“Beef Cattle for

The selection “of the. ‘tenth “eawlond
f breeding cows and. heifers for farm:
ers’ in the Central: ‘Interior, is- “practi:
cally completed and, shipping. instrue-
‘Cons have been. -glyen.” Bysthe. end of,

five head af cattle shitable for. foundn:
ition stock, will) haves been’. ‘distributed.
“to forty: farmers’ In the- -distric at Tying
betwee ‘MeBride. ‘and Topley:. _

The Deminion » “Governmient Free.
ri eight. Policy on. ’ breeding - heifers
has enabled: ‘these stockinen : ‘to secure.

good type. animals: ata minimuri, “of
expense. The “prevailing low Pp rice is
‘adv aintageous to the buyer, 4
ee 2 = Farmers throughout: the Central In.

oe «tcricr of British Columbia. evidence: a
greater literest ‘iin mixed farming now.

than at ‘any previsus, time.- Curiail-

ment in operations in Inmber and min..
_ dng camps his. iliiininated* a market’
a Tor hay and grain enjoyed by the ‘farm:
fae rin the past hus resulted: In the far.
omer turning his attention to livestock
and marketing bis’ feeds ‘on the. ex.
export market: in. amore concentrated
form. A large’ number of. farmers in
‘the Central. Intertor, . have. “signified
| their intention ta. avail? ‘themselres of
the Bult lonuing Poltey: ‘of the Domin
‘jon Government;“in Securing high: ‘qual:
ity Sires. for the- improvement. of .theii
herds ‘and: market.’ stock, --It is .anticl-
pated that o dozen or amore. of these
bulls will be required. this coming: gea-
son -and will be purchased, if. -suitnble |.
stock can be found: at Kimiloops: Bur
Sule. from ‘B,.0, breeders. HORS
The Canadian... National: “la co“oper:

CANADA cers GREAT PICTURE

Vitny “Ridre,
Artist, Presenteil to Hon. EB. B... -
Bemett, for. Canada’ ee

aa

A. painting ‘of. the Canadian Vimy:

xtuff, was presented Tast’ Thursday ‘to.

hy Capt. J. A. Dewar.
was ovigingliy
hate Lord Dewi ay,

The- painting

‘commissioned by _the

suciitions with ‘Canna and of: “the
many friends he: ‘made: there. and” Haid
that when he-saw the: printioe he reall
- owed that it-was: exsentlally’ n- -picture
: that belonzed.to Canada: Sir: Fred:
B..) oviek-Wilnms:. Taylor. took , the mat-
ter drow ith xreat Keeiivens and. got
ita teueh- with. Mat: ‘Bennett, « ” and:
hence that ceremouy, “His. great - re-
“speet tor all that: ‘Canada did in the
Wir moved hin, fo make. the Dresenta-
a Hon, aa :
» Hom) My. Bémiett.: néceptiug the
“qainting on ‘behalt. of ‘the #overnment

: would linve van honored - Mace’ ‘fa one
‘of the pnilie Imildings ia Canada. “The
paititing would! be_of: incaJeulable- to

. them,’ not only: because of the sitbjeet,
Jt hecatise: the’ tnklng of Vimy ‘Ridge
would always: he ‘ussociated with Cain-
ada and: Canndiang; and the. ghosts of
those who were no ‘more. were sym:
holized in the painting. It would ‘al-
Ways rect] “the Tiemorable achiey ee
ment. of those. who ‘died..-; ‘There. was
an wdditional interest, sin, tlie. painting
- for it: was fhe work , of : great ‘artist’

“the Cinading ‘Gazette,

‘SERVICE SUNDAY:

"CHRISMAS ;

“continue the P cial Ch istma 88

. / Prospector Was

North Anterior|” 7

1981. over ‘two. hinidved and” “seventy: .

| Me Cubbin

Painted. by Australian

idee nemorial. by Capt, “Wm... Long- |’

Hon, R. B, Rennett, at. Canatla House,

”
Capt, Dewar? “spoke | ‘af his early at

and people of Canada; sald that it}

‘of the klster, Domlnlon of" Australia.

