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TAXI
32
Prompt
24
Hour
Service
LICiNCE
ATTACHMENT
IS
ABOLISHED
ALL
LOCAL
RELIEF
WORK
Important
Change
In
Fiskery
Regulations
Announced
Yesterday
Commencing
Next
Year
Oriental
Fishermen
Will
Re
Free
Agents
in
Disposing
of
Salmon
Catches
"Contracting"
System
Will
Re
Eliminated
Advice
was
received
in
Prince
Rupert
yesterday
afternoon
that
the
much
protested
at
system
of
attachment
of
Japanese
fishing
licences
to
certain
salmon
canneries
in
District
No.
2
had
been
abolished
by
the
Dominion
Fisheries
Department
and
that,
commencing
with
the
1932
season,
Japanese
fishermen
will
be
free
agents
like
all
.
her
nsnermen
m
me
awimi
.
their
salmon
catches
The
action
of
n.
department
followed
protests
,i'
uu-
attachment
policy
by
various
itMiiizaUons
of
fishermen
and
a
number
of
public
bodies
In
the
district.
By
the
change
of
policy,
the
iniquitous
"contracting"
system
in
iuiectiiW
ViUii
Japanese
fishing
iin
ncea
is
expected
to
be
ellmtn-afrri
There
hare
been
411
Japanese
licences
in
ill
In
Dtotrtdf
KO.'
1
Hh-n
the
attachment
system.
5
of
these
being
on
the
Skeena
River
and
73
on
the
Naas.
Following
up
the
change
of
pol-irv.
local
Japan
v
organizations
ire
now
urging
upon
the
department
that
local
resident
Japanese
"f
the
district
be
given
the
prefer-
nrr
in
connection
with
the
lssu-.
i
nrr
of
licences.
r
S
Obata.
official
of
the
8keena
Fishermen's
Association
and
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Japanese
Assocla-
ioii
left
for
Port
Esslngton
today
r.nfr
with
Jananese
there
In
r-Kard
to
the
change
of
policy.
Biff
Repair
Bill
For
Los
Angeles
Schools
Okayed
LOB
ANGELES.
Dec
23
The
Los
Angeles
Board
of
Education
yes-i
kvday
authorised
the
expenditure
r
$338,690
for
improvement
of
nine
.
schools
tn
the
city.
Mavor
of
Detroit
Is
111
at
Miami
Frank
Murphy
Is
In
Seclusion
at
Florida
Resort
MIAMI.
Dec.
23:
Mayor
Frank
Murphy
of
Detroit,
Is
In
seclusion
here
recovering
from
a
recent
serious
Illness.
STRICT
ENFORCEMENT
OF
ORIENTAL
EMPLOY
LAW
URGED
BY
JURY
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
23:-
Strict
enforcement
of
the
laws
prohibiting
the
hiring
of
white
female
help
by
Orientals
was
urged
by
the
coroner's
Jury
.
.,hi.h
wunii
miuu.'n"
iumntjd
the
death
.
of
Miss
Mary
ahaw.
waitress
...
an
East
Pender
Street
Cafe,
and
her
Chinese
slayer.
Lee
Dick,
who
ended
his
own
life
Saturday
night
after
shooting
the
girl.
H
wur
revealed
at
the
tnouest
that
Lee
Dick
had
In-
vlted
Miss
Shaw
to
go
out
with
him
and
she
had
refused.
r
CHRISTMAS
CANDLES
BURN
GERMAN
BOYS
LOEN.
Oermany.
Dec.
23:
Pnttrvn
mttiimM
nf
nix
bnvx
dreased
as
Santa
Claus
were
set
fire
from
candles
on
a
Christmas
tree
at
an
enter-
talnment
here.
Two
of
the
boys
were
burned
to
death
and
the
other
four
suffered
severe
burns.
APPROVED
BY
SENATE
War
Debt
Moratorium
Needs
But
Presidential
Signature
Now
WASHINGTON.
D.C,
Dec.
23:
The
war
debt
moratorium
need
but
the
presidential
sijnature
now
to
make
It
law.
After
two
days
of
bitter
wrangling,
the
Senate
last
nltht
approved
the
measure,
defeating
all
amendments
which
were
presented.
Under
the
moratorium
plan,
a
one-year
suspension
of
war
debts
due
the
United
States
Is
declared.
Obllcations
of
European
nations
asurrjallnr
$250,000,000
this
year
will
not
be
paid.
The
vote
of
the
Senate
In
approval
of
the
moratorium
was
69
to
12.
