t
BERT'S
TAXI
FIIONE
C7ft
5
!
.
'
I
i.'
list
ructions
had
been
Is-
:.
M
wow
to
foment
general
t"
noral
strike
and
street
j
urns
m
the
effort
to
ov-
i
capitalistic
system
in'
i
if
officer
produced
nu-nn'-nts
and
communlca-i
of
ills
assertions.
Leopold
revealed
that
n
assigned
In
1921
to
se-i
as
to
the
activities
of
aust
party
in
Canada.
In
1
ii
carrying
out
itw
in
l
hr
became
VtretaryDfT
.
bunch
of
the
Commun-
j
:
Canada
and
held
that
i
vrn
years.
PROJECT
IS
LARGE
ONE
laormous
Development
at
West
Vincouvcr
I'lanned
Hy
British
Capitalists
'
'
VER,
Nov.
6:
It
was
ante
yesterday
that
a
syn-pi
eminent
British
capital-itored
$75,000
for
4.000
tax
'
Hollyburn.
Wet
Van-which
the
development
ah
class
residential
sec-ined
with
an
Initial
ex-f
$1,000,000.
'
plans
include
a
bridge
'
l-'ust
Narrows
and
the
l
Marine
Drive
to
Oarl-
'
offer
can
be
accepted,
'
'
ts
of
West
Vancouver
ti'-lr
approval.
A
bylaw
'
1
i
ntcd
to
them
on
No-
0b
STOCK
ON
BOOM
NOW
Sharp
Advances
in
Early
Trading
Today
on
Montreal
and
New
York
Markets
-All
.stclparlfcularlyXaria'
dian,
showed
a
strong
upward
movement
this
morning
on
the
Montreal
and
New
York
markets,
S.
D.
Johnston
Co,
Ltd.
has
beea
advised
by
wire.
Among
the
issues
which
showed
marked
gains
in
early
trading
at
Montreal
were
Consolidated
Mining
&
Smelting
Co.
at
73c,
Imperial
Oil
at
13c
and
Noranda
at
$17.
In
New
York
Canadian
Pacific
Hallway
was
selling
at
$15.75,
subject
to
discount
on
Canadian
money,
and
International
Nickel
at
lOUc.
WILLIAM
DICK
URGES
ADVISORY
BOARD
ON
FINANCIAL
MATTEK
I
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
6:
Ad
Tomorrow's
Tides
Saturday,
November
7,
1931
;ne:s
&
Security
High
11.02
ajn.
11.5
ft.
23.39
p.m.
20.1
It.
:
Bcsner
Block
O
Low
4.45
a.m.
5.8
It.
17.27
pjn.
J.9
It.
NORTIIEKN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER
6,
1931
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
5
WISH
COLUMBIA
PROGRAM
PARED
G
FURTHER
SENSATIONAL
REVELATIONS
BY
JOHN
LEOPOLD
R.CM.P.
Officer
Tells
How
Moscow
Took
Part
In
Communist
Activity
Soviet
Headquarters
in
Russia
Ordered
General
Strikes
and
Uprisings
in
Canada
Documents
and
Letters
Arc
Produced
T"RnNTO,
Nov.
G:
Sergeant
John
Leopold
R.
C.
M.
P.
nn
the
v.
ii.ness
stand
here
for
the
second
day
in
the
cases
of
Tito"
immuniats,
who
are
charged
with
sedition,
con-t
n.
and
unlawful
assembly,
made
further
sensational
;"(tr
i'
ions
wnn
regaru
to
communist
activities
in
uanada
kr
direction
of
the
Soviet
at
Moscow.
Leopold
tes-
ORDER
FOR
PIPEGIVEN
Supplies
For
Waterworks
to
Be
Proved
ny
Smith
Mallett
lor
City
Work
At
'
i'1
'
ial
meeting
of
the
city
'r'UIII
Pi.,
PI;
I
III
M
In
4l,
rtlt..
If.
II
-v.
in
biic
jiau
iaw
'lie
contract
fnr
xunnlvlni;
-
-
-
nmtnrumrlr
rn.
