!$0T
DRUGGIST
AT
WINNIPEG
ndits
Failed
to
Secure
lot
but
Killed
Their
.Man
WINNIPEG,
Man,
Dec.
28.
S.
Points,
aged
66,
pioneer
-'ni.
st
of
the
city,
was
shot
to
iii
when
two
youthful
bandits
tnpted
to
hold
him
up
at
the
ni.
drug
store
at
Arlington
and
siniinster
Avenue
late
last
lit
I'.nth
men
escaped
in
a
ii
ear
whith
later
was
re-
red
In
a
lane
in
a
distant
of
the
city.
The
bandits
'I
to
secure
any
loot.
1
1
1.
shooting
was
witnessed
by
,
i
k
at
the
rear
of
the
drtif
NEW
COMPANY
INCORPORATED
VICTORIA,
Dec.
28.
Company
I'porations
for
the
week
in-nl"
the
Chatham
Sound
Fishing
Packing
Co.
with
head
office
Before
and
authorized
csi
I-!
t
bat
b
hfiuuimfnr.
tt'ii.'iillinir
in
tha
v
n
ti
-
'HIf1
In
tivi.
r.
tn
(
ht
nrmrram
INFORMATION
ON
PLANS
II.
k.
Pitwson,
who
has
been
here
renreseiiting
the
Fower
Cor-
noration
of
Canada
and
Nesbitt
Thfwnnon
Comoanv
of
Montreal,
ANXIETY
FOR
and
the
addresses,
these
trains
:
PropeM
durinR
the
past
w
ncluded
th"
Continental
Limited,
the
nesu
n
1
imit
i'rl
f
ri
f
tit
orrlt
v
The
coast
to
coast
program
began
at
9
o'clock,
Eastern
Standard
time.
The
music
program
was
contributed
by
a
symphony
orchestra,
a
Bale
quartette,
a
mixed
choir,
an
organist
and
a
violinist
and
a
number
of
Canadian
artists
including
Joanne
Dus-aaau,
Kbprr.no,
and
Redferne
Hol-Hriahead,
tenor.
Sir
Henry's
Speech
Sir
Henry
Thornton
came
before
the
microphone
at
11
o'clock,
Eastern
Standard
'time.
He
said.
"It
is
now
six
years
since
the
constituent
companies
represented
by
the
Canadian
Nat
ional
Railways
were
placed
under
one
administration,
and
the
consolidated
enterprise
got
under
I
Continued
on
Paw
8tt
STEAMER
STARR
IS
TOWED
TO
CORDOYA
JUNEAU,
Alaska,
Dec.
28.
A
radio
message
to
customs
ollector
McBrido
stated
that
the
steame
Starr
had
arrived
t
Cordova
in
tow
of
the
Unalga
and
the
tug
Roo;e
elt
had
been
towed
to
La-
touche
by
the
schooner
Attu.
1
..
ftQAA
AAA
Tho
iwimniiin'
company
i;
i:;
thi
tne
peoje
IHMMl'i
(11
OIUU.mFU.
A
lie
vss
--
r
PAVYSON
SYS
PEOPLE
WILL
RE
GIVEN
PULL
it
was
found
that
the
e
had
been
1
an!)
I
improvement
in
the
local
the
International
the
Quebec
Express.
condition.
On
the
other
hand,
the
generul
condition,
as
evidenced
by-weight
and
strength,
does
not
show
the
same
progress
.
Measures
best
adapted
for
meeting
this
dif
ficulty
were
considered
and
de
termined."
It
was
officially
stated
at
Buckingham
Palace
that
there
waa
no
change
in
the
King's
sedition
at
8:15
p.m.
An
authoritative
statement
from
Buckingham
Palace
at
midnight
emphasised
the
grave
con
dition
of
King
George
following
upon
last
evening's
bulletin
indicating
that
his
condition
was
less
satisfactory.
PESSIMISTIC
ON
FLU
EPIDEMIC
Surgeon-General
at
Washington
Acts
Hole
of
Prophet
of
(loom
WASHINGTON.
Dec.
28.
Another
outbreak
of
influenza,
more
severe
than
the
disease
now
prevailing,
is
regnrded
as
a
possibility
later
In
winter
by
Surgeon-General
Cummiilgs.
He
said
he
viewed
the
situation
at
present
as
terious,
but
declared
that
the
present
wave
was
mild
in
character.
"This
seems
to
be
a
typical
influents
epidemic,"
he
said,
."and
it
is
similar
to
the
1018
outbreak
in
the
mildness
cf
the
first
cases"
Indications
have
led
Surgeon-General
Cummings
to
believe
that
the
mortality
this
year
may
be
greater
thatt
in
1926.
