exchange
today.
!
Delivering
and.
Collecting
Destroyer
Windson
comes
alongside
H.M.8
Latter.
GRAKLE
WINNER
New
Time
Record
For
Grand
National:
Gregalach,
2nd;
Annandale,
3rd
AINTItEE,
England,
March"
27:
C.
U.
Taylor's
Grakle
won
the
Grand
National
Steeplechase
today
in
nine
minutes,
31
seconds,
a
record
time
for
the
course.
Mrs.
Gemtnel's
Gregalach
was
second
and
Lady
Glenapp's
Annandale,
third.
Swift
Rowland,
owned
by
Mrs,
Bcatty,
an
American
woman,
was
killed
when
he
fell
at
Beccher's
Brook.
The
Jockey
escaped
injury.
Few
Farmers
Pay
Their
Income
Tax
NelbvM
to
ooil:1:-!
AlMd
with
other
snips
is
Immense
Fortunes
Made
in
Irish
Hospital
Sweepstake
Conducted
.
on
Grand
National
Race
Today
LONDON,
March
27:
Emilion
Scala,
London
cafe
owner,
won
first
prize
in
the
Irish
Hospital
Sweepstake
on
the
Grand
National,
totalling
$1,772,000
with
a
ticket
on
Grakle
but
must
divide
the
proceeds
with
several
others
who
shared
in
the?
ticket.
C.
C.
Woods
of
Buffalo,
New-York,
won
the
second
prize
of
$8S6,000.
George
Dyamond
of
Capetown,
South
Africa,
won
the
third
prize
of
$590,000.
ESTIMATES
jPRINCE
IS
I
COME
DOWN!
NOW
CURED
OTTAWA,
March
a?:
ISO
Contributed
Last
Year
to.mentary
estimates
totalling
$19,-Manitobi
Coffers
;842,934
for
the
present
fiscal
year
lending
March
13
were
tabled
in
the
WINNIPEO,
March
27
Only
133
farmers
in
Manitoba
paw
income
tax
in
1929
it
was
revealed
m
mission,
tabled
In
the
legislature
recently.
A
total
of
2.570
farmers
made
returns
but
only
130
paid
into
the
government's
coffers
and
they
contributed
only
$2,400.
Employees.
It
was
shown,
pay
far
the
greater
part
of
the
provincial
income
tax.
Over
sixteen
thousand
employees
contributed
$453,100
while
930
merchants
and
manufacture
were
assessed
$123.-000.
The
gasoline
tax
netted'
the
government
$1,580,970
in
1929.
WORKLESS
1
ri
Tl
17
P
'
I
'
1
1
F
AiltJ
1
EiU
Still
Another
Unemployed
Demon
-
stration
Staged
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
March
27:
During
a
demonstration
by
unemployed
nearly
two
thousand
persons
were
In
front
of
the
City
Hall
yesterday.
Six
arrests
were
made.
.
Supplementary
Appropriations
Are
Tabled
in
House
of
Commons
Total
$19,81231
House
of
Commons
today
by
Pre-
'
mler
Bennett
In
his
capacity
as,
f
f
1
Of
the
total
sum
$13,694,088
Is
for
,
Canadian
National
Railways
and
Canadian
Steamships
and
$6,148,855
for
civil
a-overnmsnt
and
a
larae
number
of
other
matter.
Of
the
general
estimates
the
largest
single
appropriation
is
$2.-000,000
for
the
const
ructton
and
betterment
of
Wetland
Ship,
Canal.
4
.
f
j
THREE
MOKE
DOlIKHOnOK
SCHOOLS
BURN
DOWN
It
NELSON.
MsreJv
.27:
One
i
Doukhebor
school
At
Out!
iffw
nnd
tn
Publlc
nool
Sat
Creek
near
Grand
Forks
were
1
destroyed
by
fire
early
this
'
mornmK,
the
fires
occurring
1
nlmot
simults,neouly.
A
third
school
at
North
Kettle
River
was
also
destroyed
and
an
at-
tempt
was
made
to
burn
Car-
,
son
school.
j
Mail
On
the
High
r.
cr
mail
uy
means
uf
a
line
shot
across
by
i
onto
:o
meet
u
s
fleet
at
Panama.
Engagement
of
Heir
to
Spanish
Throne
to
Re
announced
in
Near
Future
LONDON.
