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B. G2 MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1920,

PRING ki RU PERT,

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PRICE FIVE CENTS

 

ewman Erb Has Injunction

To Take Control of Dry Dock.

| gal Fight in Progress to Secure Control of Company. Mr.
astice Murphy Issued Injunction Saturday. Argument
In Court Tomorrow.

‘SPANISH OFFICERS

y ecial to the Daily News via Government Telegraphs.

VANCOUVER, B. C., January 12.—Armed with the sealed
unction order of Mr, Justice Murphy, Newman Erb, the

railway magnate, left Vancouver Sunday morning for Prince
pert to fake over the personal direction of the Prince Rupert
Engineering Co,, says. the Vancouver Sun this
the meantime the legal battle over the controi of
in which Erb claims to be chairman of directors,
at Victoria morning. If that |

Ameri-

ydock and
orning. In
le company,
oy resumed
casion &.
a1) show that his parties have a greater financial interest in the
mpany than Erb and his associates, the injunction granted on}
turday to pul Manson et al out of contro} will be dissolved and |
rb’s trip to Prince Rupert will be fruitless. It is Erb’s conten- |
n that he and he alone is financially interested.

The proposition facing. Mr. Mayers is that he’ must conyince
» judge that his clients have a greater financial interest in the
rn pany New York magnate, as Mr. Justice Murphy!
lated that he would leave the control of the in the
nds of the party having the greatest financial interest.

Erb alleges that he is a creditor of the company for $85,000 |
nc that he is personally liable on a bond to the Dominion Goy-|
miment for $320,000, guaranteeing the completion of the con-
for the ships now being built. He also alleges that the
anson group have no financial interest in the company. Unless

the time of his arrival the injunction has been discontinued,
eb will immediately take control by putting his own people in

Barge of the ) company s office and works.

on Tuesday on

be

than the

company

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EROPLANESTO KOLCHAK’S ARMY
HAVE BASE AT

IS DISPERSED,
PRINCE RUPERT ses srt wirna ie a

rested by Revolutionaries
Who Now Control.
FINNISH GENERAL TAKES
COMMAND WESTERN FRONT
(Special via G.T.P. Telegrapns.)
LONDON, Jan. 12.—According
to the Daily Mail’s Harbin Cor-

our Stati-cns a be Established in
B. C. on Government Work;
Air Board to Have Hun-
dred Machines Soon.

Tetewraphs.)
Jan. 412.—

special via G. t. P.
VICTORIA, B.C,,

C. Mayers, counsel for Alex. Mansonandhis associates . SILVER CONTENT OF

| published in the Canadian Gazette

‘BRITISH AND RUSSIAN

 

of the

opera-

rince Rupert will be one ‘
tne]
Si-|

respondence dated January %,
All-Russion Government in
Department that Irkt
wholly occupied by the Social Rev- |
olutionists and that Kolchak’s Ar-
iny has been completely dispersed. |
Tapanese civilians have been evac-
from Irkutsk. A Moscow
dated intimates
Adiniral Kolchak, head of the|
in Si-
at Ir-

for aer oplane

DASeR
in British

Major
of

Columbia, ac- usk is]
Lb. Maclaren,
the Canadian
ard The other stations
ted to be on Vancouver
on the lower mainland,
and Banff, These
Will be under gover-
lent control and will be operated
hiefly for fire ranging work,
Bovernment survey and photo-
raphic expeditions. Their use
Wil be of very great assistance in
of these departments, and
save much time in the newer
parts of the province where com-

lunications are poor.
Some time during the Spring,
i¢ Canadian Air Board will have
its disposal hundred aero-

say s

Ss i)
bi

exper

ember

land o1

Ops

nines

uated
wireless
that
Ail-Russian GGovernment
been arrested

aml Friday

mil
beria, has
kutsk.

One Command in West.
STOCKHOLM, Jan, 12.—Gener-
Mannerheim, the former Fin-
premier and commander of
the Finnish White Forces in the
struggle of 1918, is shortly to
have all the anti-Bolshevik forces!
on the Western Russian front
from the White Sea to the Black
under his command.

