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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DEC.
11,
1$29
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
rifrsi
Goiernmenf
is
Setting
Out
fo
Abolish
Unemployment
by
Creating
Work
for
Them
at
Home
LONDON,
Dec.
ll.-rConstruction
work
in
Great
Britain
amounting
to
more
than
$100,000,000
has
been
approved
by
the
Government
in
connection
with
its
plans
to
alleviate
unemployment.
The
work
involves
the
municipalities,
railway
companies
and
gas
and
water
supply
companies.
If
the
supplies
for
these
works
cannot
be
purchased
in
the
United
Kingdom
they
will
be
secured
from
overseas
parts
of
the
Empire.
The
Government
further
approved
road
schemes
costing
another
$45,000,000
as
an
additional
part
of
their
scheme.
In
all
their
plans
for
relief
the
Government
is
supported
by
the
Liberal
party,
the
policy
being
carried
out
by
Labor
being
in
large
part
similar
to
that
outlined
before
the
election
by
Lloyd
George.
CRERAR
IN
LIMELIGHT
His
Appointment
as
Minister
of
Railways
All
but
Officially
Announced
MONTREAL,
Dec.
11.
The
Oazette
today
In
a
despatch
from
Ottawa
says
that
It
Is
practically
certain
that
Hon.
T.
A.
Crerar
of
Winnipeg
will
join
the
Dominion
cabinet
as
minister
of
railways
some
time
before
parliament
meets.
The
despatch
further
states
that
the
portfolio
Mas
been
offered
to
him
and
that
he
has
accepted.
"He
will
chortly
tender
his
resignation
as
hd
nf
thP
unitrt
oriJn
Grower
and
seek
a
seat
In
parliament
The
constituency
of
Brandon
is
likely
to
be
opened
by
the
resignation
of
Hon.
Robert
Forke,
minister
of
lmmlgra-
Un,
who
will
be
summoned
to
the
senate
"
,
1
,
...OTTAWA.
.Dec.
.
ll.-Premler
King
declined
today
10
confirm
or
rfinv
lh
rarvtrt
that
linn
T
A
pmm.
ti.
kITam
Mff.M
th.
Mnet
f
7
.
.
:
VS
.
I
minister
of
railways.
That
an
offer
has
been
made
to
Mr.
Crerar
Is
taken
for
granted
but
no
off
Iclal,
announcement
is
avauaoie.
Robbery
From
Seattle
Bank
SEATTLE,
Dec
11
A
robbery
'when
the
ships
are
In
port
their
same
month
last
year.
Total
seal-took
place
at
the
Continental
Sav-
1
telephone
lines
will
be
connected
tng
in
the
district
for
the
present
bps
Bank
here
yesterday
A
bandit
with
the
shore
line.
In
addition
to
,
year
up
to
November
30
stood
at
got
away
with
$1000
and
was
seen
'this,
the
latest
Marconi
wireless
set,
102.27C
714
board
feet
as
against
entering
the
Franklin
Hotel
carry-
Iwlll
be
Installed
on
each,
shin
with
board
feet
In
the
first
lng
a
satchel.
He
walked
through
1
a
wireless
telephone
connection
en-
I
eleven
months
of
1928.
the
lobby
and
disappeared
com-
I
abllng
business
or
personal
conyer-
The
count
of
poles
and
railway
Plctely
although
the
place
was
satlons
with
store
stations
by
phone
1
ties
in
the
Interior
part
of
the
Immediately
surrounded
by
a
cor-1
as
well
as
by
wireless.
I
district
was
also
maintaining
the
don
of
police
1
"A
little
later
when
additional
lead
over
last
year
at
the
end
of
eauloment
Is
perfected.
It
will
be
November.
'
British
Supreme
Communications
I
J
1
WASHINGTON.
Dec.
11.
The
fact
of
British
supremacy'over
lines
,
of
communication
was
drawn
to
the
1
attention
of
Congress
yesterday
as
a
result
or
a
report
warning
unuea
States
of
the
present
radio
situation,
Princess
Mary
May
Be
Colonel
VIICTORIA,
Dec.
Jl.
Intimation
1
fc
enncess
Marv
Is
expected
to
appoint
a
colonel-in-chlef
of
the
Sixteenth
Canadian
Scottish
Regi-
i
wicnt
at
an
early
date
was
given
,
here
today
by
Colonel
Cyrus
W.
