elpless
in
Pacific
Ocaen
jtATTLIi
(CP)
Navy
rescue
ships
raced
over
North
Pacific
today
to
aid
:u.-.,H
A
1
.
.
-
two
disabled
....
;tc(.
Mates
Army
vessels
the
rudderless,
drifting
k,:t
k-i
(
aney
and
the
partially-flooded
cargo
boat
is
lift
1
K
'
Obie
Bi.
Oaney,
which
had
drifted
more
than
100
iYOR'S
FUND
I
CLOSE
IN
10
WEEKS
jrlans
end
of
the
be
broadened
to
ln-use-to-house
canvass
and
food
articles,
said
The
whole
shlp-oe
sent
to
Poole
at
the
nary
on
will
be
made
by
Club
of
Poole.
Eng-
v
mid
Jacobs
'j
Eikins
Legion
-enters
i
Professional
Club
Kcr:on
'
anadlan
Club
loading
Club
Large
$248.00
ANT
TIBER
GOLD
R
CIVIC
DEBT
tie
lppenri
that
one
of
nines
since
her
rudder
was
torn
I
-use
and
iU
propeller
damaged
late
Monday,
was
expected
to
be
intercepted
tonight
by
the
Navy
salvage
vessel
Bolster.
The
Navy
fleet
tug
Tekcsta
U
enroute
to
aid
the
FS-245
which
hit
a
rock
near
Herbert
Island
to
go
before
In
the
Aleutians
In
a
storm.
The
-.
Mayor's
fund
to
vessel
was
pulled
off
the
rock
Jdinc
Rift
for
Prln-
and
was
last
reported
proceed-:
n
in
the
form
of
a
ing
toward
Sequam
Island
to
i
anned
salmon
to
ride
out
a
storm
j
stands
at
$248
The
The
E1
Caney
nas
a
crew
ol
..i
oe
made
to
Poole,
f
0
r
t
y
t
w
o
.
The
FS-245
has
co-operation
with
twent)
arv
Club.
Cub
drive
for
food
r-
r
r
j
bmPress
ot
Canada
ror
the
people
0f
Tun
with
"fair"
Is
Back
In
Halifax
irdlng
to
P
II.
Lin-
haree.
The
Rotarv
HALIFAX
In
heavy
rain
and
a
more
concentrated
,
ale-
lhe
Emprew
of
Canada
hirinninit
nf
the
back
as
a
luxury
liner,
arrived
:
at
Halifax
yesterday
afternoon.
fund
will
close
The
big
vessel
had
been
in
gov-acoording
to
an
:
ernment
service
during
and
after
it
made
by
Mayor
the
war
period,
and
Is
now
re-todav.
aDnearlni
in
her
original
dress,
of
even
$1
or
less
I
plying
the
seas
with
plenty
of
a
murh-needed
!
nassengers.
;ift
of
food
to
the)
.'Jui
MERCHANTS
ADVISE:
me
and
will
be
THE
WEATHER
Synopsis
Skies
cleared
Drlefly
during
the
night
in
the
coastal
areas
but
increasing
cloudiness
will
occur
today
from
a
storm
which
i-
nn.rtnihtnir
tl-ip
rnnst
Tlaln
IS
aiuatiimb
An
age-old
story
,
ni,eady
commenced
over
the
nous
treasui'e
of
gold
ourlcd
in
the
mud
at
m
of
the
Tiber
has
inward
by
Rome
news-
solution
to
the
munl-
in
:
machine
working
left
bank
of
the
river
i'uck
a
heavy
object
"tied
in
the
river
bot-:meers
reported
they
"
'Die
io
raise
the
object
I'MHci
traces
of
gold
were
"
ne
teeth
of
the
dredge
'-'fie
the
contact.
ii'iieved
the
"discovery"
Queen
Charlottes
and
snoum
spread
to
the
southern
Briusn
Columbia
coast
by
tonight.
