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001C96AA DI Pr GOOdS it% en's4 hl Furnishings 1 110 hlARINE DRIVE The Haadiest Little Store in %Vest Vg~ SWEATERS hlen's Woollen Cardigans in Heather colorings........ $2.25 up Women's Pu) lovers and Cardi- gans at ........................... $2.75 up Children's Sweaters at......... $ 1.25 Nice assortment of colors. l Woollen Gloves ~ New sh Wool Flannels, various colors.. 95c Hosiery - Underwear A beautiful rango of Silk and Wool Hosiery, ass'ted shades 95c Children's Wool H ose, garter tops, special ............... 50c pair up hlen's Pure Wool Socks 50c 0'5c pair. pment.............. 50c pair to $ 1.50 pair New Spring Arrivals in Wash Goods, from 25c a yard up. Sexagesima Sunday (Feb. 3). 8 a. m.--Holy Communion. 10 a. m.--Sunday School and Bible Class. 11.15 a. m.--Holy Communion. 7.15 p. m.--Evensong. There is Divine service at St. Francis'hurch, Caulfeild, Sun- day at 3 p. m. The first meeting of the new- ly elected Church Committee will be held next 5Tonday night in the Parish Hall at 8.15 o'lock. The annual Father and Son banquet mill be held in the Par- ish Hall, Friday, February 8th. The Cougar camp of TI&il Rang- ers is co-operating with the Trail Ranger camp of the United Church for this event. AIr. AV. A. Rundle will be the speaker of the evening. St. Stephen's Annual Vestry 'J 51eeting At the annual Vestry 5Ieet- ing of St. Stephen's Church held last Friday night in the Parish Hall satisfactory reports were presented by the various organ- izations. During the year the Parish Hall has been enlarged, a net organ installed in the church, the lighting system m- proved and a fireplace added to the rectory. There have been gifts of a memorial window, a pyx, and a sanctuary car~et. The financial report presented by Mr. Kendrick total receipts from all sources $4814, that the ap- portionment had been met in full and $500 paid on the debt of the rectory. The rector re-appointed Mr. A. Hampson as his warden and the vestry re-elected Mr. C. T. Kendrick as people's warden. Messrs. J. J. Rutledge and 4V. J. EVenmoth were elect.d delegates to the Synod and AIessrs. W. Hawkes and B. Hayes alternate delegates. Mr. Hayes was elect- ed Vestry Clerk and Mr. 4V. B. Thomas auditor. To serve with the wardens and delegates on the church committe there were el- ected Miss M. B. Almas, Miss Ethel Millard, Mesdames W. Gourlay, A. Hampson and M. B. Pobinson and Messrs. AV. T. At- ~vood, F. Eatock, J. D. Hardy, F. J. Hayward, H. A. Hunt, V. Nightingale, D. Robbins and W. G. Wiltshire. The rector an- nounced the visit of the Angli- can National Commission to the North Shore in February and the marking of the jubilee of the dio- cese of New Westminster. At the conclusion of the evening' business the AVomen's Auxiliary served refreshments. THE West Van Nevvs Published Every Friday H. HODGSON and F.F.LOVEGROVE AVest 363 West 412L Publishers Business and Mitorial Office. 1361 N arine Drive Phone AVest 363 bl ail Address: P. O. Boz 101, Hollyburn, B. C. Next Sunday Sunday School--10.00 a. m. DIorning Service--11.15 a, m. Evening Service-- 7.15 p. m. Both services will be conduct- ed by Rev. J. S. Henderson D.D. Young Peoples'ight Sunday. Feb. 10th. On Sunday, February 10th, Dr. Henderson will preach at both morning and evening ser- vices. At the evening seimice, which will be "Young Peoples'ight" he will be assisted by Nr. Kenneth Beckett of the Uni- versity of B. C.. 51unicipal Officials to Attend Service at United Church The Reeve, Councillors, School Trustees and Police Commission- ers and officials have been invit- ed to the evening service at the United Church next Sunday. Woman's Auxiliary The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Auxiliar~ of the United Churrh will be held in the Church Hall at 2.15 p. m. next Tuesday, February 5th. St. Stephen's Swimmers Car y Off Two Trophies DIaintaining their lead won on the two previous nights'ports the swimmers from St. Stephen's Sunday School on Monday night at Canadian Memorial tank re- tained the Leckie Cup won last year for schools under 200 and also carried off the Macdonald white Star Trophy for the open championship, it being the first time a smaller school has been able to accomplish this feat . St. Stephen's team got 80 points and their nearest competitor, St. Paul's 71. Points were won by the swimmers as folloms among the intermediate and senior ev- ents--Intermediate Girls 50 yds., 3rd, Doris Rivers; Girls'iving, 3rd, E. Black; Boys Medley, 2nd Jim Chapman; Girls Medley, 3rd Aubrey Lestcr; Boys Diving, 3rd Jim Chapman; Boys Relay, 3rd, St. Stephen's (Chapman, Lemon, Kendrick, Cornish); Senior