25 TAXI and Ambulance Service Anywhere at Anytime. Stand Royal Hotel, 3rd Ave. and 6th 8U WATT VIDECK, Prop. FOOD SHORTAGE IS ESTIMATED te of niii'lCiilliire lit Home. NEW STEAMER FOR STEAMER GOES NORTH r I It. steamer Princess Miiry ancntivor for Alaska ports. Ii "u I o'clock (his afternoon, 'lie vessel will lake the following l'aseng,.ri) ,., rrom ,.,.,,. MMi leleii Mackenzie for Juneau; A. M Auckland, Hrigadier K. Slmn. "I'l V Dorln ami I.ieul. M. "nrdner f,. Wrangell: A. Nord-n8 and A A ColHsou for Ket- The new American halibut boat Akutan. built lnl winter SeHllle. made her first vhdt , Kelehikan delivery. 'ill t Mm n try for the Union Sleam- j 'r "'hYardm aster is Sk ami Skeena cannery' points ejunritnf the Yeuliire which will ' : a local rnu out of Vati-"rr The new vessel is i Hl-'i.' lioiter Hutu the Caiileua but tuts ntoii! passenger acconimoda-'":: limn that sleatner. She will iia' r (wo funnels. WILL NOT SELL SHARES IN ANGLO PERSION CO. Lt.NO.N. Nov I?. The bov """tnenl ,. resolved not lo sell; i""1''' Hrllish holdings of the Anglo, 'tsiuii oil chares, according to Morning Post. II I he re fine '""own Hint there will be no '"e:-grr id (he AliKlb-Perniflll und oilier conipiinies. LOST OVERBOARD VANCttUVI'.lt. Nov. 17 Slnuwood, southbound with lumber, reported lo Point Orey wireless Saturday evening Dial n sailor hud been lost overboard during a fog. . W. A. Found of Ottawa, director of fisheries for Canada, snil-ed on Hie Prince Hmmrl Saturday niuht for Senllle whore he will attend Hie first Hireling of Hie inlerniilioiinl halibut ronserva Hon board which was appointed ti'lde' 'tie I'b'Si! season tnu'r She it J 1 1 11 1 1 1 u K out j be will not arrive here until Wcd- 1 neday ullernoon from Vnncnu- the iiforreiueul at the beginning t of December of the law abolish-i nii: the dual nationality of Jap-Eake TRANSFERRED TO SOUTHERN CITY 0. II. Thompson. fr s.-vetal yearn Canadian NuHoiuil yurd-nmsler Inyo, sailed on the Prince lioiierl SHturdiiv itiKlit for Van couver to which point he has I n transferred. Mrs. Thompson and family, at present visiting on the prairies, will join Mr Thompson at Vancouver and lake up Iheir residence there. Having wide circle of mentis in the cilv. t ie ileiiarltire of .Mr. and Mrs. Thompson will he generally regrelled. ver. After rinishiitg here, he will procceil to Prince tieorgo. Hie rase wet for hearing are j 11 follow: Criminal IW-x v. Jack Maedonald of Ocean Fall, charged with wound-it ik. L. W. Palmorc for the do-fenrtatlt. Re v. Fre,J llretner and Oeorge lel it inner. j Stephen Morrioii vs. Lilly Mori-now, ltnjainin Woods ro-' reontiut, L. W. Palmore for I the petitioner. M.lil.l.. I I. ..I-..II. . - i i I run .iipjiii.jii liinu.riii to ijuxii i.iniiseiu, i.. vv . i-aiiiiore The AV0tat.i!'ro"wu,or ha Hde ef'HI lrip thl year but had been marketing at RUPERT SERVICE nei and 7C feel long. I owned by her ViiMr. Capl. Hjerke and O. V.sssl Now Under Construction In, '"' 110 JKn'"P"r'": Old Country Will Take Place of Venture :;ri of Hie three new steamers ouise of construction in I ho of thirteen men. Like other halibut boats. Hie Akutan will proceed lo Seattle, her home port, t" lie up for Hie close season. at the BIOLOGICAL BOARD SECURES SITE FOR ITS NEW BUILDING (Special to Daily Ncwsi VICTORIA, Nov. 17.-The Hiological Hoard of Canada has secured a site on the (iovernmeul wharf for experimental purpose. The Provincial (iovern-inenl being anxious lo encourage the development of Hie fishing industry is providing accommodation for the Hoard at a nominal rental. Wml Hall of Ocean Call, charged withj obstructing a ,iolice ollleer. Civil Robert Lee Sideuer of Burn MtrilT John .Shirley of ane-e Immi. in Canada. United Prince Rupert, damage for 3.