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THE DATLY NEWS

 

 

THE DAILY NEws

THE, LEADING NEWSPAPER IN NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Published Daily an.'! Weekly by
THE PRINCE RUPERT PUBLISHING CO. LTD., PRINCE RUPERT, ac. |

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in advance.

 

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HEAD OFFICE
Daily News Building, Third Ave., Prince Rupert, B. C. Telephone 98.

BRANCH OFFICES AND AGENCIES
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non-delivery or inattention on the part of the news carriers.

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LY EDITION.

Fripay, AuGust 16

 

 

 

Daily News on Daily Doings

 

 

 

 

 

SURE SIGN OF THE

PORT’S GROWTH.
The
a well

western correspondent of

known Canadian busi-
ness paper has coined the new
that the

of Canada is

phrase Pacific coast

liable to be

“drowned in port.’ This in
reference to the great empha-
sis now laid upon likely har-
bors on the coast. In view of
the trend of the world’s com-
merece the ports of
Canada, especially on the Pa-
cifie, grow more and more in-
teresting to capital. Prince
Rupert with its long start in
the renown as a Pa-
cifle maintains
the lead amongst the new ports.
While other possible ports are
still advertising the beginnings
of their wharf building, Prince
Rupert has reached the stage
when steamship traflie at her
wharves has grown so busy as
the jostling
accompani-

possible

race for

coast seaport

occasio’
of vessels to the
ment of the deep sea oath and
the cling-clang of the engine
room bells so dear to a certain
News of harbor and
incident is news of
prosperity as

even to

poet.
waterfront
Prince Rupert's
a seaport,
siciieidlibaineiiinns
MORE POWER FOR
PRINCE RUPERT.
There
the city at
the supply of power
summers within the city
by an outside corporation.

is a proposition before
present regarding

to cone
limits
The
proposition has attractive
points, the principle of Prince
Ruperts preservation of the
publie jealously
as possible being the main ob-
stacle it has to
Prince Rupert today
serving

franchises as

overcome,
has a
quite a
few consumers, and serving
them satisfactorily, but from
an incident of a day or so ago
The Daily News understands
that the city power plant has
all the demands on its power
producing eflicieney that it can
stand. Because one of the big
grading contractors was using
a heavy load of power inter-
mittentiy, users of less power
were inconvenienced a little,
It was only a trifling matter,
pul right by an alteration in
operating hours, but straws
show the way the wind is blow.
ing and the question naturaliy
arises, “Can Prince Rupert
supply from the eity’s own

power plant

 

plant
demands of

power enough to satisfy
industry as
establish here in
the months between today and
the time the long
Woodworth hydro

scheme is completed?”
then the
the city becomes still more im-

new
enterprises

delayed
electric
If not,
proposition before
portant with the immediate ine
dustrial welfare of the
view,

City mm

GENERAL
BOOTH.
There

name in the world than that of

is hardly a better known

General Booth, the great execu.

tive head of the world’s most

wide seattered army. Every.

who is
General,” so

knows at
“the
much of a household word has
the Salvation Army
come, Almost
known at the
reer, General Booth is today so

body
meant by

once

term be-
totally

outset of his cea-

much a world recognized per-
that flash of
news concerning him most cer-
tainly
and penetrates lo sore
farthest the
Wherever a Salvation Army
outpost is stationed there
anxious theughts and
for the General.
life wonderfully
has bee a veritable Napoleon

sonality every

cireles the whole globe,
of the
corners of earth.
are
prayers
During a long
preserved he

of salvation, and a
than any Napoleon.

greater

LONDON MONEY AND
MUNICIPALS.

Toronto's decision to borrow

temporarily in London, instead

long term loan,

of issuing a
affords one indication of
the
that is just now burdening the
Id.
mund Osler remarked recently
on his return from London,
Canadian municipal issues will
require to sell at still
prices before British
will again find them attractive
There is nothing to be gained
by blinking at the faets, Lon-
don underwriters are — still
heavily laden with unabsorbed
municipal low yield
not Canadian alone be if
said-——and taking on new
all, only on the
con mission of 1%
more,

“surplus of good things”

over seas market.» As Sir

lower
mvestors

Issues of

are
issues, if ai
unusual
per eent, or
Canadian

even
binance,

 

Find It Through a News Want Ad. _

HE DIDNT Have
A CHANCE IN

ane

MTA

ties te
tat RERAP eS

BY CLOSE MARGIN ON POINTS

WANDERERS CLUB PLAYERS |

SUBSCRIPTION RATES—To Canada, United States and Mexico—alLy, ove| Wednesday evening an inter-
per month, or $5.00 per year, inadvance. WerKLY, $2.00 per year. All
Other Countries— Daily, $8.00 per year; Weekly, $2.50 per year, strictly

PRINCE RUPERT CLUB BEAT =~
'

esting English billiard match was
played between teams represent-
ling the Prince Rupert and Wan-
rhe
consisted of eight
| between members of the respect-
live clubs.

