in Mm Itidi II e 11 1 IllB I HI III IIU IVR I I i i i.i iiiiv in i CONSIDERED! i n 1 1 Progressive Leader Makes Statement 1 i 1 1 1 1 M N VPDC1TV nn WETBALL LEADERS WILL PLAY IN EAST r,r i.i I'm,, ... . .... 7"" '"i mu 1 '" Ills! . III.. '"I1 I'llllt,. , i-i in ;ih 'fid lo lIay ' .. IIU t... ' Ule The basketball i'.dli hallalion hi 15, winniuir mid with II "he Olliiwa aiiailhui chain in H l i ii. "The "The Vi-Kimi's riii.l.naril. Ion mil mil decided ilm'iilHI-iiii - mi r Skated Like -Demons- - lilt i-h'flion. So ii fonsiijf rpl," N I.. Mapkejuif sr ..f Ominioiis "mi. when . -ii'iii raised hy ii" i''inl a (It' ll. I.. .1. Mc-fj'-nrral. as M"ii following t . i nit . i xr unuut xaicn toy mnnin verv Large Compared with February Almost Five Millions for 1925 I'.mi g i to- mouth ami a half Ibis year since Hie firsi close "ii mi Ii ..ii.nl rishing wax raised, landings al Ihis purl ' ' iiili l i.m'ijnn poiimls as compared wilh a total of Km poiiuds luiideil in 1021 for Hie fifsl Hucc tnoiillis oT " v' " iMlog Murcli '.i I. Ut the t,!-7.'" poiimls landed ':'; "-'''. i.2K7,L'tlH' ioiinds lias been from Ainericiin '' "hi bitlaii. e. (iill.'.MM) pounds, from Canadian bonis. " n" "i- dial sonielhinr over liinelv lep cent of Ihe total Ii Milled here li;.s lu- n fitiin American bollonis which IR WBVIfT TO VICTORIA --vm ivi vunti nv v w'.h U.S. Post Offlco ;IVI11- Mm. ill. liids Tor ;'" '"i"1 c'.itliuct between "'Ii- iliwl V . i . in, 1,1 ilrl. pi i( ''I v Miiv :iii i'm-i V...... 11 Ol till' IIS i.inll "num. u-e, tiay. TK iii ... I i ... i . . . Il( , " niiiiiis neiween 111 -I'itCh!' " - "u coiini'clioii with ,,.,.- i: ii iu .... certain inleresls are now eu-deavorin-: to have e.vcliuh'd frou. I In- use of the nul l and its iransporlalioii facilities which offer such ready and speedy an cess to Ihe Kaslern fresh fist inarkulH. iMiriu;; the tuoulh of Matrli rlosinjf today, a lolal or It.HlO, Him pounds id halibut was landed here as compared wilh -.5rr.,-iilMi pounds Janil'ed in March I'.HM. In volume id fish tauu- Iiil' lieie. tills 1 1 1 I II 1 II lias neei! (he second highest on record the highest having been August I'J-.'l when ;t,8f-',5IH) poumis was landed. This morning six boats im-i. ..r i i r. onn posen oi ii o"" "i .. pounds al Ihe r.xcnause as mi-lows : American Allen, 15,1100 pounds, al '..o and :1c, lo Ihe Pacific l isiicncs. Kanagii, :H f UU -poumis, ai H.tie and He, lo the Atlin l isher- ies. . Taloosh, U'-'.OUO poimils, ai o and He, and Kureka, t.OUO pounds at H.5e and He. lo Ihe Canadian t'ish'iv; Cold tfloragu Co. ' Slur, H,0U0 pounds, at H.-'c and 3c, to 'the lloyul Fish Cu. Canadian Inez IK. .0 P"""'. U.le ami .'If, lo Ihe, Itnyul ''I'" Co. In! Tin' Cougars ska lid like I i- "tied, iii'd. tin' tlif iiihI-iiliMiioiit. niHt- iiiinnrd with perfect iinv i i 1 1 1 1 and shol swiftly and ofh-ii like iiiarhinc guns. In Ihe Nrsl plan Frederic ksoii -vnri'd wild a lona shot. In the ffixid pi'riod Hart scorfiL on a slinl with a yifan hop. Iloiichfr fur lhi visilors replying wilh a Iiiii- one from tin rU'hl lioaiili thai ylaocril olT Ilaony lloluics I'ool inui'il on pJi'c .six ' t'lllsloius oflifi'i'.s were husy al the ' ovi-riiineitl wharf this morniii rari'-fully insiefinx I lie liirgcsl sinsle importation of Oriental jrooils ever to he lauded al Ihis port. The shipment, which consists of ,l;io,inese (jtiiids iiifllldin toys, .seeds, (Irief fish, fiHidstlllTs. efe. to a value lauded here of alut 15011, is foiisr;h-t'd to I'.. Kishimolii of por t I'.ssinlon. There are :i31 separate parffls whiiMi arrixed al Vancouver from Koie on Jhe Kmprcss of Asia last week ami were delivered here hy I lie Princess