| SEL RRA sed case ‘Sdney Bada f=
' BY DOMINION GOVERNMENT Trade _ ||| Mons Re O. Mortis

Nir, W. W. “Moore, “chief ‘of the |Btoup, as the, bulk of our shipping is |~
Markets . Division. of-the Dominion with Great Britain; ‘and 14 days cov-
Government: cold storage operations, |S the voyage. The 85-day records
“has the following to say about’ ‘the |4re used in ships sailing to South

_ thermograph in the Agricultural Gaz- Africa and Australia,‘ and the 7-day
ette: | instruments in railway’ cars: carrying

fruit, butter, etc.
According to the makers of these
instruments the Canadian Department
of Agriculture has. been the: largest
| purchaser of “thermographs for com-
mercial purposes. in the world, . and
in no other country’ are so many. in
use either ~.in a public or a private
capacity: a

In. the season of 1913, 560 records
of. temperature were: obtained: in’ the
steamers sailing from. Montreal. and
Quebec and to the end of December,
41: records in steamers. sailing’ from
Halifax. These records —. represent
temperatures ‘in cold. storage - chamb-
ers, cooled. air compartments and in
ordinary holds, and cover apples,
peaches, pears, cheese, bacon, meats,
etc. In some ships. carrying large

necessity. of obtaining the assistance
of merchants: and citizens generally.
Any suggestions that can be offered.
from any. source will be welcomed.

‘The regular meeting of the Sidney

Board of Trade will be held in Ber- || Morris Bros | on

| quist’s Small Hall on Tuesday even-
ing, March 24th, at. 8 o’clock.

oD. M. EVANS, Secretary. CARP ENTERS and
—— ||| | BUILDERS.

|eCNCePrs. || Ak™stc BUNGALOWS We
oe ERS A SPECIALITY |
Tenders are invited for the section PLANS DRAWN. TO SUT

of a ‘dwelling | for F. Moore, Esq. ’ _ Telephone R 49° ~

Union Bay. For particulars apply. ar.

DOA. ‘MeN AUGHTON,
P. O.. Box 631, .or- "phone 402, Vie-

tori, [The Review $1. 00 a 1 year |

THE LAND. SHARK:

(with ‘apologies to Woodyard Kind-
ling.)
A fool ‘there was: and he. placed his
—  wad—
(Even as you—or. I)
On a plot and a plan and a lump of
sod. _
He knew ‘it was cheap,
And we knew it was cheap,
And: agents. sell, while the angels
weep, >
O’er the price of G. B. I.
Oh! the price he paid !
For. the agent said:—
(With a. smile’ and a leer in his eye }
“T11 help you choose, -
For you. cannot lose, - i pee
You might not win, but you never
can lose
On. the plot of G. B. 1.
Poor son-of-a-gun—
He paid his. mon.
(Twas a case of do or die)”
The agent got all the money “he had:
When: the notes’ came due he went to

When the Dominion Department of
Agriculture several years ago arrang-
ed by subvention to have mechanical |

‘refrigeration installed in. seventeen
steamers . plying between Montreal
‘and British. ports, it followed as .a
matter. of course that steps were tak-
“en to check the efficiency of the cold
Storage facilities. thus provided. and
to -keep the ‘refrigerating: engineers up
“to the mark.» throughout. the ocean
‘voyage. Inspection of the refrigerat-
ed; chambers -and the | testing. of the
temperature of the perishable cargo
before it. was loaded in the ships at
Montreal was. all very well in its way
~but. there was a blank. of some ten
to sixteen days between port and
- port: during which time: almost any-

| Genoa Ba ay umber Co. ye
Yards at—UNION- BAY, SAANICH. |

‘thing might happen, so far as tém~ | porisnal - =. ‘ : “ \
. perature was. concerned, while the Perishable) cergoes“ts many. es Slen . the bad, ae an Wo
3 ‘only record available for thi riod thermographs have: been placed. We. knew it was pitiful, ‘shameful and ae
“ y that. tubaish e. ; is period |, At first the steamship engineers re- | sad, = . Ht All Kind f Dre ed nd R h Te
was at..furnished by «the log of the sented. ‘the placing. of a thermograph ‘But he never r thade” 7 a We S Oo resse an oug

- chief engineer, ‘which’. gave the ther-
= ‘mometer ‘readings taken’ in ‘the. differ-
4 ent chambers twice every twenty-four.

