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0001 s ~ ~ ~s A Weekly Newspaper Ct'rculati ug in the District of West Vancouver-A mbieside, Holi@burn, Weston, Dundarave 61.00 per year. Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecitff, Etc. N~ssts ds 5 pe, ~y Vol. VI SIX PAGES HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER. B.C., FRIDAY, JULY 17. 1931 ER qi is L ufw I. snit FIFTEENTH ANNUAL DUNDARAVE REGATTA The Fifteenth Annual Dundar- ave Regatta will be held this year st Dundsrsve Pier on Sat- urday, July 26th, st 2:00 p. m. sharp, under the auspices of the West Vancouver Amateur Swim- ming Club. An exceptional program of twenty swimming events will be presented including the Canadi- an Diving championship, 8 metre board, for men, and the ladies I and 8 metre board, B. C Cham- pionship. Entries for the Canad- ian championships will be large~ and it is expected that the best divers of Canada, and affiliated American clubs will be compet- ing, The present title-holder, we understand, will be here from Toronto to defend his title. The local club has a strong entry for this event in Eddie Hornsby, who won the men' diving event here last year, The winner will undoubtedly have an excellent opportunity of appear- ing in Canada's Olympic team st Los Angeles next summer. The club is allowing the B. C. Electric Trophy to go with the title (as well as the champion- ship medals) for one year only. In the Ladies'iving, Miss Molly Edwards and Miss Mar- garet Currie will be among the competitors and the club is mak- ing s strong bid to retain this title in'est Vancouver. Miss Edwards has held this for the past two years. Strong competition is expected in all the open swimming events. V. A. S. C. and Crescent A. S. C. are out to make s big showing, while White Rock and the "Y" teams will also be much in evid- ence. George Burrows will try for a new B. C. record for the 200 yards swim. . There will also be several events of a comic nature. Log rolling, the ever-thrilling sport of the lumbermen, will be seen, if entries can be secured. The Royal Life Saving Society is go- ing to present a mock wedding. This is one of the best comic events ever attempted in Van- couver snd always makes a big hit with the audience. A picked team of West Van- e ~ couver boys will give a demon- strtion of life saving and inhal- ator work. This arises out of the classes in life saving and inhal- ator instruction which have been carried on during the present season under the able direction of the senior members of the ~ local club, wherein over sixty pupils of our public schools have been given life saving instruc- tions as taught by the Royal Life Saving Society. The Regatta Dance will be held in the High School audi- torium from 9 to 12 with the ever popular Bert Kool's orches- tra supplying the music. Make it s point to turn out for ~~he Regatta and Dance The council resolved that a resolution be prepared and for- warded to the U.B.C.M. that an amendment be made to the pres- ent water sct to the eifect that no water Bcense be granted in territory where there is a muni- cipal water supply. W. T. Rowbottom wrote the council re exchanging D. L, 819- 20 for other tsx sale property. The matter wss referred to the chairman of finance and the eng- ineer to bring in s report, iiANNUAI. HEAI.TH REPORT The Medical Health Officer submitted his annual report to the Board of Health, showing that the health of the commun- ity had been remarkably good for the psst year. Particulars are as follows: Whooping Cough „.....,... 11 Chicken Pox .................... 22 Measles ........................... 2 Scarlet Fever .................. 2 German Measles ............ 6 Erysipelas ..................... I 44 During three of the twelve months there were no infqctlous d isenses reported. Legion Notes The 'Canadian Legion, 1Vest Vancouver branch, ls holding a general meeting next Wednes- day, 22nd July, at 8 p.m. Every member who can do so is re- quested to sttencL The engineer wss instructed bv the council to seek the advice of the minister of lands in re- gard to the water pipe between the mainland and Eagle Island. J. C. Moon wrote the council re the condition of the Crescent Road. He was informed that the council had no funds for grading snd, had it not been for the waterworks undertaking, it would have still mmained un- opened. TO BUILD CANAL AS A RELIEF hIEASURE The council at their meeting on Monday night endorsed a res- olution passed by the North Van- couver District Council that the canal proposed at the Second Narrows by the Cote Commis- sion, be immediately started, or some similar project, as an un- employment relief measure. BRITISH COLUMBIA 1871--1931 6it'id On Monday, July 20th, the Province of British Columbia will celebrate its Diamond Jubilee, the occasion being the Sixtieth Anniversary of the day on which this Province became part of the Confederation of Canada. In the light of such an important historical event, our citizens msy well think on the favorable conditions under which we live, and with justifiable ride and sincere gratitude view the accomplishments of the ast six decades. We owe much to the pioneers and early settlers, who, despite personal sacrifices, hardships and discouragements, carved out their humble homesteads in the primeval forests, displaying indomitable courage, vision snd faith, indeed build- ing better than they knew, and laying a sure and lasting foundation for those who were to follow. A tribute is due to the memory of the farseeing statesmen and legislators for time and ability spent in public service. whose shrewd judgment and profound wisdom guided the eventual destiny of this