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XII
.
No.
local
boys
of
Juvenile
age
before
Magistrate
McClymont
police
court
this
morning
in
('ion
with
recent
breaking
ntering
qf
fences
around
the
boy.
being
already
out
on
'I'lrri
wnlAnro
fa
ntnlnff
hf-
i
SALVAGE
OF
BURKE
C.
P.
R.
May
Take
Provincial
Dock
Is
Rumored
Here
city
.
...
,
.
There
is
a
rumor
around
the
.
r.,
i
r
e
mere
is
a
iuuiui
uiuuiiu
mc
i;
t
"
uid
the
of
further
in
view
of
a
imposition
any
imposts,
,at
the
c
P
R
has
uken
ov
,
1
-
depression
at
that
time.
Now,
if
I
may
V
put
put
it
It
bluntly,
bluntly,
nrovtnclal
provincial
government
government
"dock
'dock-a
the
-'aha
b
ini-i'naun
in
tnwitinn
?n
tho
nrjpnt
mnrlitinn
nf
Inrlnstrv
ithat
a
rehabilitation
scheme
Is
be-
i
1
Id
be
the
last
straw."
ln
Pknnwi.
No
offlclalnnqjunpef
Mr.
Snowden
spoke
during
the
debate
on
the
Conserva-ii
motion
of
censure,
which
would
censure
the
1'1
'tit
for
its
policy
of
continuous
addition
to
the
public
'lit
ures
at
a
time
when
the
avoidence
of
all
new
charges
i'.d
strict
economy
in
the
existing
services
are
necessary
1
store
public
confidence
and
promote
employment.
Burglary
Charged
Against
Juvenile
Boys
of
This
City
meni
nas
oeen
maae
0141,
11
is
pruu-able
at
least
that
negotiations
are
under
way
with
a
view
to
a
transfer
of
the
property.
I'LANK
IS
LTFECTED
persons
were
arrested
In
Edmonton
j
on
charges
of
drunkennes-tiurlng
th
month
nf
Janu'ftrv.
the
chief
of
ATLIN.
Feb.
11:
The
plane
n,u,
nfnrmpd
th
nolle,
mmmi.
of
the
late
Capt.
E.
J.
A.
Durke.
stranded
on
October
11
on
the
upper
Ltard
River,
was
salvag-
ed
and
brought
here
yesterday
by
Pilots
R.
I.
Van
Der
Byl
and
W.
A.
Joerss.
It
was
accompan-
led
by
another
plane
piloted
by
SUn
McMillan
of
Edmonton.
The
Burke
plane
will
be
taken
to
Vancouver
where
it
will
be
j.
.uarhaniod
Th
two
nlanes
ar-
1
"ine
Young
in
County
Court
j
rived
here
at
2
o'clock
jester-
i
noon.
The
four
others
will
!
day
afternoon.
"i
i
again
before
the
magls-l
.morrow.
FEW
DRUNKS
IN
EDMONTON
EDWNTON.
Feb.
11:
Onlv
ten
'
,"
r-
-
slon
at
Its
monthly
meeting
'
Samuel
Hill
Is
Improving
PORTLAND.
Ore..
Feb.
11
Samuel
II111,
veteran
builder,
Is
steadily
Improving
in
St.
Vincent's
Hospital
here
following
a
serious
attack
of
Intestinal
influenza.
DAVIE
IS
SPEAKER
Legislature
Opened
This
After
noon
With
Customary
Ceremonies
Victoria;
Feb.
ii:
The
third
session
of
the
Seventeenth
Legislature
opened
here
at
3
o'clock
this'
afternoon
with
the
customary
ceremonies.
After
the
naming
of.
C.
F.
Davie,
SIX
JL
for.
Cowichan-Newcaslle,
as
Speaker,
the
reading
of
the
Speech
from
the
Throne
by
the
Lieutenant-Governor
commenced.
Total
:VaiIue
of
Lands
and
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C;,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY
11,
1931
FAIR
DATES
1
APPROVED,
Prince
Rupert
Exhibition
on
September
1
and
Terrace,
on
September
5
.
NEW
WESTMINSTER.
Feb.
11:
Exhibition
dates
approved,
by
the
British
Columbia
Fairs'
Association,
at
a
meeting
here
yesterday,
included
the
following:
Smithers.
.August
27-29.
erraee-Spmber-56.
-Prince
Rupert,
September
1-4.
Williams
Lake,
September,
9-10.
Fort
St.
John,
September
18.
m
j
Improvements
in
City
Placed
at
$12,336,517;
Much
Exempt
Following
the
session
of
the
court
of
revision,
final
assessed
values
in
Prince
Rupert
for
the
year
1931
become
known.
Taxable
land
in
the
city
this
year
amounts
to
$3,-
5)81,162.
Taking
from
this
the
C.N.K.
land
covered
by
ag
reement
amounting
to
$1,238,382,
the
sum
of
$2,742,7S0
is
left
which
is
the
assessment
upon
which
the
year's
taxes
are
to
be
raised.
1
The
grand
total
assessment
for.-vw
Tnn
4
t
land
and
improvements
in
Prince!
Kl
II
If
H
(VI
A
J
Rupert
thU
year
Is
placed
at
$12,-1
w
JU&
VJUlf
AXi
1
336VS17.
Improvements
are
valued
at
a
total
of
$4,719,920.
