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The Week A British Colombia Newspaper aad Review Vol. XV, No./--15th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, August 11th, 1917 5c a copy $2.00 a year Prohibition FORECASTS of the findings of the commission appointed to investigate the overseas vote nre conflicting. Joseph Martin, K.C., counsel for the liquor interests, declares that the charges of irregularity were by no means established. Such a declaration need not be taken too seriously considering its source. Mr. Bayley declares that the charge were amply proven and that additional irregularities were brought to light. He claims that the auditor appointed by the government is in -a position to prove that a majority of the votes alleged to have been cast were fraudulent. These conflicting claims may be taken us an indication thnt the fight between the "wets" and "dries" is but beginning. Joseph Martin, K.C., is on his way home. Perchance his further activities .may be quite remunerative, involving possibly an appeal to the courts. The prohibitionists are equally determined not to accept an adverse verdict without a further struggle. If the government fnils to find a way by which to suppress the traffic in alcoholic liquors at lenst for the duration of the war, its very continuance in office will be seriously jeopardized. The situation confronting Mr. Brewster and his Government is, therefore, a difficult and thankless one. Had the referendum never been taken nt all its position would be much simpler. Tt would then pass just such legislation ns it conceives to be in the genernl interest and its decision could not lie seriously challenged. But the charges and counter charges of irregularities in the polling and counting of the overseas vote, the possibility of technicalities being seized upon as n means to test their action in the courts, anil the unfortunate demise of the returning officer who had charge overseas, all combine to render their positon very difficult. Tt will be their duty nevertheless to take decisive action. If the referendum is deemed to hnve carried by a majority of votes enst, they will doubtless so declare and risk an .adverse decision in tbe courts. Tf the referendum is deemed to have failed to find majority support, the utmost tho prohibitionists can.expect is a measure prohibiting the traffic for the duration of the war. Tt is generally understood that this course will be followed by the Government. It is credited with the intention to lift the issue above the contention nnd strife in which it is now involved. As a win-the-war expedient and on grounds of the highest patriotism, the trade will be asked to consent to effacement until the struggle in Europe is over. This appeal will not fall on deaf ears. Many of the men engaged in the trade have already given ample proof of their broad outlook and tlieir high patriotism. These will strengthen the hands of the Government in any steps which will tend to shorten the world conflict. Reasonable men of all sections nnd parties should give the Executive their whole-hearted support. The continuance of the liquor traffic involves the destruction of valuable and vital grain supplies and with this fact in mind it should be suppressed. Tf there are any other industries the operation of which involves a similar waste, they should lie similarly treated. The appeal by the Federal Government to the citizens to practise thrift, frugality and carefulness will assuredly fall on denf ears so long ns thnt Government sanctions graft, profiteering and wastefulness by the vested interests nnd individuals in high places. On nil hands is heard the remark "I don't take nny stock in this shortage cry. The Government will act differently if nnd when a real shortage is experienced." The citizens expoct the Provincial nnd Federal authorities to take such joint action as may be deemed needful to suppress wastefulness in all its forms not excluding the wastefulness of tbe traffic in alcoholic liquors. When they do this tlieir hands will be greatly strengthened in supervising the domestic economy of Ihe masses. Until they do this they will mnke little if any headway iu their "conservation" campaign. The Canadian Northern Railway THE decision of the federal authorities lo nationalize lhe C.X.K. will be received with mixed feelings tbroughoiil tlie Dominion. MacKenzie and Mnnn alone are happy nl tlie new development. They are doubtless fully informed nn matters which are not yet common knowledge, viz., tho terms on which the concern is to be taken over by the public. Tt is on the question of terms that the desirability or otherwise of the nationalization proposals depend. If the promoters of the ill-starred venture nre to be forced to turn over their entire holdings together with such n sum as will compensate the exchequer for the huge deficiencies caused by their conscienceless operations, then may it lie affirmed that nationalization is highly desirable. If, on the contrary, the promoters are to receive further money from faithless guardians of the public purse, then will it be safe to say that nationalization of the 0. N. R. is the worst possible step from the popular standpoint. It, must be constantly kept in mind that the C. N. R. could never have been built without government guannntees and government monies. Tf the promoters have now any monies of their own in the venture, that money lias been acquired since they started operations. In other words they have not risked one cent, of their own whilst, the people have borne lho entire burden, both principal and interest. Time and again have these wily promoters been back to the exchequer for further aid nnd time and again have they misused the money thus obtained. New arrivals from the older countries are unable to comprehend how such nefarious operators are able to carry on their machinnlions. But those wdio havo lived in Canada a few years know only too well how the trick is worked. Consider for a moment the following words of li. B. Bennett, M.P. for Calgary: If any man in this House will )<tad the history and operations of Mackenzie and Mann, he will find one long trail, of parliamentary corruption., of lobbying, of degradations of parliamentary institutions, of the lowering of the whole morale of public life, and the degradations of all such standards of public life by which it should be truly measured. Look al. the statute books for the aid which has been given this company. Both sides are to blame, ■lust a few days before an ebection you will find Ihat one party proposes and the other acquiesces. They are bound lo ask a few ipies- lions that the contribution to parly funds mag be large enough. Let us look the wretched business fairly in lhe face. The time has come when ttw. people themselves must take slock of existing conditions, and. must decide whether we are to continue to add to the predatory uMalth of selfish promoters, or whether we shall strike a blow for decency and right and the. good name and. prosperity of our country. We invite careful attention to these bold words. Surely Canadians will do well to consider the effect, to themselves, their children and the future of their country of continuing to allow the national wealth to he misappropriated for the personal enrichment of the Canadian Northern freebooters. They have bled the country white. Now is the time for the public to assert themselves in order to prevent any further payments on any pretense whatsoever to these blue-sky promoters. Nationalize the C, N. R. by all means. But see to it thnt Mnckenzie nnd Mann disgorge their ill-gotten gains at the same time. Tt, is timely to remark thnt nationalization is by no means a cure-all for the ills of mankind. Graft ancl patronage are too much in evidence in everything managed by governments in this country. Tf hy the purchase of a few hundred tons of coal for a few small dredges the party hacks are able to profit so handsomely, what estimate shall he formed of the riches awaiting the faithful in the dnys wdien the functions of government are grently extended ? Nationalization mny he, nnd doubtless is, a good thing when accompanied by well considered measures for the eradication of the causes of corruption. But unless accompanied by such measures it will of necessity strengthen the hands of the party boss and fortify, the political machine. Sir Richard McBride THE passing of Sir Richard McBride nt the early age of 47 years will bring genuine sorrow .to all British Columbinns. He was a lovable personality. His friends were legion and they were found in all parts and amongst all sections. It was possible to differ with him on matters of policy but. it was impossible to so acrimoniously. His glad hand, his engaging smile and his open heart were a combination which achieved the well nigh miraculous amongst the rank and file of his countrymen. Even when the fact could no longer be disguised that his policies had brought his native province to the brink of bankruptcy, there was a complete absence of anger or bitterness in the attitude of his countrymen. They trusted his judgment less but they loved Sir Richard himself as much as ever. Had the regrettable blunders committed by him been made by ordinary politicians there would bave been an angry if not dangerous popular outburst. As it was the common people never once mistrusted the man who had proved his generosity of spirit and his sympathetic nature times without number. Tn the first place it was common knowledge that when he left his native shores to assume his new duties in London, he