25 TAXI and Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime. Stand Royal Hotel, 3rd Ave. and 6th St. MATT VIDCCK, Prop UNEMPLOYMENT IN VANCOUVER Situation Has Become Such that Provincial Government Is Asked to Give Relief W'.ol VI ll. he. Ill- ..iiiirii )iiciilnv unaiii-ily mloiilcil rcsoluliuii call-in Hie inyiucil jiiivern- i i io iniitiguMile measures in ilmiely to lake care nf lh ini'lntiiieiil nilUaHon here. Xo - 1 1 1 a it I moo Mintle men ha' -.''I I In- relief oIVIck dui ina in -i Hi H i liny. Hie rounrtl il Mo- n-lief .lejiarliiienl In i. .ill dole issues to in-1 mi Sunday inglil. FIRE LOSS IN CITY IS LIGHT Department Responded to 49 Alarms During 1924 and $4,334.92 Damage was Dono lui ni Hie vein- m.'t I lie city ' iit ilepai'lllienl re. -.pi Hided to PJ '.ill-, tin- lulal diimiiKc itiiioiinl-"fr to t,:iUl.'.tl' fully coveted by '"Mintuec. Jiiii liiosl M't'toUH f"'e r Ihe year was on July S when a bliuc al 8 Hi Coniux Avo. did ilmniiHi) In 11 xlenl of 3,- ;H.r( covei-i'd by insurance. In Ihe month nT heeeiulier Ihe deiuiitiU.ai uiixtsered fite alariua mi hiss being siislaineil. LEAVES SOON Mt:i(HllA. hee. al. I'redeiick A Pauline, the new Agent Oeti-ft'nl al Loudon for H.H. whose 'I'I'olulnieul was anuouneed yes-'"'day. will leave early in Janu-l-y for Kiigland in Em ; LABOR CONSIDERS I CiyiC ELECTIONS Candidates Will be Selected at Meeting to be Held Next Monday Al u large iiinl i-iillntsiaslic meeting held lurt inglil liy Hie Trades ami l.anor Council in the IJarpenler" Hall, Ihe uetyoil f iiiiininaling l.lnr candidates in the rurlhcondng inintiripal elections ww iliwused. While a numiMT i iwntes were pre-friileil for endorsalion fur alder-iiiimi. school tnisi's ami police cotnini-siiiner. It was deeldeil mil lo ntuke fmal. selecl iou until iiililiimtinl names have been .iiluiiitli-'l al auoUier meeliug lo be Ih'I.I mi MoiHMy night. II was finally deeded, however. Hint im i iiini'c tlwiti four names will lie sitlmiilled. to Hie elep- loiatc f"i Labor candidates for ablei'itianii' limiors. PLEADS GUILTY ON ONE CHARGE BUT I'.. ,. Pyne is leaung Prince in in iic tium'o-row for 1'ilmonton . .. 7 ; VOI, XIV . NO. .,(), ,''i7, DENIES SECOND l-'ifil AurioJ. who was i-otiiiuil ltd for trial by Man il rule Me- CL itionl Hi Ihe cily indice eonrl on ebjfrges of lnraking anil en-lertng Hie residenei- of Mrs. A Portia mid Adolf Ivaisou and titkialif gvdl eitnir up for ,l''v IMJII WItyV Jtlilge "imtr ui uiu provtltclal eotiM yeieray aiii-r HOiill. PriHoner ilicted for speedy trial jdeadiin; gutlly lo Hie I-urtier riiblicrv and not guilty lo Ihe Ivaisou robbery. Tin- i rial before Judge Yninm lias l eiMi sni for January 3. i itV i I..-; I In Hie , M.I '." :i. Sl.il .. l.-V n - Ilfi v BIRTH 'i-i -iinj I here t 1 ! i .! i in- r.M-i 'ii i tuni' tlii' ii u -u!iri!iMir iu- with nut i .-...i0i UiL-tde ui on itilo Canada had n-H as nle much Iijm Hie flow lo the s-.i IVveloputenl had 1 ill an unprecedented . .i 1 1 - il was taken for . i Dial Ihe influx would '' I'.auadians had pleilged future. The sludeel of inn- liislury might well ask f iiei-haps they had not gone . f . t . Hie iiniiilgralioii thai wan tltoiighl would continue i I ways now seemed to have slop-id'il. Too Few People We are suffering because we are carrying on Ihe shoulders of 8.000.000 people Hie burden ad justed lo SO.OOO.Ooo. There