������OA*> Published in the Interests of Mount Pleasant and Vicinity T. J. Kearney J M. McIntTM Funeral Director T. J. Kearney I Co. Funeral IMncton At your service day and night. Moderate chances. 808 Broadway West Plume: Fair. 1088 VOLUME VII. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA^ ^FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 1916 5 Cents Per Copy. No. 42. .eaving Out All Party Considerations the Interests of Vancouver and the Province at Large equire That the Government's Programme Should Be Endorsed by the Election of the Few Ministers. An Effective Opposition Can Be Dected at the General Elections, Mean- ime Let Us Help B. C. Forward By Supporting the Governments Progressive Measures: [Workman's Compensation Act, Agricultural Credit Bill, Shipbuilding, Completion of the Great Eastern Railway, A Payroll For British MOUNT PLEASANT The secretaries of all Clubs and Associations (whether social, religious or political) as well as private individuals, are invited to send in any items of general interest each week for publication in these columns. Copy may be sent by mail or phoned in, and should reach this office not later than Thursday noon to ensure publication. Mrs. J. Albert Milton, 855 [Broadway West, will receive this (Friday) afternoon from 3 to 6, [and not again this season. Under thfe direction of Prof. J. [Ainsley the choir of Mt. Pleasant Methodist church will give I a concert on the evening of March 21st, the last of the "Six Intellectual Evenings" that have been held in that church during the past winter. Mrs. Morton H. Thomas received on Wednesday afternoon and evening at her home, 1650 Second avenue east, for the first time since her marriage. Tha executive of the Women's Guild of Mount Pleasant Presbyterian church are making arrangements for a Daffodil Tea at the home of Mrs. Mason, 106 8th avenue east, on Thursday, March 9th. On Tuesday evening next at 8 o'clock the regular executive meeting of Ward V. Bed Cross , association will be held at the home, 316 Lee building/ At the last meeting Mr. John Riding- ton was elected secretary in place of Mr. Crolley, who is going to the front. The Western Star Circle of Ward V. branch of the Bed Cross Society met on Tuesday afternoon at the work-room, 752 Broadway Bast. They will meet hereafter at that address every second . and fourth Tuesday Those desiring to help in Bed Cross work will be given ah opportunity. Under the auspices of the Ward V. branch of the Woman's Forum, a tea will be given at the home of Mrs. J. B. Jackson, 131 12th avenue west, on Wednesday afternoon, March 2, from 3 to 6. Arrangements are being made for an especially attractive musical program, and all ladies will please accept this press invitation. Several members of the customs staff, customs brokers and friends held ;a very enjoyable surprise party at the home of Mr. W. W. Turnbull, 1211 15th ave. east, on Friday evening last. During the evening musical items were rendered by Miss Edna Craig, Miss Elsie Jack, and Mr. E. Kelly. Games and dancing were also entered into with much enthusiasm, the music for the dancing being supplied by an orchestra under the capable direction of Mr. Frank Bolney. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. D. Leith, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Duffy, Mr. and Mrs. F. Bolney, Mr. and Mrs. W. Green and Mr, and Mrs. G. Gallaher, Misses Edna La- Casse, Frances Tremlett, Edna Craig, Flossie McDoUgall, Lucy Phillips, Elsie Jack, Josephine McDonald, Grace Tupper, Blanche Keeping, Florence Keeping and Hazel Turner; Messrs. E. Kelly, VW: P, Tremlett. F. Jam- ieson, F. W. Gallagher, S. J Woodman, W. McLean, E. Werner and S. P. Davis. SOUTH VANCOUVER The United Mission services for Riverview centre are being held this week in Riverview Presbyterian church, corner Sixty-fifth and George streets. ; On Friday evening last a number of the young friends of Mr. A. J. Ainsley, 125 8th avenue east, gathered at his home to give him a surprise party. The evening was pleasantly spent in music, games and dancing, and everyone present voted the affair a huge success. Among, those present were Misses M. Fawcett, C. Stewart, E. Copeland, N. Rowe, E. Garvin, M. Siddons, E. Caswell, M. Cairns, M. Ainsley, V. Ainsley and" Miss Pollard, and Messrs. H. Simm, C. McLean, S. Black, C. E. Smitheringale, A. Ruffele and C. Clark. One of the pioneers of Mount Pleasant and incidentally of the city passed away on Sunday last in the person of Mrs. James Foster, 234 10,th avenue east. Mrs. Foster was born in Prince Edward Island 74 years ago, and has been a resident of Vancouver for twenty-three years, twenty- two of which were spent in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Foster was the mother of eight children, four boys ^ and four girls. Four of these children are living in Vancouver at present, Mrs. J. H. Spurr, Mrs. Fred Murray, Mr. H. X3rF6ster^h~d"MrrJainesV"'"GJftr- field Foster. Her husband, Mr. Isaac Foster also survives her. The funeral was held from the Mt. Pleasant undertaking parlors on Monday afternoon at 2 o 'clock Rev. A. E. Mitchell officiating. PREMIER BOWSER CLOSES BY-ELECTION CAMPAIGN 4, * " "* . B'af ore a mixed audience of approximately 3000 people in the Orpheum Theatre and the auditorium of the Vancouver Hotel Hon. W. J. Bowser closed the Conservative by-election campaign) last night by an earnest appeal for confidence in the ability of tha new administration to live up to its watchword, "Courage with Caution.'" While the Premier spoke chiefly on behalf of Hon. C. E. Tisdall, Minister of Public Works, who is seeking re-election tomorrow, he, nevertheless, took advantage of ttoe occasion to outline briefly the policy of his government, and asked for the support of the electors during the coming period of transition from tbe old to the new , He wanted men of tried ability and with a record as his associates in the government. The Premier reviewed briefly the financial situation in the province and showed that the bonded debt of British Columbia was quite in keeping with that of the rest of Canada, and that the rate of interest compared very favorably even with that of the Anglo-French loan. Speaking--of th������ -Liberal criticism of the government's land policy Premier Bowser reminded his audience that when a Liberal bought land in thfe province he was an investor, while if a Conservative bought it he was a speculator. Hon. 0.-IB. Tisdall. who preoeded the Premier, spoke at considerable length on the comparison of conditions in British Columbia and the prairie provinces, showing tbat the "blue ruin" cries which nad been sent up throughout the country had little substantiation in actual fact. Hon. A. C. Plumerfejt, Minister of Finance, also addressed the meeting on the condition in British Columbia from a financial man's viewpoint. - : AU speakers^were received with: great applause on their appearance, the Premier's reception amounting to an ovation. At the Hotel Vancouver Mr. Robert Gassidy, &. 0., and Mr. Alex. Lucas, M.P.P., also addressed the audience the majority of whom were ladies. A recommendation of the health committee that men employed by the relief department be paid at the rate of $2 per day was endorsed by the council on Tuesday and will go into force immediately. The usual 20 per cent, rebate on water rates allowed up to the end of February is causing great activity in the water department, where the collector reports that the rates are coming in almost as well as last year. The anniversary entertainment given by the three Vancouver lodges of the Knights of Pythias and the order of the Pythian Sisters in the K. P. Hall last Monday evening to celebrate the fifty-third anniversary of the founding of the order was a decided success. Mr. R. A. Murphy acted as chairman, and a short program of music and addresses was followed by refreshments and dancing. The D.O.O.K. Orchestra furnished the music, and among those contributing to the program were Messrs. S. McPherson, W. McGregor, C. E. Smitheringale, J. McAllister, and G. C. Miller, the grand vice chancellor. An unusually large crowd was in attendance. The special services being held every evening (except Saturday) at the Mt. Pleasant Baptist church are so full of God's presence and power that all other activities are secondary. Never in the history of. the church has there been such an awakening amongst their own church members, and many outsiders are able to sing with joy and thanksgiving one of the many favorites "Since Jesus Came into My Heart." Next ,; Sunday the pastor will preach at both services. His morning message "A vision of judgment and of Cleansing." Evening message; "Christ's Way of Dealing with Labor Troubles." Sunday evening service begins at 7.15; led by Mr. Horton; and every evening from Monday to Friday at 7.45. Come and help in this part of the service. Thursdajr afternoon at 2.30 p. m. there will be a mass meeting for women only. Let everybody come no matter what church you belong V to. This meeting is for church members and non-church members. A special message and good singing. A recent innovation at the Mount Pleasant Methodist church is the half hour recital and song service immediately preceding the regular services on Sunday evening; Rev. R. O. MacBeth delivered an interesting address to the Y.P. S.C.E. of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian church on Monday evening Alexander Review No. 7, Wo men's Benefit Association of the Macabees, held their regular meeting in the K. P. Hall on Tuesday evening Mrs. Wilson was in the chair, and an unusually large number were in attendance, including several visitors from the other reviews. A guessing contest was held at the close of the evening., Mrs. Shick capturing the prize. It was decided that the ladies' of ..the several reviews will assist in the Patriotic fund campaign. A whist drive and dance will be held by Alexander Review No. 7 in the same hall on Tuesday evening, March 8. ' ��������� A subscription list headed by Mr. B. T.Rogers with a cheque for $50 has been started in aid of the work being carried on by Relief Officer Pleming, according to a: communication received by the) council on Tuesday from George M. Waterfall, president of the Guild of St. Elizabeth. In accepting the cheque, a resolution of thanks to Mr. Rogers was passed by the council. The Ward II. Conservative Club, at a well attended meeting on Tuesday evening, decided to change the date of its regular monthly meeting from the second and fourth Tuesday to the first and third Tuesday. It was also decided to arrange for a discussion on the workmen's compensation bill of March 7, and to invite prominent speakers to ex plain the provisions of the bill. Interesting "addresses were given at the meeting by Mr. C. Stuart Campbell and Mr. R. L. Maitland which were listened to attentively by the audience. In presenting a petition signed by 500 people to the council on Tuesday evening, asking for the reinstatement of Fire Chief Lester, Mr. B. T. Toons declared that traces of ex-Reeve Gold's work could be found in the action of the council in dismissing the chief, and hinted that the resolution was the work of. the ex^reeve "wOTkin^^^hrou^hTWme of the councillors. He also said that had there been more time the petition would have been signed by thousands of residents of the municipality, as every person approached had been quite willing to sign it. Three offenders against the Motor Act appeared before Magistrate Johnston on Tuesday and were fined $5 and costs. Orie L. Archer of Westminster had no number on his car. Ern- est Shaw had neither number nor rear light and William Eadie had no rear light. The fine weather has brought a reduction in the daily number' of cases of measles reported to the health department, the average number per day now being about five as compared with over 20 per day during January and the first few days of Feb-, ruary. - Municipal Clerk Springford has been instructed by the council to intimate to the B. C. Electric Company that settlement of. the municipality's liability to the company, amounting to .$18,755, will be made on or before May 1, and that interest at the rate of five per cent, per annum will be paid from now till that date. Rev. Dr. Seager, principal of St. Mark's Hall, will preach in All Saints' church at evensong on Sunday next. An interesting address on Women and War Work was given on Wednesday afternoon by Miss Helen Guttridge of Vancouver at the regular meeting of the Central South Vancouver Branch of the Red Gross Society held at the headquarters, Thirty-fifth avenue and Victoria Drive. After hearing the reports of the sewing and knitting committees, the branch decided to hold its meetings on the third Wednesday of the month as the Central Depot has expressed a wish to receive shipments before the end of the month. After the business of the branch had been concluded and Miss Guttridge had given her address a social time was spent while tea was served. <=-��������� Ex-Councillor Campbell appeared before the council as the ex-chairman of thefire and liglit committee to protest against the retirement of the fire chief, on tlie ground that reasons should certainly be given for such a step. In regard" to the. sewerage work, he suggested that an inventory of all stock should be taken in view of the fact that almost all the sewerage money had been spent. He thought that the council should not incur any further responsibility by. borrowing money, but that instead the unpaid taxes owed by the absentee landlords of South Vancouver should be collected. No attempt should be made to protect these, as they were speculators and the municipality gained nothing from them. Large syndicates, he said, owed great .sums of money for taxes and should be made to pay. The reeve answered that the council did not propose to float any more loans or bring in any more money bylaws. In regard to the sewerage work, he said Mr. Campbell's suggestion was a good one. M. Marega, tbe sculptor, whose work is so well known in Vancouver, paid a visit to the Collingwood EibraryT He wasHparti- cularly pleased with some of the art books there, and which he said must prove useful to art students in times to come, when the war is over and art classes develop in every part of South Vancouver. As a mark of his appreciation of the Collingwood Institute and library M. Marega has presented to the institute a fine medallion of King Edward VII., which will hang in a conspicuous place among some other artistic decorations which have recently been added to the library. "Be warned, in- time for big fire "in Kalenberg Hall by explosion Friday night. I know about it and'don't .