RIFLE CLUBS PRIZES AND LALONDE FEATURE
The meeting outlined prizes including silver cups for best shot and team events. It lists 1911 season shoots with Dominion of Canada and Canadian Rifle League prizes and notes new coaching for members. It also profiles lacrosse and hockey star Newsy Lalonde, detailing his birth in Cornwall and the origin of his nickname.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company
Foley, Welch &Stewart
Messrs
Partington
Godson
Spoon
J. W. Potter
Dominion of Canada
Canadian Rifle League
Cornwall
Lalonde
Dominion
Vancouver
Ont
Woodstock
Edward Lalonde
Newsy’ Lalonde
New Westminster Lacrosse Team Opens Season with Big win
New Westminster defeated North Vancouver 12 to 3 in an exhibition opener at Recreation Park. The Salmon Bellies dominated from the start as North Vancouver failed to threaten, with New Westminster showing clear superiority throughout the match. North Vancouver to play another exhibition in Vancouver tomorrow to gauge league status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Park
New Westminster
North
North Vancouver
Geo
D. Gibbons
J. McConaghy
Ed. Carter
L. Clarkson
W. McKeown
V. Green
BE. Mundy
B. Longfellow
A. Robertson
Slater
B. Murray
R. Douglas H. Horrobin
S. Gray
C. Galbraith
J. Howard
T. Gifford
J. Gifford
Geo. Rennie
Cliff Spring
W. Turnbull
Wintemute
P. Feeney
Gifford L. Turnbull
G. Spring
Vancouver
Derby Betting Stirs as Sunstar Tops Favorites
The article tracks early Derby odds with Sunstar favored after winning the Two Thousand Guineas, edging out King William and Stedfast from Lord Derby’s stable. It notes Shetland’s decline, Lord Burgo yne and others in the running, and cites expert hints toward a late Sunday prediction before the race. It also mentions coronation excitement with Jack Johnson eclipsing King George in public anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shetland
Lord Burgoyne
Edward Blanc
Sunstar
J. B. Joel
King William
Lord Derby
Stedfast
Joel
Geo. Lambton
Newmarket
Morton
King Wm
Lambton
L'd Burgoyne
Denman
Adam Bede
Cannon
Eton
Sobieski
Butters
Runnymede
Cellini
St. Anton
J, Watson
Sydmonton
R. C. Dawson
Joyner
Phryxus
Taylor
Prince Palatine
Beardsley
Plethi
Watson
Pratt
London bound with grand wardrobe plans and race finales
Jack spends 3482 dollars on a going away outfit for his London trip and plans to wow elites on the Strand. Sir Artha touts a vast wardrobe with many suits and hats. Johnsing travels to New York to face an Italian sculptor in a 4000 dollar suit suit case before racing Emile Brouard on May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
London
Sir Artha
Strand
Johnsing
New York
Chicago
Emile Brouard
Rogers Steamship Agency Offers Tickets to Old Country
Businesses in Prince Rupert advertise passage by steamer to Eastern Canada and the United States with all lines and schedules via tickets to the old country. Rogers Steamship Agency lists phone 116 Second Ave for bookings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S
Prince Albert
Port Simpson
Nanshiver Points
Massett
Naden Harbor
Refuge Bay
Skidegate
Queen Charlotte City
Lockeport
Pacofi
Jedway
Ikeda Bay
Rose Harbor
Grand Trunk Railway System
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec
Halifax
Portland
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Trans-Atlantic Steamship
A. E. McMaster Freight
Pasenger
G. T. P. Wharf
Eastern
Canada
United States
Old Country
Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert, B.C
Sata Price Entry and Rosary Prices Listed
A fragment shows numbers 102.50 and 121,50 alongside ros and Sata 00 and 188.50 suggesting a price listing or catalog entry. Names and full items are unclear but indicate monetary amounts and product references.
