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" , After an illness ++lasting for + • " g +t e shareholders . + 0AI+ REMAIN UIJI ++,,+ +--J'_L'L+." :i~+~:~died hon==~aOn lhurs¢lay :0~:gl~a:lmorning +last idling o~ ~ '. _ ~ .... i.i the SunSet and Sundae group of ~ ' -- f. Force. ~,.o.A ~m,~r~?uuon ~ at his residence in +I~Iazelt~n, Building of Railway by British Capitalfsts Entails Opening properties adjoinin on Glen Counties May Vote on Ex inat Lnty woum t.ime it to : ' + g | - O.r.t+ + Up of Great Measures m Anhcnpatmn of Demand mountam, Hazelton district was clumon From Home Rul + --- iMr. C0ppock. who Came to Ha- Which Will Follow the Opening of Panama Canal held inPatmore & Fulton's offices For Term of Six Years Vancouver, Mar.+13:'Of the zelton •four years ago, was held i London, Mar. 9:'The- present the mouth of the Naas river to l yesterday' ' Bays the Pnnce Ru- London, Mar. 9:--The anxious- six additional fede~l members in the highest esteem~by all wh0 American visit of D. A. Thomas, the Groundhog Coal" fields, and l pert News. The p.rmmpal bum- ly-looked .for announcement of of parliamen:t-tO I~. allotted to .... ness of the meetmg was the British Columbia,. it is predicted knew.him. A:-pioneer of new head Of the +Cambrian Coal Corn- thence into the Peace River l - the Home Rule con ~'~: ..... cotmtries,he had+great faith in puny, +is .said by the Mornin+ ~:::ffc°untry ~tl'~t::Th~h~rter °PfP~:~a~nhae+ for theld~se?:s'°n'Me:~'r: ~7;. _°_f~:~ the? ~]~°p:::a~tywe~°"proposed.lease i!t!i~/!h~~iiie~n~~. °. that Vancouver wiil'be given one the :future of thd district, mani- P0st.to have:i for its 0bj+ct the more, North, Vancouver: one, fested by extensive purchases of safeguarding of British coal in- South Vancouver one, Lulu Is- land in this vicinity. For some terests, threatened by develoP~ dian House of Commons Mr known' + mmmg men from the J tendin- elements M- " " "" land and thelow'er Fraser one. • " bou' ~ " , . t+ , r. -~squlEn time he successfuily +conducted ments which Will follow the open: Thomas. expects to spend three . .n,dary country. The meetmgJ stated that the government• in- Yale-Caribou an additional one, aeclaed to accept the lease on and southern. Vancouver Island a+live'ry business ltere~, bt~t during ing of the Panama Canal• • weeks on this Side Of" the At- I tended that the whole of irelan a the last: year-of :his life was in r Mr. Thomas.iS convinced that lantic . +• conditions slightly different from Imp_..,+ ~ • , ...... '~ One. Victoria, it isthought, will • - • ~ aomu oe InCluueu in ~ne florae remain the sameoas at present. such +poor health that he was in the+ neighborhood of Panama The above despatches point ton th;:s;rr:PcSl:~'h [cR::; :stiff ulA;lr tho:ldb:=t::; co~pelled .: +to relinquish ac~i~'e American coal will prove much ler Brothers, if ti [ C0mox may be separated from business. Hehad nearly reached more marketable at an econ0mi, highly important scheme for the they+accept the proposition, will to poll as to whether they would I Atlin and added to Nanaimo, the his 75th birthday. development of Northern British form a development company and cal price than in the Meditm~. come into the act or not, the + the rest of Northern British Co- Two sons, R. C., Coppock, Of Columbia. Mr. Thomas, who iB open the property. ranean trade, which Amorican question to be put them being , lumbia being combined' with Tongue creek. A'lta., and T.J. now on his way. to Vancouver, is Under the proposed agreement operators have made several at= whether .they were m favor of Atlin. - • Coppock. of Castor, Alta., were the largest individual coal oper- the company will get 20 per cent temptsto capture, and that l ff exclusion from the Government Great Inventor Dead in attendanc6 during the l~t ator in the world. Last summer of the net profits from the ore that advantage is strenghened of Ireland Bill of 1914. The ex- New York, Mar..13:_--George hours of the deceased. h~ and other eminent WelBhmen taken out by the-development by. restrictive American legisla- clusion would he for six years Westinghouse, inventor of the A funeral service~will be con- visited British Columbia andin- company. tion, it may lead to the establisli-i from the date of the first meet- air brake, is dead. He leftfifty• ducted'at the residence at 3:30 vestigated the coal fields of the meat, in West Indian waters,+ 0{ Alaska Railway Bill 