25
VOL
XVII..
NO.
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It
TAXI
Boston
Grill
find
Ambulance
Service
Anywhere
at
Anytime
Stand:
Exchange
Building
MATT
VIDECK,
Prop.
W
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e
w
mr
f
V
amm
LIQUOR
PORT
L
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t
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YAMOt
VI.U
A
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POINT
IIV
PACIFIC
(iv
r
i
tut
i.i(t
oK
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MEM
.?cocvi5rt
B
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Pen:
-ThTrt
c-aea
ivmmj
u
w
mm
j
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i
and
Papeete,
the
Tahiti,
the
French
po-atiut
rtern
mm.
ha
ue-duif
to
a
atory
pub-:
Province
newspaper.
With
j.
-r:
thl
aternlng
of
the
-.cr
"Falsterte"
work
0001-lUllantyne
Plera
loading
i
-i
ranged
from
choicest
t
to
ortenul
intosiewau
iucd
to
UiC
South
Sea
declare
that
the
Roy4
ihe
Cuatcml
matter
hu
V
.;ver
a
an
in-transltu
.c-
searching:
the
Pacific
point
from
whleb
to
eon
-
Papeete
M
chosen.
M..ig
charge
and
other
regulations
re
eaUafactory
hut
Vam
oiiver
wul
loae
.;Uiy
which
hitherto
ha
t.
the
luiuor
intereau
m
for
their
ahlw
and
w
;e
uie
nuinerou
offlcera
w
ut
tlio
ahip
will
lose
it
v
;
I
k
to
Prenc-hmen
jr
us
t
he
khlpe
reach
the
iintni
irxr
tiitt
HI
Is
iM2
1
Ki
hW
A.
V
V
J
1
M
m
I
m
MM
mm
mm
a
UP
IN
ATLANTIC
miimu
or
mr.w
of
nova
V(1I
BOAT
-1(11X1
I.
!
AITIU
MLNIHNu
mo
lY.H
IN
K.MAI.I.
HO
UN
w
of
ihe
Le
Havre.
Nova
Scotia.
Kb'
nieen
Conrad,
were
rescued
i
d
landed
here
today.
The
which
waa
loaded
with
300
t
alcohol,
caught
fire
and
an
fallowed.
Previously,
all
the
-unmng
gear
had
been
carried
fc
a
terrific
atorm.
The
crew
c:i
hardtack
for
two
day
in
-sau.
W
at.
W
A
1
WeMasV
1
CHANGES
HANDS
Vancouver,
reb.
23.
-Announcement
"ae
Dy
the
itelfel
lntereU
tht
the
"
ne
joepn
Kennedy
umun.
P3rt
iiquor
house,
hae
Daased
Into
the
v.
wiern
buyers.
'
itatea
that
thl
move
was
made
w
wwing
vo
me
conunuea
ui-
-
"
narry
iteilel.
manager
OX
tno
!
who
u
wv
on
an
euenaea
u-
0.
Umpman,
it
1
atated.
will
be
r's
Into
any
auch
arrangemenu
a
alleseri
Tlilrte
F.xai
with
fl'&MW
ln3i..U
ami
Sir.il
Ca-li
:nlrreU
from
AilJolnlHg
F.ni
More
PORTLAND.
Oregon.
Feb.
23.
En
was
feJae.
Hi
Oliver,
who
aald
that
he
bod
not
yet
act
Oautbier.
denounoed
the
a!f)4ttt
OauUUer
had
aworn
to
m
SewtUe
arid
wnkh
Mr.
Twlgg
read
In
;
'
the
Houa
aa
"a
fabrication
of
falae-
j
Analysing
the
allegation,
te
Premier
aaM
that
Speaker
Buckham
waa
In
Ontario
In
June
1921.
the
time
when,
according
to
the
deposition,
the
member
for
OoMea
wa
aappoaed
to
hate
been
Introducing
Oauthler
to
the
minuter
of
pubtlc
work.
m
Victoria
It
would
be
anown.
the
Premier
aerted.
at
the
pro
per
Utne
that
the
purported
copy
of
a
letter
written
by
Senator
Boateck
wa
not
a
true
copy.
