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- ' - * I a*!̂?M!««!6f?irî if Established over 18 years.Established over 18 years. ' A W eekly Newspaper < ̂ 1 . . ' i(̂ Circulating in the B istric t o f West Vancouver--Ambleside, Ho/lyhurn, Weston, Dundarave $1.00 per ye»r. Cypress Park, Caulfeild, Whytecliff, Etc. 5c per copy Vol. XI HOLLYBURN P.O., WEST VANCOUVER. B.Cl, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29th. 1910 No; 46 "THE GREAT NORTH ROAD** 2. Most of the people in this province have heard of the Aluskan Highway, or, as a pioneer of the North most aptly -ilN it "The Great North Road." But few seem to,know much Vl olit it beyond the fact that the United States greatly desires In see it built for their own protection, to that point indeed vlu*re they are willing to pay the whole cost of its construc­ tion And the cause for this willingness is simply,this: that only forty-two miles of sea frozen oyer for a large portion of flu* year separate the north-west, comer of Alaska from Siberia thus proyiding a first class road for the mechanized arm from Russia into American territory^, ., , Up to .date three possible routes have been considered, these being as follows: 1 The coast route, ruled out as impossible owing to the terrain, which includes mountains, ice fields, rivers liable to flood, etc.j with the additional hazard of the dangers of bombing from the air. A route using the Cariboo Highway from Vancouver to Prince George, thence by way of Hazelton^and Tele­ graph Greek to Atlin, Carcross, Dawson, and Alaska. This also would run through very tough and moun­ tainous country. , A route using again the Cariboo Highway from V p - couver to Prince Qeorge, but from there proceeding through Fort McLeod to Finlay Forks^ up Finlay River to its head, through Siftori Pass to the head of the Ketchika River to the point where it joins the Turr- again River, across the latter river to the mouth of Dease River at Liard Post, then either up the Francis River and down Pelly River or following up the west- ■eni branch of the Liard River and down the. Salmori _ . R iver, from which it .would take a straight rioHĥ ̂ 7 course to Dawson and Alaska. This last appears to be the best and most feasible route from every standpoint. For it follows the water grade' all the way, proceeding as it does ̂ between the mountain ranges, and preserves a straight line running northrwest land south-east -practieaIly-throughout-its~length,--Most-important-.o^all,_it_ would open up. a country particularly suitable for agriculture and possessing enormous timberrs^ud mineral resources. I t is the most easterly the routes suggested, being about three hundred miles from the sea most of the way, and is estimated to cost about $20,000,000. The way to prosperity leads along the Alaskan Highway, through the Great Northland, where-most of these resources await the settler and miner and woodsman. Pride would C. C. F. ELECTION CAMPAIGN MEETING 3. scarcely allow *Caniadians to acceplTthe Highway as a gift from-- the Americans .in spite of their obvious willingness to make it. Moreover, it would be better for the „Canadian and vincial Governments-to spend the $20,000,000 to $25,000,000 required to build the Highway-, and settlie' the lands a d v e n t with homesteaders and miners by means of a loan for a'period , of say twenty years a t 3 per cent with every prospect of a re­ turn 'of their moneiy than to sink that sum in unemployment relief. - ' Everybody is concerned over what is going to happen after the war and what should be done now to bring back prosperity then. Here apparently is a remedy, at any rate so -£ar-as British -Columbia-^and^Western -Canada^are-concerned-- Why not get busy on it-Now? There was a good attemhuice at the C. C. F. Election Cam­ paign Meeting last Friday even­ ing in the Legion Hall, when the speakers were C. Grant MacNeil arid E. E. Winch, M.L.A. W, T. Atwood acted as chairman. C. Grant MacNeil, the C. C. F. candidate, stated that the elec­ torate would be making on March ■ 26th, the most fateful decision in years, when thpy went to the polls. Instead of holding a full session l̂ o give , an account of their stewardship, the Liberals had closed the session after only five days, which meant that Par­ liament had sat . that timo in five months/This was degrad­ ing Parliament, and was not democracy. We needed to follow the example of. the British House, which sat continuously since the war. The record of the Conservative Government in the. Great War was bad but even al­ ready private iriterests were making a profit Out of the Cana- dian people. Regarding the Bren gun, private interests had now a virtual monopoly of small arms' manufacture in Canada, and the people had paid for the machin­ ery, tools, dies, and guages used in the productio:^. of the gun. It. ,.was a cost plus, contract, the manufacturers being paid the cost of product!