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The Week A British Columbia Newspaper and Review The Official Organ of the Victoria Real Estate Exchange Victoria, B. G, Canada, Oct. 3Jst, 1914 5c. a copy, $2.00 a year HE GIVES TWICE WHO GIVES QUICKLY Double the value of your subscription by giving NOW. The need has already arisen and many noble hearts are striving to meet it. You are urged to join the list of those who are willing to make a little sacrifice for the Wives and Children of the men who are fighting to protect your homes and all that you hold dear. THE PATRIOTIC FUND Corner of Fort and Broad Sts. Progress of the War THE drama which is being unfolded on such a gigantic scale behind the curtain which the censors of the Great Powers have drawn gives to the audience in front but a distant sound of the rumblings of war and an occasional glimpse of some incident which stands out with startling vividness. The world , may well be compared to the relatives and friends of those taking typart in some gladiatorial contest in one of the old Roman arenas, f Excluded from the auditorium they lingered with consuming .anxiety on the outside, eager to catch the slightest inkling of what 'was happening within, and ignorant of the progress of the fight and all its catastrophe of blood and sorrow until it was ended. The gleams of light which are thrown on the theatre of war reveal but the faintest glimpses of its actualities. Even London dailies are driven to expand a few lines of laconic official report into columns of descriptive writing. There has been much criticism of the policy of the official press bureau, and the British Empire at any rate is only half convinced that its embargo of silence is justifiable. As one London daily well puts it, "We are all prepared to submit to the suppression of news, the publication of which would assist the enemy," but the action of the press bureau has been more far-reaching and the public have not been taken into its confidence, even many days after cyclonic events have happened. The one consideration, and indeed the only one, which reconciles our people to such an ordinance of silence as has never before been imposed, is the reflection that at the head of our naval and military affairs in this supreme crisis is a man in whom we all have absolute confidence, and who would not hesitate for a moment to mould the policy of the press bureau more in accordance with the public wish if he deemed it prudent. However restive we may become at the reticence of the Government, the one unanswerable answer for the British Empire is "Kitchener vtilt." The most we can expect under existing conditions is to gain a fairly correct impression of the general trend of events; of the details we may know in the future. The questions which everyone is asking, and has a right to ask, are "Who is getting the better of it?" "Arc we doing everything humanly possible to ensure success?" Has thc policy of the men to whom wc have entrusted our most vital interests been justified by events?" Perhaps at no time since thc war began has it been possible to answer all these questions more favourably to British expectations than at the close of the present week. While it is too soon to be optimistic, in the sense of being able to see even the first streak of the dawn which will herald the approaching termination of the war, there are circumstances which justify the conclusion that the magnificent defensive warfare conducted by,the Allies on French and Belgian soil is within measure- able distance of attaining a marked and undeniable success. On ' the long, sinuous battle-line it has been a matter of give-and-take ever since thc Germans fell hack to the Aisne. It can hardly be questioned that at the moment the position of the Allies at all vital- point's is stronger than at any time during that period. For six .weeks they have resisted the frantic efforts of -the greatest military force in the world to break their line. Thc something which is more than numbers, thc individuality which counts and the spirit which animates, have enabled them to present an unbroken front after the most terrific onslaught of artillery which the world has ever seen. Troops which can present this record after six weeks of defensive warfare, during which it is generally believed that their own losses have been probably not more than half those of the enemy, must on every legitimate ground be conceded to be getting the better of the fight. But perhaps the most significant evidence of this is to be found in the record of the bloodiest battle-field of history in Flanders. After sacrificing 50,000 men to reduce Antwerp the Germans failed to surround the brave Belgian army, or to secure any strategic advantage for their unparalleled sacrifice. Today Antwerp is almost deserted as far as German troops are concerned, and the valiant but decimated Belgian army is proving to be the invincible foe of the German hordes as it bravely challenges their onslaught side by side with British, French and Indian troops in the neighborhood of Dix- munde. Nor must we forget the effective co-operation of the British fleet, whose monitors have admittedly been the most effective agent in forcing the German army from the coast-line, compelling it to abandon its frontal attack between Dixmunde and Nieuporte, and forcing it to concentrate to the south of the former town at a greater and safer distance from the coast. Latest advices declare that the Kaiser's edict has gone forth to capture Calais at all costs. It is difficult to see how the cost could be greater in degree than that already endured by the German army in pursuance of his sacrificial ordinance. That he is capable of any degree of madness the world now knows, but one thing is certain, that he cannot concentrate a sufficient force at Ypres to break through the lines of the Allies without so far weakening his front at other vital points, such as Rheims and Toul, as to precipitate irretrievable disaster for his army. This is the position now. What the outcome of a fanatical attack with unlimited troops and a total disregard for human life may be in the field of Flanders time alone can tell; but one thing may be safely averred, that if the Germans capture Calais, the cost will be so enormous as to seal the fate of their western campaign. It is not necessary to anticipate the policy of our own War Lord in such an eventuality. Already the preliminary steps have been taken. The fleet is alert. Kitchener's new army is moving, and in spite of the threats of Zeppelin raids and submarine attacks, the British coast-guard, who pacing the cliffs of Dover, and looking out into the impenetrable darkness of the Channel, asks "What of the night?" hears the answer echoing through its gloom, from the thousand iron-clad sentinels that guard the shores of England, "All's well." Neutral Powers T IS A MATTER for gratification that the press of the United States is almost a unit in denouncing the policy of Germany in the present war. Such unanimity indicates a splendid triumph of reason and justice over all baser considerations. The fact that a few unscrupulous men arc willing to make dirty dollars out of the sale of fuel and other contraband of war does not detract in the slightest degree from the satisfaction with which all free democratic nationalities must regard thc attitude of the American people. A moment's reflection is sufficient to show tlvt any other attitude would be not only illogical but suicidal. The present war is a much bigger thing than a war between the Allies and Germany; it is a much bigger thing than a war against Prussian militarism. It