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The Week A British Columbia Newspaper aad Review Vol. XIV, No. 38—15th Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, March 3rd, 1917 5c. a copy $2.00 a year The First Liberal Parliament THE flrst Liberal Parliament of British Columbia was opened on Thursday with the usual ceremony. The chief interest of the occasion centered in-the Address from the Throne, which was far lengthier and more detailed than usual. It foreshadows an Electoral Bill, which is expected to enable women to exercise the suffrage without delay. It provides for a Provincial memorial to the gallant men of British Columbia who may sacrifice their lives in the present War, the same to be erected on the old Court House site in the City of Vancouver, not in the capital. It promises legislation to develop agriculture and some aid to the Mining Industry. It prepares the Public for an abandonment of Government Aid to the Shipping Industry. It promises to place the Civil Service on a more satisfactory basis, presumably for the "purpose of abolishing patronage, although that plank of the Liberal Platform, the most prominent in the Electoral campaign is not specifically mentioned in the Address. The Address concludes with a rather florid paragraph in which it is stated that "Both the moral tenets and the material economy of the whole world are in process of rapid evolution. In the face of seeming contradictions emerging from the world-embracing conflict of established convictions and practices, the all-surviving principle of human brotherhood revives and takes on new form and fresh vitality." Probably the exact meaning of this rather complicated passage will be made clear in the Eeply to the Address. There is on every hand a disposition to give the Brewster administration a fair field and no favour and the time to tell how closely it follows the lines of its pre-election pledges will be when the details of the proposed Legislation are known. The Passing of the Jitney THE severe weather of the last few weeks has finally administered tho coup de grace to the jitney industry. The Week records tho fact with some degree of regret, because there was a time when it believed that the jitney was a beneficient institution. But the. times are out of joint, to say nothing of the seasons, and after a frantic effort to hold its own, its weaknesses have finally becoino apparent and it has practically dropped out of the running. In tho height of its glory it counted at least 100 cars in regular service. The Week is informed that at the present moment fewer than 20 aro to bo found plying within the eity limits. As a matter of fact, there aro not twenty, even at the busiest hours of the day. Experience has shown that the jitney, at any rate in a city tho size of Victoria, cannot compete with the Street Car. There is not a sufficient margin for up-keep, and the weather of tho last few weeks has shown that under stress of circumstances it goes out of business and leaves its patrons stranded. As a matter of fact, the only time that the jitney paid wns when there were thousands of soldiers in the City who loaded it up on every trip. With anything like normal conditions, popular support is insufficient. There is also another matter to be borne in mind, which is that Victoria jitney men have been treated with exceptional leniency, due no doubt to their good character and their general regard for the law. If they had been placed under the same restrictions as have been found necessary in Vancouver, as to routes, licenso fees, and bonds, they would have abandoned the business long ago. Yet the experience of Vancouver has shown that such restrictions aro necessary for the public protection. Quite recently there were two jitney accidents in which the injured persons recovered respectively $700 and $750. But for the Bond they could not have recovered a cent. So while a few jitney men, who have a small income on the side, may continue to ply during the summer months, there is every reason to believe that with respect to the movement ns a whole, its requiem can be sung, at any rate in Victoria. Local Council of Women BY far the most important subject discussed at the Annual Meeting of the Local Council of Women was the Conservation of Human Life. This is easily the biggest topic of the moment, and as readers of The Week know, was splendidly handled in an address recently delivered by the Rev. Hugh Dobson in the Metropolitan Methodist Church. Medical and Social Science can do much of n preventive character to protect all human life, but its groat sphere lies in protecting infant life, and the Local Council of Women, in addition to ventilating the subject in an able paper and a broad discussion, should follow it up hy practical investigation, enforcement of the Law, and such Legislation as would improve the conditions of infant life, especially in our large cities. Incidentally, why had the Women's Council nothing to say about the general neglect of young girls from 12 to 16 years of age by their parents? Surely this is n practical subject, well within their special domain. The Children's Aid IT is about time that the affairs of the Children's Aid Society were disposed of. The whole question is one of economy, and it is only the supersensitiveness of some of the officials which has misinterpreted the attitude of the public. No one questions tho value and importance of the Children's Aid and the Detention Home, but the more light there is thrown on the subject, the clearer it becomes that neither has been run on what Alderman Cameron called "business lines." Mrs. Maria Grant's letter to The Colonist on Thursday only makes matters worse. If she has heen worked from 9 o'clock in the morning till 10 o'clock at night in the discharge of her secretarial duties, it is a gross injustice, and the arrangement should be terminated at once. The Week's suggestion is to pay the Secretary .a fair salary, probably $50 or $60 a month, to include the making of such collections as can be gathered in during proper business hours, arrears and difficult collections should be made by a collecting agency, but not at any such exorbitant rate as 15 per cent. Let personal recrimination drop, and reorganization be effected on "business lines." Surely Alderman Andros' Committee is not afraid to make its report, nor does the Council lack the courage to condition its acceptance by the amount of the grant. Editorial Notes Referring to the recent mild treatment of Victoria youths who stole a motor car, The Week notices that London magistrates take a very different view of such offences, trivial though they may appear. Two boys convicted of a similar offence were recently ordered to be well birched, placed on probation for six months, and prohibited from entering a Movie Picture House for that time. This is an impressive instance in which the punishment was made to fit the crime. A Pathetic Appeal Washington, Feb. 28.