Tomoi
r-'?
Tides
Friday,
Ig
19,
1930
High
..m.
18.8
ft.
9
3
.m.
22.3
ft.
Low
a
m.
8.6
ft.
j
m
i
2.0
ft.
IS
SHOT
FATALLY
Owner
of
Vancouver
Island
Land
Is
Killed
By
Gun
in
England
LONDON.
Dec.
18.
Reginald
Lawson
of
Saltwood
Castle.
Kent,
owner
of
property
on'
Vancouver
Island,
was
fatally
shot
today
on
lie
ca
tie
grounds
when
his
gun
apparently
became
entangled
In
some
barbed
wire
fencing.
He
was
the
son
of
the
late
Frank
Lawson
of
-Walllngford,
Berkshire,
and
a
cousin
of
Lord
Burnham,
the
well
known
newspaper
proprietor.
PRINCE
OF
WALES
ILL
Confined
to
Rooms
With
Slight
Chill
Condition
Not
Serious
LONDON,
Dec.
18:
The
Prince
of
Wales
is
confined
to
his
rooms
at
York
House
today
with
a
slight
chill.
The
Indisposition
is
not
re
garded
as
serious.
Sir
Stanley
Hewitt,
physician
to
the
Royal
Household,
visited
him
this
morning.
It
is
understood
no
bulletins
will
be
issued.
W.LKING
FIFTY-SIX
Former
Premier
of
Canada
Received
Many
Warm
Birthday
Greetings
OTTAWA,
Dec.
18:-Rt.
Hon.
W.
L
Mackenzie
King,
former
Prime
Minister
of
Canada,
was
the
recipient
of
congratulations
from
many
parti
of
Canada,
and
overseas
on
the
occasion
of
his
fifty-sixth
birthday
yesterday.
ALICE
ARM
FUND
ALICE
ARM,
Dec.
18:
The
Alice
Arm
collection
for
the
relief
of
sufferers
in
the
recent
Bonansa
mine
disaster
totalled
$83.50.
SANDWICHES
WITH
BEER
ARE
COMING
VICTORIA,
Dec.
18:
It
1
stated
In
authoritative
circles
that
present
plans
of
the
Li-
quor
Board
provide
for
the
sale
of
sandwiches
with
beer
beginning
In
January.
-
I
ward
In
nomination
and
Mrs.
Emily
Crawford,
of
Fort
St.
John,
seconded
the
nomination
In
a
stirring
speech
In
which
she
said
the
Peace
River
section
would
roll
up
a
big
vote
for
the
choice
of
the
convention.
It
looks
as
If
the
fight
will
be
between
Alward
and
Clement
P.
Dcykin,
who
has
announced
himself
as
a
Farmer-Labor
candidate,
with
the
chances
very
much
In
favor
of
the
Conservative
candidate.
NEW
SEARCH
REQUESTED
Mrs,
Robin
Roon
TRinaiian
Renjfh;
Wires
to
Min
ister
of
National
Defence
In
Ottawa
fin
the
baabi
of
a
new
theory
that
Pilot
Robin
Renahan.
who
disap
peared
on
the
evening
of
October
28
while
flying"
from
Vancouver
to
AUln
to
Join
In
the
search
for
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Burke,
may
have
iqund
ll
imnnnlhle
to
land
on
the
storm-
swept
waters
of
Dlxorr"
Entrance
or
Chatham
Sound
and.
Instead,
climbed
up
above
the
mist
and
gained
height
to
cross
over
the;
mountains
and
land
on
some
Inland
m&ci
1
1..
nnohan
"....
nf
Vannniivpr
,
,
wife
of,
the
flyer,
has'
wired
Hon.
Donald
Sutherland,
minister
of
na
tional
defence,
urging
that
the
Do
minion
government
take
further
steps
to
continue
tne
searcn
xor
ner
husband
in
tne
mounvam
uacn
m
Prince
RuDert.
In
her
wlro,
Mrs.
Renahan
referred
to
the
long
and
honorable
record
of
her
husband
with
the
Royal
Plying
Corps
and
the
Royal
Air
.Force.
If
Mrs.
Rena
han
should
not
receive
a
xavorame
reply
to
her
wire
to
Mr.
Sutherland,
it
is
stated
that
she
Intends
wlrln
the
British
Air
Ministry
for
its
assistance.
Munntlme.
two
United
State.
Navy
amphibian
planes,
which
recently
spent
two
weeks
searching
out
of
Ketchikan,
have
been
defln'
itely
ordered
to
return
to
their
base
in
San
Diego
Instead
of
returning
north
to
resume
the
searcn
as
naa
hn
iwinflsted.
