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The Wee A British Columbia Newspaper and Review The Official Organ of the Victoria Real Estate Exchange 'Vol. XIII, No. 6-13th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, July 3,1915 5c. a copy, $2.00 a year unreasonable in ask wluil will li'appcih when those orders have been campaigner, uii.l a successful vote getter. In those enpneities he completed, if for any reiison thoy should nol bo duplicnted. In will be grently missed hy his Party. Like mosl ineu • of great other words, Canada is thriving today on the war, which will nol physical endowments, his nature was gentle nml affectionate, hi last for ever, nnd may nol lasi re than a your or two. Tbe second domestic circles he was much beloved, and bis sympatjieis could only isideration is one of exceeding importance, although it may hnve fjm] nll adequate outlet in generosities nnd charities, of which the escaped general attention; it is the warning from London thai men world knew little, but which far exceeded what any one would have ... ° ,i , ,1 r i i , vi i; i ; +•„,.„„„.„ ,i.„, of means in the Overseas D inious would he well advised not to imagined. Since the outbreak of the war his personal benefactions public men that the disloyal naturalized sun eel is tar mure (lull- . . »' ,,,,,,,' gerous than the "alien enemy." Tbe reus,,,', for this is obvious; *"lw"" f°r ""> I""-""," "' "'",wur lom' ,w ""ll llu.' (">«'™"""< has have been gratefully acknowledged by hundreds of men. Ills sud- ,s a rule he bus more wealth', ancl therefore more influence. As a J1"" ',lil'""1 "" ,k' market' ns ""'v wonl(1 b servn,S the,-r emmtr>' <'<"' l>«ssi»S »f '"' ^ when he had barely reached his prime, nnd Naturalized Subjects and the War NOW tbnt the work of the internment of alien enemies bus been taken in band, though none too vigorously, by the Federal Government, it may not be amiss to consider the not less important subject of naturalized Canadians of alien birth. England and in Canada il has been conceded by our lending rule he occupies u more secure social nnd business position, and in i nut a few instances he maintains intimate relations with bis own 1 countrymen at home. In considering this important question, one I fact demands the most unqualified recognition, and that is that every naturalized British subject is entitled to the snnie protection, , the snnie consideration, and the same fair play as lhe British born ; subject, li is only when lie forfeits these privileges that they can jnsl- . ly he withdrawn. On the other bund it must not be forgotten that we are living in abnormal limes, that there is much suspicion abroad, nnd tbnt in order to prevent the possibility of naturalized subjects abusing their privileges il is in the highest degree desirable that vvi'ry case ol' suspicion should be promptly nnd thoroughly investigated. This is as necessary for the community nl large as for the protect inn of those naturalized subjects who are loyal, but whose countrymen have made naturalization a mere cloak for disloyalty, or at the best u business insurance. If all cases of reasonable suspicion against naturalized Canadians of German birth on Vancouver Island had been so dealt with, nnd justice meted'out according to lhe evidence, sonic half dozen of the most notorious offenders would have been relieved from a disagreeable menace, and loyal tiaturalizd subjects in our midst would not have been subjected to indignities which they have done nothing to deserve. A sane, firm oliey of this kind bus not even yet been adopted by tlie Federal nnd the Empire better by investing al Inline. The obvious meaning when il seemed ns if be niighl contemplate many years of ucceptable nf ibis is thai Great Britain requires, nnd will require, .ill her public service, came as a great shock to the t nuinily. In bis own financial resources for homo purposes, nnd it is not unlikely that d ,.siie circle the loss is as keen as ii is irreparable, and Tho Week instead of continuing to lend to Canada at the rate nf $100,000,000 caunol do more than add ils slight tribute in the many which hnve at a lime, we shall have to dn some financing nn our own account, already been voiced to the memory of n man who played bis part and raise what money wc require in the open market, li is no bravely and fearlessly, as thousands of Canada's sons are doing today, secret thai this is the real purpose nf Sir Robert