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Saturday,
January
25
High
10:32
a.m.
19.1
23:57
pan.
16.2
Low
4:26
a.m.
10.9
17:38
pjn.
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FURTHER
PROG
United
Farmers
Decline
to
Stand
On
Oriental
Immigration
Despite
Plea
of
B.
C.
Delegate
EDITORIAL
'
C.
P.
R,
AND
PRINCE
RUPERT
The
C.
P.
K.
evIJently
would
j
like
to
make
Prince
Rupert
it
outlet
if
it
can
ret
the
right
kind
of
a
deJ
from
the
Canadian
National
Railway
and
from
the
Government.
The
port
has
all
the
advantages
and
few
of
the
drawbacks,
but
the
difficulty,
if
any,
will
be
in
miking
proper
arrangements
with
the
Canadian
National
and
securing
their
endorsement
by
the
Government.
Any
line
to
the
coast
south
of
Peace
River
must
touch
the
Canadian
National
main
line,
evtn
if
it
should
not
come
out
at
Hsielton
or
Fort
Fraser.
the,
routes
favored
locally.
From
the
junction
a
running
arrangement
or
Joint
ownership
would
have
to
be
made
with
the
National
line.
The
outlet
for
the
Teace
River
should
serve
British
Columbia
if
it
is
to
receive
any
aid
from
the
R.
C.
Government.
Trim
irily.
it
should
be
devised
to
develop
the
Peace
River
Block
in
British
Columbia
and
should
open
up
the
best
part
of
the
northern
section
of
this
province.
That
would
mean
com-inc
out
at
Vanderhoof
or
west
of
that
point,
preferably
at
lUiclton.
Every
effort
of
Prince
Rupert
should
be
toward
securing
the
me
of
the
best
possible
route
and
that
by
the
two
great
rail-ways,
the
C.N.R.
and
the
C.P.R.
SERVICE
IS
TERMINATED
Markets
Information
and
Promotion
Bureau
on
Prairies
Closed
by
B.
C.
Minister
VICTORIA,
Jan.
24.-Hon.
W.
A.
Atkinson,
minister
of
agriculture,
has
terminated
the
British
Colum
bia
prairie
markets
Information
and
promotion
service,
has
closed
the
of-!
flee
maintained
at
Calgary,
and
called
J.
A,
Grant,
the
markets
commissioner,
to
duty
In
the
parliament
buildings
here.
He
will
be
assigned
to
close
association
with
W.
W.
Duncan,
marketing
director.
In
efforts
to
secure
for
agriculturalists
of
the
province
outlets
for
all
forms
of
produce.
The
reorganization
Is
attributed
to
the
duplication
of
services
on
the
prairies
by
various
organizations,
'
4
!
WHEAT
YIELD
THREE
HUNDRED
MILLION
BUSHELS
IN
CANADA
OTTAWA,
Jan.
24:
The
to-
tal
yield
of
wheat
In
Canada
for
1020
Is
MtlmntPrt
at.
500
-
520,000
bushels
from
25,255,000
acres,
by
the
Dominion
Bureau
of
Statistics.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
J.
E.
Armishaw
Says
II
Is
Question
of
Whether
White
Men
or
Yellow
Arc
to
Retain
Possession
of
This
Province
CALGARY,
Jan.
24.
The
United
Farmers
of
Alberta,
in
annual
convention
here,
refused
to
ballot
today
on
a
res-i
olution
favoring
the
termination
of
Oriental
immigration
into
Canada
and
the
cession
of
property
rights
now
vest-i
ed
in
Oriental
residents.
The
matter
was
referred
to
the
board
of
directors
and
will
probably
be
brought
up
again
at
next
year's
convention.
The
decision
followed
advice
offered
by
J.
K.
Sutherland,
LEGATION
LEAVING
Mexico
OrdrJs
fls
Veprcrnta-tives
Oof
of
RttWa
Protest
at
Demonstration
MEXiqo,
Jan.