Although the Wander elub
| won five events out of the eight,
ithey lost the
narrow margin of
basis of the total points sé
in the aggregate by each club.

The games were played out in
the course of the evening al both
clubs, thus facilitating the mateh
being brought off without = any
delay. The final score stood as
follows: Prince Rupert, 1,820;
Wanderers, 1,777.

The Prince Rupert club play
ers were as follows: MeMullin
Captain), Broderick, Na-
den, MecMordie, Wilson
and Claney.

‘derers clubs. tournament

games played

tournament by a
points on the

i
ores

Palmer,

For the Wanderers the players
were: Tobey (captain), Marshail,
Russell, Melville, Howe, Pillsbury
Forster and Erick.

The for
were as follows:

Broderick,

250:

scores the evening
260; Marshall, 98
Tobey, 200,
Naden, 224; Russell, 250
McMordie, 224: Melville, 250
MeMullin, 250; Howe,
Palmer, 249; Pillsbury, 20.
Wilson, 164; Forster, 20.
Clancy, 212; Erick, 250.
Taking it all round it was a

very

Clarss,
;

evenly matched competition
and the Wanderers club although
defeated by a small margin
In no way diseouraged and
quite confident they
the decision in the near
when another of these
ments is to take place.
terest was aroused by
nh Witnessing the
ent events,

feel
are
fan reverse
future,
tourna.
Great in-
the

differ

one-

lookers

 

 

LAUNCH TRIP
ENTERTAINS
SOCIAL PARTY

A pleasant little launch = ex-
cursion was Wednesday
afternoon by Mr. Adair Carss and
a party of young people inelud-
ing Mr. R, H. and Miss Cecilia
Green, of Victoria, who have been
the guests of Mr. for the
last week, A delightful little
party and dance held Jater
in the evening at the Carss resi-
dence,
Mr. and
to their home
Prince

enjoyed

Carss

was

Miss Green returned
in Vietoria on the
this morning,

CANADA’S
TRADE WITH
AUSTRALIA

Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 15
of negotiations for
relations with Australia,
are now in the
ment of the trade between Can-
ada and Australia for 1944,
which has just been received by
the department of trade and
commerce, is of considerable in-
terest. The total trade between
the two countries for 1944,
showed an increase over 1910 of
no less than $300,000. The bal-
ance of trade was overwhelming.
ly in favor of Canada.

George

In view
trade
which

state-

‘loser

progress,

WARNING TO OLD LAND
POLITICAL INTIMIDATORS

London, Aug 15.—A startling
hint is given in the Dundee Ad-
vertiser, Winston Churchill's
special organ to Unionist leaders
to desist from seditious talk in-
citing the Ulsterites to open re-
volt over Home Rule in Treland.
The paper reminds them of the
fate that befell Parnell for a
campaign similar to theirs when
he was arrested and
goal, \

Jap Boy Killed.
Vancouver, Aug. 15.—Four-
year-old Genji Chiba, a Japanese
boy, was killed instantly last
night by falling beneath the rear
truck of a westbound Powell St.

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lodged in|

C. A. VAUGHAN
HAS RETURNED
TO THE CITY

C. A. Vaughan, of Messrs. Sloan
& Co., returned on Tuesday
a very successful business
along the line of the G, T, P.|
extending as far as the Bulkley
Mr. Vaughan, who is one
of the strongest players of the
Wanderers club English billiard
team, was unable to take part in
the tournament that place
Wednesday evening,

from
trip

valley,

took

|
| H. Gordon Munro
|

W. Nicholson Latley

MUNRO & LAILEY

Architects,
Stork Building, Second Avenue

STUART & STEWART
Accountants
309 2nd Ave Phone No, 280
Prince Rupert Pp. O. Box 351
Auditors for Gity of Prince Rupert

ALFRED CARSS, Cc, V. BENNETT, B.A.

of British Columbia
and Manitoba Bars.

