Taxi-—-Phone 99 Open Day and Night New Management s xX, NO, 248, anning to Colonize Charlotte Islands with Hardy Fisherfolk from Old Country oreton Frewen, Economist and Financier, Enthusiastic over Prince Rupert and its Future and Especially over the Development of the Fisheries. (Special to The News via G.T.P. Telegravis.) A plan to colonize the Queen Charlotte Islands with fishermen soldiers from the Old Country is one of the interesting | emes that Moreton Frewen, economist and financial expert, | in view. The plans are not worked out but Mr. Frewen has. ear of the public and a great deal of influence with the author- both at Ottawa and at Victoria, as well as in England. He now making investigations with a view to forwarding the eme. He arrived here last night and will be in the city some 's. “it is a few months too early to expect much capital from land, but | am here looking into conditions and making plans,” Mr. Flewen to a Daily Néws ee entative this morning. “I eve ‘ Prince Rupert, however. NEW ENGLAND ® are going to have a great From everything | hear you Number of Boats Lane n a healthy, improving Jition and IT look for a steady th and development,” interested in a in Port Seli ry. Fiewen 18 t of land across the harbor Catches at Fish Exchange ) has already been laid out This Morning. townsite. It. ineludes the - erty of which the salt lakes a part. Naturally he is in- ted in the city and its future, he is also an enthusiast on omy and food production and The big trawler New England is unloading 75,000 Ibs. of hdli- but at the Atlin Fisheries’ plant today. This is her first call here this season, This morning's fish Prince Rupert one of sale was larger than for some res of the Empire.’ time, but the price was down to ays that Peinee Rupert is be- 49@ for first class fish, after hav- talked of everywhere. jing sold for 20¢ at the last two une from*Sir Jotn Lawes, | sales. Fr n mentioned a state-| Following are the catches and ft hich that eminent man| prices: that one acre of water off the} Speculator, 5,000 ibs.; Vienna, \ produce more food!9,000; Venus, 11,000; Marguerite, dred acres of pas-|1,500, and June, 1,000 Ibs., sold n one of the fertile|to the Gold Storage at 18.9c. and Ibs., 19¢, bid, so she a here. Enough interest was! Lancing, 8,000 ibs.; Caygeon, nin the fisheries nor was | 2,000; D. C, F. No, 1, 7,000; Magh- Xpected to see a great de-|sold to Royal Fisheries for ment of these in the near and 13.4e, Ht therefrom, i Storage at 18.6e and 13.4c. Frewen went on to quote The Helena was in with 17,000 si which showed that at!fied with the priee ow thay was seven pounds| went to Seattle. Prion should be changed. | 4 oa — ee wuber- | FIRE ABOARD 's and the general health of ali and more fish were used. PRINCE RUPERT Frewen has done much to rt. He has written many | Discharged Damaged azi irticles. One on Can- | Cargo. ared in “The Nineteenth Gen-'! (Special via G. TP. Telegraphe.) and After,” VANGOUVER, October 24.—The terested in the rail-| Prinee Rupert on time tomorrow. ‘ion. He had been to} Shortly after leaving Vancouver i result he felt sure|aboard the boat and she returned Rupert had everything to port. Her hold was flooded ‘nent taking over the) after which the vessel proceeded a ‘'e Government realized! for Prince Rupert. to this place, saiue of the port to the | and the pesult wantd te GOOD OFFERINGS AT i ® “overnment was deter. ’ £0 ahead with the plan . “A Very Good Young Man” at the Westhoime and Humor at bh. = ‘sell, tax commissioner ‘rand Trunk Pacifie Rail- ine “tal shi + ed in the city last even. Brycnt Washburn in “A Very @ is ’e6companiad on his BL tonigh! at the Westholme Theatre. It is a story of a man being re- ish counties. The same was| 13.4c. wonderful wealth conserved.| nel, 3,000; Dorreen, 6,000 f d Prinee Rupert would} Viola sold 2,000 Ibs. to the Cold s authorities on the Sool ihe. but her men were w&\ satis- eat used to one of fish. This would be better if less public attention te Prince! Boat Returned to Vancouver and By Northland recently | Ti. rowen said that he had! Prince Rupert will not arrive at ‘nd talked with the minis-ilast night fire was discovered ‘nd nothing to lose from'and the damaged cargo removed POnSibilities the flei; a leia he country, He felt ROTH THE THEATRES Prince "ince Rupert would benefit. the Empress.” ary ( ! Good Young Man” is the offering Y Mrs, Bissell, for Atking’ Sausages. ty | fused by a girl and then going off oe —— and making a fool of himself. He 00 cceceen — tries to be a bad man but fails and gives up the job in disgust. At the Empress “Johnny on the Spot” is said to be a picture with a launch in every crank of the Otice to Launch and Boatmen bles Span & camera, It is a story filled with “Pan She . 7 ing te, Shawatlans Passage spontaneous and infeetious hu AIT : W do "s to Water Main, mor, which centres around the "N whe ' when deeper theme of a beautiful ro mance. Crossing pipe cables before For all Household Furniture telephone 123-—Barrie's Furniture FP. § CLEMENTS, City Engineer, = Che Daily News" PRINCE RUPERT Northern and Central British Columbia’s Newspaper ——_—_- —— ——————————— PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, OCTORER 24. 