Southeasterly
gales
will
also
accompany
this
storm
in
the
northern
coastal
arras
throughout
the
day.
Snow
was
falling
In
the
Kootcnays
this
morning
and
cloudy
weather
prevails
in
most
other
sections
of
the
interior.
.
.i-lll
Krt
ooiinrnl
iitii't
ii-
hiHHpn
his
I
in)
fi
nnd
North
Coast
Con
Karth
the
"treasure."
H
Cattle
Is
Hed
In
Canada
I
m
1
...11
mere
Plans
of
where
.
unUous
rain
tociay.
wouny
h
was
struck
were
glv-1
sh0wers,
mixed
rain
and
snow
officials
but
nu
further
.-,ii,t
and
Thursday.
Winds
-
-
"
bu)ui,,,v
n
ttai
inbnn
J
.on
tv
a
h
I
InnflV.
vunvil,
SOUMU'USl
ou
1
nas
now
been
proposed
a
shifting
to
westerly
(20)
this
'
'JH0
dUpmnf
lUemnt
xhnnlrl
ul.nnlrl
Hp
hp
mnrlp.
made
i
tttlA
Vnncip
Iti
tpm-
evening.
Lime
n"s-
perature.
Lows
tonight
and
highs
Thursday-At
Port
Hardy
35
and
40.
Massett
30
and
40,
Prince
Rupert
32
and
40,
over-pnst
with
snow
flurries
today.
1ST
jrmM
...
MnrihPm
British
Columbia
In
-
1
tonight
and
th
termlttent
snow
hundreds
of
select
;.
oach
one
with
pede-
Thursday
morning
Cloudy
in
clearing
looked
here
yesterday.
Thursday
afternoon,
1
1151.
Utuc
stnoi,
......
4h.
ovpnlnir.
Winds
nuns
irom
ireianu
mv
.
'li
be
distributed
through
panada,
The
animals
are
have
a
total
valuation
131
if
-;
than
a
million
dol
i
ipmnpraturc.
Lows
to-
"
'
C11UIK-
t
,
.
.i,t
ond
hiahs
Tlmrsday
At
Quesnel
21
and
30,
Prince
George
24
and
30.
Smitners
w
"
T"lrrr
ph
Creek
t5
and
'5.
B.C.
MYSTERY
MAN
IN
LONDON
Sailor
In
St.
John's
Hospital
Suffering;
From
Amnesia
LONDON
O
A
hazy
feeling
that
he
"belonged"
to
Vancouver,
that
his
name
was
"Lou'
or
"Luke"
and
that
he
was
a
sailor
by
occupation
were
tonight
the
only
frail
clues
to
the
identity
of
a
young
man,
apparently
a
I
Canadian,
who
Is
in
St.
John's
Hospital
suffering
from
am
nesia
with
no
recollection
of
hh
1
Identity.
The
young
man
had
no
money,
documents
or
identification
cards
when
he
was
found
helDless
in
central
London
last
Tuesday.
He
(A
Is
described
as
six
feet
tall
with
light
brown
hair,
blue
eyes
and
clear
complexion.
He
has
a
scar
at
the
bast
of
his
left
thumb
and
five
false
upper
teeth.
The
shlnbone
of
his
left
leg
bears
small
indenture.
The
young
man
was
found
last
week
in
a
central
London
park,
suffering
from
a
head
injury,
i
Yesterday,
under
a
"truth"
drug.
he
shouted
orders
to
"abandon
ship"
and
talked
loosely
of
Nel
son
Street,
Vancouver,
speaking
of
shipping
and
naming
the
Danish
ships
Tal
Marie
and
Karl
Walmstoff
(or
Vernstof).
GGREAT
YARMOUTH,
Eng..
William
Chapman
has
completed
50
years
as
organist
for
Dcneslde
Church
here.
BUY
HOUSEHOLD'
AND
SPORTS
ARTICLES
NOW
TO
AVOID
TAX
"It's
later
than
you
think!"