shan weit

Fount Dead in

Vord + W as. “received “one " Saturday

morning | that: ‘the body of. Joseph ‘Mek |
ville ‘Dechene had beeit - found in. hi
in about’ a “mile wp Hardserabbis
‘ “Mr, ‘Dechene. Who has’ ‘peer: xr

would probably, go to Langley Prairie
for: the’ wintér. At. the southern. ‘polit,

small: wood working plant.” 2
a He was last: seeli “Ol “Noveniber’ 15:
nad when: lie ‘didnot enil tor his mail
hott! Kend FT] forwarding | “adidyess - TT. H
1, Postuiaster nat: Pacific, be-
came anxious. “and “isked P. BL, Smith
section, ‘foreman | at: ‘Pitman,’ to ‘have ‘an
investigation ; made.” Aso result of. the.
request - ‘Maurice ‘Barnes’ weit” up the| 7
thnjkon. Saturday. inorning: and. return.
ed: “wvith * the: report. that Dethene was
-deénd. Barnes * then. ‘proceeded to Pa: | mi
elfie from there’ ‘commuinienti g. with,
the- B G,- -police at ‘Terace,. no

: On Saturday. afternoon”. Cons. ~Me-
Kenney,. accompanied. by the” coroner.
Fort: for. Pitman, arriving. there. during.
the: evening. | The investigation: awit

-éarzied . ou on’ * Sunday. and ‘the body

was shipped. to. Terrace - ‘on. Tuesday.
morning for medical ‘exainination. ;
From the appearance - of the sur.
ronndings it would appear: that he. hac
Seen’ dead for some ‘time, and hed pro-
ably: bean taken inl suddenly. .

~Mr: Dechene, who was an expert car:
petiter had built several- boats at pre-:
‘sent An use o nthe ‘Skeena,. aud. Was.
‘also interested ‘abbe sorie mining pras-

_| bettered he’ ‘had relatives, ue

.
tale

- Vonely Cabin :

idsident of tlie district for the past 16 |:
‘years, had’ ‘tdld some of his-friends he.

he owned a ‘small ‘farm’ and: had | ap

‘Bxtends His Greetings

THE SEASONS GREETINGS

Olof Hanson, M. P. for Skeena de
Sires to extend his best wishes to al
in Skeena. for a Merry Christmas ane
a Happy. and: Prosperous: New Year.
He ‘hopes that the next: ‘twelve. month: .
will witness a revival of. business, no
only to ‘equal. that of years. gone by
but: greater ; that -the Interior’ of thi:
great -province;: and’ particularly - -thic:
Skeena District, will: witness a: growtt
and development . never beforg. exper
ienced, .: He ‘will do his part, and 1:

assistance: in. furthering thelr ovr: ‘er
far he’ trusts: Ate oh nat ‘he: i

“ey Merry ¢ Christmas—Oiiee again the |:
thne honored words . are upon. every-|-
body's, lips, a merry: dieart. ‘and a hearty |:

‘;handelasp express: the wish; ‘sincere. |’

If: there, id one ocension in all ‘the. year

1 t Ohrlstinas-tide, ‘and though tha: an:
gelic’ message - “Peace ‘on: earth, “good:
avill: to-znen" bas’ not yet realized its|:
full and coinplete aignificennce* ‘there int
something about our:  thouglits” at. this
SCABOT.’ that: ig iin. to! ‘it, and” “80. our
hearts, are glad. * *,

reeting. “Moxy étiristmas”

| andthe : evasion tupoii which it’ “415. Us:

ed. méans fat “‘mnoré-to’ us than ensua!
ase imd ‘custom. would ‘jndichte—Christ
mas should: Be ‘divested’ 6f all-commer-:.
‘clak- and inaterial ‘discussions, for, har}
not. the.. word: a: spiritual. ‘significances.
fraught” ‘with: personal opportunity, re:
ligtous, pow er" ‘anid: Christian testimony
Tt. ‘tgs as the’ word indica tes—Christ:

cotmiter, . the bustle and noise | ‘of .com:

merce: ‘seems out: of. place. beside : ‘the
‘thought: of The. gift and the Giver, the
greatest manifestation, ‘of Gad’s gruce
—the Christ: -—

Let us bring’. Christmas “back,” at
least. in our thoughts and in our hearts’
to the altruistic: unselfish place that if
deserves. The true Obristmas “eon-
ception is found where the heart: not

8 only. seeks, . but . finds.-an opportunity. |.

to express itself in’ a: real ‘tangible way

principal where fellowship and. good:
will- finong men is practically mani.
fest, Can.-ive not. lift our Christiias
out of the dead levels: of selfishness ‘to
that high plane. of. giving, sacrificing |'
Toving ‘that others may: be’ the‘ richer;

