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TWENTY-NINTH YEAR—No. 60. CUMBERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1920. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. Busy Meeting of Cleopatra Greatest $700 Collected Football Game Courtenay Light Whist Drive And Board of Trade Picture Filmed For Relief Fund Sunday Afternoon Plant Prospers Dance, Thursday Delegates Appointed to Attend Picture Showing at Ilo-Ilo This Very Gratifyng Results of the Unbeaten Ladysmith Team Com­ Makes Profit of $2459 on Nine Ladies Fix Admission Fee Right Annual Convention to be Held Evening is One of the Most Appeal in Cumberland by ing Up to Play the Local Months' Operations, With —Ladies Fifty Cents and at Duncan Next Week. Magnificent Ever Made. The Red Cross. Intermediates. Bright Prospects. Gents Twenty-five. Conducted under municipal owner­ There was a large attendance of A riot of gorgeousness and Egyptian Very gratifying Indeed are the re­ The Cumberland Intermediates get "A return whist drive and dance to ship the Courtenay electric light members of the Cumberland Board of splendor that outrivals the time of the sults of the appeal made ln Cumber­ a visit from tlie Ladysmith In Termed I the Men's Club of Holy Trinity Church plant is making big returns, as shown Trade at the meeting held on Wednes­ real Cleopatra iB the predominant fea­ land and district on behalf of the Em­ ;ites tomorrow afternoon, The Lady will be given by the ladies in tlie by the report of the city electrician for day evening. Several Important mat­ ture of the William Fox Theda Bara pire Relief Fund, under the auspices smith hoys are tlie Upper Island Parish Hall on Thursday evening, the nine months of the year, which was ters were dealt with. superplcture, "Cleopatra," which shows of the Red Cross, to go toward allevi­ League leaders, having 8 points for 4 December 16th, starting at 8 sharp. presented to the Courtenay City Coun­ at tlle llo-llo tonight. Miss Bara, the ating the suffering and distress in games, they not having heen defeated Whist 8 lo 10; dancing till 12 p.m. Delegates to Convention. cil this week. world-famed screen stur, plays the Europe caused by starvation and so far this season. Hut the Cumber­ Refreshments. Admission—Ladles 50c Mr. Thos. E. Bate, Mr. G. W. Clinton title role of the enchanting Siren ot diseuse. land boys intend to stop their record Thc total earnings for nine months and gents 25c." and Mr. Wesley Willard wore appoint­ amounted to $741!i.l(i, compared with the Nile. Early In the week the ladies and tomorrow, aud are putting a strong ed delegates to attend the annual con­ $4484.96 for the same period last year, The costumes worn by Miss Baru gentlemen appointed at the meeting team Iti the fleld. This should prove to All that the mere men know about vention of the Associated BoardB of an Increase of 12984.20. The net pro­ throughout this spectacle are won­ held ih the Anglican Hall recently, ho a good game, as the teams are wel this affair Is the brief notice.aa abovo Trade of Vancouver Island to he held fits after paying all operating ex­ drous creations. No expense was made a canvass of the whole district, matched, the Ladysmith hoys only de which Miss Dalton, the secrotary- at Duncan on Wednesday next, lffjh penses, power charges aud sinking spared by William Fox to make this and the ready responses received were feating the local hoys hy Ihe odd goal treasurer, has banded to tbe press for inst. These delegates were instructed fund and Interest, were $2459.38, com photodraniu the greatest evor lllined very eucouruging, tlie residents of all at Ladysmith tiie lust time these teams publication. Following the enjoyable to bring the following matters before pared with $313.28 for the same period and thrown upon the screen. The districts contributing liberally. met, affairs held by the Men's Club recently the convention: last year. entire world was combed by his as­ The complete results will be pub­ tbere has been some talk by the ladles 1. To urge upon the government