SIDNEY, B. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1918

nthusiastic Conser- |
tive Rallies Through|

he Constituency ;

eave No Doubt sin
‘To The Issue

| lectors Regardless of oa :
filiations: are’ ‘Disgusted at).
Baseless Charges Circulated i in 7

“Constituency _

practically. i sued
meeting held. jast-
Harbor. Sir. Richard. “McBride. gave an
unqualified: denial to the story which ap-
peared the: previous day:

‘Wednesday at Ganges ne

ina: Victoria, ed

newspaper ‘that the government ‘of this|:~.

province. is planning. an enormous bond.
issue’ to” subsidize the “railroads | now

under construction : in. British ‘Columbia poe

f and: to”. meet: current’ expenditure.
i stigmatised: the rumor ‘as.an infamous
attempt: to” prejudice the voters of the

A Islands. constituency, unfavorably against

A Mr. Wo W. Foster...

“The. allegation is absolutely: false,”

bea said the Premier.” “ The Canadian North-

ern and: thé Pacific Great: Wastern. rail-

Broads have already spent. more: than|

$36,000,000 in this province. on labour and
material,
one dollar of revenue - has been given to
them bythe government.” os

Iw referring to. the. presence of an In-
dependent candidate in the field at the
forthcoming: election. Sir. Richard: said
it thatthe. present ‘bye-e
My forced upon the constituency by
Ae fection. of. Captain Maude. .
i “Captain Maude - ‘appears to. have ‘the
ue “deep, sincere and lasting sympathy. of
‘a liberals. of this riding, ‘and: they. will

AA continue: to’ express - this feeling while

ie Captain. Maude’ ‘remains in. the field,”
my Siid the. Premier.) agli ©
ie “This: province ‘has: “earned a ‘reputation.
‘ter on this, ‘continent. for the excellence of
it her highways ; -and considering the age |’
im of the. country. the configuration of! ‘land:

." : ‘ind: ‘the: enormous. ‘difficulties. ‘of. the

“problem, | British. Columbia to-day. ‘has a
system of which she need not be ashamed,
‘In reviewing the work of the Dominion.
Government in the improvement of this
district, Mr F. A. Shepherd, MP. said
that in. addition. to. the half a’ million
dollars appr opriated. for’ the drydock: at
tquimalt, an additional sum of $250, 000
“had been set, aside for. docks and wharves
aand public, buildings. ae
“OF this. vast: sum," paid Mr. ‘Shepherd,
“ "the greater nart has already been spent |

He and the record of ‘work: along. these tines

is one of which any government might fe

esteem in which he held Mr.
and not an acre of land, nor |

of the. ‘good ‘roads. programme

well be proud.”

ties of ‘personal friendship .and the high
Foster. -

At Port. Washington Mr, Foster spoke
‘of the
province with which he had. been: identi-

fied during the last..three | years under |

Hon, Thomas: Taylor, Minister. of Public

Works, In dealing with the question of |
‘a wharf at Thetis Island, which | his. op= |
| ponent. declared had: ‘involved a needless |}

expenditure - of . $3,006, Mr. Foster said

that as the work had been. done” by the

Dominion: government he: fuiled: to: see

why. the question. of its necessity should |
bean issue in-a bye: election in the pro-|:
it: certainly did not’
affect. the work of. the: Public. Works |’

vinclal: house and.

Department: with which: he was connected
for three years.
With | regard: to
resignation ‘of. Dr.
department: of. education, -

phatle denial of the writer of this tates
ment from the president himself. «

~ Quite: along the same lines Is the ‘ace
count: of a speech. delivered by Mr. J. Pt
Mayne. Island, which |
appeared, in an: evening paper, made the |-
address . excellent reading but was hardly |"
Mr, Shaw. was ‘unable to)
present at] t

Shaw,’ M.P.P.,» at

news because
feaye: Victoria’ and: was nol,
the meeting: f

Mr. Shepherd spoke. of close affiliation
of work between. the Federal and. Pro- re
vincial’ ynembers and ‘for this. reason. ‘he |:
welcomed the election of “Mr. Foster 'to.|-
the. Provincial House on account of the

the. ‘Sanaed” of ‘the| ¢
‘Weshbrookt ‘and: the |.?
suggested embarassment of the. provincial.

the Victoria ,
Times. of ‘Thursday. published an em: |.

