Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-17
Boys of II and Men of go Drill
in Vacant Lots, While Grip
pies From Front Look On

Floyd H. Emmans, business secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A., who has re-
Gently returned from a trip to British
Columbia and the Canadian northwest,
has many stories to tell Of the condi-.
tons in that section of the mainland
at the present time. Mr.. Emmans
spent six weeks in Victoria and con-
siderable time in other cities and
has made a study of the conditions
prevailing there at the present time.
Mr.. Emmans says: 49,.
mo one with the exception of those
who have been in the thick of4the af-
fairs in Canada, can appreciate the
condition that that country Is in at
the present time. Victoria is at O.
standstill right now. There is no bus
mess, and the social side. of life has
been forgotten. The realty boom,
which started just before the war, has
collapsed and hundreds Of citizens are.
losing their homes. Realty operators
have gone to other fields. 1t Is a sad
Victoria now" "-..... r.. r.. FL.
Economy is the one word in Vic
toria, continued Mr.. Emmans. The
Y. NJ. c. A. there has decreased their
force. by. more than half. The gov.
eminent and private concerns have
done likewise, and in all branches OF
business there have been many sacri-'
fees that we would not realize here.
The residents are not buying Injuries.
They are combining themselves to the
necessities of life, and many, people
are not in position to have these.
Canada is hard UP, but the people are
retaining a cheerful spirit in spite Of
the financial losses. ~.s r.
MANY Of the prominent business
firms of the British Columbia capital
have gone out of business, and one
man who had donated $4,000 for a,
machine gun lost his home before L
left. II is not only the poorer classes
that are suffering but the Weather
residents are losing much money. A
man may have been rich before the
war started, and penniless today. /
know OF one instance where a family
rented a house for $50 and the rent
was changed to $40. Finally, the land.
lord was forced to let the tenant bold
tiss psopefty Tor SO a month, but the
tenant found many people who would
lease their houses rent free to have
some one in them, and the landlord
was forced to rent his house for
nothing.
Old and Young; All Drill. + ...-
six thousand yong men left
Victoria for the front, and the soldiers
were the cream of the country. They
are still drilling on little plots of
ground all over the city. In riding
along you will see little groups Of
men, some in overalls, others well
dressed, all working with one aim
to get to the front 1t is queer mix
ture, the boys of II, the old men of 60,
all trying to learn the orders of the
army. e, -. L..
The only social life is the life OF
the benefit and fund raisers. Here
and there. you see young ladies asking
for funds for a machine gun or a re-
lief fund. r. And then they, have their
lawn socials to raise money for, the
Red Cross and the Blue Cross. The
latter is q society that has the work !
of looking after the horses in the
field. There is no happiness in the |
social side. 1t is all for money. The |
people realize this and give their mite |
to each cause. n. +: >..sS
Many soldiers are returning to Vic. |
toria, and it is pitiful sight to see