Borden's visil to London nt ibis time. So far Groat Britain bus advanced nil the money which Canada hns spent nn the war. The time is rapidly approaching when this policy can no longer be continued in its integrity. Snnie material modification will have to be made, nnd whatever else happens it is certain that any extensive revival nf trade in Ibe Dominion will have In be materially ussisled by the private contributions of wealthy Canadians. Unless The Week is grently mistaken we nre on the eve of n period of retrenchment such us bus never been contemplated, Immediately on tlie return of Sir Robert Borden a Conference nf Provincial Premiers is contemplated at Ottawa, when the whole subject will be threshed out. Tbe necessity for greater economy will be enforced, expenditures on public works will be whittled down to n minimum, pay in the Civil Service will ho greatly reduced, as a necessary war measure, nnd in every section of the country the struggle for retaining the luxuries of life will give place to n more strenuous effort to secure the necessaries. All this should occasion no feeling of disquiet. No one will be one ( . Government. It fears legal complications and damage suits, as . ''." """ "'"
'" " ."', " , ,. ■MM MUWMMMMniMMJI p,,i.i;,.■ "ii ilu lhe rich will lie all ibe hotter in hculih lor living evidenced by the manner in which it halted the Forme cases. Public opinion forced its hand in this matter nnd insisted on the internment of "alien enemies." When the Government realized that the people were in earnest it did what it might just as easily have done at first, amended its Order in Council to cover such cases. There was no difficulty, nnd nothing tn be overcome, but reluctance. Public opinion equally demands an investigation into the position nf naturalized subjects, and this is all the more necessary because this class of citizen lias not yet, except in a few isolated instances, followed the example of his fellow countrymen in Grout Brittnin, and openly denounced German policy. It is perhaps too late now to do this, or at any rate too late for it to produce the desired effect on public opinion, it should have been done when Belgium wits invaded, and the atrocities so pitilessly set forth in Lord Bryce's report, committed. Tt might have been done with some effect when the Lusitania was sunk. These opportunities were allowed to slip, and as a result naturalized Canadians of German birth will find it difficult to reinstate themselves in popular, favor for a long time to eonie. On the 27th May a meeting nf naturalized British subjects of German and Austrian origin was held in London, for the purpose of declaring their true allegiance to the King, their attachment to the country, and their condemnation of the methods of war adopted by Germany. A number of prominent men took part in the proceedings, nnd a very specific resolution was unanimously carried at a meeting of nearly two thousand. The Week can only express regret that some such slop has not been taken by loyal naturalized the simple' life, even though it be a matter nf compulsion, but they will gain infinitely more in self respect by making sacrifices tn the common weal. We are seven thousand miles from the sent of war and from the centre of the Empire. We only know in a vague way what is transpiring. The thunder uf mighty camion 'which reverberates hour by hour on British soil reaches us only in feeble adumbrations nf sound by way of the cable. Our strongest connecting link with the Front is the casualty list, but this only deepens our sympathies, without informing us on the military and economic features nf the war. All we realise is that the enemy is pounding away ut the heart of the Empire, mid we feel but the dying vibrations of his artillery, lint the facts have yet to be brought nearer home, nnd by and by we shall realise that the statement of all our great leaders in the Motherland, Asquith, Grey, Kitchener, Lloyd George. Balfour, that the Empire is "fighting for existence," is not as we have been apt tn regard it, a mere figure of speech, but a stern reality which has only confronted us as yet on the horizon. A"; a Discredited Bluffer T THE second lime of asking. W. R, T. Preston, who so atrociously libelled the memory of Lord Strathcoha, lias Getting to the Front EVER since the outbreak of lhe war The Week has been agitating for some policy on the part nf the Canadian <!ov- ei'iiiiieiit by which