war is won.by them, granting that they are successful. The King of Greece hangs back. But those who know him expected no other. Husband of the Kaiser's sister, headstrong, boastful, and erratic, his course could no more be foretold than that of a stickless rocket, added to which he is inordinately greedy of personal gain. In the slang of the streets, "a grafter" who could give many points to the leaders of Tam- jnany Hall. It is not to be supposed that such a rich opportunity should be allowed to pass without some rich plum pulled out of the international pie for the delectation of. himself and house���������an alien to Greece himself, gain to Greece without personal gain to his house was not good enough, and so he sits back and awaits his personal gain. Whether this will come or not we cannot say. If Greece be strong enough to override him, it will not, if it is not strong enough he may yet get his plumb. But in either case except in principle, that is little to the purpose. Venezelos says "the soul of Greece" feels that Bulgaria should be crushed. He has the country behind him. He has a majority of the house behind him. In deference to the wishes of the King he has allowed the minority to take charge but,'and this is new in legislative bodies, he has set bounds to their action,, declaring he .will not allow them to modify his policy . Thus Greece is poised, but is expected soon to sweep aside the opposition and join the Allies. In the third war, therefore, the struggle is beginning. Army ag.ninst army, it will be fought out. ' X If the allies prevent "Germany breaking through, well, that will bring the end of all the series of wars near. If she breaks through it will indefinitely lengthen the struggle, and none could predict the immediate result. Should Germany succeed in pinning down the Balkan Avar to a stalemate, or should she gain it she has another war in mind, one. especially against England. But-we believe she recognizes that time and circumstances are against her here. But she will not forget her purpose. Unless she is ground to pieces now her attempt to answer her own prayer "Gott Strafe England!" will be made in the future. And mark what follows: If. she is ground to powder now, her leaders will turn to Russia and leave no stone unturned to induce that power to turn all her energies to contest with Britain her position in the world: Not in this generation will she succeed, but who knows what the future may bring forth? ACCORDING TO LATEST REPORTS of British, trade, there is every reason for satisfaction. As far as the imports are concerned, they have no great significance, owing to the large quantities of war material being imported; but the exports, show the real condition of trade, and these -figures are very satisfactory. Exports for August, 1915, were ������504,810,000, as against ������28,631,000 for August, 1914, and ������52,261.000 for August, 1913. * 1 1 For the.eight months of this year the total exports were ������318,839,000. Imports of raw materials other than food show a marked increase, while exports pf the same class of goods show a decided increase. Twa Articles of import which has largely in- creased;n^fBtroleum, which rose from 38,000,000 gallon* 1*^47,000,000. Oats almost doubled/ wool increase* from 26,500,000 lbs. to 51.250,000 lbs. Preserved meats ������232,000 to ������1,308,000. X v TRUST KITCHENER LORD NORTHCLIFFE, the "Hearst'/ of England, through his British journals, has been bitterly unpatriotic and unfair juT his attack ������������������ upon Kitchener and other great leaders. Examine for a moment, the'merits of the.case. * On the outbreak of war Kitchener ��������� warned us that we might expect the war to last three years at least. .Northcliffe said three months. Kitchener said he would make Britain theV strongest military power when war wm con^ < eluded, so that we would dictate tennis of peace:'' He has over 3,000,000- volunteer, soldier* undefc arms now. Kitchener promised France ,WtM- Russia 150,000 men only. He has over 1,000,000 in France, 5000,000 at the Dardanelles, and is sending 500,000 to Serbia. The Russian arsenal near Pet*rograd "wa������M blown up, and Kitchener diverted sufficient munitions to enable the Bus-. sians to decimate the hordes of Huns pressing them. * _ u.. Kitchener and h������- colleagues^but" chiefly Kit- chener the silent, has done all this, and Northcliffe, like an irritated and jealous puppy, snaps - at his heels. Let us trust, ho;nor and love our Kitchener, he knows his business. ���������'if' I S XX ' -5��������� X Ti 3&OTS8 COLUMBIA MINERALS IS IT A GOVERNMENT BUSINESS to promote or conduct industries? Ordinarily speaking, no. There are, however, times when it is advisable, and we believe that British Columbia is faced with such an opportunity now. As a province, we are blessed with vast mineral areas.- There ^"untold- wealth in-oi*qr mountains. According to official figures we have produced $490,000,000 worth of minerals. In 1912, we produced $32,440,000, of which $8,408,000 was copper . In three years we produced about $25,000,000 worth of copper. Very little actual revenue comes from this to the province. In 1913 the total revenue from mining, including miners' licences, was only $156,000. Whereas we should have received a royalty on every ton of ore or coal mined^ With the returns from such royalty we should provide adequate facilities for handling the products. All our copper productions are shipped to the United States, and there refined and also manufactured, and re-imported again into Canada at very handsome profit to the Yankee. If we had a refinery in British Columbia for copper, lead and zinc, it would be immediately followed by other kindred manufactories, such as copper wire, copper utensils, lead pipe, etc., and we could develop a large export trade in such goods. ������������������'���������'���������������������������' ..: Without doubt it is the business of the government in such a case to interest itself in an in-' dustry upon which so much depends. British Columbia could pay off its debt and sustain the, cost, of--public works and administration upon revenue from her natural resources if properly directed by the government upon a system of. "participation" in the industries involved. By a slip of the censor it has become known that at present 30,000 drivers are in active service at the British front, driving motor trucks carryin gsupplies and ammunition. This number does not include hospital corps, ambulances, armor cars, etc., but simply supplies transport service. The information was contained in an official communication from Maj.-Gen. S. S. Long, dir- cctor-in-chief of the British Supplies and Transport Service. ���������v: BRITISH RULE IN INDIA -������_ Prof. J. A. Sherrard, formerly Principal of Indore College, Now of Westminster Hall, Explains British Rule There. "British administration in India is the greatest feat of the kind that has been performed since the break-up of the Roman Empire. It is easy to point out shortcomings, but the fact remains that the successful administration of the Indian Empire by the English has been one of the most notable and admirable achievements of the white race during the past two centuries. On the whole it has been for the immeasurable benefit of the natives of India themselves. England does not draw a penny from India for English purposes. She spends for India the revenue raised by India, and they are spent for the benefit of the Indians .themselves. Undoubtedly India is ^ a less - pleasant place than formerly for the heads of tyrannical states. There is now little or no room for the successful freebooter chieftains, for the despots who lived in gorgeous splendor. "Indeed if the English control was now withdrawn from India the whole peninsula would become a chaos, of bloodshed and violence. All the weaker people and most industrious and law-abiding would be, plundered and ��������� forced to, submit to indescribable wrong and oppression, and the , only beneficiaries among the natives would be the lawless, "the -violent and the bloodthirsty." In this^quotation from a speech of ex-President Roosevelt of the ' United States, vProf. Sherrard, ex- 1 pressed his opinion before the American Club last week when speaking on the subject "What Britain Has Done for India.". , Opposed to the opinion of Colonel Roosevelt are the opinions of _ such men as William J. Bryan*, who'spent a few weeks there and refused to consult those who knew the true condition of affairs. Mr. Bryan said: "The / trouble is that England acquired India for England's advantage, not for India's; holds India for England's advantage, not India's, and administers it for England's interest, not India's, and passes judgment upon every question as a judge would were he permitted to decide his own case." "India stands in an important place in the Empire," said Prof. Sherrard. "Her people have been responding as loyally as any to the supreme needs of the Empire at the present time. There has been a great deal of criticism. Some comes from the people themselves. The Indian criticism is not a weighing of advantages, but a matter of feeling. It is enhanced partly by the character of the British' administrators. The Indian considers himself superior to the Englishman. The Englishman, on the other hand, carries with him that inborn sense of superiority bred through generations. Another cause of this criticism is due to the fact that civil servants doing practically the ���������same work will often get less money for their work than the Europeans. The natives cannot take into consideration that it costs the European" about five times as much to live as himself. "Another cause for criticism from the natives is due to the fact that Great Britain blunders along and often has1 to take backwater in certain courses of action. This is looked upon by the natives as weakness. Some of the achievements which the .British Empire has brought about are, first, peace, order and good government.. When Britain came to the country there was practically no government.. It was controlled by various, marauding tribes. It was in a. chaotic state of war, of anarchy and rapine. There is no Indian unity at present. I doubt if. there will be any unity within tbe next -century. Her racial, religious, social affinities, traditions and customs are centrifugal. There are no less than 180 different languages in the country, to say nothing of the many dialects. There is a greater racial difference between the Mahratta and Bengali than between tbe German and the Portugese; between the Punjabi, and Tamil than between the Russian and Italian;, between the Hindu THE SMAI.L CUSTOMER IS WELCOME Onr business of supplying electric light an* power must succeeft on its service rather than ita Mae. We Just as eagerly' welcome the user of small -quantities of electrical current as the man whose demands run into the tbousands of kilowatt hours. In fact, the small customer is usually tbe one who receives N most benefit from our service���������he seldom has engineers of his own, and be knows that ours are at bis disposal. Irrespective of the sice of tbe bill,, each and every customer of tbis Company i* entitled to all benefits under our broad service policy. ' We" aire here to serve you in tbe spirit of partnership���������the Softener you call on us to help you, the better we like it. Hastings aad Carrall Streets, Phone Seymour 5000 "Pride of the West" BRAND OVERALLS, SHIRTS, PANTS and. MACKINAW CLOTHING MANUFACTURED IN VANCOUVER By MACKAY SMITH, BLAIR & CO., LTD. "Buy Goods Made at Home, and get both the Goods and the Money." and the Mohammedan than between the Protestant and Roman 'Catholic even in Ulster. There are no less than 2378 castes jn India which prevent inter-association in anything more than a casual manner. "Britain has brought peace from marauding tribes, defended her borders from Afghans and others, and has protected the coasts of India. The rivalries of party chiefs have been allayed. Thuggery and robbery have been stamped out. There is less crime in India to-day of a serious nature than there is in Canada or even in England. The record shows only two crimes in a 1,000 of a grievous character. But while British administration is not vigr orously applauded it is trusted. It is common that natives will flee to a state where British justice is dispensed in order to be arrested and tried there. "But the administration is not a mere autocracy. There is much development of representative institutions. In the Legislative Council or Viceroy's Council of the 66 members no less than 30 are elected by the natives. Of the Executive Council seven are British and two are natives. The provincial councils are entirely natives. The development of responsible government is taking place as fast as possible. The mission of Great Britain is to fit the people .'for,, self-government. But Whenthere are 315,000,000 people to educate the growth must necessarily be slow. /'There has been great advancement in morality also. There has been a stamping out of female infanticide, human sacrifices, the burning of women on her husband's funeral pyre. The Mohammedan can no longer kill' a person who has left that faith for another. There is also a growing sentiment against corruption It is looked upon to wrong. It is still practised, but in this re spect it is similar to the sentiment in this country; ������������������ X -r- - ;/:-r >������������������ . ���������:.;.," ���������%:��������� ��������� ������������������'<��������� .