ties
till
Februarysupply
bill
rapidly
put
throughKing
and
Guthrie
exchange
greetings
OTTAWA.
December
1G.
Canada's
Sixteenth
Parliament
ad-il
yeftterday
afternoon
for
the
Christmas
holidays,
and
mem.
r
both
House
and
Senate
are
now
homeward
bound.
Little
more
.-o
days
was
taken
to
transact
business
which
it
was
expected
j
take
five,
this
being
due
to
a
large
extent
to
the
co-operation
-
y
the
OiKxition
members
who
seemed
equally
anxious
with
!
ernment
supporters
to
rush
things
through
and
get
home
-
for
San'a
taus'
visit.
Royal
Assent
was
given
the
supply
.
tertlay
after
it
had
been
passed'by
both
the
House
of
Com-
BOYS
CAUSED
SOME
ANXIETY
v.tmvi;it
uum
UKti
UN
home
unx
5C
nrnr.KH
scout
mi:
lOt
NTIlV
I
OK
tllCM
VEIV
Ott
IS
While
three
j
i
!
combed
to
bustard-.
alns
northeast
of
Vancouver
1
.
Stover,
aged
14.
two
;
of
Huliyburn
Bad
acroa
returned
to
their
boom
:
afternoon
They
were
'
'-r
when
informed
that
nope
of
u
i
rtwurd
allrt
had
been
pe-'
ia
:idaned
on
account
ot
the
:
tbe
weather
They
et
out
E
ts
ostensibly
for
a
dsys
hike.
we
atarted
on
Sunday."
aM
r
:
i
:
w
chanted
our
minda
about
(
Doc
Mountain
and
ent
instoad
;
Sum
Ridge
Ut
In
the
after-'
x
;
wa
atarted
to
return
but
lot
our
r
tad
alept
all
night
under
a
trrt
'
.
W.th
the
tow
etoud
and
now-
1
made
Utile
progress
on
Mon-1
and
had
to
aleep
out
again
in
the
)ld.
With
but
two
loae
ot
i
ft
on
Tuesday.
we
beem
1
J
a
but
managed
to
atrike
an
old
1
amp
where
we
pawed
the
night.
A!
o
gaod
aleep,
we
atarted
early
'
.
ay
but
the
going
waa
hard."
Dt
the
hardship,
both
boys
are
1
indltion.
SCHOOL
TERM
ENDSFRIDAY
"'I'M
Vim
nt.
I
rr
III
be
lliiilrl
TiMiinirow
I
n(ll
Jamiurj
3
One
thousand
happy
youngsters
will
dcaks
and
Jay
aside
books
tomor-
not
to
be
seen
again
at
school
T
a
fortnight
To
most
of
them
the
t
will
be
crowded
with
festivities
dental
to
Christmas
and
New
Years
13
''
time
will
probably
pass
quickly
for
them,
rarents.
however.
"":
think
rlinrr.ntlv
8;hools
will
reassemble
on
the
morn-
lr-:
of
January
3
for
the
opening
of
t.'.Q
l
ino
r,rl
n
....Inn
JAMES
DICKSON
HEAD
INSPECTOR
""'.
William
Mimn
Aniimiiur
lll
"tloit
of
Muff
of
Mlnm
hepart
niriit
,
VICTORIA,
Doc.
18.-
James
Dickson
Pfominont
member
of
the
Board
of
Ex-'Winers
under
the
Coal
Mines
negula-
llt)'
Act
rt
li,i-,tr,p
nf
mines,
has
k'n
appointed
chief
Inspector
ot
mine
uruish
Columbia
succeeding
the
late
J
Wilkinson
It
waa
announced
yesterday
b'
Hon,
wminm
hiimh.
minister
of
raons
and
Senate.
Tb
llauw
tu
In
good
hunw
all
;
dsjr
rvd,
who
adjournment
aine.
both
.
mlnjled
in
nccbinging
the
aea-
on'
fretting.
There
was
a
thrilling
scene
when
Rt.
