PARIS, Nov. 21: Dr. Alfred Sze, Chinese delegate to U - League of Nations, declared emphatically last night Mint he had not accepted and could not accept, even in principle, a proposal for a commission of inquiry into Manchuria which the League secretariat announced earlier had been endorsed in principle by all fourteen members - jf tjje League council. Dr. Sze made r n i nnT t ATI K clear that China would not ac- ULAln Ur CRAB MAN Cdttard Coleman, Who Lived Across Harbor For Many Years, Passed Away This Morning r " n il Henry Coleman, aged 67, tut many yean rertded ererT i:. arbor near MeNichotl Creek, Tth. hp engaged ta crab fishing, 1 hi morning in the Prince Ru-: neral Hospital. He had been tor some time and. during !! fall, spent six weeks in i He was discharged about telle of last week bat came the Institution again four : JO i.ae Mr. Coleman was a na-t Australia and was unmar-A far as can be learned, there relatives in this country. lie wet In Canada 45 yean and re n yean. i ll arrangements are in the the B. C. Undertakers. Classes in First Aid Are Popular Man Smllhrrs Persons Succeeded In Tests Following Recent Visit of Railway Car HTHERS, Nov. SI: Many local I'- succeeded rn firs aid exit ions held following Uie re- ' - iMt here of the Canadian Na- Railways first aid ear - with ' mth as officer hi charge. Leo-were given by Dr. F. Vere Ag- t smithers to classes of lad lea. indies, men and Junior boys Smithers Infant Died Last Monday Son of Sir. and Mrs. C. V. Campbell Was Only Week Old MJTHEns, Nov. 21: The In-' Min of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. 'ipbeii of Smithers died on Mon- morntng. The baby was born Nuvember 9. Mrs. Brown Is Bride of Robt. . Reid on Monday PRINCE OEOROE. Nov. 21: Ro h. i i RHd of Mud River and Mrs. upon any such premise. The nation was not willing to have Its authority in the Manchurtan area questioned. Reports received here today were to the effect that the situation in Tsitlhar province of Manchuria was still quiet pending negotiation of terms for a truce ending recent hos tilities. 1 I CU11.UUVC1 UIUIIVO (Oaurtciy 8. D. JTiniViu Oo.l Big Missouri. 164. 13. George Copper, nil, SO. Georgia River. 3Vi, 34. Ootconda. 25. 28. Grand view, 6, 7. Independence. IVi. lVa. Indian Mines, 1H, 2. Kootenay Florence. 1, 2. Kootenay King, 1, 2. Mohawk, 4. nil. National Silver. 2 Mm 3. Noble Five. 74, 8V. Oregon Copper. 3, nil. Pend Oreille. 90. 95. Premier, 06, 68. Porter-Idaho, 10. Reeves Maedonald, 33, 40. Rufus-Argenta. 2, 2Vt. Ruth-Hope, 6, 7. Silver Crest nil. 34-Silverado, 3Vi. nil. Snowflake. fH. 2W. Woodbine, 1. H4. Bluebird, 4, nlL OILS A. P. Con, 12, 15. Catmont, 7, nfl. DaUiousie. 21, nil. Fabyan Pete. 2V4. 2. Home Oil 48, 55. Royallte, nil, 9.00. Merland, 7. 9. Mercury. 104. Freehold, 3, nil. Hsrgal. 34. nil. United. 10. It-Sherrltt-Oordon, 66. 68. Noranda. 1516. 15.76. Int. Nickel, 10.00, 1036. Coast Breweries, 9.00, 950. Land Official Loses His Job William S. West Superintendent of , .Settlement Victim of Economy jrAfcj 4 IPrPiram VICTORIA. Nov. 20:-WUliam S. wt .,mrintendent of tand settle ment who completed a supervision f unA ttliment in the Pf River during the part summer, has 'of the Lands Department I 7 . ... iu. onvprn- M, I lost hk position under t" JV Jicwn mwn were were married marneo here nere lastlmenfs nnimtnn eoonoraj economy 'V"'?r program Hi "offleUi ore - M'.miay by Rev. Peter Connal of ,1 being absorbed by other olliewu. United Church. cept peace terms with Japan based TRAGEDY IN VANCOUVER Youn; Woman Takes Her Own Life and That of Her Infant Son VANCOUVER, Nov. 21: Discov-I ered in an unconscious condition in , a gas filled room on Hornby Street' yesterday with her arms wrapped! I around the dead body of her two-1 year old son, Isabella McCualg, aged i 24, died shortly afterwards. I Nearby was found a note in which ' the dead woman sent Christmas wishes to her parents. OLD COUNTRY FOOTBALL ENGLISH LEAGUE First Division Aston Villa 3, Birmingham 2. Bolton Wanderers 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Chelsea 2, Arsenal 1. Grimsby Town 1, Everton 2. Huddersfield Town 6, Derby County 0. Leicester City 5, Sunderland 0. Liverpool 4. Manchester city 3. Middlesbrough 0, Portsmouth 1. NpwrsaM.li UnitM SiWML Rmm. Sheffield Wednrlav 2 KhpfflMd United I. West Ham United 1, Blackpool 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE First Division Clyde 3. Letth Athletic 2. Cowdenbeath 1. St Mlrren 3. Dundee United 0, Queens Park 5. Falkirk 3. Aberdeen 0. Hearts 2. Celtic 1. Kilmarnock 1. Hamilton Acads 1. Morton 1, Rangers 2. Motherwell 6. Ayr United 0. Partlek Thistle 3. Alrdrieonlans 1. Third Lanark 6, Dundee 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Second Division Albion Rovers 2, East Fife 1. Alloa 6. Forfar Athletic 1. Arbroath 1, Dunfermline Athletic Boness 3, Brechin City 0. Edinburgh City 2, Stenhousemuir 5. Kings Park 1, Hibernians 4. Montrose 4, Armadale 3. Queen of South 2, Dumbarton 1. Ralth Rovers 1. St Johnston 1. St. Bernards 0. Bast Stirling 4. ENGLISH LEAGUE Second Division Bradford 5. Oldham Athletic 0. Burnley 0, Leeds United 5. Charlton Athletic 2, Plymouth Argjrle 0. Chesterfield 2. Bradford City 2. Manchester United 1, Bury 2. Nottingham Forest 1. Mlllwall 1 Preston Northend 1, Swansea Town 0. Southampton 2, Barnsley 0. Stoke City 2. Notts County 2. Tottenham Hotspurs 9, Portvale 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Bristol City 2. ANCHORAGE HAS 'QUAKE City Rocked By Temblors Yesterday Morning But No Damage Is Reported ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 21: Buildings HUlluinEB swayed ewujcu Miguuy slightly jicn here . wj fl Urday when two tlh qua quakes rocked the city. No damage was reported, Called At Cocos Island mfrf JruF?" Tl ""T JLT Jules Flcishmann calls at the C . . i ,ui. User of Sah Dtego and two companions were later rescued" altlr "Trias already IrlstefewiOOT btlSKlls being marooned on i EXPLODED ! AT DOCK! Static Electricity Supposed to Have Caused Catastrophe at San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21: The tanker Charles Watson exploded yesterday at the dock here when , discharging gasoline. Five men are known to have been killed and the other members of the crew were thrown Into the harbor and rescued later. The explosion is thought to have been the result of the Ignition by static electricity. DUMP BILL IS PASSED National Government's Emergency Measure Given Royal Assent Yesterday LONDON. Nov. 21. The National government's antl-dumplng bill received Royal Assent yesterday. It vests the Board of Trade with power to Impose . dutle of up to 100 on certain classes of goods. VANCOUVER WHEAT . TT" , vAflouuviin. hut. Ai. Mticaneer uoia Mining uo. uw. nas ac- was quoted at 64o on the local ex- clared Its fourth quarterly dividend change today. POLITICAL BOMBSHELL THROWN IN AUSTRALIA SYDNEY. NJB.W Nov. 21: A bombshell was cast into political circles yesterday when Sir Phillip Oame, governor, approved the appointment of 23 Labor nominees to the Legislative Council, giving the Labor party a majority of seven. ' : os Island and seeing traces of n n.l n.nnlU! rim.. Dnl I the island six months I , APPEAL TO VICTORIA Acting Mayor Collart Sends Telegram Describing Need of Work-less at Cloyah Bay 1 Following a conference yesterday afternoon with repersentatlves of j the unemployed men who are at present sojourning In the camp at Cloyah Bay. Acting Mayor Theo Collart dispatched the following telegram to Premier S. F. Tolmle at Victoria. . i "Situation re unemployment at government camp very serious. Men have no proper clothing especially underwear and boots and cannot secure credit at store nearby. Con- out oI a couision of gasboats near ditlons harder account of very cold :port Ewlngton and in which plain weather and snow. Men require at ;lf cuimed damages not exceeding least guarantee from provincial , jj ooo. was dismissed with costs government that their credit be! yesterday afternoon In County made good In order to secure actual court by Judge H. E. A. Robertson necessities of life. Please realise who came from Prince George to hardships Involved and urgency of . conditions." Dividend Of Pioneer Gold Quarterly Disbursement of Three Cents Ter Share Has Been I Declared 1 . . VANWUVK.NOv.ai: - inc - ; I of three cents per share. ! KelownaGirl i Is Wedded in j Prince George j PRINCE OEOROE, Nov. 21: Hans Joharisen of Bend and Miss Margaret McDonald of Kelowna were united in marriage here last Saturday afternoon by Rev. Erich IlODka, local Lutheran Church minister. ( Substitution of Mixed Train For Passenger Service on This Line is Protested by Wrinch 1 Dr. H. C. Wrinch, M. L A. for Skeena, has sent a vigorous protest to the Board of Railway Commissioners at the action of the Canadian National Railways in removing the regular passenger train service between Jasper Park and Prince Rupert and substituting therefor a mixed train service. Dr. Wrinch's protest, wired to Ottawa this H .tek, was at follows: MOVEMENT OF WHEAT for the regular passenger service Enough Grain on Way to Fill Local over more than 700 miles between Elevator Here : Jasper and Prince Rupert, Is a mat- i ter of intense disappointment to all j VANCOUVER, Nov. 21 : With the ! our residents. 