7 oy "THR OMINECA MINER; SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1918

nue RCD Laue SHE What the World RAILWAY and STEAMSHIP “LINES, Is Doing and Saying

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Steamers sailing between Seattle, ‘Victoria, Vancouver, Ocean‘ Falls, Swansun Bay, ~.. Prince Rupert, Anyox, Ketchikan, ‘Wrangell, ” Juneag, Skagway. wie? i

E ”- LEAVE PRINCE RUPERT: For Swarison Bay, Van- ; . couver, n Vietinis, Seattle, 9 a.m. every Monday.

“For Ocean Falla, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, 5 a.m: every Saturday.» For Anyox 12:00 noon every Friday. : ” For Ketchilean, Wrangell, Juneau, Skagway,12 Noon: every Wednesday Fork Nader-Harbor and Masset Inlet: points 10 a.m: July 3rd,12th, rnin i st:2nd, 14th, 23rd, So tember 4th, 18th, oath, ‘October 4th. a “For Skidegate, Queen’ Charlatte City, ‘San dspi Cumshewa, Pacofi; . _Atli Inlet, opt Jedway, Ikeda, P.M. a 6th, 16th, arth Aug, ‘ust 5th, 17th, 26th, September 7th, 16th, 28th, Octob ber 7th . . ARRIVE. ‘Prince Rurert from the ‘South 8 00 A.M. covery, Wednesday b and 9:00 a.m. every Mriday.: : . . Passenger trains leave Hazelton Rastbound at 7: 10" P. M. Modday, Wednesday, Friday. -Westhound $:46 a.m. Sunday,*Tuesday, Friday, © .. For. further information apply to any Grand Trunk Pacific Agent,or to — - G. Ay MeNicholl, Asst; Gen, Freight and Passenger Agent, Prince Rupert, BC,

: Snape Beats trom, Quarta °

. Damage. ‘to tha aaitent of £815, ‘000. was. caused: by: fire to the! a “‘machinery-of the Canadian Klon- - dike Mining Co. at Bear Creek, “Yukon. ares

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“J Now ‘Open Under New. Management

Omineca. Hotel

HAZELTON, B.C.

5 ‘Reniodelied, Refurnished, Redecoritted - Every provision for the comfort

] “JUST ARRIVED—A_ Large ’ _ Assortment of Veterin- 3] | ary ‘Supplies—- a: i Equine Congh Syrup. “Liniment, Antiseptic, © . Healing: Sal ve, Blister : Compound, Colic Relief.

‘The Uv. 8. has’ advanced. to: Bel-

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. . gium. a further credit of $2.250,-

000; making Belgium’ '5 total to

- date $122, 800, 000." Aggregate

-eredits to the Allies now amount . to 5. 972, 590, 000,

° Draftees ‘to ‘the puinber ‘of

- 00,0 000 were’ chosen. by: lottery, yesterday i in the U.S. to’ come: tye - forward: for military, serviee, :

‘The ‘value’ of fish Tanded in Canada during May ‘wag $2, 238,

~ 926,. an increase of 977,065, over ;

May, 1917. -

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. The. Emperor of, Japan’ ‘Was . - presented - ‘with a British Field | - Marshal's -baton: by, Prince. “Ar. |"

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“Five persons - were killed: ‘and . "tigesity injured’ dina tornado ! which. swept ‘the Greeri City dis. - “trict | -af Missouri on Wednesday.

“The conciission resulting. from

a “ihe explosion of 400 cases of: dy-j-

enamiteson:, Monday: ‘in: Montreal

was felt for miles around, “There” ee

were: ‘nO casualties,”

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“tion, for the murder: of-a' number lof their: comrades by tl the enemy -Feeently, wes Bes ot

iby striking, an

a “Owing: to the reduétion i in: a the - -bread ration, : 20, 000, workers in| German: cities. slong fie Rhine a

cd are on mn strike.

of The U.S : na = “ propriation bill ‘for. $2.5 500, 0, 00

— “3 son Monday. %y

“Alberta high schools may: “nat|

; tte until October, ‘in order

: oe ithat the pupils. may: help’ ‘with

~ the ropa, er ees

art The. province ‘of Manitoba haa}: “rained. $1,813,091 in a great Red)

: Crow drive, 7

aan i jase to the ‘admiralty,

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» thur’ ‘of Connaught on 1 Wednes- ;

~ Czecho- oSlovake in . the Italian] ‘army. thresiten: renrisals on ‘Aus-| - ™ “trians ‘taken: prisoners, in: Tetalia-.

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THE LEADING HOTEL IN NORTMERN B: C. HOTEL PRINCE RUPERT

| BUROPEAN PLAN, “One Dollar per day acd upwards

Be. ante service to and from all trains and boats .

F Civil Engineers ‘- ‘Dominion, British Columbia, : -end. Alberta Land Surveyors -

Offices at Victoria; Nelson, Fort George and

and New Hazelton. F, P, ‘BURDEN, —

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Get your letterheads printed at ; It

THE MINER OFFICE ; _ “Printing of Merit”

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month in advance. This rata includes offica con- sultations and medicines,.as well as allcosts while in the hospital. Tiekata_ ‘obtainable in Hazelton at the Poat Office or the Drug Stare; exymexe from Mr, T. J. Thorp;io Telkwatrom Dr. “Wallace; i by abil from t the Medical Superintendent atthe ‘op .

