MHmh
Ymi
Want
A
0he
"fake
Har
To
Tha
Boston"
TAXI
Myitis
'
A
FESTIVE
glad
Yuletide
FEASTS.
welcome
await
you.
Turkey,
Plum
99
Pudding
and
all
the
old-fashioned
id
a
hurry
good
fare
wlft
be
Phone
Xmas.
on
our
festive
board
this
Beat
Oar
and
Best
Service
PRINCE
RUPERT
BOSTON
GRILL
In
tha
City.
Rates
Reasonable
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Private
Boxes
Fop
Party
Uaa
VOL.
XIII..
NO,
307
PMNCK
ItLU'Kirr,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
DECEMBEIl
31,
11123.
turdr
Circulanen
1SS1
atrtt
aiM
2ao.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
BUMPER
COLD
WEATHER
AND
Total
Halibut
Fares
Here
in
1923
Nearly
Thirty
Million
Lbs.
'I
I
if
lolal
halilnil
landings
for
the
year
ending
loduy
uinouiilcd
Id
V!l,.')H3.70(l
oiiit(l
thereby
creating
a
record
for
the
port
or
Prince
ItupcrL
The
total
for
Ihc
year
1023
is
1,082,-7."0
pounds
greater
than
for
the
pr-viou
year,
when
the
total
va
V.VU0,v7'u
jounds.
and
3.UH3.700
greater
than
ror
the
year
It)!;
I
when
Ihe
total
wa
2rJH)0,000
pound.
Prices
on
tlie
Fish
Exchange
have
remained
firm
throughout
the
year.
The
highest
price
of
the
ar
was
anl
on
October
20
Ial
when
first
class
WOMAN
KILLED
j
IN
APARTMENT
HOUSE
FIRES
Sarlous
Conflagrations
Occurred
In
Quick
Succession
In
Denver
Today
Dl
-A
VEIL
!.
31
--One
woman
wa
killed
and
two
oilier
were.
fir-lull
j.-jux-d
.InmuJ
bcllil
rd
floor,
ok
(turning
aparimrni
iiouk
um
Inorniiig
Another
woman
was
burned
to
death
ami
three
more
perou
were
injured
In
a
rcond
apartment
house
fire
a
little
later
RAILWAY
HEADS
APPRECIATIVE
Public
ana1
Employees
Thanked
by
CN.R.
Executives
In
Greetings
MONTHEAL.
Dec
31.
Appre-ciallon
for
Hie
eo-opernlioii
of
Die
Canadian
public
and
for
Hie
loyally
and
dcvolioif
to
duly
of
ofrirer
and
employees
of
Hie
liuailiau
National
Hallways,
to.
gelhcr
with
expressions
of
confidence
for
lite
Immediate
future
of
(jinada
are
voiced
by
Sir
Henry
Thornton,
president,
and
J.
I
Oafrymple
andW.
I.
ItnWi,
vice-presidents,
fii
Mhcir
New-Year
greetings
being
broadrasted
across
Canada
from
Montreal
today.
WORK
AGAIN
Interest
Attaches
to
Tariff
Pro-nouncement
of
Old
Country
Conservatives
LONDON.
Dec.
31.
premier
ltnldwlii
I
expected
to
arrive
back
in
Loudon
from
bis
Christmas
holidays
loday
and
an
early
meet-lug
of
the
cabinet
o
complete
Ihe
King's
dpeech
for
the
opening
of
parliament
a
week
from
to
morrow
Is
foreshailowi-d.
Itivnl
political
writers
nf
firm
and
deny
thnl
the
speech
will
Include
a
declaration
if
Hie
Conservative
parly's
adherence
to
the
protectionist
policy
but
the
Conserva-live
leaders
give
no
hint
a,lo
their
nlans.
...n,,
'M
Hamilton
3,
Ollnwa
2;
nlT)lla.
,
Torotilo
0,
Montreal
3;
al
Moo-treal.
Hegina
i,
Edmonton
3;
al
Kd.
tapitton.
iraunes
rccciieu
v.i.
i
if
cenis.
Monthly
Totals
Total
catches
for
Hie
twelve
linoiili
ending
December
31.
11023,
are
tabulated
below
shnw-jiug
Hie
halibut
landings
each
month:
Pound.
Juiiuury
...
I
.y
no,
loo
Febraury
1.090.800
.March
5.130.100
April
......
2.i;5,2no
May
2.5
1
1.700
June
i
2.806.U00
July
3,015.800
Aoitul
3.300,10(1
September
.rn.6oo
October
1.811.100
jvr..
a...i.