������������������������������������).fc , "A big example has been set to the people in the various lines of philanthropic workV such as the methods of famine relief, vaccination "of 8,000,000 school children, hospitals and dispensaries, cholera and .relief parties, inoculation against plague and distribution of quinihe through all the post offices to aBay jualaria. "The severest critic will not deny that British administration has raised the intelligence of the people. College atudents have increased fromX^000=to^6,000"in half a century, school students from 500,000 to 6,o60,OOOx But only five per cent of the 315, 000,000 people are literate. There is a policy of free and compulsory education. "The material advancement or development of the country has been great. When Great Britain went to India the land was prac-^ tically of no value. To-day it is valued at $1,500,000,000, which is all held by the Indian people There are 50,000 miles of canals and ditches irrigating 28,000,000 acres, a narea equal to three quarters that of England. India is now one of the great wheat- growing countries, being second in this. ' "In the matter of communica tions the first railroad was built in 1853 There are now some 35,000 miles of railways in the country which carry 400,000,000 passengers annually. India has been given the cheapest postal rate of any country in the world. A letter can be sent' anywhere within the country for one cent. The post office staff numbers 100,- 000 employees and there are 19,- 000 post offices. The telegraph lines have .110,000 miles of wire and carry six million messages a year. The savings banks have on deposit $213,000,000. "There is also a vast trade and commerce "which the country enjoys. "When Britain went to ln- X iii .. ��������� A ��������� X ��������� ��������� dia the trade and commerce amounted to $5,000,000. It now amounts to $1,000,000,000. Over 90 per cent, of the people are dependent upon agriculture, but the great need is sufficient capital to carry on farming by proper methods. Vast sums have been loaned to the'farmers in periods up to 50 years. Great Britain has furthermore stimulated a system of co-operative banks, model farms and by the bringing in of new seed has greatly assisted the farmer. "Critics who refuse to be convinced by the evidence of economic prosperity say the country is impoverished by the economic drain to meet the 'home charges' amounting to $90,000,- 000 annually. There is no such things as an economic drain there any more than in Canada. All such money is for services rendered. Of .this amount $31,750,- 000- goes for interest on capital borrowed to construct railways $15,000,000 for interest on public debt for canals, and $7,250,000 for stores not purchasable in India. The balance goes to the maintenance of the army and navy civil administration, for pensions and sick leave. The British administration in India is one of the most wonderful feats of administration of any people." HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENT IN CANADA The question of highway administration is in urgent need of attention in Canada. There are at present Highway Commissioners in most of the provinces, but they deal with rural highways and are not concerned -with the local improvements in cities and towns. It is desirable that every city, town and municipality in each province should have the assistance of a central department on all highly technical engineering questions, including that of road planning and construction. The work of the Road Board i*n Great Britain and of the Highway Commission of the State of New York are worthy of Careful study in this connection, but to bereally efficient each provincial Highway Commission or Board should be linked up with a department of local governmehtT dealing with municipal affairs in general and hot solely with highways. :'v .'������������������ ' .-'���������'.''. ������������������.. ��������� ������������������;���������.'������������������ ���������.��������� ��������� V'. The roads in Canada are more important forv distribution of produee than in Great Britain, -where ^igtances^are'so^aho^Talud^ light railways are so- plentiful. In Canada we have had to start off without any of the advantages possessed by older countries in the matter of old foundations and the accumulated work of centuries of road construction. We have to develop motor transportation by road as a means of feeding the great trunk railways and securing the economical distribution of food. Manufacturers and contractors seem to have more say in giving advice regarding the material to be used than elsewhere. The respective obligations of the provincial and the local governing Friday, October 15,1915. 1 g Phone Seymour 8171 STOREY & CAMPBELL 518-520 BEATTY ST. VANCOUVER, B.C. MANUFACTURERS OP Light and Heavy Harness, Mexican Saddles, Closed Uppers, Leggings,' etc. A large stock of Trunks and, Valises always on hand. BUGGIES, WAGONS, Etc. Leather of all kinds. Horse Clothing. We are the largest manufacturers and . importers of Leather Goods in B. C. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. 5c full loaf comes wrapped Telephone Fairmont -44- Bamshjak^g Problems Forever For here is SHELLY'S WRAPPED BUTTER-NUT BREAD costing but 5c for a full 16-ounce loaf, and baked from ingredients as pure and under conditions as clean as you would insist upon yourself were you baking. CALL FAIRMONT 44 RIGHT NOW and have our driver deliver this delicious, wholesome bread to you daily���������never fret over home-baking again. Shelly Bros. Bake Ovens -Bakers of the well-known 4X Bread. bodies in regard to road construction and maintenance have to be considered. Local authorities need to be advised .regarding the proper use and value of different kinds of road material, after adequate *|rial and investigation by an expert department, in \ order to save hundreds of thousands of dollars spent in unsuitable road material used in local improvements. When we N consider the enormous amount of money spent in roads and road maintenance and the great waste arising from the haphazard' methods of carrying out local improvements, it is surprising to find so little effort being made to deal with the matter on more practical and scientific lines. Much is being done in Quebec and Ontario to carry out isolated road schemes, but a more concerted and comprehensive" effort is needed, and that urgently, in the interests of national prosperity. ,' The Highway Commissioners of Ontario in their annual report, draw attention to the need of more co-operation between the cities and country districts in the matter of road improvement. Ontario has about .50,000 -miles of roads, and the Highway Commissioners consider that a sum of $30,000,000 should be-spent on these roads during the next 15 years. The amount appropriated in the state of. New York is .$65,- 000,000 for 11,000 miles of high ways, and about $50,000,000 has already been spent or obligated. In Great Britain we have seen that one department alone���������the Road Board���������has raised $32,000,- 000 for road improvements in four years, almost entirely from motor spirit and carriage licenses. Merely for purposes of road improvement Ontario would require to incur an expenditure of about three millions of dollars annually to bring its current rate of improvement in the settled part of the province up to the British standard. The proposed expenditure of the Ontario Highway Cora- mission at the rate of two millions annually would, therefore; appear to represent the minimum, under present conditions. The Ontario Commission is doing excellent work and the same may be stated with regard to Quebec and otber provinces. But the whole question of highway administration in Canada needs to be reviewed. Some system should be devised to secure more co-operation between the provinces, the countries and the cities. As already stated, there is a pressing need for a central department in each province to deal with all questions of Local Government, including highways, town planning, and local improvements. Such a department is necessary to secure efficiency, but it would have to be formed in such a way as not to interfere unduly with the present powers of local authorities. Drawiag Large Timbsr at Hanfihond, E. G. J, ��������� , X - .<,"��������� XX1 ' 4 X, ^ '" Friday, October 15, 191S. 3 J .'-S THE NATIONAL CRISIS AND THE GUIDING HAND =tv Bev. A. E. Mitchell, of Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, Delivers Stirring Address. I. ^ . fee v. A. E. Mitchell, of Mount I' Pleasant Presbyterian congregation, preached to a full house on Sunday evening last, basing his remarks on the subject,^ the "National Crisis and the Guiding Hand." The text bf the. subject was from the passage where God asked Jeremiah, after the prophet had watched the clay being shaped by the potter into vessels on his wheel, "Can I not shape the nations, even as this vessel?" The speaker said that nations, like men, are; accountable to the eternal law of righteousness and service. History is full of the records of nations broken and wrecked. Each nation has its part in an eternal purpose, and when that purpose is thwarted or unfulfilled, and . a whole people decline to contribute to human and moral progress, the sceptre -departs from them��������� they are brdken in pieces like the potter's vessel. While no righteous nation has ever been destroyed, no evil .nation has finally survived. After brief illustrations of this truth from history, Mr. Mitchell proceeded to apply it to the nations now engaged in war, seeking to analyze and set forth, not the surface happenings as recorded in the daily press, but the deeper, hidden wellsprings of. national action. All these nations, Mr. Mitchell asserted, were on the Potter's wheel, and ��������� none could yet say in what form they would survive. Biit even after fourteen months ��������� of war, great changes could already be seen. There was Russia, but yesterday a' semi-barbarous people, with a reactionary and autocratic government, and with a large proportion of its population little better than serfs. Throughout its millions of people there is today moving a new spirit. Russia-is to-day, perhaps, the most religious nation on earth. Its people are crowding into.and filling the churches, and the whole nation is pulsing and vibrating with the spirit of sacrifice, devotion,^chivalry. The spirit is manifested in the gift of "freedom "to the-Jews, in the self-government of Poland, and in a national heroism and, devotion of a type almost unimaginable. Whatever may happen to other nations in this war, the destiny of Russia is- as- j sured. Prance or Germany may be overrun,' Britain may suffer, but between Russia and any great harm lie those great and impenetrable spaces that foiled Napoleon, and that are to-day baffling Mackensen's armies. When the war is over, Germany and Austria, or Britain and France, may divide the present, but the future belongs to Russia. Qther nations must hurry or stand still -Mian choose either the present or the future���������but Russia can do -both. - .France &e-born France, too, said Mr. Mitchell, I 4 is a nation on the potter's wheel ���������being made anew. She had long since emerged from the corruption and the moral decadence of t^e Third . Empire. Forty-five years ago, impotent, humiliated and sick of soul, France came through the furnace of war chastened, but with a new faith in her immortality. Ndt in pride or vainglory, nor in the boastful effervescence of a half century since, are Frenchmen to-day fighting. The fusion and transformation of France.is, though in another way, as remarkable as that of Russia. The nation displays today altogether new qualities���������patience, tenacity, and a quiet, undemonstrative self-sacrifice truly heroic. The world, has watched, with astonishment and admiration, a whole nation that by glorious impersonality of courage, and-the absolute elimination of self-interest, proves the greatness of a new collective soul. Then there is Germany. What of her? She has done mighty things, but her philosophers have shut out God from His own creation, and the whole nation has become animated with the ideals of. a base materialism. Out of the German spirituality has been wrung dry." Instead of "Blessed are the meek," they have .substituted "Blessed are the valiant, for they shall make the earth their throne." The German people are spiritually impoverished, and descending constantly to lower spiritual levels. Alas for Germany���������alas for any nation the ideals of which are only material. What will the Potter do with this refractory clay? t Britain's Part; What of our own nation? What of Great Britain, that little island set in grey seas, no bigger than a fishing station for a country; like Russia, yet which for so Sovereign Radiators * Artistic in design. Perfect in finish. Made in Canada. Taylor-Forbes Co. LIMITED Vancouver, B. C. HEATING E^^���������?to^iclency��������� Our Business his beet built up bv merit alone yy y^A:i&0k&j.ty:;'. Heating Engineers. 