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~ |THE RATES OF INTEREST - (DUE
- FOUR THOUSAND YEARS AGO)

Twenty Per Cent: Was the aguas a 7
7 Amount Charged the People’ .
“Who Borrowed.

iMr. G. Nv. | Napier will Arrive About Monday Next And At 7
Once Proceed to Take the Necessary Levels In Order to
Make 6 Report on Sewerage System | In Sidney

The Appointment of Mr. P, J, Campbell Will. Meet with the
| Approval of the Residents of This Constituency---Will
| ‘Make | First Official Tour ¢ on Monday

~ When raoney is scarce or risks are
unusual, interest rates go up. This fact
| gives us a means: of estimating how far
business has come in stability during the |
last four thousand years, for a shattered
clay tablet recently pieced together and | : :
translated records twenty per cent. as the |. “The only communication received. by |
interest which the merchant who borrow- | the Board of Trade at its meeting held.on-
ed. “grain or “money”. was to repay. ‘in| Tuesday evening was from the depart-.
kind under good King Hamurabi,. who | ment. of public works and announced the
ruled in the region of Babalonia..some- fact that Mr.G. N. Napier, engineer of
thing. before 2, 000 B.C. - | the public works department had received
Interest in some’ countries ‘of central | instructions to proceed to Sidney: and
‘Asia still reaches fifteen per. cent., how- immediately begin oper ations on the pre-
no oem Pais due ve Oe - paration of a.report on ‘the
installation. of a sewerage
‘system .for the town. Mr.
Napier will very likely arrive
in “town -shortly after New
“Year's, and.-his report, to-|-
4 gether. with the ‘estimated
Cost of ‘such a:system should
e be ready. to. present to: the
. public meeting, “which. ‘it is
. the intention: of: the Board

informed: him that they. found ‘it was —
‘almost impossible to land here on.a dark
night, if the weather was at all rough,
owing to the fact that there was no light
to show them where, the wharf was.
After a short discussion it was moved
by R. G. R. Mackenze, seconded by J. J.
White, that. the Dominion Department ;
of Marine and: Fisheries be asked to place |"
a red light on the wharf. The letter to -
beforwarded through Mr. F. Shepherd, . -
M.P., the ‘local representative in the
Dominion house. : os
President . Kelly then informed the.
fretabers present that‘the annual general ‘
meeting of the board this. year would fall. 7
on Saturday, February 7th, according to.
-the constitution... After some discussion. —

' “among the many visitors to. Sidney on: shoulders by the department: in. asking
Tuesday | evening last. was Mr. _ P. J.| him to assume the responsibility of the
: Campbell, who has recently been’ appoint- supervision of the roads of this. district,
ed. by. the Provincial Works Department | as well as that of Esquimalt, a thorough
to the exacting position of road... superin- knowledge of. the results gained by these
tendant ‘of the North ‘Saanich — peninsula ‘tests. - uo
2 and the’ islands forming this constituency: Mr: Campbell will leave Sidney ‘on
“Mr. Campbell, already _ holds: the position ‘Monday. next in company with hoa MD.
of road superintendant | in the Esquimalt ‘Irvine, the assistant ° ‘public — eo
Je district,’ ‘and the’ quality « of the: work» -he|.works » engineer,’ ‘on his first.
: has. done in the:past ‘few. years » in» ‘that: tour. of the Islands -constitu- oe
“-wast. territory. led: Mr. Wi: W: Foster, the: ency. “Every. corner of the »
“recently elected member. for. the. Islands | many islands will be visited: .
Sto! recommend to. the’. department t that and a ‘thorough’ inspection * |.
“Mr: ‘Campbell be’ appointed t to. a ‘same ate the roads will be made, so | :
iS position’ in this. constituency... rae ae -\ that” a. reliable: ‘report: ‘can

Mr.: Campbell i is no. novice i in the con: ‘be made to: the. department 7 Ring oat wild b ells, te 0 the wil ‘ld sky,
i : yn the need f thi distrrict. J. he
on the nee ot ea fee Tbe. flying cloud, the frosty light:

