City Will Collect Five Dollar Poll Tax Under New By law
The City Council discussed a five dollar poll tax for all non taxpayers within municipal or school areas. By amendment, municipalities may collect the tax from male residents lacking five dollar contributions. Revenue is expected around 1500 and would replace the former road tax. Other items included sewer work on Dunsmuir Avenue and notification to curb rubbish dumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDonald
Ald
Brown
T. Bannerman
L. Francescini
J. Parnham
F. Pickard
Delia
United States
Ald. Brown
No. 5
Carnival Dance Draws Big Crowd at Tro-Ilo Hall
The Jolly Fellows' Dancing Club held a Carnival Dance at Tro-Ilo Hall on Tuesday evening. About 300 invitations were issued and many out of town guests attended from Union Bay Royst on Courtenay and other points. The hall was festively decorated with colored streamers and a maypole. The kewpie waltz and confetti one-step were crowd favorites, with lively music by Robertson, Graham, Pilling, and Weeningham. The club plans another Carnival Dance soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Fellows’ Dancing Club
Tro-Ilo
Union Bay
Royston
Courtenay
Messrs
Robertson
Graham
Pilling
Weeningham
Empire Day Celebrations Planned By City Committees
Preliminary work for Empire Day includes appointing chairmen for sports programme finance grounds collection parade and Maypole Dance. A visit to Union Bay to plan the May Queen is arranged. City Hall meeting urged attendance as preparations continue under Mayor MacDent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDent
Navy
S. Davis
J. Davis
N. Bevis
Hugh Bates
J. Sutherland
Union Bay
Cumberland Rod and Gun Club Meeting Monday
The Cumberland Rod and Gun Club will meet at Jim English's Pool Room on Monday May 2 at 7 30 p m. All sportsmen are invited as the group plans to press authorities on lake stocking and elect officers. A ticket numbering error is corrected: centrepiece raffle winner is No 316, not 36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Rod and Gun Club
Jim English
New Tennis Court Nears Completion for Play
Work on the new tennis court is advancing at a steady pace and the facility is expected to be completed and ready for play sometime next week.
Banquet Discusses Island Prosperity and Navy Strength
Cumberland Board of Trade held its annual banquet at the Union Hotel with about forty guests. Speakers hailed Vancouver Island’s coal output and urged capitalizing local assets, supporting Made in BC, and promoting a Canadian Navy, with emphasis on a Cumberland Melville road and Island boards coordinating policy.
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Cumberland Board of Trade
Union Hotel
Vancouver Island
Coun Adams
H.M.C.S. Aurora
Bailey
H.M.C.S. Patriot
Thos
Menzies
M.P.P
Thomas Graham
Canadian Collieries
Dunsmuir) Ltd
Geo. I. Warren
Victoria
Associated Boards of Trade of
G. W. Clinton
D. R. MacDonald
Charles Graham
B. R. Hicks
J. C. Brown
Messrs
J. Sutherland
T. H. Mumford
Jas. Grainger
Wm. Marshall
Fletcher
M. Brown
Jas.Burns
F. Partridge
J. H. Cameron
Ben Hughes
Courtenay
Watson
A. C. Lymn
F. Wilcock
T. Rickson
F. Pickard
L. R. Stevens
Chris Edwards
C. H. Tarbell
T. EB. Bate
8. Davis
F. A. McCarthy
J. Walton
T. H. Carey
Jas. M. Savage
Canadian Collieries (Dunsmuir) Ltd
Beatty
Nicholas
Victoria Chamber of Commerce
Hugh Savage
Duncan
A. MacKinnon
God Save the King
Army Land Navy
Mr. MacKinnon
Captain Adams
Aurora
Lieut. Bailey
Patriot
Navy
Army
Empire
Captain Brown
Warren
Cumberland
Vancouver
Boards of Trade
Island
Esquimalt
Alberni
Associated Boards
Railway Commission
Telephone Co
Nanaimo
Associated Boards of Trade
Cumberland-Melville Road
Melville
B. C
Children's Fancy Dress Ball Friday
The Ilo-Ilo Hall hosts a Children’s Fancy Dress Ball next Friday organized by the Hospital Auxiliary. A large Union Bay turnout is expected. prizes and specials abound with ice cream for all in costume. Proceeds go to the General Hospital Auxiliary fund.
