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001B6C3A January 14, 1927. THE WEST VAN NEWS West Vancouver Scottish Society Badminton Club Holds Tournament at 7.30 p. m. As the number of seats is limited all members'are allowed the privilege of one in- vitation other than their own, and will all members please hand in the names of the same to the Secretary not later than the reg- ular meeting. January 21st. All regular members communicate with Membership Committee, West 98RS. The following players are ent- ered from the West Vancouver Badminton Club in the First An- nual Badminton Tournament of the North Vancouver Badmin- ton Club to be held in the Drill Hall, 6th Field Company, North Vancouver, under whose auspices the tournament is being staged from Wednesday, January 12th, continuous until Saturday the 16th. Men's Open Singles--H. Booth Men's Open Doubles -- H. Booth and A. T. Finnie. Men's Doubles (Handicap)-- H. Booth and A. T. Finnie; J. McArthur and T. R. Howarth; F. X. Hodgson and H. R. Sim- monds; H. O. Ecclestone and F. Dorchester; O. G. Bibbs and H. Botterill. Men's Singles (Handicap)-- H. Booth, A. T. Finnie, T. R. Howarth, F. X. Hodgson, H. R. Simmonds, J. McArthur, H. O. Ecclestone, F. Dorchester, O. G. Bibbs. Mixed Doubles (Handicap)-- H. Booth and Miss E. M. Miflard; T. R. Howarth and Miss H. Ritchie. Ladies Doubles (Handicap)-- Miss H. Ritchie and Miss E. M. Millard. Ladies Singles (Handicap)-- Miss H. Ritchie. The final games will be played on Saturday and in view of the fact that entries have been re- ceived from all the Vancouver and North Vancouver stars, in- cluding McTaggart Cowan, form- er Canadian Champion; Jack Muir, holder of two National Championships; Miss George, B. C. Champion and holder of the National Title in mixed doubles; Mrs. Gill, and many others, there should be no lack of interest. There will be no charge for spectators during the week, with the exception of the finals on Saturday, when an impost of 25c will be asked to cover expenses. We wish our local players the best of luck. The next regular meeting of the above society will be held on Friday, January 21st, at "The Clachan," at 8.15 o'lock. Owing to the serious illness of his mother, Mr. Haydn Young will be unable to give the lecture ~ for the Scottish Society as prev- iously arranged for Friday, Jan- u ry 21st. The Third Annual Burns'up- r will be held on Saturday, January 29th, in "The Clachan" The Ladies of St. Anthony' Church will give a Whist Drive and Dance in the New Ambleside Hall on Wednesday evening, Jan- uary 19th at 8 p.m. A hearty welcome is extended to all. M U N ICI PA L ELECTION S For Councillor Capiiano to Horseshoe Bay. Wm. McQUAKER Solicits Your Vote and Interest. Practical Development and the Practical Point of View. ELECTORS make your fiirst choice J. J. DUTTON FOR COUNCILLOR If elected I will serve you to the best of my ability. easer Harmony and Eiliciency To the Electors of West Vancouver: Hollyburn Public Library Association The annual meeting of the a- bove association which was ar- ranged for Monday evening, Jan- uary 10th, had to be postponed until Monday, January 24th, ow- ing to the fact that not sufficient subscribers attended. Although 140 notices were posted only 3 subscribers thought it worth while to attend. The Committee were there except two who were prevented by sickness. It is very disheartening to the committee who willingly give their services to find such apathy among the subscribers. Please try and come to the adjourned meeting to be held at the Municipal Hall at 8 o'lock on Monday, January 24th when you can hear about the committees efforts on your be- half and elect your officers for 1927. Being so early in the year it is a very good time to join; the fees are $1.60 per year, payable $1.00 till June 30 and 60c for remainder of the year. We have had a gift of books mostly non- fiction from Victoria, including among others, oSome Experiences of a New Guinea Magistrate," Moncton, and others by JohnBuc- han, Lord Frederic Hamilton, Havelock Ellis, Quiller Couch,etc. etc. The library is nt West Vancouver Drug Store, 14th and Marine, where Mr. and Mrs. Gemmill will be pleased to give you every attention. GNladys Davies To the Ratepayers of West Vancouverr Your first choice vote is respectfully solicited as one of your representatives at the coming elections on January 15th. A straight Business Administration for our Municipality and lots of action with less talk. Respectfully yours, J. T. WA.TT West Vancouver School Board „ EDWIN S. GAMAGE Your influence will be appreciated. The regular practice of The Boys'hoir under Prof. James Morgan will be held on Saturday next, January 15th, in the Holly- burn School at 10.00 o'lock, prompt. A full attcrdlsnce is ex- pecte&l. Prof. Morgan's telephone is West 178. I have had six years'xperience as SCHOOL TRUSTEE. Having completed the two year period as Councillor for which you elected me, I ofFer myself for re-election, and ask your support and vote at the election on Saturday, January 16th. My record during three years'ervice is known to you. I have served you conscientiously and to the best of my ability. If you re-elect me I shall continue to give you my best services. MEETING Next Tuesday at S.pp p. m in the NEW AiNIBLESIDE HALL A special address will be given by Mr. Dogald Doilaghy former M.P. for the District All members and prospec- tive members are mvlted. CORRESPONDENCE Editor West Van News Quite a number of speches have been made by camlidates for the Municipal Council at one time or another, from which it was to be inferred that the Mun- icipal Engineer, Mr. Duncan, was in some way responsible for the forest clearings and forest fires on the watershed of the Capilano which unleashed that demon riv- er. The report of Professor Matheson in the Municipal files a document which should be well known to Reeve Morgan, made it quite clear that the process of re- storing the stability of the river channel would be a long and in- tricate one, and that it was utter- lyuselesstoexpectthe work to be done by anything except unre- mitting attention for some years. Mr. Duncan brought a large store of close observation to the work, partly gained in Arizona and California, but chiefly ob- tained during his long residence in West Vancouver. He is fam- iliar with the best modern treat- sises on the subject of river eng- trol. I do not know of any eng- ineer in the province who is bet. ter equipped to tackle the prob- lem of the Capilano, and I doubt if there are half a dozen eng- ineers in B. C. who can rival him in this respect. He showed orig- inality and skill in his plans, and great practical ingenuity in car- rying them out. I have been a student of torrential rivers for years; in fact, I had contemplat- ed specializing in that branch at one time. But I have to confess that Mr. Duncan is away ahead of me now. It is one thing, however, for engineers to plan skilfully, but quite another thing for municip- al councils, short of money and beset with demands of all kinds, to continue making the annual appropriations necessary to close the breaches inevitably made by exceptional floods in the system of defences, and to construct the extensions necessary to hold what has been gained each prev- ious winter and utilize it to make fresh gains. Postponement for even one year often means the loss of the previous year's gain in a mild winter, but may lead to the loss of five years'ains if bad floods set in. Had the work been carried out with boldness and persistence on the lines or- iginally planned, it would prob- ably have been almost completed by now. But the consequences of postponement due to lack of funds have created a most un- just idea of the circumstances responsible for the vagaries of the Capilano, even now that they have been markedly reduced. Every engineer who knows any- thing of torrential rivers is a- ware that the Capilano is only one out of hundreds of such ex- amples of deforested watersheds creating tasks of river stabiliza- tion ivhich have lastetl for years. Yours truly. J. PORTElt, Registered Professional Civil Engineer. at Right Prices OUR selections of Food Stuffs are complete in every detail. 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