ROAD
BYLAW
TO
BE
SUBMITTED
Coal
of
City's
Connection
to
Pro
posed
Highway
Will
be
$26,300
deceiving
a
report
from
i-fly
engineer
ct
Imaltnjr
thecoil
source
if
nmLiiur
Ilio
city'
coniiecllon
lunl
followed
the
development
Ihe
iaiiug
of
build
the
road.
'Hut
city
road
by
Ihe
engineer
rslimatal
will
start
upon
from
wllh
Die
proposed
government
the
lumber
Industry
in
the
noylh
road
leading
Out
of
Ihe
clly
at
for
some
years
and
realiie.f
that
2,:!0V
Mi
eoinril.4tt
itl8Ut.tiiUamily
a.Viitall.bcuni
wticu
on
mollon
of
Aid.
Mackenzie
be
saw
the
robissal
nature
of
the
seconded
by
Aid.
Perry,
gave
In-
limber
resource
be
was
trying
struclloji.
lhal
u
bylaw
be
drawn
l
ilevelop.
He
said
thai
in
the
up
for
submission
to
Ihe
people
manufacture
of
Umber.
Sweden
'
alway
been
u
keen
rompe
i-
at
the
January
election
to
cover
llie
money
to
",r
""
-from
Ihe
market,
which
Included
Ihe
United
Stales,
Australia
and
New
Zealand.
When
on
his
trip
lo
Sweden
recently
he
was
Ihe
centre
of
Hlghll,
Avenue
and
(al
dj(
n(jl
Frederick
Frederick
SI
reel,
follow
Street
ami
'the
along
Prince
Ihe
market
especially
In
Mew
of
Ihe
racl
thai
iu
Sweden
they
were
llupert
lloulevanl
lo
Hawaiian
)nv,n(f
lrn
tjlne,
,Ilur
for
t
Is
o
i
t-Itoad
ami
theirce
to
the
cl"
.tlnrbrr.
lie
considered
there
was
limit.
something
radically
wrong
alout
Vurlous
members
of
the
coiin-n
tuai0ii
0f
thai
sort,
lie
had
ell
who
spoke
rxprcsscd
'be
r,.,
fin,
out
Ihe
reason
why
opinion
thai
a
ilaw
promuiif
'u,
m
had
ttot
to
a
certain
p'tini
Ihe
rlly's
coniiecllon
slioubl
subiuilled
at
once
in
order
lo
put
no
further
obstacle
iu
the
way
of
the
provincial
government
making
an
early
start
on
Ihe
road.
MASSEY
IS
IN
OTTAWA
TODAY
New
Zealand's
Premier
Will
Discuss
Trade
Questions
Informally
OTTAWA,
Dec.
2H.
premier
Masey,
of
New
Zealand,
reached
here
today
and
will
remain
iu
Ihe
capilal
for
n
couple
of
days
before
leaving
for
the
Wcsl.
lie
will
discuss
trade
ipics-tiiiiu
Inrurmally
will"
meml.ers
or
Ihe
government
while
hero.
RAISULI
IS
STILL
ALIVE.
OFFICIAL
STATEMENT
SAYS
TANOIKH,
Dee."
28.
II
Is
of
riclally
staled
thai,
contrary
to
the
report
or
his
death,
Haisuli,
the
Moroccan
bandit
leader,
Is
slill
alive
and
iu
an
Improved
roudiiou.
NOTICE
A
meeting
or
1'ishing
lloal
Owners
Is
called
by
Ihn
Comuiitlec
for
to-nitflit
at
8
o'clock
In
the
City
Hall.
It.
M
NFAVKI.L,
Se.
be
where
he
could
give
some
of
the
reasons,
wiiiru
nan
sit
ppiien
v.
.er
cent
ot
Ihe
pulp
and
timber
to
the
world
up
lo
Ihe
year
11M".
He
compared
the
small
area
of
Sweden
with
Ihe
gigantic
urea
or
northern
lliilUli
Columbia
which
was
three
time
Ihe
sixc
ot
lhal
country.
