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The Week fl British Columbia Newspaper aad Review Vol. XIV, No. 31—15th Year The Eatente Reply ONE may hope, though possibly it may not be reasonable to expect, that after reading the reply of the Entente Powers to bis Peace Note, President Wilson will understand several things of which he professed to be in ignorance before. The first is that the objects of the Allies in this great War are not the same as those of Germany. The second is that his ill-considered interference has brought in its wake a diplomatic set-back which should furnish him with food for reflection, and the third surely is that even a man so purblind as he has shown himself to be in the past can hardly be in doubt any longer as to the real object for which the various belligerents are contending. The daily press has already commented upon the impressive fact that although the original Note was addressed to the Powers singly, the Reply is a collective one, thus betokening a unity of purpose and solidarity which leaves no room for dissension, and which clearly shows that Germany failed in one of the prime objects which she'had in view when launching her own Note. The Note makes it perfectly clear that "no enduring peace can be secured until a satisfactory settlement of the actual conflict has taken place." In other words, until Germany is beaten, and then the peace terms will be defined by those three words, the iteration - of which must by this time have become somehwat trying to the nerves of the Kaiser: "Reparation, Restitution and Guarantees." The primary conditions of peace are outlined in the restitution and rearrangement of territory, with "just reparation and future guarantee;" but the Note carefully points out that until the end of the War, when it will be possible to appraise the full amount of damage inflicted by the Central Powers, it is not possible to estimate either what reparation or guarantees the Entente Powers may exact. The Note raps President Wilson over the knuckles, though in a gentlemanly and diplomatic manner, when it telk him that the Allied Governments protest against the assimilation established in the American Note between the two groups of belligerents. "This assimilation is in direct opposition to the evidence." Every pro-German will regret that President Wilson furnished the Entente Powers with such a splendid opportunity to remind the world of the manner in which Germany has conducted the War. It recites the attrocities which have horrified humanity, and declares that: "The execution of such a series of crimes perpetrated without any regard for universal reprobation fully explains the protest of the Allies." With considerable adroitness the concluding paragraph of the Note presses home the obligation of the Tinted States to stand by the nations which are fighting' for the principles -of liberty and justice, and for the inviolable fidelity to international obligations with which the Government of the United States has never ceased to be inspired. The final words are words of consecration and of warning. "The Allies are determined individually and collectively to act with all their power and to consent to all sacrifices to bring to a victorious close a con- flief'upon which they are convinced not only their own safety and prosperity depends, but also the future of civilization itself." Probably President Wilson was surprised that a Note so incisive, so impressive, and so direct should have carried with it an addendum from the Belgian Government. This addition is so exquisitely worded and sets forth so admirably the special sufferings which Belgium has endured, that it can only have one effect, viz: to arouse anew the sympathy of the American people for the suffering Belgians, and to fill them with regret that their official representative should have erred so greatly in his misunderstanding of the objects of the several belligerent powers. The New Mayor AFTER a close, friendly fight, Alderman Todd won out over Alderman Porter for the Mayoralty of Victoria by the narrow margin of 86. Either man would have made a good mayor, and therefore there can be no regret in any quarter at the result of the Election. The new Mayor is a native son, resident in Victoria nil his life, an educated, well-to-do, widely travelled man; successful in business, recognized far beyond the confines of his own city us one of tbe most energetic, enterprising men on the Pacific Coast. He has been honoured not only in British Columbia, but in the United States, and probably deserves most of the credit for the splendid system of roads wliich the various automobile associations have induced the local authorities to construct in Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. The new Mayor is an aggressive man, a good fighter, with just that streak of British tenacity which does not easily "let go." He assumes office at a difficult, if not a critical time. The problem of the moment, here as everywhere, is that of finance. We have an enormous amount of unpaid taxes, with no immediate prospect of collecting them. Several schemes have been suggested for relieving the situation, and .the new Mayor will have to select from among these, or devise a better one of his own. Victoria needs money and must have it to carry on the business of the city at all creditably. Title Week is by no means certain that the scheme mooted in the columns of the daily press a few weeks ago to borrow $3,500,000 for 50 years, place $500,000 in the Bank and allow it to accumulate with compound interest until maturity, using the balance of the loan for present necessities is not entitled to much more careful consideration than it has received. As the contribution was anonymous, it is not generally known that it emanated from a very high financial authority. However, the new Mayor has had much to do with finance, and may safely be trusted to give a lead on this important matter. The most definite plank in his platform, and probably the one which has mainly accounted for his election is the building of the Johnson Victoria, B.C., Canada, January 13th, 1917 Street Bridge by the City, and the repudiation of tho action of the late Government in expropriating the foreshore. Repudiations of the actions of the late Government seem to be the order of the day, and it is evident that the majority of the ratepayers favour the attitude of the new Mayor. The Johnson Street Bridge is a subject which he has made his own, in a special sense, and it will be interesting to see whether he is able to harmonize the various interests affected and secure unity of action. The ratepayers have cleared the deck for a settlement of this question by refusing to deal with the Rock Bay Bridge at the present time, so that the Mayor will have a fresh field and no favour. He will lie supported by a somewhat stronger Council than that of 1916, several of the new niembers being experienced business men of more than average character. The Week confidently expects that the Board will face the somewhat difficult situation of the moment with promptitude and courage, in the full assurance that such a policy will secure the general and generous support of the citizens. The Publicity Grant THE Rotary Club has by a unanimous vote endorsed the Publicity Grant of $7,000 which the Development League is ask- - ing from the new City Council. The Rotary Club is such an enterprising, all-alive association, and has done such good work in the City, that its recommendations are always entitled to respect. The Week is not going to oppose it in this connection, but it, ventures to point out several considerations which are in the public mind, and may weigh with the City Council. The first is that the Pacific North West Tourist Association is seeking a grant from the British Columbia Government of $12,500, and therefore it would be well to consider the whole question of publicity for British Columbia at the same time. No doubt the Pacific North West Association will be a strong organization, if the Government of Washington and Oregon "come through," and the modest amount asked of British Columbia would be well spent. It would not, however, in any way supersede the work of local organizations, like the Victoria and Island Development League. The only question-for the Council to consider is whether we have in