voige Bahn \ Vol. 10. No. 17 SIDNEY, B.C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 1917 $1.00 Per Year * lean Board of Trade, who presided at |tember 26th, constituting a record trip the Fair luncheon. for pack trains. Mr. Campbell speaks - ‘‘Men from Victoria and men from the |v :y enthusiastically of the scenic Lea- 8 Island must get together’’ said Mr. -Mutter. ‘ ind AdKo PEOPLES AID RED CROSS IN NEED OF FUNDS TO CARRY ON WORK AMONG THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS. The following letter, accompanied by an appeal for funds for the Red Cross Society, has been issued from Govern- ment House, Victoria, this week. “I am transmitting to you herewith a copy of an appeal which has been is- sued for contributions for the great work of the British Red Cross Society on ‘‘Our Day,'’ Thursday, the 18th of ehind Victoria, as the city, is a great hitherland that must be de- veloped. Only one-third of the agricul- tural land is under cultivation, and un- til this condition is remedied at real and not fictitious prices will the whole island be developed.”’ Mr. John Cockburn, of Nanaimo, on behalf of his commurdity congratulated Victoria for the manner in which this city has undertaken to create a har- monious feeling throughout the Island. As a solution to the after-war prob- lems, Mr. Cockburn said that men might be employed by the Government under salary clearine land until the land was ready to support workers. A Prairie visitor to the Fair was Mr. Hopkins of Winnipeg, who said he had come to learn something about Van- couver Island. ‘‘You made us ¥elieve that you have the best proposition un- der God’s stars, and we find out that that is quite true,’’ he said. taes of th:s part of the mountains. There are glaciers galore and mountain goats are very plentiful. He thinks the Dominion Government made a very wise move in holding the territory all along the eastern slope of the Rockies as a forest reserve and claims that this will be the future playground of Canada. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Services will be held in St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Oct- ober 7th, as follows: Sunday School at 2.30 p. m. People’s Song Service at 6.15 p. m. Harvest Thanksgiving Service at 7 p.m. Special soloist for both services. Mr. W. D. Kinnaird, late of Victoria, will speak on the subject ‘‘Oh that men would praise the Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men.’’ Rev. F. Letts, Minister. BIRTHOAY PARTY UN OGTOBER 22 SOCK DAY WILL ALSO BE HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AN- _ NUAL EVENT. _ The Allies Chapter, North Saanich, I. 0. D. E., will hold a Sock Day and Birthday Party in Berquist Hall on Monday afternoon, October 22nd. There will be a flower and fruit stall, Mr. W. H. Dawes spoke of the mark- —_— needlework stall, bran pie and other October. This appeal, which has the | oq improvement in the exhibition this attractions. approval and support of Their Majes- year and the conditions in Sidney and MEETING Of RATEPAYERS [S Prizes will be riven for the following ties the King and Queen and of Her j@istrict this year. This district had competitions: Majesty Queen Alexandera, is being only one complaint to make and that was the shortage of labor. He also CALLED FOR OCTOBER 15TH : spoke of the Gulf Islands, to which Sid- all children of 14 years and under. ney is closely related, and the inade- oo 2. For the Best Darned Sock or quency of the C. P. R. steamer service, Stocking, open to all girls 14 years and , seeking the interest of Victoria on their under. behalf. 3. For Best Pair Hand Knitted Socks open to all children 14 years and under. 4. For Best Essay on Career Choos- ine open to all boys 14 years and un- er. o 5. For Best Pair of Hand Knitted Socks, open to boys and girls between 14 and 17 years. . Music will be supplied by the B. C. Academy of Music and Mr. Douglas Horth. “The étitrance Yee has’ been placed at | °-- one or more pairs of socks. Tea will be served at 15 cents. made simultaneously throughout the British Empire. The two former ap- peals for the same cause resulted in to- tal collections in Canada of $1,858,008, and $1,705,000 in 1915 and 1916. The burden of our offensive on many fronts and the number of our casualties is so heavy that there is again urgent need of money. This year the collection throughout Canada is in charge of the Canadian Red Cross Society through its various Provincial and local branches, hut the money will be kent apart from the | funds for its own great regular woxk, | and will be remitted specially to the! . a Tee Wax Corrales in Donnon: Pie B “C. Acadomy