Today's
Weather
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f,
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sar,
northwest
wind;
barer,
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sea
smooth.
V
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5
MM
(TTAWA,
April
25:
While
technical
officers
of
thej
wrnment
have
advised
that
Ripple
Rock
in
Seymour!
..i
'-rows
is
a
menace
to
navigation
on
the
British
Coium-'
,
-oast,
that
it
ought
to
be
removed
and
that
there
isj
!o
physical
difficulty
in
its
removal,
it
is
generally
be-1
.
!
hi
re
that
economic
conditions
at
the
present
time
I
;
U1
delay
the
work
if
It
1
rteflnHely
I
-pp-
nnt
decided
to
proceed
with
it.
The
re-1
Kt4
I
I
It
Kk
ll
H
Prt
of
e
Bovernment's
technical
1
UUiuilX
A
X1VJU
pitt
a
c?rn
an
Pro
mi
al
Government
Wants
to
I'a
S15.&9
Instead
of
$16.50
1'er
Barrel
T'
)RIA.
April
36
Ttte
pro-
.
-
jvernrttMit
iaecklna.
,,.
.!
tl.
mean
a
saving
of
$IM,GG0
j
ESTIMATES
,
CONSIDERED:
Public
rtulldine
I'lans
in
East
Be-larc
Home
of
Commons
Public
Works
on
Monday
riAWA.
April
15:-Ertimat
loiu-
buildings
in
Quebec
and
M
'titime
were
tabled
yeeter-'
i
he
House
of
Commons.
They
lightly
more
than
$1,000,000.
-
mips
of
the
department
of
works
will
be
under
review
on
n
Making
Recovery
After
Slashing
His
I
Throat
on
Boat
;
ii
"i
Mackensle
of
Smlthers.
r
reported
to
have
slashed
his
:
aboard
the
steamer
Prince
Thursday
morning
whtle
iiniR
from
Anyox
to
Stewart
i"ited
to
be
making
good
re-"
in
the
Smlthers
Hospital.
It
''id
ut
provincial
police
head-1
is
here
that
Mackensle
will
uk!
with
attempted
suicide.,
Second
Narrows
Bridge
Bill
Is
Being
Fought
'''TTAWA.
April
25:
The
Second
"""ws
Bridge
Bill,
which
would
""vi-
that
much-discussed
strtic-''
in
Vancouver
from
the
Jurls-"'""
of
the
Navigable
Waters
'ml
authorize
the
rebuilding
of
11
ndge,
which
was
put
out
of
mission
several
months
ago
h
st
ruck
by
a
boat,
was
given
its
id
reading
in
the
House
of
""
Hums
last
night
and
was
refer
1
'"
the
railway
committee
where
Ww
11
real
iiht
on
the
measure
kc
iiinoo
Hhinninir
infriwta
nri
-scd
to
passage
of
the
bill.
waujj
Portlock
Sells
36,000
Pounds
to
Cold
Storajre
and
Booth
at
10c
and
7c
Second
Boat
This
Year
to
Sell
to
Old
Companies
Here
A
break-up
of
the
present
system
of
marketing
seemed
imminent
as
a
total
of
104,500
pounds
of
halibut
had
accumulated
uj)
to
this
morning
at
this
port,
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries
apparently
not
being
able
to
handle
it
Fish
had
been
"oming
in
here
ever
since
Thursday
with
no
arrangement
s
being
made
for
its
disposal
by
that
concern.
As
the
Portlock.
the
only
American
scher
ner
in.
sold
M.000
to
the
Cold
Ston
e
and
Booth
at
10c
and
7c.
it
ww
-egtnning
to
appear
that
a
crisis
was
impending
in
the
local
fish
maiketing
situation.
While
It
was
reported
that
all
boats
In
might
go
on
the
Sx
change,
the
United
Pacific
Fisheries,
it
was
understood,
waa
ati'l
awaiting
Instructions
from
headquarters
of
the
concern
in
Seattle
as
to
what
to
do
with
the
fteh.
Of
the
164,500
pounds
awaiting
sale.