'The
speaker
staled
that
the
northern
It.C.
limber
was
superior,
nearer
the
market
and
had
j
a
renter
transportation
facilities
lie
llioiiclit
lhal
ror
Ihcsc
rea
sons
II
behoved
everyone
here
In
trv
and
let
Ihe
world
know
what
the
counlry
possessed
in
the
way
ot
limber
resources.
Timber
Over
Matured
Mr.
Hanson
slated
lhal
a
groat
deal
or
the
timber
iu
the
north
was
oxer
matured
and
Iu
his
opinion
should
be
logged
otr
to
gie
the
new
prowlh
a
chance
lo
come
up.
When
in
Chicago
In
1019
he
had
attended
the
Lum
berman's
convention
there.
At
the
convention
he
told
them
thai
he
lived
on
the
Orand
Trunk
Pa
cific
railway,
as
it
was
then,
ami
lhal
ho
had
a
certain
amount
of
llmliep
resources
iu
the
way
of
cedar
poles
und
piling.
He
of
fered
to
send
them
up
lo
ten
car
loads
tree
of
freight
charge
and
If
I
hey
proved
up
lo
the
specmea
lions
of
the
Western
Cedarmcu'
Association
ho
would
only
charge
them
Iho
market
price
for
them
The
association
came
to
the
con
elusion
they
would
accept
the
of
for.
As
a
result
the
eastern
ship
nients
hail
increased
unlit
I
hey
hail
orders
Ibis
year
for
3,000
carloads
which
be
hoped
to
'The
speaker
aiu
mat
ine
puip
Niluntiou
was
the
same,
and
he
'considered
Ihn
'limber
north
or
Queen
Charlotte
Sound
should
be
logged
over
owing
to
Ils
over
inn.
continued
on
pays
two)
CANNERY
SUES
FOR
QUARTER
MILLION
Bank
or
California
Charged
In
8ult
for
Alleged
Mismanagement
of
Alaskan
Canneries
SCAT
TLi:.
Dec.
28.
Misman
agement
of
Alaskan
canneries,
formerly
owned
by
the
Southern
Alaska
Canning,
Company,
1
charged
in
a
suit
ror
200,oun
alleged
damages
against
the
Hank
or
California,
National
Association,
filed
here
today
in
superior
court
by
attorney
for
the
plaintiff.
Postponement
or
a
forced
sale
or
Ihree
or
it
rishing
boats,
set
Tor
Wednesday
at
Houghton
Lake,
Washington,
to
satisry
Ihe
bank
ror
alleged
promissory
notes,
was
also
asked
by
the
company
in
a
requesl
ror
an
Injunction
to
prevent
Ihe
sale
by
Sheriff
Harwich,
of
Klii
if
County.
Haing
the
suit
on
allegations
that
in
December,
1921,
the
bank
offered
lo
operate
the
canneries
through
Ihe
Alaska
Consolidated
Canneries.
Inc..
as
subsidiary
cor
porations,
for
the
benefit
of
the
I
tic
cannerien
and
poor
machinery
installed-
m'
.
..,
RECORD
YEAR
FOR
HALIBUT
Total
to
Dale
Since
January
1
Has
Been
29,000,000
Pounds
This
year
Is
going
to
'establish
a
record
In
the
total
of
halibut
fares
at
this
port.
To
date
29,000,-000
pounds
have
been
landed
here
since
January
1
last
as
compared
with
25,600,-950
pounds
In
1922.
and
25,-600,000
pounds
In
1921.
The
total
for
December
so
far
Is
2,500,000
pounds.
There
are
yet
two
market
days
to
be
counted
In
the
total
for
this
month
and,
year.
ITY
GETS
FIRST
REAL
FALL
OF
SNOW
Eight
Inches
Now
on
Ground,
Nlost
or
It
Having
Fallen
Since
4
This
Karly
this
morning
Prince
Itu-erl
received
ils
first
real
fall
of
snow
or
inc
winter.
mere
is
now
eighl
inches
on
Ihe
ground,
the
most
of
it
having
fallen'
since
1
o'clock
in
Iho
morning.
