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XVII.
No.
soa.
i;ldually
forcing
cii.uijjeit
which
will
ultimately
lead
to
the
.vublishmcnt
ot
economic
railway
eonnnunlcitiona
be-
,
tween
Peace
River
ana
me
nonamm
Brit
ish
Columbia
coast,
and
when
these
communications
have
been
established
fethe
unrestricted
flow
ol
commerce
will
pdd
not
only
to
the
prosperity
of
the
'
people
directly
involved
but
to
Canada
aa
a
whole
CLOSE
CONTESTS
HOCKEY
BATTLES
Cnnadiens
Tie
With
Ottawa
and
Americana
Tie
With
Detroit
in
Hard
Fought
(lames
TORONTO,
Dec.
23.
Canadlens
and
OUawa
ataged
a
titanic
battle
to
a
..enrelMS
tie
last
night,
bath
goalie
turning
aside
savage
thrusts
of
opposing
.tramr
when
they
reached
the
nets.
By
wlthstsndlng
the
attacks
ol
the
Ottawa
tlu
Canadlens
retained
a
four
game
le.id
in
the
league.
Dos
tan
climbed
within
one
point
of
the
lead
in
the
American
aectlon
by
beating
Hie
New
York
Rangers.
The
meat
ncortng
this
season
was
seen
in
a
four-four
tie
of
New
York
Americans
and
Detroit.
Three
tunei
De.rtt
ted.
only
to
be
equalized.
Scores
follow:
Canadlens
0.
Ottawa
0.
New
Ynrk
Rangers
0.
Boston
2.
Detroit
4,
New
York
Americans
4.
ONE
DROWNED
TWO
RESCUED
VANCOUVKR.
Dec.
28
-
H.
William
fcon.
20
years
of
age.
an
apprentice
aboard
the
steamship
Trevanlon.
awaiting
grain
cargo
here,
was
drowned
yes-terrtjv
thn
a.
small
boat
which
he
filled
and
capsized
in
the
tide
np.
The
two
men
were
rescued
by
steamer
Orlffco
and
are
now
hospital.
(SOLDIERS
1UO.EN.
in
f
r
nnnninp
rw,
?p
.
Tlie
bodies
of
I'illfcsTS
AMI
M
S
'
KIXTKI)
IN
tlllXA
IKOU
tUll.MlXISTM
HONO
KONO.
Deo.
SbV-.
Arrested
December
22
for
preach-lug
end
practicing
Christianity
and
held
captive
for
nearly
a
wick
near
Balbue.
60
mllei
from
tre.
a
party
of
ten
Italian
and
Chinese
priests
and
nuns
were
rescued
frcm
the
communists
by
the
British
destroyer
Seraph.
look
this
morning
was
for
a
continua
tion
for'
a
few
days
at
least
of
clear
cold
weather.
UKATIirit
UKI'OKT.
Prince
Rupert.
Clear,
light
north
wind;
temperature.
20.
Port
Simpson.
North
wind.
temp.
18.
Haysport.
Clear,
light
wind,
temp.
16.
Anyox.
Clear,
temp.
5.
Alice
Arm.
Clear,
north
wind.
temp.
Alyansh.
Clear,
cairn,
14
below.
Kcstwood.
Clear.'
calm,
4
below.
Terrace,
Clear,
north
wind,
.tenip.
4.
Haaelton.
Clear,
calm,
10
below.
Smlthers
Clear,
calm.
3
below.
Burns
Lake.
Clear,
.
calm,
17
below.
VANCOUVER
EXCHANGE
Wheat
B.C.
Silver
.
.
.
Big
Missouri
.
Coast
Copper
.
Cork
Province
Dunwell
and
two
seamen
from
another
ship
(George
Copper
w
i.in
m
loin
their
vessel
after
i
Oladstonc
...
spending
Christmas
on
shore
leave,
Independence.
.
.
Indian
the
!L.
and
t
the
!
Leadsmlth
Lucky
Jim
Marmot
Metals
Premier
Porter
Idaho
.
.
Richmond
seventeen
soldiers
frozen
in
the
cold
SUvererest
wave
a
week
ago
were
discovered
when
Silversmith
the
now
melted
al6ng
the
railway
to
Surf
tnlct
Nun,
Su!.-.h
Bid.
'
14i.
2i
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Vi
29.
