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I PROVIRU?AL W x j d 1 Circulating in the D istrict o f West Vancouver--Ambteside, Holly burn ̂ Weston^ Dundarave $1,00 per year. ' CjfpreSS Park, CaulfcUd, Whytecliff, Etc. O' P " new «tand.. Vol. HOLLYBURN P.O.. WEST VANCOUVER. B.C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13th. 1938 . No. 4 THE FAR EAST STEWARDSHIP MEETING 'Pwo thiiiKs stand out with startling: ciekness in the Far r H.in situation, firstly, the desire of Japan to goad the Empire as the leading power in Asia into making •liul secondly, our sta te of unreadihesa for conflict, as c\ ill'cHCcd by the efforts of the British Government to put **p.nan never declares war. Instead she commits an act r J '\y and always when she is ready and she esteems her P ieniVniost uniready,- as in the case of her war with w licli she started by torpedoing a Kutjsian battleship or battle­ ships at Port A rthur a t a time when both nations were at.. There are outrages which no self-respecting' nation can P,kP lying down! That is .why England is so nervous abour liongkong. Any bopibing of th a t port, for instance, would k iuiiivalc^nt to an air raid on Vancouver, and must mevit- 'ihiv lii'ing on the deluge. ̂ ■r j* i ' It matters little hom r^uch how often Japanese diplor nviK and business men protest their peaceful intentions so U,!' aVtheir armed forces continue to commit acts.of,w ar. T e military party is in control, and they have p n e so f^r in their efforts to provoke a conflict that they cannot be trusted iiof to be guilty a t any moment of the, unforgivable. So far we o f 'th e 'B ritish Empire and to a je sse r extent America and other European nations have suffered terribly hkh in prestige and m aterial resources. Every time we or thev allow our or their authority to be flouted, the news travels, bv the mysterious telegraph of the colored races to the re­ motest corners of Asia .and Africa, and the white m ans "westige'Wes" ^̂ that prestige -to the point- she has Japan has already more than made up for any losses she may have sustained in blood and treasure. ' ' But she has done and is doing more tha'n tha,t, because P-unlike us, she does not indulge in silly considerations to r t ^ weak, and, therefore, knows how lo r ^ e war pay. The mil­ lions of money invested by British investors ,and others m Shanghai property and business have either or seized,by. the Japanese. The latter have also for all practu^l purposes exp ropria te the Chinese customs, which are th e maiirsecurity for the great s i ^ s loaned by many in England and the United States and Europe. . Already these things must have brought su ff^ in g ahjd rujp.-oyernight to thousands, of innocent people. ~ , i. ̂ a Por,:the-white-:man: m_ust-todayi;te -kicked - out - ot -A^ia.^ Later, say in fifty years,.he is to be'enslaved m Europe and? America. The above may sound fantastic, but th a t is "ow the ^ukase from Tokio runs. And a t least it m ust be admitted th a t a good start has been made. . ' Is it not about tim e we Canadians forgot for a time our interest in'smaller things and concentrated on the yitapm atter .. - . -r ' "------- ! ■ ■" "".v- , V. . . f ' . ""'T ' LLl.ll,, ".'i-L i-lL ./s. i i I i W " 'V / 'i f l I I -- : The annual stewardship meet­ in g 'o f the Council and School Board took place last night in the Inglewood Auditorium be­ fore not a very big but an inter­ ested gathering of residents. The School BSard took the plat­ form first, and were followed by the Council and* Police Commis­ sion, speaking in the order given. SCHOOL BOARD Trustee Mrs. A. M. O'Donnell (Chairman of Management) Mrs. O'Donnell stated Pauline Johnson had 325 pupils, a sHght increase over last year, Holly- burn 320, and the High Schools 516. There was a very loyal spirit existing between the principals and their staffs ol teachers;, and in all probability an additional teacher would be required t^is fall. All pupils try ­ ing for matriculation had passed except 4, who had since success­ fully written their supplement^ als. There were, now lunch rooms at all the schools and 5 classes." ; ' "■ ' of our safety, more particularly those, of us w hojiye to;Vaii-; couver, which will never amount -to anything as^a poit if Ah® Japanese are allowed to work their works in China. - much longer are we going to keep our heads in a bag in the vain delusion th a t w hat we can't see can never hurt us, or f]r> wp want tn take the lion from' our escutchepn and substitute the ostrich ? '■ ■ . H Ordinary common sense should tell us Ahat Chin^ S -^ today will be. ours tomorrow, unless we bestir ourselves. >i^nd to refuse to prepare now for the, inevitable is tantam ount to: 'admitting we are t he decadent race the Japanese consider us to be.' ' ■ 7 " ' 'A '■ Trustee D. MtTavish (Chairman of Buildings and .. Grounds) Maihtehance chai*ges had been --Hollyburn, $328.21; Pauline Johnson, $615.85 ($320 for an­ nex finished) f- Inglewood, $521» ' (mainly hall, floors and platform) Inglewood annexj $125. D und^- ave had been leased to Toc H, who kept it up. The new curricu­ lum had forced them to spend $695 on-new^ equipment. Jn_J.une 1936,' there were. 422 pupils a t the High SchooL, and last Dec­ ember 510. Pauline Johnson and Hollybur]^ Schools could not ac­ commodate in ore f and with- the increasejn .population nev^build­ Pollce Coniinissioner Joy Their allocation had been $11,713, and they had spent $11,385, leaving a balance of $328. Fines had amounted to $582, and $152 had been collect­ ed for dog licenses^ A new car had been pui*chased for $832.25. THE COUNCII. Councillor Dickinson Chairman of Finance) * All debts and salaries had been paid, sinking, fund requirements provided for, and the bank over­ draft all paid off. Tax collec­ tions were $134,068 or 71% of the levy and an increase of $10,- ,400 over 1936; tax arrears paid $63v709 while the sale of tax sale lands Had netted $25,212; ;*j^government grants, $5,240 and 'the ferry surplus, $11,500. The sinking fund, $620,268 a t a par value, was still in exbess pf_re- quirements. , Altogether they had had a very satisfactory year and he was particularly pleased that the last $7,000 on the orig­ inal $55,000 bank overdraft was ' paid. ' • Councillor Fiddes (Chairman of Works arid Light) They had spent $800 oh snow in January and December, but n,ow had bought a snow plough. Flush coating old roads had cost $400. He--especially--mentipned- thetarringof d irt roadsron^hich had been spent' $3,100. This had been very successful and meant a big. saving tp the municipality. The necessity of keeping pace with ^ the growth of the district wal^ be-- coming a real, problem w ith the building of n4w roads, etc. He " a s k ^ ~ a i r to go^ l6w to fT tlm if::de^ mands. The 237 street lights had cost $10,528. . Councillor Gisby ■ ̂ fChairman of W ater and Fire) The volunteer fire brigade of THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Hoevo J.' B. lAvland will In all l)robability bq. given another ac« *('lnmal ion, no other iMUididate liaving been heard from as like­ ly to conte.st liis candidatuix*. , 'riu*re will be four'cnmlidates foi- the two . vacancies on the , I'onncil according to information available at the time of going to, press,"Councillors G. D. Elgar and S. Gisby having signified their intention of standing for re-election, while Ex-Councillor L. (Jarthonie and Tom Brown of Brown & Munton will also be candidates. School Trpstees H. G. Barker, W. ,N. McDonald, and Mrs. A. M. O'Donnell are olTering them­ selves for re-election, aiui sO far J t would appear that they will all .Ibe rctunied by acolamatioii. Mrs. C. Head of Horsesluie Bay has announced her intention of I'linniitg for the vacancy on the l\)lice Commission. • GRAND OPENING There willwl: Dance' Oh S 22nd, in the Slice , Hall, When the music Will be sup­ plied by the original "6 Jumpiii/. _Jacks.'jLDancirig,_bpth „old_timO'. and modern,' will take place from 9 to 12. Admission, 25 cents.jjr,. u . c y . p : jMRS."STEEVES AND GRANT MACNEIL Y. W. C. T. U. ings w m llW otnrffje^cessan Trustee J. Richardson, (Chairman of Finance) The total revenue had been $73,945 and the total expendi­ ture $73,738, the balance being $207. The gross cost pexTrapil- had been $70.37, the, net cost being $51.77. Things were changing in the educational world, and both in England and Canada the tendency.was for the gpvemment to take more con­ trol, The Municipality, hovvever, should see to it that in taking up a new curriculum sufficient TO <5PF AK TONIGHT. .An .interesting evening was nioney was available to have ________- - ___ ____ _____ ._A__enjoyed^by the members of_the___things done properly. People A public meeting will be held y.W.C.T.U. a t the home of Miss- also should trend?"'̂ * sn n , Mni^ht in the Legion. Marjorie--Virnon,-:^4992 -Ing le -. interest in edu^ ^ l t ^ ^ ' Total calls were 39, 10 of them bush fires, and the total cost was $1,100 ., including, insuraircer ■ Equipment was in good ordcM-. They had 43 miles of mains, 17,') --hydrants7" 527--gate--valves--aud- 2,352 connections, of which 118 were new this year. Water rates collected amounted to $28,238, and the total expenditure includ­ ing material and new truck $14,- 571, leav ing-a ' balance of $1.3,- • 667. The purchase of 424 acres from the Mahon Estate a t $ 12,- 000 would obviate buying water or building pumping station later. Councillor Elgar Members of the West Vancour ' ver United, Church Y.P. heard an address on "A Review~of the Old Order (Scarcity) and the New -Order--(Artificial Scarcity--arid Potential Plenty) ,1 given by;W7 Ashall at their opening meeting of the New Yeai-on^i Monday, January 3rd. Cleverly worked, charts totalling 250-.square, feet, were used by the speaker to il­ lustrate' the address, giving the Y.P. as clear a conception as possible of this complicated sub­ ject. The evening was under the direction of the Citizenship group of which the convener is Bob TwymanT^ ̂ ~ Recreational meeting was held -as usual on Monday under the leadership of Hillis Wright. m (Chairman of Parks and 7 wffl review' the lefeisiU-" , tion passed a t the, last session in Victoria, and C.' Grant Mac- Neilj M.E., . will .discuss the_.cuTri-_ [ing session a t Ottawa.