the past had value for our money, and whether we may hope to do as well or even better in the future. On this there may be differences of opinion, indeed some have developed during discussion of tho subject, and The Week ventures to suggest that before the matter is submitted to tbe new Council a definite statement should be prepared under the authority of the Committee of the League, tabulating exactly what has been effected in the past, and outlining the programme for 1917, in the event of the grant being made. This has not been done, a fact wliich probably accounts for the opposition which has been raised in certain quarters. An Investor's View MR R. M. HORNE-PAYNE represents the B.C. Electric Railway Co., which has between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000 invested in this Province. At the annual meeting of Shareholders invested in this Province. At the annual meeting of Shareholders just held in London, he said that "Jitneys" were depriving the Company of earnings at the rate of $350,000 a year. He also pointed out that the gross income of the Company for the last financial year showed a decrease of more than 50 per cent compared with that of two years before. He attributed this to two reasons—the depletion of the population in consequence of the War and "Jitney" competition. The former could not be avoided, the latter could and should. He deplored the fact that every effort to secure fair treatment for his Company by subjecting the "jitney" service to similar control to that exercised over the Tramway Company had failed, and he appealed for fair play in the matter. The one thing for which the Company asked was regulation of the "Jitney" traffic, and since Mr. Home-Payne delivered bis address this has been effected in Vancouver, although not to the full extent asked for. Still the regulation effected goes a long way towards meeting the requirements of the case. It, raises the price of the License Fee for cars, provides for a License Feo for drivers, confines cars to specified routes, limits the number of passengers which may be carried, and generally brings the Service under more direct control than before. As these provisions are reasonable, there is no reason to doubt that Victoria will follow suit, and in this connection it may not be out of place to point out that during the last, financial year tbe Company spent in the City of Victoria no less a sum than $379,662 in wages and salaries, $120,606 for purchases in the Province, and nearly $30,000 in Provincial and Municipal Taxes. As a matter of fairness, The Week emphasizes the statement of Mr. Horne-Payne that an investment of this magnitude is at least entitled to fair play and careful consideration. Editorial Notes It is an unsavoury subject, but in view of the Association which existed some years ago between that. American degenerate, Harry K. Thaw, and the Canadian Government, one may be permitted to express gratification that in endeavouring to escape from his latest crime, he has not taken refuge in the Dominion. He has been laid by the heels in a Philadelphia Apartment House with all the evidences of attempted suicide upon him. His treatment of the unfortunate youth whom he lured to a hotel exactly coincides with the story which his wife told at the murder trial, and leaves little doubt that the man is a paranoiac, who should never have been liberated from the Asylum, and who, if he recovers, should be returned there at the earliest possible moment. 5c a copy $2.00 a year In fulfilment of his election pledge to abolish patronage, Mr. Brewster, through his Minister, has peremptorily discharged _the Deputy Minister of Lands, a man with a wife and family, one of the most competent and industrious of Civil Servants, who for fifteen years has been in the employ of the Government without a single complaint being registered against him, and has replaced him with a personal friend of the Minister, who has had no experience of the public service, and who has nothing to recommend him except his life-long Liberalism. It is therefore a purely political appointment, which should be resented by fair-minded Liberals as much as by the friends of Mr, Reuwick. It should not be forgotten that this gentleman was selected for the position nine years ago because he had established a high reputation as Government Agent and Gold Commissioner, a reputation which has been enhanced by the ability and integrity which he has displayed as Deputy Minister of Lands. Whoever may be responsible, The Week does not hesitate to say that the action of the Government is both unjustifiable and cruel. Some people are not satisfied with the selections made by the Government for the Compensation Board, claiming that because three Liberals have been appointed, Mr. Brewster has not kept faith with the public, or lived up to his solemn undertaking not to be governed by political considerations in making Civil Service appointments. Readers of Tlie Week will not share this opinion, because they were never so foolish as to believe that the undertaking was anything but a "pre-election pledge." The Week predicted confidently what has happened, and what was bound to happen, because however good the intentions of the Premier might be, he has to reckon with his party, and there is no reason to suppose that cither political party has undergone conversion on the subject of patronage. It is certain that all new appointments made by this Government will go to Liberals, and after what, has happened this week, it begins to look as if there is to be a liberal use of the axe, and that the most competent Civil Servants in the Province are to be got rid of. This is known as "playing the game," and no one would have the slightest right to complain if the Government had not waged a "Purity" campaign and promised to initiate a new order of things. After the last General Election whilst the Prohibition Party was felicitating itself and claiming victory as a foregone conclusion, llie Week ventured to suggest that the jubilant ones should at least wait until the votes were all counted, as elections are proverbially uncertain. The Party could not wait; it has all along counted its chickens before they were hatched, and has on every occasion since, both on the platform and in the press, spoken as if victory had actually been achieved. In the light of what happened both in Canada and England subsequently, and with the certain knowledge that the soldiers' vote is going heavily against Prohibition, The Week once more ventures to suggest that the result might not be as the Prohibitionists anticipated. In the light of information received this week, it looks as if the warning was not out of place, and for the last time The Week says: Wait until the votes are counted. Meanwhile it may be interesting to note that all talk of suppressing the liquor traffic in England is coupled with Compensation, and that the French Government has requisitioned 200,000,000 gallons of this year's wine crop and 40,000,000 gallons from its Algerian Colony for military needs. Early in the War Kitchener said, "Send me men who can shoot." The subsequent trend of event has shown how well he sized up its requirements. Whatever else Canada has done, and she has done remarkably well in some respects, she has not complied with Kitchener's request. She has sent thousands of men across the seas who have had little or no rifle practice here. We have had whole Battalions in Victoria which have not fired a shot for months, and hundreds of men have gone from here who have never been to tbe butts. Is it too late to remedy this state of tilings ? The Week is in a position to state that military officers of high rank have tried in vain to get the necessary ammunition from the Government. Can nothing lie done to remedy the deficiency? According to evidence taken by the Washington Committee, news of President Wilson's Peace Note was flashed over the Stock Exchange wires ten hours before the note was officially issued. Secretary Lansing admitted that he had mentioned the matter in confidence to a newspaper man. Knowledge of what was coming is proved to have reached a German-American named Boiling, a brother of Mrs. Wilson. Thomas W. Lawson, of .Boston, the well-known author of "Frenzied Finance," received the information in advance, and cleared anywhere from $300,000 to $500,000 on the Stock Exchange. He offered to give the names of a Minister, a senator, and a financier who also had the information in advance, if the Senate would appoint an investigating committee with plenary powers. The Democratic majority voted down a resolution to this effect, every Republican Senator on the Committee voting for it. Thus by a strict Party Vote it was decided that "the leak" should not be investigated. These are the proven facts, upon which it would be superfluous to enlarge. V Page Two THE WEEK Saturday, January 13 F. C. SELOUS LONDON FASHION LETTER In Memorial!