It
IT
peech
From
General
Scope
of
New
.timber
of
Laws
to
Be
Amended;
P.
G.
E.
to
Receive
Attention
and
Marketing
liranch
to
He
Organized
U
TORIA,
Jan.
22.
The
speech
from
the
throne,
ft
ft
to
the
legislature
yesterdav
afternoon
hv
T
Jpntprtnnr.
c
nor
Bruce,
said
the
legislature
would
be
asked
to
con-
ini'
V
legislation
intended:
To
give
assistance
to
the
it
l
industry
in
the
province.
To
extend
exemptions
under
the
Succession
Duties
To
amend
the
Minimum
Wage
Act,
the
Companies
Act,
Mineral
Survey
and
Development
Act,
the
Puhlic
r
ools
Act.
No
particulars
were
given
:tu
r
progress
toward
the
restoration
of
the
railway
'
or
Peace
River
block.
The
speech
mentioned
that
the
future
of
the
P.G.E.
receiving
attention
.
Tl
,.
...
t
t
'
At
a-
ii
liina
settlement
ana
nas
appointed
a
commissioner
ot
migration
and
colonization.
The
government
contemplates
the
immediate
organiza
:
of
a
marketing
branch
of
the
department
of
agricul
An
audit
of
the
public
accounts
is
beitig
made
.
i
n
view
of
the
growing
importance
of
the
public
utili
'jiiestion,
the
advisability
;
victer
control
is
receiving
Provision
will
be
made
to
needs
in
connection
with
highway
facilities
Arrangements
.are
rioiy,
Tiada
and
United
States
for
-frvfltinn
of
salmon.
The
government
is
carrying
out
n
thWhrvtor.af
i
rovisions
of
taxation
to
the
ctjd
thac)
incldeawfcof
,
n
n
should
be
modified
.
I),
I'ATTt
l.LO
fjfm
KPaasH
'aaSaSSSaSSivuSii
ssl
f
the
OpnoMtinn
and
fit
ic
of
the
Government.
ACCOUNTSFOR
THE
PROVINCE
AREPRESENTED
of
M'
'TORIA.
Jan.
28.
Public
'"unt
for
the
last
fiscal
year
"inig
March
31
1928,
were
pre:
d
to
the
leiriilature
yesterday
Jiv
the
Hon
W
C.
Rh
u
nnfl
t'-w
a
deficit
Qf
$728,228.
The
sr.
I'
vi
ntK'
was
S
20.13rAlR.
Avnndi.
2
1,859,570.
Thr
accounts
contained
a
review
f1"
..'
v
laKt
11
ye&tn'
The
totnl
l
it
over
that
period,
according
t
the
report,
totalled
Jin.aiS
R79.
Thf
revenue
in
that
time
totalled
M
8l.779,:i02
.
Expenditures!!,
Amounted
to
$208,080,181.
Throne
Outlines
i
Legislation
Coming
Up
At
Present
Session
establishment
of
an
iron
and
in
the
speech
recording
of
providing
some
measure,
consideration
.
I
meet
the
province's
immedi-
,ejpg
jmverw.
w&?!X2trmi
a
confer
tmemng
-r
i
.
HERRING
RUN
HAS
BEGUN
The
herring
run
in
waters
contiguous
to
Prince
Rupert
is
rather
earlier
than
usual
in
commencing
this
year.
This
morning.
Capt
Ole
Skog
with
the
seineboat
Zanardi
took
100
tons
in
Port
Simpson
Harbor
the
first
catch
of
the
season.
There
are
reported
to
be
plenty
of
the
fish,
though
they
are
swimming
deep.
Capt
Skog
has
contracted
to
fish
for
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage,
and,
now
he
has
made
hU
f
irt
catch,
the
packers.
W.
It.
Lord
and
(Jrler
Starrett.
are
going
out
ionight
to
start
bringing
his
fih
in
to
the
local
plant,
where
they
will
be
stored
for
bait
purples.
On
the
run
starting,
the
Dominion
fisheries
is
also
send-Ing
out
a
patrol
boat.
TESSBRIDGE
REPORTED
LOST
NEW
YORK.
