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SIDNEY, B.C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 1917

A TRAGEDY Ut
THE FAR NORTH

SON OF MR. J. BRETHOUR FOUND
FROZEN TO DEATH ONTRAIL ~
IN THE YUKON.

The sdd news reached Sidney the lat-
ter end of last week that Mr. W. H.
Brethour, eldest son of Mr, John Breth-
our, ome of our oldest residents, had
been frozen to death on the Yukon trail
near Carcross. It appears from the in-
formation received that Mr. Brethour
had set out from Discovery, in the dis-
trict of Atlin, about seventy miles dis-
tant from Discovery, and was within
four miles of his destination when over-
come ‘by the severe cold of the northern
winter and perished. His body was dis-
covered by the R. N. W. Mounted Police
and taken to Discovery where his iden-
tity was known and his father commun-
icated with. The late Mr. Brethour was
born in Saanich about thirty-eight

years agio and had his school ng here in|.

his younger days, later going to college
at Oakland, California, where he re-
ceived his mining engineer’s degree

On the outbreak of the war ‘‘Herbie,”’ |

as he was familiarly called, was one of

Final Appeal Judge
Gives Ruling on
-Kxemption of Farmers

Mr. Justice Duff (the Final Court of Appeal) De-
clares it is Essential that there shall be No
. Dim‘ution in Agricultural Production.

(Published by authority of Director of Public Information,
Ottawa.)

Hon. Mr. Justice Duff gave judgment on December
6th, in the first test case brought before him, as Central
Appeal Judge (the final court of appeal), for the exemp-
tion of a farmer. The appeal was made by W. H. Rown-
tree in respect of his son, W. J. Rowntree, from the
decision of Local Tribunal, Ontario, No. 421, which
refused a claim for exemption. The son was stated to
be an experienced farm hand, who had been working
on the farm continuously for the past seven years, and

$1.00 Per Yea

On this, the third
Christmas of the
world war, let us
all join together and
make it as merry as
our hearts will per-

mit for the children
at least.

————— — ii ES a SSSS=
THE BOARD OF TRADE.

The Council of the Board of Trade
met last Tuesday and after being called
to order the first business laid before
the members was the receiving of the
nomination of a new member in the
person of Mr. Macdonald Fahey, of the
Canadian Kelp Products Co. He will
be elected as a member at the next reg-
ular meeting of the Board.

It is of interest to note how our new
industries are rallying to the support
of our little town, and the community
at large has not much use for the per-
sistent knockers.

The Light Committee reported the re-
sult of their latest effort and a cheque
for $21 was handed to the secretary.
This splendid achievement was greatly

