) 'HI I !)(V.. Alaska. Dee. 1H. IpO.X which hud ken n Ihe U,wiis of KoUehue l.n Sound i n ported im.sHaftrisjroni Anvik iMrndinn tip IIk Yukon iiili'i'ior. VANCOI VRH. Dec. 18. W. LI. lliiifiluiiii, ri-Jiikiit of Ciil-nr', 2T ymrs n lh iiielnioli-tiiu iMilicc fort't' in London, is iiHMiiilcl chief of Uk notice in (ireuter Vuncouver. succeedini! for I K' IMlSl seven Uf II .ilu. his duties In mm. 1 1 HorrockY nnich iK-re. ,HCHCe ,,n JHnUnry 1. Mttyor-hiiiiM lf with a im-iT or Kkvl Mnlkin auid llwl ninHlwin l In jull lien- vi st rly. wus t tuki' ohurtfe willi no in- 1 1 1 v he niiMiiif or slructions from I lie conunission i liiiior nml run miiiick itiK.r iwn tu cnfonct Ihe law. diiv. killing Ihree i mi niid wmiiMliiiK Ihnv LIBERAL ELECTED IK lomil Horro. ks nl JOLIBTTK, QUK11KC i of a ouii Ui drive buck; mm ii Uolllc of rtmi and, i Ud ill I'rinceloii. MON1 Mvn.11.,AI HhAL. lJrc. lu 18.-C. E. jhorliind. ufficiul ul)eml oui- tttdate. was elected in Jillielle oomtituriicy yvsleiilny lijr 2203 O Ml'Ht1.rtlW Ivi.lffl. i.v.r It (inlTluiill In. 11 vvjvoinivi'. lUcpendenl Liberal. Then- was HO CuiiservnUve enndftlrtte. C.P.R. OVTICIAL DIUS MONTREAL, Dec. 18: Captain J.I Walsh, for many years manager of the Canadian Pacific Steamship, died today. EMBARRASSING MOMENTS Helioplane Is Invented Westminster Man Invents a ' .Machine Said to be Fool Proof and Will Kke Vertitally NEW WESTMINSTIJU. Dee. 18:- A helioplane, snid to eom-biiie the principle of the helicopter and aeroplane, which the ' inventor claim will ascend vertical and is accident preof and will revolutionize aviation, has been invented by John E. , Ilesw, a resident of this city. Patents have been granted in Canada and applied fitr in .', every country-of the wojld. .1 'j STAKE TOWED SRWAMI). IK Tin M OF INFLUENZA mg Has iVot Occupied Himself With Affairs of State During Past Two Weeks of Long Ilkess ON, c. 18. The long nl stru"HJe to save the King George witnessed i iu tremulous fluctuant Inst 1 hours, but ' advices indicated an turn again. It is unfler-well informed quar-ihay regarded the lat-1 1 n as indicating the it -buck rcMrtvd last .i lif merely temporary. .iid it represented part iii and flow to Ik' ex- I now two weeks sine' the j uenn allowed to occupy) uth the affairs of slate, j .i "ven Im-i it allowed toj im insisted mi doing in' i.rtnight of his illness, which the doctors ia-i sued to the public. There have heen pariods of unconsciousness since oiwrations of last Wednesday, but the iwitient also has b;ei ..hie to ulcep. for the first Uittc in weeks, without sedatives. The ting's physicians issued ihe following bulletin at 8:10 p.m. today: "The King has pass-td a quiet day and the progress noted this morning has continued." It was officially stated at 3 pjn. that the improvement noted in the King's condition in this morning's bulletin has continued. The Tuewlay morning bulletin tMes as follows: "In spite of the King having passed a dis-lurlied night there is a alight improvement in both the geseral and local eondtttona.' IWCI CIIIBK " lh . Hanged i vm Vancouver , W.-J- Bingham of Calgary, For-f Sj r f'n I T nil' RH?r'y "f Landnn, England, CI Ul JUU Metropolitan Force, (t'etis Job i After Hunninif Amutkj hontlnje Hume I'm Near Ihrtateten I K. Dir. IK. (ir- lih-r. transient yoillh. INTO SEWAKD f '4 Alamtda wiih'lhe'Slnrr in low , m- ' arrived veslerday from Dark . CLASSIFIED HABIT Boston Grill j. ,.-ryuue read the Classified Ad, MROK CAIIAIIET i: yiu lose, advert 1m tor It. Special Dinners Thursdays and : you find, looate the owner. ' Saturdays Dancing nrrjr haturdny night ,i!vi-r you need, advertise for It from 0 to 12. Dance Hall for Hire ,ii;r TUB CLASSING!) IIAIIIT. PRINCE RUPERT Accommodations for Print , Parties Northern and Centra) British Columbia's Newspaper " riiMe 437 No. 