James G. Powell”

_ Peovinclat Assayer. "Chemist. a New Hazeltéi B oe - —

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* Addeéssing | Soldiers" Mail Ta order to facilitate the. hand-

ling of mail at the front “and to poe ensure prompt delivery,. a quested that all ‘mail-be addrets- _—

ad as followa: 0

(b): Rank, {e) Name, : -

pany.) (s): Battalion; Regiment. (or

ment‘ or Departiment.

y. (f) CANADIAN CONTINGENT,” . 7 (e} British’ Expeditionary 2

Forée.

“| oa Araly Pa Oe Low : . ||. in service overseas, or in training: ‘for overseas or under. treatment’ after’ his or

‘For the ira six ‘months ‘of. of 7 ;

1918° exports of: lumber from B,

O totalled’ 4/808, 297 feet, this|"

‘Tbeing an "incréage ) over, the: ‘whole'y year of iv.

At is estimated that 120, 600 pet . sonia: registered i in’ the three. Van-

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couver widings.

ust ithe first steamer-o ‘of: the: year fe alk 4] reached Nome, Alaska, thi Week, |). . where-the i ice, peak: Up. “Ie: aten Les , than usual, oy

Up-to-Date Drug 5. bres

$2

4 Welling aod Smoking Lounge with large ‘ie

$ {Hazelton -

. The Miner $2 a year, . 82/8, — uma Ean . ~ Fbreplace .

“lane Sarnple Room Well Lighted” -

na) Green Bros., Burden & Co. a

New Hazelton}

Hazelton Hospital “gsoes| || fdr any period from one month upward at $t per |. |”

‘Men : Nineteen and ‘Twenty Years of “Kee. °

: Fa! a) Regimental Nomben, wep cC. P, R. ranchinisti i in n Winnipeg : * threaten to ‘tie up the: ‘railroad ~

. (d): Squadron, outers or. Co on

~ other: unit), Staff appoint: _

“impression that.young men of nineteen years, ‘and those who became twenty - |

| notice from the Registrars. a . Harvest ‘Léave. .

in two cages :—

L such “BETVICO, OF under treaiment after returning from overseas; or,-thé only’ - remadining.of two or more brothers capable cf earning. a: liveliliood - (the. ‘other

Opie ina eoncérned should chféporting to his unit state that he desires to apply’ = “yfor leave Of absence on one or more. of tho Brounds: mentioned and his application _. ‘form ‘will -then: be filled out and forwarded. to: Militia Headquarters, Ottawa. In...

PUBLIC. NOTICE |

‘Military Service Act, 1917.

‘Men 19 and 20: id 20: Years of Age. : - Harvest Leave. | mat Leave of ‘Absence on. ‘Ground of Extreme Hardship. _ | Procedure to’ obtain: Leave of Absence. oe

-:lt has come to the attention of the Government that there 3 is & widespread

since‘October 13,.1917, as well as those whe may become nineteen from time to . time’ and. who. have been or will be called upon to register under the: ‘Military : * Servieg Act; are to be immediately. called to:the colours, ; "This impression is:quite incorrect, No date has yet, been fixed. for ‘calling . “upon ‘sguch-:men to so report for dity, ‘nor -has: the question been brought ‘befére + - the Cabinet for decision.. In view of the need of labour on the farm, - it is most “unlikely that consideration will be given. to.the:matter until after ‘the-haryest.is -W°! * ‘over, although of course the Government's action must be determined primarily. | ‘by the military situation, = ai :There:is no further obligation incumbent upon. young men of the ages _above meritioned who have -registered or who do: 80 hereafter, uatil they ‘receive

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Some: enquiries have been received as to ‘the: possibility: of granting. harvest | "Yeave to sucli troops as:may. be.in the country at: that time. “No definite assur- -ance.can.be- given on this point as-advantage must be: taken of. ships as they _ become available, On the’ other. band, harvest leave wil be ‘eiven if ‘at’ all 4 “-possible,: : "

Leave of ‘Absence on Grounds of Extremie Hardship. |

It is:desired that the Regulations respecting leavé of abseiicei in cases sof hord- 7 ship should be widely knownantl fully understood. Such leave will be:granted

{a) where extreme hardghip arises ‘by: reason of the fact: that: the’ || --

“than concérned is either the: only son capable of earning a livelihood, of a father ||’

~ Kkilled. or disabled on service or presently in: service’ overseas, or:in’ ‘training for :

brother or brothers having been’ killed, or disabled on. service, or ‘being. presently ‘their-rettixn’ from overseas); brothers married ‘before 4th August;’1914, ‘living in ali

'. Separate. establishments and having a child. or children ‘not-'to. ‘be ‘gounted, in determining the fact that _the man is the. “only’?. remaining son or. brother} qt

'- (b) where extreme hardship arises by reason of exceptional circumstances such &g [fh

the fact tht the man concerned ig’ the sole support. of a. widowed mother, an Jf: invalid father or other helpless dependents.

‘Tt. is to. be noted that in all-these:cases the. ‘governing factor i is not hardship, e o :

loss or suffering to the individual concerned, ‘but to others, that! is. meinbers. of | oie family. or. those depending’ upon ‘him. sas ; A oft

«Procedure: to obtain | leave’ of. absence. ae

A: simple system for dealing. with these oases “has heen’ adopted. : Forme ‘of - - applieation have been eupplied:to. every’ Depot, Battalion sind ‘an’ officer’ of' each = ‘battalion has been-detailed whose duty it‘is. to. give: ‘them: immediate ‘attention. ’

- ‘the meahtime;.if the case appears: meritorioug,‘the. man will:be given ptovibional: :lénye of: absence for thirty- days so. ‘that-he. way: return: ‘home ‘ and ontinue ‘his.’ ivi . D while his: case is‘ being finally disposed of:

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