25
TAXI
mid
Ambulance
Service
Anywhere
at
Anytime.
Stand
Royal
Hotel,
3rd
Ave.
and
6th
SU
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
:il
XIV
NO
to:
girding
Rupert's
Land
it
l
II
.-.
-.'.
I'm
,:.
curries
.
MM
i
i
aide;
The
I
lo
i
tti
1
1
'
it
aeie.
of
land
r.acada.
have
been
BURGLARY
ON
CHRISTMAS
EYE
Avenue
Was
Ransacked
on
Wednesday
Home
i.f
Mm.
A.
I'ortier,
I
vlith
Ave..
Knt.
was
ends
hinuiai-
on
Chrlslnias
ii'
phi'-e
rnii'iickl
and
U
v
(..ihl
utiuiiet
warf
pin
V
vale
paper
stolen.
I
lie
,,,iuii
ril
while
Mr.
vva
idioppthK
down
it
i
ween
:t
and
m
VIih'-
i
v
CIMIItt.
iii.'iliaiely
upon
-rerHvliHt
i'
iIimii
or
I
lie
bui'tflary,
City
i
t
.hlef
N
ickers
put
his
iiimi
In
use
and.
upon
iiivesl.lfii-it
was
discovered
Hint
an
i
e
had
been
made
to
I
lit
-
-
ul
the
rear
by
'he
use
a
duplicate
door
key.
I'oot-"
'i;
-
in
the
snow
weir
dlscern-i
leiidinu
rroni
Uie
IniibliiiK
to
1
htli
Avenue.
Sim-h
I'tiut
llailey,
who
is
in
ai'
of
the
investigation,
ar-r
ei
(
in
ii'ue
Munninuliain.
I'
red
Alli'lul
ami
Thomas
Cook
(his
imn!
inn
on
suspicion.
CunniuK-itam
also
fneeil
n
I'lmruo
of
us-
auli
m
prof,
tlell.
I
he
ease
be-
k
lenianded
unlil
tomorrow,
Anol
her
urreil.
in
this
coiinec
'lun
is
expecled
((
bo
nun
day
A
jionti
today
Scruenul
Haib'V
'mil
recovered
some
of
Hie
stolen
M'uporly.
Teddy
lluloliinKS
was
Hncd
in
Hie
eily
police
court
Ihi"
inonuun
by
MiiyistraU!
McCly-"1-
'
1
t.
,i
inloxteiil
ion
Launch
Gunhlld,
wh'ch
was
here
this
Summer,
Hit
Rocks
Down
Coast
and
was
Lost
-m
I
t
he
lallier
checkered
ep.
r
Home
of
Mrs.
A.
Forller.
Eighth
I
teres
of
a
parly
of
vaudeville
.luv!
known
s
lite
ait
cbarae
of
Ihetii.
city
on
1l.r
Nwrr
boat
Hlrdi
It.!'"?
,,,uc''
'Hrrlniwil
on
Christmas
Hve
and
John
Uur-
rt
Mil
.wturn
on
the
Union
freibtrr
ahOiivAKlb'
Mwr
pnue
wilb
him
lltit
uilM
driver
ulld
tiu.
MvL.nnd
rln-erttl
tin
i
uum
uiidmu.
IVF
-
i
....7
'
fto.
1
.
VT...
I'hf
nrw
wharf.
Oiltfh
repee
I
lie
oW
on
built
3
year
ayo
wlio
cruised
aloiia
the
coast
this
yenr
and
played
al
Prince
lluperl
incidentally
haviUK
incir
i-uni
II.
e
(iunliild
held
here
for
sev-
al
Hie
dry
dock
on
for
their
lives
in
the
bitter
com.
I'hf
(innhlbl.
a
slnam
laimcii.
.
.
i
:
.1
uliii..L
was
cniijrin
m
a
"i'
........
Members
of
I
he
parly
wero
Hie
llt'iultfisou
sisters,
Miss
Mill
Walker.
1mI
McCallum,
muniie'cr.
.Iiifiv
'I'omlin.
eniiiueer.
and
(Sco.
lo
lo-
illroileaur,
captain
of
the
launch.
