News out of Victoria, British Columbia, 100 years ago today:

• Dire news! Canadian tea supply down to a mere 3-week supply.
• Story of French aviators from yesterday's paper reprinted. Reported altitudes are different.
• Man loses four fingers on his right hand in construction of Hudson's Bay store on Douglas Street.
• Not-so-subtle vilification of Germans continues...

The news from Victoria 100 years ago today:

• Great story on French aerial bombing of German Zeppelin shed.
• Analysis of the role of torpedoes and submarines as the most dangerous weapons of modern war...

News out of Victoria 100 years ago today:

• Panama Canal officially open (dateline Aug. 15)
• Full-page retrospective on the War of 1812 in the Sunday pull-out
• Great illustration of "A Garden-Party Frock" in the women's section Sunday pull-out
• ...