StTho
Mex-jean
government
has
ordered
Its
entire
legation
In
Moscow
to
leave
Soviet
Russia
as
a
protest
atainst
the
accent
Communist
demon$WiVfil)ffo'r
ifi'e
Mcx-i
lean
easfenM'ington;'
Buenos
"Atres'ahdRlo
de
Janeiro.
The
Mexican
government
holds
that
Moscow
was
responsible
for
the
demonstration.
Details
of
Massett
Fatality
Arrive
Thomas
Pelton
Killed
Last
Week
When
His
Gun
Accidentally
Discharged
MASSETT,
Jan.
24.
A
sad
fatal
ity
occurred
at
Massett
Inlet
on
Wednesday
evening
of
last
week,
when
a
well
known
and
respected
homesteader,
Thomas
Pelton
of
the
Nadu
River
district,
was
accidentally
killed
when
his
gun
went
off
while
he
was
taking
it
out
of
his
rowboat.
It
appears
thaUlhe
de
ceased
went
down
to
the
pole
camp
at
the
Nadu,
where
his
parents
are,
to
collect
-sotue
parcels,
taking
a
gun
along
with
him,
on
the
chance
of
getting
a
duck
or
two.
Having
secured
the
parcels,
he
landed
at
a
spot
about
a
mile
up,
beached
the
boat,
and,
standing
at
the
bow,
drew
his
gun.
an
old
hammer
type
load-
led
in
one
barrel
only,
toward
him.
The
hammer
caught
and
fired
the
gun.
blowing
away
the
palm
of
his
hand
and
a
portion
of
the
boat's,
bow,
the
charge
passing
finally
into
his
groin,
inflicting
a
fa,tal
wound,
i
ite
then
staggered
from
the
boat
1
up
the
beach
some
fifteen
fet,
fell
on
his
face,
and,
it
is
thought,
died
Instantly,
as
there
were
no
signs
of
him
having
moved
after
that.
He
was
missed
later
on.
but
could
not
be
found
and
It
was
not
until
next
day.
Thursday
noon,
that
the
search
party
came
across
his
frozen
remains':"
At
the
request
of
the
be'reaved
parchts
and
relatlvesylie
wr
burled
on
Ills
own
nomosieaa
on
ouiiuay.
Rev.1
R.
P:
GrahrfV
of
'61
Pfturs
Church,
Massett,
conauciea
me
funeral
ceremony,
which
was
at
tended
by
practically
au
ine
in
habitants
of
the
surrounamg
neighborhood.
Arthur
Robertson,
weicy
oinBer
and
Fred
Bellas
represented
New
Massett
at
the
graveside.
Russia
is
supplementing
its
meat
supply
with
rabbits.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
JANUARY
24,
1930
liESS
IS
oparr
IS
PURCHA
Take
U.F.
A.
director
for
Acadia,
!
.who
contended
that
the
matter
should
have
at
least
a
year's
con-
slderatton.
J.
E.
Armishaw,
president
of
the
British
Columbia
section
of
the
United
Farmers
of
Canada,
favored
approval
of
the
resolution.
Commenting
on
the
Oriental
-matter
this
morning,
Armishaw
saW
that
It
was
a
question
of
"whether
we
are
going
to
retain
Uie
Pacific
province
or
see
It
cast
Intc
the
hands
of
DrientaukJ-
-.Her
state
thattheK
Oriental
Immigration
question
was
vo
serious
that
neither
of
the
Dominion
political
leaders
dared
men
lion
it.
A
grave
situation
wet
being
permitted
for
Imperial
reasons,
he
said.
The?
government
was
sacrificing
the
agriculture
of
British
Columbia
for
Oriental
trade.
Acclamations
Quebec
Seats
No
Conservative
Opposition
Expected
In
Chateuuay
or
Bagot
Ridings
MONTREAL,
Jan.
24.
The
federal
by-elections
in
Chateauguay-Huntlngdon
and
Bagot
ridings
of
this
provtnee
will
not
be
contested
by
the
Conservatives
and
acclamations
for
the
Liberal
candidates
In
each
ease
are
anticipated.
