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nr_ri_i_i_i_ir_T_~s. Cingsford Smith & Co. Stock and General AUCTIONEERS I Commission and Real Estate Agents. [167 Cordova St. Vancouver. 3 UJJUUULtJU_t_ft_UJUJL»J»JLtilJlJ Victoria Edition The Week R British Columbia Review, Published at Victoria and Vancouver B. C. jtrrsTSYYvrs 11 x vmnrvwrvm Stewart William. Hilton Keith STEWART WILLIAMS*Co 2 AUCTIONEERS COMMISSION AND ■Ut ESTATE AGENTS fi PORT ST. VICTORIA, R. C. I a Phone 1324 Oft iULULU 9 9.9S19 » SL9 9 9 UJUUUW k. V. NO I l\J THE WEEK, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1908 One Doixak Put Annum Daniel Come (Judgment. Ises At the present time there is throughout the English speaking world a recrudescence of organized alienism to the liquor trade. It is not lessary to dwell on the details of this paign, the fact remains that in Eng- the United States and Canada the ocates of prohibition, or of drastic re- ctive legislation, have gained the up- hand and have succeeded in imposing ir wishes on the public through the ious Legislatures. Against the strict ulation of the Liquor Traffic, The Week nothing to say; that it suffers from y abuses, and that it is responsible ictly or indirectly for much misery and erty, must frankly be admitted, but it equally- true that these results are rgeable at least as much to the weak- or wickedness of the individual as to trade. There is, and probably always be, a world-wide demand for what are wn as intoxicating drinks. Pure beer, e and spirits, at one time the luxuries, _ long become the general concomitants, ot the necessities, of civilization in the perate and Frigid Zones. Public ion has raised the standard, and the which were general a century or ago, have entirely disappeared from [it is known as "polite society." Heavy king is no longer fashionable, but the umption of alcoholic drinks is not eby diminished, but rather increased, ause advancing prosperity has brought within the reach of all classes. In of this it becomes obvious that pro- tive Legislation affects the working ises to a far greater extent than any rs, a circumstance which is generally sight of by reformers. The aim of who have the welfare of their fellows jieart is so to direct legislation that the which have grown up around the ,c should be reduced to a minimum finally eliminated. Everything which s to this must receive thc support of press and it goes without saying that paper which refused to endorse such edition would be recreant to its highest gations. There is, however, another to the question and it is that the true i of temperance,' that temperance ich aims at a fair and reasonable treat- nt of a legitimate business and of those lo patronize it, is discredited by the ill- sidered attitude of many of its advo- !S. By going to extremes, resentment aroused among those who might other- e be won over to its support, and it in this connection that Canon Knox le, tlie eminent Worcester divine, re- f wrote an important letter whicli a fairness and sagacity rarely found connection with those who write or k upon the subject, ventured to set some of the most salient features of argument against the English Licens- Bill. As some of his remarks are as applicable in Canada as in Eng- , it may not be out of place to refer them. The Canon first of all refers his life-long labours in the cause of EDITORIAL temperance, and his success in inducing many young men to become total abstainers. But he adds: "I have never placed teetotalism before my fellow men as being the whole gospel of Christ, or taught men to be self-righteous Pharisees or canting humbugs, and to think that if they were total obstainers, they were therefore better than the temperate man, who thought it right to have his glass of wine or of beer." He objects to the Licensing Bill because while in suppressing public, it would promote private or secret drinking, but 'if it did promote temperance, it should be condemned because it would be doing so by violating the moral law, by legalized robbery, that of confiscation, and by doing evil that good might come, which is wrong." He declares that the measure is "vindictive and intended to conciliate fanatics, to punish opponents and to redeem wild promises recklessly made." The very essence of liquor legislation is expressed in the following reasonable proposition : "Reform, punish, put under restraint those who will not control themselves, but don't rob and ruin others on the off chance of reforming these." The Canon then goes on to point out that if the State takes back its permit, without full compensation, it confiscates, it steals, the industry and capital of those who trusted it. The State gives a permit to a Licensed Victualler, so it gives a permit to a Eailway Company; the permit did not make the railway; it has not made the victualling trade; capital and industry made both. Would it dare to confiscate railways*: It has no more right to confiscate this trade. Canon Little very pertinently asks: "Can anyone seriously propose in a civilized country, that a State which has valued and taxed, and taken death duties on properties as freehold fot years, can suddenly turn round and confiscate them?" The final paragraph of this admirable letter is worth quoting verbatim : "Let us away with cant and hypocrisy and quibbling, and insist that England shall act honestly as between man and man. The honest, plain Englishman will, I am sure, be on the side of the eighth commandment; he will not be taken in by sophistries and hair-splittings, but will say 'if you want a thing and take a thing, pay for it'; if not you are a thief." There is little in this letter which has not some bearing upon proposed legislation, or the organized attitude of the Temperance Societies, in Canada. Conditions may differ slightly from those iu tho Old Country, but the principles involved are the same. Tlieir recognition by all parties would pave the way to such reasonable legislation as could not be resisted, any violation of what they involve will be at the best but a snatched victory, to be lost on the swing of the pendulum. A False Alarm. A certain young gentleman in Victoria wrote a letter to the paper; in so doing he emulated the example of the man who sowed a grain of mustard seed, little deeming how large a crop would spring from it. Altogether too much importance has been attached to an impulsive utterance which was never seriously meant. The elderly correspondents and the hysterical editors who thought they scented sedition brought forward their heavy artillery to bombard the mountain which turned out to be a molehill. That the writer of the letter ever seriously intended to place himself in open defiance of the law at a cost of $10, will not be believed by any who know him, and several of those gentlemen who felt called upon to fulminate against his supposed disrespect for the law, had known him for many years. Altogether too much prominence has been given to an insignificant incident. The law can take care of itself, and will not be strengthened by the use of intemperate language on the part of those who think it needs a fillip, as it will not be deflected from its set purpose by the vapor- ings of those who find the correspondence column of the newspapers a convenient safety valve for their surplus energy. The correspondence in question may fairly be classed with those perennials the big gooseberry and the sea-serpent, which figure annually in the columns of the English newspapers. It may be perfectly true An Eye for that we are not living in An Eye. this twentieth century un der the Levitical code, but it is true that many of the provisions of the Mosaic Law govern the code of civilized nations today. The reason that punishment for the commission uf crime no longer devolves upon the individual, is because society has evolved a scheme whereby punishment is inflicted through the medium of its official appointees. This development, the product of an advanced civilization, derives its strength entirely from the impartiality and certainty of its application. When either fails the law loses the confidence and respect. of the people, whose impulse is at once to revert to original methods since nothing can uproot the innate conviction that crime must be punished, and that the ancient dictum of the Levitical Law "an eye for an eye" must be respected. Civilization only shows a tendency to hark back to primitive methods when justice fails. This accounts for the prevalence of lynch law in the United States, and it accounts for an editorial in the Seattle Times which, as Tho Week ventures to think, has been very improperly criticised by the Victoria Colonist. Chester Thornton, the murderer of Judge Emery, instead of being promptly electrocuted has been committed to thn insane asylum; there is some probability of his early release. The Times declared that if he showed his face in Seattle the relatives of Judge Emery would prove themselves to be cowards if they failed to shoot him at sight. The Colonist interprets this as an incitement to a breach of the law, and in the highest degree inimical to the public interest. The Week interprets it as a natural outburst of righteous indignation against American methods of administering the law, and ventures to say that under the conditions outlined any relative of Judge Emery would be justified in shooting Thornton, and no Jury in the world would convict the avenger. Instead of saying that the action of the Seattle Times is an evidence of the spirit which has brought the administration of the law in the United States into disrepute, the Colonist might with far more justice and a far truer appreciation of the principle involved have said, that the action of the Times, while indefensible under other circumstances, is justifiable in view of the breakdown of the judicial system in a notorious case. It might have gone further and said that but for Judge Lynch life in parts of the United States would bo intolerable. It is in no degree surpris- Catchingthe iUg to learn that motorists Motorist. in New York are angrily protesting against the new police method of checking furious driving. Like all American ideas, this method is an advance on anything attempted in Canada. It is typically simple, and no expensive mechanism is required. A stout rope is stretched across the road in front of the hustling motorist. If he does not stop before he reaches it he is in danger of breasting it with considerable violence, and of quitting his car in a clever series of back somersaults. Only an acrobat could fully enter into the spirit of this performance; though it offers, it is true, immense opportunities to bare-back horse- riders of the circus. To vault lightly over the rope, kissing one hand to the astonished police and making a quick grab at the steering wheel with the other, would certainly draw immense crowds to the scene of motor-catching operations of this order. Public entertainment could not, however, have been within the objects of the New York police when ordaining this rope trick. Public safety would have been the ground of action; and one can only draw the inference that, if such drastic methods are necessary, furious driving must be decidedly more furious and more fast in America than in Canada. In Canada we find the stop-watch aud tlie subsequent summons sufficient for the purpose. In America it is the stop-rope and the subsequent inquest. Last week the Police Police Commissioners were able Uniforms. for the first time to judge of the appearance of the new semi-military uniforms to be worn by the police of Victoria. There has been an unconscionable delay for which the responsibility is in part with the Wide Awake Tailoring Co., who are anything but wide awake, and certain members of the force who have been shy of arraying tlieir 'too solid flesh" in tunics. But the inevitable must sooner or later come to pass, and the American petticoats which have too long sheathed the local guardians of the law will shortly give place to a more masculine dress. The effect is smarter, more business like, and best of all more Britisli, and fully justifies the action of the Canadian Club which started the movement of dress reform. Now a word in the ear of the Chief; he has on the force several men who are rotund to the verge of unwieldl iness, since they failed in their efforts to modify the "uniform" why not endeavour to modify the "form" according to the law of adaptation . A little more wholesome exercise, a little military drill and the members of the force who waddle, and there are several, might be taught to march. The Week is informed that if the necessity for a chase arose, there are officers who could not sprint a hundred yards without having an apoplectic fit. THE VVKKK, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1908. 