United
States
Navy
wv.
v
"
v.
-
officers
assert
that
everything
pos
sible
to
find
Renahan
has
oeen
carried
out.
Body
of
Murder
Victim
Was
'Hereby
Aboard
Steamer
The
body
of
Phil
Dohm'who
was
shot
and
killed
In
a
poolroom
at
Ketchikan
last
wee
uv
rtnrVnvirii
nc-alnst
whom
Bohm
had
given
State
evidence
In
prosecution.
ws
too
a
liquor
.
nhrvirn
me
sieuiuci
uu
trrv
nfiprnoon
en
route
.
to
!
Seattle
where
Interment
will
be
!mado.
After
killing
Dohm.
Berko-
vlch
turned
the
gun
on
himself
and
took
his
own
life.
GOLF!
GOLF!
GOLF!
Turkey
Tournament
A
Turkey
A
Day
Sunken
Gardens
.
NORTIIERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISII
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
e-.fc
1
Vol.
XXI..
294.
S
S
1
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
18,
1930
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
UPROAR
NS
IN
CANBERRA
HOUSE
i
J
it
ALWARD
TORY
CHOICE
IN
Conservatives
Without
Fight
Name
Candidate
For
Coming
By
-Election
Clement
Dcykin
Enters
Field
as
Farmer-Laboritc
But
Odds
Arc
Said
io
Be
Strongly
In
Favor
of
Prince
George
Dentist
PRINCE
GEORGE,
Dec.
18
R.
W.
Alward
was
the
unanimous
choice
of
the
Conservative
convention
last
night
as
the
party's
candidate
in
the
forthcoming
Fort
George
by-election.
It
was
expected
there
would
be
a.
fight
for
the
nomination
between
Alward
and
A.
McB.
Young,
but
the
latter
refused
to
let
his
name
go
before
the
Convention.
D.
O.
Williams
placed
Dr.
Al-
Great
Engineering
Feat
What
is
declared
to
be
one
of
the
world's
greatest
feats
of
engineering
is
being
accomplished
in
construction
of
this
gigantic
Sydney
Harbor
bridge.
Note
laying
of
decking;
work
proceed-ceeds
from
centre
outward.
ROUGH
HOUSE
BREAKS
OUT
IN
AUSTRALIAN
CHAMBER;
INSULTS
HURLED
AND
BLOWS
NEAR
FALL
CANBERRA,
Australia,
Dec
18:
A
turbulent
scene
in
which
insults
were
hurled
and
a
general
battle'
of
fisticuffs
was
narrowly
averted,
occurred
in'
Parliament
yesterday
after
Acting
Premier
J.
E.
Fentori
had
announced
an
export
duty
of
one
cent
per
pound
upon
sheepskins
in
the
wool
to
aid
the
Australian
hide
and
fur
industry.
Tem-
porary
adjournment
of
the
House
GRIT
CHIEF
IN
ONTARIO
Mitchell
Frederick"
Hepburn,
Member
For
Elgin
West
Commons,
New
Leader
TORONTO,
Dec.
18:
Mitchell
Frederick
Hepbura,
member
of
the
House
of
Commons
for
Elgin
West
was
last
night
elected
Liberal
leader
for
OnUrfelfe
defeated
El-
j
morei-uuiiuts
,
TV?
i
contest
for
the
rnan,
in
a
leadership
at
a
provincial
party
convention
'
'
here.
W.
E.
N.
Sinclair
K.C1
,
for
more
than
seven
years
House-leader
of
the
party,
withdrew-
from
the
running.
TARIFF
5
CHANGE
Britain
Should
lUUc.Its;
and
Then
May
Reduce,
Stanley
Baldwin
Counsels
Lo'ndON,.
Deo.
18:
Britain
should
change
her
tariff
policy,
Rt.
Hon..
Stanley
Baldwin,
leader
of
the
party
told
a
Conservative
meeting
;
yesterday,
and
put
herself
,
on
a
prot
cttonlsj
basis
as
a
means
of
ultimately
negotiating
for
a
lower-I
ing
the
world's
tariff.
FT.
GEORGE
AND
was
necessary
to
stop
the
tumult
during
which
the
opposition
members
shouted
"scandal"
and
"swindler"
and
hurled
allegations
of
bribery
at
'Labor
members.
Cries
of
"liar"
and
threats
pf
violence
were
heard.
Leading
figures
in
the
disturbance"!
were
Hon.
E.
C.
Theodore,
who
was
forced
to
resign
the
federal
treas-urershlp
as
a
reeult
of
charges
of
fraud
made
against
him
by
the
present
Queensland
government
for
his
part
In
the
purchase
of
mines
b
'
Queensland
.
govern-
onH
Hon.
j.