HOCKEY
SCORES
Victoria,
I;
Vancouver
2,
ul
Victoria.
Edmonton,
:;
Snskaloon.
at
Sasknloon.
Ilegina,
.1:
Calgary.
I.
at
Cal-
g:0'V
Christmas
Eve
The
Salvation
Army
band
par-
diti
to
the
hoopital
on
r.liri)
Lutheran
Uhureh
visiled
tin1
u
tilutioli
ami
sau
seasonal
!
carol',
much
lo
the
enjoyment
)
the
palienl
and
stalf.
Ladie
uf
lhi
Itnyal
Purple
visited
the-
luixoilkl
In
the
afternoon
and
listrlbulH
useful
Kifls.
Wmln
tot
II
Mh
pat
tent
s
wilriiiiiny
fiiii'h
appi-eeialeil
Ctirtf4ua
i-arvi
an
niumral
elmtion.
In
the
aO
i
ndiu-led
Mleen
,",.BlrllMW,
RU
fH
by
0
feel
and
w
younsf
chonHei
of
Mi
1
1,1
'""-nor
'",Fnlu,n
w
M
..w
provincial
!
:.ti..iy
.
Hon.
)rt(.n
,
niud
m(W
,.j,lsr
iill.
mitiKler
of
Ihei
.
,.
..
..
.uttll
vallev
1'iiioillK'eal.
I
lider
a
I'M
fur
wiiii'li
ltlnii-oii
I,
,
irrendered
"
(
Yui,r..i.MT.
have
Mi.
III
Hllp'Tl
Land.
Ilio..
of
eon
tract
iThio
roul
it
lo
eot
m
Ihr
:
WIOII
l
hi
,.m,,Hioo.
of
.,:,.iIM.
iHn'e.
I
lie
eninpaliy
.
.
i
in
1
1
vv.i-
i
ill
ilne
In
il
I
IIIII.IMII)
(
lllllil.j
..!
lilt
IM1I
i
I
lie
iV
-
'
Hie
ft
i
i.iii
t
.
-
l
'!
!'
i
I.
I'l.llOII
.
IM
IH
-
;
-l,,,..
.1
'i.Ulll
PAT
PLAYERS
FINISH
TOUR
A
Christina
tree
for
the
pupi'
iiin.es
was
held
-
lit
the;
'
Nurses'
Home
al
eleven
o'clock
it.htisliuas
Ke.
the
reception
room
bavins
Iwen
artistically
i.TiualiMl
in
Yulelide
elfecls
for
Hie
occasion.
Mi's
A.
.1.
Crone.
H.N..
and
Miss
T.
Hailey,
It.N.
load
nurses,
cut
the
many
girts
from
the
tree.
AHer
the
Christmas
tree
refreshments
wen
served
and
merriment
reigned
supreme
until
midiiichl
Christmas
Day
Arclnle)ieon
llix
administered
the
Holy
tlommuttion
to
all
Hie
unrt.es
al
7
o'clock
yesterday
morn
I
up
in
Hie
hospital
:
The
graduate
nurses
celebrat
ed
their
Christina
tree
in
Ho
Nurses'
Home
yesterday
morn-
Mccoiinl
of
disputed
ownership!
iug
when
Miss
M.
Ilebden
jdayed
ami
debl,
came
to
a
climax
last
a.
role
of
Santa
C.laus,
after
week
when
I
he
crafl
wrecked
at
"Hide
in
the
Wall,"
a
narrow
Utile
Inlet,
passant"
acit.ss
from
and
they
bad
a
ten
hour
finhl
winch
Hie
mirsina
slalf
sal
down
o
Xmas
dinner
in
their
tasle-
Christmas
dinner
in
Hit
ir
taste
fully
-ileeoruled
bampietini:
hall
rtii-
table
irroaned
under
the
weight
of
the
ffood
Christina
fare
and
additional
itiU
surprise
..'L
Land
nif
on
inc
roc
were
on
nauu
ir
everynooj
willi
dlllioully.
when
Hie
water
I'liere
are
thirteen
more
pali
started
lo
Use
in
Hie
craft,
ui
enls
in
tlie
nospiiai
mis
i.nrisi
parly
of
seven
danced
up
am.
down
for
hours
trying
in
keep
warpt,
with
ice
cakes
an
men
thick
on
their
rloiniUK.
f
"'j
signalled
a
small
passing
boat
in
vain,
but
were
eveulually
lakeii
from
their
precarious
lamliiiK
by
Hie
Victoria
tuw
Hhc-hnlis.
which
look
Hiciii
to
Church
House,
where
Hie
Indians
look
mas
Mian
there
were
InM
year.