the sistants to embody ln this matterpiece lished next week. Up to the time of of giving a return one, or as some necessity of completing the Bevan- every accurate historical detail which going to press, Rev. W. Leversedge, Football Schedule expresed it, of "getting even with the Headquarters road. Though this road history describes as having graced the secretary-treasurer of tlie local fund, Proceedings Of men," "we'll show 'em how it should was promised last summer, so far It court of the famous Cleopatra. reports over $700 received for the fund. Vancouver Island League be done," and so forth. On Thursday has only been surveyed. evening last a large number of ladles In addition to the decorative crea­ City Council The following is tlie schedule of Iho met in the church hall behind closed 2. To enter a strong protest against tions embracing the various periods tn COWICHAN G.W.V.A. Vancouver Island Football League, the The usual fortnightly meeting of the doors and drawn blinds. And as it the regular service of the steamship which Cleopatra reigned, there have CONDEMNS PRESENT games being played on the grounds of City Council was held In the City Hall lasted well into the night no doubt Charmer being discontinued,while the been used more than ten thousand the first-named team In each instance: on Monday evening, the full council they did considerable pow-wowing— vessel's furnaces aro being changed people to add color and life to tbe BALLOT SYSTEM December IK— being present, with Mayor McDonald but having sworn themselves to abso­ from oil to coal burning. Great In­ photodrama. These periods embrace DUNCAN.—Apart from the election in the chair. lute secrecy, they hnve since observed convenience is being caused merchants the Roman and Egyptian, giving the Cumberland v. Victoria West. of officers, the semi-annual meeting of Court of Hevlsiiin. a sphinx-like attitude when any of the and others by the discontinuance of a director an opportunity to picturize Metropolis v. South Wellington. the Cowichan branch of tbe G.W.V.A. Aid. Bannerman and Aid. Pickard 'fellers" are around. All they will say freight service from Vancouver, especi the various barbaric types prevalent Nanaimo City V. Yarrows. on Monday night was notable for two were appointed to act with the Mayor Is "Wait until Thursday, then you will ally as regards perishable goods. At ln those times. neceinlicr 8(1— present freight only conies from Vic­ resolutions. One of these condemned Cumlierland v. Metropolis. as a Court of Revision in connection find out." We are patiently (more or In the Interior tent scene more than toria. Hornby Island is entirely lso the ballot used In the late election, ou Victoria West v. Nanaimo City. with the Municipal Voters' List, the less) waiting until then to "find out," $50,000 worth of decorations were used lated, not having received mail or the ground that it was no longer South Wellington v. Yarrows. court sitting on Friday, December 10. and wilt do so If it takes our last to glv it tiie barbario appearance of freight for some time past. e secret. The matter is to be taken up Jnmmry 1— The matter of getting an auditor to 'two bits." The fair sex have set a splendor accredited to the time of the with the provincial executive of the Yarrows v. Cumberland. audit the books of the council was left very good example by charging ladles The Board of Trade will hring pres­ great Siren of the Nile. There were G. W. V. A. and the-member for Metropolis v. Victoria West. in the hands of the Mayor and City double the admission fee of the men. sure to bear on the government to do used alone, In this wonderful set, two Cowichan. A committee of two was Nanaimo City v. South Wellington. Clerk. This is as It should be—too long have something towards getting the Trent rugs valued at $30,000. In addition, empowered to present the subject be­ Road completed. The government January 9— Hurl) Closing Bylaw. the meek sex been held up, held down, the varlouB tapestries, silks aud furni­ fore public bodies. sandbagged, and so