Tor1"
Weather
Prince
rometcr,
calm
sea.
r
.
w
to
r-
-
6?'
Vol
XXII.
No.
Slear,
calm;
ba-emperature,
32;
LEAGUE
IS
mmm
GRITS
IN
TRADITIONALLY
CONSERVATIVE
Tsitihar's
Capture
By
Japanese
Causes
Worry
.
i
Circes
of
Geneva
Occupation
of
Manchurian
City
is
Taken
as
Evidence
of
Even
More
Aggressive
Military
Operations
By
Invading
Forces
(iENEVA,
Nov.
19:
News
of
the
occupation
of
the
city
of
Tsitihar
in
Manchuria
yesterday
by
the
Japanese
army
aroused
alarm
in
League
of
Nations
circles
here
and
in
Paris
yesterday.
The
occupation
of
Tsitihar
is
taken
as
evidence
of
an
even
more
aggressive
military
operation
h-.
Japan.
The
situation
was
reported
to
be
quieter
today
in
Manchuria.
MUKDEN".
Manchuria.
Nov.
19:
nnnn
niTMn
j
Official
dispatches
received
from
rr
SlllMX
Tltlhar
today
said
that
formal
oc-
BETTERMENT
Head
of
Powell
Hirer
Mill
Optimistic
Over
Future
For
Business
On
Coast
V
There
Is
a
definitely
genuine
it
i
f
improvement
In
business
'
(viditions
which
is
very
nopeiui
lor
.'
uiure,"
declared
A.
E.
McMas-j
t'-r
'jcneral
manager
of
the
Powell
R;v,
Co..
who
was
here
yesterday
i.
M
way
to
Anyox
and
Stewart,
tiuk.i.u
the
round
trip
on
the:
iiicr
Prince
Rupert.
I
Mi
MeMaster
said
that,
while
his
!-..
p.my
with
all
others
was
suf-j
i'
i
nu
u.s
a
result
of
the
depression.!
i.'it
that
it
was
good
for
tne:
W"
id
id
have
the
setback
and
that
fleet
would
in
the
long
run
be
,
!-'"
i
They
had
very
considerably'
'
im-cI
the
stae
of
their
plant
at)
P
ii
Itlver
and
when
the
change
i
n
uiey
would
oe
in
a
position
w
iip
the
business
offering.
Mi
McMaster
spent
a
good
deal
f
miib
yesterday
meeting
old
ac-i
.nt.inces
and
was
pleased
to
see
inny
of
those
he
had
formerly
ki
.su
liere.
He,
it
was.
who
opened
i
r'
'sent
C.
N.
R.
offices
on
Third
A1
i,
ii
ui
the
early
days
of
the
i
p
my
over
twenty
years
ago.
GRAIN
BIDS
WERE
WEAK
WINNIPEO.
Nov.
19:
A
quiet
T
i
pool
market
and
a
lull
In
cx-pt'i'
trade
combined
yesterday
to
'
"
wheat
prices
down
from
laic
on
the
local
market.
!
vernber
closed
at
64C
De-
nibcr
at
644c,
May
at
68c
and
J'i
;
ut
694c.
Roumanian
Royal
Brothers
Are
Still
Busy
Quarreling
nttritAREST.
Roumanla.
Nov.
19:
The
quarrel
between
King
Carol
itift
his
brother,
Prince
Nicholas.
''
n
Unties
unabated.
Nicholas
has
vr-rriy
criticized
the
marriage
of
King
to
a
commoner.
Carol
has
t,1n
itcned
to
deprive
Nicholas
of
ruyal
rank
and
privileges.
TENDERS
CLOSE
Tenders
close
Monday,
November
11
1
ut
S
p.m..
for
grading
Masonic
Rr
lunds.
For
plan
and
specifications
opiy
Masonic
Building
Committee,
G
U
Munro,
chairman.
cupatlon
of
the
city
by
the
Japanese
was
begun
at
10
o'clock
this
morning
following
the
Japanese
rout
of
forces
of
Oeneral
Mah
Chan
Shan
yesterday.
