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~~~~SS The Week A British Columbia Newspaper and Review. rol. XII, No. 6-Twelfth Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, April 4, 1914 5c. a copy, $2.00 a year Naval Defence "No policy will be satisfactory to the people of British Columbia which does not include a substantial and prompt contribution and the ESTABLISHMENT OP A FLEET UNIT ON THE PACIFIC COAST." The Home Rule Impasse rllE past week lias been one of continued strain and dramatic surprises. As it draws to a close the nation, aud, indeed, the world, breathes more easily, not because the vexed ques- >n of Home Rule is appreciably nearer to a settlement, but because o momentous issues which it had raised affecting the army, the overnment, nnd the people have been stripped of sensationalism id resolved into their right proportions. Leading statesmen on Mb sides, notably Sir Edward Grey and Mr. Balfour, have made perfectly cleat' thnt neither Government nor Opposition have any 'sire to modify thc constitutional status of the army, or to involve in political or factional fights. The memorable words of Sir Idward Grey on this subject produced a profound impression. He id: "If the army had taken active sides in politics, the country mid have faced a graver problem than it had faced in three coun- |es." Ho further said: 'If there is any question raised of govern- mt by Parliament without interference, I myself take a stand ns m as that of any Labour member." Mr. Balfour deplored the 3t that the army had over been brought into the Homo Rule dis- ssion and declared that nobody doubted that it ought not to be dor civil control. Ho continued: 'The army ought never to be t into tho position of saying whether any action of the civil power Is right or wrong." The world now knows that a gross tactical •or was made by tho Government in prosposing to move troops into Ister, and in ordering a portion of the fleet to Lamlash. The under has cost tho Government tho services of its Minister for [ar, Colonel Seeley, and the Service two of its most eminent officers the persons of Meld Marshal Sir John French and General Sir hn Ewart. It has forced the Premier to shoulder the burden of lother portfolio himself, and to nppcnl to his constituents, but it is done a great deal more. It has assuredly opened thc eyes of Government to the fact that it is possible to precipitate a crisis Wp&vv thc stress of which oven constitutionalism may quiver and 3 greatest forces in tho Empire ho brought within measurable dis- nco of a clash. A far bigger question than the settlement of Home nle is the raising of such an issue as this. It strikes at the very ise of tho Imperial fabric, and if it were possible for a moment conceive that such an issue ns that which was raised by the action Sir Arthur Paget could bo forced to a test, tho disruption of the mpii'c itself Avould be a not impossible result. The enormity of lich an issue precludes the possibility of forcing it, and men of all ai'tios have realized tho nccessitv for moderation. It is here that |ie temper of the British people shows itself. Their attitude during crisis has Ijcen one of quiet confidence nnd stern determination pat questions which might divide tlie politicians should not be llowcd to reach that stage whore they might possibly divide the pire, and that everything must give way to the necessity for pre- ii'ving the constitution inviolate. This is tho lesson of the week, nd one which should fill British subjects throughout the world th confidence and pride. It shows that the solid good sense of le people at home was never more active or moro reliable, that it as able to brush aside minor issues, and -to regard great questions rora an Imperial standpoint, and to leavo no doubt in the minds f its statesmen, of whatever party, that fundamentals must remain ntouclied. The Liberal press naturally lauds the courage of Mr. squith in assuming the Portfolio of War, and throwing his scat, ipen. They nre entitled to all the comfort they can derive from his. It is not oven a hollow victory, for by the very wise decision |f thc Unionists not to contest a sent which could havc contributed othing to a settlement of the question involved, they have not only ited with political prudence, hut they have manifested n patriotic icling in refusing to hamper the Premier in the policy which he as marked ont for himself. Tho result of one of tho most serious Irises for centuries is that it, hns been made clear once for all that ic army cannot be used for political purposes, neither enn it be sod to drive the men of Ulster nt tho point of tlie bnyonot into the inks of tho Home Rulers. It has also made it clear that there will e no surrender on tho part of the Unionists, nnd thnt Mr. Asquith •ill be obliged to go to the people either by referendum or by issolution. Mr. Balfour favours the former, and Mr. Herbert Samuel's objection is not very convincing, viz., that if a referendum were taken on the subject of Home Rule, a similar course might be urged on any other grent question. This is perfectly true, but the good sense of the people may be trusted to determine how often they would tolerate appeals which did not carry with them the consequences of nn election; and Mr. Samuel should remember that the Unionists are not asking for a referendum because they prefer it, but only because the Goernment is not willing to hold a general election. Further, if the Home Rule question is half ns big as its ndvocntcs try to make out, it is of such importance nnd of such nn exceptional character that thc course which might be adopted with respect to it would not establish a precedent for any less important subject. As the week closes, the most important contribution to the debate is the renewed suggestion of Mr. Balfour that if a moderate form of devolution would solve the problem he would not stand in the way, but in no quarter has there been the slightest weakening on the main point involved, viz., that, with respect to Ulster, there shall be no coercion. English Trade With Canada EVERYONE who knows Sir Gilbert Parker knows that he is nn experienced, wide-awake, observant man. If it were permissible to apply a slang but expressive Western epithet to n person of such importance, one might well dub him n "live wire." Few men possess so many marked characteristics. Ho is an artist, a litterateur, a shrewd business man nnd a politician. During his visit to Victoria and Vancouver last year, he wns greatly impressed with what he called the enormous strides made since his previous visit in 1890. He seems also to have been 'infected" with the optimistic fever, for he credits Vancouver with a present-day population of 200,000. But -while he found many things to arouse his enthusiasm, he also found one which occasioned him much concern, viz., that English manufacturers were not taking advantage of the splendid market which new cities in Canada offered the enterprising trader. On his return he wrote a lengthy letter to the Morning Post dealing with this subject, the substance of which is so important thnt it is reproduced on page throe of the current issue of The Week. Sir Gilbert is not troubled so much about the establishment of local industries as at thc fact Ihat Canada imports her manufactured goods so largely from the States. He found thnt tho reason for this was flint the American system wns to hnve local representatives living in Cnnndn. These men nre highly trained salesmen, nnd they induce their Canadian customers to carry a reasonably full stock nt nil times. In order to do this, they keep their own warehouses well filled with such linen of goods as arc required for consumption in Canada, and they give preference to Cnnndian orders in their manufactories in the States, so as to hold tho Canadian market. The English manufacturers, on the other hand, maintain very few resident agents in Canada; they send their travellers out nt irregular times, and unless their representative happens to be in a town at the psychological moment when a large order is available for his particular line of business, they do nut get it. There is another English system which does not work well, and that is to mnko use of a commission agent as a representative instead of a selling agent. The disadvantage is that the former probably sells for half-a-dozen houses, and his interest in nny particular firm is thereby diminished. Such a man cannot be so familiar with his wares as a man who confines himself to one branch. Tlie article contains n good suggestion which is no doubt noted on to some extent, but not as fully ns it might be, viz., that large firms should have a representative nnd carry n stuck, sny, at Montreal and on tlie Pacific Coast, and distribute from these branches. Only iu tliis way can they bring themselves as close to their customers as do the American firms. The list of goods which Canadians might. import from the Old Country to n far greater extent would fill a column; in fact, Canndn offers n market fur almost anything which is manufactured in England, hut thai market has never been properly exploited. The Week thinks no one will deny thnt the two cardinal principles of Cnnndian trade might to bo to manufacture everything possible within our own borders, and to import what wo cnnnol manufacture from the Old Country. Sir Gilbert Parker was not dealing wilh the former subject, but his suggestions on Ihe lnlter are well worthy of attention. Irate Correspondents SINCE Inst issue, The AVeek has had its average crop uf irate correspondents. First there wns an nld gentleman wdio unconsciously tried on a cap which was never intended fur him, hut which fitted so well that he insisted on wearing it. Perhaps some day he will find out his mistake and throw it aside. Another, writes quites ns amusing, but perhaps more stimulating, sends n pencilled scrawl, unsigned, imploring The Week "For goodness snke don't let 'Martin Harvey get nwny with it. He is having the time of his life, no doubt, but don't let him think we are u bunch of " Thc Week is nnt quite certain what this erudite correspondent who says he is "Only a theatre-goer" means, but presumably he thinks thnt, to use n Western phrase, Martin llnrvcy "put one over" the people of Victorin. and bluffed them into believing that he was an actor. If thnt is the correspondent's idea, one would imagine that his theatrical horizon is bounded by the dime show, nml that he strayed into the Royal by mistake. In spile of his protest, it is certain Ihat .Martin Harvey did "get away with it," at any rate, there are only two actors within the last ten years who hnve had such n reception, dear old Edward Terry and Sir .Tolmstoen Forbes Hobsrt- Rim, and yel with the utmost respect for both. The Week litis no hesitation in saying thnl lhe performance nf Martin Harvey in "The Only Way" was the finest piece of sustained, consistent, intellectual acting ever seen in Victorin. We all have our favourites, and there is one actor whom The Week places before Martin Harvey—and only one. Obviously our correspondent would ndd the nnmes of Mutt nnd Jeff. The Status of the Army THE developments of the lnst week or two hnve raised the most serious question ever precipitated into the political arena, viz., that of the status of the army. The question has been raised somewhat thoughtlessly by those who are anxious to show for party reasons that the army is controlled by the aristocracy, and for that reason can be used by one section of the community and not hy another. This view is expressed in an editorial which appeared recently in the Toronto World, which is so blindly partisan as to say: "We may be quite certain had the Conservative party been in power and ordered the army to Ulster for coercion or any other purpose, there would have been no refusal to act. The refusal, in fact, was due to aristocratic sympathies with the political aims of the Opposition. Once more the aristocracy has arrayed itself ngninst the democracy of Grent Britain nnd lrelnnd." This is not only nn erroneous but an insidious statement. There is no ground for saying that the army is controlled by the aristocracy; there is no ground for saying that aristocratic instincts nre antagonized more than democratic instincts in the matter of the proposed coercion of Ulster, unless the Toronto World and others who hold similar views are prepared to argue that the liberties which British people enjoy have been fought for and secured by the aristocracy; for the greatest of nil the principles which have been established through centuries of conflict is the one which is assailed by the attempted coercion of Ulster. A Passing Tribute OX Tuesday night within the walls of St. Joseph's Hospital the last summons came swiftly and unexpectedly for ono little known to Victorians generally, but one who had endeared himself to the small circle which had enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance. Mr. Ricardo Greenwood was a type of the courtly, English gentleman of means, who, in ihe most unostentatious manner possible, contributed of his wealth am! wisdom to the upbuilding of our colonial Empire. A member ■■] an Old Country family in Cornwall, possessing a fine nncestrn] home nnd rich in the traditions of all that such a position means in England, the late Mr. Greenwood had become first a wanderer and then a sojourner in new lands, where his acute business iii=Hncts led him In make considerable investments, nnd to lend his g (■■ m "sonnl iiifluenco to the upbuilding of locnl industries. He wan - "ciaicd wilh some of the most important concerns in British olmnbia, was n largo holder nf renl estate in Victoria, Vancouver and Winnipeg, but withal a man so reserved and modest thnt he was known to very few, and the public remained in ignorance of his not unimportant coinribution to the development of the West. He had lived in Victoria for some yenrs, but had taken no part in public affairs, and was known only to a small hand of faithful friends, who realized hi personal worth, and who will appreciate Ihis passing tribute In one who has been called away in the midst nf his life's work, like so many mini of his type of whom the world at large never hears. The Quinlan Opera Company READERS nf Tlie Week will remember that when the Quinlan Opera Company was in Victoria, it published a lengthy criticism praising the orchestra and ll horns ami pointing out that the weakness of the aggregation lay in the principals. After leaving Victoria, Mr. Qunnlah's o pi 'ienco was anything but, satisfactory. His company played to poor houses throughout the Dominion. In Toronto Ihey had a very chilly reception, and iu .Montreal the attendance was sn poor thnt after a few appearances the engagement was abandoned and the company sailed fur home, Before leaving, however, Mr. Quinlan had a great deal tu say to the press in deprecation nl' lhe treatment he hnd r lived, lie admitted that, although his company had travelled all round lhe Empire, the reception hnd nowhere been whnt he anticipated, nnd he wound up by chiding the public for failing In appreciate the wonderful aggregation uf singers and players which he had collected. It is singular that a man of Mr. Quinlnn's experience ami ability should nut have discovered fur himself the secret nf his failure. People everywhere could have told him, and snme of the papers which were as outspoken as The Week must have dune sn. Of course, like most impressarins, he knew liost. Perhaps, however, he will listen lo Dr. Percivnl J. Bisley, of .Montreal, who is undoubtedly nne nf lhe highest musical authorities in the Dominion, and wdio hns been fnr more thnn twenty yenrs choirmaster nml organist nf Si. George's Church. In a recent issue nf the Al nut real Mail is published a lengthy critique by Dr. Bisley, in which hc stales ihal the orchestra nnd chorus of the Quinlan Company were the best ever heard ill Canada, and entirely above, criticism, but that the prim cipnls were by no means as good. He fairly admits thai Ihey might be equal to the average Continental opera company maintained by the various municipalities iu countries where the opera is municipally managed. But Ihey could nol for a moment he compared with the grand opera stars to which Ihe public has become accustomed when opcrn companies go on lour, lle does not single nut one fnr favourable mention, and he has no hesitation in indicating this ns the renson for the disastrous failure of the company. The hist place thai Mr. Quinlan should have gone to was Montreal, hut however heavy his finniieinl loss mny hnve heen, he has gained some- (Continned nn Back Page.) Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, April 4, 1914 At Tlie Street Corner BY THE LOUNGER NOW that we may with con- summer we may expect to see our liclence begin to look forward streets as wet in the early mornings to a spell of warm weather, to say as in the middle of a rainy season, nothing of the hot weather which nnd iliis is ns it should be with up- will follow, it may not be out of to-date wnter carts. At the same time place to call the attention of the B. cannot some practical menus be de- C. E. R. to a state of affairs which visiHi Wl. safeguarding the horses, hns already began to prevail, which especially on inclines, when the sur- will prevail more noticeably as the tae0 o£ \____ road is as gl„ss to their year wnxes older, and which has never h„„slllxl feot? Whether this should prevailed before because circum- b(J <,„„„_ as suggestetl by a corre- stances were never the same in- sp01ldentj by means of "sanding" previous years. I refer to the ven- tho stl.eetSj ol. by some ingenious form tilation of the street cars. Many of of shoe based 0„ tke suction prin. the cars are now equipped with doors ciple] j ,eave to wis61. heads than which prevent the free passage of air, mhw_ but j do think that the matter a state of affairs all very well in cold ;s one whieh des61.ves thougbt| both led the lark in uprising, but I refuse tu grant that this is incontrovertible proof "f their greatness. They may all have been slow workers and owed their greatness to lung hours instead of In quick work. To my mind the mini who sleeps soundly and ill length affords n living proof lo his fellows of his own blameless life, of a clean conscience and nf a simple taste in recreation which should deserve much credit in a world which today outrivals nil the ages of the pasl in its insensate craving for some new pleasure. Sleep is tlie oldest of all recreation—and hy fnr the pleasantest. I do not know any city where there is more orange peel arranged as a decoration to the sidewalks. I inn no statistician, and I detest figures, but I feel certain that if the peel that could be collected ou Victoria streets were picked up daily, by the end of n week there would be the makings of enough marmalade to supply the citizens with this simple breakfast fond for one calendar month. It is trite to say that the practice of throwing orange peel or banana skins ou the pavement is dangerous; everyone knows it. It is obvi- oas lo say llinl il is untidy; this is oqually wi'H known. Why do it? Someone mny say thnl it is tho children «h v responsible, und in this someone would he wrung. Children, like cignretles, have lo shoulder a lot ul' blame which should by rights be given to their grown-ups. You may have noticed Unit a big holocaust is never started by n cigar; no, it is always the little cigarette which "gets il in lhe neck." In the same way, breakages and orange peel are inva- linhlv charged up to the children when by rights Ibeir ciders are just n- much lo Mimic 1 bave in mind the voung woman out for an even- inn's nniusi'ini'iil with her best young mnn. She docs nol furtively drop lhe peel behind her; no, she brazenly throws it; 1 have seen her do it. And Ihen the old gentleman who sprains his ankle blames the children, and with lurid threats against their eyes and Iheir lives most unjustly mnko? complaint of them to the C&i m*-£Z<r\ weather when sufficient ventilation is obtained during the ingress and egress of passengers, but most objectionable during the spring and summer. Even from an economic and a humanitarian viewpoint. It is a good thing that life is at the time of writing, the cars oper- iai.gely mad"e up 0f "compensations, ating immediately after five o'clock We flnd that Nahu.e is tbe greatest are frequently unpleasant as to their exponent o£ tHis theory, and so those atmosphere, which is not to be won- who are boi.n with sorae physical de- dered at, when due consideration is feet aimost invariably find consola- given to the fact that many of the ti01l in tne possession of some virtue passengers have heen earning their 01. some touch 0f gen;us whieb is daily bread literally by the sweat of Peking in those who attain the or- their brow. What things will be like lUnnry sta„dnrd in physique and in the summer unless some radical bl.ains. Even such an one as I, who alteration is effected, such as substi- staml -lA\y by to wtttell the throng and tuting the openwork gates which are indulge a harmless fancy in foolish provided on some cars for the wooden observations on their antics, have the ones which obtain on others, and satisfaction of occasionally coming abolishing the latter entirely, is hard ;nto contact with one whose grey to imagine. If you will project your m„t,tei. falls short of mine, and who eye into the future and remember the scems to have tapped the same pro- packed crowds which travel back- found measure of folly without, how- wards and forwards to the Gorge everj be;ng wise enough to get paid during the senson, you will realise f01. it. Such an one wrote to me this that my apprehensions have some weeiC) but though I have time and foundation. again printed much nonsense on this ''•' page, I do not think that I have ever To compensate the company for the plumbed the same depths of inanity above criticism, allow me to offer as my correspondent. Why should them the benefit ot an idea. I do not a man write to inquire my personal profess to be the genius responsible views on misogyny, and why should for it, but it seems to me to be one he ask a man who always gets shaved well worth consideration and entitled at a barber's whether a man's pri- to tho attention of any budding in- vale shaving-brush should be washed ventor who wishes to tackle one of out after each time of using? I those litlle scientific contrivances ask you this, so that you may see which seem so small, but which pro- that I am not the only man in the duce such gigantic profits. You know neighbourhood who spends his time how annoying it is to stand at a cor- writing about the things which do not ner wailing for n car and wondering matter. But whereas I do it for whether it would be better to take "filthy lucre," he apparently does a chance and walk to the next comer it for amusement. To which I would or to stay where you are. You also add the one word, "Whose?" know that whichever course you pur- * sue, you are invariably wrong. If How I am looking forward to the you start to walk, the car comes establishment of a moving-picture along, and you have to run to the plant in Victoria, and how I trust next stopping-station, and running is that this is not one of those an- a tribulation just after a meal and nouncenients which appear from time often just as trying- just before one. to time in the public press, only tu If you wait—well, you go on wait- be contradicted after a reasonable in- ing, and that is all (here is to it. lerval! I am longing to see one of Now, an inventor should "get busy" those crazy scenes on Government and invent a signalling arrangement Street, where the villain escapes, which would be worked automatically hurling applecarts right and left, up- by the car itself. If no signal was setting cyclists, overthrowing fruit- working, you would know it wns not stands, while a motley mob, compris- wilhin two blocks, sny; if it was ing policemen, old women and cliil- wiirking, you would know it was drcn, rushes shrieking after him to within the same distance. Not being full iu hopeless confusion at every un inventor by trade, that is as near possible opportunity. I am looking as I can get wilh my meaning, but forward to watching dramatic res- wilh irll the engineers, surveyors, and cues at Beacon Hill and comic inler- othcr practical persons who live and hides al the Gorge. I can imagine no- havo their being in Victoria, surely thing Ihal will give more delight than scenes of Ihis sort and il has always been a grcal sorrow to me Unit 1 have never seen a moving-picture being taken yet, for 1 do not count lhe strictly staid taking ol! public events like lhe Victoria Carnival parade nud such like I remember llinl one professional company was pictured here sonic liltle lime ago when the venerable "Charmer" wns requisitioned tu tnke n part, bul the action nil look place at some forsaken hour in the morning when respectable people were in bed and