Whan
Yau
Want
A
FOG
STATION
BEING
OPENED
New
Aid
to
Navigation
for
Fishermen
will
be
Operating
Christmas
Day
JUNEAU,
Dee.
'-'
I.
On
Ihe
norlh
end
of
Admiralty
Maud
Iwenly
mile
from
Juneau,
Ihe
new
government
fog
signalling
flat
Ion,
creeled
at
a
eol
of
tOn.OOO,
will
be
opened
on
Christmas
Day.
Chiefly
for
Ihe
beneril
or
fihiir;
craft.
It
I
considered
Ihe
Jc4
equipped
nIiiIIoii
in
Alaska.
The
light-house,
being
constructed
nl
a
col
of
I75.000
at
Cape
Spencer
one
hundred
mile
lo
Ihe
soluhwcsl,
will
be
completed
next
May.
FAMOUS
OLD
VESSEL
WAS
IN
PORT
TODAY
Victoria
of
Nome
Run
Is
Relieving
Alameda
for
Two
lteeing
Ihe
steamer
Alameda
for
two
oyaues
I
Ihe
western
Alaska
service,
Ihe
famous
old
liner
Victoria
of
the
Alaska
Steamship
Co.
Seattle-Nome
sen
Ice
was
on
port
this
morn
Ing
from
U.30
to
II
o'clock
bouml
norlh
for
Seward
ami
other
Alaska
potls.
She
brought
u
quantity
of
fresh
fruit
and
ege-
lable
from
Ihe
south
and
took
one
passenger
from
here.
The
Victoria,
which
Is
commanded
by
Cap).
Davis,
Is
one
of
the
oldest
and
best
known
vessel
plying
lo
Alaska.
She
Is
53
year.
old
and
is
larger
than
the
Alameda.
At
one
time
she.
ran
across
Ihe
Pacific
under
Ihe
flag
of
the
Oman!
Line.
ThU
was
her
first
call
here.
She.
will
be
hack
southbound
about
January
7
anil
will
be
coming
north
after
that
atoul
January
18.
PARIS.
Dc.
31.-
Concluding
a
stormy
session
of
parliament
jWhirh
lasted
until
Ihe
.-malt
hour
of
Sunday
morning,
the
ChainbT
of
Deputies
gae
Premier
Poinrarc
and
hi
rabinel
a
vide
of
confidence
by
330
lo
I
Pi.
HOME
BREW
WASH
COSTS
HIM
$200
Pleading
guilty
to
a
charge
of
haxiug
in
hi
poeion
wash
Miilahlc
for
making
of
spirillum
liquor.
S.
Sasaki
of
Skeena
City
wa
fined
200
by
Stipendiary
Magistrate
Waller
Oale
at
Ihe
end
of
the
week.
Accused
was
represented
by
I..
W.
Pntmnre
of
Palinore
A
rullon.
WIRELESS
REPORT
8
a.m.
HILL
IIAKHOIt.
Cloudy:
fres
soul
beast
wind;
barome
ter
30.30;
temperature
3H;
modern
I
e
swell.
DEAD
TIlllH
POINT.
Over
cast;
calm;
barometer
SSl.tlo;
temperature
32;
sea
smooth.
DIOHY
ISLAND.
Ilaining;
light
southeast
wind;
barometer
30.33;
temperature
J5;
sea
moderate;
7:r0
p.m.
spoke
steamship
Victoria
t(3
miles
from
Seattle
bound
for
Prince
lluperl;
H.I0
P.m.
spoke,
steamer
OrllTco
bound
from
Anyox
for
Tacoiha
CO!)
mile
from
Tacoma.
steamer
Cardcna
out
K:35
p.m.
northbound;
.10.05
p.m.
spoke
sleamer
Princess
Heat
rice
arriv
ed
Alert
Hay
11.15
p.m.
south
bound.
Noon
HULL
HAUIiOll.
Overcast;
strong
southeast
wind;
barometer
30.12;
temperature
40;
sea
moderate.
DEAD
THEE
POINT.
Cloudy,
calm;
baromeler
2D.9I;
temperature.