CARSS & BENNETT
Barristers, Notaries, Erc.
Office— Albert Block, Seeond Avenue.
Alex.M.Manson 8.A., W.E.Williams,#.A., 0.0.0
WILLIAMS & MANSON
Barristers, Solicitors, ete

Box 285
Prince Rupert, B.(

P.O. BOX 28 PRINCE RUPERT

JOHN E. DAVEY
TEACHER OF SINGING

PUPIL OF WM. FOXON, BSQ., A.R.A.M., LON. ENG

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Real Estate — Loans
and Insurance

319 38rd Avenue Phone 384

HAYNER BROS.

UNDERTAKERS ano EMBALMERS
Funeral Directors

Srd Ave. near 6th St. Phone No, 86

E. L. FISHER
Funeral Director and Embalmer
CHARGES REASONABLE

THIRD AVENUE PHONE 356.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT

SONS OF NORWAY

Meets tst and 3rd Thursdays at 7
p. m., at 349 3rd ave. All Nor-
wegians are welcome.

 

Launch Alice B., W. J. Thomas.)
Phone Green 391. Govt, Whart.|

A CENSUS
OF TACOMA’S
RATTERIES

Wash, Aug. 15
itary Inspector A, Kehy
pleted a-city directory giving the
residence of Tacoma rats, and)
the city health department will
now visit the rodent domiciles
and proceed on a campaign of!
rat-killing. The report shows
the town to be badly infested

PROPOSE
ACIVIC FIRE
COMMISSION

Pacoma, San-

has com-

\ civic fire commission is to be
Winnipeg the
purpose of inquiring and report
the the

appointed in for

me uper eause of fires,

efficieney of the fire brigade,

the fire

supply

adequacy of equipment

and all other

to fire

and water

inatlers pertaining losses
in the eity. The bylaw
members to the!

Mayor Waugh, Al-|
Fowler,

new
names three
Comhiisston,
chairman
fire, water and light ecom-
and A,
senting the Western Canada Fire
jt nderwriters’ Association,

derman F, O,
of the
millee,

 

Hl, S. Stead, repre-

| ign.

| Best room in town at Savoy.

 

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Prince Rupert Lodge, LO.O-F.

Meets in the Helgerson Rjock

Every Tuesday Evening
All members of the order in the
city are requested to visit
the lodge.
A. H. ALLISON, N. G.
W. G. BARRIE, Sec.

‘Valhalla’ of S.H. & E.F.

(SCANDINANIAN Society)

Meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 8
p.m. in the hall at 319 3rd Ave.

Georgetown
Sawmill Co. Lid.
Lumber

Mouldings

A large stock of dry finish-
ing lumber on hand. Boat
lumber a specialty. Delivery
made at short notice.

Our prices are as low as any.
Call on us before ordering.

OFFICE:

EMPRESS THEATRE BLDG.
Cor. Gth St. and 2nd Ave.

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SOUTHBOUND

Saturday, Aug. 17,9 a.m.
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EASTERN
Excursions

by the

Oriental Limited

— SOLID TRAINS ———-3

| daily from Vancouver
| or Seattle

 

Low rqund trip rates to all ‘points in
|Canada and the United States. Call
| and let us tell you all about it :

Rogers’ Steamship
| Agency

PHONE 116

UNION 5.5. COMPANY. OF B.C., Ltd

The new steel Passenger Steamers

“Chelohsin”

—AND—

6 99
Camosun

|
|Leave Prince Rupert for Vancouver
as ‘follows:

| ‘Chelehsin” - Wednesdays at 5 p.m.
'“Camosun” - Saturdays at 10 p.m.
Arriving at Vancouver Friday evening

and Monday morning, respectively

None safer on the coast than these two
| fine passenger steamers

‘J. H. ROGERS, Agent Phone 116

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LINDSAY CARTAGE and

STORAGE
G. T. P. Transfer Agents

Orders promptiy filled Prices reasonable.
OFFICE~H. B. Rochester. Centre St. Phone 6.

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Workingman's Home
Free Labor Bureau in Connection
Phone 178 Ist Ave. and 7th&
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Coast
Phone 116

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L. A. Barbeau

| Storage

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