Jan.
23:r.ritish
freighter
Tessbridge
with
iev
thirty
believed
to
be
Ist.
Rescue
vessels
could
find
no
trace
of
er
three
hun'lred
miles
east
of
Cape
Race,
Newfoundland,
and
have
abandoned
the
search.
Bound
fom
Fowey.
England,
for
PhHadeiyMfe
Ahe
vessel
sent
out
SOSatofeaf.
,reprtlnK
two
hatches
tofe
In
and
stokehold
flooded.
The
United
States
liner.
America,
reported
this
afternoon
she
was
heading
for
the
crippled
freighter
Florida,
expecting
to
reach
her
this
afternoon.
The
distressed
freighter
Dunnedaike.
renorted
nrnreedimr
to
Ber
imuda.
HON.
II.
Hi
POOLEY
...
Attorr.fv
ire
''il.
s-.ri'l
i-'iK-f
reniu-r
loinr.e.
March
on
London
of
Unemployed
Starts
From
Scotland
and
hl
to
be
Recruited
horn
Number
of
Points
1
GLASGOW,
Jan.
28.
The
march
of
unemployed
onndon.Ijran
today,
whn
ICO
Scots!shtn-
yard
workers
and
mine
joft-here.
Similar
narties
.
4
wonns
of
praise
FOR
PRINCE
'RUPERT
MEMBER
AT
VICTORIA
(Vancouver
Province)
Here
in
Vancouver
we
j
have
had
many
a
passage
j
with
Mr.
PatUjllo,
and
many
)
causes
of
difference.
No
1
I
doubt,
unless
all
the
joy
of
i
combat
is
utterly
to
depart
from
polit'cs
is.
the
Seven-
teentn
Parliament,
we
shall
ei.ioy
such
passages
again.
'
"
t
unlesH
w"
ari-
irrently
r
:.-ti.'en
in
Mr.
1'ati.uilo.
h
i.os
the
ability
to
brinjr
the
new
Howte
tye
benefit
'
:f
his
losjr
exr
fence
at
a
'
minuter
of
the
;$rjwn.
-
tet-
f'
h
;:
he
would
earep
conceive
i'i
le
his
duty
as
leader
"I
the
opposition
to
i'.ssist
1:
new
governraent
in
cer-
t
ii
w.iys.
Anyhow,
the
new
e
rt
nment,
stronger
in
;ow-
.
:
than
in
experience,
will
i.iv;it
y
need
the
Influence
of
m
i
p.
formed
and
experienced
i
rit
i-im
in
the
Legislature,
.
"
1
Mr.
Pattullo.
if
he
has
t
h-
will,
has
cert-tinly
the
ability
to
supply
that
crlt-
lcism.
H
4
M
HANCE
LOGAN
IS
NFVVFST
SFNATOR
OTTAWA.
Jan.
2-i.
Hsnce
J.
Logan,
former
Liberal
member
for
f
jwrl;.
NovK
h"
been
appointed
to
the
senate,
flll-
.
the
kv
th
death
u!'
Senator
W
D.
Ross.
W.
PECK,
V.
C
plan
to
start
from
other
par
of
Scotland
and
South
Wales,
converging
on
London
with
the
hope
of
influencing
the
government
te
increase
the
assistance,
to
those
without
work.
The
Trades
Union
Congress
is
officially
discouraging
the
march
.
It
instated
that
the
journey
in
bad
weather
entails
great
hardship
on
the
men
already
suffering
from
the
effects
of
long
unemployment
and
is
likely
to
achieve
no
useful
object.
'NINETEEN
KILLED
IN
1
CRUSH
WITH
ELECTRIC
BELLE
VUE,
Ohio,
Jan.
23.
The
death
toll
of
yesterday's
crash
between
a
bus
and
a
lakho
e
.
,
elettric
mterurbaji
car
mounted
to
19
today
.
LIEIT
-COL.
C.
Former
Prince
Rupert
resident,
now
member
fr
the
Islands
is
new
chairman
of
the
Conservative
caucus.
CLASSIFIED
HABIT
Boston
Grill
E?crron
read
tb
Claaalfled
Ada.