—President Wilson has received the following cablegram from Austin Y. Hoy, whose mother and sister were.lost when the liner Laconia was torpedoed without warning by a German submarine: "I am an American citizen, representing the Sullivan Machinery Company, of Chicago, living abroad, not as an expatriate, but for the promotion of American trade. I love the flag, believing in its significance. My beloved mother and lister, passengers on the Laconia, have been foully murdered on the high seas. "As an American citizen outraged, and as such fully within my rights ahd as an American son and brother bereaved. I call upon my Government to preserve its citizens' self-respect and. save others of my countryment from such deep grief as I now feel. I am of military age and able to fight. If my country can use me against those brutal assassins I am at its call. "If it stultifies my manhood and my nation by remaining passive under outrages, I shall seek a man's chance under another flag.' The Week has on several occasions had a tilt with the organization known as The Bible Students' Association, which is in reality an anti-recruiting society established by the late Pastor Russell, who was deported from Canada as an undesirable alien. The London authorities recently had to deal with one of his apostles, a "Reader" named Kipp, who objected to Military Service "on conscientious grounds." The Court found that the character of the Bible Students' Association was such that he was not entitled to claim exemption on these grounds, and he was handed over to the Military Authorities. A few weeks ago a Citizens' League was formed by tho ladies of Victoria and district for the purpose of arranging a course of instructive lectures on Sociology, Politics, Good Citizenship and kindred subjects. The main object wns to educate women in the new duties and responsibilities imposed upon them by the Suffrage. This is exactly the line which The Week hoped their educational campaign would take. It congratulates them on an auspicious start, and hopes the effort will be well maintained. No doubt there nre many tired husbands who will sympathize with the views expressed hy Mr. M. B, Jackson, K. C, M. P. P., in his nddress to the Local Council of Women. He says there arc fnr too mnny wives who instead of nllowing their husbands to doff their boots, don their slippers nnd dressing jacket and tonst their toes hy the library fire when the dny's work is done, insist on dragging them out to socinl functions, bridge parties, dances, and "whnt not." It is the "whnt not" thnt does it, and if Mr. Jackson will inaugurate a campnign against such flesh-wearying occupntions, he will assuredly enm the undying gratitude of his fellow sufferers. There are press rumours affecting the future of the Military Hospitals Commission whieh would seem to indicate the possibility of the old organization passing under the direction nnd control of the Military Medical Department. If this happens, it will be due to continued friction between the two Departments, principally in Ontario. There has been no such friction in British Columbia, nnd the work of the Commission has been carried on in an unexceptional manner by the Local Director, Mr, J. S. H. Mntson. He hns pursued a vigorous and enlightened policy. He has secured a number of large convalescent homes without any expenditure for purchase, and at the present time is able to furnish accommodation in these Homes for more than 600 Returned Soldiers. Whatever may have occurred in Ontario or elsewhere, British Columbia can show a clean sheet and an efficient organization. The Victobia Times deserves to be classed with the homorous papers of the Continent. In an Editorial in Tuesday's issue it draws a parallel between Government Aid to corporations such as the C. N. R. and the P. G. E., and the action of the Mayor and his Committee in wiring the Dominion Government asking it to contract for a certain number of tons of potatoes at a stipulated price per ton. If this is the level to which political exigency has reduced the chief humorist of the staff, it is a matter of very small potatoes indeed. New Brunswick has gone Liberal, although the political parties faced the Constituency with a substantial Conservative majority. Many reasons have been assigned for the Conservative defeat; there is but one, or at least the renson is illustrated by one outstanding fact—the blind folly of the Conservative Party in clinging to Mr. Fleming after the public exposure of his political peccadilloes. By and bye the politicians will lenrn thnt decency in public life is becoming a sine qua non if men nre to retnin public confidence, and thnt such dishonesty as was brought home to Mr. Fleming should have consigned him to jail, as well as to oblivion. Failure to recognize this hns cost the Conservatives of New Brunswick dearly, but the lesson will not be without its good results if other sections of the Dominion take heed. Everyone should read the clear and concise statement of the ense for our local shipping industry, as outlined in Thursday's Colonist by Mr. H. B. Thomson, Director of the Commission. Answering those shipping men who are seeking an alteration in Clause 53, whereby they desire to be liberated from the necessity to use the boats entirely for B. C. trade, if they nre to renp the benefit of Government bonus, Mr. Thomson points out thnt the primary object of the Shipping Act was not so much to establish the Shipping Industry, as to ensure the development of the natural resources of the Province, and to allow boats built by Government Aaid to be used for any other purpose would be to strike a blow nt the principle of the Act. It will be surprising if the Government listens to nny suggestion to tmnper with Clause 53. The Times takes The Colonist to task for twitting tlie Brewster Government on the split which hns developed in the Victoria Liberal Associntion, in consequence of the refusal of the Government to act on its recommendations. But The Times misses the point, when it clnims that "All the more credit attaches to the Government for making appointments according to merit, rather than in nccordance with the demands of politicians." No doubt this principle governed the discharge of Mr. Renwiek, the bringing of a Liberal Editor from Prince Rupert to act ns Privnte Secretary to-the Minister of Lands, the bringing of a young man most active in the work of the Liberal Party from Prince Rupert to fill a clerkship in the Forestry Department at an advance of 50 per cent, on the salary of his predecessor, and last but by no means least, what could politics have had to do with the appointment of Mr. Andrew Blygh to tho ancient and honourable position of Justice of the Peace ? The Colonist must have overlooked theso cases, or is it The Times? Congratulations to Dr. Ford Verrinder on his election by a unanimous vote to the Presidency of the Victoria Conservative Association. Dr. Verrinder has lived in the City for 25 years; is widely known and respected, and has always been a consistent Conservative. It is only his personal modestry and lack of aggression whieh has kept him in the hnck ground, indeed it is less than a year since he first became actively associnted with tho work of the orgnn- ization. That his politicnl colleagues should havo discovered so quickly that ho possesses the qualifications neccssnry to fill the highest office in tlieir gift, is the best tribute thnt could lie pnid to his efficiency. Under his guidnnce the nffnirs of the Conservative Associntion will undoubtedly prosper. One of the most sensible and impressive letters whieh has appeared in the Locnl Press for n long time wns published in The - Colonist of Thursday over the signature of Privnte IT. W. Blenk- insop, 7th Bnttnlion Cnnndinns "somewhere in Franco." The value of the letter lies in the simple fact, that the writer knew whnt he wns tnlking about nnd expressed his ideas in simple lnngnnge. It wns a case of a soldier in tho Trenches pleading for the continuance of his "mm ration." He hnd something to say to Miss Mary Morrisson, who wns anxious to substitute cocoa for rum, and thnt something is "that there is not one man in n thnusnnd who would exchnnge his ruin rntion for anything else in the way of a stimulnnt, either nlcoholie, or non-nlcoholic." Ho gives mnny reasons for this, whicli need not he repeated here, but if after reading his letter, any fair-minded ninn or womnn would still persist in whnt ho enlist "fnnntienl teefotnlism," then while they mny be well-menning, they nro undoubtedly nnrrow-minded. Page Two THE WEEK T Saturday, March 3 would he a shot and a bolt. He pointed the pistol in the direction of the door, and waited for the moment when the light would be switched on. tt , , . , j, , "He's a lone time about it," Henry had been asleep for perhaps . U-nn ,, , • ,.,;, ., , , , • .J j j i • thought the man. What s his little three hours when his wife nudged him THE CAT By J. Jefferson Farjeon game? Had I belter wait, or fire , now ? No, if I lire now he '11 find out sharply in the ribs. "Why does she do that? thought. "I am not snoring." She nudged him again. "Henry,' , ..... . , , • i 11 t i • j the room yet. I must wait. Which she whispered, "I hear noises down- T, , ■ » T, , j i . ,, r way am I looking? I've lost my bear- ,,„' j , ,, ings. I thought the door was over "How strange dreams nro " ° where I