CHILDREN
Help
.
Agriculture
4
in
the
West
Appropriations
Will
Not
Be
In
Nature
of
Loans
oj
Mortgages
But
Will
Be
Made
Outright
Amount
Depends
on
Premiers
of
Prairie
Provinces
s,
TORONTO,
Dec.
30:
The
Mail
and
Empire
this
morning
published
a
special
dispatch
from
its
Parliamentary
correspondent
at
Ottawa
in
which
is
indicated
the
intention
of
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
to
offer
direct
relief
to
the
farmers
of
the
west.
It
states
that
he
will
offer
a
large
contribution
to
supplement
advances
made
by
the
pro-
1
vlnces.
He
will
propooe
to
give
two
ARE
DEAD
MONTREAL,
Dec.
30:
-Six
of
the
rtinr
children
of
Henri
Labelle.
but-xr
merchant
of
St.
Janvier.
Que,
j
or
three
dollars
for
every
dollar
to
be
contributed
by
the
provinces.
The
total
amount
so
offered
will
depend
upon
the
provincial
premier!
who
meet
him
.In
Regina
tomorrow.
The
dispatch
states
that
advances
to
the
provinces
for
this
purpose
will
not
be
in
the
nature
of
loans
or
mortgagee
nor
will
they
be
deducted
from
provincial
subsidies
but
will
be
granted
outright
as
was
th
were
burned
to
death
last
night
,
$20,OC)0,000
for
th$
relief
of
the
un-when
fire-destroyed
their
home:
--emptoyed.-'
-
An
Afternoon
On
the
City
Bread
Line;
235
Men
Get
Meal
Tickets
In
Single
Day;
Many
Nationalities
Yesterday
there
were
235
men
each
given
two
25-cent
ttip'tf
tickets
to
keep
them
from
going
hungry
for
another
d'iy.
Most
of
them
were
fine
young
men
anxious
to
work,
but
others
were
loafers,
"bums,"
men
who
are
perennially
broke
no
matter
what
they
earn.
The
writer
of
this
article
saw
them
all
and
spoke
with
some
of
them.
They
were
rii"stly
men
who
had
drifted
Into
M.,
About
wiled
city.
one-third
and
clalmed
to
but
thlg
:m
mseives
uanaaians
out
iney
w'tc
Norwegian-Canadians.
Swe-C
i
Canadians,
American-Canadians
One
admit
tad
that
he
was
born
in
Ireland
of
Scottish
parents
Rich
Gold
Find
JWade
In
South
Of
Province
REVELSTOKE,
B.C..
Dec
30:
A
R'lld
brick
and
coarse
gold
exhibit
valued
at
$2700
from
French
Creek,
in
the
Ulg
Bend
country,
scene
of
'he
great
gold'
rush
of
65
years
ago,
is
attracting
much
attention
here.
The
exhibit
represents
the
product
of
000
cubic
yards
of
pay
dirt
struck
recently
on
the
old
river
channel
workings.
It
.required
a
season's
work
of
inbt
rnen
to
drive
a
heavy
rock
cut
through
the
glacial
Intrusion
to
i
secure
drainage
and
tallage
for
tne
puy
ground
above,
and
this
will
be
driven
five
feet
lower
to
get
the
best
results.
Tho
gold
is
coarse,
the
largest
nuggets
going
$0.20,
and
has
a
fine
assay
valuo
of
$18.50
per
ounce.
The
Weather
Triple
Island-Southeast
breeze,
sea
smooth,
clear
with
light
clouds.
Dead
Tree
Point
Rain,
fresh
southeast
wind,
barometer,
29.74;
temperature,
44,
rough
sea.
Langara
Overcast,
light
easterly
wind,
sea
calm.
Prince
Rupert
Calm,
cloudy,
barometer,
29.90;
temperature,
48;
calm
sea,
claim
was
not
allowed.
Only
thirty
of
the
number
were
married
and
three
were
widowers.
One
Irishman
was
proud
of
being
a
Free
States
Irishman,
with
accent
on
the
"Free
State."
Several
of
the
men
announced
that
they
would
be
at
work
tomorrow
and
seemed
proud
of
the
fact.
