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"NEW HAZELTON, B. €., WEDNESDAY; APRIL 3, 1985

Bn:
store in New Eazelton.
man instrument was used in an effort to
Mxpring the lock on the front door, but

Phot suecessful,
was no evidence thit anyone. “had -been
. ag und nothing was inissing. There
Rwas money left in both the store till

: ATTEMPTED TO BREAK. INTO W.).

J. LARKWORTHY’S STORE,
Un ‘Tuesidsiy night an attempt was
ide to get into W. J. Larkworthy’s
Somé kind of

pparently the wonld-be robber waa
Inside the store there

ind in the post. office till.and it was
‘not touched. ‘Apparently . the © person

Jwho tried to get into the. store was’ in

Mine know because that. was. ‘one of the

very few nights ‘that Mr. Willan. did
“not: sleep at the store. - It was also an

attempt by an amateur as the door

conld easily be opened by one who-hac},

, rany knowledge of the bnsiness of rob-
: hers. :

MINING FOR, SILVER?

Silver prices are inerensing «ind the

ee twining of ‘silver is more promising: nov

than for many years. This: is Inv spite | 1
of the mining brokers and mining: pro-

B motors whose sole object iS to sell the

xtack ‘to. the public without uo care
dhout mining for silver. ‘There has

@. boon nothing that has burt mining In
“his conutry. than the habit. of mining

n cin the. relentific” ‘breeding. of. poultry.”

; Ther ‘are prolific lnyers of Inrge color.

* From all prov inces,. particular. atten-
“ton being given: to. the rapid: strides, .
‘made by boys: ‘elt ‘lub work ‘nt. Baere’ in
_ Coen, . i

. lust. few: Venere: ‘this

the investor. . Ore does not have to-go
far from his own back door to find
numerous: eximples-of this. ‘When an
hongst. effort is made to mine for sil-
ver there will be..lots of mony avail-

wile for .the ‘preliminary ‘stages.

a. ‘NEW HEN.

Crnadi ‘has “contributed ‘materially
te what, is claimed as, re ‘nev, hen avhich

yieti| ‘and ‘sélentista a Cambridge
‘University, Eng.: The bird at the: -mo-

ment -1s the object of considerable. cate]. .
tention ‘in the Old Country, ° ‘and con-|

cerning it the. “Spectator” SOS! “Pew
suceesses of greater: ‘interest. and: prac- |i
tical posstbilities have been won ‘in

i the field of agricultural biology thar

the making of the new Cambridge hen
. Her chicks ‘declare their sex at birth,
‘ haecause the males and ‘females are dit.
“fer ently marked, This is a great ad-
‘vantage to the ‘poultry industry, since

’ ‘chicks - travel safely and well only dur-

ing ihe first two days of their life,

The new breed, known as Cambar, was

ileyeloped-by- Dr. RL C. Punnet and his

“ppsoviates.at Cambridge, by the: appll-|"
Br]
ithe suse. of. the Canadian Raried Ply-|'

‘cation: of. Mendelian principles.
Sneueh Rock’ if supplied hy ‘the Univer-
sity” at British Columbia): both silver
and golden Cimbers have heen evolved

gel eggs * These chicks mark an epoch

FARM cLUB “WORK PROGRESS ,

ee
* Roports ‘of prog ees in’ eonineetion |
with the work: of Bova: “and Girls. Farner
“C§uh movement: -eontinne: te. “arr ive

Sa uchays: Q

Paes

bulls, wel

Phit Aly.