^ A cordial invitation is extend-^, ed to the general public to a t­ tend. ■ - - NEW DAIRY & ICE CREAM : __ 1____ PARLORiJra o p e n ; wedding g ift to Mrs. Shellard who has been a loyal member of_the society for some years. The guest speaker,--Mrs--J-. Mcr- ■Pherson, gave a very inspiring talk, ^and Miss Margaret Rich­ ardson entertained with two recitations which were very much enjoyed by all present. Dainty refreshments were served byAhe hostess.----------------------- Riddell will open-a new and ice cream parlor on day of this week a t 1414 leUrive. Ice cream will be on the premises, and a full of dairy products, cigar-' tobaccos and ponfection- vlll be maintained. L ight es will also' be served. Mr. II is offering an ice-cream tl of 2 for L for his opening- turday. RLE 'TENNIS LEAGUE * Sizzlers- Leafs liens F's - W.A. CANADIAN LEGION A Military Whist and Dance will be held in the Legion Hall on Saturday, 22rid Ja^nuary. More details will_be_giv®n_in_ii®xt- issue of this paper. SCOTTISH COUNTRY ------- --̂ ;~ n x A N C E ^ o c rE 'r r The West "Vancouver Scottish Country Dance Society are hold­ ing a dance on Saturday of tms week, January. 'iri the Orange Hall from 8 till -12 In- . eluded in th e program will be Scottish Country,. Old Time, and popular dances. will also be s e r v e d . . Tickets, 50c. Speak i rii? A ^r"TTxcstee"M aid, Chairman of Health and the Band, who was absent due to sickness, he said that physical exairiiriatibns' " were~"given ~toT Grades 1, 4, 6,10 and new pupils, the parents being asked to be present. j \11 other.s were irispec- ted by the 'school nurse^who, inade periodicJnspeetions^- and_ made home visits. • DentaL ser­ vice had-aIso-been° given, and* the general -health had beeh- good. There were between' "70 arid 80 in the junioil and senior band, in which 'connection he re­ ferred ' to , Principal Condon's good work in keeping the boys -together,^and th e ir wonderful success in competitions. As Chairman he meritioned tM , school activities, during the_C6r- enat-ion-festivities-incIuding-4h^ planting of trees. In closjungjia emphasized, the fact th a t with the schools crowded, and in some cases overcrowded, new scibool buildings must soon. neces­ sary. Reeve Leyland then proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Board, which was carriejd unani­ mously. - - ^ ■ ---- "ed a t $226,'00()7on"w H ic lT $ 5 ^ had been .spent iivl937, mainly a t Ambleside Paik for. a rugby _and.-gra,ss Jiockeyi^rbuiKL-ThiCite. wereA60 cabins op^The Ridge. 'The Jerries had carried 1,016,-. 582 passengers, an all-time record and the buses 697,907, which^ was 83,000 over total for 1936. AFhey^had built a new bus in their own garage, thus saving 'over . $3,000- , Total receipts were $129,046 against' an expenditure of $113,552. The operating sur­ plus for the year was $15,493.83, while the. amount of the sink- ihg fund charges_and intere.st_ was $14,065.' Reeve Leyland _ The Council together fepre- serited 53 years of municipal ex- perienoe.' The surplus""fqrTtbe r MRS. SNELGROVE RESUMES HER TEACHING Mrsi T. E; Snelgrove' the Christmas holidays being over, has resumed' the teaching,,of the violin and piano. Her pupils -have..-been.- successful in the; exam's of the Royal Schools of Music,_TrinitV College. London._ :.'3ei^att>iryr visited a t their horpes. Any interested may, obtain full par­ ticulars by kiridly' pHISning her a t W est 210-L. referred to the building permits being . $510,601 for .1937; the largest on record, and ̂ stated th a t with so much land already serviced the Council as a policy did not encourage new subdiv­ isions. The British Pacific Prop­ erties with 16 miles of roads had spent $2,000,000 including mains and the newest street lights, and -the golf course and house to cost $130,000 would be opened this spring. The bridge, on which '$2,000,000 had been expended' already, would not be opened till the spring of 1939. -- ■. • - ; year was $4;6S1, the sinking 'fund was 42% of the actual bonded indebtedness and $29,500 over actual requirements, result­ ing in West Vancouver bonds be­ ing. over par, which was very satisfactory. They were the only suburb in B.C. not taxing im­ provements, and the millage had been the same for 9 years. He The, doctor was vi.siting Kas- tus' wife to deliver her twelfth offspring.' While riding along with Ilastus\*he saw a duck in the road. \ Doctor : "I ^ o s e duok is that ?'■ R astus: "Tnat ain 't no duck. T hat's the stork with his leg.s off."- ^