ex-service men could be assisted In rejoin their old regiments. Lust Full ihe result of a correspondence with the Government and with the War Office at home was published in these columns. The stand taken by lhe hitler wns that il could not act independently of the former. Tbe decision of the former was that it could only assist if the men were willing to become attached to a local militia regiment. As this would involve inuiiy mouths of delay, and of unnecessary elementary training, many ex-service men objected. They made tremendous efforts to get back at their own expense or at lb' expense of their friends, nnd in lhis way a goodly number were accounted for. A few weeks ago this cast-iron regulation wns modified tn some extent, when an official announcement was made thai, owing to the high mortality among the officers nf the British Army, ex non-commissioned officers of the Imperial Army who were desirous nf being sent in England tn re-join their former regiments would lie taken cure of by Major Dixon, nf Ottawa. To ibis appeal there has been u generous response, in which Victoria is inking its full share. The respected Secretary of the British Campaigners' Association, Mr. W. T. Edwards, a pensioner of the Imperial Army, has busied 'himself in looking up ex non-commissioned officers, and bus forwarded a substantial list to Ottawa. There must be a large number mi Vancouver Island, and The Week ventures In make lhe suggestion that as Mr. Edwards is on bis vacation, he might well he employed, say us Quarter-Master Sergeant to devote himself for the next few months tn tho very important work nf recruiting men of this class. His honourable association with the service, and the high reputation lie has established in.connection with the British Campaigners' Association mark him out as specially fitted for this work, and if lhe Government wishes to make n clean up uf ex non-commissioned officers, no better or prompter means could be adopted. The Granary of the Empire CANADA bus been culled, nnd not inaptly, the "Granary of the Empire." This suggests a startling consideration, viz.: something like one half of our grain crop on lhe prairies is produced by "alien enemies" who have settled in Canada without brooming naturalized citizens. When Colonel McPherson wns here tiled to convince u British jury that the journalist win expressed what everybody believed libelled I'rcstnii. The jury were H few weeks ago, he staled ns n reason why the general internment assisted in arriving at their disagreement by the very able direction nf "nlien enemies" was impossible that there were a qnurler of it nf niie of the ablest judges on the British bench, Mr. Justice Law- million in Alberta nml Saskatchewan. The feature nf this extru- V. . . ,r. , • ,, „i i !,.„.„ „i„„„,i ,i,„„, „„,.,„.,,,.,i ., ;llui fence. This eminent jurist had no difficulty in turning the tradttcer ordinary state of affairs which appeals to The Week is not any im- snbiects in \ lctorni. It would have placed I hem nn loom it agaiusi , ■ . •> " ,. ' , , ". ., v r e ut ■ in.' t >» ,n;„h w i„.,,„vl,i il,,, ,,,,0,0 ,,f n,.r- literally inside out. lie scathingly remarked that he Supposed mediae danger as in ihe destruction ol crops, but l ic unwisdom that nnliev ot "frightfulness which has brought the name ni uei- ... ,, , , , ',,, , , I , „ ,.,.,, , ,, . , ,, ., ,, 1 • .. . ,, m, .__,..!.... Preston would have at least some solid structure upon which in of a policy which places the Granary ot tho Empire so considerably make the allegations, but nil he could tell me was that he had been nt the mercy nf the enemy. This is not ihe time tn discuss the im- told so." The judge's final sentence was. "li certainly is not desir- migration policy with which the name nf Sifton will always be asso- able tbnt when we come in mir grave attacks dealing with persons ciated. Whatever else ii did ii hud ibe oft'eel nl' tilling tlie country like Lord Strathcniin should Ira published in leave everybody with with the lowest type nf European, and apparently n quarter nl' a sympathies and affections for them tn be tortured by having roflec- million nf "alien enemies." Thai eminent writer. Miss Cicely Fox- tinns east upon their character." If Mr. Justice Lawrence hnd Smith, has suggested a practical remedy, which ihe Colonisl on- known thai ballot-box Preston wns one nf the mosl disreputahlo dorses, thnl the Ca linn Government si Id be al leasl ns