A
change
iii
the
winter
chedule
of
sailing
ror
the
Canadian
National
steamer
Prince.
John
came
Inlo
effect
on
Wednesday,
December
20.
The
steamer
left
Vancouver
on
Wednesday
and
will
arrive
in
Prince
Huperl,
via
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
on
Monday
morning,
December
31,
leaving
Prince
Huperl
for
Vancouver
via
Ihe
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
on
Wednesday.
January
2.
at
8
p.m.
and
every
second
day
thereafter.
Accounts
up
to
December
22
(dialling
1
5,135.72
were
passed
for
payment
by
the
city
council
last
nighl.
D.
Jackson
arrived
from
Pre
niler
on
the
steamer
Prince
(leorge
Ibis
morning
and
is
re
gWcrcd
al
the
Prince
Huperl
hotel.
It.-
I.-
'
It.
A
iOUiiiern
.ia
tiiin'nii,
plaintiff
assert
that
valuable
machinery
vyns
removed
from
Miss
Margaret
Duyd,
of
Owen
Sound,
has
been
mysteriously
missing
for
over
three
weeks
front
Los
Angeles,
California.
A
nationwide
search
for
her
has
been
conducted
In
vain.
LEAVES
NOTHING
TO
SON;
GOVERNMENT
,
TAKES
CARE
OF
HIM
WOHCF.STK11.
Mass..
Dec.
28.
Dy
the
terms
ot
the
will
ot
Kit
a
M.
lladilock
ot
Lxbridge,
riled
in
Probate,
Court
here,
her
estate.
is
shared
by
three
of
her
four
children.
A
codicil
iu
the
iwpII
rouiUr
"To
niv
son
Frank
11..
ednCS-
1
iv.,,
n
linnim!
lippniiso
ho
was
wounded
al
Ihe
battle
of
the
Marne
and
I
rely
upon
the
bounty
ot
a
grateful
government
to
provide
tor
his
necessities
in
case
he
Is
unable
to
provide
for
him
self."
Mr.
and
Mrs.
O.
G.
Dushby,
Pemborton
lload,-
have
as
their
guesl
ror
Ihe
holidays,
llobert
Piers
or
Vancouver.
Victoria
Colonist.
Whan
Vm
Waal
A
"Take
Her
To
The
Boston"
A
FESTIVE
glail
Yuletidc
FEASTS.
welcome
'
TAXI
51
Win
await
you.
Turkey,
Plum
Pudding
and
al
the
bid.
99
n
a
hurry
on
fashioned
our
festive
good,
fare
board
will
this
,be
Phone
Xmas,
PRINCE
RUPERT
In(
Oin
and
Best
Ssrvlcs
ki
in
1
1
irv
i;kii.i.
In
the
City.
lUtea
Reasonable
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Private
Boxes
For
Party
Um
I
r
VOL.
XIII.,
NO,
305.
I'HINCK
ItUI'KHT,
Il.Ci,
FH1DAY,
liKUKMHKIl
28,
'11)23.
VMttrtfir't
Clredlitltn
1883
lrt
alM
SOT.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.,
,
IBSk
'BSBSHBShBBx
1
BSBSBSBSBSBSl
Here
is
tha
castle
a.t
Oels,
to
which
the
ex-Orman
Crown
Prince
went
after
hi
long
vacation
in
Holland,
and
where
he
wa
joined
by
Ihe
former
Crown
Princess
Cecile
and
their
children.
BOWSER
IS
SPEAKING
!
FOR
COLONEL
PECK'
Leader
or
Opposition
Will
Reply
-1
'a-
MSS
V
1m
VICTOIIIA,
Dee.
28.
Tonight
W.
J.
llover.
leader
of
llif
MberaUOonservalive
party
in
provincial
politics,
will
address
a
meeting
at
Sidney.
