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L. IV, NO. 20

CRISIS REACHED IN EASTERN WAR SITUATION

RUPERT,

PRINCE B, C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1913

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PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ADOPTS POLICY OF LIBERAL PARTY—UNIONISTS INSULT CANADA

 

TURKS DECLARE FOR WAR;
CRISIS REACHED YESTERDAY

CABINET WHICH PRONOUNCED IN FAVOR OF PEACE iS
FORCED TO RESIGN-——-FORWER MINISTER OF WAR
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Constantinople, Jan. 23.—\Nazim Pasha, former minister
of war and commander of the Turkish army, was assassin-
ated here today. There is a tremendous demonstration to-
night among the citizens opposed to granting the demands of |

 

 

 

 
   
   

 

 

 

AUTOCRATIC METHODS AT VICTORIA
EFFECT REVIVAL OF LIBERALISM

Largest and Most Enthusiastic Meeting of Liberals Ever Seen in
Prince Rupert, Except During a Campaign, Was Held Last

Night---Audience Sat Until After Midnight Discuss -
ing Issues and Necessity for Action :

 

 

BRIDE GOVERNMENT
ADOPTS LIBERAL POLICY

PUBLIC SENTIMENT IS TELLING ON THE AUTOCRATIC METH-
ODS OF THE GOVERNMENT AT VICTORIA—INDEPEN-
DENT AUDITOR-GENERAL TO BE APPOINTED.

 

 

 

 

Special to The Daily News. i]
Victoria, Jan, 23.—The debate] BRITISH UNIONISTS
on the address in reply to the i,

INSULTING CANADA

speech from the throne was con-

tinued today by W. R. MacLean Se a
of Nelson and J. Place of Na- Liberal Member for Halifax At-
tacks Travelling Unionists,

Sasme. Who Declare Reciprocity 4

Practically adopting one of Meant Separation. 4
ihe important planks in the plat- ef J
form of the Liberal party in Brit- Special to The Daily News.) ie
ish Columbia, a bill was intro-| Ottawa, Jan. 23.—The West ;
duced to authorize the appoint-|Indies trade agreement had its 4
ment of an independent auditor|/second reading in the House of
general. Liberals and Conserva-|Commons today. Be
lives throughout the province Hon. Alexander MacLean, Lib- e
will rejoice at such @ Move, 48} ,.4) member for Halifax, made
it is well known that the public ie
monies have been wasted in a|*" attack upon the travelling i
most shameful manner. With-}British Uniohists, who, after wis
out an independent auditor gen-|merely peeping into Canada, re- y
eral there has been practically|turn to England and deciare that
no real check on the public ac-|had reciprocity gone through f
counts. Another bill was intro-|Canada would have severed its a mM
duced for the creation of a treas.|relations with the Motherland . , :
ury board, or a general finance|and would have been lost as a '?
mmittee, made up from mem-j|part of the great Empire.

He claimed that as a result
too many of the leading men in
England are accepting this view
and Canada is being grossly in-
sulted,

bers of the House.

 

T. Sawle left
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this morn-
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«an LAST TRIP OF RUPERT
UNDER CAPT. JOHNSON

Will Retire from Service of G. T.
P. on Arrival at Vancouver—
Large Passenger List.

ADVOCATE TAKES ACTION
AGAINST QUEBEC LOAN

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Quebec, Jan. 22. Alleyn
Taschereau, advocate of Quebec,
has entered an action in the Su-
perior Court here to have de-
clared null and void the resolu-
tion passed at the last meeting
of the City Council authorizing
the Bank of Montreal as the
financial agent of the city, to

borrow for it the sum of $1,950,.

