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The Week A British Columbia Newspaper and Review. [ol. XI, No. 40-Eleventh Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, Nov. 29, 1913 5c. a copy, $2.00 a yeat>,\ Change of Address THE Week Publishing Co., Ltd., hereby notifies the public that for , greater convenience in conducting its business the editorial and business offices have been moved from 1208 Government Street to 625 Courtney Street., where the printing and publishing of the paper have been conducted for years. The new offices will be open for business on Monday, December 1. The New Finance N November 24, the City Council opened the bids which had been submitted for the manufacture of the steel pressure pipe required for the Sooke Waterworks Scheme. There < only two tenders; one hy thc McDonald-Godson Compnny of Itmcouver, $485,203. and one by Mr. David Chesney, $420,080. On ! 31st of July last the McDonald-Godson Co. tendered at $40,205 Iks than the present bid. Instead of acting on the advice of the en- fneers and promptly accepting the offer of McDonald & Godson ade in July last the Council began to manoeuvre in order to give llocnl syndicate, in which Mr. Andrew Gray figured, a chance to sc- lire the contract. This syndicate had put in a tender which wns 120,000 lower than tbe other, but it did not comply with the condi- lons of the competition and therefore had to be discarded. The main Iject to be gained by awarding tbe contract to the local firm was not lily the saving of $20,000 in the price but the performance of the lork in the vicinity of Victoria—both desirable objects. Meanwhile, jpwever, the McDonald-Godson Co. became convinced of the reason- encss of the Council's desire mid agreed to manufacture the pipe thc vicinity of Victoria. At this point undoubtedly tho Council liouhl have closed with their oiler, instead of which that financial cuius, Alderman Gleason, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, rged the Council to decline all offers and advertise for new tenders, lie object being still to allow the Andrew Gray syndicate to secure lie contract. In an evil moment this foolish advice was acted on ■nd new tenders were advertised for. The result is before the rate- layers, hut. it is doubtful, since thc daily press has been exceedingly hiiicnl; in its criticism of the Council, whether they fully realize there the matter lias hecn landed. The position now is this, that Ihcrcns on the 31st. of July the contract could have been let for •40,000 less than the McDonald-Godson Company's now bid, the city lust now either pay that $40,000 extra or accept the bid of Mr. I'hesney, the Andrew Gray syndicate having declined to compete. But lie city cannot nccept Mr. Chesney's offer, because he is the brother- in-law of Mr. Sol Cameron, of the Westholme Lumber Company, and llthongh he mny claim that the tender is nn individual one and that Ifr. Cameron has nothing to do with it, he will never convince tlie lublic of thnt fact, since apart from the inherent improbability of Inch n contention, there is the fnct that both tho bank which put np the parked cheque for $10,000 ns n guarantee for Mr. Chesney and the Jionding compnny which undertakes to see the contract through, posi- lively refuse to state who are the parties behind the tender, although Ihey do state thnt they nre under nn nbsolute pledge not to divulge lhe identity. There is but ono inference, and it would require the tumour of a Gilbert to do it justice. The city hns been cleverly caught In a trap; it dare not let the contract to the McDonald-Godson Co. nnd liny them $00,000 more than Chesney asks, because, if it did, the IVestholmo Lumber Cu. would be in n position to recover thnt amount |vhen a final settlement of their business affairs with the city is made. Neither can it award thc contract to David Chesney, not only because thc unavoidable conclusion that he is a more stool pigeon for the jVestholme Lumber Co., but also because he wns their superintendent In n portion of the Sooke Waterworks contract nnd under his direc- lion a small quantity of pressure pipe was actually manufactured If such a defective character ns to prove thnt he knew nothing nbout lhe business. So there the mntter rests. Two conclusions are ob- J'iiius, The City Council hns once more proved ils utter incompo- lenco to handle the public business; it hns been caught in ft trap, iu lhe setting of which one mny truce tbe fine Italian band of u well- llnown eminent professional mnn, nnd it is plnccd in a position which propels it to complete the work hy dny labour to avoid on the one liaiid the Scylln of nn exorbitant tender and on the other the Chnrv- lulis of nn impossible one. The Chief Justice's Decision 11IEF Justice Hunter hns rendered an important, nnd it niny be n historic decision nncnt the deportation of Hindus. He has granted a writ of Habeas Corpus under which the lliirty-ninc men who have been detained for some weeks on the ground Ihnt they hnd not complied with the requirements under which Hilling nre admitted to this country; were liberated. The feeling of lntisfnction on the part of those who believe that n British subject of Ivhnlever race or colour should be free to go wherever he likes within lhe British Empire, would he strengthened if it were quite clenr that lhc decision established the principle thnt the action of the Tmmigrn- lion authorities was "ultra vires" of the Immigration Laws. There Is a doubt ain this subject, because the Chief Justice found thnt the liuthorities had committed a technical error in varying the wording of I he Statute in their Immigration order, substituting "origin" for lirth." Until this technicality is dealt with on its merits, it is impossible to he certain, thnt the judgment is ns fnr-renehing ns one ■night suppose, but it is nt lenst of sufficient importance to concentrate public attention on one of the most profound problems which confronts civilization, and it helps one to realize that the problem cannot much longer be shelved, hut will have to be faced and dealt, with on its merits. 21 Suprising Blunder THE leader of the Liberal party in British Columbia, Mr. H. C. Brewster, is, despite his political affiliations, a reasonable man who has earned the respect of men of all parties by bis habitual fairness and moderation. He bids fair to lose that reputation if his recent utterances are to be regarded as any criterion of wdiat mny be expected in the future. The Week does not always agree with the Colonist, especially when it is dealing with political subjects, but it cannot help endorsing the opinion of the morning journal that Mr. Brewster has overshot the mark in criticizing the Government land policy. The Colonist is perfectly justified in the statement that Mr. Brewster is saying what is wrong nnd what he ought to know is wrong, when he declares that there is no land left in British Columbia for the pre-emptor and that all the desirable land has been alienated to speculators. Such a statement is not even colonrnbly true. If anyone knows the truth in this matter, it, is surely the Hon. Mr. Ross, tlie Minister of Lands; a Minister who rarely appears on the political platform; who rarely speaks for political effect, and who has attended to the work of his Department with a zeal nud application that stamp him as a most conscientious nnd capable Minister. On one of the rare occasions on which Mr, Boss did take the platform, he told his hearers at Deep Cove on Tuesday night thnt at the present moment there are 03,000,000 ncres of bind in thc Province available for pre-emptors; that of these 1,700,000 hnve been or are being surveyed; thnt within the Inst four yenrs 11,000 pre-emptors hnve taken up land, and during the last year alone 3,000. On a moderate computation Mr. Boss figures that this rate of settlement accounts for 50,000 people added to the permanent population of the Province since 1900. Mr. Brewster has made no attempt to canvass these figures, nor indeed is it possible for him to do so, becnuse they W. W. Foster for The Islands. The choice of the Conservative Convention constitute official records. All this cry about land speculators is nauseating and ridiculous. The land speculator stands iu no need of defence, but one would have thought that even a Liberal leader would have had sufficient intelligence to realize that the land policy of the Government has been the means of furnishing it with the sinews of war in the shape of huge revenues without which it would have been impossible to do a tithe of the public work, especially in the shape of roads, bridges and trails, which hns been done during the past ten years nnd which are the main factors in the development of the country. The area of land in the hands of so-cnllcd "speculators" is small compared with the totnl area of land in the Province. It is not held in any instance nt high prices. Most of it could be purchased today from these "speculators" at a very slight advance on Government prices nnd some of it at less. Indeed, ninny "speculators" find themselves in charge of a white elephant which they cannot use at present and which they cannot dispose of. But they arc hound, nevertheless, to continue their periodical contributions to the Provincial revenue. To cnll these peoplo "friends of the Government," a favourite phrase with the Liberal press, is something rather worse than n misnomer. They nre certainly friends in that they supply revenue, but many of them are hy no menns friendly, for they find thnt ihey hnve got decidedly the worst end of the bargain which hns been mnde by a Government! hnving for its object the raising of revenue and not, ns tho Liberal press would hnve ns believe, tho enrichment of its "friends." Re»©pened Por Business r I i II E news factory deportment of lhe Victoria Times has shared I with ninny other industrial works tbo dullness of the presenl yenr and hns turned mil very little new produce for some months past. This week, however, it has reopened for business nnd mi Tuesday and Wednesday turned out two of lho finest specimens of its own special nnd peculiar manufacture which have lieen produced in the history of ils enterprise, Perhaps nf lhe two the Tuesday product wns more impressive bechuso of the particularity of the pnt- tern and design. Every detail wns clearly finished nnd coloured sn ns to present nn nttrnotive ond harmonious whole. There is no wonder Hint it entitled its product, "A Startling Programme," when Eastern railways to finish their contracts nud to enable the Government lo carry on its programme of Provincial work. Jusl how tho il featured the borrowing of no less than $56,000,000 by tho Government to enable the Cnnndinn Northern and tlio Pacific ^* Great Eastern Rys. to finish their contracts nnd to enable the Government to carry on ils programme of Provincial work. Just how correct tho statement of The AVeek is that lbe Times runs n news factory nnd manufactures its campaign material out of "whole cloth" mny he gathered from the fnct that when its product wns utterly discredited in lhe most unqualified terms by the Premier, nil it hnd I" sny wus that it accepted the denial "witb the mental reservation l" wail nnd see," Presumably the "mental reservation" is denned in the following words of the Times editorial. "We know this Bchemo has been under consideration nnd we know nlso that the Premier went lo Europe to enquire into the prospects of nu enormous Innn for railway and other purposes. Wo know too that some of the railway companies are short of funds." Knowing all this, it may fairly be asked was the Times justified in saying, as it did in its Tuesday's issue, "This information may be accepted as authentic. The above programme is in contemplation by tho Premier and his Cabinet at the present moment, and unless their [dans miscarry will be carried into effect." No doubt feeling the humiliation of having to publish an official denial of this the day after it published the original announcement, the Times set its news factory to work again and in the same issue declared that Dr. Wesbrook has resigned the Presidency of the University of British Columbia. It says that is "according'to information received authoritatively today," and it actually goes the length of