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Union Bay
WAKA
Tlo-Ilo Theatre
Women’s Auxiliary
the General Hospital
Rhoda Walton
Master Abrams
Charles Bradley
Edna Bell
Laura Brown
Duncan Marshall
Greta Kay
Jean MacNaughton
Helen Parnham
Maxixe
Janet Marshall
Vernon Castle Fox
Willie McKay
Norman Bird
Sidney Muir
Jean Abrams
Mary Neil
Audrey DeCoeur
Leighton Denies Cows Infected With Tuberculosis
Royston dairyman H Leighton denies claims his cows harbor tuberculosis. He states his herd has been tested and inspected and is free of disease.
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Leighton
Cumberland General Hospital Annual Meeting to be Held
The Cumberland General Hospital annual meeting takes place Saturday at 7 pm in the Council Chambers. President Charles Graham will deliver the annual report. Other business includes the financial statement and directors elections.
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Cumberland General Hospital
Charles Graham
Baseball Club Chooses Officers and Manager
At the Cumberland Intermediate Baseball Team meeting in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening, Harry Conrad was asked to manage for the coming season. Dave Richards was elected captain and Albert Winningham treasurer. Practice starts soon with the listed players set to duty including D Richards A Farmer A Winningham C Graham V Dalby M Stewart J Bennie A Sommerville R Robertson Hojami and J Clark.
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Cumberland
Harry Conrad
Dave Richards
Albert Winningham
D. Richards
A. Farmer
A Winningham
C. Graham
V. Dalby
M. Stewart
J. Bennie
A. Sommerville
R. Robertson
Hojami
J. Clark
School Children Visit Warships in Comox Harbor
At a PTA meeting Dr. MancNaughton and Rev. Leversedge were appointed to ask Captain Adams of the Aurora for an inspection visit by local schoolchildren. The plan requires transportation for up to 140 students. Principal Woods and Mr Burbridge arranged numbers and the event was slated for Thursday at 3 pm.
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Adams
H.M.C.S. Aurora
Ottawa
Hiquimalt
Victoria
Brown
Navy
Army
J. C. Brown
Canada
Parent- Teacher Association
G. K. Manc-Naughton
W. Leversedge
Ht. MC
Aurora
Comox Harbor
Comox
J. Sutherland
Hicks
Capt. Adams
C. B. Woods
Chas. B. Burbridge
Allen Players Return to Cumberland For Two Shows
The Allen Players, a twelve-member company, perform two plays next week in Cumberland. On Monday they present A Pair of Sixes, a big laughing hit, followed by The Lady of the Scarlet Poppy on Tuesday, a noted comedy drama. The company recently completed an eighteen month run at the Hippodrome in Tacoma and is touring from vacation.
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Cumberland
Allen Players
Hippodrome
Tacoma
Vancouver Island
The Three Principles in First Aid Address
The St. Jon's First Aid and Mine Rescue Association monthly meeting will be held Sunday at 10 90 in the First Aid Hall. Mr Frank Bond will read a paper titled The Three Principles in First Aid.
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St. Jon
Chinese Nationalists Hold Convention in Vancouver May 4
The Dominion and the Chinese Nationalist League plan a convention in Vancouver from May 4 to 18 at the new building corner Pender Street and Gore Avenue. The event marks Sun Yat Sen’s election as Chinese president and features an aviator display and a Cumberland college football match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Widel
Ite
China
Canada
Cumberland
Breakin at New School Ends in Wide Ransack
Thursday night intruders entered a new school through the basement and rifled drawers and cupboards, scattering items across the building. A plate in a microscope instrument in Principal Wood's cape board was broken, and officials hope the culprits are caught and punished.
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Fraternal Hall Co
Dunsmuir Avenue
Board of Works
Third
Fourth Streets
Police Commission
Boane of Works
Aeace
Kelly A. Scott
Cumberland Electric Light Co
Water Works Co
W. A. Owen
Memorial Arch
Evans, Coleman & Evans
Rod and Gun Club
Maccabees Lodge
Paddy McGinty
Chris
Edwards
Geo. I. Se “Ren
Paterson
Orient
Japan
B.C
Canadian National Railway Board
General Hospital
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