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YMEWf
RELIEF
CANADA
Commercial
Pacts
With
Other
Nations
Involved
in
Government
Decision
Ottawa,
In
Giving
Six
Months'
Notice,
Announces
It
Is
Willing
to
Negotiate
New
Agreement
OTTAWA,
Dec.
18:
Canada
has
given
the
foreign
affairs
department
of
France
six
months'
notice
that
the
trade
treaty
between
the
two
countries
will
be
terminated
next
June.
It
will
also
affect
treaties
with
certain
other
countries
which
were
based
on
the
French
treaty
including
Japan,
Czecho-Slovakia,
Belgium,
Baltic
countries,
Italy,
the
Netherlands,
Spain
and
Switzerland.
Canada
is
ready
to
negotiate
for
a
new
treaty,
it
is
GOVERNMENT
NOT
SECURE
Still
Talk
of
Early
Election
at
Victoria
Hut
Just
Now
Campaigning
at
Columbia
VICTORIA.
Dec.
I8:-In
spite
of
ftv
recent
optimistic
announce-iimai
of
Premier
Tolmle
at
Nanal-mn,
it
is
a
practical
crUlnty
that
'la'
coming
seaston
here
will
be
the
l
ist
and
that
an
election
will
be
lield
before
very
long.
The
present
Parliament
expires
automatically
In
months
but
the
government
Is
so
financially
embarrassed
and
there
so
mueh
dissension
In
the
party
Utt
it
u
doubtful
ir
Dr.
Tolmle
can
1
old
his
administration
together
very
long.
"
Just
now
most
of
the
politicians
nr
in
the
Columbia
riding
electlon-ciing.
Every
possible
effort
la
be-
made
to
win
this
election
for
!i
government
as
a
defeat,
even
In
u
f
tinner
Liberal
seat,
would
weaken
It
tremendously.
T
D.
Pattullo,
has
been
In
Columbia
campaigning
for
the
Liberal
-inrtidate.
The
election
Is
taking
lUre
today.
British
Peer
Weds
Actress
In
East
Miss
Kathleen
Dawes
Incomes
llride
of
Duke
of
Manchester
In
Connecticut
HARTFORD.
Conn.,
Dec.
18:
The
Duke
of
Manchester
and
Miss
Kathllne
Dawes,
an
actress,
were
rrmrrled
In
this
state
yesterday.
The
couple
had
previously
been
"fnied
a
marriage
licence
In
New
ork
owlne
to
the
nature
of
the
Duke's
divorce.
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
18:
Wheat
as
quoted
at
61
'Ac
on
the
local
exchange
today.
WAGE
CUT
CANNOT
HE
RETROACTIVE
MONTREAL.
Dec.
18:
The
Department
of
Labor
at
Ottawa
has
ruled
that
the
10
cut
in
wages
of
the
railway
running
trades
must
not
be
made
retroactive
as
had
been
Planned
by
the
railway
companies
following
the
finding
of
a
board
of
concllatlon
In
favor
of
the
cut.
TO
END
Edward
Arthur
Carew-Gibson
Passes
Away
WEST
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
18:
Edward
Arthur
Carew-Olbson,
well
known
figure
in
the,
social
and
business
life
of
Vancouver
and
Victoria
for
many
years,
died
Wednes
day
night
at
the
age
of
63.
EViTT
NEW
PRESIDENT
Conservative
Association
Passes
Resolution
Asking
For
Abolition
of
Game
Board
Charles
V.
Evltt
was
elected
president
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Conservative
Association
at
the
annual
meeting
which
was
held
In
the
Eagles'
Hall
last
night.
There
was
a
good
attendance
at
the
meeting
and
considerable
enthusiasm
was
displayed
by
those
present.
The
meeting
passed
a
resolution,
which
was
Introduced
by
Oeorge
Kane,
asking
the
provincial
government
to
abolish
the
Oame
Conservation
Board
in
the
Interests
of
economy.
The
retiring
president,
D.
C.
Stu
art,
presented
an
executive
report
to
the
meeting
and
the
secretary-treasurer.
R.
L.
McLennan,
also
made
his
report.
The
election
of
officers
resulted
as
follows:
Honorary
Presidents,
Rt.
Hon.
R.
B.
Bennett
and
Hon.
Dr.
S.
F.
Tolmle.
Honorary
Vice-President.
J.
H.
Thompson.
President,
C.
V.
Evltt.
