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EXTEND HONING POLICY)

Campbell Will ‘Make Things! Better. For Miner and — - Prospector

- Vietsria; March 28:—In con- _ formity with its. ‘policy of en-

the mineral areas of the province

=the government has made nearly

a: three-fold i increase in:the’ esti- “mates, brought down yesterday, | : for the : ‘work of. the bureau of This year $29,000 is to be expended, ‘against $10, 000 last year, - : -Aneluded i in this sum ts $24, 000° to “meet expendes of - working parti¢s i in the field, : _ It is intended by:Hon: ‘Lorne A Campbell, minister of mines, |. that these parties shall -keep.in touch with the field: work carried | ‘out by: the geological’ “branch of the Dominion’ “department” of "mines and that they. should also carry on preliminary ’ investiga- _ tions into the possibilities of new “areas, with a. view to advising|_ the | Dorainion authorities a8. to ~ districts. i in which. geological Bur, vey. work: would Drove of most]! “value tthe province, | we * Atiother™” ‘feature | ‘of activity “under this grant of $2400 ‘will “be. the giving of: advice’ to ‘pros- > pectors, ..

“Dominion, ‘government, a clasaifi- - cation. of the’ ‘rocks: in ‘different, “mineral:~ bearing “areas. This _ classification’ will aid prospeetors ~in-their. work of: secking mineral- _ hearing rock, “and” it. will’ also * prove: of. value, Mr. ‘Campbell: _ believes, ‘to. thode “ “proposing: “to “invest eapital i in, the: development . of the mineral. resources. of the

‘ESTIMATES PASSED “IN LEGISLATURE]

_ Vietotia, Mar, “at: Estimates, “foi the ‘fiacal., “year of: brought down today, : total git.’ “ ” 801,874.86,- ‘with’ an’ “eatiniated | _revenie of $5,944, O36. 18, Public! works secounts for’ slightly over} $8, 000,000: of | the .expanditire|, ~- egtimates; The’ Skeena district | a) $176, 000. ° "The ‘sum, of | 0, is’. provided for. “the|’ r River pie at Prines

At. dg: ‘also proposed to|= + work. ‘outi in. -eohjinetion. with the a

| Bive a depth on ‘the vein of . p- 7 proximately 500 fect.

Haden’ with war “supplies: from, New York; to Viadivostok; arrived |‘ today i in., Pectiliar. iteimatances,

Schiller, who had. atowed away on: the. atéamer, locked the. cap-|"” tain i in his” room, ' “destroyed. the) °

terrorized the crew, forcing’ them to maake this Bort; where. he ‘at- "| tempted’ ‘to escape ina ‘lifeboat; _| with $10; 000: 0, old,

‘London: Five Zeppelins raided the eastern’ ‘counties of England last night, hhinety. bombs being dropped at various places: The results are inknown at present, Each of the raiding. aireraft ar-

and all took: individual - routes across “the country.’ Anti- aireraft guns. forced them to retire,

: The admiralty announces the capture: of a Zeppelin and crew, off the’ east. coast, ©The airship | was damaged by the airerait guns ‘and was forced to descend, On. the approach of patrol ves: | sel the. crew "surrendered. _ The -|Zeppelin was taken ‘in tow, but broke up ‘and. sank i in. the river,

‘This © was the twenty-second | raid of the war: Tne “alt, ‘three

Zepbelitis have, ‘come to grief in the rida. Those now in use are

rived from a different direction, : succeeded it entering the French ‘ater expélle a while a -second

J attack completely failed. ' | serids - ‘of Gertian corpses are

|| Portugal;. with@ussian. wounded

|Ramine. AIRSHIP P BROUGH T DO WN _ CONTINUED SLA UGHTER ON WEST FRONT

jeniployed: . \

Paris: - the Verdun region,.| the: Gerriate hkve now shifted their piel mains to the

first line. trenches, but were

Thou- strewn. on the two mile front, as

against: ‘batteties on Deadman’ 8 Hill, The. boinbardment i in this ‘region is veryiheavy, thousands |. of. shells are “aged daily, .

Odessa: “The: hospital. ‘ship aboard; was: ‘sunis -in tlie ‘Black Sea by. a ‘German torpedo. boat. A number of the: wounded» were

larger thin’ the airshins at: first |

‘I vessel,

a result of the enemy ‘efforts |

; neaday.

The Red (ross was | conspicuously. displayed: on. the

drowned,

- Rome: -The political opérationa of the Allies, and the discovery of German submarine bages. in the Greek islands, have occasion-

In a stormy “meeting of . the chamber, the: president was com- pelled to suspend the sitting,

‘were broken. up by the cavalry, All newspapers have heen seized,

_ Washington ! shing is reported to have. found

rero, where the bandit leader ‘was severely defeated on Wed- Villa lost thirty kinted; ‘Four Americans were wounded,

“Petrograd: In ators ‘hors fight in the direction of Bagdad, the Turks were: defeated ‘with!’ heavy. losses, :

‘ “Great Ohio Ore in: the: “Great. Ohio :tunnel ° by; Frank ‘Martin,’ who wisited the} property: ‘on... Wednesday. * For 140. feet. ‘along the vein ‘the tun: nel. ‘shows ore, ‘the face being: all in-mixed ore. ” Assay. values gre expected to run high, - Another 60- feet of tunnel will, complete the ‘present: contract, - ‘and will

oY Single,Hanied Pirate . “Lewes,” Delsware;. Mar: “BL — |The British - ‘steamer Matappo,

wireleas,. and with two revolvers

% MONEY OBTAINED © (An nice. ‘showing of ore was-seen ss

‘money. for. ‘2 twenty-five year Se term at the rate of: B. 63° ‘per cant.