Hon.
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King.
Prune
Minieter,
and
Hon.
J.
A.
Hobb.
mlnteier
of
finance,
eroucd
the
floor
of
the
Hsuae
to
shake
hands
with
Hon
Much
QuUrle,
irsdrr
et.tbe
opposition,
and
Hon.
K.
D.
Ilrnnetl.
another
ConaervaUve
leader.
!
,
iai.i.
ami
doiiknv
aciiitti:d
toiiay
WASHINGTON.
Dec.
18.
Albert
E.
rail
and
Edward
L.
Dj-heny
were
acquitted
by
the
Jury
thla
morning
after
nineteen
hour
deliberation
on
chargea
ot
conspiracy
which
grew
out
of
a
Senate
oil
disclosure.
4
SUDDEN
DEATH
OF
YOUNG
ANYOX
MAN
milium
Mrlonald
lalriiiirr
Met
III
Itrulli
b
WrtlriH-lltloli
Ut
Wirk
DoAth
removed
another
resident
oj
Anyox
with
dramatic
auddenneas
last
wek,
when
William
Mc-Donald
Falconer
met
his
death
by
electrocution.
The
accident
occurred
on
Wednesday
afternoon
about
130.
He
was
employed
in
the
boiler
milters'
ahop.
being
assistant
to
the
electric
weldera.
He
came
in
contact
wtth
a
high
voltage
and
died
(torn
-the
shock.
Dircrd
was
born
at
South
Shield.
England,
and
was
only
22
years
of
age.
lie
la
survived
by
a
father
and
mother
who
reside
at
South
Shields.
He
had
only
been
employed
at
Anyox
a
short
time.
An
lnauest
was
held
on
Thursday
morning
by
Coroner
R.
McOusty
and
the
erdlet
brought
In
by
the
Jury
was
that
the
deceased
met
hl
death
In
the
per-fcrmanoe
of
his
duty.
The
funeral
was
held
In
Christ
Church
rrlday
afternoon.
Rev.
J.
S.
Brayfleld
officiating.
A
large
number
of
friendi
of
deceased
attended
to
pay
their
last
respects.'
TUB
WBATIIKK
Prince
Bupert.
flalnlng.
moderate
southeast
wind:
temperature.
40.
nnnu'inir.
calm.
temn.
lw;
ICIiinv.
-
-
-
o
.
.
inchea
new
anow.
Bosawood.
Snowing,
calm.
temp.
n.
Alysnsh
Snowing,
calm.
temp.
13.
Hazelton.
Cloudy,
calm.
temp.
8.
Telegraph
Creek.
Part
cloudy,
calm.
temp,
0
Deiow.
Smlthers.-Cloudy.
cairn,
temp.
Burns
Lake.
Cloudy,
calm.
lemp.
7:
Whttehorse.
Cloudy,
south
wind,
B
below.
Dawson.-Cloudy,
south
wind.
temp.
30
below.
'
Stewart
Ktvor.-40
below.
KII.I.EH
HV
THEE.
VERNON,
Dec.
J
6v
Joseph
Hultman
Tuesday
when
he
was
Was
killed
on
struck
by
a
falling
tree
In
the
woods
near
Lumby
where
he
was
working
Ijl,
(.
.
Mir
;l
nc:
vrv
"-
County
Court
convened
yetterday
In
the
court
house
with
Judge
Robertson
of
;
Prince
Oesrge
presiding
In
the
absence
Judge
Young.
The
following
disposi
was
auie
of
the
rarloua
cue
which
were
set
for
hearing:
The
vessel
belongs
to
the
Ocean
Trans
port
Co.
and
the
agents
are
C.
Oar
dener
Johnson
Ltd.
HON.
WILLIAM
SLOAN
TAXI
Boston
Grill
25
Ambulance
and
K
Large
Upstair
Dining:
Hall,
Service
with
newly
laid
dancing
Anywhere
nt
Anytime
4
floor,
for
hire.