specifying the reasons for Dr. Wesbrook's resignation. The Hon. Dr. Young, -Minister of Education, contradicted this rumour as promptly as the Premier contradicted the other, and in doing so indignantly declared not only that, there is not and never has been the slightest ground for such a rumour, but that he so informed the Times reporter two hours before the paper containing the canard was on tho streets, and two hours before the 'Times declared that he had ''authoritative" information of the resignation. To fitly characterize the conduct of thc Times is impossible in the prescribed limits of the English language and perhaps in any event it would be a work of supererogation. The only reflection it causes is that with such unscrupulous tactics to the fore whenever an election is impending it is no wonder that the Liberal party is not merely discredited, but practically annihilated, Johnson Street Bridge STRIPPED of all superfluous arguments this important mntter stands thus. Six months ago the Government declared in favour of the main approach being from the bridge to the foot of Johnson Street, and promised to contribute $150,000 towards the project. Six months have been lost because the Mayor has been coquetting with interested parties to swing the eastern approach of the bridge nearer to Cormorant Street. A fortnight ngo nt n specinl conference between the Cily, the Railway Companies nud the Government, the Premier put bis foot down firmly nnd snid that ho bad never wavered from his original decision to mnke the main approach from Johnson Street. • The delegation accepted this decision, abandoned that feature of the discussion and proceeded to negotiate on other details. On Monday night last the Mayor vacated the Chair at the Council meeting in order to deliver a long speech tending to shift the blame from bis own shoulders to that of tlle Government, but mainly to urge ndditionnl arguments in favour of varying the approach towards Cormorant Street. He even went so far as to sny, although the daily press did not so report him. that tlie statement of the Premier hnd by no menus finally settled this matter of approach. He nlso harped upon tlie ninlter of grade nnd declared that I lint ques- tion wns being kept open by the Government. This is n simple narration of the leading facts from which it is quite clear that tbo Mayor is still endeavouring to secure the swinging of the eastern approach of tbe bridge towards Cormorant Street and lhat he is "holding np" nny settlement of tlie question in the hope that he may ultimately succeed. It tnkes no prophet or son of n prophet to predict that until he abandons this attitude nothing will be done in the mntter of the Johnson Street Bridge. The Government will never consent to piny into Ihe bands of his real estnte friends, or to reconsider tlie decision by which it bus firmly stood for mure than six months nnd which was acquiesced in by all the parties interested except the city. Women Police IN commenting n few weeks ngo upon the appointment of two poliee women in Victoria, The Week stated that whilst entirely in sympathy with the movement, it' properly directed, lhe use of polico women bad nol been nn unqualified success in lbe United Stntes. lu the coi'espondenco columns nf lbe current issue will lie found a letter combatting ibis idea und The Week is willing In admit ihnl in some respects it stands corrected, bul rather because it failed lo sny more fully what it meant thnn because the original Btatemenl wns imt justified. The writer knows "I many instances in the Stntes where through excessive zeal, through n misconception nf their duties, nr through lbe instigation nf irresponsible organizations police women have done more barm thnn g I. Fnr instance, il is a well-known fuel llint two nr three yenrs ngo iu Senttle tboy constituted themselves spies nu respectable citizens nnd rendered themselves especially objectionable in visitors from the outside who put up nt Senttle lintels, ll is also known that in Portland and Los Angeles they nt first assumed the riglil to question respectable people in un altogether unjustifiable manner. Public opinion speedily corrected these abuses, although nol before, in Mime instances nl nny rule, the commissions hnd been cancelled. The Week is awnre, nud bus no hesitation iu accepting tho assurance of the writers of thc letter referred to, tbnl things are now nn n belter footing nnd thnt polico women nre doing good work, especially in protecting young girls. The Week is entirely in sympathy with appointment of women of the class of Mrs. Clayards nnd Miss McDonald. It knows that they hnve already done much good work nud believes tbnl nn wiser nri'nngemeiit could be made limn to plnce them under the immediate direction of our respected Deputy-Chief, Mr. Thomas Palmer. There is only ono possibility of things going wrong, and that is interference by amateurs, If the work be lefl to llie Deputy-Chief nnd tbe two Indies mentioned, there is no doubt that the result will bo excellent. Incidentally, The Week may be pardoned for pointing out that it is seven yenrs since ii first began to agitate for snme such organization as ibis to keep young girls off the streets nnd in protect them from "undesirable nlicns." (Continued on Bnck Pnge.) Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, November 29,1918 ig|g -o^fat> -»^*>- ~g^pO- "fr-sl At The Street Corner 1 BY THE LOUNGER sin- -H i'i fHAVE never been a lirm believer in viules it, and if the observer hns had 1 the merit of hiding one's light under ony classical education in the past lie a bushel. Nothing annoys me more feebly wonders whether he may say than to miss getting nny credit which "Sic transit gloria miindi" in connec- sbould be coming to me, whether it be lion with things which appertained to from my tailor or from the general the gods. Changes of this nature nre public. 1 hnve never hesitated to ex- invariably associated in our minds patiate ou the value of the ideas which with ancient civilizations, and it may I hnve contributed towards the better- come ns a shock to ninny men and wo- ment of the city and have occasionally men in Vicloria today to realize thnt run through the list ngnin lest any- in our own city we have no fewer than one forget them. In the same way, three once sacred edilices now devoted though I appreciate proper modesty to mundane affairs. On the corner of and trust, that I should behave myself Courtney and Gordon Streets stands a accordin" to all the recognized canons garage; two yenrs ago it wns n print- if the need should arise, I should be ing shop and before that a place of dreadfully disappointed if I were to worship. On Broad Street is the Ark. rescue a millionaire's daughter from a Ils very name tells us what once it blazing mansion and were to escape wns; today it is an auction room. We without being recognized. I would buy our meat and vegetables on the piny the "amc all right; 1 would blush very ground whore a year ago stood and'stammer a few incoherent words the First Presbyterian Church. There from which no one would gather my is no reason why these things should name and address and then I would not be so. It is a sign of prosperity get a trusty friend to ring up The and quickened religious feeling, no Colonist giving full particulars. True doubt, that better quarters hnve been dawn and there is much to be said in other men from India, but I will die favour of moving when once the move "with my boots on" rather than see has been made. What a quantity of British Columbia flooded by Hindus treasured rubbish finds its appointed or any other Asiatics, place in the ash-bin! What a discov- I don't wish to see my boys (me ery of valued belongings which have live sons) working with Asiatic lain hidden for years and years! What coolies or being in any way dragged a delight io sit in a nice clean office down to their level. The coolies of aud joyfully contemplate how to make Asia are even now like a herd of bun- it home-like by messing it up general- gry cattle ranging along a fence try- ly! But there is a vast difference be- ing to break inlo a Held of clover of tween office moving and home mov- grain. ing, nnd I confess without shame that India may be of great value to the latter is preferable. Do you ask Britain; but the Great Dominions are why? I will tell you. Though a of greater value to the British Em- bachelor I have discovered that when pire. a homo is moved it is the woman in I believe the peoplo of India can bo the house who undertakes all the trou- taught to appreciate and understand ble and responsibility. In moving an ihe action of Canada, Australia and office it is the man. In moving this other Dominions. Anyhow, it's nl- offiec, I fear it will be the ofa <rK-<"-£&*e ways reasonable and fair to explain your stand or conditions before starting to light. Faithfully vours W. T. WOMEN POLICE. Correspondence The Week accepts no responsibility for the views expressed by its correspondents. Communications will be inserted whether signed by the real name of the writer or a nom de plume, but the writer's name and address must be given to the Editor as an evidence of bona fides. In no case will It be divulged without consent. "THREE ACRES AND A COW' Editor The Week. Sin- Victoria, B. C, Nov. 14, 1913. Seeing your article in The Week stating that women policemen had been a failure on the American side, wc feel that you have been misinformed, and knowing that you would not willingly misrepresent the work done by women, we beg to give you the following information. Before approaching the police commissioners we wrote to the different places where women had been employed on the force and were furnished with what we thought conclusive evidence of the value of the work done by them. The commissioners were not all favourable to the idea, and the mayor asked the chief to write to all P.O. Box 8, South Salt Spring Island, B. C, Colonist giving full particulars, xiuo uua.ua, »..-«. 'i'""»";»"; •""" Nov. 24,1914. merit should never go unobserved nnd found for the churches, but I do not The Editor of The Week. ,„.,», •—- I should hate to set a bad example to think thnt it often happens thnt in a sir:—In your issue of Nov. 22nd, the cities on the coast and likewise others in this respect. cit.V ,,'llicli> tho"gh oW in tlle Province, "Bohemian" has an article on "Three Eastern Canadian cities, and without ;',' is new in history, so many churches Acres and a Cow." His article is full exception the answers received from In this connection I have noticed should hnve been diverted from their of som,d common sellse, but unfor- every place where women had been lii this connection I hnve noticed original purposes to serve as places tunately* from the fanner's viewpoint employed on the force spoke in the that Victorians as a class are different of business. at any rate, he omitted about the most highest terms of the work that they from people in nny other pnrt of the -K important element in the whole had done, and recommended their ap- world* I may say that they are extra- Not long ago a letter appeared in schelne. pointment. Indeed, the evidence wns ordinary in their manner of rewarding The Colonist urging elenrer night signs Let al,y enterprising market gar- so conclusive that no one could pre- merit In proof of this statement I on our street cars, so that intending denei. H,ulertake to raise a few acres tend to doubt, and I may say that woould ask you to consider the ntti- passengers could toll at a distance of vegetables for market, for instance, those letters are on file at the City tude of the audience in any concert which car wus approaching. For the nnd ),e will finu tl,at he has to prae- Hall and, we were informed by the held at the locnl theatre, and to note long-sighted person who can always tioal]y g.jve away his crops, unless ho Chief that anyone wishing to see them the way in which applause is administ- remember exactly what coloured lamps peddles them from door to door. might do so. We do not wish the ered 1 use the word "administered" are used on his route the present sys- T1,ig is because the price ho receives public to think that the police oom- advisedlv, because it implies the tern may be sufficient, but I venture to fol. his pi,0(iuce