not even the lure of the camera could persuade me lo get up before my accustomed hour. one might arise who would give this relief lo Hie oar-riding public. Elsewhere in this issue will be found a letter received by mo lost week which wns crowded out of the last issue. I was delighted to receive it, for it showed mc that I am not the only one in the city who feels for the animals, and especially the birds, at Beacon llnll Park. I stated very fully in my column on the 21st ult. what my feelings were with respect to animals in captivity, and I do not intend to sny more at present, but I wish to take this opportunity of thanking my correspondent I wonder why il is Unit llie average for his sympathy nnd of calling the ,,,„„ „,„| „.,„„„„ indignantly deny the nttention of my readers to the fact fnct that thev love their beds. There that "tliero are others" who do not |s nbrund in'Ihe land a prejudice to sec that any good end is served by \\w ell'ecl thnl love nf sleep and the wantonly confining animals which arc capacity to indulge therein for long born to live in freedom. |loura '„) „ ihnc are signs of sloth, r'" laziness and other graceless qualities And this brings mo to another topic nnd for this reason many, if nut musl —one which I usually touch every people, pretend to scorn lhe man time that wc have a touch of frost, who loves his bed. The grenl men of but which is equally pressing when- Hie world are probably Iu blame for ever the streets are wet and greasy. Ihis pervcrled opinion; il lias been the Once more I refer to horses and tho luibit during countless generations fur difficulty they hnve in keeping their Inles to be circulated showing how Ibe footing on paved streets when the Napoleons of reality and of finance latter are wet. With the approach of have burnt the midnight oil and rival- THE appointment of Mr. II. F. Bishop to the important position of Postmaster of the City of Victoria is freely admit ted on all hands to be above criticism so fnr us the personality of lhe new incumbent is concerned. Mr. Bishop has spent practically the whole of his business life in Victoria; he bus been actively identified with important public and business interests; has been a member of the City Council and of the Board of School Trustees. He is n mnn of high personal character and uf general popularity. His urbanity and fairness render him specially adapled fur a public office in which lie will necessarily come in contact with large numbers of people and will have to deal almost daily with grievances and complaints. His association with the C. P. R. has familiarised liiiu with the importance of organization and if Ihere is one thing whieh the local postofficc requires it is improved organization. Not the least of Mr. Bishop's recommendations for the position is his native modesty and kiml- liearlcdness. There nre few men in Victoria who hnve performed more kindly deeds fur their fellows or who have done so more cheerfully. To oblige is one of tbe mottoes of Mr. Bishop's life. It is gratifying Unit the man who has worked sn long and so faithfully in one city, and whose work has always been of a modest character, should have attracted attention and should have received a recognition of which anyone might well be proud. There were ninny men who have been more prominently before the public and of Whom much more has been heard who mny hnve considered their own clnims paramount, but in selecting Mr. Bishop for the position those who are responsible can at least claim that his business career and personal qualities have admirably lilted him for tho post. Hc outers it at a time when Hie postal business of Victoria is expanding literally by leaps and bounds, and if it hns shown a marvellous increase during the quarter of a century of Mr. Shnkespenrs' incumbency it is likely to show a much larger increase before Mr. Bishop retires. His many well-wishers will hope thnl he may enjoy the same robust health which lias enabled him lo till all tlle positions he has hitherto held wilh credit to himself and with great advantage In his employers. THE following article has been contribulcd anonymously to the columns of The Week. It presumably refers to a member of our staff, but ns wc are unable to identify the paragon described we publish the article in lhe hojie that some of our renders mny possibly aid us in the matter. "Professionally an idler, outwardly n cynic, mentally equipped above the average, inwardly burdened with a big, human heart, often turning the blind eye to lhe shortcomings of his neighbours, always holding to the pni- nblc of the beam and the mote, the subject of our notice perambulates our town on his duly-appointed task of distilling much mirth nnd not n little wisdom from the common-place episodes which arc by most of us ignored. "By common consent ho hns admirably succeeded ill Ihis endeavour, ami has more than once indicated in his would-be cynical, ofton frivolous phrases, a sore which needs healing, a sorrow to alleviate, a nuisance to banish. "Wilh such a burden on his quile broad shoulders, it is little wonder (but he often carries an air of aloofness and detachment from his surroundings which occasions him to ignore the nods of acquaintances and friends. However, we are content to waive these small courtesies of daily intercourse, so that we may each Saturday enjoy the titillating mental fan provided by the "G. R. Sims" of Victoria. "Schooled not only at the 'varsity but in the sterner curriculum of public life, he hns an innate perception of what should comprise the above fun. Spiced too strongly, some palates would shrink, with too much sugar we should he nauseated, and yet, year in year out, we weekly look forward to the musings of our Idler, assured of something fresh (true, sometimes an old friend, but with new ribbons), some petty wrong to right, or some pleasant item of prosperity and progress. "And withal our Idler is, as all Idlers be, a vastly independent fellow. Not he to be dictated to as to what he shall write or not write, he knows he is licensed and unfailingly keeps within the bounds of good taste. "In his serious moments the Idler has been known to frequent the "movies," and even he may be seen, by those who know him, at the theatre. It is well known, however, that only a strong sense of duty drives him to these resorts of strenuous labour, and is responsible for his appearance later in the evening at a certain popular grill, where he has been known to regale himself on Welsh rarebits and other choice comestibles. "Possessing a fine tenor voice, his principles alone forbid its exercise in those lino old Gregorian Chants he in earlier times so aptly rendered, but true to his ambition he has forsaken thc lighter themes of life and has concentrated all his energies and time on becoming our only Idler, and as such we arc well content to have him." The Universal Verdict—Lanchester, the utmost in motor cars. For hire, $3 per hour. R. Walter Ure, phone 3369R. Surveyors' Instruments and Drawing Office Supplies. Electric Blue Print & Map Company, 214 Central Building. Phone 1531. 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Bridgman Real Estate, Financial and Insurance Agent 1007 GOVERNMENT STREET PHONE 86 ^^^ Saturday, April 4, 1914 THE WEEK Page Three THE WEEK COLUMBIA NEWSPAPER AMD writes wilh power, with brilliancy, real people, and he introduces them with absolute freedom, in a language 'P.you with a kind of literary good A BBITISH COLOMBIA KEWSPAPEB ASD BEVIEW __ , _ ._ ... , . , faith, as if thev and yon are Ins PuoUHhed Every Saturday l>y The Week FuMisMnfr Company Limited, at ol which he did not know a single ..., , , ' , , . , 626 Courtney StreBt, Victoria, B.C., Canada. Telephone 1283 Iriends, and lie wants each to know uourtney nre worJ ^.j ^ ^ mneteen yHarS t] „ Entered as Second-Class Matter at the Postoffloe in Victoria, B.C., Canada old. As for Mr. de Morgan, lie con- won] ST1RSPRTPTTON' Oiifi venr in advance, $2.00; six months, $1.00: three months, , ,,., ,, « „ 60c siniio conies, 6c Foreign subscriptions to countries in Postal Union, $3.00 tnities to "surprise by himself"; it Bully ' ,nv Pnvnwntu mnct I.B 1.1 mlvilllPfi ,1(1(1 Stinillll hfi ((llUlfi 1)V OlierttlR. I'nsttll . . r And these people are knowing, especially Dave and and Uncle Mo the old prize- Ora^'or'^^ is by now well enough known that his fighter, to say nothing of old Mrs. advertising rates on application. Ino.ulr.es within city limits will fil's< ™vel appeared when he was Picture and Granny Marrowbone be raspondea to by a personal representative ot The Week. sixty-eight, and now here comes one A rntlling good public-school story 'The Cockatoo," by Max Ritten- Wednesday morning of "each week. Unsolicited manuscript must he accompanied fashion of loll"' novels. Eight, bun- berg (Sidgwicl by stamps sufficient for return If found unavailable for publication. No notice , . • '""5 """» = can be tnken of anonymous communications. News-matter, correspondence, advertising copy and changes^ must be In by which is long even, for the present is i———————_ & Jackson, London dred pages of close print, a compli- and Toronto). It is far from be- enled plot, a thronged stage; and all ing the ordinary hackneyed school William blakemore p,'eslao,,t aml Kl,l,n'' worked out with the infinite attention talc, its hero being a young Aus- u .f ^^^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::a^u^v^Zlo «•*•« «*»-~*~i \a~-~i-. mnn, ■ ut "iwdiaa-headaa" o„ . "When Ghost Meets Ghost" top, but a very decent fellow at (Heineinann, Cs.) is, I think, the heart. Of course, he has his trials J best of Mr. de Morgan's books, next and tribulations, and comes into col- ~ to "Alice for Short." It is in a vein lision with ninny traditions—both somewhat similar to that fascinating good and bad—of English school life, chronicle in mnny respects, nnd il: Tod has, however, sufficient grit and shares with it a sort of collating of good sense to assimilate whnt is good pnsl and present which is a peculiar in his new surroundings, and to re- characteristic of both books, and is ject what is bad, and to win the rather difficult to express in words, friendship and esteem of masters and Tho "ghosts" (who are not super- boys alike. The story is well told, natural nt nil) are two old twin sis- nnd contains some entertaining and, I ers. purled through tlie greater part at times, exciting episodes, of their lives, reunited, and parted Prom the same publishers comes a ngain by death. Their story—or really beautiful illustrated edition of The Swing of the Pendulum By BOHEMIAN THE subject of moral reform is It is gratifying to know that this one of perennial inters!, or per- has been effected with very little aid haps it would be more correct to sny from prohibitive legislation. Men of periodic interest, for all reform have not been forced, they have been movements ebb ami flow, a condition persuaded. Indeed, beyond nbolisli- well illustrated by the swing of the ing the bar and so removing one nf ^^ mimmimiii^iiiiiiiiimi^mi«i««i^^mmi^m pendulum. The attack of the forces the most prolific causes of drunken- stories-makes up the strongest part the Lilliput and Brobdingnag chap- of good upon the forces of evil (I ness, organized effort has really ac- of the "oveL Tlle other stOT.V (which ters of "Gulliver's Travels," with think that is the approved form of complished very little. On the other ™"s> as !t wel'°> parallel with theirs, pictures by P. A. Staynes in colour expression) is very much like the at- hand it has manifestly retarded pro- occasionally merging with it) has for midline. The artist has brought to b'ear tack of which we read in the early gress by its frequent intolerance nnd heroine a charming, beautiful nnd im- un the subject a graceful fancy in days of warfare, where lhe leader harshness. But let that puss. One is less pulsivo girl, whose love for u blind combination with technical excellence, stands in a commanding altitude out- inclined to question lhe means than man—blinded by her father's keeper The picture of the Brobdingng cat side the ramparts, thc rank and Hie lo rejoice at what bus been accom- —is not all plain sailing. She and (in colour) is a delight, and would be hold a battering-ram, at a signal they plished. her lover drop out of the tale rather so to old and young nlike. This lat- rush and bult the door with the end Nor is the abuse of drink the only suddenly: in fact, one only learns ter cannot be said of certain of our of their ram, there is an inevitable vice which is going to the wall ns a through a sort of post-script what be- lending illustrators of so-called books recoil nnd nflcr an appreciable lapse result of this modern swing of the comes of them after all. A mere re- for the young, whose creations are of time another butt of the rain. pendulum. There is at the present mo- snme of plot cannot, however, give calculated to frighten the said young Thus has it ever been with or"au- ment a universal attack on organized nny idea nf the real charm of the into a fit or, at least, give it night- ized reform movements the onlv vari- gambling. That men will ever be book, which lies in its little human mares. There is hardly a page of ation consisting in the duration of the forced to give up gambling is impos- details, its shrewd, yet kindly, studies tliis "Gulliver" that is without its lapse. At the present, time, and in- siblo, but there nre certain forms of men and women, ils hninour and dainty illustration, over and above tho deed for several years past, the ram which are especially vicious and all pathos, and its quite adorable chil- numerous coloured plates and orna- has been active, there has been a the more so because they have re- dren. Mr. de Morgan's people are mental headings and initial letters. concerted attack all nlong Ihe line, ceived official sanction. Beyond the ____________________ some inroads have been mnde, some evil which they work directly they doors hnve been smashed, some wnlls form centres of influence which bring senled, and in counting up the spoils other, and probably greater, evils in of war no doubt a number of scalps their tram. have been gathered in. M lntest nows is B "ot. B D ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ „, ,, , , , , f . first lime, a strong movement is undo.' there is"a wZlwil^inovemcnt in' ** * iboU* the public gaming- SIR GILBERT PARKER ON A QUESTION OF GREAT GRAVITY the direction of curtailing the unhal- '''"'f8 °f f»°Pc' »0,"bly « M°nte lowed joys of tradition. Tnke drink Carlo, Homburg.Badenand other s.m- cIB English Manufacturers and Trade With Canada ilar resorts. The only recognized SIB I writ GILBERT PARKER M.P., tablishments in the United States first Some of us can remember the "«"««»• iu0, ™»y >'«cogmzeu a writes to the Morning Post „s through their agents in Canada . >r time when no well-to-do man was g"mhl»'g kursaal in Switzerland has {ollows „„ n question which he be- from branches of their business on considered a man unless hc drank his }ust1,b.een c[om\^ ',e ?<>™™^ lieves is one of "grave gravity": the Canadian side of the line, but bottk of win very day and went to ?» «>is continent ho bucket-shop has „0n ft ,.ecent visit made to Van. Bl.Hisl,ei.s do ^ ^ bd fuddled lt was at once n badge been abolished and even lotteries ex- mA y^.. Bm*n Colum- facts. " of social status and respectability. „„„,,,. ....v. ..„™..., «....=.. .,.,....».- *»...•.. It has been my experience cept for clmrch purposes, placed under b, aflcr nn inteml of twentv.thl.ee that the American manufacturers send Onlv this week I was reading some "" Y\i V ""», l »'»s MiMed ~ «>e enormous their cleverest salesmen to work at I rem IlTof b£ h£r~ l.tlTZ Let c,T " *-~ ** ** *T ** "ft ft^™T *"* '7 .' *» s"' among them a statement that at ~r™ _Tr___Vv_* open, Vancouver m particular In 1890 mostly eons truchng their own ware- eighty-five years of age he said that J™JFWhuTtaon the black when I visited that place it had about houses for that purpose and giving since attaining his majority he drank ^ d forT tnne t ay ate will 6>000 °r 7'000 ^ ^ il **"" 't? ° Canad"ers « their a bottle of port every day. 1 obeeplaed by somewhat sim- »ers 200,000, and is a very handsome manufactories in the United States, I well remember two brothers, men ilm. devices to those said to have pre- »"* *»~* «^ ?"th fa **«**>■ s° «s '« ho1'' ^ "ewly-ound mar- of means and position, both bachelors. vaUed in prohibition stales where ""> "hnractcr and importance. ket in Canada Many of the English One day one of them came into my overy bookshelf was a bonded ware- Opportunities Passed By a™" do send their travellers through father's office looking rather down- house. ".I made diligent inquiries as to LnM<!a at different periods of the cast, I asked him what was the mat- There ure other vices, nol so easy to how far English manufacturers were yeai' ln s™rch ot ordei's> nlld others ter and ho said that his brother had discuss, which have received a shatter- taking advantage of the splendid mar- lave °<"» agents representing them died in the night, nnd added "I al- ;ng blow from the battering-ram. The kot w],ieh new cities in Canada, like !iere; but 'he former method of secur- n-i ■ '-- '—-» — -I---1- wammi^^a^m^^m^Mm^—m^ mg business is useless, ns it mny only be by mere chnnce that their travelling representative is at any given town at the psychological moment when a large order is available for his particular line of business. Also lhc expense of a travelling representative is greater than lhe salary of a. resident representative, and naturally iiimc reliance will not be placed firm which has no nearer career enables him to know accur- "W lllim E"gIa"''. nlely all trade conditions, I received "Th» system of having a local rep- a detailed reply in response to a resentntive on commission, who mny specific request, nnd I venture to nsk |,„ve nie same arrangements with you to publish it m ^interests of o|,|cl. flHMf supp]ying j^, mn_ I ways knew that if he kept on drink- result hns not been destruction but n Vannnnvflr offer tn thn .„tom^.in» ,ii"ro™r,eigM;oi,,some,ime''g™crai s''"fi,,g r*ns ."f 2r m:fi iifd^rrr;^ -he was over eghty_ opnnon mam tains a hrm attitude it is Iitlle comfoit r (li(, not ho In an editorial on Wednesday last, probable that lhe scattering process rest e(mtent ^ x , h,. commenting on he change of custom will continue, a nny rate for a decade a indeflnite « T ^ with respect to drinking, The Colonist Whether it will advance Ihe work of » „ • , , . , .. .„ . points out that nowadays many bar- elimination is another question and °f m>' f lel",s l° >* <F*» «P«^ '" gains are closed without a drink, and 0„e on which it is hardly permissible "!*" ftmm S nn'1 flavour to ex- the London Times to hand Ihis week to express a doubt, even if one feels f*1* t0 '** wb» 8Teat ]'jngllsl.man"" referring lo a recent banquet nt which it. facturing houses were not taking ad- some of the guests drank the toasts The „„;.., i. ,,.,., ,,.„,. ,.,,.., hav„ ;antae° of thf,u' fIde" opportunities. in wnter, snid thnt King Edward, who Je7ZlIismess ^ ,hc!r Jens- Fmm *** *M<» ***"*<«**• ^ "P"" wns nothing if not a "bon vivunt," m.e, (o posc as champions of any of after coming to the throne nlwnys t|R,gu fol,ms „f indulgence may 'jusl provided wnter for those of his gnosis as wcU ___, ______ ______._, up their'minds whom he know would prefer it. So thnt t|iey al.c «up „g„inst it," that Hint we have the most kingly sanction tIlc swing ot ,]l0 pendulum is all for tins change. aRains, (hem a, )he pn>sc„t time and The fact of the matter is that the that the only thing to do is lo line drinking habils of the civilized world up, look ns pleasant us possible nnd have been enormously modified, admit that every now nnd then the Drunkenness is everywhere regarded moral atmosphere needs purifying, ns a disgrace. Novels arc written society requires a spring cleaning, nnd nowadays by eminent writers which after every spring denning lhe world truely reflect public opinion on this insists that tilings shall be a little bii matter, novels in which the hero is cleaner than they ever were before. mined nnd nil his chances blighted by that Imperial trade which we are all so anxious to develop. My correspon terinls, is not so satisfactory mined and nu ins cnaucus uiiguwu i\> ^^ y _, one act of over-indulgence in drink. U? i-/ *^—*,^j4l4t> Such nn incident would hnve been ^y[/^-&/7rJ^t^^rr' laughed nt thirty or forty yenrs ngo v ^ ■ ^ laughed a nnd would hnve held the author up to ridicule. But limes have changed and with them customs and manners. Whnt has effected this change? The credit must go partly to organized effort nnd partly lo lhe spread of cdu- caliou, of sounder scientific and ethical ideas and to an elevated public opinion. Thnt Ihis is so cannot be doubled when we consult statistics nnd learn that while drunkenness is greatly diminished lhc consumption of alcoholic drinks nil the world over is increasing. The explanation is that common sense sanctions the use; not the abuse, of strong dent is an Englishman bv birth, is *"•' representative, for Ihe reason young, and highly successful, and is l""l llle s"k'sl™'' employed by a more Ihnn sympnthotic-as his letter ]wf "fiey of this description is shows-with an Imperial trade con- j»t contoed in hii sales to one pnr- neotion. The only alterations I hnve l"!"1"1' I"'c "' ""smess, but may be mnde in the letter havc been to omit ™'"<'vonr.ng to sell a half-dozen dif- the names of mnnv firms which hc toont articles at the same time, and thought ought to he induced to do nah'rnlly he is not so conversant with business in Canada, or else to do busi- '"« W"TOS as " "'"" who confines him- ness more effectively through a resi- s"lf '" ">"■. V*rtmlu branch. The dent representative than Ihey are do- us;ml.C0"1,mSS1?n pa,d,to .1.ooal n&en ing nt present." Scope for British Firms f n representation nnd selling agency is five per cent., which, in n grent ( , —-- -- mnny instances, amounts to more than ROUnd UlC BOOkShOpS The following is the memorandum the cost of u smnll office nnd n wcll- , referred to in the letter: pnid employee, who would, however, "As requested by you, I hnve en- spend nil his lime looking nfter the deavourcd to compile a list of lhe nffnirs of the English firm he would different articles which might hc bo representing, nnd concentrating manufactured in England for sale in himself on their interests. The out- more and Canada, nt good prices even nfter lay in the fwA instance may not he very smnll, but nfter a short lime. A London Weekly Letter on Books Written Specially for The Week by Cicely Vox Smith IT seems to be prowin: —«M—n. , more nn established fnct thnt the foreign freight nnd duly have been _ spring senson sees the publication of paid. Most of tho nrtioles I mention with lhe higher prices pnid in Western the year's new novels, leaving tho are being supplied nt the present mo- Cnnndn, lhc return on Ihe money in- nutumn to the editions do luxe and ment through American houses, which vested would be extremely satisfac- 'l""i presentation volumes whoso number nre well represented in Canada, nnd tory to mosl enterprising mnnufao- ' i is vcarly greater than ever. Already, in most instances nre subject to n i„WM, , „ ■ I since the New Year, there have been slightly higher duly than is charge- Demand for Building Materials Whelher it will ever reach lie point .... „,,, blio tho now books aMe on British goods. It Is useless, «T would suggest Hint where a firm at which the use will be abolished is ^ ^ .^ ^ ^ ||nwevei, ^ t)|(, English ,11amlf„c. ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ [hey s|]ou]d a matter of^^ pure speculation n d nt ^ two wU(jh r|. tllr0rs to expect the Canadian marke have a representative and carry stock of immediate in erest^ II10 inb tes » mvn .^.^ merit9_are to be of any use to then, unless ,t in Montr(!lu aml Vancouver. Mont- >^P«»t»^*,*»^Jl?!,S. in a way literary curiosities. One is is gone into thoroughly, employing roa, am] Vancouver, both being sea- Zn,I Z stablshTd an eto 1 Mr. Joseph Conrad's "Chance," the highly-trained salesmen and keeping pcl„ „nv||S> „,,„ hm (hoir stooks rcpu able 1, s »Ubl ed n otlnca P ( ^ ^ ^^ M ]( „ „„ t]mes, ^^ ^ ^ ^ by ^ standard to which nen ly .Jl mo. at o . in ^ y0„ ^ fZlell ^.n tai 1 gt ttab ^r aiitlt, he is, I should imagine, possibly be aware of the large amount tllMe lnwns „,,,,„, b(1 „est locn- will be litrby sobriety the only case on record of a man who of merchandise purchased from es- (Contjmlc(1 on Page Scvcn) The B.C, Funeral Co. 734 Broughton St., Victoria, B. 0. Always open. Calls attended at any hour. Chas. Hayward, Pres., F. Caselton, Manager, Reginald Hayward, Secy-Treu. Drink Thorpe's Dry Ginger Ale Railway and Steamship Guide to Victoria 0. P. R. 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Now is the time to plant. Oakland Nursery Co. A OHLSON, Proprietor. Phone 1207. 