4fw»^s->£ I was very much impressed with the admirable interview given by Mr. F. M. Rattenbury to the daily press on liis return from Europe. Mr. Rattenbury was not only travelling for pleasure, but with an eye to his professional work, and was observant and critical of all he saw. As one of the most successful architects in Canada, and one who has contributed largely to the beautification of Victoria, his opinions are entitled to the highest respect, and I shall bt greatly disappointed if they do not receive at the hands of the City Council and the Parks Board the consideration which they deserve. The burden of Mr. Rattenbury's cry was, "Beautify your city." He declares that nature had not been more bountiful to any city which he had visited, but that the people themselves had done a great deal more than Victorians have yet seen their way to do in adding to the work of nature. Among his most practical suggestions are the segregation of manufacturing industries, the proper construction of streets and thoroughfares, the removal of blemishes and the careful preservation of trees and other objects of natural beauty. His remarks with reference to trees are singularly appropriate, in view of the apparent determination of the City Council, or the City Engineer, to cut down as many as possible. But for the restraining injunction, for which thc city is indebted to the Chief Justice, it is impossible to say where the Council would have wielded their little axe. Mr. Rattenbury tells of one city where a whole street was diverted to save a single tree. At thc corner of Humboldt and Douglas streets a row of the finest maples in the city was ruthlessly cut down in defiance of public opinion. If thc salvation of our beautiful trees lies in the better education of the civic authorities, it is to bc hoped that thc significance of passing events will not be lost upon them. The event of the week in Victoria has been the race meeting on the Fair grounds. In some quarters there were misgivings both as to thc quality of the racing whicli might be expected, and the probability of getting "a straight run for your money." I went on the lirst day in order to exercise my critical faculty to tlie full, and prepared to Show up thc weak points of the meet. 1 must candidly confess that 1 found none, the racing was on the square, every jockey was a trier, the finishes wcre close and exciting, and thc times fast. What more can a sportsman ask? The attendance was meagre, and I surmised correctly that thc public was waiting for the verdict of the press on the first day's proceedings. That verdict was most favourable, and as a consequence the attendance has improvd each day, and while the promoters will not make any money, I hear that they will just about pull out even. For the first attempt to establsh a race meeting in Victoria 1 think that result should bc regarded as satisfactory. Five days' racing is a large order for a start, but 1 havc no hesitation in saying that the 'promoters have established a good reputation, and that thc public would trust them again, and next time attend in much larger numbers. I would suggest that if possible a few more horses of the hughest class represented tins week should be secured. Lord of thc Forest was probably far ahead of all competitors. There was no horse here this week in the same class as Rudabeck, an animal which distinguished himself at the last Fall meeting. I could say a good deal about the breezy little quarrel between the Mayor of Victoria and the Reeve of Oak Bay, but the Mayor came off so decidedly second best that it would be cruel to rub it in. The Reeve has shown ouce more that he is a safe man, who never makes a statement unless he is in a position to prove it, and in this case he proved up to the hilt that, to put it mildly, Mayor Hall was not very disingenuous in his statements about the license. Whilst on the subject of the license let me say that so far as I could observe, and I looked closely, the privileges of the bar were not abused in any single instance, and I very much doubt if those who are in favour of its abolition could draw a single argument from the conduct of those who patronized it this week. One afternoon lately 1 lounged into the Cosy Corner Tea Rooms, and enjoyed fresh strawberries and cream "from our own ranch." I was informed that the new proprietors furnished practically everything consumed on the premises from their farm, which ensures good quality and freshness, at any rate I can bear testimony to the excellence of what I saw, and think that any concern which develops the consumption of home produce should be encouraged. I notice that my old friend Col. Gregory has returned to the attack on the great dust question. The Colonel is perfectly right. Floating dust is one of the greatest nuisances in Victoria, and it gets worse every year. Visitor after visitor tells of the satisfactory result in other cities of the use of crude petroleum, but its introduction to Victoria is still delayed. I suppose we shall be told with respect to this as with respect to every suggested improvement, "there are no funds." But the answer is that the city is losing more daily in damaged goods and restricted expenditures than it would cost to make the experiment. 1 think James Bay Causeway is the windiest thoroughfare in the city. I have made a careful calculation and find that for the sum of $200 a perfect coating of crude petroleum could be laid from the edge of the pavement near the postoffice to the far side of Belleville street. This is such a mere bagatelle that it is impossible to argue seriously that the city cannot afford it. Let the streets committee give the public an object lesson over a short distance like that and the problem would bc solved by a popular demand for its extension. While on this subject 1 am reminded of the very pertinent enquiry made by a correspondent of the Times this week. He asks why Mr. J. S. Dennis, land commissioner of the C.P.R., who is so keenly alive to the dust problem, does not mitigate the smoke nuisance arising at all hours of thc day and night from the stack in the rear of the Empress Hotel. I raised this question in the. columns of The Week six months ago, immediately after the opening of the hotel. I showed how thc nuisance could be abated by the use of the anthracite coal mined by the C. P. R. at their Bankhead mine. Now that the question has been raised in the daily press. I direct Mr. Dennis' attention to the unmitigated nuisance for which his company is responsible, and for the continuance of which there is no possible excuse since the remedy is in their own hands. My last lounge this week was in the Pacific Club on Thursday afternoon, when the president and officers most delightfully entertained several hundred of their friends with refreshments and music. It was a welcome innovation on the customary procedure and was designed, so 1 am told, in order lo give the ladies an opportunity of seeing where their spouses spend so much time during the "wee sma' hours." I trust the inspection was staisfactory, at any rate the ladies must have divined that the accommodation was luxurious and inviting, for in the splendidly decorated and furnished rooms which have recently been added, there is every excuse for lounging. The function was admirably managed, and not the least attractive item was the Orchestra. ofa «~rm Superflous Hair Mars Beauty quite as much as other blemishes. 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The their time in meditation, practice celibacy and be supported by the alms of the faithful—and in this way after a transmigration of a million or so years they will attain Nirvana or absorption into Budha—in other words annihilation. It appears to me, however, from what I saw of them that their meditation was reduced to a minimum, while I am credibly informed that they are celibate merely in name, not in practice, so that I am afraid it will be a good many millions of years before they reach their desired goal, which is a pity, because as Way system of the island is gov- far aS *$ Tgoocl of tl,e community is concerned 1 imagine it would be de- nental and would be an eyc-open- 0 the opponent of the ownership >ublic utilities by the state. The ice is good and cheap, and pays expenses, including interest on tal borrowed, so that it is no len on the people. Kandy is one :he prettiest places I have ever ed, situate about 2,000 feet above level with a temperature ranging 1 70 to 75 degrees in the shade ng the day and much cooler at it so that one is not oppressed the heat. The government, by ning a stream, has formed a itiful lake about iy_\ by x/_. in extent, around which the population live in bungalows owered in all kinds of tropical ge. One of the principal Bud- temples of Ceylon is here, and ains the most reverenced and ible Budhish relic in existence, :ly, Budhas' tooth. This anato- 1 specimen is 111 a specially con- ted safety casket with seven dif- t kinds of locks, the keys to 1 are in the possession of sep- ternple and government officials, only exhibited on special occa- and at long intervals, when dels come from all over the Bud- world to see and worship it sirable that their annihilation took place as soon as possible. The streets simply swarm with these yellow robed gentry and blue garbed R. C. native priests, the latter religion having quite a foothold here, dating back from the Portuguese occupation. By the way, in a former letter 1 touched upon the tendency of all religious systems to go thro' a similar process of evolution, by which the original and chief deity is gradually relegated to obscurity. In illustration I mentioned several instances. I can now give you another, the Brah- ministic, which, as you know, consists, like the Christian, of a Trinity. One and indivisible, yet separate. Brahma, Vishan and Siva—the Creator, the Preserver and the Destroyer. Now in theory they are equal and are presumed to have equal homage paid them, but as a fact Brahma and Vishan are now merely names—the worship being confined to Siva—on the principle, I suppose, that as he is the Destroyer, he should be propitiated, being the only one to be feared, which is a practical and sensible view to take. A very interesting sight is to see the sacred elephants taking their ire very fortunate in being here cla-ly bath in the Mahaweli Ganga, ne of these occasions. The Bur* the principal water artery of the section of the church sent over 'sland, and which flows at a short [rotation of priests with a large distance past the town. They act ng to the temple to be used in i"st like a lot of children, gamboling ic lighting thc different build- -» and throwing the water over each In return the tooth was placed "dier, while before they come out a hibition for two weeks, and the thorough scrubbing with cocoanut has consequently been thronged 'msks is administerd by the Mahouts, pilgrims, and as Europeans were This they appear to enjoy immensely, illowed the privilege of viewing lying down in the shallow water of :lic, wc took it in. The tooth is the river to enable the keeper to reach :e of ivory about an inch and a every part of tlieir huge bodies. 