66 Taxi 66 TiIP rrllablr dar and night nwtk-a and iIE ONLY BOC. FAIIG AKY PLACF IX Kl TKKT. Call f,0 for quick M-rvIc' Try It and you will be plrawxi ntVE y.ltLK. Prop. - Prlnc Itu. XXI NO. 114. (RAIN WAS DISCUSSED ible and Medical Health Of ficer Disagrees f'Ioce water And-drain condU r :m the King Edward High! prounds came In lor mora ion at last night's meeting ''.:( Si'hnol hnarrl IA li:.rr from Dr. J. P. Cade, me-f : h'-tlth officer, stated that the' 1; L 1 ' ,, n th fact Ihst hi" ' ' drain was not large enough :y off the surface water. It' : 1 opinion that the grading of J. V- it PREMIER OF NEW ZEALAND QUITS; A IN POOR HEALTH AUCKLAND.T. May I .. . ..i u it bad i - . , ii -el I5:-Slr hool Board Thinks City RtsponiitJMlHWardIPremler!I New Ztalandfuodaytannouneed his retlremenUowlng to 111 health. The cabinet will meet at once to choose his successor. . . BY REDS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1930 'Boston Grill LARGE CABARET Special Dinner Thursdaya and Saturday! Panclnt Every Saturday Night, .9 to U , Dance Hall tor Hire Accommodation tor Private Partlea PHONE 457 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS UARTER MILLION FOR HOTEL HERE Canadian National Railways Estimates in House Include an Item For Local Tourist Hostelry fill Provide For Start Being Made on Construction This icar turther Votes to Be Majle For Completion of Building OTTAWA, May 15: Among the estimates of exnen- itures of the Canadian National Railways submitted by 5c railway committee to thcHouse of Commons vester- nfoy was an item of $250,000 for the construction of a Jurist hotel at Prince Rupert. This item, it is understood, will permit of construction the hotel being started this year. Further funds will voted later for its completion. It is understood that ie hotel completed will cost at least $500,000. Estimates of the Canadian National Railways adon- fd by the parliamentary committee on railways and dipping adopted yesterday totalled $51,000,000. .a r u Avenue had not caused the put:s in which case it was up to pe ! r.ool board and not to me it" " provide a drain of sufficient ?' 1 i arry off the water. IT;-.; tec Waueh contended that it J I' lip j the city since It was an 'cf: w from a city drain. T., rr McAfee suggested that o : p:ni jn of the city solicitor be c-ircc!. A menace to health existed V. Pi:' ..n ! was surprised the author- tnitted to continue. Thompson pointed P city engineer had :nt with which to do the see why the city could not r atter will be taken up fur-'.U the city engineer to whom be pointed out that a menace : '.U exists which the city Is In -on to rectify more cheaply the board, IELAYTILL Two Hundred Persons Killed and Murh Damage Done In Chinese Siege HANKOW. May 15: Two hundred persons arc reported killed and six hundred thousand dollars worth of property looted by Reds attacking Slmakow. 40 miles from Hankow. It Is also reported that the town of Hanchwan, across the river from Slmakow. Is surrounded by three out l hundred thousand attackers cquip-the ped with machine guns. 'i rr.orc cheaply than could the! p al WMnnn9c I a: j beard. Since the taxpayers ! 1,41110111 !f UIlltH O t.: pay for the work anyway, he NEXT YEAR wronstrucllon o C, N, It. Estimates to Re Postponed, Minister of Railways Crcrar States OTTAWA, May 45: It j"n6t the P T.'Uin of the government to pro- Fi with the financial reconstruction of the Canadian National HU1Y....V3 this year. Hon. T. A. Cre- R minister of railways, told the amcntary committee examln- f3 ' i'lmatcs of tho c. N. R. yes- Frtr ... . .., ... ... .. CHARLES ON PONTOONS C N. Tl strnmor rrlna Phnrlps. h'ch Is tied un at thn local drv 0Ck for nnnnnl nuorVionl urpnt. nn N pontoons about 11 o'clock this fwrning for hull work. VANCOUVER WHEAT VANCOUVER Mnu K Wheat J'as quoted at $1.05 on the local piiange today. League Officers Mrs. M. P. McCaffery Elected President at Recent Meeting At a recent meeting of the Catholic Women's League, the following officers were elected for the year 1930: President-Mrs. M. P. McCaffery. First Vice-President Mrs. M. A. Durbank. Second Vice-President Miss J. MacDonald. Third Vice-President Mrs. A. Murray. Recording Secretary-Mrs.. I. J. Corresponding Secretary-Miss M. Ban cooicn. Treasurer Mrs. A, M. St. Armour. TAKEOFF TOMORROW Amy Johnson to Resume Her fhtcr- ruptcu Aur'" From lUntoon f o M: The Moth Pne which Miss Amy ; Johnson Is fly from t.nBia ng J B ,rco hn for taKen w vw was . . test flights after damage caused by ne forced landing near here on j... v,nA hMn reDalrcd. one Sanson rumTng her flight tomor row. REPORT ON PENSIONS Facilitation of Applications and Open Tribunal Recommended By Committee OTTAWA, May 15: Provision of machinery whereby every applicant for a pension will be afforded