-want babies hurt and am going out of this city tonight so they won't know I put you on." This was the communication mailed on February 16th to the office of Fire Chief Lester, and which caused the postponement of the cantata, "Britannia's Reception," which was to have been given by the children of South Vancouver soldiers and sailors at Kelanberg Hall last Friday night. The decision to postpone the concert was arrived at too late to prevent a large crowd of people gathering at the hall, to their evident disappointment. Many people believed the warning to be a hoax perpetrated by some spiteful person in the neighborhood. THE WESTERN CALL Friday, February 25, 19161 The story of a journey through Turkey, from' a. Mediterranean port to Constantinople, is told in the January bulletin of the Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions by a member of the party who made the journey. The journey to Constantinople hogan on a Monday morning, a few weeks ago. The first stop was a little village where the party had to remain three hours. While there the travelers went to the home of a young Armenian woman, the wife of an Armenian physician who had a year before gone to the front as a member of the Medical Corps of the Turkish Army. The fact that her husband was at the front for Turkey and ministering to Turkish wounded and sick did not save this young woman and her two little children from exportation by the Turkish authorities. While the travelers were in this woman's home the Turks came, ordered her and the children to leave, and then plundered the house. Heartrending Scenes "It was one of the saddest hours I ever lived through," says the person who tells the story, "and we knew that in hundreds of other homes in that very town the same* heartrending scenes might be witnessed. The courage of that little woman who knew she must take her two babies and face starvation and death, with them! Her smile was like, a beacon in that mud, village, where hundreds were doomed. Her husband was far away, ministerm,-* to those who were sending her and her babies to destruction. "It is the slow massacre of our entire race," said one woman. "It is worse than massacre," replied a man. "The town crier went through the streets of the village crying out that any one who helped the Armenians in any way. gave them food, money or anything, would be beaten and cast into prison. To help them we could do nothing; we were powerless to sfive their lives. Treated Worse Than Cattle "Hardly had we left the town when we began to meet one train after another, crowded, jammed with these poor people beingcarried away to some spot where no food could be obtained. At, every station we stopped we came side by side with one of these trains. It was made up of cattle cars, and the faces of lit- Buy Vancouver Real Estate at these Prices 'X . ' '������������������' '���������''���������/ ��������� =NEVERAGAIN= SUCH SACRIFICES __���������_^^__-____������_________^___n������^OTamM���������M1MMMMMM IiOTS Fourth Avenue Carline���������33 feet near Trutch St., formerly held at $4,500, "for $1,600, on terms. Kitsilano���������Two 33 ft. lots, cleared, on llth Avenue, for merly held at $1,200 each, for $350 each. Strathcona Heights���������50 ft. lot, magnificent view, on 25th Avenue, held at $2,200, for $750, on terms. Burnaby���������Fine high lot, near 17th Avenue and Laurel St., assessed at $300, for $90.00. .',-... Point Grey���������33 ft. lot on the hill near 22nd and Dunbar St., a great buy at $350. Fair-view���������50 ft. lot oh llth Ave., near Pine Street. Cost owner $3,300* Sell for $900. X Point Grey���������33 ft. on 18th.Ave. near Highbury Street, on. top of the hill, "for $300. >���������*- Point Grey���������70 by 122 ft. on 21st Ave., near Crown St., for $300. South Vancouver���������A few Lots on 66th and 67th Avenue for $70.00 each. Burnaby���������122 by 122 ft., near corner River Aye. and Gilley ���������=--tX -Avenue "on'the^hiU," fine .'"view; southerh^expdsure7rfor $225.00. X! ACREAGE Burnaby���������2.35 acres on Bumble Boad, on the sunny southern slope. Dirt cheap at $1,150. On terms. Lulu Island���������4 acres at Garden City, cleared, richest of soil. Cost owner $320 per acre 8 years ago. Sell the. 4 acres for $700.00. Langley���������5 Acres near Milner Station, has all been under cultivation. Cost $300 per acre. The whole for $650. Gibson's Landing���������10 Acres on the Government Boad, 3 miles from the Landing. Good land. Creek running through,.all for $350.00. Burnaby���������4.24 Acres, with long frontage on the B. C. E. R. near Jubilee Station. A grand property with a .,-���������'' great future, improved. $35,000 was one time refused for this same property. Can be bought today for $6,500. Coquitlam���������20 Acres ol the very best soil, 21-2 miles north of Coquitlam City, half mile from school, light clearing. Owner paid over $500 per acre as a subdi vision proposition. Sell to-day for $100 per acre on terms. Burnaby���������13-4 acres at Central Park, very cheap at $1,500. HOUSES Point Grey���������On Wilson Road carline, neat little 3-room cottiige, on lot 33.7 by 298.9 feet deep, all improved, chicken house and runs. Formerly held at $3,300. Today for $1,350. Fairview���������Quebec St., 5 room modern cottage, fireplace, built in buffet, pannelled walls, etc., for $1,500 on terms. Kitsilano���������6-room modern house on lot 66 by 132 feet, with fireplace, hardwood floors, furnace, bath and toilet separate, former value was $6,000. Sell for $3,150. Fairview���������8 rooms, hardwood floors, hot water heat, all fully modern, lot 50 ft. by 120, on 12th Avenue, near , Granville St; Owner paid $9,0,00. Sell for $6,000. Fairview���������7 rooms, hot water heat, hardwood floors, fireplace, full 50 ft. lot, on 10th Ave., the best part, a $9,000 home for $5,500, including a $3,400 7 1-2 per cent, mortgage. Fairview���������8 rooms and one on the 3rd floor, hot water heat, garage, nice grounds, on llth Ave., near Yukon Street. Formerly held at $10,000. Sell now for $6,000 on terms. . ALLAN BROS. 510 Pender St. West Phone Sey. 2873 Real Estate, Insurance and Mining tie children were looking out from behind the liny, barred windows of each car. The side doors wore open* and one could plainly see old men and oil women, young mothers with liny babies, men, women and children all huddled together���������human beings treated worse than cattle are treated. "About 8 o'clock that evening we came to a station where stood one of these trains. The Armenians told us that they had been in the station for three days, with no food. They said the Turks forbade them buying food. At the end of each train was a car of Turkish soldiers, ready to drive the poor people on when they reached the desert, or to whatever place they were being taken. Babies Thrown Into River "They told us that twenty babies had been thrown into a river as a train crossed, thrown by tlie mothers themselves who could not bear to hear their little ones crying for food when there was no food to give them. One woman gave birth to twins in one of these crowded cars, and crossing a river she threw, both her babies and then herself into the water. Those who could not pay to ride in these cattle cars were forced to walk. All along the road, as our train passed, we saw them walking slowly - and sadly along, driven from their homes like sheep to the slaughter. "A German officer was on the train with us, and I asked him if German^ had anything to do with this exile, for I thought it was the most brutal thing that had ever happened. He said, 'You can't object to exiling a race; it's only the way the Turks are doing it which is bad.' He said he had just come from the interior himself and had seen the most terrible sights he ever saw in his life. 'Hundreds of people were walking over the mountains, driven by soldiers., Many were, dead and dying by the roadside. Old women and little children too feoble to walk were strapped to the sides of donkeys. Babies lay dead in the road. Human life "was thrown away everywhere. "Another man on the train said that in one train he was in the mothers begged him to take their children, to save them from such a death. He said that an Armenian,!, a leading business man in ���������������������������; told him that he would rather kill his four daughters with? VhisXTwh"'Band"than-see the Turks take them from him. This Armenian was made to leave his home, his business and all he had, and started off with his family to walk to whatever place the Turks desired to exile him. POLISH VILLAGE FOUND IN ASIA MINOR Hundreds of miles from Pol and, in Turkish territory, not far from the Black Sea and the Bosporus, there is a Polish village. It has been there for sixty years. But the news of its existence will come as a surprise both to the world at large and to the Polish Poles of Poland. The village was "discovered" recently by a German journalist, the correspondent, of a Berlin newspaper, who was watching the fighting at the Dardanelles. He "sandwiched in between his dispatches describing death and destruction on the Gallipoli Peninsula an interesting description of this peaceful and forgotten bit of old Poland under the title of "A Polish Island." The village was founded back in the '50s of the last century during the Crimean war. Among the Russian soldiers fighting in the Crimea against the British and French and Turks were some from Russian Poland. Of these a number were captured by the Turks and taken to Scutari, opposite Constantinople, in Asia Minor. There some Polish noble-, men, bitter enemies of * Russia, found these men and hit upon the idea of emancipating this handful of their fellow-countrymen from the control of Russia. Foremost among these noblemen was Prince Adam Czartor-. isky. a very wealthy man, who, from his own pocket and out of funds collected by him from other Poles who hated Russia, purchased lands in Asia Minor from Turkish owners and there established the Polish prisoners in a village of their own. On that spot the prisoners and their descendants have continued to live to this day. When the German journalist visited the village he found a few of the original colonists still living. The villagers, he writes, are genuine Poles still speaking their native tongue. The noblemen who founded the village fetched the wives of many of the prisoners from Poland when the village was first started and their offspring have intermarried among themselves, thus preserving the purity of their race. NoT one of them, says the German writer, has married a Turk or even learned the Turkish language that is spoken on every side of this little "Polish Island." HOUSES WANTED We Sre having numerous inquiries for six and seven room houses, both furnished and unfurnished, in all parts of the city. List your vacant house with us and we will endeavor to secure a tenant. RENTAL DEPARTMENT North West Trust Company, Limited SOO-RICHARDS STREET PHONE, SET. 7467 at Sovereign Radiators Artistic in design. Perfect in finish. Made in Canada. Taylor-Forbes Co. LIMITED Vancouver, B. C. EARL KITCHENER NOT AN IRISHMAN With reference to an article in the Western Call of February 11, entitled "Kitchener's Name Worth Millions," one of our readers has sent us a very interesting clipping from the Weekly Dispatch (England) showing that although born in Ireland through the accident of his father being stationed there, Lord Kitchener belongs to the village of Lakenheath. Sufford. "In the usual Vwrpng-headed- ness of things," it says, "all sorts of people have tried to make out that Lord Kitchener is an Irishman because���������like' the Duke of Wellington���������he happened to be born in Ireland through the accident of his father having been stationed there." "The truth is that Lord Kitchener is of Suffolk yeoman stock through and through. He really belongs to this little village of Lakenheath, where his father's family had been settled for over 200 years. He is Suffolk on his mother's side, too. The Cheval- liers had been Suffolk for generations, despite their French name. JfeXsJSu^ descendent from, the Robinsons who wese originally farmers in Eriswell, the very next village to Lakenheath. "Moreover, Lord Kitchener has shown a tenderness for this little village of Lakenheath, that comes from him with' a peculiar grace. He has himself given hundreds of pounds for the. repair of the old village church, and of the churchyard, where his fore- fathers lie side by side with the good-folk of. Lakenheath that died all "in sure and certain hope." There is no splendid mausoleum ; just the simple grass- grown graves, with mossy, plain- cairven stones at head and foot. "There are, in all, eleven of Lord Kitchener's forebears at rest in Lakenheath churchyard. In their own homely fashion the gravestones tell each story well enough "Hare lyeth"���������so runs the first of them���������"the body of Thomas Kitchener, who came from Biristed, in Hampshire, in the year 1693, an agent to ye Hohble, Sir Nicholas Stuart, Bart., and dep. this life April ye 5th, 1731, aged 65 years." The Thomas Kitchener who thus migrated into Suffolk as a young man of twenty-seven won���������as tradition goes���������-the respect of the whole countryside. He may be considered as to all intents and purposes, the founder of the Kitchener family. ESTABLISHED 1886 Ceperley, Rounsefell & Co. Limited INVESTMENTS and INSURANCE Government, Municipal and Corporation Bonds (Canadian), yielding from 5 per cent, to 7 per cent. Bents and Mortgage Interests collected. Investments made on First Mortgage and Estates managed under personal supervision. Insurance���������Fire, Life, Accident, Marine, Automobile, Employers ' Liability. . 