H.
Lathim,
leader
of
the
Nationalist
opposition.
Theodore
andIathamcj;me
t)
Wow
&nd
Theodore
was
conducted
from
the
House
by
his
colleagues.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
18:
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
51
riC.
ONTARIO
LIBERALS
DROP
PROHIBITION
TORONTO,
Dec.
18:
The
Liberal
party
In
Ontario
yes-
terdav
turned
its
back
oh
Dro-
hlbltlon
as
a
part
of
the
party
policy,
adopting
a
resolution
in
the
convention
to
remove
the
plank
favoring
bone-dry
prohibition.
.
44
4
Closing
by
Soviet
of
Japanese
Bank
at
Vladivostok
May
Have
Effectl
Upon
'
Pacific
Fisheries
D0UKB0MB
DESTROYS
BUILDING
Frame
School
House
at
Thrums
Near
Nelson
Almost
Destroyed
Last
Night
NELSON.
Dec.
18:
The
S3.000
frame
school
home
at
Thrums,
si!1!
ate
3
anon
the
Doukhobor
colonics
Just
west
of
here,
was
almost
completely
wrecked
late
last
niht
when
a
bomb,
believed
to
havr
been
of
dynamite,
was
hurled
through
a
window.
The
interior
of
the
building
was
seriously
damated.
Stats
were
scattered,
a
stove
over-tut
ned
and
furniture
wrecked.
WAS
NOT
IN
HURRY
Tolmle
Denies
Pattullo's
Implication
Retarding
Fort
George
By-Election
VICTORIA,
Dec.
18:
Premier
Tolmle
yesterday
denied
an
Implication
that
the
government
had
hastened
the
date
of
the
Fort
George
by-electlon
In
the
absence
of
T.
D.
Pattullo,
the
Liberal
leader.
"The
reason
for
having
the
by-electlon
now
is
simple
and
not
at
all
as
Mr.
Pattullo
suggested,"
stated
Premier
Tolmle.
"Had
there
been
no
by-election
following
Mr.
Bur-!
den's
resignation,
then
the
great
riding
of
Fort
George
would
be
without
representation
at
the
forthcoming
session
and
we
did
not
wish
this
to
occur.
We,
therefore,
brought
on
the
election
at
a
reasonable
date."
Riding
Bicycle
Without
Lights
Very
Dangerous
Last
nltrht
a
hnv
ridlns
a
blcvcle
without
lights
was
nearly
run
down
j
by
an
automobile
and
might
easily
.
have
sustained
serious
hurt.
The
Dollce
state
that
bovs
too
freouentlv
ride
bicycles
here
without
lights.
It
is
contrary
both
to
the
Motor
Vehicle
Act
and
the
Highway
Act
to
do
so
and,
If
the
practice
does
not
cease,
the
authorities
state
they
will
be
compelled
to
take
action.
I
I
SNAG
BOAT
I
UNDER
WAY;;;
ConstrucUon
of
the
new
snag
boat
to
replace
the
Bobolink
In
ser-1
vice
on
the
Naas
and
Skeena
Rivers
is
now
well
under
way
at
tne
local
dry
dock,
the
keel
having
been
laid
down
about
a
week
ago.
The
Bobolink
moved
over
from
Digby
Island
this
week
to
moor
at
i
the
dry
dock.
Certain
gear
Is
to
be
taken
from
her
and
placed
on
the
new
boat.
I
LIKELY
;
Japan'Threatens
tdflTake
Determined
Steps
to
Protect
Its
'
'
Industry
British
Columbia
Watches
Developments
With
Much
Interest
!
TOKYO,
Dec.
18:
The
Soviet
authorities
today
closed
the
Vladivostok
branch
of
the
Bank
of
Korea
and
ordered
it
to
pay
about
$1,300,000
in
duties.
A
Japanese
Foreign
.
Office
statement
makes
it
clear
that
the
government
takes
strong
exception
to
the
action
of
the
Soviet
and
will
not
hesitate
to
adopt
determined
steps
if
it
is
proved
that
the
action
win
airect
Japanese
iisneryB'
(rights.
I
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
18:
British
Columbia
salmon
packers
are
watching
developments
In
connec
tion
with
the
Soviet
-action
in
clos
Ing
the
Vladivostok
branch
of
the
Bank
61
Korea.
The
bank
was
the
medium
of
payment
by
the
Japan
ese
government
for
salmon
fishing
concession!
lrt
Siberia
held
since
1904.
