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0001 o4 N s ~ ~ A Weekly Newspaper Ct'rculatiyttrin the District of West Newsstands 6c per CopyVancouver-A mbleside, Hollyburyt, Westott, Duyddarave 51.00 pel Year. Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. P D WEST VANCQUVER II C FRIDAY MARCH is 6 ol ds sl ty sl sbo isg 'to old It do Ido JAS Irreconcilable as Ever "Impartial" has spoken again. He has, however, we src glad to note, taken "s tumble to himself" since his last ex- plosion, for this time he hss signed himself "L M. Partial" (I'm Partial). He is exactly that, one of those small voices who seek vainly to impress by a perpetual squeaking of the same shibboleth. His letter is as follows: Further Remarks on the First Narrows Sir,--Many thanks to Mr. Watt for strengthening my case against the First Narrows bridge. True, he says, there will be great developments east and north of Vancouver, but the major part of the resulting freight wifi be carried by rail via Howe Sound, and crossing probably at the Second Nar- rows or farther east. Mr. Watt should look away from his native West Van- couver to some of the great road bridges of the continent. Where will you find one with such a limited area--in fact, almost a mountain wall at its further end? No wise man tries to delude himself about the topography of his own back yard. Surely one will not maintain that future road traffic from the north--sometimes from hundreds of miles--will be de- ferred by the extra twenty minutes of travel to the Second Narrows? Rather than the wordy discourses of self-interest, Greater Vancouver is far more likely to listen to the opinions of her shipping men, men of worldwide experience and vision and of the type that has made our city, country and Empire great. With aB due respect to a loyal West Vancouverite, and the North Shore as s whole, I. M. PARTIAL. I. M. Partial is one of the best examples of s loose thinker we have ever encountered in an age remarkable for its loose thinking. Otherwise we should have been forced to the con- clusion that he had never read Mr. Watt's letter at sfi, for the letters have nothing to do with one another. Mr. Watt ..very clearly outlined the topography of the North Shore, of which I M. Partial is most profoundly,(gnorant, and then proceeded to outline the highway development witii the can. sequent opening up of the country which might be expected, especially in a northerly and easterly direction. He never men- tioned railways, because he was discussing a Lions'ate bridge, which everybody knows will not carry a railway be- cause we can't have trains running through Stanley Park. I. M. Partial says that s limited area backed by a mountain wall is not worth connecting up by bridge with the outside world. What about this comparatively small area on the map of Canada called "the Pacific slope," which has been connected across several mountain ranges by two bridges, to wit, the C.P.R. and the C.N.R.? It is to laugh, The royal commission which sat on the First Narrows bridge certainly did not listen to the pearls of wisdom which dropped from the lips of Vancouver's shipping men when they authorized the building of a bridge with s span 1400 feet long J by 200 feet high. Instead, they took the opinions of sailors and used the ordinary horse sense which God had given them. Greater Vancouver has wakened up to aB of this, and some of Vancouver's shipping men will be wise to do so, too, before the doors of Essondale begin to yawn for them. So far ss an extra twenty minutes'rive to the Second Narrows or further making no difference, we would advise our writing friend to go into the general ofFices of any large ~ railway company and state that twenty minutes were of noimportance in the time schedule of any passenger train. 1Vhat wouldn't they say and do to sny man making such a remark in this speed-mad age! Lastly, I. M, Partial--we are getting very tired of writing his name--thanks Mr. Watts for strengthening his case against the First Narrows bridge. We really are at a com- plete loss to adequately describe a man who really imagines he has made any case st aB against the First Narrows bridge. We have pawed our way through Shakespeare, have persuaded several ex-sergeant instructors to give us of their very best, snd stifi we are ss far off as ever from obtaining the proper or improper words. "To make the punishment At the crime" seems in this case to be beyond the English language, and the best, therefore, we can ssy is that he is not only beyond wrath, but beyond hope. )a Club House oF the Gleneagle Golf Course. West Vancouver ibIEN FOR ODD JOBS The municipal hall authorities have requested us to announce that householders who want odd jobs done, such as gardening, car washing, cutting firewaod, etc., are asked to notify the municipal hsB, when a suitsbTe man will be sent. LEGIOVi MASQUERADE Arrangements have been com- pleted for the eleventh annual masquerade ball of the West Vancouver branch of the Can- adian Iiegion, which will be held in the Legion Hall next Tuesday, St. Patrick's night, 17th March. The Sun Dodgers Orchestra will provide the music, and dancing will take place from 9 to 1. Tickets 75 cents, which include refreshments. A number of very Ane prizes will be given. The committee wish to partic- ularly announce that special dressing rooms will be provided in the basement, also that fancy dress is optional, although it is hoped that as many as possible will come in masquerade cos- tume. ANS Nisi.v OECilliON ON BRIDGE PROBI.EM A committee representing Vancouver Board of Trade, Merchants'xchange snd Ship- ping Federation, following s con ference last Friday afternoon with officials of the Burrard In- let Tunnel dt Bridge Co., decided to ask the Federal Government to expedite decision on the Cote commission. The Cote commission several weeks ago concluded its