No
orders
for
tiquor
had
ever
been
given
Oauthler
by
the
British
CoiumB
1
purcivaUng
agent
and
the
original
of
what
had
been
described
aa
order
were
merely
unsigned
memoranda.
Among
the
document
produced
by
the
premier
were
letter
from
three
dliUUlng
firm
In
Scotland
denying
that
certain
letter
and
cablegram,
purporting
to
have
been
aent
by
them
to
Oauthler.
had.
emanated
from
their
office.
The
had
been
read
to
the
House
by
Mr.
Twlgg
In
amplification
of
iUtrmenU
aworn
to
In
the
Oauthler
affidavit.
puime
iirpiiitrs
Nuns
Altll
I
IKiF.H
BY
MIIMISKK
OTTAWA,
reb.
23.
The
need
of
Prince
Hupert
were
urged
by
j.
o.
Brady.
Conservative
member
for
6kena.
In
speaking
In
the
budget
debate
In
the
House
of
Common
lt
night.
Tramp
steamer
were
now
loading
whest
in
that
port
for
every
country
In
the
world
and
lu
usefulnes
aa
a
point
for
ahlp-ping
grain
had
now
been
established
there
wa
no
speculation
In
going
ahead
with
further
developmenta
he
said.
JEWELRY
STORE
IN
PORTLAND
LOOTED
r
'
t
-
terlng
Orleve
Jewelry
wie
through
an
adjoining
empty
atore.
robber
drilled
teh
.ate
nd
eacaped
with
14.000
In
diamond
and-
other
Jewelry
and
150
In
caah.
VANCOUVER
EXCIIANOE
Wheat
B.C.
Silver
..
Dunwcll
Olacler
Oladttone
Independence
Ooat
Copper
Marmot
.
Sliver
Creit
Bid.
Aaked
1.41?
l.0i
J.7S
1.43
1
.10
.u
.28
V
-30
.10V,
.11
8,23
7.23
.13
NAMES
ROYAL
COMMISSION
MIC
Jl'KTICK
MOKKIMIN.
.
II.
MAI.
KIN
AMI
ifEV.
J.
IIKN-HKHMIN
nil.1.
INlTI(lATi:
CAMPAKlN
IIMil
ICTOUIA.
Feb.
S3.
Mr.
JuMlre
Aulay
Morrhon.
V.
II.
Maltln
and
Krv.
J.
Ilriidr-n
were
named
by
Hun.
A.
.M.
Miiixin.
sltorney
grn-eral.
jrlrrtlay
MrnnMn
u
rtiyal
ionimNlonrr
lo
hitevtltate
rani-
iwltn
fund
wntrlbutluni
at
re
itiimnriKli-il
liv
the
(Hlluin
ininnilt
Ire.
lliU
cnimUn
will
nut
toiirh
the
ni'irr
rrrenl
Twlgg
rhnr(r
In
i-onrr.
tlon
Kill)
whlrh
an
aiinotHMemrnl
U
exief'lrtl
lirl-
Cj
of
lle
iixiliilmrnt
f
a
Itojal
ii.imiil.n
of
prolialilY
h
Miijlr
member.
EDWARD
LIPSETT
WINS
ACTIONjN
VANCOUVER
Awanlnl
JiKltiiirnt
Fur
l,il
Asalnsl
Alhrrnl
llnt
Owner
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
23
Judgment
for
the
plaintiff
for
11.027.
the
amount
claimed,
'
handed
down
by
Mr.
Jus
tice
Morrison
In
the
ault
brought
by
Edward
lipsett
limited.
Water
Street,
against
CapV
J.
A.
Croll
and
hU
wife.
Annie
O.
Croll
and
Estrella
O.
Croll
of
Albrrnl.
for
goods
sold
to
the
de
fendant
for
their
fishing
boat.
A
counter
claim
for
$12,881.26
wa
not
al
lowed.