The
meeting
is
befiig
held
in
the
interests
of
Colonel
C.
W.
Peek,
V.C
D.S.O.,
the
party
candidate
for
the
Islands.
Mr.
Dowser,
in
bis
ad
dress,
will
drul
al
some
length
with
(be
P.O.K.
question
and
the
charges
that
have
been
levelled
attains!
him
iu
(his
connection.
-bSJMbsIbv
stJbWsPlbT
VM.4
SASBSJBSBHlBBr
JSBt)
1
P.GI
i
uOBE
IS
NOT
YET
ARRANGED
FOR
TIMBER
RESOURCES
OF
NORTH
B.C
ARE
NEEDED
BT
WORLD,
HANSON
SAYS
Rotary
Club
is
Urged
to
Make
Known
Latent
Wealth
in
this
District
Ulnf
Hanson,
iii
hi
address
mi
the
lumber
nidation
in
Norlliuru
Unlisli
Columbia
before
the
lloliiry
Club
yslerday.
laid
Ur
upon
the
importance
of
advertising;
I"
N'u
world
Ihe
wonderful
limber
resources
or
the
iiorlh-ni
territory
and
thereby
inducing
large
lumber
capital
to
come
in
and
assist
in
Hie
development
of
the
counlry.
With
lite
country
possessing
uch
tremendous
limber
limiK
he
was
or
the
opinion
that
the
sslab-ll-hing
of
oddilional
lumlior
mill
in
the
north
and
the
consequent
Increased
output
would
be
the
means
or
creating
a
much
i
i
i
i
11
''
.lancer
volume
of
trade
with
the
Orient
and
lhal,
Instead
of
only
one
C.G.M.M.
freighter
a-
month
ailing
in
for
export
lumber,
there
would
be
three
or
four
freighters
necessary
a
lumber
carriers
be-lueeu
this
port
and
the
Orient.
In
the
course
,or
hi
address
Die
Mieaker
said
that
in
a
new
country
all
working
men,
working
in
their
owji
professions
or
business,
did
not
have
time
be
iu
look
into
(he
natural
re
urouudiiiK
I
hem'.
lie
of
HIGHLANDER
DUE
TODAY
C.G.M.M.
Vessel
Direct
From
Orient
to
Enter
Dry
Dock
.
C.G.M.M.
steamer
Canadian
Highlander,
Capt.
Fisher,
Is
due
In
port
about
9
o'clock
this
evening
to
enter
the
Canadian
National
shipyard
for
cleaning
and
painting.
The
Job,
It
is
expected,
will
not
keep
the
vessel
here
any
longer
than
a
week.
She
is
coming
direct
from
Japan
and
from
here
will
go
south
to
load
cargo.
Capt.
E.
McCoskrle,
harbor
master,
left
this
afternoon
for
Triple
Island
to
board
the
Highlander
and
pilot
her
In.
CITY
BUILDING
FOR
PAST
YEAR
Seventy-three
Permits
Issued
In
1923
to
Value
of
S97.14S
'There
were
73
building
permits
issued
al
Ihe
City
Hall
during
the
past
year
lo
the
total
value
of
$1)7,118.00.
Included
in
this
total
was
the
permit
for
the
new-Nurses'
Home,
the
Meeker
block
on
Third
Avenue,
and
repairs
to
the
Hank
ot
Montreal
building.
In
thc
month
of
December
a
permit
was
issued
to
S.
ltatcber
for
re
pairs
to
dwelling
al
la
cost
01
NEW
RUBBER
BOOTS
LEAD
LAD
TO
DEATH
PLANK
WALKS
REPORTS
ARE
ARE
REPEALED
Dispute
In
Council
Over
Change
of
Construction
Ends
With
Split
VoU
After
considerable
further
discussion
and
willi
the
opposi
tion
of-Aid.
Monro,
the
city
council
last
nighl
finally
but
through
Hie
bylaw
repealing
the
bylaw
providing
for
board
walk
iu
connection
with
the
grading
or
Fourth
and
Firth
Avenue
in
Section
Five.