—layetem has been: fairly: well. ‘er. fected, the cost of. adviiniatration

| : ,| today ‘Yepregente.. a distinct im-|: wa | provement Over “the: rates” at 4 whieh the leat: provincial govern

FR OR FARM LOANS

-Vietoria, Mar. a7: —Thes govern- ment today placed with: 7) Cana. dian fitiancial: house a loan: for ‘af: million. dollars, which, under the terms of the Agricultural Credits Act,’ will: be lent out to farmers, all over the: province. ~-The gov- ernment: succeeded: in-gwetting-the

“In ‘New. ‘Zealand. where this

of ‘the’ ‘fand: rung to- about: 1 per cent.” “This cméans that applied. in. British’ Columbia, the farmer. will get his loan,: fora period of 25 years, “if he wishes, at 6 Ber} eqnt ora: fraction: more. —

Tei is presumed: ‘that: six. ‘weeks) or two months will ‘elapse before the fiat cash advances by. way. of

Bo. hye

‘The pric’ c obtained for thé roan

| excéedingly. well regarded

subniitted - the’ best bid for the

Jagent for machine guns and Ye- Borden to.announce the appoint-

The: Premier. - wired" Sir Sam |. Hughés, who replied that he was ‘| returning’ from England immedi- ately: and: denied any: knowledge of erat, :

loans: awill aotually be made'to the]

farmers. deagon iv aid: of Patriotic. Funds|

will be held at the. Mission House * on ‘Thursday’ afternoon, ‘April, 6, |* SAIL member’: are

[are asked to idndly bring or ‘kend| | aba =") some | -eoutilbution to the'above | over te the: t fond: on’ that’. ‘date.’ ‘Smallest “ ‘

doriations* will -ba thatikfully:re- -|eetved.

at 26 "clock...

in Eastern Canada-and the United ‘| States, degpite what the. opposi- tion may say of the country | going to the dogs, ete., etc,

-MacNeil & Young, of Toronto,

loan. * “Nine bids from other firms were 3 received,

_ Big Graft ‘Alleged . Ottawa, Mar, 31: —Sensational charges involving Col. Jc: W. Ale lison, who acted aa purchasing

volvers, and alleging. a million- dollar. graft, ‘Caused :’ Premier

mént ‘of Justice Duff and’ Sir} William Meredith. to investigate,

TW. xk ‘The Jost meeting, of the present |!

ed much excitement in Athens.

‘Demonstrations in the atreats|

Genera! - ‘Per.

JCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHS

Hazelton and Surround: ing District

Judge Young returned to Prince Rupert-on Tuesday. wo

-E, P. Spalding, the mining x man, was here on. Monday. |

~ Rev. W. M. Scott. mandi few days at Smithers.

: Miss Hoops, of Telkwa,.is.vis-

*liting Mrs. Gilbert Burrington:.

MB. Laidlaw, of Burns Lake, wag among Tuesday's arrivals. .

R, G.: Moseley lett. yesterday - for a busineas visit to Vancouver,

- Chria. Courtes,- of Pacific, was’ a visitor in: ‘Hazelton this week,

"John Bergsted, of North Bulk- ley, came ‘in on Monday’s train: = A new gasoline hoist has been

installed: at. ‘the American Boy mine.

Dr. Stone, was. down: from Endako on Thursday, on profes:

gional business. Villa, with. 500 men, near Guer- 7

Angus ‘Stewart “and George McBean went up to the Silver Standard today.

~Miss C, Goddard left on Friday

| for. ‘Vancouver, : ‘where.:she will-

take .courses:in~, natn eng ‘and music,’ ”

Foreman Haney has completed repairs on Kispiox bridge, and is

=| moving his crew to the Skeena

bridge.

‘The Hazelton branch - of the. Red. Cross held a very successful _ working meeting on Wednesday — evening, aa

Dave Loaghaan, who has prsic- ticallyrecovered from his wounds, . is naw in the customs service at Vancouver, :

The annual meeting of “Have

-|Liberal Agsoc. will be held’on _ _ Friday, April 7, at 8 o’clock in’ ve

St Andrew’ 8 Hall.

firm of .R: Cunningham & Son, Ltd., is spending a few. days: in

end of: the business:

firat.time in. four- years, , . He will:

to enlist for active service, ).-~>

the” prospecting . ‘séagon, looks: for a great deal of activity. : in | mining here. OS

| Items OF General Interest From | -

R. G. Cunningham, head of the

Hazelton, in connection with this oo _

Leowara . Maxon, ‘operator | vat: : a Ninth Cabin, is in:town, forthe: ;

leave for the coast in a few days.

: Pete Carrigan, who spent ‘the: an winter i in Prince Rupert, is back ©‘ in: town; making ‘reparations for * Pete