BRITAIN
OBJECTS
TO
SOVIET
PROPAGANDA
LONDON.
Feb.
23
The
British
cabinet
It
1
understood,
ha1
decided
to
end
an
emphatically
worded
note
to
Soviet
Russia
concerning
the
antl-Brltlsh
propaganda
which
It
1
charged
Is
being
dlasemlnated
throughout
the
British
Emlpre.
It
la
understood
that
the
note
will
atate
that
unless
the
propaganda
ceases,
Britain
will
consider
the
possibility
of
terminating
the
trade
agreement
with
the
Soviet.
Advertise
In
the
Dally
New,
PRINCE
RUPERT
Northern
and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
PRINCE
RUPERT,
Il.C,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
23,
1027
'
PHOTOGRAPHS
OF
THE
MOON'S
SURFACE
Left.
The
lunar
crater
Copernicus,
as
i.een
from
Mount
Wilson
Observatory-.
The
crater
is
about
fifty
miles
in
diameter.
Scientists
believe
that
it
is
a
dead
body.
They
think
that
the
craters
which
pit
the
floor
of
the
moon
(right)
were
caused
by
bombarding
meteors.
ARTHUR
LITTLE
COPS
SEIZED
DIES
IN
EAST
PRIZE
MONEY
OF.ATII
COMF.S
TO
ONF.
OF
ISUAI.
IMONIXH
HIKI
WAn
in;:i.Y
known
anh
(;i:n-
FKAI.I.Y
r.STEEMFtl
CITY'S
OAT
I,
rtt.CKII'TS
;
With
deep
regret
the
community
ofi
Prince
Rupert,
more
especially
its
real
j
old
time
resident,
learn
of
the
death
at
Thlell.
New
York,
yeaterday
morning
,
of
Arthur
C.
Little,
pioneer
new
vendor
i
of
the
city.
Last
fall
he
went
there
j
with
hi
brother.
Dr.
Charles
Little,
and.
;
although
It
was
known
that
he
wa
In
i
hospital
there,
cheering
letters
had
been
j
received
from
time
to
time
and
there
j
waa
no
Idea
that
death
,
was
so
near
at
I.
hand.
Thus,
new
of
his
demise
came
.
a
a
great
shock
to
the
deceased's
friend
ho
are
legion
not
only
In
city
and
dls-
:
.net
but
on
the
whole
British
Colum-
:
la
coat.
Coming
here
with
a
bundle
of
paper
1
tmder
his
arm
In
the
John
Houston
day
soon
after
Prtnce
Rupert
was
heralded
ai
the
projected
terminus
of
the
Oratid
Trunk
Pacific
Railway,
Mr.
Little
wa
soon
in
business
In
a
news-itand
on
the
waterfront
which
shortly
became
as
popular
a
community
gathering
place
x:
It
has
been
for
the
two
decade
since.
He
established
the
old
Iroquois
pocC
room
on
Centre
Street
and,
after
the
tcwiulght
had
beui
told
and
squatters
(continued
oa
pate
six)
OKU
of
iiii.MiN-r.t:i.tN-
lltTTI.F.
TAKKN
TO
PAY
JACK
AI.I.KVS
BIIX
VANCOlVFIt,
Feb.
ix
While
Harr.v
Dillon
and
Charlie
IV-langrr
were
liattllnr
on
Monday
night
for
the
ll;lil
hraty-wclght
champion-khlp
ol
Canada
nl
the
Arena.
Deputy
MierllT
Uoliertxin
and
three
aMant
woom-I
ilow
on
the
liiilldlns
and
wlnl
the
gate
receipt
totalling
more
than
St.!!
lo
hatMy
an
uupald
Judgment
held
by
(.Irate
Tratrr
against
Jack
Allen,
promoter
of
the
bout.
Meanwhile,
the
fighter
were
not
aware
lli.it
Ihrlr
prlre
money
had
MOTOR
LICENSE
FEES
AND
AMUSEMENT
TAX
ARE
CUT
IN
ONTARIO
provincial
treasurer,
announced
motor
Ucense
fees
reduction
totalling
more
thaji
1800,000
and
a
1600,000
reduction
In
amusement
taxe.
