Premier,
who
is
in
much
bet-1
alth
than
when
he
left,
de-
'
Hiiit
he
had
returned
home!
in
tu-r
in
spirit
after
witness-in
manner
in
which
the
Mo-
mn
try
was
meeting
its
prob-v.
uh
courage
and
confidence
iiulton.
VISITED
ISLANDS
Olal
liaison
M.
P.
Ones
to
Queen
Charlotte
to
Meet
Constituents
and
Learn
Their
Needs
Hanson.
M.
P.
tor
Bkeenu.
md
to
the
city
last
night
on
:
the
selneboat.
Jedway
after
ik
t
of
eight
days
paying
a
i
his
constituents
on
the
i
charlotte
Islands
and
leam-h.
ir
needs.
Accompanying
Mr.
n
was
a
party
which
consls-
!
W
O.
Pulton.
A.
J.
Prud-nn
und
Peter
Lorenaen.
V
Hanson
was
given
a
splendid
!'Mim
at
all
polnUs
and
at
Mas-
iic
native
band
was
out
to
Join
welcome
to
thr
member.
A
;M(n
was
later
held.
tea
being
'!
;uid
a
few
speeches
made,
l
in
Tlell
Mr.
Hanson
and
party
dfid
to
Port
Clements.
Tlell,
'-:ntc
and
Queen
Charlotte
Use
visiting
other
points
M'-mbers
of
the
party
were
also
"i'
tl
to
do
some
hunting
and
li
ought
some
ducks
and
geese
wuh
them
to
bear
witness
to
skill
as
marksmen.
POOL
MOVES
MUCH
GRAIN
Million
and
Quarter
Iluslicls
Exported
Prom
Vancouver
in
Single
Week
ist
week
the
Alberta
Wheat
r
"i
elevators
in
Vancouver
shlp-v
i
more
than
1
.360.000
bushels
of
n
to
the
Orient
and
Continent.
1
brllcved
this
shipping
activity
i
continue
steadily
at
Vanoou-v
The
two
Pool
elevators
at
the
"'i
hern
port
are
now
fairly
full
''if
t.hr
export
movement
is
tak-i
arr
of
the
Inward
flow.
Thr
Pool
now
lias
more
than
h
000
bushels
In
storage
in
the
p;
nie
Rupert
elevator
and.
the
l.
illsc
will
annn
Vl
fill)
to
itS
CB-
P
u
tiy
of
1,250.000
Jjushels.
There
nis
to
no
immediate
prosper
llnwpvrr,
of
export
shipment
belli"
mnrlA
Seventeen
carloads
dally
of
grain
'
being
moved
by
the
Pool
Into
:1"
Victoria
elevator
via
Port
"ib
and
Canadian
National
car
t
iiy
Today's
Weather
TAXI
32
prince
Ri
idy,
light
Prompt
southwest
win
R
eter,
29.84;
tempera
turet
3
-2
2
ooth.
24
Hour
Service
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXII..
No.
289
i
Voi
m
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
SATURDAY,
DECEMBER,
12,
1931
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS'
FMJVCE
MMSra?
DENIES
CHARGE
PREMIER
RETURNS
TO
CANADA
WITH
HEALTH
IMPROVED
British
Economic
Union
Is
Urged
By
Bennett
On
Return
From
Other
Side
Day
of
Centralized
Empire
is
Past,
Canadian
Prime
Minister
Declares
Was
Heartened
to
See
Way
in
Which
Mother
Country
Was
Meeting
Its
Problems
HALIFAX,
Dec.
12:
"The
day
of
the
centralized
Empire
is
past.
We
no
longer
live
in
a
political
Empire.
We
tj,
;i
t
sec
to
it
that
our
ability
and
our
resources
are
thrown
mu
the
enterprise
of
building
and
strengthening
an
economic
union,"
declared
Premier
Richard
B.
Bennett
today
or
,
i
;is
return
from
a
holiday
trip
to
England
and
the
Con-
FEELING
BETTER
Xt(BSSSSP
ms4
t
,
Premier
Bcnncu
home
after
vacation
which
has
resulted
in
Improved
health
and
spirits.
OUTPUT
IS
INCREASED
Production
of
Power
Corporation
This
October
Eleven
Percent
Ahead
of
Last
Year
MONTREAL.
Dec.
12:
-Total
output
of
power
by
various
companies
in
which
Power
Corporation
of
Panada
is
interested
In
October
this
year
showed
an
Increase
of
11
over
the
same
montn
last
year
ana
118'"
over
the
output
of
September
this
year.