on! built 300 yards only of this road in ture amounted to more than (20,000. Nanaimo City v. Cumberland. The Early Closing Bylaw, which 1916 and nothing has been done to it Condemns B. C. Veterans Weekly. Yarrows v. Metropolis. calls for the closing of stores at 8 Never before in the history of pao- Everybody is advised to be present since. The road Is ln a deplorable The other resolution stated that South Wellington v. Victoriu West. p.m. instead of 10, will come up for todramatic production has there ever and see the fuu. condition and residents tn that district "Whereas the B. <*>. Veterans Weekly Jnnnnry IB- consideration and final adoption at tho been Been such a lavish aud costly dis­ consequently are ln a bad way regard- has become a partisan political jour­ Cumberland v. South Wellington. next meeting of the council, on Mon­ play of decorations. Veterans Visited Men's Club. g transportation. The Minister of nal, it is no longer worthy to be the Victoria West v. Yarrows. day, December 20. ubllc Works and Road Superlnten- official organ of the G. W. V. A. in Metropolis v. Nanaimo City. Tlie application of James Baird for On Monday evening last somo mem­ bers of the G. W. V. A. visited the t. will be communicated with ln an DEATH STRUGGLE ON this province and should no longer be JIIIIIIIII) 88— an increase iu salary was laid on the Men's Club and engaged them In a i li avor to get something done. OCEAN BED SCENE IN regarded as such." The provincial Victoria West v. Cumberland. table for the ne\v council to deal with. whist contest, in which thoy proved A good deal of discussion took place "THE WHITE HEATHER" executivo is to be iftked to lay this South Wellington v. Metropolis. It having developed that the sewer tho winners. A very enjoyable even­ •.icerning the Early Closing Bylaw before ull branches In the province. Yarrows v. Nanaimo City. pipes into which the new sanitary In­ ing was spent, aud more of theso scoial to go into force at the beginning ot sliinuiiry 30— stallation at the city buildings was A Bcene of tremendous dramatic gatherings arc looked forward to. the year, but no definite action was power ls that In which two men en­ WEDDING Metropolis v. Cumberland. connected, were not large enough, the decided upon. It is probable that the gage in a death struggle on the floor Kunulro Cit.y v. Victoria West. Board of Works was authorized to in­ IIiirmlsiin Miller. At the iuvitutlou of the G. W. V. A. hour as petitioned for, 8 o'clock, will of the ocean in Maurice Tourneur's Yarrows v. South Wellington. stall u septic tank Instead. Rev. W. Leversedge attended the meet­ remain the time for closing. Paramount-Artcraft special picture, On Monday afternoon, at the Presby­ February (I— ing of the association on Tuesday last, "The White Heather," which will be terian Manse, Nanaimo, by the Rev. Cumberland v. Yarrows. Courtenay-lomox Delegates. and addressed the members, his re­ shown at tbe Ilo-Ilo on Saturday next. Unsworth, William Harmisou and Jean Victoria West v. Metropolis. United Secure marks being along the line of the re­ At the annual convention of the As­ This is said by New York critics to be Miller, both of Cumberland, were unit­ South Wellington v. Nanaimo City. lations of the returned men and the sociated Boards of Trade ot Vancouver the most thrilling and novel scenes ed ln matrimony. The happy couple February 1.1— First-Class Goalie church. island on Wednesday next at Duncan, ever pictured. returned to Cumberland yesterday af­ Cumberland v. Nanaimo City. Courtenay-Comox will be represented ter visiting Island points on their Tlie local football team has been for­ "The White Heather" is adapted Metropolis v. Yarrows. At the meeting of the Men's Club on by Messrs. E. H. Hicks-Beach, J. Sut­ honeymoon. tunate in securing thc services of J. from the Drury Lane melodrama. In­ Victoria West v. South Wellington. Monday next, Mr. Colin Campbell will ton and Theed Pearse. Boyd, a native of West Calder, Mid­ directly, the title comes from the good February 20— read a paper