Mary. . GERR1AN SOLDIERS DROWN AT DEIMOLD Temporary Bridge Collapses and Throws Hundred Men Into River miy Jcnnnn hMdM-" vrTr dnitviiiMl this iiKirnin-; vvhjni a liuiiMirary hri'l:e rtnislruftol in1 Connil'liiin wilh lleichswer inan-oiMivres follapseil, .preciiiilaliii'; over ldO of the advaiicin-; column into the Weser Itiver. The jiieu were haiidiciipped in their slru-:jrle.s to keep afloat hy Hie heavy weight of Ihe full field eipiipniellt . TRAWLER NEW ENGLAND DAMAGES PROPELLOR Fishing Vessel Was In Port This- Morning Southbound From Ketchikan to Vancouver The New Kiiglaml Fish l.o.s trawler New Knglaiul, ('.apt. Scull, was in porl this morning soiilhliiniml frofiv Kelchicaii lo Vancouver where her propellor, two blades of which were re-fcully last on Ihe fishing bank!;, will be repaired. The New I'.ng-litnd iliucharged a jilch id 175,-(Kio poiiuds id halibut at Ketchikan. PRAIRIE TOWN IS WITHOUT LIGHT AND heat or water in freezing weather. as furl was used al the .power Inmse. FORTY MINERS HEAT DURING COLD CAI.O.MIY, Mar. III. Isolated bv a broken gas main Mar I. end in South Alherla is without light. LIKELY LOST Arc In Flooded Mino at Newcastio With Little Hopo of NCWCASTIiF., F.uig., Mar. .'II. Forty men are now slated lo have been entrapped in a mino at Scobwood near here which was flooded yeslerday by a sudden inrush of water. Little hope is held oT saving any. Men who allempled lo enter Ihe pit Ihis morning said Ihe water was rising rapidly and that Ihe deadly black damp was already present AdveriUe in tho Daily News. 1 - TAXI BOSTON GRILL 25 and Large Upstair Dining Hall, Ambulance with newly laid dancing Service floor for hire. Suitable for dances, banquets and wed at Anytlm.. Anywhere ding parties. sund Boya " ; PRINCE RUPERT Fur ratis, apply In Hoston no v Grill, Third Ave. VIPECK, Prop. mTT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper Phone 457. VuL. .W xo n 1'IIINCK HL'PKHT, II.C, TLE8DAY, MAHCII Hi, Il23. VttUrtfar' Clreul.tlon 1653 8rt (tlu M4 PRICE FIVE' CENTS. 'lt,..'" T A a,, ''it,. Players following Six to One Victory Special lo Daily News, VllTOlllA Ma r. 31. Good generalship is conceded ,. i. . i 'in' prune factor in the Inuiiii'li oT Ihe Victoria ,f mghl when li deft-aling l.es Cauadicns of Monti lin y annexed Ilit Stanley dip ami world hotkey ' j Tin- Canudieiis held the nip last ear ami the , ; ; ' ighl gave 1 1 1 f 1 1 Mil worsi trouncing of the season Ii t'l deciding game of Hit series. Hi l' ki'v was played liy Ihe wiiinjiip U'ani. The iiiiui- i a'.'criiil starlegy of Lester Pat HOCKEY CHAMPIONS OF WORLD MMENSE QUANTITY OF HALIBUT MARKETED HERE SINCE SEASON OPENED If t I I 7 onn Lnampionsmp is Won by Victoria Hockey Team amid Wild Scenes rick featured llii llsc. Patrick pourcil in all hi substitutes in continual procession, while Manager I i.iiiiluninil would no! Iriiol any hut his old stalwarts n Ho ir'. Tin- resiill was Lcs ! C.aiiadifUs reliied fretpientlv lo Uli-ffici' for breathing spells , leaving: I In- hjumi iii- fur III'- Gongars to .snarl, show their ii'i'lli and snatch plums froiii ORIENTAL GOODS ARRIVE IN CITY ARE BEING SORTED For Hie first lime since lis (urination in tXoi,; the Society of Kngineers has selected a woman member. She is Miss Aiuirltee Ashberry, woiks manager of Atlanta, Limited, 1'nlliam, Kughiml, an eiigiueering firm wbici is run eiilirely bv women FISHPACKERS ARE OPPOSED - TO .CLOSING OF THIS PORT AGAINST AMERICAN BOATS The fi"ih packers are unanimoiisiy opposed to closing the port of Prince 1 1 u perl to American fishermen. At u meeling'held yeslerday at vvtiich praclically -all Ihe members were present, j was. decided