YWCUIYKM. Dc 2 . Another hold bank robben was oil here -I t nhi afternoon but only :i5 wu secured. Filleting Hie ll.nik of Xovh Scotia at the corner of Davie cid Oniiivill'- Slrccl. lone ImikIII u voiing unma.kod man i-iwiv wulked to I he teller", rugc and hrescnled u slii. on which THIS SLEUTH Prohibition Commissioner Portland Apologltes for Raid Made on British Steamer J'M.A XI. lU-i- .'o I.iurge -llll.' il iillllil! Inn (III- 1 1 '.i. Mlm on V iiliiesday ') :h ntllccr in a raid oni l!llil vee I i union Mer-j - f i nV a ipiii'lily of I hi. - nU"r iiitil wfio n Tlinr- (! i h.'igi'il by Ho f"K-ml to(m wiii illeynl "arrb ini-. i.ii t'rfciay apiwarmJ Hie I n 1 1 imI Sliilr. Allor-i 'iki' ami a.irw.1 ( return I Minor it I'd mill iiUn In a letter f Mpotoio lo ijip-x'tdcrtoti ii lid tin- owner of -.1. rr admitted ihal lie had -'; view of III power r iirnliiliiiinii i'iiiini.ion-I iilin t It at In. i .ii.l vn. not il Oil Bl' i- rli-nei- nf IhW .' i: Py ! i i" i ' i Hit rt h or , :sf l In' . ' WORLD FLIGHT BEING PLANNED Another Attempt to Fly Around j World Undir British Ausploes Next Year Being Considered Speri'ul to laily New I.UXDOX. ee. it) Aliolhei r nipt In fly iiroiihil Hie world ' H probably bn mude under It: iin aiipicp next year. TIim ine ll 1 expected that the al- tii lit will receive the a!ituu'C r Hie goernnrenl which wu not uecordwl lo Hie ill-fuli'd Sluarl MacLiHi.n cvpedltion Inst year. Vnady Hie lloyiil Air Force is icieitlinjf .eir in the matter "d lenlaiixc 11I1111. hae been nlliiiicei. 'I'lie iuetlion of ruuli " (in tiiipoiliiiil one and, while I"' emirne followed by McLaren iuiy he Ihe route again. Ihcru Id ' I'OKsthilily Hull Hie ilirecilim "ay be I'liaiiged mid thai Hie avi-aiuri iiuilcrliiking Hie gltrbe-pn- "Ifng fliyht nmy go went iu-"tcad of rasl. SESSION ENDED AT NOON FRIDAY Ltflislaluro Prorogued, Prlvato Members Leavo Victoria to Spend Christmas at Homes VK'TOIIIA. Dee. 20. I.lM'1-1,.1 .....1 ,,l r'iiui nil' 111 111 iiu ui'ii ill- m-'v , Xaliunal Hallways .y.lcm. If ueli a wad were eon.lructcil Ihe mhaugen that would accrue to il and to all concerned by it continual ion lo lljiler are loo oh-iou. In reipiire elaboration. Of cour.e, Alaska wi.hen Ihe pro-jotft well, nnd Hie Juneau Chamber of Commerce did the right I hi n 1.' in e.x pr ..I tig its approval of Hi pwjil. ,. "II i difficull lo it ce liow Ala-ka can further Hie project beyond wi.hing it well, endorsing il and hurrahing for il. bill uu-Iniiiiliilly .he will do all those with cnthu.iiinn and without . fTi'i'iiit i'ii'(vaiiiiu ui any kind." BOOZE KILLS MANY PEOPLE Poison Holiday Liquor Is Being Sold In New York City NEW YORK, Dec. 20 Poison holiday liquor caused 31 deaths In New York City since December 1, Dr. Charles Nor-rls, chief medical health officer, reports. Officials have been unable to trace from whom the liquor was bought. II Is feared that the alcohollo death toll will mount steadily throughout the holiday fes-tlvlllss. BIO BOAT RACE I.ONHON, lire. 20. The date for next year's boa I nice, iu which Oxford and Cnpibridge renew I heir si niggles for rowing honor, has been scl for Sat- Jurday, March 2H. i FIRE AT