1 elevator at Prince Rupert already a ' "They hope and beg that your truid full and with enough prairie 1 honorable body will recommend to ; grain en route to fill the remaining : the officials of the Canadian Na-storage space there, grain traffic tlonal Railways that they devise over the Canadian National lines to some less drastic measures for pro-Vancouver and Victoria will be in-' moting necessary economy than creasingly heavy during the next 1CW HCCU. Victoria, with a storage capacity of annmv matidv 1 fm OOfl Htichelt with 200 more cars, carrying 240,000 bushels now en route. Prairie grain is being trans-shipped from Port Mann by the Canadian National Barge and Ferry Service at the rate of 25 cars a day. With boats loading and others waiting to go under the spout the grain at Vancouver Is steadily moving. Today 1500 cars are en route from the prairies with 2,000,000 bushels for storage. ACTION IS DISMISSED ,.ort IngUm Japanese Lose I.i Dimitr Taw Aralnvt Sawmill Man The action of K. SUuaa and S Pa leu da n J A Rrawn arialnir try the oase. T. W. Brown acted as counsel for the plaintiffs while L. W. Pat-more appeared for the defendant WEATHER REPORT Prince Rupert Overcast calm; Barometer. 30J4: temDerature. 3S: Dead Tree Point-Cloudy, calm: 'barometer. 30.40; temperature, 44; 'sea smooth. Unmt MardRaintng, Hght eMteriy wind sea smooth, THnie island Overcast light southeast wind: sea smooth. KILLED IN COLLIERY Twenty-Five Miners Lose Lives and Twenty Are Injured Near Doneaster, England DONCASTER, Eng.. Nov. 21: Twenty-five miners were killed and 20 injured last night in an explosion and fire In the Bentley Colliery near here. I "As Member for Skeena Riding of the Legislative Assembly of British I Columbia. I beg tq inform you that ; the proposal of the Canadian Na tional Railways to substitute a mixed passenger and freight service this which will Inevitably most seriously retard the development of the district" H. C. Wrinch. ACCIDENT ON RINK Jimmy Arseneau Had Misfortune to Break Shoulder Last Night-Marred Fine Evening Jimmy Arseneau of the staff of Wilfrid Oratton"s novelty store had the misfortune to break his right shoulder in a fall while skating last night at the Canadian National Recreation Association's Rlhk. He was removed to the Prince Rupert General Hospital where he was reported this morning to be resting as comfortably as could be expec ted. He will probably be a paUent in hospital for the next month or so as a result of the accident. This accident marred a splendid evening which was enjoyed by large crowds on the newly established skating rink. The ice was in splendid condition and the central location made the resort all the more popular. . PIONEER IS SHOT Bert 'Evans. Alaska Pioneer, Loses His Life in Bush Near Petersburg PETERSBURO, Alaska, Nov. 21 : Bert Evans, aged 60, pioneer of Alaska, was accidentally shot near here yesterday by John York who was hunting wolves In the vicinity. Evans died within a short time. RATEPAYERS TO MEET WEDNESDAY Ratepayers attend meeting In City Hall, Wednesday. Novem- ber 25th, at 8 pjn. See map showing lots reverted to the city for taxes and hear why your taxes climbing to higher 4 " levels each year. P. R. Rateuavers' Asso. JLlii 4 t . 1 i. -i BERT'S TAXI Tomorrow's Tides Sunday, November 21, 1931 THONG w nets & Security High 11:25 ajn. 20:0 it 678 w Besner Block Low .5:10 a.m. 8:5 ft. 18:02 pjn. 5:3 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXII No g g - O M PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1931 PRICE: FIVE CENTS mix. MANCHURIAN ENQUIRY IS DECLINED SKEENA Mil SENDS MESSAGE REGARDING RAIL CHANGE Proposal Endorsed By League Council Fails of China's Acceptance Dr. Alfred Szc Announces That Plan Approved By Fourteen Other Nations Cannot Be Accepted By His Government 1 i j ';, !jS