3.0 know that. the: ¢ Christ

a infil ‘aldpes. ‘ontelde the. nittle iT town

Jot. ‘Bethlehem: “nearly” twa": thousand’
‘| Years’ ago;: ‘the’ eigelic choir” revealed’
| to, thése - ‘simple Jewish | ‘shepherds— |.

men that. God had not forgotten, and
that a. new ‘day was dawning—-the’
Christ had -come’ with a new. message:
to men,. -God ‘has: not forgotten .- his.
world. Economic. diffiewities - have
erowded in on -us,,we have. become tal

-| of ° “apprehension. and fear as to’ what
‘| the days

8 might bilng to us—the shep-
‘hards of old and others with them hac.
just the .sxmé buman - ‘Tmisgiv ings, ‘bu:
again we repent. that God has not. for,
gotten his world—so hécause ° of.

Christians meseage deapite the ‘Imydeny’

{of the yeny, w'srest thé unseen wit",

cheer, and ‘Christmas ’ “becomes - more
full of meaning, . for “we have SQEN en
‘Star in‘ the: Bast.”—By. Rev. s ¥-

Redman... oo Tg :

- vet

| _ Sosimerng we onan .

FE. OG: Wells. has adopted: the youl of
crystal aver and declares that ghuman-:
ity.as'a race will be-tried 6ut.in 1932;
althouh he cannot predict whether. the
goutcome . will be Brosperity or. cata
.trophe. : :

‘Writing: in’ ‘tle: January jesue of the |:
Pall Mall ‘Magazine, the famous auth-

rising over

streets crowded with the

any time | any: of the eltizens: Beek, bie . vb th

¢ Terrace Men i in”

mas, the: feast of Christ... “The. bargain | -

the: great ‘principal’ of ‘brotherhood; reo

7 by-election - held: in- Columbia: Saturday |.
last was eleeted. by .a-two. tovone ‘may! ©

* | Presented for many years. by Mr, Buck.

‘or sald :—“T’ cannot see Whether fac |. _
tories ‘will be rowin. pusye by. 1033 and.
the seaffoldings . of great enterprizes .

_ Deep Snow. in
~Kallam um District}

“gil:
ed ‘truffié the first of the week. Con.
‘McKemiey had left: for’ ‘the upper: dis-
‘trict the: -end of the ‘previous, week ‘on
‘a patrol, : ‘and: had’ telephoned on Mon-
lay saying . he would. leave for Terrace
‘Tuesday morning. Later Tuesday, “os
he bad not shown. up, J. B. Agar and
. T Kenney. set. ont to “neat -him.
‘They too: failed, té yeturn thet. night.
” At aoa. mm. on “Wednesday. word was
yecelved. in’ town ‘that ‘the* party: had:
reached: eleven ‘nile and were battling’ | °
with SHOW, ° They. ‘finally~ reached: the’
fown.. late Wednesday: ‘evening: Cons.
McKenney’ -Teported the snow well oy-
er his knees: And: that he had to turn
back -on “Tuésday- “and. ‘éame: through |:
on foot™on. Wednesday “antl “he. met
the other: party, a dat
Orders Weta issued ly: the’ Pyovin-
cial’ Department: ‘of- Public Works. at
the aveek: end for the ‘youd to’ be clear:
ed) ‘out and ‘put the Kalum Lake settle.
ment in. communiention with. ‘Terrace
qenin. »

ae .

Two AND A HALF FEET snow

Twenty four Below Zero and a ‘Lon
Hill to Climb—Walked Seven’
Miles for New. Chains

re

- Allen Rutherford and Antonio: Sar-
tori arrived safely In Vaneguyer, and
from’ New Westminster Mr. Ruther-
ford writes that they had.a hayd. ole
‘trip. On: the Soda Creek hill. ‘they
ran into two and a half feet of: snow
dnd. Da below. Y ZELO... Ta DY

Tony ‘Kept the: car-warm | untif: It got:
‘$0 late’ ke tigiired Allen: would. ‘not: b
-back ‘that night.’ He. had: just dru: 7
‘ed the car ‘when Rutherford: turned: wr
‘They. then, built a fire: to melt snow
‘in a tive: ‘pound: lard pail ‘in ‘order to.
fl up . the radiator, again,’ ‘It kep’

them busy | enough “daring the, night s

that they had no tithe to think. af th »
tough Inck, they bad, run. -nto. Alle
‘BAYS | they ‘will spend, a-month.in. Van
courer and: Victoria and then bot!
will, proceéd to Mexico.’ Tony. has. noe
heen in Vancouver’ for’ twenty year.