‘Tulns reeuhir sleeper charges.”

micultiral: Sa

rE M. : , RATTENBURY MURDERED

ested in’ the announcement. that Ftan-
eis MM, Rattenbnry, formerly. of Vicior-
in, B.:C., died in London recently fol-
lowing 2 motor erash; and George P.

ed with murder. It is clatmed he first

charged, with wounding: her husband
with intent to. kU, The late Mr. Rat-
‘tenbury was well known in. northern
British Columbia where: he was one
of the largest land - holders for many
yenrs: He was also an architect and
several of ‘the more important build.
ings in B.C. were lis. work, --

“CHEAP RAELWAY TRAVEL
Rargiin fare trips from British Col-
umbiti pelnts to the prairies, will: be
an sale at Canadian: railway stations,
trom ‘April 15 to April 21 ‘inclusive,’
according to an sino wicerient ‘nade:
recently ly the representatives of the

Many in this ‘country ‘will be inter: ;

Stoner, Lis: chauffer, has been charg-|

Rattenbury on the head. with |,
a mallet, tind Mrs. Rattenbury is also a”

Jarly find record as engineer will, re-

qt the home. of. Mra. Dungate on Water.

a

"Prince Rupert

ae “BY “The ‘Sea ce

‘From Our ‘Own Reporter

Chris | Griham,. for more than forty
Fens a railroader and with a particu-

early in the summer. Mr, and Mrs.
Graham and family plan-on making
their hone in the southern part of the

province. ,
‘2 «© €

The wedding. of Miss Phyllis Way vf

Senk Cov ec, und. Edward. Smith, son o£ |
,| Cor] por. and “Mrs. Smith, ‘formerly of |
| Prince ° George. and now of Kamloops,

tovk: place on the “evening of Mar ch. 30

Street. It was a most attractive cere
mony with” Ci un Rushbrook ofticiat-

ing. ; .
a | 7

Canadian . railways. © These: very: low
frre tickets will have a return limit of

will: be gond-for stop ov ‘ers at Jasper
and Banff: (227

"This attractive travel offering: will,
be on ow vont n mile lasis for coach
travel. It will also he possible to buy
lickets. guid: tn tourlst’ and standard
sleepers for onequd-a-qnarter aid one
and-i-half cents a mile respectively, |.
Tickets
will be on sale nt all stations in B CO.

das, fat east as Blue River and McBride

te all ‘statlons in Alberta, Saskatche-
wan and Maniteba, and western. On-
tavio as, far east: ns Armstrong, Fort
Willi :

a BIG ‘poe FOR THE € QUINTS

A ‘nine months ‘old Done has been
pe ‘sented to. the “Dionne. quintuplets
> their Callander Hospital. | This |

ture so often seen on - the, walls ‘of.
homes yeurs ago—“Can't you Talkc??

The quintuplets have started entting |
their teeth ‘and will probably tall, 'be-
fore the- Thine, Bit, there fre “aog

wil know, inuch: more about fe be-
fore the famous five will,

21 days exclusive of date of sale and ‘out appealing either’ to, ‘Ottawa or to

: to bestir: themselves.

- Prince Rupert. is about te do some
thing for the local - unemployed with-

Victoria. | The elty will be canvassed |
i to- obtain a ‘pledge from.householders
to give at least some work, ‘in -the
shape of clenn- “Wp or ‘repair. jobs in or
around. the house, te. those who are
capable of. working and feel isposed

¢* 6.

. The city” was recently honored: with
the presence of Most Rev. Derwyn
Trevor Owen, of Toronto, primate of}
Canada. -‘The head of the. Church’ of
England in. Canada who ‘certainly
lwoks the part, with his white hair: and
‘benign fuce, was. entertained by.. the

¥ ‘Rotary Club ut Tuneheon. Touching | Brot
-jon- the : -economic. situation Archbishop j.

