PAGE SIX.

THE REVIEW.

Wednesday, May 19, 1971

North Saanich and
chimney fire at the W.J. Bosher residence, 9683 Fourth Street”
last Thursday. It was necessary to spray a small quantity of
water down the chimney to extinguish the blaze, resulting in

minor water r damage.

Sidney Volunteer Firemen attended = °

( Review Photo)

annual British Columbia Festival
of: Sports this Thursday, May 20.

oat ‘noon. hour,
in -front® of the.
7 Parliament Building “
The Festival of. Sports will run
from May. 20 through June 7, in.

Centennial . Year, and> bring opening ceremony.

olourft ul:

‘together close to 200,000 athletes
from many parts of the world to

: ‘compete in 51 sports in'124 British -
Columbia communities.
Premier Bennett will light: a
flame on top of a cairn erected at
‘the foot of the legislature steps, |
~The torch will be run ‘to the:
Premier by | Victoria's. Perny
“May, Canadian women’s) hur-'
ding champion anda member of
-Cenada's British Commonwealth
Games track team last year, ~

A Fest'‘al of Sports parade will

«precede the opening ceremonies,

: beginning: at 12 noon frdém: Chtye:
Hall, The: parade will: proceed
>. down Douglas to Humboldt, along
ee Government |

Street toe

Parliament”

‘Building. Par-
ticipating. will be: Festival of-
ficials, athletes. representing the.
51° sports: and the Mt. Douglas —
‘Secondary® School marching.
band. ‘The: parade will reach the |
Parliament : Buildings’ at 12:15.

dary School will Perform at the

“Also taking part i in the e parade
and opening ceremonies: will be.
the San: Fernando field, hockey:
team from. ‘Argentina, . which
plays. an all-star Victoria. team
later that. afternoon. Besides a
host of provincial championships,
the British Columbia Festival of
Sports.» will provide the
backpround for national
championships in logger sports
and: judo: and 24 international
events, The Festival of Sports is
sponsored by the B.C. Sports
Federation in co-operation. with
the Government of Britlsh:
Columbia, Department, of Travel

: the

Industry.

AB. z downy-checked mid:

“shipman‘in the India’Service in.
1849°-Thomas. Basil Humphreys

Anelt on one knee tn the Court of

8 Dhuleep Singh, the Lion of the |
“Punjab, and was handed one of

the world's most fabulous gems,

Ho had been selecied to receive:

on behalf of Queen Victoria the
gift of the Koh-i-nor diamond and
in later years loved (a recall the
incident to wide-eyed youngsters

gathered around him in Victoria,

Ho also told many uiories of hia

: ‘early years in British Columbia,
when by. his own account. as

constable in the. Cariboo. ho

weeded out nests of uileven,.

bandits and murderers, Tall tales |
cnaide, hewn We oteo Nada

reputation of, being a man of

strong views who was not afraid:

to exprese them. After drifting

“Inte politien] Ufo ne the momber

for Lillooet in 168 he made

—bhrovelf extremely unpopolar in

Victoria by telling a poblic

1

MIDSHIPMAN vcore
_ KOH-LNOR DIAMOND

“meeting the Legislative Council
was an infamous, rotten,
“raacally arrangement."' ;

When, Humphreys refused to
make a full. and public apology
he was’ suspended. but
reinstated by popular petition. He
waa member of the. Legislative
Council frony 1868 to 1871 and
alter Confederation pepe esented
Vietoria in. the Legislative
“Aasembly from, 1871-1882 holding
several cabinet posts in the
Walkem. and Beaven
ments,”

Hefeatod in the pr avinelal |
elentiqne af L999 And sty Be ott
wan unsucecaaful in’ winning a
seat in the House of Commons,
But in 188 he was re-elected to
he, provincial jogisiature tor
Comox. Two years later he
retired from polities.

Alinaet three miltion wark
injuries have been reported to the
B,C. Workmen's Compensation
Board wince ita formation in JO47,

yt

‘inhospitably

p.m.:. Band: of Reynolds “Secon- :

later!

fovern:

-BY:‘PAT MUNSON .