TRADE
IS
-SOLUTION
Mackenzie
King
Offers
Remedy
For
Unemployment
Bennett
Policies
No
Benefit
HALIFAX.
Nov.
19:
Expressed
conviction
that
the
real
solution
of
unemployment
is
trade
and
that
tariff
policies
of
the
Bennett
government
had
brought
neither
trade
nor
revenue
were
the
keynotes
of
an
address
by
Rt.
lion.
W.
I
Mackenzie
King,
to
the
Nova
Scotia
Liberal
Association
yesterday.
Mr.
King
advocated
the
appointment
of
a
commission
to
handle
unemployment.
WON
PRIZE
IN
SWEEP
Blair
Fleming
Captures
$16,000
P.
E.
Dore
of
Victoria
Has
Chance
For
Big
Prize
VANCOUVER.
Nov.
19:
Blair
W.
Fleming,
aged
38,
of
New
Westminster
wins
approximately
$16,000
as
a
result
of
drawing
a
consolation
prlie
in
the
Irish
Free
State
Hospital
sweepstake
on
the
November
Handicap
to
be
run
on
Saturday.
P.
E.
Dore
of
Victoria
drew
Strep-hon
and
thus
has
a
chance
for
a
larger
prize.
Mr
Flemlna
is
a
salesman
for
Kelly-Douglas
Co.
Ltd.,
and
is
well
known
In
Prince
Rupert.
x
iiMiTm
u
FARMERS
.
M
..tiiirv'IGTir
,..
1A.
J.
BRANDON,
Man.,
Social
JlV
ownership
a
and
abolition
of
production
for
profit
today
received
the
approval
of
the
United
Farmers
of
Manitoba
who
declared
that
the
present
t
4.
rmnntnin
rrixl.
Is
due
to
lnher-
ent
unsoundness
of
the
capital-
lstlc
system.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIAS
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
ALARMED
MILLING
ALL
ORES
NOW
AT
ANYOX
MINES
Five
Thousand
Tons
a
Day
Put
Through
Concentrator
and
Smelted
By
Granby
Co.
i
"We
are
milling
at
present
5,000
tons
of
ore
a
day
of
which
4,700
tons
comes
from
the
Hidden
C.eek
mine
and
300
tons
from
Bonanza,"
stated
W.
R.
Lindsay,
general
superlnten-:
dent
of
the
Oranby
Company's
op
erations
at
Anyox,
to
a
Dally
News
representative
who
recently
visited
that
town.
The
company
also
treats
from
four
to
five
thousand
tons
a
months
from
Premier.
!
Information
was
secured
in
con-1
nectlon
with
the
plant
to
the
effect
that
all
the
ore
is
at
present
milled
and
reduced
about
ten
percent
byj
the
floatation
system
before
being
smelted
In
their
own
smelters.
It
Is
j
probably
the
most
economically
operated
plant
In
the
world
today.
The
ore
varies
from
one
and
one'
tenth
percent
to
one
and
a
quarter
percent
of
copper
and
contains
also
a
few
cents
worth
of
gold
and
sliver.
'
-
'
W.
B.
Maxwell,
the
man
who
installed
the
huge
mill,
is
In
charge
of
the
milling
operations
as
assls-,
tant
general
superintendent.
The
president
of
the
company.
Charles:
Bocklng,
spends
only
part
of
his,
time
there.
i
Just
now
the
company
employs!
slightly
less
than
a
thousand
menj
and
women
of
the
total
population
jf
1800.
There
are
in
the
town
both
high
school
and
grade
school,
the
former
with
two
teachers
and
the
latter
with
five.
There
Is
also
a
hospital,
bank,
fraternal
organiza
tions,
churches
and
the
other
accompaniments
of
modern
civiliza
tion.