was a eomparitively poor man. Others may hnve benefitted by the orgy of extravagance which marked his administration but, most assuredly he did not. His generous and open heart may have found it difficult to see through the machinations of others but no one dared to suggest that he was guilty of any machinations of his own. He initiated policies tinged with the prevailing recklessness of the time. Undoubtedly he took long chnnces but in so doing he wns but imitating the large majority of his countrymen. ITo was lender of the government iu dnys of nn nil dominating false optimism. Business principles, business judgment and business methods were thrown to the winds. Sir Richard, like n grent many others, succumbed to the temptation to take a short cut to prosperity. Instead of warning his fellows, as a more safe and conservative lender would have.done, he joined them nt the feast, of imprudence. As a statesman he wns not a success but as nn exemplar of all that is generous and gracious and kindly in human nature he wns a prince amongst his follows. His passing is n personal loss to everyone who ever had the good fortune to meet him. The heartfelt sympathy of tiie whole community will go out to Lady McBride nnd family at this the saddest moment in their lives. Provincial Salaries IT is reported that most of the appointments of the Brewster Government to vacancies in the civil service are being made at salaries which are quite inadequate. Responsible positions are being tilled by underpaid officials who in consequence are scarcely able to pay iheir tradesmen's accounts, Cases have been brought to light where competent men were paid but seventy-five dollars monthly and we hnve lhe authority nf n minister of lhe crown for the statement thnt few of lhe now appointees ure to receive more thnn ninety dollars monthly. Time will inevitably demonstrate tbnt such n policy is "cent wise ami dollar foolish." Temporarily and for privnte reasons good men mny perchance be found willing to accept such treatment, but permanently they mosl assuredly will not. The experience of the Victoria School Board will be re-enacted. The more competent men will seek fields of usefulness elsewhere and those thnt remain will discharge their duties in a discontented frame which must lead inevitably to in- eHieiency. There will be—nny, there has already set-in—a drift from the public service of officials who enn ill be spared. Within the last few mouths ninny servants have been lost who had rendered and were competent to continue to render, valuable public service. Tilt: Wkhk contends thnt such n policy is contrary to the wishes of ihe vnst majority of the people of the province. They do expect economy but Ihey do nol expect parsimony. They expect nnd demand the elimination of waste hut they do not expect the elimination of efficiency. The leak of unearned money to political parasites must be stopped bul not the legitimately earned money of civil servants. The full effects of this mistaken policy of the government will not be fully known until Ihe harvest is reaped but ministers may as well learn now rather than Inter thnt if they sow discontent they will reap discord. Let it be remembered ihal. lhe salaries of ministers of the crown have not been decreased. The members of the Brewster Government are receiving as niAich as their predecessors. The Prime Minister's salary has been raised to $7,500 to compensate him for losing the dual salary enjoyed by former Premiers. These facts show coi lusively that it is only the smaller men who are being victimised. If the position of the ministers is that the exchequer cannot afford to pay the old scale of salaries, why do Ihey not begin by cutting their own? Why should the paltry pittances of the poorly paid men be the first to suffer?. A cut in the salaries of ministers would not even temporarily inconvenience their homes hut a cut in the salaries of - the smaller men is a blow at the comfort and well-being of their wives and families. Ministers will do well to remember that the cost of living is very much higher than formerly. A salary of one hundred dollars monthly will only accomplish what a salary of sixty dollars would, have accomplished three years ago. The minimum salary of any man in the service should be not less than ninety dollars and if the cost of living continues lo rise ihe minimum should be raised accordingly. The average family man should receive not less than $110-$125 monthly and that will go no further than $80-$95 a few years hack. Ministers will be well advised to well consider their future course in respect to the salaries of public servants. A definite policy should be adopted. And nne of the first provisions of the new code should be that the least of provincial civil servants should receive a living wage even if it means an actual reduction in the salaries of cabinet ministers and higher paid officials. Until eaeh and all are receiving JUSTICE no one in the service should receive munificence. If the excuse is made that plenty of men are procurable at the salaries offered, it, will become the duty of Tun Week to point out that plenty of excellent cabinet material is available at one-half, or even less, of the salaries enjoyed by those who at. present fill the jobs The Business Men's Trip THE trip of business men to various Island points should be well supported. Nothing but good can result from a more intimate acquaintance by Victoria merchants of men and conditions up-country. There is no reason whatever for allowing Vancouver and other cities to monopolize the trade of the agricultural and mining districts of Vancouver Island. Local merchants carry the necessnry stock and they sell at, right prices. All that is lacking is that, personal touch which alone brings business. The cost of the trip is negligible. The railway ticket and luncheon will cost but $7.o0 and the total expense of the trip should not exceed $15. The Week therefore urges business men to communicate with C. L. Armstrong of the Vancouver Island Development Association and secure tlieir tickets early. The motto of those who are promoting the excursion is "Know Your Island and Advance It-' and this motto should liecome a clarion call to the whole commercial community of Victoria. The Public Market and the Saturday Holiday TTIE demand is increasing that, lhe market-day shnll be changed from Saturday to Friday. This step will eliminate lhe unfair competition from wliich the butchers are suffering and it will preserve the Saturday holiday intact for the grent bulk of the citizens. The difficulties of the situation nre only increased when the butchers are allowed to open on Saturday afternoons. They sell a great ninny commodities such ns butler, eggs, bacon and hams, lard, etc., wliich ure also handled by grocers. To allow butchers to open nt hours closed to grocers would be most unfair, and to allow a general encroachment on the invaluable heritage of a Saturday afternoon holiday would be a calamity. Tbe Cily Council has the matter in its own bauds. It will perform an act of justice to all nnd an injury to none if it forthwith changes mnrket-day from Saturday to Friday. And by this action it will also solve the whole problem of lhe weekly holiday. The Buy«at»Home Campaign THE WEEK has received a gratifying response to ils invitations for support for its proposed BTJT-AT-HOME CAMPAIGN, including letters from lhe Premier, the Mayor and lending business organizations. The suggestion hns been mnde. however, that the. campaign will achieve its purpose more successfully if deferred until nfter the camping season and until Victoria's housewives are back at their homes. For Ibis reason, therefore, the campaign will Ik* delayed until September. Individualism Versus Socialism IT is high time for social reformers of all shades of opinion to unite forces for effective action, More can be accomplished by mutual agreement and co-ordinnted effort than by unworthy suspicion- and base insinuations. The inclination to tag with contemptuous labels those workers who "follow not us" is unfortunately a deplorable modern tendency. Labels are oft-times libels. They nre painted by ignorance and attached by sectionalism, When Rauschenbausch in his admirable work Chrislianily and lhe Social Crisis speaks of the "sinful laissez-faire ways of political economy" he libels in a sweeping generalization a school of earnest and common sense reformers. The doctrine of laissez-faire as enunciated by its most trustworthy exponents is anything but, sinful. On the contrary it is a noble protest against unwarrantable infringement of inalienable human rights. Rightly understood the individualism of this Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, August 11 school is a vindication of liberty. It means free thought, free speech, free land, free men. It presents an impregnable line of trenches against the assaults of priests and prelates, kings and kaisers, despots and demagogues. On its-banner is inscribed the inspiring legend: The Rights of Man. Under its protection the "common people dwell safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree." Its protest is not against co-operation but against servitude. The modern founders of the laissez faire school found Britain groaning under the intolerable yoke of iniquitous corn-laws. Peace and liberty lay bleeding. Corruption, destitution and despotism stalked all but unhindered through the land. Bread was high and life was cheap. The House of Commons, so-called, was a House of Landlords. It robbed others to enrich itself. It existed for