"63937483-0c0d-4f6b-abb8-75ebd4e31d68"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "BC Historical Newspapers"@en . "2015-12-10"@en . "1917-03-16"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/paccannw/items/1.0221199/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " c v,\nT;ioto\nri.-t. B.'J\n<\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\n&tt\nTHE PACIFIC\nWeekly News Digest and Journal of Observation and Comment.\nVol. 2\nNEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, FRIDAY, March 16, 1917.\nNumber 2\nDOMINION OF CANADA\nIssue of $150,000,000 5% Bonds Maturing 1st March, 1937\nPayable at par at Ottawa, Halifax, St John, Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto,\nWinnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Victoria, and at the Agency of\nthe Bank of Montreal, New York City.\nINTEREST PAYABLE HALF-YEARLY, 1st MARCH, 1st SEPTEMBER.\nPRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN GOLD.\nPROVINCIAL FINANCES.\nAccording to the report of the Minister of Finance,\npresented to the Legislature, last week, British Columbia has liabilities over assets amounting to $14,782,-\n616.65. The net revenue for last year was $6,201,-\n693.60. The principal source of revenue was timber\nroyalties and licenses, which totalled $1,477,378,26,\nwhich was some $250,000 less than the previous year,\nA large source of revenue was from the real property\ntax, which yielded $492,813.\nOther large sources of revenue were the wild land\ntax of $534,000 in round numbers; the income tax,\n$329,287; personal property tax, $278,535; per capita\ngrant from Dominion, $313,984; annual payment by\nDominion for lands conveyed and special grant under\nB. N. A. Act, $100,000 each; timber leases, $126,429;\ninterest, $159,680. Few revenue sources yielded as\nheavily last year as in the five previous years. The\ncomparative statement went back to 1902 3. From\n1909, when the boom was fairly on, the revenue\nclimbed steadily, from $8,874,000 in round numbers\nto $12,510,000 in 1912-13, when it struck the down\ngrade, in 1913-14 being reduced to $10,479,000 and in\n1914-15 to $7,871,375.\nWhile revenue, as has been shown, steadily soared\nin boom times, the\nlateGovernmentsaw \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDiS@lg|@|J81\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDJ\nto it (there wasnoth- [gj\ning slowabout them) gj\nthat expenditure did [\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDJ\nnot lag behind. In |gj\n1909 the civil gov- g\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDJ\neminent salaries (gj\nwere $389,700, and (gj\nthe past year's re- {gj\nport shows they had\ngrown to $1,555,562,\nwhich was some $40, -\n000 less than the previous year, the record maker.\nWhile the total revenue for the past\nfiscal year was but\nlittle more than $6, -\n200,000, the expenditure for the same\nyear was $10,422,-\n206, which bears out\nin every way the allegations against the\nlate Government to\nthe effect that it was\nspending two dollars\nfpr every one which\nit took in. This fact\naccounts, moreover,\nfor the bare treasury\nwhich faced the new\nGovernment, a condition of things generally speaking, as\nhas been announced,\nwhich will compel\nthe new Government\nto increase taxation.\nThe report shows\nan excessive amount\nof expenditure concealed under \"Miscellaneous,\" no less\nthan $2,000,892. The\nexpenditure column\nincludes, in addition,\nsuch large items as\nthe following: Public debt, $1,421,064;\ncivil gov't, salaries,\n$1,5&5,562; administration of justice,\n$62,600; legislation.\n$96,877; public institutions, maint'ance,\n$403,239; hospitals\nand charities, $355, -\n400; administration\nof justice, other than\nsalaries,$249,392;\neducation. $1, 325,-\n308; transport, #38,-\n850; revenue service, $18,555; works\nand buildings, $383,-\n571; road, streets,\nbridges & wharves,\n$2,062,235.\nCANADA'S VICTORY LOAN.\nWe make no apology for giving the place of honor\nthis week to the official announcement of the new\nDominion of Canada War Loan for $150,000,000, at\n5%, issued at 96. Full particulars and instructions\nfor those desiring to subscribe will be found in the\nprospectus below. Subscriptions, it will be noticed.\nwill close on or before the 23rd of March instant.\nIt ought to be a point of honor with every Canadian who is fortunate enough to have the wherewithal\nto invest any spare funds he may have in this loan.\nBesides the investment and security being gilt-edged,\nthere is the final clinching argument of the opportunity which the loan issue affords to perform a needed\npatriotic service bv helping to provide \"the sinews of\nwar\" to enable Canada to do her part in carrying to a\nvictorious conclusion, now fairly in sight, the great\nstruggle in behalf of humanity and civilization which\nthe Empire, with her allies, is waging.\nEspecially ought those who cannot participate in\nthe actual fighting eagerly avail themselves of this\nopportunity to \"make their dollars fight.\" And, if it\nrequires some sacrifice, so much more merit in the act.\nFor the honor of Canada and the Empire, the response\nto this Canadian War Loan issue should be like that to\nthe recent five billion \"Victory Loan\" in Great Britain\n\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDa prompt and huge over-subscription.