Mrcn
3"
The
Dally
Mill
announces
that
after
several
years
of
extremely
specialised
treatment
by
a
celebrated
American
physician,
the
Prince
of
the
Astur
las.
the
heir
apparent
to
the
Throne
of
Spain,
has
been
almost
cured
of
the
distressing
and
dangerous
dis-
ease
of
haemophilia
to
which
he
has
been
subject
from
birth.
As
a
resut,
the
Prince's
engage-
inent
will
shortly
be
announced
to
his
cousin.
Princess
Bsperanta.
the
18
year
old
daughter
of
Don
Carlos
de
Bourbon-81clles
and
Princess
Louise
D'Orleans.
According
to
Qualn's
dictionary
of
Medicine
Haemophilia
Is
a
congenital
disease,
often
hereditary.
characterised
by
a
tendency
to
immoderate
bleedings,
and
to
obstinate
swellings
of
the
joints.
Men
are
far
more
liable
than
women
to
this
,
disease,
ttie
proportion
being
about
elaTCD
ttf
one.
Women
who
suffer
frlmUuendptf&a
tuw
miuih
""
tkMM
v"
ftftlna
I
smmaaI
mn
of
th
disease
Siiv
.a
wm
a
a
r
x
a..
ji.
from
!
CARD
OF
THANKS
i
a.
Schennlly
gun.
ancouver
Stocks
(OourUtjr
8.
D.
tfObixion
Oo.
)
Bayvlew.
nH.
1.
Big
Missouri.
44,
45:
Cork
Province,
1,
2.
Dunwell,'2,
nil.
Duthie,
6,
10.
Georgia
River,
3,
3lfc.
George
Enterprise,
nil,
3.
Golconda,
36,
nil.
Grandvjew.
5,
6.
Indian
Mines,
l'-fc,
2.
Kootenay
Florence,
nil.
2.
Kootenay
King,
nil.
1.
L.
St
L..
nU.
1.
Lucky
Jim,
2,
nil.
Mohawk,
4,
nU.
Morton
Woolaey,
3,
4.
Marmot
Metal.
.
nil.
National
Silver.
24.
3.
Noble
Five,
nil,
8.
Oregon
Copper.
6,
8.
Pend
Oreille,
1.40,
140.
Premier,
B8,
70.
Porter-Idaho,
7tj,
8.
Reeves
Macdonald.
43,
50.
Rufus-Argenta.
3.
4.
Ruth-Hope.
5,
nil.
Silver
Crest.
2V.
3.
Snowflake,
3,
3.
Sunloch.
nil
90.
WhlUwater,
4.
nU.
Woodbine,
1,
1.
Bluebird,
nil,
24.
OILS
Freehold,
9,,
7.
Hargal.
7.
10.
A.
P.
Con..
27.
29.
Merland,
13.
nil.
Mercury.
10.
17
Calmont.
13.
14,
Devenish.
6Vfc.
7.
Fabyan
Pets,
3V4,
34.
Home.
1.02,
1.05.
United.
17.
19.
-Royalite.
11.50.
12.00.
Eastern
Stocks
Sherrltt-Oordon,
1.13.
1.20.
,
Noranda.
nil.
27.00.
Inter.
Nickel.
18.00,
1QJD0.
CP
U.,
41.25,
41.26.
ni
i
....
i..4
1WO
iim.TIC.lll
UUUIS
and
One-Canadian
Here
With
Halibut
TN$o
American
vessels
and
one
Canadian
were
in
with
halibut
Canadian-i-Iltlen
II,
5.000
pounds.
Capt.
James
A.
Morrison
and
.catches
this
morning,
all
three
dls-John
Morrison
and
families
desire
poking
of
their
fish
to
the
United
to
thank
their
many
friends
for
Pacific
Fisheries
on
the
usual
terms,
the
kind
expressions
of
sympathy
American
Norland,
24.000;
Betty,
shown
In
their
recent
bereave-
12,000.
)mnt.
Seas
T
1
A
YI
Dfty
Night
ad
Tomorrow's
Tides
The
only
rc1
vice
j
tow
Saturday,
March
2$,
1931
High
8.13
a.ra.
17.4
ft
For
Quick
,
II
21.55
p.m.
15.1
ft.
Service
'S
I
nn
Low
1.32
ajn.
10.9
ft.
15.05
p.m.
6.7
ft.