is a war between the forces of personal liberty, freedom, justice and fair play on the one side, and despotism of the most barbarous type on the other. It is the y\rmageddon in which the democracies are fighting for existence against a Power which would throttle them and erect on their tomb a universal autocracy. The raison d'etre of the independence of the American Union is an invincible conviction that liberty, freedom and justice are the fundamental principles of national existence. Anything which threatens these principles directly threatens the character of American liberty, and would threaten it on thc tented field as assuredly as it threatens it in the war of principles. Tn view of this consideration many people are beginning to wonder how far a policy of silence is consistent witll a declaration of neutrality when deeds arc performed which threaten all neutralities, which violate all international policies, and which, if persisted in, must become a I Page Two THE WEEK direct threat as much to the neutral nations as to the actual combatants. No one desires to embroil the United States in the war, but not a few people who do their own thinking are beginning to wonder why a nation so powerful and independent, so intimately associated with all movements looking to universal peace, and so wisely represented in her present Executive Head can quietly stand by and see the vessels of neutral nations shattered by mines submerged in neutral waters. How long without a word of remonstrance she can tolerate the flying of a false flag, the greater to facilitate the sinking of an enemy's vessel. It does seem as if the United States Government has on occasion given utterances of protest under far less provocation. The moral influence which would be exerted by any presentment proceeding from Washington would necessarily contribute not a little to the shortening of the war. "E The B. e. Horse LLIOTT'S HORSE" have gone to the front at the expense of private citizens of Victoria. "Boyle Horse" are on the way to the front at the expense of a private citizen of Dawson. The "B. C. Horse" are still in camp at the Willows, where they have been for two months, and their prospect of going to the front as a unit is more than doubtful in view of the fact that there are five hundred trained men, most of whom have seen service, in the Okanagan urging that they, too, shall go as a unit, and that Colonel McDonnell, of Vancouver, has received Government authority to raise a troop of five hundred horsemen. The opinion of The Week is that it will be the fate of the "B. C. Horse" to have to re-enlist in some of the local militia infantry regiments if they are to get to the front even with the second contingent. At any rate this seems to be the policy of the Militia Department. There is, however, one way out, and The Week strongly urges that that way shall be taken, and taken quickly. Le. a public meeting of the citizens of Victoria be called; let the situation be fully explained; let there be a short, sharp and decisive campaign to raise a sufficient sum of money to land the men in England. They would fare at least as well as "Elliott's Horse" and "Boyle's Horse," and would get there months before the second contingent, with the certainty of being accepted for cavalry work, which is what they desire. The Week is authorized to say that if such a movement can be started at once, a well-known, public spirited citizen is willing to head the fund with a gift of $1,000. If twenty others would follow suit, or if the sum of $20,000 could be raised, the thing could be done, and it would be a splendid gift from the citizens of Victoria, and one which the War Office could not- fail to appreciate and to recognize in a manner consistent with the wishes of the squadron. A Good Move SPECIAL efforts are being made both by the Dominion Government and by our leading business firms to capture German trade and especially to increase British trade with Canada. That there ought to be a much larger volume of business between the two countries is generally admitted. In spite of the British Preference, Canada still does four times as much business with the United States as with Great Britain. This should be reversed. A number of Victoria gentlemen, having this object in view, have established a British Trade Service bureau with offices in the Pemberton Building, Their purpose is to attract capital to establish industries and especially foster trade with the Old Country. The opportunity undoubtedly exists, and it should be possible for a slrong organization to do much to facilitate local business. The Vacant Lot Scheme TIM'. PUBLIC MARKET is a success, but what has happened to thc vacant lot scheme? The last information vouchsafed through the press was to the effect that 140 lots had been arranged for, and that in a short time they would be placed under cultivation; also that Mr. W. E. Scott, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, had, with his usual courtesy, consented to plant an experimental lot. The AVeek understands that the matter is in the hands of the committee and would respectively ask "What is the committee doing?" Its members may be encouraged by learning that a similar scheme has proved a big success in Regina, and Regina can claim none of the climatic advantages which Victoria possesses in so high a degree. The scheme there is for citizens owning vacant lots to allow the Vacant Lot Gardeners' Association to make use of the land. Any citizen who is desirous of utilizing his spare time in planting vegetables can secure as many vacant lots as he wants upon making application to the Association. The movement has been so successful that it is now proposed to set aside fifty acres of city land for the purpose, in addition to the odd lots already utilized. As usual, the ladies have a linger in thc pie, for they are working the public market in connection with the Vacant Lot Association; they do their owir marketing; insist on buying local produce when it is available, and they not only drum up trade, but make sure that a plentiful supply of garden produce will be on hand for all who are desirous of buying it. The Week congratulates Regina on its enterprise and on being in a fair way to solve the knotty problem of growing its own vegetables and operating its own market. All of which is respectfully commended to the consideration of the Victoria committee. T Confidence in Victoria IHE SPECIAL number issued last week under the above caption was so generously supported by our business men, and has becn so warmly received by our friends that The Week feels that it is a simple matter of justice to say that all the credit is due to Mr. Charles E. Cameron, assisted by Mr. W. Starling. These two experts in special numbers have now brought out the seventh publication of this class for The Week, and considering financial conditions at the present time, their success is little short of phenomenal. The Week is not aware of a special number ha\ ing been brought out"in any other Canadian city during the last few months, and ventures to think that its confidence in Victoria and in the ability of Messrs. Cameron and Starling to make a success of thc issue has been more ihan justified by the result. "A LA MORT, GUILLAUME!' Victoria, B. ('., Oct. 2(i. li)14. Editor The Week, Dear Sir:—This toast was drunk hy n wounded Belgian soldier now in London, Englnnd, when the names of "liouvain," "Marines" nnd "Liege," were mentioned to him by nnol her brother in arms. With the tears streaming down his face, as he thought of what his beloved country had suffered nl the hesl inl hands of the snid "(luillnuine" nnd