It,.- I'lU'lSCUTT, Alii:., Jan. H. Jlecaiise Conner I uuoled below Hl'.i renin n pound. Hie South ', wel MotaU Co. vvllli siHpend 'peiatlonii Kehruaiy I. at Ihe llumliolt Mueller, throwing two liundreil men out of work. A PUBLIO MEETING In Ihe iulerrslsVif M. M. STEPHENS, Oandldate for Mayor, will he held In Ihtl EMPRESS THEATRE, Monday, Jan. 14, at S p.m. Alili'iinanlc, Pollen HoiiV. minion, uml School Hoard 'iHidldalp Invited. ru....i.. j.. hi.i... lecture for Ihe public. prince lluperl ought lo have a iiioadcaliug station but Just how It .should lie established not very clear. Often these ta' iiifuuur nroiuwiiin. i - lnisliiesn One of .Ihe fealures of the Chrislma tiusines in the cilie lo the sou'lli Hi! year ami the large demand for radio receiving set from Ihe dealer all of whom were kepi busy almost day and night assembling part and gelllnx ihe instrument, ready for installation, according to li. F. Pulleji, who arrived home yesterday. The Hally Province conceit at Vancouver and the Centennial Church concerl, lecturc.H and scrvirys al Victoria are easily picked up from ' either eily aud . ' . m .1 tit II. II. uiosi oi l lie cine io ine soiiiu are liearu ai various nine. There I a slcady growth of inlcivst in radio ami before long step will have lo liu taken lo routtlule .bniadcasting and lo iiidililc much betler inuslu and i Ii.iim are kent up by dealer in rnllo goods and are 'used a a Mienns of adveilislng thein. Nomination of olllcer for the I'lk' Lodge ha been deferred - for a rorllllglil. ."any uiemucra were unablo lo allend tho loilgo i .i .. I..I.I 1 1, 1- i inceling iui "" v...- was o nave iukl-ii WMfl YM Want A The Latest In Restaurants. TAXI 99 warn JAN 1 1 BOSTON GRILL in a hurry Third Avenue. Phone Hest ut FooiJ Oood Service. Beat Cars and Bait Servloa PRINCE RUPERT Private Boxes for Parly Use. In tha City. Rataa Reasonable Northern and Central British Columbia V Newspaper "Take Her to The Boston." I'JtlNGIJ liCl'HUT, B.C., TIUU.SDAY, JANUARY 10, ll2i. Ttrdr'i Circulation IMS ItPMl Salt 0. PRICE FIVE CENTS. YKmiUA, Jan. Id. A smallpox epidemic is raging in'CPAI IK RPCITI T IM 1 1 . . 1 1 if Kimir mill llif ailiiiriMiL (iivvii of Kiiwliiiiii mi the iilnolle nui.p, ............. , .... .i nwin nnuin rn i tii :de of the liurhor. It liu ilanneil hiimlreil or vii'liins aeconi-j Ml III KMT llrA I H .i t iifluca reieiveil Here on ine nrrivai oi me Memer ioko-; I h uiu Maru. I lie lolul tniiiiuer or ueuiim up to inc jirocin Mp nd Wrs c w Ead For, ( me v rcjiorieil ui maplv of Thl. Clu D.eniw . i a liorrowniK lor brought here by lhoe arriving on Bereaved at New Wesi- lllir Juiiyiioe vessel, reojne arc iiuig in me Mr?ei, me iion-; li ire filled uml llioii:inu! arc ufllirlei in leer degree. The a lfcr ilegree, - MI..I .! ktll.IV Iiullll? i r(.npel-il native iuarter at the jfool of the hill are chiefly af-ifn-leil. Ihe Kuropeanx liviiiK mo.tly on hiKlirr ((found mid amid healthful siirroumliox. A viirorou vaerinalion cam- 1 . . i .... i... it... i.:ii.i. iiiiKi rarrini un nj uic imiii-ii authorilieit reulleil in S30.CH7 ISlormi, Cold Weather and Snow rciilrMt of Hon? Kong and Ull'l 111 II .......... - in