1 long, but does not in the least was fortunate in securing three good ible, a human molar. Of course photos of them from different stand- is quite reasonable, because points. a was not an ordinary man,—the They are well trained and perform nt of his footstep on the rock all the heavy work about the temple. le of the temple is plainly to be Thc Botanical Gardens are also well while another on Adam's Peak, worth a visit—almost every tree and live miles distant, is also ini- plant of the tropics are to be found id, the intervening space rep- there, moreover, they are beautifully ting thc length of his stride, so laid out and well kept. 1 man or demi-god of his dimen- The day before we left a parahara would necessarily require teeth was given in honor of the wedding of abnormal size. For my part a son of one of the principal Kandyan quite prepared to accept the chiefs. It consisted of a procession nents that the tooth and foot- composed of a band of temple ele- are respectively those of Budah. phants gorgeously attired, followed n't mine eyes seen them, and are by a troupe of devil dancers, then leir authenticity vouched for by came two native bands and a large icred books of the Budhists, and concourse of high-class Singhalese in e hierarchy who state that when their very picturesque holiday garb, cient Singalcse capital, Amrad- The dancers, who kept up a continual a, was destroyed the tooth was performance of their extraordinary id into powder and blown by evolutions while the procession was [onkish guardians into the sea to in progress, are a somewhat numer- nt it falling into the hands of the ous body, supported generally by the ■that afterwards when the chiefs. Tlieir functions are to exorcise |le was blown over the fishes any devils that may have taken posted the fragments, cemented session of a patient, the exorcism together, and conveyed the re- consisting of jingling bells and danc- ucted tooth to the priests, who ing with faces painted before the af- t and deposited it in the temple flicted one, until the poor devil is indy. Now this and many other driven to his wits' end with noise and rful things are recorded in the fright, and for peace sake takes refuge wana, which book being written in the jungle or the deep sea. As obsolete language of Ceylon they neither administer noxious drugs [led a sealed one until Max Mill- nor use thc knife, and as their ieciphered it, and therein was methods effect about as large a pro- corroboration of all the monk- portion of cures as do those of our ditions. Now, to believe all this up-to-date practitioner, I think if 1 |fectly logical, that is from the lived here 1 would adopt the devil- us logicians' point of view, con- dance treatment, when as thc Chris- |itly being of a pious turn of nan Scientist contends, I imagined I have no alternative but to be- T was ill—especially as they go on the he whole story. no-cure-no-pay system, nnot exactly understand what To-morrow my wife and an Aus- |m in the economy of Budhism tralian lady, who is doing Ceylon with jllow-robed paternity fill. They us, leave for Nawara Eliza, a place re in hundreds, and as far as I sixty miles from here, and some 6,000 tid'out do obsolutcly nothing— feet above sea level, where I will join imply barnacles on the body them after visiting the ruins of the They do not conduct any scr- ancient city of Sigiriza, built by a 111 fact are supposed to spend usurper of the Kandyan throne dur ing the fifth century. I will go by rail, coach and bullock cart. We then visit the remains of the original Singhalese capital, Aradhapura, which dates back to over 500 years B. C. Its size may be appreciated when I tell you the ruins cover an area of some six by four miles. There also is still growing the sacred Bo tree, whicli was raised from a slip of the original one under which Budha attained Nirvana by meditating under its branches. It can be proved from authentic sources that over 2,400 years have elapsed since this cutting was planted. We reach the ruins by train, so that my wife can accompany mc; from there we proceed to Colombo, and sail thence to Australia, leaving on the 20th of January. Will write you before starting, giving an account of both cities. A little bookstore in Eighth avenue, New York, has a window piled high with Bibles, marked at low prices, ancl above them a paper bearing these lines: "Satin trembles when he sees Bibles sold at low as these." The Modern Girl. Evelyn—Did Helen faint when the footpad tried to grab her purse? Myrtle—Yes, she feinted with her right and jabbed him under the ear with her left.—Brooklyn Eagle. Up To Date. "Is your family doctor of the new or old school?" "The newest, I believe." "What is his distinguishing peculiarity?" "Small doses and big fees."—London Tidbits. Royal Dairy 1004 Broad Street Ice Cream & Sweet Cream Supplied in quantity. Try our delicious CREAM AND STRAWBERR from our own ranch, fresh every day. We also carry a fresh supply of Butter and Eggs. Phone 188. Liberal-ConservatiYe Association The Annual Meeting For the election of ollicers will be held in A.O.U.W. Hall, Yates Street, on Thurs. June 18th at 8 p.m. All Conservative voters of the city of Victoria Electoral District are invited to be present. W. H. PRICE, Secretary. G. H. BARNARD, President. fiemmm -i l!_Mi S. MAN4 ONE NIGHT, TUESDAY, JUNE 16 L. S. 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Room 23, Vernon Block Hours 9 to 6. - - - - Phone 1639 9 5o000C<>OOOOOOO0OO0O0<><>O<X>O>0OO<XXK)OOO<_«0<XX>O00<X>O<>O<^ Investigate the "Cushman" flarine flotor As good as the best. Cheaper thau the rest. BAXTER & JOHNSON 811 Government Street Victoria, B. C. Established J867 B. C. Funeral Furnishing Co. 52 Uovernment St., Victoria, B. C, Charles Hayward, President. F. Caselton, Manager. We make a specialty of Undertaking and Embalming. An experienced certificated staff available at all times, day and night. Phones Nos. 48, 305, 404 or 594, Victoria. Hetty Green Gave a Dinner Tuesday, May 26th, 1908, marks an epoch in thc life of this remarkable woman, inasmuch that she departed from her old rule of "Never more than the Muses or less than the Graces" and her golden rule of "Never a festive occasion at an hotel," and most lavishly entertained a party of sixteen persons to dinner at thc Plaza Hotel, New York. Mrs. Green, in her riper judgment, has not only chosen the better part, evoluting from a chrysalis to a butterfly state, but she evidently realizes the truthfulness of the statement of the eminent gastronomist "To invite a person to your house is to take charge of his happiness as long as he is beneath your roof." Therefore, the dinner table was not only elegantly enhanced by the most beautiful floral decorations procurable, but the dinner itself was a most elaborate affair, costing $50 a plate. The viands were the result of many conferences between the hostess and George Edward, new maitre d'hotel at the Plaza, recently from Ritz, Paris. The menu was an exceedingly choice one, with the best champagne as everything else: Canapes de Caviar. Consomme Viveur. Filets de Sole, Marquise. Baron l'Agneau a la Grecque. Veloute de Haricots Verts. Asperges Vertes Speciales, Sauce Polonaise. Poussins Desosses, Alexis. Saladc de Romaine. Mousse Cubaine. Petits Fours. Bonbons. Cafe. Amontillado Dclicioso. Berncastle Doctor Chambertin. G. H. Mumm's Extra Dry. White Rock. It is interesting to note that Hetty Green's behests were carried out with such great success on this momentous occasion that she is busy planning another dinner party on these lines. THB WBEK, SATURDAY JUNE 13, 1908 Subscribed ..„, Capital . $600,000 Paid Up , Capital . *126,000| Reserve . $160,0001 J. >. XATNEBB, Gen. KU. nr closing tn? estates either as Executors or Assignees the Dominion Trust Co., Ltd., la never Influenced by ulterior motives. Their entire ambition, •(tort, and energy le directed towards securing the best possible returns tor all concerned. Name this company exeeutor in your will. Blank will forms furnished tree of chars* and stored ln our safety deposit vaults, when we are made your executor. SOUniON TBTTST OO., Limited. 388 Hasting Street, West, Vancouver, B. C. The Week A Provincial Review and Magazine, published every Saturday by "THE WEEK" PUBLISHING COMPANY, LIMITED. Published it VICTORIA and VANCOUVER ISH Government Street.. .Victoria, B.C. (26 Hastings Street....Vancouver, B.C. VT. BLAKEMORE..Manager and Editor The Mantle of Charity. One day this week a well-known citizen of Victoria laid his hand on my shoulder and without preface asked. "Why don't you leave the old man alone, you've given him enough, and he's all in, anyway?" This set me thinking, for although caustic criticism is my vocation I never knowingly indulge in it unfairly, but the reproof coming from thc man who made it impressed mc with the fact that I might have been overlooking "the other fellow's" standpoint. Since then I have submitted myself to a rigorous self-examination, and as a result am willing to confess that a man may become so imbued with the spirit of his vocation as to pursue his object relentlessly, and without thai regard for proportion whicli is the first condition of sane criticism. To conceive this, is not to belittle the vocation of the critic; there is no more important public service rendered than that of fairly but fearlessly turning the searchlight of investigation upon the conduct of public affairs, and upon the opinions expressed by men who stand in the limelight. But criticism to be permanent and effective, must be constructive as well as destructive, only half the task is accomplished when it has been conclusively demonstrated that some proposition is unsound, and that some proposed scheme is inimical to the public interest. It still remains to propose an alternative, and it is here that the critic frequently breaks down. At any rate he has not demonstrated his usefulness unless he can do more than prove that the other man is wrong. But I am more concerned in this article with another aspect of the question, it is the tendency to allow honest criticism to stray from the subject matter to the person, and to degenerate into persecution. This is a natural tendency, and one which is more widespread in Canada than in any other English-speaking country. I suppose it can only be owing to a defect in early training, that ninety- nine men out of every hundred conclude an argument with an attack upon the man who is opposing it. All of a piece with this is the general abuse levelled by politicians at their opponents, and the inability to find any redeeming feature in the conduct or the character of one who does not utter the same Shiboleth. There is no charity in the attitude of politicians towards each othe, but what is still worse, the politician so dominates society that the same spirit has spread to all circles. Men consider it an evidence of weakness if one speaks well of his opponent. The editor of The Week has been subjected not only to criticism but to abuse for speaking highly of the personal character and attainments of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Mr. Fielding. Surely this is an evidence of narrow-mindedness and of the absence of "that charity which thinketh no evil." Eastern despatches to hand this week furnish a very remarkable corroboration of what I am saying. One of the Liberal candidates in Toronto was the Rev. Hossack, who made a better fight than any of his colleagues, but was nevertheless defeated. His profession did not prevent him from speaking so disparagingly of the Hon. G. W. Ross and of Mr. Whitney that his congregation is already demanding his resignation. I do not know that a Presbyterian minister may reasonably be expected to display more courtesy in the political arena than a man of any other class or calling, but obviously this Presbyterian congregation thinks otherwise, and feels discredited by the extravagance of its pastor. ' My point is that in the political arena the "mantle of charity" is as little recognized by the man whose sacred calling should render him the first and the most merciful, that men of lesser degree revolt at his inhumanity, for after all it is inhumanity to crucify a man in place of answering his arguments, On Thursday morning I witnessed an incident which I shall not soon forget, and which in its wider application is not without significance in this connection. There were three men of professional status engaged in a common occupation. I was in their presence for an hour, at the end of that time they left the room, and it was only at the moment of leaving that I detected by a certain trivial movement how carefully two of them had screened the third from close observation, and with what skill they had enabled him to effect a not too discreditable retreat. It was a lesson for me and for every man inclined to be too censorious. It may be compatible with ability and skill to push an argument to its logical conclusion, but is it always necessary? and is it not sometimes more worthy to refrain from administering a "coup de grace"? Public opinion is even now moving, though slowly, towards a goal the attainment of which will mean greater liberality in our judgment of others and the exercise of more charity in all our dealings with our fellows, but especially in those relationships which are engendered by conflict. 