The Prince Rupert left this
morning on schedule time on her
last voyage under the popular
commander, Captain Barney
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the Balkans. That Liberalism Prince Ku-|{they had much to be thankful for.|everything in their power to sup-
pert has taker vew lease of life} He thanked those who supported!|port the Daily News, the party
Constantinople, Jan. 23.—A crisis in Turkish affairs came was well demonstrated last pight|®im and the Liberal cause at the|organ for Northern B.C., and
today with dramatic suddenness when the Grand Vizier of the when a gathering that almost!” as 4 most heartily, mak-|/they would see within the space
Ottoman cabinet resigned and Sheefket Pasha, formerly min- completely filled the K. of P. Hall ing especial mention of the out-jof five years the Daily mane dis-
ister of war and commander of the constitutional army which ' lying districts, and Hazelton in|placing the Sun in this whole
enthroned Mahommed the Fourth as Suttan, was appointed in the Helgerson Block assembied| particular, which he described as northern district. Several Lib-
Grand Vizier. Yesterday the Grand Council of the Empire jor the annual meeting olf Lhe | the brightest spot in the constitu-|eral organizations were already
pronounced in favor of peaci at any price. Today a vast Prince Rupert Liberal Associa-|©D°S rom their party's stand-/operative and eters ~
crowd, drawn from all classes, declared for war rather than ion. Old time Liberals of the|P°!™t. The chances were excel-|of formation. This was all that
peace if Adrianople had to be sacrificed. As a result of the le ote aes eee lent for a Liberal representative |was needed, preen organization,
demonstration today the government, backed by general pub- fh) roe had they seen such| ee ek iee, aan radeaa
lic opinion, surrendered and +elinquished office, making way 7 7
for the same men whom popuiar movement brought to the top irge and representative gather- cause, and he had every hope
after the revolution in 1909. a similar occasion, and that not only in their own par-
those wh are in close touch jticular riding, but in the whole
jwith the work { the Liberal Dominion the Liberal party
London, Jan. 23.—To the ambassadors and premiers, who }))| : British Columbia said would rise again triumphant
have been oongratulating thermselves that the concerted ac- — nga ‘.
tion of the European powers had virtually settled the war in . : ad od aan a i Sd Mr. Fred Stork
the Balkans, and to the delegutes from the Balkan states, as ; gy a a 4 thereat Mr. Fred Stork, who was re-
well as to all London, excepting the Turkish plenipotentiaries, : a \ wie -. ferred to by be chairman as
the news of the resignation of the Grand Vizier and the ap- }))| . ad i # ; i
pointment in his place of Sheefket Pasha came as a bolt from {i °"> ” es ne ae a o coe . a
the blue. Whether this means war to a finish with young s ho eit ~ aaa horses of the Liberal party,” wae
Turks in the saddle none yet can say. hl with the a as ial ae | ACE rded a rousing reception up-
“ = - - aes —s ua McBride ani Boréi gove jen taking the platiorm, Stating
- - ts and of strong dete na- |that if he was al home anywhere
ELL KNOWN CONSTABLE vhere the climate | Ave BO BOR UntUFESt! jit was al a meeting of Liberals,
y suit his complaint ; Lhe n of il represe jhe touched on the unlooked for
DIED AT GRAND FORKS H sudden death at but} ves to Oppose such guve defeal of the great Liberal party
pas he prime of life will} ents | alt the last genera ection, It
ovincial Constable Dinsmore, he subject of sincere regret] In the absence of the presi- joust them dear in the matter of
Formerly in Portiand Canal » _ is friends in Brit- | e br. W. T. Kergin, who has jlegitimatle expenditure but the
District, Died After Very : Die |been away from the city for some |Liberals were never known not
Short Hiness. a eee mouths, the chair was ably filled pe Gey Seeks Sills and they taaeg
ee BURNS’ ANNIVERSARY i ie A Mt Minha Whe hettenl | tne music to aman. Any man
. B.C. Jan: 24 BANQUET TONIGHT) ooo ioccou luis regrets at the ab-| |who is known to be @ Liberal in
chis { P - sence of the president, who had} j he arene at the Reet ite
i re be dary \ irrangements are con been a most eflicient ollicer and Fr. H. MOBLEY was practically disfranchised. It
; : : ; : was impossible for them to hold
here his gli I he holding of the/also congratulated the associa- pi )n¢ if the active Liberals in cupthing, ahr @ feb. lend, 0 ii
hours liiness hid- | erea Burns banquet by the|tion on having a competent and} Prince Rupert. , S» , » O ile
er ina, ere as i ec ec ul e
“4 f - : eS - ee * . ee a eee 7 —— sem Skeena s ne in both the | coming McBride and Bowser
