TOMORROW'S TIDES Thursday, April 10, 1930 High .11.35 a.m. 20.3 ft. Low Vol. XXI.. NO. 84. 5.36 a.m. 5.9 ft. 17.58 p.m. 3.3 ft. The Prince Rupert Gyro Club, at Its regular monthly business luncheon today, passed for transmission by telegraph a resolution of condolences to Mr. and Mrs. Waon In their bereavement. TO RECEIVE 100 CENTS ON DOLLAR Plan Submitted For Benefit Stoble-Forlong Creditors of TORONTO. April 9: A plan will be submitted to the creditors of Stoble. Forlong ii Co. under which It is believed the creditors will re eclve one hundred cents on the dol lar in the fofm of o five-year de bentures plus bonus on shares of common stock with each $100 de benture. The statement of the company's affairs shows a surplus in excess of S2.000.000 but It is submitted, that a considerable portion of the assets nrn not readilv convertible Into cash. Three boys of Juvenile age pleaded guilty before Judge Young In County Court yesterday afternoon on charges of burglary and were remanded until Saturday for t HEAPS AMENDMENT DEFEATED IN HOUSE OTTAWA, April 9:-The am- endment of A. A. Heaps, Labor member for North Winnipeg, calling for Immediate action by the federal government to relieve unemployment, was de- fcated In the House of Com" mons yesterday by the narrow margin of 18 votes. For the ing taken. Liquor Cases in Mill Engineer Aiming to Suppress Disobedience as Soon and Peacefully as May Be Possible in Troublous Land GANDHISTS VERY BUSY Number of Demonstrations Imported In and Around Bombay BOMBAY. India. April 9:-De-monstrations fostered by the Oand-hlsts are considerably Increasing both in this city and in the smaller towns and villages in this part of the country At one point where it was reported Oandhl was to be arrested. 10.000 people gathered but so far the leader of the movement is free. In Bombay numerous demonstrations have been made, especially by students who are among the leaders in tho anti-British cause. BOY SHOT WEAR! Young Son. of President of Edmonton Gyro Club Killed Instantly Yesterday EDMONTON. April 9: Shot through the heart by a bullet from a 44-callbre revplyer In the hands of a playmate yesterday, Keith Watson, aged seven, son of the president of the Gyro Club, was killed Instantly. ' The revolver was being shown young Watson by Kenenth Ames, aged six, in the Ames, house. Methods of Administration Are Receiving General Support non-interference With Gandhi Not Taken as Weakness SIMLA, India. April 9:- The covernrhent of India is following a careful policy designed to suppress the civil! disobedience movement as speedily as possible and withj as little disturbance as possible. Reports reaching Simla i from all parts of India indicate that the government's j methods are receiving general support and are not excit ing half as much mystification in India as among the less informed public in England and elsewhere. Well informed opinion in India is strongly impressed -. owlth the government's wisdom of FIVE POWER AGREEMENT Limited Scope For Pact Which is Likely to Be Signed in London LONDON, April 9: A five-power I agreement is being drawn up cover- ng those points in which the Unl-ed States, Britain and Japan can Ijrce with France and Italy. While ills is not what those responsible or the conferences i?!5 for, it Is better than letting th conference end without any definite action be the United States Keep Courts Busy WASHINGTON, April -Statis tics just Issued give the number of cases tried by the courts in the past year in which prohibition was in volved at 26,611, a little less than for the previous year. Convictions were securea in over z,uiw cases and the amount paid In fines amounted to considerably more han three million dollars. D0CKFALLS IN HARBOR Part of American Co.'s Wharf at Seattle Crashes Into Elliott Bay SEATLE, April 9: With a roar that could be lityird for many blocks, a 30-fopt two-storey section of the American Can Co.'s pier crashed into Elliott Bay here yesterday. No one was hurt but thousands of cans, cased for shipment to Alaskan canneries crashed Into the bay. , Loses His Life Ernest A. Poolcy Crushed By Flywheel at Do!larton Mills Near North Vancouver NORTH VANCOUVER. April 9: Ernest A. Pooley. engineer at the Dollarton mills, was almost instantly killed when a 'flywheel crushed