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February
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She
ment
in
Concessions
to
Settlers
of
Province
VICTORIA,
Feb.
15.
Obligation
of
homesteaders
to
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FROM
FIRE
Schools,
Theatres.
Etc.,
Once
Every
Two
Months
VITORIA.
Feb
15.
Inspection
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Turn
muniru.
run
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npi.inst
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-rmnd
reading
In
the
legislature
'
Ml.
I
U
llji
Hor.
R.
H.
Pooley.
attorney-gen
era.,
declared
that
some
ol
tht;
municipalities
had
been
lax
irj
hls,,fe-
card,
,
'I!
'II
GASBOATS
FOR
JAPS
Are
I'ut
On
Equal
Basis
With
Whites
and
Indians
In
Salmon
Fisheries
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
15
Japanese
fishermen
In
British
Columbia
waters
north
of
the
north
end
of
Vancouver
island
are
permitted
to
use
power
boats
in
their
salmon
gill
net
operations
and
are
thus
put
on
an
equal
competitive
plane
with
white
and
Indian
fishermen
in
an
order
from
the
Department
of
Fisheries
at
Ottawa.
The
order
affects
nearly
five
hundred
Japanese
fishermen.
WEIHAIWEI
RETROCEDED
Ilritlsh
Government
to
Give
Famous
rost
Hack
to
China
After
37-Year
Lease
SHANGHAI,
Feb.
15.
C.
T.
Wang,
foreign
minister
for
the
Chinese
central
government,
announced
ycsicrdny
the
draft
of
an
agreement
with
Qreat
Drltaln
providing
for
the
retrocession
to
China
of
the
leasehold
of
Wei
Hal
Wei.
The
agreement
has
been
Initiated
and,
upon
being
approved
by
the
British
government,
will
be
signed.-
Wei
Hal
Wei
has
been
leased
to
the
British
since
1893.
Vote
On
Question
Of
Watt
Inquiry
Was
29
to
11
VICTORIA,
Feb.
14.
The
opposi
tion
amendment
calling
for
inves
SStiTS
Ta-Roy
Tension
of
the
Norman
Watt
charges
was
de-
leated
by
a
vote
of
29
to
11.
The
slate
was
wiped
clean
of
Watt
res-
olutlons
Immediately
thereafter
when
Ian
Mackenzie,
Liberal,
with-
drew
his
resolution
for
enquiry
by
legislative
committee.
sJsa(l
12
to
enrov
on
Property
I
liven
runner
man
Govern
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tx.,
given
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11U11.
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wnb
ai
iiisl
miuwii.
uiiuer
.original
legislation
to
prevent
tim-
utri
a
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biuii
111
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ac
ui.ic
ui
uac"
empuon,
ne
saia,
Dona
iiue
sevvieis
had
been
accordingly
faced
with
i
the
necessity
of
refunding
to
the
government
for
all
timber
sales
above
the
statutory
allotment.
T.
D.
Pattullo,
Liberal
leader,
expressed
his
belief
that
the
government
should
also
make
refunds
to
homesteaders
who
had
actually
paid
such
moneys
to
the
province.
He
said
it
was
the
nan
who
had
resisted
payment
that
received
benefit
when
those
who
paid
were
penalised.
STOCK
QUOTATIONS
Clone
Feb.
IS,
1930
,
Mines
Bajvicw,
IK,
2.
Big
Mkwourl.
06,
70.
Cork
Province,
nil.
4.
Duthlc
Mines,
26,
34.
George
Copper,
2.78,
3.00.
Geergie
River.
10,
12.
Golconda,
78,
nil.
Grand
view.
11V4.
H.
Independence,
nil,
5.
Indian
Mines,
3,
4.
Inter.
Coal
Si
Coke,
30,
32.
Kootenay
Florence,
4,
5.
Kootenay
King.
3V.
4.
Mohawk,
nil,
1V4-Morton
Wooteey,
8,
8Vi-Marmot
River
Oold.
nil,
13.