am, and I won't know where he is. I don't even know if he's in are,' there. Now, don't forget, as soon as he switches on, you fire. Mind you ... ,, ., , , , . "T "v fire first. Then, you bolt. You don't wife thought she heard noises down- . ,. . ,, ,, ,,., „ wait. You just bolt. Lights on—fire -bolt. Lights on—fire—bolt." thought Henry, closing his eyes tight. "I have just dreamt that my Spring is Coming SPRING—the time when one is forced to consider the. question of CLOTHES! stairs, when of course there are no noises. Now, I suppose, I shall dream of something quite different." "Wake up, Henry, do," said his wife again. "Henry there are noises downstairs.'' "I am not a coward," thought "There, I knew it was nothing," said a voice at his side. "When I find that eat, I'll scrag it. What a nervous child my wife is." "Now, if he touches my elbow, TI , , ,, r ,., I'll throw myself on him," thought Henrv, but nnv man would dislike ,, ,.i . , ' . ,". , . •" , , ,., t,. T mi j the man. "One jab under the chin, being awakened like once more. his. I will try then hook it. The moment he touches „ , , , ... . ,,,,■„ you, mind. That's your cue. One But she poked him so hard this time . , , ,, ,. • , , ... r. ,,,,,,,., , ,, jab under the chin, two hook it It that he had to sit up, and then pre- . uj-i.wi.ii, , .,. must be a very hard jab. What's he tence was no longer possible. ... . t JL, ., ,". „ _ ,. "What is it mv dear?" he asked waltmg f°r' What 8 bls game? Don ' ,,„ . ti t i ji. forget, mind 1 Now, sttadyl" "Noises, Henry. I hear them .? ' ',, ,r . TT , . . ,, Puss, puss, puss! called Henry. downstairs. ,,,,- ,, ,. , ., „ ,,T , ,, . ,, "Me-ow, replied the man. He "I can hear nothing.' , , .'. , ". ,, , „, ,,XT , T. . ci i -nr ii broke out into a cold sweat. Why "No, not now, Listen. Shi Well, . , , ., ... T, , . J T , ; ,, . . ,m ■ ,,, had he done that? It had just come. I heard them before. There, again I" „ „ . "Pussduss "Was the cat locked up?" ,„' saW llemy- L USS' puss' "Yes" puss" ,,„ ,, , ™ , "Me-ow, me-ow," repeated the "One can t be sure. The servants ' ' are very careless. Oh, well, I sup- ,,I7 . .,, J , , . , .„ Now, where on earth are you?" pose you wan tne to go and see if ^ everything sail right "Can he truly think I am the cat" He got out of bed. "I am not , , ,, ' ,, , ,i,i. ,. ,,, , ... wondered the man. nervous, he told himself, "but this LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I am in a position to cut you clothes that fit—clothes such as are unobtainable elsewhere. H. H. BROWN Graduate of London Academy Late of Jay's, Oxford Circus 1025 Douglas Street. Campbell Block (Ground Floor) TELEPHONE 1817 DOROTHY TEA ROOMS Specialty Afternoon Teas—Also Light Lunches 1006 Broad St. (Pemberton Blk.) THE BEAUTY SHOP Phone 2783 Ladies' All Over Wigs—Made by Expert. See Figure in Window 1008 Broad St. Pemberton Bldg. disturbance naturally upsets one. Evei. a normal man feels different at 2 a.m. from how he feels in the sun- "Can he really think I think he is the cat?" wondered Henry. "Puss, puss, where are you?" ,. ,, .,,, ,,,,,,, , „,, "Me-ow," came from the door. light. What had I better put on? ,,„. , , ,, , . , TT <<™ , j, i ti ,; •, ,. Oh, lord, that was a bad one. He "Do be careful, Henry, said his . , , .. , . _ , .. ' J cannot be deceived any longer. But w'e' „ , ,, he is still calling to me. Me-ow, "Women are funny creatures," m, . , ... ... , TT ... . . ,. ,.' me-ow. That was not a bit like a mused Henry, getting into his slip- , ,, pers "They expect you to find a 1(T ^ ^ ^^ do .fc burglar who may be armed, but you fl] M H „This . ^^ mustn't hurt yourself. That is not p pugsy! reasonable. You are nearly bound to Now I am in the drawing-room. hurt yourself But when you know He hag ^ MhmA mfi He is '_ nil Ihn timn Mint ini'n io n/i Imi'iil-i i' or all the time that there is no burglar ing about in the passage. He,rcati- at all, it makes it all the more laugh- „ot be smh , foo, as al, ^ 'u is " '•' no more like a cat than a dog." "Where that cat has got to, heaven only knows," exclaimed Henry, enter- He found his dressing-gown and shuffled to the door. His wife sat huddled in bed, with her arms clasped ^^"towtoT^ '"HalloTThe around her knees. She was trembling, Prench wiudoW8 are He must almost on the verge of hysterics. ,mve lm that out. j ffiust k "Take something with yon, she ,0 the gervant8 in the morni Tht gasped. "There, again!" are very careless." "I need nothing," said Henry. He closed the windows and locked "How absurd you are, dearest. I'm tiiem. Ti,en he returned to his wife, sure it is the cat. What would you "J thought you were never corn- do," he added, with grim jocularity, jng)" sne txclaimed. "Is everything "if it wcrenot the cat, and I got „u right?" knocked on the head?" »Yes, it was only the cat," said She gave a smothered shriek. "Oh, Henry grumpily, and got trembling don't go, Henry. Stay here with int0 bed. "It's a bit late to say things like that," Henry grumbled to himself. "Why ever didn't she think of that before? Why does she make me appear so ridiculous? I must go now, of course. In two minutes it will be all over, and I shall be back in bed. It is certainly a very loud cat. Oh, well." He opened the door. His wife dived beneath the sheets. He slipped out into the passage and closed the door softly behind him, and listened. The sounds below stopped suddently. "There, what did I say?" muttered Henry. He stood for a while, irresolute. Then he moved about cautiously, feeling things. He approached the head of the stairs. He was respected in the city. He had a good position, and people rather envied him his good-looking wife, and the offlce-boy was exceedingly timid. He began to descend. Only that afternoon a business man had called to see him about something very important, but Henry had outwitted him. Three more steps. Everybody al the office bustled about when Henry arrived. And so on, to the bottom. Armed with aiiuii brella now he made his way to the dining-room. A man by the curtain listened to his steps with sickening dread. He fingered a revolver nervously. It A TALE TOLD BY AN IDIOT DANCING DOWN THE WIND By E. E. Howe, (The Sago of Potato Hill). There is one note in literature that annoys me, since it is always present, and inexcusably stupid. As far back as Euripides, one finds a declaration that life is not understandable. From the time of Euripides to the present, you find the same declaration in books: That man may only guess; that there is no well-defined programme of rewards and punishments, nnd nnt even an understandable balance of causes and effects. This nonsense is stated in a thousand different ways, but one encounters words; "There is no skillful adaptation of means to end," ns one writer expresses it; no moral plan in the universe. "To look into the blackness nf life steadily," says another, "is almost beyond the endurance of niiin." The fact is, of course, Hull every man of fair intelligence may easily understand life, ami usually docs. Life is extremely simple, and in a million years the established rules have not changed. Oo into any home, pick up any book, and you find the rules; they are taught "in millions of schools, and have always been taught earnestly and without change; There are no unanswered questions, except as they are asked by dreamers who attack the problems of life with pale beams of false light. What we may not know is unimportant ; Every day I know what I am doing; I know where I am going, when I will get there, and what will happen when I arrive. The people I will meet tomorrow will be like those I met yesterday, actuated hy the same unchanging impulses, and know the inevitable truth as I know it, from having had it dinned into tlieir ears from childhood. Who does not know the importance of temperance, fairness, industry, efficiency, health, politeness? There is nothing else to know, since every dunce must know about birth and death. Life has been made a Great Problem by writers when it is really as simple as counting your fingers and toes. Every one has ten fingers and ten toes; and the other affairs of men and the world are equally well- established. There are plenty of aspirations within the reach of men; Aspire to be a Dickens, a Carnegie, n White, a Whistler; To become a great teacher, writer, painter, philanthropist or industrial chief, is ambition high enough. Life has its pleasures, as well ns its inevitable beginning and end. To mnke the best of this simple and accurate knowledge is better than to dream in idleness, and mislead others. Wherever I go, I am impressed with the great number of neat, comfortable homes I see: there is a procession of them from New York to San Francisco. In these homes live parents nnd children with liiany pleasures and successes. Near them are fine schools, public buildings, farms, and business houses of various kinds; all created by following rules as old as the world itself, and as unchange- able.