paw
ib,n,
VIS.
e
)
I
until''
f
Wl
YMl
Willi
A
TAXI
in
a
hurry
PImhk
VOL.
XIV.,
NO.
1
99
BftA
ah
AMll
IamiIm
win
iiu
wwi
vsw
1PMI
In
th
City.
Rates
Reasonable)
-w
-1
imiii
nil
1
NEW
YEAR'S
QREETINQS
orr.WVA
Jan.
2.r
Klnir
'"rBfl
pirfif
.
Ihrouuli
Haroii
Ilynp
nf
Vliny;
Governor
Oenejal
'ordlnl
Xovy
Year
ifrectinas
lo
'he
Canadian
people.
v
NQTICE,
All
Kinlilnv
Ve.el
Owners
urn
rcquenlcd
to
nllend
u
ueiioinl
meeting
of
Him
Oaiiuillaii
FlHlilug
Vessel
Owners'1
Association
.at
Ciy
Hull
nt
8
I'.
m,
,lonlfhi
Wednesday.
t
1:
I
1
if
ft
vy
fit
No
I
a
single
building
was
left
sluiiilinjr
nt
Kal
llella
Hdla
af
ler
Ihe
fire
which
destroyed
the
(ioe-Millerd
cannery
early
iHunduy
niornin.
Kveu
Ihe
cannery
wharf
wa
burned
wilh
Die
exception
of
u
few
pile.
Fifteen
thousand
ease
of
ftalmott
I
said
lo
have
been
lot
with
the
plant
It.
J.
(ii)ssi'.
iiiiinaer
of
the
cannery
and
Uougla
Flumer
fell,
bookkeeper,
were
residing
IIicihC
The
blare
I
aii
to
have
started
hi
the
house
of
the
former.
He
and
Mrs.
ine
jul
inanBued;
y
jSJiive
their
live
by
climbing
mil
of
a
windows
They
went
south,
lo
Vancouver
on
Ihe
Venture-
Sunday
night.
The
otilcer
im
vvaleh
of
u
vi
el
npproachiiiB'
1
ltd
hi
Holla
at
the
limo
of
the.
flrn
aw
the
ulero
several
mile.
off
He
re
marked
to
hi
iiuarlermasler
thai
Ihe
cannery
must
he
going
up
ami
on
arrival
at
Fast
llella
llella
found
sucii
nan
neon
uk
'
.
.
.
..I
it
case,
UK
names
josi
Miiriiug
lo
die
down
nl
5.30
after
having
been
In
progress
rrom
s..io.
um
ii.(si
effected
a
limiting
nl
Ihe
losing
their
elTecls.
i
i...
i
,.i
li..
,.t,murv
mm
rallcl
l.i
IIik
liar
and
wa
created
a
K.C.
In
IH'J'J.
In
IK'Jt
he
'cneme.
lion.
1.
II.
I'allullo
was
circled
lo
file
House
of
Common
for
Houvlllc,
being
re-eleelcd
f
i
.
i
four
tems
following
until
IU0H.
r
.
1
1
i
i
H
a
deputy
speaker
of
tin
BARING-GOULD
EXPIRED
TODAY
Famous
Wrote
ilird
I
lil
morn
Iiib"
lijiiin
dlorn
.5nwaiCliriBraii
?oT-T
'.Now
lh
Day
I
Over."
House
of
Commons
from
1
HUG
to
WOO
ami
speaker
from
IUj)0
to
WO
I.
He
wa
minister
of
Inland
revenue
from
1001
to
WOo
and
minister
of
marine
and
fisheries
from
UKt6
to
UM
in
tlie
Laurier
cabinet.
Among
many
valuable
English
Theologian
measure
of
legislation
lie
epnn-
Many
Well
Known
,nred
durum
lii
career
wan
the.
Hymns
and
Novels
Naval
Hill
which
lie
introduced
in
fill...
-
.-III
..
I
'
ilFi"
rwi
aiiii-iiiii,(
n
lutvin
rrilr
I.KW
TIIKNCIITKII.
IUik-.
Jan.
1"
'ada.
Ll
Wll
he
wa,
ap--lie.