liberal politicians who ever figured in Canadian public life, ihat be wns in iis dealings with the British-born as Sifton was in his dealings the "creature" nf Sifton in the must corrupt days nf that corrupl with Galicians, Auslrians and Germans. She thinks that the British- politician, tbnt liiilli were practically driven from public life by the |,lir ighj he encouraged by assisted passages, and a gruiil nf money force of n decent public opinion, ami that ns far us Preston is con- in provide farm buildings, implements nnd other necessaries in tho cerned he was one of the most vimliviitivc mid venomous men of early days t,\' settlement. This has all been urged before, bin no his tribe, he would have imdcrst I ever better how impossible il Govern nt bus yel I found willing tn treat British-born with was for such n man tn treat the mei y nf one who had I n a ibe snnie generosity as il extends tn the lower European nationalities. political opponent with anything approaching fairness or respect, Le! us hope that lhe war will change all this, and thai the revival many into destestation in every part of the world. The resolution reads us follows: "Wc desire lo identify ourselves with, anil Cully share the iiulioiuil sentiments evoked hy the war which lins heen forced upon this country; wc express our horror and indignation at tlie methods of warfare employed by the enemy; we again declare our .faithful and true allegiance to his Majesty the Kin,;;, nnd affirm our sincere devotion to lhe country of our adoption; we gratefully acknowledge the recognition of our rights and privileges as British subjects, and, conscious of the duties and obligations of our citizenship, wc unreservedly place al the disposal of his Majesty's Government any service which wc can render in furtherance of nn early and victorious conclusion of the war." Canadian Finances THE LEADING financiers of the Dominion nre unanimous in declaring that the financial outlook contains no element nf disquietude, that business is gradually readjusting itself, nnd that with continued care and economy the country can be steered to the haven of success without any great disaster. This sounds very comforting, and The AVeek is prepared to accept it at its face value. There is, however, another side to the question, the expression of which does not involve the acceptance of a pessimistic i view; it is rather n protest against the policy of the ostrich, and a and political world through the avenues which hnve well served so suggestion that people should do n little thinking nn their own ac- many nf his fellow countrymen—the little red school house, and lhe count, nnd try to understand some of the fundamental principles editor's chair. A man nf sturdy physique, nf great endurance, nf u which underlie commercial prosperity in times of war, as well as strength and force nf character which harmonized with his Iwdilv in times nf peace. Undoubtedly the best policy for the moment is endowments, be made his influence fell in every sphere in which one of strict conservation, Half of the community is already con- fortune called him. He was always a hard bitter, direct, outspoken viueed of this through sheer necessity, the other half has adopted ami fearless. At limes bis impulse rushed him tn incori i concln- the motto, "Pleasure as usual," in lieu nf ''Business as usual." It sinus, bused upon facts which he hnd not taken sufficient trouble tn cannot be too clearly understood that financially speaking Camilla verify. This laid him open tn effective retort, but like the generous- is skating on thin ice. Such prosperity us can be found today in smiled man he was, when convicted nf error, bis greatest anxiety was uny part of the Dominion is due entirely tu activity in producing li n I the mistake, and place himself right with lhe public, lie y »j ^> * munitions of war. It is anthoritively stated that already orders ag- was n stalwart champion of the policy of tho Liberal Partv, On the /iA/j/ss2jj* Sa^tS** ^2l s~» S gregatiug $f,00,000,000 -...-.. . . , ,.„,....,, '.„;,,„ 1 _„',„_„ /^fc^*W>^-^'£^^^>-*'Z^ The Late Duncan Ross 0 MORE fitting epitaph could be indited In the memory of the late Duncan Ross than this. "He was a typicnl Canadian." Starting at the lowest rung nf the ladder, ho worked his way tn a high ami creditable position in the busines N' T f the question by Miss Smith may lead tn n more sympathetic consideration llian it bus hitherto received. ehiekens That May Come Home to Roost III'', work of coaling H.M.S. Kent lhis week was di by lighters brought alongside. Local men wei ngnged in unload from the scows, they were paid 50c per hour up lo ii p.m., and were agreed tn be paid 75c per hour up tn .11 p.m.. and $l.