'Signed ing of the Irish parliament, The millions. - - this afternoon.. It : was at first Province. The outcome was the m0hopoiY in American c0al even Washington, Mar. 13:--Presi- government's proposal meant intended o.thal~ the interment -raising of. capital and the appli. - Ri~hie Beats Wolgast . more .exclusive than that now dent Wilson has signed the Al- that the Ulster counties would ~anc~ver, 13:--Richie should b~;in the:Haz~ll~on came. cation for a charter for railroac Mar. virtually held by Briii~shcoal i~ aska railway bill i~ave the option of havingexclifs '+ •, was given the decision over W0f tary. hut"in deference~ "the to ta~ the great Groundhog coal the Mediterranean. ion and if they voted for it they _ gust in the tenth round of their wishes of 0ther: ~mbet~s 0f:th~, fieldsontheNaasand Skeena. The Big F/re at Portland Mr. Thomas ~ plan, as indicated, Portland, Mar. 13:--In a water Could not be brought back except contest tonight. ...... .: - family,.:the sons have decided~ to Groundhog coal is kno~vn to be of is t0 extend his interests to those with the consent of the majority take the remains to their- old excellent quality, much • resemb- front fire• which started early DomL-.'on +May Help Canadian and American "coal yesterday morning the_ loss was of the whole U'nited Kingdom. home in"Kansas ciiY fop buriai: ling the steam coal which has Ottawa, Mar. 13:-~-The Domin-.. fields producing coai adaptable overa million dollars. It was The necessary administrative iea,~ing.. on~':t0mdrr0~v ~orning's ~nade Wales famous. ion• government !s likely to aid for 'export. BHtish, 'as we!l as the worst conflagration in the changes would have to be made train. "++: "-,-.--'..+ :../:"- - ,..... '., ~Mr. Thomas h as.bee~ s~udying thb: CIN] R'.: by la bond guarantee. c61itine~it'ar: cal+i~li~ts', "ai~ ass0- ~ in thee+bill, but+.he..h.oped the U1. the effect which the opening of histery=of O~.~g0n;=- ......... ciatedwithhim. He has obtain- ster corn,ties themselves would Smith's New Store the Panama Canal will have on SKEENA'f;ROS$1 fi ed options On practically Undevel- not wish for any alterations in C. V. Smith's new store, which his trade and has evidently de, WILL IIUSII-.WORK+IIN + opsd mines providing steam coal, the judiciary. As to the rest of is being built on the site of the AS ANOTHER.BUTT[ eided that there -ivill be an im- yielding a thermal efficiency as P. [i,•[,•]IAILWAY Ireland. and the various changes burned structure, will be com- Vancouver, MaP, 12: -- Tha mense and constantly growing great as Welsh coal. His views in detail, +the government's pro. pleted within a few ~weeks. In Skeena Crossing will-be the demand for c0al at Panama for Vancouver, Mar: 13:--J. W. as to the competitive importance ,oasis would appear later. the meantime the riew stock is Butte of the north, is the declara. vessels passing through the great Stewart, who has just returned: of Pocahontas, West Virginia Exclusion in-any forna could on its way, and Mr. Smith ex- tion of B. R. Jones, whohas been from Edmonton, announces that coal+, are strengthened by the ex- waterway. Presumably, his in- never be put forward as a solu- pects to resume business within here on mining, business. Mr. a total of twelve thousand men tensive preparations made by tention is to make a bid for this tion, thepremier said, butonly as a month. The Royal andLondon Jones, wli~ went n0rth las~ night, will be employed on the P. G. E. Americans in the way of coaling trade and to fill his orders with • an expedient which might point & Lancashire Insurance compa- says a smelter at Skeena Cros- this season. Of these two thou- depo~ on Panama canal routes. coal from the Groundbogdistrict. the way toa final settlement. nies,'represented by E.'H. Hicks sing is a Probability. There/: is --..--..,--. sand will work on the Peace The new railroad, for which Mr. Asquith then proeeededto Beach, promptly paid the amounts ample coking coal in the Kitse- New ~.ork, Mar. 7:--Mr. D. A. river extension. It is expected the charter~ has practically been give the details of the proposed due under the policies. guecla valley; near at hand. He Thomas, the Welsh coal magnate, that contracts for a POrtion of granted, will run from the mouth poll. Each county would be polled expects the Rocher de Boule :to arrived Yesterday on the Lusi- the new line will be let by May Form New Partnership o_f:.