the perpetuation of special privilege and monstrous monopoly. Government interference meant legalized oppression. Against, this oppression laissez-faire waged n noble fight. Tt demanded tbe right of the people to be let alone. It voiced popular discontent with a diet of husks und demanded access to the Father's bounty. Tf there wns corn in Egypt, it, demanded the right, to bring it thence. The noble lives of John Bright nnd Richard Cobden should be n complete answer to the calumnies of present day critics. If they failed in their efforts to lead the people to the land flowing with milk and honey, they at least brought them up out of the House of Bondage. Tf they were not permitted to enter the promised land they at least shared with a stubborn and stiff-necked people the heat and burden of a long wilderness journey. From the mountain-top of self-sacrificing devotion they viewed their goal from afar and to us is bequeathed the task of continuing their labors. If they did not live to see the complete extirpation of involuntary poverty they at least laid well and truly tho foundation of that economic strength whieh has stood Britain in such good stead in the present titanic conflict. To speak of such men or such teaching as "sinful" is a complete misuse of terms. The attempt to belittle them is a denial of goodness unworthy of Rauschenbausch as a broad- minded and altruistic sociologist. It is true that as painted by him laissez faire is a selfish nnd unlovely thing. - But unfortunately his painting is not a portrait but a caricature. If the finished picture lacks beauty, the artist must take another look at the original and rely less on a faulty imagination. Not until modem social students of the colleetivist school tnke the trouble to comprehend their precursors in the noble work of social regeneration will they be able to sympathetically co-operate with the modern disciples of the apostles of so-called INDIVIDUALISM. If it is true, and it surely is true, thnt the ultimate goal of all reformers is the same, why should it to impossible for them to lay aside their hand grenades and gas tombs? If the individualist seeks to introduce a society in which the component parts shall enjoy to the full their natural inalienable rights and privileges and in which none shall be allowed to infringe tho freedom of his fellows surely the socialist, and the colleetivist can afford to extend to him the right hand^of fellowship. If the socialist replies that in his opinion the goal of personal freedom is best reached by the team-work of socialised energy and activity, it, is bis privilege to pursue the common purpose in his chosen way. Tt still remains for him, however, to demonstrate that socialization and nationalization are synonymous terms. The individualist is fully persuaded that man is a social animal and he therefore naturally believes in socialized endeavor. He remains, however, quite unconvinced that socialization can be best accomplished by governmental regulation and control. In his view the goal of liberty cannot be attained by following the by-paths of restriction and coercion. Compulsory communism is a contradiction of terms. Salvation does not lie in an increase of legislative enactments. It lies iu the abolition of those enactments by whieh man was deprived of his birth-right. In truth we are already coddled to death. The world suffers from an overdose of legislation. The state nursing mother overlays its young. The body politic needs the fresh air of freedom. The individualist holds thnt man, being a social animal, will to led by natural instinct nnd inborn perceptions to voluntarily seek by association and co-operation the attainment of his fondest hopes and highest, aspirations. .The barriers to this ideal state of willing co-operation are those enactments which divide mankind into workers and parasites. The workers are given n bare subsistence whilst the parasites are indulged by the fat of the land. The enactments in question are those which sanction the monopoly by the few of those natural bounties intended by the Creator for the needs of the many. With the removal of these infractions of the • natural order each will be dependent on his own exertion for the satisfaction of desire. Instinct and experience will then combine to show him that association is the law of life. Should the natural perceptions of any be blunted by unfortunate heredity, the penalties of nature will suffice to win them back to a co-operative frame. The opposition of mnny individualists to factory Acts and child labor enactments arises not from indifference to child welfare but from a different conception of the remedies required. The poor do not love their children less thnn others. They are just solicitous for their well-being and just as anxious to spare tliem unnecessary travail. The children work because the home needs food. They are enslaved whilst still of tender age not by tlieir parents, nor by their employers, but by the'grini force of economic necessity. The cure lies in removing the cause. To forbid child labor without removing the conditions of degrading poverty which render it, necessary is but, to lop the branches of the tree of evil without removing the roots. Individualists would restore the nnturnl order whereby men could satisfy their wants direct, from nature and forever render child labor unnecessary. It appears then that individualism and socialism agree in denouncing the existing order. They ure both opposed to social inequality. They nre united in their condemnation of swollen fortunes on'fhe one bund and degrading destitution on the other, bnt if they agree in diagnosis they differ as to remedies. The one relies on beneficent natural law, the other on remedial legislation. The lirst would remove man-made obstructions to Divine beneficence, the second would devise legislation calculated to create prosperity. Lnissoz faire views prosperity, happiness and freedom as the nnturnl state from, which mankind has fallen, whilst, socialism regards these as the ultimate state toward wliich man is slowly but surely evolving. But despite these differences in outlook nnd statement, they enn surely unito in tho overthrow of the existing order which they equally condemn and co-operate in the removal of those emict.ments-whieh do violence to the enlightened consciences of both. ■11 RECLAIMING WASTE PAPER A process known ns the Jasperson do-inking process, by which the'printing ink is removed, has been developed for the reclamation of printed papers. This will permit of old newspapers, magazines, etc., being utilized for the making of newsprint. Previously, this material could be used only l'ni* the making of the rougher grades of paper, where the ink content was not a drawback. Tbe application of this process should be a further incentive to the saving of waste paper. SAVE THE RAGS A serious shortage iu wool exists. Almost all countries engaged in the war have taken over the wool supply to provide' for soldiers' equipment, while the United States Council of National Defense recently took up with the clothing manufacturers the matter of the saving of cloth by eliminating from the 1918 styles patch pockets, flaring skirts, cuffs on coats and trousers, etc., and all unnecessary pleats and frills. The Council is also advocating the more general mixing of cotton with wool and the more extended use of shoddy. For this reason the old fashioned rag-bag should come into fashion. The day when rags were not of sufficient value to warrant much attention being* paid to them is past. Today there is a heavy demand for woollen rags. Scarcity of new wool has created an increased market for shoddy materials, of wliich woollen rugs are the basis, and increased prices are being paid for lhis hitherto neglected material. Save the rags. The Ultimate Verdict (J Taken in the aggregate Dunlop Automobile Tires— "Traction," "Special"—uniformly give the highest average of general satisfaction. * j» j» j» A. 74 fl AH UP-TO-DATE OAK FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TIGHE& WHEELER CAFE Lunch Counter and Bakery The House That QUALITY BUILT 653 YATES ST. VICTORIA, B.C. PHONE 1634 DUNLOP TIRES Phone 2190 Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Co Limited 8S3 Yates St, • Victoria SAVING THE SURPLUS The shortage of labor and the scarcity and high price of tin cans UTILIZATION Or WASTE MATERIALS Britain is finding herself in many ways owing to the war. One source of much revenue, as well as of a requisite in the preparation of explosives, is found iu lhe camp refuse, has very materially reduced the out- The Yorkshire Post, in describing the put and increased thc cost of canned results secured under a process for "'' 10''t «"> fW* °ur j'.*1™1* '?* li „i;i;.,;,,.- tho <.,imu ,.ui'„uo 1™ n„. ,u"' nll>' s1"' '° "le lime-water, vegetables; so much so, iu fact, us ™tosuig the camp refuse by the Quartermaster-General's Department, WATEB NOTICE Use and Storage Pa™!™ (?oOTt1?.? '"i" The Luraml Bay Pacin? Bunhlm. "vW"0Se address ls 002 foarC'5C,Scde"S tSTX'UW water) 84 acre feet. and to store's ' acre feet of water out of Wv-al Creek and ^k\,w 'ieh nows westerly and drafts Reaf,?w"giS[,W°3t C<"'ner °' "* 52s* ebou.ei¥n°*.''afe:e;darajW!11 be ><™"-'i at Si'. /"," westerly from the outlet ™=™!i 'jL,ake* The opacity of the a? ft Jn„V'e f,,e3tIHi ls about 20 ae. 84 .