THE NEW TAXI For YOKOHAMA Phone 0 ; ' m CAFE HOME BAKERY BesfSerrlce and PRINCE RUPERT The Beat of Everything. Beat.Caralin tha City I Try our service Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone Black BO V0I XHI. NO. 53. I'll INCH HL'PERT, IL C, HATl 11UAY, MAIICII i, 11)22. VlHrdr' Circulation 1,750. Slrttt Sitw 450. PRICE FIVE CENTS Election Imminent Soon in Britain RT. HON. ARTHUR BALFOUR ACCEPTS TITLE KNIGHT OF GARTER Crisis in British Government EXPECTED ELECnON PROVINCIAL IN QUEBEC CHINESE HIS "CONFERENCE ENVOY AND BABY.' Ten Million Loss Continues in Spite of Action; tion is MOMUKAL.likely here to Ibis be a March spring.provincial i. Muy Tin'elec 1st in Montreal Fire Unionists Back for meiilioucd Ihe dissolution as lint probable of Ihe llousel linfuj Hall Burned Lloyd George new and members.Ihe calling gf elections for) City WAIISAW, March J The cabinet ' LONDON, March i. (Soon, viislen Chamberlain's COLLART POSTS uf Premier Ponikowski has MONTHKAL, March L The cily hall, built thirty years ago drelaraliuri of solidarily.bcliind Lloyd George lias hud liltlc appreciable resigned. at a cosl of !jt8(Mi,000, bus been destroyed by tire. 11 will cost a elTt'd on Hits situation which threatens lo bring aboul (ho -. - - - sg i- fMv'3 m V' million dollars to rebuild il. resignation of Lloyd George, in the opinion of I lie majority of NOTICES MOTION Many valriable papers, such us signed debentures, in Ihe political wrilcrs in today's, newspapers. It is generally conceded afely vaults' in Ihe building il is believed will be saved. that tin crisis continues nl tin acute singe. Friends of I lie Coali-lioii .Several of Ihe Montreal lireineii were injured in lighting Hie Would Ask City Heads to Present I heir elfnrls lo il lire, one man losing un eye. Government tire eoiitiiming keep together. Sliding Scalo of Wages LONDON, March . (S a.in.; Lloyd (ieorge has rescinded Street Work. The total loss as Ihe result of Ihe lire is at least ten million llii; threat to resign following a request by a niajorily of his lollurs, uecordiiig lo Mayor Martin, without counting Hie incal- Hit 'wo ih'w notice of motion, out t liable loss of historic dociiiiieuls, - ' wilt-agues Unit he remain Ja iilT'-ellng Ihe wuge question am works of art and records of moral interests of tin country ami itf SIR ARTHUR BALFOUR the other dealing with si reel 1 JtK BjH and sentimental rather Ihau BURNED FROM jwork, by Aid. Then. Collar!, made financial value. their appearance on the council Mayor Martin includes not only notice board at the cily liuTl yes-lerduy Ihe value of the building and its AUTOMOBILE atternoon. 'They will come coiilenls, which be believes are up al Ihe meeting of Ihe council uninsured, bul also the cosl of re J.loyd George group in I in House BEING ON FIRE has been secured, on Monday night. placing and recompiling (he lists 'The llrsl reads: "in order to arrive of assessments, taxation lists, etc. OXFOltD, March 3. p.m. at a more fettled condition as temporary accommodation und Austen Chamberlain, guvernmrni ' ri-uunU salarie-" and wane' .of city other expenses. . Tragic Death Result of Republ-. ICIIIU'I HI Ml" JII'UM- III !.UIIJIII"II., lemployeesf. I vill' fresenl Hie fol-iIowiiik cans Firing at Car Near ill an' lien- nils evening jtili(rrs Belfast. To.-sJluliM Monday PRINCESS BEATRICE-... :ii iiiiiiiifpii nun mirr uomsuiiiom jp . rouiieil lo pa.M: ''I hal (he head CALLED HERE TODAY IIF.LFAST- 'Alar. I. - Head Constable lie hud given Lloyd (Icorge Iheir nf Ihe illlferi'iit d.