- Visit nny jail, penitentiary, insane asylum or alms house, and you find the penalties. No more doubt about these than aboul rewards. How foolish to say life is not understandable! I may not like it, but I understand it, and know I cannot change it. So if I make the best of life, I am wise; if I do not, I am a fool. MADAME LOUISE 1 Belmont House (Next to the Blue Cross) is now showing original and artistic designs in Ladies' Gowns, Blouses and Dresses. Also a choice selection of children's frocks, etc. INSPECTION INVITED W. J. WRIGLESWORTH A Splendid Selection of Fresh and Smoked Fish 651 Johnson Street Telephone 661. USIUI ACT (Form P.) OertlflcaU of Improvement! NOTICE The American Flag-Pachena, Fachena Fraction and Victoria Mineral Claims situate in the Victoria Mining Division of Renfrew District. Where located: On the East Bank of the Gordon River. Take Notice that the San Juan Mining & Manufacturing Company, Limited, Free Miner's Certlflcate No. 4863-C, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 87, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certlflcate of Improvements. Dated this 12th day of January, A.D. 1917. Jan. 20 Mar. 17 LAND ACT Form No. 11 NAVAL VETERAN MAKES HIS FINAL VOYAGE Form of Notice Victoria Land District. District of Cowichan. TAKE notice that G. C. Grubb, acting aB Agent for the Canadian Explosives, Limited, of Victoria, B. C, occupation Manufacturers, intend to apply for permission to lease tlie following described lands:—(Tidal) Commencing at a post planted at low water mark, about one (1.) chain north of a post planted oh high water markt Lot 64, Cowichan District of British Columbia, and distant one hundred and twenty-eight and thirty-eight hundredths (128.38) chains more or less in a direction about North thirty-eight degrees and forty minutes, West (N38o40'W) from the survey post on the West shore of aforesaid Lot 64, thence North eight degreeB and forty-six minutes East (N8°46'E) four and seven-tenths (4.70) chains thence North eighty-one degrees and fourteen minutes West (N8loi4'W) four and twenty-four hundredths (4.24) chains, thence South eight degreeB and forty-six minutes West (S8°46'W) three and seventynine hundredths (3.7!)) chains more or less to low water mark, thence following low water mark to point of commencement, the whole containing one and seventy-nine hundredths (1.79) acres more or less. G. C. GRUBB. Name of applicant (in full), Acting as agent for Canadian Explosives, Limited. PRNTAGES Unequalled Vaudeville WEEK COMMENCING MARCH STH MORTON BROS. Paperologists Alexander Pantages Presents MARGARET BROWNING In Moments Musical AMOROS & MULVEY At Maxims DAISY JEROME England's Celebrated Comedienne HARRY ROSE All By Himself MOTOR MADNESS The Aerial Surprise PANTAGESCOPE First Episode of "Pearl of the Array" Featuring PEARL WHITE rani bhowi siar-o, 7 amb * Matinee* 15b. Evening! Oroheltn and Balcony iso. Boxm Mo. Collegiate School PHONE 62 1157 Rockland Avenue, Victoria, B. C. Private Day and Boarding School For Boyt 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 SUMMBE BBSORT OH VANOOUVU ISLAND Ten MUM by th. B. 0. Electric. Frequent trains both wtjri. Good roads for motorists, by Wart Road, 12 milei; East Road, 14 miles. Good Boating, Bathing, Fishing, Tennis, etc. Free row- boat* to gnests staying in hotel except on Sundays Bar, Billiards, Special Winter Rates Write or Telephone Manager Price of Meals: Lunch, 75 cents; Dinner, 11.00. Private Dances and Dinners catered for. Phone 21Ii, Keatinge, or writ* H. OANOELLOR, Manager. ♦>ee*eee»»*»e*e»»«i»»i«ee» MADRONA NEW-LAID EGGS are famous for their flavour and their freshness PUBLIC MARKET STALL 9 «<>m»»«»«»»«««»»»»n»»»> BOXING BOM BOXING Heavyweight Championship Pacific Fleet A. B. TOM BUTT —vs.— Stkr. RUSS LEIGHTON SIX-ROUNDS-SIX Other 4-Round Bouts for Navy and Military Championship. At 115 lbs., 125 lbs., 135 lbs. and 145 lbs. PRINCESS THEATRE, SATURDAY, MARCH 3 Commencing at 8:30 p. m. Prices: 50c to $1.00. Tickets on Sale at Empire Realty Co. 641 Fort Street, and Two Jacks Dope. g> mmmsm§mmfflmbmRM After sailing the sons for more than a generation in the service nf the British navy, Lieutenant-Commander Edward Phillip Tomkinson, R. K, retired, aged sixty-seven years, passed to his final rest at his home, 2127 Hobart Boulevard, Los Angeles, Cal., on Friday last. The late Lieuteiinnt- Commander Tomkinson was well known in Victoria, where he was a prominent member of the Union Club, and his many friends here learned, of his death with deep regret. The retired naval officer was a native of Cheshire, England, as is the widow, Mrs. Grace Maynard Tomkinson. Ho came of a warrior stock, many of his relatives having served with distinction in the navy and also in the nrmy. After his retirement several year? ago the deceased came to this Coast and later went to California, where he decided to spend his declining Date, 12th February, 1917. Feb. 22 Aorll 21 MXHEBAL AC* (Form F.) Certificate of Improvement! NOTICE Alberta and Albany Mineral Claims, situate in the Victoria Mining Division of Renfrew District. Where located: On the West Bank of the Gordon River. Take Notice that tne San Juan Mining ft Manufacturing Company, Limited, Free Miner's Certificate No. 4888-C, Intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a Certlflcate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action, tinder section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 12th day of January, A.D. 1917. Jan. 20 Mar. 17 days. He built a palatial home at Los Angles, where many of his friends in this Province have since visited him. NEW METHOD LAUNDRY LIMITED "QUALITY LAUNDERBES" 1015-1017 North Park Strttt Phont 2S00. Department of tht Naval Servioe BOTAL NAVAL COLLEGE O* CANADA The next examination for the entry of Naval Cadets will be held at the examination centres of the Civil Service Commission in May, 1917, sucoessful 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 in May next must be between the ages of fourteen and sixteen on the 1st July, 1917. Further details can be obtained on application to the undersigned. G. J. DBSBARATS, C.M.G., Deputy Minister of the Naval Service. Department of the Naval Service, Ottawa, November 28, 1918. eow ■YNOPSII OF OOAL KOTOO BMB LATIONS Coal mining right, of the Dominion In Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories and In a portion of tht Province of British Columbia, may bt leased for a term of twenty-one yean at an annual rental of tl an acre. Not more than 2,860 acres will be leased to one applicant. Applications for a lease muat be made b ythe applicant In person to the Agent or Sub Agent of the DUtrlct In whloh the rights applied for are situated. In surveyor territory the' land must ba described by sections, or legal subdivisions of sections, and In unsurveyed territory the tract applied for shall be staked out by the applicant himself. Each application must be accompanied by a fee of 16. which will be refunded If the rlghte applied for are not available, but not otherwiee. A royalty shall be paid on the merohantabls output of the mine at the rate of five cents per ton. The person operating the mine shall furnish the Agent with sworn returns accounting for the full quantity of merchantable coal mined and pay the royalty thereon. If the coal mining rights are not being operated, suoh returns should be furnished at least once a year. The lease will Include the coal mlnlni rlffitj. ".my. "nt tho lessee may be permitted to purchase whatever available surface rights may be considered neces- rate of $10.00 an acer. J*1"?