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For Konst old Resu>vals Phono 121 CÔAL! COAL! BURT’S Hall & Walker 185 PANDORA 81. 1232 Government Street Podded Vans, Prompt Attention. ^Experienced Mr- lttl£S R eid ce Phone 8710. TELEPHONE S3. VOL. 51. VICTORIA. B. C., MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1911 No. 72 SECHELT WRECKAGE IS MINISTERS DEFEND PICKED UP IN STRAITS RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT Life-Boats, Doors, Planking and Other Articles Bon. W. S. Fielding and Hon. Sydney Fisher Speak From Ill-Fated Vessel are Found—Number at Montreal—People Beginning to Realize of Dead Uncertain. Benefit of Freer Trade. (tipeclal to the Times.) ciprocity had been.,a bolt from a blue to see the vessel sink, although sky* Mr. Fielding pointed out that the noticed that she gras faring badly Montreal. March 27.—Windsor Hall DROWNED * war crowded on Saturday evening when arrangements which wqre the founda passing the Race. tion for these later proceeding* were representative gathering heard Hon. Addition*! wreckage was picked adopted by thq unanimous vote of par yesterday afternoon by Richard Jack- Among the drowned are: W. g. Fielding and Hon. Sydney Fisher liament. son. of Admiral's road, who was out J. W. Burns, aged 50. of Sooke, defend the reciprocity agreement. cruising in the straits in his launch. Mr. Fielding asked why" the people of and Mrs Burns, his wife He picked up a door and a life-belt, the That a considerable portion of tin- Canada had been, prosperous of late, George King Newton, aged 2d. former at the entrance to the harbor audience was antagonist was shown and then quoted various figures to show the records for 14 years before 1896 and of Victoria, a surveyor. and the latter In the vicinity of Albert when the chairman, Ueut.-Col. Mac- the 14 years since. "It is a gratifying Head. Word was received from the Kay, in his opening remarks, mention J. I, Henderson, aged 2*. of Vic William Head quarantine station this thing to have the Conservative» say toria, lineman for Messrs. Grant, morning that one of the long seats ed that he was on th* platform at Hon. that everything is so lovely now. But Smith A Co. which were situated on the upper deck Clifford Slfton’s meeting, a statement these figures do not show that such Capt. H. V. James, aged *7, of the steamer had been found there. that was greeted with cheers. gratifying things obtained when they .For the first time since the disaster WZWs were in power. e Yet year after year master and part owner of th^ Se- Mr. Ffcîdîng was given a warm recep the telephone wires between this city tion. He Opened by replying to Thus. they have said that the Laiiri^- ad chelt. —------ and William Head have been In work WMf. Casgraln’s attack on him at Mr. 8lf- ministration has been a bad one. Ever Hugh Young, of Vancouver, en ing order late. this afternoon, but the ton’s meeting. “I challenge any man to since* the government came Into power residents there could give no further they have attacked our policy, and Mr. gineer of the Sechett. — show I have ever spoken or written any information regarding the foundering word in favor of annexation of this Borden has called for adequate protec of the Bechelt, Nearly every person country with the United States. It Is tion, but now, apparently, they take, all Ranking as one of the unfathomable who witnessed the departure of the that back and iay our tariff policy is ss./ a pure fabrication without the ghoat of mysteries in the history of shipping on steamer from the station for Sooke has a show of foundation." (Applause.) different opinion as to how many "Reciprocity,” Mr. Fielding declared, "It is on the public records." said the Pacific Coast, the marine disaster passengers there were aboard and how "formed the most important question Mr. Fielding, "that President Taft of of last Friday afternoon, when the many left the vessel at the station. the people of Canada had faced in the United States said in a recent steamer SecheJt sank, carrying an un Some of them estimate that there was W<k many years. Montreal's interest speech that his instructions to his com known number of persons to their not more than sixteen persons' aboard. missioners were to offer Canada free Including the crew, w hile others are in to preserve Its prosperity as the com death. Is only rivalled by the founder - mercial capital of a prosperous and trade in manufactures. I have no doubt clined to believe that there were at he gave them these Instructions, but ings of the steamer St. Denis last De least thirty. , contented people, and if the effect of this measure wotlld be to fill the west they