There
will
be
no
change
in
the
complexion
of
the
House,
since
both
seats
were
formerly
held
by
Liberals.
FURTHER
ADJOURNED
Solloway
and
Mills
Are
Remanded
Until
January
31
'CALOARY,
Jan.
21.
I.
W.
C.
Sol
loway
and
Harvey
Mills,
president
and
vice-president,
respectively,
of
the
brokerage
firm
of
Solloway,
Mills
Co.,
Ltd
,
were
remanded
un
til
January
31,
wnen
tne
case,
in
.which
they
are.
charged
wlth.con.
splracy,
came
up
In
police
court
here
yesterday.
r
Aged
Widow
of
First
Mayor
of
Royal
City
Dies
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
Jan.
24.
Mrs.
Mary
Ann
Cunningham,
aged
DO,
widow
of
James
Cunningham,
first'
mayor
of
the
Royal
City,
Is
dead
here.
THE
WEATHER
Prinze
"Rupert
Clear,
light
north
wind;
temperature,
23,
MADE
AT
Naval
Delegates
at
London
MapQutDefinitePlanFor
Prevention
of
Aggression
LONDON)
Jan.
21.
A
two-hour
session
of
chief
naval
conference
delegates
at
No.
10
Downing
Street
yesterday
afternoon
resulted
in
the
definite
mapping
of
a
plan
against
aggressive
naval
armaments.
Under
the
program
individual
nations
will
strive
to
settle
their
differences
one
with
another
while
"the
big
five,"
or
leaders
of
each
delegation,
sit
as
umpires
or
referees
of
the
world,
ready
to
take
the
field
themselves
to
lend
a
helpful
hand
wherever
a
deadlock
occurs.
The
next
meeting
of
delegates
has
been
called
for
Monday.
Meanwhile,
the
various
delegations
will
fall
to
their
tasks.
Princess
Royal
Id.
Plant
To
Be
Used
by
....
u
jit:
Noah-Timmins;
Uuys
Belmont
Holdings;
Mill
to
Be
Used
For
Handling
Surf
Point
Ore
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
24.
Purchase
of
the
property
and
equipment
of
the
Belmont
Surf
Inlet
Mining
Co.
by
Noah
Timmins.
Ontario
raining
operator,
is
announced.
The
deal
was
effected
through
J.
B.
Woodworth,
Vancouver
mining
engineer.
The
vendors.
were
the
Tonopah
Belmont
Mining
Co.,
of
Philadelphia.
It
is
planned
to
work
and
mine
and
also
use
the
mill
at
the
Surf
Inlet
plant
to
handle
ore
from
the
Surf
Point
mine
on
Porcher
Island,
which
is
owned
by
Timmins
and
Woodworth.
PRODUCTION
OF
PREMIER
Two
Million
Ounces
of
Silver
and
87,000
Gold
Recovered
In
Ten
Months
.
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
21
1
An
official
report
by
the
Premier
Gold
Mlnins
Co.
Ltd.
for
the
first
ten
months
of
1929
states
that
253,790
tons
of
ore
were
mined
during
that
period.
The
ore
contained
more
than
two
million
ounces
of
silver
and
87,000
ounces
of
cold.
Production
continued
at
a
normal
rate
and
extensive
development
work
was
carried
out.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
24
s
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
loca-exehango
today
at
$1.27Vi.
MEXICO
EXPELS
INSURANCE
MAN
.
MEXICO
CITY.
Jan.
24:
President
Portes
GH
yesterday
ordeed
the
expulsion
from
Mexico,
of
William
-Massey,
manager
of
the
Sun'
Life
As-
surance
Co.
of
Canada
in
Mexico.
The
district
court
ves-
...
i
terday
granted
a
temporary
Injunction
to
the
company
against
an
order
of
the
De-
partment
of
Industry
prohib-
King
the
company
from
sel-
'llng
policies
in
Mexico.
.
'
.....
!
DISARMAMENT
luiifiei
xfiuic
VANCOUVER
IS
IN
LEAD
Broke
Lone
Winning
Streak
for
Portland
Buckaroos
Last
Night
PORTLAND,
Jan.
