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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol
XXII.,
No.
198.
n,rt
M.
....
minister
of
Sutherland,
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UUltiabLl
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na-
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n:ii
Hr.rnn.
ti
t
nr.
07
Thn
Pnijr
and
Kelly
are
simi-
c
'v
after
a
flight
from
Prince
Ru-
ilar
In
size
and
were
built
at
mi
P'rt
&amo
time
and
place.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
AUGUST
24,
1931
Conservatives
and
Liberals
,
Join
in
Mergingfof
Parties
.
.
.
Lloyd
George
III
So
Active
Grit
Leadersare
Called
Into
Conference
Today
LONDON,
Aug.
21:
Premier
J.
Ramsay
MacDon-ald's
government
resigned
today
in
the
face
of
the
national
financial
crisis
and
Mr.
MacDonald
was
asked
by
King
George
to
form.
a
temporary
.national
-non-party
"government
whoscrfirsl
duty
would
be;
to
balance
the
budget.
The
new
government
will
include
both
Conservatives
and
Liberals
as
well
as
Laborites.
Rt.
Hon.
Starilcy
Baldwin,
former
Premier,
and
Liberals
who
have
taken
over
the
active
management
of
their
party
during
the
illness
of
Rt.
Hon.
David
Lloyd-George,
the
war-time
Premier,
were
asked
at
Buckingham
Palace
in
the
presence
of
the
King
to
participate
in
a
cabinet
in
which
Mr.
Baldwin
will
serve
under
Mr.
MacDonald.
There
will
probably
be
a
special
session
of
Parliament
and,
after
the
nation's
finances
have
been
straightened
outf
there
will,
doubtless,
be
a
general
election
and
the
political
situation
clarified.
Premier
MacDonald's
immediate
plan
is
believed
to
be
the
formation
of
a
small
national
cabinet
of
some
twelve
or
fourteen
ministers.
The
retiring
cabinet
had
twenty-one
members.
There
will
probably
be
in
the
new
cabinet
Rt.
Hon.
J.
H.
Thomas
and
Rt.
Hon.
Philip
Snowden
and
some
half-dozen
other
members
of
the
retiring
cabinet.
At
least
nine
retiring
members,
including
Rt.
Hon.
Arthur
Henderson,
who
are
opposed
to
some
of
Mr.
Mac-Donald's
economy
measures
will
probably
have
no
place
in
the
new
government.
These
will
probably
also
include
J.
R.
Clynes,
Tom
Johnston,
Arthur
Greenwood,
George
tansbury
and
William
Adamson.
(Thc
Labor
party
is
split
over
the
economy
program
that
has
to
be
adopted
to
overcome
a
threatened
budget
deficit
of
$600,000,000.
The
section
of
the
cabinet
breaking
with
the
Premier
will
find
itself
in
opposition.
Premier
MacDonald
obviously
has
assurances
from
the
Conservative
and
Liberal
leaders
of
their
willing
assistance
in
following
a
definite
policy
which
was
formulated
during
the
last
twenty-four
hours
and
agreed
upon
by
the
thrco
party
leaders.
The
new
government
will
probably
not
last
beyond
the
close
of
the
year
if
that
long.
Mr.
MacDonald
resigned
as
Labor
government
premier
and
stepped
in
as
national
government
premier
in
a
twenty-minute
audience
with
King
George
this
INTERVIEW
IS
WANTED
Gandhi
Desires
Conference
With
Viceroy
Willingdon
SIMLA,
India,
Aug.
24:
Viceroy
Willingdon
received
on
his
arrival
today,
a
telegram
from
Mahatma
Oandhl
seeking
an
Interview
at
which
to
discuss
their
controversy
and
to
clarity
the
misunderstanding
that
arose
out
of
the
publication
of
Gandhi's
charges.
Lord
Willingdon
Is
expected
to
seize
the
opportunity
to
have
the
Nationalist
leader
come
lu
re
from
Ahmcdabad
at
once.
