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‘The new “Hazelton Hospital was de-.
clared officially opened on Monday
night by Qlof Hanson, M.’P., of Prince
Rupert, and in the presence. of some
two hundred citizens of the district.
The handsome new structure is now in
readiness for operation. . The work of
transferring patients and equipnient
from the old building ‘to the new ones
has started and: very early. in the New
Year. will be in full operation, and in
the near future ‘work will start: tear-
_ ing down the old building , which ! 7
done duty for over a quarter ce,

Road conditions and weather condi:
tions both worked against any large
crowd being present from outside or
from surrounding territory. To trav-
el by road is almost out. of- the ques-"
tion, One, car aid come down from
Smithers but the driver and passen-

” gers fidmitted that it awas not a joy.

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ride. .

Among the crowd present’ were 8
goodly number of Indians who are’ ‘in-
terested in the hospital.quite as much
ag the. white people. They. wanted to
see the half of the building that had
been set aside for their, use, and ‘also
to see the white section. ..

About eight-thirty W. W.. ‘Anderton,

chaitman'’ of the Board of Direct:
_ opened. the ceremonies: with x ‘welcome
to all ‘present, ‘And ' ;
“peat that "Rey, F
be present.
and influential friend . of ‘the. hospital.
for. many: years. ‘The. chairman - then:
presided while . the.” followitig = DtO-
gram was given” (speeches given’ bb-
elow) -— a .

Plano sélo—Mrs. Dungate, oe

Voeal solo—Mrs, -A..E. Falconer..

Vocal. duet—Rev. Bannister and ‘Mr,
Mollison,

Vocal solo—Miss’ Tean- "Burns.

Piano solo~Mrs. Chappell. -

THE SPEECHES -

> Rev. H.C. Allen of Terrace,. repre.
‘sented the United Church in Canada,
owners of the Hazelton Hospital, and |.

"he also represented the: Prince Rupert

Presbytery. He. gave’ a short. history
of the: hospital movement in’ connec-
tion with niission. work, started by the
Presbyterian andthe. ‘Methodist de-
nominations in 1889 when: -De, Bolton

. was gent. to Port’ Simpson ‘by: the ‘ald
- Methodist” chureti, The. first year: he}

was there he treated’ “6,000 patients.
-'fhis impressed ‘upon the ‘Mission
Boards thé necessity for hospital faci
Ktles and sinee that time the ‘move-.

iment has grown. Stendily vuntil: “today

the United Ghureh fn Canada has 00}.

"hospitals or 2B ten stations through- ae
He referred to the start!

"the world,

attending this. fanetion,. and | especial.
es bullt-fow!the:p

He. had - been “ae ntuen

B New Hospital Is Opened
‘Many People Inspect the. =
~ Most Modern Institution

the

of the hospital movement to the ‘
terior with the arrival of Dr. Wrinch
in 1900..The Rev, Allen then refer-
red to. a suggestion made by The Re-
eorder (a ‘ehureh paper) that - this
new hospital’ be called the “Wrinch
Hospita ie .

THE INDIAN’ ‘DEPARTMENT .

“Capt. Mortimer Indian, - Agent fou’
the ’ Babine | “Agency was . delegat. *
the Inspector of Agencies to represent
the ‘Department of ‘Indian Affairs at:
Ottawa, . contributors of one third of
the cost. of the new building. The
Captain ‘said that he was Interested
in the. Indians qnd their affairs and
that his departnient had always bec
keenly interested in the hospital here.
He ‘could ‘promise that such interest
would tie ‘continued in the “future.,
“Te then enlled-for Rev. T.-H. Wright,
B. A. pastor of the local fleld, to come
up. beside him and ‘ask «for Divine
Blessing upon the new hospital and itd
activities. Rev. Wright did so,

—emciaiiniiacs

_ MEMBER. DECLARES IT OPEN

. Olof, ‘Hanson, M, P., expressed his

joy when he received an invitation to

styled aS a “feal. “pioneer, "poth as” “a
me(lical, man, and ‘a ‘missionary, ‘and {;
in both. of these" said Mr. ‘Hanson said,
the Toctor had been” entirely success-

~ {ful Further. be- sald that the Hazel-

ton Hospital. wag ‘the best known land
mark in the north and that ‘many of
the, settlers, 28 well as those who. on-
ly passed through the. country. “prvell
the lives to this institution. Ie then
declared the new. hospital officladly
opened. ——

