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WATERFRONT WHIFFS

Halibut Prices Show Slight Improvement—Helena
B. on Cruise to Juneau—Anglers Are Busy

 

Halibut landings at the port of Prince Rupert for the
1932 season up to and including yesterday had reached a} Helena B. left yesterday morning
total of 7,786,650 pounds of which 2,573,250 pounds was)" 8? eight-day cruise as far north
brought in by Canadian vessels and 5,213,400 pounds by
American. During the week ending yesterday there was
an average volume of 481,500 pounds landed of which Ca-/ Armour and daughter, S. E. Parker,
nadian vessels contributed 236,500 pounds and American, | ¥¢!! known local garage proprietor,

245,000 pounds

During the week prices showed
some tendency towards improve-
ment with a top bid for the week of
6.7¢c and 3c for the 12,000 pound
catch of the American boat Betty
The high price of the week for Ca-
nadian fish was 4.7¢c and 2c which
the Cape Spencer, Gibson and Pair
of Jacks were paid for fares of 10,-

000 pounds, 12,000 pounds and 12,-
000 poun respectively. The low
price of the week for American fish
was 4c and 2c which was also the

fist

ninimum price for Canadian fish

New Cannery Head
F. H. Cunningham, formerly

fisheries on this

Col
chief inspector of
coast, has resigned as general man-
ager of the Chatham &
& Packing Co., owners of the Hump-
back Bay cannery on Porcher Isl-
and, after having held
ever since the formation of the
company and the establishment of
the cannery. T. Stewart Brand of
Vancouver, who has been a direc-
tor of the company for some time
and is well known in the salmon
trade with which he has been iden-
tified for many years, has become

the position

ind Fishing '

 

managing director of the company

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In spite of statements to the}
contrary, it is that |
Haysport and B. A. canneries on the
Skeena River are both continuing
operations.

announced

|
;bureau are at present engaged in

the work in lower Chatham Strait.
Several thousand herring will be
tagged this season if it is possible
to do so. Mr. Rounsfell and Mr
Dahlgren have already been engag-
ed for some years in the study of
the herring fisheries of South-
eastern Alaska.

 

Cruise to Juneau

The Vancouver charter yach

as Juneau. On board the vessel are
Capt. W. P. Armour, local manager
)f the Pacific Salvage Co., and Mrs

and Mrs. Parker and daughter, and
|F. A. MacCallum, local manager of

jthe Bank of Montreal, and Mrs.
MacCallum.

Despite the unsettled, rainy
weather, local anglers have been

very busy during the past week or
so and numerous expeditions have

Chartered For Patrol been out in quest for the finny

Capt. P. Haan of Queen Cl beauties. Fairly good success has

City has chartered his crui been reported by the most of par-

to the Fisheries De although better fishing has
will be stat en known. An

wi tationed at the north er
of the Queen Charlotte Islands un-
til fall. Capt. Haan stays on the
boat as skipper

 

News from the trolling grounds
at Langara Island
lottes, is to the effect that fishing
is fair. The boats ar il least, Mak-
ing a little better than nothin

Tagging of herring to check No less than 65 applications have
on their routes of travel in South-, been received by J. O. Williamson
eastern Alaska waters is being un- secgetary of the board of school |
dertaken for the first time this sea- ' trustees, for positions on the teach-

son by the scienti ff
United States Bureau of Fisheries
G. A. Rounsfell and Edwin J. Dahl-
gren of the scientific staff of the

ific staff of the

improvement in
€

ather conditions would have th

effect of giving a distinct filip to

angling operations.

 

Miny Bib Per-

_ School Jobs

 

ing staff of Prince Rupert schools
So far
the staff

there are no vacancies on
there having been no re-
signations this summer.

 

 

 

The Letter Box |

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| Editor, Daily News :—
} Regarding the new relief scale
(for the unemployed of Prince Ru- |

4 | pert: A family of three now receive

$4.50 per week. As the latest family
budget figures compiled by the Do- |
;}minion Dept. of Labor states $16.35
as the minimum weekly require-|
ment of a family of three, a wide}
disparity is revealed between the
estimate of the Dominion Dept. of
Labor and that of the provincial
authorities at Victoria. Would it be
‘impertinent to request His Worship, |
the Mayor, to have drawn up a/
nenu that might serve as a guid-|
ance for the many housewives who|
ire required to balance their house- |
hold budget withia this

alloted |

 

 

 

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Friday & Saturday
TWO SHOWS — 7 and 9 p.m.
ADMISSION 15e & Ste

 

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A Grand Double Bill of The Rib-Tickling Comedy

