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VoL, Il, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1912, No. 1

It was natural to expect that the social groups in Canada
would welcome a Royal Governor General. It would be idle to deny
however that there was some apprehension that the Duke and
“Duchess of Connaught would not so easily acquire popularity with
the masses of the people. The apprehensior. wag mistaken, There
is always something in the hereditary ruler which does not find ex-
pression in the subject. It is the sense of caste, however much
concealed, the result of training for exclusive duties, the fact of
dedication from birth to the obligations and dignities of a separate
order, Something of this is suggested in the present circumstances,
' but Canadians discover that the effect is not to discourage sympa-
thy and intimacy between the Governor General and themselves,
Indeed there never has been greater simplicity at Rideau Hall, nor
less restraint and exertion in official entertaining. The atmosphere
of Government is natural and wholesome,

But it is not easy to maintain the balance between social groups
in Canada, In Great Britain there are said to be three based of dis-
tinetion,—(1) family and culture: (2) intellectual eminence in all
fields of intellectual activity: (3) money, It is possible however
that in the present. day in the United States and in Canada this:
order has been reversed or is being reversed. If wealth deliberately
sets itself to the task it can conquer any social position. It is al-
leged that we are concerned only with where a man finishes, not
where he begins. But let us apply the tests of worth and service

to the achievement. There is of course no necessary dissociation
between wedlth and character, nor between wealth and culture,

It is thought by some that with the rapid increase of wealth in
Canada only high example, faithful teaching, and the mercy of God
will save us from the gyosser excesses of civilization. It is well
therefore that. wholesome simplicity reigns at Government House,
Ottawa. It is well that there is an unobstrusive disposition to ex-
alt ert and music and to dignify culture and achievement. Yet

there is no rash disturbance of standards nor any assault upon estab-.

lished social ascendencies. But there is a wide and grateful recog-
nition of interests and activities which ordinarily receive only the
perfunctory patronage of fashionable society.

But let us get away from the narrower circles of social groups,
jet us get to the masses. The present Governor General.seems to
- have secured their goodwill without striving and without adula-
tion. He'is recognised as being simple, natural and companionable.
without condescension in manner, without hint of patronage, There
is, it is true, a touch of reserve in his speeches: are the speeches
less sincere on that account? . The most radical journals recognise
that the duke is not plotting any imperial aggression upon the
autonomy of the Dominion nor undermining democratic ideals by
any new social regulations or exactions. Some of us realize more:
that the monarchy is the very bulwark of-empire, and our faith is
strengthened hy the example and activities of the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught.—ELSsTRER, . .

more lately than ever before the
shipping. trade has been in a
healthy condition, otherwise per-
haps the recorded increases would
have been impossible, The wide-
spread manenttradedevelopments
served by the. Canal are also per-
manent, and not’ transitory, ag
yet. a
M. de Lesseps locked forward to
atime when the Suez Canal dues,

| Suez Canal Dues and Rates
. By Elstree

It-- was officially announced
early in’ August that on January
Ist the dues levied by the Suez
Canal Company will be reduced
to 6 francs 25 centimes per ton.
Thus another 6d will be knocked
off the tolls, which will then
stand at the lowest point ever

recorded. The canal itself has
been all the time the subject-of
great work in deepening and in
widening its main channel, until
in width itis double what thel.
present writer knew it in 1887
and in depth it ig some 4 feet
deeper, aa it would seem:—to re-
sume, It. is usual to describe
these reductions ‘as concessions,
So they are in one sense, The
Suez Canal Company is an inde-
pendent enterprise, subject to no
real extraneous control, and the
company can levy what dues it
thinks fit. Therefore it might
easily have kept the toll at 9

francs a ton, as it did through).

all the long years from 1893 to
1902, In that: ten years period
however the company’s transit;
receipts grew from 70,000 franes
to 103,000francs. It wag clearly
‘time to.cheapen the canal, and in
1908 there was a reduction of “50
centimes, Three yeara of the
lower rate only brought more in-
come. Another 50 centimes waa
taken off in. 1906, and -that.and
the ensuing. four years. showed
exactly the same regult,- more
; business: and more | transit: Te-
a ceipta, - oe

"Te wae in 1911 that the transit

7 dues were reduced-to 7. frdrics
5

centimes ‘a: tou,’ and yet the

° transit: ‘receipts: _jumped: feo.
| eotad ‘franes to 184,000: fraried,

: But tt ¢ must be erseinbered, bd

the dues of Mis canal, would - be
‘but 6 franes a ton: If this rate
is hereafter accomplished, it may
be that the Panama Canal of

years to come will be ‘faced. with

the financial position that it—the
Panama Ganal—will be an ex-
pensive route for commerce, if
said commerce ¢an come by Suez,