1093 Homer St. Sey. 661 Vancouver Engineering Works, Ltd. ENGINEERS, MACHINISTS IKON & STEEL FOUNDERS 519 Sixth Ave. West. Vancouver, B. C. long has been leading the world in things that are good ? Much in her history is-to be deplored, but there is much also of. which to be proud, and today Britain is helping the helpless and defending 'the oppressed, and standing up fo< national and, international honor'and righteousness. We are learning anew, in pain, and sacrifice and sorrow, the lesson that there ^ can be no harmless infraction of the moral law. When-we consider tbe seed sown, the spirit cherished, the teaching installed, among the nations, it would have seemed a breakdown in the whole moral order of God's economy if the harvest had not come in just the way it has. Abused Divine patience has changed ,at last into inexorable wrath. Civilization must be purged of its impurities, both personal and national. In closing Mr. Mitchell asked whether the people of Canada were really realizing ,the import of the dreadful times in which we-live?, Do- we feel that the whip is on our backs? Are we more humble, more persistent, more soberminded? Before Nelson fought at Trafalga'r, after he had made every possible disposition for the battle, he retired to his cabin and wrote this brief prayer: "May the great God whom I worship grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, great victory, and may no misconduct in anyone tarnish it." Deplores Indifference "When we project ourselves across the Atlantic," concluded Mr. Mitchell, "and see the sorrow-dimmed eyes of wives and mothers and fatherless children V-the anxieties and problems confronting our national leaders ���������the desolated homes and decimated regiments of Great Britain ���������when we see devastated Bel gium and ravished Poland��������� when we think that already Brit ain has paid' in blood the lives of thousands upon thousands of her best and bravest���������and then when we compare these things with tbe indifference to the world crisis manifested even here in Vancouver by a proportion of our people, and the greater indifference shown in other parts of Canada, because our own people dwell in ease and security I am ashamed and heartbroken. I know there is less of gaiety and of spending,' but isn't this due at least as much to lack of money as to a deepseated realization of the tremendous times in which we live? And when I think of how little many of us think of the terrible import of these present days, I wonder if the Great Potter will allow our national vessel to be taken off His wheel until the sharp tooth of His graving instrument shall be marked in us much more deeply. We may sow, if we will, still to the wind, but we shall as surely reap the whirlwind. "But after The Day there's a price to pay,- For the sleepers under the sod, And He, whom you mocked for many a day���������: Listen, and hear what He has to say! > ' Vengeance is Mine! I will repay!' What can you say to God?' " LOCATING IN THE COLONIES Already the British Parliament are considering the. disposal of returned and released soldiers, and the proposal to settle a large number on land in the colonies meets with favor. Sir Rider Haggard is head of a Commission that will investigate possibilities in Canada and other leading colonies. Whatever may be the method adopted in Britain, there will be hearty co-operation in the colonies and a hearty rivalry for this- most desirable class of settler. Britain has already reached the stage at which the possibility of excessive population is A J'' '' -r-r- ,. - , Iv r ������. X One of B. 0.' Lumber Plants not only recognized but feared, and there will be ready acceptance there of plana for locating the industrial surplus under the flag elsewhere. The colonies must solve the problem of. giving access and providing opportunities. The free assumption of millions of untilled acres must. be looked at more carefully and more critically. The mother country has vast untilled acres. These might be opened for homesteading, but there would be the owners to reckon with. We must see how closely we approximate that condition in the colonies and hpw far the change which has crept slowly on us affects the problem of locating the men who have been winning the Empire's battles. The prairies, once an inspira- t.on in the impulse of freedom, no longer exist. The prodigal freedom with which grants have been made have put much uncultivated land in Canada in the &auie position as the waste land in Britain. Jt is in the colonies that the chief difficulties will be encountered when the need and opportunity arise for locating the released men. In* Canada and sister colonies the need is urgent for the development of plans for the reception of the coming productive population. The Haggard Commission and our own Development Commission have a difficult and important problem to solve. TOU LIE! In the street of life, walking in the darkness of the shadow, hungry old Satan was out hunting with his dogs, the little imps of human weakness. A man came walking down's life's street. Satan said to the little imp, with a bitter face: "Go get him for me." Quickly the imp crossed the street, silently and lightly hopped to the man's shoulderr'In ,his ear he whispered: "You are discouraged." "No," said the man, "I am not discouraged." "You are discouraged." The man replied this time: "I do not think I am." Louder and more decidedly the little imp said: "I tell you, you are discouraged." The man dropped his head and replied: "Well, I suppose I am The imp, hopping back to Sat an, said, proudly: "I've got him he is discouraged." Another man passed. Again old Satan said: ("Get him for me." - . - - ; The proud little demon of discouragement repeated his tactics. The first time that he said, "You are discouraged,", the man repli ed emphatically: "No!" The second time the man >* j plied: "I tell you I am not discouraged." , X * The third time he said: "I am not discouraged. You lie." The man walked down the street, his. head up, going to-, ward the light. The imp of discouragement returned to his'master crestfallen. "I couldn't get him. Three times I told him he was discouraged. The third time he called me a liar and that discouraged me." MORE SHELL ORDERS FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA Following upon the representations of the British Columbia Manufacturers' Association and . the Boards of Trade to the Borden government,-with respect to the placing of increased shell orders with British-Columbia machine 'shops, it Js gratifying to have Hon. W. J. Bowser's an-r nouncement from Ottawa that fa British Columbia representative - ill be appointed on the Wir~ Purchase Commission, and that with respect to the question of in- >. creased orders matters have been most satisfactorily arranged: ��������� no -!Br i, Vi War is the most futile and ferocious of human -follies. re- Too often there is a sting back of honeyed words. HEED FOR TECHNICAL .EDUCATION As to the need of an educational propaganda, there are probably 100,000 boys and girls in Can- ade of an age from I4\to 16 years who every year become engaged ur occupations connected with the manufacturing, agricultural, mining or transportation interests. The present general plan of education does not provide sufficiently for these young people. The apprentice system has passed, ahd technical education must take its place. The increasing cost of living makes it essential that these young men and women should have opportunities to prepare themselves for positions which would bring them larger incomes. Every manufacturer knows that it pays to engage trained workers at high wages or salaries, in preference to cheap unskilled labor. Technical education, including training in agriculture is essential to the. future of Canada. It will require a large expenditure of^ money, but it is vital to the progress of the nation to have its young men and women properly trained for their life work. With the exception of the war, there is no other question before the people of Canada of so great importance. If Canadian workmen had the requisite training, many orders which now go to foreign manufacturers would be filled in Canada. Not only that, but such training would be a great advantage in the intelligent development of the country's vast natural resources. It is not so much a question of the lack of capital that handicaps Canadian manufacturers as it is of not having sufficient skilled help. Campbell-Gordon Co., limited T LIMITED * Gate Valves, Hydrants, Brass Goods, Water Meters, .Jfead Pipe, Pig Iiead, Pipe and Vi^e Fittings. Bailway Tracfc Tools and WWte Waste Concrete Mixers and Wheelbarrows. Phone: Sey. 8942. WO Momev -ifr-aet i .';��������� fjljXi >c= -A: It costs money to travel. If you go down town there is car fare to pay both ways, and besides the trip takes up the whole of the morning or afternoon. Then, too, there is the trouble of getting ready. -/. Save all expense, time and worry by using the. telephone. The telephone is particularly convenient to people in suburban or outlying districts. At all times they can order what they want from any store. Besides, they are always within reach of their friends. No writing of letters to effect social engagements. It is cheaper to telephone than to travel. It costs less to talk than to write. