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6 THF. WEST VAN NEWS September 2, 1927 Lesagehasit School Days! School Days! AH the Authorised SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS for HIGH SCHOOL. PUBLIC SCHOOL and COMMERCIAL at CITY PRICES with a full line of PENS, PENCILS. PAINTS SCRIBBLERS. CRAYONS. PORTFOLIOS. RUBBERS, Ete. FREE--A dandy ruler with Text Books, also Book Covers. See List of Drug Specials on Page 4 Thursday's Province Lesage Drug Store North Side Marine, near 14th We deliver anywhere. No Order is too small W E S T 3 2 3 Lesagehasit Sewing Vou % m e t e r r e a d e r o4n integral part of the system that enables you to en­ joy the inestimable boon of electric service. Beitish Columbia Qfy) Eiiem cH am m C o. V A N C O U V E R V IC T O R IA 34-?7 FRASER VALLEY MILK North 122 Mr. ami Mrs. \Y. C. Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Georgy Faulk- nor returned last Tuesday from a delightful auto trip up the Fraser Canyon and the Cariboo Trail to Lilloett, returning by way of Okanagan Valley to Wen­ atchee, Wash, spending a night in Kelowna with Mr. and Mrs. McLellan and family, formerly of West Vancouver, in their pretty home facing Okanagan Lake. Messrs. George Hay and Gordon Robson, other West Van autoists on their way to Lillo­ ett called on Mrs. McLellan the same evening making it a real West Van couver partv.• • • A. E. Riddell, manager of the Westminster Trust Compony, is having a large residence built at Cypress Park, on property adjoining J. R. Sigmore's resi­ dence. D. McDonald is the con­ tractor. * • * Mrs. P. Hopkins, 24th and Bellevue, who has been a patient at North Vancouver hospital, where she underwent an opera­ tion, is now back home and is getting along nicely. * * * Mrs. Buchan of Shermans, has left for a trip up the coast. * * * Mrs. A. B. McLean and daughter, Netta, left yesterday for a month's visit to Rainbow Lodge, Alta Lake. Mrs. Mac- lean has been sick for some time and it is hoped the change will be beneficial to her. Mrs. George Cross with her two children of Kerrisdale, is visiting her mother. Mrs. B. M. Grady, 24th and Waterfront. • • * Mrs. James Fiddes, 22ml street, left for a trip to Leth­ bridge, Alberta. • • * West Vancouver L. 0. L., No. 2990, is holding its regular meeting at Dundamve Hall at 8 p.m., next Tuesday. • * • Mrs. Montgomery and her two daughters, who have been summering in Dundamve, have left for a holiday in the interior, On their return they will take up their residence again in the city. • * * Mrs. Radeliffe of North Van­ couver, has moved to her sum­ mer home at Sherman, where she will spend the month of Sep­ tember. • * * Mr. Leppard, who has been spending the summer at a house at 19th and Bellevue, has return­ ed to the city.* * • Mrs. Clark, 24th and Marine Drive, has moved into the Mow- at cottage on Marine Drive at Dundarave. * * * Mrs. Kennedy, 21st and Mar­ ine, and her sister, Miss Sharp, are spending a holiday at Lum- mi Island. 24TH STREET TO BE SURFACED Harold Turner from Fernie, B. C., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grundy at "Dreamy Nook," Dundarave. * * * Rodney Poisson, 30th and Bel­ levue, is only 13 years old, but he is an ardent fisherman. Last Sunday he caught two seven pound salmon. * * * Miss Mildred Ford who spends her week-ends at her summer home at Bowen Island, attended the annual masquerade dance and received a handsome wrist watch as first prize for best dressed lady. She will be leav­ ing soon for two weeks vacation. * * * Mrs. G. E. Greenway and her two children returned to their home in Lethbridge, Alta., this week. Mrs. Greenway has been here on an extended visit to her mother, Mrs. A. J. Gleam, 26th and Waterfront. * * * Mrs. and Mrs. Foster, of Penn­ sylvania, have rented Mr. C. H. Ray's house at Keith Road and Marine Drive, for a month. Mr. Foster came up here for the sal­ mon fishing and both he and his wife are much impressed with the beatuies of West Vancouver. They are thinking of purchasing property here. * * * The Misses Stevenson, of the Clachan hotel, are building a double garage pointing on Belle­ vue, at the back of the hotel property. * * * Mrs. Fru and children, of Vancouver, are guests at "The Clachan." * * * Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rodgers announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Aliena to Ira Steele Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Jones, of Whyte- cliffe. The marriage will take place on 14th September.