DISORDERS Calcutta Terrors Are gress today of the civil disobedience campaign beinir wae- cu uy lurtnauim unaiiui 10 fill ..,. . uiiuwing u jugnL oi noung anu terror in tne metropolis of i Calcutta, the scene shifted to the great seaport of Karachi in the northwest. Here a mob. ancered bv the arrest o six Nationalist leaders, stormed the city magistrate's .court,, smashing .windows and shouting. The police fired gVcluc 66 Taxi 66 The reliable day and night mttIco TUB ONLY 80c. FARE ANY PI IN' HtTEKT, Call 06 for quirk r Try It and you will be plcaw I).VE ZII.I.K, I'rop. . Prince Roll XXI No. 90. wjuic giuup ami men Deal meo viljan was killed and seven were seriously injured with 28 less ser- sergeants were Injured. In Calcutta, nine Europeans, In- eluding a woman, were stoned by Knob while several' cars were wrecked. (There was also trouble In Hoona last night and danger threatened today In Bombay. BRADY IS CRITICAL Tells Toronto Conservative Asso ciation of Iniquities ( the Present Government TORONTO, April 16: Addressing the Ward Eight Liberal Conservative Association here last night, J. IC. Brady. M.P. for Skecna, criticized the present Dominion govern- nhent on the stand it had taken re garding unemployment, on its ag-HcuKu.'-al policy which he declared had destroyed the Industry in the Maritime Provinces and Ontario and also on Its tariff policy. PrcHctlng a general election in the near future, Mr. Brady said: ic present government is one of sectionalism. It has a different, story In the prairies, in Quebec and 13 Ontario. It has no policy." Evidence Taken In Knifing Case Phil Stanlkaeff Claims to Have Been Attacked By Two .Men udge F. McB. Young was en- Mirprt nil dav in Countv Court yes-1 f- . . ...... i SriSSTJK, is Charged wlth sUblng Essie Baldwin, ffnepro two weeks aeo In a Second . o- " house. ACCUSeU AV-11UC lUUlUUlU iiuuac. nv" last night. Followed by Trouble In Karachi Seaport Wnc Civilian Killed and Seven Seriously InjuredOut breaks Also At Hoona and Bombay LONDON, April 16: Further riotintr and nnnrW Woody clash between civilians ook the stand to give evidence ln,"-7r n..n J"?.1. Kls own defence and testified that llttU mwvivw " ' Rind it was not until then that he Had drawn the knife. Hearing of evidence was com- Tplcted p,cawnCI.u.ccuJUu..., when the case was adjourned i lJZS!el morning for argument of counsel. IW. E. Fisher Is conducting the pro secution and Thomas Brown Is counsel for defence. IBELANGER IS WINNER!: Canadian Flvweleht Outpointed , Southern States Champ In Winnipeg Last Night wiNNiprn Anrll 16: Frencny Belanger of Toronto, ace of Cana- rl i .ukl. n,nr a in.miinri and and nolice marked the nrn- iree maia irom untisn rule. ii . . . t,niV K A K 1 I "UUkLi H ( ) A K H SHOCK FELT Two-Hour Temblor Recorded Early This Morning at Gonzales II ill Observatory VICTORIA, April 18: A severe earthquake which lasted for two hours began recording on the seismograph at the Gonzales Hill Observatory here at 6:32 this morning. F. Napier Denison, superintendent of the station, estimated that tne centre of the temblor was about 450 miles away In" a norUfoi' South direction. He was unable to state whether it was off the northern coast of California or off the Queen Charlotte Islands, Dlgby Island meteorological sta tion.had no report of an earth quake In this vicinity today. A Committee For Beautifying City Is Suggested So many people have shown In- tcrest In the efforts of the girl guides and boy scouts in the mat- ter of beautifying the city that It has been decided to call a public meeting for tomorrow (Thursday) vveituiB ui uic ivjr nan i.ou -" " - .V....U.B - Cliy ucuuniyin tuiuiuiiwrc maw ' ..U Ir. hnH (ho rn-nrrilno. 7h, rThmnMinnr Vho ting of r the work nrt throughout the city. It Is hoped that all those who are Interested in the movement .will attend the meeting and a special u.n.ikn ia io.hoH r fho mAmhers "iV. " ' ,7t, :i.7Z ol ulc raiM " , The girl guide, committee that ha. been onsorln8 f - , tn.h uw,ralnrv I:rTilKcnnTiK . rv " ' Hf.r-affoi-v Krm Hi.. " 1 :-""V, " VANCOUVER WHEAT VANCOUVER, April 10 Wheat rec0Very on the local Ex, today, being -quoted . ;Rt $1.08 Vi. V. Crockett of Anyox and Q, H.salc one of writinir.Un the industries Stocks of Smlthcrs will be among district teachers sailing tomorrow night on the prnce George for Vancouver to attend convention. . -a , - 1 ItAN'OEUS'WlN a", "SCOTTISH CUP GLASGOW, April 16: Glas row Rangers defeated Partlck ;,ThTstVe two to one in the re- played final of the scottisn A Cnn tnrlnv Tne leums liau t "l,: MobUefaW eless draw last tS. n ove Qulna o a Alabama, Southern States