is no recourse but to go forward wilh Ihe policy of development. aid Professor I.eacoek. "If litis whole Canadian structure is not lo collapse it must he hoUtereil up liy more immigration ami in vested capital.'" VV must rcsolxe t hut from IM Hwie there must mil be one wasted ptildie dollar. We- are so close today lo being bankrupt that we have got lo find some-otie lo lake charge of our ex- tnMurr who will grmiae over every dollar. If our natural as sUt were really only filled for lit 8,00(1.00(1 people already here llien nothing matters. We can all go itilo the si-rap heap lo a-etber. Ilul our country can easily be Ihe home lor L'O.OOO,- 000." Professor Leaeoek said I hat I here was only one way lo tlii ami thai was to inrrense our population and capital, by unit ing our policy with (I real Britain The economic inleuralion of the llrilish Kinpire 1s Ihe key lo our pro.prrity, he said A sou wits born al Ihe Prince llupcrl (ietierul Hospital on Dee ember .'II to. Mr. and Mrs. I.ewi Ualupaguolo. Inglil It Avenue K, Mrs. W. S. Fisher and daugli UT, Miss Louie Fisher, are sail lug on Ihe Prince Ituperl next Friday morning for Seattle and Victoria here they expect lo re main a couple of months. Hay laoml Fisher will also sail for Victoria returning lo his duties willi Hie forestry department af ler having spenl the Christmas v.icuiion here. PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper PHIXCK III PBHT. H.C., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1021. The'loiiili i dimwit which i being prepared Im- Hie IuhP of Kn.-ieo 1.;i,iim in lite late Icoy s horn chapel in Hie Hiittitcro del Piairto b Napie. Tl'e body will be Iraus-; feirqi Htere as soon as Hie decurations are coiupb-lciK Four Aldermen to be Chosen YuUrtfiy'i ClrtuUtkxi 1TZ9. for Two Years and Four for One Year at Cwic Election The uinctuliiieiil to lite Municipal Act made al the recent ession of Ihe Legislature providing lor two ytvir terms for aldermen now being in effecL it will be duly applied at Hie niuiiieipul election lo be held here on January 15, Cily .Solicitor F. Jones announced this morning. The highest four on the I of elected aldermen will serve for two years; Hie lowest four, for one year. Hesides the mayor and eight aldermen, three school tnis- ces and one police commissioner arc lo be elected al Hie 11125 FRANCE TO PAY DEBTS But United States Minister Is Told That Leniency of Treatment Expected PARIS, Dec. 31. Finance Minister Clement today called on United States Ambassador Herrlck and presented him a copy of his Inventory of France's finances. . He called special attention to paragraphs in which it was stated that France had no thought of repudiating her war debts but sought lo Justify her claim for leniency of treatment and asked the application of the principle of tho Dawes' plan In sottloment. WAGING WAR ON PLAGUE Rigid Health Inspection Being Required on Ships From Certain Ports WASHINGTON. Die. :il. -The public health service lias Invoked a rigid health inspection applicable to ships reaching utty American port front New Orleans, San Pedro or Oakland as a pre caution against Ihe spread of Ihe bubonic plague among rul which has been llOSr Oil ICS. discovered in jmiIIs. S. K. Parker, 11. II. Rochester and Aid. (. It. Casey are the retiring school trustees and P. . CamerouV term as police