THE OMINECA MINER, SATURDAY, ‘FEBRUARY 27, 1915 _

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GREAT OmINECA District oF Britis COLUMBIA.

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dications, ‘‘much of what is go-
ing on in Germany is probably
a deliberate effort to effect a
readjustment from'a short war to
a long one.’?

If the German government is
looking for trouble with the Un-
ited States, or Spain, or Italy, all
it has to dois to permit a sub-
marine to torpedo an American,
Spanish or Italian vessel entering
‘the Gertnan admiralty'’s psycho-
logical ‘‘war zone.'* Every neu-
tral id hound to respect a real
blockade and accept a belliger-
ent’s warning ag to the presence
of fines in any particular area,
Bat it must reject as-a piece of un-
warranted arrogance the sugges-

tion that a German naval’ officer

until midnight of: the -thirty.first

goes there?” “Grenadier
Guards,’’ answered a respectful
voice. “Pass on, Grenadier
Guards!” Then in the darkness

| the steps of more soldiers, “Balt!

Who goes there?’’. exclaimed the
officer. “Mind your own —~-—

officer.—London Opinion.

B. C. Legislature
_ Abillintroduced by Sir Richard
McBride at the present. session
of the legislature in Vietoria,

‘provides that all ‘free minera’

certificates held by members of
the Allied Forees shall, without
further payment, temadn in force

of May, . 1918, all “matters and

business!’’ came the reply. ‘Pass,
on, Canadiana!’ ordered the:

U. S. Naval Program

Washington, Feb, 26:—Over al’

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strenuous protest from Majority
Leader Underwood, the House in
passing the Navy Appropriation
Bill, Friday night, retained pro-
vision for the construction of two

hew dreadnoughts. -
The bill as it goes to the Sen-

ate. carries $144,648,901 and au-|
thorizes the following. construe-| |}

tion program: . ;
Two battleships of the largest

and most powerful design, .$7,-} {1
800,000 each, exclusive of armor

and armament... ° -.

: Six torped6-boat: destroyers, |

$925,600 each. -

bedo-boat; $1,400,000,

One seagoing submarine ; tors |.

_ Eleyen submarines, ‘$550,000

each. oi —

One oil tuel‘atitp, 1,440,000,

Gazette rates. oS _ om, ws - a! . | -
“B VoL. IV, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915, No. 26 ' oy 7. Lo, ee ||
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Hon. J. D, Reid, Minister of Customs, issued Feb, 17 the trade  ™, FF ; ; : 2h \0 fee 3
figures for the ten: months ending January 81st, It is the most L % ; . a. 2 ™ A : _ :..1
encouraging report which has appeared for months, The most . ~ ; os ee |
striking feature of the figures is the fact that exports show a Season is at hand and we find several odds and ends, ° |
. Considerable increase, There is an increase for the month of . . . om . ee _x
fi January of over three million’ dollars over exports of January, 1914 in Winter Goods, including Gloves, Hosiery, Toques,” © x
' The exports of the month were $28,595,721 as against $25,218,897 ( etc., which we are willin g tos ell at special discounts. "
last year, . Hi ; ne A
I Canadian manufacturers are evidently rapidly adapting them- x - : ~
: selves to new conditions, and are capturing their share of both the -f . oe 7 , i
A trade in war munitions and equipment and the German commerce 5 We aim to anticipate the wants: of ‘our ¢cus- i
: of the world. There is really 9 remarkable increase in the export: ot ° .
: me worl. y DNS CRPOTES tomers and are receiving goods accordingly x
of manufactures, | ; = t
Exports for the month show an increase over the same month of \--| ‘ eT a 7 , =I
last year of over two and a half millions. For the ten months the : . . ; ot Leo
increase in manufactures exported shows an inerease of no less | On last heated Car we received a large shipment - =
than fourteen million dollars, The balance of trade against Canada ’ a afer? : ; oo
van “ourteen millio Batnst Canada| of Oranges, Grapefruit, Bananas, Onions, Fic. =
is rapidly disappearing and by the end of the fiscal year the out-| ii . ; . toa |
- look is that for the first time for a generation the balance of trade x ; |
will be in favor of Canada, ae :
: | | Hi BEST BRANDof NEW ZEALAND BUTTER i
In the year 1914, ‘for the ten months the balance of trade| Mi oo a
against us was $140,000,000. This is being rapidly wiped out and =| RECEIVED IN , REGULAR SHIP MENTS _ ma
for the ten months of this year the balance against Canada is only “| * . , 7 : .
$24, 000,000.—Financial Times, _ ; ;
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A curious phenomenon in na-|may happen to be careless enough |
tional psychology is the wave of/to torpedo a neutral ship making | _
“optimism as to the duration of A voyage which is clearly within | Hl : a
the war which has swept over |its rights in making, We are| Ml | General
England recently, Whereas a confident that the United States = Merchant
few months ago one found that! will meet this issue ay it ought mL _ ™
the prevalent opinion was based|to be met.—New York. Tribune. i CO
on a statement attributed to Lord —
Kitchener to the effect that het The Canadian Way at E tL tet tf
: The commanding officer took things in the “Mineral Act” and
expected three years of war, eu : ‘ . ; ee
. | UP & position with the object of| the “Placer-mining Act” to the||
nowadays one constantly hears - “ . : ne
oo . determining for himself Just how | contrary notwithstanding,
people in all sections” of society, |: . ane | |
. into | tte Soldiers behave towards ‘sen- The assessment work on all/§
Speaking of the war as certain to|. : “sme al.
' finish next fall tries, -and whether the troops| mineral claims held under the|j a.
Th " seriously recognize the position provisions of the ‘Mineral Act’? | h . 23, and. -
"That : Stay} : : eee : 4, 23, : Reservati id th ms
The tea mar otorially a3 regards pickets, Presently by any member of the Allied |i m any G. T, Pe Agent of from Train Agent” i
warns its readers against “op- the t f : 7 to F a > Pp: Westbound train loaves Hazelton atll.07 am, &
timism ut once dangerous and| ions wns ‘he ad ey we Forces shall be.deemed to have! G, T. P. Railway—thimdays and Suche Hazelton a with above
justified,”’ and maintains that P are. a M0) been done from the time of the] ff Basthound train leaves Hazelton oe ogous Wednesdays and Satux:. }
far fvom th ere being an likeli- goes there?!’ demanded the offi-| declaration of the European War, |8 - days, for Edmonton, Winnipeg, ete, connecting with trains for St. Paul,
hood of a German volla . either! or" “Scots Greys,” fame the/and one month before, and there- q GRANS “TRUNK SYSTEM, tho ages 3 bitte |
‘ prapse, ., | aear reply,  “‘Pagg on, Scots| after continuously tu the date of | For fall information regarding the above services, also ‘through tickets, .
financial or economic, of which YP, ' ° . revervationg, etc, apply.to Local Agent, orto te
: . |Greys,”’- ordered the officer, | the passing of this Act and for ALBERT DAVIDSON, . GENERA AGENT, | PRINCE RUPERT, -B. Gi:
some observers profess to see in- More footsteps, “Halt! Who one year thereafter, = : IDSON, . G T, . PRINCE TB Ge

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