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Centrally located midway between Teutonic Alliance and Triple Entente. Superb view of trouble in all directions. Beautifully furnished with multi-colored cabinets and rocking throne. Hot water all the time. Apply Constantine King, Athens,-Greece. Will the person^ wearing uniform of German Field Marshal who picked up my crown from street in Nish, kindly return to me. Reward. No questions asked. Peter Karageorgeovitch, Saloniki. The Western Call, $1.00 per year. King, long experience, fully conversant with royal etiquette, wants employment at old job as Prince, Duke, or even Marquis. References, King Victor Emmanuel III. of Italy. Write or call on Nicholas of Montenegro, Lyons, France. Lost���������A valuable offensive. Last seen headed toward Calais, binder please return to W. Bohen- zollern, Potsdam, Germany. Reward. Possibly We presume that the English Xsailoris in= "the ' North "SeaT as they steam past the places where the German fleet lies hidden, yell: "Come, on out; the water's fine!" "' A Slip of the Lip I hear that Florence has broken her engagement with you, old fellow, said Ed. "Yes," replied Frank. "Well. I'm certainly sorry," said Ed. "Why did she break it?" "Merely because I stole a kiss.' "What!" cried Ed. "she must be erazy to object to having her fiancee steal a kiss from her." "Well," explained Frank, "the trouble was I didn't steal it from her." Howell���������I owe you a thrashing-, Powell���������You will never live to pay your bills. Jones���������Was the public dinner you went to a success? White���������It. was the best dinner T ever attended. Every speaker who was down for a speech on the program had tonsilitis. A Yankee clinched his argument Avith an Englishman as to the relative size of the Thames and the Mississippi by saying ���������. "Why look here, mister, there ain't enough water in the whole of the Thames to make a gargle for the mouth of the Mississippi." X. Friday, February 25, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL India's Loyality to Great Britain 3 There is one feature of the pre -$nt European conflict that must [aye brought unallayed joy and pride to the heart of the. British Umpire. That is the wonderful !ally, the spontaneous uprising f the various peoples and Prinzes of India in defense of Britain. There is little doubt that the (Germans believed the self-gov- srning dominions of. Canada, Aus- ralia, New Zealand and India would not hold together under Ithe shock of the present war [crisis. That the outcome has been a source of amazement and disappointment to Germany, no (one can deny. Messages of Loyalty At the outbreak of the war, messages of loyalty and offers of assistance poured in upon the Viceroy from tribe after tribe and state after state throughout the length and breadth of India. Great Britain accepted. India's offer because she could not well have refused it, because a refusal would have chilled the enthusiasm of eveiy Indian under British rule. The magnificence of the offer, however, made every Englishman rub Jiis eyes in astonishment. Previous to the outbreak of the war there had been considerable [ unrest in India. Assassination and bomb throwing had found a place among the weapons of political agitation. There had been popular protests against the government, a boycott of certain British imports, and a steady advance toward violence in certain sections, even extending as far as the proposed assassination of the Viceroy. War Brings' Crisis Then came the war and the amazing demonstrations of which I have spoken. England's danger was proving, indeed, India's opportunity���������but to help, not to harm. It seemed after all as though England had not labored in vain. The great native Princes ���������over a third of India, one must remember, is ruled directly by native potentialities���������with their instant and unstinted offers of aid; the educated classes, from whose ranks had come the most formidable opponents of British rule but who were now the very first to profess a fervent loyalty, and the vast mass of the people who found a thousand ways of testifying to their faith in the justice and integrity of their British governors and their devotion to the Crown���������all gave the lie to the suspicion that in a crisis India might fail and even tuirn against the mother land. WHY ENDURE THE CRUEL TORTURE OF TOOTHACHE- WHY GO ALONG FROM PAY TO DAY WITH UNSIGHTLY, DECAYING TEETH WHICH ARE A MENACE TO YOUR OWN HEALTH-AN OFFENCE TOYQUR FRIENDS? If the dread of pain or yow inability to meet the exorbitant prices charged by other dentists has hitherto prevented you having your teeth attended to, listen to my message. DENTISTRY AS I PRACTICE IT IS ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF PAIN Be the operation simple or complex, it makes absolutely no difference to me. ORALTHESIA, THE SIMPLE, SAFE AND HARMLESS REMEDY WHICH I USE THROUGHOUT MY PRACTICE, HAS ABSOLUTELY DRIVEN PAIN FROM THE DENTAL CHAIR. So sure am I of Oralthesia and its certain results, I say to all my patients: "IP IT HURTS, DON'T PAY ME" And in comparison to the high prices charged by others in my profession MY prices are, in keeping with the HIGH quality of my work and the materials which I use, exceedingly low. CALL AT MY OFFICES TODAY FOR A FREE EXAMINATION Dr. T. Glendon Moody Vancouver's Pioneer Dentist Dawson Block Cor. Hastings and Main Sts. Phone Seymour 1566 Vancouver ������s Painless Dentist Reconciled to. British Rule Without denying that the unrest of recent years had been genuine arid, deep-esated, it really looked, when the pinch came, as though India' as a whole was reconciled to British. rule .and preferred Britain with all her faults, and stupidities, to any \ other claimants. India, therefore, was not neutral." India was passionately partisan. With all grudges and, divisions laid aside, India'closed up her ranks and took her, stand side by side with Great Britain as a single, thrilling unit. The spectacle made many an Englishman wonder what his country had done to deserve so moving a tribute of devotion and how, it could be repaid. Tranquil, Loyal and Determined India, after eighteen months of the war, is tranquil, loyal and as determined as ever to contribute her uttermost to the victory of Great Britain. There have been, it is true, several disturbing incidents, some of the most serious of which have been hatched and organized by the Indian revolutionaries in California; and there is also a certain amount of unrest in Bengal and the Punjab. But there has been nothing to cause, for example, the War Office in London the slightest embarrassment or anxiety There has been nothing in the nature of that general rising for which the Germans have hoped and worked. y India throughout has remained admirably resolute and admirably constant. She. has more than redeemed the protestations of loyalty made when the war began. She has appreciated and reciprocated the frank and trusting spirit in which those avowals were accepted by the British government at their full face value. As for the native troops themselves who have been fighting not merely Britain's but India's battles in Flanders, in Mesopotamia, in the Gallipoli Peninsula, in Egypt, and in East Africa, under the most trying conditions, beneath alien skies and with unfamiliar weapons I and devices, British military opinion at any rate can hardly praise them too highly. / Work of German Spies . The German residents in India have engaged in the sort of revolutionary agitation and spying propaganda which they have practiced elsewhere. They have tried to seduce the native troops and they have particularly worked for all it was worth the entrance of. Turkey into Ihe war"as a reason why the Mohammedans of India should desert the British cause. It has all been in vain. The Indian peoples meditate no change of rulers. If they did,* the last person they would dream of installing on the throne of King George would be the Kaiser. The British may not be the most sympathetic and ingratiating rulers in the world, but even the most rabid Indian extremist would agi*ee that they are probably better than the Germans. - This war, which is changing everytbing, is bound to leave an unett'aceable mark on the relations between India and Britain and on the position of India in the general scheme of the British Empire. VANCOUVER'S WOMAN POLICE CONSTABLE One of the riiost popular and successful women workers of the city is Mrs. L. D. Harris, the first woman police officer to be appointed here four years ago, by the wish of the various women's societies. Although Mrs.* Harris's early work met with much opposition, on account of the position being a new one to her sex, results have proved that the appointment was a desirable one in every way, and the condition of delinquent women and girls during their stay in the city gaol lias much improved. Few women could be found more capable of fulfilling the arduous duties of woman police officer and matron than Mrs. Harris. To the unfortunate women who face the police court with the conviction that their self respect is gone, she has very frequently been an inspiration and a living encouragement, and many such women have been impelled to make one more stand for a normal position in the world. Mrs. Harris has: tried to find the good points which she'Claims are. ever present in everyone, and to develop them. She feels certain that frequently the delinquents are not directly to blame but are the unfortunate victims of circumstances. Mrs. Harris is assisted in her work by Miss Boyd, and together they are the moving spirits in many of. the entertainments arranged by the police. Mrs. Har-] ris is the widow of a physician of note, and came to Vancouver seven years ago from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. NO RED CROSS AUXILIARY NO. 1 Some idea of financial conditions in Mexico at present may be gained by the prices on a Pullman buffet menu with which travelers on Mexican railways are confronted. The prices, of course, are in Mexican currency, but they are startling, nevertheless. Here are some of the items: Chicken Soup : $100 Corned beef hash 120 Two boiled eggs ' 100 Cold ham 160 Sandwiches 60 Bread and butter 40 Coffee 40 Tea ... .'. 60 Drink of whisky or beer 80 Ginger ale 100 Cigars, two for 100 For' the information of the public as well as in the interest of'; the society, the Vancouver branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society wish to inform the public that there is no such organization, which has the: sanction of the Red Cross ^Society, as that which purports to de- cribe itself as Soldiers Material Comforts. Ward One Auxiliary. In the conduct of raffles or the holding of entertainments or in the making up of garments or otherwise engaging in Red Cross activity, the latter fund or organization is in no way associated with the Red Cross Society, directly or indirectly. The Red Cross Society in this city-has its various ward branches and its several auxiliaries, but there is no Red Cross unit of the designation of. Ward One Auxiliary or of Auxiliary No. 1. The local branch also has its sever- al funds which it describes as its Material Fund and General Fund, the former fund being for contributions, given to purchase materials locally and the General Fund for contributions to be forwarded to headquarters, but it has no fund known as the Soldiers' Material Comforts Fund. Since its formation the Vancouver branch has consistently followed a policy of protecting the public from the misleading or fraudulent use of the Red Cross so far as lay in its power. As part of this policy the society has from the outset adopted the rule that no collectors should be permitted to make collections from the public by a door to door collection in the name of the society. If circumstances should at any time justify such a method of collecting money the course to be followed would be to authorize responsible persons in writing with the signatures of the several officers of the society. The society does not permit the raffling of articles in aid of the fund by private individuals, but raffles are conducted only by the ward branches and auxiliaries with the sanction for the holding of such raffles from the central office. Two-Number Service Between VANCOUVER AND NEW WESTMINSTER RAPID FIRE TELEPHONING In line with the progressive policy of this Company, two-number service will be inaugurated between Vancouver (including North Vancouver, Collingwood, Fraser and Eburne) and New Westminster. * ��������� ��������� , This is the same kind of service that prevails between Vancouver and Eburne, North Vancouver, etc. You do not have to ask for long distance; simply give the number to the operator and "HOLD THE PHONE" You may get a particular party as heretofore by calling Long Distance. Remember this service starts SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26th. British Columbia Telephone Company, Limited Vancouver Engineering Works, Ltd. ENGINEERS, .MACHINISTS IRON & STEEL FOUNDERS 519 Sixth Ave. West. Vancouver, B. O. OLD-TIMERS HONOR LATE THOS. CUNNINGHAM Among the many old-timers and friends of the late Thomas Cunningham who attended the funeral services at the Mount Pleasant Methodist church on Saturday afternoon were several of his former colleagues of the provincial fruit department. The other governmental departments were also fully represented. Preceding the., funeral service at the church a private service was held at the family residence on Seventh Avenue West. ��������� The Loyal Orange^ Order,- of which the late Mr. Cunningham had been a prominent member all his life, was well represented in the large attendance of members from the different lodges in the city. The request had been sent out by the family asking that no flowers be sent, but several floral tributes had been forwarded by many friends, one of which was from Premier W. J. Bowser: others from the agricultural department, the Grand Orange Lodge of British Columbia, the Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, the British Columbia Fruit Growers' Association, the staff of the provincial fruit inspector's office, the staff of the B. C. Refinery, and several other wreaths and crosses. The pallbearers included Detective Inspector John Jackson and Supt. D. Donaldson, of the Industrial School, both of them representing the Loyal Orange Order. Messrs. Daniel Gavet, W. J. Graham and W. H. Lyne, all members of the Vancoiiver staff of the fruit inspection department, and _vlr. R,. G. Clarke, a former associate in the Vancouver office, Avho is now government inspector under the Dominion government. Hon. C. E. Tisdall represented the government, and Deputy Minister Mr. W. E. Scott, the department of agriculture. The B. C. Fruit Growers' Association was represented by its president, Mr. W. C. Ricardo. The services at the church were conducted by Rev. Dr. Sipprell, who referred