First
Vice
-
President,
Robert
Blance.
Second
Vice-President,
w.
a.
Fisher.
.
Secretary-Treasurer,
it.
mc-
t.innnn.
Executive
Mayor
C.
H.
Orme,
W.
R
Love.
James
Sturgeon,
J.
H.
Preece.
William
Sulilvan
William
ti.
n
w
rnmeron.
A.
J.
Ma-
fVIUUUJ.
"
theson
and
0.
P.
Tinker.
GANGSTER
.
MURDERED
ALBANY
N.Y..
Dec.
18:-Jack
a
3A-vear
old
gang-
shot
to
ster
chief,
was
mysteriously
death
In
a
rooming
house
here
to-
j...
m...
v,iit.
were
fired
Into
uy.
mire
his
brntn
nt
close
range.
TRADE
AUTO
CRASH
LAST
NIGHT
Jack
Garrett
and
Miss
Mabel
Ivar-
son
Hurt
in
Plunge
Over
Sec-
j
tlon
Two
Bridge
J
i
'
Jack
C
irrett
of
the
Court
House
staff
here
suffered
badly
strained
(
leg
ligaments
and
bruises
andi
Miss
Mabel
Ivarson
severe
cuts
and
!
bruises
about
the
face
but
no
broken
bones,
when
a
Ford
coupe,
driven
by
the
former,
skidded
and
plunged
over
Section
Two
bridge
at
Its
highest
point
about
9
o'clock
last
night.
The
car
was
virtually
demol
ished
and
It
seemed
miraculous
that
the
couple
were
not
more
seriously
hurt.
Both
are
receiving
treatment
In
the
Prince
Rupert'
General
Hospital
where
they
were
reported
to
be
doing
favorably
this:
morning.
j
The
car
was
proceeding
west
across
the
bridge
when
the
accl-;
dent
occurred.
The
Impact
was
so
great
that
the
vehicle
carried
away
i
some,
twenty-five
or
thirty
feet
of
i
railing
as
It
plunged
over
the
side.
A
wheel
also
came
off
before
it
fell.
It
was
on
the
north
side
about
the
middle
of
the
bridge
where
the
car
went
over.
The
height
Is
some
lwenty-flve
or
so
feet
at
that
point
The
vehicle
landed
between
Morse
Creek
and
the
railway
track
run
ning
beneath
the
bridge.
According
to
people
who
were
on
the
bridge
at
the
time
the
car
was
not
travelling
at
an
excessive
rate
of
speed.
The
surface
of
the
road
was
very
slippery
as
a
result
of
a
light
frost
following
rainfall.
Rol
Barnes,
who
was
on
the
bridge
near
his'
home,
called
the
police
and
ambulance.
The
fire
department
also
came
out
in
case
a
ladder
should
be
needed.
The
two
occupants
of
the
car
were
picked
up
and
moved
along
the
railway
track
on
a
speeder
to
Eleventh
Street
where
they
were
met
by
the
ambulance
and
taken
to
the
hospital.
It
was
stated
this
morning
that
It
would
be
weeks
and
possibly
months
before
Mr.
Oarrett
gets
the
full
use
of
his
leg
again.
PASSING
OF
OLD
TIMER
Patrick
John
Gibbons,
Retired.
Had
Lived
In
Prince
Rupert
for
Many
Years
Patrick
John
Gibbons,
retired,
resident,
of
Prince
Rupert
for
eighteen
years
or
more,
passed
away
at
5
o'clock
yesterday
after
noon
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
after
an
illness
of
about
a
month.
He
had
been
a
patient
In
the
hospital
for
Just
two
days.
Deceased,
who
was
unmarried,
resld
ed
by
himself
at
1333
Sixth
Avenue
East
for
man)
years.
Born
In
Ontario
of
Irish
descent,
the
late
Mr.
Olbbons
would
have
been
71
years
of
age.
on
January
4
next.
Before
coming
to
Prince
Rupert
he
was
engaged
in
farming
la
Ontario.
At
one
time
he
had
heavy
real
estate
Interests
In
the
city.
Deceased
Is
survived
by
a
sister,
Mrs.
Mary
Hartney,
In
Ottawa.
Word
Is
being
awaited
from
her
before
funeral
arrangements,
which
are
In
the
hands
of
the
B.
C
Undertakers,
are
made;
The
lati
Mr.
Gibbons
was
brought
up
a
Ro
man
Catholic.
T.
J.