40.000
pounds
was
m
American
b"ats.
rhe
complete
list
of
boa
boats
In
up
to
e
30
this
morning
was
as
follows
Canadian
Dundaa,
3,000
pounds;
I
layflower.
4
iOO:
Toodte.
1,000;
Slg-al,
12,000.
Cape
Spencer,
9,000;
Oib-ion,
8.500:
Cape
Spear,
6,000;
Katen,
14.000;
Teeny
MUly,,
7,000;
Cape
ttace.
3.000;
Borgund,
4,500;
Drott,
TARIFF
IS
DISCUSSED
Piovcr
Not
In
Favor
of
Lowering
Inj
it
Despite
Statements
of
Business
Leaders
WASHINGTON,
April
25
President
Herbert
Hoover
is
not
in
favor
of
a
downward
revision
of
the
tariff.
It
was
stated
by
White
House
spokesmen
yesterday
Meantime;
many
business
leaders
of
the
country
country
claim
claim
that
tnai.ine
the
con-1
con-1
Ju"UoH
f
a
high
tariff
is
large-j
y'bie
for
the
extended:
business
depression
in
the
country.
-UP
IN
FISH
SITUATION
IS
REMOVAL
OF
RIPPLE
ROCK
IS
URGED
ON
Taking
Out
of
Menace
To
Coast
Navigation
Advised
By
Experts
Economic
Conditions
at
Present
Time,
However,
May
Delay
Project
if
it
is
Of
fically
Decided
to
Proceed
officers
on
Ripple
Rock
has
followed
exhau,t,ve
bivcutkm
KING
ALFONSO
IS
WINDSOR
TEA
CUDST
V,
WINDSOR,
Eu
gland,
April
26
26-
Wtth
lormalKy
and
pomp
entirely
lacldBg
the
Duke
at
Kln
AlfOMO
XIII
of
Spain
Had
tea
yesterday
to
Windsor
Castle
wtth
King
George
and
Queen
Alary.
Alfonso
has
ta-
ken
up
temporary
residence
in
London
and
may
bring
the
Royal
Family
here
from
Paris
before
lone.
:
SERVICES
REWARDED
Provincial
Government
Makes
Annual
Grants
to
Lady
Mc-Bride
and
Mrs.
Smith
VICTORIA.
April
26:
in
recognition
of
public
service,
the
provincial
government
has
decided
to
make
an
annual
allowance
from
April
1
last
of
$2500
to
Lady
McBrlde,
widow
of
Sir
Richard
MrRririr.
former
Premier,
and
S1500
annually
to
Mrs.
Mary
El-1
len
Smith,
former
Member
of
the
Legislative
Assembly.
STORM
END
FYPFPTFOi
LiVl
JLi
V
1
luU
I
Another
Life
is
Believed
Lost
in
Exceptional
Spring
Weather
in
Coast
States
.
.
wlnd
storm,
which
ls
raged
In
the
Pacific
Coast
states
during
the
past
lew
days,
was
believed
to
have
taken
another
victim
yesterday.
A
couple
residing
near
Oray's
Harbor
had
a
narrow
escape
from
death
in
a
forest
fire
by
burying
themselves
In
mud.
Abatement
of
the
wind
and
rising
hiimiditv
came
yesterday
to
give
promise
of
tellfffa
weary
forest
lire
fighters
afong
a
long
front.
Italian
Quake
Does
no
Harm
in.nnp.Mrp..
lulv.
ADril
26
This
ji
i
of
tV.iu
u-m
vUlted
with
dlrtriet
ltalJ
!S?rrta?
vesterdav
but
tlTe
there
hlno
Tm-
age
to
property
or
loss
of
me
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
l
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
APRIL
25,
1931
Recently
completed
Sidnev
Australian
Bridge
is
One
of
World's
Largest
Aust.lui.
uarbo:
bridg"
seen
ir
v.i
air
Bru.
years
under
construction.
Halibut
-
Accumulates
Here
and
Crisis
in
Fish
Marketing
Due;
American
Schooner
Makes
Break
3,000;
Margalice,
3,000;
Emblem
I.