—Written Specially for Dear Cousin Betty: So you want "The Week" by Sir Clive t„ know if the French women are Phillipps Woolley wea,,in„ evening dress during the Well yes, they are, but it is Tlie greatest of oip' hunters, and very much modified and full even- perhaps the most modest of our men , ... . . I ,.,, . . j. ., nig dress is never seen, m fact the has, tt is reported, been killed in South " ' „ < ... «. ,.„ „ , law has decreed that at the opera East Africa, after a life of unparal- . „,.,., , , ml . and at the state theatres in Pans elled excitement and adventure, that , ,, , . ,. i „ , .. men shall not wear evening dress, he should have died fighting as a ° „ ,-,,,,.. „ lhe same rule is applied more or less volunteer for England at sixty-five ,, , . ,, . ,, . c , to women, but there are so many would be notable m another, in Selous , , .... . . , ways of getting round such a re- lt was natural and fitting. Age had • , ° , , ,. , , stnction for women that such an really never touched mm, and long- , , . ,. , v ' ° order by no means indicates re- after other men had broken down stl.aint in fjnery to renounce a low Selous carried his own pack, and was neck. tramping the neighbourhood .of the During the coming seuson there Macmillan river in our great North, wil1 necessarily be less going out in where men who hunt must get along the evenings because of the new lighting regulations, but women break with such supplies only as they can mles whenever they caI1) not becau8e earry themselves. This is, par excel- they want to be extravagant, but be- lence, an age in which efficiency counts cause they like to economize in their beyond everything else, and of all own way- .. , ., , • Nothing costs more in clothes than men the writer has come across in ... T, . ... , good taste. It is a thing to encour- his pilgrimage, mclud.ng that other agg fl,om that point of yieW) but it ig great Rugby boy, Warburton Pike, a mistake to accuse those who do not (our hunter) Selous was the most ef- practice it of being more extravagant ficient. You could not lose him; it than their """P.'y an(1 beautifully at- , , .„ u j tired sisters. No woman wears black almost seemed as if you could not ....-., ., ra , better than the Frenchwoman, as you tire him; beasts could not kill him, know At reeent theatl.ioftl and oper. even when lie made himself one night atic performances it was clearly a bait for lions, and as he grew older proved how well she can look in her ho only grew a trifle more spare and black" war evening dress. Black net . . , ,» _ . „ and black chiffon with jet and steel wiry, more quiet and selt-enacmg. so ., . ., , ., . , " n or gold and silver embroideries made that though I have not seen him since „p the neatest and simplest of even. 1913, I can well believe that in all ing frocks, and they were carried to things that really matter he was as perfection. young at sixty-five and more useful ,A lonS slim underdress _ of liberty, ', . w , .» . T ... with a straight full tunic of em- than any man in East Africa. In this ,.,,?. , ., broidered net, cut very much on the country and in the States he was well ,ineg of the tumcg seen •„ Eastern known, and wherever he was known ballets, no sleeves or sleeves of such he was honoured, as men are who do transparency that they do not count, great things and never talk of them. a deeP hip belt of embroidery and That he was a great hunter and not m\e f these stiff oval shaped necks ,'■;.■- , . which run across the chest and back merely a killer,of much game in a and IeaV(J only the si(]es of (he neck land full of it, is, I think, established " decollete "—on these lines many by the fact that he was never a rich dresses are made, and they are worn man and was therefore one compelled we" nnd quietly. A newer model, to do his own hunting for himself, which.I muf admire,d> flows f nf or chiffon dress, with three closely and yet in every land I ever knew pleated flounces, the bottom one be- him try he was supremely successful. jug q„ite narrow, and the top-most Of course he knew Africa as few have one being the most full. The bodice known it. His record there has been was a straight cuirasse of black and written, and it is said of him that he steel embroidery with an under- was the one man who could tell any bodice of net and short flounced yarn, '".'.'.ima boing doubted. But he sleeves. Worn with the cotlmrne tried many other countries, Eastern shoe, and a fine black ribbon tight Canada for Cariboo, the Macmillan round the throat from which one for moose, and the place I know best, bright jewel hangs, the result is in the Caucasus for mountain goat and every way Parisian, as you may im- other mountain game. In every one agine. The narrowness of the lower of these he was usccessful. In the bit flounce in this dress is significant, but of country I knew best as a boy he there has to be an economy of ma- beat all records, and the Kensington ferial. No one will grumble if the Museum contains the most perfect economy is practised reasonably, for group of beasts he was hunting that too wide skirts arc heavy and un- I have ever seen, killed and presented reasonable. by him. He was the simplest and least Black velvet is worn a great deal affected man I have known, without in tlie evening, wliich looks graceful any more idea of advertising himself and is not extravagant. The lower than Pike had, indeed with such a skirt reaching below the ankles, fall- mania for deprecating his own quali- ing straight and full with the hip belt, ties as to "fool" a man who didn't no sleeves, a low neck, and a short know him. For instance, he always train, is a dress that suits some rated himself as by no means a first women very well. The dress without rate shot. M. E., a man many of us the train is almost as smart, but it knew out here, took him once to his i.< almost certain that trains will be uncle's deer park to shoot a couple of worn wherever women are dressing fallow deer that he might add their at all, and skirts grow longer every heads to his great collection at month. The straight slim silhouette Worpledon. Selous was hidden and is gradually coming back, and very the keepers tried to drive them near soon women will look the same age to him that he might pick his stags about the feet as they do about the and kill them neatly. There was face. The long skirt does make a frankly no sport in it. But the doer woman look older, but more dignified would not come close and the old and in some eases it is more grace- owner hnd a horror of his beasts be- fill. No ornaments are worn in the ing killed except by a bullet which hair, or scarcely any, and certainly broke the neck neatly. At last Selous nothing that looks at all grand. The got tired of the long and dull proceed- idea is to show a neatly-dressed head, ing. The doer were going at a long with the hair piled rather high in,the steady walk about 200 yards off, two nattier form of chignon. Soft waves good stags leading. "They will do or curls lie close to the cars and on for me," said Selous. "But you must lhe brow, but nothing looks unruly, not touch them anywhere except in fluffy, or artificial. Jewels were seen the neck." "That is all right," re- at the opera on the first night, but plied Selous, and when the two bar- they wore not, appreciated nny more rels of his double Express rang out than the rntlier too fine clothes in both the leading stags fdumpled up some cases, and women of good stand- with their necks broken. That is not ing are not likely to wear anything perhaps wonderful shooting, but it is but the most simple jewelry during good to know that you can do that the war. Gloves will be worn, for off the shoulder, at two hundred yards, they indicate old-fashioned correet- as a certainty. I have knpwn an