In
October
this
year
production
totalled
IW.010,619
kilowatt
-4J.ni.787
In
hours
as
against
the
preceding
month
and
143.846,-
106
in
October
last
year.
aiih
units
which
showed
substantial
Increases
were
Winnipeg
Electric.
Canada
Northern
and
Southern
Oanada
Details
of
the
output
for
this
October
were
as
louows.
Kilowatt
Hours
Southern
Canada
14.422.880
Canadian
Northern
38
M.
Bast
Kootenay
Sff
British
Columbia
Power
42.067.0
J
767.660
n
r.
Power
r:r"tnc
10.059.500
Northwestern
Power
Tomorrow's
Tides
Sunday.
December
IS.
1931
1-lK
.vm.
leu
Ilgn
20:1
ft.
15.44
p.m.
LoW
10:02
a.m.
8
8
ft
I
22.31
p.m.
3:9
ft.
....nmivrir
WHEAT
4
!2
Wheat
VANCOUy
local
was
quoted
at
01
c
on
exchange
today.
MAYOR
IS
ENDORSED
Trades
and
Labor
Council
Discusses
Municipal
Political
Situation
Nominations
Made
Kuddcruam
and
Black
Aldermanlc
Candidates
Other
Matters
Discussing
municipal
affairs
at
;ts
meeting
Thursday
night,
the
Prince
Rupert
Trade
and
Labor
Council,
by
unanimous
vote,
ex
pressed
confidence
In
the
administration
of
Mayor
Cyril
H.
Orme
as
chief
magistrate
of
the
city.
Aid.
James
Black
and
Aid.
O.
W.
Rud-derham.
whose
terms
are
about
to
expire,
were
renominated
as
candidates
for
the
city
council.
No
defin-11
union
was
taken
in
the
matter
jf
school
.board
candidates
as
some
delegates
have
yet
to
be
approached
wl'uh
a
view
to
placing
them
In
nomination.
One
of
the
more
Important
reeo-
lHnn
noeetH
VlrtVlp
tnpt
(TIP
-VS11I
lWMbU
w
J
'V-
w"C.
tone
calling
unon
the
Dominion
gov
ernment
lo,impletnenyipl?dfitJaU
every
man
m
uanaaa
was
tnuum
a
a
job
and
should
have
It.
Immediate
reopening
of
the
unemptoy-
ment
relief
camps
was
urged.
A
reply
from
Hon.
R.
H.
Pooley
at
torney
general
to
a
letter
sent
by
the
council
in
regard
to
policing
activity
at
the
unemployment
camp
was
read.
The
president
was
empowered
to
have
the
matter
satisfactorily
adjusted.
A
communication
was
read
from
single
lady
resident
complaining
it
being
unable
to
get
a
position
owing
to
preference
being
given
to
married
women.
The
council
will
ndeavor
to
obtain
the
co-operation
if
merchants
and
others
In
connec
tion
with
such
matters
for
the
time
being
at
least.
A
letter
from
the
Prince
Rupert
Unemployed
Association
was
read
ind
ordered
filed.
A
communication
from
the
Inde
pendent
Workers
of
the
World
ad
vocating
a
six-hour
working
day
mt
filed.
The
council
discussed
at
some
length
the
report
of
Dr.
R.
O.
Large.
medical
Inspector
of
schools,
on
the
orevalence
of
malnutrition
among
chool
children.
It
was
decided
to
suggest
that
a
conference
of
city
-!ouneil.
school
board,
hospital
board
and
medical
association
re
presentatives
be
held
with
a
view
to
effecting
some
remedy
for
the
situation.
The
resolution
which
has
been
ipproved
by
the
Northern
B.
C.
Fishermen's
Association
and
other
bodies
urging
abolition
of
the
at
tachment
system
of
Japanese
salmon
fishing
licences
was
endorsed.
CredenUals
of
D.
Borland
and
W.
Wilson
as
delegates
from
the
Canadian
Legion
were
received
and
the
delegates
welcomed
and
seated.
There
was
a
large
attendance
and
the.
meeUng
lasted
until
nearly
midnight.
Aid.
S.
D.
Macdonald,
president,
was
In
the
chair.
Master
Mark
Good
Celebrates
,Seventh
Birthday
at
Party
Mark
Oood.
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
F.
tf.
Oood.
is
celebrating
his
sev-
ienth
birthday
this
afternoon
with
a
party
for
his
young
friends
at
his
I
home,
209
Nintn
Avenue
laast.
Those
present
are.
Allen
.and
Hugh
Burbank.
Douglas
Payne.
John
Carson.
Eric
Orme.
John
Nl-
John
&nd
petef
QQQi
Customs
Made
Big
Haul
1
'
T
V-'
-
'.
