/ PIUNCE GEORGE STAR. C. N. R. Receive $5,671,564 More Than Province Should Have Paid According to n report of the auditors engaged by the government to check' up the payments made to the Canadian NTorthenix Kail way company in connection with the bond guarantees of t!nsNprovince, overpayments to the company total $5^)671,564.02. - The report was presented to the legislature by Hon. John Oliver, minister of railways. These over-payments are $2,42(5,927.81 on tlie mai|i line, $2,327,519.20 on branch lines, and $1,117,117.52 oh terminals. H. C. Hall, member for Victoria, at present has a motion before the legislature for a return of all information possible to obtain in connection with this line. Like the Pacific Great Eastern railway, the Canadian Northern railway in this province obtained great� guarantees from the Bowser-McBride government, and tne Liberal gov^ ernineiitu is now making an effort to ascertain the position of the province with regard to this. Htm. Mr. Oliver predicts a condition' similar to that shown to exist between the proviUce; arid tJie^P.G.E. � ; Irately, upon Hon. Mr. Oliver -jdcmanditig the production x of hooks, memorandum, data, etc., relating to the guarantees to this company by the province of B.C., Sir William Mackenzie, head of the company, promptly went to Ottawa and had himself taken out of the hands of the. new officials of this province by having the C.N.R. declared to be an undertaking for the benefit of all Canada, by which means the federal government takes complete charge of the C.ft.R. Temporarily at least the company, its books and papers are Out of reach of the officials of this province and only suclvas the officials desire to give can'be obtained at this time. ? - . .' 4 > ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE 4 4 OF TRAINS 4 4 ' � \ , 4 Will Build New Boat On Peace Mr. Dunlap, who had charge of the prospecting work for which the motor boats were to be used, one of which was destroyed last week by fire, stated that the remaini ng ,craf t would be sent north from here over the watercourses, but that the engine of the destroyed boat would be shipped back to the factory for repairs and then forwarded to the Peace River, where another hull would be constructed. He considered by taking this course the operations for the summer would be further advanced than if they waited for another boat here. LIST your LANDS WITH MK I will sell them for you. Also in position to rent your houses in town. . j P. P.KROEKER Grand Trunk Building Yields Up Life for, King and Country Among those killed at the front during the recent heavy lighting appear^ the name of Nels Nelson, who, though not a resident of the city, was still one of the Prince George hoys who have made the sifpreme sacrifice. Mr. Nelson went from here to the prairie two years ago, where he worked for a shorttime. The (�all for men was urgent and the young man went to Calgary, wbere^ie enlisted in the 211th battalion, leaving almost immediately for the front. Previous to leaving here had taken upxfl? homestead about eight miles f rom the city, si tuated near the hoin e of N. C. Jorgensen. A brother is now living in the neighborhood of Chief Lake, and to him thfe notification of deuthw^^ The young man her of friends in the city. West Bound. � �� ' . . � '' ���. :�./ j Xo. 1�Arrive Prince George, Monday arid Wed11esday ....7.45 p.m. Leave at:. ............8.00p.m, No. 1)1 � Arrive Prince (Jenrge Sat- ui'tlay .*it. ..........1.30 p.in. Leave rtt............ ."72.30 p.m. No. 7 (w-ay-frei^litoiily)�Loave Prince George Friday .18.30 a m. East Roijnp. No. 2' Arrive Prince George Thui-sday .and Sunday ..... .. .8.30 a.m. Leave at......... .i ..' .8.45 a.m. N��. \Y2 Arrive Prince GedrgeWednes- , day at .....,....... 5.40 a.m. Leave at___.........6.00 a in. No. 72( way freight oiily)--Arrive Prince George Monday.. . .3.30, p.m. �-Mail and express on 1)1 arid 92 in addition to 1 and 2. CABINET SHOP �AND- �UNDEKTAKING PARLORS (Ambulance in connection) Picture Framing a specialty Third Avenue, - Prince George, B. C Phone 97�2 rings (day or night). The Porter Hay & Co. Flour, Oats, Hay, Feed of all kinds Farm Machinery Warehouse Opposite G.T.P. station. Phone 40 ; !::!�:::::!::::!:::!:::::; :::::::::::::::::::::::::; I il!| ill! hi! liil ill ! ,.j!!!!!!!!!l!i!ii!!ii!!!l!Sii!!iJl!!ijji!!^ Hi IIH ilpiliypll II I il!|: ill! :hi! liil ill !k iiiii ii ii!!ii:iii[i; iiiisixm il If! s Iliiii 111 i:)!!!ii!ii!i j!!i!i!i!Sii!!ii!S _____in old and new territory on paved streets and on rough pioneer trails', the Ford leads the way. _ ; H >�� . � Its simplicity, its dependability and its economy, give it v va ue thatxannOt be by itsB�The Ford is the one .ar which has "made good" wherevei tried. roads and measured HALL George