1010. —_—— -— — = ee Queen _EX-EMPEROR IS CONCERNED ~~ IN INTRIGUES Political Correspondent of Daily Mail Says He is in Constant Communication With Royalists. — (special via G. T. P. LONDON, Oct. 24. Telegrapns. } ~The former Kunopeéror and the former Crown + Pri or are concermmed in intrigues r. oe # Gorman Royalists, the po- IS : Hiti@@l correspondent of the Daily Mai asserts. "he ex-emperor is far from loadin tf a life of detachment from Cerfpan affairs. He reeently has Several Shiploads on Way to|*°*! & number of mysterious Vancouver, the First Being ‘isitors from Germany and is re. Due on Monday. ceiving many telegrams. He is ——— constantly in communication with VANCOUVER, October 24.—The] some place in Germany by tele. sugar shortage in British Colum-;)bone, a private line having been bia will be materially relieved) @ttached to his residence across within the next two months, is|the frontier. These communica- the statement made today by D./t'ons are with German Royalists, S. Rogers of the B. CG. Sugar Re- finery, who said that starting next month a larger quantity would be FRACTURED ARM available, Dan McKenzie, ten years old, Two vessels from Fiji are on! son of Dunean McKenzie, of Am- the way, the first carrying 7: brose Avenue, was admitted to tons due next Monday, and the| the General Hospital last evening second with 2,300 tons coming ajwith a fractured arm. The little week later. Then will follow sev-| fellow had been playing around eral cargoes of Peruvian sugar.|!'° Kine Edward School, where As to the future, sufficient raw|le fell off a ladder. breaking his material is in sight to assure to|arm near the wrist. He is getting western Canada an ample supplyjalong this morning as well as can for the first half of next year. he expected. British Government 2° Thirty M Grand W. L. Mackenzie to 61, same division. drews. The House then went it is expected to give it a third when it will go to the Senate, where a debate of some duration is expected. In the first speech of Hon. W. I.. Mackenzie King, the new Lib eral Leader, since his re-election to Parliament it was announced that D. D. MeKenzie would con- tinue to be House leader for the remainder of the session. Mr. King declared that the Gov- ernment’s proposal in the matter of the railway was not public ownership at all. Guaranteed and debenture stocks were left in the hands of the present possessors, to whom the Government guaran- teed four per cent interest an- avally for thirty years. H. H. Stevens of Vancouver in- Lerjected the statement that own- ershipyef the noad was Vested in the voting stock and not in that May Have to Resign Defeated on Amendment to Alien Labor Law and House Adjourned until Monday to Consider Position. (Special to The News via G.T.P. Telegraphs.) LONDON, October 24.—The country is suddenly faced with the possibility of the resignation of the Government, owing to unexpected developments in the House of Commons by a majority of members. Only about half the members were present and voted with the result that the Government was defeated by 185 to 113. It is the general belief in political circles that the Govern- ment will not resign but it is not unlikely that Home Secretary Short who is in charge of the Alien Bill, may tender his resigna- tion, The Alien Bill, the earlier stages of which were disposed of during the summer session, was in its report stage. The com- mittee had previously inserted an amendment witholding pilotage certificates from all aliens and today the Government sought by an amendment to modify this resolution in favor mainly of French pilots for whom special provision ha dbheen made in the existing pilotage act. The amendment was defeated although in charge of Govern- ment whips. \ndrew Bonar Law at once moved! the adjournment of the House until Monday to ehable the Government to consider what course it would adopt. » Me admitted thatthe defeat of the amend- ment with Government whips was a serious matter, requiring considerable consideration, but he declined to admit that it neces- sarily implied the resignation of the ministry, KETCHIKAN MURDER © WAS COLD-BLOODED District Attorney Shot down on Street Last Evening by Patsy Shannahan (Special to The News via 4.7, P, Telegraphs.) KETCHIKAN, October 24.—One of the foulest and most cold- blooded murders ever perpetrated in the North occurred here last 5:30 when District Attorney Steve Ragar was shot in the head on one of the main streets in the presence of many people passing on the street. The shooting, it is said by eye- witnesses, was done by 4 logger, “Patsy Shannahan, who has heen acting strangely of late and had threatened Ragar after he had ordered him off the wharf. Immediately after the death, which was instantaneous, search parties were sent in all direc- lions to locate Shannahan and he was placed under arrest coming out of his room in the hotel. evening at Mr. Ragar was a married man with a family and ha been ok in Ketchikan for & number of years. H was listriet attorney inst returning home from his office, carrying a package of ¢ ugh- « which he was taking home for his family. He was . re- aoe Bo of Ketchikan and the ire of the people has been which the Grand Trunk stock- holders will keep. Mr. King, however, reiterated that.so long as the stock remain- ed in the’ hands of the present shareholders, the Government would not own the road. stockholders will reap the benefit of the Government § guarantee, whieh would inerease the value .