3
3
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUM
BIA'S
NEWSPAPER
a
Vol.
No.
XXII.,
r-
e
ass
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MARCH
27,
1931
price
five!
Cents
REGISTRATION
PERIOD
IS
PROVIDED
GOVERNMENT'S
Special
Revenue
Act
Is
Put
Through
With
Straight
Party
Vote
Amendments
Arc
Introduced
By
Pattullo
Scores
Government
For
Extravagance
During
Early
Part
of
Its
Administration
VICTORIA,
March
27:
On
a
division
of
32
to
10,
the
!
Legislature
yesterday
gave
second
reading
to
the
Special
j
Revenue
Act,
supporting
the
government
on
its
income
i
tax
policies.
It
was
a
straight
party
vote.
Amendments
to
the
Taxation
Act
were
introduced
by
T.
D.
Pattullo,
Lead-
j
er
of
the
Liberal
Opposition.
Adjourning
the
debate,
Mr.
Pat-
i
tullo
scored
the
government
for
expenditure
in
the
earlier
part
of
its
administration.
He
Mid
that
Increased
taxation
would
not
have
been
necessary
if
reasonable
care
had
been
exercised
at
that
time.
GOVERNOR
i
IS
COMING!
leboroueh
and
His
Lady
Sailed
From
Liverpool
For
Canada
This
Afternoon
LIVERPOOL.
March
27:
Th:
E.trl
of
Besaborough.
Governor
General-designate
of
Canada,
and
the
Countess
of
Bessborough
sailed
for
lanuda
this
afternoon
on
the
.steamer
Duchess
of
Bedford.
TRIAL
IS
DRAMATIC
lloulcs-Loucks
Defence
Counsel
Makes
Stirring
Pica
For
Acquittal
HILLSUORO.
March
27:
The
trial
of
Nelson
C.
Bowles,
wealthy
young
Portland
broker,
and
his
admitted
mistress.
Miss
Irma
O.
Loucks,
charged
with
murdering
Mrs
Bowles
last
fall,
reached
dramatic
height
yesterday
as
it
near-cd
its
conclusion.
Making
a
stirring
plea
for
acquittal
of
the
pair,
defence
counsel.
In
ills
argument,
declared
It
was
either
u
chsc
of
hang
or
go
free
for
his
licnts.
There
was
no
middle
course.
It
was
either
a
most
diabolical
murder
or
else
a
clear
case
of
suicide.
Defence
counsel
argued
that
there
had
been
no
evidence
presented
to
definitely
establish
in
any
way
but
that
Mrs.
Bowles
had
stabbed
herself.
Did
Not
Think
It
Could
Be
Done,
Says
Local
Lady
do
it,"
declared
a
lady
to
the
pally
New.
after
A
.mall
classlf
led
adver-
tisement
had
been
me
means
u
enabling
her
to
cash
in
on
several
MW,QWmttore
Tf.fa,W
the
case
much
too
mildly.
She
was
enthusiastic.
Many
people
have
not
r
led
I
f
the
classified
advertlsemenui
i
w
not
realize
the
power
of
a
few
words
there
VANCOUVER
WHEAT
GETTING
ON
VOTER
LIST
Liberals
Successful
in
Getting
Extra
Registration
Hill
Into
Legislature
A
wire
received
here
from
T.
D.
Pattullo,
MXJl.
for
Prince
P.
it
pert
and
leader
of
the
opposition
in
the
Legislature,
states'
that,
as
a
result
of
Liberal
protests,
a
bill
was
introduced
in
the
Legislature
yesterday
providing
for
a
30-day
period
for
taking
of.
registrations
before
any
provincial
election
is
held.
Tills
is
taken
to
mean
that,
immediately
after
any
election
proclamation
should
be
issued,
there
would
be
a
30-day
registration
period
in
which
persons,
who
had
failed
to
register
otherwise,
would
be
enabled
to
ge
their
names
on
a
supplementary
voters'
list
that
would
qualify
them
to
vote
at
any
such
election.
ORIENTAL
EXCLUSION
Proposal
Made
to
Prohibit
Them
From
Owning
Land
In
B.C.
VICTORIA.
B.C..
March'
27:
A
petition
seeking
the
exclusion
of
Orientals
from
me
ownersnip
or
control
of
crown
lands
In
British
Columbia
by
the
White
Canada
Association
which
has
been
organised
in
Vancouver.