lo send a night Jell"r-gram to Fred Slork as follows: "We, Ihe 05 members of Ihe Fishpac.kers l.'nion of I'lineo 1 1 ii t'il , .it a special meeting held today ntsolW'-J iiiCiniinoiisly li,il we are strongly opposed to Ihe closing or this port to American fishermen as il would result in our being Ibrown out of. employment and our wives ami families would suffer hardship. "(Signed; B. U. IMIII.I.II'S. "Acting Secretary." Two Sides to Question Closing This Port to American Fishermen Tli ere ate two sides lo every question. In discussing i whether tip not to iu-k for Ihe exclusion of American hunts 'liter-is no need fop heal or oratory of a declamatory nature. II is business proposal and as sttcli should be talked over calmly. All Prince .Hupcil people have the best interests of the city al heart but they no agreed as to which is the heller method of allaitiing prosperity. Following are two tellers selling out Hie arguments rot ami against closing Ihe port lo other lliair Canadians: BOAT OWNERS' VIEW fishermen, and as Ihis associa tion will no! be represented al that Hireling, we trust thai you will give us pace in. your paper lo nciiuainl those; of the Hoard of Trade who are uol familiar wilh the ramiricalioiisof Ihe fish business with our reasons Top asking Ottawa lo bar American bonis, whose owners bp captains do not maintain a residence in H.C.. from Ihe use of these ports. First The UiB government does not permit '(except under extenuating clrciinislrinces) Can adian fishing boats to sell fish lu llieir ports; they must, be brought in by fretighl boats, (continued ,ou paye twii) AGAINST CLOSING Fdilnr. Pally News: Fdifor liaily News. As Ihe Hoard of trade is call- As mover ami seconder of Ihe Out a tncelin- of their organiza- resolution passed by Ihe K.ve. lion Tuesday night to ratify ujculive of Ihe Hoard of" Trade resolution passed by their evecu-(opposing the resolution passed live to the effect that Ibis portjby (be Itelail Merchants' ASsoc- lic not tdoscd lo the AiiLerican ialion repiirding Ihe chwing of This port It. may be pcnuissible l Ihis lime lo ask you for priv ilege to set out a Tew facts concerning Ihe agitation and con- trovers) now being rari'Ted on hy some influences in favor ol closing our port to the iVnicri-can fishing vessels, and it is! solely fop Ihe benefit of Ihe public al large in order that lliey may know some of Ihe facls und not merely have lo be guided by theoretical propaganda. In Ihe year IICM, 1 015 'American vessels lauded al Ihls port a lolal or 2l,37i,','JOO lbs.,, and 1030 Canadian vessels lauded a total of 7,7y,800 lbs. .These figures are taken from th'ej-huil- (conllnued on page Iwq) Alderman Stephens Opposes Method of Selling City Lots and Suggests an Alternative There is still apparent)? considerable difference of opiuion among members of the city council as to the method to apply . L..o;.., ..r i..i.. - t:.... i.. ti :t.. i j t.. u ..'-t.it 5 in ' i 1 1 1 1 1 ui urn n:i inns ii (in; t:uj u iu. suie. i iusi lllgm nieetiug of Die council u report was read from the finance committee recommending I he sale of certain lots at certain figures. I There was also a letter from Aid. Stephens in the way of a min-jijrity report, criticising Hie system being followed by the finarie iMiiuiiii' v in ii?ju?ni 'ji mis, ixjiij iir' it pi in iiiiu me iciw.r were laid o,ver for a week, on motion of AM. Stephens, second- I'li hy Mil. lirowu. so that ether nieiulers of the council outside of the finance commit lee might go into the iiieslioii before voting Aid. McKeehnit' and Aid. Larsen voled against the amendment lo have the mailer stand over Aid. Casey said he had no oiijeclioii to other lumbers of (be council belli; given the opportunity lo study the question before voting. Aid. McMordie gave notice that ill the nest meetiiiir of the coun cil he would introduce s uylaw lo .