-oarlmi'iils of Davis dieij u injuries sustained utiaiiliuoiM reply Hint they con. the elly be iusll ui-lej lo. bring in OPENING NEW ROUTE when three coiislubulary sidered it In the na- necessary a feoluifve jiropoul for n sliding aulumobiles v(re II red last night l.iiiioil loll'lpsl llllll (III I'lCIIMlT scale of salaries and wuges, giv-liifr by Irish republicans and two cars 'should contlnuu to on the The Cuiiudiau J'acille oasfy-r carry burned. Davis minimum and nia.ximum for were leaped from Princess Tteulriee, ('upturn Thom government. 9 Mm i'ii, wild...... lii'u I,il ti I i. .tilt... each employee or job, Ihe increase " " .11.1 K'UKIIA UI.IW. Here Is Dr. Wellington Koo, China's representative to London and son, rraeneu nun al i:.iu ias VOne from Hi" miniiiyiiii Ut the niaxl-uiiiiii member of the Chinese delegation to the Arms' Conference, with his evening' on her llrsl' Irip,' inaii of the republicans went lo his. lo llxu rc' over a length of baby son, born January 30. Baby Koo ia known aj the "Conference-Haby" .am, smppcu on iiie burning CONFER service lo guraliiig the WHIPS , service of -" years in Ihe cou-llnuoiis and the name of "January Shantung Washington Koo" has bccD new idothiiig and look Davis lo the fujgented for him. Prince Itupert ami way x.uTs be- .employ of the cily, uid hospilal. Iween here and Voueouyer. I he salary lo be adequate lo or OTTAWA TODAY wage llealriee did uol call al the Skecua Ihe work performed, having due High School Students Excelled Hellish slulesmaii of eleinal Iliver canneries on Hie northern REBELLION IN regard to Ihe cily's as well as to smile" accepts Knighthood of voyage anil Nils accounleu lor lier Matter of Leadership of Opposi nailer. the employee's interest and tend Themselves in Oratory Contest iiKiking purl earlier Hiau schedule ing lo eliminate all overtime worK tion May Be Deferred Until linu-, T he steamer took llsh from FIUME AGAIN of employee.' Monday or Tuesday. any here and sailed soillh al I o'clock. BALFOUR IS department"This means head o shall say he thai responsible every of Rotary Club in Booth School Hhe will cull al Inverness Cannery OTTAWA. Mureh I. A confer. Ibis afternoon and will lake President Deposed by Fascist! for all work done in his )-partnient fiii'i' between Mm chief whips of and shall haye at his .Six budding oralors made their debut al Hie oruloricul con on paper at Ocean Falls and Ihree Forces and D'AnnunzIo Invited Film llifi-i. nni'lii-s which 'is ex. NOW KNIGHT large rollers which are going lo to Rsturn disposal us many employees as test for High School students held last evening in Hie uudiloriuni licrled lo settle Iheir dilTrrcnces Vancouver for repairs. are necessary lo do Ihe work wilh f Hie lloolli Memorial .School and it was shown Ihat talent along and The brought mail ami in regard to sealing iniini ue-I'uiiimudalion (leatriee IIOMK, March L Fascist! III the House of OF GARTER hie regard To cllleieney. thus the lines of public. speulClng is not lacking among .the younger general cargo north, as well as a forces stormed the executive leaving liiiu ubine us u city ollicial. Luminous is taking place today. "This noLiee i. not given with generation of the cily. Indeed, the speeches made by Ihesc, very light passenger list. buildings of Flume and forced Final settlement of Ihe question any prejudice Inwards Ihe present young men ami women were very line and would have done credit the surrender of President Za-uella of who shall be Ihe olllcial Accepts This Title After Refusing and the oppo. principal supporters All Others, Even proposed cut in salaries or wages lu persons inuuy years Iheir seniors. II was demonstrated that WINNERS IN FIRST silioii leader may not be sellh'd