Shenton,
Inspector
of
mines
returned
to
the
city
on
the
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
from
a
trip
to
Stewart
on
official
duties.
TREATY
WITH
British
TroopsFor
Sixth
Field
jBnsradtr.
Royal
Arti.ltiry.
are
off
to
Mr.
Oandhl's
country.
They
are
seen
here
embarking
at
'Southampton
forLuck-,
.
now,
Fyzatud
and
CawnporeJndlx..,
,,
,
Premier
Bennett's
Estimate
of
Empire
Wheat
Quota
Makes
Corn
Men
of
Liverpool
Ask
About
It
LONDON,
Dec.
18:
Premier
R.
B.
Bennett's
statement
that
the
British
government
is
considering
the
fixing
of
a
quota
of
seventy-five
percent
as
the
Empire's
share
of
the
British
wheat
market
was
no
less
a
surprise
to
himself
than
to
the
deputation,
Rt.
Hon.
J.
H.
Thomas,
Secretary
for
the
Colonies,
told
an
important
delegation
represent
ing
the
Liverpool
corn
trade
yester-f
day.
He
said
that
no
decision
had
been
reached
as
to
the
amount
of
the
Empire
quota.
Mr.
Thomas
added
that
Premier
Bennett
had
made
It
clear
that
the
percentage
he
had
mentioned
was
purely
his
own
estimate.
Gasoline
Tax
To
Be
Raised
Provincial
Government
of
Quebec
to
Assess
Six
Instead
of
Five
Cents
on
Fuel
QUEBEC,
Dec.
18:
It
is
the
Intention
of
the
provincial
government
of
Quebec
to
Increase
the
gasoline
tax
from
five
to
six
cents
per
gallon.
PIONEER
IS
DEAD
Jason
Allanl
of
New
Westminster
Was
Colorful
Figure
In
B.
C.
Early
Lire
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
Dec.
18:
Jason
Allard,
aged
84,
one
of
the
most
noted
of
British
Columbia
pioneers,
died
at
his
home
here
yesterday.
Eric
Gee.
manual
training
Instructor
In
the
local
schools,
will
rail
thl
evening
on
the
Prince
Rupert
for
Vancouver
where
he
will
spend
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
holiday
season
at
his
homo.
Gandhi's
Country
Alderman
Sees
Bread
Combine
Aid.
W.
C.
Atherton
Critical
of
Ac
tion
of
Master
Bakers
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
18:
The
decision
of
hte
Master
Bakers'
Association
of
Vancouver
looks
like
a
combine
to
raise
prices
In
the
opinion
of
Aid.
W.
C.
Atherten(
chairman
of
the
civic
relief
committee,
as
expressed
yesterday.
Jumped
From
Span
On
Granville
St.
Vancouver
Police
Dragging
For
Body
of
Unidentified
Man
Who
Took
Plunge
Tuesday
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
18.'
Dragging
operations
are
continuing
with
a
view
to
recovering
the
body
of
an
unidentified
man
who
was
seen
to
Jump
off
Granville
Street
bridge
on
Tuesday.
IvV
rV..
CULBERTSON
ANl
NEW
PARTNER
NOW
AREA!)
NEW
YORK.
Dec.
18:
Ely
Culberteon
and
his
new
part-
ner,
Theo
A.
Llghtnex,
were
4.96J
points
ahead
of
Sidney
4
S.
Lenz
and
Oswald
Jaooby
following
last
night's
play
In
their
bridge
contest.
FRANCE
Qtt(jWa
Tgfe
It
Must
Not
Overspend
l
Money
Already
Allotted
Will
Mean
That
Cost
of
Municipal
Programs
Must
Be
Scaled
Down
to
Keep
Within
Limit,
Cabinet
Committee
Explains
VICTORIA,
Dec.
18:
Dominion
unemployment
relief
authorities
yesterday
notified
the
provincial
government
that
the
sum
of
$2,750,000
authorized
for
expenditure
on
municipal
programs
in
British
Columbia
could
not
be
ex:
ceeded.
The
provincial
unemployment
committee
of
the
cabinet
explained
that
this
meant
that
a
plusage
of
$139,-000
in
current
municipal
programs
would
have
to
be
scaled
down
to
come
within
the
limits.
FEBRUARY
SESSION
i
Parliament
to
Be
Called
Together
On
Fourth
of
That
Month,
Premier
Announces
'
OTTAWA,
Dec
18
.Parliament
will
meet
on
February
4
it
was
announced
by
Premier
Bennett
last
night.