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SERVICE British Columbia Telephone COMPANY, LIMITED r . ,l/-} V ,,, -' X. ������������������* . -'I Xxx " A"*- f 'Xx XX" X*V" THE WESTERN CALL Friday, October 15,1915. THE WESTERN CALL H. H. STEVENS, M. P. PUBLISHED EVEEY FRIDAY BY THE TERMINAL CITY PRESS, LIMITED HEAD OFFICE: 203 KINGSWAY, VANCOUVER, Bi C. Telephone: Fairmont 1140. SUBSCRIPTION: One Dollar a Year in Advance. $1.50 Outside Canada. CANADA'S GOVERNOR-GENERAL . WHEN THE HISTORY of Canada's participation in the great war is recorded, the part played by His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught will be an outstanding and interesting feature of it. It was a providential circumstance that our Governor-General should be a member of the Royal family during this great struggle. It is of even greater significance that it should be the Duke of Connaught. Canada has never had a more popular Governor-General, nor one with more tact, and good judgment in the performance of all his functions. It is not merely due to his relationship to the King that his influence is great in this country. His personal qualities have won for him the admiration of all classes of Canadians. Since the war started, he has increased his activities, and contributed in a remarkable degree to the development of. that loyal enthusiasm which has found expression in the recruiting of nearly two hundred thousand Canadians. His Royal Highness has shown rare insight in dealing with loyal Canadian questions, and his success as the King's representative before the war broke out was a preparation for the constant strain which he has undergone since in stimulating the patriotic fervor of the people of Canada. Wherever and whenever he. appears, he says and does just the right thing, and thereby has won for himself a place in, the hearts of the people of this country such as none of his predecessors in the Governor-Generalship have enjoyed. If he had left us before the war broke out, he would have been remembered for the deep interest which he took in our affairs, and for the success which he achieved in civil affairs, but what he has accomplished since the outbreak of hostilities, has given him. a peculiar place among $\l the Governors-Generals in the,history of Canada. c/* NET DEFENSE AGAINST TORPEDOES LONG AGO American navalL experts declared their conviction that the nets with which ships of war-were then-supplied afforded no real-protection against torpedo attack. It is, therefore, extremely interesting to learn, especially in view of what has happened since hostilities commenced a year ago, that an important step in the investigation of the problem of protection against torpedo attack has been taken by the Bureau of Construction' and Repair in,, having constructed at the Norfolk Navy ard a special type of tor- "pedb nety- the description of which is, for the present, not divulged. According to "The Army and Nayy! Register," only a section of the new net has been made, and this will be shipped to the Atlantic fleet on board the U.S.S. "Lebanan," with instructions to Admiral Fletcher, to have a practical test of the device by means of an attack such as would occur in time of war. Whatever may be the results, there will undoubtedly remain, our contemporary believes, the divided opinion of naval officers as to the value and wisdom of adopting that means of defense. Some offices express preference for such a change in the design and construction of the ship as will give protection to tshe vitals, but this can only be accomplished at a sacrifice of speed, of which characteristic there are many ardent advocates who will not view with favor any change of lines which will reduce speed. Of course, the re- is always the chanec that there may be found some form of attack which will prove a menace to the submarine���������a type of submarine-destroyer. . In England there has appeared a new telephone device which renders posible the summoning of a subscriber back to the telephone after he has been asked to "hold the-wire" while the party at the other end is looking up some'desired information. The device is: in reality a loud-speaking horn. If the subscriber called does not wish to hold the receiver to his ear, he can place it over the horn and go about Ms duties. The calling party's voice is so amplified, that he may be'heard throughout a room. WITH THE ITALIAN FIGHT BBS ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP8 KITCHENER NEEDS MORE MEN LORD KITCHENER has spoken. Not only that, but some of his colleagues in the government have spoken too, and the burden of their song is that the present rate of voluntary enlistment is not sufficient, in their opinion, to kep the army up to its full strength. In the course of his remarks the war minister spoke of the British strength as sufficient, but he impressed the necessity of keeping it so, to which end . the present numbers coming forward wer. inadequate. The fact is that while casualties were continu; ous in the trench warfare of the west front, they were not very heavy. The defensive works had been greaty strengthened, besides which the men had earned ,to hed them with the minimum' of risk. . , ' X , ' ' ' " The reeent offensive, likely to be vigorously pressed from now on, alters all that, and means. heavy and continuous casualties. Jt is to pro-, vide reinforcements to imake up this prospective wastage tbat more men are required than are at., present offering themselves, under the presnt systra. It remains to be seen how the plain speaking of those leaders in whom the British public has confidence will stimulate recruiting. Up to this time, no such appeal has been in vain, and it may very well be that the response will be ade-��������� quate. Already some, three million patriots have offered themselves for service, and that huge num.-/ ber must have greatly depleted the ranks of tbe unselfish and tbe brave. There remain millions; more,-it is true, but of these many are engaged*.- in the manufacture of munitions, from which absolutely necessary work it is impossible to take them/ many more are physically unfit, and hundreds of thousands are frankly determined not to go unless they are made. A broad conscription at the present time might engender such labour troubles as to make the latter state worse than the first. British statesmen know this, hence their desire to steer clear df such a dangerous shoal.- Lord Kitchener speaks of a limited conscription. He thinks it may be necessary, nay that it will be so, unless recruiting improves, to get men by compulsion, using the ballot as a means, and drawing first upon the unmarried men of younger age. Disguise it as we may, this is] conscription1 ' True, it is limited in scope, but it is the thin edge of tbe wedge, and not such a very thin edge at that. With such a system adopted in Great Britain, the question would immediately become a live one here. There seems to be, at present, some difference of opinion as to whether Canadians are coming forward in sufficient numbers, but this must soon be settled by the authoritative statement of the government. . Now that winter is approaching, we may look for an increase in the flow of recruits, if that increase is really needed. Time would soon tell whether the supply was equalling the demand, and if it were not, what then? Would we be;, strong enough in our patriotic determination to stand for enforced soldiering in this country, whose citizens have enjoyed freedom from such burdens all their: lives? Undoubtedly there would be feverish protests from, some parts of Canada, riots perhaps, but if the great majority of our people stood firmly for the policy, the politiciansi of"both parties would have to do the same, and sporadic,and local violence would be speedily overcome. t It would not be at all surprising if, by next spring. \\f saw some sort if .oi:&������-ription in Canada. ADVENT OF COMMERCIAL WIRELESS TELEPHONY THE ANNOUNCEMENT of the successful wireless telephone tests held on Spetember 29th between the government wireless station, at Arlington, near Washington, and a temporary installation at Pearl Harbor,.Hawaii, a1 distance of 4,900 miles by air line, has> been received by the world of science in general, and wireless ,men in particular, with the greatest surprise. .No more important step ihas been<made in, wire-. ^ less communication during recent years. And the amazement created by the achievement is considerably amplified by the fact that the success is. scored by an unknown wireless telephone system which has been secretly developed during the past three years by the engineers of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Aside from the great distances covered, the tests are interesting in that they have demonstrated the possibility of speaking into any Bell telephone instrument and have tbe conversation transferred to the wireless telephone apparatus situated several hundred miles away. This, obviously, renders the future commercial wireless telephone available to any one having access to the regular telephone service; and it is not impossible that at no distant date a person in his home, using the ordinary telephone instrument, will' be able~ to" hold' conversation with another person on,a steamer in mid-ocean. We have the assurances of John J. Carty, chief engineer of the company and head ^of^the corps of engineers who developed the new wireless telephone, that this will be realized within but few years' time. The wireless; telephone has always toiled under an unlucky star.,,It never enjoyed tbat period of infancy in the laboratory that Js accorded, most inventions���������it was exploited long before it approached a state of commercial practicability, and hence resulted-in ignominous failure. Little wonder that the possibilities of the wireless telephone have been, and still are to a great .extent, regarded with suspicion and derision by the scientific world. But it is fast living down its past unsavory reputation. Slowly, but surely, it has <$nie i^to its own,, now to be crowned by the greatest achievement of' all���������long distance communication in the presence of the government officials and as the protege of capable, telephone engineers as well as e powerful business organization.���������Scientific American. One of the latest British inventions consists of a new type of automatic gear change for automobiles. Generally speaking, the speed gear comprises a straight-through gear box, operated by a central spindle. The spindle is connected to a spring-controlled sliding member which in its turn is adjusted longitudinally by, the centrifugal governor above it.' When starting the car the gear lever is shifted from neutral into either the first forward, or reverse positions. After the driven .shaft has reached a certain speed the centrifugal governor automatically brings the next gear into action; .when the speed has again increased, the highest-speed ratio is engaged similarly. Retarding tti'e speed of the car causes the reverse series of operations to take, place. ������������������.������������������X MUSIC AND MEN IN ALL AGES martial music has been as regular an accompaniment of military exercises as weapons themselves, and regiments on the march without bands have been as dull and dispiriting as theatres without orchestras. Whatever may have been the case for some months after the outbreak of this war, the stupidity of ignoring music and eloquence as aids to recruiting placards, however visible, or vulgar, has now cetas- ed, and the sounds of music thrills in the ears of Londoners daily.. This is as it should be, and we are glad that our numerous open spaces in the intervals of joyous and patriotic strains are filled with enthusiastic gatherings of all ranks and ages, and include generally some youths who follow the drum and trumpet to the recruiting station and1 join the colours for ivar: 'The'social and educational value of well-trained bands of music and cheerful marches cannot be ��������� too highly reckoned, and if, by any chance at some meetings the result in recruits happens to be small, nevertheless the ultimate gain is very great indeed, morally and from a military point 6f view, and bears fruit in the minds of all. FRINGE LOUIS OF -BATTENBERG AS THE BRITISH FLEET has saved our Allies from defeat, as Mr. Balfour says, it would ��������� be regrettable if any unseemly controversy should arise as to who should receive the credit for sending the fleet into the North Sea at the crit-, ical moment. The parliamentary view is that; Mr. Churchill kept the fleet together at the completion of the manoeuvr_es,_and ordered it_to hohL- the northern seas against Germany. Mr. Fred T. Jine denies this, and gives the credit to Prince, Louis of Battenberg. No one should wish to deprive Prince Louis of any credit due to him, for his work at the Admiralty has not been adequate-. ly appreciated by the public. But the story ac*X cepted in parliament and supported by many facts does not confirm the version given by the well-known writer on naval sbjects. It is to be remembered that the Cabinet, whatever its shortcomings in other respects, at any rate was aware that regularly in the late summer for some years, Germany was in a bellicose mood, and brought Europe more than once to the brink of war, and, as Mr. Churchill said in parliament, our fleet was usually comparatively weak in home waters in the late summer. , The great credit due to Prince Louis of Battenberg is that he foresaw the importance of having our fleet ready for action at that period of the year. ' In order to take motion pictures at night amid country scenes far removed from electric power lines, a leading American photoplay producer has fitted up a fair-sized power plant on a big motor truck:' The portable lighting equipment includes a number, of projection lamps which may be connected to the powei; plant by 2,000-foot cables. This permits the projection lamps to be taken into caves, ravines or other inaccessible places that may be found suitable as backgrounds for the photoplays. > A 13-inch navy type search-light is one of the features of the portable lighting plant. It is so mounted at the side of the driver's seat that its rays of. light may be played in any direction. Tf need be, this searchlight may be employed to illuminate .mo-,- tion pictureV settings in conjunction with the other -lamps. Current for .the , lamps and searchlight is supplied by. a generator-,which is driven by the motor truck engine. The entire portable plant outfit weight approximately four '.tons.'' -������������������ -V ......