to the splendid work performed by the late Mr. Cunningham both in church and official circles. Interment took place in the family plot in Mountain View cemetery. Much of the preliminary work has been done on the proposed new arsenal for the Greek navy, which is to replace the present arsenal at Salamis. The cost ot the new establishment is estimated "at ^,000^00(1 The XvorTTXT being carried out under the direction of British engineers. The English Language contains approximately 600,000 words. But of this total nearly one-half are scientific terms seldom met outside of textbooks and archais and obsolete words. The vocabulary of the New Standard Dictionary of the English language aggregates almost 450.000 words. It is estimated that about 160,000,- 000 people speak the English language at the present time. Teakwood is being used in India for general purposes in house and ship building, for bridges, railway sleepers, furniture and shingles. It is also used much for carving, the Burmese carved teak being especially noted. Teak has in the past been used to some extent for gun carriages, but it is not at present considered well adapted for this purpose, as it has been found that it splits too readily to be thoroughly valuable in artillery work. Teak is strongly and characteristically scented, is of. oily texture, and the surface feels greasy to the touch. Teak logs when first cut will not float. The wood darkens with age, and after a number of years becomes almost black. THE WESTERN CALL Friday, February 25, 1916. THE WESTERNS ALL PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ,;X ':'.,���������������������������'���������'"By the V r , McConnells, Publishers,;. Limited Head Office: 203 Kingsway, Vancouver, .B. C. Telephone: Fairmont .1140 Subscription: One Dollar a Tear in Advance. $1.50 Outside Canada. Evan W. Sexsmith, Editor THE REAL ISSUE Eliminating the politicians' desires, the mud slinging, scolding and criticism, the issue before the city of Vancouver in the present elections is a simple one. The Liberals demand that Mr. M. A. Macdonald should be elected to give an opposition to the government. Sifted down that is the essence of their argument. The Conservatives make the claim that Hon. C. E. Tisdall should be elected as an endorsement of the government's pro- . gramme. Let us look at the matter from the point of view of the interests of the city and province at large. . Premier Bowser has presented a programme of needed measures for the province. These include the enactment of the Argicultur- al Credits Bill, the passage of. the Workmen's Compensation Act, which appears to be one eminently satisfactory to the working- man, the completion of the P. G. E. Railway, the encouragement of ship building and many other -useful and necessary measures. Now, if the new ministers are defeated, that will be notice to the government that the people have no confidence in their programme and that they must not go on with it. Following a session in which merely routine legislation could be put through there would come the general elections. If the government is returned with a -reasonable opposition, which it is. to be hoped they will be, then at the next session they could carry out their programme. But a whole year would be lost. Now, do the people of Vancouver and British Columbia want tp defer the building of the P. G. E-, the enactment of the Agricultural Rill, the Workmen's Compensation Act, shipbuilding and all the other progressive and necessary measures they propose ? If Mr. Macdonald were elected he could not help forward any of these proposals. If all three of the Liberal candidates were elected they could not help to forward any of these measures. They could not even give a reasonable opposition to the government. The only thing they could achieve in one session would be, possibly to secure campaign material for a generalelec- tion. The people as a whole are not particularly interested in the matter of. securing campaign material for the Liberal party. What we would rather have would be an impetus to business and an improvement of present conditions. The election of the ministers will help to bring these about. Their defeat will only mean stopping the clock for a year' with no improvement in sight. That there should be an opposition at Victoria goes without saying. But the time to elect one is in a general election when one efficient in number can be elected. An opposition of three Liberals and two Socialists, supposing all the Liberals in the present by-elections could be returned, would not be an adequate opposition. An opposition to be effective should consist of not less than twelve or fifteen members, and it is absurd to expect efficiency from three or four in one session. Let us endorse the government's programme for the present, get things moving in the province and when the general elections come on in a few months, give the government an opposition that will be of real service to the province. FRESH OUTBREAK OF HOSTILITIES With the opening of spring the long expected new German offensive has begun on the western front, in which Verdun is at present the chief objective. tl is difficult for us in Canada to form any conception of the magnitude of. the undertaking in this single section of the vast European amphitheatre of war, but the fact that it is being conducted under the joint personal auspices of the Kaiser and the Crown Prince Frederick William points to the great significance which the enemy attaches to operations in that particular direction. There is no doubt that the flower of the German army, with their Prussian officers, are today being pitted against the French in one supreme effort, and let us hope, last effort, to assert the superiority of their arms, if we can-call them so, over those of the allied forces. Just what this superiority would involve is the problem. The Germans have already proved that they are not fair fighters, that they are only too ready to resort to cowardly methods to ensure victory over an enemy, who have been accustomed, through long centuries of tradition, to fighting in the open and by fair means. But the British and their allies know now that they have to do with an enemy who * thinks nothing of stabbing a man from behind in the dark, and' they are, consequently, strongly fortified, not only as to fortresses and ammunition, but also as to knowledge, painfully acquired, of the cowardly ingenuities of a craven host. The gas attacks are only an incident. TNiey are quite capable of improving oh that, and it is just some such deviltry that the French and British are anticipating with a view to foiling. The Germans have acquired the mastery ot science, not through quick insight and inspired understanding of the forces of nature and their application to human use, but by dint of untold years of slow plodding at their books. It was at one time a joke to quick- er-witted people to see the German cling tenaciously to his one set of massive volumes on one aspect of a scientific subject only, but in lines of study he has proved the rule that slow but sure wins the race. The trouble is that their turn for invention, which-could be made-an^asset of tremendous value in the advance of civilization and the benefit of mankind, is being employed as an instrument of death and savagery in its most cruciform. Everybody feels now that we are just entering on the crucial period of the war, that the campaign at Verdun is only the first of a series of engagements which will soon declare the course and length of the conflict. That ultimate victory rests with the Entente Powers, though much hard fighting and tremendous sacrifices are required to attain it. hill have as much,; to offer the prospective custoiner. -as any store in the city. ; } ] If our local merchants would wake up sufficiently to meet the competition of the city stores in their own way, by a weekly bargain day, by attract tive and frequently ��������� changed window displays and by vigorous advertising, they would 'soon reap a tangible reward in increased business and a regular and dependable clientele. A WEEKLY SHOPPING DAY What is wrong with Mount Pleasant having a weekly shopping day corresponding to the bargain days of the down-town stores? There seems no logical reason why the merchants of Mount Pleasant should not make the same bid for popular trade that the stores on Hastings and Granville streets are doing each week. The criticism is often brought forward that our local merchants do not keep the same quality or range of goods that a shopper expects and gets in a down-town store. Personal experience, however, has shown us that such is far from the truth, and that not only in quality but in popular prices most of the stores on the Mr. Lloyd George is taking over the British distilleries evidently to make high balls for the Germans. # * * The hoarding habit among Russian peasants provides a margin of idle capital that will facilitate a large war loan. . ��������� ��������� ��������� Every Canadian soldier who goes overseas carries avV*. C. in his knapsack. He need not worry over the few Marshal's batons available. .,., # * * Almost anyone can ��������� learn in time, and Henry Ford probably realizes, as the bills come. in, what a joke his peace expedition WaS. ���������':; '���������������������������'* * "'.''���������''' *4 Three non-combatants two men and a boy were killed in the latest German air raid on England. Thus is the Kingdom of. Kultur further extended. # # # There are three reasons for the commandeering of distilleries in Britain���������the waste of beverage consumption, the need of alcohol in making explosives, and ''the need of buildings and plant for munitions manufacture. The bumptious salesman had just left the office of the noted merchant. The latter learned back in. his chair with a sighj pi relief. ". j "Thank goodnes MrX Northern-France has gone," ,he remarked. "Why. do you call that fellow Northern France ?" inquired his secretary. "Because," replied the mer- fchant, "he has 500 miles of front. ..'" ,'i If bankers knew when" the European war was to end there would still be enough perplexities in the situation to keep them awake nights trying to decide whether capital will sgo begging when the belligerents begin to put Jthe_ir ^houses _in order,, ;or whether it will command extraordinarily high rates. There is a sharp difference of opinion among authorities on the matter. Some hold that the European nations will be so nearly bankrupt that they will have a long period of depression, while others argue that there will be a commercial war and that securities will soar accordingly. prise to the friend in Chicago, and heXvas very pleasantly as> tonished to hear the voice .of a man on the telephone 'who he thought was. a couple of thousand miles away. It was a moment or two before he could realize it after he was told. That long distance telephoning is now possible between Vancouver and eastern points means that Eastern and Western Canada will be brought into closer relationship. Railways bring British Columbia into contact with the east, but telephony���������actual talking���������removes everything between. When one hears the voice of a friend, all distance is eliminated. The rates for* a three-minute conversation, as supplied by the B. C. Telephone Company are as follows: New York, $22.15; Chicago, $16.40; Toronto, .$21.15; Montreal, $22.65, with corresponding rates to adjacent points. REV. R. G. MacBETH ACCEPTS CALL Rev. R. G. MacBeth has accepted the call to the pastorate of. St. Paul's Presbyterian church, corner Burns street ahd Fourteenth avenue, and will be inducted into his new charge on Thursday evening, March 2nd, at 8 o'clock. Rev. J. H. Miller, Moderator of the Presbytery of Westminster, will preside and induct, Rev. A. E. Mitchell, moderator of the congregation, will preach. Rev. Dr. G. A. Wilson will address the minister, and Rev. Da- 4-. ���������' ���������. ���������.������������������'.' vid James will address the people. The public is cordilaly invited to be present. A CANADIAN NATIONAL IDEAL CALLS CHICAGO BY LONG DISTANCE Following the publication of long distance telephone rates from Vancouver to Montreal, Toronto, Chicago and New York, the first telephone call to a far eastern point has been put through. Moreover, it was completed to the satisfaction of the calling party who talked three minutes. An important feature of the call was that it was made from the subscriber's house in the Bay- view exchange district, to the called party's house in Chicago, thus demonstrating what the B. C. Telephone Company' continually points out that every telephone is a long distance telephone. Unfortunately, the subscriber making the call does not want his name used, but this can be had on application to the traffic department of the B. C. Telephone Company. The call was intended as a sur- Rev. G. W. Kerby, B.A., D.D., Principal of Mount Royal College, Calgary, was the speaker at the, fifth of the "Six Intellectual Evenings" given, in Mt: Pleasant Methodist church this winter, on Friday evening last. A large audience' was present and was deeply impressed with the message, stirring and strong, from the distinguished visitor who impressed upon his hearers the importance of a clean, uplifting national life for the Dominion in the future. His keynote was "Brotherhood." Dr. Kerby believes there is only one way of bringing this Canadian nation up to its highest, and best, and that is by the adoption of the slogan, "brotherhood," as the ideal by which we can reach out in the future. He drew attention to the tremendous immigration which was likely to come Canadawards at the close of the war������ an<i hy illustrations goye his hearers an insight as to what conditions had to be met with in the promotion of the affairs of Empire. The address was one of the ablest given in tnis city in a longtime and was thoroughly appreciated. Musical selections were rendered before and after the address. Rev. Dr. Sipprell, acted as chariman. Now the taxpayer begins to understand that Canada is at war. War taxes are an infinitesimal part of the burden of war when compared with service in the trenches. The report of weather conditions in Greater Vancouver for the week ending Tuesday, Feb- ruarjr 22, according to Weatherman Shearman, is as follows: . Rain: .70 inches. Total sunshine: 33 hours, 30 minutes. Highest temperature: 48 degrees on February 19. Lowest temperature, 30 degrees on February 18. Country Judge���������How long have you owned a car? Motorist (charged with speeding)���������One week, your honor. Judge���������Um���������then you can still afford to pay a fine. Twenty dollars! Attempts to trap gama birds have evidently been on an. extensive scale, as two more Chinamen have been convicted recently before Magistrate Beatty; X Sandy Drandolini, a Vancouver autoist, was fined $10 and costs in the Burnaby police court for infractions of the law regarding automobile traffic. Private Kingsley Hart, son of Mr. F. J. Hart, of. Burnaby Lake, writes home to say that he has been discharged from the hospital at Epsom, having recovered from his wounds, received while serving "in the 7th battalion, and has rejoined his regiment. The severity of the weather having relaxed, the miniature range at Edmonds has been resumed. The highest scores for the week ending February 18 were as follows: Burnaby R. A.