"6b9ba4f3-b643-4582-829e-58c923767fdb"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "2016-04-07"@en . "1915-03-04"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/prj/items/1.0312540/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " ,*-...\u00E2\u0080\u009E \u00C2\u00BB...-. .j,,.. .-\u00E2\u0080\u00A2- -\nThe Journal\n.5 00\na year\n*mc&\nHigh-class\nJob\nPrinting\nIT\"...\nVOL. V.\nPRINCE RUPERT, B. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915.\nPrice 5 Cents.\nNO. 97\nLOOKING TO THE CITY\nEQUITATION TEST\nTHIS AFTERNOON\nLLOYD'S shows a ACTIVE MOVE IN SIGHT\nDECREASE IN CHIPS\nBlue Funnel Line Of Steamships Expected Soon To Be Making Prince\nRupert One Of The Ports Of Call\nIn The Round The World Service\nThat Prince Rupert Is on the map\nto play a great part in the commercial life of the world is being proved\nmore and more every day. Yesterday\nP. Sidney Jones, of Liverpool, representing the Blue Funnel Steamship\nLine, arrived in the- city for the purpose of looking over the situation\nhere with the object in view ot deciding whether the time had arrived\nfor the making of this a port of call\nin the world-wide business that that\nline carries on.\nHa was met here by O. A. McNicholl, the industrial commissioner\nof the 6, T. P.,' and in his company\nMr. .lones was given tho opportunity\nof seeing what was being done in the\nway of business in Prince Rupert.\nLast, night they went on to Granby,\nwhore the great smelter will be inspected.\nMr. Jones is not now prepared to\nsay just what the policy will be. He\nis looking into the whole situation\non the Pacific Coast and on his report will depend in large measure\nwhat is to be done by the company.\nThe Blue Funnel Line is one of\nthe great carriers of the world. Its\nvessels make regular trips from\nBritish ports through the Mediterranean, calling at ports in Asia\nMinor, Arabia, India, China, and Japan, before reaching the ports of\nVictoria, Vancouver, and Seattle. On\nthe regular line of travel Prince Ru.\npert would be the first port of call\nnaturally, on the way from the Orient, and the last port of call on the\nreturn trip from this coast, owing to\nthe geographical position of the\ncity.\nAccompanying Mr. Jones on this\ntrip is ,1. Stewart, of Seattle, representing the Pacific Coast agems ot\nthe Blue Funnel Line.\nMODEST ACCOUNT\nOF BRAVE DEED\nHOW DISTINGUISHED SERVICR\nMEDAL WAS WON ON\nFIELD.\nWounded Man Carried His Captain\nto Safety in\nAction.\nPrivate A. Murray, of the Innis-\nkilling Fusiliers, n native of Coat-\nhind the wood, nnd lhe captain\nasked us to rush them. No sooner\nwas the order given than we rushed\nfortvord, and I was immediately behind tbe captain. Some of the enemy,\nseeing us coming, threw down tlieir\nrifles, and held up their hands. We\nhad instructions to clear the trenches, and we rushed on, and a hot light\nensued. When thoroughly warming\nto tlie work a bullet passed through\nmy right shoulder. My arm hung\nlimp and powerless at my side, and\nI could not carry my rifle. Close to\n.MAJOR McMlLLTX REQUESTS\nVOLUNTEERS POR MOUNT.\nI'll) (OKI'S TO ATTEND.\nITiey Are Asked to Present Themselves ut His Oilice This\nMorning.\nTURBINES HAVE BECOME MORE\nPOPULAR THAN OTHER\nTYPES.\nThere are a good number offering\ntheir services here for the 11th\nMounted Rifles, which is being mobilized in Vancouver under Major\nKirkpatrick. Prince Rupert's quota\nis twenty-five, including those from\ninterior points as far as Prince\nGeorge.\nThe number is now over-supplied,\nthere being many men of long service offering to enlist.\nAll who have not taken their med\nical examination before Dr. Tre\nmayne are requested to do so at\nonce. .Major McMullin asks all who\nare offering to attend at his oflice,\nGovernment Buildings, this morning.\nThis afternoon he intends to conduct the equitation test. The men\nire all required to have had experience In the saddle and will be tested\nout on that point.\nThere Was a falling Oil in tho Number of Vessels Built Last\nTear.\nARRIVALS IN CITY BY\n(J. T. P. STEAMER Vi.STI.RI.AV\nThe Prince George Brought a Number of Passengers