cham- Saturday. felon, in a feature boxing card here NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C;?;;WEfiNgDAX, APRIL.16j0 IN INDIA ARE CONTINU CHURCHILL ASSAILS SNOWDEN With Here is an interesting photojrranh 6? a toroedo a-tually being1 fired' frorn'tts t-ihr during British Atlantic fleet manoeuvres. Note th smoke caused" bf 'compressed air. Johir McCready,-Prince Edward Island, Veter;anj Journalist, Diesnuo At the Age of Ninety-Two Ymii CH A RLOTTETO WnI' Prince Edward Island, April 16: John E. B. McCrcady, last of the pre-Confederation journalists, died here last night. On April 4, he had celebrated his ninety-second birthday. The late Mr. McCready was in the press gallery at the first Confederation Parliament and he continued writing until six weeks before his last birthday when a cold forced him to his bed. j Back in the eaWy Forties, before he had learned his letters. John E. B. McCreadv amused himsplf hv fillinrr nil th loose paper he could find in' hlso - home at Penobsquls. near Sussex, announced his resKmatfon mil nj,., wlth hieroglyphics. The prac- Z "tie Canadian ? Raiwlv tlce was an earnest of the lournalls- 'uSL and th?re was 1 msh of tie career that was to follow, and J membSflSS oJe sloe of tc throughout a Jlfe which began two SLSTK Star, alter victoria naa ascended me inronco, bngianu ana wiucn had borne witness to the birth and i. ..... . . . B 0 w Iu" ' 01 T, t ncw Commonwca th on the Norths Amerlcan ho wa Ur" les8 wrlter. A, a lad on hU father's farm, J. E. ... ....... ... ..... ... , . M.crca"y n,s Pen in,tlon of the assassin. nana to write t-ne papers." Tne par-; 'tlenlnr n.irr ho nrlHroitsAH n-ns tho 7 "John eK .P hl Us correjpon iui iue ouw uiainci. type . it . I . i . unureamcH oi ana me . -" . .... , ... much to bo desired. The young Me Cready was most proficient In this : oit. nnrl fin v n nnrl Aav nut thrmiirVi- out an active newspaper experience ' of over 70 years, wrote out his copy in "copper-plate." Later Young McCready was invited to Join the reportorial staff of the Saint John Telegraph. His first nsslirnmpnt w.xi thn snmpwhnt nm- of Salnt John Tnat ne succeedcd may be Judged from;the fact that he was next caled von tp t0Tt (he last session 0( the New Bruns- wltle'leglslature previous ito Confe t,.derati6h".i deration1.' 'Next' Nc)ctM Me waalttt wasltci befoun( befound accompanytngi JoBepHiHbwe, the great Nova Scotia tribune, to Ottawa for the first session of tho Canadian Parliament. He contin ued "cu a member " of the press e"" gallery and lts I" in 1832, Among the memorable scenes in parliament which formed the theme oftph!c, sries from h,ls w th wth'ch A0"u"ed " the British Atlantic with Thomas n'Arrv MriAv Mo" :a laoy ojjv.csj. ui rl- aain on th eve of his murder. ' ., , . u,. w. d hVtiTotmurieKr J thJ St wrote jSS i JS. eiegrupn, ana anenaea me execu- . ...... . . . . . .. uuuiuon lO Ills JOumailSllC mitteos in the House of Commons from 1367 to 1872. In 1872 and 1874 he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Dominion constituency of King's County, N.B., and declined the nomination In 1837. He was editor of the Moncton Transcrip 1882-83. the Saint John (Contlnued on page two.) Police Officers Are Transferred Chances Affecting Northern B. C. Announced At Divisional Headquarters The following transfers of provincial police officers! affecting this district arc announced ,'at divisional headquarters here: "! Constable Hazelton from Hazel-ton to Essondale. Constable William Harrison from Hazelton to Rivers Inlet. Constable Harold Raybone from Prince Rupert to Hazelton. Constable Olson from Vancouver to Prince Rupert. The transfers are to take effect on or before May 1. . Fleet BALL GAMES ,DRAWMANY io ay "Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Fans at Bi; Leaeue Contests Yesterday NEW YORK, April 16: Although cold and threatening weather held down the attendance in some places, nearly two hundred thousand fans turned out yesterday to see the opening games of the 1930 baseball season. New York's National League opener drew the largest crowd which was estimated at 40,000 people. The struggle between the Philadelphia Athletics and New York Yankees at Philadelphia , drew 33,000 fans. Post Office Hours Easter Holidays On Good Friday the Post Office general delivery and registration wickets will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the public lobby from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Saturday the money order wicket will be kept open until S p.m, Instead of closing at 1 p.m. as Is usual on Saturdays. .. On Easter Monday the post office general delivery and registration wickets will open from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the public lobby from 8 a.m. to 6 pjn. No Fish Sale Is Held Today Sixty Thousand Pounds of Halibut In But Bidders Defer Auction Until Tomorrow Sixty-one thousand pounds of halibut was offered on the local fish exchange this morning but the buyers were not Interested and deferred bidding until tomorrow morning. Boats In are: American Estep, 17,000 pounds; ' Teddy J 11.000; Betty. 