YANGSTE
RIVER
FIFTY-
THREE
FEET
ABOVE
HIGH
WATER
MARK
SHANGHAI.
China.
August
24
Flood
waters
of
the
Yang-
ste
River
have
reached
a
level
of
53
feet
above
the
normal
high
water
nark.
Only
the
tops
of
the
blithest
buildings
can
be
seen
at
Hankow
and
other
turroundtng
cities
which
have
been
virtually
destroyed
and
In
which
countless
thous-
ands
of
people
are
dead
or
dying.
n
Hon
Ramsay
MacDonald,
whose
administration
resigned.
HORROR
IS
REIGNING
Death,
Madness,
Disease
Prevail
at
Hankow
Thousands
of
Corpses
Float
on
Waters.
SHANGHAI,
Aug.
24:
A
dispatch
from
Hankow
states
that
more
than
one
thousand
refugees
who
were
housed
in
barracks'
at
Wuchang
were
drowned
as
a
result
of
a
fresh
break
in
a
dyke.
HANKOW.
Aur.
24:
A
panorama
of
death,
madness,
dbease
and
starvation
spread
before
correspondents
today
in
cruising
about
the
watery
streets
of
Hankow.
Thousands
of
corpses
float
on
the
waters.
I.
TIMMINS
While
he
has
been
In
the
north,
Noah
Tlmmlns,
Toronto
mining
magnate,
set
to
work
a
diamond
drill
on
Taku
River
gold
properties
with
about
twenty
men
employed.
This
word
was
brought
to
the
city
this
morning
by
David
B.
Tewea-bury
of
the
Dally
Alaska
Empire,
Juneau,
who
passed
through
southbound.
Mr.
Tewksbury
says
Juneau
is
booming
as
a
result
of
the
putting
on
of
more
men
at
the
Alaska-Ju-neau
mine
and
the
steady
employment
there
of
more
than
ever
Ship
Enquiries
Are
Opening
In
South
Wednesday
VANCOUVER.
Aug.
24:
-Enquiry
Into
mishaps
of
two
Canadian
National
steamers
the
Prince
Rupert,
which
sank
at
Esquimau
last
spring,
and
the
Prince
David,
which
grounded
a
few
weeks
ago
in
Puget
Sound
will
be
opened
by
Oapt.
J.
D.
McPherson,
Dominion
wreck
commissioner,
on
Wednesday
of
i
this
week.
Sittings
will
be
held
at
the
Court
House.
Figures
in
Political
Crisis
II
IS
ACTIVE
Toronto
Mining
Man
Tuts
Crew
to
Work
on
Taku
Property
Rt
Hon
S
tnlev
Baldwin,
to
serve
under
Premier
MacDonald.
BRITISH
POLITICAL
AFFAIRS
UNCERTAIN
BEFORE
RESIGNATION
LONDON.
Aug.
24:
Resignation
of
Premier
J.
Ramsay
MacDonald
and
his
cabinet
as
a
result
of
the
present
financial
crisis
was
freely
predicted
In
political
circles
on
.Saturday.
There
was
also
talk
of
the
possibility
of
a
coalition
government
being
formed.
The
probability
of
the
government's
resignation
was
strongly
seen
in
the
sudden
return
of
King
Oeorge
on
Friday
from
Balmoral
Castle
in
Scotland.
Premier
MacDonald
Interviewed
the
King
last
night
but
It
was
not
reported
immediately
after
the
audience
that
the
government's
resignation
had
not
been
submitted.
Most
political
leaders
were
hoping
that
the
government
would
not
resign
at
present
owing
to
the
impending
Indian
round
table
conference.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
SPECIAL
SESSION
EXPECTED
PRIOR
TO
GENERAL
ELECTION
New
Coalition
Administration
To
Be
Formed
With
Baldwin
As
Member
of
MacDonald
Ministry
Lindberghs
Land
in
Japan
On
Monday
After
Hazardous
Trip
Down
Kuriles;
Now
to
Tokyo
NEMURO,
Aug.