Thereupon,
Aid.
Stephen
gave
notice
that,
at
the
next
meeting:
of
the
council,
lie
would
introduce
bylaws
pro-vidii.g
tor
Ihe
construction
ot
cinder
paths
n
the
initiative
plan.
Difference
of
opinion
again
arose
as
to
whether
Ihe
tnajority
of
Ihe
residents
wanted
plank
walks
or
cinder
paths.
Aid.
Monro
look
Ihe
stand
that
the
petitions,
submitted
did
not
show
lhal
the
majority
were
in
favor
of
cinder
paths.
Of
a
total-
of
71
persona
atfecled,
22
had
signed
the
petition
asking
for
cinder
paths.
Of'
2775
front
feet
of
city
properly,
10,5
1
fe,el
was
woud
have
been
more
people
signing
it.
'The
idea
of
pulling
lown
cinder
oaths
was
to
have!
a
goisi
uase
lor
tuture
cement
sidewalks.
If
boards
were
put
down,
they
would
have
lo
be
renewed
in
four
or
five
years.
He
was
against
rurther
delays.
Staling
that
he
would
support
giving
what
thc
majority
wanted
Aid.
Macdonald
was.
not
yet
clear
as
to
what
they
did
want
Aid.
Stephens
took
Ihe
view
that
it
was
clear
what
the
major
ily
wanted.
That'
was
evident
when
the
number
01
names
on
the
petitions
were
compared
with
the
number
of
resident
owners.
The
majority,
without
a
doubt.
wanted
cinder
paths
and
Aid.
Mu
n
10
should
know
it.
ld.
Mackenzie
was
in
favor
of
cindfr
paths
because
they
would
cost
less.
Finally,
after
Aid.
Perry
had
submitted
an
amendment
'calling
for
the
laying
over
or
the
mai
ler
turther
and
withdrawn
it,
the
motion
calling
tor
the
final
ailootion
of
the
bvlaw
repealing
carried,
against.
Tine.;
...
.,
!
GUESS
WORK
Premier
Oliver
Declares
Government
Has
Not
Yet
Arranged
for
P.Q.E.
Probe
VICTORIA,
DJ-c.
28.
The
ap
poiiitinenl
of
the'
royal
commission
which
will
investigate
the.
charge
of
wi-ooz
doing
In
cot
necl
ion
with
Pacific
Great
Faster
n
Itailway
affair
has
not
been
considered
by
the
government
vol.
Premier
Oliver
declared
yes-
lerday
when
he
denied.
Nancou?
ver
leporls
thai
he
and
his
col
leagues
had
arranged
to
gel
the
royal
commission
under
way
next
month.
On
account
of
the
pressure
ot
business
towards
the
end
of
the
session
and
the
accumulation
of
departmental
duties
at
that
time,
Ihe
cabinet
had
not
yel
had
the
opportunity
to
go
into
Ihe
matter
the
Premier
staled.
"All
reports
that
arrange
ments
have
been
made
in
this
connection
are
pure
guesswork,"
he
added,
.Munro
voting
run.
FISH
ARRIVALS
halibut
ralches"
totallina
137.000
On
his
return
lo
the
city
yei-terday,
the
Premier
commence
to
go
fully
Inlo
the
petition
of
lPavmcjal
a'any
.asamgjior
Aid.
Collar!
thought
the
petl-
thc
appointment
of
a
royal
coiu-
lion
had
not
been
properly
cir-
j
mi.ion
eulaled.
Had
it
been,
there
i
:
FAMOUS
VESSE
TO
BE
RETIRED
Cutter
Bear,
Central
ngura
in,
Many
Rescues,
to
Leave
Arctic
SKA
TTLK,
Dec.
28.
After
a
career
of
nearly
fifty
years,
first
as
a
Urilish
steamship,
then
as
a
unit
of
the
United
States
navy.
ami
for
the
last
thirty-eight
years
a
member
of
Ihe
United
Slates
coastguard
fleet,
the
retlrementji
of
the,
famous
old
cutter
Hear,ls
recommended
in
the
annual
report
of.
the
coastguard
service.