(iii per hour thereafter, The men mi lhe Kent were so disgusted by the slow work done, even at this abnormal rate of pay. that tbe col ire gang were dismissed at li o'clock, and the men of the Kent undertook the work themselves. As the former gang were leaving they shouted all manner nf uncomplimentary remarks in the bravo follows wlin bud fought f'nr the freedom nf the Pacific. Among others thnt they hoped the ship would be sunk. And yd we snme- liutes talk of I'isqiiiiuali again becoming a naval base! have been placed in the Dominion, It is nol hustings he bud <ck superiors in the Province, was i xcellenl Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, July 3, 1915 Canadian Army A naval wedding, reminding many of those present of the old days when such picturesque scenes were less rare, look place hist Saturday morning ai the Royal Naval Station and Garrison Chapel. The contracting ~~ parlies were Joyce, daughter of the big sister in tl Into Mr. R. W. E. Middleton, chief Medical Corps, agent for lhe Conservative party, and M^^^^^^^^^^^ Mrs. Middle! of StBvonnge, Eng- Lady Tapper (Vancouver), sustain- lunil. mid Lieutenant A'ictor Hilary ed a painful accident Inst week, Danckwerts, K.N., of H.M.S. Kent, spraining her ankle badly. She will son uf .Mr. W. 0. Danckwerts and be confined to the house for some Mrs. Danckwerts, of Orsett Terrace, time. London, England. The ceremony < B^For Men, Women Uf and Children Wf Any kind of Shoes W BLACK, WHITE, TAN f 2 in 1 givee the "Shine of Satisfaction" * ThEF.F. OALLET CO.. •'A» A Ltd.,Buffalo,Newriirk SHOE <^ POLISHES ^ *' V JL Htunllton. Can, . /fly fil^fli^^^ And iby contagion of the sun we may only the best stock. The cafe and Caleb ut a spark from that prime-Summer garden will he continued as val Are, a feature of what ought to prove one And learn thai we are better than of the most popular hostelries in our clay, Victoria, now that it is relieved of its And equal to die peaks of our de-former handicap. sire. The British Empire, by Sir Charles Irlcl; X Jliss Kythie Bolton, niece of Major Dimdas, is now at Southend in charge of the stores ut the Royal Naval Hospital for wounded soldiers. was performed by the Very Rev Dean Scholield, assisted by Rev. N. B. Kent. Chaplain of lhe Kent. The bride, who was given away by Cap- ^—m-mmmm-—mmmmmmmm-mmmmmmm—mmmmmmmmm tain J. D. Allen, C.B., R.N., of H. M. Miss Bolton visited here about two S. Kent, wore a wedding dress of years ago, and was very popular in lovely while lace, with chip bat, faced society. with pule pink and shaded pink flowers. She carried a bouquet of The Misses McBride and Miss roses, lilies of the valley and fern. Lemon are staying with Mrs. Ham- nioiiil, Metchosin. .Mr. and Jlrs. F. F. Higgs, Albert Head, gave a delightful entertainment hist week when the school children of the district celebrated the The best man was Commander E. I. Wharton, of H. M. S. Kent. The of- flcers and men of H.M.S. Kent and Shearwater were present, as well as manv civilians. * B One of the most largely attended beginning of the holidays. There garden parties held lhis season was were sports, and presentation of lhe charming fete held last Tuesday prizes, refreshments and tea, a very in the grounds of Jlr. and Mrs. D. M. pleasant afternoon being spent. Rogers' beautiful residence, at Oak * Bay, in aid of Red Cross funds. Among recent out of town func- ?& tions given in honour of the Captain Captain A. Turner, of Victoria, and Officers of H.M.S. Kent, and will command the first detachment H.M.S. Shearwater, was a delightful of the 54th Battalion, which will informal dance given at the River- shortly leave Vernon for the front. side Inn, Cowichan Lake. Among r\~, those present; were. Lieutenant Com- A large number of yachtsmen and maimer Redhead, Lieutenants Dunn, their friends will go to Brentwood Howard, Dr. Pickthorn, Jlr. Hnddon, today. The Brentwood Cup Race Mr. Keiiali, Mr. W. 11. Hayward, will be held, motor'boats leaving lhe M.P., Dr. Lii.vlon. and also a number Roynl-Victoria Yacht Club at 1 p.m. of the many guests registered nt the A dinner and dance will be held at lull, the Hotel tonight. BOOK