518 Hastings St.W. VANCOUVER.BC. KAMLOOPS FAIR. Agricultural Association Intends to Surpass all Former Efforts. The exhibition which will be held on September 23, 24 and 25 at Alexander park, Kamloops, will, if the intentions of the managing board are carried out successfully, far surpass that of any previous year in the life of the association. Mayor Robinson, who is president for the year, has always ben an enthusiastic worker for the association, and during his tenure of oflice as secretary-manager were held the best shows heretofore. With the experience he gained during those years and with an energetic board at his back, Mr. Robinson will be able to materially assist the work of the secretary-manager. It is the intention of the board to make the exhibition of produce and fruit thoroughly representative of the district and indicative of its potentialities. The live stock men will be encouraged to prepare good exhibits for the fair, and the prize list will be revised with this object in view. The matter of attractions will be looked after by an energetic committee, who will see to it that this branch of the exhibition will be such as will bring people from outside points. The racing commit-1 tee will be appointed with a view to | securing men who will have the best interests of the "sport of kings" at heart, and a programme will be arranged which will attract an unusually large number of the best horses in the West. Lovers of the racing game can rest assured that the two-day meet will furnish the best of sport for both participants and spectators. The track, already one of the best appointed in the West, will be considerably improved and fast going will bc assured. Altogether aKmloops and the district will have reason to congratulate themselves with the exhibition of 1908 is closed. Diamonds enter Canada duty free. The following are exceptional values for goods much in demand during June. eut Glass Heavy Water Bottle of rich cut $ 6.50 j Comport, beautiful Colonial cut 4.50 Berry Bowl 7.00 Vinegar Bottle of graceful design 5.50 Bon Bon Dish 3.00 Silver Half dozen Sterling Coffee Spoons, in case 3.75 One dozen Sterling Teaspoons, in case 11.00 Set Fish Eaters, in case (Sheffield Plate) 15.00 Dessert Set, in case, (Sheffield Plate) 12.75 Four-Piece Tea Set (Heavy English Plate) 52.00 Brass and Qopper Four-Piece Tea Set (Hammered Copper) 15.00 Artistic Hot Water Kettle (Wrought Brass) 14.00 Every purchase delivered in box or parcel bearing our name. Challoner & Mitchell Diamond Merchants and Silversmiths 1017 Qovernment Street Victoria, B. C. The Bank of lt)ancouver| Incorporated by Special Act of Parliament of the Dominion of Canada. Head Office, Vancouver, B. C. Capital, $a,ooo,ooo In 30,000 shares of 9100 eaoh with 910 Premium. Onr Masters. T. W. PATTERSON, Esq., Capitalist, Victoria, B.C. J. A. MITCHELL, Esq., Capitalist, Victoria, B.C. F. W. JONES, Esq., Lumberman, Victoria, B.C. H. T. CEPLERLET, Esq., (Ceperly, Rounsefell & Co., Brokers), Vancouver, B.C. W. H. MALKIN, BBq., (The W. H. Malkin Co., Ltd.,| Wholesale Grocers, Vancou-f ver, B.C. ' J. A. HARVEY, Esq., K.C., Cranbrook, B.C. R. P. McLENNAN, Esq., (McLennan, McFeeley ft Co.,. Ltd., Wholesale Hardware), Vancouver, B.C, Once, ln the days of our freedom, before we ltnelt down to the rod, We feared not the prate ot the parson, but only our conscience and God. For them we were proud of our manhood, we eared not a jot for his curse, But now we're like cowering children, who shrink at the steps of their nurse. We borrow our thoughts from the pulpit, we havn't a will ot our own. The rule ot the Worker is over; we bow to the rule of the Drone. Our manhood is dead. It's a carcass that's preyed on by carrion crows— Any old parson who chooses can yank It around by the nose. The she-males who rant on the rostrum, the humbugs who pule in the pew, These are the Lords of the Country, all that they order we do. Our lives must be cut to a pattern; we must not do that or do this. Its a terrible thing to be dancing, and oh, what a crime is a kiss! In fact we are damnable sinners unless we do just what they say. We only can work when they let us, and play when they tell us to play! Ah, well, since we're all of us "Sinners," we'll never be good till we die, And It's better to sin in the open than whimper and sin on the sly. —W. H. S. Victoria, B. C, June nth, 1908. Editor Week; Sir,—Perhaps the brainy one's can answer correctly the following in reference to the Dominion Fishery Regulations: Is the thirty-six hours weekly close season this year for fish traps operating in the Strait of San Juan to be observed the same as last year? If so, who gets the money for the fish caught? Is there a "rake off," if so, who gets it? Say, eight hundred fish each trap for thirty-six hours, six traps operating, average price of salmon thirty-five cents. VICTOR HOWARD. SOLICITOR GEO. H. COWAN, Esq., K.C, Vancouver, B. C. TBUBTEES YORKSHIRE GUARANTEE & SECURITIES CORPORATION, LTD.,1 Vancouver, B.C. • The man who marries just for a joke will never rank very high as a humorist.—Baltimore American. The Test Supreme. "Is he a thoroughly honest man?" "I don't know," answered the man from issouri. "I have trusted him with hundreds of thousands of dollars, but I never tried him with a book or an umbrella."—Washington Star. The Bank of Vancouver ls being organized to meet in part the increased banking accommodation required by the natural and steady expansion of business, coincident with the great development of the country and especially of British Columbia, and while organizing to eon- duct a general banking business, will give special consideration to the industries and commerce of the Province, and ls being established primarily for this purpose, and through Its connections ln Great Britain, Eastern Canada and the United States, lt will be able to greatly faclll-L tate the ivnestment of outside capital In the various enterprises of thel Province. I It ls the intention to open Branch Offices at various points froml time to time as opportunity arises. IP" SUBSCRIPTIONS FOB STOOK. The Stock Books of the Bank of Vancouver are now open for th«L subscription of the Capital Stock at the Provisional Offices of the Bank* at the corner of Pender and Homer Streets, Vancouver, B.C., and alstB at the offices of Mitchell, Martin & Co., 643 Fort Street, Victoria, B.Cl A. L. DEWAR, Secretary. Musical Britons. Thc English havc a passion for singing, and in no country in the world can so much vocal music be heard. In London alone 800,000 school children are taught to sing. And yet there is a widespread belief in Europe that the English are not a musical nation.—Corricre della Sera, Milan. TIMBER! TIMBER! TIMBER! QUATSINO SOUND, BEDWELL SOUND, BADE NABBOWS. GUARANTEED 20,000 PT. TO THE AOBE. PBZOE 93.60 TO 93.00. ALL LICENSES ISSUED. ARTHUR BELL BOOKS 14 and 19 MAHON BUTLDtNQ, OOVEBNMENT STBEET, TIOTOBIA. P. O. BOZ 70S. PBOBB IMS. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1908 2--*>©0000<>-00<>0<><><>©00<^^ -SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO'^^ COLLAPSIBLE GO-CABT. NO. S. 24.—Body, wood frame and handle. Upholstered, green leather cloth. Gear is all steel, four 10-in. rubber tire wheels. Green enamel finish, at $9.00 Supplies for Restaurants and Hotels _ Do you believe that the largest and finest collection of Hotel Supplies in this section is here in our establishment? _ Fact! _ Do you know that we control the best patterns in hotel china made at home and abroad and carry the most complete stocks of glassware and bar goods? <J If you will take the pains to investigate you will discover it's a fact. _ Placing direct orders before the goods are made, large and continuous, enables the manufacturer to cut the prices to us, which means a big saving to our hotel customers. ■5 You can prove it any time you drop in. We Are Now Showing a Splendid Range of Beautiful Carpets For just about a half century this house has enjoyed an enviable reputation for selling the best of Carpets and Rugs. During this stretch of time each succeeding year's business has shown great gains over the former totals. We strive each season to better ourprevious records in assortments and values—in the satisfactory filling of the Carpet wants of British Columbians. We buy only the world's best makes, and control for ththese parts the products of such world-famous looms as Crossley, Templeton, etc. Only the purchase of tremendous quantities could secure such a favor, and in buying in quantity, the price concessions enable us to offer you better Carpet values than any other establishment in the city. Carpets "run into money" quickly, and care should be exercised in the selecting. You are safe if you buy Carpets guaranteed by the world's largest Carpet manufacturers and by their representatives—this store. These Prices Represent the Best Carpet Values in the eity. AXMINSTER CARPETS-A splendid range of pretty and attractive designs in this favorite Carpet. Prices range at, per yard, $3.75, $300, $2.50 and.$2.00 WILTON CARPETS—In Wiltons we also show a very extensive range of handsome designs and splendid range of colorings. Per yard, $3.50, $2.75, $2-25 and $1.90 TAPESTRY CARPETS-In low priced, hard-wearing Carpets we show a splendid line of Tapestry Carpet at a great choice of prices. We have it at, per yard, $1.25, $i-oo» 85c and 75c AXBURY CARPETS-This is a splendid Carpet style and in it we have an unusually fine range of patterns and colorings. All at one price, Per yard $2.75 BRUSSELS CARPETS—In our offerings of this Housekeepers' Carpet you'll find a great choice of styles. It is porbably the most serviceable Carpet one could buy. Per yard, $2.00, $1.73, $1.60, $1.50, $1.40, $1.25 and at $1.00 VELVET CARPET—This is a nice Carpet style from the famous Crossley looms. At, per yard $1.70 Have You Thought of Sterling Silver as a Wedding Gift ? With so many of your friends getting married this month you have no doubt been worrying about suitable gifts—gifts with which they will be delighted. Let us suggest Sterling Silver as a solution of the gift problem. Gifts in this ware are always appreciated, and the apperciation is extended over many years for "they last." A new shipment has recently been added in the silverware department and many new things are shown. Here are a few: Spoons—Sterling silver, Sterling Mounted Cut Glass Vases—Very dainty. Each $3.00, $2.00 and $1.50 Sterling Mounted Glass Vases—Attractive designs. Each $1.00 and 75c Salts and Peppers—Dainty cut glass, sterling mounted. Per pair, $4.00 down to $1.50 Cut Glass Salts—Dainty cut glass with sterling silver spoons, in case. Special at per pair $1.50 A. D. Coffee Spoons—Sterling, per doz $8.00 Teaspoons—Sterling, Louis XV., at per dozen, $18.00, $14.00 and $12.00 Bouillon Spoons—Sterling silver, per dozen, at $27.00 Berry Spoons—Sterling silver, new shapes. Each $7.00 and $6.00 Soup Spoons—Sterling silver, new shapes, at, per dozen $35-00 Cream Ladles—Sterling silver, at, each, $3.00 and '. $2.50 Butter Knives—Sterling silver, neat designs. Each, $3.00 and $2.50 Napkin Rings—Sterling silver. A great range of designs, at each, $3.50, $3.00, $2.75, $2.50 and $2.00 COLLAPSIBLE HOOD GO-CAST NO. S. 25.—Body, wood frame and handle. Upholstering is green leather cloth, lined. Gear is all steel, four 10-in. rubber tire wheels. Green enamel finish. Price..