.i.
i,
ho
carried
out
under
the
'
f
tn
i?t!tm
Was
let
to
Smith
&
7
'
'
'in-lowest
tenderers.
The
4-n"1
if
the
tenders
were:
'"'
Mallett.
$3309.41.
AID'
&
MnCaffery,
$3341.60.
Rupert
Supply
Co.
$3342.75.
!'
Evilt
St
Co.,
$3365.35.
Halibut
Landings
American
T
nutm..
5.500,
0c
and
5c,
Storage,
.
Canadian
(
1
Vs'
kii.
22,000.
10.6c
and
4c.
8tor-
final
landings
of
season
dressing
the
Mount
Pleasant
Ratepayers'
Association,
Wll
liam
Dick,
M.
L.
A.
for
Vancou-
ver,
urged
the
appointment
of
a
non-polltlcal
advisory
board
to
study
provincial
ana
muni-
r-tnal
finances.
Aid.
Wilson
of
Vancouver
Quits
Announces
He
Will
Not
Seek
Kc-
Elcction
at
Civic
Contest
Next
Month
Vancouver.
Nov.
6:
Aid.
Ri
chard
Wilson
announced
yesterday
ih.i
hA
irnnlrt
not
seek
re-eiecuon
Ho
the
city
council
at
the
civic
elec-
Hon
next
montn
as
leptaKu
of
Ward
Five.
Canadian
National
!
Eliminates
Radios
Innovation
Being
Discontinued
on
Government
Hallway
Lines
In
Interests
of
Economy
imurtirti.
Nnv
fl:
There
will
be
no
more
radio
on
trains
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways.
The
service
Is
being
ernnum
-month
on
the
grounds
of
economy.
,ui
it
is
under-
stood,
maintain
1U
system
of
broadcasting
stations.
Lindy
And
Ann
At
Seattle
Lindy
and
Anne,
who
cut
short
their
visit
in
Hie
Ot;ent
upon
the
death
of
Senator
Morrow,
the
1..
tter's
father,
arrive
in
Seattle
after
flying
from
Vancouver,
where
they
landed
from
a
liner.
Provincial
Ministers
Advise
That
Too
Much
Program
of
$3,250,000
Has
Iieen
Approved
of
Which
Dominion
is
Prepared
to
Pay
$1,625,000;
Conference
in
Ottawa
OTTAWA,
Nov.
6:
Following
a
conference
between
Hon.
R.
W.
Bruhn
and
Hdn.
J.
W.
Jones,
ministers
of
public
works
and
finance
respectively
for
British
Columbia,
and
Senator
Gideon
D.
Robertson,
federal
minigter
of
labor,
on
expenditures
on
highway
construction
in
British
Columbia
as
relief
work,
Senator
Robertson
said
that
his
information
was
that
British
Co
MISSING
AT
RIDLEY
ID.
Search
Being
Conducted
at
Kldlcy
Island
For
Tom
Morgan,
Who
Palled
to
Return
Cecil
Morrison
and
Buster
Russell
wnt
back
out
to
Ridley
Island
this
morning
to
search
for
Tom
Morgan.
Janitor
at
the
Moose
Hall
here,
who
became
mlaslng
while
out
hunting
with
them
there
yesterday.
Going
into
the
bush
in
the
afternoon
yesterdafy,
the
trio
agreed
to
meet
at
4:30
o'clock
to
come
home.
Morgan,
however,
did
not
turn
up
and,
after
awaiting
until
dark,
Mor-md
Russell
came
on
home.
reaching
here
at
0
o'clock
last
night
i
wah
the
intention
of
going
out
to
I
renew
the
search
this
morning.
lumbia
had
spent
$3,000,000
on
Its
highway
program
since
August
This
amount
the
Dominion
government
considered
too
hiuh.
The
British
Columbia
ministers
were
Informed
that
a
highway
pro-
!
gram
for
British
Columbia
had
been
approved
to
the
extent
of
$3,250,000
of
which
the
federal
proportion
will
be
$1,623,000.
This
Is
the
amount
which
the
Dominion
Is
prepared
to
furnish.
Former
Merchant
Of
Victoria
Dies
William
T.
William,
For
Years
Business
in
Capital,
in
VICTORIA,
Nov.