\nWAR LOAN\nHERE AND THERE\nThe welcome, though not unexpected, news was\nreceived on Sunday that Bagdad, redolent of Oriental\nromance\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDand other things\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDhoary with historical\nassociations of the ancient world, latterly dreamed of\ncentre of a Teutonic Asiatic Empire, had fallen to the\nvictorious British forces under General Maude, after\none of the most untiring, brilliant and romantic campaigns of the whole war, following upon the initial\nstaggering reverses sustained nearly a year ago by the\nno less gallant but inadequate expedition under Gen.\nTownshend. Thus gloriously have British prowess and\nprestige been vindicated and re-established throughout\nthe impressionable East, and German prestige correspondingly diminished and illusory hopes blasted.\nTaking heart of grace on a sick-bed, where he was\nprostrated by that common leveller of president, potentate and proletariat\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDa bad cold\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDPresident Wilson\ndecided, after he had taken counsel with his advisers\nlearned in the law, that he had the power, with or\nwithout the consent of the (\"filibustered\" Senate, to\nauthorize the arming of U. S. merchantmen as a\nmeans of defense against German submarine ruthless-\nness. and he forthwith issued his mandate accordingly,\nabout the week end.\nAmerican merchant\nships will, therefore,\nbe armed with the\nleast possible delay\nand will be instructed to fire at and sink\nGerman submarines\non sight. How long\nthereafter before U.\nS. and Germany will\nbe at it hammer and\ntongs, will be for\nGermany, perhaps,\nto say.\nISSUE PRICE 96.\nA FULL HALF-YEAR'S INTEREST WILL BE PAID ON 1st SEPTEMBER, M7.\nTHE FROCPEPS QF THE LOAN WILL BE USED FOR WAR PURPOSES ONLY.\n|\n1\n19\nThe ty!|NlSTT i of Finance offers herewith, on behalf\nof the Government, the above-named Bonds for Subscription at 96, payable as follows;\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\n10 per cent on application;\n30 \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 16th April, 1917;\n30 \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 15th May, 1917;\n26 \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 15th June, 1917.\nThe total allotment of bonds of this issue will be limited\nto one hundred and fifty million dollars, exclusive of\nthe amount (if any) paid for by the surrender of bonds\nas the equivalent of cash under the terms of the War\nLoan prospectus of 22nd November, 1915.\nThe instalments may be paid in full on the 16th day of\nApril, 1917, or on any instalment due date thereafter, under\ndiscount at the rate of four per cent per annum. All\npayments are to be mnde to a chartered bank for the\ncredit of the Minister of Finance. Failure to pay any\ninstalment when due will render previous payments liable\nto forfeiture and the allotment to cancellation.\nSubscriptions, accompanied by a deposit qf ten per\ncent of the amount subscribed, must be forwarded through\nthe medium of a chartered bank. Any branch in Canada\nof any chartered bank will receive subscriptions and issue\nprovisional receipts.\nThis loan is authorized under Act of the Parliament\nof Canada, and both principal and interest will be a\ncharge upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund.\nforms of application may be obtained from any branch\nin Canada of any chartered bank and at the office of any\nAssistant Receiver General in Canada.\nSubscriptions must be for even hundreds of dollars.\nIn case of partial allotments the surplus deposit will be\napplied towards payment of the amount due on the\nApril instalment.\nScrip certificates, non-negotiable or payable, to bearer\nin accordance with the choice of the applicant for\nregistered or bearer bonds, will be issued, after allotment,\nin exchange for the provisional receipts,\nWhen the scrip certificates have been paid in full and\npayment endorsed thereon by the bank receiving the\nmoney, they may be exchanged for bonds, when prepared,\nwith coupons attached, payable to bearer ar registered\nus to principal, or for fully registered bonds, when\nprepared, Without coupons, in accordance with tlie\napplication\nDelivery of scrip certificates and of bonds will be made\nthrough the chartered banks.\nThe issue will be exempt from taxes\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDincluding any\nincome tax\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDimposed in pursuance of legislation enacted\nby the Parliament of Canada.\nThe bonds with coupons will be issued in denominations\nof $100, $500, $1,000. Fully registered bonds without\ncoupons will be issued in denominations of $1,000, $5,000\nor any authorized multiple of $5,000.\nThe bonds will be paid at maturity at par at the office\nof the Minister of Finance and Receiver General at\nOttawa, or at the office of the Assistant Receiver General\nat Halifax, St. John, Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto,\nWinnipeg, Regina, Calgary or Victoria, or at* the Agency\nof the Bank of Montreal, New York City.\nThe interest on the fully registered bonds will be paid\nby cheque, which will be remitted by post. Interest\non bonds with coupons will be paid on surrender of coupons.\nBoth cheques and coupons, at tbe option of the holder,\nwill he payable free of exchangs at any branch in Canada\nof any chartered bank, or at the Agency of the Bank\nof Montreal, New York City.\nSubject to the payment of twenty-five cents for each\nnew bond issued, holders of fully registered bonds without\ncoupons will have the right to convert into bonds of the\ndenomination of $1,000 with coupons, and holders of bonds\nwith coupons will have the right to convert into fully\nregistered bonds of authorized denominations without\ncoupons at any time on application to the Minister of\nFinance.