THE DAILY NEWS “The Daily News ~ CLASSIFIED ADS. RENT ” HAZEN ADMITS VALUE | Ottawa, April 10.—The Lau- rier “‘tin-pot navy” has vindicated litself in service of the British Ad- 7K | RENT—Purnished house; modern, a, 00d view. Phone 6. 76-8) The of Canada. to miralty off the coast information was given pie Parliament mewhat unwilling Ld on a arilamen some it i :- RENT—Furnishea house; modern : (ees; Good view. Phone 6. tf.|ly by John Douglas Hazen, Min- RENE co rerpioned housekeeping ister of Mariné, at a recent sit- rs. -tf. —_————. |ting..» Tt was only pressed by PA _: WANTED sd questions from Mr. E. M. Mac- A ‘Two good seamstresses. Ap-|donald, Mr. F. F. Pardee and Mr Pe: a Set — + W. Kyte, that the statement _ WANTED—Gasoline laune 22 feet, ae Nd a * 2iwas forthcoming. _ for cash. Apply P. 0. Box 225. 83-4 . . FOR The Canadian cruisers, Niobe — oeus and Rainbow, said Hon. Mr. Ha- “POR SALE—$35.00 baby carriage in good|zen, were, under the Laurier Na- Condition. Will sell very cheap. ApPlY| ya) Act, hastily prepared for ser- 313 Seventh Ave. E. 77-79 vice at the outbreak of the war POR SALE—Range, 2 bureaus, 3 beds,! Tall il ais ‘ chairs, carpets, sewing machine, wash- and were immediately placed at ing machine, etc. Cheap. Apply even-|the disposal of the British Ad- no oe west. a3 miralty. The Niobe, which had FOR SALE—Four-roomed house; Section | ),..,.; partially dismantled, had to 5; furnished or unfurnished; water, oc lie # @lectric light. Price furnished, $2,300,;UNdergo repairs before she was re on small et. Owner|+eady for service. She was then leaving town. . Oo. B 749. 75-7 . 7 na attached by the Admiralty to the —-* I a, dhisaticabtionn zi ey £ TALKING CHINES, VIOLINS AND ~ Musical ments Bows rehairgd. Prince Rupert Sic Store, 345 Ave. ALL Instru- repaired. The Mu- 3rd tf. FINEST CUSTOM TAI LEAST MONEY. of High Class good suits for L- cruiser squadron of British ves- based upon Halifax, whose duty it was to keep the North At- and sels lantic trade routes open clear. This the explained, consisted of the cruis- squadron, minister er Essex and three consort cruis- ers, while in the early stages of the war, the Royal, which took a prominent Princess part in Water Included 1ae2 ished $5 AND $8 PER MO. —APPL 2nd Ave. 3 HOUSES, $8 PER MO. 2-ROOM CABINS Pattullo & Radford jalthough, at the outbreak of hos- tilities, the Niobe had proceeded from Halifax to Newfoundland to take on 100 Newfoundland re- servists. The Rainbow, the min- lieter added, was the same class the last naval fight on the North Sea, was also attached to the cruiser squadron based upon Hal- ifax. This was by reason of the fact that her speed was excep- tional, “considerably over thirty knots,’ commented Hon. Mr. Ha- zen, and aggressive operations in clearing the seas were in prog- ress. On the Pacific, the minister proceeded, the work had been less iggressive and more defensive. Under the arrangements of the Admiralty, “a certain number of British and Japanese cruisers have been acting in consort with the Rainbow and the two Canadian submarines in the defence of the In to questions by Mr. Kyte, the min- stated that the the Canadian cruisers had proved to the They were manned by Canadians, Pacific Coast.” response services of ister satisfactory Admiralty. of cruiser as the German cruisers Dresden and Leipzig. She was not afraid of anything, but was not a fast vessel and her guns would not carry so far. “The men of the Canadian navy are not afraid of anything,” de- clared Hon, Mr. “If they met a German ship I am sure they Hazen. would conduct themselves in a jmanner which would make us proud and make the Empire }proud, but in modern naval war- | fare everything would depend on OF THE “TIN POT” NAVY DECLARATION OF WAR CARRIED TWO YEARS ‘Astonishing Revelation Made in The Case of interned Ger- man Steamer. | Boston, Mass., April 10 jtimony was brought ltrial of the steamer Kronprinzessin Tes. the the Cecilie out at suils against which indicated that far back as 1912 Germany was expecting as war with France, Russia and Britain. Pol. vessel, Captain Charles August | loek, of the testified that when he took charge commander of her two years ago he received a sealed envelope from the former to mes- captain with instructions not jopen it until he received a sage signed “Siegfried,” and