The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-27
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BRITISH colt iBIA NEWS.

Mr. john Shields ihs well-known con-
TRAITOR, has returned from Toronto. Mr.,
Shields Is interested In the company That
viii pat IN a water system IN Ashcroft
instructions have been issued by the Do
ininioa government 10 all departments. urg-
tag them 10 expedite the preparation OF ihe
annual reports In readiness Tor an early
sssian of parliament,
Judge NcColl. who has been appointed
commissioner 10 inquire iste the conduct
OF Judge Spinks while holding court at
Grand Forks come months ago. mas an
netlncea that the commission WIFI sat at
Vernon on December ID
The Victoria city heaish ana sanitary off
GERS paid their quarterly visit recently 70
narvy ISLAND iaxaretto. with supplies for
the lspers, DIS Hart aud HAL ACCOMPANY
lng the PARTY. All the uhfnrtcnates are liz
saa Yet, hut sinking nosiceAoiy.
4 skRtinx rink has i. en- pre- par ell stt;re NJ
wood. Part Of the old channel of Boundary
creek, on the nortaerp addition 20 TN. town
sits. ~ heing damned and n 10 he flooded.
II - expected shag there will be an lee floor
between no and ta feet in lengtn upon
wh'ch ska1srs may enjoy their fsyorite
psSiims
Another pioneer Of Carihoo has gone In
The person af Anthony Me.alinden. who
d}Ft Ell his residence an Grouse creek four
miles fTasn naskeTville. Mr., Meahndsn for
many years conducted a general st2Ee a;
tirnnSe Creek IN psFirershlq with the hate
Alexander McQns and was also largely
interested In various hydraulic propositions
~ taFthuo district
The Tercnto 1,ehe Is In the habit Of do
tiaE sae decent thsng ben occasion offers
and tss sgggesttoa that there should la
same suitable recognition az tho services
watch Dir. o.sllvie has rendered the eoun-
Try BY the manner ia which he distsIA rged
his duty IN the Yukon viii ind grnsral
favor. MIR. ogilvie went inta she Yukon
country paof frsan. and came cut Of IL
richer emily In experience. While everybody
else iF the country was srsfGlging reckless
" ,iA the same Of grab which The discovery
81 Enid usually sets going Mr. Cgtiyie
calmly sitse,ha egea hts duties without fear
or tsseS. or the stghtes. attempt 60 fake
advantage of his position in order 10 lire
his pockets--Ths Province.
The annual matches of The Vancouver
Island fiowfng Association at South
S2Aatrfs. fesates3 az a Ets-s sSSfui meet
ing and attracted large attendance %
operators. as veil as spectators. The Srene
af CONTEST was the farm 81 W, Thompson
ard ths fosioaing weTe Announced as tho
results: Ff8seSssonai ~Alexapaeg hose ~
Lake district wem. Mr. Munro. 81 NiCtssris
Second a. Thompson, ef Seuth Search.
laird. AEaaEsyT-N. Rase. OF Lake dis
;riet. Won Mr.. Systaaeal;. 81 SoatA Saan-
leh. SesoEG. =. AcItHeyle, taird; VI nesu
fourth Mt AaFcUsEe. asta. Third elaxA
Tor eexs.Iasst hsS~n NJ. Biaek. J. ln-
Clarke. of CssAag tksls. Ajax TelRssc and Mr.
wsiker
Tsls militia department. haS complied a
census 81 me 81 aaasasns S0rCc Aaa AessNe
militia ia Canada. - haya Slless max THE
country has 81. t& ~t71 available TOR rssr~
ss.ascs ~ a fsBsr nc permanent gaTVe
n htcA represents tae professional element
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.fietasi as satRaWz; Permanent forcs--~stas.
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infantry. all FsaA< 81. Active militia
cavalry a. RACKS ~. artsl3sfY al ranks
tA9. engineers. AL ranks. -, iaf&ngry, all
ranks - - total =. -. The ASrsps en-
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ssres represent She authorised feFc<. wAfSh
SAY differ Sons . has from ire asSlal funce
last years fssasfsakAs e@tz hash gssntS rssga-
sa~aIsisa : total az Essss The igSTeASs gas~
*aAv = due 10 va augmentation II ne cav
sixy - aHeas q. Aaa to artillery GS az
Midway AdssaSc.