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2.29
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I05V4
20
.00
V4
120
4
FOURTH
COLD
SNAP
OF
PRESENT
WINTER
Thrriiiomrtff
Dropped
t
setnileen
Drrres
Alwve
Zrro
at
Dlsly
Island
Matlmi
Till
Morning
Ushering
In
the
fourth
cold
snap
of
a
rather
unusual
winter
In
Prince
Ru
pert,
the
thermometer
at
the
Digby
Island
meteorological
station
dropped
between
S
and
6
this
morning
to
17
degrees
above
zero,
Just
one
point
above
'the
lowest
mark
recorded
so
far
this
season.
The
wind
In
the
north
aud
barometer
rUlhg.
steadily,
the
out
Asked.
1.60
21
Vi
36.00
'
.12
"''
.16
.09
.07
'
."Vi
J0S
29
.10
21
.38
.15
.06
23
.00
1.40
Inspector
S.
T.
Wood,
who
has
been
in
command
ot
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
garrison
of
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia
with
headquarters
in
Prlnte
Rupert
for
the
patt
ctuple
of
years.
Is
being
trans
ferred
to
Edmonton
and.
while
his
suc
cessor
here
is
not
yet
definitely
known,
it
UMnderitcod
that
it
will
be
either
Inspector.
Tupper
or
Inspector
T.
V.
Sandfi-Wunsch.
the
last
mentioned
of
whom
has
been
relieving
here
recently.
With
the
arrival
here
of
a
new
Inspec
tor,
It
Is
also
reported
that
the
R.
C
M.
P.
offices
will
be
moved
from
the
Besner
'apartments
to
the
residence
on
Fourth
Avenue
recently
occupied
by
Inspector
and
Mrs,
Wood.
Inspector
Wood,
has
been
111
for
several
months
and
Is
at
present
In
Portland,
Oregon,
recuperating.
Mrs.
Wood
and
son
will
leave
for
that
point
in
a
few
days
to
Join
him
before
pro.
ceedlne
to
the
new
post
In
Edmonton.
COL.
LINDBERGH
AT
GUATEMALA
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
28.
Colonel
Lindbergh
arrived
at
Guatemala
City
this
afternoon
after
taking
off
from
Mexico
City
this
morning.
Mrs.
Lindbergh,
who
saw
him
take
off.
arrived
at
Brownsville.
Texas,
on
her
return
to
Detroit
.,
royaTbank
MAKES
RECORD
MONTREAL.
dW.
.28.404'
Uutanal
statement
of
the
Royal
Bank
of
Canada
constitutes
a
ne.w
record
in
Canadian
banking.
The
profits
are
$5,370,145,
deposits
$722,638,000,
an
Increase
of
nearly
$110,000,000,
and
assets
$894,603,903
an
'
Increase
of
more
than
123,000.000.
1S1UTII.
A
son
.was
bom
to
,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
Teng.
N947
FJrst
Avenue,
this
morning.
December
28
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
liorpititl
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
1'IMXCB
RLTEHT.
DC.
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
28,
19?7
SIR
ALAN
COUHAM
AND
LADY
CQBILAM
saying
their
final
farewells
before
starting
their
SO.QiXMnile
flight
around
the
coast
of
Africa
In
the
tfiant,
five-crt
-crew
etl
"airplane
'Singapore,
Sit
Alan
s
TBifki'nV
at
government
survey
oa
behalf
of
i
MOUNTIE
HEAD
TRANSFERRED
Inspector
S,
T
Wood,
in
Com
mand
of'llCM.P.
Here
for
Two
Years
(loins
to
British
Air
Ministry
;
Deaths
Followed
Wild
Orgie
in
Winnipeg
Chinatown
Victims
Expiring
in
Agony
at
Hospital
WINNIPEG,
December
28.
Poisonous
alcohol
took
toll
of
seven
lives
in
Winnipeg
last
night.
Of
seven
deaths
reported
from
drinking
wood
alcohol,
canned
heat
and
other
deadly
poisons,
five
succumbed
to
"liquor"
consumed
at
a
party
in
Coronation
Block
located
in
Chinatown
where
evidences
of
a
wild
orgy
were
found
by
the
police,
the
victims
being
in
the
throes
of
agony
and
they
died
withjn
two
hours
of
their
admission
to
the
hospital.
The
sixth
victim
was
found
dead
in
his
home
afterpar-taking
of
drink
while
a
seventh
man
was
found
dead
on
the
street
at
the
north
end
of
the
city.
EXPRESS
RATES'ARE-
TO
BE
REDUCED
SOON
i
OTTAWA,
Dec.