New Railway Laws Proposed by Minister Graham
A set of amendments to the Railway Act seeks to create a joint provincial and dominion board to settle crossing disputes and oversee interchanges. It requires annual returns from telegraph and express firms and allows government action when charters lapse into disrepair. The board would mandate forest protection measures and fire safety by railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. Graham
Dominion Railways
Leitch
Ontario Municipal and Railway Board
Dominion
Railway Board
Powers and duties altered in rail regulation bill
Provisions expand railway power to set supply prices and decide facility power levels. Lands owned by railways may be expropriated for other uses. Cattle at large near railways restrictions loosened for western areas. Property owner damages from railway impacts to be recoverable. Railways construction lines must be fenced unless exempted. Board gains authority to regulate crossings of wires and sewers with railway consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portiens
Canada
Railway Board
Public Notice on Lands Sale Prices 1911 Victoria BC
Under section 131 of the Land Act the lieutenant governor approves a regulation fixing minimum land sale prices at ten dollars per acre for first class and five dollars for second class. The rule applies to favorable applications after this date. Withdrawals with refunds are allowed for pending purchases under sections 34 or 36. William R. Ross, Minister of Lands, Victoria BC, April 3 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Ross
Department of Lands
Victoria
B. C
Public Notice for Lot 541 Tender in Coast District
Tenders for Lot 541 Range 5 Coast District near Prince Rupert open until June 1 1911 at five o clock. Upset price 100 per acre for 19.7 acres. Tender must be sealed with cheque for 25 percent. Payments by cash and three annual installments with six percent interest. Highest bid not guaranteed. Field notes available at Government Agent’s Office Prince Rupert April 27 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Range 5
Coast District
Prince Ruyport
Coast
Cancellation of Reserve on Graham Island Lands
Notice cancels the reserve for lands on Graham Island formerly covered by Timber Licences Nos 87055 37056 and 37057 and open to pre-emption under Land Act Section 7 after midnight June 16 1911. Deputy Minister Robber A Renwick of the Lands Department, Victoria BC, March 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Graham Island
Robber A. Renwick
Lands Department
Victoria
B. C
Notich
Cariboo
Lillooet
Kamloops
Yale Land Recording District
A. Renwick
Department of Lands
Notice of Title Duplicate Issuance for Coast District lands
William Burrity, Dist Regr Land Registry Office, gives notice that John Flewin will receive a duplicate Certificate of Title for Part N 35 Acres of S B part of Section 16 Township 1 Range 5 Coast District. The original certificate 284 dated November 21, 1906. One month after first publication, final issuance will occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B
Range 5
Coast District
John Flewin
William E
Burrityt
Dist. Regr
Public Service Examinations Announced for Clerks and Stenographers
The Public Service announces qualifying exams for third class clerks junior clerks and stenographers across multiple B C locations starting Monday July 3. British subjects aged 21 to 30 for third class posts and 16 to 21 for junior clerks or stenographers may apply by June 15. Details and forms available from Registrar P Walker Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Chilliwack
Cumberland
Golden
Grand Forks
Kamloops
Kaslo
Kelowna
Ladysmith
Nanaimo
Nelson
New Westminster
North
Vancouver
Peachland
Revelstoke
Rossland
Salmon Arm
Harland
Vernon
Victoria
P. Walker
Public Service
B. C
Tender for Police Station at Naas River
Sealed tenders for a timber framed police station at Naas River Skeena Electoral District due by noon June 5 1911. Tender forms specs and contract available May 16 1911 at Prince Rupert Government Agent Naas Harbour and Public Works Victoria. A 150 bank cheque or certificate of deposit is required with each bid and may be forfeited if the bidder fails to enter or complete the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naas River
Skeena
Prince Rupert
C. P. Hickman
Naas Harbour
Department of Public Works
Victoria
Bank of Canada
Minister of Public Works
J. B. Griffith
Public Works
Public Works Department
F Victoria
B. C
Ferry Charter Notice for Skeena River Service at Mission Point
Bulkley River mouth area seeks shaled applications to operate a ferry over the Skeena River at Mission Point below its mouth. Applicants must specify vessel type and size, operation method, and proposed tolls for passengers horses vehicles and cattle. Deadline noon May 9 1911 in Victoria B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Point
Bulkley River
Skeena
Minister of Public Works
J. B. Griffith
Public Works
Conpartment of Public Works
Victoria
B. C
Trust Companies Urged to File Details Under Act
The Inspector of Trust Companies in Victoria requests all trust companies in British Columbia to provide their corporate names and the names and addresses of managing directors. This informs the return forms distribution under the Trust Companies Regulation Act 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Province of
British Columbia
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The
Montreal Star
DERBY
King George
Jack Johnson
Automobile Field
Wa Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert & S.S
Prince George
Stewart
Seattle
W. S. Benson
Lots
the Atlantic Realty and Improvement Company Ltd
P.O. Box
Via
Great Northern
Rogers Steamship Agency
Canadian Pacific Railway CO
C. Coast
Hnala
Winnipeg
ST. Paul
J. G. McNab
J. H. McMullen
Land Registry Office
Prince Rupert, B. C
Public Service Act
Skeena District
Griffith
Robt
Skeena River
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