TRAIL j TU.UL. Dec. 20. - Fire lust The night destroyed lliu receiving noon bins at tho r.iuu plant of Hie veslcrdiiy 1(pU, by Unlay. Hie most Trail smeller uiul Hie Canadian (lie pilvale luemliers were oui raciuo iresue cminecieu un-u 'f Hie eily; pu, their way lo their j'l'lie loss was 25.000. '''xpeelivc ImiiieH Tor Ihe Oh rid- " "i'i) holiday. ' Adorliso In Ihe Daily News. 25 TAXI nnd BOSTON GRILL Ambulance Large Upstair Dining Hall, Service with newly laid dancing f.oor for hire. Suitable for Anywhere at Anytime. dances, banquets and wedding Sttnd Royal Hotal, 3rd Ave. partio. and 6th 8t. MATT VIDECK, Prop. PRINCE' RUPERT For rates, apply to Boston drill, Third Ave. Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone 457. VUl XIV NO 'J'j IHtlXCr" HI. I'r'ltT. H.C. HATt HDAY DKCKMHKH 20. y. TltWr day's Clrcicitlon 1702. trt 43. PRICE FIVE CEN13. rn nk fi a mi in m THREATEN "'it; WITH REVOLUTION AN01HER BOLD ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ROB VANCOUVER BANK YESTERDAY Lone Bandit Demands $7,000 But Is Given ' Only $365 by Teller LUMBER MARKET Immediate Improvement Is Pre dicted by Victoria The lumber business of Unlisli Columbia, which ha been in Hie doldrums for (he past nix month, after n period of un precedcuied prosperity shows sign of picking up according lo v. wr.ucn r..v hit .even thousand do ar.." Tin. S. W . Ha foe of Victoria, an au- r iv oni u pur.t.ii package of five dollar 'bill. coulaiiiiiiL' :i(i.j :Hiorily on the ilual ion. ft: the bandit -.i'd .mil wulked leisurely out. jumped . r(. an1 F.xpolers who have been slrut:- uiiiniimiiiie mill escaped. iKiing uganisi anverse roinlitious, I - I including falling market and j News of this robbery was re- ("I""? prices, me more hopeful r.-iwil ly Sei-ireanl llailpv .if fl.e'ns lo lire fulure uullook of Hie city police last night over hi jinduslry than Ihey have been for ! radio set. Isninc lim. Oiierics from foreign inipurlrs indirate Ihat from now i A! 4WA wnm n phffr Iom win a wl,;a, it iiuuiii viaui opmcnl holh in the demand for FOR NflRTHFRN 11NF prodm-i of the r..r...i of the vll I1VII I llulul LiIMIj , Juneu Paper Says It Can do No i thing But Hurrah and Wish Project Well protiiir and iu price... In n few year Ihey exprcl lo ee (he .proviiiee Hie centre of the great -'e! evporl trade on Hie i Tlie deelopuieil in tin' export Hi.ru. ..i.g ti pr.,,..a to build ill,Mll,pr ,n,r- Mnee pre-war day rmlwv lo Hfwatl and lller. 1....1 i. iii...i-..ii j.. r.. by way of Hie Hear Hher from! t ..... . enee lo .hillliiiis fivnre. In til int.. flu.lA luumiit. i.K-lti., I.. II... 4n- i.mi.ir WiWi '.Mhiwit. oftlHpH.vlwfl.wereblr i.ri u ii(i- iimi our irfina lian frietnl. may be abt In bring about I be roititlriieliou of a railroad from 1'orlland Cnnal eastward In connect with either Ihe ' Mim.limi Pacific or the Canadian to handlu tlie bli-iiH'.