1580 Hillside Av. Two Blocks from Tramcnr Victoria, B.C. ^^ SEATTEE MODERN-CONVENIENT 225 Outside Rooms- 135 With 5ath. When a man saya "I love" ho means "I want." When a woman says "I want" lt doesn't mean "I lova. "We Deliver Anywhere" THE BEST TONIC WINES DR. HALL'S "WINCARNIS" Per (it., $1.75; per pt.. $1.25 DR. HALL'S VIN-SANGUIS Per at, $1.60; per pt., $1. The B. G, Wine Co., Ltd, Family Wine and Spirit Merchants iaif' Douglas St., Victoria, B.C. Phone 305a Page Four THE WEEK Saturday, April 4, 1914] OX Monday and Tuesday last the Hoynl Victoria Theatre was occupied by the Orpheum vaudeville company from Seattle. Jl is seldom that Victorians have a chance of seeing what a modern lirst-class vaudeville show comprises nud it is probable that many who went to the theatre with the idea (but they would be reminded of the Loudon Palace were disappointed. The aggregation which appeared here was stated to be the equal of any Ihal has visited the Pacilic Coast during past yenrs and if that is the case it would seem that there is a vast difference between the first-class vaudeville show on the road and that in a metropolis. Some of the turns were excellent, notably the opening item on the slack wire by Kartell!, who was more at home on his swinging perch thnn most people are on terra firma. Harry Gil- foil gave a lirst-class representation of an elderly reprobate with an aptitude for imitating tlie calls of wild beasts, but it is doubtful whether a performance of this kind is either desirable or laughable. There is nothing peculiarly funny about an aged rake drinking sham "booze" on thc stage; as an imitator, Harry Gill'oil is good; as an entertainer his success was dubious. The star piece of the evening, according to the advance notices, was the dance "Rouge et Noir" by Eis & French which in reality was most worthy of note for its stage setting. In reality the sensation of the performance was afforded by the Randals whose "Seventeen Minutes in Arizona" gave them the opportunity of exhibiting wonderful feats of rifle and pistol shooting. None of the other turns contributed call for any special mention, unless it be to wonder at the vociferous applause which greeted the close of the rag-time singing of Ruth lioye. One thing is certain about the Orpheum visit; it was popular. Thc management gauged the public taste well and thc majority of the audience left the house more than pleased with what they had seen. In view of the fact that n theatre is ostensibly built lo give pleasure to the public it must therefore be admitted Ihat the vaudeville entertainment wns a popular success, if not an artistic one. NO class of play suits the Royal Stock players better than those which are staged on this continent, preferably in the West or the North. This week the latter clime has been chosen and ill "The Call of the North" the company has been seen to better advantage than in any yet si aged, with the possible exceptions of "The Spoilers" aud "In the Bishop's Carriage." Four of the company stand out from among the rest, Miss Edythe Elliot, Mr. Dun Gray, Mr. Ted Howlund and Mr. Sullivan, lhe latter in Ihe exacting role of Ibe Indian. While all the support is good, these are the players to whom the greater pari of the credit belongs for lhe success of (he current week's performance. A friend once said lo George Edwards, "The worst of a showman's business is Ihat he has so much to think about," lo which "The Guvnor" replied, "Thai's where you're wrong, a showman hns only one thing to think of und thnl is lo give lhc public whal they want." II is for Ihis reason Ihal Ihe Royal Stock Company is producing Ihat inimitable comedy "The Private Secretary" at the Victoria Theatre next week in response lo lhc many requests Ihey have received. Everything that is possible is being done to make Ihe play a great success and reproduce Ihose whole-hearted roars of laughter thai have in their time split thc sides of lhe world's playgoers. HAWAIIAN singers are always popular and tliis week nt the Crystal Theatre Ihe Manna Loa Hu- waiinns hnve but repented Ihe success which invariably attends the musicians from the Pacific. A couple of good turns have been running during Ihe close of lhc week and Dore & Wol- foril in their unique vaudeville act are well worth a visit. Willi a fine line of pictures to balance lhe separate turns the Crystal has been maintaining ils usual standard of excellence. ON Wednesday evening the second concert by the Victoria Symphony Orchestra under Ihe baton of jf. Georges d'Arnould was given at the Alexandra Club. It wns a pity that more people did not appear to hoar the work of the orchestra which under the guidance of Mr. d'Arnould has made wonderful improvement, and is well worthy of support. The selections were varied nnd interesting und throughout the evening Ihe players evidenced Ihe care and ot- lenlion which bulli they themselves and their conductor hud bestowed on rehearsals. The introduction of Mr. Russell Macauluy, baritone, as soloist, afforded a pleasant interlude in the midst of nn instrumental concert. His rendering of "The Arrow and the Song" was excellent and he also appeared lo advantage in "Even the Bravest Heart May Swell." Mrs. A. J. Gibson proved a skilled and sympathetic accompanist. THE Princess Theatre Stock Company will change their usual routine the coming week, aud will present two plays. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and both matinees, "Ole Olson" will be given; nnd on the lnst three nights "The Rosary" will be repeated. A strict observance of Good Friday has always before been the policy of this company, but "The Rosary" teaches such a beautiful lesson, nnd the spirit of it is so reverent, that Mr. Williams has decided that it is the one play that he would be willing to give on that dny. There have been many requests for its repeating, not only from those who had already seen it, but from many who were unable to gain admittance the last two nights it wns given here. The Williams Players gave a splendid production of Lady Windermere's Fun this week, and Miss Marie Blair and Mr. Chas. Stokes made a decided hit in tango dancing. THE Majestic Theatre, which has always endeavoured to live up to its motto, "The home of the best Motion Pictures," bos secured for April 7th, 8th und 9th, Clay M. Greene's five-reel masterpiece, produced by the Lubin Company, "Through Fire fo Fortune," or "The Sunken Village," of which the New York dramatic critics said, "A new thrill has been filmed. With conflagrations, war's horrors, and Roman arena scenes we are familiar. It remained for Lubin to give us a new and peculiarly American thrill in 'Through Fire to Fortune.' It consists of an Unusually realistic portrayal of n lire in a coal mine, a miner's torch having come in contact with a newly discovered oil well, and the crowning triumph of a big sceiie is the destruction of nn entire village, when the walls of the mine over which it is built begin to crumble. Here we see whole houses sink into the earth, Ihe panic- stricken villagers, and lastly the lire that follows the cave-in and completes Ihe destruction. These scenes of Ihe conflagration and the people huddled nbout lhe camp fires are remarkable examples of night photography and deserving of lhe highest praise." The Majestic Theatre is to be complimented on its enterprise iu presenting Ihe features Ihat Ihey hnve secured to Ibeir patrons at popular prices. Drama to Tell Great DIble&ory FOR EIGHT DAYS FREE EXHIBITION WILL BE GIVEN IN THE ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. BIBLE STUDENTS BEAR ALL THE EXPENSE Wonderful 'Photo-Drama of Creation Deals with World's Development from Creation to Time of Christ. For eight days the great "Drama of Creation" will be exhibited at the Royal Victoria Theatre under tlie auspices of the International Bible Students Association. This wonderful drama is now being exhibited in practically all Ihe great opera houses on the Continent, from Coast to Coast enthusiastic crowds throng the largest auditoriums and are loud in Ibeir praise of Ihis most wonderful of all dramas. Over ten thousand feet of film and thousnnds of slides are used in the production, this, however is only one of tlie features of this most wonderful Bible production, each section of tlie drama being explained by the unseen orator, wdio. iu a dee]) melodious voice fills the auditorium from pil to dome. The drama is exhibited in four parts, nt three p.m. and eight u.m. daily, each pnrt of the drama is com- plete in itself, bul every one should avail themselves of seeing the entire drama. II is said Hint there is nothing like it in the world today, the great Bible story is unfolded in a manner hitherto never approached, indeed, it is said to be the most phenomenal evangelistic effort of modern times. The drama will first be-exhibited Sunday, April 5th, at 3 p.m., nlso in Ihe evening nl 8 p.m. This programme will be followed during the entire week ending April 12th. The drama bus jusl been brought from the great Moore Theatre, Seal- tie, where often the doors had to he closed to keep the crowd out after its entire seating capacity of nearly three thousand had heen exhausted. .... tliore also being 8,1)41 (ewer eml- irmnts to Australia and New Zealand. \ similar tendency, Indeed, ls observable at Continental ports, specially at Hamulira Bremen and Rotterdam. Depends on Young Turks Time brtnKs extraordinary revenges, nnd in tho Balltans the extraordinary mlL-ht almost bo described as the normal Yet it takes a strong mind to assimilate tlie fact that the Young Turks now hold Hie balance of parties In Bulgaria, nnd that King Ferdinand's (loyernmont actually depends on them for its majority over the anti-dynastic Socialists nnd Agrnlians. Bulgaria's new' territories are mainly Turkish, and Moslem in population, and tills, of course accounts for the presence of Turkish members in tlie Sobranje. Their support of tlie Government Is only one of the numerous signs of tho close entente that now exists between Sofia n„d Constantinople. Even with the Young Turkish members tlie Government's majority Is only 12, and that enn linrdly he described ns a working majority. ' 'i'hc Young Turks Jn the Chamber number IS. so that they have tlie power to turn tlie Government out •it nny time. To that extent they may i,e looked upon as tlie reul directors of Bulgarian foreign policy. King: Alfonso and History A curious llttle story about King Alfonso was told me the other clay. When ho some llttle time ago visited Bay- oiine, Franco, which lies a couple of hours' ride from San Sebastian on the French side of the frontier, he wns taken to see the local museum, which, among other treasures, contains a realistic picture of the death of Henry IV. of France. After looking intently at tlie picture King Alfonso suddenly exclaimed: "But Henry ls not dying a natural death!" A slight embarrassment was noticed on the faces of Ills French hosts, one of whom at last gave to the King a little lesson in history. "Of course," he said, "your Majesty remembers that Henry was assassinated. But King Alfonso did not remember. "By whom was he killed, then?" "He was killed by a monk named Ravalllac. Then the King understood. "A King, he exclaimed, "killed by a monk! Now I understand why I was never told the story." Tbe Fashionable Fire A country house party In England scarcely seems complete nowadays without a Arc. Not to have turned ones guests out on to the lawn in the early hours in their night atlre Is not prop erly to have entertained them, it would seem, and not to have stayed in a country house which was burned over ones head Is to be hopelessly out ot things. Why this should be tt is hard to say, unless lt is that nearly every country house of late years has installed a patent lire brigade or extinguishers of its own. Servants' lire drill is now quite common. At many places it Is a regular weekly institution like the cleaning of the plate or the turning out of rooms and a story Is told of the ag tatlon of a nervous guest arriving at a strange house to behold at a turn of the drive Hie entire staff of servants apparently escaping from upper windows down red ladders provided for the purpose. At a Scotch castle, the four under housemaids gave notice in a bunch When they became aware that the custom of the house required them to commit themselves to the perils of n canvas lire escape attached to the turret window. OUR FELLOW CITIZENS By Miss Maria Lawson.— Reprinted from the Woman's Department, Daily Colonist, March 25. London Gossip Supplied Specially to The Week by the International News Correspondence Service, Ltd., Goschen Building, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, England. WE arc now able to announce that the well-known and beautiful comic opera, "Tom Jones," will be presented nt the Royal Victoria Theatre on May 1st and 2nd by the Victoria Amateur Operatic Society, whose late production of "The Gondoliers" was such a pronounced success. In such nn essentially Brilish community ns Victoria, "Tom Jones" should appeal to all lovers of music and literature, as there can bo but few indeed who have not rend Fielding's famous novel of this name, upon whieh the play is founded, aud also because the score is by Edward German, famous for his Henry VI11. dances, whose music is the embodiment of all that English people know and recognise as essentially "English." Such enterprise deserves the fullest recognition, and Victorians will miss nu exceptional treat if they do not lill the house to its capacity at each of the three performances, Friday, Saturday and Saturday matinee, May 1st and 2nd. The name part will be sung by Mr. F. E. Peleh, whose exceptionally fine baritone voice will be heard at its best in the solo and concerted numbers, while the exacting part of Sophia, Squire Western's daughter, will be sung by Miss Eva Hart, whose singing is so well known to Victoria audiences. No hill too steep for "Lanchester Oars." For hire, $3 per hour. R. Walter Ure, phone 3369R. London, Mar. 19, 1911. Their Majesties' Arrangements The King and Queen, I hear, have made arrangements which will carry their plans up to September. Their Majesties, with other members of tlie Royal Family, will spend a week on tlie Royal yacht in tlle Solent during Cowes Week, and tlie King's yacht Britannia will ngain participate in tlie contests. It wns for this reason thnt Captain Philip Kunloke. who "skippers" tlle yacht in tlie races, wus received by Ills Mujestv at Bnckinghnm Palace on Marcli IS, when tlie prospects of tho season werc discussed. After Cowes, the King and Queen will go to Scot- Innd. The Prince of Wales will return to London from Norway on April 1, and on the snme dny will proceed to Windsor, whither the King and Queen will have proceeded tlie day previous; nnd the Court will be ut tlie Cnslle until April IC. Results of the French Shooting* It would not be surprising if Mme. Calllaux't rash act interfered with the visit of the King and Queen to Parlsl France is obviously going to lie plunged Into a scandal which will put In the slinde those of Panama and Dreyfus. The lady, ln her loyalty to her husband, hns not only ruined his career— as lie told her, I think, rather un- gallantly—but hns given a serious shock to the present Parllnmentnry system ill France. The Royalists and tlie Bonn, partlsts are making the most of tlie occasion, and are urging that the Republican system ls rotten. The electoral system ls bad, but that Is quite another matter, and will probably be remedied all the sooner by the events which will arise out of the murder of M. Calmette. Journalism in France might also take thought and mend. There ls an absence of a sense of honour ln most of the French newspapers which ls astounding. M. Cnl- mette was publishing, in order to hound a man from public life, private letters which could only have been obtained by moans repugnant to one's sense of right. North Atlantic Emigration There aro signs of a large decrease in emigration to North America, and nil the shipping eompnnies nre now complaining about the smallness of the movement, which lust year constituted nearly a record. This ls particularly unfortunate for them because of ttie elaborate preparations they have mnde for an increased traffic. One result Is that fewer cooks and stewards are being carried by the "liners," while in some cases, the office Btalfs have been reduced. Moreover, several snllliiKs have been cancelled, nnd It Is now possible to obtain berths on nlmost any steamer, no matter how near her departure date may be. According to tlle Board of Trade, the number of passengers leaving tlie United Kingdom In January and February for Canada nnd the United Htntes was 7,808 less thnn ln the corresponding period of lnst THERE ure some people who would have us believe that Victoria is a very wicked place. Among Ihcse are people of lhe very best intentions nnd others who remind one of the pharisce of old, who thanked God thnl he was not ns oilier men were. Are those of us who lind our neighbours and friends generous, kind aud honest, blind"? Are we wrong when we think that most husbands hnve faithful wives and thnt nearly nil young girls are innocent ? Is it a mistake to believe Hint lhe lads who take part in or witness lhe sports on Saturday ul'tcrnono are, in the main, high-minded, clean-living fellows who are Ihe comfort and the life of Iheii homes'/ Is it not true that most fathers aro doing their best lo support their families, and thai for one wdio is false to his obligations a hundred are straining every nerve to fulfil then)',1 Are not you and I, gentle reader, striving lo do our duly, ns we see it, lo Ihe best of our ability? What right, then, have we lo make wholesale accusations of wrong-doing against our neighbours? A report in yesterday's paper shows thai during a season of unemployment no one in Victoria was allowed lo suffer from hunger or cold or nakedness. The sick are cured for and thc homeless comforted and protected. Thai mosl of us come short of Ihe highest standard is no doubt true. No one will deny Unit there arc evils which call for reformation, bul wholesale denunciation has seldom brought about improvement. The men nnd women who dwell upon wickedness, who exaggerate the evils Ihal exisl, are nol likely to remove them. In the breasts even of Ihose wdio are most; ready to acknowledge themselves sinners there is a seed of good which will respond to an appeal to higher things. Looking at the many of our friends and acquaintances whom we know are Irving lo do right, and at tlie few who have in them much Ihat is good, and at Ihe yet smaller number whom we, in our blindness, perhaps, call bad, which of us will dare to say that Victoria is a wicked city? June 2nd to (ill) has been selected as the date for Ihe annual tournament of the Pacilic Northwest Golf Association, lo be held at the links of the Seattle Golf Club. Announcement to this effect is mnde by Mi'. A. V. Macau, wdio is secretary of lhe association, The tournament will be open only lo members of the association, and it is expected that Ihe pick of lhe players of the Northwest will be entered in this competition. It has been proposed to hold a Potlatch tournament in July, when a number of California players were expected to compete, but this will probably be abandoned now. ic "Home of the Best Motion Pictures" ON APRIL 7th, 8th AND 9th Clay M. Greene's Five-Reel Masterpiece "TnroiiQH Fire to Fortune" or "THE SUNKEN VILLAGE" An Intensely Realistic Portrayal of a Coal Mine on Fire and the Submerging of an Entire Village Special Program for Friday and Saturday, 10th and 11th April TheCr ADMISSI' 10c. ADMISSION ystal Theatre MISSION 10c. ADMISSION ^^^^^^^Jferond Street WEEK COMMENCING APRIL 6th HIGH-CLASS VAUDEVILLE AND MOTION PICTURES MONDAY, TUESDAY and THURSDAY, FRIDAY ana WEDNESDAY SATUBDAY Dave— —Percie THE THE MARTINS WANGDOODLE QUARTETTE tlp-to-Dnto Entertainers. Singers and Musicians. THE LOVE TRIO Carlo Ourrell A Musical Festival. The Singing Pedler. Four Reels First Run Motion Pictures, changing Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Continuous performance 1:30 toll p.m. Vaudeville 3 to i and 7 to 11. ASK FOR White Lily PURE LEAF LARD For Sale at ALL GROCERS Vancouver-Prince Rupert Meat Market Limited Variety Theatre 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 1 Amateurs Every Wed. Night Any Seat on Main Floor 10c - TEN CENTS — 10c Princess Theatre Week Commencing April 6th Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and both Matinees . "OLE OLSON" Thursday, Friday and Saturday "The Rosary" A RECORD MONTH Evidences of improving financial conditions continue lo multiply. One of lhe latest and most significant is Ibe fnct Ihal. during the month of March applications for insurance amounting to Ip2,u'8(i,(i44 were received by llie Great-West Life Assurance Company, thus breaking nil previous records for u single month's business in Canada by this or any oilier company. Victoria Theatre Week Commencing Monday, April 1st. THE PRIVATE SECRETARY Made Famous hy W. E. Penly. Summer Prices: 30c, 20c, 10c. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays, 20c; Children, 10c. M urphy's Jfotel III! Broad Street Announce that our NEW PREMISES are now open to accommodate guests. Thoroughly modern and up- to-date. Centrally situated. PHONE W. H. MURPHY, Proprietor Black Tan and White SHOE POLISHES In new | patent t"Easy (Openingl Box" 10c Easiest | WWm Vol. I VICTORIA, B. C, APRIL 4, J 914 ±^EA HELEN KELLER 50 much has been already writ ten that we will do no more (ban pay a passing tribute lo a mighty intellect which has triumphed over insuperable difficulties", a tribute to her of whom it has been well snid: "Helen Keller is the greatest miracle that stands to tlie credit of human sympathy, patience and love, bringing light where there is darkness, harmonious sound wdiere nature decreed a profound silence, and all the sense of delightful associations where natural facilities for this had been denied." To Mrs. Mucey belongs the credit of this surpassing patience and love which has enabled the brilliant intellect nnd indomitable courage of Helen Keller lo achieve what might well have seemed impossible. Dr. Alexander Graham Hell snid: "Helen's remarkable achievements nre so much due to the genius of her teacher as to her own brilliant mind." Dr. James Kerr Love, Aural Surgeon to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, hns called her icquisition of speech "the greatest individual achievement in the whole iiistory of education." The late Mark Twain snid: "Thc two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller." It may thus be realized that these ladies are probably tlie most remarkable 'pie in the world today in point of intellect, courage and devotion. It ins been suggested to us that there is a prevailing feeling that children infortunntely born deaf mutes are mentally deficient. On tlie contrary, it is probable that they have minds of usual strength and brains of great irilliance. What Nature withholds in one hand she frequently gives nvishly with the oilier. We have also been asked by a Victoria lady ivho has accomplished many years of labour among the deaf to inform mr readers that there are some seventeen deaf children from Ihis Province it the school for deaf mutes in Winnipeg, but she is of the opinion that there are more likely to be about one hundred and seventy who should be sought out and given a belter chance. Is it possible that we are not giving inough atlention to this matter? It fakes someone of experience in this work to lind out these unfortunate ones and we are of tlie opinion that lore is a matter which the Local Council ol! Women might further consider. i\rc have already slated in a previous issue that al present British Columbia s backward in caring for lhe mentally deficient in cases where the lunatic sylum is wholly unsuitable, but where with care and proper surroundings inch good might be done, especially with quite young patients. DOtlESTlC SCIENCE HE gentleman who could not lind a domesticated wife in Victoria should have been nt the leu given by Ihe Domestic Science class of ic Oak Bay School when the liltle ladies entertained their friends lo a elicious tea of their own cooking. Mrs. Jenkins, who is one of our fore- lost and most respected leaders in women's work, has organized this class, she considers domestic science nn essential factor in every woman's ducat ion. While nn educated woman of position may not care to be the ook for the family, she always appreciates the power of being able to turn ic cook out of doors and do it as well herself, or better, should occasion emand. If women want to feel independent it is very necessary to hc bio to do this, or n woman will never be mistress iu her own home. If •omen want to hold the reins Ihey must know how to manage the kitchen l spile of the fnct thai man does not live by bread alone. WOilEN LAWYERS ENGLISHWOMEN are studying law but so far Ihey