You
had
better
take
the
tip
today
and
not
delay
your
Christmas
shopping
at
the
furniture,
hardware,
sports
and
electrical
stores.
The
stocks
are
going
fast.
New
shinments
will'
be
short,
and
many
items
soon
'
.....
!
will
f!ivrv
flip
now
25
nercent
tax.
;
.ions
u
nit"
wiijui
"
-
-
j
-
i
-
-
.
,
"
APart
from
ou
"
"
ne.eds:
"
i
,
are
as
follows:
nee
Rupert
$100
.00,
Next
Assizes
Here
500
!
Set
For
May
Tenth
5000
i
VICTORIA
OWThe
spring
2(j
00
1
assizes
of
the
Supreme
Court
jof
British
Columbia
for
next
set
May
10
at
15
00
spring
arc
ior
5.00
j
PrincP
Rupert
10.00
8.00
5.00
10.00
ycu'have
any
idea
about
buying
something
early
next
year
for
the
house,
you
had
better
buy
now.
After
the
turn
of
the
year,
the
articles
may
well
be
on
the
very
short
list
and
they
will
cost
you
a
great
deal
more.
At
the
moment,
these
Prince
Rupert
stores
have
many
interesting
and
delightful
gifts
to
grace
any
Christmas
tree.
Hardware
and
house
furnishing
stores
of
the
city
are
stressing
practical
Items
as
gift
suggestions.
Stainless
saucepans
with
copper
bottoms
are
enjoying
a
bi?
run
in
some
stores.
Wliilc
pressure
cookers
are
still
available,
they
are
not
in
the
same
demand
as
last
Christmas.
good
china
dishes
aim;
hack
again
Housewives
will
be
pleased
to
find
good
China
dishes
In
sets
couldn't
think
what
to
give
a
friend,
she
frequently
sent
a
cup
nun
iiieer
oi
a
nair'of
stock-
snowery.wrai.K..
"""-"",...
!
ings
recaiioji
0ne
merchant,
throughout
the
entire
province
al.
time
inr.e
j
w
wrc
or
a
inmnrrow
as
this
storm
moves
i
situ
Inward.
Forecast
Prince
Rupert.
Queen
Char-
most
unobtainable
but
the
ation
Is
happily
much
better
this
year.
Electric
toaslers
and
looci
mix
ers
are
In
fair
supply
at
the
moment
but
going
fast.
-Next
shipments
will
go
on
the
shelves
at
higher
prices.
The
trend
in
table
lamps
Is
toward
old
fashioned
styles,
like
the
women's
wearing
apparel,
and
are
selling
well.
Pyrexware
and
better
grade
saucepans
are
popular
this
Christmas
season.
rnr
thP
mtn,
the
hardware
stores
are
selling
many
tools
in
limited
lines.
Wood
planers
arc
but
a
memory
and
three-foot
wooden
rules
are
veritably
worth
their
weight
in
gold.
WIFE
SOLVES
PROBLEM
BY
GIVING
TOOLS
"My
wife
has
been
giving
me
(Continued
on
Page
Tvvol
NORTHKRN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
SPECTACULAR
BUS
CRASH
Three
Injured
and
Forty
Escaped
Death
In
Vancouver
This
.Morning
VANCOUVER
Three
persons
were
Injured
and
forty
escaped
death
in
a
spectacular
collision
of
a
city-bound
bus
and
a
taxi
at
8
o'clock
this
morning
at
the
corner
of
Forty-Ninth
and
Qran-vllle.
The
bus,
after
the
collision,
crashed
into
a
stone
wall
acrosf
the
oidewaUc
It-jvvias
crowded
with
commuters
on
the
way
to
work.
COLLAPSES,
DIES
with
her
husband,
was
one
of
the
pioneer
residents
of
Prince
Rupert,
collapsed
and
died
shortly
after
8
o'clock
this
morning
while
attending
Mass
at
the
Catholic
Church.