NOTES Major Graves-Biining, who has been staying at the Empress for some time, leaves today for Sol Due. Dull times do not appear to have materially affected the publishing ;K i lirm of MacMillan & Co., Ltd., Ciin- Dr. Burn, late of H.M.S. Kent, ado, for the present week's mails has left for England lo lake up have 'brought half a dozen new publi- activities ill connections with the cations to my desk. The variety wnr. could not be greater, covering sensa- & tioniil fiction, biography, history and A delightful concert and dance wns poetry, held al Metchosin last week in aid The first is a most admirable text of patriotic funds. Many parties book on ''The British Empire," con- motored out from Victoria. sisting of a series of six lectures de- r!: livered lo the members of the Work- Thc many friends of Jlr. W. J. ing Men's College, by Sir Charles P. Roper will regret: to learn that he is Lucas, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. The lec- conlined to the house seriously ill. lares cover briefly lhe early period i\i when England was in the making, A wedding of interest took place and deals more specifically with the on Hi" 10th hist, at Blnckheiith, Eng- seventeenth, eighteenth and nine- limg, when Second Lieut. Arthur teonth centuries." The fifth chapter Hiipeil Hoffman, Army Service is a very able disertution on lhe Corps, of Overbnry, Thetis Island, British Empire of today, and the B. C, nnd Laura, youngest daughter sixth chapter deals with the Imperial of Mr. II. Warren Jones, of Blnck- liealh, were quietly married. Jlr. and JL's. Martin Cotton have returned from Iheir honeymoon and nre living on Fernwood Road. Ht Dr. nnd Mrs. Frost, Jliss Cobiirn nnd a party of friends, are Lady- .. smith visitors to Victoria. ■K Mrs. R. (>. JfcCoiinell, of Ottawa, outlook. Sir Charles Lucas is an authority on the subject, which he Ireals as only an expert, could. The style is al tractive and nothing better has been published since the outbreak of the war for giving one an insight into the true character and value of the British Empire. The next book of note is "Abbas " by the Earl of Cromer. This is n sequel, or rather an appendix lo Lord Cromer's magnum opus, "Egypt." It deals unsparingly who hns ben staying at the Oak Bay ,vith""[j18 eharaoler"and conduct "oi: Hotel, left on Louise. Monday for Luke Sir Charles Hibliert and Lady Tapper hnve announced the engagement of their youngest (laughter, .lanet. lo Lieut. Glen C. Holland, eldest son of Jlr. Cuyler Holland, of Victoria. that despicable Khedive, who placed every obstacle be could in the way of reforming Egypt. For the lirst lime Lord Cromer is at liberty to speak without reserve, and he avails himself of the opportunity. No one who wishes to understand how our great pro-consuls have reconstructed lhe land of Ihe Pharaohs can afford to he without this hook. Fiction is represented -by .lack London's hitest conception, "The Scarlet Plague." This is a book of the kind which one has come to expect from its sensational and renlis- The marriage look place on June ft, very quietly, at Brompton Regis, Diilverlon. of John Stobnrt Hincks, Lieutenant-Commander, R. N. (re- rccently residing in British Columbia), youngest son of the bite Cup- Uo author. It is a story of an old tain T. C. nod Mrs. Huiclcs, to Ruby ,,,.,„ |||1(| |,is gml(lson „.,„, wander Elizabeth Hill, granddaughter of the thl,ougi, California clad in skins, late Prebendary Kitto. sceking belTio?j ,blrds al|(1 Cl.nbs 0|1 '■' which to live. They are practically Jlr. and Jlrs. Claude A. Solly, of ||le only survivors of lhe millions, Victoria, are residing nt the Metro- who inhabited lhe Slate at the dawn polis Hotel for a few days previous of lhe twentieth century, and the to their departure to Seattle. story is placed one hundred years ■H later, Everybody died of the "Red Jlrs. William Bell, Hampshire, re- Death." or "The Scarlet; Plague." turned last Monday from a trip lo The book is a vehicles for a funliis- Fort George. Tlie Misses Milligun tic story, but even more for a few accompanied Jfrs. Bell back to Vic- of the theories which Jack Loudon toria. nnd arc staying at "Roccu- is so fond of propounding. As is in- helhi." evitable, he works buck to the primal M passions of mankind, and incidental- Miss Mnrjorie Aitken. of Vernon, ly exploits his socialistic theories. As has received an appoint inent ns nnrs- n speculative study of what the author would