!
WA
,
Here
is
the
Rantan
Sun
which
near
Brooklyn
and
tomid
to
hr
The
$750,000
boat
is
owned
by
a
ADVERTISE-:
SEA
FISH
Fisheriss
Association
Asks
Dominion
Government
For
Help
In
$150,000
Campaign
MONTREAL,
Dec.
12:
Assls-tance
of
the
Dominion
government
in
conducting
a
coast-to-coast
newspaper
advertising
campaign
designed
to
increase
the
consumption
of
drepsea
fish
in
Canada
Is
being
Sought,
A.
II.
Brittain.
president
of
the
Canadian
Fisheries
Association,
states.
Efforts
are
being
made,
Mr.
Brittain
said,
to
obtain
a
fund
for
such
publicity
purposes
of
$150,000.
BRITISHERS
LOSE
LIVES
Seventeen
Seamen
on
German
Boat
Drowned
When
Craft
Founders
Off
Norway
Coast
PSLO,
Nor..
Dee.
U:
Seventeen
British
seamen,
members
of
the
srew
of
the
German-owned
traw
ler
Venus,
which
foundered
off
the
Norwegian
coast,
are
reported
to
have
been
drowned.
WEATHERREPORT
Dead
Tree
Point
Cloudy,
calm:
barometer,
29.78;
temperature,
30;
sea
smooth.
Laneara
Island
Cloudy,
light
westerly
wind:
heavy
swell.
Triple
Island-Overcast,
light
southeast
wind,
light
swell.
NEW
PREMIER
IS
CALLED
IN
JAPAN.
isisiii
TOKIO.
Japan,
Deo.
12:
Tsuyoshl
Inukai.
president
of
the
Selkuyal
Party,
was
In-
structed
by
Emperor
Illrohlto
today
to
form
a
new
cabinet
Jn
succession
to
the
admlnistra-
Uon
of
Premier
WakaUukl
which
resltsned
ybsttrday.
I
fHsssH
was
seized
b
customs
men
vr
a
$350.01)0
cargo
of
liquors.
Philadelphia
oil
company.
jOld
Country,Soccer
ENGLISH
LEAGUE
Tint
Division
Arsenal
1,
Huudersfield
Town
1.
Birmingham
4,
West
Ham
United
1.
Blackburn
Rovers
6,
Leicester
City
0.
Blackpool
3,
Newcastle
United
1.
Derby
County
3,
Grimsby
Town
3.
Everton
S.
Middlesborough
1.
Manchester
City
2,
Bolton
Wanderers
1.
Portsmouth
2,
Liverpool
0.
Sheffield
United
S.
Aston
Villa
4
Sunderland
3,
Sheffield
Wednesday
1.
West
Cromwlch
Albion
4,
Chelsea
0.
SCOTTISH
LEAGUE
First
Division
Aberdeen
D,
Rangers
0.
Celtic
6,
Atrdreootans
1.
Dundee
3,
Parttck
Thistle
1.
Falkirk
4,
Clyde
3.
Hamilton
A
cads
S,
Morton
0.
Hearts
3,
Cowdenbeath
2.
Kilmarnock
8,
Dundee
United
0.
Queens
Park
3,
Leltn
Athletic
3.
St.
Mlrren
4.
Ayr
United
0.
Third
Lanark
0
Motherwell
2.
ENGLISH
LEAGUE
Second
Division
Barnsley
3.
Chesterfield
1.
Bradford
City
4,
Manchester
Unl
ted
3.
Bristol
City
0.
Southampton
1.
Bury
6.
Charlton
Athletic
0.
Leeds
United
1,
Tottenham
Hot
spurs
0.
MUlwall
3.
Bradford
0.
Notts
County
S,
Burnley
0.
Oldham
Athletic
1.
Stoke
Ctty
3.
Plymouth
Argyle
2,
Preston
North
Bnd
1.
Port
vale
1,
Wolverhampton
Wan
derers
7,
Swansea
Town
4,
Netting
ham
Forest
1.
SCOTTISH
LEAGUE'
"O
.
i
t.i!
C
Second
Division
Albion
Rovers
1,
Dunfermline
Athletic
2.
Arbroath
6.
Kings
Park
3.
Alloa,
1.
East
Stirling
2.
Brechin
City
1.
Dumbarton
1.
Boneas
1
Queen
of
South
1.
Forfar
Athletic
S.
St
Bernards
3
Ratth
Rovers
4.
Edinburgh
City
2,
St.
Johnstone
6,
Armadale
1.
