Mfton
Ym
Want
A
TAXI
99
'"on,,.,
I'ih,..,
'
Hut,
.!
in
a
hurry
""If
i
Plane
mI
Care
and
last
Service
In
lh
Olty.
Ratea
Reasonable
VOL.
MY,
NO,
17
ROYAL
INVESTIGATE
BANK
AFFAIRS
-
what
he
knew
about
the
payment
Commlaalon
Will
Look
Into
f
IU,Py
j0
.
political
parlies.
Question
Whether
Repre-
Fnicsl
Miller,
counsel
for
Mr.
isolations
Wera
Made
;Hwer.
and
the
government
...
inuusel
objected
lo
till
an
being
tion
i
.
.
OTTAWA,
Feb.
25.
nn
incut
iu
deeided
The
iov-
lo
appoint
SUBSTRUCTURE
OF
TERRACE
BRIDGE
ABOUT
FINISHED
Hansen
A
Shockley
rill
ho
llii'iniKh
wllh
(licit-
ronliact
for
In-
subslrut'lure
r
Iho
Terrace,
2U.75;
I'l'i'lKe.
Mils
wiik
II
I
ieled.
SNVCll.
.
-
e
upproaclie
and
six
or
the
Ph'i
mo
uheady
flnisiied
ami
liiero
ieiualis
but
a
couple
or
o
''ityx
work
uii
Hie
Inst
pier
on
the
r-'pth
itdf
of
the
river.
'out
of
order
a
it
did
not
relate
to
the
definite
charge
in
the
conuuNriou.
MESSENGER
IS
ARRESTED
Bramwell
and
Two
Men
Living
at
His
Home
Held
for
Investigation
by
Police
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
25.
Walter
Sramwell,
52
years
of
ane,
the
messenger
for
the
Imperial
Bank
who
with
K,
Anderson,
manager
of
the
Falrvlew
branch
was
,held
up
and-
robbed
of
$32,000
on
Friday,
was
arrested
with
two
others
and
Is
being
held
for
Investigation
In
connection
with
the
case.
Charles
Greenwood,
37,
who
resided
at
Bramwell's
home
and
Bert
Smith
were
arrested.
Both
the
latter
are
lonoahoremen
and
are
being
held
for
Investigation.
WIRELESS
REPORT
(8
a.m.)
hinby
lland
-
0cical,
bar
oiueler.
20.K0;
temperature,
ea
suioolli.
J
lead
Tree
Point
Clear,
calm;
barometer.
20.70;
temperature,
35:
sea
smooth,
Hull
Harbor
Oxereasl,
calm;
banuneler.
2t).7H;
lenu.erture
12;
ea
snioolh;
H.p.in.
sjioke
sleamer
Auyox
lowing
Orancn
310
mile
from
Auyox
northbound.
(Noon).
Dlwby
Islaml
Cloudy,
calm;
haromeler,
20.H7;
lempeialiirc
15;
sea
smooth;
12.30
p.m.
spoke
.drainer'
Canadian
Scottish,
posi
Hun
H
ii.in.3H
miles
from
Prince
lluneil
inbound;
Princess
Mary
due
2.30
p.m.
northbound.
Dead
Tree
I'olnl
-
Cloudy,
calm;
barometer,
20.70;
tempera
line.
15;
sea
smooth,
Hull
Harbor
Cloudy,
Unlit
4oulliwe.il.
wind;
barometer
temperature,-
50;
light
HOCKEY
SCORES
Saturday's
Oames
ana
1,
Montreal
0.
DRYDOCK
READY
AT
VANCOUVER
IS
FOR
SMALL
SHIPS
1
YANCOCVKJI,
Fb..
25.
The
firl
m-cIIoii
uf
the
floating
drydock
built
by
(lie
Wallace
Shipbuilding
A
Drydock
Company
i
practically
complete
ami
will
be
ready
for
use,
pro
bably
this
week.
It
i
made
up
of
four
pontoon
and
will
be
capable
uf
ae-rnuimodalint:
ship
up
lo
5,1100
Ion
.
This
is
one-fourth
the
size
of
the
floating
dork
at
Prince
Ituperl.
,;;,;.
,u
worker's
body
i.
..
.i....
nutiiu
iini,
nrui
nu
i
uiu
iiinit,
mil
-
t
:r:,o:r,,.,r;ui;v
n:
.
.
.
is
found
in
stable
.....
hp
jufiiiinifiift
rniNii
i.
ii
tir.
gale
whether
Hi
I
lie
yrarK
um.i.
.,
'
,
'
,,
.