-,,IuHiiK lln IvtS sea.on, whirl, repre sented Ihe intak of the luuibrr export trade (he rut was 11 III- rlenly large In pwtidc btisinesi for IUIsleuiner.. Impwemeuts jin the value of sterling, il is anticipated by the trade, will azniii make of Australia one or (he lvl iimi most eonsislenl markets fur Hie product of the H.C. mills. In the past normal demands of Japan have exceeded Ihose of Ihe L'niled .Stales, bul Ihe exchaliKc situation has been working against the Japanese buer who has had lo pay 37.50 of his money fur .'iu worth o' Canuiliau lumber. New Zealand Trade Present indications in the lumber trade arc thai business with New .ealand is due for a pick-up although llrilish Columbia expoi'lers object to having to make u-o uf American .shipping board e...els lo carry lumber lo Ihat market. Itu.iness with South Africa will improve al-Ihoiinh Sweden is a .strong .competitor iu that market and il is dilllcull to gel a satisfactory volume of orders at any time. Whcir Irausportiiliou facilities are improved the east coast of S01III1 America is going to bo a big market fur the lumber of this province, while China is expected to be in Ihe market for big orders hs soon as the political silualtun settles down. CROPS IN RUSSIA FAIL AND IT WILL NECESSARY IMPORT MOSCOW, Dee. 20. -Owing lo die failing beck crop, III Sovic government lias authorized tho importation of three million pounds of sugar from Ihe Uniled Slides. Ceeho-Slovakia and Hug Intnl. II will also likely lie neces sary lo import considerable grain. PASSES EXAMINATION At Ihe. recent examinations of tho 11,0. Institute or Chartered AccouiilanU (ieorge Kuril", jr. of Prince Uupert, was among the successful candidates in passing Ihe. Intermediate lixaminatioii. An appealing pnrlr.nt i tin late.l of Hie Hon. AHmki and Margaret Hove lliilliveu. Iwui daughters of Mnjor-lieneral l.onl Itiilhven. 'coiiimaiidiiig Loudon troops. The sislers weii' presenled Ihi sea-on. If STRIKE OVER Newly Formed Union and Coal Companies Siq"n Four Year Agreement FERNIE, Dec. 20. Following an overwhelming vole of acceptance at a miners' mass-meeting on Tuesday night, tho newly formed B.C. Miners' As-soc'atlon, a breakaway from the American Federation, on Friday slqned a new scale of wages for four years with tho Crows' Nest Pass Coal Company and the Coal Creek mines. The mines will reopen on Monday with full crews. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL ! ENGLISH LEAGUE Division I. rsenal 0. Leeds 1.1. Aston Yil'a .. Iliiruley II. tlackburu II. :t. Canlirr City 1. Itury 0. Vel Itrotnwicli 2. Ilud.lersrield I. I'revlon I). Liverpool 0. Hollnii (I. Manchester 2, Iticmlughaiu 2. Newcastle I. Notts County 0. Nolls Forest I. Tottenham 0. Sheffield I. F.verlon I. West Ham I. Sunderland t. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division I. berdeen 3, Third Lanark 1. ltic 0. Hamilton 2. owilenbcalh L Ayr United 2. Oundee .1, AirtlriiHinihn 2. libernians 5. SI. .lohnslone .0. Kilmarnock :t. llailh Hovers 0. Motherwell 0. Hearts 0. Partick 2. Falkirk 0. Oueen's Park 0. Morion . St. Mirren I. Itanirers t. FRANKIE NEILL DIESJN SOUTH Was Once a Famous Professional Boxer and Met Attcll For World's Featherweight Titlo In 1902 VAXCOI YKII. Dec. 20 J-'runUe Xeill, once a famous professional fenlhenvcighl boxer, died here, yesterday afternoon of pneumonia. He rVachcd Ihe penk of his boxing career In 1902 when he met Abe Allell for the world's