30;
sea
smooth.
DKillY
ISLAND.
Overcast;
calm;
barometer
30.12;
temperature
30;
sea
smooth;
I
p.m.
spoke
steamer
Victoria
15
miles
'roii!
liife'by
Is-luuu
northbound.
8ht
MEMBER
SEND8
HIS
GREETINGS
The
following
Christina
message
wa
received
by
Ihe
editor
of
Ihe
Daily
New
today
from
Hon.
T.
D.
Patlullo,
minister
of
lands
and
member
of
the
Legislative
Assembly
for
Prince
Itupcrl:
"At
a
time
when
men
of
thought
.stand
appalled
at
(he
trend
of
world's
cvciiIn
a
little
religion
I
comforting.
It
I
simple
lo
see
that
Ihe
homely
virtue
are
olill
Ihe
eternal
I
nil
li.
Faith,
hope
and
charily
are
unassailable
armour.'
With
I
hem
every
day
is
Christmas.
Prince"
Rupert.
constituency
and.
irtipirthern
and.
central
llrillsli
Columbia
most
cordial.
good
wishes."
T.
D.
PAITL'I.LO.
HEAVY
CHRISTMAS
Poslmalcr
J.
M.
Morisou
staled
this
morning
the
volume
of
Christina
mail
Ihi
year
including
letters
and
parcels,
had
exceeded
that
of
previous
year.
The
local
office
ha
been
fortunate
this
season
in
Ihe
fact
Uial
Ihe
sleamer.
ajid
trains
have
all
been
on
time
g
really
facilitating
Ihe
handling
of
mail.
I"he
employees
are
working
wilh
a
will
and
all
are
anxious
lo
hae
every
hi!
of
Christmas
mall
disposed
of
this
evening.
Tin
delivery
wicket
will
be.
open
un
til
0
o'clock
tonight
and
tomor
row
inorninw
the
parcel
and
let-:
ler
wicket
will
be
open
between1
l
ami
10
o
clock.
Mr.
Morison
stresses
the
Importance
of
those
persons
expecting
mail
to
obtain
it
from
I
lie
post
oflice
before
U
o'clock
tonight.
Tonight'
train,
due
lo
arrive
on
time
at
1.30.
is
bringing
300
sacks
of
mail
including
a
quantity
from
the
Old
Country.
CHANGES
MADE
AMONG
MAIL
THIS
YEAR
Yuletlde
Letters
and
Parcels
More
Numerous
than
Ever
States
Postmaster
MASTERS
OF
CG.M.M.
Capt.
Wright,
Marine
Superinten
dent,
and
Capt.
Hilton,
His
Assistant
Oapt.
William
Wright
has
been
appointed
marine
superintendent
for
Ihe
C.O.M.M.
and
O.T.P.
fleets
succeeding
Onpl.
W.
H.
Flnglas
who
has
resigned
to
take
up
other
lutles.
Capl.
II.
S.
Hilton,
for
nerly
master
of
Ihe
steamer
Canadian
Skirmisher,
has
been
appointed
Oapt.
Wright's
assistant.
Capt.
Miller,
formerly
lu
command
of
the
Canadian
Scot
tish,
succeeds
Capt.
II
III
cut
on
the
Skirmisher
nnd
Capl.
Harris,
previously
chief
officer
on
tho
Skirmisher,
tnkes
command
of
the
Scottish.
Subscribe
for
tbe
Dally
News.
Father
Ruppert
Succumbs
on
Trail
Takln
Cheer
to
Far
North
Orphanage
J.
Iluppert
of
St.
Joseph's
j
Itomait
Ciilholic
Church
in
(hi
city
had
succumbed
lo
(he
cold
whileattryiug
lo
lake
orange.
apples
and
Christmas
greeting
canl
lo
the
Hid
Springs
Or
phanage
near
Pilgrim
Itivcr
north
of.
here.
Over
Father
Iluppert's
body,
wien
it
wa
found
eight
day
ago
on
Ihe
bank
of
the
river
four
miles
from
the
Orphanage,
stood
"Mink,"
leader
of
hi
dog
learn.