il iK announced, A committee as it stands before the council.' Ihe rules of public speaking had been studied to good ell'ecl, and until uflcr Ihe ineellng or the Peerage. AID COMPETITIONS of defense look over the city. I'i'ogrr.ssives here on Tuesday. The second milieu 'is as follows: Hie articulation, delivery and coherence of thought and slalemeiil D. Auiiuuzio has been invited lo inarch 4. flight "T'hut the city engineer be instructed LONDON, were notable features. Lee Jor-: . return and take part in the insurrection. Hon. Arthur Balfour becomes lo report as lo the ad Cumberland Miners Win First, USK TIE CONTRACT Sir Arthur Balfour. After visability of pulling In permanent don was adjudicaled ihe winner .written Tor Iho conlesl." With Nanalmo Second Victoria refusing titles for many concrete catch basins to lake cure or the silver medal but the!' Tl"' '"X t Canada" School Gets a Second. it t mint.I I h tilitiriiiiii ti ml uiiiutj NEARLY COMPLETED years he has now accepted of the waler on Second anil Third Judges must have found it diffi-;b;. l0 m School tlleo Club ALASKA EXPECTS TO the coveted Knighthood of avenues before any work is resumed cull to single out one for the OTTAWA, March J. The SI. uccompunied by Miss Lorna Tile MAKE BIG HAUL FROM The under. ro.OUO tic contract the Garter, He refused a on Ihe said streets," John Ambulance Association coiu- orations delivered rounded and by Howard out an excellent Iiiken by the Kleana Company, plelcd (ho first aid examinations weeks peerage two ago. novel which thoroughly RUPERT'S BUSINESS fri.ell, JHss 1'ele program was 1. completed, Trcmuynn, milled, is practically and uiinniiuced that the award of commoners other Only two INFUENZA EPIDEMIC enjoyed by all those Willie Ket'giu, Miss Oertrudo present. leptuTs John Wlllnian, (he president have been given the title of the Coderre Cup, open to (earns of and general managerof the Nelson and Jlarllelt Wakefield A despatch from eSallle lo the live mine workers of Canada, will Knight of the Garter In mod-orn SWEEPS METLAKATLA Lee company ho was in the cily Edward Grey, were of high merit. K. F. Duby, Gordon. be made to Canadian Collcrics No. Juneau Kuipirc dated March 1 lids morning. times. Sir president of Ihe llolary Club The oration ui Lee Cordon, the says: I surface team oT Cumberland, Of the total iO.000 ties 1 1,000 now Viscount Grey, was is one,the The prevailing iulluena epi under tha auspicesi of which tho prizo winner, was on "Prince II, C. The second prize goes to "Fish products amounting to Lascelles have already .been taken acruss and Viscount demic has been sweeping the un conlesl was pill on, was in the Itupert and her l'ulure," It was. No, 2 team of Iho Western Fuel !i.(KKi,000 annually wil be 'diverted Hie Ie lo the railway side of the other. live village of Mellakalla. Nearly chair ami the judges were W. L. couched in an optimistic vein Co, at Naiiaiiuo. from Prince Itupert to Skeena, and there are al the all the houses have been u Heeled Williams, D. C. Mcllae and T. II. and was punctuated wilh many The Hoys'Central Cutlets Irani, Krtchijkau or other Alaskan towns present 1 lino 8,000 on the. Klcan- POPE BENEDICT'S WILL und'' there are now three very. Johnson. There was quite an delightful bits of caustic humor. Victoria, Jl. C, gels the sccuml under u clause expected to be a side of The Kkecna ready to critical cnsvs, although niany who assembly of Interested ladies und TTm younger speaker referred lo in Ihe Wallace Neshill Jr. added to Hit! permanent lurid bill, bo laken across the river as soon SHOWS NO PROPERTY have been sick are in the convalescent