THE YULETIDE BELLS

ie ‘Brom Lord Tennyson’ 5 Poem “InMemorium.” ae ,

0 at/an: early. date: “Appropri- BS

it: was moved by A. E.. ‘Moore, » ‘seconded. ae y

‘ 5 | ations covering th
a -emplo: y. Of. the provincial ‘government: he’
£ -ominent:,. position... with .. “the

y other railroad ‘construction - works. |
= record i in: the Esquimalt: district is: above
; reproach: ‘and ‘during . the: past. year. he}

superintended. the construction. of a piece
“of: experimental. ‘road. in. the vicinity ‘of.
a Colwood. ‘that. is. ‘spoken - of bys “many
es motorists ‘and. other drivers of vehicle, as |:
: “the: best: piece of road in the province. “of
fi Beitish: Columbia. » This road is twenty”
“OTe feet. wide, and about. ‘three. hundred | m

‘as the rainy season. is. ‘over. °

the: year, “with: the heavy.
‘rainstorms of the past few”

of money needed * will: ‘then ..|-
likely t ‘be passed atthe next | ~
‘session of the legislature, and |.»
| the work of repairing the olds Je
: ones and the. construction of. ote
new roads wherever needed | *
will be. ‘pushed forward as}
rapidly as” “possible » as soon |"

Of course’ at this time of | |.

The year is: dying i in the night ;

Ring out, wild bells, | and let him die. : ie

fe Ring out the old, ring in thenew, —_ |
Ring, happy bells, across the snow: |

The year is going, let him go ;:

_ Ring out the false, ring in the true.

: Ring out the grief that saps the mind, :
For those that here we see no more ; -
Ring out the fued of rich and Poor, =
| Ring 1 in redress to all mankind. |
month, many of the roads «|

“of: Trade -to- call before the
end of January.
oo At the: meeting - OF: ‘the
> poard held: ‘two weeks ago
the secretary was. instucted
to draft a letter to Mr. WwW.
|) W. Foster, the: member _ -for.
this constituency, asking him
~ ‘to‘lay the matter. betore the
4 department and ‘urge. the

‘would take place: on the following Tues- - i _
day it would be advisable to. postpone the. “hd
annual: general meeting until that date’ & fas
The motion carried. cae

. next. regular. meeting which. will take
_ necessity of immediate act- | place on January 13th i in Berquist’ s small. ge
jon. ‘The promptness:-with hall. ae - ss
- [which the matter. was taken |. .
|.” up shows clearly the interest

. the new member takes in

The Whale’ Came Back

‘by Captain Byers, that owing to the fact) 5,
that. the regular fortnightly meeting =

| . There: “was... some> talk of a ‘parquet. 7 o 7 : :
being given on that night, but the matter
was laid over for fuller discussion at the

on: Vancouver: Island are in

| pad’ shape, and ‘Sidney and ; - Some two or three weeks ago’ while. “

out.in his. launch,,-Mr. F, Warrington dis-
covercd, a huge dead. ‘black fish, or, as:
they. are sometimes © called, “sulphur
belly, floating: inthe water just* outside
the boom of the Canadian Southern Lum:
ber Company. He attacted arope tothe
‘corpse and drew it up. on the beach at. ~
the top of Second street.
great many visitors wended their way...
to the beach to have a look at: Mr, War:
ington’s “whale.” There it lay for several.
days while the owner ‘tried’ to dispose of as
the carcas to Victoria dealers, | 2
 He'was not, successful and asa result: a
the “whale” was becoming - ‘a whale of a.

