... ... FORT GEORGE WEEKLY TRIBUNE VOL. VI., No. 8. FORT GEORGE AND WESTERN PORTION PRINCE UNITE ON AREA TO BE INCORPORATED FORT GEORGE, BRITISH CQ7/JMBU, SATI'kIMY. JANUARY 23, 1915, $4.00 A YEAR Any feeling that may have existe in the minds of a few recalcitrant in the neighborhood of George stiree that Fort George did not want in corporation must have been dispel! ed by the absolute certainty of th apeakerB at the mass meeting held in the Princess theatre, Central ave nue, on Monday night last. There was an attendance of up wards of 20 0 ratepayers from both Prince and Fort George, and in uncertain voice they unanimously decided that as a few people on George stre&t had thrown down the gauntlet and made every effort to trample on their unalienable rights, they would take up the defi and fight until right and justice had been attained. At 7:30 p. m. Mr. II. G. Perry moved that Mr. J. A. Shearer take the chair, and Mt J. Buchanan act as secretary of the meeting. After Bevoral speakers had been d h fll heard, tho following resolution was moved by Air. J. G. McMurray, seconded by Mr. Peters: Resolved, that we appoint J. A Shearer, II. G. Perry, J. H. Johnson, V P. Burden and W. G. McMorris to act in conjunction with committee of Prince citizens headed by W. G. Gjllett to apply to the provincial government for incorporation of the following area, to be called Fort George: beginning at the intersection of Scotia street and River drive, then southwest along Scotia street to Patricia avenue; along Patricia avenue to Thirteenth avenue; along Thirteenth avenue to Fort street; the coast soonor than I intended, but am here to do- what I can to help along the cause of right and justice. I came to see that Fort George gets a square deal. The aroa that we are united on is one which will be in the interest of all concerned, and .anyone who is not blinded by prejudice and fighting for some ulterior motive must so admit. If we call ourselves businessmen and still "kid" ourselves along with the- ;dea that we can make a city with a business area consisting solely of George atreet, five EMINENT DWBL. PEACE RIVER DISTRICT PREDICTS BIG CJTY] SETTUNG Mp,DLY Ilil" \r ... jjm-fd'av i' <;' (''""lt retu™ed on Sun-cial v.' 8I froni a three weeka1 trip to en- uu'T''r :ir:il otliei< l'uasi cities. ¦"iicouver, Mr. qillett ;V\ulcl)lan51 learned rrom »'»¦ the intention of the Ktar Wl"'k norli of Fort blocks, loag,'bounded" by tiieTailway £ ^westward of Lot track on tfiP north L - ini ™ ,\fy Mountain makes it plain that in nib soutn,"ve certainly rnuat be deflLlenH Oplllllon tl"8 is going *° deVe'°P Lnt° .-. -r^„„„!..!,. «r. .__ . . "u One of fh« ln.rep.st rp.ntrp.« In thfl In- The reports of two such prominent engineers as Col. It. H. Thoni-son and George A. Mountain, special government engineer, and chief engineer to the Railway Commission, respectively, giving facts and figure* for their deductions, must come as a rude jolt to those who have con tended all along that the western portion of this new city to be, was doomed to a long wait (before 11 would come into -Its own. Both of .,<.,. , - ------- hese prominent engineers have mad.:,*n, '.', it ''" iM , ""Juld actu: t plain in their reports that the best ,, ''.'•,' w,;is ll01"'d thal the ef" part of the land from the standpoint of an economically laid out city Ijes 34 3. Mr, In his While [met Mr, i him that |P.(U\ lo G«?rge on the railway Hiver country just as "nances could bo arranged While no dellulte date could REDISTRIBUTION COMMISSION RECOMMENDS WO MEMBERS FOR FORT GEORGE DISTRICT (Special to The Tribune) Victoria, Jan. 22.—The BriLlsh Columbia legislature opened yesterday with very little of the usual pomp and display that has marUfcU the oe- nnnn aa »hn casifui in the paat. On account of soon as the | the wa|, R wm de(,uled be orts sary moiiu that work spring. Reconnaissance made to raise the neces- would bo successful and juid begin early this surveys had been n foresight. We must look ahead and w t did i one of the largest centres In the ln- n foresight. We must look ahead'?