pur- porting to say that somebody was sick. was received at 10 o'clock on the 31, when the ship night of July mouth, and read as follows: Eberhart has suffered an attack of ecatarrh of the bladder Sieg- fried.” On opening the sealed envelope, he said, he found a code for the words in the message. According to the code the message read: “War has broken out with Brit- ain, France and Russia; turn back.” Siegfried was the code signature of the managing direc- tor of the North German Lloyd Line, Captain Pollock said the reason he did not return to New York or Boston that he had cepted messages from the British to way back, and feared that the big was inter- cruiser Essex Halifax on his ports would be watched, so he al- tered his course, putting into Bar Harbor. The suit is in the United States Admiralty Court and _ involves claims aggregating $1,500,000. of higher and armament.” Mr. Pardee if the and = Rainb« carried the guns with which they were equip- 19441, « the government had considered it ad- and the question pow- ered guns Niobe same asked Ww per before ir whether visable to equip them with other and more powerful guns The the plied the minister, “and we do not If the Admiralty rep- resented to us that improved guns cruisers are now subject to Admiralty'’s orders,” re- interfere. or armament were needed we would be prepared to carry out its suggestions.” “And been made?” asked Mr. Pardee. no such suggestion has “No,” replied Mr. Hazen. He thought the Canadian cruisers were proving satisfactory and the two submarines were both now in the best possible condition, al- though one of them had been taken to drydock for a short time for repairs, having struck the bottom on one occasion when submerged. Mr. Macdonald pointed out that the Niobe had the same equip- ment as the Ariadne, which made such a brilliant showing in the fight off Heligoland Bight. Another addition to the fleet of took today, when a good-sized gasboat from It business fishing boats place arrived here. will the Vancouver enter into fishing immediately. For a comfortable room, come to the St. Elmo Hotel, 836 sec- end Avenue, near Eighth Street. Newly opened. Steam heat and hot and cold water in every room ‘the type of the vessel they met The message, he testified,|, Free baths. Rates reasonable. ~— 68th REGIMENT, EARL GREY'S OWN RIFLES. Orders by Major J. H. MoMullin “A” Company will parade at t! was within 1,070 miles of Ply- | Bridge Company, left this Exhibition Building on Wedn: nesday and Friday, April 14 16 “B" Company will parade at th Exhibition Building on M and Thursday, April 12 and 1 W. 8. MARSHALL, I it 84-89 Acting Ad 1S ELECTION OFF? The Victoria Colonist says t the feeling is general thers the Provincial eleetion will { held before fall or perhaps spring. Mr. Tobey, G. T. P eft for the Interior today 1 A. Mahon, of the ( ! ing for his old home in Otta A. L. Ford, government neer, left this morning for | monton in connection with his duties. LAND NOTICES. Skeena Land District——District of Coast, Range Five or In TAKE NOTICE that William Watson, emo, B. C., occupation Contractor, tends to apply for permission to lease the following described lands Commencing at & post planted on the northerly limit of the Right-of-Way of the Grand Trunk Pa cifle Railway Company, and about $5 chains southwesterly from Mile 84, east from Prince Rupert, B. C.; thence north 20 chains; thence west 20 chains; thence south 46 chains, more or lesa, to the north RUPERT S Pu me i] nm Page One ~ «Aa anta she can du S li ea ———— ee ae un ight So t! ess climate ap ‘i uperior facili Nee aa ee and water maxes your home .. ann sn hen Galen ee cleanliness--just like all natyre ith + oak ain a on a sunlit morning afte; , Parkles Se ee Sunlight is the purest of ail } f the commerce of the soaps—with a gentle nenerns port our Oriental met moves dirt quickly but. wit! ' . for us, and make us col slightest injury to fine fabric 6» « it part, perhaps most hands. On sale at all Grocers ’ ties on imported Asiatic We may Seattle and t ties commence to Prince Rupert, by its il situation, will sure i p city on the Pa yal ind in a short ten ge steamers will plow a se to Asia tie ire beginning te tice of what is coming, and ttent the world will be] D Pe 1 xt few years. 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