“The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty

The Hay - Pauncefote Treaty
between the United States ‘and

Great: Britain with reference to

the ‘neutrality of the Phname
Canal provides: —

‘WV. - The Canal shall be free
and open to the vessels of” com-| to
merce and war of all nations ob-
serving these rules, on terms of
entire _ equality, so that there| .
shall be no discrimination against |.
any such nation or ita citizens or
subjects, in respect of the’ con-
ditiona or charges of: traffic or
otherwise, Such conditions ‘and
charges: of. traffle’ shall: be: dust
and equitable.” ma

The Ponana Bill .
. Under the . legislation - signed|

by’ Président: Taft ‘the other. day

American constwise ‘shipping ‘is

allowed “passage through ‘the

Canal, free'of.tolla.. The. Ameri:
tani. terpretation of’ the. treaty | -
is that? 'sitire: equality’* and! hw].
Fil etiminia an ay, soya to

ships.
unofficial suggestions of arbitra-
tion of this disputed point is that
this is a domestic question solely,
and so not subject’ to. Inter-
national adjudication. _ Britain
will probably make formal appli-
eation for reference to. The
Hague.

Their Peculiar Ways

Nelson, Sept. 2:—Doukhobors
in British Columbia are unwilling
to register births, marriages and |
deaths because they fear. that
compulsory military service may
be introduced in .Canada, and
that the government would ‘have
records through which the Douk-
hobors could’ be compelled to
serve, This was the statement
made by Peter Veregin to Com-|.
missioner Blakemore, who was
appointed by the Provincial Gov-

duct and manner of living of the
Doukhohors.

Veregin is leader of the sect,
and declared that in the wholeof
Canada about a thousand Douk-
hobors had ‘broken away from
the community. These. he de-
clared, had become British sub-
jects and drunkards, meateaters
and generally degenerates, .

To travel nude, as do some of
these people, Veregin said, was
in accordance with the teachings
of Christ, Unfriendliness toward |a
the government was shown by
the leaders on account of a bridge

had failed to build at the colony
at Brilliant on the - Columbia
River, He gave this as one
reason why the Doukhobors did
not become British subjects,
Another was that they wanted
to be free, to be citizens of the
world. :

He admitted that his people
had no formal marriage cere-
mony, and kept no records of
marriages, births or deaths,

B. C, Markemen Do Well
Ottawa, Sept. 2:—The Gover-
nor-General's match was -con-
cluded amidst considerable ex-

of Quebec, had 105, and the ret
doubtable Captain Crowe, of
Guelph, had 104. At 800 yards,
Hayes scored ‘82 and Crowe 33,
making them even at 900 yards.
Each scored 84 and they led the
field by three points, with 171
‘leach, It was conceded’. by all
that either would win the match,

both dropping badly at 1,000
yards,

When the firing was concluded
it was found that three men
‘were tied with 108 Captain
Gibson of Hamilton, Sergt. Gaul-
thour of Ottawa, and Lieut,
Anderson of Quebec: In the |}.
shoot-off Gaulthour made 23,
Anderson 23 and Gibson 20, The||
acores made by the British Col-
umbia. men. were: Caven : 193,
Welford 193, Blair. 182, Pawsey |.
183, Nei] 183. .

British: Columbia will have
eight men on the Bisley teath:
Sergt.. Major McDoigall; Lieut,-

,,Col,. Stewart, - Lieut, Hunter,
Lieut. Richardson, Set. Carr, }

Set.-Major Caven, Set, Perry,
and Q. M. S. Hatcher,

‘Fully ‘75 per cent of the teani
will come -from the weat of tha|
Great Lakes, The British Colum-
bia men: are leaving for home

to-night,

“To Preveht Collisions
" London, Sept. 4:—An invention |,

during fog, has been: ‘tested and
found to be very’ satisfactory,
The: invention | is. 8 wireless Tre-
corder which: will: accurately re-

Jcord the’ positions of any ships

| sounding sirens in fogey weather, |;

- Should it “prove: as. successful |.-
in‘ practical: use ag it has proven |'
by: experiment; it appears ag

of damage or. joss ot f Nite hy eol-
‘ligion.. Toe °

ra

Galena: aby.

foreign nations and not to native|.
The American answer to!

ernment to investigate the con-

which he declared the authorities)

citement, Entering the second|
stage one man, Captain Hayes |.

but the fates were against them, |.

‘whieh wil considerably minimize.
the danger ‘of .collision’ at sea

though. there will be little chance:

‘Tee’ Creani Sunes at the chal

Notice is hereby given that the Gov-
ernment Office, at Fort Fraser, will
be open on the 16th: September. next,
and on and after that date all business
connected with the Fort Fraser Land
Recording Division must-be transacted
at that office, .
W. ALLISON,
Government Agent.
Provinetat Government Office,
' Hazelton, -B, C,

3rd, September, 1912,

EXTENSION OF TIME
orcs: is hereby given that the time
for the reception of.tendera for the
‘construction of the Victoria Harbour,

B.C., Breakwater, is extended to Wed- {:

nesday, September 18, 1912.
Ro order,
C. DESROCHERS,
Secretary.
Department of Public Works,
—27452. Ottawa, August 23, 1912.