*;,'■' na"d '- w"l «»od about 13 acres of land. The water will bo diverted from „,=tS'f'e,a,m at a "0'nt "b°l" 1.000 fort ,1a "n"1,' ^"thwest corner of lot 528 and will bo used for Class A Domestic Sei!,ms,)*„ Miscellaneous purpose upon the land, described as lot No. 62S o7fil Jm!'1? Was. posted on "•** sround on tho 4th day of June, 11)17 A copy of this notice and an applica- 'J!!!T!.ant„t,"''ro'° "nd to tho "Water £'»;;»"l oe flled ln the office of "lo.,Wli;or Recorder at Victoria. oi2 , i.i?n?, t0 lhe WcaUon may be 2,1,' Xlth„tho snld water Recorder o? Respecting the addition of salt, it Mt,?M&*,5B!JS; W must be stated that our experiments within thirty rjays after the lirst' an" —conducted now throughout fifteen Pape"nCe °' thls notlco ln a ,ocal news- seasons—do not show any benefit to T,le T-aimml Bay Packing Co., Ltd., be derived therefrom; indeed, salt The date ofP'the ffiB™ffittof"of frequently imparts a limey flavor to i„%Tit J"no """' 1917* the egg, probably by inducing an in- . terchangc of the lluids within and notice to obeditobs lout the egg. Our advice is, do not rN THE MATTKR of the Estate of any salt to the lime-water. William Taylor Hardaker, late of the says: While the English-made glycerine | GREAT THOUGHTS to make some lines almost prohibitive to the average family. There is little reason, however, for was $290 per ton, the United State- any Canadian family not providing fixed their figure at $1,200 per ton. a sufficient supply for next winter. Duri"S tho lil'st m-°llth tUe scheme Home canning of .vegetables is a *aS f1,""0 °Pe?tio»' a *••"» re" -* "**» ,.„„,»,( uua great, carta, • , ■ turn t° 'he army lor camp refuse was U'hnlever i,,, ii,,,;,. ......i- ,„. ,,.m.tli simple matter; when put up iu ordiu- ,llllde of $9j000. Ia Jlimuu,, of this ~2,A and allied by toj arv glass jars, securely sealed, they year, the weekly amount increased to ,yud um\L, 0f ■■„, same ^fty are equal if not superior to the foe- $47,500, representing approximately r tory brand, and the cost is much $2,500,000 annually returned to the lower. jinny for waste rations. The pro- ,,,„, IH. ltll. Peas, string beans, sweet corn, duction of glycerine from these waste selves.—Franklin, pumpkins, beets, tomatoes, and all eamp products enabled the Ministry vegetables which will not keep with- of Munitions to dispense with over out cooking, may be canned. 1,000 tons of foreign gl; After cleaning and preparing the saving in cost of $000,000 vegetables to be preserved, they are enclosed iu a cheesecloth bag and par- PRESERVE EGGS NOW All that inhabit this great earth, -Longfellow. City of Victoria, In the Province of British Columbia, deceased. NOTICE Is hereby given that all persons having any c|a,„1H or demands against tho late William Taylor Hardaker, who died on or about tbe 2?th •lay nl* December, miii, at tho Cltv of Victoria. In the Province of British Columbia, are required to send by post pre- paid, or to deliver to the undersigned Solicitors herein for Arthur Richard Wolfenden. Executor under lho will of the said William Taylor Hardaker, their names and addresses and full particulars in writing „f their claim, and Vtato- m,„. ;*,.?„'." ""»' I'luiin, aim state- God helps then, that help them^A^-S^^^A^ 'lves.-Franklin. *%ff^to»'»'^ AND TAKE NOTICE that at the expiration of one month from the due , . T„ ,•„ - , , l"*r,of* "If said Arthur Richard W„u , „,,,, , , » . ' . ■ , Is lite so clear, or peace so sweet, as fenden win proceed to dlstrli lit* 1i,„ 1,000 tons ot foreign glycerine at a ., , , , , ,, ■ ,. , • assets of the snd ,ie,nn«n,i „,™.;i IL10 t0 be 1 nrclmsed at lhe price ot chains persons entitled ! ther'tHavfnT' eglrd and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty ""'»' ° the claims of which tlfey* slu-.il Clod! I know not what course others nur^otVwSffeSSent%1tl!fo*6'l-]e may take; but as for mc: give me lib- ^^^"SrVSTS SMSTdBS give me death!—Patrick Was not spoken of the soul. —Longfellow. boiled for live minutes. Ihey are The iudications „e lhat wiu erty then dipped in cold water, packed in be ^ ^ win, ^ Um h glass jars boiling water poured over ^ ffei,„ ,abt „■„, SQ lhos(J whu . . . hem to ill up all crevices, and the ^ ha<1 ^ som(J iom Life is real| Lile is earnest! ids loosely adjusted lhe jars are m)w whflfl t, m com ,ativel And the grave is not its goal; then placed in an ordinary boiler hi - eh Do t use o b> galfc m. Dllsl Hl01, „,.,, |o llus( ,.etlu.nes| ed with water, with plates or dish i j- n . . • ■■ •■ , wjjjj p~» "joii suc|1 minims; moreover, the patent covers to prevent the lars touchilia* ,■ n j r a ,. , ,, ,. ,, , ., J , ,b preservatives usually advertised as the bottom ot I he boiler, and are al- f • i i & ,• , i i j , , . , ., , ,., „' ',. , being so simple and effective had bet- lowed-to hoi s eadi y tor 3i/> hours. , , , ; , ■,, ,■ ,, ,, ,„, ,.,,, , ,. ,•' , ;, '-, ,., ter be adopted with caution. Better When lilted troni the boiler, he lids n • n j i i j • i j , , , , ,. ,,' , ,, use something that has been tried and must be screwed down ight, and the ^ satisfact jars allowed to gradually cool, care A(JC01.di to Dl, Fl.allk Ti Shutt) being lake,, ihat they arc no exposed Dominion chemist ,i|n(J wato is 0M to drafts, as a sudden cooling may oJ, fch(J hegt pl.esei.vatives aml we crack the glass. t(j (he follmvillg fl.om his Kx|libi. Vegetables bus canned will keep Utm cu.cular No_ 42. and he a welcome addition to the Th(J method of pl ,mltiou is sini- lable in heu of the high-priced can- ,y (o ^ om , , ie|. ned goods, and the surplus supply m ^ R smM . (jJ., ^ of vegetables, which otherwise might .m(, (lie|1 sli|. „,***■ „,;„. of li||]G s0 be wasted, will be conserved. fonned into flye gal)ons ()£ „.,„.,,,. INFANT WELFARE After,tU/ mix'u™ ,h,ls b*n.k*J Wel! stirred tor a lew hours it is nllowed It! insanitation is without influence to settle. The supernatant liquid. ji.'-:.-",' XT ""'* l'^'nnil.1 OJ WllOSe ......ii. DATED Tv',"?" ,h"V,? recelvod ""'Ice »f aS," AS"°?ff B'°" ""S M d'»- BARNARD, ROBERTSON. HEISTERMAN .* TAIT. Tenth Poor, B.C. Permanent Loan Bldg ^m^lafBC* Solicitor for the above': named Executor. August 11 Sepl j OSBOOIT k OAjjirOBlCIA BAHJBOAD OO. 0»JL»T LA1TDI Be glad and your friends are many; Be sad and you lose them all, There are none to decline your nec- tarcd wine, hv am yfF" reve'"<!*' In United States JJ2. "'"'on three hundred thousand ^r?" *£, °i "P0"611 'or homesteads and Coni»l^'nl5b7 and /'fleultural Land, nKftt a? j30"18 ot beat land left In i. i .,.,,.,1 „ H""edTsta'e''. Now le the opportune But alone vou must drink lite's gall. ' me* LarKe map showing lands by sec —Wilcox rolnfall" el„dv.8.C,rl,"l<>". of so11* ol">>«te, ivoto.\. rainfall, elevations, etc., postpaid One Thai nothing walks with aimless feet; ?,°},a£- 0™nt Lands Locating Co., Bii mi , , ,., i „ , , , , "lu' Portland, Oregon, thai not one lite shall be destroyed, Or easl as rubbish to the void: When God hath made lhe pile complete. —Tennyson. Obstinacy's ne'er so slill, As when 'lis in a wrong belief —Buller. the rale al which children die, how which is now "saturated" liniewntei, - conies it that towns notoriously in- is drawn oil'and poured over the eggs, ..... i .,i. ... . , , , • , , m -Byron. co ii m.u i.utviia nuiui MiiiMy in- is ulllwn on alio poureo over me eggs lary have all infant death rate previously placed in a crook or water four or five limes that of clean well- tight barrel. governed cities, Ihat ill the certain As exposure to the air tends to pre- overorowded slum areas the children cipilate the lime (as carbonate), and j. »im. die six times as rapidly as those in thus to weaken the solution, the ves- planation heller class residential districts, that sel containing the eggs should be kept — among 1,000 infants horn lo un- covered. Tho air may be excluded Crazy- skilled laborers only 700 survive the by a covering of sweet oil, or by sack- your feet but for one thing, first year of life, while mil of the jng upon which a paste of lime is same number of births 080 babies of spread. If, after a time there is any professional men reach Iheir first noticeable precipitation of tlle lime, birthday? Die lime-water should be drawn or If the causative organism of siphoned off and replaced with a fur- diarrhoea and enteritis is to be found ther quantity newly prepared, in decomposing filth, particularly that It is essential that attention be paid of human origin, why docs lhe death to lhe following points: •ate from these diseases suddenly in- (l) That perfectly fresh eggs only simofsis of coal animia beou. » , , LA1IONS No thicks Ihal range lhe valley free coal mining rights of the Dominion To slaughter I condemn; In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Taught by that power that pities me, tha Yuk0" Territory, the Northwest I learn to pity them.-Goldsmith. lX°*et %>& SotoW »£r tK * * * leased for a term of twenty-one years -,-... ,, i ■ i • renewable for a further term of twonty- 1 WISH lie would explain Ins ex- one years at an annual rental of $1 an «.:„.. t> acre. Not more than 2,500 acres will be leased to one applicant. Application for a lease must be made I would Inv the world at by khS aPl)lioant in person to the Agent nouiu in,, ww wunu ul or Sub.Agent of tho Dlatrict in which '■■■' ] " the rights applied for are situated. In surveyed territory tho land must be described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and In unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by tho applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $5, which will be refunded if tho rights applied for aro not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of tho mine at the rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mino shall furnish tho Agent with sworn returns Mnisie—Yes? Crazy—Some oilier people are us iff it." LAND AOT Form No. 11 Form of Notico Renfrew Land District, District of Victoria. 