5 TAXI Ambulance nd Service) erwhere at Anytime nd! Exchange Ilalldlni !ATT VIDECK. Prop. FFORT Puncan Beport on Maritimes i esterday ' !. B. -Federal subsidies miners and the Duncan .0 Maritime claims were review at yeert.erday's dellb-.le provincial prccalers con-P six hours these matters and at the time of ad was announced thai the t.ouid be continued today ibility exist that conatder- Fa "t -ae auestlons msy delay, the 1 a of the conference until 'E'.z-j-l Ialand's appeal for In-V.t has received the provinces. It Is Intimated tOLPH ELECTED 'FRISCO MAYOR H Finn Defeated for Sheriff wy Ury Close Margin it U Announced ' 1 F Nflsm VTv n VMntvtWa rcurna of the San Francisco election indicated this Mayor James Uolph, Jr.. fc-ted James E. Power in the by about 80.000 votes F'lerlff Tom. Finn had been f tut re-elecUorv by W. J. Flto - o, aaout 88. The total vote re- more than J63.00Q. ;00D CROPS REPORTED FROM LAIRD RIVER "rfOMA. Nov 9.-The Uard River -i produce excellent crops of --iaui-a. ii was staged at ...im ox agrlcurture. follow ' nients carried out In con ' "e R.CWP. on refloating the steamer on tbc high psny. wws slao standing by daring the ifbt Some twenty-eight psasngsra from the stranded vael reached the city last nagtit about 7J0 after a two-aour tide tram Port Simpson In the BjC. Towage & UgtHerage Oo.s powerboat Kasi River. Tnone remauung at Part Simpson were bllletted in the homes of hospitable Port Simoon folk, the omen being made comfortable In tbe bospttal where there is spare room. Apparently little In the way of discom fort has been suffered by any one. The rsnwCndcr of tte paiaengers reach ed the city today on the "Naas River.' Anwngetnenwt have been made to send the asset's through psssengers south board the Prince Oeorgc tomorrow night. NTOKV ill- PAxslAf !lt Most or the psssengers were In the dining saloon at luncheon when the Oatala crashed onto the reef as she outbound from Port Simpson. "I waa Jurt about half through the meal." stated w. H. Edge, rancher of Cochrane. near Calgary. Alberta, who la on a holiday trip Weet. to s representative of the Dally News this morning" when the crash took place. The vessel was apparently proceeding at a good rats of speed and. as the Impact occurred, there was a rending grind and a series f bumps before she came to. a stop. I thought there would be no bottom left In her. Then she tilted up and over to one side and It waa almost impossible to walk. I and some of the cooler of us finished the meal but others bolted from the saloon and there were shrieks from some women although others were cooler." A panic was, averted by the cool con duct of the officers. Mr. Edge stated, and sll -the passengers were soon lowered away In the life boats, the women being taken off first In one of tlie lar ger boats. The plight of the ship was Observed from Port Simpson ana noon fleet of boats from that place was at the scene to render any possible as-ttstance. The lifeboat contlnlng the women was taken In tow by a port Simpson boat, the remainder of the passengers being transferred to the local boats from tne nic cwtiva. u of the passengers remained to take their baggage wtth them but otners riiri nat wwlt for it. Many of the pas sengers feared that Mat vessel would ,tlp off the rocks before they could be, taken from the snrp. The rtef which the catsia strut, Invlsable at the mr imm stated, was the tide began to M.h tide but. as 1. it loomed up like a mountain of rock In Mr Edgea opinion, the (continued on page six) CHINAMAN SENTENCED NO SUCCESS " PULLING OFF THE CATALA Vessel Would Not Nudge Though Tide Higher Than Yesterday .til effort lo pull the trainrr Calais from the nxk near I'urt simp-tin, Mliere he ran )rlrrdaj, early In the aflrrixran, were uiiie-rrKoful even though the tide was etrnil