Nat.
Sll.
O.
S
Noble
Five,
20,
26.
Oregon
Copper,
11.
12.
Pend
Oreille
(Cm.),
3
JO,
3.40.
Premier,
1.42.
1.45.
Porter-Idaho,
21.
24.
Reeves
Macdonald,
1.03,
1.05.
Rufus-Argertta,
6,
ntl.
Ruth-Hope,
10,
11.
Sliver
Crest,
ntl,
4.
Silverado
Cons.,
15,
26.
Snowflake,
16.
16.
Sunloch,
80,
1.00.
Topley
Richfield,
3,
5.
Torlc
Mines,
nil.
1.00.
Whitewater
(Cm.),
nil,
10.
Woodbine,
2.
S.
Bluebird,
ntl,
5u
Oils
A.
P.
Consolidated.
1.99,1.07.
Oalmont
Oik
Ltd.,
139,
1.60.
Dalhousie
Oil,
1.08,
1.70.
Fabyan
Pete.
6,
6V4-
':
Home
Oil,
0.75,
0.90.
.
Royallte,
40JOO.
43.00.
s
Hargal,
1.23,
154.
Freehold,
60,
61.
Sterling
Pacific,
417,
40.
United.
85,
37.
Merland.
40,
nil.
C
it
B.
Corp.
2.08,
2.10,
1
GROSS
DEBT
OF
PROVINCE
NEAR
i
-
Ttf
5116,000,000
.VICTORIA,
Feb.
15,
The
cross
funded
debt
of
British
j
n
nmh
a
in
in
ruuiiu
iikuiuo
t
!K3oo
anV
the
ffoaUng
1
g
WoO.OOO.
E.
D.
John-
j.
rtonutv
minister
of
fl-
nan'ce,
told
the
public
accounts
committee
of
the
legislature
yesterday.
'
.
.
Omineea
ski
tournament
Pete
Sandhes
of
the
Omineea
Ski
CJub,
Burn
Lake,
champion
of
last
season
and
recent
winner
of
the
Western
Q&nada
all-round
ski
championship
title
at
Revelstoke,
was
successful
in
defending
his
provincial
title.
Complete
results
in
the
combined
ski
championship
event
were:
First,
Pete
Sandnes,
Burns
Lake.
Second,
A.
Sneis,
Hollyburn
Pa-
cifjj
Ski
Club.
Third,
Ji
Knudstm,
trincewn.
Fourth,
K.
Hysven.
Burns
Lake.
Fifth,
II.
Pettersen,
Grouse
Mountain
Ski
Club.
Sixth.
T.
Tapping.
Revelstoke.
In
the
Jumping
special
event,
Pete
Sandnes
was
first;
T.
Tapping,
Revelstoke.
second;
and
I.
Knudsen.
Princeton,
third.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
16.
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
$1.19.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
SATURDAY,
NTS
ARE
MADE
FIND
OF
:
UNIFORMITY
OF
EDUCATION
FOR
;
CANADA
MOOTED
VICTORIA,
Feb.
15.
An
in-
ter-prevlnotel
conference
em-
bracing
Ihe
whole
Dominion
will
be
held
shortly
for
the
purpose
of
securing
uniform-
lty
in
educational
methods,
it
was
announced
in
the
leglsla-
ture
yesterday
by
Hon.
Joshua
Hlnchcliff
e,
minister
of
educa-
tion.
MORE
DETAILS
OF
BARGE
CASE
Though
Charges
Said
to
Have
Been
Made
Arainst
Island
Man,
He
Got
Month's
Bonus
(Special
to
Dally
News)
VICTORIA,
Feb.
15,
Refusal
was
riven
on
behalf
of
the
government
by
Hon.
Joshua
Ilinch-cliffe
in
the
legislature
Thursday
to
T.
D.
Pattullo's
motion
for
a
disclosure
of
the
complaints
on
which
John
L.