28.
The
Canadian
Express
companies
anncunce
reduced
rate
for
shipment
of
packages
up
to
fifteen
pounds
weight.
The
new
schedule
has
teen
filed
with
the
board
of
raU-
day
csmmlssloners
by
the
Express
Traffic
Association.
VANCOUVER-CALGARY
TELEPHONE
SYSTEM
TO
BE
ESTABLISHED
VANCOUVER,
Dec
28,
A
direct
all-Canadian
telephone
communication
will
DIVIDEND
FOR
PREMIER
MINE
A
dividend
of
$400,000
has
been
declared
by
the
Premier
Gold
Mining
Co.,
according
to
an
announcement
frcm
H.
A.
Guess,
vice
president
and
manager.
New
York.
Payment
Will
be
I
made
on
January
4,
to
stockholders
of
record
on
December
IS.
It
will
be
at
the
rate
of
eight
cents
a
share
on
the
Issue
of
five
million
shares.
The
forthcoming
disbursement
will
bring
the
grand
total
of
payments
to
Sll.750,947.
In
192C
Premier
mined
230,987.
dry
tons,
having
a
value
of
S3,7b2,Ctl2,
or
$16.44
a
ton.
It
Is
stated
on
good
be
established
between
Vancouver
and
authority
that
more
than
two
million
Calgary
next
spring
by
the
B.C.
Tele-
shares
are
held
In
British
Columbia,
phone
Company
in
collaboration
with
,
n
"
the
Alebrta
Government
system.
Advertise
In
The
Dsllv
News
England
Had
Heavy
Snow
and
u
Cold
Weather
During
Holiday
fit
bWiJ
wfflkile
Gales
Swent
the
Coast
-
LONDON,
December
28.
England
returned
to
work
after
Christmas
and
Boxing
Day
holidays
which
were
marked
by
unprece
dented
cold
weather
and
heavy
snows.
Yesterday
thousands
were
Isolated
in
country
districts,
automobiles,
busses
and
other
vehicles
being
snowed
under
while
rail
roads
had
a
strenuous
time
maintaining
anything
like
regular
schedules.
,
'
4
Heavy
snow
at
Croydon
made
airplane
landings
impossible
The
cold
was
accentuated
by
heavy
gales
which
swept
the
Eng
lish
C
hannel
ana
ihe
French,
coast.
NEW
MOTOR
LICENSE
PLATES
MAY
BE
USED
VICTORIA,
Dec.
28.
Motor
license
plates
for
1928
may
be
used
after
Thursday
morning.
Previously
the
regulations
did
rot
permit
of
their
use
before
January
1.
FOLEY
GETS
DECISION
SEATTLE
SIX
ROUNDS
SEATTLE,
Dee.
28.
Vic
Fcley
of
Van
couver,
was
awarded
the
decision
over
Sailor
Willy
Gordon
in
a
six-round
box
ing
card
last
night.
MORGAN
CHAIRMAN
OF
UNITED
STEEL
NEW
YORK,
.
Dec.
28.
J.
P.
Morgan
was
elected
chairman
of
the'
Board
of
Directors
of
the
United
Steel
corpora-r
tlon
yesterday.-
''
:
WIKF.LF.SS
ItKI'OltT.
8
a.m.
DIGBY
.ISLAND.
Clear,
light
north
wind;
barometer,
29.88;
temperature,
20;
sea
smooth;
6:30.
pjxi.
spoke
steamer
Cemosun,
left
Prince
Rupert
at
S
pin.
southbound.
DEAD
TREE
POINT.
Clear,
Calm;
barometer,
29.82;
temperature.
21;
sea
smooth.
''xonx
DIGBY
ISLAND.
Clear,
calm;
barometer
30.00;
temperature,
21;
sea
smooth;
110
,
a
jn.
in
steamer
Prince
Rupert
northbound.'
DEAD
TREE.
POINT-CUsr.
calm;
barometer,
29.82:
temperature,
28;
sea
r
smooth.
.
Waiting
over
Christmas
Day,
CNR.
steamer
Prince
John,
Capt.
K.
Mabbs,
was
late
In
leaving
Vancouver
this
trip,
not
getting
away
from
there
until
midnight
Sunday.
The
vessel
la
expected
to
arrive
otr
Friday
via
the
Queen
Charlotte
Island.
Lrye
Upstair
Uimnf
Hall,
with
newly
laid
danrint
floor,
for
hire.