lucliet. liljlirr today than whrn lie went on. The plnnatle riHi held her fat. Another effort will tie made tie murrow but it l doubtful If this Hill mirrrrd unle the trainer l llghtrnril a trrut deal In the Meantime. She lu been Uklng water Irrrl.r but It l not known whether or not the Inner rhambrr of the hull are plrrird. proposal'toreduce electric light rate Whalestown, Cortez Iqla,nd. was acci TO EIGHTEEN MONTH: I Urn Wng Nrnt Huan by Judre Youn; for Entering IratrllMV Cafe and Knlihlng Safe tide of UJ ( at nine minute past J pound guMe of entering the premie one this afternoon. Tomorrow after-0f the Travellers' Cafe recently and ea-noon at 1 M there will ee a at ill higher i tractlng a sum of money in xcm of tide of 94 feet after which the high ! 100 from the aafe therein. Harry Wang, water mark will commence to recede. ; Chinese, was entiiced to elghLee-Morning ttdea. making only 21 feet, are month tmprlaonment by Judge P. Mc-not high enough to float the ablp. a. Young, tn County Court yejterda. At Ute low tide laat evening. Uk- iftemocn The trial comnMnced at r vasael was reported to be completely j o'clock and was In progress all after out of water, virtually teetering on the noon, several witnesim aubmlttlng evi pinnae ke of rock. She listed to one side j denoa. L. w. Patau acMd for and ratlog at an angle of about 4 crown while i Cljrne appeared for degrees Calm weather minus Iced the 1 accused. danger for the tune being at least of the m-1 allpolnc. JjUa .deep., water. However, her paa.Mm was pssnounoed perilous and tbe shspa personnel wt also ordered off as there as no pur-pose to be served by their rrmainme on bjard. Some of the crew were taken Ooveruor Cieiteral ' sshore to Port Simpson whUe tbe mas'. during titKr ierm of the officers took to the boats atand- leaat twu r.i ;.:hv lng by to direct au;h opsrations as Brtuab Columbia miKht aeesn advlaable. A. L. C.emeatt. reslden e .n u- S'.'ifciai.t general manager of tbe cam- .he plan will be !MIRS TALK FOR SIX HOURS ru-t Federal Subsidies and ttK th EDMONTON NEXT YEAR EDMONTON, Nov. 8. Reduction of electric light and power rates, which will mean a decrease In present revenue of about 190,000 annually, will be re commended to the city council by the civic finance committee. After consid ering the report from the commissioners, the committee decided to msk this Should council approve, the cut on domestic lighting from 8 to 7 cents per kllowat hour will take effect on January 1. The reductions on certain power charges as well as the rates for signs and show window lighting would take effect as soon as approved by council. WAS MISTAKEN FOR DEER AND KILLED COURTENAY. Nov. 9. Sydney Cox of dentally shot, and. .killed by a hunter mistaking hlmXor a jeer. k , KIU.CII IN' VANCOl'VEIt. VANCOUVER. Nov. 9. Benjamin Pearse was killed when he was struck by a sling load of lumber, while work lng In the hold of the steamer York: City. Mrs. R. P. Clark arrived on the Prince George this morning from Vancouver to be the guest of her eon and daughter in-law. Constable and Mrs. George H. iC'l trk Emad Block. I Isttl agsfflTBM' II. A. BRQWX, whose appointment as Vice-President and General Manager of General Motors of Canada, at the age of 37, marks hinf as one of the youngest higher executives in the automotive industry, Mr. Brown has been connected !with the' Gen-, eral Motors organization for a number of years, having held the position of comptroller at Oshawa since September, 1924. He succeeds Gordon Lefebvre, vrho has assumed an import art post with the Oakland Motor Car Company at Pontiae, Michigan. ANNUAL BAZAAR BY CATHOLICS Event Opened Thy Afternoon by rather .McUrath Promises to be Outstanding Success TW annual two-day baeaar of the Catholic Women's League i ji pened U 3 oUock this