PAUI TWO TOT DXIEY KW8 wheheryff while hien were flli. ' The Daily News Ing onlie skeena at the same price as the Jap, he thought prince nuPEiiT - nninsii Columbia while men would be willing lo ' Publllhed Every Afternoon, except Sunday, the Prince do it. Witness said that at at .Hupert Ilaily News, Limited, Thin! Avenue. llivers Inlet the position is the snme as up here and in 11'iM II, F. PULLRN, Managing Editor. there were only SO Jnp boat fishing there and there were .'(00 SUBSCRIPTION RATES! white men and now he did not To Holders of Five Year City Delivery, by mail or carrier, per month $1.00 suppose there were 100 white By mail to all parts of the British Empire and the united state. men fishing. in advance, . Ifl.on The chairman ked why there per year Canada's To all other countries, in advance, per year ,$7.RO wa such n greater proportion 5-i per cent of Japs as against white men in Ihe fisheries. TELEPHONE 0S Witness said for one reason ""rfinslenl Display Advertising f 1.40 per Inch per insertloi Bonds Ihe Japanese did, no hnP o Victory Transient Advertising on Front Page .fS.SO per Inch li gel appear personally to a Local Renders, per insertion 2Rc per line cense. Classified Advertising, inertion 8c won Legal Notices, eachi insertion per tftc per agate per lin Jap Mr.did Motherwell have to appear said wronal.that Ihe Issued In 1917 and Maturing 1st December, 1922. Contract Rates on Application. ly before the licensing officer, All advertising should he in The Daily News Office, on day pre and this regulation had hern in ceding publication. All advertising received subject Id approval. force since jn. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations. Mr. Dickie said lhat upios. CONVERSION PROPOSALS ing the Japanese were elimin. DAILY EDITION ilgSSitD Tuesday August 15. 19??. aled could white men he obtain MINISTER OF FINANCE offers to holders Holder of the maturinf bond who wish to avail the canneries. If fish at ei to THE themselves of this conversion privilege should take white men are only making el 00 these bonds who desire to continue their their bonds AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT NOT Witness Admits for the season he did not see investment In Dominion of Canada securities' the LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30th. to a Branch of Illegal that there was any inducement. privilege of exchanging the maturinf bond for new any Chartered Bank in Canada and receive in eschar.tr Are there too many licenses, on bonds bearing 5 J per cent interest, payable half yearly, , an official receipt for the bonds surrendered, cunteinint Fishing on Skeena River; ihe Yiver I'nless or is the a white price man insufficient? (Pan of either of the following classes: 'Van the undertaking new Uue. to deliver the corresponding bonds of Close Season for Halibnt make more than 100 for jhe (a) Five year bonds, dated Itl November, Holder of maturing fully registered,bonds, interrit season be did not see bow a 19JJ. to mature 1st November, 1927. payable by cheque from Ottawa, will receive their' white could make it man pay. (b) Ten year hot d. dated 1st November, December 1 interest cheque as usual. Holders of The most interesting evidence before the Fisheries. Girmni- Use of Gaa Boata. 1922. to mature 1st November. 19J2. coupon bonds will dctech and retain the last unmatured sion yesterday afternoon wa the adniiim by Ihdi Hanna lhat deferring to the gas boat sug. coupon before surrendering the bond itself for conversion he had fished with a net and a half on the Skeena lhi seaon, and geslion wifnes.S M that be. While the maturinf bonds will carry interest to 1st purposes. that the Japanese had used two and three net. Much of the fore taking any steps in this December. 1922. the new bonds will commence to earn The surrendered boruls will be forwarded by banVs earlier discussion centred around the Oriental fishing on the. mailer reduce the it would number of.essefttial Japanese lo interest from 1st November. 