“| Owen 18 much ag intimated that hard

news item will recall -to mind a pie-|

lovers who wilt Lelieve that the Dane|:

. Two BISTORIC OLD FLAGS :
ome: tiet Union’.
Red Cons ‘flag flown ‘due ing the ‘Gr ent”.
War over the = Cyundlan: troops:
Pranee have been doprisite” in the his-
toric Confederation chamber . in the
Province Honse. in Charlottetown, 'P.
E. 1. They were prevented: ta the gov-
ermment ot Prince ward Island by
AMiljor au S.. a\S alker’ ur Charlottetown,

and. the: Great War who ° ‘gave threé'
ROLE: an the. last w ar, muly. one of. whom:
survived, The: last time
flown, wis dn 115
Mivixter ‘of War, ,
Thies, visited the: trenches ” ‘in|:

that, w Inter, 1 att

times: will never. disappear, 80: long. as
| Deople will, persist in. sitting down and
wishing, instead .of -belng up and try-
ing sto. do: something. ‘for. themselves.
Hard’ work, thrift and. ‘initiative: for |:
example had: something- to: do with the
istory of the proviniee of . Ontario.

‘po INCOME TAXES REVEAL AND
ENCOURAGE ORIME:

It has heen newstly bewailed that

| through: the: listing of those eligible to

pay ieome. taxes Kidnappers. are giv-

tena ‘tip. Some people : huld that cer-

: tain large fortunes. “were

wrong ws “da not. make a right.

should , throttle with ideus aborning.
Men used. to: be hung for stealing ab
Horse hy. matter, by: what: kind: of. bar:
‘wan he was ‘pained -by’: “his: owner.
Furthermore. -the ‘horse
harmed:

cise of, thein: fice. t tux: returns. ;

“they” “were |.
when C tannda’s ‘then oy
the. late General. ‘Bir .

‘lof Prime Minister R; B.. Bennett are

. | fer playing whist and indulging in .a

; practically |
site and the ‘tlrst: sateen fren” the .people -nnyway.. Two.
Soma
in “thinks” should sink. ‘Some thinkers |

Ww. ‘a8, seldom
“There will’ not be: cBAANY i
uy Aoteran, af. the. South: African © war, this: part ot the. country. kidnapped: he.

“ing: property aituated in the delta of

a: Ltd, and it ig understdod: that. the old

HON. MR. HANSON: SPEAKS

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’ of. Premier Bennett's Health

—

Ottawa, Mareh 30—“Mendacious and
malicions statements about the health

being circulated: in the press dnd. in
other ways by persons opposed to him
Hon. BR: B. Hanson, minister of trade
and commerce, charged today in the
House of Commons. -

At the snme time the minister made
it clear-he did not hold Liberal, Leader
| Mackenzie King responsible’ and did
not doubbt the sincerity of Mr. King’ §
expressions of hope for Mr, Bennett's
recovery.

Mr, Rennett, he said. woud be back
in the House before the end of the
session. and would lead his: party at
the reneral election. — :

News of Dorreen

Dorreen News

John “Watson and Patty - _ O'Brien,
avho have been: placer suippifg | 0 7

Larne Creek ‘for the past two vents,
have at last. -been- rewarded for their
efforts. They have discovered an old
channel nud bave already secured the
ground. “Now they are raring to_. go.
The gravel ‘fs rich by all indications.
and it is hoped they will be well paid

for their persistence.
ie oe

“TY. Hillyard hed the misfortune to

ing his Tellef: work: He is now. in his
Tdth year and the . entire, commun.
‘ity extends ts. sympathy. He. is “now

oh at: Satur day ‘evening - the” residents

freshments and ‘pleasantly surprised
ar, and Mrs. ‘Leake. The occasion
was the fortieth ‘auuiversary of the
‘wedding of. My. and’ Mrs. Leake.’ Af-

suimpenous repast, the balance. of the
orening wns a- varied entertainment
“which concluded with: songs and talks
ee oe a

“There is “general ‘yeetet that: Danny
Mauthessn “is not ret uble ta’ return to
his home here...:He> has been under
the. Hoetor" scare for some. time, ,

=F al

Mies Jsabelle * Brot. bas returned
fiom, Edmonton savher RHE: Hing. beet
‘isathaue tricuds far the : Inst month. :

NEW COMPANY FOR . “OMINECA.

