Premier Asquith Resigns To Take Office of Secretary of War London, March Secly's resignation hus qeen accepted." This was the expression employed by Premier Asquith in | Announcing in the House of Commons today that this war 'secretary had paid the penalt of his indiscretions in addin to a cabinet, document the tw paragraphs which have arouse< such foeling as to threaten th existence .of-the entire cabinet the first information receiv cd by members of Parliamen that Colonel Seely had definite lv retired from thecabinet wa when he entered the House am I took a seat on the back benche [instead of anibng his late coJ Priiice George ConstructionC Building Contractors o S&SVgiVen on a11 kin^ of Re inforced Concrete and Brick Work. _ Materials Furnished. Plans and Blue Prints on application Phone 37, SOUTH FORT GEORGE Temporary Office-Corner Sixth Aye. and Vancouver St., Prince George. The .(|)aragraiphs which causet lilie crisis were contained in jiiieiriorandum written to Brig Indier General Hubert Gough contained the. following i'TIh! government must retain its right to use alf the forces o the crown in Ireland or./felse ihcre to maintain order/,// and jjupport the civil power in the ordinary execution of their July, but< it1:'nets no intention latever of/-iaking advantage t,h is right in order to crush political opposition to the pol-cy/or the principle of the Home Biile Bill." TIkg laiiter repudiation ol bese guarantees by the cabinet las taken as a rebuff by Field jjirshall Sir John Ewart the djauht general to the forces. lid Sir John French, chief of be imperial general staff. The ro generals immediately re rued and all efforts made by nhe premier and thw her ministers failed to induce to change their minds. eir resignations were made finite today., 'remier Asquifch's further nouncement that he. himself uld take up the portfolio of retary of war came in the ture of a surprise. Having nounced his intention to take the office, he declared he >uld retire from the house of mmons in accordance with law "un.til it pleases,my nstituonts to sanction my 'rein." The Premier then dra^ liafrcally walked out of the inniber amid frantic cheering the Liberals, the Nation-lists and Labor members, the iole body of whom rose to Mr feet and waved handker-liefs and papers as he left. [Mr, Asquith, haying' accepted »ri -office of profit under the wn', must now return to constituency of "the EasiT; e,- Scotlandy^for re-ejection. the last occasionhereceived votes ngaipstHbe 3,350 of vMs opponents .• '" ASKING [MontFeal;thihg8 agreed to Mrant.ee tHe company's bonds $15,000' per^mile on the fofrie section, and 75 per cent, the cost of the mountain ct>on, arid in 1905-took by uct; of parliament to tee £14,000,000 forktha* fPos?. This, it is found, is * sufficient to complete the , and we have suggested to government the advisability taking, further powers at the esent session to enable them carry out their part\ot^the ("The Grand Trunk Pacific e provided tneir proportion the additional cost, andt do hot need at this tmie to ask for further sistance as has been suggests 111 recent newspaper articles. Monday's train" from east N brought 237 passing tp ****- point. Among HIl^Fifog from eastern trips were Geo.:E;'Mc-ib Dan BrWster and a. — "• ¦ " .'¦• '. . u v ' iJD.jF.M. PERKINS NOTARY'PUBLIC Agent for Non-combine Fire Insurance. :".