1922, OIVINO A BONUS to the Minuter of Finance at Ottawa, where they will river. fishermen had OF A FULL MONTH'S INTEREST TO THOSE be cachanged for bonds of the new iue. in fully they Later in the afternoon the halibut fisheries were before the a o many CONVERSION registered, or coupon reentered or coupon bearer form THEMSELVES OF THE m boats. The boat he AVAILING Commission, and iL P. Ilorvik. and other spoke in favor of a gas gas carrying interest payable 1st May and 1st November cloe season for halibut. The rolling of halibut aln came under said would certainly deliver more PRIVILEGE. of each year of the duration of the loan, tlie first interest fish than Ihe sailing boat. Mr, And 1st 1923. Bonds' consideration. accruing payable May, payment This offer is made to holders of the maturinf bonds Howie said be understood Ihe of the will be sent to the bank for Bob Hanna'a Evidence. cut so many days off and that new issue Japanese would have no difficulty and is not to other investors. The bonds to be of open Immediately after the receipt the surrendered The first witnes called was I hey had go I In make tip Ihe delivery in obtaining ga baots I issued under this proposal wiil be substantially of the botuls. Itoh HaTina who said he had been pack up. He knew of Indians while in this connection Ihe fihinp on and off in local waters lhat had not cleared Ihe cost ,f ame character as those which are roaturjne. ewrpt The bonds of the maturing issue whkh are not since 19lfl, and had been a their bill at Ihe cannery store. white man would le handicapwd. that the eicmption from taiation does not apply to the converted under th proposal wilt be paid off tn cath on Witness replied, "yes." fisherman all his life. nd thai Ihe 1922. practically majority of white new issue. the 1st December, Mr. Martell said he under. He said it was. five years sine lie men could just about pay their stood wilne was lo had fished in the Skeena river hoard. He, himself had prarllr oppose,) Ihe use of gas boats on the W. S. FIELDING, prior to this year and considered rally made wages. Skeena Iliver. Witness said be there was something radically Japanese under I, years of Minister of Finance, was not opposed it Ihe Japanese wrnnjr at the canneries. In the age were fishing on Ihe river. were eliminated. During his Dated at Ottawa, Bth August, 1922. course of his, evidence he said All the cannery employees bad witness remarked testimony there were practically t too lioats been notified regarding the fUh. alout the high price of fishing in the Skeena Iliver nut pry commission and they knew grocer. ies charged at Ihe store. of which some ;n were manned the day the commission would cannery Mr. Neill asked witness if it by Indians and while men, the arrive. and referred to an incident of fiiitMftg sew field seeme.) remainder being manned hy Mr. Motherwell stated that no were any advantage to buy Ihe oiiic year ago showing the ca be fctler than the Canadian groceries in town instead of al Japanese. At neither of Hie man could obtain a, fishing U. with which Japanene esmld b r rom XH) lo toil halibut le.at the canneries. Witness said 11 canneries ailieia whiteIm,an ecu unless he was a British aill licenses ,tj the difficulties . made lai I heir home mrl. Lumber & Lafb certainly was but at the can. tallying fish which work was subject. It had been claimed thai Ihe .while 'men met. lite w'ilnea did ut appear lo issued nut hook nery you are a being done ln every case hy the by a good many fishermen that pUr Judge. seriously the raargi- of l he He of wa Orientals, and that the low they Juggle with their papers five grocery weeks with coupons.the cannery and Ieler Judae. who refused lo previous witness in regard to and boats were all manned by Jap. and be thought that no doubt il had cost hiti) 5 for coupon. swear by the llil.le saying lhat culling f f'" and the sub- Shiplap-Board, anese. He had discussed the they did. and he did not think the mem he did not believe in Ihe li.M.k 1 ni use i inern ny me com conditions with the manager of Boata and Licenses. Iters of the commission would or in 0, was affirmed and !' for shipping. Dimension one of the canneries with refer, On the Skeena Iliver fit! li. pay any more jn Ihe Prince flu dealt with halibut mailers, ask. Mi. Ilorvik. ueone, re. ence In the change in conditions censes had been issued, and perl hotel. l(e had sjxiken lo ing pariruiariy inai an lec- . ' - 1- Thoroughly Air Bried and Htorrd L'nter Covsr, in the past five years. The the .department was nteavoring the storekeeper about the high lor be appointed lo take his sl- " salmon fishing, sid thai be manager had staled lhat lite to see that the proper men got price prevailing and had been tion at : the fish dock ami sea thoughl the fishermen should be fishery commission should have Ihe licenses. Mr. Martell said mid lhat be, the slorekeejtcr. had lhat fih;eulle.l by the pureha. ' lo ue litem, Kiln Dried