• , » •, Bk J. , L. *,*. and we must decide to give a squire I f \ oI{Bri"»h Columbia, and that Ho-.ii *n t^™ ...u« %...... r Mr'l/ the development, on account of the deal to those who have invested their noney in all portions of the townsite predict this will be the largest qity the interior of British Columbia and that the growth will be in* the vestern portion of the townsite. I ame here, representing myself and large number of property holders n western Prince Geoi-ge to fight nd work with you of Fort George \ ave interests on. George street as well. The fight is on and we will conduct it openly and manfully We have right on our side, and can bring I the reports of such prominent engineers as Col. Thomson and Mr Mountain, government engineer and railway commission engineer, respectively, to bear out our contentions as to the proper area to incorporate. Speaking in the interests of western Prince George, I ask you for your support of this area, let us have a s-trong committee of your citizens! to go to Victoria jointly with a com- Uie development on account of the contour of the surrounding country, is bound to grow west, H,is report handed to the Hallway Commissioners in connection with their decision placing the depot between Oak and Ash streets 4s as follows: (Continued on page 3) made and permanent plans have been lileii for the first twenty miles north ol Fort George, ko that once the arranged work can pro- mand one city block as an, area to be incorporated. As to a comparison of^ the fairness of the two suggested for incorporation, ,1t was necessary to point out that the of such proiiLinent en- i .y aece8sar>' to point-out that the 3bl. Thomson and Mr ^f11.6 favored b* the combination of Prince and Port George citizen took in one and three-quarter squa-r miles of Prince towuqite and three-quarters of a square mile of For George townsite. The bunch on George street who were engineering this scheme to cut off Fort George can not produce a logical argumen '"" their action, and to me it appears enue to Fort street; titfttee from our section and we will c?ncludt)d Mr. Peters, that they are along Fort street to Fraser avenue; present a solid and united front and i e'ther "bought" or have taken leave north on Eraser avenue to Columbia j come back victorious. If you give! Jr tt l h ¦if v^i, o-s,. I ul Lueir senses. ... ----— .-¦uvu»»v'i***» ij YOU, Kl VG i \n street; along Columbia street to Cen-j Us this support we will be pleased to i r A" Carney. a resident and tral avenue; north on Central avenue,' reciprocate when the opportunity ore- neavy,Pr°Perty holder in Prince and '" "-:"' ¦ sents itself, " ....." Mr. H. G. Perry was the next to Baillie street; west on Uaillie street to Fifth avenue; north on Fifth avenue to Nechaco river, thence following south bank of Ne-chaco back to pohit of commencement, and .that they are hereby instructed to apply for incorporation of this area and nothing less. Jn opening the meeting Mr. Shearer said that the mass one of the first residents in this district, was the next speaker. Mr t looking ext speaker. Mr Carney stated that he understood George. Now that Fort George was assured that a large number of oue^ier aaiu mat tne mass meeting citizens of Prince were eolnr in «ft»t had been called because a few of the hn harmony toward [hat end heS w of thefn harmony toward that end he members of the original joint Ineor- satisfied that we would get what poration committee had absolutely j right d th i ll poration committee had absolutely J*OI U StMJ t-O HCt AVitll t ilG I^OT t 0 COI*KG members, ilatly mating that no part of Fort George townsite could be .Included .la tbedr application for In corporation. This was particularly u«-tortunate on account of the tact that of the original ten members of the joint committee tbere was still live from Far*. George and two from Prjinco who were working together. The mass meeting at Prince laat Wednesday evening was'ibortive be- wa* e would get what wa* right and that is all we ask for As «» «ld meb d h tl an old member and chairman of the joint incorporation committee he liswl tried to maintain tanj-ii throughout too nosoiuuo^- ~~ Miuit Mix moatfai. . South *'ort O«»ri_ liad withdrawn from the Joint scheme and a certajn cllciue on George " street, led by a "Strong Arm" man, who forced himself into the game without Invitation, bad endeavored to upset all that had been accom- George only, uch a repre- gathering made up of property holders in both Prince and Fort George. As one of the original members of the joint incorporation com-nyttee, he could say that up to two weeks ago everything had been going a-long smoothly and harmoniously. U was not until Mr. Armstrong took active part that things had upset. financ ceed at one According to Mr. Gillett, representations art; bqing made to the pro-I vlncial government by a delegation i of Peace Illver HetUera. headed by a : Mr, Janiioson. j -ilr. Jamieson Bays.that there are no-v about 000 settlers In the Peace River block, all of whom are anxiously awaivun the advent of transportation facilities, He says