,
,
"
r"""'
IVIO
ami
tUtH
rcprcrnlalion
-Nf
tnado
to
the
dcpartinenl
of
",'
cre
.,'
condition
,.,..
que
hm
but
a
ru
ed
out
of
or-finance
tepecllnK
Iho
of
the
Home
Uank
and
If
"o
whal
,,cr
rcpurnltooi
ertf,iiado.
LITTLE
NATIVE
GIRL
PASSED
AWAY
SUNDAY
Elltabath
Tall,
Aged
9,
Daughter
of
Mr.
and
Mr.
Johnny
Talt,
Is
Dead
I
lial.rlh
lull.
ued
ilaili.-h.
lc-
of
Mr.
und
Mr..
Johnny
IViit,
nallve
111
Market
place,
died
)cterday
froui
liiber-tilosi.
The
little
Kirl
wit
bom
in
Port
Simp-o:ii
and
hud
tiutl
here
m'cii
j
cii
i'ii.
Ktmrral
itrtaiiBPiiieitls
ure
In
the
hand
of
the
It.C.
I
nder-taker.
AMERICAN
CONCERTS
FOR
BRITISH
PEOPLE
LONDON,
Feb.
25
The
trau-iiilsMnn
of
Americait
concerts
as
part
of
Die
icjfiilar
program
Tor
Hrili!.i
radio
faun
wa
uccc-ful
on
Saturday
nlphl.
A
PilN-burt?
concert
picked
up
al
Hin-niliuhill,
Surrey,
whh
lelephoiied
l'i
London
where
it
wn
liroad-CH'led
throughout
the
Ilritlli
Me,
DELIVER
IMERCHANdTsE
REPARATIONS
ACCOUNT
COIILKN.,
Feb.
'.'5.
-
The
in-ler.tllifii
coinmixalou
unnounced
that
it
hud
Mlpned
aKieenienlK
'fth
a
nuinber
of
Industrial
roup
In
Hhinelaud
includiim
lrick,
tile
and
cemenl
work
tin
iW
which
the
mcrehandUe
will
be
delivered
on
reparuliom
account.
VIcmiltA.
Feb.
S
of
Alleli
lllrkhead,
it
fariit
uurki-r
wu
found
in
u
lalile
oil
Ihc
Me-
l'al.h
farm
near
Palmer.
Oeuth
wu
ilue
to
hanging.
Iliikheud
came
from
Insle-
uoimI,
Ontario,
about
ix
mouth
,iro
and
wa
2J
yi-ari
of
age.
SATURDAY
FOOTBALL
IN
THE
OLD
COUNTRY
LONDON.
Feb.
25.
A
soccer
iraine
wit
played
mi
Saturday
between
the
Old
tUieltouiaus
and
Woolwich
Arsenal
in
which
the
former
xeored
25
uallisl
thf
Ar-
eual's
II.
In
the
F.tiKlish
cup
lie
eries
Walford
scored
0
and
Newcalle
I
GORMAN
OF
ST.
JOHN
COMMISSION
The
bixlv
SKATING
CHAMPION
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
PHINCK
niM'KUT,
D.C.MOMVW,
FKHHUAHY
2o,
102.,
OPENS
te
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-
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KIBbBBbH
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aV
TJe
llusiau
ice
k!iliiiK
clianipiou,
Mel-inkuv,
i
looked
upon
us
one
llje
specd-icsl
in
the
game.
He
hu-
bren
timed
in
id
Seconds
for
the
500
metres
ditanee.
Arrangements
Complete
for
Scottish
Settlers
to
Locate
in
this
Province
VICTOHIA.
Feb.
2.V
Definite,
urraiiseineuls
for
II'
finaiiT
ciug
of
Hie
moveniciil
of
fishernicii
from
Hie
Hebrido
llauils
to
Hie
sellleiiienlt
of
Hie
HnlMi
Columbia
coast
have
been
cIoed
by
Hon.
T.
D.
PaltulUi
who
cabled
Ageul
(ietieral
Wade
rtt
lite
wek
end
uiiuoiiiiriug
that
Hie
Pitivincial
(iuvcriniieiit
would
ad
VpM
UXurtn't
eirevlatlM
1,tOS.
SUMt
til
MO.
AT
The
Latest
In
Restaurant.
BOSTON
GRILL
Third
Avanue.
Best
of
Food
Good
Service.
Private
Boxes
for
Parly
Use.
"Taka
Har
to
Tha
Soaton."
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
VICTORIA
LABOR
LEADERS
DECLARE
DOCKERS
STRIKE
ENDED
FOLLOWING
BALLOT
Royal
Commission
Probing
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern
Charges
Opens
but
does
not
get
very
far
vurroitiA.
