Concede Liberals 100 iMembers in Next House Mariti'»n(1 Provinces Expected to Re-turr. AI •lsl Solid Contingent of Kins Supporter*. Necci»ar> 120 S. Ott:i One .Group to Have o Ht.vo A Majority All Otheri. ::.">.—The Liberals have at least 120 • Parliament and ate' led inn. ,-^ piuviiices will return •-.i int'cnt of Liberals. ?n.ts^uie Liberals are :iturii;g at least 26. ¦ in Nova Scotia will ¦ my in indicated in : that (Vernier Mur- i ifiu.!-.^ ami Ilori. A. come to Ontario for ¦ f the campaign, e.ted to return 02 ritiah Columbia will <•;> Liberals. io Tory stronghold, >.tri from 18 to 20 mcrs are conceded By reason of the ice becoming jammed, the Nechaco River has over-, flowed and flooded the Cache and western end of the railway yards. Yesterday morning the residents i ^--------- of the Cache were forced to leave IPc«;fnier Lloyd George May Be Last Effort to Settle Irish Trouble their homes and seek safer havens^in , the city. Although flooded, tlie^water j has not risen high enougb^to enter | the houses at the C&cher j Between Vietopastreet and the I power house^the water bucked into the slouyh^and flooded the tracks in in Confer encc- with Sir Jamei Craig a Final Effort. sorder* in Belfast Have Broken Out Anew and Many Arc Killed and Seriously Injured. theMyegtern end of the yard?. From I J ondon, Nov. 25.__Mr. Lloyd the roundhouse a ditch was made under the tracks by bl so ns to ft-: ml} ri cle= 1 , Liberr/ stcurii Thc Fa est fi poor :; On!.,, The filial M butlpt en anil final 0 Premie Mr. K< . Prem awistai the ::,. iigks i signed peeled ier.-Mu of N'ov stages Mr. will ci prairie hi» a-.;. Th Dom in ai incs. •¦' at.s in the House, ¦<;:>• for one group -' i seats i n have a In prominent cir- uuicipated that the • no difficulty in - ssary 120 seats. have the next larg- tho government a Bai tU-uround. is now entering the street to the slough riorth of I George, in company with Lord Bir 11 •• ¦ je kenhead,- is in conference today with l0 Sir James Craig, prime minister of livert the water. An extra Kaiij- of j Ulster,- in what may be the last effort men were engaged all day and well io induce him as,Premier of Ulster to nto the night blasting, and there was J discuss alternative plans devised to j regular barrage of blasts which [protect Ulster's interests in the pro-iiiad'e residents think -that a war was posed; all-Ireland parliament, which the northern delegates have mo far past and yerv j)-'e^s.e(' to <-'ven consider informally. v;.r. don--. ¦ ''Opinion in well-informed circles is ____________ j that Lloyd George will succeed in BOARD OF TRADE MEETING. having Ulster agree to the terms sub- ----- ; mitted by him with some slight modi- a meeting of the h'catibns. All England is anxiously Board of Trade in the City Hall next "I awaiting the result of this meeting. Tuesday evening- at 8 o'clock, members are urgently requested attend. KOLLA EXCITED AT. All danger is now little, if any, damage There will b All I Bombing in Belfast. to! Belfast, Nov. 25.—Three tram cars i were bombed today, bringing* the to-I tal number of killed since the disor- HEAVY FLOW OF GAS date's lowini' to be ,- Tliri-i won ip-may be as well. For ; Kovjj s have feet . • (".],;,'iriu the central !¦ pth Premier Meigh-;¦¦.-. King: opened their :.!>aiLrn Monday, the iir; in Port Arthur and ¦•':«-n will have the ,.- v George Foster in sin:;-., while the lesser f.-'.liiivel have been as-n all' plafces. It is ex-• King will have Prem-: lion. \V. S; Fielding . with him in the final campaign.. Progressive leader, in's campaign in the , leaving Ontario to :¦ Hants. Only One Acclamation. re ,-i!.•.:.'.:.'. constituencies in the 'ion ;.: ; there will he contests Hi that'of West llast- ¦ the returning offi- ¦ i i .'Kressive candi-; i f order, thus al- !' •!¦:¦ :• ( Conservative) " acclamation. Grande Prairie. Altn., No Great excitement exist ! ders began to 27. Two persons were killed outright and eight were injur- j ed when a bomb exploded early this evening in a tram carrying a lead of Rolj.-i, B. ; shipyard workers along Royal avenue. France Warned of Dangers of Her Lone Policy British Foreign Minister Speak* Out on Questions of Nationnal Individual Policy. P««ce Can Ne* be Achieved by Puriuin* Such Policy, Declares Lord Curzon. STARTS MINING OPERATIONS ON UPPER FRASER RIVER Quesnel, Nov. 23.—N. P. Nelson (Black Sand Pete) the well-known miner and prospector, who has been in the mining game in Cariboo for the past 21 years, has recently started operations on some claims he owns on Big Bar, about 20 miles up the Fraser. These claims were located some twenty years ago. but Mr. [Nelson did nothing towards develop-i ing them at that time, devoting his • I efforts to opening up another prop-London, Nov. 24.—One of the mostLjrty on the Quesnel River. Having outspoken warnings ever addressed J rt.cently disposed of the latter claims by the foreign minister of one nation to the. Cariboo Gold-Platinum Ex-to another friendly nation was deliv- f-,,~*i-.