the ORIENTALS ARE MOVING EAST Saskatchewan Declares Entry pi Members of Yellow Race Is Detrimental SASKATOON. Jan. JO. -Orien tal immigration ami Ihe invasion ti he mercantile world liy people, 'if 'he yellow rure in becoming n antic ipirstlou In British . Col-1 uiiibl'i and the movement is rapidly spreading; eastward to the di'lilnient nf the retail trade, win 'lie opinion expressed hy Ihe rx-tttive of (lie Saskatchewan lle-'ail .Mrirhaul Association. COPPER PRICE DOWN: SMELTER IS CLOSING Operations Will be Suspended In Arliona Plant on February 1. north uut erinr live mi un- Peak, a hill nearly a liigu a MimiiiI Oldrield on Kaieit Island. Scattered up Hit) hillside i the Kurupcau settlement, the heller hpue being those higher up Hie hill. Latest irlurn on the population nf lions Kong (live it a half a millKiii, mostly Chinese. RADIO IS VERY MUCH IN YOGUE Dealers In Selling South Kept Very Busy Receiving Sets and Material minster Newn of the death, under very dilreiuK eireumlanrei, of little Hilly Kndy. IX.mmlhs old joii of .Mr. and Mr. C W. I'idy. formerly of thin ril and now oi New vVeliuiuter. ha heen re ceived. The lad, who wan the only child of .Mr. and Mrs. I-Iady and who wax horn in Prince llu-pert. w -calrlcil Hip Sunday he- fore (:iiriliiia when he fell into a tub of boiling waler in hi mother' kitchen and he uc- evmbed 10 the injuries on New Year' Oay. Kvery effort wa urade to ave hi life umf ft. Dry. on, aNo formerly of (hi rily. trs. ICady'. many friend here will extend Iheir heartfelt sympathy in their deep bereavement REFORM IN GASOLINE TAX COLLCTION IS REQUESTED BY BOARD The council of the I'rlncc II it -pert Hoard of Trade at a special meeting yesterday afternoon passed a resolution tinting Ihe pitiv Ineal povcrtimrut tti eliminate Ihe present system, of eol-lecting kiioIiiii' lax and I lien refunding fl. The substitution of a sjsleni of 1,-iklnp ileclaralioiis without eolleelliiK llic tax i ALASKA FURS IN ROYAL WEDDING Bride of Prince Hlrohllo of Japan Will Wear White Fox Skins HIATTLF., Jan. Id.- W hile fox fursj bought from Hie Alaska Fur Co., of Seattle will figure in I lie wedding garments of the bride of Prince llirohito of Japan, Prin ces Nagaco Kiinl, and her brides. uraids, according lo Herman Kiupp of the Alaska company, who lias just relumed from Jtipau. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS FELT IN CALIFORNIA F.UIlF.KA, California. Jon. 10. Karllnpiakc shock were felt here Wednesday, the shock coming wilhin h few lulnule of each oilier. Xo.tfhinage was reported Mrs, l. Harr of PorOand, Ore uon, who tins been visiting in the, cily wilh her daughler, Mr. Joe (truer. Fifth Avenue Knst, I reluming soiilb on the Prince lluperl tomorrow morning. Mis (I. Hoyle, accompanies her, I also going -south. Minn pi I'luwell formerly of Ihe F. K. Hunt Lid. left on last nighl's train for New York en-roule lo Fuiope on a business trip, .Mr. (Irowell ex pee I a lo be away aimul five months. He. is oci ipipanied by s Iler.'U. TOKO, Jan. 10. The recent decline of the exchange rate on the yen Is causing anxiety among the business men of Japan. The' yen today touched 44 cents