'J'JC V.v PRINCE RUPERT, I!. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS mm.. "" SSMZBI UJiU 111 Mfa op in-wi n hut r ai .j. I; IXJLtlUMijn SWEEPS STIU. F1GHTIN G FOR HIS LIFE King George is improving, lint not yet out of danger. Island. The tmswiiuers had A I Ulf AT:ll: n , ImMii transferml to 1m- Alan.- SIlUlUdL I 1ULJ lVllLUUIl UUCS VI eoa mid suuereo no in ericas. The mntondiip Discovery had also wine to the assistance of' l. t .1 t,l a, . . ' 1 1 it- ouirr auo wiui iik ussisi-ance of Ihree ttishoals lowed; the Starr 111 miles offsliore lit; the Alameda. En route lo Sew-1 Flu in Number of States and Death Rate Slightly on Increase ard the liawser broke several i limes in roiiKh wealher. The Hospital Cld to Vttlton and Offietala said, that .the sneed or two knots an hour was School Population Dwindles death nt "8eemH to Incwo- the only progress made. II is Coniiderably , in albjhtly," though not nearly understood that a freighter is i a8 high as they would expect leaving Seattle to taw the Starr TOHON'l'O. Dei- 1 8. - Four ' with 80 ca8es- I there mid Unit . IIh- San .liian kutlis over tlte week-end ton-! TORONTO, Dec. 18. While Company Is hswle hmU ; an- niHuled Ihe inlhie.i.!1 loll or litisl influenza prevails here, there other boat lo replace Hie Starr, city and ail hospitals are closed 1 seems no danger of a serious pl- , lo visitors, also many private demic. The general hospital re- TOUIIE 8 ECS RAIL schools It is cslinijited lliat 10 ported that more patients vme HEADS IN MONTREAI IONTREAL lt'r.", !f 1 K' ch'1,lre" of I'' discharged than admitted. imhhe scImmiIs and ten jer cent: , ' of the teacliiiiK skifr ari absent: . u-,VVMnc,. INNIPKI.. Dec. lB.-Lonced- l'"ih illueis. i that tv" of nfluenia an-j WONTltEAL. Dec. 18.-llon. Many working "J f Dr. S. P. Tolmie nwmW f ,n iisiiKss Houses and fuo ' Hritish Colnmhia hnrf ru,s re eoniined to homes uilnlunl I. U C 11. I'ittV-St" pwi iitinvtit wim$ Willi c. y, PUBLIC MEETING ven memlM-rs of Ihe po- Ileatly, K.C., president of the Ca- 'r Phirly : 5" patienls ! . f" U':Vd nadton IVcific Railway. It is undeftltwJ he will also see Sir up. were Ire'iteil in , Ihe Toronto jail hospital. ; A A public school 8S,MH,, ;! at Rrampton ""''"I""" : ; prevalent in Winnipeg, health au- ; thoritics today insisted there was no epidemic. ALL WELL AT KA1IUL Henry Thornton, president of the ., ! C jj ,MBed yeslerdov with llm-lv per . icent of 700 pupils and live PESHAWAR, India, Dec. 18: (tear Iters altseut. i Indian new n ought from Kabul, NO TROUBLE j WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. capital of Afghanistan, by air- ' Public health officials today esti-: P"'ne today stated that all was LONDON. Dec. 18: The Af- mated that 1.!,000 new cases of well with the British Legislation Khan legation stated today that influenza had developed in 20 there. 1 it had received advice from states and New York City last- 1 Kabul denying rerwrt. that King CHRISTMAS HAMPERS i-'OE Arrtmanullah and Queen Sourly. , had taken refuge in fort after t4. v i TI Sl,v.,mm Annv lias so the army had revolted. The leg- TO THE PRESENT rr lirn1(,e, to seiid 'out nine ation declared tltat the King and CITY EMPLOYEES Christmas uunpers mid thev Queen are residing at the palaces. - - - lulVe a number ol other cuses as usual and that no revolt took The American states Pub- under investigation. These place in the nrmy. Ik- Service Company wishes hamiM-rs