Flooring, Ceiling, Siding come twenty years ago ami lhat (hat it was the duly of Ihe Fish to make ?iifl er cent or be would ing comitany wa really eiill fish. Wilne, speaking of herring it was ion late to do any good fries Department lo see that Ihe lose his Job. He alleged that il was the prac. ' hail risking, asked thai Ihe whole and Finish in the Skeena River now. Hanna right jnen were using the I) lice or Ihe rish buying houses t.. f distriel Xo. be thrown oten had pointed out lo him that he reuses. Itlchacd P. Sullivan. cull rish and throw them under "H1 'he m license entitle diehard P. Sullivan related SPRUCE LATH was only the manager of the The chairman asked Mr. Hanna Ihe table later picking I hem up the fishermen In fish anywhere some of his personal grievances cannery in name and thai he had how many boats were fishing. against he interests and again and loading Ibein in ihe the dUtriel. He also thought Manufactured In Prlnca Rupart and selling at Lows I trUM tn do as the Japane" I old him. cainery there should Is Witness slated there were ap car after Ihe fishermen badhal no duty on and had asked him what was the proximately I too. added bis voice to Ihe appeal gone, lie witness declare,) that wirr "eiiing. Netting that his reason for it. He said I hut (be Mr. Huff "Von against Oriental fishermen. He after ued in their live her. CO. say Ihere are charged lhat the canneries were days of hardship the fili-jany PRINCE RUPERT LUMBER cannery contractor in Vancou more boa Is fishing than there ermen wmile,) some pleasure ami eiftg Irapw eosl ays here ami ver got thre or four thousand are licensed." crushing down the white fisher did not b'ave lime to see lhat lheitt in Ketrhikau. There was taal Cava, Prlnes Rupart Tslsphea Ml men and favoring the Japanese. dollars fnr supplying labor lo W Hues " had ji permit but cull rish was really destroyed, j s - !"e cent tariff. the canneries and lhat had For hi own activities in organ. they no uuiiiIht on it r lite boat Mr. Martell Itiok Ihe view Ihatj Favoca HaUhselaa. izing the white fishermen he to give litem practically what Mr. Neill asked thai thi UuesiionesI regarding Ihe if it were question was simply one or pro-coutraAl now found himself practically they wanted, Ihe custom lo isu a Mrmit between the fsiheriiien pagation uf salmon. Mr. Ilorvik Flshad Illegally. without n number bow was )t boycotted. The, cannerie sup and Ihesromitaiiie. The fisher.! staled hi uinHiilifie favor for .Mr. llamia said he had been tawa to know bow many licenses plied him with hi poor nets and men wefe cut il led lo the cull halrheriea. .Natural method Closing Out SALE would not buy fish, lie bad high man at the cannery for two were-4su1. fish ami,'-could disjMtse of them were in,) successful on account , used all hi effort toward mak weeks for which he bad obtained i .-I, i. as they fil if of Ihe number of enemies the mr. niork as ken wny 11 was ing Prince Hupert and Vancou aw they wisfeol. rr NO MONEY IN SCLLINQ SHOES. a bonus of 0 for each week, not (tossihle In issue Ihe offiri.il O'lesiioned a tn hi views on fish had. thai was between white men and jiemiil right away. ver white cities and HriMh Co. the depletion of ilo halibut Kuril fi.li as rod and. white We are forreil to quit My whole Mot S of hub Pd ; Indians. !peakiug about the Mr. Motherwell explained that luiiibia a white province. A a fisheries and a close season. Mr. salmon should be advertises! by Hhoea must g... lo keep honor with my croliloi of the Orien mean driving out class of net. Hanna said that he Ihe stationery department was Judge staled thai Ihe fih were Ihe yowrnment anil their use as The most sensational prlca ouUIng Shoe Sals stse suH tals be ?5 suggested a per rent had seen while men with nets sometime late in issuing ihe becoming depleted and Ihere a food enetHiraged. In the city will b carried en at M0 Third Avanus. income tax and the penalizing that you could not chase a sock forms. should be a coe season for Uui"iioiied by Mr. Mr(Juarrie, of canneries, which favored The Hart Block eye Into it unless a shotgun Witness continuing said that three motiths between September Mr. Ilorvik staled that Ihe seals them. If something were not were used. the .laiianese were organized and and liecAiber. and sea lion were ilcsiroyuflt a 8al to continue until every pair has been -"i'f done Ihe iteople of Canada would He had been fishing with one that Ihe white man was not. In ,'SUe Rocvlk. lot of halibut. There should le and