Whan
Vmi
Waul
A
TAXI
991
in
a
hurry
PhBe
Beet
Cart
and
Bast
Service
In
tha
Olty.
Rates
Reason
tble
VOL.
XIV.,
NO,
2.
GO
CUSTOMS
COLLECTIONS
1923
SHOW
GREAT
Municipalities
Obtain
Large
Sam
of
Liquor,
Auto
and
MCTOIIIA,
Jan.
AIiihM
bulcd
Ity
tliv
Urili-h
Columbia
the
prut
wee
during
the
past
week,
according
lu
figure
made
public
by
I
lie
department
uf
fiiiaurc
yesterday.
The
timii
iciul-die
share
of
liiftior
profits
fur
six
monllis
ami
of
pari-nuitual
mid
iiiolnr
lux
-si
ttir
lal
inr
iin
reac
over
Ihe
distriuiiliun
made
ill
Uic
cud
uf
last
vcar
when
$800,05
1
wa
handed
uer
In
Ml
to
mill
urgumzed
district.
Tlit"
money
distributed
made
i
11
"
,,r
".
I
III
r.l.r.l
.
I
II
111
v"
--'
twelve
month.
JV8.G6.
P
1
1Uin
k
tfiW
1171
f
I
Share
of
taxation
on
nice
Ira-k
CAMPAIGN
Viuiuiuwti
WILL
niuu
".
.
.s,l
er
the
Ihjuor
profit.
PAH!
MCMfC
CnnAH""11'1'1'''1
10
HtuiiicitaHHr
for
VVi'"
i
lO.oon:
nw.lor
taxes,
201.03
1;
raring
taxes.
103.000.
Candidate
Beginning
to
Warm
j,
eminent
aitniire
to
Up
and
Public
l
Getting
'lni.piiaU
ha
alo
shown
a
big
InUretted
increase.
This
year
for
the
it
month
ending
September
30
it
Willi
Hie
dale
of
the
nic
elec-
amounted
to
M99.85G
it
against
j!
ret
for
January
1
7
two
JH,15K
in
1922.
n
from
today-
the
eani-
.
:
,.ati.
.hlfe
-4PwiH
be
a
eburt
t:ie
mttv
mil
be
devoid
if
rliap.
X
tw
thai
the
holiday
fc.tlvillc'
a
over,
the
candidate
will
io
l
uid
rumiiirnce
to
warm
up.
Sola
j;
If'He
orlHIly
has
been
ap-It.'
but
Hie
public
is
beginning;
kn
inleienl.
1
iiiayoratly
roiileit
liH
r
lu
centre
lielwreii
Mayur(
X
m
and
Aid.
Stephenn,
an-j
'ed
raiidhlnlen.
Whetherl
line.iii
will
be
rhauced
re-t:
a
i)
lu
lie
een.
Tltere
are
ru-U
luo
however.
that
another
J
a
'
tiiK
eaudldalr
may
be
tut
In;
llir
field.
M
leal
five
of
the
lrernl
nl-
...
,e
will
ho
in
the
runnmj
ttaain
it
i
utulerolmxl,
nn.l
I
here
w
'
Irkely
!
IIh'
umial
erop
on
aoritrmilii.
ThiTi'
peaU
are
lo
be
flllrsj
on
Mir
Ii.m.I
Imard
J.
C
Mrl.eu-car
term
evpiriutt
nnd
lr.
V.
T.
Ki
Kin
and
V.
II.
MutitKumery
luitiiiK
retluiM'd
A
police
ctuuw
ii.
ioiier
will
alo
hate
In
be
TU-d
lo
!uc'i'rd
I-:.
II.
Shockley.
whoe
teem
expire.
of
CONSULTATION
LIQUOR
TREATY
Proposed
Pact
Between
Britain
and
United
States
Now
Before
Dominions
LONDON.
.Inn.
:i.
M
i
umlcr-;"l
I
lut
I
a
finally
redtafled
lext
of
the
propnied
Analo-Aiiierlcaii
llnuor
Irenly
h
beinir
ciirulaliil
lo
the
Dominion
yov-eniiiieiilM
for
their
cnnsullnlluii
Ltf
In
tieeoi'ilauce
with
a
ilenlre
ex-u-eiid
at
lie
Imperial
eonfer-enre.