JAPANESE
WOMAN
DIES
IN
HOSPITA
Mrs.
K.
Suda
Arrived
In
tho
City
Christmas
Evo
and
Expired
Next
Morning
The
death
occurred
in
Hit
Prince
lluperl
(ieueral
llosilHl
at
H.Ki
yesterday
inorninfc'
Mrs.
K.
Suda,
Jaiuinuse,
of
r
Swunsoii
Hay,
al
the
age
of
I8
years.
Deceased,
who
was
udr
milled
lo
the
hospital
on
Christmas
live
in
ii
precarious
condition,
Is
survived
by
her
husband
who
returned
with
the
remains
trtun
I
he
H.C.
Undertakers
to
Swausou
Hay
this
morning.
Subscribe
for
the
Dailv
New.
es
from
Canada
lire
expected
his
week.
HIDDEN
ARMS
IN
GERMANY
Allied
Commission
Finds
Concealed
Depot
of
Rifles
Machine
Guns
PAniS,
Dec.
26.
The
Echo
de
Paris
states
that
officers
of
the
Inter-Allled
control
com-mlss'on
have
discovered
In
Berlin
a
depot
of
rifles
and
machine
gun
barrels.
An
Inventory
has
already
accounted
for
forty
thousand
and
the
total
It
Is
expected,
will
reach
one
hundred
thousand.
The
weapons
wero
concealed
In
a
cunningly
devised
hiding
place.
LOCAL
MAN
WINS
PRIZE
IN
CONTEST
FOR
ALL
CANADA
Sam
Jabour
or
Hit;
firm
of
.labour
Hros..
Prince
Ituperl.
has
won
a
prise
of
S5
offered
by
the
Men's
Wear
Journals
this
rail
in
a
tiueslionalre
contest.
There
were
three
questions
tlealing
willi
retail
inercbahl's
problems.
II
was
a
Dominion
wide
contest
and
tlie
priio
offered
by
Johnj
Forsylhe
t;
Co..
of
Kitchener.
Ont
sii-l
liiUKUflliilurers
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia'
Newspaper
I'UINCE
III.
PKHT.
11.(1.
KM
HAY.
DECKMHIUl
20.
102'..
YUrdr'
ClrcwUtlon.
1417.
ttllo
tiuur
has
recently
perfocled
waler
skiis,
which
he
lias
drmoiivlruled
on
a
lake
near
Hcrlin.
The
inveul-or
spent
several
years
of
study
before
success
was
readied
Witnesses
Identify
Men
Held
in
South
as
Those
Who
Committed
Robbery
SKATTLK,
I
tec.
2(1.
A
legal
battle
to
obtain
Hie
I'rcc-
iom
til
four
men
held
in
jail
here
in
connection
willi
the
-12,-
(liiii
robbery
from
the
I
loyal
Hank
of
Canada
al
Nanaimo
is
M'crtct!
lo
divclojt.
rJlu-
men's
Mlorneijs
have
annoiiiiceil
that
llicv
will
try
lo
obtain
release
on
habeas
corpus
jiroceetl
ings.
The
men
are
ltoss
Wulsoti,
former
city
detective
luinat
Johnson.
illmm
Hagley
utnl
Harry
Monc.
tJiarics
Sliivelv..
Ihr
t-
it
t
i
ft.
fi'i
.
tradition
iMit'crs
mr
an
nave
uircauy
neeii
preintreu.
i
ncse
t
five
men
hnve
been
positively
iilelllifle.1
hy
witnesses
of
robbery.
The
sixlb
man
urn
I.
William
Hunter,
was
released
when
the
witnesses
could
no!
identify
him.