-overti the sale of lots revert ing lo the city al tax sale. Hie report ot llie nuance com mit ti.' recommended that oITi: lor lax sale lots lie accepted as follow k: I'eler Itrunp, ?;inil.li;t for lots 1 ahd0Mk7;dluirC: Charles Nelson, 11.80 mr lot M. Idoek 1, section 7. A. Mackenzie, SHOO for lots 18 and IP, Mock 2, section J. VV. ;Moor dioiise. IJ5.J3 for lol 'Jo, block P, section 5. O. A. .Johnson, I00 for lots U5 and 'JC, block 13, section i. Aid. .Stephens' letter 'was as follows: Stephens' Reports lb; Ihe recommendation' of the Finance Commillee that the following lots," the properly of the city, be sold for the prices set opposite each: For convenience sake I have riven each separate oiler a par cel number, for more ready re ference in comparison: ' Parcel I, lots IK and IU, block i'. seel ion Price recommended, .J0il 00 piiir, Assessors' value, J; 1 000, City's charges against thiols, S21I.KS. Parrel 2, lol 35, block 'J, see. (continued on pae five) ABOLISH OFFICIAL HOME OF GOVERNOR ALBERTA THIS YEAR F.li.MONTON. Mar. 31. (iovirnmenl House. Ihe olliciid home 'of the Lieutenant Governor, at Ihe end of Ihe -present year, will be used as government olllces, aeeordiug to a decision of Hie Legislature. Monday, when a resolution lo (bat effect was passed bv -0 In 10. It was moved by C. Davidson of Calgary. ..-. M. GOVERNMENT- USES A CLUB Point Grey Turns Down Propose ' ed Aqreement so Lands Taken From It VICTOHIA. M.(r. 31. --Follow; ing trie rejection of the proposed agreement between the Provincial Government and the munici pality of Point Grey rcKurding the University grounds, Saturday, Hon. T. 1). Patlullo announced that an ofder-in-iuncil was 'being prepared establishing t he landsjtas ..ujipi-sanizt'd ftUrri-fory under Cvcrni'iienF adminis-I ration. D0UKH0B0RS MUST REBUILD Cost of Schools Will be Charged -Aaalnst Them If They i Do Not VICTOHIA, Mar. 3lr--Tlie GoV-r ernpieiit has instructed school;-'inspeclor Shellleld to go abouti the whole Doukhobor dislrict of? Hrilish Columbia and inform iUan people therein that lliey must rebuild the schools th.V havea been destroyed or elst' the Gov-, eminent will do this ' iiavrt" the cost nhargeit a"aiw' ihei,"" stated Hon. L. I. Maclean BROADCASTING NEWS , TO SHIPS AT SEA IS 1 TO BE FEATURED SOON New Station at Lulu Island to be Utilized Fo" This Purposo ; Says Minister OTTAWA, Mar. 3t. 'Ttroadw casting of news items to ship? at sea was one of the features at present under consideration liy Canadian National management in connection wilh the new radio statin." W. G. McQuarrrirt ot New Westminster Was Informed in the llouser of Commons Ihis afternoon,.-, when he asked for information regarding (he new Lulu Island plant. - Anti-Oriental Resolutions are Moved and Referred Committee at Victoria Meeting Yesterday VICTOHIA, Mur. I. ---.Sixty organizations whirl! met here a week ago al the cull of the Sous of (lamu!. 'o dis-uss the Oriental ipieslion resumed the discussion liei tight. Hesolii-lious advocating the boycott of nil Orientals, urging Hie Legislature lo put an ulisolulo stop lo rutlher Oriental Immigration and lo pass laws to make il impossible fop Orientals to own cflr lease, laud were proposed but referred for consideration lo a. committee lo report al a later dale. ' . One suggestion made at Ihe meeting vvnslo establish a school fop suvvyers with the object or training white nieii to replace Chinese in the mills. ; ?