Eddie Quillan in “The. Big Shot”

With Maureen O'Sullivan, Mary Nolan, Stocks and Blondes wer,
his chequered career. And a Sizzling Western

TOM KEENE in “PARTNERS”
Fast Riding on the Trail of Clues and Cupid
METRO NEWS OLD AND YOUNG WILL ENJOY THIS SHOW

“The Big Shot” Starts at 8:05 and 9:15
Saturday Matinee at 2:30—lL5e & 35c “The Big Shot” Starts at 3 35

MONDAY & TUESDAY—“TOMORROW AND TOMORROW”

  
   
   

 

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Eagles’ Dance
Very Enjoyable
Crowd of 120 Person Attended

Happy Affair Staged Last
Night in Aerie Hall

A crowd of some 120 person: at
tended the Eagles’ suctal dance last
night in the Aerie Hall, the affair.
as usual, being one of much enjoy-
ment to all. Splendid ‘

music was
|furnished by Balagno’s Venetian
Orchestra and Frank Fitzgerald

was a genial master of ceremonies
James Brown presided at the door

Dancing commenced at 9 30 p.m
and concluded at 2 a.m. Delicious
refreshments were
night

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eeaiiaat president Pe National Dr. W. C Alexander
A distinguished cabinet minister a
of the Wasteland Tolmie reais & The Well Known
quoted recently In the press as JOB LASTED LECTURER & CHARACTER ANALYSIS]
tating: “We have ed the worst |
yf the crisis, but it essary that W egi I of witty ar
we go very slow for a while.” To the} THREE YEARS oe a
many people who are required to} f :
suteist on $1.80 pie week this kind-| sae 2 Moose Hall, Monday Evening Next
whrasmree psn: Wh | ade Col. Hiam af Present: Serving 7 res eee ae pct oe nave Ah ,
‘is encarta Manchurian Commission os laugh. A collection will be taken to de-
’ ee League of Nations fray expenses
STUDENT OF DOMESTIC i
ECONOMY muna
ear MONTREAL, July 23:—The post
f assistant to the president of the ae?
Telegraphic despatch. from}Canadian National Railways at
rince Rupert to the Londor Times | vanc yuver, which has been abol-
in regard to the recent visit of tne: ished in the interests of economy
English tourists and their enter-|fojjiowing tne resignation there-
taimment, mentioning an address!¢rom of c T. A. Hiam. was cre-
given by “Bishop Rix of Caledo-| .tedg in August, 1929, Col. Hiam be-
nia.” The Bishop of Caledonia, Rt.ling then appointed assistant to
Rev. G. A. Rix, is naturally indig-|iook after the Pacific Coast inter-
nant sts of the company
- — : Col. Hiam has been absent on S E P k Ltd
eave from the railway for several ° . . ar er ’
|: nths serving on the commission DEALERS
} of the League of Nations in Man-
nurla s
Col. Hiam originally joined the Let us equip your
jrand Trunk Railway at Montreal . ‘
n 1901 and later became private car with brand new
cretary to Sir Donald Mann vice- |
re nt of the Canadian North-j ‘
n Railway. He held that post up to|
time he went to the war. Im-! ; } O rR
tely prior to rejoining -the}|
| canadian National Railways in
929, he was for several years tech- | T | R ¢ §
Li idvisor for railway questions |
o the League of Nations at Geneva
ee { Hian i understood, in- >
| ends to continue his residence on
he Pacific Coast
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ASHESON =| NOW!
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| WAY NORTH Delicious 7-lb. Box
Remains of Wellington (Dec)
Holmes to Be Scattered by Air- eend ran
plane Over Mount Me-
Kinley C
“soon » woe w) Creamery Butter
I I Amarill Texas, bro
ea ind parts ’
| ceased, and party of Fresh Churned, at $1.70
ee D Holme for many
| ven a reside: of Alaska, who
i fol ccupation of a drug- F h C t
! ib ind other point res 0 tage ese
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| bu xin during a diph- ext aturday July 23
i tt : in Alaska several
yon ssn one tee! WALENTIN DAIRY
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bert today and will b ittered Phone — 657
) M nt McKinley —
Do Holmes died in California 3
Mar 25. It was his expressed |‘ —
\ bef! lied that his ashes
id be ¢ posed Of in this man
f An airplane has been chart- Th Fi .
a fo tne purpose and all ar- e ish which made Prince Rupert Famous
ements i been made. The :
! will make the trip north via |
Kagway an’ Fairbank Holmes
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Canadian Fish & Cold Siorage Co., Ltd.

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.

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