WATER NOTICE

For A Licence To Take And Use Water.

Notice is hereby given that David L.

Purvis, of Hazelton, B, C., will .

for a licence to take and use Ona
dred in
Creek, which flows in a Southerly direc-
tion through S. E. corner of Lot 43, and
empties into Bulkley River S, W. near
Lot 621. The water will be diverted at

will be used for irrigation purposes on

apply

int 800 feet North of Lot 621 and|
the land described as Lot 621, Cessiar/ f

District.

on the 6th day of Au
spplication will be filed in the office of
Water Recorder at Hazelton. -
Objections may be filed with the said
ater Recorder ot with the Comptroller
of Water Rights, Parliament Buildings,
Victoria, B. C.

David'L. Purvia (Applicant), 58.

Hazelton Land District, District of
Coaat, Range 6, -

Take notice that Margaret B, Frew,
of Quebec, P. Q., spinster, intends to
apply for Gezmission - -to purchase the
following deseribed lends: |. -

Commencing at a post planted 40
chaingsouth and 4o chains west of the
southeast corner of lot, 788, “thence
south. 4o chains, west 40 chaing,, north
do chains, cast 40 chains to point of
Commencement, containing 160 acres,
more or leas. Margaret B, Frew.
Fune lo, 1912. §3

‘Hazelton Land nistrict, District of |.
Coast, Range 6.°

Take notice that Joseph’ H. Reycraft

of Vancouver, broker/ intends to ap pply

for permission to purchase the following

described lands:

Commencing at a post planted at the
southeast corner of lot 718, thence
kouth 80 chains, east do chains, north
80 chains, west do chains to point of
commencement, containing 820 acres,
more or-less,
June 11; 1912,

Hazelton Land District, pistrict of
oast, Range 5, -

Hazelton, prospector, intends to apply

for permission to purchase the follow. a.

ing deacribed lands:

oramencing at a post: planted at the/f
thence | ¥
north-4o chains, west 40° chains, north

southwest corner of lot 788, .

4o. chains, west do chains, south 80
chains, east 80 chains to point of com-
mencement, containing 480 acrea, more
or less. ohert McDonaid.
June lo, 1912,

(Hazelton Land Tiigtriet. District of
Coast, Range 5.

Pa notice that Allison BE Faweett, | :

of Hazelton, clerk, intends to apply
for permission to purchase the. tollow-|
described lands: ~.
Mmmencing at a post - planted
chains weat o
lot 787, thence north 8o chains, east do

chaina,. south.8o chains, west do chains| |
to point of commencement, containing | '

320 acrea, more or leas...
June 11, 1912, 53 Allison E. Fawcett.

Hazelton Land District. District of
Coast; Ran,
.| Vancouver, butcher, intends-to a ply
for permission to orchase the toll
ing deseribed lands:
mmencing at a-post planted ° about
lo chaing weat of the northeast corner
of lot 780, thence north 80 chains, west
40° chains, south 80 chaina, east 46
‘chaina to-point of commencement, con-
taining 820 acres more or less. .
June lo, 1912. 58 Willlam Gosnell.

* Hazelton Land District. 0 pistriet of}

agt, Range
‘Take notice | that William James Bakin
of Hazelton, farmer, ‘intends to se
"for ermiasion to purchase the fol
ig described landa::
‘Commencing at-a past planted: at the
southwest corner of: lot 738, theneo

weat 80 chaing, south &0 chaina, oast BO! |] -

‘chains, north 80 chains to polnt of com-
mencement, containing 640 acres, mora

or less. - William dames. fakin,
June. 10, 1912.

"Havelton Land District, Piatt of :

-” Coaat, vot
“Take notice that Willies: Eakin, cot

a rT
fo lowing.

‘Hazelton, farmer, intends to
aniseion te purchase. ‘the:

ier scribed lands: ~~:
Cominencing at - a “port ‘planted Bg

4 chaiis weat from the northeast, corner
| of fot 737, thence sputh. 40 chains) west

OU. ehaing; “north: 40 chains, . aaat 40
ine te,
jnere Gr leas,"

ing 160 acres
fi 1913. a

eS

ree

ea of water out of Four Milel'g

This notice was posted on the ground | §
lat, 1912 The ;

Joseph H. Reycraft, |’
58. .

Take notice that Robart MeDonald of f

Bo
the northeast corner of |-.

Take notice that Wil jam Gesell of |

ow-1":

ht of ecommmencerient; eon

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