Jap
anese
Arrive
At
Victoria
On
Way
To
London
Members
of
B.
C.
Government
Meet
Belegation
and
Wish
Them
Success
.
VICTORIA,
Dec.
11.
Headed
by
former
Premier
Wakatuskl
of
Japan
and
Admiral
Count
Hyo
Taka-rabe,
the
Japanese
delegates
to
the
javal
Iai
disarmament
armament
parley
parley
In
inun
Lon-
-
rr,';,"H.vea
r.u'.':.ur"yeanere
nere
last
iastnignienrouie
nigni
en
ruuvc
hfffK?.v
1-n?y
wuiT-"
.u'J
L'"
rVJSS..
mcjii
success
ui
jjwiuum.
iTO
LAUNCH
NEW
SHIPS
Engineers
From
Vancouver
Have
Gone
To
England
to
Assist
In
Engine
Work
D.
C.
LUMBER
USED
January
17
Set
For
Date
First
of
',
Vessels
Will
Take
the
Water
I
At
Birkenhead
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
1
1
.The
'
Prince
Henry,
one
of
the
three
new
steamships
to
be
placed
in
service
!
w
tne
Canadian
National
Railways
,
n
the
Pacific
coast
early
next
sum-
merwtliwuunched'at
Birkenhead
7?
;"n,,lrv
,.,
next
rtec,ttred
B-
c;
teIe.y
Pacific
cct
manager
of
the
Canadian
National
Steamships
?aL
SSSfJS
"2"."
Robert
and
the
Prince
David
Is
pro-
ceding
rapidly
and
these
two
will
Ifruy
iww
m
jwur
wip.
10
"
"
v
-
wv
-
vvwv.
These
new
steamships
will
be
trifvtftrri
nnrf
tin.fn.riato
In
vprv
,nHl7TL
,,S
??5
K0.n?hfo,S,Hni?e
1U
be
the
automatic
U
-1
I
pnhnni
pnulnmpnt.
The
complete
system
was
specially
constructed
.
by
the
same
firm
that
built
the
British
Columbia
telephone
equip-
ment
and,
as
a
matter
of
fact,
it
was
!
all
built
and
wUl
be
installed
ac-;
cording
to
specifications
suggested
:
by
the
British
Columbia
Telephone
!
Co..
There
will
be
a
telephone
in
j
ivrv
room
and
the
svstem
arranaed
:
possible
for
passengers
aboard
the
1
steamsmps
to
carry
on
a
person
10
person
wireless
telephone
conversation
with
those
ashore,"
said
Mr.
Kelev.
The
new
boats
will
have
a
speed
of
22
knots.
The
engines
are
single
reaucuon,
uiree-suige
turbines.
Each
will
have
twin
'screws.
There
are
six
high
pres-
sure
Yarrow
water
tube
boilers
with
superheaters
and
a
pressure
stand-
ard
of
350
pounds.
In
addition
to
these,
there
will
be
two
Scotch
marine
boilers
with
222
pounds
pressure.
These
will
be
used
for
auxiliary
which
will
be
electrically
driven.
Two
large
generating
sets
will
look
after
the
ships'
lighting
equipment
anl,
all
told,
there
will
be
74
motors
on
each
ship.
The
last
word
in
refrigerating
plants
will
be
electrically
driven.
Th
stpel
used
in
the
ships
was
fab-
ricated
in
the
old
country,
but
it
Is
worthy
of
note
that
more
than
two
million
feet
of
Douglas
fir
was
shipped
from
British
Columbia
to
the
old
country
to
be
used
in,
these
hnoti
for
Pacific
coast
service.
Eleven
Canadian
National
Steamships
engineers
from
Vancouver
sailed
on
the
White"
Star
liner
Ced-rlc
from
Halifax
on
Monday
to
be
present
at
the
launching
and
assist
In
the
eomDletlon
of
the
boats.
"They
are
M.
Ballantyne.
P.
Turner,
'Wrnfton,
c.iOordon,
P.
HalidayyW.
Hcwking,
Fishcrj
R
Salter,
and
W.
Wilson.
Four
Women
Were
Among
Victims
nfw
YORK.
Dec.
.11.
Four
i
"f
r
the
ten
victims
wu
-";
rhrM5nhattan
-
-
Studios
"V;v
"The
charred
bodies
have
t;r
tnv-n
from
the
debris.
i.w.