21:
After
days
of
delay
in
the
fog-ridden
Kurilc
Islands,
Col.
and
Mrs.
Charles
A.
Lindbergh,
in
the
course
of
their
round
the
world
flight,
finally
landed
in
Japan
proper
when
they
arrived
here
a
few
minutes
before
3
o'clock
yesterday
(Monday)
afternoon
in
their
hi
i'
Lockheed-Sirius
low-winged
monoplane.
They
had
!
''ih
down
from
Shan
on
Itu-
rip
island
on
Sunday
and
circled'
TT
A
XfI?
TT"
I'V
'ins
city
several
times
but
riu
91
.1'.
Ill
w
iv
unable
to
pierce
through
thcl
i
i
i
lift
i
"in
-TiiriVT
-
"1
tm
&
tttidWf'ina
TiewTwrm
..:
'
ii
to
make
a
landing
in
a
lake
n
,i
small
Island
about
fifty
miles
iti
iy
There
they
spent
Sunday
I'.ikii1.
.
coming
on
here
Monday.
Their
next
hop
will
be
from
here
Tokyo
where
a
great
reception
b'ii.K
prepared
for
them
and
ii'
re
they
will
pause
for
sopie
ii'
d.
fore
resuming
tneir
giooer
v
i
:
(
i
iltiK
trip.
out
of
respect
to
three
Japanese
STANDOUT
Prepared
to
Accept
Isolated
Position
in
Face
of
World
Disarmament
ROME.
Aus.
21:
That
France
is
prepared
to
accept
a
position
of
isolation
and
continue
to
be
a
stumbling-block
in
the
path
of
world
disarmament
rather
than
rs
who
were
killed
Saturday
,
ve
up
her
pIans
for
Mtablish
!
Tokyo,
where
the
Lindbergh
i
i
officially
ends,
the
Colonel1
i
In.-,
wife
will
remain
here
at;
'
until
Tuesday
before
flying
to
'
Mi
The
funerals
of
the
Japan-livers
was
set
for
Monday.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER
Aug.
34:
Wheat
u
i
quoted
on
the
local
exchange
tort.iy
at
93V4c.
CARD
OF
THANKS
Mr
and
Mrs.
M.
Holkestad
de-1
"
to
express
Utelr
sincere
thanks
'"
'heir
many
'friends
for
assls-
ment
of
even
greater
naval
and
army
strength
Is
believed
here.
Great
Britain,
United
States,
Italy
and
Japan
have
come
to
practically
full
agreement
on
the
matter
of
disarmament,
it
Is
stated.
Seattle
Gets
New
Hospital
Foundations
Laid
Saturday
For
Institution
to
Cost
$1,600,000
SEATTLE,
Aug.
21:
Foundations
were
laid
on
Saturday
for
Seattle's
new
$1,600,000
Marine
Hospital.
Sl-
,r.,i
r
.Umr.i)iv
nv.
1
1
usibH
on
npacon
Hill,
the
main
n.i.
(i
uurlng
Uielr
recent
berea-
buUdlng
of
the
Institution
will
have
Mi
.dit
a
height
of
13
storeys.
Sale
of
Local
Trawler
James
Carruthers
to
Tug
Company
Announced;
May
Sell
Others
Announcement
was
made
this
morning
of
the
sale
by
the
anadian
Fish
&
Cold
Storage
Co.
of
Prince
Rupert
to
the
White
Rock
Tug
Co.
of
Vancouver,
of
the
well
known
local
tfam
trawler
James
Carruthers.
The
vessel
is
now
being
Conditioned
at
tho
local
dry
dock
preparatory
to
being
ommissioned
in
towboat
service
on
the
coast.