;
Lease
of
Elevator
to
Wheat
Pool
Will
Involve
Provision
of
More
Facilities
in
South
.
:VANUOUVEIt,
J
February
23.
Reports
from
Ottawa,
the
Van-couvvr
UailyProvince
states,
indicate
that
the
leasing
of
No.
2
elevator
to
the
Alberta
Wheat
Pool
may
be
contingent
upon
more
facilities
for
ships
being
provided.
This
would
probably,
mean
the
expenditure
of
about
$1.00d,000
for
No.
2
jetty
which
was
planned
and
designed
by
the
former
Doard
of
Harbor
Commissioners
and
which
would
have
to
be
built
on
property
just
east
of
Dallahtyne
Pier.
The
construction
.costs
were
In
the
Harbor
Board
estimates
but
were
never
passed
by
Parliament.
Chairman
Russell
of
the
board
1
now
.'
en
route
home
from
Ottawa
where
he
hu
been
negotiating
for'
the
lease
of
No.
I
ii-viirr
to
the
Jntne
Bewart
Inter
ests
and
No.
2
to
the
Wheat
Pool.
Should
both
be
leased.
It
would
leave
Vancouver
without
a
government
elevator.
raw:
Circulation
1510
8!e
448
ir
the
year.
A
Intimated
at
the
opening
of
th.
court
of
revision,
the
appeal
of
the
rati
ay
company
whoe
property
wa
a-
sted
at
over
S3.SOO.O0O
covered
practt
ally
all
their
holding
In
the
which
they
asked
to
be
reduced
Jlttle
over
I70O.0O0.
The
reduction
fl-nslly
msde
by
the
court
were
only
a
smsll
fraction
of
what
was
asked
for
by
representatives
of
the
company
and
wUl
total
approximately
I10.0O0.
Those
present
at
the
session
of
the
court
last
night
were
May;r
Newtcn,
Aid.
M.
M.
Stephens.
Aid.
Jcs.
Oreer.
Aid.
W.
J.
Oreer.
Aid.
Oscar
Larsca,
City
Solicitor
E.
P.
Jones.
City
Assesor
J.
C.
McLennan,
and
Tax
Clerk
E.
S.
AHUtone.
NATIONAL
CONVENTION
OF
CONSK.ItV.VTIVi:.'
IN
WINNII'EO
ON"
OCT.
OTTAWA.
Feb.
23.
The
national
convention
of
the
Conservative
party
will
be
held
In
Winnipeg
oa
October
11.
It
wa
officially
announced
yesterday
afternoon
following
a
meeting
of
representatives
from
all
parts
of
the
Dominion.
One
of
the
chief
objecta
of
the
meeting
will
be
to
select
a
permanent
Dominion
leader
for
the
party.
Large
Upstair
Dining
Hall,
with
newly-
laid
dancing
floor,
for
hire,
NKW
SODA
FOUNTAIN.
The
latest
and
best
for
the
least.
Phone
457.
Price
Five
Ceuts
ikl
SPEAKS
AGAIN
ON
CHARGES
i
wrw
r
n
rw
i
w
m
r
rt
ri
-
w
t
t
-.
a
ww
www
w
w
rwn
m
wt
4
mvswmr
ArrrtArrf
ait
11
1
MAiXtb
ULUMUN
UN
RAILWAY
AXAUUN
UUtSUUN
UUI
I
C
til
11
1
1
lf
1
ufoe
Statements
Are
Given
Castigation
by
Oliver
ir,
u
ii
1
uwi
ju
iif
1
1
i.r.iii.i.A
1
liiti'.
111
1
i
ll'.
111
(.Ai
riiiEifs
allegations
iiuckiiam
WAS
NOT
EVEN
THERE
W
THRIA.
February
23.
-In
the
Legislature
on
Tucxday,
Pre-111
-it
moved
lhata
royal
commission
under
the
Public
En-A
t
be
appointed
to
investigate
the
alleged
irregularities
set
a;
titlavit
of
J.