have been prevented from practicing their profession in the English courts, as sex other than qualification is still the bar. A deputation of women has ecenlly interviewed Lord Haldane on the question, and he as well us iiuny other British lawyers ure willing to see the sex barrier removed, und oubtlcss before long Ihis will he a "fait accompli." An appointment of ltoresl to ninny is Ihat of Hiss Clothilda Luise, Doctor of Laws, who has eon mnde attache lo the Embassy of Uruguay ul Brussels, ON THE LAND rHE controversy is still waging in an English paper by correspondents who assert that single women cannot homestead in British Columbia, 'hey have been put right by lhe Agent General for Canada who discovered diut seems not lo be generally known in Brilish Columbia Ihat a single tvoinnn over eighteen years of age and self-supporting can homestead, bul in effort is still being made to refute the statmenl that there is anything prong about lhe laws protecting lhc interests of married women. Once nore we repent, a man can make a will leaving all his properly away from lis wife and children, nud if he dies intestate the widow is only entitled ins-third of the estate which is shabby treatment, lo say the least. No vonder the woman with a profession prefers a certain livelihood to a gum- ilo in matrimony. WOilEN AND CRIME FUNNY man who musl be either one of the unemployed or a dismal mysogynisl, has been enjoying himself writing n book with lhe sensii- ionul title "Women and Crime." Attention is drawn lo this unworthy k by a correspondent in a much read English newspaper, The Referee,' rho is annoyed because another correspondent, presumably a lady, says Mcken's opinion of women was high. Enthusing over "Women and rime," he gloats over ils charming account of women as poisoners, vitriol hrowers, financial frauds, swindlers, blackmailers, and other vicious char- clers. We have had such a host of books dealing with the perfidy of men hat this is perhaps only a to be expected retaliation. But it is nol chivalrous." HALIBURTON FARM COLLEGE k il-jjALIBURTON MRM COLLEGE for Gentlewomen wns started a year ago, and is now making satisfactory progress. Its object is to teach all subjects Ihat nre useful to those who have lately come to the Dominion, and to accustom them to the different conditions Hint exist, leaching Ihem lhe Canadian methods so thnt they may have a fair chance of starting with a knowledge of how things should be done iu this coun- Iry. A good practical training is given by competent teachers in cooking, baking, washing and household management. Tlie care of poultry, including dressing and plucking, and dairy work are also features. Butter, cream, cheese and Devonshire cream is sent every week for snle iu Vic tim! Ihe staff. A trail through the woods leads to the sea, where a tent is pitched for bathers, and where, in the summer evenings, many a happy hour can be spent by a camp fire. There is no doubt that there ore many enterprises open for women who con work and have capital to invest in tllis country. Already one Haliburton student bos token up hind, ond two others ore provided with good posts. The principal is the daughter of an English clergyman, the late Kev. F. Bainbridge Smith, but is a Canadian on her mother's side tlle college being colled after her mother, whose maiden name was Haliburton. She was Ihe daughter of Judge Haliburton, of Nova Scotia, the author of "Sam Slick" ond the sister of the late Lord Haliburton. Miss Bain- birthday cords, mottos, etc. I wns very much taken with some charmingly got up cards, a husband to a wife on the anniversary of their wedding, cards for silver weddings, messages of sympathy, in fact, a card with a suitable message for numerous occasions, oil beautifully designed nnd hand-painted. A few exquisitely- bound books ore also shown, besides a great array of dainty booklets and verses. Everybody looking for novelties in Easter greetings should certainly pay tlie Jordan Art Studio a visit, as there ore many little things of interest there, and it is a pleasure to meet Ihe clever, bright American lady who conducts it. THE 5TA0E BURMESE WOMEN Prince William, son of lhc King of Sweden, olid his wife. Ibe former 1 fraud Duchess Marie Pavlova of Russia, whom he married in 1008. The affairs of lhe young couple, who arc pictured here wilh their infant, have been before Ihe public for some lime. torin. The orchard is under the care bridge Smith is also a (IrsI cousin id'an excellent fanner, wdio has lived lo Iho laic Father Clinton, and to eighteen yenrs in Canada, and tenches Mrs, Cn her, of Yule. B.C. the culture of vegetables and fruit, llie core of horses, cows und pip. A THE LADIES BAKERY bee expert will visit lhe college and lecture ou bees and leach Ihe pracli- pATRONS of llie Ladies' Bakery cal lessons during the summer months. will he interested lo know thai il Tlie life is a very pleasant one Ihat lias removed into larger premises on sails many women better than indoor lhe ground Hour al 8-11 Fori Street, occupation. The 17 acres of ground near lhc Quadra Apartments, ore devilled into orchard, paddock, All sorts of home made cakes, pas- garden, chicken runs, etc. Near one try and buns are made by the lady of the houses is planted a rose gar- proprietors, and people who insist on den, a bulb farm, violets and other g I, plain, wholesome cooking should flowers, and a small conservatory certninly give ihem a trial. serves lo raise early seeds. The col- Naturally one asks about bread, lege has been most successful in open and the ladies arc prepared lo make competition, ami has taken over bread lo order for (hair patrons who twenty prizes ul Iho various exhibi- desire it. lions, including Victoria Fair, Soon- ich, Royal Oak, and one of the slu- JORDAN ART STUDIO dents won a lirsl for broad nl the Royal Oak Women's Institute meet- MOT very mnny poople have us yet ing. Haliburton is situated in a mosl J™ discovered tho Jordan Art Stu- ideol spot overlooking Cordova Boy, dio iu Mm Campbell Building, bul a wilh a distant view of the United pleasant surprise awaits them when States and Moinil linker, with ils paying it a visit, snowy peak standing out against the Mrs. Jordan is a very clever or- hlue skies. It is surrounded with for- list, who specialises in china paint- esl scenery. There are two houses ing and various forms of cord decor- which will occonn Into ton studontl ntions, such as wedding invitations, Ml ARR1AGE is not a religions ceremony among the Burmese. All that is necessary is a declaration before witnesses thnt the young couple are consecrated to each oilier for life and that henceforth they will eat out of the same dish. Men and women keep their own name at marriage, and the children get on entirely new name. When deeds are drawn up after the sole of land, they are signed hy two names apparently unrelated, though the sellers or purchasers are husband and wife. The husband has no control over his wife's property, nnd what she brings with her and what she gains by marriage remain hers. Whal Ihey acquire together after marriage is usually held jointly; hut, as at the beginning at any rate, they each have a different occupation, their earnings are kept separate and household expenses arc shared. These daughters of n thousand years of freedom have a vole ill the municipality of Rangoon, and they hnve had it for some thirty years. Unfortunately, no statistics have been kept of the numbers of women who have voted, but the municipal secretary and other citizens say Ihey do vote generally, although there has never been a really exciting election. Hindoos. Mohammedans. Parsees, and Buddhist women havc been counted on the voters' roll. Burmese women have absolute personal freedom, which is not the case in other Asiatic countries, and they have sole control of their property. By law, religion, and custom they nre in all respects equal to their husbands. After the death of lhc husband the property is divided equally between the wife and the sons and daughters, Family life does not degenerate into slavery, as il does in many other eastern countries: as soon as the children ore able to think and nel for themselves, they are allowed perfect freedom 1 can do as they please. There is none of thai false chivalry in Burma which makes of woi i goddesses and slaves ol the same time', and Burmese literature is untainted by those sordid, degraded types of humanity that poison so many of our western writings. The religion of the country does not look upon woman us the source of all evil. Thus il is thnt the women always i upy their rightful position in the family and community, and form their own judgment as in their conduct, without being compelled lo regulate il on the models of the past. It is nut surprising therefore, Ihal under these beneficent influences of freedom and equality (ho Burmese women are described by many ethnographers as tho mosl womanly women in the yorld. Mr. Fielding says of Ihem: "The Burmese woman is neither ii Helen nor an Aspasio, far less an Amazon; but to those who know her she is a mosl attractive and adorable creature." A N interesting case with regard to ^ Canadian copyright has come up in Vnncouver. it appears that Miss Maude Leone hns been appearing in a dramatization of "Within the Low," which wns dramatized for her from Ihe novel of the snme name. Now it also appears that the novel wos novelized from Ihe play, so that quite innocently Miss Leone's production wos tlie dramatization of the novel which hod been novelized from the dramatic version. I feel faint already I 11 seems that that method of securing plays has incurred the displeasure of the American managers who hold Ihe original copyright. As for as can be ascertained Canada has refused to enter into n copyright arrangement with the States, and in the absence of such n treaty Canadian flinnagors have been buying copies of American plays for a small sum, and presenting them without (he necessity of paying royalties to the authors or owners of Ihe copyright. II is difficult to soy exactly what could be done under such circumstances. Miss Leone was acting under the belief thai she was in everyway entitled to produce the play, hut ul lhe some time we con understand Ihat lhc American owners were anxious to protect their properly. It is curious, if not somewhat humourous, thai Canada has a distinct advantage over her American cousins. Inasmuch as we (and 1 am speaking .of Canada generally) have no plays worth taking, while America is full of them, so that it can easily be seen, Canada has really no need of a copyright law. We are not through wilh revivals iu New York yet. f thought lost week I hod exhausted Ihem. but apparently such is not llie cose. Miss Margery Maude, lhe talented daughter of Gycil .Maude, is lo appear in a coming production of Lady Windemere's "Fan" which, by lhe way, is being revived by Miss Margaret Anglin. II is also reported that E. 11. Southern is lo revive "Lord Dundreary." 1 shouldn't be surprised to hear of "Ingomar" nexl or I might suggest "Still Waters Run Deep." Those in Victoria who know Eva Moore will he sorry lo hear that she brought her Canadian tour fo on end ul Brimlford. While the play met with some success, il did nol meet with lhe business expected, or sufficient encouragement lo continue further west. Fred Terry, who has somewhat dropped mil of llie public eye the last year, lias, ill rdiug to reports, secured tlie dramatic rights for the prndueli f "'I'hc Argylo Case." which has served Robert Billiard us a slurring vehicle for the past Iwo "A Pair of Silk Stockings," Cyril Ihii urt's latesl play, has been well received in London. If I remember right, ihis makes the third play ihis gentleman has had produced Ihis season. He lias had the mosl astonishing lucls, and what is more, he deserves il nil. She—And your father gave live hundred pounds for thai picture, .lust to show how much you cure for art, I suppose? The Son and Heir.—No. .lnsl to show how much we don'I cure for live hundred pounds. THE NUN If you became a nun. dear. A friar I wil] be; In any cell you run. dear. Pray look behind for me. Tlie roses all turn pale, loo; The doves nil take the veil, too; The blind will see lhe show; Wliui! you become a nun, my dear, I'll nol believe it, no! I f you become a nun, dear, The bishop Love will be; The Cupids every one. dear. Will chant, "Wo trusl in thoel" The incense will go sighing, The candles full o-dying. The water turn In wine: What! you go lake lhe vows, my dear I Y av Inn they'll he mini1. -Leigh Hunl. Page Two THE LADIES' REVIEW Saturday, April 4, 1914 ZLbe Xafcies' IReview SUPPLEMENT TO THE WEEK Office, 625 Courtney St. Phone 1283 Advertising Rotes on application. Inquiries within the city limits will be responded to by a personal representative of The Ladies' Review. Correspondence and news-matter in the way of items of interest (o women are solicited. No notice will h e taken of anonymous communications. EDITH M. CUPPAGE Editor and Business Manager L. D. McDONALD Advertising Agent ,r. ..,, ., . . , n,r„ Tnim Walker is the week-end of mauve; Miss Elworthy, in a quaint Mr. Jonu "« , ,„,„•„„ T, „ dee's of shell pink salin; Mrs. New- guest of friends m Chemainus, B.C. ton Burdick, in smart red gown with ^ is & red sequin trimmings; Mrs Lindsay, » ■ • r „ml is v is. wear ii" claret coloured satin with town 1II1MI '" n'r . „ ° weaiiug "« . , , | ,)„, ,,1,,,1-ess Hotel for a few white lace bodice; Miss Mnmic teretl at ■ iui ™i Fraser, in pooch-coloured crepe de days, chine, gracefully draped; Miss May Newcombe, in becoming dress of ho- On '" ; ," , weM took otiose blue satin, with coral ninon p.m., n <->. i •' s 1 .. ,,• r> iv • in. „]„,.,, nt the home ot Mr. anil Mrs. A. swoilnngs; Miss Redding, „, wh e P !,1:1:u,1,,nbl.ulge Sh.eetj vic. brocaded satin with girdle of purpl S, not . Mr.SCMol.d Var- Miss Romlousc, very smart in purple tone, n.i ■• Society f*fl ANY well-known society people 4 * were present yesterday at the Daffodil Show held by the King's Daughters at Alexandra Hall. The room was a dream of beauty with Ihe lovely spring blooms of daffodils, tulips, lilies, and all the spring (lowers now in bloom. Thc floral designs for table decoration were much admired. In the evening a delightful programme of music was rendered by Mrs. D. C. Reid, Mrs. Hurry Briggs, Mrs. Roy Troup, Miss Ross, Miss Ross, Miss Margaret Tilly, and Messrs. Ross, Dunford and Morden. The many friends of Mrs. Janion ure expressing much sympathy to her on account of the death of her son Cecil Cheshyre Janion. Miss Rnmsdale has retired from the Junior Branch of the Women's Auxiliary of Christ Church, where she has done much useful work for many years. The Victoria Madrigal Society gave a pleasing concert last Tuesday even- Mr. Joseph Muir is honourory The nine British Columbians who were taking up work in the Forestry Department nt the Washington Uni . - versily have completed their course, Monteith, in graceful gown of bin, for the season, and four Victorians brocaded crepe, with bodice of shadow mil gold brocaded velvet with shadow lace lop; Miss Monteith, in tomato brocaded satin over yellow ninon wilh fur trimmings; Miss Vera Mason, in dancing frock of while sntin wilh smart block pleated tunic; Mrs. Rog lor LUC season, lino i.uio » iw»»■'■' - > < . . ... are again with us-Mr. Sanger, Mr. lace; Miss Taylor, in P^nk satin with T. N. Scott (son of Hon. N. E. Seotl, lnce trimmings Minister of Agriculture), Mr. S. Talbot Wheatley and R. Litchfield. The Hon. Coutts Majorhanks is down from Vernon and registered at the Empress for a short time. of Grand Forks, B.C., formerly of Cornwall, England, wns united in marriage with Miss Blanche Schroc- ,|er of Victoria, B.C., formerly of Chesley, Oul- The Rev. W. J. Ridd, of Mount Tolmie, officiated. The bride entered the drawing-room on the arm of her brother, A. Schroo- der, to Ihe strains of the "Wedding Miss "Lottie Bowron, Marcli," rendered by Tl.elma Sehroe- dor, niece of the bride. „; miss r,,u ~m~~, ... A""'' J? ceremony, about forty pale blue satin; and the intimate friends partook of_ a buffet ~ luncheon served in the dining-room, which wos profusely decorated with daffodils and maidenhair fern. Miss Lillian Blakeway sang "Because" in her rich contralto voice, which was much appreciated. Among the guests were Mr. nnd Mrs. J. A. Stinson, Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Peorce, Mrs. Thus. Blakeway, the Misses J. Elliott, formerly Miss Maude Bell, Wm. Stewart Men's and Ladies' Tailor Suite A, Campbell Building, Douglas and Fort Streets Business Cards in smart gown of black ninon over white satin; Miss Ella Simpson beconiin„ Messrs. Wright, Burton, Darcy Martin, John Dewnr, C. Newcombe, Hogg, George Sanger, Meredith, J. Mason, \\\______________________\\_____________________________________________________/R. C. Monteith, Lindsay, Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest McGaffey have Earlbaeh, Elworthy, Mock, Charles left Oak Buy ond hove taken up their Brown, Aubrey Kent, Allan White. residence at Alma Place, 329 Michi- Victor Fawcett, Frank Galliher, Find- gon Street. lay and others. Mrs. Arthur Murphy (Janey Con- An interesting wedding recently Blakeway, Mr. T uck) has recovered from her recent took place at St. Andrew's Prosby- of Chesley, Ont., illness in Vancouver, nud has :re- terian Church, when the Rev. W. of Toronto, Ont. Many presents and turned to her home in Edmonton. Leslie Clay united in marriage Mr. hearty good wishes testified to the & Charles Hocking Thomas, a native son popularity of Ihe bride. Tlie hnjjpy Mr. Lucius Hamilton who hns °^ Victoria, nn(i an employee of the couple left for a trip to Portland, been absent the past year in England, Colonist Printing & Publishing Co., nnd the Sound cities. On their re- has returned to Victoria, and pur- and Miss Helen Pitre Kelman, dough- h,™ thev will moke poses making his headquarters at his ter nt Mr- Jnm6s Kelman - ■ Dundee. Scotland, ond now i Madame WATTS MODISTE and CORSETIERE B.C. conductor, ond is much to be congrat uloted on the results of his training by the work of the chorus, who gave ou excellent rendering of a well- selected programme. _!_ Another delightful concert of the week was given by the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. The soloist was Mr. R. Macaulay, who was well received. The Motor Country Club holds its opening this afternoon at the Club House, Sidney. Mr. J. P. Shaw, M.P.P., of Kamloops, a member of the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs, has returned from the interior. ranch at Slinwnigon Lake. :lt A domestic science tea wos given by Miss Winifred MacSwain nnd the girls of the second division of the Oak Bay School. The girls served a de- '_ licious tea, which had been prepared by themselves. Present were Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Gilbert, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Jay, and Rev. G. H. Andrews, of Onk Boy, Mrs. Blakemore, Mrs. George Jay and others. ..„..„.. turn they will make their home in ter or. mr. onmes ucn>,UU| late of Grand Forks, where the groom is em- Dundee, Scotland, ond now a resident ployed by the Government ns district of this city. Mr. Jesse Longfield pre- engineer, sided at the organ. The bride entered HS the church on the arm of her father, Captain Nloel Money, D.S.O., of and was attended by her two sisters Much Marclc, Herefordshire, Eng., is and a niece, thc latter feting os building a large house ot Qoulieum flower girl. Mr. R. D. Travis acted Roach, and expects to reside there On the return from their honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas will take SUITES 401-101 (One Block North of Yates) JUST ARRIVED A Special Shipment of Silk Crepe de Chines, Silk Moires, Ripolines and Woolens for the new Spring Suits and Afternoon Frocks. up their residence here. ■K Hon. W. J. Bowser, Attorney-Gcn- Little Miss Jessie Paul presented evnl> was a visitor '» Vancouver dur- - ■ - . . , n _,,.i i„o» ijie week. Mrs. Jenkins with n basket of wild lilies on behalf of tho rirls in grateful acknowledgment of her ns organiser of the first domestic science centre in Victoria. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Wilby hove taken up their residence in Hampton Court. Miss Gaudin, who is recuperating from her recent illness, is visiting her aunt nt Duncan. j the week. Mrs. Michael Hallward held her closing dance of the season ou lnst Saturday evening in the Alexandra permanently. A charming wedding wns solemnized on Wednesday, March 25th, at the St. Mark's Church, when tho youngest daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. S. A. Johnson, of Douglas Street, wns united in marriage to Mr. Kenneth C. R. Hay, of this city, the Rev. J. W. Fliton officiating. The bride looked very pretty in a white dress of CORSETS A Specialty Hand shaped, and made expressly for Madame Watts. Fit and Wear Guaranteed. The Cowichan Bay A. D. C. will produce "The Cheerful Knave" at Sliawnigan on Enster Monday, nt i\ar\n Cowichan on the 15th nnd at Duncan on the 17th. The cast includes; Captain H. C. N Dc Salis, Messrs. Monty ond Eric Gorc-Langton, Wm. Culper, G. Chcekc, Mrs. Sheridan-Bickers, Mrs. Kennington, Mrs. Parry, Mrs. De Salis, Miss Miles. great credit is due Mrs. Hallward for the able way in which she has managed them. Hi Mr. E. Jacobs is out of town visit- jR ing friends ot Burnaby nnd New Mr. Sheridan Bickers and his little Westminster, daughter were down from Sliawnigan ~*<^^^^^—W^^M Club ballroom. These donees, which embroidered voile, with bridal veil hnve been running during the past and orange blossoms nnd carrying a winter, have been most successful, and bouquet of bridal roses and carnations. She was given awny by her brother and attended by Mrs. M. W. Bick, who wore n white embroidered dress with hat to match. Thc groom was supported by Mr. M. W. Bick. After partaking of a very dainty wedding supper, a reception wns held for the young couple nt their new home on Millgrove Rood, city. the week. Mrs. Newton is recovering from her recent illness in the Victoria Private Hospitnl. Mr. Charles Newcombe is visiting his father, Dr. Newcombe, 13S Dallas Road, The Misses Dupont and Miss Nellie ^^^H^^^^^^^^_ Dupont ore leaving Victoria shortly An entertainment of unusual in- on an extended visit to England, (crest has been arranged to tnke place EASTER MILLINERY We have Ihis week opened our new FRENCH ROOM where we ore NOW SHOWING the Latest New York Novelties in Easter Millinery. Mr. and Mrs. Mnllock (nee George- ^ son) have taken up their residence * on St. Patrick Street, Oak Bay. Mr. Frank English, of Shownignn ... Lake, bus been awarded thc medal -,, „ „ ,„ ', , , , „ . i xi ti i tt Mrs. S. s. lay lor, who has been tor bravery by the Royal Humone ,, , . , i, ,r „ „ . , ,} f, ,■ , • x, j- the guest of her mother, Mrs. Ross, Society. Mr. English eniovs the dis- „ ,, , . , c, „ , „ ,. ..' ., , ,, ..'' : ■ ■ . Rockland Ave., left on Tuesday for Unction ot being the first recipient of this coveted award a resident of Vancouver Island. The award wos made at a public meet ing at Shawnigou last Saturday, when the medal was presented by the Right Rev. thc Lord Bishop of her home in Vancouver. The Connaught Hall, View Street on Tuesday, June 2nd, when the Island Arts ond Crafts Club will present a "Living Tableaux" at thc Royal Victoria Theatre, to be given in aid of the School of Handicraft and Design recently established in Victoria. "The Picture Ball," which is also causing great interest, will be held a few days later in the Alexandra Club ballroom. A strong committee has been Silent as the foot of tire: "Lan- chester Oars." For hire, $3 per hour. R. Walter Ure. Phone 3369 K. Columbia. The Rev. George Atkins, Vicar of Sliawnigan, was in the choir, and was supported by Colonel Enrd- lcy Wilmot, Alderman Crossan, nnd Mr. Booth (Nanaimo). Mr. Sheridan- Bickers, Mr. 11. J. Havenhill, Captain Gordon Duncan, and Mr. John Greenwood nnd his liltle girl, whom Mr. English rescued from drowning lost October. Mr. and Mrs. English afterwards entertained at dinner. Hi Mr. Hayne, who was registered at lhe Empress during lhe week, has left for his home in Alberni. thc scene of a very enjoyable formed comprising of tlie following: dance, when lhe Connaught Dancing Convener, Mrs. F. B. Pemberton, Mrs. Club, who hnve been giving a series j. j. Shallcross, Mrs. Curtis Sampson, „£ dances throughout the winter Ml.a, a S. Hasell, Mrs. Arthur Rob- nionlhs, held their closing dnnce on el.isnll] Mrs. Charles E. Wilson, Mrs. Tuesday evening last. Miss Thoin's Nathaniel Shaw, Mrs. Cuppage, Mrs. orchestra played for lhe evening, nnd ],\ G. Walker, Mrs. Homing, Mrs. a delicious supper was served at 11 Mary Rita Hamilton, Mrs. Rowley, Wendy's Cafe BASEMENT CAMPBELL BIiK. Under Now Management Breakfast, 30c Luncheons, 35c Teai from 15c Dinner* to Order Try WENDY'S Special Chop or Steak Lunch, 35c; Phone 5178 to prevent waiting Bridge