Slnnd:
Exchange
H
'Ming
NEW
SODA
FOUNTAIN.
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
latest
and
best
for
the
3!
ATT
VIDKCK,
I'
least.
Phone
457..
'
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
XVI.,
No.
291,
VOL
It
PRINCE
RUPEI'.T,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
16,
192C.
Circulation
1520
Sales
384
Price
Five
Cents
'XMAS
SPIRIT
BREAKS
PARTY
UttES
IREWERS
PAY
THOUSANDS
OF
DOLLARS
TO
PARTY
FUNDS
Grit
and
Tory
Shake
Hands
and
Everybody
Happy
in
Adjourning
Canada's
sixteenth
parliament
suspends
adivi-uu
tion
COUNTY
COURT
HAD
SESSION
VAItlOLS
CASES
SET
AMI
DISPOSED
Of
HEIOIlE
JlllCii:
ItOIIEKTSO.V
V.
E.
Williams
et
al
r.
Peter
Bryne.
settled.
C.
P.
Harrison
rs.
D.
D.
Kimball,
set
fer
January
24.
Patmore
ti
Pulton
fsr
plfttntiil
od
WlllUms.
Manson
&
Ocn-tales
for
defendant.
John
Thomas
vs.
Martin
Peko.
Wll-tltmt.
Manson
&Oonzalea
for
plaintiff
and
Patmore
ti
Pulton
for
defendant,
going
on.
i
'
Owen
McFadden
et
al
rs.
Porter
Idaho
Mlnisg
Co.
Patmore
it
Pulton
for
i
plaintiff
and
defendant
In
person.
Jan-'
uary
3i.
I
John
Liadeetb
v.
Conrad
Undseth'
et
al.
Patmore
Si
Pulton
for
the
plaintiff.
Williams.
Manaon
ti
Ojnzales
for
the
defendant;
settled.
P.
J.
Mjrsn
va.
W.
T.
Atwood.
Williams.
Usnson
&
Oon&Ues
for
the
pliln-tut.
and
the
defendant
in
person:
set.
tied.
P.
D.
Rlc
ta
James
E.
Taylor.
WU-Hams.
Uanabn
&
Oonules
for
the
plain-tiff,
and
the
defendant
In
person;
settled.
C.
W.
Burt
ta.
T.
P.-
Ryan.
WUllamn.
Mtnssn
&
Gonzales
fir
lheplalntlfT.
and
the
defendant
appearing
in
person:
settled.
H.
Roberts
rs.
P.
L.
Buckley
et
al.
Williams.
Manson
Ac
Oonzalea
for
the
plaintiff,
and
MacKenzle
and
Patmore
it
Pulton
for
defendant,
stands.
J.
C.
Oarlgan
vs.
Joe
Shaetfer.
Williams.
Manson
it
Gonzales
for
the,
plain-
'tllf.
and
defendant
In
person.
January
12.
.tl'l'UVl.s
!
King
vs.
John
BussanKh.
with
W.
E.
Fisher
tor
defendant,
December
16.
-
I
King
vs.
Ray
McKlnley.
WUUams.
Man-
son
it
Gonzales
tor
defendant;
settled.
King
va.
Victor
rt.gers.
Patmore
St
Pulton
tor
defendant.
December
17.
King
vs.
Arthur
Beale.
Williams,
Man-son
K
Oonztles.
January.
JI1MIMKNT
SV.MMONM.s
Johns
vs.
Seaton.
Williams,
Manson
it
Oonules
vs.
Rud-
Isr.d.
Storey
vs.
Hougland.
TAIYO
MARU
WILL
LOAD
CARGO
HERE
Vuiiiitiltrr
Paper
Report
!hlp
l"e
on
l'iat
Drrrnibrr
So
Will
Take
u
lor,
u
ml
Grain
Vancouver
papers
state
that
the
Pap
alien
freighter.
Talyo
Msru.
due
on
this
coast
on
December
10.
will
load
a'cargs
of
logs
and
grain
for
Japan,
part
at
Vancouver
and
part
at
Prince
Rupert.