ness and even at the most homely African hunter almost as successful as dinner parties it was common for Selous who told me that he'had never both ladies and men in middle-class shot a big beast when he had not his society to wear gloves until dinner pipe in his mouth, as the smoke not was announced, only made the beBt wind gauge for New notions and cosmopolitan ways him, but he never felt comfortable have done away with this little side unless it was there, but I think per- fashion to some extent, but the glove haps that Selous' wonderful physical in public is likely to he favoured as fitness was due to the fact that in all correctly ceremonious, his hard life he neither smoked nor The old-fashioned fan is rarely drank. Perhaps, though I have Sir seen, possibly because ventilation in Rider Haggard's word for it, that concert halls and theatres has im- Allan Quatermain is not a deliberate proved of late. The lorgenette is also pen picture of Selous, it is neverthe- a little out of date. A little bag for less the best portrait I know of him. handkerchief nnd powder may be God rest him, who sought little rest used, but any fussy accessories are in this life, and in his long wander- not to be encouraged, it is as well to ings taught many wild people what an be as free from encumbrances as pos- Englishman should be. sible. Evening cloaks are gorgeous in the dressmaker's, but it is not usual for them to be seen in public, as the difficulty is to get home. Too fine a cloak is not suitable anywhere but iu a private motor, but many women who owned' motors now use taxicabs, and even these are becoming scarce at nights, as you are well aware. Simplicity is the keynote of the Parisienne 's day-frocks as well as her evening toilette, and that is one reason why the "Chemise-frock" is so popular in Paris for afternoon wear. This little gown has many advantages and is becoming to the tall woman, the short woman, the plump and thin women, only if she is too plump, the style would have to be adapted to her requirements. There is a good deal of variety in it too, more than would seem possible, for it may be of any width, it may be pleated or plain, the girdle may turn into a sash, or a narrow band, or there may be two girdles of different colours. As to blouses, they are getting longer. As the winter season advances, and the Russian blouse of a few years ago has come back into vogue. The length depends on the length of the coat to be worn with them, so sometimes they extend only to the hips, sometimes they fall to the knees. A Paquitr Model I saw before it was sent to America—the present home of Paris fashions—was a coat and skirt of tete de negre satin with a long blouse of biscuit crepe de chine embroidered in brown and dull rose. Doesn't it sound charming? A rest- gown whicli is quite suitable for dining at home was of pale yellow chiffon over dull tangerine. The collar and deep pannier pockets • were trimmed with net embroidered in old gold and bordered with fur. These pannier pockets are quaint conceit. With the lengthening of the coat, and the dropping of the skirt, and the elongation of the blouse, the pockets we tentatively adopted a few months ago must needs follow the example so that they have become panniers, fur- bordered, yet opening always as if they were still pockets. Collars are many and various this winter, but the smartest eoat collars to my mind are those like stocks or folds of velvet, fur-bordered, and with long ends falling down on one side, and the most original collars for evening frocks are those careless straps of taffeta from shoulder to shoulder at the back. I hope I have satisfied your enquiries as to the modes of the moment. CAMILLE. Three lives went out ln the twilight, Yet none account their loss. For every deed rewarded, For every laurel crown, Unknown, unsung, forgotten, A hundred lives go down. Then In the final reck'nlng, Share with the ones unknown The glory; give not the living The bread—to the dead a stone. But honour the sacred mem'ry Of those who' for honours died,— Men of stupendous valour, Unknown because they died. LLOYD GEORGE AND HIS CABINET An illuminative article on the Cabinet reconstruction in England append in The Canadian Magazine for January from the pen of Lindsay Crawford, a journalist who is well acquainted with Old Country politics. He draws a nice distinction between the aristocracy and the working classes in Great Britain and shows why there is an impossible barrier between a Curzon and a Henderson, while there is no such barrier between a Curzon and an Asquith. There is also an admirable and timely article entitled "The Siege of Germany from the Sea,'' by Commander Bellairs, besides five good short stories and other articles and sketches. PANTAGES Unequalled Vaudeville WEEK COMMENCING JANUARY 15TH GASTON PALMER The Man Who Made Juggling An Art NAN GRAY The Scotch Lassie RAY & EMMA DEAN The Joyful Pair METROPOLITAN FIVE "Ballards d'Amour" WILSON BROTHERS Effervescent Rhineland Fun- makers GRUBER'S ANIMALS An Unique Sensational Novelty Elephants, Horses, Dogs and Ponies PANTAGESCOPE "The Shielding Shadow" THBBB SHOW! DAISY—3, T AND * Matliiu 160. Erinlng: Orchestra ana B.looay S5o. Bona Mo. BOOK LOVERS' LIBRARY The World, for sale by Gilbert Parker. Lady Corrine, by Mrs. Humphrey Ward. Love's Inferno, by Dr. E. Stilgebance. Because It Was Written, by Princess C. Radzilwell. Mike, by E. F. Benson. Domaris, by Lucas Malet. The Kingdom of the Blind, by C. Phillips Appenheim. The Wind's Will, by A. and^E. Castle. Rhymes of a Red Cross Man, by Robert Service. Ms. Brittling Sees it Through, by H. G. Wells—Booklovers' Library, 201 Campbell Building. TWO STEPS DECLINED A well-known French Consul, M. Rab- lllon, looked up from his journal. "It says here that evening dress, both for men and women, Is now forbidden In all French theatres," he remarked. "The times are too serious for evening dress." "A noble nation, the French," declared a silk Importer. "I also understand that France has banned the one- step. She's In no mood . for anything so frivolous as the one-step.'' Consul Rablllou smiled. "The goose-step, too," he said, "failed to gain a foothold In my dear motherland.'' GLORY (Contributed) We had a little setback In the tricky shadow light; Between the day and the darkness There had been a stubborn fight. Our first line was deserted; When the last rays of sun Picked out in deep-cut silhouet A stranded Maxim gun. Our Captain spotted it and turned, His voice rang like a bell, Amid the hurricane of sound, "Five volunteers for Hell." Tlie nearest five howled "Here, Sir!'* Above that awful (tyn; Then slipped out In the twilight To bring the Maxim ln. So while we hustled cartridge clips Or pumped our magazine's, Wo snatched the time to follow Those five fire-eating fiends. The flrst just turned and crumpled up- His ghastly features set— A German iiad him spotted when He climbed the parapet. The second kept on crawling, till He met some flying lead, That ripped away his cap and left A gash across his head, Tho third was going lucky, till He topped tiie little rise, Then turned to us and wilted— On his face a fixed surprise. Tiie others scouting cover, took Tlie open at the run; Unscathed they crossed tlie death zone, And readied the precious gun. Then taking It between them, turned Back to our hiding place, They'd covered half the distance when The fourth pitched on his face. When tlie last man reached tlie trenches, He contained a pound of lead; He got tlie most when he paused and stopped To see if the fourtli was head. Now this lad got a medal To pin upon his breast, And a whacking lot of glory, too, . But what about the rest? One of the men came crawling back, He was the first to fall— But tlie surgeon could not save him. He died at tlie hospital. It was hours before the stretchers Could leave the trench to tend The wounded; in the meantime Tlie third had met his end. The second man recovered, But the price he paid was high— Stone lilind a bullet ln the lung, One leg bobbed at the thigh. And this was the price of glory, This was the just reward; How many of these were heroes, Think you in the sight of the Lord. Just one got the cross for valour, And one the sufferers cross, PENDING TBS VJBBDXOT The commercial traveller had been hurt In a railroad accident, and a suit for damages had been instituted. As he clumped