Most
of
the
signatories
to
the
petition
are
farmers
who
declare
that
their
continued
prosperity
is
threatened
by
the
competition
of
Asiatics
who,
are
able
to
undersell
them
In
the
various
produce
marKets
De-cause
of
their
lower
standards
of
living.
,
,
,
The
petition
asks
that
provincial
,
i
i
!..
Kd
ruauuvt
nt
the
next
.icismiivii
uv
f
.....
session
of
the
Legislature
prohibiting
Orientals,
whether
born
In
Bri-'
tlsh
Columbia
or
not,
from
owning
crown
lands
or
acquiring
them
by
ntherwlse.
uesiea
oy
v
Que.
he
federal
wjjn
t
t
,
uh
t
d
tlon.
not
only
of
of
tne
Dominion
and
legislature,
to
pass
,on
iynalterii
but
also
to
fix
the
Cwers
of
r
municipalities
to
control
...
-
,
aP8lmllar
re.pect.
Cnagi
honorary
secretary
of
the
E
Hope,
association,
stated
the
signatory
......
Mainl
in
two
weeks,
andi
that
only
Uu
necessity
for
urgent
TAXATIOh
(MEASURES
PASSED
BY.
HOUSE
iTORIES
WIN
!
BACKSEAT
!
'
Conservatives
Squeezed
in
,
With
I
Small
Majority
in
Sunderland,
England
SUNDERLAND.
England;'
March
27:
The
Conservatives
gamed
back
Sunderland
teat
in
yesterday's
by,,
election.
Thompson
defeating'
Brownless,
the
Labor
candidate,
with
a
majority
of
400.
Tjie
Liberal
candidate
was
third.
PATTULLO
SUMS
UP
I
Has
Developed
Into
Leadership
Kabble.
He
Says,
Citing
Tolmie
Record
LITTLE
LEGISL,TION
Opposition
Leader
Wonderinj.lWhy'
Present
Session
Was
Called
"
At
All
;
VICTORIA,
March
27:
"Lest
we
forget."
T.
D.
.Pattullo.
Opposition
Leader,
reviewed
for
the
Leglsla-
I
tyre
.the
three-year
'record
of
the
iiuinue
(uvnnmnii.
.
He
concluded
with
the
assertion
that
Vrtlerrnhe-
financial
bubble
broke,
the
government
was
reduced
to
a
state
of
panic
and,
all
leadership
gone,
had
become
a
mere
rabble.
"The
total
absence
of
major
legislation
offered
this
Session,
the
com
plete
failure
to
propose
measures
to
cope
with
the
present
serious
economic
situation,
make
me
wonder
why
this
House
was
assembled
this
year,"
he
said.
"Presumably
because
the
law
says
It
must
meet
once
a
year
and
the
government
needs
more
money
to
pursue
Its
extravagant
course."
Taking
the
three
years
session
by
session
Mr.
Pattullo
tabulated
the
government's
record
as
follows:
First
Session
'
1.
Premier
Tolmie
had
lent
himself
to
prostitution
of
his
own
pledge
to
abolish
patronage.
2.
To
cover
wholesale
patronage
the
government
had
embarked
on
extravagant
road
policy,
largely
responsible
for
landing
the
province
in
Its
present
embarrassed
financial
position.
3.
Millions
of-
dollar,
worth
of
road
machinery
purchased
from
party
favorites
which
can
not
now
De
usea.
as
appropriations
ior
ruau
work
have
to
be
curtailed.
4.
Bonds
sold
secretly
and
with-(ConUnued
on
page
six.)
The
Weather
Triple
Island
Clear,
fresh
northeast
wind,
moderate-sea.
Langara
Clear,
moderate
cast
Sflytwtnd,
se
choppy.
Daad
Tree
Point
Fresh
south
'east
wind,
barometer"
29.84,
temperature
44,
sa
choppy.
Prince
Rupert
Clear,
light
easterly
wind;
barometer
29.90,
temperature,
44;
light
sea.
TO
KEEP
OUT
GASOLINE
FROM
UNITED
STATES
OTTAWA.
March
27.
Values
for
duty
purposes
were
fixed
by
Hon.
E.
B.
Ryckman,
minister
of
national
revenue,
yesterday
on
refined
gasoline
entering
Canada
from
the
United
States.
They
will
be
effective
Immediately.
1
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m
J
m
EH
hi
k
m
a