VOL. v, NO.. 29

"Additional Tinie: ‘To Com. °
; Plete Progra am

‘Victoria, March 37 Premier
{ Bowser: made the important an-
nouncement to the house ‘yester-

‘found that the life of the present |.

LIFE HAS BEEN BEEN EXTENDED 1.

Provincial Legislature Obtains f

parliament'terminates’ by statute.
{ on April 3, . ‘instead ‘of,- ‘88 was
generally aupposéd, next’ June,
As the law provides. ‘that parlia:!
ment ends. on that date, the
sovernment realized that it. would
be impossible to complete. its pro-
gam i in: the: ‘time. lett, 80.8: bil,
was brought in extending thel’
life’ of. ‘parliament - “two weeks,
Although, the opposition strongly
objected ‘to the measure. and*in-
troduced obstructionist tactics in
an endeavor to force a dissolution,
the. bill. was finally earried‘and
has: received thes signature ‘of. the
Lieutenani:Governor,
% The Premier. also; stated’ that
a" he will: bring it in a bill to give the
, vote ‘to'all. Britiah - ‘Columbia. .Bol-
“ders it in Canuda and Great Britain
“at ithe coming. lection.
not ‘saver those at thé iré

is reported,

“Landon: ia “Great activity -

ARTILLERY AND cA VALRY MOBILIZING
ee _ VERDUN DEFIES E VERY GERMAN ATTA CK

day. that it has been | recently |.

‘Asiatic cholera ‘bas broken

n object the destruction of German
Belgium’ by’ the German armies | dominance in Tatkey, have .b
“Endless trains of
artillery with great numbers of
‘cavalry . are “proceeding to. that

arrested and sentenced to. death,

in’ Belgrade, fifty: ‘cases. being

from his government, formatly
notified the state department here
yesterday’ that no German: sub-
marine’ was, ‘concerned in. the

een

out

_; Mort, northeast of Verdun...
Germans, ‘who attacked . in ‘solid |-

front Civilians are forbidden to
proceed, beyond, ‘Ghent. ‘These
movements are believed to. pre-
saRe a new Offensive;. probably
against the: British lines - jn. the

create. a. diversion, ©
“The Germans were. repulsed bila
the French Yesterday: at l'Homme |,

north, “The Germans are unable on
to”. take: Verdin and wish- “to the Fe

The}.

reported daily. .. a “Thirty deaths
‘have occurred and ‘the people are
auffering from & Shortage of pro-
visions, : "Sanitary. conditions are
very | bad. oe

2 standing army to 120, 000,

"lof. the Tubantia, either i in the ex-

sinking of the Norwegian barque
Silius. :

a congressional vesolution, - au
thorizing an increase in the U. S, |

‘There i ig no news of importance
from Mexico,

Amsterdam: It is believed that
‘four lives were lost in the sinking |

‘| plosion* or in launching the life-.

"President Wilson today sigined |

- Hazelton and Surround-.

ing. District

came in on Thursday.

is visiting Mrs. J: C, K, Sealy.

R, E. Allen left for a. brief.
business trip to. ‘Terrace Fuesday.

. Sam ‘Heslop is renewing ae-

week,

two cars of ore to Trail Smelter
this week, ;

ver on Thursday,
- W. W. Bell, government. road

and bridge engineer,arrived from.
Prinee Weorge yesterday, a

W. ‘Leverett started for Man- — 7
son Tuesday to put in'a. Season’ re
work on his placer claims, ,

Chief of Police Minty left on. _—

; PRICE’ $2,00 A YEAR

>| LOCAL NEWS HS PARAGRAPHS o

Ttems Of General Ir Interest From : ;

JA. “Macdonald, of Smithers,

Mrs. J:K.Muir, of Moricetown,

Done MeGibbon came down.”
from Rocher de Boule yesterday,

quaintances i in the district this a

The Silver Standard: shipped |

Al. Harris returned from an- pe
extended business trip to Vaneon- oo

1 guns vorked. avoc upon | them, |

massés; were drivén toward’ Bois,
de - -Corbeay, whiere the Freiich

' ont and Viiix, * big

fT tee Se ete

to. Aivestigate: the
sinking of the

BEER Be ‘conaalatiagéhits'at Cities re

Tubantia:

- Also, ‘4

Beds tat

boats, ’ There are 877 survivors,
; the: revised list showing a total on
agi. There was 30 panic

ahead PhALaY

tin apite of the ‘opposition. ;
Liberal: ‘members, he would, ‘gare.

ty ‘througtr’ his, ‘prohibition Bros |
- gram, 80. “that. the People may,
-Vote on: it at the: time of the
‘provingial éleetion..: ea

| . RUPERT. DETACHMENT
LEAVES FOR ‘COMOX

. Booctan e to The Minor) ° .

