PRINCE Che Daily News wer . = . ie * ws beh eet owe RUPERT ‘Northern and Central British Columbia’s Newspaper fy in Ope Total Los (special to pTTAWA, March {ion O1 of Railways, i le lasi yea bont lines 1ast } roar, imciuain o railway estimat ne delle it on the ral anid, 1 cont total deficit 0 the taxes OF from an a to be paid by the people. ILD EXPEL TURKS FROM THE CAPITAL ice and President Wilson are reed That Armenia Should Be Big State. relegraphs.) It was said le foreign of today that rench point of view regard- Turkey and Armenia fis in ment with that of President on as to the desirability of largest Armenian and the expulsion ‘of .the s from Constantinople. clon RE IRELAND Ccorge Foster Replies Emme phatically to Question In Parliament. Rpecial via u. T. P Rls, March 34. lice possible aG. TF March House eday asked if on of the ¢ Telegraphes, ) 31.—I. K, of Commons the in- rovernment, in condition TAWA OW in the it was deplorable roland Sto the Supreme Council of League of Nations similar to fl made by it on behalf of the enians, Pe George Foster replied with mphatic ‘No,’ Inanager of the « Cold Storage Go., Kdm » H. Johnsey adian Fish ned from P onton on last MS train, Deficit Operated by Government ration of National Lines was $14,000,000 and s Including Fixed Charges was $33,000,000. The News via G. T. P. Telegrapns.) o),—In a lengthy statement regarding the the Canadian National Railways, Hon. J. D. said that the operating deficit on all Gov- r was $14,000,000. ting fixed charges, was $33,000,000. i es were passed by the committee, lway operation is_considered a very large inued, will prove @ great handicap to the country. f thirty-three millions has to be paid, either {ditional loan, the interest on which at .,'Port Clements Box anc mber | of the statement of the minister, much interest will , me ox and Lu es m view Ol the = to G iT re Co., Massett Inlet Lumber Co., | ken here in the operation of the big Granc Trunk system and the Edmonton Lumber kx: | his now under government control and on which a minimum change was commenced and ad-| end must be paid to the stockholders. | ‘ter having spent several years at} ‘she trained and became a gradu-| representa. | on Railways MEN SUING FOR WAGES Port Clements Box and Lumber Co. Employ Men at Islands Without Paying Them. Reid, The total deficit during PRINGE RUPERT, B C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1920. INC. EASED RATES FOR ADVERTISING The continuous increase in the costs of production, both in wages and material, has made it necessary for the advertising rates charg- ed by the Daily News to be revieed, and the new rates will take effect after this From now on, tran- sient display advertising will Issue, Cos) $4.20 per inch pen in- serlion, and if required on the front page, $2.00 per inels Reading notices will be charged at 25¢ per line East Versus (Special to The News possession of the Stanley Cup. day night. sames and then the westerners per insertion and classified advertisements 2¢ per wond. Phe rates on the other par- ticular classes of advertising are shown on the new rate In the County Court yesterday afternoon before Judge Young the} case of Harry Plaster et al versus fournment was made until this | afternoon. The case is the action of the lienholders for wages in dhe mill of the Port Clements Co.} The Massett company are mort- | gagees and the Edmonton Lum-' ber Co. is implicated, having pur-! chased a considerable amount of lumber from the Port Clements Co., which the plaintiffs are en- ‘avoring to seize. M. Gonzales, of the firm of Williams & Manson, is acting for he plaintiffs. W. QO. Fulton ap- pears for the Massett Lumber Co. and W. E, Fisher for the Edmon- ton Lumber Exchange. The Port Clements company is not repre- sented by a barrister. ew nurses commnc WARRYPLATIS TO GENERAL HOSPITAL, =»--FINED FIFTY Miss E. M. Stewart is leaving} the General Hospital tonight af-|Charge of Keeping for Sale Was Reduced to Having in Possession. CONCILIATION BOARD WAS STILL SETTING THIS AFTERNOO At 2:30 this afternoon the con- ciliation board on the dispute be- iween the Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Oo. and the Fishpackers Union was still sitting at the court house. ‘The hearing is be ing held in private and the result of the deliberations has not yet been made known. T. H. John- son, Manager of the Cold Storage Co., was present, setting forth the company’s position in the matter. the institution during which time} ate nurse | Harry Platts appeared in the Miss Bunberry leaves for Van-| Police court this morning to an- couver tomorrow night where she/Swer a charse of keeping liquor will spend some weeks’ holidays.