Stirring Appeal ~ 3
tor r Navy Defence

Mr. Frank “Sieppad, M. P. is Out
spoken in His Demand for An .~|.
Adequate Naval Subsidy to Pros oan

tect Our Shores. ae

0 cece

a ‘Our coast is naked: and defence- .
less,’’. said the member’ for Nan-

aimo, - “and stands to-day. at the

other nations, but ‘treaties. would

“be proken: like. pie- -crust if. Japan:
For some. other nation took: excep- .
tion to our: ‘attitude on some m matter:
of: international concern, he
“Whether the British: Overseas ae
Dominion: in. the Pacific ‘should: ¢
maintain individual unitgor’ whether “e |
the’ principle or centralization ‘shall eal
obtain. in the. event. of war, is a ¢-
‘matter which the near future must,

decide, put the. fact remains that

the enormous wealth on'the west.
-ern shores of the. Dominion is ex.
‘posed to the uncertainty and the
ins stability: attendant: on the amity

of: nations,” Mr, Franie Shepherd,

Poin at Ganges Harbor. Be :

| | Foster ‘Nal | |

: Informal “Proceedings: Mark Declaration

, ” Wednesday, ; ‘Dec. 3 |
Mr: W. Ww. Foster ‘was “nominated |

: yesterday as the. duly authorised Con-
| servative Candidate for the Islsnds elec-

‘| pellate :
mercy of an invading foree who -¢: pellate court.

Tcould: run: two. powerful cruisers. : M

y Mr. Alec Hamilton: of Pender €
into the Straits of Juan de Fuca 3. nder Island, a8
and: levy. enormous. tribute,, Tos

day we are on: “friendly. terms. with.

mands itself® specially to
lis its. refusal to sell the: “timbér. lands [«-
1 Mr,. Brewster says that 12,000, 000 acres
Not. an|-
-Lacre: of: timber lands has been. alienated
‘| by the present Government. « The timber |
: Jands, and. the timber growing on them |

yereain the property of the Province, and |’
-| Mrs Brewster must know. this perfectly :

“Subscription $1.50 Per Year In Advance—

ee mmnammnananeenl

MEETIN'
IN AID OF
MR. FO )STER’S-

: Friday, Nov. 2 28th

“of Three Candidates to Contest.
Islands Conte

toral. division .in_ the election vacancy
caused. by the elevation of Mr, Justice

|-McPhillips. to judicial office in the ap-.|..
‘Captain ‘Maude. was |-

nominated as independent candidate. and

Liberal Candidate. .

Return ing. officer

a James |. Collins © presided and the pron.

ceedings were quite informal,” © 0.

~ Gabriola Island, 8 P. m.
| Speakere— :

HON. THOS. ‘TAYLOR,

Minister of Public Works

“ guéakers—

HON. ee R. Rose

- Minister. of Lands A AS

“Mr. R. F. GREEN, M. Py

| Mr, w. W. FOSTER, and S
vat Ganges. Harbor}

Local Speakers _

: JOINT MEETING,
PENDER ISLAND ©

Speakers-—

HON, WM. R ROSS,
oe Ss. PEROIVAL, ce

Mr. Foster's petition,.was proposed by ied ~

Mr. J. Cy, Lang,, ‘seconded by. Captain|
| Oldham. and supported by. more than ¢ one |

hands a electors.

Sale of Lands:

ot there is one ‘feature of the policy of es
which com: |"
the public, it |.

the “present Government

of. these have been. alienatde. ©

HP welly occe _—

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raeamans te enamel senemamemenenee orm eee nearer

" Friday, | Dee: bth
| PAVILION, Sidney

‘Speakers-— pee

“HON. W.: i BOWSER,

. "Attorney General - i

MR. R. F. GREEN, MP. Be
My. W. Ww. FOS STER, | and
_ Local Speakers ers