Armstrong:

FIRST ONE CAUSED RIOT Armstrong Furniture Store.

e : nen Armstrong Sawmill Ltd....

AN old journal, dated January 16th, 1797, PSone Thee kaos ae
gives the following amusing account of the | agnerort:

Shel E : st si at i yn: Asheroft Hotel
wearing of the first silk hat in London EE OR

“John Hetherington, haberdasher of the | atnaimer:
Coronation Hotel

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Strand, was arraigned before the Lord Honacion (Simon

Mayor yesterday on a charge of breach of
re SHOULDETe STRAP the peace and inciting to riot and was re- B
quired to give bonds in the sum of £500. Bevan: hs

OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE aC ae ee Sie Ps Bevan RM
BRITISH COLUMBIA PROVINCIAL POLICE It was in evidence that Mr. Hethering- | Boston Bar:

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ell ¢ cte eared on the “
ton, who is well connected, appe« Fs ete

Subscription: 50c Per Copy public highway wearing upon his head what Anderson’s Transfer...
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he called a silk hat (which was offered in bE Rope ee
Advertising Rates on Application evidence), a tall structure having a shiny Burns Lake Cash and Delivery .
if stre and caluculated to frichten timid Burns Lake Hardware and Garage
“The Shoulder Strap” is copyrighted and trademarked ic ieee Gotan aaeeeS 2 one een anes eit
with the Government at Ottawa, Canada. PEOB.S. iP Ruddy Motors, Limited ... = ee
“As a matter of fact, the officers of the Sunset Hardware and Department Store
The Editor will be pleased to receive articles suitable for state ce . e al
oublication. Photographs and other matter for illustrating Crown stated that several women fainted Cc

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articles and photographs of groups or functions which are at the unusual sight, dogs yelped, and the Campbell River:

of general interest are welcomed. 7 i
younger son of Cordwainer Thomas, who Bee Hive .... «
tes 3 = = a Mort tae Campbe Liver arage .
Address All Communications to was returning from a chandler’s shop, was Campbell River Meat Market
“The Shoulder Strap,” Vancouver, B.C thrown down by the crowd which had col- Wonesel Mees Se
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lected, and had his right arm broken. Painter's Fishing Res
ce ° Pioneer Bakery .....
For these reasons the defendant was Quinsam Hotel
Editor: Associate Raitor: Seized by the guards and taken before the | cniniwack:
A, A. Brookhouse Inspector C. Clark av Empress Hotel ................
a Lord Mayor. Me & Me (Chilliwack)

“In extenuation of the crime, the de- The Peaks cen
Cobble Hill:

fendant claimed that he had not violated SHithiS NSA Mae eee
any law of the Kingdom, but was merely | colwooa:

exercising a right to appear in a headdress | _ Colwood Store .
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TWELFTH EDITION

NOTICE of his own design—a right not denied to TOvnoscELotelene eee ee See
: rps any Englishman.” Courtenay:
The Copyright of all the editorial matter, Y 5 Anderton, P. Leo...

both illustrations and letterpress, is strictly Bickle Theatres

Z cn Booth, T., & Sons ..
reserved in Canada, Great Britain and the THERE are today as many as 70,000 dif- Brammall-Mason, Ltd.
US.A.., 2 A - ~ - Central Builders’ Supply.

oe es can ae be ras sare per ferent pieces and shapes of fabricated ma- Corfield Motors Limited
mission. Screen and radio rights also re- sola Hn cy iteayel ls ep marae Courtenay Florist, The...
eee terials in a single aircraft. Gountenavarranatane
IL Courtenay Hotel

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Hurford & Shaw

BUSINESS INDEX [slandeElo telecine eenae ”