Mink
ferociously
repelled
Ihose
who
came
lo
carry
his
dead
master
I
o
(he
orphanage
ami
he
had
to
be
captured
first.
IRISH
REBELS
OUTFORXMAS
General
Exodus
From
Jails
Tak
ing
Place
Under
Free
State's
Parole
System
DL
IILIN,
Dec.
21.
Christmas
will
find
many
political
prisoners
of
the
Free
Stale
goxernm'ent
back
in
(heir
homes
under
a
general
cxtxlus
from
the
jail
which
Is
going
on
under
Ihe
gov-
ernnrcnl's
parole
system.
Sean
"Take
Her
To
The
Boaton"
TAXI
A
FESTIVE
glad
Yuletide
FEASTS.
welcome
awaits
you.
Turkey,
Plum
99
Pudding
and
all
the
old-fashioned
n
a
burr;
good
fare
will
be
Phone
Xmas,
on
our
festive
bourd
thU
eat
Car
and
Beat
Servloe
PRINCE
RUPERT
BOSTON
GRILL
In
th
City.
Ratea
Reasonable
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Private
Boxes
Fop
Party
Uaa
VOL.
XIII..
NO.
302.
PRINCE
It
UP
EI
IT,
H.C.,
.MONDAY,
DECEMBER
24,
1023.
aitur'
cireuution
i.eao.
sim.i
au
2.
PRICE
FIVE
GENTS.
mlTlfri
I
I
I
I
h
":;,'"i,.
,
iiiti
.
PREPARED
TO
CONSIDER
REQUEST
CONTRABAND
NARCOTICS
ARE
SEIZED
BY
POLICE
AT
BREMERTON
SHIPYARD
Marine
Department
Discusses
Closing
of
Pacific
Ports
to
United
States
Fish
Vessels1
OTTAWA,
Dec.
tM.
Consideration
will
la-
given
uny
re
quest
frtini
llrilih
Columbia
f
if
lifrm
rr
the
closing
of
pacific
,
riMt
ort
lo
United
Slalcs
fishing
boat
lint
no
Mich
request'
tint
yet
Itceu
recciwd
ly
the
Murine
Department.
It
was
dialed
at
Hie
department
loduy
tliul
conditions
on
Hi?
Pacific
roast
differed
fnmi
thoe
on
the
Atlantic
inasmuch
us
modus
viveudi
licenses
hae
nccr
liccn
iucd
to
American
fi'hing
vessels
on
the
Pacific
roal
American
vessels
had
always
cnjoed
the
privilege
of
entering
Pacific
orl.
without
being
required
to
obtain
licens
e
s.
GREEN
XMAS
IN
OLD
COUNTRY
s
pen
n-d
nnd
weather
condition
iiiai
u
n
a
nani-inp
lor
'Canadian
fishermen
lu
have
(o
coinpHe
with
American
who
uii.
loaded
their
catches
at
R.O.
port
and
shipped
them
lo
United
Stale
free
of
duly
while
Cana
dian
must
pay
a
duty
of
So
r
pound
wan
admitted
by
the
de-Weather
Conditions
Unsettled
and
,armrii.
On
the
olher
hand,
it
Frost
Entirely
Disappeared
Wa
pointed
out
that
Canadian
railway
derived
considerable
LONDON.
Dec.
2t.
;hrislma
benefit
from
the
buflnei.fi
of
day
In
England
may
iee
unsettled
'rarr
ing
fish
to
I'nllrd
Stale.
weather
although
condition
to-
market
from
Pacific
Coa't
port
ilay
are
fine
ami
bright.
The
front
while
uch
was
not
the
ease
on
of
Ut
week
ban
entirely
dlsap-
(he
Atlantic
roast."
are
lavurauic.
uii
IMI'IUL
i;
ulu
The
King
and
Queen
urr
spend.
lug
Iheilay
at
York
Cotlaire
wilh1
member
of
their
family
In
quiet
enjoyment.
No
guests
oulslde
the
royal
family
rirrle
have
been
dulled.