probably call lhe Philosophy of Life, and the possibilities of science, it is extremely diverting and entertaining. As a contribution to literature or art it cannot be re- garded seriously. A really interesting work of liction is "The Hand of Peril," a novel of adventure by Arthur Stringer. The writer is another of those popular novelists who have graduated from the magazine school. He follows in the wake of Owen Wister, whose breezy Western storing have given plnce to estimable works of liction. Arthur Stringer wns ibest known for a long lime ns n writer of excellent verses, but with the publication of the "Silver Poppy," and the "Wire Tappers," he passed into lhe circle of detective story novelists. "The Hand of Peril," is by fur lhe best detective story 1 have read for many a day. It is excellently written, changes its venue with almost knleio- doscopic quickness, and imports any amount of local colour us the scene shifts from Paris to Palermo, thence lo New York, and back again to Italy, it deals with a most fucinut- ing branch of erimonology, the employment of a beautiful and essentially pure girl to exercise her artistic gifts at the behest of her -reputed father, for the 'benefit of a counterfeiting gang. The detective who unravels the scheme, Kestor, is a worthy successor of his confreres who figure in the pages of Gnborinu nnd Boisgohey. There is an unusual and alructive love slory interwoven with the detective work which furnishes the hook with a double motive, and holds the attention to tlie end. It is well worth reading. Of all the ecenlricities in the shape of a hook whicli have come my way, none can compare with "Spoon River," an anthology by Edgar Lee Masters. I must lirst chronicle my surprise Unit a firm of the status of JlacMilliins would be willing to publish such a thing. There are in it several sketches which I imagine a critic with as strong a stomach as Jack London or Emile Zola would have ruled out. The one headed "Harry Wilinnus" is not merely repulsive, but disgustingly indecent. The whole book is sordid, and comparable wilh nothing in modern publications except the mad ecentiricities of Mary McLean, of Butte. In two hundred and forty- eight pages, I hnve failed to find a single line of poetry. As, however. I cannot imagine that the anthology was published without some raison d'etre, I am willing to assume that the following lines may have caught the eye of the publisher's reader. They arc not startlingly original, but easily the best ill the book. This is life's sorrow; That one can be happy only where two are; And that our hearts are drawn to stars, Which want us not. To put meaning in one's life may end in madness, But life without inclining is the torture Of restlessness and vague desire— It is a hoat longing for the sell, and yel afraid. The last of the half-dozen books is a collection of poems by James Stephen, "Songs From the Clay." The author is a true poet, even if he sings in a minor key, and a lover of nature, as every true poet must be. His rhythm and metre are almost (lawless, and of the hundred songs in his book, few are not worth re-rending. I like best "The Horned Moon," "The Satyr," "The Imp," "The Nodding Stars," nnd "The Holy Time." There nre some strong verses, nnd some particularly line lines. Two verses will suffice to illustrate both the style and the spirit of a writer who reminds me not n little of Joaquin Miller nnd Francis Thompson: Let us go out and walk upon the rond, And quit forever more the brick- built den, The lock and key, the hidden, shy abode That separates us from our fellow- men. COAL PROSPECTING. LICENCES NOTICE NOTICE Is hereby given that, within P. Lucas, K.O.M.G., the Macmillan ■J1*1'' ''">•" '"»» a™, i intend to apply n r n j r ■ .. j t. ■ «i oc '" Ulp Minister o( I.andH for n licence Co., of Canada, Limited. Price, $1.25. in prospect for coal and petroleum up- AW'si TT hv the Plarl nf Ornmor "" "'" ,IU"' "'"' ul"'c'' "10 foreshore Annas u, Dy tne uan oi uromer, ,M1C| „,ld6r lho water in Rupert District, the Macmillan Company, of Canada, described as follows; Commenclni? at », ,L j *. , n,- n I",sL Planted »t the Houth-west corner Limited. Price 75c. ^""^^ ^^^^^ The Scarlet Pleague, by Jack London, the Macmillan Company, of Canada, Limited. Price $1.00. The Hand of Peril, by Arthur Stringer, the Macmillan Company, of Canada, Limited. Prive $1.35. Spoon River Anthology, by Edgar Lee Masters, the Macmillan