is but little over the missioners made the appointment quality which one feels to exist be- think Hint the general public would eost jf production, since he is nt the merely at our request, without fully hind the clapping of hands. It is for welcome some more distinct device. I mer(,y 0f hoth wholesalers nnd retail- investigating the matter, and if they the most part perfunctory and is sup- am told that in San Francisco each erS| tiie on]y persons to whom he can do not prove a success here as in plied ns one supplies medicine to a route has a number nnd the enrs nre seU otllel, pliiees we feel that it will be child or oil to an engine. Where it is fitted with boxes on the front on which Talce „„ acre oi eahbage. From the because we have failed to secure the not perfunctory it is misapplied, for these numbers are depicted in figures experience of many, besides myself, I right person there is nothing the average Victorian about 15 inches high. Either by dny fccl safe },, asserting thnt the producer ,fe.,u ....... As it is a new work in Canada it audience delights in more than in dis- or by night they can be seen two or undM t WBAitom would flnd impossibie to get anyone that had "c blocks away and I think it will |,;0 ,vna_ ...a —,. a_ j; „n ,.,,;„ . \ , ,__. ._ ,.,__, „„„„•„, „,„„,. ranted that it is easier to rcmem ^^^^^^^^^^! to dispose of this ' quantity (say 30,000 pounds), at one andsome income from his hind. Moreover his land could produce two or more crops a year, so this ; llllll in ui»- "a ,.., „.b ~,> - ■- lliuiei pieseiil concerting the artist bv loud applause Ihrce blocks away and I think it will his ,vork cut ont before the particular selection is con- lie granted Hint it is easier to rcmem- qllan,itv (say < _ _ eluded Such conduct betrays ignor- tier, say, that tlie Beacon Hill route ce||t pel. polmii, or $300 for the acre, mice lind 1 am afraid that we are of- is No. 8 than that it has two green But the C0„Sumer would be only too ten very careless in this respect nnd lights. I am not as n rule a persistent p\easliA to secure cabbage at three advertize our ignorance io lhe four advocate of things becnuso they are eeutSj a considerable reduction on winds of heaven. Applause, to lie American, but in this case I think that whnt he ,,ow pays. Whereas, if Hie worth anything, should be spoiltnneous our cousins have the advantage of us gr0wel. obtained three cents or $900 nnd well timed. When a great singer and Victorians who have visited Call- pel. acre| ]ie c0„](] aj-01.(l to pay tho has aroused our admiration il is per- fornia seem to think that we might pl.esont high price for wnges nnd yet missiblo to break in at the close of liis well follow the system employed on cleai. a han(lsom last note, whether the piano accom- Iheir car lines- i—i « ... paniment lias finished or not. But woe „„„ ,,. ___,._ „ to Hie luckless wight, who dares to do Did you see Hie crowd waiting round wouM 0],ly ))e a portion of his annual so in Vietorin! Ho is frowned down the corner ot* Bastion and Govern- pl,oflt as an interloper nnd regarded as ment streets lust Monday'? There wns rja0 seem,e suc]l priCeS, nay, to se- "bourgeois" in lhe extreme. Nn! Tu a gallant band of policemen, mounted eure tlle lnere selling of his produce, Victoria wc should do ns the Victor- and unmounted nnd nn over-increasing ei(llc,. a mKr\,ei stall, or better slill, a ians do and that is, wait lill the last throng of curious individuals, of whom ,.etllil stll|.e ,.„„ by the farmers, is a note of the accompanist hns died nwny I was one, nll wailing, waiting, for m,„essity. This implies co-operation, nnd ihen clnrj clan together and keep whnl wo knew not. At least I expected ( ] fol. soning but for .organized =-- 0 , , i " ton' "f "? I e performer a procession of judges. I knew Hint ]m,Um ((, j,,^ a successio„ of then he usually make her a pro- 1 , % mci r spnise. This it was not a rule for judges lo parade „,„,,„,,, nt ,,„ st.„s,)ns of Ihe year. P«al, if she is willing to marry him, prolonged cl ppngi no nr his bene- in public in nll their robes in this j am m,, anxiou9 lo get in touch he goes and sees her parents and fill continued h« is a sort of country, but I though tha. perhaps nn wHll „„ famers and oth6rs who desire relatives to find ou if they have any KJta^rtl^^panWlw exception was being mnde this year to ,K,|U„. ,„.;„„, fol, „,„;,. prodlloe on objections of nny kind to the mar- giggles 1 assure vou tli.il il is dime celebrate the longest Assize Court thnt abovo ]jMS| and should lie glad to "age. in lho verv best circles: I hnve watch- hns even been held here. And whnt ]lenr from them so Hint we can evolve At the first community meeting foi- d tll0m do it hail all this multitude come forth tu ,, pi.m,tj(.,,i scheme t„ secure our oh- lowing this visiting the young couple received training in that special work. HELEN M. GRANT. ELIZABETH MITCHELL. Com. from local Council of Women. DOUKHOBOR MARRIAGES. To the Editor of The Week. Sir,—An article appeared in the Nelson News of Oct. 30 headed "No Marriage Among Doukhobors"—regarding a meeting of the Grand Forks board of trade, at which Mr. J. V. Pineo from Victoria, B.C., was present. I can point out to you the untrue substances of this article. First: There is a marriage between the Doukhobors. Any man wanting to get married first decides on the girl, seel A band of Hindus coming in by JeoVwitliout"risk of nny - - jv.. , failure must step out before the people and Wc have nil sorls of other funny special car from lhe Immigration shed ]|s ||]|s ,)e0], ,,m.imll| ,,,.,,,•' jn one nr Iwo make a slnleiuoiit that they wish lo ways in which we manifest our pleas- In the Law Courts. II was rather enterprises in Ihe past, which were, lie husband and wife, then, if there ure, I am lnid by a friend nf mine disappointing, bul I am always un- |„,w(,v,.,., ,|m, |„ ,.,lllsl.s w1iich could is no protest, they nre considered who docs whnt T never do. Ihal is, lucky. 1^ never happen along when a ,ll|v(, ,„,,,„ avoided. Most co-oporntive married. ' ' ' ventures have proved successful. Immediately nfter the husband W. J. L. HAMILTON. takes his bride to his own house and the marriage is complete. Also books nro kept at Brilliant, B. C, in which n record is made of all marriages, births and deaths; therefore the heading of the article, "No Marriage Among Doukhobors," is perfectly untrue. I would nsk you to publish these my remarks in the rights of common ^^^^^^^^tbc self- fairness, ominions to exclude the Mr. ,T. Y. Pineo has accepted from cm iiuu.i-i, ,.i|,.„ ..... of Asia musl nol be question- the Grand Forks people a statement Bul I nm lint duing anything ed, and yel lhe superior races of In- that the Doukhobors are living un- THE HINDU QUESTION November 22nd, 1013. Editor, The Week, Vicloria, B.C. Sir:—The Hindu question is becoming serious and may easily cause a plit in the Empire if nol promptly pays calls. Hint lhe hostess is never sn real accident urs; J see a crowd and much at ber ease as when she shows hang upon its fringes and ,1 is a raat- her delight in seeing yon by engaging ler nl a broken bicycle nr a lew Hi - in conversation on the d 'slop. II «"s. W i there is something worth sninelinies homines diffieiill lo know seeing I invariably miss ll. whether Ibis is n ruse to cut short nn '■' inulesired visit or merely nn exhibition If sent .ment were a pari nf my i n- nf Ihal friendliness which wishes to lure I niighl wax sentimental Ihis treat vou as a member nf lhe fnmily. week. I might ga/.e uul nt my win- Of course il is verv nice In feel thai dow nnd relied Ihnl never again fir;,: -ASX SSi^ ar- f? - ^j*- - wedged in between the door and the hnve written one a week for om J gh »"d ilmh. while you wonder whether il is -™. y-s an, supp.,e ^ -ng < ^ ^ ^ worth while patronising tho door inn " '' , ; , „,,, „,„, yol the superior races of I, or whether yon are o be forbidden my ye. Bull am no dom nytlin , Mohammedans, and clean, but, he did not trouble himself further entrance: but ,1 is hard tn pre- nl he kind. I am ™'» "™ m h ,nus| „,„ be insulted, or to look over one or Iwo houses where serve that springblliness in your con- anlicqmlinn ^ ' "' , , in either case serious trouble will the Doukhobors live, and therefore I versation which is such an aid to after- limns m an office o '«~gj1 HJi«* « "™,^ ,visll t„ state that Mr. Pineo found noon calls, when ynur rcceplion is so slreet, where stteet ea.8 wn * • generally inform- out; very little or nothing at all about ambiguous. It gives pause nr though y and ,e y w n^ „ , ,,s . d h ^ ' hm („D Do„khobol,, and conversation now-a-days must b) the latest I nslii. ns I n is . self-governing dnmin- J. P. SHOUKIN, Secretary, never be assncia.ed with thought. , jowhorc wnlknnj^ d«n the mnn, brt not to ^^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^^ Qf_ .', ,, „„if ii..„,i „„,i t|„, reasons whv plainly and honestly lice, Brilliant, B. C, Nov. 3. Travellers in foreign lands have o - Ihere . a great^gnU te d, ami h ason , ten commented on the -Hate which on y bndge a o ha gulf a W .taW, 1 ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ has befallen the temples of old. B.il. - Al \"^ a c be n pared mntter, aud, as Ihey are. mostly, quite Bride's desk is probably "If you ings which once upon a time were led,- he life of man tha can ne en^ , ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^ SECHSSai s fe^trz ^^k= ..,*;.•«■— - - MEET ME AT GRILL We'll have dinner at six o'clock, There's music you know, and it costs the same as the Merchants' Lunch, ONLY THIRTY - HVE CENTS. The place is open till midnight, so there's no hurry about getting out. Service and cooking equal a first- class hotel. SUNDAY DINNER, 5 COURSES, NOON TO 8 P.M., ONLY FIFTY CENTS SAYWARD BLOCK DOUGLAS STREET "Down the Marble Stairs" A Bargain Nice House on Quadra Street, particularly solidly built. Erected this summer. Lot 45 x 115. Nice surroundings. Property cost $5150. To be sold at $4500.00. A. W. 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Bewe-mattet, correepondenoe, advertleing copy and changes mnet be In by IVedneeday morning of each week. UneoUclted mannacilpt must be accom- banled by etampe enSioient for return If found unavailable for publication. No liot.ee oan be taken of anonymous communloatlone. LLIAM BLAXBMOBB President and Editor MoLEOD SOULS ; .Secretary , D. McDONAXD Advertising Agent THE WEEK Page Three dilettante kind of way to pose as farmers, when many of them were really land speculators, the mood may well be allowed to pass, and if the farmer gets down to business, which means not only to productive but to systematic, co-operative marketing, he may be in British Columbia, as he is in every other part of the civilized ,rld where this is done, the most independent man in the community. HOLMES TO THE RESCUE. THE SMALL FARMER BY BOHEMIAN m^mM:>^=mz By Barry Pain. (Reprinted from London Opinion, November 8, 1913.) fPIND that my article in last issue on "Three Acres nnd a Cow'' has roused very wide-spread discussion, nd a letter appearing in the current isue from nu old subscriber indicates ne direction nt lenst in which further iscussion mny be profitable, The bur- en of tlle letter is that while my coni- lenls of last week wore common lmse and pointed out the true solu- on of the cost of living problem, it ;nored the very important, considera- on of distribution. To this I must lead guilty, because it was not in- mded to deal with that branch of the ibjecl. ll is surely the business of ie farmers themselves, ns of those terested in nny other industry, to y Iheir heads together and by co- lernlioii in some well conceived plan, ■cure the profitable distribution of leir produce. Incidentally, if, may be issible to throw a little light on this ibjecl if one considers the"conditions iw prevailing in British Columbin. 