afternoon tn ne Bos- n Hall by Father P. J. MeOrMh wbo .tiade a few approprhste remarks. The hen is tastily decora tad with evergreens predominating and. wtth a vast number of articles qf use and ornament offered tor sale as wad aa many of special M- tracUons. the exent should be as great success aa any of 1U like In past years. A large crowd of todies was on td at the opening to give their patronage. Mrs. M. P. MoMaflery. president of the Oathoatc Women's League, is giving the vent general supervision and those in arge of various department are as follows: Tea Boom 4,Jrs. P. J. MeConnlck this affeeraooni; Mrs. J, J. Muldoon this evening): Mrs. O. W. Nickersor tomorrow afternoon I : Mrs. John Dorr tomorrow evening). Home Cooking Mrs. J. Arthur Smith. Mrs. Wilfrid Oratton and Mrs. J. M. Blaine. Handkerchiefs Mrs. J. MeNulty and Mrs. Harold McEwen. Fancy Work. Mrs. S. Batcher and Mrs. C. P. Balagno. Country more Mrs. J. C. Garfean. Plain Sewing. Mrs. J. J. Otitis and Mrs. J. H. Meagher. Candy Uass Puknlra Assort and Miss Vary Astori. Fish Pond Mrs. ' P. M. Crosby. MAKCOM IS II.U LONDON. Nov. 9. WlUlam Marconi wireless Inventor, is seriously 111 In "r.ndon. says the Dally Express. sStto PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia's Newspaper PttlNTE Kl'PEKT. B.C.. EDKEDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1927 TtkDULL OFF Htl MII.KH INVITED HI VIMT K.C. IJV HON. 4. II. MarlXAN VANCOUVER Nor. 8 - An Ot-a'.i special to ahe Bun says dii-at.ons are stost an the ;rroi .ucM premiers acMl ptob-ab;;. Premier King win iiwpt .e invitation of Preaxter atae-Lean to visit Brttlafe Goluasfcta next spring when a&stel dls- :Mlou of Osaadssa problems . take piece, MOTORSHIP KING JAMES NE1R PORT Nft (iraln Ship of SruMin i;petel to Arrhr Tonlglit or Tomorrow Morn In; i ! Tbe elevator mangement Is expcat'.ng tfee aeeoad grain ship of tbe season, the British motoraalp King Jamw. to i arrive in port to Bight or tomorrow morning. The vessel will lead full to I tbe United Kingdom or continent. ! Orsln tn the yards waa all elesued up this mornjnj. preparatory to another jtratnload arriving at noon today. JUDGES MAY GEHHEIRS Shake-up in System Is Said to be Imminent in This Province Says Paper VAMOl.tKK, Xo. 9. A xptt'lal drKitiitrlt from Ottawa tu the Son uyn: -A Rhakrup In the HrltMi Columbia Judicial srxtrin In believed to be Imminent. Premier MarLran and Attorney General Manson Mill hat e a ninference before leaf lng Ottawa with Hon. i:nie.t l-apolntr and Hon. l-uclen Cannon regarding the resent oltuatlon. The pUn. It N believed will be to ubollh the aM-IUte dltlslon and transfer the Jnl;e 6f that tilt Mon to the other high court." LAPOINTE HEME VAXCOl VEIt. Nsr. 9. -The ITo-vlnce e4'lul rorreMinlent at Ottawa a)s "No fcurh matter ha liern brought tu my attention . In an) form' was the comment of Hon. Ernest LaHilntr on the re-M-t that Mime ohakrup anion: the Jn.lirlary of II.C. wa In pftKiert. SASKATCHEWAN WILL HAVE NEW MINISTER ItEOINA, Nov. 9. Rearganlzatlon of the government of Saskatchewan is fore cast In an official statement issued Isst night by Hon. Mr. Latta, acting premier, when he announced that George Bpence, federal member for Maple Creek, Is to be taken Into tbe Saskatchewan cabinet with the portfolio of railways, labor and industries. PRICE Of WHEAT VANCOUVER. Nov. 9. Local quota tions on Number 1 Northern wheat here today were at I1.37H a bushel. Premier MacLean Tells East of Problems in This Province; Discusses Oriental Question OTTAWA, November 0. The difficulties which have been overcome by the Government of British Columbia and many problems facinjr the province, was the subject of an address delivered by Premier MacLean before the Ottawa Service Club. He spoke of the great distances and natural features which made municipal government almost an impossibility in many districts and this placed the burden of policing, education and communication on the shoulders of the provincial government. Dr. MacLean told of the vasjt strides the province had made industrially In the past ten years and the increasing of the payroll from 78.