\nThe books of the loan will be kept at the Department\nof Finance, Ottawa.\nApplication will be made in due course for the listing\nof the issue on the Montreal and Toronto Stock Exchanges.\nRecognized bond and stock brokers having offices and\ncarrying on business ip Canada will be allowed a commis-\nsionUf three-eighths of one per cent on allotments made\nin respeot of applications bearing their stamp, provided,\nhowever, that no commission will be allowed in respect\nof the amount of any allotment paid for by the surrender\nof bonds issued under the War Loan prospectus of 22nd\nNovember, 1915, or in respect of the amount of any\nallotment paid for by surrender of five per cent debenture\nstock maturing 1st October, 1919. No commission will\nbe allowed in respect of applications on forms which\nhave not been printed by the King's Printer.\nSUBSCRIPTION LISTS WILL CLOSE ON OR BEFORE THE 23rd OF MARCH,\nDki'AHtment or I'inanci,. Ottawa, March 19th, 1917.\n1917.\ni\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^^\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^J^\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDaaswai\nworn\nThe British troops\nare now guarding\na front exactly twice\nas long in France as\nthat held by them a\nyear ago, and exactly the same number\nof German divisions\nface the British on\nthe western front as\noppose the soldiers\nof France, is the\nway the correspondent of a Paris paper\nwith the British army describes the situation to his journal.\nThe \"contemptible\nlittle army,\" which\nbore the brunt, with\nthe gallant Belgians\nand Frenchmen, of\nthe first terrible onset of the unspent\nGerman war machine, and stemmed its\nruthless advance, is\nnow a great host of\ntwo and a half mil-\nlionsat least, stretch-\nin g half across\nFrance, and, with\ntheir gallant comrades - in - arms, this\nsplendid Empire host\nshall shortly hurl\nthe broken Hun a-\ncross the Rhine.\nWithout going into particulars, which\nspace will not permit, evidence accumulates to show the\nGerman unrestricted submarine campaign has been a\ndismal failure. They\nare not getting the\nships\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthere's been\na phenomenal falling\noff since the first big\nspurt, last month\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nand the ships\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDand\nthe British traps-\nare getting them! Page 2\nTHE PACIFIC CANADIAN\nNew Westminster, B.C., March 16, 1917\nTHE PACIFIC CANADIAN\nPublished everv Friday 'from tlie Offices, 761 Carnarvon Street,\nNew Westminster, B. C.,vbythe PACIFIC Canadian TrintinG\n& Publishing Co-, Wd.\nOKO. KRNNRDY,\nEditor and Manager\nSubscription Prices;\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD$1.00 per annum [in advance]; 50c. for six\nmontlis; 25c. for three months; 10c. per mouth; 5c. per copy.\nAdvertising rates on application\nAN INTERESTING SIDE-SHOW.\nWhile the debate on the \"address in reply\" has\nheld the centre of the stage, so to speak, as usual, in\nthe first two weeks or so of the session of the Provincial Legislature, now on, and has demonstrated\nincidentally that the Fourteenth Legislature is much\nricher than its predecessor in debating talent of a\nhigh order, it has not exclusively \"monopolized the\nfloor.\" On the contrary, a very interesting side-show\nhas been \"pulled off\" concurrently, ihe leading figures\nin which have been Hon. John Oliver, in his capacity\nas Minister of Railways, and Ex-Premier and Attorney-\nGeneral Bowser, with Mr. G. G. McGeer, the young\nLiberal member for Richmond, putting on a good\nminor part.\nThe centre of interest and action, in the first instance, was \"An Amendment to the Railway Act\"\nintroduced, in the first clays of the session, by the\nMinister of Railways, the substance of which is to\nrepeal section 282 of the Railway Act, which provides\nthat information furnished the Minister of Railways\nby a railway company is\" privileged both in court and\nas to the Legislature. It is proposed by the amendment to eliminatee this clause so that such information can be brought down in the House. The\namendment also proposes to give the Minister of Railways authority to inspect and to a certain degree\nregulate railways, such as collierv lines which are on\nprivate property, and do not come under the Railway Act.\nAs chief engineer in the late railway controlled\nGovernment, and with an especially soft spo.t in his\nheart for the two particular pets, proteges and beneficiaries of the late Government, in the railway line,\nthe C. N. R. and the P. G. E., Mr. Bowser naturally\nscented danger of a curtailment of privileges of the\npoor railways and rushed to their defence against the\nruthless new Minister of Railways and his sinister\nproposed amendments to the Railway Act. The bill\nwas being railroaded through, he complained (probably he had never heard of the process before). It\nwas to put the railways at the whim of the Minister\nof Railways, Hon. Mr. Oliver, who was a most dangerous man. It was an attempt on the part of the\nMinister of Railways to take unto himself powers\nwhich belonged to the Legislature. The Government,\nhe said, had no right to introduce legislation which\nwas to make a Roosevelt out of Hon Mr, Oliver and\ngive him a big stick with which to club capital. And\nso forth.