Deaths
from
left
this
morning
fir
Vancouver,
58
cities
for
the
week
ending
De-nn.l
will
be
awnv
over
New
Year,
cember
22
were
710,
as
compared
anil
.
,
.....
,1
tnm
.1
u
irn
leaving
Mr.
I'awson
sia'jvi
j
wan
no
ueui
m
u.
tines
would
be
back
soon
and
;
Ing
the
previous
week.
..
.
.
i.i
Hire
Ituperiwuuiu,
-----
r
.
f
Mien
their
tilns!
union
;
Mrs.
Woodcock
was
an
arrival
.
..
.
t
i
i
i,
i...
.,!
nliirniei
ol
TTLT
o
e
"
t
as
soon
as
the
agreement
wlthi,
the
city
on
the
Princess
Royal
the
eity
win
drawn.
I
this
nfternnon
from
Vancouver.
KING'S
LIFE
Still
Hard
Fight
Ahead,
but
Slight
Improvement
During
Past
12
Hours
LONDON.
Dec.
2H
George
has
regained
some
ground
lost
yeste
day
hut
hi
dltion
is
fraught
wit
i.
.:x
-
in
well
informed
circie
is
thought
His
Majesty
still
h
hard
fight
for
life
ahead
This
morning's
bulletin
wa
Carded
in
palace
circles
h-
si
ly
less
disquieting
in
char
ban
that
of
fast
nk'ht.
I-
-Minted
out
Tre
fust
ti
he
tut,
advance
.
ioflrw
align'
t
t.h-
.-in-
.
and
wa
1
.
i
ni
.
-
re-
ii-ter
was
during
The
physicians'
bulletin
;
.
fla
I
at
II
:48
o'clock
stated
:
"The
Kim-
had
a
fair
night
with
quiete
.-I'.-'
I
towards
morning.
There
w.is
les
i
r-,nin..i
nH
i
diffh:y
the
King
taking
v
'H
J'Sr"
t'vui
a
a
mb
a
taus
1
.
,
.
international
(he
National
trains
operated
by
system,
were
cn-
I
nourishment
and
the
general
state
i
had
improved
in
the
last
12
hours
.
i
I
At
a
consultation
this
morning
k
was
reviewed
and
during
that
poriod
CLASSIFIED
HABIT
Boston
Grill
I
.
r
von
reads
the
Classified
Ada.
LAKOR
CABARET
i
vnu
lose,
advertise
for
It.
Special
Dinners
Thursdays
and
Saturdays
ji
find,
locate
the
owner.
Dancing
every
Saturday
nl(ht
Vvi;.iM'vr
you
need,
advertise
lor
it
from
a
to
It.
Dance
Hall
tor
Hire
PRINCE
RUPERT
Accommodations
for
Private
,.l
I
THE
ti.A88IrlED
IIAIIIT.
Parties
Phone
457
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and
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
s
.,
N.
301
PRINCE
RUPIiUT,
1?.
C,
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
28.
1028
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R
wi
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SIR
nENRY
W.
THORNTON,
K.B.E.
President
snd
Chairman
of
the
Board
of
Directors,
Canadian
National
Rails-ays
Afghan
R
bels
Cut
Off
Light
and
Power
from
Kabul
Turning
River
from
its
Course
to,
do
It
NEW
DELHI,
India,
Dec.
23.
The
latest
reports
from
Afghanistan
today
said
that
the
rebels
!ad
succeeded
in
cutting
off
the
electric
lights
and
power
from
government
factories
in
Kabul.
Rebels
diverted
the
Salang
River,
which
provided
power
for
the
Afghanistan
capital,
into
another
channel.
It
appeal's
that
the
most
severe
fighting
occurred
around
tho
British
Legation.
Eight
buildings
in
the
legation
grounds
were
severely
damaged
by
shell
fire.
The
water
tank
at
tne
lemuon
was
perforated
by
bullets
and
had
to
be
repaired
under
fire.
One
Afghan
employed
at
the
legation
as
watchman
was
killed
and
two
were
wounded
after
a
heavy
bombardment
from
thelt
hills
in
the
immediate,
vicinity.
The
legation
passed
into
the
possession
of
the
King's
troops
and
there
is
now
no
difficulty.
MONOPOLY
BY
U.
S.
RADIO,:
i
TYPHOON
CAUSED
MUCH
DAMAGE
IN
WASHINGTON.
Dec.
28.
The
radio
commission
said
today
that
,
Mrs.
G
there'
sftoilld
be
no
cnune
for
dls-
wRo
has
turbance
in
Canada
over
the
allocation
of
short
wave
lengths
in
the
United
States,
as
80
of
tho
possible
148
unshared
channels
had
been
reserved
for
allocations
until
agreement
had
been
reached
with
the
Dominion
government.