-000.000 to 1175.000.000. Dealing with the principal problem. Inroads of Asiatics not on Individual grounds but because they were Increasing at such a rapid rate that they, contributed a serious source of compe- the premier said .at the people of tltlon to the white men whose British C"lttmb:a W' "' opposed to the fr.'iiers had been pioneers. fore- Boston Grill Large Upstair Dining Hall, with newly laid danelng floor, for hire. NEW SODA FOUNTAIN. The latest and best for the least Phone 457. ; Premiers Conference Members Price 'Five Cents CA TALA FAILS 'EMIER MACLEAN BUSY MAN AT OTTAWA INTERESTS B.C. leamship Catala Stuck m m Pinnacle of Rock is Exposed at High Tidel In-tra all Taken off and Many BrouKht Here It Night by Speed lloat .aa luver ; Tug Stand by i . r forty or so paaaesgers as well as officers and crew i lie vessel rorted to be making no water, the most m connection with the salvage of the Union steamer miK itself this morning, which piled up at 1.15 yes-m on Sparrowhawk Heef in Cunningham's Passage m Port Simiwon, was whether or not the steamer -lully removed from the rocks on the high tide early - a c orresponding tide tomorrow afternoon. It wast r - at tor the high tide of 23.2 fef that the stranding i si occurred. All effort were beinc bent RERNORHAY UVE IN B.C. PART OF TIME S-id to be Successful to vt Wjllingdon Spend Two Months on Coat T ' Ko'. 9 1t Sun. Ot-V iidrnt at Otlawsj .e MacLean la work, come to in under- It Ekcelleney Viscount Premier UttKwir -3 ! Till KMOMMI R TAKES IlltOI' ALAIN rnnw i tt aiiove zero The thenncnteaer reachci a new low level (or the season ' S o'clock tola morning whei. descended to J4 above rero .: 8 degrees of froat. according ' H D Tot. Dtgby Island Dam.:, ion meteorologist. Tbc b;.: - meter remain r.eady tui r, north wind eootlnuaa to o!o lndleatlni UiaC bbe preu :.: apall should continue for anotht r day or so at least. Guests of Canadian Club at Ottawa Optimistic in Outlook Premier MacLean Tells Them About British Columbia and Claims Province Unexcelled in Whole of Canada OTTAWA, November 9. The significance of the year 1927 pantcuiartr ' in the history of Canada and the wisdom and foresight of the fathers me affeottog western Canada of confederation, a parallel between the provincial delegations :ts relation to the eastern j prior to and leading up to the union of the various provinces and the proviucea. present conference now taking place on Parliament Hill, and a broadly optimistic outlook for the future of the country were ele ments which were compounded in the address of the prime minister and the premier of the provinces delivered last night at a banquet tendered them by the Canadian Club here. Premier King and all tbe representatives of the province spake. f rem er MacLean cf B C. declared that :n the Pacific Slope the people bad the asjste aaplratluns aa th-e In Eastern I Canada. British Columbia waa ndeav-: arlng to build up a province which In; years to cosie would be no discredit to I ,e -.tiier mmcrs of onieaerstttn. He reviewed the natural resources of the; province and showed what was being du e to '.Vevelcp them. , I At tbe same time. Dr. MacLean sild.J they were trying to develop the pro-: 0LMS1ED APPEARED "INSEATILE LIQUOR CASE AFUR ABSENCE SEATTLE. Nov. 9 Roy Olmated. formerly a Seattle police lieutenant who has been missing since the last of four scheduled trlaVs three weeks back, re appeared in the federal court today when the "Woodaisnt Beach" case In which he and seven others accused of liquor running were called. FISH ARRIVALS Only Three lloutt Sold Catrlie Total ling KI,(i(mi Pound at Exchange TIN Morning Three vessels add halibut at the Fish Exchange this morning as follows: AMERICAN Kodtak. 