\nMr. G. G. McGeer, who moved the adjournment of\ntbe debate on the subject, on the 7th, resumed the\ndiscussion the following day, alluding to the marked\nbitterness of the ex-Premier's attack upon Hon. John\nOliver, and said that Mr. Bowser's wrong interpretation of the proposed amendments might explain to a\nlarge degree the extraordinary muddle of British Columbia laws of to-day. While the former Premier had\ncontended the bill was to give the Minister of Railways a club over the various lines, the young member\nfrom Richmond read the correspondence passing between the Provincial Engineer, the Minister of Railways, and the Attorney-General's Department, showing conclusively such was not the case, but rather the\nobject was to bring under jurisdiction of the Department logging and mining lines not alieady under the\nDominion Railway or other Acts, for the safeguarding\nof life and limb of workmen. As to Mr. Bowser's likening of Hon. Mr. Oliver to Roosevelt, the Richmond\nmember said there was this similarity, that both men\nwere enemies of corrupt corporations.\nWhile the show was speeded up and intensified, the\ncentre of interest and of action was slightly shifted\nin the House on the 9th inst. - the subject still being\nrailway\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDwhen the Minister of Railways, pursuant to\nnotice, moved for the appointment of a special committee, consisting of Mr. J. W. deB. Farris, chairman,\nand Messrs. Hall, Hanes, Anderson, Yorkston, Ross,\nPooley, and Shatford, to investigate all matters relating to the construction of the Pacific Great Eastern\nRailway. If Mr. Bowser's references to the Minister\nof Railways, two days before, wert acrimonious and vitriolic, betraying the somewhat antipathetic personal\nrelations subsisting between the two doughty champions, he certainly got a \"Roland for his Oliver\" when\n\"Honest John\" unlimbered his great guns and swung\ninto action, in his speech in support of his motion for\nthe appointment of the special committee of investigation into P. G. E. construction, etc.\nThe report of the official auditors, after giving the\nP. G. E. Company every consideration, said Hon. Mr.\nOliver, found that the company was paid $5,704,000\nmore than it was entitled to, and the Minister of Rail-\nTested\nand\nFound\nGood\nAI.AISASTINE for Walls, lM.OOI.A/.K for Furniture & Floors\nMAPI/E 1WrWrWr4r1r**+4r4 'id*****0,\nways proceeded to formulate the following damnatory\ncharges: The capital stock of the company, $25,000,-\n000, had all heen issued in a manner contrary to law,\nand, he believed, with the knowledge of W. J. Bowser,\nformer Premier. When the $250,000 personal bond of\nFoley, Welch and Stewart lapsed, it was not renewed,\ndue to the neglect of then Attorney-General Bowser.\nThe Minister of Railways was in possession of affidavits alleging falsification of the classifications of work\ndone. The company participated in the profits of the\ncontractor, P. Welch, who was a member of the company. The contract was let to P. Welch without\ncompetition and at prices beyond reason. Circumstances pointed to criminal collusion of all concerned in\nthe P. G. E. More than $20,000,000, the whole proceeds of the bonds, had been paid out in defiance of\nthe law, and many of the certificates of approval bore\nthe signature of W. J. Bowser.' The Government\nEngineer estimated it would require to complete the\nline, over and above what had already been paid, some\n$10,779,000.\nIn the course of his speech, which is described as\na most impassioned one, Hon. Mr, Oliver charged former Premier Bowser with general responsibility, with\nfalsehood, with misrepresentation before the people,\nand with knifing his late leader, Sir Richard McBride,\nthereby mounting to the position of leadership and\nthe Premiership by disreputable methods. \"The old\nGovernment deliberately deceived the people\" in regard to the P. G. E.. charged Mr. Oliver, quoting in\nsubstantiation from the Government press of the day\nreports of the public utterances on the subject by both\nformer Premier Bowser ana Sir Richard McBride.\n\"The leader of the Opposition.\" said Hon. Mr. Oliver,\nwith emphasis, \"has been guilty of the greatest political crime in the history of Canada in the manner in\nwhich they deceived the people of this Province.\"\nAt the conclusion of Hon. Mr. Oliver's address,\nCapt. W. H- Hayward, Cowichan, offered an amendment to the effect that the inquiry should be by a\nSupreme Court Judge and two engineers of na ional\nPHONES 15 and 16\nGILLEY BROS.,ffli\nDealers m\n1\nA Grush'd Roclc, Sand and Gravel, Lime, Ce-\nY\nX ment, Plaster, Drain Tile. Etc.\nI\nV Forge, House and Steam Coal. Agricultural Lime\nV\n4 .\n4 \t\n? 902 Columbia Street\n| New Westminster, B. C.\n4\nreputation. In reply, the Minister of Railways urged\nthe speedy adoption of his motion, saying expedition\nwas most important; for. under the agreement, there\nstill was some five millions of the people's money\nwhich would have to be paid out under the teims of\nthe contract of the company with the contractor, a\nmember of the company, which terms, as had been\nshown, were wasteful and unreasonable,\nMr. W. J, Bowser, in speaking to the subject in the\nHouse, on Tuesday afternoon last, took up the cue\nadvanced by Capt. Hayward the previous Friday, and\nurged the appointment of a Royal Commission, instead of what, as leairer of the Opposition, he was\nprivileged to term \"a partisan tommittee.