-.���������.; v.X ���������;.-...:.".,. . -.,A.. . ..... _-. ' , ������ . K'-i V* Friday, October 15, 1915. THE WESTERN CALL NOT A BLUNDER Severe criticism is being made if British diplomats because of |the outcome of recent negotiations with the Balkan capitals. [The British Empire, however, will Ibe slow to accept this criticism at [its face value, in,.view of the cir- sumstances and conditions which fhad to be dealt with in this case. i) The diplomacy exhibited by Sir Edward Grey in connection with Ihis efforts to prevent the present 1 war and, subsequently, to . surround the enemy with hostile nations, was altogether admirable. Diplomatic ability capable of rising to such heights as have already been achieved would hardly bungle, as critics allege it has bungled, the Balkan problem. . For various reasons, the situation in the Balkans at present has assumed an aspect of great gravity, but for this result it is, highly probable that Sir Edward Grey is blameless. It is known, in the first place, that some of these Balkan nations are absolutely without honor. Their policy is to grab as much additional territory as they^ can whenever such action is possible. Bulgaria, for instance, thinks it safe to enter the war at present because one consideration and one alone, military power, impresses her. The Balkan situation got out of hand, from our standpoint, with the retreat from Galicia of the Rusian armies. That is what made it possible for the Teutonic powers to put their best foot forward at Sofia and convinced Bulgaria that the central powers would prevail and would preside over the.distribution of the spoils. This is what decided the alignment of the Balkan states, this and Bulgaria's soreness over the loss of territory in the second Balkan war, for wbicb she blames Serbia. * Modern history establishes nothing more convincing than the mystery of Near Eastern ques tions by British diplomats. British diplomats have made mistakes ; they may have made them of late; but not until the fact is established by details will the public be prepared to accept the view that Sir Edward Grey and his advisors have bungled the Balkan situation. In time of war particularly military power is the best support for diplomatic skill. This is remarkably so in the Balkans.���������Montreal Daily Mail. A NATIONAL PERIL One of the most serious sayings that the recent important Church Synod put before the country was that of the Primate, Archbishop Matheson. It is a thing that has been often said, and under .existing circumstances a prelate residing in Winnipeg could not help saying it; but, spoken thus, as it were ex cathedra, it challenges the whole country to thought: "There must be a cleansing of the springs of our political life or else our whole character and ideals as a Canadian nation will be imperilled." We gather that His Grace, not only felt that a pit of uncleanness had opened beneath him in his own diocese, but that he believes that the evil of political corruption is continuously on the increase. This is a view which those who observe the, great amelioration going on from generation to generation in the working of democracy in many countries will be very loath to accept. Since the days when George Brown, at the bead of what was called the Reform party, thundered against p'o- lirical corruption, there has never been a time in Canada, when the country did not seem to be hanging over this putrid abyss. There are. those,who remember when elections in Montreal were carried by axe bandies, a handy kind of club that was to be found then in bundles along'with children's, traiuaux, wooden shovels and so forth, at the door of every wood- ware" shop. There are those who can remember that even the great reformers carried sheafs of five dollar bills into questionable concessions,in an election. "Say not the former times were better than these," There is on the,one hand a constant education towards better things, on the other there is a constant flow from lands where the people have no "responsibility. Unfortnately, too, there is a disproportionate multiplication of those populations which are least trained by their religions to a sense of moral responsibility. All this must be faced, for the more advanced members of the human family can- not say: Am I my brother's keeper. To refuse entrance to such peoples may amount to a denial of that universal fraternity which is the very essence of Christian civilization and which is its acknowledged goal.���������Montreal Witness. ASIA HONOR ision of Turkey in Asia among the Allies, when its present rulers shall have been finally relegated to their old home on the central pateau, between the Taurus'and Anti-Taurus, and the sugject races they have so long misgoverned and oppressed are given a chance to take the place that belongs to them in the world." I WOULD 1 There is as little doubt that, had the war been postponed, the Germans would have been able to consolidate their influence over the entire territory traversed by the Bagdad railway between Konia and Basra. That there should be no rival admitted to share that influence was' fully provided for by the comprehensive concessions secured in regard to the bay and port of Alexandre tfa, where was to^be placed I would ,in all life's dark and the Mediterranean terminus of I - lonely hours,; the railway. But now, the island |!We, too, might put our hand in I would we grew'more gentle day by day; I would that smiles more often .^'"eame to pay About our lips, to dwell within our eyes;, I ��������� would that we could see in God's fair skies More oft the blue and not the sombre gray; I would we grew, more flowers on 'Jlife's way. I. would we grew less swift to ., chide and blame; I:would we used more oft love's other name, And that our hearts grew daily . yet more kind; I would we were more oft a little blind; And in our homes and on the , crowded street I would we heard the coming of His feet. ��������� , I would we grew more like' a little child; I would our spirits were as pure, as mild, And that the childlike faith might, too, be ours; The Evolution of Royal Standard Flour FIRST���������Canadian fields of golden wheat, sun- ripened into plumpness. SECOND���������This' harvest's choice, tested by experts. ' - '< ' THIRD���������Modern methods milling ROYAL STANDARD into utmost cleanliness and purity. FOURTH���������Big, clean, wholesome loaves of bread, excellent buns, biscuits, etc. FIFTH���������A housewife who KNOWS' that ROYAL STANDARD cannot be excelled*- a housewife who knows it is tb her interest to patronize home industry, and to INSIST that her grocer deliver her this 'unequalled made-in-B. C. Flour. At ALL Stores. Look for the circle V trademark. Vancouver Milling & Grain Co., Ltd. Vancouver, New Westminster, Nanaimo, Victoria ANGORA AND MILCH GOATS of Cyprus, which stands like* a sentinel across the Gnlf of Alex- andretta, has been finally 'incorporated with the British 'Empire, While at the other end, a British ai*my is closing its grasp on the railroad at Bagdad. Hence, instead of a Teutonized Asia Minor, speculation now turns to-the div- ' His and say, "I'm not afraid; my ! 1"' knows the way." " \ Father \ The B. C. Provincial Department of Agriculture has recently published a bulletin on Angora and Milch goats, which contains some very interesting facts and particulars for any one interested in the raising of these ani mate: All the mountainous countries ASSIST THE FARMER We would like to see the Dominion government and the Provincial government assist the fruit industry and general farm-' ing of this province, in the same way as the lead industry,, the lumber industry and a number' of other industries of. the province. It is /said that farming, is the ! The first snow of the season fell in England, September 30. The mountains of North Wales and the peaks of Derbyshire are thickly capped with white. ���������protected from all impurities by the perfect waxed wrapper. The BETTER Breads are protected through every process. Made clean���������wrapped clean X -,-delivered clean. AT YOUR GROCERS 5c THE FULL 1 .LB. LOAF OR DmECT FROM HAMPTON - PINCHIN Makers of Better Bread. Phones Fair. 443-1013 -c of the old world have long been., _. _ famous for their gpats, and goat- backb<me of any country. If the raising has played an important tn*th ^ **���������* *������ * country,;e*n; part in. the agricultural development of these lands. Wherever well enough known, goats have evidently become appreciated. Our modern conception of a back-lot nanny-goat living on anything from old shoes to current literature is largely due to lack of knowledge of the real habits and qualifications of these useful animals. Goats are of economic importance. Milch goats in Germany and .Switzerland alone yield annually close on to $60,000,000 worth of. products, three times the assessed value of the animals themselves. Milch goats are distributed in many countries besides the two mentioned, taking the place of milch .cows in the_countries_bor- dering on the Mediterranean and in Asia. Angoras are established in only a few countries��������� mainly in Turkey, South Africa, Australia, and the United States. In the United States the Angora-goat industry is making rapid strides, these goats now numbering well over a million, with an average clip of nearly 5,000,000 lb. of mohair worth .34 cents per pound. Besides this, the United States each year imports about 2,000,000 lb. of mohair, whilst England imports about 20,- 000,000 lb. annually from Turkey and South Africa. Nearly half .this comes from Turkey. In British Columbia at present there are many more wild mountain-goats than goats of the domesticated breeds. Switzerland is a country only one twenty-fourth the size of British Columbia, yet its annual yield of milch-goat products alone is equal in value to half the .total annual yield from agriculture in this province. This illustrates the possibilities of the industry which will some day be realized on the millions of, acres of mountainous and rugged land in British Columbia. grow rich and prosperous unless, it has a good class of prosperous farmers, then why should not onr governments use everyk means of assisting? The real truth of the matter is that it is not a get-rich- quick mode of living and tbe gambling side of it is not so attractive as tbat of many other industries���������or in other words, not worth the attention of the governments to help along. Eh ?