LARGE
CAIMRET
I
loe,
advertise
for
It.
If
70U
Special
Dinner
Thursday!
and
.
I
if
find.
locate
tK
"nr.
Saturcteya
i-
Dancing
every
Saturday
nlfht
Wbatcver
you
need
A
'or
It
from
9
to
12.
Dance
HaU
(or
Hire
(1F.T
THE
CIAfiSltlEi.
PRINCE
RUPERT
Accommodations
(or
Private
1
.
Northern
and.
Central
British
Columbia's
Newspaper
Phone
Parties
457
XX,,
No.
17.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.
C.
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
23,
1929
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
!
HON.
SIMON
FRASER
TOLMIE
Leader
of
the
Government,
which
met
the
Legislature
for
the
first
time
yesterday
HANSON
NOT
1
SUPPORTING
CANNERYMEN
Dcn'.es
Report
That
He
Would
Co
To
Ottawa
With
Delegation
VANCOUVER.
Jan
2S
Yesterday
a
news
item
appeared
In
tbe
Vancouver
Province
stating
that
Olof
Hanson.
Liberal
candidate
for
H
keen
a
electoral
dUtrict,
was
accompanying
a
delegatjen
to
Ottawa
to
atwlst
the
canners'
In
opposing
the
building
nf
more
canneries.
Mr.
Hanon
denies
that
he
is
accompanying
the
Delegation
and
says
that
he
is
opposed
to
any
move
in
this
diectien.
lie
says
he
is
not
supporting
the
cannery
interests
anj
is
issuing
a
strong
denial
to
yesterday's
report.
SAUION
IS
SOLI)
The
report
of
the
Royal
Bank
on
business
conditions
states
that
all
the
sockeye
salmon
packed
last!
yer
have
been
sold
and
only
ties
are
still
m
the
hands
of
the
packers.
j
NORTHCOTTIS
TEARFUL
AND
VERY
LONELY
Accused
Hoy
Murderer
Aske
For
Attorney
to
Reenter
Case
RIVERSIDE.
Cal..
Jan.
23.
Apparently
suffering
an
attack
of
melancholia,
in
addition
to
his
physical
ills,
Gordon
Stewart
No
thcott,
accused
slayer
of
small
boys,
spent
a
restless
night
in
the
detention
ward
of
the
Riverside
county
jail.
Northcott
spent
a
large
part
of
the
night
in
tears,
his
guard
reported,
which
appeared
to
increase
the
Inflammation
of
his
airendy
badly
swollen
eyes.
Between
sobs
he
indicated
that
he
despaired
of
his
own
ability
to
fight
the
case
to
its
conclusion
He
complained
that
he
was
lonely
and
that
he
wanted
help.
David
Sakol,
Los
Angeles
attorney,
p
-eviously
associated
with
the
defence,
visited
Northcott
I
last
night
and
at
the
conclusion
of
it
long
Interview
he
announced
that
he
would
petition
Judge
Freeman
on
Thursday
to
reenter
the
case
as
Northeott's
At
torney.
Sakol
indicated
that
if
he
is
successful
in
reentering
the
cane,
he
will
base
the
defence
on
tbe
alleged
mental
incompetence
i
of
Northcott.
.
Trial
was
adjourned
to
Thursday
when
Northcott
pleaded
illness
yesterday.
,
Guns
Boom
and
Soldiers
Parade
as
Legislature
Opens
At
Victoria
VICTORIA,
Jan.
23.
The
legislature
of
British
Columbia
was
opened
yesterday
by
Lieutenant-Governor
Bruce
with
the
traditional
ceremony,
thus
commencing
the
first
legislative
labors
of
the
new
Conservative
regime.
Spectators
tilled
every
corner
of
the
legislative
chamber
and
crowded
the
steps
of
the
parliament
buildings
when
the
lieutenant-governor
started
the
session
on
its
way.
His
Honor,
dressed
in
'Windsor
uniform,
drove
to
the
buildings
at
3
o'clock
attended'
by
his
secretary,
aide
de
cilia?
juid
personal
guard
of
naval
and
military
officers.