Rupert, Mar. heey The}.

training at Comox:

an ‘Several anti.

ave | ‘been ‘discov.

sti with redoubled

and ‘Lisbon have been : ‘instructed
to investigate ‘the reported un-
sueeessfal attempt to ‘torpedo the
| Freneh | liner: Patria, :

- Consul
Schilling and: ‘family, who were
survivors of: the- Tabantia, have

rough sta. —

London’ t

18 ‘work was’ “dittealé,
owing to: as heavy mist. and a

ered’ here, ,
members’ of a: revolutionary | or-

landed safely ‘at- Hook.
and Tatirned to - ‘Amsterdam.

+ Holland

mer Tu rkish ambassador to Rome,
is reported. to be: endeavoring tof!
negotiate: .@ Beparate Peace for

the eastern end of his district:

J Hevenor': left on Friday to

week.

ate,

the Silver Standard t mine. here, i

Friday for an inspection trip Ovex

‘Bob Haney, provincial super- a
intendent: of. bridges, arrived

from’ Pils ids "Roperton Thursday,” Backs yk,

join the 102nd at Prince Rupert. Z
- "He ig the fourth te leave this

A message, from

‘Mrs, a McLeod. arr ived from, a
Berne states that Naby Bey, for- :

Scotland’ on Tuesday, to’ join her: > --

husband, who is’ connected.’ with. Co

“Doe” Rock, | ‘who has been as

ian now in ee
The: local -

“| famizaton. ‘whieh: hag: for” its

Se. PATRICK'S DAY oe
_ CONCERT.IS A SUCCESS

“the aes erowd thet turned

Von Bernstorft, Under instructions

; “Thres More Leave
‘Three of the imost: popular men

Cormick; J. W. Moyison. and Per-

Turkey, with the Allies.

Daly Group Bonded
George: Jerinitiga was. ja- town
i: ‘Hazelton left ‘on’ ‘Tuesday to for 9 couple of days this, ‘Week,

{Join the. 1d2nd, when J, M. Mae- completing arrangements for. a

bond on the Daly’ Group 'on Ro-

y

u dle ;

,gonting igent ds a fe body of men oa

fey! MacDougall left for’ Prince cher de Boule, owned hy Thomp-
. ; Rupert to sign. on. with that pop.
euler. battalion. - :

Business, “social
“land athletic circles will, all feel

‘son, Halloran and. others, ‘Hej
left. for the south on Friday, ‘but
will, return: ready to start opera-

ta fg
i sendott asi the 8 &. Patt Rupert
left the. dock. .

| their. absence’ keenly, ‘pg-all: took ti

f a. ‘prominént- ‘Parti in the activities 7

ong Text monthi re

' Phe: following ‘Hacelton ‘men

5, “J. “Johnson, . J. M. MasCormiek,
(. ,'MeIntosh, ‘Ave! McDougall, ‘P

“McDougall, id." Morigon,. T. C
THY, de -Richardgon, W, i, A
AL: Stevens,: Bert|

“left. with ‘the: local “company: k. om
Gilbert Burrington, B.A, Hankin, poo

Pea Dist ‘Caliph of Be
«dads, Hoskins Alte. Reid.
“1 heatra- 4

“lof. the ‘town,

Wag DS.

the intone sewing park!

“That: ‘ they may | |
"| safely return, ‘at an ‘early. date ia
‘the. earnest | wish. of ithe whole
community. Cy ANSP ob

- Couiity. Court .

His’ Honor Judge “McB, Youias
will: hold ‘next sitting ‘of: the
County Court: at: Hazelton. Court
i House on Friday next, March: 24,
7 J fat ap b. mo

Venu!

~ Methodist Church

Mead left for Kitwangar * yester.

death of Mrs, Davies, wife of the.
telegraph operator there, °

It is reported’ that the ore from:

the Rocher de Boule mine will'in
the future be sent to the Tacoma. i.”
{Bmelter instead .of to. Anyox; So
- where it is, now. being: treated, : vy

on. his way to Toronto, Montreal,

New. York and other ‘args. ‘ens :

ters. He will be away, six ‘weeka,

transferred by the Union ‘Bank. cone
{from Wainright, Alta, to. the’ “y -.
local branch, arrived on n Tuesday Oa

- morning,

Coroner Hoskins and Constable oe

day to investigate the reported ‘ ‘

ing. was in town: on, Welnealey, aoe

7 The. net proceeds of the recant moe
o parformanee of “What ‘Happaried

nd J. Hevenor,

., Witnipeg,- Mat! | 14: = Prohibi- |
“tion passed. i ‘in. ‘Naito

clically.a ‘soldierg | M
in. seamp. etd. for’ ‘probiibitfom,

Manitoba Goss “Dey oa Moly,

he “Vin aid of the Patriotic Find. an
coat ene jb hel :

Rev. Ww, M. Seott wil) preach This

for

to Jones”. amounted ‘to. S184 55. -

8. amount ° will be used’ “

|| tomorrow evening on the follow- ‘obtaining’ much-needed furniture a

the Hospital, :

* Messrs, Mottin; O'Brien, |

loa 8 0 oleh,

ng ‘subjects: Rhames Didi, |
Bat m 120th Centaty Apostle.’ nS .

_; | mamep: of. those” who: have ef
Hazelton’ ‘to join the color

An honor: ‘roll, "eeintini the.

Heh at te th