commissioner now expires. Hylaws providing for the! grading of Park Avenue lo the cemetery and for extension of electric lines to the elevator silo will also be presented. WIRELESS REPORT 8 a.m. DKiHY ISLAND. - Paining, fresh southeast wind: barometer VJ. 70; temperature 10; h envy-swell ; 8 a.m. spoke sleauier Prince John left Huekley Hay bound for Prince Ituperl. DKAD TltF.K POINT. Over cast; light southeast wind; barometer Sti.OI; 'temperature 37; sea smooth. HI LL IIAHHOH. Overcast; strong southeast wind; baromet er .v.uu; temperature tt; sea rough; "i.i'i p.m. spoke steamer Clicloltsiu near Sointula south bound. Noon DKiHY ISLAND. Ilaiitlng fresh southeast wind; barometer jy.os; temperature II ; sea rough. DKAD THF.C POINT. Over cast; calm; barometer 2U:fil temperature :7; sea smooth. HI LL II Alt HOll. Overeast strong southeast wind; baromet er 2U.0J; temperature IS; s rough; l.:0 a.m. spoke Canadian Hover through Queen Cliutlollo Sound bound for Powell Hiver 8.3(1 a.m. spoke steamer Cordelia lcfl Hclla Holla southbound. C.N. II. steamer Prince John, Copt. Mabhs, will arrive from the Islands al 10 o'clock tonight. t' her friend. Miss Fort SI. John. Itrt 429. .Melutyrc of NEW TIME TABLE fmiriiT rn TnT mwww, . win... "Ttasseoxer trains win come into effect al In first of the week. Sunday afternoon's train will come in qt t o'clock as usual but (hereafter trains- froln the Eat wfH arrive at 7 o'clock on Monday. Wednesday and Friday mornings. There will be no change in the time of departure of easlbouud trains which leave, al 5 o'clock Monday, Wednes- day and Saturday even- ings. iGOOD ACTIVITY 1924 BUILDING Permits Foe Eleven Months sued at City Hall Total $206,022 In Value there has been considerable building activity in the cily dur ing the year ID21 and the tolal value represented in permits. taken out during Hie twelve inonlh al Ihe city engineer s of fice will go well over Hie $200,-000 mark.. There have been no very large projects undertaken. but several new business blocks and a number of residences, be sides a great deal of general re pair work, have been 'provided for. The list of permits for Ihe inonlh of December has not yet been completed but, up to the cm of November, permits totalling $g0t.l?2 had been taken out lows: Jautnu-y . . February . March . . . April ... May June ... , July ... August September October , , November- Total BOSTON GRILL Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor for hire. Suitable for dances, banquets and wedding parties. For rats, apply to Boston drill, Third Ave. Phone 457. PRICE FIVE CEN1S. ATTAIN FOLLOWED BY FLOODS PROVINCIAL POLICE SEARCHING FOR l)0G TEAM NORTH OF FORT ST. JAMES Townsfolk Marooned, Trains Tied Up and Telegraph Lines Are on Ground in Old Country LONDON, !. ai. Floods "-uiiM-d by iniiil oliiriu- mi- I' iMIIg lit IlldliV i.jlU Ul t J I 1 -4 1 111:'.,,!.. i'i)llr(Mi f . - . ,h pule, lire uwvii aitil hi iii.Ui low n mail is being dclhernl "'' owing In lh floods. l,oiiihiit-CMriisle expic. Iriuii-liriil il li iirlli owing In xiihiiiii'gi-i track-. At Mitn im t ti. i .g r- ii- niiiiiHiiifil mid arc being served with fund Hud k t ti'i.it M-m nn imr-eliiii-k .ire bii re-ruing ti 1 1 mid " JlTI) ' AUSTRALIA TO HAVE OFFICIAL Will Keep In Touch With British Developments and Submit Views to His Country nMi 1 .11 l I. I - -,i. I lt.it ' Minn!. Will nil": I ' v ' ..