cliampionship. : -V-Wf JJNEWBANTAM- - WEIGHT CHAMP. XKW YOHK. Dec. 20. -Fit. Caiuionbull Mult ill oT llrooklyu won Hie bali-tauiweight boxing championship of the world last niiilil by outpointing Abe (olslein of New York in a fifteen hound bout. NEW INDIAN Rumors of Red Outbreak Are Rife in Paris and Warnings Are Voiced by Authorities I'AltlS, Dee. Humors or u -'Hed devolution" on Christinas he have been life during Hie past few days. The iiiillini ilies m e not n liioeli Piiiicerneil nvi.p I In- ulli.iri.il t.l..li;,.. -. . - ... . . . -, ' ' - V. U.IVQVV U,,IIQ us over the spreading of such reports. The police promise rigorous prosecution willi llic expulsion of foreigner und those who arc found guilly of disseniinaling such rejorls. . . The opposition press continues to warn against Communist aetivilies. Accounts of a plot for Ihe seizure of Amiens are printed in Labonle paper.. OLD PORTLAND CANAL ' TUNNELS MAY RESUME Company Known as Phoenix Silver Mines has been Formed in Victoria to Continue Work A company known a the Phoenix Silver Mines Ltd. has been incorporated in Victoria to continue development work on the old Portland Canal Tunnels which was started during the original boom In Mewarl some twelve, years ago. ltecent devel- yopinent . in (he lilacier Creek iieiuliliortiooil has prompted the ln.ieMhat I licxtriiMual pHiji-et of the tunnel was well conceived. .The location of the claims is 'mosl promising. Hie group be- ing across filaeier Creek from the Duuwell mine. An eminent engineer is lo be employed lo pass upon the whole situation ; and. upon hi advice, work will ibe prosecuted. The new company has the fol- ; low inn directors: Ueorze W. Mit ichell. Otto Nelzer. Dr. C. Denlon Holmes and Thomas Mercer. II K. Iluuiiings is financial agent. The capitalization is 500,000. fnilNni i nR? FORD SALES NOT wu"v,M"",ui SO HIGH IN 1924 irUrllnna Tnnk Plgro at U II bat la i ti.1. vA,..u n in. .Decline Recorded In Quantity of December 10 uncap uars rui uuv ana Sold Indian Airenl W . K. (.ollisun.i , ,. , . , , 1 roril .Motors of Cauaua ex- ccompauied by 1. Dominion L011-1 , , , ,, . , , stable A. .1. Walkinson. returned . J'' a '"11su,7. tut. he power boat Paehena yes-l"'- ' ttr1 1.,,Iia,r ,U,fr , ot . ,C r!?Hl teiilay uriernoon from Kitkalla V';1"'? arter Residing oxer the elcclion wrre l?Ji .''V01'" wllli and I0..00 15.- ,.r .i:.iiv.. ,.rri....... r,.r 11... e...,..!l",""l""',' illir k il'IK 'I'llO f j kl Ii itl'i 11 IT I'tkllll- 1.1 respeenveiy, a year ago. in ,,,,4P 0ures export totalled eillAr wee.. ..l.-rle,!- Cliler Councillor - John Xcl-'f5"16; v or . lir t't'1,,l of - Ilnl.'il .ill.w :i iivmiiiI II .!.'! itl 7 .-- son. , Councillor. Job Spencer,', ,er u,;o,ul e 1 l" tie.. Wriul.i. ilswal.l Tolniie. Ur MUarler of preceding fiscal October sales, and n...i.v Hewn. Ariimr i.PVli. foreign Henri' Wall jdoineslic, of l.ltMJ units and pro- wiis elecled al (ireenxille on iun of n,r,,,,t n'1"'""1- ' "-December 10 Toe the ensuing, ",0" win' uw n,u,or c,,r miu,u-vear: raclurers, deciid improvement Chief Councillor Leonard i! ia l"'Pt,, f"f immediate Douglas. i fulure. according to Ihe sales