———e

ou BOARD: MEMBER SPEAKS

Village of Smithers to take part in ‘the
opexi ng ceremonies, ‘He ‘had. heen ‘8
member of the advisory boar from
the. time be: arrived: Hey enteen’ yerrs
ago. He referred to bis oral inthe
old town ; of, Hazelton seventoot years

ayo, ‘and he. also: referred 1o The mag-,
nificent: spot’ selected - by Di, “Wrinch

and to him was the sTLECeNS ‘achieved
due, as :

ee

AN. ow TINE TALKS ;

SEED

eases

“Ival of Dr. Wrinch-in:1990. Up to that

‘s. . “Hoskins eam: down from the-

left. and ‘the oldest laember ar
board (in 3 years of. services) stazed that

Tie said he had the privilege of being
present at. the opening: of the first hos-
pital, - » Well: ‘he. remembered the arvi-

time the people of the. foterfor had no
“har nedical assistance’ whatever, »
what could be given by those stew

old missionaries, : the - Tomlinsons |

Meanskinisht, the Prices ot ‘iovanun
and the ‘Flelds of - “Hazelton, © Tout at
that -time the only whites. in the dis-
trict were, fellows like himsel?, Dutch
Cline _and a few others. Speaktng of
the hospital | Mr. ‘Sargent said. that

the country would permit, and person-
ally he had always-been glad to his
part in establishing the hospital and
in helping to maintain it. since. It
haf always been 2 privilege, and ‘he,
like all. Hazelton “people ‘had long
been proud of the hospital.

DE. H. ©. WRINGH SPEAKS |

“The medical superintendent, Dr. FH.
G. Wrinch, after thanking the previous
speakers for their _kind remarks; and
explained that. = )hirst, hospital : WAS
a7 ‘of treating”. many
{patients in. one ‘plies: ‘instead :of ‘tray-.
elling © ‘about. ‘the: country - treating. a

NV and those not. ‘efficiently. . ‘Today

tile. -people- ‘know ‘the: benefits. ofthe
hospital and: more and more. people
are miking use-of the’ hospital Instead.
of ‘calling. the doctor to thetr, homes.

Dr. Wrinch warinly: -welcomed all
the people. who were present, and he
expressed . special pleasure | at seeing
many of the native people there. The
hospital was as much theirs as it was
for ‘the whites,.and at the request of
the Indian Department at Ottawa, a
section of the building had been se
lected for tréatment of Indians onty.
Their treatment, food, nursing, and
the ward equipment would: be just the
same as‘ the whites. pets

‘Dr. Wrinch then: ‘explained the. lay
out of | the building and how it was t«
be operated and then, drifted into the}:
financial end ‘of the matter. While
the’ new: building and much of the fur-

for thy: hospital: He puid.a ‘tribute. to jdeal to: be done. now: and: ‘for the’ fi-
Dr. JWrinck as. head of this institution’ ture years in the way of maintenanee
land refurnishing, ete, |
pwards. were. being furnished | new hi}:

- levery: respect and witht the very ‘latest |
7 sires to express his “good. wishes to all to. the visiting: ‘guests: Phe. ‘chiefs’ ot.

“| been- furnished, vane by: the Woman's the néople in Skeena Riding for

'../ selected: by the ladles’ of New “Hazel-
.Jton .and they will, furn sh. it, and two

nishings ‘were. now practically clear ‘of
“Inccummbberances, there was A great

equipment, _ Of. these: two had, already

| Auxiliary, of Huzelton,, and one by. the
Tomlinson - family. -Another-’ chad been

will be furnished by. ‘privy te. partiés.

he *yished to speak as a private citi- :
gen rather than a8 one of the officials.

except j

from the beginning the institution ‘had |
been the very best that- conditions in|”

Bight | private at

The new madern hospital of the Northern Interior of British Columbia

| Polies Officer is
_ Attacked by a
Young Native

One Christmas Eve Mathias Mowat’
a young. ‘Hazelton Indian,’ was dabb-
ling in Hquor or home ‘brew. or some:
thing which roused ‘the fighting blood .
of his’ ancestors and he got into. sever-
al fights. Three times. reports | ayy

could not locate him. About half af-
ter one that night: ‘the Constable did,
run into Mowat in fight at. the rear of
the B. Cc. Cafe. Several other Indians
were’ there looking on. | Raybone. went
after his: man and took~ him ‘after. a
struggle. -.
from. the ‘rear’ ‘of ‘the cafe Raytione. was.

times, © and | “mighty | ‘Wallops: at: ‘that.