~ ^- -'- -• • erod publicly todav, at a luncheon bV Earl Curzon .to France °" b> uC°" "r* Nd«0"^a« again his attention- to the develop- th »! ' Two Candidates In Running For Cariboo Riding Nomination Papers of Conservative and Farmer Filed at Kamloops. Both Are Confident. North Country Will be Deciding Factor in the Race—Reports From South Favor McBride. There are only two entries in the ice for federal honors in this riding1, J. T. Robinson, of Kamloops, ths gov- --------,l;v« * ioiite, ment of the Big- Bar property, and The British foreign minister de- during the past season has. done eon-jt-d ciared that.if France pursued an iso- siderable work in taking out ami v;i lated and individual policy she would treating the black sand for gold ami! f. od opportunity not in the long run injure Germany platinum. As a result, he states he-lff the reehnfinn .-, and would fail to nrf; number seriously a heavy pas flow which commenced ; __ over a month ago. The feat is said to°be unique in the history of petrol- -, cum drilling: operations and will per- J mil the resumption of drilling which, it is expected, will tap an oil well I within the next few days. j The flow of pas commenced a month ago, and at first was clear and fairly dry, but later the oil content increased till now the casing leaks gasoline in every joint. The roar of escaping gas under such heavy pressure can be heard for miles around ' and necessitates t he use of car pro- j tectors for anyone living nearby. J It is felt that the well will become! a gasoline producer of great coinmei*- i cial value. cars were bomb-, three persons being killed and a THE SKATING RINK. TOWED TC SEA BY FISH. New York, Nov. 25.—Bradley Sherman. 18 years old, angler, was caught by a fish yesterday at Coney Island. The fish, whose Species could not be learned because it escaped with Sherman's tackle, yanked the young man ofl' a bulkhead and start-; ed out io sea. Sherman was unconscious and nearly drowned when! other fishermen rescued him and sent him to a hospital. HEARST TO TOUR CANADA. NEWLANDS. Kilwinn-ds, has lot i;'L- two million ; property and a on the job. The ''! <>n Eaglet Lake '¦to lumber at the Montreal, Nov. 25.-^Seventy-four members of the United States House of Representatives and two senators who accepted William Randolph Hearst's imitation to tour. Canada as his guests to study the operation of the Canada sales tax, will arrive here next Monday. On the following Wednesday they will proceed to Ot-tuwa where they will stay until Friday, December 22. - Both Dominion, and civic authorities here and in Ottawa have made j extensive arrangements to welroni' and entertain the party. '¦ The organization committee of * 'the recently incorporated Prince * * George Rink Co., Ltd., has re- * * ported that all preliminaries of * * the undertaking have been car- ? * ried out. The committee, with * :' energy and quick action, has had * - the company incorporated, clear- * ' ed the" site for the rink, and has * * now called a meeting of the puh- ¦¦ * lie to organize the work of sell- * fc inpr the stock. This meeting is called for tonight in the G.W.V.A. Hall at S p.m. Plans of a fine rink have been submitted and tentatively approved. By securing: promises of building material on a 50 per cent, slock payment plan, the organization committee' states that the rink can be immediately constructed after the stock-selling organization has secured an objective of between $3000 and $1000, which, with the arrangements for material will complete the structure. The committee has asked the press to co-operate in asking every section of the community to be represented at tonight's meeting. It is hoped to secure the co-operation of the business interests, the railway men, boys and girls, and citizens generally to conduct a quick stock-selling drive. The objective is so low that it is not considered to be difficult of realization, even under present conditions. Thursday and pulled the Circle W. out at the boat landing here. John Strand left Friday for Prince George enroutc to the Peace River district on a business trip. ! A quiet ceremony was solemnized j at the Rectory on Saturday night,! 12th inst., when Miss Agr es J. Y. j Gregory, formerly of Prince George, ] was united in marriage to Mr. Nat | Rolph, late accountant with Murdoch & Co. here. Construction work on the P. G. E. in this district being ended for this season, a number of thc officials and men of the Northern Construction Co. have formed a partnership and 'taken a six months' option on the Peters Creek mining leases. They purpose spending the winter months doing development work. There arc eight leases in the deal made by the .nevr company, which is a limited liability partnership, and will be the Construction Mining known us company. NO VICTORIA CANDIDATE. Victoria, B.C., Nov. 22.—There will be no candidate in Victoria city on the National Progressive ticket, it was decided at a final>meeting of the local branch of the party tonight. lightening the present restrictions. Betrothal of Princess Mary Is Announced ....Only Daughter of King and Queen Betrothed to Member of Guards. All Empire Interested. London, Nvo. 2'i.