his hand of marauders, he repealed the words. How the sympathy of all true Brilish hearts must go out to him in liis distress! What enn we do lo help him? Little, Oh so little. We can send him nnd his of our wealth and our goods, but what is that to whnt he has lost nnd suffered? We nre so secure here. Dues it come home lo ns in all ils ghastly horrors? His home bereft, his goods and chattels destroyed, his hearth in ashes and his beloved country a desert! "By the waters of Babylon, wc sal down and wept." Can you, do you imagine the Prussian brute mnrching in mocking parade, practising his insulting "goose step" through lhe Belgian's beloved towns? The strut- ling nf the licentious hordes, who ((Ind forgive them) call themselves men; the bray nf their horns; Hie mil of their drums; Hie flaunting' of their lings; Ihe rattle of their artillery nnd llie snvnge orders, to "spare not" Ihose who refused lo recognize Ihem ? Recognize them ns whal? Conquering heroes? Cod forbid! Recognize them as lhe greatest military organization without soul or honour, mercy or justice? Yes. "They enme, they snw, Ihey"-— not conquered. No! No! a thousand times, No! They down-trod, they slew, they burnt, they srole, Ihey ravished—but not conquered. For n while Ihey hnve becn nnd will be in the ascendant over poor Belgium, but the lime is coining, nny now is almost here, when, ns lhe Imperial German Fiend snys, "Ihey (tho Prussians) will be back in Berlin when Hie enves fall." He is right, but what leaves? The leaves of the most shameful life ever lived; leaves devoid of all that is just in Cod's world, which will be brighter and heller when He closes the book, and the leaves are turned lo dust, anil llie spirit returns—where? [ drink the Belgian's toast with all my heart. "A lnmort Cuillnume!" G. H. CROSS. KITCHENER'S NEW ARMY On Earl Kitchener's call for the services of retired ollicers Major 0. Moss, of Cowichan, offered lo train and lead infantry of the now army— and has been ordered by Ihe War Office lo report at Woolwich—for duty with the lllh (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, about to he formed. Major Moss served in (he 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, for 24 years,—18 of which were in Ill- din—and fi in Soulh Africa, and was subsequently on the staff as Deputy assistant Adjutant General of the Orange River Colony for II yenrs. Major Moss is 55 years of age, and saw service iu South Africa under Earl Roberts. Took pari in the Relief of Kimberley, operations at Paardberg, actions of Poplar Grove, nnd Driefontein with the (ith Division. Wns ,'t limes mentioned in des- patches, received lhe Brevet of Major for his services, nnd holds the Queen's South African medal with 4 clasps, nnd lhe King's medal wilh 2. On retirement, six yenrs ngo, Major nnd Mrs. Moss made their home iu Cowichan, It is reported that ore. hns heei found in n raise being mnde from Ihe new deep-level lo the old workings of the Payne mine, Solcnn. Thc low- level adit nt the Noble Five mine, in lhe same division, is in 700 feel, and machine drills nre to be substituted there for hand drills. The Ivnnhoe Mill. Snndnn, has been leased for concentrating ore from tho Wonderful mine. THE WEEK Page Thra At The Street Corner BY THE LOUNGER $Sm&» «,<jgjk.6>> «^feog~^o^gog~__o»g°~g I r IS A good thing that serious attention is being paid to the danger which at present attaches to the rifle range at Clover Point. T remember reading in the daily papers some weeks ago a complaint of the peril which unsuspecting boatmen ran, and an incident which occurred last week to the son of a friend of mine made it clear that an attack by the German cruisers is not all that we have fo fear. Last Sunday the young man in question was bringing his launch round from Oak Bay to lhe Inner Harbour, und while passing Clover Point a bullet whizzed into his gasoline tank. It has long been known that sufficient protection wns not afforded behind all the targets, and according (o the latest news the authorities have awakened to this fact whicli is jusl as well. Truly peace litil.li her dangers ns well as wnr. But who would associate a sleeping infant with the idea of a lurking menace? Yel so it is. I suppose you all know those abominations which look like a box al Inched lo a broom- slick, wilh a baby nt one end and a dreamy female nt the other, Presumably this is Hie most fashionable kind of perambulator, certainly it is the mosl perilous for the pedestrian. The female has a habil of suddenly turning in towards n shop window, wheeling lhe baby round behind her wilh the result Hint Hie man on lhc sidewalk has lo hurdle, full or upset Ihe baby. I snw n mnn stumble right over one nl Ihe entrance to lhe Roynl Victoria Theatre. The woman wus buying her tickets at the wicket and had left the broomstick with the baby attached slicking out behind her. The man saw the baby, but did not see lhe slick—nnd the womnn looked shocked nnd hurt when he feebly muttered a d—11. As weapons of offence between two highly excited matrons T can conceive the slick enr- ringe to be useful. Wielded as shillelaghs wilh the babies lightly strapped in they would do considerable execution, cspecinlly to Ihe occupants; but as n substitute lo the old-fashioned perambulator Ihey ure n nuisance lo the general public. Have you ever noticed when you happen lo be suffering from some ailment which culls for notice und sympathy how many people hnve hnd large proportions id' their families and relations suffering from the snme complaint? Have you ever noticed nlso how mnny diverse cures Ihere nre for lhe snme disease? Recently 1 hnve hud occasion lo remark the enormous amount of illness which has afflicted the human race. Suffering from rheumatism I was the recipient of many expressions nf sympathy, of us mnny tales of ghastly suffering on the part of my friends' relations nnd of innumerable recipes for speedy relief, not one of the hitler being the snme. In very few instances, however, wns il my kind enquirer who hnd suffered nud been cured; it wns nlwnys nn aunt, a cousin, or a relation of his wife's. On one occasion a gentleman whom I met at a friend's house gave me a most interesting account of a patent cure which hnd sold like wild-lire throughout the Middle Stutes and cured thousands, including all his own folic. I was much impressed and foresaw a quick recovery till the gentleman rose to take his leaves, when, forgetting all lie had said, he gave a slight groan and confessed that lie wns a little troubled with rheumatism! i: however, indebted to my complaint for one thing. In days such ns these when the most cheerful of us rather enjoy Inking a gloomy outlook on the future, it is always well to have something up one sleeve, and I hough my debt to rheumatism is not up my sleeve hut concealed in another portion of my clothing, it is a comforl to me lo know that I have a valuable possession stored away against a rainy dny. I wns told by many people, in fuel, this is aboul the only specific on which there was nny consensus of opinion, thnt a potato cnrried on the person wns nn antidote lo rheumatism. At first 1 laughed, nnd then my Bible knowledge came to my aid and I remembered the story of Nnnninn the Syrian. It wns but a liltle thing to try and easy to obtain, the more so us I was due lo dine nl a man's house from whom I knew thai I could obtain a raw potato. So J acted as I was told and begged u spud. 