\" He virtuously declined entering the lists with the Minister\nof Railways in \"any competition in the use of Billingsgate\" (oh, dear, no!), and promised that he would\nstate his case fully when the inquiry took place. In\nthe meantime, he asked that the public would not\nallow itself to be misled \"bv the venomous attacks\nof Mr. Oliver.\"\nThe motion for the appointment of a special committee was carried on division, Wednesday afternoon,\nafter both Premier Brewster and Attorney-General\nMacdonald had spoken in favor and urged urgency.\nMr. J. S. Cowper and Dr. Mcintosh, two Vancouver\nLiberal members, voted with the Oppqsition.\nTHE MERCHANTS LIMITED\nNew Westminster, B. C.\n----------------------------------------------------------- i i .. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD i i n i immwmmmmmmmfmwmtmwm\nNewest Styles and Cloths Now Showing in Our\nSPRING\nA FEW SPECIAL LOTS THIS WEEK-END\nCream Chinchilla Coats\n$6.95\nEspecially suited for Misses; sizes to 20 yens\nstyle, with patch pockets; smart coatj at\t\nin a new belted\n. $6.95\nSmart Style Coats $9.95\nThis is a big special lot and Included are the new checks; plain\ncheviots; in saxe, navy and black, also cream ground, with\nblue, mastic and black checks and stripes. Extra\nSpecial $9.95\nTHE BEST COATS that are showing this season are here.\nPrices range up to $.\"5.00\nCorduroy Coats $7.50\nThese are in bright sport shades, including bright rose, mastic,\npurple and the new shadow lawn green; sizes to 21) years.\nPrice $7.50\nSilk Sweater Coats\nWe have been fortunate in procuring the sample of the best\nmake of Silk Sweaters; all colors and a huge assortment; all\nstyle Sweaters with caps to match. These are bought at a\ndiscount and are marked at very low prices. .$6.95 to $25.00\nMost Styles Have the New Mode Sailor Collar.\nEmbroideries for Spring Whitewear\nTHIS WEEK UND, to induce you to do your Spring shopping earlv, we are offering some very cheap lines of Embroideries.\nWe have ail exceptional cheap line of Edgings, Insertions ami\nHeadings, regular values up to Wc per yard, for seven yards\nfor , '...25c\nWe also have a nice clean range of.dainty patterns in Edgings,\nInsertions and [leadings; regular values up to 15c per yard; at\nthree yards for 25c\nA line selection of Corset Cover Embroidery in very neat patterns. Special price, per yard 25c\nAll-over Embroideries in very smart and pretty designs Per\nyard ......,....\" 50c\nEmbroidered Flounciugs for infants' Robes and Dresses, elc.\nPer yard 35c to 75c\nNow is the time to make up your Spring Whitewear; secure\nyour materials at bargain prices.\n\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD-.Wiliiliail Will II M\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD rim l llli\n_J___._&&_\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDi5S^^ a\5-\nNew Westminster, B.C., March 16, 1917\nTHE PACIFIC CANADIAN\n1'mj.p I\nLOCAL AND GENERAL. DEBATE ON ADDRESS. t *\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD**\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD**\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD? jm*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD**>\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD < I\n11 11\n<> < I\nno\nPronounced New Fashions in\nCoats for Immediate\nWear\nEvery coat is a New York model or an adaptation of a Paris or London style; showing the\nfashionable fabrics, colors and the new straight\nlines; crnshable shawl collars, many of them\n.in white; large draped, sport or pannier\npockets.\nFavored fabrics are soft Velour, Country Club\nCoverts, Wool Jersey, Tweeds and Serge, in\ngold, purple, green and grey; also fancy checks\nand mixtures, as well as navy and black.\nStyles are distinctive and designed for sports\nwear, slip-on or motor wraps and street coats.\nPrices are moderate.\n$8.75 to $37.50\nNew Sport Coats $22.50\nl,Zl^Xt^\}lAl^t^^\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD^ j\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDW with tie, belt and\nconvertible collar; to be had in new shades of green',' citron beige\ncopen and paddy; at ' \"\n.$22.50\n\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD j j j Novelty Silks from New York\n; I \ exclusive Novelty Silks purchased by our buyer while in New York- Art\nPoplins, Shantongs and Taffeta; in designs that are distinctive and fashionable. Prices are frou, $1.25 to $3 50\nStudy Seeds\nWhy Not Attend lo This Today?\nWe have a fine stock. Several\nvarieties grown in Westminster\nDistrict.\nWe Specialize in HOME PRODUCTS\n\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDAT-\nI\nI\nt\n_\n{\n!\nH. R^all\nDruggist and Optician\n>>\n< i\nNEW WESTMINSTER. B. C.\nPHONE 57\n\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD******4r*:-x*<>\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD:~:~x~:~:\">X\">.X'\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD'>m\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD<\"M\nA\nTHERMOS\nBOTTLE\nWill keep your tea or coffee\nwarm and you will enjoy\nyour lunch.\nWe can sell you Thermos\nBottles and Lunch Kits.\nT. J. TRAPP & CO., Ltd.\nPhones:\nStore 59 Office 196\nMachinery and Auto Dept, 691\nFOR SALE\n40 acres in Surrey, 20 acres\ncleared, balance easy clearing.\n6 room House, Barn and\nStable, good orchard, A-l Soil\nApply to\nWm. McAdam\nReal Estate and Insurance Broker\nRoom 1, Hart Block\nWOOD\nAND\nCOAL\nat prices that are RIGHT\nQuality, Quantity and Service is our\nmotto\nPhones: 150-732\nBelyea $ Company, Ltd.