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nish

bach
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a
lanes, l sea,

FEW ARRIVALS AT
THE FISH WHARVES

Princess Mary Cleaned up Frozen
Fish at Atlin Fisheries
Wharf.

Arthur Smith,
for the south i
They were mar- |

morning, Mrs.!
being Miss Dor-!
daughter of Mr,
C, Nutter, Alice Arm,

Mrs,
left
night,

Saturday

formerly
\. Nutter,
and Mrs, T,

of
ony

and
Arm,
rday

on

naar There were two boats in for
‘the Fish Exchange yesterday
morning, both selling to the Pa-
cifle Sea Products at 43.7e.
and 10c. These were the first
boats in for over a week. ‘The
Orient had 14,000 pounds and the
Valid 4,000 pounds.
| The Fisher arrived this morn-
‘ing with 16,000 pounds which has
not yet been sold,
The Princess Mary southbound

from Alaska on Saturday evening

 

 

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44.9

WESTHOLME

THEATRI
TONIGHT ONLY

ol Herbert Tree

~in

Shakespeare's

‘Macbeth’

in 7 parts.

and took out twelve tons of frozen
salmon and halibut,

SCANDINAVIAN LEAGUE

The adjourned annual general
meeting will be held in the Board
of Trade Rooms, Second Avenue,
Sunday, January 18, at 3 p.m,

Keystone Comedy,
The Sea Serpent's Desire

Inegotiations between

called at the Allin Fisheries wharf},

NOMINATIONS

|Up to 2 p.m. Today Three Candi-
| dates Nominated for Mayoralty
and 14 for Alderman.

| The three contestants for the
| mayor ally who have received due
nomination are as follows:—
M. Newton, publisher, nom-
inated by A. W. Edge and second-
ed by W. E, Fisher.
Thos. MeClymont, agent,
A. Smith and D, Stewart.
W. H. Montgomery, longshore-

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ARE CALLED ti

(Speci#! via 6. T. P. Telegraphs.; ;
s _. ‘man, by Wm.
MADRID, Jan. 44.—Al army of- Keith
ficers of Spain have been ordered, , ~
their units immediate-

Dy

G,

For alderman the nominees and
the proposers and seconders are:

John Buckley, miner, by D. W.
|}Morrissey and Athol Fraser.

Geo. W. Kerr, butcher, by E.
)Tabrum and Wm. B, Kerr.

CANADIAN COINS ; John Currie, contractor,
TO BE MADE LESS G. Scott and Douglas Sutherland.
W. H. Wilson Murray, welder,
by S.D. Macdonald and Fred.
High Price of Silver | Induces Melt- Stork.

ing Down of Coinage Wm. G. Barrie,

for Profit. M. Fuller and John Dybhavn.
i. C. Kirkpatrick, married wo-

‘man, by W. T. Kergin and G.

to rejoin

ly.

R.

merchant, by L.

(Special via G. T. P. Telegzraphs.)
OTTAWA, —The Rix.

content in Canada’s silver coins is, John Dybhavn,

to be greatly reduced by an order Dawson and Geo. H.

Jan. 12 silver

broker, by F. G.

Munro.

states that ‘at the end of Stewart and Geo. H. Munro.
January, 1920, the standard for Thos. McMeekin, merchant, by|
silver coins*of eurrency of the D. G. Stewart and 8. D. Macdonald.
Dominion of Canada shall be, that H. B. Rochester, hotel proprie-
of 1,000 parts of weight, 800 shall tor, by D. C. McRae and D. G.
of fine silver, and 200 of al- Stewart.
loy.” Chas, C. Perry,
Sir W. Edge and F.
D. W. Morrissey, merchant,
H. Letourneau and J. Buckley.
B, Casey, fishpacker,

which

be
Indian agent,
Henry Drayton, minister of A, W, Dowling.
stated that this would
Canadian coinage to the
as that of many other
countries, and would check any W. Crossley and E. Haneq.
melting silver coins for the Geo. W. Rudderham, engineer,
sake of the silver. With the rise by J, A. Murray and F. W, Chand-
in the price of silver, many Can- ler.
adian coins would be disappear-

ing from cirtulation, and there Ww.
‘was a practical certainty that W.
they were so being meited down. E.