* L'u" ^formation application SIW*.? ',"• Sfcreta?y of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, or to any Agent or Sub-Agent of Dominion Lianas. W. W. CORT. ».= deputy Minister of the Interior. N.B.—Unauthorised publication of this advertisement will not be paid for. March 81. Saturday, March 3 THE WEEK Page Three ~ At Tlie Street Corner BY THE LOUNGER HB1 ■*■* K- -WR^^H- -HEEZBH- ^j[5] of Kipling's best, and Robert Louis Stevenson's admirable "Sire de Mal- etroits Door." Considering, however, ,1 that most of the stories are by American authors, it is rather singular that T. B. Aldrich, James Lane Allen and Owen Wister are not represented. W.B. ("Representative Short Stories, I have been not a little amused which they are treated in English and entertained by the correspond- hospitals only to be declared subse- published by the MacMillan Co., of ence appearing in the daily papers 4»>-""J ■"■■■'■■■■■'^■"■■'■■■^■^■■■■■■■"■^■l returned medically unfit" and are Canada. Price 25 cents.) HmnmwimmffliHmBBBK ji "juiuou to Canada, yet these men und the reports ot the strenuous et- , . , „ , . .,:„, ,, ujju u,» "i""" "V . .. . are acclaimed as "returned soldiers." forts of the Mayor and his committee „,, -•'• j, , , . . ,, ', .•'. „ ,.. . . , They receive the same treatment at to incite the citizens of \ictoriu to ,, . , j, .. ,,. ., , ,.. , ., • . i i mi . tbe hands of the public as those who cultivate their vacant lu'.s. there „ , , ,, , lMlHMi^H*^^^HM.HB^>^^^nm have been some good letters, indeed 'ave *»**»'"> bIed> ■»* s°™ of which m open at the Pantage8 with I found more practical common sense ,em exact th» 3ame trGatme»t fl'om the matinee performance on Monday ,,,"_ !,.._:_ ji „„„,, the various patriotic organizations as .„ , „.,:„.ui.. «.. j„J.„ well as the military authorities. I PANTAGES THEATRE The sensation of the new bill will be unquestionably the demon- do not for a moment wish to decry stration of Motor Madness. This is the bravery of the man who offers a spectacle devised in the flrst place in the letters than in the recommend' ations of the so-called experts who are advising the Mayor. In gardening, as in many other matters, an „ ,, . b' • ■ ol> to go to the firing line, but I do sug- for use on outdoor stages and has gest that the Military Departments only been ^^ heretofore at the quite right when it makes a olassifl- „ —• , t+. , T. . . ,. , , . ., . , ... New York Hippodrome. It consists cation and treats the returned soldiers rr differently, according to their several of a ciraular track twenty feet in experiences. I was very much im- diameter by eight inches in width, ounce of practice is worth a ton theory. I am therefore much more impressed by an accurate recital by men who have experimented on garden lots, than by the optimistic predictions of those who speak theo- u»i™»,""»,='>- *, •""> ">y retically. For instance, the letter of PrcS9e? b/ tlle, story of one °\ the °n which two men ride on motorcycles B. Anderson, which appeared in >raves? of our heroes who. »ent f;-°m at a rate of nearly sixty _ miles an W, ., m. , ,, , s „ „ >,„, ;„ Victoria, and was wounded terribly honr. Attached to each of the ma- he Times; and that ofE F Cox in ^ sh , at Pe9tubel.t. We were chines is a trapeze on which two the Colonist, tell the w^stoiy and ^.^ ^ ^ Q p R Depot Qn ^^ ^J ^ ^ ^ furnish a vade meeum^ to: aii BelleviUe gtreet watching the crowd h led th h the ir at that di would-be vacant lot culvator. Eve yva.t. to ^^ ^ ^ B be vacant lot should be cultivated, but „„mi,„ „„„,„ „« L*. ,_■: , .J . ■,„,.,„ it cannot be made a financial success diers. By and by a number came off tacular feature such as has probably it cannot ue wuue a —™ =»-— the boa(. and receive(J a heart cheec fc „ fl fa f without a lot of hard work. Lazvhrice ^^ .n.on sa.d rtfT*!tl!ri,Il4™J*''ll,Wtall*,"tw' Green Pates and Company will ■t, and I can hardly restiain a smile ^ whom : ^ They neyer ^ to ^ ^ £ ^ g at the querulous complain of one boyond a ^^^ ^ and ft ^ ^^ rf ^^ excelleno ^^ eorrespondent who says tha the a mae to gee j^ aceep). „Soltaire>„ „., Mt comeg direct working man is too tired h> doptdan- tha plaudits rf ^ ^^ ^ fte ^ ^ houge ^^ ^^^ to ^ 0me same as the other fellows who have 0n the Pantages circuit and its bill- been under fire." It is a problem. It ing in the East assures it to be a super will bear thinking about. The Military attraction. years ago, wnen ue woranu j.juuj .... ButhorHieg are g0,viug ^ m it ;g M,le Amros and Ben Mu, wiu to twelve hours a day instead of a9 wd] for the puMio to kngw fc & ^^ ^ ^ eight or nine as at present, and yet ^ ^^ .g & diffieren(,e among the „At Maxim, „ the Morton Broth. there were just as good gardens o ^^^ soldicrSj ^ ^ there are ^ ^ ^ aa ,lp logist[|.„ even better in those days. A man has ^ m(my deserv;ng one8 to leaye any ^^ ^ ^ fey himself .n got to love his garden if ht is to ma Qf „ for those who • bfe turn of the «nnt., va. make it worth a cent. He has got to * been miU make it a hobby, and even induce his % ing after he comesi day's work. Poor working man. wonder how he managed 30 or I 40 years ago, when he worked from ten wife to lend a helping hand. If he is prepared to do this and to follow on tbe lines so well laid down by E. F. Cox, he can be assured of good fresh food, grown or reared at his own door step, and if it costs him in the end as much as stale goods procured elsewhere he is the gainer in health and enjoyment, and that is Ocrtotc^t. ANOTHER MUSICAL riety, and the Browning Girls are virtuosos of rare abilities. Pearl White will return to the Pantages screen in the flrst instalment of her biggest serial success, "Pearl of the Army." ACADEMY FOR VICTORIA 0AK BAY BRANRCEHn CRfJSS —mmmmm—mm——mm Madame Kate Webb, M.I.S.M., has about tbe summit of the situation as an.ived in Victoria from Edmonton, far as lot cultivation is concerned. where sne collducted a most success- There is, however, one other aspect ful Dominion Academy of Music, of the question which can not be Ijnst year she secured 28 successes ignored at the present time, and that „, the exams of the Associated Board ia that every pound of vegetables o£ RA M and RC M_( Londoll! and Through the kindness and courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Jones, the entertainment committee of the Oak Bay Branch of the Red Cross Society, held a most enjoyable dance in aid raised on these vacant lots is an ad- t|)C1.e are oyer c00 suecegses to ner of their funds on Tuesday evening, dition to the sum total available for cl.edit ;n former yearSi Madame February 13th, at the residence of feeding the Empire. That argument Webb doDS not deflne h(,raelf to the Mi, and Mrg p w Jonegj who gpared ought to weigh if »f ^ el^do;98 tuition of adults but has a special „„ effo,.t in maki this entertain. Let us for the moment do as our boys and successful method of train- L .. ., , have done, forget the dollar, forget ing ehndreI]) ,vith respe(,t to which ment the great success it proved, no what we might make out of gardens, sbe ;nv;teg ti,0 inquiries of parents. less a sum tlian 'f150 1)einS nan|ie<i and think only of what we can save Ma(]ame Webb was for years prin- in to Mrs. Rattenbury, who is "con- by increased production for those who eipal of the BaIham Conservatory of venor of the entertainment commit- nre saying the Empire and in this MusiC) whm ,,el. suceegs wag remark- tee-„ Mrg Tilto„ and the Misses connection every ounce tells. We aie ab, her ilg iyi ; t not sufficiently self-reliant; we expect ant recitals recorded in'the London Dol'°thy and BeSSle JoneS W8re re' the Government to do too much. Pregs Sbe enjoyea the unique dis- sponsible for the very artistic and Fancy wiring to Ottawa to secure tinctjon 0f being invited by the man- effective decorations in the beautiful contracts for pptatoes, before ventur- agement of the Earls> Court Exll;. d|.awing room3 nnd ban? whieh were ing to grow them. On the other hand mm to repeat one of hel. coneerts cleal.ed for aancine The splendid in view of the facts that there are in fhe Grand Concert Hal, „.,._.. hundreds of people in Victoria at the Webb giveg present time without the .... . . . music supplied by Heaton s Or- .._.