and nobody expects It to halt until It reaches forty. The drop Is affecting Imports and exports. Expert observers point out that this holds disastrous possibilities of British Columbia Imports being checked. They are necessities and not luxuries and their failure of delivery may retard the reconstruction of the district destroyed by fire or earthquake. COWICHAN IS SORE nelh Duncan, M.L.A.fC. II. Dickie M.P., and oilier. Thu meeting decided to' fight hy every constitutional mean to Herr Helnti, Premier of Bavar Ian Palatinate, Assassinated Conflict Follows ' ; SPHYF.ll, llavnrian Pnlalinate, Jan. 10. Hen lle,fnt, Separa tist leader and premier of the - - 1 - . ... . , , HARROWING STORIES OF DISEASE IN CHINA BREAK OCCURS IN MODERATE SPIRIT OF LABORITES IN HOUSE OF COMMONS Smallpox Epidemic at Hongkong Takes Heavy Toll in Lives and Thousands Dying from Sickness EUROPE HAVING SEVERE WINTER kf Proving Menace to Shipping on Continent li.MKI.V Jan. 10. lmiually : Morm. aeeonipanied !' " f old nml heavy now : hern sweeping through ,::rjii- .hi Wlliirr. I'l If iKiiuliMiii receiving Injection. II if island of lloiijr Hong and a small portion of Hie niainland including Ihe city or Kowluon in u rrown rolony of Oreat IJrilalu. II mm rtsfisl o Hit British In 14 it by China and Is an un it ft Hw PnM.S,rtjlni,ndJ .luinrh-nro. fnln To nil only a77klthW .vail. . i..... ........r I,, .hin. '""' 11 kernel MK and jly a Oovcrnor and executive and North Sea and in Sran.,'fllll'v,, r"nril 8"? .'" wsler. the Ire Hoe c,u" 'u"' "u"f " ,u ,n "l" lmr- .11, c... . Dial ; so heavy naviga- ; jj(jjCMjj jfrre from anything thul would r af llrllaln -ullrr. though f'- "lp.' read an epidemic. v especially Ife! hi iltaiult ,,le l-""'0e WIIOH Ul II"". Will belllg Hons i ul ihe loui oi inc nil i In a plane, sinrilar to l'ie one pictured above, Wilbur uml Orvillc Wrighl completed the first .!iccesful flight in a'heavier than air muchiue twenty yars ago. The original Wrighl plane bail a wing spread of only forty-one feel. JAP MONEY GOESDOWN Fluctuation of Yen Exchange r Mar-AffePaVHsh-CoJ umbla BRITISH SUCMAFINE LOST OFF PORTLAND LONDON. Jan. IO. -An admiralty, message .ays the Hritish submarine collision. II i feared that t he enlire crew perished. In view of the current under- standing that Hon. F.rncst La-i Imililii liiiiii.tnp nf lll';llilll lltllli Share Capital The last divident of Ihe pre mier Cold Mining Co. for tUM. have the original boundaries f L ,i,.am uml ltu, ti(s ine consiuucncy lUCncy resioreu, rosioreil. .v .v com ...hi ,. ..i . , ....ii.... iiiun-i: s s imiiii-u lo in luiiu action. uuuuii. , ,,, .. , i,., Labor Member Objects to House of Lords and Disputes with Speaker I.OXIiUX, Jan. IO. Appreciation of the approaching re sponsibilities, of office which brought a lone of moderation lo Ihe language ami sentiments of Hie leaders aud mo-t of the membsrs of the Labor Party has nol extended lo some extremist. While members were being sworn in loday, John Joseph Jones, Iibor member, came into conflict with Hie speaker be cause. of a fancied grievance against Hie llouss of Lords, He thereby earned the openly expressed disapproval