IS
OFF
TO
HONOLULU
Will
lake
il
M
WerkV
ItiM
at
Aihlre
of
lilt
I'livsltliin
j
Hat
Horn
lmll-posril
Ijitrl)
VICTORIA.
Dec.
18.
Hon.
William
Sloan,
minister
of
lands,
sailed
last
evening
for
Honolulu
where,
o
the
ad
vice
of
his
physician,
he
will
take
six
weeks'
rest.
He
has
been
Indisposed
tor
the
past
two
or
three
weeks.
WEATHER
IS
AMELIORATING
TllElt.MOMETKU
It
I
MIS
ON
IMIAIIUES
AMI
COI.II
WAVE
IS
TU.WKL
I.1MJ
EASTWAHO
WINNIPEO,
Dec.
18.
Weather
condl
Hons
throughout
the
prairies
showed
treat
Imurovement
this
morning.
The
mercury
ranged
from
three
to
twelv
below
rcro
as
against
fifteen
ta
thirty
yesterday
The
cold
wave
Is
now
ht
On'.
i
aad
Que-
S.S.
"PRINCE
RUPERT'
WILL
RE
HOLIDAY
SHIP
y:
;l
i.'U
VHgHasHMpS9HaHBHsW
When
the
C.N.R.
steamer
"Prince
Rupert,"
Capt.
Donald,
leaves
here
"tomorrow
evening
for
Vancouver,
she
will
have
on
board
over
two
hundred
passengers,
most
of
whom
are
going
south
to
spend
the
Christmas
season.
Included
in
the
number
will
be
a
number
of
school
teachers
from
up
river
points
as
well
as
from
Anyox,
Stewart
and
the
city.
Already
half
a
dozen
teachers
from
the
interior
hare
made
reservations
and
to
these
will
be
added
several
from
the
local
teaching
staff
as
well
as
others
from
Ocean
.
Frlls
and
way
points.
Included
in
the
passenger
Ii3t
will
be
Dr.
and
Mrs.
W.
T.
Kergin,
Mrs.
W.
H.
Kergin,
and
Miss
Margaret
Kergin,
who
will
spend
the
Christmas
season
in
the
south
and
then
proceed
on
a
away
over
a
month,
is
shipping
to
Vancouver
his
Chrysler
car
with
which
he
wilt
take
the
trip
to
California.
E.
C.
Gibbonstof
McCaffery
and
Gibbons,
anil
E).
Robert
son,
manager
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada,
are
also
to.
spend
Christmas
in
Vancouver
and
will
sail
on
the
"Prince
Rupert"
Friday
night.
More
Sensational
Evidence
Given
Customs
Commission
by
Head
of
Liquor
Concern
VANCOUVER,
December
16.
Sensational
evidence
with
re
gard
to
the
number
and
size
of
contributions
made
by
the
British
Columbia
Breweries
Ltd.
to
campaign
funds
featured
the
evidence
ubmitted
at
the
session
of
the
Customs
Commission
on
Wednesday
when
Henry
Reifel,
"president
of
that
company
as
well
as
of
the
B.C.
Distillers,
was
on.
the
stand.
To
him,
N.
V.
Rowel!,
K.C.,
commission
counsel,
produced
a
number
of
checks
on
the
B.C.
Breweries
with
vouchers
attached.
The
great
majority
of
the
checks
which
ranged
in
amount
from
$100
to
$25,000
were
issued
in
1925
and
1926
UPROAR
IN
REICHSTAG
IS
CULMINATION
OP
SOCIALIST
ATTACK
ON
MAltX
CAIHNET
DISOIIIIEK
AMI
YOCIIEKA
TION
IIEIII.IN,
lire.
Ifi.
I
lr
ill
i
in
lintkr
lmr
In
the
ItrkhMur.
today
lira
Philip
Krlirlilriiianii,
Irailrr
nf
tlir
SiH-lal
DrimxruK
atlacknl
Orfrnrr
MlnMrr
OrMrr
anil
charged
that
a
krrrrl
fund
eMrl
In
thr
liudjrt
tor
the
ma
n
n
fart
urr
anil
hoarding
uf
arm
and
airplane
In
ltMa.