��������� Fraser Valley Record. Ottawa, Canada PRIN0LE 4% GUTHRIE Barristers awl Solicitors Clive Pringle. N. G. Guthrie, Parliamentary Solicitors, departmental Agents, Board of Bailway Commissioner. Mr. Clive Pringle is a member of th* Bar of British Columbia. Citaen Building, Ottawa. ' "c ������ " "~������ "4 _ ; / ' _ >��������� J ,������ <X-| 'i'; \ V ~r , ^ . X" ���������-J,* ^flvW'lWf' When the Alberta legislature next meets, it will amend the Election Act so that illiterates will be excluded from voting. Rural mail deliveries in Ontario have resulted in the closing of 1,100 small post offices in this province in the last three years. PHONE SEYMOUR 9086 The Dow Fraser Trust Co. offers a special service to individual trustees who would appreciate the advantage of having the clerical and routine, administration of their trusts carried on by an expert organization at reasonable charges. Enquiry and interview solicited. Dow, Fraser Trust Co. 122 Hastings ..St. West McKay Station, Burnaby Friday, October 15,1915. HOME TABLE HINTS A function of. the meals at home is to give color tp all the home life. The daily menu published this week, and which may be continued, is by one of the best known and valued1 editors of this department, of several leading dailies in the United States. We feel fortunate in being able to offer to the ladies of this city that which is purchased at a high price by such dailies there. These Cards have been especially written for this paper. Saturday, October 16 And the rough walnut-bough receives The sun upon its crowded leaves, Each colored like a topaz gem; And the tall maple wears with them The coronal, which autumn gives, The brief, bright sign of ruin near, The hectic of a dying year! - -^-John Greenleaf Whittier. Breakfast���������Apple Sauce. Broiled Honeycomb Tripe. Lyonnaise Potatoes. Rusks. Coffee . Dinner���������Potato Soup. Veal Cutlets. Macaroni au Gratin. Oyster Plant. Beet Salad. Baked Quinoes with Hard Sauce. Coffee. Supper���������Escalloped Lima Beans. Cress and Radish Salad. Yeast Rolls. Banana Fritters. Tea. Baked Quinces Peel and core the quinces, place in a baking, dish, fill the cavities with sugar add a little grated rind, pour in enough water to half fill the dish, cover and bake several hours in a moderate oven. Serve while hot with a hard sauce. Sunday, October 17 . So many roads, where we win or lose; So many ways, so hard to choose; So much that's hidden, so little light; The only thing whatever we do, Is to follow the voice of the soul's that true The still, small voice that leads us right. ���������Madison Carvein. Breakfast���������Baked Apples. Creamed Salt Codfish. Toasted English Muffins. Coffee. Dinner���������Tomato Bisque. Roast Venison. Sweet Potato Souffle. Brussels Sprouts. Pickled' Cherries. Coffee Parfait. Wafers. Coffee. Lunch���������Potato and Walnut Salad. Bread and Butter Sandwiches. Chocolate Cake. Tea. Sweet Potato Souffle Press through' a sieve two eupfuls of mashed sweet potato and add one tablespoonful* of brown sugar, one tablespoonful of butter melted, the beaten yolks of two eggs, one and one-half cupfuls of milk and pepper and salt to taste. Beat thoroughly, fold in the stiffly beaten whites and bake about half an hour. . Monday, October 18 The windless hills were bathed in the gold Of their own autumnal atmosphere��������� The thousand hues of tbe parting year In their' banners of glory mixed, fold on fold. - ���������George S. Burleigh. RreakfMfr���������Bananas. Cereal with Cream. Spanish Omelet. Toast.-Coffee. . Pinner���������Cheese Canapes. Beef Stew with Dumplings. String Bean Salad. Rice Meringue. Coffe. SwPper���������Meat Croquettes. Baked Potatoes. Rye Bread. Apple Sauce. Gingersnaps. Tea. Rice Meringue / Wash one-half cupful of rice in several waters, then turn into one quart of hot milk and cobk_over boiling" water untHvery^tender:' Beat the yolks of four eggs, add six tablespoonfuls of sugar and one-third of a teaspoonful pf salt and combine with, the rice while hot. Flavor with two teaspoonfuls of vanilla and turn into a buttered baking dish. Beat the whites to a stiff froth, fold in four tablespoonfuls of sugar, and a dash of salt, spread over the pudding and brown in a hot oven. Tuesday, October 18th Our common mother rests and sings Like Ruth, among her garnished sheaves; Her' lap is full of goodly'< things, Her brow is bright with autumn leaves. . ���������Whittier. Breakfast���������Cereal with Cream.���������Minced Beef on Toast. Quince Marmalade. Coffee. Dinner ��������� Barley Soup. Baked Ham, Cider Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. Spinach Salad. Apple Indian Pudding. Coffee. Supper���������Clam Chowder. Crisped Crackers. Cucumber Pickles. Apple Sauce Cake. Tea. Quince Marmalade Pare, core and cut the fruit into small pieces. Put the skins and cores into a preserving kettle, cover with cold water, cook until, tender, then rub through a puree sieve. Add the remainder of the quinces and three-quarters of a pound of sugar for each pound of fruit and boil, stirring frequently until smooth and firm. Turn into jars, cover with paraffin when cold and keep in a dry place. Wednesday, October 20th An autumn forest in thin country looks as if all the-rainbows had fallen out of the skies and broken to pieces on the trees. ���������Rev. C. A. Dixon. , Breakfast���������Grapes. Cereal with Cream. Fried Eggs. Potato Pancakes. Coffee. Dinner���������Spinach Soup. Roast Chicken. Pickl- ' ed Peaches. Steamed Rice. Stuffed Peppers. Maple Tapioca Cream. Coffee. Supper���������Cold Ham. French Fried Potatoes. Tea Biscuits. Stewed Figs. Tea. / Maple Tapioca Cream Soak one-half cupful of tapioca in cold water over night. In the morning drain tapioca in a double boiler with one pint of hot milk, one-half cupful of granulated sugar, one cupful of maple sugar and one-half teaspoonful of salt and cook until soft. Stir in slowly the beaten yolks of two eggs, cook a minute longer, remove from the fire and.fold in the stiffly beaten whites. Chill and serve with a garnish of whipped cream. i ; Thursday, October 21 Clear, mellow days, / Cool misty morns, dark flecks of pine Dappling the mantled hills, which shine 'Neath long lance, rays Of topaz, tipped with purest fire. ���������Daniel Chase. _ ������ Breakfast���������Sliced Oranges. Eggs Vermicelli on Toast. Rice Waffles. Coffee. v.. ��������� Dinner���������Onion Puree. Lamb/ Chops. Baked Sweet Potatoes. Stewed Tomatoes. Lettuce and Roquefort Salad. Prune Pie. Coffee. Supper���������Chicken and"Ham Croquettes. Cream-, ed Celery. Rusks. Steamed Figs. Sunshine Cake. Tea. Sunshine Cake Beat the whites of seven eggs to a foam, add one-third of a teaspoonful each of cream of tartar and salt, and. continue beating until very stiff. Stir in lightly one cupful of fine granulated sugar, add the beaten yolks of five eggs and one teaspoonful of flavoring, fold in two-thirds of a cupful of sifted fldur, turn into an ungreas- ed pan and bake from forty to fifty minutes. Friday, October 22 "Yon golden tree��������� Its work is done^- ~~ Yet, for to-day, aflame it stands In- autumn sun. ���������M. E. L. Breakfast���������Grapes. Cereal with Cream. Fried Smelts. Graham'Gems. Coffee.. Dinner���������Cream of. Pea Soup. Planked White Fish, Potato Border. Buttered Beets. Chicory. Salad. Orange Whip. Wafer*. Coffee. Supper���������Scallop and Lobster Salad. Vienna Rolls. Canned Cherries. Cake. Tea. :-,., Scallop and Lobster Salad Wash one pint of scallops, simmer until tender in boiling salted water, drain and cut in small pieces. Add an espial quantity of cooked lobster meat, sprinkle with French dressing, let stand one or more hours, drain, moisten with Mayonnaise and serve in nests of lettuce leaves. E S JINGLE POT K| COAL | "USTS LONGER" XT Let us put in your winter's supply. } Lump $6.50 Nut 5.50 j Lower Than Ever Before ' r 3 S \ 3 i McNeill, Welch & Wilson, Ltd. (Formerly Vancouver Coal Company) Sey. 5408-5409 X'Sl " * ...-J. With few exceptions the hotel proprietors of Ottawa have voluntarily agreed that they will not sell wines or spirituous liquors to any person in military uniform..This step has been taken largely out of respect for the desire of. the militia authorities to promote sobriety among the soldiers who, it is officially announced, will be stationed in Ottawa during the winter season. Thirty- six proprietors' and hotel managers signed the agreement immediately it was explained to them by those who inaugurated the movement. Only three refused to put their signatures to the papers, agreeing to take this step. All German employees on the railroads of Italy have been discharged. The Pacific Coast Hockey Association met this week and elected its officers and drew up a schedule for the coming season. Frank Patrick, of Vancouver, is again president of the circuit, and the inclusion of Seattle in the league makes the association a four-team affair. Victoria will again be in the running, and the various managers are now on the lookout for new blood for the league, as some of the teams as at present constituted are car-T rying a few has-beens. No new rules will be introduced into the game here this season, the playing rules of last season standing. The new schedule will open on December 7th, and two games per week will be played. The schedule is as follows: Dec. 7���������Portland at Vancouver, Victoria at Seattle. Dec. 10���������Vancouver at Portland; Seattle at Victoria. Dec. 14���������Victoria at Vancouver; Portland at Seattle. Dec. 17���������Vancouver at Victoria; Seattle at Portland. Dec. 28���������Victoria at Portland; Vancouver at Seattle. Jan. 4���������Seattle at Vancouver; Portland at Victoria. Jan. 7���������Portland at Seattle. Jan. 11���������Victoria at Vancouver/ Jan. , 14���������Vancouver at Portland; Seattle at Victoria. Jan. 18���������Victoria at Seattle; Portland at Vancouver. Jan. 21���������Portland at Victoria. Jan. 25���������Vancouver^at Seattle; Victoria at Portland. Jan. 28���������Seattle at Vancouver. Feb. lXseattle at Portland; Vancouver, at Victoria. Feb. 4-r-Portland at Vancouver; Victoria at Seattle. Feb. 8���������Vancouver at Portland; Seattle at Victoria. Feb. 11���������Victoria at Vancouver; Portland at Seattle. Feb. 15���������Portland at Victoria. ) Feb. 18���������Seattle at Vancouver. Victoria at Portland . Feb. 22���������Vancouver at Seattle. . Feb. 25V���������Vancouver at Vic toria^ Seattle at Portland. FBRDIE FORD FLOSSIE y ferdie Featherwaite, fast fellow, found fault with father fi nancier. - - ��������� Father foolishly forgave, furnishing Ferdie fine Flubdub Flyer/ Ferdie forthwith" furnished "fun. for forty, feathered, fickle fern inines, fondly fancying feminines .fast friends. Feminines fed Ferdie flattery. Ferdie fed feminines frog-legs and fixings. , Father's finances flew fast. Friday, February fourth, foreshadowed Ferdie \a finish. Flossie Footsies, fawn-like filly, flaunted Ferdie. JFerdie's fury flamed. Former feminine flirts fittingly faded. First Ferdie funked. Finally Ferdie formed federation for. febrile fops. Faking, Ferdie's foxy father feigned fury. ^Flubdub Flyer furnished father fortuitous facility for fixing Ferdie's fate. Father found a Ford for Ferdie. Fastidious fellows felicitated Ferdie. Ferdie feeling fine, forsook flippancy, finally finding firm foundation for future. Forsaking former frivolities,- fawn-like Flossie Footsies followed Ferdie's firm foot-steps. Ferdie.fondled Flossie. Ferdie, fiance, Flossie, fiancee. Father, finance. Flushes. Flowers. Finis. ���������Ford Times. The man who has a medal and never wears it deserves another. Now is the Time To Buy Your Supplies The time to put your best foot forward is when your competitors are showing signs of weakness. Strong impressive printing is more valu- able to-day than ever, because business men are on the alert to detect the slightest indi- cation of unfavorable conditions, and for this very reason every suggestion of strength and progress is doubly effective. Your Printing should bring this to your customers' attention not only in connection with your office stationery, but with all printed matter and advertising. WE PRINT CATALOGUES MAGAZINES j BOOKLETS FOLDERS COMMERCIAL STATIONERY Terminal City Press Limited PHONE FAIR. 1140 203 KINGSWAY . _t..ik. V'( W" *W <���������!���������,��������� wA���������** -*-- "������J*������.