Finance,
ring the

same level by

Geo.
of

The School Trustees.
T. Kergin, proposed by L.

Williams.

J. G. MeLennan, by D. G.

art,and F, G. Dawson,
Elected by acclamation.

Police Commissioners.

Ss. D,. Macdonald, linotype oper-

ator, by J. H. Kelly and Geo. Hill.
John Myhili-Jones, boatowner,

by J. H. Thompson and E. W.

Edge.

an te -rne GERMAN POLITICAL —
ite apy’ Ae itn ad SITUATION SERIOUS

Sars

and the British ‘Govariiwenté re- Reported in Seiciun that Govern-
for the @xchange of ment Has Been Overthrown
prisoners have nearly reached a and Unoccupied Districts
conclusion satisfactorily and an in Throes of Strike.
agreement has been arrived at on ———----
all fundamental points.

The release of British from Germany bring un-
ers in Russia is said to have com- oflicial reports that the German
meneed already, and the British government has been overthrown,
government is apranging for the and that the Socialists are the
release of Russian prisoners. masters of the situation in that
country. It is also declared that
, general strike has been declared
in those parts of the country not
occupied by the Allied forces.

Stew-

PRISONERS EXCHANGE

All Arrangements practically Con-
cluded and Exchange of Pris-
oners Commenced.

(Special via G.T.P
COPENHAGEN,

spectively,

BRUSSELS, Jan. 12.—Travel-

prison- lers

“Alice B.” Phone 41.

Phone ¢1.

Launch

8. C. Undertakers.

Carpentier’ s Manager Says
Championship Fight Will
Be Pulled Off 1 in New Jersey

(Special to The News via G.T.P. Telegraphs.)
BORDEAUX, France, Jan. 12.—Georges Carpentier knocked
“Biink’? MeClosky at the beginning of the second round on
Saturday. At the conclusion of the fight, M,
lier’s manager, announced that he had telegraphed Jack Demp-
sey’s manager that the Dempsey-Carpentier fight would take
place in New Jersey on September 6 (Labor Day).

News to Dempsey,

LOS ANGELBS, January 12.—*‘‘All arrangements for me to
fight with Carpentier are in Kearns’ hands,’ Jack Dempsey said
statement that the contest would be
“I have made no etfort to
eep up with the This New Jersey atfair
is news to me, but may be it won't be to Kearns,

Would Prevent Fight.

SACRAMENTO, Cal., January 12.-—Governor Wm, D. Stephens
of California announced today that he would ask the Federal
Government at Washington to impose passport restrictions that
vould prevent the proposed world’s championship bout between
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier at Tiajuana, Mexico, just

 

out
Deschanips, Garpen-

in respect of Deschamps’
held in New Jersey on September 6,
various proposals made,

FOR ELECTION

Thain and Falconer
by J.|

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C, McLennan, broker, by D. G.

by |

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Patmore and seconded by W.}

Peace Terms Ratified

In Paris on Saturday

United States Only Nation now Not on
Full Peace Footing with Germany.
The Kings Congratulations.

(Special to The News via G T P, Telegraphs. )

LONDON, January 12.—Replying to a loyal message from

‘| the citizens of London on the occasion of the ratification of the

Peace Treaty, the King has telegraphed to the Lord Mayor of

London as follows: “With all my heart I reciprocate their hopes

and fervently pray that, please God, this day may be the dawn

of anew era in which the people of the British Empire may for-

ever live at peace with themselves and with all men.”
Ratifications Exchanged.

PARIS, January 12.—The ratifications of the Treaty of Ver-
sailles were exchanged and peace between Germany, France,
;Great Britain and the other allied and associated powers, with
|{he exception of the United States, became effective at 4:16
io clock on Saturday afternoon.