She
succumbed
to
a
heart
condition.
Mrs.
McCormick
was
born
at
St.
Norbert.
Manitoba,
and
had
lived
in
Prince
Rupert
since
the
early
days.
During
the
early
part
nf
the
century
they
lived
in
southern
B.C.
where
Mr.
McCor
mick
worked
at
Rossland.
They
came
here
35
years
ago.
Mrs.
McCormick
was
61
years
old
nd
survived
by
her
husband
who
retired
a
couple
of
years
ago
from
his
position
as
locomotive
crane
operator
at
the
dry
dock.
There
are
no
children.
A
devout
church
goer.
Mrs.
McCormick
regularly
attended
masses
at
Annunciation
Church.
She
collapsed
suddenly
at
8:25
v
while
the
services
was
in
There
are
two
brothers,
one
and
cups
and
saucers
are
back
at
Vancouver
and
the
other
on
agaln
Vancouver
isiana,
ana
one
m-
"Ycars
awo
.
when
a
woman
I
ter
at
Rossland.
There
are
also
two
nephews
In
Vancouver.
LONDON
(P
About
450
dogs
nvivirlorl
tn
f!an.id.a
and
the
CARIBOO
NAMES
iC.C.F.
CANDIDATE
I
Charles
A.
Thomas
of
Prince
George
to
Be
Standard
Bearer
In
By-clection
VANCOUVER
Charles
A-
Thomas
of
Prince
George
has
beeiVriomlnaled
C.C.F.-
cafidl
date
irii
the
forthcoming
provincial
by-election
in
Cariboo,
Secretary
Frank
McKenzie
announced
last
night.
The
by-election
is
caused
by
iiiinMltne
deatn
01
1X51115
oouraais'
iiiiiiir
WH
h
A
it
I
HI
I
ll
HI
Liberal,
who
polled
1370
at
the
THOMAS
MEILAS
IS
IN
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER
O
Blind
Thomas
Meilas
of
Prince
Rupert
has
arrived
here
to
receive
surgical
treatment
which
it
Is
hoped
will
result
in
the
priceless
gift
of
his
eyesight
being
restored
as
a
Christmas
present.
He
will
undergo
an
operation
made
possible
by
donations
of
fellow
WAGE
SCALE
IN
B.C.
MOUNTING
Was
Highest
In
Twenty
Years
During
10
16
VICTORIA
0
British
Columbia
Industrial
payrolls
in
1946
reached
a
record
total
of
$403,-CCO.000,
an
increase
of
$1,000,-
United
States
this
year
earned
scale
rate
went
up
$1.37
in
1946
Britain
nearly
$1,000,000.
over
1945
the
work
Is
expected
to
be
fin
ished
late
in
February.
According
to
Earl
Barr
of
the
local
office
of
the
company,
B.
C.
Bridge
and
Dredging
Co.,
which
has
the
contract,
is
now
employing
more
than
80
men
who
work
two
shifts.
Turnover
In
labor
at
the
present
time
is
relatively
small.
Greatest
obstacle
at
the
present
time
Is
weather.
Rain
transforms
the
island
Into
a
sea
of
000.
the
Department
of
Labor
reported
today.
During
the
same
year
the
average
wage
figure
for
an
adult
male
wage
-earner
was
$39.57,
the
highest
recorded
in
twenty
years.
The
average
weekly
wage
SITE
OF
MILL
IS
HALF
READY
NOW
.'-pavaiiiin
for
Olanesc
Mill
mud
which
hampers
the
work
to
be
Completed
by
February
,of
the
men
although
it
does
not
Excavatlon
work
on
Watson
Island,
site
of
the
Columbia
Cel
lulose
Corporation's
proposed
$15,000,000
pulp
plant,
Is
now
"more
than
half
completed"
and
hinder
tne
eartn
ana
rocs
inuv-
ing
machines.