Company, of Canada, Limited. Price. $1.25. Songs From the Clay, by James Stephens, the Macmillan Company, of Canada, Limited. Price $1.00. tion i!7. Township 2, Rupert Lis- thence north SO chains; thence west SO chains; thenco south lo Ibe shore-line; thenco following lho sinuosities of the shore-lire to the place of commencement. Haled Ibis ISth day nt Mav, 19111. EDWARD K. HODdSON, Stephen Conk, Agent. June 12 .Inly 10 NOTICE NOTICE Is hereby given that, within sixty days from date, I Intend to apply to the Minister of Lands for a licence to prospect for coal and petroleum upon the land and under the foreshore (Old under the water in Rupert District, described as follows: Commencing at a post planted at the south-west corner of Section 27. Township 2, Rupert District; thence north SO chains; thence east SO chains; thence south SO chains; thence west 80 chains to place of commencement. Dated this ISth day of May. 1MB. KDWARD E. HODGSON. Stephen Cook, Agent .Tune 12 .Inly 1 NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that, within sixty days from date, I intend to apply ind to the Minister of Lands for a licence (vlicn I eel married I'm irninir to Jiavi. l" P'oxpoct for coal and petroleum up- nlien I Ret m.iiruci 1 m going to nave on tho inna ,lm] under the foreshore engraved in the corner of the invitations : 'No babies expected.' "—Chi THE CLAY DETACHABLE MOTOR Let us show you this compact little motor. It can be placed in position in a few minutes to any kind of row-boat, sail-boat or canoe, without tools, and will give a speed of six to eight miles per hour. Peter McQuade & Son Limited. SHIP CHANDLERS WHARF STREET, VICTORIA TELEPHONE 41 TOO TRUE IN MANY CASES At n wedding reception the young niiin remarked: "Wasn't it annoying the way that baby cried during the whole ceremony?" "It was simply dreadful," replied the prim little maid of honor cago Medical Recorder. HOTEL CHANGES NAME Hostelry Formerly Known as Blan- sliard Now Known as Cecil— Under New Management and under the water in Rupert District, described as follows: Commencing at a post planted at the north-east corner of Section 22, Township 2, Rupert District; thenco south so chains; thence west SO chains; thence north SO chains; thence east -SO chains to placo of commencement. Dated tills IStli day of May. 1MB. HOWARD 13. HODGSON. Stephen Cook, Agent. June 12 July 10 B NOTICE NOTICE Is hereby given that, within ,,, ,. - .... , , a . , , sixty days from date. I Intend to apply lilltirely refitted and refurnished, to the Minister of Lands for a licence aad most important of all, freed from „° ^la^d^na^mae? the'trcshoTe the stigma which attached to it prior and under the water in Rupert District, ,, ,. r, .,,.,. described ns follows: Cnmmencing at to the anll-dcrmail riots III Victoria, a pust planted at the north-west cor- Ihe Blanshnrd Hold on the enrncc ol' "cr n( Section 23, Township 2. Rupert mi 131.1111,111110 nolti oil llie COlllCI ol. restrict; thljnc0 south SO chains; thence Johnson and Blanshard Streets, has east SO chains; thenco north SO chains; , , , i .r* ., t hi thence west SO chains tn place of com- been taken over bv Jlr. Alex. J. lie- mencement Cool, lute of Moose Jaw, who will r""-<1 ^DBWARDdB! HODGSON,16' conduct it in such a manlier as lu Stephen Conk, Agent. warrant the hearty support of all J""e 12 July 10 Britishers. NOTICE nr ,, n ,, ■,. , , NOTICE is Hereby given thnt, within Ml. Met not s position lis 11 loyal sixty days from date, I Intend to apply British sullied cnnnol be doubled to tho Minister of Lands for a licence iiiiiMi suujixi uiunoi ol aoiiDiea, lc, prospeol fnl. ,,„„, „„,, petroleum np- lor he served in the South African nn the land and under tlie fnreshnre ; „. . , ,. ,, r, (ual under the water in Rupert District. campaign as a member oi: the Can- described as follows: Commencing at iiilian Mounted Hides, and he intends " ",°,at Planted 40 chains east from the , ,, northwest corner nf Section 23, I own- lo cater especially to the trade of ship 2. Rupert District; thenco north so ,'•,, i , chains; thenco east SO chains; thenco service men, mid will demonstrate lo s„„ii, so chains; thence west SO chains then. Ihat there is not a vestige of t0£%i ^^^hay, 1MB. llie (icrmuii taint remaining in any- edward e. hodgkon, thin- appertaining to the hotel, which .Tune H Stephen Cook'Afw he lias renamed the Cecil. Mr. Mc- "
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