6,000:
Prosperity
A
13400;
Southend,
10,500.
American
Portlock,
36,000;!
Spray,
4,000.
Later
this
morning
the
Canadian
Minnie
V.
arrived
here
wtth
a
catch
of
4,000
pounds.
Still
Holding
"The
fish
cannot
continue
to
accumulate.'
was
the
terse
remark
made
by
O
W.
Nkskerson
today
when
asked
today
as
to
new
developments
in
the
situation.
".Probably,"
was
his
admission
when
asked
by
a
Dally
News
reporter
If
something
would
not
have
to
"crack"
soon.
He
declined,
however,
to
make
any
more
positive
statement
than
that
word
was
still
being
awaited
from
United
Pacific
Fisheries
headquarters
as
to
what
disposal
was
to
be
made
of
lish
offering.
Just
before
noon
today,
all
other
boats
besides
the
Portlock
were
still
holding
over
awaiting
developments.
They
had
not
up
to
that
time
offered
their
catches
on
the
Exchange.
If
the
system
of
selling
on
the
Exchange
Is
reverted
to,
and
it
now
seems
certain
that
this
Is
going
to
happen,
the
United,
Pasifie
F&heetes
will
probably
bid
In
com
petition
with
the
other
already
established
buying
firms.
Uptown
citizens,
practically
aa
a
body,
are
rejoicing
at
the
impend
-
ling
change
in
the
halibut
market-
,mg
situation
aaio
uio
irp"
reports
irom
KeicniKan
n.HKiuiuw
last
night
stated
that
99,000
pounds
of
halibut,
repr-sentlng
yesterday,
(Continued
on
page
three)
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
b'e
is
one
of
largest
in
REVOLUTION
IN
HONDURAS
ENDS
WASHINGTON,
April
25
After
one
fierce
spurt,
the
v
brief
revolution
in
Honduras
has
now
terminated,
it
was
officially
stated
here
yester-
day
by
representatives
of
the
4
Central
American
republic
4
MAY
LOSE
!
SUBSIDIES
'
Improper
For
Privati
School
Tu-pits
to
Get
Tuition
in
Public
Schools
VICTOrvIA,
April
85
The
practice
which
has
been
followed
In
Vancouver
of
permitting
private
school,
pupils
of
that
city
to
re-reive
part
of
their
tuition
in
public
schools
mlht
constitute
technical
grounds
for
depriving
that
city
of
its
school
subsidy.
It
was
being
said
In
education
Department
circles
here
yesterday.
It
was
a
question
lor
"legal
minds
to
untangle,"
stated
Hon.
Joshua
Hinchilitfe,
minister
of
education.
It
is
stated
that
the
same
practice
has
been
followed
in
certain
other
cities
in
the
province.
COLD
WEATHER
ON
Pit
AMIES
U
IS
ALARMING
I
.
if
WINNIPEO,
April
36
Un-
j
'
:
reasonable
cold
and
storms
au
emaed
tome
worry
as
to
4-
Mrlv
nmgMts
for
the
1931
,n
crop
warmer
weather
4-
.
,
"
P,.rted
now
for
good
?
n
h"
4.
I
Tomorrow's
Tides
Sunday,
April
26,
1931
High
7.52
am.
17.4
It.
21:16
p.m.
17.4
It
Low
......
1:29
a.m.
10.1
It.
14:25
pm.
5:7
It.
FEDERAL
GOVT.
world,
and
has
been
several
lRrihcnfnTnni,inJrB'
efe!'e
ti-pThe9
-avail
JL1
lllOU
UlUaiUbl
111
Hong
Kong
After
Rescuing
Chinese
IIONO
KONO.
April
25
A
Bri
tish
steamer
arrived
here
yesterday
bringing
114
survivors
from
a
Chinese
coasting
steamer
which
struck
a
rock
and
sank.
At
lrast
a
like
number
are
believed
to
have
per
ished.