Amount
of
rock
which
will
have
to
be
cleared
away
for
the
celanese
plant
is
not
known
exactly
since
specifications
are
being
altered
as
the
work
If.
D...
..V
4b
In
nln
rrrn
nf
bility
SIX
PERSONS
DIE
IN
SEATTLE
AIRPORT
CR4SH-
Firefighters
spray
chemicals
on
the
burning
wreckage
of
the
automobile
which
was
hit
and
crushed
by
an
Alaska
Airlines
DC-4
passenger
plane
that
crashed
and
burned
in
an
attempted
landing
at
the
Seattle-Tacoma
Airport.
Six
persons,
including
an
Infant
and
a
blind
wonan,
were
killed
and
23
others
were
injured.
One
of
the
Ill-fated
plane's
four
motors
Is
shown
at
tie
left.
j
Post
Office
StaJJ
on
Brink
of
Hectic,
Pre-Christmas
Period
Prince
Rupert's
downtown
post
icfflce
is
anticipating
a
pre-Christmas
mail
rush
at
the
end
of
the
week
that
will
keep
its
I
augmented
staff
working
at
fever
;
pitch
right
up
to
Christmas
eve.
I
According
to
Postmaster
J.
R.
Morison,.
the
incoming
mail
rush
will
begin
at
the
week-end
and,
Irom
thea
on,
his
staff
of
28
clerks
10
hired
.specially
'
for
Christmas
will
be
In
the
midst
x
of
It.
IT
HILL
Ml
Wliuiviilast
provincial
election,
375
more
of
the
week
we
will
have
in
Mrs.
freter
McCormick,
whoUhan
Thomas'
955.
coming
as
well."
The
rush
of
outgoing
postal
matter
actually
started
on
Monday
when
the
whole
staff
was
kept
busy
from
morning
to
night
handling
parcels.
It
eased
off
Tuesday
morning
because
of
the
weather
but
resumed
In
fores
Tuesday
afternoon.
Monday,
the
staff
labored
to
keep
abreast
of
the
flood
by
getting
It
off
on
that
night's
train.
Tuesday,
the
urgency
was
not
so
great
because
no
train
went
out
that
night.
However,
they
had
to
have
the
decks
cleared
for
today's
spate
which
will
go
out
by
train
tonight
Mr.
Morison
anticipates
that
this
year's
Christmas
mailing
will
be
about
as
heavy
as
last
year's
and
has
Increased
his
staff
accordingly.
Downtown,
there
are
25
clerks,
while
Doug
Kerr,
who
usually
works
alone
at
Station
B,
has
two
assistants.
Lines
of
parcel-laden
men
and
women
this
week
have
ocen
Mine
un
to
the
stamp
wickets
to
have
their
parcels
weighed!
by
fast
-moving
clerks
whoi
handle
hundreds
of
bundles
dally.
Overseas
mailing
did
not
hit
the
high
peak
of
previous
years.
Parcels
to
Britain
and
certain
parts
of
the
continent
have
ceased
to
be
a
once
-
a
-
year
proposition.
"Overseas
parcels,
especially
for
Britain,
are
now
a
continuous
stream,"
Mr.
Morison
ex-?
clalned.
"People
don't
save
them
for
Christmas.
They
usually
mail
them
about
once
a
month.
For
that
reason,
the
overseas
Christmas
parcel
post
did
not
show
any
great
in
crease."
orranow
'the
siinniv
nf
nuln!
Thursday,
December
18,
1947
timber
for
the
plant,
said
that
High
5:22
17.7
feet
.....
.
I
A
P-
rt
T
O
logging
operations
to
build
up
an
initial
reserve
of
cut
tlmber.'Low
11:08
10.2
feet
will
start
in
the
near
future.
Logging
will
be
begun
by
the
company
on
Khutzamateen
Inlet-
where
there
extensive
lib-'
VWICIC
ItllCiC
are
Ult
VAVV.w..w
LOCAL
TIDES
23:29
u.
ieet
DOWN
HAM,
Kent,
Eng.,
Client
fnr
the
lnst.