The
saow
in
the
hills
was
con-,
isidernbly
lower
today.
j
PHILIPPINE
1SDS.
WASHINGTON.
Dec.
18:
The
loss
of
800
lives
and
25
vessels
and
the
threat
of
destitution
and
famine
in
I
six
provinces
of
the
Phil-
i
lipine
Islands
were
detailed
!
in
first
reports
on
the
rec
.
ent
typhoon
received
here
today
by
the
American
Red
5ros
from
Governor
Gen-
oral
Henry
L.
Stimson.
i-
.
.
M.
Hilton
of
Topley,
geen
on
a
trip
south,
arrived
in
the
city
on
the
Prin-fss
Royal
thw
afternoon
from
Vancouver
and
will
proceed
to
the.
interior
on
tomorrow
morning's
train.
THK
WHAT
HEP
Pciii.
e
Kimm'I'I
I
,tr!
louuy
light
southeast
wind;
temperature,
SR
MESSAGE
UPERT
MEMBER
DENIED
ACCESS
TO
DOCUMENTS
iir
Henry
Thornton
Gives
Annual
Message.
to
People
of
Canada
mt
'
Close
of
Year
on
Railway
Matters
Forth
Five
Principles
Upon
Which
the
Business
of
Canada's
JJiggest
Transportation
Organization
Is
Conducted
.oNTPEAL,
Dec.
28.
"The
foundation
has
been
laid
-rreat
and
useful
transportation
structure
to
which
ho
follow
must
add
year
by
year.
The
result
is
as-if
we
adhere
to
the
principles
which
thus
far
have
nied
the
policy
of
the
company
in
its
relations
to
the
i
.
the
public
and
those
in
its
service."
This
was
one
striking
statements
made
by
Sir
Henry
Thornton,
man
and
president
of
the
Canadian
National
Hail-
wring
an
add
ess
whieh
night
was
broadcasted
u'
thr
continent
by
f
a
gigantic
radio
hook
h
tied
in
15
.stations
from
to
Vancouver,
the
great-yct
achieved
in
Canadian
adrasting.
my
Thornton
preseu-inimary
of
the
work
a.
to
connect
fifteen
broadcasting
stations
in
as
many
stations,
with
CNliM
at
Montreal,
as
the
key
station.
To
effect
thin
tie-in
15,000
miles'
of
land
wires
were
used
for
the
broadcast
and
raon-itorinir
circuits.
The
fifteen
.
Utions
givinv
the
simultaneous
roadcant
completely
covered
the
'hI
iturimr
the
-six
iksim-m
'kotatAten
and
the
most
papulae
in
ve
elapsed
since
the
,
!elt
of
the
United
States,
also
i..u:
National
Railways
'
itrMirate
existence,
not-t
Kio
system
in
the
lar-i.
at
the
same
time
the
i
railway
on
the
Nortl.
mi
continent.
The
re-.
t
h
ieved,
the
president
wero
due
to
the
fine
spir-I
yalty
aad
cooperation
'
the
officers
and
men
of
iiipany,
and
represent
a
rift
which
they
are
Me
to
present
to
the
people
Dominion.
I
.
Robb,
vice-president,
iik
in
the
French
language,
!
review
of
the
year
with
ilar
reference
to
the
work
!
on
in
colonization
and
ttlement.
hook-on
was
arranged
by
no
service
of
the
Canao$
vational
Railways
using
h
and
telephone
facilities
reaching
ort
across
the
Atlantic
ml
Pacific.
lu
addition
to
the
'eceiving
sots
installed
in
homes,
SPOKE
OVER
RADIO
LAST
NIGHT
iPattullo
is
Refused
t
Right
to
See
Qrdem
tin
Council
of
"6vt.
VICTORIA,
Dec.
'28.
Hon.
T.
D.
Pattullo
yesterday
'
made
public
correspondence
between
himself
and
Hon.
M.
i
L.
Howe,
provincial
secretary,
on
the
question
of
publicity
,
of
the
government's
order-in-counciL
The
correspondence
reveals
that
when
Mr.
Pattullo
asked
for
the
privilege
of
examining
these
orders
as
a
'
matter
of
right,"
Mr.
Howe
replied
that
the
government
could
not
allow
all
the
members
of
the
house
to
seethe
documents
and
secure
copies,
but
they
I
would
be
pleased
to
show
them
to
Dr.
Mac-Lean,
or
to
a
person
nom-
;
inated
by
him.
Mr
Howe
said
the
,
government
was
following
the
practice
of
the
late
adminiatra-1
-ion.
j
Mr.
Pattullo
in
his
reply
stated
j
I
he
could
not
accept
the
attitude!
of
the
government.
He
stated
'that
orders-in-council
were
both
public
dcwuaejeta,
arJ
public
proper
ty
and
ih
no
sense
did
they
,
contain
information
of
a
confi-'dentfal
crmrafter.