- Excelsior Life Insurance Co. Applications prepared for 'obtaining-Pre-emption Records, Certificates of Improvement, Crown Grant and Naturalization Papers. Applications for Land Registration attended to. Agreements of Sale, Deeds, Wills etc. drawn. Blair Block - South Fort George FRANK W. WILSON Barrister, Solicitor, Notary Public - Office : Blair Bldng., South Fort / . George, B. C, Branch Office : Central Av., Fort George I/. P. ECKSTEIN Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Bennett Building South Fort George, - B.C. Prince George Builders Co. Ltd. Have two three-room Houses, with^mntry, fully completed, ' lota cleared^and fenced. Prices • 1900 and $2200 For further particulars^apply H. WILSON, M*r., Conwr Laselle & Scventii. P.O. Bm 64 SOUTH FORT GEORGE ROOMS TQ RENT AT THE Victoria Hotel (Formerly Grand Union) OPPOSITE CLUB CAFE, Third Street - South Fort George GREGORY Aerated Water Manufacturer SPECIALTIES: )ry Ginger Ale & Fruit Wines Ve havel200 cords of mixed Iry wood. Got to sell quick an^ cheap. Pat your orders with HAS. MALASSES, Northern Hotel ' Do you conte BIJILDI Then investiiwt*" o- set our rkmanahfp and M'INNIS Hamilton and. \ ¦ Hamilton ana c« ' First btreota K mw.w,xr,w.*r.w,u Own your own home! You can build your future home now at the.minimum of ex-pense. ^~ ;v I v . ¦¦¦ x No building \* too" large or too am aU to receive our careful attention. v Blue "print* and plans furnished. Get our estimates. Bronger & Flynn Contractors and Builders SOUTH FOKT GEORGE F. CAMPBEif CIVIL ENGINEER Columbia Land Surveyor Land Agent Timber Cruiser Representing GORE AZMcGREGOK; Limited JBcGrejor Building. Third Street. SOUTH --------- FORT GEORGE. B. C. . / GEORGE HESS Practical Boot & Shoe Maker 'Repairing' a Specialty. My Motto: Neatness and Despatch. Water Front (next, to Princ^ George HouBe), South Fort Georob Alex. itfcEachern Builder and Contractor Estimates given for all classes of work ~ Address: General Delivery, SOUTH 1ORT GEORGE D. PENNES OF PARIS The Jewelry Manufacturer Maker of Artistic Gold and Platinum Mountings Repair work of all kinds given ' . . prompt attention. Nusret Block • Third Street Fort Georse O'Flaherly & Thome .'/\ '•' Apples y\'". I Oranges / Lemons Finnan Haddie Hamilton'Arcnue - South Fort George Gre^n Bros., Bur Jen £ Co. Gffl Etr«m, DmWm 1B. C Lu4 Smiym Survey* of Lands, Mines, Tovn«ltei, Timber ~ > • Limits, Etc, City Express and Cartage Company Express Delivery Baggage Transfer General Draying C. T. RUSH - b Proprietor PHONE 51 The Sanitary way SMITH'S CREAM WAFFLE HOUSE Hamilton Avenue It's the Fresh Eastern Oysters It's the Ham and Eggs It's the Butter It's the Meat Specials It's the Baked Spuds It's the Pure llap!e Syrup It's the Honey in comb It's the Pie Crust It's the Service It's the Best in the City Motto : Quality and Service Fort George Steam Laundry Expert in charge. Special Attention Given to Fancy Goods. Office hours: 8 a.ni, to 8 p.m. Phone 47, 2 Rings. Water Front - South Fort George jo not neglect,a cold. Stop the cougtiand build up the system to ensure a perfect cure. You are safe^vKjien buying at THE FORT GE0R RUG CO. H. W. GROSS A. C>BUCHEL FORT GEORGE SOUTHFORT GEORGE, B.C. General Hardware and Sheet Metal Workers. All kinds of tin and sheet Iron work done. Camp Stoves, Hot-air Furnaces, Etc. Sole Agents Nagel-Chase Celebrated Gasoline Lighting^Systems. I Stock-taking {SALE! ¦, s^ ¦ . - / We^are going-to reduce our stock to make room for the iiew>fcock that we have on the way.... Therefore .