6:WUllam
T.
Williams,
former
merchant
of
this
city,
died
yesterday
at
the
age
of
.74.
OFFICERS
ABSOLVED
No
Blame
Attached
to
Crew
of
Steamer
Prince
Rupert
For
Sinking
Mabbs
Blamed
OTTAWA,
Nov.
6:
Capt.
Ed-ward
Mabbs,
master
of
the
steamer
Prince
David,
was
found
solely
to
blame
for
the
stranding
of
that
vessel
near
Point
Wilson
in
Puget
Sound
on
July
31
last
and
bis
certificate
was
suspended
for
three
months
from
that
date
by
the
Dominion
wreck
commissioner's
court.
In
another
decision
the
crew
of
the
steamer
Prince
Rupert;
which
submerged
at
her
dock
in
Victoria
last
March,
were
all
exonerated
of
any
responsibility.
CASH
ONLY
!
WITH
RUSSIA
President
Herbert
Hoover
Gives
Advice
to
American
People
WASHINGTON.
Nov.
6:
President
Hoover
yesterday
strongly
nr-gecthe
Arjnoecusl-
sts
or
for
an
exchange
or
"commodities
In
view
of
a
crisis
in
the
affairs
of
that
country.
CHINESE
DEFEATED1
Heavy
Casualties
Inflicted
in
Battle
In
Manchuria
TOKYO,
Nov.
6:
Japanese
troops
smashlngly
defeated
a
Chinese
army
In
a
three-day
battle
In
Manchuria
and
sent
them
flying
northward
In
disorderly
retreat,
said
dispatches
today
from
Mukden
to
the
Rengo
News
Agency.
Reports
said
that
130
Japanese
had
been
killed.
The
Chinese
appear
to
have
suffered
heavy
losses.
Money
Has
Been
Spent
CANADIAN
IVifcMUKlAL
Great
National
War
Memorial
In
Ottawa
Is
Ncaring
Completion
OTTAWA
Nov.
6:
Canada's
great
national
war
memorial
here
will
be
completed
before
long.
It
Is
90
feet
In
height
and
is
being
made
of
bronze.
The
great
monument
Is
being
erected
h
Confederation
Park.
WEATHER
REPORT
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.55;
sea
smooth.
Langara
Island
Overcast,
moderate
southwest
wind;
sea
rough.
Dead
Tree
Point
Part
cloudy,
light
southeast
wind;
barometer,
29.56;
temperature,
47;
light
swell.
JAPANESE
CONTINUE
MANCIIURIAN
ADVANCE
AM)
KILL
CHINESE
MUKDEN.
Nov.
6:
Japanese
troops
continued
their
advan-
ccs
into
Manchuria
yesterday
and.
opening
fire
on
Chinese
'
troops,
killed
100
soldiers.
Ja-
panese
bombing
planes
killed
20
more
Chinese.
'
Decided
Improvement
in
Tone
Of
Affairs
in
East;
Advance
In
Wheat
Price
Encouraging
i
1
1
Ex-Mayor
S.
M.
Newton
Returns
to
City
After
Spending
Year
in
Ontario
Cannot
See
Why
More
Wlicat
Should
Not
Come
Here
"There
is
a
decided
improvement
in
the
tone
of
business
affairs
generally
in
the
east,"
declares
S.
M.
Newton,
ex-mayor
and
veteran
newspaper
publisher
of
the
city,
who
returned
on
yesterday
afternoon's
train
after
having
spent
a
year
in
Ontario.
Commenting
upon
conditions
on
the
prairies,
Mr.
Newton
said
that
the
sharp
advances
in
Me
price
of
wheat
during
the
past
Ex-Mayor
Newton
Bl
HI
sssssssssssVV
.sssssssS
sssssssssssssk
F.ssssssssH
Returns
to
:itv
after
spending
year
In
Toronto
ARE
HURT
IN
WRECK
Twelve
Injured
When
Canadian
National
Train
Smashes
Up
East
of
Winnipeg
WINNIPEG!.
Nov.