that the country is splendidly adapted for farming, large, tracts of fine open prairie being available for settle-ui'-.'it The Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia line has now been built to Hound Lake, 150 miles from the British Columbia boundary, and grading has been finished as far as Smoky river, another thirty miles west. The construction of a- trunk highway from Pousse Coupo to Hudson's Hope, a distance of seventy-five mjles, is desired, with a service of ferries to afford through communication with the railway when completed. other railway lines are plann (1 to tap the fertile regions of Pence River country. The pro-1 extension of the P.G.E. from Fort George will afford through con-ion with the coast. Reconnais-i- surveys were made last sum-tor the Pacific, Peace River & Athabasca railway, the project with vhicli Mr. D. A. Thomas, the Welch oal magnate, is associated. The lans of the company call for the (instruction of a Une from the muth of the Naas river, through the Groundhog district, thence to the indlay branch of the Peace River Peace River Crossing, . The pro- «llnilhato come to be looked up as part of tho or avon. As there hr.vo been no i-^ \\\\j, o: district which includes North Vancouver, South Vancouver, Eburne and Howe Sound, leaving the bal-&nce of the old Richmond riding for the other member. Two members are alloted to Fort George, one for the city, representing the incoiporated ar&a, and one for Li... rr.vt (.iuorgo district. The fifth additional member for the province goes to what is to be rf'BiBnatlons the house it uuls ihidj called the <-!. T. P. railway zone, em-year exactly as at last sess on, forty! bracing the territory along the line Conservatives and two Socialists The! not otherwise represented, including now lieutenant-governor, Frank, Bar-; Smllhers, nard, Rscortcd by his Beorefcary, Air. j It is proposed to bring down a bill H. J. Muskett, and Capt. Drake,j designed to improve the iiosition of A.D.C., formally opened Ihn session [ depo^iUora in tho Dominion Trust, Hon. D. M. Eberts was ma.de spfiaker with the idea of making it. possible and W. H. Haywa/nd, deputy speaker, for them to save something from the The speech from the throne fore-! wreck. shadowe-d legislation dealing with a Other Important legislation •will plan to advance money to municipal-' be in the nature of a proposal to deal ities to contend with th-.! iiuemjiloy-j \vith sonu; $'.),UOO,OIHJ overdue tim-nient problem; draft legislation look- ber fees. %i ing toward, an adequate scheme the assistance of land «ettlemtint;| aids to agriculture and aBalstaiict to, farmers along lines baser, an the report of tb'j Royal Commission on! Agriculture, and the ru'ceus;1 >-v !ep,s-laiion doa\i:ig with the report of the :I'distriotition conimittee. There will be five new metnberi recommended as follows: One for Vancouver, making six for that constituency. One for Richmond, to represent a Following what lias oviir.'-d in. "slii-r parts o: the empire under =>: Har I'.iiTiiur l; .'ices sincu tliij outbreak of i!1" • .a r. brilliant unlT'irms \\i>re absent fhtirsday afttlrnoou, khaki, '.tiKtcuil, P'i'-ving as a re'uinile.' th^t tli^»fate of the British empire iB being decided on the -baHMields of l^nrope, and that Canada, herself is in a state of war. 11 is not expected that ihe present s".-s:on of Uie legialatuie *vil 1 ladt fur more than three weeks. to Incorporat l/ne liat-ffie prairie tvrmlnua. line of hoU drawn cut out my house as well ' Air. Jamieson. said Mr Gillett, was as much other h)g\\ priced land in informed by the provincial executive that neighborhood. The arguments that the request of the northern set-being used to Justify leaving out Fort | tleis - would be given consideration George were not' based on good bust- i and was directed to take up the <|ues- Canada and Old England.' ness, and he thought the people try- tion with Mr. j. A. Fraser, -member i "The Germans broke before CANADIANS PARTICIPATE MEWA SINGH IN BAYONET CHARGE PAYS DEATH PENALTY Princess Pats liore Kvesrythlng Before TIumii "For Canada ami Old England.'" A London despatch gives the fol- Imlim Government Inquiry l'oints to Possibility of (itM'inans Kngineer-Maru Incident. At five ml nates past eight on the lowing account of the first charge of inorninp of January 11, Mewa Singh j Princess Patriqia's light infantry: \ The Canadian regiment at the; front has distinguished itself stirring bayonet charge at a place near Ypres, known as "Dead Man's Alley," according to tbe Daily Chronicle's correspondent in northeast France. "The German.