A.
Gauthicr
relative
to-
liquor
purchases
.
ti.'e
as
read
ft
the
House
by
H.
Despard
Twigg,
Conser-r.
mber
for
Victoria,
who
asked
for
a
royal
commission
to
"a
the
(
barges.
The
premier
declared
that,
with
the
ap-'
'
a
commission
such
as
he
proposed,
there
would
be
the,
r
ir1
unity
afforded
the
movcr.and
seconder
of
the
motion
ii
iiinnf
in
WITH
SEAS
NEW
to
present
their
view
and
la
back
up
their
aUagatloha.
1ft
lo
Mid
that
they
would
be
held
responsible
before
the
people
of
the
province.
The
premier
met
many
of
the
allega
tion
made
la
the
affidavit
with
abo-!
lute
cc
nirsdictton
on
hi
own
part
and
,
cn
the
pin
of
thote
mare
particularly
I
concerned,
lion.
Dr.
W.
M.
Sutherland
!
the
premier
aald.
had
assured
htm
that
the
statement
mule
that
he
had
entered
i
Canadian
National
to
Pay
Much
More
New
Basis
for
Assessment
On
the
basis
approved
by
the
civic
court
of
revision
last
night,
;
.he
Canadian
National
Railway
will
pa
approximately
1120.000
to
i
the
ciiy
in
taxation
as
compared
with
the
flat
rate
of
$45,003
which
'
they
have
been
required
to
pay
under
an
agreement
which
has
been
in
forte
for
the
past
five
years
and
which
expired
in
February
of
this
'
yeur.
After
an
expended
consideration
of
the
various
appeals
which
:ame
before
it,
the
court
of
revision
finally
reached
decisions
in
.he
various
cases
and
concluded
its
Sittings
last
night
in
the
City
Hall.
All
appeals
made
by
citizens
against
the
assessment
were
rejected
and
the
assessor
valu:
con-
.
finned
with
only
minor
correction
In
the
rcll
to
rectify
errors.
In
the
appeal
of
the
Canadian
Na-
i
tlon
KaUway
Co.
which
calkd
for
aweep-lr.g
reductions
In
practlrally
all
thslr
holding
In
the
city,
there
were
certain
i
reductions
which
tmounted
In
all
to
between
33X0O
and
$40,000.
There
were
also
a
few
adjustment
made
In
the
rcreage
of
certain
parcels
which
had
inadvertently
been
wrongly
classed.
After
these
had
been
disposed
of.
Alderma::
Jos
Greer
moved
and
Aldermin
W.
J
Oreer
seconded
a
mitlon
that
th
assessment
rcU
as
amended
be
confirmed
REFUGEES
POUR
;
INTO
SHANGHAI
INHABITANTS
BECOME
AI'KAIH
OF
LOOTlNfi
OF
CITY
BY
IlESEltTEIW
FKO.M
NOItTllF.UN
All.MIES
SHAKGHAL.
Feb.
.
23.
The
general
trlke
altuatlon
I
little
changed
thU
j;rnlng
with
hundred
thousand
crkers
stUl
reported
Idle.
Meintlme
jreiyn
power
are
rapidly
concentrating
jjop
and
warships
to
provide
for
any
.-entuaBtle.
Another
thousand
British
Jiarlnes
from
England
arrived
at
Hons
-e'tjtjCoog
this
morning
ea
routowio..
tbM
to
a
rltv.
II
YANDERHOOF
ENDORSES
j
PRINCERUPERT
ROAD
'Drellnr
Howe(cr.
to
Set
Any
Date
for
;
Commencement
of
Work
A
letter
waa
received
at
a
recent
meetlmr
of
the
Vanderhoof
Board
of
j
Trade
from
the
Prince
Oeorge
to
Prince
Rupert
Highway
Association
asking
for
endorsement
of
a
resolution
favoring
TORONTO.
Feb.
23.