Three
more
wil
DRY
AGENTS'
ti'tuor
akeu.
.!
BIG
SEIZURE
British
Schooner
Included
$500,
0C0
Haul
Made
on
Atlantic
Coast
NEW
YOIIK,
Dei
guard
olHrers
h
SO.-
Coas'
,'e
capture!
itiiieleen
iirittitncrs.
n
StrMt
!
6.
on
lo
the
shore
and
lie
was
able
to
scramble
to
terra
firma.
ROTARY
CLUB
HAS
CHRISTMAS
LUNCH'
Proceedings
on
Featured
by
Attendance
of
School
Boys
and
Turkey
Dinner
The
Itolary
Club
entertained
the
rirsl
year
High
School
boys
ai
I
heir
Christmas
luncheon
on
Wednesday
in
1he
St.
llejri.s
Care.
The
event
was
conspicuous
for
ils
turkey
and
plum
pudding
mireml.
sliaUHV
IllllsiC
liV
Mte
Itolary
orchestra,
community
j
singiir.'.
addresses
both
humorous
and
serious,
ami
amusinc
presentations
to
Hie
boys.
President
lr.
W.
T.
Kerjtiti,
occupied
tic;
cltair
assisted
by
Geo.
Ilorie,
sr.
The
luncheon
opened
willi
the
sin-Jtin?
of
"O
tUinatla"
..ri..
...IaI.
II...
I..."..
i-i.iiittiiw
fiflh
suspect,
will
not
coiile-l
imarceral.on.
I.x-
,
.
...
.
.
!lo
I
he
excellent
and
seasonal
fare
provided.
Prior
to
making
a
short
ad
dress
to
the
boys.
lr.
Kergin
read
a
telegram
received
frotii
Itolariait
1'.
i.
Dawson
rrom
Montreal
in
which
lie
sent
Christmas
greeting
lo
his
fel
In
low
Itolarians.
lu
addressiiu
llhc
boys.
Dr.
Kergin
said
that
they
had
been
invited
to
tin
lun
eheou
lo
show
them
thai
the
Ito
lary
Club
took
an
inlurest
in
their
welfare
and
urged
llieui
to
schooner,
three
molorboals
and
dilliculty
or
ir
they
bad
umbi-
liipior
rioo.o(ii".
lirll'sh
reiiieuiber
lliai
wuene.ver
in
any
-I
m
v,.i
,.i
.........
il.
;.n
Hons,
which
lor
certain
reasons
II...
Il-lli.l.
they
could
not
fulfil,
if
they
r
.
-
.
.
...
-
......
,
Pelara.
with
seven
prisoners
amipvoubl
make
Hiir
needs
known
I
ca-es
of
.champagne-
and
thniugh
the
Itolary
Club
the
was
among
the
vessels
meinuers
wouiu
always
ne
wiiiiii
to
assist
litem,
in
closing
ino
speaker
wished
the
Itolarians
.
'.
.tii..
FATAL
DAM
BURST
vl'r
."al'r
'urisv-
tnas.
HIHSTtll..
t'enn..
Dee.
SB.
--
t.eorgo
none
cxpianieu
iiiii
lv
v-fmii-
were
kille.l
nil,
I
MlC
ItOllliy
I.IUPS
were
aecotll
tu-iuiiv
t..
in
.!
t:n,i
1n
olisbing
throughout
the
the
llolston
lliver
burst.
Dwell-
"UU
eorroUoraiwi
me
remarks
oi
miri
vvim-i
vv'asli
ed
:iwv.
Hto
chairman
in
staling
dial
Uic
meinliers
oi
tne
iioiury
BOSTON
GRILL
Larga
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
wilt
nrwly
laid
dancing
floor
for
hire.
Suitable
for
dances,
banquets
and
wedding
parties.
For
rat"s,
apply
to
Boston
Grill,
Third
Ave.
Phone'
457.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
USPECTED
BANK
BANDITS
WANT
FREEDOM
CABINET
ORDERS
TEMPORARY
RESTORATION
OF
CROWS'
NEST
PASS
RATES
Decision
of
Railway
Board
is
Set
Aside
Until
Appeal
Heard
OTTWA
V.