1™ . . . « furnish tho Agent with sworn returni TAKE NOTICE thnt The Lumml Bay accounting for tho full quantity of mer acklng Co., Ltd., of 002 Pacific Build- charitable coal mined and nay tho roval "" i tirmtl t t .. il..,.. n »!._ < ..... ■ ■ -'jfr Packing Co., Ltd., of 002 Pacific Build- charitable coal mined and pay tho royai- Ing, Vancouver, Cnnners nnd Sawmill ty thereon. If the coal mining rights Operators, intends to apply for permis- are not being operated, such returns . ,.,',. t ins, Vani (2) That the eggs should through- Operators , , „„, slon to lease the following described should bo furnished at least once a crease during the third quarter of the be used. year? The answer has been supplied (2) That the eggs snouiil tnrougu- operators, Intends to apply for permis- are n by the investigations of Niven and out the whole period of preservation ?0fesJ0reeYanaeboove°red^tShighSwate? feT other workers in the held of proven- be completely immersed. level. Tho Ieas0 wl„ lnc]uilo the coal raimng live medicine who have show*,, that a Although not necessary to the pre- J^ZZfo^VA"Sol t& X ""^j, lnftrmaUon aD1)1,cttllon prevalence of flics is closely followed servation of the eggs in a sound con- north a distance of 1,200 feet more or gl,100rd bo mode to thfs",M'etSy of the by an increase in thc number, of dition a temperature oi! 40 degrees F. So'°o'f'BNUlJiat ffie,ThenoVsoTh" ?0TnvTLV%iTall\\?nZt^r loaths from summer diarrhoea and |„ « degrees P. will no doubtmateri- ^j^^ffi'SV^^nSj K sun-Agont of Dominion ,'iifnintmr crnnil T.nlra ,n *i.« nnlnl nf nnnimnnnnnitnl nnfl W. W. CORY, Deputy Minister of tho Interior. Tlie Lumml Bay Packing Co., Ltd.. N.B.—Unauthorized publication of this ,, , ,, „.' . , to «i ragioM i. nm uu uuuui, ijil. said nigh water maru of tne sain cutinat that as the Hies disappear, or become nlly assist towards retaining good Lake to tlio point of commencement and inactive, the epidemic passes away,- flavor or rather in arresting that eontaininB 8 acres more or lose. Dr. Joseph Cntes in Journal of the "slide" flivor so ofien characteristic The Lumml Bay Packing Co., Ltd.. N.B.—Unauthorized publication o jji. "»opn wues in douinui oi inc stale navoi so ouen cnuiaciciisui p A DKVEnEUX| b.c.l.s., Agent, advertisement will not bo paid for. Koyul hanitary Institute. of packed eggs. July 7 Sept 7 April 2nd. Saturday, August 11 THE WEEK Page Three * BOOK AND BOOKMAKERS John Masefield and the Poetry of tbe Sea "That this, and so much like it, of man's toil' Compassed by naked manhood in strange places, Was all heroic, but outside the coil Within which modern art gleams or grimaces. That if he drew that line of sailors' faces Sweating the sail, tlieir passionate play and change, It would be new, and wonderful, and strange. That that was what his work meant; it would be A training in new vision—a revealing Of passionate men in battle with the sea, And in the rest-house the muleteers between-there and the reeds and they ly defended by a small party against Then There Was Silence arose. must be stopped." greatly superior numbers and recap- Two women travelling in the same And all day long, where only the The bullets were coming faster now, tured by a counter-attack the same passenger coach could not agree about eagle goes, so he jumped down into the trench, evening. Some prisoners were taken the window, and Anally appealed to Stones, loosened by the sun, fall; the As he did so the Sergeant came up. and over seventy enemy corpses the brakeman. stones falling "I've got the brigade, sir; they're buried." "If that window remains open I Fill empty gorge on gorge with sending the cyclists at once aud a "I've often read that sort of thing shall catch my death of cold," object- echoes calling." company of the infantry are coming before," thought Smith, f\ HERO CALVERT. on as quickly as possible." know what it's like." "Right," answered Smith. "Hallo; ; there they are." •■j****'***'*-'!^****'* ■**■**:£ A large party of men suddenly ap- ^ THF TM/n Y"? "k DEAF PEOPLE *» -ft ft *m It H-Alt ft it. --», ia TH, NEWS FROM THE FRONT (Special to The Week A BALKAN OUTPOST There now remains but little doubt that selective conscription will ere long become law in Canada, and while (jnis|, our journey in peac DEAFNESS AND NOISES IN THE HEAD can now be most certainly cured by the newly discovered "French Orlene." This new remedy goes right to the ac- I ed one; to which the other promptly tual seat of the trouble, and effects a ,.„„i-„.i mr ;j ;„ „i „j t „*,«n complete and lasting cure In a few days. replied, "if it is closed, I shall One box is ample to cure any ordinary smother to death." ease, and has given almost immediate ,„, , , ,,,,.,]■ relief ln hundreds of oases which had lhe lirakemail scratched his head in been considered "hopeless." perplexity, until an old gentleman, sit- ^P^S^&SX ?* ting near by proposed. "Open the g-JgLg«i{9SdSB &>lffihg& window until the one catches her after MORE THAN . TWENTT death of cold and then dose the win- XEARS' DEAFNESS. ..I will, be pleased down until the other smothers 'to death and then the rest of us can By H. R. Wakefield . what had happened to his posts. They It was about live o'clock on a boil- wouy nevei. get ;n am]ev 8u(m a fire, ing afternoon. The hill held by Lieu- If they had any sense they would not tenant Smith's detachment was part attempt it, but take up some sort of peared out of the high maize, 600 yards in front, spread out iu open order and ran forward. Another party swung out to meet them from tlieir right Hank, and then the whole line advanced. k At such moments many varied its enforcement will remove some fa- thoughts throng the harassed subal- miliar faces from our business houses Two men who stammered consider- tern's mind. Smith was wondering am, thoroughfai,s, a8 well as frora ^nT^^^^^h the dance halls and other places of considerable difficulty, when one of- , . x,. , . , ., them remarked: amusement in Victoria and its en- »D-d-d-do you s-s-s-stuttcr all the virons, there will be no appreciable t-t-t-time?" "N-n-n-no," replied thc other, to recommend It to all my friends." Scores of other equally good reports. Try one box today, which can be for warded securely packed and postpaid . _n the receipt of There is nothing better to any address upon the receipt of postal >thing bi Address: order for $1. at any price. "ORLENE" CO., H. T. RICHARDS, WATLING STREET, DARTFORD, KENT. ENGLAND. Please mention ***■ oanar. Health, civic beauty and safety from flre are all promoted by every of the outpost line of the Struma gostition b>' the ^ and1W05f the ehallSes in the local Y- M- C- A-> see' "only when 'l t-t-t-try to t-t-t-talk." ' effort put forth toward cleaning up. Bulgars as they advanced. He re ing that already its young manhood High on an unseen stage, shaking and front. Before it the maize fields, nut- men]bel.e(i something very like it on 7° . , , ,,,.,,. reeling; tering in tho heat, led thc eye to manoeuvres in India. Then he must haS )heiu'd alul respomled t0 the """• And men through him would under- where Ule hiUs rose abruptly, behind detail one man to watch for reinforce- Plre s cil11 fo1' volunteers, and have stand their feeling, wlliell was Bulgaria. On Smith's right ments. Better be Gill; he was a third gone forth, more than half a battalion Tlieir might, their misery, their tragic front he eould just see the TOofg of class sllot He imnA h*raseif ai00fly strong, to defend with their lives the power." Seres sparkling in the glare. Behind, criticising the Bulgar attack; a shade rigl,t3 aud liberties of mankind on John Masefield's sea is not that of «>••> "»« shining line of the Struma mechanical, Bosch officers probably, it ^ batlleneJds of Eut »■>,. :n D-nW Inue wound away to the north. "Hill No. looked like a training stunt tor a raw the gentleman adventurer in gold laee, wound away to the north. "Hill Mo. looked like a training with sword at his side, money in his So and So" marked the place where Bulgar battalion. ihat's why they pockets and high adventure in his the reeds gave way to the maize. The are doing it in daylight. heart. Nor'is it the sea of the jolly mosquitoes, which haunted it were Jack Tar whom every nice girl loves, popularly supposed to be the largest with his hornpipe and his sweetheart mjjhe world, in every port. Still less is it the trembling mirror of sunrise and sunset on which Pierre Loti's shadowy sailors embark. Masefield, himself, has sailed before the mast, and he speaks for High above, the vulture on motionless pinions were wheeling in long lazy circles. Over all was the drowsy, brooding hum of great heat. The occasional "Rump" of a heavy shell came from the north, otherwise only the rustling of the reeds broke the Three years ago on any ordinary day, one might have observed in the big Y lobby scores of our local young men, either in discussion groups, at table games, or -with hooks and papers in the quiet corners.* Today those familiar faces are missing and others have taken their places, men from the north, south, and east, have , . „ , „„ ,, , filtered into our city, wearing the faculties for command lhe Bulgars E . ^^ of khaki of u- ml(] "500, rapid—but mind you aim every shot, and don't get wild. We can stop anything if we keep our Smith itched to take the casualty's rifle and fire himself, but on such occasions the subaltern wants all his 'The sailor, the stoker of steamers, heavy si,ence_ There WB|J n0 naturaI the man with the clout, The chantyman bent ut the halliards putting a tune to the shout, Thc drowsy man at the wheel and the tired look-out." He knows them thoroughly, this ancient fellowship of the sea—swearing, sweatinc*. bullying nnd bullied. He thought Smith. 