“hours. As the ship’ S engineer was de-
'cidedly an ‘interested. party.and as the
_ thermometers — were not . always ‘re-
liable “the; evidence: “of. the. log ‘while.
interesting was. certainly” not ‘conclu-.
‘sive. -In- “casting - <about.-for:“some
means to.overcome this hiatus in the
department’s: chain of supervision, the

in the. cold storage and cooled air
compartments, looking . upon it asa
spy and disliking. it accordingly. . Of | Por those lots in G. B. I.

late years, however, they have chang- Six, twelve. and ‘ighteen—the agent
ed their views as they have found it) said,” -
to-be as valuable to the ship.as to|wyoy cannot lose unless _ you are dead |

the. ‘shipper. They. study. the records The town: will grow, and the: town na
and ‘if any ‘unusual | fluctation in tem- will. ‘spread, : 1g

‘perature is: indicated they. try. to dis-| S. o pay up for G. B. a
cover the cause. so.as to ‘prevent: a Fo or G. B. I. is “close to town ms e
recurrence _ subsequent _ voyages. (As. sub divisions: 60) OOP

nis {only : nine. miles | from. the city. hall,
ll. we need to sell | it is. s Plenty. ‘of

He mortgaged his soul anid he mort-
gaged his socks, .

. Lumber, Sash, Doors and Singles: |
7 ON HAND. :

: _ Telephone—M 26. a 7 P. O. ‘Address—Rural Routé No. a |: a

“Free Information on. ae

= “AND THEY, ARE. ‘TWINS. |

was: unfortunate that. the » Rugby
yn ended: sO. ‘unsatisfactory. -The
Rugby ‘Union, has. ‘declared the Wand-
erers. and | J ames. Bay. teams joint Pos-

unn! vofrom: Montreal.
“to. “Bristol,” “ Liverpool,’ ete. Each:
hermograph. was. cased. in. a perforat-
ved. wooden ‘box. which hada handle on
top, so. that: ‘it could be: easily. car-
ried, anda -conspicious label» stating
; that. it contained a delicate instru-
ment: which was the property of the
- Department. of Agriculture: The. box
‘was. locked‘. “so. that. the instrument.
“could not be tampered . with... After.
the clockwork attachment had heen
“wound, the. chart ‘placed on the. drum.
- and: the pen inked, the thermograph’ |
was placed in the. box,’ which fitted:
Mit tightly, and was then stowed away |
among the cargo. The first. one that ;
‘was used in the Bristol service was one
“nearly ruined hecause of the fact ‘that |
‘as. the: longshoremen’ were unloading |* .
“packages of butter at’ “Avonmouth
-they-came: upon: a. box. from. which a.
‘clockHke . ticking © proceeded, | ‘The men.
Jett. the. chamber: ina. hurry., and mace
7 unanimous, report. to. the effect. “that.
‘an infernal machine was stowed with
he: cargo, evidently for: the _ purposo
a:

ticulars. are: written. on each, “such as.
the steamer’ s name,’ sailing date,’ port.
‘of destination, “kind. ‘of goods stowed.
away, etc., and they. are. then. ‘used.
‘as “negatives — from: “which: six: ‘blue.
print. copies - are: made: two. for: office
USE, one “for. the ‘produce section of:
the. Montreal Board. of: Trade, ' one for:
the steamship’ Ss. agents;- ‘one: for: the
chief engineer of the steamer,.and one
for ihe: Montreal office of this: br anch.

"The Hous ae | F letcher : .