IH on value ut in half wake some day looking into and a half nels while the Jan. 1012 wben-he was fishing on the up I'eler "Jlorvik, ihe bounties, say 13 for the former a He could startle the neti Wil. gun. anesn had been fishing with two Skeena Ihe and $'i for the latter Japanese question flhl lhat he and three country with his revelations if ness, thought it M. McArthur, The Shoe Man nets. Before pro bad not come to I he fore as ft he were to give them. Home of would he a poiMl thing to have reeding to fish he had paid I0 tiad today. At that ' time be close the cannery manager did not a season for the months ALL CHIMNEYS IN for a fishing itermit from the had his own boat and net. At know anything alout salmon but of January and February. This 350 Third Anu. Dominion Fisheries office. the cannery then he could not the department official had al was the spawning lime and a FUTURE MUST BE OF Mti Motherwell fvplained lhat get n white man's license but also the was the lime lhat the fish, Ihe permit were issued in lieu they bad tfl Japanese licenses nn ways played game. ermen started lo flh. Consequently BRICK OR CONCRETE of Jiccnses for Commissioner Sympathies. ()ur ,r,,, herring bait Is conceded by sber'" various reason hand, one of which was issued to fishing in these month R A IT II was sometimes ihe case lhat him, and his name was Kame Mr. Huff assured Mr. Kulllvan was depleting the fish. DM.1 1 (0 j,. u,, nilt pruourth at any i'aeitle In future all building in the Ihe office was out of regular Amy Ala. Mr. Hanna thought that Ihe miumissmn had the Mr. Ilorvik' I'orU and It is "Fishy." 1'rlea, ISO per Ion. . .principal Idea have nf brick " license forms, the stationary de that the Jspauese would practically best interests uf the fishermen was for life city must rhlmlieys IPF Th a' ot luting a food quality tP a saving boat for Ihe A from. partmeni being overehowded with owi the canneries hefr at heart. The cannery interests halibut fishermen, . Hue li a boat tr I inldiiig coni-retn.commission report reromuwnd. to have plenty uf our hard frbien Ice, ft order and the eruiiU were is. long and ake. "where will we bad come tu Ottawa and put up would be invaluable in I per ton. sued in the interim, Ihe license go then." their case but the commission Ihe live protecting ing lhat Ilia building bylaw he Ontfif 0llr ell-equlpped slnre ean supply f)til '"'' of the fishermen and rcl to thi effect was adopted vullIia being afterwards mailed lo the Mr. Mojherwell asked witness was out here, without compensa also could be 'lised In nincr fishermen's clothing, roc.rls and privi.ioni point where the fisherman was how Ihere could Je 100 boats tlon tn its member to take the for ne halibut ground.pnispeel A by the council last night and hardware. fishing. fishing when only fil licenses evidence of those who might not pretly good boat would le re. Mr. Duff asked witness: "You had been Issued. be able to go lo Ottawa. That quired possibly something like NEW ENGLAND FISH Company aay you were fishing one and a Witness was not quite clear on should be. proof thai they mean! the larger patrol boats of the SUITCASES Ketchikan, Alaska Brans half nets Instead of a net and this point. In reply (o a que, to give the fishermen a square department. lhat the Japanese were fishing lion asking witness how many deal. Matter or detail in Ihe ball, TRUNKS Imo and three nets. What re a times he had been checked William Drown spoke again but up fisheries were spoken of by CLUB BAGS THEO ff eon have yoa for breaking Ihe for not having a number on Mr. Itursik in answer to various COLLART, LTD. - - lawf". bis boat witness replied that he questions by Ike commissioner. Had to Maka up Pack. had never been checked up, Halibut DepUtlon. Large Stock on hand. Wa are now Agantc foe the New York Life Insurance Cs, Witness said in reply lhat he Mr. .Marlell said thai this LADDER Mr Ilorvik reiterated the Prices very low. The most liberal and strongest company on the """""I had called the attention, of the man's testimony was rorrober slaleiueni Jte halibut Assets, $952,632,1 3S.S0. Ut us ahow yey how to sas iu fisheries manager of the cannery In Ihe aled by previous witnesses. were rapidly lccliiing dc J. F. MAGUIRE money. fact and Ihe answer he gave Japansta vs. Whit...... pleted, 'Jhe American mgatu Nsst ths J'rinc Hupart HuUI Phona Blue 9. Woatholmo Theatre Block. P.O. II- to the effect that hud VI. ...I,-.. wai they 1 fu wiinrii ration in har'lng the banks am)