Sabine
IUrlMi.HouW,'lM,,,,rd
,0
,,,f
Ul'"""
ioirl
.1
fl
.
a
i
uiil
11
tfu
la.
h
novelist
and
theoloiciaiu
non.
r.
nru-
tleiir
ua
enior
oi
uir.
'DECEMBERWEATHER
and
'lhn.UKli
the
Mhl
.f
!K,ubt
Man
Tem
,r,lure
37.
Rtlnf(
ami
borrow,
and
author
of
Ihe
0
-
,
snowfall.
'i
..I
.
fl.
ll.lM"
f
.
'
'
"
JUal
anJ
Mrhalnli."
j
MORE
MARRIED
AND
MORE
BORN
All
Vital
Statistics
For
Inches
minister
of
land,
wilh
the
chief
foretcr
of
Hi.
province
will
leave
for
Ottawa
today.
I
ne
conference,
winm
win
m
attended
by
a
minlsler
from
caeji
province,
together
wilh
hi
head
forestry
official,
will
meet
on
CHICOUTIMI
CONVENT
DESTROYED
BY
FIRE
Twelve
Nuns
Hid
Difficulty
Escaping
When
Catholic
Institution
Burned
CHICOUTIMI,
Jan.
reeiiieiu
.
'
:
.
.
j.
fl,.riiooii
In
The
I
.
.
I
.....lnnaa
111
MIM1ILT
.
fill
rs
-
-
-
t
.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
1'lil.VCK
IILI'KIIT,
H.U.,
WKp.VKSUAV,
JAM
AflY
2,
11)21.
iMuurt
circuit
uu
t,,M
Un
to.
DRY
DOCK
MAY
jFOOTBALL
TEAM
.
GET
BIG
JOB!
IS
INVITED
TO
Good
Bid
Put
In
on
290
Foot
Log
Carrying
Barge
For
Hecate
Straits
Towing
Co.
GENERALACTIVITY
(lood
Shepherd
convent
here
wns'sliipyard
here
put
in
a
figure
C.O.M.M.
steamer
tuiliiidiiut
Prospeclor
I
expected
here
from
the
Orient
nlioul
Hie
middle
of
the
inonlli
to.
uiolergn
overhaul.
The
Jolt
will
be
'more
extensive,
I'rhiee
tleorge
has
Just
com-
ln.i'.erial
Oil
dock
which
was
not
attended
Ihe
New
Year'a
reception
;
mimced
a
tlie
dry
dock,
,
........
i
ii.ft
uiiul
'having
been
In
"at
Ooverinnenl
House
und
bid
'lie
engines
for
Ihe
iwo
eruU-
(he
ri
mums
r
o
direction
illE!
iie-wi!l:wr.il.-i.l
e'er-
being
.,
um
for
the.;
l,rt.
persons
I.Mehol
bon
voyage.
Oil
llm
evo
of
,100111,
of
Marjne
und,
Flsliefles
are
iin.Miin'his
deiuuliire
for
Koroptv
He.expeeled
rfiiy
lime
now
and
the
for
New'rraft
will
lio
finished
shortly
''nf
nup
eisau.
,..
,:
Yrk
enroute
to
(Ilbnillar
und
a
ler.lhelr
a,-fivuU
worK,
being
Held
MAKE
BIG
TRIP
New
Zetland
Wants
Canadian
Soccerlsts
to
Visit
There
This
Winter
Work
on
Prince
George
Starts;,
WI.NXII'F.ii,
Jan.
2,
-A
Cana-Prospector
Coming;
Cruisers
i
it
si
soccer
team
is
invited
lo
Soon
Finished
jvisit
.New
ealand
ncioitling
to
s
San
Uaxldsoii,
secretary
of
the
I
he
building
or
a
?im
root
i0niinion
Football
Association,
......
I
I
.
1
I
l..ii.tir
'
i
.
,
I
II.
n
Sici'i
Hk-
cnriiMjr
imm.-
..l.mr
wini
nils
H'vu
nsM-u
lur
o'i,m
,.(,
f
Kl"PP
We-
planned
ny
uie
necaie
firau
names
of
High
clas
piayen
who
and
ul,
.South
,,,
.,.
Towlim
Co,
(Capl.
Harney
John.
ws,
(0
make
Ihe
Irip
IhU
winter,
sou'.