9,000, . ' Canadian Takla, 13,000 pounds; Selma, 6,000; Nuba, 3,000. T v Former Chancellor of Exchequer Says Taxes Are Hurting Industry Charges Labor Government With Providing "Lush Doles For Eager Crowd" Economic Recovery Delayed LONDON, April 16: Rt. I mer conservative chancellor of the exchequer, assailed the j budget of Rt. Hon. Philip Snowden in the House of Commons last night, declaring that it represented a new and unwarranted burden upon industry to provide "lush doles for , the eager crowd." Taxation, Mr. Churchill said, had reach-; ed a point in England where it had become the gravest of j impediments to production of new wealth. He charged that this taxation would delay Great JJritam s economic 4 A BOTTLE DRIFTED TO PEARL HARBOR FROM MID-PACIFIC Several days aeo Charles Dudoward of Port SlmDson picked up In Pearl Harbor a drift bottle which was thrown 4 overboard on October $M928j' from the trans-Pacific steani- ! er Empress of Russia, the mes- sage Inside the bottle having been signed by Capt. A. J. Hos- ken, commander of the big 4 liner. The bottle had drifted to Pearl Harbor from latitude 45-8 north and longitude 162- 23 or a distance of some 2000 miles in a northeasterly course. As requested, the bottle and message has been forwarded by authorities. Dudoward to the proper : 41 4444444444444 Taku Customs Officer Here T. A. M. Haney Arrives From Vancouver and Will Spend Week Or So Here Before Going North T. A. M. Haney, who has been appointed to take charge of the new customs office that is to be established at Tulsequah in the Taku River mining district, arrived In the city on the Prince George this morning from Vancouver and will spend the next week .or so around port headquarters here before proceeding north to take over his new duties. Mr. Haney for several years has been in the customs service in the Yukon Territory and has been spending the winter in Vancouver. Now that a customs house has been secured for the Taku, efforts I are belns made to the federal gov-! ernment to have a post of flee estab- lished there. Representations have' been made, amonx others, by the Vancouver Board of Trade to have a post office opened. 44444444444 4 444. 4 ' 4, SEND RESOLUTION 4 4. ASK1NT. FOR NEW 4 4?. POST OFFICE HERE, 4 , . . 4 4 A public meeting will be held 4 1 4 ted to secure the erection of a 4 4 new post office in Prince Ru- 4 pert. All interested are asked 4 W attend. Boston Grill LARUE CABARET Bpaolai Dinner Tbundaya and Saturday Danctag Erery Saturday Night, 9 to 11 Dine Hall for Blr Accommodation (or Private Parti PIIOVE ill PBICE FIVE CENTS BUDGET Hon. Winston Churchill, for- TWO YEAR SENTENCE Phil Sekinaeff Convicted on Stabbing Charge By judge - --Young - Phil Sekinaeff, Russian, was found guilty by. Judge F. McB. Young In County Court this morning on a charge of stabbing Essie Baldwin, colored. In a Second Avenue rooming house about two weeks ago. A sentence, of two years In the British Columbia penitentiary at New Westminster was Imposed. SMITH IS ACQUITTED Nanalmo Man Freed of Murder Charge Following Tragedy on Vancouver Island NANAIMO, April 16: Peter Smith, charged with the murder of A. Hamilton, who was found dead In a cabin at millers on February 28 last, was found not guilty by a jury at the Supreme Court Assizes here last night and was immediately discharged from custody. The two men had spent the night together at the cabin and Smith found the body of Hamilton in the morning with a bullett wound in the head. Local Teachers For Convention Several Members of Staff Will Sail Tomorrow Night For Vancouver . Qulte a nutaber of local teachers will sail tomorrow night on prince George for Vancouver to attend the convention during tho Easter holidays of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation. Among them will be Miss A. D. Harrls- on, Mrs. St. Clair Johnstone, D. II. Hartness. Miss A. Garnett, W. Plom- 'mer, Miss E; A, Mercer, Miss Jessie Rothwell, J. S. Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Halleran. : TOMORROW'S TIDES Tnursdayt " April ' , 1930. High 3.42 in aon. nnlt 20.0 ft. P m' ' Low 10.30 am. 3.7 ft. 22.33 p.m. 9.0 ft.