1
OLIVER
TO
BE
TRIED
BY
A
JURY
Tar
and
Feather
Case
Will
,
Probably
Go
To
Assizes
In
May
PENTICTON,
Dec.
11
Charles
Oliver,'
who
is
charged
with
"forcible
seizure"
in
connection
with
the
tar
and
feathering
of
Dr.
V.
E.
Latimer,
recently
elected
for
jury
trial,
which
will
probably
be
held
at
the
spring
assizes
in
May.
He
appeared
before
Judge
Brown
of
the
County
Court
yesterday
when
he
was
given
the
opportunity
to
take
speedy
trial
if
he
wished.
WEATHER
STILL
CLEAR
AND
COLD
Hlnar
and
tald
wmthr
ronrtltlnn
still
prevail
1
here
today.
Last
night
!
th
lnwiwt
thrmnmter
renins
wa
13
above
ero.
A
chilly
northeast
wind,
which
made
conditions
rather
uncomfortable
at
the
first
of
the
week,
hs
pretty,
well
died
down-now.
The
wirfcl
was
still
In
the
northeast
this
morning
and
the
barometer
a
steady
at
29.78.
Indicating
a
continuation
of
the
first
cold
snap
0f
the
present
-winter.
.jf.t-.u-
sm-t
.
,
L0GSCALE
IS
LARGER
I'rcsrnt
Year
Continues
to
Show
Substantial
Increase
Over
Last
.
,
Timber
scaling
in
Prince
Rupert
forestry
district
for
the
month
of
November
thjs
year
amounted
to
11870.139
board
feet
as
compared
with
11.1S6.957
board
feet
In
the
FoHowing
were
scaling
figures
of
the
district
for
the
month
of:
Novemoer
tnis
year:
Douglas
Fir
53.107
Red
Cedar
....;
3
395
301
Spruce,
coast
3
588.442
Spruce,
lnt
122.892
Hemlock
2.803
679
Balsam
1.304
102
Jack
pine
8
000
Cottonwood
89606
Total
11,870.129
Forest
Products
Poles
lin.
ft
286,990
Piles,
Hemlosk.
lln.
ft
9.943
Plies.
Cedar,
lln.
ft
11,859
Cordwood.
cords
69
Shingle
Bolts,
cords
7
Ties,
pine
19,736
Pulpwood.
cords
154
NOMINATION
OF
GYRO
OFFICERS
six
WIM
Bo
Ballotted
Unon
For
Presidency
of
Local
Service
Club
Nomlnations
were
made
as
follows
at
the
Oyro
Club
luncheon
today
for
1930
officers!
For.
nrrwlrfpnt
Jnsefch
Grneri.
n.
M'
ti.i.M.jnir
v
t
Cmitl.
w
ir..
McUcn,an
M
H,
niott
and
Aid;
Frnnlr
Dlhh
For
secretary
George
C.
Ar
seneau,
James
Farquhar,
E.
J
Smith
and
O.
A.
Hunter.
For
treasurer
W.
M.
Watts.
Charles
Balagno,
-E.
J.
Smith.
James
Farquhar
and
Aid.
Frank
Dlbb.
For
directors
James
Farquhar.
Dr.
J.
R.
Oosse,
T.
W.
Mcpherson,
-
W.
H.
Tobey.
M.
H.
Blott.
0.
A
Hunter,
Hunter.
Charles
Balaeno.
Aid.
Frank
Dlbb.
L.
W.
Waugh
and
.Charles
E.
Starr.
Flying
Ambassador
and
Diplomat
Colonel
Llndberth.
the
"ambassador
without
portfolio"
wlthlthe
contrary,
it
has
been
quite
Harry
F.
Ouggenhefai,
VS.
Ambasdor
to
Cuba,
who
nas-the
dlt-
tlnetlon
of
being
the
ttrst
"Flying
bassadorlal
calls
by
airplane
after
WOULD
BAR
ORIENTALS
'
FROM
LAND
Provincial
Government
Asked
To
Take
Action
to
Prevent
Sale
or
Lease
VICTORIA,
Dec.
11.
A
delegation
representing
White
Canada
League
waited
on
the
government
yesterday,
requesting
action
to
prevent
the
selling
or
leasing
of
land
to
Orientals.
They
contended
that
if
the
Oriental
was
eliminated
from
the
land,
the
Oriental
question
would
be
near
solution,
for
the
Oriental
storekeeper
would
be
deprived
of
getting
supplies
from)
what
it
was
claimed
was
an
unfair
1
type
of
labor
on
the
land
and
would
i
have
to
buy
In
the
same
markets
as
the
white
dealers.