=) dhintin ‘femals hee ; ine la peodintéd: dite ledaeel mestiag, whish were Provincial and Dominten Bouteeianighs have their heels upon the
o*menen ‘Aebine tetak blow or snow or freeze,|adopted. The financial report ae the m " seqanes SE necks of a loyal and free people
90's, was a most trust- atier what comes mirth/the year was most satisfactory Pruly the party eee eepenes and|/for a short while longer, but the |
Pagan moe d ; ’ a aoain «eeu aan were grappling with the situation} great Liberal party was coming
! aay seit a ‘the ‘ hold the at the Genteal A. M. Manson. eS ee pang and business-/up and would shortly throw off
Before being promoted | nigh There will be a Mr. A. M. Manson, the late vice — ee nat wap _ to be! the hated yoke? and no power on
} sition of chief im the 2 ! burl At he sons of the pres dent of the association who a — 2 oe ” eter coule np =. in — ng
t e s ix ind of the Seots, as the affair i a ’ ‘ . vincial secretary for the asso¢ an Te reciprocity he remarked that
- ” ae Mee eae : and put up such a brilliant and plucky|{tion at the Vancouver headquar- | subsequent events had proved an
during no cote , forward to { weeks past May fight as the Liberal stentandingre moonnae cee ~~ pam ae] aennnane vindication of theu
Stowest thanes He was alall have the very best of times bearer in the last provincial elec- Seamer ‘ od - en grand old leader's policy. Let
Yerer from rheumatism, | a sing. rejoice and make merry,|tion, addressed the meeting nt oe ‘ i a i ste a the Tories fight them on a fair
is partly on that aceount|fer, as the old saying goes, “when | 50me length upon the subject of] eee - “s ' . a9 ~jand free basis and they would
— | ro ime dead.” {the phenomenal progress Lib- zation. The parly was better off/jick them to a finish. He wanted
partment gave him the post/ we die wel pe 8 long oo eralism was making in the prov. | financially at the present moment!io see lots of new blood infused
; ince and the Dominion at the|*#an it ever was before. Liberal-|into the new executive. He con-
present time. Despite the fact} !*" today depended upon the| eluded by congratulating Mr.
that at the moment the party was|"®!k and file of the party, not 1g beng upon the wonderful
in opposition, its prospects were|® few representatives of the pri-| fight he put up last March which
never brighter, as instanced by|V!!esed class, After referring 'o/}was simply phenomenal consid-
lithe magnificent gathering of|'beir great leader Sir Wilfridjering the conditions he was up
lstaunch supporters he saw be-|/aurier’s great triumphs whilst) against.
fare tien t was without a doubt uring the Dominion last sum
the cone ee ny aote jmer subsequent to his defeat ai| Mr. Hi. F. MeRes.
ever held in Prince Rupert and the polls, the speaker touched on Mr. H, F, McRae, in a thought-
tainly augured well for the|'te Liberal press of the province tut and temperate speech began
ude At the last Liberal con_| fhe Vancouver Sun, he said, wi as|by saying he was not so much a
in, held in Nanaimo, the|'He first real Liberal organ that|party man as one who was first
os 1 riding had 46 representa. |¢Ye! existed in the West, He ask-|and foremost for progress and
all of whom were given|¢4 the Liberals of Skeena to do|the carrying out of principles
ipon the floor, an alto. | that should be held dear by all
L exceptional circumstance | of them He was glad to know
whe e compared the relative | that Liberalism was not at pre.
p itions of the several con- sent run by a few, but rather by
Had it not been for the rank and file of the party,
} fuges of their oppo W F , ] H (} [ M fF Emphasizing the necessity of
the almost criminal unity, he outlined a plan he had
hi vhich the MeBride goy -s Opera House.... thought out fer the formation of
- ried to to foist an the annual executive, In order to
he provinee at a mo FRIDAY AND SATURDAY have new blood perpetually flow.
it's ce they would have Special 3-Reel Feature Film ing in, he proposed that of the
id an opportunity to put a plat fifteen members of the Executive
hefore the people that would “CUSTER’S LAST FIGHT” |Committee, five should abstain
biedly have met with the from seeking office each year.
n of the majority Ihe Showing Last Stand of By splitting the committee up
I ilthough defeated, were General Guster j annually into three groups of
means downeast, and he live this would ensure a third
ed that goed would come Intensely Interesting and being new blood every year. The
f ¢ and that it had been Realistic |suggestion met with favor from
he means of awakening Liberal. — the gathering generally, and af-
EX-MAYOR STORK sm and that everything tended | Admission 10¢ and 160
ed a rous Liberal meeting last night (he belief that in their reverse (Continued on Page 4.)