-'..I i lie alli, h. i ' I (Im Dig I l. inn ... i, wiili Hi Mmi I I In- ul I'liril 'i.l..: , Iiii li" ll- i" ' II 1 1 il" g' l-llltl ' I 1 . : mi-' - ! I .. ..- - II,, . ,v HON. F. A, PAULINE mm BURDEN IS TOO ! GREAT TO BEAR! More Capital and More People IU ...... .4 I . . .4 - I ncuutu in uunaja anu u operation is Necessary J-i.M lti:l., Dec. :o. tinnidn - I mmi' iMpitHl.uiiil mtr- it lic i In surviv nili --. uiiij .lii iiiii-i gel IIm-iii v l' lli-i li-y Willi Hint i Ill-it :itl, li-rlui i'i 111". T.i'iii' 'f'.. irnii.'iir of .1 -l ' I HI ' ill Mi'lilll -1 1 y. in in ii J.l i here. Anxiety is Felt For ' Missing Mail Packer With Girl Passenger FOItT .ST. JOHN, Dec. Forty -eight hour overdue be-Uvtcn Hoila and Fori St. John, great anxiety is Jieing felt at the i.'."tt-arrhl of the mail and Constable Barber of Hie provincial jiulicc hi tailed nut uii-the trail lo inlilulii a search fur J, Douglas (iadeiihcad, veteran norlhcni mail contractor, who has i,..- his " eMger Miss Marjorie Hyndman, school mistress of Hudson's Hope. Delayed on the Peuro Hiver between Citibank, and this place, a distance of roughly 35 miles, Cadenhead reported at Citibank (hut ln was ahead oT Verne McLeans . leant which bn-ke through I lit ice and was drowned on Sunday shorl dis-i I mice alnive Cutliank ltier. j Miss liyiiiiniiin is a Vancouver; L'irl Mil- ilii"litii- nf It. K. Jl Villi-I GREAT BRITAIN : IS OPTIMISTIC man, inspi-cl'ir of iiumiHi'alion al! " Valii-ouver. She a on her way Leading Industries are Pleased' ln-re to mhmiiI a varalion Willi With Outlook For the New Year l.OXUO.N. ic. :H. The most lof Ihe leading iitiluc tries of Ij....i 'n.:i..: ,...l..l.....l!...A , o " - - , Is- t.COO 33,150 18.800 7io3B 20,175 U.8T7 13.875 . tt.750 It, 533 . 10,355 .2OC022 Advertise in ihe Dallr New. iiie .n i car wji uiiijuuiiiii-u optimism. There has been' a ' --fc-Man ii hi- ft ' 1'argB increase lately in Hie ...ft .LWitairfai, NafionaliUtilway and ovoeas trade Is showing i...;.. ..-in gradual expansion. Hopes of , ' .taxation reduction, better . Dominion trade ami improved general conditions in F.urope are some of i!:e farlor thai encour- age cheerftilness 911 the eve of 1 Hie .Vi'tt- ear. :;TW0 PERISHED :i IN SHIP FIRE I Children t'.urned to Death Aboard-' , Ginyo Maru Two Others Seriously Injured - LOS AN'ilF.LF.S, Dec 31. Tvd' 1 children were burned to death 1 and two other persons were e- riousiy iniureii in a lire wnicif I burned all day in the holds of the ' Japanese passenger and cargo steamer (iinyo Maru bound from Valparaiso fur Japan. 1 The (Iinyo Maru carried 7!)' passengers and a crew of 103,. all oY whom" were picked up at, sea by Ute steamer Julia Lucken'f i bach. MEET GIBBONS Has Accepted Terms from Lon; don Club for SC0.0OO Bout PAHIS, Dec. 31.,--Luis Firpo 'tus accepted terms from the Na tiohal s.por(ing Club of London' for a fiahl with Touitnv Ollihon for a purse o (00,000. Tho date of U,c fight lias nol been sullied but il will probably InktV place Per inonlh they lotalled as fol-!'" February. Tommy (Jlbbons has not yet uieiit. signed tho ugree- HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OUR WISH The Daily New uishes lo all its readers rod advertisers a llup.y and Prosperous year ,ti 1025,. Tomorrow being New Year's Day, there will be no issue of this paper. -(- 4 t