*,*' the cor-respondent «y, "IijmI;^edla^great, ^neHher chanted his death chant on the scaffold .in the provincial ja-ilyard at New Westminster and died with a in a! half-formed word gurgling in his throat. Just thirty seconds elapsed y from he time the bearded Hindu stepped upon the Bcaffo-lu, escorted by two guards, until hfs body shot from, sight into the boarded recess l the rrtm, gray ga.nows. Look- reapoiwlent saya, h g massof mena.gain8t1,hiB Bpaton tbe British trottt. M.ud right nor the lelt, .ized, or Georgo street acres, South 400 and Prince 1300. I which was assessed at $100 per lo KwiBh to cut off from the-bane- undertook, as chairman of the joint arid would cost an enormous anioun bunch wish to cut off Ilt3 of Incorporation F coinnii ttee. to reduce the interests of har- i\s menUont'l! {ncctporaUon Kr^ul't^'of t^'prfn^^eS; SyTul aU concessions on our par, o£ tho joint^incorporation committee! wore flatly refused, and Mr. are. stii'l workiiiR in harmony and in- are still workiiiR tend to see that a strong representation goes to Victoria to fight he cas< wen.' nauy reiusea, aim mr. Ann-strong would listen to no portion of Fort George being included in the and lot lition t unt in any public Improvements that had to be made, while they were leaving out property in the Crescent assessed at $3500 a lot. The narrow snip from the Nechaco south ;is far as Columbia was some of the highest till they city limits. . Xow there must be a I assessed In the ditrict, am w °~w "p rilUMt one of the larg-j »»iot,i\e for tju)n unreasonable iititi- hmd cut it off, and explained that Mr. \V. (.- q-Hlett, ono uk__ h , ^^ ^^ ^ gaUgfied thaL lhe ata-1 they did so because they thoiiRhi It est (individual Investors tion site is at the bottom of this new nronerty and improvements, as-well tion site is at tne uot as ownfnk propofty in Kort George, fight that has croppet wJ \h mxt Hueakcr. Mr. Gillett week, No, lung wouc would not be produetivi ped up in the past tuat property east and west 1 have been said i vicinity of Fraser avenue v... cost of imi S imd a"Kpfe,C;'in mu"ni:| by the parties now doing all the agt- j unted "that th Sal nSlIttoa and Is in a position to] tatfng =ll)0^ the "™to be incorpor- WOuld be very light, wlr, discuss SatrS fro,., an expert I ated_lf the raUway company had not | which In ins discuss inntt knowledge of civic matters, opening remarks, Mr. Gillett on the future of the, city and necessity of making provision In his opinion would be lies to the south of I' Iwelt for tut taken a hand. I maintain that the peo-l avenue will cost all kinds pie of this district have rights_ not- t0 supply w,ith public utiliti >f withstanding the fact that the Grand Trunk Pacific seom to tl\ink otherwise, and 1 am satisfied that we are lsh Columbia, the interior of .Brit- in the riffht and will get incorpora-' tion on sine lines, and in conclusion I am here," said Mr. Gillett, "not would suggest that you confine the for any of the reasons suggested by our friends who'wish to exclude this portion ol the town from the cotnpor-ate UiniltB of the new city, but I came to lend what help I can and to see that justke is done. I am from Prince George and have property in port George, uut my .interests are much larger ill the Prince portion than in this section. 1 have,,been a member of the joint incorporation committee and have attended most ' of the meetings held, and r.ight here I want to say that I appreciate the - efforts and squareness of the members from Kort George on that committee in their attempts to settle the matter on a harmonious basis. Those who have endeavored to disorganize this committee and cut out all ot Fort George ,ln the ne-\v corporate limits are not thinking about the future of the city. There Is only one reason why such a stand should bo taken by those agitators, and that is that they lire working for the chance of reopeuJng the station site fiuostion. thinking that if they con-tart the boundaries of ilho corporate limits sufficiently by cutting out the western portion of the town the) may be able to demand a station at George street. "I am here¦tcm.tght to light wttl the residents of the western section J came back here from my trip to imitB to an area, situated aa close o and paralleling thft transcontinental right-of-way. These to upply ; p arguments proved that th sta-eet bunch cared nothing about squareness. As a matter of fact 'lie Tight had started about four yeiirs ago, and tueG.T.P. and Armstrong were after what they called Hammond's "goat.1* He was a: tisfled the light was being waged by a