^yqu^vin save money by comirg here before yoiido^ yoifr buying1. Just drop- in an^ look at the/prices. Close & Brown Company, Ld. 7 " GENERAL M&RCIfAKTS. j^Laselle Avenue and SecondrStreet .V South Fort George Now that our statements of last Fall regarding the future of thei City of Prince George are are being fulfilled vr^would like to call your attention to the fact that we are given credit sors havjngthe'test buys jp:the townsite, a fe,\y of which we ^herewith submit. A \ \ . \ <,/ BUSINESS FOOPERTY Lot 16, Block 151 $2400 "13&14, " 150 10,000 ,"> 16, " 20 2200 RESIDENTIAL PRO>ER|Y Lots 11 & 12. Blk. 119 $1500 /* 19&20, " 1^4 1900 x TRACKAGE PROPJpiTV Lots9&10, Block 40 ^3500 •M8&19, "31 1500 ^ 7^" " S2- 500 . *; 5, 6; 7,8 " 36 each 600 "Cm You Beat Tlcin." At the present time about t^o! hundred people are arriving l Pii Gti i h h ill p e bout t^o! hundred people are arg al Pririce Georg^"on every train, in another month we will have daily serffce from bothJPrince Rupert and Edmonton; and then for ,the greatest boom ever witnessed in Canada. Real Estate Agents of Pririce George. SASH Building Papers D0ORS Ready Robfiinig» SHINGLES Store Fronts : Cottaget^font Windows OD $3.75 per cord delivered Four-foot Wood Fort George Trading^ Lumber Co., Ltd. phone 11 ¦ c. Mcelroy, - ^hone¦ W SOUTH FORT GEORGE. Manager. . FORT GEORGE. (Late Roberts, Jones & Willson) Real Estate and Insurance Agent HAMILTON AVENUE, SOUTH FORT GEORGE, B.C. ' Phone 2, South Fort George P.O. Box 23, South Fort Georg* Prince George Lots for Sale - . LISTINGS INVITED Buy Improved Land and save the4 per cent. Wild Land Tax IMPROVED Lands for Sale in Fort George District 70 Acres on Eraser River; good hou^e, chicken house and run, stables, piggery, etc. : ^- .^ . 30 Acres within 3 miles of G.T.P. Depot; good house, outbuildings, ' > large fenced garden. . . . , )"~ . ' - 40 Acres on lake shore; good house, two gardens, chicken house, root house, etc ^"'•¦<: Several ranches of 160 acres, Crown granted land, all improved. >- Two good sub-division propositions, full particulars on application. HOUSES FOR SALE Two well-lfeilt residences in South Fort George FOR SALE. A charming Bijou Bungalow in Central-Fort George FOR Corner Fourth and Hamilton - Soatk Fort C—if% B. C ANEW AND UP-TO^a^&HOTEL. On American Plan. Rates on Applicaj Bright and^comfortable rooms and ... suites at-^tne Empress. : : Ch.;WARCUP ProprleteHr NOW OPERATING : Full and EflMent Equipmeiit of Horse Stages and Sleighs Jr6jn lAshcroftrto Lillooet and^rfl Cariboo Pointsr including Barkerville and /Fort George, ¦j CARRYING ' / ' ' - • " •'¦" . ' ' "floyal Mail, Passengers/and Express Stages leave Ashcroi't Monday 41 a.ni^/ ....•' -*¦..•• arriving Soulh Fort George Saturday 7 p.nu Stages leave South Fort GeorgePriday 4 a.m. . ,. .. ¦•¦¦; ' - Arriving- at Ashcroft Tuesday 6 p.m.- -Stages leave.*Ashcroft Friday J a.m. ... ;'¦¦¦;'*-'¦ ¦:¦/*.'¦¦ -";¦ . arriving Soutji Fort George^Wednesday; T p.m. Stages lea>e South Fort-^George Tuesday 4 a.m. "'.•¦';. ; ' . '¦ / ' '. iirrivinjg nt Ashcroft Saturday g Build Yourself a Home The advances mm'e-by (li«jl>ni!(litiK trurlo in this city arc in conformity with th« improved facilities i>t supply, It is nuw possible to secure every requtait* ber« for ingcof a'modern, uii-to-rfale liomoat ic'iisoiiiiblf. prices. I can desUrn and " hompto suit your ideas. LET US TALK IT OVER. ORJtVRITE r tbTbaSK ytMr(atu« P BREWSTEK AND PELHAM P.O. Box 17. / South Fort Geonre. B.C. AMERICAN PLAN EXCELLENT CUISINE Corner Hamilton & Third The newest and most modern hotel in the northern interior Rates $2.60 and $8 Monthly aaVi wwfciy wmMm 'mm a»-ltotto Bestof wines, iquora and cigars Albert JoIibmhi, P. BURNS & CO. Ltd. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in aO Kinds M /,' Meats Butter, Cheese, Eggs; GOODS DELIVERED TJGTALL PARTS OF CITY. \A ) Highest Prices Paid tfir-^ff.^«nf.'f^»^^f^ir Ph.nf 3a Fort^Gecrge and South Fort ^orge. Pll°"^ •• 1. ;•;•¦.; y\ ••¦- • :