along on his crutches two or three weeks later, a friend shook him by the hand and said: "Can't you get along without your crutches.." "Well, my doctor says I can," he chuckled, "but my lawyer says I can't." KIPLING'S JOKE The banning by Blighty of Rudyard Kipling's new poem, The Sons-of Suburbs, because of a reference therein to a clergyman's daughter who takes to gin, recalls what, to my mind, is the best of all the stories told of Kipling. .The other character in It Is Edward Bok, tlie editor of The Ladies* Home Journal. Kipling's Just-So Stories were written for this periodical, one of whose rather pernlcklty but absolutely adamantine rules is that there shall be no reference to alcoholic liquors In its columns. In one of the Just-So Stories there was a mention of wine! Of course, tills could not pass, and Bok cabled to Kipllng.s mentioning the rule, and asking what he should substitute for "wine.'' Kipling's reply was characteristic. It was "Substitute Mellin's Food!" THE STRONG WILL "My husband," remarked a Birmingham matron to a group of friends, "was u confirmed smoker Willi a tobacco heart when I married him a year ago, but today he never touches the weed," "Good," said one of the group. "To break off a lifetime habit requires a strong will." "Well, that's what I've got," said tlie wife. THE SISTER'S BEFLY He was a young subaltern. One even? Ing the Sister had just finished making him comfortable for the night, and before going off duty asked: "Is there anything I can do for you before I leave..'* Dear little Two Stars replied: "Well, yes! I should like very much to be kissed good-night." Sister rustled to the door. "Just wait till I call the orderly," she said. "He does all the rough work here." Collegiate School PHONE 62 1157 Rockland Avenue, Victoria, B. C. Private Day and Boarding School For Boys SMALL CLASSES—INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION Easter Term Commences Tuesday, January 9th, 1917 PRINCIPAL - . . A. D. MUSKETT, ESQ. For Prospectus, giving full particulars, apply to the Principal THE PLEASURES OF TRAVEL is 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. Brentwood Beach Hotel MOST ATTRACTIVE SUMMER RESORT ON VANCOUVER ISLAND Ten MUh by th* B. 0. Electric. Frequent trains both ways. Good roads for motorists, by Wort Road, 12 miles; East Road 14 miles. Good Boatinf, Bathing, Pishing, Tennis, etc. Free row- boats to gueiti staying in hotel except on Sundays Bar, Billiards. Special Winter Rates Write or Telephone Manager Pries of Meals: Lunch, 75 cents; Dinner, $1.00. Private Dances and Dinners catered for. Phone 21L, Keatlngs, or write H. CANCELLOR, Manager. Madrona Farm :: GORDON HEAD New Laid Eras—Milk Fed Chickens—Fruit and Vegetables All the Produce We Sell Is Grown By Ourselves STALL 9, PUBLIC MARKET SYNOPSIS OP COAT. HIln]ra 1ISV LATIONS NEW METHOD LAUNDRY LIMITED "QUALITY LAUNDERERS" 1015-1017 North Park Street Phone 2300. Last week I gave a glimpse of American life. Here Is another: Sandy McTavish walked Into a saloon ln Chicago Just as some Germans were toasting Captain HanB Rose of the U-53. The Scotchman refused to drink the toaBt. "My name's McTavish—wee Sandy, they call me, and I'll give ye a toast," he shouted. "Here's to King George." It took five Germans and the porter to put Sandy out. Two hours later he was back with a little German street band and led It Into the saloon. Tho musicians played the British national air four times before the Germans recognized It. After that It was the street for Sandy and his band. Department ot the Naval Service ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE OP CANADA The next examination for tho entry of Naval Cadets will be held at the examination centres of the Civil Service Commission ln May, 1017, successful candidates joining the College on or about 1st August. Applications for entry will be received up to the 16th April by the Secretary, Civil Service Commission, Ottawa, from whom blank entry forms can now be obtained. Candidates for the examination ln May next, must be between the ages of fourteen and sixteen on tho 1st July, 1917. Further details can be obtained on application to the undersigned. G. J. DESBARATS, C.M.G., Deputy Minister of the Naval Service. Department of the Naval Service, Ottawa, November 28, 1916. eow Coal mining rights of the Dominion In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberto, the Yukon Territory, the Northwatt Torritorles and In a portion of thi Province of British Columbia, may bt leased for a term of twenty-one yean at an annual rental of JI an acre. Not more than 2,660 aores will be leased ts one applicant. Applications for a lease must be made b ythe applicant In person to the Agent or Sub Agent of the Dlstrlot In whloh the rights applied for are situated. In surveyer territory the land must be described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and ln unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall bt staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of $6. which will bt refunded If the rights applied for are not available, but not otherwise. A royalty shall be paid on the merchantable output of the mine at the rate of live cents per ton. The person operating the mint shall furnish tht Agtnt with sworn returni accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, such returns should be furnished at least once a year. -i Sil! !?;,*•w"! ,.n.olu,d« ""> «•»> "■""■■a mltted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered neces- rate of $10.00 an acer. For '«H Information application should be made to the Secretary of th! Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lands, W. W. CORY. Deputy Minister of tht Interior. N.B.—Unauthorised publication of this advertisement will not be paid for March tl. Saturday, January 18 THE WEEK Page Three ft«i- ,^pip=s53U. -M^ -wig At Tlie Street Corner BY THE LOUNGER the wonders of the Kootenay. But he is at his best when probing the secrets of comparatively unexplored regions, a task which he obviously loves, and to which he carries all the enthusiasm and interest of a true adventurer. Nothing more impressive ^^^^^^^-—^^———^^^^—-—^^——^—-^^^^^-^—^^^Jtnd convincing than his account of a In another column of this issue will for a chat. One asked: "Where arc tl.;p to ti,e head waters of Bridge be found a letter from one of the v°« going?". Reply: "To Seattle." Biver has come my way. Scarcely less principal stall holders in the Public ''When are you coming back?"''Not elltl.ancing, alld far more exciting, is pnncip ,. j. j «„i at a11' rePhed the spokesman, "Me the accoullt of a narrow escape from Market, taking exception to my article for SeatUe tm after the wal. You ^ ^^ ^.^ ^ por(. of last week. I can assure him tha A fellows are fools to stay here; they'll when overtaken by zero weather which am in a position to prove every state- bim you ye|. „ To which the friend ^^ ^ ^ and forced ^ ment which I made, the evidence hav- replM. ,<Not mueh_ T,n h;ke before ^ ^ ^ dangerous ^^ ^ ing been supplied to me by stall- that> go long „ And they pa8sed ^ ^.^ b rf ^ holders. For instance, the writer of ^ three to ,he boat) and two to the ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^^ the letter, who does not import pro- town There ,m.e many more on the (() ^ ,. ab. of.c tain Qa„. duee himself, is not aware that other bottt of a similar typ8( and evidently ^ ^^ help ^ admiring people do so. Let me tell him tnat bent on a similar ermn(J Tbere are ^ e e H(J eamf, to ttig 00un. 75 per cent of the meat and more so many in SeMe that their presence . ^ fcw &egh &om ^ than half the turkeys and geese sold ou the stl.eets begins to be noticeable. rf ,u an(J from ftl, ^ ^ in the Public Market on the Satur- 1 was informed by a Government of. t civilizati(m of E flan day before Christmas came from out- ReM tm ov(jr 7i„00 bad gone from He was a veritable «cheehak0)» side the Province, andI much of^it from victoria and Vancouver recently, and vet he adapted himself not only to the United States. He is not aware 8tm the pass.port; sy8tem bas not been Jhe hardshi but to the da of that there is any combine among the amended. Contrast this with the ao- pioneer life. He literally paddled his tnat tion of young Mallery, who is gazetted mvn canoe poie(j his own raft, and more ■■ • ,-..,..,-« ... ' r ' stall-holders, and he argues standard atricles are sold at than one price ..,,,, , j this week as the recipient of a mili- swimg his own axe, making solitary but this is not correei tary medal for 8pecial gervioe8 at the t . in gome instances where onl a to any extent. The variation is only fl.ont TMs boy> like many otberSj ^^ woodsman wouW haVfl v(m. slight, and is due to quality or size waa actua„y born in the statea and ^^ i„ this fascinating bookrCapt. nnd it would be impossible for the vag ,iving in Californill) but his Gauoway has revealed an unexpected stall-holders to sell at a uniform price sympathie8 were so aroused .that he fund of humour. His impressions of without an agreement to dei so. *or oame to Canada in order to enlist ^^ ^ Vanoouver are ino;9ive instance, can the writer of that letter without even telling his own people_ and ^^ ^^ ^ ^ {mes tell me of a single stall-holder in the gureIy tbi8 ougbt to shame natiye. fl ^ obgervant Market who sold Christmas turkey at bom Canadian3 who run away. j am mm tmcm ^ ^ ^.