Tournaments every Tuesday Evening, 8 o'clock. Whist Drives Every Thursday Evening at eight o'clock WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT US KOR YOUB NKW EASTER HAT. The Bonnet Shop 753 FORT STREET The LADIES' EDUCATIONAL, DOMESTIC & BUSINESS AGENCY 426 Sayward Bldg., Victoria Phone 2486 The Premier School of Cookery Miss Leach, Fox School of Cookery, Brighton, Eng. High-Class Everyday Cookery— 1641 FELL ST., Oak Bay Ave. PHONE 2137R RIDING SCHOOL J. McCLEAVE, Exhibition Grounds Phone 3636L1 Saddle Horses and Ponies Victoria Photographic Co. "At Home" Photography: Groups and Interiors. Amateur's Films Developed and Printed. Room 7 1006 Government St. Phone 2767 NEW METHOD LAUNDRY Limited "Quality Launder ers" 1015-1017 North Park Street Phone 2300 o'clock. The supper tnhle was tastefully arranged with daffodils and asparagus ferns. Among the guests werc noticed Mrs. J. Stevenson, in smart blnck nnd while gown; Miss Robinson, in cerise ehiffon j Miss Fletcher iu excessively smart gown of emerald green chiffon, trimmed with fur; Miss Hose O'Menra, iu soft white satin with bouquet of violets in corsage; hhbmb^b__•_________' -M'ss Winona Troup, in dainty gown Mrs. Percy Roberts, from Kuper of pale blue sntin; Miss Dumbleton, Island, is spending a few dnys in in smart mauve satin gown; Miss E. town. Dumbleton, in pale blue satin with '& overdress of figured ninon; Miss Mrs. E. B. Bagshawe has as house Carey, in graceful gown of white and guests her sister, Mrs. Hlandy, and green ehiffon; Miss Beatrice Heyland, her daughter from Birlle, Man. in soft white satin relieved by touches Hot X Buns and Easter Cakes Order early. Siwnol Cakes, Afternoon Tea Bon-bons, Fancy Breads, el ft., etc. Ball Suppers, Wedding Receptions, Luncheons and Dinners catered Cor at home or at publio hulls and receive personal supervision. Luncheon Baskets Cor Boating nud Picnic Parlies. Teas and Luncheons always obtainable nt the store. Only the Best Quality. Wedding Cakes a Specialty. F. MANN (Late Chef to the Earl of Strudbroke.) Phone 3380X2. Oak Bay Tea Rooms 1179 Newport Ave. Mrs. S. Maclurc, Miss ,T. Crease, Miss Mills, Miss T. Wyhle, Miss Watnoy, Miss Kempe, Mr. T. Bainford, Mr. Davis aud Mr. Baxter arc appointed a framing committee. Dr. Hasell and Mr. J. J. Shallcross will form nn advisory and select committee ou all lhe proposed productions. Arrangements hnve been made by Ihe Gorge Club to give another of their successful dances on Friday, April 3rd, nt the Connaught Hall, View Street. Miss Thnin's live-piece orchestra will supply the music . The members of Victoria Hive No. 1, Ladies of the Maccabees, will hold a dance on thc evening of April 14 in the Knights of Columbus Hall, and a May dance on Mny 1 in the Connaught Hall. SR Miss Mabel Eberts has returned from n visit to Dunoan, B.C., where she has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Guy Rothwell. SK Captain and Mrs. Freeman nnd Miss Lucy Little, who hnve been milking an extended visit in Snn Ernn- cisco, nre expected in Vietoria during tho week. Mrs. Roy Troup and Miss Winona Troup spent a few days in Seattle during the week. Crown Millinery Parlours • 321 Fort St Victoria, B.O. MR. JAMES TRETHEWAY A. G. S. M. SOLO-VIOLINIST AND TEACHER Dunsmuir Rooms, Fort Street. Phone 46370 Unless you see OUR PANAMA SHAPES, and compare OUR PRICES, you cannot be in a position to judge. They are of such unusual individuality and charm that they will delight the buyer in search of really distinctive styles. M. E. LIVINGSTONE EMPRESS HOTEL HAIRDRESSING PARLOR, Phone 1680 LADIES' Transformations, Switches, Etc., Etc. Gent's Toupees and Wigs VIBRATORY Facial and Scalp Treatment SHAMPOOING, MARCEL WAVING Twenty Years' Practical Experience A Welcome Awaits You at THE OLD COUNTRY TEA HOUSE, Cadboro Bay Tea Gardens It is well worth the 10 minutes' walk from the Uplands Oar Terminal Light Lunches and Teas Sulphur and Vapor Baths for Rheumatism Barber Shop, Children's Hair- cutting a Specialty NURSE INKPEN, 119 Hibben-Bone Block PROFESSIONAL MRS. R. H. BARKER Electrolysis, Chiropody and Facial Treatment Highest Testimonials. 912 Fart St. Phone R4738 OSCAR GOLDSOHMIDT, (Late Conductor Royal Opera Oassel, Germany), Voice Culture, Pianoforte, Theory Studio, 745 Yates Street. Prospectus on Application. Phones, 3804 and 1307L Mr. H. G. E. Pocock Associate of the Royal College of Music, London, Eng. 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Write Box A, Ladies' Review. 626 Yates Street Photographic Artist Saturday, April 4, 1914 THE LADIES' REVIEW Page Three ^rVkat Smart "women AiVear By FRIVOLETTE TALKING 0f the latest ideas in this spring's conceits, a London writer says:— Prominent among the season's fancies thnt have safely passed the tentative stage are capes. So lhe bugbear to so many English women of going out, as the Americans say, in their figures will not have lo be met this summer. Por never within remembrance have we been provided with such n plethora of choice; nnd, hy way of emphasizing this catholicity, two representative examples have heen sketched. It would be impossible to imagine more diametrically opposed suggestions, the one all frills and business, and the other of a stately severity, almost verging on simplicity. The taffeta confection is nn amusing blend of the styles worn somewhere about I860 and the shoulder silhouette of the typical Belgian peasant's cloak. Given the right wearer, this would make a charming completion to the taffeta gown wilh the fragile little corsage that looks like settling down into a classic, the fronts held together by two light bows of black velvet. Frequently with such a model mammoth frayed out ruches are substituted for the frills. A case in point, particularly attractive, had the fronts drawn slightly to the figure hy a black ribbon velvet ceinture, and yet another of mousseline moire recalled the dolman of old, wilh a slightly trussed arm appearance." Everyone is buying Easier finery and our local fashion centres have been ablaze with spring glory in gay colours and new styles. For Easter Monday of course many outing cvenls havc heen arranged aud among the most popular will undoubtedly he lhe race meet nt Ihe Willows Track arranged by the Hunt and Polo Clubs. Finch's are showing a big range of sports coats suitable for these occasions, some of Ihem cut in lhe hew Mandarine style, and some showing a now bias cut nt the bottom of Ihe (cat which, of course, must hnve a cut-a-way effect. 1 noticed some very nice ones in bear cloth in good colours and beautifully cut. Contrasting colours arc invariably seen, and the sleeve cut in one with tlie buck is a feature of the strictly up-to-dnto cont. The white eonts in blanket cloth are always good style and are generally becoming, while a racoy model in hunter's green will appeal to many of the hunting | set. For those who waul a tailored suit Finch's arc showing a varied selection I of natty styles in bedford cords, two ] tone greys and a very complete line J of the ever popular navy hlue. A very good value at only twenty-live dollars was a pretty litlle costume in grey french serge, a one button eut-a-way I coat being its lending feature. As usual, Finch's are to the fore [in the latest neckwear, and nre showing the new Dolly Vnrden frilling nml the collars which show Ihe pretty floral design of lhe Dolly Vnrden slyles. All sorts of collars and fuellings of lace are shown together with every I dainty accessory necessary to Ihe fashionable toilette. Finch millinery is a strong attraction, and the fashionable transparent lint is shown iu great variety, the pretty lace crowns being universally becoming. The mi- lnus, tagels and hcnijis arc also shown iu a bewildering array of tempting slyles and prices. Every smart woman should pay a visit to Finsh's before completing her Easter outlay for her wardrobe. So many useful hints are obtained by a stroll round a smart store, and of course one always wants some dninly trifle for nn Easier gift. The Bonnet Shop has one of the most complete stock of millinery one could wish for anywhere. They have just enlarged their premises, opening a french room, charmingly arranged both for beauty and convenience. Some smart and useful untrimmed shapes nre shown, some of Ihem fairly large, .with the upturned brim where the trimming will be arranged. These shapes are so good that the economical woman can easily put on (he liltle trimming that is needed and lind herself possessed of a really smart hat at little cost. Some of the new bonnet effects arc seen, and very pretty Ihey are. Some of them of course are lhe result of the Dolly Vnrden vogue whieh hns its effect on our spring styles. Some beautiful trimmings nre also shown, especially ill lovely aud sumptuous plumes or lhe dainty liltle french bowers. The broad rich millinery ribbon in floral designs carried out ill silks nnd velvets mny nlso he obtained nnd may be used for trimming lhe fashionable flat shapes. ;-R and much cut-a-way. The demand for lhe sports coats is slill great and new arrivals showing the latest features nre slill being unpacked. The millinery department has some models distinctly different from the ordinary, and a very beautiful hat is built on "shepherdess" lines, very nr- fistic and becoming. Hats are going to be quite picturesque this summer nnd these shepherdess and Dolly Var- den modes are very welcome. Madame Walls has just received a most interesting shipment of loveliest materials for new spring suits. These are most delightful moire crepe de chines, moire taffetas, soft woolens and ripolines in all the best light shades. Silk soils will be much worn Ihis snmnier and no fashionable wardrobe will be complete without one. Madame Walls is especially clever nt designing and making lhe draped french soils nnd her numerous patrons will ho delighted wilh the new materials. Madame Elise is prepared to supply her patrons wilh neat outing huts in the new shapes at from ns low as two dollars and a half. Of course there nre ninny much more expensive but Madame Elise realizes Ihat it should be possible to obtain n really cheap hat for nn extra in one's array of head gear at anv rale. ' m Those who have not yet been to .Million's should see the gorgeous model gowns which she will dispose of nt greatly reduced prices. The models of Paqtiiu, Martial et Armnnd and Ospavat are shown. A very beautiful gown is in daffodil charmeuse with a diaphaneous drape of smoke coloured ehiffon making a delightful blending of colour. A most wonderful tunic drape and drop is made of beads in the same daffodil yellow with that elusive touch of green in it which is so beautiful as well ns unusual. A remarkably striking model is in peacock blue chnrmeuse, wonderfully embroidered in heavy gold tissue in peacock designs. There wns a touch of flimsy blnck somewhere about the decolletnge( and the tout-eu-seuible, of couse, is magnificent. A very smart afternoon or casino frock of Martial et nrmnnd is carried out in black with lovely white lace tunic effect of rare design. Touches of delicate llcsh pink nre introduced by a satin rose nestling amid tbe lace of a most seductive gown . A Paquin nfternon frock of simple elegance is of spotted foulard, a material which is fashionable Ihis spring. There was also n very attractive three piece costume in tele de negre moire, lined with green ehiffon and finished with a wide green satin belt. The models are on sale for two weeks only, beginning next Monday. THE SHRINE OF FASHION MONDAY In the Garment Section WENDY'S An Odd Gown A new Parisian gown of very odd design, modeled by Paquin. Dynes & Eddington are displaying some very attractive street dresses which are elaborate enough for dressy wear nnd yet possess a quiet distinction rendering Ihem equally sail nble for street wear or for shopping. A chic model iu a deep tango shnde, shows a double decker effect while Ihere are actually three flounces arranged in clever effect influenced by thc demand for the circular line. A lovely taupe model has a peg-lop skirl wilh a brocaded coatee trimmed ou the eollnr with cuffs in a romnn silk braid. This is nn exclusive nnd distinctive design which will appeal to every woman of good taste, Some natty liltle suits nre made in a smart looking material resembling coverl cloth. The coats nre very short We Supply Paris Stores Direct from our Factory in Switzerland with this delightful Lingerie de Fin, which we offer you here nt such moderate prices. This is only one of the exclusive items we have to show you. Swiss Embroidery Store BELMONT BUILDING FACING EMPRESS HOTEL AT last there is a cafe in Victoria *" where one can get a real English chop (one of the thick ones) or steak luncheon! Wendy's Cafe, which is now under new management, is providing very excellent breakfasts, luncheons and teas at moderate prices und already many people have signified their appreciation of lhe inauguration of better lunches than are usually to be had at the ordinary cafe. Regular patrons nre ordering their chop or sleek by telephone a few minules before leaving their offices, thereby ensuring a hoi trashy cooked lunch, a somewhat rare occurrence nt most restaurants. The musical leas are nlso proving n great attraction, as when there is music people can chatter comfortably without feeling Ihey mny be overboard or listened lo. The pleasant room has been tastefully arranged wilh screens which give Hint privacy always appreciated al tlie tea table. Altogether, Wendy's is lo b n- gratulated on an enterprising attempt to (111 whnt is really a long fell want in Vicloria, a cheerful, pleasant place where one can gel good meals without suffering thc noise and clash of a popular restaurant. A SPECIAL DISPLAY OF HIGH GRADE TAILORED SUITS AT A SPECIALLY ATTRACTIVE PRICE: $35.00 A display that is made with the idea of tempting you to select Your Easter Suit on Monday and thus avoid the inconvenience of last moment shopping. THE SUITS ARE SUPERB VALUE AT $35.00 Made in the latest ways, of course: In the Cut-a-way, in the semi-tailored effects, belted backs, and other up-to- the-minute styles; with tiei-ed, draped, peg top, and tunic effect skirts. IN THESE COLORS Gray, Saxe, Blue, Navy, Lime, Copper, Black and White Effects, Brown and Tan. IN THESE MATERIALS Bedford, Cords, Crepe Poplins, Serges, Pebble Cloths, Handsome Eponge. TRIMMED WITH Moire, Silks, Fancy Buttons, Lace Collars and Cuffs, and Roman Silks. MADAME! WHAT ABOUT YOUR EASTER HAT ? A visit to our sumptuous Show-i'oom will make this problem easy for you. A beautiful showing of New York and French Models. MISS CICERO in charge. FINCH and FINCH PHONE 1404 WE OPEN 8:30 A.M. -^jj||9^OC0LATES (J^4d (ANDlBiS CHAS. HANSON HAIR AND SCALP SPECIALIST Gentlemen's Toupees and Wig's, llKht, cool and comfortable! true to nature; perfect lit and hleiullin,' nf huh' Kiinmnteed. Consultation Invited. TWENTY YEARS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. EXPRESS HOTEL HAIRDRESSIXTG PARLOURS Phone 1G80 Dainty Easter gifts, bouquets of Sweet Peas, boxes of chocolates and nother novelties, can be obtained from the small Sower and candy store in the Hibben-Bone Building. This store has just been taken over by The Conservatories, Royal Oak. Besides Sweet Peas and cut flowers, a fresh supply of Stevenson's best Ho- made Chocolates and Candies will be received from the kitchens three times weekly. Special orders for dinner parties, bouquets, etc., booked in advance. City phone, 707. Fresh "llnmnde" Chocolates nnil Candies are like fresh, home-made bread as compared with Ihe stale variety. Try llieni. there is a branch sldre nearby. Head Store: 1027 Cook Street Branches: 1111 Douglas Street 1630 Fort Street 1122 Government Street 725 YateB Street The Above Design on Every "Unmade" Store Window Phone 288 Phone 507R 329 PEMBERTON BUILDING VICTORIA, B.0. A GENUINE SNAP NORTH HAMPSHIRE ROAD — (i roomed House —two sitting rooms, one with open fireplace; three bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, two toilets; furnace and all modern conveniences. Two minutes to Oak Bay car. Full sized lot; lane at back. For quick sale (on easy terms), only $4,500 For Sale—A teaset of old Staffordshire China consisting of teapot, sugar basin, cream Jug, three cups and saucers and two plateB. Can be seen at the Persian Art Store, Broughton Street (opposite Weiler's). 843 Fort St. LADIES' BAKERY Removing to 841 Fort Street April 1st Orders Taken Lessons 50c er $10 Course of 12 To Rent—A fine, four-roomed, modern suite, first floor, front corner, unfurnished. Special terms. Apply Mount Edwards, Phone 2342. ALL THE YEAR ROUND An Electric Iror) Will Be Used and Appreciated LET US SEND ONE UP PRICE $3.00 — GUARANTEED FOR TEN YEARS B.C. ELECTRIC Page Four THE LADIES' REVIEW Saturday, April 4, 1914 EslZ rib hairdresser at least once a month this hair would not get thin. Mr. Hansen is skilled in every kind of hair work, and his prices are most reasonable. RUSSIAN WOMEN The engagement has been a: nounoed of Hiss Naomi Holmes, youngest daughter of Col. and Mrs. lhe past term were awarded, nnd 1T11I0HTO il has been impossible 1111 |'„|. ;, woman in any oircum- .;. slimces to gain legal separation from It was remarked to mc this week her husband, who could call in police how impossible it is to tell n friend aid to compel her to return lo him that she needs electolysis treatment, if other menus failed. Moreover, tho the power to deny his supposed, this wnrk wile a M.T„.ato Jiassporl, without hould only be done by an expert, nnd which resilience within lhe empire is lllili' iMivi iivuiifi tn-vii'i^nin i i I'll i i in 11' , " '■' ii. on the occasion of the breaking up „,. ;„ „nlcr worUSj si10 _______ superfluous husband had the js, for the Enster holidays. Prizes for ],.,;,.«, As may be supposed, this work wife n sepnrat Holmes, and Mi'. Derrio Trewartha- many parents and friends of the boys | _hin\_ we are fortunate in Victoria impossible James, only son of llr. and Mrs. Tre- wartlia-Janies, formerly of Hamilton, but now in London, No. (i Regent's Court, Hanover Gate. Mrs. J. J. Shallcross entertnined nl luncheon lnst Friday in honour of wore present. Mr lo have Mr. and Mrs. U. H. Barker, Under a new law a woman can ob- who have had more than fourteen [„;„ separation from her husband on grounds of cruelty by word or net, nnd with her freedom obtains a sepur- She mny nlso enter the Irs. Henry Langton is entertain- years practical experience, the highest ing the players in "Quicksands" and testimonials and numerous reeom- Iheir friends tomorrow afternoon. inendations from delighted customers. * They excel in the art of chiropody, ate passport Mr. W. E. Scott, Deputy Minister another thing which hns to he enre- public service or engage in private Mrs. Almond, who, with her husband, of Agriculture, is expected back from fully undertaken; but as Mr. nnd Captain Almond, is leaving for Hali- Ottawa on the conclusion of the eon- Mrs. Barker are endorsed by our fax about the loth insl. Covers were forence of Provincial Ministers of lending physicians, people who persist lnid for ten, and the table was most Agriculture, colled hy the Hon. Mar- in suffering agonies from corns and "n""'' artistically arranged for the occasion, tin Burred. oilier troubles may quickly nnd stile- & ** ly obtain relief from a visit to them. Mr. Gerhard Heintzman, tho well- Mr. J. McB. Smith, former Deputy Mrs. Barker also prepares many known manufacturer of Toronto, has Minister of Finance, who has been valuable recipes in skin lotions and been a visitor to Victoria for the past ill and confined to his residence for a cosmetics which nre a boon 'to her few dnys, and is most optimistic over long period, is receiving the hearty patrons. There have been so many the future of Victorin. congratulations of bis friends on his revelations of lhe injurious drugs con recovery. lained in unknown toilette preparo- ^ tions Hint people are wisely obtaining Mr. nnd Mrs. Archie Weir leave Ihem from people they know, shortly for Vancouver and then on to Si? their home at Nelson. After a visit to the Beauty Shoj) 'K the other day, I took home with me Mr. Max Calthorpe, of Knper Is- one of Madame Russell's delightful Some very interesting events have laud, who was at the Empress for creams, made by herself of purest mn- been arranged, for which hflndsome a few days, left on Friday for the tenuis. It is a fragrant, melting prizes will be awarded. Mrs. William north. cream which leaves no stickness. It is Roper has kindly consented to present 5K a great cleanser if applied after an tlie prizes, and many visitors from The Misses Scott have come down outing, nnd wiped off with a soft Cowichan and Duncan are expected, from Sprout Lake to make a short towel. It contains a pure oil which Mr. A. L. Taylor was in town for a few dnys from Qualicum Beach. The Hunt nnd Polo Clubs have arranged a race meet to take place at the Willows track on Easter Monday. commercial enterprises, making agreements or signing bills iu her own 'Now, if I were only nn ostrich," began n husband nt the breakfast table, as he picked up one of his wile's rolls, "then " "Yes," interrupted his patient better half, "then 1 might get n few feathers for Ihal: old hut I've worn for three winters!" J. AARONSON PAWN BROKER Business Strictly Confidential Private Office: 572 Johnson St. Phone 1747 ;K stay in Victoria. A very jolly little dance was given ^ by the Willows Badminton Club last Mr. H. Scott, of Calgary, is visit- Tuesday, ing his sisters and his cousins, Cap- sK tain and Mrs. McDonald, prior to his A quiet wedding took place nt St. departure on a visit to England. Mary's, Oak Buy, on Thursday last, * April 2nd, between Eileen L. Eng- The marriage of Miss Edith, only land, daughter of Major F. H. Eng- daughter of Mrs. S. Wales, 1051 shown by nu investigation of the our laud, Headingley, Yorkshire, late of Southgate Street, to Mr. Robert Jesse lerials she uses. You will lind all Ihe the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and Mrs. is announced to tnke place on Sunday, purest oils from the famous house of England: and Edward Prcst Ward, April 12th, at St. John's Church. Boldoot, Berlin nnd Paris, kept iu is very nourishing, to the tissues nud is invaluable for preventing those little lines which creep upon us unawares. The Ancients nlwnys used pure oils for the skin nnd olive oil is the bnsis of nil skin nourishors. The fact Hint Madame Russell appreciates this is JORDAN BOOK AND ART STUDIO Lessons in China Decorating 404 Campbell Bldg., Victoria. of "Ingleborough," Onk Bay Ave., son of the late Reve. John Meire Ward, vicar of Clapham, Yorkshire. The service was conducted by the vicnr, fhe Rev. G. H. Andrews. VANCOUVER NOTES stork. There is no stinting nt lhe Beauty Shop, nud Madame Russell always seems to me lo let her customers THE fancy dress carnival held nt'hnve the besl of the bargain, the Horse Show Building last Let me remind my readers again week was a unique success. The nf- not to neglect to hnve their hair sham- Mr. H. E. Maddock left on Wed- fair was most enjoyable from both a pooed regularly. Madame Russell will nesday on a visit to California, and social and spectacular point of view, give you the most suitable treatment expects lo be away about a fortnight. * tot yonr particular hair which will % A wedding of interest taking place bring out its most beautiful Inns. The Earl of D.inmore is now on an in Montreal recently wns that of Miss Then go and gel it Marcel waved nt xlended trip to Cnnndn and the Molly Mtzgibbon to Mr. Allen Bos- lhe Empress Hotel Hairdressing Par- Miss Fitzgibbon has many lours. Now Hint the transparent hats are being so much worn proper enre of Ihe hair will be more essential Ihnn Captain Isaac, who has been spend- ever, ing lhe polo season nt Coronnda, has returned. Phone 2907 The Clarence French, Dry and Steam Cleaners Fancy Silk Gowns Ladies' Work a Specialty Alterations nnd Repairing. All work guaranteed. We call and deliver. Offices: 704 Yates Street, and 1875 Oak Bay Ave. extended trip States. He will spend most of his well time in the west. The earl is a dis- friends in Vancouver. tinguished soldier, having won the Victoria Cross in the Afghanistan campaign. HEBE. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Storey, of Vancouver, nre guests nt the Empress Hotel. Mr. Powell, with Mr. nnd Mrs. Marpole, hnve been spending a few dnys in Victoria and have been en- The Duke nnd Duchess of Con- joying some good golf on the Onk naught werc godparents to the infant Bay Links. son of Cnpl. nnd Mrs. Rivers-Bulke- England's finest motor carriage, "The Lanchester Car" for hire, $3 per hour. R. Walter Ure.. Phone 3369 R. THE CURTAIN-RAISER & Captain Dugmore has returned from Once I wrote n paltry playlet n few months' trip to England. (No, its name I'll not disc! BOUDOIR CHAT ley, whoso christening took plnce re cently nt the Chapel Royal, St. James' Palace. Major Malcolm Murray and Lady Cawdor represented the Duke and Duchess, and the other sponsors were Mr. II. V. Meredith, president 11 HAVE been seeing various things of the Bank of Montreal, and Lord 1 this week which ought to interest Curzon. The baby received the linmes my renders, and while mosl of my re- of Robert Arthur Henry Rivers, and murks ns usual are directed to Indies, wns christened by Canon Edgar Shop- I have u word this week to the men, pard, sub-dean of the Chapel Roynl. especially Ihose whose crnniums are. HS more exposed to lhe weather Ihnn mi- Mi's. Allan Wilmot, of Cranbrook, lure intended. Mr. Hansen, of lhe is n visitor in town, staying with her Empress Hotel Hairdressing Parlours, sister, Mrs. Christie. showed me his system of making wigs Hon. Price Ellison, Minister Finance and Agriculture, hns turned from Ihe Mainland. The Arts and Crafts Club held a general meeting lust Wednesday night. An interesting paper wus rend by Mr. J. Rutherford Blaikie, followed by a discussion opened hy Mr. head Shallcross. seal] and toupees, bolh for men and woof men. He makes Ihem perfectly I e- and light, nnd whal is even more important, absolutely indotectnblo, so perfectly do they blend with one's a own hair. If men only knew it. there is nothing more unattractive or more detrimental lo their appearance than a in which Ihe hair shows the through. That scaggy thin- (No, its name I'll not disclose!); Critics hastened to nssnil il, Dealt if some prodigious blows (And wilh justice, goodness knows), Asking Heaven lo explain How a drama so inane Could proceed from such a brain! When, at half-past eight, lhe curtain Rises on lhc scene, each night, In lhe stalls, you mny he certain, Nol a single soul's iu sight! Seals arc empty, left and right! People seem to wait, for fun, Till lhe play is well begun, Then they enter, one by one! Thus all through, at ev'ry minute, Someone, with a deaf'ning sound, Hangs his stall down, settles in il, Waves n hand to friends nil round. While actors' words are drown'd; Circle's kind attention strays, I'it can scarcely catch n phrase Of this most inept of plnys! We Invite You to Visit Our NEW STORE Cor. Pandora and Douglas Sts., Where We Dispense Terryscriptions Terrysodas And the Excellent TERRYSERVICE will be at yonr disposal for any Drug Store Needs TERRY'S Drug Stores Pandona and Douglas Fort, near Douglas lies A pleasant afternoon was spent at a matter of fuel if people took proper lhe University School on Wednesday cure of lhe scalp, visiting a good is worse thnn tolal baldness. As (_m___,_._ ,lo mll (]lil)k m0 sln.ly! THE LATEST TAFFETA AND SATIN GRENADINES MADE UP IN THE SMARTEST MODES FOR $45.00 INCLUSIVE. Mortals musl have lime to dine; Hul. if half-past eight's loo early, There's u splendid piny nl nine: You could miss Ihe whole of mine! Of your pity, then, I pray, When you next attend my play, Come in lime oi—slay away! H.C. Trouseanx Lingerie Hand Embroidery Children's Clothes MRS. WEIR, 855 Vancouver St. Phone 5428L Exquisite Dinner and Ball Gowns, Reception and Afternoon Dresses, Tea Gowns and Simple Morning Frocks, designed and executed from LONDON AND PARIS MODELS We arc disposing of our Paquin, Martial et Armand and Ospavat Models al very considerably reduced prices. A REPLY An inquirer, writihg lo the Colonist, asks if Mrs. Murphy (.Taney Canuck) had written a hook. The answer was llinl no works were credited I" Mrs. Murphy in "Who's Who," bill we nre s'hul tn stale Ihat she wrote n very bright book, 'Money Canuck in lhc West," which was a very grenl success, and a new book also dealing wilh "the west," will shortly be issued by her publishers. Madame Carlyon, Belmont House, has just received a supply of Rusmak, a wonderful remedy for removing superfluous hair. It is painleBs and leaves no scar. Madame Slise Showrooms Upstairs 112 Belmont House 112 SPECIAL SHOW OF EASTER HATS FROM $2.50 THERE IS NO PIANO IN CANADA THAT CAN COMPARE IN QUALITY, TONE, DURABILITY AND APPEARANCE WITH THE GENUINE Gerhard Heintzman Its sweet, lasting tone, the care with which every detail of its construction has been turned out, the splendid ideal of its founder, who still takes a personal interest in every instrument, in spite of nearly half a century of the building of this one instrir- ment. These are a few of the points that make the Gerhard Heintzman foremost. DON'T FORGET THIS FAMOUS PIANO WHEN YOU GO TO BUY FLETCHER BROS. Western Canada's Largest. Music House 1231 Government Street Victoria, B.C. Have you visited our Millinery Dept. Yet? Where you will find the prettiest ideas of the Paris modistes, showing all those little touches of originality in design in which Paris excels. When you notice the extremely fascinating style of the models in the many different effects, you would bo prepared to pay much higher prices than we ask, Probably that is one reason why an increasing number of women are availing themselves of the facilities we offer to choose a HAT that harmonizes entirely with their new Suit and Gown. Selecting both together makes it so much easier. You Bhould visit our showrooms and see what you're offered. m H j t__,u ' ■~*n 'V. 1 ■i Dynes & Eddington The Yatei Street Ladies' High Class READY-TO-WEAR Phone 3983 Do You Like Our Paper? If so, support us by patronizing our Advertisers and mentioning The Ladies' Review Saturday, April 4, 1914 THE WEEK Page Five Sports of All Sorts CRICKETERS of Victoria are last season, and the j.amos of Arthur looking forward to the best sen- and F. G. Lowe, Kenneth Powell nnd :on the popular game has known in A. E. Beamish are put forward us :his city. No less than 50 matches probable players, lave been listed in the first division }',i ;erics, in which more elevens have leen entered than in any previous :easoii. The schedule provides for the (laying of these games on Satur- Iriys, the holidays having been left ipen for special matches with ont- HOLIDAY CAMP FOR ENGLISH BOYS IN CANADA ivi Ayr'*' ^" ''■ c°c'u',,ne! °ne °^ "ie J_ 1VJ. teaching staff of Upper Cnnndn College, lhe oldest school for boys in Ontario, is in England at the present lime with u scheme for vacation time, that has set Ihe henrts of English schoolboys bounding with thoughts of Robin Hood and his merry band in Sherwood Forst. A number of years ago Mr. Cochrane organised a summer camp for Canadian students on nn island in Lake Timnginni, which is n beautiful litlle lake held like a gem in (he middle of the Northern Ontario woods. Tinuigami is an Indian word, meaning "deep waters." He now proposes In have English schoolboys und 'Varsity men enjoy the delights of the Cuiuiclinn woods. In an interview given recently Mr. long run of victories by the dark blue ^^J,^ ^ *_*__ w."„s. Tflfi crew. The nice, according to de- ©ur Xast ©ffer Gbis Season SWEET PEA PLANTS in patent pots ready for planting out in| nny of the following varieties : Agricola, Clara Curtis, Coustance Oliver, Doris Usher, Edrom Beauty, Elsie Herbert, Elfrida Pearson, Etta Dyke, Flora Norton Spencer, Hercules, John Ingman, Maud Holmes, Mrs. C. W. Brcndmore, Mrs. Hardcastle Sykes, Mrs. W. J. Unwin, Mrs. Hugh Dixon, Nubian and Tennant Spencer. Any Variety, $1.00 per Dozen. Our Selection of Above, 75c per dozen ROYAL OAK P.O. Gbe Conservatories CITY PHONE, 707 nnd delighted with the way lhe ides. w1 ITH the opening of the baseball season in Victorin, scarcely more than two weeks distant, the ownership of the Victoria nine has not yet been determined __^_^^____^__^^^__ upon. An option has been given to litle teams, and in the hitter part of Victorians, and an effort is now be- liifust the schedule has been sus- inff .made to finance an organization taken place, and the at the finish by four and lengths. It is interesting to note that a British Columbia boy formed a member of the victorious crew, Mr. Phil Livingstone, son of Clermont Livingstone, who will be remembered ns manager of the Tyee Copper Company, having pulled No. 2 oar in the Cambridge boat. Mr. Livingstone, had caught on in the English schools, in-lit blues led Tllc l"'°Ject mmB to "le attention of FIRST IMPRESSIONS for the Pacific Coast t0"buy the franchise and team from wll° wns educated at a private school .'ended to ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ rournament, which will be played Messrs. McConnell and Wattelet. liei'B> wei]t to Cambridge two yenrs iei'0, and the cricket season will then Meanwhile, both Aberdeen and Bell- nS°, m^ list year wos a member of ic nt its zenith. The local clubs have ing-ham are in the market, the former 'he crew of Jesus College. Another fully organized and prac- city showing the most enthusiasm. If Cnnndian, Jeff Taylor, of Toronto, a deal is not made with Victorians, was up to a few weeks before the the team will be transferred to the mfie, included in the dark blue crew, Washington city. Meanwhile, Man- ant owing to the fact that he was ager Delraas is steadily working to get his team in shape, and expects to have a speedy aggregation on the firing line this year. There are many new faces, the bulk of lhe personnel til been fully organized and ises will begin shortly. Colonel Hobday made a strong pie 'or greater interest on the pnrt of Victoria schoolboys in cricket at the ecenl meeting of the Vancouver Is- Eind '.'cieket League. Hc spoke nvour of practice pitches being set side in the parks nnd elsewhere for unable to accustom himself to British stroke, was displaced. DESPITE previous announcements to thnt effect, Victoria is not, llie schoolboys. It is hoped Hint, us 0[ u,e X914 Bees being newcomers, nfter all, to have a professional la- result of the efforts being put for- I'tird in Ihis direction, that school The indications are that the team "'°sse team this season. Difficulties will hc a fast one, and with a good over division of the gale receipts evens will he organized. He will pitching staff, should be well up in could not be overcome, and those in half "ie koagne of Empire and they heartily endorsed it, ns well us did the principals and headmasters of many of the larger schools. Mr. Cochrane expects to tnke out a considerable party Ihis year, and next year to have more than 100 students under his care when he sails for the Canadian woods. What Mr. Cochrane proposes to do in the English branch is to bring schoolboys into camp comradeship with hoys from Upper Canada College and University men from the homo country with those overseas. The associations formed during such a vacation, the hoys living ns they will be close to nature, camping together on the backwoods nnd on the trail, cn- noeing, fishing, swimming, and exploring iu the heart of one of the best camping grounds in the world should result, Mr. Cochrane claims, in mutual understanding and thc formation of life-long friendships. Tho original camp of Canadian boys nre tho Iso endeavour to put nn eleven con isting of old public school hoys in ic Held, and with this end in view i anxious to secure fixtures with the ublic School, University School and combined Victoria eleven. A feature of the cricket season will 111! , . , . ., „ .. ^,1 anxious to have the English lads visit tercsted in the formation ot a local ,, , ... ° . , , „ ,, ,,.. , , , them, and nre waiting anxiously to team, in view of the altitude taken , ', .,...,• „ • , .,' . , , , , ,., . hear how (heir instructor is taring, by the mainland clubs, did not pro- . cecd with the organization of a local As nt Present arranged, the Umver- '"' H.-nlvn As .lnvino- tlm nnst two sen sity party may leave England on the were feted by thc Rugby players of ^Vm^cSLuI LaoZe ^ «? July, and the public schoolboy League will be n limited affair. The V™ty immediately at the end of the Vancouver nnd New Westminster term. Thnt would give both parties JOINT holders of the Barnard Cup, the James Bays and Wanderers, the city last week at a smoker held at the Connaught Hall by the Rugby Union. The McKechnie, Cooper- ie a visit from an Alhertnn team. An j_jeith and Barnard Cups held places teams ai'e "le onl-v ones entered, and bstrnlian visit is not likely, the ac- of prominence. A good musical pro- lion of the officinls in the land of grmm__e wns ?jvon) nn(1 all enjoyable away CVening spent, the disputes of the |ilh the possibility of this, but there pnst season and its unhappy ending be a number of outside teams wlliou IeEf the two telmls as joint pos. Baying on local pitches this year. An sessors o£ a cup both wouU, gIadly 1-Alberln or Calgary lenm is plan- have pl„yed forj being f01.„.ottc„. lug a crickel invasion of the British Sevcl.al Speecl,es were made, the var- spoakers dealing with the nd- ilunibia Coast cities; Seattle pro- Iises to send a team. That it will be good cricket year is evident. Sev- vances the game has mnde in Vic- , toria. Mr. Blakemore spoke most in- I "e*'.C. ... ™1*}?** k0™"!!..!!'"1 torestingly on "Tlie Game," his re- |e older aggregations hnve begun preparations. marks plnuse. being punctuated with ap- Othcr speakers were Messrs. a schedule comprising sixteen games, Jiome and home, have been arranged. The schedule provides for the ploying of two of the games at Victoria, on June 13th and August 8th. Tho Dominion Football Association has handed down some rules of interest to local association players. It has been decided that no Old Country professional can play nn as amateur in Canada unless he was in Canada prior lo last October, or, if he arrives sub- iNanninio cricketers met for organ- ilion purposes last week and their ]try has been forwarded to the Isl- d League. Several new players have en added and lhe cricketers of (he ial City are looking forward lo the 1st year in their history. Another w team entered in the league is the |vil Service Cluffl •cling was held last week when of- ers were elected nnd arrangements ide for the improvement of lhe omuls at Bacon Hill. Teams have en entered in both divisions of the and League. The officers elected _ire: Honorary presidents, His unour Lieutenant-Governor Paterson id Sir Richard McBride; honorary •c-prosidents, lhe Hons. H. E. oung, W. J. Bowser, W. R. lioss, lioiiins Taylor, Price Ellison, D. M. Iberls, and J. H. Griffith, and Messrs. II. Pooley, M.P.P.; G. H. Dawson, O. S. Sciiolefield, Fleet Robertson il Alderman Dilwortb; president, r. W. W. Foster, M.P.P.; vice-presi- E. E. Billinghurst, Chalk, Milligan, soquently, can show reinstatement as Edwards, Dr. Hudson and George Jay. an amateur by the association with at lenst three weeks in the woods. It is proposed thnt the English party disembark at Quebec, and on their way to camp visit Ottawa, the capital of the Dominion, returning via Toronto, Niagara Falls and the St. Lawrence River with its thousand islands. The expense for ench boy to and from Liverpool will be fifty guineas. This will pay for the ocean passage, railway nnd locnl steamboat fares, and nil necessary incidental expenses en route and in camp. The hoys will go out on boating, exploring and fishing expeditions, They will have Indian guides to tench them trailing, and Ihey will nlso he taught swimming nnd diving and engage in competitions in REATE in a man a wrong first impression and you will find it an obstacle that will require your repeated labors to remove before you can enter into satisfactory business relations with him. _W His first impression is uppermost in his mind, and he undoubtedly formed that impression from what he saw of your advertising, as your advertising, no matter what form it takes, is your real representative every hour of the twenty-four, when neither you nor your salesman are present. Besides, good advertising gets into more offices and stays longer than you or your salesman possibly can do and thereby materially assists in sales-making. It is constantly creating impressions in your absence, often in unexpected ways reaching the new business of which you had no previous knowledge. Now, advertising, like science, is not a closed book; it is continually advancing; new types and new qualities of paper are continually being put on the market; new methods of reproduction are being used and better results obtained. This is the stimulus that spurs on the printer to constantly evolve new ideas—new ways of placing before the public the articles advertised. These latest ideas show the product of printers who have turned away from the old notions. They have studied the practices and conditions of business as at present constituted, and given of their best talents to help the commercial world of today. See THOS. R. CUSACK 625 Courtney Street, VICTORIA, B. C. r«M^H»^BB«VHB*^aBB*HaaB*ail^H*HaMtaMH«B E NTRIES closed today for Spring Dog Show of the Victoria Kennel Club. The show will be held on April 13th und 14th. Officials say the entries will surpass those of ,„, . ,. provii us years. They have been aug- 1 lie organization , , , ., , ' » . • „ , , .., ...• n mented by the entry ol a string or 3'2 dogs of various breeds from Edmonton. The City Council of that city will pay the transportation fees of the dogs. FOLLOWING is the programme of lhe races to bo held next Monday at Ihe Willows track at 2.30 p.m., under the auspices of the Victorin Polo Club. Obstacle race, including jumping, bending and turning a stake. (Irelna Green race, for ladies and gentlemen. Polo pony race, one-quarter mile, open to members of recognized polo which he was last registered. It has both land nnciVntcr sports" For "tlie the heen decided nlso that a corner kick is a free kick and all oilier than Ihe player taking the kick must stand len yards from the ball. ^W*i. Counsel: "What ls your business?" Witness (vaguely): 'My lnisliie.ssV" (Pause.) "My wife's a washerwoman." most part Ihey will live under canvas. Mr. Cochrane hns already visited St. Paul's (Mill Hill), King Edward's Grnmmer School (Birmingham), nnd University College School (llnnip- • stead). He will go on to Eton. Harrow, Winchester, and the Manchester Grnmmer School. The man who Roes Into his wife's ili'esslng-i'oom is either a philosopher or a fool. J LETTERHEAD DIE to a LOGGING STAMP J I nil, Mr. W. C-. M. Rolston; executive mmitloe, Messrs. Coppingor, Smith, ivelniul, Menkin and Thwnites; ensurer, Mr. J. C. Lowe. ■ TlCTOKTA will be again well rep- 1» resented on the international nnis team selected to represent anadn. Elimination matches will ! played in various parts of the Do- inion, those at Vancouver being andled by Messrs. Robert Powell |id Cave-Brown-Cave. That Messrs. hwengers and Powell will again he the Canadian team is generally pected. They should, especially in iW of their achievements of lost Bason. It is generally anticipated by nnis experts that the struggle this ar will he between Australia and 'iglnnd, and, as Canada has been awn ngninst Australia in the first ties, the players representing the miinion will have their hardest ttle in the opening. Germany has bye. In the lower half, Great itain and Belgium meet, while ■mice has a bye. Some consider fit a new tenm to represent Eng- nd will be built up around the grent C. Parke, Dixon and Barret not ing shown to the best advantage Egg and spoon race, open to ladies only. Ginger beer, biscuit; and cigarette race. Ladies' flat race. Fancy costume race. Costumes for men nnd horses supplied. Hurdle race, open, one nnd one- half miles. Hurdle race, for members of recognized hunt clubs, catch weights, 100 lbs. Horses must hnve been hunted at least four times during the senson 1013-1914. Dr. S. J. Tolmie, judge; Mr. A. W. Morten, starter. Officers for Ihe Victoria Polo Club have been elected ns follows: President, W. J. Rotier; vice-president, Mr. Justice Martin, Dr. S. F. Tolmie, Mr. Justice Irving, Mr. Justice Mc- Phillips; club captain, Dr. Richards; secretary-treasurer, F. R. Wilgrass; committee, A. Mackenzie, A. B. Irving, A. R. Menkin, W. E. Jones, A. H. Gunn and Captain R. P. Clark. CAMBRIDGE won n decisive victory over the Oxford eight on the Thames this year, breaking the THE—QUALHT—GAR QUALITY COUNTS THE WHOLE WOULD OVER, AND The Demand for Ford (ars Grows Rapidly Bigger FIVE PASSENGER TOURING, FULLY EQUIPPED $72.5 TWO PASENGER ROADSTER, FULLY EQUIPPED $075 HAVE YOU SEEN THE FORD EQUIPPED WITH SELF-STARTER? We shall he pleased to show this to you. The next important thing is SERVICE. Tliis is tlie premium you get when you buy a FORD. The economical features of the FORD are too well known to render it necessary to dwell on them here. FORD TRANSLATED MEANS ECONOMY FORD OWNERS MAY PURCHASE THEIR GAS FROM US FOR TWENTY-THREE CENTS. THE FORD AGENCY 1019 ROCKLAND AVENUE VICTORIA, 1$. C. PHONE 3803 Page Six THE WEEK Saturday, April 4, 1914 A Short History of the Land Registry Act in British Columbia Together With a Discussion on the Torrens System Being an Address Delivered by Mr. E. G. P. Baker, Before the Members of the Victoria Real Estate Exchange (Published hy Order of lhe Executive of the Heal Estate Exchange of Victoria, B.C.) LET me first refer briefly to tho history of our own Act which found its beginning in the Land Registry Act passed by the Legislative Council and Assembly of Vancouver Island in 18G0, and assented to in 1861. The framers of this Act had before them a report published in 1857 of the Real Property Commissioners appointed by the Imperial Parliament to inquire into lhe best mode of registering titles in England. In this report our draftsmen found a review of the different systems of registration then in use in various parts of England, nnd a commentary on several of the proposed reforms—one proposal being very similar to that eventually adopted by South Australia and afterwards known as the Torrens System. The commissioner's final recommendation, however, was in favour of a system which, although it contained some of the essential features now found in the Torrens System, nevertheless was, on the whole, very different, and the framers of our Act although they also had before them from South Australia the draft of the bill which was to enact thc Torrens System there, considered that, in view of the conditions then existing in the colony of Vancouver Island and its real property law heing much the snme as in England, it would be best to follow the plan recommended by the commissioners, and our Act of 18(11 is the result. It was this Act of 18(50 that gave birth to the "absolute" and "indefeasible" fees and also provided that to make a registration of a conveyance or incumbrance, one would have to do so by application in forms "A" nnd "D." Here we see the ancestors of those well-known forms still in daily use. It did not make it compulsory to have deeds on deposit, but provided that descriptions be entered iu a hook known as the parcels book. An owner was to receive a certificate of litle for an absolute fee, but it did not state what was the force or value of such u document. It wns evidently intended that all titles should, in time, become indefensible, and with this in view, it was provided that five years' registered ownership of an absolute should give the holder an indefeasible fee, giving the holder the highest estnlc in land as against all the world, except a tenant in possession under a lease for one year.' It also, in a manner, made registration compulsory in that, as no one could be affected by any notice not appearing on the register, registration thus became necessary to insure safety of title. The next enactment is the Land Registry Amendment Act of 1865, passed by the Council of Vancouver Island, to which we owe our present forms of acknowledgment. It also provided for issuing indefeasible certificates of title. It was shortly after this that the union of the two colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, then the mainland, was effected, and by the Land Registry Ordinance of the United Colonies in 1870, the Vancouver Island system was continued with a few changes, but not affecting the principle, over the whole of the new colony superseding the mainland system, which was similar to that then in use in the United States, of registration by the literal transcript of deeds, "line for line, error for error and blot for blot," mnking an unregistered instrument void as against subsequent purchaser or encumbrancer. It ac cepted and registered every instrument, whether in legal form or not, and it necessitated in every transaction a retrospective search to the root nt Ihe title. This ordinance was not, however, made law without some opposition, a petition signed by the banks and some large property owners was presented against its passage, and one writer lo the press was so convinced of the strength of public feeling against the system embodied in the bill that he wns sure that as soon as the colony had responsible government it would bo written olf the Statute books. Since 1870 this Aet hns been mnny times amended, and on occasions re- enacted, land transactions which gradually became more nnd more numerous wilh the growth of the Province bringing to light defects calling for correction. Gradually there has heen inserted provisions for filing maps, registering of judgments, registering of property in heirs, introduction of