The
few
days
of
the'
i:iirllnm
holidays
i
Die
only
lime
of
the
year
when
Ihe
King
I
entirely
free
front
stale
CONFIDENCE
YOTE
.
French
Chamber
of
Deputies
Concluded
Stormy
Session
Early
Yesterday
Great
progress
has
been
made
in
the
construction
of
Ihe
building
for
the
Hritish
Kmpire
Kxhibitiun
to
be
held
next
year.
Part
of
Hie
machinery
hall
is
shown
which,
along
wilh
the
textile
hall,
taks.
up
twenty-seven
acres
SPRIEST
DIES
PERFORMING.
XMASDUTIES
INSANE
LOGGER
WAS
DROWNED
IN
SOUND
W,WItafromiDockleyray
Leaped
Overboard
from
Steamer
Cardena
While
on
Way
to
Asylum
W.
Wila,
Finnish
logger
from
Buckley
Hay,
who
left
here
last
Tuesday
eveni'l
on
the
steamer
C.Klnnn
...
..,l...l
..t
I
.
...
,
I
.,
1
.1-
Hll'HilU
III
I
UII"IJ
Ul
1.
ll
IllMl
NOME.
Dec.
SI.
An
EklllHPm"!,
"u""
me
i.msl.n.)
7.1
mile
in
tun
.lav
li
""
at
i
New
'
"
csilllinsier.
tell
Nome
today
that
Father
F
climbed
through
a
port
hole
in
the
sleamer
and
drowned
himself
in
(Jucen
Charlolle
Sound
las
Wednesday
night
according
lo
word
brought
back
by
Ihe
ves-
el
yesterday
.afternoon.
The
man
had
been
locked
In
the
cabin
and
Ihe
porthole
was
closed
and
boiled
while
Constable
Collins
went
out
for
a
few
moment.
On
the
return
of
Ihe
oflicer.
Ihe
porthole
was
open
and
Wita
gone.
Owing
to
the
darkness
of
the
night
and
Ihe
roughness
of
the
waler,
there
was
no
hope
of
recovering
the
man.
He
was
obsessed,
il
is
said,
with
the
hallucination
bat
other
loggers
would
kill
him
if
ho
worked
too
hard.
BERT
KERGIN
HOME
IN
TIME
FOR
XMAS
Member
for
Atlln
was
Passenger
For
Alice
Arm
on
Cardena
Yesterday
Afternoon
Returning
to
his
home
in
Alice
Arm
after
attending
the
session
of
Ihe
legislature
at
Victoria,
H.
F.
Kergin,
M.P.P.
for
Atlln
district,
was
among
the
passengers
going
north
on
the
steamer
Cardena
yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.
Kergin
expressed
satisfac-
O'Kelly
and
Joe
Mcdurk,
famousjtion
at
the
work
done
by
the
leg-
Sinn
Fein
rebels,
are
released
islalure
durinj.'
the
sssion
of
six
but
Ihe
Countess,
of
Markievicz
.weeks.
One
hundred
bills
were!
nnd
Eamonn
d.e
Vnlera
are
still,
pa
sed,
among
the
most
imnort-
in
custody.
DEATH
OF
PRINCESS
FOLLOWS
ACCIDENT
ROME,
Dee,
21.
Princess
M
ci.ir.1
,
i...
i.
.i.i.,..
..r
ii...
of
an
automobile
accident
near
Ihe
royal
hunting
lodge
of
Custel
Fusano
close
lo
Home
The
princess
was
niolorlqg
from
Rome
In
Castel
Fusano.
The
car.
nfler
turning
n
sharp
corner,
became
unmanageable,
crashed
into
a
Iree
and
turned
of)
its
si(.
ant
being
die
redistribution,
eight.
hour
day
and
liquor
amend-
meiil
bills.
side
the
committee
sittings.
He-
isides
his
olher
duties,
Mr.
Kergin
.-It.
Ill,
..llf.l,
IMIIIHIIIl
t'
.......
,
..!
I
I
,.