TABLE OF CONTENTS an SisS POU se Stones scsessscee me ee eee
Laver’s Dept. Store . ss
Covern. nee heey Hot on the Trail Lowe’s Green Grocery
Piercy Funeral Home
Rickson, Bill .........
Sy a ae Page Cover: Riverside town
n sale Ves 1 | British Columbia Cement Co, Ltd. robsons Motors a aror: earlour
John Law Joins the B.C. Police a | Caer per Coat aside Back Tarbell’s Limited...
Lies in eo Japaneua® Pris Cc ameron Lumber Co. Ltd. ; a i -
p on Camp... ss—éiST7s Be Inside Front Gonchar Baye
= Canadian Pacific Air Lines Buena Vista sss secs
The Clawed Killer of Malcolm Island 13 Inside Back Cowichan Bay Stores Ltd.
Police Sciences ee ee 17 Canoe Cove Shipyards Limited Stewart Auto Marine
etna Te Outside Back Cranbrook:
The “Glim” Peddlers 19 Daily Colonist, The Outside Back Ben’
Se ee or Ee aily C st, The ....... side Be Ben’s Cleaners a iseaesest sees
SaluteniouthamBriliehe Policenrorcaumanenanee 24 David Spencer Limited RERER Saar qouecian He RO 24 merge
: ; : ; S| Bac ranbrook Sash & Door Co. Limited .......
B.C. Police Marksmen Win English Shoppe, The . Inside Back Green & White Tourist Gone
Internationaluepistclin sion 26 Evans, Coleman & Uo Rn SOUR Le ee ae oe Holmes)
side Back ote yng x
Snaring Manitoba’s Deadly Aon ne Eee pena eeeace Millar & Brown Transfer Co
: -ainters’ Sons, J. EB. ... nside Front Mount Baker FE 2
Bank Bandits... Seely PY/ Producers Sand & Gravel Co. Venezia Hotel Gara
The Teddy Bear Case 39 i. Asa aiaived Pes ; unside Front Groston es) ae ee ee
Saas Selkirk Lumber Co. Ltd. "SM i
AC Shon Bicarocke ch ike Outsider rer Al's Motor Service ...
Peace River Bridge SS —s—<—CSsésS< SYS?;S era ene ae aS Inside Front Ges ae é
| Mystery Man of the Alaska Highway 53 | Outside Back MoainEtiN ct eee
Killed D pan is Vancouver Island Coach Lines : NECWAS SCARS ce
Who Kille ave Protheroe ?.. 63 Dimited occ. cece Inside Front Teo roaT Wie é
Te Cao to Geta 85 Victoria Daily Times .. Inside Front c b - tie :
00 | eC Yen at COS 2) lO5' CD 00 Victoria Machinery Depot Co. Ltd. umberland:
Constable Voigi's Vindication 91 fp Inside Back Cumberland Electric Lighting Co. Ltd.....
Baea Tes: BAA Vivian Engine Works Ltd. Bp lateau Lumber Co. Ltd.
pitfire Ball at Kamloops _ == 96 ; Inside Back SGanleis si SHOES ie. cece eee
Radio’s Famous Quiz Kids Visit Headquarters 99 SVUENOMS lst ercereeeteere seats Outside Back ;
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. Alaskan Cleaners ...
AMERICAN army drivers mastered the A SRG nee ,
M. i ASpPe 4lotors, Limited ...
| pail rule of the road very quickly, but Pericre Page Gi oe see ae Ltd..
: 1: : hick’s hite Lunek
ound the road signs more puzzling. MIKO TSO, IDG Whssgu caccerteentcarneees encase 88 Community Stores ae
For instance, one town, through which  atnerni: OC eEBOWie
aie . 4 5 Arlington Hotel... awson Co-operative Union.
they pass occasionally, displays this warn- Juke Box, Tho. 2 Dawson Creek Billiard Hall...
ing at its approaches: “Remember—the River Bend General Stor me BE Dawson Creek Co-operative Shipt
| hi ; ] 2: lene Bas Association
child playing in the road may be yours! Bae Gees a8 Dawsons Hotel
The lads from “over there” find that Bay Hotel oe DUEL En ee sone
e Z it a Harbour Inn .... 3e ini OT ic Power L.
statement a bit startling. 0) cise cass 33 Dominion Electric Power LL
g Peterson & Edward.... 32 Dudley & Wilson ....... ee
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