PRESIDENT WHITE

SIDNEY AND ISLANDS REVIEW, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917.

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duty and as a result only four of the| Source of worry to the membcrs of the
trees planted on Beacon Avenue died | Board as they fear it may be dangerous
and had to be replaced. to the public health, and they have

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wharf a e foot o eacon Avenue ora ; T | h S See
was called to the attention of the auth. na eer and deposit it in a residential e ep one ervice a
orities by the Board and has recently , An Aviati C #6
been practically rebuilt. After | the re- We use a ton care: 4 Many complaints that you do G
the opinion that me necommodat. aware with the authorities interested in af not hear when yau telephone, or oR
ion was not provided for launch land- selecting several aviation centres in 42 what Others do not hear you, are
ings and were successful in securing the | Canada and we have placed before them Be possibly ue to amproper methods &

needed improvements. the advantages we believe we possess | 4 of speaking into the mouthpiece.
The Sidney Pound. Suitable for one of the proposed centres|% Engineers, after exhaustive Q&

ut up to the present nothing definite! @ tests. hav ade the followi
by-law in the disttict hes been” veratt has been decided upon, although we | # conclusions: ° omens
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ACCOMPLISHED DURING
PAST YEAR.

The

At the annual meeting of the Board
of of Trade held yesterday evening the
retiring president, Mr. J. J. White, de-

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° _ ; Vancouver Island for the purpose of |< the party listening to hear you
livered the following very able address Fire Visits Sidney. considering agricultural problems. We | $2 than if your lips were close to
to the members assembled, during Dering the year we had one fire in|have also interested ourselves in agri- | inches sway th “tine i "Ten: then 4
which h v brief thi f th Sidney and I am sure it was a source | cultural co-operation and increased pro-|{ inches away the tine 1s lengraene

e gave a brief outline cf t €| of great pleasure and satisfaction to all|duction. A meeting to discuss these 10 miles; 3 inches, 16‘miles; 4 in-
work undertaken by the Board during] of us to be able to see that the men be-| matters was to have been held last) #* ches, 18 miles.
the year just closed. hind the fire fighting apparatus, aided| week but had to be postponed on ac- | @#
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President’s Address. mains, were able to subdue it as easily|ions. This meeting will be held im the| BRITISH COLUMBIA
One year ago I had the pleasure of re-|as they did. near future and it is announced that |

viewing the previous year’s work of the
Board and the amount of work that

was accomplished was a surprise to all
of us, and even our critics, and it must
be admitted we have a few, must have
been compelled to acknowledge that
while we may have made mistakes, a
great deal of good work was accom-
plished for the general advancement of
Sidney and the district surrounding.
This year I believe we can again con-
gratulate ourselves upon the fact that
the past year’s work has been excellent
and of lasting benefit to the district.

Among the most prominent undertak-
ings handled by the Board during the
past year was the establishment of the
Military Camp at Sidney. The fact
that we were instrumental in overcom-
ing all obstacles put in our way to pre-
vent the troops for overseas training
here is sufficient alone to justify our
existance, even if that was all the work
we accomplished during the year.

The Military Camp.

I will presently again bring to your
attention some of the work the Board
has taken up and in many cases with
good results. The matter of the milit-
ary authorities making Sidney a sum-
mer military training camp should not
be passed over without mention. In
my opinion, at least, it is the best
work yet accomplished by the Board.
The men who trained here will soon be
leaving for the front, and it is expected
that others will go into training here
next summer. On the other hand there
may not be any need for training more
men. However, I am sure We.all earn-
estly pray that such may be the case,
but what I want most particularly to
draw your attention to is the fact that
nearly every one of the fifteen hundred
men who were here will be acting as
publicity agents for us without cost
and will proglaim abroad the wonderful
and umsurpassed climate of the district
of North Saanich. I am sure we cannot
overestimate the future advantages to
be derived from last summer’s military
camp.

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Resthaven.

You will no doubt recall that it is
nearly a year since we first made an
effort to interest the authorities and
appraise them of the fact that we pos-
sessed here a building which we claim-
ed was very suitable for a hospital for
our returned soldiers, and later when it
came to our notice that more accom-
modation was needed, we again took
the matter up and this time we were
successful, and I now believe that those
who are in charge of this excellently
managed institution, as well as its
guests, are entirely satisfied that it is
one of the best, if not the best in Can-
ada.