These
men
were
not
loafers,
They
seemed
anxious
to
get
off
the
bread
line.
They
were
being
put
on
the
city
road
gang
for
their
turn
at
the
work
Uiey
were
anxious
to
do.
Among
the
nationalities
represented
were:
Canadian
79
Norwegians
-
32
Scottish
20
Swedish
17
English
-17
Finnish
-'.
-.11
Irish
8
Welsh
7
Ukrainian
,
6
Polish
-
-
4
Russian
4'
Otecho-Skjvaktan
4,f,
Italian
-.-
.3
Bsthonlan
3
Roumanian
..
3
Dane
2
American
-
2
Jugo-Slav
-
1
Swiss
......u
1
Austrian
.-.
I
','
,,GetUn$
Their
Meals
"'
'
The
men
are
allowed
to
xise
tho
tickets
at
any
restaurant
they
wish
and
most
of
them
go
to
the
Chinese
places
because
they
say
they
get
more
for
their
money
there.
The
better
class
restaurants
do
not
want
them.
They
say
they
get
good
meals
for
25c.
Some
of
them
said
they
got
two
eggs
and
bread
and
butter
or
toast
for
breakfast
or
a
fish
dish.
For
other
meals
they
could
have
soup
and
stew,
fish
or
hamburger
(Continued
on
page
two.)
DROWNING
IN
NORTH
Double
Tragedy
On
Stlkine
llivcr
When
Hand
Male
Boat
Capsized
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
30:
Two
men,
John
Ensor,
aged
50,
an!
John
Campbell,
63,
were
drowned
in
Cottonwood
Rapids
in
the
northern
interior
when
their
hand
made
boat
capsized,
it
was
learned
here
today.
Claude
Ir-vfnj
survived
and
walked
100
miles
to
Telegraph
Creek
with
the
first
word
of
the
tragedy.
The
three
men
were
travelling
to
McDames
Creek
where
.
lhyy)wnecLa
placer
gold
claim.
A
wire
from
Irving
gave
October
11
as
the
date
of
the
drowning
but
police
believe
that
.it
should
have
read
November
t
i:
i
NEW,
YEAR'S
GREETING
f
OF
QLOF
HANSON
To
the
residents
of
Skcena
Constituency,
one
and
all,
I
extend
my
heartiest
Vishes
for
a
Happy
and
Prosperous
New
Year.
The
year
nineteen
hundred
and
thirty
leaves
this
district
along
with
the
remainder
of
the
Dominion,
in
fact
the
whole
world,
battling
against
the
culmination
of
many
unnatural
post
Great
War
con
ditions,
with
resultant
suffering
from
hardship,
but
in
the
opinion
of
those
reputed
to
be
able
to
judge,
less
so
in
Can
ada,1
than
other
parts.
Shipment
of
Christmas
Trees
for
U.
S.
Tomon
Tides
vs
SPEND
AN
Wednesday,
1
cember
31,
1930
Enjoyable
Evening
High
10.10
a.m.
19.7
ft.
23.15
pm.
16.5
ft.
AT
Low
3.45
am.
9.6
ft.
17.05
p.m.
6.3
ft.
Sunken
Gardens
Vol.
XXI.,
No.
303.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER
30,
1930
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
EMETT
PLANS
TO
ASSIST
FARMERS
WINNIPEG
BUSINESS
MAN
SAYS
RUPERT
LOGICAL
OUTLET
Canadian
Premier.
Intends
Offer
Direct
Grants
In
To
Order
to
The
above
photograph
shows
a
'imm
o
f'hrietmas
Tress
from
the
Province
of
Quebec
the
Lnlted
States.
Most
of
the
the
trees
are
sent
to
the
southern
states.
Proximity
of
Port
To
Orient
is
Main
Factor
Favoring
This
Centre
William
A.