Feb.
v.v
-Tlio
iloyul
Commit.""'!!
invcsliguliiw
II...
Ihn-ifii.
fipoiil
!.'
I
pit
Itnitu-iiv
rhnrirp
bv.
the
Provincial
Parly
lii'l
n'l
Hl
very
for
Ihi
morning.
Al
llis
opening
Hirj
(Jin
rift
Topper
for
Hie
Provincial
Parly,
complained
llial
(Ion-
!
cral
Mclliif,
Ihc
llnnl
parly
leader,
liuil
been
subjected
In
grui
personal
ullat-ks
ly
member
of
th
goveriinnul
and
lie
proposed
lo
call
(iciicrul
Mcllae
for
iiivcllffaliun.
Objection
wen
mudcj
ly
opposing
counsel
nd
.Mr.
Julice
Ualliher
said
llicre
wu
no-.
Hi
i
ii
fr
tn
Ills
commission
culling
for
the
examination
of
Mcltae,
I
.
I..
(I.
.MrPliilllp
f'f
I
lie
third
I
'party
sousht
to
prove
tin1
charge
jgaiul
William
Sloan
ami
W.
J.
!l.ovyrr
of
liav
inU
receivt-d
moiiry
for
campaign
purpose
from
tin
!
railway
company.
lie
called
Ueneral
ft-Itae.
nnd
aked
hiinl
LAKF.
PLACID.
Feb.
25.
Charles
(iormau
of
St.
John
won
Hie
international
skating
chain
piim-lilp
on
Salitnday
coeriug
three
mile
in
H
minules
IC
3-3
econd.
LUMBER
EXPORT
WAS
DOUBLE
YEAR
1922
VICTOIUA,
Feb.
23.
lliitlsh
Columlda
slifiieul
of
water-bourno
lumber
lo
overseas
mar
ket
totalled
531,707,132
board
feel
last
year,
aij
increase
of
01
ler
cent
over
iv;-
Miipmeni.
AIR
MAIL
SERVICE
FAIIIHANKS.
Feb.
25.
All
aeroplane
mail
service
was
sun
cesfully
iuauguraled
lliursday,
between
Fairbanks
and
Mcdralh.
PLANT
WAS
BURNED
FA'ANSVILLi:.
Feb.
25.
Kelsay-Huru
milling
plant
burned
down
lal
nlghl,
The
wit
the
damage
uuiounling
to
?500,000.
Victoria
1
complaining
dial
while
Prince
Ituperl
ami
other
coasl
points
are
inoluded
in
Ihc
charl
of
weather
statistics
the
capilal
eily
that
boasts
of
having
the
only
real,
climate
oi(
tie
coast
I
often
excluded,
Steps
will
bo
taken
to
hnvo
the
con-d
Ii
i
ivi.ioJ.ed.
vance
progress
loans
up
lo
ismii
per
iimtilv
lo
me
iienrioes
In
uilditioit
lo
die
amount
(he
II.
C
Ooverumeiil
loans.
Hie
Imperial
Omcriinienl
will
advance
a
similar
amount.
Selllci
will
be
given
liourisites
on
the
coal
and
on
Hie
Islands
where
llicy
may
engage
iif
fishing
ami
farming.
Union
Leaders
Call
off
Strike
Dockers
in
Britain
Following
Vote
Taken
in
Ports
Yesterday
LONDON,
Feb.
25
(noon)
A
conference
of
dock
workers
today
called
off
tha
dockmen's
strike,
which
has
been
In
progress
since
February
16.
LONDON,
Feb.
y."
a.m.
There
is
every
prospect
that
Die
strike
will
be
ended
loday
and
work,
in
the
pons
be
resumed
on
Thursday.
At
Liverpool,
(ilagow,
Hrilol,
Hull,
Hie
dockers
vti
led
slrongly
yesterday
in
favor
of
acceptance
of
the
Isrms
of
fered
by
the
employers..
Conditions
in
London
are
less
certain.
nine
Liiioii
men
held
a
meeting
umj
resolved
lo
sink?
lor
nan
a
crown
advance.
II
is
said,
however,
that
their
action
would
not
prevent
a
general
sell
lenient
if
the
remainder
of
the
ports
came
into
line.
Tho
lerms
granted
are
considered
very
favorable
to
the
men.
With
an
additional
shil
ling
a
day
lo
be
granted
next
June
they
.w
ill
be
earning
twelve
shillings
daily
and
there
will
be
tm
reduction,
even
though
(lie
cost
of
living
-drops.