Barge,
sub-agent
at
Queen
Charlotte
City,
had
been
dismissed
and
theji
subjected
to
an
lnvesUga-,
tlorO
Mr.
Pattullo's
motion
was
defeated
on
an
unrecorded
partv
vote.
A.
M.
Manson,
K.Cn
analyzed
the
evidence
at
the
enquiry
and
contended
that
Mr.
Barge
had
not
been
proven
guilty
of
any
serious
offense.
He
joined
Mr.
Pattullo
in
appealing
to
Premier
Tolmie
to
rfcht
Ma
nasty
piece
of
Injustice
to
a
fine
old
pioneer
settler
committed
on
highly
technical
grounds."
Mr.
Pattullo
asked
whether
the
government
was
aware
of
the
charges
against
Mr.
Barge
before
it
dismissed
him.
The
preniiti
sdi.t
t'serc
was
enoiigh
Information
on
which
to
act.
"Then
how
did
you
come
to
pass
an
order-in-council
giving
him
a
month's
pay
two
weeks
after
he
was
dismissed?"
demanded
the
opposition
leader.
SANDNES
WINNER
Successfully
Defended
ilis
Provincial
Championship
at
Burns
Lake
COMBINED
RESULTS
Interior
Man
Was
Also
Winner
of
Jumping
Special
v
.
BURNS
LAKE,
Feb.
15.
In
EMERY
IS
MADE
Plays
Baseball
To
r
a.'
Ball
Hub
p
ucti
.
id
'
vr
.j
I
-ravnni
star
Ditcher,
who
signed
to
thr
N'
w
York
Gia:.i:,
m
Prrnant
Campaign,
studies
mettK
'
cine
at
8t.
Lrvtls
University
in
in
spare
time.
Sensational
Charges
Involving
Prominent
Lawyer
Are
Laid
by
Chief
of
Police
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
Feb.
15.
Police
Chief
Bingham,
appearing
before
the
police
commission
yesterday,
branded
as
"an
absolute
fake"
the
recent
alleged
holdup
of
W.
F.
Brougham,
city
barrister,
when
jewels
worth
$7500
were
rflnorted
to
have
been
taken.
Bincham
also
charged
that
fourteen
recent
holdups
here
were
fakes.
When
JIayor
W.
H.
Malkin
asked
the
chief
yesterday
about
the
Brougham
case:
"What
is
your
opinion,
chief?"
the,
latter
replied:
"It
is
an
absolute
fake,
sir."
Referring
to
reports
of
the
police
commission
meeting,
Brougham
i
m
R
i
VI
theljion
0f
the
Incident
either
before
last
night
said:
'Referring
to
reports
In
the
press.
I
wish
to
say
that
they
are
In
part
incorrect
and
so
twisted
about
as
to
entirely
change
the
reports
I
made
to
the
detectives.
The
police
commission
heard
one
'side
of
the
story
only
and
I
wish
the
opportunity
to
present
my
ver
the
police
commission
or
in
court.'
AIMS
BLOW
AT
RUPERT
Alaskan
Cities
Ask
For
Duty
on
Frozen
Halibut
Going
Into
Slates
From
Canada
JUNEAU,
Feb.
15
Thi.
Chamber
of
Commerce
here
decided
to
ask
Congress
through
Delegate
Sutherland
to
place
a
duty
of
5
cents
a
pound
on
froaen
halibut
from
foreign
countries
entering
the
United
States.
This
is
following
a
similar
mote
and
jiKrtchltan
Zm!
the
custom
of
fishermen
selling
their
catches
in
Prince
Rupert,
where
part
of
it
is
froaen
and
later
chipped
Into
United
states
large
cities.
FEB.
15,
1930
o
Study
Medicine
I
AIK
MAIL
MARCH
3
Twenty-four
Hours
Will
Be
Cut
Off
Winnipeg
to
Coast
Time
by
Prairie
Service
OTTAWA,
Feb.