24.
Vancouver
Lions
defeated
Portland
Buckaroos
in
a
close
game
here
last
night
and
assumed
unmolested
possession
of
the
top
rung
In
the
Pacific
Coast
Hockey
League
standing,
two
points
ahead
of
the
locals.
The
Lions'
victory
also
put
to
an
end
the
Bucks'
winning
streak
of
nine
straight
games,
1
The
score
was:
Vancouver,
2;
Portland,
1.
Would
Improve
Facilities
For
Registration
The
question
of
the
registration
!of
voters
was
brought
before
the
city
council
last
night
by
Alderman
Rudderham.
He
explained
that
many
people
naa
oeen
awiran-chised
at
the
list
election
'through
not
being
on
the
list.
Some
were
out
of
the
city
during
the
registration
time.
He
thought
the
list
!
should
be
open
for
a
longer
period.
!He
suggested
that
the
man
who
'
it.
J
U
a
visti!
tnv
e-V
nvi
iH
Kb
an
CUilvV.
IVU
,IIC
JJVA
v
t
WtM
RU
thorlzed
to
put
people
on
the
list.
Aid.
Black
and
Macdonald
spoke
briefly
and
the
matter
was
then
laid
over
to
be
sent
to
the
Ujuori
of
B.
C.
Municipalities
at
their
next
meeting.
City
Council
Asks
For
Delay
In
Enforcement
of
Newly
Announced
Fish
Regulations
The
city
council,
at
its
initial
meeting
last
night,
decided
by
unanimous
resolution
to
ask
the
provincial
government
to
withhold
the
enforcement
of
fisheries
regulations
recently
promulgated
by
Commissioner
of
Fisheries
Howe
until
-a
thorough
investigation
had
been
made.
This
action
was
taken
following
the
outlining
of
the
question
by
Charles
Lord,
secretary
of
the
Northern
B.
C..
Salmon
Fishermen's
Association,
to
which
Morton
Ferguson,
representing
the
cannerymen,
replied,
urging
that
the
regulations
were
the
best
possible.
Mr.
Lord
took
half
an
hour
to
outline
his
case.
He
went
back
to
j
the
first
meeting
In
Victoria
called
by
Hon.
S.
L.
Howe,
commissioner
of
fisheries,
when
A.
W.
Neill
MP,
of
Albernl.
had
represented
the
cal
organization.
Nothing
was
done
there,
but
the
next
day
Mr.
Howej
I
met
the
canners.
I
Another
meetiug
was
held
on.
January
6,
but
no
agenda
was
sent
out
and.
the
fishermen
had
ho
idea
of
the
policy
to
bo.
proposed.
Mr.
?
Boston
Grill
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HOE
CAUAIIEI
j,.
epeeltl
Dinners
Tndridayl
and
BturtUyi
Ouoine
Ever
BHturdayMjlit,
9
to
II
Dtnce
Hill
or
Bin
AeoonupocUUoni
tor
PrUlU
Partle
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457
PIUCE
FIVE
CENTS
PARLEY
RAMMING
ACCIDENT
Clara
CoastgUard
Officials
in
n,.nu
wnv,
wr-i.
..t
Howe
read
a
memorandum
-flewing
ham
on
January
17
of
the
Vancou-hls
policy,
which;
hfltoIdVtheni,
washer
motorboat
Talhelyo
was
accl-based
on
a
desire
to
conserve
the
dental,
Capt.
J.
Butler
and
his
crew
fish.
His
proposals
would,
make
all
,
of
four
men
communicated
to
their
sunshine.
However,
Mr.
Lord
re-
J
Interests
here
the
belief
that
It
was
minded
the
council,
conservation
done
deliberately.
u
uuk
uyjuiuAcu,,
tiyiu
uu
but
live
ones,
and,
therefore,
the'
It
was
propose'bMQe
tal
limit
licenses
tq
WQffi
aleadjdpr-!
atlng,
and
this,
IrVt
Lord
yclajfmed,
cave
the
advantage
"to
the
Tareer'
irorpf
Mr
Tirrf
aitn
tnirt
nf
tvp
'
arrangement
made
to
Issue
live
licenses
on
the
Naas
River,
when!
only
three
canneries
had
been
oper
a
tine
there
for
the
nast
two
veirs.