subsidized element doing the btddpg or The chairman, Mr. Shearer, here I tbe G. T. P.,as that had been Its produced Col. Thomson's map and icy ever since coming to the oJstric^ The Geofcge street bunch now say p p showed thereon that a considerable portion of Prince was undesirable, and he suggested that a portion of ihe original area should be eliminated on that account, stating that he thought ho area should be confined closely to that one outlined on Col. Thomson's plan and stated to be pos-siblo of iJrpper sewerage. As the town grew and it became essential to do so other portions could be added. since reading Col. Thomson's report that he .is crazy. They wiint to move the well ho suggests from bio to Connaught park. 1 Mr. Carney, itoey base fact that there are tw the foot of Connaught ono on Block 2 0. For are going to lay the foundation city of any size we slum 1.1 lool; suppos that I Sl. .11 hill ;i mallv ud ;'»iy i he Mr. Peters then addressed the! future, and I think should :" meeting, explaining that incorpora- i that plan laid down by C tion was an absolute necessity at the j in his report, wh,\ h siw present time. Many improvements | to the sawmill Hat on l. of a public nature were needed In I the water, as he says ult the town and it was only by incorpor-i will have to be done. I >•' at(lon that these matters could be the one plant ;(ind hnvo handled properly. The taxes which j system ..^'¦established "» would bo collected in the community | lines ftoin the beginiiinv would be spent here, whereas at the I A standing vote was present time whatever amount was area as outlined nbovi • collected In taxes was paid to the unanimously, with tli< | provincial Kovernnifiit and very little J Mr. Armstronp'a slenocrai of the stun found Its way back to were 106 ¦people in uteii this district In the shape of public I A committee to arrai improvements. As lo-the arwi sug-! to defray tho expenses ol gested by Mr. Armstrong, which cut tion was appointed "> Fort George out absolutely, lie could follows': Messrs Ft'i-cr only say that if his argument was Bell, Claxton and U' !: good he, Armstrong, should only de-' which tho meeting adjour il Th 'ing for it or the : vied n of 1 hr>re uicea lega-r as inro, ;iftor charge, which carried everything before it. Trench after trench fell, and the Canadians did not CE*ase until the I Germans brought up their artillery. The ground gained extended over a ', mile in front." ; The bayonet, charge of the Princess Patricias carried everything be-: fore it. The Germans tried vainly to drive tlieni back, but fell back when the Canadians made their grand attack. Tlioir {light was contagious, anci trench'after trench fell. I Those fine athletic fellows from [the nonunion. &0O of the battalion Calgary, Alta., Jan. '12.—-The three possessing medals for previous waa1 members of the tirni of McCutcheon service, bore everything before them, Bros, and M. A. Cook, their agent, using their bayonets witli gusto, and the Calgary r.eal estate operators, ar- jt vvas not until the Germans brought rested ait the request of the Toronto I their artillery into play that the vic-pol,ice, charged with conspiracy toi0i;ious puisuit was stayed. defraud British investors in a land' a corporal, who was sent to the deal, were released on a writ of rear suffering from frost-bite, and habeas corpus j who told the story of the splendid They furnished bail of $5000. charge, declared the ground extended They say they will start for Toronto over a mile, which is something of and appear in court to answer the value in these days of ba-ttles for a charge. London People Iladly lit. London. Out., Jan. 22.—Many residents of London and district, had dealings with the McCutcheon Bros., real estate dealers who arc under arrest in Toronto and Calgary charged with ¦ fraudulent operations, it is claimed that if lhe charges against fncessantly man's lips | de-alh cliant of his race, even } the black cap was drawn over his jhead. Thirty seconds is but a short ! time to poise above a death trap, ajid ¦ there was no wearisome nor unnecessary delay in ending the agony of Mewa Singh. With the execution of Mewa Singh tlie total ntimber of deaths directly traceable to visit of the Koraagata Maru to Vancouver last July reached twenty-seven. A despatch from Calcutta on January 20 lias the following to say: The report of the committee appointed by the Indian government into the circumstances connected with the return of the Sikh emigrants Pioni Canada last September, says as to whether the enterprise w;is en-g-itteered by Germany, that there