,
v
!
i
i
.
ii
scrviMi
on
me
puuuc
'
accounts
anu
Duke
of
lorlonia,
died
as
a
result'
i:
...ii
..n
redislrlbutjon
romluittces.
INCORPORATION
ANNOUNCED
include
that
the
Dulhie
Mines
Ltd.
with
private
capitalization
nf
i
nnn
nnn
un.i
iari
iiu.
ni
.
iv"yvvu
...ii,
...uii
,r..ii'
(i
,
'I'rUu-b
Rupert.
Chinese
Drug
Pedlers
from
Empress
of
Canada
Have
Mix
With
United
States
Officers
HHKMEItTON,
Dec.
2i.
Contraband
narcotic
drug
worth
'$1,500
were
seized
uboard
the
(1P.H.
transpacific
liner
Empress
of
Canada
which
is.
in
dry
dock
here
following
a
voyage
to
China
and
Japan.
Three
Chinese
were
arrested.
One
of
them,
who
is
said
lo
have
o!d
drugs
lo
a
United
Stales
defective,
threw
n
dagger
ut
the
detective
when
he
discovered
hi
identity
bul
mised
the
mark.
Anotljer
of
the
Chinese
arrested
worked
his
hands
out
of
a
pair
of
handcuffs
and
had
escaped
to
the
lower
deck
before
lie
was
recaptured.
The
third
of
the
ar-i
rested
Orientals
had
$800.
cash
in
a
money
belL
They
will
be
arraigned
in
the
Seattle
police
court.
INTERNATIONAL
USE
,
OF
FISHING
PORTS
FISH
ARRIVALS
!
DEBATER
BY
LEAGUE,
HEAVY
TODAY
'
(i
FN
EVA,
Dec.
2t.
Fishing
and
olher
ports
designated
fori"10
merican
ocnoonara
tn-
Ihe
use
or
national
commerce.l
ea
w.mh
pounds
or
but
not
for
international
rum-1
Halibut
merce.
formed
the
subject
of
lengthy
discussion
at
the
recent
transport
contention.
Delegates
from
Chili
and
Venezuela
argued
that
these
ports
should
be
ex-
'rluiled
from
dhe
proposed
con
vention
establishing
equality
for
all
countries
in
maritime
port.;
wfTTfere1?rfm
l.iiropeau
countries'
favored
iii-.wrj'--
eluding
fishing
ports
in
Ihe
gen-1
KodiaK,
piti
I
fiiafimt
.oT
Hip
rnvimp
nf
.
I2.2c
and
maritime
ports.
M.
Itiva
Vicuna,
Chilian
min
arrangement
whereby
ship.
inirili
Co.
distress
could
always
seek
re
fuse
in
national
ports
whether
or
not
they
figured
among
Ihe
so-
called
open
ports
.
The
sugges
tion
seemed
likely
to
be
adopted
and
includeri.
in
the
convention.
SERGEANT
WALKER
OF
COPPER
CITY
BURIED
Interment
Took
Place
Under
Auspices
of
Great
War
Veterans'
Association
Ihe
funeral
took
place
at
2.30
this
afternoon
from
the
H.C
Un
dertaker'.
chapel
to
Fainiew
cemetery
of
the
late
Sergeant
Alexander
Walker
tif
Copper
(lily
who
died
in
the
Oeneral
Hospital
on
Saturday
morning.
Rev.
Dr.
II.
II.
Crant
officiated.
The
fu
neral
arrangements
were
in
tho
hands
of
the
Oreat
War
Veterans
Association.
The
pall
bearers
were
W.
O.
Wei
ford,
Sergl.
War
rior.
ll.n.M.l'
W.
Waldorf.
W.
T.
IHrown.
Sergl
Fenlon,
Jt.C.M.P
and
M.
Mastcrman.
SWANSON
BAY
CLOSEDOWN
to
he
Shut
for
an
Indefinite
Period
Preparations
are
being
made
at
Swanson
Day
for
the
closin
down
indefinitely
of
Ihe
Whalen
Pulp
A
Payer
Co.'.
entire
plant.
rmv-,..u
iiww.,,.i
fiTho
employees
will
start
mov-
few
persons
who
will
remain
as
watchmen.