"WESTERN: CANADA'S LARGEST

successful a: football season, those in-
terested. in. the. sport. ‘would’ have lik-
ed: to. have ‘seen. the two teams. play
‘off the tic. “The decision whereby the |
two. teams. came jointly. into -possess-
‘ion. of the. cup: and. the.-suspension of
the players : -of the. Bays. was auto-
matically . lifted, was. inthe. nature.of.
a. compromise, it being. considered at
the last: meeting | of the. Rugby Union |.
when: the. request: was made by. repro-
sentatives of ‘several clubs for.a gen-.
cral mecting to consider. the question
of. the: suspensions. that. this: was the
best way out of the diMiculty. Tt
| has ‘been decided to wind up the eaw. itl
on: with a joint: smoker, the date - of |
-which~ has-been ‘set. for. March. 28th.
Next> season it is: expected that three,
grounds. will he. avaliable... ‘for. the |
rugby. players, “two at the Willows |
‘and one at Oak Bay, and games. wil
take. place. every: Saturday, afternoon. |

a offers: you ‘such service, ‘absolutely ‘free and with:
out any- obligation whatever. | Understand, you —
ie “need have no. hesitation whatever. in writing us
on any topic relative to music and we will do our —
utmost to assist you. . You need:not be a customer,
: ‘past, resent or. prospective. Ifyou are interested
ae in music, that is enough. 7

Wee to Us or ' Call, At Any Time

‘Fletcher “Bros

cost OF ‘LIVING INQUIRY,

First, Meeting ‘Held ‘of Special Com-
’ mittee of Board of Trado—A
Complox, Problem.

Members| ‘ot ‘the | “special committee
of. the Victoria Board ‘of Trade, ap-
pointed, tox Anvestigate . and. report..up-.
‘on.cer tain’ phases of the high cost of
ving, . assembled last: Saturday. morn-,
‘ing: for tho first: time. Mr, Beaumont:
Boggs was elected chairman... It'was |’,
explained: that the: inquiry: ewill bo: di-
= | rected wards» the: ‘securing. of par-
Wnt : ae ticulars of the: wholesale: ‘and: ‘rotail |
fs n stopped forward, '

- Western Canada’ g Largest Music House, ee
GOVERNMENT eSTREET, ee VICTORIA ae

on: . My Provincial food praducts; |’ ON
rly removed | y Toe duetion may. ye offected in],

on:heard: of ithe! “int MN
and ag he knew: what: dt was: ee
the. thermograph Tomoved: to. a ier
a and:s for quarters, ees :
The ‘results: obtained» aurtie the
summer of 1900 “omphaatzed the value
haf the: thermograph, and each year
~'gines the number in possession ofthe:
“qepartment has been. added to, 80
“that in’ the coming season. tho mums
borat: ‘thormographs, in, Use. will Dee.
progntc. “220. and: ‘comprise. three styles.

r | : ye , holesale and” Retail Dealers in
of @ general. “choraeter, Emphasis eee ee fe eg
| was laid’ on. ‘the. {mportance: of the} } yyy FIVE OAS Tr _ WRALRY” RAO ATO oo ey
work and on the. ‘complexity of. the | / FRESH AND ‘SMOKED: f MI = \TS, ere Peay age : i
problem, To ‘obtain a thorough grasp | Poo Bia
of the situation, thus enabling them
to. mako. suggestions that might, be of BUTTER, EGG 3S AND POULTRY. A
eaney oF ho members to i al FRESH. FISH. DAILY. | ‘Highest Prices Paid for Livestock
details ata “cost of ‘considerable time hd |
and. Jabor,: Betore: adjournment, . pach: ae Sree, a > es ae oo
recoyding respectively. for. 85" days, | member promised: to secure: ail the | af Bs MONTGOMERY, > Monger Sidn ey Branch, : _

value in arriving “at some: solution,
Ab.was . at cell, that. it would, he. nec- | ¢
A. \4days® and 7 days, . ‘Much, the great informasion possible | hefore the next |} rae
OY Proportion. Delong to the, second |'sessio Mention wag. minde, of 2 AN Seees Peewee seeeeeee