While
there
is
no
official
intimation,
political
Signs
portend
that
legislation
to
be
brought
down
during
the
coming
session
will
net
be
heavy.
The
feeling
is
that
the
session
will
end
about
the
third
week
in
May.
CEDAR
POLE
INDUSTRY
Visitor
From
Spokane
Addresses
Rotary
Club
at
Its
Weekly
Luncheon
Fifteen
percent
of
the
cedar
poles
tn
British
Columbia
have
already
been
taken
out
and
the
remaining
35
are
yet
to
be
cut,
according
to
J.
E.
Seaman
of
Spokane,
representing
the
Red
Cedarmen's
Association,
who
has
been
In
the
city
In
connection
with
purchases
of
poles
from
the
Hanson
Timber
and
Tie
Company
and
who
has
also
been
making
a
survey
of
the
sup
plies
still
remaining
cut
In
this
part
of
the
world.
In
addition
to
the
85
of
the
original
stand
of
poles
still
In
the
country,
there
Is
the
new
growth
coming
on
which
takes
from
40
to
60
years
to
mature.
Mr.
Seaman
addressed
the
Rotary
Club
at
Its
weekly
luncheon
yesterday.
He
mentioned
that
his
firm
had
been
in
the
pole
business
about
28
years,
operating
with
headquarters
In
Minneapolis.
There
were
but
four
large
stands
of
cedar
noles
on
the
continent,
and
one
of
these
was
tn
British
Columbia.
The
others
were
In
Washington
State
and
farther
east.
Telling
of
the
substitutes
being
used
for
red
cedar.
Mr.
Seamaa
re
marked
that,
In
spite
qXJfefc'
ttie
use
of
cedarwood
UftimSi4
was
otflpeTWrer
post
but.
when
Itreateafll.
TKi
'pen
found
to
last
Jufjt
JOpvtU
as
cedar.
In
order
to
avolcT
being
backed
out,
it
was
:
necessary
for
the
cedarmen
to
keep
a
research
department
experimenting
on
the
uses
and
improvements
to
cedarwood.
President
O.
II.
Munro
thanked
the
speaker
on
behalf
of
the
club.
IN
JUNE
YlCtOUa
BIG
FLOODS
DOWN
SOUTH
Roads
Are
Inundated
as
Result
of
Torrential
Rains
in
Mississippi
;
and
Alabama
NEW
ORLEANS.
Dec.
18:
Roads
have
been
inundated
and
automobile
traffic
has
been
seriously
Interfered
with
as
a
result
of
the
inroads
of
swollen
streams
following
torrential
rains
of
the
past
few
days
In
the
states
of
Mississippi
and
Alabama.
DOLLAR
IS
ON
UPTURN
Showed
Improvement
at
83c
in
New
York
Market
Yesterday
Pound
Sterling
at
$3.43
NEW
YORK.
Dec.
18
The
Cana
dian
dollar
showed
further
Improvement
on
the
local
foreign
ex-;
change
market
yesterday
when
it
was
quoted
at
82c.
The
British
pound
sterling
was
selling
at
$3.43.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Saturday,
December
19,
1931
High
9:21
ajn.
18:6
ft.
22:05
pan.
15:6
ft.
Low
2:29
a.m.
9:1
ft.
15:55
p.m.
7:9
ffc.
4
MAKING
BETTER
PROGRESS
WITH
FUND
FOR
RELIEF
Another
twenty
dollars
has
been
received
by
the
Salvation
Army
from
T.
D.
Pattullo
through
L.
W.
Patmore
of
this
city.
The
check
was
sent
to
Mr.
Patmore
to
be
used
for
local
charities
and
he
states
that
in
his
opinion
the
Salvation
Army
is
the
proper
ofle
to
look
after
those.
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rhk
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4
lra
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mm
I'll
ii
mhi
iumiii
Miiiiiiini
m
ItiFm
tne'merflbft
fat
Print
previously
ackn'dg'd
....$136.22
T.
D.
Pattullo
20.00
Marion
and
Patty
,
2.00
Hemlock
2.00
Miss
Jean
Harrison
5.00
Mrs.
J.
M.
Campbell
1.00.
O.
R
5.00
Rose
Marie
Kllpatrlck
..
1.00
Mrs.
D.
H.
McDonald,
20
lbs.
sugar,
5
lbs.
coffee.
,
1