Tender,
for
the
job
rloed
last
week
and
it
I
understood
thai
the
Caanadian
National
completely
destroyed
by
firo
cs-
'
thai
"will
probably
bring
thel
.
.
i
i
i
l.i..
i
.nr
i.
.
..
i
.'..
i
i
II
ll'ivay
ami
incivr
nun?
nun
nil",
worn
III
um
iur.ii
iuoi.
u
iv
ficully
In
oscuplng.
The
lo
I
finally
decided
to
build
m
crafl.
esllmaled
at
100,0io,
partially
It
would
bv
the
large,!
ningle
Job
covered
by
insurance.
NEW
YEAR'S
RECEPTION
Six
Hundred
People
Bid
Lleulen
ant
Governor
Bon
.Voyage
Leaving
For.
Europe
VICTOltlA,
Jan.
2.-hMoi
Ihan
iv
litindi
ed
prominent
ell
liens
HILTZ
IS
NEW
MAYOR
TORONTO
handled
by
Vrince
Ilupetl
yard
iFormer
Controller
Receives
More
since
the
two
C.rt.M.M.
fieighl-ers,
Canadian
Scottish'
and
Cnna-illau
Hritisher,
were
built
three
years
ago.
Votes
Than
Church
and
Cur-
rle
Combined
DAYLIGHT
SAVINQ
ADOPTED
TOIIO.VI'O.
Jan
ilili
f,.i-iii..p
riiv
eiintniller.
was
Ihe
Uiunllaii
.alionai
on
l
no
elected
mayor
of
Toronto
yesler.AVeslern
llegion.
No
grading
was
lay
hy
a
decisive
margin
over
the
unueruxcn
uunng
ine
year
on
than
the
cleaning
nml
pnluting'coiidiiueil
voles
of
Hie
Canadian
iliglilanilef
jmd
L.
Chinch,
M.l'.
'
'
finished.
Currie,
M.l'.l'.
Annual
oerhaul
of
thn
stcauier.llillii,
II.IIA,
11,,'V',',
l
.dh;i;
W.
V
Iwell
as
Ihe
holiday
centre
thei-
t-asl,
earh
drew
their
quota
let
!ouril,
hurlng
Ihi
gteriud
jibe
Mak
o(
the
travel
season
wn
reached
July
I
lu
31;
Ihe
first
increase
being
especially
noticeable
iminrdiately
Ihe
school
rlosrd.
when
a
grrat
many
families
leave
on
'
vacation
and
leaeher
are
released
from
their
duties.
Many
special
Irainn
were
operated
and
special
par.
(lies
were
carried
over
western
line
dtiiinv
Hie
past
year.
I
Summer
Hotels
and
Lodges
The
slimmer
hotels
and
lodge
operated
by
Ihe
Canadian
National
llailways
al
Jasper
l'ark
jhodar.
Jasper
National
l'ark:
Crand
llenrh
and
Victoria
Uracil,
MlniiU
Inn,
Minitki,
HnlH
ami
oilier
poinls,
were
palronUrd
to
a
inurh
larger
extent
Ihan
in
any
previinm
year.
The
new
l.o(Uc
al
JaHr
l'ark
wa
practically
filled
lo
capacity
during
Ihe
entire
seuson,
and
ha
been
Ihe
means,
of
allrarting
'tourist,
nol
alone
from
Canada
and
the
United
Stairs,
but
from
nearly
all
oilier
countries
which
provide
lourisl
travel,
many
coming
from
the
Orient,
Australia,
liiilie
America,
a
well
as
from
I
he
larger
centre
In
the
United
elates
and
Canada.
The
same
might
be
nld,
on
a
.smaller
scale,
of
Ihe
rrwls
at
Minaki
land
(hand
lleach,
which
were
Increasingly
popular
last
year
as
Indicated
by
the
largely
Increas.
led
patronage:
flraml
lleach
alone
attracting
over
100,000
people.
I
Improvements
Carried
Out
huprovement
of
existing
lines
and
further
steps
toward
co-ordination
of
services
was
a
fenlure
of
Ihe
construction
work
carried
out
during
Ihe
year
by
for
l'x.Mayor
T.
line
under
conslniclion,-
Ihe
and
Col.
John
A.
worn
being
confined
m
.mprove
Tlie
vole
stood:,
nient
on
operated
lines,;
a
con.