Outstanding
among
the
Institu
tions
at
Anyox
Is
the
Community
Club
which
controls
the
amuse
ments
and
sports
and
has
a
fine
library
and
reading
room
for
the
use
of
the
people.
The
club
Is
financed
by
means
of
the
concessions
granted
It
by
the
company
such
as
the
theatre,
billiard
hall
and
cigar
stand.
This
revenue
makes
it
possible
to
keep
up
the
gymnasium
and
provide
for
tennis,
football,
baseball,
basketball,
golf,
badminton
and
other
sports.
Just
now
the
company
is
unable
to
operate
at
a
profit
but
it
Is
hoped
that
in
the
near
future
the
price
of
copper
will
rise
to
a
point
where
again
it
will
be
profitable
to
mine
it.
BURNED
IN
BUILDING
Arlstlde
Bomome
and
Joseph
Clement
Lost
Lives
in
Ottawa
Fire
This
Morning
OTTAWA,
Nov.
19:
Trapped
in
their
rooms
on
the
top
floor
of
a
Rldeau
Street
block,
two
men,
Arlstlde
Bomome
and
Joseph
Clement,
lost
their
lives
early
this
morning
when
fire
destroyed
the
building.
CIIICAGOFP
ISLAND
7,
MINK
OWNER
HERE
ON
HIS
WAY
SOUTH
James
L.
Freeburn,
owner
of
Chl-cagoff
Island
mining
property
upon
which
sensationally
rich
discoveries
were
recently
reported,
was
here
aboard
the
steamer
Princess
Norah
yesterday
afternoon
bound
for
a
business
trip
to
Seattle.
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
NOVEMBER
19,
1931
Filed
Notice
Arllni
Judge,
screen
player,
slgnt
clerk's
of
f
lcgLos
Angeles,
to,
wed
And
filed
THEATRE
IS
DESTROYED
Talkie
House
at
Skagway
Wiped
Out
By
Fire
Sunday
Loss
is
$15,000
With
No
Insurance
Skagway's
talking
picture
house
was
destroyed
last
Sunday
night
In
a
spectacular
fire
which
kept
firefighters
working
all
night,
according
to
word
brought
to
the
city
yesterday
afternoon
on
the
steamer
Princess
Norah
which
was
at
Skagway
on
Monday.
New
talking
picture
equipment
had
Just
recently
been
Installed
in
the
theatre
which
stood
on
Broadway,
the
main
street
of
Skagway.
The
building,
itself,
was
a
landmark
of
the
historic
town.
Loss
as
a
result
of
the
destruction
of
the
theatre
was
reported
as
being
$15,000
with
no
Insurance
coverage.
FINANCIER
COMMENTS
J.
Pierpont
Morgan,
Usually
Reticent,
Speaks
Optimistically
of
England
NEW
YORK.
Nov.
19:
J.
Pier
pont
Morgan.
American
financier,
usually
reticent,
voiced
optimism
yesterday
on
his
return
from
a
trip
to
England.
Conditions
In
England
are
really
much
better,"
Mr.
Morgan
declared.
"It
looks
like
the
na-
I
tlonal
government
is
In
for
a
long
time."
MILITARY
IN'WRECK
Heavy
Casualties
When
Chinese
i
Troop
Train
Meets
With
1
Disaster
In
Manchuria
PEIPINO.
China.
Nov.
19
A
I
troop
train
carrying
1,700
soldiers
was
wrecked
yesterday
along
the
.Nonnl
River
in
Manchuria.
Casual-It
les
are
reported
to
be
numerous.
AT
of
Marriage
,
I
1
les
her
Intention
In
the
county
Wesley
.
Ruggles.
film
.director
notice,
too.
LIBERALS
GET
SEAT
Traditionally
Conservative
Constituency
Goes
Against
Gov't
In
Ontario
By-Election
GUELPH,
Ont,
Nov.
19:
Paul
Munro,
Liberal,
was
elected
to
the
'
Ontario
Legislature
for
South
j
Wellington
over
W.