��������� J. H. Disney 95, D. J. McGugan 95, N. Morrison 94, R. Moseley 93, H. W. Godwin 92, Captain Dick 90, J. B. Charlton 86, F. Hugher 85; New Westminster R. A.���������J. Gordon 93, W. Hughes 85, F. B. Emery 80, N. B. Forrester 77, J. Scott 77, E. J. Find- lay 62. ing members, pfVWestmihster 0_ eratic vClub'^Miss tN^llie^sAylih. Miss Jessie KDrewXMrs. VtletherJ ingtoii and *J\tessrs. -JW. MJi Mcj Cloy and John Graham. The; sec] ond part of the program will take the form of a series ol beautiful tableaux which will in^l elude the three graces, Faith] Hope and , Charity, "For the Crown," "Waiting for the Mails," Canada, England, Scot-1 land and Ireland, and "TheG Night Scene." The chair will be. talcen by Reeve Fraser. The date of the annual meet-] ing of the Edmonds and East] Burnaby Conservative Association has been changed to this evening at Moreton Hall. Mrs. J,. D. Atkinson, East Burnaby, has received word that her son, Private G. H. Atkinson, of the 47th battalion, is in the hospital. An excellent programme has been arranged for the concert to be given this evening in the Burnaby Public Hall in aid of the Gordon Presbyterian Church and the St. John's Voluntary Aid (Edmonds Circle). The program is headed by Mr. B. C. Hilliam, the well known Vancouver entertainer, assisted by Mr. A. B. Cornish, humorist, and the follow- Councillor McDonald for North Burnaby, Councillor Murray for West Burnaby, Central Park and Alta Vista districts, Councillor Coldicutt for East Burnaby and Edmonds and Mr. C. R. Gordon for Burnaby Lake have been appointed captains with the power of selecting their teams in the campaign for funds of the Canadian Patriotic Society. It is planned to have the returns in by March 1st. Ward VII branch of the Red Cross Society is, holding another of its successful socials in No. 14 Firehall, Hastings Park, on Wednesday next. The cushion which was donated to the material fund of the ward some time ago will be drawn for. These evenings are greatly looked forward, to by the young people of the district. Refreshments will be served. B. C. Electric Service to th* Pwhlic Electricity is, above all and before all SERVJCE-^no- thiug more, nothing less. Whenever yon turn the switch yon get SERVICE instantly���������twenty-four-hour service,, Sunday and holiday service���������service without limit. And by SERVICE we' do not mean merely delivering to your borne, store, factory or office a given number of kilowatt hours of electric current every month for a stated amount! SERVICE to us means an earnest desire on our part to co-operate with tbe public in making for them the most put of the Electricity for which tbey pay. The tremendous importance of such PUBLIC SERVICE to tbe community as a whole is rarely realized, and those who are not making full use of R. C. Electric SERVICE utterly fail to perceive the interest which they really bave in tbis Company, aad would probably reject as fanciful the theory that tbe success or failure of any public untilty directly affects; EVERY citizen. Only it isn't a THEORY; it's a FACT! Hastings and Carrall Sts. 1138 Granville St., near Davie. Pbone Seymour 5000 Compare Royal Standard With Any Flour You Have Ever Used Observe its great rising strength���������how easy it is to work with���������note the big clean wholesome loaves it bakes���������tasty, snow-white bread. ROYAL STANDARD FLOUR is made from the pick of Canada's golden wheat harvest, is milled by the most modern processes known to science, is thoroughly tested before leaving, the mill for its baking properties, and comes to you PURE, WHOLESOME, CLEAN. Ask your grocer to deliver ROYAL STANDARD. Vancouver Milling and Grain Co. Limited VANCOUVER, VICTORIA, NEW WESTMINSTER, NANAIMO Friday, February 25, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL WHY should you GO DOWNTOWN to do all your shopping? Rents are MUCH CHEAPER here in Mt. Pleasant. For that reason, in practically every one of the stores here, and in all lines of business, you can get a QUALITY OF GOODS and a PRICE that the downtown stores CANNOT COMPETE WITH. We are going to PROVE this. Read these items NOW and EVERY/WEEK, and see what the Mt. Pleasant merchants have to offer you. Their reputation is INVOLVED WITH OURS. They are trying to provide Mt. Pleasant buyers with JUST WHAT THEY ARE ASKING FOR. BE A BOOSTER. Help yourself and your neighbors by resolving to "BUY IT ON THE HILL." CORNICES, SKYLIGHTS Tar and Gravel Roofing. Gutter and Furnace "Repairs. Jobbing is our Specialty. Good work at fair prices New Idea Sheet Metal Works 6th Ave. and Brunswick. Fair. 1850 Phone Fair. 2192 E. V. CA^IDY 2152 Main St. Cor. 6th Avenue Robin Hood Boiled Oatsf, Per package 20c B. & K. Boiled Oats, sack ...35c FOR THE FINEST JOB PRINTING TELEPHONE Fairmont 1140 or call at 203 KINGSWAY GAINING & CO. Costume Tailors���������Dry Goods���������Silks��������� Sea Grass Chairs Customer's own material made up��������� excellent fit guaranteed. Order your Spring Suit now: 2317 Main St. Phone Fair 1197 SHOE SPECIALS FOR THE WEEK OHILDBBN'S KID BOOTS���������Button or Lace. nt? ^~~4-~ Per pair 75 CeiltS CHILpBBN'S PATENT STRAPS���������Begular $1.25. AA p/^-f-Q LADIES' 'DORIS' LACE BOOTS���������Begular $5.50. <t*-| Q������ Small sizes at tpJL.t/t) MEN'S CALF PATENT DRESS BOOTS��������� &C) Q(f Button or Lace. Regular $5.00 at ������J)^.*/0 We carry a full line of 'Classic' Shoes for women and children at reduced prices. V EVERYBODY'S SHOE STORE 2313 Main Street 2 Doors from P. Burns' Market SATURDAY SPECIALS FOR FEBRUARY 26 "Bobin Hood" Flour, per 49 lb. sack. ..$1.85 Extra Large Juicy Navel Oranges, per doz. .......v35c These ��������� are the finest Oranges we have seen this season. BARKER & MILLAR 2333 Main St. Phone Fair. 938 HOME COOKING and WHITE HELP 1 at the Purity Lunch Just Off Main St. on Broadway Old Fashioned Chicken Pie, with with Tea or Coffee ....���������: ....25c Steak and Kidney Dumplings...... 1 Be Home-made Pies a Specialty Open 5 a.m. to 2 a.m. JOHN WEBSTER, Prop. (EakcH A rich, delicious Cake, made to order in any size desired, and decorated moist effectively with,any degree of elaborateness preforred. Prices very moderate, from $5.00 to $25.00. The usual quality found in all. Woman's Bakery Goods AN AD HERE WILL BRING YOU RESULTS -���������Interest in hockey in the .coast, league has gone for this season. The Millionaires have finished their home games, and tonight are closing the season in Seattle against the Victoria team. Twice within the past week the Millionaires have been trimmed by the Seattle team in decisive style. The Mets are now going along in great style, and it is almost a pity that the league schedule is over, as there would be many interesting games had the season been an extended one. However, the fans on the circuit have had good hockey all season and are thoroughly appreciative of the work of/ the teams performing in this league. # # # The Portland Rosebuds are negotiating to travel east for the playoff for the Stanley Cup. In the eastern league there are sufficient games as yet to keep the teams going for three weeks, and until then there can be no challenge from the eastern league. Meantime the Rosebuds, if they desire to play, will have to keep in trim for the series, .and as there is no great prospect of a big gate in the east, the prospects for a cup series are none too bright just now. # # # Rumor has it that Livingstone, of Toronto, is after some of the Seattle players to finish out the season with the Toronto team. From the coast point of view no obection can be taken to this, but to the other teams in the N. H. A. well, just listen for the howl. The eastern teams are still seesawing for the leadership of the ; league This week Canadiens are v ��������� - at the top, having won over Quebec on Wednesday night, while Ottawa trimmed the Wanderers in Montreal. Saturday's games should give the Frenchmen a nice lead. Quebec play Canadiens in Montreal and Ottawa go to Toronto, the Red Bands having the bye. - -Seattle- fans have a: ^kick-coin- ing against the Portland champions. Seems as if the Rosebuds had displayed their ������������������ soiled tempers oh nearly all occasions in Seattle and the fans there are sore oh them. In the case of the Vancouver seven there is a big welcome for them everywhere they go in the league. Why? Because Patrick and his men are clean sports all the way through. Frank Patrick has "definitely" hung up his stick. He says positively he is through as a player. Well, Frank, old boy, you are wise to quit before the slump comes, but to quit with a record as clean as the manager of the Vancouver team has, is something really, to be proud of. Ever since he learned the game way back in Montreal Frank has put up clean stuff all the time, and as a player is respected all over the Dominion. Walter Smail got a chance to shine at cover point on the Wanderer defence on Saturday night. Smail and Lindsay have both made a better showing than Poulin in the N. H. A. Both have made the team throughout the season, but Skinner Poulin has not been in. the swim at all. After all it is hard ta judge a man's playing ability. Lester Patrick "canned" Lindsay and Smail as has-beens, but would have signed Poulin had the latter come to terms. On the result of the season's play, however, the two has- beens have been doing good work, while Poulin has failed utterly to show anything that would entitle him to a place in the front line of trenches for the Frenchmen. * ��������� ��������� In the game at Montreal on Wednesday night, when Ottawa beat Wanderers 4 to 3, Frank Nighbor, of the Ottawas, was so badly knocked out that he was forced, to retire. Montreal are. apparently as dirty as of yore. Memory recalls one occasion when the Ottawa Silver Seven were playing Wanderers in Montreal. Harvey Pulford was playing. point,,,and the^ rink was packed to its utmost, so .much.so that <the; French Canadians- were straddled along the steel rafters of the arena. During the progress of the game both teams were mixing it pretty freely, and the game was not by any means clean, when some one in the rafter section dropped a dagger apparently at: Pulford. The steel missed the big fellow's head by inches, and not daunted by the attempt made to put him out of business, he went up on the line and scored. BOBBY BOWE The scrappy little point player of the Seattle Mets, who has been playing a strong game this season. PROHIBITION MEASURE ON MONDAY NEXT Monday next has been agreed upon as the day on which H. H. Stevens' resolution calling for prohibition of the liquor traffic during war time will be debated in the commons. The resolution will be seconded by Hon. Charles Marcil, former speaker of the house. NAPIER���������SOUTHCOTT ��������� A pretty wedding of two of the popular young people of this community was solemnized last evening in St. James' church, cor. 'tr'ore Ave. and Cordova street at 8,o'clock, when Rev. Father Collins performed the ceremony which united for life Miss Lillian Blanche Roscoe Southcott, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Southcott, of ,1752 I3th avenue east, to Mr. William Napier, eldest, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Napier, of Ayr, Scotland. Miss Louise Kelland assited the bride, and Mr. Livingston performed like duties for the groom. After the marriage a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, where a delightful supper was served, the happy young couple leaving on the 11.15 boat for a honeymoon trip to Seattle. They will reside in this community on their return. SHOULD REMIT THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS v ..The executive committee of the Vancouver branch of the Canadian Patriotic Fund ask that those who have promised monthly con- tribulions to the fund to kindly remit same direct to the office, ���������JIM A'.-mcouver block, 736 Granville sl-.rcefc. In order to accommodate ihe public the office will bu Jv������'i i open until 4 o'clock on Salnrelay {.iXrnoon. The committee, in Miiiking the above request, wish to state that is it their en- ���������'Itnvor to operate the fund as ic-moinically as possible. Therefore" if contributors will kindly comply, the fund will be saved the unnecessary expense of a collector and a more complicated system of book-keeping, cost of postage, etc. All cheques should be made payable to the order of the Canadian Patriotic Fund. Platinum has recently been discovered in the mountains about Ronda, in Southern Spain, between Algeciras and Gibraltar. The Spanish government has taken possession of the ground on which the discovery has been made, and has arranged for developing the mine under the direction of the Geological Institute Villi New Chick Feeds DIAMOND CHICK PEED has b*en tried for years and produces fine healthy chicks. Made and sold by V^NONFEEPCO. Pair. 186 and Fair. 878 ' . We carry a complete line of Poultry Supplies, Pigeon Feed, Canary Seed, Etc. Two Branches: South Vancouver, 49th Ave. & Fraser Phone Fraser 175 Collingwood, 280 Joyce Street Phone: Collingwood 153 SATURDAY SPECIALS No. 1 Winesap Apples, box $1.66 Extra large Navel Oranges, do*. 