Dec.
".
Tin-
cabinet
li.i
ordered'
h
(cm4r;iry
nf
I
In
Crows'
Nesl
Pass
rales
el
aside
by
I
h
rnil-
Co.
.
.
ti
i
in
i
-
-1
I
in1
rates
arr
restored
priming
an
apiteal
n
r
tmnm
tmirt
T
f
T"1
limiinn
it
nrn
i
.
COOLA
FINISHED
LONG
SlANUlNb
IS
NOW
ENDED
Lccal
Contractors
Complete
Job
and
are
Returning
to
City
The
new
Dominion
government
A
hurt
al
Helta
Conlu
Ita
-
been
(.nUmfnl
Btlwttn
Hudson
Bav
emiuileteil
liv
.1.
ami
C.
Clinic,
.nrf
Government
Re-
l'"al
contractors.
Charlie
l.ur-
rie
and
.loe
.lark
returned
10
me:
SICK
PEOPLE
ENJOY
XMAS
Hospital
Nurtcs
also
Enjoyed
Festive
Season
Many
Special
Features
Christmas
Day
al
t
-
Jttit;i
t
Hospital
was
fitlinaly
observed
yesterday
nud
nothing
was
lefl
Hm(.i.im.
Curl
i.f
Canada
Ity
I
lit
prairie
province.
The
iuiiuoim
My
-mi-
i-uiui
..i.-n.iu..
w'l
.
..in.'
mln
effect
within
fifteen
duvs
Iml
no
person
lu,1
superintendent,
and
.,..)
..hun
!-
givu
lh-
right
to
demand
refund
on
freight
'"'r
nlH(t
"m',e
r
,h"
.
.i.t
wing
mi
roped
i.r
-1
i
i.m.-it
t
-
in.i.li'
during
uK.
patient
under
their
rsn-
happy
.
,!
Mir
lughei
-
were
hi
turn-.
Ui"il
bright.
TIm
ward.
ImiIIi
public
ami
private,
were
preiiuy
decorated
in
evergreen,
holly
and
mistletoe
effect
while
tin
beaut
i-ful
Ulirislma
trees
in
every
ward
added
a
truly
Yulclidc
ai-iiKisphcre.
Special
Christina
Irays
were
served
to
ull
patients
in
the
tnxlif
ul
ion.
They
contain
ed
the
old
fashioned
turkey
ami
Christina
Hum
pudding
Tai-am
many
little
holiday
ravor
The
gifU
from
the
ward
Chrisl-
ma
tree
were
distributed
to
the
'patients
at
8.30
yesterday
inorn-
Gasboats
Lancelot
and
Pauline
Were
Totally
Wrecked
in
Local
Waters
During
Past
Few
Days
The
power
boaH
liuci'lol.
owned
by
Charlie
fjrquist
and
the
Pauline,
owned
by
Hilly
Lapoinle.
were
totally
vreeked
in
local
walern
lereiilly
uceordiiig
lu
word
received
in
the
city
on
WediieMlay
arieniouii.
The
engines
in
both
t:ues
were
sal-aged.
The
hancelol
got
into
difficulties
in
(he
Hkeena
river
while
(owing
a
barge
of
lumber
ami
was
driven
uhofc
off
Point
Lambert.
The
hull
is
a
lolal
io.
The
Pauline,
u
:50-foot
gas
Imal.
was
driven
on
to
Prescult
Nland
lat
Salt.iilay
and
only
!
-
lit
horse
iKiwer
Palmer
enirine
was
salvaged.
Hilly
Miller
picked
Lapoinle
up
on
Prescoll
Island
and
look
liim
over
lo
Lewi
stand.
Ivor
Wirk
bringing
him
lo
port
on
Wedne-day
morn'iiK.
I.apoiule
had
a
miraculous
es-
ape
having
been
bulTclled
aout
AWFUL
XMAS
DISASTER
IN
SCHOOL
ROOM
in
u
heavy
sea
Willi
the
noal
leaking
badlv
for
many
houra.1
A
,
I
al.y
waves
drove
the
boat
-
Death
at
Entertainment
In
Hobart,
Oklahoma
HUllAHT.