‘Biking around Europe in the
fall and. winter months is no
picnic, but if one happens to have
a summer job at Butchart
Gardens that is the time to plan
it. Bruce Simmonds,: 1306 Lands
End Road, returned in April from
a cycle trip, of nearly six months
which. started in England and
ended in Greece. ;

Bruce, a second year biology
student at UVic decided to give
Studies a miss last fall in order to
see a bit more of the world. He
travelled light, pruchasing a five-
speed cycle in London, packing a
sleeping bag and very little extra
clothing. He found himself
pedalling a lonely route as far as
other holiday-makers were
concerned. Also, although he
mapped his daily progress to
coincide with economical youth
hostels; these “were. often
shut although
supposed to be open year-round
according to the guide book.

In England, the hostels are run
on a- regimented schedule,
everyone up at 7.30 and out of the
hostel after breakfast,a chore to
be done at night, etc. In France,

travellers were wakened by rock

music, allowed to drink wine on
the premises and stay as long.as
they. liked! “Hostel — ac-
commodation is cheap, about $1
per night and in all English
establishments. there are
facilities to cook ones own food.

Bruce travelled through
France to Belgium and spent
time at the best hostel of all, at
Grindewall in Switzerland, But
even though staying at the hostel
skiing was still too expensive to
indulge in at $10 per day for lift
tickets. He did swing into Ger-
many, returning to Switzerland
fora spectacular train ride
through the Alps (bike in the
luggage car) to Italy.

Here Bruce hit what he con-
siders the low point in his travels.
Italy, he says, is commercial,
noisy and dirty. Pollution of the
beaches is such that he had to
sweep aside washed up garbage
in order to make room for his
sleeping bag. City traffic, he said,
is unbearable to ride through
because of the’ volatile Italian
temperament which apparently
causes much horn-blowing either
from vexation or exhuberance!

Bruce’s bike was crushed in an
accident, capping -his. visit ,to

Italy with gloom. The wine was

good (30 cents a bottle) but
‘“‘nensiones” were more xpensive
than hostels elsewhere.
Shipping to .Corfu, the at-
mosphere changed considerably.
People on this Mediterranean
Island were friendly and happy
although they: live in frugal
fashion. Men sing as they work
and sometimes break off to dance
with each other in light-hearted
Greek fashion. Bruce Simmonds
was offered a job - polishing
marbie but ended up stirring tar
ali day for the equivalent of $3.50!
Pollution turned up again on
the beach at Crete in the form of
oil chunks the size of. footballs.
Travelling deck-class. to Crete,
Bruce caught cold and developed

‘bronchitis which landed: him in

hospital. ‘"I-was looking forward
to three properly-cooked meals a
day,” confesses Bruce, ‘‘but all I
got. was spaghetti, pale and

tasteless..."

At this point his international
student card came in. useful.
Tiring of his search for sunshine,
and historic ruins Bruce thought
of Vancouver Island spring and
caught a cut-rate plane ride back
to England and home:

There. were some ‘great times
and good ‘friends . were made
during his tour, says Bruce.
Sometimes people invited him
into their homes-when the hostels
were shut. and there seemed no
other. place to go. One family
insisted on giving him a pair of
boots. when Swiss weather
became too frigid for cycle shoes.

Hitch-hiking with girls makes
the going easier girls
travelling in pairs automatically
get better and longer rides than
youths, said Bruce ruefully.
Almost all the kids on the road
were American or Canadian and
of the latter, over half came from
Vancouver:

If you are stuck for money you
can earn about $10 giving blood,
but don’ t try to peedle drugs. he
advised. Bruce met friends who
had. travelled with a German
student from Afghanistan to Iran.

‘Marijuana. and hashish are
smoked Yeavily in Afghanistan
but are strictly forbidden in Iran.
The border check-point is
covered with photos of executed
would-be smugglers!