1 Let us begin nt the bottom and deal ith the subject of gardening. I|, has nny limes been pointed out that we ive even within the cily limits suf- sient vacant lots of a cultivable char- tier to yield all lhe fruit and vege- iblcs required by hundreds of fami- Yet only a very inappreciable l.'rci'n(age of Ihese lots nre cultivated. I'luil is the-reason for this? First Jul foremost, the insatiable desire of lie owners lo sell them for building Imposes nnd the consequent uncer- liinly of tenure. This consideration lay wipe out most of the lots in or ■ear to the business section of tlie Jty. It can, however, have but. little Ipplicntion lo lots in lbe residential ■strict, and it can hnve no application |i lots attached to bouses wbich are icupied by the owner and which ho las no immediate intention of sell- J Bul lbe second reason, and probacy the most potent, militating ngninst 1 cultivation of house lots, is the jigh price of labour. It may at once token for granted Hint ns nn eco- |oinic proposition no one can afford hire labour for the cultivation of a lilchen garden. I. would make one re- irvation on Ibis point, nnd only one; int if the owner is not a particularly ibusl man and wishes to spare him- ilf the heaviest work in connection ith gardening, be can just afford to ire a man lo dig up lbe whole of tbe arden at the beginning of tbe senson. ul that is tbe limit. If lie pays out loney for planting, weeding and lend- ig, lhe whole transaction will be a Bad loss. If, in addition, he nlso has, , most middle elass bouses have, n ont garden consisting of lawn and liwer beds and lie hires labour to keep Iieso in order, then gardening becomes 1 luxury nnd nt Hie end of the season li will show a big deficit. | 1 have before me llie details of such ixperienco. An ordinary lot, till x 1*0, on which a smnll bungalow had built, wns occupied by a lndy. I'ol being n gardener herself nnd be- ,g determined lo make the best, of her ■I, she hired labour lo dig. plant, cul- vale, lend nnd keep in condition the hole of Hie lot, the front consisting t n lawn and llower beds. At lbe id of Ihe lirsl senson her expenditure ilnlled up $85, and Hie value of the igetnbles produced, allowing the imo prices as arc charged in tlie ores, reached lhe munificent sum of !8. But if she had bought her vego- des from n Chinaman who hnwks liem from door to door throughout dislricl, she could hnve been sup- Iicd by contract, at $2 per month, hich, over Ihe period tested, would ive totalled $10. This is a fair experiment nnd if il ny lie argued thnt the expenditure as excessive, T. enn only sny Hint nn- ir the circumstances it could not ive been done for less. The conclu- on therefore is Hint however desir- ile it may be, and it undoubtedly is, i cultivate all the available land at- iched to one's house, it must be done y lhe occupier himself, if it is to be rotllnble. I" We may now extend thc principle to nail farms of a few acres, and it pplies equally. Where the smnll far- ler loses is in the amount he pays out >r labour. As long us he and the .embers nf his family con do all that is required on the farm, he can make a good living and save a little; but his savings are represented in the other event by dividing the yield of bis hind wilh lhc hired labourer. Still Ihere arc some things which necessitate help and I think the most careful consideration of Ihis phase of Hie subject lends to the conclusion that the economic small farm is that which is just big enough to mnke it profitable lo hire one man lo assist the farmer, in case he has no sons. Once bo enlarges and requires additional help, either permanently or temporarily, he is face to face with a higher rate of wage than prevails in any other part of the world, and with a handicap which is crushing. This is true of tlie ordinary farmer, but it may lie modified in tbe ense of the expert farmer who goes in for intensive culture and produces specialties. Such crops, if successfully cultivated, will bear the incubus of high prices of labour, because in such a case while the labour is high priced, it is not really dear. But it passes from Ihe field of unskilled to that of skilled labour, and must therefore be considered under a different denomination. As expert, intensive culturtsts nre the exception nnd not the rule, it is not sate to generalize on these latter considerations. The former will npply to ninety-nine farmers out of a hundred. Tlie next step leads to the consideration of whether a man is cultivating his farm solely for the support of his own family or for marketing purposes ns well, And, pushing the idea a little further, whether trading is the chief consideration and home support only a side show. The difference lies here, thai lhe more ono magnifies the trade considerations of the farming, the more necessary it is to consider the establishment of co-operative trading methods. Without this, forming must, be an absolute failure. It woiill be easy to point to a dozen producing centres when Ihis fnct has been demonstrated Perhaps the mi it no- I nble in British Columbia is in the case of the Okanagan, admittedly one of lhe finest fruit-growing districts in lho world, where Hie business wns carried on for some years nt nn absolut*1 loss. Fruit-growers became discouraged and valuable fruit ranches were sold at a nominal price; all because marketing facilities had not been developed. On the establishment of a co-operative trading association witli headquarters al Kelownn, things soon changed and now for several yenrs post the marketing arrangements have been so perfect Hint every box of apples lit lo export finds a ready market. Fruit-growers an1 getting rich and fruil lauds have constantly increased in value. The same is true of lhe celebrated Hood River fruit district in Oregon; the same is true, on a small scale, of our own Kootenay Dislricl. Ill this mailer nothing ean be done without co-operution. There is an ample market for all that our farmers enn produce, whether it lie fruit, vegetables, cereals or roots, We are importing largo quantities of all these lines of produce ut different points in the Province. They are imported against a duty. There are slill larger markets in the Prairies which are being supplied mainly wilh American produce. British Columbia should control Ibis larger market, but in any event there is absolutely no excuse for allowing lhe local market lo be swamped by imported goods; nor is Ihere any excuse for allowing good urenblc land to lie idle on tlie off chance Hint it niny be required by tho speculative buyer. Land booms do not last for ever, and they do not recur frequently in the same district. Wc have recently had ours, the first for twenty years. No man would be foolish enough to prophesy when the next may be due, but however foolish such a course might be, it is infinitely more foolish for the owner of good cultivable laud to sit. down and await the arrival of the next boom. Common sense nnd the necessities of the community demand Hint it shall in the meantime be put to the use which Nature intended, nnd if there are some discouragements arising from the experience of those who have tried in a SHERLOCK HOLMES paced the room like a eaged tiger, occasionally pausing to blow a blast on the ophicleide, an instrument to which he had recently become addicted—contra pacem and to the scandal of the Government. I guessed from his behaviour that he was revolving, in that strange master-mind of liis, matter suitable for publication in a popular magazine, nnd unostentatiously I sharpened my pencil and opened my notebook. "Watson," he said suddenly, "hns it ever occurred tu you what an immense amount of minor thefts—pocket-picking—must go on every day at Hyde Park Corner," "Well, no," I snid. "It has not." "No," said Holmes, "it wouldn't. You have the mind of n jelly-fish." "But," I said, "I am seldom at Hyde Park Corner, and when I have been there I hnve never seen nny theft committed." "Nor 1, nor I. I have never even read any report of such things happening there. But, none the less, I know thnt it must be so." "Holmes," I said, "you have a perfectly wonderful intellect. Would you mind obliging again? As a matter of fact, I've got a boy from Southampton Street waiting for copy nt this moment.'' My friend smiled so modestly. "Really," be said, "it is so simple. It is hardly worth talking about. At Hyde Pnrk Corner the attention of pedestrians nnd of people on public vehicles is arrested by a problem above lhe line of sight." "Whnt problem?" "Oh, don't irritate mc, Watson. The problem why anybody who has wings should want to drive four horses. You must know—Adrian Jones's thing ou the top of tbe arch. People not only look np nt it, but become abstracted in the problem. There is the opportunity for the pickpocket, and the pickpocket never misses his opportunity. I do not enre what tlie police say—a fine body of men, but wilh no deductive power. I enn tell you positively nud certainly that nt the present moment Hyde Pnrk Corner is the principal centre of minor crime in London. These sculptors have much to answer for." He blew another blast ou the ophicleide, and Miss Smith was announced. Miss Smith wns clearly distressed, bul not sufficiently distressed to spoil her personal appearance, which was all in her favour. "You nre Mr. Sherlock Holmes'?" she said. Holmes waited until the limeliglil- innn had got the amber spot on his enigmatic face. (We know we mny be dramatised at any moment, and we are always ready for it.) Then he snid: "I nm." "Will you help me?" "Certainly," said Holmes, wilh his usual courtesy. "Your watch has slopped, of course. You did nol neglect; lo wind it up, and you've not broken Ihe main-spring. There is probably nothing much the matter, ll mny require to be cleaned. May 1 look al it?" Aliss Smith gasped and sat down. "How did you know?" she snid. I nsked myself Ihe same question, "How did I know? But the thing was so obvious. A woman calling on n innn for the first lime always calls at the hour, half-hour, or qnnrter- hour. You called nt seven minutes past Ihree. Therefore T know your watch has slopped. You have not forgotten to wind it up, because you are a careful person and forget nothing. The fuel Hint you placed your wet umbrella so Hint it. would drip into the coal-scuttle is sufficient evidence of Ibis. You hnve not broken lhe main-spring, because you are not prognathous. Only those with strongly developed chins brenk mainsprings," "Marvellous," said the girl. "Marvellous," I echoed. "Of course," said the girl, "II, is none of it right. I'm wearing my sister's watch, which is going very well. I broke the main-spring of my own a fortnight ago, and I've forgot - tcn to send it to be repaired. I called at seven minutes pnst three solely by chance, because I happened to be pass ing then. But still, it is wonderful that you should think of these tilings.'' "Anybody could train himself to it,'' said my friend modestly. '' Now, Miss Smith, don't ask me anything easy. If you want to konw about the Pearl Mystery, I finished that six weeks ago. And don't nsk me to find the murderer, for that's a schoolboy business. Either give me something worthy of my mind, or go to Scotland Yard." "The question I am going to ask you is very difficult." "What is it?" he said sternly. "When will Baker Street Station be finished?" Holmes turned abruptly to the sideboard and mixed himself a stiff co- caine-and-soda. He was deep in thought. "Don't say you won't tell me," said the girl, almost tearfully. "You live in Baker Street, and ought to know. I use Hint station every day, and it is so terrible. Holmes, Holmes, sweet Holmes! 