I'l,,,,.,.!,
.......V",
Currle.
1.370.
33,973;
llnuanrc
of
the
program
coin.
jineneed
lu
It):?,
such
as
lino
re.
reduction
leiiucuon
of
or
"Taks
Hep
To
The
Boston"
FESTIVE
FEASTS.
A
glad
Yuletlde
welcome
awaits
you,
Tprkcy,
Plum
I'uddi
riff
and
all
the
old
fashioned
good
fare
will
be
on
our
festive
board
this
Xmas,
BOSTON
GRILL
Private
Boxes
For
Party
Use
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
1DERAL
MUSTER
PASSES
AWAY
BUSINESS
OF
CANADIAN
NATIONAL
LINES
IN
1923
SHOWED
LARGE
INCREASES
Hon.
Louis
P.
Br
o
dew,
Canadian
Statesman
of
Long
Standing,
is
Dead
PATTULLO
IS
i
GOING
EAST
Minister
of
Lands
Off
to
Ottawa
to
Attend
Dominion
Forestry
Conference
VICTOItlA.
JAX.
2.
To
lake
Ol'F.HF.C.
Jav-.
2.
Aflrr
being
id
office
a
lieiilciiaiil-govcr-
l'ar'
'"
drawing
up
of
a
rum
m..p
.r
I
l.i
i.n.vim
i-
for
liit
on
month.
Hon.
I.oui
I'hiltiime
Hio-
prehensile
ro-operallve
nclieni"
detir
died
Ihl
morning.
He
wa
takeir
III
lust
Friday
on
hi
re.whlch
will
tar
Hn
aim
the
lurn
from
Montreal
aflrr
having
been
ailing
for
neveral
years
from.con,,crvalio"
anJ
fire
protection
.n.iiiiidi
(rouble
iff
all
forel
area
In
Canada,
lo-
Mr.
llrtMlrur
wa
born
a"l
Ibdoeil.
Ouct.ee.
in
iHiJ;.
In
KXt
he'Ki'Hicr
with
a
reforestation
Rupert
Wert
Higher
In
1923.
IUr!li
ami
inarriayrx
in
rnne
Ituperl
ami
ilitlrlrl
lal
Iimw
an
lurr,u"c
nvi-r
I
In
vnnj
year.
In
llicn
were
1
10
births
eiol
dtiruiir
Uie
ul
year
151
were
n-ilerrd,Jin
lnrrear
of
1
1.
!
Ilicre
were
52
inarriacp
in,
I
ami
57
diirinir
the
year
llJJ.
a
it
increase
of
five.
I
leal
lis
iiierruiei
durlntr
llie'Not
laM
year
by
H
I"
ttli'2
there
won-
Gfl
denlli
icKifterrd
and
in
IK.'J
Hie
ilcatliK
nunilteifd
77.
QUEBEC
BANKS
TO
AMALGAMATE
Bank
of
Hofihelaga
and
Banque
National
Are
Merging
.MONllti;L,
Jn.
.
-
The
Hank
or
llocbeliiiia
und
Ihf
Hiiiiiliin
NtttloniYle
will
merge
and
will
be
known
a?I.a
llaiuiuc
Na-tloiiale
il
lieean
known
cler.
day.
The
amalRumatlm
will
menu
the
elimination
of
32
Iirnuclicd.
I
It
i
i.rcw.
lioiiimioii
meteor-olouit.
m.uc
the
follow
inc
weather
iftrt
for
(he
numlli
of
l)eenilier:
)
Mruit
li.iiii'rilnr
3?.
Maximum
temperature,
51,
un
IKt
a
and
17.
I
.Minimum
If
nu'cniture.
M
above,
Prince
mi
leemlcr
30.
Hainfiill.
20.VI7
iiit'lie.i.
Snowfall,
VVi
inche.
Total
precipitation,
year
inchon.
pre-1
DESTRUCTION
2I.
WAS
COMPLETE
a
Slnole
Building
Left
East
Bella
Bella
Even
Wharf
Burned
at
Jan.
7.
Officer
of
the
Canadian
Air
Hoard
are
oNo
expected
to
be
In
attendance
and
the
matter
of
keepinjr
air
patrol
over
all
for
el
area
in
Cantula
will
In
taken
up.