'Lord it IS n weary knows Iheir age-old superstitions, laud: those vultures .and these flies" their primal, innrticunte emotions, —he banged his hand down on the in- their intimate knowledge of immense sects which were devouring his knees and terrible and beautiful things. He knows Ihe death thnt awaits them, heavens, we're relieved tomorrow.*■ the burial when "the ebb's upon the He pushed back his helmet, swung neap," and the funeral oration run- round his big telescope ou its rest and ning something like this, were advancing steadily in short rushes, their covering flre was heavy but wild. Smith wns fairly certain that someone was firing on them from half right, down by the gully. If so, his posts were showing sense. He soon saw that the Bulgar commander was throwing his right wing forward ahead of his centre, the extreme right flankers were already crossing the path. To attack from two sides was the obvious and inevitable manoeuvre. He was glad to see that his men were „„ , firing steadily. He watched with sat- "aro getting oniny nerves. Thank j^.^ the gUght rythmical swingof their shoulders us they took the recoil ind the unhurried action of thc .bolts. shade on the hill. Smith had fixed up a small and inadequate sun-shelter over a big rock, which cast a long sharp most blessed shadow: "The shadow of a great rock in a weary land." "The man who wrote that knew what he was talking about" "He spal straight V he steered true, V I wish his sperrit j'y." He knows, too, what "sea-change" their spirits shall suffer. "Them birds goin' lishin' is nothing hut souls o' the drowned, Souls o' the drowned nn' the kicked as arc never no more; An' that there haughty old albatross cruisiu' around, Belike he's Admiral Nelson or Admiral Noah." Bul Maselield is a leller of tales as well as a poet. "The Dauber" is an for the hundredth time searched turn, the three straggling villages which broke the monotonous sickly green of the foreground. Like all their are "standing by" lo go overseas, or perchance to sail away in one of tlie many floating fortresses which keep open our chance of commerce with the far eastern world. They come to the Y as to home, which iu very truth it seeks to become to these men. They use its privileges, the gym, the lobby, its reading nnd writing rooms, nud on certain days of the week there may be seen from seventy to one hundred husky swimmers disporting themselves in the big tank. Yes, men may come and men may go—but the good old Y. M. C. A. remains, and its ample doors swing , ,, ,, , ever open, night and dnv, in warm They were an right. The Bulgars were nml kind,y W(,,com(, (() al](.01nel,s. giv. New Wellington Coal We Have a Large Supply of Our Celebrated WASHED NUT COAL, per ton, delivered $7.50 LUMP COAL and SACK LUMP COAL, per ton, del'd, $8.50 J. KINGHAM & CO., Limited Pembebton Block, 1004 Bhoad St. Phone 647 Our Method: 20 sacks to ton and 100 lbs. of coal in each sack White Lunch Rooms 64a Yates Street, 1009 Government Street 556 Johnson Street Best of Food amd Service Economical, Absolutely Sanitary now some 400 yards away and he could see at least thirty bodies left behind. jVII the same, Smith knew that if thev could he made to face it, kind they fitted so deftly into their they would overwhelm his little party, surroundings, that though they were He tm.ned lo ,hc Corporal. only three miles away, they were almost invisible. The Bulgars were more or less in possession of them, hut Smith had never succeeded in detecting a sign of life in any of them. He was just finishing his inspection of one when a shot rang out, apparently from a small clump of trees about a mile away, a little oasis in the maize. Smith swung his telescope enthralling story of a young artist quickly ou to the spot, who runs away to paint the sea and He had three standing posts of three ships. men each at different points guarding "Bullied and damned nt since the his front. Their orders were to lire voyage began one 1'0U1k1 '^ tue enem.V wei'e sighted, Being'neither min nor seaman by theifthree more tiythey were in force. ;. j. If pressed, they were at onec to re- He. bunked with tbe idlers just abaft tlrera U the hill. Tho signal for thc galley." ing to the soldier a foretaste of the blessings which this grand institution is bestowing with lavish hand upon millions of our British soldiers and sailors, wherever they may be found in our fnr flung battle line. *» That the National Council of the Association is keenly alive to the im- il mil ion which the is everywhere evi- The Bulgar covering lire wns now deuced by their prompt and effective very severe, and the iron dry crest of efforts to render help of the right kind lhe hill was whipped up and spurting and measure. It may not he general- like a puddle in heavy rain. Four ly known that at the present lime men were hit almost simultaneously, large quantities of literature nre be- two through lhe head and two through ing regularly supplied lo the Military the shoulder. The lire of lhe rest got Hospitals anil Sanitariums at Qunli- a litlle wild. The Bulgars were quick cum, Balfour. Tranqiiille, Kainloops. to recognize this and came on more Resthaven and Esquimalt. Then, too, confidently. Just then the man who in the person of Mr. II. (I. Estabrook, had been detailed to watch for rein- recently appointed Military Y. M. C. "You see that big devil ahead of their centre by the whin bushf I think he's an officer. Try and get him." The Corporal took a very deliberate portance of the t aim and fired. The officer dropped, war has created Collegiate School PHONE 62 1157 Rockland Avenue. Victoria, B. C Private Day and Boarding School For Boya SMALL CLASSES—INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION Summer Term Commences Monday, April 23rd PRINCIPAL • A. D. MUSKETT, ESQ. Por Proapectui, giving full particular!, apply to the Principal forcemenls crawled down into the A. Secretary for lhis district, Ihere recall was four shots from Smith's re- trench. has been given to the work of help- "The cyclists have crossed Cypress ing the returned soldiers a great ravine, sir. They've stacked cycles the stimulus, as well as securing for the other side and they are coining on in men in training for overseas the maximum of service perculiar to the association. Jlr. Estabrook brings to his volver. A moment later another shot was fired from a tiny hill a mile half right, and then three more from both points. "Hullo" muttered Smith open order. They've about a mil "that sounds rather like it." Then lo come. I can see a lot of dust ii "His work was what the mate might care to say; He mixed red lend in many a houilli tin; His dungarees were smeared ''GoTown himself" his round-house running rapidly. Suddenly a machine ravine, which I think is the infantry mates advised him glm tupped oul. and the three men What happened during the next t And all han'ds'called him "Dauber" dropped into th he picked out a group of three men lhe road between the bridge and the and varied experience men. Though still in whether hit minutes Smith never remembered very clearly. He had a confused reeollcc- serjeaiil." tion of seeing lhe Sergeant sli gars reached the bottom of lhe hill and began lo cheer. He remembered watching a Bosche officer urging llie men and being knocked out by the Corporal. As he fell he knocked had maize, or nol he couldn't see. "Oct the Helio goiuj he snid, "and get into touch with lhe bridge. Tell them we look like being attacked. There is half a battalion there and a hundred cyclists. Tell them we want reinforcing. I'll gel (he others in." lie picked up his revolver and fired down llie man behind him, II four shots. There was a shallow half- made up his mind Ihal lhe worst thing moon trench dug round the crest of he could do was to mask lhe lire of llie bill. Smith gol his thirty men ill the cyclists behind him, so ho shouted there, told them to fill tlieir magazines to his remaining twenty men to fol- and keep down. Then ho went back low him, and ho led thorn al lho double to his telescope. He took it off lho down into the high reeds, where they stand and lay down, but he found it were perfectly hidden, lie watched was too heavy to keep steady without lhe Bulgars reach the ores! of lhe a rest, so put it down and took out hill and swarm down the oilier side, his glasses. He picked out two of his to be met with a heavy and accurale posts, they were jog-trolling buck and lire from the cyclists, and saw Iheni should bo in in ten minutes. So that scuttle back to safety again. He led was all right and despised him. We hear of his ceaseless struggles lo Ih* on canvas the changing moods of sen aud sky; of his sufferings from the gibes ami taunts of his fellows; of tlie rounding of Cape Horn nnd how he learned manhood "in lhe great tempest's Heroes! lions"; of his fall .from lhe yard-arm and death among "the green-clutching,* white-toothed wit toy-bells." "The mariners arc a pleasant people," quotes Masefield as an introduction to "Salt Water Ballads," "but little like those in the towns, and they enn speak no other language than that used in ships." But of this language of the ships he has made a new literary medium, strong, simple and vigorous, yet capable of the highest poetic beauty. "And then lhe night fell dark, and Bulgars? As if in answer to his quos- all night long tion a sudden flight of what sounded The pointed