Reid
Does
What
He
About
Charge
That
He
Was
Responsible
For
Cutting
Relief
Program
is
Denied
By
Provincial
Minister
VICTORIA,
Dec.
12:
Denial
that
he
had
been
rcspon
ible
for
the
cut
in
British
Columbia's
unemployment
relief
.irogram
as
charged
by
Tom
Reid,
M.
P.
for
New
WesU
minster,
in
speaking
at
Golden
in
the
Columbia
by-electiori
ampaign,
was
made
today
by
Hon.
J.
W.
Jones,
provincial
minister
of
finance.
Mr.
Reid
obviously
does
not
know
what
he
h
talking
bout,
said
Mr.
Jones.
LEAD
IS
GREATER
Lens
and
Jacoby
Favored
With
Good
Cards
and
Increase
Lead
Over.Culbertsons
"NOrTOKK;
Dec.
12:
Sidney
S
Lenz
and
his
partner,
Oswald
Jacoby,
took
advantage
of
great
cards
to
run
away
from
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Ely
Culbertson
in
the
fourth
session
of
the
contract
bridge
marathon
last
night.
Lens
and
Jacoby
took
seven
of
the
session's
twelve
rubbers
and
accumulated
3,835
points
net
for
a.
grand
net
total
of
S560.
MISS
DEACON
IS
PRESIDENT
PORT
SIMPSON,
Dec.
12
The
innual
election
of
officers
of
the
A'oman's
Missionary
Society
of
the
?ort
Simpson
United
Church
took
)taee
at
the
Crosby
Olrl's
Home.
The
following
officers
were
elec-nd
for
the
coming
year
1932:
President
Miss
L.
M.
Deacon.
First
Vice-President
Mrs.
V.
H.
""ansum
Second
Vice-President
Mrr.
Kate
Dudoward.
Third
Vice-President
Mrs.
M
Ross.
Recording
Secretary
Mrs.
F
Treeman.
Corresponding
Secretary
Mn
C.
B.
Flewln.
Christian
Stewardship
Mrs
7th
el
Musgrave.
,
Strangers
Secretary
Mrs
E.
F
Not
Know
Is
Talking
States
Jones
OFFICERS
ARE
NAMED
W.
II.
Tobcy
Is
Again
President
of
Canadian
National
Kecreation
Association
Here
"
ThetJanadiarr-Watlonal
Recreation
Association
this
week
held
Its
annual
general
meeting
and
election
of
officers
and
committees,
the
'following
being
chosen:
President.
W.
H.
Tobey.
Vice-President,
J.
Frew.
Treasurer.
T.
C.
Wilding.
Secretary,
A.
E.
Wood.
Executive
J.
W.
McAuley,
R.
E.
James
and
W.
Crulkshank
together,
with
the
chairmen
of
the
following'
committees:
Chairman
entertainment,
Wi
Reid.
Chairman
softball,
H,
SkattcboL
Chairman
tennis,
H.
Thrupp.
Chairman
badminton,
J.
A.
Tcng:
Chairman
horseshoes,
T.
Annes-ley.
Chairman
rifle
club.
B.
E.
Valde.
Chairman
basketball,
J.
Camp
bell.
Chairman
yachting.
T.
Fortune.
Chairman
track
and
field,
P.
Mc-
'
Intosh.
i
Chairman
membership,
A.
R.
Ni
chols.
Chairman
bowling,
F.
8.
Walton.
Chairman
ciibbage,
E.
Diekman.
Chairman
publicity,
H.
Forrest.
Dudoward.
Treasurer
Mrs.
Dr)
Perry.
Superintendent
Mission
Band-Miss
Deacon.
'
Organist
Mrs.
Flewln.
Gifts
Are
Coming
in
Now
For
Salvation
Army
Fund
Xmas
Dinners
and
Hampers
Money
and
goods
are
beginning
to
come
In
better
for
the
Salvation
Army
Christmas
dinner
and
hamper
fund.
In
spite
of
this,
much
Is
needed
if
the
well-to-do
people
are
to
do
their
duty
toward
those
less
favored.
A
special
plea
is
made
for
the
children
at
this
season.
To
allow
these
youngsters
to
be
without
their
usual
Christmas
festivities
would
mar
the
whole
season
lor
others.
Previously
acknowledged
$16.00
Anonymous
2.00
Dr.
Magulre
5.00
Williams,
Manson.
Brown
and
Harvey
15.00
Sunrise
Grocery,
cash
5.00
land
2
sacks
potatoes.
5
sacks
turnips
and
1
box
apples.)
Edward
Ltpsett
Co.
2
large
baskets
of
assorted
vegetables.