Indications
Of
Storm
Are
Seen
Rough
Weather
May
Attend
Yule-1
tide
Season
If
Trcsent
Con-dltlons
Conlinue
Meteorological
conditions
this
afternoon
point
to
stormy
weather
for
season
although
there
the
Yuletlde
SToI
course,
a
possibility
that
it
before
Christmas
over
may
pass
mild
and
temperature
Day.
With
wind
in
the
soutneasv
nu.lc..
!
barometer
was
rapidly
dropping
early
this
afternoon
ana
len
below
the
29
point
mark.
Light
Sales
On
'
Vancouver
Mart
rorler-Idaho
Sells
at
8c
and
Premier
Gold
at
6I.63c
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
23:-Sftles
on
Block
Exchange
the
Vancouver
Monday
were
very
light.
There
was
at
8c
and
trading
in
Porter-Idaho
'in
Premier
Oold
at
61
-63c.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
MORATORIUM
IN
HUNGARY
IS
O.N
T
BUDAPEST,
Dec.
23:
A
moratorium
declared
by
the
Hungarian
government
under
which
payment
of
all
debtj
f
due
by
the
country
to.
outside
nation1
Is
postponed
came
into
effect
wday.
t
JAPS
ON
ADVANCE
General
Offensive
in
Direction
of
Chlnchow
Starts
Chinese
Suffer
Casualties
MUKDEN,
Dec.
23:
Japanese
forces
started
Monday
what
appeared
to
he
a
general
offensive
against
Chlnchow,
strategic
Man-churian
railway
point
which
still
remains
under
control
of
the
Chinese.
Japanese
soldiers,
aided
by
bombing
planes,
inflicted
hear;
casualties
upon
Chinese
regulars.
Unless
the
Chinese
evacuate.
It
appears
almost
certain
that
the
Japanese
will
attack
Chlnchow
within
the
week.
CHINESE
SCATTERED
Chinese
regulars
and
bandits
were
scattered
in
all
directions
yesterday
in
a
fierce
battle
north
of
Mukden.
Japanese
casualties
were
placed
at
a
score
while
those
of
the
Chinese
were
believed
to
be
In
the
hundreds.
General
Honjo,
Japanese
commander-in-chief,
declared
that
the
drive
would
continue
until
all
Chinese
were
driven
from
Manchuria.
There
are
estimated
to
be
at
least
100,000
Chinese
soldiers
under
arms
in
Manchuria,
MONOPOLY
DENOUNCED
Medical
Freedom
Advocated
al
Vancouver
Meetlnc
Prominent
Speakers
Heard
VANCOUVER.
Dec
23:
-A
so--ailed
monopoly
enjoyed
by
the
nedleal
profession
in
British
Columbia
was
condemned
at
a
mass
meeting
held
at
the
Colonial
Theatre
here
Sunday
night.
Medical
freedom
was
advocated
by
the
neeilng
principal
speakers
at
which
were
Dr.
A.
S.
Murphy,
William
Dick
M.
L.
A.
and
Angus
Mclnnls
M.
P.
Dr.
Murohy
declared
that
all
dis
ease
was
caused
by
Infection
In
the
blood
and
that
there
was
no
hccm-
Mty
for
people
to
pay
high
iom
to
be
told
to
drink
pure
water.
TRAGEDY
IN
VANCOUVER
Three
Persons
Came
to
Violent
Deaths
Last
Night
in
Southern
City
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
23
-
Thfe'
persons
met
tragic
deathj
here
list
night.
The
bodies
or
Fergus
cma-.vieir
ntted
62.
street
car
motorman
tnd
of
Mrs.
Florence
Dunkley
were
found
in
a
room
asphyxiated
t7
as
escaping
from
a
stove,
A
man
Identified
from
I
card
'otvnd
upon
him
as
J.
Tyncr
m
'nutantly
killed
when
he
slipped
while
Jumping
from
a
train
at
Ihs
Canadian
Pacific
Railway
depot.
His
adrcss
Is
unknown.
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
23,1931
CLOSED
A
One-Man
The
-curse
oi
boou
w-
entertain..'.
em.
dept
uo
ng
how
you
look
upon
this
surt
of
thin,
is
embo
led
in
thi
one-wan
orchestra.
-V
S-
Arats
oiwashitv-
wi
e
playing
his
fiddle,
can
accompany
himself
on
tSe
pi
no
with
special
pedals.
Fiwe
Lives
Taken
and
Many
Priceless
Volumes
Lost
as
Library
at
Vatican
Falls
"VATICAN
CITY,
Dec.