mountain pointed at the like incredibly angry high velocity stnrs, bees droned past him; something hit Frozen, alert austere; the eagle's the grpund almost beside him, spirited so„g up n little dust and hummed fiercely Screamed from her desolate nnd splintered scars. . had been taking little trouble to kee; On her intense crags where the air is under cover, crouched down sudden- sparse ly, all but one, who spun round quick- unwounded Bulgars. The stars looked down; their many ly, coughed and fell tint; Smith Bulgar corpses golden eyes Watched her and burned, burned out, task here a Ion in work allium the prime of life, he has over twenty- five yenrs of college and pastoral work lo his credit, and has been successfully used bv llie National Council iu through the head, and thou lhe llul- Iheir flnanoial campaigns. Doubtless his appointment to this Held will bear much good fruit, he being a gentleman of culture, an effective leader of men, with true Y. M. ('. A. spirit, safe and wise in counsel and warm iu friendship qualities most essential in lhis gt'oal work, and already appreciated to a very marked degree by the men of His Majesty's Army and Navy stationed in lhis district. b. a. Howell, LAND REGISTRY ACT Section 24. IN TI110 MATTER nf I Inns l*:i uiul 24, Beeklej City, Map 217. Proof linvliij,' Iioen nieil "I* tin Certlllcate »r Title No. 0260A, I JnnieH Dempster nn tlie 21 si ,ln vember, 188!), I.ui 111. ot Sec Farm, Vlctorl loss nl Bued i<> nr No. xr , i- 1*1,1 1 1 ,1 1 ,, , , t HBBBBT QIVB NOTICE of my Now where were the Ins little hand through Ihe reeds and tentlon nl Uie.oxgtn screes away towards the river. The men, who ||1(. bridge support! very spirited nnd came to rise. Silent lhe finger of the summit stood, Icy in pure, thin air, glittering with snows. Then the sun's coming turned the penk to blood, turned on them angrily. "Keep down will you! Corporal, see those men keep Iheir heads down. Put your sights to fiOO and wait, Now, Corporal, you see that path" he pointed to his left front; "if anyone tries to cross it, open lire at once; thoy joined up with the reinforcements, Ho found to his intense disgusl Ihat ho hnd a bullet through his water-bottle. Then there was a pause. An hour lntoi' 0 section of It. V. A. arrived, and llie Iwo companies from I by them carried Hi tie counter nl- la'ck anil recaptured llie hill and 14 Seventy-three were buried. To Smith's groat regret all lhe men from lho posls were found dead. They had fought to lhe end. Two days later lhe "Balkan Nowi in,mill from th" lirst pulilli-ntlini lim tn Issue a fresh Certlllcate of Tltlo I lion thereof. DATED nt tlio l.nini Reglntry orrh-i Victoria, B.C., lliis 2BII1 iluy nt .lion I'll 7, .1. C, GWYNN, Reglatrar-Gonoral of tiiios. August 11 Soptombor LAND REGISTRY ACT Section 21. B. C. FUNERAL CO. (Hayward'a, Ltd.) 734 Broughton Street Victoria, B. C. Established 1867 When necessity requires you to have the services of an embilmer or funeral conductor Phone 2235,2236,2237 or 2238 and experienced assistants will respond to your call at any hour. Our modern Chapel and Private Parlours are at your disposal. CHAS. HAYWARD, President REGINALD HAYWARD, Secretary FREDERICK CASELTON, Manager if : IN THE MATTER "I* part iiliiii-linii l.ol 68, Esiinltnnlt Proof linvliij,* i«'"n llli-,l of Hi Certlflcate of Till,- .s*„. 10624C, tim Briilsii Columbia Foundry oino Wni-kH Company l.lniiioil 2nd iinv nf November, 1004, give notico nf my inu-nimn m iiii-niinii nf one calendar mniiiii nrsi publication horoof to Issuo to i siililTin- iiriiixiii'oiiiiiiiiiii Foundry «- I ' chio Wni-kH Company l.linltoil. n fi-i , , ,, , , ,, Cortiflcato nf Tltlo In Hon tlioroof, reproduced the coinniiquc from A. II. iiatf.ii al tho Land Registry orri Q. It finished by saying: "On Ihe Victoria, B. a, this 2sm nay Struma front tho Bulgars captured ono ' .n'0,nU o?*tiOm arc certain to try and got round us of our advance posts; it was resolute- August 11 0,!i"""' 8no September llo.l In nl Ellin lho lioroby I v- ,111 111- .Illll' »»»»*>♦ •♦♦»■♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦< » »»• > > » MADRONA NEW-LAID EGGS are famous for their flavour and their ireshness PUBLIC MARKET STALL 9 THE PLEASURE OF TRAVEL ii fully realized in travelling on the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway. By its lines can be reached all points in Canada and the United States. It operates its own Sleeping and Dining Cars, and has its own Hotels and Steamships. Its magnificent Mountain Scenery and the excellence of the Dining Car Service have made the favorite route for tourists across the American Continent. For Sleeping Car and Steamship reservations and any further information write or call on CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 1102 Government Street Victoria B. C. NEW METHOD LAUNDRY LIMITED "QUALITY LAU1CDBRBES" 1015-1017 North Pufc Strttt Phons 8100. Page Four THE WEEK Saturday, August 1 ElP^, ■ ^4t^- -AJIW. -MSS=~=5qji4« ~^l^» -6^51 W That might prove the end of all '**" things for our contemporary. At The Street C orner BY THE LOUNGER Tae im oorsels as lthers see ns. LOUNGER MEETS SOME CONSCRIPTIONISTS The rduous duties which fall to me ns a lazy lounger bring me into personal contact wilh a great many persons. My conversations with these very rarely include a discussion of political subjects for 1 am not a polilician and am not, except on very remote occasions interested in polities. But when 1 learned quite by accident the other day that there was a possibility of conscription ill Canada 1 not unnaturally began to sit up and take notice. The possibility tbat 1 should be called upon to inhale a brand new sample of smelling salts, to say nothing of having sharp instruments inserted in inconvenient places in my anatomy without the preliminary precaution of an anesthetic, or of having tlie earth blown away from under me without a reasonable warning, all combined to quicken my interest in what the politicians are doing down at Ottawa, f decided that sort in fact to make I would seek an interview or two of others in the sanguinary conflict, amongst my acquaintances and see for overseas. For many months his paper myself the extent of the danger which had led the light lo secure the adop- confronted me. Like everyone else I (ion of conscription in Canada, and had given the matter very litlle con- 1 called to congratulate him on the wife depend on his being excluded from the provision of the Military Service Act. X am assured by our medical advisor tbat any sudden shock will almost assuredly prove fatal to her. The very thought of the possibility of parting from him has so shattered her that she has been forced to keep to her bed and that condition of nervous prostration will continue so long as conscription is a live issue in Canada. 1 cannot forget the possibilities of lhe struggle. My boy may be maimed, gassed, rendered imbecile for life or killed outright, and any of Ihese would be sufficient to kill my wife. Compulsion may be necessary to the successful prosecution of the war. What I have to consider jusl now is "Am I prepared to pay the price? Frankly, I fear my vote will be east against it. My third interview took place in lhe. editorial sanctuary of a paper published within easy reach of Victoria. The editor in question is a fine plump specimen of humanity. He is young, vigorous and able—just the an ideal leader ST" That its recent political comments by no means confirm its protestations of intention of sinking party for principle. ST" That the indications all point to a bitter light with "country first" banners and "parly first" secret instructions. i** That "Toronto Saturday Night" i invites Sir Joseph Flavelle to answer I two pertinent questions. | ST* That question No. were you worth at the the war?" 1 is: "What beginning of ST* Thnl question No. 2 is: are you worth today?" 'What sideration and like everyone else I bad assumed that conscription was a good thing because everyone else said so. But now that the thing seemed a political possibility, I confess that a decidedly uncomfortable feeling crept all over me. Away 1 hiked to see what my friends had to say. I met No. 1 at the Club. The hour was 2:45 p.m. and the comfortable rooms of the institution were all but empty. My friend sat lonely and forlorn reading the columns of an Ot- sucecss which had attended his labors. "Success?" said he. "Do you imagine that what f have been advocating is the half-hearted measure now before the Senate? Don't you seethe Government is handing us a piece of 'bunk'? They nre playing politics, flint's all. I would not for one moment think of supporting. the emaciated enemic measure introduced by Borden. That measure will not be enforced and Borden has not tbe slightest intention of trying to enforce it. 3** That truthful answers should do much lo either clear the knight of unjust suspicion or mark him down as a contemptible trickster. W" That thousands of pounds of salmon have been destroyed in Victoria, j Br That the owners preferred to ] take chances of putrefaction rather I than sell to citizens at cheap rates. I W That Pat Bums & Co., and other | fishmongers are today selling salmon > at twenty cents per pound. ! ST* That something is wrong some- I where when such prices are demanded [ within a few miles of the finest fish- j ing waters on the globe. j WThat it's high lime that the government entered into competition with the trade. §8SUEMMfflBm DAVID SPENCER, LTD. WmffigffimMM ULTRA FASHIONABLE WOMEN WILL BE INTERESTED IN Our Advanced Showing of New Fall Coats and Suits Great Interest