(Member
5,015.00
Total
;.i.583,700
Today'a
Fish
Two
American
schooner
arrived
this
morning
with
a
total
catch
of
100,000
pound-,
of
halibut.
The
price
offered
on
Hie
Fish
Exchange
Jumped
a
few
point
over
Ibe
Saturday
sales.
The
arrival"
and
sales
were:
Pioneer.
55,ono
pound
at
I0..1c
and
IOr
to
Hie
Canadian
I'WIi
.
Colj'Slorage
Cof'.''
Tom
ami
Al..
15,000
poum!".
at
I0.:'r
and
10.
Ic.
to
the
Kooth
Fisheries
Canadian
Go.
HSH
BOXES
EXEMPTED
Wooden
Containers
For
Halibut
Not
Included
In
Sales
Tax
(Special
to
Dally
News)
OTTAWA,
Dec.
31.
Important
additions
to
the
list
of
goods
exempted
under
the
new
Sales
Tax
operative
tomorrow,
January
1,
announced
by
the
government
Include
one
of
benefit
to
the
halibut
fishing
Industry.
Had
the
tax
regulations
gone
Into
effect
In
their
original
form,
shippers
of
fish
would
have,
had
to
pay
a
tax
.
on
wooden
containers
In
which
fish
was
packed
for
export.
These
containers
have
now
been
exempted.
MANAGER
OF
C.N.r7
TELEGRAPHS
DEAD
Q,
C.
Jones
Expired
Suddenly
This
Morning
In
Montreal
Leo
AVaugh,
manager
of
the
Canadian
Nallonl
Telegraphs',
received
u
wire
from
Monlreal
Ibis
morniug
lo
Ihn
elTecl,
thai
0.
C.
Jones,
general
manager
of
the
unnaiiiau
.Miiional
leie
graphs,
with
headuuartci-H
In
Moitlrcal,
bad
died
suddenly.
Do
cea'sTd
was
well
known
In
grenLnuihber
of
Ihe.
old
rnilroai
otllclals
on
the
Pacific
eoasl
Subcvib)
Jur
lb
Daily
News.
A
HARVEST
IS
RECORDED
STORMS
PREVAIL
ALONG
COAST
DOWN
CALIFORNIA
CANNERY
IS
BURNED
OUT
Fire
of
Unknown
Origin
Destroys
Plant
at
Bella
Bella
VANCOUVER,
Deo.
31.
Fire
of
i.'nimown
origin
destroyed
the
Bella
Bella
cannery
on
Denny
Island
owned
by
the
Oosse-Mlllerd
Packing
Co.
A
score
of
employees'
dwellings
were
also
burned.
The
total
loss
Is
estimated
at
$200,000.
Only
a
few
months
ago
there
was
another
serious
fire
at
Bella
Bella
when
a
group
of
Indian
houses
were
burned
resulting
In
the
deaths
of
several
children.
MANITOBA
TRAPPER
ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT!
Ford
Lewis
Dies
Following
Dis
charge
of
Rifle
In
His
Own
Hands
WINNIPKO.
Dee.
31.
When
hi
rifle
accidentally-
dUrhamM,
l'.iril
lu.l
ntfo.1
T,
'ft
lr:ilil..r
ill
bino'elf
while
tendinp
bin
trap.-
on
the
Ice.
The
nearest
doctor
wan
135
in
lie
away
and
Lewis
was
carried
by
Indian
to
the
(own
where
he
died.
VALHALLA
XMAS
TREE
HELD
ON
SATURDAY
Program
Preceded
Arrival
of
Santa
Claus
Much
Merriment
The
annual
A'niu
Irec
enler-
laiumeut
put
on
for
Hie
kiddies
by
Hie
Yulballa
Lodge
on
.Sat
urday
afternoon
in
the
Metro-pole
Hall
proved
a
particularly
plcaraiil
u
flair.
The
ougs
and
reeilalions
by
Ihe
children
were
much
enjoyed
by
the
large
at-
lenduure
of
adults.
The
arrival
of
Santa
.Claus
was
Hie
cause
of
much
merriment
am)
baud
clapping.
Kvvy
child
presenl
received
a
gift
al
Ihe
hands
of
Santa
from
the
Iree.
Thosf
in
charge
of
Ihe
enler-
latuunml
were
John
llcrgmnn.
Mrs.
A.
O.
Johnson,
Mrs.
Essen,
and
Airs.