caveats and so on. In 1898 provision was made for an assurance fund for compensation in case of losses sustained under the system. This was not at first restricted to the indefensible, but was afterwards altered to make it subject only to that system. By subsequent amendments, other provisions have been inserted till you have the Act as it stands today. It is interesting to note that in 1899 the legislature of B. C. passed what is called the "Torrens Act," which but needed an order in Council to make it effectual. Had this Act become law this Province would now be enjoying a full measure of the Torrens System. The Act provided that all Crown grants and certificates of indefensible title should be accepted as final, and went as far as to make it compulsory to register all future dealings under the Act once a district had been formed having jurisdiction over the lands in question. The reason apparently why this Act did not become law is that the Government which brought it in shortly afterwards went out of power. In the last issue of the Gazette I notice the Attorney-General has ordered the discontinuance of further registrations in the register of absolute fees in the Prince Rupert Land Registry District. To find the chief reason why the law of real property and the procedure governing its transactions became to he so different and much more complicated than that governing personal property, we must go hack many years. The Norman Conquest brought into England the feudal land system whereby all lands became llie property of thc Crown, nnd could not thereafter be the object of absolute ownership as in goods; lnnds were held of the Crown by the Lords, in return for which they gave military service. They, in turn, ngain granted out some lessor estnle to their followers, who, in return, rendered services domestic or military, nnd so estates were passed on gelling, less and less, varying with the owner's position on the social scale I ill in time very ninny different degrees nf ownership become to be recognised nnd the system of transferring became no less elaborate and conventional thnn the estates them- Transfers in earliest times when the communities werc small were made by going through certain ceremonies and giving publicity to the dealings, the parties with witnesses met on the lands and by some symbolical act— as handing over a piece of earth and speaking certain words showing an intention to convey—the deal- wns consumnted. From this method evolved that of the establishment of a sort of public record kept by some locnl authority containing n rude reference to the various transactions. Tho next stage was the registration of deeds, a system similar to our nb- solute fees and now used in most of those countries which have not adopted the Torrens System. By this system of registration of deeds, entry on the register is not essential to thc complete passing of rights of property, but such entry nets as an additional safeguard. Tho purchaser of a piece of property cannot rely on tlie Inst registration, he must make a retrospective search of registrations for a certain number of years, and nlso a careful examination of all the deeds. If any deed or deeds are defective, he must have them corrected: if the parties are not to be hnd, ho may have endless trouble in perfect ing the title. What is meant hy the Torrens System and that system of land registry now in use exclusively in Saskatchewan and Alberta, and side by side with the old system of registration in Manitoba, was first put into practical application by South Australia in 1858, the system having been invented by Sir Robert Torrens, not a member of the legal profession, but a customs officer, who, though ho must have known of the English commission which I hnve referred to, disclaims any indebtedness to them, nnd states that he received his inspiration from the Shipping Acts, seeing no reason why the transfer ot land should not by means of lhc principle of conveyance hy entry in a public office bo mnde ns simjilc as lhe transferring of a vessel or bank stock. In Ihis idea is contained the fundamental principle of lhc Torrens System: namely, that it is an absolutely essential matter that, in order to effect a transfer of righls from one person to nnolhcr in such n wny that lhe new owner becomes possessed of the same righls ns his vendor, good ngninst thc whole world, an entry must be mnde upon a register whereupon the registry office issues a certificate of title which, on3c granted, must for nil purposes be the conclusive document of title to the land, guaranteed nnd behind which there can be no investigation. Thus the title to a piece of property becomes as easily dealt with and as safely for a purchnscr ns in a transaction of stocks and shares, when everyone knows thnt it is never necessary to trnee up thc successive owners of the stocks nnd shares you wish to buy. A holder of a stock certificate transfers it in a simple form to the purchaser, who goes to lhc office nf the company where, on delivering his transfer, ho is given a new certificate in his own name; it was not neccssnry for him to examine carefully a long chain of title and see if all former transfers were executed properly nnd by the same parties, and so in the Torrens System a person's registration as owner nt once precludes the necessity of the prospective purchaser searching into the rights of previous owners. (To be Concluded Next Week) ON the 31st nit, the Alliance Securities Co., Ltd., with offices at 307 Pemberton Building, mailed cheques to their shareholders in payment of nn interim dividend at 111^ rate of 7 per cent, for tbe months o February and March, which, with per cent, paid for the month of Janu ary, makes a total payment of If per cent, for the first quarter of 1914 this heing nt the rate of 40 per cent per annum. This appears to be i remarkable showing for a young com pany, but the certified •hnlunce-shee shows that not only has this sut been earned, but a very substaiitin balance carried forward. Correspondence The Week accepts no responsibility fur the views expressed by Its correspondents. Communications will bo Inserted whether signed by tho renl name of the writer or a nom do plume, but the writer's namo and address must he given to tho Editor as an evidence of bona fides, ln no case will It be divulged without consent. BIRDS IN CAPTIVITY Victoria, March 23, 1914.] Tho Editor, The Week. Dear Sir:—I noticed "Lounger's| article in Ihe current week's issue, i ferring lo the birds iu Beacon T Park being in captivity. I sinei ,-el endorse his ideas, and wish he v.-.ml jiress his complaint to the utmost, 'til to the proper authorities. I was wi ll ing through the park on Sunday hu and wns attracted by the appnrcnt| cheerful song of lhc smaller birds, brought to my mind n beautiful qil tntion, which mny be applied to III case. I lake the liberty of quolil you same: "Like the rose,thnt, v'll trampled upon, emits the sweeiiT perfume, so doth the heart, most ill appointed and torn." Sincerely Inl ing something will be done for tlnl luckless creatures, I remain, yovl sincerely, AN OBSERVER.! A nevnllgellst wa sexhlrttng bis be ers to nee from the wrath to come, warn you," he thundered, "that thel will be weeping and wnlllng and gnas| lug of teeth!" At this moment an old woman in i gallery stood up. "Sir," she shoutfl "I bave no teeth." "Madam." returned the evangel!] severely, "they will be provided.' LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS F. W. STEVENSON & CO. STOCK AND BOND BROKERS 103-106 Pemberton Building Corner Fort and Broad Streets FUNDS INVESTED FOR CLIENTS Orders Executed on all Exchanges on Commission. PRIVATE WIRES to Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal TWO, THREE AND FIVE ACRE TRACTS BELMONT BUILDING PHONE 3231 I sECurarfflrcpRrrcifc K3 The Alliance Securities Comp'y LIMITED Authorized Capital $300,000.00 FINANCIAL Advisers and Expert Loaning Brokers- Agreements of Sale purchased. Advances on mortgages and other securities. Free Advice to Clients on all kinds of Investments. Fire Insurance. HEAD OFFICE: 307 PEMBERTON BUILDING, VICTORIA, B.C. PHONE 3206 For Acreage Bargains leo my window mi PORT ST., next to Millinery Store, cor. Ilouglas St. Salt Spring Island Sheep ami Cattle Hunch; 400 Acres, partly Improved; deer und game plentiful. Only »lo,ooo F. LETTS Office, 911 B. C. Permanent Bldg. Ward Investment Co. Limited, BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS Let us building on that vacant lot. Material is cheap now. Head Office: Jones Bldg, 713 Fort Phone 874 Craddock & Co. Investment Brokers, Insurance Agents and Farm Land Specialists 207 Jones Building Phone 3860 Victoria, B. C. Louis Beale & Coventry INVESTMENT AGENTS 205 Jones Block Phone 728 Authorized Agents fur Official G. T. P. Townsito of SMITHERS, B.C. Canadian Financiers, Limited PAID OK AIL DEPOSITS SUBJECT * /" TO CHEQUE Depositors offered the hanking accommodation extended hy Trnst Companies FRACTIONAL IT II MOSTGAOrS OFFER larger Interest with Al * I" security. Oet our free booklet explaining this system. UNION BANK. BLDG., 606 VIEW ST., Victoria, B.O. W. Q. ARNOLD, Manager. Phone 839 Bonis: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Evenings, 7 to 9 Vancouver Island Fruit Lands, Ltd. GENERAL AGENTS: CARMICHAEL & MOORHEAD, LTD. 606-609 BELMONT HOUSE - - PHONE 1914 FARMING LANDS ADJOINING E. & N. RWY, $40 PER ACRE On five year terms, or may be leased for five years with option of purchase OVERSEAS INVESTMENT AGENCY 208 Pemberton Block. Phone 360 Selected Listings of Homes, Acreage, Lots. Wc have some fine property at Liiuk's Cove; REAL SNAPS!! If you would like an opportunity to make ;i smnll, but most remunerative investment, Watch This Space! Edwin Frampton McGregor Bldg. Opp. Silencer's: Cor. View Street. Some Special BARGAINS IN FARMS Near Good Market, Rond and Rnilway: Five, ten and twenty acres and upwards FROM S35.00 FEB ACRE Victoria Securities Limited REAL ESTATE, FINANCIAL and INSURANCE AGENTS Mahon Building Phone 4950 A. I). MALET & COMPANY Real Estate and Investments Mortgages and Insurance Suites 403-404 Central Building Phone 3235 Victoria, B.C. ARTHUR H. HARMAN Home Investments, Loans and Insurance 1207 LANGLEY ST., Victoria, B.O. Notary Public GONZALES HEIGHTS Nearly one acre on Sylvan Lane, Complete shelter with magnificent view of Mt, Baker, Mt, Ranier and the Olympians. Water, sewer and a good road. Beautiful trees and native shrubberies. Owner anxious to Bell, Open to offers, Best thing yet offered. PEMBERTON & BLAIKIE 601 SAYWARD BUILDING PHONE 1711 INSURANCE DEPARTMENT : J. L. HACKETT, Mgr. German Canadian Trust Co., Ltd. General Agents:— Svea Fire Insurance Company I Federal Life Insurance Co. Fire Association of Philadelphia Canadian Ry. Accident Ins. Co. American Central Insurance Co. I Yang-tsze Insurance Assn., Ltd. 639 FORT STREET VICTORIA, B.C. Saturday, April 4, 1914 THE WEEK Page Seven 3BQ i 3 MINING NEWS A WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THE MINING WORLD, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NEW DISCOVERIES AND DEVELOPMENTS Edited by W. Blakemore, M.I.M.E., Greenwell Medallist 'N the Nelson Dnlly News of the 24th hist, is the following inters' account of the platinum raove- lenl in the vicinity of Nelson: Convinced by the result of two t's of experiments, during which •es of assays have been obtained nd oilier work carried on at an excise of between $4,000 nnd $5,000, int the time bus arrived when the listencc of platinum in commercial lantities near Nelson can be demon- rated, the locnl syndicate which has len paying for the investigations has icided Ihat the time has arrived to lild a small plant, which is now unit wny, wilh a capacity of about le ton per dny, through which it is peeled it will he possible to show lyoue who may be interested iu the lure of the possibilities of the de- lopment of lhe platinum industry this district. A London metallurgist who has en working on the platinum prob- 0 in Nelson for some months, is pervising the erection of the plnnt, id It. H. McQuarric, a member of syndicate, yesterday. He re- pled Hint nbout two years ago it leanie known that A. Gordon lunch hail announced that he hud ■covered platinum in the dykes of Granite-Poorinnn Mine, nenr Nel- An investigation was later held le Provincial mineralogist, who landed Ihat well-known nssnyers, Ih one exception, hnd been unable 1 lind lhe metal in the rock exnm- Jd. Iu one ense it truce was found. ■Che local syndicate, which is coin- led of lending Nelson business nud pfcssional men, hns heen currying investigations with the idea of living cither Hint platinnm does or (es not exist, wns at that time in ession of assays from chemists this district nnd well-known as- I'ers in the United Stntes, which lised it to continue its work, in lie of the result of the Govern- lut tests, and secured further ns- Is which gave values of from $9.40 ■$120 per Ion in platinum, silver gold values. Issays were secured from F. A. Inson, superintendent of the niet- lrgicnl department of the White ltal Company, New York; from J. Hand of Philadelphia, a platinnm krt who wns in charge of a plant |thc treatment of platinum at Gro- N.Y., and from Dr. Island of llslnnd Smelting & Reduction Co., Toronto, who claims to have been lonsible for thc discovery that re- who bought matte from the Ibury mines were securing a quan- 1 of platinum which the mine own- Inrc now getting paid for. Mr. |d is nlso stnted to have had a - experience ns a platinum expert |thc wholesale New York jewellery Dr. Island gave a return of $50 (ton from rock when he examined. J.few months ngo the syndicate for- ■ded to Mr. Hand 40 lbs. of rock In larger lest and from this sample J platinum, silver and gold recov- |l totalled in vnluc $120, it is said. McQuai'rie yesterday exhibited buttons, made into a ring which wearing. London metallurgist who has I experimenting at Nelson is |ed also to have secured buttons handed Ihem over to the syndi- which hnd them teslcd. The Lon- J chemist is employing tho method II in Russia to secure the platinum lies. (We will have a smnll plant in lration shortly to demonstrate to public Hint platinum exists in liuerciiil quantities. We have spent Irge sum of money on investigating ] problem, hnving sent samples of to nssnyers in mnny parts of the Jld, ond hnve never attempted In |iinything. Our investigations hnve carried on quietly nnd with the let of demonstrating that the plat- li industry in the future is likely Irove of tremendous importance to 1 district," said Mr. McQunrrie. Ihead office of the syndicate is at luarrie & Robertson's office on |d Street in this city, |T lnst, says the Kootenaian of the 26th inst, the Poplar Creek Ion is again coming to the front, I several years of comparative Jirity from lack of capital. Ac- ling to reports, a syndicate with lquarters in Victoria and with fish capital behind it, has invested heavily at Poplar. It is now Irstood thnt four promising prop erties of the ennip have been turned over for a sum said to be in the neighbourhood of $100,000, when nil payments shall have been completed. The Topsey nnd Nugget, owned by Tuny Hanson, four claims owned by A. G. Johnson, two clnims owned hy Charles Hansen nnd the famous Tenderfoot property owned by Ben Law- son and Eric Strand, are included in the deal. Several other options have been taken, nnd it is expected that these will also he taken up before thc spring h far advanced, George Pappas recently came down from the Gray Horse to Kaslo and brought some of the finest samples that hnve ever been taken out of that property. The ore is gray copper and gelena, and Mr. Pappas stated that the assays run $210 in copper and $8; but having no rood as yet built up to the property, be is unable to ship the ore out. McDonald brothers, who have been working on their clnims near Gold- hill all winter, left for Lardo Friday, having driven a tunnel 150 feet long this winter. Nothing yet has heen heard if the Bushner people are going to open up their gold dredge nt Goldhill this spring or not, but from the results that were obtained lnst fall it seems likely that things will again be sot moving, lint it is expected that they will build a larger dredge. GOOD marble has been opened up over n "floor" nrea of 90 by 50 ft, at Iho Canadian Marble Works property nt Mnrblehead, in the Lar- doau, nnd it is probable that; the property will ship during this year, stated G. B. Wilson, manager of the property in a recent interview to tho Nelson Daily News. Preparations for the operation of the sawing nnd finishing plant at the quarries are being mnde. Fifteen men nre employed. Orders ure already in line for the product of the quarry, said Mr. Wilson. During lhe past winter Mr. Wilson has been in charge of a $0,000,000 marble quarry proposition in Colorado, which employs between 800 and 900 men and which has just secured an order for $1,100,000 worth of marble for Hie Lincoln memorial at Washington, D.C. NEWS wns recently brought to Grand Forks of nn important strike made on Joe (Minns' claims in Franklin camp, three miles from the Union group. The whole face of a tunnel heing driven appears to be in rich silver-carrying ore, which has been pronounced by well-known prospectors ns lessite or cernrgyite, exposing native silver. Samples have been sent out to be essayed nnd the returns nre now being nwnited with much interest. The clnims arc close lo lhe property which the B.C. Copper Company were developing under bond recently. THREE mines in the Slocnn district shipped zinc ore to the United Stnles during January and February, and it is expected that during the coming summer the output of zinc ore nnd concentrates from this district will be the largest in history. Tho Rambler-Cariboo, Van Roi nnd Stnndard nre all expected to ship more heavily than in 101;!, nnd the Hewitt Mine nl; Silvertnn, where the mineral separations process has been installed, is expected to be a heavy producer. In January the Rambler- Cariboo shipped Til tons, in February 40 tons; the Van Roi shipped 280 tons in Jnnnary nnd 198 tons in February; the Stnndard shipped 449 tons in January and 404 tons in February. The total for January was 808 tons and for February 702 tons, making a total for the two months of 1,510 tons. REPRESENTING a Victoria syndicate, Mr. Wilson, a mining engineer who has had mnny yenrs of experience nt the Rio Tinto Mines in Spain, has commenced operations at lhe Topsy Mine in the Lardeau district. This property, which is reported to be a very promising one, wns, it is said, acquired many yenrs ago by the Whitaker Wright interests during the time that that well-known English capitalist was operating in the Rossland camp. TN order to make arrangements for A resuming operations at the Filigree Mine, wesl of Nelson, R. W. M. Hunter, n Victorin mining engineer, rendied Nelson lnst week nnd left for the mine next morning to make an inspection nnd expects work to commence in nbout one week. Thai the properly is in a most encouraging condition, the face of the tunnel, which is in over 200 feet, heing heavily mineralised, is Mr. Hunter's opinion. He represents a Victoria syndicate. WITH lhe quarterly dividend of the Consolidated Mining & Smelter Company of Canada, which is payable on April 1, the total distributed by mines and smelters of Kootenay and Boundnry during the first three months of this year will pass the half-million dollnr mark, the total reached being $551,000. Of this sum the Granby Company has paid $225,000; the Standard Silver-Lead Mine, $150,000; the Consolidated Company, $110,000; and the Hedley Gold Mines, $60,000. FOR lhe week ending March 21 the Grnnby smelter treated 22,920 tons of the company's ore and 301 tons from other mines, a total of 23,221 tons, and shipped 458,000 lbs. of blister copper. Peter McQuade & Son SHIP CHANDLERS WHARF STREET, VICTORIA Dealers In PAINTS For painting your boat or your house. VarnisheB for your boat or your home. MOTOR OIL for auto or boat ALL the little fixings for your auto or motor in stock. We can satisfy you In service and price. TELEPHONE 41 HALIBURTON COLLEGE ROYAL OAK Dairy, Poultry, Bees, Household Management, Vegetable and Fruit Farming Taught by Competent Teachers Short Courses Arranged. Apply MISS BAMBRIDGE SMITH ENGLISH MANUFACTURERS AND TRADE WITH CANADA Sir Gilbert Parker, M.P., on a Question of Great Gravity (Continued from Page Three) tions for supplying goods in the surrounding eilics, nud ns fnr east ns Winnipeg. "As the building industry throughout Cnnnda has been very active for the last seven yenrs, a large amount of material is required which could just as well be supplied from England ns from nny other point. There is nlso a large demand for general supplies fur machine shops, mills, nnd lhe printing industry. A very lnrge quantity of terra-cotta is used every year throughout Canada for facing buildings, nearly all of which comes from America; but it could ne sup- plied just ns well by well-known firms in Englund, provided they have representatives on tliis continent to look into questions of prise nnd any changes which so often take place during the construction of a building. These ure both questions which must lie handled locally. It is usele-s en- deavouring In use Ibe English mails for deciding details as they arise. Reinforcing steel, rails, Hal bar steel and other steel mill products nre in grent demand throughout Canada, and there nre famous English firms which could do n grent business here if effectively represented—with adapt i- liilily to local needs. Joinery eon- tractors also could secure good business, not only on 'stock' joinery for use in prairie housebuilding and smaller jobbing housebuilding, but ulsn for lhc general woodwork and panelling for use in the larger buildings nml in municipal work. A firm nt Cheltenhnni hnve recently sent a representative to this country who has secured orders in nearly nil lhe cities on the continent. Locks, general hardware, window fillings, linger plates, letter-boxes, and articles of a similar description coming under Hie head of lock manufactures, should he represented by grent firms in Birmingham, London and elsewhere. "A Market for Almost Anything" "Paints nnd while lead, nnd floor nnd wnll tiles, und ceramic ware ns supplied hy great English companies would find n rendy sale on this con- lincnt, provided a satisfactory stock was kept in Canada, Surveying instruments, navigating instruments nnd general architects and engineers' drawing office supplies and fittings should bo plnced upon the Canadian market; and the principal firms should bo represented in pumps for irrigation, building, nnd power-house purposes; nnd several of Hie largest firms supplying general mechanical tools, lathes, pulley shafting, should do direct business here through their own representatives, ns nt the present moment practically all of the tools are purchased from the United States. There are a great many very largo tool manufacturers in nnd around Birmingham, manufacturing tools of TENDEBS FOB DBEDGING Sealed tenders addressed to the under- sinned and endorsed "Tender for Dredging, Nanalmo, B.C.," will be received until 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 28, lllll, for dredging required al Nanalmo, British Columbia. Tenders will not be considered unless made on the forms supplied, and signed witii the actual signatures of tenderers. Combined specifications and form of tender can be obtained on application to the Secretary, Department of Public Works, Ottawa. Tenders must include tiie towing of tlie plant to and from the work. The dredges and other plant which are Intended to he employed on this work sliall have been duly registered In Canada at the time of the filing of tllis tender with the Department, or shall bave been built In Canada after the filing of tbe tender. Contractors must be rendy to begin work within thirty days after the date they have been noticed of tlie acceptance of their tender. Each tender must be accompanied by an accepted cheque on a chartered bank, payable to the order of the Honourable the Minister of Public Works, for live per cent (5 p.c.) of tho contract pi-Ice, but no cheque to lie for less than llfteen hundred dollars, which will be forfeited If tiie person tendering decline to enter into a contract when called upon to do so, or fall to complete the work contracted for. If the tender he not accepted the cheque will bo returned. The Department does not bind Itself to accept the lowest or any tender. By order, B. C. D13SBOCHI3RS, Secretary, liepartment of Public Works, Ottawa, March 21th, 11114. Newspapers will not be paid for tllis advertisement if they Insert It without authority from tlie Department.