Tlir
rhargr
wa
grrrlrU
with
crlr
of
"Traltur"
and
"HlarKnuaril."
I'oIiilhiK
l
the
diplomatic
gM
Irry
where
foreign
rrpre.rntatlrx
nrrr
tratril,
the
.NatlonalM
rrlrd:
"Why
rrtral
tlior
tiling
to
itnr
ninnies?"
and
thru
Irtt
I
lie
chain-lirr.
Srlirlilrinann,
who
wut
Irndlng
the
Sortallst
attack
almnl
to
overthrow
the
Marx
cabinet,
cried!
"The
Alllrs
know
all
about
tlir
rottru
nillltarl-tic
condition
.In
(irrmitnr.
We
fmlglit
a
well
correct
tliee
condition
oiirsrhr
a
hae
the.
Allien
net
for
u."
VANCOUVER
EXC1
1
A
Nfi
E
Bid.
Asked.
Wheat
1.35K
B.C.
Telephone
'213.00
.
218.00
Dunwell
1.01
1.05
Gladstone
.30
,32
Oranby
34.00
38.00
Independence
.08
H
.08
i
Indian
.04
.03
Premier
109
2.03
Porter
Idaho
10
J0V
Silver
Crest
03
,05H
Richmond
03
and
witness
admitted
that
they
represented
contributions
to
campaign
funds.
So
many
were
the
checks
that,
as
Rowell
read
off
the
particulars,
the
answer
"campaign
funds"
became
monotonous.
No
particulars
as
to
which
party
or
parties
the
sums
were
contributed
were
.
asked
for
or
given.
On
one
or
two
occa
sions
It
was
aald
that
the
checks
had
been
paid
to
"fight
prohibition"
or
"to
get
signatures
tor
beer
by
the
glass."
Four
checks
totalling
$43,000
payable
to
one
man
were
Issued
between
the
beginning
ot
January
and
the
end
ot
June.
Mysterious
payments
by
Joseph
Kennedy
Co..
Vancouver
liquor
exporters,
which
It
was
suggested
might
have
found
their
way
Into
the
hands
of
provincial
government
officials,
were
not
further
probed
by
the
commission.
LIBERALS
WILL
MEETINMARCHf
KXECCTIVi:
HECIDES
TO
HOLD
PROVINCIAL
CONVENTION
THEN
ritK.MiK.it
oliw:k
STEAKS
AHOl'T
I'.OE.
VICTORIA.
Dec.
18.
The
next
provincial
convention
of
the
Liberal
party
will
be
held
In
Vancouver
on
March
16,
the
executive
decided
last,
night.
Ar-rangementa
are
being
made
whereby
the
expenses
of
delegate,
wlhl
$V?1paol
ed
so
that
'those
train
dUUace,
may
be
placed
on
equal
tooting
with
those
In
the
city
or
nearby.
P.
W.
Sterling,
Vancouver,
was
chosen
temporary
provincial
secretary
In
place
of
Brenton
S.
Brown,
resigned.
The
mreHng
dealt
with
many
resolutions.
Premier
Oliver
made
a
statement
re.
gardlng
the
Pacific
Oreat
Eastern
Railway
and
said
that,
although
negotiations
had
been
under
way
with
both
British
and
American
capitalists,
nothing
definite
regarding
the
disposal
ol
hi-
od
'Mit
resulted.
Minister
of
Public
Works
Tells
of
Road
Program
for
Year
and
Speaks
of
Rupert
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
16.
Not
counting
such
vast
and
costly
undertakings
as
the
proposed
Skeena
highway,
the
Revelstokc-Golden
link
of
the
Vancouver
to
Banff
road
and
other
major
projects,
the
estimated
cost
of
the
immediate
road
construction
demands
of
the
people
of
various
parts
of
British
Columbia
is
between
?16,000,-000
and
17,000,000,
stated
Hon.