on "A General Outline of lothian, the nursery ground of Scot­ luck flower of the Scotch Highlands, South Wellington v. Cumberland. Sociology." In the season's doings Honor Roll tish footballers, Boyd comes here the white heather. Yet Scotland is the Yarrows v. Victoria West. the club will make a sludy of Sociology Foresters Had with an excellent reputation, having background for but a part—and a Nanaimo City v. Metropolis. in different forms. The first book io Leading Students in the Cum­ played goal for the famous Hearts of minor part of the melodrama. The ac­ be taken under consideration will be Midlothian team during the "seasons Pleasant Social tion centres around the recovery of a berland Public School for the INTERMEDIATE GAME Mackenzie King's "Industry and Hu­ marriage record from the hulk of a of lIH3-14-15-lfi. The local Court of Foresters held a Month of November. RE.SULTED IN DRAW manity." destroyed yacht, called "The White Jock Clark, Cumberland's old goal­ social evening on Wednesday last, af­ Mr. Charles Graham has promised Heather." The big scene of the melo­ DIVISION I—Clifford Horwood, 1; keeper, has been laid up for some con­ ter'the business of tho court had been On Sunday last the South Welling­ lo read a paper to the club later on. drama takes place at the bottom of the Willie Jones, 2; Connie Wood, 3; Mal­ siderable time with a poisoned arm, concluded. Friends of the Foresters ton Intermediates came up here for All interested are invited to attend sea, where the hero and the villain, ln colm Stewart, 4; Fanny Strachan, 5; and will uot be in shape to play foot- werejnvited and a very enjoyable time Cecil Fraser, 6. their return match with Cumberland hall for a good mauy weeks yet. His the meetings. the weird costumes ot deep Bea divers, in the Upper Island League. The was spent. In the whist drive the DIVISION II—Tom Abe, 1; Chrlssle mauy admirers extend to him their fight to the death. weather was anything but favorable winners were "Miss" George Yarrow, Sutherland, 2; Mabel Jones, 3; Nora sympathy and trust he will he back in These two men are at death grips at for football, the game being played in first; Mrs. J. H. Vaughan, consolation; Gen, 4; Mary EnrlchI, 5; Dorothy tbe game before the end of the season. Church Notices the bottom of the ocean, eight fathoms drenching rain, along with occasional gents, Mr. W. Bruce, first, and Mr. J. Liddell, 6. To Boyd, th patrons of soccer foot­ below the eyes of man. One the hus­ snow. Each side succeeded iu scoring e HOLT TRINITY CHURCH Waddlngton, consolation, ball in Cumberland and district ex­ band who seeks to cast aside the DIVISION III.—Toshlo Kajlyama, 1; two goals. All the players were glad Rev. W. Leversedge. A musical programme followed tbe tend a hearty welcome, aud hopes are faithful wife of his youth. The other Edith O'Brien, 2; Sandy Bevis, 3; when the final whistle sounded, they Iter. Ii'lh. Third Sunday In Advent. drive. After supper Mr. Hugh David­ entertained that he will live up to the the man who loved her, and loves her Leland Harrison, 4; Marsha Boyd, 5; being wet through. son outlined the alms and objects ot Albert Gomm, 6. excellent reports that have preceded Holy Communion, 11 a.m. still. The husband seeks to destroy Sunday School, 2,30 p.m. the order, and explained very clearly DIVISION IV.—Shirley Bate, 1; him here. the difference between the Ancient the only evidence of his marriage, the Evensong. 7 p.m. certificate that ls burled ln the silent Toshlko Iwasa, 2; Nellie Clark, 3; High School Clubs The preacher al the evening service Order of Foresters and the Independent Sam Davis and Jack Bird, 4; Jean Order of Foresters. Mr. Davidson also waters of the deep. The other fights will be the Right Rev. C. D. Schnliold, MacNaughton, 5; Jack Hill, 6. G.W.V.A. Social D.D.. Lord fllshop of llie diocese of intimated that ln the near future a to prevent bim, that the honor of the Lust Friday evening a very interest­ DIVISION 5—James Peters, 1; Mar­ Columbia. Ladles' Court of Foresters would be women he loved might be saved. ing debate was held at a joint meeting vel Bate, 2; May Hughes, 3; Archie Instituted, and asked the ladies present These scenes were actually taken on of tho Hoys' and Girls' Clubs of the Whist Drive and Dance Given ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. Dick, 4; Irene Bute, 5; Susume Nagal, to consider well the advisability of the ocean floor off San Pedro, Mr. High School on the subject, "Resolved, by Woman's Auxiliary Was Rev. Father It. Beaton, Comox. 