[ the stocks to par. TWO WEEKS OF VAUDEVILLE Arrangements Made fof a Large Musical Comedy Company to Give Series of Shows Here. For two weeks, commencing tomorrow night, there will be a feast of musical comedy at the Westholme Theatre. Paul Aiva- zoff whe arrived back from Seattle yesterday says that the Fisher's Folly Girls are a strictly high- class company of = seventeen, There are six principals, a beauty chorus of eight and three come- dians. They cothe here directly from the Orpheum eireuit and played to erowded houses in Se- attle. The Folly Girls have a varied repertoire and will keep the local people well entertained for the next two weeks, POLICE COURT CASES ADJOURNED ONE DAY In this morning’s police court Al, MeKay was fined ten dollars for being drunk, Ada Douglas was charged with the theft of a $900 diamond ring from Jack Miller. Her case was adjourned till Monday morming and she is out on hail. The charge against BE, J, But- ler of supplying under the Indian Act was dismissed and he is now eharged under the B. ©, Prohibi- tion Aet of having liquor in his possession other than in a private place, The case was adjourned until tomorrow morning. The change against Minnie Johnson of being drunk was also adjourned till tomorrow morning. avoused by the terrible atrocity. eesenrerererere | HOUSE. t ajority for Government over av? TA XI Phone 76 and 36 We Never Sleep _ PRINCE RUPERT AUTO 707 Second Avenue. M. H. LARGE| ————————— Trunk Ry. King makes first speech in house following re-election to Parliament; Bill read second time last night (Special to The News via G.T.P. Telegrapns.: OTTAWA, October 24.—Shortly after midnight the Liberal smendment to the motion for the second reading of the Grand Trunk bill calling for the postporement of consideration of the railway measure urtitil next session was defeated by a vote of 91 The second reading was then declared carried on the Three Government supporters voted with the opposition, Major Gen, McLean, J. E. Johnston and Major An- into committee on the bill, but progress was soon reported and the House rose at 12.20. The bill is being considered in committee again today and reading net later than Monday, : CLAIMANT FOR DERBY HONORS Lieut. Alex. Pearson, Jr., says He Made Actual Lowest Time in Flying Across Country. WASHINGTON, October, 24.—A claimant to Mest honors in the transcontinental airplane derby appeared today when the Air Se:- vice announced that Lieut. Alex- ander Pearson, Jr, established the lowest actuai flyimm.time be tween San Francisco anu New York and returm yet reported. Pearson's time was 48 hours and 16 minutes for the round trip, practically ten hours less than Capt. Lowell Smith or J. O. Don- These }. aldson, and better than Lieut. Maynard's record, even after sub- tracting the eighteen hours May- nard spent in replacing his motor. COL. PECK ASKED TO ADDRESS SOLDIERS According to a telegram re- ceived from Walter Drinnan, the secretary of the Great War Vet- erans’ Association of British Co- lumbia, the report to be brought in by commission on _ Soldiers’ Civil Re-establishment at Ottawa will be unsatisfactory to the G, W. V. A. One of the most im- portant matters is that there will be no bonus for keeping men through the winter and assisting them in getting established again, The representatives of the organ- ization in Ottawa confirm that the report will be unsatisfactory, As a result of this the G. W. V. A. in each eonstituency is ask- ine the member for the district to address them on the matter of civil re-establishment and a wire has been sent to Col. Peck, V. C., inember for this district, to ad- dress the local organization. CREE RE EE ED * LOCAL NEWS (TEMS * SHH KEE EH HEH RO Musical comedy and vaudeville at the Westholme tomorrow night. It is a year ago today sinee the Princess Sophia struck Vander- bilt. reef in Lynn Canal, the re- sult of which was the tenrible disaster which will long be re- membered the world over. *. * * Frank Dowling, Jr., returned from Vancouver on the Princess Mary yesterday afternoon. He is leaving for the Yukon Telegraph ‘Trail on Saturday and has made arrangements to take his college course by correspondenee, . . * J. L. Mullen, president of the Prince Rupert Drydock & Engi- neering Co., returned yesterday from a rather lengthy visit to his home town, Pittsburg. He says he expects to stay the winter here in connection with the local ship- building operations. Ladysmith Goal. The best. Prince B. C. Undertakers. Phone 41. Rupert Coal Company, Phone 16. coe * - vi og: Fr~ és aoe Pal: = .. ae be: =