—_—_ AND DESPATCH VEATNES CHARACTERIZE THE News’ JOB WORK —_—_——_——- A, NEXT MAILS Princess re ee pm. F cuuitil The Prince Rupert Optimist — VOL. Ill, NO. 200 RT OLD-1 —— —___- Prince Rupert, B.C., Sarurpay, Avaust 24, 1912. RS a RST BANQUET TONIGHT PROVINCIAL BUILDINGS ARE PLANNED: MERCANTILE MARINE STRIKE: CANAL RATE WAR DETERMINED RATE WAR IS BEING PREDICTED BETWEEN ; PANAMA AND SUEZ CANALS Special to Daily News. | tory steps against the free tolls Washington, Aug, 24.—A rate] provision for American ships hich might involve all mari.| through the Panama Canal. An- ns of the world and|nouncement of the proposed re h would revolve about the] tuctions through the Suez Cana! Sur d Panama canals was pre- } appeared in inconspicuous notices terday by officials who| in American newspapers The ha vatched the development of| notice was to the effect that after d interest in the Panama|the first year the transit dues in il b now awaiting the ap-|the Suez Canal would be reduced val of the President, | fifty centimes, bringing the toll \ ding to a report which|for loaded ships down to 6.25 hed the State department the francs This is the precise] ate of the Suez Canal de-| equivalent to the $1.25 maximum) educe the rates through] tolls whieh the Panama Canal act th ina Ir licial circles this; prescribed for vessels passing s regarded as first retalia*| through that waterway. BETWEEN THE G. T. P. COMPANY AND to Daily News. \ 23.- So far as there Specia y aware has been, any roment Pagifie the gove d Trunk which ge the Superior taking over | a June. the has eonfined to the neither from the the « any nm companys from vel had mpany's oiinis- rLiflea alleged ob the statement ike over ling made ”. Reid, acting minister the the his 1 irecent statement made bk. J. Chamberlin Montreal Not Forced to Take Section. the the section and that it was had Press after was Free othe attention It is vy some time since neil announcing of the the company as re » be taken over, sued d if the xe objections to companys taking that have ob- lam quite eonfident would their tatives here to voiee . 5. SOPHIA EARLY WRECKS THE WHARF there “Hing doing in the smash.up eth ed as if would be while Marine » through the vagaries ess Sophia whilst en- 'o effeet a landing at '. P. wharf, CGonsterna- , ted supreme amongst Of the MeCulloeh, the oon for a short ind the Rupert \\ THE GOVERNMENT jections long ago But I that there is no Why should there be? We reing the G. T, P the until it ready to «dk sO ognize that by the act the company but is not ‘forced’ to take of the Wi mn division until the completed, am quite sure tion are not fe a section We take overt may over any one section he lover! Monets divisifn is entire Presbyterian At the morning held tomorrow in the Chureh Hall on avenue, Rev. F. W. Kerr his Services. service, which will be Presbyterian Fourth will eontinue on discourses evening at the pastor will “Ultimate the theme God in the the prophets In the service in the subjeet of his usual popular Empress Theatre m the Destiny speak ¢ Human with of. the protimnence forgiveness of throughout ad- dress First Fall Social, held under the Baptist Brotherhood = in MelIntyre Hall, Monday evening, Aue. 26th, at 8 o'clock. invited No admission lo be of the auspices Evervone fee, 2 Dominion government fisheries inspection boat Faleon and A, W. was \enew's Lakanian, which loaded down with supplies for the camps at the Port Edward town. site. Partly owing to wind and tide, it is to be presumed, the stern of the Sophia swung in and erushed the MeGulloeh to the ex- tent of smashing the guard rail, damaging it considerably The Rupert Marine wharf was shoved over about three feet It was considered by those around on the wharf at the that the Faleon had a narrow squeak from being stove in altogether Black looks and the order of the wharf, time words are cuss day down on the PRINCE RUPERT DAILY NEWS TODAY ‘d that plans to palatial standard are Anno lhe | ‘pared for Prinee Ruper » | 'hCeSs Bophia nearly tug Vieree rate war is Administrations U. 8. toll ; OMleers ef "Hecled British Mereant and threaten te thitpy Dames 6 list Of passengers by personals Visitors Old Limeps Tomorr banquet wrecks Rupert Marine wharf, MeCidloch and sbaves Lakanian at noon. predicted between Suez British owned retaliates agains! cause a strike which will tonight being t's Provineial buildings rap- dam. Sues Panama and dis the ii@ Marine are seriously starve frie. | sue “wet comnces WILL, CALL A STRIKE THAT ————_—_—X—XXs___ MUCH ENHANCED Che amateur night perforn ince at the Westh Opera use was Withessed by a large audience last evening, the added attraction of the increased of ess SAY THE MARINE OFFICERS feature of the entertainment, | Mr. Frank Ellis, auctioneer for Special to Daily News.) company and the vessel left port Miss Meveer, niece of Mr. Wil-| Mr. CG, D. Rand at the fortheom- Séeond anniversary service of} London,-Aug. 24-—Culminating| The omficers. are well organlend liam Manson, M, L. A., returned|!"@ government lot sale, returned » Firs f st C e ithe . . ; ; from the south today and will pe_| ftom Vancouver and Victoria to- a sti, Hieat tiraen aéhtll ailt den, aa _ and violently diseontented. They sume her work as teachef in the day Mr. ©, D a. are, awe the pe . s Cit . ops. " ritish carry-| propose to put forward before and Mesars. G. 8S. and W. L. Rand e pastor. Special music, solos,|/ing business during the past two/the end of the year what they publie school when it reopens, also arrived, ete, You are invited, years, @ movement long threat-|consider their legitimate de. ae by officers of the mercan-|mands. Failure to meet these on | tile marine » began today when the|the part of the ship owners will SIR GEO. DOUGHTY TO BUILD SUMMER HOME =." "eS | masters and mates tried to pre.