de-Councillors Lazarus Moody, PU'DiiiMit. Clias. Leesou, (leu. Martin Oil-1 tort. Thos. Hryaii. John Oreen' A! ASICAM FKHINP. i Nelson. W Jeffreys I Albert Stephens and Oswald i Alexander were appointed village I constable .4 and VV. Stephens was appointed secrelary-lreasurer. Mr. Collison sttite Hint the REGULATIONS ARE NOT NECESSARY JlNKAl. Dee. 20. New UNEMPLOYED Men Who Can't Get Work to be Given Proper Christmas Dinner (ireat preparations are being made by Hie Salvation Army to. give the unemployed a real old fashioned Christmas dinner. Many of them are men away from home, possibly some ani 1 drifters, but Christmas is ihe lime when people preach good will, and lalMad chi In order - to eoabre,4he halva- tion Army to carry on this work some funds are necessary. Money given voluntarily Is worth twice as much as that gouged from people by paid canvasser.. Cash, for (he purpose . Inay b.fl ten at (tin Malty 'News office nr. sent lo the Salvation Army hcad-ipiarlers. In any case it will be acknowledged through COUNTRY-WIDE this paper. Followiug Is the list so J rar: Daily Xews, A. MrKinley F. T. lluduian . Mrs. II. Dent "In His .Name" Friend $5.00 I . 5.00 I 2.00 r 2.00 2.00J 2.00J SEARCH IS ON Effort Being Made to Apprehend Bandits who Robbed Georgia Banks and Fired Valleyvlew .1 (SAINKSYILLK, Georgia, Dec. 20. -A rountry-wblo search is proceeding for the robber band which looted vaults uf Hie First National Hank and the First (iuaranty Stale Hank at Valley-view and set fire to the buildings lliousiug UUU.-.HII, the 1111; batiks uuiiks A.UU..1IIU causing a d loss IU9S I I ,. - a , r .., l,v i- iii.lli.v- ioucuuu ui .i,"iu, ' coinpurvu wuu , .... ei letarj W. Unite). 1-.,- ...... .. ... of over ?I20,0()0. Hie robbers rieaurer Councillor Walt. llou.stahlr do. Shaw. Greenville Council f l ' 1 .1 iiiiij II till 1 . M UIIMfi I IVIII V 111 io.no 1,1,0 respectively ... ....... ,.,. , lasi i.j scaped with lttO,oou In cash. October, year. While i.r 1. ri... 1 mi..!,.., 1...; 1 I xiuimuu r I I I I Ulllll M I IH3 1- regislereil regislereil ellect eHect or of il... r.. ii. .i.,,- ....ii... il ness rcces GREAT BRITAIN AND REPARATION Note to be Forwarded to United Slates In Hope of Solving Problem ! LOXDOX, Dec. 20. Ureat Hrilaiu is expected to make a detailed reply to Ihe Uniled I Slates on reparations claims. It fish-jwill .suggest a solution of the. inajonly of (he Indians are now ; ing t-egulations applying toi problem in leriils aeeiptable to ui uonie 111 ine villages lor 1110 souineasiern Alaska ure un-t'hristmas and New Year feslivl- i necessary and destructive of ull ties ami generally speaking are hope of the herring industry prosperous. A number of II10 na lives have been employed iu con nection with Ihe clam, illmrinc Mayor (iullatas of Douglas told Ihe Chamber, of Coinnyrc'e here. couunitlee was named to pre fer the Mlllerd Cannery at Seal, pare a urotesl for Hove. I lo Secretary Hoover. submission (real llriltiiu ami will include all demands of Ihe United Slales. Tho motorship Prince of Wales, Capl. Fowler, is due iu port this aflernoon Troiii Ketchikan with a carload of frozen llsh for the "loyal Fish Co.