* * * Mr. and Mrs. Howes of Prince­ ton, have taken the Wilkinson house at Wing's Point. * * * Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Anderson and family, who have been stay­ ing at the Fortune Cup Inn, have returned to Vancouver. An expenditure not to exceed $637.50 was authorized by the council on Monday night for the surfacing of 24th street between Nelson and Ottawa. Waterworks Tender Accepted. The contract for the Nelson creek water system was given by the council on Monday night to Bartholomew, Montgomery & Co., as the lowest tenderers, at $54,100.00. The resolution in connection with this matter read as follows: "Providing contract can be signed to instal a water system complete in the Whytecliffe area according to the specifications as set out by Engineer Duncan, i.e., 1600 feet of 10-inch good main from the intake to a point just north of the Britannia transmission line, the remainder to be of 8-inch cast iron, equal in strength to class 'D' Ameri­ can Water Works Association and all measurements below that to be of Mannesman steel pipe wrapped, that the tender of Bartholomew, Montgomery & Co., be accepted as the lowest tender, amount $54,100.00." Death of Mr. T. Collinson. Mr. Eric Collinson, 1196 Duchess street, has received word of his father's death in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, in his 84th year. He was an hon­ orary magistrate from 1892 un­ til his demise. He was also a secretary and a hard working member of "The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals" in Halifax. Members of the Collinson family have been Quakers since the time of George Fox (1660 A. D.) Mr. Collinson leaves a widow and two sons, of whom Mr. Arthur Collinson, O. B. E. (a decoration awarded him for special service during the war), holds a responsible position for the London & North Eastern Railway Company at York. For some years when the Queen travels to Goldsborough Hall he is the chief officer on that train. Mr. (Eric) Collinson has resided in Vancouver 17 years. SLIGHT SHOCK IN WEST VANCOUVER The earth tremor which shook Greater Vancouver short­ ly after 5 p.m. on Monday was very distinctly felt throughout the municipality. No material damage was done, hut buildings were jarred, dishes rattled, and in one case some plaster was dislodged from the interior of i house. The disturbance took the form of a rumble followed by the thud as of an explosion. PERMISSION TO ESTABLISH PATIENTS HOME REFUSED Dr. H. S. Simonson, chiroprac­ tor of Vancouver, has been granted permission by the coun­ cil to occupy the garage he pro­ poses to build as a dwelling for himself and family for 90 days while his residence is being erected. Permission to use the garage ns a rest house or for other purposes was refused. GERTRUDE HUNTLEY. CANADIAN PIANIST. IN VANCOUVER RECITAL The announcement that Ger­ trude Huntly (Mrs. Huntly Green, of Victoria) distinguish­ ed Canadian pianist, will open her season with a recital in Van­ couver on Wednesday, Septem­ ber 21st, will be welcome news to music lovers and piano stud­ ents, for she has won a host of admirers here by her brilliant playing on former occasions. This recital will be under the patronage of the Festival Com­ mittee, and the proceeds will be devoted to a fund to provide a scholarship for the 1928 Fes­ tival. Cricket WEST VAN. C. C. vs. LYNN VAL­ LEY C. C. Played a t Lynn Valley, S a tu rday , 27th A ugust. W EST VAN. IN N IN G S E.W .Baker, e M aclagan, b H am pton 3 G. E. C ourt, e Hayden, b K ent 20 II. G. R errie, b H a m p to n ................ 7 R. T u rn er, c Robinson, b K ent ... 3 P. C. Chapm an, b H am p to n ............ 5 A.A . R errie, ru n out ..................... 3 A. D. F ro s t, run o u t.............................. 2 R. S. Grieve, c H am pton ................. 0 F. H arrop , c H am pton ................. 0 E. W. P a rk er, b T a it .................... 0 R. Silva W hite, not o u t .................... 0 E x tra s .................................................. 3 Total ................................................ 46 Bowling O vers Runs W kts. G. H am pton ............ 8 18 5 D. T a it ........................ 6 18 1 K e n t ................... - ...... 3 7 2 LYNN VALLEY IN N IN G S E gginton , b F ro s t .............................. 7 Cursons, run out ................................ 2 Robinson, z G. E. C ourt..................... 42 T a it, b. G. E. C ourt.............................. 3 H um phrey, e F ro s t, b Chapm an 11 M undy, b G. E. C ourt..................... 0 H ardy, b B aker ................................... 3 H am pton, run out .............................. 13 K ent, run out ....................................... 10 H ayden, not out ................................... 17 B a rtle tt, b A. R errie ...................... 10 E x tra s .................................................. 7 Total 1 2 K Bowling Overs Runs Wkts. F ro s t ................... 10 14 1 Chapm an ......... ...... 7 33 1 F m erton-C ourt .. 7 X 3 21 1 A. A. R errie 2 10 1 II. G. R errie ..... ____ 1 6 0 N ext gam e-- W est Van. ( '. C. vs. B.C. E. It. C. C. a t Mahon Purk, S a tu r­ day, 3rd Septem ber u t 2.30 p. m. Due to weak b a ttin g and poor field­ ing W est Vancouver lost the last chance of re ta in in g the cup in this gam e a g a in s t Lynn Valley. G. Km- erton C ourt was the only one to get doubli- figures and he did well bowl- in The bowling of Lynn Valley was good as usual and the fielding und ba t­ tin g earned them th eir win. West Vancouver badly needs p roper practise facilities which so fa r have not been available. There was considerable travel to West Vancouver Sunday as a result of the bright sunshiny weather. The ferries carried 2818 passengers during the day.