-- instruction in singing, , , , . , , ,_ ,, to j j. i i ji chestra was much appreciated. Tables voice production, harmony and theory. , c tj •/ urnnn i nlnw im nlenn nnd seed a lot. or to w i ■ • j i-j ji ji j l • arranged tor Bridge, "500" and plow up, ciean, ana seui u iui, oi iu Victoria is undoubtedly fortunate in „ . ... ,.,,.' , pay for the water necessary for the bei Me to attract by itg beaut;fu, Dominoes in the billiard room were irrigation, I agree that the City ought elimate and 8Urrolradi such a well patronized. A most delicious to make some arrangement for these t|,,enW and mMerfd tBeac]]e am, supper was served in the dining three things. The three combined „,„„„ ;„ „„„,.„ „„„„„„ f„ ,,„,;„„„ (,,„f room to the large number of guests there is every reason to believe that would not exceed something like $10 mld(M. hel. supmision the Dominion per lot, and probably most of this Aeademy of Music will becnme as im. could be recouped mrt of the crops. po].tnnt a faetol. Jn U)e musieal worW of B. C. as it wns in Alberta. Madame I haye been talking this week with Webb hag takm up hel. residcnee at 1140 Fort Street, where she has now commenced to enrol pupils. BOOK NOTES who attended. The entertainment committee are to be congratulated on the work they are doing, no less a sum than $150 being the result of this dance and Bridge, wliich, with $15 from a Raffle on Monday, $102 received from Mrs. Robert Gibson's Bridge nnd Tea on Friday, makes a total of $207 for one week's effort. lumber of returned soldiers and from them I have learned much. We are all imbued with the idea that Governments and individuals must put their shoulders to the wheid and pre- pare in every way to deal with the 0ne of the mogt acce tab!e bookg necessity of the men who have risked .... . . , . ,. j- • i„„„no ,„,„ which I have s"en lately has just been their lives and in many instances sac- J J riliced their property to fight the hot- issued from the presses of the Mac ties of the Empire. On this we nre Millan Company of Canoda, at nil agreed. Too much cannot be done, very modest price of 25 cents. enough cannot be done. The men must the snme it is a compendium of the cas0 may be Hundreds" of persons he taken care of bv the Government best type of short story literature, whose oases were supposed to be ln- ul juiicn mic uj. v., ,.r ..,.,, a curable have been permanently cured by until they are able to take care of and fairly lives up to its title of this New Remedy, themselves. Their military pay must "Representative Short Stories." Not re™s0 "Sal ^af of '?he Trouble, last until those who are entitled to, every one is disposed to read a and One Box Is ample to effectually cure u . . ., . , , .f, , a „ .. ,, . any ordinary case, receive their pensions, there must be lengthy work of fiction these strenu- Mrs. Rowe, of Portland-crescent, adequate medical attention and con- ous times, but everyone benefits by J-J& ™i "2°a«erTwelve* rS vnlescent trentment. There must be the relaxation afforded in reading an suffering." for- them when attractive short story. This is the Many other e("""l5r B00d r6»0rts< DEAF PEOPLE the j ii "FRENCH ORI.ENE" absolutely cures All Deafness and Noises in the Head, no matter bow severe or longstanding tlio suitable occupation It only costs $1, Co., 10 SOUTH- DARTFORD, LAKD REGISTRY ACT tlio men are able to engage 111 it. All secret of the success of the American and there Is nothing better at any price, um iiu.il mu «■»>- "«ss _ i 11 j. i • , -i Address: "ORLENE" C" m ormra. this is a matter of common agree- magazines, nearly nil of which special- view watling st. ment, and the Government is gfad- ize along those lines, but not once in Kellt ually working toward the goal of on age does an American magnzine achievement in all these respects, contain a short story of the calibre There is however, another phase of of "Tennessee's Partner," by Brete In the matter of an application for the question with which the military Harte; "The Ambitious Guest," by ^™h Certificate of Title to Lot 760. authorities are familiar and of which Nathaniel Hawthorne; "Miss Gunton N0TT0B jg HEREBy GIVEN o( mJ. the general public knows little, and of Poughkeepsie," by Henry James, intention at the expiration of one cai- that is that a very large percentage or "Uncle Reuben," by Salamu endar month from tho first publication of the men to leave Canada, never Lugerlof; yet these and twenty more he,'eof '" '^"e a fresh Certificate of , get' to the Front, never see active nearly as good are in the collection ™°J^ Z£TZ mhTay service, and aro never under fire, and under notice. Everyone is a master- n( July m4 an(J numbere(1 ]078 A this is just as true of the officers as piece of its kind, nnd I can only hope which has been lost, of the men. Some of them never that the MacMillan Company will con- dated nt the Land Registry Office,, intend to face the music and as soon tinuo its good work in collecting and at Victoria, B. c, this 26th day of Feb- os they get to England develop corns, publishing a series of the same kind. rmry' . ' E g ST0KBS bunion's, ingrowing toenails, varicose I should have mentioned^ that the Deputy Registrar General of Titles, veins and a score of ailments for hook under review contains several March 3 March 31 CARLTON CAFE 1218 BROAD STREET Breakfasts Afternoon Tea Luncheons Dinners The Best orCooking J. 0. RIVERS Proprietor ROCKSIDE POULTRY FARM LAKE HILL P. O. Victoria, B. C. Buyers of Live Poultry in large or small quantities. Write or telephone 4344. AN UP-TO-DATE OAFE FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TIGHE& WHEELER CAFE Lunch Counter and Bakery The House That QUALITY BUILT 653 YATES ST. VICTORIA, B.C. PHONE 1634 THE BOOKLOVERS' LIBRARY. Campbell Block, Fort St., has all the latest English Books. "Johnnie Walker" KILMARNOCK Extra Special WHISKEY For your health's take, drink only the best, "Johnnie Walker" is perfectly aged—matchless in quality and flavor. After nearly a century of public service, its sterling merits have firmly established the "square bottle" as THE STANDARD WHISKEY THE WORLD OVER WHOLESALE AGENTS Pither & Leiser Limited VICTORIA VANCOUVER B. 0. & Breakfast, Hot Luncheons, Afternoon Tea Supper OPEN 8 A.M. TILL 7 P.M. THE TEA KETTLE MISS M. WOOLDRIDOE Corner Douglas and View Sts., Phone 4096 ^^^^^^^^^ MadameiOatts 1175 FORT STREET PHONE 1623 Expert Ladies' Tailor Day and Evening Gowns, Wraps, Etc. A Good Selection of Tweeds- Serges, Gaberdines, Silks, Etc., Always Kept in Stock 64a Yates Street, 1009 Government Street 556 Johnson Street Best of Food and Service {Economical, Absolutely Sanitary Phoenix Lager The Old Candidate for Public Honours B. C. FUNERAL CO. (Hayward's, Ltd.) 734 Broughton Street Victoria, B. C. Established 1867 When necessity requires you to have the services of an embalmer 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 XIirEBAL ACT (Form F.) Certiflcatt of Improvement! NOTICE Klnjy George Mineral Claim, situate in the Victoria Nlinlnff Division of Victoria District. Whore located: Fast Sooke, adjolntng the "Jack" Claim on lhe North side. Take Notice that I, Frank Caffery, Free Miner's Certificate No. 4818-C, intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to the Mining Recorder for a certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of ohtalning a Crown Grant of the above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the Issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 12th day of January, A.D. 1917. .Inn. 2P ^ **ar 17 MUTEBAL ACT (Form F.) Certlflcate of Improvement! NOTICE Alfrlda, Hazel and Holly Mlnernl Claims, situate tn the Victoria Mining Division of Renfrew District. Where located: On the East Bank of the Gordon River. Take Notice that Hie San Juan Mining & Manufacturing Company, Limited, Free Miner's Certificate No. 4863-C, intend, sixty days from tbe date hereof, to npply to the Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of ohtalning a Crown Grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must