enquiry into the Second Narrows bridge situation here. In the meantime the Burrsrd . Inlet. Tunnel ftt Bridge Co. hss applied to the government for permission to replace the damaged span at the Second Narrows bridge so trans- portation can be resumed with the North Shore. It was emphasized.st Friday's meeting that Parliament will meet shortly, and legislation dealing with the bridge will have to be considered, so plans far re- establishing communication with the North Shore should be expe dited. CAVADIAN POETS A couple of years ago the Literary Society ventured on a night which was devoted to the reading and discussion of ex- tracts from Canadian fiction il- lustrating the landscape features of Canada. But the more diffi- cult subject of Canadian poetry wss postponed by agreement. The postponement was ended when Dr. Henry gave an address on "Canadian Poetry" last Thursday evening, the 5th inst- ant. The poetry of Canada is dis- tinctive enough to be worth ab. tention for other than patriotic reasons; and this was the key- note of Dr. Henry's address. He first sketched the development of Canadian literature as a whole and then proceeded to emphasize its features, illustrating them by selections from a score of writers, beginning with Roberts and Carman, and ending with our neighbors, A. M. Stephen anfi Charlotte Dalton. The dis- cussion which followed the ad- dress, in which eight speakers took part, was on a sufffcfentBY high level to show the appeal of the subject. BIRDS OF THE 1VEST The senior classes of the Hol- lyburn and Pauline Johnson public schools were fortunate enough to hear an address last Tuesday afternoon from that enthusiastic student of bird life, Kenneth Racey. The lecture was given in the auditorium of the High School, and was very suc- cessful. Principal Davidson of the HoByburn School introduced the lecturer. iiIr. Racey had nearly a hundred lantern slides, many of them beautifully color- ed; and he held the attention of his young listeners for 50 min- utes while he described the feat- ures of each bird with s stud- ent's knowledge and a nature- lover's insight. He varied the il- lustrations at intervals by hold- ing up a specimen from his fine collection. The vote of thanks to the lec- turer wss moved by Principal Brealey, after which the audi- ence was formed into groups snd shown the series of specimens in full daylight. Mr. Racey point- ing out the features of form snd plumage in the more interesting cases. VANCOUVER SKI CLUB CARRIES OFF SHIELD; KALDAHL )VINS RACE Six of their men finishing in the first ten in the cross-coun- try race, Vancouver Ski Club clinched the championship among Coast ski clubs to carry off the Tupper dt Steele Shield. iVordsl Kaldahl of the Holly- burn-Paciflc Club was first in the cross-country event in the fast time of 31 minutes 4 sec- onds. Axel Sneis of the Van- couver Ski Club wss only forty- one seconds behind, with Harold Belsvik of the Vancouver Club third. Honyburn was only a little more than three points behind Vancouver for the championship, with Grouse Mountain third. The latter team was unfortunate in being without "Nip" Stone, who wss injured in the jumping. Following are the cross-coun- try leaders: Time Points N. Ksldahl (H) 31:04 20 A. Sneis (V)... 31:45 19.750 H. Belsvik (V) ... 34:04 18.500 C. Lsuritzen (H) S4:27 18.S76 Finckenh'g'n (V) S5:26 17 875 R. Nield (G) . 36:21 17.S76 51. Mitchell (V).. S7:SS 16.876 L. ()ufiilsen (V) .. S7:S4 16.760 M. Bifiingsley(V) 38:60 16,125 Dumb: qpo'ro going io give the bride o shower." Dumbtr: "Count mo is. 111 bring the soap." ~NEW CLEANING AiVD I'RESSING ESTABLISHSIENT J. A, Hamilton, who formerly resided at Capilano and liiarine Drive, has opened s new clean- ing and pressing establishment under the name of "The )Vest Van. Cleaners" in the Keith Block at 1640 Sisrine Drive. He hss installed the most modern equipment and will give a one- day service in the cleaning and pressing of suits dresses snd costs. An advertisement rela- tive to this appears in this issue. COSIING EV ENiTS Monday, Match SOth- West Vancouver Choral Soci ety Concert in Inglewood Aud- itorium. Easter Mondsy- Csfe Chantant by LegionW~ Wednesday, April 8th- St. Stephen's Easter Bazaar. Thursday, April 23rd-- I.O.D.E. Whist Drive. I.O.D.E. TO GIVE SHLITARY WHIST The Duncan Lawson Chapter, I.O.D.E., sre giving a military whist in sid of the funds of the West Vancouver boys'ootball teams at 8 I15 p.m. )Vednes- day, March 18th, in the Ma- sonice HalL Tickets 50 cents. There will be refreshments snd a short musical program. THE RIDGE SERVICE STATION The Ridge Service Station, 2203 Marine Drive, ssk the pa- tronage of auto owners for gen- eral repairs snd overhauling, brakes, greasmg, etc., of aB makes of cars. Jack Banks (late Rolls-Royce) and Lance Garthorne in charge of the work. )t(R. P. CLARK db CO. ESTATES I.ISIITED CHANGES NAME On account of the confusion arising from the fact nf the real estate company snd the stock and bond company (now wmd- ing up) having simihu names, the Phoenix Investments Limit- ed has been recently incorpo- rated and wiB take care of aB future real estate transactions in West Vancouver. including real estate, msurance in sB branches, mortgages and invest- ments. They are also the busi- ness agents for Gleneagles Sub- division and Gleneagles Golf and Country Club. Captain C. J. Archer, the )ocal representa- tive, is in charge of sn their bus- iness on the North Shore, and will personally attend to an en quiries. HOLLVBURN-PACIFIC SKI CLUB DAiNCE The Hooyburn-Pacific Ski Club is giving an informal dance to- morrow (Saturday) night in the .Orange HalL The music will be supplied by a six-piece orchestra and dancing will take place from 9 p.m. to 12. A goad time is asured to afi who attend. Tickets, including refreshments, 75 cents Rev. Dv. Ho who will Iootoso os 'Eognsh Co Yoio," os tdossh Ztth