^ less than 45 cents a pound? 1 know iatolmeA by the recruiting officer of humonr that no one can resent the that he cannot, because I personally a ,oeal battaiion that numbers of men half-veiled criticism. I hope the book tried every stall, and the unfairness whom they bave solieited| and who wi„ haye a large &p H hag of this price, which must have been ,mve promised ,to enlist have faded unique merits, which should commend tbe result of combination because it to turn up; and on 8eal.cb beillg made it to Britisb Columbian, and ruled throughout Canada and the U.S., it wa8 found that they were missing whieh : am gure wi„ commend it to is that it applied to imported, frozen _gonfi to geattle j strongly endor8e ^ thongandg of Englishmen stuff just the same as to Island thg MMe of the Toronto Worl(J ^ wm ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ turkey. Then the writer of the letter which ig urging the Goverament to aftei. thfl War They ^^ no(. do is unaware of the fact that the uty enfom) ,the Mimia Act) under wbicb better thM look ^ ^ ^^ ^ Store-keepers compel the stall-Holders aU men o£ flghting age enn bg com. speetacleg of a gentleman wbo has to sell at City prices. He may have pe,,ed to underg0 military tmining_ ^ himgelf to be & kem obg escaped this compulsion, because 1 TMg is not a War mtm™, but a and a kindiy critic, and who winds imagine that he is about the last man peaee4ime measur(!) which can be en- up by becoming an enthusiastic ad- who could be coerced. But 1 know foreed at a|1 time9) and is the Goy. mirer ^ ^ Prmime whioh made & that the coercion works in this way- ernment ig afl.aid o£ aon8cription it. hMer man of him ,han be would CTer that the Store-keepers refuse to ac- ghould a(. ,eagt baye tbe conrage to have ^ ,f he had ^ been drawn cept the produce of local farmers who enforoe an Act which ig on tbe gtatute ^ ^^ rf the ,1Wanderlust „ have stalls in the Market, unless they Bookg> &e enforcement of which agree to sell at City prices. Probably wou[d undoubtedly lead to a large in- the writer of Jhe letter will admit oreagB in eni;stmeiit. At any rate we that the object of my article was not hav(J lieBohed the stage when this is to injure the Market, but to point the on,y choi(Je from Conscription. If W.B. SUPERFLUITIES out abuses which tend, to limit its use- the cage b(J eol]8idel.ed 0n no other 2nd, 1017. fulness. The Market was established ground| it ought to be considered on for a specific purpose, viz: To help the ud of t&h.mss to the men List of prizes to be drawn on Feb. the farmer. Will the writer of the letter tell me how many of the stallholders in the Market are bona-fide farmers, or local producers, and how many are simply middle-men? It is rather a singular confirmation of my article that since it appeared the Chairman of tlie Markets Committee has proposed an extension of the Market, not for farmers, but for store-keepers. In other cities no store- who are fighting,' and who need the reserves whicli they are not getting. oc^ <rtotc£&*> 1. Breeze motor car. At the Jen- son Garage. 2. Pool table, value $300. At Superfluities Shop. 3. Very valuable Tea Set, Benares ware. 4. Cut glass flower bowl.- BOOK NOTES A remarkably interesting book has keepers are allowed to have a stall reached my desk this week. It is the market, and only in this way entitled "The Call of ",» w«=t » farmer's ex- The author is Capt. C. 6. Opal and diamond ring. 7. Very valuable Chinese carved figure, worth $100. 8. Tantalus. 9. Silver Jug. the West." 10, Gold. watolli F J Gallo- ^' u''v'ne nnd pearl pendant. The book'consis"ts"of 12' Fo^'s head comPass' in 40k RC can its character as a change be maintained. I would do way, K.M.B.li. anything to help the genuine farmer « series of descriptions of travel in £ ■ I think his taxes are too heavy, and British Go umbia, mostly in connec- "■ £ n anQ ace ;,ysP™"t b .. as to rentals, I would be'quite willing tion with pioneer work as a field geol- £ ^k^" "rl tafteT t0 abolish them and even to subsidize ogist for the Provincial Government. £ »™k ^^ll him but not in order to benefit the It covers the Slocan, Bridge Biver, "■ "iue ^meaevase. Si";: already take far too Vancouver Island, Prince Buper, the • g- £**■ ^ ™* «-■ much out of the public, and who seem Queen Charlotte Islands and the Peace ' able on every occasion to defeat a River. Incidentally it touches on the ' project which would bring the pro- three principal cities of the Province, ducer nnd consumer into direct re- Victoria, Vancouver and New West- lationshin minster. The book is remarkable in J"^^^^^^^^^^^^— several respects. It is easily tlie best 10. Buckle. ________ 20. Picture, value $100. 21. Silver tea service. 22. Pictuer. 23. Gold medal. Gold alone is $58.08. 24. Banjo. 25. Indian war bag, worth $100. 20. Fan. 27. Buckingshire lace tea cloth. 28. Barometer. 2fl. French marble clock, over years old. 30. Violin. 31, Camera. 100 BLUE CROSS FUND I am more than delighted that the illustrated book of travel I have over Bantams are going away as a Bat- seen, containing about 150 splendid talion. I think they have had "hard photographs, which serve to make the lines" ill being kept here so long, in- story profoundly interesting. The deed llie delay must have been heart- thing whieh impresses me most is the breaking, and their gallant Colonel marvellous power of observation nnd lhe"other officers are entitled to shown bythe author. Nothing seems the highest praise for having stood to have escaped his eyes, not even bv their guns so long. It is true there the smallesl detail. His work gains is a litlle modification in their orig- from the fact which leaks out in ono inal programme, and they nre going or two places thnt the account of his over-seas as a Railway Construction travels wns committed to paper nt From May, 1015, to Dec, 31,1916. Corns, but I do not think that matters, Hie time, in the form of a series of total receipts from nil because they have been drilled nnd letters, although they arc not rcpro- sources $3,500.08 trained for' Infantry work, nnd as dneed in that form when published. '» London in cash .1,000.00 their Colonel has seen service, I have One has to go back to the diaries of topenditure -So.80 no doubt they will ultimately drift Mackenzie, Simon Fraser and the old Balance in bank 313.28 into the Trenches and hnve an op- Hudson Bay factors to find such con- Expenditure includes purchase of nortunitv of distinguishing them- scientious detailed accounts of the hospital supplies, postnge, stationery, selves. It was undoubtedly better to country and the happenings in un- express, freight, printing of pro- accept the offer to go over-seas as a frequented regions. They wrote at a grammes, tickets, literature, postcards, unit in any capacity, than to be broken time when the whole of the Province ele, nnd a refund of $112.50 to the up into drafts, at least this is so was beyond the frontiers of civiliza- W. A, of the S.P.C.A. ns follows: from the standpoint of the Battalion, Hon. Capt. Galloway comes on the $i0 loan from Ihe W.A.; half proceeds which is undoubtedly entitled to some scene when the advancing tide of set- of "Mule Appeal" ns arranged, consideration, if only for the patience I lenient and industrial activity has The Christmas Fair held in the it has exhibited under very trying made inroads, nnd his fnscinnting