27.000 pounds. Booth Flsh-t.'.i. 14.8c and 6c. i.cXSnley. 3J.O0Q pound. Canadian fish it Ctld Storage Co- I5c and 6c. CANADIAN Prorpertty A.. 2200 pounds. Atlln Fisheries. 14.ee and 6c. WIRELESS REPORT. 8 a.m. DIOBY ISLAND. Clear. rooter, 29.94; jmooth; 8 AO calm: baro- WEATIIEK REPORT. . Prince Rupert, Clear, calm. temp. 25. Stewart. Clear, calm. temp. 22. Anyox. Clear, calm. temp. 20. Alice Arm. Clear, calm. temp. 19. lyansh. Clear, calm. temp. 8. Rosswood. Clear, calm. temp. 11. Terrace. Ctoudy, windy, temp. 18. Hazrlton. Part ctoudy, calm. temp. 4. Tclegrsph Creek. Cloudy, north wind, temp. 8. Burns Lake Clear, calm. temp. 15. Whltehorse. Cloudy, north wind. temperature 12. CANADA GIVEN RADIO STATUS Wave Hand Allotted to Country in Which There Will be no Interference LEAD WORLD IX FLYING vines socially and he ventured to ssyl uo province f Csnada excelled his own 1 Hereafter All Nations of World In the care exercised in Improving the social conditions of the people. ! mil Keep oil rorbldden. I Iladio Area ' WASHINOTON. Nov. 9. A radio wave twr.d .sufficiently wide -to-. take . oarc of' the extensive development of commer-:lal flying in Canada, has been set ' aside by the Internationa radio conference, for tbe sole use of Canada. Canadian delegates to the conference pointed out that in the practical application of aircraft In forest protec tion, survey work and similar useful purposes Canada led the world. Tbe Canadian Government had been com pelled several times because of Inter ference from powerful European broadcasting stations to shift the wsve- lengths used by their aircraft. Here after broadcasters the world over w"Jl keep off the exclusive radio1 wave band alloted to Canada. PRINCESSMARY IN HOUSE FIRE Was Anion? Thosie Who Hushed From Their Rooms When Residence Ignited LONDON. Nov. 9. Princess Mary and her husband Viscount Lascellrs, were among a number of well-known people who rushed 'from their bedrooms, many la their nlghtclothes when fire broke cut early this morning st Bretton Park, the residence cf Edward Allendale. temperature. 35; sea iwhr. th ajn. spoke motorshlp I t-v,. w.u rfon,. hut iung rfm. rxnsna tor rnnce itupert 1. WM nurt i rem cngtana. no males west of Prince ' Rupert. DEAD TREE POINT. Clear, calm barometer. 2932; temperature. 22; sea smooth. BULL HARBOR. Overcast, northeast wind: barometer. 29.72: temperature, 36; sea choppy: 9 pjn. spoke steamer Prince George, abeam Sunny Island, north bound; 9:59 pm. spoke steamer Oray. arriving at Rose Harbor. OOV DIOBY ISLAND. Clear, light north wind: barometer. 29.99 44: sea smooth: 1030 am. in steamer Prince George, northbound. DEAD TREE POINT. Clear, calm: barometer. 2934; temperature. 34; sea smooth. BULL HARBOR. Oloudy. fresh, north ,east wind; barometer. S9.72; tempera ture, 40; sea choppy. LORD MAYOR IS INSTALLED LONDON, Nov. 9. The ancient historic ceremony of Inaugurating the newly elected Lord Mayor of London. Sir Charles Batho. took place today at temperature. , the Guildhall to which His Lordship and the lady mayoress hsd driven In the coach used for such occasions. YOUNG STRIBLING GOT DECISION IN A SIX ROUND BOUT SPOKANE. Nov. 9.Youhgi 6trtbllng -of. Madon. Georgia,' last1 night "slammed Angus Snyder of 'Winnipeg tor ade-., cislon In six rounds and 'advanced his claim to the heavyweight championship of Canada. HON. C. A. SEMLIN FUNERAL SUNDAY ASHCROPT. Nov. 9. The funeral of Hon. C. A. Semlln. former premier of Dawson Clear, calm. 18 below. River British Columbia, will be held, next ilred Dawsou ibunaay. t i -r j