 

There were eleventh-hour ru-
inours of a further postponement, but these proved to be ground-
Outstanding comment on the situation is that it leaves the
‘United States the only power whith was actively at war with
Germany not now on a peace basis.
Will the League be Real?
LONDON, Jan. 12.—Whether the League of Nations is to be
veal thing or an imposture depends upon the attitude of the
‘peoples, and not the least the British people, is the opinion of
‘Lord Robert Cecil, who as chairman of the executive committee
jot the League of Nations Uniens, issued the statement er

‘BORDEN WENT MILWAUKEE
WITH JELLICOE MEMBER DENIED
suet on ora iow amsengeel SEAT TWICE

South America and Cape-
Victor Secanty Mihes Representative for

 

| town thence London.

i Sneclal view 2. 2. Tejegraphs. )
HALIFAX, N. S., Januany 12.—
Premier Sir Robert Borden sailed
;with Admiral Viscount Jellicoe on
| board the cruiser New Zealand
| leaving here Saturday. It has
j}been learned here that the ‘‘New
|Zealand” is bound for the Port of
Spain, Trinidad, from where she
iwil lsail for Pernambuco, Monte-
video and Cape Town, and from
ihe latter port she will return to
London.

STRIKERS FIND THAT
NEGOTIATIONS IMPOSSIBLE.

‘Claim That Nobody in Authority
at Shipyards so Strike Can-
not be Settled; Gone
Back to Work.

| sesiaenirtinisich hare

‘ ‘Exoluded §
_ Washington House for
Second Time.

|

NOMINATED AGAIN FOR
THE THIRD TIME.

(Special sia G. T. P.

WASHINGGTON, D.C., Jan. 1!
—Vicior Besser, socialist, who
was elected representative to the
House from Milwaukee, has been
‘deniad his seat in the Federal
House of Representatives for the
second time. Chairman Dellinger
the Election Committee, said
that Berger was excluded the first
time “not because of his so-called
‘Radical views, nor yet because he
is a socialist but because he is in-
eligible to membership under the
lprovisions of the constitution of
pthe United States: This will
mae : aaa es : ldisqualify him permanently.”
astiee at ate der dee teat eee Again Nominated.
ihave decided to go back to work | Min SURAE, wens Fan Sac
‘until such time as the differences " Socialist Committees of op

the: hans of thecaiinc ‘Fifth Ww isconsin Congressional

yards company are settled. At! Dinas witht halt ” neues sat
, sant Steve wamdliatind a> receiving news that Victor Ber-
the present time negotiations are|_.. had been excluded from Con-
jimpossible as nobody down there) ‘gress, for the second time re-
seems to have any authority, thus lnammina teil him.
a strike is useless. This was the »|
explanation given to a Daily news

re oe sentative this morming by ‘BRITISH STEAMER STEAMER
3, Cameron, secretary of the
WRECKED IN CHANNE’

ie ‘al Central Labor  Council,}

0.18.U,, when inquiry was made as

to the outcome .of the strikers’ (Spectal via G.T. P. Telegraphs.)

mecting at the O.B.U, Hall on Sal-| WEYMOUTH, England, Jan. 12.

urday afternoon, The hall was j{— Thirty-five members of a crew

crowded to ovenlowing with the] of forty-four, belonging to the

strikers and their eee nent British steamer “Trefoil’’ were

epee learner drowned when the vessel was

wrecked on the Kimmeredge rock
near St. Albans Head during a vio-
lent gale in the channel on Satur-

WOMEN STUDENTS DINE

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belween

IN HALL WITH BENCHERS

First Time Feminine Graces Dis-
played in Historic Build-
Ing Since Qeen E-
lizabeth’s Reign.

 

To the electors of Prince
Rupert,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Having been requested by
a number of the voters to let
my name be presented as a
Candidate for Alderman at
the. fortheoming Municipal
election, if elected I shall
endeavour to keep the taxes
at the minimum, and the ef-
ficiency of Public Servants at
the maximum,

JOHN BUCKLEY,
Buckley Block.

(Special by G.T. P, Teregraphs.)

LONDON, Jan. 12.—Four wo-
men who were recently admitted
as students to the Temple “dined
in the Hall’ with the benchers.
This is the finst occasion of such
a privilege being accorded and the
first time any women have been
permitted at a Hall dinner since
Queen Elizabeth visited the first
performance of Shakespeare's
“Twelfth Night’ in the same hall.

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Ladysmith Coal. The best. Prince
Rupert Coal Company, Phone 15.

 

 

 

 

 

across the border line from California,

 

 

 

SECRETARY,