If
the
Russian
action
means
nullification
of
the
treaty
control
of
'somewhat
less
than
20
of
.the
i
world's
canned
salmon,
market
I
would
pass
into
Soviet
hands.
Bfi
i
Ush
Columbia
packers
are
concerned
over
the
possibility
of
serious
dumping
of
canned
salmorvby
the
Russians
on
"the
world's
markets.
It
woul(LbWI932
before
the
effect
wouldjef
fcli
!n'
trtlscoast.
One
week
TO
XMAS
Time
Brief
for
Making
Contributions
to
Salvation
Army
Fund
There
Is
only,
one
week
In
which
to
make
final
preparations
fcr
the
Christmas
celebration
for
those
who
are
at
present
not
provided
for.
Quick
action
is
needed
If
all
are
to
be
remembered.
Some
people
"are
folding
back
because
they
sa?
they
voted
for
a
bylaw
to
give
relief1
to
Unemployed
In
order
that
there'may
be
no
mistake,
it
may
be
stated
here
that
this
Salvation
Army
Christmas
of
dinner
and
hamper
fund
has
nothing
at
all
to
do
with
city
relief.
There
are
men
in
the
city
with
families
working
half-time
at
about
four
dollars
a
day.
For
them
mere
wui
oe
nine
unrisimas
cw-j
ebratlon
unless
something
is
don
through
sueh
agencies
as
this.
Others
there
are
whose
breadwtrw
ner
is
m
or
oui
oi
a
joo
aiiogeuwr
Ta
allow
the
festive
season
to
pass
without
doing
all
that
Is
possible
to
make
It
happy
for
those
who
'
1
nave
no
means
oi
ceieoraun,
would
be
to
spoil
the
whole
effect!
of
the
joyful
season.
A
good
dew
more
monev
is
needed
and
tlie't
people
of
Prince
Rupert
will
doubt-
less
do
what
they
can.
Every
dol-i
tar
subscribed
is
actually
used
for
the
purpose
Intended.
The
Dally
News
gets
nothing
out
of
it
and
neither
docs
any
Salvation
Army
officer.
Following
Is'
the
standing
the
fund
to
date:
,
Previously
Subscribed!
....
$139.34
Mrs.
P.
Rayner
.?....
2.Txfl
Miss
Blanche
Hart
1.0J
Margaret
.
2.00
Madeline
2.00
A
Friend
'
2.00
Capt.
Calderwood
2.01
Bulkley
Market
Meat
j
Read
Dally
News
bargain
ads,
and
shop
early
for
Christmas.
MEMBER
ARE
GIVEN
DIVIDENDS
Common
Stock
Holders
of
Steel
Co.
of
Canada
Win
Privy
Council
Victory
LONDON,
Dec.
18:
Holders
of
common
.shires
in
the-Steel
Company,
'
of
Canada
today
won
their
fight
for
share
In
all
dividends
of
the
company
when
the
judicial
committee
of
the
Privy
CouncU
dismissed
the
appeal
of
the
company
with
costs
As
a
result
of
this
Judgment
the
company
is
unable
to
increase
the
dividend
on
its
preference
stock
until
.distributions
to
common
shareholders
shall
have
equalled
in
amount
all
dividends
in
excess
of
seven
per
cent
to
preference
shareholders
since
the
inception
of
the
Steel
Company
of
Canada
in
1910.
GOVERNMENT
OVERTHROWN
Guatemalan
Minister
In
Washington
Receives
Notice
of
Its
Defeat
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
18:
Minister
Recinos
of
Guatemala
was
no-Ufled
by
a
message
from
his
country
yesterday
that
the
government
President
Palma
had
been
overthrown.
Father
of
Ocean
Falls
Man
Passes
Away
In
Vancouver
The
death
occurred
In
Vancouver
last
week
of
Charles
Thomas
Fltton
Jones,
aged
70,
father
of
Raymond
Jones,
well
known
employee
of
the
Pacific
Milk
at
Ocean
Falls.
HOUSE
OF
LORDS
4
REMAINS
ADAMANT;
LABOR
EMBARRASSED
LONDON,
Dec.
18:
The
t
House
of
Lords,
without
even
the
formality
of
a
division,
to-
day
Insisted
upon
retaining
its
amendment
prolonging
the
Dyestufrs'
Act
for
,
a
further
year,
thus'
placlngthe
Mao-
Donald
government
In
a
dlffl-
vctlllf
"Vosltlon
between
the
House
of
Commons
and
the
House
of
Lords.
The
Issue
was
the
one
upon
which
the
Mac-
Donald
government
was
given
a
majority
of
six
In
division
of
the
House
of
Commons
jester-
day.
Si!
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