-i
Mr.
Pattullo
referred
to
a
motion
on
the
matter
by
Hon.
W.
-f
.
.
:
Bowser
in
1019
and
the
amend-jment
by
Hon.
John
Oliver,
under
which
all
orders-in-council
would
I
be
made
available
for
perusual
within
the
general
office
of
the
deputy
provincial
secretary
by
members
of
the
house
at
any
time
during
office
hours.
Mr.
Pattul
lo
said
the
amendment
was
pasH--d
by
the
house,
and
so
far
as
he
was
aware,
had
never
been
rescinded
.
!
?300
EACH
FOR
SELLING
LIQUOR
NEW
WESTMINSTER.
Dec
28
.
Arrested
recently
in
raids
i
made
by
the
provincial
police
on
hotels
here,
James
J.
O'Orielly,
Leslie
Anderson,
Charles
Sinclair,
Harry
Mustard,
Norman
J.
Mac-Donald
and
Joseph
Askew
pleaded
guijty
in
police
court
when
they
were
charged
with
selling
liquor.
Each
waa
fined
$300,
or
four
months
in
jail.
ASKING
LOWER
GRAIN
RATES
BRAZIL
MOVES
AGAINST
LIQUOR
RIO
DK
JANEIRO,
BrazU,
Dec.
28:
Rraail
has
launched
a
movement
for
liquor
control
net
has
Just
celebrated
:
atftoUohollc
week,
with
considerable
-vigor.
Daring
the
week
oeofereHes
'aTfi
restores
-were
hefd
in
the
feci-o
al
capital
and
also
iri
several
of
the
Mtates.
This
cgty
and
the
famous
beach
at
Copacnbana
were
bombarded
from
the
air!
with
hartd-bf
lis
promoting
the
cause
of
temperance
.
Army
planes
were
used
for
this
bombardment
and
one
of
the
hand-ills
scattered
from
the
air
read:
Aviators
do
not
drink
alcohol.
Athletes
do
not
drink
alcohol
.
To
be
strong
shun
alcohol."
At
the
opening
of
the
anti-alcoholic
week
in
one
state
capital
the
governor
said
that
steps
would
be
taken
to
increase
considerably
the
taxes
on
alcoholic
drinks,
thus,
he
hoped,
bringing
about
tet-s
drinking
through
the
English
method
of
high
prices.
BLAMES
C.
P.
R.
FOR
ACCIDENT
Master
of
Freighter
Hampholm
Says
Adelaide
Vya&Golng
10
Knots
an
Hour
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
28.
Captain
Anton
Markussen,
master
of
the
freighter
Humpholm.
testified
in
court
hearing
that
the
collision
Itetween
his
vessel
and
the
Princess
Adelaide
on
December
19
in
English
Bay
waa,
in
his
opinion,
caused
by
the
Princess
Adelaide
running
into
the
Hampholm.
He
i
.i
.ii
1
at
VICTORIA.
Dec.
28
Rritish
"e
w9
proceeoingai
tees
wan
"
hour
he
mated
will
launch
Columbia
soon
a
cam-!
for
"e
Adelaide
s
speed
at
10
kneU.
palgn
to
secure
its
farmers
drastic
reductions
in
domestic
He
believed
the
AdelaMa
wa
pro-grain
rates,
Premier
Toiraie
said
cin
on
course
almost
at
...i
igni
angles
to
me
iiampnuim.
Luuay.
;
.
.
one
scrapea
on
me
miguwri
miw
Meanwhile,
when
the
railway
,-nd
tore
.
hnu
in
her
side.
commission
sits
in
Vancouver
i
Th
Bvldni
was
taken
for
use
early
in
January,
the
province
will
Jn
an
admiralty
court
action,
as
ask
for
heavy
reductions
in
tne
t(1
Hampholm's
crew
will
not
express
rates
to
benefit
business,
1ikiv
be
here
at
the
time
of
the
generally,
but
particularly
to
as-
trjRj
sist
the
iruit
maustry.
J.
U.
Iilack,
vice-president
of
the
National
Airplane
Lumber
Co.
Inc.,
is
at
present
on
a
busi
ness
trip
to
Alaska
in
connection
with
the
affairs
of
his
company.
On
Mr.
Black's
return
from
the
north,
it
is
expected
that
decision
will
be
made
as
to
the
site
upon
which
the
company
will
erect
.he
sawmill
which
is
plan
ned
locally.
'
)
TO
PREPARE
FOR
CONFERENCE
ON
.
DISARMAMENT
GENEVA.
Dec.
28:Prepar-
atory
commission
for
the
dis-
armament
conference
has
been
convoked
to
meet
at
Geneva
on
April
25.
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