Dr.
W.
H.
Sutherland,
provincial
minister
of
public
works,
while
in
Vancouver
this
week,
on
his
way
back
to
the
capital
after
a
visit
to
the
Kootenay
country-
This
information
was
obtained,
he
said,
from
the
various
district
engineers,
each
ot
whom
had
been
-
aked
to
prepare
a
list
lth
esUmatM
pxnTmTPP
THAHI
attached,
of
the
work
In
his
district
tor
IIIJhhIiIV
vhtch
there
was
a
direct
and
Insistent
1
Vl
1
UllLiU
1
IllIll
i
Discussing
the
request
tor
a
road
con-;
ncotmg
Prmce
Rupert
with
the
gjnr!
'
highway
system
cf
the
province,
which
I
now
extends
via
Prince
Oeirje
to
a
!pclt
eight
miles
weJt
of
Hazelton.
Dr.
!
Sutherland
stated
that
the
coat
ot
buUdlrg
through
the
Skeena
canyons
wculd
dwarf
the
fisurcs
for
the
Fraser
Canyon
highwsy
into
insignificance.
"Erglneers
who
worked
on
the
construction
of
the
Grand
Trunk
Pacific
teU
me
that
that
line
cost
$100,000
a
mile
In
places,"
he
aald.
"What
t
road
will
cost
mav
be
zathered
from
the
tact
motor
trip
to
southern
California.
The
doctor,
"who
expects
to
be
hhat
the
railway
took
the
best
locations
We
Intend
to
put
engineers
In
there
next
year
to
sec
what
can,
be
done
In
the
way
oftunnlng
a
tine
through,
but
our
present
policy
Is
to
try
and
extend
the
existing
road
as
far
as
Terrace
as
soon
as
we
can
afford
to
do
so.
This
will
reduce
by
about
40
miles,
the
distance
which
Prince
Rupert
people
wrill
have
to
ship
thel
rears
to
reach
the
highway.
MlimNU
SEHVICK
"At
Revelstoke
and
Golden
when
we
wlsned
to
go
touring
m
our
cars,
we
used
to
ship
to
the
nearest
trunk
highway
and
for
that
purpose
the
C.P.R.
established
loading
platforms
and
kept
one
or
two
flat
cars
In
a
convenient
place
so
that
we
could
dflve
our
automobiles
right
on
the
flat
car
and
secuie
them
with
a
minimum
ot
Inconvenience.
It
occurs
to
me
that
the
Prince
Rupert
people
might
arrange
some
such
service
on
the
National
Railway."
EMI'KUOK
Of
4AJAN
IS
(iETTINO
HOUSE
TOKIO,
Dec.
18.
The
condition
of
Emperor
yushlhlto,
who
has
been
111
for
months,
took
a
decided
turn
tor
the
worse
this
morning,
all
members
of
the
Royal
Family
being
summoned
to
the
palace.
VANCOUVER
LOGGER
LOSES
ARM
UNDER
TRAIN
AT
SEATTLE
SEATTLE,
Dec.
16.-
Fred
Oreen,
28-year
old
logger
of
Vancouver.
B.C..
lost
his
left
arm
and
suffered
serious
head
Injuries
when
he
was
run
over
by
a
Northern
Pacific
switch
engine
In
the
railway
yards
last
night.
FRED
OSBORNE
IS
MAYOR
OF
CALGARY
Orfrutrd
Aid.
Andrew
Davlon
!;.
Majority
of
4
1
f
I
In
Yrttrrday's
Contrst
CALGARY,
Dec.
16.
Fred
Osborne,
pioneer
business
man,
defeated
Andrew
Davison,
Labor
alderman,
In
the
mayoralty
contest
yesterday
by
a
margin
ot
2.1
94
votes.
rOllTlOCESE
INSl'KHECTIONS.
PARIS,
Dec.