23:
Priceless
ancient
vol-,
urraes
were
damaged
if
not
destroyed
and
five
lives
are
believed
to
have
been
lost
as
a
result
of
the
collapse
of
two
floors
of
the
right
wing
of
the
Vatican
library
at
dusk
last
evening.
Seven
hours
after
the
collapse,
which
was
caused
by
the
roof
caving
in,
one
of
the
library
staff
was
ex-ti-Lcatedfrom
the
ruins
but
artificial
respiration
failed
to
save
his
life.
Four
others
are
believed
to
have
lost
their
lives.
No
estimate
of
the
property
loss
has
yet
been
formed.
The
structure
was
built
in
1558.
The
four
walls
re-main
standing.
The
Pope
was
grief-stricken
at
the
accident.
AT
LEN
IS
!Pound
and
Dollar
IMPROVED,
Weabf
on
CoiitlStlon
of
Local
Ulan,
Hurt
In
Vancouver,
Keportcil
to
Be
Slightly
Better
Today
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
2S":
The
con
dition
oi
Frank
W.
Allen,
formerly
-r
Pwince
RuDert.
who
sustalnea
a
Cmct
xircd
skull
and
serious
Internal
niur-Ies
in
an
automobile
coliUion
Saturrday
night,
was
reported
today
to
sllghuy
improved.
OH
Regulations
Are
Explained
WpISs
Now
Brln;
Drilled
Are
Not
iTVffcctcd
By
Keccnt
Govern-nicnl.il
Order
in
Alberta
E53DM0NT0N,
Dec.
03:
It
Is
ex-oln.l-Ted
here
that
regulations
preventing
the
drilling
Into
llmestono
in
t-3ie
Turner
Valley
oil
field,
do
not
.ffct
wells
which
are
now
being
dril
led.
t
DOWN
BY
CITY
Orchestra
1
!
,
;
i
;
'
new
i
uiiv
lvidi
jvcl
NEW
YORK.
Dec.
23:
The
Canadian
dollar
closed
at
814c
on
the
local
foreign
exchange
Monday,
be
ing
one
-eighth
cent
down
from
Saturday's
close.
The
British
pound
sterling
was.
off
one-half
cenlJseUlngratjte
.
ItAILWAYMEN
WILL
NOT
ACCKIT
CUT
MONTREAL.
Dec.
23:
The
Railway
Brotherhood
will
not
accept
the
ten,
per
cent.st
In
t
wage
Imposed
by
the
railways
upon
the
running
trades,
Sen-
ator
James
Murdoch,
repre-
s&itattvc
of
the
Railway
Bro-
j.
v,..KnnH
ta
von
led
todav
iOl-
r
lovvinz
a
conference
of
railway
officials
and
union
heads.
Con-
versations
on
un-
huojeci
we
adjourned
until
the
middle
of
January.
4
..
an
,
Prince
Rupert
Budget
For
Unemyloyment
Cut
$100,000
to
$47,500
Mayor
Is
Being
Sent
to
Victoria
to
Interview
Government
Word
of
Slash
Came
Like
Bolt
From
Blue
Last
evening
all
the
relief
work
in
the
city
closed
down
as
the
result
of
a
message
received
from
Victoria
that
the
amount
allotted
to
Prince
Rupert
was
only
$47,500
instead
of
$100,000
as
originally
promised.
As
the
city
had
already
ppent
approximately
$48,000
there
was
nothing
to
do
but
close
down
the
work
pending
negotiations
with
the
pro-vincial
government.
"
The
city
council
held
an
cmer-
YYTTr)rP
Tl
;-rncy
meeting
yesterday
afternoon
H
1
j
jf
I
IN
.md
decided
to
send
the
Mayor
to
'.Victoria
to
urge
upon
the
govern-
TfT
1
HPIV
ment
the
need
of
further
grants
to
:
H
I
H
V
Zi
I
M
K
mumjzu
i
a.
.
a
ww
enable
the
work
to
continue
for
at
ict
a
brief
peilod.
The
Mayor
will
leave
for
the
south
Friday
night
on
Three
In
Hospital
As
Result
of
the
steamer
Cardena.
Tlunge
In
Vancouver
Depart-
At
the
meeting
Mayor
Orme
readi
mental
Store
two
telegrams,
one
In
which
he
ask-
j
ed
for
a
definite
statement
from
the
1
VANCOUVER,
Dee.