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000, declaring that with the
bank's commission the rate of in-
terest would be more than 4%
per cent., which is the limit set
by the Legislature for Quebec's
loans.

Vancouver will retire from the
service of the G. T. P. to assume
his new duties as a Vancouver
pilot. The following were
amongst the first class passen-
gers: Mr. and Mrs. Munro, Miss
O'Neill, Mrs. Lois Cameo, Frank
MeNair, Mr. Lampman, G. R. T.
Sawle, J. Y¥. Rochester, J. UH.
Kidd, Miss G. Hall, Miss A. Lam-
berg, Miss G. Montgomery, Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Chisholm, David
Perey, Mrs. Buckley, Miss Buek-
ley, Archie McDougall and fam-
ily, E. Lobsiger, James Coker, J.
H. Fellen, R. W. Kreitz, Mrs.
Krietz, William Beveridge, Mrs.
Beveridge, J. F. Werner, Hazel
Lawrence, May Winston, and W.
E. Davidson.

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SUGGESTS A COMMISSION
IN PANAMA CANAL QUESTION

(Special to Daily News.)
Washington, Jan. 23.—Secre-
of State Knox, in replying
Lo (he British protests against
the Panama Canal toll exemp-
tio publicly recommends and
suggests that a commission be
appointed to make a thorough in-
vestigation into the whole ques-
lion.

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Local sorrenes English Shoes on American Lasts.

Chisholm] ‘Shoes of British manufacture {
this}™ade on American lasts are the /
latest development in footwear.
For years the manufacturers
have endeavored to produce shoes
which combine the quality and
durability of British leathers
with the comfort and style of
American models. Seott, Froud
& Co. have just reeeived a ship-
ment of these shoes and a trial
will convince you they are the
best value the market today.
20.21

Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
left on the Prince Rupert
morning for the United States.
Mrs. Chisholm, who has not been
in very good health of late, will
pay an extended visit to her
brother in Angeles Mr.
Chisholm, who does not expect to
go farther south than Seattle,
will return about a month's

time.

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best value in Boots

of every description

Froud & Co., 3rd Ave.
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Thomas Ballinger, a _ well
known and popular young man in
Prinee Rupert, as well as an old
timer, is going around wreathed
in these days. A little
daughter arrived at his home on
Fraser street on Wednesday last,
and Tommy just thinks its the
one baby on earth and is walking
on air. Congratulations on all
sides are the order of the day.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Munro were
amongst the passengers on the
southbound Prince Rupert this
morning.

who has
a resident of Prince Rupert for
the past six months in the em-
ploy of the Prince Rupert Import-
ing Go,, Ltd., will leave tomorrow
night on the Beatrice, en route
to Hamilton, Ont,, his former
home,
i 0
couver
his
city,
The weather report at 5 o’eloek
this morning read: Barometer,
29.257; maximum temperature,
45; minimum temperature, 43;
precipitation, 1.58 inches,

George Snider,

smiles

Rochester left for Van-
this morning on a visit to
family, who reside in that

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