25c "Our Best" Flour. Back $1.55 ELLIOTTS GROCERY 3272 Main St. Pone Fair. 832 PWWN& COMPANY Wish to announce they have just opened a high-class tailoring establishment at 23.3 MAIN STBEET They are tailors to the B C. Electric Bailway, and for eight yeara have been tailors to the Marine arid Fish eries-Dcpartment of the Dominion Government. Eating between Meals js perfectly Natural for Healthy, Active Children ���������Give Them Good, Energy-Restoring FOOD! SMAX and SUNLIGHT The BETTER Breads ARE JUST SUCH FOODS Made of Canada's most nutritious flour and pore water in British Columbia's most sanitary, clean, modern baking plant 5 FULL 16 OUNCE LOAF Every One "sealed at the oven" HAMPTON-PINCHIN Bakers of BETTER Bread THE WESTERN CALL Friday, February 25, 1916. \ A function of. the meals at home is to give color to all the home life. The daily menu published this week, and which may be continued, is by one of the best known and valued 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. This world has work for us; we must refuse No honest work, no uncongenial toil. Fear not your feet to tire, nor robe to soil: Nor let your hands grow white for want of use. ���������T. Ashe. Breakfast���������Baked Bananas. Fried Cereal with Grated Maple Sugar: Popovers. Coffee. Dinner���������Bean Soup. Beef a la Mode. Mashed Potatoes. Succotash. Sweet Tomato Pickles. Apple Charlotte. Coffee. Supper���������Egg and Olive Salad. Parker House Rolls. Cookies. Tea. Egg and Olive Salad Cook six eggs twenty minutes in water just below the boiling point, place in cold water, let stand ten minutes and strip off the shells. Chop the eggs, add two-thirds of a cupful oi: sliced ripe olives, one-half cupful of broken nut meats and three finely cut pimentoes, moisten with mayonnaise or boiled dressing and serve in nests of lettuce leaves. ���������*.*���������*��������� '' If any little word of ours can make one life the brighter; If any little song of ours can make one heart the lighter; God help us speak that little word, and take our bit of singing, And drop it in some lonely vale, and set the echoes ringing." Breakfast���������grapefruit. Minced Beef on Toast. Doughnuts. Coffee. Dinner��������� Consomme. Bread Sticks. \ Panned Chicken. Brown Sauce. Cranberry Conserve. Boiled Rice. Baked Squash with Cheese.. Pineapple Sherbet. Wafers. Coffee. Lunch���������Shrimp Newburg. Toasted Crackers. Baked Apples. Spice Cake. Tea. Baked Squash with Cheese Bake the squash, remove from the shell, press through a colander and to each cupful add one teaspoonful of butter, one-quarter of a teaspoonfuls of grated cheese, a dash of cayenne and pepper and salt to taste. Turn into a buttered dish, cover with crumbs moistened with melted butter and bake half an-hour in a moderate oven. If a man has a right to be proud of anything, it is of a good action, done as it ought to be, without any base interest lurking at the bottom of it. ���������Sterne.. Breakfast���������Oranges. Cereal with Cream. Shirred Eggs. Fruit Muffins. Coffee. Dinner���������Vermicelli Soup. Roast Veal. Horseradish. Browned Potatoes. Baked Onions. Graham Pudding with Foamy Sauce. Coffee. Supper���������Chicken Rissoles. Celery. Hot Biscuits. Stewed Figs. Cake. Tea. Fruit Muffins Mix and sift together one cupful of sifted graham flour, one cupful of sifted white flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt and one and one- half teaspoonfuls of soda. Add one-half cupful of broken nut meats and one-half cupful of seeded raisins cut in small pieces, then add one- half cupful of molasses and one cupful of sour milk. Beat well, turn into buttered muffin pahs and bake about one-half hour. Goodness and love mould the form to their own image, and cause the joy and beauty of love to shine forth fjrom every part, of the face. ���������Swedenberg. Breakfast���������Cereal with'Cream. Fish Balls. ,Chili Sauce. Bran Muffins. Coffee. Dinner���������Chicken Soup. Veal and Oyster Cutlets. Stuffed Potatoes. Creamed Carrots. Spinach with French Dressing. Cocoanut Pudding. Coffee. Supper���������Sausages. Baked Potatoes. Mustard Pickles. Fig Tairts. Tea. Veai and Oyster Cutlets Melt thi^ee tablespoonfuls of butter, blend in four tablespoonfuls of flour, add gradually one cupful of mixed oyster liquor and milk, season with one-half teaspoonful of salt, one-half tea- sponful of anchovy essence and a dash of cayenne and cook and stir until smooth. Add one cupful each of finely cut., oysters and cooked veal, stir well, then turn out on a buttered platter to cool. Shape into cutlets, dip in fine crumbs, let stand one hour and fry in deep hot fat. : PRACTICAL BEAUTY SECRETS 3EGINNING with the current issue of the WESTERN CALL a series of short practical talks on the scientific care of the complexion, hair and eyes will appear from-week to week in these columns. Headers having any suggestions to offer or. inquiries to make are invited to send them in not later than Monday of each week to insure attention.���������The Editor. By Way of Introduction A woman's dearest heritage is a fair face. She has a right to it, and, moreover, it is her duty to herself and to those with whom she^ comes in contact to preserve whatever natural beauty of face and form she may possess���������for love is the sceptre by which she rules, and J>eauty is what first inspires love. A woman "v^ith a coarse, or disfigured face may b& loved injispite of it. A beautiful woman may not be loved because of unfortunate mental defects. But it still holds true that, whatever else a woman is, she is twice blessed if she has a beautiful, clear complexion, a fine pair of eyes and a graceful form. Nature's perfect specimen of beautiful womanhood is sometimes marred by improper methods of. living, ar by ignorance or neglect. But only remove the cause and the bloom of childhood will usually return. No woman under middle age need give up her quest for a beautiful complexion if she will only observe a few simple rules of life and follow carefully the directions given on this page from week to week. With even reasonable attention to the main principles of physical health���������exercise, diet and bathing��������� it is really wonderful how the beauty of the figure will develop and the outline of the face improve. Proper Care of the Face ; It is well to bear in mind the fact that true facial beauty depends to a great extent on the contentment and quiet of the mind. No woman who repeatedly gives way to anger, who indulges in the habit of fault-finding, or who culti-. vates a spirit of discontent need hope to possess the fullest measure of beauty, for beauty of disposition and beauty^of face quite often go hand in hand. Even an ugly face has been known to be wonderfully improved by cultivating a spirit of, happiness and content. But still, in addition to this habit of contentment, the proper use of cleansing soaps, beautifying creams, bracing tonics and -pleasing perfumes goes far towards retaining a man's love. First Requisites of Cleanliness The first requisites for the proper care of the face are soft water; a good mild soap; toilet ammonia; spirits "of camphor; and witch hazel. These accessories cost but little, are easily obtained in any part of the country, and if used intelligently will give surprising iresults. The ammonia will do much to soften the hard waters found in some districts, but patent "water softeners" should never be used in water that touches the face. Distilled water or rain water, is, of course, best if it can be obtained. The greatest enemy of the f ace���������rindeed of the general health���������is dust and dirt. Dust is deadly, but it is impossible, even for country people, to avoid it altogether. The wisest thing to do is to counteract its ill effects with cleanliness of the whole body, but especially of the face. General Facial Treatment A splendid treatment for those who have no particular facial trouble but who.wi^h to preserve the beauty they already possess, is this; at bedtime cleanse the face thoroughly with a good cold cream, leaving it on the face about ten minutes ; then remove what (remains with a soft face cloth; wash the face thoroughly with a mild soap and lukewarm water; rinse first in warm water and then in very cold water. This treatment hardens the flesh and closes the pores. After drying the face it may be gently massaged with a good skin food. Here is a tried recipe for a good skin food, sometimes known as lanolin cream: ^ ___:__.'.____...___..^X_, Melt"ih"a double boiler half an~6iihce of white wax, one ounce of lanolin, half an ounce of sper-. macetti, two ounces of oil of sweet almond, and one ounce of oil of cocoanut; when thoroughly melted take from the fire and whip until cold; then add, little by little, the following mixture;, two ounces pf orange flower water and five drops of tincture of benzoin. Don't forget tb whip the mixture well, as this is the secret of a good, fine face cream. An Excellent Skin Recipe It is well to remember that cleanliness of the pores of the face, as well as closing the pores after bathing, is essential to a really brilliant complexion. Cold water should always be freely used after washing the face. Some skins cannot endure soap in any form. A delicate skin is very thin, and the free or uncombined alkali in the soap injures it: The impure fats found in some soaps also do great injury to the skin of the face. After using a highly scented soap this skin irritation is specially noticeable because of the alcohol in the soap as well as the impure matter concealed by the perfume. For these delicate skins the oatmeal bag is very beueficial, and a combination of rosewater and olive oil can also be used to wash the face. However, there are few complexions that will not benefit by the use of a pure, mild soap at least once a week. A soap that leaves the fact at all irritated is too strong, and a milder one should be selected. Here is a recipe for a good mild liquid soap: Pure Castile soap, 2 ounces; one pint of orange water; half a dram of oil of cinnamon; quarter of a dram of oil of violet'; half an ounce of rosewater; half an ounce of tincture of Orris; mix these ingredients thoroughly and bottle for use. , For rough or cracked lips use a hot compress followed by a cold cream massage. Allow the cream to remain on over night. A very good salve for the lips is ordinary- camphor ice. Nothing is more dangerous to the beauty of the mouth than breathing habitually through the mouth. Every effort should be made to break up the habit and to encourage- breathing through the nostrils, for reasons of general health as well as of facial beauty. TOO MANY BOOKS SPOIL MODERN CHILD Mr. Tudor Jenks, formerly editor of St J Nicholas Magazine, and himself, a noted writer of children's books, has the following to say of the modern system of school education: "It kills the curiosity of the children," he states, ,"by giving them more inforation than they can assimilate. Curiosity is killed, just as appetite would be killed if the children were given more food than they could assimilate. "The most important period in the education of a child is his first six years. During that time a child assimilates the whole idea of the modern world. Think of the difference between a year-old baby and a boy of six! No other period of five years produces such a change. , "Well, in the schools they take a bright, keen, inquiring child and run him through their educational mill. Almost at once he finds that he has not sufficient time to learn to know anything thoroughly. He finds himself unable to do what he is expected to do-Xio child could do all that he is expected to do by the people who make up the curricula of our schools. So he becomes indifferent. Ignorant of Arithmetic "Now, there is nothing in arithmetic that is beyond the grasp of a 10-year-old child. 'Yet the children in our schools don't know arithmetic. There is nothing in English grammar beyond the grasp of a boy's mind. Yet the children in our schools can't write good English. If you don't believe me, ask any business man who has to employ young men and women trained in our schools. too Many Subjects "You see the field that they are trying to cover in the schools has been a dozen times enlarged during the last thirty years. A boy in school used to learn arithmetic, and he learned it thoroughly; he learned all there was to know about it. Now he is supposed to kpow arithmetic, algebra, geometry, even conic sections, sometimes. More and more what used to be considered collegiate work in mathematics is given to the boys and girls in the high schools. The result is that they are simply bewildered by the amount of knowledge thrust upon them, and when they leave high school they have nothing like the understanding of arithmetic���������that-children -had-a generation ago. Surfeited With Books There are so many books written for children���������the number grows greater every year. The children are surfeited with books. We can never again have a boy whose six books are his greatest treasure. Instead the modern boy knows that, the circulating library, with its thousands of volumes, is pathetically imploring him to take advantage of it, and that in a corner of it is the special children's table, piled high with books. But the largeness of it and the quantity of books it presents to his notice overwhelm him, and he no longer counts the reading of a book a pleasure. Perhaps he is confronted by such a thing as that new Boy Scout Library. Do you know that there are actually fifty volumes on the Boy Scout's Library preliminary list alone ? Fifty volumes���������with these fifty volumes on a preliminary list for boys, what become of your five-foot shelf and Lubbock 's- Hundred Best Books ?' Alaska's mining industry had its most prosperous year in 19.15. The total mineral output was estimated at $32,000,000, as against .*I9',000,000 in 1914. The highest value for any previous year was in 1906, when Alaska produced over $23,000,000 in minerals. :*��������� Now is the Time To Buy Your ���������'-----���������'''^���������i.-M--^H^^l^^|[^MiHHt---Ma^HBi---^il^i^MM^BMHiaHHBHHa Printing Supplies The time tb put your best foot forward is when your competitors are showing signs of weakness. Strong impressive printing is more valuable to-day than ever, because business men are on the alert to detect the slightest indication 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 stiF tionery, but with all printed matter and advertising. WE PRINT CATALOGUES MAGAZINES BOOKLETS FOLDERS COMMERCIAL STATIONERY Carswells, Printers, Ltd. PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS PHONE FAIR. 1140 203 KINGSWAY Friday, February 25, 1916. THE WESTERN CALL s% My Australian Diary (Continued from last week) December 6.