'The
Dear
has
been
the
central
figure
in
numerous
thrilling
rescues
in
the
Arctic.
She
ha
liHen
uncrating-
from
Seattle
'making
cruises
to
Point
Darrof
ami
along
Ihe
coast
to
Siberia.
She
returned
this
fall
aTtcr
onq
or
her
cruises
to
the
Far
Norttt
and
leTt
for
Sun
Francisco,
he"
winter
station.
The
vessel
U
(In.
niuuL
wlk
roiislriietlon
was
'commanded
by
Com.
C.
S.
Cocli?
The
Dear
Dear
was
was
built
built
in
lreenv
ock.
Scotland,
in
1871,
and
launched
as
Ihe
Drilish
steam,--ship
Dear.
The
vessel
vras
Irans-j,
ferreil
from
Ihe
navy
lo
the
coast-
Three
American
Schooners
Sold
guard
in
1885.
The
Dear
is
ex.
137,000
Pounds
of
Halibut
Today
peeled
to
make
one
more
cruise
to
the
Arctic
before,
her
retirement.
She
is
to
be
replaced
bjr
merican
schooners
sold
a
mure,
modem
ship.
v..-
n..'u"'!
ttl
r"f
h..r-n??.
"ii
TEA
DAHSANT
TO
-w.-
-j
morning.
iTiccs
juiupeu
several
His
New
Waders
In
Creek
Ipoints
for
both
first
and
second
Loses
Life
class
fish
over
the
prices
prevail-;
ing
yeslerday.
The
arrivals
and
Cl'MdiKllLAND,
Dec.
28.
A
sales
were:
most
distressing
fatality
occur-
Seattle,
5.
,000
pounds,
al
U.oc
BE
HELD
ON
NEW
YEAR'S
DAY
I.0M
'The
lea
dansaut,
lo
be
held
ill
red
here
when
Ilaymond
Krnest,
and
.5c,
to
(he
Canadian
Fish
&the
Klks'
Home
on
New
ear
a
Ihe
three-year-old
sou
of
Mr.
and,0old
Storage
Co.
I
Jay
rrom
3
to
fi
p.m.
under
the
Mrs.
Fred
Horvvood,
ot
Happy
Helgelaml.
58.000
pounds,
a
t
auspices
or
the
Hill
CO
Chapter
Valley
,was
drowned
In
a
small
13.5c
and
.5c,
to
the
Pacllic,
l.o.D.F...
promises
to
be
one
of
creek
that
runs
close
by
the
Doolh
and
Atlin
fisheries.
.the
popular
social
events
of
the
house.
The
youngsler
had
just1
Virginia.
22,000
pounds,
at
season.
The
ladles
ot
the
chap-received
a
nice
present
in
the
13.1c
and
lc,
to
the
Atlin
Fisher-.
ter
have
been
working
hard
to
shape
or
a
new
pair
or
high
rub-
ies
Ltd.
Imake
the
aHair
a
big
success
as
her
boots,
and
begged
his
molherl
(the
proceeds
will
go
toward
the
tO
pill
llieilt
Oil
lOr
HUH.
iiajtmniil
.
,l?Mi-,.
nnu
lid?
LllSt
Ol
CSIUMIinmilg
u
l
HM
0
doing
outside,
the
child
evl-
been
visiting
for
Christmas
Willi
ward
al
the
General
Hospital.
A
dently
wandered
to
Ihe
creek,!
his
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
W.
s,
feature
of
the
program
will
he
where
ho
was
found
drowned
a
Fisher,
Fourth
Avenue
Kast,
Is
fancy
dancing
by
the
children.
short
time
aflerwards
by
one
of
returning
lo
Victoria
on
Ihe
j
the
i-hil
lw.n
of
neighbors.
Princess
Deatrice
tomorrow.
I
ubscrtbe
for
tba
Dally
New.