gijiilleinen which included many Ihe great .hinterland ainLtho first prize aitl competition. First prize according: lo advice received to. us Ihe slush Ice abates and per- singes. Dr. J. I'. Cade parents as well as fellow students, boundless resources of llio cily tluv from J. .1. Underwood, repre mils' of this work, 1000 of these miMl' March i. -Pone llene. has been paying regular visits of the contestants. and its strategical geographical was won by me I uu xroop, sentative of the Seattle Chamber lies are ulready stacked on the diet's will reveals the fuel Ihal and has been across nearly every Another feature of the evening posHlou on one of Iho finest Calgary. of Commerce at Washington, D.C. river bank. , ho possessed no eslale except day I his w eek. was Hie announcement uf Hie harbors In Iho world. A word "The clause will provide that all The additional 1.000 lie lu Ihe slriclly personal belongings Indian Agent Perry reports liiai prizo winners in the essay con. picture of tho cily as it is today BOOK COLLECTION llsh received in Ihe United Slates which are beueaincu io u district tests and the presentation of the (Continued on I'age Two eoniplclc the contract will bo cut the oilier villages in Iho must come in bund from an on the Usk side of thu river. nephew. He long ago disposed have nol been so seriously uf-fecled. bronze medals lo the three sue. Boys Out Today and Large Number American' port,- or thai the fish, The 00,000 feel, capacity saw of all Hoi estate he owned ill pre- cessful students. Miss Wilma STEAMSHIP AGENT Being Gathered and Will iced, boxed,of ollierwlsu pt'cpured mill will bo completed and oper-"I pupal days. Wilson, Mis.s Muriel Collion and Be Collected In Cars. in it foreign port, bo subject lo ftJ us sooa Us it Is defiuilely BURNED Miss Mary Sims wero announced DIES AT KETCHIKAN duty." known freight TRAIN POLICE CARS Ihe winners in tho Junior Fourth, (hat the railway COLLIDED WITH The book collection for the Knlrauco Class and High School rales arc to bo reduced. ON WAY TO DUBLIN SENATOR DIES. has been proceeding THIRTEEN ARE KILLED departments respectively; with KLTCHIKAN, March L -Tho public library Miss Kathleen Morrison, Miss dealh occurred hero Ibis week of I his morning wilh consider, HAMILTON, Murcli if Senator sir donaFoaster March t.--Thirteen ULLI'AH'J', Mar. L -T hree cars Margaret Kergiu and Leo Oordou Victor A, 1'clers.on. aged yd, agent able suniess. The books are being John Milue, Jieau of tho Burrow, CI.KYKI.AND. killed and a containing lloyal Irish Constabulary coming In for honorable mention. for the VaClfio, Steamship1 Co, gathered at Iho schools tunl Slevvart & Miluo Foundry Co dletI DIES IN ENGLAND people were other centres und will be brought Ibis morning. Ho was born in four perhups fa-lully, were balled while eu mule to The presentations wero at this cily. Ho had been ill dozen injured, bearing a parly Dublin, the olllcers searched, two made by fieorgo II. Munro, fur a week and fiassed away al in by cars this afternoon. Scotland in 1839 und came lo aid LONDON, March t. Sir Hon when a bus dunce collided wounded sent (o the hospilal and President Duby and T. 11. Johnson, tho Arthur Vales Memorial Hospital. Up to last night Iho total number Canada In 185 1. Ho was appointed McMiimIim'. f.ii'iinn'K' n Can Palnesville near two or the automobiles publicly tho latter stating that Hicro Ho is survived by a wlfo received by O. V. Wilkinson senator by Premier Uordeii lu "dtan anj member of the Dritlsh with u train al 1015! burned, had. boon a total of 225 essays and small sou. was 000. ' u)'liamuul, dlud yesterday. bore.