Girls 1st, Isabel Wilson, 3rd, Marion McMillan; 50 yards, Backstroke, 2nd, I. wilson, 3rd N. NcMillan; 100 yards, Freestyle, Girls, 1st, I. wilson, 3rd, N. McMillan; Boys 200 yards, 3rd C. P. Chap- man; Novelty Egg and Spoon, boys, 1st J. Chapman, 2nd, C. P. Chapman; Boys'iving, 3rd, C. P. Chapman; Novelty Egg and Spoon, girls, 1st, N. McMil- lan, 3rd, I. wilson; Boys'lunge for Distance, 3rd, J. Chapman: Girls'lunge 2nd, I. Wilson; Girls'elay, St. Stephen's 2nd, (I. Wilson, M. McMillan, E. Black, D. Rivers). Baptist Church 15th and Duchess Pastor: Arthur B. Schulte. Sunday School, 10 a. m. Morning Service, 11 a. m. Evening Service, 7.15 p. m. AVeekly prayer service each Wednesday at 8.00 p. m. B.Y.P.U. Tuesday 7.30 p. m. All young people invited. St. Stephen's Church Unitec Church THE WEST VAN NEWS WEST VANCOUVER Christian Science Society C8 U RCH EDI FICE 20th and Esquimalt, IIollyburn Sunday Services 11.30 a, m. and 7.30 p. m. Subject February 3rd "LOVE" Sunday School at 10.00 a. m. Testimony Meeting Wednesday at 8.16 p.m. St. Anthony's Church Pastor--Rev. Father Kelly Sunday--Mass, 8.30 a. m. High Mass, 10.30 a.m. Benediction, 7.30 p. m. KVeek Days--Mass 8 a.m. Class Leaders at Dundarave School The following are the class leaders at Dundarave School at the January examinations: GRADE 4, First Term 1. Brenda AVickin 2. Evelyn McGowan 3. Coleman Key. GRADE 3, Second Tenn 1. Hugh williams 2. Dorothy Davis 3. Albert Huggins. GRADE 3, First Term 1. Edward Coe 2. Billy McCrum 3. Patsy Morton. GRADE 2, First Term 1. Elsie Robbins 2. Donna Cave Martha Von Zuben 3. Dick Bibbs. GRADE 1, Second Tenn 1. Ruth McLeod 2. Dorothy Sangster 3. Billy Huggins. GRADE 1, First Term 1. Donald Griffiths 2. Dickie Harrison 3. Alma Skerton. SCOTTISH SOCIETY The next regular meeting of the EVest Vancouver Scottish So- ciety will be held at the Clachan on Friday, February 15th, at 8.15 p. m. Mrs. D. C. Ritchie will lecture to the society on "Little Known Parts of Scotland." A full attendance of members is requested. The Difference EVhen a plumber makes a mis- take he charges twice for it. When a lawyer makes a mistake, it is just what he wanted, be- cause he has a chance to try the case all over again. EVhen a car- penter makes a mistake it is just what he expected, EVhen a doc- tor makes a mistake he buries it. When a judge makes a mistake, it becomes the law of the land. AVhen a preacher makes a mis- take nobody knows the differ- ence. But when the editor makes a mistake--good night! .Iiotice to l'uL ic II ewcast. e )rum1e er COa I wish to announce that I am SOLE AGENT in West Van. for Newcastle Drumheller Coal. It has come to my notice that others have been advertising this coal, they cannot, however, deliver it, and such advts. are misleading. BOB BLACK. llobb Coal L Transfer 15th and Marine West 17 %Vest Vancouver Bible School Ambleside Hall hlar&ne at 14th Sunday, February 3rd at 3 p.m. Leader MR. PERCY KING SubIect: "VISIONS OF THE E&IPIRE" EVERYBODY WELCOME Come to the Class on Sunday. A real welcome awaits you. THE rIOUSE CAT Below w&ll be found an article from the pen of Dr. A. K. Fisher of the U. S. Bureau of Biological Survev, which has been issued in circular form by that body. The article will be of interest to our readers, because the condi- tions referred to by Dr. Fisher as obtaining in his country exist in )Vest Vancouver. It may not be general knowledge, for in- stance, that there are large num- bers of wild cats on Hollyburn Ridge, which work havoc among the bird life there, and which sometimes even come down to our gardefns to prey on the birds which nest in the trees and bush- es. These cats, that is to say, the first generation at least, have been brought over by summer visitors and deserted when they returned to the city, hence the animals have reverted to the wild life of their ancestors. By Dr A K F&she1 U S But eau of Biological Survey. Outer's Recreation, p. 84 Many an innocent hawk skunk, owl and weasel has been shot for the deeds of that sleek highwayman, the house eat. It is safe to say that this maraud- er, which enjoys all the com- forts and protection of a home, in the more thickly populated districts destroys in the aggre- gate more wild birds and young poultry than all the native nat- ural enemies combined. A cat has been known to kill a whole brood of chickens in a day, a feat unequalled by any predace- ous animals with the possible exception of the mink. Others in the course of a s=-ason have practically destroyed whole con- veys of quail or grouse, or nests full of young songsters. A mell- known naturalist estimates that in the New England