POLICEMAN
KILLS
ALASKAN
NATIYE
Who
Had
Wounded
Another
Officer
at
End
of
Long
le
Debauch
ANCHOHAOi:,
Jan.
X
-
Knit
Nlkoll,
unlive,
who
It
was
declared
by
(lie
liollce
came
lo
110
end
nf
a
long
debauch,
wan
Killed
here
today
by
('onidnlilo
(ilutrles
Will
mod,
immediately
af-ler
Mkoli
woiiniled
Harry
Kavc-naiigh,
Hpeelal
policeman.
Walton
)ihh
been
exoneraled
by
Uio
la'K.ri'tes.
J
.
r.
flllENT
MAKES
LARGE
DISTRIBUTION
Racing
Taxes
?
1,000.000
lias
It-en
dislri
government
lu
in
mi
ic-ijtjl
ilt--
of
up
a
follow:
I.iijuor
profit
for
ix
month
Share
uf
motor
taxation
for
ANOTHER
SHRINE
KINO
TUTS
TOMB
LlXOlt.
Lgym.
Jan.
:.
-
When
Hie
doors
of
Hie
ixn'oiiiI
chamber
of
King
Tuleiikhamru'
louib
w
opened
IhU
morning,
a
third
brillianlly
colored
and
gilded
shrine
win
discovered.
FALL
FROM
VERANDAH
CAUSE
OF
HER
DEATH
Mr.
May
CafTery,
Widow
of
Vancouver
Lieutenant,
Succumbs
to
Injuries
Sustained
VANUOlVKIl.
Jen.
a.
lallinK
fr.'iii
Hie
eniiidalt
of
an
aparl-tiienl
in
which
he
lived
wllhhcr
inol
her.
Mr.
May
Caffrey,
widow
the
late
Lieut.
Lawrence
CaT-fery.
died
a
few
hour
later
from
injurle
ulaiucd.
CHIEF
OPERATOR
OF
CANADIAN
PACIFIC
EXPIRED
AT
POST
WINNII'LO.
Jan.
3.
LNIwaril
Hawkins,
for
lx(een
years
chief
operator
at
the
witch
lower
In
Hie
Canadian
Pncinc
uaiiwuy
ipriiilualx
at
the
head
of
the
(licat
Lul.e,
died
nl
hi
pot
last
iiiht
seven
inlnule
afler
Mireiy
..li.linir
the
hi-1
eaflbotind
train
the
Old
Year
through
the
ter
minal.
FACING
DEPORTATION
GIRL
TAKES
HER
LIFE
DKTMOIT.
Mich..
Jan.
3.
-.leimrtalinn
lo
'Canada
be
cause
it
wa
charged
she
had
mi
red
this
country
wiuioui
com-
.1..
Inn
vt
iili
necessary
formuli-
ii..m
1'i-jinri'S
Sloko.
an
unusually
.i.,
'.vini'-olil
girl,
whose
home.
is
at
Winnipeg,
cnnuultlrd
suicide
here
by
swallowing
car
ii..
....i.
i
He
fore
coniinimng
me
aci
me
.,i..
vvii.le
r.hlisinias
urecuni
cards
to
her
fatlier.
mollier
ami
broll.er
In
Winnipeg,
le.i.ng
u
e.u
wluil
she
Intended
to
do,
the
had
'been
tr
Dct:''
,?!.
di
ce
da-
eljc
Northern
and
IUUNCK
UNION
BANK
IN
I
HEALTHY
SHAPE!
Statement
of
Hon.
W.
S.
Fielding
Supported
by
Institutions
Annual
Report
The
annual
icimhI
uf
the
I'niiin
Hunk
of
Canada
up
lo
Nut
ember
which
has
jul
been
ivijed
fhuWH
llial
inilu-lion
to
be
in
a
very
sound
and
healthy
financial
coudilioit
sup
purlin?
the
statement
made
In
I
hat
erred
in
I
he
House
uf
fintii-moni
lal
year
by
llotu
W.
f5-riebling,
miniiler
uf'
.finance.
durin?