never made a formal proposal at cember and H. M. 8. Condor, several it is doubtful whether the exact aunt «e prairies with a prosperous and con that time. They were never permitted years ago. Not twenty miles from Vic ber will ever be known, as the books tented people, that would be the surest to get near enough for that. We told lorla the vessèl met her fate and every kept in which the number o< passen them at the beginning that In the mat gers aboard was entered were on tfie way of supplying customers for the person aboard was drowned long be ter of natural products we could meet ship when she foundered in the straits. merchants and manufacturers of Mon fore the slightest intelligence of the treal. Then there had been some out them on even terms, but when it came The names of the fireman, two deck to manufactures we had to be more catastrophe had reached this city. hands and Chinese cook also cannot be cry among the British Columbia fruit growers, but he believed that was pass careful. With not a solitary survivor the de learned. They are believed to have come here from Vancouver on the vea- ing away. (Cries of 'no.')" 1< » ‘We frankly told them that the Unit tail* of how the steamer met her fate Mr. Fielding declared that Saskatch ed State» with their enormously great will never be known, although shlp- None of the bouts which were out ewan was almost unanimous for reci er capital and specialised organisation ptngmen along the waterfront advance yesterday, nor the patrol which was in procity. as was shown when Mr. Haul- were more than our equals in manu tain, the opposition leader In the legis facturing power, and that we were not different theories based on the scant re^ ■tltuted along the beach, were succet MUNICIPAL PARCECOMZDY. lature, joined In ipg resolution of ap prepared to make à treaty with them ports received from the Indians on ful in discovering any of the oodles, rumor was afloat on Saturday evening “Hm anybody here seen ToppT** proval including any wide range to manufac Church point, who are stated to have that a launch cruising In the vie hilly In Manitoba, where political feeling tured products." been the only eye-witnesses of the ap of the disaster had sighted two bodies ,ran high, he believed the great mass of Several years ago. Mr. Fielding said, palling tragedy. In the tide eddies, but owing to dark the farmers were in favor of it and he had addressed the Montreal manu facturers here and had then pointed Little further news was available this ness was unable to recover them. It is would show it when the time came. out to them that it was a mistake for morning, except that Constable Dun- looked upon as almost an impossibility As to Ontario, Mr. Fielding Ironically NEW YORK HOLACAUST the manufacturers to range themselves woody, Ksquimalt. who wAs sent to that any of the bodies will have come UNIONIST FISH Baked If there were any occasions whet» In antagonism to the people of the Church Point by Superintendent Hus to the surface yet, as the majority of Toronto was not against the govern western provinces. sey. of the provincial police, together those aboard were in the cabin at the ment. but while Toronto was naturally with the Indians there. h»d discovered time and were caught like rats in a hostile, he believed the rural voters of "That opinion I reiterate to-day.** considerable wreckage, which has drift trap. It takes at least eight days for a CLAIMED 143 LIVES POLICY ATTACKED Ontario would recognise that recipro said Mr Fielding. "There is a distinct ed ashore. drowned person to come to the top. city was entirely In their Interest danger that east and west may be According to D. Helmcken. K. C.. who and as the passengers were inside the The great masses of the people of brought Into covert. If not Into open went out to the scene of the disaster bodies will not rise until the vessel Canada had made up their minds that hostility. What kind of a west 1» it go yesterday, two pairs of oars, a peak breaks up. Four-Fifths of Victims of Conflagration Were Girls this was a move for the benefit of the ing to be—a wise, prudent and sympa cap, two life-buoys, one life-belt, Superintendent Hussey has engaged a CABINET MINISTERS Dominion thetic west, or a rash, reckless and double-edged axe driven Into a piece of launch to patrol the water in close Regarding Sir William Van Home's dangerous west ? The answer can be iroxlmlty to where the Sechelt went SPEAK IN LANCASHIRE made by the manufacturers of the Do wood, two life-boats, bearing the name —District Attorney Will Make Thorough statement that In 1896 no one advocated of the Bechelt.

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