of other mem bers of his. party. The occasion was the proces sion of members of the Com mons lo ihe Lpper House io near the King' message of approval. This i a mere formality ami j there were only a .sprinkling of peer present but it incensed; HAZELTON INDIAN GETS 23 MONTHS Indecent Assault and Sentenced nii.irlMs Piilsv IIiiviiIIiiii 111 stable H. P. Ponder. Patsy al- lacked a while girl of .lehder years COMING NEXT MONTH CANADA WILL HAVE MONTIlKAl., Jan. 10. Mr, 'Justice Martineau has been as signed by the attorney general s department to preside over thej I .lu I .if It. iv A.li.l.ilr.l I lliiriiii oil, REPRESENTATIVE AT- win un represenieu oy an u.u- rhaiee .,f l.avl.ur murdered his 'aulonomou gtiverniienl of tlio imlf-bi-olher, llaoul Delorme, bassador al Washington wilhin a I'aiaiiunie, , nas oeen assassin- ..!,..,, tu. comes up next snon nine, accuruing iu ji iuif- aled. Later five persons wero.mnli ll .1.. Cabler. K.C.. will moist by Hon. George, P. ura- !y .1 . ..... .. ... 1 11.. I, hani. (iil.ill,... mlnisler. iir of rniliin railways. v. 1 1 . ,1 '.m- 'iiui . K.t" FREIGHTER HAD ROUGH PASSAGE Jones. On relurning lo the c' " m- swamer banaaian House, Jones, on a point of or-1 Transporter Reached Port at der, complained to the Speaker midnight t-ast nigm Ihat the Peer treated Common; wilh contempt. The speakerl .viler a uiny passage acros tne vainly Iried to mollify the angry Pacific ocean, C.fi.M.M. freighter .members by promising an enquiry Canadian Transporter, Capt. A. II. into any grievance. Jones, how- Watson, reactieil port al inid-evcr .continued the altercation night Iat night from Yokohama until-fellow members eventually. lo enter Ihe Canadian National 4l-.ir-fli"i.i..iilo4-a'f-.-.J---rr.t .;.. .. . ",.r ViMm-ant fur- nainllli- The Vi)V- Portland. Kiulaud.. in a jelusiiijr T.IU.-IIII IIIV the IIIVIIHtll incident. , ( L - inlwJnokinc - URGE APPOINTMENT OF NEW MINISTER BE CAREFULLY MADE . - , Another member whii Vhistled 300mile off Primit lluperl, the The lied Flag" was ' howled vessel ran inlo a howling south down. STEAMERS RUN ftl LUJO W ITlLHIDLA Hou ..e onst-rv,-,, , ,ue ....m.i,. attended meeting of the elector ate of the. Cowichaii Valley pro test wtis made agaiustjlhe merging of Cuwichau district riding men l of a new minister of nvarine Will Try to Cet Former Condl-I""'1 fisheries so that the surce tlon Inn RAtr.d Restored In to Them Them Meet Meat. W ' Mr I'loillle Will have ! ing Decides IH NCAN, Jan. 10 At a largely full uiiilerslainliiig of (he fishing industry. PREMER DECLARS $400,000 DIVIDEND with Newcastle territory. Ad-jn Two Years Mine has Paid dresse were delivered -by Ken-j $5,000,000 Equalling Its compete with coal brought from Australia. Tlie service would include three freighters. in which she could make -easter ilillie headway op account of le-jing light. , ;riiiHr-.fjAu;eij rlti; jdelar.and Hie teauierf'reaViied 'FPKfn Tfi QFWARIi '"''l'ie Island al 8.30.lat i-vel riUdL-U IU OCTTAlUl instead of noon as'schedufed.' (She wa piloted tulo Ihe harbor Alaska Siberian Navigation Co. by CaptvMcCoskrie. The vessel Making Arrangements for Transportation Alaska Coal had