The German: student insisted
on trying to get into Iran with.
hashish concealed inside a

bamboo whip. Officials were

suspicious and he was given the

opportunity to admit to it, but
refused. He was shot at dawn.

Bruce says many kids who run
short of money can obtain work
permits in Germany where there
is virtually no unemployment.
Meanwhile, he is content to be
back on Canadian soil. “I think
there is a a lot to see in this
country!" He estimates he spent
$1,800 on the trip, eating lightly
and staying at the cheapest
places available, but this sum
includes fares to England which
on.a charter flight, could have
been managed for less.

The Workmen's Compensation
Board paid out almost $40 million
in compensation benefits to in-

-dJured workmen during 1970.

To Erect Fence

At Canyon

Minister’ of Recreation . and
Conservation Ken Kiernan has
agreed that there should be a
fence at Niagara Canyon in
Goldstream Park.

Paul. Scheske, 955. Furber

Road, who met with the minister

last week, told the NEWS
REVIEW that he expects another
call from Mr. Kiernan this week.
It’s likely he will be given per-
mission to start erecting a fence
this weekend, he said.

The minister ‘has asked Mr.
Scheske to do the job, as he is so
concerned about it.

Last summer a friend of his
from. West Germany, Herbert
Otto Hohause, fell into the canyon

and lost his life while on holiday

here.

Groceries — Fruit — Vegetables

OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS TILL NINE

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Beacon Avenue

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SH & CARRY

Phone 656-1171

championship. :

KEY. TO SCHEDULE OF
.*Sanctioned. Zone or. Regional: event, Le
*Sanctionec! Provincial event not necessarily a. a

*Major: sanctioned and unsanctioned provincial ee
~ championships. and events’ involving contestants Ss :
- from other ‘provinces or countries, -

“The events and dates listed in this advertisement =
are based on information’ received at the Festival |
~ Of Sports Office to April.1, 1971. Any subsequent .

EVENTS:

- changes or deletions are ihe responsibility
Of the event committee in each community. -

EVENTS IN. ITALICS:
- Non-sports: events,

~ COMMUNITY CHAIRMEN: |

pageants, parades, themes

~ and special. attractions recognized as
» Festival: ‘ancillary events,

cr

Listed: next to community names.

~ OPENING CEREMONIES -

Prime Minister W. A.

C. Bennett will light the commemorative

Festival cairn in front of the Parliament Buildings in Victoria
at'noon on Thursday, May 20th The ceremony will be pre-
caded by Ihe Parade of Athletes ‘through downtown Victoria.

“

t's Festival tima again! Time to enjoy the traditional hospitality

and majestic beauty of Vancouver Istand. You'll want to see all
the new altractions in Victoria, Breathe the soft. fresh: flower:
scontad air, Relax on east coast beaches where the first warm
tides of summarcarogs tha shore, Or, drive out to watch ocean.

~ combers crashing in at Sooke,

Totino and Uctuelat. The country:

oS. 8id@ is lovely; the fishing is great and Fostival of Sports events
= in Mosl COMMuNies will double your rawards.... -

CAMPBELL RIVER yee pe
~ Boxing | “Amateur Boxing Card os May 220005.
Gymkhana Annual Open Traliriders .- May 23:24
Skin Diving **Pecifie NW, Championships «May 22
- Bolster and Bar... Championshin: “> May 22
~ Roller Skating... Revue June 5°
CHEMAINUS — a
oe Golf mos — Island Le gion ' aE
oe 7 "Tournament (Men! 8) “June $
ve COMOX (A, T. Merrick} :
&  Bowllng - 8 Pin Regional: May 23
4 Salling “Comox Bay Regatta May 22. 23
~ Tennls : Regional. May 20-30
COURTENAY Bg 7
Bowling == Sand 10 Pin Regional May 23 -
Howling i *8 and 10 Zone Finals i: May 30
Goll *Conterinial "104" Open

(Man's)

May 29.30)

DUNCAN/COWICHAN VALLEY (David oso)

Bowling 2 os 8 and 10 Pin Regional May 23
Equostrian “+ Bac, NW. Comb. Training May 28-30 -
Track and Fluid *°G. R, Pearkes Invitational May 22-23

ce Tennis 0.