are not sent out indis- . i i u ix . . i...s : i ii it to be known that Its policy eriminalely. hut invt sligalion is will bens far as possible to made of the actual nml. .It is retuin (hu iii-,.s,.nK ff J. t'lillllil tll.lt oftl'll tllOSt nccdini! American States Public Serv- city employees of the light more are I'm ones least, inclined ice Company announce a public and power departments and to say nnvlliing about it. Part meeting at Capitol Theatre W-d- that it will pay to all of its ol tin- Christums dinner fund nesday evening. See Wednesday's emplovees here standard wil1 asr(l lur ,lKst' "mi,U)crs- papers for particulars. Prince Rupert wages for all "'I'ls so far have just about - classes of labor, skilled nnd Members of the crew of the unskilled nnd where outatan- lmr liprvlnir li.iro-o I'fiitn wrur. .1:.... ..i.:i:i... : . .1; ...1 1 ...in reached the hundred dollar C. IN THROUGH mark, but a good deal more Is kg necessary l inaue proper prtt- wis -.......0 .-o- - -- ...v . m ui.-iiiajreu t uiiik ninin.v will . .. ,.ii,n lnt u-anlr nf Tl.,11 O v t consiiier mcieases in suiar- ChflflQtte Islands, are sailing ies and wages. Pn vinuslv pcK unpledged this afternoon on the (ataln for ativt Mrs. lieekwilli their homes In Vancouver. lt t- t- Pallv Nicholls HI W EAST COUNTRY Premier Tolmie Tells Toronto People About Rapid Growth in B. C. ! TOUONTO, Dec. 18. Premier Tolmie made a jilen for tt'bet-Icr KiidirslandiiiB lielween Hie easl and wesl, in addressing the Ciinadian Club here yeslerday. Skelcliin tin- rowlh of Hritish Columbia the premier or the province said Dial in a decade it had bivoinr one of tin most important ports or (Umadn. Korly-six prr mil of llu fisli production of Canada came from British Columbia and more than half or the standing timber jn Caniid i was west of the Hoekies, he suid. British Cohmihin iiiamifoeluring liad increasetl 300 jier cent in Ihe past ten years. Local Items Young People's Christmas Demonstration at the Salvation Array utaoel December 21 at 8 Stores open every ewolaf Christmas. Also Ttataday afternoon and evening. Retail DERAILMENT TRAIN LATE t' N.B. passenger train No. 5, dae this afternoon at 8:30 from the east, derailed at Itose Lake ubout 2 o'clock this MilUA'im- 46 3Ui in- arriving, It was stated this morn- II. Grindstrand of the local j" at the ,oc railway elilee. naimut boat signal leaves this'"" une waa nurt " lnc arall auer noon on me uauia ror a trip south and will return to the city in the spring. A. P. Allison, well known Queen Charlotte Island logging operator, is sailing from here this afternoon on the Catala for Vancouver. Capt. E. II. Simpson, manager of the Langara cannery at Mas-sett, and Mrs. Simpson are sailing this afternoon on the Catala for Vancouver where they will spend the Christmas holiday FORESTERS' HEAD DIES VANCOUVER, Dec. 18: T. L. Heaven, manager of the R. C. Independent Older of Foresters, died last eveniag after a brief illness. ment and the train itself la standing upright and undamaged. DIVIDENDS B.C. MINES VICTORIA. Dec. 18:-nAecord-og to the rert of Hon. W. A. McKenxie, minister of mines, the profits from B. C. Mines wjll be larger next year than this. The growth of dividends in the past few years is shown as follows: ( I Year Dividends ! 1923 $ 2,800,205 1924 8DG.174 1925 W19308 1926 9,747.270 1927 10,80G838 ,1928 (estimated) .... 11,500.000 FIGURE IN BIG LEAGUE TRADE "edric Durst : iglit . Yank. ie Cleveland in a Maui ior . ,.: lurid wants Durst .mn the Nan-the swap will go through. :'.M'i-r Hi.'i, is expected to go t'hle lii.: hi pitcher. Clevo-iHilii U-.C 1 nlc, so it looks like