6:
Twelve
persons
were
injured,
all
of
whom
are
expected
to
recover,
although
two
have
possible
fractured
skulls
and
one
a
fractured
vertebrae,
as
a
result
of
a
wreck
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways'
train
"The
National"
for
Toronto,
17
miles
east
of
here
last
night.
The
train
ran
over
a
broken
rail
and
seven
coaches
were
turned
over.
BIG
MISS
IS
STRONG
week
or
so
had
Imbued
the
people
with
new
spirit
and
optimism
was
rapidly
developing.
At
Edmonton
talk
was
heard
of
railway
employees
who
had
recently
been
cut
off
the
payrolls
m
the
Interests,
of
economy
getting
their
Jobs
back
so
.hat
the
rapidly
developing
grain
movement
might
be
coped
with.
Prairie
papevs,
Mr.
Newton
said,
had
published
statements
to
the
1
effect
that
100,000,000
bushels
or
one-third
of
the
grain
crop
liad
been
moved
through
Vancouver.
"It
seems
very
strange
to
me,"
declared
the
ex-mayor,
"that,
with
Vancouver
getting
all
that
grain,
Prince,
Rupert
should
receive
practically
none.
Mr
Newton
made
headquarters
while
away
at
Toronto.
He
told
of
intense
heat
there
during
the
past
summer.
The
thermometer
on
some
days
had
gone
over
100
degrees
and
I
lost
eight
pounds
In
the
heat,"
said
Mr.
Newton.
During
the
Canadian
National
Exhibition,
there
had
been
most
changeable
weather.
On
one
day
It
would
be
so
cool
that
a
person
would
have
to
wear
an
overcoat
to
keep
comfortable.
On
the
next
the
thermometer
would
shoot
up
over
ninety.
The
ex-mayor
said
that
he
intended
to
remain
In
Prince
Rupert
In
definitely.
WHEAT
IS
UP
AGAIN
Touched
New
Levels
In
Winnipeg;
Bulls
Busy
in
Liverpool
WINNIPEO.
Nov.
6:
In
the
earlier
hours
of
yesterday's
trading
on
the
Winnipeg
Grain
Exchange,
wheat
prices
ascended
to
new
high
levels,
falling
off,
however,
toward
the
close
although
gains
of
from
one
half
to
one
cent
were
maintained
over
the
day
previous.
November
reached
a
high
of
72
Vic
and
closed
at
707ic.
December
closed
at
72VsC.
March
closed
at
74c
to
74Tec
after
reaching
a
high
of
76ic
Premier
Also
Recorded
Gain
in
Van-
and
July
dosed
at
75c
to
7c-
couver
Georgia
River
Very
Active
CHICAOO,
Nov.
6:
Closing
wheat
prices
on
the
Chicago
Exchange
yesterday
were:
December
65
Vic
to
VANrntiVEii
Nov
fl-nr.pnir.if
65ic.
March
69
Vic
to
69
Vic
May
at
18c.
Big
Missouri
stock
sold
up
to
70c
to
70c
and
JuI
Wc
to
20c
here
yesterday,
5.500
shares
7I:'"
.
.
.
.
changing
hands.
j
LIVERPOOL,
Nov.
6:-The
wheat
Premier
Gold
gained
two
cents
to
market
continued
bullish
yesterday
close
at
61c.
as
Russlan
shipments
continued
to
The
most
active
stock
of
the
day
snrlnk-
was
Georgia
River
Gold,
23,000
shares
changing
hands
at
3c
to
3',fec.
Dollar
is
Firm;
Ppund
Drops
in
New
York
Mart
NEW
YORK,
Nov.
6:
The
Canadian
dollar
remained
firm
on
the
local
fo'relgn
exchange
yesterday
at
90c.
The
pound
sterling
dropped
one
and
a
half
cetns
to
$3.74
Vj.
BAR
SILVER
HAS
SHARP
INCREASE
Bar
silver
closed
at
33c
on
the
Vancouver
market
yester-
day.
This
was
a
gain
of
three
cents,
one
of
the
sharpest
ad-
vances
silver
has
taken
tn
a
t
long
time.
Indications
are
that
the
price
of
sliver
will
Increase
steadily
during
the
next
30
days,
local
brokers
have
been
advised.