He
was
greeted
as
he
alighted
with
the
met
at
the
steps
by
a
guard
of
booming
of
eighteen
Dounder
honor
from
the
Sixteenth
Canad
-
ian
Scottish
in
scarlet
tunics.
kilts
and
feather
bonnets
and
ac-
companied
by
a
pipe
band
of
24
and
a
brass
band
of
36
pieces,
.
TM
T
I
a.
A
"
ELECTED
SPEAKER
J.
W.
Jones,
M.L.A.
for
South
Okanagan.
who.
presides
over
De-
bates
of
Legislature.
U.S.
MARINES
MANAGUA.
Nicaragua.
Jan.
28.
The
latest
advices
from
northern
Nicaragua
says
that
three
of
the
United
States
marines
Kennedy
was
appointed
chief
whip
of
a
patrol
of
seven
which
clashed
!
of
the
government
forces,
with
J.
with
outlaws
of
northeast
YaU,
in!V.
Cornett
as
deputy
whip,
at
a
the
department
ef
Jinolega,
on,
Monday
were
killed
.
G.
A.
McMillan,
superintendent
of
the
local
ury
do?k.
returned
to
the
city
on
the
Prince
Rupert
thi
morning
from
a
brief
trip
to
Vancouver,
.
..
.
A.
M.
MANSON.
M.
L.
A.
Otir
-
p.-
loominiiii
members
.f
tin
l
'
'
i;itu.-i
supporting
Mr
I'nttiih
...
!guns
from
the
68th
field
batterv.
A
salute
of
flftwn
round
a
was
fired.
Brlght
8Un8hine
prevailed
j
throughout
the
afternoon,
this
large
crowds
to
attend
Special
invitations
had
been
is
i
sued
.
to
privileged
guests
who
A
1.
A-
J
i.
t
T
fS
a
'
I
iimjk
scats
in
me
legislative
I
chamber
while
others,
so
far
as
possible
were
accomodated
in
the
galleries.
Even
the
press
'gallery
was
filled
with
members
of
the
fourth
estate
both
from
the
city
and
outside
points.
After
His
Honor
had
entered
the
chamber
and
declared
the
Legislature
open
for
business,
he
;
asked
the
House
to
elect
a
speaker
and
retired
while
this
was
being
done.
J.
W.
Jones,
immber
for
South
Okanagan,
was
chosen
on
motion
of
Premier
Tolmte,
onded
by
T.
D.
Pattullo.
The
Lieutenaht-XJovernor
Xbrp
returned
and
read
the
speech
from
the
throne,
the
public
accounts
report
for
the
past
ytar
was
,
presented,
a
bill
was
formally
Introduced
to
give
a
sembjance
of
,
business
and
then
thhe
House
ad-
journed.
,
The
opening
was
followed
by
the-usual
state
dinner
and
other
festivities.
COLONEL
PECK
IS
CHAIRMAN
GOVT.
CAUCUS
VICTORIA.
Jan.
2S.
W.
F.
meeting
of
the
Conservative
cau-
cus.
Colonel
C.
W.
Peck,
V.O.,
was
chosen
as
chairaan
of
tM
caucus.
,
s
The
Liberal
selected
H;
F.
Kergin
as.
chief
wMp
awi
A.
Wells
Gray
as
deputy
whip.
EARTH
ROLLED
WEST
ALASKA
Inhabitants
of
Fairbanks
Tcr-I
rorized
as
Trembling
Continued
Four
Hours
FAIRBANKS.
Alaelfe,
Jnn,
ail
-Slight
quakes
yesterday
at
hr-i
rcasing
Intervals
apparently
signified
the
final
plaHnj;
of
some
gigantic
subte
ranean
fault
which
;iused
the
earth
to
literally
roll
tor
hour
hours
here
on
Monday.
Practically
no
damage
was
done
by
the
tremblors,
which
half-tenoriied
the
residents
of
Fairbanks
and
other
central
Alaskan
owns.
PROGRESS
OF
KING-
BEING
MAINTAINED
j
LONDON,
Jan.
St.
It,
was
l
stated
at
Buckingham
Palace
this
morning
that
the
King's
progress
lis
being
maintained.