'Mid pleasures aud palaces though I may roam, I never saw such a mess. Every time I walk up the temporary wooden staircase to the tube railway, I expect to lind a guillotine waiting for me at the top— it is so exactly like it. There is a hole in the middle of one platform going down into the bowels of the earth, and reminding one of the Spanish Inquisition. I want to know when the trouble will be cleared up, when there will be less insulated cable lying about, and fewer trestles, and when will the escalators start work? It has been going on for years am' years and years, it looks as if it might be going on for ever. Can't you help me? It worries me so.'' Once more Sherlock Holmes paced the room, aud then he held his hand out to the girl. ''Thank you,'' he said. '' You hnve asked me the one thing which nobody knows. This is worthy of me. I must get to work at once.'' He stepped over to the ophicleide and called down it: " Trunk, please.'' Then he recovered himself. "Sorry," he said. "A moment of abstraction. Watson, will you remember to get the German Emperor on the telephone directly, and tell him I shall not be able to take that little job of his. Miss Smith's affair will occupy nll my time." "Oh, thank you," said Miss Smith. "How kind and good and great you ure. And when shall 1 know?" "Call again iu a year's time, and I may have some information for you. Be punctual, for 1 am generally busy. Good-bye, Miss Smith. Mind the step.'' MORE LABBY STORIES. v V diplomatic service, ho was sci.i on a mission to St. Petersburg. Bciure starting ne had a dispute mith tre Foreign Olliee about his expenses. P.O. had its idea of the seale; La- bouchere had his. But the Office refused to reconsider its decision. La- bouchere took his leave, crossed the Channel, and was, to all appearances, lost. A week after the appointed time he hud not arrived at St. Petersburg. A representative of F.O. was sent out on his trail. He was traced to Paris, and from thence to Vienna, where he wus run to earth, in reply io his discoverer, he coolly said: 'The Foreign Ollice refused to pay me my expenses, nnd I'm walking to St. Petersburg.' " '' On another occasion, when he was attache at our cmabssv in Washington, the minister was suddenly recalled to London, and Labouehero was left in charge. On the morning following the departure of the Ambassador, one of the members of the United States Government called. 'Minister in?' he inquired curtly of Labonchere. Not in,' replied Lobby, lighting a cigarette. 'Guess I'll call again,' said the big politician. * All, do!' said Labouehero sweetly. An hour afterwards Hie snme Great Man again put in au appearance, 'Minister in yet?' ho inquired sharply. 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Victoria-SBattle— Leave Victoria daily 4:30 p.m. Arrive .Seattle, !i;.iO p.m. Vancouver-Victoria.—Leave Vancouver daily, 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 11:15 p.in. Arrive Victoria, 2:30 P.m., 0:46 p.m., 7:00 a.m. Seattle-Victoria—l.e ive Seattle dally, ii;00 a.m.: arrive Victoria 1:16 p.m. GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC STEAMERS Northbound.—Leave Seattle 12:00 midnight Sunday ami Wednesday; arrive Victoria 8:00 a.m. Monday and Thursday: leave Victoria 10:00 a.m. Monday and Thursday; arrive Vancouver 3:00 p.m. Monday and Thurs- day; leavo Vancouver 12:00 midnight Monday and Thursday; arrive Prince Rupert 0:00 a.m. Wednesday and Saturday; leave Prlnco Rupert 8:00 a.m. Thursday, midnight Saturday; arrive Stewart ii:00 p.m. Thursday; arrive Granby Bay 7:00 a.m. Sunday. Southbound.—Leave Granby Hay !• a.m, Sunday: leavo Stewart .S:00 p.m. Thursday; arrive Prlnco Rupert «'»:00 a.m. Friday. r,:oo p.m. Sunday; lenve Prince Rupert 0:00 a.m. Friday ami Monday; arrive Vancouver 7:00 p.m. Saturday and Tuesday: leave Vancouver 12:00 midnight Saturday and Tuesday; arrive Vicloria 7:00 a.m. Sunday and Wednesday; leave Victoria 10:00 a.m. Sunday and Wednesday; arrive Seattle 8:00 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday. E. & N. RAILWAY Viotorla to Port Alberni.-Leave Victoria dally at 8:00 a.m.. :!:.t0 p.m.; ar. rive Duncan II :lo a.m.. 6:40 p.m.; arrive Nanaimo, 12:46 p.m., 7:20 p.m.; arrive Port Albernl 1:20 p.m, except Sunday. Port Albernl to Viotoria.- Leave Pori Albernl 11:10 a.m. except Sunday; leave Nanaimo dally 8:86 a.m., 2:50 p.m.; arrive Duncan 10:46 a.m., ■i:ii p.m.; arrive Victoria I2:ir. p,m., 0:46 p.m. STILL WONDERING) Lewis Waller, who recently returned to London from the Slates only to net Hall again Tor the Antipodes, regaled me, a few days before IiIh departure, with u story of naive Ingenuous nous. Waller appeared fu New York, of course, In his favourite Shakespearean role, and was hurrying Into the theatre for rehearsal one day when ho observed a fat man gazing with evident disdain at a big poster that represented the actor in tlie character of Henry V. As Waller passed, tlie rotund person pointed to tbe caption of the poster, nnd Observed with a note of dUguest: "Ain't these actors getting swnnlty? Henry V. What?" Page Four THE WEEK Saturday, November 29,191 ON Monday night lnsl the Victoria Ladies' Musical Society presented Harold Bauer, pianist, ut iliu Victoria Theatre. Whether Ihese concerts art' being given too frequently, or whether Victorians are not lovers of piano solos is a moot point, hut lhc fact remains that the audience which assembled lo hear this master was remarkable for its paucity of numbers, though il made up for this by the enthusiasm which il displayed during the course of the evening. Harold Bauer is u magnificent pianist ond he does not nnd it necessary to pad out his playing by those artificial affectations which so often characterize his class. Heated straight up at the instrument he refrains from swaying his body or waving his hands. Wilh apparently no effort he renders the greatest masterpieces and renders Ihem willi n cleanness of touch and a sympathy of soul which is illuminating. His programme was mosl comprehensive and excellent throughout, but if one may particularize, 1 fancy Hint the selection which most fascinated the audience was Beethoven's "Minuet in E. Flat." It was a thousand pities that more music lovers hud not assembled to give him audience. LENORE ULRICH As Luana in "The Bird of Paradise." AI'I'XICIITFI'I, trio of comic acrobats open this week's bill al Ihe Empress Theatre and Ihey are as clever as Ihey are comic. Another lirsi-eluss linn is lhat provided by Harry l.ouine who is u sloight-of- haml artist of considerable skill, and wilh one or Iwo new I ricks to show. These iwo turns constitute a strong aggregation and form the bnckboi I' lhe current programme. Brooke & Harris are a couple of siimine nnd talking entertainers who "make j: 1," whilst Bruce, Duffel & Co. presenl a playlet which has inany comical feiiliires. Of Mayo & Allman one can say lillle; tliev evoked a good ileal of applause, hill Iheir jokes are poor and their singing hardly fulfils lhe predieli f Ihe advance notices. AXIMAla shows are always popular wherever Ihey appear and in bringing Viola's Comedy Animals to tlie.Crystal this week tlie management scored a big success. A nol her favourite vaudeville turn which never pnlls is a fight wire enterlainmenl, anil Love & De Merle proved exports in Ihis line of business when seen at tho same thcalre. But though the vaudcvillo has been good the management has not forgotten Hint after all in a moving picture house pictures ure tho first consideration and by seeing to it lhat lhe lllms lire always up to standard lhe Broad Street theatre is keoping the position which it has always occupied. N'MVI' week an innovation which will doubtless prove mosl popular amongst llie ladies of Victoria who patronize picture shows nml vaudeville entertainments will be inaugurated at Ihe Variety Theatre. Towards lour o'clock in Ihe afternoons lea will be served fo all ticket-holders who enjoy "the cup Ihal cheers but not inebriates." When a line run of pictures is coupled lo a special line of vaudeville and lhc Iwo are harnessed lo afternoon tea, it is easy to see that the Arariely Theatre means to lake a high place amongst the attractions of the city. OUR playwrights, wafting their muses to foreign shores, usually draw very extensively upon their imaginations, but Mr. Richard Walton Tally, author of "The Bird of Paradise," which Oliver Morosco will presenl here at llie Victoria Theatre December 1st and 2nd, is probably Hie foremost student of bis subject, Hawaiian history, economics, race- traits and possibilities, in the world today. Mr. 'fully, whose first stage success was scored even before he left the University of California, lias been an enthusiast upon our nearest Westerly insular possession, and in this drama has given not only un absorbing entertainment, with one of tbe cleverest and most heart-moving stories written in a decade, but has provided a thoroughly saturate solution of i*nctful comment upon every topic pertaining to Hawaii, its people and its invaders both commercial nnd religious. Tbe love story of Puul Wilson and Luana, the pathetically lovely savage of Pele, deserves to—and probably will—be perpetuated. It is a great, moving, human story, simply, swiftly and eutrancingly told, without halt or interruption, without side issues or departure from the main subject, aud apparently without effort. Tbe decadence of Wilson under this Iropie love, this life of perpetual tomorrow, an effortless life, a life full of dreams and devoid of action, is a study which in technique, skill and enchanting interest equals tiie character painting of an European dramatist of modern times. Withal Mr. 'fully has woven much bright comedy, the relief of several highly human characters, and the genuinely novel music and dancing of a troupe of Hawaiian Hula steppers into his plot and action. The cast which Mr. Morosco has provided is of extraordinary effectiveness, und is headed by Miss Lenore L'lrich, one of llie most promising emotional actresses in this country at the present time, as Luana, while Mr. William Desmond, recently a co-star with Kallicrine Grey throughout the Antipodes, plays Ihe corresponding role of Paul Wilson. The scenery throughout is unusual; lhe concluding scene, lho tremendous volcano Pele in terrifying action, is stupendous. Scientific papers throughout America ami Europe have made comment upon ihis extraordinary feature. Ml!. UAI.h'OliD FORSTER, the advance manager I'm ihe Quiu- lan Opera Company, which will be louring through the Dominion enrly next year, has arrived in Montreal by lhe Empress ol' Ireland, lo make the final arrangements lor the trip ncross Canada of lhe organization. The Qiiinlun Company bus established many records. In lhc Old Country, South Africa, and Australia Ihey hold the record in every thcalre visited for box-office receipts, and this nol ngninsl smnll nl tractions, but such big draws as Pavlova. Oscar Asche, Beeiliohni 'free, Lewis Waller and Fred 'ferry. For ninny years at Birni- inghnm, Krtftl Terry has held the championship for the biggest week's business England, bid before leaving in April for his world-trip, Mi. Quin- 1(111 lowered Ihis ligure, by no less n sum llian $-1,0110 on the week. No operatic venture of this magnitude has over loft England on a -10.000 mile trip, or neeoniplisheil .1 mileage in two years nf some 80.000 miles. The compnny will arrive in Vancouver on lhe S.S. Mnkurii on January lilh. Hie whole passenger accommodation of the boat having been retained lo transport the arlisls lo Canada. They have a repertoire of twenty- nine operas, including "The Ring of the Niliolung" which has never been produced in the Dominion. The company will be playing in Montreal iu February, and il is Mr. Quiulan's intention to submit his repertoire to his pal runs, and allow them to select their own programme, as it will be impossible during Iheir shorl slay to piny every opera. THE DICKENS' CLUB IT IS believed that the record set by Ml*, tt. Curgenven, lhe well known Cowichan cricketer, here this season will stand as a Dominion record. The official butting and bowling averages of the Cowichnn Club show that he scored 1,075 runs and hail a bowling average of !) runs por wicket, Never before in British Columbia hns any player scored 1,000 runs in a season or taken 100 wickets. It will lie recalled lhat the Australian cricketers stated thai they considered Curgenven the best all-round cricketer Ihey had niel on Iheir tour on this eon tinent. A MOST enjoyable meeting of the Dickens' Club was held last Wednesday evening at the King's Daughters'' Hest Room. Dr. W. E. Howe took the chair and introduced first the Rev. J. B. Warnicker, who spoke on the message which Dickens has for lhe world today. Tn the course of an excellent nddress, which was all too short, the speaker emphasized the warfare which the novelist so earnestly waged against nll forms of cant and all manner of oppression. He pointed out the tremendous influence possessed by Dickens whose works were rend by every class iu every nation and laid stress on the fact that that influence was always wielded in defence of sincerity und righteous dealing towards the poor. On tbe conclusion of Mr. Warnicker 's speech, the chairman called on Mr. Napier Moore to give impersonations of some of Dickens' characters. Making up in view of lhe audience, Mr. Moore