| Starve the nation.” b nt a Cc. P. R. liner Mount The cause of the strike is the ove oO é ‘hi There arrived on the Prinee| Several gentleme conneeted;charming and picturesque loca. | veel couse. aaa officer had of the Cneaiien Seier tas ae Rupert this morning Sir George| with the promotion of the Port| tion overlooking the water, | been dismissed and the union/ing to his refusal to perform Doughty, the president of the| Edward townsite met Sir George Sir George, who will make a|/demanded his refnstatement. Sub-|dockers’ duties during the recent B. C. Fisheries Co., with head-| with a view to arranging for a/ trip up to the end of steel gyn, ena were obtained by the dockers’ strike. quarters at Skidegats Queen | trip this afternoon as far as the| his return to the eity, has not| . a = Charlotte Islands, accompanied) latter . place, Sir George and| definitely deeided how long his | iby his wife, Lady Doughty, and| party, who are registered at the| Visit to Northern British Colum- PHENOMENAL INTEREST IN N his son, Mr. Wilfrid Doughty.|G. T, Pp, Inn, will remain in the| bia will extend, but the faet of [Sir George, who is pleased to re- city until tomorrow. leaving. on| 2i8 having @ residence built for! THE FORTHCOMING SALE OF mark on the great changes and himself at the headquarters of| improvements that have taker the Prince John tomorrow night the company at Aliford Bay shows! place in the appearance of ‘the| for Skidegate and Aliford Bay,| that his present intentions are to| PROVINCIAL GOVT LOTS city sinee his last visil, had a| where the most extensive of the| spend a considerable portion of] e short conference with General| company’s operations are being} the fummer months of each vear Superintendent W, ¢ Mehan at}earried out. Amongst these are|right on the ground where =| the G, T. P, offices upon leaving| the erection of a summer resi-|big enterprises are beine. saa enaaniebe:cencrreieege Aeperdiom — we me e~ ssooupen wr = ie tine. | duintié Boe Git} Georee ta 6. nines! clad en: | south mention Uhat all the ac); expenditures i nthe cily, but will leommodations have been taken| eventually have a handsome sur }to turn into the Provincial treas- | ury. Those who bought in 1909 G.! have already found their property George, due | advane ing in value from 100 to Bookings) 150 per cent. ~ lon the 6, B, Rh, PROVINCIAL BUILDINGS ARE Mar, due Monday BEING PLANNED NOW FOR weer Won, vere oosme ae RUPERT : CONTRACTS SOON '* ont wi both Merrinon Wi, & Suthbenk Froud, R. W. Shrubsall, prominent with both parties to oa - a Foreter, A. @ Fraser, Warvey Stephens, M. M Hall Saturday eve., Aug. 24th. take the pa : MoNicholl, @. A. Gibson, Geo. E. Boceea, seaman Sweet, George Mr. M. M. Cooper will manage the ate We naval Gusshine: out of Morrow, ao w Johnston, fant. B. L. Stork, Fred : polities Munro, Kenneth D. Little, A. } ne lg Stalker, R. A. floor, Good music, 200 , Roberson, Capt. Lucas, A. %. 8. Biptesileh 1 a, Stewart, D. @. scan cmsepuishansahilaiiiimibensbeaiiiaiauidl Hanson, Gus Moody, Brother Eeotie tr te Tomkins, Vic. — — Titus, 4. T. MoLane, H. H. Kerr, Geo. W. Unwin, J. A. Prince Rupert's leading hotel— Pantorium Pioneer Cleaners. Tremayne, Or. H. E. Murphy, RH. Kelly, Frank Wallace, Wm s Viereck, John Parkin, A. T. Tene’ Gener Watson, P avoy. Phone 4. Du Vernet, Rev. Bishop Pettigrew, W. A. ‘ Kelly, Warren Yager, E. E. Mrs. H. H. Clark has gone be- none the worse for her encounter PRINCE RUPERT THIS TIME LAST YEAR low for her first holiday in three with an iceberg on August 12th. Sait aati years, and Mr, Clark is “enjoying’ Captain Cook, the commander, G. R, Naden, H, B. Campbell and Dunean Ross return from again the existence of a lonely rays the vessel was going dead attending the Liberal convention at Nanaimo, bachelor, slow and when ice was sighted Civie steam roller takes a dive into a hole in the sueculent Sir George Doughty and Lady thy engines were immediately put muskeg on Third avenue, Doughty arrived by the Prinee full astern, but before the ship Two customs officers, W. G. Humble and J, H. MeLeod, Rupert this morning, aeecom a lost her weight she touched the each receive a baby duty free. panied by Mr, Wilfrid Doughty bre. Chief Owen of the Provincial police runs to earth an opium he three school teachers, Miss E Th Corsiean’s boats were at den up river, Martin, Miss Milligan and Miss Special to Daily News, onee made peady for lowering, Arrangements made for B, ©, championship bout to be held Johnson returned today from London, Aug, 23.-—With a large| discipline being excellent Dur. under auspices of Kaien Island Club Mh Prince Rupert-—Nelson ltheir vacations in the south rent in her bow, the Allan linerjing the voyage addresses and a to meet Bayley, M jay Kugler was @ passen-|Corsican arrived alongside the/gold wateh were presented to Party of British capitalists go up the line of the G, T, PB, leer from the south today by the} Liverpool landing stage on| Captain Cook by the grateful pas- heading for Bulkeley Valley, Rupert Wednesday, Otherwise she was! sengers. NN ETO saci annene = ate te ene os - ap rn ip