I.indolli
assisted
by
members
ol
the
lodge.
WIRELESS
f
REPORT
8
a.m.
HULL
IIAItHOI.
Clear;
light
north
wind;
barometer
30.0G;
leuiperatnre
lt;isea
moderate;
H
it.
in.
snoko
steaiuer
Mogul
1
33
miles
from
Itrlllanin
lleach
southbound;
2.I5,
a.m.
tpoko
sleamor
Prihcess
Mary
OIT
Ivory
Nhmd
northbound.
DEAD
THEE
I'tJlNT.
Cloudy
;
calm;
barometer
30.05;
temperature
20;
neit
smooth.
DKIHY
ISLAND.
Clear;
calm;'
barometer
30.10;
temper-
attire
!H;
sea
smooth;
10.10
p.m.
spoke
slciuier
Prince
John
leav
ing
Classen
oounu'
jor
iiucKiey
Hay.
Noon
;
HULL
HAHHOlL
Clear;
calm;
barometer
30A)H;
temper
ature
28;
sea
sinoo
DEAD
THKIi
POLVIV-loudy;
calm;
barometer
30.0H
teinper-
ii
lure
-28;
sea
smooth.
DKIHY
ISLAND?
Clear;
calm;
barometer
30.31;
lem
peralure
32;
sea
smooth;
2
p.m..
spoke
steamer
Princess
Mary-due
In
1.15
northbound;
1.15
p.m.
spoke
steamer
Prince
John
ilu
i
'ii
!0
p.m.
northbound.
sKJsiH
lr
RiiislBKirsfiil
LHBB.
veflen
iiViBW3eeeeaMMsxaeeeeBi
A
seus-attoii
wa
caued
in
London
Theatrical
"ircle
by
the
appeanliic"
on
the
nni.-ica!
comedy
stage
of
Mi
liobltic
Sloiey.
former
barmaid,
who
was
discovered
by
a
producer
while
doing
honor
behind
polished
mahogany.
Lowering
Temperature
Felt
Generally;
Another
Fierce
xGale
Sweat
Seattle
Sunday
SA.
FILWCIiiCO,
Dec.
3I.
bolized
Ihe
waning
energies
of
Hie
Pacific
northwest
sarly
today,
from
nearly
oil
points
and
below
Yeslerdoy
storm
ulong
the
ping
and
in
iome
case
shifting
or
A
Pugel
Sound
steamer
was
Seattle
and
lilched
on
the
rocks
a
wreck.
Willi
u
strong
wind
blowing
down
from
western
Canada
and
Alasku
further
cold
weather
is
promised.
i
TEMPERATURE
WAS
S
A30VE
SUNDAY
The
first
cold
snap
of
the
s
eason
commenced
on
Saturday
afternoon
i
and
the
lowest
temperature
i
reading
for
Ihe
weekend
was
K
above
early
Sunday
morning.
II.
O.
Crew,
Dominion
meteorologist,
reports.
This
morning
the
low
reading
was
12
above.
The
baromeler
was
dropping
Ihis
morning
and
there
may
be
n
,
chaiige,
Mr.
Crew
stales.
Cold
weather
i
also
reported
from
the
interior.
At
Terrace
Ihis
morning
Hie
mercury
stood
al
zero
with
a
norih
wind
blowing;
at
Hazel-Ion
it
was
dear
ami
calm
with
Ihe
lempera-lure
reailing
10
below,
and
at
Smilhers
it
was
20
below.
MANAGER
OF
SHOW
ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT
Comedy
Bullet.
Ends.
Lire,
or
Thomas
Truster
In
Montreal
Theatre
MONTIllvM.,
Dec.
31.
Shot
lit
the.
head
us
he
was
walking
al
the
back
of
(lie
stage
at
too
l-'artiham
theatre-
last
night,
Thomas
Trusler.
aged
28,
of
this
city,
manager
of
the
Wild
West
lleview,
was
fatally
wounded
mid
died
in
the
hospital.
The
the
ntre
was
crowded
when
Ihe
acci
dental
shot
was
fired.
The
shoot
lug
happened
In
the
second
scene
when
u
comedy
shot
was
being
cxeculed
by
another
member
of
uiu
oin:uny.
j&htmM-xtjf-t
Lowering
leniperatures
sym
dying
yeur
throughout
the
freezing
weather
if
reported
zero
from
east
of
the
Cascades.
coast
resulted
in
delayed
ship
damaging
of
cargoes.
torn
from
its
moorings
near
DISCOVERY
IN
YUKON
Another
Gold
and
Silver
Rush
Is
on
to
Head
of
Beaver
River
DAWSON,
Dec.