^ plus 10 per cent. Profit should be taken out of war with war supplies placed under the control of the people. The" Defence of Canada Regula­ tions, in the opinion of the speaker, gave power to the, Gov- ernment, rhiich in excesis of What_ CONSERVATIVE MEETINGS 'riio following We.st Vancou­ ver M(H'tings Ivavo been arraiig- ed for Mr. 'Pupper, Nalional Con- servalive coiulidate: llorse.shoe* ̂ l.tay, Saturday, March 2nd a( 8 p.m.,'at Whyte- clilf bodge (Sewell Place). ,Orang<' Hall, 'Pluirsday, March 7lh a(. 8:15 ]).m. TIh'I'o will be a meeting, in the school hall Bowen Island, Mareh Dili, with music by Jan Cherniav- sky,' famous pianisl, who j,s sup­ porting national governiiienl. R. H. TUPPER National Government Candidate RED CROSS DANCE The dance to-morrow (Fri­ day), at the Auditorium gives promise of being a well attend­ ed and " very delightful affair. -Quite-a-number^of-parties-have- b ^ n made up, some for oards as , well as the large crowd of the dancing fraternity who always enjoy dancing to Barney's music. Get your tickets a& soon as , pos­ sible if you haven't already done so, and don't forget the cause for which it is given---the pur­ chasing of Red Gross equipmeiil^;" There will be prizes, for cards and a bus leaving the Auditor-' ium at 1 p.m. for Whytecliff. PENGUIN DAIRY , LUNCH OPENS RESCUING WOMEN FROM 'PIIE BROTHELS OF JAPAN Re.cenily returned from u visit lo Japan the Rev. Stanley Smith, now representing the Japan Ke.scue Mission, has an interest­ ing .st ory to tell of the w()i'k that is being done by ibis Mission- for (he emancipation of ►" the pOoj* slave's of the brothels and vice' dens of Japan. During the twenty- yetiri ̂of its existence'the Japan Rescue Mis­ sion has beca4 used to elfect the liberty and salvation of hundreds Hd f n;Hes(FwWieri7 irml~th<j^^ ai s~ j r i Christianity can provide no ' 'greater example of thc;po\yer of (Ihrist to save and transform lives than those wCinen who have been rescued from-a life of sin arid shame and transformed -into pure saintly womanhood. 7. Mr. Smith will be speaking at the'Gospel Hall, 14th and Duch­ ess Ave.., thi-ough the courtesy of the assembly which meets in thrit place, next Monday evening. His message will be illustrat­ ed by lantern ."glides. DON'T FORGET THE LIBERAL CAMPAIGN - MEETING 8 o'clock TONIGHT ORANGE HALL MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION TOWNSWOMEN'S GUILD i Councillor T. J. Brown, who is now a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy,' has resigned his seat on the Council, '^hich ex­ pired at the end of this year* * An election to fill this seat on the Council will be held on Sat­ urday, March 16th. Up to the time of going to press, A. Harvey Smith, former School Trustee, and Ex-Councillor S.. Gisby have announced their intention "of running for office. HOLLYBURN HALL The Military Whist a t the Clachan ' on Saturday evening proved to be an enjoyable event, and a worthwhile suni of monkey for the purchase of wool was realized. Guests a t the winning^ table were: Mrs. B. Horam and Mrs. Toy of Vancouver, Mrs. J . H. Moncrieff and Mrs, D. W. Gra­ ham. . ■' . , J Guild members are reminded of the regular meeting tomorrow ̂evening when- a round-table con­ ference on "Planned Living^' will take place, the principals being Miss Una Knipe, Miss Myrtle Mdbre and Mrs. D. Ross. Mĵ s. A. M. Watt,- M.B.E., President of, the Associated Country Women of the World, will .be the ' guest speaker at a tea at the home of Mrs. B. M. Grady, 24th and Waterfront, at 3 p.m. ne:? ̂Monday. _ p a r t o t o t t s h o w ^ was necessary, and the G. G. F stood for having these regula­ tions* placed, before Parliament for approval. The allies neeeded to state their peace aims without further delay, as that would do more to weaken--Hitler- than anything else. Peace, in order to endure, must be based on the following principles: L^eace should be negotiated, and noOictated. 2. Great and small nations must all recognize an interria^ t i^ a l authority superior to in- dmdual states. 3. Aggression and- national armaments must be abandoned by agreement. 