Roynl Albert Hull, London, in No- circumstances. S'01''V 'ells of the contact between vember last was a brilliant success. • • • civilization and old-time conditions. Victorians who contributed to the I had to run over to Seattle this While the author has the observant Canada Stall will he pleased to hear week on business and it gave mo the eye of a traveller and adventurer, he Mint it wns one of the best features opportunity to put to the test what hns imagination, nnd the soul of a of tlie Fair. H. R. II. Princess Pa- I have frequently been told and what poet. While engaged in the prosaic Iricia was president nf this Stnll and my own observation led me to believe work of jotting down details for his was assisted by Lady Webb, Lady was true, viz: That shoals of young diary, the windows of his soul are al- Perley and others, fellows nre going over from Victoria ways open to the promptings of King George nnd Queen Aloxnndrn without nny intontion of returning, nature, and the romance of river and recently Inspected Lord Lonsdale's nnd thnt their sole object is to avoid forest. He makes the silvery Slocan beautiful gift to the Blue Cross Fund, military service. As I was going live again, oven for those of us who This is a motor ambulance for horses down to the boat I walked behind nre fnmilinr with its mountains, ra- with reversible body, sleeping npnrt- thice big henlthy boys of about nine- vines and creeks, and there is some- menls for the men, placo fnr forage, leen They were met by two friends thing more in hi.5 picture thnn has yet etc. It is used by the War Office ROCKSIDE POULTRY FARM LAKE ELK, P. O. Victoria, B. C. Buyers of Live Poultry in large or small quantities. Write or telephone 4344. MadameiOatts AN UP-TO-DATE CAPE FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TIGHE& WHEELER CAFE Lunch Counter and Bakery nf their own age, who stopped them been found in tho many tributes to and has been shipped to Snlonicn. The House That QUALITY BUILT 653 YATES ST. VICTORIA, B.C. PHONE 1634 1175 FORT STREET PHONE 1623 Expert Ladies' Tailor Day and Evening Gowns, Wraps, Etc. 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HAYWARD, President REGINALD HAYWARD, Secretary FREDERICK CASELTON, Manager Page Four THE WEEK Saturday, January 18 SOTTO VOCE Br the Hornet That the new Cabinet will hold together, even though it did not dovetail. Nf That it is a pity to suggest tlie prohibition of fox hunting, wliich would mean more "ineetless" days. That the shortage of food is straining the patriotism of German Socialists; they have no steak in their country. That a natural adjunct of "meatless" days is root marches. * That the Cologne Volks Zeitung declares that all that is needed to secure peace is good will on both sides. Unfortunately the Germans have a bad Will. That anyone who is either disappointed or surprised, should examine their anatomy for evidence of wings. That Mr. Bowser may deserve all the hard names that his best friends hnve called him, but he is not a fool. That he would be something even worse if he put his neck in a noose to help the Government out of their legal difficulties. That Mr. Brewster thought the courts were big enough to solve the problem before the Election, why not now? Thnt in opposing Conscription, Mr. Martin Burrell lias shown himself out of touch with public sentiment in British Columbia. Tliat as our only representative in the Federal Government, he ought to get into closer touch with the Province. Tliat Prof. Odium chose the wrong time to stage his play at the Old Victoria Theatre. That there are several more important subjects demanding attention at present. CORRESPONDENCE THE PUBLIC MARKET That although Mr. Asquith refused the Garter, he accepted a suspender. That critics say that the reason he refused the Garter was that he had not a leg to stand on. That farmers are excused from Military Service if they grow more wheat. One decision that does not go against the grain. That a Member of Parliament has bought the Odol works in order to encourage his colleagues to show their teeth to the enemy. Nf That; a Victoria soldier wrote home to his fiancee: "Thanks for the photo, but I don't like it much, it don't show up your dear face plain enough." N; That the Bantams don't care where they are going so long as they are going. That Victoria ought to give them a good send-off, as an acknowledgement of their patience and stiek-to-it-ive- ness. That Mrs. Black of the Yukon is setting a splendid example to officers' wives. She is going as far as Halifax, and no further. N; That the exodus of Victoria "slackers" to Seattle continues, and it has almost become a stampede. That Miss Macdonald,. the Manager of the Princess Theatre, deserves a word of commendation for locking the doors against a disloyal gang. That in spite of a coat of whitewash, some of those $20 shells from Valcartier have just been shipped from Victoria—to be destroyed. That, as usual, it is John Bull who pays the piper. That Sir Sam Hughes' medical protege, Dr. Bruce, has come a cropper, and is laid by for repairs. That Victoria's military medico, Dr. E. C. Hart, has done splendid work, and secured the recognition of his sovereign. That London Opinion hits off the situation to a T when it says that Llbyd George has hauled down the "wait and see' flag, and hoisted the "push and go" flag. That Thomas W. Lawson may be a "gas bag," but the investigating committee was too cute to accept his offer. That the nott result of the enquiry to date is to show that Secretary Lansing sprung tho "leak." That it may be only a coincidence that Mrs. Wilson's brother, the German-American Boiling, was in "the know." That there is great rejoicing in the Liberal camp at the thoroughness with whieh Premier Brewster is redeeming his Election Pledge to abolish patronage. Social News Mrs. Sheldon Williams and her little son have come down from Cowichan on a short visit. Nf Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Kelly and their family have returned from a visit to Vancouver where they were the guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. Murray Lay. Sir Clive Phillips Wolley came in from Somenos to spend a few days in town. Miss Henry has returned from a visit to Vancouver, where she was the guest of Mrs. W. H. Wood at Shaughnessy Heights. Mrs. G. A. Henderson, of Vernon, arrived at Hampton Court today to stay with Mrs. Bidles, who is seriously ill. Major Small has returned from a brief visit to Vernon. Mrs. R. Rond is the guest of her brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gandin, at Seattle. Captain and Mrs. McGuire, of Vernon, arrived in town during the week to take up their residence here. Captain McGuire is appointed instructor for Military District No. 11. * The Many friends of Mrs. Gordon Smith will be glad to learn that she is convalescent after her recent serious illness at St. Joseph's Hospital. m The Misses Gibb, of Parksville, are spending a few days in town. Mrs. Skrimshire, of Duncan, is spending a few days at the Strathcona. Mrs. Whentley, Jubilee Avenue, was nt home to a number of friends on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Spencer, Moss Street, entertained during the week. The Fancy Fress Ball for children and "not outs," to be held (in aid of the Navy League Chapter) at the Empress Hotel tomorrow, Friday, promises to be a huge success. Rev. H. Payne, of Saturna Islnnd, is spending a few days in town. m Mr. and Mrs. Holland have returned from Vancouver, where they were staying with Mrs. Holland's parents, Sir Charles and Lady Tnpper. NS Hon. Wm. and Mrs. Sloan have taken up their residence at "Arran," York Place, Oak Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown (nee Miss McBraire Smith) have taken a suite nt October Mansions. Nf Mrs. Whillans and Mrs. Hotham have opened the Army and Navy Tea Rooms at 704'/2 Fort Street. They cater for those who habitually patronize this delightful function, and as everything receives their personal attention, there is no danger that their patrons will not be fully satisfied. To the Editor of "the Week." Dear Sir: I am almost bewildered to read the calendar of crimes committed by the stall-holders according to Lounger's article in last week's issue, "We are entirely in the hands of certain large Store-keepers. A large proportion of- the produce we sell is