is Mire of this bevond the no direct evid fact that the chartered by Hong Kong. -i Crnrin acent a Geirnan d-MUl : hundred yards. The Canadians lost only two killed and fourteen wounded. ZEPPELIN RAID OMMJSH SOIL the firm are true, people of this qity alone have been defrauded to the ex- children and Xon-combatants Again tent of $200,00(1. A farmer living I Killed by Germans Hostile near Helmont invested ?10,OW>, and- '»!..,.,.,,ft has no title for any of the land. .imni.i. GEOTtGE DEFEATS SOUTH AT HOCKJEV e Standing'Now is Fort George 5 Points, I*rincc 5 and South 2. NEARLY FOUR THOUSAND PRE-EMPTORS IN NORTH Increasing Numbers Taking Advitn- tngti of CSdvcMinu'iil's Land I'olicy Vlorif? '.J.T.I1. The Hun. W. J Bowser, attorney-gretu'ral of British Columbia, iia.s just ma.de> public liii'ires wViich sive a rtriking picture fif tho Jigricultura! development o: that province, particularly in the dist, c"d npuned up by the Grand Trunk Pacir^:;/Railwi)y. ,.-.., . e Before the railroads ir. liritish 2o London, Jan. 20.—Hostile aircraft Uimbia were bunti h,. 6ay8 tlle g0Y. passed over Yarmouth la.st evening j erunient withdrew from the and dropped several bombs, The missies did great damage to prope;rty There was some loss of life also. runny large tracts of agricultural land. Fallowing the reservation of these lands they were trirvuyed so that the-pre-einptor couid pc in and It is reported that four persons j select his land without danger of ware." Rilled at Kingslyiiu from the j rival and liiterlappiiig claims which i ware. Rilled at Kingslyiiu from the j rival and liiterlappig i With a burst of speed that fairly i dropping of bombs. Tliere are reports! had caused confusion \v!>orn them" dazzled their opponents, the Fort George hockey team -last Sunday afternoon came up from a 3-0 score at half-time and tied the ganifi with the South Fort Georgo septette on South ice. During the first half of tho game that aircraft passed ovjjir Sandrl.ng- had heen no surve ham and Kingslynn lust night and! Thi hd b l Th gy several bombs, These ex- ploded with terrific force. A Zeppelin was brought down at Hunslanton, a few rules north of SaiidringhiLin. According to a dea- Prince Hui This had been ilonc of the Grand Trim!: i lu> last two v> is t filed ;it the land George, Fort Prase :< long, the l:ne I'aivllc and in !.¦:•,. liarl been ilFlces at For.' Mazclton and the South boys were all to the good, patch from Kiugslytm the Zeppelin | pin pi O'Flaherty especially doing most ef- Was brought, down by the fire from factive work. The Fort George play- a Blrritish warship lying off Ivings- ers could not soom to get away, and, ivnn. tlH> Prince of \Valcs. The des- as stated, at half-time the score wns jjnieii further s;iys two lioases were 3-0 in favor of the South boys. I demolished by the bombs. Alter half-time intermission the Qne iniusc was dnnu*Ked ,in Hen-Port George team fiot down to busi- tinck from bombs exploding. In one l.li n in lords sin veil, which w iiiuubi-r id' pi-in the whole ol yours ago. Tlien- wore ncrcs of lam than 36 13 pre-iu the land so re-s t our t inies the eniptiona recorded the province live other thousands of t waiting for the set- ¦;u rvi ness and with a brand of hockey that should sei at rest, all doubts as to who would be Uu> league champions if it were adhered to regularly tied tho score and made it three all. The l(ineup was as follows: Fort George Towers . . . Knight . . . Hawkins . . Jones .... Lewis .... Ewert .... Swenerton goal . point . . cover center rover . right . , , left South. . Yargeau O'Flaherty . . Patterson . . Tliacker ... McKay house a boy seventeen years old waa Killed. His father was burled in the debris, but later waa taken out alive, In another house, a mother and bnb\ wnre slightly Injured. The aircraft also at lacked ffotner, Shenilngriiini and Bet'Ston, Several lives were lost In tlu-s*; nlaces ami considerable property damaged in all but the last nanir s bombs ¦were dropped on th-1 King's rslate at Saadrlnghani. . The King's palace h:ui sur i han '¦'', [i mount at Saadrng Tothiir there was not damaged, howev ml ami still under rc-n four years the govcniment veyed for settlement no li-ss 7s:M;7- acres, and the total of the land surveyed and n«ady for the pro-omntor ami the pi,-, nip tor ii lone amounted to !«l,-U'S.TiG" acres. One-third of the total an :i i>f land under cultivation in the Do-minion of Canada., he said, was only HG.OlHi.OOll nereis, and yet In Hrit.ish C'oluinbhi the govctrnmeiit had providud throe limes thai .area and it stood ready for tlie pre-emp-tor today,