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Equities in vacant lots taken as lirst payment on well furnished homes. Head Office: Jones Bids;, 713 Fort Phone 874 Page Four THE WEEK THE WEEK A BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWSPAPER AND REVIEW Published Ever; Saturday by The Week Publishing' Company Limited, at 635 Courtney Street, Victoria, B.C., Canada. Telephone 1383 SUBSCRIPTION: One year, ln advance, $2.00; six months, $1.00: three months, 50c. Single copies, 5c. Foreign subscriptions to countries In Postal Union, $3.00 WILLIAM BLAKEMORE President and Editor L. McLEOD GOULD Secretary When It Was Dark (By Devonian. THE greatest of Germans died with a cry for "more light" on his lips. London may soon be echoing it. It is only in a rhetorical sense that "the Hun is at the gate." As a matter of fact, we have a consoling eonsciousenss that the sea rolls between us, and we study his manoeuvres with a curiously detached interest. But without tiring at ns anything more substantial than some items of "official information" he has transformed London. Fleet Street —the hub of the Universe, it is needless to remind you—is a new place. There is something spectral and unreal about the familiar landmarks, and St. Paul's Cathedral is a challenging novelty. One, 'hears something about Zeppelin raids, and the possibilities of attack from above. A sorry excuse! The Home Secretary, despite appearances, is an artist. He wanted to create a new London, and he has done it. We have a London with more of mystery about it than you or I have ever known. We have turned mil the electric lights to get the gleam that never was on sea or land. Some years ago a sonnet was written about London by night, and the lamps inspired the writer most. They were a row of pearls, or arti- eial teeth, or something of the sort— the kind of thing that lights do become when you are writing a sonnet. But there are far more poetic possibilities about London with the lights out. One is tempted to blast a career of unimpeachable respectability by writing a sonnet oneself. Some unimaginative persons have been talking about being "back in early Georgian days," and "transported to Ihe days of the linkman." A poor comparison! The poor creatures of those days did not see puffing giants emerge from the darkness for a second or Iwo to disappear into it again. Or Ihose who did were in a condition of which no respectable newspaper can permit itself to hnve any official knowledge. Another interpretation of the matter has traced lhe order to the Sweethearts' Union. Tf so admirable an organization has been able to influence the official mind we may well be satisfied. But a truce to these frivolities. If the Hun is not at the gate, he is said to be hovering around the ceiling. There is nothing more clear than Ihat we ought to he frightened. The "North German Gazette" has drawn up a catalogue of the horrors in store for us. "How the German air fleet has been expanded and developed through long experiment and attained a degree of perfection hardly snrpassahle will certainly manifest itself later on." "Expanded and developed" is an excellent phrase. We nre told that Ihe German naval authorities will soon have from a hundred to a hundred and fifty death-dealing Zeppelins ready for us. There is something ponderous and stately about the growth of the mushroom compared with the increase of the German air fleet. And they are so carefully tucked away, these aeroplanes, that eye of man hath not seen them. Hiding away London is evidently a very second-rate performance. Yet it has to be added that nobody appears to be frightened. Bombs "twelve inches in diameter and two feet long" have been promised us. There is a reward of £15 to be divided between the crew of the first Zeppelin to leave us one of these presents from Berlin. And we sleep soundly, with perhaps a casual glance at the | sky, very much as maiden ladies are said to look under the bed for burglars. It would be a serious blow to the imperial pride of Wilhelm if he could see the levity with which we regard his Zeppelins. The only expressions one hears are of disappointment at their non-arrival. And now, my brethren, as the clerical gentlemeu say, what moral can we draw from this? This is a materialistic age, and it is useless to try and persuade you that the Metropolis without its lamps has a beauty that compensates for material drawbacks. But if we have less light now than is desirable, is it not clear that at normal times we have had considerably more than we needed'? "Gleaming in the distance, the lights of London lay" has an excellent ring about it in a "Dagonet" ballad. But the time for that sort of extravagance, we may suspect, is passed, whichever way the battles go. War will leave us, if not a sadder, a simpler people. Meanwhile we sit iu darkness waiting for the Zeppelin, and some of us have begun to murmur with Tennyson, more in disappointment than relief: "He will not come." For there are searchlights and a guardian airship to remind us that our visitor would not find us unprepared if he found us at all. PANTAGES THEATRE There are at least three turns al Pantages this week which are comparable with the best ever seen here. Togau & Geneva are experts on the tight wire; they are also artists in the business and have been surprising all who have seen them. Stevens, Cooper & Co. are presenting a powerful play, "The Great Question" which treats of the social evil from nu eminently practical stand point. The play is also a severe indictment of the modern" fast" woman of society. The Great Casteel concludes the programme with a death-defying act carried out on a motor cycle. 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Kirkham & Co., Limited VICTORIA'S PURE FOOD.MARKET Subscribe to Vic- 741-743-' 45 FORT STREET Subscribe to Vic- toria Patriotic phones: Qrocery 178 and 179 toria Patriotic TmA- Butcher, 2678; Liquor, 2677 Fund' Phones: Offloe, 4360 Showroom*, Wharf, 373 FOR YOUR POULTRY HOUSES READY ROOFING GENASOO-PHOENIX - OERTAINEED At Special Prices THE WEEK Page Five ONE of the prettiest social events of the season was the "At Home" given by Mr. and' Mrs. Edward Baynes Reed, on Monday afternoon of this week, at their residence, Maple Street, the occasion being their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Baynes Reed (who were married fifty years ago, at St. Paul's Cathedral, London), received their guesls in the pretty drawing room, which was charmingly decorated with autumn leaves and masses of golden brown and golden chrysanthemums, and exquite hothouse blooms in bowls and baskets of roses, violets and lilies of the valley in great profusion, all of which were anniversary gifts of friends. In the dining room, where tea and ices were served, the same "golden" colour scheme prevailed. A pretty feature was the1 "wedding cake" of three tiers, with! lhe dates in "gold lettering", and! which was cut by Ihe charming hostess, amid the congratulations and good wishes of the many friends present. Mr. William Barton and Mrs. Pierce (assisted by Miss Lemon, Miss Wheatley and Miss Leeder) poured tea, Miss May Baynes Reed and Mrs. Stanley Wheatley also received with Mr. nnd Mrs. Baynes Reed. Among the many congratulations and greetings received were cables from Rev. C. E. Baynes Reed, Brock- vilie, Ontario; Mr. W. C. Baynes Reed, Norway, Ontario; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Livingstone, Idaho; Lieut, and Mrs. Geoffrey Spicer-Simson (R.N.) Ramsgnte, England, sons-in- law and daughters, and many from all parts of the Dominion. The beautiful gifts, of which they were recipients, proves the loving interest taken in this most auspicious event. Among the large number of guesls present were: The Bishop of Columbia and Mrs. Roper, the Dean of Columbia and Mrs. Doull, the Archdeacon and Mrs. Scriven, Rev. G. 