Victoria Wells and Prentice Latest Additions to the Gabinet
Wellington ministers sworn in as Wells becomes Minister of Lands and Works Prentice Provincial Secretary and McBride Minister of Mines. Byelections set for July 3 in Victoria and South Victoria with another to be announced later. Legislature may prorogue to allow re election of ministers before the House meets.
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Victoria
W. O. Wells
Lands and Works
J. D. Prentice
R. McBride
South
Nelsons Visit to Spokane Sparks City Baseball Rivalry
The Spokesman Review reports Nelsons will play the A A team at Natatorium Park, with British Columbia players arriving Friday for a Saturday game. McEnroe disputes claims of professionals among the Nelson squad, while the clash fuels local excitement and a $5,000 stakes note.
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Nelson
Spokane
Natatorium Park
British Columbia
McEnroe
Rossland
Nelson Boys
United States Gunboat Bombarded Taku Forts Report
The Monocacy was two miles up the Pei Ho when bombardment of the Taku forts began. Chinese riflemen attacked from both banks but were repelled. Reports of Seymour's death are doubted by the British Admiralty and officials say he could reach Pekin or return.
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Charles Tuprer
Yukon
Yukon Territory
Canada
Laurier
Foster
Tupper
Yukon Council
London
United States
Pei Hoo River
Taku
Shanghai
Daily Express
Kempff
United States Navy Department
Admiral Seymour
Seymour
Pekin
Associated Press
Che Foo
Shang
Tien Tsin
San Chun
Hong Kong
Li Hung Chang
Kowloon
Singapore
Daily Telegram
Tsang Chow
We Hei Wei
the Times
Washington
D. C
State Department
Hay
Liu
Yang ‘Tse Kiang
Kiang Su
Kiang Si
An Hud
Chan
Hunan
Su Peh
Lin
British Ambassador Seeks Postal Treaty with United States
Sir Julian Pauncefote called at the Post Office to discuss expanding postal facilities with England. He aims to have the United States enter into a postal treaty, a move previously declined by the U S, with a recent refusal indicated.
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Washington
Julian Pauncefote
Post Office Department
England
United States
United
Khedive Abbas Visit to England Arrives Aboard Royal Yacht
Abbas Hilmi the Khedive of Egypt arrived in English waters for his first official visit. The royal yacht Osborene carried him from Flushing to Port Victoria where he was saluted. He travels with General Wingate and Sir James Rodd as part of the Anglo Egyptian liaison party.
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London
Abbas Himli
Egypt
English
Osborne
Flushing
Port Victoria
Wingate
James Rodd
Legation
Princess Aribert Sails From New York
Princess Aribert of Anhalt, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, sailed from New York on the North German Lloyd steamer Friederich der Grosse under the alias O Connteas Manntlerberg. She has toured Canada and the United States and in Washington visited Lord Pauencefo te, the British ambassador.
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New York
Alibert of Anhalt
Queen Victoria
Friederich der Grosse
O Connteas Manntlerberg
Canada
Washington
Lord Pauocefote
Venus Mine Joins Producers With New Rotary Mill
Yesterday afternoon the Venus mine on Morning Mountain began production after a year’s development as a new rotary mill started operations. The system crushes ore between a cone and rotating rings, then processes pulp through multiple copper plates and three sets of outside plates before cyanide treatment. the site showcases strong ore veins, solid tunneling, and clean facilities, marking Venus as a growing industry factor in the Kootenay region.
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Venus
Morning Mountain
Doolittle
Venus Company, & Minerman
Kootenay
White Grouse Notes Show High Copper Gold Prospects
Messrs Fisher and Hama enter Mansfield syndicate to open promising leads. Swede group of Milton and Ericken reports strong showings east of Kaslo Slocan Develop Co. A four foot copper and gold lead crosses a claim. A sixty foot tunnel to be extended. ore grade to rise with depth. Kaslo Slocan president Strathan plans preliminary work and road feasibility. Capital representatives seek early inspection of White Grouse properties. Mansfiell to inspect purchasers. Storm King and Copper King active, signaling a district-wide push for development.
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Messrs
Fisher and
Hama
Mansfield Syndicate
Milton and Ericken
Kaslo-Slocan Development Co., Limited
Kootenaya
Laad
W. B. Strathan
Kaslo- Slocan Developing Co., Limited
Mensfiell
Storm King
Copper King
Paty
Brownlee trophy crowns Sportsmen's Tourney in Victoria
The Brownlee trophy shoot at the Sportsmen's Tournament in Victoria BC ended with T. B. Ware of Spokane winning on 21 points. Leniency finished second with 20. Spokane claimed both first and second in the team event, while Victoria placed third.
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Victoria
B.C
T. B. Ware
Spokane
Lenienty
Buller Presses Advance to Paarde Kop in June Moves
London dispatches report General Buller pressing his advance along the Johannesburg Railway toward Paarde Kop, 41 miles from Standerton. About 300 Boers surrendered. Paris Exposition closed and France declared war on England. Transvaal seeks treasury bills amid deep financial straits while rail and telegraph lines suffer damage in a widening conflict.
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London
Buller
Johannesburg
Paarde Kop
Standerton
War Office
Heilbron
Lord Roberts
Transvaal
Lorenzo Marquez
South Africa
South African Republic
Lorenso Marquez
Times
Pretoria
Cape Town
Hodgson Wounded in Accra Amid Reports of Casualties
In Ac cra on June 21 Sir Frederick Hodgson governor of the Gold Coast Colony was wounded in the shoulder during a recent sortie from the fort. Rumors say eight officers were killed. Mr W A Harvey and Mr J M Walliams visited the Chapleau Mine and praised it as among the district’s best properties. The mine’s location supports low-cost mining and promising ore bodies revealed by tunneling.
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St. Johns
N. B
O. P.R
Grand Falls
McKenna
Gold Coast Colony
Accra
Frederick Hodgson
Gold Coast
W. A. Harvey
Chapeleau
J. M. Walliams
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