\n827 Carnarvon Street\nJOSEPH MAVERS g\nFoot Sixth St. Phone 105\nPermission to use Columbia street for\na big open air fete on May 18 and 19 to\nraise funds in aid of furnishing the military wing of the Royal Columbian Hospital for the care of returned soldiers\nhas been granted by the City Council to\nthe Military Hospital Auxiliary.\n\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDSeed Grain\nGrass and Glover Seeds\nTVJOW is the time to get busy on your requirements.\n*\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD ^ We are all ready with the finest No. 1 Government Grades of Timothy and Clovers in B. C.\nAlso Seed Oats, Wheat Barley, Peas, Corn, Etc.\nWrite us for Price List. We have enough for all.\nThe Brackman-Ker Milling\nCompany, Ltd.\nNEW WESTMINSTER,\nB. C. Fa* 4\nTHE PACUlO CANADIAN\nNew Westminster. B.C., March 16, 191?\nDEBATE ON ADDRESS.\nCapt. Hayward, on Leave from Front,\nAddresses the House.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDPooley, Ross,\nand Bowser Speak for Late Government.\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDOther Interesting Speeches. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nPremier Brewster \"Comes Back.\"\nThe debate on the address in reply to\nthe speech from the throne, carried over\nfrom last week, held the boards the\ngreater part of this week in the Provincial Legislature. The limits of space\nmake it possible to touch on only a few\nof the more important contributions.\nFollowing Mr. F. W. Anderson, liberal member for Kamloops, ou Tuesday\nof last week, Mr. II. Pooley, of Esquimalt, was the first speaker on the Opposition side, and courageously essayed the\nlarge order of defending the late Government, even in its railway policy and\nrecord.\nAn interesting contribution on Wednesday, the 7th inst., was that of Capt.\nW. H. Hayward, of Cowichan, independent Conservative, on leave of absence\nfrom the front. He confined himself\nchiefly to the war, and expressed confidence in its early and successful conclusion. Referring incidentally to the\nalleged fraudulent practices in the taking\nof the soldiers votes on prohibition, he\ndeclared that the late Government should\nnot have foisted the referendum upon\nthe people, but should have dealt with\nthe question in the Legislature.\nMr. losepli Walters, Liberal member\nfor Yale, who followed Capt. Hayward,\nreferring to aid for returned soldiers,\nsaid he did not think the Government\nneed fear any sudden rush of returned\nsoldiers to the land. Men would go\nback to their old occupations and into\nsettled communities as fast as they could\nbe assimilated. Coming from a mining\ndistrict, he dealt with the injurious\neffect of the importation of fuel oil, for\nwhich evil he directly charged Sir Richard McBride with responsibility for, he\nhaving urged railways to adopt oil for\nfuel. The result had been a great increase in the importation of oil and a\nfalling off in the productiou of coal,\nwhich was one of the greatest natural resources of this Province. Mr. Walters\n\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDadvocated the use ot pulverized coal to\noffset fuel oil. Something should be\ndone by the Government to encourage\nchemical research. He summed up the\nwhole operation of the Department of\nMines for the last thirteen vears as just\nan excuse for Sir Richard McBride to\ndraw an extra $6,000 a year.\nDr. Rose, Conservative member for\nNelson, closed the debate for the day,\nAmong the suggestions made by Dr.\nRose was that there should be a provincial home for aged and destitute prospectors who had done so much to develop\nB. C.\nMr. F. A. Pauline, of Saanich, Liberal,\nin continuing the debate on Thursday of\nlast week, referred to the high price of\ncoal as a considerable factor in the increased cost of living. Twenty years\nago, he said, the price had been $5.50 a\nton. The Government had first put on\na royalty of ten cents per ton, and the\nresult to the public was a rise of 50\ncents. Later the royalty was increased\nto 50 cents, and the corresponding increase to the public was one dollar a ton,\nand the price had beeu up ever since.\nIn this connection, he wondered what\nbad come out of the inquiry into the\ncoal situation conducted some time ago\nby W. E. Burns and a staff of clerks as\na Commission. The cost had been $10,-\n180.62, but he said he had failed to find\nany report as to this inquiry and was\nnot aware of any result obtained.\nMr. W. R. Ross, Prince George, former Minister of Lands, who was the\n\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDurxt speaker, defended the late Government, which he said had conducted the\naffairs of the Province honestly and to\nthe best of its business ability. He\ntrusted the new Government would do\nthe same, but even so it would not meet\nwith everybody's approval. He said the\nnew Government should get down to\nbusiness and not spend time revamping\nold campaign subjects. He expressed\nthe hope that the Brewster Government would give colonization some\nearly attention.\nIn continuing the debate Friday afternoon, March 9th, Chas. F. Nelson, Liberal member for Slocan, spoke on the\nGovernment side, and Mr. L. W. Shatford, Similkameen, voiced sentiments\niu favor of the late Government's development policies.\nMr. Bowser Talks.\nlu a speech admitted to have been a\nmasterpiece of sarcasm and inuendo,\nand delivered in his best form, ex-Premier Bowser occupied the greater part of\nMonday's session, dividing his effort\nbetween a defense of his late Administration and a criticism of the new Gov\neminent and of the legislative proposals\noutlined in the speech from the throne.