P.
Gamble,
I
ConservatUe,
with
a
majority
of
258
votes.
!
The
riding
had
been
Conservative
with-but
one
exception
since
1903.
DUMP
DUTY
F0RWHEAT
Farmers
of
British
Isles
Voice
Demand
Conservatives
Take
Up
Cudgels
LONDON.
Nov.
19:
British
farmers
are
demanding
an
anti-dumping
duty
on
wheat
and
Conservative
members
of
the
House
of
Commons
will,
it
Is
reported,
endeavor
to
Impress
views
along
this
line
upon
the
national
government.
A
quota
of
15
for
home
grown
wheat
Is
suggested.
Bar
Silver
Weak
Yesterday
in
New
York;
Below
30c
NEW
YORK,
Nov.
19:
For
the
first
time
in
several
days
bar
silver
dropped
below
30c
In
the
local
market
yesterday
when
the
closing
price
was
294c.
HOSPITAL
FINANCES
The
finance
committee.
Frank
Dlbb
chairman,
reported
a
surplus
of
$382.24
for
October
to
the
hospital
board
meeting
last
night.
Receipts
amounted
to
$5,070.29
and
expenditures.
$4,688.05.
There
were
1744
hospital
days
at
a
cost
per
day
of
$2.69.
SITUATION
ONTARIO
SEAT
IN0
CHIEF
!
ISJAMED
Vancouver
Police
Commission
Has
All
Afternoon
Session
But
Makes
No
Appointment
j
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
19:
The
board
of
police
commissioners
held
a
session
which
lasted
all
yesterday
afternoon
but
adjourned
with-'our
having
made
the
appointment
r9
n
itVliftf
nAMvtnKU
tltnAAl
Chief
W.
J.
Bingham,
who
recently
resigned.
After
the
meeting,
Acting
Mayor
John
Bennett
told
newspapermen
that
no
date
had
been
set
for
the
next
meeting
of
the
commission.
BOARD
NOW
!
!
I
IN
SESSION
Conciliation
Proceedings
Between
,
Railways
and
Employees
Proceeding
j
'
j
MONTREAL.
JJdv..
19-The
board
i
of
oinfUraJlorf'.
befirfOh'Cana.
dlan
National-ana
Canadian
raci-
flc
Railways
and
the
Brotherhood
of
Railway
Trainmen-
over
the
pro-1
posal
of
the
former
to
cut
wage
ij
Black
that
the
trip
has
been
ar-of
employees
by
ten
per
cent
held
'ranged.
Its
first
session
here
yesterday.
1
Oeorge
Hodge,
official
of
the
Ca
nadian
Pacific
Railway,
told
the
board
that
the
cut
would
mean
a
total
saving
of
$5,000,000
for
both
railways.
Hon.
James
Murdock,
represent
Ing
the
Brotherhood
of
Rkllway
;
Brotherhood
would
not
consider
cost
of
Iivlnz
as
the
basis
on
whlen
wages
should
be
set
but
rather
that
the
balls
should
be
comparison
1
.with
waeg
nald
tor
similar
work
In
the
United
States.
Vancouver
Stocks
(Ccurten
S.
D.
J'Umtou
Co.
Big
Missouri.
17.
19.
Georgia
River.
3'i,
3.
Oolconda,
25,
nil.
Orandview,
6V,,
7.
Independence,
IV4,
14.
Indian
Mines,
1,
2.
Kootenay
Florence,
1,
nil.
Kootenay
King,
1,
nil.
Lucky
Jim.
3V4,
4.
Morton
Woolsey.
3,
3.
National
Silver,
3',
3Vi.
Noble
Five,
7H.
9.
Oregon
Copper,
3,
3.
Pend
Oreille,
97.
1.00.
Premier,
68,
70.
Porter-Idaho,
9,
11.
Reeves
Macdonald,
30,
nil.