I
he
dicussun
of
Ihc
Hank
Ael
and
shortly
afler
Hie
reorganization
uf
the
Hank
took
place.
Since
June
the
Union
Hank
ha
added
to
Its
resl
account
from
earning.
500.000.
and
carnal
forward
in
undivided
profils
3l7.n?i.?3.
The
I
til
n
I
li'uid
aes
uf
the
Hank
are
r?.877,CH9.l
I
which
represent
IB.3H
ier
cent
nf
I
he
liabilities
uf
Hie
bank
lo
the
public.
.
Immeiliale
available
as-
els
are
over
I8
000.(iOQ.
The
total
aH.
are
l:i.9'J.C7J0
leavlnsr
a
-tir'filus
uf
8IO.OG7,-074.-73
over
liabilities
of
9118,
232.001.03.
.
,
The
!aif
ut
c?;Ual
of.
Hie
I'nion
Hank
is
ttf.000.000.
with
a
rest
account
uf
1.750.000
and
the
undivided
profils.
CORNSTARCH
WORKS
BURNS
Twenty
or
Thirty
People
Lose
Lives
In
Blaze
at
Pekln
I'KKIN.
Jan.
3.
Helween
Iwenlv
and
Ihlrly-five
persun
were
killed
and
injured,
accord
ing
to
eslimales,
in
an
explosion
and
fire
at
the
starch
buildings
plant
uf
the
Corn
Prndtirls
Com
pany.
Al
In
o
clock
this
morn
ing
seen
bodies
had
been
re
covered.
Two
buildings
of
Hie
big
plant
are
in
ruin.
ACTING
MANAGER
OF
RAILWAY
TELEGRAPHS
Charles
Edward
Davles
Succeeds
Late
Q.
C.
Jones
Temporarily
as
Head
of
System
TORONTO,
Jan.
3.
Announce
ment
Is
mude
by
the
Canadian
National
Railways
of
the
appointment
of
Charles
Kdward
Davles,
formerly
assistant
general
man
ager
In
charge
of
electrical
en
gineering,
plant
work
and
railway
sen
Ice,
lu
be
acting
general
manager
of
Canadian
National
Railway
telegraphs
and
tele
phones
succeeding
O.
C.
Jones,
who
died
last
Week.
DATE
IS
NOT
YET
DECIDED
Federal
Parliament
May
Not
ba
Called
Until
Near
End
of
February
OTTAWA,
Jan.
3.
Parliament
may
mil
be
called
until
the
third
week
In
February
possibly
on
Ihe
Iwenty-firsl.
Current
gossip
favors
an
early
date
but
there
is
doubt
if
the
necessary
business
could
be
in
readiness
before
the
laller
pari
of
next
month.
The
cabinet
meets
this
nflernoou
when
the
subject
will
Irate
PRINCE
RUPERT
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
HITEHT,
H.tl,
TjlLHSUAY,
JANL'AHY
3,
1021.
lBBBBH''
jilBBBBBBK''
BbH
BBB9Hw'
BBH
Hryuit
and
hi.-
double?
Hy
roinrifleuce
llepre-enlative
Kdgar
lluward,
from
Nebraska,
who
wa
William
Jeiiuings
Hrvfn
s-erelary
thirty
years
ago,
bears
a
strung
resemblance
lo
his
first
Mtliticul
buss.
City
had
Unusually
Dry
Summer
but
1923
Total
Precipitation
was
Very
High;
Ju
spile
uf)
the
rati
that
the
months
uf
June
and
Julv
were
perhaps
the
driest
Prince
Nnpert
ever
experienced,
the
total
uitirall
fur
lite
ytTir
lM:TN
uw-av
ul7uVraVrg71r
in
the
dibit
minrtitl
vuvXt.7K
in.be,.
uvomliep.ini!
lie.
cember
being
record
wcl
months
coiilrihnlorv
hi
lio(iliiiir
Mm
lolal
for
Uih
xenr.
In
.Im
1wii.i,iii,s
'urnioil.