$11.00 Would you Rehabilitate the Pantry? What with new paper and paint and oil cloth in the kitchen and pantry, the battered and blackened tins look out of place in the surroundings. The spring cleaning has Eut some things out of joint, asn't it? IJ Well it won't cost much to substitute harmony for discord—for the dollar buys •a lot of tins and kitchen things these days. _ Even the best sorts—the kinds we sefl. _ A most complete line at your service. TO DEALERS We solicit correspondence from dealers who are not already acquainted with us and who wish to get acquainted with the largest wholesalers of Homefurnishings in the West. Try furniture as a "side-line"—help you. WEILER BROS. Complete Home Furnishers VICTORIA, B. C. TO RETAILERS Isn't it poor business to carry a large stock in your little town when the quantities you require may be purchased from us on short notice. We help you. Prompt and satisfactory service guaranteed. JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOi 0000000000000 [porting Comment. he Victoria lacrosse team met de- ; at the hands of the New West- nster red shirts in a very one-sided me, but the home youngsters de- rve credit for the showing they ade against the champions. It was .turally conceded that the locals uld be no match for the more ex- ienced opponents, and that they yed as they did reflects greatly to eir credit. I must confess, how- er, that I am surprised at the action several of the local players, who, ter being selected, refused to play, one case I am given to under- |and that it was business that kept c player away, but in the other c player to whom I refer was sit- fg in the grandstand in a huff. If s is the spirit that prevails in the jib there need be no explanation y they lose all the games. Vitli this prevailing it is impossible the home team to win. To have •vinning team the best of good fel- ship must exist, otherwise there |l be very little, if any, chance of tory. This afternoon the team is ying the Vancouver boys on the er's grounds, and judging from form that the Terminal City play- have been showing during the t few games, it can hardly be ex- ted that the local boys will win. Iiope, however, that the strongest m that can be secured will be sent represent the club, otherwise the s will go on thc field realizing t the battle has already been ght and that they have proved the iquishcd. The most interesting tch of the season will be played Vancouver on Dominion Day, when the Royal City players meet the Vancouver City club. This should be a good match, and it is expected that many Victorians will make a point of witnessing the contest. * * * The Victoria Cricket Club signalized their first trip away by defeating the Tacoma players after a very evenly contested match. The Victoria team, as I have already pointed out, is exceptionelly strong, and it will have to be a strong combination which defeats the home players. * * * Hearty congratulations to Will Yorke, the popular bowler of the Victoria Cricket Club. May the path of Mr. and Mrs. Yorke be as successful as Will has been when he is bowling in form. * * * The past week has witnessed a new departure for Victorians, and one that I am sorry to see has not been taken kindly to by the citizens at large. The decision of the Victoria Racing Association to give a five days' meet was in many quarters met with decided approval, as it has always been said that there is not sufficient amusement provided for Victorians and their visitors. In an endeavor to provide some attraction, which would advertise this city in every racing centre in the United States and Canada, the five days' meet was decided on, but owing to the apathy of Victorians the attendance has not been what it should have been, and it is hoped that this afternoon will witness a much better turnout. The racing has been very good, in fact it has not been for years that the events have been so closely contested. The first day saw some very fast time, in fact, as was anticipated, one record went by the board and several others received a shaking. Those in charge of the races have had their troubles, and on the first day tliere were several delays, but after that every race was run off with promptness and despatch, even these waits were attended to however, as the City band, under the leadership of Sidney Rogers, was very generous with its music and managed to dispel some of the weary moments. The management is to be congratulated, however, on the endeavour they have made to conduct good clean racing, and I am sorry that their efforts have not been more appreciated. UMPIRE. me, sah, but I was jest goin' to ask you to be so kind as to stay awake for jest about fifteen minutes 'tell de rest of de passengers kin git to sleep."—Lippincott's. Alfred's Inference. "I see that a man in Kansas has applied for a patent on a spanking machine he has invented," chuckled Mr. Flithers, looking up from his paper. "Did he have to invent one, pa?" asks little Alfred, "because there aren't any more women like mamma?"—Success Magazine. . Taken From His Mouth. Pat had got hurt, not much more than a scratch, it is true, but his employer had visions of being compelled to keep him for life, and had adopted the wise course of sending him it once to the hospital. After thc house surgeon had examined him carefully, he said to the nurse: "As subcutaneous abrasion is not observable, I do not think there is any reason to apprehend tegumental cicatrization of the wound." "What do you think, Pat?" "Sure, sir," said Pat, "you're .1 wonderful thought reader, doctor. You took the very words out of my mouth. That's just what I was going to say."—Current Literature. No More Nips. "When is the next intermission?" asked the stranger in the Atlanta play-house. "Thah is not intermission at all, sah," replied the old Colonel, with a reminiscent sigh. "No intermission between the acts?" "No, sah. What would be the use of going out between the acts in Georgia these days, sah?"—Chicago News. Had Reason to Swear. "Little boy," said the kind old gentleman, "didn't your mother ever warn you not to swear?" , "Sure," said the boy, "but then, she didn't ever expect tllat I was going to meet an old guy with a silk hat and no snow to bc had anywhere."— Detroit Free Press. When Gov. Smith Slept. When Governor Smith of Georgia was secretary of the interior in Cleveland's cabinet, he was once called home to Atlanta on business. Thc duties incident to his leaving had thoroughly wearied the brawny secretary, so he retired early to his berth for a good night's rest. Mr. Smith never does anything by halves and the sonorous cadences of ever- increasing volume from his apartment gave evidence that his utterances of the day did not greatly exceed ill forccfulncss those of the night. But after two hours his tranquil slumber was disturbed by the persistent nudging of the porter. That official was asking, "Boss, is you awake?" "Of course, I am awake," Mr. Smith replied. "What do you want?" "Boss, I hope dat you will pardon Hog in No Hurry. A Northerner riding through the West Virginia mountains came up with a mountaineer leisurely driving a herd of pigs. "Where are you driving the pigs to?" asked thc rider. "Out to pasture 'em a bit." "What for?" "To fatten 'em." "Isn't it pretty slow work to fatten 'em on grass? Up where 1 come from wc pen them up and feed them on corn. It saves a lot of time." "Yaas, I s'pose so," drawled the mountaineer. "But , what's time for a hawg?"—Everybody's Magazine. Cause for Anxiety. The baby wats slow about talking, aud his aunt was deploring that fact. Four-year-old Elizabeth listened anxiously. "Oh, mother," she ventured at length, "do you think he'll grow up English? We couldn't any of us understand hiin if he turned out to be French!"—Lippencott's. "He's a fairweather friend, isn't he?" "Yes; he'd take anyone's umbrella when it rains."—Exchange. A Process of Effacement. "Do you think that the automobile is only a fad?" "Certainly not," answered thc motorist. "But pedestrianism is doomed. With automobiles constantly increasing in number it is only a question of lime before people who walk will become extinct."—Washington Star. The blow is about to fall. The Earl of Yarmouth is to take to lecturing. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1908- _9 if J Social and * * Personal. * if *r ___M__U____i____f iHMJMA ft___Wi AhA ^^^B-A^M bAa _fcB__i T f 'J.' '1' '1' '1' 'J.' V 'I' *I7'__.' ML' '-I' Mrs. Elliston is very seriously ill in the Jubilee. * * * Mrs. H. B. Good left on Friday for Nanaimo to pay a visit to her son, * * * Miss Mary Lawson spent a few days in Seattle during the week. * * * Mrs. Beauchamp Tye and son are visiting friends on the Mainland. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ward came over from Seattle on Tuesday. * * * Mrs. Harold Robertson entertained a few friends at tea on Friday last. * * * Mr. and Mrs. A. W. McCurdy have returned from Prince Rupert. * **. * Lieut. Hagerty, returned from Seattle on Wednesday after a very enjoyable visit. w w * The members of the Alexandra Club gave a very charming tea on Tuesday afternoon at the club rooms. * * * Miss Pooley and Miss Violet Pooley returned from Seattle by Wednesday's boat. * * w ** Mrs. George Gillespie has issued invitations for an "Aa Home" for today. Mr. Jack Cambie, of the Bank of Montreal, Vancouver, is relieving Mr. Phipps, who has left for a short holiday. Mrs. Freeman and Miss M. Little returned on Thursday from San Francisco, where they have been enjoying a couple of months. * * * Miss Beatrice Gaudin returned by Wednesday's boat to Vancouver to resume her duties in the General Hospital. www The Auxiliary Anti-Tuberculosis Society will meet on Wednesday, June 24th, at n a.m. in the Balmoral rooms. All members are particularly requested to attend, as there is 'in important subject to be settled. * * * Miss Helen Peters gave an informal dance on Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Gait. Among those present were: Misses Dorris Mason, Phyllys Mason, Dorothy Day, Genevieve Irving, Paula Irving, Elinor Hanington and the Messrs. Hagarty, Fraser, Lawson, Holland and others. * w w The president and members of the Pacilic Club entertained their friends at an "At Home" in the new club rooms on Thursday afternoon. A large and fashionable gathering were present and enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon. * w w On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. George Matthews, Lampson street, made a very charming hostess at a most delightful tea given in honor of Miss Mary Robson, in "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary.' Mrs. Senkler, of Vancouver, after spending an enjoyable visit in Victoria, left for home on Thursday last. * * * Mr. William Jenkinson anil bride arrived from Seattle last week and are the guests of his mother. * * * Miss Violet Mickey, after a very delightful visit with friends in Seattle, returned home on Teusday. * * * Mrs. John Hirsch, of Duncans, came down to town for a ady during the week. * w w Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Carmichael have returned from an extended visit to the Old Country. * * * Mrs. Hickey and the Misses Hickey are breaking up housekeeping and leave next week for Vancouver. * * * Miss Norie, of Duncans, is undergoing treatment in the Jubilee Hospital and will be about again shortly. * * * Mrs. Stephen Phipps and her father, Mr. Maitland-Dougall, came down from Duncans early in the week and spent a few days here. Dorothy Green, whose marriage takes place on the 17th. The tea table was very sweet with beautiful roses and greenery. The following were among the guests: Mrs. Genge, Mrs. Stretliekl, Mrs. Innes, Mrs. Matson, Mrs. Fagan, Mrs. Warner, Mrs. A. Martin, Mrs. C. Gibson, Miss Marie Gaudin, Miss Doris Mason, Miss Dorothy Green, Misses Pitts, Miss Phyllis Green, Miss Edna Mason, Miss Phyllis Mason, Miss Gillespie, Miss Mara, Miss Phipps, Miss E. Browne, Miss N. Dupont, Misses Lawson, Miss Ella Foster, Miss Evelyn Tilton,. Misses Angus, Misses Monteith. He Will Do That. "Yes," said the voluble crank. "I used to be as bad as you, but 1 made up my mind to quit smoking and drinking, and I did it." "Indeed," remarked Manley; "I guess a man who could quit smoking and drinking could quit almost anything •" "0, yes." "Except talking about it."—Catholic Standard-Times. JQ BONA FIDE OFFER To introduce throughout B.C. the Charter Oak Steel Range Of which there are over 400 in Victoria alone. We make the following offer, viz.:—On receipt of following prices we deliver, freight prepaid, to any point in B. 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STANLEY MITT0N ARCHITECT 619 Hastings St. West, Vancouver, B.C. THE WEEK, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1908. TO SMALL INVESTORS $2,250 on easy terms buys one acre on car line, high and dry, main road, quite clear, eminently suitable for sub-division into lots, neighbouring lots $750 up. Apply to owner, 12 Amelia Street, off Pandora. PUBLIC HOSPITAL FOE THB INSANE. •Totlce to Architects.