—The betrothal of Princess Mary, only daughter of King George and Queen Mary, to Viscount Lascelles, was announced last evening. Viscount Lascelles is a captain in the Grenadier Guards and served throughout the grent war, and was wounded three/limes. Mo was A-D.C. to Earl Grey when the latter was governor-general of Canada. Princess^Mary was 24 y a 24 years old last ApriK Her fiance is 39 years If the reception accorded each candi-c5a*e i;i this city is any criterion, and r!>. man in tin- .street is a fairly tcood ji; today made her first public appearance with Lord Lascelles. her fiance, ince their betrothal. wIumi the two left Buckingham' Palace this afternoon in an open carriage with Queen Mary, for a drive through Hyde Park. Although the news, that they were to drive out only became known shortly before their arrival, quite a large crowd assembled in tin1 vicinity of Buckingham Palaco an.i Marine ,n ' ;n' contract.to deJiwr 1000 cars before the end iTnph si delivery is Novorissk, on the Black- Sen. • 1(>ws part of the shipment in Montreal Harbor. j G.W.V.A. MEETS MONDAY NIGHT The G.W.V.A. will meet in . their ,v!ul> returns oil Monday evening foi Hhe purpose of electing and installing oflioiM's for the' e^isuiiig six months. Among oLhui' important matters-to be brought before- the meeting is tin (liiestipn of erecting a memorial in city for those who fell in the p-reat why. Mayor Wilson has re-celvL'd designs for a memorial and these v ill be submitted to the association for "approval. The question of instituting a drive to raise-funds for the erection' of a memorial will be considered, It is hoped that as many comrades ns poscibje will attend thc meeting. The time of the meeting ia S p.m... IRISH PARLIAMENTS TO MEET Belfast, Nov. 24.—^lioth houses of the Ulster parliament have been called to meet on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The Ulster cabinet will report on the Irish negotiations. PROTECTION INCREASES FOOD COSTS TO MANY Mr. J. E. Armishaw, Farmer-Labor candidate in Comox-Alberni, in in address to the electors of Powell River last week, claimed that the tariff was always trotted out before an election in order to cover tip the real issues. Me challenged the statement of Hon. H. H. Stevens that the fruit industry of this country should be well protected. He claim-id that, by the fruitgrowers' own statement, they were making some 12,000 profit from sixteen acres of apples, which were selling in Vim-:ouver at 12Vi> cents per 11>., or ncar-v $¦! per box, while in Seirttlc sim-ar- apples were being sold at $1. he tariff, suid the speaker, increar. ¦d )lie cost to many in order to be.io t thc few. The fanners' platform, ic declared, .was broad enough to >lfer equal right to all and spcd&J Ottawa. Nov. 25.—Admind Lord Beatty and Lady Bcatty will arrive here tomorrow. "Tho distingtiislu'tl sea lighter will be.officially velccimed by representatives of the Dominion goyernment and civic authorities. TIE CONTRACTORS ARE ERECTING CAMPS ON THE MUD RIVER LIMITS Two carloads of cnirip equipment, including loams, 'sleighs and other Jofi-pini;- paraphernalia were unloaded here last $a.tiirdsiy for the J. D. Mr-Avthur tit1 ramp .-'t Mild River. As sUU'od last wi'i'k. tin- iUcArl.hur com-;; puny will cut :i iiu.-irtcr million ties ¦>n their Mtfd River timber limits, and aler expoci to log the whole area, 'oniprisiiiv;. it is said, in the- iioigh-jrohod of lid sections. The sawmill will probably bu built at Chilco, at mouth of the river, on tin; railway, and the logs driven down the rivor. x Mr, Blaikic, an oxperienced timber^ man, is in charge of the tic camp tmd buildings are now being etvetod. JUDGMENT GIVEN IN B. C. RATE CASE i Ottawa, Nov. 122.—r(By Canadian At noori-tomorrow Earl Boatty will ]>n>;r) _ ,„ ., jiulfrmonl iuulde(i be the guest of honor at tin1 Canad- , ian* Club luncheoiK in tho Chateau Laurier, and in the i^vejnn»- the visi-toi-s will be entertained iiv Government House by the Governor-tkineral and Lady Byng. Lord and Lady Beatty will spend Sunday in Montreal, and on Monday they will visit Toronto before proceeding to New York. H. K. Carleton; railway contractor, of this, city, has returned to the i-ity. down tonight, Ok- railway commTs-siori holds that the ten per ci-nt. increase in exchange rates recently granted to the British Columbia Trading Company applies only to Vancouver, Victoria. New West,-irriuHter,, Nanaimo' and Novth Vancouver The company had filed a tariff applying the ten per cent, in- to all exchanges in th he effective cvons province. The new tariff on December 1. g to none. He also endorse. he measures adopted by the Donin-on Labor Congress. British Columbia needs a greater population of employed men and omen. Recent taxation, studies by the civic research committee of Toronto shows that taxes are highe* in this province, per capita, than any other portion of the Dominion. The battleship which conveyed tho Prince of Wales to India for his tour. The photograph was tak«u just as the ship was leaving Portsmouth Harbor. . . •