of Music. the Wherever there are brancnes of the number of young people attending the Red Cross Society they are being asked classes is growing every Saturday and to make the collection, and all those is & & y d-sized cl whom this letter reaches are requested Mrs. Shaw has now a good-sized class 1. For the Best and Cheapest Pudd- ing, enough for four persons; open to According to notices posted to-day by Mr. Henry Brethour, secretary of the Sidney Board of School Trustees, a meeting of the ratepayers is called for Monday evening, October 15th, at 8 o’clock in the public school house, on Fifth street, for the purpose of recon- sidering the question of the consolidat- ion of the Sidney ahd North Saanich school districts and the selection of a school site. All ratepayers are urgently requested to be present and- decide, if possible this vexed question. Is the district to have a graded school or not ? NEW CLASSED BEING FORMED AT B. C. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Berquist Hall on Saturday afternoon is a very interesting place for parents to spend a ‘half-hour or more watching the children being. drilled and trained teachers to assist in dancing and expects that fram now !yvoyF COMING INTO FORCE OF WAS IT THE CoOW’S FAULT. : on her time will be fully occupied. —- APPEAL OF THE JOINT WAR Miss Rogers, who conducts the sing- PROHIBITION ACT IN SIDNEY. Supposing that you keep a cow giv- TT img five thousand pounds of milk a year, for which you receive seventy dol- lars cash, how much profit does that cow make? This is not a riddle, but simply a query that every dairyman should be in a_ position to answer. Leaving aside the ‘‘higher accounting’’ side of revenue and expense per cow—. those persistent items of rent,’ interest, taxes, depreciation, COMMITTEE. It becomes necessary for the Order of St. John ard the British Red Cross So- ciety to appeal once more to the gen- erosity of their friends and supporters at home and overseas for funds to carry on their work of mercy for the sick and wounded of His Majesty’s Forces. The Joint Committee has decided again to make such an appeal on Oct- ing and French classes, is also kept fairly busy during the afternoon. Last week a suggestion was made to her that she start a childrens’ singing class for which a small fee of 25 cents per lesson would b charged. This she has consented to do, nd on Saturday next if a sufficient number of children are in attendance the class will be started. Of course it must be understood that this The advent of prohibition coming into force in the Province of British Columbia and the consequent closing of the Sidney’ Hotel bar, at least as far as the stronger drinks are concerned, did not create any great excitement in Sidney. In fact it was a particularly good-natured and jolly crowd of -men who gathered at the hotel on Saturday etc.— and taking , class will not receive full instruction jevening to witness what might be | only income from milk or fat, and cost ober 18th, and ~ earnest y beg your in voice production, but will be taught ;|termed the closing ceremony. There |of feed, are you them in a position to assistance in making it known to the |4, : people of the Dominion. Our Red Cross work is now costing eight thousand pounds a day and increases rather than sing together a number of little | was very little heavy drinking indulged ,ongs that will in a measure give them |in, and a most remarkable feature of an insight @nto the realm of music. This|the day was the fact that not a single say definitely that each cow you keep does make a good clear profit above feed cost? . class should prove very benefical to the ;individualimbided enough stimulants | Whether the feed is valued at forty or Giamamtshes. ; children and parents are requested to |to make himself at all -disagreeable |eighty dollars, whether the income is Our help is given in every theatre of | (04) upon Miss Rogers on Saturday af- Altogether the general tenor of the comments heard on all sides were most ‘decidedly in favor of the new act, and many expressed themselves as well Pleased that the law had been brought into force. . Mr. P. N. Tester, the genial--propriet-. or of the Sidney Hotel. in an interview expressed himself as pleased with the fact that prohibition had come into force so qhhietly end without disturb- ance of any kind, and he was in hopes that it would not jaffect his hotel bus- iness to any great extent. The bar has undergone considerable changes since Saturday night and card tables and easy chairs occupy the open space in the centre of the room, making a most inviting place for anyone to while away an hour or two when they