neither fi'eialil nor passen ger. The work to be done at the dry I dock on the' Skirmisher i ifVht ' ' ...... ..w V L'lllVl'ICl'O 1.... Ill i. . li . . fisheries, i to be Appointed) . ". anu sue hiii i ie on uie pmi- niinisler of Justice succeeding 'dative arrangements been ,,., lomorrow ready to sail for li..., sii- i nm.f rin.iin li... r...in. Iil"",n"''',l l,X ,IC Alaskan Si- Vancouver where she will load cil or Ihe I'rincc lluperl noanj 'rian Navigation fjuii.auy Tor a for Ihe United Kingdom Mnslead. lof Trade at a specfcil meclingd;m:l ''p-,o o Seward r .Hurning across. Ihe Pacific lo jesterday arieruoon passed a re-ls,,,"":r M'rv ' f,sr ll!0, lr-lr!ent. 'solution for submission lo m.iK,r,!!l,ol,ll,,.f C"a! l.u Co,.,- ' ' :ilon. W. L. Maekenxie KinurK '" TAMD A MV TAD K,,,. n.ni ,..i ,.!i,..r..i i..... (.ira.!"c i ' "'"i-" v.. r. in. v, ...... . iiiruiii rim AT I nCC nr MCMDCD' :r r ..r railniad rale over the Alaska Willi 1X11 1 IVU ANEEVATOR List Circulating Pledging Subscriptions for Stock , In asking Charles Patsy Is Found. Guilty of sellers to pledge llieiii.sclve to lake siock in a local,- eievuior Company i being circulated uml many have atreaily signeil ll. Ap-parently there is no company be- dian, wn found gililly lry Judge I''"'11 bl1' . ,,bJt'fcl i"'" 16 b 11..1 ti..., .i. si.,,m.r- ii.u w..v- 1" fl'i'w governmenl or any on a chaiife or indecent assault j,1riv?"v ,,,w ,,ll"fI U?1 . i ' .. . ... ... . Ilia local people are wlllinpr to coiii-.,. ... i,,.,...!.,.!.!.,, .. in ami wa senu-iici-u u ;j iiivmns . . , ll'lll'.l'.i ... v. ....... . ii. ,1... ..... "ill H. UII3 III IUII Willi ili KUIHI I'LHIII n , ,, I 1 named take ,n. i.i at Okalhv Prison. He will be,. . ... i.i i i. . I"' iiiii'i'- .Miuuuij iu. i uw U.....-I i i iiieir vumia, Ihe chairnVan. A. It. J'elerson.l . . ., ......t,,, brought on this arieruoon s traini ii i n. ..i ji... .i ..r ' " " " ' "i ,i... !... .:.. i... ii - I' A lllil I IIUII lllill IIIO klUSl-lll-l! Ill , 4, ...... I..' .. .m and i i:... lion. ii William i.;.?;,; of 5.ooo.ooo I from Ihe interior by the pro Premier Oliver , 1..i.i...iJvliiclat police and will continue B.C. GOVERNMENT IS Sloan due to the fact Hint ' " lomorrow was f f .,.,, ,.,.,...,.1,1., ,U" b" hi- Journey south invitations had not been sent , morning on Ihe sleamer Prince them. GERMAN SEPARATIST mine up I" "u.uuu.nuu, ine rium - . of it share Capital, In two ypars and Ihrei inoulhs. LEADER IS MURDERED NEW DELORME TRIAL lluperl in the' custody of (.oh- FORMALLY PROTESTING HIGHER EXPRESS RATE VKrrOHI.V, Jan. 10.- iot only ha (he government of IJrilish Coluinhin protesled rbriiially agaiusl an incriase In 'western expreS. rates, but it hu.i also told ihe, railway comiiu,siori WINDSOH, Jan. 10, -.Canada announced. a 1 . . ; a ... 1 1 .. 7. i killed in a conflict between iirneetiln for Hie crown and the sepnratislii and pollcfc of tho defence will 1k in the hands of, declined, however, to slve hints uld ic jliicUd. HOOKEY '..1. n.ii wASHiNCTON-ffiAHAMirTirrr:,.",";1;?:; in the piwsenl rale seale, it i Mdiiioulon Seajtlti.4. Calgary 0, Heiflna HiF . SI. Patricks 3,'lauiHtoH 5t: Cauadlca l, olwa',3. " j.