Delivering
his
I
immediate
start
being
made
on
road
first
budget
speech
In
the
Ontario!
from
Prince
Rupert
east.
After
much,
legislature.
Hon.
Dr.
J.
D
Montelth,
j
discussion
It
was
decided
to
endorse
thej
resolution.
It
found
feasible,
but
leaving
1
out
any
dste
for
commencement
of
work.
CASHIER
ARRESTED
NEW
WESTMINSTER.
Feb.
23.
-
I
Charles
P.
Latham,
cashier
In
the
landj
registry
office,
was
arrested
on
Tuesday
i
charged
with
theft
of
seven
thousand
110.000
ball.
FISH
ARRIVALS
The
halibut
fishing
boat
Onah,
captain
Harry
Bellg.
reached
port
at
noon
today
with
between
8.000
and
7.000
pounds
of
halibut.
It
1
expected
that
other
will
arrive
In
time
for
aale
tomorrow
morning.
Free
Country?
,
One
.In
which
100
people
have
10(7;
different
Ides
ot
what
i"ntltute
wickedness.
It
his
bsen
leame'd
that
the
Cantonese
army
Includes
fifteen
hundred
white
Russians.
A
near
panic
prevailed
In
the
native
quarter
of
Shanghai
today
as
deserters
and
straggler
from
the
broken
army
of
Marshall
Chuan
Fang,
the
northern
commander,
continued
to
arrive
In
Increasing
numbers
and
rumors
.-;se
that
they
were
planning
the
wholesale
looting
of
the
city.
Thousands
of
refugee
poured
into
the
rrench
concession
from
the
native
section
adjoining
a
the
iltuatlon
outside
became
mare
tense.
LOCAL
WOMAN'S
SISTER
IS
SAFE
MISS
Sl'SlK
HADDOCK,
M
KM
I1K.U
Ol
MISSION
PARTY
KEACHINO
SHANGHAI,
S
1st
tit
OF
MISS
.
HADDOCK
OF
THIS
CITY
i
j
TORONTO.
Feb.
23.
A
cable
received
a
i
t
the
United
Church
offices
from
Shan-
TftTTtTTefvvtttrt!
ghal
reports
the
safe
arrival
there
of
n
JL
'large
party
of
missionaries
from
ths
west
China
mission
In
Szechwan
province.
They
made
the
trip
down
the
Yangite
River
to
the
coast
without,
mishap.
Included
In
the
party
wns
Miss
Susie
Haddcck.
sister
of
Mies
Isabel
Haddock.
United
Church
deaconess
at
Prince
Rupert.
Local
United
Church
authorities
expressed
great
relief
on
being
advised
this
morning
by
the
Dally
Newa
of
the
aafe
arrival
of
the
missionary
party
at
Shanghai.
There
had
been
considerable
anxiety,
especially
on
the
part
of
Miss
Haddock
tor
her
sister.
YOUTHS
ESCAPE
FROM
CUSTODY
l.(li:it
MAINLAND
POLICE
AUK
SEAKCHINO
KM!
THKKK
HOYS
IMPLICATED
IN
THEFT
CIIAIH1ES
dollars
over
a
period
of
three
years.
It!
Is
alleged.
He
appeared
In
the
police
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
23.
The
police
ot
court
this
morning
and
waa
remanded
the
lower
mainland
are
aearchlng
for
I
until
tomorrow.
He
wa
released
on
!
three
youths
who
escaped
from
police
custody
In
Orciter
Vancouver.
Leslie
Hunt,
aged
19,
and
a
Juvenile
boy.
who
were
being
held
on
chargt
ot
burglary,
made
a
successful
Jail
break
from
North
Vancouver
city
prison.
6:ott
Splrley,
aged
19,
sentenced
to
two
year
in
penitentiary
on
charge
ot
theft,
eluded
hi
police
guard
at
the
Vancouver
General
Hospital
and
regained
hi
liberty.
Fable:
Once
upon
a
time
two
car
collided
on
the
highway
and
the
driver
i
rorfem-1
fVfvafter
In
whisper.
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