I
One
of
the
canneries
had
been
dls-!
the
legislature
next
Tuesday
wlU
manUed
In
1926
and
had
not
been;be
marked
by
the
pretence
on
the
licensed
for
many
years.
It
last:floor
ot
the
house
Df
a
ot
operated
In
1920.
yet
it
was
rated
as
i
P,oncer
womn
r
the
Province,
who
.armrv
ho
Mr
utiri
trinM
I
will
attend
on
the
invitation
of
and
gill
nets
were
alloted
to
It.
The
B
A.
cannery
at
Port
Esslng-ton
was
another
case'
In
point.
It
had
been,
burned
down
and
no
attempt
was
made
to
rebuild
it,
yet
64
gill
nets
were
assigned
to
It.
Barnard
Cove,
where
Mlllerd
had
operated
a
floating
cannery
a
few
years
ago,
was
granted
six
seines.
There
(Continued
on
page
five.)
IMMIGRATION
RESOLUTION
United
Farmers
Oppose
Present
Pol-
j
icy
of
Assistance
CALOARY,
Jan.
24.
The
United
Farmers
of
Alberta,ln
convention
here
yesterday,
passed
a
resolution
opposing
assisted
immigration
Into
Canada,
thus
supporting
a
similar
stand
of
the
United.
Farmers
of
Manitoba.
It
was
claimed
that
the
serious
unemployment
situation
in
Alberta
was
due
to
the
present
immigration
policy.
Lost
His
Life
While
Skating
Norwegian
Drowned
'.Vhen
He
Went
Through
Ice
Near
New
West-,
,
minster
Yesterday
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NEW
WESTMINSTER.
Jan.
24.
Ove
Munther,
aged
36,
a
native
of
Norway,
was
drowned
when
he
went"
through
the
Ice
while
skating
on
Annacls
Slough,
southwest
of
here.
The
body
was
not
recovered.
'
J!
Upwards
of
10,000
Hungarians
captured
in
the
World
War,
are!
still
vheld
in
Russian
prison
camps)
and
forced
to
work
In
the
State
;
!
mines
of
Siberia.
Vancouver
Motorboat
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
24.
Although
United
States
coastguard
officials
in
San
Francisco
Insist
that
the
ramming
at
sea
by
the
cutter
Bon-
.
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TTv
ttThffr,lkT
TO
ATTEND
t
loncer
iomen
oi
rrovince
invuea
To
Opening
of
Legislature
Nest
Week
VICTORIA,
Jan.
24
The
opening
Premier
Tolmie
and
Speaker
Jones.
Each
of
the
Invited
group
has
reached
at
least
70
years
ot
age.
PHIL
SCOTT
COMES
OVER
English
Heavyweight
Champ
On
Way
to
Miami
to
Train
for
Sharkey
t
,
NEW
YORK,
Jan.
24,i.Welghing
319
pounds,
or
five
potfydi
over
his
normal
fighting
weight,
Phil
Scott,
the
British
heavyweight
chamnion.
arrived
here
yesterday"
from
Eng-
land.
He
leaves
next
Tuesday
for
Miami,
Fla,
to
train
for
his
bout
there
on
February
27
with
Jack
Sharkey.
CARD
OF
THANKS
T.
A.
Pelton
and
family
wish
to
express
their
sincere
thanki
and
appreciation
to
thlr
many
friends,
ilso
the
Community
(JJub,
Qlrl
Quldes
and
Bay
j50ou(,','t6r
the
floral
offerings
akd
expressions
of
sympathy
sent
during
their
recent
sad
bereavement'
in
the
loss
of
a
loving
son
and
brother.
:
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TONIGHT
Election
of
Officers
PRINCE
RUPERT
RADIO
ASSOCIATION
City
Hall
at
p.m.
All
radio
owners
should
be
present.