NEW
SOI1A
FOUNTAIN.
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
I'hone
4S?
Price
Five
Cen
MSTERI&kS
SIGNALS
HEARD
MONO
A
Y
WILD
ORGIE
AT
WINNIPEG
ENDS
IN
DEATHS
IN
HOSPITAL
Signals
Were
Heard
at
Newfoundland
Wireless
Station
Monday
Last
Clergyman
Reports
Having
HearJ
I'lane
Over
Newfoundland
Sunday
but
Vessels
Unable
to
Discover
Trace
Missing
"Dawn"
ST.
JOHN'S,
Newfoundland,
December
28.
Trie
Western
I
i;jon
operator
at
Heart
('anient
picked
up
signals
Monday
reading
Where
are
we,
can
y.m
locate
us?"
The
signals
were
strong
and
it
.nought
they
may
have
been
from
the
seaplane
"Dawn"
which
i
New
York
Friday
for
Harbor
Graee,.
Newfoundland,
and
fulled
arrive.
To
many
thiy
indicate
that
there
is
ftill
hope
for
the
.,
eiy
of
the
crew.
Rev.
Edward
Bishop
reports
fronj
Pouch,
Cove,
twenty
miles
-h
of
here,
hearing
a
plane
passing
Sunday.
jt
dsvti-iyer
Stiirtevaat
off
Sable
FORCE
RAILWAY
PEACE
RIVER
TO
PACIFIC
COAST
iPnyi:..na
Canal
Newsl
'
te
gtg.-i:htral
relationship
of
the
Cc
hem
British
Columbia
coast
ad
Pear-
R.ve:
U.
strict
has
bees
tt
-
wd
$nd
viirtous
raUway
.SefiesM
i
be-
n
put
forward,
sefcemes
n
t
h
the
protection
and
fit
tens
tod
:-
vested
tntertst
ha'.c
iieen
flrat
eon-.lcn:d.
and
which
an-
nt
Varlence
with
i:a
jral
geographical
an.l
economic
con-t
on
The
time
ha
gone
;i
when
these
adverse
conditions
r.i
mur'i
lor.gr
.
.
mi
ReallratUm
ui
actualities
Is
i
Island,
s
naval
and
coastguard
and
also
other
vessel
report
that
they
bad
found'
bo
trace
ot
the
missing
plane
up
to
this
mcrnlng.
The
"Dawn."
which
hopped
off
from
New
Tcrk
at
five'
o'clock
Friday
even
log
,wa
mm
off,
the
Matbe
eout.
After
that
ahe
disappeared.
She
oa
tried
Mrs.
I
ranees
Wttson
Grayson,
a
pilot,
navigator
and
mechanic.
If
she
bad
made
a
direct
fUgbt
without
incident
abe
ibould
hare
arrived
at
the
Newfoundland
port
at
seven
ottock
Saturday
awning.
Be
was
equipped.
wJJh
pon-
tota
Oeetfmd
t
td
T-good
deal
ot
Halibut
Fishermen
Again
Elect
Captain
Morrison
as
Agent
and
Favor
Changes
Fishing
Season
Closing
of
Hanks
at
.Masse
tt,
Cape
Addington
and
Timber
Island
Favored
Here
and.
in
Ketchikan
by
Rig
Majority
!
As
a
result
of
voting
yesterday
at
Trinee
Rupert,
Ketchikan
'and
Seattle,
I".
R.
Gill,
secretary
of
the
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union
at
Seattle,
and
the
present
agents
J.
M.
Morrison,
Prince
Rupert;
Frank
Semers,
Ketchikan;
and
Roderick
McDonald,
Seattle
were
re-elected
by
substantial
majorities
over
their
opponents.
The
fishermen
ako
voted
on
the
changing
of
the
close
season
from
November
I
to
February
1
instead,
of
from
November
15
to
February
IS
as
at
present,
and
on
the
closing
of
the
Massett,
Cape
Addington
and
Timber
Island
banks
which
are
known
as
chicken
grounds.
With
retwus
lor
Seattle
not
yet
In.
both
!
Prince
RuDert
andk
Ketchikan
voted
i
!
decisively
in
fav6r
of
both
suggestions.
P.
B.
Oltl
of
Seattle
was
re-elected
1
secretary
by
acclamation
as
be
had
no
1
nnrvii.Tit
fnr
riffle.
Voting
for
the
a&ents
was
as
follows:
NUATTI.K
.