-Slalo. Aiifeiiline. ltrHiit. ChiU WO for wrtwigfully depriving and I'eru. FIRST VISIT OF 0r Half Billion Bushels Under, Need Is Reports for World j HALIBUT YESSEI. OTTAW A Nov 17 'Wi- wrldi ti ' iinaleil luead and tiiuni sii rT i. nun, 000 lui.lirl-v. ..iai and t T.I.iioo.ihhi IiuIip. :C j K)i alone there in an iir'-fl'i anil Krain ' iiinaied with last year ing ana soia nar v.aicn ui 40,030 Pounds For Ketchikan Delivery j plaintiff of yudi ami .chattel, I frtivftf -.eJl from Prince tieorge. A. 'Mfll. Vouftg for the plainlilf and 1 1.. 8. Mrtiill for I lie defendant. 1 Divorces Lillian tiertritde Hotliwell vs ! ' ... .. W illiam Itolhwell. I.. W. Pat mure I Tin r,.,ma.e ba.ed on offi-l T f "J" "K luioiiiltt for K. F. Jone, w .iner m r 01 10.000 TTiirns " 1 tie inienianonai . , I be crown Assize. A temporary arranguient has been reachetl whereby Norman Walt becomes regis! rar and J. It. Tan-neick. deputy registrar. r LONDON PAPER IS IN FAVOR OF EARL GREY'S SUGGESTION Thinks Loaguo of Nations Might Act as Safety Valve For Empire LONDON, Nov. t7. Discussing t h o suggestion of Viscount Orey Hint the Leitgue of Nations might lie employed as a safety valve In connection wilh Imperial relation in foreign affairs, thus avoiding the embarrassment or perplexity on Hie pari of the Dominions on an occasion or tin Tor-seen crisis, the Dully New think t Ii o suggestion practical and snys il would he the application or one of the first principles of tho League of Nations. ' 'i ' PRINCE RUPERT . Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Above is slmwn i view of Notre Dime Cathedra. Montreal, which is recognized as one or the largest Human Catholic edi fires on the continent One Killed When Auto Rolls Eighty Feet Down from Malahat Drive; Two Others are Unhurt VIC.TOIHA, Nov. t;. James Hennie. garage proprietor, was killed whereas Anthony Knowles and William Marwirk were not even hurt when an automobile fell over an embankment at sixteen ; placed by the Senate's action mile post on the Island Highway near the top or tite .Miiiauai iasi night. The car left the road and rolled over six. times before it landed eighty feci below. In the course or its descent lleunie was i killed, but the Other two occupants were .thrown out. M il. i nnint where lite accident occurretl the Malahat Drive overlooks Saanich Inlet soinMhmg like a thousand reel below. There ate a number or sluirp turns and the highway is nol very wide. The wonder is that all three men were not killed. FINE MUSICAL COMEDY "THE BEAUTY SHOP" TWO NIGHTS NEXT WEEK Something unusual is billed for Wednesday and Thursday of next week when the local l.lks will pui on the musical comedy "The Hcauty Shop' in lite Weslholme Theatre. The cast and chorus number about sixty persons who . . , i i me retiearsing tniigeniiy miner I he dirccllon of nil experienced t lira t ileal roach. There are twenty song nutii- MRS. H. WALKER IS LAID TO REST Funeral Took Placo This Aftor-noon From B.C. Undertakers' Chapel to Falrvlew With an assemblage of friends present lo pay their last respects, the funeral of the laic Mrs. II. Walker, who died last week in Hie 'Vancouver Oeneral Hospital, look place this nftenioon al 2 o'clock- from the H.C. Under Makers' Chapel to Fairview Ceme-jtery. Archdeacon (. A. IHx of- hers, all of thai haunting kind' ficiated and the pallbearers were which linger in Iho memory some A. II. Bailey, t'.eorge Crate, Alex, very fine dunces ami humorous Dingwall, Fred Clarke, W. O. lines. The beauty chorus is one '.Smith ami Thomas Collins. remedying id Hie elder features and many or. Among those sending flowers the city's most popular and tal- were Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Bailey ented young ladies will be seen as and family, La Casse Bakery. Mr. ".Manicures." "Broadway (Urls."