Oklahoma.
Iec.
10.
When
a
candle
ignited
a
Christ
mas
tree
in
a
school
bouse
here,
itlj
children
were
burned
to
!
death.
The
merry
makers
made
Wednesday
dash
lo
extinguish
the
Haines
and
the
tee,
was
ovcrturued.
Two
hundred
j
pfe
wefe'croWiU
ed
into
Hie
room
and
the
window.
s,
screened
with
woven
wire,
barred
egress
thereby.
Those
who
did
escape
got
through
one
door.
Fathers
and
mothers
rouuhl
madly
to
find
and
rescue
their
children.
NO
PREFERENCE
GIVEN
SALMON
Baldwin
Tariff
Proposals
Will
Benefit
Sugar,
Tobacco
and
Club
1
.
I
.
..I
1..
I...
I..
ltavinoiiil
A.
Fisher
arrived
in
Wullld
alway
s
le
pieaseti
n
p
the
city
on
the
steamer
Princo
boys
with
uny
or
their
dilli-
llupert
on
Wednesday
af
lernoon
Icullles.
lo
spend
the
Christinas
vacation
During
the
addresses
V.
D.
with
his
oarenls.
Mr.
and
Mrs
pance
and
t.eo.
iiryant
presenieu,
W.
S.
Fistier.
Fourth
Ave.
Ensi
each
boy
guet
with
a
seile.!
CARD
OF
THANKS
The
Salvation
Army
wishes
to
thank
the
many
friends
who
so
willingly
donated
cash,
food
or
clothing
fur
the
Christmas
cheer.
TinackaL-e.
which,
when
Queued
uu.
W(ls
f0U,j
to
eontain
a
rubber
T
"nee
caiuihle
or
many
cxpres
sions,
much
to
the
amusement
of
the
recipients
A
slory
telling
contest
In-twee.';
Dr.
H.
It.
(Irani
and
T.
II.
John
son
caused
a
lot
of
inerrimon'
Chester
Oould,
who
was
cliart-
Wines
OTTAWA.
Dec.
SO.
Under
the
new
preference
proposals
of
the
lt
d,
Iwin
government
al
interpreted
here,
Canadian
products
chiefly
benefiting
will
be
sugar
and
tobacco
and
lo
a
evftaiti
ex
tent
Canadian
wines.
Full
details
of
the
proposals
ire
not
yet
available
but
Hie
plan
apparently
is
to
pul
into
effect
such
of
the
imperial
coufercenee
preference
offers
as
do
not
In
volve
the
levying
of
nqw
dutias,
but
to
drop
those
which
would
necessitate
imposition
of
new
duties
on
foodstuffs.
If
this
interpretation
Is
cor
rect,
Hie
offer
of
new
preferential
duties
on
canned
salmon,
canned
lobster,
crayfish
and
crab,
green
apples
and
honey
-
the
articles
of
Hie
imperial
con
ference
olTcr
in
which
Canada
was
most
interested
-
will
go
by
the
board.
Under
these
proposals
Austra
lia
and
South
Africa,
producers
l..p
....
.
ui
...
i
r..
..;..
i..
...!
....
In.
..
nloi
lite
mn-u
nuns
iu
B
u.i
-
WOrUI
,
,
:.,
i
.
il...
Cieaseu
prc:crciu-c,
win
uu
ino
chiel
bPiteficaries.
MAHATMA
GHANDl'S
PACTJSADOPTED
Indian
Nationalist
Congress
Votes
160
to
19
In
Favor
or
It
lll'.I.M.U
M.
Ilnli-li
India,
Dec.
20.
The
committee
of
tlie
In
dian
National
Congress,
by
a
vole
of
IGU
to
lit,
approved
Hie
(met
between
Mulnllina.
(Hiamli,
liresiilent
elect
of
thu
congress,
and
the
Swarajists
whereby
their
non-cooperation
will
bi
led
with
drunkenness
in
the
city
susiended
and
Swarajists
per-
Ipolicc
court
this
morning,
for-
milled
to
represent
the
National
'eil,
bait
congress
in
legislative
bodies.