Province. The policy formulated sixty years ago, not only proved to be the deciding factor in linking into one harmonious whole that vast territory lying between the shores of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but also re- affirmed the intense loyalty of its people to that greater Con- federation of the British Empire. The citizens of British Columbia, despite a cycle of de- pression, which we hope is of a temporary nature, enjoy ad- vantages which might well be the envy of others less fortun- ately situated. Our wealth of mountain scenery, with myriads of snow-capped peaks, has proven the inspiration of artists, poets, and writers. Our majestic rivers have carried the barques of adventurers and explorers whose names have been written large in history. Our beautiful valleys, at one'ime I the home of the aborigines and denizens of the forest, have been tilled by sons of the soil snd have been made verdant and productive for the benefit of mankind. Our rugged coast stands guard over the Pacifi, across which we look with hope to countries that are gradually gleaming the light of civiliza- tion. The products of our mines, the lumber from our forests, and the teeming fish from rivers and lakes have brought material wealth and prosperity in the past, and the future holds prospects for an even larger share in the trade of the world. In our local environment we see arising a great City with towering buildings, spires, streets, and beautiful homes, where once stood the silent forests to the waters'dge. We see, where once glided the Indian canoe, huge argosies from the seven seas, unloading cargoes of merchandise from many Nations. In our own Municipality we enjoy scenic beauties beyond compare, and within s short space of time have seen the growth of a residential suburb of which any city might well be proud. With the knowledge of our early history, replete with virility and romance, and with the example of the splendid men and women who have made our development possible, the Sixtieth Anniversary of the birthday of this Province might well fire our imaginations, inspiring us not only to appreciate things that have been, but rekindling in our hearts a greater faith in the days that are to come. We enjoy a glorious heritage bestowed upon us by a benign Providence, and handed down to us with the splendid traditions snd ideals of our forefathers. Ours is the privilege and sacred responsibility to continue with energy the march of progress so well begun, and to bear our share in the building up of a greater Province, that succeeding generations may enjoy the fruits of our labor. ihIay British Columbia, standing at the cross-roads of the world, be ever ready to welcome strangers within her gates, and may her citizens enjoy those blessings which can only be obtained through good-will, peace and industry. J. B. LEYLAND, Reeve. ~Whole Water Systenh Connected Up A bnef but very int ~ting ceremony, as marking another distinct stage in the progress of West Vancouver took place on Wednesday evening when the Reeve and Council accompanied by the following Executive Of- ficers, W. Herrin, Clerk; J. Dun- can, Engineer; J. Duckworth, Superintendent, and the follow- ing foremen, V. Nightingale, G. Lloyd and H. Thorpe, attended at the opening by the Reeve of the valve situated on hiarine Drive in District Lot 890 just beyond Caulfeild, which marks the Junction between the easterly and westerly sections of the com- pleted waterworks. Prior to opening the valve the Reeve gave a short history of the various small water systems which being linked together had now culmin- ated in an undertaking capable of supplying a population of 20 000 people and in the course of . his remarks paid fitting tribute to all those who had been en trusted with the carrying out of the project. After officiating at this point a visit was made to the Ross valve installed close to Keith Road bridge over the Cap- ilano River, where the Engineer explained its effect m keepmg the pressure normal when the local supply had to be supple- mented by that of the Greater Vancouver Water Board. From now on it will be possible to sup- ply the whole hfunicipality from either the east or west end so that no interruption at either of these points will result in serious dislocation of the service. Previous ttz the ceremony the Reeve and hfrs. Leyland enter- tained the council and officials at a dinner on the lawn of their home. ~1VEST VAiV SII III1IERS VICTORIOUS Three inembers of the West Vancouver Swimming Club car- ried the club colors to victory st the aquatic sports Inst Saturday st Cutter Island. These sports were a part of the Lynnmour Field Day, and were under the auspices of the club. The three winners were Margaret Currie, flrst in the ladies'ancy diving open (Magoffin Challenge Cup), hIaurice Anderson, who won the silver medal for the swim for boys 10 to 15 years, and Eddie Hornsby, who led all contestants in the boys'ancy diving open. The feature event was a dem- onstration of life saving by mem- bers of the West Vancouver Swimming Cluix Particulars of the winners in the various events are as fol- lows: Single paddle canoe race Indi- ans only: I, Gabriel sfoody. Swimming race, boys 10-15 years: I, Maurice Anderson. Swimming race, boys 16-20 years: I, E. S, Jacquist. Swim- ming race, girls 10-15 years: 1, Mary Franklin. Swimming race. girls 1&20 years: L Agnes Mar- tin. Ladies'ancy diving. open: I, Margaret Carne. Boys'ancy diving, open: I, Eddie Hornsby. Log rolling competitioni I, Frank Thomas. Log bucking: 1. Jack Gillie. Log chopping: 1. Jack Gillie. Log chopping. ladies: 1. hfra George 2, Mra Morgan. Pillow light: 1, J. Brondgeest. 4JJ'