!and Mrs. R. R. Duncan, Mr. and "Sailorettes, and 'Corslcan Oil-Is.'' Tlie costuming is something exceptional, some two hundred different costumes' being worn throughout Iho three nets. "The Beauty Shop" has been given In Seattle, Tacomu and practically every other town, on the Pacific coast aiul has been Hie talk of the town Tor weeks Mrs. Fred Clark, Mr. and Mrs. J.i C. Svendsun, Mr. and Mrs. A. Dingwall, Mrs. Cummiugs und family, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hal-aguo Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oilhuly, Mr. and Mrs. N. Mussallenr, Mr. and Mrs. J. (.oomb. Miss May Pringle, King Edward High School schoolars, husband and ramily, Aid. and Mrs. Oeorge H. Casey, Mr. ami Mrs. A. C. Crate, Mr afterwards. The proceeds nf and Mrs. Sam llaugen. Mr. and (ho two performances are ror thej.Mrs. F. W. Collins and Mrs. A'- Klfcs' Xmaj t'heer F'.uut. in'. AM- NEW YORK. Nov. Arthur tienaro, 16. had $10 when he was olTered an auto for $15 cash. He organized a poker game, quit when he had won 735, and bought the car. Being too young lo have a license a friend drove him home. The friend was arrested for a Irallie violation. and Hie slory oT Frankie's deal in high finance came out in t tie district court. DIED FROM GAS IN VALUE OF FISHERIES V ! I BOSTON GRILL Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid dancing floor for hire. Suitable for dances, banquets and wedding parties. For rales, apply to Boston Grill, Third Ave. Phone 4S7. VOl, XIV NO, "70, 1,1 '"'i,' j' PIIINCB IIUPERT, Ii.C, MONDAY. XOVK.MHEIM 7. I2i. s.iurd.ri cireui.t.o 1.771. stt t.u. 492. price FIVE CENTS. ATTEMPltD MURDER VANCOUVER CHARGED SITE SECURED FROM PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT FOR BIOLOGICAL STATION Attempted Murder is Charged at Vancouver Woman has Throat Cut V WCOl VEIL Nov. 17. - John While. engineer f H.C i being held hI the nil ice station 011 a barge of ii)leil murder and Mr-. Han-lay i at the general hospital -irioii- rundilioii n the result of an alleged assault in a on Vernon Drive here Saturday evening. The police ullegc Hint the couple had been living together ' on Wednesday morning, word ha 1 sicnl lite uttettiooii ilrivmg from one pi. 00 to another and been received from Mr. Julicc liking Hiiturduy night (he luxirali driver hi;ud the woman loregory, the presiding judge, that an aim me mtiii inrcuieti 10 cm nor mii i iiirnihK dor f the cab, ' 1 mi ltd I lie niHii holding a blood -il razor while I In- woman li I'Wt file seal Willi ill OOi I awing from a gnh 111 hei II, man lunged al the woman JAPS WILL THEN BE CANADIANS ij i I t It driver interfered i u the mnii attempted lo flM!0lJ- Nationality For Children 1 him wilh .1 blow and culled; Bopn Here tt to De Abolished j- iSir" The wniiiii wan un-i , when admitted lo tlie nKt, X.n. i; An imperial ''J ordinance iiilil ilirl here iliieoU ASSIZESOPEN ON WEDNESDAY, Tvo Criminal Cases, One Civil Action and Three Divorce Suits Set for Hearing '1'wo i-nuiimd cases, one civil action and three divorce suit comprfie Ilir docket for I he o-nioii of til Supremo Court A-if.p lo be held here Ihj week. j While court in scheduled lo open Bad Indians Arrested at Juneau Lcoting and Violence Charged Hawk Inlet Cannery November 5 Jl NEAL, Nov. 17. Five Indians accused of having composed the hand lhd trussed A. E. Oesa, poslmasler and lone winter wulcliniau at Hawk Inlet and looted the cannery commissary of guns, cartridges and money und food on November 5 are in. custody here. They were surrendered by their fellow tribesmen. Th? suspects were surrendered on Saturday night soon after they appeared