Following
are
some
of-the
valu-
tations
of
some
properties
which
are
exempt
from
taxation:
'Land
H
'
Government
of
B.C
$573,205
Dominion
Oov't
166,200
City
of
Prince
Rupert
812,620
Churches
26.460
Improvements
Government
of
B.C
$
Dominion
Gov't
1,018,000
City
of
Prince
Rupert
263,750
Churches
124,800
IS
CAUGHT
Constable
Found
Slpplnf
Liquor
in
Seattle
Speakeasy
SEATTLE,
Feb.
11.
Membri
of
the
dry
squad
raided
a
local
speakeasy
yesterday
and
found
Officer
30,
Constable
Dunn,
leisurely
slp-
550,400
,
ping
a
highball
at
the
bar.
The
con
stable
has
been
suspended
by
Chief
Forbes.
It
Is
expected
he
will
be
reprimanded
afid
reinstated.
Why
Advertise?
Some
people
do
not
want
more
business.
That
is
why
they
Neglect
the
generally
accepted
method
of
placing
their
wares
before
the
peo-pie
In
the
form
of
advertisements.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ME
OF
THE
LEADIG
LIGHTS
OF
Bl
C.
LEGISLATURE
WHICH
OPENS
TODAY
Hon.
R.
H.
Pooley
A.
M.
Manson
K.C.
Hon.
S.
L.
Howe
Hon.
S.
F.
Tolmie
Hon.
J.
Hinchcliffe
Hon.
Win.
Atkinson
Dr.
W.
Sutherland
'!!!)
ry
Gcnrr.il
of
Di.M.ih
Columbia
Chief
lieutenant
of
the
Liberal
leader
Commi.
svmcr
of
Fisheries.
National
Financial
Position
in
Britain
is
Very
Grave
Declares
Chancellor
of
Exchequer
Snowden
LONDON,
Feb.
11:
"I
toll
you
with
all
seriousness,"
H'
.
Hon.
Philip
Snowden
said
in
the
House
today,
"that
the
iiat
iorml
p.otiuteiSJSa,gRlKfi
ijalraitic.ajjiilisaKjeeable
!iT
a-ures
willhave
to
be
taken
if
the
budget
equilibrium
i-
to
be
maintained
and
if
industrial
recovery
is
to
be
jii'Kit-ved.
''In
my
last
speech
he
said,
"I
stated
that
I
was
anxious
British
Columbia
popular
Premier.
Thn
MUn
i
t
of
Education.
Minister
of
Agriculture.
Cm;
i
if
the
pi
imunt
Liberal
members,
former
Minister
of
Public
Works
Watt's
Reinstatement
.
As
Government
Agent
Likely
Says
Report
Findings
of
Mr.
Justice
V.
A.
Macdonald
Expected
to
Be
Submitted
Early
in
Session
of
Legislature
VICTORIA,
Feb.
11:
Whileit
is
rdportetrtbat
Norman
A.
Wattr
who
was.dismissed
over
a
year
ago
as
government
agent
at
Prince
Rupert,
will
be
reappointed
to
that
position
or
to
some
other
post
in
the
civil
service,
Premier
Tolmie
declined
yesterday
to
reveal
the
government's
intention
in
the
matter.
"Nothing
can
be
said
upon
this
sub
ject,"
said
Premier
Tolmie.
"untlix
the
report
of
the
official
lnvestlga-
:rkrr
inn
niT
,
tlon
Is
filed
with
the
legislature."
Irh
KM
I
It
Is
expected
that
the
report
of
Mr.
Ti.iIm
tir
a
...in
i
1
filed
early
in
the
session.
BILLMOR
TO
OPEN
'
Nearby
Mill
Will
Start
Cutting
Lumber
Soon
For
Its
Own
Use.
For
the
purpose
of
cutting
lumber
to
be
used
in
wharf
construction
and
other
building
work
about
the
plant,
the
Blllmor
Spruce
Mills
Ltd.
plant
at
Porpoise
Harbor
near
the
city
is
to
start
operations
on
March
1.
It
la
possible
that
the
mill
may
continue
cutting
on
a
commercial
basis
If
conditions
warrant.
WHEAT
DOWN
TODAY
VANCOUVER,
Ftb.
11:
The
wheat
price
dropped
from
yesterday
on
the
local
exchange
tpday,
being
quoted
at
63
c.
IS
ATTACKED
Important
Vote
to
Be
Taken
'
In
Congress
Tomorrow,
It
Is
'
Expected
'
,
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Fejj.li
The
long
suffering
drought
.'
rejlef
bill
mi
subjected
to
anoihj's)ege
yesterday
by
Democrats
and
,
Progressives.
The
vpU
an
the
compromise
measure
wHl
It
it
expected,
be
taken
on
Thursday.
There
are
a
mimber
of
Important
speeches
to
be
made
In
the
debate
meantime.
WEATHER
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
light
southeast
wind:
barometer,
30;
sea
j
smooth.
!
Triple
Island
Strong
southeast
wind:
light
rain;
sea
rough.
Dead
Tree
Point
Cloudy,
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.82;
temperature,
42;
light
swell.
Langara
Overcast;
moderate
l
south
wind;
sea
choppy.
Hon.R.W.Bruhn
T.D.Pattullo
Hon.
W.
McKenzie
John
A.
Buckham
Hon.
W.
C.
Shelly
Hon.
R.
L.
Maitlarid
Hon.
J.
W.
Jones
..Uln.'l
tt
r
of
public
Works.
The
ublc
leader
i
thu
Liberal
party
for
Briu.sh
Columbia.
The
Minister
of
Mines.
One
of
lc
ding
Libert
1
members
f
ormer
Speaker.
President
of
the
C
ouncil.
CmiM'!
vn'ive
(irtyitf
lender.
Muustof
without
Portfolio.
The
new
Minister
of
I
inance.