He was: inca more or less dazed condi-

tion ‘and it was with great. difficulty
that. he: ‘finally /got out his. gun. to pro-
tect himself,’ ‘fhis:was due to . the
fact that . the natives seemed deter-
mined to keep him dazed. with wal-.
lopsy on the back of. the head. A white],
man pulled off. ‘thie attacking™ Indian
and Rayboue. got free and got his gun.
At: sight of the weapon ‘the natives all
bent it and Raybone called it the end
of Ueperfect. day. ‘The next morning
. Mathias Mowat and Charlie Patsie
appeared nt the police station and of-
fered" themselves | up, at the sugges-
tion of the Indian Agent. Mowat, on
a ‘charge: of being dyank- was: ‘elveii
ten. diys or $10. He took . the: ti:
Mowat will be. charged. with resisting
arrest: and Patsie will. be charged with
assuiting an officer. They fre awallt-
nz trial: in’. Sinithers.: where they: aweére,
token by Cons!” Tate. ‘They. will come
up - for trial ‘on! ‘Saturday. “ :
ene

NEW YEAR GREETIN Gs.

“Olof: Hansen, M, P, “for Slteona,: de- :

New Year. He ‘Hopes that.the ¢ -:
twelve months ‘will witness @ revival -
of husiness, not: only to equal thet of:

terior of this great provinee, and. par: .
ticularly Skeena, will witness: a growth
t:. ;

sent to Cons, Rayboue, but that officer :

On, sthe: “WERE td: ‘the. strat}

hit on, the: -back - of “the” “head - “several. aa

past years; but greater; :that, the In- |

NEW CHIEF OF KITWANCOOL | |

The ,chiefs an dthe natives of
three large Indian villages of Ritwan.
BA, Kitzeguela and Kitwancool met’ in
the new liall at Kitwanga on Friday
and Saturday, Dee, 26 and 27 to select’
and consecrate. a. new. chief. for’ Kit
wancool.. On Friday afternoon “ind
evening a feast was’ given in‘honor of ~
“Alnos ‘Williams, chief Mala of Kitwan.
“cool. ° On. Saturday. the. festivities cou-
“tinned when the large hall-was filled.
to. capacity. At four, o’eclock. in’ the
afternoon the Rev. T. H.. Wright, 3.
A. who was waiting to’take the train

jto Hazelton was requested by ‘the-eom-!
: mittee: ‘to, give. the: ‘prayer. of . conse-

eration “Mr. Wright said. that it, was”
an sunexpécted™ pleisur are to be. present
rire’ “rae dastitfetion F ast ‘chief. ie

his: family had “beeh ‘supporter Ol the”
United Church’ and Mr. Wright. consid-_
ered him’: ‘Re Aworthy man. for the’ honor: :

said: every ‘chief: would. he “wiser, strong -
er. and more’ successfill when ‘bis ‘Be:
tions were accompanied | by..the bless-
ings of “Almighty. God, the. ‘Gteat Fa- |
ther who had. made the towering
mountains, flowing rivers, ‘the sun, the
moon and the stars, was ‘ready. “to
co-operate. with him in his work, and
is is most fitting. that we should im-
plore His aid in all our undertakings.

“Rev. Mr. Wright ‘robed in his unt.
versity gown and-hood marched with

in: the” centre of the hall ‘pod ~ there

‘|nelt whilst the blessing of: God was

invoked. | Mr. Wright placed. his. hand »
ed that: the’ Great Spirit: would guide:
jand . support - ‘him? in* ‘all “his: ‘pranshe

"ons, This’ “prt: ‘of: ‘the’ ‘ceremony. :

. the inauguration "Services, - Gitta: Of,
‘beef: and" sugar,-‘ete., were’ distribated ©

‘the various tribes-spoke and, avelegmod *
the’ new: chief. : ‘The ‘band: was Invut-:
“tendance and ‘enlivened: the procded
Ange with: tnusical selections .

the

about to: be. ‘conferred | upon: “him. He -

Ohief Amos. Williams. to..an- ~open. space = °
on.the. Jhead, of the new chief and. pray:

ing over: the. new. schist was, introductd ;
‘fand in w brief ‘jddress “thanked. Mt. :
j Wright for. ‘his: “presence and: hh p! in’