a rae 4 rs : — s ° ° ° ° hel by the kindness of Mr. A. Ber-
La ~ first to join up, leaving Victoria ever since leaving school. He lives and works with his eet in Yaonating the use of the hall -
a with the a aerieds onringen and “father wh f of 150- W for the entertainment given, My. C. F.
embarked from Quebec on October 29, er, Oo owns a farm acres near eston, . « {Williams for not-shargipe for yaotorirer:.
d th Afri é ane? . . Wi pr not -shareing for. motor xen, 1
Chentgh the campaign against Cronije Ontario. With the exception of a younger brother, he, | pairs, and Mr. Be Be ie eee a
x : ; ° - in e printing expensés. yw Bike ~
at eee ee eee porien’s ai at is the only male help of the father on the farm. The balance of the old light-debt now re-
. - : Reber : ° mains to be cleared off.
ton. He was in active service the best father is a man of advanced years, The correspondence received was again
— . : _ eden En. jan a re iter 4 . . “ . very heavy and covered a variety of
Boor War was well in ‘hand. He then In granting the man exemption “until he ceases to subjects, mail, irrigation, water ERpPly,
ee . : ° e e ivate mail boxes, railway rates a
' went. north as mining engineer with the be employed in agricultural labor,” Mr. Justice Duff eepress companies. In connection with
| ’ Guggenheims, afterwards | entering the said: : the above the Board of Trade are ar-
= service OF 2 Sot ompany who ° ranging an interview with the pew Fed-
had extensive mining properties in aia ‘ ee ° . eral member, Mr. J. C. McIntosh, who
patie mining properties on tbe head wat- ‘The Military Service Act does not deal with the has promised to meet the council at an
j - e ~ e ° ° " . 4 ti i
ers of the river Amazon, going by way subject of the exemption of persons engaged in the agri- ce Aly Several questions Che die
of Peru and over the Andes Mountains ° . ° ° o, 8 Board
to his destination. This trip he often cultural industry ; and the question which it is my duty eee taking ee early 5 cttteaity so.
spoke of as one of the two great events to decide is whether the applicant being and having that the new member may be conver- -
of his life, the other being his service . . . sant with local needs and when he goes
in Sonth Africa. After making his re- been, as above mentioned, habitually and effectively en- to Ottawa he will be in a position to
or e was sen ac. ° in to re- - . ° ° ° , : ‘ :
Syme charge of the hydraulic claims on gaged in agriculture and in labor essential to the carry- discuss ae affairs with first hand
: ter Creek owned by the same com: ing on of agricultural production, ought to be exempt An early adjournment was made to
pany, . having gained the confidence of & agr ee P oye ” 8" ° P ed enable some of the members present to —
his employers by his industry and abil- under the provisions of the Military Service Act. attend the Military Five Hundred and
ity. Word has réached his relatives . one . Basket Social in Berquist Hall.
that bis body will be shipped out on “These two propositions are indisputable :
the 2nd of January and is expected to . - :
arrive in Victoria about'the 8th. He ‘“(1) In order that the military power of the allies x Set
ry Pp
will be buried in the Brethour private ; e eo. e ° e e 7 Ee Ch
.». . burying ground.on the,East.Road. The| .. may be adequately sustained, it is essential that in this ee
| funeral arrangemehts have been placed country. -and.- under - the> présent -conditions, there aa hey = OS So een
in the hands of the Sands Funeral Qo.| _. sh. d b oe 7.6 ‘cul : as
aoa---and-naticn of the interment wile}. __ should be no diminution in agricultural production. Vs)
_, ven ater, . . . ; : i ve ~ m4 Viney fey ey ey A 1 ini ai aye ;
-_ “‘(2) The supply of competent labor available for HI
Pte. J. Rudd, who went overseas with the purpose of agricultural production is not abundant, . )
we tg Bettas om enue "| but actually is deficient
oa Sody wounds the pattie af .: “The proper conclusion appears to be that the ap- :
; Ypres,m July, 1916, and after undergo- plicant, a competent person, who had been habitually 187 UNIONISTS ANP 93 OPPOSITION
~ dante “to tel pote “the waelting line and effectively engaged in labor essential to such pro- IS THE STRENGTH OF THE
when unfortunately he “got a severe at- duction, ought not to be withdrawn from it. - NEW GOVERNMENT.
tack of pleurisy and was again returned . o
| ’ to the hospital. Probably a great “It is perhaps unnecessary to say that such exemp-
many of our citizens will have forgot- tions are not granted as concessions on account of per- Toronto, December 20.—Election ra-_
ten Mr. Rudd, who was at one time an . ° sults received up to noon to-day by the
employee of the Sidney Mill and the sonal hardship, still less as a favor to a class. The sole Canadian Press indicate that the Union
| tora his “aide Me teen pn that wing be- ground of them is that the national interest is the better Government = have a clear majority
zy a es Mee :
ing the late H. A. Détinis, the first boy served by keeping "these-men at home. The supreme seats in which the election dn deferred.
we from this district to make the supreme necessity (upon the existence of which, as its preamble The following is a summary by provin--
sacrifice for Ming and:* country. Pte. . : eae 7 1 ces: -_ wos
Rudd met Sid Roberts in France and shows, this policy of the Military Service Act is found- Union. Opp..
they had quite a fanning bee. Over + ed) } i Ontario .... ce verses cence cee TD MO
half of the old soccer team of 1911-12 éd) that leads the State to take men by compulsion and os SEL’ ae?
have joined : the plore ' Mr. Rudd is put them in the fighting line requires that men shall be Nova Scotia a a ee oe
LY: looking fairly well in spite of his var- i i i - N Brunswiclo .....2 ccc. cece 4: P
weeks at Resthaven will put him in - able the State to maintain the full efficiency of the com- Manitoba... s.... eter aes oer aa ESR
first class shape again. batant forces, and whose places canfiot be taken by Prince Bdward Island ... ... 0 ‘ sean.
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a _bheir happiness is not complete without ae iat
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