- «Ring outa slowly dying cause,
_~ And ancient forms ng party strife ; pe
North ‘Saanich are no ex- | Ring in the nobler modes of life, —

ception, ‘The main trunk | — With sweeter manners, purer laws. —

‘road leading into the town |
is standing the wet-weather. | _ Rin out the want, the care, the sin,
- ~ Cochran,’ the: letter was re-

fairly well, but there ee: e faithless ‘coldness of the times; | Cochin iiled and th
aes other Sona “ye Ring out, ring out my mournful rhym’ S. : otaey inatructed to’ ‘weite
Sa But ring the fuller minstrel in. “|. Mr. Foster. and extend the

around Allbay, that. will re- | 4 Me oe ;
quire quite.a lot of work. on we thanks of the board for: his
them to make them fit to. Rae out old shapes of foul dipenge |” ’ prompt action in connection
‘travel over. However there ng rrow £ with this matter.
Ring out the thousand wars of. old, After. the communication
- Ring in the thousand years of peace.

is no doubt. but that Mr.. Us
Cawpbell’s. attention will be “had been disposed of, Presi-
- ~ dent: Kelly informed. the
| Ring i in the valiant man and free, fe
they will receive his eareful, e larger heart, the kindlier hand ;
attention, _ |. Ring out the darkness. of the land, : |
“When the new paved road Ring in the Christ that is to be
passing, ‘through the South =] ae ae
‘Saanich municipality reaches © L_.
{ the” northern boundary Of Bee ie
| that district, there: will only be a: short
‘distance. of about six: ‘miles between: it
and the: ‘town ‘of’ Sidney, Part: of this
distance of. the main road-passes through .
the experimental farm and if'the Domin- |.
fon: government. ‘could. be induced 0
undertake the. paving” of. this: ‘plece | of
‘youd, it would: only” leave a little, over
three miles for the provincial department
to finance, and if this could be: arranged
during the coming. year one of the finest
auto roads in the province would connect
Sidney with the city of Victoria, an ad-

“ matters pertaining to the in-
“terest of the ‘people of” this
: constituency.

.- On the motion of Captain
. Byers, seconded by G. A.

fag yards: over a mile long: and. cost $18, 000,
oe ‘remarkably. cheap. price’ when.. the
ground over which it. was constructed is
taken into consideration. It. is. what. is
~ commonly. known. as. macadam, . only. in
o. ghis instance the binder. ‘used. was.’ -com-
ee posed of a certain: solution mixed | with
ms ‘unslaked lime. After the foundation for
‘the road’ bed had been prepared: this
_ pPoaration was spread on about an inch
anda half thick and the crushed rock to
the depth. of about four inches ‘was then
- spread over. it, and rolled down perfectly
“ smooth. with: the steam roller. .The mix-
ture forms a sort of fermentation which
“. 00ZES up among . the ‘rocks. and in the
~~ drying process. firmly cements. them all
“ES ‘ogether, making a ‘perfectly smooth hard
~~ gurfaced. road that. Mr, Campbell believes
will be the-future ‘road: of: the, province
ve Of British: Columbia, if the ‘present ‘test
turns out. fatisfactorily, as he ‘has eyety
ee reasongto believe it: wills oe
During the past, fow. years. a: grent deal
of money has been spent by the: depart-
ment. of public works’ in the construction
“of good roads throughout. the _province
“and: under: tho’ able. guidance. of, Mr,
mo Taylor, the. minister at the -head. ‘of. this
ine department, : and Mr, 'W. W. Foster, ‘the
~ deputy minister, a preat deal has. been:
accomplished, but the rural: roads of the
“iy outlying districts, ‘particularly on Van-
_. eouver Island, are “not yet in -as good
shape as the department: would like to
- #ee them, and it is for this purpose -that
they are experimenting on short stretches | vantage that wou mean. much, to. ‘this
SSef yond that come in fora heavy. share town...
of traffic, with the. different. systems: of |
road- building now. in vogue to find out, if |
‘ponaible, which: ia.the cheapest and moat
‘economical road to ‘bujld ins the. rural.
‘dtatricts, Mr. Campbell has been closely.
1 touch with all this experimental, work
for. the. past few; yeara. and. brings . with
him: to the heavy. task: ‘placed: “upon. his

directed to them in the regu-.

lar course: of, events and ~ board that acting: under the].