11. Andrews, Rev. A. E. and Mrs. Miller, and a very large number of very old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Baynes Reed have been residents of Victoria for nearly twenty-five years, the former coming out here in July, 181)1) in connection with the Dominion weather bureau, accompanied hy his eldest daughter, his wife and two younger daughters joining him the following April, since which time Mr. Baynes Reed has been in charge of the Meotorological Observatories in the Province. The Grand Military Tournament, held at the Willows last Saturday, was one of the most brilliant events ever seen in Victoria. The excellence of the display was in great measure due to the individual merits of those who took part, many of the officers nnd men being far from novices in lent pegging, lemon cutting, and oilier accomplishments of a military nature. Mr. Richard Cheshyre Janion, a former resident of Victoria, is over from Vancouver, a guest nt the Empress. J f Dr. Forrest Leeder, after an absence of some months in England, has reiurned to Victoria. Mr. Robert Marpole, (len. Sup. C. P. R., was in town for a few days during the week, registering at the Empress. Mr. L. S. Skeene, Vancouver, spent several days in town during the week. Mrs. John McFarland, of Calgary, and Mrs. McNeely, Vancouver, are guests in town at the Empress. Miss Agnes Hulbert, of Vancouver, aud her sister have taken a house at Oak Bay for a month previous to their departure for England. Mrs. W. Atkins, Beach Cottage, was "at home" to a large number of friends on Wednesday afternoon. i The Women's Auxiliary of the S. P. C. A. will hold their annual meeting on Friday, November (ith, at 3 p. m. iu the' Y. W. C. A. The ' Bishop of Columbia and others will address Ihe meeting. ! * Mr. and Mrs. William Hall announce the marriage of their daughter Aliee Maude to Mr. G. Owen Buchanan, on Wednesday, October 28th, 1014, Port Haney, B. C. Many think it should now be described as the German rank and vile. Victoria Taxpayers October 31st will be the LAST DAY on which REBATE Of 1-B will be allowed on 1914 Taxes. Please remit or call early to avoid rush on last day. Any person desiring Information respecting Taxes or a Tax Bill of Victoria real property will be furnished with same on application. My office will he kept open evenings from the 26th to 30th between 7:30 and 9:30 for giving of Information, but not for receiving of payments, which can only be made between the hours of I) a.m. and 5 p.m., and up to 1 o'clock on Saturdays. KDWIN C. SMITH, Treasurer and Collector Victoria, B. C, October 21, 11114. Elise MODES On Saturday next, October 25th, all $9.50 Models will be sold at $4.50, also smart little velvet hats, $6.50 for $3.95. Do not miss this splendid offering in Fall Milinery. Phone 3119 738 Fort St. Madame Watts And Corsetiere B. C. Permanent Loan Co. Douglas Street, Suite 401-404 Artistic Suits, The New Cape Coats, Day and Evening Gowns, Etc. Phone 1836 1003 Broad St. Pemberton Block The Beauty Shop Madame Frede Russell, sculp specialist, assisted by Miss II. Wright (of Sol Due bath house) expert manicurist and chiropodist. Shampooing, facial massage, creams, skin tonics, etc. Switches, combing made up, etc. H. BAINES Sole Agent for Goodrich Safety-Tread and Goodrich Silvertown Cord Tires Accessories and Supplies Vulcanizing and Repairing Yates and Wharf Streets Phone 1577 Victoria, B.C. Yon Will have real pleasure with a KODAK Come to either of our stores and find out all about them. Ask for free booklet. TERRY'S Pandona and Douglas Fort, near Douglas FREE GUARANTEED AMERICAN SILK HOSIERY We Want You to Know These Hose They stood the test when all others failed. They give real foot comfort. They have no seams to rip. They never become loose and baggy as the shape is knit in, not pressed in. They are GUARANTEED for fineness, for style, for superiority of material and workmanship, absolutely stainless, and to wear six months witliout holes or replaced by new pairs free. OUR FREE OFFER To every one sending us SOc to cover shipping charges, we will send, subject to duly, absolutely free; Three pairs of our famous men's AMERICAN SILK HOSE with written guarantee, any color, or Three pairs of our Ladies' Hose in Black, Tan or While colors, with written guarantee. DON'T DELAY—Offer expires when denier in your locality is selected, Give color and size desired. The International Hosiery Co. 21 Bittner Street Dayton, Ohio, U. S. A. HOLLAND BULB FARM Royal Oak Our Bulbs nre ready for sale. Plant now for Xmas forcing. Douglas Street Opposite Prince George Hotel Page Six THE WEEK REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE NOTES (By Charles J. Wright, Secretary Victoria Beal Estate Exchange.) The directors of the Real Estate Exchange will meet on Tuesday next, November 3rd, at four o'clock, p. m., and an executive committee meeting will follow. The next meeting of the members will be held on Wednesday evening, November the 4th, at 8 o'clock, in the Exchange rooms, 1010 Langley Slreet. There is a quantity of very important business lo be dealt with, and the attention of every member is requested. 5K The following statement recently made by a prominent citizen of Minneapolis, who was visiting Victoria is full of practical thoughts, and worth your consideration: "In times of public stress, when many varieties of investment are questioned, real estate stands near the front iu the matter of certainty. The security is visible, its value easily estimated, and it is subject to fewer vicissitudes than many kinds of investment. The land will always be here, it cannot be blown away at lhe mouths of guns, and it will always be needed. As population grows ils use and value will grow. "The war is less likely to have a depressing effect on real estate than on most forms of security. "People who are picking up the bargains in real estate today are not likely to make any mistake. The city has never grown as it has in the last two or three years, its industries have been increasing and expanding, although in the meantime, owing to the general hesitancy, real estate values have not expanded in proportion, and values are today conservative and tempting. "Judgment in the purchase of real estate at this lime should bring good returns." BUSINESS AND PLEASURE Attention is called lo the notice in our advertising columns of the business and social function arranged for next Thursday evening in the Knights of Columbus Hall hy the management of the Victoria Mutual Loan and Building Society. This successful institution hns hitherto confined ils meetings strictly to business, but the innnovnlion promises to be a hnppy one nnd nn attractive programme is now iu course of pre- pnrat ion. Victoria bank clearings for week ending October 27, $1,889,801. 1. Assessment ln respect of Fairfield Road I'm' Lhe work of constructing permanent sidewalks of concrete on the north side of said road from Linden Avenue to Moss Street, and on the south side from Cook Street to Moss Street. ■>, Assessment In respect of Ears- man Street for the work of grading, draining and paving with an asphaltic pavement said street from Fairlield Road to Chandler Avenue, and of constructing permanent sidewalks of concrete with curbs and gutters on both sides of said street, also lateral connections to sewers, surface drains and water mains. 3. Assessment in respect of Fort Street for the work of constructing surface drains, also sewer and surface drain laterals on said Street between Linden Avenue and Yates Street. 