have leisure to read the papers and magazines sup- plied. ‘ the war and to troops from every part of the Empire, and will have to be con- tinuedfor some time, even when victory has been achieved, We are deeply grateful for the muni- ficent help received from sympathizers in all parts of the world, and we trust that with your assistance the appeal made on ‘‘Our Day’' will meet with a response which will enable us to con- tinue to do all that is humanly possib- le to lessen the sufferings of those on whose behalf we plead. Their Majesties the King and Queen and Her Majesty Queen Alexandra have graciously given us their patronage and support. fifty or one hundred dollars, is there such profit that a fair return is’ made to you for the labor expended? For if . revenue and expense just balance show- ing no margin of profit at all, there must surely be something wrong, your labor-has-to be-Ppaid—f£0r.. ~ mt Milk and feed record forms may be had free on application to the Dairy Commissioner, Ottawa, so that the profit made by each cow may be ascer- tained. Perhaps:some cows would show profit if fed better, some won’t. Many men in all provinces on the cow testing register at Ottawa show thirty and sixty dollars clear profit per cow above feed cost. You may have made more than that; if you made less, was it en- tirely the cow’s fault ? ternoon and obtain full particulars. A RED CROSS SHIPMENT. During the past goods have been quarters from the Red Cross Society: 30 dressing gowns, 34 day shirts, 70 pyjama suits, 71 abdominal bandages, 104 chest bandages, 167 T bandages, 76 pairs socks, 4 scarves and one pair mitts. The Deep Cove sub-branch sent in the following: 5 dressing rowns, 1! pyjama, suits,34. abdominal bandages, % chest bandages, 34. T bandages, 1% pairs of socks, | scarf and 1] pair mitts. Received from James Island: 3 day shirts, 6 pyjama suits, 26 pairs socks, 57 chest bandages and'45 T bandages. Socks were received from Misses Hay week the following forwarded to head- local branch of the (Signed) ARTHUR, Grand Prior of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. ° (Sirened) LANSDOWNE, Chairman of the Council of the British Red Cross Society. RED CROSS RECEIPTS. The Hon. Secretary-Treasurer of the and Croisdale and a scarf from Mrs. AMONG THE MERCHANTS. Sidney and District Bramch of the Red cern LeStrange. Mrs. H. Martin gave a —__—___- Cross Pociety acknowledges with thanks HAVE GREAT FAITH IN THE cheaue for $9.20 for running expenses The Sidney Trading Company have purchased a new motor delivery car. The Sidney Coal and Wood Yard have finished the delivery of ‘two hundred tons of coal to Resthaven Convalescent the following: Mr. and Mrs. Des Barres, monthly do- nation, $4.00. Mrs. Downey, $1.00. FUTURE OF VANCOUVER ISLAND, ,i" the sewing room. “Island Day'’ at the Home Products Fair held in Victoria last week was on Friday last, and Sidney and district Dec ) BACK FROM SUMMER'S WORK. cp Cove, donation, Mr. A. J. Campbell, B.C.L.S., arriv- | Home. * The was represented by Mr. W. H. Dawes, Secretary of the Board of Trade. He states that he was made very welcome by the commissioner, Mr. Armstrong, and the speeches delivered at the lunch- eon held during the afternoon wert short but very much to the point. ed home on Monday last after spending the summer months doing survey work as assistant to Mr. A. O. Wheeler, the B. C. Commissioner on the inter-pro- vincial boundary survey work... Mr. Campbell spent most of his time in the territory hetween the C. P. R. and the company transferred this large amount of coal from the Sidney wharf to Resthaven with their new five ton truck purchased a couple of weeks ago. Mr. T. Pearson has decided to open a second hand furniture store in connect- Mrs. J. B. Kelly, donation, $1.00 Rent of motor, $2.00. ANGLICAN SERVICES. October 7, 1917—Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. 8 a. m., Holy | drew’s,* ~ Il a. Trinity. coed Rakes AeVONIN G.. BX AYOL.0b.- 3 bow dD. ion with, his grocery business on Beacon. “Vancouver men used to hold 50 per} Grand Trunk Pacific, finally winding up avenue. cent of the trade of Vancouver Island, jin the vicinity of the Yellowhead Pass. but Victoria is now petting what Van- |The party left Jasper Station on Sep- The Local Butchers will have a sup- couver used to have,’ according to Mr. | teabor 15th by pack train and reached.|.Ply of whale meat amd {xesh fash on. J. Islay Mutter, president of the Dun- C. P. R. on Sep- hand for Friday and Saturday selling. Communion at St. An-_ m., Morning Prayer at Holy > Cad -y Lake Louise on the eNO drew’s. . rn Seer ae ee re , \ my Roe iP Seaet cars cant Moh in vga.