Orders
for
the
clos-t
Nine
American
schooners
mar-'
keled
1(8,000
pounds
of
halibut
on
ihe
Fish
Exchange
this
morn
ing
constituting
Ihe
heaviest
total
of
landings
for
some
limn
past.
The
heavy,
arrivals.?
wcre
responsible
for
u
sllithi.
drntiiin
jn-ifw".--i
mrnrrnTiM-HuU'
a
58,000
pounds,
at
8.5c
to
the
Pacific
Fisheries.
Tordensjkold,
12,000
pounds.
ister
to
Switzerland
suggested
an.
at
12.
Ic
apd
8.5c
lo
the
Iloyal
J
Republic,
85,000
pounds,
at
12.2c
and
8.8c;
Alaska,
50,000
pound,
at
12.2c
and
8.3c;
Omauey,
53,000
.pound,
at
I2.tc
and
8.5c
fo
(he
Canadian
Fish
&
(
Cold
Storage
Company.
Liluya,
10.000
pounds,
at
u
12.2c
and
8c;
Anna
J.,
30.000
J
pound
at
12.2c
and
8c.
lo
the
v.
Allin
Fisheries
Ltd.
1
Liberty.
tM00
pounds
13.2
and
8.5c;
Lincoln,
10,000
pounds
.
(at
12.2c
and
8.5c;
10
the
Hooth
Mslierie
Lanadian
Co.
KILLS
HIMSELF
AND
5
OTHERS.
Maine
Man
Becomes
Suddenly
In
sane
When
Young
Boy
Crosses
His
Will
COOPER'S
MILLS,
Maine,
Dec.
21.
Cuing
suddenly
insane,
John
Snow
killed
the
fifteen
year
old
son
of
Sheriff
Jewell
because
Ihk
would
not
permit
him
the
use
o
his
father
automobile.
He
alsos
shot
the
boy's
mother
who
up"-peared
to
defend
her
son.
Snow
then
went
home,
killed
his
wire,
inolher-in-law
and
aunt-ln-law
and
turned
t
lie
pistol
fatally
upon
.
himself
causing
the
sixth
death.'
Whalen
Pulp
and
Lumber
Mills
ISnow's
wife
was
living
apart
from
her
husband
who
was
under
suspended
arrest
for
violent
conduct.
5
:
APPEALS
HEARD
BY
COURT
OF
REVISION
week
a,ul
three
ll.e
session.
Ihe
work
was
speed-!1"
.U
Seyepa
Per80n,
AppMP
to
Wr0m
ed
up
and
morning,
afternoon
and
wehs
ever""c
wm
Mi
test
Against
Names
Being
'
.
.
.
....
.irmin
wilh
llii
PYrimtimi
nr
a
vprvl
.
evening
sessions
were
iieiu
lie-"2
-
,
..
Struck
Off
l'ho
civic-
court
of
revision
id
ing
down
of
the
plant
followed
session
Saturday
afternoon
heard
a
recent
visit
of
the
new
re-'appeals
of
certain
persons
against
ceiver,
E.
M.
Mills,,
who
deemed
(heir
names
being
left
off
tlio
thai,
under
present
market
con-'volers'
list.
To
consider
thn
idilions,
operation
could
not
be
rases
adjoiirnmVnl
was
made
for
VICTORIA,
Dec.
2t.
Provin-
continued
profitably.
Prices
paid
a
week,
cial
incorporations
of
the
week!
for
pulp
and
lumber,
it
is
slat-1
Among
those
appeal
in
gVerc
J,
ed,
do
not
cover
cost
of
pro-
F.
Quinn,
J.
G.
Peebles,
Law-
duction.
The
planls
at
Port
(rence
Mcllarg,
W.
0.
Fortune,
IT,
Alice
nnd
Wood
fibre
may
alsobetA.
Ureen,
Louis
Astori,
and
II.
A.
clusod,
it
U
said.
Pbilputt.
...
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