���������Crossed the line it 12.15 noon. The sun is directly overhead at noon these lays and but for the awnings we rould be in misery indeed. The trade winds which have blown pretty considerably for the past [three days help out a little at [night, although the early and (provident passengers have appropriated the staterooms on that [side of the ship from which the winds blow. We are glad to take a coo,ling promenade in pyjamas before turning in at night. This afternoon we ran into a tropical rainstorm which swept the decks clean and left the air delightfully cool for some time afterwards. The lemon squash has suffered terribly these last few days, and the attendance at deck' sports has visibly diminished���������a result of enlarged livers. Held our first concert in the [> music hall tonight at which ajl the passengers with any musical talent very willingly took part. I think the palm must go to the Father, however, whose slight deficiency in vocal talent was more than atoned for by his hearty | desire to please his audience. As I we have only one invalid on [board, there was a very full attendance. An informal dance on i deck in celebration of the crossing of the equator rounded out j a most enjoyable evening. December 8. ��������� These moon- I light nights have drawn out all Ithe sentimental tendencies in our [passengers.. No deck lights being ' allowed, and the canvas screen II being stretched clear around the promenade, there is an excellent opening for those little moonlight serenades and after-dinner gallantries so popular on: liners sailing the tropic seas. Time, instead of flying, persists in going backward. Every morning on going in to breakfast, we have to set our watches back twenty minutes. There is already a difference of nearly three hours between our time and that of Vancouver. We have lost wireless connection with the American coast and are now in touch with Samoa's station, and occasionally with Awanui. New Zealand. The wireless boys have an exceedingly easy time of it, and we often go up to the wireless house of an evening and exchange land stor ies for stories of the sea. One of the passengers is attached to the relay cable station at Fanning Island, and tells of the monotonous life the boys lead on that flat little island just a hundred and fif.ty miles north of the equator, where sleeping^ eating and sending message8 forms the daily routine of existence. The cable company generously exchanges them for a> few months every year with the northern or southern stations. The morning needle and spray baths which we were so anxious to have as hot as possible only ten days ago, we now take as cold as we can get them, which is 84 degrees, the regular tern- 4 perature of surface water at the equator. The bath equipment and service would be very hard to beat in a first class hotel ashore. The "Makura" stocks 70,000 pie, ces of linen for the voyage, some laundry undertaking for Auckland when we arrive there. The larger baths are about six and a half feet long and four feet deep, and the fresh water spray is turned on very sparingly. As a result we go about all day with a sensation of having been dipped in thin syrup. They say this sea salt on the skin is a peerless tonic, but like all tonics it is unpleasant to take. December 10.���������At an impromptu concert on- the boat deck last night the songs of all nations were introduced by Capt Phillips and his friend, the, Eng- | lish wool-buyer. They have as 1 fine a pair of amateur tenor voices as you'would hear anywhere, singing by note or from memory as the occasion demands. Selections from the French, operas were given by0 a lady from Melbourne, including the old favorite "Flower Song," from Gounod's "Faust." It is proposed HANBURVS for LUMBER--SASH-DOOJIS WOOD & COAL Phone: Bayview 1075 Phones: North Van. 323 and 103. Seymour 2182. WALLACE SHIPYARDS, LTD. ENGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS Steel and Wooden Vessels Built, Docked, Painted and Repaired. North Vancouver, B. C. " 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." that, with the vast amount of amateur musical talent that crops up from time to time, we should give a vaudeville.performance the last night before landing���������-or a minstrel show with the genial captain as end-man./ Decmeber 12.���������Yesterday we should have stopped at Fiji if we had gone on. our regular route. The ship's chart shows us about 800 miles south of the equator. The air is losing somewhat of its sultry ieat, but is still a long way ahead of a June day in Canada. Everyone is watching for a glimpse of one or more of the palm-fringed coral islands with which the. South Papific, according to the map. is quite dotted. A glance at one of these maps would convince you that even a canoe could not pass through here without running over a couple of thousand of these islands. Yet here we have .sailed along, day after day, and the ship's officers say we have not been closer than thirty miles to the nearest one. I was reading today the "Log of. a Sea Waif," a story dealing with the adventures of a young runaway sailor in these very waters, especially in the Coow and Tonga islands which lie a little to the north of us. We have had sixteen days of straight sailing now., with no sight of land or ship or fish, if we except the occasional flights of flying fish which abound in these waters, and which have entertained us with their gambols from time to time for the past eight or nine days. The sight of birds this afternoon shows that we must be somewhere in the vicinity of an island. The sky has been the object of great attention and study these last few nights. A couple of days after crossing the equator the Southern Cross appeared just above the horizon. The bid familiar North Dipper had disappeared a day or so before. The Cross is a disappointment to those of us who now see it for the first time, as it takes a vigorous stretch of the imagination to see anything resembling a cross in those five pale looking stars distorted out of. their natural position. Probably the constellation will appear to better advantage when we get further south. The sky has changed very perceptibly from our familiar northern sky, both in the number and arrangement of the various sets of stars. Nothing can_e^Ml thMeXropicaLnighM for. brilliancy of their planets. Tonight at dinner we caught a wireless message to the effect that some German battleships had been sunk off the coast of South America. The news seemed to be excellent sauce to the meat, especially for the captain and officers. Once the sea is cleared they will be able to re sume the stops at Fiji and Honolulu. Tomorrow, which should be Saturday, December 13, we cross the 180th meridian or international date line. We, therefore, omit that day from the calendar, jumping from Friday, the 12th, to Sunday the 14th. We are also due to reach Auckland in the evening. The breaking up of- a most successful and entirely enjoyable voyage was celebrated in a fitting manner today by a sports tournament lasting throughout the afternoon. Besides the usual competitions in deck tennis and cricket, bull-board, quoits, bucket quoits and deck billiards, we introduced some of the popular specialties like 'chalking the pig's eye,' 'are you there, Mike?', 'bolster fighting,' 'needle and cigarette race,' 'apple bobbing competition,' 'potato race,' etc., which gave rise to uncontrolled merriment and good- natured rivalry on the part of those partaking. The distribution of. prizes took place at our parting musicale in the saloon after dinner. The two hundredth crossing of the equator by Capt. Phillips was made the excuse for presenting him with a purse of sovereigns by his cabin passengers. The captain replied to the address in a humorous vein, remarking, however, that he would never wish his own son to go to'sea otherwise than as a first - class passenger on a mail, steamer.. This seemed only natural, as Captain Phillips has but 6 days at home inVSyd- ney out of 56. Summer underclothing has succeeded the filmy garments worn near the equator. The sea has changed to, a pale green. The weather is beautiful, bracing summer, with a gently rolling sea. But the glamor of the tropics, its bright moonlight nights, its musical serenades, its sapphire sea, have all disappeared. We are well in the southern hemisphere.���������E. W. S. (To be continued) FRENCH WAB ORPHANS TO BE MADE GOOD CITIZENS Just after the declaration of war in August, 1914, a group or! French workmen ran to the Uni- versite Populaire. "We are mobilized," they said, "now who is going to look after our motherless little ones?" As a result of this query it was decided to take these little orphans and educate them at the expense of that institution, the main object the consideration of. their future. This was the beginning of the Orphelins de ia Guerre, an association which has grown until today jt - numbers thousands of little beneficiaries WESTMINSTER ADOPTS TWO-NUMBER SYSTEM ..., New Westminster will, beginning tomorrowj be added to the telephone exchanges about Vancouver with which the "two- number service" is in .operation. It will no longer be necessary to call " long . distance" when you want a definite number in New Westminster, and considerable time will thus be saved/ The B. C. Telephone Company has ascertained that nearly 90 per cent, of the calls between Vancouver and New Westminster are for specific numbers rather than persons. Such calls have heretofore taken an average of a little over three minutes through the "long distance" operator. Now the service will be much quicker, probably not more than fifty seconds being necessary to get a connection with the new system. The usual charge of ten cents a call will remain in force for these specific number calls but the "long distance" service will still be available to persons wishing a certain individual, the charge to be fifteen cents. The two-number service is becoming general in districts where there are two cities close together. One of the longest distances on the coast where this system is in operation is between Seattle and Tacoma, thirty-six miles. GAELIC SOCIETY'S BI-MONTHLY MEETING Phone Seymour 9086 One Is Apt at times to be forgetful, but don't forget that A Deposit Box In our SAFETY VAULT vill protect your valuables, documents, heirlooms, eta, from FIBE or BUBGLABY for one year for $2.50 We cordially invite yon inspect same to DOW FRASER TRUST CO. 122 HASTINGS gTRBET W. Try an AD in the Western Call Under Entirely New Management, the Call trill meet a growing need for a community Paper in Mount Pleasant, South. Vancouver and outlying districts. Phone Fail. 1140 for Bates. Wanted to Purchase���������Nine or ten- room bouse, good lot, between Granville and Heather Streets and Eighth and Thirteenth Avenue. Some cash, deed to Victoria property now renting, balance on easy terms. Must be bargain. Reply Box 10, J. P's Weekly. The patriotic workers of the Gaelic Society reported to the bi- and hundreds of happy families. | monthly meeting _ of the society Mothers Provided An empty hotel was rented at one of the seaside resorts for headquarters and the little or phans were placed in charming little villas, in groups of ten or twelve, each cared for by an adopted mother���������nearly always the wife or widow of a soldier���������who kisses and pets them, and tucks them in at night, so that they may not remember that they are orphans,? ' One of the many ideas which have/ been adopted is the dressing of each little household in a distinctive color. Each baby is given a cap and scarf of colored wool, and one hears of the 'Violets,' of. the 'Poppies,' of the mischievousness of the 'Cornflowers,' and the good nature of the ' Carnations.' All sorts and conditions.,of ��������� babies,���������are gathered.__to__ gether, fair little Normans, brown little Bretons, black-eyed babies from the Midi, blue-eyed babies from Alsace. There are no formalities of admittance. To be a. child, and to be in need are the only qualifications. The mayor of a small village on the firing line telegraphs the Quai d5- Orleans, our headquarters, 'Six orphans; what formalities must be complied with for entrance.' The answer is wired, 'Send the children,' and all the regulations are fulfilled! In they come, some to a home on the coast of Normandy, some to a colony along the Cote d'Azm*, some accompanied by a relative, some travelling alone with tickets pinned to their apron pockets! The children are taken entire charge of until they ai*e sixteen, and the boys are taught carpentering, blacksmithing, bricklaying and metal working, their individual preferences being respected. ������ !i on Thursday evening of. last week that they had ready to be forwarded a new shipment of comforts for the men at the front as follows: -5"- Balaclava Caps, 70 pairs socks, 25 field shirts, 5 pairs .ward slippers, 2 pairs knee caps, 250 white handkerchiefs, 5 pillow cases, 200 mouth wipers 3 bed sheets, 15 sleeping suits, 10 night shirts, 5 towels, one bundle old -linen, 177 khaki handkerchiefs, .10 stoup cloths. ��������� A number of parcels of field comforts for the boys connected jvvith the society who are leaving shortly with the 62nd battalion were handed in by the ladies. . At this meeting it was arranged that the evening of Thursday, March 16th, should be given over to the lady workers for an; entertainment in aid of their material fund, and members and friends"of theil^ciiet^afe"asked to keep this date in mind and help the tireless patriotic workers to make this entertainment a success, financially vand otherwise. Committees in charge of the annual concert and supper brought in their report and financial statement, showing a sub stantial surplus, this in view of the extraordinary weather conditions prevailing, was considered highly satisfactory and the committee and especially the ladies in-charge of the supper arrangements were accorded very hearty votes of thanks. Ottawa, Canada PRINGLE & GUTHRIE Barristers and Solicitors Clive Pringle. N. G. Guthrie. Parliamentary Solicitors, Departmental Agents, Board of Bailway Commissioners Mr. Clive Pringle is a member of the Bar of British Columbia. Citizen Building, Ottawa. SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING BEGUX.ATION8 Coal mining rights of the Domin- on, in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the North-west Territories and in a portion of the province of British Columbia, may be leased for a term of twenty-one years renewal for a further term of 21 years at an annual rental of $1 an acre. Not more than 2,560 acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made by the applicant in person to the Agent or Sub-Agent of the district in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or legal sub-divisions of sections, and in un- surveyed territory the tract, applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. X Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $5 which will be refunded =-if-the rights- applied^for���������are- notv available, but not - otherwise. A rojalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton. ' The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns' accounting for tbe full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns should be furnished at least once a year. ^ The lease will include the coal mining rights only_ rescinded by Chap. 27 of 4-5 George V. assented to 12th June, 3914. For full information application should be made to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa,, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. ���������N.R.