-
months
alone
n-.-ar
oil
inches
now
in
than
in
I'.)-'-',
the
respectively
31
and
10
inches.
rain
und
miuw
was
HP-MI
(.f
8S.78
inches
fur
1S8,
The
lempcralure
Tor
Ihe
year
past
averaged
higher
than
wa"
'cmjiorariiy
insane.
I
OSS.
Ihe
mean
in
lS:t
being
A(U
againl
.
the
year
pre-
lm?
IU
wuver.
it
is
ex-ediiig.
The
thermumelcr
did
not
r?ucli
as
high
a
poinl
in
tosa
lcll.
Oreer
is
being
detained
:i
it
did
in
IUSS,
however,
the
711
in
June
as
compared
with
dropped
lo
u
lower
point
in
February
lll2:t
rivf
degrees
ubuvejA"Fc,P!
rirr
cc
than
it
did
in
l-ebruary
of
1022
when
Ihe
lowest
reading
for
"fnT'
'
,lay.
,in,riso'un''"1
for
the
year
was
8
above.
The
following
reHirt
on
meteorological
observation..;
for
the
year
1023
is
issued
by
11.
O,
ogist:
Mrin.
M
a
vtiiiuiu.
January
...
;i:.ti
tr.
February
.
ar.
:
'
March
'.
.
as.A
r.o
April
.
.
.
.
OS
May
.
.
.
i8.l
(ill
June
...
.
5i.r.
70
Inly
...
.
37.:.
v
78
August
.
.
:.o..v
7
September
50.
M
70
October
.
.
5i.o
7o
November
lo.o
oo
December
a7.t
51
Msan
lemperaliire
fur
the
MUxiiniim
lemperaliire
fur
.Minimum
temperature
fur
CAP!
SAINTY
HEAD
nc
niADiNCDC'
rnnn
ui
mnmtibiiu
UU1LU
Names
of
Other
Skippers
Known.
Here
Appears
on
List
of
Of-
fleers
Elected
Last
Week
The
Hritish
Columbia
branch
u,f
Merchant
Sen
ice
Ouild
at
its
annual
ineeliiig
in
Vaneouwr
last
week
elected
the
following
officers
for
1921:
President
Cajd.
C.
S.
Sainly.
Vice-president
Capt.
W.
S.
Morehouse,
dipt.
J.
A.
McDonald
(Nelsont,
Capl.
T.
II.
trown
(Vicluria,
dipt.
N.
P.
Hocking,
Capt.
Robert
Naughty,
..Capt.
William
Polgluse,
Capt.
P.
R.
Jones.
Capt.
Cordon
Evans,
Capt.
H,
Shadforth.
Secretary
A.
Ooodlad,
t
Treasurer
Capt.
O.
O.
Kinney.
Trustees
Capt.
L.
R.
W.
Henvis,'
Cad.
Jflines
Fiudlay
and
Gapl.
Charles
Rush,
Past
President
Cant.
W.
J.
Hoce
a
Mete
Vtrtfir'(
Circulation
14
INCREASE
!
Weather
Warmer
for
Prince
Hupert
were
largely
"
l
or
rain
fell.
There
was
less!
figures
for
the
two
years
being
The
total
precipitation
fur
l2:il"e
was
an
,,rilinarJr
-"enani
ami.
inch?
as
compared
with
u
lolalwu
ireairu
suci
,
ic.
.
highest
reading
last
year
beiugj"'
u,t
in
May.
1022.
The
thermometer
Crew,
local
Dominion
meteorol
TrnuertuiT.
CrwUilUtinn,
Inrhr
I
.Minimum.
Ilaln.
Snuw.
TnUl.'
I
a
.v.t
10M
7.r.i
r
I8.ra
aw
is.7
aa
n;.Wi
;
i.7
ao
7.08
7.08
a:
i.8ll
1.80
.
ti
i.ia
i.ia
ta
i.io
I.
lo
la
r.ai-;.
7.ai
10
8.80
8.80
aa
7.aa
7.aa
ai
a8.08
.
as.un
:
8
20.07
on
21.00
I
I2S.71
a
i
laa.n
i
year,
10.ii.