14.
Air
mail
service
on
the
prairies
will
be
Inaugurated
on
March
3.
Postmaster-General
P.
J.
Veniot
announced
last
night.
The
main
line
will
connect
Winnipeg,
Reglna,
Moose
Jaw,
Medicine
Hat
and
Calgary.
Another
route
running
between
Edmonton,
North
Battlef
ord
and
Saskatoon
will
go
into
operation
the
same
day.
With
the
new
system
in
operation
a
saving
of
24
hours
in
carriage
of
mail
between
Winnipeg
and
the
Pacific
coast
will
be
effected.
Are
Trying
To
Persuade
France
LONDON,
Feb.
15.
British
and
United
States
delegates
went
Into
action
yesterday
to
try
to
persuade
France
to
tower
her
claim
for
724
tons
of
naval
craft.
LAND
NEAR
THIS
CITY
Unique
Kumeleon
Inlet
Scene
of
Discovery
of
Non-Metallic
Minerals
Ore
Body
Found
by
Resident
Engineer
on
Brozal
Property
Interesting;
Also
Silliminate
The
only
known
deposits
of
emery
in
British
Columbia
may
have
been
found
on
claims
of
Pete
Brozat
of
this
city
in
Kumeleon
Inlet,
in
Grenville
Channel,
some
fifteen
or
twenty
miles
south
of
Prince
Rupert.
While
making
an
examination
of
the
property,
upon
which
Brozat
was
working
in
sulphides
for
gold
and
silver,
Dr.
J.
T.
Mandy,
resident
mining
engineer,
noticed
a
peculiar
rock
formation
of
bronzitite
in
which
were
veins
and
streaks
of
emery
which
is
a
mixture
of
corondum
and
magnetite.
No
prospecting
or
work
of
any
kind
has
as
yet
been
carried
out
on
these
par-
rriA
TJT'.Trt
TT"
i
OP
tlcular
showings
and,
whether
or,
B
fw
SI4A
not
they
are
of
commercial
impor-,
V
JL1
VJL1IU
JU
tance,
will
depend
or
course,
on
ine
grade
and
extent
of
the
body.
Dr.
;
iiviauuy
Dcuevee,
uuwcvci,
uiat
uictc
may
be
a
commercial
opportunity
IPure
pieces
are
to
be
sent
to
Otta-jThto
Will
Have
to
Be
Done
if
Gov-wa
for
analyst
Ttie
showings
are
j
ernment
Gives
No
Relief,
'located
right
on
seaboard.
The
use.
Theatre
Official
States
emery
for
manufacture
of
sharp-1
.....
.
fDf
ening
tools
is."of
course,
known.
VANCOUVER.
Feb.
15.
"Theatre
There
may
also
be
an
opportun-
prices
will
be
Increased
five
per
i...
u.
.it...
rant
iht
amnimt
nf
thp
nrnvinrlal
I
L
v
uii
Li
ir
aiimc
uiuucibi
iui
uuivi
refractory
minerals
such
as
silllma-
nite,
which
is
used
in
the
making
of
fire
brick.
Sllllmanlte
is
believed
to
occur
in
association
with
the
bronzitite
in
this
unique
area.
In
the
general
endeavor
to
find
metal
prospects
In
this
district,
Dr
Mandy
believes
that
very
good
non
.
I
metallic
opportunities
have
been
neglected
such
as
the
phosphates
j
of
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
and
i
the
clays
in
other
parts
of
the
north.
TORONTO
STOCKS
(Coury
8.
D.
Jatiniton
On.
i
Amulet
1.6
1.65
Dome
7.60
8.06
Falconbrldge
4.95
5.00
Holllnger
550
5.66
Hudson
Bay
-1350
14.00
Howie
.02
.03
Int.
Nickel
38
JO
3825
Imperial
Oil
25.00
2520
Mining
Corporation
325
3.40
Mdntyre
18.60
18.75
Noranaa
41.00
41.25
Nrpisslng
1.65
1.85
Sherrltt
Gordon
..