���������Unauthorized publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. ���������83575. j Of British battleships built since the war broke out. the following "superdreadnoughts" were completed in 1915; Tiger, displacement, 28,000 tons; Raniil- lies, Resolution, Revenge, Royal Oak, and Royal Sovereign, each 25,750 tons; Barham, Malaya. Queen Elizabeth. Valiant and "Warspite, each 27,500 tons. The Iron Duke, Marlborough, Emperor of India, and Benbow, each 25,000 tons, were completed in 10J4. 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 8 THE WESTERN CALL Friday, February 25, 1916. The rector of All Saints' church is holding confirmation classes for girls on Monday.eyen- ing next at 7.30 at the rectory. The boys' class will be held at 2.45 p.m. in the vestry of the church on Sunday. Classes for adults will be arranged for later: Special anniversary services will be held in St. Svaiourfc church, Grandview, next Sunday, the preacher in the morning being Rev. Dr. Fea, and in the evening Rev. Principal Vance, of Latimer Hall. Both services will be fully choral, the anthem, "Thine, 0 Lord, is the Greatness," being rendered. The matter of primary importance that is engaging the attention of the students of Britannia school just now is the corfiing concert and play. The students are busy practising the choruses, but\at - present they are putting more time in on the play. The famous French comedy, "The Bluffers," 0������ "Dust in the Eyes," will, we are sure, prove very amusing, and will be presented with a skill quite equal to that of any student body in the city. The annual concert will be held on Friday evening, March 3rd. Now that the severe weather has passed the attendance at the Grandview school, particularly iri the primary grade, is again normal. : The teacher and pupils of division V., who made such a success of school gardening last year, are now planning the coming season's work. Enthusiasm hasfjnot decreased in Red Cross work. Junior grades as well as senior are doing their bit in the knitting of socks and face cloths. Following are the names bf pupils who handed in socks during the past week: Division 1, Mag- gieVCampbell, 2 pairs; Edith Hill, 1 pair. Division 2, Jennie David- s$>nj 2 pairs; Florence Dickinson, 1 pair; Marjory Porter, 1 pair. Division 3, John Cupit, 1 pair; Gladys Ureh, 2 pairs; Glad-, ys Giberson, one pair; Henry Reddie, 1 pair; Evelyn Runnalls, 1 pair; Florence Porter, 1 pair. Division 4, Bernice Delbridge, 1 pair; Jennie Schooley, 2 pairs; Donald Dickinson, 1 pair. The following names appear on the Britannia High School honor roll as defenders of the Empire in the present crisis. . The .first three have given their lives, and several others have been woundV ed. The list includes the names of those only who have enlisted for service there. The principal will be glad to hear of the names of any "others, ex-teachers or ex- pupils entitled to a place on the A Whole Loaf of Health and Strength for YOU. 5c Full Found I-oaf SHELLY'S WBAPPBD BUTTER-NUT BREAD combines the food values which make strength and. health., v'&adjf-i', pure and clean, baked pure, and clean. "v";' is the best and least expensive food you can serve daily on your table. Delivered fresh daily by phoning Tairaont 44, or INSIST on BUTTER-NUT at your store. Comes in sarii-. tary waxed wrappers. Shelly Pros. Bake Ovens ���������Bakers of the popular 4X Bread. Fair. 44. i rr Tl ARMSTRONG, MORRISON & CO. WWTJ8P Bead Office, 810-15 Sower Building Seymour 1836 \ VANGOUVW CANADA Dominion Coal Co. SOUTH WELLINGTON COAL DOMINION WOOD YARD All Kinds of Wood Phone: Pair. 1564 -j*'%������*',.\$":" ��������� -A ;<-:9>.s-f?*''WtP&.&*$%;!���������'', *-' " roll: H. G. Stroyan, j-. Gunning. A. F. Shaw, A. Jeffs; G. Craig, C. C. Bell. D. Stewart, H. J. Cameron, G. Fowler, D. J. MacDon- ald, W. A. Kerr, P.! Barr; F. Wheateroft; A. Munro, Hv C! E Odium, F. A. Mutton, G. Soun ders, G. Mackay, M.A., B. Cas- sidy, G. H. Clark, A. Pennaway, C. V. Henry, H. Rumble, F. Humphrey, A. H. Allardyce, J. A. Edwards, R. Kinnear, W. Stiles, J. Bo'y'es, M. Dunsmuir, H. Lay- field, R. Hanson, P. McLean. Mount Pleasant Livery TRANSFER Furniture and Piano Moving Baggage, Express and Dray. Hacks and Carriages at all hours. Phone Fairmont 888 Corner Broadway and Main A. F. McTavish, Prop. ,������������������ ' *- '' .^44' - ��������� ��������� ��������� -, *��������� - * '4. ��������� , ������f w , * ' 4 /' ' ������������������ '.| ���������*- ., < * V J_ ���������. ' .. . ��������� 4 * ��������� > - ' 4 _,���������! X ( - - ��������� ' ���������. "- ' 1 I , '.s ' ' % ft. ���������>< ' ' ' / / 1 * I ' ^ /-, * ^ ' - .,- i 4 ������������������ J. , n % < j ' s ���������> X - * > ' 1> ', 4 ^ '' % mWM '- "��������� 1 * * i , 4 '< ���������m ^UfiV * ._. .~ X. '' * y ' < 4 tv' [f^-At-my udH __mi ^ ������, A-A*-" ANNIVERSARY SERVICES ON SUNDAY MOUNT PLEASANT PRESBYTERIANS WILL CELEBRATE THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THEIR CHURCH. The twenty-fourthXanniversary, built. From a membership pf of the founding of Mount Plea sant. Presbyterian church will be celebrated on Sunday next. Special anniversary services will-be held morning and evening', \vitn a delightful musical ' progranli Rev: A.' K Mitchell, B. ^^1 occupy his own pulpit on tnis occasion, and a splendid reunioh of .the congregation on ^the hill is anticipated. X It is just twenty-f our years ago since the sturdy pioneers of Pres- byterianism established a meeting place in this part of the city, and looking back from, today there is, cause for gratification at the splendid results that have been accomplished. A number of the pioneers of this church are still resident in this community and well remember the building--of the--first church, which still stands on Kingsway between seventh and eighth avenues. The building was put up by voluntary labor, the handy men and building experts of the little congregation at the time contributing their time and energy to the construction of their house of worship. X '"*���������'. s On the 19th of February, 1892 the church was completed, and on the 1st of March of the same year, Rev. J. W. McMillan was ordained into the pastorate. Following him Rev. Mr. Gordon shepherded the flock for a short time, until Rev. G. A. Wilson, now convenor of the Home Mission Committee of the Presbyterian church in British Columbia was called. Mr. Wilson labored with satisfactory results until about nine years ago, when he received a promotion in the life of his church. Following Mr. Wilson Rev. John W. Woodside, a graduate of Montreal Presbyterian College, was inducted into the pastorate. After a year or so, the boom times struck Vancouver and the membership increased so rapidly that the housing problem had to be confronted. The officers of the church decided to dispose of the old property and build a new church of large dimensions, . This was accomplished and in the course of time the present church premises were acquired and the large church three hundred at the time of Mr. Woodside's induction, the membership increased to about twelve hundred. The present dull times have had a tendency to cause many removals from this district and Mt. Pleasant, with its sister churches, has suffered somewhat in this respect. On August 5th, 1915, Rev: A. E. Mitchell, B. A., who had been twice called from Prince Albert, Sask., was inducted into pastoral charge of the congregation, and since then the church has taken a decidedly forward step in all the elements that make for the best in church life and work. A thorough purging of the roll at the close of 1915, gave the membership actively interested as 1028. This year the activities of this "congregation ^are" being vigorously pursued, and it can safely be said that no better field lies within the province of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and no people more alive to the principles of Christian citizenship than the people of Mount Pleasant. The Sunday School and Young People's Society work are important features of the church, the former being the largest school in the province, and the latter having achieved signal success in recent years along general church and missionary lines. Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian has a large and most efficient voluntary choir, and the music provided under the guidance of Mr. L. R. Bridgman, F.T.C.M. is inspiring and uplifting at all times. The services of Sunday will be conducted by the pastor, who will preach in the morning on "Elements That Go to Make a Successful Church," and in the evening "The New Crusade, The Call of the Hour." On Tuesday evening next a congregational at home will be held, tea being served from 6.15 to 8.00 in the lower Sunday- School Hall, to be followed by an illustrated lecture of "Life in Singapore," by H. D. Campbell, Esq. Mr. Campbell has spent a number of years in Singapore, and his address will be a treat in this line. HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVED T< ANY PART OF THE WT* Assembled, crated and packed, too, if you wisi���������without a' bit of worl ������? } ?A��������� ���������,7our Part- CAMPBELL'S big, heavily5 padded, 'complete1 closed "Car Vans" move your goods in perfect safety; :without:' ia,r.T:wil out danger of breakage or injury. X Very moderate charges. Free estimates will be!' given-X_0 Obligation tached. Telephone Seymour 7360 TODAY. X ; QwpbellStoraceQ)MPANY Oldest ahd Largest in Western Canada "Phone Seymour 73^0 Otfkl 857 Beatty Strei J. Dixon House Phone: Bay. 886 G. Murray House Phone: Bay. 1137L Office Phone: Seymour 8765-8766 DIXON & MURRAY Office and Store Fixture Hanufacturers Jobbing Carpenters Painting, Paperhanging and Kalsomining Shop: 106E Dunsmuir St. Vaneouv*r, B.C. A Good Upper and a Good Sole Wear a pair of LECKIE BOOTS and test the wear you get from them with any- other pair of boots you have worn before, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH MORE YOU PAID. LECKIE BOOT are soiid���������made from good, honest, substantial leather. They are strong���������--durable-���������and your feet always feel easy and comfortable in them. Then, too, they're made here at home. Name stamped on every pair. AT ALL DEALERS Th������ regular meeting0 of tbe board of directors of the general hospital was held last night at 8 o'clock at the hospital. In connection with tne teaching of agriculture, a scheme has been proposed by Dean Klinck of the faculty of agriculture of the British Columbia University for giving returned soldiers a three monthsLcourse in,.agriculture before settling them upon land. The cost of this course, according to Dean Klinck's scheme, would be borne, partly by the ordinary university appropriation, partly by the returned soldiers' commission, and partly by the Burrell fund of the Dominion Government for the development of agricultural production throughout the Dominion. On Friday last in the King Edward gymnasium the Britannia B team were defeated by King Edward B team by a score of 27 to 8. Although a few fouls were called the game was very clean. Crann played very well on the defence for King Edward while Wilson on the forward line did most of the scoring. The senior game was one of the fastest and most exciting played this year. Almost to the end the Britannia team maintained the lead when Hunter scored for King Edward, putting his team two points ahead. The game thus finished soon after, King Edward winning by a score of 13 to 11. Crann for Brit- tannia did some fine shooting, while Hunter was the hardest worker for King Edward. The Players' Club of the University of British Columbia was greeted by a capacity audience at the Avenue Theatre last Friday evening, the occasion being the club's first public performance. The play selected was j 'Fanny and the Servant Problem, or The New Eady Bantock-,''] by Jerome K. Jerome. There were ten people in the I cast, conspicuous among whom1] were Mr. Henry Gibson, who portrayed the part of the solemn old ] butler, and Miss Jessie Todhunt- er, who played the difficult title role. Mr. Pat Fraser made a satisfactory Lord Bantock, and | Mr. George Annable gave a forcible interpretation of the patt of the former chorus girl's.'husir ness. ^manager. .^^isXGj_ico_Hen__V derson and Miss Kathleen Peck handled the parts of the two maiden aunts, and Mi*. Charles Duncan, as the family doctor, acted with self possession and ability. Miss Jessie Anderson, Miss Connie Highmoor and Miss No- rah Cory, as well as Mr. A. Lincoln Marshall, played the other parts very acceptably. Rarely has an amateur performance of so much level merit been given in Vancouver, and it may be remarked that the perfect knowledge of their lines which the young players evinced was surprising to old playgoers, and gave abundant evidence of the arduous work of the stage manager. WANTED From Owner Only, small place about half acre in South Vancouver. Can pay $200 to $250 cash and $15 per month; balance in two years or less. Must be cheap. Communicate Box 14, "Western Call. Canvassers Wanted Wanted at Once���������Severed young ladies of good address to work for the WESTERN CALL. Any young lady can earn from two to four dollars a day. Exclusive territory given. Apply in person at 203 Kingsway. x
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