| for sale, but this charge was dis- To fill the vacancies Misses|!missed and he was fined $50.50 McCulloch and Thompson will|for having liquor unlawfully in arrive from the Vancouver Gen-/"4s posagpercn, N eral Hospital on the Princess) The arrest was made on Mon- Beatrice Sunday. }day night by Sergeant Adams and \Constable McGlinchy as the ac- |cused was about to enter the Hub CANADIAN OLYMPICS | Cabaret and the liquor was found Oo im. ‘onsisted f eight LEAVE CANADA FOR oe stant sncie ot oiages Sooteh ANTWERP SATURDAY whiskey which Sergeant Adams stated was not of good quality. The defence of the accused on this charge was that he was on his way to a stag party and was calling at the cabaret to see if the fire was going. The liquor was for the party and it was not (spe cial via G. TOP. Telegranns + TORONTO, March 31.—The Falcons, the Allan Cup winners, but officially known as the Cana- dian Olympic Hockey Team, will leave Montreal Thursday morn-'in ‘intention to sell it at the ing for St. John, N. B., and will éabaret. embark Saturday morning on the liner Melita for Liverpool. ee FIFTEEN-ROUND Prince Rupert Choral Society will render Maunder’s “Olivet to Calvary” = ae Admission - on Good Friday - - at 8.15 p.m. in the Methodist Church BOXING MATCH Big Event to Take Placo at the Westhoime Theatre This Evening. | There is already a big demand for ticketss to witness the fistic | battle between Chett Neff and) Harry Anderson in the Westholme | Theatre this evening. Neff has) been here since last week and has | trained steadily. He is in giod| shape. Anderson aprived today | and is also fit and ready for the fray. It is a long time since a real 75c Splendia ’ : \K Programme Ocal Soloist. ‘ f Mission obt: CONCERT |NEXT SUNDAY Westholme Theatre, 9 p.m. of Vocal and Instrumental Music Watch the ~MRS. D, B, MORKILL, Contralto Dapers or full particulars. inable now’at the Drug Stores 47 \scrap has taken place here. There | was an exhibition something over a year ago when Tommy Burns | knocked out a man who was) nothing like his equal. The match | tonight promises to be a wholly different contest, and the fans are already discussing the relative possibilities of the fighters. There was born to Mr, and Mrs. Richard Berry, of Fighth Avenue, West, at the general hospital yesterday, a daughter. Free tickets of ad- IL {vage Co. card, whieh may be had upon application. PRINCE ALBERT WILL ARRIVE HERE TOMORROW Will Then Take Run to Stewart and Masset With Passengers and Freight. 2 ALGERINE SHOULD REACH JOHN SOON The salvage steamer Algerine left Vancouver last night for) Hydah Point where the steamer | Prince John is on the beach, part- ly submerged, after colliding with the Prince Albert early yesterday morning. The Algerine was formerly a sloop of.war engaged in patrol work at Esquimalt for the British Admiralty and was purchased some time ago by the B. C. Sal- She is not very fast and it will probabiy be tomorrow night before she arrives at the Queen Charlottes. The Prince Albert will come here just as soon as she has dis- charged the oil driJling machinery which she was taking to Skide- gate. She will bring along the passengers from the Prince John and will then be neady to take the run to Stewart and Masset. Shipping men are wondering how it was that two steamers should leave two’points 600 miles apart, go to an out of the way place like Skidegate where hardly any boats call, and collide there. Possibly the mystery will be cleared up when the Albert ary rives tomorrow. BOMBS EXPLODE IN THURLES RECTORY Alsosin Residence of Poor Law Quardian at Same Place. (Specia) via G.T. P. Télegraphs.) LONDON, March 31.—Bombs were exploded during Monday in the Protestant rectory in Thurles, Ireland, and in the residence of the Poor Law Guardian there. The intention was to secare arms. Both houses were badly dam- aged but no one suffered personal injury. MILITARY COMMANDER LEAVING FOR IRELAND Confers With Lioyd George Be- fore crossing to New Dutlés. (Special via G.T,P. Telegrapns.) LONDON, March 31,—General Sir Neveille McReady, the new military commander in Ireland, had a:long conference with Pre- mier Lloyd George today prepara- tory to going to Ineland for his new duties, Henry Jacobsen *and Andrew Anderson were each fined $40 in the police court this monning for being drunk and disorderly. An- derson was badly bruised about the face, indicating that a fracas had taken place. The police are investigating and it is probable that further charges will be laid. iUniess the Bolsheviki forces are COLD STORAGE MEN : ARE IN EDMONTON ~ AFTER CONTRACIS EDMONTON, March 31.