Is Already Centred in a Special Range of Tweed at Costumes $25.00 a i i i i i ! i i £ I c 1 I i I c ! i for * That no whale has been offered sale of late. If These are really exceedingly smart models, comparing most favorably with any model shown at previous seasons, at this or even at a higher price. WThnt the trusts fear the effect on the prices of other articles of food. tawa daily. A glance revealed to me He and Rogers are preparing to win WThat they prefer a food shortage that he bad a tit of the blues, and an the election. To do so they must keep ""*• fiUnme Pnees to legitimate busi- inquiry disclosed the fact that be was the public mind away from the mal- ness* none too pleased with the conscription practices which have disgraced their ^^ . . projects. He assured me that he regime. A conscription election gives ***'**Thllt eitizens should form a co- had every sympathy with the princi- (hem the chance to wave the flag and operative fishing association. pie of conscription. He had shouted «t flag-waving they have the world for it and he still fully believed that beaten. Just as soon as a party is S** Thot this woulcl result in flsh the its adoption is imperative. But the elected which means business and just .Venr round at three or lom pounds conscription for which he had shout- as soon as an honest measure of com- for twenty-five cents. cd was a measure which would bring pulsion is introduced I, for one, shall pressure to bear on the other fellow, hasten to the colors. Until then it is There were surely enough working the duty of every Canadian to rid the Phased to hear from others on this chaps who didn't matter very much country of the Roger crowd even if Pomti without calling upon those who had *]ley have to postpone enlistment to ' had a fortune spent on their educa- do so!" WThnt. the cry of "BUST THE tion. The conscription he advocated With these three expressions of TRUSTS" should ring through the *tj The styles feature very large collars that can be worn with reverse or buttoned up close to shoulder if desired in rough or cold weather. Novelty pockets, belts and button tirmmings are other features. A nice range of Tweeds to choose from. •J Come in and inspect these. —Mantles •That THE WEEK would be SfflSaSffiaS DAVID SPENCER, LTD. or* rtoti^t, expressions was one which would clear the streets opinion in mind I came to the conclu- of its "bums," the saloons of their sion that the conscription frigate victims, and the trade unions of their will hove some rough water to weather members. Each of these classes he before it can finally enter port. In conceived to be a public menace t*le meantime I have decided that I whicli a well drawn measure of con- oan safely loaf round a little longer, scription would forever remove. But the idea of making it operative on such persons as himself was a contingency for which he was quite unprepared. It would interfere with life's plans too much and in addition would mean a quite needless breakup in his home affairs. Besides he couldn't for a moment picture himself eating and sleeping in close company with a regiment of fellows drawn perchance from a strata of society to which he was quite unaccustomed. He assured me that he had been brought up to observe carefully "tbe conventions" and that he regarded il as contrary to the "litness- of-things" to treat well-educated fellows, like himself, ns if they belonged to the lower classes. Under lhe circumstances he would reluctantly have to vote against conscription. Interview No. 2 look place in the olliee of a well known and very prosperous merchant. The merchant in question is nn active politician and on many occasions he has thrilled vast audiences with his patriotic appeals and his insistent tionnl service. I opened lhe conversation wilh a congratulatory remark on the prospects of the early adoption of compulsory military service and expected to find him enthusiastic at the prospect. j\.las, my expectations were doomed to disappointment. His faco showed no signs of jubilation and his reserved manner revealed to mc thnt I hnd chosen a rather unfortunate topic for conversation. However, having set my hand lo thc lnnd. ST That hesitating the City Council is still on the tax-sale question. ST* That his Vancouver record is a complete justification of tlieir action. ST That his methods suggest that he believes in the doctrine "It is justifiable to do evil that good may come." W That friends of Rev. J. G. Inkster BT" That, it is still hesitating on the are surprised that he should lend such market-day. question. a man his support. ST That it's slill hesitating on most ST* That nevertheless Mr. Inkster of the thorny questions which have may be relied on lo keep a tight rein confronted it for some time. ST" That when it quits hesitating and makes firm decisions it will win more respect nmongst the citizens. WThat Kirkham & Co.'s dignified protest ngainsl a policy of discrimination should have received more enre- ful consideration. on the Doctor's sayings and doings in Victoria. That the whole question could be settled in a few minutes by changing market-day from Saturdny to Friday. BT~That the Legislative resumes its sittings next week. ST" That prohibition will be the chief subject for consideration. ST* That the Government will be glad to get the question out of the way. S0TT0_V0CE BY THE HORNET WThnt they will antagonize some one whichever course they tnke so BT* That two at least of tho aldermen they might as well take the right one. made a very poor showing this CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY TRANSCONTINENTAL THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PASSENGER PARES TO EASTERN DESTINATIONS Modern Equipment—Courteous Attendance Travel Comfort Consult Our Nearest Agent or Write DISTRICT PASSENGER AGENT, 605 HASTINGS W„ VANCOUVER. Telephone Seymour 2482 year. has ' That our old friend Harry Price received his reward. W Thai a Catholic paper reproduces Bishop MncDonnld's letters on, Icinnnil for na- single-lax to a daily contemporary. ST That il omits to reproduce the replies to the Bishop's letters. ST That discretion is the better part of valour. UT" Thai these two are unlikely to have lhe opportunity lo make a similar showing next year. ST" That guesses are in order as to which aldermen are referred to."' ST" That he hns friends with the righteousnesss. made to mammon himself of un- NOTICE! ST* That Harry a glad hand. has a good heart and WThat general sympathy will be felt for the Oak Bay lad who has just ST" That he isn't all bad but. had his leg amputated. w That lhe incident exemplifies the Bishop's meaning when he said "I other, am content to let the public decide." ST* That never SIT" That Ihere is prospect of a of Ihe boys themselves hould be stopped. the practice plow I was indisposed to turn back branch of the PEOPLE'S FORUM so T asked him frnnklv to slate his OF CANADA BEING ESTABLTSH- prcsent position. Here is lhe sub- ED IN VICTORIA. stance of his reply. "I* believed be- • fore nnd still believe that compulsion ST Thai lhe movement is worthy of is necessary Io lhe successful prosecu- general support and will doubtless re- iWThnt doubtless his friends will suggest to him the advisability of ton- GRAY HAIR Dr. Tremaln's Natural Hair Restorative, used as directed, ls guaranteed to restore gray hair to Its natural color or money refunded. Positively not a dye and non- lolnc i„ tha intoi-mfe Injurious, prlile JI.00, post-paid. Write icicss in tin- inteicsts Txanwln Supply Co., Toronto, Ont. ST" Thilt the boyish act which caused the accident is one of which most of us have been guilty nt some time or On sale in Victoria at Dean ft Hlscooks Drug Store, ———- Yi.te*- •nd Br*""! sts. ST Tliat n certain missioner is about to be introduced into Victoria. 4MI»MM tion of the war. The correctness of ccive it. that position ennnot bo challenged. Viewing men in the mass nnd national service as a whole, I can sec nothing for il but lo compel each man lo do liis bit. But when we examine individual cases a grent mnny unsuspected difficulties nrisc. Tnke my ense. I have a son—an only son. His mother dotes on that boy nnd the pence of my home if not the very life of my ing down his lnngnnge somewhat. ST" That strong lnngnnge ns nn instrument of reform seems to be gaining in popularity. BT Thnt our morning contemporary is disappointed wilh the Liberals. W That it hoped to see a divided opposition. —-—• 1 ST" Thnt Victoria ministers mnde no STThal a united opposition stands mistake when they decided, although a rensonnble chance of becoming n not unanimously, to give the "Dr." united government. a wide berth. BOOT REPAIRING HIBBS 607 Yates Street The Best of Workmanship Guaranteed Having moved to more commodious premises (rendered necessary by the large increase in my business) l| I have now ample room in which to display cloths, "" etc. You are invited to inspect a choice selection of new Spring goods, including Donegals, Serges and Tweeds. Come—you will not be importuned to buy. m m H. H. BROWN Late of Jay's Oxford Circus, Society's Tailor Graduate of London Academy 730 FORT STREET TELEPHONE 1817 MADAME KATE WEBB, M.I.S.M., PRINCIPAL DOMINION ACADEMY OF MUSIC 1146 Fort Street (Near Linden Ave.) Instruction in Singing (Italian method), Voice production. Pianoforte, Theory of Music. Preparation for the Assoc. Board, R.A.M. and R.C.M. exams., London* Eng. Madame Webb offers a Singing Scholarship (one year's free tuition). For particulars apply personally at the Academy, RES. PHONE, 3060.
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