**i***������������*������t*'J-^- . ���������V'M ������������������+* 4t������**4-������-Vif M������ ^ i ll-.lt ���������, Friday, October 15, 1915. SPORTING COMMENT Ottawa and Hamilton got the jump on the' other teams in the Big Four eastern circuit. The Tigers visited Toronto and swamped the Argos, last year's champions, while Ottawa was downing the M. A. team at Montreal. Both games were first class contests and. the winners had to work hard. It looks as if the championship will lie between Ottawa and Hamilton. Rumor is rife in hockey circles ./this. week'.oyer a report emahat- from Ottawa that Fred Taylor, the star of the hockey world, will go east and will line up with the Senators. No wonder Ottawa is anxious to have'' Cyclone'' again. His wonderful playing in the series on the coast last spring was largely responsible for the rout of the Ottawa team as cup-challengers. Taylor is without any doubt, the best all round player in the game to-day, and coast fans/ who have grown to admire him for his sporting and private life would be loath to see him go away from the coast. Pete Muldoon is slated to manage the "Metropolitans" of Seattle in the coast league this winter. * # The Boston Kex Sox, champions of the American league, won the world title in baseball circles during the past week by defeating the Philadelphia Nationals four games out of five starts. The first game was won by Philadelphia, and the other four by the Boston team. The result is just about the difference between the playing abilities of the two great leagues. The Boston team had it on their opponents in all departments of the game. The great Alexander, the������ Phillies' pitcher, was credited with one win and one loss out of two starts. * ��������� Mt. Pleasant Presbyterians Win The annual field day of the Vancouver Sunday School Athletic League was held on the King Edward high school grounds on Saturday last, and was a de- 'cided success. The day was ex- A Safe Investment���������BONDS "No safer form of investment Mn he suggested thia Canadian Government and Municipal Debentures. Their record it naicue in that Our list of bond offerings, 5 per cent, to 7 par cent, yield, and fun practically no default haa ever taken place in their payment." particulars, fnrnishett upon application; by mail or telapkoae. BaqoixtM invited. _______ - l _______ OBPBBLBY, SOUNBEFBLL * 00, LHUXBD Established 1888 Molson's Bank Building. MS Hartlngi Bt West Investments. HANBUErS VOX UIMPER-r-SASH-POO-RS WOOP & COAL JPfcone: Bayview.1075 Phones: North Van. 323 ancUQ3. Seymour 2132. L mim^ Steel a:p4 ^Woo^en Vessels? Euttt, J>ocJ_ei Painted ��������� and BfeP^e^������ North Vancouver, B. 0* ceptionally fine, aad the number of contestants large. At 10 o'clock in the morning the program of events started, and were completed at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Nine different schools were represented, and the honors fdr the day fell to the -Mount Pleasant Presbyterian school. Meadows, of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian won the senior championship,", while Murray, of the same school, won the intermediate championship. Hamilton, of St. Mark's, won the junior championship. J. Cameron, of Ht. Pleasant Methodist Sunday School, took part in the afternoon meet, and gave- a splendid exhibition.' His throw in the Shot putting contest was 51 ft. 2 inches, almost within the Canadian record. In* the senior 100 yards -dash Meadows, of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian, won in 102-5 sees. - Next Saturday evening a reunion of the prize winners will be held, likely in the Y.M.C.A., when the pries will be presented. The result in points for the day was as follows: Mount Pleasant Presbyterian, 48; St. Mark's, 43; Kitsilano Methodist, 14; Mt. Pleasant Methodist, 14; Kitsilano Baptist, 14; First Presbyterian, 4; Sixth Ave Methodist, 3;. Collingwood Presbyterian, 3; Dundas Methodist, 2. Senior Competitions 100-yard dastf���������1, Meadows (10 2-5),\Mt. Pleasant Pres.; 2, Cameron, Mt. Pleasant Methodist; 3, W. Nicholson, Kitsilano Baptist. 220-yard, dash���������1, Meadows, (25 2,5), Mt. Pleasant Pres.; 2. Cameron, Mt. Pleasant Meth.; 3, P. Nicholson, Kitsilano Baptist. 440-yard dash���������1, Milne (59 2-5),. Mt. Pleasant Pres.; 2, P. Nicholson6 3, Cameron. One-mile run���������1, Charlesworth (5 min. 31 2-5 sec), Kitsilano Methodist; 2, Milne; 3, Caspell, Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian. One-mile relay���������Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian (by default). -) Running high r jump���������1, Meadows, Mt. Pleasant Pres.; 2, Pawe, St. Mark's; 3, Cameron. Running broad jump���������1, Meadows, Mt. Pleasant Pres.; 2, Cameron, Mt. Pleasant Meth.; 3,1)awe St. Mark's. X Hop, step0 and jump���������1, Meadows (40 ft. 4 in.); Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian; 2, Cameron, Mt. Pleasant Methodist; 3, Pawe, St.-Mark's.^^^^^^^^^ Shot put���������1, Cameron, Mount Pleasant Methodist; 2, Kemp, Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian; 3, Barnett, St. Mark's. Intermediate Competitions 100-yard dash���������1, Wilkinson, Collingwood Presbyterian; 2, Dixon, St. Mark's; 3, Stewart, Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian; 4, Murray, Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian. ** , 220-yard dash ��������� 1, Williams (25.4 sec), Kitsilano Baptist; 2. Stewart, Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian; 3, Dixon, St. Mark's; 4, Murray, Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian. 440-yard dash���������1, Williams, 52 1-5 sees.), Kitsilano Baptist; 2, Stewart, Mt. Pleasant .Presbyterian; 3, Holton, Kitsilano Meth. , 880-yard dash���������1, Williamson (2 mins. 26 2-5 sees.), Kitsilano Baptist; 2, Holton, Kitsilano Methodist; 3, Morse, St. Mark's. Half-mile relay���������1, Mt. Pleasant Pres. team; Smith, McBride, Murray and Stewart; 2, St. Mark'?s team, Mude^Brett, Salter and Morse. Running high jump���������1, Murray, Mt; Pleas. Pres.; 2, Pixon, St. Mark's; 3, Meadows, Mt. Pleas. Presbyterian. Running broad jump���������1, Eas- son (17 ft. 10 in.), Kitsilano Presbyterian; 2, Murray, Mount Pleasant Pres:; 3, Williams, Kitsilano Baptist; 4, Keenleyside, Kitsilano Methodist. Running hop, step and jump��������� 1, Murray (37 ft. 91-2 in.), Mt. Pleasant Pres.; 2, McBride, Mt. Pleasant Pres.; 3, Dixon, St. Mark's; 4, Morse, St. Mark's. Shot put���������1, Pixon, St. Mark's; 2, Murray, Mt. Pleasant Pres.; 3, Smith, Mt. Pleasant Pres.; 4, Meadows* Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian, Grand aggregate (intermediate) ���������Mt. Pleasant, 12; St. Mark's, 12; Kitsilano Baptist, 10. Junior Competitors 50-yard dash���������1, Ellison (6 sees.), St. Mark's; 2, Hamilton, St. Mark's; 3, Paul, First Presbyterian; 4, Stewtfrt, Kitsilano Methodist. 220-yard dash���������1, Ellison (27 sees), St. Mark's; 2, Crann, Mt.' Pleasant Presbyterian; 3, Paul, First Presbyterian; 4, Jane, Kitsilano Methodist. 440-yard dash���������1, Ellison, 66 sec); St Mark's; 2, Jane, Kitsilano Methodist; 3, Crann,, Mt Pleasant Presbyterian; 4, Brett, Sixth Ave. Methodist. "���������- 100-yard dash���������J, Hamilton, St. Mark's; 2, Ellison, St. Mark's; 3, Jjine, Kitsilano Methodist; 4; Charlesworth, Kitsilano Methodist. team; Jlffinger, Wilson, Hamilton and Ellison; 2, MX. Pleasant Presbyterian team; Thomson, Drost, Murphy and Mahon; 3, Kitsilano Methodist team, Frith, Charlesworth, Stewart and Jane. Running high jump���������1, Brett (4 ft. 7 in.), Sixth Ave. Metho- NAVIGABLE WATEBS ION ACT PROTECT- In the Matter of the Navigable Wat- en Protection Act, Beviaed .Statutes of Canada 1906, Chapter 115. NOTICE is hereby^ given that the Shell Company, of California, Incorporated, has deposited with the Department of Public Works at Ottawa a plan showing the proposed wharf and docks on the foreshore adjoining the Easterly five hundred feet of Distriet Lot' 215, Group 1, New Westminster Distriet, in the Province of British Columbia, together with a description of the proposed site, and haa deposited a duplicate/of sueh plan and description at the office of the Distriet Registrar of Titles at'-New Westminster, in the Province.of British Columbia. AND NOTICE IS FUBTHEB GIVEN that, at the expiration of one month after the first publication of this notice in the Canada Gasette and in two' newspapers published in or near the locality of the said work, tho said Company will'apply to the Governor- iii-Council for approval of tho construction of tho said proposed works. DATED this 4th day of September, 1916. MeDOUGAL ft McINTYRE, Solicitors for Shell Company of California, Inc. NAVIGABLE WATEBS PROTECTION ACT B. 8. 0. Chapter 115 THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY, LIMITED, hereby gives notice that it has, tinder Section 7 of tho said Act, deposited with the Minister of Public Works at Ottawa, and in the, office of the District Registrar of the Land Registry District of Vancouver at Vancouver,-B. C, a description of the site and the plans of a wharf proposed to be built in False Creek, City of Vancouver, in front of District Lot 541, and immediately West of Connaught Bridge. AND take notice that after the expiration of one month from the date of the first publication of this notice, The Imperial Oil Company, Ltd., will under Section 7 of the said Act, apply to the Minister of Public Works at' his office in the City of Ottawa for approval' of the said , site and plans and for* leave to 'construct the said wharf. . Dated, at Vancouver, B. C, tbis 20th day of September, 1915. THE IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY, LTD. SYNOPSIS OF COAL KZHINCI BBGULATION8 " Coal mining rights of the Dentin- on, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,, the Yukon ' Territory, tho North-west Territories and in a portion of the province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of, twenty-one years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,566 acres will be leased to one applicant. ������������������ Application f<>r a ieaae must be made by the applicant in person to tbe Agent or Sub-Agent of the diatriet in whieh the rights applied for are situated. -In surveyed territory tho land, must- be described by sections, or legal sub-divisions of sections, and in un- surveyed territory the traet applied. for shall be staked out by tho applicant himself. Bach' application must be accompaai-' ed by a fee of $5 which will be refunded if tbe rights applied for at* not available, but not otherwise A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at tha rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mine stall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for tho full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the eoal mining rights are not being operated, sueh returns should be furnished at least once a year. * 'The lease will include tha eeal mining rights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered' necessary for the working of the mine at the rate of $10.00 an aere. For full information application should be made to the Secretary, Ot- the Department of .the ' Interior. Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY, Dtputy Minister of toe Interior. N.B.���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. -58782. 3 n =j, y r. ���������>- i tu -x '* II x - ������������������������������������������ - 7 ������ LAND ACT Vancouver Land District, District of Coast, Range L NAVIGABLE WATERS* TION ACT PROTBC- TAKE NOTICE that Agnes* L. Clark, of Vancouver, occupation, housekeeper, intends to apply fpr permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted sixty chains north of Northwest corner of Indian Reserve No. 3, Blunden Har bour, thence 80 chains west, thence south about 80 chains to shore line, thence easterly along shoreline to In dian Reserve, thence north 80 chains to point of commencement. Dated July 24tb, 1915. AGNES L. CLARK, R. O. Clark, Agent. dist; Hamilton (4 ft. 6 in), St. Mark's; Crann (4 ft. 6 in.; Mt. Pleasant Pres.; Paul (4 ft. 6 in.) First Presbyterian: Running broad jump���������Hamilton (16 ft. 5 3-4 in.)., St. Mark's; Crann, Mt. Pleasant Pres.; Bob- son, Mt. Pleasant Pres.; Brett, Sixth Ave. Methodist. XRi^iniTbtfF^t-I^IOT -1, Crann (36 ft: 5 in:), Mt. Pleas- aut Pres.; 2, Paul, First Presbyterian ; 3, Brett, Sixth Ave. Methodist ; 4, Hamilton, St. Mark's. Baseball throw���������1, Jane (79 yds. T ft.), Kitsilano Methodist; 2, Cook, Dundas Methodist; 3, Hamilton, St. Mark's; 4, Crann, Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian. Grand aggregate (junior)���������St. Mark's, 26; Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian 10, Kitsilano Methodist 8, t First Presbyterian 4. Sixth Ave. Methodist, 3, Dundas Methodists, Mt. Pleasant Methodist, 1. Notice is hereby given that the Vancouver Harbour Commissioners have deposited with the Minister of Publie Works for the Dominion of Canada, aa required by Section 7, Chapter 115, of the Revised/8tatutes of Canada, descriptions of the site and plana ,of a ���������Causeway to be constructed in False * Creek, Vancouver, B. C, aa an approach to the Granville Street Mud Flats, and that duplicates of said plana and descriptions bave been deposited with the Registrar of Deeds at, the Land Registry Office, Vancouver, B. .0. And'take notice that at the expiration of one month from the date hereof the Vancouver Harbour Commissioners will apply to tbe Governor-in-Coun- cil of the pominion of Canada for approval of said plans and for permission to build and construct said causeway. The description by metes and boundsv of the site of the said causeway is as follows: All and singular that certain pare*} or traet of land vor bed of the aea, situate in False Creek and lying in front of Granville Street in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, and wbich may be more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the southeasterly side of Granville Street, in District Lot 526, Group 1, New Westminster District, with tbe high water mark of - False Creek, thence N. 43 degrees, 15 min.,E., and along the side of Granville Street produced Three Hundred and Ninety-Five (395) feet, more or less, to intersect the boundary of the foreshore pareel granted to the Vancouver Harbour Commission on April 13th, 1915, thence ( N. 27 degrees 16 min. W., and along the boundary of the said pareel-graat��������� ed to the Vancouver Harbour Commission Eighty-four and Eighty-Six One Hundredths (84.86) feet, thence S. 4$ degrees 15 min. W., and along, the- Northwesterly side of Granville Street produced Three Hundred and Ninety (390) feet more or less, to tbe high' water mark of False Creek, thence following along the high water mark of False Creek south-easterly to the point of commencement and containing Seventy-Two One Hundredths (0.72) acres, be the same more or less, and which is shown on one of the plans above referred to. Dated at Vancouver, B. C, this 4th day of October, A. D., 1915. * W. D. HARVIE, Secretary. "BOUGH ON BAT8" clears out rats, mice, etc. Don't die in the house. 