--*Maple Bay
» Regional. °

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Ma

“Cowichan. Bay Regatta Me

” Horseback Riding 4-day. trail ride

a Championship ae

~. May 20- 30°

5 May 22.25.
ESQUIMALT DEEN gate a
- Community Sports Days »May 23-29) 0
. GANGES =: re een ae
~ Bowling © : 5 Pin Regional May 23 °°
NANAIMO : es WEEE ee
Bowling | 5-and 10 Pin Regional : » May.23..°
- Bowling . AS and 10 Pin Provincial dune 6.0
Yachting . *Fifth Annual Georgia. Se
Straits Regaita, “ May 22-23 _
os Tennis wok Regional . 4 May 20-30:
Rodeo. | * Little Britches : May 235
Golf ss *Mid-tsland Ladies’ She rr
Pg Be Championship... June.6
es Golf *Mid-Island Jr. Men's |. Lye oe

PORT ALBERNI ct
"Bowling © Bs and 10 Pin Regional May 23
Swimining “West Coast Invitational, June 86”
e- Tenants: ~  fReglonal (2 > May 20-30
~QUALICUM BEACH _ won
Golf , . Men' 8 Tournament May 22-24
SAANICH .
Bowling 5 Pin Regional May 23
Water Skiing) **°8.C, Open Championship: June 5.6
CENTRAL SAANICH (K. E. Stanlako) -
Polo international June 6
» NORTH SAANICH
Horse Show “Sultaet Festival Playday June §

Yachting =!

Hy

*Cantennial Regatta

May 22.292

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Bowling.

5. Pin Regional

= gang torn Rector
*5 and: 10 Zone Finals

May 23 . sos
May 30,

= May 23 a

UCLUELET | vege : weg
Bowliage eo Band: 10: Pin Regional, May 23 See
-VICTORIA (Jack B. Morgan). ; =
Archery .**Queen Victoria International May 30. es
‘Archery: - '**F,LT.A, Shoot Provincial June 5-6,
Bowling *5 Pin - Golden Age | ees
- my _ Clubs’ Championships - “May 20:
. Lacrosse intercity League ms “May 26,
ig Bea es, June 2
» Marksmanship +98. Cc. R. A. NV. 1, Ss. L. Match June Go.
- | Soccer **Russell Cup Tournament. May 29-30
“Tennis .. | Regional . May 20-30
“Track = Fleld .., eB, C. High School Champ. » June 4-5 ©:
“Yachting .. 'Swiftsure and Juan de Fuca May 29-30" a
Rugby ~..*** International “May 22 vee
Golf - South Vancouver Island . Pee NT Be ey oe
: : - Field Day (Ladies*) "May 3Q °°
Golf ~ Ssland Open Matchplay_ ee Cass
‘> Finals (Men's) ©. May 23.
Golf - Victoria City Jr. (Men' s) May 293
Golf -***Cedar-.HUll Open and John: eee
“Merriman Memorial (Men's) ~ May 29.30
Bolt: — Gity Men's Amateur Champs, June 6
Logger Sports) “*Regional May 24:
’ Victorian Days Celebrations May 24:30
Victoria Highland Games . May 23
Dancing — Western North Amorican
: : Champs (Profassional) - May 23
Piping and ; Ea
 Qrumming (Professional) » May 230
Oak any Tea Party ee rer May 29490

For. a complete ‘Calendar of events and. other Inform

_ation contact the B.C, Sports Foderation,
1200 West Broadway, Vancouver 9, B, C.

{Phone 736- “OTSN)

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Sponsored by the amatour sports organizations of the province and the

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DEPARTMENT OF TRAVEL INDUSTRY

Hon. WK. Klernah, Minteter

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RB. Worley, Deputy Minister

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