—5S2f»l. api-ll 4 aprll 11 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Halahat School Sealed tenders, superscribed "Tender for Malalnit School," will lie received by tlie Honourable the Minister of Public Works up to noon of Tuesday, the 14th day of April, i!U4, for the erection and completion of a large one-room school at Malalnit, ln the Esqulmalt Electoral District. Plans, specifications, contract, and forms of tender may be seen on and after tho :10th day of Marcli, 1911, at the office of Geo. S. Gibson, Esq., Secretary to tho School Board, Koenlgs Station, .Sliawnigan Luke, B. C, or the Department of Public Works, Victoria, B. C. Intending tenderers can obtain one copy of plans and specifications by applying to tlie undersigned Willi a deposit of ten dollars (»10), which will be refunded on their return In good order. Each proposal must lie accompanied by an accepted hank cheque or oerllllcute oi' deposit on a chartered bank of Canada, made payable to the Honourable the Minister of p,,bllo Works, for a sum equal to 10 per cent of tender, which sliall be forfeited If the party tendering decline to enter Into contract when culled upon to do so, or If hc fall lo complete tho work contracted for. Tho cheques or c-crtlllciiles ol deposit of unsuccessful tenderers will lie returned lo them upon the execution of Hie. contract. Tenders will not be considered unless made out on the forms supplied, signed willi lhe actual signature of tlie tenderer, and enclosed in the envelopes furnished, Tlle lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. .1. 10. GRIFFITH, Depute Minister, and Public Works Engineer. Department of I'nhlie Works. Victoria. B.C., March 2Slh, lllll. nprll 4 aprll 11 all descriptions fur engineering, building nnd allied trades, which hnve n market here worthy of every effort lo cultivate; also fire hose and general fire-light ing equipment, both for municipalities and ns n permanent installation in the large buildings, should he represented hy well-known London firms. "In fact, Canada offers a market for nlnmsl anything Hint is manufactured in Englund, nnd, although many of the English manufacturers have sent their representatives In look over lhc ground, very little has been done towards this end. It mny he they consider the market is not worth troubling about, hut it is to he noted that the Americans arc devoting much nl tention to whnt some of Ihem describe ns being their best asset." We retread and Repair Motor Tubes and Casings. We are sole agents for the Famous FIRESTONE TIRES And we want your busmen. H. BAINES Cor. Yates and Wharf Sts., Victoria, B.C. A Century of Success Consistent, enduring success can only be secured by honesty in value and excellence in quality, year after year—for 100 years —public appreciation, shown by a constantly increasing demand, has proven Extra Special KILMARNOCK EXTRA SPECIAL WHISKY To rank high in favor. Best in the beginning, best now—always the same true Scotch flavor, exquisite bouquet and unquestionable mellowness. WHOLESALE AGENTS VICTORIA VANCOUVER WHOLESALE AGENTS Pither & Leiser Limited WHOLESALE AGENTS Victoria, B.C., Vancouver, B.C. Character Circulation There is a difference between the hastily read street car paper and the paper that is delivered into the home; the paper that is absolutely independent and wholesome; that the men respect and the women admire- that is the paper whose advertising columns CARRY CONFIDENCE to the reader—that is the paper whose advertising patronage is valuable. The Week IS A HOME NEWSPAPER Hibben-Bone Building Victoria, B.C. Thomas Hooper ARCHITECT 522 Winch Building Vancouver, B.C. Safe and Sure Sulphur and Molasses with Cream of Tartar. An ideal blood purifier. The old original. ONLY 35c AT C. H. BOWES 1228 Government Street SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING REGULATIONS. Coal mining rights of the Dominion, )n Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and in a portion of the Province of British Columbia, may be leased for ft term of twenty-one years at an annual rental of il an acre. Not more than 2,560 acres will be leased to one applicant. Applications for a lease must be made by the applicant ln person to the Agent or Sub Agent of the District in which the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory the land must be described by sections, or legal sub-divisions of sections, and ln unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanlei by a fee of $5 which will be refunded If the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn return! accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining right! are not being operated, such returne should be furnished at least once a year. The least will include the coal mining rights only, but the lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered necea- sary for the working of the mine at the rate of $10.00 an acre. For full information application ■houli be made to the Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to anr Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands. W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.—Unauthorized publication of thli advertisement will not be paid for. march 22 CANCELLATION Or RESERVE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the reserve, the notice of which appeared in the B. C. Gazette on the 27th of December, 1907, is canceled ln so far as It relates to the following parcels of land: The w. tt of the S. E. %, the S. W. Vi and the S. W. tt of the N. ~J. % west of the river in Section 4; the S. E. %, the s. E. tt of the S. W. k and the N. E. % in Section 5; the S. % of the S. E. % in Section 8; the S. E. tt. the S. W. V* and the E. tt of the N. E. tt in Section 16; and the E. tt of the S. E. Vi and N, % in Section 21, all In Townships, Sayward District, and the N. E. Yi ?,f Uie N- R W- m Section 32; tho N. E. Vi of the S. W. U, and the N. W. A and N. tt of the N. E. tt In Section 33; the N. % of the N TV. Vi and the N. tt of the N. E. tt in Section 34; and the S. tt and N. W. Vi of the N. W. Vi. in Section 35, all In Township 6, Sayward District. The said lands will be open for entry by pre-emption on Monday, the 18th day of May, at the hour of 9 o'clock ln the forenoon; all applications to be made at the office of the Government Agent. Vancouver. No Pre-emption Record shall Include more than 40 acres of land except in cases where it la desirable to Incltide small fractional portions of legal Subdivisions; information In which connection may be obtained from plans on view at tho above-men- tiuned Agency. R. A. RENWICK, Deputy Minister of Lands. Lands Department, Victoria, B. C„ February ll, 1914. ■ feb. 21 may 16 MINEBAL ACT. Certificate of Improvements. NOTICE Copper King, Eureka, Margaret, Copper Iv.ng traction Mineral Claims, situate In the Victorin Mining Division df Sooke District. Where located: East Sooke. TAKE NOTICE that W. H. R. Colllster 2n i £' CoHIBtPr, Flee Miner's Certificates Nos. 78319B and 77*301*. intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section So, must ho commenced before the issue of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 14th day of March, A. D., 1914. mar 21 — may 10 COAL AND PETROLEUM ACT G. A.'s N. E. Corner COAL AMD PETROLEUM ACT Q. A.'s N.W. Corner Vuncouver Land District—District of Sayward Tnke notice thnt Gcorgo Ager, of Victoria, occupation, manufacturer, Intends to apply for a license to prospect for coal nnd petroleum covering the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at the S.W. corner of K. T. L., 5035 P, thenco S. 80 chains, thence E. 80 chains, thence N, SO chains, llience W. 80 ehnliis to point of commencement. GEORGE AGER. A. G. Sivell Agent. January 29th, 1014. mar. 28 ap. 25 Albernl Land District—District of Rupert Take notice that George Ager, of Victoria, occupation, manufacturer. Intends to apply for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum covering the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted nt the S.W. corner of S. T. L. 5035 P, thence south 80 chains, thence west 80 chains, thence north 80 chains, thenco east 80 chains to point of commencement. A. G. Sivell, Agent, GEORGE AGER. .January 2fltll, 1014. mar. 2S ap, 25 COAL AND PETROLEUM ACT G. A.'s S. E. Corner Albernl Land District—District of Rupert Tnke notice that George Ager, of Victoria, occupation, manufacturer, Intends to apply for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum covering the following described lands: Commencing at a post planted at thc S.W. corner of S. T. L, 5035 P, thence N. SO chains, thence W. 80 chains, thence S. 80 chains, thence E. 80 chains to point of commencement. GEORGE AGER, A, G. Sivell, Agent. January 29th, 1914 mar. 28 ap. 25 COAL AND PETROLEUM ACT G. A.'s S. W. Corner Vancouver Land District—District of Sayward Take notice that George Ager, of Victorin, occupation, manufacturer, intends to apply for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum covering the following described lands: Commencing at n post planted nt the S.W. corner of S. T. L. 5035 P thence N. SO chains, thence E. 80 chains, thence S. 80 chains, thence W. 80 chnlns lo point of rommenccment. GEORGE AGER. A. G. Sivell, Agent. January 29th, 1914 mar. 28 ap. 25 Page Eight THE WEEK Saturday, April 4, 191* (Continued from Front Page) thing, if only to furnish Dr. Illsley with the opportunity of telling victraia wh° can cook and sew him authoritatively what it must have cost him many thousands of dollars to learn. That if he did so he would find That fhe Victim Times is not by there are some domesticated girls in any moans loo modest in its sugges tion that Sir George Alexander, Sir Herbert True, Sir Charles Wyndham, That the demonstration on Monday Sir John Hare, Arthur Bourchier, and Missing the Mark THE Victoria Times is very insistent in citicizing tho land policy of the Government, and is never tired of charging it witli having "alienated" six million acres to "speculators." With a protest against the use of the word "alienate," suppose the correctness of the statement hc conceded for the sake of argument, to whnt conclusion does it lead ? Those who support the policy of the Government believe that it leads to the attraction of n large amount of capital for investment in the Province, and to the interesting of a large number of companies and influential private individuals in the colonization of the Province, for unless they colonize tho lands they cannot benefit from their investment. Tliis would seem to be a business-like policy, and one whieh, if confined within reasonable limits, could be defended on every ground. Indeed, it hns never boon successfully attacked even by the Times, which has made no attempt to combat this line of argument. But the Liberal organ entirely misses the point of its own criticism when from tho above facts it deduces the conclusion that the enormous importation of foodstuffs into British Columbia is tho result of this so-called "alienation of land to speculators." Let the Times answer two questions; first, is it in a position to show, even colourably, that any considerable portion of the six million acres of land referred to would have been under cultivation and supplying our markets with food if it had not heen sold by the Government to so-called "speculators" ? Secondly, if tlie possession of land by pi'e-emptors and settlers is all that is necessary to ensure production, how is it thnt such an infinitesimal percentage of the land held by this class of colonizer is, so far as the public market is concerned, non-productive? Anyone who has studied the question knows, as Sir "William Whyte, the esteemed vice-president of tho C.P.R., pointed out a year or two ago, that the experience of the E. & N. Railway Company along its line of route is a sample of what may be found all over the Province. Not five per cent, of the land held by settlers and pre-emptors is cultivated, although some of it has been in their hands for more than thirty years. How is it today with the Saanich Peninsula ? There is no lack of transportation of every kind; there is a ready market close to its doors at remunerative prrices, yet the production is less than a third of what it was thirty years ago. The Times is barking up the wrong tree. It will never stop the importation of butter, onions and other farm produce from Australia by attacking that branch of thc Government policy which has had to do with land staking. The only remedy lies in the direction of encouraging land cultivation, for experience shows that the pre-emptor is just as much of a speculator as the colonization company which secures thousands of acres of land. The Islands' Service THE COLONIST has taken a very fair stand with certain correspondents who for several weeks past have been endeavouring to secure the insertion of letters in its columns dealing with the proposed establishment of a transportation service between Victoria and the Islands. If the letters which Tho Colonist has refused to insert are anything like those which have reached The Week, its course is to be doubly commended, for in ten years' experience nothing more vulgar or insulting lias reached this office, but for obvious reasons they have found their way to the waste-paper basket. One may, however, bo permitted to point out that we are supposed to live in a free country, and if any man sees fit to charter a bont and engage in legitimate trade, no ono has a right either to hinder him or "to advise very drastic methods on the part of residents of tho Islands towards any person or persons who attempt to establish a service independent of the Canadian Pacific." The people on the Islands are, of course, entitled to their opinions. They may not desire competition in transportation; they may favour monopoly, and, although it is rather late in the day, they have the privilege of airing their views in the columns of the press, but not through the medium of irresponsible scribblers whose only stock in trade is personal abuse. last was highly creditable to all con- Cyril Maude should visit Canada, eerned, and proved that the School Trustees are not neglecting the practical side of education. >K That the Rugby "smoker" on Saturday night was a jovial affair, and the excellent musical programme deserved a larger attendance. Thai the Iwo latter are possibilities but nol one of the others could be induced lo cross the Atlantic. That lhc Tunes is altogether wrong when if says that Sir Johnstone Forbes Robertson will play in Victoria shortly. He has returned home and will not hc in Canada again until nest year. That Dr. Hudson's original verses on football notabilities were rapturously encored. r'* }\i That tho Toronto World has "nn- That Alderman McNeill's admir- other guess coming" when it sug- ably concise and lucid statement be- gests Mr. E. H. Wood for tlie post of fore the Council on Monday night High Commissioner, showed that his Worship made no mistake when hc appointed him chair- That while Mr. Wood is a brilliant man of the Finance Committee. financier he is also a modest man, and >K would he the first to deprecate the That the City Council has improved nomination, ou "Lounger's" original definition -'" and "public convenience" now be- That it will be n terrible disap- comes "public comfort." pointment to thc suffragettes to learn rK that flint brilliant novelist, Bertha M. That both the "comfort" and the Clay, was a mere man, and not a "convenience" would be greatly in- Hen—pshaw! but simply Thomas W. creased if these public institutions Henshaw. werc looked nfter better. r'' >K That wc have heard many a time ot That Colonel's Hobday's attempt to "unconscious humourists," but nn have cricket clubs established at all "unconscious murderer" is a new the city schools is a move in the genus, right direction. ?'" fit That Madame Cnillaux may have That it is the only way to make some difficulty in converting a jury cricket a national game and to give of ber countrymen to tho new theory. Canada the benefit of the greatest $ of all games. That the Colonist editorial based on % The Week's review of Miss Cicely That it is not often that a woman Fox Smith's "City of Hope" is an claims to be older than she is, but excellent advertisement, there is a girl in the city who looks fourteen and snys she is "eighteen. That this girl drives a motor car somewhat after the manner of Jehu, who, according to Scripture, "drove furiously.'' That The Week is inundated with That as the editor admits hc has not road the book, The Week is sending it round wilh the compliments of tlle reviewer. Seeing is believing, a. run wm convince yon. "Lanchester Oars" for speed, comfort and safety. Tor hire, applications from Vict'oria'giris who $3 P« *»"»• R' Walter Ure' phone are anxious to meet the ex-Eastbourne 3369R. bachelor. ' ., MAKING GOOD There is probably no country in the That it requires much more skill to burglarize a store than to escape from the city police cells. That if he will furnish The Week with his address he will be assisted to an interview with at least a score world where real worth finds more who are domesticated, fond of work ready recognition than in Western and not "flirty." Canada. This is equally true of in- ^ dividuals and of institutions, and in Thnt once more Iho rumour is the trite phrase of common parlance afloat that David Spencer, Ltd., are ... . . ,, ., „ . .. , , t i. i-,i ii m i n the demand is distinctly for those who about to build on the "burnt area." ..,. can "make good." In the front rank That this is "the second tjme of »f those who have JU8tifled the moBt asking," and if any person knows any Banguine expectations of their friends just cause or impediment why they stands the Great-West Life, whsse should not do so, he is to declare it. phenomenal results on maturing poli- -but everybody must not speak at cies c(mBtitute a m nmi jn fte once. „,.«,.,, ■____ field of life insurance. Among the That there are several people who »any fortunate policy-holders in Vic- do not agree with the Toronto Star's toria, who have recently received high- list of the six greatest men in the ly gratifying returns in their own life world' time, a single case will suffice for il lustration. Twenty years ago at age 32, a well known Victorian took out a policy for $1,000 on his life on the * 20-Payment Life Plan with an annual That the staff of Tbe Week, in premium of $31.42. After enjoying responding to the courteous invitation twenty years protection he recently of The Times, has struggled with the received the Company's cheque for problem. $903, a return of all premiums paid *• with nearly 3V2 per cent compound in- That "Lounger" selects the fol- terest. This is only one of hundreds lowing in the order named: Theodore of similar results in this Company, Roosevelt, Dr. Cook, Dr. Friedmann, which are without parallel in the his- Lord Northeliffie, Count Zeppelin and tory of Canadian life insurance. Fur- That it is even betting thnt no two men would select the same six names. That our police are very good at catching a gaol-bird, lint Ihey cannot keep him in the cage. Jack London. Thnt "Hornet" favours Lord Kitchener, the Kaiser, President Wilson, '-'■ Mr. A. J. Balfour, Sir Edward Grey Thai now Van Duscn hns shown m„i gnn Ynt Sen. tlle oilier prisoners how easy it ther particulars may be secured by application to the Company's Branch Office, 109 Union Bank Bldg., J. Burtt Morgan, Manager. "SOTTO VOCE" Bv the Hornet THAT Iho Social Service Commission and the retailers have had a friendly pow-wow to settle the Sunday closing question. Vs That now tho lion nnd fhe lamb have lain down together, peace should prevail. Thnt in spite of tbe suggestion of "Hornet" to ninke a clean breast of it, members of tho Socinl Service Commission did not inform the re- to get nwny, there will bo no excuse for Ihem to remain in durance vile. That Ihe police cannot be expected lo make lhc patrol waggon pay unless Ihey "soak the drunks" for a dollar whenever possible. That all the same it is straining a point to mnko the poor unfortunate pny a dollar for driving one block when be is well able to walk. That "Hornet" is fold tho police will understand what is meant when they nre urged to keep their eye on "Noll Box." % Thnt tho Society Editor submits: Sir Ernest Shackleton, Sir Johnsione Forbes Robertson, General Baden- Powell, Sir Edward Grey, Sir Oliver Lodge nnd Lord Chnrles Beresford. FINANCIAL REPORT OF GALA PERFORMANCE AT a -rl Lndi town who is making life nuendur- tailers that they had been party to able for a respectable, hard-working a policy of discrimination, woman. That, as a mntter of fact, Ihey did That "Hornet" wonders whether agree with the Attorney-General that the police could present her with a the Empress Holed und lhe C.P.R.. "walking ticket" if ho furnished par- stand should be exempt from prose- ticulnrs of her whereabouts, cution. '''• ;1:. That tho Victoria bachelor who nd- That, ns a matter ot fact, the Rev. vertised in tho Eastbourne paper for Dr. Rochester, secretary of the L. u domesticated wife should attend the D. A., did write the Attorney-Gen- ceokery demonstrations nt lhe Girls' eral approving of the arrangement. Central School. meeting of lhc Victoria idies' Musical Club hold Tuesday last, lhe following report of the gala performance, held Friday and Saturday, March 0 and 7, was sub- That oilier members of the staff fitted and accepted, havc asked that thc case be enlarged , lllc ,ox "fflcc reM1Pts f("' the clll,) r„,. „ ™n»lr trom ",e lllTOe portormnnccs were ioi a wees. ^ ^m That the sentiments expressed by Expenses were ns follows: Edgar Fawcett in his tribute to As- Opemhe tablwds (costumes, sistnnt-Postmustcr Cairns will be re- orchestrations, music, soon- echoed by every Victorian. B1\ etc'>, ' • ; * 41J0 ._,, Mrs. Troup's dance (costume and music) 44.75 Mrs. Hallward's services 20.00 Cubnret (music, orchestrations, costumes, etc.) 29.05 General expenses (printing, duty, rent of balls, stage hands, and orchestra for dress rehearsal, make up, etc.) 1R3.00 That the name of D. A. Chcsnoy did not figure among the firms tendering That there is one undesirable in for rivotted stecl pipe' That there arc still some Victorians who think that bis original tender was a "bluff." That the Unionists showed excellent discretion in allowing Mr. As- quth to be returned for Fife by acclamation. That it will require superhuman in gonuity on the pnrt of the Govern- formances so ment to mnko any political capital out of the situation. $310.10 Balance in profit $884.90 The committee desires hereby lo extend thanks to nil those who so kindly assisted in making Iho percent n success. LIU/IAN SMITH, Hon. Secretary. SAYS "EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE":— What Do You Know About Him? In its April number this lending American publication announces prizes for the most helpful contributions from its renders on the topic of alcoholism. Says the Editor: "The people who have been lighting Rum have kept at Ihe job until now it is a live issue, A BURNING ISSUE, A NATIONAL ISSUE." YOU CAN SETTLE IT FOR YOURSELF So fur as you are concerned you can settle it for yourself. We are nol "temperance cranks"; wc arc merely the ministers of the best, safest, scientific treatment for alcoholism yel devised —the famous GATL1N TREATMENT. If you realize thnl alcoholic indulgence is undermining your health and mentality; threatening your home and happiness, we -waul to meet you. Three days —never more Hum live — in the utmost privacy, cither in the Institute or at home, with every comfort, good meals, good attendance nnd wholly without any hypodermic injections, will free you forever from the bonds of alcohol. WRITE TODAY FOR COMPLETE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN PLAIN SEALED ENVELOPE. 11486 FORT STREET PHONE 5466 VICTORIA, B. C. E. A. BROWN, Manager. SHELTON'S Closing-Out Sale Comprising Ladies and Children's Coats and Suits, Children's Wash Dresses, Old Country Curtains, Blankets, Sheeting, ete. BUY NOW and SAVE MONEY. EVERYHING IN STORE MARKED DOWN REGARDLESS OF ORIGINAL COST. S. SHELTON'S Old Country Dry Goods Store 734 YATES STREET VICTORIA, E.O. SUNDAY IS NEVER A DULL DAY FOR THOSE WHO TAKE THEIR MEALS AT Ike TEA KETTLE, 1119 Douglas St. MISS M. WOOLDR1DGE, Proprietress Opp. Victoria Theatre Cowichan River Suburban Lots Magnificent sites for Mansions or Fishing Boxes, beautiful scenery, bracing air and splendid fishing. The Lots vary in size from 2 to 12 acres and mostly have five .'.lains frontage on the River. For plans and price lists apply to Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway Co. Land Department, STORE STRET L. H. SOLLY, Land Agent Victoria, B.C. HALL & WALKER Agent! Wellington Colliery Company's Coai 111! •OTMUMM It Vkwa M London Loan Office TAYLOR BROS., Props. Licensed Pawnbrokers Money Loaned on Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Guns, and all Articles of Value. Highest PriceB paid for Old Gold and Silver 577 Johnson St., Victoria, B.O. JAMESON'S COFFEE STRENGTH FLAVOR AROMA ROASTED IN VICTORIA 'rite average inllll'mnlrc ls ronipot of tho seven deadly ulna and a s
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