ENGLAND
IS
THREATENED
BY
FLOODS
Portueal
and
France
Both
Suffer
From
Overflawing
Rivers
........
rrrNr
.1
a...
!S?SXiA
f&SuJnft
fe8h
rg
oSrtf1
thnhihii
n
of
f,frth?
dK?5J
.
hi
Ptoffi
i?-S5hi1?.h?n?lSSStiS
lffiainft,the
Brl
C
enTherfwe
heavy
floods
In
Por
-
tugal,
swollen
rivers
in
France
and
flood
conditions
in
many
parts
of
England.
Several
historic
points
near
London
were
threatened
today.
The
Tate
art
gallery
was
being
carefully
guarded.
The
Thames
rose
four
Inches
higher
at
Windsor
last
night
and
part
of
the
royal
castle
grounds
were
under
water.
Power
Situation
On
Puffet
D..l
Sound
CA,,MJ
I
1
Uffei
uOUnQ
I
O
i
k
D
D
J
i
I
SEATTLE.
Dec
11.
The
power
situation
is
in
a
fairway
to
being!
relieved
here
and
at
Tacoma
as
a1
result
of
the
rain
and
snow
of
the
past
two
days.
The
precipitation
has
been
heavy
and
the
snow
Is
melting
rapidly.
PRICE
.OF
WHEAT
'
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
11:
The
price
of
wheat
In
Vancouver
today
,is
for
Number
1
Northern
$1.34?b.
.spot
cash.
Diplomat''
as
he
made
aJJ.his
am-
he
arrived
In
Havana
recently.
JAIL
BREAK
NEW
YORK
Number
of
Men
Escape;,
Take
Hostages
but
Being-Ktak(n
AUBURN,
NX.M)ecf
ril.M
Armed
with
cuns
smiieelea
into
prison
from
outside
the
walls.
some
twenty
of
more
than
fifteen
hundred
convicts
In
Auburn
State
prison
shot
down
the
principal
keeper,
George
A.
Durnford,
and
seized
Warden
Edrar
Jennings
and
several
other
keepers
as
hostages
today.
After
being
held
under
threat
of
death
unless
the
prisoners
were
allowed
to
leave
the
prison
in
safety.
Warden
Jennings
and
seven
guards
were
snatched
from
the
mutineers'
hands
by
a
picked
squad
of
state
troopers
early
this
afternoon.
Convicts
were
believed
to
be
preparing
to
make
a
last
desperate
stand
in
the
main
hall,
while
troopers
and
national
guardsmen
armed
with
tear
gas
and
machine
guns
are
prepared
to
rush
the
barricades.
In
the
few
hours
remaining
before
darkness
three
convicts
were
killed
in
the
troopers'
attack.
Drove
a
Truck
Over
Embankment
toSk
embankm'
dve
over
an
near
"ere.
falling
on
to
the
tide
Ilat3-
a
distance
of
30
feet.
They
Dlsdale-
Both
were
teken
t
the
hospital,
where
it
was
discovered
I1"
-
tnc
latter
had
hts
'
bfoken-
Enemy
of
Rome
Is
Vanquished
ROME,
Dec.
11-Romc's
enemy
for
centuries,
which
wasted
armies,
reduced
cities
and
decimated
the
population
time
and
again
deadly,
dreaded
malaria
Is
fast
being
reduced
to
a
mere
shadow
of
its
former
force.
Flaures
lust
issued
bv
the
governor's
health
dfflec
show
now
complete
has
been
the
victory
of
the
sanltarv
forces
From
tim
Immemorial'
millions
of
mosquitos
rose",
from,
iswamn.
lands
around
Rom6'and
piled
:up.
the
malaria!0'
forest
on
agricultural
land,:'
la
death
list
amone
the
inhabitants
But
there
were
only
nine
deaths
in
1928
and
1057
cases.
Two
years
ago
there
were
14
deaths
and
1240
cases.
And
ten
years
ago
the
deaths
were
in
the
hundreds
and
the
cases
in
the
tens
of
thousands.
Some
years
ago
all
the
dangerous
swamps
and
ponds
arourid
Rome
were
drained.
T)r
.T.
Onxxp'
wn
winner
of
the
Gyre-
Club
raffle
at
the
lun-
encon
toaay.