Gunn
Sets
Forth
Case
In
Article
He
Writes
For
Winnipeg
and
Western
Grocer
North
Country
Is
Vast-
"Undoubtedly
Prince
Rupert
is
the
most
logical
ocean
port
for
the
Peace
River
country,
not
because
of
its
grain
elevator
facilities
and
its
fine
harbor,
but
because
it
is
five
hundred
miles
north
of
Vancouver
and
is
much
nearer
to
the
teeming
millions
in
the
Orient
than
any
other
Cana-
n
is
my
belief
that
we
have
dian
or
American
city,"
says
William
A.
Gunn,
renresenta-
already
experienced
the
worst,
.tive
of
a
large
Winnipeg
business'
and
that
with
the
exercise
of
sound
discretion
and
good
common
sense,
we
shall
again
quickly
pilot
ourselves
into
that
sea
of
prosperity
we
have
been
accustomed
to
enjoy.
OLOF
HANSON.
house,
writing
in
the
Winnipeg
and
Western
Grocer.
'And
when
we
consider
that
the
Peact
River
country
is
larger
than
the
six
New
England
states,
consideration
also
must
be
given
to
the
possibility
of
this
Utopia
becoming
a
new
Canadian
province,
with
the
western
boundary
extending
to
the
coast
and
Alaska,
Between
Fifty
and
Hundred
Indian
Rebels
Are
Killed
In
Fierce
Clash
In
Burma
RANGOON,
Burma,
Dec.
30:
Savage
rebels
of
the
rice
swamps
and
the
jungle
met
British
soldiers
in
a
fierce
battle
through
harawaddy
Forest
today,
melting
into
the
woods
under
withering
machine
gun
iire
but
fighting
611
in
crazed
bravery
of
desperation.
Fragmentary
reports
from
the
fastnesses
wher.e
the
men
of
the
jungle
clad
in
picturesque
uniforms
which
look
like
blue
pyjamas
had
barricaded
themselves
indicated
that
the
insurgents
had-lost
between
fifty
and
one
hundred
men
with
many
more
wounded.
No
casualties
were
reported
by
the
government
forces.
The
British
were
said
to
have
surrounded
the
rebels
in
a
wild,
hilly
region
'
where
there
is
little
food
and
less
water.
"
to
Include
the
city
of
prince
Rupert.
This
would
be
taking
care
of
the
hydro
possibilities
of
the
Rocky
Mountain
canyon
and
the
coalfield
west
of
Hudson
Hope.
We
as
Canadians
should
realise
that
at
present
we
have
in
the
peace
River
a
great
country
In
the
process
of
development
and
growth,
and
everything
possible
should
be
done
to
help
and
encourage
this
country
to
become
a
new
province,
thereby
gtvlng
added
zest
to
the
growth
and
development
of
the
whole
of
Canada.
Home
of
Wheat
King
That
the
development
and
future
potentialities
of,
j,he
Peace
River
country
are
without
an
equal
In
the
Iworld
has
been
partly
proven
by
Herman
Trelle,-whose
sample
of
hard
spring
wheat
this
year
was
the
most
uniform
and
the
heaviest
ever
shown
at
the
International,
crowning
him
once
again
the
world's
wheat
king.
The
Peace
River
Itself
is
a
major
link
in
the
McKen-
tie
River
system,
which,
with
a
J
length
of
2,525
miles,
constitutes
i
the
largest
river
system
in
Canada.
I
The
writer
does
not
wish
to
go
as
far
as
Sir
Henry
Thornton,
who,
jwhen
speaking
of
the
Peace
River
country,
said,
"An
empire
in
the
;
making."
Rather
be
it
said
"A
province
in
the
making,"
to,
Include
one
seaport
city.
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
30:
-
Wheat
was
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
today
at
53c.
to
STRIKES
LOOMING
Manchester
lexllie
Workers
and
Miners
of
South
Wales
Threaten
to
Go
Out
MANCHESTER,
Dec.
30:
Spokesmen
for
200,000
workers
in
the
weaving
industry
today
delivered
an
ultimatum
to
the
mill
owners
threatening
a
general
strike
in
the
industry
unless
the
employers
receded
from
their
recent
more-looms-per-weaver
edict.
CARDIFF,
Dec.