It
vns
aiso
Vstatcd
this
morning
that
the
cana-
Minister
Arrives
After
Hop
South
"on.
n.
m.
Sutherland
Reaches
Victoria
on
Saturday,
Same
Day
He
Left
Here
Vlr'TntJt
An
Hi-
tlnn
rrn.
Idlan
Fish
it
Cold
Storage
1,0.
exi
ted
to
dispose
of
two
other
similar
boats,
a.
E.
Foster
and
Andrew)
Kelly,
in
the
near
future
for
similar
(
urnrt
ti
w
nmo
vears
since
the
Cold
;
Storage
used
any
of
the
three
boats
to
any
extent
in
nsmn
uj:.w-.
The
James
Carruthers
was
built
in
1912
at
IJcvcrley.
Oreat
Britain,
and
came
to
this
coast
in
1913.
She
i.
no
fM.t
tnnir
with
beam
of
22
feet;
and
depth
of
11
feet
5
inches.
Her;
fctww
gross
tonnage
.v..
Is
233
and
registered
.
First
Duty
of
N(!v
Regime
Will
He
to
Balance
Budget
Following
Financial
Crisis
Which
Caused
Shake-Up
Rt
Hi
m
David
Lloyd
George,
Ul
and
unable
to
participate.
France
Intends
To
Collect
All
Germany
Owes
PARIS,
Aug.
24:
-Despite
recommendations
made
by
the
Wiggins
commission
of
International
bankers,
It
is
learned
In
semi-official
circles
here
that
France
intends
to
collect
everything
she
has
coming
in
the
way
of
reparation
payments.
D0-X
NOW
AT
MIAMI
Giant
German
Flying
Boat
Landed
at
Florida
Port
on
t
Saturday
MIAMI,
Aug.
21:
Unding
for
the
first
time
at
a
United
States
port,
the
giant
German
flying
boat
DO-X
arrived
here
on
Saturday
afternoon
from
Havana.
The
DO-X
will
fly
from
here
to
New-
York
and
other
centres
along
the
coast.
Stand-Out
Juryman
Holds
David
Clark
From
Acquittal
in
Trial
On
Los
Angeles
Murder
Charge
LOS
ANGELES,
Aug.
24:
With
the
jury
deadlocked
in
disagreement
by
one
juror
vho
declared
that
he
had
been
determined
from
trie
first
that
the
former
deputy
district
attorney
should
hang,
the
first
trial
of
David
Clark,
charged
with
the
murder
of
Herbert
Spencer,
came
to
a
close
on
Sundav
mornintr
at
11:07
when
the
jury
was
discharged
by
the
trial
Judge
and
,
1
a
new
trial
ordered.
On
the
first
vote,
eight
jurors
were
In
favor
of
acquittal
and
two
for
conviction
while
two
did
not
vote.
On
a
second
vote
ten
favored
acquittal
and
two
conviction.
On
the
last
vote
only
one
Juror
favored
conviction
and
It
was
after
he
had
declared
that
he
would
Insist
on
standing
out
that
the
Jury
was
discharged.
The
new
trial
will
be
proceeded
with
almost
Immediately.
It
Is
expected.
Meantime.
Clark
spent
last
night
tn
his
cell
as
ball
could
not
be
arranged
untU
today.
Although
somewhat
disappointed.
Clark
took
the
vote
of
the
Jury
as
a
vlndka-
Uon
and.
with
his
wife,
expressed
his
firm
hope
that
he
would
eventually
be
acquitted.
Post
and
Gatty
Due
Thursday
In
Los
Angeles
City
LOS
ANOELES.
Aug.
24
:
The
city
of
Los
Angeles
Is
preparing
a
great
reception
for
Wiley
oPst
and
Harold
Gatty.
round
the
world
time
record
breaking
flyers,
who
arc
due
to
arrive
hcrr
on
Thursday
In
tho
course
of
a
tour
ot
tho
United
States.