4. Assessment in respect of Field Street for the work of grading, draining and paving with a light standard asphalt pavement said street from Douglas Street to McBride Avenue, and of constructing sidewalks, curbs, gutters and boulevards on both sides of said street, also lateral connections to sewers, surface drains and water mains. 5. Assessment In respect of Discovery Street for the work of constructing permanent sidewalks on both sides of said street between Douglas Street and tllanshard Street. | (1. Assessment In respect of Paking- ton Street for the work of grading, "Never—never listen to what a womnn says, but to how she says It." "The way of a woman through the world Is made much easier for small than for large feet." " 'I could never love anyone who smoked a cigarette In times of stress,' said the Sun-Girl with scorn. 'Only aviators and stage managers and authors do that sort of thing.' "—The Sun-God Girl, by Theodore Flatau. (Hol- den and Hardlngham.) lis. LOCAL IMPROVEMENT NOTICE Pursuant to section 33 of the Local Improvement Act, public notice Is hereby given that a Court of Revision will be held on the 20th day of November, 1911, at the Council Chamber, City Hnll, at 10 a. in., for the hearing of complaints against thc special local Improvement assessments: draining and paving with an asphaltic pavement said street from Vancouver Street to Cook Street, and constructing curbs, gutters and boulevards on both sides of said street, also cost of sewer, surface drain and water laterals. 7. Assessment In respect of Empress Avenue for the work of grading, draining and paving with an a3phaltlc pavement said avenue from Quadra Street to Cook Street, and constructing permanent sidewalks of concrete, also curbs and gutters on both sides of said avenue, and lateral connections to sewers, surface drains and water mains. 8. Assessment In respect of View Street for the work of constructing permanent sidewalks of concrete on both sides of said street from Cook Street to Ormond Street. !). Assessment In respect of Maple Street for the work of grading, draining and paving with an asphaltic pave- i ment said street from Topaz Avenue to southerly termination, and constructing j curbs and gutters on both sides of said street, also lateral connections to sew-1 ers, surface drains and water mains. 10. Assessment In respect of Bay Street for the work of constructing a permanent sidewalk on the north side of said street from Douglas Street to Tannery Street. 11. Assessment ln respect of Vancouver Street for the work of constructing a permanent sidewalk on the east side of said street from Pembroke Street to Queens Avenue. 12. Assessment in respect of Cormorant Street for the work of constructing and erecting on both sides of said Street between Government Street and Douglas Street the necessary equipment and works for the purpose of supplying electric light, including standards and underground cables. 13. Assessment In respect of Scott Street for tlie work of constructing permanent sidewalks of concrete on both sides of said street from Haultain Street to Ryan Street. 14. Assessment lu respect of St. Charles Street for the work of grading, draining and paving with an asphaltic pavement said street from Rockland Avenue to Fairfield Road, and of constructing permanent sidewalks of concrete witli curbs and gutters on both sides of said street, and of constructing boulevards on both sides of St. Charles Street from Fairfield Road to a point distant approximately 647 feet from the southerly line of Rockland Avenue, also lateral connections to sewers, surface drains and water mains. j The special assessment rolls In res- | pect of the above mentioned local improvement work, will be kept open for | Inspection at the office of the City Clerk, i at the City Hall, Victoria, B. O, for nt least ten days next before Friday, the 20th day of November, Instant, the day ! appointed for the next sitting of the ] said Court of Revision. I WELLINGTON J. DOWLER, City Clerk's Office, C.M.C. i Victoria, B. C, Oct. 20, 1014. PANTAGES Unequalled Vaudeville Week commencing Nov. 2nd, 1914 WALTER TERRY AND HIS FIJI GIRLS "In Cannibal Isle" The Ne-west, Brightest and Gayest of Dancing Frolics TWO KERNS Iii "After the Fair GARDNER AND REVERE "A True Variety Act" LA TOURAINE POUR Singers de Luxe THE FIVE JUGGLING MOWATTS JOE KNOWLES "The Primitive Man" THREE SHOWS DAILY—3. 7:30 AND 9:15 Matinees 15c. Evening: Orchestra and Balcony 25, Boxes 50 Saturday, three Performances at night, starting at 0:30 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY "The Scenic Route" Imperial Limited train No. 2 leaves Vancouver daily at (i:4f> p. m. for Montreal, carrying Compartment-Observation cars. Standard and Tourist Sleepers, Diningcar and Coaches, through ears to Calgary, Winnipeg and Montreal, Toronto Express, train No. 4, leaves Vancouver daily at 8:110 a.m. for Toronto, carrying Drawing Room Compartment-Observation cars, Stnndard and Tourist Sleepers, Dining ear nud Day Coaches. AGENTS FOR ALL ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINES FROM MONTREAL AND NEW YORK For rates, routes, sleeper reservations and full particulars apply to C. P. R. Offices, 1102 Government Street. Phone 174. L. D. CHITHAM, City Pass. Agent 25c. Afternoon Teas- Tea, Toast and Cake The TEA KETTLE, nw Douglas St. MISS M. WOOLDRIDGE, Proprietress Opp. Victoria Theatre THE WEEK Page Seven London Gossip Supplied Specially to The Week by the International News Correspondence Service, Ltd., Goschen Building, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, England. London and the War After dark, when the streets of London are dimly illuminated and the searchlights are (lashing in the sky, it is not difficult to realise that we are at war. During the day, however, London is pretty much as it generally is, except, perhaps, In Whitehall. In what may be called the head centre of Imperial administration every other man one meets is In uniform. Officers of the Navy and the Army come and go in large, though not very elegant, motor cars which carry the letters "O.H.M.S.," prominently displayed upon them. More uniforms are in fact to be seen at the War Office and the Admiralty than I can remember ever seeing. Motor cycle despatch riders, looking very smart with their khaki showing through their silky oilskins, dart in and out of the slower traffic In a way which would In peace times give even a London crossing policeman nerves. These are not days of peace, however, but days of war, and the representatives of the Army and Navy nre freely and gladly given the right of way everywhere. At the War Office there are chairs in the archway leading tn the court, and on these the wives of soldiers sit, with their children grouped about them, waiting patiently on "news." Tt is obviously not easy for them tn be anything but downhearted. Still, they bear up wonderfully even when the "news" is bad. Names for Battles The nomenclature of war Is out of date. When a single battle is fought on a line a hundred and fifty miles long I). Is difficult to give It a geographical nace. The battle of the Marne could bo so called only because the centre of decisive action was on that river. As for the present battle the newspapers began by calling it the battle of the Aisne for a similar reason. But here further difficulties arose. In the first place, the battle has lasted twenty-nine days, and a modern newspaper gets tired of repenting the same headline twenty-nine times. One Impatient jour- nnl has for some time used the name "The Battle of the Rivers," presumably because the Somme, the Oise, tlie Aisne, and the Mouse all come Into the scheme of operations. But the title does hot really mean very much. Most battles nre battles of the rivers. Then this one has