most successfully impersonated Uriah Heep, Little Nell's Grandfather, Mr. Squeers and Fagin, and though in all these he excelled it may be said thnt his "Uriah Heep" was a masterpiece. The chairman then explained that owing to nn untoward accident the slides illustrating "Domboy und Sou" hud failed to arrive, but that Mr. J. W. Lethnby had secured some views of London, not unconnected with Dickens, which that gentleman would show. Mr. Lethnby exhibited the slides with a running commentary, and after a hearty vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. Mclntyre, had been passed, the meeting came to an end. The proceeds wero handed over to the Seamen's Institute, nnd in this connection it was stated that in future tbe money secured by the Dickens' Club would be devoted to a fund for Hie endowment of u cot in the children's wnrd nt one of the locnl hospitals. THE LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT HP HE writer wns present nl: Ihe ■*■ Rugby match on Saturday nnd wns specially interested in the personality and play of Peter Ogden. In his opinion it would nol be rigid to allow lbe lamentable incident to pass without remarking ou Hie imprudence of putting a innn into tlie game nf. Hie last, minute who was not trained nnd who hnd never before plnyed in tho position. This is nol to dispute for n moment the inedicnl opinion lhat ho was in good condition. That he was sound cannot be questioned; lhat he wns untrained is a well known fnct. Al Hie commencement of the game his actions not only showed liis total unfitness for lhe position of full back, but aroused apprehensions in many minds. It is not to reflect at all either on his character or skill lo say that he was awkward in Hie position and that he adopted a style of piny which exposed bim to risks which would not have been incurred by many other players. Tho view of the writer is Ihal he should never have been pill intb the gnme in lhat position, bul in any event he should have lieen tnken out of lhe game when he received his lirst injury, which undoubtedly was lhc prime cause of his untimely death. That he was mil rained wns not only known lo ninny but evidenced by his dislress on many occasions, und it is impossible lo say how much Ihis condition contributed lo his final collapse. The writer is in enlire agreement with the suggestion Hint the rules should be altered lo give the referee undisputed authority lo remove n mnn from lbe field permanently if in his judgment he is physically unfit, to play. A' SOOTS WILL STAND THEOITHEB Oh ha ye hoar'tl the clover Jock Hue vo no liear'il the news? Tha Kittys a' the fashion, Jock, We'll line malr wear the trews. Whar dirt we Bet the siller, Joel,-" An' ivlin illil (,'ie tha funds? "['was Rohble Iannis McCoy, Jock, Wl' six thiisanil sterling minds! An' wilt Willi he ho getting, Jock? That Kurd htm gle sue free? They'll ea' him a guld Scotsman, Jock, No bettor name there be. ls McCoy-a millionaire, Jock? ]!]'/. he own a eoalle mine? Thet's neylher here nor there, Jock, Losli man, his sperlt's fine. Tlie same aula* tale ye ken, Jock, A.' Scots well stand theglther Tlie waur the need, tbe closer, Jock, Por those wha' lo'c tha heather. WALTER ItOWaVUD. The Crystal Theatre ADMISSION ADMISSION Broad Street Week of December 1st HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE AND MOTION PICTURES 10c. 10c. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 3 - THE ZARTOONS - 3 Feature Mystery Act THE CARTER, CAYLOR OO. Comedy Act At Camp Rest I Four Reels First Run Motion Pictures, changing Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Continuous performance 1:30 toll p.m. Vaudeville 3 to 4 and 7 to 11. Thursday, Friday, Saturday: LA STELLA TRIO Russian Singing and Musical Novelty COLTON AND DARROW Entertainers de Luxe HALL & WALKER Agents Wellington Colliery Company's Coal 1»> OOTKaanattt St. fknl M ARENA Skating Now Open 3 - SESSIONS DAILY - 3 10-12, 3-5, 8:15-10:30 Rowland's Band Every Evening Ladies' Hair Dressing SHAMPOOING AND MANICURING MRS. M. L. ROSS Successor to Madam Kosche Phone 1175 1005 Douglas St, Victoria, B.C. Ballin & Calvet's Champagne A first class wine at a very cheap price. Try it now in preparation for Christmastide. QUARTS ...?2.00 PINTS $1.00 The B. C, Wine Co., Ltd. Family Wine and Spirit Merchants 1216 Douglas St., Victoria, B.C. Phone 305a Hotel Washington Annex Eeadqnarteri for th« Automobil* Trad* EUROPEAN PLAN Located at the corner of Second Avenue and Stewart Street. A minute's walk from tho buslneac nnd shopping centre of the city. All outside rooms and strictly fireproof. Street cars pass the door. Auto 'bus meets all trains and boats. First-class Cafe under the supervision of the hotel management. "A Homelike Place" J. H. DAVIS, Proprietor Victoria Theatre Week Commencing December 1 COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAMME Drink Thorpe's Dry Ginger Ale Baby Car Specialists THE BABY CAR CO. 758 Fort Street All Kinds of Repairs to AU Kinds of Cars Accommodation Loans AT REASONABLE RATES ON SMALL ARTICLES of VALUE A respectable and strictly private place to borrow MONEY LONDON LOAN OFFICE 577 Johnson Street Patronized by the Best Difficult Problems Are solved by us almost daily. Strictest privacy ensured. None but legitimate business undertaken. nil Hibben Done Block V.I PRIM/-/? ^UaRYttf^ 'VCTOR'* B.C. Phone 3412 Coal - Wood When you are ordering Coal or Wood, just Phone 3406. We guarantee satisfaction. Try our Anthracite—the only hard coal on the market. Phone 3406 1318 Wharf St VICTORIA WOOD & COAL OO. When the Doctor Says "physic"—bring his prescription to Bowes and be sure of accuracy, purity and expedition C. H. BOWES 1228 Government Street ffmares Week Commencing December 1 Initial American Tour of the| Athletic Venus KATIE SANDWINA And Her Company of Continental Gymnasts. A Recent Hit' of Ringliug Brothers The Rngtime Roisterers Harry— —Andy] DARCY & WllalalAMS In Sonus and Selections of Snap | and Vim The Jesting Juggler WILLISCH Amazingly Apt in Balancing MOND & SALLE .Artistic Exemplnrs of Dance, and Song LEW WELLS Monologue and Saxapbono Eccentricities Variety Tbeatre] Late Kinemacolor Continuous Show 1:30 to 11 TWO ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE FOUR REELS OF FIRST RUN | MOTION PICTURES The Very Best That Money Can Buy I Amateurs Every Wed. Night | Any Seat on Main Floor 10c - TEN CENTS - 10c I Victoria Theatre Monday and Tuesday, Dec, 1, 2 Curtain 8,15 sharp Oliver Morosco Submits "THE BIRD OF PARADISE" A Romance of Hawaii By Richard Walton Tully. The Dramatic Novelty of the Decade A Play of a Woman's Soul Prices, 50c to $1.50 Princess Theatre Week Commencing November 17 The Unimitable Comedy "MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH" 'I'he fact that Home wasn't built li day hns sorvuil as the loafer's best euso for 11,000 years.—J, Fall. Two English ladles have room f one or two paying guests in th comfortable home near Beacon H Park; home cooking, cars pass t door, strictly moderate terms. Pho 2665L. 647 Niagara Street. Saturday, November 29,1913 THE WEEK Page Five V always interested in Hall and Major Beule, and lhc lulle 1CTOHIA the personality and doings of owing to the munificent gift of Mr. subject, very unjustly However, in Cnnada he had found a difference. He hud found himself regarded as an undesirable person, and many filings indicated that lie wus far from welcome in this part ol: tlie Empire. He pondered deeply and talked much regarding this matter, but could liiid no answer to llie problem; therefore concluded lhat tbe people of Canada were I renting him, u British When llie Slocan arrived nt New Denver Ihere was a hurried exchange of sundry lols of merchandise, A number of passengers left the bout persons came inl ter was a kindly in the language of far away Hindustan. Soon lhe two men were freely conversing, partly ill English and partly ill Hindu, and both being ex-soldiers Mr. Clive Phillipps Wolley, who has W. ll. Coy and the generous support had affiliations with the city for more of lhe leading Scotsmen of llie cily. than twenty yours, although prefer- When llie new drill hull is in commis- ring, like many English gentlemen, lu sion it will house three line regiments, toside iu lhc country. For some years of which llie Highlanders under lbe nud several oilier lie made liis home on Pier Island, but command of Colonel Ctirrie cannot aboard. Aiming the latterly has been domiciled in the fail to be one of llie most important, khaki-clad prospector and miner go- neighbourhood of Duncan. Some day In business and private life Colonel ing to work at a mine near Silverton. the history of Mr. Wollcy's public Currie is universally popular. He is Many years before this prospector had life and work iu British Columbia will au active member of tho renl estate also served the Kaiser-i-Hind along have to bo written, and when it is, it linn of: Currie & Power unci bus tnken lhc northwesl frontier, in lhc Boliin will form u most interesting chapter a conspicuous purl in llie real estate puss and elsewhere, und ns soon ns in the growth of the Province. His activities of Hie Inst three or four he snw Purtab Singh lie spoke to him contribution bus not been so much to years which have contributed so much its material growth, although he has to llie growth of Victoria. Colonel at all limes been a considerable in- Currie is in the prime of life, being vestor, but his claim to recognition slill two years short of forty and will rests on a much surer foundation. He no doubl be able to contribute many has been a leader of thought; in many years of active nnd prolilnble service were iu fraternal mood. Purtab Singh wnys an apostle of culture, and in not only to the military, but lo the poured forth his troubles fo tlie pros- the fullest sense the pioneer and business affairs of the cily. pector and the latter gave answer staunch upholder of file Imperial idea. $ which was brief and easily under- Twenty yenrs ngo ho wns best known TV TISS Helen Stewart may fairly stood. Before reaching Silverton us a pool, for lie hud already written 1VJ. be called one of Victoria's Purtab knew Hint Canada is a self- verses which will live. They nre most- lending women, for she occupies nn governing pnrt of the empire, thnt un- ly of a patriotic chanrcter, tho most important official position which desirable persons, white or black, notable one being reproduced in al- brings her in contact with thousands British subjects or foreigners, may most every important newspaper in of our citizens and she has "made l)e refused entry here, that even the Ihe Empire, entitled "The Sea Queen good." It is not necessary to refer Angrezoe (English) who rule India Waits." From poetry Mr. Wolley to the antecedent regime, except to have no special privileges here. The drifted into prose nnd bus contributed say that after three yenrs' service difference between simply a British ninny striking stories to the ningn- Miss Stewart lias straightened mat- subject and a Canadian citizen was zincs, mostly of the adventurous type. I ers out and now-n-dnys no com- explained nnd for ninny reasons, which When he became more closely identi- plaints are heard except from an occa- were stated, it was made clear that lied with the Navy League, of which sional suffragette who thinks Hint Asiatic workers were not welcome in be is the founder in British Columbin "air-cushions" should be provided. Canndn—that the white men who had and of which he has been President Hiss Stewart has achieved her sue- explored, opened up nnd developed for loll years, he became a voluminous cess mainly by the exercise of two (his country, intended to hold the contributor to the newspapers aud qualities, courtesy nnd competency, same for their children and the best magazines of England and Cnnnda, Even if one hnd not rend her splendid members of the white race generally, writing up his favourite subject and testimonials, it would be impossible The other self-governing dominions arousing flic interest of his fellow not to discover that she had been well 0f South Africa, New Zealand and citizens in a matter which had fallen trained. The management of a Australia were mentioned and the pus- into n season of quietude. Later Mr. library is to her trained