. PAGE FOURTEEN SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW Wednesday, October 31, 1951. Empress of Scotland at New York — oe SAANICH PENINSULA ® ee wie BRANCH NO. 37 _ | LEGION NEWS (By. William Stewart) . ‘All branch. members are request- a mere small fortune: in fur “has been house ‘while: waiting to finish con-. reason’ Mr.’Nunn has made his cages ~established behind ‘the house. of Mr, struction ‘of the Special shed ana | circular’so that the animals can and’ Mrs, V.. Nunn, West: Saanich |cages: race round and round ‘the wire en- ed to attend the next morithly meet- » Road, Royal Oak. OO Eas Hither: the~ quarters - were. too! closures after dark and work off ing. of .the. branch, which. will be: . What's’; more,. _it- oneEyes to cramped. or: : the temperature too excess energy. ; | held in Mills Road Hall on Monday, “grow year by year. warm, for the first-year he lost eight |’. The: fur of the chinchilla is ex- Nov. 5, at 8 p.m: Arrangements are: In. a loag-’shed behind his home animals. tremely fine and thick,.so thick that: peing made at the present time .* Mr. “Nunn ‘houses. at the present}. Undaunted by the set- back he | vermin cannot exist on the bodies. present a full report to the meeting on the program for Armistice Day. on November 11. ; Members are again requested to give their names to Comrade Alan Calvert if they are able to help with the Poppy Fund Drive commencing on Nov. 5 at this meeting. It is hoped that Comrade Arthur “time 23 chinchillas, ‘the South Am- | started “in again, until now he has One single pore may contain from | i R. Ash, M.L.A. wil be able ta @, ““-erican rodent, said~by ‘furriers to « thriving community which will 40 to 100 hairs. - have “the fur of the future.” ‘lone day grace the back of a lady as Each animal is graded and tatooed “The small. grey animals have. no /a cape/or coat. . — in both ears, and twice a year. they | need to worry about their immedi-! Chinchillas start breeding after a|are inspected by a federal govern- | “ ate-future however, as they are be- | year and average two litters a yeay, | ment inspector. “ing -kept:.at. present: for breeding | The usual. number born is two a{ They are extremely economical to! purposes. There won't: be enough j litter, but'.some breeders have re- {feed and live on a diet of grains and | “:.pelts raised among the 35 ‘breeders | ported“as many as five or six. hay. Mr. Nunn has recently switch- on Vancouver Island to: make pelt- Unlike many animals the chin-j| ed his “herd” toa new diet of bran, ing worth while for about five, or | chilla is born with full faculties. It|corn, sunflower seeds and _ other Six. years... 7: ; - thas its fu, teeth and its eyes dre'grains. He estimates it costs him Of. the 23 animals’ Mr. Nunn hag! open when born. Two hours after | about $2.50 to feed one chinchilla e at his. house; 19° belong to his own | birth: the small creatures are full of for, a year. ‘Nomavi”. Chinchilla: Ranch, ‘while | fight, Mr.,.Nenn stated. These tiny creatures live entirely four belong: to ‘a° breeder‘in Sidney:| : Because of this independence. of | on wire, and are easy to keep clean. Mr. Nunn is boarding approximately | the babies, many of the parents) ‘There is. absolutely. no smell to $2,000, worth, of oie in’ = circular | have been known ‘to “breed, back” them, a difficulty encountered | by immediately, resulting in three lit- other fur breeders. © Saanich: Chinchillas Thriving Animals | attend this meeting Comrade Ashi‘ was unable to attend the last meet- ing due to illness,.and the branch has extended an invitation to him to address the mempers on ‘the vari- ous aspects of provincial legisia- Mon. ~ Considerable wood is still not un- der cover at Mills Road Hall, and cages. ae, it is requested that members, whe =... |: : “Mr. Nunn, wise orks’ at. Dr. cran- | ters. in a“ “year... 7 _ » Entirely. oblivious to. the fortune j have. time.to spare. and who —_ -ston’s, Dog.and..Cat Hospital, Doug-, ». Longevity they carry on theit backs, chinchil- ‘able, go down to the. hall, and