31.
The
Klondyke
Is
In
the
throes
of
another
gold-silver
rush.x
At
the
head
of
the
Beaver
River
fifty
miles
west
or
Keno
Hill
a
silver
and
gold
discovery
or
gigantic
proportions
Is
reported.
It
Is
said
that
official
assays
reveal
pay
dirt
running
1,100
ounces
of
sliver
to
the
ton.
There
Is
also
gold
In
the
district.
EMANCIPATION
OF
ASIATIC
PEOPLES;'"''
-hid.
.,e
tewnw
as
a
very
beautiful
arid
industrious
Favored
by
'
Indian
National
Con
-
i
gress
After
Lively
Debate
POONA,
India,
Dec.
3.
The
Indian
National
Cumires..
after
nl
lively
.lehate.
by
n
vote
of
775
to
205
aceeided.
ublwrl
lo
refer,
ence
to
committee,
the
Indian
Na-
tioual
pact
calling
for
a
federa-
lion
of
Asiatic
peoples
for
the
emancipation
of
Asia.
DERAILMENT
CAUSED
TRAINS
TO
BE
LATE
As
a
result
of
a
derailment
on
Ihe
Canadian
National
Rail
-
Way
at
lied
Pass
Junction
the
westbound
train,
due
lo
arrive
iivii-
on
oaiuroitv
uiieriiouu
ai
1.30,
did
not
arrive
until
a
few
minutes
before
8
o'clock
last
night,
over
twenty-three
hours
behind
time.
The
regular
train
due,
lo
arrive
at
1.30
yesterday
afternoon
arrived
at
8.30
last
Back
from
Trip
to
Europe,
Mischel
Aivazoff
Tells
of
Conditions
in
Old
Country
.Mischel
.Oivazoff,
who
lias
recently
tetiirued
from
an
extended
lour
through
Europe
studying
business,
conditions,
arrived
in
the
city
on
the
steamer
Curdena
yesterday.
While
on
his
Kuropeau
trip
he
visited
Loudon,
England;
Paris,
Belgium,
Holland,
Germany,
Poland,
Jugo-Slavia,
Czecho-Hlovakia,
Russia,
Switzerland,
Italy
and
Bulgaria.
In
spaaking
of
conditions;
in
Europe
to
the
Daily
News
this
morning
he
said
thai
from
the
experiences
of
his
visit
lie
was
quite
satisfied
in
his
own
mind
that
Canada
and
Ihe
United
States
were
the
two
best
countries,
in
the
world
and
that
there
was
'
no
comparison
between
business
amounl
lo
much
in
Hie
finish."
and
living
condilions
in
Europe,
-Mr.
Aivazofr
is
in
the
city
on
and
North
America.
From
his
lousiness
and
will
probably
're-observations
be
considered
tbe;main
here
until
Friday
morning.
so-called
poor
people
on
this
side
or
the
Atlantic
threw
more
out
of
their
kitchen
windows
than
would
keep
two
European
families.
When
Mr.
Aiaoff
was
in
iierlin
last
summer
the
value
of
ibe
(ierman
mark
was
around
250,000
to
the
dollar
and
al
that
time
conditious
were
very
good
indeed.
The
people
were
well
fed
and
clothed
and
business
was
very
brisk.
The
stores
were
busy
and
it
was
almost
impossible
to
j
gel
a
seal
at
a
table
in
the
res-i
taurants.
Mr.
Aivazoff
visited
i.
.i
-
..
-,-
.r
......
,.r
ii.
i..
.
Mil
iJnniirHT7iri
n.i
n
t
r
...
i....,i
.
i.
:
n.
where
all
the
poor
and
starving
method.
This
consists
in
lolal-people
were
that
be
bad
heard
ling
the
amounts
known
to
have
about.
The
bank
manager
look
been
invested
in
agriculture,
him
around
the
city
and
showed
manufactures,
dwellings,
etc.
him
Hie
poor
districts
.but
be
Farm
values
arc
the
largest
item
(Mr.
Aivazoff;
could
find
nothing
in
the
total,
thesc
which
includi
lo
compare
with
the
poor
of
buildings,
machinery,
live
stock,
either
England
or
New
York.
elc.
accounting
for
$6,592,351,-The
children
seemed
well
cared
78'J.
The
next
jargesl
item,
is
for
and
clothed.