and experi- sibility that India, in time, would en- Wolley wrote n pamphlet on the sub- enced mind simplicity itself, nnd if joy the same freedom and powers, ject of Imperial Naval Defence which she had sufficient funds at command, It was shown that Australians and has been recognized as a standard she undoubtedly possesses the ability Canadians have no dislike for llie peo- work. Iu addition to the service of to develop a perfect institution. As p]e of India; but for social und tlie pen, Mr. Wolley hits been a popu- il is, she docs lbe besl possible witli economic reasons they were being ex- lar speaker and lecturer on nnvnl nf- Hie mnterinl nt hand. Apart from tlie eluded, nnd that-although Ihey may fairs, liis services being much in de- mere mechanical arrangement and the he subjects of the Knisor-i-Hind, they maud for this purpose. He is admit- facility with which books can be ob- ]iave no right to free entry into any ledly one of the best platform spcuk- Inined and returned, she hns shown self-governing portion of Hie Empire, ers in lhe Province nnd ou his favour- discrimination in pursuing n weeding- Wlien the Sikh nnd Cnnndinn partite subject has no superior. Among out process, in the course of which she eA at Silverton they understood each his many activities may bo counted hns got rid of hundreds of books 0|;l>er and shook hnnds very heartily, the Public School Magazine, printed which should never have found their Purtab Singh saluted and gave thanks by tho Government and edited by Ml', wny to the shelves, nnd hns endenv- for the answers to his many questions. Wolley. This magazine ndmittedly oured lo replace them witli the best Xo doubt he now judges Canadians does a good work among Hie young type of literal ore available. At this less harshly and has, perhaps, in his people of the Province nnd is in every festive senson she is catering to the mind's eye a vision of the time when sense n unique production. For some children nnd indeed to nil who love India, loo, shall be a mighty union of yenrs Mr.,Wolley look no active pnrt whnt may be culled Christmas litem- self-governing provinces. in politics and twice contested nn tare, a new departure on the pnrt of _— _ island constituency, but although a a librarian, but ono which will be cbeditobs' tbust deeds AOT staunch Conservative, he always highly appreciated. Miss Stewart is found lhe restrictions nf partisanship essentially a public official who hns I hampering and for several years now demonstrated her ability to such nn t has abandoned the political platform oxtenl lluil she could be entrusted buiwer ana ^wjjf*" gj; «i»'gu}ton for the broader one of National and wilh the exercise of all the functions street, Victoria, B.C., 1ms made an as- ... , ■ , i • „ im i-i „ :i.i„ v,„ siyntiieiil by Indenture dated the 24th Imperial issues ou which Ins supre- ol n librarian winch can possibly lie „_=. of Novomber, 1:113, to mo the on- macy is unquestioned. Mr. Wolley financed. She is, in the truest sense. »ea <^^«^»SSSi It, hns recently relumed from 11 visit to the bend of n grenl educational de- , u-toria, p,.c„ of all his real and per England, where his presence aroused pnrtmenl, which is pregnant wit YOU'LL BE DELIGHTED WITH THE WONDERFUL VALUES WE ARE OFFERING IN REALLY HIGH-GRADE FURNITURE. THEN, IF YOU WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL AND USEFUL AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT, WHY NOT CHOSE A PIECE OF FURNITURE AND GET IT AT A BIG SAVING? WE WILL BE GLAD TO STORE ANYTHING UNTIL IT IS REQUIRED. ODD DEN CHAIRS A magnificent show of Morris, Arm Rockers and Arm Chairs. All specially suitable for Xmas Gifts, and every one greatly reduced in price. YOU WOULD LIKE A BRASS BED And at Hie prices we have marked there is no reason why you shouldn't have one. These were only unpacked a few days ago, but will be among tlie biggest of the big bargains. A great variety of designs, all of Hie latest, nnd every Bedstead a handsome piece of furniture:— Regular price $55.00. Now $42.60 Regular price $60.00. Now $39.00 Regular price $45.00. Now $35.00 And so on down the line to regular price $16 Now priced at $12.80 warm colorings. Look at Sizes 00 in. x 72 iu. and 200 LARGE COMFORTERS Double-bed size, in bright, lhe prices, and come early, 72 in. x 72 in. Regular $1.50, for $1.00 Regular $1.75, for 81.25 Regular $2.25, for $1,50 150 HEARTH RUGS Brighten up the home for the festive season. Here's your chance. Pretty Oriental and conventional designs. A Pile of Sample Rugs. Usually $1.00, now 60c Twenty-five only: Regular $1.50, now 81.00 Eighteen Smyrna Rugs. Regular $3.75, for... .$2.75 I Only One Week to Go ! Sale Closes December 6th Speer - Walton Co'y 1221 DOUGLAS STREET Two Doors From Yates Street NOTICE is hereby given that Henry Irnost Miles ot the City ol' Victoria, 11 the Province of Brili-sli Columbia, carrying on buslue.ss formerly entrusted ouiluer and residing to No. Auto Rebuilding Company, Ltd. Douglas and Pembroke Street, Victoria, B. C. Phone 2510 Specializes in Refinishing Automobiles We build and rebuild Auto Bodies of all kinds. Mercantile Delivery Bodies and Trucks built to suit Your Chassis and your needs. ANY PART OF AN AUTO, SUCH AS WHEELS, TOPS, SLIP COVERS, ENVELOPES, SPRINGS, BUILT QUICKLY AND BY EXPERT WORKMEN. much inleresl among llmse interested fluonccfor llie community in naval affairs. Bul for the slale of can do not a lillle lo determine ils liis health lie would have addressed u character. numbor of meetings, but was unfor- ■ PURTAB SINGH FINDS ANSWER (Contributed) K was a lull, muscular man with bushy black whiskers lucked up over his jaws nnd under his turban. As lhe steamboat Slocan ploughed her ii (iraa, iXTTa vuaaa .jii,„i,n .„« a**" »-w.. ...... riniieriiil ideas no more capable way lrom Hoselicrv Inwards i\ew Den- to hnving regard only to tlie H1 ..oiuil property, credits and effects, whicn may be seized ur sold or attaeh- Uil which ed under execution or tlie "execution Act" or attachment, tor the benellt or Ids creditors. A meeting of tlie creditors will be held a', the ofllce ot tlie undersigned, Law Chambers, Bastion Street, Victoria, ■J.a.., on the ith day of December, IMS, :it tne hour ot 3 o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of giving directions for the disposal of tho estate. And further take notice that all creditors are required to llle with the undersigned full particulars of their claims, duly veritled aud the nature ol tiie security, if any, held by them. jvud notice Is hereby given that on and after the 23rd day of December, 11113, 1, tlie said Assignee, will proceed iu dispose of tne assets or lhe Insolvent among the parties entitled thereto having regard only to the claims ol which 1 shall have received notice and that 1 will not be responsible for the nzed on the assets, or any part thereof to any person or persons to whose debts or claims 1 shall not then have received Dated nt I.nnd Registry 0....ce, Victoria, B.C., this 30lh day of October, 11113. S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar General of Titles. Nov. 22 Dec. 20 of <lt.nl video behind n0"0?' , ,,,,,. . Dated Kcd Mnuiilnin of Nove at Victoria, lllber, 11113. B.C., this 21th day C. L. HaVRMSON, Assignee, dec 20 tunately obliged to decline many invitations. One would be glad lo hear Hint so stalwart a champion of one of the nobles! of Imperial causes might in advancing years receive recognition at lbe hands of bis Sovereign on the advice of Ihose who should know lhat King George has no more loyal subject. advocate and Canadian nationhood no vor, Purtab Singh stood on the front truer friend llian Clive Phillipps of lhe upper deck and AVolloy. snow-clad slopes nnd | ;K mountain and Silver TIIE mnn of the hour in Vietorin New Denver and is possibly Colonel Currie, be- nnd olher peaks beyond Silverton. He cause nfler many yenrs association wns thinking of llie Himalayas, and with the Fifth Regiment he has jusl Hindu-Kosh Mountains, and of Hie transferred his allegiance |o lhe newly Khyber and Bolnn pusses ami olher formed Highland Regiment. Colonel places in the north and northwesl por- Currie bus had a distinguished career tions of India, where years ngo he had in connection with volunteer military served Ihe grenl Kaiser-i-Hind, under service, having served fourteen yenrs Hie care and lending of those dnngor- with lhe Fifth, llis services were so seeking British officers of his old fully appreciated and the regiment at- corps, lhe 45th (Rattray's) Sikhs. Inined such a high degree of efficiency The past held for him many enjoy- under liis direction that in 1007 he nble memories: I he present caused snr- was elected President of the Brilisb prise, humiliation, and n feeling of Columbin Rifle Association, an office auger—while the future was viewed which lie has held ever since. It is with uncertainty and displeasure, during Colonel Currie's term of office Purtab Singh had learned much and Ihal lhe Fifth has distinguished itself also acquired wander-lust from the so greatly in competitions in different while men in India. He had already parts of the world, having won first travelled far from I prize nt moving targets at Spithead and wns beginning lo know lhe mean- last yenr and having practically swept ing of British freedom nnd to realize the board this year in Canadian com- lhc might nnd extent of the British petitions, Tt cannot be doubted that Empire. Bul Ihere were many things lhe efficiency nnd high morale of the which Purlnb Singh could Fifth has had much In do with stiiiiu- faintly understand; thereto Inl ing public interest in the subject was troubled and he looked in vain of military training in Victoria and for answers to his menial enquiries, that Ibis interest is largely account- Almost everywhere in his travels he able fnr lhc fact lhat during the pres- hnd found lhe British ilag in evi- enl vonr Iwo new retriments hnve boon dence, and wilh some secret pride had dale Estate, Map 344, Victoria District, i ni .yeni i»e ntia 'as"111 — _ „ .'..., Notice ls hereby given of my Inten- and at this that PATENT AOT, CANADA! Patent No. 1374111 granted on I'.ltli December, lull, lu Messrs. Tnlro and Uelius: The prucoss covered by this Patent Is fur cleaning ships' bottoms, piles, etc., and removing rust, binnacles and other marine growths by Lleetro- lysls; Applicants desiring lo work this process in Canada are Invited to apply for terms, etc., to Msesrs. Mason ,t Mann, Solicitors, 1112 Liingloy Street, Victoria, Agents for the owners, nov 20 tf LAND BEOISTBY ACT IN THU MATTER of an application for a fresh Certilleate of Indefoasiblo Title to Lot 120 of Subdivision uf Craigdarroch Park, Victoria City, Map ,,85, NOTICE ls hereby given of my Intention at the expiration of one calendar unlive Plininb month from the Urst publication hereof to Issue a fresh Certilleate uf Indefensible Title in lieu of the Ccrtillcuto of Indefeasible Title Issued fo 111. R. Itieketts of Vancouver, B.C., on tlio 10th dav of October, 11112, and numbered IUS7. Dated at Land Registry Olflcc, Victoria. British Columbia, tliis 26th dny of November, 1318. S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar General of Titles. LAND BEOISTBY ACT. In the matter of an application for a fresh Certilleate of Title to Lots 3, 4, and 14 of Lots 8, ll, 10, 14 and IS Clover- lint even soul formed, the Fusiliers nnd the High- recognized it ns the dag to which he landers. Both nre now gelting fairly owed allegiance and under which he on their feet, the former owing to enjoyed much freedom nud personal Ihe enthusiasm nnd energy of Colonel safety. tlon at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof l to issue a fresh Certificate of Title issued to aVlexander Davidson on tlle queried Warner, wltherlnglv 31st ilny of May, 1906, and numbered "Oh, ves, but we've engage,! Charll 12471 C, which has been lost. Olenncv for that." was lhe reply. SEALED TENDERS addressed to the undersigned, and endorsed "Tender for Drill Hall, Victoria, B.C.," will be received until 4.00 P.M. on Thursday, De- cember 11, 1313, for the construction of a Drill Hall at Victoria, B. C. Plans, specifications and form of contract can he seen and forms of lender obtained on application to tlie o....ce of Win. Henderson, resident architect, Vic. toria, B. C.i on application to tlle Postmaster, at Vancouver, B. Department. Persons tendering are notifii tenders will not lie considered unless made on the printed forms supplied, and signed with their actual signatures, stating their occupations and places of residence, In the cuse of firms, the nctunl signature, tiie nature of tlie occupation, and place of residence of each member ot the firm musl T,e given. Each tender must lie accompanied by an accepted clieapie on a chartered bank, payable to the order of the Honourable the Minister of Public Work, equal to ten per cent 1111 p.c.l of lho amount of lho tender, which will lie forfeited If lhe person tendering decline to enter into a contract when culled upon to do so, or fail In complete the work con. tracted fur. If the lender lie not accepted the cheque will be returned. 