full opportunity to be heard and the establishment of tribunals to hear representations in open court are the main recommendations of a special parliamentary committee on returned soldiers' problems which made its reports to the House of Commons last night. SUSPEND OFFICER Rev. George Ireland of Relief Department Admits He Was Paid Commission Ity Cafe Proprietor - VANCOUVER; May l5:-ReT George D. Ireland, city relief officer, was suspended from office last night by the select committee of the city council investigating civic relief disbursements after he had admitted on the witness stand that a statement by O. S. Wrinkle, proprietor of the Log Cabin Cafe, that he had been compelled to pay five per cent on relief meal tickets In order to get the business was true. Wrinkle gave evidence at the civic probe yesterday afternoon to the effect that for the past four years he had personally paid Ireland a commission of five per cent on all meal tickets Issued to his cafe. He said that, prior to four years ago, he had been unable to get any business from the city relief department. Then he entered Into the agreement with Ireland whereby he paid the five per cent. According to figures presented by Wrinkle his business during the past four years was approximately $40,000. Clifton Maxwell, suspended clerk in the relief department, confessed at the probe to redeeming the relief office meal tickets to the amount of $100 weekly for his personal use. THOUSAND IN CITY SCHOOLS Total Enrollment in April Was 1019 Including 508 Boys and 511 Girls Attendance in city schools for the month of April totalled 1049, including 503 boys and 541 girls, according to reports presented by principals to the school board at its meeting last night. The attendance figures were as follows: Boys O Iris Totals High School 80 109 189 Booth School 237 228 463 Borden Street ... 146 166 312 Seal Cove 33 30 63 Westvlew 12 10 22 t Totals 508 541 ,1049 Percentages High,': 96.6; Booth; 16.11; Borden, 97.73; Seal Cove, 97.79; Westvlew, 91.5. CHINAMAN BURIED Tho funeral of Song Ko Hoy, 17- year old assistant cook of the Knox Hotel, took place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the chapel of1 the B. C. Undertakers to Falrview Cemetery. Rev. J. L. McLeart o( First Presbyterian Church officiated. BALDWIN FAVORS FREE TRADE n l i i w i r i memDer or r arrows musical ramiry ri n . rt Mark Hambour senior member of the famous musical family and famous London pianist, who recently played the role of Beethoven in a talking picture of that name. NEW FIRM OPENS UP Well Known Brokerage Concern of Vancouver Establishing Branch In This City Oppenhelmer Bros Fraser, Wood, Ltd., one of the oldest established brokerage houses In British Columbia, will open a branch office in this city. This decision was arrived at after the personal visit of Milton Oppenhelmer, senior member of the firm to Prince Rupert a few days ago. In conversation. Mr. Oppenhelm er stated that the future and pos sibilities which the north held, fully Justified the firm in coming to this decision. They have been represented for the past number of years in this territory, and have received a goodly portion of the business of fering. Mr. Oppenhelmer has engaged the services of H. F. Oktssey to manage the firm's business here. Mr. Glassey takes over his new duties with a full knowledge of con ditions of the trade and Northern British Columbia, having been asso B. C. RUGGERS WIN ANOTHER TORONTO, May 15: The University of British Columbia completed Its eastern tour of conquest yesterday by defeat- ing an all-star Toronto rugby team by a score- of nine to eight, to maintain their un- beaten record on the trip. They did this despite the fact that a number of their best players were suffering injuries. MRS.BARR ISPASSED i Mother of Mrs. Joseph Greer Dies Suddenly In Toronto Mrs. Joseph Oreer received the shocking news last night by wire of the death yesterday afternoon at her home In Toronto after a brief illness of her mother, Mrs. Letltla Barr, who was very well known In dated for the past 12 years with Plnce Rupert, and who left here the wholesale firm of F. O. Dawson only about a month ago after hav-Ltd. and with the succeeding flrm,,ing,spent a year and a half here, W II Malkin Co Ltd. Aer leaving here, the late. Mrs. Mr. Glassey expects to have the Barr spent a few days in Winnipeg office opened by June 1. I visiting with a son and. after ar- . riving In Toronto, contracted a cold 'n rr about a week agp which resulted In C.T n N lXt K 1 ICnriiS tmuo herdemise. The late Mrs. Barr was a native Plnh MnnfniiT of 0ntarl and 83 year of a8e-VslUU milling predeceased by her husband some ,20 years ago, she leaves to mourn American Tournament to Be Held her loss three daughters and five on