hi rhest In the mill at 7 o'clock ELECTS SPEEDY TRIAL On appearing before Judge Young in County Court yesterday afternoon, Phil Sekinaeff . elected ,""piL for speedy trial on a cnarge oi ?uiu latin policy In leaving Mahatma Oandhl, rebel leader, alone so long as this can be done with safety. Non-interference wlUi Mahatma's person Is not regarded as any Indication of weakness cn the part of the authorities but it is recognized that precipitate action might give the artificial stimulus that its promoters are only too nxious to secure. RUSH POWER LINE WORK SUshln gand Clearing Wlir Soon Be Done Start Is Made on Kiver Piers With power house construction at Falls River well under way and steadily proceeding, the Power Corporation of Canada is now concentrating on the long transmission line which will bring the electric current to this city from the site of generation. Slashing and clearing for the line has all been completed on the Ecstall Biver end or that porlion on the other side of the Skeena Kiver while some six miles remains to be done on this end. This should be completed within a month or little more. Digging of the rock holes in which the poles will be anchored Is starting now at points where the clearing has been finished. The Carter Halls - Aldinger Co, which has been awarded the work, will start this week on the piers which will carry the transmission line towers across the Skeena Kiver from Tyee. ANYOX WANTS POST OFFICE Hctter Premises Asked Ily Conservative Association C. O. Frlc-kcr New President ANYOX. April 9: The Anyox Conservative Association, at its annual meeting last week, decided to prefcs for better post office facilities ; locally. The post office Is located i now In the general store building' and is a poky little place which has ! long been considered inadequate to the needs of the community. The association elected officers for the year as follows: President. C. O. Fricker. Vice-president. D. M. Buck. Secretary treasurer, A. H. Stewart. Executive Dr. D. R. Learoyd, Rev. J. S. Drayfleld, F. Dresser, A. this morning. He leayes a wife and McDonald T j Klrkwood ahd Ed three children. Blundell. Honorary officers are Hon. It. B. Bennett, Hon. S. F. Tolmie, J. C. Brady MP,- and T. W. Falconer.. "Income tax Is inevitable," says a writer, "and it behooves U3 to amendment there were 81 Baldwin. Hearing of the' pay up and look pleasant." votes and against, 99. 'r iTset for April 15. ' ot us, however, Just pay up. Most NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1930 INDIA GOVERNMt A. M. MANSON Member -.1 the L - sla e izi Omagra to t bring prominently mentioned tr the soi th as sucacssor to T D. Pat-tul! .-:"! -r nf 'ie Ubual Party In the Legislature, should the latter decide to go inw ft-dcral points France Creates Sensation at Parley By Statement She Will Never Concede Italy Parity LONDON, April 9: France created a sensation in naval conference circles today when Jacques Du-mesnil, French minister of marine, was said in authoritative quarters to have told Rt. Hon. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the British Admiralty, that, not only would France never concede parity with Italy but that she demanded superiority of 210,000 tons over the Latin neighbor. Dalliousie to Operate Tidewater Molybdenite Property at Alice Arm After Many Years Idleness ALICE ARM. Anril 9: A bright snot in the general depression of the metal markets in the Alice Arm camp, is the initiating of new development operations this week nn the Tidewater Molvbdenite property. This proporty, which has been idlo since 1917, is located some two miles down the inlet of Alice Arm from the camp of Alice Arm, and has been . taken over by the Dalliousie Mines Co. An- ?us McLeotf, who has been in cnarge 01 several oi ineir field operations, arrived this week to take charge and begin development work. o The Tidewater Molybdenite group was carried out by the company, comprises 12 claims and Includes : and the present showings are most promising. A report by V. L. Bardly- the holdings of the old Molybdenite Wilmot, of the Mines Department, Mlnng and Ration Co.. n which; .m-v, u h ww t originally worked the property, ? t- pronounccs It a high ceasing operations In 1917 The con8ldcred amon(f of operations at that suspension