developed Into a more or less static condition of equilibrium along most of the line, with only the tall wagging fiercely. Tf geography Is to give the name the present title should apparently he the "Battle of the Belgian Frontier." But Hire Is no satisfaction to be got out of geography. Tt looks as If we slinll be forced to invent a new system of unities altogether. Benders of newspapers see battles graphically ns n plotted curve that wriggles like a skewered col. Tt Is difficult to think of them as fought at this or that place or nlong a lino to which a geographical name enn bo given. London, October 14, 1014. money out of a Paris bank at 11 p. m., when all the streets were black dark for fear of Zeppelins, and that on my mere receipt as I had forgotten a cheque book! I left Paris with two wounded soldiers; one had lost half his face and most of his fingers, and was eternally worrying a military doctor in the carriage to know how soon he might be fit to go back to settle the German gunner who had maimed him. An American set them all up in cigarettes and said all Americans were French at heart, when a Frenchman replied that was good, but it was a pity so many of their names ended in —helm or —stein. And what I can't make out is why Germans are allowed about loose in England when they are all rounded up in France. Business at the War Office ls as prompt and efficient as at Harrods' stores. The theatres are going in London and they must have guessed our Premier was going home, for they have just produced "Sir Richard's Biography" at the "Cri." Germans, even naturalised, are asked not to appear at golf clubs, and people are vexed that German prisoners should be better fed and looked after .than our own recruits. Evening open air lectures on recruiting are given by Members of Parliament in Embankment gardens, while the trains go by with their blinds drawn and the cluster lighting is turned off, and the search lights sweep round overhead. Lady Proctor Beauchamp, aided by the Boy Scouts, got more than seven teen thousand blankets presented for the army. Oen fellow was telling of the fate he proposed for the Kaiser, but some one else said: "Keep that till we have broken the main spring of the Watch on the Rhine." PRINCESS THEATRE i Never have the Allen Players appeared to better advantage than in .the powerful drama, "Kindling," j with which they are delighting their I audiences at the Princess Theatre. Iii the role.of "Maggie" Miss Verna 'Felton rises to heights which she has [never before attained in Victoria, land she receives first class support j from the other members of the coni- I pany. i Russia is providing her prisoners with German newspapers. Presumably in a kindly effort to hide the nth from them. A BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF THE SITUATION (By Special Mnreonlgmm to Tlie Week.) Only a few of the people in Europe are really in tlie war, but the lives of all In the Western end are modified: everyone well behind the fighting line is living nn ham, usually In sandwiches, nnd In France everyone takes a third class ticket and travels where he can get in, and then it takes him eleven hours to do a three-hour trip. "T started to telephone to a friend, nn Englishman, We broke Into English nnd the telephone girl said gently, "But Sir, excuse me, will you kindly speak French, foreign langauges arc forbidden on llie telephone wires." The French newspapers nre only single sheets, and you can hardly get your money out of your hank, but yet, so contradictory nre things, I did get LAND REGISTRY ACT IN THE MATTER of an Application for a fresh Certificate of Indefeasible Title to Lot 2, Block 5, of part of Section 10 "Burlelth Park," Map 960, Victoria City, NOTICE Is hereby given of my Intention at tiie expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof to Issue a fresh certificate of Indefensible Title, In lieu of the Certificate of Indefeasible Title issued to Rasmus Sormsen on the 11th of October, 1013, and numbered 12594, which has been lost or destroyed. DATED at the Land Registry Office, Victorin, B. C„ the Kith day of October, 1011. S. V. WOOTTON, Registrar General nf Titles. Oct. 31 Nov. 28 LAND REGISTRY ACT IN THE MATER of an Application for a freesh Certificate of Title to Lots 1654, 1655, 1664 and 1665, Victoria City, NOTICE is hereby given of my Intention at the expiration of one calendar month from the first publication hereof to Issue a fresh Certlflcate of Title in lieu of the Certlflcate of Title Issued to Frances Ann Bagshawe nn the flth day of April, 1007, and Numbered 14400C. which has been lost. DATED at tl* Land Registry Office, Victoria. B. C, this 20th day nf October, 1014. S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar General of Titles. Oct 24. Nov. 21 Princess Theatre Miss Verna Felton and The Allen Players November 2, 1914 PEG 0' MY HEART Seats now selling. Prices, 15c to 50c. Phone 4625. SHELL GARAGE 737 BROUGHTON STREET SHELL GASOLINE is not only the purest in its crude state, but is subjected lo such a refining process as to give it the premier place with particular Motorists everywhere. Office and Warehouse VIEWFIELD ROAD NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Court House at Duncan, B. C. SEALED TENDERS, superscribed 'Tender for Court House, Duncan," will e received by the Honourable the Minster of Public Works up to noon of uesday, the 3rd day of November. 014, for the erection and completion of Court House at Duncan, B. C. Plans, specifications, contract, and orms of tender may be seen on and (ter the 14th day of October, 1011, al ho offices nf Mnltland-Dougall, Govern lent Agent, Duncan; J. Mnhony, Gov rnment Agent. Court House. Vancouver, . C.; and the Department of Public Vorks, Victoria, B. C. Intending tenderers can obtain one opy of plans and specifications by ap- lylng to the undersigned, together .•ith a deposit of twenty-five (25) dol- ars, which will be refunded on their eturn ln good order. Each proposal must bo accompanied y an accepted cheque or certlflcate of eposlt on a chartered hank of Canada, nade payable to the Honourable the llnlster of Public Works, for a sum qual to 10 per cent, of tender, which hail be forfeited If the party tendering ecllne to enter into contract when called upon to do so, or if he fnll to omplete the work contracted for. The heques or certificates of deposit of un- uccessful tenders will be returned to hem upon the execution of the contract. Tenders will not be considered unless mnde out on the forms supplied, signed with the actual signature of the tenderer, and enclosed In the nevelopes urnlshed. The lowest or any tender nnt neoes- arlly accepted. Deputy Minister nnd Public Works Engineer, Department of Public, Works. Vlclorla, B. C„ 13th October, 1014. Oct. 17—31 SYNOPSIS OF COAL MINING RECK." LATIONS. Coal mining rights of the Dominion In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and iu a portion of the Provlnoc of British Columbia, may be leased for • 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 unsurvayed territory the tract applied for shall b< staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of 56 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 flve cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns ■diould be furnished at least once a year. The least will Include the coal mlnlnt rights only, but the lessee may be per mitted to purchase whatever avallabU surface rights may be considered neces sary for the working of the mine at tht rate of (10.00 an acre. For full information application should be made to the Secretary of the Depart ment of the Interior, Ottawa, or to anj Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Land* W. W. CCRY, Deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.