“motion passed at the last
> meeting he had ‘appointed
- three of .the ‘members. to’
~ form a committee on sewer-
age. a, 4 : ’
ee "This committee’ will: ‘take
‘charige of an matters pertaining to. sew:
should not be. too severe’ with the. king | erage and give all, the ‘help possible. to},
‘whose ‘loose . leat ledger: was. made, sof Engineer: Napier’ when he: begins the sur
brick and filed in an carthern pot. ~~. -| vey. of that portion: of..the town tobe
“Bankruptcy laws in. that day,: more:. included in. the sewernga district. o>
over, appear to have been both: fair and |: : Mr. G. Av Cochran, on. “behalf of | ‘the
simple. | Jf the ‘borrower had: neither. fire commissioners, stated to..the board
grain nor money. to pay back, he: was to that as yet ‘nothing. definite had been.
give up ‘his movable. goods. as. ‘payment arranged: in’ regard: to. the raising. of
in.the presence of. witnesscs, or if he had | funds for the purpose of equipping i fire
been robbed and had nothing, he was to | depart ment in’ Sidney... He: stated that
gO. to the temple and take oath | to, his | the: Christmas - holidays -had interfered
losses before being freed. . Should* the | with the plans of the commissioners, but
lender. charge compound interest, he was that they would: get husy: shortly after
to forfeit his: principal and six Limes the New Year's and sco what could be done,
interest charged, .. My, J. 8. Harvey brought to the atten:
° The different: inscriptions ‘recently. day | tion of the board the necussily. af aired
ciphered show for this ancient period. a light: on: othe north end. of the « Sidney
well developed. commerce, - With banke,| wharf, as an aid to navigation, and asked | presence in that vicinity could be almost
real estate agents, lawyers, clearance | that the board pass. a resolution undurs: | felt, by this time. A Insso. waa‘ necord-
houses, promotors who operated: waggon | ing: the movement. “Mr, Harvey. stated ingly thrown - aver: the huge head and:
ronds. much as. modern... railroads , are ‘that In convergation with several of the |onee more in tow of a launch it. wended
financed, and. even “commercial “paper” '} captains of he latge and ‘small boats | its way seaward, we wonder if. it. will:
zane also set. down ¢ on clay tablets... ~} that’ make this a 8 port. of ‘call hey. had come back os °

odor it. was beginning to throw off.

‘After talking to a> Chinaman... who lives.
on an island cloge by. for. several | hours =
he: finally: convinced - the. Celestial. that:
there was soveral hundred. dollars ;
make out. of the” -careas = by. bolling:: ite
‘down for oil,

ever, 80. that: ‘tho gnodern: loan. “office

eure

home, *

lowed it.to drift: out to ‘sea-again, Evid
‘ently the tide was. setting inthe. right.

washed. up. on. ‘the :
‘and: tn front of

huge dead fish swas:
becch close. to. Sidney
Mr. K, Gr. WeMekKenzie's residence, .
McKenzie immudiately sot busy on the |

‘finally convinced: Mr.
the whale helanged to him nnd urgently”

P Lanaenenarameek onnieemmrrsearnemanestttal

“phe. number of. Christmas ‘and New
Yenr. parcels gent out from Sidney. this
year, through the muil and express offices
wos as large, if not Jarger, ‘than In form:
er. years, The hard. times. we hear so
much about: do not. “seem: to affect the
people, here, very. much, ae

Of course’ a

load: on his hands,. owing. to the gentle.
“How.
Re) dispose of it--that was. the question, a

tobe
“The. Chinaman took the -_ Pe
Dait and accordingly. attached: adine to. es oe
the “whale™ and towed it’ to: his” dstamd)

Tt must» ave ‘been. too strong: me
even for him so. he ‘cut it” loose and aye

direction at-the time as once more “the = ae

Mr

telephone and, alter a, lengthy’ debate, : ; 2
Warrington ‘that

requested him to: move it at once, as its “dk,