May 21 Will Enter City sons. The funeral wlj take.place, P Open Competition I Toronto. Mrs. Greer will have the Heartfelt The Canadian National Tennis sympathy of her many friends In Club, at a meeting last night, de- her sad bereavement. elded to hold an American tourna-' " mcnt for club members on May 24. Savings of school pupils for the It was also decided to bo repre- month of April were reporiea us sented at a city tournament meet ing which will be held shortly, J. H. Malr being named delegate. The meeting passed court rules for the coming season., follows at last night's school board meeting: Westvlew, $425; Booth Memorial, $61.40; Seal Cove, $20.40. A savings report was not forthcoming from Borden Street School. rormer rremier ravors Lower Tariffs But Not World Dumping Ground Conservative Chief Addresses Second of "Home and Empire" Campaign Meetings in Sheffield, READING, Eng., May 15: Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, Conservative leader and former premier of Great Britain, is all for lower tariffs throughout the world. "I am all for lower tariffs," he sai4 when addressing the second of his "Home and Empire" campaign meetings here last night, "but," he lifted a warning finger, "we will never get lower tariffs or universal free trade while ve preserve this country as a dumping ground for the products of the whole world." VOTEON night but. In vlewiqf ber of speakers, th BUDGET Division Expected toBe Recorded Today in House OTTAWUjlS;-Thjote on the budget in the House of Commons may be expected Ho-day. Earlier in the debate It was hoped that the division might have been 'rrafht d a. i a n fx x ntinum-f go"iv. to he abandoned. It.hr the in-tentldn now to vote today and discuss the resolutipns in com miltee next week. City Barbers Have Meeting Master and Journeymen barbers nf the city held a 100 attended meeting last night when matters. In general pertaining to the trade were discussed. t It "was i dccldedj toj t request the city authorities '3HifJe 'that the municipal ,.bylaW regarding the closing of shops is carried out to " the letter. The bylaw requires all shops to close at 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 1 p.m. on Thursdays and at 9 pjn. on Saturdays and days preced lng holidays. A resolution was also adopted setting rates as follows: Ladles' hair bobbing, 75c; neck clip, 25c; no service In any shop less than 25c 4CARDS HAD W, A. MEET IS OPENING Reception This Afternoon at Home of Very Rev. anid Mrs. J. B. Gibson The nineteenth annual meeting of the Caledonia Diocesan Board if the Woman's Missionary Society "f the Church of England will open this afternoon when a reception, for visiting delegates arq other v.iH be held at the deanery of Very Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Gibson, Fourth Avenue Bast, with Mrs. George Rorie In charge. Later In the afternoon a visit will be paid to the Ridley Home and this evening Mrs. Gilbert Farrabee, Dominion president, will give an address at the Cathedral. Tomorrow morning after Holy Communion, the first business ses sion will be held and at noon a visit will be paid to the Japanese Mis-'slon kindergarten. In the afternoon , there will be another business ses-, slon after which Mrs. Farrabee will again speak. i GREAT WIN Took New York Giants Into Camp Yesterday Brooklyn Robins L. - In Third Place T ssrs I x I MANY GAMES RAINED OUT ST. LOUIS, May 15: A six-run ty in the fourth inning and at relief pitching gave St. Louis ardlnals the victory over New York Giants yesterday and their eighth win in succession In the National League. Brooklyn Robins advanced to third place irr the standing by winning from Cincinnati Reds. Rain prevented the other two scheduled games In the National League and all fixtures in the Am erican. The scores: 'National League New York 3. St. Louis 7. Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 4. GRAIN MAN ARRESTED ; Fred Bole of Winniper Alleged to Have' Made False Statements Regarding Receipts WINNIPEO, May 15: Fred Bole, prominent local grain man and head of the Bole Oratn Co. Ltd., was arrested late yesterday by the provincial police and charged with making false statements In connection with grain warehouse receipts. He is alleged to have obtained largo sums of money from the Bank of Montreal totalling at least $90,000 on the basis of these false statements. Bole was released on ball of FISH SALES Summary American None sold. Canadian 22,000 pounds, 11.3c. and6c. to 11.8c. and 6c. ' American '.mn'. Liberty. 28,000, 10.Bc nndic; holding over. Canadian Teeny Mllly. 11,000, 10.9c and 6c holding over. Helen II., 9,500. Atlln. 11.3c and 6c. , Borgund, 4,500, Cold Storage, 11.-4c and Co. Dundas. 4,000, Booth. 11.3c and 6c. Mayflower. 4,000. Pacific, 11.8a and 6c.