4. All peoples must have the right to develop their own civili­ zation and the rights' of national, racial and religious minorities must be respected. ^ E. E. Winch; M.L.A., went into considerable detail regarding the institutions of the province,- say­ ing that there were things more important than war. The Gov­ ernment reported the health of the school children as improved, but he happened to know that in many places school buildings Were croAvded, poorly lighted, and old. Our gaols were filled with young m r̂i, whose only crime was that the world , had no use for them. There we were making criniinals, 42 per cent, in the. gaols being under 30, and in the penitentiary 62 per cent, under 30. Conditions could be improv- in Rom̂ hospitals, and there Douglas Johnston oLthe Pen­ guin Dairy Lunch, l533 ,Ma]-ine Drive, has installed a new Taylor Freezer, in which he will make his own ice cream fresh daily. According to Mr. Johnston this new freezer will enable him to serve ice cream of distinctive flavor and superior quality in a wide variety of flayors. He in­ tends to sell better ice cream at no higher_price,..thus passing on to his customers the economics of his freezer. He will use only the highest quality materials ih the manufacture of his ice cream and will personally . supervise th e freezing process. On the~bpening-day, Friday, March 1st, Mr. Johnston will give a f r ^ sample with every purchase. Telephone West 1057. Mr. Johnston haslived here for twenty-two years and was edu­ cated at the local schools. Ho has been actively identified with ath­ letic activities here and was president of the West Vancouver Amateur Swimming Club. THE.TUCK SHOP THE "CANADA FIRST" CLUB "The Canada Ĵ ii'st Club," de­ voted to public service, announc­ ed that after a meeting at. 3026 Marine Drive, held on Monday evening, they, will support Na­ tional Government in Canada during wartime. As the members of the club, young *men and women, are em-. ployed during the day, it was __decideri_to,i.puhhAb_a_.)iiimJbeji_p̂ ^̂ advertisements' in the news­ papers, setting out the many ad- wantages of. National Govern­ ment. Word received that the "Canada First Clubs" in Alberta were following the same^plan, was announced by the Secretary. I, 0. I). E. Announcement is made in this issue of the opening of the Tuok Shop a t 2472 Marine Drive on or about Saturday, Miarch 2nd. Fresh baked goods, ice cream, confectionery, cigarettes, etc. al­ ways on hand. 'll^e patropage of residents is requested. PERSONALITY SHOI* .. ;"The regular monthly meeting of the Duncan Lawson Chapter I. 0. D. E. will be.^held bn Mon­ day, March 4th, at 8 p.m. in the Legion Hall, when .annual re­ ports will be read..;"()wing,to.the death of Lord Tweed.smuir, the- annual meeting, which was to have been held on "Founders' Day,"-February 13th, wius epn- celledj. Next year the Duncan Lawson Chapter will have comr̂ pleted 21 years of activity in West Vancouver and at that time the chapter plans to cele­ brate the annual meeting in a manner fitting the occasion. __^ w I - .................................. - • was more insanity in B. C. than any other province. These were to him the things that mattered. ~ Miss VrReedTformerly of the well known Margaret Anne Shop, Kerrisdale, announce.s in this is­ sue that she has opened the Per- s6n!ality~Shop-at 2470 Marine Drive. Full lines of dres.ses, sportswear, notion.s; hosiery, etc. ' are carried and dressmaking and tailoring done on the premises,: Alterations \a specialty. Miss Reed, who.has a Iprig experience in these lines> solicit,? the p a t- : ronage of the public.^^ BRITISH ISRAEL There will be a Children's and xoung People's Service with lantern slides, a t 7:15 p.m. to- s (Friday), in Hollybum- Jiall, the speaker being Stewart, bhepard. Next Sunday, Sunday ^chool and Young People's Bible Llassr at 10 a.m., and a t the 7 :30 P*m. that day A. Morning will Tuesday J "'•A Pard-Mutt Show and Par­ ade are to be held on Saturday he^e, with over twenty prizes. Dogs must be' brought on leash before 11 a.m. to the Meiriorial Ai;ch for the parade to Holly- burn School where Dr. J. A. Nel­ son,--local _ v e te riria ry _ ^ rg ^^ : will be present with officials, of Swift Canadian Co. to judge the dogs. HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION The annual meeting for the -electjon-of-officers-will be held on Tuesday next, Ma.rch 5th a t 8 p.m. in the Municipal Half. .. Regular Monday evening meet­ ing March 4th, at Marine Drive and 25th. Speaker, Mr. Smither- ingale. His subject: "God's Peo­ ple Israel." You are invited to hear this interesting speaker- and also to attend the other meetings held during the week. Prayer Meeting on Thursday .evening. Bible Study Group with ..Mrs.'Xorn ish-on^W ednesday__a.t_., 2:30 p.m.***