15c and 25c at drug and country stores. tj. A Group of Swiss Guides in Canadian Rockies LEGAL ADVERTISING Get our Rates for Advertising Legal Notices, Land Notices, Etc., which are required by law to appear but once a week. We can advertise your requirements at a satisfactory price. THE WESTERN CALL 1 4 Jf' \*g <> M 'lu^*B.������������niUjuA*^J-������. .-.-^1.4^.4 <~���������,���������l _ , 8 ������ ���������fc^.^w ������-'- ������-.,**" *h;! Is IS If ���������"���������*y~^f' THE WESTERN CALL LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST About $3,000 was realized as the result of the tag day last Saturday under the auspices of the Children's Aid Society. The institution is thereby helped materially in its, present financial depression. The Australian Cadets have left for the east. During their stay in the city, the boys from the Commonwealth made thousands of friends who will wish them bon voyage. The lads from the Commonwealth of Australia were clean$ cheery fellows, and gave a number of first class musical, entertainments while here. A prohibition organization meeting for ward five was held in Belvedere court on Tuesday evening of this week, when a list of officers were made out, the ward divided into districts, and the work of thoroughly organizing it undertaken by a large and capable committee. Robert Wright, a local man, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for using seditious utterances in proximity to the recruiting headquarters ton Hastings street recently. r Salvation ��������� Ariny- Citadel, Cor. Quebec and 7th Ave.���������11 a.m. and 3 p.m., services will be conducted by Captain Carruthers. Mrs. Adjt. Habkirk and Capt. Leik will conduct the evening service at 7.30. Insurance on the life of the late "W. Ii. Arnold amounting to $14,- J3.'5, was paid over by cheque to ihe liquidator ts executor of the will of the late W. R. Arnold, by the Canada Life Assurance Company. The policy held against the Canada Life is the only one of the many on, Arnold's life which was not made the subject of litigation. The "Truth" to the front) Rumor has it that Sam Gothard, proprietor of "The Truth," the Vancouver weekly whieh flourished for a couple of years, has signified his intention of going to the front with the 67th battalion of Victoria. If , Sammy uses'some of. his flow of verbosity on the German trenches the'famous gas clouds will be mild in comparison to the effect. A very large audience packed the Mount Pleasant Methodist church on Sunday evening last to witness the unveiling of a tablet containing over sixty names, representatives of Mt, Pleasant Methodist church in the battle line in l?rance. Special music was provided for the occasion, and Rev. Pr. Sipprell, the popular pastor, was assisted by two military men in the ceremony. Col. "Wor- A SUCCESSFUL CONCERT Rev. A. L. Burch, bursar of Westminster Hall, will leave for the front shortly. He has been'appointed chaplain of the 74th battalion, ��������� now at Camp Niagara. The' grand jury at the fall asizes handed in the report on the last case before them, being that of Rex vs. Geo. M. Murray, charged with libelling Reeve Gold. The grand jury reported a true bill in this case. Britain has declared war on Bulgaria, and has so informed the Balkan states. Italy will send 150,000 men to the Dardanelles to assist the allies in blocking the German-Austrian-Bulgarian drive on Serbia. . Nick Gentile, the self-confessed slayer of Frank Graio, a}ias Francisco Paolo, on the False Creek flats on the night of June 3 last, was acquitted of the charge of murder, after a trial lasting two and a.half hours1.1'' Friday, October ,15,1915. -" The young people's'society of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian church _ held a very successful supper and and unofficial, becaus^nTlocal According to recent despatches from the seat of war over 5,000 Belgian civilians have been shot by the German military authorities. The figures are approximate concert on the evening J of Thanksgiving Day in the above church. Supper was served to a very large .audience from six to eight, after which a delightful programme was gone through with upstairs. The artistes were in splendid form, and the numbers were all thoroughly enjoyed. The funeral of the late Richard B. Smith, well known in this part of the city, having lived on Firth ave. east for a number of years, was held from the undertaking chapel of Center & Hanna. on Thursday afternoon at 2.30. Rev. A. E. Mitchell presided, and Rev! Geo. Murray led in prayer. The Independent Order of Oddfellows held a short service, after whieh the remains were placed in a private vault, to be taken later authorities, who fear reprisals, would- dare draw up official reports. The estimates so far made follow: Antwerp 200, Brabant 800, Flanders 100, Hainault 400, Liege 845, Limbourg 40, Luxemburg 1000, Namur 1800. Another zeppelin attack was made on London this week and another toll of innocent lives taken by the Hun.Reprisals are now being demanded by a large section of the population of the metropolis, and it would not be surprising M, some of the German cities got,a little of their own medicine in the near future. snop delivered a short address (to the deceased's former home, prior to the unveiling of the tab- Balmoral, Han., where interment let. will be made. ARMSTRONG, MORRISON & CO. Public Work* Contractors Bead Office, 81045 Bower BuiWtog Seymowl836 VANCOUVER OAN-ABA WOOD POMINION WOOD YARD 'SPECIAL" 3 Loads of Edgings $5.00 in No. 1 District, also AU kinds of Mill Wood Phone: Pair. 1554 The Western Association for the, Blind, a local organization "to help the blind to help themselves," celebrated its second birthday last week at a delightful reception at the home of its founders, Mr. and Mrs. C. Norman, 828 8th Ave. East. Emblematic of the motto of the organization, "Light in Darkness," as well as of its age were two lighted' candles placed at opposite ends of a cake which graced the middle of the table in one of the rooms. &.' (-'\,'JJ i tf-,,'., ���������* *' ''.r jfjtjijCtj.'/t',JM&2u. Mount Pleasant Livery TRANSFER Furniture and Piano Moving Baggage, Express and Dray. Hacks and Carriages at all hours. Phone Fairmont 845 Corner Broadway and Main A. F. McTavish, Prop. All the English and Scottish railway companies have agreed that the employment ox women on their systems is an emergency provision arising out of the war. An Association in New Orleans has started a project which has for its object the building of a highway from New Orleans to Winnipeg. It is to be called the "Jefferson Highway." Hon Arthur Meighen, Solicitor-General, has been sworn' in as a member of the Borden government. The rank of Solicitor- General has been raised to cabinet status. A Winnipeg firm had an old safe which had not been opened for years', the combination being lost, It was thought the safe contained nothing but old books. An expert opened it and found nearly $800 in good money inside which had been entirely forgotten. ,' ' "The Carnivora as Destroyers of Game," is the subject of a thoughtful article by Edward T. Martin in October issue of Rod and Gun in Canada published at Woodstock.. Ont., by. W. J. Taylor, Limited. H. C. Haddon contributes a serio-comic Western tale entitled "The Desperado," while among the actual "been tjiere" experiences, may be mentioned Sport in the Tomogonops; The Hunt for the Last Moose in New Brunswick; Experiences at a Winter Camp in the Lauren- tians; A Trip by Motor Boat after Moose in Northern Alberta, and The First Day out, the latter being on account of a day's shooting of partridges by "Bill and Billie" contributed by F. V. Williams, who is also the designer, of the October cover. The regular departments are as usual splendidly maintained, and the whole issue is one that will make a strong appeal to sportsmen and lovers of outdoor life. ARE YOU MOVING INTO A FLAT? "^���������^���������MH.n.^M.���������MMM_H_M__MM_M________BB__________________B___|___)_|_ I If so, numerous household articles will not be required. Don't store these! valuable articles any old place, but obtain storage in our new '' Securitv Fireproof Warehouse," absolutely the finest in Canada. Rates no higher than you j would pay elsewhere without the same high-grade service and protection. Wej also do expert packing, shipping at'eut freight rates, and removals in modern] "Car Vans." See Us. ���������*" ' *" : "WE KNOW HOW" -.��������� - CaMPBELlStORACE (bMRANY Oldest and Largest in Western Canada . Thone Seymour 7300 0nTcc857_BEATTY;3nu:ET J. Dixon House Phone: Bay. 886 Office Phone: NG. Murray House Phone: Bay. 1187L Seymour 8765-8766 DIXON &. MURRAY Office and Store Fixture ilanufacturers Jobbing Carpenters Painting, Paperhanging and Kalsomining Shop: 1066 Dunsmuir St. Vancouver, B.C. Over 100,000 Hungarians working in cotton mills have been thrown into unemployment. The United States has taken steps to prevent "dumping" of foreign goods at her ports after the war. The people of the Maritime provinces will soon have given 250 machine guns to the Canadian forces. . 'J';" A'J/: Tfye eldest son of the King of the. Belgians, Prince Leopold, ' Duke of Brabant, will go to Eton next term. The honey and wax production of the United States is valued at about $6,000,000 a yea/ Saskatchewan farmers 'set aside 5,000 acres on which to grow grain for patriotic -purposes: ��������� -- "��������� .xX -ky vv;/X-'': ������������������-. Prize money due the officers and inen of the British navy already totals $20,000,000. None of this has been paid. ���������'...Owing to the war flax growers in Ireland will have great difficulty in obtaining Russian seed. A wounded soldier at Beth nal Green Military Hospital, Erig? land, has made a miniature violin from German shrapnel. Over $9,000 was realized by the Bed Cross Society at the concert in Toronto given by .Mme. Melba on October 4. , NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS Tenders are invited by the undersigned for the construction ot a 'Timber Freight Shed at False Creek, Vancouver. Plans, specifications' and forms of contract may be seen and form of tender obtained at the offices of the Company, No. 71S, Metropolitan Building, Vancouver, 1035 Columbia St., New Westminster, and Belmont Block, Victoria, on Monday, tbe 18th of October. Tenders to be received at the Head Offices of the Company, Vancouver, no,t later than noon of the 25th of October, 1915, and to be enclosed in sealed envelope marked "Tender for Construction.'' The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. MACKENZIE, MANN & CO, liTD.^ With South Vancouver, Notice! NEWFEED STORE OPENED a Complete Supply of POTJLTET 8TOTILZB8, BAT, OBAXN, CHOP, ETC. Vernon Feed Co. 4STR AMD HtA-tHE (Branch tt*m Mt PUuant) WE STAND FOB QUALITY, BBRVIOB AMD .LOW leckie ioes Throw LECK1ES' SHOES Made of honest-quality leather, cut, stitched and sewn by expert workmen, made SQ14P so you can get solid wear���������sojid satisfaction. Boots and Shoes made for British Columbia by British Columbia men. ASK YOUR DEADER WHAT HE THINKS OF liECKJE'S! At all Shoe Stores. I imc^in&i^&m I -|X: [XV ONE OF VANCOUVER'S BUST STREETS
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