Ihe
year,
70.
the
year,
5.
BUSINESSOF
CUSTOMS
HIGH
Collections
In
1923
Exceeded
Those
of
1922
by
More
Than
100
per
cent
I'he
report
issued
by
I
lie
cul
ler!
ur
of
customs
for
Hie
port
of
Prinee
Rupert
for
Hie-past
year
shows
,a
marked
increase
In
business
over
the
year
I022.
In
OVER
YEAR
MABEL
NORM
AND
i
GIVES
OPINION!
Ridicules
Idea
That
Her
Chaffeur
Shot
Courtland
Dines
Out
of
j
,
Jealousy
I
TEMPORARILY
INSANE
Girls
Were
Hooking
up
Dresses
In
Wealthy'
Promoter's
Apartment
LO?
ANOKLfcy.
Jan.
3
Slate-meuU
issued
by
Mabel
Nurmand
and
her
housekeeper,
Mrs.
Hums,
contradict
the
explanation
given
by
Huraee
Oreer,
Miss
Nornind's
chaffeur.
for
his
shooting
of
Courtland
Dines
on
Tuesday
nisht.
Oreer
said
Mrs.
Hums
toll
him
Dines
was
detaining
Miss
Normand
in
his
aparlment
refusing
lo
let
her
go
home.
He
said
lie
rushed
up
to
the
apartment
and
demanded
Mabel's
release
and
jwhen'
Dines
threatened
him
with
tan
empty
bottle,
he
(Oreer1
ilie
fired.
Mrs.
Hums
say
she
gave
no
urh
information.
Miss
Normand
says
when
the
rhiiffpnr
arrived
she
siisiipcIciI
unusual
and
went
into
811
im,er
ruom
,0
,,wok
1'dn,a
"ball,
dress
prepara-
torf
lu
going
out.
It
was
then
,,,a'
,""ar'1
I,U?
an,J
toun'1
.1
.
ti
i
t
ii.
;
i
T
M,nna"11
".ucuies
...c
mea
i
"r,ir
J"iuu
ui
w...c.
'"J-
"
'
'.'er
option
inai
tie
According
lo
a
story
in
Ihc
Los
sieauus
a
paif
oi
ruuuer
neeis
from
a
shoemaker.
IN
CALIFORNIA
iavy
Damage
May
Result
In
Fruit
Belt
Unless
Precautions
rre
Taken
LOS
ANOKLES.
Cal..
Jan.
3.
nidge
pots
are
battling
with
ii
cohl
weather
in
practically
ery
soul
hem
California
or-ard
today.
A
killing
frost
is
hi
prospect
and
'expert
predict
that
only
diligent
smudges
can
prevent
heavy
damage
in
the
citrus
belt.
The
temperature
in
Ihe
San
Harnardino
country
dropped
al
the
rale
of
three
degrees
per
hour
last
night
and
Ihe
low
mark
uf
twenty
three
degrees
above
is
predicted
for
many
section.
SCHOOL
INSPECTOR
ADDRESSES
ROTARY
H.
C.
"Traser
Spoke
on
"Vocation
al
Guidance"
at.
Luncheon
This
Afternoon
u.
c,
Kruer.
Inspector
of
pub
',u.OKran,
i.ehig
in
the
hands
of
i,e
educational
committee.
j
Visitors
with
the
club
were
S.
c.
Jackson,
manager
of
the
Digby
Island
wireless
statiun
James
Healty,
piesldent
of
the.
SpruU-
Shaw
Husiness
Colloge,
Vaueou.
ver;
Mitchell
Albert
and
S.E.
Par-
ker.
Subcriba
for
the
Daily
News.
IU22
the
tolal
colleelions
c
sChuols,
addressed
the
Rutary
amounted
lo
20220.7
1
while
In
oiail
today
al
Us
weekly
luncheon
the'
year
lt23
they
amounted
lu'olv
"Vocational
Guidance,"
t
ho
f3t,h03.ll
an
inorease
of
?38.
-
570.10.
Ihe
delalleit
figures
are
given,
beluw:
1022.
1023.
Duty
l
1.801.31
13,030.03
Excise
...