Reduced Fares For Soldiers.

During the time the soldiers were in
camp here we were able, from represen-
tations made “by us to the various rail-
roads, to secure a very much reduced
fare for the boys in uniform.

Sidney was honored by a visit while
the troops were here from His Royal
Highnegs the Duke of Connaught. Al-
though the Board was in no way re-
sponsable for the arrangements in con-
nection with this visit, yet they co-op-
erated with the officers in command
to make the visit as pleasant as pos-
sible.

There were a great many other mat-
ters of interest among the board's ac-
tivities during the year, but I will only
attempt to mention a few of the most
important, such as the planting | of
trees on Beacon Avenue and elsewhere
and the necessary work in keeping them
alive. We must admit, however, that
crtdit for a preat deal of this good
work must be given to Mr. Guy Walker,
a valued member of the Board. Not
once did he neglect during the whole
yoar that which he considered a public

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ney, B. C., the following impounded our representative.
animals:
One Black Horse, white star in face.
Aged.
Sewage From Chinatown. One Br n Horse, one white front

past year and the authorities were re-

peatedly appealed to for improvement.
running at

horses nearly all
annoyance especially to those residents
who have attempted to improve their
property. However, a new pound-kKeep-

recently been appointed and I
hope there will

plaint in the future.

Lower Passenger Rates Asked.

made an effort to secure a
lower rate for passengers from the Vic-
toria and Sidney Railway Company
and our secretary
case before the Board of Railway Com-
missioners of Canada at a sitting held
in the City of Victoria.
say that we were
case was dismissed on the ground that
the rate on this railway was not higher

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Our contention is that they
are all too high and we believe that it
would be to

road if a reduction was made.

the best

meet with their appreciation.
B. C. Electric Grants Request.

Mr. Halls, manager of the light and
power department of the B. C. Electric
Railway Company, on
made by the

Board,
acceeded to

the request that the rail-
way company place an agent in Sidney

I am certain the action of the company
has been very much appreciated.

The Board have had considerable dif-
ficulty in securing funds to pay for the
lighting of Beacon Avenue during the
past year, and I hope they will not be
compelled to decline to renew the pres-
ent contract owimg to this difficulty.

The sewage drained from the grounds
occupied by the Chinese
Beacon Avenue into a sewer constructed
Provincial
two years ago and carried to an open
ditch just west
passed through the

district,

days that Sidney will be one of
points selected for this purpose.
During the year we dealt with many
other subjects, including the recommen-
dation of a health officer for Sidney,
and we accepted an invitation and sent
our representatives to attend a meeting
of a committee of the Victoria Board
of Trade which was attended by many
representative men from other parts of

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the speakers for the
Mr. M. B. Jackson, M.P.P., Mr. L.
Stevenson, Mr. L. A. Rines and Dr.
Stuart Tidey. We have hopes that
much good will result from this effort.
We have also advocated a better mail

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tomers in the district. The office has as PLEASURE. £463
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Notice is hereby given that I will on
Saturday, February 17, 1917, at 2
o’clock in the afternoon, sell by Public
Auction in front of the Pound at Sid-

2° No more stooping with dust pan

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foot and’white star on face. Aged.
One Bay Mare, four white feet and
white stripe on face, branded with dia-
mond on left hip. Aged. ,
Dated at Sidney, B. C., this Ist day
of February, 1917.

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Sidney, B. C.
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Principal repayable Ist October, 1919.

Interest payable half-yearly, 1st April and 1st October by a
cheqtie (free of exchange at any chartered Bank in Canada) at fi
the rate of five per cent per annum from the date of purchase. "

Q Ilolders of this stock will have the privilege of surrendcring ;
‘ at par and accrucd interest, as the equivalent of cash, in pay- ‘
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: Canada other than an issue of Treasury Bills or other like short "
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respect of applications for this stock which bear their stamp. bie
_ For application forms apply to the Deputy Minister of
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4 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, OTTAWA .n
: OCTOBER -7th,- 1916. . a

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