P.R.:
Seattle.
Ketch.
TtU.
!
McDonald
..68
40
81
188
P.
Swansoh..
19
19
,13
81
i
PKINCE
IilTEItT
!
Morrison'
.
.
J.
H.
Meagher
63
81
64
208
43
37
31
Ul
KI.TCIIIKAV
Scmera
43
83
A.
Teal
29
27
O.
Wanabo..
20
,
9
202
76
33
Prince
Rupert
voted
69
?J
the
change
In
the
dates
of
the
close
season
and
18
against.
Ketchikan
voted
60
for
and
23'
ajarnst;
77
20
3'
ROAD
WORK
IS
CLOSED
DOWN
Rad
Weather
Makes
Stoppage
of
Operations
on
IMar.king
Necessary
.
About
a
mile
of
planking
and
some
three
miles
of
pavingi
remains
to
be
done
on
the
Kalen
liland
Highway
before
the
road
Is
completed
to
Oalloway
Rapids.
Meantime,
on
account
of
snow
and
ice
and
generally
.
unfavorable;:
weather
conditions,
work
is
closed
down
until
suehtlmeas
tberejl.
an.
lmprove-ms.it
'
It
"a-ill
tsk
thriM.
hilth
time'
49.
for
the
clos-,
.
Prince
Rupert
yoted,
,,mril.,
th
,H
fh
hfBh;
ing
of
Masxtt.
Cape
Addington
and
w(y
can
tendec,
tor
,
ihe
migt
Timber
Island
banks
and
The
vote
nt
Ketchikan
was
8
agslnaf.
against.
for
and
.Mlts.
SKOOKI
M
JIM
lli:i
IX
JrXEAl'
I.STEKDAY
A(iEI
J
IS
JUNEAU,
Dec.
28.
Mrs.
Skoo-kum
Jim,
knowh
as
the
oldest
Indian
woman
In
Southeastern
Alaska,
died
Tuesday.
Members
of
the
faintly
said
she
was
115
years
old.
'
re
td
be
built
across
Oalloway
.Rapids
to
the
mainland.
I
On
the
completion
ot
the
road
to
I
Galloway,
It
vih
extend
about
eight
relies
from
the
centre
of
tie
city
two
or
three
miles
to
the
city
limits
and
about
five
miles
beyond.
NINTH
WHEAT
BOAT
COMING
Ohio
Maru
to
Sail
This
Afternoon
With
Full
Cargo
for
U;K.-Con-tinent
Start
Loading
Sydland
PrlnceR
upert's
seventh
grain
ship
of.
lite
season,
the
Japanese
freighter
Ohio
Maru,
completed
the
loading
of
a
full
cargo
for
the
United
Kingdom
or
Con
tinent
at
the
elevator
this
morning
and
will
sail
this
aftrnoon.
'
.
It
Is
expected
that
the
Swedish
yes--el
Sydland
wfll
start
loading
within
a
day
or
so.
'
:,
The
elevator
management
is
advised
that
the
ninth
vessel
of;
ihe
season
la
due
absut
January
3.
Her
name
and
particulars
are
not
yet
available,
bow-ever.
Owing
to
trouble
on
the
railway,
there
hu
been
slight
delay
lq
deliveries
during
the
past
twenty-four
hours.
A
tralnlood
of
wheat
is
expected
this
afternoon.
SHIP
SURGEON
ISARRESTED
Charged
With
Dispensing
Narcotics
Without
a
License
at
Juneau,
Alaska
JUNEAU.
Dec.
288.
After
two
weeks
Investigation
Dr.
Q.
A.
Surle,
ship's
surgeon,
on
the
U5.
coast
guard
cutter
Unalga.
was
arrested
here
by.
Federal
officers
charged
with
dispensing
narcotics
without
a
license.
'
Mrs,
Hazel
McKeown,-
a
nurse,
was
arrested
at
the
same
time
on
a
charge
of
being
addicted
to
the
use
of
narcotics.
I"
Lurle
at
the
preliminary
hearing
Tuesday
was
released
oh
.
a
thousand
dollar
bond.
.
'
"
SCIENTIFIC
EIGHT
OVER
NORTH
LANDS
OTTAWA.
Dec.
28.
A
scientific
flight
over
Canada's
northern
Islands'
will
be
undertaken
during
th
summer
of
1996
by
Oeneral
Nobile,
the
Italian
explorer.
Details
are
.not
available