6, James Potter, 7. joining tbe order. Tourneur utilizing the newest subsea thut the Orientals are a menace to the A Huge Success. photographic Inventions of the Wil­ DIVISION VI.—Harold Conrod, 1; Pacific Coast." The girls were the (illHE METHOMST CHURCH liamson Brothers. Norma Parnham, 2; Kathleen Cooke, challengers, being represented by Miss A huge success Is the verdcit of tlie Rev. (i. K. Kinney, IU, K.IU..S. BISHOP SCHOFIELD TO 3; Fusayo Suglmort and Lolls Bar- Phemle Brown and Miss Christina whist drive and dance held in the Sunday Junior Congregation, ll a.m. VISIT CUMBERLAND toldl, 5; Shlgeo Kawagucbl, 6; Norman McKinnon, and drew the affirmative, Memorial Hall last evening by the WOMAN'S AUXILIARY Sunday School ami Bible Clasa, 2.30. Hill, 7. while Jack Fouracre and Cyril Michell Women's Auxiliary of the O. W. V. A. Regular Preaching Service, 7 p.m. Rlfht Rev. C. D. Schofield, D.D., who CLEANS UP OVER $100 DIVISION VII—Fred Bolletlno, 1; maintained Hie negative The judges Tbere were no less than nineteen Young People's Society, Monday at is making a brief trip through tbe Isabel Yarrow, 2; Isuncto Asno, 3; were Mrs. Hoods Mayor .McDonald and tables engaged at whist, a very enjoy­ 7.:in p.m. • S. li. Club, Tuesday at 7..10 p.m. northern part of his diocese after visit­ The afternoon tea and sale of work Nabuo Hayashl, 4; Low Leung nnd Mr. Carey. able time being spent by tbose par­ conducted by the Women's Auxiliary Baseball Club. Tuesday nights, ing England to attend the Lambeth Gordon Keenan, B; Norman Frelone, ti. ticipating, The winners were—Ladles. Choir Practice, Thursday at 7.30. of Holy Trinity Church on Wednesday The speeches tvoro of a uniformly Conference, will be ln Cumberland on DIVISION VIII—First Reader—Alko high order and the judges reported Miss lludock, I; Mrs. Hunt, consola­ W.ll.O. Club. Friday, 7.80 p.m. afternoon last proved most BUccesBful, Sunday and will preach at Holy Yoshlkaml, 1; Kishlo Kaga, 2. Second that tho equality of the two sides tion; gents, Mr. W. McLellan, 1; Mr. a large number of people visiting thc I'llKSIIYTKItlAN SERVICES Trinity Church in the evening. Primer—Sarah Lawrence, 1; Floyd forced tliem to declare a tic. They Chapman, consolation. hall. Over one hundred dollars were James Hood, Pastor. McMillan, 2; Russell McMillan, 3. cave the speakers some valuable Refreshments in abundance and of a taken in by the ladies, which they con­ Morning Service at 11. Wills INDUCT REV. J. W. FLINTOK DIVISION IX.—Annie Walker, 1; criticism, and Mr. Carey and Mr. Mc­ very appetizing nature were served by Sunday School at 2.30. COURTENAY.—There will undoubt­ sider very satisfactory. Stephen Huddock, 2; Victor Tomassi, Donald kindly offered a prize for the tlie ladies, aftor which dancing was In­ Evening Service at 7. edly be large congregations to hear the 3; lso Lin Ho, 4; Norah Wallace, B; winners of the next debate to be held dulged in. Mrs. Frost and Mr. "Bud" Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening Bishop of Columbia who ls visiting the WOMEN HIRE HUSBANDS Matsuyo Abe, 6. early In the New Year. A "bun feed" Graham supplied thc music for the at 7.30. district next Sunnday for the purpose TO FLEE FROM RUSSIA DIVISION X.—Norma Frost, 1; completed an enjoyable evening. dancing. Choir practice Friday ovening at of inducting the vicar, the Rev. J. W. Esthella Allara, 2; Oswald Reid, 3; Great credit is due thc ladies for the 7.30. Flinton. The ceremony will take place LONDON.—Hiring Finnish men to George Bird, 4; Edmond Carrigan, B; AUSTRALIA ADOPTS endeavo