10,320.32
18,835.02
Sundry
..
1,090.08
332.00
Dr.
A.
II.
Hayne
was
a
a
pas-
passenger
on
the
Prince
John
last
liij-'lil
for
Cumshewa.
Strut
Slft
32.
"Taka
Her
To
Tha
Boston"
FESTIVE
FEASTS.
A
glad
Yulctide
welcome
awaits
you,
Turkey,
Plum
Pudding
and
all
the
old-fashioned
good
faro
will
be
on
our
festive
board
this
Xmas.
,
DU3
1
UIN
Is
KILL.
II
'
Private
Boxes
For
Party
Uaa
,
j
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS.
PREVIOUS
OLIVER
WILL
SPEAK
TODAY
Premier
to
Answer
Charges
Made
by
Bowser
at
Sidney
Last
We
SIDNEY,
Jan.
3.-
Al
a
meeting
bete
tonight
Premier
Oliver
(Will
answer
charges
against
the
government
made
by
Hon,
V.
J.
jHowser.
leader
of
the
opposition,
wbeu
speaking
on
rriday
la.st
un
(behalf
of
Col.
O.
W.
Peek.
Con-
servalivi'
nominee
for
the
Is
land
in
the
next
provincial
election.
M.
U.
Jackson,
present
Liberal
member
for
the
Island,
will
also
be
a
speaker.
Last
week's
meeting
being
Mr.
Huwser'
first
public,
appearance
since
Hie
session,
the
Coiiser-vative
leader
look
occasion
lo
launch
an
oratorical
broadside
against
I
lie
Liberal
admluistra-tiun
and
alu
answer
the
Provincial
Party
charges
against
himself
jiersonally.
Col.
Peck
also
spoke
confining
himself
entirely
(o
an
account
of
hU
past
political
activities
and
his
ideas
of
how
an
election
ought
lo
be
fought.
The
ex-soldier
M.P.
admitted
thai
he
was
a
Liberal
at
heart.
nn
MAT
tlJtUT
U
llUI
IT
ill
t
TO
PAY
CASH
Flshlng
Boat
Owners
Want
Plan
of
Rcfundlnn
Gasollna
Tax
Chanced
At
a
meeting
of
the
Canadian
Fishing
Vessel
Owners
Associa
tion
bebl
last
nishl
in
the
City
Hall
it
was
decided
lu
wire
the
provincial
miujusler
oT
finance,
Hon.
John
Hart,
and
the
minis-!er
of
lands.
Hon.
T.
D.
Pallullo,
asking
that
the
method
of
collecting
the
'3
cenl.
gasoline
road
tax
from
fishing
boats
be
changed
lo
correspond
'
with
the
method
adopted
by
the
Federal
government
in
collecting
the
sales
lax
anil
thai
skippers
of
the
boats,
when
taking
on
gasoline,
be
allowed
to
make
a
de
claration
when
filling
und
thus
secure
their
exemption
from
the,
tax.
As
Ihe
mcjliod
of
eollec-
lion
stauds
at
present
the
skipper
taking
nil
on
his
boat
lias
lo
pay
the
additional
3
cents,
lax
and
make
application,
lu
Ilie
government
for
a
refund.
Itylavv
governing
the
association
were
drafted
and
Harry
Daggett
was
appointed
secretary.
FIRE
LOSS
IN
CITY
TRIVIAL
Damaged
Property
In
1S23
was
$22,919
Insurance
Paid
$21,907
According
to
the
records
uf
Chier
D.
McDonald,
of
the
local
fire
department,
10
cal,!
were
responded
lo
during
the
past
year.
Tim
value
of
Ihe
property
involved
amounted
lu
$321,000.-00.
Fire
loss
lu
properly
amounted
lu
22,9o.OO,
and
tha
insurance
paid
amounted
to
2
1.
907.00.
The
aclUal
los
above
insurance
paid
was
$1,-012.00.
KAMLOOPS
DENTIST
DIES
KAM
LOOPS,
Jan.
3,,
.'Dr.
Harold
Cowan,
lienlisl,,
aged
32,
died
suddenly
here
from
heart
trouble.