Since
bis
visit
urban
real
properly,
totalling
$3,-I
he
mark
had
depreciated
to
a
IM
1,000,000.
The
estimate
;is
colossal
extent
and
what
the
ex-
based
on
returns
for
'J21
(the
act
condilions
were
today
in
Uer-
latest
year
for
which
Hie
statin,
many
as
a
result
he
did
not
lies
are
available
'
.
It
is
pointed
know.
out
that
in
that
year
money
Better
In
Russia
values
of
commodities
reached
Condilions
in
llussia
were
im-j,,,clr
,,e
proving
and
business
was
grad-i
'
ually
getting
back
on
lo
its
feet,
Mr.
Aivazprf
slated.
He
cxperi-
cured
some
difficulty
in
botlil
geltiug
in
and
out
of
the
country.!
It
was
necessary
for
him
lol
answer
iunumeraulc
uuesiionsj
which
look
up
four
foolscap
pages.
The
Soviet
government!
was
paying
particular
attention!
to
the
educational
ijueslion
audi
the
schools
were
being
much
ini
-
-
'
proved.
The
food
situation
was
not
id
Ihe
best,
however.
Condi-,Kt'
UM"
mis
ui
wuic
wvnv
tious
in
Hulgaria
and
Czecho-if.1",311"
jow"
,ream
on
Slovakia
wvro
not
o
bright
and,S;alur,Jay
Ci,rri,'d
r""V
U,e
business
ami
living
conditions
wharves
which
were
submerged,
nl
is
increasing
and
seU
were
more
or
less
in
a
turmoil.
On
his
return
trip
Mr.
'Aivazorf
j011
amage
is
reared.
.....t..t
iim.1
in
Ct.-ii
!
7.
lunsniti
tan
1
1:
i
iwz
w
fc"
11'"
r
ll""fS,
W"f'
fliiiirwlnti''
anil
lie
Iio.tiiI
Il'w
people
complain.
Conditions
In
England
In
England
conditions
welo
,UM,e
o
K00'1-
Jtr-
Aivazofr
thinks
that
the
Old
Country
has
ma,,-
a
'real
"'"ae
in
turning
,ltm
the
protective
tariff
pro
-
Pnsai
"l,
premier
uauiwin.
uie
vorwers
in
uie
European
coun
-
ines
are
paniuciug
gooos
ai
alarming
rale
since
they
have
been
working
all
hours
of
the
day
fAff
hcSTOilS
iuuMMiir
piviiiix
S"
avvn
eis
ufnrlures.
The
ware
on
Id
in
Europe
are
ridiculously
tow
ami
Hip
workers
Iiv
on
much
lower
plane
than
the
English
speakingi
people
no.
as
a
conseiuence
they
are
able
to
produce
e,very-
thine
much
more
cheantv
than
can
be
done
in
Orcal
Hrilain.
"Or
course,"
said
Mr.
Aivazorf.'
'wages
in
Europe
have
so
de-
lu-ecialeil
in
Ihe
securlnir
of
llv.
HERE
AVERAGE
WEALTH
CANADA
$2,500
Farm
Values
Largest
Itam
In
ToUl
of
National
Wealth
OTTAWA,
Dec.
31.
Canadian
national
wealth
is
estimated
by
the
bureau
of
statistics
at
22,'-182,811,182
which
iworks
lout
uriiln.l
A'
,
TiOO
iti.1
tmnil
'rif
nikt.o.
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VklNb
WlMlili
JLrlllJu
1U
T
lsll
IS
IN
FLOOD
Thousands
of
Kegs
and
Barrel
a
or
Wine
Are
Washed
Away
.
-
-
"e
seme
,!'
"
o"s'
i
iTcrn
Cf
ADC
TA
(JJL1
UViliVI
lv
STRANGLE
WIFE
Delohls
Coddarrf
Mnntmal
CpIu.
pie,
Admits
Killing
moNTKEAL.
Dee.
3t
-Delpbis
'noiariI
a
crj
,
telephoned
.
.
faUlp
jU,
..,
,
kje(1
,
w,fe
C()mi.
ajS),e
w,K.n
,
,
nXwXwn
.year-old
.wire
was
slrai,Klp(,
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rwu
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aMM
A
HAPPY.
NEW
YEAR
TO
ALL
,
The
Daily".
News'
extends
to
all
llsnjaders
Ihc
heartiest
ofibel
wishes
for
happiness
and
prosperity
during
the
year
1021.
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jii.g
comnujdities
that
the;
do
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