16,
I
lavas
news
agency
despatches
report
military
Insurrection
in
southern
Portugal.
Miss
Caldwell,
R.N.
ot
the
staff
of
the
local
hospital
Is
leaving
for
the
Houth
tomorrow.
Her
position
on
the
Haft
will
not
be
filled
for
the
present.
At
the
first
of
the
year
Miss
Hunter,
who
will
have
finished
her
training,
i.OS
ANfitrts
.SCIENTIST
WIIA
THY
TO
OHTAIX
GOLD
OXIDES
LOS
ANGELES.
Dec.
H.
An
exploration
ot
Death
Valley
and
parts
of
Ne-vada
to
test
his
theary
that
huge
'fortunes
In
the
form
of
gold
oxide
can
be
extracted
from
the
desert
wastes
Is
soon
to
be
made
by
Dr.
Herschel
C.
Parker,
noted
scientist.
bold
oxide
has
be;n
made
In
laboratories
tor
a
hundred
yeari.
he
points
cut.
but
was
never
thought
by
scientists
to
exist
In
nature.
However,
he
became
convinced
that
It
does.
He
made
the
discovery,
he
says.
'
during
a
course
of
exerlients
at
Mona
Lake'
"white"
attempting
to
extract
gold
from
gold-
carrying
waters
by
m?ans
of
electrolysis.
Dr.
Parker
believes
that
enormous
quantities
ot
gold
oxide,
which
be
terms
aurtte."
He
on
the
arid
bottoms
of
Death
Valley
and
that
the
waste
lands
can
be
made
to
yield
hundred
of
millions
of
dollars
In
gold.
Dr.
Parker
was
Professor
bf
Physics
at
Columbia
University
tor
20
years
and
at
one
time
was
atsoclated
with
Dr.
Robert
A.
MllUkan,
head
of
the
Califor
nia
Institute
ot
Technology.
He
will
bo
Joined
in
the
exploration
by
Harry
Wolf.
Chicago
manufacturer,
who
will
act
as
manager
ot
the
expedition.
LIBEL
PAYMENT
NOW
EXPECTED
HON.
WILLIAM
SLOAN
CONCEDES
TWENTY
PER
CENT
IN
SETTLEMENT
Of
4UKIMENT
C1IVEN
IN
HIS
r.ivoit
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
16.
Through
hU
solicitors.
Hon.
William
Sloan,
according
to
the
Vancouver
Province,
has
announced
that
he
will
forego
twenty
per
cent
ot
the
SoO.000
damages
awarded
him
In
the
McRae
libel
suit.
The
minister's
lawyers,
the
newspaper
says,
have
been
authorized
to
settle
the
case
for
him
and
no
doubts
in
regard
to
settlement
are
now
anticipated,
there
having
been
only
a
matter
ot
12.000
la
dispute.
A
compromise
on
thla
sum
Is
looked
for.
JAP
PRINCE
TO
RETURN
HOME
(O.MIMI
HIOM
ENOLANO
TO
MAX
IKANCIsfO
AMI
THENCE
ACROSS
IMCIEIC
TO
IIEOSIDE
OK
IIYINO
rATHEK
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
16.
Prince
Chi-chlbu,
second
son
of
the
dying
Japanese
Emperor,
will
sail
from
England,
whore
i
he
has
been
studying,
on.
December
32
for
New
York
It
was
announced
at
the
Japanese
consulate
here
yesterday.
He
will
sat
on
-
the
steamer
8iberla
Maru
'
from
San
Francisco
and
hot
from,
VaxK
couver
as
previously
reported.
:
MANITOBAF
ARE
ON
INCREASE
Population
U
Now
63U.0.V1
Wlilrli
l
lmrrue
of
ZX.V3
Oirr
llttl
OTTAWA,
Dec.
18.
Manitoba's
population
is
estimated
at
639.0&8
In
a
bulletin
Issued
by
the
Dominion
Bureau
of
will
be
taken
on
the
staff
as
a
graduate
'Statistics,
This
la
an
Increase
of
M,-