be commenced before the issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 12th day of January, A.D. 1917. Jnn. 2f ***r. 17 XXXEBAL ACT (Form F.) Certificate of Improvement! NOTICE The Maple Leaf Mineral Claim, situate in the Victoria Mining Division of Renfrew District. Where located: On the East Bank of the Gordon River. Tako Notice that the San Juan Mining A Manufacturing Company, Limited, Free Miner's Certificate No. 486S-C, Intend, sixty days from date hereof, to apply to the Mining Rocorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of tlie above claim. And further take notice that action, under section 37, must he commenced before the Issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 12th day of January, A.D. 1917. Jnn. 20 Mar. 17 KZirEBAL ACT (Form V.) Certificate of Improvement! NOTICE Moonlight and Mountain View Mineral Claims, situate In the Victoria Mln_ Ing Division of Renfrew District. Whore located: On the East side San .hi:in River, one mile from Indian Harry's Cove. Take Notice that the San Juan Mining & Manufacturing Company, Limited, Free Miner's Certificate No. 48(!3-C, Intend, sixty days from the date hereof, to apply to tho Mining Recorder for a Certificate of Improvements, for the purpose of obtaining a Crown Grant of the above claims. And further take notice that action, under soctlon 37, must be commenced before the Issuance of such Certificate of Improvements. Dated this 12th day of January, A.D. 1917. Jan. 20 Mar. 17 Page Four THE WEEK Saturday, March 8 Social News A cbarming naval wedding was celebrated at St. Mary's Church, Oak Bay, last Saturday, when Ivy Margaret, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willim Webb, and John Davies, of the R.N.C.V.R., were united in marriage by the Eev. H. St. John Payne. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was prettily attired in white duehesse satin combined with lace, and carried a shower bouquet of pink carnations and marguerites. She was attended by Miss C. Levings and her niece, Elsie Webb, as bridesmaids, both prettily gowned in white silk frocks edged with fur bandings, and carrying bouquets of carnations and mauve primulas. Mr. J. Webb, brother of the bride, supported the groom. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, 1854 St. Anne Street, Oak Bay, where a large number of the friends of the principals enjoyed the excellent supper provided. The young couple were the recipients of numerous handsome presents. * Mrs. H. A. S. Mprley, who is in charge of the collection of newspapers, etc., for the soldiers at the Front, would be glad if those friends who have so kindly donated will leave their bundles at the New Headquarters of the I.O.D. E. in the Arcade Building, Mr. David Spencer having most generously placed three rooms up stairs at their-disposal. * Mrs. George Courtenay'is the guest of Mrs. Robert Marpole at ■ Vancouver. * Mrs. Frank B. Ward, after a two weeks' visit to relatives here, has returned to Douglas Lake, Kamloops. Her husband is manager of the Douglas Lake Cattle Company. A marriage of interest to Victorians which took place at Falkestone, England, February 29th, was that of Miss Kathleen Temple, daughter of Captain Charles Temple, Toronto (now on staff of Moore Barracks Hospital, Shorncliffe) and Captain Harold Walker, son of Sir Edmund Walker. m Dr. and Mrs. R. E. McKeon have returned from a visit to Dr. and Mrs. W. J. McKeon, Mount Stephen Apartments, Vancouver. Mrs. Kingsley Bramall, of Marine Heights, Point Grey, Vancouver, is the guest of Mrs, Robert Macdonald, Cedar Hill Road. * A concert and dance under the auspices of the Western Saanich Women's Institute, will bo held at the Brentwood Hotel on Tuesday, March 6th. The concert will bo under the direction of Mrs. Macdonald Fahey and the music for the dance will be provided by Heaton's Orchestra. The proceeds of this function will be given to the Red Cross and Patriotic societies. * Mr. J. W. Bellhouse of Galiano Island, is spending a few days in Victoria and is registered at the Strathcona. * Miss Everett, of Ganges Island, is spending a few days in town. m Yesterday was "Tag Day" for the funds of the Field Comforts, I.O. D.E., and a visit to the new headquarters of the I.O.D.E. in the Arcade Building showed ns the amount of work being done by this particular patriotic undertaking. Hundreds of "taggers" have been out since early morning, and through the whole day the rooms have been a busy centre. Many ladies wore in attendance to give out more wool tags and receive the different boxes that were brought in hnd incidently give a word of encouragement and cheer to all those who have so unselfishly given up their day to "tag" (sometimes a rather thankless task). That the only way to deal with Tino is to take everything but his word. That poultry-rearing which has become the vogue, often makes ducks and drakes of the investor's money. That Sir John Simon is a long while giving his legal opinion on the Soldiers' Votes, but it would be a mistake to suppose that he is a Simple Simon. That obviously the Minister of Agriculture and Railways is the heavy weight of the Provincial Cabinet. m That the opening proceedings of the new Session passed off very smoothly —all things considered. That the Member for Cowichan looked brown bonny on his return from the Front. m That Billy Davies has put on a line show at the Princess tonight—the best yet. WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE (A review of a remarkable book.) SOTTO VOCE Br the Hornet That thero are 28 potato regulations in Berlin—one for each potato. * That a cat tax in Hungary was found to involve a seoondary tax attack on the larger by rats and mice. X That domestic servants arc said to have a great aversion from working on the land, yet there is one Cook who looks after a whole Field. * That it is computed that Canada's male population spends half a million hours daily in getting rid of its whiskers. For a nation at war, this is a lot of time to devote to a side There has just come into my hands a little book with the title, "Weighed in the Balance." It is a drama in four.acts, by May F. James, and is issued by the Gorham Press in Boston, and the Copp Clark Company in Toronto. Apart from the literary merits of the book, whieh are considerable, it possesses a unique interest because, although it was written early in 1915, it predicted with striking accuracy the developments of the War, and particularly the trend of.^ public opinion in Germany, culminating in a popular outbreak against the Hohen- zollern dynasty. The central figure of the play is naturally the Kaiser, who is featured as Frankenstein, his contant mentor War is a replica of the Mephisto- pheles of Faust. Act I depicts the advent of Frankenstein, his assault upon Peace, his compact with War. It strikes the keynote of his conduct throughout as he outrages Bellona (Belgium) and lets loose the dogs of War. Act II introduces the other contestants, shows Albion standing in the breach, the contemptible little army blocking the way, tho rallying of the overseas Dominions to their support, and the confident prediction of Frankenstein that they will all perish in the day of his victory. Act HI is conceived in truly dramatic vein. Frankenstein passes through an experience not altogether unlike that which overtook King Richard II as he lay dreaming in his tent the night before the battle of Bosworth. He is visited by spirits who plead with him to stop the work of destruction in which he is engaged. The only effect of the dream and vision is to strengthen him in his determination to proceed to even greater horrors. A period of two yenrs is supposed to elapse between Acts III and IV. Frankstein enters, followed closely by War. The former has lost his proud bearing and looks gloomy and afraid. This whole act is a marvelous perception of conditions which we either have reason to believe exist today or conditions which are rapidly approaching. It depicts the Germnn people ns maplaining, their soldiers losing, "I am laughed at, jeered at, and though destruction and bloodshed havo gone before me, my enemies show no fear. Still they hold