—Competitive Designs. il he Government of British Columbia ite the Architects of British Colum- to submit competitive designs of a .lie Hospital for the Insane, which is proposed to erect at Coquitlam, lated near New Westminster, B.C. Tie designs, accompanied by speei- tions, reports and estimates of cost, superscribed, "Design, Public Hos- for the Insane," and addressed to Hon. Chief Commissioner of Lands Works, will be received up to noon Tuesday, the 30th June, 1908. he designs, specifications, reports and mates of cost shall have no dis- uishing mark or motto, the author's ie being enclosed in a blank sealed lope securely attached to the design itted. tie design shall be adjudicated upon n Architect practising outside the lnce, to be selected by the Govern- t, after the 30th June, 1908. ie design placed first by the Ad- cator shall receive a premium of and the one placed second, a preen of $500. ie Government is not bound to erect building from any of the designs itted. the design awarded first place is pted, the premium referred to above be included in the professional fee to the architect. Inted conditions governing the com- lon can be obtained by bona fide etitors upon application to the un- igned. F. C. GAMBLE, Public Works Engineer. Is and Works Department, Victoria, B.C., 7th May, 1908. ' WESTMINSTER LAND DISTRICT District of New Westminster. KE NOTICE that Thomas Owen lley, of Vancouver, barrister at law, ds to apply for permission to pur- the following described lands: , nmencing at a post planted on the |west shore of Defence Island, : Sound, thence in a northerly, east- I southerly and westerly direction, Jving high water mark to the point lmmencement, containing 30 acres, or less, and being the whole of sland known as Defence Island. fed 8th April, 1908. THOMAS OWEN TOWNLEY. |riCE is hereby given that thirty after date I Intend to apply to the yrable Chief Commissioner of and Works for a license to pros- Ifor coal and petroleum under the ting described lands on Graham 1—Commencing at a post planted le southwest corner of Lot Ten, Im Island; thence south 80 chains; east 80 chains; thence north 80 b; thence west 80 chains to point mmencement. |ced April 27th, 1908. GEORGE YOUNG, T. D. Twaddle, Agent. tlCE is hereby given that thirty latter date I intend to apply to [onourable Chief Commissioner of and Works for a licence to prosier Coal and Petroleum under the ling described lands on Graham 12—Commencing at a post planted k southwest corner of Lot Ten, |m Island, thence south 80 chains; wost 80 chains; thence north SO thence east 80 chains to point limeneement. |_ed April 27th, 1908. ALEX'R. W. YOUNG, T. D. Twaddle, Agent. No. 5—Commencing at a post planted at the northeast corner, one mile west of the southeast corner of Lots S,lx, thence south 80 ehains; thence west 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains to point of commencement. Staked Ajril 27th, 1908. MALCOLM W. YOUNG, T. W. Twaddle, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Honourable Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a licence to prospect for Coal and Petroleum under the following described lands on Graham Island: No. 6—Commencing at a post planted at the northwest corner, one mile west of the southeast eorner of Lot Six, thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains to point of commencement. Staked April 27th, 1908. E. M. YOUNG, T. W. Twaddle, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Honourable Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a licence to pros- peel for Coal and Petroleum under the following described lands on Graham Island: No. 7—Commencing at a post planted at the southwest corner of Coal Licence 2304, being northwest eorner; thence south 80 chains; thence east 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence west 80 chains to point of commencerent. Staked April 27th, 1908. JOHN S. YOUNC T. D. Twadt l, liint N I TH El is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Honourable Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a licence to prospect for Coal and Petroleum under the following described lands on Graham Island: No. 8—Commencing at a post planted at the northeast eorner, at the southeast corner of 2306, Graham Island; thence south 80 ehains; thence west 80 chains; thence north 80 chains; thence east 80 chains to point of eommeneement. Staked April 27th, 1908. P. HARRISON, T. D. Twaddle, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Honourable Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a licence to prospect for Coal and Petroleum under the following described lands on Graham Island: No. 9-—Commencing at a post planted at the southwest corner, opposite the southeast corner of Coal Licence 2306, thence north 80 chains; thenee east 80 chains; thence south 80 chains; thence west 80 chains to point of commencement. Staked April 27th, 1908. MARGARET W. YOUNG. T. D. Twaddle, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Honourable Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a licence to prospect for Coal and Petroleum under the following described lands on Graham Island: No. 10—Commencing at a post planted at the southwest corner, at the northeast corner of Coal Licence 2306, thence north 80 chains; thenee east 80 chains; thence south SO chains; thence west 80 chains, to point of commencement. Staked April 27th, 1908. A. J. KITTO. May 16 T. D. Twaddle, Agent. JTICE ls hereby given that thirty ■after date I intend t« apply to [onourable Chief Commissioner of and Works for a licence to pros- or Coal and Petroleum under the ling described lands on Graham I3—Commencing at a post planted f northwest corner, opposite the [/est corner of Lot 11, Graham thenee south 80 chains; thence chains; thence north 80 chains; J west 80 ehains to point of com- Inent. ]ed April 27th, 1908. C. HARRISON, T. D. Twaddle, Agent. JlCE ls hereby given that thirty Ifter date I Intend to apply to Inourable Chief Commissioner of and Works for a licence to pros- |r Coal and Petroleum under the ng described lands on Graham I—Commencing at a post planted I northwest corner, being ten Isouth of the northeast corner of 112947, thence south 80 chatns; least 80 chains; thenee nor... 80 thence west 80 chains to point ■nencement. Id April 27th, 1908. JOHN YOUNG. T. D. Twaddle, Agent. ICE ls hereby given that thirty Ifter date I intend to apply to Inourable Chief Commissioner of find Works for a licence to pros- |r Coal and Petroleum under the hg described lands on Graham NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a licence to prospect for coal and petroleum under the lands in Nelson District, described as follows: Commencing at a post planted near the northeast corner post of Lot 23, Nelson District, (E. & N. Survey), proceeding thence in a northerly direction 45 chains more or less along the sea shore until the north boundary line of the Old Baynes Sound Coal Co's coal lease is reached, thence following said boundary line of the Baynes Sound Coal Co.'s lease west 80 chains more or less, thenoe south 45 chains more or less; thence east 80 chains more or less to point of commencement. April 21st, 1908. E. T. CAREW-GIBSON. Per E. A. Carew-Gibson, Agent. THE attention of the Lands and Works Department having been directed to the fact that town lots in a town- site named Prince Rupert, being a subdivision of Lot 642, Range 5, Coast District, situated on the mainland between the mouth of the Skeena River and Kaien Island, are being offered for sale, it has been deemed necessary to warn the public .that the said townsite ls not situated at the terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, and is not the townsite which is owned jointly by the Government of British Columbia and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company. F. J. FULTON, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, Lands and Works Department, Vietoria, B.C., May lst, 1908. May 9 TAKE NOTICE that the British Columbia Canning Canning Company, Limited, of London, England and Victoria, B.C., Salmon Canners and Sawmill Owners, intend to apply for permission to lease the following described foreshore and submerged land adjoining lot No. 3, Range, 2, Coast District. Commencing at a post marked "B.C.C. Co., South Post," planted on Island, forming part of said Lot No. 3, three chains S. hi W. from the Church, situate on the Wannuck River, Rivers Inlet, B.C., thence due west one-quarter mile, thence due nort t one-half mile to a post marked "B. O. C. Co., N.W. Post," on the north shore of Rivers Inlet, thence along the shore one-quarter mile due east, thence due south to island first mentioned. 25th April, 1908. BRITISH COLUMBIA CANNING CO., May 2 D. McPhee, Agent. TAKE NOTICE that the Britisli Columbia Canning Company, Ltd., of London, England, and Victoria, B.C., Salmon Canners and Sawmill Owners, intend to apply for permission to lease the following described foreshore and submerged land fronting lots Nos. 4, 10, and 14, range 2, Coast District: Commencing at a post marked "B.C.C. Co. N.E. Post," planted at the Southeast corner of the Vietoria Cannery, Rivers Inlet, at high water mark, thence due west one-half mlle, thence in a southerly direction to the N. W. corner of Lot No. 14, thenee easterly along the shore to point of commencement. BRITISH COLUMBIA CANNING CO., May 2 D. MePhee, Agent. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a licence to prospect for coal and petroleum under the lands in Nelson District, described as follows: Commencing at a post placed about one mile more or less east of the northeast corner of Lot 23, Nelson District, (E. & N. Survey), proceeding thence north 45 chains more or less to intersection with the north boundary line of the old Baynes Sound Coal Co.'s lease, thence west SO chains; thence south 45 chains, more or less; thence east 80 chains to point of commencement. April 21st, 1908. C. CAREW-GIBSON. Per E. A. Carew-Gibson, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I intend to apply to tho Chief Commissioner of Lands ami Works for a licence to prospect for coal and petroleum under the lands ln Nelson District, described as follows: Commencing at a post placed about one and one-half miles west of the northwest corner of Lot 23, Nelson District (E. & N. Survey), thence north 40 chains more or less to the Intersection with the north boundary line of the old Baynes Sound Coal Co. s coal lease, following said line 40 chains more or less to the intersection of the Western boundary line of said Baynes Sound Coal Mining Co.'s lease, thence following said boundary line south SO chains; thence east '30 chains, more or less; thence north 40 chains more or less; thence east 10 chains to point of commencement. April 22nd, 1908. H. F. CAREW-GIBSON. Per E. A. Carew-Gibson, Agent. NOTICE is hereby given that thirty days after date I Intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a licence to prospect for coal and petroleum under the lands In Nelson District, described as follows: Commencing at a post placed near the northwest corner of section 1, Nelson District, proceeding thence west 20 chains', thence north 15 chains; thence west 20 chains more or less to Western boundary line of the Old Baynes Sound Coal Co.'s eoal lease; thence south 80 chains, following said boundary line; thence east 40 chains more or less to Western boundary line of Section 1, Nelson District; thence following said western boundary line of Section 1, north 65 chains more or less to initial point. April 23rd, 1908. May 16 E. A. CAREW-GIBSON. Court House, Vancouver—Heating and Ventilating. SEALED TENDERS, superscribed "Tender for Heating and Ventilating Court House, Vancouver," will be received by the Hon. the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, Victoria, B.C., up to and including Monday, the 8th day of June, 190S, for heating and ventilating the Court House at Vancouver. , Drawings, specifications and conditions of contract may be seen by intending tenderers on and after Wednesday, the 12th day of May, 1908, at the offlce of the Clerk of Works on the Court House site, at the corner of Georgia and Howe Streets, Vancouver, B.C., and at the office of the Public Works Engineer, Victoria. Each tender must be accompanied by an accepted bank cheque or certlflcate of deposit on a chartered bank of Canada, made payable to the order of the Hon. the Chief Commissioner, in the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars, which shall be forfeited if the party tendering decline or neglect to enter Into contract when called upon to do so, or fail to complete the work contracted for. The cheques or certificates of deposit of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned to them upon the execution of the contract. Tenders will not be considered unless made out on the forms supplied, signed with the actual signatures of the tenderer, and enclosed in the envelope furnished. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. F. C. GAMBLE, ,Public Works Engineer. Lands and Works Department, Victoria, B.C., 6th May, 1908. May 16 LICENSE TO AN EXTRA-PROVINCIAL COMPANY. "Companies' Act, 1897." Canada, Province of British Columbia. No. 433. THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the "Michigan Commercial Insurance Company" is authorised and licensed to oarry on business within the Province of British Columbia and to corry out or affect all or any of the objects of the Company to which the legislative authority of the Legislature of British Columbia extends. The head offlce of the Company ls situate at Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan. The amount of the capital of the Company Is three hundred thousand dollars, divided into six thousand shares of fifty dollars each. The head office of the Company in this Province is situate at Victoria, and R. P. Rithet & Company, Insurance Agents, whose address is Victoria, B.C., is the attorney for the Company. The time of the existence of the Company is thirty years from the 19th day of October, A.D., 1904. Given under my hand and seal of offlce at Victoria, Province of British Columbia, this 16th day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight. (L.S.) S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The objects for which the Company has been established and licensed are: To make Insurance on dwelling houses, stores, and all kinds of buildings and upon household furniture, goods, wares and merchandise, and any other property against loss or damage by fire, and to make insurance upon vessels, freights, goods, wares, merchandise, and other property against the risk of inland navigation and transportation. May 2 LICENSE TO AN EXTRA-PROVINCIAL COMPANY. VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT. District of Rupert. TAKE NOTICE that I, Frank Kelly, of Victoria, B.C., timber cruiser, Intend to apply for a special timber license over the following described lands: 6. Commencing at a post planted at northwest corner of T. L. 161SG, Section 3, Township 33; thence east 4 0 chains; thence north 160 chains; thence west 40 chains; thence south 160 ehains to point of commencement, and containing 640 aores, more or less. December 17th, 1907. FRANK KELLY. May 16 George H. Jackson, Agent. "Companies' Act, 1897." Canada, Province of British Columbia. No. 434. THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the "Inter-provincial Land Company" is authorised and licensed to carry on business within the Province of British Columbia and to carry out or effect all or any of the objects of the Company to which the legislative authority of the Legislature of British Columbia extends. The head offlce of the Company is situate at the City of Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba. The amount of the capital of the Company Is sixty thousand dollars, divided Into six hundred shares of one hundred dollars each. The head offlce of the Company in this Province Is situate at the City of Victoria, and James Fulford Flelde, agent, whose address is Victoria, aforesaid, is the attorney for the Company. Given under njy hand and seal of offlce at Victoria, Province of British Columbia, tllis 21st day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight. (L.S.) S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The objects for which the Company has been established and licensed are: (a) Acquiring, holding, leasing, renting, selling, dealing in, and disposing of, real estate or any interest therein. or any mortgage or lien thereon; (b) To improve real estate by erecting buildings thereon, or In any other way altering or dealing with the same; (e) To lend money on the security of any real or personal property, and for such purposes lo take mortgages, bills of sale, and other pledges or liens thereon; (d) To enter into agreements for the erection or Improvement or sale of land or buildings; (e) To acquire, own, sell, or otherwise dispose of, timber, timber limits, penults and licences, coal lands, or mining lands, or mining rights of any sort or description; (f) To hold agencies f»r fire, or life Insurance, or manufacturing companies; (g) To carry on farming or gardening operations; (h) To buy, sell, and deal In, cattle, horses, and other animals and farm produce, and generally to carry on a general real estate, loaning, renting, insurance agency and mercantile agency business; (I) To acquire, purchase, sell, hold, and deal in, the stock-in-trade, effects, both real and personal, business, and good-will of any person, firm or corporation engaged In similar business; (J) To acquire, buy, sell, and hold, stock in other companies with similar oblects and powers. BRADSHAW & DAVIE, Solicitors for the Intcr-provincial Land Company. May 2 LAND REGISTRY ACT. To T. J. Graham, registered and assessed owner of Lot 291, Mount Tolmie Park, Vietoria District. TAKE NOTICE that application has been made to Register William Flannery as the owner in fee simple of the above lot under a Tax Sale Deed from the Assessor of the District of Victoria, dated the 16th of January, 1903, and you are required to contest the claim of the said William Flannery within 30 days from the first publication hereof. Dated at Land Registry Office, Victoria, British Columbia, this 12th day of May, 1908. S. Y. WOOTTON, May 16 Registrar General. P ft I fcrIM I S .nd Trade Mark obtained in all countries. ROWLAND BRITTAIN Registered Patent Attorney and Mechanical Engineer. Room 3, Fairfield Block, Granville St., CLAYOQUOT LAND DISTRICT. District of Alberni. TAKE NOTICE that I, Mary I. Williams, of Victoria, B.C., spinster. Intend to apply for permission to purchase the following descrlhed lands: Commencing at a post planted at the soutli-wost end of one of the group located on tho chart as the one hundred Islands, and extending around this island to point of commencement; supposed to contain 20 acres, more or less. Dated April 3rd, 1908. MARY ISABELLA WILLIAMS. May 2 CLAYOQUOT LAND DISTRICT. District of Alberni. TAKE NOTICE that I, Elizabeth Margaret Wallis Williams, of Victoria, B.C., spinster, Intend to apply for permission to purchase the following described lands: Commencing at a post plantod on the north-east side of Puzzle Island, extending around the Island to point of commencement, and containing 85 acres, more or less. Elizabeth Margaret Wallis Williams. May 2 LAND REGISTRY ACT. In thc matter of our application for a Duplicate Certificate of Title to Subdivision Lots 46 and 47 of Lot 68, and part of Lnt 73, Spring Ridge (Map 395) Victoria City. Notice Is hereby given that It ls my Intention nt the expiration of one month from the date of the first publication hereof to Issue a Duplicate Certificate of Title to said lands Issued to William Ralph on the 30th day of June. 1892, and numbered 13496 A. Land Registry Offlce, Victoria, B.C., this 13th day of May, 1908. S. Y. WOOTTON, May 23 Registrar-General. NOTICE is hereby given that 30 days after date we intend to apply to tha Hon. the Chief Commissioner of Landa and Works for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on the following described lands, situated near Coal Creek, Renfrew District, B. C: Commencing at a post planted at the northeast corner of section 88, and marked John Meston and W. H. Anderson; thence west 80 chains to northeast corner of section 87; thence north 80 chains; thence east to western boundary of the E. & N. Railway Company's Lands; thence following said boundary of Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company's Lands; thence following said boundary of Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company's lands to point of commencement. Staked May 18th, 1908. JOHN MESTON. W. A. ANDERSON. May 23 VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT. District of Renfrew. TAKE NOTICE that Frank V. Hobba of Victoria, B.C., occupation gentleman, intends to apply for permission to lease the following described land: Commencing at a post planted about eight chains in a northerly direction from the southeast corner of section eleven, township eleven, thence following the sinuosities of the shore line northwesterly 17 chains, thence southwesterly 10 chains, thence northerly 10 chains, thence southeasterly to the point of intersection of the southeast quarter of section eleven (11) and the southwest quarter of section twelve (12), township 11, Renfrew District, and extending eastwards from said shore Una as before described and including the foreshore and land covered by water. Dated April 6, 1908. April 18 FRANK VICTOR HOBBS. CERTIFICATE OF THE BEQIBTBA- TION OF AH EXTBA-FROVIWCIAi COMF ANY. "Companies Act, 1897." I hereby certify that "The Ferro-Con- crete Construction Company" has this day been registered as an Extra-Provincial Company under the "Companies Act, 1S97," to carry out or effect all or aa» of the objects of the Company to which the legislative authority of the Legislature of British Columbia extends. The head offlce of the Company la situate at Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio. The amount of the capital of the Company is flve hundred thousand dollars, divided Into five thousand sharea of one hundred dollars each. The hea"d office of the Company In thla Province is situate at Victoria, and Henry Graham Lawson, Solicitor, whose address is Victoria, B.C., is the attorney for the company. Not empowered to Issue and transfer stock. Given under my hand and Seal of Offlce at Victoria, Province of British Columbia, this fourth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight. S. Y. WOOTTON. Registrar of Joint Stock Companies. The objects for which this company has been established and registered are: Manufacturing and dealing in fire-proofing and building material of all kinds, and constructing, equipping and owning buildings, bridges and structures of all kinds, and all things incident thereto, of engaging in a general contracting business; and of acquiring, holding, owning and disposing of all rights, patent and otherwise, necessary and convenient for the prosecution of Its business. VICTORIA LAND DISTRICT. Range 1, Coast District. TAKE NOTICE that we, the undersigned, intend to apply to the Hon. Chief Commissioner of Lands und Works for the purchase of the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted on the east side of Loughborough Inlet about three-quarters of a mlle south of McBride Bay and about ten chains north of old mill; thence east twenty chains; thence south twenty chains; thence west twenty chains more cr less to the east short of Loughborough Inlet; thence northerly twenty chains more or less and following the east shore of Loughborough inlet to the point of commencement. Dnted May lst, 1908. DAVIDSON, WARD CO., LIMITED, May 9 G S. Wilson, Agent. PROVINCIAL BOARD OF HEALTH BRITISH COLUMBIA. Regulations ror the Docking of Mooring of All Vessels Arriving at British Columbia Ports From Plague-Infected Ports. (Approved by Order of His Honour the Admlnistrator-ln-CounoIl, dated Sth April, 1908). 1. All vessels arriving at British Columbia ports from ports Infected or suspected of being Infected with Bubonic Plague shall conform lo the fol- lowing regulations:— (n) Vessels shall he moored or docked at a dlstanoe nut less than six feet from wharf or land: <b) Ropes or ehains connecting a vessel with wharf or land shall be protected by funnels of size and shape satisfactory to Local and Provincial Boards of Health: (c) All gangways shall be lifted when not in use. Gangways when in use shall bo guarded against the exit of nits by a person specially detailed for this purpose: (d) All vessels changing route to solely British Columbia ports shall give satisfactory evldonce of disinfection ancl extermination of vermin to Provincial Board of Health. 2. Every owner, agent, or captain of any vessel, and every other person violating or Instructing, authorising, ordering, permitting, or otherwise suffering any person to violate any of the foregoing regulations shall be liable, upon summary conviction before any two Justices of the Peace, for every such offence to a line not exceeding one hundred dollars, with or without costs, or to Imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for a term not exceeding six months, or to both fine and Imprisonment In the discretion of the convicting magistrates. Dated at Victoria, 9th April, 1908. (By Command). HENRY ESSON YOUNG, Provincial Secretary. Charles J. Fagan, M.D., Secretary Provincial Board of Health. May 9 ____________________■ THE WEJtI., SATURDAY JUNE 13, 1908, ifififififififit*i>ipifif % riusic and % } The Drama.