imported. We combine amongst ourselves to maintain prices. We do not pay rates and taxes. And our rent for stalls is but a peppercorn. '' If these things are true, then indeed has the Market failed of its purpose and the public arc fully justi- lied in withdrawing their support; but, in-so-far as I know (and I ought to know), Lounger's article iu the main is not correct, Certainly we are not "slaves to the stores." I have never heard a whisper of such a thing. There is naturally a feeling of rivalry and they complain that we undersell them, hut to say that we are under their control is utterly ridiculous. Neither is there any combination amongst the stall-holders; prices are fixed purely by the laws of supply and demand and if the demand is poor prices are reduced accordingly. I have frequently sold vegetables at half-price late in the afternoon rather than take them home, and have often bought a piece of veal, a rabbit, or a few flowers at a considerable reduction from the opening price. As a further instance, new-laid eggs often show a variation of five cents a dozen in various parts of the market, and chickens have been sold at prices ranging from 25 cents to 30 cents per pound by different sellers on the same day. If imported produce is sold, I do not know of it; but I am sure in any ense, thnt the quantity is negligible. If it be so, I ngree with' Lounger that it ought to be stopped. It is possible that we do not. pay rates and taxes to the city; on the other hand, neither do the Storekeepers have to pay the extortionate ratings that we farmers pay; for instance, in Saanich, and in any case surely the prosperity of Victoria is closely linked up with her suburban sisters. Lounger says our rents for stalls is but a peppercorn. If I remember rightly the annual income is something over $3,300 per annum. My share being $75 for a space measuring some eight-feet by ten—rather a costly peppercorn! I cannot help feeling that the whole article, written no doubt with the best of intention, is a severe indictment of a very worthy body of producers and whatever benefit has accrued to us the public of Viotoria, Oak Bay, Esquimalt, and Saanich have participated in even a. greater degree. Yours faithfully, GEO. MeCONNEL, Madrona Farm. DOMII ■■■MMM TO INVESTORS THOSE WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, HAVE FUNDS REQUIRING INVESTMENT MAY PURCHASE AT PAR DOMINION OF CANADA DEBENTURE STOCK IN SUMS OF $500, OR ANY MULTIPLE THEREOF Principal repayable 1st October, 1919. Interest payable half-yearly, 1st April and 1st October by cheque (free of exchange at any chartered Bank in Canada) at the rate of five per cent per annum from the date of purchase. Holders of this stock will have the privilege of surrendering at par and accrued interest, as the equivalent of cash, in payment of any allotment made under any future war loan issue In Canada other than an issue of Treasury Bills or. other like short date security. Proceeds of this stock are for war purposes only. A commission of one-quarter of one per cent will be allowed to recognized bond and stock brokers on allotments made in respect of applications for this stock which bear their stamp. For application forms apply to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Ottawa. DEPARTMENT OP FINANCE, OTTAWA OCTOBER 7th, 1916. VICTORIA PREPARATORY SCHOOL 1174 MONTEREY AVE. Boys received from six years of age upward. Pupils specially prepared for The Royal Canadian Navy. For prospectus apply F. ASHLEY SPARKS Head Master Victoria, Jan. 11, 1917. Editor "The Week." Sir: Victorians nre naturally proud of the many beauties of their city, both physical and material. Among the latter easily the first is the Causeway and its surroundings of fine buildings and green lawns. Visitors arriving by sea enter the town with evidences of artistic care on every hand. The idea prevails until-the northern end of the causeway is leached, and here a little lawn has been laid out nnd planted with trees forming n suitable finish to a scheme of urban art. Some Goth lias during the past week erected on this pretty little spot n hideous hoarding of rough boards for the purpose of displaying some bills of information nbout tlie municipal election, and these posters nre of the most intense blue and vivid green. The whole monstrosity is a kind of bludgeon to assault nny sense of tlie beautiful that the passer-by might possess, and surely mars the effect that has been produced by tlie rest of the scenery. Yours sincerely, CHARLES ST. B9RBE. MADAME LE MARCH ANT SAYWARD BUILDING SPECIALENDOF SEASON SALE MANY MODELS BELOW COST Ten Per Cent Off ALL BLOUSES, Etc. Millinery orders carried out at a reduction during the SALE; THE KHAKI FLIRT That since the New Year came in The temperance lecturer had warmed lie has established a record in the ap- up to his subject. "We an know," he pointmeht of political nominees. »aia. "»« tragic history of Lot's wife, gg who looked round and turned Into a «., .... „ . . un,. Pillar of salt But let us also bear In That this is exactly what 'The m,nd trimi, the Bad case ot the wlfe Week" always claimed he would do— to-day, who looks round, and her hus- play the game. hand turns Irto a puMl«-house." She'y very sweet when I stand treat At supper, lunch or tea, She says she's proud to be allowed To sit alone with me. Her glances thrill my being till My very heart grows warm;— But are they for my beauty or My khaki uniform 1 I tell you what, if I were not A subaltern in brown, I doubt if she would notice me, Except to turn me down. Still, when I go, it's nice to know She'll not be stranded quite; There'll still be swarms of uniforms To take her out at night. A.N. PANTAGES THEATRE Vaudeville in its best dress will be the feature bill presented at the Pantages Theatre for the coming week beginning with the matinee on Monday. Oruber's nnimals, nn elephant, n horse, a pony nnd a dog, will offer the most unique, sensational nnd interesting animal novelty of the stage as the headliner of the bill. These animals perform a routine of unusual tricks, demonstrating the art of animal training in a most remarkable way. The elephant weighs several thousand pounds but he shows astonishing ease in his work before the footlights. The Wilson Brothers offer a skit which abounds in comedy lines and amusing situations. The Metropolitan Five are instrumentalists and vocalists who offer a selected repertoire in a delightful manner. Ray and Emma Dean are a joyful pair, Gaston Palmer is the man who has made Juggling an art and Nan Gray is as charming as ever as the singing Scotch Lassie. Another chapter of the thrilling "Shielding Shadow" serial will round out a bill which comes to this city with splendid notices from the other cities on the PantageB circuit where it has been seen. For the Home. Every week in the year something is needed for the home, something to eat or to drink, some new furniture or new clothes. The list is endless and the worry of the housewife is almost as endless, unless she uses intelligence and system in her purchases. The advertising columns are intended for such harassed housekeepers.. They contain real news that will help to ease her burden and settle her uncertainties. Certainly the advertisers expect to make money. Are they not entitled to it if they make life more comfortable for thousands? Read the advertisements, with discrimination and intelligence. They will solve many a vexed question. I COPVmOHTCO 1014 5EICLE SYNDICATE m Burdick Bros., Limited GRAIN StAplf ST0CKS AND OlVWIk AND cotton Brokers B0NDS Pemberton Building, 620 Broughton St. Phone 3724 F. A. BORDEN, Managing Director Phone 3724 AT WENGER'S YOU CAN GET THE BEST $20 Wrist Watches for $13.35 $12 Wrist Watches for $9.00 $7 Wrist Watches for $5.25 $4 Wrist Watches for $2.50 623 YATES STREET BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND BROAD STREETS W. J. WRIOLESWORTH A Splendid Selection of Fresh and Smoked Fish 651 Johnson Street Telephone 661. The delightful euphemism which assures us that the German Crown Prince "has returned tn Potsdam to resume his literary studies,'' Is obviously Intended to suggest that, in the privacy of the paternal home, he is being severely brought to book Bystander. BOOT REPAIRING By HIBBS 607 Yates Street The Best of Workmanship Guaranteed
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