"Hilt
development
ran
be
ct-pecled
from
Mil
conference.
which
will
be
Ihe
firt
or
it
kind
thai
ha
been
held
In
Can
ada."
Ml.l
Hon.
Mm
Patltillo
inuruay
nigni.
.
greaier
iairfa'fJjry'iu!
dlruirtn
fllvTliw
mo(
spiirnvpl
and
up-lo-dnle
concrvtlou
and
fire
protection
measure
will
lake
up
a
la
rye
part
of
the
time."
Arcordinp
to
Hon.
Mr.
I'allullo
the
rainiaiRii
for
more
rare
in
the
wood
lal
uuinier
and
Ihe
(increased
effort
of
forel
and
fire
ranker.
resulted
in
Itrtl
Columbia'
fire
loe
belu?
cut
considerably
ami
lill
further
improvement
U
lHtkeil
for
next
year.
The
HrilMi
Odumjiia
forelo-official
are
enlhuialic
over
Ihe
ui
of
aircraft
for
fire
and
forel
protection
purpoe.
In
addition
lo
beJnsr
uel
to
ruh
crew
and
cduipmcnt
lo
dauvrr
pol
in
rerord
time,
the
hour
M-aplaue
from
Ihe
Jericho
air
idiiUnn
have
been
ued
f'"
bliler-rul
and
oilier
inspection,
and
have
proved
invaluable
lo
the
deparlmenl
on
more
than
one
ocrniou.
Hon.
Mr.
I'allullo
will
make
ron
recommenda-
Hon
lo
Ihe
deparlmenl
nt
Ottawa
to
have
Ihe.
Canadian
Air
Hoard
service
retained
especially
in
llrillsh
Columbia.
BBBSV
BfliiiVlSiiiBBIVIillJBiDiilP
I'micos
Mary
wa
once
a
nurne
lu
the
child,
dren's
hospital
In
(ileal
(Irmoml
Stmd.
London,
and
he
afterwanl
endowed
a
col
ovrr
which
wa
buns
her
piclure.
Kuch
Chrilma
a
tiny
Inmate
decorate
the
portrait.
Vast
Improvement
in
Earnings
of
Government
Road
is
Shown
in
Comparing
Years
1923
and
1922
WIXXII'KO,
Jan.
2.
Willi
increased
freixlil
umj
iia.vien-
ger
business
rejiuiled
over
Ihe
entire
yletil
aim
a
recoitl
niov
meiil
of
grain
und
oilier
rommoditie
over
Hie
wesleni
region,
the
CuiiuJiun
.Valiunul
Hail
way
have
found
I'.;
a
year,
of
utly
incrtased
business
ccconJing
to
official's
of
Ihe
vtcui
heir.
Operaliug
figure
fnni
the
firsl
of
Ihe
year
to
the
end
of
Sci'lernbtT,
the
litest
avuih.Me
at
(he
time
of
writing,
show
that
in
the
nine
muiilhs
Ihe
Canadian
Natiouul
system
"arued
u
net
operating
revenue
of
4,H7,SI.).
compared
with
527.:HU
for
I
he
currr(Miiiiing
iieriod
of
1022.
And
wild
tlii
must
lie
consider-
MADI?
TD
AUDI
1?
ed
the
fad
ll.al
rnr
little
of
ITlimr,
I
1X111
HIT.
Hie
wi'sirr.i
grain
crop
haJ
iiiovrd
this
year
before
Ihe
end
IT
HAI
1
VU7AATI
of
Seolcmber.
Hie
mnvemrnl
of
Ml
nilljLI
nlfsfll
urn
from
the
prairie
lo
the
lake
liciiia
almost
litre
weeks'
lalcr
ihaa
lasl
year,
with
a
c-n-
iM
Normand's
Chaffeur
Ar-euent
effecl
upon
earning.
rested
For
Shooting
She
Tourlit
Tnffle
Increased
"no
ton
rurvianco
Tourisl
and
general
pi-ssener'
Held
Iraflle
ovrr
the
Weslern
Region,
;
slmwiil
a
considerable
Increase
1
,
U)
ANOI'.LLS,
Jan.
r
It.