to took at and new places to isi,

“uBeRaLs ‘WON: IN. couUMBTA,

King, ‘the ‘Liberal. candidate’ “in? athe

jority. over: ins. Conservaiive oppon. |.
ent Jones,'The ‘government used . call |
Lits heavy. artillery’ during’ the :cam:.
‘palgn in an effort to wink ‘the tldiing ||
‘from ‘the. Liberals; but. ‘apparently” the:
Colunibia People are’ remaining’ “loyal!
to: the old’ party. The Tiding' was ye:}"

‘ham, who. passed away some ‘time ago
The election does not change the stand |:
ing. in the house, woe

Bowes

Mr: Chamentson of f thie Kispiox 4 was
admitted to -the Hazelton: H
pj a very

mE

~ |Schoo! Concert

n- the ‘Katam, Valley . disrupt- oo

exceptionally, g00d, concert Jast: Friday,
evénilig in the. town. hall. | It Was the
annual Christmas concert’ and the. boy. wy
and girls did. their best. ‘The program _—_
was varied and included vocal . solos
recitations, .. dialogues, -
folk. dances.
ticularly. good - and. there“ is* evidence :
of some real. musical talent’ ‘bein - ede. ni .
veloped.’ 0:22 3.

the audiencé included many .. out
town: people: who desired to share i
the good: time.
joy: the’ program, -
of: the, schbol- trustees, ‘Wags: chairinan a
and the ‘PIOgram was in charge. o.
, Jolin Rukin. and Miss : Jean: Burns, the:
‘school teachers, and to them Was: “pags.
ed. a. vote of. thanks. for thelr efforts
én behalf: of the children.

given 1‘ bag“of candy’ and fruit, and.
; oe then. refreshments, were served to all.
7 2 A, [| Over seventy bags. were: made and giv:
a en out. Refreshments. were: in.
of Mrs. Smith and Mra. Sawle. When
all. had been supplied “with: good: eats
the floor was cleared ‘and.a danee ‘war -
enjoyed - until, about midnight:or a 9 |
J Hittle after, soos
| chestra.- furnished musie for the dance. a
Jand it was‘ voted exceptionally good... °

were :— -

iv
-Ronny Bracewell, Colin: Sargen

:} Johnson,

‘wud he sure found ‘lots of new. thing: |
Richmond, Esther Bugg, Hdith Bure
: ES

sell, Peter mith, ie

celebrating Christmas’ ‘in a proper. Amens)

Happy ‘Affair
A Big Crowd |

“phe: New Hazelton schools ‘put 0 on: an:

choruses. ane
The choruses were “par: |

. Phe. hall awas: filled to capacity 2 auc
tot”

‘They all seemed to en ; 7 7
“By A. Goddard, : one: -

‘After the program’ the children were

charge ,

The’ New- Hazelton |

- The program, and those taking. part _

_ Holy Night—Chiorus by. all the pupil: on
His’. Star, - recitations—Frank Wal-- a
ters, Carl ‘Christianson, George: Bugg.
Sdinmy. Senkpiel, “Chiarlie Richmond ~~
Eric Sargent, Ray. Brace ve}l s

‘Sonny -Hankin,: Sigria ‘Hed;

Bracewell, Ellen Fletcher: -
The . Sandman—Tda. York, . ee
Santa Claus: song —Puplls of? D vis.
ion 2 —_
_ Stars pt the Summer Night-ather ;
Russell, Kathleen York, Catheriny os
“Smith, Bild | ‘Richmona, - Peter Smith.
Egill Sargent; Hawrence. Willan, Hs, oe

o>

Trish .

Lilt—Marearet, Greer, “wit:

Bessie -Fleteher,- -Margaret Willan, 3
“ Month’ After: ‘Chbristmas—L,. Witla: !
-"Catebing”: the: burglerAthor’:

Catherine‘ ‘Smith,;
Hishmond.: Kathleen j

At: "the. Natufeltaetien court—Jae} Le
Bracewell,: Erie: Sargent, Staney- Wii
lan, ‘Pred Sait, Bric: ¢ Tohnson;

‘Smith ~ 7

Thee . natives of’ “Rlgpian : ave on.

ner, On. Monday.