\nAs to the tpeech, the former Premier\nwas exceedingly sarcastic, apparently\nbeing displeased with its length, whicli\nwas about three times that of former\nspeeches, and alluding in particular to\nwhat he evidently felt was its shortcoming! in not making reference to the\nwrit against the old Government whicli\nMr. Brewster issued immediately after\nthe dissolution of the last Legislature,\nthe plugging episode in Vancouver, prohibition, and further inquiries of alleged\nConservative corruption.\nMr. Bowser promised that the Opposition would not obstruct legislative proposals designed to bring about better\nconditions, especially with reference lo\nreturned soldiers. He avoided anv reference to the forthcoming P, G. K. inquiry, which he no doubt was reserviiiv\nfor the debate on the Railway Bill, 'n\nregard to the audit of Provincial accounts, he deplored that it was to cost\nsome $153 a day for an indefinite period,\naud said all the information could begot\nfiom the budget speeches of tbe past,\nthd public accounts, and ihe reports of\nthe auditor-reneral. With reference lo\nthe fisheries legislation which was coming up, he said the Government ought\nto go slow, and he took great credit to\nthe late Administration for the amounts\nwhich had accrued from fishing licences.\nMoney ought not to be spent on something which the Federal Government\nought to look after, was his contention\nPatronage, the Compensation Board,\ngeneral legislation proposed\ntural credits, oost of living, Vancouver\ncourt house site, were all touched ou by\nthe ex-Premier. He defended his old\nGovernment iu its patronage and charged the Liberal Government with continuance of patronage in its appointments.\nHe would oppose the transfer of the\nVanconver court house site to the city\nof Vancouver, for a soldiers' memorial,\nto be consistent. Vancouver ought to\npay for the old site and the Government\nshould use the money to endow a sol-\ndiers' home. The proposed gift was a\nsop to Vancouver on account of the\nforthcoming by-eleetion, and he predicted Vancouver would not get another\nCabinet Minister, for it would not be\npossible for Premier Brewster to be pried\nloose from the extra $6,000 he was get-\nling for the portfolio of Minister of\nFinance,\nMr. Bowser expressed the fear that\nthe Brewster Government would interfere with trie Shipbuilding Act. He\nurged the Liberal Government to \"eel\nout ol its narrow groove and show some\ncourage and confidence in the future of\nthe country.\" His idea of \"getting out\nof narrow grooves\" was further Illustrated later, when he declared il was\n\"no time for increasing taxis,\" but that\n\"the Government should go lo the\nmoney markets of the world, and the\ndebt could easily be met in the future.\"\nPremier Brewster Replies.\nPremier Brewster \"came back\" in\ngood style, on the resumption of the\ndebate the next day, Tuesday afternoon\nlast, demonstrating that lie has lost\nnothing in force and incisiveiiess by\nchanging from the first Opposition to\nthe first Government bench. His style\nwas in marked contrast to the sarcastic\nverbosity of former Premier Bowser,\nPremier Brewster went briefly through\nthe various clauses of the speech and in\na general way took up the criticisms\noffered by Mr. Bowser and other members of the Opposition.\nAfter appreciative referencesto the retiring and the new Governor-General\naud an expression of regret at the death\nof the late Hon. Ralph Smith, Premier Brewster announced that he did\nnot intend to follow through all the\nmuddy waters that Mr. Bowser had\nstirred up, for he had something bigger\nto do than waste time with petty political aspersions. After all, he said, when\nthe contribution of Mr. Bowser to the\ndebate was analysed, it was all sound\nand there was nothing in it.\nReferring to the audit into Provincial\naffairs that was now progressing, Mr.\nBrewster said he could hardly blame the\nlate Premier for objecting, though he\nhimself in similar circumstadces would\nwelcome snch an andit. There were\nmany reasons why Mr. Bowser did not\ncare for the audit. It was being shown\nthat, not only had the Province been\nlosing money, but errors had been made,\nthere was no system, and it had been\nshown where hundreds of thousands \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD,\ndollars could be saved. A solitary instance given by the Premier showed the\nvalue of the audit. This was with regard to the bonds in London. It was\ninformation they could not obtain out of\nthe public accounts so glibly suggested\nby Mr. Bowser. The audit showed\nalready an overpayment on the London\nagricuT- property of the Provincial Government\namounting to $192,000 in round numb-\nbers.\nAs to the belligerent attitude of the\nleader of the Opposition generally, Mr.\nBrewster said, that could be explained\nin part as an effort to \"make good.\" for ,\nwhile leader of the Opposition in the\nProvincial Legislature, Mr. Bowser was\n(Concluded on Third Pags.)\nGroceries\nPure White Waxed Paper\nper roll 5c\nNot-a-Seed Raisins\n2 pkgs 25c\nFancy Seeded Raisins\n16-oz. pkgs., 2 for 25c\nFancy Mission Black Figs\n2 pounds 25c\nFancy White Cooking Figs\nper pound 15c\nFancy Yellow Free Peaches\nper pound 15c\nRegal Shaker Salt\neach., 10c\nGolden Leaf Flour, 49s\nper hag............. r $2.50\nMacaroni\n3 pkgs ., 25c\nLard Compound\nper pound..... ............20c\nDill Pickles\nper dQ'-en...,...,,,....,.,. ,15c\nChoice Dairy Butter\n2 pounds..,, ,..,,, \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD 7Sc\nMolasses\n5-lb tin 30c\nCevlon Tea\n3 pounds $1.00\nCoffee\nfreshly roasted and gtound fresh\nfor each order; good quality; per\nlb, only 25c\nOld Dutch Cleaimer\n3 tins for ,,, ,,,,2\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDe\nModel Grocery\nMatheson & Jacobson\nMILLINERY\nWith Individuality\nThere is something about every Hat which finds a pla*e in our\nshowing that marks it as being above the ordinary.