together, legions of spies havo failed to make discord, all the world dares to judge and condemn me the Omnipotent! Why nre the nations not shaking in fear of me! Can there be some force in the World stronger than might? Is thero anything more powerful thnn Hatet" Then ensues a dramatic scene with a priest who tells Frankenstein that Right is stronger than Might, and Love more powerful than Hate, and that God will save the world and purge it through its awful tribulation. Frankenstein pleads that he did not start the War. A Woman enters ragged, torn, and weary, demanding, "where are our sons!" You commanded ns to give men to you. What have you done with themt We hnve no food, and our children are gone." He turns to Wnr for comfort, nnd demnnds tn know why he has not won. Then comes the dramatic incident of the play. War tells him, "I nm thy God, the God to whom thou hast prayed, implored help from, worked with." Frankenstein revolts, in horror, and bids him be gone, but ho refuses to go. Frankenstein then says he will call Peace, but is reminded that Peace can never retnrn to him. The closing scene represents the entrance of Justicia and the trial of Frankenstein, at the Tribunal of Humanity. He is found to be devoid of honor, truth, mercy, and love, and. is bidden to go and rid the world of his presence that War and Discord may cease. The Whole drama is well conceived and admirably written. It maintains a high literary quality throughout, and is distinctly prophetic. The conclusion will not be satisfactory to any but those who are "too proud to fight," perhaps, however, the author intended to reflect the opinion and policy so long pursued by the President of the Country in which she lives, for in the final paragraph she allows Frankenstein to go without punishment, under the plea that "There is no such thing as punishment in the laws of the universal World of Right nnd Wrong. As a man sows that shall he reap. Every thought of hate, every act of hatred will bring forth a train of consequences. Leave him to the Almighty power who made the laws, to Him alone shall he answer for the stupendous wrong he has done. This sounds a little too much like W. J. Bryan, but as it is the only weakness in a clever book it may well be forgiven. The drama, which is not lengthy, would form an admirable play for representation. W.B. TO INVESTORS THOSE WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, HAVE FUNDS REQUIRING INVESTMENT MAY PURCHASE AT PAR DOMINION OF CANADA DEBENTURE STOCK Df SUMS OF $500, OR ANY MULTIPLE THEREOF Principal repayable lit Oetober, 1918. Interest payable half-yearly, 1st April and lit Oetober by que (free of exchange at any chartered Bank in Canada) at the rate of fire per cent per annum from the date oi purchase. Holders of this stock will have the privilege of surrendering at par and accrued interest, aa the equivalent of cash, in payment of any allotment made under any future war loan iaaua In Canada otier 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 mad* in - respect of applications for this stock which bear their stamp. For application forms apply to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Ottawa. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, OTTAWA OCTOBER 7th, 1916. LONDON FASHION LETTER London, February 10th Dear Cousin Betty,—Affairs still slumber in the fashion hive, and at the present time there is a discussion in the papers on the one side in favour of fresh fashion, and on the other side the argument is "stay ns we are for economy's sake." Honestly I do not think there will be much fresh though possibly a few slight attractions. One has to think of the thousands of people who would be thrown out of work if we women were to remain stationary to our fashions. On the other hand moderation should be the watchword. Clever fingers can do so much nowadays to help keep the wardrobe up to date, and the paper patterns are so good. The slip-on style is one very easy to make, and adapts very beautifully to rest and tea gowns, garments essentially loose and comfortable. Smocked house coats and blouses are still the rage. I must say I like the smocks that slip "on nnd cover all the front of one's skirt. It saves the latter a lot you see—because the front of one's skirt always seems to get spotted however careful one may can BOOT REPAIRING By HIBBS 607 Yates Street * The Best of Workmanship Guaranteed Burdick Bros., Limited , GRAIN AND COTTON Stock Brokers STOCKS AND BONDS THE MINERVA Mrs. Maxwell Muir's New Premises 761 FORT ST. Delicious CHOCOLATES in Large Variety from 40c to $1.00 Lb. All Kinds of Up-to-Date Candies PHONE 2449 Pemberton Building, 620 Broughton St. Phone 3724 F. A. BORDEN, Managing Director Phone 3724 LAND BEGISTRY ACT IN THE MATTER OF an Application i mjhimw , * . . , . for si fresh Certificate of Title tn part be. All sorts of materials can be of Subdivision 3 of Section 86, Victoria used for these smocks, and usually ^'otIce Is hereby given of my inten- somethine washable is chosen. It is "on a' tne expiration of one calendar , j, j T , , •« , . month from the first publication hereof true that I have seen chiffon, velvet to issue a fresh Certificate of Title in lieu jind sillr vpt-v nrptrv indeed Kul nnt- 0I tne Certificate of Title Issued to ana suit \eiy pretty indeed, nut not JameB Houlihan on the 30th day of very practical. Crepi' de chine tussore, June, 1881, and numbered 3492 A, which , .,, * ii i has been lost, sere, a washy silk are frequently used, dated at tho Land Registry Office, but if you use your smock as an over- v9,$orla' B- c" thls 9th day ot Fobrua™ all casement cloth is very nice and E. s. stokes, durable, and can be bought in all F<s0%mty Reglstr8r General ot^i colors. MADAME KATE WEBB, M. I. S. M. (Late Principal of Dominion Academy of Music, Edmonton, and Balaam Conservatoire of Music, London, Eng., has opened at 1146 FORT ST. the DOMINION ACADEMY OF MUSIC Instruction in Pianoforte, Singing, Voice Production, Theory of MubIc, Preparation for the Exams, of the Assoc. Board of the R.A.M. and R.C.M., London. Secured 28 successes at the 1916 exams, and over 600 in former years. Mme. Webb has a special method for beginners and has achieved great success with children. Res, Phone 3060. Another idea is to draw in the waist with smocking—it stretches CANS BEOISTBT ACT. IN THE MATTER of an Application ,, , .,, ,, , for a fresh Certificate of Title to part quite well nnd you can still slip it of Lots 8 and 9, AIlsopps Extension of .,,„ ji,„ 1,4-j Fort Street, Victoria City. Map 38. mel tne nen(1- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of my A quite new form is like a Chinese Intention at the expiration of one , , m, , , , , . -calendar month from the flrst publication coat—very loose. These look best in hereof, to issue a fresh Certificate of hl'iirllt I'lilinireil olllr with n nnnfrnct Tltle ln lleu ot the Certificate of Title nilgllt coloured Slllc with a contrast- ,ssued t0 Eleanor Amelia Glbbs on the border of embroidery. Personally I 6th day of February, 1906, and Num- , ,. j, j, v j ji j, i.j, bered 12049 C, which has been lost, don't care for these, but the fact of DATED at the Land Registry Office, their being new and original is quite £yit01r[iJ1..B'C" ttllB 12th day °' Febru" enough to please some people. " E.S. STOKES, n a irrr t m Deputy Registrar General of Titles, CAMILLE. peb. 17 Mar. 17 BRITISH COLUMBIA ACADEMY of MUSIC R. THOS. STEELE, Principal VOICE PRODUCTION The Thomas Steele System is taught by Mr. Steele and the following associate teachers: Mrs. Macdonald Fahey, Mrs. J. Walsh Nasmith, Miss K. McGregor PHONE 2647 Cor Cook and Fort Streets MISS LIVINGSTONE Invites you to this formal presentation of the fashions in MILLINERY for SPRING AND EASTER 1917 The exposition is complete and will present the new ideas of the Paris Milliners, duplicated and adopted by leading New York houses, including effective tailored and semi- dress Hats from our own workrooms. MARCH THE 13TH AND FOLLOWING DAYS CROWN MILLINERY PARLORS Miss M. E. Livingstone 621 View St., Victoria, B. C. Opp. Ent. to Central Bldg. Wm&ffllfflMLffiLMBii
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