PLANE
HIT
BIRD;
SAFE
Royal
Air
Force
Pilot
.Made
a
Good
Landing
After
Having
His
Propeller
Smashed
LONDON,
April
25
A
Royal
Air
Force
plane
collided
wtth
a
bird
at
an
altitude
of
5.000
feet
yester-:
day
and
its
propeller
was
smashed.
The
resourceful
pilot,
however
took
his
machine
down
and
landed
It
among
a
clump
of
bushes
without
sustaining
Injury
himself
while
the
plane
was
only
slightly
dam-agd.
,B1G
FIRE
IN
CALIFORNIA
Cannery
Destroyed
at
Interior
Town
With
Quarter
of
Million
Hollars
Loss
SAN
JOSE.
Cal..
April
25-Los.s
of
3350
00
was
occasioned
by
3
fire
which
destroyed
a
cannery
at
QUroy
near
here
yeeterday.
For
a
tine
the
entire
industrial
section
of
the
central
California
town
was
threatened
severe
lemblors
In
Los
Angeles
Series
of
Shocks
In
California
City
Yesterday
But
No
Damage
LOS
ANGELES.
April
3:
Several
swonR
earmquaxe
aoeeKs
were
tell
nerp
Hml
at
lne
Prt
of
Wilmlng-
ion
aiouna
10
29
yesterday
morn
ing
but
no
dumaxe
of
uccount
was
done.
PRICE
nVE
CENTS
NEAR
TOWN
WAS
CAPTURED
Nicaraguan
Bandit
Rebels
Take
San
Gracios
Adios
i
--NEW
ORLEANS.
April
25
Nicaraguan
bandit
rebels
captured
the
town
of
Cape
Qraclos
Adois
yes-terday,
according
to
radio
advices
received
here.
Several
buildings
were
destroyed
Including
the
United
States
weather
Bureau.
MISSING
IN
GREENLAND
Fears
Frit
for
Safety
of
British
Explorers
Aerial
Search
is
Being
Planned
OTTAWA,
April
25
An
appeal
was
made
to
Ma
tor-General
J.
H
McBrten,
director
of
civil
aviation
in
Canada,
yesterday
for
aid
in
connection
with
a
search
it
is
proposed
to
institute
for
a
party
of
British
expolrers
which
is
reported
to
be
missing
in
Greenland.
Major-General
McBrlen.
stated
able
in
Hnnarta
for
much
n
Innir
cr.
pedition
and
suggested
that
Eng-
land
be
asked
to
help.
POPE
PIUS
0UTAGAIN
Pontiff
Leaves
Vatican
for
Second
Time
Was
at
Opening
of
College
ROME.
April
26
For
the
second
time.
Pope
Plus
XI.
left
the
confines
of
the
Vatican
yesterday.
Ths
occasion
was-
the
opening
of
a
new
Roman
Catholic
college
in
this
city
which
was
largely
financed
by
collections
made
In
the
United
States,
Irteutarly
by
the
archdiocese
of
Chicago.
WAR
IS
OPPOSED
Interesting
Ueturns
From
Ques-tionairre
Sent
to
United
States
Ministers
NEW
YORK,
April
26:
As
a
result
of
a
questtonalrre
taken
by
a
local
publication,
10,000
ministers
in
the
United
States,
or
54
of
those
who
sent
their
responses,
would
refuse
to
sanction
or
participate
in
war
on
any
grounds.
A
total
of
8,045
stated
their
willingness
to
participate
If
necessary.
RUSSIA
NOT
RECOGNIZED
AU
Hope
of
United
States
Doing
So
Disappears
WASHINGTON.
April
25
All
hope
of
United
State
recognizing
the
Soviet
Government
of
Russia
disappeared
yesteiday
when
the
Simte
Department
announced
its
reasons
against
such
recognition.
WEATHER
REPORT
Triple
Island
Part
cloudy,
light
westerly
wind;
slight
cea.
Langura
-Clear,
light
northeast
wind,
light
swell.
Dead
Tree
Point
Overcast,
calm.
'barometer.
29.94.
temperature,
52;
.
smooth.
?1
-i
'
-SM..
-s,
(JswP
I