in the native village at Juneau. Two of the reputed leaders of the band are reraptured prisoners, having broken jail here four days before the Hawk Inlet raid. LEGION ENDORSES REFORM OF SENATE Pass Resolution Backing Action of Ian Mackenzie and Major J Burde i VICTOIILV Nov. 17. At the HALIBUT HERE Close to Four Hundred Thousand Pounds Changed Hands at Exchange las' general meeting of the Can-! adian legion a resolution was' niis morning 31(1,000 pounds unanimously passed endorsing of halibut was sold at the local the action of Capl. Ian Macken- exchange. The Scandia, which 7.1c MP. P., and .Major H. J. had been reported going to Scat-llurde. M.P.P., in riling a resolu.- tle. decided not to face the stiff 'ion on the order paper demand-.southeaster with-her heavy car-nig that the Federal House of gJ, of 90.16o pounds and came in (.ominous take such steps as are here". " The ItSdlo "and Akutan necessary to" xuclail tin? povve'rsoffrfor-'lvelcTifkan delivery, pel-of Hie Senate jn the matter of ling the same prices as paid (interfering with returned soldier locally,. Only one boat of Hie lot. legislation. the Lysekil, was a Canadian ami The legion has on previous oc- she brought but twenty thousand casinos forwarded resolutions of pounds. It is reported that a 'protest at the aclion of lite Sen- number more boats are nearly ate in modifying the measures due rrom the banKs and will sell which passed the Commons at here during the next few days. its last two sessions in giving eftect to the report on the llalston i Commis'sion on treatment, pen-'sions and re-establishment, and I they therefore Following are today's sales: Scandia, 90.000, at 13.40c and fic. to Cold Storage. Columbia. 18,000, at 13.20o feel that they and 0c, to Cold Storage. action along Itadio, CO, 000, and Akutan, 10,- assist in 000. at 13.C0c and Cc, to New the unjustifiable r.nglaml Hsiteries. position in which Hie ex-Service i men and their dependants are BOY BOUGHT CAR ON POKER WINNINGS 11 Ilesolule. 10,000, at 13.00c and fic. to Pacific Fisheries. Kanatak. 26,000. at I3.70c- and Cc. to Pacific Fisheries. Venus. 17.000. at I t. 10c and 6c, to Hooth Fisheries.'" North, 30.000, at 13.00c and 6c, to Booth Fisheries. , i ireiess. l i.uno. at l i.ouc ami 4 Cc. lo Cold Storage. LysekifT 20.000. al 13.60c An Irt Villi, Ptttfinripa and WARRANTS OUT FOR MEN KNOWN HERE Swathe Being Cut by Americans j In Their Liquor Proseoutlng l Activities t ! I In eonnecfion with limior nros- - ...... - - - , ecuting activities which have . i been launched in San Francisco. - ,, 1 1 . , : . . r lotiowiug lite recent seiiuri! ui the alleged rum running steamer Quadra, warrants ate out for the arrest of Olier Besner. Nat Hell, l III.. .1.1.. ',.-. il.l.l PA1IT1I If ITPniMTrn ,, oil'sirm nun . nrnooii- mini- MJU1H YANLUUVhR Woom-all well known here. i These men, all living in Canada. VANCOUVER. Nov. 17. W. A. cannot of course be taken in cus- Brooks. or South Vancouver, was ,,Mly unless Hiey enter United round deait in a gas rilled room territory. al the Empire rooms this morn-', i j and many empty bottles tesUried MILLION AND HALF to the circumstances surrounding: nfYII AD DI A7C 1M Hi.. Iiil iI.-jv nf the niinr life. LIULli l UULit 111 JERSEY CITY SUNDAY JERSl'.Y CITY. Nov. 17. Two VICTORIA, Nov. 17 The value large Erie railway piers and rour-of the fisheries products for teen barges and a slenni lighter British Columbia in 1923 was with nmrh valuable freight 120,795,911, according to a re-'aboard were burned yesterday and port submitted to the Legislature., the damage i estimated at 1.-Salmon came first tn value with 1 500.000. This Is the second mil- 11,936,668 and halibut $0,271.- lion dollar blaze her. in thrcu M;: s.