* ififi>ififififii>ififififif "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary." On Tuesday, June 16th, at the Victoria theatre, May Robson will be seen in her great New York-Chicago success, "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary." At the Studebaker theatre, Chicago, where Miss Robson has beeu playing, crowded houses have been the orders. In this quaint role of Aunt Mary, Miss Robson has a part that is fitted to her like a glove. Her expressions of the yearning tenderness of the childless old lady rise at times to a height that is almost tragic. The play is full of bright comedy lines, novel situations, and that wholesome sweetness that appeals to everyone. "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary" tells the story of a rich old maiden lady who once had a love story of her own, but whose heart is bound up in a nephew in college, who is a little wild, but not more so than the average young man. He is unfortunate enough, however, to get involved into a number of scrapes, one of which is a breach of promise case, in which the nephew is really not to blame. The exposure causes the aunt to disinherit him, and he hurries off to New York, where he falls in love with a beautiful girl, and where finally the aunt follows him. She is treated to a dinner by the nephew's college chums, and whirled about town in an automobile and introduced to the roof gardens and other popular places. The sport completely wins her from her country life, and reconciles her to the marriage of her nephew to his sweetheart. The piece is elaborately and artistically staged. * * * .. Docksteader's Minstrels. The veteran Lew Docksteader appeared at the Victoria theatre on Wednesday night before a fair sized audience. He gave the same kind of side splitting entertainment so long associated with his name, and kept the house in roars of laughter till the final curtain. Docksteader is still in the very front ranks of burnt-cork artists. * * * The New Grand. The entertainment at the New Grand dian; Frank Tierney and Tommy O'Dell, "The Boys with the Jingle and Chatter"; Chas. Dill and Emily Ward, a refined singing and dancing duo; Anna Brigham, singing and whistling; Thos. J. Price, in the illustrated song, "Kate Darling I am Waiting"; new moving pictures entitled "Fresh Air Fiend" and "A Mexican Love Story" and the overture, "Papillons Roses," by Thome, by the orchestra. Qood Ending for Up-to Date Novel. (Conclusion.) "Where am I?" As Claude feebly uttered these words he looked up at the face of an old fashioned clock. Owing to the hard times, the clock had laid off one of its hands. Claude was reclining on a lot of soft sofa pillows, and all about the room stood Castilian furniture, the kind usually found in the wealthy Spanish homes. Claude's inspection of the place was suddenly interrupted by the tread of tiny feet. "Are you longing for anything, sir?" asked a sweet feminine voice. "Yes," gasped the injured young man. "I am longing to know how I got here." "I'll tell you," responded the pretty woman, seating herself on a costly tiger rug beside Claude. "Day after day, from my latticed window I have watched you laying bricks on yonder skyscraper. Strange as it may seem, my heart went out to you. I became infatuated with you. Perhaps my loneliness helped, for you know, my husband is a coffee salesman and hies himself to our coffee plantation eight months out of every twelve. But he has been away so long now that I fear he will never return . Yesterday, at the thought of this, and in a fit of despondency, I wanted to throw my weak form to the cold pavement below; but, on reaching thc window I caught a glimpse of you. My horrible attention was arrested. Upon realizing that I had committed near suicide. 1 let out a hysterical shriek. The shriek startled you. I saw you step back $1,000 Reward The Government of the Province -of British Columbia hereby offers a reward of One Thousand Dollars for the arrest and eonviction of a certain unknown man, who on the ninth day or June instant, at or near Hazelmere, in the-County of New Westminster, in the said Provinee, murdered one Mrs. Mary Morrison by cutting her throat. Description of murderer has been given as follows: Height about 6 feet 8 or 9 Inches; clean shaven, fat-swarthy face, probably negro blood; wore dark clothing and soft dark hat, one hole in seat of pants, black shirt with white stripes; face and clolthing blackened, as though he had been working in burnt timber. This description is the only one obtainable, but it may be incorrect. Watch all tramps and suspicious looking characters who may have come from the direction of the scene of the murder. Warrant issued. Report by wire any information to F. Stanley Spain, Chief Constable, New Westminster, B.C., ot to the undersigned: F. S. HUSSY, Superintendent Provincial Police, Victoria, B.C. Provincial Police Department, Victoria, British Columbia, June 10, 1908. suddenly into a tub of mortar. In this week is hardly up to the h.ghest endeavoring t0 extricate yourseif) you standard which Manager Jameson has made a ^ misstep and went dow)1) down through the forty short stories, set, but is redeemed from mediocrity by the violin playing of Oscar Loraine and the splendid performance of the Webb-Romola troupe of acrobats and equilibrists. The next best act was the novelty cycle turn by Hill, Cherry arid Hill. The moving pictures are just as funny as ever and their variety is endless. That crowded houses should be attracted in mid June is the highest testimonial to the excellence of the entertainment. Next week Mr. Jameson claims he will have the banner programme in the history of the Grand. A long show of nine numbers will include two of the greatest vaudeville acts -it. present in America, while the others are asserted to be away above the average. The chief of the big features will be Meier and Mora, European eccentriques, in their novel ship scene and pot-pourri entertainment. Miss Mora is an English girl with a cockney accent, who does not depend either upon looks or upon quality of voice for her success, but is a remarkably clever character and dancer after thc Vesta Victoria type, and her songs, especially "I'm going to scc the sea, you see" are great. Meier and Mora carry an elaborate setting for an act that is declared to be the best that has ever played the circuit. Mr. Mora does feats with the punching bag and also gives a clever exhibition of how to play "Diabolo," a game which . has raged in Europe for many months, but which is new to the coast. The other big feature will bc La Veen. Cross & Co., a troupe of four European acrobats, who also provide an elaborate and picturesque setting for their turn, and wear Roman costumes. They excel in posing in acrobatic feats that are wonderfully clever. Other items will be Harry " ileer, singing and dancing come- as a magazine reader would say. On seeing this, I lost no time. Changing my clothes and putting on all my rings, hat, and furs, I rushed down to the street just in time to " "See my mangled form lying on the architect's blue print on the ground floor," interspersed Claude. "No; but just in time to place where I thought you would fall this— my powder puff. It saved your life." "How can I thank you," began thc rescued man. "Perhaps if I am allowed to remain here " "No, no, no," almost shrieked the woman, "it is impossible. My husband is of a frightfully jealous disposition. Hc once threatened to kill a doctor for looking at my tongue. I am certain he would kill us instantly should he enter and find that I am sheltering you, a stranger." "For our safety, then, I will stagger away. But I must beg of you to permit me to take with me just one little token of your kindness; some- singer thing that I can remember you by." "But what can I, the wife of a poor millionaire, give you?" "A kiss!" Claude whispered these two words nervously, anxiously. "You forget! I told you my husband is liable to return and kill us both " "But, my dear, he is thousands of miles from here" There was a few moments of deathlike silence. Then, after looking cautiously all about her, the sweet little woman bent over Claude and her lips were just touching his when the door flew open, and there, eyes filled with jealous rage and fingers twitching murderously, stood—Claude's wife! The End. Now, honestly, didn't you think it was the woman's husband?—F. P. Pit- zer, in Harper's Weekly. PROVINCIAL GAOL AT VICTOBIA. Tenders endorsed "Gaol Supplies" for the supply of Groceries, Bread, Fish, Beef, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, for the said institution, from the lst day of July next, to the 31st of March, 1909, will be received by the undersigned up to Monday, the 25th June. Samples oi Groceries, Clothing. Boots, etc., can be seen at the Gaol, Topaz Avenue. All supplies to be delivered at the Gaol as required without extra charge. All articles required for use In this contract to be of Provincial manufacture as far as practicable. Forms of Tender will be supplied on application to the undersigned. The lowest er any tender not necessarily accepted. J. M. MUTTER, June 2, 1908. Warden. Within sixty days from date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for permission to purchase SO aeres of land at Kitsals Canyon. The land is situated within lines commencing at a post about half a mile south of Chas. Durham's Southwest corner and marked: Erlck Norlln, 80 acres, Purchase Claim, S. W. Corner, May 19th, 1908; thence north 20 chains, thence east 40 chains; thence south 20 chains; thence west 40 chains to point of commencement, containing 80 acres, May 19th, 1908. June 13 BRICK NORLIN. Smart Boy. Featherly (at front door)—Is your —er—sister at liberty? Small Boy—Sure. Did you think she was in jail?—Exchange. We're Coming to It. "Oi hear they do be sindin' messages now widout woires or poles. Faith, it's wonderful toimes we're livin' in, Dinnis!" "It is, Moike. Shure, th' way thing, is goin', we'll be able t' thravel widout lavin' home wan av thim days." —Judge. Why He Asked. Mamma, is the old black hen going to be sent away for the summer?" "No, Tommy; but why do yon ask?" "Well, I heard papa tell the new governess that he would take her out riding when the old hen went away for the summer.—Harper's Weekly. Queenly Amenities. Anne Boleyn and Cleopatra, who were great chums, were strolling about togeth one lovely spring afternoon, and after they had visited all tlie bargain counters of the more famous department stores of the French capital, tlieir wanderings led them out upon the Place de la Concorde, in the centre of which stands one of the several Cleopatra needles that have been taken from the borders of the Nile and re-erected in our modern cities—Paris, London and New York, says Harper's Weekly. "It is a pretty thing, is it not?" said Cleopatra, gazing with natural pride upon the towering monolith. "It is, indeed," said Anne Boleyn, surveying it critically through her lorgnette. "But tell mc, Cleopatra,'' she added—"I am very curious to know—was that really one of your needles?" "Yes," replied the Egyptian queen, "it really was. Why?" "Oh, nothing," said Anne, with a glance at "Cleopatra's feet. "I suppose you used it to darn stockings with." "The Store that Serves yon Beat." For Cottage and Camp Palate-tickling, health-giving Meats and Dainties. Everything you'll need at popular prices in our Delicatessen Department. Roast Veal, per lb. ...-Soc Veal Loaf, per lb soc Roast Pork, per lb 50c Ox Tongue, per lb 60c Corned Beef, per lb 25c Ham Sausage, per lb 20c Salami and Summer Sausage, per lb 40c Chicken Pies, each 15c Saratoga Chips, per lb 35c Fresh Cream, per bottle, 25c, 35c and 40c Pickles, in bulk, sweet and sour. Roast Beef, per lb 50c Boiled Ham, per lb 40c Roast Chicken, per lb 50c Jellied Lambs' Tongues, per lb 60c Head Cheese, per lb 25c Pork Sausage, per lb 20c Pork Pies, two for 25c Veal and Ham Pies, two for 25c Potato Salad, per lb 20c Pigs' Feet, each 50 Dill Pickles, per doz 30c Olives in bulk, per doz 30c Salads of all kinds made to order. DIXI H. ROSS & CO. Up-to-Date Grocers. 1317 Government Street. Tels. 52, 1052, 1590 Visit Victoria No lovelier place can be found than beautiful Victoria in summer, autumn, winter or spring. The morning air is cool and bracing; coast and woodland scenery around simply unrivalled, and the sense of perfect rest that comes with the cool evenings is delightful. The Poodle Dog Hotel for the Tourist is the ideal stopping place; well equipped throughout; modern, homelike, yet inexpensive and with a cuisine absolutely unrivalled in British Columbia. The cosy Grill Room of hte Poodle Dog is praised from coast to coast by transient guests. SMITH & SHAUGHNESSY - - - PROPRIETORS YATES STREET, VICTORIA, B.C. COOK WITH GAS ffamn Then you'll do away with hard work and inconvenience. It matters not what you desire to prepare and You Won't Swelter Over a coal or wood stove and your summer will be a delight. Just try cooking with gas and you'll never wish to cook with anything else. Come in and let us explain the economy of a Gas Range. VICTORIA GAS COMPANY, Ltd. CORNER FORT AND LANGLEY STREETS. «■» K0DA DAYS ARE AT HAND Write me for 1908 Catalogue Will Marsden 665 Granville Street, Vancouver, B
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