A
committee
will
be
appointed
with
an
independent
chairman
nominated
by
tho
minister
of
Labor
to
dexelupv
und
extend
plan
for
the
registration
and
decasualUatioii
recommended
by
Lord
Shaw's
couimillee
of
in-iliry
in
1020,
but
never
given
effect.
HEAD
OF
SALVATION
ARMY
REFUSES
TITLE
LONDON,
Feb.
25.
H,ls
understood
that
Commissioner
Lamb
of
the
Salvation
Army
has
do
Pued
au
"ffc
uf
kiiitfWUood,
BRAKEMAN
KILLED
)
SHIPYARD
WORKERS
THREW
DOWN
TOOLS
SOUTHAMPTON,
Feb.
25.
Five
thousand
shipyard
workers
Ihrew
down
their
tools
on
Saturday
to
maintain
a
demand
for
an
advance
of
17
shillings
weekly.
They
represent
all
skilled
workers
in
dozens
of
unions.
As
a
result
of
tlie
action
of
the
men
almost
the
whole
shipyards
hero"
are
brought
lo
u
t
REYELSTOKE
TODAY
Many
New
Voters
are
on
List
Which
has
Been
Completed
in
Readiness
for
Beer
Plebiscite
The
voters'
list
for
the
forthcoming
beer
plebiscite
closed
al
midnight
on
.Saturday
evening
with
ome
10U
or
5U0
addi
tional
names
having
been
placed
on
the
lil
for
Prince
Hup3rt
uiid
.Mackenzie
ridings
for
wiiicli
Prince
llnpert
is
the
head
office.
There
will
be
a
court
of
revision
on
April
7,
the
same
dale
on
which
registration
for
Ht3
ordinary
provincial
vulers'
list
closes.
The
court
of
revision
or
the
laller
will
be
held
oa
May
lo.
Waller
Oale,
deputy
registrar,
who
is
in
charge
uf
the
record-
iiif
fur
I
lie
lists,
explained
that
it
is
not
necessary
for
those
w
ho
voted
at
the
last
provincial
dec
lion
in
this
district
lo
register
here
agrain.
Their
names
automatically
go
on
the
list.
It
is
necessary,
however,
for
those
which
i
divided
from
Prince
Ituperl
.on
the
west,
a
short
way
out
of
the
city
and
on
the
cast.
from
Omiueca
just
west
of
Telk-
.
fl..lr...t
i,.
I
firpuftn
1
1
,i
1
1
(in
FIRPO
KNOCKED
r.
ll
.
inn.
"
,,i
ai.i,
u
v,
a.ub..
..v..,
,
,
Smither
and
Telkwa
and
Prin-
OUTOPPONENT
who
did
not
vole
al
lal
election,1
T
"
,
thoe
who
have
been
transferred
0e
wn
("for
m.gnij
fron
one
district
to
another,
new
Bod
Blow
of
Srgantlna
'ilieiii.
etc.
lo
register.
This
r,l,l,r
'tpplies
likewise
to
the
beer
pic-
,,T'
iiM-ili.
lisk
which
ha
luVl
bppn'
HULNOS
AHlh!,
tvv
v
closed,
and
the
ordinary
,isl.
Rupert
Headquarters
OpiupA
Itiifkprl
I
hpn.lnil
i.p.in.i
3.--LuW
Firpo
knocked
out
Farmer
Lodge
in
the
fifth
round
of
a
fifteen
.Piopa
round
bout.
Tbe
knockout
blow
...
.u,
.....
"
,
i
t
,i.
i.a.i..
Tor
Prince
lluporl
and
Mackenzie
wa
13
"
7
n,,..-i
;.i:
and
was
preceded
by
a
left
to
the
uii
i
it
i
i
iiiv.tr
nui't
it
i
miiu
-
.
m
,
ft'
ouge
nau
to
oc
rarneu
i0
include
Ibi
city,
Tsimpsean
Pcnsinula,
Porchcr,
Pitt
and
the
h,s1.corncr-
,.
,.
,
,
Ouec,
Charlotte
Mand.
Mac-',,
Ua-J''f
1
"f"
W"lS
"a'1
enzic-vhlch-ls-
sai-atM-
from
"
Prince
Jluperl
by
the
Southern
in?
,
'"a,'',
Hr"us
end
of
Ske.-ua
district,
includes
m,f"'
r,"t-
.
Ocean
Fall.
Hella
Hella.
Ilclla
Lo'.,SP,
l,,ok
1
,c,
af
e'e
!"
Coola.
and
Powell
Iliver.
Skeena,
'
"
nit-
rujirs.
lit"
.-t-nrvfij
laiiucu
a
blow
that
the
Argentiliiait
seemed
to
feel.
Lodge
wa
twice
floored
beffiri
Hie
knoekoot.