\nCustomers purchasing a hat at $5.00 or over, have this assurance, that we will produce NO DUPLICATE during the Season,\nand it is in the ability of our workroom staff to produce original\nmodels that the individuality of each hat is assured.\nIf there is a model in any fashion magazine which appeals to\nyou, bring in the illustration and we will reproduce to your liking.\nWe are featuring during the opening weeks, hats at\n$5.00, $6.50 and $7.50\nAlso Imported Pattern Hats which indicate fashion'* trend,\nare models whioh are proving immensely popular.\nW. S. Collister & Go.\nThe Store for Women's Wear\nand\n308 Sixth St.\nEast Burnaby, 2nd St.\nEdmonds, Gray Block\nSapperton, Guhr Block\nPhone 1001-2\nPhone 598\nPhone 11UL\nPhone 1012\nP. O. Box 933\nWestminster Iron Works\nJOHN REID, Proprietor\nGeneral Machine Work, Engineering and\nBlacksmithing\nManufacturers of Structural and Ornamental Ironwork\nAgents for REGAL GASOLINE ENGINES\nOffice and Works;\nTENTH STREET\nNew Westminster, B. G.\nJames & McClughan\nPLUMBING\nand\nHEATING\nAuto Tires & Accessories\nHARDWARE\nNew Westminster, B. C.\nFront and Sixth Sts. Phone 302\nLet Us Do It?\nYou needn't do your own\nWashing or send it to a\nChinaman\nThe Royal City Laundry\n(White Labor Only)\nwill do it for you.\nPHONG 183. 814 ROYAL AVE.\nj&jesa\nBRITAIN- CALLS TO CANADA-\nTHE FACTORY\nShe must have Food\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nmimmmmwmwmmwmwmummmmmmmmmmwmwmmmmmmmummmmwmtm\nfor her Armies in the Field\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDfor her Workers in the Factory\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDin\nthe Munition plant\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDin the Shipyard\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDin the Mine,\nTHERE'S DANGER IN SIGHT-BUT YOU CAN HELP\nDo You Know\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nTHE FARM\nthat the rapidly rising price of food stuffs\nmeans that the World's reserve supply is\ngetting small ?\nDo You Know\t\nthat a world-wide famine can only be\naverted by increasing this supply ?\nDo You Know\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nthat a \"food famine\" would be a worse\ndisaster to the Empire and her Allies than\nreverses in the Field ?\nYou Can\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nhelp thwart Germany's desperate\nmarine thrust on the high seas.\nsub-\nYou Can\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\ndo this by helping to make every bit of\n>and jn Canada produce\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDthe yery last\npound of food stuffs pf which it is capable.\nAND REMBMPBR\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nthat no man pan say that he has fully done\nhis part\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDv/ho haying land\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDbe j|t garden\npatch, or farm, pr ranch\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDfails tp rhajce it\nproduce food to its utmost capacity.\nIIIHI \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nBRITAIN appeals to CANADA\nTHE NEAREST PRODUCER OF STAPLE FOODS\nIndia and Argentina are more than twice the distance away and\nAustralia more than four times.\nCanada to Britain _.----\n. ,. \u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD . __ . . SOOO MILES\nIndia & Argentina to Britain - __\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD____\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD_\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD_\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD___\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD__\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD_\nAustralia to Britain \\nHMO MILEB\nI'tn -in-i\nTHESi\nFARM PRODUCTS\nARE NEEDED\nFORJXPORT\nWHEAT,\nOATS,\nBEEF,\nBACON,\nCHEESE,\nEGGS,\nBUTTER,\nPOULTRY,\nBEANS & PEAS,\nWOOL,\nFLAX AND\nFLAX FIBRE,\nPRIED\nVEGETABLES\n\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDaww\n1 .Jjiii\nJl\n\".li ' Wl.. X\n\"No matter what difficulties may\nface us, the supreme duty of every\nman on the land is to use every thought\nand every energy in the direction of\nproducing more\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDand still more.\"\nMartin Burrell\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BDMinister of Agriculture.\nThe Department invites every one desiring\ninformation on any subject relative to Farm\nand Garden, to write\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\u00EF\u00BF\u00BD\nINFORMATION BUREAU\nDOMINION DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE\nOTTAWA\n_\nli"@en . "Newspapers"@en . "New Westminster (B.C.)"@en . "New Westminster"@en . "The_Pacific_Canadian_1917_03_16"@en . "10.14288/1.0221199"@en . "English"@en . "49.206667"@en . "-122.910556"@en . "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en . "New Westminster, B.C. : Pacific Canadian Printing and Publishing Co-, Ltd."@en . "Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/"@en . "Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives."@en . "The Pacific Canadian"@en . "Text"@en . ""@en .