States alone one and one-half millions of birds are dI:-stroye&1 annually by cats. The offender is not so often the well-fed household pet as it is the abandoned and neglected outcast known as the wood cat or "wild cat." In 1905 the So- ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in New York City killed monthly an average of six thousand sick, injured or homeless cats--a total for the year of over seventy thousand. A considerable proportion of these w'ere pets abandoned by people who had gone to the country for the summer. More- over, summer visitors to the mountains or seashore some- times take with them their cats, which, on their return home are too often left behind to smell the local overflow and make serious inroads on the birds of the reg- ion. It is safe to assume that in the rest of the State outside of New York City as many cats fol- low a nomadic life as in the city, and if we assume that each cat kills one bird a week, we have a grand total of over three and one-half millions of birds de- stroyed annually. In the milder parts of our country, as in the chaparral . regiqn of California where bird life is abundant, cats often revert to a semi-wild state and never revisit their old homes except for plunder. Sportsmen and bird lovers should be eve.r watchful and whenever possible February 1, 1929. SATURDAY NIGHT DANCE IS POSTPONED The Dance arranged by Buck Holly which was to be held in Hollyburn Pavilion tomorrow night has been postponed owing to the extremely cold weather. At this affair the public were to be introduced to Barrie the fam- ous movie dog and to be enter- tained by the Personality Kid- dies. It is hoped that the dance ivill be ananged for soma even- ing in the near future HORTICULTURAL ASSN POSTPONE AFFAIRS BILLED FOR TOAIORROW sar, e j t The two meetings arranged by gthe AVest Vancouver Horticult- ural Assocation for tomonow, and which were announced in our last issue, have been postponed oiving to the severe weather. These affairs were respective- ly a demonstration of pruning by G. E. W. Clarke in the garden of Nrs. Lefeaux, 24th and Nelson, in the afternoon and a lecture in Ambleside Hall in the evening. The officers of the Association regret having to postpone these affairs but felt that the sever- ity of the weather would miti- gate against a good attendance and that it would be wiser to leave it until a later date. BIRTHDAY PARTY Nrs. A. Harvey Smith gave a party on Thursday afternoon 24th ultimo, at her home at 24th and Marine Drive, in honor of h ET little daughter Dorothy'- fifth birthday. The table haft'een very prettily decorated by AIrs. H. 0. Kccleston and in the 'entrewas placed a large bou-,'uet,from which streamers led " to each of the little girl's place cards. The children were first served lots of dainties dear t the heart of children, and, as each girl pulled her streamer, she brought in a doll from the bouquet, this novelty creating a great deal of funl and excite- ment. The remainder of the aft- " ernoon was spent in games and $f musie, the youngsters having a "i very merry and happy time. Those pr;-sent mere: Sylvia Mor- ris, Margaret Hilborn, Barbara Sparrowe, Joyce Burbridge, Mar- IIion Taylor, Nadeline and Joan . Eccleston, Lorina Lauder, Cyn- thia Haslam, Pamela Little, Dor- f othy Harvey Smith, Frank Eccle- ", ston, David McLelland, Fred 'arveySmith. ,e u I remove marauding cats from the,; eoverts. The principal reasons for keep- (ing cats are their attractivenessII as house pets, their usefulness 'il as companions for children, and.;l& their alleged value as rat and!lI mouse killers. It is impossible at present to obtain correct fig- ures on the subject, but it is safe to say that few persons during a normal lifctime run across ' more than half a dozen cots'hichhabitually attack rats.'ccasionallya hunter cat is found which seems to delight in catching rats, gophers, or ground squirrels. It is a common ex- perience, however, to find prern-'seswell supplied ivith cats over- run with rats and mice. At a cer- tain ranch house in the West a member of the Biological Survey" trapped in his bedroom twelve mice in a aveek, although eight+ cats had access to the place. Lovers of the cat should be content with one, or at the most two, of these pets and should see to it that outcasts dp not run at large on their premis":s. Now that cats are known to carry in their fur the germs of not only ringworm, but also of such dreaded diseases as tuberculosis, diphtheria, scarlet fever and smallpox, and fleas and ticks which transmit bubonic plagu'nd spotted fever, the presence in the household of Tabby is not li' without its dangers.