Much
Lumber
Goes
To
Australia
As
Result
of
Subsidized
Service
Recently
Initiated
From
Vancouver
OTTAWA,
Dec.
11
Whereas
in
1928
the
average
ship-.
ment
of
lumber
to
Australia
per
month
was
2,400,000
feet,
i
during
the
four
months
the
subsidized
steamship
service
from
British
Columbia
to
Australia
has
been
in,
existence
Canada's
shipments
have
increased
to
6,000,000
feet
per
month,
Hon.
James
Malcolm
said
today,
in
announcing
that
tenders
had
been
called
for
services
'from
Eastern
Canada
points
to
India,
Cevlon
and
East
Africa.
i
"If
the
present
rate
of
hipmnt-
,
;
continues,
It
is
expected
our
bus!-
.
ness
with
Australia
wiU
reach
70,-
-j.Im.l-
1
M
m
LV.
m
000,000
feet
in
the
twelve
months."
LOlHIillltal
OI
JOIHl
Mr.
Malcolm
said.
In
August,
September
and
October
exports
of;
IvJ
fl.
rL.
all
commodities
to
Australia
IY1
101163
Ull
Liiarge
Ammintr1
tn
mnr
fharvhalf
o.
mil-
'
w
WW
MVW
WlHtt
M
I
PROTEST
AT
!
DOMINATION
LABOR
GROUP
EDMONTON,
Dec.
11:
A
strong
conclusion
of
which
Milton
Qori-protC3t
has
been
made
here
at
the
zales,
defence
counsel,
requested
effort
of
the
local
labor
partv
to
l
that
committal
be
deferred
until
to-secure
control
of
the
city
affairs
j
morrow
so
that
ball
might
be
ar-at
the
civic
election.
The-Edmon-
ranjed.
E.
V.
Jones
prosecuted
In
ton
Bulletin
Just
prior
to
the
elec-
the
police
court
hearing.
lion
saw
in
pari:
'The
civic
campaign
In
Edmon
ton
has
taken
the
character
of
a
drive
by
the
Canadian
Labor
party
to
secure
control
of
the
city
council
and
ths
public
school
board.
That
cannot
be
denied.
On
Pe,y
advertised
as
tne
party
ob
lec"ve;
Organized
labor
has
been
well
represented
in
both
council
and
school
board
during
the
past
year,
and
In
former
years.
There
are
three
continuing
Labor
aldermen
who
will
sit
in
next
year's
council,
and
two
Labor
members
of
the
school
board
whose"
terms-
do
not
expire
for
another
year.
"No
good
reason
can
be
offered
why
a
candidate
for
either
of
these
bodies
should
be
rejected
simply
because
he
belongs
to
a
Labor
union
or
to
the
Canadian
Labor
party.
But
there
are
several
Very
substantial
reasons
why
neither
the
Canadian
Labor
party
nor
any
other
political
party
should
be
allowed
to
attain
a
position
of
dominance
In
the
city
council
or
school
board.
"The
Canadian
Labor
party
U
not
a
municipal
organization.
It
Is
a
political
party,
wjth
ambitions
in
the
provincial
and
federal
fields.
The
drive
tha.t
It
Is
making
to
secure
the
control
of
civic
affairs
In
Edmonton
is
a
parallel
move
to
the
drive
It
has
made
to
secure
control
of
civic
affairs
In
Winnipeg
and
other
western;
cities."
Zero
Weather
In
The
Interior
Is
Reported
Today
The
Government
Telegraphs
report
today
indicates
that
zero
weather
conditions
obtain
In
Central
B.C.
Places
reporting
varying
degrees
below
zero
are
Atlln,
White
Horse,
Carmacks,
Dawson,
Smlth-crs.
Burns
Lake
and
Vanderhoof.
The
report
follows:
Prince
Rupert
Clear,
light
northeast
wind;
temperature,
16.
Aiajreuvi
V
OblUHK
WlilU.
11.
Port
Simpson-Clear,
northerly
Ml.
II!
iiin
'
n.rt
-t..j
o
u-i-.
.
.
.
w
.
wma,
I
oeiow.
i
Carmacks
Foggy,
calm,
20
be-;
10W.
Stewart
River
Cloudy,
calm,
16
helow.
.
Dawson-Cloudy,
calm,
20
below.
Hazelton
Clear,
slight
wind,
2.
Smlthers
Part
cloudy,
north
wind.
2
below.