23
When
J"t
government
In
view
of
reports-
re-"
j
elevator
In
n
kal
depurtment-lWrtr"-ceived
that
the
appropriations
had,
plunged
out
of
control
last
night
been
pruned.
Hon.
R.
w.
erunn
;
wired
that
the
$100,000
approprla
Hon
which
had
been
approved
Sep
tember
25
had
on
October'
31
been
...
ccnnfvi
anri
that
if
had
heen
lecessary
to
make
a
further
cut
of
,
'Ive
per
cent
since.
This
brought
he
city's
appropriation
to
$47,500.
The
mayor
and
aldermen
expres-
a
I
nMfVtu4
Via
t
I
iea
lilrXUSClvea
w
asiuniiicv
MM:
he
government
had
not
notified
j
w
until
nrvnr
nf
tho
rhartffp
mi
tit
noiiev
Some
Some
rather
rather
bitter
bitter
re-
re-
narks
were
made
and
the
session
i
rovea
a
aoieiui
lful
one.
one.
Two
ivra
resolu-
raum-
i
ions
were
passed
after
hearing;
rom
the
city
treasurer.
One
was
hat
all
relief
work
be
stopped
at
mce
and
the
other
that
the
mayor
e
asked
to
go
to
Victoria
and
dis
cuss
the
situation
with
the
govern-nent.
These
were
carried
without
llscussion.
The
city
so
far
has
not
received
'-ora
the
government
a
dollar
ard
the
relief
work,
the
whole
cost
i
far
naving
oeen
Dome
-oy
we
i
ank.
As
the
bank
already
has
to
arry
approximately
5iou.wo
01
un-1
old
city
bonds.
It
Is
evident
that;
no
iurther
advances
can
be
expec-ed
In
that
quarter.
Unless
the
provincial
government
makes
a
fur-her
grant
there
wUl
be
no
more
re
Uel
work.
RELIEF
WORK
CLOSED
DOWN
Fifteen
Hundred
Men
Affected
By
Shutdown
in
Burnaby
Municipality
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
23:
The
municipality
of
Burnaby
closed
down
til
relief
work
Monday
morning
vwln
to
lack
of
finances.
Fifteen
hundred
men
are
affected.
Blind
SinceiShe
.
Was
Born,
Is
Now-
Able
to
Use
Eyes
BELAIRB.
Ohio,
Dec.
33:
As
a
rmnilt
nf
n
series
of
onerfltloni
On
her
eyes,
a
nine-year
old
girl
of
this
town,
who
had
been
blind
since
birth,
was
able
to
see
yesterday.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
COUNCIL
mrce
persons
were
msni
w
uuj-
tal
suffering
from
Injuries
susr
talned.
They
were
Mrs.
Beckncr.
suffering
from
a
broken
ankle;
Mrs..
D.
M.
Macdonald.
a
broken
ankle
and
bruises
and
Patsy
Mac
donald.
a
broken
left
leg.
The
flight
of
the
car
downward
was
arrested
by
an
automatic
stop
at
-
the
first
floor.
-
-
Several
other
,,-
Persons
sunerea
minor
injuries.
.
1
IJuatniaSkl
VOVC
Woman
If
UlllCllI
JLMUW11CU
I
IrfiWllPfl
,
Mrs,
James
Campbell
Swept
Off
Stranded
Boat
By
Large
Wave
and
Lost
Her
Life
Mrs.
James
Camnbell
was
drowned
when
she
was
swept
by
a
wave
oft
her
'husband's
motor
launch
when
l.,
hneame
UCVtUUv
branded
tllliiWTO
on
a
rock
In
QlHUjhkl
FINAL
DAY
FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
RELIEF
FUND
'
Those
who
hare
so
far
not
contributed
to
the
Salvation
Army
relief
fund
should
do
so
at
once
If
they
to
wish
as
to-
morrow
la
the
last
day
before
Christmas.
In
view
of
the
recent
order
.Inaln
rimirn
relief
work
the
need
for
aiding
the
Salvatton
Army
fund
will
be
doubly
great
and
every
dollar
will
be
sorely
needed.
Those
who
can
do
so
are
strongly
urged
to
contrl-
bute
to
this
fund.
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v
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RonaW
Bedford
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&
Co
20.00
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Friend
A
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Anonymous
2.00
F.
J.
Boutell
1.00
j
Dr.
W.
T.
Kergln
3.00
A.
0.
Lancaster
3.0
Mrs.
Bushby.
1
sack
potatoes.
John
Si
Ian,
1
carton
bacon.