2
VPiirs.
tj..w.v
.v.
v..y
-
V
stands
of
spruce,
balsam
and
Downham's
14th
century
church
hemlock
dpiis
are
w
ring
again,
F
or
BULLETINS
ATOMIC
SUPREMACY
NEW
YORK
"The
United
States
should
be
able
to
maintain
its
ascendancy
in
the
field
of
atomic
energy
for
a
decade
at
least,"
General
A.
G.
L.
McNaughlon
of
Canada
told
the
Canadian
Club
here
today,
"provided
research
and
development
are
maintained
on
the
scale
authorized.
VANCOUVER
TUG
ASHORE
HALIFAX
The
Canadian
tug
Snohomish,
which
left
Victoria
early
in
October
with
a
barge
to
which
six
former
American
tugs
were
attached
for
a
10,000-mile
voyage
to
Buenos
Aires,
went
aground
onSan
Marcos
Island
off
the
east"
coast
o?
Brazil.
There
are
no
immediate
details
of
the
grounding.
TO
RECONSIDER
POLICY
LONDON
LONDON
Highly
mgniy
placed
piarea
gov-
gov-
consider
the
whole
structure
of
its
foreign,
policy"
tomorrow
as
a
result
of
the
four
foreign
ministers'
failure
to
reach
agreement
on
the
future
of
Germany.
PREMIER
KING
73
OTTAWA
Still
hale
and
hearty,
Prime
Minister
Mackenzie
King
today
celebrated
his
seventy-third
birthday
with
a
customary
working
day
including
an
early
start
at
his
office,
a
cabinet
meeting
and
attendance
in
Parliament.
CRASH
AT
TUCSON
TUCSON,
Arizona
Twelve
of
20
members
of
the
crew
of
a
Jamaica-bound
B-29
died
in
the
flaming
wreckage
of
the
four-enginetl
bomber
a
few
minutes
after
it
took
off
from
Davis
Monthan
field
last
night.
Unofficial
reports
said
TAXI
.
fc
IT
LilBlue
I
Phone
13!
mml
liTETsTAR
j
5l
U
K
AND
WHITE
CAKS
Publisheu
at
Canada's
Most
Strategic
Pacific
Port
"Prince
Rupert,
the
Key
to
the
Great
Northwest."
I
If
Cabs
i
VOL.
XXXVI,
No.
294.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
17,
1947
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
kAAAAAAAVi
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.'
Hirohito
Accepting
Responsi
o
American
Army
I
I
A
I
if.
I
Vessels
Adrift
and
w
ar
Japanese
Emperor
To
Appear
Before
Court
UNITKI)
PRESS
DISPATCH
FORECASTS
IMPORTANT
DEVELOPMENTS
AT
INTERNATIONAL
TRIBUNAL
IN
TOKYO
NEW
YORK
A
United
Press
dispatch
from
Tokyo
says
that
Emperor
Hirohito
will
appear
before
the
international
tribunal
next
week
to
accept
full
responsibility
for
the
decision
to
attack
Pearl
Harbor
and
the
war
against
the
United
States.
He
will
also
accept
responsibility
for
the
killing
of
the
TI.il..
f1lAtt
n,4
ft,
a
elAi.rrnt-
enng
oi
uninese
on
me
duuui
iroad.
He
will
contend
that
Japan's
war
was
a
defensive
one
resulting
from
what
was
considered
an
ultimatum
by
the
United
States.
IS
APPRECIATIVE
Union
Steamships
Wish
to
Retain
Support
and
Goodwill
Appreciation
of
support'
and
goodwill
of
Prince
Rupertand
all
coastal
points
In
the
endeavour
to
maintain
the
best
ser
vice
possible
under
present
con
ditions
Is
expressed
by
Union
Steamships
Ltd.
In
a
message
received
by
the
secretary
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
from
O.