he bccfc and most promtslns molyb- T llTL XZ J, denlte prospects he has seen in he ore body but should be charged Thore con8u of fme to amanag5ment new to thatchar- semi-amorphous molyb- acter of ore coutfed with a genera dl8scmlnated through a ser- " dearth of knowledge In carrying out les r quartz milling and flotation operations as vei", comoared with present practice. connection with the operating Considerable development work (Continued on p.ige four) Boston Grill LAKUB CAUAKET Special Dinner Thuridayi and Baturdtyi DnHnc Etm7 Saturday Might, 9 to IX Dmo Hall (or Hlr AocommdtUon or Private Partlc PHONE 4S7 PRICE FIVE CENTS POLICY REIGN LEGATIONS Empire Disunity Feared By Church, Conservative Member Toronto Seat Estimates Totalling $610,487 Include Appropriations For London, Washington, Paris, Tokyo and Geneva Offices OTTAWA, April 9: Canada's foreign legations were nder fire in the House of Commons last night when esti-lates of the Department of External Affairs, amounting o $610,487 were being considered in committee. The total .ncluded appropriations for the offices at London, Washington, Pans and Tokyo and the League of Nations at Geneva. Premier King w"as in charge of the estimates which were approved before the committee rose. i. L. Churcn, Conservative member for Toronto, pro-ested against the policy of opening legations abroad, de-aring that it was going to land the country in u policy of Empire disunity. WASTEFUL iK1LUNGX)N SPENDERS! S ASK. FARM Pattullo Attacks Extravagance of Conservative Government in Vancouver Speech VICTORIA, April 9: Addressing a public meeting here last night, T. D. Pattullo, provincial Liberal leader, declared that the present provincial government, inebriated with power of authority, was running amuck. The government, he said, was now spending at the rate of more than $41,000,-000 a year and, by the time the House meets next year, will have spent, in two and a halt years it has been in office by then, $90,000,000 or REVENUE DECREASE Sir Henry Thornton Attributes This to Reduced Crop and Wheat Marketing Situation OTTAWA, April 9: Decrease In the gross revenue of the Canadian National Railways was almost entirely due to the reduced crop In he prairie provinces and market- 'ng conditions, according to Sir Henry Thornton, president, in his innual report for 1929 whjch was cabled In the House of Commons vesterday afternoon. OperaUng revenues declined .six per cent and jrft earnings were slightly more th-n $45 000 000. Toronto Stocks (Courtly S. D. Johmton Oo. ) Amulet. $U41. $1.42. Dome, 8.85, 8.95. , Falconbrldge, 4.30, 4.50. Holllnger, 6.40, 6.45. Hudson Bay, 12.10, ,12.25. Imperial Oil,. 28.75,. 28.90. :, Int. Nickel, 42.75, 43.00.1?. .-Manitoba Basin, .06 Vi, .07. Mining Corp., 2.55, 2.60. Mclntyre, 18.55, 18.75. Norrnda, 39.50, 39.75. Sheritt Oordon, 2.43, 2.45. Sudbury Basin, 3.00, 3.03. Tech Hughes, 6.50, 6.55. Treadwell Yukon, 6,15, nil. Ventures, 1.83. 1.85. Wright Hargraves, 1.80, 1.84. Two Dead and Four Inj'ircd as Re- ' suit of Shooting Affray Near BfeweV ' ' '' ' tev Ui; t; in ' .nav'.i i)ai .nw... MELVILLE, SaskO April )9:mTwa persons are dead and fotfri injured as a result of a shooting' affray on a farm near "Brewer, Sask., yesterday. Mike Bllarskl was killed in stantly and Mrs. John Oravosky died last night from wounds re ceived. No Halibut Is Sold Today At Fish Exchange There was no halibut sale at the local exchange today but an auction may belheld arly tomorrow nomine should (here be enough fish In by then to make up a special train. A total of 73.000 pounds vas in today, 40,000 on American boats and 39,000 on Canadian. The boats in are: American Kodlak, Gloria. Canadian Zapora, Fanny F., 'ape Race, Mayflower, Ringleader, Slklng, Borgund. Renting of Post Offices in the United States WASHINGTON, April 0: A scan-daHs developing here In connection with' the renting of post office buildings to the government, it being charged that the government Is paying $18,000,000 annuaUy for buildings which should be owned by the government. J,. .. J u.i . EXCELSIORS WIN J BASKETBALL TITLE VANCOUVER, April 9:--St. Andrew's Excelsior of Van- couver won the men's senior "B" basketball championship of Brltl:.; Columbia by defeat- lng Trail with a score of 40 to 21 here last night.