—Unauthorized publication of thi* advertisement will not be paid for. march 22 WATER NOTICE APPLICATION for a licence to take and use water will he made under the "Water Act" of British Columbia, as follows: 1. The name of the applicant is Alex. Gillespie. 2. The address of tlle applicant Is East Sooke, B. C. 3. The name of the stream is Unnamed Creek. The stream has its source in Mount MncGuIre, (lows in a Northeasterly direction, and empties Into Sooke Harbour on Section 02, Sooke. 4. The wnter Is to be diverted from the stream on the Westerly side, about 7 chains from Easterly Bdy, Section 110. 5. The purpose for which the water will bo used Is domestic. (!. The land on which tho wnter Is to be used is described as follows:— Section 110, Sooke, B. C. 7. Tlle quantity nf water applied foils as follows: 2,000 gallons per dny. 8. This notice was posted on the ground on tho 28th day of July, 1014. I). A copy of this notice nnd un application pursuant thereto nnd to the requirements of the "Water Act" will hc filed In the office of the Water Recorder at Victoria, Objections may bc filed with the said Water Recorder, or with tho Comptroller of Water nights, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B. C. ALEX. GILLESPIE, Applicant. Oct. 3 Oct. 24 LAND REGISTRY ACT IN THE MATTER of an Application r a fresh Certificate of Title to part (3 acres) of northwest 1-4 of the southeast 1-4, and of the northeast 1-4 of the southwest 1-4 of Section 14, Mayne Islnnd, B. C. NOTICE is hereby given of my intention at tho expiration of one calendar month from the lirst publication hereof to Issue a fresh Certlflcate of Title Issued to James Asbton Bowker on the 6th day of December, 1001, aud numbered 100r>7 C, which has been lost. DATED al. thc Land Registry Office, Victoria, British Columbia, this 18th day of October, 11114. S. Y. WOOTTON, Registrar General of Titles. Oct. 17 Nov. 11 Page Eight THE WEEK "SOTTO VOCE" Bv the Hornet THAT Ihere is nothing so difficult these days as for a Volunteer from Brilish Columbia to get to the front. Thai it is to be hoped that the 11 C. Horse will gel; away before the "snow Hies." That both officers and men must be heartily tired of the prolonged and unnecessary delay. That now "Elliott's Horse" and "Boyle's Horse" have been provided for, it is surely the turn of the B. C. Horse. That "Hornet" understands that the editor of The Week has a prac- That with a long pull, a strong pull and a pull altogether the squadron eould be got away with ease. That the excellent rendition of "Pinafore" and "Jolanthe" by the Wolff Hopper Company was greatly enjoyed.. That the lanky one retains all his marvellous powers of mimicry, even it' his singing voice is not as melodious as of yore. That by far the cleaverest item in the programme was his impromptu (7) speech. That it is doubtful if he has any equal on the stage today in this line of business. That the appeal of the Typographical Union lo support Victoria printing establishments hits the School Hoard rather hard. That a well-known local sportsman motored twenty miles into the country for a "shoot" and packed au empty nun-case. That in this case the sportsman had not even the excuse of being "half-shot," although he may have had a peg. That il is popularly believed Unit Admiral Storey will give lhe Nnvnl Volunteers a Pair chance. * Thai he could easily recruit and train a thousand men at Esquimalt, who would be willing to serve the Empire anywhere. That il makes loyal British sub- jects "tired" to see some wealthy •.Germans rolling along Ihe slreets of Victoria in their motor curs, apparently indifferent to Ihe misery of the war. That their stnndard of culture fails to embrace lhe idea that their very appearance is an offence lo British people, * That they might at least have the decency lo hide their opulence and temporarily, nl least, lo disguise llieir superciliousness. That Ihe Kaiserhof changed ils name nnd its management just in time lo prevent a wreck. * That lhe agents of the property, which belonged to n naturalized Brilish subject of Gorman ancestry, whom all respect, exercised sound judgment. That the authorities are still lax in dealing with Germans who are known to be disaffected. In this case, the public can see clearer than the detectives. That the leniency shown to the Koshe outfit has occasioned great surprise. * That the public will be pleased to learn, on the authority of the proprietor, Martin Beck, and the manager, Leuscher, that Gertrude Hoffman is not a German. That she may be clever, but she showed execrable taste in caricaturing a soldier in the King's uniform. That there were several other matters of taste, on whicli the lady obviously differed from the public opinion of Victoria. No doubt, the difference was due to German culture. That it is about time the authorities prohibited the sale of Seattle papers of anti-British policy in Canada. That Winnipeg took this step months ago, to the gratification of her citizens. That if the police authorities cannot see their way to act, the Mayor has ample authority. The unemployed German waiter who tried to sing the British soldiers' marching song only got as far as "It's a long long vay to dor Tip—"l Remember, Remember the Fifth of November BUSINESS AND PLEASURE COMBINED THE VICTORIA MUTUAL LOAN AND BUILDING SOCIETY, Limited Will hold their Sixteenth Ballot for $1,000.00 _Z_ $1,000.00 for ten years ON Thursday, the 5th day of November, 1014, al 8 p. tu., at THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL, 724 FORT STREET After the Ballot lhe sum of $1,000 to bo advanced on mortgage free of interest for ten years, will be offered for sale among the members, and an appropriation of $1,000 will also be offered for sale. AFTER BUSINESS, A SOCIAL GATHERING There will be music, singing, and other entertainments, with light refreshments. Members aro cordially invited to bring their friends, who will be under no obligation to join the Society unless they desire lo do so. A. 6. SARGISON, President, T. EDWARD CLARK, Managing Director and Secretary. Registered Offices, 307 Pemberton Bldg., Victoria, B. C, Phone 3206. STOVE POLISH 10* FOR A KITCHEN CHEERY AND BRIGHT * THE F. K OAUEY CO. LIMITED. HAMILTON, CAN. BUFFALO, N. V. AT Peter McQuade & Son Limited. SHIP CHANDLERS WHARF STREET, VICTORIA Dealers In PAINTS For painting your boat or your house. Varnishes 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 Royal Victoria Theatre November 5th NAT. C. GOODWIN Supported by Margaret Moreland Will present The Three-Act Comedy "NEVER SAY DIE" NEW METHOD LAUNDRY Limited "Quality Launderers" 1015-1017 North Park Street Phone 2300 JOSEPH HINTON MUSIC SCHOOL Singing, Organ and Pianoforte Lessons 1116 Fort Cor. Cook and Fort Hours: 9 a, m. to 6:30 p. m. Saturday evenings, 9:30 QUEEN'S OPTICIANS Eyesight Specialists 607 Yates Street, Victoria, B.C. Between Government and Broad Streets HALL & WALKER Agents Wellington Colliery Company's Coat 1331 Government St. Vh*n« 83 Miss WALKER PIANO STUDIO 1153 Fort Street Business hours, 12:30 to 1:110 Wednesdays and Saturdays Excepted. _—_,_._—_—_,_^_—
Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) ; The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) ; "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) ; publisher not identified (1918-1920)
Newspapers
Victoria (B.C.)
English
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Victoria : "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited
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