Burns
Lake
Clear,
calm.
cold.
Vanderhoof
Part
cloudy,
calm,
24
below.
Quesnel
Cloudy,
windy,
cold.
Eighth
Cabin
Clear,
cold.
CANADA'S
FOREST
AREAS
The
total
forest
area
of
Canada,
i
Incladlns
the
82.260
square
milesJiVacatlorf
over
Christmas
and
New
miles,
and
of
this
about
1,100,000,
square
miles
is
essentially
forest
land
which
can
be
utilized
to
the
best
advantage
under
forest.
DIED
AT
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
11:
Mrs.
I
George
Jeffries,
wife
of
a
Howc
Sound
rancher,
died
at
the
hos-
'nlbil
Vftxtcrdav
from
hum
nf.
f
ered
when
her
home
at
Squam-
I
lsh
utis
destroyed
by
fire
Monday.
rrowlmg
Deterred
John
MJones,
who
was
arrested
at
the
rear
of
Oratton'i?
store"
on
Second
Avenue
last
Friday
night,
took
nis
preliminary
tnai
ociore
Magistrate
McClvmont
In
city
polite
court
this
morning
on
a
charge
of
attempting
to
break
and
enter,
and
was
remanded
until
tomorrow
morning
for
committal.
Several
police
officers
nave
testimony,
at
the
Christmas
Mail
From
Europe
Is
En
Route
MONTREAL,
Dec.
11.
The
first
shipment
of
Christmas
malls
from
overseas
arrived
by
Canadian
National
Railways
yesterday
from
the
Atlantic
seaboard.
Attached
to
a
steamship
special,
there
are
five
cats
carrying
tons
of
letters
and
parcel&t'Chlefly'
parcels.
One
car
is
consigned
to
Montreal,
one
to
Toronto,
one
ta
Winnipeg,
one
to
Vancouver
and
one
to
Calgary.
This
,
consignment
crossed
the
Atlantic
,ij
on
the
Athenla
and
the
Ausonla..
iiKira
TO
fl'-S
Confident
of
.
Pool
Position
GRANDE
PRAIRIE.
Dec.
11.
W.
F.
Grafton.
'
-id
service
man
for
the
Wheat
P
..,
says
un
his
return
from
the
Pool
convention
that
after
hearing
Ge.rge
Mclvor,
the
delegates
were
satisfied
of
the
secure
position
of
the
Wheat
Pool.
Mr.
Mclvor
pointed
out,
said
Mr.
"
raf
ton,
that
the
Canadian
Selling
Agency
was
holding
back
Pool
wheat
on
account
of
Argentine
dumping
large
quantities
of
their
best
grade
wheat
on
the
British
market
for
as
much
as
twenty-seven
cents
less
than
Canadian
No.
3
northern
wheat.
The
greater
part
of
the
Argentine's
3929
crop
has
been
marketed,
and
for
this
reason
European
buyers
from
now
on
will
have
to
turn
to
Canada
-and
the
United
States
for
their
supply.
Mr.
Grafton
further
stated
that
the
board
of
delegates
unanimously
oassed
a
vote
of
confidence
in
their
Central
Selling
Agency
In
regard
to
their
selling
policy.
Manitoba
Man
Died
Victoria
,
.r.rvn.
m
1.
r
ard
g,
leWi
f
or
40
years
ldentlfled
with
educational
work
in
Manitoba,
came
tiiiiiiir
here
iirir
to
lu
reside
iramr
111
In
1924.
mxi.
Women
Witnessed
Pirate
Attack
HONGKONO,
Dec.
11.
Mrs.
George
Campbell
and
her
two
daugthers,
Americans,
were
on
a
vessel
which
was
attacked
by
pirates
In
which
twelve
men
were
killed.
The
women
were
uninjured.
SCHOOLS
CLOSE
SOON
Cltv
schools
will
close
on
Friday
ol
next
week
for
the
two
weeks'
-
TfcaHITeirtgpemng
will
be
on
.
CANADA'S
HIGHWAYS
The
highways
In
Canada
are
becoming
'
Increasingly
Important
year
by
year
In
ths
economic
structure
of
the
country.
Over
them
1
carried
a
verv
haavv
trat.
flc
both
passenger
and
frelcht.
especially
between
the
laree.
c1mi
"nr
t.nwn
At
thn
pnH
nf
1Q"n
thn
total
mileage
of
surfaced
roads
lu
Canada
was
64,121.
5,1