2.91
2:95
Sudbury
Basin
....
4.01
4.05
Teck
Hughes
625
6.30
Ventures
2.30
2.40
Wright
Hargraves
1.98
2.00
Power
Corporation
Helping
This
Port
In
Outlet
Efforts
Aid.
Theo
Collart,
chairman
of
the
Prince
Rupert-Peace
River
Outlet
Association,
has
sent
a
letter
to
H.
E.
Pawson,
assistant
commercial
manager
of
the
Power
Corporation
of
Canada
at
Montreal,
acknowl-'
sdglng
Interest
that
has
been
taken
!
by
him
in
the
endeavor
to
secure
I
the
Peace
River
ouUet
here.
Says
j
Aid.
Collart's
letter
19,
part:
"The
j
committee
and,
the
people
of
this
1
city
feel
that,
with
the
help
of
an
;
organisation
like
the
Power
Corpor-
j
atlon
of
Canada,
the
chances
fori
securing
the
outlet
for
Prince
Rup-
j
ert
are
considerably
increased."
Union
steamer
Cardena,
Capt.
A.
Johnstone,
arrived
in
port
at
8:30
last
evening
from
the
south
with
a
light
passenger
list
and
sailed
at
midnight
on
her
return
to
Vancouver
and
way
ports.
Boston
Grill
LARGE
CA1UKET
Special
Dlnnen
Thuradaya
and
Baturdj
Dancing
Every
Saturday
Ntghl,
to
It
Dance
Hall
for
Hire
Aocomro
odatlona
(or
PrlvaU
Partlea
PHONE
457
PIMCE
FIVE
CEN1-S
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Kit
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.
amusemerit
tax.
generally,
all
over
BriUsh
Columbia
and
the
old
amusement
tax
Uekets
wttl
be
reinstated
unlesjptrygyoj-nment
can
sec
its
way
clrlttfcarry
out
the
policy
of
the
late
government
and
grant
some
relief
to
theatres
which
are
absorbing
the
tax,"
it
was
stated
'yesterday
by
j.
k.
Muir,
manager
ior
British
Columbia
of
the
Famous
Players
Canadian
Corporation.
Ltd.
SITUATION
.
SUMMED
UP
Something
Has
to
Be
Done
With
Regard
To
Salmon
Fisheries,
Goe
Declares
VICTORIA,
Feb.
15-"It
Is
well
known
that
there
la
depletion
ol
salmon
In
British
Columbia
waters,
that
the
fishermen
are
not
making
money,
trjat,
the
manufac
turers
are
not
making
enough
money,
and
that
something
has
to
be
done,"
declared
Richard
Gosse,
general
manager
of
the
British
Co-lummbia
Packers,
Ltd..
before
the
fisheries
commtttee
ot
the
legislature
yesterday.
COMMITTEES
OF
TERRACE
BOARD
Chairmen
Have
Been
Appointed
by
the
President,
E.
T.
Kcnney
E.
T.
Kenney,
president
of
the
Terrace
Board
of
Trade,
has
appointed
committee
chairman
for
1930
as
follows:
Agriculture
H.
A.
Swain.
Membership
W.
H,
purnett.
Civic
affairs
Rev.
H.
T.
Allen.
Public
works
Ti:Tumx.'iu-
,
Mlnini-J.'
K-'fterdohl
'
Lumbering
G.iDover.
sf
Publicity!!.
IffifljwetflfJ
W
Entertainment
W.
A.
Klrkpat-rlck.
Reception
Rev.
A.
W.
Robinson.
Railway
C.
R.
Gilbert.
Finance
O.
T.
Sundol.
Owing
to
the
bad
weather,
tho
regular
monthly
meeting
of
the
St.
Andrew's
Society,
called
for
last
evening,
was
postponed
until
Monday
evening.