'i'he Department do, to accept llie lowest oi By order, R. C. DESROCHERS, Secretary. Department of Public Works, Ottawa, Noember 11, 1313. Newspapers will not be paid for this advertisement if tliev Insert it without authority from the Department.—13438. Nov. 22-23. NO NEED TO STUDY Tho Croesus difficulties, which included dlfferei s about casting, remind a correspondent lhat when Qua Harris engaged Charles Warner for lend at Tin Lane, lie gave him lhc first act tn study, hut retained Ihe others. "What's It all about?" asked Warner, "lu the second ncl there is a parachute ascent." "Do 1 go up 111 thai?" "No, we've engaged Professor llahl- wln." "ln the third act a man swims round n ship for ten minutes." "ls that me?" fished Warner. No, Finney, /and In tlle last act re's a fight for a belt." Is there any acting III IhlH pit lii The B.C. Funeral Co. 734 Broughton St., Victoria, B. 0. Always open. Calls attended at any hour. Chas. Hayward, Pres,, F. Oaselton, Manager, Reginald Hayward, Secy-TreM. not bind Itself ■ any tender. GREEN & BURD1CK BROS. LIMITED INSURANCE SPECIALISTS IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE PROTECTION, SEE US. AGENTS FOR: The Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Oo. The Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation. The United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. The Union Marine Insurance Oo. (Automobile Insurance.) ALL CLAIMS SETTLED AT OUR OFFICE COR. LANGLEY AND BROUGHTON STS. PHONES 4169-4170 Page Six THE WEEK Saturday, November 29,1913 .•..aa^aaM^aaaaa^^ma^SJiei^^l surprised to hear that the lirst thing One day, perhaps, research will dis- said by Noah when he came out of close the fact that Helen ran away the ark and wanted to stretch his legs with Paris because he promised to a bit was, "Let's see, bow does the take her to the new picture palace Tan-go?" at Troy. If tbe British Museum were an en- if the British Museum is prepared terprising institution, alive to the pos- thus to b,. Hsel£ ^ touch ^ sibilities of the opportunity presented „ . . „ ,.,. it by M. Biehepin, it could almost at lhe really *W*™t matters of lite, once douhle its circulation and remove tllel'o are many things to which it the reproach that no one visits it. could usefully turn its attention. Did A judicious advertising campaign the Athenian drama, for instance, would result ill ils Egyptian and early have as many lives as the English has Pliocene Booms being crowded with now? This, as everybody knows, dies the flower of New York and Shuftes- regularly two or three times a season, bury Avenue, who would go to take and, at the moment, is either dead, or free lessons ill how lo do it and what dying, or both. Was Aristophanes a not lo wear; and the institution of prototype of George Bernard Shaw, Wednesday Tango 'fens would only be and, if so, did he wear Jaeger under- a matter of lime. If such a good wear? Did Nero really pretend to cause would justify a Utile deception play a 3s. Cd. fiddle, as represented on to increase the attendance, the Guru- the moving pictures taken soon nfter lor might dust down one of lhe mum- [he event, while Rome was surrounded mies, hang il on the line, and label it: hy red lire? Did Homer nod in rng- "Gabi dey Lii, a famous tango dancer time? There are several other lines THE PRESENT FINANCIAL SITU- province, and you must realize lhat T F the plans of the British Canadian before Meneptah CXVHI Certain of reasearch I could suggest, but these ATION. some return is only naturally expecled X Film Company succeed, there will priests, enraged because they could will probably be enough to get on . before further capital can be easily be a distinct improvement in the char- not dance like her, laid complaint be- with. It seems that the British Mu- (Speeially Written for The Week by obtained. This interest ean only be actor of the pictures being shown in fore Ramud nl Hnddeni, the common seura must contain materials for shed- A. V. Kenah, A.C.A.) ' obtained by lhe development of lhe lhe various moving-picture concerns incenser, who had not himself noticed ding light on many dark pages of his- country through which these rail- throughout Canada. The company has anything till the priests lent him their tory: why not follow the example of THAT a money stringency prevails roads run, and it is because of the been formed with an authorized capi- opera-glasses." This might even be M. Biehepin, and make the most of at the present time none will recognition of this fact that Iheir lal of $21)0,000 and au issued capital true, for verily is (here nothing now. them?—London Opinion, deny. Thai this stringency affects bonds are supported by the Provincial of $150,000, the object being to estrib- Western Canada is also obvious. That Government, thus enabling it to guar- Iish within Cnnada au organization there is difficulty now in successfully autee them on account of its faith iu fully equipped with all the necessary floating our industrial or municipal our ultimate prosperity and our abil- costumes, instruments and plant, to bonds on the London market cannot ity to support such enterprises. stage Canadian historical scenes, as be denied. It would be well before What applies to commercial enter- we" n? to mnke records of principal takiii" too ontimistie a view of the i •• , ■ • i i i Canadian events ns they take place iunui0 lOU Ujjuuaaoaaa. u aa<.av ui prist's also applies to municipal bonds. . ... J f ,, situation to enquire into the whys „, „ \ , ,t , L and present them m an acceptable REAL ESTATE & FINANCE and wherefores thereof, and to see The finances of a city, no matter what It is the intention of tbe what are lhe best remedies to be ap- ils future may appear to be, require company to also manufacture films plied for Iheir removal. the most careful and skilful manage- of an educational and scientific char- In a previous article I pointed mil ment, and lho present system of hand- "el,e1' *'01' us0 '" so'100'8, or otherwise, that London is the greatest financial H Cm,,uli,ln munioi , bomls h where they can be used advantageou- market of lho world; Ihal all nations ...... , , ... • ly, both tor the education ot the clnl- a i r ai • i i brought torth a heavy depreciation m ,i,.„„ „„,i „,i„ii„ ti,„ „„,„,,„,,„ ,„;n come to her for their borrowings, and ° . (ll(m mul "inns, ine company win that she treats then, on the basis of tllese securities. I noted with the also cater to the commercial advertis- eeonomie equality. Canada cannot greatest pleasure, in the interview ing field in a somewhat similar uian- coinplnin that she has not had fair above referred to, that Sir Richard ner. treatment at the hands of the financiers of the Mother Citv of the Em- McBride hinted at the possibility of reform in a direction which is known The company has taken over the plant aud equipment previously owned pire. Statistics prove the contrary, """ " *""""
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nmon<' cietv should be hnppv. They hnve ; ,' ,, ., _ , . , ,. A large corner front suite, well stolen Hamilton l'.nrle ns musical ill- fur„ished) at Mount Edwardf, Van- rector of "The Gondoliers," and now couver street| Victoria. Phone 2342. Ihey lake (again from Vancouver) lhe services of Mr. Bernard Tweedale Tor Sale: An old Staffordshire tea- set, date about 1760. Very pretty rose design. Also splendid specimen lustre jug at much below valuation. Can well, and everyone is looking forward De aef,n at the Persian Art Store, In lhe opening performance. Broughton Street (opposite Weiler's). GEE GEE. • ns producer. Well—I understand the show A traveller was boasting to an Irishman about the speed of English trains. "Why, Pat," said the traveller, Madame Sarah Bernhardt was once placed in an awkward predicament "Why, Pat," said the traveller, "we while performing in one of the West- run our trains so fast that thc telc- ern States of America. An unknown graph poles look like a continuous admirer, who begged her to meet him fence." after the performance, wrote—"If "Do they, now?" said Pat. "Well, you consent, blow your nose on thc sir, 1 was wan day on a train in Iie- stage, and I shall understand." "And land, and, as wc passed first a field of lhc worst of it was," Madame Bern- turnips, then wan of carrots, then liardt relates, "I had a bad cold at the wan of cabbage, and then a large pond time, and was afraid to blow my nose of water, wc were goin' that fast I all Hie evening!" thought it was broth!" CANADA'S BEST PIANO Is and always has been the Genuine Gerhard Heiiitzman. Its lasting sweetness of tone, its handsome appearance, and its dependability have given it a prestige that is possible of attainment only by consistent quality. THE GENUINE GERHARD HEINTZMAN PIANO Is made today as it was made in the beginning, half a century ago, by honest methods, of honest materials and it sells at an honest price. You will find it in homes, in conservatories of music, in theatres, in hotels, in all sorts of public institutions where quality is sought before price. THE PETCE OF THE GENUINE GERHARD HEINTZMAN IS NO MORE THAN THAT OF MANY INFERIOR PIANOS. SEE IT BEFORE YOU DECIDE ON ANY INSTRUMENT. Sole Agents on Vancouver Island FLETCHER BROS. Western Canada's Largest Music House 1231 Government Street Victoria, B.C. J. McCLEAVE Exhibition Grounds, Victoria, B.O. Phone 3636L1 RIDING SCHOOL Trained Saddle Horses and Ponies. Special attention to Ladies and Children A GOWN That Any Woman Would Covet —You can always select here. You will soon be choosing a lovely and exclusive model to wear AT THE Police Ball Lei us show you some of our imported Gowns, personally selected hy our European buyer for their exquisite daintiness. One priced at $46.00 has foundation nf white satin, with rose chiffon drape carried above the girdle in front and rnught in at Hie bodice. Coat effect is nf a particularly fine quality of luce nnd embroidery, nnd narrow girdle is of pale blue silk giving n French effect. Another at $(15.00 with foundation of while crepe; bodice is of chiffon over satin nnd shadow lace, and black satin drape falls down each side, caught low behind with a largo bow. Folded girdle is of snxe corded ribbon, with wide streamer falling straight down nt the bnck nnd n dainty touch of two bunches of French [lowers. Olher very handsome downs ill ex- slusive style, the latest European creations, at all prices to $100.00 from ■1211.00 Visit our Showrooms when you need anything in DRESS Dynes & Eddington The Yates Street Ladies' High Class READY-TO-WEAR Phone 3983 """@en, "Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) ; The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) ; "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) ; publisher not identified (1918-1920)"@en ; edm:hasType "Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:spatial "Victoria (B.C.)"@en ; dcterms:identifier "Week_1913_11_29"@en ; edm:isShownAt "10.14288/1.0373739"@en ; dcterms:language "English"@en ; geo:lat "48.428333"@en ; geo:long "-123.364722"@en ; edm:provider "Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library"@en ; dcterms:publisher "Victoria : "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited"@en ; dcterms:rights "Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:source "Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives."@en ; dcterms:title "Week"@en ; dcterms:type "Text"@en ; dcterms:description ""@en .