I
Firno
weighed
218
and
Ills
op-
ce
lloyal
Mand,
Surf
Inlet
and
,...,..,
nnwrtnrt
'
Swanson
Hay
on.
Hie
coast.
Tho
LAnADlAIl
oLUlllJIl
head-'ollicc
for
Skeena
is
Smith-j
CVDCfTCn
UfCnKICCnAV
er.i
which
i
also
bead
oluce
for,
CATCtlEU
VTCUIlUUAI
u
Omincca
which
includes
a
largo
.
?.
terrilory
east
of
Skeena
taking
Vessel
Will
Go
on
Dry
Dock
For
in
Hums
Lake,
Fort
Fraser,
Van-i
Inspection
Following
Report-
.
derhoof,
Francois,
Ootsa
and,
ed
Grounding
In
Orient
Sliiarl
Lakes
and
the
llabine
dis-
c
Iriet.
Al
!
i
ii,
with
head
ofllee
at
C.O.M.M.
sleamer
Canadian
nyox,
s
largely
the
same
as
It
Scottish
is
exfiecled
in
port
front..
wu
before
redistribution.
ANGLICANS
OPPOSED
TO
OPEN
BAR
SAYS-
REV.
DEAN
QUAINTON
YICTOHIA,
Feb.
25.
"While
the
best
method
of
preventing
the
improper
use
of
liquor
is
(o
create
a
strong
public
sentiment
against
unlawful
Iraflic
and
against
the
abuse
of
lawful
privileges,
the
means
of
enforcing
the
law
should
be
improved,"
said
Dean
Ouainton
al
Hie
Anglican
Synod
here.
It
wa
rc-
the
Orient
about
noon
on
Wed-
'
Inesday.
S.hc
will
enter
the
dry
Jdock
for
inspection.
V.
A,
.Wallace
of
Vancouver,
representative
i
of
the
underwriters,
arrived
from
the
south
last
uighl
to
inspect
tlio
vessel
whiich,
it
is
reported,
bad
a
grounding
on,
the
other
side.
WOMAN
IN
LONDON
KILLED
HERSELF
AND
TWO
CHILDREN
coininend.Ml'Hiat
all
Hie
police
lower
of
Westminster
Abbey.
rorees
in
the
Province
should
be
280
feet
to
the
ground
and
then
rc-organized
and
consolidated
plunged
to
the
pavement
herself,
Inlo
one
body,
whose
jurisdiction
falling
near
the
dead
bodies
of
should
cover
not
only
the
un-jher
children,
organized
districts
but
also
tho
eil.es
and
rural
municipalities
.EMBARGO
ON
CATTLE
i
lie
oeao,
pi'uiwiiH
lur
uiv
riininiillcp.
said
that
they
were
-
"
Juiianimms
in
their
opposition
to
jthc
open
bar.
lis
abolition
re-
.presenled
a
real
advance.
Hut
LONDON,
Feb.
25.
An
unknown
woman
threw
a
girl
of
five
and
a
baby
Iny
from
the
bell
COMING
FROM
STATES
OTTAWA,
Feb.
25.
An
em
bargo
has
been
placed
on
cattle
there
was
still,
the
committee
,he
,B,eil
of
California,
(lliougl.l,
an
excessive
consump-1,
.,.,.
and
Nevulltt
hy
,hQ
lion
of
alcoholic
liquor,
and
in
Ibis
connect
ion
the
report
added::
"It
musl
be
a
very
dilll-cult
thing
to
resist
the
temptation
to
encourage
the
salo
of
alcoholic
liquors
when
its
profits
were
devoted
to
the
lightening
of
the
burdens
of
taxation."
lU;Vi:LSTOKH,
Feb.
25.
J,
.11,
A
daughter
McKay
of
Knderby,
a
brakeman,'
Prince
wa
killed
al
Three
Valley
litis
on
February
morning,
Hie
train
passing
overjS,
Doiron,
U
body
and
culling
It
In
two.
jWest.
BIRTH
Dominion
(lovernment
following
confirmation
of
an
outbreak
uf
hoof,
and
mouth
diseases
in
Alameda
County,
California.
FIRE
DESTROYED
TOWN
OF
STAYELEY
CALUAUY
Fell.
25.-
Ure
razed
was
born
al
the
seventeen
.buildings,
almost
Hie
Hupert
General
Hospital
,enllre
business
district
of
Slave-
21,
to
Mr,
and
Mrs.jpy,
73
miles
south'
of
here
yes-270
Fifth
Avcnuo
Icrday
morning,
the
daiiuige
be-
tin?
estimated
at
i200t6ou.