McBean,
manag-,
ing
director
of
trie
company,
in
reply
to
representations
made
last
week
against
a
proposed
curtailment
In
coastal
service.
i
which
proposed
curtailment
has
j
now
been
repealed
by
the
com
pany.
-
J
.
.
.Mi
'
....
.u-.
V.-,'We-ful,y0Dreaate'your
..
ob
i.
We
are
busy.
ow.nd.wee
the
cabinet
wil,
probably
y.
eS
says
Mr.
McBean's
telegram.
going
to
be
busier."
said
Mr
Morison
as
he
paused
from
sorting
parcels
which
deluged
the
downtown
office
Tuesday
afternoon.
"So
far
we
are
handling
only
outgoing
mail.
At
the
end
two,
failed
a
few
minutes
after
!
Jasper,
the
westbound
passenger
.
.
I.
t
1.-1
1
-
the
la
J
take-off.
STALIN
IN
MOSCOW
MOSCOW
Premier
Stalin
returned
to
Moscow
today
from
a
holiday
in
the
south,
looking
"well,
tanned
and
rested."
He
will
be
62
on
Sunday
next.
Newsprint
Takes
Another
Advance
Further
Increase
In
the
cost
of
newspaper
production
is
involved
In
notification
received
by
the
Dally
News
yesterday
by
the
firm
which
supplies
It
with
white
newsprint
In
rolls
that,
effective
January
1,
there
would
be
an
Increase
of
$6
per
ton
in
the
price
of
such
paper.
Within
the
last
foyr
years
the
price
of
newsprint
has
advanced
100
percent.
There
have
been
successive,
heavy
advances
In
price
during
the
past
few
months.
confirming
the
previous
announcement
that,
Respite
operating
losses,
it
had
been
decided
to
keeD
the
steamer
Cassiar
on
the
present
run
to
the
Queen
'charlotte
Islands
and
to
main
tain
the
existing
weekly
service
along
the
coast
and
by
th?
steamers
Catala
and
Cardena.
The
steamer
Coqultlam
will
be
withdrawn
from
the
Vancouver-Prince
Rupert-Stewart
service
after
next
week's
voyage,
and
will
be
replaced
by
the
Catala.
The
Vancouver
-
Bella
Coola-Ocean
Falls-Prince
Rupert
ser
vice
will
be
carried
out
by
the
Cardena.
TRAIN
DELAYED
TWELVE
HOURS
ritOnvpH
IuipIvp
Vitmr.i
awaiting
wv.jv
-
-
-
a
flint
nnp
Plipinp.
allfl
DOSsiblv
llVta
trdncnnntlnpntnl
train
at
tram
wnicn.
was
scneauiea
tu
arrive
In
Prince
Rupert
at
10:45
last
night,
pulled
into
the
depot
here
at
11:35
this
morning.
Snow
conditions
In
the
Kam-
loops
division
south
of
Jasper
delayed
the
eastbound
trans
continental
train,
causing
the
connecting
train
to
Prince
Rupert
to
wait
at
Jasper
for
its
arrival.
There
have
been
no
delays-In
the
division
between
Prince
Ru
pert
and
Jasper,
Superintendent
C.
A.
Berner's
office
reported
this
morning.
There
ha3
been
considerable
snowfall
between
Terrace
and
McBrlde
but
this
has
been
taken
care
of
by
snow
plows
which
have
been
running
periodically
from
both
ends.
Tonight's
eastbound
train,
scheduled
to
leave
at
8
o'clock,
will
depart
on
time.
LONDON,
Wlmborne
House,
said
to
be
London's
largest
private
house,
was
sold
for
$1,000,00.
HIGH
SCHOOL
PLAYS
TONIGHT
AT
8
O'CLOCK
"The
Enchanted
Christmas
Tree"
"The
Fair
Maid
of
Fressingfjeld"
and
"The
Florist
Shop"
CIVIC
CENTRE
Reserved
Seats
75c
Rush
Scats
50o