30:
Miners
delegates
this
afternoon
rejected
the
owners'
terms
for
extension
of
the
temporary
wage
and
working
schedule
agreement
and
a
strike
in
the
South
Wales
coalfields
seems
FOUR
MEN
ARRESTED
Serious
Charge
Involving:
Fifteen-Year
Old
Girl
Laid
By
Police
Leo
Contoll,
Splro
Gurvich.
Roy
Fisher
and
William
Murray
were
placed
under
arrest
by
the
city
police
yesterday
afternoon
on
charges
of
contributing
to
the
delinquency
of
a
Juvenile.
Later
Contoll
was
released
on
ball
of
$5,000
while
Our
vich
and
Murray
were
given
their
freedom
on
$3,000
ball.
Fisher
was
unable
to
raise
his-
ball
and
is
still
in
the
lock-up.
Preliminary
hearing
is
set
lor
tomorrow
moming.
A
15-year
old
girl
is
involved
in
the
case.
IWILLINGD0N
!
IS
LEAVING
VERY
SOON
OTTAWA,
Dec.
30:
Announcement
that
the
Oovernor
General
and
Viscountess
Willlngdon
will
leave
Canada
on
January
16
for
England
and
subsequently
for
their
new
post
In
India
was
made
at
Government
House
today.
Their
Excellencies
will
leave
Ottawa
at
noon
on
January
14
for
St.
John,
N.B.,
there
to
board
the
steamer
Montclair
for
England.
Apparently,
there
will
be
an
interval
between
the
departure
of
Lord
Willlngdon
and
the
appointment
of
his
successor,
during
which
an
administrator
will
act.
Indications
now
are
that
the
next
session
of
Parliament
will
open
before
Canada's
new
Governor-General
will
have
assumed
office.
It
is
generally
expected
that
Parliament
will
open
by
the
middle
of
February.
Vancouver
Stocks
(
Court
M
J
8.
D.
Johniton
Co.)
OILS
A.
P.
Con..
30,
32.
Calmpnt,
21,
nil.
Dalhousle,
45,
52.
Fabyan
Pete,
2,
nil.
Home.
1.70,
nil.
Royallte,
15.00,
15;40.
Hargal,
10,
nil.
Merland,
13,-15.
Mercury,
32V4,
34.
United,
25
Vi.
27.
'.
.
Vancouver
City
Council
Urges
Federal
Government
to
Keep
Up
Search
For
Missing
Air
Party
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
30:
In
accordance
with
a
resolution
adopted
by
the
city
council,
Mayor
W.
H.
Malkin
last
night
forwarded
a
telegram
to
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett
urging
the
Dominion
government
to
continue
the
search
for
Pilot
Robin
Renahan,
well
known
air
pilot,
and
two
companions,
Sam
Clerf
and
Frank
Hatcher,
who
became
missing
on
October
28
on
the
coastH
,
1
while
en
route
to
Atlln
to
Join
the
i
search
for
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Burke
and
party.
The
message
said
in
part:
"The
aldermen
are
of
the
opinion
that
there
remains,
an
extensive
area
Involved
which
has,
as
yet
been
untouched
by
search
parties
and
that
this
area
should
be
carefullv
covered
before
resbue,3efforts
are
'
"
abandoned?'
KETCHIKAN.
Dec.
30:
A
thor
ough
but
vain
search
of
the
Vallen,-ar
Bay
region
near
here
was
made
yesterday
by
the
Seattle
rescue
expedition
aboard
the
little
vessel
Dorothea
in
search
for
Pilot
Robin
Renahan
and
his
two
Seattle
companions.
The
expedition
proceeded
to
Percy
Island
where
it
will
the
search.
old
city
IS
FOUND
NURZUK.
Tripoli.
Dec.
3:0
The
discovery
of
a
walled
city
In
the
wild
Oerman,
district
v
of
the
Southern
Tripoli
desert
has
been
announced
by
Langston
Moffett
of
Washington,
D.C.,
on
his
arrival
here.
Moffett
Is
a
member
of
the
Prorok-Roselll
expedition.
"A
vast
PaleollthU
walled
city
In
an
almost
perfect
state
of
preservation,"
Is
the
way
he
described
It.
Count
Byron
Kuhn
de
Prorok
Is
leader
of
the
party.
t
4