Ruf
us-Argent.
2,
3.
Ruth-Hope,
7.
Silver
Crest,
2,
3.
Silverado
Cons.,
34,
6.
Snowflake,
2,
2'.
Whitewater,
nil,
7.
Bluebird.
3,
5.
OILS
A.
P.
Con,
10.
14.
Calraont,
9.
94.
Fabyan
Pete.
2.
2V.
.
Home.
50,
nil
Royalltt,
8.00,
8.75.
Meriand
T
9.
Mercury.
12
V.
134-United.
94,
nil.
Eastern
Stocks
Sherrltt-Oordon.
70,
76.
Noranda,
16.00,
nil
Int.
Nickel.
10.25,
nil
C.
P.
R.,
18.005
nil
PRICE
OF
WHEAT
VANCOUVER
Nov.
19:
The
price
of
wheat
here
this
morning
was
quoted
at
664c.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Friday,
November
20,
1931
High
10:15
a.m.
18:8
ft.
22:42
p.m.
16:8
ft.
Low
.
3:41
a.m.
8:2
ft.
18:40
pjn.
7:4
ft.
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
MAJORITY
.
ISLARGE
Mayor
Andy
Davidson
of
Calgary
is
Ke-Elccted
With
Majority
of
.
16,000
Over
Communist
CALOARY.
Nov.
19:-Mayor
Andy
Davidson
was
re-elected
chief
ma
glstrate
yesterday
over
PhU
Luck,
Communist
candidate,
by
a
majority
of
more,
than
16,000
votes.
SPEAKER
TO
-JOIN
PARTY
Hon.
George
Black
Going
on
Hunt
ing
Trip
to
Gardner
Canal
.
With
Local
Friends
A
hunting
party
led
by
Mayor
Cyril
H.
Orme
left
at
6
o'clock
thU
morning
aboard
the
seineboat
Bertha
O.,
skippered
by
Capt.
R.
Oammon.
for
a
10-day
or
two-week
tflP
to
Kltlmaat
Arm
and
Gardner
Canal.
The
Bertha
O.
will
call
at
Butedale
tonight
and
the
party
will
be
Joined
there
by
Hon.
Oeorge
l,Black,
.gpekjrof
the-
Canadian
uouse
oi
commons,
wno
4s
coming
north
by
steamer
from
Vancouver.
It
is
largely
on
account
of
Capt
Bishop
Seager
Accepts
Post
PrMcnt
ead
of
0lirio
D,ofMe
Huron
Bishopric
LONDON.
Nov.
19:-Blshop
Seager
of
the
Diocese
of
Ontario
(
Kingston)
last
night
accepted
the
bishopric
of
the
Diocese
of
Huron
of
th
Church
of
England.
'
Dollar
and
Pound
"
Prices
Both
Down
Both
Canadian
and
British
Monejr
Lost
(Quarter
of
Cent
in
New
York
Yesterday
NEW
YORK,
Nov.
19:
The
Canadian
dollar
closed
at
89Jc
on
the
local
foreign
exchange
market
yesterday,
being
down
Wc
from
Tuesday.
The
pound
sterling
closed
at
$3.77
and
was
also
c
down.
WEATHER
REPORT
Langara
Cloudy,
strong
northwest
wind;
rough
sea.
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy;
strong
northwesterly
wind;
moderate
sea-Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy,
calm;
barometer
29.85;
tempera''
ture,
35;
calm
sea.
MAHATM.Y
GANDHI
GIVES
ULTIMATUM
LONDON,
Nov.
19:
Mahat-
t
ma
Oandhl,
Hindu
nationalist
leader,
said
yesterday
that
he
would
give
the
British
govern
ment
until
December
1
to
do
something
for
India.
If
It
fail
ed
by
that
time,
he
would
re-
turn
to
Bombay,
he
said,
and
lead
a
new
civil
disobedience?
campaign
which
would
be
vastly
more
intensive
than
the
last
one.
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