pile las. St... first. ‘becanie - interested: in |° “The tiny. creatures will) live up “to, las “bathe” in a dusty mixture of the wood under the lean-to .at the. chinchillas: three: years. ago,. after 20-“years. although they have been fine ‘sand, compose dof Del Monte : north side of the building. Seeing ‘an-ad: in’ the paper... known: to breed only. upto 13 years. white sand from San Francisco mix- /..He visited Sidney and decided to| . By ‘special feeding: and checking ed. with “Blue Cloud” powder. BOY SCOUTS TRAINING © : obtain some:.animals;.. -, ‘| of diet, breeders Hope to increase the ; nae . . “Death In Basement. = - | number. of animals ‘born in. each Correct procedure for picking up —Canadian Pacific Railway Photo.| FOR CIVIL DEFENCE The 26,300-ton Canadian Pacific luxury: liner Empre«s of Scotland. shown here passing’ the Statue of Liberty | 1 addressing 100 members of the at New York, has been scheduled for tree sunshine cruises from New York to the storied Caribbean this.winter. | Chief Constables’. Association. of e will leave for the Spanis ain for her first 16-day cruise on February 1, following this with trips on - February 20 and March 8. Prior to starting her cruise season, the white-hulled flagship will have. the honor Canada at their: 46th annual con of carrying Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh back to England following their tour of Canada. ference in Halifax recently, Maj.- New vew port ts of call in the Virgin Islands and Barbados have -been added to. this year’s cruise itineraries. Gen. D. C. Spry, . Chief Executive Commissioner: of ‘Canada's 125; 000 Boy * Scouts, ‘said the”. Scouts are © being prepared to. play a vital role.” in civil defence in every “Canadian community... these valuable rodents is by the tail, which is not discarded when pelting is-at hand. As Norman, young son of “My: and Mrs. Nunn says: ‘They make fine bucktail fishing flies from. the tails.” . ; ‘Originally: ‘brought avn, Chile. 35 ‘HER F ACE IS LIFTED © overhaul of the. 1,800 ‘horsepower years ‘ago. chinchillas - “were installed diesel engine, L : in. California at- first: ’ Sy te. : oh Popular with. tourists, the ‘Klitki- i |. : His, first investment for eight ani-;/ litter:: : : mals: cost him: $6,200: and at.first-he | Unlike. most. ‘ghimals chinchillas n. the! basément: of. his! are. nocturnal creatures. For this : Today, through stricter grading, a : bé 9 tat offers connecting service between . | | better gradé of stock is being shipped a “Klickitat” Resplendent In New Colors” the mainland ‘and Grea, Shaw, Lo-. | from. this country. “(Friday Harbor Journal): | ~ again: on ‘the ‘Anacortes- San Juan. pez,.and San Juan Islands, and dur- |: =~ The Klickitat, one of the 19 fer-: Islands run, after. a-thorough reno- | ing the spring and'summer seasons, | | 12 other tribes, today live on: the: ‘l'yies which became the property of.| vation and overhaul. ; oe a to Sidney, B.C., on Vancouver Yakima Indian’ ‘Reservation : Washington State, June. 1, 1951, is }. ‘According to information’ the. reno- |7 Island. : ae foe de “Capacity: “of | ‘the: Klickitat: is. 400 TO ah ~vation | of the.- Klickitat marks the, The Klickitat was built in 1927, | passengers’and 80 “automobiles. Pie _- When in use the head of the ma-'l first 'step in.an over-all program of; and first. served the Golden ‘Gate |Jots of .the ship are Captain. John | chine was placed .on the packing | improvement. in: -the’ Washington | area in San Francisco: When. put | Oldow and. ‘Captain. 0... Nieuwen- | case in’ which it was delivered andj | ‘State Ferries fleet... « . |into service on: Puget ‘Souna, ‘it. was. j nulses. eo ~ ‘it. was ‘driven: “by. a ‘treadle ‘similar Most evident. changes to ferry oan given the: popular’, Indian name’ “Next. inline, for tenovation, is:the to’ that, on .a ‘spinning wheel.” Al- trons are threefold: First, both: ex: | Klickitat, meaning “beyond”. — the | I terry: Nisqually, - ‘replaced: or though greatly improved;: the: treadle. terior and interior. are fr -eshly' paint- ;