—Rep- resentatives of the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., of Prince Rupert, B. C., in the persons of 7. H. Johnson, manager, and G. M. Brown, of the sales depart- inent, were in the city yesterday ‘ooking after several big con- tracts. NAY uD POLAND That Ccuntry WWiil Call Upon the Allies ..r Help if Pressed By Bolsheviki. (Speciai py G.T.P. Telegraphs.) WASHINGTON, March 31.-The Polish lelegation here today an- ITA XI Phone 75 and 96 We Never Sleep = PRICE FIVE CENTS ts Big Hockey Teams Tied in West Coniest For Championship of World via G.T. P. Telegrapns.) ARENA GARDENS, TORONTO, March 31.—A fifth game will be necessery to decide the world’s hockey championship and In the fourth match here last evening the Seattle Metropolitans defeated Ottawa by 5 goals to 2 and thus tied the series with two wins each. ) The big final deciding contest will take place here on Thurs- The Ottawas won on their own rinks the first two came into their own, and they are feeling very confident that they have a good chance of carry- ing the silverware home to Puget Sound. CONTRACTS FOR ALL SHIPS BY PUBLIC TENDER No More Vessels WIN be Built As Heretofore, Says Ballantyne. (Special by G.T.P. Tetegrapts ) OTTAWA, March 31.—The Government vote of $20,000,000 for the completion of the ship- building program was carried at 12:10 this morning. Hon. CG, C. Ballantyne said. that the Govern- -|ment weuld let no more contracts for the building of new ships over $5,000 without calling for public tenders. In the past the contracts have been distributed to the yards that nounced that Poland will call up- on the League of Nations for Al- lied reinforcements if tle Bol- sheviki armies threaten to break the Polish eastern line of defence, materially strengthened, it was said, the present Polish army can hold its own. SKIN GRAFTING ON MISS PHYLLIS SLOAN Little Phyllis Sloan, daughter of W. J. Sloan of this city, yes- terday underwent another graft- ing operation at the hospital when a piece of skin was taken from the arm of Mr. Lockwodd by Dr. Kergin and transferred to the arin of the little girl. The chila was badly burned last October and been in the hospital ever since. If the present operation is quite successful she is expect- ed to be out in the near future. This is the second operation of the kind Miss Phyllis has had to undergo. RICH ORE FOR THE SMELTER Tillamook Takes South 250 Tons and Will Bring North Cannery Supplies for Alaska. has The gasoline power schooner Tillamook left Prince Rupert on Monday with a cargo of 250 tons of ore from the Premier mine for the Tacoma smelter. This is rich ore but is said not to assay quite as high as previous ship- ments. It is reponted to be worth about $300 a ton. The Tillamook will load can- nery supplies at Puget Sound for Alaskan points. were in a position to build, partly with a view to securing a mer- cantile fleet, and partly to relieve the condition consequent on the demobilization of a large number of returned soldiers with the con- sequent flooding of the labor market. ASQUITHIS — OPPOSED TO TWO HOUSES Charaoterizes the Two Parliament Scheme of Home Rule for -Ire- land as Absolutely Unacceptable. (Speciai via G.T.P. Telegraphs.) LONDON, March 31.—Herbert Asquith, former premier and ad- vocate of one parliament for Ire- land, took issue in the House of Commons today on the Home Rule question with Premier Lloyd George, whose plan for two par- liaments for Ireland Mr. Asquith characterizéd as ‘‘absolutely un- acceptable.” Particular interest is centre? in the contest between the Pre- mier and the former Premier, both of whom aspire to the lead- ership of the Liberal party, but as yet they have not come to grips. Advertise in the Daily News. R OC. Undertskers. Phone 44, Tonight Only EMPRESS Major C. B. North, manager of | the Dolly Varden mine at Alice; Arm, is in town today en route| north. Preparations are now be- | ing made for the cleaning of the’ railroad at:the gilver camp. | ‘Oh, Boy’ It’s a Filmusical Comedy DON’T MISS THIS ONE! “Oh, Boy.” Oh! Joy!!! With full Westholme Orchestra in attendance - Prices, 85¢ and 1l5c yore CHAMPIONSHIP 15 ROUND BOXING MATCH at Reserved Seats for Ladies, CHETT NEFF of Seattle . and HARRY ANDERSON of Vancouver | With two Preliminaries WESTHOLME THEATRE, Seats for sale at Frince Rupert Pool Room the at 8.30 TONIGHT te 2 : : ¥ att > fe Pus aon . i a Le 6 liao AR an 4 7 \s v 7 ig ' j ad by ; ss wi Zz m