U.
during
I!li3
a
ronipare.1
with
),rrv'
"""
oriiranu
cuaueur,
In
Hie
year
jusl
cloed
a
"
arrcsiru
aiier
auiiiimiiK
lourisl
Iraflle
on
Ihe
western
'V
,,c
"wi
mrrq
u.i.r
ai
n.
li.,,..
ii,.
i...vi.i
.!..
n.
wealthy
oil
promoter,
at
operali-n
of
Ihe
system
in.l
fe,
iller,
partmen'.
Oreer
r
...l.i
f
iv
m
ui....
claim
a
an
excuse
that
Dine.
...inmcr,
tuuri-l
..f.re,.
.aui.e
.
W?'
'
n
'
'
operame;
until
eep.en.ber
0.
"
J1
Iwhen
these
lirkrl
were
with.
;,
"u
"
drawn
ta.m
sale,
mountain
te-
fnc'(
"if.1
tUe'
.'"A
1
'im
rls
and
the
Pacific
co.sl.
a'.'"'
"Tin
wU,h
fur-
-
;
'.
.
.;vv
-
.
"
siars
arc
4ii
so
ueiu
uy
uie
police
at
material
wilnce..
Infatuation
of
llier
chaffeur
for.
hi
film
aelre,
employer
ani
'
Jealousy
of
her
wealthy.
Iienver
acquaintance,
according
to
police
officful.,
were
Hie
motive.
Which
prompted
Kelly
alia
(Sreer
lo
shoot
Dine.
LOCAL
HALIBUT
BOAT
STRANDED
Sumner,
Capt.
Soriano,
Hit
Rocks
25
Miles
From
Ketchikan
'
The
American
halibut
ehoon-
a
...
.
er
Nimner.
(Mipt.
a.
.jsoriano.
struck
a
rm-.k
ofr
Spear
Island
about
23
mile
rrom
hetcliikurj
al
high
tide
early
on
Tuesday
inorujng
and
Hie
vessel
1
strand
ed
but
nut
in
serious
dlffirtiltie
accordim;
to-
Ciipt.
John
Chri-llauseii
of
the
AiiH-ricuu
schooner
Wireless
which
arrived
in
port
early
this
morning.
The
Wireless
passed
the
si
l
anded
schoon
er
yfcslerday
on
her
way
in
to
Prince
llijpert
io
at
that
time
Hio
SutiU
iter
had
Iwo
tlories
hi
Ihe.
waled
and
a
launch,
en
route
to
Ketchikan,
was
standing
by
to
render
any
neeessnry
aid.
The
rrcediiitf
tide
ha1
left
the
Sumner,
perched1
un
the
rocks
but
(ho
boat
is
On
on
cen
keel
wilh
the
crew
still
aboard.
Capt.
Christiansen
was.
unable
lo
ascertain
the
exuel
nature
of
the
damage..
Omlrollers
(liblmn
and
Foster
.visions
exisiing
(ieorgv
said:
"f
am
coiifldent
that,
and
Aid.
Marker
and
Cameron
won
grades,
and
Ihe
construction'
of.wh
(lod's
help,
the
llrlllsh
pen.
the
lioard
of
control
seal?.
The
electors
apfruvel
the
day
light
saving
bill
for
another.
grain
three
years,
which
U.
M-
J
'
"H
aitian
Sea.
'ip
feo--
lit
'.he,
Ur-.!
suMini.
i
.
Ui
Dally
K
i
KING
GEORGE
ISHOPEFUL
British
People
Will
9vorcom
Dlfflcultlee,
He
Deolaroa,
In
New
Year
Messao
LONDON',
Jan.
2-l(edyiiig
o
a
cougratiilator)'
telegram
frtim
Ihe
Lord
Mayor
of
London,
King
second
Irafk.
pie,
true
lo
tradition,
will
ovcr-
In
preparation
for
the
heavy
rome
Ihe
dirricuHlcs
that'
are'
sllH
and
other
movements
facing
us
ul
the
qUita
of
a
decadei
were
anllclpaled
duiliig
whiclu
though
meiiiorahlo':
An
the
fall
months,
Ihe
Candian
Na
glorfois;
achievement,
ha
ibeen
thiucd
oi
jinfe.
two:
btsol
with
triuli
tutd
bUfforlftjf.'
'.3
4
"a
'.ym
i
!
.!
'-vj
5,
:l
4
'm
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i