Word was received in Vanderhoof
Tast. week, according to the Nechako
Chronicle, that an. Jimportant mining
deal took place, ‘recently in San Pran-
cisco when Obris. -Allen and associates
of: Vancouver ‘optioned | a. large dlvedg-

Germansenr’ creek,” to® British mining
intorests.” “Dhis property. ds’. adjacent
to’. the: holdings of Germansen “Mines,

wuntry: “compan dinten
: ‘dik: ‘at an ‘eorly,

Of ‘Those - who Spread False Reports

loose his home by fire while awry do-].

“POLICE FIND a STILL

The: Mounted Police . on Monday aud
Tuesday were Investigating how, when

mal. Tuesday evening the visited the
shack of John Persson in New Hazei-:
ton, They were not meeting with very
much success, but one of them started
to nose around the shack and found a.
still, They took charge of the | still

took him to Smithers. for. trial. ‘The
accused man claimed he shad’ ‘found

were found, in the shack, Just some.
home ninde beer, .

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“GOLF CLUB. BRIDGE FRIDAY

| Last Friday evening quite.a crowd
was present in, the Anglican hall in

‘LHagelte to: participate in the bridge

party under: the nuspices of the. Haz-
cltan Golf Cliab.. There were nearly.
4 ‘doxven tables and the prizes
won by: Mrs. Chappelie and: 8.- “Maltin
sont.

LOCAL, LINERALS ORGANIZE

There: was & meeting of ‘the local
Liberals held last Friday night in the
residence of. R. Je Mevrison and ‘the
following officers were’ “elected for the
ensuing year!— © 07

Pr esident—Gus. Christiansen.

Vice Pres —Leo Spooner .
‘Sec.-Treas—s. H. Senkpiel’
‘Bx-Com.—The. above officers and J.
H. Willan and - Bert Spooner,

than organizing was left over to 1

. MEAT’ AND: EGG" PRODUCTION

, Breerlers have long. ‘mown that the
crossin gof two pure breeds gives off-
spring which are superior to either of

omy of growth. At Ottawa the Dom-
inion Government made a cross of the
Barred Plymouth Rocks and 8.0, Leg-

the. pure ‘hreeds: in. both meat and eg¢
production. | “At eight, weeks of age.
the erogs ‘hred, males were a
heavier. thin the Rocks, and the Rocks
a little heny ier ‘than: the Leghorns. In
addition to “tore rapid growth, — the
i eros neds
omleal in. “thei
ten weeks of age, the ‘crossbreds: and
the. Rocks averaged | around four lbs.
each and the . Leghorns three. ‘and n
halt pounils.: . After this .age the Rocks

-erably mare. than: the ‘Leghorns. :
‘In, ege: production’ the | “Cross “breds

male. X

Tev erse cress,

and where a young Indian girl of Hag .
Wwilget’ got Liquor - “in. ‘quantities suffi
cient to make. her fel better than ‘nor-—

and of Persson and: on. Wednesday

the still in the bush. . It had not been.
used recently, and: no liquor or mash.

were

It is reported that further business.
ogling: of: the, nex. erecutlye.., oP ie et

CROSS: ‘BREEDING POULTRY FOR
of - Dorreeén ' walked to: Lorne | Creek, .
taking: avith: them’ all. ‘the nécessary -re-}

‘the parent breeds in vigor and: econ- .
horns white) to . see what ‘difference .
there’ might: he Between the eross and”

little

‘gligntty:“hhote*ecoi - |
“Tse of fed. At six.

made greater and, more - -economiea! es
gains than the cross, breds and consid-

averiged: nround ; ‘ten: per. cent more -. .
eres for the pallet” Fear. than the pure. |!
Rocks . and Leghorns. , whe “Leghorn
- Rock feale -crogses gave 1
grenter eEr production than, ‘did the’.
the Eeghori Mo.
| Rock ‘female cr 188 5 the sex-of the shiek we